l)c 3Ttmc0, Htm JSloomficllv pa. We arrived at Paris ixt last, ' and I was at once conveyed to prison. That veVy day a young lady came into my cell, accompanied by a police agent, In whom I recognized the one with tho golden hair, whom I had seen in the gambling saloon in tho Rue Neuve dog Potits Champs. The agent said, pointing to mo: " Do you recognize that man ?" She roplicd, without hesitation, that sho did. " Well, we are ready to take your de position, mademoiselle," and the agent added: "Henri, come in and witness this." A turnkey entered. Tho young lady com menced in a silvery voice as follows: "1 saw this man in a mansion de jut in tho Rue des Pctits-Champs; ho was playing at the same table with tho murdered man, whom I have also recognized at tho morgue. Sometimes they would leave the table and take their refreshments together in the saloon. They drank in company several times, and had some private conversation. The prisoner left the house beforo tho mur dered man, who did not leave until two hours later, and had not wou much that night." This deposition sho signed with her name, Eugenine Dumont. Here the interview ended, and I was left alone to reflect. ' I hoard next day, fr om one of the keep ers, that the friend who had left his valise with mo had been captured at La Forgo, near Rouen, where he had mado a desper ate resistance, but had been overpowered. I spoke to tho tall agent, and asked him to recommend mo a good lawyer. lie did so, and sent for him. In the meantime the agent said that the, other prisoner was vory much liko me, with the exception that ho wore a moustache, and I wore a beard. I remarked: " He had a beard, too, when I saw him last," "Oh, we know all that," said tho agent. "When wo entered the hotel he saw his gamo was up, and ho put hiR valise in your room, cut off his beard, trim med his moustache, went strait to our car riage, which was waiting, and told tho driver coolly to drive him to another hotel; then paid and discharged him. Of course the driver never suspected anything, as ho thought the murderer was one of my party. But the coolest part of the business was, that he came as far as Rouen, on the same train with ourselves, at least, so he himself says. In his room at tho hotel, wef ound a large clasp-knife with the blood dried in the interstices; also the hair ho had cut off." Tho agent then told me the prisoner had confessed; and in his confession had stated ( that ho had followed me from Rouen to Dieppe, to shift the murder on me, as I looked so much liko him, and as ho had seen me leave the gambling house, while he lay in wait for the murdered man, and as he knew the detectives were on his track. What a singular stroke of luck it would have been in his favor, the fact of my hav ing the watch, had chance not have lixed it othorwise I Next day, through the kindness of tho agent and the efforts of the lawyer, I was released on bail. I appeared at the trial, which was very long, and was called sav eral times to the stand. The clue the detectives discovered the murderer by, was the fact that they had found two letters on the murdered man from Mariotto Gaudoin to Claude Belin. By means of these they found Mariettc, and from her obtained information that Claude had been in the habit of gambling. Then they found ho bad been in tho house at which I met him. I was at once sus pected and an agont started after me, having my discription, which coincided ex actly with the murderer, were it not that he had a scar over his right eye. The detectives then got on my track; and it so happened that the murderer saw me at Rouen, where his keen eyes sodn rec ognized me, and he determined to throw his guilt over me, thinking, no doubt, any personal resemblance to him would help considerably to that ena. Little thought he, however, that . the police agents were following so closely in my footsteps, and that he was making his own capture the more easy. The trial was at length over, and as I stood there, while tho Judge sentenced him to death, I shuddered when I thought of the quiet gamo of cards he and I played togother at the dead hour of midnight in his own room, where he might easily have murdered me, had he felt so inclined, as I never carried any arms. I shuddered agaiu aud hoped ho would be forgiven. He saw me and a bitter smile flittered across his face. He beckoned me to come to him. I went over and he whispered hoarsely In my ear; " Do you forgive me ? I played my lost hand with you, and did not cheat. Adieu." I felt his cold hand In mine; aud he pressed it, aud said: "Gambling has brought me here '. Beware ! Farewell 1" ETA Pennsylvanian has invented a rat tiap that is made to operate on the selfish passions of the poor rat, and lure him into trouble. A mirror is set in the back pait of the devico beyond the bate, and as his latshlp is