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i'prn.trn's Hotel. Wyalustna•St3. •inn9••• • 7 o —Gm
ttr 11ALL ACE KEEVEIi,
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111 SE. SIGN AND FRESCO PAINTER
j Sept. 15, 18'40-yr
is: VINCENT, INSURANCE
formerly occuphol by Mercur
one door south of Ward House.
):. malo-'7O
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T? FOWLER; REAL ESTATE
Pr.\ LE% No. IGO Washington Street. be
tatirdeimti-Vells htreeta. - Chicago. Illinois.
I:A3o.l , lin:based and sold. Investments made
tomed. MaT /0,'70.
iING, PATTERN
'FITTNG In• ell fashionable
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RES'S -
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.tv l l '‘.ll.• , rt notfm.
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BOOMS in 71tereur'R 'New
rteik Drag titdre.
MRS. li. E. GARVI".Z.
3;4870. •
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ORit oF; ALL' RDIDS
.. •F , :..:, ap SWITCHES, CURLS, BRAIDS, FRI 7
1- . --,N. kr., made itt,tl best manner 11,,ndlategt style
i ' t, ,, NVILLII.IInuse BarbOr Shop. _ Tepps rensonable
-i•no.v-,1,1:1. D..,.. 1, ingi, .
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VIIANCIS POST, PAINTER,
A t,warl.la. Pa.. with ten.years expertenm, i 4 cox
a 1 • rite can give the bc•st satisfaction in Painting,
r;r.Staining, Glazing, Papering. kg.
; attention paid to jobbing •In the
apt' il 9,
Toits DUN FEE /ILA CKSMITTI,
iNT,i)ETON. PA.. pars particular attention io
ni i. , i,z,.Wag6ns, Sleighs, de. Tire W. and
I..nc on short notice. 'Worl; and chargos
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"NATIONAL rA.IN
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n,re of ti,P c,,nthion
in the- marl:ct. Roll
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WILLIAM BIL1CIIIIN;
• (ipnoral Agt•nt.-
.FAIIIE CONTI._
ail r.nipan:
.plawation
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slop, !leaf my
et, I am now pri_ltUrod
Parti,7ular atttutlon paid
to?!s. Ha:lug spmit trutly
y, iu ibis business, I trust
ute of iny recr•iviug. a liboT
ratrrrnze.•,„„l
EssEN:wisg.
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. '..;•. ,-e , 41H,wirigs. speelfications an.l
co-I , in rualcing nn properly copilu.,l
..-,.'or.Pr*:crs inithe UNIT1:1) STATYA
elt - '" , 71: i''.: l . NO: criareik.a. n: 1 - NIL
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STENIENS, COUNTY SUlt# ,
#i vi - catt. I:•ampt.irrn, Bracilard Co.. Pa. 'l2ll
, I;e:ny e mpTy-era for Mst patronaen, o,:ad
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11 . * it,tqnl t citizensof Badforti Cordat.7 . .
1,, rail,' t.) do any Watt iultis line of 141,1 , 4
r.Lly 1,4 etrtistett -to hint. - ',Those.lta . :lng
14,4 yr,nll,i do well to 'have their property :
y. , tl l, .4ute anowinz therigio. - xA to;
- theii ueighlx‘ra. worls Ka rar_t
far 4. - ; the natnre,tocthe, case will per
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-l".••• • !...1 Fn.' r, i To loan tuent.y.rexive.deliosits,
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h 1". t ''. • a .11 r.. 13znIing hnsitiesi.
4'. '1.•.,:: v...2.,,,,:1.-. ..): the late firm of T.711 ,, rtP.
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--;-,, n - ... , .. '..1 Ilra,iford and adjoining roznVos
iii I , r.nleirig 1)1:gluons for about
tl..ll:qisq a d.estrable ono thro'.1::;11
' G. F. MAS , IIs:.
. ^At'G. 31.4.5L1N..
3:. to mi
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.:Y N , REAL EST,VrE : AG E..!..7
11. 11..i\feK
,11 Profurties, City sad TUNVII
Fa. - r
r" ? :
- -: , 0,;: iroperty for 601.12 will flndilt to thelr
deieription of the isms , . with
•." : ale :it tt.la tv,t - en , y. nn partteg are t'angtalgt 3 Y
ff - r fsr e. Ne. * • if. B. 'AlcKaklit •
Real.F.atate Agetit.
r Bank. TowatiLla., rm.
lgr7
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8 k - 1: I
-V:: 1 1(;‘)OLISAND LOW PRICES.'
AT 71,..:".,:11.0ET0N,
1 . 1.1.:V!07i.b:, 11OLLON,
alf•rii iIl finwerics awl Provisiona..Drugs
rL' Kll'OS.fle Oil, Lamps, f..;liiraneye;
' If )(• stwiL l raiuta, 1.)i114. - Varni...4l,Yarace No-
Cq , ,ana 'add .Pere Wiaerr and
of 01 , bi f l aalfty, for trwillaival puirosea
'Y• An tt . c . old tr,,e .Very locreat price. Pre
ff.
, r r.tre•fan .-.ortzixrcincled at a:6-boura of the
nt,r u 4 3 cal!.
• . TRACY !: IioLLON
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PASS.WE 11:10111 OR TO
I,IIELA.NI) OR ENGLAND.
.•`::oz , i.a CO:a [NICE OF aTEASISHIPs Mos! c.. 4 TO
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v. , Yr.anta & OWOn's oid "Black titar Lim"- of LI v.
Nekr.ta, sailing ovary wrek. '
of kaaetA from or to Loti.lud,
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Toirunda,
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'VOLUME XXXI.
PROFESSIONAL CAPS.
TAMES WOOD, • Arronszr aND
comigrizon AT LAW. TORIIII4II.
TTENRY - PEET, 'ATTORNEY AT
-1 JL
Low, Imrands. l'a. j juna 27, '66.
W
•
k. FOYLE, ATTOR NEY 'AT
LAW, Towanda, Pa. Office with Ethan=
Smith, eonth aide 3lcrenr's Block. . April it, 70
aEORGg D. MONTANYE, *AT
.4.IA inswEr AT LutiV. OfnetY-4XITI/CM of Main and
Pine Streets, opposite Porter'. Drug Store. .
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B. BELLY, DENTIST. OF
• See oral.. Mall= & Black's. Towanda, Pa.
May 2d,'70. .
;nit. H., WESTON, DENTIST.-
Office in ration's Block, over Gore's Drug and
Chen:de:ll Ettore. Jan 1, '63.
•
T P. WELLISTON"
• .• ATTORNEY AT LAW, TOWANDA.
South side'of Mercer ' s Block, up stairs
April 21, '7 o.—tt.
B. 11-c KEA N, ATTORNEY H • AND COMSELLLOII wr Law, Timm da, Fia. Par
ticular attention paid to knainees in the Orphans'
Conti. July 20, '66.:
CAIWOCHAN, ATTOR=
lkir• NET AT LAW 05f - strict Attorney for Brad
ford Coon ty), TroY, Pa. Collections made and prompt
ly remitted. fel) 15. '69--tf.
T -& D. C. DEWITT, Attorneys-at
•Daw. Towanda. Pa.. having forted a co-,part-,
nership. tender their professional- services to the
Special attention given to ETXRY DEPART-
IdENT of the business, at the county feet or ;else
where. JACOB DEWITT.
D. CLINTON DuelTrr.
Tow.eiwnA. Da., Dee. 12.1870.
