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TEEMS INVARIABLY CASH. -Carbs. iIEQRGE MONTANYE, AT fk_x TORNEIe AT LA W-011 Ice corner of Y and Pine amnia. .opposite Potirea Drug Stare. DOCTOR EDWARDS. PERKINS, Oilers his professional aeritices to the citi zens of Frenchtown and vicinity. Calls prompt. I, attended to W T. DAVIES,, Attorney at Law , 9 • Towanda, Pa. ,-Office with Wm. Ws?. king, Esq. Particular attention paid to Or phans' Court business and settlement of deco. dents estates. ' iI.tEROUR & MORROW, Attorneys ? at Law, Towanda, Penn's, be undersigned having assoclited themselves O'cother in the practice of law, oder ,their pro- te.gional services to the public. • ULYSSES MEROUR P. D. MORROW. 31arch 9,1865. PATRICK PECK, Arrommrs Ai Law. Offices :—ln Patton Block,Towanda, Patrick'a block, Athena,' Pa. They may be :lulted at either place. u. w. PATRICK, apll3 COUNSELLORB . IicKEAN,' A A T T T L O A B W NE T r • wm f :Li, Pa. Particular attention paid to business in the Orphans' Court: July 20. 1866. 11ENRY PEET, Attorney at 'Law, 1.1 Towan la, Pa. jan27, 66. 11R, H: WESTON; DENTIST.- ..LI Office in Patton's Block, over Gore'S Drug ana Chemical Store. :lian6B 1 - 4 1 . DIVAp.D OVERTON Jr., Aitor .U.ry at Law, Towanda, Pa. Office In the t tun House. July 19,1865. R. R. DAVIES, LERArsvrms, PA. has permanently located .at the office ormerly occupied by Dr. B. DeWitt, for the ace of nis profess;oa . . May 9,1867. OHN N. CALIFF, ATTORNEY t.f T LdW , 'Towanda, Pa. Also, Goverzi r rd. Agent for the collection of Pensionif, - Back l'ay and Bounty. st - No charge miles; successful. Ogfloe oyOr e Poet Office and News Room. Dec. 1,1864. EIOCTOR B. DiWITT, PHYSICIAN_ .1J AND Suaosow.—May be found during the 114 y -unless otherwise engaged—on Main-st.. a 'ew doors below Codding & RusaelPs. corner of WMlsm and Division-ste., late ,,ccoied by E. A. Parsons. Ton i.adar Xprit 28, 1867.-=ly4 ( 1 D. STII.ES, M. D., Physician and sf• Ssrgeon, wocid announce to the people of cit. Borough and vicinity, that he has perms locatat at the plats formerly occupied by 1 G. W. Stone, for the prafttice of .his Particular attention given to the treat r. , rit of women and children, as also to the prae !vq, of operative and minor. surgery. Oat. 2'66. IR. PRATT hail removed to State btreet, (first above B. S. llostell ,Co's Persons Isom a distance deal - to - us • hug him, will. be moat likely to find him nu d.y ut each week. Especial attention will ' e given to surgical awes, and the extraction of t, r.. ikts or Ether administered when desired. July 1,8,1866. D. S. PRATT, M. D. FOOTOR CHAS. F. PAINE.-OT eme in Goatee Drug Store,. Towanda, Pa. Calls promptly_ attended to at all hours. Towanda, November 29, 1866. MEEKS--AUCTIONEER. LA AU letters addressed to him at Sugar itan, Bradtorsi Co. Pa" will receive prompt attention. _ _ VRANCIS E. POST, Painter, tour ands; Pa, with 10 years experience. is eon ti lent hem" give the best satisfaction in Paint: 'lug, Graining, Staining, Glazing, Papering, ac. WET Partieniar attention paid to Jobbing in pie ountry. ,April 9, taco. K. VAIIGHA.N —Architect and rJ • Builder .—All kinds of Architectural-de gigue furnished., Ornamentak _work In Stone,. 11,,n and Wood. Office- OD Wain - greet, over Co.'s Bank. -Attention given to Ella (-al Architecture, such es laying out of poi:tads, April 1, 1867.-1,. J. NEWELL, COUNTY SURVEYOR, Orwell, Bradford Co. , Pa„ will promptly attlid all business 112 Lila line. Particular attention :i'ven to running and establishing old or (Mim i I lines. Also to surveying olall Onpattental nds as soon u warrants are obtained. myl7 VIT lIEKSBY WATKINS, 'Notary • Public fe prepared to take DepoM va4, Acknowledge the Execution of Deeds, t.hrtgages, Power- of attorney, and all other , a•trumente. Affidavits and other pxpera may I,e sworn to before me. (ace opposite the Banking House of B. B. Ei *Cs., a few doors north of the Ward Rouse. Towanda. Pa., Jan. 14, 1887. • •D. KNAPP, IJ. Watdi Maker. and Dealer in Gents and Ladles ‘7ittefapa Chains and Futter Itings,Clocks, Jew dry, Gold P.ens, Simetacles, Silver ware, Plat ed waot, liotioar ware, Thimbles., Sewing Uri, chines, and other goota, belonging to &Jewel ry Store. • • Pertienlar ittLention psli to Repairing, at his old place near the Post (Ace, Wsserly,N. y. - Des. 11,1866.