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HOTELS. :WESTERN nor.pp - ; .-t,' • l'"=_.4„/- • , Nos. 9, 11, 13 & 15 Cpliam,ANDT STREET, D. D. WINCRESTER, 4 4 CONTINENTAL." THIS HOTEL IS PLEASANTLY LOCATED, between the Stations of the Reading and Cols's,. "".himmud rem*ylvania. Railroads,'" • t FRONT STREET, COLUMBIA, PA. -Ample accommodations - for Strangers and Trwe - Mors. „The Bar is stocked with CROCE LIQUORS, And the Tables furnished with the best fare. TJRIAH FINDLEY, Columbia, April 28, 1867.] Proprietor. FRANKLIN HOUSE, - LOCUST ST ., _COLUMBIA,-PA. • This is a first -tia.ssiaotelis in every respect adapted to meet.. the withfkand desires of the traveling public. MARTIN ERWIN, • Proprietor, FRENCH'S HOTEL, On the European Plan, opposite City Hall Park - .New York. - R. FRENCH, Proprietor. MISELER's , HOTEL West Market Square, Reading Renn'a. '— EVAN MISHLER, Proprietor . , EXCHANGE HOTEL, •• • . ' MOUNT JOY - PENN A. First-Class, Accommodations. The, Choico'st Liquors at tho Bar. • ALEX. D. 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"MOUSINESS - CARDS- PRINTED AT this coos all ' Sr.Z . Der thousand. MEE 1 .FIVE CENTS 30.00 BO E=l ED Dr. Misbler offers AVE hundred dollars to the pro prietor of any Medicine that can show a greater number of genuine certificates of cures effected by it, near the place - where it is made, than Is for anlo In Columbiaby. Catawba, COGNAC, OF DIFFERENT BRANDS NEW YORK THOS. D. WINCHESTER. Bitickberry, . I:Tamale:a Spirits MALT AND CIDER . VINEGAR POCKET FLASKS, and FANCY ARTICLES, in great variety, At 3- C. IBUCIIER'S. MISHLER'S BITTERS! PURE & A.DULTERA.TED; BEST STOUT PORTER! From E. Sc G. EIBBERT, LONDON ~."Cannot bo 'purchased at any other establish ment In town, and Is warranted to keep fruits p.nd * vegetables perfect, TO SMOKERS AND CHEWERS SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO, SNUFF, HAVANA, YABA; and COMMON SEGAB.S. Also, : - SNUFF' dc TOBACCO BOXES, PIPES—a tbousand and one varieties.' Call at J. C. BUCHER'S, ••• Locust Street; adjoining Haldetnan's Store, It tkie,ficaal.aet einabllalisnent of the land ads Aldo of rldladelphta. u n36 , l :Vl ß it i genny for Lee's London Porter, and • , . - . • .??:. • , , ' I ",- Li ••••,. - 1" 7S - s' • . • • BUCHER'S CO_LMIIaV: T C:.BUCIIER, Wholesale and. Retail Dealer in FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC Wines and -Liquors Has removed his Store to his Building, adjoining Haldeman's Store, Locust St., Columbia, Pa. Where ho has titled up rooms, and greatly incransod his facilities for doing a more extensive bu-itnesa MISHLER'S CELEBRATED HERB ' BITTERS PURE AND UNADULTERATED, These Bitters are celebrated for the great cures they have performed In every case, when tried MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS. M.L9HLER'S HERB BITTERS J. C. BUCHER, At his Store, Locust Street, Columbia WINES AND LIQUORS ! Embracing the following Port, Lisbon, Cherry, liaderia, Malaga, Champagne, Claret, Currant and Muscat WINES Also, OLD BYE WHISKEY and BRANDIES of all kinds Catawba, Cherry, EMI Superior Old Rye, Puro Old Rye, • ' XXX Old Ryo, - XX Old Rye -X Old Ryo,, Pure Old Rye, Monongahela, Rectified Whisky,Londou Brown Stout. Scotch Ale, ecc., &c., Scc. AGENCY FOR He Is also Agent for the Celebrated MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS FOR SALE DEMIJOHNS, TOBACCO BOXES, For Sale by S. C. BUCHER For sale by J. C. BUCHER, Locust Street, above Front Agent for the PURE MALT VINEGAR The Beet Brands of hoPorted SCOTCH AND LONDON ALE For Salo at J. C. BUCHER 3 BBVITEII. wi.ll still keep on hand the Best Brands of C OTATTAIRIA,_ MAY' 16, 1868. HOO.FLAN_D'S COLV3IY. I[OOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS - .IIOOFLA_ND'S GERMAN TONIC. The Great Remedies for all Diseases of the LIVER, STOMACH, OR DIGESTIVE ORGANS. HOOPLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS Is composed of the pure juices, (or, as they are medicinally termed, Extracts,) of Roots, Herbs, - Er and Barks, mak ing a preparation, ed, and entirely free from alcoholic admixture of any hind. 1100FLAND'S GERMAN TONIC Is a combination of all the ingredients of the Bitters, with the purest quality of &MAC OM:I. : Bum, Orange, ‘tc., making one of the most pleasant and agreeable remedies ever offered to the public. Those preferring a medicine free from Al coholic admixture, will' use HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS. -Those who have no objection to the com bination of the Bitters, as stated, will use HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC They are both equally good, and contain the same medicinal virtues, the choice be tween the two being a mere matter of taste, the Tonic being the most palatable. The Stomach, from a variety of causes, such as Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Nervous Debility, etc., is very apt to have its functions deranged eh The Liver, sympa thizing as it does 1, j with the Stomach, then becomes affected, the result of which is that the patient snffers from sev eral or more of the following diseases: Constipation, Flatulence,ln ward Piles, Fut. ness of Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Fulness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eructations, Sinking, or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Hurried or Diffi cult Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart, Choking or Sufi-beat lam Sensations when in a LyingPos- tyre; Dimness of Vision, Doves or Webs