•
lams P1111.10.11T1011.
, •
Tin paanunio linroassas is grablished urea
Thursday Atomise by S. W. Arra= at Two Dollars
per anima mad 8:.
Mr' advertising In au cases taelnshrs at subscrilp•
Lion to the paper. T,
BPIB7IAL riol . lolo3lnaerted at Mir= =Maw
line for list ll:inertia:6 and PM az= per Ilae tot
subsequent insertion'.
LOCAL ISOTICES, same 1114 , 10 as reading matter,
rwsurr cams a /Ina
ADVERTIECEIFENTB via be inserted secordinito
the following table of otos
lw I aw I ilos I La I Cm I lyr.
I inch I $1.501 8.001 6.001 Lop 10.00 $
• 2 inches _ ;2.00 I '5.001 .8.00110.001 11.00 1 20.06
5 inches I'. 2.501 7.001 10.001 MOO 1 WOO 184.00
Inches I 5.00 1 8.50 1 11-00 1 18.26 I 25.00 1 85.00
i‘ column 1 6.00 1 150.00146.00 1200 1 18.00199.00
1, column 1 10.001 20.00 I 80.001 40.001 55.00116.00
I column 140.001 40.00 130.00 I 80.00 I $lOO 1 $165
Administrators and Esemitar's tintless, $2 ;
Audi
tors Notices. $2 50 ; Baldness Cards, Ave lines. more
y sari $5. additional lines $1 each.
Yearly advertisers areentitled to quarteel, , velour's*.
Transient advertlsementsumstbepsid forename:nee.
All Reacelutlems of amodiations ; Comennielcitione
of limned or individual interest. and notices of Yu ,
rine" and Deaths, exceeding avenues, see chseged
TEA gains per line. _ I
•The Rnrownra having a larger eireuituon than all
the papers In the county combined. makes it the beet
Advertising medium in 2Torthern Pennwytosnia. •
JOB PRINTING of every kind. in Plain sad Paley
colors, done with neatness and 011'Wh. tiandbUls.
Blanks. Cards. Pamphlets, Biliheeaaddss.. Btateneenti ,
of every variety and style, printed at the a
plied kkorted
notice. The Rwr Namara Office is well sup with
Poser Presses, good assortment of nesstyp", and
everythi in the Fringes line can be
ng executed in
he most artistic manner and at the Writ tares.
Mara VI,MARTATILT MUM.
BUSINESS CARDS.
- _
TIT WALLACE
vw
• •
HOUBE. BreN AND 'FRESCO PAINTER,
Towanda. Sept. 15, 18T0-Tr
LW. DlllfillOCK, Deftlei in all
6 kinds of Rooftng Slates, Towa Pa. All
order* for Roofing promptly attended ta m '
attention given to flottage and French RAdng.
inly26'7l
RFOWLER, REAL ESTATE
• DEALER, No. 278 Bonth Water Street, Crtil
cago, 13lino's, Real Estate purchased and sold. In:
vestments madeand Money Loaned.
May 10.'70.
TO DTM.TFFig;
PJ MONROETON. PA.. pays particular attention to
roffing Buggies, Wagons. Sleighs. kr. Tire set and
repairing done on short notice. Work and charges
rittarnteed satficipctory. 12,15,69.
A MOS PENNYPACKER, HAS
again established himself in the 'TAILORMI
•ITSTNESS. Shop over Rockwell's Store. Work of
wer,i-description done In the latest styles.
Towanda, April 21, 1870.—tf
1 - ERAYSVILLE WOOLEN MILL
,11 / .
. .
The nnderslgned would respectfully suincnanco to
the , pnblic Mat he keeps constantly on hand Woolen
Clothe Cassimeres. Flannels, Yarns, and all ktnda at
wholfsale and retail, TIAIGH k BROADLFF.
Anu.10,11170 - Proprietor.
C . S. RUSSELL'S
INSURANCE AGENCY,
may2B'7o-.-tt
W3l. H..MORGAN & DEAL
REAL Efl*ATlL—Lots from $lOO
*anti. Also Real Eatate Agents. Land,l)ought and
sobd and money loaned. Pa ties desiiltig to sell
Wild Lands, Farina. or Lots. can have a map of
lands or subdivision made at this Agency, and
property sold on a reasonable commission. Office
over Postiffice, ?demur's Block, Towanda. Pa.
L. L. MOODY. [Lk.C.4'72l wsi. U.IrOIiGAN.
rfitfE lINDERSIONED
ARCHI
TECT AND BUILDER, wishes to inform the
citizens of Towanda and vicinity, that he will give
particular attention to drawing piste, designs and
specifications for all manner of buildings, private
and phblic. Superintendence given for reasonable
compensation. Office at residence' N. E. corner of
Second and Elizabeth streets.
.J. E. FLEMMING,
octs'7l Box 511..Towanda. Pa.
NEW PARLOR OF FASHION.
SHAVING, II AIR CbiilNG,
SEUIPIirING. and HAIR DYEING
• Dine in the Latest Style. Also particular pains
-tat:en in Cutting Ladies' and Children's Hair, Sham
"cooing, Curling and Frizzing.
in to GAIIBANVAY fi LINCEICOME, dyer the
s..tielfal Hotel, Main Street, Towanda, Pa.
March 5, 1872.
W . W. rI,INGSBURY,
•
LE! L ESTATE' LIFE, FIRE, k ACCIDENT
INSUR &Net AGENt-Y
:lice; corner of Main and Stato Streets,
larch 11. 1x72
S ASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS
I am prepared to furnish Kiln-dried Doors, Sub
and Blinds of auy style, size, or thickness. on short
notice. Hand in your orders
,ten days-before you
want to nse the articles, and be sure that you will
get doors that *ill not shrink or swell. Terms cash
on delivery.
Ti.wando.. July 19, 1871. GEO. P. CASE I.
1)A YTON & BROTHER,
N . o().i A, HIDES. PELTS, CALF
sKfI.FVII.9, k.C„
For which the highest cash price LN paid at all times
Oise• iu M. E. Rosenfirld'a Store, Main-at.,
A. DAYTON,
DkYTON. P0V.14,'70 PA
\V FIRM!
v EIV GOODS, LOW PRICES!
AT MON:WE:TON, PA
•noktoN
•• . Groceries and Provis.ons, Drags
. ~.•
rants, Kerosene Oil, Lamps, Chimneys.
•
lye Stuffs. I'aints, 011 s, Varnish, Yankee No
• '.acre, Cigars and Snug'. - Pure Wines and
~ 1 the best quality, for medicinal purposes
goods sold at the very lowest prices. Pre.
aretutiy compounded M all pours of the
71.1r,1it. Give us a call.
TRACY ttt ROLLOS.
y,b, Pa., June 24, 1869—1 y.
Cif \.IILES F. DAYTON,
S4ecc,oor to Humphrey Bros.,
HAR'NESS MAKER,
Occs 40a:is's Store,
EeLp , on hand a till assortment of DOUBLE and
SLR ,Lti iiAItSES:3, and all other goods in kile line
,Re , patring and manufacturing done to order. .
