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BUSINESS i CABS.
OHN DIMPEE BLACKSMITH,
1101‘110ETON, P 5.., it particular attention to
roiling Bnggies, Wagons, eighs, kc. The set and
repairing done on short notice. Work and charges
guaranteed satisfactory. .-I , 11,15,69.-
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A 3,IOSt'ENNIT'ACKER, HAS
acain established hirniself TAILORING
" 6 41:1EMZESS. Shop over noCkwell'i Store. Work of
see] y description done In the latest styles.
Toivands, April 21, 1870.4- f
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..E. TECT AND DM:EDER, wishei - to inform the
CitiZPIIS of Towanda and vicinity, that be will cite
particular attention to - draining plane, designs and
sperifteationa for all manner of buildings, private
and public:l Superintendence given for reasonable
conrpnsat,lon. .02Ice at tiehclence 5. E. corner of
Second anti Elizabeth strei3ta.
_ FJ. E. FLEItSIING,
Boz 511:Towanda, Pa.
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KINGBITRY; •
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INSURANC AGENCY
oftce, corner of 'ALIn and State Sh-tets,
EEMEM
March 13,1572
SA.SH, DOORS,
rani prepared to turn
miliaq of any style, ei
oth. - Icio. Hand in your o
.l i ant to use the articles, a
get (TOOTS that will not War,
oh d,myrry.. • -
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Has establiahel-hi 3 I,TI-IP4:il o; Mannatring_and
Repairing all kind& of - 1 .
EDGE TOOLS. MILL PRIES, MADE ...Nil DRESSED
He also makes the beet STRAW CETTER . now
uS2.
All or.3.ere fillc..l prlyqr f ly, at
. . IIIKA.N§, ROCKWELL 4: CO., TOWANDA., P.A.
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PHOTOGRAPHERS,
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Grateful far the iretierons patronage of the
past year; would inform all wanting Pictures
that we are still adding to our establishment
NEW AND 1M.1`.110 - ED INSITX:NIENTS,
adop:in.r tried and approved triodes of
printing and retouching in order to secure
FINER PHOTOGII , IPLIS THAN HERETOFORE
il~3tle out le of
thr t ..s, and that-we make
it a specialty to enlar, • ~ 11 kinds of Pictures to
any sire cleslrect, au in Tate r Colors,
1n,1.3 Ink, or in Oit, i• . _
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hie in inainng as to se
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3*.adcm_dscoie J. LEQUIN. •
French Language, Drawing and Paintind, ,
ar's.l:...lttLD I\,
-Vocal Munk.
.'" . vtga. as :c.
.7 .s' Class,ixil) be organized at conmirnee
. • : the term. Tht Principal will condnr.the
of this c la ss Ichivily, and ail all t'emd
pr-ve-th, itorthy and competent h.
cmiug position.. Ed , 71t will Le niade by devoting
more toms , and nsing tlat increaged facili.les of ap
paratus. tb [coke the itdru:ition; to this el.ts more
- prmitoldr , than evcr berore.
At a e m.iderable exp.m.se, instruction
in I..i•awing hss made free to
ini‘nn:rs rd thi. These two studies, if paid
for as' extras, as is visually the case, would nearly
covet the cob': f,tnitlon. Provision is made
for ind:vidual ILL,traei , .:l in vocal music. ars.
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4.111's ability to t. ach vocal' music is too well
Uowu to need comment. •
A new lab gyratory is 1/...th,t . fatted up and the collec
tion of. Pailoscipnical apparatus enlacged. The
gro--li are b.dnz gra-led, fine croquet grounds arc
pr -pared and effort'Mtade to meet the physical as
Writ as the Int I,h , ctuAl wants of the students.
Tuition from ic I peitvim. Board,' incind
ing fin-a:shod ',rll, lights, washing, km., $4 per
tee k- Expenses ytar in English studies, srx:. ;
daszical. 1 I ' -
Foe circular or further information. address the
Pz,neip3l., E. E. QUINLAN. Towanda, Pa.
MILLER FOX,
Pres't Board Trustees..
July 23
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FOR TAMEST STYLES IN
SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING.
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AJCAVOILEI, PUblisher.
VOLUME XXXV.
QMITH k MONTANIYE, ATTOII- .
10 arra AT lAA. 011CO—OM1OT Of Man and
Pine 6 • • • ta, opposite Porter's Drag Store. .
DR.T.B.JoHNsowpiffsit.
8 cator.ow, Office over Dr. H. C. Porter _Bop
&Co.'s Drag Store. .
TAR: C. M. STANLEY, DEsTisT,
andcessor to Dr. Wpston. Offico to Patton's
Brock, nti stairs, Main Eftrost, :To wands, Pa, AU
kinds of plate work a rpspialty. Jan.ls'73
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DR. WOOIBURN, Physician
and Burgeon, Office. over lckbkm k Black's
Crockery. store:
Towanda, May 1,1812.4 ye
VOYLE & McPHERSON, ATToa
nirra-ax-Lasr„ Towanda. Pi. Will give prinopt
attention to all matters 'entrusted to their char e.
Orphans' Court business a specialty.,
R. POTLY. [may2l'73] ,2. IePIIMItga. •
HB. IA o 11E A N, l ATTORNEY
• AND 0013REILLOS AT TAT. Tawanda, Pa. Par
ticular attention paid to business In the- Orphans!
Court. July 20, '6B.
LLS
- PATRICK,' A'rroltls - EY-AT
• Lew. Cates, Mercni's Block, next door to
be Erregs Office, Towanda, P.
t Jttl-17,1873.
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AGENCY,
TOWANDA, PA
W CARNOCHAN, ATTOR
• NET AT LAW (District. Attorney for Brad
ford Comity), Troy, Pa. Collections made and prompt
ly remitted. feb 15, '69—tf.
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w. Tow.csrA,
JAMES WOOD. [mac 27] JOUR F. SANDERSON.
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N v B. KELLY, Diwris+.—Office
• over Wickham k titack's, Towanda, Pa.
Teeth Inserted on Gold, Silver, Rubber, and Alum.
ninna base. Teeth extracted without pain. 0e23,72
MADILL k CALIFF, krrormrs
_LTA_ TOwands, Pa.,
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Office in Wood's Block, first ;door month of Firs
National Bank, np stairs.. i ' Jan.8,734y
TOWANDA, P.d.
