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ectos stricken down with reser. which had a fang
and' almcim hopeless run. The best medical advice
!spitz in atter.dance...l was taken through the fe
ser.-. but It left opt terribly reduced and weai.,Witli
excruciating !Win In my' aide ; -tract &it'd hips. .1
was co ap:L.lo24y r:rt.tralel with lildneyCompiaint.
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from that moment I be an n to mend. gradually
gr , .nlng better trnm day to day; and I followed on
it`A the V &Ise until It ennipletely restored
me to health. ...ince which time I hare ts:en abledo
perform My duties as a polire onares.,typTin good
hea'th an•l there Is no deg . ,: about the great rain
Vis.L -- rt:sa in Kidney comoisint and similar
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ALL DISEASES OF THE BLOOD
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-TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEM;
A VISIT TO RIDGM:I!.T.--I,S but corn
pO.r4i:ely few of the readers of the Rn-.
PORTER have ever visited the above local- ,
it%, we transmit a few notes made during
a recent visit, for tleir
itidgbury, bordcrk Athens on the west,
and is chiefly rernarkab'e for being thelo
_location of a colony of Irish p'ople. Who
settledliere about the time of the build
ing of the North Branch canal. -
Like the rest Of Radford it is a guU-'
4.‘-miori.of hills and dales, and was origi ) ,
tally covered trth a dense forest. The
occasion whiS'Attracted our visit, was a
picnic given by. the Catholic society. of
the place,,A aid in paying for improve
ments upon their Chapel arid otbefexpen,
ses. In connection with the church at
Athol:M . they hate or many years support
ed a Pastor and rcligiotiS services.
The pie-nie took place last Saturday in
CuamnEns -Grove, and the day.being de
lightful quitea large company assettibled
to enjoy a luntli-in 7 i:riiniiive—style and a
visit with filends tesides au opportunity
of gartifying, their terpsichorean -tastes.
,The entertainment was in clitrge of rani
pus committees and all under general di
rection Of the pastor Rev. Joitc T. COS:
TELLO, who by• his. genial manners: and
spirit, added much to the pleasure of the
party. We are unable to give a complete
.list of qmes Of those in . charge but ob
tained Alie knowing. Of dancing, Mr.
J ES CitausEns,- of
tables. Mrs. Cita NIBERSY = Mrs. CONNOHS,
Miss Linturcii and Miss MARY SULLIVAN.
A.,fruit stand was in 'charge of two'grace
ful young ladies Miss jo-ts: Ditiscott. and
Miss FA ER, •
TheiTe were many others that assisted,
and we may. n say that all did. for each
tried to crake pleasant for all. and took
good care to see that a isitors from abroad
were-Made welcome.
The.be.st of {order prevailed to the clese
nothing•oceuriTd to mar the pleasure
of the day.
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NWhile seated at the tables, which were
amply hailed with choice edibles Troth the
homes of the thrifty fareiefs,.and decora
ted with flora( oiterin4lhe their modest,
yinal;auming,, yet li.thilsonie daughters; we
thoutilit thse old r:::!Ople are richly
warded fOr their, early trials and lahor,
an now surrminded by cheerful homes
and iloweriug fields Where oncethey toil
ed amid rocks and trees they can spend
the e,veni • of life in peaceful! retirement.
the henefact rs of their race by‘theic.f:X
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We were also t
opted to moralise "some
re there pres,ented,
f this picture of
happiness is the result 4.4 . a colony of
laborers leaving the public works and
settling in the woods antler \ isiiili terrible .
di , .advantages, why may ' not \ t‘lousands
tlra: are now struggling with d.vergity
along the. lines of public travel, \ . sVh i f
nothmg better to hope for - in the inter \ 'f
they remain, why may they not fortii\t,
ttlements up ,n the public dotnlP2i and
in \he-, near 'future ser their sons and
datiihkers grown tis be an honor to them
s.dves and threiicountry‘:' These people
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of It.di - dey hacr, erred home and
_fortunes sim, ly bY'e*,onorny and industry,
and we though as we sass their eyes glis,.
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ten with pride as ley watched their. well
dressed and -happy hildreb Titertaining
-their guests from var . it's place,: surely
I they have rift to ft;el p iiud the victory
is theirs.
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. Ttere is abundant room\in Ur Country
for all Win% will to' secure toithemseises
.these results, and With far le•ii lirrils ‘ hips-.
and much less time, than 'Wasrequire4by
1 the' early settlers of Bradford. \
What upon the ;
afteL this manner
TnonSand;".are each year leaving the
erowd•-d cities and tows of the east for
fir west. and we have-seen wildernes
there: in a few seam 14 , tsfLorn as the rose.
yet - so many eiing to places that afford
them-no Ii pe wlwnthi:y might have a
chance at leas!. for e , w , ft'.plomes and inde
pendent of 1 a:e. The-eiivcre sorne of the
th.ruht; that r , omrred me as I bade
farer:ll to the,cli".: , erful gene and retarn
c.d home well pleat4 . ed with my.visit.
