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Yearly advertisers will he charged the same rates lei transient advertisers for all matters not relating strictly to their business. .40 Aticertixing will be considered CASH; after first insertion. aBiL READING RAIL itOAD. WINTER ARRANGEMENT. GREAT TRUNK LINE FROM tho North and North-West fur Philadelphia, :New Torl:, Reading, Pottsville, Lebanon, Allentown, Trains leave Harrisburg for New York, as follows At 340 aml 8.15 A. 51., and 1.41 V.arriving.at New york ai 10 A. M. and 20,51:ut 10.1111 P. 51. The above connect similar Trains on the Pennsylvania Rail Ru-id, and Sleeping Cars uceolll - the nr.it two trains, without change. I.e.ive for Reading, Pottsville, Tama, 31 ei Allonto , n, tied Philadelphia at 8.13 A. M. and 1 Nl'. stoppiug at Lebanon tool principal Sta tions only. Way Tr.inre st ipping at all riaitits at 7.23 A. M. and 4.10 P. M. ua 1,.0.11n1n ra.geir• ' er train loaves Read -1,11; 3L1 1 .31 A. M., and re in rnsfridu Phitai lelphia at Coombs: Railroad Trains leave ReAding at 6.30 and 11 A. NI. Uir Ephrata. Litie, Cub:mina. Ac. on S.ittdAy ; LCMIy, New York at 7 I'. 31., Philadel pla.: 4151'. 31.. and Re :ding at 13 mi Might fur 11-ir- Cien truidion, Mileage. Season, and Excursion 'rick ets at roil teed rates to and from till points. so Pinuals Ma„,ige allowed each pas.er. l es Co ig l.l.S. nor. di.' 68 General Saporintendent. Reading & Columbia Kai'road. Trains of thin mad run by nen ling, It. uhieh Is ten minutes faster than tlintof P0.111 . a MR. OS AND A ' , rim mos DAY„tpuu, cants of Mai. road wall ran an follo.rst Leavang Coln e tee at 4.45 A. 111. Day Freight and Pas heuvr train for Reading and int,rmediate slat licas, leaving Lnadiseilleat 3.10 A. 31., Man/mita of 11.20, Litrzat 0.32, Ephrata At 8.16, lal , inhohbtrille s 31 and reaching Sintiag Spring.l at 9.4) A. M. Here pa-sengers holding through tickets Ibr New lurk only are transtered to the Fast Line, reach ing Sew 'York et 2P. M. tither lets-ehgetS re- MAD in the tram and reach Reading at 10.30 A.M. in time to c•. •t trains for Pitiladelpitia, Pottsville, Now Youk and the Lebanon 11. Mail Passenger Train for Retailing . and intotinedinte station., connect ing at Landstritte at 3.113 I'. M., a tilt train of l'entl'a lb IC, for this West, ledt lug Man hriot at Lotit at 3.2, 1 , it:pinata at 4.0•. Bun hailawair 4.110, Siakitty Sprittusdt h. 03 and arching ut Balding ill 1% M. I= Lave Hew' ing at 6.00 A. ssea ger Tra f.reoltiinbi3 and iaterittedatte station, leaving ,s'i Wang Sitetngs at it.lB, Beitiltobldeille 6.44, Eph rar at 7.11. .1.111. z ;a 7.49, ..11rtalicim at 7.55, waking dose connection nt Landisritie at 8 A. :11.31 int train of Tenn',, It.R.,for Laticauer, and also with trains for we-t. At Cultimbia,ettntionttng a ith train of Pentea It. It. fur Upper Martztla, town and Ilareisimro, also by till. Ferry for Wroalabreille with trains of Northern cA.,,trat U. It. for Baltimore and Waaltinglan, arriving of (bfonabia at 8.55 A. M. 2.00 p. Wiw Freight and Passengrr Train fur Colombia and int.rinedia e station. nits pa.settgers from S. Toil:, Philadelphia and Pottsville .nine day, leaving Sinking Springs at 3.31, Iteiotholdxritle nt 3.Z1), Epla•nta at 4.32,JAt0z at Alnithient at 6.13, Landisville at 6.52, and writing at (Mantbia. at 7.50 1'.51. -0- Further information with regard to Freight or Eissengers. may be obtained from the Agents or of the Company. MENDEIS COTIEN, Supt. W. J. TT IIOELT, Gen Ticket Agt. 1. F. KEEVER, Gem Freight Agt. April 24th 1565. PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD. Trains leave Columbia going cast, Columbia train, 8 03A. M Harrisburg Accomodation, 5 301'. M Trains leave west, Mail trian, 11 50 A. AI llarrisburg Accomodation, 6 t 5 P. M Columbia train arrives, - 810 " Columbia Accommodation. Leave Columbia for Lancaster, 1.40p.m Arrive at Lancaster 2.20 Leave Lancaster at 2.40 " Arrive at ColuMbia 3.20 " E. R. 130 ICE, Ticket Agent. N. C. ILAILVT.A.V. YORK AND WRIGIITSVILLE R. R The trains from Wrightsville and York will run a .4 follows, until further orders: Leave Wrightsville, 845 A. .M. 64 2 10P. M. 7 45 I'. M. 6 45 A. M. 12 10 P. M. 4.00 P.M. Leave York 66 4! Departure and Infra] of the Passenger Trains at York. DEPARTURES FROM YORK. For BALTIMORE, 4.15 A. M. 0.15 A. M., and 2.50 P. M. For H.A.RRISULTRO, 11.57 A. M. 6.15 P. M. nd 11.25 A. M, - ARRIVALS AT YORK. From BALTIMORE, 11.52 A. 31. 