1
1111 VTintiitig:
Nrally and Promptly Executed, at the
ADVERTISER OFFICE, LEBANON, PENN'A
Tuts establishment is now supplied with an extensive
assortment of JOB TYPE, which will be increased as the
patronage demands. It can now turd out PRINTING, of
every description, In a neat and expeditions manner—
and on very reasonable terms. Such as
Pamphlets, Chocks,._
. Business Carrii,,Handbills,
Circulars, Labels: l .
Bill Headings,'Blanks,
Prpgrammes, Bills of Pare,
Invitations, TiCkets, &c., &c.
mti-Dsmicof all kinds, Common and Judgment Itomns.
s e boolsJusticvse, Constables' and other Bt.ixes, printed
eorrectilet.Osal neatly on the best pancrOlonstdntly kept
for sale et this office, at prices "hi colt llto times."
* * *Subscription price of the LEBANON ADVERTISER
one Dollar and a Half a Year.
Address, Wm. if. Dassidx, Lebanon, Pa.
REAL ESTATE
tii t-II 41 tivitg
IZOOMS-4 on t lie second, and four onsthc third story
0 —of which 2 rooms with GAS MOM flu I be let to
'grtherf tUa LARUE BASEMENT, with n small
room sod eellnr, on Cumberland slreet; in the Bor.
9kli Of Lebanon. me Offered for Pont. Apply to
Dbanon, .Thiniary 26, LSO, JOH C. 11.1. USN UR.
it fine Ilittisiness R oom .
FOIL RCM'
line business RO , llll in S. 3. Stine's now building,
if tV two 'kora enstskf the. Duck Hotel, near The Court
ousn. ttiquite'dr • ' B. 3. STINE:
Lebanon, lob,"
Storeltpotif, &e., tbr Rent.
ALARGE STOREIIOO3t, EASEMFINT, and. TWO
ljnAlltessmr 011ico-100:1iS on the second .
hoer, iiTthe new brick building la i tely erected
_by the qubscriber, on Cumberland streqt, cut ffu
orSlalout, are offered for Rout. Tice' allave
isthbe rented separate or together, its may be desired.
- Apply on the preiniseo, to S. Y. „KENDALL,
' Lebanon, ?dumb 0,1850.
Jtißra H . EX LLEY, 'Watch-
Maker & - Jereeteeu has
a juste
opened fr.the l4sm.e Bi;ILDT:CM , , In —.-- - - -
the tdwlt.Of helAinuit.A beautiful assortment of Gold Rail
reed Time-keepers in hunting eases; eight-thty IVatches,
gold Duplex, gold Anchors, gold cylimlar iVatchesi Se.—
Silica' railroad hunting Watches, duplex, anchors, cylin
der, 'English patent Lever, English Swiss Quartiers, and'
Boys' Watches. Largo Music Iloxes, 4,6, and S tunes;
mid?. lob, Test and Nock Chains: gold Armlets, Dieoelies:
gold Thimbles, Ear-rings, Breastpins. Necklaces, shirt-
Studs, Spectacles, MetlalliUDS, Miniature Cases, gold pen.
..and pencil cases, gold Key Seals, sc. Silver l'iv. and 'ra
tio Sgoons, finun Ladles, febanil
neckAlltaiiii..apeciales,
gortmonaies, tine pocket Ana pen Knives, "Vinims, Violin
-
'0.!.•,..- ••e . • IPriva te Sale, ,. .- i colas, Buss 'Violins, Accordecuis, Polices, Brass Instrti
, inente, Drunit Fires, Flutes. Clarinda, Guitars Banjos,
1 1118 ' s ab * er l i' 6 4i°ffms It Private Bale his now two. - i Tamberinea. L'edies' t'ables, Cella Mee, tiltili' Rifles,
story li.r.,!alltiti.. VitLLING Ircill6y/ L eititated in Eliza--' ' Volcanic Kith., shouts 25 shot in is iniiiutoi cSki's Allen's
ftetftlltrue,lJiktatrimed4, MI6 Ildtlati.inr!..• • 4, •.. I .Vol6Mlic add Damaara'.iPlstula,;eight-daypitt thirty hods''
hi' SiS . feet . , .bas 2' tooldliftsit tlie'lfirst Hoot , ' r . ::..
~Y; [ lt' .' . 1 Chjek S, 40.,140W 11 01 e COMP r ISt i, i lha, 41.00 t. elttetiiive ai- I
onc r . Thehiber Improve- i t; a .141.. i sortment over offered in lehanou eentity,and ay. he ~,,,,14
Si;ad.„l on the e'O`.!"!
"..4 114 0054 4 e1k Vic ' 'O r " Mit .W.-V , i - ' l .- -• iat the lowest cash price. I
• swele,7Cisy l er# and ardett, 'am' ,V.i.'3,4 ~ _.„.„
_.,..;2i_ Trlttehtset‘6llscla cars /174 RepArgrand Merranted. i
by 66 Matt 'Till! alsoyst propertytis 0) , ne4 ; I e,,,e3lra, Kelly has opened a Fancy 3i,illeuery Store in ;
and in wood cons3ltion, and will be' sold on easy. , terms. . 1 ilidatinte‘rood“sith. 311.. Kelly's Jewelry store, Eagle
it oitt riSlop sflillie given an the Ist tiny of April; 1.359.--• I DuildlAgs 2J , , '". '.[Letluptp,9. , April 1i,.15•56. l
_
. . . . j. 11.• KVA 31,, Photoarapher. i
Apply Let; .• . • • A ,t. 9.
