Vol XXXVI -Whole No. 18 I.
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W® So
Attorney at Law,
WILL attend promptly to business entrust
ed to his care in this and adjoining
counties. Office one door west of the Post
Office. June 28, 1850-ly.
J, w . PARKER,
Attorney at Law,
LEWISTOWN, MIFFLIN CO., PA.
OFFICE on Market street, two doors east of
the Bank. [April 12, JBSO-tf
W H IR WIIV,
AT TOR NE Y AT L A IF,
HAS resumed the practice of his profession
in this and the adjoining counties.
Office at the Banking House of Ixmgeneck
er, Grubb &. Co. Jan. 20, 1848—tf.
GEO. W. ELDER,
ATTORNEY A T LA W,
Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa.
OFFICE two doors west of the True Demo
crat Office. Mr. Elder will attend to any
business in the Courts of Centre country.
August 25, 1849—tf.
DR. J. B. MITCHELL
OFFERS his professional services to the
citizens of Lewistown and vicinity. He
can always be found at his office, in his drug
store, or at the house of Gen. Irwin, unless pro
fessionally engaged. [March 15, 1850.
D. H. ROACH,
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER
MARKF.T STREET, Lewistown, next door
to Judge Ritz's. may24tf
GREAT EXCITEMENT
ABOUT
Benjamin Hinkley's Patent
Elastic Spring Bottom
*~ryr^-o-i. t. \ h : >J 9
MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY
A. FELIX,
At the Lewistown Cheap Cabinet Ware Rooms,
WHERE the article can be seen at any
time among his large stock of other
FURNITURE of all descriptions. The fol
lowing testimonials from those who purchased
and have new in use, or had the bottom put into
their old bedsteads, will speak for themselves:
CERTIFICATES t
This is to certify that I purchased twenty
pair of new bedsteads with Hinkley's patent
elastic spring bottom in, am well pleased with
them, consider them a good article, and would
buy no others. I would recommend them to
all persons, as they are easily ecrewed together,
and can be kept cleaner than any hitherto made.
JAMES ALLISON.
I concur with the above and consider it a
good article for tavern keepers and others.
THOMAS MAYES.
We certify that we got A. Felix to put B.
Hinkley's patent bottom into our old bedsteads,
and that they answer the purpose exceedingly
well. We consider it a bedstead that can be
kept much cleaner from insects, screwed up
firmer than any others, and recommend them
to the public.
DAVD BLOOM, JOHN CLARK,
JERMAN JACOB, D. SUNDERLAND
Lewistown, April 20,1550 —tf
SPRING & SUMMER
GOODS!
HAVING taken several additional rooms for
the use of our store, we are enabled this
spring to increase our stock of goods very much,
and wo now offer our friends a very large and
desirable assortment of
BUM B DDID3#
BOOTS, SHOES & BONNETS,
Farpeting*, Hardware and
Groceries,
and think we can't b§ undersold in any of them. :
A great part of our etock liaß been purchased
at auction, at regular catalogue sales, where
nothing hut fresh and warranted goods are of
fered, and by which we save from
15 to 20 per cent.,
and we feel confident, that we can sell a great
many articles LOWER than those who buy
only of the jobbers, as for instance—
CLOTHS AND CASIMERES,
CAKPETINGS,
HOOTS, SHOES, BOW SETS, Ac.
We invite our friends, and the public gener
ally, to call and look at our goods, and it they
kftt-rwardsthink they can buy for less elsowhere,
we will charge them nothing for showing.
VVATTSON 6i JACOB, j
l-ewiHtown, April 12, 1850.
Paper & Blank Books.
figTatm THE subscriber has always on
! ia I"' a ! |ne rtoc k °l Printing, Cap,
ftrAJr letter, Wrapping, Window and
Papers and Blank Books.