6.10 P. M. and 11.20 P. M. From HARmsnuno, 4.10 A. 51., 0.10 A. AL, and 2.45 P. M. On Sunday, the only trains running are the one from Harrisburg at 9.10 in the morn frig, proceeding to Baltimore, and the one from Baltimore at 12.45 A. 31., proceeding O Harrisburg. ESSICK, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, C01.17/4MA, PA. D. J. DI LOOP, ATTORNEY. AND CM:MELLOR AT LAW, Mr-Columbia, Pa. °Mee in Odd Fellows' Nov. 19 1864-lf. S• W. NORMS, A TTORNEY AND conNsELLoa Al' ILO LA. Columbia, Pa. Collection% promptly made in Lancaster York counties. Cola., July 4, 1863. A. J. KAUFFMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. COLLECTIONS Made in Lancaster and adjoining Counties. Pensions. Bounty, back pay and all C aims against the government promptly prosecuted. Office—Locust Street,betwcen Front and Second. Dce.. 1'64. -.• #.: :. .1 - , ._ _ . • 41‘ . .1. - • -_ i :: •• . ii... ...._. , 14 : t. • . . . " : , , • . , , . ' g , . . . . . . . . /1 - 'SEILER'S HERB BITTERS.—BeIoW .111. the afflicted will find a condensed statement of the cures of various individ uals whose names are herewith appended, whose Certificates can at any time be seen by calling at the Store of the Proprietor, Centre Square, Lancaster, Pa. B. MISHLER, Sole Manufacturer. John C. Walton, Lancaster, cured of Dis ease of Spine and Kidneys, S:c., contracted in the Army. Thomas Groom, Glen Hope, cured of Disease of the Back and Nervous system. Henry Nagle, La neaster,cu red of a stroke of the Palsy, causing the loss of the use of the right arm. Joseph Witmer, Philadelphia, certifies that Mishlet's Bitters has restored him to health. having been much afflicted with various ailments for a long time• James Kennedy, Lancaster, cured of Chronic Diarrhma.and Rheumatism. Daniel Pinefrock, Lancaster, cured of Chronic Rheumatism, which he was much afflicted with while in the Army—reccom mends the useof the Bitters to soldiers and others similarly afflicted. Leyi Hart, Sen., Lancaster, cured of Rheumatism occasioned by exposure in the Army. Charles B. Williams, Lancaster, certifies that his daughter was cured of a lingering sickness of eight months from various diseases. by Mishler's Bitters. Henry Maderf, Lancaster, was cured of difficulty in passing' his water, by the use of the Bitters, and his wife also relieve° from Rheumatic pains, Philip nonce. Lancaster, Cured of an af fection of the Marley's:Led Bladder, by the use 01'1M:daces Herb Bitter. Daniel B. Herr, Rohrerstown, Lancaster Co., certifies that he was cured of severe stitches in the side which he ,WitS afflicted with lot nine years. Jas. nicking, I.itiz, Pa. was cured of a severe attack of Chronic Pa., Jos. IL Watson, Lancaster, relieved o. pains in his shoulders mid 7.habs, that he was unable to sleep• Andrew Eberly, Lancaster, Cured of Cramp Cholic—was so severe that ho be came apprehensive of Rupture. Maly I. Carney, Lancaster, cured of weakenss of the breast and pain in the side by AI ishler's Bitters. Wm. If. Jordan, Lancaster„ relieved of Cholera Morbus in 10 or 15 minutes, by the Lierb Bitters. Jaw]) Hang, Lanew.ter, says that his son was relieved of extraordinary pains in his arm.; and legs. Sanmol 1( Don nel, Liinonster, cured of Dispepsia of :20 years standing by Mishler's Bitters.' II G. Kendig, Farmer, near Lancaster, tt•as cured of a severe attack of Bisper s ia, by the Bitters. Hugh Dougherty, Lancaster, says his daughter was cured of weeknes, phthisie sore throat, tte. J. L. Baker, Lancaster, certifies that his huffily lots been much relieved front afflic tion by the Bitters. B. H. Rhoads,Reamstown,tameaster (0., cured or Inflammatory Rheumatism of some -years standing. Jonathan Stver, of HayWOod Hospital Va. was cured of Rheumatism by the Bit ters—contracted in the Army. Thninre:Brophy,Lancaster,recovered from attack or Fever and Ague, by the use of Ntishler's Bitters. A. Musketauss,Laneaster, cured of what is ealltsi a Running Leg, by application of the Bitters. John Rote, Lancaster, cured of a Run 'lining. Leg 01'20 years' standing, by Mish let's Bitters. Isaac Mclntyre. Lancaster. relieved art severe pain across his kidneys. by the Herb Bitters. C. 13, Mayer, Lancaster, cured or n. severe cold which had settled in his teeth, by Mishler's Bitters. 