\.ND BLINDS
sh Kiltbdried Doors, Sash
i or thickness. on short
L ders ten days before yon
pd bo sure that you will
:Ink or swell. Terms cash
GEC. P CASH
rile following reli
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Et. I. MADILL,
OMERTON k ELSBREE, A4rron
-Nrir's AT LAW, Towanda,l nf.-, having entered
Into copartnership, offer their, professional services
to the public. Special attention given to business
in the Orphan's and Register'S Courts. apll4'7o
E. OVERTOP, F N: C. ZILSBREE.
OHN. ' w.MIX,
• .4710R.SET-AT-LAIS', I TOWANDA, PA.
Special attention given to claims arzainst Insur
ance Corr.panies, °Mee, Y^.:th tile of Public
Sonars, 7:co 18'73.
R. D. L. DODSO I ,I, OpEiLiern E
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ATi_ AND MEcnerrent, DErirs-r, North Maine-et,
opposite.Epispopal Church, Towanda, Pa. All den.
tal operations it•pecislity,. Jan 11.
pEcK & STRUTER,
LA Ir oTrze . E,.Towenit, PA,
W. A. Pecs. H. S-rra-r-rr.a.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Apr111..1873. Towanda; Ps.
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1)OCTOR 0. - LEVU S, A-GRAM:r
ate of the College of "Physicians and Bnifieens,"
New York city. Cla as 1643-4. gices exclualce attention
to the practice of his profession. Office and residence
on the eastern slope of Orwell trill, adjoining Henry
Heue's. _ jan 14, '69.
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Dentzst, has
pnrchasod G. H. Wood's propeity, between
Iferenr's Block and the Elwell House, where he has
located his once. Teeth eitraeted without pain by
11S6 of pas. Towarida;Oct. 20, 1870.—yr.
P.EET DAN .IE7, rA g Tor.Nrys
LAW,•
MEUC T_7 It !BLOCK,
. An; l' 4. • _ Towanda. Pa..
H ALE r<< PATTON, AGENTS For.
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LTI El INS.U.RANCE CO.
-o No. Pattoi L l. T . Ini,ek, Brid g e Street.
:Audi C. 1674.
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P- A. .QUICK. ?I D. GBADI'kTE
• 'Ciiivratair Of ELI FALO, N. Y„
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
steo.r. nu:4; FA.
• Office at Store of 4. STOWE:S. ,
241,
DINING ROOMS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE BAKERY,
Near the Court House.
.17e are prepared to feed th l g hungry at all tlreks of
the day and evening. Oysters and Ioe Cream in
their seasons.
March 30, IS7O, D. W. SCOTT A: CO.
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141‘ ELL .HOUSE, TOWANDA,
PA. ,1
• JOHN C. WILSON
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Having this House, is now ready to acectiamo.-
date the travelling , public. Nia pains nor expense will
lie spared to . give satisfactiou to those who may give
him a call.
Arir 'North side cf the pubic square, east (,)I Her
cur's new Ll , xl:.
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p UIFITIREIELDI CREEK HO
L TEL.
• PETER' LAIN • D=•SER,
parcha.sed and thoronghly refitted this old
tv f •ll-1. - nown stand, formerly kept by Sheriff Grif
ns, at the mouth of Iltir=crfield Creek, Is ready to
JP,acceturecdabons arid satisfactory treatment
to a!! ~ ho tidy favor him with tt call.
A TEA NS HOUSE, 'TOWANDA
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Ct M.`.IN AND In:T.1 - n ETIIEE7S
The Horses, Harness. Ai. of all guests of this
house, insured against loss by, Fire, without any ex
tra charge. 'l. • I
A superior ev...ity of Old English Bass Ale, just
received. • T. R. JORDAN,
Towanda, Jae.. 2.1.'71. ' •Proprietor.
TANSION HOUSE,
La.IIATSVILI.E, PA.
VT. ItIbOttSTNG, Pr42ntz - ren.
VAS Mag,e Is conducted .:in strictly Tiaperance
Principles . Every effort *ill be made tO make
rnebts comfortable. Good rooms and the table will
a::vrlys' be supplied with the best the market el%
tr. ris; • : :Nov. 1.1871.
BETHLEHEM, P..
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Rich fn historical interest, it, is the only building in
the country except Independence Hall, honored by
the soiourn within Its - walls of Washington, LaFay
ctt,,, Leo. Gates and other patriots of. the revolu
tion. This popular hotel has recently changed
haul , , been improved, entirely : refurnished, and
the proprietor cordially invites his friends and tray
elinir, public to give him al pains will be
snared to render their stay comfortable. Peoplo
en route for Philadelphia will find it convenient to
rynd the night here, reaching the city about eight
in the morning. I, A sample'pona on first' fLOOr for
accommodation of Coramertial aunts.
- C. T. SIIITII.
Proprietor.
Svin. 1373
NEW ARRANG
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MRS. E
Having purchased the rt. y
Cowles'llakery, has refittel
purchased an entirely
NEW STO,CE
Suited to the trade, such a
or.ocTEILs, Trio;, Ccrir.r.
FLUTTF, CANDIrs, CONTECiI Fursir BREAD,
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13.1,et - us, atILS
A twat atttrsciire
ICE CREA
.SALOON
tT opened.in connectlad with . the establish
g......, where ladies aml gentlemen can alwais find
th , :.est cream and other delicacies of•the season.
THE DINING ROOM
Ifss ben refurnished, and, will at all times be Sup
," u itd gulistalitiil eatables, which will be served
at reasonable rates. .Yarreers and others visiting
I. , :;szi will find this a cm:ye hient place to stipply the
wal ,111 , . f , inner man.
Tov. ill 23, '74•t!
Volt SALE till desira-
L IAP 11 , iff) t Fourth street', filth
bor.fe north of 0. D. Bartictt's, convenient to DIEU
Into or Graded School. /inquire an premise'.
WM. 13, ISIOSCIILP.
Towanablalirch 17, '7i•tt.
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There is no death 1 The stars go down
To rise upon some fairer shoro ;
And bright in heaven's jeweled crown
They shine forevermore. _
There is no death! The dust wo tread
Shall change beneath the Summer showers,-
To golden grain or meUow fruit,
Or rainbow-tinted flowers.
Tho granite rocks disorganize
To feed the bitingly moss they bear,
The forest trees drink daily life
From out the`fiewless air.
There is no death ! The leaves may fall,
The flowers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours
Tho coming of the May.
There is no death! An angel form
Walks o'er.the earth with silent tread;
lie hears our best-loved things away,
And-then we call them "dead." .
Ho leaves our hearts all desolate,
He plucks oar fairest, sweetest flowers;
Traneglanted into bliss, thby now
Adorn immortal boicrs.