I r *7~ Writ in" I'apers very low by the Ream, i
tpl2 ° I'. j. HOFFMAN-
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44 1 year 8.00
A column, 3 mos. 6.00
44 6 44 10.00
44 1 year 15.00
1 column, 3 mos. 10.00
44 6 44 15.00
44 1 year 25.00
Notices bfefore mar
riages, &c. sl2.
tPtsnsnMii!) iLsris SRT ®3H®iß©ia
IT IS EVIDENT
lo all discerning minds that
13L1l MY Eli has the most
splendid assortment of
! SPRING & SUMMER GOODS
f riHAT has been brought to Lewistown this
i A. season, and withal so cheap that he who
would undersell it must wake up a little earlier
than he ever did before. The stock comprises
in great variety,
Cloths, Cassimeres, Satinets,
Vestings, Croton Clothe, Cashmeres, and Cash-
nieretts; Tweeds, Mohair Cords, Drillings,
i Velvet Cords, French Cassi meres, Doe Skin
do., white and fancy Marseilles,&c. A splen
did assortment of
lUJJlcjs' ©ma (ftootr.o.
; Grode Naps, Satin du Chenes, an elegant as
sortment of striped, figured and plain Silks,
Bareges, Challey, Muslin de Laines, Alpacas,
j Lustres, Ginghams, Lawns, Mulls, Jaconets,
Bombazines, striped and plaid Muslins, &c.
He has also an extensive variety of the
CHEAPEST CARPETING
| that has yet been brought to this place; to
gether with a never-ending assortment of
READY MADE CLOTHING,
. which will be sold at prices to suit purchasers.
1 Besides this, he has
SLL.JBffifiStf'iUESji
Queens ware, Glassware,
and an unparalleled supply of
GROCERIES.
Ladies and gentlemen who w isb to clothe
j themselves in a becoming dress, such as is
; called for in the course of human events by
fashion and public opinion, are invited to take
a look at bis stock before purchasing at other
places. His clerks are ever ready and willing
to exhibit to all, and if price and quality don't
suit, there will be no grumbling.
GEORGEBLYMYER
Lewistown, April 12, 1850.
j GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO
rjIIIE subscribers having purchased the stock
A of goods lately owned by C. L. JONES
at a heavy discount on their first cost, now of
fer them at the samo stand, at
PHILADELPHIA PRICES,
in order to close them out. This stock has
nearly all been recently bought, and is well
selected, and as it is the desire of the present
i owners to run it off in the shortest possible time,
Cash IS ntf r s
will have such an opportunity for
GOOD BARGAINS
as rarely occurs. The assortment of
I LIMES' DDIS GOODS
is very fine, embracing a SPLENDID LOT OF
FIGI'RED, PLAIN, CHANGEABLE AND FOULARD
SILKS,
Handsome French
I.amis, Ginghams, Prints,
Fringes, Gimps, Ac, Ac.
The stock also of
BONNETS. SHOES, PARASOLS,
AND
BONNET TRIMMINGS,
is large and desirable, and can be had at
r j u-i ~ ; <> J" t al >- :
English A French
BROAD CLOTHS,
CASHMERES, SATINETS,
SIMM liIAM tM'fiim
HOOTS & SHOES
AND
SS3oama rcciq&ap
can all be bought at first cost.
.MERCHANTS wishing to replenish will
find they can do belter by buying from thisstwek
than by going to Philadelphia.
(jCj" Apply soon, as the sto.e will be kept
open but a short time.
A. SIGLER & CO.
Lewistown, may 3, 18'">0.
Indemnity.
THE FBANKLIN Finis IKSURANCS COMPANY of Philadel
phia—OFFlCE JO3J Chestiui street, near Fifth ntreef.
1) 1 R K C T*o R a .
Charles N. Hanrker, (!eo. R. Richards,
Thomas Hart, Mordecai I). I,cwis,
Tobias Wagner, Adolphe E. Horie,
ftamucl tiranl, David S Brown,
Jacob R. Smith, Morris Patterson.
Coniinue to make Insurance, perpetual or limited, on
every descriptioi of property in TOWN & COUNTRY",
at rates as low as are consistent with security.
The Company have reserved a large Contingent Fund,
which, with their Capital and Premiums safely invested,
aifords ample protection to tlie assured.
