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VOL. LVII.
WHY-HE-RATH-A' DUN
The following was addressed by the editor of the
" Methodist Protestant' . to his delinquent subscri
bers. It is an ingenious hint, and should there
be found here and there a delinquent to our sheet,
he is at liberty to consider the Hiawathean appeal
addressed to himself :
Should you ask us why this dunning,
Why these sad complaints and murmurs,
Marmara loud about delinquents,
Who have read the paper weekly,
Mad what they have never paid for,
Read with pleasure and with profit,
Read of church affairs and prospects,
Read of news both home and foreign,
Read the essays and the poems,
Full of wisdom and instruction ;
Read the table of the markets,
Carefully corrected weekly—
Should you ask us why this dunning.
We Should answer, we should tell you,
From the printer, from the mailer,
Fronk the kind old paper-maker,
From the landlord, from the carrier,
From the man who taxes letters
With a stamp from Uncle Samuel—
Uncle Sam the rowdies call him ;
From them all there comes a message,
Message kind, but firmly spoken„
" Please to pay us what you owe us."
Sad it is to hear such message
When our funds are all exhausted.
When the last bank note has left us,
When the gold coin all has vanished,
Gone to pay the paper maker,
Gone to pay the toiling printer,
Gone to pay the faithful currier,
Gone to pay the faithful mailer,
Gone to pay old Uncle Samuel—
Uncle Sam the Rowdies call him—
Gone to pay the Western paper
Three and twenty hundred dollars !
Sad it is to turn our ledger,
Turn the leaves of this old ledger,
Turn and see what sums aro due us,
Due for volumes long since ended,
Due for years of pleasant reading,
Due for years of toilsome labor,
Due despite our patient waiting,
Due despite our constant dunning,
Due in sums from two to twenty.
Would you lift a burden from us ?
Would you drive a spectre from you'!
Would you taste a pleasant slumber
Would you have a quiet conscience'?
Would you read a paper paid for ?
Send us money—Send us money:
SEND THE MONEY THAT YOU OWE US !
ADVENTURES OF AN ORPHAN
Towar_ds the latter part of the summer
of 1840, a lad of prepossessing appearance
tered the beautiful town of G
situated at the foot of Seneca Lake, near
the centre of the State. lie had traveled
from the western part or' Ohio, where his
father, a widower, had died from one of
those malignant fevers so common in newly
settled countries, while overseeing the cul
tivation of a large tract of land, in order
to regain a fortune lost ) during the disas
trous speculations of 1834.
Being an only son and left among
strangers, after the death of his father,
George Wentworth resolved to leave Ohio
and remove to the State of New York, for
the purpose of trying his fortune in any
manner that chance might offer. He had
passed through several towns and villages
on his route without meeting anything to
attract his attention till reaching G—.
This fine town, with its lovely lake and
fine scenery, struck his fancy, and so he
determined to obtain employment, if possi
ble, and make it his future home.
While walking along the principal
streets of the place—a shady avenue over
looking the lake on which are located
several fine churches and other public
buildings—he saw a large crowd assembled
around a newly erected liberty pole, in front
of one of the principal hotels. On ap
proaching the spot he found that it was a
political meeting, held for the purpose of
raising the pole and making party speeches.
Our hero forced his way into the crowd
just as they were raising the "stars and
stripes," with the names of their favorite
candidates, to the top of the flag-staff.—
The flag had scarcely reached half way,
the enthusiasm being at his height, when
the cord tw.h3ted and caught in the little
wheel at the top. They pulled and tried
every way, but were unable to raise; or
lower the flag a single inch. The exCite
ment and cheering ceased, add all eyes
were nisei to the half-masted flag. A
portion of the opposition party who were
grouped together a little in the rear of the
main body, began to jeer and joke about
the apparently bad omen, to the evident
discomfiture of their oppenents.
At length Judge S , editor and
publisher of the G Journal, then a
candidate for Congress offered $5O to any
one who would climb the staff and draw the
cord through the wheel.
The utmost silence reigned for several
minutes, but no one advanced to make 'the
daring trial. " Who will volunteer?"
shouted the Judge strongly excited, as a
peal of laughter went up from the oppo-,
sition.
The chuckle had scarcely died away,
however, before George with his cap and
shoes off, stepped before the Judge, and
with ebonfident look, exclaimed:
4, I, sir, will climb it !"
"You, my lad, you are not strong
enough ?"
" Oh, yes, sir ; Pm used to climbing."
"Then go ahead, my little Spartan,"
said the Judge, at the same time giving
him an encouraging pat on the shoulder.
Steadily, hand over hand, his feet clutch
ing the pole in a manner that proved him
to be an expert climber, George made
his way to the top of the staff, which was
so slender that it swayed to and fro with
his weight. Nothipg daunted, he wound
his legs right and left round the pole, and
with his right hand untwisted the cord.—
Shouting fearlessly to those below to hoist
away, he clung on till the flag fairly reach
ed the top, and then slowly descended.
The cheers that now rent the air were
terrific; opposition and all, joined in one
universal shout. After the excitement had
somewhat subsided, the Judge looked at
the boy with admiration, and took out his
pocket book to- pay the promised reward.
George noticed the action and exclaim
ed—
" Keep your money, sir; I watirno pay
for helping to raise the American flag."
