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with pcomptaeet and fidelity. Offioe in reeidrnce
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Clearfield, Pa.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW.
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Clearfield. Pa.
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PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON,
LlTUERSBl'RO, PA.
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DR. Al THORN,
PHYSICIAN k SURGEON,
HAVING located at Kylertowa, Clearfield eo.
Pa., offert his profexaional aervie to the
people of the mrronnding country. (Hept.l,'M-y
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profeMional arrvieea to the people of that pi nee
and the aarrouniag country. All calls promptly
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fAYISU located at PcitnArbl, IV, offer! hit
profeMional terneet to tht peo,l. of that
pltvoe and aurruauditig oountry,
All 1
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attrnicfj to.
oot. M tr.
JEFFERSON LITZ,
TIIYSICIAN & SURGEON,
HA VI Nil located at Otrenla, Pa., offert hit
profetttosal terrlcca te the pac.pl! of that
place and tnrrounding eoantrr.
tEBjuAU eellt promptly attended to. Office
and r.rMcnct oo Curtio it., formerly ocropird
by Dr. Kline. rayls ly
b rTjTpTb u RC H FIELD,
Late Surgeon of tb H'M Reg mnt. Pennsylvania
Volunteer, having returned from tbt Army,
ftffers bla professional aervkea to tb citiieni
tof Clearfield county.
jMrPrufvastonal call promptly atten If d to.
t)ftW on Second atrt. formerly occupied by
lr. Woods. , apr4,'6o-tf
DR.T. JE FFE RSON BOYER
PHYSICIAN AND SCROEoN, .
6coad Street, CUarMd. Pa.
?1Invinr. eertnnnrntlr located, he now offer
bit profeniional terrier to tht cititent of Clcarfleld
and rlclnitr, and th. public generally. Allcnllt
promptly attended to. oolSU y
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PHYSICIAN AND SUHOEON,
Kylnrtonn, Pa.
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the !nrroanding eoontry. apr?0 Soi;pd.
REUB E N HACKMAN,"
House and S'gn Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, Penn'a.
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Da. A. M. HILLS,
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public generally..: at bobananociatad with him
la the practice of Dentistry.
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tVfcel a gradual -of tbt Philadelphia Dental
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hit for being done In tb moat mtUfaotort maa
nor and higheM order of th pro fen! on.
A aetabliphed praetie of twenty-two year la
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wffh aonBdenot.
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by letter few dy befort th patient dealgaa
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MARBLE & STONE YARD,
CLKARFIELD, TA.
trFhop on Rocd Street, nrar Prnntylrania
llailruad drpot. run; 1 .1 , ' 7 0 : t f.
G. H. HALL,
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NEAR CLEARFIELD, PKXX'A.
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Lntheraburg, Pa
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DANIEL M. DOHERTY.
BARBER & HAIR DRESSER,
SECOND STREET,
Jt23 CLEARFIELD, PA.
t'f
CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAGER BEER RREWER,
Clearfield, Pa.
nAYI.VO rented Mr. Entret' Brewery he
bnpea by ttriot attention to httiinett and
tbe mauofaetare of a tuporior article of RKKK
to reociro tbo patronage of all the old and many
now cuttoucra. Auz. 25, rf.
SURVEYOR.
riIIE ondenigned offer hit aerricei aa a Sur
X veyot, and may be found at hti retiidenee. In
Lawrence townihip. Let ten will reach bin di
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J. K. BOTTORF'S
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Market Street, Clearfield, Pa.
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X 1 elear weather. Cnntttntlr on band, a good
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STKHKomil'IC VIEWS. Pramti, from any
ttyle ol aiouliling, niade to order. apr2S-tf
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
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GENERAL MEKCir ANDISE,
C.RAIIAMTOX, pa.
Alio.riteniivt manufictarer and denier In Ffjuare
Timber and raweu Lum'icroi all kinar.
"Order aolicltcd tad all bill promptly
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W. ALBERT Sl BROS.,
Manufacturer! A txtenilrr Ttealertln
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, ic,
WOODLAND, PENN'A.
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Addrctl Woodland P. O., Cleardrld Co., Pa.
Jcii-ly W U.DKHT A BHOS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
frructavtlle, l?arfltld County, Pa.
Keeps eonrtantly on turd a full annortnient of
Dry Uood, Hardware, Oroeerle. and overTthlng
naually kept la a retail it ore, whir fa will be told,
for eaah, aa cheap aa elaowhvra in th county.
Frencbville, Juno 17, 1807-Iy.
C. KRATZER & SONS,
MERCHANTS,
DIALKM IB
Dry GoodB, Clothing, Hardware,
Cutlery, Qateatwtrc, Groctriat, ProritioDt and
Shinglet,
Clearfield, Penn'a.
k thttr ocw ttoro room, on Seeond ttrc.t,
near II. F. Bigler A Co'l Hardware ator. IJanU
MOSHANNON LAND Sl LUMBER CO.,
OSCEOLA STEAM MILLS,
MAKtrACTl-nKI
LUMBER, LATH, AND TICKETS
II. IT. SIULLIKOPORD, rrcildent,
Offlee Forr.t Pliee, No. 115 S. 4th it., Phll'a.
JOHN LAWPilll, SupcTintrndcBt.
Jed'67 Oioeola Mill!, tlearbcld eonnty. Pa.
SAMUEL I. SNYDER,
Practical Watch Maker,
Opposite the Coart House,
EKCOND STREET, CLEAKFlfiLD, PA.
