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Many and many a year agn
A dap Balled out to sea—
() the winds blew high and theiltitts of snow
Were I.lllpg In Blivuce aliove my knee
As i watebe.dit sail quite out of sight,
Into the darkness—lnto the night :
Many and many a year ago—
How many years I hardly know
Tlll I softly, sadly count them O'er
As I stand atone on the dreary shore,. •
The shore where hare whitenctl many bones,
The shore where have echoed scrtuany means.
Twenty anti three 1 So many? Aye—ayt.--
Twenty and.three tids Winter tlaj•--
Years that have wrinkled toy tace tilth care,
Years that have threaded with white, my hair,
Years that have each helped build ter the
A tthtp like the one that watt to sea—
Out to that sea that reached so far
It seemed beyond the limit distant star,
Out to that sea from whose other shell!,
'they who once reach return notuore,
Out to.that sea so dark, so deep—
The sea o'er which we sail In sleet'.
That ship 1 It bore my lover away ;
lie whom I loved in the beautiful May,
The May.of oturilte, whose buds and !lowers,
But once ari•hcan't, once wrought in bowers.,
The May of our life, whose hopes so bright
Tiut even tho shadowy yearir with light.
And I. turned away and wished 1 was dead,
\ Fortheti 1 biso could have quickly sped
Over that tea and on towatil the shore,
Where, nieetiog, w e
. should have parted no more
Ov4 \ that sea which still rolleth betweeu :
?do and the dear one en long tuiae.en.
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But a balirs cries soon met my ear,.
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And child r en's volees sweet and clear—
And 1 took\the little one to ivy breast
And lulled tier into het evening test, :
Mid I gather \ d the form about toy to,,a,
Aud prayed that over the dank, deep sea,
We all might Sad; and reach the shore, •
Where, meeting, \vethen should part no more,
But twenty and the : So many '• Aye, aye,
Twenty and three tid.i winter il,ty : .
SO many years: ' A n d ' jet. I wait—
Thinkleg sometimes, "it is griming late," '
And, "I fear they have tid heard my prayer, ,
Else had I sailed to the i,ea!lint .rit mil:,
The beautiful THERE where uY husband walls
For the opening of those pearl white gates
WhIA twice hive bron,ght to lam from' llgur.
A son that was to his heart so dear— .
The yvungestand-eldest—ali, lirowt, and gold
.Were the heads that death would no let grow ad.
Twenty and Mice : ;So many? Aye, . a‘,
Twenty and three this winter day, 4,
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So many years, and yet 1 Wait
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Outside the fair, - the iieautiful gate— 1
While every day ships vile sea—
Why do they not finish the one for ute , s!
But hark : A voice comes over the sea—: •
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We're uniting—waiting—waiting for thee ;
Yet ne'er would te, ring the pass;ng bell,
For Our Father, wt know. d,xsth ad things Well,
And while upon earth Ile bids thee stay,
We know thatply strength shall be as thy day,
lie has work for thee', darling—then labor in love
A rest waiteth thee In the isn't above."
Twenty and three : So many? Aye, ;tye,
- Twenty and three this winter ilaY;
Se many years, and more, tnvyalt
Outside the fair, the heautieni Gate? .
Well—l will strive to labor Iu \ inve,
Waiting the rest that coon th
•
Watching the ships that go colt ti\sca,
Knowing that one ie hni/din9 Inc me
Jersey City Heights. C. A. Surf. t:.
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[fel).llS
=MEE!
"You are in earnespliss Barbara r
" I am."
Never answer prompter, more de-•
cided ; notwithstanding, reat
o rex stared above his papers with an
•
incredulous, bewildered air.
".I am to understand, then, that
you disdain young•Bonnifieldss offer;
that you will not avail yourself-of
any part of your rightfUl property ;
that you_sacrifice all—"
Aflash of her black eyes, an
im
tpatient foot-tap,interruptd him.
" All r' she said.
But the brisk little lavrycr was not
N a pe thus foiled.
"-My dear Miss Barbara," he con
tinued, suavely, tilds delicate
matter, a ver4Alelicate matter indeed,
lait • l beg you'to reflect; if not on
this proper offer, AL least - upon , the---,
- the primary condition of the will,
You tuiderstand your 'grandfather,
of course., lie presumed you would
not find this hard; and 'as far as Hu
bert—"
duly 27,16
TOWANDA. PA
. The black eyes flashed more
vivid
ly; again the crisp voice spoke:
" Greatorex, spare 'your pains.
I will not marry Hubert Bonhifield ;
I will not take from him these es
tates. For both, this is my last will
and testament, so please let the sub
ject drop."
She finished, with her hand on the
daor4 nob, and finishing, ,swept from
the apartment 'down the hall and in
to the charming little boudoir which,
until this evening, had seemed to her
a paradise; into which, heretofore,
she had brought 'scarce a disturbing
thought. Ilex face softened, a burst
of tdiqs would have heal the speedy
sequel] to her indignation, but for an
objeettthat met her eyes.
A fair object to look upon ; a twist
of tki.n-roses, gracing the bracket
whither, a few hours since, they had
been tenderly carried, where this.
same Barbara had bent over them
with blushing countenance, and
touched them with her lips. ; Poor
flowers ! now beholding them, her
brows . ..bent ; pitilessly she Seized
them, and flung them far out on the
lawn. This action was a relief; with
it resentment temporarily faded, - she
seemed lose in - self-amaze.
" Who would have believed I would
do that this morning!" she murmur
ed. "But truly since morning life
has changed. Then I was near to
loving Hubert Bonnifield ; now I
think I am.as near hating him as ever
I'd like to be, And
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She did not finish ; She stood star
ing wistfully down . thd roadwaY, as
if seeking the • sequel there=-clown
where the flowers had fallen, where
they lay waiting / revengeful agents,
though Barbara dreamed it not.
It was a - surprising deOuement,
that which had occurred this day.
Old Col. Holden had been three
thOuths dead ; the search fur his will,
though vigilant, was about be
lly,- abandoned and an administrator
:ippofuted, when, accidentally, - the
hunted document came to light. And.
a startling document it proved, con
ferring the colonel's rich estates, un
tramnieled, upon his granddaughter,
on condition -that she married Mr.