"Nobly said, my little man; what is
your name V' inquired the Judge.
" George Wentworth, sir ; am an or
phan,, and haye just arrived here in search
of employment," replied our hero, his
bright eye glistening with a tear.
" Well, you shall live with me," ex
claimed the Judge. " I will take care of
you for the future."
• * * * *
Five years passed from the time that
George. Wentworth became a member of
hie benefaotor's family. In the meantime
Judge 8 had been defeated by his
political opponent ; and George had been
initiated into the mysteries of the " art
preservative of .arta." He had become a
favorite with the citizens, and was looked
upon as the adopted son of the Judge.—
It was even whispered in private circles
that he was to be the envied husband of
the 'beautiful and accomplished Ida, the
Judge's only daughter.
But this George had not dreame'd
'Tis true lie never felt so happy as when in
her presence, and it did make his muscles
twitch to see the foppish students from the
College swarm around the acknowledged
idol of his heart.
Poor youth! had he known the real state
of Ida's feelings, the thought would have
almost turned his brain ; and could he have
interpreted the gleam of joy that flashed
from her eyes whenever he uttered a noble
sentiment or sally of wit, it would have
filled his soul with ecstacy and delight.
One fine day in the latter part of June,
Ida, her father and George were enjoying
a sail on the lake in their trim little yacht
—the c‘ Swan," which had won the g 4 cup "
at the‘last regatta tinter the management
of our hero, who was at present standing
by the mast gazing at the beautiful scenery
on the opposite shore ; the Judge held the
tiller, and Ida was leaning over the side of
the boat, trailing her pretty hand through
the clear water on the lake, when a sudden
gust. of wind careering the yatch so that
she lost her balance and fell into the
water. George heard the splash made by
Ida, and before the Judge could utter a
cry had kicked off his light summer shoes,
and plunged in to rescue her ; being a
skillful and vigorous swimmer, he came up
with the struggling girl before her clothes
would allow her to sink, and entwining her
waist with his left arm, struck out with his
right and kept her above water till the
Judge turned the boat and came to their
relief. In a few moments they were safely
in the boat again, and Ida soon recovered
from the effects of her unexpected bath.
The old Judge embraced George, and
exclaimed, with tears starting fast from his
eyes :
God bless 4 you, my dear boy, you have
saved my daughter's life ; how can I ever
repay you V'
"By saying nothing about it," replied
George. "I owe you a thousand fold more
than I. can ever repay, and Am too happy
in being able to render even this slight
service."
The lovely Ida could say nothing. Her
heart was overflowing with an expression
that told volumes. Her father observing
her earnest loving glance, began to guess
the true state of affairs. He was not pre
pared for it, and in silence turned the boat
to the shore. They soon reached home
with feelings far different from those they
had started with.
The following morning, George received
a notice to meet the Judge in his library.
His heart beat wildly—what could it mean ?
The Judge was determined to put him
to a severe test. As soon as George
entered the library, he commenced :
" Since becoming an inmate of my fami
ly, George, you have conducted yourself in
a worthy manner, performed every duty
cheerfully, and neglecting none. You are
now of age, and are capable of doing busi
ness for yourself. I have placed five thou
sand dollars in the bank at your disposal;
you can use the sum as you think proper,
or let it on interest, and take charge of
my office at a salary of fifteen hundred
dollars a year; in either case you must
leave my house for the present time.—
What do you say to my proposals ?"
George was - completely bewildered, and
stammered forth a request to be allowed a
few hours for consideration. This being
granted, he retired to his room and threw
himself on the bed in a paroxysm of grief.
Could the Judge have guessed what he
himself had scarcely have dared to hope ?
What right had he to his benefactor's
daughter and fortune ? None ! He would
smother his feelings and earn an honora
ble living by his own exertions.
Various were the rumors set afloat by
the scandal mongers of Cr—, as to the
cause of young Wentworth leaving his pat
ron's mansion, but their inuendoes were
unheeded. George new devoted himself
wholly to business and study. His brow
wore a more thoughtful expression, and
his cheeks grew a shade paler.
The Judge acted with him in a straight
forward,fratik manner, yet never addressed
him in the kind fatherly tones as bad been
his wont before the incident that occurred
on the lake. If he chanced to meet Ida
in his walks, a friendly glance and nod
were all that passed ; still he felt that his
cheek betrayed him, for the warm blood
gushed from his loving heart, and tinted
his cheeks with a tell-tale blush; and he
cherished the pleasing thought that her
look was beaming with hope.
A little more than a year had passed
from the time George had left the home of
those he loved.
It was the eve of another election ; ex
citement ran high, and Judge S— was
again a candidate for C6ngress. For sev
eral weeks a series of ably written articles
had appeared in the Judge's paper. They
were addressed to all classes—farmer, me
chanics, and laborers. The original and
vigorous style, clear and convincing argu
ments, deep and profound reasoning of
those articles invariably- carried conviction
to the parties to whom they were addressed.
All the newspapers of the party in that
Congressional district copied them, and cu
riosity was on tiptoe to discover the au
thor, as they were simply signed by two
little stars. The election passed off, and
Judge S— was elected by a large ma
jority.
