T. S. CHASE, ?
VOL. IX.
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F. W. END A;
fatto ur2 at ,Uatn,
Coudersport, Pa., will regularly attend the
Courts in Potter county.
ARTHUR G. OLMSTED.
fittortten Commlor at Rant,
Coudersport, Pa., will attend to ail business
entrusted to his care, with promptness and
fidelity.-
Offace--ia the Temperance Block, up stairs,
Usin-stseet.
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ISAAC BENSON -
attorney at Rath,
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COUDERSPORT, PA.
Office corner of West and Third streets.
- L. P. WILLISTON,
ttorneo at /Lain,
WellaboW, Tioga Co., Pa., will attend the
Courts in Potter and WKean Counties.
P. CONE,
attornt at Rain,
Will!thorough, Tion county, Pa, will regular
ly itteud the courts of Potter county.
/ale 3, 1848.
JOHN S. MANN,
flatmate B:reounuiar atßati,
C•ailarsport, Pa., will attend the several
Courts in Putter and Nl'll:ran counties. Ali
Loudness •ntruat, d in Lis safe; will rec - ic c
prompt attention.
Offia• on Main-street, opposite the Couit
Hausa, Cou3arsport, Pa.
COUDERSPORT HOTEL,
)aitiel Jr. C.,ll.3osutirr
Pitt)PRIETO .
Corner of N!ain and Second Erects, Cou
dersport, Potter Co., Pa. 44.
R. W. BENTON,
Saurbor and ConlnDartur,
Raymond P.O. (Allegany Tp.) Potter Co. Pa
will attend to all business iti that fine with
care and diFpnteh. [9:33-Iy.
W. K. KING,
AurStpor, /Draftsman, anti
ConStpancry,
Stouthport, Ksax Co., Pa.,
Will attend to business for non-resident land
li•lsiers, upon reasonable terms: References
given if required.
P. S. Maps of any part of the County trade
le *ruler.
a E. R. HAIt R NGTON, havitig
eilgaLted a Wisailiaw
kir Sc Jackson's Store, will carry on the
WA ICI/ AM) JE%V.ELItV B[SI NESS
Aare. %Vetches end Jewelry carefitlly re
paired, in the best style, and on the shortest
rrAll work warranted.
Coudera e ort, Oct. V, 1656.-9 :•.:4
BENJAMIN RENNELS,
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Al!work in his 'me, done to order end
ddevateh. On Wilk street, below Third
Coudersport, Pa.
SNIITH & JONES
Dseari in Dr Goods, Groceries, Statione
ry. Drugs & Medicines, Paints, Oils, Fancy
&e. M.iin Street, Couthrsport Pa.
JONES. MANN. & JON ES
General Grocery and Provision. Deaiers—
A!s• iu Dry Goods, Hardware, Boots and
dims, and wbaterer men want to buy. Main
Crest, Coudersport Pa.
0. T. ELLISON, M. D., '
RESPECTFULLY into! ms the citi
eons of Coudersport and viciurty that he
wal be found regluarly- at his office, over the
Drug Store of Smith 6:. Jo..es. ready to attend
te alt calls in his profesaion. uov.2U—ly
D. E OLMSTED
Dealer in Dry Goode, Ready-made Clothing
Coteries, Crockery, ec. Coudersport, Pa:
J• W• SMITH,
Dealer in Stoves, and manufacture of Tin
Copper, and Sheet-Iron Ware. Main street,
Coudersport, Pa.
M. W• MANN,
Bailor it Books S Stationery, Music. and
Li quittes. Main.et., opposite N. W. corner
lathe public square, Coudersport, Pa.
DAVID B. BROWN,
Teandryman and Dealer in Ploughs. LT
? trend of Main 'treat, Coudersport Pa.,
A. B. GOODSELL,
GFNSMlTH,Coudersport, Pa. Fire Arms
inaaufactnred and repaired at his shop, OD
siert notice.