"-All kind of Watches, Clocks and Jewt-lry
promptly repaired, and work warranted to give
satisfaction. mar2;70
JAMe C. BARRETT,
Ju'tiee of the Peace and Lioensed Conveyancer,
l ulhf rsburg, Clearfield Co., Pa.
T(T-Co!lrTtion A remittances promptly mnde,
and all kinds of legnl initmmnU executed on
short notice. ma.v4,il)tf
j. Boixowacan
a. ruvia carkt.
H0LL0WBUSH & CAREY,
BOOKSELLERS,
Wank Hook Manufacturers,
AND STATIONERS,
HIS .ytarktt St., Philadelphia.
teftPipcr Floor Packa and Hap;!, Fool.enp,
Letter, ote, Wrapping, Curtain and Wall
I'aprra. fcb24,;o.rpd
NEW
MA II It LI. WO HUN,
CLEARFIELD, TENN'A.
tU.L and act Iho sew MAKIII.R WORKS,
on Market t'.rect, opp.aite the Jtil.
MOXIMKSTtt,
OIIECIAN TOMIIS,
PHENrll COfCIIK.,
TABLE TOPS, MAN ri.ES,
(iARI)KM STATfART.
ti:rha cttta waiik,
11kad a foot stones,
of new and beatitifal drrignr.
All of which will be told at city price., or 2j per
cent, lett than any other ertalilikhmi-nt in thi
county. Slatitfaction guaranteed In all eater.
Ordcra thankfully reeelred and promptly filled
ia the bctt workman-like manner.
S. A, (11BSOX.
Jmn E. Wat.oS, Acnt tnylhly
NEW MARBLE YARD
I MTIIK.HMH HGI
PIMIR underpienrd takct tbit method of inForm.
X Ins tbe eilitont of the wcttrrn end of the
county that be haa optned a Marble Yard, fur the
aianufitcturt of
Tomb.tnnea, Sltiiinmente.
Ilea and Pont atnnew.
Vr r
I employ Bon. but tbe bckt warknvn, and ore tit.
bett material. Ail ordcrt promptly Ailed and the
work warranted. A 'litre, all Irtterr to
DAMi:i, (XmlU.AM'tll.
Lutlieriharf, Oetol.tr ir; lrs.
RFIELI
THE HEPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD. PA.
WEDNESDAY MOUNINU, JAN. 11,
mii.vinti:h.
Through faminer' heat we am A to mtet
Iter honwy-laden butunimi;
Beneath our fvet waa oloror aweet,
Alai! no longer bloomina;;
For time ba rolled, and tnon frown old,
And now ruiirni rouh King Winter bold,
All thing proolaiu hi coming.
The leaBea trcoa and ehllling hretsse.
And snow-flake aa liRbl a feather.
The fl reside eaae, and iuw degree
That mark thi bitter weather;
The brook again in icy chain
J bound, and where atood waring grain
Art; aiuiw-drifu baxtd toguliWr.
A ricbur Ihkq, a aninmer moon
brought to a mortal aerer,
Or firist moon ol leafy June;
For lore no aturtn ean aever !
80 winter drear, you bring no fi-ar
Into my heart, for love ia dear.
And love warm beaitu forever.
Unrni Aw 1'orJrer.
TRESSniAN COURT)
on tub n.iiut.Yt.T's so.r.
BT MRS. HARRIET LEWIS.
Author of "the Double Mle,""the HalliD'a
trheme,""tlie Hundercd Heart.." "the
l.ady ofkllilre,""A Hie atat.ke,"
ilie lluuae of rieerett,'' etc.
CHATTER I.
A FATEFUL CATASTROPHIC.
A wild storm wns raging upon the
Mediterranean Sen, nrar tbe close of a
dreary November dny, and sltv and
wnlora wcro bliit U Willi tlio gloom of
llio Butltlen and Innotis lcmiohls, lio
fore wliich a final I sailing vessel wns
scudding under buro poll'a. Her build
and rigging proclaimed her Sardinian
She was The Gull, Captain Yarino
master, on her way from Cagliari. to
I'ulormo.
She hud on board two seamen, and
two passengers.
These passengers wcro EngtisliniPn,
who bad procured linsnago on The
Gull to I'ak'inio, whci.ee they intend
ed to embark by steamer to Marseilles,
the following day.
While the Captain and his assistants
wcro attending lo their duties, and
expressing apprehensions as to their
sately, tlio Iwo Englishmen stood
uiiart, leaning agtiitiNt llto low bttl
warks, and surveying llio wild scene
around litem.
Tho!o men were both j-oung, np
psrcntly of tlio samo age, about three
and twenty, but evidently they were
not of the samo station in lile
Ono, the more striking of the two,
was aristocratic in his bearing, tall
slender and bandsomo, with u frank,
mouth, a pair of fenrlcRS blue cycr, set
under a wide and innurive forehead,
and tawny hair flowing back from
his face. Noble, generous and kind
hearted, ho had an adventurous dis
position and a dauntless courage.
Ho was Guy Trcseilinn, tho only
son and heir of Sir Arthur TrceMlian,
Baronet, of Tif ssilian Com t, England.
liis compnnion presented a remark
able rescmblanco to hint, being also
tall and slender and fair, with tawny
hair and moustache, but he had not tho
frank smile, tho bright, fearless look,
or tho joyous spirit Ihnt characterized
young Tressiliun. Young its bo was,
ho had sawn much of the dark side of
lifo, and bis experiences had boen such
as to develop in him some of the worst
qualities of his nature.
lio was Jasper Lowdcr, Gny Trcs
silian's hired travelling companion
and bosom-friend.
