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Volume XTO-Ne. 133.
LANCASTER, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 18S1
Price Twe Cmts.
VLOTIILSa.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
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DRY GOODS FOR JANUARY
If yen cannot viil the c-ily, send te us by
postal canl ler HOUSEKEEPER'S PRICE
LIST and UNDERWEAR PRICE LIST.
We till orders by letter from every State and
Territory at same prices charged etnlemciN
who visit the store, and allow -ainc privilege
of return.
The block includes Dress (J001I-, silk-,, Laee,
Fancy Goods, :uil g.-neral outfits.
Thi-i is the particular season in which te get
ami prepare HOUSEKEEPING DRY GOODS
Sheetings, Pillow Muterlals, Linens, Napkins,
Towels, &c. It is also the season for Ladles'
I'nderwcar. The Grand Depot contains the
greatest variety ofgeods In one establishment
In the United .States, and exchanges or refunds
money for things that de net suit, upon exam
ination at home.
CLOIHLSU.
AND FEBRUARY.
Grand Depot, Ptaladelphia.
GREAT SLAUGHTER IN CLOTHING.
OVERCOATS!
Closing out at agreat reduction our lmmen-e
line of Novelties in Overceatings.
Fur Beavers,
Seal Skin,
Elysian;
Mentanak,
Eatina and
Chinchillas.
All the New and me-t Desirable Styles
STOCKANETTtf,
IN NEW COLORS AND CHOICE ST1 LKS
lij' net leave your order at ent-eand secure
an Elegant. Stylish, Well Made anil Aitisltc
Cut Garment as low as JSJiO.
A LARUE LINE OF CHOICE
ILancastcr atelltgcncn
FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 4, 1881.
A Stranzc Story.
Tlie .Mysterious Skete:i.
nit
GBABD MARK BOWI AT CEITEE HALL.
Will le sold in .sixty days TEN THOUSAND DOLLAUS WOKTIIer
HEAVY WINTER CLOTHING,
Without .regard te oel. New is your time te secure a geed Suit eJ Clothing for very little
money, Ready-made or M.tdu te Ordur.
OVEI1COATS IN GREAT VARIETY,
Fer Men. Youths and Heys. Men's Dress Suit, Men's Iliminc-s Suit.--, Youth' Suits In everv
style. Reys' Clothing, a very Choice Variety.
i- Don't tail In call :.nd secure miiiii; of the bargains.
MYERS & RATHFON,
Ne. 12 EAST KING ST1IKET, LANCASTER, I'ESX'A.
lungs,
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES,
AT
J.KSMALINGKS,
THE AETIST TAILOR,
121 N. QUEEN STREET,
MIVAS
A RARE CHANCE !
The Greatest, Induction ever made in !'I X E
WOOLENS for GENT.V WEAK at
H. GERHAET'S
Tt t 1 V
i ni
nil
1
i
WATCH US, JEWELRY, Ac
We have just placed. en exhibition about one hundred Oil
Paintings, all handsomely framed. They embrace a wide range
of subjects, from the familiar Madennas and Hely Families of
the celebrated masters of painting, te the illustration of hu
morous scenes in real life.
Our collection includes Figure Pieces, Bird and Animal Paint
ings, Landscapes, Ancient and Modern Architecture, Ancient
Ruins, Character and Costume Studies, &c&c. Classical, His
torical, Mythological and Ideal Subjects, &c.
We have a number of very line specimens of the sculptor's
art, in beautiful -white marble figures, mounted en colored
marble columns.
We take pride in placing these reeds bofero our patrons, be
lieving that our community must appreciate our endeavor te
popularize a class of flne goods, that could net heretofore be ob
tained except from abroad.
H. Z. RHOADS & BRO., Jewelers,
4 West King Street, - Lancaster, Pa.
A Large Awn liiu-nt of Genuine
English & Scotch Suiting,
sold during the Fall Season from : te KZO.
A Suit will lie made up te order in the Ru-l
Style Irein SXO te :;e.
HEAVY WEIGHT DOMESTIC
Suiting and Overceating,
Reduced in the same proportion.
warranted as repre.-ented.
