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The REPORTER having a larger circulation than all
papers in the county' combined, makes ft the best
vivertising medium in liorthern - Penusylvania.
JOB PRDPITSCI of every kind. In Plain and,ancy
ors, done with neatness and diseppaatch. Handbills.
11!mks, Cards, Pamphlets, B Statements, du.
every variety and style. printed at the shortest
The Raroirmt Mlles with
Ivrer Presses, a good aasortment of new hype. and
~rrvihlng in the Printineline can be executed in
Mo.t artisticmanner and at -the lowest rates.
Tc.fm :INVARIABLY CASH. . •
BUSINESS CARDS.
xl7 WALLACE KEELER,
HOPSE, SIGN AND FRESCO PAINTED, •
Twrancii Sept.,l6, 1810-9 T
T • W. DIMMOCK, Dealer in all
; IJ. kinds of Roofing Slates, Towanda. Pa. All
' for Roofing promptly attended to. Particular
ltt,-41ton siren to Cottage and French Roofing.
;n1y26'71
R, FOWLER, • REAL ESTATE
• DEALER, Nrcr-•27 8 Sosth rater Street, Chi
rs,o, Illinois, Real Estate pnrchased and sold. In
vestments madeand Honey Loaned. ,
may 10,10.
AYLORD BROS., General Fire
VT and LI? hisuranre Agency. Policies covering
k..‘f and damage.eansod by lightning. in Wyoming.
zr. , l ath , r reliable companies,without additional
7es. IT: GAYLORD.
Wvancing„ gay 21, '7 • g. O. GAYLORD.
TORN DIINFEE, BLACKSMITH,
StONRGETON. PA., paSs particular attention to
Wagcnis,lelgbs, ke. Tire set and
- , 7,:rina done on short notice. Work and charges
:r.vatteol satisfactory. 12,15,69..
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'ATOS PENNYPACKER, HAS
11. again established himself in the TAILORING
"NlNrsS. Shop over Rockwell's Store. Work of
ry• des-riptlon done in the latest styles.
Towanda. April 21, 1870.—tf -
T Ell AYSVILLt WOOLEN MILL
Un•lersif_med would respectfully announce to
t•liluic that he keeps, constantly on hand Woolen
cassimeres. Flannels, Tarns, and all kinds at
gale and retiil.; • HAIGU k BROADLEF,
An. , ..10.1970 PropriOor.
C. "
q RITS I S E - LL'S
GENERAL
iNSURANCE AdE. CY,
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may,23"7o—ti TCFWANDA , PA.
AT UNDERSIGNED ARCM
TECTT AND . • BUILDER, wiattes to inform the
7 , tlq of Towanda and vicinity, that be will give
rarfirular attention to drawing piens. designs and
tr - cificationa for all manner of bnildings, private
v.. 1 public. Superintendence given for reasonable
cmrsmsation. Office at residence F. E. corner of
z.,..0:51 and Elizabeth streets.
EEG
XTEIV PA_RLO.II OF FASHION.
1.1 SIERWLtiG..II4Ffit CAA.
i SIIAMPOOnai, .and MOE DTEM'Ci
• 1•.••1••• to the Latest Style: AlisO \particular pains
1. , n In• Cutting Ladies' and Children's hair, Sham
:- • Curling 'sind Frizzing.
, t GAL'Sqt.IVAT k Lnicn \ co.,kr,F . over the
I:ai 11 t 1, t ltain Street, Towand ,a.
• Is7l.
W KINGSBITRY,, r , •
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ESTATE, LIFE, FIRE, &lACCIDENT
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INSURANCE \.I AG;Ep:NCY
eyrrAT of Main and State .fitree4,
.le.cli 13, 1,72
S FI. D 0 ORS, AND - BLINDS
i to tarnish Kiln-dried Doors, Sash
1:1.-;„1: of any Ftcle, size, or thickness; on short
. .
. Ilani In yonr orders' ten days before yon
to use the articles. and be sure that you will
• ~ rrs that eall net F rink or swell. Terms cash
7 , - t:hda, Jnly 19, IS7I. ' GEO. P—CAfill.
111TTON BROTHER,
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TOOL, HIDES, PELTS, CALF
SKINS, FURS,
Fnr wh:Atbe Lidlest cab prico is paid at all times.
M E. no ,, .nfielta Store, main-st..
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F.. I , ITTOti. I L0v.14:71 - 1- TOWANDA PA
VE • - F 113 !
-*4
\EIV GOODS, LOW PRICES!
111
=WI
Tlt ICY HOLLON
I. Groceries Bud Provisions, Drngs
k • Kero,ane Oil, Lamps, Chimneys,
: •-• bye Slaffg, Paints, Oils. Varnish, Yankee No
- - eizare and Snuff. Pure Wines and
, tl, - :Y. -t ipiality, for medicinal purposes
at the very lowest prices. Pro.
a etude compounded at all hours of the
• Giro us a call.
TRACT ,HOLLON. -
Pa.. June '24. 1865---jy.
CHAELES F.
?r t 4)
II N E M A E
lEllig
i n .i :rtment of DOUBLE and
H mliei all other goody In his line
Ino term; , dime t order.
EBBE
BAKERY ! CONFECTIONERY ! !
GROCERIES!
- ludcrsigned begi leave to return thanks to
Towanda and vicinity for the very
patronage extended to him -dnring the
and at the garde time to give notice that
to his business a stock M.
BEST FAMILY GROCETUES,
prepared to. offer AT THE LOWEST
continue the Baking busidess In all
+. and an furnish anything In this line
notice and
' IZANTEE SATISFACTION
He nd , fitted up a
DINING ROOM,
wall :A all tames be ready to furnish Meals
at much low . er rates than usual.
MEM"
it t1pt , 14..1 with Ice Cream, Cakes, Fiuit,
.-` 7. , ry at SllOft. notice.
r ti.• nearly opposite thetllearls
MEI
=I
MI;I4CURS BANK,
ToWANDA',
B. d: CO., !linkers.)
Loans Morey, Makes Collec
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'',FNERAL - B.A.NKa G BUSINESS,
&aro, as an Ineol - porated Rank.
, Ipsiring to sent money to &NT ram'
UI at s. Canada or Europe. this Bank
=6I facilltios and the lowest terms.
TICKETS
Nacr.f Scalia, England. Ireland,
aty part of Europe and the Orient. Jy the
ELEfIItATED- INMAN Lnlr;
OfStoamers always on hand
7:-..31 load p,lig Gold, Silver, United States Bonds
Ztt:t
. Ut:Li f , r .41 of North ria Paelitc 7 3-10
M. C. 'kwliGUß, President.
~..
11,*%.cops,
• ' gas remOred Lie
TZMPLE OF FASHION
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.• 2 Patron's Block, street, second door
• above Bridge street,
4:1 always ba found a complete:, stock of
A.ND BOYS' CLOTHING,
RATS AND CAPS.
