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Bloomfield Academy !
An IJiifflish and Classical School
row
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I
TIIK W1NTKH SKSSIOX of this Institution
commenced 1H mliiT lilli.
Tin1 coin-so ot study embraces Latin. (!rcek,
English lirunches. Mathematics, Kut.tmil Science,
kv. and is designed to furnish u thorough Kurdish
Education, or a complete l'reparation for a Colle
giate Course.
Vacations: July nnd August, and one week at
Clivistnias.
'Onus: For Hoarding. Furnished Itnoin, Wash
ing. Tuition in Latin. Creek. English Hranchesand
Mathematics, for the scolastic year, except board
in vacations. S-.iki.oo.
The Hoarding Department is at the institution,
under tlio supervision of Wlliain (Jricr. Ksi., by
whom good and substantial hoard will bo fur
nished: and tin? pupils w ill be under tlieslrict care
of the Principal. Address
T. A. SMVKI.Y. A. H., I'rinclpal,
or WILLIAM (JK1KH.
I ltf 1 New Hloonilield, Perry county, Pa.
BETWEEN
ULOOMFIELD and MWF0RT !
WIXTEll A HRAX11EMEXT.
flllE sidiscrlber Is now running .1 hack between
X. lllooinlleld and Newport, leaving ISlooinlleld
it 9 a in., arriving at Newport in time to connect
,'ltli the Express train Hast.
Ueturuing. leaves Newport at 2.30 p. in., or on
lie arrival of the Mail train West.
- He has also opened a LI VKHY ill til ' Stables
clonging to Hinesinith's Hotel, where he. is p re
ared Uilurnisli horses and buggies at moderate
rices. AMOS KOHINSON.
IVliiW STORE!
CHEAP GOODS!
'T1HU subscriber having opened a new Store, one
1 door East of Swcgor's Jlotel, solicits a share
t the public patronage. Jlo has just received a
Mil supply of
jT o -w C3- o o I w ,
Mid will constantly keep on hand, a complete as
i ji tiiient of
OH Y-OOODS, GROCERIES,
QCEEXSWAEE, HARD WARE,
HOOTS it- SHOES, JIA TS A CAPS.
And Everything else usually kept in (Stores.
Call and see my stock.
KOHT. N. WILLIS,
Sew liloomlleld, l'a.
3 42
Yew Carriage Maim factory,
On Hioii Stkekt, East ok Caki.isi.k St.,
ew Bloomfield, Fcnn'a.
THK subscriber has built a large and cmnniodl
otis Shop on High St., Kast of Carlisle Street,
Sew liloomlleld, l'a., where he Is prepared to man
ufacture to order
On, i i i n 2f o
Of every description, out of the best material.
Sleighs of every Style,
built to order, and linlshed in the most artistic and
durable manner.
t, Having superior workmen, he Is prepared
to furnish work that will compare favorably with
the bestCity Work, and much more durable, and
at much more reasonable, rates.
'fREl'A IKING of all kinds neatly and prompt
ly done. A call Is solicited.
SAMUEL SMITH.
31tf
JAMES IB. CLARK,
MANfFACTl KKK AND DEAI.KIt IN
Stoves, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware,
New Bloomfield, Perry co., Tn.,
KKKI'S constantly on hand every article usually
kept in a first-class establishment.
All the latest styles and most improved
Parlor ami Mil elicit Ntovcs,
TO Jll'KN EITHER COAL OH WOOD!
. Spouting and Hooting put up in the, most
durable manner and at reasonable prices. Call
anil examine his stuck. 3 1
BELLS.
( ESTABLISHED
( IN 1837.
BUCKEYE HELL FOUNDRY!
c
HI'KCH. Academy, Factory, Farm, Fiw-
iiarm jiens, &c., &c., inane oi
PURE BELL METAL,
(Cooper and Tin,) warranted in quality, tone, du
rability, &c, and mounted with our Patent l.M
PlOVEI) HOTAT1NO HANGINGS. Illustrated
Calilogues sent Free. t
VAN 1)17 ZEN & TIFT,
Not. 102 and 104 E. 2nd St.,
411Qypd CINCINNATI, 0.
THE smace in school.
