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Philadelphia Advertisements.
Straw Goods—Spring 1852.
riYHE Subscriber is now prepared to
JL exliil.it in Merchants and Milliners his usual heavy
stock of Ladies' and Misses'
Mr avv an<l MIL Bonnets,
.Straw Trimmings and
Artificial Flowers;
I'alin-leaf, Panama and Every Variety of
svnn EK HATS
f. r CJentlemen; which for Extent, Variety and beauty
of manufacture, as well as uniformly close prices, will
lie fiiUlid Ultrivalcd
THOMAS WHITE,
No. 41 South Second Street, Philadelphia.
February I it, IS.V2—3ni.
Front Street Wire Jl aim fac
tor*.
WATSON & COX,
SIEVE, RIDDLE, SCREEN AND AA IRE CLOTH
MAMFACTI'REKS,
Yo. 16 Yorth Front Street,
t 'ornerof Coomb's Alley, between Market and Mulberry
(Arch) .-treets, Philadelphia.
VTTHERE they continue to nianufacturo,
ot superior quality, Brass and Iron Wire Sieves
of all kinds; Brass and Copper Wire Cloth for Pa per
Makers, Ace. Cylinders and Dandy Rolls, covered in the
best manner.
Heavy Twilled Wire for Spark Catchers. Sieves ol
superior quality for Brass and Iron Founders. Screen
W ire, Window Wire, Safes, Traps, Dish Covers, Coal
and Sand Screens, Ate. Sec. Also, Fancy Wire Work of
• very description executed in tlie neatest manner. Or
ders for City and Country received and promptly attend
ed to.
ty Sugar Mills, best quality.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13, 1652-3 m.
Hunting of Hai'iimit's
MUSEUM.
Wilder* Patent Safe again the Victor!
PHII.ADEI.PHIA, Jan. Ist, 1652.
The Salamander Safe which I purchased a few years
since, and vx Inch was in use by Messrs. C. G Henderson
Ac Co. at the destruction of their store in the building
known as " B A UN EM'S MVSEI'M," on the StJih ult., has
tins morning heen got at,and the interior wood-work,with
some Stereotype plates which were in the safe during the
lire (the books having been removed), are found to be
1 NHARMED. 1 have tiiis day purchased from Mr.
John Farrel another "Patent Salamander," and would
confidently recommend these well known safes to all
who wish security against accidental fires.
GEORGE S. APPI.ETOX.
We fully concur in the above, and would also add that
tin large WALL FIRE PROOF, near which the above
Safe stood, ha® aiso since been opened, and although the
ouUide appearance is good, and the walls of the same
slilt standing, Ute whole interior is charred to a rimirr.
t G HENDERSON A CO.,
Late Seventh and Chestnut streets.
".-The genuine 44 HEHItI.VG'S (Wilder? Patent)
>.i/..I.\I.4JSTOKK S EES, which received the Err.t Meiiut
at the great WORLD'S FAIR, and are universally ac-
Miowieiiged to tie tiie most perfect security against fire
iw known, can be obtained of the only authorized Agent
in this Slate,
JOHN FARREL,
34 Walnut street, Philadelphia,
tvjtsfes of all other kinds, having been taken in part
ji XY tor ' MKHKIIO'S," will be sold at very low prices.
Philadelphia, .lan. 30, 16j2-3tn.
I A LFA A A D H I A TL R
(LOTIIIVL.
\ NF.W AND COMPLETE assortment of the latest
-Y and most fashionable style of
incit's anil Boy's Clothing,
nianuf*< tured tit the best manner, may be had at lite
Lowest Cash Prices at
GEO. CULIN'S
Flotliing IMahliKiliiiiciit,
South-east corner of Market and Second sts.,
PHILADELPHIA,
embracing a choice assortincut of
Dress and Frock Coats, Cloaks, Sack Coats,
Baugup Coats, Business Coats, &c.,
together with his usual extensive variety of English,
French, ami American cloths and Winter Fabrics,suit
■ it to the wants ot men and boys, both for drees and
i.iisine.-h garments.
