TIMM 'sir IPI7IIIWATIOIC'
Tan DEADICoIa RCM= pablbibed wary
IrlonwalY lilotair4 by • W. AVM= and E. J.
Cursor, si Two Dollars per Emus. la advance.
ADVEIITISIMENTB,, exceedbas Pmeen Linea are
i everted at sax caoszs per tens or Aran nsertion. and
11 1 . - E MINTS per line for subsequent wantons.
Special Notices inserted before Marriages and
Deaths, will be charged rimmoi cram per lime for
each inflation. All Resolution of Assodinions
communicatlons of limited . or individual interest.'
and notices of Marriages and Deaths, exceeding five.
lines, are charged TEN Mal per line.
1 rear. 6 Mos. 3 Mos.
Ore Column $1 00 $6 O ' $6O
Ralf " CO •35 •25
15 10 , 7
one S qua re 3.•
Edon' Caution. Lost and Found. and other adver
tisements, not exceeding Ten lines, three weeks.
or ess, A l l 50
Administrator's and Executor's Notices, 2 00
Auditor's 'Notices 2 50
losiness Cards, live (per year)...........5 00
Merchants and others, advertising their business,
will be charged $25 per year. They will be entitled
to column, confined exclusively to their business.
with privilege of quarterly changes.
sa- Advertising in all cases exclusive of subserip•
lion to the paper.
•
JOB PROTECO of every kind, in Plain andFanci
. &ors. done with ndatitcas and dispatch. SandhiMk
Plants. Cards, Pamphlets, Itlitheada. Statements, to,
of every Variety and style, printed at the shortest
notice. The UEPOIITEIC Office is well supplied with
VONVet Presses, a good assortment of DOW type, and
c,:rythlng in the Printing line can be executed.in
;he most artistic manner and at the tweet rates.
TERMS MPARIAITLY
BUSINESS CARDS.
I EWIS REFEBEIRST, Fashionable
i. 4 Tailor. Rooms over Aspinwall's Store. Towan
da Pa. oct.s. 69.
- - •
p FOWLER & CO: REAL ES
1_ II: • SAIL DEAIX63, NO. WO WaillillgtOrl Street, op.
Opera House, Chicago. EL Real Estate pur
.:lla.,c3 and sold. Investments made and moneyloan.
FOWLER.
April 21. 1882. 8. LEM.
B. HOLLETT, MONROETON,
1./• Pa.. agent for the Hubbard Mower, Empire
])rill. Ithaca Wheel Rake, and Broadcast Bower for
now in. Plaster and all trinds of Grain. Bond for dr
rul,,rs to B. B. Hou.rrr, Idenroeton. Bradford Co.,
- dune 2t.
p A TENTS!
J. N. DEXTER, Solicitor of Pa/rot..,
73 BROAD STREL•T. WAVERLY. N. Y.
Prepares drawings. specifications and all papers
N utted in making and properly conducting Appli
.atr,ns for Parros-rs in the Ifurrno Srsins and Fon
, v.!: I'ot7NTRIER. CLIAIIGES Li lINSVcCF.BBFCL
IMEVMMiEMI
BLACKS.IIITITLNG !
having cromplated my now brick atop. near my
silence on Main-street, lam now prepared to do
.0:17 in all Ito branches. Particular attention paid
Mill Irons sad edge tools. Having spent many
rears in thin community. in this businegs. I trust
,ill be a sulficent guarantee of my receiving a liber
,o amount of the public patronage.
HENIIY ESSEN - WINE.
Towslida, Nov. 9, ISCO.—tf
\[YERSBURG MILLS!
The subscribers, having purchased of Mr. Barnes
i - i. interest in the Myersburg Mills. will carry on the
hii.iness of Milling, and guarantee all work done by
teem to be of the very best quality.
Vi"heat, Rye and Buckwheat Flour, ; and Feed. con
-mildly on hand and for sale at the lowest cash price.
Myersburg, Sept. 24.'68. MYER k. FROST.
PRICE LIST-CASCADE MILLS
Beet quality Winter Wheat-Flour "f cart.. .$4. 50(65 00
Ih•st quality Eye Flour l cal 3 50
corn Meal and Rye and Corn Feed 2 25
A fair margin allowed to dealers.
Custom grinding usually done at once. as the ca.
picity of the mill la sufficient for - a large amount of
work. B. rianAm.
eamptorn, July 12, 1819
RAYSVILLE mILLs !
The subscriber. hating purchased the Laßayeville
MIAs. and refitted the same in good order, is now
rrepared.to do good work, and to give general antis-
M. J. FRUTCHEY.
Lenaysiille, Sept 22, 1869.—1 y
m- I
0 ,1, LING!
"Ii subscribers having purchased the Grist 31111
Isar the month of Towanda Creek. generally called
tide's Mill, have thoroughly repaired the same. and
.i.ee now ready to do All kinds of Custom grinding
nh dispatch, They will deliver Flour, Feed. Meal.
• inhani Flour, or anything else In their line in any
po r f the
ustomers will find an Order Rook at the Meat
Martin of Kellum k 3fulloek. All orders left in said
will be promptly attended tn.
n inquiries in regard to Grinding. or other bus!-
, •- the Mill. entered in said book. will be answer-
BORTON.
5. 1 4. 1. 18,9. -^_m•
DYEING ESTABLISH
trs .V . EAV
?JEST.
I iiithscriber takes this tristbod of Informing the
cf.is 41 Towanda and vicinity that he has - opened
.:N; Establishment in Col. MEANS . new build.
,•.!
O. 16t MAIN STREET
~,to Oen. Paths:est. and that he Is note pre
puret to du all or in his line. such as CLEANING
a, I coLGRING lathes' and gentlemen's garments.
•-!••t‘e• Be.,
in the neatest manner and on the most
•- -sxl.le terms. Give me a call and examine my
• • HENRY REDDING.
*e.S. ISOft.
IVADFORD COUNTY
Hr. L S.STATE Ak;17.1.-C,Y
II i',. 11.• KEAN, TIF:11, ESTATE AnENT
Farins, Propertos, city and Town
t- fir silo.
Pam., having property for kale will find it to their
ivantags by leaving a description of the gains, with
l.'-ii, of sale at this .wericy, ae parties are constantly
for farina U B. IdeliEAl4.
Real Dante Agent
• 'lnca Towanda, l'a.
lan. 29. 181.
r FITE UNDERSIGNED HAVE
-I , ened a Banking House in TOWU!)411, under the
.;-G. P. MASON A co.
y are prepared to draw Bills of Exchange. and
;;Ilactions in New York. Philadelphia. and all
of the United States. ac also England. Ger
wr I France. To loan money, receive deposit,:
N . ; do a general Banking business.
1 Ita.on was one of the late Finn of Laporte.
; . of Towanda. Pa.. and bin knowledge of
;; .s.i. wen of Bradford and adjoining counties
• ',xi in the banking business fur about
s., v; a make this house a desirable one thmngh
. • oak' collections. 0. F. MASON,
(h-t 1. ISfIG. A. G. MASON.
I'TENTION THIS WAY!