Trs.rauas, August 23, 1871
B fi'Eft !tioNFEdtio - RERfn
GROCERIES
/Le undersigned begs leaVe to return thanks to,
Toe - ands and vicinity for the very
patreuage eFtended 'to him during the
7 1 st and at the same time to give notice that
4ddsd to his business a stock of
BEST FAMILY GROCERIES
Weieh Lr is prepared to offer AT THE _ LOWEST
ii- Will .till continue the Baking busidess In all
as tlrauchcs and can furnish anything In this line
na tho shortest notice and
GUAIiANTEE ,SATISFACTION
Ile has also fitted tip a
DINING ROO3I,
Wl.o:e Le »ill at all times be ready to furnish Steals
Lanchnni at much lower eaten than usual.
q:AnnE.r. and others visiting town are invited to
reParties Empplied with Ice Cream, Oakes, Fruit,
C mie ,- tionernat short notice.
the place, nearly opposite . the Means
21;„...„
' r• 11:72
AIERCURS BANK,
roWAYDA, P.A.
to IL S. Mason k Co., Bankers.)
2 e+ , 1 ,- 05 D61).:-.t+, Loans Money'. Makes Calm
n
GENERAL B*A.NEECG BUSINESS,
maul. , as an Incorporated Bank.
pen> Alb dr,hiruig to send money to AST ?MIT
t - 1,11„,1 states: Canada or Europe. this Bank
and the lowest terms.
I'ASAGE TICKETS
,
Tzr Troai NONS Scotts, England, IreWA Seel*
Pori of Europe and the Orient, op , ths,
n ELEBitATED /MAN LINE.
Of Steamers always on hand.
3. 478 anc i iil s_ _ls Gold, Silver . United States Bonds
wt
,:ent for the sale of Northern PeelAu 7 3-10
M. C. =RCM President-
VINCENT. Gushier. - mar.ls'7l
ILITABf_,E FARIS FOR SALE,
the estate of Wm. W. Easta.
, A 4 nssed. a orated la North Towanda, Ise
4 ; 1,, (r.. , :u Towanda Boro , containing about lal
kr a. b'lwecn 7.5 and 100 acres improved, with a
Lz'a house welt arranged tor two fatale*.
and ottwr_orit buildings, two oro h udg ,
0pri1...; of water brought to the house in
i' - q• further particulars apply to Wm. Ela
;f-, Atnensf; Ward Eastabroaks. Ulster ; Wm.
.L.zwetang, Troy. or Wilford ficsetabronts the
• rw‘-41•40 Norf. Wiwi
Ghi ), C , t , RlES.—Fresh supply of
lest Syrups. Teas Cirrente, Prunes, Itailsoi.
masts; to., at '
W. A. BOOKIIMire.
0. W. AIiaVIDELJD,
VOLUME XXXIIL
•
.:TAINEES Woop, Atrommir .
• oovirszub2 a. 1411. Towanda. raw
PITENRY PEEP, ATTORNEY AT
a..a. Law. Towanda. Pa. Jane Tr. I&
SMITH MONTANYE, ATTO
kJ erns o: Trai, OtMe—corner at - sad
Pine Street.. oppoidle Porter's Drug Mew
DRTIE. a WESTON, DENTIST.-
. Ofßoe in Pittose ti sus mos Gers'a Drag sad
quaniical Etbxe.
DR. T. B. JOHNSON, Pay Emu, AND
litososoe. Moe over Dr. H. Q. Porter Bon
& Co.. Drag More. ,"
F. G. MORROW: PHYSICIAN AND
Stranson. offers hie profeeelonal services to;
the citizens of Warren end vicinity. Beldame*
first house north of J. F. Coopers Store. Warren
Centre, Ps. aplllll2 17
DR.. S.M WOODBURN, Physician
and Surgeon, Moe northwest corner Maine
and Pine Streets. uP dam
Towanda. Kay 1. iMPL-lys' -
II: STREETER,
may3o:72.
TT B. MotEAN, ATTORNEY
/la awn Ocasistmon u Lty,Tcroranda, Ps. P.
Ocular attention •palit to business In tba Orphans'
Court. he, VOL
WH. CABNOCIIAN, ATTOR
• ar •• LAW (District Attorme7 ,for Des&
ford 0 0 ant7). TM. Ps. Oceections made std=pt
0, remitted. feb 15. •
WB. KELLY. DENT/RT.—Office
• over Wickham & Black's. Towanda. Pa.
Teeth inserted on Gold. Silver. Rubber. and &him
nitim base. Teeth extracted without pain. 0c23.72
DR. L. 11. BEACH. PHYSICIAN AND
Runotos. Permanently located at Towairna,
Pa. Particular attention paid to all Chronic Diseaa.
es. Cancers and Tutvora s rernoved without pain and
without use of the knife. Office at his residence on
State street. two doors east of Dr. Pratt's. Attend
ance in office Maridaya and Satnrdaya. May 16.12.
MADILL & CAIIFF, Arroams- .
AT-LAw, Towanda, Pa.
H. J. IIiADILL. J., H. C.A.LIIT.
Office in Wood's Block. drat door mint!" or Pint
National Bank. up stairs. Jan-8,73-1y
TOWANDA, PA.
OVERTON & ELSBRE.E, Arros-
Nres AT LAW. TORlLlidk, Pa.. having entered
into copartnership. offer their professional services
to the public. Special attention given to business
In the Orphan's and Register's Courts. spll4lo
OTT-ItTON. .Tlt. N. C. =Ma==
W A. PECK ' S LAW OFFICE.
•
Marne ree opposite the Court Rouse, Towanda, Pa.
Oct. 27,'70.
ATERCIJR Sr. DAVIES, ATTOR
NVES AT LAW. Towanda, Pa. The tindersigned
having associated themselves together In the praciice
of Law, offer their professional services to the public.
ULYSSES 3fERCUR. - W. T. DAVIES.
March 9. 1870.
AA. K.EENEY, COUNTY SU
• PERINTENDEICT, Towanda, Pa. Office with
B. H. Peck. second door below the Ward House.
Will be at the office the last Saturday of each month
and at all other tftnea when not called sway on
nete connected With the Snperitendency. All letters
honk] hereafter be addressed as above. dec.1.70
D R. J. W. LYMAN,
Patinastr AIM arritozow.
°Mee one door east of Reporter building Rest
deuce, earner MO' and 2nd street.
Towanda, June-22. 1871.
JOHN W. MIX, ATTORNEY AT,
Law, Towanda. Medford Co.. Pa.
GENERAL urstatANc r. AGENT.
Particular attention paid to Collections and Orphans'
Court traaineaa. Office--Merctiea New Block, north
side Public Square. apr. 1, 49.
TOWA'SDA, PA
DOCTOR 0. LEWIS, GRAIM
ate of the College of 4 'PhYldelans and gurgeonl."
New fork city, Class 1 , 434, gives excltudve attention
to the practice of his profession. °face =druids:nos
on the eastern slope of Orwell Hill, adjoining Henry
HOZ t 5 .6. Jan 14,'69.
1111. D. D. SMITH, Dentist;' has
.I.J , purchased G. 11. Wood's property, between
?dermal's Block and the Elwell Bowie, where he has
located Ma office. Teeth extracted without.pain by
nee of Ass. Towand i. Oct. 20. mo.—yr.
DININGROOMS
HZ CONNECTION WITH THE BABERE,
,1 Near the Court lime.
We are prepared to feed the hungry at all times of
the day 'Sind evening. Oyster's and Ice Cream In
their 'seasons.
Marc. 30, ism D. *. sccrrr a co.
VLI'STELL HOUSE, TOWANDA,
Pa.