Late one night, while Ida and her father
were returning from a party given in honor
of his election, they observed a light in the
printing office. As the eetablishment-ra
usually closed at twilight, it appeared
strange that it should be lit up at that
hour, so the judge determined to learn the
cause. Requesting•his daughter to accom
pany him, they ascended the stairs and en
tered the office quietly. A sight met their
view which caused the heart of one of them
to beat violently. At the desk, a short
distance from the door, sat George, fast
asleep, with head resting on his arm. As
Ida's father stepped forward to waken the
sleeper, he observed several political arti
cles lying on the desk, and a freshly written
article with the mysterious stars attached.
The truth flashed upon the Judge in a mo
ment—he was indebted to George for his
success ! He beckoned to Ida, who came
trembling to his side. Just"then they saw
by the light of the flickering lamp a smile
pass over the sltunbereee face, and he
"THAT WINTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD."
LANCASTER CITY, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1856.
muttered the words, "dear Ida," in a ten
der tone.
" Oh, father," exclaimed the loving girl,
affectionately throwing her arms around
her parent's neck, "do let George come
home again,i it's surely no sin for him to
love me."
Awakened by the sound of Ida's voice,
George looked around confused, and as he
saw Ida and her father, he endeavored to
hide the manuscript. But the Judge
stopped him by saying laughingly :
g 4 It won't do, you young rascal ; you
are fairly caught, found out—talk in your
sleep, will ye—ha! ha! ha w
George was-bewildered and transported
—he had been awakened from a pleasant
dream to a bright reality. Matters were
soon explained, and the warm hearted
.Judge, after blessing them both, promised
to see them married before he started fur
Washington.
MATRIMONIAL MISERY
We connueud the following communi
cation of a fair correspondent to the atten
tion of the old and young, of both sexes—
to sonic for edification to others reproof :
A correspondent of one of your cotem
poraries having treated this subject in a
powerful, but, as I deem, one sided-matter,
I propose to offer my views in relation
.to
the matter.
Admitting the general fact that very
many, if not the majority of marriages arc
unhappy, we dispute the proposition that
this unhappiness is usually . the cause of
the husband 3 and most women are, when
first married, soft, pliable creatures to be
moulded to good dr ill by the master hand
of the husbpd, and that most men, by
their bad treatinkt, pervert the nature of
their wives, and thus introduce domestic
discord. The fact is, that both are partly
to blame, and society more than either.—
Marriages are unhappy because neither ineu
or women are so educated as to make it
otherwise. Among the causes of this un
happiness may be reckoned the haste with
which matrimony is sometimes entered
upon; the man led blindly on by his feel
ings, and the woman snatching at the offer
lest she may never get another, without
the least regard to fitness, affection, or
any other worthy motive. In such mar
riages, the love which is all on one side—
that of the husband—soon dies away ; and
when the ardor of the honey-moon is over,
the wife must be content with civility in
public and indifference in private, for the
rest of her life. Verily, she gets her re
ward, and has no right to complain.
Another source of matrimonial happiness
is the fact that people generally do not
marry young enough. Men are deterred
by an exaggerated idea of the expenses of
maintaining a family, and women postpone
it until they can " better themselves pe
cuniarily. The former waste their youth
and means in drinking and dissipation, and
the latter fritter away their affections in
idle flirtations. How can we expect a man
who has forgotten, if he ever felt it, the
respect inspired by the gentle virtues of a
mother, or a sister ; who has carefully
avoided the refining influences of virtuous
female society, and lost by unworthy asso
ciation the power of appreciating it 3 and
who is incapable of enjoying any pleasures
but those of the grossest sort, to resign
his precious liberty, forego his cherished
amusements, and in short, to sucrifice
his selfishness on the altar of domestic
happiness ? And how can we expect a
young lady fed on flattery, accomplished
in ignorance, doating on jewelry, despis
ing work as degrading, unable to comb her
Own hair, and regarding man as a gold
producing-machine, to give up her accus
tomed gratifications, and occupy herself
with the petty details of housekeeping 1—
No "we cannot gather grapes of thorns nor
figs of thistles."
The notion that it is imprudent for very
young persons to marry, is totally falla
cious. Experience has proved this in in-'
numerable cases. As soon as a young
man is able to support himself, he is able
to support a wife, and the sooner he takes
one the better. Let him select a sensible
young woman, suited to himself in age,
disposition and circumstances, win her and
marry her; and if they are not happy noth
.ing on earth could make them so. One
instance : Edward married at twenty-one
the girl of his choice, Maria. He was a
poor clerk ; she had no dowry but good
sense and a loving heart. They com
menced housekeeping on the humblest
scale ; but love and the sunny cheerfulness
of youth enriched poverty itself, while the
grace and neatness of the wife threw a
halo of refinement around their humble
home. Industry and frugality which never
descended to meanness, increased their
worldly goods, until by degrees they rose
to affluence. After fifteen years of wed
lock, their affection is as warm as it was
in the flush of youth; and the husband
prizes the kiss which sweetens his depar
ture, and the smile which welcomes his re
turn, as highly as when they were bestowed
by the blushing bride.
Such might have been the history of
hundreds of surly, selfish old bachelors,
and sour, snappish old maids, if they had
only been more wise and less prudent.—
Such might have been the history of hun
dreds of jarring couples, if, instead of
waiting for a noontide sky and freight, they
had, with suitable partners, launched their
bark on the unknown sea of Matrimony, in
the morning of life, with love for a cargo
and hope for a helm.