6:4 wursatka, sad sold sttho lowest rates.
zarlB'7/
lAm Gin I 'Ps
RAIITH Sr, MOINITANYE, ATTO 1-
ItIMI L 2 14 Oflloo—oollleT of Main and
Pine Streets, opposite Porter's Drug Ate e.
TIR. H. WESTON, DENTIST.-
Office in Patton's Block, over Clona's Drug and
Chemical Store. uan 1,'68.
TVR. T. B. JOHNSON, Paramus AND
Bersozos. - Office over Dr. E. C. Porter Son
4- Co.'s. Drug Store.
Fa 31ORROW, AND
. Strnozost, offers his professional amities to
the citizens of .Warren and vicinity. Residence
first house north of J. F. Cooper's Store. Warren
Centre, Pa. apllB'72.ly
DO. S.M. 'WOODBURN, Physician
and.;urgeon, °Mee northwest corner Maine
and Pine sets, up stairs.
,Towand May 1, 1572.-Iy*
TT 4 SrEETER, .
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
may3o„'7 TOWANDA, PA.
H. B 31 oRE AN, ATTORNEY
zi..• . Corwattzon AT LAW. Towanda, Pa. Par
ticular att,... tion paid to business in tho Orphans'
Court. icily 20.'66.
: . CAIINOCHAN, -ATTOR
NV• AT LAW (District Attorney for 'Brad
fdrd Ocun •), Troy, Pa. Conectionsmade and prompt-
ly remi .. feb 15, '6o—tf,
1
w.
Teeth Inge
utam base.
' J. E. FT. X.II.I.ITNG,
Box 511. Towanda, Pa
TOWAND-C, PA
IBIEIEM
sitir.g town tro invitpd to
HORACE A. COWLES
tuar.ls'7l
S. W. AXJVCIR,EI, Publisher.
VOLUME XXXIIL
PROFESSIONAL C=S.
JAMES WOOD, • AlvmerEy AND
ComaEz-os AT LA*, Towards, Pa
IPETY PRET, ATTORNEY AT
Tosrands, Ps. lune 21, '66.
KELLY, DmvrisT.—Office
er Wickham k Black's, Toirsrta. Pa.
on Gold, Silver. Rubber, - and Alum.
Teeth extracbad without pain. 0c23,72
.DR. L. 11. -BEACH, PErysicua AND
Sunauotz, Permanently located at Towaxna.,
Pa. particular attention paid to aff-Chronic4iseas
es. Cancers and Tumors removed without n and
without use of the knife. Office at his residence on
State street, two doors east of Di. Pratt's. Attend
ance in office Mondays and Saturdays. May 16,11.
JOHN N. CALIFF, ATTORNEY
AZ Law, Towanda, Pa. Particular attention giy.
en to Orphans' Cenirt business. Conveyancing and
Collections. sir Mee in Wood's new block. south
of the First National Bank. up stairs.
Feb. 1. 1871.
nVERTON & ELSBRKE;
wrr's xr Law, Towanda, Pa., having entered
Into copartnership, offer their profeasiOnal services
to thepublic.. Special attention gYeen to business
In the Orphan's and Register's Courts. apll4'7o
E. ovraloN. 11. N. C. ELFBBEE.
w: A. PECK'S LAW •OFEICE.
Maal StMe oppogite p2e Cour t Towanda, Pa.
Oct 2",'70
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NIIERCUR A:, DAVIES, ATTOR
.Nt." AT Law, Toscands, Pa. Theandersigned
having associated themselves together in the practoe
of Law, off©r their profesaienal services to the pnblit.
ULYSSES MEECL - R. W. T. DAVIES.
3farch.o, 1970.
A A. KEENEY, COUNTY SU
PEI:D.-TEN-DENT,, Towanda, Pa. °Mee with
33. M. Peck, second door below the Ward House.
Will be at the office the last Saturday of each month
and at all other times when not called away on bust.
nets connected 'with the Superitendency. All letters
hereafter be addressed above. aec.1,70
DII: J. W. ramAls,
AND
Office one door vast of Reporter building Resi
deuce, corner Pinc and 2nd street.
Towanda, June 22, 1871.
TORN W. 11L1X., ATTORNEY AT
tl LAW, Towanda, Bradford Co., Pa.
GENERAL rsst-nxscx AGENT.
Particular attention paid to Collections and Orphans'
Court business. Office,--Mercur's Now Block, north
side . bile &mare. apr. 1, '9.
DOCTOR 0. LEWIS, GRUYLT
ate of the College "of ' , Physicians ' acid Sar ' gcons,"
Hew York city, Class 1P.4:1-4, gives exclusive attention
to the practice of his profession. Office and residence
on the eastern Elope of Ora ell Hill. acloining, Henry
Howe's. Jan 14, 'O.
TAR.D. SMITH, Dentist, has
purchased G. H. Wood's property. betwCen
Nt , reur'g Block and the Elwell House, where he hail
jovate , l ICA office. Teeth extracted without pain by
eci vaß. f , • Towanda, Oct. 20, 1870.—yr.
Hotels.
DINING ROOMS
IN CONNEC,TION 1 .511.t1 THE BAEEIVif,
Near the Court House.
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We are prepared to feed the hungry at all times of
the clay - and evening. Oysters and Ice Cream in
their secsoms.
Nfarcli 3n, 1870, D. W. SCOTT t. CO.
- ELWELL HOUSE, TOWANDA,
PA.
JOlni C. WIL.SCiN
Having leased this House, is now ready to accommo
date tie travelling public. No pains nor expense will
be spared to give shtisfection to those who may give
him a call.
ayNorth side of tI: pighhc square, east cf 31-r
-,pur's new block.
P L . :MU - IR - FIELD CREEK HO
TEL.
PETER LANDmrssErt, -
Having purchased and thoroughly refitted this old
and well-known stand, formerly kept by Sheriff Grif
fis. at the mouth cf Ruminerneld Creek, is ready to
Cave good accommodations and satisfactor y - treatment
to all who may favor him With a call.
Dee. 23,
ATEINS HOUSE, TOWA.NDA,
PA.,
EL=
The horses, liarnoss. tv.e. of all guests of this
house, insured against loos by Fire, without any ex
tra chase.
A snperior gCahty cf Old Eualioh Pass Ale,. jUbt
reoert - t-d. , T. It. JORDAN,
Towatld, Jan. 21.'71. Proprietor.
IWARD _HOUSE,
TOWANDA,
BRADFORD COUNTY, PENN'A
Thiepopnlar house, recently leased by ,Sfeeart.
Koev k Mr..A.ss, and having been completely refitted.
remodaß, and refurnished, afford to tap public
as the,comforts andmodem conveniences of a ang
elus' Hotel. Situate opposite the Park on Main
fitreetfit is eminently convenient for persons visit
gig Towanda, either for pleasure or business. „
• sc•pO'll SOON k MEANS, Proprietors.
MANSION HOUSE,
Lt.RAISVILLE, PA.
W. W. 8110CV7k., - ING, . PRormEros.
This House is condocte.l in strictly Temperance
Principles. Every effort will ho made to make
guests comfortable. Good rooms and the table will
always be supplied With the best the market af
fords:: Nov. 1. 1871.