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KGI,OrtiOrN TIME AT lirTA LrfflNC,—Ar-
Tiring at Wyalusing on ThfiryalaY last. the
11th, at lit . a- m., we found the people
of th&thrifty village engaged in, their
revlit7: routine of business. and npoitsinr
arrSsil we were consigned to places of en- I l
ti,:rtainn4iit amonge gcyxl and generous 1
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people. of the village' y a cominittee,ot 1
ex-sold iers.l
This being the day' set at \ ,
for the o ;
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ganization of a Post of the-G nd Army '
of the Republic, ten Comrades; f m Gil
mour4i'ost of Ulster, were on baLti, ara at
`-1;). In., six arrived from the swarts PoSt\ f
New Albany. At 12:130 Maj. Spalding Post
rt o\\
of LeWiYsville: came into town,' lead Ity
the Ilerrickville Cornet. Band, who were
seiding forth some harmonious sounds
that were very pleasing to the-ear. Some
thirty-five comrades of Maj Spalding Post
were consigned to places of entertainment.
When the noon train arrived- it brought,
Commissioner KILMER: iter,-ister• 4N - rint - s
and Gen. NA.DILI, of Watkins' Post; To
waria, and D. S. V. C., C.- T. lict.L. of
Perkins Post, Athens. ;sli . o were likewise
directed to partake of Vie same kind of
Lire anet 4 9-ationa the rest of us were,re
eeiving.-ashicteatas very plcasin4•and sat
isfaetory to 'all of the comrades of - the
Grand Army and will long be remembered
by the comrades presetit. •
At 2 p. m., a line was fornied of a large
number of Comrades and ex-soldiers of
the late war, marshaled by Comrade M.
E. AVARSEtt, of Leßaysville Post; • and
1 lead by the ' Band, marched to WELLES .
grove, .where ample preparations had been
made for all that- might assemble. Being
somewhat slow cf - locomotion, I was a lit
tle late ;.but on arriving at or near the,
I stand, I was espied by Mi. *N. J. Gsvionn
(who is now a Comrade of our order,) and
requested by him 'to take-a seat upon-the
stand, whichl did,_and found Mr. BIXBY
acting as President of the meeting who
was addressing it with opening remarks
1 which were very appropriate.' -As soon
as he had finished he introduced Gen.
Matsti.t., who vos received amid great'
I cheering, and for nearly two hours he held
the-assembly spell-bound by his - reejtal of
marches, fights and hardships of his regi
. ment,the•l4lst, of which Company A. was
raised'in and about Wii ... lusing. No regi
ment bears abetter fighting recordi
the 141st for the length of time it was an „
i
1 the service. • i.
=Mil
V ''',
At the conchtion of Gen. M.tinteil ad-
dress Rev, Mr. Rdsznis Was introduced
and did grandly. Soon after the line was
re-formed and marched bitch td [he
tic square and theaudienie l distiiissed
til evening. -
-
At 7 p. m., the asseirbly call was sound
ed and there ena a Midi to the i. Si. at
0. F. hall td form a Post of the G. A. R.,
which was organized vC.G. R
1
Lt.
Commander of Gilmo r Post, NV, of
Lister, assisted by co rade Rum. of'f'er=
kins Pat,. and a number of comrades
of Maj. Spalding Post. A large number
were mustered into the Mit Ma. and all
through thei energy, of Mr. N. G. GAY-
Lola% , The folle r wing were installed as
officers : ' ~
P. C.—W. T. {HORTON. 1
S. V. C.—N. .J. GAYLORD.
J. V. Cs--ETUE.I. rt'LLEn. - .
Adjt.J. G. KEELER.
.Q. M.=-A. 13. Smn - fi,
0. D.—AI:FRED • 11s1ILEY..
G. G.—HllLtli WHITNEY.
c‘"*"--"" -r-V4LNET iiO)SET. '
qtap..--Itev. E. F: ttopettys.
Q. 31.414.—Je5m ALti,Emos
M.—E: L. Drs . g.t.E.
Truly yours.
COURT PROCEEDINGS CONTINGRD.—
Weduc'sd.ty, Sept. 11:
C-W ClaPp sii Z 3 B Walker. Verdict
for pliia'tiff. • it iO, 'tale for a pew
trial.
B Cox use
,vs
_3fyron Ilabcont, etc:
Ftlylc for pl.4titr;
Overton S.: Mereur for defendant. \ler
/bet for defendant. Rule for a neat trial.
W. A. Lane vs P. P. Burns. Auditor's'
Report filed and catillirned ace.p
tions filed by 'V. A. Lane.
Enos Smith vs Jane 'Smith. George
Kendall vs Eliia tendall. E M Jackson
vs Mary. E Jat+son. i Conrt grant a di
vorce in: each case.ii
INlysella Comstock vs Isaac Comstock.
Co , urt'dirve-t-Sheriff to make •in - oclama.
tion. • -- • _
W V FaMeier vs Alphonzo Bosworth..
Court appoint 0 D Stroud, Esq., an Au
ditor to distribute the fund raised by
Sheriffs FAie - of defendant's real estate.
- -
In rs the assignment of Hiram Horton.,
Court appoint .1 W r. 1., an Audi
tor to distribute the fund in assignee's
hands.