The above reduction will ter c.wli
terthc next
All goods,
only, and
EDW. J. ZAHM,
Manufacturing Jeweler, Zaiim's Cerner,
Lancaster, Pa.
Things in our Meck that make
Beautiful and Durable Christmas Gifts.
WATCHES, DIAMONDS,
CLOCKS, SILVEUWAHE,
SPECTACLES, JEWELIIY,
GOLD BRONZES, GOLD HEAD CANES,
GOLD THIMBLES, SILVER HEAD CANES,
SILVER THIMBLES, OPERA GLASSES.
GOLD PENS AND PENCILS,
HANDKERCHIEF AND GLOVE BOXES,
GOLD BRONZE SMOKING SETS,
FINE CIGAR SETS,
BACCARET VASES.
AM. THESE AMI MAW MORE AT
EAHTVrS CORNER. LANCASTER, PA.
THIRTY DAYS.
H. GERHART,
Ne. 51 Nei th Queen Strsst.
Special Announcement !
New i your time te secure bargain in
CLOTHING-!
Te make room for our large stock or Cloth
ing for Spring, new being man ul.ietu roil, we
will make sweeping reductions throughout
our large stock of
HEAVY WEIGHT GLOME
Eickman-Chatiain.
Conclusion.
III.
Selihiesscl led the way te a large room
furnished with rows of benches arranged
in a semicircle. The aspect of this spa spa
cieus hail, deserted as it was with its two
high, grated windows, its image of the
Savier in old browned oak with his arms
extended and is head inclined tewaid one
shoulder, inspired me a sort of religious
I ear that harmonized with my situation
All my ideas of fal.-e accusation disap
peared and my lips involuntarily mur
mured a prayer.
I had net prayed for a long time. Mis
fortune always brings a submissive frame
of mind.
Iiefere me. en an elevated seat, sat two
men with their backs toward the windows
which put their faces in the shade. I u av
ert hclcss recognized Ven Spreckdal by his
aquiline profile. The ether was a stout
round-faced man, with short, pudgy hands.
They were both injudicial robes.
I5elew them sat the clerk of the court,
Cenrad. lie was writing at a small table
and stroking his cheek with the feather-
end of his pen. When I arrived, he leaned
back in his chair, and seemed te study my
face with deep iiiteie.st.
I was shown te scat, witen Ven Sprcck-
tai asKcu me, in a loud, distinct tone :
"Christian Venius, where did veu get
this sketch .'"
lie held up my nocturnal sketch, then
hi his possession. It was passed te me.
After looking at it, a moment, I replied :
"I made it.''
There was a prolonged silence. The
clerk wrote down my answer. As I listen
ed te his pen going ever the paper, I
theught: ''What is the meaning of the
question they have just asked me :' "What
relation has my sketch te the kick I "ave
Hap?:'
ion erew liiis skcicii, you say .' ' sam
Ven Spreckdal, "Very well. What is the
scene ?"
"Xewherc m reality, but only in my
imagination."
"De you mean te tell us that you
imagined all these details that yeu'did
net copy them semewheje '.''
" That is just what I waul te say. This
is purely a fancy sketch. I may have seen
semcwheic at some time a court-yard
similar te the one represented here ; but
the details arc all imaginary."'
"Christian Venius," said the judge, ill
solemn tone, " I counsel you te reflect ami
te tell the truth ; believe me it will be
better for you in :he end."
Indignant at having my craeity called
in question, I replied, with some spirit :
"I have paid, sir, that this is entirely a
work of the imagination of my imagina
tion and I lepeat it."
''Write down his answer," .'-aid Veu
prcckdal te the clerl
went
The spectacle she presented was indescrib
ably horrible.
'Well," said Veu Spreckdal, in a tone
of the utmost gravity, "what have you te
say, sir?"
I'madene response.
" De you confess te having thrown this
woman Theresa Becker, into this well,
after having strangled her in order te rob
her of her money?"
" I strangle this wemau ? I rob her of
her money ? Xcvcr ! I never knew her,
never saw her till new! Never, as Heaven
is my judge !"
"That is sufficient," said he ; and, with
out adding a word, he left the yard with
his confrere.