before the Sight, Dull Pain in the Head, Deficiency of Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side, Back, Chest, Limbs, etc., Sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning in the Flesh, Constantlmaginings of Evil, and Great Depression of Spirits. The sufferer from these diseases should exercise the greatest caution in the selection of a remedy for his case, purchasing only that which he is as cured from his in vestigations and oinquiries, possesses true merit, is skill fully compounded, is free from injurious ingredients, and has established for itself a reputation for the-care of these diseases. In this con nection we would submit those well-known remedies— HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS, AND HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC Rhine, PREPARED BY DR. C. AL JACKSOiV; PITTLADET A PTTIA PA. B]aekborry Twenty-two years since they were first introduced into this country from Germ 2ny, during which time they have undoubtedly performed more cures, and benefited suffer ing humanity to a greater extent, than any other remedies known to the public. These remedies will effectually cure Liver Complaint. Jaund ice, Dyspepsia, Chronic Nervous 10 Debility, Chronic Diarrhcea, or Dis ease oftheKidnevs, and all diseases arising from a Dis ordered Liver, Stomach, or Intestines. Elderberry, Resulting Trona any Cause whatever; E-R, ‘, :is tration of the iSystein, induced Severe Labor, Hardships, Ex posure, Fevers, cte. liummel, There is no medicine extant equal to these remedies in such cases. A tone and vigor is imparted to the whole system, the appe tite is Strengthened, food is enjoyed, the stomach digests promptly, the blood is puri fied,-the complexion becomes sound and healthy, the yellow tinge is eradicated from the eyes, n bloom is given to the• cheeks, and tho weak and nervous invalid becomes a strong and healthy being. Clinger, Gin, PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE, And feeling the hand of time weighing heav ily upon them, with •ill its attendant ills, will Lind in the use of this BITTERS, or the TONIC, an elixir that will instil new life into their veins, restore in a measure the energy and ardor of more' youthful days, build up their shrunken forms; and give health and happiness to their remaining years. It is a well-established fact that fully one half of the female' portion of our pop ulation are seldom T i in the enjoyment of good health ; or, to pression, "Never feel well." They are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme ly nervous, anal have no appetite. To this class of persons the BITTERS, or the TONIC, is especially recommended. WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN Are made strong by the use of either of these remedies. They will cure every case of MARASMUS, without fail. Thousands of certificates have accumulated in the hands of the proprietors, but space will allow - of the publication of but a few. Those, it will be observed, are men of note, and of such standing that they must be be lieved. HON. GEORGE W. WOODWARD, Cbief Justice of the Supreme Court of Penn sylvania, writes: "PIIILADELPHIA, March 16, 1867. "I find 'Hootland's German Bitters' is a good tonic, useful in diseases of the digestive organs, A and of great benefit in cases of debility and want of ner vous action in the system. HON. JAMES THOMPSON, Judge of the Supreme Court of Penn'n. PirmAonfirirra, April 28, 1866. "I consider 'Bootland's German Bitters' a valuable medicine in case of attacks of In digestion or Dyspepsia. I yspepttitt. I can certify this from my experience of it. Yours, with respect, "JAMES TUOMPSON." FROM They. JOS. H. RE2'.:NARD, D. D., Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Phila. Dn. JAcicsort—Dear Sir: I have been fre quently requested to connect my mime with recommendations of different kinds of med icines, but regarding the practice as out of my appropriate sphere, I have in all cases declined; butwith a clear proof in va rious instances, N and particularly in my own flintily, of the usefulness of Dr.Efoolland's Ger man Bitters, I de part for once from my usual course, to ex press ray full conviction that, for general debility ofthe system, and especially for Liver Complaint, it is a safe and valuable preparation. In some cases it may fail ; but usually, I doubt not, it will be very beneficial to those who suffer from the above causes. Yours, very respectfully, J. H. KENNARD, Eighth, below Coates St. FROM REV. E. D. FENDALL, Ass't Editor Christian Chronicle, Philada. I have derived decided benefit from the use of Hoofland's German Bitters, and feel it my privilege to recommend them ns most valuable tonic, to all who are suffer ing from general debility, or from diseases arising from derangement of the liver. yours truly, E. D. PENDAT.L. Hoofland's German Remedies are coun terfeited. See that the signature of C. 11. ,JACICSON is D on the wrapper of each bottle. All others are counter feit. ' Principal Office and Manufactory at the Gerinan.Medicine Store, No. 631 Alton ST., Philadelphia, Pa. - CHARLI?.S . M. LEANS, Pi of • • Formerly-C. M. JAoitsex & Co. , . . .. , . Hooilantl'a German Bitters, per bottle, $.1.00 " half dozen, 5.00 Tilootland's German Tonic, put up in quart bottles, $1.50 per bottle, or a half dozen for $7.50. ' jDo not forget to examine well the ar ticle you Üby, in order - to got tbegenuine. , For sale by all Druggists and dealers in Medicines. Nan,lB, '6B-Iy. EEO DEBILITY, NOTICE Testimonials. "Yours truly, GEO. W. WOODWARD." CAUTION -PRICES "NO ENTERTAINMENT SO MEAT' AS BEADING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." •' Original T,octry. [For the Soy.] 0 Whither my Friend—Tell me iNtlxithee? E=! I stood where the crowds hi the city Where thousands went hurrying by, Each absorbed in their strife for earth's lucre, - Rushing on to obtain a supply. 