The assets of the Company, on January Ist, 1849, as
published agreeably to an Ac t of Assembly, were as fol
lows, viz:
Mortgages, yi,017,138 41
Real Estate, 94,721 83
Temporary Loans, 96,001 85
Stocks, 51,523 25
Cash, dec , 36,801 37
41.328,492 71
Since their incorporation, a period of eighteen years,
they have paid upwards of One .Million four Hundred.
Thousand Hollam, losses by fire, thereby affording an evi
dence of the advantages of Insurance,ag wellas the abil
ity and disposition to meet with promptness all liabilities.
CHARLES N. BANCKER, President.
CHAM.F. C. JIANCKKK, Secretary
AGENT for MitHm county, R. C. 11A1 E,
Esq., Lewistown. iplx? ly
FRIDAY EVENING* JULY 5, 18SO.
Selling off at Cost
AND
ID MISTAKE!!
INi ENDING to relinquish the Dry Goods
business in this place and engaging in other
pursuits, the splendid stock of Goods now on
the shelves and counters of
\l SIUIII. BROTHERS,
comprising, in great variety, all the leading
articles usually found in a carefully selected
stock, and a considerable quantity of
FINE GOODS
not always to be had, will be sold otl AT COST.
As is well known, we have always 6old CHEAP,
and as the stock was purchased RIUHT— we may
say without boasting, as low as any one could
have bought it—it will be SOLD RIGHT. The
selection consists of
Fancy A Staple Dry Good*,
Such as Fancy Prints at all prices. Ginghams,
Checks, Alphcas, I)e Laines, Merinoes,
Silks of all kinds, and a genera] assort
ment of Ladies' Dress Goods.
Cloths, Cassimeres & Satinetts,
Jeans, Tweeds, Kerseys, Flannels, &c.
Ifiicaclird &. Itruun Vliitlm*,
Ticking, Shawls, Ribbons, Laces, CapstafFs,
Fringes, Gimps, Hosiery, Gloves, Suspen
ders, Combs, &c &.c.
UDD'Jfii MID ililDikl,
AND
READY MADE CLOTHING,
Together with a good and genera! assortment of
GROCERIES.
•j??*' Shouid any one be desirous of purchas
ing the whole stock, it will be sold a bargain.
The stand is a good one, and in such case pos
session would be given in a short time.
P. S.— All persons indebted on the books are
earnestly requested to call and make settle
ment on or before the FIRST DA Y OF
./1 .\ E NEXT, as after that date they will be
placed in the hands of an officer for collection.
HO! FOR CALIFORNIA!
GOLD! GOLD I!
Great Bargains at Thomas 7
Cheap Cash Store!!
r A M now selling off my stock at LESS THAN PHILA-
J- DELI'HIA PRICES, ami to all who want BCROAIXS
will say that new's your lime ! Dlt V GOODS will fae re
tailed at prices such as follow s :
LINENS for Pantaloons at S, 1(1 and crnts per yd.
CALICO that cost 15 cents ill now be sold at 10 cents.
FL U HATS, #I.OO.
BOOTS anil SHOES, of superior manufacture, are of
fered below city prices, besides a thousand articles tro
tedious to mention selling alter the sarue fashion.
i have also a fine assortment of choice LIQUORS,
among which is some of the best Monongahela Whiskey
ever offered Patent Scythe Sneths ; CHEESE, HAM,
SHOI I.DEK, and DRIED BEEF ; Also, a line stock of
Cookwz, Nine Plate, and other STOVES, lower, much
lower, tiian Philadelphia prices. Also,
Salt, Fifdi and Plaster,
Fi'hing Tackle, such as Trout Rods, and Cuue Rods at .$!
per hundred.
Tlie rVews from California
By l he last steamer are so encouraging as to have induced
me to sell off, pull up stakes and make tracks for the Et
Dorado. Hence 1 am determined to sell out, go to (.ah
forma , and try my skill in gal tiering yellow gold. The
lease of the room I occupy has still two years to run, and
the BEST STAND IN TOWN for the business, so that
greater inducements for any one having a mind to embark
in the mercantile business is rarely offered.