Particular care has been taki n to procure a complete
assortment of goods adapted to the new style
Winter Coats,
I'ASTALOO.NS, VDSTS.
to whuli h. would invite special attention, and partn tt
lanj to lut new assortment of
I'ut'iiifcliiiig Goods,
consisting of Sioris, stocks, Handkerchiefs, A.C.; ail of
hull are offered the lowe.it p<>.<<Ojle cuih prut*, and as
< heap as any other Clothing Store in the Futon
> Parents who desire Hn,,• Clothing are earnettlly
invited to examine tiie slock, as the greatest rate lias
been taken to provide the mos: durable patterns and de
v.ruble styles, at tile most economical rates.
*♦ Small Note? taken at par for go< d*.
September 26,1631. —aprlly
BOOTS AND SHOES.
JUST opened, a LA rge assortment of Boors
•ATIC! SHOES, consisting of GetUleinen ami
Ladies' Gaiters and Jenny LITTIL Winter
Shoes. Famiiies wantin" shoes save
hy eallintr and examining our slock before
purchasing elsewhere.
nov2l'Ol JOHN KENNEDY.
IJRARDWARE, of all kinds, at unusually
.X Imv prices, lor cash, at
ccrui F. G. FKANCISCUS'S.
IRBJBJIRSS) ffamssaiaiD) an? ®ffls&3B®ia iHß'ffassT<&si& a jsasmsmtmsa wsvmsi ®mswx 3 IFA*
New Arrangement,
A FTER tendering our sincere thanks to our
/Y numerous customers for their liberal pa
! tronage for a number of years past, we would
; state that, having a number of accounts due
j that we are anxious to have closed up, we have
resolved to OPEN A NEW SET OF BOORS, and en
deavor to close up all our accounts as soon as
possible up to Ist February. After this we
purpose bringing our business nearer to cash.
We shall continue to accommodate our friends
as heretofore, excepting that all accounts made
after this period, we desire to have settled up
at the end of 60 da vs.
fr6 ' F. J. HOFFMAN.
Dried Peic! es.
VFLNE stock of splendid Dried Peaches,
at $,2 50 oer bushel. Also, Par'd Peach
j es—tor sale by F. J. HOFFMAN.
Groceries—Great Reduction!
W E have just received a large assortment
of superior Groceries, which we are de
termined to sell FOK CASH lower than the same
quality of goods can be rcgularlv purchased
elsewhere.
feO F. J. HOFFMAN.
Burning Fluid and Pine Oil,
A LWA\S ON HAND.—As we manutac
£JL ture Burning Fluid extensively, we can
furnish dealers with it lower than they can get
I it from the city.
feO F. J. HOFFMAN.
CtORDAGE. —Always on hand, a fine as
/ sortment of Ropes, from | in. to 1£ inch.
Also, Twines, 'l ie Yarn, Cotton Laps, Bags,
&.C. F. J. HOFFMAN.
Drugs and Medicines.
| HMDS branch of our business continues to
_L receive due attention. Our Drugs and
Medicines have been selected with the greatest
care, and purchasers may rely upon getting
Medicines ct good quality.
purchasers are invited togive
us a cali, as we can sell them Drugs and Med
icines at a small advance on city prices.
Copai Varnish, good, at to 200 per
gallon. Pure White Lead, !p2 (10 per keg.
Glass, X 1(1, s;l 62 3 per half oox. Putty,
6j cts per lb.
te6 F. J. HOFFMAN.
HARDWARE STORE.
IN this branch of our business
defy competition. As we
no occasion to buy on credit, our
goods arc well purchased, and therefore we
canfurnish our numerous customers with what
ever they may want at a price and of a quali
ty that must give entire satisfaction. Enume
ration hi re would be folly, as additions to the
stock are constantly being made. Sketching
is all that we will pretend at, and the imagina
tion of the reader, or a pcrsonai examination,
must fill up the picture.
Saddlery and Coaeliwarc,
Always on hand, an extensive assortment,
\ and at prices the most penurious will not grum
i 'do. F. J. HOFFMAN.
Leather and Shoe Findings,
OUR stock comprises a large assortment of
Red and Ouk Sole Leather, Kips, Patent
Leather, Men's and Women's Morocco, Cochi
neal and Pink Linings, Upper and Giain Lea
ther, Shoe Tools, Thread of all kinds, Pegs,
Briflles, iVc. ic., for sale low for cash.
fcfi F. 1. HOFFM AN.