Aly guauhans new seemed te think
they were justified in putting handcuffs en
me. They took me back te the Kaspcl-
neus. j. was- completely crushed; what
te think, I knew net ;e ven my conscience
troubled me. I almost thought that I had
murdered the old woman, but hew, when ?
My brain was confused ; everything seemed
te dance before my eyes !
It was evident that the two policemen
already saw ma en the read te the gal
lows. I will net attempt te describe the agony
of mind I suttered that night as I sat en
my bunch of straw, the bull's-eye window
uvuii u iinii auevu me ami me gauews in
perspective, and heard, from hour te hour.
One o'clock, and
the watchman crv out :
consisting or
itiir aoeits.
H01ER, COLLADAY & Ce.,
1412 and 1414 Chestnut St.
Overcoats, Suits, &c,
MEN, IsOYS AND YOUTHS.
ODDS AMI ENDS OT CI.OTIII N'O IX COATri
PAXTSANI) VEST, liKUMV COVT.
Call early tow-cure the be. l-aig;ilu-.
1 B. Hesletter
24 CENTRE SQUARE,
ISll,
PHILADELPHIA.
The general improvement in business the past vear, w itli the prospect el a very large in
creased ilenianil ler nil kinds of lire t;oels, induced all American buyers of Foreign Goods te
place immense order. This was universally the ease, se much se that, perhaps without exag
geration, ft) per cent, mere geed were imported than lliu country could possibly censauie. As
:i consequence, there lias been a great break in prices in a great many fabrics, which wc s'Jall
iuiij iiiii:i.
WE SHALL SELL
All Weel Arinures
French Flannel Suiting
French Striped Fancies (all
and wool)
French Shoedas (in all color)
French Brocades (all Silk
Plain French I'laids
Finest French Urecades (in several
Silk
and
Fermer
1'riccx.
,-fsi.i". $0.riO
. .C' 1.0(1
.;.-. i.5e
. .Ci .$.-,'.
I
. M 1.73
. .75 1.00
1.M)
!.50
.anieis Hair Stripes,
isroeaiie.eveiues
..... ?0.(Xi
r ranch fancies (very costly goods.. .75
KuglMt Xevellies Si
French Handkerchiefs, squares 75
French Ilaudkerehiels, squares '"
French Novelties 1.25
French Novelties 50
Fermer
1'rlecs.
$1.12
il
i"5
.50
1.50
1.50
2.75
1.50
In addition te our offerings in" the above goods, we have some lines of very choice goeils
of which it is dillicud, te meet the demand, in which we have a very choice assortment, both in
Vivui .111,1 UIMllI lUgf.
CLOTH SUITINGS:
41-inch Cleth
goods)
51-iucli Cleth Suitings (in
54-inch Cleth Suitings
Suitings (very desirable
................... K l.
ill colors 1.10
51-inch Cleth Suitings..
51-inch Cleth Suitings..
51-iuch Cleth Suitings..
.$1.25
. 1.50
. 400
FRENCH SHCODAS :
Our make or these goods we believe te be the be.-,t in the market, and the assortment et
colors our own selection.
4G-MCH rench Shoedas $0.$7J 1 4G-inch French Shoedas
FINE CAMEL'S HAIR:
81.2S te S2.50. We have
.$1.12
Our
justrecciv
I'inK auu
itssertir.cnt el these beautirul goods is still complete, from i
red one case et Camel's Hair in Evening shades in very be:
Light IHue, tr. inches wide, te m'11 at 8M .as.
mlitnl quality, in Cream,
BAREGE DE VIRGINIE:
Wc hiivc just received one c-.ise of this very desirable texture for livening Dresses, quality
vcry.supcrier, In Cream, ViixU ami Light itiur, 27 inches wide, te sell at COc.
BOOTS AXJi SHOES.
V A CV" ,MOTS SHOKS AM) LAST
JJiiO X made en a new principle, insur
ing eouitert ler the leet.
TV VT'O l.:wts inaile te erdi-r.
J31-HJJ.O MILLER,
lebll-ttd 13S East. King street
GROCERIES.
