FZ".n' AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. ' Zlt
"Vol. "V. TVoav XSloomllold, J?:i., Xoln-iitu-y 11, 1871. !'.
J FiibUxhcd Weekly,
At New Bloomfleld, rcnn'a.
FRANK SORT I HER.
BUllSCUirTIOH TEItMS.
ONE DOLL A 11 l'Eli XEAll!
00 Cents for 6 Months; 40 Cents
for .7 Months,
I IV ADVAKCK
TRUE HEROISM.
Let others wrlto of battles fought
On bloody, ghastly fields,
Where honor greets the mini who wine.
And denth the man who yields,
But I will write of him who lights
And vanquishes his sins,
Who struggles on through weary years
Against himself and wins.
He Is a hero etauneh nnd brave
Who fights an unseen foe,
And puts at last beneath his feet
His passions base nnd low ;
Who standB erect In manhood's might,
Undaunted, undismayed
The bravest man who drew a sword
In forpy or In raid.
It calls for something more than brawn
Or muscle to overcome
An enemy whomarchcth not
With banner, plume nnd drum
A foe forever lurking nigh,
With silent, stealthy tread,
Forever near your board by day,
At night beside your bed.
AH honor then, to that bravo heart,
Though poor or rich h be,
Who struggles with his baser part
Who conquers and is free.
He may not wear a hero's crown ,
Or All a hero's grave,
But trnth will place his name among
Th bravest of the brave.
The Lost Son.
CONCLUDED.
ri""JIE idea loomed to Walter so absurd,
I that bo actually laughed,
"I liavo no office," said ho, "Nor bo much
as a last year's almanac in tho way of a li
brary." " Never mind that" said Tom; "I
liavo thought of It, and havo arranged a
plan which cannot fail to bring you out all
right if you vf ill only promise to be guidod
by me."
" I am helpless of myself. I promise."
" Listen. I hold myself in a great mcas
uio responsible for your fall ; I will sot you
on your feet again. I had promised my
self tho satisfaction of reforming your in
temperate habits, but you've choated me of
that. You cau take no further advantago
of me I havo your promise. There are
five hundred dollars in that purse. Go
and clothe yourself in tho best suit you can
find, leave a litllo change with tho barber,
and return here as soon as you can."
" Tom Rcdburn God bless you I" Tho
poor fellow broke down with emotion, and
could not utter another word, but stood
wringing Tom's hand and sobbing like a
child.
"There, there," said Tom, shaking him
off; "don't be a baby. There is no time
to lose now. Wo wilt talk of gratitude
hereafter."
So Walter dried his tears and went. Tho
sensation of possessing so much monoy
gave him courage, and such an air of dig
nity that tho clothiers and other trades
men he patronized waited upon him with
ulucrity. In a short tim'o ho was so uom
jiletuly transformed that his worst enemy
would hardly havo known him. When ho
returned to Tom Rcdburn, that fustidous
person declared him faultless except in one
particular.
" Here," said ho, " is a watch and chain
I picked up at tho Hay. Wear them until
I call for them. And now, go immediately
and sco Judge Moltbrop. lie has offered
his office and library for salo, witli tho in
tention of returning to tho States. Don't
leavo him until you make a bargain with
him, and come to mo fer tho funds."
"But, Tom, how am I to repay you?"
" Nonsense I I am iu your dobt more
than you havo any idea of ; and besides,
I have a groat deal of business for you, as
soon as you are ready for it."
On tho following day bills wero posted
announcing that tho Magnolia building
Itedburn's establishment with nil its fix
tures and furniture, was for sale, and re
ferring parties wishing to purchaso to Wal
ter Lcighton, Esq., attorney, in tho ofiico
lately occupied by Judgo Mollhrop. Tho
announcement caused many prominent-citizens
to drop into tho saloon, from curiosity
and other motives. In tho mines at that
timo no disgracowas attached to Rcdburn's
profession, and no ono was ashamed to en
ter a gambling or drinking saloon.