AIES:iRS LAZA,RUS E MORRIS,
OPTICLtNS A-NEOCI7LISTS, lIALTFORD, CONIC,
Have V. ail to mretth iucrezz4ill.3 demand for
their
CELEBRATED PERFECTED SPECIAOLES
apps IL.Lt:
W. A. CHAMBERLIN, !'
Watch Maker and Jeweler, dealer In Swiss and
American Watches,
TOWANDA, PA., '
Sole Agent in this Loe:.ii ty. They have tal:cn care
to give all needful instructions, and have confidence
in the ability of their agent to meet the require
ments of all customers. Au apportunity trill be
thus afforded to procure at all times, Spectacles tn•
eqUalled by any for their Strengthening and Prig.
ervatien Qualities. Too much cannot be said an'tn
their Superiority over the ordinary glasses worn.
-There is no glimmering, wavering of the sight, diz
ziness, or other unpleasant sensation, but on the
contrary, from the perfect construction of the Len
ses, they are soothing and pleasant, mixing s feel
ing of relief to the wearer, and producing a Clear
and distinct vision, as in the natural, healthy sight.
They are the only spectacle that preserve as well as
assist the sight, and are the cheapest because the
best, always lasting many years without change be
ing necessary.
cirno:st. .
W. A. CHAMBERLIN,
TOWANDA., P.A.
Sole Agent in Towznda, Pa
,e 4- We employ no peddlers.
March. 23,1872
CHA.3IBER SETS, cheaper than
ever, at FRO k SONS.
pROST Az SONS make the best
Exten,sien Table in the world.
GREAT REDUCTION IN FUR
141TUBE first znade, M FOBST & SONS.
In'
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j i O. FROST 4k- BONS,
r M
at an time' contain an
UNRIVALED AmicantErr co:cuma' sure
Of all styles and prices; 'combining with the Bich
and Elegant, the Medium Prise, suitable law
and so cheap that any can afford to hare them. also
the fined mid most
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FASHIONABLE =OE inusrrr PARLOR AND
1/1111A17 FFUNITtlitr.
Of new and ortgiaali designs -and of the most su
perb style and Mash.' Also s choke assortment of
TABLES, W = "ROBES , DREt3S. ,
niG OASES, 8 ""E-BOARDS, MBA=
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• AND =• • 11-CAM.
Also a complete lino 4 Teto•Vretos,t3ofsa, Bounges
Rocking, Easy and parlor Chairs, in the greatest
variety of styles sad Odom Also an endless Subs
ty of
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13 - EDSTEADS, 31:TREAITB, CHAIRS
TABLES, MERRORS,
:FEATHER PILLOWS,
MATRESSES, j& SPRING BEDS,.
Of ev a eg i le p er i l l ption, etid in fact
Clue Furniture st e o v rz ythin g to be
CHEAPER max
THE CitELPft.
InZerZ E l C :ror f gni ml2 --- ber ° Le win () a larg ti t etook laimbel of
In
COFFDTS
Of every description from the most ! common to the
finest Rosewood, 'l7 on hend4 We an sole
agents for
•
FISK'S METAILIO BUEIAL Clare,
Which ere now concee4ea by aIl pasties to be far the
best Metall° Cue in wb. We have the
FINES H•EARBH
In this section of coUntry, and will furnish any
thing in the UNDEBTAXING line AS LOW as the
same quality of goodslcan be got at ANY PLACE.
either in Towanda or elsewhere, and from our large
EXPERIENCE and thqrough acquaintance with the
business, we can save persona many annoyanoeL to
which they ate always I subject- when dealing with
incompetent parties.
STOBE 107, lIAIN 13TEXIMR.
fa- Do not forget t 4 place..
J. O. paper k BON&
Towanda t April 2, 1822,
THE NEW MIPIRE COOK
STOVE has itisibeeri awarded the
first premitun at) the'Ne4; York State
Fair at Elmira. j This is another ,of
the many proofs that this is the best,
Stovo in the market. There are tip
wardS of sixty families in Bradford
count who are now using the New
Empire Cook Stove, and not one can
be found who dbes not praise it be
' I
- yond. meaSure as the most perfect
Baking, Cooking, and coal saving
Stove they have fiver used. June et
Lewis; ilardw, i ris.° Dealers in Mer :
cur's Block, are Ithe Agents - for
Stove, and all +ho want the best
Cook Stove shotild call and examine .
the New Eaipirl .before purchasing
elsewhere. 'net also have a large
lot of 'other Elating and Cooking
Stoves,. c.ll of the { best patterns, which
they are selling from 3 to 5 delltits
1
cheaper than 'eT be bought at Sny
other place in ' owanda. Dot' not
fail to call :and Lxfunine their stock
-of Stoves, Hard are, Tinware, Iron,
g:e. Jobbing dOne on short notice
and at the loweS rates.
Towanda, Oct. 23,187 .
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* - PHOTO RAPAY! *
~ The undersigned Nycruld inform the public .
''' that they have p the
• GALi,ER • • OF ART, *
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, of • -
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. 'ELARDTN .1: ousrni.
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on Maih street, first idoor south of thi3 First _
* National Bank, and Mean, by strict attention *
*• to businesd, and by the addition of every im.• *
prorementl in theArli:Photography, to make
-* the place worthy Of tronage. Mr. Gunn( *
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is to remain with ties, and give his whole time *
and attention to the making of
*.i 1 • *
* IVO.RITTYPES, - *
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* PAD:TDIGS IN OIL lAND WATER COLORS, *
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*- As well as PMiCELING in INDIA ME, • *
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Particular attention given to the e
* of pictures, and to the finishing of 1 1 0.1 12 = *
of Work, so as to secdre the best results, and
* as much time as possible even to making *
* negatives of shall children. - *,
Those wanting pictures will please give us *
* a trial, and we thinlqthat they will be eitii.
* 'fied . . - 1 '*
• , t.CrEO. H. WOOD & CO.
* janll'72yl - - '
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E NFIELD 'S
M.. ROSE
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CLOTHING
OPPObiit. T
ffortuerly occu
, The rapid'growth of T
'on of business, and th
want of the cotnnumity
MAUI MAYE CLOTHING DINE
Has ormed a new store in While:n=4i Block,
(formerly occupied by H. Jaoobs,) end is new pre-
pared to offer to 'his olff eastomers and the public
generally, a better stock elf
MENS' AND BOYS' CLOTHING
Than esn be found in any other esiab}ishrcusct out,
side the cities.
..Ify stock has all been_pnrchased from the manu
facturers this Reason, saittud I hare no old stock to
get rid of. bought at hi g h prices. I have a full line
of
GENTS' - Fr / ATM:NG GOODS
of the finest quality an
Offering at low figures: ,
Ilan no connection id !