& CO
=9
I. f., tb' spring Lraar, the largobt a
!11 , AND I'LATFOIL3I
• mn 1 m tlu. past of the cuunt7, which they
at a.: most roammablo prices, and warrant
that d o ubt net but call and examine.
t mutheteut
`V:W FALL LC.: WINTER GOODS
111:%'. E. .1. PIERCE,
I frt , ll: NeW Y4,rk with a tirntctae•s
=I
iinportcil efyles of
NNI_ra,RIBBONS. &c. Ac
• .111 reepscifully invite the ladies of Towan
t g 11.• her a call before purchasing
ilducba neat and fashionable style
• ri t••tere. r over M. E. Rosen
: . ••ip.•-ito Powell's, Towanda, Pa.
30, P.• Ce.
• ! F I 11' 31!
.
)01,...,j.vh I,OIV I'll Ic Es!
=I
HOLLUN
m Groceries and Provimori,, Drws
li,•rostmc (Ti!. Lamps. Clumue3s,
i Pamta. Varmsb. Yankm No
aml. Snuff. Para Wima awl
OS
the leoet quality, for medullas] purptses
Ito. els eol,l at the eery lowest prices. Pre•
• ~, t rpouried at all hours of the
• • •,, (,;:e ns a call.
TI:ACY s HULLOS
4trntt '24. 1859-Iy.
PAss.kGE Fit())1 OR TO
it t I.II, AND (i/1 F.N(4LANI).
1.7 J LINK M na 1.1
4-: 1, 4 I:l4 , n'ti •• Pla,k SL.LF Luis Li,
tonal: woek.
• L: u e of Pkkots froin or 1.44 London,
tit - , , 444 a month.
, "•••4 44 4 - i* o, Ea.nawl. 14:,',an I an-1 goo:laud pay.
11V:1:!:•;11; A: Onion,
4: .
or
I ;
F. CO.. Ilinkent,
Tdsvaritla. Pa.
MEI
s E 'At t Ll ;11 - RIGHT
r • I"” , r.swll. Ittllit built
t the best
" 1 I ..1111 th, of ,”1!! qwn,,s to
NEW V_.F.TEX W.ll Lit witta:L.
a!' Ile. el-m•olts of a firet-elaso mutter.
• ;:. ,;(..oro.fr;.;•Loia. ttrelibill
the grcat,st mount of rower for
; n romom: cinder backwater
L 111111. f . t to power e,reut diminution of
1 r.• ; ~.t,0,t,0n to mill framea or midi
. '"lozn, anger low bead, and made of
d Th•-se wh-els will be forflishoi
;;;,o; ,;:,.• of atic other first-class
~ ..re.thh..l to 11..rforth all that
th laz held: for
OttNli in of the
• h,a-L
=I
0 ,, •;11 ii- , ' of' t'[.. uudc
I. Toy:and-1.
.
, eau seen In 'opetiltiou at
- 1.1-rton 2. Welly ' Mill. Tov..aCtia t.vp. The
44 Iron a- now t11:141C.
II -4 '4.- II
EMI
INI
& Publieherai.
VOLUME XXX.
PROFESSIONAL WUXI.
P. WILLISTON, •-
ATTOENEY AT LAW, TOWANDA.
South side of Mercury New Block, np stairs.
Dec. 1, '69-3re
W IL THOMPSON, ATTORNEY
• AT Law, Towanda, Pa. Office with C.
Bogart, Esq., No. 5, Brick Bow. All business en
trusted to Ms cue win be promptly attended to.
July 1, 1864.
HENRY FEET, ATTORNEY AT
Pa inna97. '66.
VDNVARD OVERTON, Ja., AT
TOW= AT LAW, Towanda, Pa. Office formerly
occupied bTtbe lota J. C. Adams. mesh I. 'W.
GEORGE D. MONTANYE, AT
TOMMY AT Ltir. Offloo , -oanior of Maio and
Pine Bireeta, apposite Pongee Drag Store.
W A. PECK, ATTORNEY AT
• Law. Towanda. Pa. Office over the Ba
kery. south of the Ward House, and opposite the
Court House. *. EMT 3, 18.
VH. CABNOCHAN, AT.TOR
• au es Lew (District Attorney for Brad.
ford County), Troy, Pa. Collections made and prompt
ly remitted. feb 11, '69—tf.
JJOHN N. CALIFF, ATTORNEY
AT Law, Towanda, Pa Particular attention giv
en to Orphans' Court business. Conveyancing and
Collections. sir Office at the Register' and Recor
der's Oleo, south of the Court Rouse.
Dec. 1, 1864.
BEND. M. PECK, ATTORNEY
LT Law, Towanda, Pa. All business entrusted
to his care will receive prompt attention. Moe In
the Mee lately occupied by Meiwur & Morrow, south
of Ward 11.7 ass. UP stairs.
11{ERCM Sr. MORROW, •ATTOR
NETh AT Lsm. Towanda. Pa. The undersigned
having aeeoelated themselves together in the practice
of Law. of r their professional services to the public..
TIMBRES MERL - ITR. P. D. MORROW.
'arch 9. 1885.
TORN W. MIX, ATTORNEY AT
eIP LAW, Towanda, Bradford Co., Pa.
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT.
Particular attention paid to Collections and Orphans'
Court business. Office—Mercur'a Now Block, north
aide Public Square. ' apr. 1, '69.
HB. 31 cREA N, ATTORNEY
• AND CODNNELLOU AT Towanda, Ps. Par
ticular attention paid to brininess in the Orphans'
Court. July 20, 'GO.
WT. DAVIES, ATTORNEY AT
• Ltw. Towanda, Pa. Office with Wm. Wat
kins. Esq. Particular attention paid to Orphans'
Court business and settlement of decedents' estates.
mr B. KELLY, DENTIST. OF
• fire over Wickham & Black's, Towanda, Pa.
Particular attentionle called to Acciarcx as a base
for Artificial Teeth. Having used this material for
the past four years. I can confidently recommend it
as being far superior to Rubber. Please call and ex
amine specimens. g Chloroform administered
when desired. may 20.'68.
DR. H. WESTON, DENTLIT.-
Office in Patton's Block. over Gore's Drug and
Chemical Store. Jan 1. '68.
91 B. JOHNSON, PHYSICIAN
• AND SUILOP:ON, Towanda. Pa. Office with W.
B. Kelly. over Wickham S Black. Residence at the
Means House. aprl6. '6B.
DR. H. A. BARTLETT, Physician
and Surgeon, Sugar Run. Bradford County. Pa.
Office at residence formerly occupied by Dr. Ely.
ang.lo,lSsn.tf
DR. STEVENS, over Bnowris (late
Gen.e.s) Drug Store. Patton's Block. in (dame
lately occupied be Dr. Madill and Dr.Weaton. 11-59.
LU. BEACH, M. D., -Physician
. and 'A'srueon. Towanda, Pa. Particular atten
tion paid to all Chronic Diseases, and Diseases of
Females. Office at his residence: on State at.. two
doors east of Dr. Pratt.. nov.llo.
DOCTOR Q. LEWIS, A GRADIJ
ate of the College of -Pqsielaus and Surgeons,"
New York city. Class 1843-4. gtvesimr_lnalve attention
to the practice of his profession. Office and residence
on the eastern slope of Orwell Hill,,,adjuining Henry
Howe's. Jan 14. 'Q.
0. W. WELLS.
TB. CAMP, INSL'RA;NCE
• AGENT. —oflive formerly oc . (ippied by 31ercur
k. Morrow, one door Fmth of Ward flume.
July 22, 1849.
HAIR WORK OF ALL KINDS,
.rich as SWITCHES. CURLS, BRAIDS. FRU
ETTS, &c., made in the best manner and latest style,
at the Ward House Barber Shop. Termsyeasonahle.
