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Bloomfiold Academy!
English and Classical School
FOB
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
THK WINTER SESSION of this Institution
commenced December (itli.
Tim course cf stiulv embraces Latin, Greek,
Kngllsh Branches, Mathematics, Natural Science,
Ac, and is designed to furnish a thorough Kngllsh
Kducation. or a complete Preparation for a Colle
giate Course.
Vacations: July and August, and one week at
Christmas.
Terms: For Hoarding. Furnished Hooin, Wash
lug. Tuition in Latin, Creek, Kngllsh Branches and
Mathematics, for the scolastic year, except board
In vacations. $200,00,
The Hoarding Department Is at the institution,
under the supervision of Wlliam (irier. Ksq., by
whom good and substantial hoard will lie fur
nished: and the pupils will be under the strict care
of the Principal. Address
T. A. SM VELY. A. H., Principal,
or WILLIAM (iHIKU.
iltfl Ntw Blooinlicld, Terry county, Pa.
BETWEEN
BLOOMFIELD raid NEWPORT!
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
THF. subscriber is now running a hack between
Bloomtleld and Newport, leaving llloomlield
atfla m.. arriving at Newport in time to connect
with the Express train East.
Returning, leaves Newport at 2.30 p.m., or on
the arrival of the Mall train West.
i- He has also opened a LIVEltY In th Stables
belonging to Itlnesmith's Hotel, where he Is pre
pared to furnish horses and buggies at moderate
prices. AMOS JtOBINSON.
NEW STORE!
CHEAP GOODS!
THE subscriber having opened a new Store, on
door East of Sweger's Hotel, solicits a share
f the public patronage. He has Just received a
full supply of
IN" O O- O O 1 K ,
and will constantly keep on hand, a complete as
sortment of
DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES,
Q VEENS WA RE, HARDWARE,
HOOTS & SHOES, HATS & CAPS.
And Everything else nsuallj kept in Stores.
Call and see iny stock.
KOB'T. N. WILLIS,
New llloomlield, Pa.
142
Xcw Carriage Manufactory,
Om HiGn Street, East of Carlisle St.,
New Bloomflcld, Tcnii'a.
THE subscriber has built a large and commodi
ous Shop on High St.. East of Carlisle. Street,
New liloouilicld. Pa., where he is prepared to man
ufacture to order
Ojv r r i a g o s
Of every description, out of the best material.
Sleighs of every Style,
built to order, and tlnlshcd in the most artistic and
durable manner.
tm, Having superior workmen, he Is prepared
to furnish work (hat will compare favorably with
the best City Work, and much more durable, and
at much more reasonable rates.
- REP A IKING of all kinds neatly and prompt
ly done. A call is solicited.
SAMUEL SMITH.
Jltf
JAMES IB. CLARK,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
Stoves, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware
New Bloomflcld, Terry co., Pa.,
KEEPS constantly on hand every article usually
kept In a first-class establishment.
All the latest styles and most improved
Parlor and Kitchen Ntovcs,
TO BURN EITHER COAL OK WOOD!
t. Spouting and Roofing put up in the most
durable manner and at reasonable prices. Cull
ud examine his stock, 3
BELLS.
( ESTABLISHED
IN 1837.
BUCKEYE BELL FOUNDRY !
CHURCH. Academy, Factory. Farm, Flre
Alarm Bells, &c, &a made of
PURE BELL METAL,
(Conner and Tin.) warranted In quality, tone, du
rability, &c, and mounted with our Patent IM
PROVED ROTATING HANGINGS. Illustrated
Catalogues sent Free.
VANDUZEX d TIFT,
Not. 102 and 104 E. 2nd St.,
41 101 rod CINCINNA TI, 0.
A PARODY.
Do they miss me at home do they miss me t
'Twould be an assurance most dear
To know that my name was forgotten,
As though I had never been there.
To know that the tailor and landlord,
And the banks where my paper Is due,
And hosts whom I now cannot mention,
Had banished mo quite from their view.
Do they miss me at home do they miss mo t
When the market for money is tight,
And collectors In haste, arc pursuing
Their debtors by day and by night 1
Do the friends who once loaned me a "fifty,"
And the others who loaned me a " ten,"
Heave a sigh of regret as they miss mo,
And wish they could see me again?
Do they miss me at home lo they miss me.
Where no longer I'm seen upon 'Change 1
And do those who were wont to assist me
Say, " His conduct's infernally strange T"
Does the Sliylock who loaned me his money,
To bear me to regions unknown,
Look in vain for occasion to dun me.
And wisli I again were at homo 7
I)o they miss me at home do they miss me T
'Twould be an assurance most dear
To know that my name was forgotten,
As though I had never been there.