Ton want anyth tifrin .1
or boys, call on ine:in
Towanda, Maamb,2B, 1
ABE TI O I
onea, at a very low
June 15, 1841. •
PLASTER.-
Ground Plaster
ES
• " Nice place to dine, isn't it?" said
`Frank Lightfoot, as we seated our
'selves around our well filled provis
ion bag on the summit - of Mont
Blane, with the panorama of forty
eight mountain ranges outspread be
neath`as, and the echo ot the Cha-
MOnni cannon still in our ears : " I
wonder' whether the 'march of
civili
zation will ever erect a hotel up here
---- -.--there's just room for l a moderate
sized one." •
" And a photographic studio at
the head of the corridor, and a tele
graph'station at the Grands Muleta,
and a postoffice beside the Chalet de .
la Pierre Pointue, and anything else
in a small way, eh, Master Frank? "
chimed in Harry Sinbad, who had
gone through nearly as many voy
ages and adventures as his illustri
ous namesake, and had just accom
panied us.up Mont Blane 'as a slight
repose before - crossing into Algeria
via Masseillies. " •
1
EMPORIU MI
MEAN'S ROUSE,
1 461 , by 11. Jacobsri
• • and* requires the expark
nnderriened, realizing this
the
latest stiles. which lam
ER 1
the old stand. and when
' e clothing line, for yourself
idleraan's Block.;
I 72. M. E. IMENITELD.
1 , some , very fine
price, by
• FOX k ]ED=
supply of Fresh
or ale by W. A. ItOCIL.
0ct.9.'72.
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., NOVEMBER 1872.
lieirg
IT QUEEN !
Such a morning! warm and bright,
Hill and vale ablaze with light,
Such a rare and goodly sight
- Grandest over seen.
Gorgeous banners trailing down,
Scarlet, crimson, gold and brown,
All, for thee, this royal crown, •
Lovely Autumn Queen !
I must be a slide today, •
Kneeling at thy sceptre's sway,
Young 'again, and blithe and gay,
'Heath these shining skies.
What though Death huts in thy, train,
Sodden leaver and dropping rain—
Have a time for weary pain, • •
When thy glory dies.
Yes, my Queen, ru follow thee,
When thy white hand beckons
To the woodland lone and free, •
Where the Zild wind sings
Stich a grand old wordless hymn,
That the lofty aisles grow dim, • .
And my fall heart to the brim
Throbs"with holy things.
Many yesterdays have flown, •
Since I followed thee , my own I
And thy kingdom Is 'Werthrown
Like a passing dream.
- Faithful am I, stall, by sweet!
Now when tears and sobs are meet, _
See, I kiss thy hands and feet,
Oh, my dying Queen!
•
Brum Pans Citvam.
isistellattem.
[From Cassell's Magazine]
IN TEE LION'S DEB.
A STORY TOLD ON A MOUIST,Ibt TOP
".Nobody knowS what may hap
pen, replied Frank! sententiously ;
" you wourdrit have expected, this
time last year, to be dining three
miles .above the
.sea to-day."
"Well, I had a funny . kind of din
ner last autumn," said Lightfoot,
"when my guide and I got caught
by a mist on the Grand Combin.
We piled stones to keep_ off the wind:
and behind them we shared our rum
and cold mutton, es if. We had been
in the trenches before Seviistopol."
"Well, I can beat you both there,"
said Harry- with 'a chuckle ; " for I'te
had a dinner worth three of of those,
though- •I'd hardly care to try it
again ; but its 'a long story."
Never mind," said I ;
lots of time,"
" I'm your man, sir," responded
Sinbad ; " but, before I begin, does
either of you know where Fernando
do Noronha is ?"
"Never heard of him," saidErank,
who is not exactly qualified for a ge
ographical professorship ; " is ho any.
relation to• Fernando Wood, over in
America ?"
"None of your nonsense, Frank,"
I interposed sternly. "Fernando
do Noronha is a small island off the
coast of Brazil, though in what lati
tude and longitude I would rather
not guess, if I were up for a civil-ser
vice examination."
"True, 0 king," said Harry; "more
power to your atlas for that same.
Well, as I was going to tell you, it
was towards the end of my third
month - in Rio de Janeiro that I be
gan to think of shifting my quarters.
Hat - II intended making scientific ex
plorations a la Humboldt, on going
in search of big trees, like that fellow
who went up the Rio Maderia the
other day, three months - would have l
been rather short measure, but as'
it was, I had .e-n all I cared to sec.
I had w' round the harbor,. (no
trifle o a walk either, mark ye!),
and c ! ' .ted the flags of _fifty-six na
tions, I had eaten oranges at four
in the morning in the groves outside
the town, and dived by moonlight
through the " rollers " on the shore ;
I had bought some very good local
views on the plaza, and taken some
very bad sketches on the bay ; I had
been bitten by a terantula (if that
was, any good) ; and I had lived at
Petropolis in a char Ming little villa,
with a painted verandah and pr -
jecting roof, hidden like a humming
bird's nest, in a basket of broad
leaved, tropical folinge,-.a perfect
gem of quiet beauty altogether.
" Petropolis is a piece about four
miles from the town, where - the
grandees and niost of„the merchants
live during the summer—much the
same i thing,- in fact, with regard to
1-Rio, that Tsorkee Celo is to St. Pe
tersburg, or Tientsin to Petm
Well, as I was saying, I began to
plan my next move, and made up my
mind to do some voyage or other in
a new direction, where I might see
something a little out of the ordina
ry run ; for just then, as it happen;
ed, I was rath u e n itivid of perpetual
coat, hat and brella ; of smoking
paper cigars, cha ttering bad Portu
guese, and dining on monkey soup
and roast armodfflo ; and had got
my head full of fairy isles, light per
iagaas (whatever they may be), and
" noble savages,"
" One day, after much waiting, I
heard of a bark that was going to
sail for rayal, With .a Portuguese
skipper, and a crew half Brazilians
and half Indians-, for 'some of The
natives don't niake such bad sailors,
only they're not, strong enough to
stand much knocking about, This
was just what I wanted, a chance-of
visiting a place where . I had never
been, and a longish voyage in:com-
\
i
pang with a bevy of picturesque rag
amuffins, who, If they weren't par
ticularly " noble" were at least "sav
age enough " for Salvator
Boss himself. So I paid my passage
money, and away I went.
" Bly chief associate was a skipper
—a queer fish' to look at ; for he had
a complexion hire a half-decayed
leek, and a squint that made him
look as if he were trying to see down
his own throat '• and he carried a
scent of garlic anti tobaccO about
him that would have choked a Hot
tentot ; but he knew all sorts of sto
ries, and could sing a good song or
two, and seemed a merry fellow al
together ; so that on the whole he
wasn't bad company, provided I kept
well to winward of him. As for the
crew, they worked very well when
they couldn't help it, , like Brazilians
in general ; but there was one thing
they didn't do well, and that was the
storing. They had stowed the pro
visions in such a bungling fp gh' ton
that half of them got spoiled ; and
theyhadn't more'than half filled the
water casks, and those they had
were.leaky ; so that, no 4 long after
sailing, we ran out of water, and had
to think about getting more.
