S. W.'ALVORD, Publisher.
VOLUME XXXIX.
Basiaess Cards.
ELSBREE
A 7 TOR X E „1"8-4 74, A 1r ,
TOWANDA, Pit
"S ? P. F.T.suttst
L. EGSORtE
pAINTINGS.
roßTnAms ANT) LANDSC APES
,Patntott to order at anj• price from -$.5 to t5OO.
oil Paintings lie-Pai He-Toucbed, or changes
made as desttrd. '
Att wort done th — the highest edyle of the Art.
• NbIIANS F. BEI:DLit t
l'frerandn; Va.. April IS. 18-A.
ROGA LSK
Employed wit% M. llendelman for the put four
Scars. is gs leave to announce to his friends and
the - plipllc generally that he has removetto the
Roston 99-Ceilt Store, one door south of the First
ational Bank, and opened a shop for the repair
•pf Watches , , !Clock... Jewelry. dm. All work war
'ranted. to give entire sattsfactton. tA:D
W e J. I'OIIING,
A 2:TOWNE Y-. 4 7' LA w.
TOWANDA, DA
(Imre—second door
.rmath of the First INiational
Want Ma th St., up maim
MI
p 7 KINNEY, •
ATTORNEY-AT-L. 411
Ofbce- r Eorsinti- formerly occupb.ei by Y. M. C. A
.1 rafting RiKnn. [Jan.:ll'7m.
V . B. WISHER;
T I F.
Gftire over Itfrs, llfingos• store, Tracey & Sohle'm
11lock, TreatiOent of diseased teeth a specialty,.
has and ether adudnistered when desired.-Ineh.2S.
wILL ANGLE,
Tron. YS-A T-LA
iNFlty.CE.—Vortnt.rty ucciii,led by Win. Watkins,
Esq. iJ
(0M1.17.'77,) ). .1. ANGLE
@~
IIePHERSON,
• ATTORNEY AND eiWNsELLOIt•AT-LAW,
ToWANDA, PA
pis? Atry Bred.
31 Aso-s lIEAT►;
Tr4,k.vf:r.s-3 T-LAW
rowan4la, Otlle.^oyer.Bartlett &Tracy, Mato-at.
, (a 9 77 1
L
.J.TTORSEY-AT-LAW,
T uNNIN DA, I's.
Mice with Smith A. MoNtanye. novll-75
E F. GOFF,
TTORNE r -A T-LA
%In Street (.1- doors liorth of Ward Thome). To.
Ganda, ;April 12, 11577.
W H
TOMPSON, ATTORNEY
• AT LAW, NV 'V ALUSI74(I, P.i. Will attend
to all laislooss e ntro‘ted to Ms care In Brad laid,
4idlivan and Wyoming tountles. onice with
ioner, [uov.l9-74.
y ELSBREE, •
LA. .-- A.TTOWN EY-AT-L W,
0,t14-75. Tow ANI , A, PA
in L. LAMB,
ATTIIIINE.V-AT.I.AW, ,
WI tai Es-11AititE, PA.
I.:Mica - tons promptly attrroled to.
3 -(JUN W.
5... ATTOIS EV AT LAW, •
ANI)
U. S. COMMISSION KR,
TOWANDA, PA
Offico—:tiortn Side Public square.
.
D ANIEs,s.: CARNOCIIAN,
ATTIf NEVF AT I. ;a,
OVT!I SIVE OF WARD lIOVSE
neC
TAR. -S. M. WOODBURN, Physi
clan and Surgeon. Offtee over 0. A. Illaelcs
Orockery store.
Tiovat!elo, May I, IFM,`Iy".
-
Aut DILL CALIFF, ,
LAW,
TOWA N; DA, PA.
:Mee In Wrxxl'q Mork. flr.q t . floor sout:l of the First
N ional hank, 'tp-.tatrs.
MAVAI.I.„ flanS-7:lt.y) .1. N. CALIFI 7
PAYNE,
NJT
AT 1? Nh: TS-A T-L AW,
slat. M:creur Mud: (rooms formerly occupied
ParM5S earnocican),
"TUAV AN-11A, PA
ME
I=
JHIES WOOD,
„i TToRN
TowA %DA, PA.
IMO
CHAS. M. 11A-LL,
Attorney-at-Law and Notary,
!,, attention to wry L a sltte ,, ,eo trust
, )111. e with Pat k & Foyle, (over
Towanda. l'a. oNet'77,.
joIIN F. SANDER ;ON,
ATTI
F FleE.—Means Building (ovvr Powell'aStort)
n.,.1,1-76 TowANDA, PA.
CEORGE n. STROJJD,
TT ,, TLvEI AND cocNsEi,t,nß-AT-LA ti'.
--M.:,tu•st., tour thiors North of Ward House
I'ra tit , -.to surrehle Ctturt
au ia• :Ito( 1 - I.llea TivN xNI3 A• PA
='D
STREETE s it,
, TOW A IX DA, PA.
-
()VE RTON
TONVA D,A PA.
a
Morttanyes 9t9fe. inay67s,
1 ' k. iCTI 11 4 11)\S}' A. NI F.ItS • U
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MEM
rri , ,R.vEr-A
11AIToN'b SToUK, TOWANDA, PA
_vvrittcii &FOYLE,
A/T R YS-AT-LAN
%frT Nir's if
I 'ANDREW WILT,
• .
err r,crrs• /2' s I.OR-Ar-.6 AU
SIMI.. two doors ttorth
-"*".",, Log, Towan.la. l'a. May t, a rotittultec
i.o, not, ;'A pr 1.1 '76.; .
RUSSELL'S
GENERAL
7 \ 1: 7 RANCE AGENCY
M. 1 , 2 ;If
INSURANCE , IGENCY .
1•:1', I.t 131,1;3 r AND FI RE TRIED
' ,, zi)paztles repre,ented;
"1111 :E.PIPEN /X.IIOSIF;.:4IERCHANTS
11:ir,1:• I OS., '7l ; 1,11. BLAVK.
1876
►r( Ny,v.sl3l INSURANCE, AGENCV
114 " V) , F! ,pp ,, ltile the Corti. Morrie
W. S. VINCENT,
NI A NAli
pltl T. 11. JOHNSON,
4.ND SirnMVIA
,nfro over lit•:Porter &•Sou's Drug Store, Towanda
lANI-71tt:
WDENTIST.—Office• iwor 3t, E..ltosenfleld's, Towanda, Pa.
1 L ., 11,1x,,,r0,1 on-Gobi, Silver, Rubber, and A1 ;‘,111111.1,3,45.
;‘ , 111111 . 1,3,45. Tcyth extracted withot4 Van.