March 3, 1848.
J. W. HARDING,
resitionable Tailor. All work entrusted to
kis sere will be dons with neatness, comfort
sad durability. Shop 'ever Lewis Marn's
stirs. •
ALLEGANY HOUSE,
SAMUEL M. MILLS, Proprietor.
Oa the Welluilleroad, seven mile& North
bl Cournom, Pa
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IT ISN'T ALLIN BIUNGING CP
is-'t nil in ' bringing up,"
Let foilts say %viva. they will
To silver qco - tr a pewter cop,
It tvi be pewter
E'en he of u'd.
echo a id " train up a child,"
If I rnic die no:. u .d a son.
Proved tame-brained ~ad,rrild
A man of mirk, who fain would pais
For lord of sea and and, •
May have the training of a son,
And bring him 1. , full grand;
111.1 y give him all the wealth of lore,
Of College and of school,
Ye:, alter all, make no more .
Than Just a decent fool.
Another, raised by pe,tury
Upon her bitter bread,
Whose road to knowledge is like that
he go to Heaven must tread,
Hu got a spark of Nature's lighi ;
He'll f .n it to a flame,
Till in itA bti. ning lettere bright
The world may read its name.
'fi t wire all in " bringing up,"
In counsel and restraint.
Sams. rascals had beau bo.iest men—
I'd been myself a saint.
'tis'nt till i.l"bri ,ging up,"
Let folks say what they will ;
Negi-ct may dim a silver cup—
It may be silver still.
THE VILLAGE . ANTHi•:M:
" What is that bell ruizing for I"
asked Villeneuve of the waiter: who
was leaving the noun. •
" Ft:r cuurch," wai the reply.
" Fur church ! Oh ! is it Sunday ?
I had forgotten it. I did not think
there was a church in this small village.
yes, indeed," answered the boyii
vi:t ige pride taking the alarm, "and
a very handsome one, too. just Ion&
out at that window, sir. DI) you see
that tall, white steeple, behind those
big trees there ? That . is the church,
and I know there is not a better preach
er in t'le whole world than Tatson
• Blandlord. He was never pestered for
a word yet, and his voice makes one
feels° warm and tendet about the heart,
•
• it does one good to hear hia"
Villeneuve cast a languid glance .
through the window, fron t'te sofa in
which he Vl as reclining, thinking that
Pareon Blandlord was very probably
some old hum-drute, puritanical preach
er, whose usual twang was considered
melodious by the vulgar ears which
were accustomed to listen to him. Dull
as his pi eseut position was, he was re
solved to keep it, rather than inflict
upon himsell such an intolerable bore.
The boy, who had mountaiued ids hob,
by, continued, regurdlets of the 12-:-
propitious countenance of his auditor.
"Then there is Miss Grace Blanc:-
ford.. his daughter, plays so beautifull
on the organ !, You never heard sucl:
music in your life. Whtn she sits be•
hind the red curtains. and you can't
see anything bathe edee of her white
akitt below,l catethelp tlinking theie's
an angel hid there; and when bac
comes down and takes her father's arm
DEVOTED TO THE PRINCIPLES CIF DEMOCRACY, AND THE 'DISSEMINATION OF MORALITY, LITERATURE, AND NEWS
COUDERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1857.
,Selett Stor2
BY CAROLINE LEE lIENTZ
to walk lint of church, sheloOks like
an angel sure enough."
Villeneuve'3 countenance •brighten.
ed. Allowing for all the hyperbole of
ignorance, there were two positive
things which were agreeable in them =
selves- 7 music and a young maiden.