"An hour 0r.., two after this dis
covery, the skipper came aft, to
where I was standing, and said,
" Now, sonhor, we will show you
something as well worth seeing as
Lisbon ; the nearest land is Fernan
do de Noronha ; and we're going to
put in there for water and fresh pro
visions." E ; •
f' And what is there to be seen
there?" asked L
" Why, it's a pretty place to look
at, in , any case,' he' replied ; " but
the great thing is, that, it's the place
where the 13razilians .send all their
dfgradados, (convicts); and they've
got quite a fine collection now ;
when you go ashore you'll be able to
get a good sight 9f them."
don't go about loose,
surely? " asked I in some astonish
ment.
"The saints forbid! they've got a
governor and a-guard to take care of
them. Ah he's a rare man, the
Senhof Gobernador! many's the
cask of rum he's sent me when we've
touched here before.".
" You seem to know him pretty
well," saidl, laughing.
"Santosl that's not difficult! he's
as friendly as a contrabandisla." (A
fine definition of friendship, thought
I). "If the noble Senhor Inglese
will be pleased to go ashore with us,
the Senhor Gobernador will be sure
to invite him to his house, and show
him all the curiosities of the island;"
.and with that he gave such an ex
traordinary grin that all his features
seemed to change places,like a guttit
percha face in a toy shop. I couldn't
think, at the time, what he was grin
ning at ;_bilt I found out lateron, as
you'll see.
"We , sighted the island next
morning, and by noon we were pret
ty near the shore ; and it struck me
that, the degradados had a better
berth than they deserved ; for a
sweeter little spot .I never saw. The
coast to right and left was rugged
and broken ; but just ahead of us it
curved into a beautiful little bay,
with a smooth, sandy beach, abcwe
which rose a broad sweep of wooded
hillside, like a band of green velvet,
dotted hero and there with such
flowers as you only see in the tropics.
In the hollow of the bay was a small
wooden jetty, on which stood a man
"wt, have
in nniform,while behind him cluster
ed a dozen blacks, in red caps and
white•cotton drawers.
" That's his Excellency's secreta
ry," said the skipper; " he must have
seen us heading for the shore ; and
it's lucky those blacks happen to be
with him, for thay'll help us to get
the water on board."
" I must own that this "lucky "
coincidence of the negroes' presence
made me suspect that the worthy
skipper was himself one of the "friend
ly contrabandistas" of whom he had
spoken, and that ',his dealings with
the Senhor Gobemador were- of a
nature to add little to the imperial
revenue ; but before I could make
up my mind as to whether, the allex
ed want of water were all' a - sham or
not, the skipper shouted something
through his speaking trumpet to the
officer on shore, who thereupon gave
some orders to two of his blacks,
which started them off like grey
-I}ounds.
" They've gone to tell the Senhor
Gobernador that we've got a Senhor
luglese oa board," said the slipper,
" and his Excellency will most likely
corm) to meet you in person." " And,
sure enough, in about half an hour
there came aroand the elbow of the
hill half a &inn soldiers armed with
muskets, followed by three men in
uniform, the midmost of Whom was
on horseback. The montent I touch
ed the shore the governor- (for he it
wan) dismouited and greeted me
with a bow that would - have made
the fortune of a courtier. •
"May you live a thousand years,
most potent Senhor Gobernador,"
said. I, in my best Portuguese.
"1 'ldss the dust beneath your
feet, noble and valiant enhor," repli
ed he, with a second bow which all
but made good his words. "If his
English Excellency would set far hon
or my poor house as to come within
its walls, lit would be my highest
pleasure to entertain him. Will the
noble Senhor Inglese be pleased to
Mount 'and follow me ? "
"I Mounted accordingly ; for they
had a horse already' for me, just as
if I had been expected and we rode
round the hill, and through a small
plantation, to the prettiest little villa
imaginable, like an enlarged dupli
cate of my humming bird'd nest at
Petropolis.
"Noble Senhor," said, the gover
nor, " yOu Nig! pardon my leaving
you for a few moments, 'while I-see
whether all is ready for the' enter•
tainment of yourself and the officers
of the colony, who do me the honor
of dining ;With me to-day ; in the
meantime, let me beg of .you to con
sider my house s and all that is in it
as entirely your own." 1
"Well," thought I, "this comes of`
traveling ; I might have waited long
ough 'before any one would have
done so much for me in England."
"And I had reason to'think so a
few minutes later, when . I found My-
10 ,1 • Pt (. 41, - ( .) • l'T.r tCl4l:;v
self seated: at the governor's right
hand, over as good a dinner as I ev
er ate, with fifteen gentlemen in uni
form on each side of t.' e table. They
were all strong and a aer fine look
itg men, with a b • itisiness like
air about them , . whic h I had not xe
marked irt, the officers- I met at Rio,
who werei for the most part, as con
firmed/ ." loafers " as ever lounged
about a bonlevared ; but every face
at the table wore a , curious expres
sion which struck me at once— a
watch, of look, like that of a
sentinel on guard—the result, as I
concluded at the time of their con
stint sitrveillance of dangerous con
victs. The Governor himself, now
that I had got a. good view of . him,
was a handsome, dignified lookhig
old fellow, with a heavy moustache
and beard that gave him almost the .
air of a cuirassier ; but there was
something I did not like about hiS
eyd— a shifting, restless look, such
as I have seen once or twice in a vi
cious horse. Still, nothing could
possibly be more courteous than his
manner to me, as he helped me to
the best of the good-cheer, . and con
gratulated me = r on arriving at a time
when tiro larder was well' stocked ;
whereas, they had been woefully
straitened about a - month before, the
rough weather preventing the arrival
of supplies, and the island itself af ,
fording nothing bit fish and fruit.
"AB to the dinner , , I'm not going
to describe it. The old governor took
the lead, -keeping up the' conversa
tion when it seemed inclined to flag,
and sending round the wine as if he
had the key of the imperial cellar
. ;
and toasts, songs, jokes, stories, fol
lowed each other in unbroken suc
cession, till I could almost have fan
cied myself at a 'boating supper a t '
Oxford.'-At last I began to think it
about time to be `moving ; =so I turn:
ed to the governor and said, " Most
illustrious Senhor Gobernador, you
have kindly introduced me to the
best dinner and - tlrgayest society I
have ever had the pleasure of meet
ing ; but now do me one favor • more
and oblige me ; with a 'sight Of the
convicts."
• " Along I the whole table,asspoke,
ran the lsame extracirdinary grin
- which had perplexed me some hours
before on the face of the skipper ;
but the governor merely bowed, and
replied simply, " Senhor,somos,todos
degrades " (we ire all convicts) ! I.
won't attempt to describe-my sensa- .
tions at this announcement.
" Good heavens! " said I, " your
Excellency surely cannot mean that
all these noble gentlemen round the
table are---are- - --what you mention
ed?"
" Every man of them," replied the
2ld gentlenian, looking round with
an air of paiental pride that would
have befitted the mother of the Grac
cei, " we are all alike heft."