JOHN O. WILSON
Having leased this House. !a now ready to , accomino-.
date the travelling public. No pains nor expense will
be spared to give satisfaction to those who may give
Vaal.
North aide of the public square, east of Met
eor's new block.
RI3IIIII:ERFTRTID CREEK HO—
iiAL, TEL.
mime LANDKEEISEE,
Having purchased and thoroughly refitted this old
Lod well-blown stead, formerly kept by Sheriff Grif
fis, at Ms mouth of Ruzamerfield Creek, is ready to
give good accommodations and satisfactory treatment
to all Who may favor him with a call.
Dec. 23 . . 868—tf.
ATEANS HOUSE, TOWANDA,
-.111.
COIL. YAM AIM ITILTDOZ ICTEXVIS.
The Horses, Harness, Av. of att guests of this
house, Insured against loss by Fire; without any
Us cleave. I.
A superior quality . of Old English Bass Ale, Just
received. T. B. JORDAN.
Tos-andsaaa. Proprietor.
WARD HOUSE,
TOWAIPA,
BRADFORD COUNTY, PENVA.
'This 'popular house. recently leased by Messrs.
Roost k Dimas, and having been completely refitted.
remodeled, and refurnished,' affords to the public
all the comforts and modern conveniences of first
class Hotel. Situate opposite the Park cn Main
Street; it is eminently convenient for persons visit.
ins Towanda, either for pleasure or business.
sep6'7l KOOIV k MEANS. Proprietors.
MANSION HOUSE,!:
Lia.virsvn.m. P -
w.
This House is conducted in strictly Temperance
Principles. Every effort will be (made to make
gouda conifottable. Good rooms and the table will
always be supplied with the hearths market at.
fords. , Nov.l. 1871.
QU P E'R I Oil AGRICULTURAL
MACINZILY, for Sale Dr
Oates :Co. 2 Mercar's Block, north aide of Caul
Flotilla squire. . ,
UORACE A. COWLES
WEIOLESALE AND utaiaL DEALER AND
Mowing Machines. Ilona Powers and Tbrentlen,
Wheel Rakes, Plaster Sower*, Onin Seeder*, nay
Tedder*, severinole and steel Plows, 0 Itintors,
ran none noes, Clover nullanand Fanning
LA IZYOWCns, WATZS Daawlat, Barr 10=1/10
UT CHI= rows= nt man wont.D, CORN
andaddrns Ton BUD OSPOWIU, IC., ar...
Catalogues and descriptive, illustrated printed cir
culars, nwnisbed or mailed tree to all applicants.
It will cost but time cents to mend for circulars
In postage
rwrzsions. cam
ATTOBSET-NPLAW. i
TOWANDA. PA.
Hotels.
R. N.L.',:WELLES,
- TOWANDA. PA.,
MA lIPACTIIIIEBS AGENT.
Farmers when In Towanda, can and me me.
A.p r 122 :72. R. U. WELLFS
AIRS. E. 3. 3IINGOS (formerly
Uu xingsle7,lb.s. now kra bana
FALL & WINTER SiI,LLTNERY it FANCY 000 DR
in a large variety. such as real iiind imitation Laws.
Bashes, Bowe. Ribbons. Lice Callers and Neck
Iniebes in an the fated novelties. Sbe has also the
latest styles inhale goods real and imitation. Rid
Gloves. Shell and Straw ornaments,
DOLLY VARDEN JEWELRY,
In Brace'etts. Combs &0.. &c. She has givenipeclal
attention to old Laelea Bonnets and Dreu cape, also
.Infants Caps. Ruches, &c.
I have'secured the services ,of a tout class straw
Milliner, and shall give good, satisfaction in all
manner of straw cert. Boom* at the old stand,
over Wolf Brothers clothing store;
poR SAYE.--,A firm of about 56
acres. altuatad aultdn three miles of Towards
Ismono. Well watered, with goo.i °retard. Hams
and harp thereon, and about 7 acres of wood land
and timber. F , fr terms apply to W. W.' it . tglibutT.
once corner Main and State Streets, Towanda, Its.
Jan. 1541
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j' s 0. 1110E1 & SONS,
MAktarAOTIIRERS
Oar maammaaa at di thus weal' as -
lINDIVALIED 1811031:11T a. C11111131:111 sae
Of an kyles and piton, ookibtatke with the *kb
sad *kapott, the Mena Pokes, avail& he an,
sad ao cheap that assi oat afford to hare them Also
the finest aad :wet . , .
nuattowax aracx WALNIT PARLOR AID
=mu innannrcam.
Of Melt and Menai designs end at the most as
perb style and lab& Also a choke assortment of
TABLES, • WARDROBES, DRESS
110 max SIDTAOIBDI. =WIT
, AND BOOK-OMM
Also a complete line of Tete•Teton Oohs. Sonsinee
Beeldnig. Taw fad Parlor Castro, to the parked
variety of allies and pion. Ando an maim tarty.
tf of •
ItEINSTEADS, BITRifLUS, CRAMS
'TABLES, MIRRORS,
FEATHER PILLOWS,
MATRESSES, & SPRING BEDS,
Ot "d er in 7 = l°l4 and In fed4lll"4"
r'e. fobs
tone CHEAPER TEAR TEE CREAMER !
W e gik r Cisse for Lumber, or take Lumber in
in for Furniture . Also slugs stock of .
COFFINS
Of entry desetiption from the mostcommt n to the
finest Rosewood . sprays on hand. Ws WO
agents tor
TIBET ALMA= BURIAL OABFB,
Which are now eoneeetied by all parties tabs fir the
best Yetilie Case in use. Ws have tbs
FINEST HEABSII
In ea asotlan of country. and will toll say
thing in the trNDERTAEIFG line AB LOWrv the
same quality of goods can be got at ANY PLACE
either in Towanda or elsewhere. and from oar large
EXPERIENCE and thorough unnaiptance with the
business, we can save pawns many annoyalsose to
which-Um ate always =Meat when dealing with
incompetent parties.
VA . 4 -1 •ll=
Sir Do clot forget the place.
tcrwatids, April 9.1817
*. S . * * * * * * * *.*** * * * *
*IIDHOTOGRAPHY I *
The undeceived would Lamm the public *
that they have purchased the
*'GALLERY OF ART, *
* HARDIN° k- GraTIN,
on Nein street, are dot'? e oath of the First
National Bank, &lid mean. 14, strict attention
* to business, and by the ..idition of every
provement in the Art of Photogrvby, to mate
the plane worthy of patronage. Mr. Otrrmt *
* la to remain with us, and give his whole time *
and attention to the making of
31 ,` *
IVORYTYPES,
* PAINTINGS IN OIL AND WATER COLORS, *
* As will asIMICIELING itkIND4 fltl4 *
*
attentiou given to the enlarging *
* of *bans, and to the finishing of all kinds *
* of work, so as to secure the best resnits, and
aa much Woe as possible given to making
* negatives of small children. • *
Those wanting pictures wM please give us
* a trial, and we think that they will be sato. *
is fled. _
GEO. B. WOOD k
* Janlll27l *
********* * * * * * * * *
kE. ROSENFIELD'S
•
CLOTHING EMPORIUM
104::Ozirf:4 11 0: 1 4ligAsill:(GI,J1
(Formerly occupied by 11. Jacobs.)