ERSON,
The bird-like voice, pith joyous tones,
?Side glad these scenes of sin and strife,
Sings now an everlasting song
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Amid the treo of life. -
And where he sees a mile too bright,
Or heart too pure for taint and vice,
tie bears it to that world of light,
To dwell In ParadiAo.
=MOE=
Born onto that undying lite,
They leayo us brit to como again ;
With joy we welcome them—tho
Except in sin and pain. '
And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear, immortal spirits tread ;
For all the boundless universe
Is life—there is no dead. '
I was only a boy, but I can't for
get it, if I live nine hundred and
ninety-nine years.
It was before the days of steam
ships, thirty years ago, when they
were very scarce at any rate.. I was
before the mast in the ship Jennie
Hartwell, Captain Harry Qaacken
bush, running from Boston to New
Orleans.
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Wee had an assorted cargo and a
cabin full of passengers, more than
half of them ladies,
_ and .some of
them . young and pretty that I
used to look at.them, as I've looked
at pictures many a time, wondering
how they could be made so pretty.
'We had a full crew, all Yankees,
and as smart as smart could be, and
the captain was as . keen as . new
harpoon, too . He was a young man,
—that was his first voyage ap. cap
tain, but both the mates were older
men and had grown gray at s6l. -But
Captain Harry was no novice. He
knew every rope and timber in the
ship, and .how they got there ; and
cobld.handle her in a gale as easy as
one of your fast men can handle a
team of horses. - •
The owner was on board with his
family—his wife and three daughters
—one,of them, the prettiest in the
lut, Was theone the ship was named
after; and more:than once I saw her
and the young- captain, talking with
their heads very close together. But .
I was too young then to take any
sense out of that..
To shorten in—for 1 don't like to
carry useless canvas in. a yarn like
this—we made a quick run out as
far as the Bahamas, sighting. _ Abaco
on ail fifth' day out. • Theri „hauling
up to . the south of Cuba we ran along
smooth and pleasant, till wo were.
abreast of the Isle of Pines, nnd then
a.calm fell on us and we ray like a
log on the glassy water, - without
wind enough to lift the sails on 'the
main truck.
• It was hot, too—hot enough to
Stew the rosin out of the seams, but
awnings up and made all as
comfortable as we could. There we
1::y all of one night, the next day,
and another eight, and by drift and
all I don't believe we made five miles
in that time. But on the morning of
'the second day, when the km rose,
we saw a schooner in..shore of us,
itot'inbre than four or five miles,
which hail found wind enough to get
that close. in the night without our
seeing her before.
I saw Captain Harry look at her
ldng and earnestly with a glass as
scion as he came on deck, and then
I heard him say in a low,tone to the
first mate.: ,1
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".Tom Barnes, go quietly below,
and get-every man on deck, while I
see to the arras aid ammunition.
We've got 'a: fight on, our hands.
Don't alarm the women— keep all
from them. Don't even-tell the n men
yet what they'll 'im soon enough.
That chap is a pirate. He hal crept
out with' sweeps in the night, and
would be usinu thew now, only he
,sees a breeze coming,, and' thinks he
can . get alongsida without making
us suspicions!" •
Jumping 'A'iosesi! How my heart
beat! . A pirate?. reckon I was
White iri the face, for the captain saw
my look, and he knew that I had.,
heard him. •
said he, ." keep your lip
buttoned. Don't lisp a word. We've
forty-one aboard, crew and passen
gers, well armed, and _we'll beat that.
chap off if AO can't outsail him 1"-
He spoke so confidently, that I
cheered pp at once, and asked him
if I should bring npo -the powder for
the one gun, a -long twenty-four,
which we had carried since the . ship
"Yes, sir," he said, " you shall be
Pbwder-4onkey." And then he look
ed towards the schooner. .
His lips twitched and a sigh broke
from them.
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KITTREDGE
k and fixtures of IL A.
the. cstzblishment End
OF GOODS,
DBYTTI FErrrs, Cl.Nrino
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lekctett icettg.
THEEE 'IS NO DEATH.
DT LOAD uLwEr. =Trans
kiscellmurns.
SWAPPING;
There was a little breeze coming.
off from landward, and we could see
the sails of the schooner fill, tliengh
We didn't feel it yet. But we knew
it was coming, and the Captain: sent
men and boys, too, aloft to.loosen
out everything in.;the Shape of can
yas, and wo soon had her , under all,
from royal' do Wit to course, with
.:1._•. - rboard Amid :4g sails set.
S o when the breeze did reach us,
we. felt it at once, and got steerage
way .right off.
Long before this • the crew knew
what the stranger was, for they had
been armed, and the gun was got
ready. Moreover the schooner had
crept up within a couple of miles be
fore we got a start.
She had an immense square-sail
forward, boomed out, and a flying
topsail aloft, and her bows looked as
sharp as a wedge.
As the breeze freshened, I began
to think we would get away from
her, and so, thought the captain, I
think, for his eyes looked bright and
cheerful, but all akonce I saw a ring
of smoke over her }lows, and the next
second a shot came like a shriek over
our heads, making a clean hole tbro'
our three topsails, without hitting
anything else.
There was nduse in mincing mat
ters now: We knew it was fight. So'
we dragged our twenty-four pounder
aft and double-shotted it, while we
cut away a part of the after-rail that
was in the way of the muzzle.
By this time all, the ladies knew
the danger, and some of them faint
ed, while others prayed. But I hadn't
time to notice mach, only the cap
tain made there a bit of a speech,
and told them to stay below, while
he put arias in the bands-of the men
passengers, and told them the ship
might sink, but she should never be
given up to a pirate.
One passenger an old Jew, who
had a lot of stuff on board, wanted
him to give up, so that their lives
would be apared, but he got one
word and a look front the captain,
and he shrunk almost into the deck,
both were so fierce. He did n't talk
any more, but went below and hid.
A second shot from the schooner
tore through our sail before ,we were
ready with the long gun, and then
we let her know what wh could do.
We sent two twenty-four pound
balls right through her big foresail,
for she was within a mile of us now.
Then, all of a sadden, she rounded
broadside to, showing a deck fall of
men, and then come—oh, it was aw
fal—a shower of iron shot from a
fall broadside of guns.
It cut away stays and braces, tore
through our canvas, let the mizzen
topsail down by the run, cutting the
halyard just, above the- slings, and
killed the man at the wheel, and two
more.
Captain Harry himself sprang to
the wheel' to keep the ship from
broaching to, for the breeze was now
fresh; and he shouted to the gunners
to double-shot our gun again and bat
the pirate have it, while he held the
ship on her course. .