—tf. JOHN MORAY, ARTIST AND paoioolusigeg. Will prOmptly attend to all business in his line. Special attention given to Landscape 144 Stem ic Photography.' Views of Family Beal .leaces,f3tottis. Pabilo Buildings, Animals. Abe chines; etc., taken in the best manner. _ Particular attention- given. to the novel, . icaatiful stere been less than be was he could never have daied to love.. Not that he had' any puffed up certainty of success j but the man hood within him, humble and self-re- Spectful, claimed for him the right to love the woman , who embodied his noblest idea of. womanhood, and to be judged by. her,irrespective of any-un towarddiffereneei oftivard dream= stakILCOEI, He hoped for mac pledge as yet— Would not if he cOhld have exacted inch. His native sense of the fitness Of things forbade it, Until his own baud, under kind Providence, should haVe carved out, 'for himself a - more . _Certain fortune. It might be a long labor; but the yeart of waiting, like Jamb% would seem as "so many Jays," if only he were sure of Jacob's reward. , Meanwhile, he wooed her at II dis tance, and had the satisfaction of knowing that at least she was not wholly indifferent to him. How Much her manner meant he did not dare to guesit":. she was so kind to all. For givii him if :he watched other admir ers jealously; he was buthnman,and the dAily fear went -with him, " Will pate Joo l!qe when turn com e s to speak fin_" 1111 , 1; IfaIIIDLESS iiat!monappz; nu emir iauAmu. TOWANDA, BRADFORD(COUNTY; PA., ECEMI3ER 5,1867. _ All . 13helbyville .was . . shocked 0130 morning to hear that-good Dr. Matti son had behzi found quietly 'sleeping his last sleep in his . bed. Every fain ply, felt a keen sense 'of `personal loss in the death of the . old physician, 1 whose cheery- presenee and i genial 1 gtupathy had always brought a heal mg influence into , their tuck rooms, quite independent of- hi careful pre i scriptions, who had 1) . sided at, th e birth of their children, a d whose ten , der hands bad closed the l oyes of some, of their loved ones when human care and skillcould avail no - longer. The people,who came in great num- bets to Dr. Mattison's &nem!, saw in 1 the place of chief mourner hismeph ew, Dr. Alfred, Lashley, who, it was understood, would now leave his po sition in a city hospital, in order to succeed to his uncle's business and 'estate. The good pld doctor had been wont to' speak, proudly of his nephew, as a young man of uncommon talent and thorough education ;- indeed it hid been his cherished-plan to see his practice established in. these younger 1 and stronger hands while 'he himself yet lived. Dr. Lashley found a hearty wel come to Shelbyville, for his uncle's sake as well as for his own. As time passed,one and another of the friends of Dr. Mattison called to grasp' the young man's hand, and speak words of hearty sympathy and encourage ment 1 "Come np to the Hall whenever lou have time and inclination ; the atch string hangs outside," said Squire Darrell, _pith a blunt cordiali ty to which Dr:Lashley was not slow to respond.. Calling Calling soon at Darrell Hill he met Helen for the first time, n some years. -He was quite unprepared.to find her what she was. The most; beautiful Woman he had ever iiiet—Lhe settled that at a glance—cultivated and re• fined evidently, and -yet with a fresh spontaneous manner, as charming as rare. How could she have kept this .childish simplicity, he wondered, through all the flattery and caresses which must have been lavishqd upon her. The truth was that Helen Dar rell had been praised too much to be spoiled by it. There may be an ex• Creme of adulation which shall hold in itself the germ of its own antidote. The homage which enveloped Helen like anatmosphere she . : accepted as a tribute of love,rather than the reward of real desert. ' Squire Darrell naturally spoke much of Dr. Mattison, whom he had dearly loved,and Dr.ifiashley respond ed ' with 'a filial etithusiasm which quite won Helen's heart. As the con versation progressed he seemed drawn unconsciously to speak of his= own plane and purposes of life ; of his profession,which he considered