, D. PAYNE, M. LI
ke
I'll YSICI.4N AND SURGROY.
hnce.rl,‘. r Nlmmanye-• . s tore.()Mee hours from 10
, z m,. end frror 2 to I,'r. / 1 . ilvcial M 1 ' 141(1 '
el," c• of tho Fje Pod Fet,443e1,10,4104.1a
FAME.—In every community there
are Aome mon .who berunto famous .111 some
particular branch nr trade. The blitory ut
THE LEAIHNO AND POPV4A4t
OI OTIIIER I
Has enrolled his name on the roll of SUCFCBsfUI
ENTERPRISING! MERCIIANTS
With his tonal exeellent taste and judgment Mr.
Rosenfield has just opened au illialeahe ataek ‘ ur
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS
Selected With the gr,atcst care, awl every article
SPRING OVERCOATS
At prices placing theta lit the reach of all
EMI
Dont buy anything in the clothing until yon
have examined
110SENFIELDS STOCK
April, 18th, IS:st
JACOB'S
[lO,l'7S
„Sin.ing Summe).,_
=3
CLOTHING!
WHICH HAS NEVER.
BEEN EQUALLED BEFORE IN
Quat iiy or Low Prices,
Every Article First-Class
Tull 27,'76
PLEASE CALL & EXAMINE
BEFORE PUIQIIASING
l'owantla.tra..SLArrh
TOWANIA. PA
THE
our) EsTAuLislimENT
STILL TAKES THE LEAD!
earrlaze , ("FIFA Pri: Tit A N V VI:. arid Mat
•ria Wagoliaitt a tilt EAT 1: E lit crit tN;
Proprietor of the old Carriage Manufactory, an r.
.31aIrt and Kllzaloath ran sp,eiai
attentioli of FA and other. to hi. large
awl cuwldctu assmllll alt •ar .
I=
OPEN .AND TOP BUGGIES
AI)S PLATF4 123 t AAJ;oNS,
All of Elk Bonn ma:it:Nurture, and svarralltrd in
every prttlltAttas to Ire c a nal to tltn 111 ,, rt ItAirf ' , Aye
i•ily o'tl:. •
NOW IS 'YOUR TIME To_PXY!
Look at the ligniTs, and remember that every
vehicle Is warmetell :
, -
PILAITORM tleo.to fl le
Ol'Eti so:e. the
toP IirGUTES 125 . " 1:01,
Tlmitrlkes are far bob , w Ow cost of maan (taint,
and will IlOt be 11,31nta1n,..1 aft,: 111, , pro,,, , nt stop'
Is disposed of, so you Must make sort-alons Niiw
Don't be inipaseil upon by In fc• rior work all
per materials, Mkt p 11 1 ,11.1 04. at the e.tablishtkieu
Which Iv, beet, In ixperatl.ai for nearly-halt -cart
tuyy and is pertuattelly Meate,i.
ICk.'VAIRtN6 .1'1:4 .0 371" ATTENDED TO
I
()nice and Vat:tory cur. Mainalal Ntruel.'
• J SkEti RV NT.
•
Tonanda,.tuuc "2,1. 11177. s,
:VIT CA It 1Z lA(i E FA CT° 111
East et the lt,p"rter (Mee.
Towanda, Pa.
Jlyl7-73
Mclntyre £ Sportcor
R es ppettuils annnutice fo the public that they are
prepared to build all kinds of „
PHA ETON A PLATI ' 4‘ttNI iyAGONS
TOWANDA, PA
TH)TTING;sI I LI{IF: S k SHFI.ETI c
'Made of the best material and In the beet style
All work warranted to•glce perfect satisfaction.
W e have one of the best Carriage Painters in the
country, and do alt wort. In this tine at the lowest
rates,
Neatly and promptly done at tolueo,l prices.
Making nelir Fpringa and repairing old ones a
isperialty. Ali work guar:traced. Please give its a
call. .
Tolve!4•y April 2n, 160
Clot Wag.
M. E. ROSENFIETA)
guaranteed
17 e Js elegant
If you to you will regret it
Is BOW receiving his
STOCK OF
TRIS MARKET,
=I
:ratton's Block, Main-St
Wagons and Carriages
.1 ES ItY NT
FAMILY CARRIAGES,
Tor sNlyopf:x, urGGit.,s
PAINTING A SPECIALTC.
•
All
REPAIRING
mciNTYftE & t3PVCCEIt
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MEDICAL ELECTRICITY I
MILS. w. 11. COVEItDALE,
In tier practice In this ,horough dining the past
year, has effected itiany wonderful cures.: Ilex In.
ereas,d knowledge makes her fully competent to
treat nearly all diseases Incident to our race.
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS fiIVEN.TO PURE-
LY FtMAI.E. COMPLAI&7I4
All kinds of VeYeri. Appoplesy, Inflammation of
the Eyes, Quinsy, Croup. Dilemnonia, Pleurisy, In.
ilriumatton c't the Liver, Inflammatory Itheuma•
thou. A tuarosts, Deaffie,,s, Aphonfa, Dyspepsia.
I ilahetes. Dropsy, Chronic. ithemilatlnto. St. Vitus
Dance, Epilepsy, (ratter, Neuralgia, Fever sore.
icaticer, Cati‘r(l), curvature. of the Spine. Kritimia,
lltright - b lithe:lM, of the Kidneys, and other diseases
,too numerous to mention,
Charges moderaW. Te - nas cash. itAhlence Du
Poplar st— west or 'Western Avenue, where she
may he funnd at all hours. ;may?.
1.0 a week th your own town. /5 Outfit free.
000 No risk. header, if you want it business at
which persons of either sex can make great, pay
an the time they work, Write for particulars to H.
if.t Lt. ETT & I g o., Portland, Maine, may:lo.ly..
T ILE FOR THE WEST!
Ant the beet thing In the 't l ;2st Is
A HOME IN THE ,ARKANSAS VALLEY,
Through which runs the Atchison, Toiwka At Sauta
re'lLlt. •
2,500.000 AcliES OF LAND Foil SALE ON
ELEVEN YEARS CREDIT WITH 7
PER CENT. INTEREsT,
The abundance or - excellent. Water In Rprings'
and running :treats., enniblned with Cheap Land
Senerler quality:lnd the Ylnest Climate In the
World, make It the. une.t desltni.le In Ihe,WeNt.
1:,44,r4 loratil,; el,ewher, , „ apply t"r (I‘trutar
to E. E. )A
AgezA A telehqn) 7',141:a ~Santa Fe It. It.,
Cauton, Pcutt'a.
•
Canton. Pa.. 'AI ay
01:It (3 01 BIN VA) cATALoG
Felt 1S S.
EVERYTIIINu Foil THE GAIIpEN
N umbering 175 pages, with ('noted nate,
SENT FREE
'Co uur
rs of
,past Years, anti In all Toircli:oi.
el,. of our bk.ks, oil her .% liF: N4i PUII
intBCricxl.
Gxtzt)TININ“ F4)1; pLEAsria: 11,50
propuld, by zu.:ll/. ro other . .., 61 ereipt of
Vre. rlaut or t,ed Cataloip , without
nate, floc to all.