7. F. Fredenberg, Lancaster, was entire ly cured of a remarkable distressing Ab scess by the Bitters. Henry C. Kendig, Camp Potomac., was cured of Diarrhoea by the use of Mishler's I titters. A. Fairer, Lancaster Co., Poorhouse, cured of Dispepsia and disease of the Kid neys, by the Bitters. Mary Rives. Lancaster, relieved of ft terrible cold on the breast of three months standing, by the Bitters. , . John Weld man,Lanca.ster,says that him self and wife were cured of severe Rheu matism by the Bitters. A Lady of Lancaster,writes to Mr. M ish ler, that the Bitters cured her of Piles of a year's standing. John Gilman, Lancaster. cured of Dis ease of the Heart and a severe pain in his breast, by the Bitters. G. IV. Whitefield, Agent at Altoona, Blair Co. writes of the success he has met in selling the Bitters. Amos Aument, of Strausburg. Lancas ter Co., used the Bitters for a wound in the leg received at the Battle of tionth Morn tam, and and has now no more pain. J. C. 11., a member of Co. E, 195th Reg iment, P. V., writes to the Proprietor, that the Bitters cured him of a distressing cold which has unfitted him from duty. Martha Bents, Lancaster, was cured In flammatory Rheumatism, from cold taken by a broken arn a. John Neidich, Lancaster, was cured of Palpitation of the Heart, which ho had for 2.5 years. John Schoch - , Peques, Lancaster Co. was relieved from an attack of the Gravel by the 13itters. Mrs. Druckenmiller, of Mount Toy, Lan caster Co., was cured of excruciating pains in her hands and feet by the use of of Mishler's Bitters. John Lesher, of Renmstown, Lancaster co., was cured of a swell in the neck and jaw by the use of Mishler's Herb Bitters. If. C. Ginkinger, Philadelphia, after be ing confined to the house fortwo years,was cured by the use of Mishler's Bitters. Goo. W. Killian, Lanca.der, was confin ed to the U. S. Hospital for 10 weeks, by prostration, is restored to health by the Herb Bitters. Mrs. Margaret Kirk, Lancaster, war cured of a severe pain in her side and ner vousness, by the use of the herb Bitters. 'Airs. Eliza Wenditz. Lancaster. was cur ed of Inflammatory Rheumatism by the use of the 13itters. Amos Groff, Lancaster, was relieved of n severe cold in the throat by the use of the !litters. Henry J. Etter, Lancaster, had his sight restorea,(which be had been deprived of for about 5 years,) by the use of Nishler's Bittters. Charles I'. Miller, Philadelphia, writes of a lady In that city having been cured of the Dumb Ague, by the use ofthe Bitters. Harriet Orr, Lancaster, Was cured of in ward weakness and pain in the back, by the Herb Bitters. Jelin Kautz, Lancaster, had a slight at tack of Lockjaw, which was cured by the Bitters. Theodore Wenditz of Pa. Reserves, was shot in the arm at the battle of Fredericks burg. By using the Bitters lie was soon relieved From pain in the arm. "NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1865. gottry. Written for the Columbia Spy Human Nature. Continued. SHADY SIDE, NO. 14 EZIESE :N.:attire by her laws, eternal, In a grand scale of gradation, Works in harmony and concert ; Has a place for every object, Which by nature has been placed there. Fate eternall,binding matter, Left to human action, freedom, Alan 'tis true, is not contented With his rank, as God has placed him; Looking upwards, makes inquiries, Wonders at his own existence, Wonders why he was created, Mortal, yet in part, immottal, With an Intellect to reason? Wonders at his short existence, Why, on earth and not in Beaver, Why, a man and not an Angel, Why he was not made, eternal, From beginning of creation? Wonders why he's left in blindness Why he is not fully posted, Of the time, when all was chaos, When that chaos was created, If created, what before it, How long, since the first creation? Or will ask, in looking downwards, Who to beasts has n store given, Instinct, beauty, strength 411111 fleetness, Pinions, to the feathered species, Pow'r and weapons of