They did let her have it, and I saw.
a row of men go down as the shot
plowed over her deck from our gun;
but Sefore another minute she gave
us another terrible broadside, and I
thc;ught Captain Harry was hurt, ler
he turned as pale as if death was at
his heart.
But it wasn't him• ' it was what he
saw that hurt him. All three of our
top-masts went as if they had been
cut down with axes, and there was
canvas and rigging all hang ing and
flapping; while, to make it worse, a
tiller-rope was cut and parted, and
the ship came up in the wind, help
less and all aback.
Now; yelling like so many devils,
the pirates came sweeping on in their
schooner, and they looked as if they
were ten to our one. -
"Aft here, every man, to repel
boarders!" shouted Captain Harry.
Then I saw him run ueloW with a
lighted match in hand.
He came up in a .moment, and he
brought all the women and made
them crouch down in a heap under
the shelter of the high bulwarks aft.
Then he stood, with his naked cut
lasss in his band, looking as if he
feared nothing on earth, while the
pirate' came bowling on under full
sail, her forecastle crowded with
Men.
" Hard down your gridiron and
surrender, or we'll not leave a man
alive !" shouted a big mulatto-colored
wretch, with a sword in his hand
and a; belt fall of pistols.
"Come and haul it down yourself 1"
cried Captain Harry, his voice clear
as a.bugle-peal.
"We will !" cried the pirate, and
he gave an order to his helmsman to
lull' and lay alongside.
We saw men ready with ropes to
make fast; and then, as she closed,
I saw our captain look - toward the
women and say, in a low tone:
4 llemember my order—more than
yohr lives depends on it !"
Then crash came the vessels to
gether, and over 'her bows into ours
the pirates poured, in ono yelling,
mingled mass.
Just as they reached our deck, the
long gun, which had been swung
around so it bore forward, was fired
right into them, and then our cap
tain shouted, 'Now ! Now !"
He and the men and passengers
fired a terrible volley right into.the
pirates, and then I saw - all our wo •
men scrambling over our bulwarks
on to the deck of the pirate; vessel,
their actions veiled by the smoke
from our great gun and small amis.
We men and - boys were not half ,a
minute later in doing the same; did
when the pirates, or what were left
of them, rushed in frenzied fury aft
to sweep our quarter deck, they
found it empty, and the schooner,
with all fastenings cut, forging ahead
and clear of-her.
Jtut that was not the worst.
dense'colirmn of smoke rising from
the ship's batches told them that she
was on fire, while we on board the
schooner were now sailing beyond
their reach, having slain the dozen
men who yet remained in the
schooner.
It was no longer fearful to us to
hear them, but we saw them rushing
to and fro to get out the boats.
Captain Harry laughed when he
saw this, and ho laughed louder yet
when he saw the Jew who had talk
ed of surrender, run up the rigging,
chased by a half dozen pirates, for
he knew what must come in a few
minutes.
It cane in a blinding flash a
shock which made the very ocean
tremble, and then all we could see of
our good ship was a mass of spars,
planks, and bodics,_ flying through
the air.
The fire had reached her magazine,
and that was the end_of her and all
on board.
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aratroura DItISIMILLTION MOM ANY QIILBTEEL
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA.. OCTOBER 1, 1874.
On s - parchitig the schooner we
found plenty of provisions, and
enough money and jewels not only
to reimburse Mr. Hartwell for the
loss of his ship; bat to give all hand,3
a handstnne lot of prize money, of
,which I got mi share.
We made a quick passage into
INew Orleans, for that was the best
port to ran to, BO Captain Harry
, Quackenhash was the lion of the
day, while he staid there. Mr. Hart
well bought a new ship for him, and
as Jennie wanted to be his first mate
or life, the old gentleman consented.,
We were all at ; the wedding.
[From the Itoche3ter .Democrat and Chro
THE GHAYLING.
ISPOILT IN man°Azt—FISIIINCI AS I 8 FISH
ING-SOUR VERY INTERREITING YAMS •
Through you I present to my
brethren Hof the rod and fly a few
facts regarding the grayling, obtain
i3d in thirteen days' fishing in the
Mersey river, in central Michigan—
the nature of the country — , the
.
streams where found—the condition
pf the water it inhabits and flourish
es so perfectly in—their natural hab
its—game qualities —,why they re-
Eain in the low streams they are
ow found in—the fly and size of
ook most killing—the streams that
ay
_be artificially stocked with them
ost successfully, etc.; etc.
TUE EMMY AVER
! is a tributary to .the Muskegan, eom
ing in from the north and west of
that river and uniting with- it four
miles below Reed City by railroad
and eight miles by river. The Grand
Rapids and Indiana and the Flint
and Pore Marquette railroads cross
each other at Reed City, ninety miles
by rail west of Saginaw and sixty
eight miles north of Grand Rapids,
with two or three trains daily each
way on each road. A 'village two
and a half years old with .400 build
ings and 611 inhabitants and three
good sized hotels. At the National
we were cared for, with moderate
charges. The Hersey partly encir
cles the village, distant from a quar
ter to a half a mile on the north and
east of it. The Hind is cleared on
both sides of the river for one mile
opposite the village, so that the an
gler has a nice chance to cast his fly
from either bank, when the water is
too high to wade—giving a mile at
all times of good, clear fishing. The
river is from two . to four rods wide,
from its mouth as far up es I fished,
ten miles above by steam. There is
also a clearing ono and a half miles
above Reed City, by rail, of a half
mile along the river, giving fine fish
ing, and another clearing two and
ono half miles below, of about a mile
in length, making in all two and one
half miles of clear, open fishing, easi
ly reached frOm the village. With
good fishing in the woods, in low
water, when the river can be waded.
The river, as far as li,saw or could
learn, is made by springs flowing in
to it' all the way from its source to
its mouth, of pure, cold water of 18
degreeslemperature, the whole year
round. The river flows with a gentle,
steady current, covering at all times
nearly the whole bed of the river,
from bank to bank, ranging in July
and August from six-inches to three
feet deep. The current is then swift
on the shoals and still in the pools.
The bottom is, composed of coarse,
white sand, but little gravel or stone
to be seen. The banks 'are bat two
or three feet above the water in its
lowest stage, and level-full or over
flowed in high water. The 'water
when highis the color of weak lye,
but when low, as' clear as crystal,
and said to be too cold to bathe- in
with comfort,, coming down nearly to
the temperatiire of .the springs, 48
degrees, and never freezes in winter,
remaining.warm and open all winter,
like the Caledonia, springs brook,
usually ranging from 38 to 48 de
grees. The surface of the land is
generally level and dry, and-compos
ed of light sand to a great depth.
