- PW ANNUM INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. fSS A N DoLA. . nu swy Jane 27 ' 1861- gilcttU) f octrjT. HAirera ME. -.-fRST' It cuti its aroUud : nn* wi-h poisonous tongue irtuc to coafounJ. yk*e frienu* arouatl me—•®ek to blast v, ropuUt' on Lngbt : i;v cliiracter to UigLl. knot stern Justice satined. That innocence is mine ■ I am free from that d ' rk From that most horrid crime - "lea wb/ still seek ,0 villi'/^ " A nd sbn der n '- v S 00 *" nim# ' I * b j- labor so deter mind!'. j; T Tiriue to defame' . ije cause, ye slanderers, i-d fctop je ' a J'uur path , i d Htßih. and lit I * w a t> , ~ v- - deeds, in gath ring * rata. 1 ..lit -aot holy,just end good, Ej 1 reposed ray tru,t ; v ), I :ear what man can do, , to J,pringol the dut. T . ; doth give me his support. , strength go ou ; , r -1i uI li disclaim, if ia him a.oue. c I'• the Eagle'a wings. , jr o • ild's away ; - A u.: avn holy lig'at Illumes. -_ t e -.rnal day. tracly every tie, ;■ b ads rae here. 1 C loose; tave tor ta.U blest worid oa high, i.i jo w'acre none traduce. •-tw be the slanderer's reign, isding h':es of even ; j; hjv 1 ne r torgct the words. X Ig trat b-lt lit tCf.'t." Selected £ 811. Tale of a Handkerchief. T , hrg rmr i sir.i -n r first si... k. r was a fashionably dressed L I ; . Tneir > Mat.on was tiie most em A rin th-j world, for as the gentleman ft coraer ol tne sircel he ha.l been ft ediy confronted by the ta.r damsel. W .cession of di-spera'.e eQorts to pass ■ •.■.-iiiie collisions, ai.-l mutual attractions s >tis analogous to the mm oeuvres of • r.tntiel pith balls, they bail come to a ■.I!. Tne t'lnsb on the laiiy s cheek, gh deep and rich as the crimson on a c rlond, was nearly equalled by the cor | as; hue of the gentleman's tare. One | movement oil his part to pis.sl \ Tfiv antagonist, was unfortunately sec |. •. a simultaneous effort of hers; and r-< n'.iuost irreprcss.nie mirth on the k! race o' his companion, who stood s ' V; i; -tui t to watch tiie issue ol tne ren ne gentleman raised his hat from his , and, m ;tc. zat right angle directly to t cd -; gne utterance to tiie above I i.i. i. ci e -ited ins fc'iow trom tiie l - the v. ..g iauv. With a bow and 1.. ce fr. ', li-- bright eyes of mingled n-aent and vexation, she availed her>elt -rttreat, an.t passed on, entering a shop ; o stance bi iow. Our hero ca-t ins ' ■ t'i h ill as *!i" went by; Hi.d noticing B t 11 dropped irar haudkerchief, he iras .it op, and was Oil tlie point of fol -1 - - to return it, when, observing a : e comer, he paused, coo by po.kat i"tie latter received huu with mock • • merr iuent evidently fi.ied his ; u.e ve-y brim -m ;' *is h:s sa'ntation. " Ralph, l '" i luck today ; I envy you your *th e enough not to staud grm ' 1 *as aii in a presperation with " thl# get out of my scrape. You •isasiich htuitasa rotteu pear, liar -' yen have not a much sweetness as - cra t-ipp ~, Riiph," replied the Ilarry. " Oh, that partial £ " ne, if s;e h a( j only put me iu ' -11 ? e ad," cxclamrd Ralph, ve 1 shou d like to know if any , * s- '• ! l-.ood afire. You arc Harry, "draw it raiid : I s , aa; houie this morn ng. But i *eet divinities so euchuuting on . B-eci on, eh V - • you," cried hi* friend, in a i ' ; " its the tibrd lime Fee " of myaatf before her, aiid she s •-1 vt !r -, by Jave !" " 5 ■ 0 3 love, is she ?" chockleti i _. J " i * romantic rendezvous you il. : 4i -e fragrance on the pelocid ■■ Biiiion aud Amarylii 11, ' * • expo>tuitri poor Ralph k 4 ' 'o li pitiless turmenior f b. U,J 7->a wn; to cut a feiiow up so I |f ■ it yoa oust know woera I seen her, I'll tell you, just to put a ftonp>r in the biitighole of that barrel of nonsense which you call your liead. The day before yesterday I was descending from the exhi bition, and got wedged among a bevy of la dies, whose abundant crinoline nearly extin guished me. I v.as devoting the energy o! toy nature to the one object of reducing myself to