Hubert Bonnifield Which, failing to
do, the same were to. pass untram
meled into the•said Bonnilield's pos
session. • Either of which conditions
Ilugh Oreatorex, executor, was
charged to See speedily fulfilled.
Ou the face,, a most arbitrary will.
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But to those acquainted with COI.
Bolden the. matter was - very plain.
lle had been through life an inveter
ate jester ; his humor must needs .
tinge his will. Noting with. a,favor
able eye. young Bonnifield'a atten
tions-to Barbara—as yet in their first
bud—and priding himself on his sa
gacity, he had, in.a fit of jollity, re
vokedall former testaments, and in
dited this ;: elmekling-to think that
should he die ere things were settled,
how delightfully, under these arbi
trary conditions, lie had arranged for
his !' dear young folks," And sud
denly he had died, leaving this stir--
prise: , •
•Barbara understood it ; unfortu
nately Hubert Bonnifield demurred.
Ilisdelicaeywas to be the iirst.stum
bling-block. , There was no joy in
his countenance when he- heard 'the
startling news; he appeared to fath
om but one point.
"It seems - very ridiculous, Mr.
tireatoiex," he said, ".that'l should,
oiler to forego all claim to Miss Bar
bara Holden's estates, but thisis, in
my view, the proper course. Please
manage it as informally as possible,
else ive make ii matter of importance
out of a arce."
• Hugh Greatorex was not greatly
surprised.
" A fine young fellow, Mr. Hubert.
Bonnitield," he mused, privately ;
"but Holden did not know him as
well as , l. The ease stands thus : lie
can have pretty- Miss Barbara to.;
morrow for the asking ;' but ask her
lie never•will, cvithout some advance
i on her part, something to satisfy his
nice soul. Undoubtedly she will
misconiprehend him ; and so the
chances are we shall see a genuine
love-match nipped in the bud. 'But
plirhaps afters:settlement, in time—
Stranger thins have chanced." • .
And areatorkx bustled off
to Barbara with the news.
N-ot an over-pleasant mission for
the little lawyer who kneW this ease
so well. For, as Hubert Bonnilield
had ignored the will's -first condition,
-he must necessarily do the same; he
must smother sug,f_".!stions, at - least
till th.? open point was ruled. nut
Hugh Great:olex Wl.B ill prepared for
the dt6SlOll «Mich was to rule this
out. • •
• IN Barlykra,•umler the most deli
cate) :._tatirirrs, Itubert. Bonnifield's
action would have caused ofTense; in
its bare, legal tepresentation, it grew
a mighty thing. Believing Um he
loved her, she had anticipated but
one course ; 'all the day she had lied
awaiting him, wondering that hldid
riot come. )
From hci lighter • nature tilt / da-
eaey of his rilotives was:-hu' 1 ;
bewil
dered, indiOant, beset by varied
cmotions, slke took refuge in the de
fiance which so amazed
_Pugh Cireat
brex, and which culminated . as we
have seen.
But, as we have seen, resentment
faded ; wistfully down the, roadway
Bnabara stood gazing, down where
the flowers had fallen, where they
lay waiting, revengeful agents, altho'
she l dreamed it not. •
Little thought Barhara whose hand
would find his roses: fateful would
'their feeling I ; )e. Through the twi
light, into night, she' sat waiting
k,u17,1i6g away at last, but with--the
•oi;'Ljul. tunruntr :
" Jle will surely come to-morrow,
su 10-morrow courts."
*
To-mdrrow, but nOt, llue-h Bonn
field : a W'eek of to - nuirrowg,aricl.sti _
he not \ tome. A'week ; then on
the passenger-list of an European
steamer ;he read his name.
It had been hp a mistake•; he, had
never loved lier;\he was only too,glad
to yit Id up the eStates, so he might
he frecil from her. So reasoned Bar
bara, hliu liy , a, \she read. Not
strange, perhaps,:4:lo4 she lacked the
flint, that Hugh Gre'atorex should
have given her ; ignored her hasty
words ; suspected not thefiowers that
lay in wait that night.
Mid the pain of realization - flashed
upon her the late caprice. Odd that
it should he a comfort ; but, so it
proved. to Barbara, and she clU n g to
it persistently ; over and over \she
repeated: \
I will never have the estateS„!
Hubert Bonnilield shall take them,
or the will will he for ever void."
In vain llugh Greatorex pleaded ;
'Barbara was firm. The homestead was
vacated, and with an old. faithful ser
vant, she went to reside a few miles
from thence.
A year passed, and still the late
comfortable homestead- stood empty
ghost-like awl so did its broad
- Barbara 'persistent Hubert
as one dead. Tilt one eve
ning._ Ilugh Gres torcx appeared in
her cottage, with a letter in his hand.
" Ilead ! 9 lie said, excitedly, point
ing to its concluding clause. Which
red:.
" I expect soon to . be in IV—
wit!' my wife., And, in conclusion,
if Miss Barbara has not then assumed
her inheritance, if she -still declines
it, surely I may not be censured if I
lay 'claim to it myself."
A moment's sirence, then, she hand.
cd the letter back.
" I understand, .M„r. Greatorex,"
she spoke quietly. " Surely Le should
not be blamed." •
" My dear Miss Barbara," he plead
ed, " you will not pursue this whim ?
You will not reject your inheritance,
now that tlie crisis comes'?"
• In vain. Life had gone hard with
Barbara ; • she; had but 'recently re
covered from an illness nigh fatal in
eiThct.. But the 'old will was active.
Determinedly 'she replied :
" iy decision remains unaltered.
I decline the estates."
Surely he should not be blamed.
And yet there was something in that
final sentence worse than• the -belief
that he did nut love her, than the.
fact that he was for ever lost to tier.
Better that love lack, than one's ideal
fall so low.'
So mused - Barbara, sitting, a few
evenings later, in her little parlor--
mused so absorbedly that she heard
not her servant's announcement, rea
li:zed naught till turning she saw lilt
bat Bonnilielti at her side.
Surprise, the • ehiirin of the 'old
pri - seuee, (10 , ,pite her !Arco -A, did their
V:cu i;ar! know hat her heart
•
Wag Imre.