II 11 : Belcher's use vs M C.irpeuter
et al. ,Bule to set aside Sheriirs salt!.
J L'johnsott vs Phi:i;iSwackhammer et
al. Hale t sul:irogate .John Swackliani
.mer to the right i of the plaintiffs
C A Krise vs S .1 llickolt.. Iluic di.-
cLargeil.
In re lunacy of Aurelia 3Iorle). Cotirt
coi.;tirm Sale of real estate tiatily.
.1 W flollenback •VE Cyrus Avery.
Court direct Sheriff . t4l amend levy.
Cevon Si: Brain vs Minnegna Improve
ment ca. Court aispoint as viewers (A
L Cramer, L P St4lford,George S / tevens.
Joseph Powell and Jas -Webb.
•I, lillowell'vsltobert Mclntindi; Court
direct judg,:nent to be, entered for want of
a plea.
In re alluzed lunacy' of 31nrton Russell l.
rt appoint! kebale.n Frisbie: Commit.;
. .
Coui-t\ appoint H W Patrick. lathes I lege, and soon after he discovered.a
w,,,,-„i an 4 \ kt 'A m e ,,,,,,.,5.:,,,,,* , as m em : method' of iranamitting power
hers of the 1.•1:1 of F,saminer"-, ' through the, medium of suppressed
The fodowip;;Shertits deeds were ac- air, and also- invcuted a double‘act
kn,,wiekiged :., \ in hethp:brake, which is still in use
- James Elliott, 2-1-s.iii North Towanda,' in some parts of tl.e West for break-.
property of fsaac Vosburi - 4 sold Sept 7., • jag hem P -.
: g'
SIOO. - A C Arnold. 5 acres in Litchfield, '
But Dr Gatling's neatest inven-
s o ld Sept 7 a. the pi:oPerty of fienry :tip Lion is hie .Balling gunorhieli is also,
known 1w the 2 renc it 1., name of
stiong, ii :f7(. L araulkner. st acres in
mitrailleuse. This repeating machine
Windham, sold Sept 7 as property of ,1. 11,1124 gun was made in - the y . ciar IsSII..Iif,
Firstbrook. tr. 900. B F Watkitt. and at the first trial of the min In
, and lot in Sheshequin, sold Sep 7as the the • -,s it e '
spring of I' 4 o, i fired 200 sh'bts
properly of Darius Tompkins, 5 0 '. B W per minute: ' After making some itU\
`Clark, house' and lot in Canion - tw.p., piovements in' his -mechanism, 'the
_ .
s oliiz,ep ~ as property of las McDonald 'arm was submitted to trial by our
and lIN Scott. i:;I:Iii. ' Hiram Sweet and, government.at the Prankfort,,tash
\-
E T Park‘s' , lP acres in Albany twp, sold
• \ . ington and 'Fort Monroe - arsenals. , 1
Sept 7 ilf ,-,1 iejn - I'PeftY of
I I W IlercifY, and at other place:,, and haS since
lizlo. Corne i‘'M More, 36 acres in Ar- been adorked Mt(' service . for use 1
menia, sold Selst\ 4. as the property of with troops , amt/for the flank defense
: George 31cfntr f f i ,\ o. *John Berdsley, of fortification. It, has also been
~
IC; acres .in'Orwell, • ~ qd Sept 7 ' a the adopted- by /Prance.. Russia, Oyeat•
property of Alplajnzo lipsworth, $205, Britain' ana/Other nations.
.Tohn 31 Pike,, house an li l t in Athens 1 The.gun / consists of a numbflr of
-horo - . sold Sept 7as the pm 0.1 . - of C E simple breach-loading rifle barrels ,
Washburn: )175. Miles Prin_ \ r , / , A cre , lr. gr e o o i l i n pe ri. tr o a n ro4 i n s. i , l a n n it d h rc w .T i l e F il in t g h a e3 b . o l t i t e t
in Warren, sold Aug 30. as pro' ‘-ity of r
Patrick Kelegan and.. Michael Ryan, ''‘,lo.
4 \\..
prarallel. The-e component barrels!
are/loaded :•nd fired while revolving
li - G. Tracy, I acre in Pike, sold Ai.',t l
the catryge ,shelk
. being ejected in
as the property of Epfiraini B Roughs,
;C*.nitinusous succession. Each barrel
:i-53. Ira ATers, 64 - acres in Wells, sold
Aug . :10, as the property of 0 S Inscho is 'red only once in a revolution, so
'
thatNl4e_ ten-barrel Galling gun fires
:!.l.7-.17). dames StOneman,` house and lit ' `
ten sliOtitt -a ,revolution. The work
in Towini - X born, sold-Sept 7 as,the preip
orty.