out on a foraging expedition he CKpies the bait and at the same time be lieves his own image in the mirror to be another rat making for it on the opposite aide. This is too much for rat nature to stand and be cdol over it, ao he rushes for the bait. AN UNPLEASANT FIX. IT was night when I arrived at home. There was something so provocative in tho darkness and utter quiet in which I found the premises wrapped that I determ ined to give a lively surprise, but Nature appealing to me in a vital point, I dropped into tho dining room with a viow of re freshing myself with a bit of cold joint by way of preliminary. , . . . , Striking a light, I found that my wants had been anticipated, for there on tho table lay the remains of a repast breast of chicken,' cakes, cheese and what not. Be ing sharp set, I pitched, in, a glass of old port materially assisting tho process of di gestion. All at once my eye caught sight of a meerschaum on the mantle. Now, there is nothing very alarming in a mcerschnam per, , but when the monrschaum is the property of a stranger, ond is found upon one's premises during his absence, it be comes invested with an importance which it could dorivo from no other circumstance. There was also a paper of Turkish tobacco. "The fellow has taste, at all events," said I, and I filled and smoked, drank a bumper and cogitated. Now Maria knows I am not in the least bit jealous; knows it had never entered my head to suspect her of an impudence; but this to say the least of it, had a very sus picious look. I drank again. Yet I pro- tost I was not at all jealous. At that mo ment I started from my seat as if at tho touch of an electric battery for on tho set tee in the comer lay an impudent looking hat and cane, and even a pair of gloves 1 To smash the hat into smithereens, to tear tho gloves into fragments, to snap the cane into flintcrs was the work of a moment. I took another bumper.aud folding my arms, glared majestically around. Not that I was jealous ! O, dear, uo 1 I was resuming my scat and pipe, to cogitate ovor a course of prosecution, when I received another shock. My eye had alighted upon a note which had fallen from the table. It was a feminine hand. " Dear Charlie," it ran, "I'm so glad you've ar rived. Sammy's away. Don't stand upon ceremony. We' 11 have each a nice time 1 Cold lunch and all agreeable Come over at once." Sammy's my name. " Perfidious wo man I It is thus " I threw it into tho lire after tramping on it. I fortified myself with another glass, took of my stockings,and started up stairs. On the way stumbled over a strange cat in tho kitchen. In my ascent I supposed I must have made some noise, for a strange dog set up a furious yell in thebank area. It may be as well to go prepared for contingencies, I reflected, as I re-entered the parlor with a viow of possessing myself of a poker. Dark as it was, I secured the desired object, and was retreating, when I fancied somebody camo in on tip-too. Holding my breath I dodged past him, and crept up stairs liko a thief, not that I was jealous, but only to see what was going on. After a pause, during which I could count the beating of my heart, I tried tho bed room door. It was not locked and all was dark within. A gentle snore not rough, exasperating, reckless thing, but mora of a musical moan, camo from the bed. " Sho was asloep," mused I, "the sleep of the virtuous, and what I thought the step of a stranger's toes was the tread of the cat. Poor, dear Maria 1 bow could I so wrong you ?" I disrobed and slipped into bed. Charlie, how long you have been here !" said a feminine voice. Gracious goodness 1 it was that of a stranger ! A cold perspiration broke out all ovor me as I reflected upon tho horrors of my situation. The house I bought was one of a pair which had been built exactly alike, and, coming fatigued and sleepy direct fiom the cars, I must have entered my neighbor's mansion instead of my own! " Excuse me dear," I whispered; " I think I hear burglars." " What ! again 1 1 think you must lie mistaken." " I'll go and see," said I, and bundli ug on something, I groped my way to the stairs, descending them with a cold feeling all the way down my back, and crept into the basement. There I madeanother ap palling discovery the clothes I had put on were somebody else's and not my own. Safo on the sidewalk, I glanced up at the house 'from which I had just escaped, thinking how I should manage to return my borrowed toggery. And it was my house after all. Resolved on an explanation, I rung the bell boldly. I heard the tip-tip-pety-tip of a pair of well known feet, and was at once in the arms of Mrs. Splvliis. "Why, don't you remombw, Sammy," she said, in replying to my interrogations, " I told you brother Charles was coming from tho country with his new wife, to pass a few days with us. I have given