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ADMINISTRATORS and 'Executors Malta,
TM; Auditor's notices, 41.50; Business Cards, flea
(per year) 00.00, additional linos. $l.OO each.
YEARLY Advertisements arcestitled to quar
to !it changes. •
TRANSIENT advarthememta must to paid for
t , V ANC&
ALL Resolutions of Assselatlons. Commonles
irbs of limited or Individual interest, and notices
of Marriages and Deaths. exceeding five lines, are
charged TEN CENTS PER LINE.
JOB PRINTING, of every kind, in plain and
fancy cOiOTS, done with neatness and dispatch.
Handbills, Blanks, Cards. Pamphlet'. Billheads.
Statements, &e, of every variety and style, printed
at the shortest notice. TR! REPORTER lake IS
well supplied with power presses, a good assort
ment of new type, and everything in the Printing
line can be executed In the moat artistic tisanner
and at the lowest rates.
TERMS INVARIABLY CASH.
ti ~-_7-~ . w : : 1 . v . -.~ . r-.
JAMES WOOD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Iv-et:LS.7I TOWANDA, PA.
`"SMITH k MONTANYE, ATTOR-
L.) sr.T.! 'AT LAW,—OffleA9, corner Or Main andi
Vino St., opposite Dr. Porter's Drug Store.
JOHN F. SANDERSON,
: ATTORNEY-AT•LAW,
OFFWk.-31=1s - Building (over Torch's Stoke)
ihrh946 , TOWANDA, PA.
1 - 1 11. SMITH, DENTIST, `
1.../
• Towandi. Pa.
()Mee on Park street. north side Piddle Maitre,
t ex: it. Elwell nelf/SP.
Q W. Wm. LITTLE,
,ITTORNEYS-AT-LAW, TOWANDA, PA
IDLICe In Pattie's Block. cor. Main and Bridge-Sp.
' Towanda. Pa,. April 18. Mi.
11 STRETER. ,
LAW OFFICE,
111E1
OVERTON & MERCUR, '
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
TOWANDA ItL.
Office aver Moutanyes Store. cular7A.
D' A. OVERTON. RODNEY A. 3SERCUR.
W". "‘ WELL,
A T TORNE .1"-.4 T-L AAT
OFFICE OVEN DATTON'II STOUL, TOWANDA., PA
'April 12, 1871.
pAT RICK & FOYLE,
'ATTORNErs-AT-LAW; •
Towanda, Ps.
Jiyl7-72,
Offv!..t, ID—Nescurs Block.
GRIDLEY.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Tos - ANDA, PA
AN: I; 1, lan
a F. MASON.
G•
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TOWANDA PA.
(Mee ftrst door south of C. B. 'atch Esp., set.
and Loor. . Nov. 18, 78.
L. HILLIS;
ATTOR\RT-AT-LAW.
TOWAXDA 4 PA.
Otic,l with Smith & Motitanye. tnavtl.7s
T ANDREW WILT,
2 ?TORSI' T AND COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Once over Ceoss• Mutt Store, two doors north of
tvoths & Long Towanda. Pa. Slay be consulted
.n German. [ April 12; 76.]
McP,HERSO3I it; KINNEY,
A TTU R .VEFS-AT-LA w;
I TOWANDA, Pa. Office In Tracy & Nobte's Block.
Tow:twig.. Pa., Jau. 10, 1876
•
ViT 11. TIIO.IIPSON, ATTORNEY
* AT LAIT,3VTALtSING, PA. Will attend
teal: entru4:e.l to ht care In Rindtord..
Sullivan at.d Wyoming .Counties. OtHce with Esq.
Portet'.• [noel9-74.
ELSBREE,
Li. A.TTOlni EY-AT-LAW,
o TOWANDA, PA
MEM
krTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Col;ertions promptlyattended to.
OMERTON ELSBREE, ATTOB
SEIrf• AT Law. TOW•NDA, PA. Having eu
tored Into co-partnership, offer their protesslonai
serriLes Lo the public. Sperial attention given u.
bn3toen th the Orphan's and Register's Coart.,t. -
E. ovl.4rro:k.;, dn. (npril-70) N. C. ELSIIREE.
I MADILL & CALIFF,
AT - ' 4A W,
• TOvrAN DA, PA.
°Mc.. In W..ces's Block, first door - south of the First
National balk, upstairs.
H. J. IPIL [Jati6 , 73ly] J. N. CALIFF.
JOHN W. MIX.
ATT i VarT LAW,'
ND
.-S _COMMISSIONER,
TowANDA„ PA.-
, •
OCiee—'!..iort a Side Public Squsre.
IVIES fi CARNOCITAN,
- ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
MEItCUR BLOCK
TOWANDA, PA
Dor ?-1•75,
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HPE tT, TTeir. NEY-AT-LAW.
• Is prepared to practice all branches of his
prob s.ion.
MERCLTR BL"CK. (entrance on south
IWO Tow•NDA. PA. ljans-76.
TL , S. M. WOODBURN, Playsi
elan and Surgeon. 03Ice over 0. A. Black's
env.scryvtire.
=2s==
71 - 4 1 D. PAYNE, M. D., can be -Con
-4
!' at Dr. 11. C. rourgr's Drug Poor , .
fr. to :0 to t 2, A. it.. and front 2t04. P. 31. Spectal
attel:len given to 411*r:tars of the Eye awl Ear.
Tuwando, Oct. 19
•
DRS. JOHNSON & NEWTON.
l'hy•tetars and Surgeons. Otttee over Dr.
rort:r h Sow,: Druq Store, Toiranda. Pa.
'T. IL JOHNSON, M. D. L. N. NEWTON, M. D.
FIZEM
M D..
O. .l.i nd . a p , 2 B, p p S t O . N l. , D
may E be NTlS t iT d . to
thr
eleg,.,,t new rooms on iliol floor or lir. Trait's new
odic, Stara street., Business solicited. ..
CM=
"VT KELLY, DENTIST.OiIiee
over M. E. RotenfSelirs, Towanda. Pa.
Inverted on Gold. Silver, Rutiber, and Al
umium !m.o. Teeth extracted without' yidn.
rV. C. M. STANLY, DENTIST:,
!Taring retnored Ills Dental office Into Trady
& 11'W bloc':, over Bout & Watrous , store,
Is rer: prcpAred to do al: kinds of dental work.
He to , sNo put In a new gab aparatus.
tna,rl37s.
TT ,LE .& PATTON, Agents for
CV. ECTICUT MUTUAL LI£E.INSUBANCt
COMPANY.