Towanda. Dee. 1, 1561.
FRANCIS E POST, PAINTER„
Towanda, Pa.. with tan years experience , is con!
fident be can give the best satisfaction in Painting,
Graining, Staining. Glazing, Papering, &c.
Particular attentloa paid to jobbing in the
aountry. april9,
TORN DITNFEE, BLACKSMITH,.
310NitOETON, PA., pays particular attention to
ironing Buggies, Wagons, Sleighs, ke. Tire setaud
repairing done on short notice. Work and charges
guaranteed satisfactory. 12,15,0.
0H -YES! OH YES!-AUCTION!
All calla promptly attended to and satisfaction
guarautavd. Call or attire., A. It. Mon, Monroeton,
Bradford county. Pa. 0ct.26,61.
K. VAI_IGHAN, ARCHITECT
J• AND BUILDIIII. All kinds of Architectural De
signs furnished. Ornamental work in Stone, Iron
and Wood.. Office on Main Street, over the Poet-of
tic, Attention given to Rural Architecture, such as
laying out of grounds, Am., ka apr. '67-1y
A W. AYRES' MARBLE SHOP,
11l •
You will bud Granite Monuments, both Quincy and
t'oncord. Marble and Slate Mantles. and Coal Grater
to fit. A large assortment constantly on hand, cheap
as the cheapest. Aug. 10, 1868--ly.
A WANT SUPPLTED !
The subscriber begs leave to Luforin the citizens of
Towanda, that he Is now prepared to FILE SAWS,
SHARPEN AND REPAIR SCISSORS, and do other
Jobs in that line, on abort notice.
JOSEPH MARSHALL.
Orders may be left at the store of Marshall Bros.
IV Co. • dec.l-3w,
W. STEVENS, COUNTY SUB
\J • VF.TOR. Camptown. Bradford Co.,Tha -
fid to his many employers for pist patronage, would
rcapectfully inform the citizens of Bradford! County
that.he is prepared to do any work in his tine of bust
ness•that may be entrusted to him. Those having
disputed lines would do well to have their property
accurately surveyed before allowing themselves to
feel aggrieved by their neighbors. - All work warrant
ed correct, so far as the nature of the case will per
mit. All unpatented lands attended to. as soon as
warrants are obtained. 0. STEMIS.
reb. 24, 180-Iy.
N. KINNEY & CO
AAi - ERIC:IN HOTEL, CORNER
of Bridge and Water Streets. Towanda. Pa. Pd.
B. CALALN.S. Proprietor. assisted by L. T. noun,
formerly of ^ Royee House." Burlington, Pa.
Feb. 24. 18139—tf
WARD HOUSE, TOWANDA, PA
MEM
11 lERICAN HOTEL, EAST
Sarrrnrnmn, Pe. The subscriber having leased
this house. lately occupied by A. C. Bentley. and
thoroughly repaired and refitted 'it, is now ready to
accommodate the travelling pnbliti. Every endeavor
wID be 12111a0 to satisfy thoao who may favor him with
a call. A. G. REYNOLDS.
=
L"'
~ LL HOUSE, TOWANDA,
E
Ps.
JOHN C. WILSON
Daring leased this House, is now ready to accommo
date the travelling public. No pains nor expense will
be spared to give satisfaction to those who may give
him a call.
JW• North side of the public square. east of Mer
cur's new block.
p NUM E R IE D CREEK 110-
x TEL
PETER I.4IIIMESSER,
11....ing purchased and thoroughly refitted
: Oda old
and well-known stand. formerly kept by Sheriff Grif
fis, at the mouth Of Paunmerneld, Creek, is ready to
give good accommodations and satiafactory treatment
to all who may favor bhn with a csIL
Dec. 23, ISM3—tf.
ATEANS ROUSE, TOWANDA,
1 , .....bnti,AN a: Home:, Proprietors. This
popular Hotel having been thoroughly fitted and re
paired, and furnished throughout with new and ele
gant Furniture, will be open for the reception of
gn,ts. on Sarcno.tr. MAY 1. ISII9. Neither erpens•
nor pains has been spared In rendering this House
a model hotel in all its arrangements. A superior
quality Old Burton Ale, for invalids, just received.
April 28, 1869.
r PROY HOUSE.—V. M.. LONG has
A. the pleasure of informing hia Mende and the
public. that hta Ilex and conuziodiotte Brick Hotel le
now completed and open for the skaynnodation of
strangen; and travellyre. The business will be con
ducted by V. 431. LONG I& SON, who by strict atten
bon to the comforts of the guests, hope to receive a
liberal share of public patronage.
The subscriber tenders hia sincere thanks to the
traveling public for the uniform liberal patronage
heretofore received by the Troy Howe, and takes
Pleasure in being able to state that he is now better
prepared to mate them comfortable and. happy than
ever. V. 3f. LONG.
Troy. Pa., Dee. I.—tt
•
•
1
July 16, 68.
I=
=EI
Hotels.
On Hain Street. near the Court House.
C. T. SMITE, Proprietor.
MBE=
IS
Put* fadtp.
atILISTLISTIDE.
BY A. W. BZLiAW
They say to-night is Christmas Eve, and,ligh
as I could reach,
I've hung my stockings on' the wall, and left. a
• kiss on each. .
I left a kiss on each for Him who'll fill my stock
ings quite :
He never came before, but O, I'm sure He will
to-night. • .
And to-morrowll bo the day our blessed Christ
.
was boil],
Who came on earth to pity me, whom many
others scorn.
And why it they trent 1111 . 6 so indeed I cannot
tell, C •
•
But : while tow Him next to you, then all seems
• wise end-well.
I long have looked for Christmas, Mother—
waited all the year ;
f a
And ver , strange it is indeed to feel its dawn so
nr;
But to-morrow'll be the day I so have prayed
to see,
And I long to sleep and wake, and find what it
will bring to me. •
The snow is iu the street, and through the win
dow all the day
watched the little children pass they seem
' ed so glad and gay I
t
And gaily did they talk about the. gifts they
, would receiVe ;-
0, all the world is glad, to-night, for this is
Christmas Ere!
And, Mother, on the cold, cold floor I've put my
little shoe—
The other's• torn across the toe, and things
might there slip through;
I've sot my little shoe, Mother, and it for you
shall be,
For I know that He'll remember you while He
remembers me
So lay me in my bed, 'Mother, and hear my
prayers aright.
He never came before, but 0, I'm sure Ho will
to-night.
_
lIIDNiGIiT
?dotLer, is it the morning set? Idreamed that
it was here; +
I thought the sun shone through the pane, so
blessed-and so clear.
I dreamed my. little stockings film) were full as
they could hold.
But it's hardly morning yet, 'Mother --it is so
dark and cold.
I dreamed the bells rang from the church where
the happy People go,
And they rang good-will to all men in a latc
h-nage that I know.
I thonght 1 took from off the wall, my little
stockings there,
And on the floor I emptied them—such sights
1";
there never Were I
A. doll was in there, meant for me, Just like
those little girls
Who always turn away from nte ; and 0, it had
arch curls!
Lkissed it on its painted cheek ; my own are not
so sweet,
Though jteople used to stop to pat and praise
them in the street. .
And, Mother, there were many that
. things
would have pleased you too;
For_He who bad remembered me had not for
gotten you.
But I only dreamed 't was morning, and yet 'tie
far away,
Though well I know that Ho will come before
the earbolay.