"I have beep yery ill," she -stam
mered, Conttiscdllt•, " and my nerves
are still weak." -
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1878.
- He did. not spare .her Ole gazed
steadily, down into her telltale lace.
She would have withdrawn the hand
she had extended, but he claSped it.
tightly, as if he would never let' it go.
" Barbara;" he said, 41 7 will you for
give me when I say. that I. rejoice
that you have been very ill?. For I
do rejoice; 'otherwise I Might lave
remained for, eVer ignorant of what
makes my , -joy to-night—of this
That I was rot''mistaken - when I
thought- you - loved me ; that when
you, discarded my poor flowers it was
not*-1 so bitterly fancied, but be
cause you mistook my motive, and
were offended at my course. I - acted
on my first impulse; Barbara. It
seemed to me indelicate to aet4ither
wise, and I lit t ped you would under
stand. But you (lid not;
nautly declared you woul Mit
me. Still I was ineredußnis ; 44(l4
was hastening to youi determined to
read your heart, whim suddenly I
,foUnd my flowers. I heard &bine
children telling-their story ; my Pride
was now touched unto belief; and—
you know the rest, Barbara—l was
foolish, and went away."
Ile had stioken tenderly, With a
wealth of quiet love ; - but hii; next
words were passionate,lspokeli with
his face bent Close to hers :
"Barbara, darling, fate has been
very kind: You were delirious, and
revealed all ; all was heard by that
faithful servant, whose letter -has
brought me home... Will yo'u deny it,
Barbara? Will you deny that you
love me still P!
She could not answer. His kisses
sealed her But though so sud
den, so barely' comiireheaddil, there
seemed no greater haiipiness.on earth
than hers, till titelo came a remem
brance, and she exclaimed, bewilder
edly : .
. " Yonr letter to • Mr. Greatorex
S•oeir wife, - Ilubert? do not . under
stand."
" I have noOny wife yet, Barbara,' ,
he replied, roguishly ; " but she wil
be with me very soon."
- And so . t proved. Two weeks later
II igh Greatores sat staring over a
weCiding.eard - which read: -
•: Mr. anti Mrs. Hubert 13onnifieh
—Barbara
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LAUGHTER AT NINETY YEARS
• .One of the sadest phases of old age
is to sec , the paralysis of the_ muscles
by which mirth expresses itself. It
is unspeakably sa(t to see the sun-•
shine go out of any life, but especial ,
ly from the faces -of those we love,
dpd by whom we- have been 'clieerd,
from whom w-Intve caught the in
spiration of, many a 14044_ hour.
But this might be borne wail the
dumb eompo nre with which we ac
cept the ine • ble, if this loss of
smiles from he faces of the aged
were by divine appointment, -or by
the fatal necessity of sin ; but in,
most cases mirth drops •out of . the
souls of the agtd not because the
soul grows old—far if the soul has
been poised and conversant with
truth the soul keeps its youth, for
•it isimmortal-2 - --but it is from 'habit
and neglect. ."'ilitny, we belieVe lose
mirthfulness, not' because it is purr
bullied by I)kin, but because through
some misconception (i 0 doubt the
deception of sin) that.it is not the
becoming thing, that it savors of
lc vity or lightness, or that it does
not comport with Christianity, or
that one so near the grave must be
gin to put on the grave-clothes and
wait for death at the gate of the
cemetery, or in - other words, simulate
his dark aspect.
* . *
• lint this is unchristain. Christ's
life in the soul may 'be as playful as
the gambol;ng 'Of iv sinless lamb:
Then, main, as nren and women grow
old they may 14 their mirthfulness
by separating themselves from youth
A fatal mistake forboth; for child.
hood is never more happy -or being
better trained than when grandpapa
and grandmawa are young again,
entering with zest into' their sports.
Neither is old age ever so fresh - and
attractive, as when it comes out from .
a romp with childhood, All day
•after . it," is. sweeter, life has takerenew
reli:sh, the Sol has new vigor for
those who have been Witik.lehildhood,
the heart is younger, its expansive
Contractive forces are more via . -
*us, and blood-tints come to Se
faded_lips and cheeks again; the
wholiwhole. naqn leas been reelothing itself
\inan
with immortality, and they arc nearer
the Divine pattern of men meet for
heaven ; \for the real saint-life is a
glorified Childhood. "for except ye
he converted, - and . become as little
children. ye cannot. enter -the king
dom of heaven.," Take.a good lagh
when you can. \lt will stretelkut
the contracting - Wrinkles which grooin
has deepened. Open -up your souls
to' laugh at WhateVer will. produce
the sensation, as women open up the
windows for a good, balmy summer .
breeze. We wish those \ hateful peo
ple who drop bitterness\iiito every
smile'could live in a hell or their own
creation:. 'How happy' would -be
if our fathers and mothers could keep
their mirthfulness, and notlhavelaugh.
big-eyed hope crushed out of them!
We cannot help havin.2:, sylivithY
with the fierce rebuke of Robert Hall
at the piety whose virtue seems
to be to 'look ugly and behave stupid
ly. After one of his grand sermons
he was dining with a friend, 'and was
as playful as a kitten, making all
gleeful around him.. One of the pro.
fession, Who had the conception that
stolidity was piety, rebuked him, say
ing, " Mr. Hall, you shock me. You
preach like an angel, but out of the
pulpit von have the levity of a sin
ner." Is that yoUr hOnest opinion
of me ?" Said Mr, Hall:' " Yes."
" 'Mr. Hall,. "you have
your foolishness in the pulpit.and I
have mine out of it."
Thereis Wine in your hearts that
has.not yet been crushed out. 'Do
not then close •the shutters; „rather
break open a plaee - in the. ilark side
of yOur house, for the light
.of the
sun is yet bOunteeous. The command
is, Bring
.forth fruit—joyous fruit
in old age, and he. fat and, flourishing.
in Soul till the last, for all the wealth
of immortality is yours,. Von, have
not • yet reeeiveil - tiott's best: Flo
keeps th e good wine for the by-and,
by. Live in • hope, and. hope will
keep you young.-L- Tregy erian.
