AND jno. S. Mann, $. F. Hamilton. ~ 3STE"WS ITEM. (olome in. fJQ - 26 - I.aPJi'Lift JOIIMAI ANl> \ ! ITEM. f BM-ÜBO EVKKY WEDNESDAY AT fO ,:OKHSI'OIIT, PA. Cor. Main and Third.) M.7N PkbYKAKIN ADVANCE, S. F. Hamilton, ' priprfFr. l'nb!i*h*r. AIITHTH P. M \5 *C "''JOHNS, MANN A SON, morula! haw and I'oßTcjaiiccrs, oa t.KKSFOBT. PA., C-ilMtloi" I ,rJ£nrt '- V -"■e-C'l-d to. - Artbnr 3. Mam, Gtaetti inoirxucft A .Notary Cublie. DHL MOCLA 51Y, M. I>., fUtCTii'lN'* PHYSICIAN AND SI'RL KUN I'KNX'A. C. J. CURTIS, ittornrj at law and District Attorney, oil,r on }f !IX Si'., [over the l'oxt Oilier, ( ol'Dr: Its PORT, LA., ; in nil bir-ia-M pretaiuluß to his profession. .->■,lxl attention Riven to collections. OH A3. T. GCHIVELY, Votary I'uii.ic.Maim Agent, Conveyancer am) ileal s.state Agent. asaiissfoo of pfiss f op nut JERSEY .> KjO SOI TTI SKVKVTtI ST.. V 'A/.'ttrf. iphiti, 7'tt. K-m if a-j.i experience Riven •?> tak i; •. 11.1. ia cu--s psit in the ittiTerent 1! Ffopertlcs rratp i an*) so! !. • mtfiit. Pemio*w s . • ut*>l. Correspondence solicited. ri.i'-ti'""* n. C. I.AKKASES OLMSTED 4 LARRASEE, im'KNKvs AND COUNSELORS AT LAW ■■'ML .S". o PP-'FIU Court H>HV. ) t "t INN: scour. PKNN'A. ( SETH LEWIS, ttt'inioj at Law and Insurance Agent, J.KWI>VTLI.E, I'A. A.M. REYNOLDS, 3D TsTT I S U . t tYICR J* OI.M-TKD BLn<X) ' 'OL'DERSLN )HT, PA. Caker House, I!IO(vn;. Kf.IXY, I'ropr s. turner of SECOND and EAST Street", col DKKSpokT. l'l NA. F-n attention ptiid to tit convenience and comfort >f gticst.. H i' l stabling atl.tcltc 1. LewisvilSe Hotel, torncr of MAIN and NOHTII Streets, I.BWISVIU.K, PA. •r ■•taWiiig attached. JOHN B. PEARSALL, PAINTER, COI'DERSPOP.T, PA. • or l'xiiitiiig, (Jlazlnjr, Cniining, Calcimining, ■- tnt-ittog, f'ajicr-ltatigittfr, etc., done it i ttcatnes't, proatptness au<l liispatclt in aii CUKCS. aiol satisfaction gttar lulled. PAINTS fcr sale. 8485-1 • • THmtl'-ON J..S. MAN'S THOMPSON & MANN. . HEALKKS IN Mt'dieiues Books StatioiHTj, hUGOOaS PAINTS. OILS. WisLL PSPLR, 4L.. ''or. Moinaiut Third Sts., ' .'< H'DERSPtRT, PA. S. F HAMILTON, 800 X AND JOB PRINTER 1 'inn r Main and Third.) LDI'DKUSPORT, PA. D. J. CFTOWELL. i: '* E. Bali J sinter k B ;ltiag Maclinc, Y YtM \IION I NO, Cameron co., Pa. 't'si'u 1 hh: ( ,t T'SHIXOL KMA cmXK to A P R iochw.. i;r -ng Marhine and General Cuatoni Work ohn Grom, S i 11 y decorative k >*rcsro c^AiXTER, -°UDERSPORT, PA. and PATER HANGING done with neatness and dispatch. bsfaction guaranteed. ~ * " VK! * HOUSE l> r '*roiHly attended to. c. BREUNLE, 1V I{ ILK XV ORK, 1 W DEUSPORT. PA. t),' flnlshed to order, I 4 ' st - vie and worktnaiiHhip, 011 er,nK " * !, ' ft theofflce 01 JOCK [From Die Atiact'.c Monthly.] AN OLD-YEAR SONG As through tin* fniest, ii 3 trraypd By chill November, late i strayed, A lonely minstrel of :lie wood 4V as singing to the solitude; Loved thy music, thus I said, \\ hen o er thy perch the leaves were spread; Sweet was the song, hut sweeter now Thy carol on the leafless ltoitgit. Sing, little bird! thy note shall eheer The sadness of the dying year. \\ lien violets pranked the turf with bine And morning Illicit their cups with (lew. Thy s eitder voice with rippiing trill The hudding April bowers would till; Not pass its joyous to.ie.4 away When Ai>rii .ounded into May; Thy life snail hail no second daw n, Sing, tittle bird! the Spring is gone. And 1 remember—weil-n-day! Thy fuii blown .Summer roundelay, As when behind a broideivd screen Same holy maiden sung unseen; With aiisweiing notes liie woodland rung, And every tree-top found a tongue, iiow deep the shade! tne grove how fair! Sing, .itue bird! the woods are bare. But now tiie Summer's chant is done Ami mate the choral uutipuou; Tne birds have left the sniveling pines in ilii among the Leaned vines, Ot fan the air with scented piuiues Ainiii \ln* love-sick orange blooms. Ana thou art licte aiotie—alone— Sing, littie bitd! ti:e rest have flown. The snow lias capped yon distant hill, At morn the running brook was still, From diiveu herd , lire clouds that rise Aie ;i.vc tiie siuoke of saciince, lire long tin* fro/.en sou siiall mock Tiie plowshare changed to stubborn rock, j The brawling streams shall soon be dumb, — ring, little bird! the frosts have come. Fast. fast, the lengthening shadows creep, 1 1 he s*/iigiC> . fowls are had asleep, Tne air grows chid; the setting sun May leave thee etc thy song is done, 1 i:e p'i!-o that w.iiins thy breast grow cold, Thy secret die with thee untold; The .iugerriig t .net still is b.ight— t-iug lilticbi.d! 