So I will put my dream aside, though I know
my dream was true,
And sleep, and dream my dream 'again, and
rise at morn with you.
CHRISTMAS MORN
ulght have I waked with weeping till the
bells are ringing wild,
All night have I waked with my sorrow, and
lain in my tears, like a child.
For over against the wall as empty as they can
tw,
Thu limp little steeltings hang, and my he is
tweaking in me!
Your vision nail also as the world, 0 diqling
dreamer and dear: •
And how can I bear'pau to wake, and find no
thrisnuati hest?
Better you and I were asleep in the slumber
whence none may start.
And 0, thine empty stockings! I could fill them
out of my heart!
NP Christmas for you or for me, thirling; your
kisses were all in vain;
I have given your kisses back to you over And
over again;
I have folded you to my breast with a moaning
no ono hears;
Your heart is happy in dreams, though your
hair is damp with my tears. ' .
lam out of heart and hope lam almost out of
my mind;
The world iseruel and cold, and only Christ is
kind :
And much must be borne and forborne ; but the
heaviesthurden or all
That ever bath lain on my life are those little
light thuiga op the wall.
Hush, Bells, you'll waken my dreamer: 0 dial;
dren so full of cheer!
Be a little leesglad going by ; there bath been
no Christmas here.
,
Go tenderly over the stones, 0 light feet trip
ping a. bane
The slighted thing sleeps in my. artus—she'll
waken tofisoon, too soon!
/ —Our Young Folks.
bailsman)).
(For the REIMITEII.)
CAMPTOWN. •
Ma..
..Enrron.: The Camptonians
have one of the most capacious and
beautiful halls in Eastern Bradford.
Its size is 20x40 feet; besides ante
rooms, &c., and has a splendid car
pet and bearitifufty papered and well
lighted. ,Altogether,,it reminds one
more of a parlor than of a hall.
The lodges
,are in a prosperous
condition ; weekly additions are con
stantly being made to their already
large lists 'of members. - Withl such
members as Rev. P. R. Tower and
lady, Rev. D. Cook and lady, H. B.
Ingham, Esq., MrS. A. Fuller. Mrs.
Homer Camp, Mrs. Beaumont, Mr.
E. S. Fuller and lady, Mr. C. Avery,
and others• we' might mention, 'the
Good Teruplars in Camptown and vi
cinity are becoming a power.
I noticed the head of the M. ii-,-
dist minister Tower-ing niriv.
,some
of the citizens of les.,
streets. , The
a /ice lireacher---one who aims t 9 give
each hearer his portion in duel sea
son.
Our old friend, the Presbyterian
minister, is also a lire-1y man, and
his wife has, the reputation of e eing
an excellent Cook. He sere out
I=M=M
rtions than many
.who have
moreTeell for, their seirvieea.
Vehicles move with ease and quiet=
Mess;' notwithfitandiN alhmap and a
Stone is often seen m the streetsof .
this truly village. 'When
At-wood we wish to , Call attention,
we examine the Cascade MAI, though
with no intention . of - getting a Grab
nor.to Hewitt down.. This would re
quirb. altogether too Wiley a strata
gem ,and the idea must not be Nourserd
fora moment.
No engine was heard, but Cars
were visible in Camptowri, and are
quite sure there was a Cole-man near.
Also noticed , the . Templars *ere
liberal Sharers of Mittens 1 ,
The citizens appear peacable and
would not Hammer-Lee, although
Lee hammers himself in the " First
National; and , would not Rock-S-fel
low for a Goodell (deal). Wad?
- All nations have looked upWard in
their gaze, to a place •of future de
light, which they have- called heapen.
The savage in the forest has looked
across the river of death, and fancied
that he could see the smoke of a wig
wam, and an abundance of game
which he would be allowed to cap
ture. The Pagan has imagined
heaven somewhere beyond Ole vail,
but his conceptions of its joys are
vague. Tim Mohammedan expects
to roam in Elysian fields, and to be
enraptured with immortal choruses
forever. All false religions have in
spired their votaries with the prom
ise of a heaven after death. The
heaven for which I am looking and
longing, is a scriptural heaven. It is
the great metropoli where God re
sides ; it is the city where angels
'dwell ; it is the mansion which Jesus
has prepared.. My heaver is some
where beyond those shining stars, it
is above these cloud-topped hills.
Heaven will be a land of immortal
rettmous
Isaiah looked for_ a heaven ,where
he could grasp - the hands of loved
ones, when he said; " The ansomed
•of the Lord shall return, and come to
Zion, with songs and everlasting joy
upon their heads." Blessed be God!
we shall meet agairi; meet, where the
faded flowers shall lift their heads
and blossom, never More to die ;
where that purer Eden shall be robed
in green, never to become sear by the
autumn of time ; we shall meet where
the morning beams are never lost be
hind the western sky, but forever
flicker upon the hill-tops of the bkst.
We shall meet where the sacred bands
of affection are never broken. •We
shall meet where the father can greet
his children ; where the mother can
press her offspring to her bosom ;
where brother can shake hands with
sister; where households renew their
relations; and where family groups
gather upon the banks of the rive of
life. 0, how often does the angel of
death take away our little tiny house
birds, just as they begin to throw
their soft tendrils around our necks,
and to make music at the paternal
board, and the drifting snow ,hides
them from view wider the cold damp
grOund By the bedside is an empty
crib, th© playthings are catttred
about the room, and altogether they
form a little castle, deserted and lone
ly: Their little being was jorus,
the broken circle of their fleeting life
was a garlard of sweetest flowerets.
But they have faded; the • casket has
been laid away in the tomb, and the
soul is now an angel-in - the sl4. 0,
it is `sad to lay our little ones beneath
earth's green coverlets, and yet how
many infant souls every day are drift
ing from our hearthstones Upon that
unknown sea which stretches away
beyond the visible. The shore is lined
with mothers, crying in angnikh after
he babies which have drifted from
their arms upon the waters.'-' But we
are cheered to remember that ire shall
meet them, that we shall take them
in our arms, that we shall kiss them
and know them in heaven. 0, holy
it inspires our hopes in the future, to
remember that every lost fondling of
earth is an angel in the skies! It is
joyous to think, that though these
flowers are banished from the earthly
Paradise, yet they . shall bloom fra
grant and beautiful in the heavenly
Paradise forever. Let us visit Green
wood, and imagine-that it is summer.
It is made pleasant and attractive by
everything that art can do. We see
written upon a little tombstone "Our
Allie !" upon another, " Our lost
Mionie !" upon another, " Our de
parted Carrie 1" then we remember
that all the "Minnies " and " Allies "
have gone skyward, and we are com
forted. What mockery would it be
to plant flowers over the graves of
our lost, unless we expected that they
would live again! What mockery is
it to weep for them, unless:we expect
to meet them and to love them be-
Jond.the river I But when we think
of the reunion above, where, we shall
wish all the lost of -earth that love ;
God, "good morning!" we are hope,
ful and glad. When we can no lon
ger take our fondlings upon the knee,
to think of the lullaby of heaven dries
all our tears and inspires us with ear
nest longings for that happy shore.
0, may we all meet where we can
sit beneath the rainbow hues of an
gelic arcades, and the arbors of heav
en, where the land-breezes play, where
the woodbine clambers, and the lilacs
entwine abOut the golden lattice
Let us live for heaven, for immortali
ty and the first resurrection.