" But in that case," stammered I,
" your Excellency's own self (I hard
ly dare hint such a thing) must be a
—a—a"
"Precisely so, answered he with a
benignant smile, "I'm a convict, too
—the oldest_ of the lilt! 7 _ •
"I remained speechless; while the
governor, evidently flattered by my
emotion, proceeded to point out in
detail all the varied 'beauties of his
collection. 'This gentleman on your
right,' he began, with the air of a
connoisseur criticising an undoubted
Titian, himself by-one of
the boldest acts of vengeance on rec
ord—scaling the wall of an enemy's
house with a knife between his teeth,
and slaying him on the spot, Un
fortunately (and yet not unfortunate
ly, as it procured me the pleasure of
my friend's acquaintance), the slain
man happened to be the near relative
of an official of high rank 'Need I
say more? The gentlemmi on my
left hand-had an unhappy difference
with wife, (who alone j was to
blame in the matte,. He attempt
ed to soothe, her - with a close of medi
cine., which unhappily resulted ill.
you will divine the rest. The two
gentlemen next in order- were con
cerned in an heroic attack on the
homenf an obnoxious minister some
time ago; and certain jewels beipg
missed, suspicion wrongfully fell up
on them. As to the scholar oppb
site,'—
"And 'So on for another quarter'pf
an hour. In fact, as old Virgil says
in that passage- that used ,to puzzle
me. at Eton, 'if I had a hundred
tongues, and a voice of iron, I conld
not rehearse all their crimes.' . Suf
fice it to Say ; that of all the villains
then unhanged; the most atrocious
appeared to be these friendly, open
hearted gentlerien with whom I had
been hcbnobbini , so affably for the
last hoar. At last, when the gover
nor paused for a moment to take
breath, I ventured to enquire what
achievement had earned . hiaa his pro
motion.
"'Nothing very important,' he an
swered carelessly; ' merely an absurd
story about some forged note that
appeared one morning.' •
" This was the last straw which
broke the camel's back. I instantly
recollected that I had at least a doz
en things of the last importance to
say to the skipper, and must go on
board again at once; while the gov
ernor, lamenting. my untimely depar-,,
tare, announced his - intention of see
ing me down to the shore—a courte2.
sy which I could very well have dia:i
pensed with; but the heat and the
governor's stories, and the remit
startling fevelations, had' so upset
me, that', --,f„as Puncii* sailor nays)
`you micrlit almost have knocked me
down with the but end of a musket.'
All the way down to the beach, I felt
as if every .bong,h that brushed my .
clothes were trying to pick my pock
et, and as if the Very ground under
my feet were going to start up and
knock my brains out.
"At last we came olt---in front of,
the little jetty, where, to my great
deligtt, I found the skipper just' go: 1
ing on board. Tt.e f.-,ovc.rnor, wish
ing me every prosperity, took a cere
moniou.s leave!of me;. while I, stand
ing up in the stern of the boat 4 re
sponded as usual, ' slay your Excel
lency live a thousand years !' And
may it be as long before I see you
again! added I, mentally, as we shot
away from the shore.
1 "'Well, seignior,' asked the - skip
per, ,With one ,of his peculiar
grins, as, a few hours later, we watch-
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ed the the receding east' of the"
how did his ExCellency's-: hos
pitality , please you?'
"'The dinner was orthy of Don
Sebastian,' answered ';-' but I can't
say as much for the( company. It
seems to me, my friend that you are
among rather.ii suspiclOus set.'
9 What walla you have, seignior?
replied he with shrug; we poor fel
lows must live sonielipw; and with
the blessings of the sat t uts we manage
to make our trade keep us. I am
sure such a noble amber would never
think .of saying anything that
might harm a poor I contrabandistti,
who has hard work to I get garlic to
his bread!'
u Inv I fi
Je appeal was al forcible one,
and it was rendered! additionally
convincing by The fact that not a
man of the crew was without a wea
pon of some kind, while honest Dio
p
go himself had a brace ' f very busi
ness-like pistols stuck his waist
band, and a knife near y as long as a
bayonet at his-side.. Ilreflected that
after all, it was no usiness of mine,
and that it would be cruel to worry a
gang of poor devils who had never
don, me any harm; so I answered
very readily that the sOcrot was-per
fectly safe with me.'
" Now, then, let's be mooing; we
shall get back to Chanmoni in time
for the table d'hote if we step out." •
. [For
. pe RErourEu.]
WASIrriGTOWS HEADOARTEBB AT
A8W1313104
Przrastu, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1872.
,3rit. &wren Among the Many
places of interest along the . I Hudson
river, perhaps none are more so than
"Washington's Headquarters" at
Newburg: On'the south side of _the
city; in commanding view, of the'river
for miles, stands this structure, bnilt
of stone in 1750,
,A large plot of ground is occupied'
with Telics of: the. Revolution, in
the shape of cannon used or captur
ed by Washington 'and - his army.
Notwithstanding the: care that has
been taken to preperve the original
carriages on which tho weradrawn,
by painting' frequently; yet decay is
apparent.
Three rooms only of the old house,
occupied by Washington, are open
to visitors, each containing / interest
ing relics of the Revolution. The
house was bought by the State in
1849, and refitted somewhat so as to
preserve it from' going to ruin. Every
thing is kept as near as possible, as
Washington left it. The same old
chimney, the same fire-shcivel and
crane, and the same old arm-chair
he used. are carefully , preserved. In
the north room, facing the city,' are
several old, letters framed, of great
interest : one' 'written by Washing
eon's own hand in 1777. There'. is
also a lock of Washington's hair, ta
ken from his head in 1820=-When
re
interred twenty-one years after' his
death. There is also a small piece
.of his coffin in . the same frame.
Two large portraits_ of George and
Martha Washington hang upon the
east side of the room: Specimens of
continental o money, commissions of
officers, parchinents, British stamps,
etc., are also hung , upoh the walls.
An old piano (the firseever brought
into Orattge county, over one huh
dred years ago, once the property' of
Gen. James Clinton, and said to have
been made by John Jacob Astor's
father), stands here, •and is certainly
a musical curiosity of "ye ancient.
times.'
Upon the table rests a Registeriin
which you are invited to ,register
your name and place of residenae. A
Register was- opened July 4-, 185,.
which has now entered upon its
ninth volume. The last volume is a
mammoth book, which cost the state
$B4, and has_now over 25,000. names
upon its pages. To give some idea
of the number visiting Washington's
Headquarters, the keeper says not
over one-third of the visitors register
their Parries, yet there are now over
two hundred and twenty-five thong
and names upon the RegiSters.
In the south room are arms of all,
descriptions,.used in "the times that
tried men's souls." Here we find olcl
British muskets, swords, bayonets,
army saddles, sashes, ,epardets, etc.
