H. V. Moetiiimeu, Proprietor. INDEPENDENT" Live and Let Live." Sl.OO a Year if Paid in Advance.
VOL. VM Mo. 18. IiEHIGIITON, CARBON COUNTY, rENN'A, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 31, 1877. Subscribers out of County, S1.20
CARDS.
Furniture Warehouse.
V. Sehwarts, Hank street, dealer in all kindt nj
IVniture. Cojm made to order.
Hoot nnil Shoe Itlakeri.
Clinton Dretney, In Leran'i building. Dank street.
Ml ardert promptly JLUe& work warranted.
ft P. LONGSTUEET,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Next door tn the "Cation Houbo.'
BANK STREET. LEtllOHTON. PA.
December 15-Cm.
w
SI. UAP8I1ISU,
ATTOnNBY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
B8im",LiHiaBio, PA.
R..1 K.t.t. aud Collection Agency. Will Buy and
8.11 Real K.tau.. Convejanclng neatly "" c?'
union, promptly made, tiling ltatea ot Ue
M.sala a .p.clalty. May be. consulted In Kn jllin
ud usrraan. cv..
J AS. II. STRUT HE ItS ,
ATTORN iY AT LAW,
43- Office : 2d Boor of Rhoad'ijUall,
HauohChuuk, Pa.
All balneai eatruated to him will be promptly
att.ud.dto. May 27, ly.
QAMBIi ICAI.npCS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
AXaueh Chunk, Fa.
-Offlce. above Dolon'a Jewelry Store, Broadway
O.D.SI1110LlITre. 8. LOOSE
B'
ERTOLETTE & LOOSE,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELTX)IIS AT LAW,
Otrics Corner of Susquehanna and Broadway,
MAUCU CHUNK, PMHt.
Can be consulted In Derma. (July 2 187
p jr. MKGIIAW,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Next Door to First National Bank,
AUOU CUUNK, PA
jWCan b fonanlted In Oerman. Jan9.
JJ A. niCLjTZ,
jcaTiqE of Tnn rBApn,
Oborfa Building, DANK-8t. Lf IlIonTOM.
Conveyancing, Collecting and all other bust
ntas connoctc4 with tlio office promptly attend
ed to. Alto, Agontfor thoruichaso and Sale ot
ileal Estate. Arrh l'-yl
nrmoMAS 8. UEClt,
JUST1C1! OP THIS PEACE.
BANK Street, LKIIIOHTON, Pa.
OonTeyanrlnft, Collecting and all business con
nected with the office promptly attended to.
aT-Acent (or flrt-rlaa Insurance (Companies,
tn Rtskt of all kinds taken on th most IIN-ral
terras Jan. , 1875-
A. DISIIIIAJIEU, JI.D.,
PHYSICIAN AND8U11UK0N
Ppeelal attention paid to Cbronle Diseases.
OlSce: South East corner Iron awf 2nd sts.. Ias
lihton. Pa. April 3, 1875.
)ti. . n. it is; u Bit,
PRACTICINQ PHYSICIAN AND SUROKUN,
6tAee, Bank dtrert, next door above the Postonlfe,
l.ril)tuton, ra. omce iiounH-rarryvuie earn uay
rom 10 to !2o'clock; remainder of day atofllrelu
uenicntoa hot". is
rnirotiiAS keiiigrcr
JL CONVEYANCER,
AND
GENERAL IN8UEANCE AGENT
The Uuwlotr Companies are Itepresented t
tiEHA.N )N MUTUAL FIRE,
HEADING MUTUAL FlUB.
WYOMINO FIIIE,
POrTrtVILLK FIRE,
LEIIiaii FIllK.and theTRAV
ELERs ACCIDENT INSURANCE,
Also Penusrlvanln and Mutual Horse Thief
Dctcciivo aim in.urauco i -ompanv.
M area 19. 187 J. TUOS. K KMERER.
"76.'
BRADY'8 CENTENNIAL CIGAR AND
TODACCO EMPORIUM AND BILLIARD
BOOH, one door above Haul's Bakery.
Bault St.. Lciilgliton.
Also, GENERAL NEWS AGENCY. Dally
and Weekly Papers and Lakeside Library regn
arly snppllel. April I, ISJfl.
JQAYIU EUItERY'S
Livery S: Sale Stables
BANK STUEET.LEIIiailTON, Pa
FAST TROTTING HORSES,
ELEQA2JT CARRIAGES,
And peelUrely LOWER PRICES than any
oiner i,ivory in iuo uoauiy.