Along the Hersey there is an inter
sal of from twenty to forty rods wide
on a level with the low banks of tin
river, cut up more or less with the
old beds of the river in a former day,
filled in part with vegetable matter,
and water in a high time, which to
gether with the swamps away up to
the head of the river gives this dark
color to the water when high. From
this interval the land rises on an an
gle of about .10 degrees, fifteen or
twenty feet high, and then runs off
quite level for miles, till another
stream is reached. The timber in
the vicinity of Reed City is hard ma
ple and rock elm of ' monstrous size
and height. As I. have said before,
the soil is a loose, coarse sand, so
that all the water that falls soaks
right down into the ground as fast as
it falls, never running on the surface.
This water comes out in springs all
along the bottom of the banks, on
the edge of the interval, and boils up
in places near the river in the inter
val, forming little spring brooks that
flow into the Main river, sometimes
bat a few rode apart, and again a
quarter of a mile or more apart, so
that the river is constantly supplied
with these cold spring brooks, key
ing its temperature down lower in
low water than in high water. There
is no surface water flowing into the
river, except what falls in the swamps
and on the intervals, which at times
increases the water three, or four
fold, taking several days if not
weeks, for it to run. down 'again—
giving the water at such times its
, red appearance. The grayling never
runs up these spring brooks like the
trout, to spawn or to he; even the
young fry all stick. to, the river the
year Found. That is their home
summer and winter, year in and year
out, and has evidently been so since
placed there by the Creator, and
they will ever remain there if left to'
follow their.own natural instincts. I
examined the stomachs of a large
number of them, and found them all
filled to repletion with thelarvte of
the Caddis fly, wood encasing it?and
all. Nothing else in any of them,
but barely two flies, found in one
fish. This larvae is abundant, in all
the spring brooks and main rivers,
affording nutritious food for untold
number; of them, summer and win
ter. There is also a great amount of
crustacca in the streams, and larva;
of various flies and water bugs.
Do not these facts account / clearly
for, their sticking to this and to a
a few other rivers in this 'vicinity, in
whit r they are found so tenaciously?
c
All f which, as , I am informediliave
the lame peculiarities of soil, springs,
food and water, as the Hersey—some
of 'hick empty their waters into
Lake Michigan and others into Lake
Hurin, but all having their rise near
each other, with the above peculiar
charseteristics common to all of
then. It seems they have ever been
entirely satisfied with , their homes in
these . rivers, without the least desire
to migrEite to other streams, or to
stoc other waters or rivers of easy
access, in all directions through the
lakes, as the trout, bass; pickerel,
etc.,' would have done. There are
but few rivers in the world that I
.know of out of Michigan that have
this Ifish in their waters. Four in
England, one in Scotland, stocked
from England. 4 Th
_Mackenzie river
of the north, and a branch of the
Yellow Ston'e river. All rivers and
large creeks, like the Caledonia
sprig creek, and others all over the
country of a similar nature, may be
stocked with them artificially, and in
which they will live, propagate thet3-
sel4s and flourish, and in a few
Sears fully stock them. But to what
extent other and less similar streams
may be stocked with success, experi
me* and time must decide the once-
tioni, I cannot with my present
knolivledge but hope 'they may be
'forced to live. Tad do well in quite
dissimilar waters. .
'I. !arrived at Reed City on Monday
evening, May 18, 1874, via Grand
Rapids and Indiana railroad, - and
stopped at the National Hotel, where
wife, and self found good rooms and
boqd at very reasonable prices, and
where all fishermen will find a com
fortable home, and a very pleasant
landlord and wife that will do all
possible for their comfort and happi
ness. •
The forest was just putting forth
its leaves, showing that spring had
fini4ly reached there, an , l was just
letrib,g all vegetation into life, though
the lair was still cold--IS degs., and
the 'water in the, Hersey 49 degrees,
one degree warmer than the air.
Ilpresented my letters of introduc
tion from Gov. 3. J. Bagley, of. Mich
igan, and Hon. George H. Jerome,
secretary of the fish commission of
Milhigan, to Mr. Adams the land
ion , and he handed them to J. M.
Red, the resident proprietor of
Reeld City, a gentleman of wealth
and / leisure and a first-class fly fisher
man f)r the grayling, having had as
much experience with them and.their
haL4s as any man in the country.
To iim I am much indebted for his
kindness and attention during the
fifteen days we were there, as well as
for the valuable information he gave
me regarding the grayling.
Mr. Reed informed me that the'
rivqr was too high to fish with com
fort; or for sport, but we would go
doWn in the morning and try them
the best WO could.
The morning was cold-48 degs.--:
tho! same as the evening before; the
water the same as yesterday., 49 degs.
—too cold for flies or to fish with
eorOfort; but about ten o'clock we
went to the upper end of the clear
ing above described—the warmest
paitt of the clearing—Mr. - Reed act
ing as pilot, but without his
,red.
They soon commenced to rise to the
fly,land the first one that struck it I
hooked, weighing about six ounces,
and measuring ten and a half. inches
long. I handled him just as I Would
a brook trout with my six ounce
bain.boo rod, light lino, leader and
reel, the same . as for fine trout fish
ing. I soon found he was amazing
smart;Als quick as a flash and as
strong as a young Samson. As soon
as hooked he darted down stream for
some roots by the side of the .bank
in the water, but the spring of the
el4stic bamboo, tightly hold, was too
much for his great strength and
speed, and le turned up and across
the stream for a bush in the water
on the opposite shore. Foiled in
reaching that, ho shot up two or
three feet right out of the water with
the snap of the tail and great fins
like'the pigeon's wings. After 'try
ing this two or three times without
effect, he dove his head and moral.
into the white sand in the bottom of
the creek, standing upon his head
anlworking, his month and head in
the loose sand to disengage the hook
from his mouth. Discovering his
object,' a little tighter line changed
his tactics, and away he went up and
down and across the current, till in
time I netted him, and then took my
first grayling, that I had traveled
690 miles to fish for, and to investi=
gs.te his merits and habits, with the
cheers and congratulations of Mr.
Reed, who looked on with great in
t rest, as well as fear that I would
1 se my first fish, 'knowing how un
c rtain they are, after being hooked,
to be landed, owing to their tender
month and great strength and skill
to break hooks. After taking eight
others of from 3 to 61 inches long,
i
and each with about the , same
eXperience as with the first one, we
rent to the hotel for dinner.