the least compass, and was con gratulating myself on never having felt so small before, when uufoi tunately in.ssing a step, 1 only saved myself from diving head long into that sea of beauty by involuntarily clapping my bands on the talma before me At the same tune 1 was conscious of a myste rious entanglement of my loot, and a situ ulluneous noise of silk that set all my teetn on edge for ail hour afterwards. My fare supporter turned round iu wonder and as toinshuient at my audacity, and gathered up her torn dress in stately reserve, while I stain Acred out my apologies as well as I could. But the utters that greeted my ears oa every side made me endure agonies untold, until I escaped from the press, and vanish d. Well, that was bad enough ; bat my second rencon tre was twice as excruciating. Yeste dry af ternoou 1 was going out to dine with a friend at li.ixtou, and as i was somewhat belated, 1 bulled an omnibus to save time. The dri ver rolled his clumsy vehicle near the pave ureut, and I began to ascend the steps ; but betore I bad reached the only seat vacant, the impudent blackguard whipped up his horses, thereby giving the whole conveyance a sudden lurch 10 one side. 1 clutched convulsively at the strap above ; and as i found I had lost my baluuce bevuuud recovery, endeavoring to steer myself into the blessed little harbor 1 mentioned without involving my neighbors in uiy own drstreSs Hut with a glance us quick as lightning 1 measured the distance between the scat uud my own awkward carcass, and preceived it was impracticable ; witii a siiud eriiig presentment 1 shot a momentary look at the lady to ward whom iw as helplessly grav itating, and imagine ray chagrin at recogirz ,ng the injured princess of the day before US course it w.is only the i:ili .itesimil frnctiop of a second that I hovered in mid air, but duermg !Uat period mortification ran riot in mv luckless breast, the next instant a tail—a little shriek—a roar of laughter—and I was p eking myself up from the lady's lap, and beg ging pardon enough to reprieve all the crimi nal in Christendom Bat ray emotions were too much for uie ; 1 could no look the lady in the face, and l! I chanced to turn my eyes toward any ere of the other passengers, nn amn.siak.Mile *i.i:le curled the comers of their mouth. Tliev w_re amusing themselves at uiy cost, and I could not itsent it; oJe obedient his share of the Cake. Adieu, fied h mself that he hah read the name correctly, he repeated it seve'ai times, and sne;.- taiiv resoived tiial he would ste its beuutiiul Owner again before sunset. The aitemoon, accordingly, found l.iai stroll ing aiiout Brixton, euq iiimg for the RNdcMC o: Mr ilorteu. bevwa: unsuccessful attempts to discover the nest of bis bird of paradise were at la-t fo low ud by one more agreeable to his wishes ; and OK re than half distrusting liis unusual method of seeKing a lady's acquain tance, he approached a urge, handsome man sion. si;uitcd on a little eminence, with a taste ful arranged garden in Iront. Lie was perfect ly conscious that etiquette wouid hold up her hai ds iti horror at tlie idea of his not being formally introduced ; but be reflected that " faint heart never won tair lady," and rneie taiiv strapped his finger iu etiquette's face.— lie rang lue bed, and prtseutiy a page op pcared. " is Mi c s Ilor'.ea at home ?'" he asked. " Yes, ir ; will yuu step hi ? ' repheu the bottou, ciTiilv. 