Offir,, NI,. Oritlitli & Patton's Black. Bridge Sta.
31v.rch
GEORGE tp 7 STROUDi
TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR-Ai-LAW
Ott.ce—Maln•at., tout - doors North At Ward House
iPra` edees In Supreme Court
of . penn.:.lvanla and United TOWANDA, PA
Court),.—tDre7:76.
C S. RUSSELL'S
• ; GENERAL
TNSURANCE AGENCY,
31.2y2R-70tf
18N. • 1876.
T oWANDA INSURANCE AGENCY.
]lain str,et, opposite the Court Rouse.
NOBLE tt. VINCENT,
MANAGERS.
0. MOODY,
BLACKSMITH. 1 t.1.• Does all klhds of wort In his doe.
110R , IE-SITOEING A SPECIALTY.
f/sessett feet treated. Manufactures the tele
Crated •
CALIFORNIA PICK.
Slop on Plank Road, near 'old Agricelt. Works.
41 Towanda. 1:11., Jan. 6, 4;64f.
IN SU RANCE AGENCY.
The following
RELIABLE AND FIRE TRIED
Companies represented
, LA N CSH IRE.
PIRENIX.
• HOME.
Marnh iip,,141
S 7 7 POSTPAID 6
• THE NURSERY, -v
, .
•
A .IDiNTDLY MADARINE• FOR TOWRGETE
READERS. • - . .
•
'lscrsiturT Ita.cirravrztr. t..Sa attar
;es I maple ;wawa sa4 preakiumplW
4400
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WlLxr.s.BAnur., PL.
July =:76.
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TOWANDk; PA.
MERCHANTS. ,
0, A. BLAB'.
8. W. ALVORD, Publisher.
VOLUME XXXVII.
lent k 1111 u.
HE LATEST NEWS!
KENT £ Buse
Hare Jut opeised anotbes large stock of
DE GOODS
AND NOTIONS.
Cons . isp6g of
FANCY GOODS
FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
READY-MADE SACQUES,
FULL LINE OF FURS,
SEAWLS,
, SKIRTS,
HOSIERY,
GLOVES,
CORSETS,
ZEPHYRS,
CARD-BOARD MOTTOES,
CANVASS,
&c., &c., &c
EVERT DEPARTMENT IS FEU
Call and be Convinced that we Sell as
Cheap as the Cheapest !
KENT & BL'
fon-anda., 1C0r.2.1. 11174.
Boots =ad Shoes—Z.
P 76.
1876.
FALL TRA
I am now rreolvlng
LARGEST AND MOST COM
BOOTS AND S
TRUNKS, TR AVELI
&c., &c., &c,
Ever offered In this town, and nt
fat , to please rthe closest buyer.
galas in all lines of goods that ca
elsr•schere. , Please call and e ••
prices..
REME3IBER TqE,PLACE
oId Stand, opposite Co
mE:
Towanda, Aug. 10, ISM
BLACK'S CROCKE
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AT COST I
IN
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MUST BE SO
CROCKERY,
CHINA,
GLASSWARE,
BABY WAG
LAMPS,
&c., &c., &c.,
lIIIM
At tin: old stand of
MI
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,;•-.,
If you lore me, tell me so,
While the rivers dreamy flow
11016'the-10re-enchanted hours
fiteepid In music, crowned with flowers:
Ere the aucumees dreamy days
Fad.. In mystic, purple haze—
Ere is hushed the music flaw— ,
If you love me, tell me so. •
_ Feel your Manes on my hair,
While In cromantiocd's Ilgt bloom.
Ere bball come dark days ' gloom ;
In the first fresh morning glow—
, sou love me, tell me so.
Pain's furl:l:teal:mat withln - tne quivers,
Ood's breath upon the dame dtitl. blow,
And all ray bean In anguish shivers.
And trembles at the flu,' glow ;
And yet I whisper. as Gid will !
And in Ills hottest lire hold still
Ile comes and lays my hnart. all heated,
On the hard avtl. minded so
In his own fair shape to beat it •
With isle great t ha.umer, blow on blow ;
And yeal aids*, se God will !
And at ills heaviest blows hold still.
Ife takes my softened heart awl beats It,
The sparks fly k at eiery bks.;
Ile turns It o•at kid o'er and heats It,
And !eta It m
il t and m akes It glow ;
Te
And yet I whlr, as God will!
And inlits mighty hand hold still.
Why should' murmur? For l'he sorrow,
Thus only longer lived would he ;
Its end may eons.N and will, to-morrow,
When God has done his work in me ;
So I ray, trusting, as God xlll
And, trusttng to the end, hold still. -
Ile kludleTe for my prt.ilt purely
Ardietion"a gdovelng 11—ry-brand.
And ad Hi% heaviest blows are surety
Inflicted by a waster bawl.
So I say. prJylug, as God will
And hope In 111 w. and auger sill)
THE 'BETTER WAY.
One evening, as the twilight was
dusking into deeper shades, Farmer
Welton stood in his dooryard with
gun in his hands, and sawn dog com
ing out from his shed. It was not
his dog, for his was of a light color.
while this was a_surly Lisa. ,
The shed alluded to was open•in
front, with double doors, for the pas
sage of carts; and this shed was part
of a.contin nous structure connecting
the ,barn with the house. Around
back of this shed was the sheep fold.
There had been trouble upon Far
mer Welton's place. Dogs had been
killing his sheep—alid some of the
very best at' that. He- had declared
in his wrath thut he would shoot the
first stray dog he found proWling
about the premises. On this evening,
by chance, he had been carrying his
gun from the house to the barn, when
the canine intruder appeared.,--Aye,
and in the barn he, had been taking
the skin from a valuable sheep, which
had been killed and mangled with ti
gerish ferocity.
So when' he saw the strange 'dog
coining through his shed,le brought
the gun to his shoulder,: and, with
quick, sure aim. fired. The dog gave
a I yap and •how I, and having- whisked
.nod in a , tircle two orthree times,
'he bounded off in a - tangent, yelping
pa:nfully, and was' soon lost to sight.
"Hallo! .what's to pay now, Wel
ton ?"
MI
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183.
.•`Ah—is that you Frost?"
'Yes, Ye been shootin' some
thing,' haven't yer ?"
-Iv'e shot a dog, I think,"
-Y-e-s. I seed him scootin' otit
It was Brackett's, I reckon."
Before the farmer could .say any
thing further. his wife called him
from the porch, and he went in.