"Well," said a portly well-dressed man,
from whose waist dangled a massive seal
cut from auriferons quartz, " wonders will
never cease ! Now, if I thought that Wal
ter Lcighton would keep straight, I'd give
him tho suit our ditch company's going to
commence against tho Great American
Water Company. I used to think ho was
a match for tho oldest of them. Hut this is
a mighty big thing, and I don't like to risk
him on so Bhort a probation."
"I'll guarantee him," said Tom Ited
burn. "Well," said tho other, "if you say so
I'll do it. I never knew you to bo mistaken
in a man."
Again that day Tom Itedburn's guarantoo
sent Walter a client with a liberal fee.
Business flowed in upon him. Some of
Judgo Molthrop's clients declined to trust
him, but many of them, by tho judgo's ad
vice, left their business in his hands. Ho
seemed at a singlo bound to havo regained
tho respect and most of tho confidence of
his fellow-citizens. His extraordinary
"turn of luck," as it was called, did not
fail to excite envy and jealousy. Ono day
a pettifogger, who spent most of his income
at tho Magnolia, yet managed to preserve
his physical and mental balanco, accosted
Tom Rcdburn in a crowd, with some
warmth :
" Tom, why do you tako so much pains
to send business to Walter Lcighton? I'vo
been a better customer to you than ho has
been, and I don't get drunk. You'll get
in trouble by recommending such a man as
lio is, that can't take care of himself."
" My friend," repliod Tom,' curtly, " if
you had half his brains you wouldn't have
any occasion to bo jealous of him."
Tho crowd laughed immodoratcly, and
tho pettifogger rotreatod.
Tom was on good terms with tho editors
of tho two local papers. As soon as ho had
got Walter fairly under way, he called upon
them, bearing presents of various appetizing
cordials refreshing beverages, and induced
them to publish divers paragraphs, an
nouncing Walter's succession to Judge
Molthrop's ofllce and business, nnd tho
commencement of important suits in which
ho had been retained as counsel. These
paragraphs wero couched iu complimentary
terms, and produced an excellent effect.
On the tenth day after Tom Itedburn's
interview with Mr. Goldbrook and his
daughter, the latter were sitting iuthe par
lor of Wilson's Kxchango, silent and anx
ious. The time had passed very tediously
to them ; tho novelties of tho Golden City
had grown wearisome, and they had moro
than onco regretted having committed
theinsclvs to Itedburn's direction. What
if he should fail thorn? His interest in them
was probably only a sudden fancy, which
would fleet as quickly as it came. And
then, what meant those strango phrases
and mysterious allusions (they wero igno
rant of tho dialect of the green cloth) which
they had once or twice heard in connection
with Itedburn's namo ? However the ap
pointed time had nearly expired, and if ho
did not redeem Ids promiso they would bo
freo to act as they thought best.
" Do you think we will hear from Mr.
Itedburu to-day, father ?" asked Alice.
"I hope so, mydoar,"saidMr. Goldbrook
"but yet I can't help doubting."
' Is Mr. Itodburn a relative of yours ?"
inquired a young man who had been a fel
low passenger with them on tho steamer,
nnd who appoared to be deeply sensible of
Alice's attractions and his own worthiness.
" Not that wo know of," she replied.
" Did you ever know him before?" ho
asked.
"Never."
" Do you know what business ho fol
lows?" " I do not I never inquired."
"Then I will toll you ; he is ouo of tho
most notorious gamblers in California. Ho
has a largo gambling-houso at Morrison
Flat, and is worth a great deal of money
wou by cards. Is It not so sir?" said he to
a gentleman who Bat opposite
" It is true," replied the person appealed
to ; " but ho has the reputation of being
perfectly fair in his profession, and his word
is as good as any man's bond.
Ho is known ns "gentleman Tom.' "
Alice and her father looked at each othor
in dismay. Tho stranger's testimony in
regard to Tom's probity hud littlo weight
with them. They could not concoivo of on
honorable gambler.