Large and handeonio Carrlaaea for Funeral
purpoaea auu Yveoauiffa uaviu juiiumivi.
nor. zz, 1871.
T
O CAPITA LISTS I
A LIMITh-D NUMBER OF SHARES OF
THE CAPITAL S10CK OF THE
Loliighton Gas Light Co.
tilt remain nndlfmoaed of. HharAa P I VT V
DOLLARS. HnbsertpUoua to the Stock -will
be received and Intonnaliou furnished on ap
Slleation at ttiia omce
H. V.MORTIIIUER.
Lclilgbton. Apnl8. 1871.
1
Railroad Guide.
JTOUTII PENNA.KAlLItOAD.
Passenirers for rhlladolphla will leavo Lehigh-
ton aa followa i .
8:47a. tn., vta. L. V. arrive at Phlla. at 6:15 a m.
7142 a. m. via L. V. " 11: S a.m.
11:07 p. m. via L. V. ' " 210 p.m.
2:2p. ra.vIaL. 8. " " 6:10 D.m.
::9p.m. viaL.V. " " ":50 p.m.
itctnrniiiK. loavodepotat rerks and Ameri
can St.. Phlla., at 8:15 onri 9:45 a. m.: 2:15, p. in.
Jan. 1, 1817. ELLIs CLAUK. Agent.
plIIL,A. ti HEADING UAII.IIOAD.
Arrangement of FasseDger Trains.'
DEC. I6III. 1876.
Trains leave ALLEM'OWN a follows!
(VIA FCIIKIOMEM BRANCH.)
ror Philadelphia, at 0.60, ll.uo. iLin., J.15 and
o 6) p. ni.
RUNDAYS.
For Philadelphia at 3.10 d. m.
IV1A HA&I'I'P.N.VA. BRANCH.)
For Ito tH'.nx, 1 2.30. 5-Su, OM a m 11.U, 2 10, 4.30
nt-d9 00p.m
For llnnlsD'irg, t 2 30, 5 50, 8.65 a. 111., 12.13, 4 30
a.Hl9 0U.in.
Fur Lancaster and Columbia, 5 50, 8.65 a.m. and
4 30 p m
IDoes not run on Monday
MJNDAY8.
For lloadmg, 2.30 a.m. nod 9 iio p ra .
For Hurriaburp, 2.30 o-m, and u 00 n.ra.
xrulus I' Vii ALLi-nMuwn leave us iuhuwo.
(VIA l'KKKJOMKX IlRAN'Cn.l
Leavo Phiiadclpbiu, 7.3 1 a. ni., i.ou, 1.30 and 6.1S
p. m.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Plilladctphln, 8.15 a.m.
(VIA EAST l'EXXA DII ASCII.)
Leavo ltOdUliic, 7.4 1. 7.41. 10.15 u m., 4.00. 0.10 ml
in.30 p ra
Leavo Harilsburg, 6 2), 8.10 a, m., 2.00. 3.67 and
7.5.1 p. ra.
Leave Luntaiter. 8.10 a.m.. 12.55 and 3.45 D.m.
Lea to Columbia 8.( n. ni l.oo and 3.35 p.m.
.cave Rending. 7.2y a.m.
Leave Hurriituuig, S.'Ju a.m.
Trains maikua thus fM run to and from depot
0th and Oreen street, Philadelphia other
irnin 10 a n irom xironu eiroei tieinii.
Tno 0.M a. m and ft.55 p. m. trains from Allen
ton, nud the7.30 a.m. and Ml p.m. trains
from I'liilmletptiia, hao through cars to aud
from Phlledelpbla.
neutral Manaaer.
O. Q HANCOCK, Orn't rtclcet Agent.
QAKHON ADVOCATE
CHEAP
JOB PRINTING OFFICE,
LbUIOIITOX. 1A
KverydCBcrlptlouof rnntJiiff, from a
Visiting Card to a Poster.
CARDS,
BILL HEADS,
LETTER HEADS
NOTE HEADS,
STATEMENTS,
IMtOdtt AMR! 1"
POSTERS,
HANDBILLS,
DODGEUM,
CIRCULARS,
SHIPPING TAOS,
ENVELOPES,
PAMPHLETS,
i i .v o, ecu,.
Done In the beat manner, at very Lowest Prices.
We a0 maunrcd to lo work nt nn ehenn intea
unnuv inuru miitu niuio m&i ueais iiunestiy
nilUI VllelUUtlTB,
OUR MOTTO IS
Cheap, Prompt & Reliable.
nrOrdcrs by mall rccclvo prompt attention.