'What a medley of caste and of faces, All specimens pass in review, The wealthy, the high and the lowly, All eager, life's pathway pursue. I gazed as they glided before me, Enwrapt with the wonderful throng; And then thought of earth's thousand milltons As they mingle and travel along. The aged, deerepid and. weary, The youth, in their freshness and bloom, All hastening on through life's Journey, All treading the road to the tomb. Each step brings us nearer the river, We're hurrying on to its brink: ; _— Stop ! mortal-0 where art thou going': 0 pause but a moment, and think. Each second a soul is departing— Some spirit Is winging its flight, Friends bear their remains to the graveyard; One by one they pass out of our sight. O whither, my friend, tell me whither As on through life's journey you press? Dost ponder and look to the future? Art seeking a haven of rest? Origin at ctotl). [For the Sm.] BERKELEY HALL BY L. AUGUSTUS JONES Author of "The Ashleys," "The Golden Lion," "The Beauforts," "The old House on the Iludson," ttc., CHAPTER IV MTVPRMZWIR%MrMnZINW=M The countenance of Charles Berkeley brightened when May entered„.tNlliim.*: - lie remembered how she had looked when ho saw her in childhood, and then he had thought her a wild little Gipsy, rude in her manner, and decidedly wilful, obstinate, and capricious: now he saw before hint a beautiful girl, modest: and timid, just blushing into womanhood, like a lovely Lower unfolding its delicate leaves. Ho thought he detected if faint Much of sadness in the tone of her voice when she spoke, and there was sorrow hidden beneath the smiles that illuminated her brow. Charley Berkeley was a good physiognomist. lie had studied human nature until lie flattered himself he could rend what was passing in a persons mind, by 'watching the changes that came over their face while conversing with them, and he was :satisfied that May had known sorrow, although he was un able to conjecture what had caused it. Ire resolved, if ever opportunity otroro.;, t o question her about it. • Blanche watched him closely when Sir Richard piesented May. She thought her cousin was more pleased to see May than he had been when she came in. he ad vanced to meet . her, and clasped. lts.zos t.espded_band, hopling,it mattyrroinuk÷;, he led her to a seat. After they sat down, Charles seemed to forget there was any person present but themselves. Sir Richard was pleased when he saw how kindly his nephew greeted May on her entrance, and after they had seated themselves ho tried to diminish her embar rassment and restore her confidence, by taking the burden of the conversation on himself. Blanche glanced at her cousin spitetuly, but seeing he was too much interested to heed her, she arose, and tossing her ltetul disdainfully, she left the apartment. The door closed behind her; not gently, nor softly, but with a shock that made the windows rattle. Charles Berkeley looked at his uncle, and May thought she detected a sneer curling his lip. Sir Richard com prehended the meaning that his nephew intended to convey to him, for he said : "That is nothing: she has not shown you what she is made of yet. lam almost afraid of her sometimes." " I shall not like her any better for what I have seen, I can assure you. tinele Richard. lam disappointed in I}"er, far—: imagined she was like my aunt, the Tandy Madeline." " No, no, not a bit," said Sir Richard; " would to heaven she was like loving, gentle Madeline; then old Dick Berkeley would be a happy nian. I'll go and look after her, you and May can manage very well together until I return, I ihney." May blushed, and Charles said, laughing, " I,'Ve will not quarrel while you ace absent, will we May ?" " I hope not, sir." Sir Richard closed the dour behind him, muttering; "Now there will be the very devil to pay, as soon as Blanche finds out I loft my nephew and May alone together. No man has us inuen trouble as I have. I was born unto trouble even as the sparks fly upward. Oh! it' Madeline had• been spared, I might have been happy; but now I wouldn't care if I broke my neck at the nest fox. hunt. What is lilt• without some one to love us? poor, lost Madeline." " You do not recollect seeing mo at- Berkeley Hall, many years ago, when you and Blanche were children, do you?" asked Charles after his uncle had left them. " Cth, yes ; I have at Win remembrance ut your being here, but we were not together then, and I had almost forgotten you." " I supposed so. Blanche was nay favorite then, although site was a spiteful little minx ; hateful obstinate. She hasn't altered much since, hats she ?" " I cannot answer your question, you must. judge for yourself, sir.' Ilio young ollicer bit his lip, while his companion added, "if you desired any presence in order •to catechise me concerning the merits and demerits of the lady Blanche, L will retire ; for you will gain little informa tion from me." " Nay, not so fast! Du net leave ; but pardon my thoughtlessness. I trust I have not offended you." " No, you have not." " Frankly spoken, \liss May ; and now I will speak of something else." Ile gazed thoughtfully at her a