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r i f t , 24 4 1855,---._
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- • - Private sit., . ,
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rig% Suliserlber oiTers at private sale all that mut _, .. .._ ~,,., , ~ ," --6 / , 1
faint or tract of -land, situate partly iu Pinegrovo ; n i . _
. T
y Gootig urOary 6.: .orocory, 1
township, Schuylkill county, and partly ill Bethel town. i Al / :
, AIM Pshation county, bounded by lands of Eck- j ,... ....-- , • —AT TIM—
t-Oit ttitd Guilford, lleikjamin Aycrigr„ Same , +; . . tu,„ :F.IROIERS , - STORE:
Doniderta,nd
others, containing one hundred and ' 1 „I i l• •
forty-Oldtit acres and it (warier,
..ir ith' the tip our- .i " ! T EGNA.RIt ZIMMERMAN infonos his friends and th i
fonnocts,'conAisling of a 'tato; stony_ log dwelling •house, • .1.,4 public that he has Just received : a new stock Of I
,west),r bpflitka 1 1 4 story log &Tolling house. a new' 1 " Goods for the Winter -
.7 i rade, ~,1
banlt barn, bait-build tugs, and fi new water power
which Will ho fainuL Is cheap as any stork of the kind in
saw Milt I. r rtaidis, re., which will lie easy, Apply to
1 : this town, consisting' of all-such GOODS ps are usually
0. 'll - . ,lIATCIIIN, Agent. 1 kept . ~ ,
, in a urst-Clest , tItOTe. ' i
rittegrove, April.2o, 1.856.-tf. . l'articular attention is given to Staple Goods for the
I country trade, not ncgterting„,thattncy articles.for LA-
t DIES' WEAIt---such as Laces, Lawns : , Edgings, tinder- !
1 sleeves., Ilainikerchiefs, sr., . -
•
GENTLEMEN .si' istvited to examine ids CLOTHS,I
' Cassimeres, Casinets, Twreds, Fanny and other Vesting's, I
Velvets, Cords. Se.
1 In the GROCERY department maybe found a 9
splendid arsortnient of every need' bi hit, Family: •
Coffee, Sugar. Spices,sTeas.•--Mackerel, Se. In '
CRUCKEItY the stock is well selected. ~ i
' IIIiONARD Zl39iElt3l.tN.
Air The highest market price ytilt be paid for COUN
TRY PrioilUCE. ILO:talon, Sept. 22,1555. I
.oilse .1.4 r litgent.
n,SE of the II:1V two story brick hthisee on the
giank - Itontt, Roar- ttke Lebanon- Valles
ru ti. Applyitoinediattily to
Lobenteerh'plz. 2,1859
VOlt RIENT.
BUICK 110USE..1vIth ,SIX 1100NIS and
u"°"DA'ABIZI)::'f?."` I
111 ge t. Apply tI
—Lebanon, May 25.1859. •
'RLena.i ti ' s Wine arm Liquor
. .
Store,
freonli.VlA of `,lftriet oast Waterstreets, Lobs, Irea
van, PR,. in the room formerly occupied by.;-.
aisd.. where lie still continues to 7,t,111
keep an liFikirtmettt of Ibo very beet brands of WINES
and Lvao.ll4 that ran be got. To. those who. tire ac
quainted with Ids LIQUORS, It.lemt,tuleessary for "him
to speak, es the Liquors
... t vg;
.vesilt. for themselves. To
hotel ' , teems, dud' itri •i+ mere, he would state that it
I s merely necessnay for them to , call and examine his
Stock to satisfy themselves, as be warrants to render fall
is faction. . EMANUEL RE:WART.
11.-4tetnember aLti'e Come,
Lebtutbn, Orgy- 6 3 186. t
.
Lebanon Deposit Bank.
boiond street, are door east of Reialeard's Hotel.
W Tlt i lg t, l4e following lIAT.F.S. of pat:HEST on
For I year, and longer, 6 per cent. per annum;
For 6 months, and longer, 5 per cent. per annum;
For .3 months, and longer, 4 par cant, per annum;
;winking n short notice of withdrawal. Interest paid its
, full for the Deposits from the date of deposit to the date
~of Withdrawal. We will also afford a, liberal lino of ne.
• comModatit us to those who may favor US with Deposits,
payable on &island. Will pay a premium on SPANISH .
and MAXICOLDOLLAUS, alai also on old Mexican Dol
lars and Will make- collections on and re
; unit to all parts of 01(1,1110ot) Sttstas, the Canadtts and
Europe; Negotiate Loans, ix., ite., and do a general EX
CHANtIE and DANK iND BUM N
ti. DAWSON COLEMAN, President.
fizo. Cantu, Cashier.
The nnilerelgue,l, MA NAO liltS, ore individually liable
to the extent of their Estittea, for all Depositd putt other
nbligiations of the .. LEIIANON DEPOSIT 8A.1.7 K"
, 0 [MON CAM EKON - , O. DAWSON COLEMAY,
.
61 - 1408c1 it S:11111.1,1;13, LEY* BLINK,
.IA . MES 170‘1: 4 ;(1. AUCUSTUS BOYD,
Lebanon, May 12. 1.80. 0 KOROT: U EXIM. mm
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Blinds, Blinds, Blinds !
IR
Min THOMPSON. Venetian Blind and Shade
1. 'Manufacturer, No. 6:10 North 2nd.strect,3 doors be
Coates, Westaitte VENETIAN Ti LI N DS, of every de
scription, mule to order in a onperior manner at lowest
cash prices. Ott) WANDS repainted and repaired equal
to new. [ . .Tun. le, isn-o in.
Swalara Colieuilte Institute
Jonestown, Lebanon Co., Pd.
?TIRE Edifice being finished. the Summer Term will
commence on Moodily. 4(4 of April. Males and Fe.
males of the age of eight years and upwards, will be in.
structed by a competent beard of teachers. Pupas from
Abroad will hoard with the Principal. For circulars
containing particulars, address any cne of the subserib
t ere. 4.5
ENIt 1.01 1,31111 NNEIL
MEI IX, tircreta Esq., Pres'try. of the Board,
ITY
I. D. ItUPP, Principal.
cfonostown, Feb. 111, MO. •
GritAltri WANTED.
50,900 Bushels:Wheat.
'50 ) 000 Do. Rye.
50,000 Do. Oath.
50,000 D. Corn.
Al . tile Store House of the eubseriber, on the Union
Canal, below..Welnut street, in the borough of N.
Lebanon, for %Oil& the •bighest Nurhet prleu will be
rain CiiMi.
Ats rba4ni Wen many years in the business _and hare
Owe been found to dent thlrly.toolplensently with my
ede(ontere, I trust that our clearings may also contjiitie
In the fu lure. 301 IN 13131.1:r..
N. Lebanon, Yeb. 0, 1859.-om,
I[B6B NEW SIV*I4ES. 1 - *444
DAM RISE, In Cumberland Street, between
Alarket and the Court House, north side, hits
now on hand a. splendid assortment of the New
Style of MATS AND CAPS, for men and boys, for 1858,
t 6 which the attention of the public Is respectfully in vi
ted. Mats of all prices, from the cheapest to the most
costly, ways on hand. lie has also just opened a splen
did assortment of SUMMER HATS, embracing snch as
STRAW, PANAMA, PEDAL, PEARL, 110 EN, LEO
11011,N. SENATE, CUBLAN, and all others.
