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H. W. SMITH,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
jail Clearfield. Pa. ly
WILLIAM A. WALLACE,
ATTORS EY AT LAW,
Clearfield. Pa.
CAT-Legal knalnee. ef all tiii da promptly end
atnrelely alteaded to. I a ay 1 4 J
A. W. WALTERS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
.Ofliee Id the Court llonae. decile
ISRAEL TEST.
ATTOBXKV AT LAW,
Clearfield. Ta.
VOSee In the Cnart llnaiaa. jyll.'C7
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTOffXF.Y AT LAW,
( irarfiflii, 'a
0S:t wiii T. B. .McLuettl.T, Ktq , over First Xt-
t) 'i ni) I flack.
aHrproirpt att(nt.pa fm it th tmrlTti
f BcntttT, Clitn Ar..,nd to all butinrvi1.
S(.i-h is, irtT It.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTnKNKV AT LAW.
0teea Seeuad ft.. CSaarneld, pa. ni:i.f(l
JOHN I. CUTTLE,
ATTuHXEV AT LAW
an Ileal Ftatr Aseut, f leirfield. Pa.
C9"Rfpctfa!lr offrn bit aorvirrf ia fftUnr
14 feeing lands in CiaarNnU and nrljitining
rsnliM ; and with spcrine f nvmr tt
u a mrwrju?, Itwrt b.tntcil thai b tu
Mir latufaetiua (ft b2t.'ri1 tf
WM. M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTOKSLV AT LAW,
( keau-Orlal. Pa.
Ofiee as Market etreet eae done eaatof tha Clenr
Seld Cvtraty Bank. iweyVnd
J.aall. Orria. 0. T. Alevaudct.
ORVIS &. ALEXANDER,
AIT'HiNKYS a r LA U'.
laelleloata. Pa. eepll.'Ci y
E. I. KIRK, M. D.,
rilYSlCIAN AND SURG KON,
I utlieroburfT, Pa.
.Will attend, promptly la all profeaaional
ea.w. aulS:ly pd
DR. AI THORN,
PHYSICIAN k SURGEON,
HAVINtJ Ineated at Kvlertmrn. Cleartr'd eo. !
Pa.. eJere hil pmfeMinal aem-ea to the
rrplo(tlieaarraHind.nEeinalrr. Sept. J.'.'-y
I
JEFFERSON LITZ,
rnrsiciAN & surgeon,
UAtINO located at Oieeola. Ta., elTrra hia
profeaaioaal .er.teee to ihe pcopla of that
a an t aarnaanding counter.
ttuAM ealle ,r.,nptly attenled to. Office
and re.iccne. en Caroa at., foraaerly eeeapiod
hy Dr. Kltae. mylMe
DR.T. JEFFERSON BOYER,
rm'MCIAN JIM) Sl'U'iUyX,
Second Street, ClearSr-.d. Pa.
Snaving permanenlly Waled, tie new eUVr.
V , emlreaioual ervi-e to Ihe citin nol '!. arli. I
t-,4 W"iiv. aaat tae paolio generally. All e .li
piTrtly aited ta. ncud-y
f . B. REED, M. D.,
rilYSlCIAN ANl KIRHEmN.
Vta-IIaalTi( rcejeeed ta Tt illlaaiagr,.t. Ta.,
era kia prt ta atonal aera.cea te the peofleH
eflera hia pn
taa earrweadieg eeantry,
1JII.'
DR. J. P. BURCHFIELD,
8,rgyn of!bH4 tg mcitl ! ?ann
V- ioatrtTB, mv.s r:Hrr" (cm tL Arm.
trr hi vofcMMBal art.c to ritinn
f t'inrbd esauB'J.
apifninn-.l ealU r'rJ :tD
t'L,r i-m ber,ni iratt, furiarJ oru(Md br
1-r. Wooli. fiprlM-U
OR. J. F, WOODS,
littKte reiao.ed to AicaviiV, ra..rC
hi-
STolcaie;,! strvieca lo lur pei,(,-e oi mai in-.-
the .u.rouumi e-untry. Ail ci.s pnin, '; j
" -: ;dlv- (Jj.e. d tiia pd
DR. S. J. HAYES,
cfRO CON
DENTIST.
Cifrif t o Ma
"W'itl. mmf pr.fri.i.Pl iitf, f -r tl.efoa-
Ai.nl. I-' it. i f "f. v. :
L'br. wrj Fir! l-r t of averjr m'.Dtli. j
rtf"-aTiil Fif-l Mi-jdT i fi'irf ia f.
Limt.fr 4 ity Ft'i I -mr ln ( vfr n-KPlS
friidtLj i wis dT ia tub" i.-ca. AU t4r
f r ,.-k l.f.iii i 'f I'Tjm Lti i vn thf it-O' 4,1 b
rr.r,l M n"k
f-fr Ttt-.h ritrnMrd tV nTj-!-raiot of
W fift(f-i f-..aipr'.f ly ithout p
lif-d. h h-tV h cntr,t-f d.
N. H -Thi fii-tir wilt nie. tat !r
V . r. tit.t fntca ia th aW n-i. nij
I t and in b rf, in nrwouaviii. Fa.
DENTAL
PARTNERSHIP.
T a II 1TTI I ST
I'B. J. .'1. i'ii'"LIi
I'-ire. te Itiwa ll..it..,.? -
. .
pflMi,
la tha
reaer.lle he has associated wan aim
peaefles uf Il.at'sfry,
S IV li au T). D,
"-U a graduate ef iht V iladslphis i-nlal
'"'I'a-s ai.d iheeef.-rs baa Ihe kitrb"! allesta
""' s fr.(.K,,PU aknt. all w..rk dne In
ifW I war a I E held K el' pare-as 'ly re.powsi
lot being dose in the aval anisfi"-t"l ""
ar.d liieha.t order an tha pnifeaoaw
est eraer wl the pneea-ien.
bed pr est ice ol tweeny fwsyearela
ablea Baa to t(Vlk te l' pe!'e"
oa a.taeli.li
"' Pace faaklea
" eei.r.d.ace.
ingagen aau freaa a dlatanee ai.o it' he aaade
V lener a lea dart before the pahecit deairas
"g- I Joa. , J
.
in St.. rurwel
1JJ
T the llTMOC'RATlC
CLEA
GEO. B. G00DLANDEK, Froprictor.
VOL. -hMVIIOLE NO. 21 -
Cants.
DR. M. L. KLINE,
SURGEON DENTIST.
nAVINtl l.Mtatr-,1 in V'.llaocton, CU-arfit-M
county, I'., utTur hi jirofi'Miniia. tcrvire
lu lb iH'ujitc of 1 hut i I (', and (ho urrouii.iiiig
country. All work guartiDtecJ, and oli..rin'f moti
erale. (oot.l, ttV-tf.