NAII, S! NAILS!
( REATLV reduced in price—s3 im ß 3 2")
X per keg. F. J. HOFFMAN.
ISV -S2CI IP
La in pa. Pine Gil Lamps, Oil and
1. Lard Lamps, Glass and Britannia, which
for variety of color, shape, style and size, are
unequalled—low, very loiv, for cash.
1,6 F. J. HOFFMAN.
Flour and Feed Store.
CIONSI AN ! L\ on hand, W heat Flour,
/ Corn Meal, Corn in the ear, Oats, Arc.
b'i F. J. HOFFMAN.
OIL CLOTHS.
Table and Carriage Ofi Cloths a
- fine assortment always on hand.
ft 6 F. J. HOFFMAN.
< II A I A S .
I VERY KIND, comprising Dog, Log, Fifth
J race, IJalter, Butt, 'i'ungue, Spread,
| Cow and Breast Chains, &c.
' _ft* F. .L HOFFMAN.
I' A i> FrT
AI, L, VVmdow, Printing, Wrapping,
* * Letter and Cap Paper—wholesale and
F. J. HOFFMAN.
jf it u siFesT
OUR stock, which is large and selected with
reference to the wants ot the community,
comprises ail kinds ot Blacking, Scrubbing,
Horse. Sweeping, Dusting, Hair, Clothes, Ta
bic, Infant, Wall, Paint, and Varnish Brushes,
1 at reduced prices tor cash.
; ft 6 F. J. HOFFMAN.
I HON.
Blacksmith* and Others, Look to Your In
terests !
(•rent Reduction in the I'rice of Iron
\V r E nrc nuvv sol I iurr lrvin if L'o.'s celc
* T hrated iron as follows:
For Assorted Bar Iron, 3£ cts.
I " Horee Shoe, •'
" Nail Rod, "
\N c will also sell a good quality of English
l yre and other English Irons at the extreme
ly low price ot 2.J cts. per lb. These are our
i strictly cash prices.
We have aiso on hand Plough Irons, Small
i Rounds and Squares, from \ up lo \ inch.
American Steel ot superior quality at 0 cts.
: per lb. Other steels low.
I ftO F. J. HOFFMAN.
FRIDAY EYEAIAG, FEBRFARY 27, 18.12.
llortrw.
The Meeting of the Waters.
Among the most tender and beautiful of the
Irish Melodies is that known as " THE MEETING
or THE WATERS." In the summer of 1807,
Moore paid a visit to the vale of Avoca, in the
county of Wicklow, where the two rivers Avon
and Avoca meet, a most lovely and enchanting
spot. This visit suggested the song which has
since been so wide a favorite, and which has
since associated the vale of Avoca with all that
is charming and romantic.
There is not in this wide world a valley so sweet
As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters
meet!
Oh! the last rays of feeling and life must depart,
Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from mv
heart.
Yet it was not that nature had shed o'er the
scene
Her purest of crystal and brightest of green ;
'Twas NOT her soft magic of streamlet or hill,
Oh ! no, it was something more exquisite still.
'Twas that friends, the beloved of my bosom,
were near,
Who made every scene of enchantment more
dear,
And who felt how the best charms of nature im
prove,
When we see them reflected from looks that we
love.
Sweet vale of Avoca ! how calm could I rest
In thy bosom of shade, with the friends I love
best,
Where tire storms that we feel in this cold world
should cease,
And our hearts, like thy waters, be mingled in
peace.
" Where now is Henry Clay ?"
This question was not long since tauntingly
asked by a Locofoco of a Whig. The latter
thus answers through the Louisville Journal :
Where is he ? Ask the mighty host
Of freemen iu our native land !
A million voices will respond,
While each one proudly clasps his hand
To his warm heart, ami with a tear
For him they honor, answer— HEßE!
Where is he ! In the frozen North,
lu the vast empire of the West,
In the sweet lowlands of the South,
That rallying name is known and blest:
On land, the watchword of the free—
The sailor shouts it on the sea !
Where i= he ? Far beyond the reach
Ot tierce and unforgiving foes—
In vain does uialice strive to crush
Colossal genius with its blow s
The arrows winged with envious aim,
iircak on the bright shield of his fame !