.He will also Wholesale all kinds of Hats, Caps,
*Ace., to Country Merchants on advantageous terms.
• Lebanon, April 21, 1858.
Feed--Feed
"pliftSONS hr want of Feed fat Cow,' or Pigs, eau ob
tain it daily at the Lager Beet DBRIYBItY of the
eubeerlher. In worth Lebanon township. Wale,
10 email a buebel. 11F,Nit`i
14anon, Feb, 2, OW ,
Lebanonfirrulnal - Insurance
Company.
Incorporated by-the Legislature of Pa.
CHARTER PERPETUAL!
b DPFRIE 41.1 . JON7O.4TOWN, LEBANON COUNTY:
GUARANTEE CAPITAL $56,000 I
rliS COMPANY - is in full operation, and ready to
1
makii Zan ratICC on it'll kinds at property - , in Town
or Country, and on. as, itivurebic terms as any well gov
erned and safe comPany,'ulther on the Mutual or joint
stock prlnciplo.
President—Tomq pnuNNER,
rice President—D. M. RANK.
Trr.intrer—OV.O.
Nerrelsry—W3l. A. BARRY.
DIRECTORS:
JD/ 111 1 4 nuNsta,1:fai. (i.e. floss, '
Geo. F. }lens, D. M. liAau.l Y,
NAKKEmi Bon - 8 J011:1 C. Ljr.u.,,,h, • •• EPP . K,
S. K. TREICHLER,
DAVID 31. ItAsx, aim RANK.,
DOW. 11. DIDvED,
A NTIEINV B. FAX , Mt) t for I Le 3 b l l . .tnti ij o t ni nn r r ieinity
Jonestown, Yet). 2:;,
Cheap Groceries and' items
ware.
fora, 8, 9,10, &e.eouts; Coffee, Tea,Chocolals
be.; Molasses from la crate, iipmarik, a variety of
qua ng os , and everything, elbo you Ivuut, you eau buy
cheap at 1tA1.714.11. k 111W8.
TAKE NO'FICC.
The oki stens warm is caste to 00 „ ; „ .
TWIN PET= MOYER would respectinny w orn , the
public that he cent' num thn busines. of I.INIEsTo: E
SAWING AND Dnussmo by horsepower, in Chestnut
• Strect,East Lebanon. lfo finishes the following articles
out of theinkft and soundest limestone that can be p ro .
cured in this-neipborhocid, viz:—Doors Sires and PLIT
'I,OitAIS, SrseS, SILLS find lixsns, CELLAR DOOR
Cuetas, Conn,SreritS, Shoe Scraper blocks, as well eta
lamy other article that cairbe manufactured of limestone.
hills Curb-stones are from, four to five inches thick; and
ids prices In accordance with the quality.
lie was tbsifiret person that introduced the lime-stone
luto this place; and is now prepared to finish off lime
stone so RD to give it on appearance very little inferior to
that of the handsomest Marble, in proof of which asser
tion ho directs the public to the finished work at his es
tablishment. lie respectfully invites all those who in
tend erecting new buildings, to mill at his establishment
and convince themselves of the excellent finish of his
work at also of the cheapness of his prices.
Lebanon, April '24,180.—1y.
Semilnes, Ketchup, Pure Worcestershire Sauce and
Pickets lh quart Bottles, ell sold cheap by
OVES & MILLER.
VOL. 11 ---NO. L
WATCHES AND JEWELRY
liven ii mgr
1) JEWELRY,L
40-
• asst Ityciiv E n av
W ACKER,
6,613 08 and S!.Anext door to Dr. Lineaweaver's
OLOCK.S.
kirty, .Dayl
j , ght Day,
Thirty Hoiar„
CLOCKS.,
Just Received at
J. 7. brAin's Jewelry Store,
Lebanon Pa.
Itieward ! Gook Out.
1 _OO
GEO. W. KLINE
Ankericati Witiches.
SEST received c lot of fine. AMEIITCAN WATEIIES,
at
the ..Engla Jewe h Store of SAXES IL It ELLA - .
Lebanon, Nor. 3,18 g.
AG! E.. 4 REDUCTION IN TILE' PRICE OF
COAL OIL 4.40.irs
ixT li are now prepared to furnish those, that wish to
71Ye this safe, brilliant aid, Cheap Light, with
LAMPS, at a redttctioo ('3O per cent, cn former prices.
Wo are enabled to do this by having ear Manufacturing
facilities increased. Eeery family that studies their own
interest will buy them: they are so Well known that a
description of their many virtues is unnecessary.
We will also, have a Supply of the best,COAL . OIL on
hand, so that no difficulty eon arise from that source.
TUN LAIIIPS WAIIIIANTKO, TO Give SATISFACTION.
When you come to the City, call and see them, putt
you will not regret your visit. Wholesale DetelensplYill
at once see the advantage of buying from the,)folf4tte
luring Depot. Send for a Price List, or we will forward
samples by express.
Also, Mannfaeturers of the LATEST STTLE of
GAS-FIXTURES',
compr !sing Chandeliers, Pendents, Entry lights, Bracket:.
mid Portable Lights.
'TILE NON ENT tA .1.1 . 51 N GAS LAMP.
which is the best Lump of the hind extant. LARD OIL
and CAMPHENE LAMPS. Committers of Churches,
Halls: and othenrublie Edifices, MU select
from a hirgo acal varied assorttnent,
at s lower rate than elsewhere.
JA:Z' All pgrsons sending orders by mail ‘ hy ; distinctly
writing for what they Want, will lorry Livia attenitedlto
as advantageously : as if they favored its with n piraunal
11ORNIND k HEIM UK, Agents.
No 321 North Second Street, above Vine, Militant.
March 3d, 1859.
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+36okseller and Stationer,
mAitiat SQUARE,,LEBAXON..
ARP has always on hand the latest puldc - a ' tigiii.
VI , histories, Blographien. Sketches of Travels, the
PCHAM of Europe anti this country, Classic Literature of
the German, English, French, Latin, Greek and Ilebrew,
and light reading matter, can be obtained at his store;
also, Biblical histories of various authors, on Church
and other subjects. The Preacher, Teacher, Doe tor,
Lawyer, Mechanic, ever
BOOybody K , can
be
accommodated at
WARD'S STORE.