The following incident in a district
school is told by Mr. William Pitt Pnl
nicr, of New York, President of the
Manhattan Insurance Company, in a poet
ical nddrcss before " The Literary Socie
ty," in Stoekbridgc, Massachusetts, his
native home :
A district school not far away,
'Mid Iterkshlrc hills, one winter's day
Was humming with Its wonted noise
Of three-score mingled girls anil boys;
Some few upon their task Intent,
Hut more on furtive mischief bent;
The while the master's downward look
Was fastened on a copy-hook,
When suddenly, behind his back.
Hose sharp and clear a rousing smack!
As 'twere a battery of bliss
Let off in one tremendous kiss!
" What's that?" the startled master cried ;
"That, tliir," a little imp replies,
"Wath William Wlllith, if you plcathc
I thaw him kith Thuthaima Peathc!"
With frown to make a statue thrill,
The master thundered, "Hither, Will!"
Like wretch o'ertaken in his track,
With stolen chattels on his back,
Will hung his head with fear and shame.
And to the awful presence came
A great, green bashful simpleton,
The butt of all good natureil fun
With smile suppressed, and birch upraised
The threatenci faltered "I'm amazed
That you my biggest pupil, should
lie guilty of an act so rude !
Heroic the whole set school to boot
What evil genius put you to't!"
" 'Twas she, herself, sir," sobbed the lad,
" 1 didn't mean to be so bad
Hut when Susanna shook her curls,
And whispered I w.h 'frald of girls,
And dursn't kiss a baby's doll,
1 couldn't stand it, sir, at all,
Hut up and kissed her on the spot!
I know boo lum I ought to not,
Hut, somehow, from her looks boo lino
1 thought she kind o' wished me too!"
Marrying Under Diillculties.
A Virginia Story.
""VfATIIAN JONES, a small farmer in
L our vicinity, had a daughter, as
pretty nnd buxom a lass as ever thumped
buttermilk in a churn ; and 'whether you
saw her carrying eggs to market on a flea
bittcn marc, or helping to stir npplebut
ter at a boiling iridic, or making a long
reach at a quilting, or sitting demurely in
the log meeting-house, on a Sunday in
short, wherever you saw her she always
looked as pretty, if not prettier, than she
ever did before.
Notwithstanding her attractions, it
will scarcely bo credited that Sally had
really reached the mature age of eighteen
without any avowed suitor. Admirers,
nay lovers, she had by the score ; and
w hencver liuor was convenient, many
a sighing bachelor would willingly have
given his riding horse, or even his share
in Dad's farm for her. There was indeed,
no lack of will on their part ; the difficul
ty was in mustering up courage to make
the proposal. Mankind seemed, for once
to be impressed with a proper sense of
its own unworthiness. Now far be it
from any one to infer from this that Sal
ly was prudish or unapproachable. On
the contrary, she was as good-humored,
as comely, and disposed to bo as loving
as she was loveable. Poor Sally ! it is a
great misfortune for a girl to be too hand
some ; almost as great as to be too ugly.
There she was, sociablo and warm hearted
as a pigeon, amiable as aturtle-dove, look
ing soft encouragement, as plainly as maid
en modesty permitted, to her bashful
company of admirers, who dawdle about
her, twiddling their thumbs, biting the
bark of their riding switches, and play
ing a number of other sheepish tricks,
but saying never a word to the purpose.
Sally was entering on her nine teenth
year when she was one day heard to ob
serve that men were the meanest, slowest,
cowardliest, ornancst creatures ; in short,
good for nothing but to lay under an ap
ple tree with their mouths open, and wait
until the apples dropped into them.
This observation was circulated from
mouth to mouth, and like the riddle of
the Sphinx, was deeply pondered by Sal
ly's lovers. If any of them had wit
enough to solve its meaning, certainly no
ouo had pluck enough to prove the an
swer. Not of this poor-spirited crowd was
Sam Bates, a stalwart youth, who stood
in winter, six feet two inches in his
stockings in summer ho didn't wear
any. Sam was not handsome in tho or
dinary sense of tho term. Ho was freck
led, had a big mouth, and carroty hair.