AW: ARMSTRONG, Fashionable
• - Barber, neat. the Elwell . Itonse, Towanda. Pa.
Public patrodage solicited. .
JOHN N. • CALIFF, ATTORNEY
AT Lew, Towanda, Pa. Particular attention Fiv
er' to Orphans' Court 'business. Conveyancing and
Collections. Atie-Oflice in Wood's new block, south
of the First National Bank, up stairs.
• Feb. 1, 1871. - • ,•
H. 'WARNER, PhysiCian and
C • Surgeon. LeleNlle, Bradford Co., Pa. All
calls promptly attou d to. Office Ilrst door month
Le.Rayaville House.
Sept. 15,1870.-yr . _
lAU. BEACH., D., Physician
and Surgeinu Towanda.,Da. Particular atten
tion paid to all Chronic Diseases. and Diseases •of
Females. 01llee at his. Chronic_
on Weston Fl tr ,
cast :of D'A.Ocertou's. nor.ll.V.
TIVERTON: & ELSBREE; ATTOI
as.'n .tcr Iw, Towa.nda, Pa.. lanving'entered
into copartnership. offer their - pcpftISSiOTI:II NOl : Viee9
to the publie. Special attention given to business
In the Orphan's and Register's Courts. apl 11'70
El=
VERCUR DAtIES,, ATTOR
i- ATIIAW, T0W:146, Pa; The nnlersh!rwl
ass s ooiated themselves together in the pta , tior
of Lim. oiler their professional serViCeS to the ' , abbe.
ULYSSES KERC3.3I. W. T. DAVII.S.
March 9..1R70.
NAT A. B. M. PECK'S LAW
• OIFFICE.
Main strcet, oppo.s:te tho Court Slnucp, ToNcanda, Pa.
B E N 4- MOODY,
Otf:rs his prorvssional services to tilt. people of Wy
aniqlng :in 1 vl , iuity.. r , 4,l^nee' at A. J
ffill
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L PAr. •
lER,
13 It 0
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TOWAN : DA.PiO
CM
(let. 27..70
PHYSICIAN AND sr.n.GEoN
Llnya's. Chntvli +4-rect
TOHN ATTORNEY AT
LAw. l Tov. r an,la, Dr2.lrora
CSIAL, In 4 T:ILANcr. :MINT.
•
• Particular p.tt , Attl,u ,I:, , ,•tif an' f'usl ,l . 3 ' 2 c .
Court buf.ill , -5-s. Ittnek , north
5q112 . 11
Tlll. DU ( SENBERRY, Iti an
.7,tiltcP that in cornp)ain., rogin,t
1i , 5111:n,.•r07n4 f t now prepar,l to
I.tr,llA r.r 1,: , 11g1;i41.! ti:., , , to tho
tr•• 11.: ,
May '2, 1;-70.-13-
A: - KEENEY, - COUNTY SU-
To-uuda, l'a. Otn•-•
It. M. 1.••,•li, be:ow the Warl
W.ll In at t:1 , :•ofh-..;thr i• .t S •Irtiar 4 - 4 v:. , .11,311 , .Ti tit
altd, at ill 'A1....rt.:1u,, when u..t eallei away on
e. - ,nnect.,l with th.• y. I,tt,rs
hor'eatt,r ajhir.....‘. a14.,v... E1ee.1,76
- DOCTOR 0. LEWIS ; A
ate of th- r•f" fitrpeputt,"
New Tork city, Clams 1143-4. giveti exclugiveatknition
to the pra...tie4 of his profea.;ion. Office and reFidn'nce
on the enetrru ilope or Orwell Hill, culk , ining litiury
11owe'it. Jan 14. 'O..
DR: D. D. SMITH, //enlist. has
iarolms,d G. H. Wood's property. between
and the Elwell Hour A, where helms
I , ,,atei his ornee. Vstrurt. ,, i wa bout paiu by
la:e of rts r : Tolyat,ll. Oct. '2O. 17. U.—Y..
1 EE NWO CO COTT AGE. —Th i s
w..11-known house. Infising reccul.l3 - been refit
tea and wan nell" furniture, will be 'found a
pler,:ont retre3t for rleagfirt; P 4 ekers. • iluar,l,,,ty tae
or month ou ruag'o4l4ll , te.rms.
NS. NEAL, Pwap*i.
•--
r Art - . Cf . IIOUSE, TOWANDA, PA
• -
pu .strez.L.ne6r the Court House.
C. T. SMITH, Proprietor
C.l( t.
MEE
91EXIPERANCE HOTEL
tedon the north-treoVenruer of Main end
streets, opposite 'Tryout's Carriage Factory.
jurynieu and others attepetr,g court will especi
ally find it to their odvantor. : to patronize the Tem
perance Motel. 2.1. BITOWN, Jr.rsp
Towanda, Jan. 11, 1870.:;::-1y... < r
DiNI-NG. Rbo - 2,ts
cilre,itNEC'flt)N WITH THE BAKERY.,
Near the Cr,97t
airpr( parici to feed the Inin;,-r}• at all tinics of
,lax and eiver.ing. ,Oyker, and Ice 4...te.atii in
;Mare ty,v), • D. W. SCOTT CO.
ELIVELt HOUSE, TO
Ps. •
'.Tolrs C. ' •
thts /holm.; tiLftl: rear I.
clite the ffaverdug prite. n-•v e,rete., ral
hr ipr.red to gtv,..l-4 , tirvitt. - ti , ll ti.t*th. - me Ll:ty gl ,
ha`l
um - Ariz - FIELD cREEI HO-
PETER I.ANDSTL'SSER
Ravin purchased and thorotigh:y Illit,trq tit', 6:4
and Ft.aud, forme:ly Iv.pt by :i;ller,rl
at the mrmth 91 . Itnuamcrtiell Creek. to r e l,iy. t
good 4,-cenrhodattons and sat s factory
l A , all who mad• favor h!in witlaa c.ll. (
Dee. '2.3,
AF iNs HOUSE, TOWNYDA,
con. Si A,ll
Tile 1i0r.(.7., Harne,g. i,f all gur..ts t
in.nruZi ar,aitiet loin by fire, n-.tb.f)ut
tra charge..
A icuperior qattlity of ()1 , 1 Ale. just
T. It. JOIIDA,IS.
Tw.vantia. . Proprit
4 '.ll Ell .1 . (..!:..k..15; HOTEL,
riaDGE STE:MT. TOWANDA. P...
If. C.
i• .
, . .
' , This Flotel-ii.srrug be,ln leased by the' sobscriber,
has been repainted,. papered. awl recungshed
throughout, with n... , w Furniture. 1.3.;.1.1ing. kr. Ain
Table will be 'supplied with the best the warket af
fortis. and . the liar with choicest brands of Liquors.
This - house now offers the comforts of a home at
wmtaan: raters. Jurymen awl others attending'
Cont. will and this lionse a c:.rap and comfortable
plao.. to stop. Good ' , Wiling att.i...-W.l. tri.g.lo.'7o
JEW PLANING 4111.
MiTc.Lthai RE:SACh:NO., MOULT.sECGS, lc
1
tl,e 011 littll,l Woolen Factory
and'l'avonill, in
PENN'A.
, . •
A IT.fr-tyli riIAN.No : AND ILATCHINU
mAcirrst;
In t:hargc of an capericno4.l Mechanic and bnii.ler,
the 'public may expect a. •
0001) JOB ;ETElli* TIXE.
Troia the recent eialargeanent of. this waterpower,
work can be done at all seasons of the year and soon
as srnt in, In connection with the saw.fnill we are
able to fur.tah - bills of rived Inniber to order.