second to none in \ means and opportu nities of good. Alfred Lashley was .not intention ally dishonest, but he hail a marvel ous power of expressing more he really felt. Some tell us that the absolute possession of any great vir tue is necessary to its real apprecia tion ; but this man combined with unbounded aspirations aftei true no bility, a constitution ready to fail at the first great trial. He , did not know . his \ own weakness would never now it until some test moment came suddenly upon him, and even then some loop hole of expediency would, perhaps broaden before his distorted vision into a great -archway over the entrance of duty'. He knew how to use the words "work" and "mission; in a way that suggested to Helen's ardent imagina tion all the sublimest possibilities of moral heroism, while in the same breath, lie said he felt this to be, an age for saying little and doing much.- Helen felt, as did all others who met him, the spell of his magnetic pres ence, the fascination of ' his brilliant intellect and fine cultuke. She sang for him and looking tip between her billads, saw his dark eyes full of tears. 'Poor John Everdale, riding slowly past Darrell Hall in the winter moon light, saw the new doctoxfs- tall fig ure bend gracefully in a parting bow to Helen in the doorway, and, started with a sudden' pang, for which he was angry with himself a moment af ter. But the vague, sense of pain r and loss was repeated so often in the weeks and maths that followed,as to grow at last into a settled sorrow, blotting out his hopes and threaten ing to darken all his life. By the time that, the last.. snowdrifts had melted away in the spring sunshine, John's dream of love had vanished with them.. No engagement between Dr. Lashley and Helen bad been Offi cially announced, but rumor had set tled the fact of such engagement with quiet certainty. Night after night Jain Everdale lay sleepless, facing his trouble, and waging unequal contest with his own. heart. He believed in Dr. Lashley , with all the force of his generous us tttre,,And his whole soul ratified Hel= en's choice. He felt that he vould:not willingly cast the temporary cloud of his own unhappiness across he i per fect sunshine. So he, found courage to-meet her at Dr. Lashley's sidemith his old,frank smilenf greetihg,thougii he was not strong enough to go-any more to Darrell _ Vie summer heats 'came on with an intensity almost unparalleled. The very air seemed scorching, and man and beast lb:46d :with exhaustion. Shelbyville proper was built ly upon two hille,separated from each other by; A low, mushy, valley, ~now teinporari_ly occupied by a 'collection of some fifty or more wretehedtabins which had received the name of "New Dublin." Thew huts were tenanted by the families, of a gang of t w- , he lo eat class of Irish laborers, then em ployed in excavating a - tunnel for a new railway: - • • - An occasional breeze•brought some f 1 vitality to the hillside air, but the stagnant atmosphere of the val ley was foul with the fumes of a poor ly drained soil and:over-crowded liv ing. . "Such weather must breed sick ass, Dcictor r' said. Squire Darrell to Dr. Lashley, one day, , as the two sat with Helen in the porch. In the valley, _undoubtedly," wits the ansvier. "The poor Hew iteiare HO food fix fever. Pahould greatly_dread the appearance of any malignant form of disease among them. Their ignorant and unreason able fears succumb to the first at tack, and there is no lever by whit& to lift ,them." . • Ji Can there be' no means of pre vention ?" asked Helen. "Can bet Yea. Will' be ? No. I rode down there only yesterday, and tried in vain to induce an effort at something like care and 'cleanliness. It's of no use.'