School Books, Blank Books and Stationery of every
description on hand, and sold at the lowest possible
matt ralcc.
Also. Piano, Flute, Ylolitt, and Guitar Music, and In.
structors. The great feature of
WARD'S BOOKSTORE
Is that you can get all the 'Monthly Magazines of Bos
ton, New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore, and all the*
DA ItLY hvb WEEKLY N EWSDAPERS
Of every city had - toirn of importance in tile United
Staten.
PAEESHANGING'S
Of every variety or patter Shad
ns and owes; also
Window es,
a new article, and sold
WARDat litt ' le advance on cost price.
S
the place, in 'Short, to go to for all you want In his line.
Ift does not tidbk it too Much trouble to wait on his
customers% he is obliging, and what-is better than all,
his customers will get whet they want, _and at prices
that will suit them.
Country Storekeepers and Retailers Can: be supplied at
WARD'S
nod will save 2 per cent. by purchasing from him, in
stead of at Philadelphia or elsewhere.
ORDERS for books,"periadicA.&c., will receive
prompt attention.
ItErEitt TIER- , Ward'it Bookstore Is the place. An
can direct Yen there on
Lehnuom March 21, MI
Ness 'lAloiincr Estgilighment.
frith.lin scriber, direct from Philitdelphia: has opened
Fashionable !Pada,- Shop, in the room latelY twee.
pied by 0. W. Daly no a barber shop, where be invites
all of the citizens of Lebanon, and ,surrounding vicini
ty, to call and see him, partieularlY if they want a goad
fitting Coat, Pants or Vest. laying bad Jong experi
ence in his Business, he flatters himself that be will be
able to satisfy the must fastidious. . Boys' Clothing
ninth) to order. Vb. Also CUTTING in all its
Branches. . .
..GB - Country produce, taken in c3teltldige for work.—
Call
Call and See REE
Lebanon, April 6.1850.-31.
Coal, Coal , Coal,
wE, the undersigned, would respectfully inform tho
citizens of Lebanon county, that we are now pre-
Pared o supply . the community tvith COAL, either
Wholesale or 14etail, as we will keep all kinds 0 . 1 COAL
on hand, such as ,
Pea, Chestnut, Alla, Stine, Egg and Broken COAl, white,
red and gray ash,
which we are constantly receiving from souse of the best
Collieries iu the Coal regions, and would bore say that
the will sell our Coal as !owes they can be sold by any
Person in the county, which we will sell at our Mill, or
any part of the taro boroughs.
IIYERS 34 SIWITR ,
GeneeNe Mille, Lebanon, Feb. 3, 1838.
Stoves; Si t aies, Stoves.
Selling cheaper than at any other Stove Store
in Lebanon for CASH!
TIME Subscriber is determined to sell Stoves at frontls
to 20 per cent cheaper than any other establishment
in Lebanon. Call and see my stock, - next .door to the
Lolmnon Bank. I c'...arge nothing for examining.
ful for past favors he hopes to still receive a share of
public patronage. JAMES N. ROGERS.
Lebanon, Nov. 24,1858.
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DARKNESS DISPERSED.:
W. G. WARD,
(Successor to J. M. good,)
LF4I3ANON, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1859.
with the three' "garniAs and the small "strewed." Miss Crout, a sour-visaged
diamond in the- centre ? There are single lady, smiled sideways into her
more rings like thatAn the werld, be-
m tea, as she remarked that "perhaps I
MY MYSTERIOUS NEIGHBORS i sides he bought it for e."
hadn't slept Well."
i I "Perdition! 'Why
i c , iiet i
tMa
ido you keep talk- "Ah, he was out too late," •.. 1 ing of innl ? Don't YOU know walls joy Jolly, whose two bluff
; have ears ? Woman keep your toilgue.' , tried to blnah. "These -,
.i l aug tern
"Nonsense-, Ido not fear, fearisnot, girlsl 31 1 i. Morrison, .i.h ) P- 1 is-i• these
"Nonsense,
: i t i f i to n i t . y it c s ig s ip ( o lo si n t e in ; l.
er l ey l , o T ok n e e i v l:
e r r o s u a n N i ‘ l , , , dickens 16sf,eitallitliiteinlvo„Mitt;.‘.‘n,aiii.j'Isi.3},'etp3ale-
pleas_-
such a face'; it' ;was'''More frightfa! ant faced tandlady''' who came-to my a
than his. I on'the 'contrary, smiled - aittlstaile - --: . .."t0 th .. Y . certain knowl
-because it was , -over." l '. ' • - ' ' edge ho was not oat orthe house last•
"Great Heaven:4i ki: , s this to be mY i niiht."
!punishment? ,:- What in the neme of I "And how with,
,hat pretty (laugh-
:Deity has set your thoughts running 1 . tet_ofyoltti_ It ?" asked the major slyly.'
1 that way to-night ) of all.nig•lita?" . .Fe shawl" 73aid. little Alili --
"Because, perhaps,
it is rust three.sithis a pretty ~,girl---hlus !dug crimson, 3
months this hour, since
on held him i (sfie liadno 1) . 0,4, to blush thrOukh )•
under water. .
. "Perdition!' I should 'forget, it, if , speak:
yonwould lettne." I
not , il : l
; : aiti -.. .i.)ntl7thii..lk Abby
! it I won t f •11 I -have the-riti,,,, -, - rtbri,l havb married 4-te lii. a inomei t
~andeertainly one of the' five-thousand. 'h.t rl t lithe 'arid pe,itaps' the' neat l
If, as yon say-- 1 7 ! '.SIra'r 1 e'din the work; AN t rdc7W - would liiii - egiVen heart lir (1 1
I ought surely#Ashitre-in the prefitS ) .7 l lyi.S.md'i.6 tll4' ni l c ijei,';'';erliaps I s aid: ' I
That-,ring e.os.-fs`-$300; , - and I. !w an t it -1 boreth Or Widerill g• witri the - -air - ofzt
before we go." --.- . ' i • -I Mari I:Vho e litis liWii P. er l inistteSS - On. his, l
• jf2l. foolish vanity, wOnizin,letus'selllinn/ds - thrill 'attending to jokes.