His feet but no matter, ho Usually
bought number fourteen and a half boots,
because they fitted him better than seven
or eights. Sam was a wagon-maker by
profession, owned a flourishing shop, and
several hundred acres of unimproved
land, which secured to him the reputa
tion of independence. i7or the rest, lie
was a roystcring blade,a .good rider.a crack
shot with a rifle, and t u accomplished
fidler. Bold to tho confin cs of impudence
ho was a favorite of tha 1 air ; with a
heart os big as his foot, and a fist liko a
sledge-hammer, he was tho acl'cnowlcdgcd
cock of the walk, and preux. ci'ievalicr of
tho pine hill country.
Mr. Bates met Sally Jones fo.r the first
time at a tjuilting, and in sixty seconds
after sight he had determined to court
her. lie sat beside her its sho t'titched,
and even had the audacity to ivjuce.e
her hand under the quilt. Vmth is
mighty and must be told. Although Sal
ly did not resent the impcrtinencii by a
stick with her needle, she was nc t half
so indignant as she ought to have b.icn.
I dare notsay she was pleased, but perhaps
should not be far from tho truth if I did.
It is undeniable that the more gentle and
modest woman is, tho more she adm.irc s
courage and boldness in the other sex.
Sally blushed every time her eyes met
those of her new beau, and that wa-i
as often as she looked up. As for San.'
the longer he gazed tho deeper he sunk
in the mire of love, and by tho end of
the evening his heart and his confidence
were both completely overwhelmed. As
he undertook to see Sally home, ho felt a
numbness in his joints that was entirely
new to him, and when ho tried to make
known his sentiments as he had previous
ly determined, he found his heart was so
swelled up that it closed his throat, and
he couldn't utter a word.
" What a darned, cussed sneak I was !"
groaned Sam, as he turned that night on
his sleepless pillow. " What's came over
me, that I can't speak my mind to a pret
ty girl without a-chokiu 1 O Lord! but
she is too pretty to live on this airth.
Well, I'm going to church with her to
morrow ; and if I don't fix matters afore
I git back, then drat me."
It is probable Sam Uates had never
hearkened to the story of " llassclas,
Prince of Abysinia," or ho would have
been less credulous while thus listening
to tho whispers of fancy, and less ready
to take it for granted that tho deficien
cies of the day would be supplied by the
morrow. To-morrow came, and in due
time Mr. Bates tricked oft iu a bran new
twelve-dollar suit of Jew's clothes, was
on his way to meeting beside the beauti
ful Sally. His horse bedecked with a
new fair leather bridle, and a new saddle
with brass stirrups, looked as gay as his
master. As they rode up to the door,
Sain could not forbear glancing a tri
umphant glance at the crowd of Sally's
adorers that stood around filled with mor
tification and envy at his successful au
dacity. Sally's face was roseato with
pleasure and bashfulness.
" Stop a minute, now, Miss Sally; I'll
jif-t git down and lift ye oft'?"
Sam essayed to dismount, but in so do
ing found that both feet were hopelessly
fast in the stirrups. His face swelled
and reddened like a turkey gobbler's.
In vain he twisted and kicked ; the crowd
was expectant; Sally was waiting.
" Gosh darn the sterrup !" exclaimed Stun,
endeavoring to break the leathers with
his desperate kicks. At this unwonted
exclamation Sally looked up and saw her
beau's predicament. Tho by-standcrs be
gan to snicker. Sally was grieved and
indignant. Bouncing out of her saddle
in tho twinkling she handed her entrap
ped escort a stone, " Here, Sammy,
chunk your foot out with this !"
Oh, "Sally Jones, into what error did
your kind heart betray you to offer this
untimely civility in the presence of the
assembled county admirers, rivals and
all !
Sam took tho stone and struck a fran
tic blow at tho pertinacious stirrup, but
missing his aim, it fell with crushing
i'orcc upon a soft corn that camo from
wearing tight boots. " Wrhoa, darn ye !"
cried he, losing all control of himself,
and threatening to beat his horse's brains
out with the stone.
" Don't strike tho critter, Sammy," said
old Jones ; " you'll gin him tho poll evil,
but jist let me wngirth the saddle, and
we'll git you looso in no time."
