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ALL Benolutlens of Apsoelations, Communlca -1-115 of limited or Individual Interebt. and notices of Miirri 44-s and Death. , „ exceeding five Linea, are cLargod TEN CENTS PER LINE. ' JOB 'PRINTING, of every ind, In - plain and fancy .coloni., done with neatc'es and dispatch. 11:,.n,,b101, Blanks, Cards., Pamphlets, 'l4lllheada. Statetr,etitc..te.„ of every variety and style, printed at the shortest , uritic'e. TUE REPORTER 0103 LS wed si.ppiled with power presses. a good assort i xcent of view type. and everything in the. Printing' line ear be ex cured in the most artistic manner. auiLat.the-1.0.w est rates. TEB - I.IS INVARIABLY CASH. Prcf ± l zni Ettezess Cards. JAMES WOOD,. ATTORSET-AT-LAW. ' ineLD.l6 TowANDA, PA. 1 311TII MON7ANYE, Arzos- Ly YkYl3 AT LAw.-012ce, corner of linin and Pine ni.. oNA4lia Dr. Porter's Drug Store. jOliN F. SANDE,RSON. AZTOEN Atr, OF ti IC E.-ILealut Building (oveirovrell's Store), ruebli-76 D. S3IITII, DENTIST, U. Tuwa :min_ Pa. ()•:•e Pmrk stile, north •Itto Put.,llc Square, It -It to 1.1v.,:•11 llotok. [nartte4o NN'. S NV.u. --- LIT'rLE, 3TTOBS.E T0W.4.311.1,P A. Office In PattLti's Muck, cor. Wain and Bridge-So Tos'Altd 3 ; Pa,, April Ig. '76. _ . EL STREETER TOWANDA. FJ. ' OVERTON MERCUR, ATTORNEYS J T LAW, 'TOWANDA P-tc„ qn•e —,, ver licyLtauyes 4tore. Cia:qt;7s. _ OV VODNEY A. ~IERctTu. MAXWELL, ME ATTORNEY-AT-LAU' OFFICE OVEN DAYTON'S Sictur, TOWANDA, PA. April 1975. pATRICK & FOYLE, TOILYE YS-A T-LAW. Towal,ala, Pa. pyl7-73. Orre. In lieumes 111 N-k. -C. GRIDLEY ATTOUN ET AT LAW, TOWANDA, PA A4 , :11, 15,7 Z ci • F. MASON -• TOWANDA. PA. OM..e flrat door math of C. D. Patch 1... T.. Si• onrl 3.1.0 r. . Noy. is. 7.1. t.nn i ms, S..:TTORNEY,AT-LA • TOWANDA, P.S. • r..lth Smith & NiQutanyr. [ll4/vll-75. _ (3_EORG E D...1'1:,11 - 01 7 D. • ATTOI NEY-AT-T.4w; Iwo d r no of War ' ll MI& Oftice 4,11 Main-s Tow.A..NDA, T.lt- of Pl:thi.l.qlda j ANDREW AVILT, -.41-run.vb:r4.v - D COUNSELOR-AT-L.4IV, 4 — er CeoYis . «W - c, two Hoorn north s I_,os I'.t. consulted tit, lir U. rlii..ll; 7.'2, '76.3 MIERMI A TOIZSE ;v, ToNrANDA. rA. Traeylin', Block I= NiT 11. T1103.11'S()N, ArrOr.NLY • ar 1,4 W, WY•Lt ,ING, Pa. WM artt.nd to : can. Li Bradford, rA,u3tifs. wLb .Por c.. pg.r.11474. ELSBREE,. !Lie AtTroRNEr...9"-LAIr ; ri,WASIA. PA C% L. LAMB, ATTI);;NLY-AT-LAW, 4 "ort•etiUlts :W....tided to. • July 27. - 7 G, C. Vl. lITON A TTOR -14 AI LelV, T‘AVAN I , A. P.. en ter, cto tipqr profe,skthal t.er , te I•• ne.outi,n gly , q.l to 1 . 11 llegirt-V, 4 'ofirts. F.0N,'L • 1:r.'c,.t:.(.,1,1 4-70 N. ELSItItEE. .114k1A, I.IFF, AT LAW, TowANDA. PA. Oii •._! Wt•A's Tr.r - 1:. first cloornouth..r the First 4.:.; t• MEM AZ LAW, .I\U !"L 4 :0 M 31N . 1 4 )NE1T., . TOWANL)A., PA. Oillee—Nbrt o Side Put,lle Square _ . DIVIES C klI f NOCTI • ATTOIZNEIi. AT LAW, MERCUR BLOCS TOWANDA. PA. . 111 FEET, ATTORNEY - AT - LAW. • I. prepared to practice a:1 brunches of his prwr• iiii .*,- , 9 , 1, . ME`Writ 8i.04 - 6, (entrance on sontb Sid-) ToWA , D A. PA. ilanti-7A. P. P.. -S. M. WOODE URN, PliVSir ia.. ai.,! Surge.-n. Oclee over U. A. Black's ,ts 1 I -1 D. )1. I).,:_ertn be eon flr. 11. I'vnTLACs Drug Si il!. A. V.. 31!,1 fn.:u to 1. ,te •u of Ulu Eye and Ear. ,), t. .7G41. ,1011NizON NEWTON. a:•41 Oficcs. over Dr. Pura. I S; T. it.., 1 .0!::V:-. 4 2N., I. D. D. NEVCI ON, 31. D, ME . I T. 1. 1)(ri/SON. DENTIST. , .i• 'a i.,..1af:...: '..pt. TI. inav 1 , .. fonnd In the e,..,:.:L,,,,w"..„:,. 1. , :.1 . . Z.:•.1 e . ...0r (..f Dr. Pratt'i new 012• ..". .J . .....n :., :., t r•!...1:. li U/41.1e1.11 S(4 il2 It MI. IRE C r ri si E x l, T T, . Y . , t., 1) ,4 E . . e. N T . ; c T Hirut.,r. and .1.1- unr4vJa' Lk sat:acted witbout yalu. ISEICIE ) r & tic= WAirot:ir th., 4•3) itntla of deals] wor 4 k. /Iv u 1.4 Futlu • ucv:‘,.“• ITALIJE . If. PATTON, Agents for Cv.tS;I:cTIUT wrruAt. LIFE,INSUILINCE 03111'.iN Y. e k.rtatur:4 Ruck, Crltlga Sts. 31:11.14 4. ( mo t S. 111:SS'ELL'S • . . ‘_/• _ _ GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY, 113v2 , -; TOWANDA. PA. 1 S , j4. 1876. ql . O WANDA INSURANCE AGENCY. . . Vain S.fr-q.. , 7 , 2,. , :gt,•-t!”. r.urf Honse NOBLE &.VINCENT,-,1 ERS, -0. MOODY, IiLACK ITIL s ail Id I of wort: In his irne. A SPECIALTY. ft:seabed fret trvatc.l. Manufactiires the cele bralvd • CiLIFOP.AII PICK. £S:r oL, raiLk Ita9. it ar 0:41 Jrrlcult. Works. T..,v - anda 8, '74 -tt. INSURANCE AGENCY. • The ftehm tug RELIABLE ANELFIRE TRIED Compaale't , repmsc.pted LANCSIIIIII% I'LItENIN. HoIIE.. 31E1:CHANTS. 0. A. BLABS. _lurch it ktl FRED2RICK TAFT 4; CO., Griir.B;iL Przoiwcr: comussiox • I/CM-HANTS. NO. 9, Sth (PATER STREET, IIIIL•IMLFITAI, • somas; Evcr.g: , - HON. JUDO!: T 6 el': •4reretary .)flcar. 11 EN.I3 Y iiill NFORD.. Eq. . -Stopt. Adams Express Co.. "¢"ew Tart. ' J.latrAll.all WALKER, E6q.., flatadelphla. ja r D. if. ft t'..ti.lk EMT. Bals.b. New York. - : ISATBS Cam itzeirfatei Weir Tart. - - ' TOWANDA. PA LAW OFFICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW Dec. 9, 15 AVII.IiE,BLILRE, J. N. CALIFF 111133110 3).,14c0i1.,.1' 8. W. ALVORD,cP-üblisher. VOLUME XXXYIL Taylor k Co. TAYLOR,it, Are receiving, this week, a LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE Assortment of DRY GOODS For the FALL & WINTER SEASON EVERY DEPARTMENT 11 IN OUR STORE WILL BE'FILLED WITH ( DESIRABLE GOODS And we propose to sell them at LOWER PRICES! TH:AN HAVE YET BEEN OFFERED IN THIS SECTION ! PLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK. TAYLOR it CO. Towanda. Sept. 20. 