resistance, If man is to have dominion, Over all the brute creation ? Or in musing mind trill mouser, Wander In imagination Into space, it cannot measure, Universe, composed of minium), Millions added unto millions, But the half has not beennundicred ; Looks upon our soar system, Sees the Planets in their circles, Studios out with what exsietne.s, Each perform, its evolution ; Looks upon the starry Ifeavon, Each one shining with a to Each one shining as the centre, f_kntre of another system, Of another solar system. When the miles have been computed, Millions by the hundred In:Ilion, Of each system and its circles, Of the eircles of its Planets, Planets in their evolution, Whieh revolve around each centre, Ar.d the systems have beeuutunbered. Millions by the hundred millions, Hundred millions, so:ar systems, Twinkling arches in the Heave:is, Spread out ill Clilol .. lli grander:), Far beyond the p av'r of vision, Or the mind's imagination; We have gut nu longer portion, Of the space spread out before us, .i Than a sand upon mite 4,1-Alore s When computed hum proportion, To the globe; which we inhabit. Such is man's ittt estigation, _ 811.111 inquiries, with conclusions ; ': hat human investigation, . Aided . by the laws of science, And the truths of revelation. (Bane° but faintly a' the subject, The stup.ealnits work, of nature. Mind expands and tries to span it, Always; always active and enquiring, Fleet h.g, flying, Bashing, changing, Grieving, joying, pleading, raging., And arrives lit the conclusion, That it never was Intended, For the human mind to measure, Time and space which are eternal. Original Written for the Columbia SA) THE MANIAC BRIDE. By J. WILLIAM VA'S NAMEE CIIAPTER 1 •It was midnight in the city or New York. The noise and confusion of the day had given place to silence, but amid the deep gloom and darkness of night, a bright light streamed from the windows of the elegant dwelling of Mrs. St. Ebon. It was no raro occasion, by any means, that her dwelling was lighted at the mid- night hour, Oh, no, for many scenes of gaiety had been enacted within the walls of that stately mansion ; but the scene that now presented itself was of a far different character. The once gay, happy and wealthy woman of fashion, was stretched upon her dying couch—the voice of music and gladness was hushed; the heart which had so lately beat with gratified pride now lay in the agonies of death. Silence deep and unbroken, save by a sob now and then from the haughty watcher, reigned through the chamber of death. Edith St. Ebon was what the world would call beautiful. Her hair was as black as a raven's wing ; her eyes dark and brilliant as jet—she wore her hair bound in plain bands around her queen ly head. Her forehead was high and of almost alabaster whiteness; her nose Grecian; her mouth small and well shaped, and yet there was a something strango, almost demon like in the smile that played around her red lips, there was scorn, passion, and fired determina tion depicted in the linughly curve of that smiling mouth. Mrs St. Ebon, the mother of our he roine, was early left a widow, in posses sion of a large ftirtune. After the death of her husband—she plunged into the gaities and follies of fashionable life, with a wild reckless extravagance. She had surrounded herself and only child with every luxury and elegance, but death, the grim destroyer had mark ed fashion's votary as her victim, and she must leave behind all these elegan- cies, all this pomp show, and fashion, and go out into the great hereafter, arid appear before her judge in another clime, Hour after hour took their weary flight, and still the watcher retained her place, no tear stole down her velvet cheek, no sigh of sorrow save a deep, half smother ed sigh, or a choked sob, that now and then broke the stillness of the room, es caped her lips. : Ere the morning dawned, Mrs. Ebon had passed from this to another world, and still another name was added to the list of the victims of fashionable dissipa tion. CHAPTER II After the death and funeral of her mother, Edith removed to the home of her guardian, Mr. Graham. The family of Mr. Graham consisted of himself, a son and daughter; his wife having mod some years previous to the death of Mrs. Ebou. • Acidic Graham was a. gentle, modest and retiring girl of eighteen summers.