S O'CLOCK COFFEE IS TUB MJKEST
and beat ler the Urcakfast Table.
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA CO.,
. . . Ill North Queen Street,
janie-lnid Lancaster, Pa
9()5 WIST KINO STKKKT.
THE PLACK FOli
NOT1CK TO STOCKUOLIIKKS. T1IK
annual meeting or the stockholders et
the Columbia and Pert Deposit llailread com
pany will be held at tlmnflii-i'er Hi.. ...i. .in-. i, v
-SWAWfifti Wines, Liquors and 95 per cent. Alcohol,
o'clock, p. ui. Election ler. President ana , .,
iMicviuis jjiiiie uay and place.
aie JAJIES It. McCLUKE,
"a Secretary
Fresh (Irecerii's. Pmv Snlna ni T?nu ni..
In town. All at' ' ---
RINGWALT'S.
Mycl
LANCASTHIi. PA.
CARPETS.
HienusT cash rmci: wjll hi:
PAID FOit EXTKA NICE
CARPET KAGg
notice
ID
-".
and
Carpet-s made te order at short
sntisluctien iruamnteed.
Itarc chanc03 in Carpels te reduce stock el
6,000 liiriis SnJs Garpeis,
AT AND P.ELOW COST.
Call and s'atisly yourself. AIse,IngRiin, Kag
and Chain Carpetsinalmeslcndlcsvariety .at
H. S. SHIRK'S
CARPET HALL,
203 WEST KING STREET,
LANCASTER I'A.
rlAKPETS, COAL, ie.
v.
C.
CO.,
:t.
PHILIP SCHUM, 89N
MANUFACXOUY,
Ne. 150 SOUTH WATEK ST HE E
Lancaster, Pa.,
A ell-known Manufacturers el Cenulix'
I.AXCASTElt QUILTS.
COUNTERPANES.
COVKIiLET.-,
I5LANKETS,
CARPETS.
CARPET CHAIN,
STOCKING YARN, Ac.
CUSTOM RAG CAUPETs A SPECIALTY .
LANCASTER FANCY
DYEING ESTABLISHMENT.
Dress Goods Dyed either in the piece or in
Garments; also, all kinds or silks, Ribbons
Linen, Cotten and Woolen Goods Dveil. Gen
tlemen's Coats, Overcoats, Pants. 'Vests, .'
Dyed or Scoured; al-e, Indigo Uluc Dyciii-'
done.
All orders or goods Icit with us will re.-civr-prempt
attention.
CASH PAID FOR SEWED
CAJtPET RAGS.
COAL. COAL.
Ceal el the best quality put up expressly Je'
family use, and at the lowest in irfcct rates
TRY A SAMPLE TON.
YARD-ISO .'.OUTII WATER STREET
(122-lydRSl PniLIP SCHUM, SON & CO
Again that ominous y,v:
wiS ever the iv.pei
"Ami this wein
judge "this worn
at the mouth of tliir well did veu ini.tgiti
this detail with the ivsf.!"
"(crtainly."
"Yeu liave never wiliies-ea such a
scene .'"'
4Ncvcr !''
Ven Sprcchdal rose as theugli he was
exasperated ; thou lesuming his seat he
seemed te consult his colleague.
The mysteiieus whispering in front of
me, the three men standing behind me,
the silence that reigned in the hall
everything combined te make me shud
der. ' What docs all this mean ".' What am
i accused of:'"' I asked mvself.
Suddenly Ven Spreckdal said te my
guardians :
" Recenduct your piisener te the vehicle
in which you brought him here. We will
go te ictr.e;- sheet."' Then turning te mc
he added :
"CIuNlian Venius, you are in a perilous
Hit nation. Yeu should remember that, if
the law is inflexible. Iheie si ill remains te
you the mercy of heaven, which you may
merit by confessing your crime.'"
These weids stunned me like a blew
with a hammer. 1 threw up my arms and
fell back, ering out.
';Ah ! whala, frightful dream !"'
The next moment I was niieo'iseieus,
having swooned.