Just then the clerk entered and handed
Mr. Goldbrook a letter und a paekago of
newspapers. Tho letter was from Tom,
and very brief. It referred to tho papers
for tidings of Walter, and promised definito
news of Thomas Goldbrook in a short timo.
Tho papors wore tho Morrison Flat Enquir
er and Argus, in which wero marked para
graphs conveying more encouraging tidings
of Walter Lcighton than they had darod to
hopo for.
"If ho is a gambler," said Alice, "ho
has kept his word so far. But if Walter
had fallen so low as.he represented tofathor
how has ho becomo so suddenly prosperous
and why do.tho papers speak so highly of
him ? There is some mystery about this.
Father, wo had better go to Morrison Flat
immediately."
Tho next mail brought two letters from
Wnlter. They woro penitent, but manly
and hopeful. They alluded, however, only
in general terms to his lato wretched con
dition and present flattering prospects, but
furnished no elucidation of tho mystery
which perplexed Alico. The letter to Mr.
Goldbrook had this postscript :
"P. 8. Mr. Itedburn wishes mo to request
you, and I join him in so doing, to defer
your intended visit to th is placo until you
havo definito information from him in ro
gard to your son, which ho promises will bo
vory soon. I am not in his councils in re
gard to this matter, but I havo great faith
in his discretion."
Alico pondered long over tho postscript.
At length an idea struck her, but sho kept
it to herself, nlthough it grew almost to a
conviction. "Wo will still trust hini
father," sho said, and Mr. Goldbrook as
sented.
A purchaser was soon found for
Tom Itedburn's establishment, and ho pro
ceeded at onco to closo his business. Ho
had been vory fortunato, and had invested
largo sums of money in San Francisco
property and in hydraulio mines. Tho
cash iu his various " banks" at closing
amounted to near a hundred thousand dol
lars. According to ail precedents, ho
ought to have dovotod Jflto building to tho
uses of a mission, oran asylum for decay
ed gamblers and drunkards, but his moral
and religious training lyul been so long
neglected that ho never thought of what
ho should havo done.
Walter Leighton had regained his old
firmness of port and freshness of appear
ance, and had becomo so accustomed to his
new circumstancos as to be perfectly nt
his caso iu every society. His business in
creased so rapidly that his energies woro
taxed to keep paco with it. His "luck"
was a staple subject of conversation, and
the more it was talked about tho greater it
grow. It was then that Mr. Goldbrook re
ceived a briof note from Tom Radburn, in
viting him and his daughter to meet Walter
Leighton and Thomas Goldbrook at the
American Hotel in Morrison Flat, " as
soon," said tho noto, "as you can come."
Two days, thereafter, they woro whirled
by thevstago to tho door of the hotel where
they were received with great politeness by
Tom Itedburn in person, and escorted to
the apartment ho had caused to bo especi
ally prepared for their reception. " And
now," said ho, " while you brush off tho
dust I will fetch tho truant and tho prodi
gal." Presently lie returned ushoring in Wal
ter Loighton. The meeting was a vory
affecting and affectionato one. Tom Ited
burn (doubtless he had no right to look on)
envied Walter Lcighton when Alice encir
cled his neck with her arms and pressed her
lips to his. In spito of the storn stoicism
in which ho had schoolod himself for many
years, some tears were wrung from him by
the scene, though ho afterward humorously
described it as a " triangular passago-at-arnis."
" But you promised, Mr. Rodburn," said
Mr. Goldbrook interrupting the billing and
cooing of the romated turtle doves, "to
bring my son Thomas, where is ho !"
"Father," said Tom Itodburn, dropping
on ono knee and bending his head rever
ently, "if you can receive me such as I am
and forgive mo for tho years of sorrow I
havo caused you, I am your son, Thomas
Goldbrook."
"Come to my heart, my dear boy!"
cried the old gentleman. "For whatever
you may have been, I forgive you as freely
as I feel that you havo forgiven mo." And
they clasped each other in a closo embrace.