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN & SU11GEOX
nAYINU located at rViintield, Fa., offer, hi.
professional service, to tlio fioople ef that
pii.ee aii'l aurrouuding country. Ali call, promptly
attended to. cel. II If.
CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAGER TEER BREWER,
Clear fit Id Pa.
nAVIXO rrnM .Mr. Entres Brewery bf
bit hy itriet attention to briimM and
Utv manutnrtiire of a guprrior articlt of liKEIt
lu mioiv thff patrooagu of all the old and many
new cufctuuim. Aus- if j tf
THOS. S. WASHBURN,
SCALER OF LOGS,
Glen Hope, Clearfield County, Peuu'a.
ri-tME aohacriWr ha demtrJ tnneh time and
X attention to the r-CALlNti UK LOUS, and
takra ihip method of uCerttiit hil lervirea to thoae
who ft:ay need thrai. Anv lurther information
can tie had by aJ Ireittojt ai abore. jejo-if
SURVEYOR.
THR ndcrr:(.'ned offera hia aerricea aa a Snr
reyor, and may be tnund at hia reatdence, in
ltrrencc townatnp. Lcttcra will rrai-b him di
rected to Clearlield, Ta.
ma7-tf. JAMES MITCHELL.
THOS. W. MOORE,
Land Surveyor and Conveyancer,
TJAVINll rwutly located in the borough of
Lumber Citt, and rritmd the prctiw of
Surtrring rosped fu'lv ti-nd r bti (.rortf.
niunal rrviM to the nrrf of nl rpot-u'mor in
lind in ( tcnifirld and lu-ioinjE rouutirt.
J'dl of coevpyanpe neatly fifculcd.
Offirc and rcinitnea one Uvor rant of Kirk A
DANIEL M. DOUGHERTY.
BAEEER &, HAIR DRESSER,
t ITONP FTRI KT,
Jy?1 CLF.ABFIEI.I), PA. if
N. M. HOOVER,
Yt'bolctale k H-iail Icalcr ia
Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff,
Two doora eaat of the Port Office.
MARKET FTREKT, CI.fAUllELD, TA.
I .A lari-a.ormentof I'ipca, Cieai ('',c.
alwa- a on hand.
r.,vlll ly
J. K. BOTTORF'S
P II O T t) (i U A P II (i A LL E K Y ,
Market Blreet, Clearfield, Pa.
N'
Pfl VTIV1S made in cloudy, aa well aa in
clear wea'h'-r. fVoatantli on hand a good
rtmri.t of IT.AJtK". Ml KhliM orr.n ami
TLHI.tiSt't'l'Il' 'IK1VS. Framil, from any
etyle of mould, ag, taa-le to order. eprSvtf
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
t learjiold, I'eun'a.
VSu-WiU eaiH-ute Juha ia Uil line promptly and
in a workmanlike mai.iier. af r4.7
J.BLAKE WALTERS,
SCHIVKNKK ANI CtiN VKYANcKll.
teat for the Polehaae and Sale ef tarda.
leaiiitld. I'a.
jr-Pnmint ettenlton givea to at bn.lneaa
ennn.eteS With th COOntT OtllCOa. Offiee Wllb
Hon. VTm. A. Wallace. Jan I, lll-tf
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
MiLa ia
GESEUAL MKItCIIANDISF,
;UAIIAMTiN, Pa.
Alae. ejleriaive ainufae'rer anS Sealer la saare
Tianl-r aad eiawed Lomlwrol all kinda.
sn-Ordcrl enlieitcd and all hilla prorepllj
filled. !j.vl lr
ro. at.ar.HT nr.T n.arT w. ai.atnr
VV. ALBERT &. BROS.,
Manulartarera A I atenaive Kealeram
Sa-ved Lumber, Square Timber, bo.,
woo n la si', r EN X ' A.
r-3-Ordcra eolicited. F.illa filled oa abort notice
and reaeonuole tenna.
A ldreea Woodland P O., n. fl-M Co., Pa.
I.2..IT '
l.lil.llT A HMOS.
FRANCIS COUTR1ET,
MH1C1MST.
I'rrnclullle, learBeld County. Pa.
, Keep, eon.lanllv oa hand a full aalortlnent of
j lm ii ua. llanlaare, tiroeeru-e. i-ed everything
I uMiallv kept ii. . lesall rUT-, h,eh will be aold,
lor eaah. ae rliiai. aa elwwhvre in the counlj.
I'renehiilie, June 27. lct'7-lj.
C. KRATZER &. SONS,
.MERCHANTS,
raat.rna is
Dry Goous, ClotLicg, Eard-vrare,
Cullery, Queemware. Ovoceriea, rorialoae and
bhtr.glea,
tlraihttl. rnu'.
,if-AI their new. tire rma.ti. 5c.'nd rt'cer
ney Merrell A Uigler a Hardware al.re.
MOSKAfiNON LAND it LUmbtK UU.,
, , ,, . u
OiCFft.A fcTl-AM WILLS,
mirrs,rTt urn
LU.MPr.n.XATIt, AND TICKETS
II. II. PIHLLIXCFOKI), 1'n-il nl.
OBce Ferr-I l'la-e. No. lia . dlh St.. I'tid'a.
J ill LAWS!!!-., t niiermlen ii-ilt.
jenCr)
Ois-cla Aiills LUhiU cmity. Pa.
il
-sRENCII KlbS and t ACE coLUMrl. at
DIsiSKt.l'TltlN The partnership licrto
lo,T -ii.l.4 between ill. .inilvi s.gncl III the
o.,r a.it.le ba.ine.-a the boronjtb "f l.umlsr
o.Kl.r the name 1 Ki.a A St-necr, was, on
ttte lull lll.t.. il.oolM"! n o.n
The oo..ti and notes arc in li e hand
J . f,.r eoilcet-on. All p,r'"t'
i f II. W.
knowil if
p''-eee rail
,i i.,.. ,,,.l,.,ied to aind firm wi I
and eelli wiuioul a.
V. l-fl TV I I IX
II. W
Y.S.
M'LM I-II-(sepl
ii -V
Lumber i'ity. Soft.
15
K0HN hlA ui.r,i,zis(
i II1I1MTH Tinr m 1 Not ee
t-herrl f .enthat lett.r'ol aominiiiraii
f .h.e.tareol Zi.niminT. limn, deeia..
I late of 'vtur t..wi,at,ip. t'lea'licia eonniy. .
1. . i j.i. inth. nader.ial
. .... ..II ease
i all ..ersoaa maeoiea is
. . , .ad thaaa Saving
,,. ,,.,;.
. c.,.0ui or aemanna win rrre. . - . -
amies
..ie tie a-iOeneni wilhoat delay.
.IACOU a IMi, aneinioiv""
A IMillTB ATOlfS Vim l ie-'r
A . . I........r.ni,a with the will annear.l
r..a lh. K.i. e of Jhn lo.k.nson. late of Him
. r'Aai
1 lliem.