* • Dr. Lashley's fears soon began to be realized in the breaking out of an obstinate and contagions fever in the valley. Within twenty-fonr hours after the appearance of the first case symptoms of the same disease mani fested themselves in several others. he poor people ilfere threwn into consternation, and showed the wild est inefficiency in ministering to the wants of those already stricken down. Dr. Lashly found the which Seemed - nec,essem among them in the last degree repulsive to. bin fastid ious sense. He was unwilling to .acknowledge, even t@ himself; how much he shrank from l'unittna the'of floe of nurse to that Of- physician in those miserable abode. ,He was ions to leave nothing undone which duty and humanity could suggest in the case ;• still, as almost ever , day added to his list of patients, he found strength and courage failing. • Helen, going into her kitchen one morning found Bridget Mahoney, her maid-of all:work, sobbing bitteily over her wash tub, and learned, on inquiry, that the poor girl's father and mother Were both.lying sick of the fever. Helen made Bridget dry her hands and eyes, while she herself packed a huge 'basket with articles useful in illness. Then, having sent the girl to her home; she put her'ovin white hands in 'the tub, and finished the week's washing. At noon Dr. Lashley made a hur ried call, looking, sadly worn and harassed. Helen, even while she no ticed' the pallor of his face, felt an iadefinahle disappointment that he spoke almost as much of his own sleeplessness and watching as of the condition of the poor, sufferers, some of whom seemed vibrating between life and death. Tim Plaherty!e child died this morning, " he said, " and John ,O'Rourke, and Pat Reagan are quite past help. Oh, my dear Helen 1 I am utterly worn ontlegith what I have seen and endured in those hov els. " , She did not see him again until the, next afternoon, when, standing'at the gate, she saw his chaise driving rap idly/up the street. Ae wore a linen traveling snit, and a portmanteau lay beside him on the seat. " Not going away, Dr. Lashly f " she exclaimed, as he drew rei and sprang out with extended hand "'To the beach, Tor a few day , " ke answered, without noticing the tone of surprise in which she had spoken. " I am very sorry to be obfigedito leave now ; but I have not' been well for some months, and I the strain of the last two weeks has been terri ble for me, I feel it to be an impera tive duty which t owe to myself and and my work-in life, to give myself the short rest which alone can save me from utter prostration." " So yon will leave those p pea , ple to die?" t' My dear Helen \ I" Dr. Lashley looked bath surprised and grieved.— " Harris, my student, will give them the closest attention ; besidee"—he hesitated a moment-" there is Dr. Arnam, you know, at the Corners." " The one an inexperienced boy,the other a heartless quaelti " ' "Helen l you are very hasty in your judgment in Dr. Amman, and ae for Harris—whyMelen. he hasshown wonderful ability.in these very eases,, and I 'have spared no pains to make him fully understand the line of treat ment I wish him to follow. Remem ber, it is, only a careful balancing of the, apparently conflicting claims of duty which has decided me to go." . He spoke earnestly, and with a look and tone which showed how en. tirely he felt himself misjudged. " There comes the train, Dr. Lash- . ley—you will be late 1" said-Hnlen, letting her hand rest on his anioment, and then drawing it away. He stood an instant longer, with an expression of painful indecision on his handsome face;then he said. has- Good: by, Helen My dear Helen, L am sure , that a moment's thought will convince you that I am acting for the best 1" and so was gone. Helen Darrel stood quite still for a few momenta then she turned , and walked with a c tin step`up the gar den walk, thr gh the hall, and into the pleasant library,where her father sat reading hill& easy eiaix. she stood behind him, and drew his head backward, loOlrim into his eyes. Well,.Lady Hell l" " gaps, I am going to help nurse those sick people." S4tire Darrell gave a great start. "Helen? Child I 5 What are .you thinking of She put .'her soft., hand over his lips.