PTOCK
MEI
oEsl
Very shortly afterward a boy and
girl came out through the shed, as
the dog had come. Down back of
Welton's farm, distant half a mile or
so, was a saw and grist mill,, with
quite a little settlement around it,
an.l the people having occasion Logo
on foot from that section to the farms
on the !dn, could cnt off a lohg
dis
tance by crossing•Welton's lot.. The
boy and girl were children of Mr,
Biackett.'. \'bun they reached home
they were met by a scene ofdire con
fusion. Old Carlo, the grand • old
Newfoundland dog—the loving and
the loved—the true and the faithful—
had come home shot '.through the
head, and was dying. The children
threw themselVes upon their shaggy
mate and wept and moaned in agony.
Mr. BfacktAt arrived jest as the
dog breathed his last. 'One of the
older • boys stood by with a lighted
lantern, for it bad grown quite dark
now, and the farmer saw what had
happened:,
."Who did this?" he asked, groan
ingly.
"John Welton did it," said Tom
Frost, coming up at that moment.
"He's been lush' sheep, and I guess
he's got kind of wrathy."
• "But my dog never killed a sheep.
never! He's been reared to care for
sheep..:How came he down there ?"
AGS,
'ricer that rannot
hare many hat
,ot be obtained
wine goods and
um phrey's
rt House.
F. CORSER.
lE=M
GOODS-
"He went over 'to the 'mill with
Sue and me," said the younger boy,
sobbing as he spoke, "and he was
running ahead of us toward home. I
beard a gun just before we got to Mr.
Welton's, but, oh ! I did not think he
could have shot poor Carlo." •
Mr. Brackett was fairly beside him
self. To say he was angry would not
express it. He had loved that dog—
it had been the chief pet of his bouse
hold for years lie was not a man
in the habit of using profane lan
guage, but on the present occasion a
fierce oath escaped him; and in that
frhme of wind—literally boiling with
het wrath and indignation—he start
ed for Welton's.
MI
John Welton and Peter Brackett
had been neighbors from their ear
liest days, and they had been friends,
too. Between the two familieathere
had been a bond of love and good
ill,,aad a .npirit of fraternal
neskandlisd 01144
t,44:424111; • A:61144W ,
Sfledo Svelte.
IP TOIT LOVE ME, TELL XE SO.
111IIITING.
If you lore me, tell me so, •
Wait not till the summer glow.,
Fades in automn•s changeful light .
Amber clouds and purple night ;
Walt not till the winter hours
Heap with snow 'drifts all the flowers; '
Till the tide of life runs tow—
If you lore me, tell me so. -
If you lose me, tell me so,
Let me hear the sweet wards low,
Let me, In llfe's mornlog fair
GOD'S ATM.
1 TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY ? .PA, THTRSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1876.,
Jugs and positive characteristics.
'They belonged fo the . same religious
!society and sympathized - in politics.
They had warm discussions, but
never yet a direct falling-oat. Of
143w° Welton was the more intel
lectual, and perhaps a little more
tinged with pride than was his neigh
bor. But they w. re both hearty men,
feujoying life for the„ good it gave
them. t
Mr. Welton entered his - kitchen,
and stood the empty gun up behind
the door. -
"What's the matter, John ?" his
wife asked, as she saw, his troubled
face.
"I'm afraid I've done' a bad thing,"
he , :replied, regretfully. "I fear I
have shot Brackett's dog."
"Oh, John .
"But I didn't lino* whose dog it
was: I saw him coming out Com the
Shed—it :was too dark to see more
than that it was a dog. I .only
thought of the sheep . I had lot! and
fired."
"I am sorry, John. Oh, how Mrs.
B-ackett and the children will feel.
They set everything by old Carlo.
But you can explain it." •
"Yes, I can explain it." -
Half tin hour later Mr: Welton was
going to his barn with a lighted bin
tern his ban I. Ile was thinking
Of the recent unfortunate occurrence,
nand was. sorely worried and per
-What would his neighbor
Say ? He hoped J there might be no
trouble: He was reflecting thus when
Mr. Brackett appeared- before him:
Coming up quickly and stopping with
an angry stamp of the foot. • .
Now - ; there may be a volume of
el , ctrie influence even in the stamp
Of the. foot, and there Yana such an in
fluence in the stamp which Brackett
gave, and Welton felt it, and braced
himself against it. There was, more
over, an atmosphere exhaling from
th , , presence of the irate man at once
repellant, and ag,graviting.
"John Welton, you have shot my
(og!" The words were hisied forth
hotly.
"Yes," said Welton, icily.
"How dared you do it ?"_
"I dare shoot any dog that comes
prowling about my buildings, especi,
ally when I have had my sheep killed
'y them."
"But my dog never troubled your
she6p, and you know it:"
"How sfiould I know it?"
"You know that he never (lid barrel
to a sheep. It wasn't in his nature.
It was a mean cowardly act, and (an
oath) you , shall suffer for it."
"Ilraekett.yOli don't know to whom
you are talking."
"Oh ! 11 e'll find out (another
oath). Don't put on airs, John Wel
ton. Yon ain't a saint. I'll have
satisfaction if I have to take it out of
your hide !"
J "Peter, you'd better go home and
enol off. You are making yourself
ridienban3."
Now, really, this was the unkindest
cut of all. All the mad words of
Brackett put together were not so
hard as this single sentence; and
John Welton put all the bitter sar-s
easm in his command into it.
lirackctt broke forth in a torrent
of invectives, anti then turned sway.
. - Half an hour later John Welton
acknowledged to himself that he had
not acted exactly right. If he had,
in the outset, in answer to Brackett's
first outburst, told tlu,;simple truth—
that he had shot the dog in mistake;
that he was sorry, and that he was
to do anything in his power
to make amends-;--had he, ; done this
his neighbor would probably have
softened at once. But it was too late
nov. The bloW had bet.Utistruck ; 1 he
had been gr;ossly insulted, and he
would not back down.
Mr. Brackett was not so reflective.
lie only felt his wrath, and he nursed
it to keep it warm. That night he
hitched his horse to a job wagon and
Went to the village for a barrel of
flour. IlaVing transacted his store
knlsiciess, he called upon Laban Pep
per. a lawyer,., to whims he narrated
the facts of the shooting of .itis dui
Pepper was _a man anxious tor
fees. lie had no sympathy or soul
above that.
"You may your dog was in ecim
pany with two of your children ?"
1 "Yes."