In short, the saddle was unbuckled,
and Sam dismounted with his feet still
in the stirrups, looking like a criminal in
foot-hobbles. With souio labor he pulled
of his boots, squeezed them out of the
stirrups, and pulled them on again. Tho
tender Sally stood by nil tho whilo mani
festing tho kindest concern, and when ho
was finally extricated, she took his arm
and walked with him into church, lint
this unlucky adventure was too much for
Sam ; ho sueaked out of tho meeting du
ring tho first prayer, pulled off his boots,
and rodo home in his stockings. From
that time Sam Bates disappeared from
society. Literally and metaphorically he
shut up shop, and hung up his fiddle
He did not take to liqor like a fool, but
took his axo and cleared, I don't know
how many ncres of rugged, heavy tim
bered land, thereby increasing the value
of his tract to tho amount of several hun
dred dollars. Sally indirectly sent him
divers civil messages, intimating that she
took no account of that little accident at
the meeting-house, nnd at length ven
tured on a direct present of a pair of
gray yarn stockings, knit with her own
hands, lint while every effort to win
him back to the world was unsuccessful,
yarn stockings were a great comfort in
his self imposed exile. Sam wore them
continually, not on his foot, as some-uiat-tcr-of-fact
booby might suppose, but in
his bosom, and often, during the inter
vals of his work in the lonely clearing,
would draw them out and ponder on them
until a big tear gathered in his eye.
"Oh, Sally Jones, Sally Jones! if I had
only had the spunk to have courted ye
Saturday night instead of waiting till
Sunday morning, things might have been
different!" and then he would pick up
his nxc, and whack it into the next tree
with the energy of despair.
At length tho whole county was electri
fied by the announcement that Farmer
Jones had concluded to sell and go West.
Un the day appointed for tho sale there
could not have been less than a hundred
horsed icthered in his barn yard. Sam
Bates w.ts there, looking as uneasy as a
pig in a strange corn-field. Sally might
have been a little thinner than usual, just
cuough to .heighten rather than diminish
her channs. It was generally known
that she was averse to moving West.
In fact, she took no pains to conceal her
sentiments on the subject, and her pretty
eyes were evidently red with recent weep
ing. Sho locked mournfully around at
each familiar object. The old homestead
with its chunked .uid daubed walls; tho
cherry-trees under which she had played
in childhood; the flavors sho had paint
ed; and then to see the dear old furni
ture auctioned off the churn, tho apple
butter-pot, tho veneri ble quilting frame,
the occasion of so many social gatherings.
But harder than all it was, when her own
white cow was put up ; Jicr pet when a
calf, she had saved from the- butcher it
was too much, and the tears trickled
down Sally's blooming cheeks. "Ten
dollars, ten dollars for the cow I" " Fif
ty dollars !" shouted Bates.
" Why, Sammy," whispered a prudent
neighbor, "she ain't worth twenty dollars
at the outside." ,
Now, when Sally heard this piece of
gallantry, she must needs thank tno pur
chaser for the compliment, and cojirnend
Suckcy to his especial kindness. Then
she extended her plump hand, which tfum
seized with a devouring grip that the Jit
tlo maiden could scarcely suppress a
scream. Sho did suppress it, however,
that she might hear whether ho had any
thing further to say ; but she was disap
pointed. He turned away dumb, swal
lowing as it were great hunks of grief as
big as dumplings. When every thing
was sold oft', and dinner was over, the
company disposed itself about the yard
in groups reclining on tho grass and seated
on benches and dismantled furniture.
The conversation naturally turned on tho
events of the day and the prospects of
tho Jones family, and it was unanimously
voted a great pity that so fin c a girl as
Sally should be permitted to leave the
county so much against her will.
Hain't none of you sneaking whelps
tho spirit to stop her '!" asked a white
headed miller, addressing a group of
young bachelors lying near. The louts
snickered, turned over, whispered to each
other, but no one showed any disposition
to try the experiment.
The sun was declinins in tho West.
Some of those who lived at a distance
were already gone to harness up their
horses. To-morrow, tho Belle of (!aca
pon Valley would be on her way to
Missouri. Just then Sally rushed from
tho house, with a faco all excitement, a
step all determination. Arrived in the
yard, she monnted tho reversed apple
butter kettle : " I don't want to go West
I don't I don't want to leave old Vir
ginia ; and I won't leave, if there's a
man among yo that has spunk enough to
ask mo to stay."