- STEWART LOSWQRTIL
Canaptown, May 23, 1870.—1 y ,
NOTICE .? TO CARPENTERS !
Tht otelervlgnod have made arrangements -to in-
Num CimentPr's CHESTS OF TOOLS; oovetigt
them wareErra MAT nr... AM desiring welt
insurance are re , ettiilly invitea to give ns A oat,
.'
CAMP & WitilLNT, •
. . _
tierio'7.o . - ben. Illicit-Ewe agta., Towanda, Pi.
FRIED F_RIAT OFcOALL,III=
MA
' A' 600 D IitITIM. -
' . --4--!. i • ,
A farmer who :owned a•Illne orchard, one dsT,
Went cut with liis two soils to take a; suirrey,
Tho time of the yeir being Avg pr M9'. • •
•
t
The buds were beginning to breakinfo !
_.bloom,
The air all about him Was ! rieli With positime,
And nothing, at first, waked a feeling of gloom. 1
1
But all at once, going froin this place NI that,
lIe: shaded his eyes with the brim of hilt hat,.
Saying, "Here is a tree (1) - intiont, that lis fist I"
! ' I . •
Ho called his ions, Joseph and John, an d said
! he . —
"This meeting, you knew, was. my ifavorito
• tree— ! : I
Just look at the top, now,; and see what you see':
,I
"The bloiosoms l are blighted, and surelas you
live, I • . !.. •
•i I - •
It won't have al bushel of apples to givol
What .
ails it.? the rest Of the trees retu to
• thrive. • i -. . , ~
1 ''' •
"Rum boys ; biting hither your toohi, and don't
' , .. ! L stop, ! . I i
sl ,
Bnillake every branch that is falling atop,.
And saw it out quickly from bottom to
I !topin
"Yes, father," they said,Land away they' both
Iran—
For they always said fall,4er and'never d i ll man,
And fOr my part I don't see how good children
.
' can. I, i, \ ..
.And bcfcre . .a half-hot:al of the monting, t was
gone,• t - •
They were bas 4: in the ';orehard, both' Joseph
and .101111; t •
And presently all tho dead In\iches
"Well, boys,"z said the farmer, "k thiektenvni
share, •
If the rain andl.the sunshine but s\ccond .eur
care
The old sweet4g, yet to bt
ind so when a month, May be more, - Inta
PS
I;:rue out tat. June, atul brotu_:lit iu the
jit!y i •
tILY to trx.
Anil Li! v. 11 the ol,eting was
found •
17i C trevs 4 . 1
over the
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lini ut:v..r - an apple all I:At:slang, and situal
'2 . 1L,11 tiic ra7:ller rx.tiotis to
_
l'i:st t 1 -n duNkit. the
fruit,
" Julway,,,Culue ..fasellll, and dig to th
r I" - • .
111.1 itraightway they carne with their spade.
• acid thiir
.indtlaClT GfitLeir jackeW, and F.ll.m.ting licre
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,
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11 - 01,1 the f t'.l Old the "Vather, -
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And It he NI znc r Saul, ; 1 411ivii.g a :Nsture to Ellitf,
‘• I Wl , y oar I.as br,..ught RS 11(:!
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Ara Nvlif..n tho !lent Tqarrapie, it ;may fair
. .170 , ;ay tliAt rewardolthe care,
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Amliti..tw, my clear elW,lrela: r• heticrcr colt sec
A. life that is pr , ltitlem, think of that tree;
For mit ttni eltan-t,s tlacro will Le
nouta inwit indulgiNl day by clay,
_1n•1 Lid as the uarthiwonn was hid to the clay,
That ad v tholl•rbLtot" Avay. •
T;ic the Ibliissoia is blighted, will
fall—
Ti, sin will b,: - se.c.re.h.2l clatter flow
sma 1,
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. Ar..ica 'CART.
tstcllanecus.
ONE EVENING.
Faith polished the last tea-cup,
counted the lipeons, brushed a little '
lint.frem one of the - tumblers, and
then, tirrangini them upon the closet
shelf to her entire satisfaction, closed
the door upon them with an air of
relief. Then she straightened th • •
cantub-cloth, spread the crimson ta
ble-cover, placed the lamp upon it
ready for lighting, And laid her fath
er's' daily paperibeide it. This done,
she went to the door and looked out.
It had hen a sultry summer day.
The bei - tt , ..,1 the meadow bad
setl pe,l to vibrate visibly; and the
h•l4 stood all . clay knee-deep in
the wo.:etr lazily brushing/ away the
flies, and brOwSinur the thick herbage
upon the bank; anti the termer shoots
o! the overhanging villows. Faith
:,-iwas livid,' The children had been .
'iroublesoine : . tiud her 'young step
atotlier—herself only ten years older
than the girl of eighteen of whop . 1,
v.-ritiir,;—hid a headache. " To'
tell the truth, she 41ways bad one
or some other ochei—whenever it *as .
hot., or the Children were cross or
any unpleasant domestic 'exigenCies
arose. .3.Es's Qphelia might pronoun
ced her " shiftless," She do - Clared
herself a marts to feebleness and . to
her nerves.
Bu now,the sun was lying low in '
the west; Et: light breeze was dimpling
the river; aid; the tree-tops nodded
and beckoned; invitingly. Tom said
Janet would not want to go to bed
for an hour, and Faith caught ,her
little white sun-bonnet from the peg
behind the dOor. She wanted to be
alone for a while, to be free to think
her own thoughts, aie to open her
heart to the Ministries of nature.. She
needed rest and medicine such as she
could find nowhere else- No. I hin
not speaking at random. Imean just
what I say—such as she could, And
uowhere - elsed God reaches a: young
girl's heart mpre nitarly through His
woods, Higcflowers, His dews, His
stars, His sacred golittides, His holy
calms, than through the lore of books,
or even the revelations of His Word.
These things ton it as with a ha.
man tendei-ness„;and the dosed doors
fly open 'at; their approach:
She had jolt got, at the gate:
"Faith! with! Tenn says he wants
to go to boil," called Mrs. Harrill.
" Come and get him. He fa driving
me craz y."
Faith went baidr to the house and
hung up her bonnet wino:wain' g
one lingering glance ut the cunt, leafy
recesses beyiincl the river; '
=I
" You will not go to sleep -yet,
Tom," she said. " It's a whole hour
before yciur bedtime. Where's Janet?"
Nit Miss Janet was not readyto
go to bed. She was slowly shaking
the sawdust out of her dolly, sitting
with'lscr.fade`to the wall in a dark
corner.
-
"01 leave Janet for the present,"
said. Mrs. Harris. "She's quiet
enough, and I'll send her up by and
by. If Tom - doesn't *ant to go to
sleep just yet, you can tell him sto
ries."
Till him stories ! Faith knew just
what that meant. She repeated
" Mother Goose," and the " House
that :Jack Built," and " London
Bridge," and " Who killed Cock Ro
bin ?" until her 'head swam. Then
she began with " Noah's Ark, and
went straight through to 1 .. 6 Malachi,"
13kIt all to no purpose. The great
brown eyes rooked at her unweary
ingly from over the low foot-board,
and' the persistent little voice still
pounced upon every omission and de
manded the correction of every blun
der.
"Ah, Tem!" she cried at last; " I
knew you were _not sleepy—and I am
so tired ! Do be a good boy, now,
and let me go down stairs. You can
go to sleep without me if you have a
mind."