up our own bed room to them, aud it's lucky you rang, or you'd have gono right into their room." " Well, hadn't I been there and got iuto bed aud stolen Charlie's clothes while he was after burglars ! The note to Charlie was sufficiently explained. I will never get jealous again. The old Man's Trick. ' A merchant of Munich having obtained a large fortunc,gave each of his three daugh ters 3 considerable sum, and married them to three brothers, sons of a very worthy man of Hamburg. IIo reserved to himself a large capital, and his sons-in-law employed all their efforts to induce him to give it to them. At last, by flattery and demonstra tions of a fleet! on, they got tho old man's money. But! from that timo they began to show indifference for him, and at last whol ly neglected him. The good old man was vory wretched, and, what was worso, very poor. One day1 his youngest daughter went to see him. In tho course of tho conversa tion, she suggested to him that he might gain tho good-will of her and her sisters' husbands, by pretending to be still rich. The old man, seeing tho idea was a good one, resolved at onco to act upon it. Ho went to a friend of his, a banker, and ob tained an advance of money, aud the loan of a scrvico of plate. Tho next day he invited his sons-in-law to dinner. They were astonished to find a servico of plate on the table, and still mora so when tho servant brought the old man a letter, and ho exclaimed: " What ! let my old friend be embarrassed for ten thousand florins ?" And he went and got that sum from his strong box, saying ''There, take that sum to your master! You see." said ho, "I am still rich." The sons-in-law were confounded ; and each, with great earnestness, immediately pressed tho old man to go and live with him promising that ho should receive every at tention, and everything he could possibly wish for. But the old man laid down his conditions that he should have his own apartments and domestics, and a carriage aud a certain sum of money placed at his disposal. To this his sons-in-law eagerly consented. ' For some timo the old man lived comfor tably enough, and wherever he went he took tho precaution to carry with him bis strong box, which was vory heavy. A lit tle while ago he fell ill. His sons-in-law pressed him to make his will, but he Baid his intention was to divide tho contents of his strong box equally between them and a friend, and that ho and his executor should have the key. Not long Bince ho died. By a writing which he left behind him, he directed that the box should not lie opened until five days after his interment that he should be buri ed with tho greatest pomp, and that each poor mau in the town should receive a new suit of clothes and a florin. At last tho day for opening the strong box arrived. The sons-in-law, to their mortification found, not as they expected, money and securities to a large amount, but lead and stone. Popping the Question. Mohitable Morit, a young lady of thirty- mno, who never had a chance to ohange the Ulcerative character of her name, was seated over the fire in her little room, when a knock was heard, and who should make his appearanco but Solomon Periwinkle. " Goodness, gracious 1" thought she, "I wonder what he's come for can it be " But we won't divulge the thought that passed through the old maid's mind. " How do you do Miss Merit?" said Sol- oinon. " Pretty well, thank you, Mr. Periwinkle Not but I fuel a littlo lonely now aud then." " You see as I was coming by. I thought I'd step in and ask you a question about about " "I suppose," thought Mehitable, he means about the state of my heart." "The fact is," said Solomon, who was rather bashful, " I feel a little delicate about asking but I hope you won't think it strange?". "O no," simpered Mehitible, "I don't think it at all strange, and in fact, I've been expecting it," "Oh," said Solomon, rather surprised, " I believe you liavo in your possession something of mine." "His heart, lie means," said Mehitible, asido, " Well, sir," she continued aloud, it may afford you pleasure to learn that you have mine in return. It is fully and entirely your own." " What I got your umberellat" exclaimed Solomon in amazement. " I think you must be mistaken, and I don't thiuk I'd like to exchange mine for it, for mine was given to me." "I beg your pardon," said the discomfit ed old maid, "but I made a mistake. I quite forgot your umbrella, which I bor rowed some time ago. Here it is. I was blinking of something else." "If," said Solomon, there is anything of fit yours that have forgot, I shall bo happy Ho return it" " Well, ub, it's no matter," stammered Mehitible, coloring. " Good morning." tJTAn Indian in Detroit visited an loe- oream saloon. " The first taste set all his teeth jump. lug and the next one satisfied hiiu that some one bad put up a job on