Another cause of, matrimonial unhappi
ness among people who are moderately
attached, and might have been moderately
happy if they did not expect too much of
each other, is the fact that wives are tog
exacting. They don't know what is best
for them when they insist upon hearing
exactly what detained the husband beyond
his usual time. It is perhaps much more
conducive to their happiness not to know.
When a husband returns in the evening or
at night, fatigued with business or pleas
ure, he does not feel disposed to entertain
himself by " confiding "to his wife. If it
were necessary to enlighten her, no doubt
,he would do so 3 and when he volunteers
no information about his business, her
wisest course is not to task his invention
by asking him questions. In order that
the matrimonial machine should work well,
it is necessary that the wife should enter
tain the most unwavering confidence in the
moral rectitude of her husband. Anything
calculated to shake this confidence must
tend to diminish the happiness of both;
wherefore it has been said 46 A woman's
greatest happiness is to be most carefully
deceived."
Many other caeca of matrimonial misery
might be cited, all tending to show that
the blame does not rest entirely on the
lords of creation; but enough has been
said, and these remarks are too far extend
ed already
STICK TO YOUR BUSINESS
I There is nothing which should be more
frequently impressed upon the minds of
young men than the importance of steadily
pursuing one business. The frequent
changing from one employment to another
is one of the most common errors commit
ted, and to it way be traced more than half
the failures of men in business, and much
of the discontent and disappointment that
render life uncomfortabie. It is a very
common thing for a man to. be dissatisfied
with his business, and to desire to change
it for some other, and which seems to him
will prove a more lucrative employment;
but in nine cases out of ten it is a mistake.
Look around you, and you will find among
your acquaintances abundant verification of
our assertion. Here is a young man who
commenced life as a mechanic but from
some cause imagined he ought to have
been 'a doctor; and, after a hasty and
shallow preparation, has taken up the sad
dle-bags only to find that work is still
work, and that his patients. are no more
profitable than his work-bench, and the
occupation not a whit more agreeable.
Here arc two young men, clerks ; one
of thew is content, when his first term of
service is over, to continue a slerk until be
shall have saved enough to commence bus
iness on his own account , the other cannot
wait, but starts without capital, and with a
limited experience, and brings up, after a
few years, in a court of insolvency, while
his former comrade, by patient persever
ance, comes out at last with a fortune.—
The young lawyer who became disheart
ened because briefs and cases did not
crowd upon him while he was yet redolent
of calf-bound volumes, and had small use
for red tape, who concluded he had mista
ken his calling, and so plunged into poli
tics, finally settled down into the,character
of a meddling pettifogger, scrambling for
daily bread.
There is an honest farmer who has toil
ed a few years, got his farm paid fur, but
does not grow rich very rapidly, as much
for lack of contentment mingled with his
industry as anything, though be. is not
aware of it—he hears the wonderful stories
of California, and how fortunes may be had
for the trouble of picking them up ; Mort
gages his farm to raise money, goes away
to the lan& of gold, and, after many
months of hard toil comes home to com
mence again at the bottom of the hill for
a more weary and less successful climbing
up again. ,
Mark the men in every community who
are notorious for ability, and equally noto
rious for never getting ahead, and you will
usually find them-to be those who, never
stick to any one business long, but are al
ways forsaking their occupation just when
it begins to be profitable.
Young man, stick to your business. It
may be you have mistaken your calling.—
If so, find it out as quick as possible and
change it ; but don't let any uneasy desire
to get along fast, or a dislike of your
honest calling lead you to abandon it.—
Have some honest calling, and then stick
to it if you are sticking type, ptick away
at them ; if you arc selling oyAters, keep
on selling them if you are at law, hold
fast to that profession ; pursue the business
you have chosen persistently, industrious
ly and hopefully, and if there is anything
of you, it will appear and turn "to account
in that as well or better than in any other
calling ; only if you are a loafer, forsake
that line of life as quickly as possible, for
the longer you stick to it the worse it will
"stick" to you.--:-Htizit's 3ferchants' Mag
azine.
JEFFERSON'S ACCOUNT OF PAT
RICK HENRY.