it. Three -hundred dollars would may .1 nvhat time do yonr—do :the: folks
Our passage' to Enrepe nud there's so up stairs breakfast?" I asized. di' my
much , clear gain. Absurd !to - wear , landkidy, Mrs. Vpaltur.. lll • ' •
three - lmndred dollars ou your finger:' "La! you're is soleimi d.:i an 6 N'ii.---
~, vbsired; to risk your life for a pad_ f Mr. Welts-exensa me;' they don't
frd slim like that.. I tell You that I breakfast till half past nine.., Mary is
havd set my heart upon having 'that .mak-ing their coffee now."
ring, and l'will have it. They told 1 „ "And does lie - 7
--does the. gentleman -
nie of your . miserly h a bit s . Miserly-,"I go out belOre breakfast'?"
said - she, - "wait till he gets me; .1) I
think his disposition will change "La! Morey, no, he's too Well oft
f .1
" Chithge I Yon Very 1 I guess' to work f 1 . ' . 1 1
or a ivmg, t ioug I
. , ito be sure he's gone all day. But
soon..
•, eou ht ma ke - th e I what makeS you so particular?"
devil black - n - V'' growled the' Ofher I "I have Ins reasons—.l mean ,Cori
fiercely. "If I had the courage to fin- 1 osity prompted inc to inquire. Never
ish hirn----reineMber." mind, Mrs. Upshur. By the Way,
"That you have the means to 'des- i where_is Miss Abby! . 'Will she hem
patch me. Don't think Isliall'aeoept : a couple of handkerchiefs fOr. me do
the invitation it you ask me to a', you think ?"
moonlight- boat - ride—and :there is, no "Gertainly, with pleasure. Doesn't
other means quite so secret: ' Willi she hem beautifully ?"
..mailable girl, Mrs.
you give me the ring?" • ' ~, , "Indeed she does; she's a post- re
-
"Woman', Will yOube quiet?' Don't l,
you know the whole name is there— ! .Cilittving• thUS diverted the widow's 1
Upslitir."
Eugene A. Maryfrold ? Will you ruin lillild from My Mysterio US neighbors,
. '
yourself r' .'. ; I went up into my room and made a
signal at the windoW. Thereupon a; 1
"Why, no. I think it would be'saf- 1
man wrapped up to the chin, the vizor I ,
er On My finger than in tholiands of 1
a Jew peddler, who might 'Possibly :of his bearskin capuhnost touching .
1 his immense, upturned collar, came
know to read. Eugene ;;L. Maryfield,
into my boarding house, and was soon
you mean—don't you know A. stood
closeted with me. I showed him the 1
for Aagnstus_? . Ceine, now, be mag- 1
nanimous, say that you will give it Fo.l aperture, which had not been closed,.! :
me; and half of the five thousand he- 1 and - which I took good care- to keep 1
side. I promise you, if you will do _l from discovery- i i
this, never to mention. the eiretUit.- 1 "They iire . stirring," said Welsh, in
stance to you again, or to speak even ; a whisPer- .
. ..
his name. BuCremember I shall be i I trembled.'ffoin head 'to foot, but
satisfied with nothing less." i he was as calin and collected as if lie -
"Will not the ring satisfy you ?" , had been going to take breakfast in-
`c.i . NO : not alone.", stead of a brace of murderers.
"The ring, say then, and one thou- 1 "I'll give them time to dress zmd !
sand ?" i'si t t down to breakfast," said Welsh.—
', and NVO three '‘'ill. surprise
"No, nothing leas tltait.trerin',andl "The sheriff will be here immediately
two thousand five hundred. r ain
'table: there is nothing them at the. '
not going to Europe like a beggar."like taking a
en, t , i a ye, Already given you a. ; man off his.guard, especially if there
splendid wardrobe." is anything cowardly- about him." I,'
"It will be out of fashion there." ) Very soon I had another visitor— -
two, I should say. The sheriff ;
"Wait till to-morrow-LI will decide 1
it then." 1 brought his brother along. The de-
"You are can - nine'. What' if t-Ou. eisive moment cams.We "IV Marry, i :
took it into your hen to run off
frith the servant, take the eoifee in their :
the whole r" ; room, and conic out again. She start-
red at the question. 0
"Bah, do you think I would go with-
out you, Most. peerless of women ?" 1 "My good girl, do they sit with :
"Bah, back torain, I think I under- i their backs or their laces to the door?
stand a sneer. I ought to - by this 1 The question hadto be repeated.
time," was the reply. • 4 i "Their backs are this way," she re_ ' 1
"Give me an hour to sleep on it plied, gave us one, earnest look, and
then." - i then rushed down the stairs.
The door was opened Slewly and ,
"No, not a moment. I want the
green desk immediately. lam goingnoiselessly, and almost beore they :.
now'l
to strike a light." had tinned their heads the'y were ar
-_,
Then tbllowed a bustle, a springing. i rested for the murder of .Eugene A ' ,
t o t h e fl oor, a i n o vi n , e a n yfoi r ,dy. w i t Z Marylield on the eighth of Novem- '
hands, and then a' sound as if fric- i her. • ;
tion match had been ru bb e d. Iti ."My God I how did they know ?" ;
seemed as if the very smell-of brim-Her • question condemned her.— !
stone floated towards take. Her white checks and large, hollow ',
'lt took the seine time to realize I eyes almost starting from their sock-
what had actually transpire& 1 I had I et-s, condemned her. The maii was a
been so horror-struck ; indeed, at i ghastly white as she—his pale lips
times I was almost furious fit their i
blundered out,
cool, deliberate villainv,a n d'tbeir com- 1 "I deny it! It is false I" i
meats, that I longed to give a smart! The woman—l pitied her. I do )
blow on the panel, as an evidence that i not know but . what my sympathy'
I heard them, bat 'prudence pr & en t_ ! was strongly enlisted because she was
ed me. I sat in bed; 'bolt. upright, I so. supremely beautiful., I think in i
thinking. The papers I had tornj all my travels I never saw a lovelier ] ,
from the crevice that I might 'listen I face. I could not bring myself to I ' o 7 ;
more readily Strewed the pillow in
alize that . thits was she who had talk-;
-
confusion. I was very cold, exposed ed so calinnly,.so resolutely of a foul
constantly to that icy current of air, deed, Her aspect of extreme terror I
haunted melong after. She could not 1
lint I did not heed - that. I had no
doubt that a real murder
had b een , command either her features or her 1 ,
committed,. and after a long delibera- limbs, but almost, groveled on her 1
tion with myself, I got up s oftly,
scat. They were driven to jail. i
amended the fire," and sitting 'at my t Three napitlis after this,' the man, I
table, wrote what was in delibl V
st a mp _ on the vronuln's confession, was con- 1
ed upon my memory; deopied to 'death. A. coward at the I
least, she doomed her .companion in
It was now- the -Bth of F e b ru a r y,
guilt to the hangman's rope. Itseem--
therefore, on the Bth of November, ex
the ed that in substance the story was as
actly three month ago, a man by
name of Eugene. A. Maryfieid was in follows: .