170 Sent 4' Bliss. NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!! NEW GOODS!!! KENT & BLISS 'rave just received their first invoice of FALL & WINTER GOODS ! All the new styles in DRESS GOODS-DRESS Goons, tto., We offer Bargnins HERETOFORE UNEQUALED! CALL AND EXAMINE OM STOCK And be conTinee'd for yourselret._ KENT & BLISS. ginal LINES Affectionately Dedicated to the Memory of lean nette Xonianye, who died Saturday, Nor; li t le A swlO-wlnged angel has been here, And Wu bare entlY heard • The aunimn winds that swept tie hills And through the dead leases stlrrett No mibale voices bitae the hush Of suffering day or nigh; No !tattling wor•ls athwart the sky • Spate to the startled sight, Only &stiller white beneath The arch of Harting Only a farther-reaching gaze, Pletrtog the Wavy air, As If the haze and mists of life Were lifted, and were gene, An•i the fleet glance of searching !ore Went on to God's white thrne. So still they come—these messengers From the eternal told; So close they wrap our loved ones round In the relentless cold, That mortal vision backward starts And quakes with gathering fear, Lest the beloved go alone, And dud thlt pathway drear. But the sweet lips so newly sealed With the slow seal of death, Leave soothing record of a faith Warm with !heir parting breath, That heaven, and re t, and blissful home, Are sweetly, strangely - near; So close, the we:A white hands we cross Can almost bring them here, So close. the dying pulses throb 'With the iturmwtal love, And dying lips move to the tone ' That swells the . heavens above— .Sns cote, the fares that were ours, from the other side, Nirts./ing us on like little ones, Across the silent tide. • • 1. Aral so she went, the dearly Lvcd, Down the lone way to rest. Leaning with childlike trust upon The Shepherd's wicerul breast,— Whbpering soft words of tenderness, For those she knew 'host weep, ' Until Ife gave, who giveth e'er, " To Ills beloved, sleep." Dear heart, co warm, and brave, and true To every human A sweet companionship.of lova Is uniting thee on high; i The same sweet glance thy father mulled Into thy childish face, Shall warm the living rapture of - Ills welcoming embrace. And she, o'er whom thy young soul bled, With itea , eless, gnawing pain, A litlght-w.inged spirit-7.11nm shalt clasp Within thy arws again. On Ininie.oweet fare, though all the years Are dark for want of thee; 00 swif try up th,t heart:lily heights Of thy eternity And when the wanting and the grief, And all the pill: I,done , • God will bring to flute, thine own, . riab, gathered, one by one. Paor that teed the lonely graves And search the. opening stiles, Ye kn.% full Well. when home lights (UM, Where fuller brightness lies. . OLD ABEL'S MILLSTONE. 11Y minus NORTIICOTT " Understand me, Abel ; both my father and myself are perfectly satis fied with the amount :dread). paid." Many thanks to von, sir, fOr the sayin! , of it but 'nothing short of the full sum will satisfy ate. Ae the time (eight years ago next midsum mer) it :Was reckoned ataa hundred and fifty pounds, in round numbers. 1 mean, to pRy it every fartliing, please heaven,' if I live long enough. It' I die afore.• I hope Polly 'II keep up the payment reglar." "lint really. Abel, I don't like taking this money.. II am sure these payments must cripple you terribly." "Never you mind that, Mr. Baker, junior. ' I feel something on ply con science which is worse than hunger or cold, and it won't be easy until I save you all. There's five pound en, sir; not -so much as last half- year, because of Polly's illness in the spring; but I hope to make it more ..,ext time. if you enter thr-sum in book and add it up, yOull find it makes ninety potMds." ".Ninety pounds e.Nactiy. Well, if you insist on my taking the. money, I s.uppose I must. Is your daughter married yet, Webb ?" "Not yet, sir."' " Likely to be?" " I'm afraid it's nigher than I like. '• What ! you disapprove of her choice " Oh, no not a bit. Tom Smith's as good a Rio, ever lived'. get on, that boy will. Ile's sober, honest. and manly; and all that 'll tell in iheilong - run. But I'd rather she hadn't anybody'after her—least ways until the debt's sparred 'twixt you and me." A debt that as you know, we al ready . consider discharged." "But which I don't,Mr. Baker, junior.. How Ever, I'm a' keeping you. Good-night, sir; and 'many thanks for your kindness." With that Abel Vebb retreats, hat in hand ; and bowing to Baker junior with every backivard step he takes, finds himself by and by at the half glass door opening to the outer °like. Arriving here he once more thanks the younger partner of Ifaker & Ba ker, wholesale druggists of Ipecacu maim-lane, Alderruanbury, and at last emerges into the crowded thorough fare. It is dusk of an October evening, and-brisk dapper young men are hur rying along the narrow courts S and alleys bent upon the delights of home or the intoxicating pleasures they expect to find elsewhere.' !The large warehouses are.closed, and the gas burns but.• dimly in-the gri'my cham bers appropriated to those whose duty it is to remain in the premises after business hours. -Abel Webb takes scant notice of what is passing around' !him. lie is a little man, poorly clad, upon whose shoulders fifty-live years of unremitting toil, anxiety, trouble, and heavy r.disap pointmeni weighed heavily. ills hair :is white as the hoarfroit, and the wrinkles upon his forehead and the dark . hollows beneath his eyes make him appear a far more older man than he.really is; bat despite his pu ny stature, his weather-beaten aspect, and .the wrinkles of age, he is as hopeful in '4'141.2441.11,-spiritl-. as .eve 7Xr, while s.:474SAHthere rest 1- hialt lO r g lll rPOYSi I , I soo4**4l_******o.-. TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., MURSDAI:M9RNING, NOVEMBER 23. gifring token that Abel Webb still thinks himself capable of many a. tussle in the struggle for life. 'Generally speaking, Abel cannot be considered a good walker, neither does he ordinarily whistle stirring • national melodies. as he elboyi's his Way through • the teeming streets. 