"My brolhorll knew it !" exclaimed
Alico, laying violent hands upon Tom
and hugging and kissing him w ith real
feminino fervor.
"My moro than brother 1 my generous
preserver I" cried Walter rescuing tho vic
tim from his sister's hand, and folding him
in a hearty masculino embrace.
Waltor Lcighton is now a distinguished
advocate of San Francisco, whero his ac
complished wifo is ono of tho leaders of so
ciety. Somo promising olive-branches havo
gathered around his table. Old Mr. Gold
brook and Tom are permanent members of
the household, tho latter, who bids fair to
remain an old bachelor, having becoino
quite an exemplary member of society, and
a director in many useful and benevolent
enterprises. As a son, brother nnd uncle,
thoso who know best dcclaro that ho is in
comparable. You Need not Relievo it.
SOME of tho Maine papors, having com
peted iu tho publication of improbable
storios a correspondent of tho Kcnebec
Journal capped tho climax by writing tho
following "yarn :"
" I was Informed by ono of our oldest
inhabitants that in tho early settlement of
our country, two men wero travelling on
foot through tho town of Skowhcgan, and
in close proximity to a piece of denso woods
when to their surprise and horror, they saw
a monstrous black bear coming directly
toward them, evidently very hungry, from
tho manner in which ho showed his long
white tcoth.
Tho men determined to show their cour
age towards the bear, hoping by so doing
to induco him to turn from them, pressed
firmly onward, expecting every step they
took that they should sco him retreat : but,
to their surpriso, old bruin made no retreat
but pressed forward, as determined to show
a fair front as they, and both parties kept
thoir onward movements until within about
four feet of each other, when tho bear suu
donly reared upon his hind feet and for a
momont looked his victim steadily in the
face, and then mado a desperate spring
toward ono of tho men, and with his paws
tore tho entire contents of tho man out, and
mado his way with it to tho woods.
As the man that was not injured by the
boar stood looking, with wild confusion at
the mangled body of his unfortunate com-.
panion, and trying to decide what to do,
ho was reminded of hearing tho following
recommended In such cases : If persons in
this situation could havo tho insides of a
sheep put into them when warm, that some
times they would recover. And as good
luck would have it, in looking around ho
saw, in a little clearing near by him, a flock
of sheep.
Ho immediately went to the flock and
caught one and opened it and took tho in
sides from it and carefully placed them in
the body and by tho assistance of a travel
ler, who fortunately happened to come up
at that moment, they carried him to the
nearest house, whero tho bedy was sewed
up and every attention given that was pos
sible in tho absence of a physician, and in
a few days tho man was ablo to sit up and
continued to gain vory rapidly, so much
so that he was able to be taken to his fami
ly. It was reported that tho man enjoyed
good hoalth for a number of years, but
ever after had a great hankering after
grass."
A Cautions Muu.
A fellow who was travelling in Western
New York, entered a bar-room, nnd after
calling for drinks for two looked about over
tho loungers apparently for a friend to drink
with him. To every one's surprise, ho in
vited a XVth, who eagerly accepted and
swallowed his "pison" with groat avidity.
Our travollor, however, loaving his untouch
ed very coolly lighted a digar, and settled
himself by the fire. After somo time, tho
landlord inquired, rather sharply, if ho did
not intend to drink that w liisky. " Why
certainly,' said he, "if it don't kill that
colored man within 10 or 1.1 minutes."
A Singing School Incident.
An amusinir circumstance occurred one
evening in a singing school. A Mr. Pain
was tho teacher, and a Miss Patience one
of tho pupils. Iu tho course of the even
ins tho teacher cavo out the tuno. set to
tho w ords : " Come, gentle patience, smilo
on pain." The pupils were so excited by
laughter, that it was impossible to sing the
Hue. Boon tho teacher gave out anothor,
in which were these lines: "O, give mo
tears for others woes, and patience for my
own ;" at which tho risibilities of tho school
wore so affected that all singing was du-
luiruu uuiu uuouier occasion.