But I know that my memory lingers
Around the dear place .is I roam,
And while I've my wits and my creepers
They'll miss me they'll miss me at home !
KISSED BY MISTAKE.
A Story of Counterparts.
4 QUIET, uneventful life was mine
i until I left the shelter of my fath
er's roof in Graham, and accepted the
desk of book-keeper in the wholesale clo
thing establishment of Shears & Prcscott,
iu the busy little city of Wcstcn.
Out there, one fine afternoon in Octo
ber, just in the midst of the Indian sum
mer, I invited Lillie Prescott, with whom
I was very nearly in love, to walk in the
park with me.
Her little hand in its delicate primrose
colored glove rested ou my arm, her black
eyes were lifted to my face. I felt par
ticularly tender and confidential, and at
peace with all the world. We were speak
ing of the gorgeousncss of the distant
hills, clothed, as they were, in their man
tel of crimson foliage, when I was brought
to a stop by hearing my name pronounced
in a tone neither sweet nor agreeable :
" Mr, Smith, I'll jest trouble you for a
minit !"
I looked up. A woman of fifty, or
thereabout, effectually blocked the side
walk before us ; indeed her proportions
were colossal. If ever I have seen the
personification of indignation, I saw it in
her countenance.
" Madame ?" I exclaimed, retreating a
little from the battery of flashing gray
eyes which she had brought to bear
upon me.
" You needn't ' madam' me !" cried
she, waxing redder. " I'll jest trouble
you to settle this little bill !" And she
thrust an ominous piece of paper before
my eyes, which read, substantially
Richard Smith, to Juliana Diggins, J)r :
For six months' board $n5 no
For " " washing 12 00
8107 00
I returned the bill to her.
" I owe you nothin, madam. "
er saw you before in my life."
nev-
" You ncedn t he to me !" she cried,
setting her arms akimbo. " I hain't kept
a genteel boarding house fifteen years for
nothing, sir! You'll either fork over on
the spot or I'll take the law !"
" Take it remarked I ; " you're wel
come to it."
" You think to sarse mo young man ;
Remember what you promise ! I'll have
you look up for it as sure as my name's
Diggins ! I'll learn you better than to
deceive a trusting widdcr woman iu that
way ! You desateful hypocrite !"
" Madam, you insult me ! I "
" Oh, it looks well for such as you to
stand on your dignity ! Mighty lofty, all
at once ! You've forgot the cream flip
jacks I used to make you, and the kisses
you used to give me every evening after
the rest of 'em was gone to bed ! You've
forgot the half-dozen shirts I made you,
and never charged you a cent 1 You've
forgot that you solemnly promised to mar
ry me last Tuesday morning! You've
forgot that, have you ?"
" Yes yes th-that is I never I
no J" stammered I, dropping Mibs Lil
lio's arm, in consternation.
" Do you dare to deny it V cried she,
in a rage.
" Yes, forever, and a day afterward !"
I roared out. Do vou think I would
marry an old termagant like you ? I'd
rather marry my grandmother f"
I saw the fire flash tip in her eyes.
Tho widow was waxing dangerous. I
dodged the reticule she aimed at my head
and fell over backwards as she charged
upon mo, with her hulf-mourning parasol.
Miss Lillio turned and fled. I thought
discretion the better part of valor, so I
leaped over a garden fence near at hand,
and was immediately attacked by large
watch dog, that sprung out of a kennel
near by. I seized a dahlia pole, and
hurling it at the bcligcrcnt, made good
my escape bv fording a duck nnnd nml
reaching the next street, from which I
nurrica homo at the best time I could
command.
I was resolved that I would not remain
in Weston a day longer. Evidently there
was in the city somo other Richard Smith
for whose notorious self I was mistak
en. I penned a hasty note to my em
ployers, giving my reasons for leaving
them, packed my trunk, paid my board,
and marking my trunk and baggage,
" ll'd Smith, New Hampton," I took the
cars for the locality specified.
In selecting New Hampton as my des
tination, I had no very definite purpose
in view ; but in a place of its size I had
no doubts of being able to secure some
lucrative situation ; and the office of boots
was bettcr.if I could be left unmolested
than the station of President; if I must
lose my indentity, and bo attacked by
viragoes in the streets.
It was near noon of tho next day,
when the train whirled up to the depot
at New Hampton. I alighted, and was
hastening down the platform to look after
my baggage, when I saw a young lady,
in a brown silk walking dress, earnestly
regarding me. As she caught my eyes,
she threw up her veil and sprang toward
me. As the veil swopt back, it revealed
the loveliest face that I ever looked upon.
1 had never dreamed of anything half
so beautiful. In involuntary admiration
I stood still. She threw herself into my
arms her arms fell around my neck
her velvet cheeks touched mino nnd
such a kiss as she planted full on my lips !
my lace was in a blaze. 1 felt as if I
had been stewed in honey, with lavender
for flavoring.