• • '!Not a , word, little papa I'm your spoiled -daughter, yon know. You can't deny' me anythingyou have said so a thousand times." " But, Helen, this is -worse than folly—it's absolute insanity ! Wh could you .do • -1 - "A little, I hope . ; I 'wish I' do do ti great deal more. - Papa I - Some • of them are dying, sand If a r. Lishley has gone away I" " Gone away and where?" I "To the beach—he's ill, he - said, papa," in - a low tone, with her brown eyes clear and steady; "if mammi were alive she Would have gone be. fore this time. Shan't Igo7" z "My dirling?" sa id. Squire Dar e roll, and drew her. dortn into his arms _ A few hours later John 4 ;Everdale, bending over poor Pat 'Reagan, and trying to arouse;, him froth the deep stupor into which he was constantly falling, looked tip to see Helen Dar rell standing' at the door. His lace grew_ very pale for an instant, but there was no other sign of surprise. "Good afternoon,. Miss . Darrell," he said; with his bright smile trans figuring all his face. He did not say, You u here, Miss Darrell 1" His whole manner seemed to recognize her right, and pleasure to be there, and Helen felt that his very silence paid her a truer and more delicate compliment -than Dr. Lashley's most elaborate. period could ever have conveyed. " Tell me what to do,John," she said, using , the old, fam iliar address of her childhood. "I fear - 1 shall make but a poor teacher,".he answered ; but if you *could t ake my place here I could go somewhere else where help is needvf. Poor Mrs. Began is trying to aleeP a little. Patrick is Very quiet, as you see ; there is little to be done beyond keeping his lips moistened with this sponge--and pray don't let him sleep too heavily." Helen eat down by the bedside, and John went out, but soon came back, saying, " You know where Mary Morrison lives, Miss Helen ?- The next cabin but one is. hers. Her little :child looks badly—head, and hands ,bturning hot. If you Could i help her get it ntO:a warm bath, and Show he: what to do, it might throvi off an attack." Helen went gladly to do as- she was bidden, and came by-and-by, laden with the blessings of the anx ious mother, to report - the child sleep ing sweetly. Wherever ehe went the praises of "Mr. Everdale" were sounded in her ears, and she realized; as never be fore, how much confidence and cour age a strong will, clear head, and warm heart may infuse into an ig norant and Suffering community. "I hope Dr. Lashley , is not very ill ?" John said anxiously, as they parted for the .night, and Helen felt her cheeks flush hotly is she answer ed, "He will soon be able to come back, I think." • That' night , a strong tempest tore down from the mountains, terrible in the hour of itestrength and-fury, bit leaving the atmosphere cool and pure behind it. The sick, except., ads& as were put recovery, began to mend under the favorable change, and fresh life and hope svere--astir in "New Dublin." Those few days in which,j,ohn Everdale stood side by side with, Helen Darrell at , the couch of the sick and dying had been days of deep suffering as well as of cheerful work for God and man. The old struggrie in his heart was aroused in tenfeld strength by the eight of her noble, and untiring ministry—the very touch of her hand and sound of her, voice had power to thrill to the very depths of his nature. A sudden summons to theeick bed of her father's only sister took Helen from her self-imposed task, )xnd she left Shelbyville on the evening be fore Dr. Lashley, refreshed and in vigorated, came back to hie f`work." Helen herself returned in October, on the first' day of the County Agri cultural Fair at Shelbyville. If any one her accomplishments could take. precedence of another in her father's eyes, it was her daring .and graceful horsemanship, and to please him she consented, year by year, to enter the list of lady riders on the &king day of the Fair. • "I am afraid Whisp will be in poor training, papa," said .Helen, as they sat together in the porch'', on the evening of ber arrival at home.— "And, by the way, have you. found a mate for Racer yeter "•yo, unless John Everilaleshould sell me that gray' of his. John is going to sell out his farm and leave —did I tell you? And sorry' lam for it, too. There he is , now 1 I'll call him in - and ask about the gray." Between She gate and the house John Evertiale steeled hie nerves to meet Helen. calmly, and achieved - a brave success. If he had been less preoccupied with his own_ emotions, he might have noticed an unaccus tomed tremor in her- vOice. "So you are going away, John?" she said, as her father went indoors fer-a moment. " Yes I am• talking of it," he answered," I.hear that a real nity is being laid out at last on my West, ern—l hid almost said my Spanish estates," he added, with a laugh that tried to be cheery, "and who knows of - the fortune that may be stored for „ . me in corder-lots; At any rate Pm going togook after, my own in= tenets on the groand.