He rose from the sofa, threw aside his
dre4sing-gewn, called for l is coat and
hat, and commanded the delightad boy
to direct him to the church, the near
est way. His guide, prOud of •usher
ing in such a handsoine and'aristocrat.
ic-looking stranger, conducting hire to .
one of the most conspicuous seats in the
broad aisle, in full view of the pulpit
and the orchestra, and Villenouve's
first glace was - towal ds the rod cur.
tains, which were drawn so
. close, not
even a 'en rnltse of white was granted to
the beholder. Re smiled at his own
curiosity. Very likely this angel of
the village boy was a great red-faced.
hard-1,217Amd c.mntry girl, whO had
been taught imperfectly, to thrum the
keys of an in.trument, and consequent
ly tran,formed by rustic .ipoplicity in
to a being if -ups ior ord e r, N p !wit;
ter,.any kind of excitement wait h, tter
than the ennui from which he had been
5,00
aroused. A Ints, sweet. trembling pre
lude st,:e on nis ear: "Su: ely,' thought
he, ‘• no vulgar finger.: press those Ley
—that is the key-note oftrue l,armony." .
He li s tened, the sound ;%velled, deep
ened, rolled through the arcli.of the
buildi,.g. and sank ag tin with such . a
melting toe tears involuntari
ly sprang into his eyes. Ashamed of
his emotions, he leaned nis head in his
hands, and yielded unseen to an influ
ence, wnich, coining over him so un
expectedly, had -all the force of en
chantment. The notes died away,
then swelled .again in solemn accom
paniment with the opening hymn. The
hymn closed with the melodit•us vi
brations of the instrument; and for a
few .nomeats- there was a must' pro
found silence.
" The ',old in his •hnly temple ;
let all the earth keep silence befure
him :" uttered a deep, solemn voice.
Villeneuve raised Ins head and gaz
ed upon the speaker. He was a man
rather past the meridian of life, but
wearing unmarred the noblest attrib
utes of manhood. His brow was un
wrinkled, his piercing eye undimmed.
cud his tall figure majestic and unbow
ed. Th l e sun. inclined from tie zenith,
but the light, the warmth, the splendor
remained in all their chiwet, and the
hearts of the heareraradiated that light
and warmth, till an intense gl.,w pre
vaded the'asseMbly, and the opening
words of the preacher seemed realiied.
Villeneuve was au infidel ; he 'looked
upon the tites.of Christianity as theat
rical machinery, necessary perhaps,
towards cat rying. on the great drama
of life, and when the spr l ings were well
adjusted and oiled, and the pulleys
worked without confusion, and every
appeirance of art was kept successfully
in the backsground, he was willing to
sit and listen as he would to a fine actor
when reciting the impressioned lan
guage of the stage. ' " This matt is a
very fine actor," was his first thought,
4 ir
"he knows bin p t well. It is aston
ishing, however that he is willing to
rerna'n in sucl a limited sphere--with
such an ey and voice—such flowing
language and graceful elocution, he
might make nit fortune in any city. It
: inc.mnprehatisible that lie is content .
to linger in obscurity." Thus Villen
e,'lve speculated, till his whole attention
became absorbed in the sermon, whiCh
as a literary production was exactly
suited to his fastidiously refined taste.
The language was simple, the sena- .
meats sublime. The preacher did nut
bring himself down to the capacities
of his auditors, he lifted them to his,
heelevated them. he spiritet;ized them.
He w ti in
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.v.iter; •I.t!v
tulca lie.. lie iii.)k—td down into
the eyr.•:: t breathless
nterest, and he rn.i2 ica the:nth., .2a , ne
yearnings after inniortalit;f,_,ammo
reverence for the Infinite Majesty of
the Universe, which" moved and sol
emnized -his own soul. His manner
.was in general calm and affectionate.
yet there were moments when -he swept
the chords of human passiOn with a
master's hand; and the hectic flush of
his cheek told of the file burning with
in.