Two Carpenters V* anted.
The undersigned being a carpenter by trade, wishes to em
ploy two carpenters, young men, to accompany him to Cal
ifornia. He wilt pay their passage and give them a chance
to work it out None but sober, steady men need apply.
At CTIOA !
If the goods arc not sold out within two months, they
will be sold at auction As good bargains as were ever
offered are now to be had. Come and see for yourselves.
Remember a few doors tetsl of the lilack Bear Tavern.
HIRER HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE,
All in Lewistown. For further particulars apply to
J. THOMAS.
I.ewistown, May 31, 1850—tf
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
THE undersigned has
just returned from the east
J with a large addition to his
l/i 'nPr?r> fc ' oc k °f
* L 1 "/Mvk Clocks, Watclies A.
Jewelry,
which he will dispose of
on the principle of "small profits and quick
sales." Of the assortment he has on hands he
will briefly enumerate a few of the leading ar
ticles, such as
Thirty Hour Brass Clocks, Eight Day Clocks;
Jlccorileons and _Musical Boxes ;
Bodies' Sf Gentlemen's Breast Bins Sf Finger Rings ;
Eur Rings, Bracelets, Slides, (Sold .Medallions ;
(Sold Pencils, (Sold Pens, (Sold (Suard Sf Fob Chains;
Silver Table, Tea and Sail Spoons ;
Rodger's Pen Knives.
He also keeps an assortment of
Razors and Strops, Haiv Brushes, Purses, Port .Mo
naies, .Money Belts, Envelopes, Note Paper,
.Motto Wafers, Combs, Inkstands,
with a variety of other knick knacks too nu
merous to mention.
REPAIRING of CLOCKS and WATCHES
attended to promptly nr.d correctly, as usual.
Old Hold and Silver will lie bought, and the j
highest price paid for it. Call at the DIAMOND
W ATCH and JEWELRY STORK, two doors east ol
J timer's Hotel, where you are sure to tret bar
gains.
JOHN P. SCfILOSSER.
Lewistown, June 7, 1800—3 m
Water Crackers.
PITTSBURGH WATER CRACKERS,
fresh—a fine lot just received and for
sale at A. A. BANKS'
je'J 1 Diamond Drug store.
For the Gazette.
HETI'RX OF THE TOLOTEERS.
BY M. R. CAMRBELL.
44 REMNANTS or WAR— The remnant of the
New York Regiment of Volunteers—who re
turned from Mexico some months since, bear
ing upon their persons, as well as upon the
blood-stained battle-torn banner of the corps,
indubitable evidence of the hardships and perils
which they had encountered at Cherubusco, at
the storming of Chapultepec, and in the various
other brilliant actions in which the Empire
State was so gallantly represented—yesterday
followed to their last resting place the remains
of a young comrade whose memory was en
deared to them by fellowship in their sufferings,
their achievements, and their glory, who, after
returning to his native land, died "at the age of
19, of wounds received in the engagement first
named. Such was the fate of HENRY S. WOOD,
whose remains were yesterday deposited be
neath the soil of Greenwood by his sorrowing
fellow soldiers."—Acic York Courier.
They have left the hostile city—
They have passed the guarded gate,
Where the friend aria foe must mingle,
And curb their deadly hate.
Not a sound of joy or gladness
Doth their faltering drummer bring,
And their belted ensign droopeth.
Like the wounded eagle's wing
Are these our gallant soldiers?
Our triumphant legions bold?
Or the foeman's pallid hostage
From the prison's gloomy hold ?
They are marching on in silence,
With their heavy-sounding tread,
Where the scattered bones are bleaching
Of the unsepulchred dead.
Hark ! methinks the dead are speaking ;
Turn, soldiers, turn and hear :
44 Bear us back one little message
To the friends that were so dear,
And tell them we are sleeping
On the sultry Mex'can plains—
Tell them we ne'er Shall visit
Our own dear North again.