of wmGray
vir,Q. M
w wheei ,_, ing Or tilln is yery simple. One
o , f
s ' n K , man places
_en . d of a feed-case
160 alcres in .Litchtield, Property fullthe
of s ca , r,,r , iA t z \ :ts into .a , hopper at
Carmer. #2.500. 31. W Wheeback; 6 lots c top of the \gun, while another
iu Litchfield, sold Sept 7as pveip2rty •of man' turns a crank y which the gun
-Brij Samuel Cede, house is revolved. iL . ` 7 ; \ ' e
and lot in Towanda Itoro', trill Sept 7as The 'Cases for'feedinhe guns are
the property of, Naonki Wine, $1175._ S .long, narrow tin bores, tiln (AV at
F. Hovey, 2 lots in L'lstet;-sold Sept '7 as the lower end, containing '‘f*,rty car
fli propepty of .1 II Sercerean, $1.115. midges, arranged horizontally-one
•Ireiniali Blackman, 100 acres in Mon- above the 'other. An able bodied
roe, scold Sept 7, as/the property of G S i man can turn the Gatlin, gnat the
Blackniaslo.
.1.1 C Atwood, ',ousel rate, of more than 4 . 00 shots per`
and lot in T'tvanda•horo'. sold Sept 7as i minute. and imore than -SOO -hart
the property of , din Laggan, )1300, . E B , been fired- by it in a minute.
Parsons - , house a lot in Granville. Sold
Anniist 30 as 'mope v of D P Knapp,
,1:25.- John Holmes, 1, acts in Towanw
da Twp.. 'sold Ang 30 ail, 1 )erty of John
Gr, , g-g..#31. II \V Tracy, bi 'el; ;tore iii
Towanda born', sold Sept 7 :14-t ;proper
ty of l'ayhi r & Co., it-;,tint Johnilzes,
,riot mill and bland in Asy,bian, sold .7 lit
7, as the propeity of W II Eilenberg,erseki
James 1 . ) 7: 1 / 2 acres in
tistpr. sold apt 7 as the prnperty of .)as
G Lenox., $2:30. Geo Nichols. 2 lots in
Orwell, sold Sept as property , A W
Alger,Voo.4 J P Kirby and r. Nv Lane,
110 acres in Overton, sold Sept 7 - ,as the
property of John Sullivan, .1 -P.
Hinds, house and lot in Towanda boro",
sold Sept 7 as the property of J W Van-
Tuyle, H J Madill and H L Scott,
house and.-lot : in Towanda Boro',. sold
May 11 as the property of Henry Stulen,
Stark,• Miller & DeWitt, 403 acres
in Overton, sold May 3 as the property of
Thos Waltman. .11705. • - .
Monday, Sept It •
•
Com vs John Gardner—Larceny. Rule
for new trial made absolute.
Corn vs Michael Caugley Selling li
quors without licerise • Defendant (Meads
guilty. r .
-Corn vs .- Lemuel Ellis—:lLarcenyz COurt
sentence defendant to pay a', fine of $lO
!and costs, and an imprisonment of lryear
.and f. rhonths in the Eastern Penitentiary.
• Corn vs 'Paid Kees—Larceny. • Fine of
$lO and colts, and 3 yearsin the Eastern,
Tenitentiary. ' •
"Cora vs Barnard Dciane--Larveny. Fine
.
of $lO and costs of • • Matti attd
years in the Eastern Peniteritiaiy..
GroinL 'CV Jilin s.•=bartenT. 7-Fiat
of $lO and Costs of prosecution, and
year and 8 mouths in the Eastern Peni
tentiary. •
Coln it Stanley iiylte—:- - LarcertY. Fint
of $lO an l costs of p:secution and 1 yeat
and .5 months in the Eastern Peritentiary..
• Corn Vs Darliel Smith—Forgery. Fine
of • $lO and costs of prosecution' and 6
months in county jail.
L McKean es Martin Hill et al, Mrs
Ir. Bullociet, :Ist Ii II Hickok. ?Alla
Laporteri - use vs Naomi C Irvine. Rule
to open judgment and let • the defendant
into a defence in each case.
E F Ilarr;ngtOu vs W Ki s Walker. Rule
for judgment for want of sufficient affida.
tit of defeiisc. .
F Henry & Co vs AV 0 Thurston
to. 't stone & Co vs same. Rule on
plaintiff to give re curity for costs in each
case.
Hle vs F A • Long. Rule dis
chnrged. •
.N 11 Merrill vs A E Merrill. Ccinrt per:.
'Sit defendant to . withdraw appearance
and answer..
Svitscrausn
In re petition of Marion E Green, for
the benefit of her separate earnings.
Court grant the prayer of petitioner.
NEtna Insurance Cn. es,ll R Eilao.kman
et al. Court appoint S'W Little, Esq.,
Master and Examiner in this case.
On motion of It etreeteri Esq., Court
admit Jas E Carmalt, Esq.. a'member of
the bar of Susquehanna county, to prac
tice in the several courts of- Bridford
ECM
• C D Wolcott s- C E ISiunn et al. tiule
to strike off satisfaction of judgno.nt.
J II Chaapel's use vs P W Cowell et al.
Wm liillis cs David . .."s'eSbit. • Auditor's
Report in cash case filed and confirmed
r.i xi. •
• Alfred Bennett's use vs J B Wheaton.
Auditor's Report filed and confirmed nisi.