"And this paisage • over Mr. Wet
ton's hold and through his shed has
bi.en freely Yielded by him as a right
of way to his neighbors ?" •
"Yes, sir, ever since I can remem
ber."
"Then,. my dear sir, Welton is
.clearly-liable. If you will come with
me we will step into Mr. Garfield's
and have a suit commenced at onee."
Mr. Garfield was the trial justice.
All this happy ned on Friday evening.
On Saturday it had become noised
abroad in the farming district • that
there was not only .seri )iis' trouble
between. the neighbors Welton and
Brackett, but that they were going
tO law about it.
On Sunday Morning John Welton
told his wife that he should not at
tend church. She hail no need to wilt
her husband why he would not go.
She knew he was unhappy, and that
he could not bear it, meet his old
neighbor in the house of God while
the dark cloud was upon' him. Nor
did she wish to meet either -Mr. or
Mrs. Brackett. So they both stayed
at home.
Peter Brackett was even more mis
erable than John Welton, though
perhaps he did not know 'it— He held
in close companionship the very worst
demon a man'can embrace—the de
mon of wrathful vengeance—and in
order to maintain himself st the 'strain
to which he had set his feeling's, he
was obliged to nurse the monster.
He did n'ot attend church that . day,
ni - ir did his wife. Two or three times
during Abe calm , neautiful Sabbath,.
as he glanced over toward his neigh ,
bar's dwelling. lie found himself he
ginning to wish that he had not gone
ta'see'John Welton in such a heat of
anger but he pat the wish away and
nursed back his wrath.- .
On Monday toward - noon the con
.stable came up from the village and
read to John Welton an imposing le
gal document. It was aiummonsis
sued _by William - Glartield, Esq., a
jaatiqe the' pesce- e atatiquornmork."
titiriag eltb*l4.
. • c . ,
REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER:
to answer to the complaint of Peter
cracked, etc. The 'officer read the
summons and left with the defendant
copy:
It was the first time John Welton
had ever been called upon to face the
law.—At first he was awe-stricken,
and then he was wroth. Ile told him
self that he Would fight to , the bitter
end. And'new be tried to nurse his
wrath, and became more unhappy
than before.
On Tuesday evening Parson Surely
called upon Mr.' Welton. , The good
man had heard of the trouble, and
was exceedingly exercised in spirit.
Both the men were of his flock. and
he 10 - . ed and respected them. He sat
down alone with- Welton, and asked
him what it meant.
"Tell me calmly and candidly all
about it," he said.
After a little reflection Mr. Wt.lton
told the story. He knew the old
Clergyman fur a true man and a whole
hearted friend, and he told every
thing just as lie understood it. • •
"And neighbOr Brackett thinks;
even now, that you shot the dog,
kuowing that it was his?" .
"I suppose so."
'‘lt you had told him the exact
facts in the beginning, do you think
he would have lel(' his anger?"
This was a hard question for John
Welton, bnt he answered it manfully.
Truly, parson, I think he would."
"yore you ever more' unhappy in
yoUr life than you have been since
this trouble came ?"
"I think not." .
"And, if possible, neighbor Brack
ett is Inure unhappy than you:"
"Do you think so ?"
• "Yes. He ,is .the most vengeful
and angry."
A. brief pause, and -then the parson
, s . ;
resumed.
"Brother Welton, with you are
needed hut few words. You are a
.4tr4nser man than Brother Brackett.
Do you not believe he has a good
heart ?"
"Yes."
"I wish you could show him how
true and good your heart is." b
"Pa's•on
"I wish you could show
.him that
you possess true Christian courage.''
"Parson, what do you mean ?"
wish you had the courage to
meet and conquer him." •
"How would you have me do it?"
"First conquer your Self. Yon art.
not ofiended." - k
"No.
,Go on."
And thereupon the good old vier
gy man.drew up his chair and laid hi.,
hand upon his friend's arm
. and to:
!iiin what he would have him do. Ht.
spoke earnestly and with tears inihi,
eyes. •
"Brother Welton, Lade `•ou the
heart and courage to do this ?"
The farmer arose and took two of
three turns across the floor, and fin
ally said
'•I will (10
* ; *
On the following day, toward tht
middlekif the forenoot►, Peter Brack
ett stood in the doorway with hi,
head bent. He was thinking whethr►
lie should harness his horse and be
off before dinner, or a bet her he would
wait until afternoon. He could not
even put . his mind to ordinary chores.
wonder'," he said to I►im§el
"how the trial will come out? 1
s'pose Welton% hire old Whitman to•
take his case. Of course the offleeli
he crowded: Tom Frost says it'•
naked everywhere, and everybody'll
be 4 - here. Plague take it !: 1 wish- -
llis meditations were interrupted
by approaching steps, and on lookiti
up he beheld neighbor Welton.
Good morning, Peter."
Brackett gasped, and finally an
swered:
" Good morning," though rather
t•ru3til v.
Welton rent on, . frankly and
pleasantly :
" You will go to the villageto-day?"
" I s'pose so."
" I have been summoned by Justice
Garfield to be, there, Ids°, but reall.
Peter, I don't want to go. One-of u
will be enough. Garfield is a fair
(meow' when he knows the facts te
will 'do what is right. Now you Oh
state them as well :is I pan, and what
ever his decision is I will abide by it.
You can tell him. that I shot' yohr
dog, and that your dog had done We
no harm."
"Do you acknowledge that ol,i
Carlo , never harmed you—that,' he
never troubled your sheep?" inquired
flnickett, with startled surprise.
" It was not his nature to do harm
to anything.. 1- am sure. be would
sooner have saved one of my sheep
than -have killed it." '
"Then what did you shoot liiti
for ?n.
‘‘ , That is what I am coming at,
Peter., You will tell the Justice. that
I had 'lost' several of my best sheep—
killed by, dogs ; that 1 hadjust beet,
taking the skin from a fat. ven c erabl•
Waiter that had •been so killed ant:
mangled ; that I mit on my way iron:
my house, with my gun in my hand . .
when Is aw a' dog come out from nr,.
shed. •Itly firsts thought was that bt
bad come from my sheep fold. h
was almost dark, and I could not se.
plainly. Tell the Justice that I had
no idea it *as your dog. I -never
dreamedthat I had fired that eruct
shot at Old Carlo until Tom Frost
told me."
How? You didn't know it wip
My dog?"
Peter, have you thought so hard
of me as to think that I could kn6W
int,7ly and willingly: have harmed that
grand oldfdoir 1 would sooner have
shot one of my oxen."
"But you didn't tell me soot first.