— She mingled little in society ; and, for nearly two years Edith remained seclud ed from the fashionable world, but the days of mourning passed, and slie enter ed into scenes of gaiety with the same zest and recklessness that had character ized her mother. Night after night she sought the ex citement of the ball room, the opera, or the gay play House. Addie, Graham generally accompanied her though she found but little pleasure in fashionable life, and often longed to fly away to some spot where parties and scenes of gaiety were unknown. The reputed heiress of immense wealth found many admirers and suitors for her hand. She delighed to draw around her a crowd of admirers, and if perchance one gay butterfly of fashion hovered around the gentle Addie, Edith be came terribly jealous, and exerted her self to win his admiration from her gen tle friend, and secure it herself. At length a Mr. Harriss, a young man of superior talents, well , known in liter ary citcles. - appoared - in the saloons of fitshion. There was nothing foppish in his appearance, ha was plain almost to a fault in his dress, manly and dignified in his bearing. When Edith returned from the party where she met this dis tinguished gentleman, she determined to bring him to her feet, as she had brought dozens of other men. " It will be such a glorious conquest to bring this tallented author sighing to my feet," thought the ambitious girl. And she left no means untried to ac complish her design. But for once her many charms, and her reputed wealth, failed to secure her the desired conquest. He treated her politoly, but seemed en tirely unconcious of any peculiar charm she possessed. He seemed rather to seek the society of die modest, unpre tending—unpresutning Addict. Edith become desperately jealous and much enraged at his preference for the society of one she considered entirely void of attraction. So deeply in earnest had she became in this game, such we must call it, that her heart had become interested in it. Yes, the haughty beauty acturlly loved, loved one who sought not her society, and she took no pains to conceal from the object of her passion the love she felt. But Mr. Harriss preferred to show attention, not receive it, and Edith received little encouragement from him. Time passed on, and Addle Graham was the betrothed of Mr. Harriss. - The night Edith was informed of this, as she stood before her mirror, after her return from a brilliant party, taking the jewels from her jetty hair, she said : "Addie Graham his wife—the only man I over loved, never ! no, never shall he call her wife ! If I have been foiled in this deep game, I shall never look upon a .rival as his wife, never ! If he chooses to thrust my /ore back in my face, he shall go through the world sin gle hearted, I'll revenge the result if it costs me my life." Her eyes flashed with anger, the cor ners of her mouth were drawn down, fix ed determination and evil passions triaged her classic features. She drew her white, jeweled hand through her long, silken hair, and as she stood before the mirror she looked more terribly beautiful than she ever had in a drawing room upon a festive night. CHAPTER 111 The evening set apart tor the wedding arrived, and Addle, happy as a loving bride should be, sat in her chamber ar rayed in bridal costume. Edith was to officiate as bride's maid. She was arrayed in satin and actually glittered in diamonds. She bent over the bride and was about to plats a rose bud amid the auburn tresses which clus tered about the head of Addie when she started and exclaimed ; " Addle, dear, how pale you look. You must take a glass of wine. Really, I thought you were going to faint," and Edith poured a glass full of bright red wine from a bottle that stood upon a small stand near by. She stood with her back toward the bride, and taking a small package from her bosom, she opened the paper and emptied the content in the glass, a fine white powder fora moment rested upon the suilradii:Of'the'wina,..a- moment more and it was dissolved. She took the glass with a tremulous hand, and gave it to the unsuspecting girl, who immediately drank the contents. Alas, she little dreamed the wine con tained a deadly poison, mixed by the hand of one she loved as a friend,prompt ed by jealousy. The bridal party entered the crowded church, and stood before the altar.