'Exceptions filed by Alfred
,Bennett and
J B Wheaton. •
Cfmrt.approve of the appointment Of
Chester Neal, as Deputy Constable of
Windham twp. •
Xbrain tVaitmitil vs justas Lea -I A, id—
Trespas., W II Carnochan . and H . W
Patri`t.A:. Esqs..for pPAintifl, and • Hon E
oveTton. jr., , ai d, B T Case, Esti., for de
fendant. On trial:
• .The troubles of the past month
have brought the Ogling rin into
special pryininenee on account of its
rri - mbitfrful shooting qualities. Al
though erierybody knows that_it is a.
tn.3.st wonqerfill shooter, not much
more ab 01.4 it is. generally known.
The inventor was an .tinerican
genius, Dr. Richard Jordan (Jading,
who eras born in North Carolina in
151.. z. He has been inventing all his
life.. and long before his Gatling gun
was known to the world he had 'in
.vented-screws for :the e propulsion or
water-craft, a maPhitie for *owing
wheat in' drills, 'etc. In 1.849 he
graduated at the. Ohio Medical !Col•
SOLD BET. NOT DELIVERED.— , -The
Nashua ( N. II.): Telegraph tells this
stow.: " Recently a young man in
tliWeity fell desperately in love With
a your woman. -The young . woman
•Ava'sicold and reserved. She didn't
- takcl'to him.. The young man con
tinued his pleading to keep ber.corn
lany, and as a last resort. gave
.lier a
gc`l44 ring of the value of $10.111)(111
1-condition 1 - t. she " go with hirn one
weeli;le being coritident that she
would fin that he was a bona fide
Lrentff:man and learri to love . him.
The wotrran at - epted anti kept her
pleilge:At the end of the week "she
\
did , not like him.' Ile then : gave a
silk dress of the Vain of 's3s, she to
try him a month.— She emitted - the
.situation. During the montk he gave
her another ring. She tried vm - ,liard
to love him, but did not sucixel,§:lie
told him so, and returned to-the V
brace of .her foriner - lover. The give
was angry. He hurried to a lawyer's
office, explained his grief, andfr:aused
the young woman to he...nt4fied to
call immediately. She sled. , The
lawyer 'explained her efitne, made
some remarks about the jail, and de-
manded the gold rings and silk dress.
The woman was frightened. She said'
she would see her sister. Tlie sister
inquired about the matter of an. offi
cer. The statutes were, searched. A
laugh was 'enjoyed. and .the young
woman was told to hold on to the
property. , She will stick.
It 2:7, 1'877.
TIIE GATLING.GUN
Nodal.
•,`
These are hard tinces now at hoer; Fen;
it Our fatherseems mkt down. ft" Ahd mother hay to patch and darn
• ilet faded gown.
. .
We
. ir Ben,
The Wile one* as well, •
And what the end of It will i.e
The wisest can hot tell.
Werr - the oldept of the flock, tlen,
Two brawny lads and strong,
And - we're been idling loud the place
• And doing naught so long. /
• ,We are taking the binali ftotn tires, Den, -
,I SIT It to our shame, '•
' And mating sad the latter days' • .
- Of granny, old and lame. j
HARD rIYE3 AT HOME.
Let us strike one for ourvetres, Ben.
And tall In love with work
W►e'rraYnot iII a t: well a: flrst.
Alut'lhen we rniisr't
True. we'll have to glee up
Our uurilng raids and fun,
But that's no ;nor*, ror dut., - ,"i:ke.
Than many a lad has
There'll 1, better times at Mule. Ben
te hearth will glow more brilftt,
The little ontS tk tftette: fed
When we can u<l4 our rtittf, •
And fatter; too, will look np. ite4,- - -
And mother's :wart he glad ;
Then let us strike i,ut for ontselyes,
:,e'er be sorry.
- ----- 5- -
at.,r.ellatteritO.
TTEMI3 ERG AND. IPe REIGNING
liOtrBE ,
A beautiful and time 7 lionoredcirs , '
torn prevails in Sfrabia: Once a year
at Easier:.thei inhabitants 'from far
and near perform a emi-patriotie,
semi-religious pilgrimage . td. tit-Ws
cave andt,O:Lichtenstein..f
So. much of - romantic intere4
4 --
clusters around this region that be : -.%,
fore describing our own pilgrimage 1
thither. (it was indeed 'such as.you
shall hereafter hear) we will,go back
a' few_ centurieQ,:to.the.time when this
little kingdom wit .4 a prey to many
conflicting claims; in danger of:,-be
coining a province of Austria, pr.
worke still, of being parceled out as
booty to the neighboring dillies - and
barons wno had formed an alliance
offensive• and. defensive against its,
reigning duke. Prich. . '
Ulrich had begun to govern under
co-regency at eleven years or age :
but. at ~sivicen, wilful, determined,
rash,and brave, le took the reins in
iris own hands. This was in 150 S.
Ever since the middle of the thir
teenth century, Wurttembei . g bad
been governed by of this
family. Wurttember ff was originally
the name of a,castle near. Stuttgar t.