;Taus' NOT TO APPEXIIANCE.—In
Dres
den there is an iron, egg, the history
of which is something like..this : A,
young prince sent an iron egg to a
young lady to whom he was betroth
ed. She received it in her hands. In
her indignation that he should send
her such a gift, she cast it to the
earth. When it touched the ground,
a spring, cunningly hidden in the
-egg, opened, and a silver yolk rolled
out. She touched a spring in the
velk and a golden chicken was found;
-be touched a spring in the chicken
and a brown was found within ; she
touched a spring in ; the crown; and
in itla - diamond wedding ring was
found. .
p the
There is a moral to this story, and
that is, it will not do to trust to out
ward " appeartmees.7
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TOWVIDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA.,_ DECEMBER 23, !BM
(For the REPOIIMI6)
RE-UNION IN -HEAVEN.
BY REV. T..LESLEE WEAVER.
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'itzonalizes oi pzmutuertas 11011 42nr QUARTFIL
(Fer the Booms.)
NIB
UNION 8 DAT-80}100P.
.The writer of a letter froni,Mon
reeton, in the liirronna of last week,
says: "My experience has been 'that
Union lihmilirechoola are' such in
name only.' nese are party inter
ests which will always &rimy a Un
ion Sundoy-school." hare spent i
six years n this_ very business of ex
gatuzing lJnicon Sunday-id :teas, and
my experience is that they , are not:
"only in name" what, we_uive made
them, but they are each in verydeed;
that they are not "destroyed," but
hie and produce precious fruitto the
glory of God "The result" of diyi
sion in Monrootim may be " glorious"
The letter claims that it is; do not
know; but isolated cases, on either
aide, furnish no argument speak
of no particuliti case, but, of the gen
eral rule. What are the facts?
First.l can give_the names of more
than forty Union Sanday-schools that
I have assisted in planting in Brad
ford county, all of which have been
successful.
,Second. I can give the names of
over a hundred such schools; in an
other State, that have succeeded' as
Union schools, and therefrom have lie
come Christienrchurches. •
Third. I could fill a column of . the
Rtrontma with facts like these.
What does, this letter-writer mean
by " party interests "?' If he means
a little ipfinitesimal sectarian spirit.
which savors more I another spirit
than that of Jesus and his disciples,
he is not far from . the truth. That
spirit will "altrays destroy. Union
Sunday-school," wherever it' has the
power to !ha. so. Of c9tn.65 this is
not religion; but it is history.
I believe in .church or denomina
tional Sunday-schools wherever there
is a church, a pastor, and member
ship strong anpumerotu3 enough to
n
sustain such hool.
I labor and pray for this blessed
consummation in the case of all the•
Union or Mission schools with which
I have to do. • -
I can mention scores of communi
ties, well known in this county, which
are beyond the reach of any preacher
or church of Christ. The Union Sun- -
day-school is about all that can care
for the souls of the thousands living
in these, places. Will ye "destroy
that Union ? Then, inasmuch as ye
do it unto one of the least of these,
ye do it unto Christ.
The thrust which this writer aims
at a sister Church, concerning the
dcctrine of election, is, according Ito
Shakspeare,
"Thu most uukipdest cut of alt."
The bones of Calvin will hereafter
suffer no further disturbance.
, Requiescat in pace.
I engage in no controversy, as such,
on any of these topics. If any per
son-is still in doubt as to the facts,
he may call upon me, in person, for
more of them. R. CRITTENDEN,
Miasionary, Am. S.S. Union, for Nor. Penn
TOWANDA, Dee. 13, ISG9 •
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'.GOVERNOR OMB . AT ST. PETERS
BURG.
The (Jour/ Journal at St. Petersburg
gives the following account of the re
ception accorded to our distinguished
representative, INDIUM; G. CURTIN, by
the Emperor, October 27 :
" We have already announced that
on Wednesday lagt,.Monsieur Curtin,
Envoy .Estraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from the United
States of America, was received by
the Emperor at Winter Palace, and
had the honor of presenting to his
majesty his credentials.
"On this occasicn Monsieur Curtin
spoke as follows:
"I have the honor to present to
your Imperial Majesty the letter of
the President of the United States
accreditinu me as Envoy INtraordi
nary and P Minister Plenipotentiary
near the Court of your Majesty. In
fulfilling this duty I am charged - by
the President to eipress to your
Majesty how gratified he is to see
continue the relations of peace and
friendship Which have so long united
the Government of the United States
to the Government of your Majesty—
and his most earnest hope that these
relations may not only.be prolonged,
but become more firm and cordial, as
both countries shall realize the prog
ress which their continental .position•
anilrfheir vast material resources so
certainly promise them in the near
future. In behalf of the Government
and people of my country I am happy,
in the opportunity to offer the renew
ed expression of their admiration'and
respect for yotir Majesty, as well as
their hope and earnest wishes for the
uninterrupted prosperity of a reign
illustrated by wisdom, firmness and
justice."
" To this his Majesty, the Emperor,
responded in the most gracious terms,
expressing his desire also for the con
tinuance of friendly relations between
the two countries—'thanking the rep
iesentative of the United States for
the kind words addressed ,to him
personally, and specially . balling at
tention to the progressive develop
ment of the two countries and the
resemblanc,e subsiking between them
in this respect."
ELI:GA.ISCE MAN NOT mAKeA HOME.—
I never saw a garment too fine for
man or maid; then was never a chair
too good for a cobbler or cooper or
king to sit in, never a house too fine
to shelter the human head. 'These
elements about us, the gorgeous sky,
the imperial sun, are ,not too' good
for the human race. Elegance tits,
TORO. Bnt do we not value these
tools of housekeeping, a little more
than they are worth, and sometimes
mortgage a home for the sake of the
mahogany we would bring into it? I
had rather eat my dinner off the head
of a barrel, or dress after the fashion
of John the Baptist in the wilderness,
or sit on a rock all my life, than con
sume all myself before I got to a
home, and take so much pains with
the Outside that• the inside -was as
hollinv as an empty nut. Beauty is
a great thing, but beauty of garments
horse and furniture, is a very tawdry
ornament compared with domestic
love. All the elegance in the world
,will not make a home, and I would
give more for a spoonful .01 real
hearty love than for a whole l ship-
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load of funiiture wnd- all the gor
geousness that all , the upholsterers
of the world could, gather ttkgether.
Theadore-Parker.
MY NEIGHBOBS.
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Varies ail shspe%, and mica all est An -
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M A convalescent state, after a &Mi
ens illness that lad ' rendered me
wholly incapable of mental exertion,
I sat in my arm-chair by the fire,
while' on the table? near me lay a val.
tune of Eugene Sue's Wandering dew;
and another containing a portion of
the history of the renowned Pante
gruel, I had been dreamily turning
over the leaves of both, and had been
much impressed by ti cliapter in the
one last named, that described how
Alcofribas (as:Rabelais called
self) ascended the giant's outstretch=
ed tongue,- and thus entering his'
month, - discovered therein n new
:world, the inhabitants of which had
•the vaguest notions of everything
that passed beyond their own-sphere.