44 Tell them in life's last ebbing
Was our hearts and thoughts with them,
But tell them not the jackal
Howled our only requiem."
As they turn away in silence
From that wild unsheltered bier,
Cheeks, that blanch'd not in the battle,
Tale beneath the falling tear.
They have come—a shout of welcome
The expectant heart relieves,
While a frail and tottering burden
The extended arms receives.
To the wild and joyous greetings
Make they only this reply :
41 Be our graves in yon oid "churchyard—
We are coming home—to die !
'• Withered hopes within our bosom—
Withered laurels on our brow—
is all that we are bringing—
All that's left of glory now.
Worn and weary with sojourning
'Neath a burning, brazen sky,
We have come o'er land and ocean—
We are coming home—to die:"
KisfiAcoqviLLAs, June, 1850.
i ss c r I i n r o u f>,
TALE OF REAL LIFE.
BY MISS SEDGWICK.
•' I am going round to Broad street to in
quire of Ross, the glover, about little Lucv
Wendall."
14 Lucy Wendall ! Who is she ?"
44 She is a pretty little Dutch girl, who
lived opposite to me in that bit of a little
dwelling, that looks like a crack or a seam
between the two houses on each side of it.
She lived there with her grand parents, na
tives of this citv, and once proprietors of
many a lot within it, but they had been
out-bargained and out-wilted til! they were
reduced to this little tenement some twen
ty feet by fifteen. Their only surviving
descendant was my little friend Lucy, a
pretty, fair-skinned, fair-haired, blue-eyed
girl, ola most modest, quiet, engaging
demeanor. For many months after we
moved to State street, 1 knew nothing of
the family ; hut from such observations as
the eye could take, neatness was the ruling
passion of the household. Their only ser
vant Minerva (the goddess of wisdom should
have known better) used to scrub the house
weekly from garret to cellar: their only
carpet was shook every Saturday ; the
steps were scoured daily, and 1 never, in
my life, saw the old woman without a
dusting-cloth in her hand. ISuch a war of
extermination did she carry on against the
intruding particles, that my friend E. used ,
to say, it must be hard to think of 4 turn
ing to dust.' "
Lucy had no visiters, no companions ;
and of the only indulgence of the old peo
ple, which was sitting on ihe stoop, every
pleasant afternoon, according to the ancient
Dutch custom, she never partook. She
never went out, excepting on Sunday to
church, and then she reminded me of one
of those bright, pretty flowers, that hang
on the cragged, bare stems of the cactus, i
1 pitied her, her spring of life seemed i
passing away so drearily. My pity was ;
misapplied; and 1 felt it to be so when 1
looked into her serene and sweet counte
nance, and 1 saw there the impress of that
happiness which certainly ilows from du
ties religiously performed. It is a great
matter, (iracc, to have your desires bound
ed w ithinyour station ; to be satisfied with
the quiet, unnoticed performance of the
duties Providence has allotted to you, and
not to waste your efforts or strength in
seeking to do good, or to obtain pleasure
beyond your sphere. This is true wis
dom ; and this was Lucy Wendall's. At !
last here came to this obscure family, what
comes to all, death and its changes. The 1
old man and his wife died within a day of
each other, of the influenza that then raged
jin the city. The hope of serving the
i pretty orphan induced me to go to the
; house. She received me gratefully and
as an old friend; and though we had nev
er exchanged a word together, there had
been an interchange of kind looks and
lriendly nods—those little humanities that
; bind even strangers together.
On inquiry into her affairs, I found that
she was left almost penniless, but a dis
erect and kind female friend had procured
a place for her in Ross' glove factory.
Lucy was skilled in all the art and handi
craft of the needle. Ross, it seems, is a
very thriving tradesman ; and to the warm
recommendation of Lucy's friend he had
promised to board her in his own family,
and allow Iter sufficient compensation for
: her labor.