In the afternoon Mr. Reed took
his rod and the flies he usually fished
with, and we fished together from
When I left off in the forenoon, down
tile stream, till about six o'clock ;
loth fishing faithfully right along
together.. • The result was Mr. Reed'
did not get a single grayling, while I
filled my basket with them. His
failure was owing to his not having
the right fly, as mentioned above.
e is a first class fisherman, and,
- ows the habits and nation of the
rayling perfectly, so it could not be
theto his lack of skill in handling
the fly, or presenting it , to them nat
urally, His leading fly Ivtis of a yel
low color, to which , they paid no at
, tuition. I took nearly all of mine on
the red • head, with-scarlet' body
the
malt gold tinsel, and that red
liackel, with the top end of the hackel
left out three-eighths of an inch, com
ing over the bend of the hook nearly
marked on a number eight Limerick
IhOoli. I toA: more than nine tenths i
lof all the grayling I caught ii the
ithirtcca thy:3 fishing for thul!,n, t n
this red haekel.
The next day I' furnished Mr.'Reed
with one, and ho took thrette,more
fish than Ididi each of us filling our
rr.
baskets twice, fishing ;only about
tnreo hours each half day.
I tried them with perhaps a 100
different flies while there, but found
none in my book that took as freely
as this form of the red hackel. I
used the !Queen of the Waters for the
middle , fly, made on a number nine
hook, and a black fly made on a num
ber ten hook for the upper drop,
strung on*in eight feet
• leader three
feet apart. I had at times took two
&I at a cast, never three; but often
had three _ jumps the instant the flies.
struck the water, some one, if natal
of them, missing the hooks . Before
I left th Water warmed'', up to from
55 to 60 deg., in the creek. The fish
improved fast in, condition, and, if
possible, bedtime quicker and strong
er. As the water increased in warmth``
they came to the flies more -freely,
with lightning speed, but generally
missed them nine times out of ten.
So at best I could hook only one fish
out, of ten jumps, unless I happened
to hook them foul; as I often did, be
ing in the practice orltriking at
every break while, fishing for brook
trout .all my life. I 'practiced the
same with the grayling, hence it . was
strike, strike, 'nine times out of ten,
without the fish touching the hook.
I could see their silvery sides start
from the bottom and come like• a
dart to within one inch of the fly, de
tecting the deception, and then turn
ing instantly back, throwing flies and
water in' all directions. At other
times they would minis the fly, Coca
tng with , such velocity as to shoot
out of the water two feet or more,
with a splash back again. These fish
that seemed to detect the deception,
would not Come a second.to the fly;
so at times t could only get about
ten fish out of 100 different fishes
jumping. One day I counted fifty
fine rises' before one struck the fly.
Besides this you are not sure of him
when he does strike the fly, and you
have hooked him by any means, with
all your' skill and wisdom, he may
break loose and let your fly whiz by
you like a dart. Their months are
so tender, and they are so quick and
powerful, with their great fins, (some
of them
,nearly four times larger than
a trout's of the same weight) all set
against , you like,the sails of a ship
against the wind. With all the grit,
pluck and endurance of the brook
trout when, in its finest condition,
with its staategy -before mentioned
conibined, makes him a very difficult
fish to handle and_to land.' Hence
more or: less must be lost in bushy
streams, but in cleared streams near
ly every one may be saved with a lim
ber, pliable rod, care and time.
Mr. Reed informed.me that they
were in much better 'condition in
July and August, and' were also
quicker;and stronger, and took the
fly much better than in May or the
first part of Juno, when I was there.
The Hersey is full of them now, but I
think .they ill become scarce in' a
few years, al the number of fisher : .
men is increasing fast.
My largest fish was thirteen inches
long and weighed eleven ounces.' , I '
hooked oue of about one pound
weight'but t he was among the flood
wood where I could - not play with
him; and bad to pull him right out '
by main force, but his month was too
tender 'to hold him. They Were in
size - from two to twelve' ounces gen
erally, is the Hersey. They are
slimmer than the trout, very' round
and muscular, handsoinely marked
with. small black dots along- the sides
with a round well-shaped head, and
Very large, bright,' prominent eyes—
making a very handsome fish, as well
as a very powerful and gamey one.
Fred. Mather, of Honeoye Falls, N.
Y., had given a very good description'
of this fish daring spawning time, in
"forest and stream;" in one of the
April or May• numbers, to which I
would refer the reader for a fuller
description: Those taken in a warm
day have a very peCuliar, pungent
smell, said to resemble the thyme,
which with , their three colors, I sup
pose, gives them their scientific name
of Thymalus Tricolor. Their flesh is ,
white, fine-grained and tender, like
the white fish, and about the same in
quality, not quite equal to the brook
trout. Their bones are like the trout
their ribs and back bones clearing
from the flesh, leaving their white,
tender flesh very free from bones,and
easily prepared 'for the mouth.. My
friend Seth. Green, the great fish man
of America, saw them, ate them, and
described'their quality just after their
spawning time; (the fore part) of
April), when oat of season,• and very
likely not fit for the palate.. It is welt
known that ' brook trout are 'worth
less right after spawning in Novem
ber. They are poor, flabbs and coarse
lousy—in'sneli condition that he nor -
I would think of making a meal of
them,' but in June we could feast on
them with a relish. Thsgyayling, as •
I was informed, are, very, plenty and
of larger size in . the Peso Marquette
river, at the village'of Baldwin, twen
ty-two miles west of Reed City, now
reached by stage every -other day,
faro $1.50. The railroad is all ready
for the rails there now, and will likely
be laid this summer.' Other streams
having them are 'mentioned. by Messrs
Mather and Green, so I need not re
fer to them. •
In conClusionl will say should the
Graaling strike the fly in July and
August on the average once, in from'
two to four times, jumping for it, it
will be great sport for the angler . who
casts his' fly for him, and lands him, -
with 'a limber six or eight oun c e rod,
as a true disciple of Sir Isatik. wduld
and we may be certain of being kept
.constantly busy from morning till
night, in playing with' them and reel
ing them into his net, when fully'ex
hausted, and they
,will tax the skill"
of his steady eyo„ brain and aim,' to
their utmost capacity, to handle and
land them safely, requiring 'more
skill and Steady' nerve than to handle
and land brook trout of a much lar
ger _size. • ?1 ,
&MIEN H. AINSWORTH, "I
West Bloomfield, N. T.. 'July, 1871.
TIIELE are three degrees of folly—
to censure actions from which r we4e
not exempt; to discover faultsin oth
ers which we nretlroneto overlooli iq
ourselvep; to solicit a:useless raver.
Many' men know how to Ratter few
how to praise. '
Ell
I=l2l===
$2 per A.nriurn in A.4vanee.