Why didn't you?", •
Because. you camoupon and so—
so—suddenly— "
Oh pshnw 1" cried Brackett, witL
a stamp of his foot. ",
you spit 4t out as it was ? .Say, I
camei down on you so like a horuit
that yon hadn't a chancotO think.
was a blamed fool—that's what,. I
was.".
"•• And I was another, Peter; if I
flail been I should have told son
1.6 truth at once, instead of Baring
sp. But we will understand it noir.
on can at the,instic" -
had seen the two men come together,
and the trembledlor the result. By
and by she saw her husband, as tho'
flu3hed and excited, pnt out his hand.
Afercy! was he going to strike his
neighbor? 'She was ready to cry out
with affright—the cry was almost
upon her lips—when she beheld a
scene that called forth rejoicing in
stead. And this - was what she saw:
She saw_ these two strong men
grasp one anotherby the hand, and
she saw big bright tears rolling down
their cheeks, and she knew that the
firarfal storm - Was passed, and that
the warm sunshine of love and tran
quility would come again.
THE PEDIGREE or WORDS.
A study of thd pedigree of many
words which are in daily use- would
prove more fascinating than almost
any other kind of mental recreation.
Trench, in 'his little work on the
" Study of Words," has done much
to cultivate . a taste for this.kind of
investigation; but he made only a .
beginning.- Thi . i field is inexhaustible.
In this article we propose to give a
short list, to which we shall add.
from time to time:
"Jet" derives its name from the
Gotrates, a river of Lyeia, where was
•found the black stone which the
Fi cueh call gagate. or jaet, which
we abbieviate into jet.
PamPhylla, a ti reek lady, who
compiled a history of the world in
thirty-five little books has given her
natio to the " pamphlet " •
Punch and Judy arc the relies of
an ancient mystery play, in which
the actors' were Pontius Pilate and
Judas Iscariot.
Dollar is from the German_ thaler;
which is derived from Thal, the val
ley of Joachim t in Bohemia, where
the silver-works were situated that
made this coin.
Bigot is from Visigoth, in which
tht fi-rce and intolerant Arianism of
Visigothic conquerors oft.••:pain
been handed down to infamy.
Humbug is from Hamburg; "a
piece of Hamburg -news" was, in
Germany, a proVerbial expression for
fidse political rumors.
" Exhort " and "yeast" are from
the same root, which signifies some
thing boiling or overflowing.
"Gas" and " gust".have the same
•
parentage.
" Blue Jeans Williams" probably
sloes not, know that thelabric from
which hggets his name was originally
matte by the MoOrs at Jaen, in Spain:
"Gauze" derives its natae froUl
Gaza, where it was first made.
Damask silk was made at - Danaai.:-
,
euci.
`• Tabby-cat" is all unconscious .
Lhat her name is derived from :kcal).
► f tmous street in Bagdad, inhabited
sib• the manufacturers of silken stull*s
sated Atabi; our tatlety ; the wrivy
narkings or the watered silk -reserro
tiling ints , ;y's coat.
" Old Serateh"is the demon S 1 mt.
who still survives in the supersti
, ions of Northern Europe.
* , *
" Old Nick" is none other than
N'ikr, the dangerous water demon of
•_ze.mdina . vianJegend. •.
in the phrase, "Deuce takeit,"
, ;he deity Tiw still continues to bt•
nyoked. . his book,' Dc Civilatr
Augustine speaks of "quosdato
he nones cinsio4 (Juni nuncupant." •
'The lemon takes its name from the
.41,y . of Lima.,
Londatone is a corrupted transls
ion lydius lapis the stone of
LI ,lia.
The word "money" reminds us that
.hu coinage of the Romans was
-track at the temple of Juno Mo
le:a,' the • goddess' of d counsel.—
Ti,znsylvariia Presbyterian.
HE PHILOSOPHY OF,DREAMS.
l'rofessor Ferrier recently deliver
,
, ±d. at the London InStitution a lec
,;ur4 on "Dreaming," explaining its
ohtnothenia by the results of his
;anions experiments on the localiza
;ion of faculties, in, the brain. For
each class of impressions there are,
ue said, special regions of censcious
)ess in the brain. The impressions
received are photographed on the
brain, and are capable of being re
vived. But for'this power of recall
ng them no knowledge would be
possible. Memory or the registra
!,ioa of sense impressions", is the ulti
'nate basis of all our mental furni
ture Each piece of that furniture
cars its function - like the letters in a
compositor's case. We have a sight
memory, a hearing memory,' etc.'
When thinking, or
. engiged in idea
tion, we, are but recalling, as shown
by Herbert spencer and Bain, our
original sensations and acts of cogni.
Lien. Commonly the. re-production
is very faint, but in some instances
it is nearly o,r quite 'as vivid as
the original 'sensations. This is
especially true of poets, painters,. re
ligious enthusia-its and others. Those
portions of the brain which are most
continuously in action during work
ing hours require the longest rest
%hiring the hours of sleep. Hence
the centres of attention would sleep
while the functions ,allied to reflcx
actions would more easily waken:
The brain in sleep Prof. Ferrier
compared to a calm pool, in which a
stone calves ripples, liable to inter
ruption' by other ripples similarly
caused. So the ripples or ideation
get confused. But- again, the circle
on the pool may not be interrupted,
;111:1 then the ideation will be regular:
The.curient of ideation may be -co
herent or incoherent. The most
vivid association, wlieih is common
ly the , latest, dtiminates over i the
rest. Dr. Reid, the metaphysician,
:Aloe dreamed of being acalped.- . --
re was a Whiter upon. his head.
Dr. 'Gregory, from having a bottle of
hot water ,4t his feet, dreamed or
calking up tile crater of Etna.
ue:al conditions are :the most 6c.
quoit scources of dreams; the buil
gry dream of .feasts, the thirsty`} of
water, :the_ dropsibil
,of drowbling.
Dr. Ferrier' happily compares inco
herent dreamings to the changes in a
itideidoscope. There is nothing new
in dreams; the blind. do not dream
that they see, nor the dvaf,of music.