The meeting and connection of tho
two had a touch of romance. Young
Trossilian bad spent four years In a
German university, whence lio had
been graduated with honor. On leav
ing the university, in obedienco to
his father's written command, ho had
undertaken a tour of tho countries in
closing tho Mediterranean Sea, in
company with ono of his late tutors.
This gcntlemnn being unexpectedly
promoted lo a professorship, abandon
ed Tressilion al Baden, lenvin him to
And another traclling companion.
On tho evening of the very day after
thiB descition, as Guy Trcssilian wns
sauntering through tho streots of
Baden, ho bad been assaulted by a
trio of his own countrymen, nil more
or less intoxicated. It was nppnrenl
that they look him for another, and
intended lo wreak vengeance upon
him. Without allowing liitn to speak,
they forced him lo defend himself.
Gny was getting tho worst of the con
flict, when a stranger came running
to his assistance, and in n few moments!
the two hud nut tho ruffians to flitrht.
This stranger w ho camo so nppor
t unci y lo Guy ussislanco wns Jasper
Lowder. His rosetnblnnce lo young
Tressiliun awakened in the latter a
romantic interest. He questioned
Lowder, learned (hut ho was poor and
ulono in the woild, ami look him with
him to his hotel. Believing Hint the
similarity of features indicated a sim
ilarity ol tastes and natures, ho en
gaged Lowder ns his travelling com
panion, and the past year they had
spent together moro liko brothers
than liks employer and employed
"This storm is a regulnr Levanter,"
said Lowder, clinging wilh both hnnds
to tho bulwarks. "Do you think the
craft will stand il Tressilian I"'
"Oh, yes," answered young Trcssil
ian, wiping Iho salt spray from his
faco. ".The Ci.plsin knows tho Sicil
ian const perfectly. In two hours,
or less, wo shall be in tbo bay of i'al
crmo. In Ihrco hours wo shall be
domiciled in the best rooms of the
hotel Trinneiu, w ith tho best supper
which Meaner liagusa can furnish.
And to morrow, nl noon," ho added,
"wo shall embark for Marseilles in a
Messagcrios steamen"
"And from Marseilles you will pro.
eecd to England and to Tressiliait
Court," said Lowdcr, with somo bit
terness. "And V w hnt is lo become
of mef 1 havo had a year of unal
loyed hnnpiness, and now come back
tho drudgery, the hopeless toil, tho
anxieties of iho wretched old lifo.
Yon picked ine rip at Baden, a poor
adventurer seeking to gfi'm a living
by toafhing English, and the some
destiny Is open to in now."
)
PRINCIPLES
CLEAK FIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11,
Trcksilian turned his hnndttotnn face
upon bis companion in surprise and
aU'eellonato reproach.
"Jasper! ho exclaimed, "you talk
strangely. Do you suppose, 1 have
called you friend ahd brother so long,
and lovod you so well, to loso you
now r l meant to havo written to
my father concerning you and youf
future, Jasper, but his sudden recall,
received yesterday, causes me to ro
tnrn homo without wrilinsr. I shall
telegraph from Marseilles that you
will coii'o home with mo. And you
will, will you notf You will not
ubandon me, my friend ? I will charge
myaolf with your future. I will sec
tnatyou obtain llio position to whicu
your talents entitle you. You have no
ties lo keep you on the Continent I
A strange expression passed ov.i
Jasper Lowdcr' face
"Ao, 1 have no ties, he said huskily.
"And you will go homo with mo 7"
"What will your futhcr say to my
coming ?" demanded Lowder. "Ho
will think your gcnoroMly (Quixotic,
He will dismiss from his house the
hired companion who dares to resem
ble his son "
A sudden lurch of tho littlo vossel, a
wave sweeping ovor tho dock, inter
rupted the sentence.
'You wrong my luthcr, said ircs-
silian, his blue eyes kindling, when
tho vessel hud righted. "Ho is the
noblest man hi the world, lio will
welcomo my friends as his own. You
will lovo" him Jasper, us I do, when
you know him."
"He uoesn t teem very affectionate,
romarked Lowdcr. "You have been
nwny from your homo for five years,
and ho lias but just recalled you I
Young TrcHitilian't cheeks flushed,
as Lowder saw in tho lurid glow that
momentarily lighted up tho tempestu
ous scene.
"You know, or can guess, the reason,
Jasper," ho said, with something of
an ctlort. "My lather has a wurd,
the daughter of an old friend. Ah!
hear that wind shriek ! Tho gttlo is
increasing !"
"Yes," assented Lowdcr. "And
tho wurd is Miss Irby tlio golden
haired Blancho of whom you have
talked so muchi and with whom you
have exchanged letters 1"
"Yes. My father formed a project
to havo me mai ry Blanche, lie did
not wish us to grow up tngother, lest
wo should leurn to regard each other
as brother and sister. When lilutit lio
cumo to live at tho Com t my father
sent mo to Germany. Tho night bo
foro I left home, ho culled me into his
librury and told mo nil his hopes and
plans fur my future, and entreated nio
lo continue worthy of his innoco'il
ward, and to keep my heart puro for
her. I huvo done so, Jui)t r. 1 havo
never yet loved any woman. And
yesterday I received toy father's dim
tuoiis to come home. II o has recalled
mo after five years of absence. I
know tho wish thai lies nearest his
heart. Ho wants mo to return and
marry Blanche. I shrink from tho
proposed marriage. 1 drcud going
homo. And I dread offending my
dear father, whom I love better than
any woman. It is bard, Jasper, to
revolt aguinst tho hopes and plans of
a kind unil generous minor, w tiose
very lovo for mo causes him lo urgo
on this marriage !"