THE SKY LARKS.
m
. •
.._
In an article f Seribni ,
e.'s Magazine,
entitled " Melloty EngAbuid," john
Burroughs thus gtveP hislimpressioris
of - the far-famed EnOish singing
bird, the sky-lark :f
"Before I had got fift yards from
the station I began i o hear the larks,
and being unprep t d for them I-was
a little puzzled stl Mist, but was not
long in diecoveriugiwhat luck I was
in. The song duiappoitated me at
first, being less sweet and, melodietts
than I had expected to hear; :el - ideed,
I thought it a little Sharp and haish,
--a little stubble Y—but lin other I ,
re
spects, in strength and gladness and
continuity, it wite Nlyonderfut And
the more I heard 4 the hetterll liked
it, until I would) gladly have given
any of my • songster et home fer :a
bird that could ph wer 42 WIL :-.1/Cl2
notes e even in atitut e. hp, tip wrnti
the bird, clinibing the silo r spiral ofi
his song; until he ttained n altitude'
of three or four undre4 eet, when,
i
/ 1,
Spread - out agains the sky I'm 'a space
l
of six or eight inutee lie ipoured
forth his delight, fillingiall the vault
with sound. The song is of the spar
row kind, and, inet best parts, per
petually suggesteo the motes of our
vesper sparrow; but the wonder of it
is its copiouenss 1 and sustained
Strength. There is no theme, no be
ginning, middle, r end,like , :most of
our bird songs, but t e perfect swarm
of notes poring out Ilikd e bees from a
hive and resemblinee;each other near
ly as closely, andlo e nly "ceasing - as the
bird nears the earth again., We have
many more melodiceis sengsters—the
bobolink in the meadows, for in
stance ; the vesper i sparrow in the
pastures, the ptuple finch in, the
groves, the winter wren, or any Of
the thrushes in the weeds, or the
wood-wagtail, whose 'air song is of a
similar - character to, that Of the sky
lark, and is even More rapid and
ringing, and is delivered in nearly
the same manner ; briti, our birds all
stop when the slier-lark lhass only just
begat. Away he goes lon quivering
wing, inflating his threat fuller and
fuller, mounting and Mounting, and
turning to all po ntS of 'the compass
as if to embrace ..he whole landscape
in his song, the notes still raining
upon you as dis t inct as ever, after
you have left hum far behind. - This
strain indeed ;suggests some rare
pyrotechnic display, mnsical sounds
being substituted for d the manv
colored sparks and lights. And yet
I, will add, what perhaps the best
readers do not heed to be told; -that
L
neither the lar -.songi or any other
bird song in the open air and under
the sky is as no
t iceablei a feature as
my description ( f
it might imply, or
as the poets wonld hae-e us believe ;
and that most persons, s not especially.
interested in birds or. their netes,
end intent upon the general beauty
of the : landscaPe, wOuld probably
ne
pass it by, untearked. i
" I suspect thitt it is a little higher
' flight than the lfactsjirill bear 'oat
when the writers. mak , the birds go
out of 'sight intu the skies. I , could
easily follow them on. this °cession; -
though if I too: my eye away for a
moment it was very difficult to . get it
back again. - II had to search for
theta as the tstionomeir searches for
a star. It may be that in the spring,
when the atmosphere is less cleark
and the .heart cif the bird full of tt.'=
more mad and 'reckless! love, that 1119
climax is not reached Until the eye
loses sight of Che einger. ,
"Several atteinpiS have been made
to introduce the lark into this coun
try, but, for some reason or °ther e
the experiment hap neter succeeded.
The birds have becin liberatediin Vir
ginia and on Longisland, but do not
seem ,to have Over been heard of
afterward. I see no reason why they
should not thrive anywhere along
our Atlantic seabeard,l and I think
the question of intclueing them
worthy of more 'theme h. and serious
rt.
attention than LP yeti been given it,(
for the lark is 'really an institution,
and as he singsllong after all other
birds are sllent,Has .if he hid per
petual spring in his heart,--he-would
pe a great acquisition; to our, fields
and meadows. It may be that he
cannot stand-the extremes Of our cli
mate, though the English sparrow
thrives well enough. ' The Smithso
nian Institute has received specimens
of the sky-lark. from Alaska, where,
no doubt, the find a climate more
1 T
like the English."; , ,
A STRONG wuNESS.,
a I
- Some years go a l awsuit occurred
out west, growing or 4 of the clestzuc
tion of a quantity of standing corn,
belonging to at Mr. Wilson, by hogs
owned by a Mr. Browza4lLotte owzied
eight hogs, and Wilson ileclared . that
they were all in his field, and that,
consequently, the have was immense.
Brown protested that he did not be
lieve any of his hogs were in Wilson's
il
field, ut if any at I certainly not
m d han one, or tw , and therefore
the )1a age-coidd n t have been so
great as repreented: '
• Wilson had a witness pn his side
named Jerry Parkerot a very bright
young man, , but , noted for having: a'
wonderful imagin'a.tien. , He came in
late and had nogg very distinct idea
as to bow the 1 - pase stood, brit he had
a very vague notion that it was
for Wilson's 'interest to make the
number of hogs, appear as; large as
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possible, ,
When be took the witness-stand;
he was questiOned by Wilson's law
yer, who asked
"Jerry, did ! you see he hogs in
Mr. Wilson's Corn-field on the day in
question ?" I r
'Yes, I i•eo'ed Jerry. '
"Do you know exactly how many
there were ?" ,
"No, I didn't' I count 'em ; but I'll.
take my oath there ivarn't less than
thirty."
The consternation of Wilson and
his lawyer at, l this unexpected reply,
may be imagined; audit was not les
sened when, 'Brown's lawyer arose
and said : '• ' ' 1
"Your henOr,!, as my elienchas only
eight hogs, it is very evident that
those which destroyed Mr. Wilsoii's
corn belonged to some one else, and
I therefore ask judgment for the de
fendant." ,
The court granted this recpiestand l
poOr Wilson by having. V.* strong a
witness, lost the ease.
'
IN
AN ENGLISH DINNER. I '
[Kate ;field in tie at. Louis Ilepublicau.l
..
'We divide up on a dinner andthen
invite the most eligible noodle of a
nobleman we can find to occupy the
chair, endeavoring to. fix upon one
whose r ioliticai opinions ares..-not so
strong as to make him obnOltous,
to either party. Flettered by the .:
invitation, the noble noodle consents.