The rapid growth of 'remands requires the orlon
don of business, mid the undersigned. nehulmi this
want of the community in the
READY IIIAYE CLOTHING LINE
flu opened* a new store •in Beidleman's Block.
(formerly occupied by B. Jsoobs.) and is our=
pared to offer to bis old customers and the
generally, a better stock of
MENS' AND BOYS' CLOTHING
Than can be found In any other establishment out
aide the cities.
My stock has all been prochased from the roam
factual; this season, so that I have no old stock to
get rid of, bought at high prices. I have a fall kw
,of ,
r e)34 KIM li Si Oki 1:IlideNc01011:4
of the finest quality and latest styles. which I am-
Offering at low figures.
REKEmBra
- I have no connection with the old stand, and when
you want anything In the clothing li neitor yourself
or boys, call on use in Beidlernan's Block. 1
• X. E. BOSINFTIII.D.
•
Towanda, March 28, 1872.
100 MEN WANTED
to tag the celebrated
HARD AND SOFT COAL BURNER
COON STOVES.
We have the beet line or Stores in the State.
MILIMUIWaMiimd.
IWMONVIAOai
Have taken the premiums in all the State rain, and
we know they are a beldam Stove.
• DOMESTIC COOK
?or soft coil, sentistldag sr*
DOMENTW 7000 t. . •
For tont or oork coal. ALDO the
zsrviNcranas.
nuEcipmr,
- • EMITS.
lIRTiT
All gni-clam Mans.
PARLOR STOPS&
merits GU DVUERS 4 alms).
COS! imen,
LIGUT no= Duca% LIGHT. Room
11101,00 TOP. Faz /IX, AND. BLUM=
TOMS&
♦ fall assottninut of Hardwire, Tinware. Copper
and Bbentiron Ware always on band.
S,l! orders Atka Promptly. Job work dose
and irarraated. Wes us a eikll.
Fcre.U.UM.
OD. BARTLETT A SON, IN
evaesois Lome, Towanda. A. None bat
WWII* cowponies meemeated.
o. D. e,sass:. C.'esuaus siestas=.
Stn. ts. isit•l7'
Towan-
NOTICE.—J. £ RECORD, of N OTICE.—J.
de. has Jim! received the Agana Of the Iretor
tone Fire Insurados Compaay, of Ifairetoen.
B. T., stitch is • a itseacties Company in an
respects.' with orb watts of 425.000,-
Is confined by its character to rarm • E s =
and Dealing Rona MOM Y therefore
sale. Pays all bus at duosp of teising to Pena
whether ars Pawns or not. Also psys for lin atick
billet by lightoley la tia bares at at bap ea the
prestissa as am save away by essiiii 3tr. Rec
ord balm Ineartaa slaintbere. aid ee br
aar:
hn e= ass. J. A. 1111=00mArk
011
/41U: 4i
J. 0. FROST & SOXS.
LEWIS & B.I4ALLZY.
No. 4. Bridge St.. Towanda.
TOWANDA,‘ , .BIUDFORD . COUNTY, PA:, JANUARY 23,1873.
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_ ill'or the Ilamorras.]
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♦CIOSTIC TO TIL Q 13215 01 BON.
COW not, thou howen-blott wonrequen of the
hark
Kato, ortb to °beer the world with amide
album.
Re!voiding from thy f pweled .Meld—lstremto
Ass,
Insidious shafts are powerless thee to bum.
Sing ea, 0 lovely Swede, thy obazadng lay,
TUDOd to the male of angelic lyres.
Infusing joy where hope had lied away,
Naught but the nobles 1 thoughts aad deeds
inspires.
Enchanted by thq mallow, liquid tones,
Now warbling bird-like. now Zoltan soft.
I sit and dream of Beast, where angel throngs
Love -Weil, send their songs of joy aloft.
ling on, nor heed the etrriwas crowd that cant;
Sing on, and teach the world—dboordant, cad—
()Isom akin to those the angels chant,
'KWh Hessen's dome, where all are pure and
es& ' B.
It is with pleasure we append The
preceding graceful and elegant acros
tic, from the pen of our esteemed
friend, M. Alexander Barnes, (edi
tor Rochester Musical Times), as an
introductory to a few remarks we
wish to make about music.
Madame Nilsson Bousond, no
doubt has given not only the United
States but Europe a revelation of the
exquisite pleasure, culture combined
with the highest order of talent, can
afford 4 the appreciative ones of her
art. Rubenstine has electrified and
thrilled our souls with the combine-
tion of mighty powers he wields in
pianistic art. The sympathetic tones
of melody from the violin of Henri
Wieniawski, have charmed our ears,
and impressed us with the magic of
his art. _
But now we pause. What next ?
What can 'we expect whose sphere
does not permit of daily intercourse
with highest art, more than the fade:.
ing memory can- give, whose ever
waning presence leaves our keenest
joys veiled at last in mist ? -
Fellow lovers of music, shall we
visit the parlors of Miss Careless
Squealer, Miss Senseless Mumbler
and Mlle Pound-hit-or-miss, for con
solation ? Or seek the acquaintance
of Mr. " Alfenzo "' Bare-of-tone, or
the still more " gifted " Mr. Grater
bass for indemnity ? Or shall we
" give up" disappointed, and close
our ears 'to all because we cannot
have the best ?.
Now,•metbm . ha, we heir a throng
of eager, exerntiated soma crying out
at our credulity , in supposing for a
moment that t he latter course were
possible.
Well, if it is impossible to find a
corner of the civilized earth where
the blatent power of some fearfully
mistaken, though self-opinioned mu
sical genius does not contend with
the misguided and nocturnal feline
for pre-eminence in our admiration,
let us make the best of it.
• Now, will some one ask us our
opinion and advice? We are - desi
rous of disclosing our views,:but we
prefer to be asked,---not as a • you n g
lady once asked our advice in rega
to the purchMe of a piano, and in
the same breath declared that the
—Pianoforte was the only one she
would have, " any how 1" No, ' we
dont wish to be asked in that way,
but just give , ces a chance after the
interrogation.
Friendly reader, a few , actions
words will tell our opinion, and one
sentence will contain. a magiti work
ing precept, which followed conscien
rtiously by each individual, and en
couraged by each parent, brother,
sister, guardian and friend, would
render many of our fellow creatures'
eminently happy, and every one more
prosperous.
This is the talisman : " Cultivate
with good sense, patience, smarmy
and earnestness, the talent God 'has
given."
-Under the operation of thin pre=
cept, the Miss - Squealers of Society,
would soon modify their tones, while
much sense, would be added to the
Miss Mnmbler's deficiencies, and es
for the multitudes of the Poand-hit
or-miss and Bare-of-tone type, the
very first qualification in our rule
would inducato abandon tuna more
Congenial work, the art that smile.
and prospers only in the hands of
those whom nature forms with hesrts
and souls to feel its power.
While we-believe that all have not
a musical sense, or what is called
ear, to distingitsh and remember
tones; yet there are very few young
people - who cannot become perform
ers upon the BMW or Organ ; and
`frequently have we .observed in our
experience a more idealized and pas
siohate fondness—not for mane it
self, but for the performance or par
ticipation in it—in those who had
very little if any of that_ exquisite
musical sense that dwells in the
great composer's mind and heart,
41windling through the lesser grades
of soul, to leak out at the petty 'dab
eters' finger-ends.