" Nb, I ain't a going to sleep for
ever so long," said Blaster Tommy,
kicking his feet against the wall.
" Not for six or fourteen hours; and
there's lots and lots of stories you've
got to tell me you don't; I shall
holler and holler, and .that makes
mamma's head ache."
Faith resigned herself to her fate,
and began to improvise a fairy. tale:
That was,ntMeast better than ringing
the changes ani• longer upon " As • I
was Going to Sell my.Eg,g,tt,""er " Lit
tleljack'Horner." Bitt just Alien a
lady and gentleman upon • horseback
swePt by,. the latter raising his eyes
to the Ayinilow he passed, and then,
lifting Lkt hat N%-itli a smile, having
until his ;dark - liair neatly touched
his horie's elteslnut mane.
. The c,,10r lbshed to Faith's face;
for an instant i e drew 'back antll4d
herself in the shaddw of the curtain.
- Then, as the ridet . •,§wept round the
coiner, and - contineed a more lei 7
surely-ascent of the hill 3he If
forward and watched
with look of pain_ant'
"What are you stair .
i came a voice ftotu tli
don't You tell Inc v:1,
princess?" 'Did she e'
No,"lried Faith,
neverlound what shy,
after, never, never ! Oh, Tom, Tom .
do let me he ! I :caul tell- yott, any,
more storiCitto-night." - •
"But you must, you see; beCause
if you don!tj shall cry and scream
aud get sick' and :then—" •
Faith. rose iu her desperation and
went np 'to the bcd. -
" Tom Harris, you will do no such,
thing; and I shall not tell you . an
other,story this night. Do you just
tin:a' over and go to sleep, or I sh ' all
go • c ;
strai ,, lit down stairs." „
Aiitonished out of his wits, for
Faith. had - never so dealt with him
before, Tow turned quietly to the
wall and said never_ a Word. Faith
went, back to the window. •
: They were goino. b up the
hill—slowly, 'like those to whom the
present moment is golden, and who
would prolong its sheen. , The lady.
was young, only a year or two older
than Faith, probablv, and very beau
tiful;, so beautiful, that the child.who
sat cowering there - behind the win
dow curtain, gazed= at be; keith a
strange, sinking of heart; for' the gen
tleman who rode by her , side was--'-
Kenneth Marston. ;
,Its they reached the brow of the
bill they reined in their steeds,, and
Fa4th knew by the wave of Kenneth's
hand that he was pointing out to his
etfinpanion,ail that was worth seeing
in-the valley below—the wide Igsweep
of the hills, the uplifting of theikrtoun
tain petiks,.the glories of earth and
air and sky. She knew just kow his
eye dilated, how his form seemed to
expand, - how his:voice grew deeper
and ; tenderer. There was the stung
of it. •
But how could he help it ?, :How
could Faith help it that this beauti
ful, cultured, graceful woman had
dropped down,--out of the clouds, as
it were, and for three or four weeks
had sat beside him at the board,
walked with him in - the dim / old
woods, .rcal with him out of the self
same book, rode with tibia over the
hills and rough the valleys, and
knelt4y his side in the same pew on
Sunday'? No ono was to blame, but
that - did not plake it any easier.
lookit.d at her as she sat there
on her white horse, outlined against
the sky; with her dark blue drapery
falling in graceful folds. She was
not so far off but that it was assy to
-see how" her wary hair; so wondrous
fair, was with the sunset glowing;"
and how white were the little nnglov-,
ed hands that were fastening back
.some strays tresses that had beconie
loosened by the rapid motion.
Poor Faith! " There is such a
difference in people," she 'sighed,, as
the riders passed out of sight. Now
my dress will never falf like that,
every fola in the right place. If my
hair comes down it will riot wave and ,
twist and coil itself until its disorder
is prettier and more picturesque: than
another 's painstaking. And JuV, look
at my' hands!"
The smrwent down and the gray
twilight crept upon the earth. Ja
net came sleepily up stairs, holding
dolly clasped to- her heart, bottom
upward, and scattering, sawdust all
the way. Faith. undressed her, and
in two minutes she was in the land
of Ned, to which place Tom - had Al
ready taken himself.
Faith was freeNitovr, for the baby
was already asleep, and Mrs. Harris
was - reading the lastretne undis
turbed by nerves or hea es. But
she bad boat the .desire fer a walk.
She wanted to think( '
It was all over between her and
Kenneth Marston. Of coureelt was.
Or rather it had never been' began. '
Only she had tliought—shehadhoped
- --Lshe bad been sure— •
But she dhj not blame hi= Oh
no! Whylthunddshe ? Shall a man
stoop to pick np apebble when a dia
mond has fallen in his way ? Shall
he prick his fingart in attesting to
tOW,ANIjA„I I )F9RD COUNTY, 'PA., FEBRUARI"-.16,1871.
IMIIM
ME
foluck a Wild sweet-brier when there
Is a moss rose, dewy and fragrant,.
bloOming at his feet ?
Ah, Faith! Men hare preferred
sweet-briers to mess roses: But - you
Iltare not learned that yet.
She had always known, that she
was 'not good enough for - Lim. She
hiul always wondered,why he sought
her companionship. He was so much
-wiser than she—he knelf so much
more of books and of the warkt He
had been—why,Averywhere; -and she
had never been farthet than Burling
ton* all her life. When she came
horde frOm Mrs: Worcester's sehool,
whiph wa all her father could
she I had intended to , do so much:
There were her . French books on Ilia"
little, shelf, and her Botany ana
cient History, and Literature, and;
'the meant to laave gone on with them:.
'She had come with 41 a girl' eager.
eagei.
ambition --her desire to do '6il , to'
be, 13ut, elie had washedthe 'dishes,
and tended - baby, and skimmed the
'Milk r ould put Tommy to bed, and
darned Stockings,' and hemmed - ruf
fling or Janet; and the French books
werelfinoperied, and she was forget: ,
tag who built St. Paul's, and what
year Shakspeare died. That was the
end of it. Her time was all frittered
away, and there was nothing to show
for lit:
Yet she had thought—she had re
ally thong,ht sometimes that Kenneth
Marston loved her • . and she had
dreamed—she vas ashamed of it now,
but she had acknowledge.d it bravely
as lie communed with her own „heart,
sitting there with her head buried in
her arias—she had - dreamed of a
`beautiful borne with him, where her
innocent tastes and fancies might find
free indulgence, and where a gentle
guiding hand would lead her in the'
flowery paths she loved. And now
the dre4un was over. She awakened
the first, time elle saw him and 'Ju
dith Grant together and she should
never dream again.
If she could only go some
where find do something!' teach, or
make bonnets, or gointo a o
1;41) books, she did not care what=
anything that would take her out of
LuiseL',c A nd open ii..r.eNv life for her.
But there was no eccape l She must
stay
,itist there and listen to her moth-,
er a s complaints, and tell stories to
Timmy, and mend Janet's doll; and
grOvit yldd and homely, and . fretful,
maybe! That was the worst of it.
Td - feel that she was growin....
° down
rather, than up. Dwarfing herself,
when 6he liadeo longed to grow to
full stature of a. perfect woman
hd'od. r
'She, stopped thinking for a `mo
)nent 1 and listened. There was a
strange, preternatural hush abroad
--a\pOrtentuus silence that • startled
her. 'She raisedler head. The soft,
rosy tikas had faded' from the sky,
and dense black clouds were gather
ing Overhead. Presently window
blintlS swunito with a' crash at the.