W here is he ? When the would-be great,
The party pigmies of to-day,
Are all forgot, mankind will weep
Around the hallowed grave of (.'LAY !
Where then will be tlieir names who dare
Defame him ? Echo answers—where?
0 £;Ur.
From Arthur's Tiiiiperaiiie Tiliu
THE PLEDGE.
m T ti Alrrillß, EDITOR "I THE " lIOMii GAZBTTH."
Concluded.
Two hours brought his regular dinner
time, when Jar\is, who began to feel tiie
want of food, returned ltoutc, with new
and strange feelings about his heart. (ne
impulse was to tell his wife what he had
done, and what he was doing. But then
he remembered how often he had mocked
Itjer new springing hopes—how often he
had promised amendment, and once even
joined a temperance society, only to relapse
into a lower and more degraded condition.
' No, no,* he said to himself, after de
bating the question in his mind, as he
walked towards home ; 4 1 will not tell her
now. 1 will first present some fruit of
my repentance. 1 will give such an as
surance as will create confidence and
hope.'
Airs Jar vis did not raise her eves to
the lace of her husband, as he entered.
The sight of that once loved countenance,
distorted and disfigured, ever made her
heart sick when she looked upon it. Jar
vis seated himself quietly in a chair and
held out his hands for his youngest child,
not over two years old, who had no con
sciousness of its father's degradation. In
a moment the happy little creature was
on his knee. But the other children
showed no inclination to approach.
The frugal meal passed in silence and
restraint. Mrs. Jarvis felt troubled and
oppressed—for the prospect before her
seemed to grow more and more gloomy.
All the morning she had suffered from a
steady pain n Iter breast, and from a las
situde that she could not overcome. Her
thin, pale, careworn face, told a sad tale
of suffering, privation, confinement, and
want of exercise. \\ hat was to become of
her children she knew not. Under such
feelings of hopelessness, to have one sit
ting by her side, who could take much of
her burdens from her, were he but to will
it—who could call back the light to her
heart, if only true to his promise, made
in earlier and happier years—soured in
some degree her feelings, and obscured
her perceptions. fShe did not note that
some change had passed upon hini ; a
change that if marked, would have caused
her heart to leap in her bosom.
As soon as Jarvis had risen from the
table, be took his hat, and kissing the
youngest child, the only one who seemed
to regard him, passed quickly from the
house. As the tloor closed after him, his
wife heaving a long sigh, and then rising
mechanically, proceeded to clear up the
table. Of how many crushed affections,
and disappointed hopes, did that one deep,
tremulous sigh, speak !
Jarvis returned to his work, and applied
hitnsell steadily during the whole after
noon. YV henever a desire for liquor re
turned upon him, he quenched it with a
copious draught ot water, and thus kept
himself as free from temptation as pos
sible. At night he returned, when the
same troubled and uneasy silence pervaded
the little family at the supper-table. The
meal was scanty, ior Airs. Jarvis's inces
sant labour could procure but a poor sup
ply of food. After the children had been
put to bed, Mrs, Jarvis sat down, as usual,
to spend ihe evening, tired as she was and
much as her breast pained her, in sewing.
A deep sigh heaved involuntarily her bosom
as she did so. It caught the ear of her
husband, and smote upon his heart, lie
knew that her health was feeble, and that
constant labor fatigued her excessively.
'1 wotildu t sew to-night Jane,' he said.
4 \ ou look tired. Rest lor one evening.'
Mrs. Jarvis neither looked up nor re
plied. i here was something in the tone
of her husband s voice that stirred her
feelings : —something that softened her
heart towards him. Rut she (hired not
trust herself to speak, nor to let her eve
meet his. She did not wish to utter a
harsh nor repulsive word, nor was she
witling to speak kindly to him, for she did
not feel kindly,—and kind words and af
fccted cheerfulness, she had already found,
but encouraged him in his evil ways.
And so site continued to ply her needle,
without appearing to regard his presence.