KOARD7,iB6 OF D D
. . WHERE 1102±%D3 MADE. '.. 1
: .
, .
"Hp !" i\ hear So e New York
boys.say: "o . needsr'to tell us that.
Every body knows tliatNew York is
the place to make money. Look at
the men in Wall 'Street." `‘.
Indeed! And what Wilty - u say if
I tali you that thernis mit i'dollar of
money made in new, York shoe in
Chicago, neither; though I kuiriiny
.yoitrigfriends who live' .there are\ca
ger to speak up and clainiqbeAboad
i
There are but three cities in f all lit
Union. where money is actually- made;
that is, where metals are coined. The
principal mint of the United \gtates
iii in Philadelphia. Here •are 'made
all the copper and nickel coins-One
two, and five cent pieces—suit a large
part otthe gold and silver coins used
, Okife country. There are also briineli.
mints at Safi Francisco and Carson
City. And these at three place's gold
and silver coins of every value arc coin
ed in great quantities. Those of you
who have been in. Philadelphia will
remember, on the north side of Ches..
runt street, near Broad, a Grecian.
building of white marble, somewhat
gray from age, with a tall .chimney
I rising from the center; and the Unit
ed States flag flying from tl}e roof.
This is the mint. Let us - climb the
long (light of steps and enter the .
building. On the door is ,placed
"Visitors admitted from 9 tin 12."
The door opens into a elm* en-.
trance hall, with seats arotnnt the
wall.. In a moment a politq usher,
who has grown.gray in the serVice of
the institution, comes to shor.usnll
that visitors are allowed to see.'
"_When the gold has been weigh
ed," says our guide, 'kit is : loeked up
in iron boxes, and earried to ' the
melting room, where it is melted and
podred into molds.
A small piece is then cut oil, and
its fineness ascertained by a long and
delicate process called assaying
This decides the value of the lot.
The.'deposit is then paid; and the
metal handed over to the nicker and
refiner, to' be. entirely freed from its
impurities and made fit for coinage.
And a hard time it has of it, to be
sure. Nothing but pure gold iital sil
ver could ever stand such treatment.
It is melted again, dII ' -olved -in nitric
acid sneezed under in mefae Pressure
baked in a hot eellor, and finally . ..Mr.
loci l
tied in this dingy ug roum at the
I
left ofthe court yard; where we have
stood all this time. he metal is per
fectly pure noW, but - ieforel the final
melting one tenth of i S weight in cop-
It
per is added to it, to make it hard
enough to bear the rough usage which
it will meet with in _traveling about
the world.
The room would 'be dark but for
the fiery glow of the furnaces which
line one end of the place. On these
are a number of small pots, tilled
with red hot liquid metal ; while we
look a workingman lifts one and
another, with a pair of long tongs,
and pours the glowing gold in streams
into narrow iron molds.
peering in at the glowing fires and
the swarth figures of the workmen,
but our guide is already half-way
aeross_the court, and we reluctantly
follow, stepping aside to make room
for FL workman ;with his - burden. of
silver. bens, ~which -he is carrying to
undergo 'the rolling process. The
rollers give the metal the form of
ribbons, from' which another, machine
punches the planehets,—which - are
the before they are milled and
5.111 ' Mpeli.— r M. W., St. NiChrihis.
WHAT VOICES INDICATIL—There
arelight, quick, surface voices that
involuntarily seem to utter the say
ing, " I won't do to tie_to.it The
man's words may assure you Of his
strength of purpose and reliability,
yet-his tone contradicts his speech.
Then there are low, deep,'
stroller .
voices where the words seem ground
out as if the man owed
,humanity a
grudge, and meant to pay, it some
day. That unan's opponent •.may
tremble and his friends may trust
his strength of purpose and ability to
act.
There is the coarse; boisterous,
dictatorial tone, invariably adopted
by vulgar persons. who %aye not.
cultivation enough to understand
their own insignificance:
. There is the incredulous tone,
that is. full of a covert sneer, or a
secret yim can't dupe me sir," int(i.
nation.
Then there is the whining, beseech
ing voice that says "sycoPhant" as
plainly- as if it uttered the word. It
cajoles and . flatters you.; its words
say : " I love . yon ; I admire you ;
you are everything that you should
be."
TlMn there is the tender, musical,
compassionate voicb. that sometimes
goes with sharp features and some
times with blunt feLtyres, but always
with genuine benevolence.
if - you are 'full of aftisctation and
pretense, your voice proclaims it.
If you Ore full of honest strength
and purpop, your voice proclaims it.
If you 4re cold and calm and firm
and persistent, or fickle and foolish
and deceptive, your voice will be
equally truth telling. .
You cannot change your voice
from a natural to •unnatural tone
Without its being known that you are
so doing.
F. 0 .Sr .1' ,I .I• :4
We would gladly remain longer,
A GOOD MOTLIER.--Abovb all earth
ly\gifts a good mother stands preem
inent. She is worth her- weight in
trold—More than arkanny of acquaint
,' .
Armes: \ Those who have played round
the saute doorstep, baskee in the same
mother-', smile; ih whose veins the
same blond flows, are bound by. a sa
cred tie that
. can never i.e broken.
Distances may Separate; quarrels may
occur, but those who have a capacity
to learn anything must have attimes
a bubling up of, fond recollections,
and a yearning' 'after bygone . days.
Every woman hasmission On. earth.
There is "Something to do" for ev
eryone; a household to put in order,
a child to attend- to, Some . class ,'.of
'unfortunate, degraded, or homeless
huinanity ,to befriend. That Boni is
poor indeed that leaves the World
without having exerted an influence
that-will be fult foe good aeter she •
1M passed away. , •IT is no tin:pace, not to be able to do
- • everything; ..but to undertake and pretend
Tun Christian church gives Van drars ; to do what you are not made for is not
to luxury and show where it . giveg one only shameful, butotremelytroublesorne
dollar to the groat work of the church. and vexations.