moment, and then drew his chair nearer. " Are yon happy here ?" he asked in low tones. "Do you think I am unluippy ?" Her dud: oyes beamed full upon Lim. " You have not answered my question yet," lie said, smiling ; " bat I will-answei yours. ido think you are unhappy: I right?" She looked at him again, wondering why be, a stranger, should question her thus. Her bosom rose and fell like troubled waves, the rosy cheeks, paled, the pouting* lips quivered, and tears dimmed her eyes. She strove in vain to' speiik, but her emotion crushed the words, and a mournful wail escaped her lips, as she arose and hurried from the room ere be had' time to detain her. Charles Berkeley sat for several moments Ike one bewildered, gazing at the window against which the rain drops were beating thick and fast; then he started suddenly to his feet, muttering as ho paced to and fro, "By heaven ! My suspicions have been correct. Uncle Dick is an old fool ; if he was not, ho would hivie discovered what I have, long ago. What I know' I will keep to myself; and whatl don' I know I will soon learn. By , Saint George !" I'll feather my nest.before long as sure as lam called Captain Berkeley : Ha! ha ! , ha ! Golden prospects aro ahead, and there is nothing in my way but a silly girl, and,a dotingold man, and such obstacles are easily remov ed. Hist ! Some ono comes—now I must wreathe my brow with smiles, and play the dissemblers part, while my Jupes little imagine I tun acting the cunning hypo crite." A sneer curled Charles Berkeley's lips, as he seated himself to await the entrance of his uncle or cousin. " 0 , 3 The day passed away, and with it the storm. Cloudless and clear was the skies at ?dglt. And the brilliant stars gemmed its blue breast, sparkling- like diamonds to the gaze. The evening breeze murmured soft and low as it wandered amid the branches of the trees in the park,: and no traces of the storm remained to mar the beauty of the quiet scene. The light shone brightly from the windows of the library, and Sir. Richard was conversing with his guest, while the Lady Blanche was listeu- Mg with interest to the animated conversa tion. Neither of the trio thou - ght of poor May then. They did not see the. muffled form that stole noiselessly from the door of the great mansion, Moving rapidly down' the steps, gliding swiftly along the dark avenue until it • reached the roadside, and then it ran on lbster and faster, leaving, in a few moments, Berkeley Hall far behind. It was May leaving her home, to go, she knew not whither. When she left Charles 'in the library, she hastened to her chamber, and after securing the door, she threw her- self on her couch, weeping bitterly. Weary, and almost heart-broken, for her sorrow had been crushing life and hope from her heart for many years, she at length fell asleep. She was awakened by a knock on'the — doorof her chamber. Starting up, she inquired: "Who is there?'' "Only me,'Miss May." It was the housekeeper's voice. " Tea is ready, and Sir Richard wants you to come down." " I cannot, Mrs. Laramie, for my head aches very bad, and I any not able. Tell Sir Richard I have lain down, will you?" "Yes, my child; but shall I bring you a cup of tea ?" "No, the you ! If I feel any better I will come down soon." ' Very well," said Mrs. Laramie as she walked away. May went to the window and gazed oat. The sun was sinking slowly in the West, and the dark. storm clouds were rolling away in broken tuasses, leaving the blue visible here and there where they parted. "There is rest in heaven," she murmur ed ; unending, eternal rest. Oh! when shall it be mine ?" Clasping her hands, she gazed tearfully upward, and her lips moved us if in prayer. How beautiful she looked as she thus stood, robed in spotless \vitae ; her dark eyes sparkling through anti parted :et the witispe.etti. supplication ascended to h'eaven: Jlcautir ful in her youth and innocence—beautiful in her loneliness—lovely, mournfully love ly in her sorrow. When she became calm, she turned from the window with a look of settled determination resting on her feat urea. " I will go this very night," she'ekclaim ed resolutely, "for I cannot stay here longer. Amu I not told each day lam eat ing the bread of dependence? Ant not called a low-born thing—a giPsy—an out cast—a slave? I will endure this unumerit- oil abuse no longer! I will seek a home among strangers, and if they spurn me front their doors, and I perish by the road side ; better to die a thiserable death, than drag out this wretched existence. Oh! God of the orphan ! Father and protector of the friendle . ss ! Be Thou my guardian and guide when I go forth, front the home that has so long been mine ! I put may trust in Thee—aid the in this hour of dark ness and sorrow." Darkness was fast settling down upon the world, and May proceeded at once to her wardrobe to select a few articles of wearing apparel, such as she would most need. This was soon done; and after she 'had crowded thew into a small satchel, she put on her hut and shawl : then putting her pnr,c in her pocket, she sat down on an ottoman to Wait until the darkness deepen- ed. Slowly the stars (uoit out above, smiling down in beauty, to light the wand erer on her way as she hastened trembling front the Hall. Her heart fluttered like a wounded bird as she glided along in the shade of the old oaks that skirted the broad avenue. Out Iron, the gates she passed, glancing back at the porter's lodge in which site heard the sound of voices. One lingering look