In =suchoaks • there. is a - -lettk.- s miss
Ina frtini a. fed- of type.. .ou.r fancy_,
awake:d tiring iiethisi'Eui_d the _ftiC
ttelf.ll • 011
3 e:MW I ,
When the moon is at the full the,
unassisted eye readily distinguishes
on her face , certain dark grey spots
more or less sharply separated from
be brighter portions. Through' the
telescope Wese spots appear as broad
level spaces resembling terrestrial
seas. Indeed, the earlier observers
mistook them for seas, and by that
mime (Lath), mare) they are known
to this day. ; _ They are not seas, how
ever, but ancient sea Beds, now pro
bably nearly if not quite destitute of
Water ; vast arid basins like the Sa
hara, or the great interior Utah ba.:
sin of oar own continent. Examined
more closely, these dried up sea beds
are seen to have . a rolling surface like
some of our western prairies, or to
be traversed by numerous - long ridges,
resembling the wave-like sand hills
which.give so marked and particular
an appearance to the deserts of west
ern, Australia, the leveler - portions
being dotted with low mounds inter
spersed with small crater pits. In
many places foimations of an appar
ently alluvial character abound, while
the ancient coast lines show distinct
•aces'of water action. Two of these
lunar plains--Mare iluinortitu •Und
Niare Chrisium--are walled in com
pletely by lofty mountains, present
ing, stupendous precipices to the van- -
ished sea. The larger-) mares are
more like ocean beds. Thy run to
gether as testrial oceans do, and
sometimes merge into the, brighter
continental regions, without a djs-
tinct line of demarkation. In other
places they'show a rugged coastline,
rising into • cliffs and peaks, and
pierced at times by valleys andita
vines. - One of the most conspicuous
of these lunar ocean beds, also one
of the deepest, is known as the,Alhre
Serenitatis. Its area is nearly l
UN . square miles. Within its crark
grey bunter, from thirty to eiglty
wiles wide, is 211 extensive inner plain
which at times presents a fine, clear,
light green tint, with a central streak
of pure white, the green area lying
lower apparently than the gray exte
rior. The green tint is dithcult to
catch, except under favorable condi
tions, and, is much weakened 'by the
effect of numerous small, white, round
spots and gray ridges. Another of
the moon's green plants was discov-
ered by Madier in the Mare Humo
rum already Mentioned. This is . one
of the smallest as well as, most (Hs,
tinctly bordered of the dark gray
plains. Its area is 50;000 square
miles. The greater portion of it is
distinctly tinged with a dusky green,
Sometimes very marked, affording a
strong contrast with the pure gray of
the borders and high enclosing ridges.
.011 the west the. green area extends
nearly to the-edge of the mare, but
elsewhere, as - in the Mare Serenitatis,
is separated from the . border, by a
narrow,, darker gray fringe, except
tm the northwest, where the gray and
green areas merge insensibly into
each 'other.' Still another area of
' , run is observed in the Mare Chri
r,
- sium, one of the most conspietions
of the moon's dark plains.. It is
is completely enclosed, 'and is, per
haps, the deepest of Ihe liMar mares.
Its area •is 78,000 squire miles. Its
general tint is a grays mixed with an
unmistakably' tinge Of green, .espez
cially under high illumination. ..This
verdant hue Is seen to bestadvantage
for several days before and after the.
moon is full. Those and other dolor
changes on the face of the: moon-
as, for instance, the darkening pf the
great ring plain, of" Plato with in
cr,asing light, and like changes in"
certainJong, winding lunar valleys---
led Beer and Zoller to suggest that
'.hey would indicate vegetation, were
.
vegetation possible on the surface of
the` moon. But having accepted Bes
sel's conclusion that there could . be
neither air nor Water on the lunar
, iurface, and consequently no life,.
those much-respeeted selenographers
could not entertain the hypothesis of
lunar vegetation, howeyer strong the
evidence might seem. But BesSers
opinion is inconsistent not only with
the conditions on which he based his
calculations, but also witl A the 'results
of more recent studies of the of
the moonurface". So far from be- .
hair, an airless, waterless, unalterable
desert, a ehangeless mass ,of dead
matter like so much volcanic scoria,
the moon is now'known to have an
atmosphere of considerable volume
and f ilensity, to presentalmndant evi-
lence.of physical activity and change,
awl' to have in all prebabitity water
erOugh to make cife easily possible.
on i's•surface The moon is •dying,
but very far from dead. Being so
much smaller than the earth, it has
l'unjas course rapidly~, but is stilt • a
! .!co o d way oil from that goal of ulti
mate deadness to whica so many
astronomers have theoretically as
signed it. There is not the slightest
adequate evidence of the popular
view, and "its truth would be admit
ted by no astronomer who him' de
voted sufficient) attenton,,to seleno
graph), to enable him to thorou?hly
iealize the probable ,present Corti
tion of the moon:: Such being 4he
case, the hypothesis that the motin's
green plains derive their color fikmi
vegetation seems to be impossiblic or
absurd. The evidence is not' of a
character to justify a positive asser
tion that the mythical man in 'the
moon. may have abundant pasturage
for his cattle ;, but his case ceases to
absolutely helpless when a
thor
ough-going•selenographer can say ;
as nelson does, that the moon may
possess an atmosphere that must be
regarded as_ fully capable of .sustain
ing various- forms of Vegetation of
even an advanced type; :that it does
not appear how it can be justly (pies
tionid that the lunar surface in fa
vorable positions, may yet - retain a
-sufficiency of moisture to support
vegetation of many kinds; and that,
in a very considerable portion of the
entire su.face of the moon, the tem
perature would not vary sufficiently
to materially effect the existence of
vegetable American,..
THE latest advance in refining the En
. lish language is, instead of saying he Os
ising,the old Harry," w remark that he
"is elevating the ancient Harry."
•
wM,Little Tbreis-year•okl w h o when,
eiirpnu.tMbittl tfeeti to eta tits
•
lIIMIMS
252'pet Annum In Advance.
CHILDLE33.
My nelght?or'i house Is not to high,
itor halt Kink° as mine ; '
loften see the blinds ajar,
And through the curtains flue,
It's only usailln, and steps
Aro not of stone at all—
And yet I long for her small house
To give mine all to all.
Her lawn is never lett to 'griew-r
The children tread ledowth ;
And when thofather comes at night,
I hear them clatter down
The gravel Walk, and midi a noise
Cornea to my quiet ears.
As wised heart's been welting for
Lo many silent yeire.
• 1 1
4
Sometimes I peep to see them seize
His coat and hands and knees— ,
Al! three so 1111101 p to be first ; t
And hear her call, "Don't tease
Papa'•—the babisprings—,
And then the low brown door -
Shuts out their happiness, and I
Sit wishing as before.
That my neighbor** little cottage
And the Jewels of her crown
Had been any own: nay mansion
With its front of granite broWn,
Its datiia ' it, and Its Hotiltork-I.:'
Its lawn so good and bright--' ,
How gladly would I give Iberia
For her motherhood to-night.