And now hearken to tho sequel of Sal
ly Jones :
Scarcely had sho finished her patriotic
address when there was a general rush.
Tho less active were trampled over like
puffed goat skins at a bacchanalian festi
val : " Miss Sally, I axes you ;" " Miss
1 Sally I spoke first;" "I bespeaks her
lor my son Bill, squeaked an octogena
rian, struggling forward to scizo her arm.
To hide her confusion, Sally covered her
faco with her apron, when she felt n
arm thrown nround her nnd heard a sten
torian voice shout, ' She's mine, by Gaul
ley!' Sam Bates cleared a swath as if ho
had been in a grain-field, bore his unre
sisting prizo into the hotiser, and slammed
tho door on tho cheering crowd.
Tho wedding camo off that night, and
on tho following morning Sam rode homo
driving his white cow before and carry
ing his wife behind him."
A Hackw ootls Jury
ONE of your coorrespoudeuts a few
weeks ago gave you an amusing
description of an Arkansas Conrt scene,
where a certain pig-stealcr was summoned
to answer for coveting his neighbor's
hogs. It reminded me of a case de
scribed to me by a lcgjl gentlemen some
years since, as having occurcd in tho
State, indicative of the intelligence as a
backwoods jury.
It appears thata character in thoso
parts, notorious not for the most enviable
and right system of morals, was indicted
imprisoned, and. about to be tried for
stealing certain smoked hog better
known as " bacon. "-Judge B ,cminent
as a lawyer, (since a Senator iu Congress)
happened at tho same timo to have
business in the same court, and at tho
urgent request of the unfortuuate victim
of the law, he was indeed to visit him
in the jail.
After a short dialogue, tho Judge was
requested to act as his counsci a fee of
fifty dollars at the same time being qrof-
fered. Judge B , upon questioning
the man found that 1st, he had stolen
the bacon ; 2d, that several witnesses had
seen him in the act, who were summoned
to give their testimony against him ; and
3d, that a portion of the bacon was found
in his actual possession. Under these
circumstances, Judge declined taking
the fee saying that he could do nothing
for him, and that his conviction was
certain.
Prisoner" But, Judge, I want you to
get up and talk it to 'em."
Judge B . "It would do you no
good, my man the testimony cannot fail
to convict you. I cannot conscientiously
take your money."
Prisoner " That's my lookout Judge ;
all I want of you is to get up and talk to
'em."
Tho Judge being thus pressed, told the
man that it would undertake his defence,
but that it would entirely futile.
The cause camo on the next day. The
witnesses swore point blank to the identity
of the prisoner, his stealing and being in
possession of the bacon. Judge B ,
according to promise, got up and ad
dressed tue jury, " Uilking to them" . in a
way any thing rather than to tho purpose
for about fifteen minutes and the case
went to the jury- What was his aston
ishment when they without leaviug tho
box brought m the prisoner "not
guilty .'" lie was, of course, immediately
liberated.
Judge B , taking him aside, said
'' Well my man what can have induced the
jury to bring in such a verdict, is beyond
my comprehension : how, with such tes
timony, they could bring you in " not
guilty," is utterly unaccountable to
me.
" J udgc," said the released culprit,
with knowing wink, " eight'un cm had
somen the baron "
The rascsl knew perfectly well that tho
eminence of tho counsel would shelter
the jury in bringing in a verdict for tho
party for whom ho might act.
CurioiiN Sentence.
The following curious remarks arc said
to have accompanied the passing of the
sentence, by 'a judgo of the olden
time,' upon a criminal, against whom
tin circumstantial evidence was rather
slight :
" Prisoner at tho bar, you hvo been
found guilty by a jury of your country
men, of a crimo which subjects you to
the penalty of death. You say yon are
innocent of tho chargo : tho truth of that
assertion is known to only you and your
Maker. It is my duty to leave you for
execution. Ifguilty,you know you richly
deserve the fato which awaits ; if innocent
it will bo a great gratification to feel that
you are hanged without such a crimo on
your conscience ; in cither ease you will
bo delivered from a world of care !"
t Boston last year employed nearly
$8,01)0,000 capital in tho wool business,,
and tho receipts ut that oity were ovct
550,000,000 pounds; neairly as much a',
tho wholo crop of thet Uuited States i i
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