I , ..der-ipned,
; at I lear.'-ot I'a.
and llK.se iu'c si " r-r '
or le )) ra. . anaec. 11,. ... ,
A. S. 1I' sitsso.-i,
Adsar. Il l N.l T. A.
flet S.'f K
'..t,i l.l.EU t CO.. saake vieatlcmeaa
Biahing 'sda a, Srl'J.
fur
inh;.''' nrntw dvrij. ? p-p
Ol' IJjjJji
11.
THE REPUBLICAN.
CLEA Ii FIELD, Pa.
WEIiNKSDAY JltlllN-INn, NOY. S. IBM.
TAKH THE PAI'KftW.
Y . r. wti.Lia,
Whr don't you tuko the paperat
Tbry're the life of our JrllfLlt;
Exci-pt ahout ch't-tion litiK',
And Ihvn 1 rcud for epitc.
Bnhwrihe! yon cannot loar a Cent,
W hy ahould yun ho afraid ?
For ca.u thin paid ia money lent
At intcrcat tuur-fold paid.
Oo, then, and tako the pupera,
And pay to-day. nor pay di-lar,
And my word f.ir it ia ititcrntd, '
You'll live until you're gray.
An old neighbor of mine,
While d.vinjr with a ooukIi,
Doairrd to hmr the luteal newa
tVhilc he waa going off.
I took the paper, and T read
til aonie new pijla in force;
lie bonnt a tun and ia he dead?
ho hearty aa a horse.
I knew two men. aa much alike
Aa e'er you anw two atuuipa.
And no pLrcnulopet cuuU Lud
A diDerenoe in their huuipp.
One takea the paper, and hi. life
I. happier than a Kiiia;
111. ehii.lrup can rend and write.
And talk of uen and thinga.
The other took no paper, and
While atrolling Ihrouich the wood,
A tree fell down and broke hia erown,
And killtd him "very good."
Had tic been readinc of the mwe.
At home, like nciKMior Jiu,
I'll bet a cent that aeeid'-nt
Yi'ould not buvc hapjiened him.
Why don't yon take the papcra?
Nor from the printera aneak,
Bwanac yon hot row from bia Ur
A puier every week.
For he who takra ttie paj.era.
And pave hia bill when due,
Can live in peace with tltid ajid man
And with the printer, too.
OUR SATURDAY NIGHT.
Onco more! Another Saturday
night ! Again the raven h:is home
its load of seven Xmndles hat k to the
shelves of the past, to beeiitoinbcd till
tno nnul settling! Another weekly
volumo bound and laid away each ot
the seven ch.ipter the honk contains
senled forever. No matter how many
blots or wrung figures, wo cannot
open llio volume to erase or change
the record is complete so far.
Our past is His Present ! It is His
safe wherein is locked beyond the
tench of our opening or genius of our
keys lite records to be looked at
whenever lie wills. And Ho calls us
to settlement w hether we me ready
or no. Uli ! that none hut good rec
ords wero ai'tiinst all of us!
lint no more of this tonight. It is
not of the pn-t, and yet it is. All the
neck wc have toiled with tlio brain
and hand, till head and brly b weary,
liut now we can rest, and lift from the
ciinliiiir spring of memory boadrts
strung wiih pearl drops, wherein nnd
whereon lire beautiful pictures. Wc
sec n thousand faces thus. Puces of
those who little think wo see them.
Wc hear the laugh, tho voice of friends
us wo shape the pearls thus drawn
out together wo feci tho earnest
gr.ispol heart-wnrnied hands, nnd live
over again the yours that itro lost, us
traveler would retrace his Heps, and
sttip only tit the most beautiful places
he visited in the years nflcd.
And us wc look these scenes over
wc leel lonely to night. No ono in
the room save oursclf and the unccu
tnrits whicblill the tor, and winch
come nnd go at oar heartstilled hol
ding. 'J'ho whito dial of tho watch
hclore us seems lo-uight so much likea
face we know, often huvo our eyes
rested thereon. Wo listen to the
"llititk quick tit ink quick" of the heart
work of this little mechanism, and
cannot hulf think.
All gone!
Tho loved guests wc had wilh us
hnvo giuic. There wero spirits of
llioso who have crossed the river be
fore us nnd the spirits of those who
tonight uro dreaming. Por do you
Know that when wc sleep oursotils jour
ney? Sometimes to hinds wo kin.w'i
not of as wo live. Sometime to greet , SMistsnce. nntl in a few minute" rccov
spirits over yonder! Sometimes I ,,rc,i (,o body ot the pnor little otic
w andering w ith spirits from over j (Jivni, indeed, was the fix t her s griel,
there! And sometimes wo wander i ..ii hnu-'li he did not ree-ret thcileci.
among old scenes no knew before we
became of earth, as in the future
slato wo w ill roam tho aisles of the
past which i our present. When wc
sleep, school is out. and spirits play'.
Anil sometimes we sleep while uwake
--und start, we know nut why ! It is
0.,!"hc spirit ; thesoul which has been
ulaving tru..::T, v.eii.ng nines away-
1 rrt'trnrJ I" it pt-unncc ,
I Chenille old house is win 0!"
."r T::,nv..,v: "
a a I . i
la lilt lio'ie is oi ,n ion. ., ..
. . .t.... ..I !.. l,.
llotinai an tie inn' iiniut ,u 10 in
saina lime w ilh us to Ihe new home.
wc would not enre how quick the old
lione luigiil i n'. ' ii unit'"
1 sad and lonely. i uves ran
Waves rsti
""I einnoii h puiciu wiii.-.n,. ...os
., , i i.:i .
l:f
It m
tV
r font or. and tins
io our hope m r fult faith.
lint lo night wc miss somebody.
Our tlnuighis are with .time one i lo.
Tito room sccti'S very slill. Necr
so st.li before. We long to bf lorr.
to bo awav Ii oin here lo look into
certain ct es adovvn w bote duptlis lire I summer calm, or lashed into lury by
! traced characters other cannot, but the winter' Icinpcst, in thundering on
I w hich we can rend. We would (eel ,,.n stttnls, und wlien yon have nnm
j the soft sweet bri alJi of some one bcred Ihe drops of the w aves, ihr M.i,ii
we wait tin' pro for hand lo touch ' in her sounding beach, you have nut;)
j lrs or five fingers to rest as belore
on our almost bursting; temples, but
d. ulas ! the ryes arc not Oeloie us oniy
us they glide with the pen point across
theppcr on which we wnte 1 '"o
.,. .1,..- h..m
win nni sun
,...,.. . I,!,.,, :
ine o. ni ,i,.ii,o
The sweet lips
- tin .......
wo nave so mien pressed me e.y
soul upon and into will not como
us lo-niuht. nor can we feel Iku Ibrnh
a.i . i
bingol thut heart wherein we know
nnr imti.e Is enehrined as an emerald
diamonds puro
of wondron. luster.
not hearts apart T Did you who read
not mans, upuri. 1 a
PRINCIPLES!