•.9 • •
4 1 $8:VaziA:i4Wvizi
STRANOZ SPECTACLF. PAVENTED AT
TUE BURNINO Or QUINCY
ICE HOUSE
The Quincy (Ill) lVlig says: "A
curious and thrilling spectacle was
witnessed Sunday evening by persons
who were early at the scene of the
burning Of M'llade's • ice house, on
the bay. It was caused by the escape
of probably hundreds of snakes which
seemed• to wriggle .- and crawl and
i ound directly out of-the flames, and
t , then rim for the bay, creating' a
CO ' tinuous splash, splash. splash, as
one\ after another of the reptiles
'went headlong , into the water. The
whole •ountry for a mile around was
light as day. The snakes.seemed to
\ come frem every nook and corner, of
the buildig,*and, writhing in agony
frem the in 'ens° heat, instinctively
Made direetl for the bay, and maim
ed a'nd burn -, as many of. them un
doubtedly ~ We they plunged in
prounietiously,s; the larger ones—
some
of \them Of, remendous •size,--
tllioWinegreat volumes of water high:
iWo the air. The. \Watchman at one
of the otherlce houses says that when
he first saw th,e ilameS they envelop- '
ed nearly the 6 tire building. He ran
to the door and attempted' to enter,
but was driven bck by the fi re and
smoke.• Nothing hatever to save
the ice house. ,It h no doubt been
set on fire by tramps . ; veral of whom
were subsequently fouMI lying, near
the ruins fast asleep. `Qne of these.
very graphically de:writ - 0 the rush
of snakes from the burnin building,
which was alight as terrible as it,
was Wonderful. Out of the doorway'
through the roof, in the midst of
dense volumes of smoke, they anie
by scores, large'.snakes and smal of
:Almost every specie known to 'tis
latitude; their eyes extended an
'tis
latitude;
their forked tongues datting detiane
at the blaze, they actually raced
through the air for a place of safety.
They hissed with madhess and pound
ed the earth with their
in
in fury
and seemed to search in the agony
they - experienced in Coming through
the fire. The mum : ber Of them' ap
peared to be endless;until the whole
structure was so fully consumed that
no more could escape froth it, if any
there were. Great rattlesnakes, bow
snakes, moccasins, gartersnakes,
watersn akes of every possible descrip
tion and age were huddled aad lu;stl:
ed together as.they came forth, 'ap
parently borne by the flames. The*
creephig things were horrible to . lfe
hold. No one dared to attempt to
kill them after they: had passed suc
cessfully through such- -a -furnace..
Wild with rage and tossing venom
into the fire, which seemed only-to
in - crease in volume, they coiled upon
the ground with arched necks, ready
to strike the • foe that approached,
them. Some of them even seemed
to stand upon the edge Of the ice
house, as if bidding' defiance to 'the
devouring elements, and to lick up
the flames with their tongues before
giving up 'what had been their home.
It is declared upon good authority
that "some of ;these reptiles were ten
feet. in length. with bodies of enor
mous size, which made large swaths
on the earth when they crawled, and
as to their nuniber , no one could give
a more accurate idea than that there
were hundereds. One .Of the largest
of a bright green and - gold color,
which was rendered beautifully brill
iant bythefirelight, appeared through
the side of the Louse, which was in
full blaze, bearing in its month two
of its young: and scales fell from.
its body like hail stones as it hukried
away, uttering tones of torture as
it proceeded. . Sonic of the snakes
took refuge in a large,pile of lumber
near the ice house, underneath which
several- dead carcasses were fouild,
when the lumber was removed to a
place of safety. The house was built
with thin boards. 'by which a vacant
space was made in the siding, crea
ting'an air chamber; and it is suppos
ed that the snakes had' taken
possession of this for a home. 'The
tramps who endeavored to stay in
the ice house Sunday night probably
discovered some of the snakes, and
attempted to smoke them out, but
the eillert resulted in the destruction
of the building.
IT would be Well for the poor s man
to ponder and think well -before
blaming the government for hard
times. Lastweek there was a riot
in Canada, and the cry was bread or
blood. Remember that Canada is
not governed by the United States,
and still they arc having hard times.
Why is it that England can buy her
cotton in. this country, take it across
the ocean, manufacture it into fab
rics, and sell them again to our pea
pie cheaper than.they can, be manu
factured here ?
.Simply because the
poor people here would scorn to work
for what the poor people of England
would: • They don't know how much
more degraded the poor.are in other
countries than tnerare in this. The
poor. people in this country live far
better than those in' England. How
would you' like to live in Italy where
the common laborer gets, what would
amount to twenty-five cents a day
and the skilled workman- only re
ceives seventy-five, cents per day
for his labor? It is so in all coun
tries; the poor peoille ore suffering
and no intelligent w,dema
gogue,.ut a
,dema
gogue, will try to nialielfO'or people.
believe ; that they
. are poor because
the government is corrupt and is run
in the biterest.of the rich and to, the
detriment of the poor. We have one
of the best countries in *the world
for the poor man, and it is the desire
'of all patriots to give the poor . peo
ple every
. chanee to be happy; that
can be given them in an honest way:
;--Intyften (Incl.) Chronicle.
IlnsAANn entering and throwing himself
languidly twee the sofa as he wipes the
perspiration from hik brow' "Oh dear,
busineSs is killing me, I am ' tired." ; Wit)
jumping for a pillow, "Lay' down tliere
liken good, dear follow, and tak.i a little
rest.t' Little four year 'fir daughter.
"Oh, papa, I fonght 'ood be awful tired
after I saw oo carrying the new hired girl
all 'bout the kitchen. • Tableaux, blue
tire, etc., etc.
. .
\. DEBT. -
N • .
[Follho IttkonTkno
In these days \ of debt-making and
debt-suffering, not - be out. or
place
. to speak \on that . subject.
Among the many resolutions formed
in reference to business, there is no
better resolve than to\pay as you go.
The causes for debt-niaking are nu
merous. It may be tie result of
thoughtlessness. Oft times debts are,
made through a deisre - of\ show or
ostentation—living in a style \ beyond
one's means. Persons of a generous
nature are prone to do for Okhers,
especially for . their own family, more
than their circumstances admit.