"lie is a scholar, a metaphysician;
a philosopher, and a gentleman," said ,
Villeneuve to himself, at the close of
his discourse. "If he is an actor, he,
is the best one I ever saw. He is
probably : an enthusiast. who, if he had
lived in ancient days, would have worn
the blazing. crown of martyrdom. 1
should like to see his daughter." The
low notes of the organ again ose, as if
in response to his heart's desire. This
time there was the accompaniment of
a new female voice. The c,oigrega
lion rose as the Words of the anthem
begun - . It was a.kitid - of 4.l.ixology, the
chorus terminating wall the solemn
expression—"for ever and ever." The
Lard of the oi ;anist no longer trem
bled. - It swept over the keys, as if the
enthusiasm of an exalted spirit were
communicated to every pulse a ed
The undulating stratus - rolled and re
verberated till the whole ILittse was
filled with to waves of harmony. But
high, and cleat., and sweet ali.we tit Ise
%vave z i narm•.uy and the mingling
voices of the pilule. rose that •iiu ~ te fe-
irrile uttering the ourdea if the
anthem." for ever a.ol eve) ." i
enve closed pis eyes. lie was oppress- I
ed by the novelty of his sensations.
Where is he? lii .a simple village
church, listening to the minstresly of a
simple village maiden a id he had fre
quented the magnificent cathedral of
Notre Daine;'been familliar there with
the splendid ritual of the• national re
ligion, and heal Bits sublime chartings
from the rely finest choirs in the Uni
verse. Why did those few monoton.
ous words so thrill throligh every
nerve of his being 1 That eternity
which he believed was the dream of
fanaticism; seemed for a - moment an
awful reality, as the last notes of the
pman echoed on his ear. •
When the benediction _was given, I
and the congregatiAn was leaving the
church, he watched impatiently far
the folding; of the red curtains to part.
and Hs heart palpitate) when he saw
a whiterobed figure
. glide through the
. opening and lin nediately disappear.
next minute she was seen aft the
entrance if the church, evidently wait
ing the approach of her fethar, who,
surrounded by his people, pressing on
each other to catch a kindly greeting ,
al ways found it ditfizult to in tke his
egress. As she thus stood against a
column which supported the entrance,
Villeneuve had. a moSt favorable op
portunity of scanning her figure, which
he did with a practised and scrutiniz
ing glance: fie was accustomed to
Parisian a•id Eaglish beauty, and com
paring Grace Blandford to the high
born and high-brad beauties of the gild
world, she certainly lost in tha co n
parison. - She was very simply dress
ed, her eves were downcast. and her
features were in complete repose.—
Still there was a quiet grace about her
that pleased him—a blending of per
fect shiplicity . and perfect refinement
that was extraordinary. Mr. Bland.:'
ford paused as he came down the aislj.
He had noticed the young and inter
esting lo 'king stranger, who listened
'with such dev.mt at'ention to all the
exercises. al had heard, for in a
country village.such things are rapidly
communicated, that there was a trav
eller at the inn, a foreigner and an in
valid—two strong claims to sympathy
and kindness. • The'pallid comp exiun
of the young man was a sufficient in
dication of the latter, and the air of
hil ,l li - weeditif,r which distingui.'neU him
t. - 1 a letter of reecmn-rtauda•
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MEWL
orbited
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"ye. r i area sir
I u adei&taip.l 4 , 1 1 1 erh,21;,
will t:. - .d : , 1•3 huUSChOld
rage C.Til3:!1!1::11 ddy thin the bus ,
tie of.a public dwelling:-
"I would not insult you by flattery,"
said Villeneuve, ingeniously, "but I an
astonished you do not seek a wider
sphere of usefulness. It is impossible
that the people here should appreci
ate your taleats, :Or estimate the sac
rifice you make to enlighten and ex
alt them."