Iler husband did not make another effort
to induce her to suspend her labour; for
under existing circumstances, he was par
ticularly desirous of not provoking her to
use towards him the language of rebuke
and censure. After sitting silent, for, per
haps half an hour, he rose from his chair,
and walked three or four times backwards
and forwards across the room, prepara
tory to going out to seek a coffee-house,
and there spend his evening, as his wife
supposed. Rut much to her surprise, he
returned to their chamber, in the adjoining
room. While still under the expectation
of seeing him return, his loud breathing
caught her quick ear. He was asleep !
Catching up the light, as she rose sud
denly to her feet, she passed with a hasty
step, into the chamber, lie had undres
sed himself, was in bed, and sound asleep.
She held the caudle close to his face ; it
was calmer than usual, and somewhat
paler. As she bent over him, his breath
came full in her lace. It was not loaded
with the disgusting fumes that had so oft
en sickened her. Her heart beat quicker
—the moisture dimmed her eye—her whole
frame trembled. Then looking upwards,
she uttered a single prayer for her husband,
and, gliding quietly from the room, sat
down by her little table, and again bent
over her work. Now she remembered
that he had said, with something unusual
in his tones — 4 1 would not sew to-night,
Jane; you look tired; rest ior one eve
ning'—and her heart was agitated with a
new hope; but that hope, like the dove
from the ark, found nothing upon which
to rest, and trembled back again into a
feeling of despondency.
On the next morning the trembling band
of Jarvis, as he lifted his saucer to hts
lips at the breakfast-table, made his wife's
heart sink again in her bosom. She hud
felt a hope, almost uncouciously. She re
membered that at supper-lime his hand
was steady—now it Mas unnerved. This
was conclusive to her mind, that, notwith
standing bis appearance, he had been
drinking. Rut few words passed during
the meal, for neither fell much inclined to
converse.
After breakfast, Jarvis returned to the
shop, and worked steadily until dinner
time, and then again until evening. As
on the night before, he did not go out, but
retired early to bed. And this was con
tinued all the week. But the whole was
a mystery to his poor wife, who dared not
even to hope for any real change for the
better. On Saturday, towards night, he
laid by his work, put on his coat and hat,
and went into the front shop.
4 So you have really worked a week, a
sober man, John V Mr. Lankford said.
4 Indeed, I have. Since last Sunday ]
morning, no kind of intoxicating liquor
has passed my lips.'
4 How much have you earned this week, i
John V
4 Ilerc is the foreman's account of my
work, sir. It comes to twelve dollars.'
•Still a fast workman. You will yet
recover vourself, and your family will
again be happy, if you persevere.'
•O, sir, they shall be happy ! I will
persevere !'
Another pause ensued, and then Jarvis
said, while the colour mounted to his
cheek —
4 lf you are willing, Mr. Lankford, 1
should like you to deduct only one-half of
what 1 owe \ ou for those furs 1 took front
you, from this week's wages. My family
arc in want of a good many things; and
I am particularly desirous of buying a
barrel of llour to-night.'
4 Say nothing of that, John. Let it be '
forgotten with your past misdeeds. Here
are your wages—twelve dollars —and if it
gives you as much pleasure to receive, as it
does me to pay them, then you feel no or
dinary degree of satisfaction.
Mr. Jarvis received the large sum for ,
him to possess, and hurried away to a
grocery. Here he bought, for six "dollars
a barrel ol tlour, and expended two dol
lars more of his wages in sugar, coffee,
tea, molasses, &LC. Near to the store was
the market-house. Thence he repaired,
and bought meat, and various kinds of
vegetables, with butter, Arc. These he
carried to the store, and gave directions to
have all sent home to him. He had now
two dollars left out of the twelve he had
earned since Monday morning, and with
these in his pocket, he returned home.
As he drew near the house, his heart flut
tered in anticipation of the delightful
change that would pass upon all beneath
his humble roof, lie had never, in his
life, experienced feelings of such real joy.
A few moments brought him to the door,
and he went in with the quick step that
had marked his entrance for several days.
It was not quite dark, and his wife sat
sewing by the window. ISlic was finish
ing a pair of pantaloons that had to no
home that very evening, and with the
money she was to get tor them, she ex
pected to buy the Sunday dinner. There
was barely enough food in the house for
supper ; and unless she received her pay
tor this piece of work, she had no means
of getting the required sustenance for her
self and children—or rather, for her hus
band, herself and children, 'l'he individ
ual for whom it was intended was not a
prompt pa\ master, and usually grumbled
whenever Mrs. Jarvis asked him for money.