some Manner exposed to death by Julia Weeks was married to Mary- ,
drowning, and held under water by- field, an Englishman, with noeonnex
the man who was my next d oor ions in this country. They were to
neighbor, till life was gone. I wrote travel soon, when by some chance,
the particulars about, the r i ng and Leisdale *became acquainted with J ti
the Money, and then marked out my lire, and a- guilty passion, which they
course. Hearing nothing more,
1 . wickedly called love, sprats; up be
went the next morning to my cousin, twcen them. Marytield had money;
an eminent lawyer, and laid the case Leisdale had none. Little by little
before him. To my surprise, lie had the guilty pair lost all shame, and ti
known Marytield, and was under the hall) . they plotted the death of the
iMpreA'Bn that he Lind gone some unsuspected and goodhearted Mary
time ago to England. ,g nee , he sa id, field. They planned to go on a jour
he had transacted a little business for . ney together. They crossed a river,
him, and he remembered his appear- and when they arrived at the phase
ance perfectly. lie thought it was i where the current ran with furiouS
right for me to attend to the matter, Swiftness to the sea, Leisdale knocked
and advised me to convmmicate ins- his friend overboard, and then like . a
mediately with Officer Welsh, a corn-, fiend as he was,
to prevent hiM from .
petent, detective, who would not fail - saving himself, he held him under wa
to ferret out the mystery. "By all ter till he was dead.- The . solemn•
means," lie said, "see to it as quickly • heavens alone knew where that pod - r
as.possible,for there is no knowing drenched body was carried. It was
how soon they may start, and that probable . never found.
will make more. trouble."
Leisdale was hung. The guilty wo
,.
At the breakfast table nest morn-
man escaped death but not imprison-,
ing, it was the unanimous opinion of meat. I. visited herceib : 4 ! ar ft - tce,
the company that I. looked a - little was changed; it ry,,4emOpiac. Nte:
. .
Misrtilmutatic
• •
They l'a - d the next room to mine.
My hoarding house was-one of a row
—all boarding-houseS, 'where the same
erkrts came, all in a row, too, with
meat and vegetables, where the land
ladies sometitne L S stood----all in ft i'ol4
—all in caps-0 inspect the interior
of said (*its.-
My landlady Was decidedly the best
looking of the whole. Most of them
were (as any brother onee facetiously
observed) '" - an air of pinch," its if hard
times had - turned an extra screw opt
themyas indeed everything about them
had an extra. something—except their
tables.
1 As I said before; Or should have said,
! my Mysterious neighbOr.4 had the next;
remiii 'to mine. They panic in a- car
rage, the lady close veiled, and when,
we sat all agog at,.the Supper table,
bxpeeting dieet"thenuface to face—
expeeting to -have the exquisite pleas
ure of passing our conunents on the
eOlOr
,of their eyes. and the style of
their general make'-up—lo, and behold
Ave did not see them. at all—fqr they
took slipper in their own room. The
next:they absented themselves in the 1
same way, pot only ar super, but at !
breakfast amid :tuner, and finally we
ascertained that they did not intend
to he on exhibition Por our !
Of coarse., we did not like. it"; whp
could be expected to like it? We had
received our Share of inquisitorial in
spection, and wanted to put others
through the same course of—vegetable
tops.
Very well, if. they avoided their fel
lowboarders in that syle, it was very
likely, yes, it wa.s more than probable?
that they Were no better; than they.
should be. •
"A runaway match," suggested
arag
".keouple of ropiritualists—free lov
ers," chimed in another.
- Something wrong, any way," said
a third, and there Veleft it, satisfied
that something wit 4 sA : yrong, of course.
Day after clay, I tried to get a
glimpse of the mysterious couple
Sometimes rsaw him comb in,though
it was always at
,that interesting time
just before the Were light
ed, and an indistinct figure passed by
whose immense whiskers and bushy
beard suggested a resemblance to
Kossuth. Once or twice I saw her.
She was a beautiful figure, further
than that 043 „deponent saith not.
Our boardin,,,zi-house nits au old
building—the whole square Was de
erepid—whose large rooms contained
more comfort in the way of air and
breathing space than new-fa ngled edi
fices they put up now-at-days have in
their whole interior. I had a front
ciu which to nfake as much like
a parlor as possible mid divest of all
the conimon-plada Of hoarding life,
I had fitted up with a beAteild that
tools the shape of a welt filled secre
tary during the clay. There I wrote
and dreamed in quiet, contented way ;
except when thoughts of my myste
rious neighbors forced themselves up
on me.
One night, as I took my bed from
the pelliemlicular, I felt a cold cur
rent of air rush past me. It was as
cold as,the month--February--and al
though the room Was kept up to a
temperate heat, it seemed to blow
steadily, that cold rush, ,and tingle
through my veins. Scanning closely,
I saw a small aperture, which I had
never noticed before. I wii,s,fs,atisfied,.
as I , examined it, 'that by smile Means
I had opened a sliding panel., and I
tried to increase the space, but it
would not budge an inch, one way or
the other. s eV - di - lined to inspect
,
mare thoroughly em the rho:I:row, and
satisfied that—what hail often been
declared--my boarding : llollSe was
really baunted,'l stuffed the crevises
with paper, and -composed mySelf,.to
rest. I heard the clock strike twelve;
I bad been sitting up unusually late,
and was just conleiOUS of gliding in
to a dose; when there seemed to be
voices close to my head. lb 'a Mo
ment I was wide awake, sitting bolt
upright in bed, for theSe were the
ominous words I heard
• "You know you held him till his
breath was -0 crone."'