Hence it became 'the family',name
then that of 'the duchy, and in
under Freiferick 'William Charles:
grandfather - of the .present king,
-Karl, that of a kingdom. Therefore.
Ulrich. Count of Wurttemberg, who
died in 1565. is the acknowledged
•founiler 'of the family now on the
t throne of .Wrirttemberg. .Its coma,
I is called the proudest and: the poor':
1e..4 in
,Ettrope. . But noble ancestry
4.: a Species of wealth. Like capacity
it-" eannotAe bought," and if joined
to a good :name is it not " more pre
cious than rubies - ?" But to return.
After Ulrich' the fokinder's ^death,
his•deseendants continued to govern
as eounts •until 1494, Then it was
that the EmperOr Maximilian, at the
diet of Worms, created Eberhard V.
or " Etiorhard of the Beard," duke of
Wurttemberg.
It was on this occasion , that the'
assembled electors and princes, sit
ting at the . imperial table, were ex- 1
the . tiumber and value of their
erritories :each vying to surpass the
otik2r iii the glory of their recitals.:
When Eberhard's turn came, he said
produces no treasures such
.as your neither silver nor gold do
3..ttiotintains bear. - but in wood and
dale, wherever I' tuas• g0,.1 find loyal
and trite hearts to rest upon." " Graf
iEberhard is the ricliesQ' cried they
all. Ilis treasures. far excee'l ours
Elie gut Wurttemberg allzeit !"
the court-yard, of the old castle at
Stuttgart is a large bronze•statue ofi
Eberhard on its base arc the words :
" Wurttemburg's ers,t Herzog " (first I
duke). •
. how different, the experience of
Ebechard's grandson < tlrich, who
two years later stood in his place !
.vi counse ors 'must have. been
'about hint, tor soon alienated the
love of his -people—that love which
hail been the ,glory awl the boast of
the good Eberhard. Few were able
to,maich Ulrich in deeds of prowess,
His contemporaries tailed him "the
Dauntless.' But he could not con
tkmil with the legions4hat rose up
against him. The alliance was a
miglity,confederacy of princes, dukes
baronS free
. cities united together
• for !outwit, protection. Ulrich had
resolutely refused' to join it, and this
was as not the least of his
\
4niccs.;
..A.n unfortunate marriage, too, lead
prci% to Ulrich as 'it has to
molly ,ortal in our own day-'
Iris posed intrigue with a
Fro t. Johann- v. Hutteif.
resulted in tot \ death of the latter.
Ulrich, it is -Saitl;slew him in a fit of
hatred and jealoy.. This raised
•him up a redotibtabloenemy in the
pt,werftil Etrieti v. :Mitten. a cousin
of the. moldered' kniglat,(l one of
the mast' vigorpus writers.° Ais day.
flatten expressed the family
nation in letters: addresses, and
poems, until the whole country rang
with the recital. Ulrich's brother-in
law, too. the, duke- of Bavaria, re
sented his sisters' supposed• griev
ances, both complaining of him to
Maximilian, who despite Ulrich's
'headstroo'gobstinacy, was neverthe
leis the 'most Unbiased of all his
jp.tges.. 'But Maximilian's death, oc,
curing in 1519, deprived Ulrich of a
slipport which Tight have averted
the calamities , that..
.followed.. Reut
lingen, though under Ulrich's juris-
Aletion, had - joined the league ; but
Nicol the very day when ioStuttgart
the o • seqpies for the Emperor's death
*ere. 6: rig celebrated, news came to
tb the inhabitants of that
town hadhis forester: lie im
mediately sal' forth, and without
delay beseiged took. the city.
This bold procee. determined the
confederates ( who only waiting
for a ptetext) to dc; war upon
Ulrich. .119 made a va.lia 'stance,
some of the time with suc
cess. • But at last he was to
4
NII!
Li
retreat, and for many years he was
m,Nan outcast and, 4 . fugitive frOm his
v lfatdred and purified by
surf tine. find after fifteen• years of
exil4.he finally at -the battle of
fen reoyered the posessiona of which
%er _ -
'4Ol
_ Ight
legiancelo i_ds'proscribed duke never
swerved: This castle, all of *Vl
rich-!s broad domains, was his one
refuge from the, terrible solitude of
the cave., Bete the fair hands of
Marie Lichtenstein ministered:to his
wants, while her father s , by wise and
hopeful counsel, chee.rcd, the •idroop
iug•heart Which but fo - r this Might
never hare triumphed over the
'..taeles which beset his path. But
more anon. • .- .A.
LtßEwoni l Juiac, 1377.
HUGE( MILLER 3 EARLY DAYS.