"Is not every one in London,"' I
asked myself, "much in the condition
of th man who planted cabbages with-
in the precincts of Pantagruel's aws,
and only had the faintest knowledge
that there was another worldillumm-
ed by a . ann and moon ? have lived
at least six years in this house, and
what do I know of Miss Thugleigh,
who lives next door, and of whose
ugly name I should never have heard,
had not a letter, directed to her, been
brought to me accidentally by the
postman? She has never left home
at anytime when•l have been look
ing out of the window; she is never
in her garden, which, by the way, is
in a most neglected state. Inm
ly reminded of her existence -by an
occasional noise. lii London and its
suburbs, save by some rare accident,
is not every one in pretty nearly the
same position as I am with - respect
to Miss Thugleigh? 'I know rather
more of the man who is her next-
door neighbor on the other side, and
whose name seems to be Bubbles-
worth, for the artist that comes to
shave me tells me that he has his hair
curled every morning, evidently in
tending to hold up a good example
before my_ eyes. , , But knowledge I:ke
this is the very reverse of exhaust-
MN
Mei pursuit of thistoolish train of
thought had caused me to rise from
my chair, and I was staring vacantly
into the glass on my mantel-piece,
:when my attention waS suddenly ar-
rested by a remarkable phenomenon
The movements of the reflected fig
Are did not correspond to my own
If I stirred it remained still, or mov
ed in a different wanner. The.eyes
alone, which were fixed en mine,
obeyed the ordinary 'laws of relies-.
Lion. Presently, my own arms being
folded, the figure extended one of its
hands. I-extended a hand .toci, and
the fig,ure, slightly inclining forward,
grasped it firmly. Instinctively I en
deavored to extricate myself, but so
far was I from succeeding, that I felt
myself pulled towards the glass. The
figure, then, was a reality, and a very
muscular reality too, forl Could not
resist it. Whitl ,, r was Igoing? It
was soon evident that there was no
glass at all, but an aperture in the
wall surrounded by a gilt frame, be
hind which was a room precisely cor
responding to my own. • The position
was alarming. •
On—on I was pulled, and fOr a few
seconds found myself enveloped in.
dakness. I seemed conscious of
nothing but vacuity, when suddenly
the arilSp ceased, and I was once
• More in the light; seated at a table,
opposite to a venerable old lady,
whose white hair, neatly parted from
the middle of the forehead, was sur
mounted by the most respectable of
caps. She wasabsorbed in the peru
sal of a large book, which lay open
before her. Not
.knowing how I
should be received, I refrained from
interrupting her studies, and took
a leisurly survey of the room.
In shape it was a prism. The ceil
ing and floor were equilateral trian
gles, and the walls were consequently'
three in number. The table too, was
triangular, so were the seats of the'
chairs, each of which had three legs,
and a huge bird-cage containing a
vulture, was in keeping with the fur
niture: Door, window or fire-place,
there was none; the only admission
to fresh air being . afforded by a trian
gular ventilator, immediately under
the ceiling. On the few shelves, which
broke the monotony of the walls,
were - placed some old booki, two or
three bottles, and , several knives or
daggers -of Oriental fashion. But
the most singular'object was a hide
ous. Indian idol, like those that rep
resent the horrible wife of Siva, which
stood in a corner, and before which
was a prismatic stone, smelly simi
lar in its proportions to the room.
"Well, George," said the old lady,
pruldeitly raising her eyes from the
book, and looking at me full in the
face, "so you have condescended to
visit me at last:"
Though my name is not George, I
felt that I was the person addressed,
so I began politely to deny the con
descension.
paoh-hoo ! never mind eotupti -
melts. You are here, and that is the
great matter. I see you are, rather
astonished; but then its very . snug,.
and q uite good enough fOr a simple
b o dy like me."
"Unique in Its structure, at .any
rate," I said, endeavoring to -admire.
"If am rather curious to low 'how
one enters it."
"Indeed, I wonder at that,
~when
7ou yourself found your way so read
ily," she replied, with a slight laugh.
I felt uneasy, for I did not care to
describe My passage through the
glass, but thy-old lady did not seem
anxious for an explanation, since she
immediately added, ,"It would not
do to have a room too easy of access,
when things of this sort are flying
about."
With these words, she opened a
drawer in her table and took out a
printed handbill with the formidable
heading, "One Hundred Pounds Re
ward." This she placed in my hands,
and I learned from its contents that
a butcher-boy bad been missed by
his employers, under circumstances
that led to the suspicion of murder,
and that the reward was offered for
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the apprehension of the supposed mt.;
swum -./ • -
"Luckily, he did not live in the
neighbor food. But on the whole it
is better not to venture beyond beg
gars and tickee-fo-leave men."
"Venture what?" I enquired..
"Immolation-t'.' Was the reply,
‘,4imn io .—..—"- I faltered. "Then it is
your opinion that the unhappy boy
was really murdered!"
"Really immolt*d? Of course I
do. It would be very absurd if I
thought other Wise, when I perform
ed the sacrifice with my own hands."
• "Attrocious wretch !—" I began.
- "Hoity-toity 1" interposed the- old
lady. • "Don't let ns lose our- tem
pers !"
And really when looked at her
calm face, felt. that wrath was im
possible. She Was -some harmless'
lunatic, who, owned to crimes she had
never committed.
"I bore thei boy no ill-will;" she
proceed&l, "he was as welllbehaved
a lad as one would wish to see. I
Would gladly have given the prefer
ence to a mischievous little vadabond
who rings my bell regularly every
Satureay afternoon, in celebration, .1
suppose, of his half-holiday: but - the
butcher-boy came handy, add when
one can't have what one wants, One
must take what one cad get."
- "But why mar—that is, immolate
anybody ?' I inquired, intending to .
-humor Le delusion.
"That I can easily explain," shere-i
'plied: "You' have doubtless heard
that there is in India a secret sect of
devotees, who term t i hemSelves
Thugs." •
r "I have read of that detestable fra
ternity in the Wandering Jew of Eu
gene Sue," I responded..
"Your strong expression, at which
I take no offence, shims that- you are
not unacquainted .with our princi
ples. lam a.Thug, and veil the tact
by assuming t he name of Thugleigh."
It struck me that a thicker veil
Might.. have been afforded by the
name of Smith'or Brown,. but. I did
not interrupt.
"I therefore, on principle," she
proceeded, "offer at least once a
month a human sacrifice. to the God
dess Bowanee, whose effigy you see
in that corner."
"I would rather not have known
this circumstance," said I. "Indeed'
as your society is, as you say, secret,
itleems to me you break your rules
by making me your Confident"-
. "Not at all," she remarked, smil:
ing. "I am convinced that my secret
will not go any further."
"You have a high Opinion of m y
discretion," I rejoined, endeavoring
to look flattered.
"I have no opinion -whatever on the
subject," she calmly remarked. "For
all I know to the contrary, you may
be the veriest chatter-box in the uni
verse. 'But of this I am sure, that
dead men tell no tales, and I have
selected ybu for the next victim. Now
don't be alarmed. If you 'do not like
it, you shall not suffer any pain."
(While talking thus She advanced
towards a 'shelf.) It
: Would, indeed > ,
be more regular to strangle you with
a white scartor to slay you with. one
of these knives; but as-you area vic
tim of a superior order, I can afford
to dispense with extreme formalities,
and allow you to swallow the con
tents of the little vial I now placb in
your hands.",
" Poison ?" i I inquired,,with horror,
" Yes," she answered, "and of so
efficaciouS a kind 'that it will extin
guish life in a moment, Without the .
slightest fain or inconvenience.
When you have expired,, your body
will be conveyed through this aper
ture; through which many --eh, how
many !—`have passed before."
With this she touched a spring,
whereupon the idol sunk behind the
: stone, and exhibited a hideous face,
painted on .. the wall, with a wide
Mouth opening on darkness. _ •
Horror gave place to iudigation.