Manhattan OIL Company,
OF NEW YORIC
Rubricating ami Illiiinliintln Oils
WAl. N MAimiTM Itim S Vn.i,iiU)rr
ehatiKO, Till 110 aud WALNUT Slrecu, I'l lla
ueinui i. ra. Nov. 2 1. 1 Wfi.
WANTED the bllHlnem men tnknnwthat. thiv
can Bet JOI! PltlN'IINO ilnne cheaper at
..Ai.uua jiiJHv.nis uiuce man ni auy otucr
luuuu iu uiu coiimy iryus.
jgXECUTOU'S NOTICE,
Notice la hereby Klven. Tlint I.cttetaTesta
meniaty upon tbo laat will aud tetamelit nt
ThomnaBruuii tato o t owroaiiivil.e. ca: hon
t'O'luty, Pa. dee'd, weie pratiud. on the tilth
my of January latt. by the Iteaiter of Wilis,
to., ol Curbjii Lounty, to tno uudci.laiird. All
persons khuuluif tlieinhoivea to bo liulol.ted to
jiiid thoso iinvliifrclalmawillproaeutti.om duly
item twaiewn i ei hh ninkeiimm ni.m tint mn.it.
uii.ruiiui.nl, iw. pi-i.itfiiioill w
ItElll.ct'A ii.idwn, llowmansvillo,
or DAN'I, WHNTZ, A!iut. l'arryville.
March 3, 1877-wi.
jqXECUTORS' NOTICE.
Kotlce la herrbv civ en. That T-mm Ttti
mrtitary upon tho iar will nnil t'ntinient of
Jonoa NothHtino. liteof Kait l'nu Townitliip.
( ortimi Com ty. I'a., di'd hnvo ililn diy bten
Kiuiibivi uv ni" iicyi'ici or wuin, f if cur
ItUIl L'OUIlfl. In lllR limlorkiirliml. All lUitK.ti,
kunwiiic Ihcmsrhps to Ie ludrbtt-il ti miU
t-aiuio wui mate minu iieimyiiM'iii, ami iiioi-e
caieu lor nmurraem tn
BiSXJ SOrKriTINE, I.ehlPhtnn.
February IT. I877.W6 Lxecitor.
A Good Family Mcdicino
SWAYIVK'S
Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills.
- HEADACHE. Lanjour and 5Mjn
ChOlV fr.lierallv anrlnu-tnmi A ill.nritml Kli.m.
aeh, ro.ilveue aor atondd liver. Each may be
speedily removed uv Dr. Swavne'a Tar I Ilia,
which stimulate the liver and stomach to a
he-aihv action in removing all blil.nusueaa. and
pruuui-uiK reKiutu- uvacuaiions oi lue tow els.
LIVER COMPL..INT.
that dreaded disease from which bo many per.
Headache, Intligestlon and Dyspepsia
la sitfedily relieved, anil are often permanently
cuied by tbeiru.e. FeveraHrnoiteupioveuted
bVthe UBeot these hartn,n.irUlu IHLi. nathnir
carrv off, through tlio blnod. the liupmltlrs
irem, wuicu iney arise, l-or CUSIIVi-iNESS
mere is noiuiujx ao euectual as
Swaynu'8 Tar and Sarsaparilla Tills.
They are purely vegetable, and act specially
ontbeI-leras Blue alaasor calomel, without
aur uau rrsu is irom laaiuir.
Decnbe symptoms to a'l communications,
and addreaa letters to 1HL sWaynk a- kiim
"Mladelpbla. No charge for nlvb e. Bern by
n an ou rweipi oi ince. rrice.3 ceuia boxt
AbK YOUR DRUUOIbT FOR THEM
New Advertisements.
THE LUNGS!
C0NSTJMPTI0ST I
Thin dlstroeMnc and (langeronfi complaint And
Its premonitory ympiomB, BCfflccU'd roatzh.
TlIElil BWl'aiB, iin;ir,l:utw", wHfjuiiit uvbii, iim-i-
irtrmanently curwl by "Ur. Bw ay no'sCow pound
Byrun of Wild I'lierry "
ItHONCItlTiy A premonllor of Tulmonnty
t'ouemnptiou. ir characterized by catarih. or ln
ilammaiion of tho mucous mem urn no of the olr
Datnatrus, with couIi nud cxpcctordtion, short
bn-nth, lionrpeneHs pnnu in tho chost. For nil
lmnciualaflect;ous. toro ihroat. loss of olce,
COUfThS
Ull. SWAYNK'S COM POUND
Syrup o Wild Cherry
IS A SOVEREIGN REMEDY.