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,
Honr press ii(;iti list tlio jiiiiic linlei
In I'tmtHlop ii-(iv littiirlnitk over nn
nlwent oho till it neeim'il u if j-tui
must KOHontcwIiertt, utiyulioiu 1 lliil
you ever f;row fitiiit iiti'tl wcniy of lilc
in kntiwin ilutt znmeliadij. nu ninttur
who, wore uwuy, mid you just dying
fur tiicir proacnee ?
Wlien llio woi'U of tlio dny in cndeil,
then wo witnt rest. Notiilono tlioensy
chair, llio yiuldine; sola not ono ol
your hard, liutneinatlo coiitiivancoH
not alono llio curnclod floor und pic
tured wiiIIh thut which (ives rest to
the cvo und hotly, hut we want rest
for tlio heart. Buskins; in the sun
shine of love. Loved lips speaking
eyes gentle hands kind words
generous kisses given hy pure, sweet,
unstained, unpointed lips. This is
rest. To know thut tome oiic.no mut
ter who, and yet it does matter, is
with you, hy you, of you, (or you. to
you, pnro, good, loving genlle-heurtcd,
and the heaveu of this life, us God is
of the next.
Hut to-night wo nra ulono yet
not nlonu. Tlio wortls sho said
the kisses she gave us llio on
resses iioiiq can robuaof the plane,
'and hopes, and promises, and daring
of nntl confidence in the i'ultire all
these are w ith us. Like gmizo over
choice painting, so docs her love keep
fin in us that which mars und weuk
ons. Pretty snon ! Tiefure man)- davs or
weeks! Wo shall meet airain. Very
roon in dreams. We will find her
when the body is ut rest. Wo will
not ho lonely then, for long heliire
morning wo will be nioro tliun a hun
dred leagues uwuy, und whither we
go, we will not tell !
And some day !
Thank (Jod tor that! Ti.cn wo who
work can rest. If wo save wo shall
enjoy! If wo are good wo shall be
happy that is happier than if we
arc not. And wceun work f ir others
can speak kind words fur those who
toil, ami suffer, and sorrow, and hope,
and wait and with brave patient, trus
ting hearts sit on the shore of iho in
rolliiiL' scit wailing fur tlio gulden
ship and thocalm which settles on the
waves to slill them. (Jon Mess those
wo love nil whom we work fur. and
keep us all Irom the perils ol this and
every Saturday Anjht."l;nck l orn-
croy.
A Falhtr'B Sacrifice
A most noted and wonderful instance
of devotion to dn'v was shown by tho
briilgeinan of the Newark und fs'ew
Jersey iiailroad yesieidaj- indeed a
devotion that seem unnatural, lor the
man in question sacrificed hii child's
hlb to stive tho lives of others,
James Pecker, the man in question,
is employed to open and close the
draw-bridge op the Pussuio river.
Yesterday morning Pecker, us usuul,
was employed upon the bridge, accom
panied ly his son, a lad of ten years.
Somo vessels requiring to go up the
stream, tho bridgo Was opened by
Decker, and tho vessels permitted to
puss through. There was not much
time to spare in cloiMiig the bridge, a
train being due there in a few minutes.
Slowly the bridge turned on its table,
and when within
a few varus ol list,
iiroiu'E position
Decker beard the
shrill whistle of the locomotive on its
way to the Jersey depot. At almost
the" same moment he beard a cry (or
help coming from beneath the bridge,;
and looking down into the water he
observed wilh horror thut his son had
fallen into tho river, at d was strug
gling for life, llo could easily have
jumped down inlo the water and saved
his boy, but tho train was coming on
at u rapid puce, und tho bridge was
slill open, and W save his son was to
insure tlio ucslrut lion of the train.
Fitrciilul love is strong, nnd it was
strong in Pecker; the first Impulse of
the lather was to leave tlio train to
ill.) iiuuei v. 111a n i' o . . niu iihipi i'
its fate and save the boy, but the i
1 .
devotion lo duty overcame parental
aflet tion, and he instantly determined
to save the train by closing the bridge.
The draw was arranged with ull lliv
speed possible, und then Decker rush
ed to tlio assistance ol his child, but it
was loo late, lor the boy bad sunk, lo
l0 seen no more alivo. He obtained
ion that ended his son's lif-j. This is
uii evem almost without a puruilcl,
and seems quite as improbable as arc,
many of llio scenes tlescnheil in Ihe
yellow covcreu iiicrniuie u iiiuinn.
His action was so thoroughly unst I-;
.1. .i
t no on
UMI, SO liouie, as to lippe.u- noi mill i
jniprohuble.hiit unnaluiul. A'. V ..S7,ir.
Tin: Mr.Asi nn.i.ss
measure parental love how broad,;"'""'"
wr? z,
. .... I t ... .
n in, p. in i,
I 1.. ...)...... It., I .'...a !..-n ills
con iiin i.iiu'mu. .,m. v,:v j
; 1, laved on von del h.llaiid hlomlv cross,
whero God's ow n Son is pet isl.ing for
its, nor man nor nngei nwti nneiu
.i,e.,si-e The circumference of the
measure The circumference
.1 l. r. .. I . . I . 1. .1 ...
curia, uic uiutuue m u nn., m ;...n.
tniu-o nt Hie linnets. I licse have lU'Cli
determined ; but the bight, depth,
brcaillh and length of Ihe love ol God
passeih knowltdgo Such is the
Father against whom till of us have
sinned a thousand limes! Walk the
shore when t lie ocean slectm in tic
j l.ered God m mercies and your sins
Well, therefore, nniv we go to linn,
with the contrition of the prodigal
our hearts, a ml hia conlcssitm on
cnirr
hps "rather, I
me iiearen nnu in jny signi. tin
Spirit of he g us to go to God.
; oe assuren . me ...me, ,..., sr,.
lo . bis son ufar ofl, ran to meet Imn, 1.
1 t 11: 1 i 1 .
I on his net k nnd kissed him wits but mi
J jnmgn of Him w ho, not sparing li s
own Son. hnl giving bilu up lo tlcalh
and that wo might live, invites and now
awai.s your coming.-'., (iuthrv.
negro is equal to tho while man,
1 ... .,
"i - n'
ej,tial to a lriaaiertreoc,ri.
HJii
NOT MEN
DRIFTING WITH TEE TIDE.
IIY SP1TII 1KB.
Tho river flowed smoothly and peace
fully along. Over innunluiii, hillside
and tree, llio straggling rays of a .Sum
mer sunset poured their lust lints, nnd
cheered into songs tho woodland war
blers flitting from bough to hough.