Patrick Henry was originally a bar
keeper. He was married very young, and
going into some business on his own ac
count, was a bankrupt before the year was
out. When I was about the age of fifteen,
I left the school here to go to the college
at Williamsburgh. I stopped a few days
at a friend's in the county of Louisa.—
There I first saw and became acquainted
with Patrick Henry. Having spent the
Christmas holiday. there I proceeded to
Williamsburgh. Some question arose about
my admission, as my preparatory studies
had not been pursued at the school con
nected with that institution. This delayed
my admission about a fortnight, at which
time Henry appeared in Williamsburgh,
and applied for a license to practice law,
having commenced the study of it at or
subsequently to the time of my meeting
him in London. There were four exami
ners, Wythe, Pendleton, Peyton Randolph
and John Randolph. Wythe and Pendle
ton at once rejected his application. The
two Randolphs, by his importunity, were
prevailed upon to sign the license; and
having obtained their signatures, he ap
plied again to Pendleton, and after much
entreaty, and many promises of future
study, succeeded in obtaining his. He
then turned out for a practising lawyer.—
The first case which brought him into no
tice was a contested election, in which he
appeared as counsel before a committee of
the Howse of Burgesses. His second was
the Parsons' case, already wellknown.—
These and similar efforts soon obtained for
him so much reputation that he was elected
member of the Legislature. He was as
well suited to the times as any { man ever
was, and it is not now easy to say what
we should have done without Patrick
Henry. He was far before all in main
taining the spirit of the Revolution. His
influence was most extensive with the
members from the tipper counties, and his
boldness and their votes overawed and
controlled the more cool or the more timid
aristocratic gentlemen of the lower part of
the State. His eloquence was peculiar, if
indeed it should be called eloquence, for
it was impressive and sublime, beyond
what can be imagined. Although it was
difficult when he had spoken to tell what
he had said, yet, while ho was speaking, it
always seemed directly to the point.—
When he had spoken in opposition to my
opinion, had produced a great effect, and
I myself been highly moved, I have
asked myself when he ceased : "What the
devil has he said ?" I could never answer
the inquiry. His person was of full size,
and his manner and voice free and manly.
His utterance neither very fast nor very
slow. His speeches generally very short
from a quarter to half an hour.
,His pro-
nunciation was vulgar and vicious, but. it
was forgotten while he was speaking.
He was a wan of very little knowledge
of any sort; he read nothing, and had no
books. Returning one November from
Albemarle court, he borrowed of me
Hume's Essays, in two volumes, saying he
should have leisure in the Winter for
I reading. In the Spring he returned them,
and declared he had not been able to go
further than twenty or thirty pages in the
first volume. He wrote almost nothing—
he could not Write. The resolutions of
'75, which have been ascribed to him, have
by many been supposed to have been writ
ten by Mr. Johnson, who acted as his
second on that occasion; but if they were
written by Henry himself, they are not
not such as to prove any power of compo
sition. Neither in politics nor in his pro
fession, was he a man of business; he was
a man for debate only.. His biographer
' says that he read Plutarch every year. I
doubt whether he ever read a volume of it
in his life. His temper was excellent, and
he ggnerally observed decorum in debate.
On dne or two occasions 1 have seen him
angry;and his anger was terrible; those
who witnessed it were not disposed to
rouse it again. In his opinions he was
yielding and practicable and not disposed
to differ from his friends. In private con
versation he was agreeable and facetious,
and, while in genteel society, appeared to
understand all the decencies and proprie
ties of it; but, in his heart, he preferred
low society, and sought it as often as pos
sible. He would hunt in the pine woods
of Fluvanna, with overseers, and people of
that description, living in a camp for a
fortnight at a time without a change of
raiment. I have often been astonished at
his command of proper language; how he
attained a knowledge of it I never could
find out, as he read so little and conversed
little with educated men. After all it
must be allowed that he was our leader in
the measures of the Revolution. In that
respect more was due to him than any
other person. If we had not had him we
should probably got on pretty well, as you
did by a number of men of nearly equal
talents, but he left us all far behind. His
biographer sent the sheets of his work to
me as they were printed, and at the end
asked for my opinion ; I told hint it would
be a question hereafter, whether his work
should be placed on the shelf of history or
of panegyric. It is a poor book, written
in bad taste, and gives so imperfect an
idea of Patrick Henry, that it seems in
tended to show off the writer more than
the subject of the work
STET 1 A.
HOOPS AND STAYS.
Belay there, would you hoop my stomach.”
[Old Play
Among the many vicisitudes of life there
are none, probably, from which our female
friends suffer more than from the inconve
niences attending the use of hoops. The
many accidents and mishaps which have
occurred by the outstretched sails of ladies'
gear would fill a volume, but we have ob
served nothing of quite so serious a na
ture as the following from the Lonjlon
Punch :
From our Fal-lal Correspondent among the superior
classes.
ACCIDENT IN LIFE.—On Tuesday
last a lady of title, whose name has hith
erto been kept a profound secret, while
proceeding up the great staircase of Suth
erland House, to pay the amiable Duchess
a visit, neglected, we are sorry to state, to
take the customary precaution of walking
up sideways. The consequence .of her
recklessness (which it is to be hoped, will
act as a warning to other ladies,) was that
her dress, which scion la mode, was fully
twice as broad as it was long, became so
completely wedged in between the banis
ters and the wall, that it was impossible
for her to wove either one will; or the oth-
Iler ladyship's position was not one of
• the most agreeable in the world. It was,
in fact, as alarming as it was awkward ;
for it was not a pin's point more practica
ble for her to advance, than it was to re
treat: There she remained fbr some con
siderable period, perfectly immovable in
body, though not unmoved in temper ; and
every minute of that prolonged agony will
probably be recollected by the fair prison
er of Crinoline until the last day of her life
when she throws off the "mortal coil" of
hoops and hencooped petticoats. Finding
at last, her efforts to release herself
from her ridiculous immurement per
• fectly ineffectual, the question nat
urally arose as to what had best bo done.
Were the ' banisters to be sawn away
or was a hole to be excavated in the wall,
sufficiently large to describe a circle in
which her ladyship could turn round and
sidle off? No. Out of respect to the
Duchess, it was resolved by a council of
elderly ladies, held on the landing, that it
was better that the dress should be cut
away. Accordingly, half a dozen young
milliners were fetched from Madame de
Jupon's establishment in the neighborhood,
and, with the help of large scissors and
garden shears, they set to work in good
earnest, in orderto clear the thoroughfare.