Itemnrthaae. or tnittina blood, uiav urocMtl
from tho larynx, traehm bronchia or limes,
nnU niiMt tr m various canned, ns unniio phyfioal
excnlon, pi.tlior. or fulliTFH of tlio voxels.
eak luncf.ovcrstrnlniiipofthn volco siippro.
odovacuaUou,obtractlouol thu spUoj or liv
er, etc.
Dr. Swayne's Compound
Syrup of Wild Cherry
f-trlkc nt tlio root of d'sase by purlfylnir the
bliMid. n Btni-tnff tho liver ant) klilneysto licalthy
anion. InviRoratlncr tho m-rvoua nyHtem.
Tho onty standard jemody for heinorrhniro.
brouchlal an'l nil pulmojiiiy cmup amt. Con
Rnini'tlviB orthoso priMlisposed to weik Iuiih,
vrouui noiian lousa iuia rcat vfutiiuio xeiii
edy
Its mart olous power, not only over conump
tion but over every chronic dlcAHo wrereu
urn tin nl nlterutlve cot foil 1a neo'ttMl. TJndprlta
use tlio couuli Is ooseucii. the night sweat di-
lnmiwii me pain siiusnifs, tno puie return s to
ltn nnlnrnl Hianilnrd. tlio stomacli la imnrovrd
in Uh power to dijrest and m-simiiato thntnod, 1
nnil nvunr nrrrnii t.nj n nnpni1 ntnl Tiottsat nimlitir '
blood mipp'hdto it, out or which new iccren-
iivo uuu piasuc maierini is uimiu.
SAVED HIS LIFE.
A REilflARUAltliE CURE!
Wu that of Kdwnrd II. Ilnmnon, Engineer nt
Oeorgo .Mveeuy's 1'otteiy, 1331 Uidce Avcuue,
Phi.nile.phla. lie hud a violent cairli, nlplit
sweats, boio thio'it, preat weaknens, unit nt dif
ferent lliue a pint of tlood, novo np nil hopo of
rreovery. Ihrougb the ue ot " lr, istvaunc't
WttaCii rrriSuruf)" became n Round and heallliy
man, end remains ho to tl 14 day, although over
twenty years nine einpseo: siuco m- wan emeu.
FlUCl'l OSSu UOLLAU. ix boltles tfl. If
your drurffiat or Btorekei per does uo't Hell it. wo
will forwaid nait d zl-ii. fuu'ht paid, to any ad
dress, ou receipt ot price.
VltErtUEU OXLT BT
Em. SWAVMIi t SOX,
330 IV. Slxtli Street, l'hlliulrljilila.
Buldbyul rioiuluent DiUKfaistu.
Itcliing Piles!
PILES, TILES, ITCniNO PILES,
Positively Cured by tho use o
SWAYKE'S OINTMENT.
Home Testimony:
I wnsporely nfihcled with one of the most dK
tiOHtduaof nil ttloensoH I'rnrllun or I mtin-n. nr
mote commonly riiiown ns ltrhlu Pilts Iho
liciuuu hi nines wan uimoiu intolerable increns.
ni uy sciatchlng, nnu not uufrequently beconio
Quito soi e.
I houcht a box of Hwn ne's Ointment i" Its
uho envoqulcK lellcf, and tun short time mado
A iierfeet euro. I can now rlecp undisturbed,
una I would advice all who aro sutTeiinK with
this dlMrtu-Rlnctoinplaliit loprocuru Hwuvnc's
Olntmeni'Mit ouco. I had tned prescruolous
nlmot innumerable, without tliiduitf any per in
aueut relief. JO W. CIIltlaT,
Finn f ltreilel A Christ.
Uoot and hoo House, stt Norih becond-bti eet.
rhllndei:iiU.
SKIN DISEASES.
BWAYNE'S AI.LHKAt.INO OINTMENT
lnl-o a apecltlo lor TETTER, ITCH. HALT
ltni.tiM, t-oAMi iii:au. EllYHIPELAS
itAitBER'8 iron, nun blotches, all
hUAI.V, CRUSTY, CUTANEOUS ERUP
rio.N. l'eiiectlv afo and hnrinlesa, even ou
tbo most teu.lerinrant. J'nco&Ocenta. 3 boxes
fort 1.25. &ent or m.,il to any addreas on lecclpt
of pneo
Sold by ail the leatllne DniRirlsta,
Prepared only by
Mil. SW.Y. & SOX.