• "Well, it was your .'wish. Suet 'it
thought would never
_pave entered my
head but for you."
"My wish ! You cruel wretch ?"
"Yes, your wish; your expressed
wish. Was I not to talcs you to wife
as my reward ? Better it had taken
inc to the halter."
"Be easy on that score," said the e
feminine voice; "it may carry you
'there yet." '
"I wish uo tauntsonadam; if Igo;
you go too, 43ure as— i " The word
need not he written here,'but at that
mothent I felt the place signified was
very near. my blood curdled. Was
I living day by day next: door to a
murderer—to a bracQ, of murderers?
—Suppose they should lake a fancy
to hold some of their neighbors till
their breath was gone? The voice
Of the women was wondrous sweet
—that of the man harsh and uninusi
cal ; both were. low. There seemed
to come after that, penitence, a soft
whispering of words, and then, for a
moment there was silence.
"Psbaw !'•' I said to myself; "I have
been dreaming ' The excitement of
finding a panel in the reoin, like those
in the old stories, has bewitched my
brain. This will do for aroinance.—
I'll get up and take notes. Hist !
there it was again, the same murmur
ousrsounth"
"Will you net give me : the ring
now - —the.one , , I mean,
WHOLE NO. 522.
cursed me with terrible maledictions.
I still retain ray''cliiirhher at the old
boarding-house. 'The panel isperma
neatly replaced, and a pretty woman
hemming a very fine' ruffle, occupies
my twin aria chair. She is my wife
and her'first name is Abby.
ship9F._ •
TRADITIONS O 1 TAE EAST
Ever •sine&the third and fourth cen
turies, all'Ttliestine has been covered
eentelaimitisaLl-traditions ' y
of which 115%e, absafd and u_tterly.. at
Valiance Ography
of the kind an"d',,t - loi.e assertions of au
thentic li . iStifirians, It is a singular
feature ofithWe'traditions, of which
there areSoulm.Christian, Jewish,
11ohammeOn f gad the Samaritan—
Oiat,th 7 ovoyil i l_frequently differ con
eerniagfilielo.eitAty; of a Particular
ev'ent - : . for'" ffiStanee"." - thd Sain'arians
44"Atif"kr -G'
*loi , nit •,' oun t; •. • era
iim aCtlir:4o. **tete .21.brahtkAui It •
theAl,tar fdrshoisacritico •of his son
aa e'acwrding, to the Jewish
ti ttjilton t 1 at gven"t filnspired upon
A r farialflielef%alem: Again,
with - wond6rfid 116etfrricy„
agree, as , inAhe' case'-with Sacob's well
in maritt ; • and -there can be no
doubt intt that it is the identical well
of j - acob 4 ,as it answers the exact de
scri p tion given of it in the Scriptures.
Mr. }lanyard:the artist ,tind travel,,
er,- relates amusing adVeritnre of
_his while in the East,- in the explana-'
tory lecture of his panorama of the
Holy Land, and which forcibly illus
trates how much reliance May be plac
ed upon the traditions' of - East :
"When I was at Jerusalem l had at
Mohammedan was show
ing me up r the lions of the city, as we'
would say out here; in the Jaffa gate
one day, he pointed up to the tower
of llijiicus, saY, 'Do . you see that
tower ? that is the castle of Xing Da
vid--44.1iat is where David lived when.
he ruled over Jerusalem. Do you
see that window up there at the
north ? that is where. David looked
out when he saWßathsheba . bathing?'
then took me up into the . tower
and showed mo the print of David's
elbow ; and by the way,• David must
have been a long time gaging at Bath
sheba; jiiilging from the largehole his
elbow *bre in the window sill—st One '
at that.. -He then pointed opposite to
the house of Solomon, and next door
the hens° of Napoleon. It seems the
ignorant natives associate the name
of Napoleon with the calender saints,
from the fact that when he was in
Syria, although he was never in Jer
usalem, he fought one of the battles
upon the plain of Esdelon„.where most
of the i inporta nt batPc - s recorded in the
Old Testament tr*nopirpciand:from
the fact that Napoledn fought : there,
t t heythink he, must be a sain,t47t , .
Hearing this man mix up Solomon,
:King David,:Batlisheba, and Napole-;
on altogether, I thought I would
question hiM, and see what he knew
about ancient history. Said
when was Napoleon Jerusalem
I never knew Napoleon was here.'—
The man looked at me with astonish
ment. W hy, Ilowadjißanvard, don't,
you know ?' 'No,' said I, 'the Itow
adji Banvard don't know." 'Why,'
don't you never read your bible? ,Yes
I read my Bible,;, but my Bible says
nothing about `apole.ou."Ali ' yes,
I had tbrgotten, j the Hewadji Bible
ain't. true. ;- you orikht, to read the Ko
ran—that will tell yen .all: i4e-plittie„-
nlars.' He then Coll ti 11 lied to enlight
en my ignorance by opening a new
chapter which I had never read be
fere. 'Why, Howadji' said he, swell
ing from the iinportancc of the knowl
edge he was about to impart, 'Napo
leon was here when Solomon was ; he
was tlie . Conimander iu Chief,orNrg
David's forek and took Zion frOM the
jebusitcs.' "—Home Journal.
SMONQEST MAN—Dr. Geo. B.
Winship, of Roxbury, a young physi
cian, 25 years old, and weiglnog.l.43
pounds, is believed ; by, many irons
who have-examined intOtheciuestion,
to be the strongest 'Man alive. He
can raise a _barrel of flour from the
/leer to his shoulder; can raise him
self with either little finger till his
chin is half a foot above it; can raise
200 pounds With either little-
finger
C:, - tri put up a dumb bell of 141 pounds;
exercises daily with dumb bells weigh
ing 100 pounds each, which he can
raise alternately above his head; can
lift with his hands 926' pounds, dead
weight, without the aid of straps ,r
belt t s of any kind. Tophatn,.,the
strong man of England, could only
raise $OO pounds in the„saine way;
and the celebrated Belgian giant &child
only lift 800. With straps it is sup
posed a person could lilt nearly - four
times as much is by bis, hands alone.
If this is so, Dr. W. can lift at least
2500 pounds. Dr. W. is a thorough
gymnast; and when he graduated at
Cambridge, five years ago, ho was
without a. competitor:—SuZeM Obser
vcr.