To add to the circumstance of concern
and trouble of mind, she lclt almost ready
to give up, from the excessive pain in her
breast, and the weakness of her whole
frame. As Iter husband came in, she
turned upon him an anxious and troubled
countenance ; and then hunt down over
her work, and p iHI her needle hurriedly.
As the twilight lell dimly around, she drew
nearer and nearer to the window, and at
last stood up, and leaned close up to the
panes ot glass, so that Iter hand almost
touched, in order to catch the few feeble
rays of light that were still visible. But
she could not finish the garment on which
she wrought, by the light of day. A can
dle was now lit, and she took her place by
the table, not so much as glancing towards
her husband, who had seated himself in a
chair, with his youngest child on his knee.
Half an hour passed in silence, and then
Mrs. Jarvis rose up, having taken the last
stitch in the garment she M as making, and
passed into the adjoining chamber. In a
few minutes she came out, with her bon
net and shawl on, and the pair of panta
loons that she had just finished, on her
arm.
• Where are you going, Jane ?' her hus
band asked, in a tone of surprise, that
seemed mingled with disappointment.
4 1 ant going to carry home my work.'
' Hut I wouldn't go now, Jane. Wait
until alter supper.'
4 .\u, Johu. I cannot wait until after
supper. The work will be wanted. It
should have been home two hours ago.'
And she glided from the room.
A walk of a few minutes brought her to
the door of a tailor's-shop, around the
front of which hung sundry garments ex
posed for sale. This shop she entered,
and presented the pair of pantaloons to a
man who stood behind the counter. Ilis
face relaxed not a muscle as he took them,
and made a careful examination of the
work.
• They'll do,' he at length said, tossing
them aside, and resuming his employment
of cutting out a garment.
l'oor Mrs. Jarvis paused, dreading to
utter her request. Hut necessity conquered
the painful reluctance, and she said,
4 Can vou pay for this pair to-night, Mr.
Willets V
4 No. I've got more money to pay on
Monday than 1 know where to get, and
cannot let a cent go oul.'
4 Hut, Mr. Willets, 1 '
4 1 don't want to hear any of your rea
sons, Mrs. Jarvis. You can't have the
money to-night.
Mrs. Jarvis moved slowly away, and
had nearly reached the door, when the
thought of her children made her to pause.
4 1 cannot go, Mr. Willets, without the
money,' she said, suddenly turning, and
speaking in an excited tone.
4 \ou will go, I'm thinking, madam,'
was the cool reply.
4 0, sir,' changing her tone, 4 pay me
what you owe me ; I want it very much.'
4 0, yes. So you all say. Hut lam
used to such make-believes. You get no
money out of me to-night, madam. That's
a settled point. I'm angry now—so you
had better go home at once ; it you don't,
I'll never give you a stitch oi work, so
help '
Mrs. Jarvis did not pause to hear the
concluding words of the sentence.
• What shall I do ?' was the almost
despairing question that she asked of her
self, as she hurried towards her home.
On entering the house, she made no re
mark, for there was no one to whom she
cou' ' tell her troubles and disappointment,
with even the most feeble hope oi a word
of comfort.
4 Does Mr. Jarvis live here ?' asked a
rough voice at the door.
4 Yes, sir,' was the reply.
4 Weil, here is a barrel of ilour and
some groceries for him.'
New Series—Vol. C—]\ 0 . 19.
4 There must be some mistake, sir.'
4 ls not this Mr. Jarvis V 4 Yes.' 4 And
number 10?' 4 Yes.'
4 Then this is the place, for that was the
direction given me.'
es, this is the place—bring' them in,'
spoke up Jarvis, in an animated tone.
'i lie drayman, of course, obeyed. First
he rolled in the barrel of Hour ; then came
a number of packages, evidently contain
ing groceries; and, finally, one or two
pieces ol meat, and sundry lots of vcgeta
-4 How much is to pay V asked Jarvis.
4 Twenty-five cents, sir,' responded the
drayman, bowing.