'twisi socn be uigut. —(hirer ll\-ndr!l Holmes. The Bridal Wine Cup "Pledge with win<-—pledge with ; wine,'' cried tin* young and thought-! less Harvey Wood; "pledge with wine," ran through the bridal party, j The beautiful bride grew pale— the decisive hour had come. She pressed Iter white hands together, and tiie leaves of the bridal wreath .trembled on her brow; Iter breath i eainc quicker and her heart beat ; wilder. "Yes. Marion, lay aside your scru : pies for this once," said the Judge I in a low tone to ids daughter, "the i company expect it. Do not so seri ou.-l\ i..'*ihige upon the rules of tti quette; in your own home do as you please, bu: in mln •, for this once, please me." Kvv i v eye was turned towards the bii<>al pair. Marion's principles were well known. Henry had been a con-; vivialist, but of late Lis friends no ticed the change in his manners, the j ditl'eienee it- ids habits, and to-night they watched him to see, as they ' sneeringly said, it he was tied down to a woman'.; opinion o soon. Pouring a brimming cup. the.y ; held it with tempting smiles towards ' Marion. She was very pale, though more composed; and her hand shook not as. smiling back, she gratefully ! i accepted tiie crystal tempter and raised it to her lips. Hut scarcely had she done so when every hand was arrested by her piercing excla mation of "(). how terrible!" "What is it ?" cried one and all, thronging together, for she had slow ly carried the glass at arm's length, and was fixedly regarding it as though it were some hideous object. ; "Wait," she answered, while a light which seemed inspired shone from her dark eves, "wait and i tell you. "1 see," she added slowly, pointing one jeweled linger to tiie sparkling ruby liquid, "a sight that beggars all description; and yet listen—l will paint it for you if 1 can. It is a love ly spot; tail mountains crowned with verdure rise 111 the awful sublimity around; a river runs through, and bright flowers grow to the water's 1 edge. There is a thick warm mist that the sun seeks vainly to pierce. Trees, lolly and beautiful, wave to the airy motion of the birds; but there—a group of Indians gather; they flit to and fro, with something like sorrow upon their dark brow s. And in their midst lies a manly form, but his 1 cheek how deathly! His eye wild with the fitful fire of fever. One I friend stands beside him—nay, I should say kneels, for see, lie is pil lowing that poor head upon his breast. "Genius in ruins! O the high, ho ' lv-looking brow! why should death mark it, and he so young? Hook how ihe throws back the damp curls! See him clasp his hands! Hear his tinil-. j ling shriek* for life! Mark how he COUDER,SPORT PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21,1874. clutches at the form of his compan ions, imploring to he saved. O hear him call piteously Ins father's name! •See him twine his fingers together as he shrieks for his sister—his only sister, the twin of his soul—weeping for him in a distant native land! "8ee!" she exclaimed, while the bridal party shrank back, the un ; tasted wine trembling in their falter ing grasp, and the judge fell over powered upon his seat—".See! his arms are lifted to heaven; he prays, how wildly, for mercy! Hot fever rushes through his veins. The friend beside him is weeping; awestricken. the dark men move silently away, and leave the living and dying to gether." There was a hush in that princely parlor, broken only by what seemed a smothered sob from some manly bosom. The bride stood yet upright with quivering lip and tears stealing to the outward edge of her lashes. Her beautiful arm bad lost its ten-1 . sum and the glass, with its troubled red waves, came slowly towards the range ot her vision. She spoke again; every lip was mute. Her voice was low and faint, yet awfully j distinct; she still fixed her sorrowful glance upon the wine-cup. "It is evening now; the great : white 1110011 is coming up, and her j beams play gently 011 bis forehead.. He moves not; his eyes are set in their sockets; dim are their piercing! glances: in vain hi* friend whispers! the name of lather and sister—death is there! Death—and no soil hand, j no gentle voice to bless and soothe ; him. His head sinks back ! one con-J vulsive shudder! he is dead!" A groan ran through the assembly, j •So vivid was her description, so 1111- 1 earthly her look, so inspired her man- 1 ner. that what she described seemed actually to have taken place then and there. They noticed also that' the bridegroom hid his lace in his hands and was weeping. "Dead!" she repeated again, her I lips quivering faster and faster and, her voice more and more broken. "And there tluy set op him a grave; and there, without a shroud, they lav ; him down in that damp, reeking earth. The only son of a proud fath-: cr. the idolized brother of a fond sis ter. And lie sleeps to-day in that] distant country, with no stone to mark the spot. There he lies—my father's son, my own twin brother! a victim to this deadly poison. Fa ther," she exclaimed, turning stid-' .dully, while the tears ran down her | beautiful cheeks, "Father, shall 1 i ! drink it now ?" 