During the operation, which was witnessed
in the most breathless silence by a large
crowd of European nobility, that, owing to
the passing impediment, had gathered be
hind. Her ladyship was supported by
burnt feathers being applied under her
aquiline nose, and lumps of sugar dippqd
an eau de cologne being dropped into her
mouth. However, owing to the distance
caused by the circumference of her dress,
these had to be inserted between a pair of
tongs, (of the brightest steel,) and it was !,
only by exteruliflg the tongs at arm's
length that the restoratives could .be in
troduced
near enough to reach her ex
hausted person.
After severe labor and the sacrifice of"
several yards of the most expensive moire
antique, Madame de Jupon's assistants,
(who, if they had been female navigators,
could not have worked with greater zeal or
hardihood,) succeeded ;n gxtricatipg the
unfortunate lady from her distressing dia
lemma of•solitary confinement. The diffi
culties they encountered in cutting through
the innumerable strata of silk, whalebone,
guipure, foundation muslin, gauze, stiffen-
mg, calico, flannel, caoutchouc and crino
line, would, we are told, if minutely rela
ted, send a thrill to the heart of the stout
est engineer. The lady, considerably cur
tailed of her fair proportions, was carried
home, more dead than alive, in a sedan
chair. The ruins of t he dress were re
moved in a cart. The staircase is to be I
enlarged.
-BUGHANA.N
RSL All kinds of Scrivoning—nuch as writing Wills.
Deeds. Mortgages. Accounts. kr., will be attended Ne with
correetnesa and despatch. may 15, '55 tf-17
A Idne J. Neff, Attorney at Law.-Office with
B. A. Shaeffer, Esq., Heath-west corner of 'entre Square.
next 0i..0r to Wager's Wine Store, Lancaster. In.
may 15, 1555 ly-17
JTames Black.—Atterney nt Office in E
King street, two doors east of levlller's Hotel. IV
carter. Pa.
4 All IttistilleFli connected with his profession. and
ail kinds of n riding, such as preparing Dee4a. Alortzage,
Wills. Stating Account., Ae.. promptly Attend... 4 to.
may I.t.
DemoVaI.—WILLAM 11. FORD:NEV. Attorney et
it Law has removed his office from N. queen at. t , the
building in The 6outh East corner of Centre fnr
merly known no ilubley's Hotel.
•
I....neaster. april lo
r. J. T. Baker, Homepathie Physician, successor
I /to Dr. M'All,lster.
Offire in E. Orange St., nearly opposite the First tier.
111311 Reformed Church.
Lauc.asler, April 17
ATEDICAL.—DR. Jas. J. :graven, late tf
phis, and a Graduate of the University. of Penn's., of
1916, has located himself and opened. an Office In the Vil
lage Of Paradise, Lancaster county, where he can at all
times be consulted, except when professionally engaged.
may 18 3m• IT
Railroad House, rairopealt style Hotel
and Restaurant, No. 48 Commercial and No. 87 Clay
:groats, SAN FICA Nei SO).
L . l . ANDEL H. REYNOLDS, Attorney at
kl Law, Real Estate Agent and Coureyancer. Offiee, No.
4 'North Duke street, opposite the Court Houle.
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BET. TUE COURT HOUSE AND SPRECIIER'SAIOTEL,
Lancaster City.
TOIIN K. REED & CO. pay interest on deposits et the fol
lowing rates:
5% per cent for one year and longer.
5 du. •• iO drys w do.
try—Also, buy and 80111i...1 Rotate and Stocks on ann.
mission, negotiate loans, collect dal/us, Ac.
Wrlte undersigned are individually liable to the extent
of their estates, for all the deposits and other obligatioo of
John K. Reed & Co.
JOHN K. REED, AMOS S. HENDIMSON.
DAVID SIIULTZ, ISAAC E lITESTER,
dee 25 tf 444
UONIGIBACHER & BAUMAN, TAN
ners turd Carriers Store, back of Robt. Moderwell's
Commission Warehouse, fronting on the Railroad and
North Prince street. Cheap for Caah, or approved credit.
Constantly on hood a full assortment of all kinds Saddler's
and Shoemaker's Leather, of superior quality, Including
"Boozer's celebrated Sole Leather," also, Leather Bands,
well stretched, suitable for all kinds of machinery, of any
length and width re.iuired, made of a superior quality of
Leather, Furnace Bellows. Band and Lacing Leather, Gar
den Hose, Tanner's Oil, Curries Tools, Moroeeoa, Shoe
Findings, Ac.
All kinds ofd Loather ixtughtin the rough ; highest prices
given for Hie and Skins in cash: orders will be promptly
attended to. feb 6 ty 6
HE Office of the Lancaster Savings
In-
Tstitution is open daily from 9 o'clock, A. M., until 4
o'lnck, P. M.
Those depositors . who have not exchanged certificates
are requested to call at the Office with as little delay as
possible and receive the new certificates now being is
sued in exchange for those issued prior to June 6th. 1855,
in order that the Institution may proceed In the : regular
transaction of business.