DON'T SMELL WELL."
A Judge who Didn't Like Jliisk Gets Into a
Scrape nnd Out of It.
J'
UDGE (out West, of course, hated
to put it mild, tho smell of musk. One
hot day, tho murcury standing ninety de
grees in tho shade, tho judgo sat iu his
oflice, lolling in his easy chair, placed just
iu tho draft what littlo there was doing
his best to open up tho mystery of an old
opaquo " last will and testament" submit
ted to his judicial determination. Just ns
tho breeze grew sensibly strong and refresh
ing, tho judges olfactories contracted under
tho smell of musk. His honor looked up
from tho ancient document ho was consid
ering, and beheld a lady standing in the
open door. With a gentle wave of his hand
as if motioning her to turn to ono side,
tho judgo greeted her with, " Beg your par
don madame, you don't smell well."
" Sir," replied the astonished damo, in u
tone that would havo frozen a less impur
turablo man in his scat, notwithstanding
tho excessive heat, and threw horself out
of tho office. .
Tho judgo dropped to tho contemplation
of his paper. Directly a stern yoico greet
ed him with, " Aro you tho chap that in
sulted my wifo?"
Again tho judgo looked up from his work
and seeing a strong built man standing in
his doorway frowning upon him, answered
him promptly, "No, sir; pleaso be scat
cd."
" Didu't you just tell my wifo she stunk
thunded the man.
" No, sir," said the man firmly ; " I urn
incapable of saying that to any body."
Tho man turned square on his heel and
directly returned with his wifo, saying:
" Wifo, is that tho feller?" pointing to
tho judgo.
" Yes, said sho, decisively.
" Well," said her husband, "ha sava h
didn't say you stunk."
"No," replied she, "he said I didn't
smell well."
"Oh," broke, in the judge, iu his bland
est tone, "a misapprehension. It must
be true, Madam, that you didn't smell woll
or clso you would have smelled mjltYou
have a catarrh, havo you not ?"
Tho husband relaxed his fist, lonkml nt
his wife, smiied, then turning to the judge
saiu : esquire, you're a cute one ; you'll
do for us." And tho judge got a fat
case and a good client.
Fatalism Illustrated.
A HARDSHELL Baptist minister, liv
ing Bomewhere on tho frnntfo r
Missouri, was in the habit of saying to his
family and to his church : " Friends you
need not take any unusual care of your
nves ; we moment of your death was writ
ten before the foundation
you cannot alter it." His wifo obsorvod
whon he left on Saturday, to
Ins frontier missionary engagements, that
he dressed the flint of his riilo with unus
ual care, put in dry powder, fresh tow, and
took every pains to make sure that the gun
would go off in caso ho canio upon un In
dian. It struck her ono day as she saw
him in the saddle, with -his rifle on his
suouuior, that his conduct contradicted his
toachings, and said to him :
"My dear, why do you tako this t-iili,
with you? If it was writ. v..r.. ...
foundation of the world that you wero to
oo Kineu uuring this trip by an Indian, thnt
rlflo won't prevent it ; and if you are not to
bo killed, of course the riilo is unnecessary ;
so why take it with you at all ?" " Yes," he
replied, "of course, my dear, you are all
vory right, and that is a vory proper view ;
but, see hero, my dear now really but
then, you soe, my dear, suppose I should
meet an Indian whilo I am gono, and his
timo had como, and I hadn't my riflo with
mo, what would he do? Yes, my dear, we
must contribute our part toward the fiilllll
mont of tho decrees of Providence."
, l3THe who thinks no mau above him
but for his virtuo, none below him but for
his vice can never be obsequious or assum
ing in tho wrong place, but will frequent
ly emulate men in stations below him, and
pity thoso nominally over his head.
tFAn obedient daughter always makes
a faithful wifo.' Lot no man who values
his own happiness many a woman of an
unfllial nature.
tW A Western engineer has invented a
hot-w ater purttp to squirt deaf men off the
track.