-" - 'Why .do you go away f" . ' He looked at her wfth all the hun gry; hopeless yearning_Of his soul in his eyes. Sure enough I Why did he go awe, f Could he breathe the Bale air sM. breathed—be warmed in e Same light Chit shone upon her and yet-- P . Laddey's chaise stopped at the gate. ' . ' 47 . '"Helen Itarrell," said John, With a wh to Beat; smothered in his eyes _„ the'lreins knotted on his forehead am , In 'some mortal parg,” - " I can -no are not stay PI _ t was not Dr: Lashley/but young H - who banded to Helen a note . I $2 per Annuni, in• Advance? and a little packet, and then drove awayngain. - " What is it, Nell dear ?"- said 13vire Darrell, coming out. 'Only & note from - Dr: Lashley," answered Helen, spending rapidly. He. has Mit jnst heaid that I am at home ; would tall to-night, kit is sent for suddenly, will be atthe Fair Grounds tcp-morrow,, and hopes to Nome wear the scarlet ribbon he sends faierita 'cold 1" Then turning; iith a , quick lowering of helr or,John r voice, she said, , ," What is your " . It seemed 'a cruel taunt, but all John's., manliness and self-respect came tolls aid as he answered, with a - smile, "True-blue, Miss Helen 1" The next morning dawned without -a cloud. From far and near the country people crowded to _the Fair Oround: ,A great 'throng . surged in and about the gaily decorated booths, and in the .cattleyard the farmers Were discussing the relative merits of Durham and • Devonshite, Old English and Merino. At last the hour appointed for,the riding arrived. The crowd arranged itself as best it might, surcoundiflg the:nourse and the judges took their places 'on the Stand. ,- John Everdale looked on wearily from a distince as the Idaeh com menced. Nearer and nearer,, came the graceful riders;—a little girl in a green habit and plumed jockey-tak ing the lead) but just as they passed him, rotiding _ the curve,-the gray Arab, Whisp, shot 'ahead with Helen Darrell. John's heart gave a wild leap and stood still; but it was not the matchless face,flushed and eager, that had thrilled him so. He had scarcely glanced at the slender figure bolding its seat in the saadle _with a pliant firmness wonderful to see.. There, streaming backward from - her throat, a single dash of. color . on black background; of her riding habit --not Dr. Lashlees scarlet token, but a ribbon that might have stolen its azure from some star-eyed violet in summer meadow's. When Dr. Lashley made his way through the crowd, mounted on shis handsome black, and laid his hand with ill-concealed vexation on,Helen's embroidered bridle reins--the prize of the du's success--she bowed bar thanks, but said 4 . 1 I have another - escort, Dr. Lashley 1" and sao rode out from the inclosure with John Ever dale at her side. Not a word was spoken;.but, as if by instinct, they turned aside into a more unfrequented may, and as the trees of the grove shut out all cur ious glances behind them,they turned and looked into each other's eyes. " - I love you, Helen I it is all that I can . do," said. John Evendale, simply. - A bright Kush spread • over Helen Darrell's upturned:face. She touched Whjap quickly with her riding whip, anif John looked,after her wondering- IV- Backward on 'the 'breeze came the refrain of an old ballad : - And I've no heart to give him, For he has it now," A GENUINE GuosT grortv.—The Mo nongahela Republican says . : " Not very long ago, the l young and beauti ful wife of one of our citizens was called to her final . account, laving her husband disconsolate, sad, be reft. She was buried in the-edjacent ;''' cemetery, and the husband jeturned to his disconsolate hOme— Ortot to forget, the loved one. - Shels present with hini by day' in spirit, and in his dreams at night. - One peculiarity of his dreams, and one that hatinted him, being repeated night after, night, was this tont the spirit of his wife came to his bedelide and told hiai that the• undertaker had not removed; from her face the equare-rpiece of muslin or napkin - which had been used to cover