'What natueahall 1 say ?" Ihe toung man's heurt beat hae a steam engine at the thought of his o*u audacity. " Be fo kind as to take up my card, and say that Mr. Base" requests to see Miss liar ton a lew moments.'' The page uhcred him into the drawing room, which was euip-y, and a Ralph braced hiaiseit (or the iutemew. Al ter a short delay, which seemed to him like the interval between the condemnation and execuUou of a criminal, the door opened, ai d the beautiful I-abeile entered the apartment. Without manifesting any surprise at such &u uoosual rieit, she politely motioued bim to a PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNT'/, PA., BY R. W. STI'RROCK. chair, ami seated herself at some distance from him. awaited the auuouuceoieut of his er rand. " I must request your indulgence, Miss Hay ton," said Ralph, with perfect outward self possession, although inwardly he eompietiy realized the strauguess of Ins position, " for having taken so great a liberty to call upon you persona ly, without ever liaviug had the honor of au introduction. My object is sina plv to return a handkerchief which I picked up in tiie street bearing your name. 1 might have returned it to you without iutrudiug up on your leisure ; but I trust you will pardon the freedom I hate ventured to use, in order to appologize more completly for what must have seemed so luucd like intentional rudeness. By some fatality, I have three times caused you great annoyance, a.though noth ing could have been farther from mv wishes. 1 beg you to believe that I deeply regret ray awkwardness, and am most sincerely sotry ever to have placed you iu such embarrass ing situation." " Ineeed, Mr. Baker," replyed the beautiful g'rl, with a pleasant and cordial smile upou her features, " I beg you never to think of it again ; 1 assure you, you greatly exaggerate the importance ot such trifles winch require no apology t ull. 1 am extremely sorry you have taken the trouble to come so far merely tore store a handkerchief which 1 was ignorant I 10-t until you mentioned the fact." At the conclusion of bis little speech (which we hardly think was an extempore effort,) and during Miss llartou's reply to it, Ralph hail been Searching bis packets for the lost article, and picture tne intensity of Lis chagrin and mollification as the truth came upon him like an avalanche, that he had left it behind ! B abeiie iustuntaueously divined the real state of tiie case us she saw tire blood rush to iris face reddening it to the loots of his hair, and swilt ly retreat, leaving it paliid as marble. If she had not preceiVvd the reai distress oft he young man's mind, the incongruity and absurd.tv o. the wiioie uraller would have overpowered hec self-control ; but her quick sympathy wiih ad kinds of suffering look awuv every inclination to laugh. Ililpb at last spoke, with a forced smile upon bis countenance aud a voice tre-ur blmg in spite of himself. " it may seem, perhaps a premeditated in sult, Miss ilurton, when I tell you that the handkerchief I thought I had with me Iras been left behind by some careh-sj mistake ot my own. ] have ouee again made myself re diculous in your eyes, but 1 promise YOU tins shall be tiie last time. Your properly shall be sent immediately by pis'.. If I Lad uooth er motive than simply to vindicate my own sinner.iv, I should be concerned to see it re stored. li vou will only ii..ve toe same chari ty for my lu>t misfortune wuicb YOU have so generous. r expressed for its predecessors, I wdi lake pains never to need tiie same ludui gecce a Cflh time." So saving lie look up his hat and rose to go, but 1-abehe eagerly beckoned him to remain " Do nt feci so aeeniy about a mere noth ing, i entreat you, Mr Baker," she said with genuine kindues- i.) her large beautiful eyes, " I shall never forgive tnyseli for having been ihe innocent cause of so much chagrin, ii you pre-ist in view; ,g ti.is idra matter a microscope, l'ray laugh at the whole affair wiiii me, for we have both been tqua.iy placed iu a reuiculous light ; and, beueve me, it is true w.