!.other side of the house, and the trees
I swayed and benkbefure the couri rs
of tile approaching tempest.
Faith went dow4tairs to close e
windows and fasten the doors. Just
as she did so, S. heavy peal,of thun
der rattled overhead,an \ lightning
seemed to dart from ever) quarter of,'
the' heavens. Thia.little girk.of ,• ours
was Physically brave. She did not
knost the meaning of- fine-lady, trel,
l ine' or what it W 9.8 to shrink om
realer imaginary dangers. In r
present mood she rather enjoyed th
fiereoconvulsin of the elements and
I deliberately seated herself -upiu the
1 door ; step to witech -the, progress of
events. Not-a drop of rain had fal
le;; ibufnow the rumbling of ' thun-
I der Was incessant, and 'the black
clouds were rent and driven by the
fierce forked lightning. ' At one mo
ment the darkness was intense—the
very blackness, of, the densest mid
night; the neat both earth and heav
en were lit with a lurid ,glare that
seemed to come from the regions of
everlasting fiamt.., ' '
She had forgotten - Kenneth Mar
atoll, forgotten Judith Grant, forgot-
ten Faith Harris. Herthon i ghtshad
gone on the wings of the ligh!ning
to the uttermost parts of the earth.
Man's voice is so small, so weak,
when God speaks. But just then the
sultry fires lit up the brow of the hill
and for one moment she beheld a
vision.
A flying steed, white as the driven
snow againstpthat background of eb
onY clouds,l mass of tossing qapery
a gleam of golden hair streaming out
upon the night wind,' a white face
fixed in terror and despair, and two
hands clutching the silvery mane.
Faith took it all in 4 a glance:
She thought as the dro'wning think.
A lifetime was condensed -into" one
moment's Space.
Straight dorm the hill came the
frightened horse. At gm bottom: of
it if 'ho kept the road, there was a
short turn, sharp and sudden as a
right angle. If he did not keep
_it,
&ere was a deep ravine straight ahead
and stone at the bottom. Faith Hai
rii.know that Judith Grant was rid
ing right into the jaws of death either
way. For one instant she claspedler
hands : over her eyes,- as if to shut ont
some fearful sight- then she - darted
across the road lis if, borne on the
wings of the wind.
the said afterward that she could I
not account ' for it—that. it was like.,
an inspiration • but that during 014 1
one moment of' doubt or irresolution'
she seemed to see herself standing'
upon the smooth stump of a tree that,
had 'recently.beeu cut down close to
the roadside, with her left arm wound
around 'a large sapling; an offs/rot'
of, the parent tree. That gave hert
the thought, upon which she 'acted.
In. far • less time than I hare been 1
Ming this paragraph—in less time, i
perhaps, ' than vou ha.vei been
reading it 'shelnid taken her posi
tion, and was waiting Judith's ap
'proach. ;• .
On swent
„tlacehorse.- . A second
,more and sTeHiliouted;sttuling there
like a young pythoness upon the tri
pod, with the lightnings darting
about her._ .
r" Judith Grant I I etixit i saVe youl
Turn gutt this way? ' _ .-' , H
Thi) shim) somata pierced the near
\V deadened ears, and, looking bp,
the '.white-faced rider_saw Faith
most within-reach. ' Intinct rather
than ,taught her togive a eta
deg ind 4 on the, rein upon the iddet
It now Airy warn&
nearest the stamp. The horse
swerved. -Faitleaarm was - extended,
and clasped Judithis waist; the'steed
rushed onwards, did .the two girls
fell to thogrottnd shinned and sense-
A. while afterward—Faith !never
knew how long . --aha' sat ,up in the
darkness. Her clothes were wet.
The storm had . apent its ,
.fttiy, and
the moon was breaking thteugh-the
clouds. At first she cotdd not tell
where she was or what had:happen-
ed._- .•
.
The girl's had not falleti together..
Judith breaking from Faith's clasp
ing arm, had dropped upon the side
of stump nearest the road. Faith
clinging to the little tree had swayed
around and felled behind it. As she
sat the nowitry,hig to collect her sen
ses, she heard foosteps and voices. and
the rumbling of wheels.
•
Here she is, Mr. Grey. Kenneth
Marston's voice. Oh, my God !
Faith saw hini drop upon his knees
beside the' body that looked so like,
death as the dim irayq of the lanterti
fell upon She' saw him' put his
hand upon Judith's heart ; she saw
him put the hair tack froM the fore
head with a tend r touch • she saw
him stoop over, 'a .kistV.tho' pale
brow, ere he lifted the- alight figure
in his arms and bore it to Mr. Gray's
carriage ; she her4d him speak ii few
low words, and there was something
in his voicelhal she had never heard
before. ' _ - . -
The wheels rOed - away in thndis
twice, and Faith
,Igot up, went home
and to bed. She; had saved a life—
that was- all; for the next „day
Judith's horse ii,c4s found in the but- -
torn of the niviriet .
The next' inorriing , Faith was paler
than usual,and• there were dark dr
des around her. eyes.
" Mother," she said, "if you -are
willing, I will - Pat the baby in.:her
carriage„ and ber up in - the
woods. I can se:iv just as well there
as here ; and.l - -4 'can't 'breathe This
.
morning."
"Gd, if you w4t - to,".sho answered.'
"Brit I expect 610 ga all
lung up by the.)nosquitoe:k."
Faith went niiveriheless, and be
fore long Kenneth Mar4i):l joined
.her He did net; spedk •tirst, but
held out his hand sllentiv, and looked
at the patient little face very much
as one might loc . & at a pictured saint.
At - last he said: • • .. .
" \j hero last night, Faith,
when I found JUdith and took her
away ? '._ • •
" I was—ther6; said• Faith besi
tating, "on the other side - -of the
stamp."
"And you did not speak to, mc----
would not let ine thank Son V Oh,
Faith 1 .."
She did not ; answer, but her face
was hidden in her hands. He re
moved them• • with gentle violence,
and held them close prisoners. •
"Judith bas told me all about it,"
ho ' whispered' : " How brave and
noble ,yon were, and how you saved
her from certain .death. Yon' know
where they fonud the horse.",
Faith'nodded, shuddering.
" She want to know you better,."
he-went on. •!" She told me to bring,
you to her today, for she is not able
to sif.up, and she wants to thank
you and bless you.
• Faith shook her head.
" You won't refuse, Faith. i, It 'is
not like you,--you have saved 'her
life. See, she has sent yotuthis,"' he
\ added, slipping a costly ring on her
finger as he spoke.
Faith dreiV it off and laid it in his
hand again; while her face grew as
'white as ashes.,4
"I do not wish to be paid for
what, I did,"'hhe said, while her lips
trembled painftilly. '
"Paid i Faith, she never dreamed
of such a thing. How could she?
She sent thering simply because :she
could not con:te l t° you herself. She
said, 'it was less than my simplest
word, Kennet.W _ But place it On-her
finger and beg her to come to me.
She has the gentlest, truest heat,
,Faith. Do , not misjudge her." ' .
A shade of Color had stolen back
_to Faith's faiieS Bnt.at these words
it blanched again to the very lips.
"I cannot wear your' wife's ring,"
/she said presently, in a low, self-con
strained voice "It is impossible.
But tell her I that I, am glad that I
was able to be ef service to, her, and
that-I hope there are many years of
happiness in store for pia both." -
"My wife- 7 -my wife's ring!" en
claimed_the pun.' man, detaining
her as she - was ago' ut to. leave him.
" My ? e? What do you mean,
i A
Faith '.