The twenty-five cent piece was taken
from his pocket with quite an air, and
handed over. Then the drayman went
out, <ind that little family were alone again.
During the passage of the scene just de
sciibed, the wife stood looking on with a
stupid and bewildered air. When the
drayman had departed, she turned to her
husband, and said—
• John, where did these things come
1 rom V
4 I bought them, Jane.'
4 A ou bought them ."
4 \ es, 1 bought them.'
4 And pray, John, what did vou buy
them with V
With the quarter of a dollar you gave
to me on Monday.'
4 John !'
4 lt is true, Jane. \V ith that quarter I
went and joined the \Y ashington Total-Ab
stinence Society, and then went to work at
Mr. Lank ford's. Here is the result of one
week's work, besides this silver,' handing
her all that remained, after making the
purchases.
4 John, John,' the wife exclaimed,
bursting into teats, 4 do not again mock
my hopes. 1 cannot bear much more.'
4 In the strength of Him, Jane, who has
piomised to help us when we call upon
Him, 1 w til not disappoint ihe hopes I
now re\i\e, Jarvis said, slowly and sol
emnly.
1 lie almost heart-broken wile and mother
leaned her head upon the shoulder of her
husband, and clung to his side with a.
newly-revived confidence, that she felt
would not be disappointed, while the tears
poured from her eyes like rain. But her
true feelings we cannot attempt to describe,
nor dare we venture to sketch further the
scene we have introduced. The reader's
imagination can do it more justice, and to
him we leave that pleasing task, with only
the remark, that Airs. Jarvis's newly
awakened joys and hopes have not again
been disappointed.
BANKS'
Briijsr nod Variety Store
51330.1111
HAVING just returned from I'liiladolpliia
with a new and varied stock of GOODS,
the undersigned invites the public to give him
a call. In addition to his stock of pure and
fresh DRUGS, lie has on hand Spices of all
kinds, fine Dairy and 'fable Salt, pure White
Lead; Copal. Coach, Japan and Shoe Varnish
es ; a variety ot A uts ; Butter, Soda, Sugar and
Water Crackers ; Old and Young Hyson, Im
perial and Black I EAS : a great variety of
Hair and Tooth /{rushes, RICE and SOUP
BEANS, &,c &c., innumerable, at
A. A. BANKS' Variety Store.
Lewistown, Dec. 12, 1851-ttl
SHOULDER Braces, a new and superior
article, at A. A. BANKS' Variety store.
I I OVER'S INK—Biack, Biue, Red and
1 x Carmine, the best in the mantel, cheap at
DIY BANKS' Variety stoie.
J^RUIT. —Oranges, Lemons, Raisins, Figs,
Prunes, the first of the season, at.
DL9 A. A. BANKS'.
PINE OIL and Burning Fluid, just received
and for sale at
dl 9 BANKS' Variety store.
CIDER VINEGAR—A new supply—first
rate—just received at
decl2 BANKS' Variety Store.
THE TEETH —Tooth pastes and
Powders, in great variety, at
dl 9 BANKS' Variety store.
SHAVING Cream, a delightful article,
softening the beard and easing the labor
of shaving at BANKS' Variety store.
PERFUMERY —Bay Rum, Cologne, Ver
bena. Sweet Briar, Patcheoly, Jenny
Lind, Jasmine, Rose, at
D! 9 BANKS' Variety store.
COUGARS.— A great variety of CIGARS,
J bought low and selling accordingly.
Lovers of the weed, the place to get a good and
cheap nrlicie, is at BANKS' Variety store.
IjlOR CdLRIS TM AS.— Beautiful oraißWit
al Aluhustcr Fancy Boxes, and other
knick-knacks.
Also, FANCY SOAPS, admirable imitations in
appearance, of fruit—a new article, just re
ceived and for sale at
decld BANKS' Variety Store.
.Stationer* ! Stationer? •
]> i.UE and White LETTER PAPER
3 Gilt edged 44 44
Assorted colors 44 44
Plain and Fancy note 4- 44
IJ:tie ami White Foolscap 44
Envelopes, Wafers, Quills and Steel Pen?, at
dl'J A. A. BANKS'.
Fislij Salt, and Plaster.
j sale by
T JOIIN STERRETT '
June 27.-tf At the Lewbte