'Yet whenever he•pays his half-yearly visit to" Baker junior, he seems to become imbued with fresh life, fresh hope, and inereped strength. The patient old • man 'recognizes the change himself, and .joyfully feels that the millstone of debt, which has' for so many years hung about his neck, is less heavy than before. "Oh, how earnestly he hopes to live .to free himself of his.burden! A long, weary '.task is still before him; but he has learned from past experience how much may be accomplished by persevering application, and daily feels himself approaching nearer and nearer the purpose of his later life.' Away from the elose thoroughfares of the city on to the Thames em bankment." Ilis walk has been long and fatiguing, and resting his arms upon the atone balustrade, he paused for a few moments with his eyes fixed. upon the dark silent-flouting river. His recent conversation with Baker junior, fully occupies his mind as he thus pauses on his homeward jour ney ; and upon the old man's flushed and wearied featureS there break 4 u smile of ' self-satisfaction as the thought crosses him of what so many' other men would have done had they been placed in his situation. " A hundred and fifty pOundls,' he murmurs, as he i looks out upon the sweep of waters before him-- 7 " and a lot of money, a lOt of money ! Easily equAndered, buebow difficult to save! A fortune to men like-ate. Honest Abel Webb the boys used to call me at school; honest Abel Webb I have been •to my employers,, and honest Abel. Webb I'll try to be to:the end 'of my days." In no spirit of- Pharisaic egotism does the old man thus address him self. 'lntegrity, devotion, and troth are component parts of, his nature. Briefly his life: passes before him as the cool autumn breeze plays• with his white locks, and he watches the flickering light by the' river's bank.' First lie sees himself kneeling by his mother's side, and lisping•a simple prayer; then, bending lw his head, he feels her gentle loving hand, and hears her sweet voice piay that God will bless her child, and cause the precious seed of His word to fall up on:. good ground and bring forth abundant haryeSt. E'en now as this, vision passes before him .he humbly bows; his head, and ejaculates With fervent ardor, " Amen !" Next comes the sOool lie in a little midland vil lage. , Then the kindly face of the vicar, who had been the means of in trodueing hint to a large city house, rises before him. To this , succeed recollections' of his employment in the house of Baker & Baker; his marriage; the birth of his boy Sam —the child of promise that was to =QI L. t4'. L )e a solace to his, declining years; his acceptaqee of the •situation or• a Warehouse-man in the establishment or L•iostriug• A: Tool, the wholesale milliners or Wood t.ieet;; and the "one sorrow of his life—La sorrow that seemed in its deep intensity to ingulf :ill the joys of preceding year 4. Alter this comer visions of the long, earnest struggle to right n grie,Vons wrong ; last of all, the rerneinbrhnee of the kind words addressed to'llim but an Lour previously in the wholes'ale druggist4' private room. The changing tones of "Big Ben," awoke Abel Webb from his reverie. With the sudden thought that his 41aughter Polly would be home before if he didn't make great haste / be set off at a brisk trot. resuming his cheery whistle as he went along. _ . And sure enough home she was. he had threaded his way thro' a. labyrinth of Westminster byways, and at last reached thd corner of the narrow street in which were his lodg-i ings, and involuntarily cast his eyes up to the second-floor window of one of the houses, he knew as well as though he saw her : standing betorci him that sha had managed to reach home tfirst.'' No landiady-overfloW ing with kind-heartedness as she might be—could provide such a heart-weleorne to honest Abel as his daughter Polly. Why, the very coals seemed to, burn brighter and send forth a more ready glow when she had cpaxed them' nto a flame. The reflection of their cheery warmth showed itself upon the drawn blinds, and bespoke 'the comfort and love fostered within the humble lodging Shared by Abel and his daughter. Was ; Polly handsome ? so.. Was she pretty ? Scarcely that, for her features lacked harmony. You had to look below the'surface digeover what made Polly the idol of her fa ther's heart, and the cause of anxieties unspeakable to honest Tom Smith. First of all, Polly ,was short. She had light'brown hair, which formed itself. into natural curls and danced about .her head in the most proyok; ingly-coquettish fashion. her eyes were a soft liquid blue, her, nose slightly rclroto , , , e, and her lips like no other .weinak's in the world—at least so Torn Swift! thought. • So much for folly's outward char acteristics. In temper and, resolutiOn she was the counterpart of her father, and her judgment was far in excess of that possessed by most girls of her age (eighteen).• She•was of in dustrious habits, was•thoroughly do-' mesticated, and above all, possessed a heart which as warmly responded to the appeal of the suffering as it echoes the joys of those it loved. • folly's usefulness was not confined to the two rooms on .the second 'floor. She had served- her apprenticeship to the millinery business in the house possessing the services of-her father, and, strange to say, Tom Smith was one of the y oung men "served" at .INlessrs. Loostring' it Tool's. Of course the love affair was kept very quiet; and sometimes poor Polly's heart thumped with fear lest the se cret should be discovered, for in the eyeS of thein employes Loostring and Tool were; terrible people indeed. Abel and his daughter, however,lept nothing from each other; so that. the simple-hearte4 . Warehonseta,ati.