"Is ill"' said Lowder dryly, and
with a strange smile full of sneering
bitterness. "My experience has been
widely different from yours. Tressiliun
Did I over tell you ol my father !"'
"No. 1 took il for grunted that ho
is dead."
"Terhaps ho is. I don't know."
said Lowder, with a reckless laugh.
'But if he is living, ho is a scoundrel.
Don'l start, TrcMilian, nt my unlilial
speech. Wait till you hear my story.
I tn in a desperate mood to night.
This storm stirs up nil tho bad w ithin
mo. As nearly as I can discover, my
father w as tho younger son of a proud
old country family "
"You do not know.thenf'nskcd Trcs
silian, pressing his companion's hnnd.
"I hovo no proofs of it. All I pos
itively know is this. My mother was
of humblo station, pretty, with blue
e3-es and an apple-blossom face, and
tender, annealing ways. Sho was the
daughter of a widow, rcsidingol Brigh
ton. Tho widow, my grandmother,
kept a lodging house, and my father,
a guy, dashing yonng fellow, camo to
lodge wilh her. As might havo been
expected, ho fell in lovo with his land
lady's daughter. Ho offered the
young girl marriage, on condition that
tho union should lio kept secret until
his nfl'uirs brightened and ho choso to
divulgo it. Theyounggirl loved him.
llor mother was ambitious and penu
Hons. Tho result wbs tho lover bad
bis way, and married the daughter of
his landlady quietly, almost secretly.
Than ho took his britlo lo London, to
cheap and obscure lodgings, where, a
your lulcr, I was born."
Tho wind for a moment drowned
his voice. As it presently lulled, be
resumed recklessly, and w ith passion
ato bitterness :
"For year my mother and I lived
in those stuffy, obscure lodgings until
her bloom had faded, and sho had
grown thin nnd wun nnd nervous.
My father visited us at slated seasons,
onco or twico a week, but ho never
brought any of bis family to call upon
ns. 1 doniit il his nriHtocralio rela
tives even suspceto.1 the existenco of
tho faded wifo and son of whom he
was secretly nshunicd. I have good
reason to believe that ho bud fine
lodgings at the West End, where he
was supposed to be a bachelor, ond
llint he went into liiNhionahlo society,
while my poor mother und I lived oh
scurclv. lie was a profligate and a
roue, But ho hnd an air of fashion that
awukoncd my boyinh admiration, and
aroused my motiier'safi'ectionale pride
in him. Sho wns always pleuding to
bo introduced to his relatives, and lo
havo her son publicly acknowledged.
But my father always put her o(T. say
ing thnt he wns not yet ready. Worn
out and despairing, my mother died
when 1 waa ten years old "
Again tho wind shrieked past, again
llio little vessel lurched, tho sou sweep
ing her deck.
The captain screamed his orders to
his men, and for a few minutes tlis
crdcf reigned.
j NOT MEN.
"A nasty bit of weather!"
said
Lowder. "And a bad sky !"
"Yes, but Tvo seen as bad,'1 f-oturn-ed
Tressiliun. "Wo shall make port
all right, never fear. Wo must be
well on toward the Capo di Gallo.
And it's only Seven miles from the
Cupo lo Talormo."
"Hut tho soven milos in this storm
arew orso than seventy in goodwenlhcr.
These coasts arc dangcrous.Trcssiliun"
Lowder shuddorcd as he surveyed
sea and sky.
"Hut about your father, Jasper ?"
said Trcssilian, who had becomo deep
ly interested in his companion's story.
"What did he do after your moth
er's doatli r
"I romained at tho old lodgings
with our single old servant a month
Vr more, my father visiting me aoveral
times, and expressing anxiety as to
what he should do with me. A week
after my mother's death, he told me
that his brother was dead. A month
Inter, his father was killed by being
thrown from hii horse. My father
cumo inlo riches and honors by these
deaths. At lust, deciding lo rid him
self of me, he took mo down to Brigh
ton, lo my old grandmother. Her
sons were dead ; she hud given up
keeping lodgers, and was grow n miser
ly. Ho promised her bvo hundred
pounds a year to keep mo, and to
keep also tlio secret of inv paternity,
solemnly promising to acknowledge
mo some day as his son and heir. Ihe
old woman agreed to enrry out his
wishes. She would havo dono any
thing for money. I never saw my
father again. I went to school, grew
up, and ut tho ago of twenty-one came
inlo my grandmother's money, the
fruits of years of saving, she dying al
that time. My father had deliberate
ly abandoned mo. I did not know
whoro to sock him, if I had winhed to.
I took my money and enmo abroad.
I had been two years on Ihe Conti
nent, and had spent my little fortune
whcnl met you. J he rest yon know.
"An odd, romantic story f But w hy
did your father abandon you ?"
"That ho might bo freed of encum
brance to make a grand marriage.
Emm what my grandmother said at
different times, I conclude t tint my
lather was in lore Willi a tilled lady
beforo my mother's denth. No doubt
he married this lad v. If he lives, this
ludy' son may bo his acknowledged
heir. My father has uttorly disowned
tho son of his first hast-, ill-starred
marriage. I have a fancy that I shall
meot him somo duy, und Jaspers
.1 " i T .. . ..
brow durkencd lo deeper blackness.