Some families are naturally extrava
gant, and desire to , pOisess whatever \
they see thht:pleases them; they do
not hank easily the art of self-denial,
and before they are aware debts em
barrass them. And .we fear there are .
those who incur debt withoutany in
tention of meeting their obligations,
for when the facts are made known
there is no present or future pros;
pect of payment ; this is but little.
better than stealing?. , The man who
expends all he gels and more too,
running in _debt to every one who
will trust him, is on his way...to the
drinking-saloon or prison.
Whatever the causes may be, as a
general rule -debts can be avoided,
and the sad records of failure and the .
heavy burdens of the debtor - whiai
oppress them would not have to be
endured. If you . would be free froth
the chains of the creditor, above all
firmly resolVe to live within your
means, however limited 'they may be ;
make no promises whiCh you have not
a reasonable certainty of keeping.
;When you want that for which you
Cannot pay at the time, wait until
.
yon • can, - unless the prospect.for-fu
ture payment- is certain, and when
yeniNdo purchase the thing desired
you Will .enjoy it all th more for
'our self-denial.
Debt, 'in some degree resembles
death. It„,ha.s some rays of. light
which embilge from its dark garb, and
so bas death., Oft times it May - be a
great. litivr-ntage to die—dying is
ealled paying the debt
. of nature:
\
The corisciJusness of having to meet
death prompts uS\ to prepare for its
coming. And so it, is with debt ; it
sometimes bas a stirring, stimulating
effect upon those who \ are conscious
of its existent . There are some in
dividuals so c 7 . tituted that they
lay the foundatio of their • financial
prosperity by gettin r ,ain debt.' - They
see the dark pall df debt-Payments
to be made, and they\learn lessons Of
economy which theyever 'Would
have learned ; they s pp spending
money for that which isUseless and
may' he injurious. \ • \
But the great mass of \mankind,
should'avoid debt as they w \ ould a
famine or the bite of - a serpent. It
ruins nearly as many households \ and
destroys .as many characters gin;
'temperance. A. person must have
character to be able to get in debt.
It is a low position to be too poor toy:
get in debt. It - is a relief,,a most
comforting and cheering sensation,
after having been in debt - to get free i
from the creditor, ,so that you can
say that no man .has a- claim against
you. , If yell are in debt resolve to,
get out as soon as poSsible„.but avoup
borroWing of -one to _pay another.
Pay the washer-woman, the dress,
maker, pay the merchant, the- editor,
the preacher.
There are many honest, true men
td-day who cannot , pay their debts.
They were Unfortunate in . hushteis ;
parties owinc , them have failed to,
pay, and bankruptcy stares them in
the face. The financial support has
given away. The little debt which
at first was as small as a grain of
seed has multiplied a hundred .fold,
or like the rolling snow-ball, has
gathered weight and increased-at CV..
ery.turn, and still it grows; like the
hyfira in the fable, as often as' you
strike otrone head two'shoot up in
its place. As the weary pilgrim on
the way 'to the rest beyond looks up
td. Heaven with confidence, saying,
". There shall be no more death, -nei
ther sorrow nor crying, neither shall
'there be any more pain," so may that
person who is struggling with dell
and knows not which way to turn
look up to Heaven with some feeling !
of relief and' comfort, and exclaim,
there will be no debt there, . 1
If you are cast overboard into the
sea of • financial disaster, put. forth
every energy to swim for the, shore ;-
if you do not succeed, you will have
the consolation of knowing that you
did your best, that you tried to-do
justly, that you maintained your in
tegrity: It is not a disgrace to, be
poor. Our Savior who was once rich
became poor, and when called upon
to pay, tax to the Roman Govern
ment had nothing to pay, but wrought
a miracle; obtaining money from the
mouth of &fish. You cannot work
miracles or's,take money from the
fish's mouth, but you can save your
character and honor God by doing
*hat you can.' Y . ota can learn to live
on short - rations.':, • Wear the worn,
the darned, the patched; 'Economize
in those things where denial will be
felt least. Go without things. Learn
not to want things. Save every pen
ny, for belongs to 'another. Be
independetit. Leave off all , show. Be
courageous. < Do not avoid a street
or filace because you are In debt
there. , Preserve your self-respect,
your -integrity. Though weighed
down—crushed—you may barethe
conseiousness of having done your
duty, and that is noble. Thesnles:
Aonsi — taught in the. ichool 'of Hard'
Times will devehip true manhood,
true character; Do 'not' give up.
Trust in God, :mad° your - best. You
may die in the great; struggle, yet be
victorious in maintaining purity of
intention. No marble slab map mark
• youy resting place.- Man may say
what they please, but GO will say
'" well done." C. IL S.
Smithfield, July's, 187,8.
A LiAltsEn English Bishop has coined
a ROW wOrd. When he wishes to describe
any.orhis'elergy who combine..the habits
of country 'gentlemen with the office of
priesthood, instead of saying they are
snail es and parson combined, he is in the
habit of joining Abe two words in one, anti
describing th eiu "%quare-sons.".
=I
Tux other iuori►ing . a lady received a
telegram• that - her father was dead.
" she said, "John can't help buy;
iug. me some-new clothes."
TO-MOBROW
The setting Sun, with dying herons,
'•
Had waked the purple hill to tire,
And citadel and dome and spire . -
Were gttdt d by the far•off gleam;.y':
And In ahil hut dark pine trees crept
Full many a slender line or gob! ;
Gaol motes %thwart the river swept,
And kissed it as It onward r01k.4.1 ;
And Sunlight lingered, loth to go.
Alit well.lteauaethsorrow
Wu pert truiti those we love below;
And pit Hsi sun as bright shall glow`
To;merrow.
The Tide was ebbing on the straud.,.
And stooping low Its sliver crest ; . -
.. Tim erbuson seaweed lay at rat ' '
• Upell the amber-ribbed sand :
Dashed (::i.r the rocks and on the shore -
Flung parting wreaths of pearly skay.
Thened away; yet turned olive more
And sent
sent a sight across the bay, '
As tit , igh It could not hear
-to g 0...
Alt I Well, it causeth sorrow .
To paut with these we love below,,
•Yet thitherward the tide shall flow;
\ 1
\ To-morrow :
Twopearts have met : to say farewell.' '
A t`oven when the sun went down; . .
Farb:fife-sound front the hitsy town ' •
Smote' sadly ire a passing bell.