She repeated the kiss the munificent
little angel! exclaiming:
" Dear Richard ! How delighted I am
that you have come at last !"
I was dumb. My mouth was scaled
up with the sweetness of her kisses. 1
dared not speak lest I should dissolve tho
spell.
" Yre have been expecting you for four
whole days ! Only think what a period
of suspense !" went on the soft voice of
the lady, as, clasping my hand, sho drew
mo unresistingly to a phaeton in waiting.
I' There ; make yourself easy. I'm go
ing to drive. Isn't it pleasnt to be wait
ed on, Richard 1"
Tho arch brown eyes sought mine, as,
drawing up the fur-lined robes, my com
panion shook the reins over the white
horses, and we were whirled rapidly away.
" Papa is so anxious to see you once
more, Richard; but his rheumatism is
worse to-day, and he could not drive
down. William is absent on an errand
for the bride. But I would come ! I
wanted so much to be the first one to
greet you, Richard ! Alice is so beauti
fully happy ! indeed, you ought to be
the most grateful man alive !"
" I I believe I am !" exclaimed I,
as, reaching up her sweet face, tho little
enchantess favored me another kiss, which
I this time repaid with compound inter
est, and then blushed to think of it.
At this moment the phaeton stopped at
the door of a fine mansion on an aristo
cratic street, and mechanically, I alighted
and lifted out my companion.
The hall door was opened. The clasp
ing hand of tho young lady drew me
within the vestibule her musical voice
called softly at tho door of a boudoir :
" Alice 1 Richard has come!"
Instantly the door flew open, and a
dark-haired, beautiful woman came forth.
She gazed at me an instant with a min
gling fervor and shyness, absolutely be
wildering. Verily, I was a favored individual.
An elderly gentleman now came for
ward and saluted me calling mo his
dear son, and cutting short everything I
intended to say, by his joyful volubility.
The folding doors separating the sitting-room
and parlors, were thrown open.
I heard the subdued hum of voices, and
rustling of heavy silks j and, waiting in
the clovered arch of an east window, I
saw a clergyman in gown and bands.
The elderly gentleman took the hand
of the dark-haired Alice, and placed it in
mine.
" Take her," ho said, " and may God
prosper you!" We will have tho most
important thing first, and dinner after
ward. Tho guests are already imna
ticnt." F
I glanced at Alice's dress ; it was a
bridal white ; and her beautiful hair was
crowned with a wreath of orange blos
soms. The sight gave me n tremor. I felt
weak and faint. My pallor must hnve
alarmed Alice; for sho clutched my arm
wildly, and gazed into my face with pain
ful anxiety.
" What is it, Richard ? Are you ill ?
Merciful heaven !" Helen, look at him !
lie is ill !"
" It is nothing nothing!" I gasped
" only I cannot cannot marry you !
" Oh, heaven !" cried Alice, in horrified
dismay ; and seeing she was about to fall,
I clasped my arm around her for support.
At this moment the hall door was open
ed, and turning at the sound, I saw, with
my own eyes, my second self enter the
room! My exact counterpart, Richard
Smith No. 2.
His fierce eyes took in the scene at one
swooping glance. He rushed to me with
a wild ejaculation, and tearing the half
fainting Alice from my arms, he planted
his firm grasp on my throat. I put my
hand on the same locality of his body.
" What are you doing ?" he thundered
in my car.
" What are you doing ?" I thundered
in response.
" Your life shall pay the forfeit !" he
exclaimed, with mad vehemence. " The
man who has dared to win Alice Here
ford's love, shall die !"
"Gentlemen," interrupted the sweet
voice of her whom they had called Hel
en, " bo patient; there is some mistake.
Which of you is named Richard Smith ?"
" I am !" replied I.
" I am !" replied my counterpart.
"Rut which of you is Richard Smith,
the son of Archibald Smith V
" I am," said my second self.
"And I am not," said I; my father
was named Robert."
Helen looked at me a moment, half in
doubt, evidently, how to treat me, after
what had occurred. Finally, she held
out her hand.
" I beg your pardon, Mr. Smith; it was
all a careless mistake of my own, can you
forgive me ?"
I thought of the kisses she had given
me, and wished the same mistake might
be made over again, though I was wise
enough not to make that thought known.
" Let mo explain," she continued,
frankly :
" We were expecting my brother Rich
ard home from the South, where he has
been somo four or five months past; and
were quite sure that he would arrive on
the train which brought you ; he has for
some years been engaged to Miss Here
ford, and the marriage ceremony was to
take place immediately on his arrival. I
went down to the depot to welcome him,
and because of the striking similitude in
your personal appearances, I mistook a
stranger for my brother. That is all.