at the great Hall, and then - with a sigh the fair fugitive started on her way, hastening along the road that led to London. Out on the highway, aloue and unpro tected at night ; homeless, friendless, a wanderer. Hastening onward— onward— each step increasing the distance between tier and Juane. Where will she find refuge? Who will believe her tale, and pity her in her sorrow? Cold—cold is the huinch heart, and Weak is the wanderer's path. Onward—onward she fled, fearing her absence might he discovered, and pur- suers put on her pad]. She paused not, to ask : Whither amt going•—but in her ex citement tlagot, all things save night. ' Once she heard the clatter of horses feet coming on behind her. She hid in a small clump of bushes near the roadside until two horse men passed by ; then she crept forth and pressed oil alter them towards the great and bustling metropolis, whero virtue atul vice walk side by side, 'where slim and crime stalk brazen faced through the most fashionable, thoroughfares in the noon-tide glare of day. We will leave her plodding wearily along the highway, guided by the radiant beams of stars, that smile so sweet ly down upon us frourtlie glorious Land of Light. CHAPTER V ll= =I I= Lord Clifllint's carriage entered London early in the evening, and when it reached Cook's Court, Arthur Melville bade his Lordship adieu, bowed politely to Lady CI Ilford, and got out. "You have toy address;" said the noble man, " and you will call and see rne. You have saved toe front being robbed, and murdered, lbr aught I know, and I ant anxious to reward you for your bravery. You will not accept gold—perhaps I can aid you in some other way. Adieu." The gentleman waved his hand„ Mid the carriage rolled on, until it halted in front. of a handsome mansion in , Lennox Square. Here my Lord and Lady alighted. ; " Have you the prisoner tied so that he cannot break his bonds?" inquired his Lordship, as ho looked up at, the burly coachman. "Aye mu.; I guess so; but let break 'is boMs Wand Ell break 'is 'ead." "You are certain that you can conduct him safely to prison' without. assistance?" " Aye, master, - and' if I couldn't; why; there be honkers bon lievery corner to 'elp Inc." 114 • - "That's true; away with him. I'll at tend to his • case on the morrow. Now; madam, We will go in," he said, turning to Lady Clifford. His Lordship thought she looked paler than Usual, and ho asked, "Are you Agnes? I had Battered thy self our ride had done you good. Are you ill, Agnes ?" He was alarmed, for her face was ghostly pale as the light from the lamp fell upon it. , "Ill; yes, I am ill; I have been ill many long years, but no one knows the , nature of my disease so well as my husband. • My brain is almost crazed, and my, heart is al most crushed'neath the weight of its bitter - woe. Life is a burden to me, and each day adds one more drop 'to the cup of misery that my hand holds to 'my, lips. I will drain it to the dregs, and when I, die, thou art the 211Urderer." • "Hush 1 Agnes, are you mad ? You are in a public street.. This is no place for such language. Let us go in, for God's sake." He 'offered • her his arm, but the proud woman darted at him a look' of scornful malice, and swept haughtily past ascending_ tliti steps of the terrace aided. Lord Clifford frowned, and bit. his lip; as he followed her into the mansiofi. HiS en tered his private apartment,--add. ordered wine.. He'sat alone, moodily rUisitig; Sip ping the exhilerating beverage at broken' intervals, when a light footstep startled him. Ho looked'up. Lady Clifford stood before him. " This is kiud of you, Agnes," said the gentleman ; " it is not often you come to sit with me in my own oppartment. 'Wait get my easy chair for you—there, sit down near me." She obeyed., " I have come to torment you, she said. "Do you remember our bridal eve, Guy Clifford?" " Yes, well." ".When we were wedded, was I not young and beautiful light hearted and gay ?" " Agnes Sutherland was the fairest, maiden in the land,"replied her companion, proudly. " And now what am I? lam a broken hearted woman ; the shadow of my former self—a shattered wreck, unloved, uncured for, childless and alone." " Not, alone, Agnes. I have never de serted you." . "Sooner would I be alone, than live as I have lived for many long years. Did you, ever see that miniature ? Look at it well, and then answer me." He took the locket from her hand, and as he held it in the light, the jewels ,with which it, was adorned flash'sdund sparkled brilliantly. She eyed him steadily, while he gazed at the picture, eyed hint steadily, with a look of satisfactory ''malice. It was the likeness of a young and , heautiful girl, simply attired in a white muslin dress. A, gipsy hat, was jauntily perched on one side of the head, and rich masses of wavy tresses iling down on'tier shoulders. An, exprossimi or .chilii-mie - itiziobertee 'rested - on her features. In her hand she held a full blown rose. Lord Clifford's hand began to tremble as he gazed. Ire was growing nervous and uneasy. The rich blood crimsoned his face for an instant, and then he became deathly pale. Iris voice was husky as he asked, " How came this in your possession, Agnes? , "You have seen it before, then. The features aro familiar," she said. " I have seen it before; what matters is if I have?" " You knew the original, did you not ?" " I did. She was betrothed to a young friend of mine, whose name was Melville. He marreid the girl, although she was his inferior in rank and birth. The