1 he form of the old judge w as con-' vulsed with agony. He raised not his head, but in a smothered voice he faltered, "No, no. my child—110!" She lifted the glittering goblet and letting it suddenly fall to the floor, it was dashed in a thousand pieces. Many a tearful eye watched her movement, and. instantaneously eve ry wine-glass was transferred to the marble table 011 which it had been prepared. Then, as she looked at the fragments of crystal she turned to the company, saying, "Let 110 friend hereafter who loves me tempt j me to peril my soul for wine. Not j firmer are the everlasting hills than I my resolve, God helping me, never to i touch or taste the poison etij>. And ; he to who I have given my hand,' who watched over 1113' brother's dy ing form in that last solemn hour,; and buried the dear wanderer there by the river in that land of gold, will, I trust, sustain me in that resolve. Will you not. my husband?" His glistening eyes, his sad, sweet smile, was her answer. The Judge left the room; and when, ati hour aller, he returned and with more subdued manner took part in the en tertainment of the bridal guests, 110 one could fail to read that he, too. I .... bad determined to banish the enemy-. at once and forever from his princely home. Those who were present at the wedding can never forget the impres sion so solemnly made. Many from that hour renounced forevei the so cial glass. IT is indeed a mercy that we are not born grown men, with what we consider our wits about us. They . are blinding things—those wits we gather. Moedonald, A Cracked Satellite. The story of a cracked and disin tegrated moon which is made public through the well-known observatory at Marseilles, has points which, if fully assured as *.O their authenticity, will arouse a good deal of discussion among astronomers. The story is of Luigui Caeciatore, a young man with an idea, and a fortune of $ li.UOO, n student at the Observatory of Mar seilles. This young man was so de voted to his idea that he heaped his little fortune upon it, and with a telescope and other instruments, set sail alone for the solitudes of south ern seas. Before embarking, he hand ed to his old instructor a roll of man uscript, upon which was inscribed the idea which the youth purused, and his reasons for entertaining it at the expense t' his time and fortune. He believed, speaking unscientific ally, that the moon was altogether more cracked than modern astronom ers imagined and he went to the south seas alone; that being there in that region where passed the shadow lie might see the sunlight peeping through the cracked moon at the time of the next eclipse. He went away to the South, even to Pitcairn's Island, erected his rude observatory, gained an old sailor toassi.-t him and they- two. with eyes front and instru ments pointed, awaited the shadow. It came. Straight through tlie rug ged rocks the ragged sunlight shone as one sees a gleam through a crack in a door. A cry of joy came from beneath the telescope. The sailor turned photographer, caught three negatives of tlit 1 penetrating sunbeam. The youth with his idea possessed now proof, to him sufficient, thai ids be lief was not a vision but a scientific reality and 110 writes to his old in structor in France, with all the en thusiasm of a boy who has stormed a snow l'ort, and with all the excla mation points of a successful iovt r. The young man saw enough during his bmely vigil 011 Pitcairn's Island to make Itiin declare "that our !ov ly statellite is not only a shell that is crushed in upon some portions of its periphery, and a shell that is now crumbling to rum with a constant, a savage and frightful velocity." The old professor at .Marseilles, commenting upon the youth's obser vations and records which accompan ied this letter, says he has "pushed his discovery very near to the point of demonstration," and then the old gentleman takes a hand in running things with a cracked moon, as fol lows: "If the crumbling be connected with and dependent upon any such intense internal volcanic action as Luigui seems to suspect, the final disruption would be so violent as to project sunie portions of the moon sheer out of tlmir orbit and down up on us with consequences of the most serious character. .Such an impact, if