330 Nurtli Sixth-St., riiiladelplila.
USB
ADORN LONDON
your i u:f-i ni ,
: nan uuiui nubiu'U1
HAIR, !
rou uesTouinq
1 GRAY HAIR
To Us Natural Vitality and Color.
HERE IS TIIE PROOF
Or lis Superior Kxcollciicp.
Read this Home Cirtlflcato testified to by
l.ilwatd 11. Oarrieues. ouo of tho most compe
teut DiUKir.sisanil L'lirmists In Philadelphia, a
man whode verucltv noiio can doubt :
I am nappy to add my teatiuiour to the great
valreof the " Ixiudon Hair Color Restorer."
which icsiorod my hair to its original dark col.
or. and the hue apneara to be permanent I am
.alisIiiKl that this preparation Is nutluuir HKea
die, but operates upon tho secretions. It Is
also a beautiful hair itrewlnE. aud promotes tho
frowth. I purchased th first bottle irom Eo.
I. uarilaues, Uruvciat. Tenth and t'oatos-sta
who can also lestliv my hair waa veiy irray
when I commenced Its use.
MRS, MILLER,
No. 730 N. Nlnth st, Philadelphia.
have the nleasuro to Inform ou thatalauyof
the SOlLtaaof Vmir 'Tsmi1nil f.nlP II nip lln.tnr.
er'" 1Lf.r h0!r wtta tailing rapidly ami quue
pay. The color has beii t estored, and the fall.
uu, .u,,iviji iumcu uy lis nae.
. U- UARRIOUES.
DruKBlst Cor. Tenth anil Costes sts.. Phlla.
A 1 that art can arenmlmli In t,.ut,iircio
strenijihenlnir1lhlckenlnanddoiiilngthebalr
Is effected hv uainir ''ijondou HstrCotor Iteator.
er." It stfmulates and forces a new urowth i If
mav. restores Its natural color, and lenders It
silky and beantllul i curea uandruffi keepa the
scalii clean, cool and hea'thv. All ilruiiBlsts
sell It. Price 75 rents; six bottles, (4. beut by
8WAYNE i SON, 330 N. SlltU St., Phllad'a,
hOLE PROPRIETORS.
For Stilo by ull Druggists.
July 15, 1870 y l
THE FAIRY TOOTH.
'One afternoon I was hurrying along
tho strt'et as fust as tho snow and Ico
would let nio toward tho residence- of
Miss Constanco Iloward, and had ar
rived within a few doors of the house,
when I caw a small, plainly dressed
young woman cautlnuMy dccendlng tho
steps, and then as cautiously, with eyes
bent on the ground, advancing hi my
direction. She worn no veil, aud as sliu
drew near to me 1 studied her face with
pleasure. It was such a bright, brown,
honest. Innocent face.
"Well, sir, I was looking so earnest
ly at tills bilttht, brown, innocent face,
und not minding my steps at all, that I
never sitw n largi lump of Ico directly
In my patlmny, and tumbling over it
In thu most awkward maimer, was pre
cipitated Into thu very arms of tlio small
woman, my tall I at btriklng her full iu
the lace and then bouncing off into the
street. I regained my perpendicular In
time to hear a half distressed, half-sharp
little voice exclaim: "Oh, my tooth I"
and see a pair of peculiar gray eyes
raised reproachfully to my face, as a
pair of woolen gloved hands went up to
a pair of charming crimson lips. De
fore 1 could utter a word of apology
and regret she had glided, sllded or
skated away, and I stood looking llko
a fool, and wondering whether I'd bet
ter glide, slide or skuto after her, when
1 saw something glittering ou the Ico at
my feet. I stooped and pinked It up
a fairy tooth I You needn't look so hor
ror stricken, Earl, It wasn't a real one,
of course.
"Tlsn't likely I could have struck tho
young creature so violent a blow as to
knock a tooth that had grown thero out
of her mouth without knocking her
down. It was a false one, but tho tini
est 1 had ever been In my life, false or
real, I looked at It a moment and put it
Into my pockethook, Tho first ques
tion that I asked Constance, when i-lio
camo down Into tne parlor to recelvo
me, was:
"Who Is tho small woman who left
this hnuso a short time ago brown as
a gypsy, dark atched ejebrows, nose
retrousse, mouth like a baby's, gray
eyes, witli a queer look in tucin, and
woolen gloves "
"Piay,liow long did you look at her?"
said Constance,
"Two minutes," answered I.