One whispered : "Parting ls tweet iolt , --
'At morivit:t eve returns the tide ;" • , '
" Nay I parting rends the heart In tWatu."
And still they linger side by nide, —
And still they linger, loth-to go,
~
Ah I well, tt causeth sorrow -
To part from thoseme love belpw—: 4 -
For shall we ever nice: or no' . . .
Tomerror ..
. .
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FUN, FACT AND\FACETIZE
A Bonumml-Place—A carpenter's shop.
TIIE trimming of the vain ivotadd clothe
the naked..
NEVER stop to argue the point, with an
e)eited kornet.
A SorraErn; negro arrested withschicls"-
ens in his's'ack, de(dared; "1)e "man :iiat
put 'em dar was no fren' oh rnine.,'" \
MANY a child goes astray, tknf-lecanse
there is want of prayer or viituiS at home,:
but simply because home lacks Sunshine':
HAlto Words are-like hailstones in stun
mer, beating doWn.. and destroying what
they wouhl nourish were they melted into
drops. ,
No minister who smokes am now be
admitted 'to a Methodist pulpit in Tennes
see. This is a novel plan to weed out the
clergy.. •
" I TOLD her never. smoke another
cigar," he said softly, "and I won't. A
pipe's pleuty,good enough for Me." And
lie gracefully drew a match. • -
TIM turn of a man's general discourse
will clearly - discover the bent of-his mind,
fur .!_• out of the abundance of the • heart
the month speaketh."
• Sownc»; saw the evil of riches- gotten
in haste, and wrote : "An.. inheritance
may be gotten hastily at the .beginning,,
but the end thereof shall not be blessed."
"I -troilli This is not counterfeit?" said.
a lover as he.toyed with hiS sweetheart'a
hind. "The best way to find out is 'to
ring it !" was the,quickreply. • .. "
TWolacknen *ere struck by lightning
'in Syracuse recently. The strangest part
of it was it didn't hurt the. lightning any,
although it stove up the (Wirers a trifle.
ELizAtitrit ALLEN, - in -a poem, asks :
"Ph, why forever weep ?" Eliz
abeth is a little mistaken as to the facts.
It isn't, the willow that weeps, it is the
boy who 'dances under the limber end
" EXER6SE. your patience!' for' awhile
and you will get practice," .said an old
\physician to a. young doctor who recently
'put out his shingle." "Yes, but I don't
have auy.pstients to exercise," was the
replv.
Tim health : journals now say that we
must \sleep with our heads toward the
north hi Order to be healthy. •By-andby
a man W;11 need the services of a civil en
'gineer when he sleeps in a-strange bed.
Pr is ver,, true that George WashingtcT
never told but then his- Wife never
made'him'say\~he Wailla.spade up the side
flower beds and the:verbena mound in the
front.yard befoiv, went,downsto the of
fice.
WuFiN'Sir Walter Scott was urged not
to prop the fallen ch , dit,Of one of his •ae
quaintances ' he replied : "This man was
friend when my friends were few, and
will he his friend now that his enemies are
many. ,, • • •.\
AN old citizen in w country village; ou
having a subscription list lianded to • him
toward purchasing a nevi 'hearse for the
place, thus excused himself : \"I paid 5
for a new hearse forty years ago, and"me
and my folks ballet had the:boneilt of it
•
Ax old farmer, on being asked Why .a
peacock that-wag strutting through \ the
yard was like the figure nine, couldn't\ see.
the resemblance, but light broke in \ en
him when he was told that it was nothing
withont its tail.
IF we will take ail the good WO dud,
asking nn questions, we will have heaping
measures:, The greatest gifts are not by
analysis. Everything- good is on the
I•ighway.. The middle region of our be
ing-is the temperate zonet
•
A CERTAIN little damsel,. being aggra
vate:d beyond endurance,. by her big . bro
ther, fell uponher knees, and cried . "0
Lord'. Mess my brother. Toni. lie lies, ho
steals, he swears. All boys do ; us girls
don't. Amen."
SOME one asks the editor of the Cincin
nati En-quirer to "state id Sunday's edi
tion of :your widely-circulated paper.the
standing army of England," and the edi
tor replies : "AlTe haven't. room to insert
the standing army of England."
lloo.iatTir would sketch any, face that
struck him on his linger nail. I which
it may be inferred that he
,was never
" struck " by a lightning.rod agent.' Ho
would have wanted a finger_nail the size
of a harn-dour to get in .all the cheek.
DISTINCITISIIED Writei says : "I re
solved, when I was a child, .never to use a
word iwhich.l could not pronounce before
my mother without offending her." He
kept his resolution, Enid beanne a -pure:-
minded, noble; honored . gentleman. His
rule and example are worthy of imitation.
WEALTHY 27arqnu s lately gave the
Church which he attended, two tablets of
stone, with the Ton Commandments en
graved upon them ; whereupon a witty
member:of the Church remarked that his
reason for giving away the Command
ments was that he couldn't keep them.
"IT is a staudhCrule in my church,"
said one clergyman, to another, " for the
sexton to wake up any luau that he may
see
.a.slcep."l '
"1 think," returned the
other, "that : it would be much better for
the Sexton, whenever any man goes to
sleep under your preaching, to wake you
up."
()."Cr. party says that hens are often set
in, their ways. Another party comes for- ,1
wiitd and. says; "Particularly • in their
hatch ways." A third. Suggests, that
" because they're an eggs-heft-trick
set." \, ylre - did not originate any of the
above, and we don't want you to lay them
to us. .14'prristoien Herald.
IT MUSt s W admitted that it is diseour-,
aging to a \Colportenr Witt:mho-enters at
Mississippi village to inaugurate the work'
Of salvation and distribute tracts, to find
that the pastor ,f the place has had to
take to mule-driving for a living, and
that the - entire pointlatian is temporarily
out oti' the street observing a dog-fight..
• fix old attorney said, a little before his
deatii,.that he had been reckoned a very
great rascal, and believed he was so, • for
he had Thme manyulark and_ rongish and
infamous things in bis profesiv ; "but,"
added he, "by what luau thserve of the .