her face after death, but had screwed down her coffin-lid with - it upon her ; that she could: breathe in her- grave, but was unrest on account of the nap kin: He - tried to drive the dream away, but it abided with him' by night anktroubled him by day.' He sought the 4onsQlation. of religion t his pas tor prayed with him and assured him that it was wicked to indulge such morbid fancy. It was the subject of his own petition before the p rone of Grace,_ but still the spirit me.aud told anew the story ,of its I suffoca tion. in : despair be sought the un dertaker, Mr. Dickney, who told him that the napkin had not beoh remov ed, but urged him to forget the cif cutastance, as 'it could not be any possible annoyance to inanimate.clay. While the gentleman franklY ac knowledged this; he , could lot avoid the apparition, and • coutinual stress upon his mind began to - tell upon his health. At length he determined to have the body disintered, and visited the undertaker- for that - purpose.-L- Here he was met with', the name ad vice and persuasion, and icenvinced once more of his folly, the j i, haunted man returned to his hom . That night,, more vivid than over, more terribly real 'than before, shel came to his bedside and upbraided him for his 1 , want -of . affection , to,''re l ove the cause of all her suireriiiz - Ite neat night, with ' a friend, , he re aired to the Sexton, who was . preys' ed upon to accompany -them, and the e by the light of the - cold, rounds th e. - the body Was lifted from itinarr w bed ; the coffin lid was unicrewed,l and-the napkin removed frown the face of the, fxose. - That night she came to his bedside once more but fora ! thelast time. Thanking him for his kindnese she Kissed her cold lips to his cheek, and came again no more. ißeader, this is aArae - .ry ; can you explain the mystery ".f dreams? , ~ Never e a nap in a railroad ear --the • always mos over.elee*s.- , Nylky oes water boil keener In an old. sa •• - • • thad in a newts:lo? Ptenth takes two' :It , . elf to =me this abstruse.query, i nen& " beaaMel the old pan's used to NIIMBER , 2B. - - A. fly Causen- . 4onto.:Batia's Sor: SLoutrr:--" I ahead _think they would keep the pews freafrom dust ; I shall certainly soil my., new stain. I won der whether 'anybody - noticed my -: [ bonnet. I think Ws very. becorn Goodness ! if titer° ain't Miss Bp: the school teaser, rigged up i new mantilla.' She .spen . da alt salary on 'dress; or I'm .nnstaketi:t I „do hate vanitrand ostentation. - i - , - • "I wonder who that young gentle -man is in the _next pew 1 - -he's.. v 1 1 handsome, certainly. -I- never v 7 ' such a becoming_ motuststefie. I shouldn't wonder . if it was Cast co 'l2 Mrs. Primrose has - told me of. I sfi uld like to know it he's married: Ig s. l'll . speak to Mrs. Piimrose, ter Church. Perhaps she will 'Ural cry itti me. . " Oh, dear me,what a long pray' It's tiresome ' standing , up so long hope they'll. introduce the custo sitting 'down during prayer. I eh like to hint so our minister tha bad better shotten his *services. •" I _wish papa would take a pe. Mr. Watson's church. Such abe tiful preacher •aa he is I His berm are; so poetical .; and then he's handsome and so intellectual. T say he's looking Out for a wife. wonder what sort of a minister's I should make. I have se • thoughts of joining the church. "How unbecoming Mrs. Spattl is dressed. -I believe that woma perfectly destitute of taste: W will that sermon be . through ? I dare if there isn-'t Miss Holder a fea r ther in her bonnet I Some, ply admire her compleiion, bu it's my opinion that any one may ave as fine a complexion who will paint I Thank heaven I I have-not come to that yet I , " How hot Itj' ! Where's my fan Y . The benedictiorr at last. Now I must contrive to see - Mre. Primrose, and '. get an introduction to that gentle man. • Ah 1 there sho is I" - WATCHING THZ STAPJ3.