" This i!4 all very well, madame,"
said I; "but if you are a . lunatic,l am:
not bound on that account to swal
low poison, and to ,be put out of
bight like gi posted letter." •
"Resistance is useless," she said,
drawing forth a revolver and point
ing it full-in any' face. "This might
hurt you, whereas the vial causes no
Suffering. whatever. You had better
choose the latter." .
• had never ~realized till' that mo
ment the feelings of Fair Hansa-
mond. :
" And when," she proceeded, "the
goddess grows impatient, the jaws of
her, provider are more extended."
This was the • fact, and I was in
spired with a sudden resolution. One
road of escape was not Obious, and,
in a lit of desperation, I leaped into
the open month, head foremost, like
a harlequin. •
Again a few .momenta of darkness,
during which I heard a shriek of
female rage, and when this had pas
sed, I found myself in a , neat little
study, looking at a slim gentleman,
trimly dressed, and especially remar
kable for the perfect arrangement of
hair. He seemed to be rather star-
tled.
"Well, James," he said, "you need
not have taken me unawares like
this. I did not so much-as hear you
knock."
My name is not - James ; but re
joiced as I was to find myself in a
room where the image of Bowanee
was not part of the furniture, I did
not.deemlt expedient to correct the
error. Indeed, I was beginning• to
stammer out an apology, when he
fortunately prevented me by saying,
quickly:
"No matter—no matter. lam on
ly too •happy to show you the sue
cedßiful result of my, little experi
ments."
I expressed, in turn; my happiness
at the proposed instruction. He pro
ceeded thus:
" The greatest diseovvies in prac
tical science often, as you are aware,
have a comparatively childish begin:.
ning. The steam engine itself was,
in its earliest form, a toy; and it was
by meats of a boy's kite that Frank
lin drew the electric spark from the
clouds. I ltve devoted myself to
bubbles. You smile." I had done
nothing of the sort. "I do not refer
to Those hollow commercial:-enter
prises which are.sti b lmatized by that
?name, but to bona fide bubbles, such
as urchins are in the habit of blow-:
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ing from all ordinary tobacbopipe
-Just watch' me now." -
8o saying, hoditiped the bowl: of
an. ordinary pipe into a. =all basin
of fluid, and, with , evident exertion,
blew a fair, round bubble, which,
when detached, rested upon' the ta
ble.:
"Just touch that," he said.
I did so: the bubble did not bunt,
but was as firm as if it had been made
of glas
"Now s. you see t,he nature of my in
vention," he continued, smiling with
evident satisfaction. "I add to the
saponaceous fluid, vulgarly termed
soap-and-water, an ingredient the na
ture of which I shall not reveal, and
which has the•effect of rendering the
bubble permanent 'Yon• may dash
that bubble against the ground, or
strike it with the hammer—still it will
not break. All you have to avoid is
41 contact with fire. • Observe I"
lighted'a lucifer match, and ap 7
plied it to the bubble, which, with a
report like that of a small cannon,
exploded so instantly, that he, was
thrown to the ground as if stricken
by a thunderbolt. Howeveryhe rose
smiling, and rubbing the part that
had been most inconvenienced bithe
fall, quietly said: • "- -
"There . is no occasion to repeat'the
. .
experiment ?"
"Decidedly not," was my remark.
"There is , one' point, however, on
which I am curious. .I .cannot But&
eiently admire the singularity of your
discovery, but sin at a loss to per-
ceive its.use."
"Oh, that I can ,easily
was the reply. " Not only have I die
covered the inf, , redient which hardens
the saponaceous 11Wd, but I have iu-
Vented a method 'Of blowing which
enables me - to enclose whatever ob-
cct I please within the precincts o
a bubble. Look here'.-"
He opened a cabinet, and showed
use a eolleetion of htuuiniug-birds,
butterflies, statuettes, and other 0117
jects that are commonly put under
glass cases, each enclosed in: a har-
ilened bubble. I acknowled4hat the
invention was admirable.
"Yes," he said, -" I think it is; and
it will soon go forth to the world as
Bubblesworth's patent. But I have
not come to that yet. Jtist sit for a.
few minutes in that chair, while I
prepare to astonish you with an ap
plication of my principle."
I complied with his request, and
he slipped behind the chair. Pres._
`iently I *as a*are that there was
something like .a medium between the
and the surrounding objects, and,
throwing my head back, perceived
Ifitiat, Mr. Bubblesworth bad actually
enclosed me in an enormous trans
parent sphere, streaked with brilliant
colors, which resisted my touch as
though it had been •of iron. I was
manifestly a prisoner, but the spheri-
cal wall of my prison gradually re.
ceded till it was beyond thereach b:
my outstretched hands. •Soon the
gay prismatic colors that' played in
streams around me began to assume
definite shapes; some of -which ap
parently were distant from•ine sever
al miles, while otheis were in my im
mediate vicinity.
I was standing near a neat white
washed cottage; in froat of which,
seated by a table, on which stood a
foaming jug, was, a jolly old gentle-
Man, of the conventional type, which
we. often find repeated in engravings
of the last century as- the :embodi
ment of rural felicity in advanced
years: To sit alone smoking
_and
drinking all - through-a whole summer
evening, with a fat fate that smiled
benignantly upon. nothing, was long
the summit of human bliss in the
.eyes of many well-Meaning artists
who wished' to contrast the innocent
pleasures of the country with the riot
and dissipation of 'the town.
." This is an uncommonly pretty
country, sir," I observed to the ideal
farmer.
" Yes, sir, it is," he replied, "though
it is so far froin the station; and per
.haps for that very reason. Ah, there
was no railroads when I was a boy!"-
. " You came here young?" I asked.
" Came here ? I was born here, in
this Very house, and this very da'" is
my eightieth - birthday." •
I instinctively- glanced upwards to
wards-thaskv, as if to catch the face
'of Mr. Bubblesworth, to whom I
would willingly have referred the
doubts that' arose in my mind. But
nothing was above me - save the pure
azure. I could address no ono but
the old gentleman hiniself.
. "My question may appear very 1g...
itorant, sir," I said, "hut what corm
yis this?" - •
" This," he answered, "is Soap
shire, on the borders of Bubblesex."
I discovered at once the etymologi
cal.origin of . these strange names ;
hut still I scarcely dUrst trust my
Cara " have heard," I said, "of
Shrolisire and Midalesex." -
" Have yen?" interrupted the old
gentleman; " that's more than I have.
May be you have traveled in foreign
parts: HoWever, this is Soar4ire,
and if yotf Cross the river. -- yotf see
yonder, you'll find yourself-in Thug
hamptonshire."
Soapshire—BubbleseX4Thughamp
tonshire—odd names I Not only was
I still somehow in the old world, but
there was a slight connecting linkhe
tween me and my immediate neigh
bors. •
•
.• "Did you, ever go to Any chtn-Ch in
Thughainptonahiref" I ikked.
"Not very often; brit I have done
such a was the reply.-
"Ha! and in the course of his ser
mon, did the minister make any men
film of—of Bowance?"
' No; I can't say as ho did—least
ways, whilel.was - awake. But I tell
you - what. In the churchyard of
Thugton, which is the chief market
town, there is a little hill or mound
like, which they call Bony Barrow ;
and the story goes that a'great many
butcher-Vo3rs are' buried there who
were sacrificed by the Druids, as they
- call - them, in the days of the ancient
Britons." .
"Ha!" I exclaimed, with intense
interest. •
very curious thing that barrow.