— The man of God stood before them with open book in hand, waiting to begin the marriage service as soon as the melody of the organ should die away among the hollow arches of the church. But just as he was about to commence the service the assembled friends were startled by a scream full agony, piercing every heart present, and Addie,pale and lifeless, fell into the open arms of her be trothed. Yes, the beautiful creature who but a few short hOurs before was full of life and hope now lay a lifeless corpse in her lover's arms, and there stood her murderess, pale and terrified, but no outward emotion betrayed what was passing within. But, oh,could they have looked into that crime stained heart, what a tale of love, jealousy, passion, murder and remorse would they have read. The lovely Addic Graham is at rest in the quiet graveyard, above her ashes stands a. monument upon which is en graven, " In the midst of life we are in death." The cause of her sudden death was to all a mystery. Various were the reasons assigned for the sudden stroke. At length it was decided that heart•discase was the cause. Edith again mingled in society; she was again the reigning belle, the bright est star, the queen before whom all hearts bowed. No change had taken place in her, save that her brow might be a shade paler, and - her eyes gleamed with a fiercer, wilder light. Mr. flarriss was with her inuch,it was natural that he shoald turn to the friend of her he had loved and lost,for comfort, and Edith professed sincere sympathy for him in his affliction, and he found a strange fascination about the wild girl, and yielded to it. CHAPTER IV Two years took their flight, and again Mr. Harris stood before Cie marriage altar, and by his side stood Miss Edith St. Ebon, in a regal and graceful bridal attire. Her life object was at length ac complished, but at what a fearful cost I In the dimly lighted church the warm rays of the sun, shaded by the stained windows, fell upon the bridal party, As the words " I pronounce you man and wife," died upon the lips of the priest, to the utter surprise and conster nation of all present, Edith, the stately bride, threw her arms wildly in the air, exclaiming : "I killed her 1 yes, I killed her ! ha! ha! ha! I, her murderess am now his wife 1" Her voice sounded strangely shrill in that vaulted church. On the very spot where Addie Gra ham breathed her last, the beautiful Edith, the heartless flirt, the unfaithful friend, and the murderess parted forever with her reason. In the - Lunatic Asylum you may sees beautiful inmate, whom you will at once recognize as the belle, Edith St. Eboo. She wanders around the spa cious pleasure grounds, murmuring ; "I killed her, I T. yes, I !" Everything that wealth can procure surrounds her, for Ilenry liarriss is ever watchful for the comfort of his maniac wife. Such ryas the fate of one who might have been one of society's brightest orna ments, but, alas ! the demon jealousy was allowed to creep into her heart, and the reader has seen the consequences. Surely " the wages of sin are death." —A. citizen of Massachusetts has written to Washington suggesting that the gallows on which John Brown was hung should be secured and taken to 'Washington for future use. $2,00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,50 IF NOT PAID IN ADVANCE `,o.etrg. Written for tho Columbia Spy Anna. The Autumn winds go wailing by With sad and mournful lay, And clouds enshroud the Autumn, Cheeriest and cold and grey. The trees b,side the half-choked brook Arc standing lone a nd bare, And all the landscape doth its look . of desolation wear. No more in woodland and in grove, The feathered choir we meet, Nu more, to songs of joy and love They tune their voice sweet. But borne aloft on fleetest wing, They've sped their distant flight, To where, beneath the smile of Spring The eartliOad and bright. The leaves a dying love havo shown, For her, who gave them birth, And to the shelCring lap havo flown, Of