it were of sufficient force, might in turn dislodge tiie earth from its or bit, send it gazing on a spiral into the sun, or filing 011 a hyperbole out into freezing space. Or the resist less force might, in falling, crush iti the surface of our own planet, break through its crust and deluge us with escaping gasses from our own sub terranean laboratory." Is not that a beautiful paragraph ? The reader may think that the moon is not the only cracked thing in e\- istance, but restrain tlie thought, for the above occurs just over the signa ture of Yvon De Pontecoulant, of the observatory of Marseilles. Annual Report of the Superintend ent of Soldiers' Orphans. It would bo well to present the course of study as now prescribed for the soldiers' orphan schools. The extent to which the several branches are to be taught in the different grades is left to the discretion of the teach ers. Advancement will l>e measured more by tkorowjhnesn than by amount. COCRSK OF STUDY—- First Grade. —Spelling, reading,writing and draw ing 011 slates, oral exercises in num bers, object lessons. Second. —Spelling, reading, writ ing and drawing on slates, mental arithmetic, four fundamental rules of written arithmetic, object lessons. Third. —Spelling, read i 11 g, w r iti n g, drawing, mental and written arith metic, geography, object lessons. Fourth —Same as for third grade. Fifth. —Same as for fourth grade, with the addition of grammar. Si.rth . —Same as for fifth grade, with the addition of History of the United States. Seventh. —Spelling, reading, book keeping, elementary algebra, geogra phy, grammar, History of the LTiited States, physiology. Fiijhth. —Heading, algebra or ge ometry, grammar, ('onstitutiou of the United States, natural philosophy or the elements of the natural sciences generally. Vocal music, declamation, compo sition and instruction iu morals and manners are continued throughout the whole course. The studies of the course are fre quently reviewed as the pupils pro ceed. Bible classes and Sunday schools have been organized in all the schools, but sectarian instruction is carefully avoided, except w here the children are all of one denomination. In the form of object lessons a large amount of general information is im parted and valuable instruction given int lie eleuien ts of the differeut sc ionces that can be illustrated with objects. SOLDIERS' ,ORIMIANS AT NORMAL SCHOOLS.- —lt was observed that quite if number of orphans before leaving the schools at sixteen years of age, showed quite a talent for teaching, and some of them, without special . preparation, as soon as the opportu | nit y ottered itself engaged in that bu siness. The Legislature of IST gen erously appropriated S2OOO to assist such as would be most likely to profit by the privilege in attending a State Normal School. To this sum the Le gislature of IsTJ added SIOOO. With the monej thus appropriated, forty tw. orphans attended the Normal schools ( u ing the past year, and i about the same number are now in ' attendance, supported by the SSOOO appropriated for this purpose for the present year. In the main their con duet and progress have been entirely satisfactory. Most of those in school last yeai are now teaching and its fur as hetud from are meeting with good success. 1 f thofee who are now teach ing return to the Normal schools they will be required to pay at least a part of their own expenses. No task of itis life lets been more grateful to the undersigned than that of preparing these children for usefulness and as sisting them to make a fair start in their career. A further appropria tion fur litis purpose will be a*ked from the Legislature. JvWI'LOYM ENT AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL. —Near!}' six Iran bed child ren left the schools the past year at the aire <>f sixteen years. B<unc of them had been in the care of the State ever since the establishment of the system in I.SU4 and others of course for a shorter length of time. Very nearly all of them were fair, and some of them good scholars for children of their age. Tiie}' had re ceived considerable culture in taste —in manners and morals. The moth ers of these children are all poor, the homes from which they came arc in many instances very unfortunate in their surroundings, and the class of persons with whom they are necessa rily brought in contact when they re turn from school are quite often far l'rom being an exemplary character. Under these circumstances it seems oftentimes unwise, not to say danger ous, to send back whence they came children carefully instructed and trained for years in our schools. No question connected with the