Here, Nuluro was rugged, hut grand
Tho mountains were lofty nod majes
tic, and raising their broad fronts on
either side, cradled tho (lowing river,
nnd hushed it into noiseless slumber
The suhbeums went slanting down the
hill sides, imparting their own bright
colored tints to the clinging moss, und
glancing in tnd out the gay foliage ;
then hilling upon tho river, made long
tracks of rosy light, whoso bright
coursings wero intently watched by
ono occupant of n preily little l out
that was di il ting with the tide. Philip
llaiidolph dropped tho ours, and fol
lowed in its course the circling light.
Ho was wondering what the tingcl of
dreams was whispering to tho quiet
stream ; for if ever river slept, this one
was slumbering now. Over its sur
face, the winds chanted a sweet lullaby,
and the strong mountains folded it in
their great arms, and ull was still
A quaint little boat it was, and a
quaint littlo maiden she. who sat at
ono end, with head bowed down on
her bund. A rustic hat shaded her
face, from beneath which the stifi
brown curls (ell in graceful negligence.
Her only beauty was a pair of hazel
eyes, hoih roguish and sparkling; but
when a word of love would call into
being tlio most beautilttl blushes and
tho merriest dimples, you would travel
lar before finding a sweeter or gentler
(aco. So thought Philip liandulph.
Of what was she eo steadfastly
thinking, on this bright summer even
ing, when ull maidenhood should be
merry and gay? Perhaps, like the
river, sho was dreaming of tlio one
bright sky the vviilcis ot her heart
reflected. Put her dri'iims were not
peaceful; und, raising her head with
n sigh, she glantvd at her companion.
Very grave and earnest was his look
! as he asked I lie quest ion, '-Nettie, what
is your deci.-iun V Again her head
druopcj uuw n on her hatnl, ttilh the
answer: "Uiin: let me tliinn.
Weighty ami momentous thoughts
were they that filled that pretty head ;
her whole hie rose up before her
scenes changing and shifting like the
pictures in u kaleidoscope. Philip
lianihi'ph and sho had grown up from
childhood together, under the guard
ianship of Philip's lather. How well
sho remembered the old red school
i ...i t....i. .i.... ..a...1
llotlsi-, io.:u u'iiii nun ii'iiiu un. mni
, . ' , t r .i
dav to receive kwiwledio; the snow-
covered Ii
i , . i -t to i-
ill, upand tlown wlncli 1 liiop I
. ' i-oii . i . i I
n heron Ins sled, and made
had draw
her cheeks "low liko
roses when he
won nl si ntt I ly reftieo any rivul tho
honor of doing likewise. Her first
ride on "Old White-," sho standing
on tho farm yard pule and springing
into Iho saddle, and Philip leading the
dear old horse; then, when sho could
gallop und leap ditches ho had brought
her homo the prettiest of ponies to be
all her very own ; afterward, their
i . ,, ,
j l ":" "na "? "? A" . T
noinesic Kness ni inai uteary tiigni
cutnc hack to her now, and Nettie's
tears flowed down her cheeks at the
very remembrance. How Madame
A frowned when a letter in Phil
ip s bold, free handwriting was given
her; and tho anger of Nettio when
Muduinc tore il up, as she didn't ullow
I l: ... . . . I -.
young mutes tU .elUio ..v.... ..v....
jienii. imn.
llio long thrco years that seemed
to have 1:0 ending, niid then the meet
ing al the old homestead. How she
blushed nnd smiled ns, instead of n
mero youth, Philip appeared before
her ns a young gentleman, and com
.1 1 , i
phmcn'.cd her upon her improved I.
.. ...n i.,.o Leu llm lnnte im-a fil .
appearance. Then the long Jny. . ofj
heiirtsickiiess, when tho flirt ol the
country manei.vered in all sorts t.f
. , . iv
ways to gain h l.p s hearl.and Nettie
was so wounded that she treated
lly nntl answered iim riii eiyiiiien
V
Philip hud saved her hie; saved her
Irom a horrible death, and in recom
pense thereof claimed her as his ow n
Well she remembers Ihe heart' blond
singing up to her cheek, and the tin ill
of pleasure, convulsing her w hole be
ing; and now she feels that without
linn this world wouiii no a uieaiy
void. and she a poor waif. Then the
I tint . llilS VI I V till. II nn, a Ohio now
.i : i .. : In. . l ...i
. i '. . , ,
la'l I'if liitlift lu tive a lili-w-iii l
heir ncirm iai, tun -nr. ..an. oip..
I..I......I a.Tl IHUlI IWt'.iK Ilia- I ll'V
a 1 .1 I I ... l I 1 . 1 I . I. I ... I
' '
. a I ... .1 II. .
laovic.' I ennll-'M-IW Prt;" JIo rcftist-d all cxpla
UIUil 1 hilin VdWi'U ituv in
lillCV I 11 III Ull? V It -I , mill .'WW It'iin
. .. ,i.s0 . ho .,,..:.
,
I be'
love -etlio.
Long ago, a duel bad been ring
; mccii Nettie's father and Philip
! "
former was lllstalillv killed ; !
,,., -n-
'"inn . sit ni n v '. -
orvtl toatonc oy eoiiiiuin
the ilangh-
i - ...,'.. ..V(,r dreatnin;' of
lv ' J ' .. ..
so disasl roils a ciinseotietice lis llio Two
yuriir people's lulling in love. Put ii
ie the old, old story, lvpeatiog iiself
V;in. Worldly eyes are wise; they
; ie far-seeing and i igilattt, and w 01 hliy
i hands would endeavor lo draw iimiii
olT tWO I1VCS llllll annum nimf.iv.in
niic: but. in spite of ad the Worldly
,. ., . I ... . ...... ....
, yi s ami
hands. Ihe current ol true
love that Inr a. liiue bad lict'ti itirt.cn
out of its cinnea, (lows Hack lino me
-in .il clunnil wilh grealer lorce
TI
limn liclore, mm tuns uuamn
, .1. n
in;'
cliches the denial sea lind lucre
abi li-!h forever.
.. .. ... ,i.
face
- . . , - , .
i quivered w,l , angui.
7" , ... .,,
II lot n sum m
. .. i.n Liiis.niiii.il inn 111 rr nit' 111 ttiM'tnti
Nettie bad never seen her father's
J,,,., l never experienced her (ath-
tr's face had never experienced her
ut.ier s ca.v . ' " r. !.
he - on the tide of dreams a silitr ttdi
,i;.,l nni, lea flashing in and
1 toe puiei e.ui vi
I860,
NEW
tho love picture, smiled und smiled go
deeply that it hecaino visible on her
features, lighting up cheeks, lips nnd
brow with a wondrous light.
Again Philip looked up, and seeing
tho change on Iho fair face, took her
hand within his own nntl gently
smoothed and caressed il. "Nellie,
dear Nellie., there is so littlo real lore
und truth in this world, do not cast
mino aside, but accept it us tho guar
dian of your life." That beautiful
smile anil blush irradiated the sweet
face; that smile and blush more c'o
qucnt tliun sweet words; nntl the set
ting sun, us ho sank behind the moun
tains, carried with him tho remem
brance of u lover's kiss imprinted on
tho rosy mouth of tho gentle Nettie
Pay.