affair was kept secret for reasons best known to themselves. Shortly after their. marriage, young Melville went to America. Ho MIS taken ill and died there. I was traveling through the State's at Ilmt !Arne; and fortu nately I chanced to stop at the hotel where he was. To me he revealed the secret of his marriage, and , the day before he died, he gave me this miniature, making me promiseT would find his bride, and give it to her when I returned to London. lle gave me her address, and I put it in' my trunk, .fearing I might lose it. Thu next day'he died, and after seeing hint laid in his grave, I started for merry England. When I reached London, I went Mune diately to see Mrs. Melville, and tell her e sad news. 1 had little difficulty in finding the place where she resided, but she was not there. She had gone away about a week before. I made' inquiries concerning' her, but no person could: tell e' where star had gone. Twenty years have gone, by since then, and although I taro tried in various ways to learn. saute thing about her, .1 have failed to do so. The miniature still remains in my possession, and when I gaze on the features of her who was his bride, I cannot hide my emotion, for ho was very dear to me. Take the picture, Agnes, and put it back where you got if." 1,. low, scornful laugh broke from the lady's lips, and she snatched the minia ture fiercely from his extended hand. In an instant it lay on the costly carpet be fore her. "Thus do I trample upon it, even as you have trampled on my young heart's purest and holiest- affection," she cried ; and ere he could prevent her, it was crushed beneath her foot. Gold, glass and joy els , were ground together, and laughing again exultingly, she stood with clenched hands and 'dashing e'es before him. Lord Clifford was enraged.. •started, up, grasping her firmly by_the arm. "How dare you act thus in'infpresence?" lie demanded, sternly: "By heaven! 'yen' will repent this rash fict! - LeaVe me; and anger me not, lest I strike you." He flung her rudely tram him 113 he spoke. She staggered backward a few paces, and then advanced again-. "Strike!" :alio exclaimed, folding her arms across her heaving breast, while her Oandsotne features were livid with pas . "Strike, coward; foul image of a man! strike thy wronged and injured wife if you flare, and' a brother's hand 'will C3EIMI avenge the insult. Let me but whisper one wot d against thee in Sir Mortimer Suther land's ear,let me tell him of thy unmanly threat,und his dagger would soon be buried in thy blaelt heart. Ile loves thee not overmuch now—therefore beware!" The haughty noble quailed before the fearless woman, 'for he knew well that Sir Mortimer ,hated him. Sir 'Mortimer had quarreled with him when they were both boys, and Guy had struck him sensehtbs and bleeding to the earth. Since that time neither,of them had spoken, and even alter Lord Clifford had wedded his sister, Sir .Mortimer aeknoWleilged his relation with a haughty .boW. - " I would , not strike you, Agues ; you know I Would not," Sir Guy said, mildly, but you.ulmost tempt me to do It some $2,00 Per Year, in Advance; 02,50 if not Paid in Advance. times.• I forgive you for what you have done, but you will acknowledge it was an act of which you are ashamed, will you net ?" • ' "No,"•hissed Lady Clifford. " I would trample her under my feet were she hero ! Think you I em fool enough to believe the tale that you told me a moment ago? You deceive yourself, Sir, for I know it to be false. I have a letter in my possession that I found in a seeret'drawer of your cab inet while you were idling your time away at the court. I purloined it by the use of keys that I had made by a skillful lock smith, and after perusing the contents of ' the delicately penned missive, I learned that Lord Clifford and Arthur Melville were one and the same person. Will you deny it? Can you deny it? Darc you deny it ?" • The guilty man • trembled• from head to foot when ho heard this startling accusa tion from the lips of injured innocence. With a groan he sank heavily-in his chair. The scathing words had reached his heart, r stinging like an adder to the very core, and he did, not dare to raise his eyes. Lady Clifford.regarded the cowering, wretch be fore her with malicious joy; and then com ing close to his side, sho again spoke: " Do you.wonder now because I am - unhappy ? I loved you (MCC, Guy Clifford ; loved you fondly, passionately, devotedly. Your baseness, cruelty and deception has been the means of - turning my love into bate!" A withering fire dashed .from her dark eyes while SllO spoke, and when she had ended he made no-reply, but, sat as -though bowed down with- remorse .and shame. "Guy. Clifford, the youth who rescued us when we were attacked on the highway by robbers, was your son. Well did I watch him as we rode towards London, and when we entered the city, when the glare of the lamps revealed to my gaze his counte nance, I started, for every lineament resem bled thine own. Aye, Lord Clifford, Arthur Melville is thy own child ; and he inherits the name you assumed when you deceived and wronged his mother. I saw you tremble, I saw your cheeks pale when ho told you his name. In vain you en deavored to hide your emotion and ap pear calm ; but you could not conceal your agitation from me. Look up, man !" She laid her hand on his shoulder and shook him. "Leave me, leave me !" ho cried, you will drive me mad." "I will not leave you. I'll haunt you clay and night, whispering in your ear the story of my wrongs," she said, resolutely. "I will follow you 'wherever you go, and you shall never know a moment's happi ness. You have made my life miserable, and thine shall be equally as wretched. I will make ynu my stare, and if you refuse to do my bidding, the world shall hear the story of my wrongs, and you shall be en object,: or contempt. Scorn and derision 'shall be hurled upon thee, and my brother's 'hand shall Wipe out the foul blot that bus tarnished his sister's honor. Base in- , triguer I Licentious reprobate! Foul image of 'man! I hate' thee; I loathe, I abhor thee, and may the curse of Heaven blast'all thy earthly hopes.