Hugh Miller - dt , rotet.thimself early
to a life of hard , labof 39 guar
_
man' and anason; and by the stP)
eaereise of the powers. which/
had given -him. rose to a , pbsi .
much usefulness and bon&
gt(Try' has toeen,often tol4
what can by done by the
of cormeon' mealig.,
The father of this
. eelebratedi man
was a master of a sloop belongibg to
Sc"land, which was lost in a fearful .
tempest. In consequence of this be
reavement. the AvidOw dial to v work--
late into - - . -the 'night as a seamstress=
to provide-. for the. family. Hugh
used to' frequent the harbor and
watch the - shipping, -sadly , missing
.the familiar : vessel, the return of
which rsed to be the . cause, of sumh
joy to him': Ile would also cli&b,
day afterday, a grassy 'knoll of the
roast. - 'close behind . his .- mother's
house which commanded a; wide :view
of the Moray Frith, and I(x).k ‘.ist
,fully oit, long' after eyery one 'else,
had cca.4(l. to. hope, for 'the sloop
with 'the.two 'strips •of white, and the
two square tolisails, i!cimmanded by
his father. But theynever appease( -,
again; • .
Ile learned the letkrs of • the al
phal-fret 'by studying .'the signposts :
be afterwaras attended n dame
school:and. persevered in his lessons
till lie,rose to the highest forth,. and
becainea member of the Bible.class.
The storof , Joseph aroused his bizk
terest, and he became a diligrentread.:
er of all the Scripture fitories. Hugh"
then began to•CollecVa'library in a,
birch-bark' box 'about. nine inches
square. Ns - A.lM' was finiticklarg,e enough
to contain all his ,I.K)oks.
He has described in his . •' Old Red
Sandstone," the feelings' With Which
he began work. Ind the - hatipiness he
found in it; ' "-To be sure.' iny'hamis.
were a little sore, and I felt nearly'
as much fatigued as if I had yrrought
and been useful. and had yet.enjoyed‘.
the day fully as ninth as usual.. I ,
.Was as light
,of heart next raOrtling
as any of my i brother-workmen."
After.describing the landscape, he
: .: says: -- I returned to the _quarry,
econvinced that a - very exquisite
pleasure may be a
.very cheap one.
-...anii - thafthe 'busiest employment may
atfprd leisure enough to enjoy it." . .
Various wondim soon 'disclosed
themselves iethe rocks.: mark's of
ftirrows„ as Orlin ebbing tide. fretted
in the s6lit\stone, fossil .shElls, and
fish, and leaves: of plants. Almost
every day opened new discoveries to
his curious eye, and airakencd,-dee
er interest. And . .th'us began that
course of.. obserYation and study
'which made him famous as:a geolo
gist, and enabled him to render Yalu-.
able help in the progress', of scinn.ce.
His first year of labor came to a
'close. and, lie found that " the amount
, of his' happiness had not, been less
than in the last of his boyhood. The.
additional experience of twenty
year.".he addg.'"_haS not shown rue
that there is any necessary' connei:-
tion
_between a life of toil-nal a life
of Wretchedness.-
°• My advic•e." says IfugTi — Miller,
"to — young wOrkingmen desirous of
bettering their eireiunstanees; :and
adding to the - aniount of their .en
joyment,, is a very simple one. Do
niit sleek Imppinesi in what is mis
named • plew•ure seek. it rather_ in
what. is termed. study. Keep your
curiosity' fresh, and embrace every
oopportunity of cultivating . ;your
minds. Learn to make a rbdit use
of - your eyes : the commonest things
are- worth booking dt—,even stones
and Weeds, and the moot familiar an
jukds. •It, a d good kooks, not forget
tinthe best (pf all there is more
true philosophy jih the Bible than in
every ivoi'rk• of every sceptic that ever
wrote and we should ,;111 be misera
ble„ckatures - Witho9t it." •
ANECDOTE OE NICHOLAS
In Russia. nobody ha, the right to
approach the
. Czar t1? - e. streets.
murii iess.to speak, to him. If. one .
should do so, he would 'be arrested.
(The Emperor Nieholds ipras.in the
i habit of walking out, and often ke
the law in spirit by .speaking to per
--sons "whom he efianeed to meet. •
One day while the 'ylmperor. was
Promenading before the large Amtel
of Mprskos street, he met an elegant
t'ly dressed young gentleman, leisUre-
PY smoking his cigar With. -the same
[unconcern - as -it he was a Parisian*
.rate-
`-The Emperor - appronehed and sa
-jilted him in Military style. .
ri •- It appe s . that you are a Stran
,:
!ger, ir," s 'd he.,
find '• . • . .
" How 4. d you, that elit, - ;•said•
f
, :tlie' straw er. •
" Ikea se you are sloki.-g - on the
F.. ~.
street, wb If is forbidden by •the po
-1
lice regulations."
"Thank you, sir." politely'replied
the.stringer., ".1 always make it a
rule to !meet the . laws'of the coun
try. which I yisit.",..And he .made. • -
movement to throw 'away the' cigar.
No, yon 'need not'dp it now. As
long,its you.. are walkinglrith moll°. •
hody"will mkke any remarks toyort." •
• " Are,you, then, a great personage
of the Empire?" Said the stranger.. ••::
"I' have 'some influenee,", said \ the
Emperor, \\„, . •
"N . ery happy to bear it,".said the
stranger. ' .