parent, mother earth. And e'en Spring's gayest followers The lovely dowers too Alas were brielest messengers And perished where they grew. November's cold and fitful blast Sweeps over hPI and plain, And with each gust that hurries past, Doth come tho6hlliing rain, And voices now of grief and gloom, With sadness fill the heart, A requiem above The tomb, Where summer did depart. Once, with the Summer's early dawn, A spirit came to stay, 'Till Saintlier's three had come and gone, And then, it passed away. Where lies the sereend withered leaf, Upon that silent mould The Autumn winds bestow their grief, And rains aro falling cold. But hope spenksOla hnppier time, When Spring staffn will come When fields shelf wvelrith richest prima And flow'rs beifity bloom, When sweetest minkroisatow that roam, Tho greenwood will adorn. And swallows will again come home To twitter In the morn, The blne-bird then will trill its note Like voice or gurgling streams, And cadence ou the air will float, Like melody in dreams. Amid the blossom and the thorn, The red-breast, too, will sing, And with the glad song unto the morn The lark will plume her wing. Then, as through sunset's golden bars, Doth come each glorious night, Amid the far-off world of stars, Will Fancy take her flight, While insect voices sweetly chime, By fountain, dell, and stream, Like princes of the olden time, Enchanted, we may dream. Oh, then, will perfumed breezes blow, From out the warm, sweet South, And fall with mu.de soft and low. As songs from beauty's mouth. And to that tender tlow'rets' tomb, Where lore myrtles will creep, Those gentle winds will often come, And dews of heaven weep. And there is, too, a genial clime, Where seasons all are May, Where Spring bath not a parting time, And winter bath no stay And where each flow'r that cloth arise, From out its lowly tomb, Amid those courts of Paradise, IYoth wear eternal bloom. Cumberland, Md, Wisccettaneeno. Keeping Secrets With most persons, the art of keeping a secret is at a low enough stage of de velopment. With uncultivated, unre strained people, a secret is often a bur den intolerable to be borne, and this though the secret be one to effect their fame, and even life. We believe half the confessions of gross crime are made, not from remorse, but simply because the criminal cannot keep his secret; he wants a present gratification, and prefers to tell it and die. Once it is out, he may care for the punishment, but is easy about the crime. He has satisfied the want of his soul. But, happily, a secret does not mean, in men's ordinary accept. ance, any deep, oppressive mystery; and "keeping secrets" means something quite different from the dissimulation of royal schemers, or the silence of moody con spirators of breakers of the law. Our re lation to secrets are of two kinds. They may be our own or our friends'. Pru dence or favorable circumstances may keep us clear of important secrets of our own, but there is always something which it is wise to keep to ourselves, and most people know something or other about their friends which they must not di vulge. Now, it is clearly a duty to keep our friend's secrets, and it is wisdom to keep our own; but, with the majority, this is a hard duty. Some, indeed, seem physically incapacitated from observing it. We all know people who can only regard a secret as something to tell.— Their precaution is solely engaged in finding a fit depository ; they regard it is as an egg to be laid in some hidden safe place. And, perhaps, if they could be content with one telling, they would not differ so much from their fellows, for very few people can lock a thing that deeply interests and concerns them abso lutely in their own breasts; but, with them, the yearning of tell continues on them so long as the secret interest them selves. They have no place to keep it in so they give it in our charge. Their minds are thoroughfares through which WHOLE " NUMBER :1 2 :81 0. they invite any one to pass. 