I ETEe nEsni c
3EFII.3IEN, 3/ .t¢1<1:1 I; A NEN EIIS SI.OIIISTI.,
:;.1 Cortland Street, Nev. York.
.M=tll 7, Ir , ; e, tf
TIIE ~ . - 1 :13:tiCIZI13:1;',1Z TA KES
1.1... .re t,..,:i,,n his
r•it , '" ,- attti tilt• rally, to tho tart
that he ,titt runtintt 3
GEN ICIIA L tiKET 131TSINESS
At Vp - p.tli,l) STAND of My'F.l; sic RUNIIF.I.I,, 111
11 , 3r1y olfitoAt, the .11,ans Mom.,
3'"/ that he Is Pr,lnired to furhisli.
SALT AND FRESH MEATS,
FRESH POULTRY,
Et; ETABLEs at N D BE1111) ES
the very,hest finality. at as low r3te ,, as any other
anu,ninent.
wie I, IS7f•if
HEATLY REDUCED PRICES
iThe .IQing
)IATCHIN4:, AND RE.-SAWltili
Awl 311 knot, of Pl:wing-mill R-ork,
y 1)4 pIAW N DOW'S : :
Jr } - on eall't Nee it
Ilare . :1 1 MI1111 hand 3 large stork of
SASH AND 1)* )1:$
Which 1 ant st•lllug at ri Ices to stilt the ltmes
IV1N1)1) -1:1,1N1):3'
Maa.• promptiy ..I.ler, at a I.ro, pri. 4 6t, fitr C'Atql
IVA NT Ti , i;ET 1:1cli
all , l a•'e my (;.0.1 , . anII. Pi fres
r•rottgll'. In be milled, 1 .0 11.1 ,
I /OVl'r rerrvrtly 9ry tlutil 1;11,11 aWaV
for p,:11 Ilvr,es,allg/ a dry place to load
Tmvni.13..1311. IS , 1577
NTl•:\v 1•'lR\I1 NEI‘: GOODS!
111.-,P.:, SNELL 4 FAItNIIAM
T;a:it...1,?.•:1,111 , . In in Vitittg It•ir• (Flood , : to t . 4111 3
11:‘-lr
A tow tt..ors north of 74, re or Mork,
=I
NE IV iTTG T,I ;vi lk'Y 000 DS
n--s Itak inf.; aorf(
Straw ISt , rl, aud a 5p...4.1a1ty
Mn. , April 11,-is:El
TROY WOOLEN -MILLS
J. C. Love,land & Son.
I=
Avon N: I ;(101).S. e ARPETS, YA I: NS, M"."
(100,, Flannekand Yttry , uninnfaettar
tl,o yar,l on ;•Itart , ,, or Wool. taken In en
for g'rni.l,.
1 in 11,0 %kelt, of cust , mivrs, to be tl'lt
warp, 1411' 1:13. , k4•1! , ,_ Sheeling
A 4, • an. al‘c prt•p:tred ca!ding. Fancy
Tty.dn all colnr,). :old 'rit r•t 11117.
r (' /V SI)N
Tr”y, P. 1.. ar 2. 1.1,-.0:1:
yusT NATIONAL BANK,
'IOW A NI)A, l'A
l'&111.\.1.1•A ID IN
Vl' N 1),.
olfers.unu,nar furl hi trans-
a. , (l,•ti of a general banking bu.,ige>•
.1;1S. VelW ELL, l're,,idvilt/
.1) , 1 SSA t; E 'PICKET
"IC.
To awl from Eurrqh• be
);)I`.\ , s "A>:1) .NAT DIN S'VEANtsltil,
• \ •
•
l'ONfalt\ DRAFTS IN ANY AMOUNT
For swig. 1.2(
ti. , VISCENT
- \
SL'StjUEI3AN\4
COLLEWATE
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1!El!4=1!111
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IXSTITUTE.
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Syriiig Tenn crgnos rnoe r, ]ION 1.) A.1"; , ,A, l' RIL S.
For catalog. or other partleularsad4oss the
I'd nc Iva',
E. E. QUINLAN, it \ .\M.
- , \
Tmrakfla. ilnr:: )7. I.°7N. \
rilo THE P0011!-DADEVILLE
has for sale front the town
centre) the low price of Twenty-five Ihitiars per
lot !Meat ion hotilthy : two mile,. from the
lead mimes,:ni work plenty t titg,lug ht the mines,
mating rails.. wood, &r., or farming; provisions
e t w ap., ttno..ntarter.of an acre In each lot. Terms.
onts.half dawn, halanee In sir month 9. Editor of
this paper agent; for further parttentartt athlrep
MES. 1 :.\. MILLER.
Datletine 1.. (L.
Dade - co.; 310,
Jan.24lS
AVESTEIIN TICKETS. Per
sous vett:a-the -to—Go West can pur
chase tlekets to ati points !Oath and 'West at as low
rates as at ahr other othee; and have tacggage
cherketiclty calling on me at the Wsalitslng Depot.
• yi , iiihtsbitt, ;1) .5"124—.1411'
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA,,. THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1878.
MIMI
C. M. Ml E 1:
1:01)6 EILS
=
X 125.0110
RO,OOO
N. N. 1:1•:'1y'r•. Casliler
Fr_li„. 1 I. IS7t,
TIAV3I“/ 3. P 3
ffoeftp,. ,
OHAMOUNI.
A 11011 ROY
Tutto COll to let OUT,
Ste cone o Nehru prato,
Vette n beggtorno Ingratu
Lung', ben 1010, da to.
Throned on a violet bank
With wand of wild flower sprays,
At her feet, through shadows dank,
A tnurniuring brooklet idays.
Soft lights of a 'dreamy mood '
. Mellow the deep brown eyes,
Far fixed o'er the shimmering good
Where the still white city lies.
Dark strength of Inassy hair
Stirred from tts (olden rest,
\ln the Soft seenrdadee air
Out of the gates of the West.
O queen of a day gone by,
Like tousle passing hiTein
Am] 1" would I might ever lie
fly the violets at thy feet.
THE CANDIDATE
"Father ! who travels our road so late?"
"MIA! my eldhOls the candidate ;
Fit example of huntan wove:
Early be comas, and late he gees.
lie graets the woman with courtly grace ;
lie kts,cs the baby's dirty face:
lie calls to the fence the farmer at work ;
Ile boles the merchant ; he bothers theclerk ;
The blacksmith, whtle his anvil rings,
lie greets, and this is the song he sings :
. How di ! dowdy' how /rye do? .
Ilow Is your wife, and how are you ?•
it tits My fist as no ottereata,
The horny hand of the workingman.' "
"Husband who Is that at the gate r
Hide nay love, 'tin the eandhlatel"
•• 11mM:tail why can't be work like yoit ?
if as he nothing at honk,. to do r ,
y dear—whenever a loan is down—
No cash at Isorne and no credtt to town—
Too i,tutdd to preach and too proud to beg,
Too timid to rig] :laid too lacy too dig:
Then hver his hor;e, his leg ho
And to the dear people thts song he sings:
•• Howdy dowdy how
'ow is vounvile, and how are 3na":
It tits sty list as ho other ean,
The horny hand of the workingman.'
Drother, Wlito iabor catty awl lair,
Ask 11,, ,, e things of the eautlidate t
what'. 1,15 re 0 ,1,1?
ALIiI.IIIC ? N'o.mntter nt , oitt his hand,.
Ile it trod, sort. so It 1.” list - prop:
ITo cf,,,e ..ver 111 ,, ta.y not Ills as 11.
Ft. h'• lit cl•a
Lr lioDeNt hc • ; t your Utah
('hoer welt a tuan MI the welkin :
Join 111 a chorus when thus he slop
"Ilowtly! dowdy! how Wye
/low IS your \Sire, and hnr are you ?
! It firs my (114 asnot other ean—
/- The In , Resl hand of the AVM kltgur4n.
~I srrll~trrrotts:
Simon Cameron at Ilona.
t
DAY AT 'TIiE IIoNFGNL F.lltM
iic►l'sE.
•
[The •NeW York Time, has had a
special correspurelent at the Donegal
Farm-Molise, who gives the result of
his day's visit in a long; and interest
i,ng letter, from which we make the
following extracts. Ye only" regret
that our hp:iec•nill not permit us to
publish the letter in full, as it is filled
with interesting personal, reminis
cences.]
DON FA: P NI, Lancaster Co., Pa.
In llarrisburg, the °Oil. day, I
met Simon Cameron, the Nestor of
'ennsylvanla polities, " the old Sen
ile was f hale and hearty as
ever, erect, handsome, keen and
ator."
(wick-witted, in spite of bis 71) yeArs
of active life aliel constant strnau.k.
Ile had au engagement, as usual, and
was ib a hurry ; but as we parted he
turned and called after me,in his own
hlutt yet withal kindly and courts
ous fashion " Come down to Done
gal Farm 'and
to
a few d:4s wit!
me ; I want to see you."' Qf course
,
I took him at, -hip ; for those
who know Simon Canwron need not
lie- assured that he does nut talk for
talk's sake ;: that he means what he
stir .
1k was at the M• Lion waiting for
inc when I arrited, and, seated in a
plain farmer'slWagon .splashed with
light mud from, the wet roads, gayc
no outward sign• of being the man
who for `•ears rul&l the destinies of
a great State, lnd took foremost part
in the councils of the nation. "Jump
in, jump in," he cried cheerily,
114ve five miles to 4rive before we
g't to the farm." kid as twas
reeled, and in a moment we were go
ing at a fine speed over the smooth
country turnpike. 4' I'm sorry its
not a brighter &lay," exclaimed the,
Senator, after we had gone a half
mile or so; "I like the sunlight,"
and then he remained silent for' a
long time. Presently, however, as
we approached a little Ouster of low:
roofed old stone houses, he, looked
up again and said quietly, "That's
.
MaytOwn, one of the oldest villages
in the State, and my birthplace. I
used.to go to school there nearly
years ago. Yes, indeed," lie contin
ued laughing, "and, a _mighty ,hard
time of it., too; school-books were
not so plenty as they are now. In
those days every boy had to work for
his, and us my father died when
was very young yon may he sure
was not particularly overburdened
with money. I was anxious and am
bitious, however, and managed to
get along somehow, My geography
was my chief ttoublerand for a mo
ment the Senator stopped to laugh
at the thought, " Ves., that geo
graphy hook was a great trouble. .1
was just about as anxious to know
something of the world as a boy
could be, and one day, - much to my
delight, my teacher told me that ir,l
mufti get a geography he would pro:
mote inc into a class where I could
learn to my hert's content. Away I
started to a shop where they had
such books and told the man who
ept it what I wanted. ' How ntueh
money have yon ?' he asked. Three
quarters of a dollar, Sir,' said ' and
've been saving that up for a good
m ny months.' -'SUH it's notenough,'
replied the shopkeeper, much to my
dismay • 'the. book' - -ts a dollar.'
Well;c:ar" e.q na—r
te rs, r (cr one?' I
a lied,
Simon
ME
said ti
trusted
six weei
=I
REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER.
SISION CAMERON 1101;14D A PRINTER.
This recollection of his - first strug
gle and triumph seemed to please
Cameron exceedingly, and, after
laughing 'heartily over it, he turned
to me, and in the quick, straightfor=
watd manner for which he. is noted,
said, ' Now, that reminds ine of a
thing I suppose you never heard,"
" What is That ?" I asked. " Oh,
nothing, much," he replied, smiling
again; "Only that I am somewhat of
a newspaper man myself. I com
menced life in a printing office. That
was a long time ago," he continued,
reflectively, " and yet I shall never
forget it, and shall never cease -to
have a kindly feeling for the men
-..3.IETASTASID
who do that hardest of all hard work,
the work of a newspaper."
" And yet," said I, " you are cred
ited with disliking and speaking bad
ly:ofpeople connected with the press."
" Of course 1 am, of course I am."
the - Senator went on ; "but there is
not a word of truth in it; that story
they tell of me talking of them-lit
erar. fellows' is made up ofit: of the
whole cloth, as are nearly all - such
yarns regarding our public men. I
never used the expression, and I
never disliked press men. On the
contrary, 1 have always had a high
regard for them. Of, course, there
are some black sheep:in the flock—
mean fellows—who disgrace them
selves by abusing the most sacred
contidenees•; but as a class- I have
not only found them gifted and well
informed, but conscientious, honest,
and well-meaning. Of course, they
arc a little thoughtless-and inconsid
erate at times, but they have to do
their work in siich a burry—and l I
suppose we all have-our faults."
.
" But, about Konr experience as ,a I
printerrY I digested. " Oh, yes,"
continued the Senator, ".I must -not
forget about that. It's a short story,
-though' an important One to inc.
' When I was 17 years old,'' he' went
on—" that was 1;0 odd years ago—l
was a sickly little chap, and • very
small for my ft"t 4 . So they lOW - 011W
to a printer, and that reminds me
that 111appen to hay,!my-ripproltice
shippaper in my packet. It it-as sent
to me a few days ago by a lady, who
found it among tier grandfather's pa
pers." Saying this the Senator pro
duced a yellow anti age-worn slieet
of paper, of which the following is
an eXtlejt copy : , . ‘'
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of hl, guat•tinti.. i'••:iot: I`ol3l. r. 4:, tillfi•- .1 by ibli•lr
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Illni+olf 81,prent .... to Andrew lii - lili•••iv, Pi niter.
or the ToWtt of N..t•i.litli'"•riati.l. ;trier ilig loariwt
of an algingtly•., l•r .:.,0i I-1(41 :0,11 .; 1 %c 11, -.aid
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and assiggi,, Irv,. the ,1. V of t hi' Ott. I , elvot, ft.r
and •Inrii4; :mil oil II•••::::1 ••::•1 a•id tern: ••I 1 hr.,
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a! the a.s.ptr3tiou ~- cse r y sear ,Infll at,J is in Os,
hi-, ,std iiiiiiit•iitt••••retity tliglat, to pro% bin said
appt.e u t I c e nit h r:o lon g .
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mits of N.I, May 14, 151 6 . .
" And how did you get along in
your new trzo it '!" 'asked- the Sena
tor, after reading the above indeeture.
‘• Well; not very well at first," he re
plied. "Indeed,[ had only been a short
time in life employ'of the man my
guardian bump] me to when he failed,
and I was suddenly thrown upon my
own resource-. T at OrleO determined
to . go to Ilarrisburg and try fur for
tune; in a - more extended field. With.
this object in view I procurM passage
on it tlat.boat, the only means' of
.con
veyance then, and started down the
liver for the ea pitol. It was "a . queer
little place, then, vel'y unlike the city
of .to-day; but it seemed a mighty
town , to tne, and I can well remember
sitting under a willow tree the day I
arrived and wondering in Any own
mind, alone and .friclidless 'as I was,
what in the world I should du in so
big a place: For some years b e nne.
this—,intlecd. ever since I - could re
member—l. had been a great, reader
of stray books, and somehow or oth
er I - had got the notion into my head
that 1 could make a fortune in South
America, and as I sat - under that
willow tree, which is standing yet,
by the way, I thought. mote than
ever that it would be well for me to
go there. IndeL , l, I had about made
MEI
up my mind, to set out, On the trip
when two lots of about my own ap,
one of whom I had known in my na
tive Place, came alon:r and spoke. to
The. My oia fr:end was a printer's
apprentice and his companion was
bound to-a 'sadiiler." And• here, by
way of parenthesis, the Senator ex
claimed with more than his usual
earnestness, " Every boy learned a
trade then . a pity the old custom
Las been abolished." Then, atter a
'moment's ielleelion, he continued.
" But to return to my story. Both
'the 'toys heard my plans - in regard
to South America. My friend, the
printer's__ apprentice, who was_a sen-
sible fcltow, strongly advised against
the project, and they both nl7O me
to stay in liarrishurg. Well, the up
shot- of it all was that 1 took their
advice, an t. to!,ether with my,triend
the printer, wont to a :Ntrl'eacock,
the inan who employed - WI, and
asked for work. Ile' took 'l4 in as
an apprentice without 1117 ft! :00, 1 . 110
MAO' him 1 I>qfg,lisSst - 9 so WeAl and
learned so fast. that at thei!nd of two
years I was 'given the position of as -
I,:istant editor of what was, outside of
Philadelphia, the leadin! , Demo&vatic
paper or the State. So you- isee,"
said the :_:enotor in eoneltision,
" that I was at one time as much a
ilyess. man Its any of you:"
" But you left the business,"• I
said. "Oh, yes," he replied laugh
ing, "•I fell from grace a geUeration
ago, but nevertheless,- you ouglit all
to be good to me for the sake o
aulti lang'syce." •
AT THE DONi:LIAL . FARM HOUSE.
As the Senator 'thus jokingly co
isheti his nariation, the wagon Lorne
out of the high-road,and.gb jug dow
a moss : -grown private way, sobn
stopped' at the Donegal farin•house.
The structure is a substantial but
unpretending one, of gray -lone. It
is situated pleasantly upon rising
groun( ! , and from the, wide lold-fash
ion.ed porch which. surrounds it on
one side, can be seen the little peak
chumh in wiliol cien t Omer
on: .‘ Yes,
Old fellow
nd he did,"
skin; "hc
Mm after
cas doing-
on's ancestors worshipped, and the
grave-yard in which his grandfather
has found a last resting-place. To
theSe facts, as I afterward discovered;
are to be attributed his fondness for
the old farm-house. It is an exceed
ingly commodious and comfortable
place hi addition to everything else,
however, and, well fitted to be the
Summer home of the warm-hearted
and hospitable "old Senator."
-" Come in, come: in," be cried
cheerily, as he jumped nimbly out of
the wagon. "We can be at our ease
here, and have nobody to find fault
with us." So saying, he led-the way
Into a lofty sitting-room furnished
in the solid fashion of 50 years ago,
and motioned me to a great arm
chair, in which two ordinary-sized
people could comfortably have fourat
accommo;lation. There wiles blazing .
log fire in the immense grate, and
the morning being a cold and damp
one, it gaVe out a heat which was
most grateful after our long ride.
After warming his hands . over the
blaze for a moment, the General was
again in- talking humor, and; turning
to me, said abruptly, " It's a wonder.
ful thing how last we travel-in these
days. A boy of your age can't un
derstand what I mean, but the old
people do. Why," he continued,
with increasing. animation, " I can
remember-when it took days to go
from this Place to Harrisburg, and
now you can come and go in a feW
•hours. A few, years . ago the Most,
enlightened men would have laughed
the very idea of midi a thing. I
101 l remember," he went on, "when
the fa nsylvania Railroad was ;first
. projected. I was, always interested
in it, and from the fir* was exceed
ingly sanguine that it Would be a
great success. I ustid to tell my
friends and neighbor so, -and one
day when the undertaking was fairly
under way I was invited to address
a large town meeting in regard to it.
I did so, urging ca c people to Sub
scribe to the stock' of the
,road, and
representing to them what advant.-1
age's they would derive from-its com
pletion: Among other things, I'said
that I had no doubt when the rail
way -was finished a man could go
Ilarrisburv,. to Philadelphia,
transact his business, and- return
home the Same day. They Were all
very much su: prised at this, and one
old farmer, a friend of mine, came to
Inc after the meeting. was over, and,
whiking slyly, said,- "That there was
a good speech. Simon, a mighty good
speech, and l'in oad you made it-;
but, about, goin' from -'Harrisburg to
Philadelphia in one day, of course
you don't expect old stag'era like me
to believe that yarn,l; and,". concluded
the Senator, laughing, "the old fel
low went oit highly pleased With
what he thought to be the good joke
he had on ipe.7 ,
"Did he live to discover liits.mis
take ?" aske d . "Oh, yes,"' Mr.
Camerott? replied. "He afterward
`.ook many a railroad-ride from liar
.,:burg to Philadelphia."
JEFF' DANT.; AND NIMoN
After the recital of this incident
the conversation turned' upon the late
war and the events just proceeding
and inhis own lionest,but none the
less direct and entertaining style, the
General told me story after story re
garding- those exciting
. times. At
length, in reply to a question regard
ing Jeff Davis, he . said : Oh ! yes,
I know him very well, and for a long
time boarded in the same honsb with
him. During. the sossiun of 15.511,
however, 1 phabged my quarters and
dill not see so mucl of him. Indeed,
1 had not met hi
.socially for a
long, „time, when o e day I met Mrs.
Davis on l'ennsy -ania-avenue, and
she said :
Why don't yon ccmc and see
JOT?'
=MEE
"' Oh ! I will, one of these days,'
I replied. But this indirect answer
(lid not please her, and. as we parted
I promised that I would come and
take li:calif:lst with him the nest (lay.
I did so, and after the meal was over
we went to Mr. Davis' library and.
talked for a long time about the con
dition of the country and the polit
ical situation. Evett then," (this was
in 1859 it will 'be remembered "the
Southern- _Senator seemed to be as
-sured that a war was soon to follow.
He talked freely on the subject, anti
commenting, in connection with it,
upon the action of_ the North in re
gard to tike onestion of slavery and
fugitive slaves, he said almost. in
anger : i You are stealing, our ne
groes ; yes, Sir, stealing them.' I did
nut like this expression," continued
Oen. Cameron, "and, becoming some
what heated ,thyself, I resented it in
words hardly more concilitory than
were Mr. Davis.' For a few minntei
we were about as excited as two men
having, such litlerent views could be ;
but - after klittle we became calmer,
and discussed other topics. - I well
remember, however,- that before the
dispute closed I said, with as much
earnestness "as I could,command :
You may talk as you pease, Davis.
but I tell you that the moment, you
tire on the flag, you will be lost for
' ever: even your own slaves will turn
upon and help to destroy you.' No,
Sir, no. -A thotisand. times, no 1' was
lli reply. We arc much more sure
of our negroes than you can be of
your army. They will stay upon the
plantations, raising , corn and meal
Air our families, while we are in the
field lighting. you for our rights.'
From that time on," said Mr. Cam
eron, in conclusion, " I was convinc
ed that war, and a desperate war at
that, was not to be avoided."
l.ixCLON's SZCSETAILY OF WAIL
'little thought, however," he
continued, after:a short Pause, "bow
soon it was to' come, nor had I the
least idea that I was tt? play any part
in it."
:you certainly had no idea of being
President Linelon's first. Secretary
.01 War '!" I said.
" No, indeed," he replied, smiling;
"nothing was -further from my
thouiigts, and yet- the thing came
about very naturally. It was'a short
time after the election. Linelon had
been successful, anti I tired out from
the work and excitement of the cam
paign, was at my •Lochiel farm near
Harrisburg, when I wan visited by
Mr. -, a well known citizen of
'lllinois, and a personal friend of the
President, who naid:that Mr. Liridon
lotended- give l'ennaylvani El
place In the Cabinet, and thit he was
anxious I should accept it, At that
time I was still in the Senate and not
particularly anxious to leave it.
ipformed my _visitor of this fact, but
still he persisted, urging me to go to
Springfield to see Lineron about it, I
refused to do This, however, and he
then asked me the direct question,:
'Afr. earner* is there no place in
the Cabinet that you will except ?"
Well,' I replied, if you are author-,
ized to come to me on this - matter I
will be frank with you. If the Treas
ury .Departriient was offered to me,.
I think I would take it? Why, that's
the very place the President intend-.
ed for you,' the gentleman. replied.
" L'pon - this assurance," Mr. Cameron
continued, " I went to Springfield
and saw Mr. Linclon.- lie offered,
me the Treasury Department. I ac
cepted, and so the matter was alips.r
ently arranged, when suddenly he
said,' But now I don't know what to
do with Chase.'
" Why not put him into the War.
Department, said I ; that will be the
place for an ambitious man, or - I'M
very much mistaken.'
"' Well, if you think:so well - Of it,
why not take it yourself ?' said Mr.
Linclon. T laughed at the notion,
but he persisted, saying two or 'three
times, Yes, yes, I'll make , you Sec
retary of War.' Still 1, hinghed,
thinking lie was half in jest, and so
the matter ended. When Mr. Lin
elon arrived in Washington, however,
he sent for me again. By this time
the political situation had become .
very serious, and the President, like
everybody else, was a little excited,
but, even, afteimaking due allowance
for all this, I am stp at a loss to under
stand why lie should offer me the
Attorney-Generalship,i and, yet that
was the very thing lie did almost im
mediately after I arrived in the
White House. Of course I declin
.ed," continued Mr. Cameron and for
the very good reason that I was not
a lawyer. I told the President this,
and then he said . will you
take the War Department k ?' Yes, I
will,' . was my reply, and without fur
ther talk I was appointed.":
TilE FIRST PAYS*CPP - THE REBELLION
How difficult it was to fill the
msition." Gen. Cameron went on,
none but myself eau ever know. A
few weeks after I had been appoint,
ed the war broke out. and from My
intimate acquaintance and frequent
conversations with Mr. Davis and
other Southern Senators, I was con
vinced that the struggle was to he a
long and determined one. Neither
President Linclon nor Mr. 'Seward
shared that opinion,
.howeVer. If
am not greatly mistaken they both
thoughtthat the disturbance,' as the
rebellion was first called, would soon
blow over. Nearly all the people.
were of the same opinion. Indeed,
it was almost 'impossible to timl , a
man who had any intelligent idea of
the magnitude of the struggle which
was .then begun. 011, it was a terri
ble time." Gen. Cameron continued
with inefeasing warmth and earnest-1
nesig, "a terrible time. We Were
entirely unprepared for such dt con
and for • the moment, at • leas't,
absdlutely without -even the simplest 1
instruments with which to engage in
war. We had no guns', and even if 1
we had, they would have been of but
little use, for we had :no atuunition
to put in them—no powder or saltpe
tre, no bullets, no anything that was
needed. I did the best I could under
the circumstances, working day and
night,
to be ready for the great tights
which I knei= must come. But still
there• were very few persons who be
lieved that the war would last for
more than a few weeks, or months
at the most. I clung to. my original
opinion however, and advised that,
:4)0,0)0 men were to be raised to' put
down the rebellion. People laughed
at me, thought 1 was road. Even Mr.
Seward, keen-witted and far-sighted.
as heti was, still believed that the
trouble • was to be short-lived and
mentioned 75,000 men as an army
sufficient forrthe needs of the nation:
After a time; however, both he and
the leading members of Congresbe
gall to see their error, and the Govern
ment was given authority to raise
500,000 men, the number which I. at
first suggested.
" As the struggle progressed," con
tinued Mr Cameron, 'Ube Warq)e
partment became more and more ills-,
tasteful to Mt>. I,ndeed, my position
was a most disagreeable one. A t,
first having .no' means at any coin
inamf; then laughed* for predict;
ing that the war would* a low: , and
bloody one:, and all the time har:lss
ed by contractors and others
were bent on making all they
out of the'crisis, I was certainly not
in a place to be envied. Still, \held
on,
tieing what 1-conlil, sincere
ly believing that it would be tor the
best, I recommended that the
,roes of the South be.armed and em
ployed in the servieesiof the' Union.