• T /
ME
I understand that -wit_ __Auence
one can accomplish'almost anything
here. ct
"You.exaggerate, sir,'! replied the
l :
Emperor- ;:"Certainly a,- powerful
protection is I go, thint,,but
IlussitiAs Ike to know with; whim
we have Odes), and.. this is attained
only throitgh same good
of courstf:: u 1, i
" WeaVesii, if that is the •
said the siranger, "I will avail n3y
self of th,e7ikind offer. I came to.ltos
xis on litisinoe, and a little - protec-. •
tion -woad -be most accept4hle in ,-,
deed." Aild he proceeded to explain -
his liusiness, puffing his paper all the,
time. and talking with the Emperor.
Thi were walking in, an elegant
DIFER 11.
fify
,Go_d
on of
. This
to 'show
arnest use
one to which it is best not- to give a , .
too 'sweeping or confident - answer.
But it is to be noted, fi-rst,._ that the .
radical renovation and purification -
of an historical _religious system is
by no - means impossible. Other .re
ligiona than Chr/stianity have. expe- . •
rienced some degree of such ivregen-. •
eration: but this capacity peculiarly
belongs to the genius of Christianity,
I and. is one secret of its strength:. The
'Protestant ReformatiOn,liitli all its,
limitations and , drawbacks, was a
notable instance of the self+urifying
power of Christianity the moral and
spiritual renovation of the Catholic
church, which was the counter-stroke •
to the Protestant revolt supplied an-`
other instance, though with a larger
1 in iusion• of unwortgy elements; and
both before and 'since that period
there have, been ,not a few cases
6 c. where eitherthe whole. church, or an
important branch, has roused from •
corruption and lethargy to purer life
.and fresh coMpiests: . It seems not •
over-sanguine Viand' in 3 the signs 'of •
:our times many indications yielding . '
hope of :motile? and al profound re- ,
creneration of - a religious ..spirit.
These indications point to the iden
tification of religion with personal •
cliaracter4Tharacter atl. once in its
simplest and largest sense as right,
doing,;--the faithful, patient pursuit
of all moral exeellence: as aspiration
and toil toward a perfect manhood, '•
a manhood firinly planted In "fidelity
to jail human and earthly -relation
ships, and, bound by conscious and
vital kinship to the spiritual power.
of the universe. :This religion, when
fully developed e will _recognize good
ness as the one llitg rieedfuL; it Rill "
find the noblest employment-for all
lofty ; and spiritual faiths
.in applying
them 'l9 produce integtity, purity,
love...joy, peace, in the liiVes Of men;
it Will tind:in such truit,.the best l
pre'Val of the faiths that- nurtured it;
it will. let- us' hope, by making men
morally better, and purifying their:
minds of the animalism, .bitterness
and selfishness — that dim. the moral -
vision, enable them to discern las by
intuition the great spiritual realities
about
rood the
we question, thus
, Tood the promise :that the pure . ,
heart, shall - gee God. While a re
ligion of character will thus be in the
strongest synipathy "With spiritual
faith, it will not condemn any man,
whatever his belief. who in his life is . ,
pure and—benevolent, it will not be
afraid to accept the teaching of .1e:-
th:it the . supreme test-question -
is whether we. have ministered - to the'
litingry,z the nako, the -sorrowful,
and the sinning. It will affirm with-.
out reservation that the only liar --
heresy is wrong-doina.---Creor.fie S.
Scribner for. October.
• ..SF.avt•sii Two 31.AsiERs. The .
sweetest oratory that I have listened
tE>.ori.eliff or- in Brest ivas r when
awoke from a twilight dream which
hail overtaken me as I 'sat leaning
a!zainst the 'base of a 'monster tree:,
They were upon the opposite . side and
I could not run. Said,she:. "Since
wewere children I have taken a deep.
i
interest and friendliness nlaur
and.sinrel Came to knout the
blessedness of hope I have longed to
share my joy with you. Will you
give
_your heart to your Makef? • He
" I .can't - do 'that, -I--
would if I could, becaus.e yon .wish
it. gave it to you last winter, and
if you really don't want - to keep it
yourself : it - you really -don't. in the
least care. for it,:you may give it to.
• whoever you like, for I shall never
have any use- for I 'would
you know, to share a blessedness of
hopc,.very likoly mtlgh the"-same', as.
yours, if you ..*:•oulil arrange • things
, o that I might hare you all the,titite
to (1110 e s the joy • which I hope you
mean can't you, Mollie?"
She 414, "Oh, 'John t" - And if he
,
didn't her atid she didn't,, kiss
why " Katy d 'and - Ahe :woods
full of them. Then she said':
"Non must tell. pa how yiiu` feel,"
an(tae,said.-:„.
•'.lsn't it too soon after getting a
nqv'heart to tell a fellow's. eiperi
ence ?". 4,M1 she saki: it Not - at all;
it is proper, and I .am -very happy."
I e said: "Not as, happy; . 3lollie,
are `vou'as if I had given my•heart to
the .Lord ?" Ile asked hi - 8 question
in a pathetic and apprehensive tone,
and she-replied: "It is all the same,
:Lohn. - I'll see'that the good L
gets it at last:" . •
Then they went pif to: inform• pa.
and get an early bleeeing from him,_
for John is in the' leather 'business,
null very prosperotis.-•(!yMp-Jfeetilig
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