Tho bont drifted to the moorings,
und springing lightly from it, tho two
turned to tender a fond farewell to ihe
river; but pcu.-efully il still slumbered
on, all unconscious that the fmo of two
lives had been decided upon iissmootli
surface. .Nettie and Philip walked up
the graveled path and into the library,
where sal II r. Pandolph, idly gazing
out tijioii tho lawn. He turned as the
sound of approaching foolsieps fell
upon his ccr, and a groan escaped him
as ho saw who were ihe cuuse of these
footfalls. Nellie slipped softly to his
chair, und, wilh her hands clasped on
his knee, looked up lovingly into his
face. He stroked back the ringlets,
and softly putting tho plump checks,
"Dear child," ho whispered, "1 am
bowed wilh sorrow uhcti I look upon
yon, for I have loved you us my own,
nnd now you will despiso me."
''Never, oh, never !" murmured Net
tie, throwing her arms about his neck,
"I love you, dear father, for my f.uher
viiu will be now." Atid Pliilin. kneel
ing at bis father s !oet, tidied again Ins ; ' leinonun mo noun, uoiiisiiiiii',
blessing on the future, which was not!,ls bl-t'11 trussed at various points by
denied" him. It was a happy family I ""inson, Simpson, .Silgrcavcs and
thut night, and no one ever rei'rcUed!",l,'r government explorer gome
the summer evening when the little! '" " f" " a rt,v ihr " Pacific
boat was drifting with t!,c tide, for railroad ; but il was reserved for
two lives now made hy God ns one. Colonel Adams to tuploro it from
drifted along on tho tide of yeare. norl1' 10 "oul,, un' wa'' ri,ut'ml l"J'
meeting their joys and sorrows, bear
ing their pain und trials wi;h u firm
'.rust iu one unother's love ami devo
tion. Origin of Gunpowder.
The greatest improvement which
the militatv service ever received,
was in the invention of Gunpowder, i
which ns Polvdolo Virgil relates, was j
about the year U.'l.l of Chris'. .y
liurtholodiis Schwurtz, a learned Pratt-!
i-can monk, who, having applied hitn-
sell to chemical investigations, hap-1
pened lo mix together, lor some par
, , ,. - i ., , e .t . I i
licnlar purpose, such ingredients us: tributary of the great Colorado,
, . 1 ..' I. ... i .- i i . r . ..
ti-oui the constituent parts ol
. . ,. ' ,
der. viz : sultpeler, su phnr i
: ,, . 1 ' . 1 .
from the constituent parts of gnnpow
and cliar
l""' -oi..,n,s,i...... "e."g pm
.. ...I r'i.: I...: .
nuts at mortar, nnu cuvereu witn a
stone, happened 10 take fire, nnd blew
off tho stone to a considerable dis
tance. The monk was at first greatly
sarprisedattd frightened; bul recover
ing himself, ho soon discovered some
of these particular uses to which il
was utlerwards so successfully applied
Schwnrtx first taught tho nse of it to
Venetians, in tho year 1-130, during
the war with the Genoese ; and ii
was first employed by them in A place
called Fossa Ciotliu, agn'nst Lawrence
lie Medicis; and all Duly complained
of il us a manifest innovation on the
rules of lay ful war.
Put what contradicts this nerotint,
and shows gunpowder lo be of nn
earlier dale, is the fact mentioned by
' e
Pcier Nicxia, ihat the Moors, being
, , ,n , r 3 , A!.,10M X1
' king of Castile, ho discharged a sort
1 .. 7.. . , ' ,i..rj ...1.: 1.
of iron mortars upon them, which
made a noise like thunder. And this
is seconded by Don Pedro, Hishnp of
Peon, who relates in his Chronicle of
King Alphnnsii" that in a scu combat
im-i i-eii me mii .11 anion muu .in-
M , ,.. : Sl,v;M .,, av,.
ts . . .
between tho king tif Tunis and the;
jiumlrfJ y,,,, Beo, those of Tu'.is had
cerlnln iron tuties, or barrels with
wliji.(i ti(,v. ,,1Ilm0, 1m,u o
wincil iiiev iiiiu.v llllllllll-l oiina o
U R( g (inl icre n
mtt,iur,,), ,,ll)(wder in the
. o. Awi(,; , Fl1,neo ,s
i. ;.. .i.a . n.M i;iw
It appears that linger llacon knew
of the ingredientsol win. hgunpow tier
ia corn-in tied one hundred vars
beforo Schwuru was born. 'That
philosopher mentions Iho composition
in express terms, in his treaties "He , m the t otir-e of the development ot
Niilltate Magine," published in 1310, this U iut ilul nioiintain counlry, every
ahout twenly-l.nir years alter iho an- opening in the chasm of tlio Colorado
ihor's death". "Vein ninv," snvs lie.j torieiil may be tilled with mills, foun
"r.iiso thunder nnd liuliloinii at pleas -dries and lactones, and the torrent
; me, by only taking sulphur, nitre and ;
, Iltir.(,)t ,1K.,, si, ,,. have no eftvel
I V .
I hnl mixed loirelher. und confined in a
t I'iso pinto, cause a noise und cxpln
I sinn grfa
ter than that of a chip of
' thunder.
Tnr. Stow, or a Hniisi.Mior.
This
is a simple legend. A goo I country-
man w as taking u rural want wnli Ins
sou 1 honias. As Ihry w alKeil slow ly
alolii!, the father suddenly sliq'pid.
"Look!'' he said, "there's u hi of
iron, a j
tin, end i
lii t o of lioiseshoc ; pick il
nit it in your pm kel. '
"I'ooli : ansueit d tho t lull! ; "it
not worth stunning Inr.
Thelaihtr.wu.houliittcr;ugniii)thcr
n fit il. tiii-keil nn the iron, iiiiil nut
in his pocket. When they tame to a;
village, he entered a libit ksniith shop
, , i , . . . . .1-: . 1
anu nul l H lor till 1 II Oil llllllgs. .i mi
: i;,i fmiu he bought some thernes
Then tin father and son set elf again
on their ramble. The sun as burn
! founinin id' water was
i n.?
nig lint, nmi lieitner a lioiise, tree, tmr
in sikbt.
. i :. . ....
j nomas soon cniiipiinneti tu i'i ing
tired, and bad snniedtftictilly in follow
i ing bu lalher. who walked on with
.' l- .1... I:. I
i was tire.l. the (athur hi f,l a cherry.
....... -,....'...
-"2 it " . dZ
,. , ;, ' f,irllll.p ,., ,rllw,l un
.
. ft in imu nn- t . ,
, eagerly as ever ; and thus they con-
tinned, llio father dropping the fruit,
and the. son picking them up. W hen
- , I 7.. J V ,e .A. .. n !, Iwir sLi,
0 stoop 01, ta atitt pi h 11 1 a pirtc 01
horseshoe, you would not have been
P .. -
r-essr, wa . oae.sB. -
BL1CAN.