-was Speedily inadc- i ticqnainti4,,*ith.4.6o. _titsi*ofilfairal'itiu,j:#s,,ana,dts!.t REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER. devoutly hoped that it would not be brought to an issue until be was freed from the batten which had so long kept him, by his own free will, almost penniless. The ascent to Mr. Webb's apart ment was to a stranger an experiment attended with many difficulties. As in most poor localities, childt.en were in great force; and on wet days it was the,pleasing custom of the juve niles belonging to the house In which Abel resided to employ their infan tine leisure in games upon the stairs or on the landings of the two floors. The house was let out to several fam ilies ; and, as the ladies of the estab lishment more closely resembled Leah than Rachel, a degree , of mirth and reckless, gayety pervaded_ . mhat might be termed the lungs of the house. The children too (being nit.! urally of a hospitable and social dis- position) -were, in the habit of invW ing neighboring- juveniles to share their exhilarative pleasures— cumstauce tending in no . small de gree to increase.the noise,commenc- . commenc ing daybretik'and ordinarily ceas ing about midnight. In total darknesS it was certainly' confusion to have one?s ears saluted with a very Babel of voices ; to find the baluster occupied by aspiring young gymnasts; to place On* foot upon a warm yielding mass of hu manity,that would 'thereupon send forth a yell of remonstrance, speedily bringing'from the retirement of the washing tub and ironing table boil ing. perspiring inammas; or to lose one's balance by treading upon mar bles or other awakward obstructions by . the way. With these little !dilli cdties, however, one soon became familiar . ; so that when Abel Webb had opened the street door he speed ily reached his own apartments. How cosy the little pla6e looked-! It was a pattern of neatness and do mestic comfort. The table.was laid for supper, a nice crisp ltiaf being flanked by a piece of cheese (placed upon a small plate in order to make it look more than it really was,) and, yes! -really a gigantic cueumbn. Polly, who was kneeling before the fire, vigorously plying the bellows and inciting the coals. to a perfect fury of flame, had not lighted a can dle, and . certainly none was wanted. The bright blate brought into full view the nettle-geranium occupying the table in front of the window ; it lit up the photograph of the mild looking woman (Polly's mother)tin the other sine of the room; it showed the brass-knobbed piece of furniture, to outward view a bureau, but to the initiated frequenter of Abel's 'apart ments nothing more nor less than a turn-up, bedstead In which the father Wins& slept; and it reflected its brightness upon the sideboard, with its ornaments of ware, a few books, and the old fashioned work-box . , con taining- so many relies dear,to 'Abel and his daughter; among others a tiny baby's shoe, once worn by that boy (now dead) on whom Abel had lavished such a wealth - of paternal or Why, you're rathet late, father, ain't you ?" inquired the girl, spring ingto her feet, and giving . old -Abel such a sounding kiss that it Might almost been heard on the ..pavement outside, if anybody had been etvious enough to listen. " I've been home a long time." " Well, Polly, I've lien to the sav ings bank, and afterwards to Alder manbury—you know where. I took live pound ten; and Mr. Baker junior spoke so kindly that the time slipped by, and 'twas seven o'clock afore I kneW where I was a'most." " Heaven ble:ss Mr. Baker for those kind words!" responded Polly, giV ing her father another. hearty kiss as she unwound the woolen comforter encircling his neck, Then, after • a pause; she asked, " Does that not make ninety pounds you have paid!" "Yes, ninety pounds. It's a good. deal, ain't it? All saved, too, by you and me, Polly." . • " Oh, father, I don't do much to it. If 'you weren't to deprive yourself of comforts, why, we shouldn't have paid' off twenty of it." " Don't say that, Polly. If It was not for your- - 4 ., ar ni n fr s , how could I put my wages into the savings bank, as I do nearly every month.?" " Well, daddy dear, you - know it's only you I've got to live fof," said the girl archly. " %Vhat's that you say ?" replied old Abel, highly pleased With his daughter's remark, but deter Mined not to be hoodwinked. "How about Tom ? i D'ye mean to say you don't care for him ?" • " Hush ! Don't speak so loud." Polly blushes, and ,looked half frightened toward that corner of the room where the big bureau' east its shadow. • • " Why,' there's nobody can hear." "Yes, father, children might;. and children sometimes make a lot of mischief," observed that little wisa cre, poly. Then, with a desperate. intention of changing the subject, she, said : " You must have a great coat this winter, or you are sure to have the rheumatics, as you had 'em last win ter. Oh, I saw a beauty inAhe' Horse ferry road to-night—so thick, With nice warm lining inside, and the price only eighteen shillings! Second-. s hand, of course, but, tqmost a. 4 good as new."_ " Oh,. I think I can do without it this year. Let's save the eighteen shillings, and send it to 31r. Baker junior."if . , "No, I shan't allow anything of the sort. I'm just as anxious:as you are to pay our debts, but I'd' rather worls my lingers to the ; bones than that you should suffer another year as you did last." " And I too," added a strong, man, ly voice, which seemed to issue from Mr. Webb's sleeping-place,. . Polly gave a shriek, then burst in.. to a Tinging laugh that seemed to fill the room with joyous•harmony, like the sound of bells upon a frosty night; and Abel, turning. suddenly `in his chair. saw the• burly form of Tom Smith emerge from the dusky corner. • " shouted Abel. "So You've 'been:list:ening., Well; luckily, yOu . .lifet.heito pi: soUrets.' suppose; yOu,are , ,* one: tliiiso,:chiktroo:AhAt struck. Webb as such an extraordina ry masterpiece of witticism that he fairly roared with laughter. By. and by-Tom Smith. roared too ; and when he had had his laugh out, finding that Abel's attentio jw as still engrossed by the wondrouoke; 'seized the op poitunity to throw his arms around Dolly's waist, at which the dainsel, who (lid not