-doiu not to waste feeh.iL' On such u.i desert, z - oblccts us ...l.e 11,1 t-i-es and acci dents."' The unaffected kindness o: her tone ano and manner went to poor Ralph's heart, and, as we otten feel more gratitude for httio t.i vors than for great, lie felt that her beauty was the least of her charms ; for it was oniy tiie transparent veil ihroumi which shone her true womanly nature in an its iovei.ness. As he again rose to go, she txteuded her hanu to wards him ; he took it iu his own, and, bow ing ins liea i, was on the point of imparling a ki-s upon the white ta|.er linger, when the door -iiddeniv opened, and Mr. li a r ton enter ed. 1 saoeua i.asti.y witudrew her burn, and coloring deeply, said to her father, " id me in tro iuee you to Mr. Biker, pupa." The iarge, stoat gentleman advanced and, offering his hand, sa. i with a peiiatrating glance m the young tan. s tace, " I am always irind to welci :ue my daughter's fricuds ; huw do you do, Mr. Baker?" lia ~h si am in; re J out- something about the weailier, and wis evidently in no little con fusion wiieu isabeile came to li.s rescue, and said, w.th quite sen' po--essiou, " Mr. Baker fotiud my iiaiiditercbief iu the street, pupa, and was so k.nd as to come on purpo-e to re.-tcre it. i feel very ic ica obliged to L.m, indeed, lor his politeness." " Baker, Baker,''said Mr. Ilarton, repeat ing tiie name abstractedly (he saw there was embarrassment on iciii sides, ai.d un limited coi.Lidti.ce in lus daughter, wished to extricate them from r ."i "an old school-fellow of miuc was named B ker—Ralph .lames Ba ker. l'eriraps you are a relative of his. sir." " T..at wwuuiy fatiier's name, sir," answer ed Riiph, inleiiiaiiy thanking the o.d gentle msu lor Lis tact ; " but Le ti.ed several years ago. " Then, upon my word," said Mr Ilarton, warm y ; it is ihe luckiest chance in lhewor.il that brought vuu here. Mr. Baker. \our fa t.rar and i w ere friends OI loug sianding, and for Tears and vears we corresponded together, bot I suddenly ceased to hear froin him, and never knew where lie was. or what had uecome of bim. You mu>t stop ur.d diue with us this evenn g; 1 have a huudred quest.ons to asi I niigni liave known you were LLniph's son," lie added, looking iu the young man's face— same eyes, same hair, same everything. Well, well, it will be my turn next." And with these words the old o.d gentiemau left the room. The two young foik remained iu silence for some time. Ralph at last broke the pause, Saving : " Mav I consider that I have Miss Harton's permission to remain as wdi as her lather e ? : " 1 shaii always we.come cay father's friends,' i the aoawered, evasively, and a Uttle distantly, " RttCARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FP-0M ANY QUARTEE." adding in a more cordial tone, " I em sure nothing has happened to make your visit oth er than acceptibie. Besides," she continued, a little mischievously, " when you next call, you muy as well bring my handkerchief your self, instead of sending it." Having thus seen our hero fairly launched on the course of true love, we will hope that it ran smooth for the future, and that the lit tle ripples at it's commencement were not pro phetic of subsequent matrimonial storms. One thing is certain, cud that is that about a year alter, the Times contained the follow ing notice: "May 11th, at St. Matthews, Biixton, l>y the Rtv. Alfred Couvler, D. D , Ralph Baker, Esq , of the middle Temple, to Rabelle, daugh ter of Frederick ilarton, Esq., ofßuehey Hill, Brixton." It may be interesting to add that Ralph's groomsman on the occasion was Mr. Henry Livingstone, and, after the ceremony wa-_ over, j he was overheard to whisper iu the bride- 1 groom's ear : ' 1 say, Ralph, if you find any more hand kerchiefs send me one, will you ?" Artemus Ward in the Southern Confed eracy. CIS snOW IS CONFISCATED. Yondiav perhaps wondered whareahon'3 I was for these many dasegone and past. Per cliaus you spose I'd gone to the Tootnb of the Gappylets, tho I don't tuo what those is. It's a poplar noospaper frase. Listen to my tail, and be silent that ye may heie. I've be nted. State arter St ite sesesiied, and it gruwd hotter and better for the under sined Tilings come to a climb macks iu a small town iti Alabamy, wiiere I was perem torally ordered to liawl down the Stars A Stripes. A deppytashum of red