Apiece of large, timber tipped with
wrought iron, and sharp, is here,! tip
part of one of the many used to fence
atross the Hudson river 'to prevent
the further encroachments of British
ships. A. huge link, of, chain, two
inches square and twenty inches long,
is a relic of the mighty chain forged
to stretch across the river for the
same purpose, but las we know with
out success. Hero is an epaulet
which was worn on these grounds by
Major, Burnett, an officer of the, Rev
olution, in 1782-3. Near it hangs
Santa Anna's sash, of Mexican noto
riet3,', Over head, suspended in a
frame, are the words, "American Ar
my disbanded on these grounds, Nov.
3; 1783." A. white dress, said i to
have been worn by Lady Washhig
ton,ls also on exhibition.
Washington's proclamation for ces
sation of hoStilities, was issued here
March 19, 1783. Over the fire-place
-hangs an immense Hessian military I
boot, thirteen and a• half inches 'in
length from heel to toe, equipped
with a monstrous spur. Indian rel
ics also abound here,.such as arrow
heads, scalping knives, hide-dress:4-A
moccasins, etc— A set of surgical ink
struments used by Dr. Osborne, l of
Orange county, during the Revolu
tion, Are conspicuous.
.4iniong ,the Thousand and one
things'of literary relics, I noticed a
Dutch Bible, dated 1701 ; *also a cOpy
of.the New York Gaz.ette and :Weekly
Mercury,. dated Februlify 17, 1777,
and a copy of the London Gazett,
dated Sept. 2, 1657; alSo a 24 7, 0 w l'e t wk
Siseetatur, dated Nov. 25; 1797. - Near
the east door hanga. a portrr.ithig
tizal Knapp, the last Inember . of the
Washington Life•Gaard, who died
Jau. 11, 1856, at the adVanced age of
97 . years And 8 months. His tomb is
near the ikorth-east corner of the
hoUse. . .
I have thus briefly alluded to a felt
. things to be seen in Washingtun's
Headquarters:but do not let your
readers suppose I have nazi:mai a
hundredth part of the relics therein
.contained. The :visitor needs to spend
a day there to . see All. Yours,
•R per Annum in Advance.;
Tool*, too late, was never said
" Of morning Inn, or bud, Or fl.OWer—
The light is true to hill and glide.
The roseihnd opens to the hour;
The lark ee'er asks the day to wait,
But man awakes too late, too late I
Too lato, too late our anger burns•;-•
The sun goes down before the 'Same -
To gentle. words of kindness turns;
And we are scourged with inward shame ;
To think our bitiuitii have harbored hate, •
And pride bows down—too iate, too late t
Too late,;too late for pnblid prayer,
),Tho words of worahiiihavo begun—
Oar cheeks 4 aro fittihea with hastening there;
We enter as the chant is done;
end, pausing at the temple gate,
.-
We stand and say--" Too lato, too late!"
"Too late, too late I" who haertot said, 1
. The post is outLAhe train has gone—
Thoilme is fled—the debt not ped
- The aid not sought—the work not done:
Neglect makcs.up life's weary. freight,
And then we cry—" Too late, too late!"
- I can see.that clay. White cumuli
were heaped Overthe wood tops, but
the middle day was blue and , clear.
Though I was dozing on a saloon
step, this day of beauty got even
through my wavering sight. Per
haps I sat there an hour, perhaps an
age, in which the blinks, I got were
the recurring days.
It suddenly occurred to me that
'such a •long continuance fine
weather ought to be enjoyed more
actively. But the world whirls, as
~everybody knows. I mumbled a num
ber-of jokes on nature as I staggered
abroad. After a 'tiresome journey,
I eame upon an alley and a group of
boys traveling through A. game of
marbles - on their knees; like penitents
stumping through Jerusalemi And
in their midst was Billy. Billy si.as
a noble looking boy. I paused and
iried,to get into position to. look at
him. I felt a maudlin pride in Billy.
He. had -Flora's. blue eyes. = (Blessed
Nora! She was gone • where she
couldn't be cursed, any more, poor
little broken-hearted thing !) ,
As Billy, photographed himself in
my eyes, his bright hair blowing, his
lusty fingers gouging a pit for his
marble, the contrast between' what
he-and I were born to be, and what
we were, struck mehke a bullet:",
I • had 'tried—to reform. Oh, yes.
And every failure was a link in my
chain. I was 'utterly ,given over to
the snakes and furies. .
N'ew here was Bill . walking in niy
vagrant steps—a vicious krab
beautiful. Caucasian guise.
" Say,, Bill," begged ' one of the
tribe, casting a covetous eye on his
industrious jaws, "let me chaw your
wax. awhilg.'
Bill, , wifh graceful generosity and
contempt of gain, tossed it over,. say
ing t'
" There, you can take it - and keep
it; .I,don't want it no more."
'While I stood • in drunken doler
against the fence, the group - whirled
` np suddenly into a maelstrom ; the
•
fentre to which they were all sucked
lwas a steadfast rook- with churning
fists and a yellow tbp:. ; 4 6,,
"Bill !" I shouted ii y; •; " come
here, you young scoundiel !"
Hearing my voiceover the broil,
he, dashed through - the boys and
came, crying, bloody and raffled.
" What are youfighting,about.!" 1
asked, standing in a tremulous judg-
Ment over him. •
" I can't tell yon, father," he an
swered bravely. What! Even the
boy despised and dared me ! I lift
ed any
_hand
_and felt- that I could
I Idll him.
` Take that, thert,,,and . that,. you.
little wretch I I'll show you how U . .;
be . a bully and turn against your own
father." -
My muscular hand brought a
frightful blood gush out of his bruis
ed face. I thought he should feel
that his father was a solid man_ in
one respect, if the rest of my body
was a mass of moist wretchedness.
The boy, the boy. I, groan when
I remember it.
" Oh; don't, father," he begged,
writhing his little dirty hands. " Oh,
father, please don't strike me, and
I'll tell all_abeut it. The boys
said you was a drunken old , loat,p
and I'll fight anybody that call you
that, father, I will, if you kill me for
it."
I sat prone down upon the ground.
That was the. hardest : : blow I ever
tad.
"Get up, father," said Billy, cast
ing a look Of bloody and warlike
glances behind hill . ), " and I.'11; help
you, along."
I took hold of him, but a weakness
not born of rum kept me at hid
cracked, stubby little feet. There
was no one in the -world -who cared
whether I rose or went on down but
him. He cared. I put• my arms
around the boy and cried against
him. No mere drunken, glazing re
pentance for me. Every tear was
hard as a pearl with resolution. The
good Christ appeared that instant in
His love, and long suffering, through
the'boy, as plainly' as He appeared
to the (13 ing Sir Lannfal through the
leper. When 'on earth He was nlwiy_s
going about picking up the abomina.-
ble, and since He has left the earth,.
-He sends for them by messengers
they cannot help knowing.
Alen should respect me in that
' spark which the boy respected. I
would show.kim what a grand, itver
mastering thing is that soul which
the God of glory valties.
"Don't cry, father,". while he ceas
ed to paint bloody, sunrise
_on his
face. 'Better than - a sunrise was that
little face to me. Hifi eyes looked
bluer and -more heaven-like than the
sky. . • -
" Do you love your father ?" I ask
ed, holding to him like a woinan+'
"Yes, sir,_ - I'll lick anybody that
calla you names;'_' the, bright, tender
firmament in his face - gushing with
another shower.