like. being laughed at, told the devoted lover to "a-done, and not. be so silly." " Nell , what btings - you here ? " inquired:Abel, whosillatigh had now subsided into a giggle, and winking at his friend. Why, father, he saw me home, and brought the encumber for a pres ent." "My stars, that's a beauty! I'm much obliged to yOu, Tom, for there's nothing I like better. Some people say eowcumbers ain't good, that you ought to peal 'em nicely, and then fling 'em out of the window ; but taken with a little of the rind on, a bit of Injun, lots of pepper, I don't think there's much harm in 'em— leastways they don't barni me." And apparently cue* bers.were thorocoth ly innocuous to Mr. Webb, who speedily drew his chair up to the ta ble. and began to aliply his knife and Pork with a will. . • Mr. Tom'Bmith cOnsiderately wait ed until his old friend had completed his .repast, and thew explained the object of his visit. 'Polly, who wai Way cleaning the supper table, want ed to "leave the room, but her be trothed wouldn't hear of such a thing; and by and by that gallant swain ex ercised his influence with such mark ed success that, nil aglow with blush es, she . was induced to take a seat upon the footstool between the two men, of whom it would be hard to say which loved hes most. ." You know, Mr. - Webb, Polly and I have been courting a long time, nigh upon eighteen months, and we're beginning to think—that is, I'm beginning to think (this altera tion in response to a, protest from Polly) it's tine we got •married. don't like tb .see her wearing her young life oiitln our hot work-rooms. My salary; as you ,know, is at pres ent £BO a year, and,A live on the premrses.' Nosy I thing if I was to tell Lbostring the, facts of the ease, and that I wanted to livee-away4 he'd give me .flpo. Now ain't that enough to get married on, and have you any objection to Polly and I being mar ried at once ? " Were Tom Smith paused, not be cause he had , exhausted his subject, hut for the reason that he - was out o; breath, Then Polly took up the • parable.. Sidling her stool up to her father's side and resting her head upon his, knee, she said tremblingly: " Don't think, d ddy dear, that my' beinginarried, will Make ,anyllit pnee to you and• me, for you are to come and live with 113 ; eh, Tom r Mr. Smith, thus appealed to, vowed that his dither-in-law's residence with them was considered quite a settled matter, as in truth it was. .A tear stood in old Abel's'eyes,and his voice quivered with emotion, as laying aside his pipe and taking his daughter's hand lovingly within his own, he said Tom Smith; I How you to be a true and honest fellow. There is no man upon the face of this earth I would more desire to call my son-in law ; but before I give my consent to yon..o4.marriage I must tell' you ~ of somethin(l that may perhaps cause you to draw back." Tomi, was about to speak, when Abel, idcitrembling accents, resumed . "If yOu'd Both been content to *hit a few years, what I am about to tell might never have been known to either of you. I was still a young man when I first entered Baker & Baker's warehouse ; yon, Polly, were three years but your brother Sam was eleven or more. lie used sometimes to bring Inc my meals at the drug warehouse, and ' once or twice Mr. ,B4er—the old man I'm speaking of now—took notice of him. As I was .a bit of a favorite, he used to say to me,' Now, Abel, when that boy's old enough I'll take him into the courting-house, if you like.' If I would lik.b . ! I treasured those *•orris, and your mother , and myself did all we could in the way of send- inn him to school and such like, so as ho should be fit when Mr. Baker wanted him. Oh, how we loved that boy ! HoW proudly we watched him grow up, and what; hopes we formed of him ! Sam seemed a steady, in dustrious lad enough, and for a time he certainly gave great satisfaction in the counting-house. He was then seventeen, and as handsome a fellow as you might wish to see, though his father as says it.. He' was'a gen eral favorite in the office, and at last' got trusted to gollect:-some of the debts of the firfn. About, this time • there came a sudden change in his habits and appearance which alarmed me and his mother very mach •Ile got to keeping late hours, made some bad acquaintances, and began to dress extrvaantly. It was no use our cau tioning him, for he seemed determ ined to go on his own course. But all.the sorront and disappoi'nt'ment we felt was as nothing to the fearful blow that althost stunned us when, on a chance examination of the books, it was found Sam had, embezzled his employer's money to a hundred and fifty pounds. From the moment of that terrible discovery your mother drooped until• 'she died. ` What he had done with the money he would never tell ; but 'the 'head cashier (Mr. Robert Wilmot, he who went soon after to • Australia), declared that more than once. he had heard the boy talk about horse racing; and it was in this way we always consider ed the money had gone. As - for °Sam himself, he stuck to it hard and fast that he was guilty. of no dishonesty. He swore that the money he'd col lected had always been paid over to the: cashier ; but the. evidence the other way was too strong, and our' boy was branded as a thief. Mr. Wilmot, who was angry at Sam's in sinuations; wanted -Win sent to pris on; but Mr. Baber was a merciful man and Aid not bring upon us fur-. Cher diegruce; After this , I felt I Oonld no- .longer, remain in Mr. Ba.