Though the attempts of any an
those of the most sensitive talent, to
acquire proficienq in vocalization,
or the v iolin (and some other instru
ments), must ever be attended with
only partial success, we believe with
the great Sebastian Bach, " that the
possessor of a good pair of hinds,
some brains, and perseverance, can
master the Piano or Organ." There
fore, if we cannot all excel a s vocal
ists and prima donnas, let us all at
tempt at least by encouragement to
Others, and, - work on' our own part4o
have less nano, and as much musie
as possible. Yoars, Bespectinfly,
Bross H. bantwoon.
[For the iltnomcs.l
CHRISTMAS WEEK . I 8 SiVAEIIAH:
If any of our friends should wish
to experience 'the charm of novelty
without the weariness which usually
attends its pursuit, we advise them
to take, as we did, a steamer from a
New York pier, and' invoking propi
tious winds and a smooth sea, spend
the holiday season in one of our
Southern States.
In order to make the uition
especially attractive to a Northern
Pennsylvanian, we will suppose that,
still following our example, their
next landing upon terra firms again
&a be in the State of Georgia, at
•
-mous= sasusowsou nor art omega.
her beautiful sespoit city, Savannah.
We fear that the first thought, de
spite our knowing with geographical
accuracy, that we are , yet in our na
tive land, would be—" verily, I am a
stranger and a sojourner here, as .all
my fathers were.
Even with a stay of many 'days,
and' whilenails'. to the fullest ex.
teat, that hospitality which has W
eems proverbial, with the added love
and kindness, too, of friends and rel
atives, the illusion that you are in a
far-oft country, many thousand miles
from home, might not be dispelled.
For Sairannah is utterly unlike
any of our Northern cities. There
is as appearance of premature old
age—not in its inhabitants, but in
its buildings. This is owing to the
dampness of the climate, and the
long continued heat of the summer.
The little boy of oar party, with the
usual tendency of his, set, to express
a vivid impression statistically, re
marked after looking about : Well,
I should , say that this place must be
at least hundred years old."
But itcis literally a green old age.
Not. only the houses,_ bat even the
stone pavements are with verdure
clad. This same mossy mould covers
both the trunks and the branches of
the trees, as with a garment. Here,
also, is theinistletoe, bearing clusters
of pearl ornhtnents for flowers ; and
the .sad colored moss, ' too, spreads
here and there, with strange partiali
ty, its graceful drapery over her fa
vorites. With an almost human in
stinct, this funereal looking moss
clings with singular pertinacity to
the " live oak."
To fully appreciate its effect upon
the senses, one must go to Bonavea
ture. A delightful drive three miles
out of the city, brings you to this
weird, wonderful spot. We had been
told that nearly all strangers, upon
first visiting it, are in' the habit of
making the remark become from
frequent use almost stereotype,—" I
should like to be buried here." Un
doubtedly in each case the mental
reservation is made ,—"
~ at some 'fu
ture time." Being; therefore, fore
warned of the usual tendency, we
tried to-occupy ourselves more with
the immediate present. '
Bonaventurel Does not, the very
name give you a spell-bound feeling?
It is Bahl to be of Span ish origin and
m3ans " good coming. It is indeed
" a mighty natural cathedral,* a
temple made without hands,_ where
instinctively one, is led to worship.
"Through aislo to rile, with many a curve,
We ride ; the lerhile some isizard wind,
Whose spell is felt by pulse and nerve,
Seems opening still new aisles beyond,—
With pliptom mosses dropping thin
Upon tut, e'er we reach a gloom
Whose longdrawn vista closes in,
As all lees vistas—with* tomb 1"
•
Dreamily we return to the city.
We must come back to the life that
now is, not forgetting that this is
the joyous advent ,season. Are we
fully in the possession of our senses ?
This is indeed Christmas eve,—but
hoW unreal. Perhaps we are suffer:
ing from some optical delusion. It
seems as though the Fourth of July
and the 25th of December had enter
ed into a friendly compact, and were
shaking hinds over the chum of
months which formerly divided them.
At least July is contributing her
warm' sun and her brilliant display
of fireworks, while Decembers offer
ings of pine, fir' and holly are pro
claiming in their beautiful decora
tions, the , ever welcome story of
" peace on earth, good will to men."
But hitherto, in our visions, has
Santa Claw appeared to us in muf
fled robes, and locks hoary from the
Frost Bing's breath -L. his coining
hearalded by the merry sound of
sleigh-bells. Yet hark! even now in
our bewildered ears the sound of
Belles is. ringing! Merry belles are
they wedding belles, beautiful
belles, arrayed in garments white as
the snow. They are slaying, too,
bat not in the frosty air. Their tro
phies are hearts, and•they follow the
wine god's train.. Then tall no, 0
Bachus, are their victories hardly
won? Bat we are astonished at our
hardihood in eTen alluding to that
which a painter's skill could alone
do justice to.
We proinise in future to speak
only upon topics which we .are more
capable of handlings
"And we will do it "on the square,"
If only you will follow there—
The while we fear that you may dare
Pronounce our coming theme notfair."
Yonder, he , approaches —our tall
African, bearing heavy, burdens and
grievous (vre should think) to be
borne—not vs his shoulders, but .on
h s head. But there is no look of
oppression or of depression either,.
on the cheerful face. Watch the easy
gait and the perfect poise, as he lous
es, and note also the contents of the
immense tray, with all the' appoint
meats of a fine dinner. As - the sa
vory odors are w in the air, we
inhale them lo • ly. Here is food
for the hungry froni the
very headquarteri the mind. Mat
ter over mind, in this instance at
least, triumphant t We hear some
one remark,"never mind," and we ,
forbear. It. Is a well known fact, how
ever; that the negro of she South can
support upon his head what would
be crushing weights to those of a dif
ferent phrenological development.
Shall we not nut visit the beauti
ful Park,- of which Savannah is so
justly. proud. On our way thither
we have to cross numberless, squares
—for they chequer the whole city like
a net-work, and with the wide streets,
through which are planted double
rows,of trees, add not a little to their
picbrresqueness. In one of these
squares is erected the Pulaski mono
, meat, in memory of the Polish hero,
who, in` the Revolution, was killed
here fighting in the interests of oar
country.
Ai are approach the Park, we meet
throngs of;pedestrians, who make
this lovely spot a daily rendezvous.
The gay pageant pasting to and fro,
and Abe sound of the fountain in the
distance, give Fs the impression of a
miniature Paris.
There is a earprisingly large Cath
olio popidation in Savannah. Ar
raz!gements have been completed for
btuidiug a Cathedral. The Convent I
buildings and grounds show every
evidence of thrift and of wealth. Ode
of the oldest and finest churches in
the city is the Psesiqterisa chunk
of "which Dr. Axson is the pastor.
We heard hill* preach a most Im
press:re sermon, one of , a aeries of
dimoarses upon, the Old Testament.
On Christmas night at Christ Church,
we had the privilege of hearing Dr.
Cammings; the assistant Bishop of
Kentucky. His eloqienee and mar
velous descriptive powers, were tes
tified by the perfect silence and rapt
attention, of a crowded congregatiOn.
Our rambles have now brought us
back to our first laniiimgplace. Here,
tarp the eye can reach, we trace
the source of Savannah's material
ifrosperityl— her great Cotton Ex
change her busy Wall Street
where for at least six worths of the
year, men lead lives of intense, fever
rah excitement. How well for them
that nature, in- the continued heat of
the summer here, paralyzing thus all
labor, provides them with a brief
respite of mental repose.