THE KEYSTONE DYE HOUSE, NO. 10
MILLER'S ROW, LANCASTER, PA. TheProprictor
of which takes this method to inform the Inhabitant.. of
Laura+tor amt vicinity. that ho will DYE, CLEANSE and
FINISH in a superior style. at the shortest notlec, the fol
lowing articles :
Ladies' Drosseg of Silt:, Satin, Thibet, Crape, Pongee, Cash.
mere, Alpaca, Do Lain, De Rage and Mohair.
'• Cloaks—Droadcloth, lArlies Cloth, Thibet, Silk and
Satin.
Shawls—Crape. CoAmere, Thibet. Silk and Itxy
Slat,
•' lionnets—Silk, Straw and Leghorn.
•• Veils—Lore, Crape and Bobbinetts.
•` Gloves—. Kid, Silk, Woolen and Cotton.
llose-- .. .1 , 11k. Woolen and Cotton.
)liseellaneous--Such as Cravats. Ribbons, Parasols.
ehxdex, 1:c.;
Also, Gentlemen's garments of every de,ription Dyed
Cleansed and Pronged, to look like new.
S B.—All goods warranted not to smut.
WALTER R. DOUGLAS. Froprietr.
dm.lg
TAPER HANGING DEPOT.—Removed to
I.No. 10 Conrtland tt., New York, directly opposite the
Western Hotel. The CROTON MANUFACTURING cp.,
(Organized in 1846, under the General Manufacturing Law
of the State of New York,) offers at wholesale, in quantities
to suit purchasers, at Manufacturer's Lowest Price.. for
°ash or approved credit.
Paper Hangings, of every variety of style and price.
of the latest styles and duperior finish, all of their own . :min
ufactnre and importation. An their stock is large and en
tirely new, they invite Morchants,.Booksellern and Dealers
in these articles to call and examine their styles and prices
whenever they visit the city. mar 4 U 7
ltiflSS LUCY'S ALPHABETICAL AD.
N ICE.
A-II Ladies, fora fashionable Cloak or Telma, go to Wentz's.
B-cautiful and cheap CLOAKS and TA L.N.IAS open now at
Wentz's.
(2—kale—most fashionable !diadem for Talruas, to be found
at Wentz's.
icaIiMENNOIM
1 , ;--very L.xly slay., "for cheap SHAWLS or Talmaa," go to
Wentz e.
F-ashionable, handsome and cheap—the Drees Silks now
at Wentz's.
"G-ood" Cloaks, Shawls and Talmas—head quarts. are at
Wentz'.
11-ow beautiful and cheap the DE LAIN ES open n•w at
Wentz's.
advise all in want of a SHAWL, Brocha, go to Wentz's.
J-udge for yourselves, examine closely, and you'll surely
buy at Wentz's. •
K-nowledge teaches us, for cheap shawls, to go to Wentz's.
L-.ATEST STYLES--Talmas and Cloaks—lowest prices at
Wentz's.
Money always receives its FULL value, in Dry Goods, at
Wentz's..
S-ow's the time—from late auctions--SHAWIS et Wentz's.
0-pen now for examination, the beet 911ka-623, 75, $l,OO,
at Wentz's.
P-el
Rich, rare and beautiful the DRESS SILKS at Wentz',
"S-HALL I buy a FRENCH MERINO or CASII3IERE?"
You can decide at Wentz's.
T-he real Lupens 'French Merinoes, 73 cents, all colors, at
Wentz's.
L'-sef ul and elegant—the Gents' Wands or Shawls at
Wentz's.
V-ery ninny persons buy all their Dry Goats at Wentz's.
W-hy ? Because they save at least 25 per cent. by buying
et Wentz's.
X.-L.N. T. le the cil.riety or LADIES' TALMA CLOTHS at
Wentz's.
Y=on tan be pleaned In Drees Goods, Cloaks or Shawls et
Wants's.
7,-aal In a detarattaatloa to pleas* all, 1. the tine secret of
the memo at Renta's atom. ten 11 VU
CARDS.
r. John..2lE'CaU.a, DENTIST—Otrn—No 4 11•14
Rine street. Lancaster. P. rani 18 tr.lB
•
TrNILS B. KAUFMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
be removed Ws office to Me ralldenee. in Duke ilreeL,
Bret door ..outh of thd r.rmerd' Bank' near the Court House.
I ly II
LIEMOVAL.—WILLIAM S. AIIIVED, ATTORNEY
AT LAW. has removed hle Office from hie former pls.,
Into North Duke street opposite the nes. Ouurt Douse.
apr tf It
emoval.--ISAAC E. MESTER—Attorney .t Lem
it, ass removed to 1,02 CM. in North Duke street, nte.rly
pposite the now Court House, Unman , ' PA.
ant
WHITESIDE, SURGEON
fl DENTIST —Office In North Queen street, ad door
frmn Orange. end directly over Sprenger k Westhsetrer's
Book Store.
lAncasaer, may 27, 1456.
I\TEWTON LIGHTNER; ATTORNEY
IA AT LAW, has removed his Office to North Du) trent,
to the room recently occupied by Hon. I. E. 'limiter.
I,l , lcatbtOr. npr 1 tf 11
I ease Landls,—Atturney at Law. Office one door
J
root Lochler's Hotel, E. King St., Lancaater Pa..