"You saw a great deal in two min
utes," she retorted, witli a disagreeable
laugh. "What a capital traveler and
slglit-seer you would make I You could
rush through a gallery of paintlugs, for
instance, aud catry away as many In
your mind's ejo as tlioo unfortunates
who, not possessing your extiaordiuary
talent'
"Don't chaff, that's a good child," I
Interrupted. "Who Is she?"
"She,"' answered Constance, with a
curl of her Hp, "U a young person, one
of my Aunt Fidelia's favorites hy-the-by,
I'm not included among them,"
with a shrug of thu shuulders and a
grimace "who conies heru every after
noon, Sundays excepted, to teach my
little sisters their A 11 t!'s."
"Well, sir, I did nothing but think
about the brown faced governess and
the mito of a tooth all next day, and the
next, and at Iatdetermitied to find out
where she lived and send it back to her.
anonymously, of course. It was such
a rldlrulous thing fur a man to carry
around with hliu. If It hud been a
handkerchief, or a glove, or a ribbon,
or a (lower but it wasn't.
"How to find out whero she lived be
came the question, solved for tne by
sheer good luck that eveulug, when I
went to call on Constance.
"Miss Iloward was not at homo, but
Mrs, Falrman (Aunt Fidelia) was, aud
had a message fot me.
"The very thing I I Inwardly exult
ed, as I entered the room, with outward
cniupoMire and dignity. You remetu
ber Aunt Fidelia? A slim, keen, blue
eyed, rather dramatic old lady, with 'no
nonsenso nbout her,' and a very decid
ed way of speaking.
"Constanco lias gone skating," she
said. "Her orders aro that you follow
her. I supposo you'll obey tlietu ?"
"Can't I stop and rest a few mo
ments?" asked I,
"Tho old ladysmllcd. "I haven't
tho slightest objection," sho said; "on
tho contrary, I shall be glad to have
you. I like you as well as 1 like any of
them perhaps a little better. Ilavo
you any news ?"
"My news was exhausted In five min
utes, apparently not at all to the disap
probation of Aunt Fidelia, who, llko
most old ladles, delights much more Iu
talking than In lisUtilng, and who In
live minutes more (I never cuuld toll
how bliu got there, but it was through
no questions of mine) began to hold
forth ou the subject above all others 1
would have chosen tho nursery gover
ness. "Such a dear little thiugl" she said,
"and so kludto her widowed mother!
a poor seamstresr, unable uu account of
her delicate health, to sew half the
time. I can't Imagine what she wuuld
do If It were not tur Daisy " Aud do
you know, old fellow," said Douglass,
breaking off In his narrative to take a
long whiff at his cigar,aud scud a lleecy
ring floating upward, "that If I bad
been asked to cbuose a uamo fur her,
that's the very name I'd have chosen
Daisy. A bright, sturdy, constant,
frauk faced little (lowers, making pleas
ant the fields and meadows and road
sides. Are you smiling? ISeg pardon
thought you were; aud I didn't wonder
at it. The girl is the life and light ot
the bumble place she calls her home,
und to the eyes of her mother there U
no sunihlno like Daley's smile," said
Auct Fidelia; "aud apropos of that, let
me tell you something odd that happen
ed to Miss Ilusscl a couplo of days ago
unless you nre sufficiently rested to
and wMi to follow thu skaters."
"I assure you, my dear madam, I am
not sufficiently rested, and very much
Interested," I said. "Fray go on."
"The old lady went on. "Daisy has
the loveliest tiny teeth In tho world, but
unfortunately last week she broke one
of the front cnes. Away goes the child
to thu dentist, and had what was left of
It pulled out, and then homo to ber
mother, and smiles. "Oh, dearl oh
dearl" cries the mother who Is, as I
told you before, a weak, nervous thing
"where Is your tooth? and where,
oh I where, Is your smile?" You seo,
the tooth, Mr. Douglass, had taken
Daisy's smile with It, and the poor girl
didn't look at all like Daisy. So tbo
modest little thing, who hadn't given a
thought to her looks herself, seeing her
inmlier's distress, went directly back to
the dentist, and begged him to tell her
what to do "Have a falso one in Its
place," said lie; "but It will take some
time to get up a permanence, aud you
say you must have something Immediate
ly. Tlio only thing wo can do Is to
find a tooth nnd fasten It In with a bit
of wax to servo as a temporary."