"However, I stand no chanco of over
receiving justice at his hands."
"What is your futhcr' name, Jas
per f" asked Tresailian.
Lowdor's face darkened. He bit his
lip savagely.
"What I havo told yntf about my
self I learned from my own observa
tion, or from chanco words of my par
ents and grandmother. My mother's
maiden nnmo wits Jeanetto Lowder.
At our London lodgings, my father
bore tlio numo ol l.owder. 1 don t letters, a lew trinkets. lio secured
know his real name, but 1 should j these nmong his own wet garments,
know his faco anywhere, although 1 j Their possession seemed lo give him
have not seen him in thirteen years, courage, and his faco hardened, and
My mother was actually married, Tres-1 ho knelt besido tho body of his friend
silinn, but I never heard my father's ' and rifled his garments of all that
name. The clergyman who married j they contained, bestowing his plun
my mother was dead ; tho witnesses 1 der on his ow n person,
also. When my grandmother was! Then ho look hi own purm, his
dying sho tried to tell mo Iho story, j note book, a few receipt und trifles
She had put it off too long. All that j from his own pockets and put them
1 could understand of her mumblings-in the pockets of Trcssilian.
was tho namo of Dcvereux. I shall j "It is done I" ho w hispered to him
never forget that namo 'Dkvereux! self, looking wild with defiant ryes
Trobubly that was my father's namo through tho darkness. "No one is
my own rightful name. But as I harmed. IIo is dead. If he had lived,
should never find him if 1 sought him, ' ho would huvo provided for mo. As
and ns ho would repulse me if I did he is dying or dead, I must provide
find him, I stand no chanco of inher
iting bis property. He mny bo dead.
Ho mny hnvo other sons who have
succeeded him. It is all a mystery,
but iho prominent truth is that I um an
outcast, poor,disow ned and friendless."
Ho leaned over Ihe bulwark, the
spray dashing over his fueo violently.
Tressilian's hesrt warmed to him.
"My poor friend !" ho s:tid. "Must
I say again you nro not friendless
w hilo I livo. My futhcr has influence
enough to obtain for jcu n govern
mcnt appointment. This tnnglo mny
straighten itself out some duy. But
if il don't, you are resolute enough to
make your own happiness."
He grasped i.owdera Hand, and
looked with warm hritrht eyes, lull of
vmathv. into Low der s lowcrinrr face.
. . f i, .
1 liero iitui nccn a temporary tun in
the storm. But ns the tw o stood there,
the tempest revived and swept over
tho wild sea in maddened rage.
Thcro was no limo lor talking now.
The wind rose so high that voids
would scnrcolv havo been distinguish-
ed. Tho storm that had gone before
had been but play to this awful out
hurst. Tho vessel drovo on, creaking
and groaning, a mere cockle shell on
tho billows.
"Mother of Mercies!" wuiled the
captain. "It's all up wilh us, sig
n ores. I can't make out the Capo in
this darkness. W'o shall go on the
rocks. St. Anthonv save us 1"
Tho two young Englishmen, coin
prehetxlirg their peril clasped hands
' in silence.
For tho next few minutes il seemed
tlial a l aiiiloinonium reigned
I hen a noiso Iiko Ihe report ol a
cannon suddenly boomed through the
storm nnd Ihe darkness. The little
vessel shivered, staggered, and careen
ed upon her side.
Sho hnd struck upon a rock.
A moment later crew nnd passen
gers wcro struggling in the waters.
A few moment of buffeting nnd
tossing, of vain struggles and agon
ized, involuntary prayer, nnd then
Jasper Lowdcr fell his senses slip from
him, and became unconscious.
When ho cninc to himself, ho was
lying upon a rocky beach of the Sicil
ian shore, sore, bruised, and weak as
a child.
Ho opened his eyes. Th wintl hnd
sper t its fur)', and now monned along
llie const with a desolate, despairing
wail. Tlio waves beat against the rocks.
Lowder struggled to his elbow.
"Wrcckod!" ho muttered. "I am
cast ashore, while Iho others are
drowned ! Oh, (his is terrible ' I havo
lost my best friond to night
Ho moaned and w rung his hands.
1871.
"Ho is dead, who Would havo done
so much for me, and I so worthless
am saved 1 All my hopes of an easy
und luxurious lifo must bo resigned
now !"
Al that moment ho beheld & dark
object at n littlo dihtaneo in tho wa
ter. Tho waves hurled this object
gainst llio projecting head of a sunk
en rock. At tho samo instant Low
dcr recognized it as the body of a
man.
Ho crept toward it, and tho waters
(lushed the body on tbe shore at his
feet. He put his hands on the face.
How cold and Wet it was! It felt
like thofaco of a dead man ! Lowder's
fingers came in contact with the soft,
silken moustache, and ho know that
the body was that of Guy Trcssilian !
Of lb Are who had stood m the
sloop's deck a halfhotir earlier, these
two alone frero left. Tho captain und
his crew had found their death among
tho cruel, yawniMrf Waters.
lowder 111 rut-1 Lis hnnd under the
waistcoat of his friend, but he could
not perceive tho beating of his heart,
llesi mil- took possession of him.
"Pead !" he said shrilly. "Dead!
And ho would have done so much for
mo if he had lived ! And his father
and the young girl he was to have
married will wait in vain for his com
ing '. His place at Tressiliun Court is
empty. ho can fill it !"