TERMS $2 per annum, in Advance.
SERIES - VOL. 10, NO. 10.
SJOMi: MOTH I'-.K'H t ill I I).
ar rruxi'Ka i.. k sr.!. tin.
At home or awny, in Ihe altev or atrrel,
Wherever I chain In thia wide world to meet
A girl that ia thonglitlr.a. or a boy lliat la wild,
My heart choce eottly, " 'Tia aonie mother'! ehild."
And when I ace thoae o'er whom loii; year! have
rolled.
Whoe heiirla have grown hardened, whore spirit
are oold.
Pe it wooiau all fallen, or man all defiled,
A voice whi-pcra m-ll.t , "All ! aonie mot her 'a child."
n matter how fur from the rV'lit .lie htith strayed ;
No mailer whnt iuroada dirhouor hath madeay
No manor wlmt element cankered Ihe pearl
Tlioiiiili tarnished and sullied, ahe is some mother's
girl.
No miller hiw wnywiird hit frxitnippii huve bern;
No tiinMrr bow dt lif ! mmkfn in fin ;
No innttrr bow low if his ftatidi.nl of jT
Tlnnijrh guilty and loalLtoiuo, bo it oio tnolhcr't
iy.
That head hath been pillowed on tendcreat hreast :
That form hath been wejit o'er, thoae tips have been
riresFrd :
Thai soul hath been pruyed for in tonca awect and I
mnu :
For krr aake deal gently with aortic mother's child
'krennlotfivl Jnnrmnl.
Important EiwrnverieB in the Colo
rado Country.
Among tho recent arrivals at Wash
ington wc regard as the most import
ant that of Colonel Samuel Adams, ill
the service of the War Office, from a
"prospecting" tour of four years, with
a parly of eleven men, in the Colo
ratio country. Wo mean tho exten
sive region on tho western flunk of the
Pocky Mountains drained hy the
tributaries of the great Colorado, of the
West a region from nnrlii to south
through Colorado Territory, the norlh
wetl corner of New Mexico, and into
the heart of Arizona, of sumo seven
hundred miles in length, with a width
of three or four hundred miles. This
region, from lK-lii, w hen first croed
tu liiu ineouiiin vi mis j u ivi voi.1 n;
reg!on.
Whero Fremont crossed il in 1S45,
between latitude thirty-right and
forty north, ho has lelt unon themai
this'endorsement : ' Elevated plains, ! pictnro ta!J tho whole tale of disap
fcrtile, gently rollin.;', with fresh ! pointmcnt. sorrow, and mute compan
water lakes and timber." In the ionship. At length be said : "All tho
report id' Simpson's detour further I compensation Mrs. Pierce and 1 hud in
south, wo have numerous illus-
'.rations of ancient ruins, inscriptions,
paintings and poitery ia the Canon do
Chuco und Canon de Chelly, trihuta-
lies o( Iho Colorado. On tho line of
Sitirre.ivcs' tour of 152 in tuo valley
of tho Colorado Chiqunu, another
we
have the localities marked of nuiner-
otis ruins, "San Francisco Forest," and he asked mo to stand Willi .bun
spring", Ae. Colonel Adu'lis from and assisl in receiving the guests Just
north to south has crossed ull these j before 11' the hour of reception ho
lines ur exploration, and diseoTcrod tin called at my room and took mo to tho
extent nnd variety of natural resources 1 Past iioom. where wc walked up and
in the country "prospected" hitherto dow n until the doors should be thrown
unknown, lie found rich gold mines open lo the public. I was thinking
that can be worked all the your rour.d, proud and enviable tho position
untl in the central portions ol Arizona of a man who is the head of a great
anil New Mexico he found tho richest nation tlio Chief Magistrate of mill
country ho has ever seen, lie saw I ion of prosperous and happy peoplol
Ihcro wild whoat, rve, oats and barley I As if he Were divining my thoughls,
growing six feet high, and ruins of ho passed Ins arm over my shoulder,
ancient cities built ol stone, fortifica and, leuningtipon me. he said : "After
lions, canals nod abandoned mines all, the man who preachcslhsGo.pt)
The party also discovered oil wells, nn wins men to heaven lias the high
tar wells, and salt arid coal in abun-1 est otliee on earth."
dunce, nnd in one tec t ion forests of Kurely, if ever, in this or any other
splendid timber sufficient lo supply all j country, havo 1 met a pontlemut) pf
the wants of the timberless regions of 1 more refined and cultivated manners,
Southern Nevada, New Mexico and I of more lui mane and tender feelings,
Arizona, which are now supplied from j or of higher or better purposes. His
Orcirr.n by way of the Pncttic and Jhe gentle 'd assiduous aitriiiioiis to his
Gulf of California and lower Colorado
river.
Here,
then, on Ihe western flanks
'of the Pocky Mountain chain we have
j resources sufficient lo make of the
Territories of Colorado, New Mexico
,
States in agricultural products and
... i,.,-, !, . . ,
and Arizona, neli and prosperous
manufiiclorics. While, therelorc, the
lolly tahelands nn both sides of the
irtpr r.oiifi.i rr tlio ninin Ciil, iniitn for
, s.. .... ........ - .-.
iin,1(llt(ll or i.un.in.rt, f ,,!,., mny
I bo worthless, us described by I'ro-
: fu.sor Powell, il is disclosed by Colo
in I Ailntns. llniL custward aniontv the
1 tributaries ol Uic Colorado, there is an
'exlensivo i cginn which may be pro-
nonnecd nmong the richest in Ihe
! Cnimi in its nalnral products, with
' the finest climate in ihe world. Thus,
ilseu may no maue avunacic inr it uus
porlulion lo the sett.
Such is the value of (he intelligent
CKpl
of unknown lands in these
days i f tlio progress nnd expansion of
I Iho tivilnwd races of the earlh ; and
i .till. uiU.iu Llm siiaciniis bouttdsrtes
nl i!, I'i.;!.-.l Si.i!,.s. KeliHveitnich to
J b urn, leaving Alaska, from the report
of General 1 nomas, as only lit to ti
leil out in tho colli
-aV. V. rruJ.
w
; Si,k;hti.v I.koal ''Mornin',Geoi-gs
j innriiin' sail. How isyer lader " said
old tlurkey to . spruce looking
n j African, gorgeously attired, in tlie
neitfhhi.i hi.od of the court house, the
,,,!,,.,. .I,1V r,;,.r fusi rate Ilea
il ,i i i ,'.i.,e ; " of:'.,-...- ,i,;io ,-,,u
don't tile me lie's gone dead ! Ver
p., ),., (0i, I'lurlo goodness, now.
Why, George. 1 knnwed him w hen be
warn't unv bigger dan yon is. An'
; now fe t.'le man's tlcad. Well, well.