In a few days she removed to her new
home. It is now fifteen months since she
j left our street. She came once to tell me
that she was perfectly satisfied with her
place, and since then 1 have heard nothing
ot her. l)o notlook so reproving, my lady
Mentor. I have been intending for some
time to call at Mr. Ross' to make inquiries
about her. My story has brought us al
most to the shop; 44 John Ross, glove
manufacturer." This must be the place.
Stop one moment, Grace, and look through
the window ; that man, no doubt, is Ross
i himself. What a fine head ! You might
know such a man would succeed in the
world, let his lot be cast where it would.
He would have made a resolute general, a
safe statesman ; but here he is an honest,
thriving glover, and that perhaps is just as
well; nothing truer than the trite old coup
let;
'■ Honor and fame from no condition rise ;
Act well your part, there all the glory lies."
4 - The old man looks as though he
might be a little tyrannical though. Heav
en grant poor Lucy may not have suffered
from that trait in his physiognomy. The
only customer is coming out; now we
have a clear field, let us go in."
44 Mr. Ross, I believe ?"
44 The same, ma'am."
44 I came, Mr. Ross, to inquire after a
young woman who carue to live with you
last Christmas."
44 1 have had a great many young wo
men living with me ma'am."
'I he old man's humor requires me to be
explicit. 44 Her name, Mr. Ross, was
Lucy Wendall."
44 Ay, Lucy Wendall did come into the
factory about that time."
There was au expression of Ross' face
at the mention of her name, that might
betide good, and it might betide evil to
Lucy. 44 I merely wished to know, Mr.
Ross, whether she still remains with you."
44 Was you a friend to Lucy Wendall,
ma'am."
44 i should think it an honor to call mv
sell so, but 1 could hardly claim that name.
She was my neighbor, and interested me
by tier correct deportment and uncommon
dutifulncss to her old pat ents." Ross made
no reply, but fumbled over some gloves
that were on the counter, then tied up the
bundle and laid it on the shelf.
44 \ ou seem, Mr. Ross, not disposed to
answer my inquiry. I'm afraid some ac
cident has happened to the poor girl."
•• Would you like to know, ma'am,
what has happened to her ?" He leaned
his elbow on his desk, and seemed about
to begin a story.
44 Certainly, I would."
44 Well, you know when Lucy Wendall
came to me, she was a little demure thing
—not a beauty, but so comely and so tidy,
that she was a pretty resting place for the
eye of old and young. She was as great
a contrast to the other girls in the work
shop. as white is to black. She just sat
quiet in one corner, and minded her work,
and took no part in their gabbling. You
know what a parcel of girls are, ma'am,
dinging away from morning till night, like
forty thousand chimney swallows. Lucy
was very different ; she made herself neat
and tidy in the morning, and did not lose
half an hour at noon when the prentice
boys were coming to dinner, twitching out
curl-papers and furbelowing her hair. The
boys and girls used to have their joke
about her, and call her the little parson ;
but she only preached in her actions, and
that is w hat I call practical preaching,
ma'am. She was a little master-workman
at her needle. 1 never had a match for
her since I began the business ; but (you
know there's always a but in this life) she
gave me great offence. She crossed nie
where I could least bear to be erosscd."
44 Not intentionally, I am sure, Mr.
Ross."
44 You shall hear, ma'am. I have an
only son, John Ross—a fine, fresh-looking, i
good-natured lad. I set my heart on his
marrying his cousin. Amy Bruce. She is
the daughter of my youngest sister, and
had a pretty fortune in hand, enough to
set John up in any business he fancied.
There was no reason in the world why he
should not like Amy. 1 had kept my
wishes to myself, because I knew that
young lolks' love is like an unbroken
eolt, that will not mind spur nor hit. 1
never mistrusted that anything was going
wrong, till one day I heard the girls mak>
ing a great wonderment about a canary
bird that thev found when thev went in
A'en Serie*—Vol. No. US'.
the morning into the work-shop, in :i cage
hanging over Lucy's seat; ami then 1 re
's membered that John asked me {or five dol
| lars the day before, and when I asked
i what he wanted it fur, lie looked sheepish
and made no answer. I thought it prudent
before matters went any further to tell
John inv wishes about his cousin Amy.