From these surroundings we are
tempted to use the opinion of a gen
tleman, concerning the commercial
advantages of Savannah : "Its exten
sive shipping' interests, besides being
the terminus of several important
railroads from the interior, are cal
culated to make it, in the course of a
few years, the largest and most im
portiuit sea-coast town of the South,
Nen Orleans not excepted." •
We must now take leave of Savan
nah: for a visit to the " up country,"
as the dwellers on the sea-mast call
Columbus and the rest of the State
not in their immediate vicinity. _We
shall ever carry with ns, "as in a
dream {when one awaketh," longing
memories of this bewitching city
this "garden lipot of the' South."
LETTER FROM WAERDIGTON.
Wsesuccrrox, D. C., Jan. 3,13.
Ma. Theron : Notwithstanding
that Christmas week was ushered in
with a keen, biting atmosphere, and
with cold penetrating winds, the
streets, stores, toy emporiums- and
lapel goods establishments generally;
never presented a more business like
appearance, or it might be added a
scene of greater animation or appar
ent good-fellociship. • It seemed,
from thocrowds of our .goodly citi
zens, who, from morning till night,
constantly' elbowing and jostling
each other on the streets, in the
dOor ways and at counters, in search
of something deemed suitable for the
ever cherished token of remembrance,
that a genial Christmas feeling was in
the heart, ofjevery one.
Women in groups, wrapped "in
warm furs, with eyes sparkling, and
cheeks roseate with the cold chat
tered on thia- side walks, or hastily
clattered with their French heels
Over the frosty pavements. Children
on tip toe gazing wonderingly on
the glittering glories of .show win
ows, or lingered, with anxious and
hopeful look, near the tempting dis
play of 'the confectioner and the
baker. Men, in warm overcoats,
rubbed their gloved hands and de
clared that it was genuine Christmas
weather, while youthful America,
glowing with health, and careless of
the cold, looked as if it made no dif
ference to them whether " school
kept or nat.".
Bundles, parcels and 'packages _ in
countless nuriabei were on every side
in street cars', in express wagons and
in carriages, as they rolled smoothly
along with their fair occupants. In
every direction, the busy throng were
pushing and hurrying along with
their parcels and presents, preparing
for the merry=making of Christmas
and the holidays, evidently happy in
'the thought of the happiness that
they were about to bestow. Bat, it
would be s well to remember that,
while many hearts were made glad
and many. homes and hearts made
joyful, the charity,that doel • not be
gin at home will return to bless the
giver more richly than the receiver,
and that The best preparations for a
happy New Year is to give to - others
the means'of enjoying it. There are
those in oar midst to whom the
coming of the New Year can bring
but gloomy anticipations of coning
distress—who can but helplessly look
to the generous heart and willing
hand for some alleviation of their
wants and sufferings.
With the New - Year came the cns
tomary open doors, the President's
levee with the annual receptions of
the Cabinet members, 'judges and
high dignitaries' generally ; 'and al
though the . deep snow , which had
fallen a few days previous- had turn
ed into the worst kind ofslush, over
flowing the gutters and walks, and
reducing the streets to a terrible con
dition, it did not prevent the fash
ionable world from making their usri
al round of hasty visits.
At the Presidential mansion, • the
reception was one of the largest and
most brilliant on record. From elev
en o'clock until two, there was' one
continuous throng crowding in : and
opt of its doors, while a very large
number, unwilling to undergo the
iniversalpressure; were content with
a -view from the side walk, of the
crowd as it passed in and out.
Preceding the membere of the
Cabinet, were, first, the Foreign Min
isters, dressed in full court costume,
glittering with jewels and lace, se
conwanied by their ladies, elegant in
their , robes of royal purple, closely
followed; by the Judges of the Su
preme Court of the United States,
Senators,. and Representatives in
Congress, the Governor of the Dis
trict and suite. Following . them
came a long line of the officers of the
army and many, in full uniform, pre
ceded by Admiral Goldsborough and
Gen. Sherman. Then the grey haired
veterans of the war of 1812, the
Reads of Bureaus of the several De
partments, followed by the Associa
tion of the Oldest' Inhabitants of the
District of Columbia.
After them the populace, composed
of all classes of the community, were
permitted to enter ;- and from that
time on, the reception rooms were
constantly crowded, and the Presi
dent's pump handle exercise, without
eematiolb continued up to the hoar
of closing.'
The 131ne room and the Red room
were each resplendent with floral
ornaments. - Vases filled with bo
quets of beautiful flowers were on
the mantles, on the centre tables and
the 'Wes -beneath - the mirrors, the
aroma of which diffused through the
robms a delicious fragrance. - Ip.the
great East room there were ncrorna
manta beyond - the usual, number of
Stately paintins that hang upon its
high walls, its splendid mirrors and
its magnificent cut glass 'chandeliers,
from which a blaze of light • 'was
thrown over the entire scene. Each
room was brilliantly lighted, while
the Marine Band discoursed most
charminemusio from the beginning
to the close. Many of the other re
ceptions, given by private as well as
public citizens, were said to have
been not only unusually brilliant,but
to have possetusxd some partied*
element that rendered not a few of
their callers • extremely serene and
happy. But, although suppose .
Washington never had a more quiet
or satisfactory New Yeir's day.
While a few continued the old prac
tice of including in they hospitali
ties wine, together with] stronger
quors, a very great number refrained
Lout offering their, guests anything
stronger than lemonade, coffee or
chocolate, drinks "that cheer but do
not inebriate.". ' .
This agreeable Oid note-worthy
change is due, no 'doubt, to the fact
that wines and spirituous' liquors are
now banished from a large number
of the beet tables in Tashington.
There were fewer persons who of
fered the intoxicating draught to
their guests this year than there
were on the same occasion a year
ago—a pretty sure indication that a
better fashion is to take the place of
the maudlin, tipsy observ a nce of the
day, which in the past, ha s been car
ried to a disgusting and offensive ex
tent. Probably. in hiStory of the
city there were never so ; few :lead
aches the day after New Year as were
in eighteen hundred and seVenty
three.. 1
SpeCulations and rumors 111
Bard - to the cabinet
. phinges that
may possibly take place after th 9 4th
of March next are becoming
plentiful. It seems, however,' to be
the opinion in well informed circles
that there will be no chnge, with
the exception of Mr. Boutwell, who
will probably, be elected Senator from
Massachusetip to succeed ;Mr. Wil
son. Prominent - among those who
are mentioned as likely tb succeed"
Mr. Boutwell as' Secretary of the
Treasury are Mr. Drexell {of Phila
delphia, and ex-Senator Morgan of
New York. • "
Preparations 'for the second in
auguration of President giant have
already began, and ccimplete arrange
ments will be made , to halve the occa
sion equalled only by the great re
view of the armies of the Republic in
. 1865. All the Government Arixpli
stationed in This vicinity will appear,
together with the independent com
panies of the District. The princi
pal regiments of Pennsylvania and
New York, with independent compa
nies from other sections of the coun
try, hive signified their in.ention to
be present and take part in [the pro
cessiori.