-It appears that a young man Germantow n had been paying some - attention bz a _young lady; but only ventured home as far as the gate till last weelßwhen Carried away with the excitement, he ventured to step inside, after being assured.by,the damsel that all would be right. Alaving for a while quite anxiously waited for the first star to shoot, the old gentleman of the estalf lishment stepped into the parlor, and looked up over his spectacles at the surprised couple ; but . before any questions were asked, the fair young lady spoke upand said : "-Pa,we are waiting to see the stars soot." "Yes, you are, :hey ? well, go to bed, sit up with this young man ; when the stars shoot, tell you," replied the interesting parent, casting a side glance at the feller. ' • The young man sat awhile quietly, withent - speaking, when he got up and looking out of the • window, re marked "he didn't think the stars would shoot after all and guessed he'd go." The young man says he shan't . very soon forget watching for the • stars to shoot, and most of all .he. was afraid of, after the girl went to bed, that the darned things wouldn't shoot. • . Es-Governor Briggs, of Massachu setts, used to relate .the following, which a correspondent avers has'net,/ been in print : . In the old stage-coaph days, ai Irishman was traveling in New- Eng- ' land. Arriving late •at the town where they were to spend the, night, Pat discovered ; to his dismay, that his only chance for sleep was to . share the conch of a colored brother., The natural repugnance of his race made him loth to accept the situation, but being, , very - Vied he submitted with as gdod a grace as possible. In the ' night, some mischievous Pus black ened his face. In the morning, fifteen miles were to be traveled before' breakfast. Oar Celtic friend was. wakened just in time to spring Into the carriage'as it was moving off At their stopping-plate he found no convenience for washing. Stepping 'up to a glass to arrange. his hair he started back in 'horror, exclaimilg : "Be iabers, ,you'ue woke that durtyna- , gur, and left meNteen nziles-,behint FUN, FACTS AND FAO:ETLE Hs who is not willinito filisplace he is fitted for, will find no ranee :;fitted for him tn fill.• ' • - A ,wag wrote.on the back "of a fat alderinan, "Widened at the expense of .the Corporation." A live turkey would seem to be less noisy than s,a dead one, for one makes only a dix, the other a dinner. , - Tug people who feel burdened with work, would probably feel yet more over burdened with entire leisure wore they cal led upon to "enjoy" it. • WHY are authors whoo - write- alio'''. physiognomy like soldiers? Because they write abotit face. . WHAT bird is that which is abp) - - lutely necessal to make kdinner and yct need neither - be cooked or served up? A swallow. Wily is the letter T like your nci@o ? Because it goes before you (II), • WHY is a selfish - friend like the let ter P? Because, though the - first in pity, he is the last in help. - • • • Finsy Accousup FOB.—When pco , ple ere 'sworn' in court of justice, they Mss the,outside of' the bookldoubtless lwanse they consider an oath a "binding" matter. Vegetation is said to so scarce around Virginia 'City. that " two mall ein 'stalks and a bunch of thistles are called it grove.r. During, the war, • a lady- passing from cot to cot through the wards of.a hes .ital,was shocked to hear a soldier laughing at her. She stopped to reprove the wretch ed fallow. "Why, look here, ma'am," says he, "you have given me a tract on the sin of dancing when.l've both legs shat; oft": AN industrons tradesman hairing a new apprentice; awoke him at a very early hour on the first morning, by calling out that the family were ailing down to the;: table. 40 rhank you," said the boy, as ho turned over in the bed to adjust himself for a new nap)" thankyou, but - I never oat any thing during the night." : • ON the headboard of a grave lathe Sputa diggings. California, is _thus in - - scribed - :—"In memory of John Smith, who met a violent death on this spot in 10 hundred and 40 too. He - was Shot by his own pistil was not one of the new , but all old fashioned barrel, and of such is the kingdom.of heaven. - - A teacher in Springfield Alaseachu ietta, while oondtylting an examination, among other questilbs, naked the., follow ing:- • • ' • 1 ' , why ie the pram& , she , applied to a ship." . , .To Which one of the hop rendered tho following answer : - , • .; hnlL “litecause the rigging costs more than ilia " . - • aw g. ir- l 7,, i a I el . _ of ntd he 131 [1:18 80 im 3B 'en de • ith