Then we go to moneyed menisaying,
"Loid Toni Noody, or Prince Good
for-Nothing is to preside at our din-
! ner.J Will you be steward ?" Glad -
to keep: lne company, though. _Only
for a few hours, these getlemen con
sent, knewing,; as does the chairman,
that a subscription ' is the penalty
paid forl the notoriety of honor thus
cenferr7. C4airman and stewards
secured, I smaller lights are _only ,to
buy tickets. The dinner is given, ,
we coaell the 1 chairman about the
charity m which he is supposed to be
profoundly interested, •nbout which
he speaks in a; similarly parrot-like
manner heads the subscription With
425 or 450, t 7 stewards follow with ,
less or gieate sums, more private
individuals, swell the amount-the list
of subscribers ts, read at the dinner,
published in n ext _ day'S newspapers
and out ;of the vanity of ;humanity
our ' noble charity is set, upon its
legs. a , ' ; . •
Desirous of t6sting these dinners,
I assisted at several, hnmiliat(id as I
felt at tlio first by being allowed' tea
and sandwiches in One room, while
the tyrant man sat, down to joints
and removes in another. ,I went on'
this occasion to hear roy.tAlty in the
shape of the } Duke of .Edinburg
speak. Il• royalty had anyt'aing• to
tea& I wish to learn it in, one easy
lesson. After the feeding, came the
national, anthem, of Course, For Ahe
I-don't f 'mow ; - how-many-eth time
God was c,ortimanded to save the
Queen, and, right or wrong,confound
her enemies. :Then Hisßoyal High
ness rose amid, a tremendous clatter
of .knives, _forks, glasses and plates
that did' ditty as claoe. , Everybody
listened as tho,ugh pearls were about
to drop 'from his lire. Ina voice hes
itatin,, and with, an 'absence of com
mand°ofilangaa,ge that would have
astounded a.n i , American baby, His
Royal Highness contrived to propose
His Roya l Highness, the Prince of
Wales, and the rest of the royal
family, adding, "I presume .I - need
not say;anything to recommend this •
toast td you." "Mire sensible words
were never fill oken, " exclaimed 'a
next qy's leader." "We ale ",: not
surprisyd that loud; cheering greeted
the announcement:' There was no
-doubt,lbont, the cheering. His royal
higbne S attempted to, say a good
word for the theatrical , pibleision
and gr*viousl,y murdered the Queen's
Englis . His inane tautology was
1
rec:ive as we would receive the
utteresof a-Wehster or a Philips, _
while lie humor Of the, comedian,
Buckstone, a i d the graceful speech
of the (Ilen., ant Alfred Wigan, an actor
i
of \\loan Lug and has a right to be
proud-40th f whOlu spoke after all
the it:'4l4nien present had aired their
.st..ip:d4y—w re ticAuaintd as clev..r ,
but were not . lsacslowed to producsacsl
denion.p 1 tratiou as ply helongs 'to
4
the rpl,‘. I was - disystcd,' not
with ,t.,e Duke ofl Edin drg, (who
n.t.c.96 the sa l ered cat on.ce worship
ed byl till° Evyptians?) but with hi:,
Jinni:Lk. .1 I 1_ ,
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BEI
NUIBER
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' ' I SHOWS 01' GRIEF,. -
i.
"Not l i very many fears ago it,' was ,
eonbidpred an essential part of ti_t,
etiquz-ttr of fashionable t funcrals •,,o
appear, to weep: Each "mourner''
r,
was e„ l, 3ectedj to carry in the blind 'a
white jpocket handerchief, and to
apply it to 'ha °Yes more di lesS .-
frequently—t ie interval between the
dabs Weinfr r
I gulated by the degree
of relationshui Which - had existed,
between , the 1 unconsolable and the
deceased. This bit of hypoCrisy has
happily been 4ispeOed.with,-for somo 't
time past, bylthe mourning fashion
ists. It is no longer deemed indis.,
pensable to ,indiCate , to the world _
that what Hamlet ! calls ,"the fruitful
river f the eye" is in a state of fresh- ,
et,' by hoisting the white flag of- ,
affliction at a burial, This change
inithe fashion is' judicious, -for tears '
are not necessarily the sign of , sor
row. In fact, -weeping regret is
usually superficial; so that to corm
teifeiterfeit tears is simply to simu-
late shallow' grief. Besides there
. ,
1 i ; ,
are hundreds_of persons who, like
JOb Tfotter in the 'Pickwick Papers." ,'
can 'lay on the water" at will.
AetorS shed on the stage mechanic- '
ally.iNothing can be more fallaci
ous t an the outward symbols of sor
row. Neither "inky salts," nor
11
clOuds of crape, nor an overbow, of
salt water, nor "the dejected laViour .4.
of the visage," are to be trusted as '--
signs of inconsolability, especially ifs _
our departed brother or. - sister' has
been thoughtful enough to leave a ,
handsome legacy, to the sable-clad
and lachrvMose mourner. In such
a' case, a 'Niobe iuight, without 411-
justi6, be suspected
,of dissimula
tion. ,It is common to weep without
mucsuffering, ,and equally common
to • s or keenly r ,
without shoddin
tears
li ft
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There are human crocodiles who
1 I
c,onld, pour forth eye-Water enough
to swim in, ;without experiencing a
single pang I 1
St bay itnupie--,.The evening of
life brings,With it its lainps.
One who rueriteth esteem need
never lack a friend. I
A Strong mind maybe tempted;
;
but will not yield;
We all have enemies, and all have
need of friep.ds.
A proud :heart and lofty mountain ,
are never-fruitful!.
3lan whc man:would be must rule
the empire of himself.
If : thou hopest for mercy in Heaven,
shot' justice on earth. -
I EiLch NNJord ' ;of kindness, come
whence it may,l is welcome to the
I
poor.
I So long; as you are innocent. fear
nothing. o one can, harm you. -
Gpod company and good conver
sation are the very sinews of virtue.
Unbelief is the confidence of all
:Tains' and binds: them all down upon
us. , ;
u.
'Tis God like magnanimity to keep,
when most provoked, our reason
lealei and Clear. -
taws, like sausages, would fail to
,inspire respect if all people knew
:how they were Made.
He who: thought intention or neg
lect throws temptation: before, an
other is, if he falls, equally guilty.
The three things most difficult aro'
to ;beep a secret, to forget an injury,.
and make:good:use of leisure.
- When a noble life- has Prepared
old, age, itis not the decline it reveals
but the fist days of immortality.
It is not miserable to be blind; he
orly is inisorable who cannot acqi
csqo ih his blihdness with fortitnde r
It is riot sufficient that we are
praisedby the good; we have Weil
m our d4ty somewhere if welre
I
cursed b tho Rd.- _
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