Some merrwho were digging there
some twenty years ago founds stone
figure of a woman with a lot of hands,
and you may see it now in Thugtou
Museum.' But it, is getting dusk.
• I
think I May us said up my fire
balloon."
"-FireAialloon?".
'''.. r'Yeitriny,"lptatlgrandatntr''''wha
:oes..ta,tjeatrattnaal44.o.24lB.---
. asitnie one as a pies- ..
'ent for m 7 eightietie birthday. - You -,
iitist.know:tbet liras born , at. eight.'
ollockinf . lbe.ererting, as it - vats the
boy' h.ney that liakog i d iirtArfit - up
Arr o seuy atthst Eine; thatheinight be
feminded of the old 'man at a dis- .
tentit.:,.: , ltis a aingalar thing that - of
man who.was born at, eight o'clock
shotdd live to' be. eighty_ . " <- .
,'' - Imight have told him that,inas
ranch-at I had enanadered.PanY
litingit much more ainFdar„,this last
marvel waseornewhat uu3l!tdOre; - .but." •
as the effect of the lueifer match when
applied - to the stirface:af the• bubble
was Preseritio inyr . miiid, 'I did not
care to-dispute 'about ,trillete! 'T -•
1 "I think that fire-lialloon riVit be.
I dangerous," I remarked. •
"Nat at all-;---notet all;' replied the
old gentleman; . "and if it "does not -
set alight a haystack: or so, I I don't
-1 mind on an occasion. Me this. I may
not live to see any other birthday."
• "That I"think - exceedingly groba,-;...•
ble," I remarked it - you . persist iti
sending up this balloon." -..,.. .
- ‘Why s - what has that—to do' with
it? "Yon don't "appose-. I shall set
the sky on fire!"- (That "was the very
thing I did suppose.), " I have heard
of folks setting the river. Seinaht on
fire, but as for the sky- : --bo I ho! he!"
I shall not describe - the -prepara
tions made for the ascent of -the ire-'
balloox- 'The old gentleman unfold
ed %lighted the tow in thelittlebas-
ket Abet hying from it as a car, and,
as it slowly arose, watched it with . .
delight and admiration. Up—up—
it went; and down—down—went my`
heart.- In the distance it appeared
little more than 'a spark. Bang!
Cottage—old man=•-trees—ali were
gone. .
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ME
El
NITMBER 31
I was bitting in my artu-chair
the fire, and a coal -which had just
popped out of the grate la:) , smoking
on the-hearth. " ,
BOARD - tr.:SIT/IMO W1A87118..
the Pittsburg Gazette, edit4by
member ofthe \Boartl, says
"The Board of Public Charities,:
the appointment of which by . the
Governor was authorized by an act
cof the last State Legislature, is oharg,
ed with most importdrd, duties. -The
amelioration of the condition of pris
oners confined in jails and penitenti
aries, the comfort of persons ..placed
in public hospitals and the sanitary
and moral iauenees brought:to' bear
on those incarcerated in houses of
refuge, will be subjects with which
the - Board will have to deal. The
Governor has exercised great caution
and prudence iu constructing the
Board. Every member of ithas-beenl
in one way or another identified with
State charities, each
,nretuber is fully
cognizant of the importance of , the,
responsibihty he assumes in accepting'
a place in the commission. Out of
the act creatinff thia Board we look
for the most salutary effects or results
"The appointments, personal ad
miration and esteem set aside, have
been made with extraordinary care
and judgement on the part - of the
Governor. 'The Board - faithfully and
fairly represents. the philanthropic
connnttnities of 'the State. 'lt will
organize on Friday nett. We do not,
know who will be Chairman. { - 4-. L.
Harrison, Esq., of Philadelphia, will
take the place of John Welsh, Esq.,
Dr. Worthington - will decline as a
member and. be elected Secretary and
Agent, at a salary of $3,000 per annum.
which is by no-means large when the
duties, and yesponsibilities 'of the
'lace are considered:"
HOW °MODALS COOK.
Some French soldiers lately taken
prisoners by cannibals in the South
Sea Islands, and one of them was
lolled and eaten. • His comrades de
scribe the . process. The Kanaks first
decapitate their victim ; a matter of
no small difficulty - considering the
bluntness of their hatchets. Ten or
fifteen bloWs are necessary. The body
is then hun,g•up to a tree by the feet,
and the blood allowed to run out for
an hour. Meanwhile a hole a, yard
and a half deep, a yard wide is , dug,
in the ground. The hole is lined with
stones, and in the midst of them. a
great fire is lit. When the wood ie.
burned down a little and glows with
heat, it is cckvered over 'with more
stones. • The mania then cleaned out
r and divided into pieces about a- foot
long, the hinds and feet being thrown
away as worthless. The pieces of the
man are placed on the leaves of a
large.rose tree peculiar to the tropics.
The meat is surrounded- with cocoa
nuts, bananas, and some other plants
noted for their delicate flavor.. The
whole is then tied together firmly ;
the fire is removed - from - the pit ; the
meat is placed in- among the hot
stones, and thus, carefully covered, is
left to cook for an hour. Women do
not-partake of the warrior's feast.—
Men alone are permitted to enjoy so
great-an honor and so rare a delicnivy,
.which is another striking , instance of
the tyranny of the male sex, and de
mands the appearance of some South
Sea Stanton or Anthony to Oahu
equal rights for the woman. -
WHEREAEOUTS OF THE Lr.Anrais or
THE LAZE G. S.'A. - --Jefferson Davis is
announced as having gone into busi
ness at Memphis, Tenn.; John C.
Breckenridge is practicing law at
Lexington, Sy.; James IL Mason is
on his farm at icrinehester, Va.; John
Slidell is with his son-in-law, the
great banker, Erlanger, near Paris ;-
Judah P. Benjamin is in full practice
at the London bar ; Pierre , Soule, 'at
last accounts, was 4 hopeless invalid;
R. - M. V. Hunter is _atthis home •in
Virginia ; Robert Toombs is "practic
jing law with success in Gebrgia ; his
'colleague, Iverson, is a miperons
Wood merchant at Macon, Ga.; A. H.
Stephens is sinking gradually at, his
home in Georgia ; General Robert E.
Lee is asf-the head of the Military
11:Istituto deLexington, Va.; Beams=
gard is-President of krailrod at New
Orleans ; Mosby is practicing law in
Virginia ; Com. Buchanan Was
at the head of an agriciiltural school
in Maryland ; Raphael Semmes is at
Mobile ; Bankhead Magruder is lec
turing on Charlotta and Maxim , ' n ;
ex-Governor Vance is practicing law
in North Carolina, and refuses to aak
or the pardon ; A. G. Brown, Edward
Barksdale and, Wiley P. Harris are
npportin Judge Dent for Governor
'lof Mississippi ; James Orr is a. State
Judge iu SoutliCarolina ; Robert W.
Johnson and Albert Pike have open=
ect an office- in Washington, D. C. :
ex-Senator Yule° and Mallory are al
,teruately in Florida and New York
-ex-Senator Wigfall; of Texas is in
Buie, George N. Sanders in .I,,ondon
and Beverly Tucker in Canada, Henry
A. Wise; Thomas S. Bocook, J. A.
Seddon, H. A. rilmundeon uul
Charles James Faulkner are still in
Virginia. rur. Pl!iladelphie
=CA
Two women are necessary to miike
the life of a man complete the V:011MI he loco. aud the a °man mho )(wee him.