Her eyes *abed, then fell asi they
met his.
" I mean-s,that I saved, your wife's
life t night,
4: ..8
Kenneth Marston, and
—I ant to go.. home now. I am
tire ." i .
S e looked so, poor child 7 . -
IBut, Faith; dear • Faith "—and
ho twined ane arm about her waist,
while he,tried to turn her face toward
himl--"look at No' and listen to me.
Judith Grant and my brother Hal
are to be married as soon is he cotaes
back from South traerica. They have
been engaged these two years. Did
youlnot know'it ?. .. ..
What cent' our little Faith do but
shake ter bead;while theoft color
wet and came upon her -eLeek, and
her heart iltittered beneath his:hand
like, that or a frightened bird.
' . Kenneth Marston read the
face for an instant. Then clasping
her closer he kissed.her lips.
"Faitli,tl love yOu,,and you Only!!'
And the - baby looked-, on in wide
eyed wonder. .; '
. 1
Sour. TEARS ago, in :Due of our
Western 4ourts, three men—an - En-,
glialuoan,;an Tri4liman and'a Scotch
man--were fou4 guilty of murder
and scentknced to be hung. The judge
told thud they could choose the tree
on which' - they ' would like tp be
" strung 4. up." The Scotchman
promptlichoose sul ash-tree, and the
Englishman an oak-tree. i
Pat, what will you berhung
on?" asked the Sudgf) 4. l •
"If it please your how, rd rather
be-hung on a gooseberry bush." ,
"Oh;' said the j'udge,‘• there not
big enough."
"Begorra,thin," reqlied i Pat. bright
ening 1114(T11 wait till it grows." •
.)-‘
MIN
[For the ItErezrrzu.]
4 A 'SHORT SERMON.
.;
I am doing a great work, so that I cannot
come down : why should the work cease, whilst
I leave it, and comae down to yoo?"-Neheminh
In:order to understand this sub
ject more fully, it.becomea•neecthaiy ..
to refer-to the hooks of the„prophets
Ezra and Nehemiah, who were among
the chief men engaged in . the great
work of rebuilding,Jeruaslem. ' •
The prophet Ezra , commences by
saying, `.` Now in the hrst,year of. Cy
rus, king of Persia, (that the word of.
the Lord.by the mouth of Jererniah
might be fulfilled,) 'the Lord . stirred
up the spirit of Cyrus, king of - . Per-,
sia, that he. made .a Proclamation
throughoutall his •kingdonx, and put
it also in 1 - Truing, saying, Thus saith
CyruS, king of Persia,-TLord God
of l)eaven bath given me all theliing
dome of the earth, and bath'" charged
me to build him a house at Jertuia- -
ion, which is-, in JULIA,' Thii,' it
will be understood, was a -deerce kohl
,CYrus,.king' of Persia, and that' ill
de - ere - es Of the -ledeii of Persians were
up.4,e/titc - and -unalterable:
-'
-4
Now Whea - the adversaries Of•ju-
dab and. Benjainin: heard that the
children of the / captivity blinded the
temple unto the Lord - Go&Of. Jsreel,
then - they camp to Zerubliehel, and
to the chief of the fathers of ,-liiiiiel,
anti said untothem, - -,Let - U. , i b uild' kith
~
you flit we sack your. God a s ye do,"
ikc., - , '93ut they said-Tinto: them, Ye
have nothing to do with us, to build
a berme unto our God, but we' our
selves together will ; build unto_ the
Lord'Goct-of Israel, as kind gyres,-
the kir.' , .. - of PL.rsia, hath commanded
us."• "The the, people of the • land.
. weakened 411 hands of the people of
Judah, and t Glibied them in building,
itwi hire(tekounsellorsi again :A them,.
to frustrate their purpose t all the days
of Cyrus the king of Persia, even un-
Ail the reign of Darius, king of• Per
sia.", -: . - :. - . ! .
" , Then Darius; the king, made
decree, and search was Made in the
house of - the mile, where the treasures
weredaid up in Babylon, and there
wits found itt Aehmetha, in the pal
ace that i in faze' protinces of the
Mckles, 'a' roll, and. therein was -a
yecord, thus Iritten: . In the first year
of t evras the Ling ' the same Cyrus.
the king made decree concerning
the: house of God .at Jernsaiem. Let
the house be briilded, the place yhere
they offered sacrifices, and let the
foundatibns thereof he strongly laid;
the height thereof threescore, cubits,
and the ;breadth-- thereof threescore .
cubits." . . .
Among the chief men that opposed
the•building up the wails of the city,
was Sanballat, who when he heard of
the building of the wall, was wroth
and took great indignation and-mock
,ed. the Jews, and spake before his
brethren and the army of
~ S amaric,
and said, What do these feeble Jews?
will they' fortify themselves?. will
they make an end in a day?
revive the stones out of the heaps of
'the rubbish what are bur Ned?
Tobiah, tLe Ammonite,Was anoth
cr, and he said; " EVen that which
they build„ if a fox go ;up, he shall
even break down their stone - wall."
".NOw' it came to - pass, when .San
hallat,. and Tobiali; and- Geshem the
Arabian, and the rest of our enemies;
heard that I had builded the . wall,
and that :there was no breach' left
therein; that Sanballat and. Ge?hem
sentuuto me, saying, ' Come, 41 us
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meet together in some. one of the vil
lages in the lain of Ono- But they
thought to de_me mischief. • And I
sent messengers auto them, saying,
I am doing a great work, so that I
cannot come-down: why should the
workciase,
„whilst I leave it, an 4I
come cl wn ? ' Yet they scut unto me
four , ti es' after this' sort; and I an-.
-saver them afterthe same manner."
s we - find, by consulting his
)
to , that human nature has been the
same in all ages, and that -men have
not scrupled in their endeavors to
advicace their own interests and de--
sires, to resort to means not approved
of to secure their object. . • 4: ,
• In the circumstance under consid
eration Nehemiah was, engaged in
not only a great work, but a good'
work:---a work that had mot only the
approval of men, but of God—a,work
no less than that of - rebuilding the
city of Jerusalem. It is to be' seen
that even hi this great work lie had
enemies to contend iwitb, and com
plaints had been made , that he was
ambitious to build up the viii- in or
al' to entrench himself in it, and "to
throw off the Persian rule -over the
Jews, and become independent and
he made king.
. In this, nothing brit the decree of
the king was suflicieut to restrain
those individuals in their opposition,
and Nehemiah sent unto them, say
ing'
" There are no such things,
.done
as thou sayest, but thou fegnesd ,
them oat Of thine own heart. - `_l
Here we have an instance of , vre- 1
tended' friendship, when all other 1
I means had failed in order. to. throw
further difficulties in 'their , way, and
to - hinder the execution of :the work ,l
engaged in, In this circumstance,
do we not see men in this day. en
gaged
in speaking lightly of ' the ef
forts of Others, and to - all appearance
wishing to engage in the same bust-
- \ • I
liens themselves ?'
Iln this our land-we have'ne decree
.of a king, but rely much on the voices;
of "Public Opinion," which strongly ,
remonstrates against 'misrepresenta
tions, and we have the voice orGod,
by the mouth of David, saving, 1 ' If I
regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord.
will not hear me." .
Then let us endeavor to Profit by
all the exaMples - left us . on" record,
and by alll the light that, we 'have re
ceiVed in this our , day and genera
tion, and be prepared to '" Render
unto Cesar the things that are r ete
ear's, and unto God the things that
are God's." . , .