- Daring the 'recess taken by Con
gress, the principal committees, in
order to have their work a far ad
'armed as possible, have b silt' con
tinued their labors, which
were none raoie actively \ engaged
than • the committee on Appropria
tions. As all the b l's ior expend
itures necessary to keep thei machin
ery of government moving must be
considered and acted npUn iby , them
before going to the .110118 1 6, it be
comes not only a commit oilabor,
lint one upon whose acti 0. a. great
deal depends.' As the preSent ses
sion expires on the. 4th of March,
hence the necessity of the commit
tee's being fully prepared with their
work,
A TEXPERABOS SKETCH.
BY JOSLP. A. DOEIPON. ,
" I•must say, Judge Gower," and
Miss Earnscliffe's voice had a shade
of contempt in it, "I thinklyon are
over-scrupulous in regard tizi the use
of wine. What possible harm can
there - be in the contents of ',a single
glass of this size," holding up a tiny
goblet, "-drank with a feW' near
friends?" •
-"lmust acknowledge, Miss Earns
cliffe," and the Judge looked earnest
ly into the haughty face uplifted. to
his, " that a single glass of that size'
would.be _harmless, did it not - cam
within it so subtle a passion that one
taste is sufficient to destroy all sense
of honor, make widows and orphans,
and leave to the wretched man him-
self a heritage of constant and never
ceasing remorse."
" But just one glass, Jtidge, surely
it cou/dd, not produce all that harm!"
"Not if it ended with the , one; but
where a hundred young men 'are ex
posed to the temptation, after a vow
of abstinence, ninetrnine are apt to
fall, where one, only, walks through
the ' firey furnace '' unscathed!'
" You make out a-good case, I
must confess ; but still I am loth to
13- coincide in yopr views. I What
'74` -*ble harm could there be in my
offering Will Hamsher a glass of
wine? "1-
Judge Gower looked thottghtfully
into the fire a few .;=moments, and
then said quietly : -
4 ' I will tell you a story, Miss
Earnscliffe; which will probably . I
im
press my views upon your mind more
forcibly than a thousand thlries. It
is something to which I do of like
to refer, and were it not for lee-cir
cumstances to which yo allude, ,-.it
would never pass my lip s Bat . Will
Hamsher is very dear to me. !I could
not stand unmoved and witness his
probable ruin by the hand of Ithe wo
man he So dearly loved. It vras this,
Miss Earnscliffe, that bade me take
the privilege of an old friend,jand in
terfere asl did."
Miss Earnscliffe did not reply,save
by a crimson tinge in the round
wl . ite cheek, and a'faint compression
clo . the lips. , • . -
" Many years ago," . continued the
Judge, " there lived in an adjoining
town a young girl named Margaret—
one of your pure, fresh, simple net
-7
urea which evil could no trio touch
than dew could make a lasti g im
pression upon a rose leaf. I was in
the days - when every man ' drank.
The deacon had his cider, th minis,
tent is bitters, and good" C 'titian
'Women took a little in their and
braced themselves upon flt.; Pard'a
•-•
admonition. - ' 11
I d
0111 per Annunx iII , Advance.
•
•
Mar g aret bad been accustomed to
this tippling front her infancy. Her
father, brother" and neig hbors did it
constantly before her ; but there was
something :n the nature of this young
girl which revcdted at this self-de
basment of her fellow creatures ; so,
when a lover presented himself with
the fumes of whisky upon his breath,
although she loved - him dearly in
site of his degradation, she told
bun gently but firmly that she never
woulcl marry.a man that drank.
Entreaties, jeers, commands, fell
on her ears *heeded. She had
marked out he path, and she follow
ed it unflincl33nkly, despite the
thorns. Finding that she• remained
unshaken in her resolutions, Edwin
—for this was' her lover's nan3e—
finally stopped drinking, and lifter a
year she married him.
"It was a good match in every
sense of the word. • She was a neat,
competent manager, and' he, indus
trious and sober, an adjective that in
those days bad considerable signifi
cance.
"Mach to the sfirpriseof his friends,
Edwin not resume his old habits
as soon as the honeymoon was over.
He still pursued his daily round of
duties, regardless of bitters, and no
happier home than his could be
found. ' 1
"At last, he bought him a small
farm, just five miles from the village.
Here he_ pia np a log cabin, and
there he moved his household goods,
".About this time's son was given
them, a little round-faced, rosy
cheeked cherub, possessing more
wisdom in the opinion of its parents
thari any child that ever opened its
eyes on this mtuidane sphere.
"If anything could have added to
t •ir happiness, this) did. Nothing
irded such ex incite joy to Mar
garet, as to sit hour alter hour,
watching tie babe in her innocent;
motherly pride, and: build many an
air-castle ot . exceeding grandeur, in
which he. reigned supreme. There
was something inexpressibly "touch
ing in the love she manifested. The
child seemed only lent to her—she
must rear it for its future inherit
ance as an heir of God. And - so sol- 1
emnly i and so tenderly as though a
beavenlyiloptism rested' on the tiny
brow, she undertook her new duties.
".The babe was poi six 'months
old, and winter had set in. Margaret
had been unusually busy all clay,pre
paring for a gatheringi': as they
called them in those days. A good
snow had . fallen ; 'sleighing was ex
cellent, and anticipation had dyed
Margaret's cheek with a girlish glow.
The winter, so far, had been very se
vere, and had prevented
,iter going
to litirearly home ; but now it had
modertted sufficiently, and in a sol
emn council held by herself and Ed
win, it had been decided that it
would not hurt baby one particle, if
he were well wrapped up. So Mar
garet flitted back and forth at her
work; stopping occasionally to tell
the little one'of some new pleasure.
in, store for it, or add some extra
touch to ha own modest dress,when
the tinkle of the sleigh-bells ended
her preparations, and she was 80011
skimming over the snow, almost as
wild with,delight as-a child.
" Thesd_lgatheringS,', though not
conducted with as great a 'regard to
etiquette as our fashionable parties
of to-day, had really more solid en- .
joyment. The only draw-back to
them, was the apple-brandy; or , some
other standard drink over which the
old men told jokes and yarns, and
the young men imbibed just at&
dent to make them witty.
" Dancing had already begun
when Margaret and Edwin arrived ;
but, at the sound of their sleigh-bells,
the joyous crowd rushed forth eager
to greet them, for Margaret had al
waya,been an especial favorite, and
they bailed her again in their midst
Baby was unfolded from his soft
wrappings, and passed from matron,
to maid with a lavish expenditure of
kisses and- endearing. words, and
Margaret's happy little heart was full
of pride as she stepped into the
house, followed by her handsome,
manly husband, whom she bad ' re
deemed by. LAT.'
"It was a mere Matter ofconrtest
for the host to ask Edwin to drink ;
for so well known were his principles
that a refusal was expected : an ac
ceptance would have excited stir
rise. 80, white some laughingly
eered at him for a '.cold-water man, '
•
the majority wished in their hearts
for some of his firmness ; for many
had hegun to think some on the sub
ject, and wonder if the banishment
of the social glass.'' would not mend
broken windows and gaping holes
with greater celerity than the paltry
sinus they earned from their half la
bor., For, with a head still under
the 'influence of Whisky, the hand
unsteady, the stomach nauseated,
much time was lest in. *siting ,for
manhood to re: assert itself, and there
were but few who could look forward
confidently to steady employment. _
"If Edwin had never rejoiced in
his release from ' bondage' before,-
he did this night, when,
conscious of
his own manhood, he walked among
his old associates with a feeling of
pity for the watery,. bleared eyes that
greeted his sight, the thick tongues
that bade him welcome, the hands,
palsied by indulgences which gave
but a weak grasp, whea they meant
a cordial pressure.