It seemed to him thai somo demon
at his side echoed the question : 11'Ao
cnuUI Jill the place lift vacant by the no
ble Guy Trcilian t
A thought camo to him a thought
so Blraniro and sinister that he shiv
ered involuntarily. Again he felt of
Trcssilian s heart. I gave no throb
against his hand. Ho pusscd his hand
over Trcssilian' head and discovered
a gaping wound in tho skull. The
hair wns clotted with blood.
Tutting li is hand inlo his breast
pocket, Lowdcr drew out bis little
water proof match-safe. Ho Opened
it with trembling fingers and struck
light. Tho red flicker danced on
young Trcssilian' faco.
How ghastly and lorriblo il looked!
Tbo eyes wcro closed, tho smilo was
gono. J ho seal of death seemed set on
iho noble feuturcs.
Lowder examined tho wound. It
; had been mudo by contact w ith the
sharp rock, and even Lowder per-
ceived its terrible character.
"If ho is not dead, ho soon will be,'
, ho muttered. "His brain has received
: an awful injury. Ho will never know
i . :..
w ho lio is again, lio won't livo till
morninir, and be is perhaps dead al
ready. He must bo deud '"
Again it seemed ns though soi
demon echoed his words.
The match dropped from his fingers
inlo the water. Tor a littlo while he
crouched on tho wet stones in silence,
battling it may bo wilh the belter
and nobler instincts of his nature.
At last, with sudden and abrupt
steallhiucss, his hand stole into the
breast pocket of Trcssilian and drew
out his privato nolo book, a packet of
for myself. This likeness between
us will make my fortune II is friends
will be spared a lorriblo grief, and I
I shall livo al last ; j ortuno gives
me a chanco to gain namo and wealth
ut ono lucky stroke !"
As if lo givo himsoir no chance for
repentance, ho nroso to his feot and
turned his searching glances in an in
land direction. A htM't, as Irom a
roltago window, glimmering faintly
through the thick bare, caudil his
guzo.
Raising his voice, he called loudly
"Help? Ho, there! help!"
The wind had abated, and his cries
rang out through tho night with start-
inn distinctness, a nunuio later.
answering cries reached Lowder's
ears, and he heard hasty steps, and
., , ,- r.
snw too ppprosenitig uguiui a niiiiern
bore nloft by a man's upraised arm.
"This way !" shouted lowder. "We
aro wrecked on tho rocks '. For the
love of Heaven, haston 1"
The bearer of tho lantorn, altonded
by a mule companion, camo running
to htm, and was soon at Ins side. 1 lie
lantern bearer wu a rough Sicilian
fisherman, a grado above his class
His compnnion was also Sicilian, but
evidently of somewhat higher degree
Both were all excitement, astonish
mcnt and svmnnthv.
In as few words as positible Lowder
told the story of the shipwreck, and
called attention to Iho condition of
his noblo young employer,
"I think be is dead 1" he said in a
choking voice. "Carry him up lo
your cabin. Let everything bo done
that can be dono to save him, Toor
fellow! He was my traveling com
panion. 1 loved him ns if ho had
been my brother instead of only my
hired attendant! Toor Jasper!"
The two Sicilians liftod iho help
less form of poor young Trcssilian,
and carried il between them toward
their cottage. Jasper Lowdcr fol
lowed them, bewailing his loss. The
nbovo we publish ns a specimen chap
ter j but the continuation of this sto
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NEWSERIES-Y0L12.N0. 1.
ORGANIZATION of the LEGISLATURE.
Tbe Tennaylvaniu I.gijlr!ureascm
blod at Harrisburgon Tuesday, the 3d
Instant, and opened the session by
electing a Democrat (Mr. Wallace,)
as Speaker, and filling all tho minor
offices in the Senate, whilo tho House
elected all Radicals. The election of
Senator Wallace without an "if or a
"bill" on tho part of tho Democrats,
is tho bighost tribute which could be
paid to his talents. Such singular
unanimity never occurred before:
Speaker White called tho Senate to
order at 3 o'clock, p. m., and tho
opening prnj-cr was offered up.
Tho Secretary of the commonwealth
presented the official return of the
elections for Senators, a list of whom
has already been published.
Tbe Speaker then stated that since
the close of lasl session Sonator Watt
had died. Upon being informed of
the fact, he bad deemed it his duty
under the Constitution to issno a writ
for an election to fill the vacancy.
Tho writ had bean issued and an
election held, tho result of which
would appear on the return.
The clerk read the writ and return,
showing tho election of Mr. Duchert.
Jho new senators were then sworn
in.
Senator Davit moved to ei into an
election for Speaker. Agreed to, and
a ballot wus taken, resulting thus:
Messrs. Albright, Urodhcad, Iiucka
low, Craw ford, Davis, Herbert, Dill,
Duncan, Findlay, Knight, Miller,
Naglo, Totrikon, Turman, Randall,
Turner, nnd White, Hpeakcr 17,
voted for William A. Wallace
Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Billingfult,
Brooke, Connell, Dolamclor, Evans,
Graham, Hensrcy, Kerr, Mamma,
Olmsted, Ortterhoat, Itulan, Wallace,
snd Warfol 18, votod for Harry
Whito.
Mr. Wullaco was declared elected,
and on taking the cliuir spoke as
follows:
Senators: Accept my thanks for
tho honor you havo conferred tion
mo. I shall endeavor to discharge
the duticsof my post with impartiality.