• employ n4,`thus,- :77aa r*S; back his ,cbaraeter, Mr. Baker gave him a letter of introduction to a mer chant at Bombay, Somewhere in In dia, who'inigh4 be able to. find him employment that wouldn't have tenip tations. Sam-eagerly jumped at the offer, bit up to the. moment of his departure declared himself innocent of stealingMr,-Baker's. money. Poor it was the last we saw of' him. Before the vessel reached India she met a fearful hurricane, and every. soul on board perished." .." Overcome =bythese p recol- lectitins, Abel buried faceln his bands and wept. Complete silence reigned in the room for a few md merits, and then Polly, 'controlling with. an'effort: the strong emotion that.swept through bee heart, crept to her father's side, and placed her hand in his. "bear father," she said in broken tones, "the. story of your sorrow makes you eyed dearer to - me, than ever." The, old man withdrew his hand from her embrace, and, when she had kissed MIL. tears from his cheeks, re - _sumed : "! "There could be no, doubt of your. brother's guilt, and I was too sensi ble of the kindness of his employers to let them suffer. I• resolved, come what might, that I would do my best to repay them. For this I daily de nied .myself; for this I narrowed your . opportunities of education; and this, next to your happiness, my child, is the object of my life." " Dear father, and - - until now you have always led me to believe that, the amount paidbalf yearly was to discharge a debt, of your own." "Myllarling, was it to your inter est, to know the truth When your brother left England you were but a child. Up to, to-night,it has been my constanti-,endeavor to, hide the real facts of the case -from you. I had hoped to have paid oil the whole amount before you uov married, • Tom's proposal . however has, frightened the secret out, of me Cori:could not allow him to marry you , Without knowing the , truth." • " And noN'v I do' know it„..Mr webb," exclaimed Tom, whci had been trying to speak for sometime,•but bad been iinable - to do i so,owing.tO a strange, sensation as of marbles rolling up his thrciat, and a deterinination of Water to his, eyes—" nowl do' know it, I am more than ever deSirous - of , naking. Polly my wife. I. : thought of having the banns put up nest ; ' week, and then we can be married before another month is over our heads." _ " But, Polly," in 'aired Abel,•" is not that, rather soon?" liis.datighter was at tliat moment engaged in attending ..to. the fire, the brightness of which had during the recital of Abel's revelation become somewhat dimmed. Just alter he spoke a cheery 'lathe again shot forth :mil disclosed a happg smile- upon folly's' face and a .blkstt upon her cheek, forming quite suifieienVanswer to the question. - Well, my , ichildren," continued the old man. do as yon will:" • . Tom Smith sprang from his chaiF and was wringing Abel's handS in token of gratitude, when the sound of footsteps ascending the stair's caught Abel's ear. 46 ueee, - Polly !, Quick with the candle," he cried }"There, is some one wants us, or has mistaken the EMS The room had hitherto been illu minated solely by the fitful gleaM of the fire, and just as Polly had got the candle lighted the' door was opened and in strode Mr. Baker— Baker junior—whom Able • had .left but an hour and a half before. "0, Abel," said 'lBaker, with his broad, ru:ldy -face glowing with ex- , citement, "Pm so glad I've found you at home. Pve good news ,for you—news that'll make your heart leap from your bosom." . " What—What • is it " exclaimed Abel, while Polly and-her betrothed looked on in silent amazement. " Why, your boy. Sam—he who eight years ago was thought to be guilty of robbing us . —ls proved to have been innocent." Abel . sank back in his chair, his face grew pale, and his hands clutch ed the wrists of Toin Smith and his laughter, who had. rushed - to his " How—how do yon—do you know tais ? " lie gasped. "An hour after you left my office a letter from Australia was delivered —it was written by a - gentleman, a Magistrate in Melbouine, and was to he effect that 'bur late cashier. Hob -4 Wilmot, having "reeeived a fatal njury through being . run over in the - treets, in, his last moments tnadea leposition 'before the legal antliori ies that your son was innocent, that ie himself bad appropriated the morr y of the tirni;- and in order_to cod eal his own definquincies, was .com aelled to lix the guilt upon some on•! Ilse. The official papers will arrive )3- next mail. Abel, believe lemon is more rejoiced at this intel igence than myself." . The old man was in tears; he could lot speak, but the pressure lie gave helextended hand evinced his belief u Baker jr.'s sincerity. "And Abel," 'he continued, o' it' _iVes me great pleasure-= . lnore pleas ire, than 1 can tell you—to hand you tack your ninety pounds. Both my ether and myself resolved never to ouch a penny of if you hid died iefore you were satisfied you lied discharged the sum we should have landed over the money to your laughter. lam delighted, howeVer, o give ,it• back to you personally ; ml if you will come to our office to norrow I will hand yent over the five icr cent. interest, which has accrui.4 - ince the first payment. Good-b} e, Abel. I feel myself an intruder now; lood-bVe• .‘ll , l heaven bless you, my tonest fellow !•" Baker, junior, who -seemed with very word to become thicker and hieker in his s uttee:ince, then placed n Abel's lap al i sinall canvas bag A m..tex cloud ;makes the traveler menif !licit gave forth • a chinking sound, liis pace and mind his bone,.ere:ls a and once again heartily -wringing the Wit! and P l q : l san t w ' h l w k 9 s7 h .istimei )1d man's hand, bounced from the taaelteas°: a cme y, an Ten oom - ere any one could bid him:fare- some clouds come letween -me and my 'ell. suu, and many times some troubles'. do k`.1"43115 . , • whispered Abel, conceal my comforts ; for I perceive if I Lye ffie should . Had too' much 7 friSndship in any inn • - • .-.lzz •-• , • that ivork,bOx." in inY , pdvimagv,:t Amid_ sona.fer ~ f ynntedi 1 - ge t . itiy : R a tiiii r, s , - **via litatlige;... 4'..1.41411a:*Ah'N.,-,Z,,;4z-VV-,'*f.::'Ai":,;S:z'.:7: $2 per Annum s ln Advance. saw his lingers draw froth its contents of precious relics' of bygone day :a tiny baby's shoe whiCh had never be longed toter. • The old man held it within his hands, and after gazing at it for *a few seconds, drew it rever ently to• his Bpi, and murmured, "My boy innocent, my boy innocent ! 