HA I.KT & THOMPSON.
Propriet..rs
MIMI
REFERS TO
Ex-Gov. W.F. Johnston, Pittsburg.
•• William Bigler, Philadelphia
lion. O. W. Woodwnrd,
•• Alex. Jordan, ',la-thury.
Peter McCall, Esq.. Phtla.lZ - ,-.L..!=
Joshua W. Comly, Esq., Danville.
lion James T. Hale, Bel Matte.
henry BrocksrhoiT,
LANCASTER COUNTY
EXCHANGE AND DEPOSIT OFFICH
Corner of East King and Dukq Streets,
By Order, or the Board of Truatoes.
SCITEAFFER, President.
A. E. Itonzars. Seey. ort 30 tf 41
Borders to Match.
Fire-Board Prints. in „neat variety.
Transparent Window Shades.
Oil Painted - Window Shades.
Wide Window Curtain Papers. and
Window Shade Fixtures,
irsons wishing SHAWLS, at auction prices, should call
at Wentz's. . . .
-mini an excitement among the ladies—Cloak e and Telma/
at Wentie.
JOHN GYGER & 00., BANKERS.
LANCASTER, PA.
•Allow YIVE PER CENT. INTEREST per annum on the
daily balances of regular depositors, the whole or any por
tion of balance being SUBJECT TO CHECK without nothw.
Allow five per cent. interest per annum on theii Certill•
mtee of Deposit issued for any length of time over thirty
4ya•
•
Depoeitors not drawing Interest, will always be 110CI.M.
modated In proportion to the value of their amounts.
Stocks bought and sold on commission only.
Uncurrent money bought at lowest rates.
Collections promptly made, and 'drafts dread en Phila.
delphia, New York and Baltimore.
The members of the Bun are individually liable for al/
the obligations of John Urger & Co., consist:og of
JOHN GYHER,
BENJ. ESHLEMAN,
DAVID BAIR,
HENRY MUSSELMAN.
asp 16 HU
Roam ClausoN. CaAhl,r
LADZES. FANCY FURS.—JOHN FAREIRA ,
NO. 354, MARKET Street, above Sth, Philadelphia.
Importer, Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds of FANCY
F 1.7118, for Ladies and Children. J. F., would call the at•
tention of th e Ladles and others to his Immense tu.sortment.
Being the direct Importer and Manufacturer of all my
FURS, I feel confident in +eying that I can ofrer Um great..
oet inducements to those lu want, and at the same time
will have nT, ol the largest assortments to select from.
Storekeepers and the trade will please give me a call
before purchasing. as my Wholesale department H wail
supplied to meet the demand for every article In the Fur
line, and at the Inept puselide Manufacturer's prioes.
JOIIN FARBIRA,
'2134 Market 'Street.
pt 1635 4 rit
riopperware Manufaetory.—SAMlTEL DIL
1...A.1M returns thanks for the liberal patronage hereto
lbre bestowed upon him, and respectfully informs his sure
tomers and the public generally, that he still continues at
the old stand, in West King street, nearly opposite Fulton
Hall, and to prepared to manufacture to order
Copper Ware,
In all its various branches, and on the most remind - aide
terms. Ile Invites his country friends especially to give
him a NM, es he is:onlident of being able to please.
Livery Salable.
He alrn keepr constantly on hand, for hire, HORSES,
CAMITAG KS. BA ROUCITES, etc., dr., all excellent order,
and furnished at the lowest rates.
Give him a call when you need anything of the kind,
and he Will cult you to a nicety.
SAND! SAND!—Five Hundred Loads of Sand on hand,
which will be delivered to any part of the city. Horses
and Carta to he had at all thews, at the Livery Stable of
SA7iIUEL DILLER,
West King at, Lancaster:
pr 22 1(14
flOAL.—The undlentigned are now rwelrlng their
xupply of
LY KENS VALLEY COAL.
BALTIMORE CO3IPA
PINE GROVE cu.u„
SHAMOKIN COAL,
BROAD TOP COAL,
Carefully selected, and which they will deliver In good or.
der to any part of the city at low prices.
Lime burners and Blacksmiths Coal always on hand.
Apply to 0 EO. CALDER & 00.,
Office Rant Orange street, 2nd door from North Queen, and
at the yard at Oreaffs Landing, on the Conestoga.
aug 19
tf 81
fVIII - RNE, 41 North Eighth Street, be
lowki Arch, •East hide, Philadelphia, makes the most
beautiful and sells the cheapest Dress BATS In the
dit
city. Soft Hats fully at per dont. cheaper than any
other store In the city.
The Ladies are respectfully invited to examine a choice
lot of Green, Brown and Black Beaver liats for Children.
N. 11.--Children's into cleaned and retrlromed ; if not
well done no charge. nov 11 3m 43
• _
1 y O. RooknEe/d Co., Next to Krainph's
dt• I.Clothlng Store, East Orange street, Lancaster Pa.
Dealers in all the new and popular FAMILY MEDI.
CINES, PERFUMERY, .4c., Wholesale and Retail.
vg..They have just received a fresh supply of Wolfe's
Celebrated Aromatic &beldam Schnapps and will sell to
retailers at Proprietor's prices. June 26 tf-23
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