I pray your aid and support in Ihe
administration of our rule and In llio
preservation of that decorum which
becomes the Senate.
In assuming the control of this body
for the first lime in ten years, we
rcccgnlr-e our full responsibility, and
forgetful of the calumnies that have
been heaped upon n during all those
years, nnd faithful always to the
great doctrines of frco government,
long nt tlicir elm, but now approach
ing their full lido in tho public mind,
wo trust ty their power to guido the
fuluro. Taking no step backward, it
is our mission to remedy the evils of
tho present. Accomplished fuels and
their logictil sequences aro to he justly
estimated, and in their light wo must
mould tlio policy lo lend the r-nto and
control the Nation. Experimental
reforms nro worse, (ban useless, but
healthy progress, under Ihe cuidanco
of established truths, becomes a neces
sity nnd a duty. To lead in such ro
forms, to guido our much loved Plato
in such a channel, to incrcaso and to
develop her resources, to canso "her
waste pluccs to resound with tho
hum of busy industry, to civo equal
and honest representation to every
citizen, to retrench in her expendi
tures, to pay her debts, to check the
tide of special legislation, and to ban
ish corrupting and debasing influences
fiora the scats of power, aro objects
worthy tho intellects und energies of
each ol a.
Uncontrolled power by 6no polili-
cnl organisation during A long term
of years, inevitably begets misman
agement nnd extravagance. Tbo ad
ministration of affairs of this common
wealth has been no exception lo this
rulo. In the correction ol these
wrongs, Senators, wo invito your
cordial co operation.
The Constitution commnnds ns in
this year "to apportion and distribute
cquully throughout tho Stnto" Sena
tors and Representatives. This pro
vision i mandatory. To perform it
now is a sworn obligation ; to perform
it in a spirit of ctptnlity, of honesty
nnd of justice, is distinctly enjoined.
To fail in cither is a violation of our
official oaths. All npport ion mcnt of
tho State by which llio voice of her
pcoplo expressed at iho ballot box
shall be fairly and justly represented
in theso halls is imperatively demand
ed from this legislature Just repre
sentation fur nil tho pcoplo and a fair
hearing for every shade of sentiment
in a Constitutional Convention, if it
shall bo your pleasure to cnll one, are
vital prerequisite to the creation of
an teceptahlo organic law, and their
denial w ill ensure its defeat.
Tho rights of one-hnlf of tho people
of your commercial metropolis in tho
matter of the selection of their elce
lion officers have been outraged and
trampled upon by a preceding legisla
ture, and they aro denied a voice in
theif choice. The arc thus disfran
chised in one of the most vital mat
ters of local self government. To
correct this violation of a fundamen
tal American principle we earnestly
invoke you.
The relief of an overworked supreme
court demands and should have our
earliest attention.
Special legislation has become the
vice of our system. Tho prevalence
of a geueral rulo of law over our
whole territory, upon subjects usually
within the stmpo of legislative anion,
is now tho exception, and special
enactments and special privileges are
found upon nltnoet every page of our j name. Hut the overture has been re
voluminous annual staluto book. To jectcd, nnd Fonton elects to fight in
put an end to this, and to govern the j the unks of those who aro bent on
people by salutary general rules, the j Grant's overthrow.
pressure of which shall be light and
equal, seem to be plain duties.
In the correction of the imperfec
tions of administration, in Iho redress
of wrongs that are patent, nd in the
performance of duties peremptorily
enjoinetl, right and justice are Infi
nitely bet'.cr gnides than a desire fir
partisan advantage or effects for party
success. - Reason, concession, and
mutual deference in the performance
Of Ihe duties now before us, will ennr
their satisfactory eoomplishmsnt and
inflcinble will and united purpose in
Iho suppc-( t.f vital principle, will
command their succcs. In this spirit
the representatives of S.Vl.OUO of the
citir.oii of this commonwealth, for
years misrepresented and dlsfran
closed, assume the control of the
Pennsylvania Senate, anxious to aid
in launching the State upon a career
of beultliful progress and well digested
reform ; caracal in tlioir determination
so to slmpo the present as to control
tbe future, and ready to extend the
fraternal grasp lo all who, forgetful
of tho past, can see tho pathway of
tbe Statu and the Republic, .only made
clear by economical administration,
ffoott government, magnanimous for
giveness and the genuino spirit of a
world-wide charily.
Wiil tho fv'nn'.e fileaso designate
some ono 10 administer to me lite
oath of oftleo.
Tho ortth of offleo Wns administered
to tho Speaker by Mr. While. .
A ballot was taken lor cleric ot mo
Senate with this result! . ,
Messrs. Albright, BfOdhcad. Bucka
lew, Crawford, Davi, Dcchert, Dill,
Duncan, Findlay, Knight, Millorj
Naglo, Tetrikcn, Turman, Randall and
Turner lfl, voted for Jacob Zeiglor.'
Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Billtngfelt,
Brooke, Connell, Dolameter, Grahanti
HetiKsey, Kerr, Mumma, Olmsted;
Ostcrhout, Ruttih and White 15,
voted for Gen. W. Ham merely. .
When Mr. Warfel' namo w call
ed, Mr. Billingfelt stated that bis col
league had been eallod homo by severe)
domestic affliction his mother having
died, and ono of his children being1
dangerously ill and had not been
able to find any one to pair with.