Mr. - Blandford smiled as he answer
ed—"you think my sphere too small,
whi'e I tremble at the weight of re
sponsibility I have assumed. If I
have the talents which you so kindly
ascribe to me, I find here an ample
field for their exercise. Then+ are
hundreds of minds around me that
mingle their aspirations with mine,
.and even assist me to my hea'yenward
journey. In a larger and more bril
liant circle, - I might perhaps gain a
more sounding name and exercise 'a
wider influence,. but that influence
would not be half as deer') and heart
felt. [ was, born - aed bred in a city,
and know the advantages such a life
can oiler; but I would not exchange
the tranquility of this rural residence,.
the serenity of my pastoral life, the
parevtal . influence- I wield over_ this
secluded villa;e, and the love and rev
erence of its upright and puremitided
inhabitants, for the splendid sinecure
of the Archbishops of our mother
land."
Villeneuve was astonished to see a
man so nobly endowed, enti rely des
titute of the principi4. of ambition.—
lie wanted to ask him how ho had
thus trampled under foot the honours
and distinctions of the world. "You
.c,nsi,ler ambition a vice, then I" said
•f mi.}ister ac-
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Villeneuve bowed his delighted ac
ceptance of this most unexpected in
vitation. He • grasped the" proffered
hand
. of the_ minister:, with more
waraith than he was aware of, and fol
lowed him to the door where Grace
yet stood, with thwacast eyes.
"My daughter," said Mr Blandford,
d•av-ing her hand .through his. arm.
This simple introduction well befitted
the place where it was made ; and
'Was acknowledged by her with a gen
tle bending of the head and a lifting.
of the eyes, and they walked in silence
from the portilief the church. What
a change had the-Mere uplifting of
those veiled lids made in her coun
tenance l Two lines of a noble bard
flashed across his me.morv—
"The light of love, th!!,parity of grace.
The mind, the tnual'd breathing from her
face."
Then another line instantaneously
succeeded—
"And oh! that eye is in itself a soul."
There was.-one thing which disap
pointed him. He did not notice a sin
gle blush flitting over her fair cheek.
tie feared she was deficient in sensi
bility. It was so natural to blush at
a stranger's greeting. He did not
understand the nature of her feelirgs.
He cu could riot know that one so recent
ly." if.7.1-4eii in sublime worship of the
Creator, Mast be lifted far above fear
or C'l -111ii0t1 in the presence of the
creature. - iilleneuve hadrseen much
of the world, and undermod the art
of adaptedness, in the best sense of the
worcL He could conform to the cir
cumstances in which lie might he plac
ed with grace avid ease, and tbou;h he
was too sincere to express sentiments
he did nit feel, he felt justified
cealing those he did fee!, when he
knew their avowal wouhrgiva pain or
displeasure. .It was a very singular
way for him to pass the Sabbath. The
guest Of a village pastor, En eath ing an
atmosphere redolent of the sweets of
piety, spirituality, and holy 'love . The
language of levity and flattery, so cur
rent in society, would be considered
profanation here and a conviction
deeply mortifying to his vanity forced
itself upon him, that all those accom
plishments for which he had been so
much admired, would gain him no fa
vor with the minist:r and his daugh
ter. . He could not forbear expressing
his surprise -at the location Mr. Bland
ford had chosen..-
n replied Mr.
i:;';ur.F. , !(i, "if yriii cnnztder me de.sti-;
tote Of ambition. I am ono of the
most ambitious men in the slorkl.—
put I aspire after honours that can re
sist the [notations of time, a n 1 vartal:o
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EGiTOR & •PUBLISHER.
of the imperishability of their Great
Bestower."
There was a silemce of som• mo
ments, during which Mr.'Blandford
looked upward, and the'eyes of Grice
followed her father's with a kindling
ray.
"But yourd'tlaughter," continued
Vileneuve, "can she find contentment
in a situation for Which nature aidjed
ucatiun have so evidently unfitted
het '1"
-"Let'Grace answer for herself," said
Mr. Blandford, mildly ; "I have con
sulted her happiness as well as my
own, in the choice I have made."
Villeneuve was delighted to see's
bright blush•suffuse the molest cheek
of Grace—but it was the blush of feel
ing, not of . shame.