"Easier said than done, Mr. Doug
lass. It took a long while a whole
afternoon, In fact to match Daisy's
pretty teeth; but at last It was dono.and
thu dear little, daughter went home In
the twilight, and smiled again at her
contented mother. Well, a day or two
after, going from here, some stupid man
slips on the Ice, falls violently against
tho child his tall hat striking her.
straight in tne moutn, ana out nies tue
"temporary." And now Mrs. Itussel
is pining for sunshine again."
"Who was tho man ?" I asked.
"Why, what a silly question I" said
Aunt Fidelia, sharply. "Uow should
I know ? And as lor Daisy, her near
sighted eyes didn't rest on him an in
stant, and alio couldn't tell htm from
Adam. So, poor thlug, after all her
trouble, she's lost tho tooth. Can't get
another, becauso sho isn t able to rec
ompense tho man for the time it would
take to Hud one, and Is obliged to go
about with her mouth shut. You
needn't s.ty how dreadful for a woman;
I'll say it for you.',
"The mother Is a seamstress,' said I;
'perhaps my mother, who Is kindness
itself, could help her to somo work that
would pay her well, Can you give me
her address?"
"You're a good boy," said the unsus
pecting old soul; aud scribbling it on
one of hor own cards, she gave it to me.
'And now I think you'd better go.
Good-night.'
"The next day after my highly satis
factory Interview with Mrs. Falrman
was St. Valentine's day, and what I
considered a happy thought fl.islied into
my mind, and I instantly procoeded
put it Into execution. I bought a pretty
little tortoise shell box, laid tho tooth
lu it on a bed of white cotton, In com
pany with two or threo small gold
pieces to pay for the "permanence;"
and wrapping the box in a sheet of rose
perfumed paper, ou which I had writ
ten a verse or t vo what a time I bad
trying to find rhymes to 'mouth' nnd
'tooth'! I sent It by one of our errand
boys, with strict injunctions not to ans
wer any questions, to the residence of
Miss Daisy Itussel. Judge of my as
tonishment when, In less than an Hour,
tho box, minus tho tooth, but still con
taining the coins, was leturned to me,
with a tioto written tn a baud which be
trayed extreme agltatlou, aud which
read thus :
"Miss Itussel thanks Mr. Douglass
for hU kindness, and, while retaining
her own property, begs to return tho
verses aud other things sent by mis
lake." "Imaglno my feelings, ray dear fel
low . No, you cm't Imagine them ; It's
impossible. .My cneeifs, man as l am,
actually burned with mortification. I
came near Hinging tho money, or 'the
other things," as sho called it, out of
the window ; but, on second thought,
pocketed it Instead.
"How in tho world had sho found mo
nut? No doubt sho knew, through the
Howard children, thero was such a per
son, but In what manner had she dis
covered that tho sender of the valentine
and IEobert Douglass wero identical ?
What should I do to pacify the little
gypsy? how prove to her that what I
had douu had been In thoughtless kind
ness ? I made up my mind to call upou
her. Thu affair could not be properly
explained by letter. Embarrassing as
an Interview might prove, I must face
the situation Use a gentleman. And In
half an hour after the box was return,
ed, I was ringing at the door ot thu
house where dwelt Miss Daisy Itussel.
tho opened the door herself, and peered
curiously at mo with her lovely near
sighted eyes It was evldeut sho did
not kuow me by sight.
"I would like to speak to you a mo
ment, Miss Itussel," I said. "I am
Itobert Douglass."
"Her brown cheek flamed like an au
tumn leaf with the light ot tho setting
sun ou It. She answered not a word,
but led the way Into a pleasant, but
rather circumscribed sitting-room,
"I have come to beg your pardou,"
I began, as soon as the door was closed
behind us. "I had no intention of
wounding you- Qod forbid I I knew
you found It Imrd struggling in this cold
world, that you had a dear mother al
most dependent upon you" (her face
softened a shade when I spoke ot her
mother), "and I never dreamed"
"Hut the veises," she Interrupted,
raising her eyes and darting a look ot
reproach at me (by-tho-by, did I tell
you she had forgotten to send them
with tho 'other things?') and Miss
Howard? Oil, Mr. Douglaes, It waa
cruel and unmanly of you I"
Miss Howard anil l aro not on as
friendly terms as formerly," I answer
ed ; which was true, as tho count had
made his appearance at tho skating
party.