faced tnen cum up to the door of ray tent wiiure I wis stand.n and takiu money, ( the arteri.oon ex hibishun had commenced, and my ltalyuu or ganist was jerkin his sool-siiriu chimes ) "We are cam, sir," taid a iniileugtary man in a v ekt hat, ' uoo:i hi a anil hoicy nns'uun. The Southern Eagle is screamiu Ihrewout this sun ny Hud—proudly and dtlinantly screamin. sir." "What's tiie matter wiih sis 1, "don't his v.:ties set well on his stumraick ?"' " That eagle, sir, w.li contiiiuer to scream ail over tuis Brite and treiuenjus land." " Wall, let iniii scream, if your eugle can amuse hUseif tv ecrtaunii, let him went !" Tne ineu auuoyed me, for 1 was Bixzy taakin change. " We are corn, sir,upon a matter of duty—" " You're right, Capting. It's every tuau's cooty to visit my show," sed I. " We air cum— " At.d that's the reason yoo are here !" sez I, larlin one of my silvery iarfs, I tl.awt if he wanted to goak I'd giv h.;n sum of my spark ling eppygram*. " Sir, yoo're in?rlent. The plain question is, will You haul down the StarSpangied Baa ner. and hist the Southern flag ? ' " Nary lust !" Tnose was my reply. " Your wax works and beests is then cocfis tica'ed, A yoa are arretted as a Spj !" Sez I, " My fragrai t rot, and oust up h,s immoral cxitibitioii I* I was ceaed and lied to a stump and the crowd went for my tent —that water proof paviiiion, wherein instruction and a moose ment had been so taucbly combiaed.at 13 cents per bead—and tore it ail to pieces. Mean while dirty faced boys was throwiu stuns and empty beer botiles a: my msssß brow, and takiu other improper liberties with my person. Resistance was useless, for a variety of rea sons, as I readily observed. Tne Sesesbers coufisticated my statoots by smashin them to attuins. They then w ent to the money bcx and confisticated all the loose cbange therein contained. They then wentand bust in my cage*, lettin all the animates loose, a small but healthy tiger among the rest This tiger has a excentric way of tcarin to peaces, and I allers spo*ed from his eineral condnck that he'd hav no hesitasbun in servin human beins in the same way if he could git at them. Excuse me if I was crooil, but I 1 iarfad boywiernisly wbeo I saw that tiger springin among the peopie. "Go it, my sweet cus 1" I inardly exclaimed, " I forgi w you for bit iti off mp left ilium with nil my heart ! Rip 'em up like abuilv tiger whose Lara has been inwnded by Sesesbers 1" I can't say for certain that the tiger serisly injured any of them, but as lie was seen a few duvs after sunt ruiies distant, with a large and well selected assortment of seat 3 of trowsis in his mouth, and as lie lookt as tho he'd bin having sum villent exercise, 1 raylher guess he did. You will therefore perceive that they didn't confisticate him much. I wascarrid to Montgomery in irons and placed in duraus vial. The jail was a ornery ediiiss. but the table was liberally eapplied with Bakin and Cabbidge. Tiiis was a good variety, for when I didn't hanker atter Bakin i could help myself to the Cabbidge. I had nobody to talk to nor nothing to talk about, however, and I was very lonely speci ally on the Grst day ; so w4ien the jailer parst ray lonely sell 1 put the few stray hairs on the back part of my lied (l'tn bald uow, but thare was a time when I wore sweet anbnrn ringlets) into as dish-heviid a state as possible, c ti-3 proceedings. Fellow teachers, if yon w!*b toelevite yonr eaiiicc, ebratc yonrsdrts, by showing aacarnest cess becoming yonr position. tsj*The face that neTer smiles shoaid rat preside in the school room. That wit which wakes np. quickens, and refreshes fbe mind, is by no means an unimportant eleraeat ip edu cation. The can who has no-telish for hnnor is not the one to comprehend, and permeate, and stim-.'.ate the sensibilities of the jevenne mfnd. Horace Mann used to saf " The teacher was fort tin ate who coold h.s py. s. once a day, to a good hearty laogb " TFA i M I * >