orphan school system has occasioned the of ficers of it so much solicitude. They have continually followed both boys and girls, but especially the latter, from school to their homes with an xious hearts. But they seem to have been marvelously protected from the snares vice may have laid for them. Nearly 2500 orphans have shaied the benefits of our soldiers'orphan schools and been honorably discharged; we know where almost all of these are and what the}' are doing, and won derful to relate, as stated in the last report, full ninet'j-evjht per cent of the whoF number are doing well and srem likely to become upright and use ful citizens. This result is owing, first of all, to the uplifting, strength ening power of a good education, and second, to the effort made by the De- partment, the schools, their friends, citizens and soldiers to give them em ployment and a fair start in life. The sympathy felt for the children is uni versal. They are recognized truly as the wards of the Commonwealth. During the past year such large numbers of children were leaving school that it was thought important that some special effort should be made to look after the "sixteeners." With this end in view a full lLt of all the children who would leave du ring the year was prepared, printed and largely circulated. The l'ollow ing note, which w a- appende 1 to the list, will fully explain this action: Dep'tm't Soldiers" Orphan Schools. \ tlAßKisiti ut;, I'A., Ft'tiittary 11, is; 3. ) The following is a complete liM of ' all the soldiers'orphans now in schools ! under the care of the State who will ' become sixteen and be discharged i during the current year. The list, is j arranged by counties, ami there have ] been added the date of the birth <>l each child and the school at which it •is now in attendance. Copies of this ILt will be sent to each l'ost. ot lite |G. A. It. in the State and to liumer- I ous soldicra and citizens. The ob ject had in view is to interest as ina i nv as possible in obtaining homes and 'employment for the orphans upon leaving .school. All desiring it can • obtain t lie honut addrcssesot the ehild : ren and information concerning their i character, acquirements and de-ov ; with relation to future avocations, i from the principals of the several , schools, wiiose addresses are given at I the end of the lists. J. P. WfCKERSIIAM, Sllpt. j This effort 011 the part of the De l partment was responded to gallantly j by the officers and members of the j Grand Army of the Republic, who j deserve greet credit for tiie generous • aid given to many a helpless orphan ! ; 1 feel it due to this organization to ' add that committees representing it ! attended the annua! examination* at . t nearly all the schools and sometimes ' took part in them. General Robert i j B. Reatli, the Grand Commander, was I present in person at a number of the I examinations, and frequently spoke | ' words of cheer and good will to the] t " 1 7 ; CiiliviiVP. j The Legislature was asked last j winter to make a special appropria tion to e.-tablish. 111 connection with j the orphan school system, several • industrial schools, in which the clnld ] ren might be aided in learning trades, ] etc. lam still of the opinion that j money could not be used more wisely j jor for a better purpose. The success j of the experiment in sending these! t orphans to the Normal schools is a ; sufficient proof of it. i TIIE SCHOOLS THE PAST YEAR. — 1 will only say that, as a whole, they i ! are doing wt 11. They are not all I ! would like to see them—not all they ] j will be; but their general condition j ; is such that every Pcur.sylvanian can point to them with pride. Lven these ] words of commendation are altogeth- j er unnecessary to be spoken to those who have visited the schools or to the j , tins of thousands who saw and cheer ed the eight hundred boys who march ed in line through the streets of Ilai risburg 011 the last, inauguration da_\. LIST OF "SIXTEEN EKS " FOR IN7J. A pretty full list of all the orphans i who have left the schools at the age ; of sixteen, was published last year; j this year we confine ourselves to giv ing the names, addresses and in many instances theemploymcnts of the"six teeners" for 187 J. CONCLUSION. — I once more eom ! iii i mend our orphan schools and orphan I school children to the fostering care of the Executive and the Legislature and to the sympathy and support of all good men ; above all, invoking for them the protecting arm of Him who said: "stiller little children to come unto me and l'orbul them not, for of such is the kingdom of Hea ven." J. P. WICK LBS HAM. Supcrintend'-nt. Christmas Presents. Who or what was the name of the . distinguished individual who first in vented Christmas, we know not. In regard to this fact history has pre served a dignified silence. Yet it must be admitted that site has issued passports of posterity to many names far less deserving ol' such favor. However, we are casually informed by existing chronicles that the usage of gift making doubtless originated in the offspring of presents on the an ! niversary of the birth of Sol. Sol, lie ] 51.75 a YEAR it known, was an uncii nt dignitary of heathen |>ersiia*ioii, reputed to pos sess sii[>eriiatural powers an<l who, before he would deign to errant his good graces to all worthy .