- May thy heart" never know joy or peace again May thy' 'life path be strewn with thorns! May thy •death lie, 'wretched, arta thy ,memory:lt curse. Devils will grin with delight when 'thy sin-stained soul leaves the foul casket of clay that has been Its abode on earth. " My God ! I shall go mad," hoarsely exclaimed the wretched man, starting wild ly up. Lady Clifford stood betbre hint. "Stand aside," said Sir Guy. " I have more to say ere I leave thee." "1.13- Heaven ! I will not listen to thee," shouted the infuriated man. He thrust her aside and hastened from the room, leaving her standing in the middle of the floor, pale and trembling with passion. " Ile has gone to his chamber," she ;nat tered; " and I will follow him. Sleep shall not seal his eyes to-night." Gathering up her thin' robe, she left the apartment, to begin anew her torment; while a mocking laugh broke from her lips as she closed the door behind her. TO AB CONTINUED Sing Away Your Grief. Henry Ward Beecher gives the following excellent advice : We can sing away our cares easier than we can reason them away. The birds aro the earliest , tossing in the morning ; the birds are more without care than anything else I know of. Sing in the evening. Sing ing is the last thing that robins do. When they have done their daily work —when they have flown their last flight, and pick ed up their last morsel of food, and cleansed their bills on a napkin of a bough, then ou a top twig, they sing ono song of praise. I know they sleep sweeter for it. They dream music; fur sometimes in the night they break forth in singing, and stop suddenly after the itrst note, startled by their own voice. 0, that we might sing evening and morning, and let sons touch song all the .way through. As I was re turning from the country the other even ing, between six and seven o'clock, bear ing a basket of flowers I met a man that was apparently the tender of a mason. He looked brick and mortar all over. Ho had worked the entire day, and he bad the lip- pearanee of a man that would not be afraid of work. He was walking on with a light step, and singing to himself as lie passed down the street, though be had been work ing the whole'day, and nearly the whole week. Were It not that my good thoughts always conic too late, I should have given him n large allotment of my flowers. If lie had not been out of sight when the idea oc curred to me. I should have hailed him, and said : '" Have you worked all day I" "'Of Course T 'have," he would have said. "Aie' you singing?"' "Of course I tun." " Then take the flowers home and give them to your wife, and tell her what a blessing she has in you." 0, that we could put song under our bur dens ! 0, that we could extract. the sense. or sorrow by song ! Then these things would not poison so much. Sing in the house. Teach your children to sing. When troubles come, go at them with songs. 'When griefs ;arise, sing them down. Lift the voice of praise against cares. Praise God bv singing; shut will lift you above trials of every sort. Attempt it. They sing in heaven; and among God's people upon earth, song is appropriate language of Christian fueling. American, now in England, writes home: "Tryon want to see poverty, travel through the large towns of England, and you will find such degredation and desti tution ns will make the blood curdle in your veins. It is safe to say that there are hundreds of thousands of people in England who will not taste of meat oftener than once a week during the coming sea- IMSI ` - have 'quite - an-enterprising set of farmers in our county. Why don't they organize and hold meetings for the discus sion, or agricultural subjects? It would benefit thorn greatly. CWHOLE NUATRIR, 2,016. tutu and Mouothold AGRICULTURE is clio most useful and mostnoble employment of men.—WAsuncorom - ------ ---- CONMUNiCAAIONS,ReIeetiofis; Recipes and ar ticles of Interest and value, are solicited for this department of the paper. We desire to supply the public with the best practical information In reference to the limn, garden, and household. Preparing Seed Corn. Farmers who have not choice corn for seed already on hand, says the Ohio Farmer, had better pay five dollars per bushel for the best .quality, than to plant inferior grain, if the latter is obtained for nothing. A. kind of corn should be selected that ripens early, fills the cob well to the end, large sized ears, with deep, plump kernels and small cob. It is a bad plan to buy shelled corn for seed, for likely there will be grains of inferior quality' mixed in, and, besides, experiment has shown that kernels from the small end of the ear will always produce small ears. An experienced farmer writing upon this subject says: "Some ten years ago I planted an ear of corn to test, the difference between the •product of the kernels of both ends and the middle of - the'same - ear;and will give you the result. The soil wits'ojust alike, the cultivation -the same, and the crop very different. I planted the first ; and, second rows froth the tip or small end, and planted all the same morning. The large product fair-sized, ears, with irregular rows, much as you Rill find them at the end of the ear. The,middle, kernels produced ears mostly straight and tiiir. The tips brought forth nubbins only. There was not a fair ear on the two rows of corn. Linty° raised corn, more or less, for forty years and now plant only. about half, or, ut most, only two thirds of the kernels on each ear of crorn, and generally raise good crops." If the crop can be got into the gronnd early, it is not advisable to soak the seed for the purpose of hastening its growth. If the weather comes on unfavorable fur planting while the corn is soaking the sprouts are apt to get so long that they will be broken off while curried iii the planting bag, and besides sprouted seed can not be put in the hand planter, the use of which very much facilities the labor, and if the ground is dry, makes the growth of the seed doubly certain. Two or three years ago we commenced planting a field Of corn with the hoe, the ground was dry, and the labor so great to obtain moist earth to cover the seed that we gave up the tusk when the field was about half planted, and took a hand planter to finish the work. The result was the last• half came up perfectly, and the first had to be more than two-thikls re-planted. The grain covered with the loose dirt from the hoe germinated, but by the atmosphere drying up the loose sprouts withered amid died. " Or [For the SPY.] Receipts. CUSTARD Poumxo:-:-Boil 'three pints of milk, and stir four tablespoonfuls of !flour in cold-water, till of - a smooth paste; and then stir it in the boiling milk and set it oil to cool. When it is cool add two beaten eggs, with sugar, salt and spice to the taste. Bake half an hour in a hot oven. A Small `3hat-ing of butter:"craton...win irnin scorching in' a tough crust. • • PL.4.115: SWEET FRITTEES.—One pint of good sour milk, a half teaspoonful of soda, three tablespoonfuls of sugar, made iu rather stiff batter with wheat flour. Flavor with a nutmeg or lemon. Drop the batter of the spoon, In hot lard, to fry till done through and of a tempting brown. While hot, grate loaf sugar over them. They are to be eaten without sauce. An egg or two, added to batter may make it seem better to those who abhor plain cooking, be it ever so good ; but it is not essential. Correct taste will hardly know the difference. AN:`;A. CEitTA IN CURE 1 , 011 FOTINDER.—As soon as you discover that the horse is foundered, take him to the nearest branch or stream of water and tie him in it, standing the water nearly up to his belly—his head being so high that ho cannot drink. If the weather IS warm let him stand in the stream SCV everal hours, then take him 'out, rub his legs thoroughly to prorbote circulation, and again tie him in the water, if ho is stilrlarne. fly repeating this process IWO or thrtio times the horse will be effectually cured. • If the weather is cold when the horse is foundered, that is, if it Is in the winter, the horse in ust not be allowed to stand in the water more than ❑bout twenty minutes at a time, when he should be taken out and his legs rubbed diligently till they become dry and warm and the circulation of the blood made active, and this process must be repeated till the horse is cured, which will be generally within twenty four hours. This remedy will cost nothing, can do no possible harm, and will, hi every instance cure, if the diseitse has not been of too long standing. Don't be afraid to try it.—/liirca World. A CURE FOR BARACUE.—There is scarce ly-any ache to which children are subject, so bad to bear, and so difficult to cure, as earache. But here is a remedy neyer known to rail : Take a bit of cotton butting; put upon it a pineh of black pepper; gather it up, and tie it; dip it in 14 %yea oil, and insert it in the ear. Put a 'flannel bandage over the head to keep it warm. It will give immediate relief. Tim flesh marks, so often made by boy, nn the skin, by pricking it with a needle and then rubbing with India Ink, gun powder, or indigo, are so firmly fixed that to remove them_ requires severe measures. Blister the part with a plaster a little larger than the mark ; keep the place open with green ointment for it week; finally, dregs it to get well. With the appearance of the new skin, the old marks will disappear. Tun Irish have a very peculiar way or cooking their potatoes. They never boil them. A large pot is always on the lire—a s:eady, slow on every occasion when the contents conic up to the very verge of boiling point, cold water is dashed In, and the operation is, in Irish kitchen phraseology, " backed." The process is continually repeated till the potatoes are cooked. Yon get, by this weans, an ad &nimble potato. BROWS BREA D.—Everybody likes good brown bread, and I send you a surm recipe for making it good : One pint rye meal and one of corn meal, half cup of yeast, a small tea-cup of molasses, one teaspoonful of salt; mix with warm water, and have it so soft it will pour out easily and settle readily to place. Steam fire minutes._ IT seems strange that housekeepers don't buy pails-and tubs with brass hoops and trimmings. They oast a little more at first, but lust wonderfully. - POTATO HA a re very scarce in this neighbor hood, and in eon , unnen6o command's very high price.