'Oh, that he he had lived. to see this day!" Tom Smith stole his arm - arottitil the waist of his betrothed and drew her to the, window. They raised the blind, and looking out witnessed the heavens resplendent' with' 'myriad stars and' a bright. ereseent-shaped moon. Polly, dear," said Tom, it's'the first day, of the new MOCIL You ought to wish, and What you is sure to come true,;' "Is it, Torn? " rePlied the girl, with a wistful, trustin g .look in her ,eyes, that made him draw her still nearer to him. " - Do you know I ,have watched for the new moon and -wished regularly the-same thing for many months past?" " And what was your wish, Polly," inquired Tom archly, (I think he knew though he pretended te be.quite ignorant). "Oh, if I were to tell you now, the,(!harm mightfall: Ask me, dear, whem \ the next new Moon comes, and Perim Ps I'll tell you my wish." Then, darling, we 'shall be man and wife." , , His voice had sunk! whisper, but it reached her ears, and when the words Ceased her head sank upon hiS shoulder. The fire 4 in-the grate died away, the candle upon the table: , trick cred, and at length went out;_but with RS last ray it Showed the old man rapt in the contemplation of his precious relic, and the two loversT onein heart and mind-still' gazing I upon the peaceful splendor of. the I star-ch . ecked Tineley's Magazispe. . . WHAT . GIRLS SIIQULD CULTIVATE: Personal .attractions most , girls , possess, at any rate:in : a sutlicierit . gree .to render them attractive .to somebody; for although there — arc standards and models of. beauty, yet these do not prevail with all persons. There is something wonderful in the Alifference of aspect which the same. face wears 4o different beholders. - - Probably the philosi)Phical explana flat of -this is that' ulhat is hidden to all 'others ; becomes immediately and instinctively apparexit to the eye of love. How can a moderately good looking girl increase her attrpetions? By culture. She must cultivate her mind: An ignorant and illiterate wo man, even, if she - ,attract 'the atten- . tion, cannot retain the interest of an intelligent man. She must do thi4l, by reading, by study, by reflection, and by familiar conversation with' the best and most highly educated persons with whom She comes in con- tact. But the heart must be culti . - Tated as *ell as the head. "Of all things," 'ekelaimed. , a most elegant :aid relined gentleman, after nearly a lifetime's familiarity with the best soeiety—"of all thing's give me soft ness and gentleness,in.a woman." -A harsh voice, a course laugh—trifles like ',these have sufficiently spoiled many •a' favorable first impression. The cultivation of the heart must be real and not feigned., A woman who studies to:appear rather than to - , be good and generous, seldom succeeds iivciceiving the opposite sex in these respects. She : who in truth. seeks earnestly to promote the happiness of those around her is very apt soon to obtain admirers among melt. No woman ever otherwise so completely triumphs over a. rival as when she is seen in good. earnest to prefer that rival's, interest to her own. Above ell - other• requigites h a woman is conscientiousness. 'Without this one touchstone of character, no matter what her charms and acquirements, she c - annut expect, to • eommand 'the lastirig regard of -a Irian whose love is worth having. • - GOOD WivEs.—Theis is told, at iii the early life of Commodore Vanderbilt, his wife was a most fru gal and faithful helper. Frdm the money given. her foehouselibld'ex penses, she' saved! what she, could, and so a handsome little hind was accumulated: Whep, at length, her husband saw a chance to purchase a ferry 7 boat, and so to lay the founda tion for what became so great a for tune, he, lacked some ready cash. ‘L How much do yod need ?" Said the good wife.' The sum was named, and to the husband's .surprise she pro- 1 (bleed the full amount, which had: been saved by her skill and prudence. When Marshall Bazaine was sen tenced to. banishment . to, one of the forts of France, his youthful and at tractive wife determined to go with him. Her friends — .atteraptedto,dis suade her from going, but she re plied, " When my' huhband was , in honor, I shared it with him ' - and shall I not also share 'his banish ment ?" FUN, FACT AND FACETIE •WHEN a young lady loses her beau, she may as well !take to a bass viol, or " hang up her fiddle." THE young lady who alWays. wanted her sweetheart elose at hand explins it on the ground that 't wag only a nigh dear of her own. • - A 'CLEttGIf3tAN who did la% believe in going outside of his own denomination to oistribute his . bharities, was solic:ted by a beggar fur "My brother," said be, "are you llich Church ?" " Never Wita 3 liigh to my life," returned the beg.! gar reproachfully. "Never drinks nuth. in', at all, sir." A TAILOR and his son were, in the Olden days, doing a - day's work in a farm house. The prudent housewife,. to secure, a good day's work, lightest candles wLeu daylight began to fade. The tailor 'looked to his sou and said, "Jack, confound them that invented workin' by candle-light,'" "Ay," replied young snip, "or daylight either; father." • 'rivulet Acts 114 kiiir:Cia•Dpi Mar: 41 .11C7 ‘ P:: , 2 YOURTII Q(111121114. This lesson brings before usA incident in' Peter's vinitition churches. It was an educatiOnSlel4adgq . deidgned to answer an Important gruerP, tioii in Peter's mind, and in the ugno4if !!.. others, viz : "Idiot we- Weenier: cirearfri.iV cited Jews in order to;be Christinturr4 The Jews-never denied or 4oubted thife Gentiles could be received into the ebureki?, •,,df God; but they , held- that they .murit first become Jews. The idea that 410_71 1 ,. Y . Gentiles as such could"be heirsof the ecant of promise was not , yet prom idget.:4'" ed. In our present lesson ale have The Occasion of - Peter's V. 1. The providential object used iss;.,< sol - ving the proMern was a centurion nit:` ~ cd Cornelius, who was stationed at Co sarea. Caesarea was the Roman (writ& of Judea, "on" the sea-coast, about '. ilizty eight miles from „Jerusalem. Cernelburri - , was the captain of the Italian band; t, 04; t ' a subJivision of the Roman army COIRKIII.; ed of Italian soldiers. Re was, no dclubt,'„.4. an Italia n by birth, and of princely blood. - No name was more honored at Remo than that of the Conaeliangouse. ing the nameborne by the Bcipioe , _by Sella; and by the mother of the Graccht •• , V. 2. was not only rabble but gocid;' NUMBER 22. He was "a devout man, and one that: feared, 'God with all his house." This. means that. though not a proselyte to Ju deism, be had abandoned heathenism and bad becomea worshipper of Jehovah. He - _,• had heaTd of the new religion, and was,. , • no doubt, seeking light ~concerning it. His religion was practical. He dispense& , many charities to the Jewish people. It was also systematic.. Ile prayed to God, .-- alw,ays; 1. e., at theregular hours of prSii er observed by the Jews. - 1. V. 3. This good' man had a vision : is e., a supernatural communication, addressed not only to the mind but aka to the Bens es. He saw in this vision eviitently; i, e., clearly, certainly; +int the ninth hour_of ,. the day, 'which corresponds nearly to Our three 'o'clock in the afternoon, which was. the regular hour for evening prayer. ~Po doubt he was engaged in devotionlivien the vision appeared. An angel of God coming in to him. Thia Was a viiitant. froth the spiritual worli4-.. clothed in hu- Mau-form "The popular idea of winged`' angels is derived from, the Cherubim (Ex. •-•.•••• • Xxv: '2O) and the Seraphini (Isa. vi: 2), but is never suggested by any , of the nar ratives of angelic visits to this world and <• its its inhabitants. (Alexander)," V. 4. Aswas generally the _case Cor nelius was afraid. He. seems to have Tee- = . ognized the visitor as 'an 'angel, and was alarmed at the suddenness of his appear- • :ince. His queition expresses his sof:: prise' and alarm. - "What is it, Sir?" There is nothi g to show that Cornelius regarded the angel as God himself; but he • spake reverently as to a superhutuau per- sonage. "Thy prayers and thine, alms • are come up fOr a Memorial before4d." That is, they wire remembered, before God. They were an evidence of piety, - and were accepted as such. By his pray,- • ers are probably Meant his prayers for light and instruction with reference to the new faith. It is not meant that there was anything meritorious in his prayers, but merely that as he acted according to his light, God was ready to give him Amore light. ,t i - Vs. 5-6. He is pointed to the provden- . tial !source of instruction, See Lesson VIIL ;, V. 43. God might have enlight- , cued him immediately; but he yreferred, ag is his wont, to use a human and medi ate cause. - - • Vs. 7-8. He obeyed promptly. •Thili shows that the man had faith in God and )vas willing to obey God without asking , any questions. He summoned two of hit domestics; and placed them under tho charge of a subordinate of like mind with himself (v. 2). Da Costa beide that this soldier was most probably Mark the - Evangelist. When he had narrated to them all the circumstances of the vision, be dehpa,tched them to Joppi, 11. Peter's Vision. V. 9. J . Oppa is about thirty miles south of Caesarea. The three meiipiobahly left Caesarea shortly after the ninth hour, and hence would naturally reach Joppa about noon the follrvin,g day; or about the sixth hour. Just as the messengers game near the city, Peter went up to the house-top to pray. This was probably one of the Jewish seasons of devotion (Ps. lv; 17; • Dan-vi:10, 13). 1-• • :V. 10. He was very hungry. There may have , been something preternatural _ about his hunger,' irs God meant by means of it to reveal • a great spiritual truth to him. While the , family were ' preparing food (this contlruis what has just been surmised, as this preparation . 'Vas evidently out of season , smd.hasty) a trance came upon him; 1. e., exstasy, or rapture. IHe was carried 'out of him self and put in a mental state which lie could discern objects beyond the scope • of his natural apprehension. V. 11. .He saw heaven opened, and out of the aperture, a receptacle—more defi nitely, a great sleet—deicend, held up by a coid•attacled to the four corners. It is supposed by many that the four cor tiers symbolizedthe font quarters-of the globe; 'showing that an part* of the earth are included in the kingdom of God. "V. 12. The contents of this sheet, ac cording to the ablest inanascripts, lAcire four-footed beasts, creeping things of earth, and birds of the air. , - It included, dierefore, both, clean aid unclean ani mals. Vs. - While Peter gazed upon the strange sight be was commanded to kill and eat. the answer was what might have been expected from a oons4ientious Jew. But the reply silenced him. It taught him that old things had passed . away; that ritual distinctions were abol ished; and with them the wall of separa , tion between Jew and Gentile. This was. repeated three times to impressit deeply upon his mind.' " What God hath cleans ed that call not thou common." Then the vision vanished. - • , 17-20. While he doubted the pur. port of what he bad seen and- heard (so _ Wonderful and stunning was the revela. - ion) the men appeared before the gate of' he house; and the Spirit of God spakein. wardly to him : • 1 ‘ Arise angl get * thee down, and, go with them, doubting (or: listinguishing) nothing." Ile Was to go - And visit this Gentile, making no pore .distinction between Gentile and dew. The. Warrant was adequate and trnatwdrthy, " For I have sent them." , • 111. Seed Thotights. 1. 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