When I legained my senses, 1 was being
diiven slowly Unoiighene of the principal
sheets ; another vehicle preceded us. The
two servants of the law y.'eic still watch
ing ever me. One of them, en the way,
eli'cied a pinch of snuil'te his tenfrctc. 1
mechanically i cached out my lingers to te
waid the be ; but he dicw it away, as
though he fcaied th"rc w:is contamination
in my touch.
My checks leddeucd with shame and
indignation, and I turned away te conceal
my emotion.
. "If you don't leek out," s:;id the man
with the snuff box, "we'll have te put a
pair of bracelets en you ; de you hear '.'"
J nc wretch I I could have strangled
him. Under the circumstances, however,
I deemed it wiser te lemain silent than te
make the attempt.
In a few minutes the two eariiages came
te a step. One of my guardians get out
while the ether held me by the cellar till
his comrade was ready te receive me,
when he pushed me ltidely tewaid him.
These precautions te retain possession
of my person auguied nothing geed : still
I was far from imagining the exceeding
gravity of the accusation that hung ever
mc, when an alarming circumstance
opened my eyes and threw me into de
spair. They had led me. or rather pushed mc,
into a low, narrow passageway, with aii
irregular, biekcn pavement. Along the
side of the wall tlicic was a peel of yellow
ish water that exhaled a most disagree
able odor. The passage was quite dark,
licyend, it was evident there was a coitrt ceitrt
yaid. As I advanced I felt myself mere and
mete possessed with an indescribable ter
ror. It was a feeling such as I had never
experienced before ; there was something
supernatural about it ; it seemed te mc a
sort of nightmare. T hesitated at every
step.
"Ge en ! go en :' cried one of the ruf
fians behind me, at the same time pushing
me rudely forward.
But what was my amazement when I
saw at the end of the passage the court I
had sketched the preceding night, with its
walls furnished with hooks, 'its piles of
old rubbish, its chicken coop and its rab
bit cage ! Xet a window, large or small,
high or low, net a biekcn pane, in p.heiS,
net- a single detail had been emitted.
I was overwhelmed by this strange rev
elation. Near the wall steed the two judges,
Ven Spreckdal and Kichtcr. At their
feet the old woman lay stretched out en
her back. Her long, white hair was
spread out ever the pavement, her face
was deep purple, her eyes were half open,
and her tongue protruded from her mouth.
all is well I two o'clock, and all is well !"
and se en the night through.
'very one will be able te form some idea
of such a night. It is net tine that it is
bettcrtosuli'criiineccntlvthan being guilty.
Pei the soul, yes ! but ler the body, there
is no difference. On the contrary, il curses
its let, struriles and tries te psrane
knowing that its role ends with the cord.
Add te all this its regrets at net having
.sufficiently enjoyed life, and at having
listened te the soul when it preached ab
stinence. "Ah! if! had only known," it cried,
"you would net have led mc about by the
nose with your big words and fine phrases !
Yeu would net have allured me with your
.iciiiicuvtt premises, i would Have had
many a happy hour, lest te inc new for
ever. He temperate, govern your passions ;
said you. I was temperate, I did govern
my passions. What have I arained bv it?
They arc going te hang mc and you ; after
ward, you will be apostrophized' as the
sublime and stoical soul that fell a martyr
te the errors of the law and its ministers.
Of mc, net a word will be said.''
Suchwcic the reflections of my peer
body in my cxtiemity.
The day finally began te appear. At
fir.st. pale and undecided, it shed a vague
glimmer en my bnll's-evc window : then.
little by little, the sun ncarcd the horizon.
Without, everything began te be astir; it
chanced te be market-day, Friday. I
could hear the caits pass, leaded with
vegetables, and sometimes catch a few
weids of the rustics who were driving
them. I could hear them opening the
market opposite ; then came the arrang
ing of the benches
Finally, it was bread day, and going
and coining and murmur of voices
told me that the crowd without must be
piite large.
Willi the light, my courage in some
measure returned. Seme of mv irloemv
nan,"' continued i,cXr,J'cbe'lus dfcappenred, and something
in who is being killedl "J"" te hel usurped their place. I felt a
ucsiru te joek out.