"80, a feeling of 'self-confidence
stole in his heart, a kind of disgust
for his fellow-men; he forgot, for the
time being, that he had once been
the same that not by his own
strength had he been saved, but by
Margaret's tears and prayers—God's
heap.
"Among the girls assembled there,
was an old friend of Edwin's, and
Madame Grandy had ILA hesitated
to assert that his marriage_ had t een
a severe blow to her. Be that .it
might, this night she _bloomed forth
like a brilliant rose, her dark few all
aglow with animation, her eyes like
stars, her manner one of resistless
'fascination. Her admirers felt like
'moths flattering round a destroying
light.
Edwin, led by some adverse fate,
found himself a' charmed listener
within her magic circle; he enjoyed
the witty repartee and the spaikling
smile, yet when he glanced over; at
Marpret, so pare and bale, - ciowriitl
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within the -
erhood, inwartlli 'Umtata- God
that he bad chosen so wire: rind so
well
°Melte Archer hitit notirsOd Ed
win's *ppm.* with itStraw thrill
of exultation. She_ had:: home - the
taunts and smiles of her` friends. at
his sippwW -
asenmeml-inilifference; •buttonight,all the evil in the poorheart
was floating on .the swhoe. Here
_was a chance to tomato -others that
she had *pia influence over him
still: So, filling a glass near, a gob- -
let no larger than youra, „Miss Earns
cliffe, she held it towards him with a
bewitching smile; and an entreating'
gesture, saying :.
'"'Come t Edwin, forg!lt your tern-`"
perance hobby, for once, and drink
my future happiness," and a
,blush
suffused hCr face. -
"'Excuse me, Estelle, and,' and ha
looked - laughingly on the- bsautifil
tempt/es* cannot in that, but
with, 'pure,, cold water' will drink_ it
with all my heart.' - . -
"The shadow of a frown was on
her smooth . brow for a - moment, and
_then, still holding the'. glasi to that
the light shone through and increas
ed its ruby, glow, she said, with a
mocking lingh : '
" Ah, Edwin, I fear what people
say iatrue: that you' fear the influ
ence of the first glass.' •
• "At this i unwomanly retort, *
dread silence; fell upon the little cir
cle; ;and Edwin, his fade flashed with
indignation, and defiant in his own
strength, took the goblet from the
unresisting blind, and, draining it to
its dregs, said quickly :
"'When next you hear. 'that &seer
' tion, Estelle, you can give your ovni
experience as-proof edits falsity ; ' and
- he hastily lift the gro - up; -
- "It is not purpose to tell Es;
telle'e feelings ; her triumph was
brief but it was complete. 7
"Edwin left.the roomat, palming
out into the porch, such a wit of -re
morueful feelings swept over his soul
that he -wished for a moment - , he
coulddie ; for no sooner had he tast
ed the tine than all his old slumbi3r
ing appetite was aroused, and now it
clamored for its old food like a cage
of hungry beasts. There seemed to -
be no other way of appeasing it. He
fought it as though it bad bken a
human foe. At one monient be re
solved to go home. Safe' enderhis
own roof, - with Margaret's tender
'veice and pitying love, he could con-'
quer. But then the ridicule that
would follow him Estelle and , her -
circle would attrihute it to the right
cause; could he endure their ill-con?
cealed pity and contempt ?
" No, a thousand times' better ifi
dulge this once, and show them that
he could "drink with - -the best, and
still retain his manhood. There is
no medium between good and evil.
To attempt a' middle course is like
walking over a roaring - cataract on a
frail bridge—certain destruction is
inevitable.
" Trusting in her husband's integ
rity, 11.argaret sat serene, and happy
among her friends, little reaming of
the fearful storm about to devastate
her home.
"SQ perfect was her trust in Ed
win,- that a merry laugh broke from
her lips when an old and privileged
friend told her she had better watch
-Catch Edwin ! He, the strong
tower of her heart?.
" But it was pitiable to see how
the happy light faded -out from her
eyes when she fully realized how he
hadifallen
" But it is not the fait wave that
undermifies a structure; - so, gather. .
lug up her strength, she got her
wrappings, and, pressing her baby in
her arms—her greatest comfort - in
this beta of - woe—she seated herself :
in the sleig,h,.a.nd calmed her heart
so that'she listened with patience to
Edwia's - maudlin farewell. •
" And such a return home! Not
a word was spoken on either side.
The frosty air had revived him for a'
moment; but he soon relapsed into
a stnpoi, and Margaret Could not
speak. - •
" One - mile had thus been
in silencti, when a heavy weigtt a 7V
her shciulders, the low, deep breath
ing, told her that he had fallen into
a drunken sleep. Taking, the reins
iu her own hands, she chirruped to
the gentle horses, who seemed to •
recognize ;her trouble, and went for
ward steadily and cautiously. .
" She - had nothing to arouse her
from the reveries into which she had
fallen, until a low, melancholy - howl
broke the solemn Banes& A. thrill
of horror ran through Margaret'S
veins. It was a wolf! - She knew by
the sound that it was some distance
off, but it was the rallying cry for
the pack.
" Laying her husband's helpless
form on the seat, after vain attempts
to rouse him, she put her baby At
her feet, and then, bracing herself
firmly against the front of the sleigh,
applied whip and voice to the now
excited horses.
, •
"On; on they sped; two more miles
were passed when
_in the ; lathering
gloom she could see the dtudty forms
of her foes, with their eyes shining
in the.distance like sparks of fire.
Every nerve 'of this brave woman was
strained tnits utmost tension. She
was battling for all that rendered life
dear-r-hasband and - ehild-i-while he
who - could.have saved them lay ° ob
livious to all danger.
They were gaining:ssn her fast.
She could tell it lay - the increased
restlessness of her liorms, by, her own
hearing, infinitely sharpened bpdan-
ger. Ahead, like a single glow worm,
she could see a light. It was tilt;
nearest ; neighbor's : could She = bat
reach them Ailey would be saved.
The whip was plied uns p ari ngly to
the .foaming !horses. Nearer and
brighter grew' the blessed light. She
could see thel barn dimly defined, the'
gates, when, with a howl of despera
tion' the wolves closed around her;
and tore the robe from-her feet, car
ryin: g with it the little one whom she
had so recently wrapped in its folds.' ,
‘i Roused by the howls and the
bells, the farmer and his sons hard
ed out, thrust the gate wide open
just in time to rescue the • e
form Of Margaret, as with one do- .
spairing scream slie threw herself
into their arms.-
"Is it necessary for me, Wan
.Earnscliffe, to complete nay humilia
tion by describing the'slow.return to
consciousness, and'his unavailing re
morse and agony for the loss of his
wife and child;r Margaret's reason
had given way', in the presence of
this dreadful cid:unity. .And I am
Edwin, who hilithe lives of two he
man beings onhis hands."
-Miss Earnscliffe could not speak.
She laid-:her hand upon his,and with
eyes fall of ,tears joined the crowd,
so loudly demanding her presence.
4 ! Will," said she, that night as
they were returninghome, "will you
answer me a question candidly ?"
"Certainly, Mabel," and Will
Homelier looked into the' serious ince
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