"Still, sir, I am only a poor teacher,
and not In your circle at all, and they
were too too" And, by Ueorge I
she burst Into tears.
"Wero they too too 1" asked Earlo,
with a smile.
"Oh, there was something about tho
happiness of the fairy tooth In being
Imprisoned In so lovely a prison as her
fairy mouth, and some reference to a
klss-thafs all I"
"And quite enough," said Earle,
"taking Into consideration that you had
never been Introduced to the young
lady."
"Well, sir, when the little thing be
gan to cry, I thought I should go wild.
'Miss Itussel,' I cried, 'do do forgive
mo I Upon my word and honor, I re
spect and esteem you with all my heart,
and have admired you ever since tho
day I first beheld you the day I camo
near knocking you down. "
"A smile beamed through her tears
as she held out her hand and said ;
'That's about thirty-six hours ago. Hut
I'll detalu you no longer, Mr. Douglass.
I believe you are siucero In what you
say."
"And you forgive me ?" I asked.
"I forgive you. Good-bye."
"One moment more," I begged.
"Fray tell tne before we part how you
discovered I wrote tho valentine."
Sho looked nt me tn great surpiise.
"1 have heard ot you often from my
pupils," she said, "and one day when
wo wero walking out they pointed out
to me the house In which you live."
"Yes, my dear Miss Hussel, but they
knew nothing about the tooth, the box,
or the verses."
"Still more surprised, sho looked at
mo as slit went to her desk und took
from it the offending valentine, which
In her anger and liastu she had neglect
ed tn return, and handed it to me."
"lly George I old fellow, In my ab
sent minded way, I'd signed my name
to It. There it was, bold nnd free lit
tle nourish at the end ot tho last 's,'
nnd all 'Yours to command, Robert
Douglass.' "
Earle burst out laughing. "Jut what
might have been expected ot the boy
who came to school one morning with a
tin pleilato under his arm Instead ot
his slate.'
"So I did, by George I I'd nearly for
gottnn thtt," said Douglass, Joining in
the laugh Then throwing away the
end of his cigar ns thu strains of a waltz
reached them, he added : "There's
your dance."
"llut tho end of the story ?"
"You've heard the first chapter. Tho
second and last Is a very short one.
Perhaps, uot being entirely bereft of
bralus, you may have discovered that I
was halt lu luve with Miss Itussel when
I went to offer her an apology for try
ing to befriend her. Well, sir, I came
away wholly in love with her, and that
iu time she returned my passion may bo
Inferred from the fact that we wero
married three days ago, on the anniver
sary ot the day I found the fairy tooth
ralry in more senses than one, for It
certainly enchanted tun, and led me by
force ot that enchantment to where
happiness and But don't wait an
other moment, my dear fellow. Oft to
youi waltz, and when It's over, I'll In
troduce you to Mrs. Hubert Douglass."
A Chicago playwright has produced
"Ripe Apples" - mellow drama. SueU
a play should provoke lots ot en-cores.
l'rof. Proctor says the world Is grow
ing larger, hut we doubt If It will ever
be Dig enough to satisfy the youngster
with his first pair of bouts and panta
that buttou up In front.
A story In one of the late English
magazines Is called "Owen, the Milk
man." Ualher a common place title.
There are so many persons Owlu' tho
Milkman, you know.
An Irish major recently declaroi In a
Dublin debating society that "he was
no mere political tyro, but came to tho
bar of public opinion armed with ex
perience acquired lu threehemispheres."
A Western paper speaks of divorce
cases as mining news. Perhaps one ot
the parties has caved. Or, rather, their
wedded life Is ore,and they seek separa
tion In vein.
A ICentucklan marrlod a girl without
previously telling her that one of his
legs was built of oak wood, and now
she walnut live with him. He pines
and sings "Oak gum back to me," but
she won't go.
Old Dr. Sam Johnson knew what be
was talking about when, in his Diction
ary, hu put this definition: "Network:
Anything reticulated or decussated at
equal distances, with interstices be
weeu thu intersections."
A mother, trying to get her little
daughter of three years to sleep ouo
night, said, "Anna, why don't you try
to go to sleep?" "I am trying," "llut
you haven't shut your eyes." "Well,
cau't help It; urns comes unbuttoned."
A arty who recently lectured In
Denver, nppeared to be somewhat dis
satisfied with his recepitou, "Did you
have a large audience ?" asked a sym
pathetic friend. "No; thn authorities
luvlug neglected to elon the saloons
iheto was uot much an ot an udance.''
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