j My wishes, nia'tn, 1 have always made a
i law to my children. To be sure, 1 have
| taken eare, for the most part, that they
; should lie reasonable. lam a little wilful,
jl own it; and 'children obey your pa
rents' is the law both of scripture and na
ture. So 1 told John, 1 did not hint my
suspicions about Lucy, but told him this
marriage with his cousin he could have no
objections to, and to see about without de
lay on peril of my pleasure. He was si
lent and down-cast, but knew that I was
| determined, and i believed he would not
disobey me. A few evenings after, I saw
light in the work-shop after the usual time.
1 went to inquire into it. 1 had on my
slippers and my steps made little or no
sound. 'J' he upper part of the door was
set with glass. I saw Lucy finishing otT
a pair ol gloves—my son was standing by
her. It appears that they were for him ;
and insisted upon her trying them on his
hand. Hers poor thing seemed to trem
ble. The glove would not go on, but it
came off, and their hands met without
gloves, and a nice fit they were. I burst
in upon them. I asked John if this was
his obedience to me, and I told Lucy to
quit my service immediately. Now the
whole matter is past, 1 must do John the
justice to say he stood by her like a man.
lie had given his heart and promised his
! hand to Lucy, and she owned she loved
him—him who was not worthy of her love.
He said, too, something of my being a
kind father, and a kind man ; and he would
; not believe that the first case of my doing
a wrong would be to the orphan girl whom
Providence had placed under our roof.
Ma'am, you will wonder that I hardened
my heart to all this, but you know that
anger is a short madness, and so it is ; and
■ besides, there is nothing makes us so deaf
! to reason and true feeling as the strong
sense we are wilfully doing wrong. I
was harsh, and John lost his temper, and
Lucy cried, and was too frightened to speak ;
it ended by my telling Lucy she should
not stay another day in my house, and
John, that if he did not obey me, my
curse should be upon him.
I " The next morning, they had both
cleared out, and everybody thought they
had gone oil' to get married, and so 1 be
lieved till night, when John came in like
a distracted man, and said lie had been all
day seeking Lucy, in vain—that the only
lriend she had in the city knew nothing of
j her—and when 1 answered ' so much the
better, accused me of orueliv, and then
j followed high words, such as never should
have passed between father and son ; and
it ended in turning him from my door. 1
do not wonder you turn away—but hear
I me. Saturday night, three days after,
John came home an altered man. He
was as humble as if he only had been in
the wrong. He begged pardon, and prom-
I ised to obey me in all things but marrying
Amy Bruce. ' I give up Lucy, father,'
said lie, ' but i cannot marry any one else.'
I forgave him, from die bottom of mv
heart 1 forgave him—and I longed to ask
him to forgive me—but 1 have not come,
to that yet. I asked him what had brought
hint back to duty, lie put into my hands
a letter he had received from Lucy; she
had persevered in not seeing him—but
such a letter, ladies ! If ministers could
speak so to the heart there would be no
sin in the world. i>he said she had de
served to suffer for carrying matters so far
without my knowledge. She spoke of
me as the kindest of fathers, and the kind
est of masters. Then she spoke of the
duty a child owed a parent—said she nev
er should have any peace of mind till she
heard we were reconciled ; and told him
it would be in vain for him to seek her.
for she had solemnly resolved never to
see hirn again. 'I his paper was blistered
with tears from the top to die bottom ; but
saving and excepting nothing from which
you guess what it cost her to write the
letter.
" I could not stand it; my heart melted
within me, 1 found her that very night,
and without loss ot lime, brought her back
to my house, and there," he added, walk
ing hastily to the farther end of the shop
and throwing open a door that led into the
back parlor, 41 there madam, is the long
and short of it." And there, was one ot
the most touching scenes of human life.
My pretty, dutiful friend, became a wife
and mother, her infant in her arms, and
her husband sitting beside her. watching
the tirst intimations of intelligence and
love in its bright little eyes. Such should
be the summer of happiness when the
spring is consecrated in virtue."
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