Damn; and Otway lived opposite
to each other in • London. Otway,
coming, One: night from the tavern,
ehalked upon Dryden's dcar,"llere
lives John Dryden; he is 'a wit„."- Dry
den knew his hand-writing, and next
'clay chalked on Otwiy's &dr," Here!
lives Tom Otway; he is oplia-site."
FIGHTING is the poowet wv,te.setg
tie a quarrel, bemuie it does. nothing to
_sho,
which is the right. I
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per .Anritkut l in A.dvartee:
Not long since I l s.at at a schoolroom
window, looking out upon the hill
side at about tWo • hundred children
that were climbing and 'sliding in ati
parent glee. What busy being's they,
are,. 'Continually ascending, : or . des
cending the steep hillside. Some in
their great haste to reach the sum
rait }Hiss their footing and go rolling ;
tumbling or sliding towards the place
of beginning: Some of these unfor
tunate onealtnally'succced in reaeh
ing..the tdp'of, the hill, rlihi lOthers,
left tinagalited, .seemed. dooineil. to .
nothing - bus failure. :'Oecasionally
contentions arise in .which 'the par
ticipaiits are hurled down the declivi
ty at n rapid , rate. The strong, stea
dy; persevering ones are sure ; toliuo, 7.
ceed the - be:it, but 'these_ even - are
Sometimes hindered by the , trickery
;pi:ice:Aker ones,-or by some.-miscon
ception of their own. •-•
While meditating, upon the scene,
I fell into a 'deep reverie, in, which
the rwlicile world passed in.rciieW be
forenie. . There ilieheld a _CaSt in
dined... plane thickly inhabited by
.men, women -and 'children, each
whom had his professed: character
stamped on his forehead 'or' ;printed.
on a large placaid upon. the
- breast ; .wile his' roil character. was
printed ;on a large card hanging, u
on his back.
.• Truth was - there in, OF
her glory, and Satan iu, all the eraftY.,
cunningness
. of, hia. ; iiature.; Truth
led her followers towards the sum
mit, :while* Satin tripped. the weak
,and - them tEr.'
slide towards the f00t..-.o? the. plane.
Milli was ever on the alert to save
the fallen and save others fion:il
ing, while:Satan prepared' pits and
deadfalls, in ;which to 'ensnare the de-
Sired victira'S. 'As a result of the la
bor's of these great - powers, the for
ward inscriptions were occasionally
changed froth Christian . " to Good
Moral - Character add rice. rersa,.,. The
rusiling,and clattizking of 'the - cards,
pointing out the evil deeds, show
that. t lie roost of the 'people:were de-.
ceiving .and_heing deceived,'and were
not always .what they appeared to be.
when in - A face,to face,•
At the centre of the plane libelield
the.yotith of the. world - in all, their
innocent Here theessen
gers of Tinth.,:d!ick Satan .wcre, the
most active; apparently considering
this the soUree from which to. gain
numbers and .stiength. -/'Conscien
tionsness(Hope, Spirituality; riTene,
ration and Benevolence' were,- point
ing to the bright and, shininglabode,
and A.limentivenes.s, , Vitatheness,
Comleativeness,.Destrtictiveriess, Ac,
cittisitiveness,'Seeretivenessundetin- -
ticiusness were busily engaged in sow
ing seed that produce ° discord - and
coutedtion andaltistroy all true man- ,
hood. •, • • .
Onlysone of the ngsits. - Of . Satan,
ilimentiveness, leads to gluttony and.
ittemperance. He has learned all
the tricks of his trade, null evidently
understands his "business; for his
lortls and actions, even, are so adroit.
framed as to bewilder strOtig minds.
His great forte is to weaken and pql - -
lute the , :mind b'y first weakening the
body; conseqieritly he' claims to bq a
great physician desiring" to bera.4.lit ,
the human race. Thus he readily
aftract=ttention, and wins the con
fidence Of those coming in contact
with him. -He pronounces the liquid
demon, alcohol, a sure remedy fat
many of the diseases to which human.,
flesh is heir. In this manner he leads
them - to drunkenness and de.rada-,
tion. How he laughs to himself and
says,'" Of ,suell is the kingdom uf
heaven." Frequently he . dupes his,
patients, causing them to roll under
their tongues as a sweet morselL the
vilei filthy, narcotic tobacCo._ • E -
While looking nixm this scene and
wondering how - so many could 'he 50..,
• easily deceived, I weld but. smile at
the mitrast represented 'by the
climbing and sliding immuiptions as,
they were changing and rechanging.
Suddenly a narrow golden gate open
ed at thy top of the Inll i ,,and the, whole
living - mass-instantly 'moved forward
to pass through the !arenas. to the
bright abode, Few •bore the chris
tian inscription on the back; cOnse
sinently few paiseil into ,the shining
residence. • The Late -keeper !said to
ffany.professed heirs to the new in
heritancer-o Depart ! , your real. and
truthful - inscription indicates 'dr-tin
kermess, and no .drunkard has a right
to pass this gate." ,Such a sliding
scene as followed tannot be describ
ed, It is sufficient to say that they
were last seen passing, with lightning
speed, over the brink into, the bot
tomless abyss at.this foot otthe plane.
The devotees of tobacco came to, the'
gate and heard their sen,tence, • "Let
the filthy be filthy stid." A multi
tude of excuses arose from their un
clean mouths, hut. they availed noth
ing; for - they too went to the boa . =
with the slipperiness 2 -' of lightning
Speed, and joined =the company of
those passing before,
Sad, 0 ho* sad l',to• see so - many.
ministers teachei - s sliding down
the refill to the broad gate of destrne
tion, but such is the reward for pol
luting the holy temple of the living
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soul.
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NUMBER,3B.
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OLllCBlifill AND 13t11)ING.
" BY DULL JOSUVA.
'[For tho Rzeourrs..]
'FROM A* 130171iDtY-0011VERTED
IBISEMAIL. •
Ifissr.e.Enrrons—Sire : If you think
the following remarks ,, and well-stu
died thoughts worth room your
columns, you h'ave them free. saw'
in one of your recent numbers a piece'
pricking up your paper to, duties on
political industry in time of peaCa
betwien political opponents. This is
all, very good; but we - must 4enlem.-
ber each one has some duty-to de in
strengthening good, principles. We
can do this—the weakest as well• as
the most bustling and . loisy politi
cian: We can recognize good honest
men—brave and daring deeds; men
.that are not 'clogged up, by party
cliques, or afraid to give vent to their
own conscientious judgment by cast
ing their votes as they feel it • their
duty. I say this: We can, give!such
men bur, hearty sympathy and appre
ciation, and at time of election not
forget their deeds for a' shake - of a
hypocritical luind;yho will • despise
yon for y . oin. low; cringing compliance
with ti)); ,whilis* or sell "your 'vote
44.:fMekoniif for thenake OtetcriVisi
ing Your weaker nithi by- giving up.
your _Own:free,: choice for ; a- little ,•
*Ong drink. Despise:B3A.* 4 that: '
offer ,sneli - indncements- 1 . 0 - eirion;' for. -
you fnaY.friely belieVeriOne•s4l/. - are ,
worthy to govern:you, or dial's'' kelt
,laws, or to rut: ti niable'tiiitiOn; , We
Want men to ruleun-Wlio r- ,•loifotiell ..
fthenisolvisito party •toriiierations
for money, or any other ) - degrading - .
recompense: 'WeeWant leniknien as -''
ldereur and : Webb. " Wielelinte - men
to keep rebelliondowneand„ keep • .