Brother Richard, Mr. Smith is entirely
blameless of any wrong. We gave him
no time for explanation. Let me present
you to each other as friends.
My counterpart shook hands with me,
and begged my pardon for dislocating my
necktie. granted it, and begged his
pardon for committing a like depredation
on his necktie.
And then at a sign from the elderly gen
tleman, we all walked into the drawing
room, where, in a brief space of time, my
counterpart was made the husband of his
blushing Alice.
The acquaintance so singularly begun,
with the Smith family, soon ripened into
friendship, and became one of the most
precious of life's blessings to me.
Helen Smith had kissed mo and she
could not forget it. If a man can get a
woman to think of him it hardly mat
ters in what way he has claim on her ;
and so it was in my case. I believe that
I never met Helen but she blushed at the
memory which stole over her.
Three months after our first meeting,
she kissed me again, and called me " Dear
Richard." And this time she was well
aware that she was not addressing her
brother.
Is it a fortunate or unfortunate thing,
to havo a counterpart? When I think
of the genteel boarding house keeper, I
say, "No;" but when I look at Helen,
and recall the circumstaece of our intro.
duction, I am accustomed to answer :
" Yes."
SUNDAY BEADING.
H E AVE N .
HT ERA EVANS.
Heaven I how thrills my heart the sound,
Heaven I and shall it be,
That I shall dwell in endless bliss,
There, where my blcss'd Redeemer Is,
In Joyous extasy?
Those thrones of peace and pure delight
Those beauteous harps of gold
Those shining robes of spotless white
Those themes of rapture and delight
Will ne'er, like earth's grow old.
But ever hallow'd, ever blest,
With newer scenes of grace;
The Joys of Heaven grow brighter still,
And through eternal ages All
Their mouths with songs of praise.
Thou humble, suffering child of God,
Though downc.i' t now and grieved ;
Those woes and trials which you fear,
Must work for good to bring you near
The God thou hast believed.
The Philosopher's Stone.
It is said that John Randolph once
suddenly rose up in his scat in the HoufHi
of Representatives, and cried out " Mr.
Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I have found th
philosopher's stone. It is, Pay as you,
go."
John Randolph said many wise things,
but perhaps not one better than this.
Pay as you go," and you can walk
the streets with manly front, looking at
men in the eye without flinching. You
will not have to cross the way to avoid a
dun, or look into the shop windows to
avoid seeing a creditor.
" Pay as you go," and when you laugh,
it will be a right honest and hearty one.
" Pay as you go," and when you sleep
you will not dream of bills which you
cannot support.
11 Pay as you go," and your homo will
be your home happy, cheerful, contented
safe.
" Pay as you go." But there is one
debt which you cannot pay the debt
of shortcoming and sin to your Lord and
Sovereign. That can only be cancelled
by the blood of Jesus Christ. Accept
his suretyship, and you will then not only
be square with this world, but what i
far more important, square with the
terrible reckonings of the world to come.
165"" Simonides, the philosopher, being
requested to describe God, asked a week
to think of it; and after that a month,
and then a year; then being still unable,
he declined the task, declaring that tho
more he thought of so great a Being, the
less he was able to describe Him.
There is no prison so deep, or
dark, but God can bring us out of it, no
enemy so strong but God can destroy,
and no request of faith so silent but He
will hear it for our good.
B- The Bible, s little in bulk, like
the five barley loaves and two fishes,
what thousands upon thousands, in every
age, it has fed! And what multitude,")
it will feed in every land of Christendom
till the end of time.
JKiF A man may see the figures upon a
dial but he cannot tell how the day got
unless the sun shines. We may read
many truths in the Bible but we cannot
know them savingly till God by His
Spirit shines upon our soul.
Too long sermons. It is not a
good plan, after you have driven a nail
in a sure place, instead of just clinching
and leaving it, to keep hammering away
till you break tho head off or split the
board.
A Curious Case.
A curious case of the apparition of a
living person is recorded as occuring not.
long ago at Clifton. A lady and her
husband were walking among tho fields
beyond the Downs. Suddenly both
observed a figure resembling the wife'
brother walking hastily toward them
and the wife exclaimed, " Good Heavens!
there is Charley." Charley was an officer
then in India. The figure approached
still nearer, and then lightly leaped on a
bank, as if to join his sister and brother-in-law.
At that instant it vanished from
their sight. The lady was so impressed
with the vision that she wrote down an
account of it immediately on returning
home, and waited with great trepidation
for news from India. The mail brought
her a letter from her brother dated the
day after her singular vision, and contain
ing tho remark ; " I saw you quite clearlv
in a dream last night. You were walking
in a path with J , and I ran to meet
you, and jumped over a fence to join you.
but at that moment, unluckily, J awok."