L oiA. B EAN B.—We see that some of
our brethren of the press' are recom
mending the pinching,okLima.beans
when six feet high, insteaa 6f.ponit
ting the vines to run around pole of
fifteen feet. This is an excel leo t prac
tise, and was first suggested by our
selves, which seems to be forgotten
bar those who then repudiated and
now adopt it. ..kich treatment causes
the vine to grow to a iiineb,..larger
crop of fine fruit, and to perfect the
beans before frost, instead of continu
ing
tO. bear indefinitely .and to peir
feet but .few. Thisil is an excellent
* crop when so Managed, and alwafs
pi'ofitahle. It onlY-:requiret full fer
tilization and thorough disintegration
of the soil to raise*Agrit or more of
Lima beans per;Arand With sucha
.
As t p" j; ikold. at six ;ddllars .per 'bushel
iiit.fthe dry state, the yield' will equal
'4400 or more .per •acre in value.
alum gam..
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MIKE ROLLS DOWN HIS T.RQW
SERS AND SLAMS TO THE
D00R..-For the amusement of
the boys who 'run with the machine,'
we give the followh4 racy sketch from
the Philadelphia North American :* •
As everybody knows whohas watch
ed
the
And things connected with
the fire'department, a certain class of
,fireinen are devotedly wedded to the
practice of rolling the bottoins. of
their trowsers abOve the tops of their
hoots. . This - is particularly the case
with some df the- •compames dow-n
„town, whose members, exc'eptink on
Sunday, are never to be seen -,with
fullegged
„unmentionables. One of
the most radical fire companies of this
city is located in the vicinity ofSouth
wark. Her men delight in red flan
nel shirts and I.)lue trowsers—the
ter,relle.d:q at the bottom about
eight inches. '
"The "mersheen" in question is a
ldownAown bully, and does business
on a. platform peculiar -to itself— ,
When a niernher wishes to resign, he
doeen't send Anyyillier. te..the, wre
taryhe merely "rolls down his trow
sers ' and leayA,
„the house. W e re
cently' dropped into:Me .enaine housti
and spent an eveningwitlithe'boys,!
just to-see how they managed mat-
tcrs. One of the great questions that
came up
. was a resolution by Jim,
.Cur.-
that the engine "should hare
neW'pair of pumps given to „her."
This - Was opposed by a Member
named Mike Welling, and in, the , fol
lowing stirring manner : "Leokhere
boys, yeti musn't think that Mike
Welling is a toofoo, and that you can
make liiM_swathi*.anythilleyentako
a notion to. No, -you musn't.
helonged to the company for. ten
years, and love' the engine as I •loir
my father, mother; and two little sis
ters. It's cause I love liar that I'm
clown on them ,c - ringer-bread pumps:
You've all heard that Jim Curley's
motion. Now, all I've got -to say is,
if you adopt that motion, I roll down
trowsea , :4,nd leave - you to 1 - your
'
Having delivered himself in this
manner, Mike took his seat, while the
secretary took the vote of the meta
ben upon Jim's motion about the
pumps,- 7 -,The ,vek, sleeided matters in
favor of Jihi's motion, when Mike rose
and addressed the "cheer." "You vg
ted me down, old fellers, and I'll keep
my word: I rolls down my trowsers
and slards: to; the,flogyi ~Ifu,lting said
this, he, "rolled dowii his trowsers
and left the house. He will probably
never again nth with engine in
the whole course of his IKe.,The
nestday hiename was taken from the
roll, his resignation beimg in keeping
with the by-laws in such cases made
l and provided. ' Queer institutions,
these rough and ready engine conipa.
hies.
A CONSCIENTIOUS WIDOW.-1 poor
peasant on his death-bed made his
will. He called' his wife to him and
told he'r of its, ,provisions. "I have
left," he said, "nag horse to. My pa
rents; sell it, and' hand over to them
the money you receive. I leave to
I.)rou,mrdog; take care of him, and
.serve you faithfully." The
wife 'promised to, obey, and in duc
time set out to - tta-6 neighboring 'lnl)i!--
ket, with the horse and the clog.--
How much do you want for ye+u
AlCkrae ?:" tiffuiyed .a farmer. "I can
not sell-the horse alone ; but, you may
have both at a reasonable rate. My°
one teu pounds for the dog, and five
.shillings for the horse." The farmer
laughed, but as the terms were low,
he willingly . accepted them. Then
the worthy 'woman rave to• her
Nila i 'faparents the five shillingsre
ceived for the fiorse, and kept the ten
pounds herself.
GENERAL SHIELDS ON 13ARRELS.-A
short time since, General Shields ;
lading at Ilastings, on the Mississ
4-Ti4.eth-tiffmiA Lis freight and bill of
tf.....
lading, one item calling for Set - on
barrels. Strange to say however, tut.
0
General could only find on the land
ing six of• his barrels. Ile- asheard
counting them over several times Will!
the same unsatisfactory -VP! , ...1i1t each
;time:
~ Moving. t.b e,index finger of his
right hand up and down in a pointed
manner at each barrel, thus be solilo•
quized aloud with deliberate military
emphasis. "One—two—three—four
—five—six." And shaking his-head,
with dignified gravity, sayi ng,"Som 0-
thing wrong here," he recommenced
his count. "One—two—three—four
—five—s,ix,;l 'Where the. , is the
other b l arrel?" , Full of wratli,lie : was
proceeding to demand the productiOil
of the missing cask from the officers
of the boat, when lo ! on his,getting
up for this purpose from where he --,v a.. 9
sitting he discovered, to his infinite
amusement and that of the bystanderS
that he had been sitting on the missinE
`seventh barrel I
WfIAT PARTY
,PO YOU BELONG
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"What party do you belong to now,
Bill?" said Joe, the other tray
belong to the Know—no, the Re
publican —no,-the—the of I !taint
forgot, atie. What sort of varmint
Was it you itetched tother night steal
in chickens?"
"It was a oppossum." . .
".That's it., Joe, that's it. Op—op—.
wl,tat, did, you say it was, Joe?"
"Oppcssufm" .. •
"It was something like oppossmn."
"Opposition," said Joe.
"1 know'd it - Was surnthin or other.
My party changes so often, darn me
of I can keep up."
Sar - Antiqiiaries say that an old
negro at Cape Cod, whenever his mas
ter -required anything of him, would
exclaim, "Massa choose it." Thence;
in time, the name of Massachusetts.