• pplieants therefor, had to be tirst solicited by divers small gifts, such as money, provisions, clothing, etc.—articles which ill those days were essentially necessarv to win the good will and respect of any gentleman lay ingclai.n to deistical elevation. Judging the past fro n the present, therefore, it is sei utiitglv evitlt nt that the inventor of this ingenious arrange ment w a relative of the old gentle man aforesaid, and was moreover, in all probability, in ambitious oliiee seeker, engineeting for a fat position under liis (Mr. Sol's) control. l>ut as we do not make any pretensions to pr< f >und antiquarian knowledge it is not best to accept this -statement as conclusive. Certain it i-> that the iutelligi nee of thi- presentation dis covery was soon communicated to Jupiter, Jiiana, Mim-rva, "W'eiuis," Juno, and sexual other oracular au tocrats who moved in the same circle of society as old Sol, and who, at once pcre.-iviii ; the self-evident ad vantages of the pi MI, adopted it with out debate. Vniious Teutonic worthies, in he same station of lite, also introduced the plan into their business opera tions, and for many centuries leaped a respectable competence therefrom, i lining the interval the custom was soniewlirt improved upon, and ii - stead of allowii g the degenerate old I deities to enjoy a sole monopoly of j the principle, the people soon eg; nb to make presents to each other ami thus presuming to testify the esteem felt for those to whom the presents were given. According to the pagan plan, t. ise j. ifts were exchanged : t N>\v Year's, with which in those times Christmas was blended. At length tiie advuit of the chris tian era ejected a change in the wor shiping syst. m ami the old gods were : thrown out of employment; but the j masses had become so universally at j taclied to many of the old pagan cus toms and superstitions that the chris tian authorities found it impossible to obliterate them. Accordingly all the usages not in direct opposition to the teachings of the church, and among which was the presentation | of gifts at Ncxv Years, were no, iu terferi d with. The Christ tree, 01 Christmas tree, was invented, and so this attractive and time-honored feature of the holi -1 days has come down to us consecrated ;by ages. In Germany, where the Christmas festival is always celebrat jed with the greatest rejoicing, the Christmas tree tirst came into use. Throughout the many little villages in the northern portion of Germany it was the custom on Christmas Eve for all the inhabitants to repair to the school or meeting house wherea grand old tree, sometimes many feet high, blazing with iumnnctable candles and hung with thousands of presents, was stripped of its heavy burden. Every body, high ami low, licit and poor, received something, and none were too undeserving to be forgotten. Here, too in the little hamlets of the " Fatherland," the " Knecht Ru pert," the remote ancestor of the genial "Santa Clans" of our own time, Ui>.t saw the light of day. A jolly old fellow in high buskins, white robe, and gigantic wig, was the Knecht Rupert, who carat: round to the houses in the village with a big bag of good things, which were pre sented to each and every one of lite children, the good little girls and boys being especially favored. Etorn the judgment lie displayed, in picking out the model little ladies and gentlemen who went to Sunday school regularly, never told lies and . were in all respects embryo angels lacking the w ings—in preference to the graceless young scamps who swore like Hoopers, broke the win dows, stoned the schot i master and went through their mother's sugar bowls or jam-pots without the least compunction—it was generally sur mised that Mi. Knecht Rupert must have had some previous consultation with the parents of the aforesaid em bryo angels. It was also said that the presents were given him by the parents to l>e (Coutinmd on Fourth law.]
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