•riaing pineration, thei time May,ceme; and
you, may live to see it,. when •I shall be ao
(limb* an honest mania coinparlson with
tiMse attOrpoyS who ate to succeo,lno?!
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$2 'per Annum.ln Advancer
NUMBER 7.
HOW TO OHRE OR PREVENT EItEEP
LESTIEBB.
. A fen , minutes' rest _before - eating,
plenty of time and joke and laughter
while eating, and then again;a few
moments' rest-and we believe you
might laugh at'dyspepsia:
You might rest while weeding
your garden,training your vines play
ing with the - children or dipping into
some bright work of poetry or fiction.
.13a, if sleepy, heed the sign - :. You
are either over-taxed-
too
need rest,
or you have eaten too much—yon
are, the best judge of that.
A five minutes'. nap is often better
than a half hour's sleep, because you
do not wake up with the half-dead
feeli;rig which some people complain
.of When we urge them to rest—and
the Sleepiness is gone.
Some people find, after going to
bed, that they. are hungry. They had
a light supper early in the evening ;
they. have been out driving or walk.
ing ; have been readinvaloud,,lor
singing, perhaps talking a good,dl,
and unheedful of time have m t__up
until it is late. They eannOt sleep
—Nature is calling out for-:more fuel ;
they long for someMpiegAti eat.
"But you knokv-fitt is very .un.
healthy to eat at ,- o,4ate an hour."
.
"Oh is it ?„6 ,- ,Then by all means
don't yiel4;46, tbi demands of your
stomach,; ( ' however long you • lie
awlke.".
. i_ , lV•hat;fudge.l . Are the English a
race .ofdyspepties ? Their often have
very heavy suppers. just before retir
ing.
-;: i Tlie, hungrier you are the, faster
your brain will w i ork, and the haraer
wlll throb . your head ; iestlesslY you
will-turn and Vasil ; you will strive to.
qUe'l . the hunger fit by a draught of
water; but that won't do it; and at
last, in despair, you gave up the ope
of sleep. A crackef or small piece of
'bread would have hindered all !this,
aid you would have fallen into Sleep
as \ calmly is a little child does !after
taking its milk. •
Why :don't you keep. the baby
awake after feedffig it; if it is
Ouii to Sleep on a full stomach? , We •
are tempted to quote from an _article .
we saw the other day : "Sleep on
supper :" A - •
" Nothing \i s s- more .absurd than to
pretend it is Unhealthful to sleep af- .
ter the day's laSt meal. Man .
an animal? DO\ nOt _animals, With
out exception; sleep immediately
af
ter eating? Po 'not we fed like
sleepinz.after each day's last meal ?
Evidently the body yearns for Sleep.
Exercise immediately after eating is
pernicious rest is healthful. -What
rest can compare with sleep; which
reposes-the mind, the lungs, even the
heart ?" . -
See the peasants personienkcy
better health than they do. Supper
is the best nical of the day. No soon
er have they supped than they go to
bed.„
STOP A MINUTE
Don't hurry so. Move slower, it
.may be that you. will go surer. Grind,
grind, grind; one everlasting grind,
from fiVe in the morning till. ten at
night chasing the Lbubble of - Inman
riches. That is the need, pray tell
me ? Yon' already have enough and
even more than you - can. use. You
are heaping up wealth for others . to
waste-or quarrel over when you- are
dead. And "half your heirs Instead
of remembering you gratefully, will
contemplate your departure •from this
hurrying scene with. infinite satisfac
tion. Do rest awhile ! You are wear
ing out the vital forces faster than
there is need, and in this way sub
tracting years. from the total sum Of
your life. . This rush and worry, day
after day, this restless anxiety after'
something you have-not .got,' like
cobble-stones in
. machinery ; they
grateand grind the life out of you.
You have useless burdens ; throw,
th©m off. You have a great deal of
care; dump it. Pull in the Strings.,
Coinpact.your business: Take. time
fur thought on better things. Go out
in the'air and let thrxl's - sun shine
down on, your head. Stop • thinking
Of -business and profit. - Stop grum
bling at adverse providence.. You
Will, probably never see much better
times, than =these in this ;doomed
world\ Your' most opportune tithe
your happiest
is now ;\ happiest daY is. to-day.
_Calmly do - your-duty, and. let • God
take care Of his Own world. He is
still alive and is the. King. -Do not
imagine that\things will go to ever
lasting siliasl when you disappear
from this' mortal stage. '• Don't fancy
that the .curse Of heaven, in shape
of the vain task Of \ righting np . a
jointed earth, is imposed on you.
Cease to'fret and fume ; cease to.
jump and worry early`and late. The.
good liine is coming, hilt you, never
can bring it.; God can and Will.
Take breath, sir. Sit doin and rest
and draw • a long breath. Then go
calmly et the tasks of life and . do
your work well.
"Pin'! ever love any otheT girl?"
repeated a prospective bridegrdeni; .
in answer to.a. tearful inquiry of his
intended. "Why no darllng-I of come\
not. Could you ask such, a question? \
Yon are my . first and only love! \
This heart knew . no wakening' until
the sunshine of - your love streamed
in and. awoke it toi t eestacer.l . " And
then he kissed her and went
horde, and .'said' to '.himself,. "I must
llrry. those thiugs out 'of the way
right op' c'l'ef there'll be a row 1" And
he collected together a' great pile of •
lettersovritten in all kinds of femin- • -
ine hands, with lots of faded flowers
and photographs, and locks of hair,
slid bits, Of faded ribbOn and other
things; and-_ when the whole eo . Bee
tion had beenerammed into the kitch
en grate he drew a deep sigh and . •
said to 'himself • "There goes'_ all
that's left of fourteen undying loves 1;.
Let em 'ffleker . . 6. •
INTENTION IS everything. Ho meant
to be very consoling, and yet his words
must have been unpleasantly suggestive.
The master called his colored servant to
his side and said : "Sam, I am dying ; I
am going on a long journey." Sam's
eyes were moist, but he encouraged the
.sick man by replying : "Nebbor mud,
masser, it's all the way down hill."
Tur; cold world little realius tlw seuso
of desolation that shuts down on a man
who thinks ho has boon handed too much
change by his grocer, when lie. dodges
around the 4:Onset and finds it.right.
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