'All their stock is in the window, and our secret is only hung out with the rest This metre babbling in continuance of a secret'is very different thing from that love of mystery which tends to much the same result. To be fond of secrets leads, of course, to the manufacturing of them ; it is to be fond, not only of bearing and' telling, but of having them. Indeed, the impulse to tell and to conceal are, in this . state of mind, don't much care for any information that is not enveloped in a mystery. Their notion of a pleasant con versation is of telling things that ought " not to be told, or of which the tones im plies that they ought not to be told; I their notion of a complaint is to. impart something with the entreaty not to let it . go further. Out first introduction to* this form of confidence is at once flitter ing and embarrassing. Oar honor and discretion are appealed to with a trust and engaging reliance of which it is - aux-, ions work to show ourselves worthy, No doubt gossip gains a great dealef:Or2 citement when thus imparted ; but..in time it becomes a harassment to a tender. conscience, which cannot, for the life Of it, recall which was particular and which general information, and fears lest what was confided, under oaths of secrecy; should be let out unawares. But we come in time to the conclusion that :the person who tells his secret from no neJ cessity, bat only to amuse himself at the time, time, cannot thus throw the onus Of keeping it on our shoulders. 1.14, no right to expect from us more prudence than he has shown ; while a further ex perience makes it apparent that mit friend had Only one notion of a - tete-al tete—as an opportunity for telling a se cret. A vast number of secrets are cur: , rent in society in this hunt-the-slipper form of circulation. Nor does it do to call it a secret any longer. It is a very fair secret, as the world goes, 'so long- as it is not discussed by threes and fermi, and so long as the person mainly con - corned does not know that, it is kutiern. This is the real standing of many' relig iously-kept secrets. " Secrets themselves vary very much in their keeping power. There are secrets which there is no temptation to tell,from the absence in them of certain qualities; there are others so universally interest ing or curious, or FO congenial to both tellers and hearers, that they have 'no chance of being kept. Nobody could have kept the secret of Midas' ears. A. slave has the blame of letting it out'; but, it' lie had waited, the .monarch's wisest and most ancient counsellors would have wispered it, not to the reeds, but to each other, under the excuse that it was an affair of state ; and if these had got no hint of the wonder, the owner of the ears would have told it himself. It is just one of those peculiarities that can not be borne alone. Even if the per ruptier did his part to a miracle, the se cret of a wig would never be kept.— Wherever the commoner form of curios ity is stimulated, it always gains its end. Thus no matrimonial engagement is ever a secret, even though—which is net, ef ten the case—the principal parties try to keep it one. The secret that is kept best is what people don't care to hear; and even here the possessor is apt to di vulge, from resentiment at the neglect of his mystery. OBEYING OEDERS.-A certain gene ral of the United States army supposing his favorite horse dead, ordered an Irish man to go and skin him. " What is Silver-tail dead ?" asked lIM " What is that to you ?" replied the officer, "do as I bid you, and ask no questions." Pat wont about his business and in an hour or two returned. " Well, Pat where havo you been all this time ?" asked the general. " Skinning the horse, yer honor." " Does it take nearly two hours to per form such an operation T" " No, yer honor, but then you see it tuck bout half an hour to catch him." " Catch him I fire and furies, was he a- lice 7" " Yes, per honor—and you know I could not skin him alive. " Skin him alive I—did you kill him?" "To be slam I did 1 You know I must obey orders without asking any- qusstions." —Mount Vernon, now the property of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association of the United States, has not been mo lested during the war. The house and grounds are under the • control of a lady who is the authorized agent of the Asso ciation. Preparations are. making for opening the place again to visitors.
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