Other prisoners before me had managed
te get up te the bull's eye ; they had dug
holes in the wall in order te accomplish
the task mere easily, or, rather, te make it
possible. I climbed up in my turn, and,
when I was seated most uncomfortably en
the edge of the oval around the window
and could leek out at the crowd, the life,
me movement, aintmiant tears ran down
my cheeks.
I thought no longer of putting an end
te my earthly evistence ; I felt a desire te
liveand te gel baek into the busy world
again.
"Ah !'" said I te myself, "te live is te be
happy ! Let them harness mc te a wheel
barrow, or attach a ball and chain te my
leg let them de no matter what te me,
fetnat they only let me live 1"
The old market, with its pointed reef
supported by heavy pillars, offered a most
intcicsting spectacle. Old women seated
beside their piles of vegetables, their
coops of poultry, and their basket of eggs;
behind them were ranged the dealer in
old clothe.-, Jews with complexions re
sembling the color of old boxwood ; then
theie were the butchers, with their bare
arms, cutting and sawing their meats ;
countrymen, with their bread-brimmed
fell hats pushed back en their heads, calm
and gsave, their hands, behind their backs
rc.'ting en their evergreen sticks, and tran
quilly smoking their pipes. Add te all
this Hie noise and turmoil of the crowd,
the v.u ions tones of the voices, and the
expressive gestures, which convey te the
di.si.iiii nbserver the nature of the discus
sion, and se perfectly reflect the character
of tin speaker. In short the scene fasci
nate.! me, and, despite my unenviable po
sition, I felt happy in the thought that I
still lived.
While I was thus occupied .looking out
of my window, a man, a butcher, passed,
lie v.as bent forward, and can led a large
quartei of beef en his shoulders ; his arms
were baic, and extended above his head.
His hair was lenir. like that of the Sieam-
erian of Salvator, and se Jell about his
face that I could net distinguish his fea
tures; and yet, at the lirst glance, I
involuntarily .shuddered.
" It is lie !' I exclaimed aloud.
All the bleed in my body seemed sud
denly te have taken leave of me ; there
was apparent none in my face or extremi
ties. I hastened down from the window with
all possible expedition, feeling chilled te
the very ends of my fingeis.
'It is he ! he is there !"' I stammered ;
"and I, I am heie te expiate his crime.
Great Heaven 1 what shall Ide? what shall
I de?"
An idea, an inspiration from heaven,
flashed upon my mind. reached for my
crayon, which 1 providentially chanced te
have in my coat-pocket. Then I mounted
te my seat again, and set te work te sketch
the scene of the murder, with a nerve that
seemed te me truly superhuman. There
was no mere uncertainty ; every stroke of
the pencil told. I had my man ; I saw
him ; he was there before mc.
At ten o'clock tiic jailer entered niy cell.
His owl-like impassibility gave way te an
exhibition of something akin te admira
tion, " Is it impossible V" said he. "Up, and
in such geed spirits !"
"Ge, bring me my judges," said I, in a
triumphant tone, as I gave the last touches
te my sketch ; " wish te s-ec them here."
"They are waiting for Jx-n," said
Schlucssel.
" AVaitiug for mc 1 L-t them come here;
I must sce them hcie !" I cried, as I gave
the last strokes te tbe mysterious person
age He lived. His figure, foieshertened
en the wall, steed out en the white back
ground with a life-like vigor that was
startling.
The jailer, without waiting te remon
strate or te make any observations-, clisap
pcarcd. In a few minutc3 he returned, accom
panied by the two judges. They seemed
speechless with amazement.
Hut T, pointing te my sketch en the wall
and trembling in every limb, cried out :
"There is your assassin !"
Ven Spreckdal after a moment's silence
asked :
"His name?'
"I have no idea, but he, at this moment,
is in the market : he is cutting un meat in
4.1. At 1 i . . .. .. K
me mini stan te tue leu as you enter lrem
Tiabaus street."
"What de you think?" he asked his
colleague.
"Let the man be sent for," said Kichtcr,
gravely.
The order was obeyed by seme officers,
who had remained without the cell. The
judges remained standing, te examine the
sketch mere minutely. Ven Spreckdal,
especially, seemed te take the deepest in-
iciesi in ir. i ureppeu ciewn en mv mie
of straw, and rested my kead en my knees,
quite exhausted.