[rebels under control till dui,treobears .
,sound fruit..- We writit--theth e to re- ••!-
! pent, and, tor adda littleOlthecatho-
lic methodemak.e them do - penntlen • •
before they are reeeited-intiifai ; fele:.
lo9.lfip. , Let them haVe ageOdlonfr,
! probation. I for one feel that -When
[ I - corm:nit - a - grievance,
.',l am Justly '
dealt - with . if • severely . :chastised. e
! When a than deliberately pntii. hiss,
And in the fire,-he must'. riot blame
others if he gets burned or wk.:ilia
neighbor to bear his pain. ee: • e - -' • :
We hear men . finding fault. with .
our • government almaSt : every :day,
and trying to make'sothe men believe . -
it. - Thoaes men.are- of , - the . - sort j that • -
will not reason or be. gni — ded by their , L'
own .conscience ',or ludg,ment,i,. but -
suffer themselves to bailed and ruled -.
by scheming Politicians, giving np all -:
that-is held -eaered .and should - be .
cherished by every, AmeriCan, native ••• -
or
. lay adoption, • and ;'that isi'free
thotight e free action, fre4deliberntion •
in our choice_of men.- • Why, I- aek, ' •
eepeeially 'of '',rey • own . countrymen,..
what do so many. tesve their. native
...•
clime for? e I-answer, To come here ,
to better our condition; te. seek free"- .•
dome to .shake . off oppression -and .
seek equalrightse where tyrants must - .
and Shall not 'rule., They complain . .
of oppression ! in , their - native land,
and have , good reason;. and some .. ,
!
-seem willing to devote their - means, •.•
and even their lives, to gain freedom ~
for their native-hind. • And yet they
will. deliberately cast their lot and in-.
fluence to give up what should Of all , • .
men be cherished and. used • to emir..
Port—freedoth. .• Ho* Ow 'they , look
to reeeive.or expect syMpatlay friem a•-.
-true Arrieriath, *hen they spill vote
for a partY that embraces bondage ; -.
upholds slavery and.all thingS tend-. . ' •
ine , to oppress the downtrpdden, of '
'God's creatures?. They cry for - rights.. ' '
- What rights are not.given to all alike . .
under our. present: generous ! govern-
-nfent—the nobleSt Under -! heaven.? ..e.•
.Thank God for such privileges ex-. ..-:
tended A . to all.!- e free "worship}-no. •
fithes,recodred to
_support other than •-- • ..,
the chtirch of - your choice—a. hoine
for this oppressed of e eVery nation. It
make+-eny blood leiil to thinli
ineTatittide, the l blindness the
_, ..7., .
appreeeabou - of 'my fellow•-corinteye •
men '.. • Wilynot be as ireomene-use - .
your eireeile,ges-think „ and act as
men of/common - sense? ' ,Thiffor year . -
self, your con scien ce,:ah devear a name :
that an Irishman is.. worthy: of.. Vc. .
Bait fight and gain a'name in history • . • •
!, -
;ye canptd - do Vdrl...- . lVell. as any na'
tion ; I think we Urens• honest to ow •
neighbors. Then let us heehoneSt, in ..
supporting. freeborn ' and• keeping !•,
down monarchy and oppression: Let • :
us not\ e - illow the buds of freedom or'.
theapint of manhood tehe crushed, c _
or a screen 'drawn .9 . Ver s :onr, eyes .by •
parties or ortettnized' clubs _to , blita.
them for the purposeeOf gaining our :
vot es. - - When - ye go • to.. the: 'polls
leave all sensitive" feelings
. behind.
Let us • leave church ; influence Where . .
it. belongs, and put sham. friendship - 4 ,
, dowu--eway e de*n in• the. bottom , 4
our beotset for -I can trulY Say- thi'.49 •
1 much—that a political . democrat
..,
thinks. no More of you after election
.._
than he does of the abominable ." nig- ~
ger." He wants-andieFf you for • a ' •
s lke
! season, and. then :say :- " Stay where; -
' Stay
are till . I call- a,,ain." I have
I watched thesO, things long and knew
it to Iloa:fact. But_ my cciontumen. •
are very . sensitive, and have a- kind.
of pride of honor.. They' frequently . _
1 imiee :4-entaek's t , ..nd throw out , . situ's
•on
.vel;tat .they call a ` ` turn-coat." '
NoW my Wayof .thinking' is; that it ,
is no disgrace to honorable manhood.. -
.to leiNe bad company when pan find
it to ibe,' s 6 - - It is no disgrace: , to try
tO:ls,itter. one's condition; if we do it- . •
litinestly and openly. , 1 1 er. my Part,, •
1,, mean to turn eny coat every time '
it geta dirty:, -
... .
i Laboring men otight-lo - compare, ~
?the present with :the past; goVern
ment. Look atethe change , of. time -..
'--- - look at the price of .labor—look at
it under. democratic rtile,';' the poor.
laboring inan working when:be could':
13e hold thentars Of henverfsiiining on'
lii:s. head in the morning, the same at
night before hedeft bistoili, All this
,•_for one dollar, and; if-. 1. remember -.
, rightly, seventy-line cents : , :.a: day.
Ghat was. - democratic friendship:
Now we. see the_Salie kind , of labor -,
done; work. only.ten.' hours, and re =
*ye two . dollars 'a,day. - That is un
der what! onr.friendi call " Black Re
publiczuregovernment." . Never, mind
the color if it Wears good and don't
fade. Good wool Minims sound. cloth;*
and as for my part;' I can 'eat , the
meat 'of a black sheet e e , :.
.lemild find niedh more to. say on
this subject ' and what - 1...kn0w •to be
racts, but will close.. - -
En
,
: TUE followiiag cinotation is. front
Anna Dickinson § lecture at Stein Way
Mali, two weeks ago. I ask the.ruar
ried men 'and fathers _of Tiowanda
are-these words notearnest and truth
ful ? -
" You have no right to love—you
have no right 'to a wife, in the best
sense of, the term,- if you are net, in
the .truest sense of the word, a hus
band in return. You haVe no, right"
to love, loyalty, - faithfulness, purity,
anti truth, hownver Much you may
desire them,- if.,,yolf . co not. - sive for
them the full -sattivalent: Love sig
nifies companionship, friendship, rm
derstanding. Some similarity of senti
ment., of pursuits, .of interests. It is
not a mere pissibg fancy br a pleas
ing hour ; ituis:-not nn episode. it is
son'ethiPg the, ccimmeneing here,
goes oir throro time to death, and
though - t ieatlrklutd the grave to the
great ages beyond;' for love bithe es.:
sense of Eiod, and must be salmi:aor
tal awHiinself." ' - •
Lcaioxvrrr .
curious facts have reemitli been an
nounced in regard to discoverable
signs of long life. Thcse'facts hace
resulted from,scientific investigations
set on foot by a life insurance office,
The most interesting - feature in a
lemnedseries of_essays on thoyhys-,
ical signs of longevity in man, is the
announcement - that "short 'persons
live longer than tall ones; and wo
men on an wyerage,nii other things
being equa4 live longer thin men.
Iffarrie.d' persons of both sexes luive a
longer expectation of life than the un
married; and - unmarried win= live
longer, on an average, than
et both fell short of the 'amount of
life each might reasonably look for : in
matrimoMid relations: Longevity is
transmitted in 'some fainilien Phy
1401M-hag 'not been able. toriplain
the coniiitiOns on which it depends
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EYES OPEN: