• •T...'...r~m~ 4i,;^ ~,,,,,,,,,,, **- ' „ , ' ' =I I=l3 ISEI 8: W. ALVORD, Publisher. VOLUME XXXIX. "Business 'earls. E LSIjBEE & SON, A TTOR YE TS-A T-2,4W, TOWANDA, PA N; C. ELEuistr. p.kINTINGS. • . . , - , rorrukurs .tt.1.4 - Tt LANDSCAPES Painted to order many prire . .ront tri to 0500. Oil Paintings Ite-Pnlnted, Ite-Touched, or changes made as desired. . "An work Bono In the Id chest style of the Art. .10)3.41 4 :N P. BENDER. inwsndat, Pa.. April t 4, ttas. T ROGA LSK , Employed with kf. Ilendelman for the past four years. begs leave to announce to his friends and the pliplte generally that ho has removed to rho lloston OV-Ccdt Store, the door south of. the 'First Nattonal hank, and opened a stutp for the repair of Watches (loci:v.. Jewelry. &e. All work war ranted to give entire satisfaction. (Apt 4'78, , J. YOUNG, • A TORIM Y-A T LAW; TOW ANDA, PA Offico—srennd dour • runfh of the First National Baitk .Ituln St., up sUtlrs. (A - D. KINNI;y,- TTORNE I Y-A ZL.4 IV. ninee—Ttooms formci• occupied V. U. C. Ite3diog }Nom. [Jan.:9'7s. r• R SWISHER; DL .y TIST,. Office over Mrs. store, Tracey k Noble's Block, Treatment .1 diseas , -,1 terth a "peel:WY. (Las and ether administered when' desk/A.—melt:2S. - - WILLIAII , I A: ANGLE, .4TTOIXEYS-.4T-L.(H -OFFlCE.—Formerly occupied Ly Win. Watkins, F.Ni. • IL N. WILLIAM: 4 .. 'toe. 17.-.77) McPITERSON, ATTORNEY AND COI' N,E1.1.011 AT-LAW. *ToWANDA. P.k Pi,'t :Airy L'rwl Ii ON HEAP, AT TO I: rs..i Sonwi(lrt, Pa. ()Mc: over Bartlett 1713ey, 3lain•st F.MASON. HEAD, E. — L. err ‘w, 'low PA. • Imico 77ith Smith .4 .1 - 4 1 F. G OFF, , ATT OILY 1"-A T-L AW. ahn Street (4 1106 rs nc;tlll.4. Ward IL•aI EIZCU It 1,1,T M. .11 W ELL, T 2"012 NE r-. 1 1V 0F F r: ovp i InAYTOi'S SToltf:, TiMANDA, ..tprl 12, Is7o. p_vriticK & FOY LE, ATTfiRIVEIS-AT-LAW o:72ce, j ANI) it 1 , :11 . ' NV I i 3, 4/........- . , A T Til NNE T . A. /! , /r.V7i k• .r., I, 0 E—ATLAW. ,1 ,, ,• ..,. r 1'r4.1 ,- Y. , .. 0 4 mum., In , .1,, ,, ir. north or ''',. • & 1. ,, :.g 1%...3:1 , 1:1. l'n. flay 1,0 cotmtlted qz :: r.:, ",74:.;. IMIEE Ittr6,S.l , :LL'S • c Es t: HAL S'.; RANTE ACI;NCY ) 4, 2'-'7l't N,..I:IIANCI-: .4.0-ENCV. Th.: :6110witlz .l. RELIABLE ANt) FIRE TRIED -oppa.tiff,•rerresouted: ANCsitiIIE.TiIICENIX,III)ISE.IIEIICIIANTS, March IC, 74 0. U. DpAtK: • 1S (A. 1876. T oWANI)I. INSURANCE,AENCY -Vain St; e. I opp,x(lo;"the Clout ltotif• S: VINCENT, . Mita. lyt. 'l'. IL JOILXSON, rursr'•i.i-s A !) srr:GFOA =I U r;:?:Irt,r'::: Sf,n`r.. 1)r'il; Str,re, Tuwarpla _ . • \li 1:: r.T R. I `l7 , I)ENTIsT.-01lim • TOU 4%3. Pa. Ittihher, aud Al eed,lol ',ls Teeth extracted s.Dthoul 1'34" . . ,14 1 '1).; l'.l 7 NE, M.T)., 1.1 : 1 41 0 1.1N AND SURGEO.Y rbf!f r.:r• r '±red:inVe.:"Sf, , re. 0111 , ...0 _hours from 10 • 5, - f.. 4, P. tt. Sperial atteiltlon -6 tt , dory,_.ctitsf.. awl raz.-0i:,t.19,76.1.1. -I I FAME.F. . —ln every Community there are smile men who becnmo famous In eomn particular branch of trade. The history of L. ELEMItiII TIIE LEADING AND 'COPULAR OLOTIIIER T line enrolled hls name on.'the roll of enemata), ENTERPRISING MERCHANTS. usual t , seellent tasto and Judgment Mr. Roseumdd has Just uls•ned an 1111111c11:,0 Stuck of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS. &dented mitts - Ibn greatest care. mutt every article guaranteed • . SPRING OVERCOATS of ptices plaeln4 Worn Ln tlio reach of all, I)ont buy tuiyllilbg In the elottilUg 'IIOW until you , have el.aminoil ROSEN,FIELDS STOCK 41 . 411, Isth, 1578 E lANM.P.. j A C . O Br'S linow rtcelrli,g hls EWA S, Summer CLOTII,IN-G,l IMI BEEN EQUALLED . BEFORE IN Quality or Low Prices, .3 t iv '27 '76 PLEASE CALL (k. EXAMINE BEFORE PURCHASING: J.in. 1, 7E5 Ttmaiitl, 78 THE STILL TAKES rilIE LEAD! (7arriagos CH E% 'E? Tll A N and Plat. form Wagons at a GREAT RED ucrioN. Proprietor of rho 4)14 rarri;t7e Matolfaotory, Malt' at:ii i' . .11:31i..111 V1 , 41;.1'1"11 la/ 4' A.101Elt&l. arta others to lila largo asil complete assort or of of =I OPEN• AND TOP BUGGIES AND PLATFORM WAGONS, All of his ONVII manufaetura. will warranted lu every particular to be equal to the must OXI.C.:11$1 , 11 city work. NOW 1-1 - 01.711-TIME 176 - BUY! Tow kN1).1.,12.t dank M the 11,gares, and remember that erer) vc - blele is warrampl PLATINIUM 'WAGONS OPEN 111!IMIES TOVAIIJUGIES.. Th., prices arc far hetc.triOncrost 44 manufacture and wfli nut maluta:re: ~ 1 after the prea.-ct FG,Ck is in , pose,l of. ty) you turt , t make selections NOW. 11°,1'1 bo imposed . atloni by larnrior work an( poor niatcaluls, I.llt. v purrit:lNe at t:l6.,..stabllsfinienl A !lift' has teen iu niwrailon fur nearly , half a reu tnry and Itiperumnently located. . . REPAUUNOVROMPTLY ATTENI4I) TO Unice and Factory cur. Main and Elizanoth streets Towanda, Jutin 21, 11,77 NEW CARRIAGE FACTORY Pa. )1y1,7-73 Ito:Teel fully antiouoc. to the rot - bile that they aro prepared to buttrtall kinds of • F.1..101.X . TOP AND OPEN BUGGIES, PgiVETON & PL,p1 , 01131 SritiNo WAGONS TTIOTTINO',SkTeKtES et SKELETON'S, TOW'Atne, PA -Made of the best materiel and to the best style. All work warranted to give perfect Satisfaction. SPECIALTY. *NY ,, bade ono of the lwst , Carrlsge Paltders lir the comktry, and do all work lit this hue at the lowest rates. Neatly anal protliptly &tic at reduced prices: !tf. t ic pig 1100 , sprins and rep:111N: ,;it (31.4., a speri:4l% y. All tout k goi;tranlccd. Ilea.: givti ii:, a call. . .. Towanda, April :6, 1:77. Clothing. M. E. itOSENFIELD. Ile IS selling efegant If „you do you wi.l regr . et It STOCK OF WHICH HAS NEVET, TiilS• MAI3KET, Elthcr for Every Article First-Class Patton's Mock, Main-St. Wagons :n4 Carriages OLD ESTABLISHMENT J AJI ES 313 t YA NT J AMES iiRYANT East of the t.latee. Mclntyro & S poncor All klnds of BEPAI It 1 N G MeINTYIIE ' srmict:R. EIE - , el - t - • (1 . 1.:1 .. ....i ,\ •. , i t _ , .\ ~,...N.. , \ L ,Roefitg. THANATOPI37S DY WICCULLEN DIIYANY. The following poetn, so religious in tone, So digs nifled in style, aJ lofty (a cciticepiloo, so finished-In execution, was alarms the very first productions of the deceased poet's muse.. It was penned at the bga of nineteen, though not published until four years later. This sublime lyric was his master pleco. Ito has done nothing finer Mace. It tanks with-the very best pieces IP our language andlial familiar to the people as "household words." To him who in the love of Nntutitilsis Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A rariouk language; for his gayer hours • She has a voice of gladness, and a smile An eicquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musing•, With a mild, Am; licalltiksmpatliy, that steals away Their sharpnesvero lie is snare. When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a blight :4- Over thj ; spirit, and sad Images Of tho stern agony, auctslirouil, and pall •And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Make thee to slinsider,nosi grow sick at heart;— Go forth, under the open sky, and list To liainresti teaching} while from ail around- - Earth mid hOr waters, and the depths of sir,!— Cows a still voice—Yet - a:few days, anti thee The alj•beho b ting sun shall see no more In till his course ; nor yet In the cold ground, Vibes's , thy pale torso-was tald, with many tears Nit in the embrocetif ocean, shall exist . Thy imago. Earth. that nourished thee, shall claim Thy growth to be resolved to earth again A nd. I t,t eatik human trace, surrendering up Thine intlivitetust behig shalt thou go To mix forever with the eleinents, - . To be a brother to tbs lusensttile rock And to the sluggish clad; which the rude swain Tot us whit his altars, and treads upon. Tho oat Shall sent-his ruotsattroad, anti pierce thy mould Yet not to thine eternal resth e piece Shait thou raise alone, nor cooldst thon wish Couch more itiagnlncent. Thou shall Ile down With patriarelts of thi• Infant Tle powerful of the earth—the wise, the good, ' Fair forms, anti hoary seers of ages past, All-in one mighty sepulchre. The hills •~. Itoek•ribbed and atelent as the vales \ re tt lilt g iii pensive quietness between ; venerable woods—rivers that move In majesty, and theconiptaloing b , colts That mike the lossilows green ; and, poured round Andgray and melancholy waste,— At elhit the stilentu dert,rations all 'Or om,vx..it t nth of non. The golden sun, - Th.! vanets, allta,r - txAaile hest of heaven, Are .41t4ng on %ILI sad abodes of , - - li:ob ;It the s:i;V:ap.e of 'ages, All that tread Ti:, glol.e ar• hat a handrail to the tribes l'hat.slutal,er sion. Tat:, the wings 01'11.43118104. trivcrse flarrasti,er: stands or ',se thy ai if In the conthimmli woods, It Ire-rti.:. lb • tiregalt. and hears no - sound, hit (NM day he dead are there; at. , l million. In those solitudes, since, first ThelPgitt of years began,, have laid them down In their last sleep—the dead reign there alone. S. shalt thee 11,4. and What if ti,ati withdraw In silence nom the living, and be friend Take loon of thy departure? All that breathe W bl t-hate thy tl , n.titty. The gay will laugh " 'hen Ilion tort gene, the solemn brood of rare ..i plml t to and each one as le:fore will chase ills favorite phantom, yet all these shall leave - Tht'ir mirth and li.elr cnintoyments, and shall come ntl make their bed With thee. As the long tr..ln 1.1.7 ag,s glide away, thy, ;01;3 of men. The count in life': green opting, and he who grits In the fidd strength of yea s, tuatrt-ti, anti maid, And the sweet babe and gray-headed man,— Shalt one by one lie gathered to thy side, Ity those, who in their turn shall follow them.. 6o - II cr, t;:at wloti'thy stinimoa;i comes In Dula 'rite hammer:ooc caravan, 111,1; It fogies To that Itlytqg rimy realm, where each shall take tits chamber It, ih•t sttetit halls of death, TM it g 9 gut, lift. :he quafry-slave :11 711, iit, aL.rearged to itla aturgemi„ but,:t6tallted soothed Uy art tol faltering (Mot, approac'h thy grave, Like a•tlo wraps the drepery of his couch A butt him and 11-, down to pleaNar.t dream., ei:;ceMistrou. &idler Freddy. :Tra,;',!nted trout th,! Gi - ,rittatt t"tr. tha UT.CI)ILTV.II.3 .'There was once a merry, healthy buy, the son of a Corporal in' the, ussian service, who was called Sol dier Freddy : First, because his fa ther was a .soldier; second, because lie was always playing soldier, and third, because he was known by his Chrilitian name Freddy. .Soldier Freddy was known in the whole City of Brandenburg. He was- riot at all offendedV "any one. called him by that name; indeed, it. really flattered him, and he Was as real a soldier as itwas possible for a child to be. When lie had reached his thirteenth year the French war broke out, and the Prussian Regi ments were..ordered.to march to the ,also, the-regiment in which Freddy's nailer Was Corporal. He bade farewell to ilfe and child, and admonished the lad during his ab sence to be good, industrious and or derly ; and '.hen lie marched off with all his bag!lage. lIM to VIC . BQ'• ]CO 12.5 " 1511 A half roar passed away without the family . hearing a. word from our far-distant - Corporal. At last, there dame one morning a letter which contained good news, and among oth er things, also the announcement of his promotion to the rank of Ser. I:ta, what good ; does all that'lo me." said the letter. " One is not sat ktiea with honOr alone, and it will hardly find one something to cat. If I only once hail a peek of our beau potatoes! they would taste so gOoa! Ilere on the Rhine many time we go - hungry for three days together, until we are so weak •we tail scarcely stand, and I have not . sccn a potato since I left home." ; „ This part,of the letter made such an impression on Eyedcly's mind that he almost forgot to be glad at his fa ther's promotion., It. vexed antr.siek ened him to think that his father must go hungry, while the cellar .at luute, Irma top to bOttom, was filled with beautiful potatoes; and he racked his brain to'find \ out how hic k could make his father happy and pro vide him a mouthful of good Potatoes. " Mother," said Ice, "glve\me 4. sack, and I will carry a eouplo of peckS of potatoes out to . my fathei!" " Child; you are crazy," answered. his mother, laughing. "just-..think s of . -going a hundred miles with. -a heavy sack 'on your shoulder! miss such thoughts Worn your mind, little dunce." But that Iraq soonersaid than done. Freddy could not giv(iirip his idea, and Wherever lie went he thought of his fat-heroin(' how longingly he was looking tow: rds home and wishing for only a peck of the beautiful pota-, toes. Even at night he could get no w rest, and often in his sleep he as carrying them, and would loudly call,. " Father, you natit,t Intve your-pota toes !" Two weeks passed by, and his tnoth \r worried 'herself almost: - to. death minierning her ro(disi, boy, for he really becoming thin atid, pale. \ thought she, Aids notion will in tor-outu. • - . „ . w- Y r, rink lii TOWANDA, BRADFORD, COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE ,27, 1878. One morning late in the summer, the pun being hardly risen, she went into Freddy's room to awaken him, and, saw tic bed standing empty and, Freddy not there. "Why, where can the little reseal be?" thought his mother. Surely, he must have gone - into the forest of fir trees to catch a equine!. I must be a little 'More strict with him, for ever since his father has been away he has become less and less obedi• Mil Without looking any longer for the little lad, she went about her dui- y work, prepared the..seanty dinner, put it on the table, and thought that now Freddy would certainly come, for be bad never In his life missed a meal. But the clock struck twelve • t struck one, two, and—yet the boy came not. Then ,the mother, becoming alarm ed, left the house to ask some of the neighbors if any of them bad seen him.. No one knew, anything about hiin, till at last an old road mender remembered having seen him in the morning • before sunrise with a sack upon his shoulder. " Oh, the little rogue !" cried the mother, clasping her hands together upon her head. "He has gone to carry some potatoes, to his father ! Alt, that. is a fine story." ' She ran home, looked in his bureau drawers, sand found that Fredd's Sunday clothes were / Missing, and tilso a little sack, for / Whit:6U had asked a few days before. " Ile has - sUrely gone," sighed } sbe. as.the bright tears ran from her eyes. " 01),.'what a boy for layingpranks! God protect and keep him! - If be only gets tbere -safely, then I will say nothing,—but to lem'e me with- 9ut a farewell, that. is too hird !" \The poor mother cried as though herdmart wonld• break, and only at last,'crisen - thinking of the la,ther's joy when his boy arrived; Ras her sorrow somewhat alleviated. • Then, too, she had not the means, nor did she know the way; to bring the la( lyiek'ag'ain ;749 she gave 'up patient ly to herlfate, wonit with' success such faithfol rove:re ward. Meanwhile ran Soldier Freddy in his holiday clothes gayly and cheer fully towards the Rhine. He could. not find the right way there, hitt the general direction was knoirn - to him, as he had inquired of the schoolmas ter. for it, and so thought he could not fail to reach the end of hissjour ney. Gold lie had not, and also thought- he would not need any, Wherever he game the people wilt surely give in;i a piece of bread," thought he. "Honeedonly to say that he was •aoinff to carrY some po tatoes to his father, and, that 'Would satisfy them. And bow happy my father will be when I_ come Oh, that will he a merry time!. For have I not chosen the most beautiful po tatoes in the whole ?" Just at noon, when at home the mother was watching for him, he came to a large village. He went to the best hotel and . boldly seated himself on the wooden bench at thc ; table, and wiped the perspiration' which was dripping from his little:face. There were manY - gnests at the hotel, and among them an - old invalid soldier with a wooden leg, who 'looked in a surrrised and inquiring way at the strong, healthy boy with the sack. Tim landlord came to him and asked him. who he W2S. Where he came from, and where he was Oing; " Oh," said the boy, " I am Soldier Freddy from Brandenburg, and I amigoing to the Rhine to carry .my father a dish of potatoes, because he wishes them so much." " What are you. going i to do, boy ?" asked the Soldier, as lie -arose an a- went towards Freddy; ; measuring him from, head to foot With an aston ished glance. = swered Freddy. "My tither has be come Sergeant, but .tlitit is nothing. because he has no potatoes, and I am going to take him some; ' they are here in this sack." " Oh; you strange child," era the old soldier,, as he stroked his long, white moustache.. " Say en, you little roguei . and tell. at once your real sto ry, so that we.can understand it." Freddy related it, and• all who . were in the hotel listened attentively. When he had tlnislied his story; there stood the old soldier with his eyes .lull of tears,' and the others were al- . so wiping their cheeks. " Oli,' you rogue !" cried the soldier. " Come here.and give me a kiss. You are , a genuine soldier's child, and my old heart trembles with joy when 1 look at you Come here, I, say." - . • • Fre'ddy never kneW, how it limp- Pened, but the soldier seized him, lifted him up, and kissed him until he almost took away his breath. The other. guests did the same, and -the big landlord was in his inmost soul deeply ailected. Freddy was not.per; mitted to take up his walking stick again for that day; he' limit remain at theliotei, and was fondled and'ea ressA awl( he had been'a real prince. In the evening, when more guests had assembled; he was again request ed to relate his history, . and was at lacit 'conducted by the landlord to .e little rooni- with a nice suft bed-In it, where he slept soundly,after his day of weary traveling. When he was asleep and dreaming of his other, the old soldier o ,made ,a speech to the people in the hotel,land told them it would be - a sin and a shame to allow *IA a bravo boy to go away empty•lianded - . Ho made.it so clear to -them that, each gladly \opened his puree and gave Freddy' a bcklintiful gift The landlord collect. ed 'the money and put it in his Wrenn . drawer . until • the next morning.; When'the morning dawned he ' har- . nessed up his little wagon, then went to the boy ' s room to. awaken him. He set -before him a plentiful break fast, then . ga:ve him the' oney that had been so generously_contributed, taking the precaution to sew it in the lining of Freddy'sjaeket. He said good-bye• to the soldier, who up to this time had . seareelY \ left his side, then jumped into the wagon and was rapidly driven •to the ne Village, tive miles distant; here the landlord left him, with many hearty \ wishes for his safe journey. Freddy commenced his wanderings on foUt, and after 'aArbile came To another _village wilvry he must spend EMI REOARDLEN OF. DENUNCIATION FROM - ANY QUARTER. the night. lie again told his story and was kindly eared for. After many long 'and weary days of march ing he at last saw in the distance the first sentinel of the Prussian encamp ment, and with hasty steps approach ed him. ",Do you knew where I can find my father?" asked be, breathless, of the sentinel. - "Stupid boy," harshly - answered the bearded sentinel; " how should I know anything about him, when do not know his name, or even what regiment he is in ?" µ. Oh, in the Brandenburg Grena dier regimenti' he is . Sergeant, and his name • is Martin' Vollermarui," quickly replies Freddy. "Now, if that is so, you may look for him," said the sentinel. -" You may go past." - Freddy ran joyfully along, and soon came to another sentinel ; then to a third, and at lorlie fell , into the hands of an Adjutant, who question ed ,him severely. but the more he . _ . . asked and the .more, he beard, so much more interested he beeame, and patted the brave boy in a friend lymtinner upon. the ekeek-.' "Come with me," said he ; ." I think we will be able to : - And your father:" The Adjutant nodded to him con fidently to accompany him, and Fred dy, with- his potatolsack upon his shoulder, trotted gaily and' fearleesly along nail' they came to a . tent. In the tent he saw an elderly, splend idly dressed officer, who 'was seated in a large arm-chalr before a camp•table, and appeared tc• be study mg. He Scarcely looked up, and . merely nod- ded his head as the attendant ye spectfully led in our Soldier Freddy. " This is certainly a General," thought he, feeling a.little shy and remaining at the, entrance; and he was right. His attendant, the-Adjn• tant of the General, spoke in a low tone to the latter, who soon raised his'eyes from the chart and appeared to listen attentively to the Adjutant's story, now and then casting a Search ing glance upon Freddy. After con versing together fur some little time, fie sent tite-Mjutunt away and.mo- Ooned to Freddy-to.. come to him. He immediately obeyed, with soldierly bearing stepped 'before the General. "Who are yon 7" asked he; after he had looked at him from head to foot. • -" Freddy Vollermann, but called 'Soldier Fred.ly.'" The General Jaughed i and asked again: "Where are you from ?" " - From Brandenburg." you come here?" " \ TO bring . my rather some pota•- " Is it. indeed, really true ?." mur mured thy , General. " [rave you got them in that sack ?" • " res,—tfie best out of our whole cellar," replickl Freddy, taking the sack from his shoulder and emptying it " Only see, sir,l all as round and smooth as a pebble, " Good, good, my son," . answered the General ; ," they are really very beautiful, and give one a, first-rate appetite. But g,o now into`the other room and remain until 1 calldo you hear? You can leave. your sack here." Soldier . Freddy laid his • potato sack on the floor, slipped into - the, next room, and seated himself in large arm-chair, which he thought very easy 4nd comfortable. 'Weary from the strain of his longimarch (yet more, perhaps, from his affec , tion), he 'began to nod, and soon fell fast asleep. So the General found him, as he in half an hour after came in• the room. lle. left him quietly sleeping, and stepped back again in to his room. Although Freddy had forgotten his weariness in sweet slum ber, the General was giving himself no rest until he found Martin I-oiler mann of the Brandenburg regiment, and invited him to-supper with the highest officers, not forgetting in the meant7nie to give his cook some nett• essary orders. In those days the people took their suppers earlier than at present, so the guests came to gether in, good time, and - seated themselves atthe table. And yet they wondered to find a mere Sergeant, in Sergeants' uniform, seated at the General's table BLit the one who was most astonished was Sergeant, Vollermatn himself, There was something else strange at the' table beside the Sergeant, and this was a. large, covered dish, in, which, without doubt, was sometiinci Costly and dainty, as the guests st p posed, while they often cast 100 ing glances towards it. The Goner I no ticed the curiosity the dish .-cited, but he gave not the slighter hint to satisfy it. lie often laugh d'to him self, and .at times exelia ged cant glances with his A "utant, which none understood Onlithe two who were in the secret,. it I consequently their curiosity becr e - in - the highest degre excited, hen, at last, the General comma dial the Sergeant to remove the co er, all eyes were'ffied upon him a the • mysterious dish. But *hat • i l they see ? Potatoes in their Ski 81 All very fine indeed; hut ye which could not satisfy the dainty palates of the officers, -who had 1 oked for something more tempt ing had ,of course they ,were greatly diSaPpointed.. The only one who was from his heart: rejoiced was Sergeant Vollermanin„and ho could hardly re frain ,from trying out at tile agreea ble' surprise. " So far, gentlemen," said the Gen. era), Alia happy smile played around 'fire lips, "so far you have been,my guests, but now, it you would. -enjoy hose splendid- potatoes, you must become the pest of Sergeant roller man. They belong to him." .The officers heard this with haughty shrug of the shoulders, and at this sign the General was much, displeased. ," If you kneW how these potatoes found their' way into our camp, 'you would esteem it~un honor to have some of them." " How so ? Hoar came they here?" asked- the gentlemen. "Tell , us, if you please." • ".1 ? Olt; no; I am a 'poor hand at telling stories," replied the Gener al. " But I see how your curiosity has tormented you concerning our honest Yollermann, so make it known - .to yon.ip a differept..maw MEI : , ilr uer. Adjutant, bring in, if' ou please, my little story-teller." The • Adjutant disappeared - from theh rooin, and all eyes were fixed at the saute time on the entrance. The heart of '.the honest old Vollcrmann beat as though it would burst, and there dawned in his soul a weak fore boding of the truth. His color came and ivent, and he noticed not how in tensely. the General fixed his .gaze upon him. After a .fetv moments the curtain of the room diVided, the Ad jutant stepped In, And at his side, looking around with clear and-fear less eye, .was our Soldier Freddy. " Freddy !" cried the Sergeant (all ' reverence for his superiors forgotten), as with outstretched arms he sprang forward, "Freddy! how in Heaven's name did' you get here The. boy answered not, but sprang witlii a loud cry into his father's arms, and - both held the other in a. long; close embrace. The officers stare.l, and were - strangely.. affected at this singular occurrence, and in the eye of the good General there glistened a tear of emotion and sym pathy. Ina kindly manner he sep arated father and son,and somewhat restored quiet to their excited mindS. "Tell, my by, why you came here;" said Ite." " Ifut sit' down at the table. Do not fear; if it was the King's, table you need not hesitate; co your faithful filial love has well earned the honor." . Freddy looked 'lovingly at the General, took his father's hand, and moved not from hi 4 side as he 'related what you already- know. The officers were all attention, and as the truth was revealed their - Lees became clearer - and their lcioki more friendly. Their joy was really sincere; as they looked at the merry, healthy boy, rho. bad so deeply loved his - father that he had traveled more than a hundred miles to bring him his favor, ite dish. The old tiergeant appeared quite . overcome with delight;_ times he laughed and sometimes lie cried. When - FEeddy had ended his story he appeared to hate quite for gotten his distinguished surround ing 9. lie again embraced hisconrage ous bov, and: gave him a hundred kisses upon his fresh red lips, and certainly asked him a thousand pies -lions. Freddy answered all openly, and fiziric3tty: tUpon a sign from the General the offianl took their &par-. ture, and left the father alone with his deepli t v-belove:l boy.. back an hour the General' came . back and gave the. brave old Sergeant in one hand a large paper, and in the other a purse full of gold. 4 ‘ Here, friend, is you': dismissal; together with 'your full salary as a life _pension, and there 'is a..little present for your brave boy that we alders have collected for hith ; keep it until he is old enough to make, good use of it. And now you may go home to your Ornily; they - mill he happy to' again see the father o the house." " Oh, General., you are too good to me,'' stammered the delighted See, geant, who knew not which to •re jOice over the most—the_ condcSeen sion o‘ the Genera),the - f pension, or over Freddy's riches. " IrOw have I deserved such ravors ?" " Through your honest behaVionr, - thritigh the wounds received in the last, battle—though disabled you fought so bravely .. and lastly, through your, brave boy Freddy._ I see„that you have been a good father to him, and :suelt an one our. King can use better at home than in the• campaign, which is _ nearly ended. Go thence freely, and with God's help bring I:ip all 'your boys '-as. yo i have this one, who is a genuine - i dler boy. liive, \ well,. and forge* not to send Freddy \ to • my con nand when he is old enough to be• r arms for hii King." Deeply affected, the, oh Sergeant kissed the hinds of they, .(I General,_ and thanked him Sion} m \ bottom of his heart for the grea . favors he had shoWn him. The dist'nguishiA ollicer patted Freddy's el' ek in a friendly manner, and ki . -ed him upon\the brow. i . ' ' ' "'Remain 0 . 1.0 d and brave,"_ said, he, "and you will certainlybecome an trprigh man. die wild honors father an mother God loves, and it wilLbe well with him upon earth. Good- ye, my brave boy.l" T e father and son were at one - disChargedand startetr for home on tife followin g day. permitting them- , -elves no rest until they arrived. There was a. great feast when Sol bcr t .Freddy and his ; ,father came, back.-.A merry-making-it wBs, which. cannot be described. The mother cried for joy, and the children shout ed . and .danced. The father, .had enough to.do as his friends came for ward to, congra 4 tulate- him, but to Freddy they'awarded all praise.' He stood by_with tearful '.eyes, and it' was easy to see that he thought he did not deserve all the flattering words given to him.. . . When Freddy became a man be did not disgrace his name. lle.ded icated himself entirely to a military life, and became 's, brave officer. He took pact .in several vainpaigns, add rose step hy step, and iI now a much esteemed and beloved Colonelln the service of his country, - A CoNviserso ARoumENT:—,lle was squirting tobacco ince over the floor of the saloon, and telling, how capital oppressed labor, when one of the dozen men in the place inquired: "Air you one- o' them - cummun lets?" • _ " I hold, sir, that we must have an 'even distribution of property—yes, .sir, or we'll fight *sir !" was t%ic poi:Y. - - pow reply. , . . 4 kStranger, kin ye lend me a chew of tobacco ?" asked, the inquirer. A .box full of fine-cut., w.is hawk him. lie pnt it in hia pocket, an was walking • away, when - the con munistiCalled out ' • " Ito'g pardeb. but yeu're.earrying off my toly.ceo!" right,'!lr. plied the other. "1 uls out, and you . have'plenty.. We've got to eVen this business up, you know, and you keep the bi'!x, and I'll keep the tobacco.'" Ile was to big to lick,_mul the e +.O- tourast put the empty box tin his pocket, and refused to Inuit with tho 'erciwd.:=-4klrvi(J'rt*, A BIBLE IS A. HUM. .A small party of friebds, gathered abaut a cosy tea-table were discuss ing the propriety of the-Bible Socie ty placing copies of the Holy Scrip ture in , liailroad cars steamers, ho tels and other places of public resort. One or two of this party raised the objection to the practice that in such public places the Bible often meek-- ed rude and careless treatment at the bansis of irreverent and irrelig- bus persons. After all - the rest had 'expressed" opinlozi,_ a woman,. the .. sweet graces of Ixhose Christian character gave her a wide-reaching influence in the, village, related this touching in- eident of personal experience.' • It seems that two or three years ,af ter her conversion. and union with the church, troubles came upon her 'and her faMily. Instead of bearing her trials with patience and subniis- sion she lost faith , in.the goodness of God in his ever watchful care, doubt ed the genuineness of her conversion ceased to pray, to read her Bible, or to ever think of sect ing Divine guid- MICR ' While in the pitiable state, circum stances made it imperative for her to visit the city of New York on very painful business. She was of a retir tig dispdsition i unused to traveling and had never been in a large city. While on her jotirney, in the, cars a slight act of. courtesy' led her to make the -acquaintance of a gentle manand his wife who took her under theft.. protection, and after their ar rival in the city went out Of their way to leave her at the entrance of a respectable hotel. • She ascended the stairs oppressed with almost an overwhelming sense of loneliness, mingled with the con sciousness of an inability to preform the unpleasant errand she had in hand. On . being. ushered into the capacious and elegantly-furnished parlors she walked mechanically to a center-table, and opening .the single book which lay on the •marble top, her eyes fell upon these words : "1 will never leae thee. nor forsake thee.". An emotion of tenderness,. horn of her old-titne loi.e of God- and .trust in his promise, suddenly stole into her heart. Still bending over the precious book, the gathering .tears beginning to dim her eyes, she read. farther on : " Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day and forever." The e srpture brought to . ri her as i v s_rg,; ,3 S m of . possible to describe, • . The black clouds of unbelief and dOubt_sullenly but gtiickly roiled 'away. The glo riOns sunlight of divine love and pro tection shone in upon her soul, and the bow of promise seemed to. span the arch through which she:joOked toward the benefidientdays that were near at hand. She was" nd longer alone; and this assurance came to her' heart like bairn and a blessing. ,-tier perturbed and distracted mind Was at rest now; the by gone jOy, peace and trust sat again upon the throne,of her heart and held more potent, loving sway than ever. "Jesus Christ, the same rand forever l" ,she terself over and over. ierfcetly self poised .:r orders with the as x.perienced• traveler. upper,-*,ent to her lb to ter bed, .with .as. 34C1Ifity as if she had 'n house. She slept . awoke at her usual. time in the morning thoroughly ye; freshed, .Unexpected facilities for transact ing her trying .business opened upon , all skies. She was uniformly treated with respect. Her questions' were promptlyanswered, She was' mar vellously aided itytersPiest, and her mission proved successful. Had it not teen for that copy of the Bible found so opportunely. in her pathway, she was sure she would have taken the next return train to her . distamttu •hoe without making an efFOrt even toward the neeomplisinent of her mission. The Bible in the ho tel was in the right place. HOW . THE WEATHER IS FORETOLD. In' former times, the chief herald Of the \ weather was the althanae, ''bich ambitiously prophesied a whole year of ,c‘oki and heat, -wet and dry, dividing urybe kinds of weather quite impartially, if not always cor rectly. But the almanac, good. as it was now and then, and the weather-wise farmers, correct as sometinies they' might have been, were not always able to impart' exact iriformation to the country ; and they litve been . thrown quite into the shade f. late, by cue who is popularly known un der the somewhat disrespeetfulitle of " Old I'rob," or. " Old Probabil ities." .Ile has become the lierald\f the Weather to the sailor; near the , rocky, dangerous coasts; the. farm er, watching, his crops, and .waiting for noon days to.store them';, to the ttayeler, anxious to pursue his jour ney Under fair skies; acid to the girls and boys who want t:.l know, before they start to the woods for . a what—are the " brobabilitie4 as to rain. , Every one Who reads the daily - paperlS familiar with the " Weather Record," issued from the "i\ De: pArtment,.ofliee of the . Chief ..Sigitsl Offleer,"- at IVashington„' Ms° :re. porte give,' first, rt general 'statement of what the weather has 13cen, for the past twenty-four hours, all over the_ country, from Ma'ne to California, and from. the Lakes to the South Atlantic -States ; and then the " Pro= hailities." or " Indications," for the next = twenty-four hotirs . ,, over thiS same broad territory. The. annual I reports of - 'the Chief Signal Otlice.r show thatin only comparatively few instances do these daily predictions fail of fulfillment. .The.reason these prophecies - arc s° tine is a simple and yet•a wonderful one. The weather itself tells the ob server what it,,is going to do, some titne - advance, and the telegraph sends the news all over the country, from the eentral , sig,nal place at Was - We'sltall.see, presently, how the fteather interprets its.elf.i to - to Old rrohithilities." Although-.' it -his- BE proved such a fruitful subject of dis course In all ages, yet. I am afraid many-people who pass remarks upon it, do not really think what the weather is made of. Let up examine its different elements. The •atmosphere has' weight, just as water or any Other fluid, although' , it-seems . to be perfectly bodilesS. We must comprehend that the. transpar ent, invisible air is-pressing inward. toward the center of the earth. 'This pressure varies according to the state of the., weather, and the changes - are indicated by an-instrument called a barometer. Generally. speakina,the falling of the mercury in the tube of the barometer indicates -rain, and its rise, heralds clear weather. Some- . times the rise is followed by 'cold' winds, frost and ice.. What these• ehai) - (ye,s really indicate, however; cap be determined only by .complring the barometric changes; at -certain hours, in a number of places very far apart. This is done by the Signal Service. Observations are made at about one hundred and fifty stations, in dirtiercnt portions of the country, at gitictiltours, and the . results are telegraphed at once to Washington, where our faithful "weather clerk" receiz -es them, reasoning fromithem the "Probilities " which, he publishes three. times in every twent-four hours. • - • tut the atmosphere varies net only in weight, but also in ' ,temperature. The . themornetor 'tells us Of such change Besi great, shows acteris purpose of making known the chan ges in the moisture of the atmosphere an instrument has beeninvented call ed a wet-bulb" thermonieter. -- , • We are thus enabled to ascertain the weight or pressure, the tempera= ture, andthe : wetness of the air, and now it only remains" for ..us to meas ure the fame, and. Point-.out the di rection, cd. the wind; This is done by the laminar Weather-vane and the anemometer. The vane shows the direction, and the anemometer. is an instrument which indicates the veloc-.• ity of the wind. ' . . It is by a right understanding of all these instruments that the signal. service officer. is enabled : to tell what the weather says. of itself; for they. are the pens - with which the weather writes out the facts from -which the officer, niakes up his reports for the benefit of all cencerued. Thus;how ever wildly' .and blindly the. storm .may seem.to' come, it sends ,mesSen ,Ter's-- sqliiitv just where it arose, what c o urse it' w a r . take, and how far.it will extend. '13 1 a, - *IL tells its Secrets to those only •who Pay: s ,:rjet." atten tion:—James H. Fliq, _for Jefly. : • - Ilie first water,-.how much it means! - , , ,everilentlis of man himself is water. Seventenths of the human. race rained down but yesterday! It. is much mordproba \ ble that Caesar will 116 w out of a bung'-hole than that any part of his remains will ever stop one. 'Our life is indeed a vapor, a breath, a little moisture. c(o44.lsed Upon the pane: We 'carry oUrs en elyes as in a phial. _ Cleavete flesh, and -how quickly we spi out Man begins as . a fish, and , he Swims in a sea of vital fluids as long as his life lasts. His first food is milk; so is his last and all between. He j ean. taste and assimilate and abiOrlf nothing but liquids. The same is true throughout all organic nature. Tis water-power that maces eveiywheel move.-With out this great solvent;there is no life. admire immensely this line of Walt 7Whitthan. "Tlicslumber anil trees.•' The tree and its fruit are like a sponge which the rains have ,filled. Through.them and through. all living bodies there *goes on - the eommerce of Vital' growth, tiny vessels, fleets' and -succession .of tlects, laden with material hound fox; diStarit shores; to bUild up. and repair, and restore the' vitiate of the physical frame. / '• Their the rain. Means rela/kation ; the teUsion in- - Nattire and .in all her creaturesisiessened.:The trees drop their leaves, or let go 'their ripened The tree itself Will , falLina still; damp day, when': but yesterday. it Withstood a gale nf wind. ". A moist 'South wind penetrates even the ruinsii and makes its grasp less tenacious., It ounitt.toAake less.to kill a man on a rainy ihiy than on a clear. The di ,rect-suppOrt of the sun is withdrawn;' life is under -a - cloud ; a masculine mohdplace to something liken, feminine. .1n this sense, rain is the grivf, the ~reepingpf.nature, the re lief-a. burdened or - agonized heart. But tenni. from Nature's cyflids are 1 W:ikS remedial-and prepare the way for brighter; purer- siCies.:=Jubni Br, r rrwjhs., in scriblier for ,11.11 y. - .' • A CArtious MAN.A friend of nkine went recently to have a tooth --St?ipped. The dentist advised Mtn that\be had better have the tooth takeri \ (mt, and assured him that he would.n'el.no'pain if he toook laugh ing-g;_ts. . •"What ig,the effect "of the gas?" asked my frien d. : • " It simplyinkes you totally. sensible;" remarked the .dentist.; " (lOU% know that.. anything takes - • • M .trtervl.submitted but just pre vious to.the gas .being alministered 'he put his hand In his pocket and pulled out his money. - Oh, -don't trouble.. - abot4, that now," said the dentist, thinkihg he' was going.to be . paid \ "Not at all,".said the patient; "s s l was simply going to see'hogr had . before the took — effect.— Lowlon Truth. All ills spring from some vice, eith er in , ourselves or or iihers,and even many of our diseases spring from the same origin. Remove tK: vices and th'e ilk follow. You,mnst only take Care to remove all the , vices. • Ryon remove part you may. render the Mat tel' worse. By banishing vicious lux ury. without curing sloth and an in iforenee to others,.yon dnuin ish industry in the state and and noth ing to Men's eharittor: their : goner. ;.: fr. he air, contains a moisture, and it iation in this Rhar others. For the I=l=l $2 per Annum In. Advance, NUMB "4. THE RESPONSIVE CHORD; Rev J. William-. Jones, in anl ad; dress before the National Sunday - School Coniention, Atlanta, Georgia, related the folloering incident: "Irt the • early spring of 1863,:nben- the: ' Confederate and Federal armies were - confronting each otheron - the oppo. • site hills Stafford and Spottsylvania, two bands •chanced one evening,at the same hour, to begin to discounter sweet musie on cities bank of the river. , ' A large crowd of soldiers of both armies gathered to listen to the music, the friendly pickets not inter fering,; and soonthe - bands began to answer each other., First the band, on the nothern bank would play' Star - - Spangled Banner,' Hail Columbia,' or some other national air, and at its conclusion the 'boys in blue' would - .cheer lustily. And the bandnn the southern bank would. respond with 7 4 Dixie or 'Bonnie . Bine 4Flag .or - some other Southern - melody, and the ' boys in gray ' . would attest their ap.', - probation with an Confedflate yell.' But presently one of the bands - struck up in sweet and plaintive notes which were wafted acros the' Rappahannock—were- caught up at -*,, once by the other _band and swelled ' into a grand anthem which - touched every heart, 4 Home Sweet - Houle 1' ,At the conclusion of this piece there went up a simultaneous shout from both sides of the river—cheer follow- - cd cheer, and these hills (which had recently resounded with hostile grins) echoed and` re-echoed the glad- ac claim. : A chord had been struck' re sponsive to which the heartS of ene rnies—enemies then, 1' * :* could beat in unison, and on both -.- sides of the river. _ . 'Somethin g down the soldier s_eheek Wa.lied oft the stains of powder: —Columbia (S. C.) BegiBter. STRAY TITOIMITS ABOTPT WOMEN. who_has a good wife can .Ikar an evil: - When time - spares beauty he com pletes it. Wit mnkes it easy to grow old, but n otimpossi ble A woman would sooner rule a heart than "fill it ; not so with a man. Friendship between women is only a suspension . of. - • . • Love is the dawn of marriage; ma trimony is the sunset of love. . woman need: not always recall her age, but she shonld never forget it. A woman listens to a, .lilay her mind, and jt4lges it with -her lIIIMM The best and- worst thing that can be said about marriaae is that it is s a tie. It takes as much *it not to dis please a woman as it takes to please her. A Roman's the legacy of love or_the alms of in ' difference. In matters Of the heart it is usual ly the fear of insolvency that leads / to bankruptcy.. ' It is surprising how near age brings a woman td death, and hoyi little /it prepares her for it. / • . It was not until the yOuth stabbed his girl that she found that she'really hived hira'• The Woman .who confidea -to one man'her partiality for another seeks advice less than an avowal; _ . • We arealways an4io , ns` - to`.•knoW. why we . are loved ; they- only care to know how much. we4ore theta. It takes a worn, n-less time to get over her own misfOrtmies than to be reconciled to' her i nciglibor's ; good fortune: 'There - are i women_with whom peni, tense stands for ,-repentance—women with whom wearing mourning -dis• penses / With feeling of-sorroiv. In Church women think that they receive because they observe, and - .they are meditating when they - are only holding_their • " A witty woman finds it - difficult upon occasion to be dull like every body else, and usually - contrives to • be more stupid'than anybody else. . • Tai clugyman at• a chitreh near one of our popular summer resorts, who used td have ",strangers - within his gates" at nearly every service dur ing, the season, Was'quite'Pleased to notice the regular attendance, every Sunday for several weeks, of a native of the Place who had not enjoyed the best reputation,. and Was pluming himself upon having saved . " another brand " - ..tc. when, trie man suddenly ceased his attendance. Meeting, him a- few weeks -after, the minister hailed him with "ah, ThOmas, haven't seen you at.ohurch for a fortni , 7ht." " Yo"," said Thomas, " the people I driovei for •have . - .gone home " " The people you drove, for?" Yes, sir.. "You see I was hired to strive overlere . from the hotel .(two miles away) every Sunday; and - now they are uone,•Vve lost . my job." "AM" said the parson sarcastically, "then you are one of the men that do not go to church unless you are paid for it, are you'?" !"Certainly, sir, and you arc another, ain't you? You don't go' unless you are paid for it,, do ye sir? The minister had , to confess that in that respect he and Thomas were in the same boat. —43m/on Com mercial Bulletin. FACT.g , WORTH -14MENDERIN13.- One thousand shingica laid. four inc.ll.l ea to the weather 'will cover. my !Anew feet of surface, and five pounds of shingle-nails rill fasten them. One-fifth more, siding and flooring is needed than the number of square feet of surface to be,covered,lieeause of the lap in the siding and matching of the d00r... • ' . . se . One thouiand laths *ill cover sev , , enty yards of surface,. and clevCn `Rounds of latlknails nail. then' Eight bushels of geickl lime, Osteen bushels of Sand, and one bushel Of 'hair will _make - enough mortar :to plaster NO square yards. . • A cord oaf stones, three, bushels - of lime and a cubic yard of sand will lay. ic•O cubic fect• of wall, • ' • -Five courses \ of brick will lay one foil?, in height on \ a - chininey. Niue bricks in a-course will make a flue eight inches wide and'twenlyluches long, and eight briclis s in. a. course Will make's flue eight , :richef- wide si4teeniinchess lotip V - EU 0 El in 11 El • "r 4. ISE ,S 1; . ~' BM WI I ISE