- , ,vt.; ; ' "Yes, uncle Tom, an' I'myrr
; 0 ,t his will crow bated. I went
'into do Snerm Cottit dar ft lit (lev to
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,n0 ,(,,1, ln ns rn in tie t. ircus tonri
- iHnd i.ei after Duvi I on de wili. H.it;bepi. jng g . n n-i tin anpr ;u,
a j,,v m't no David dar, only llarney.
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Tho two Marled of) lo fiitil a lawyer
to tell where to CO to gtl the will
"clobatcd"
i e did not run fast
(or I he train, you oui not run i-tsi
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(I'" e ft a lrrt.! )
tt rW.flr.rit rit-.iTf-Pi mliiIrrrr.prr,
The domestic sorrow that fell upon
Mr and Mis Pierce, licfotei his
neceasion to the I'rcsiih ni v, I'lighted
Iho only prospect of enjoyment t'l
which tliey looked forward in goinj
lo the seat ol government.
The opening of his Innugiiitil Ad
dress coolants an allusion to this nfflia
linn :
''T Cocr.tr-, me.ni It ia a relief to feel that no
heart l-irt in v on can know the personal regrat
and hotter a- rr,.w over allien I have been borne !q
a position s s.i,i,r f, ,ta,.r, rather than Jt.i
ralde to my a II.'
A short limo V,.,fiiro thev went on
to Washington, Mr. UUI jrs. Pierce
wero riding out alone near Huston,
and Mrs. Pierce snid : "U, Franklin,
is il not strangft that perhaps the on
ly two persons in Ihe country who do
not want lo, are obliged to go there 7"
Mrs. Pierce was a lady of deen reli
gious culture and earnest piety, da ligh
ter of Ifev. Dr. Apptcton, President
of tho iiowdoin College. Mr. Pierce,
after Iho afllictive death of his only
son and child, which was hy a rail
road accident, was led to iho cordial
embrace of personal religion. This
wus al tho vety beginning of his Pres
idential term. lie til onco became, a
strict and consistent observer of the
Holy Sabbath, attending public wor
ship reg ilarly, refusing lo seo eompn
ny or attend to secular business, Tlio.
weekly religious lecture ho nil ended
whenever it was possiblo, going in
quietly and Inking a rot i red seat.
Kvery niorni.ig tho servants and Iho
household were assembled in tho libra
ry of tho manslun, and he read ,ia
Script urea and prayed with them.
He Iroqucnlly invited clercymen to
visit him, and whenevcrone was there,
ho was made chaplain of the the bouse,
hut otherwise, Mr. Pierce led in the
family devotions, and always invoked
-iei divine blessing at the table, what
ever guests -rn present-
I spent a week at t lies White Hnnsq
while Mr. Pierce wus President. Usu
ally hulf a-dozen or more distinguish
ed men Senators, Ministers, stran
gers, were guests at dinner, Mr. Pierce
always culled upon me to ask tho bles
sing. One day he did so himself, but
immediately turned "t "ne and said :
"I beg your pnrJon, I forgot for the
moment." It was pleasant to notice
that the habit was so strong upon him,.
Wines wero on tho table and three,
or four glasses nt every plate tut his.
He drank nothing hut water. In his
early public lile he had a proclivity to
llio use of liquors, which he thorough:
ly conquered, and becaino a stern ab
stinent from intoxicating drinks.
One day ho took mo into his bed
chitmbor. His bed waa removed a lit
tle wy from the wail, und he sat down
on ihe ins,ido, while be removed a
white enrtnin from before a picture
tho portrait of a beautiful hov: his
son, his only son; his bm tout was
killed just us he w as stepping into tho
highest office in tho land. "Wo wept
together for some time in silence. Tho
; looking lorunrd lo tins place was in
tho tuture of tins dear child; 0
thought ol mm in these rooms, und ot
our pleasures in Ins, and what ho
might be in after life ; but when he
was taken away, il wus all over; wo
would rather have gone anywhere
I else, than lo come hero.'
Another day was Ins reception Hay,
i invalid wile wero beautiful, blending
the father and Iho lover, and shown
in tho public olid private alike, tho
habit til his life.
One lii lie incident will illutrato Ihe
man. I wua walking in Ilroadway
with him. on the Sahnath day. somo
l - . - -
; y-rs a't.r he was President, when a
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an. juinii; man, i 1 1 ni i j;.i j pm?e,
ctinio dashing along, and the horse
was suddenly pulled lip inconsequence
of the harness gelling out of order.
Wo stepped into the street ; 1 look
.bo horse by the r-rnd, tho President,
Ijasted the harness with ready skill,
I aim uie jouiii nrtue tin won sc.irceiy
jnn expression of thanks. I said loMr,
Piereo :" 1 hnl young man will nevcr
; know thai he was hcWd out of that
; by a Prcsndent of the Cnilcd Stales."
Ilo was a fine scholar, accomplish
ed in bis rhetoric, exceedingly happy
in Lricf addresses, and, in conversa
tion, easy, genial, humorous, and
agreeable. 1 say nothing of his pnliti
cal principles und ollit ial ttct, because
my associations w ilh him were purely
of a social and religious nature and
had no relereiice to public measures
Sympathy in a kindred sorrow led to
our at nuaintnnr-e, ripened into friend-
I shin.
wlpch. I tru'-t, w II survivo llio
! crave and be renewed in heaven.
.Vrir VwA' Ob'rrrrr.
Prr fTAimi.n to rut iiiart
of the mtsst sicctilar not iilen
iavc hcanl t ) record lor many a
Ons
wo
i year occurred at the residence of Mr
j Vinage, near Jones Slatinn, on tin
I Mr.
ie
line of 'Iho Cincinnati, Hamilton and
lyton i.aiinm-i, iai i uesnoy nigni.
A married dang
ter, who lives in
a visit lo the old
I Ken; uckv, was m
homestead, with her child some sev
enteen nun tilts t'ld The little one
being hungry asked for a piece of
bread, which the mother ordered the
-rvnnt girl lo get
'I ho Inner pu ked tip the child in
her ni iiis. look long curving knife
e 'rm m" e.-pe j,. ti.uiu '
. i,. ., i,ir it i. in n ii'rai is nrean w aa
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illiward On lis Steps, tho blndo Of
nb ' which penetrated the heart of the
t . h d. nits ucinir almost nslsn death.
The pen fails ,o depict the grief of the
1 '"" feint nroken mother When tne
.! corpse of her dsriing bube was brought
" , into her rt'act.co. 1 he ii'unc wihcd
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! ""'T n"""r" ,H,,lr9 ;ns a secna of
ijy and festivity, was by a singiilsr
I accident turned into a placeof mourn
ing llllll siirrow. -i,i... i tmrv toiri.
The New York Commercial ssy:
the first question that distill bod man
was the "woman question, " arti)
th'olri it t'ld.' fair tt H tbe
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