Speaker Wallace declined to votoj
In consideration of Senator Warfel's
absence and tho circumstance occa
sioning it i
Mr. Zeigler was decclared elocteti,'
and sworn in by the Speaker.
Mr. Nagle Offered a resolution thai
tho following named porsont bs the
olliccfs Of the Senate :
Assistant Clerks Wm. T. Furey,
of Carbon, and F. A. Sloan, of Tbila
delphia. i
Transcribing Clerks A. Rehig, IL
C. Keyser, William Ualrd and William
Morrick.
Scrgeantatr-Arms John A. Cooli
han, of Schuylkill.
Attsistant Sergeant-at-Arms i. R.'
Dunbar and J. A. Duncart.
ToBtmastcr U. Bcalo.
Doorkeeper Mordocui Millard.
Assistant Doorkeepers John Doit
rick and Franklin Zcrbo.
Messenger John Kecfo.
Assistant Messengers Jacob Tun!
and Herman Kurtz.
Superintendent of Folding Room
Joseph Garrard.
The foregoing officors were then alf
elected by the following void i
Yeas Mossrs. Allen, Anderson,
Billingfelt, Brooko, Connell, Delamo
ter, Evans, Graham, Ilenzsey, Kerr,
Mumma, Olmsted, Osterhoul, Kutan
..t vvi,;i I -.
Nats Messrs. Albright, Drddhend,'
Buckalcw, Crawford, Davis, Dcchert,'
Dill, Duncan, Findlay, Knight, Miller,
Nnirlo, Pctrikon, Turman, Randall;
Turner and Wallace, Speaker 17.'
nOCSIC Or REPRESENTATIVE?.
Gen. Sclfridiri', clerk of tho House,'
called the memboii elect to order at
twelve o'clock.
Tho opening prayer ws offered by
Rev. O. F. Sterling
Hon. Francis Jordan, Secretary of
the Commonwcath, presented tho
official returns of tho election for
members of Assembly.
All the member were present but
Messrs. Campbell and W. F. Smith,'
both of Philadelphia.
The election of Speaker was nrd".
reeded with, Mr. Johnson, of f hilif.
delphia, nominating James II. Webb,
nnd Mr. Joseph presenting the name
of James Ellis. t ,
A voto was tatich, rcsuain a's'
follows: . .
Messrs. Albright, Boardsleo, BuckV
Clark, Clond, Coray, Puffy, Dumbell,
Elliott, Ellis, Knglo, Fleegor, Fulton,
Gray, Hager, Hewitt, Hoopoe, Hum
phreys, Johnston, Krecch, Kcr.' Lat
mon, LMIiertnsn, M'Junkin, M'Mullfn','.
Mann, Marshall, Mickey, Miller, of
Eric, Miller of Fhiladelphia, Moore,
Tarsons, Trizcr, Turcell, Reino?hl,
Bcybnrn, Robb, Sunncr, Shurlock;
Smith, of Daupliin, Starr, Stone,
Strang, Tayfor, Thompson, Wa'.ktfr,'
Worncr, Wheeler, Wliifo, TThitson,
Williams, of Luzerne, Wilson, WTs'iai'
and Zcrbo ,r3, voted for Jas. II. V ebb.
Messrs. Boileau. Chalfant, Conrad,
Camming, Darrah, Englcman, Eng
lish, Fetter, Hall, Harvey, Herete','
j Josephs, fcecno, Kcffer, Leidig, Leon
ard, lwis, ai Atccr, aiLonnen,
M'Gowan, M'Keon, Mngee, Meek,
Millikcn, Montgomery, Mocuey, Mo-'
ris, Noyes, Tutncy, Quigley, Rohrer;
Rose, Ross, Schnatlerlv, Shw.-trts,
Rk'inhpr; Sloan, Steele, Vcbn; Wells'.
Williams, or Crawford, Wo'oKcf flfttf
Young U, voted for James Ellis.
Not voting Wiley, of Lancaster.
Mr. Webb wns declared elected.
The oath of office was then adm'nis
tcrod to the Speaker elect by Mr. Ellis.
The roll of members elect was called
and all wcro duly qualified by offth of
affirmation.
On motion a ballot was hnd for
chief, assistant and resident clerks.
Mr. Johnston, of Philadelphia, nomi
nated General James L. SelfrldgO,'
Edward li. Leo and John A. Small,
for tho ihrco positions ; Mr. Boileau
named Messrs. G. Sprolo Lciscnring
and John Ferry, for tho two first
named. The ballot resulted thus:
For Chief Clerk Jas. L. Selfridgo,
54; G. Sprolo lciscnring, 44.
For Assistant Clerk Edward G.
Lee, Sl ; John Ferry, 44.
For Resident Clerk John A. Smull,
S4.
Messrs. Selfridgo, Lsc and Smull
wcro declared elected, and each were
duly qualified.
The balance of tho officer were
then elected by about ihe tame vote.
Go Is. The President is making
a herculean effort to conciliate norno of
tho leading and influential radicals,
whose affections have been alienated
from the White House. To this end,
he lins proposed to remove Murphy
from tho collectorship of Now York,
snd appoint any friend of Sonator
ronton, whom that gentleman may
The Democratic Senators now hve
it in llicir power to stop all bad Legia.
lation nnd effectually squelch the ring
which has long disgiaccd the Tenna.
Legislature. Tho people expect thin
snd will watch the courso and votes
of every Senator. If any Democrat
sells out and vote for corrupt jobs,
let him be held op by the prerts a a
traitor, and an object of scorn and
tawntrmpl.