That idea was a Otte :too advanced
for the time, and the end of. it was,
that t went out of the Cabinet "
_ORANT'S LAST SECRETARY OF WAR..
" But all that is over now," the
old conthweo aftecr a pose.
".Poor Linden is gone, and I have
left IVasilingtOn to raise Wads an 1
radishes.
"-Still yow are well. represented
at the capital," I suggested, *" res."
he replied ; "thr,son is there, anal
stran! , e :IS it may seem to.most'pei
I-hail nothing to do with intro
ducing him to public position. lit
deed I knew nothing of his appoint-
Ment to the War Department until
afVer it had been ntule. The nio-Itt
before his name was sent to the Sen
ate I bad dined with President (3rant,
but he told me not one .word of
he intended to do. The next day;
however, as I was sitting. quietly in
my place in the- Senate, one of the'
President'.; sobs, came over' to me.
and said,. laughing.
"'I suppose the appointment , that
has just been sent in is satisfactory
to-you Mr: Cameron.,
"' What appointment? I asked,
somewhat surprised; and then he told
me that Mr son had been, named for
the War Department. That was really
the first word that I had heard'abOut
the matter, and yet at the time I
suppose most people thoUght that 1
had asked for the appointment..."
Night born to fall as the General
concluded incident cif . his
-public life; dinner was • served . soon
afterward, and in the enjoyment of
the bountiful hospitality of. Donegal.
Farm, war and polities, appointments
and enniirmations, conventions and
. cauenses Were for the time forgotten.
And so ended my day with the obl,
Senator." statesmen, the --
faithful friend,'the honest, outspoken
enemy, the. Cameron,of. the Camer-
ORS , ' H. C.
D tF.S, ?.—Death is detith,after
•.
The sweet•sympatily of frienkts is
to the bowed and broken spit it as.a
'healing to' Wounds; the hopes and
consolations ,of religion inspire, forti
tude ;yet . death, .hath At's own dark
ness ! • •• ! •
The te+r, t 1) pail, the kneii. Ihe tqtr,
tireain.Qr fczkr,
kb( agony n:ro,
Who dies ? Not alone the person
who has departed. If death means
change, then, life is so .much much
changed. to-the moUrners who are left
behind that they may be said to have
died; - hi part;. for that which consti
tnted a great part—sornetimes the
-greatest part----of this life—has been
taken away.. No more is life•to us
the same., Itis completely changed'.
Both in our joy and in our_sorroW it
is unlike what it was before. The
(biy has' Icist half Its brightness.
When we feel that the eyes which
havelooked.ttith our 0Wn.h. , 0 many
years will not- open to its beauty.;
and wheri. in a -great grief, we feel
that the heart whieh has sharell in
all our previous - sorrows, -beats no
more, we - start bewildered, as if
waking' from a dre:am; and feel-that
we are strangets lind Pilgrims on the
earth. Our home seems-no loTrer
to us the u `
tpme- it was before. Not
alone the - , (*lie who :goes dies; those
who are left behind
,have in part
tasted death also.--LoJolo'n
CAUSES OF-SUDDEN DEATu.—Very
few of iho sudden deaths-. which arc
said to arise from diseasOs 'of the
Weart do really arise from 'that cause.
To ascertain the real Origin - of suchten
deaths, experiments have been tried
in li;urope and reported to a selentif
ic Congress held at Strasbourg..
Sixty-six . casts Of sudden .deaths
were made the subject of a thorough
post-rmiiteth examination. In .these
only-two' were found • who had died,
from disease of the' heart: _ Nine of
the number had died of I/potpie:ST',
''.while there were forty-six. eases of
Ongestion of the that is, the
lien rs were , so fall . or blood that they
could not work,. there not -being
room enou!di for ir sufficient quantity
of air •to enter to support lite. The
eatises that produce congestion of the
rungs arc cold fc!et,tiglit elothing,ros
tive lo , oWela sitting still, chilledarter
being wartne(.l riith Mawr or 'rapid
walkin g , going
. too suddenly from
close, heated rooms, -into the cold
air, especially after speaking, and
sudden depressing news operating on
the blood. The causes of sudden
deat6: tieing knocln, an avoidance of
heamay serve to lengthen many
valuable 'lives which would • other
vise be lost:under the verdict `7 heart
complaint."• This disease issuppos
ed to, - be inevitable - and incurable
hence. Many do not take...thepains
to avoid sudden death it'they knew
it lay in' their power.
Tu GtT PITS of BAD
derstand clealy the retiont;, awl all
the reasons, -why the habit is tiljtiei
the subject" until there
is no lir4zering doubt in your Mimi.
Ave.o the pi;tees, the persons, the
thon!rhts that lead to Lim temptation.
Frequent the pees, Assoeiau- with
the iwrsons, indulge in the thoughts
_that lead au:4 - troth tne, te,mptittion.
Keep busy. Idleness is the strengtti
oflir , d liabits. Do not :rive up the
strugo - le-when you have broken your
re.. 'ilutiOn onct, twice, ten. times, a
thousand - tintA: That shows how
much need there is for you to strive.
When year have broken your resolu
ipn, just think . thkinatter over. awl
endeavor to,tmtierstiolil why' it W:l4
yOu failed, so that you may be upon
your -gimp & against a recurrence of
the sant& cireumstance.Do not think
it a I Mit). inf..r..QC an• easy thing that
you have . itimiertakctp. J t : is bay to
expect to bfeak oft •a habit in a day
i •Whielt may litve gathering
strength in you for years.
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TUE SABEATII.-" The re.A" 61'the
Sal I)atli is as neeess:u•V.after tie cu
ga!_enit•nt' of Atte Week its iii the
night's rest - after the work of this
(lay. To the one we go instine',ive
ly, forced by fatigue. It k well.' if
we observe the.-. other, impelled by
moral consideration. before suffering
the penalty attached to its violation.
of which no;inStinct gives ns, warn.
After' six days of labor our
trained. and tired muscles need .
a . seas . On- a renew their eliktieity—
i our irritable nerves to recover their
norraat s stitte2—our fettered spirits to
resume ‘their.equanimity. .:;iznple
change of necessary ' , labor does
great deal ;.the entire . eessation of all
HTutt uttneeessark—ades still inorc.
he fitting. devotiOn4- , exercises 61 .
the da y ate. calming sootitinc . ,
- •
and productive of that healthy •state
of mind with which it is desirable to
jenter upon the duties of the tAteceetl
ing days. -The induenee of the Salt- -
Itath t , n the ..Weer: tutitulttrous cares
j-is like oil :piitirtal on a \stormy sea.
Striftehed .ttnt over- hurrying
1' crowd of daily engagements, like: the
1 rod of the proplwrf, of the Ited `ea it
piles the waves up on either side, and
we pass throtigh them dry shod:
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A (limn W food :wife 'is t s .o,
a man - oiitia(nn. strength and courage.'
No condition - is hopeless, - to a man.
where the .wife pos'sesse firtnnesis.
deeisinn and . econOmy. There no
ont W.iird propriety .which ean - oitintcr- .
act .impletit•e. citravagance and - folly
at- No spirit can long endure
had inllo.nee, Mali is strong, but
his heart lie needs
tranquil home, and if he is an intelli
gent -man, he m cods its Moral-force
in the. conflict, of. life. lltit if ,at
:home he, finds no rest, and there is met,
with bad temper, jealousy and gloom,
or assailed with complaints and eon
sure,-hope ..aniShes and. he Sinksto
$2 per Annual In Advance.
NUMBER 1 2.
BLOWING BUBBLES•
A.s I Inhered through the yiliage,
I 3vy chlldrotAt their play,
•-• Mewing bubbles In the •
From a penni,idpeiaclay. , • •
I had ieassr:i them with a greeting,
• Itut their gladtwv,chartnB,l
• That I turned to watch-the bubbles
Salting through thy summer's glow,
Tlymgh 'they werned not half so brilliant,
Al In boyhood I had blown, •
Wben the smallest of my bubbles
- Held a rainbow of its own,
Vet mylktsks . lrlends grew*rrjr
As I.ll4 . pilited, air-blown .
FloateVroyiward, and the baby
Clapped Its chubily bands for 107.
And the girl—her amp outdretcblng.
As It trigging thew to stay— -
al4, •t I'm sorry, oh, so sorry. .
They so quickly fade away:"
Uut 'tier . brother looked quite Manly:
As he shouted with delight,
••tt ts /; , ,tsy, very easy,
To Wow others Just as bright
,dud he blew with such good fortune
That, before hiS task was done,.
You might count a score of hubbies
Floating gaily 14, the sun-
The,ti . her eyes with pleasure sparkled,
AS the crystal phant.:n‘s played;
Slut she quite tcrg,t her sorrow
That they each so quickly fade.l
And she ',wised where 1 was resting
In the shadow of a yew,
And In 'tone's of laughing wonder Criet
••• eiliT you blow bubbles, too r , •
As I knew not how to answer.
There. I Ikft thetnit — thetr play, '
Wowing inii,Dles In the suu.shlne
Front a penny' plpe of '
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ZC ELK SOFTLY.--The tiniest pebble
thrown seaward from the beech cans
es-ft Wa T lidet , *hose influences are _felt -
for unnumbered leagus out uponoW • •
• ocean's bosom. The softest, whisper _
excites vibration in'the atmosphere
around us which cease not on this
side the boundlesseither ; so the act • -•-•
and Thought of an 'immortal man,
however insignificant, may. color a -
life time, may leave influences which
shall not cease until time shan't* no -
longer ; influences for good or evil,'
to millions of immortals like himself
for unending ages, : These things
being so , it would seem that every act
should ,e, felt a r6l>onsibility and •
every thought a prayer. Let us
r walk softly, then; or at; Wast with a .
motive and - a wish for good. A crust •
I>read, thrown thoughtlessly- by a
felloW-student, made Prescott,: in a '
measure, sightless for near half a cen
tiiry: An ill-timed jest li4s . seiered •
iminy a warm. friendship and planted _ '
--
t bitterness:for a-life-time, where ought
to have . welled up the warmest and - •
‘;
purest and loveliegt springs of our -
I nature. Many a'time and oft has a
I frown, a 'harsh word, and unfeeling
or Contenaptnous• gesture, crushed -
resolves - forever, which were building
to a new and changed and better life. "
Reader, let us all walk . softly, then
by day and by night, at borne and
• •
,abroad. •
• -
A Holt isr Yrn.=-1:\ OwN.—An 'aged.
pastor was wont.to ( say that he .con
sidered it an instiltifor a„man to take
his young to live in.hiS father's .
house. lie had - known, he saistr,-17-dez
en cases in as many yearS in' a,: e.k.nn- •
mind* , Gf farmers all ot which etnied
'unhappilv..Aside from the wretched
tempers iicqueathed many of thechil
urea 'bun in these • unnatural stir
-reundings, thercrwere 'desertions,
voices and. insanity'.," You ; . 'might
have been . .saved all this had you gone •
to housekeeping when you-Married
' Or,".sa'id a plain . spoken neighbor
to the husband of an insane Woman: • -
When she bemiti to improve ht went
to hansekeepmg, and now the.happy,
well wife prescribes "'a home of her
own ". fcir a crazy woman who was
eircuinstaneed ; is she had ' been.
Viming husband„no matter how good . •
or honored yOur.'parents are, heed
Josh Billings' homely adidee, " Nev'..
er go to live with the old folks„; but
if w•us tomes to wust, take "the pia •
Mks home to lii•c - with you"'
. .
. PROW of AFFECTION.--They *ere
disputing as to who'had the: richest
father, and the smaller one finally
Clew that track_and called out :
• " Well. I,ve got; the best big sister
anyhow 1": • • - - •
`• I, guess, fiot," rep!ied the other.
.N . es, I Wive !"
tt I g,udss not; I've got the bessest
sister in Detroit. .She'll stay
honk! any (lay .; to let me wear
.her
Shoes to the circus !''
sister. inbre'n that!'
put in the tittle -one: take
the str,ing out of her corset for me to
sf)in ,my top : With. and if" I.oSe.
shell stay : home from a party sand
never give me a word %of sass! : Is
your sister afiy besser :than - that.?"
Tlie big : boy had to take a back
scat..--Detroit F rer! Pre:
.
VOU “0 0 1 ) lIA.BITS.—Therd Were
four good -habits which a wise and
tr,ood man earnestly recommended in
his comiselS; and also by his own
ample, and which he considered
es
sentially for the , managemenVof tem
poral concerns; they aye Punetnati
ty, Accuracy, Steadiness and
Dis
patch. Withont the first of theSe,
thou is wastcs.d; without. the - second,
mistakes the most hiirtfuitoreur I,wa
credii and interest andthatofpthers,
May he committed, without the third
nothing can Well be .done; and, with
out the I : mirth, opportunities of great
atWantage are losOchieh, inns impos,
sibfe to recall. c' • .1-
Temper makes or mars More hap
piness than alit' other.quality.- Itow
much influence f,here is in one of
those bright cheerful, wholesome
tempers, which neither makes trouble
where they do not exist. nor meets
then half-W::i when they do? Where
others might be, inclined to fret peev
ishly over this petty annoyanee;and
that small trial, the' good ; tempered
Person makes light of the- one, and
beer's-with with.patience. what 'cannot' be
avoided of the other.
To make our reliance on Provi
dence botli pious and rational,. we
should prepare all thin : 4s With .the
smile care and- dilgence . as' if there
svnw,no such thing as Providence to
depend- upen"; and, when we .-have
done all this, then we should as whol
ly and humbly rely upon it as, it we.
had no, preperatioa at - ell,lkr, ;.if we
trnst.godOre. may. heguru ll thill
.oo4A4no.7s7ol,Y*T9o-11,
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