It was net long before we heard ap
proaching steps iu the arch way. These
who have never awaited an hour of deliver
ance and counted the minutes, which then
seem of interminable length ; these who
have never . experienced the harrowing
emotions of doubt, hope, terror and de
spairsuch as they can have no conception
of my feelings at this moment. I should
have distinguished the step of the mur
derer, though surrounded by a thousand
ethers. They approached. The iudires
themselves could net conceal a certain
nervous agitation. I looked up, and fixed
my eyes upon the deer. It opened, and
the man entered. His face was Hushed,
and his jaws were convulsively pressed to
gether, while his little, gray, "restless eyes
iuuh.cn wimiy aneut lrem under Ins heavy,
reddish brews.
Ven Spreckdal ilcntlv neinted te tlm
sketch.
This brawny man had looked at it but
for a moment, wheu the color left his
cheeks, and, uttering a cry that scut a
thrill of horror through us all, he extend
ed his strong arms, as though he would
sweep aside every obstacle that hindered
his escape, and sprang toward the deer.
A terrible struggle in the corridor ensued ;
j'eu could hear nothing but the heavy
breathing of the butcher, his muttered
imprecations, an occasional cry of the
guards, and the shuttling of their feet en
the flagstones.
It was brief, however; for scarcely mere
than a minute had elapsed when the assas
sin re-entered, his chin en his chest, his
eyes bloodshot, and his hands secured be
hind his back. He looked up again at the
sketch, seemed te reflect for a moment,
and then, like one thinking aloud, he mut
tered :
"Who could have seen mc? at mid
night !"
I wrs saved.
Many years have passed since this terri
ble adventure. Thank Heaven! I make
no mere silhouettes, nor de I paint the
portraits of burgomasters. By hard work
and pcrsevcrance I have conquered a place,
and I earn my living honorably by produc
ing works of art the only object, in my
opinion, a veritable artist should ever
have in view. But every circumstance
connected with the nocturnal sketch has
always remained fresh in my memory.
Sometimes, in the midst of my work, my
thoughts wander back te the days I spent
in Kap's garret te the deprivations and
humiliations I experienced there. Then I
lay down my palette and dream dream
often for hours.
But hew a crime, committed by a man I
had never known, at a place I had never
seen, could be pictured by my pencil even
te the most unimportant details, is some
thing I have never been able te compre
hend. Was it accident? Ne! And, then,
what is accident ? Is it anything else than
an effect produced by a cause of which we
are ignorant?
May net Schiller be riirht when he s.ivm ;
" The soul is net affected by the decay of
maucr : wnen tnc oedy sleeps, it spreads
its radiant wings and gees Heavens knows
where. What it then docs, no one can
knew ; but inspiration sometimes betrays
the secret of its nocturnal wanderings.""
Who knows ? Nature is mere audacious
in her realities than man's imagination in
its loftiest flights !
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J WATCHMAKER.
Ne. 159 NORTH QUEEN STREET. near P. R.
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Ar
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UIt FACILITIES fOt:
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use only First-class Material, and
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E. F. BOWMAN,
IOC EAST KINK STREET.
It some enterprising fellow would new
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he cenlil make hi fortune ; for there are then-
saiitis wue weuiu ratner pay double the letail
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902 Chestnut Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
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AND IJireRTHRS OF
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ask particular attention te their su
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Lancaster, Pa.
Wc have en hand a Large Assortment el
BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES,
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All work warranted, yivc us a call.
ir Repairing promptly attended te.
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WnetEBALE AND ntTAIL
CONFECTIONERY,
Ne. 50 AND 32 WEST KING STREET.
oI?rKVLet.of FRUIT, OR ANC;ES, LEM
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Parler Suits $1", to$:t:e
Library Suits 75te 150
Walnut Chamber Suits , lote 245
Cottage Sui is 22 te 45
Lounges Ste 40
Patent Keckcra -i.r.i)te 40
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Leeking Glasses, Picture Frames,
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. r wMIf1tTf.A.ll
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