A - horizontal hail of mud and peb
bles hit ue while he 'Was speaking.
Billy reared rip like a charger, snuf
fing the battle afar off. But fi made
him retreat from the enemy'Slines.
When the boy and I 'were laid at
night in- a low tavern, which was our
•
only home, I. asked with illy face
turned toward him : "Billy, wilt you,
help your-father to try once more?
Upon which - he jumped lip and
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TOO LATE.
BOY.
pumped my arm . • with all the vigor
and familiarity that the streets had=
put
ui
in
• that,
sir.
vowed Billy.
Soon after he subsided I heard his,'
soft breath going ire,and - out Abe t
doors of his lips regular cadences.
- While he slepteand started up to
fight his skirmishes over, I flogged
my weak brain to work and plan.
-When I look back at that wretch .
is soiled . tOern sheets, glaringintol
the darkness with- watery eyes, my—,
legs tremble under me, though. they
have gone" Broady these many , ears.
'lt was such a very straight path up'
from that place, and I came , so 4,neer
falling, time after time. -,tr
•
The next day. I got work on tbe
railroad. From the gutter I could
;not go directly back to the bar, which
drunkenness is one of the vices which
is not tolerated in lawyers. It — was
hard to shovel dirt in the hot sun. "I
sat &Sam hen fainting.-A goCd na
tured Patrick came slyly with-a bot
tle, and bade me " whist at it," which'
I put fiirth the will to—like a wild
beast when Billy swooped down
from a passing freight and squared'
himself before that 'Haman, while
the - very tatters at his elbow bristled
with wrath. „
" Look here, - now," threatened he,
sending the bottle far over the track,
"if you get my father to drinkin'
again, I'll kick you."
After I, had delve4.awhile, Billy.
had a new suit, a set of- books, and_
school. privileges. Then a situation
as - copyist was opened to. me. The
boy and I fell into the habit of stalk
ing,.hands and going to church on a
Sunday. Some of my old friends be
gan to notice me. Oh, I tell you, it
rpakes a man's heart swell like a ,
green bulb to have an. honest hand
come seeking his. r • .
Finally, Itgot into practice. SOme
tithes the.thirst came on me, and I
stormed,up and down in my office,
and twisted little locks .of.hair, as if
the curse hung to the roots of that:
Once r locked the door .ancl- threw
out - the - ,koy, and was a pisoneF till
my associate came.
Passing a saloon oneevil time, the
clinking of glasses, and the breath of
the enemy
.penetrated my , senses.
That saloon door sucked me justhalf
nay in, when I was,shocked 'through
my coat-skirts and quite kno4 - ed
to the street:r
- " Here, father," pleaded Billy,
charging me with a second jerk,
"some out of tiais • we're. going to
make men of ourselves, father."
Yes,,naen, bill," I subscribed. So
r did not run into- the.siae track,. be'
cause I had such a faithful tender.
Coming up s4ially, often does
much for a man morally. Cases mul
tiplied, and I teemed to_ grow with
my trust. The boy mai had smart
lodgings up town. He rise in school.
I was proud of him.
I've heard how 'women love their
children, with a close, peculiar de.vo
tiou; I mast have loved him
with a mother's. love. There is 'no
other way of expressing how, near
the,lioy was to . me.
'When he rattle froM school: and
met me on'the . streets,lte
. was oft'en I•
carryieg -the satchel of a smooth
haired, clerk eyed girl,
.to whoja he
would. etclaiin,. as he loyally touched
hiS cap,' " That's . my • father!' with
such a proud accent that the blood
Oh, my. good :fellow ; it is a glorious •
day for you when your child is proud
of youl
We live. altogether now—Billy, his
dark-haired Nora,, thd : little .rowdies
.aud I—in a liiiuse with no end -of
verandas and vines: The respects=
'We handle .át judge is now- to My
name, Billy's' children, who 'give ,
the echo to his former street training,.
stand in no more awe of it than the
do of the venerable Roman handle to ,
my .countenance. We tumble T
wild eolti on the grass. Bul. they
have no idearthattheir ancestor ever
lay in a lower bed. • •
Blessed bendur . .ing love!
I think often I - may be in my do-
tage, for quiet matron Nora - often !
looks up from, her baby in :smith°
at my walling the veranda and
maundering in a sort of ecstasy :-
"The-boy ! the im3y4.7
STOP TILIT,INTEBEST.—DanieI Web
ster once dined with an - old Boston
merchant, and when - they came to
the wine, - a dusty old bottle was
carefully, decanted by Peter and
passed to the host. Tabinglhe bot
tle he poured Mr. Webster's glass
and handed it to hhn. Then pour
ing out another.for himself, he held
it to the light and said : '
" How do you.,like it, Mr. Web
ster? ",
" I think it a very fine specimen of
old Port," replied Mr. Webster.
" 'Now you can't guess what it cost
me," said host. .
" Surely not," said Mr. Webster
" I only know that is excelleilt."
"V; ell, now, I can tell - you, for L
made a - careful es'timate. the' 'other 1
day. When I add the interest to the
first price, I find that it cost' me the.
sum of just- one dollarl and twenty
cents a glass.",
" Good gracious! you don't 'say
so''?" said Mr. -Webster, and- then'
draining glass, he .hastily pre
sented it again; with the remark : .
" Fill it up ag,tun .w as 'quick as you
can, for I Want to stop that confound=
ed interest."
A. Sams= SPIRIT.-At a so-called
spiritual sitting, recently, there . was
present a widow who' mourned the
ioss of her consort, and, as the man-,
ifestatiOns began to appear, the spirit
of the departed benedict appeared`
upon the scene. Of sourse the widow
was very' eager to ertgago in a con- e
versation with thabsent one, and
e i .
the following dialoime ensued": "
,Widow—" Are ion in the spirit
world?" • • i .
'The lamehted one- T ."l am."
Widow—" How 'long have ~ yon
been there ? " , , '
The lamented—" O, some time
WidoW—" Don't you want to come
and be with'your lonely wife:?,"
The lamented—" Not if I know
tuyself ; it is hot enough here."
Dt:Tv.-In regard to ouiselves,ciuty.
is independence of the senses, and, in
regard to others, it is assiduity in
help and support ; help to.ell:being,
to well-doing, to well-wishing; help
thronjh agreement and resistance,
through' gift_and denial, through
sternness an compliance, through
praise and blame, through silence and
speech, through pain and - pleasure.
Inhabitants of the same territory, fel
16w-travellers on the same road, -we
should alll help one another; 'and,
,when we arrive at home, the first
thing-we shall have to do will bc to
'give an account of what we,have
'done for one !mother's weal, for hap
piness or virtue.
~Not a smile but we
will have credit for it. - -
.THE lOs4 by , the Tilissotiri • will lip
'proximate to four hundred thousand dollars.
II
bet t'°
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