"I love the country rather than the
town," said she, "for I prefer nature
to art. meditation to action, and the
works of God to. the works of man ;
and in the constant companionship of
my father I find more then content
ment—l find happiness, joy."
[ Concluded Next Week).
A - " Real Aggiavatel"
• A man named Peter Smith came is
to the Police Court this morning. vihen
the following dialogue insured. His
eolossal statute, uncouth dress and sim
plicity of manner, made the scene inde
scribably ludicrous :
Smith—Say, judge. I'M real aggro.
vated ; ain't there no law egin Peter
Knapp ?
Judge—Wk.) is Pater Knapp, and
what ails him I
Smith—Unaph I don't you know'
Peter Knapp I the meanest scamp that
ever trod shoe leather. ‘'Ain't there
no law - agin him, judge / ret real at
gravated.
Judge—lf he has done anything il
legal there is law against. him ; state
what he has done, and if it is a•
tion of thalami of the land (with digni
ty) he shalt at -once be brought to
justice.
Smith—Wal, there; I give it apos.
he has done anything ! He's been
aggravatin' me for four years, and now
its if he bag
. done anything. If you
worn% a judge, I knout think you was
his friend. 'I bate to say it, judge, bet
there, I can't help it: nohow.
Judge (indignantly)-...Stop this i n •
solence, sit. I ought to commit yen
for thirty days for contempt, you ins*.
lent rascal. If you open your bead is
that Way again rll do it too. Now if
you hare got any complaint to make
against Peter Knapp, .make it ; it'e
my duty to heir it.
Smith, (tenderly)—Ott, well new
judge, don't take it to heart so; I didn,t
mean anything to hurt your feeling%
Judge ; I only spoke in a hurry. -
Judge—What do you want I Mahe
your complaint at once, and be orr-
Smith—Wal, aint you paid for year
tim el Say, Judde, how,. 'tween rae
and you, you know, (in a low, confiden.
tial voice) ain't you paid for your time t
just the same whether you'se to work
or not l I've hearn so, and I've heara
tell that some of the folks round here
don't say you, Judge) go off some
times and is gone a week me ten • days,
and their- time goes right on all the
same. (Coaxingly,) Come now, Judge,
own up ; there can't be any hurt in
owning all to dfriend you know. How
do they pay. Judga, by the week, or
the mouth, or by the job? I should
. think the fairest way would be .to pay.
by the job—have so much for what
.you do. you know.
Judge—See here, man, atv, your
nonsense, and if you want to complain
of Peter Knapp, dolt and be ofl.
Smith—W all*Can't begin to tell
half he's done to aggravate .me ; he's
the meanest man 1 ever did see, and
you'll say so yourself if you kusow.hics.
Don't you know . Him; Judge I
Judge—No, no, tell what he has
dune.
Smith—l Say I couldn't tall half of
it ; ni real aggravated—he koeps
usiu' ; rue. lie says I'm a sneak, aid
h 4 says I dour. pey my debts, and b.
says Fur a fool, and he keep. twatiut
mu, of halo' to jail, and laughin' at tea.
Noy, aiut them ne law . agia
Judgai
Tudge—Hais he over assaulted you.
or ebbed you, c.t. defrauded you, or
slandered you 1
Smith— Wel, there's term■ I don't
know much about the meariin' of; I
ain't a lawyer, Judge, but I shouldn't
think he had done them you spoke ea 4
but he keeps aggraviltin' me.
Judge—Go off; clear out! I won't
listen to you!
• smith—Wal, hold o on Judge ;- you're
too much in a hurry.
Judge---" Cleat out! Not another
word out of your head! Officer. out
with this man !"- •
Puor Smith went off-Aaying he was
"real aggravated." aud he did believe
that the Judge was a- friend of "that
cussed Peter Krispp."—N. Y. Rm .
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