MORAL GEMS.
Yarn character cannot be essentially
injured except by your own acts..
TII I EIiE are many who have eyes with
out to take notice of other people's car
riage, but they hive no eyes to look within
to themselves.
Tif,E stream is the niiller's friend'as well
as servant, and rushes gladly over the
wheel ; what good is creeping listlessly
throUgh the valley ? •
HoPE is the best 'part of our riches.
Wiat profiteth the wealth of the Indies
iu oui• p , ckets, if we have not the hope of
heaven in our souls?
Tnc cnief ingredients in the compost
tioa Of those qualities that gain esteem
and Praise are good nature, truth, good
sensei ;.nd good breeding.
Tunnz is a great deal of lore in this
world Well the object on_whom it is
wasted world be better without—love that
is s 4 kind as to be cruel.
As 'EVERT temptatioa to which we yield
Fenders it more difficult•to resist the next
latack, ,so does every temptation con.:
quered make the next victory easier. .
Tn i n essence of• true nobility Li neglect
Let the thoughts of self pass in,
and the beauty of . a great action is gone,
like, the bloom from a soiled flower. -
I%• wt: take no care for God's interest.
We cannot expect that he will take care of
ours;. but if we make . cons6ence of duty,
we may look for his gracious rewards..
IF 41'E Would find the crown that lieth
beneath any cress, it. must be shouldered
nd bravely carried, not shirked for, half
he time and dragged the other half.
Rriaotov will . always inlke thOitter
waters of Marsh wholesome and palatable,
hut we must not think it will continually
turn Water into wine- because it once did.
IF f #E be lieiirty la God's wnrk 'be will
aye us all necessary encauragements. If,
amidst external discouragements, we act
tor hitn with vigor, we cannot bin Succeed.
AIM. which .happens in the whole world
haplins through hope. INti husbandman
would sow a grain of corn if he did not
1100: it: would spring up and 'bring,forth
the, tar. How much mire are we helped
on by hope in the "way to eternal life.
TAE Itabit.of exaggeration, like dram
drinking, bee 'meg a Slavish necessity, and
theyishit practice. it. PUS . their lives in a
iud of mental telescope,Pthrough whose
agnifying medium they look npon,them
selvei and everything-around them.
A CMILDIIOOD passed with a due mixture
of rational indulzence. : 'under fond and
wise .parents, diffuses - over the AvNile of
life alfceling of calm pleasure; and in ex
treme old age, is the very last remem
brande which time card erase I;from the
mindlof man.
TII4 - E. is an unquenchable expectation
which at the gloontiest-time liersists in
loft 'ling that lveatise we are ourselves
there r must be a s - pechd future in store for
us, though our nvure , and antecedents to
Ihe remotest. iiartletthir have been' COTII
:11011 to thousands.
THERE can be no greater blessing than
t' he 'burn in the, lightand air of a cheer
fill, loving home. 1,4 not only insures a
happy childhood—if ''there be health and
a good constitution—but it alsO makes
sure a virtuous and happy manhOod, and
a fresh young. heart in old a
To'nist, early is so teuly the one thing
needful for all who are candidates: for
.three grand prizes—health, wealth, and
wisdom—that it is the only foundation for
securing. any ,chance of obtaining, either
of t hem. The sooner you leave your bed,
the seldomer you will be confined to it.
LANGpAGE is properly the servant of
thought, but not unfrequeptly becomes
its master. The conceptions of a feeble
writer are greatly modifie 1 by his style ;
a - man of vigoro. s powers make his style
bend to his conceptions, a fact compatible
of Dryden, that a rhyme has often helped
to an idea.
NOTE 3 ON THE INTERNATIONAL LESSONS
RE REV..JOUN s. sviwAnr.,D.
DECEMUER 17, 1876
PETER'S R ELEASE
Acts xlf: 1-17.—GOLDEN TEXT: Psalms xxxlc:
Fopentll QUAUTER. LEssoN
This lesson is synchronous. with the
close of the preceding one. V. 1. "About
that time;" about the time of the
visit' mentioned in chapter 4;30. - Thisi
must have been about A. D. 44. as — this
was the year in which Herod died.
T. Ilertxl's l'erseciltioli. Vs. 1-5.
This iS the second persecution of! the
Primitive church. The first miry spread
the gospel far:and wide,, and multiplied
its triumphs. And this, as we shall see,
issued in fresh glory to the-mune of the,
Loi d..
The mover in this second persecution
was "Herod the 'Hing.'? This, was not
the 'Herod of St. Matt., 2d,chap.; l ira. the
Herod of St. Mark, 6th chap.; but the
grandson of the first, and the nephew
the second. He was called Herod Agrip
pa, and vras'the father of the Agrippa: be
fore whom St. Paul pleaded his c. use; ch.
25. He ruled at this time, 'through the
favor of. Caligula, and Claudius, over tht.
whole laud of Palestine. °He was a wt ak,
self-indulgent; anabitiotts'Anan. Iti Lytle
began to persecute the church w i e ate nut
harm:med. But it• prObable that his
motive was to ingratiate himself with t e
JeWs. He *as himself a strict observer
:)f all Jewish rites and usages.. He laid
his hands itpon to injure certain:o those
froin the church."
V. 2. lie: Lad the power of life aid
death, since he administered the govern
ment in-the name of the Romans: So "he
James, the brother of John, with
the sword;' This was James the Elder,
the son Of Zebedee. He is to be distin
guished from James the 80111 of Alphmus,
who was one of thnipostleajAetar: 13),
and fror":4#l3 . 1 "ith"? .1T• 1 0 443 i of PIO' /.!9“,k.
V. 3. The execution orbs*
id the Jews. He was irobakir * Ol l ,
ivn In sPreading the IfosPels
of thunder, and so was lelected - asitvw
agreeable sacrifice to Jewish hatred.
first success encouraged Ilero4 - sindati*,
arrested Peter (as the (aroused sif
apostles) during the days . of ,uniesiermei t
brsMd; the seven_ days imnsedistelt* - -
ceeding the Passover: PerhaPO - 1 : .4
od to show howdeeply religious he w. ,144
and how determined to -exterminatogiet'"
new religion by selecting this *genusliitlAti ff .
son of devotion. But though he , csualC?i
arrest, he could not, according to the Jew.: ='%'
Loh notions, execute, the apostle durtuiv z 4 - 74
that week. -
NUMEEk'
V. 4. So he put him into prison . ;
taps the - same prison, into which
the other 'apostles were cast stimoy •
ease:-
before (ch. v:18). Be delivered Mai
four quarternions of soldiers to guard:,
him. This means that he took unusual
precantioni to secure so important '
oner. The Romans divided the night
to four witches of three hours each, and --'
each watch was entrusted "to t a quarter- I s: 11'
Oftliese, two remained with the
prisoner in his cell, and two guarded-the _
doors. Of these last, perhaps, one kepv;..,..
theAckir 'of the cell, while the other
guarded the outer door of the
This was only t e last until the close of the
ssover.week. "Intending after Easter
(o:. the Passoier) to bring him fortirte
thi , 'people;" i. a., that they might enjoy
his decapitation as a joyous spectacle.
V. 5; While Peter remained in prisou,
;-
th church prayed intensely and constant
ly ::or him. This prayer,- was made into '
Ged and not unto Agrippa, as they felt -
th:-..t their only hope was in him. Just
what tiro) , asked of God for Peter, we are - •r.
no - told-' But it would seem as if they -
, .
hail little hope of his release.. . -; '2-
' 11. Peter'ißelease. Vs. 6-11.
V. 6. It occurred the night before the
tirre appointed for his execution. Fe
was sleeping; showing that the danger of ' l '
his situation did not interfere. with his
quet of mind and repose' of body. "So
be giveth his beloved sleep." He was
bound to the two' soldiers who watched
in his cell; his bands chained to theirs..
This was a mode of securing prisoners -
practiced by the Romans and Greeks. It
is said that this very Herod •Agrippa wag
at - one time so secured by order of Tiberi
us. The keepers before the door guard- -
ed she prison. The utmost vigilance was A
maintained; so hat only by a -miracle -
cou Id Peter find deliverance.
V. 7. And the rnira ge was wrought in
ain:wer to the prayers of the Church.
" Behold !" This prepares the mind for
extraordinaryan and unexpected
. event. .
" n angel (not the angel) stood over him,
and light shined, in the prison." Thia
light may have been a supernatural arid
heavenly effulgence, proceeding from the
;init . "; or merely a miraculous_ illumina
kion to facilitate Peter's escape. First,
the angel smote him sharply on the side,
arid) roused him from his sleep. Then
followed his hasty salutation : " A rise tip
quickly!" Next, . indistinguishable
consecution the chains fell from (or out
of) his hands. All this took place withoi4
awaking - the guards in the cell. No doubt
their sleep was miraculously deep. _
V. 8. Again the angel ,spalie : "Gird
thyself .and bind, on thy srials." Tige
to
Orientals, ivhen they gosleep, merely -
loosen their girdle and lay , aside their
eut:lr garment, and unbind their sandals.
So the command v.as to gird up his Inner •
garment for case and rapidity' of moveZ,
moot and to put on his shoes. All this
pointed to travel; it meant escape. This
order obeySd, another followed. "Cast
thy garment about thee, and follow the! ,
This was •the outer garment- When t
Peter had done' this,, he was fully dressed.
Then be was at once to move with the
an i .elic guide. Notice here how haste
anti deliberation are Combined; God does
notoing slowly, and he does nothing heed-
les,ly.
• V. 9. Peter believed in the angel, and
am' at once followed him. " But he wist .
not (or knew not) that it 'was true which
na : done by the':angel, but thought he • •
say a vi: ion." Peter was awaked out of
a s-und , leep; with the utmost rapidity -.
tiii , events succeeded each other, 'so that
it 1, -as not strange that he questfoced
wh Aher it was real or imaginary, and in-
clit'ed tv think that he bad . been a:vision ..,
as :.t Jo pa. But be Was soon ,a.ssurecl.
V. 10. They were soon outside cif 'the
pri:•on. The huge-iron gate leading into
the street opened unto them automatic. :
ally, and they went *on the length of one
sirs et. Then immediately (as suddenly
as 'le came) the wigs.' departed from him. --,,
Pei er was delivered, and be must'take care - -
of himself. God never exerts miraculous 1
. .
power when it is unnecessary. ' .
-
V. 11. So far Peter had been as one in .: 1
a (imam, But now be rece;yep his self-
- coLse'lmniess. trod he understands the
sta.e of the case fully. l The Lord, by nis '
anwel, has saved him from the bower of s .
lie rod and the xpectation of the Jews.
Tli use wisp wait until the right time will •
ala aYs understand God's ways.
111. The Praying Disciples. Vs. 12-17. - ~..
12. The prayer - ,meeting that night' :-
mu"; held at.the honse' or Mary i (no doubt
a prominent viontin in the eitirei), .tbe
sisier of Barnabas (Col. iv: 10)„ and thO . •
trr.h er of John, surnamed in Latin . Mirk.
This was the Mark afterward. anziociated . - .
with Paul and llarnahas, 'and the author,
of the second gospel It was a large •
Meeting, and'very liv ely.. "Many were
gathered together praying." They did
not have to sins thedolor,mis i chant of our
modern prayer meetings ::" Mack of our ~
time has rnn to waste."
I==l
V. 13. Why did .Peter direct his. way
to that particular house, while the prayer
Meeting was being held ?• We must be-
lievohe was le& by the Spirit, in order
that he and they might know l that it was '•
in answer to prayer that he was deliver.,
ed. He knocked at the; door of the porch: L. - -
probably with a stick or cane. 'A
servant
named Rhoda (rose-bush) came to listen;-
or. as we.say l to answer the door.
V. 14. She recognize& Peter's voice,
•iliaps because she had often heard hini
>reach and pray. So surprised and'over.;
- o)ed was she that she did not wait to., 1 :
,p,..tt the door, but ran in and told the
•olopany of his presence. .•
V. 15. They-were greatly suithigsbed
it; the answer to their,' own prayers. HOw
ikn is human nature in :all ages and
!el. Some thouffht her crazy; others - .
b night that it was his gnardiau. : angel,
'v. 16. . It was dangerous for
to ail there. while they cierio woridering;
•ad ditamssing within. So he knocked
mil they opened the door. There •
sure enough ! No' angel ! -- but:
•eritable old fisherman; and happier than
I Q : king because of the Lord's mercy.'
V. 17. No doubt they, all cried out
wstioned at once. But he beciensttL•, - to
hem to be. quiet,' and then lhe t01t(,41nV.4 . .,• .
whale 'story. And. requatin them to
.bnw the things unto lanai
• •
• Plueus)_ and ;to the.' brit** .
•,, , i.ho r departt nd "opt