him. He handed it to the boy with instruction to warm it up. The boy melted it on the stove, and the Indian soized the dish and drank the sweet milk at one gulp, and then licked the dish." SUNDAY HEADING. , A Running Religion. . One cold winter evening, as I was return ing to the temple in which I lived in Japan, 1 saw a man running by me with a paper latorn in one hand, and a small boll in the other, which he tinkled briskly, and though the night was bitter cold, he had nothing upon his body but a loose garment about his waist. ' Ilis bare foot pattered against the sharp,' rough stones as he passed by. I pitied the poor follow, and asked the guard what it all ment. Ho laughed, and replied that it was "only his religion:" that he did and suffered all this to gain the good-will of his god. Oh ! how sad is this compared with the truo gospel of love, which teaches us that tho blessings of religion aro the free gift of God 1 We do not need to ring bolls or expose our bodies to cold winter winds, in order to attract the attention of our heav enly Father, he is ever ready to hear us when we pray. But millions of poor heath en do not know this. And will not some boy or girl come out, to tell those who are running over stony roads that there is a "better way" unto everlasting life? Child' ' raper. Tme Greatness. Mere decision of character, taken in a worldly sense, is insuflicient to produce true greatnoss of character. What is fur ther needed is a clear, commanding view of duty as one and unalterable, to be the polo star in the heavens. It is, therefore, hard to overrate the importanco of cultivating this distinct and unclouded apprehension of right nnd wrong as a permanent mental habit. In order to attain this, wo must bo often thinking of moral questions, and settling principles before tho hour of trial. In this, likewise, men widely differ. Hap py is the youth that begins early to medi tate on such subjects, and to clear his no tions as to what ho ought to do in given emergencies. He will find the bracing in fluence of such views in moments when all are shaking around him. Looking only at principles of eternal right, ho will go serenely forward, even in the face of ad verse popular opinion. While" weaker minds are halting to collect the votes of the masses, he will bare his bosom to the shower of darts and march up to the re quisitions of conscience, in spite of the ignored tyrant, or, what is often more for midable, of the turbulent populace. Thy Kingdom Come. A poor woundod boy was dying in a hos pital. Ho was a soldier, but a mere boy for all that. The lady who watched by his bedside saw that death was coming fast, and placing her hand upon his head, she said to him : " My dear boy, if this should bo death that is coming upon you, are you ready to meet your God ?' ' The large dark eyes opened slowly, and a smile passed over tho young soldier's face, as he answered, " I am ready, dear lady, for this has long been His kingdom ;" and as ho spoke he placed his hand upon his heart. "Do you mean," questioned the lady, gently, " that God rulos and reigns in your heart..' "Yes," he answered ; but bis voice sounded far off, sweet and low, as if it came from a soul already well on its way through tho "dark valley and shadow of death." And still he lay there with his hand above his heart, even after that heart had ceased to beat, and the soldier-boy's soul had gone up to its God. Huriuoiiy at Home. 1. We may be quite sure that our will is iiseiy 10 do crossed cuirlng the clay; so let us prepare for it. !. Every person in the house has an evil nature, as well as ourselves, and there for we are not to expect too much. 8. Look upon each member of the fam ily as ono for whom Christ died. 4. When inclined to give an angry an swer, let us lift up the heart in prayer. 5. If from sickness, pain or infirmity we foci Irritable, let us keep a very strict watch over ourselves. 6. Observe when others are suffering And drop a word of kindness. 7. Watch for littlo opportunities of ploasing, aud put little annoyances out of the way. 8, Tuke a cheerful view of everything, and encourage hope. 0. Speak kindly to dependants aud servants, praise them when you can. 10. In all little pleasures which may occur, put self last. 11. Try for the soft answer that turn cth away wrath. tW Hearers of the word are, according to Boston, of four kinds. There aro some like sponges that suck up everything ; some like hour-glasses, through which the sand runs, leaving nothing behind ; some like a strainer, letting all the good through and keeping the dregs ; some liko a solve, which keeps all the good grain and lets all the dust full through. " If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them." . JUT" The soul is the life of the body. Faith is the life of the soul. Christ is the life of faith." , Farmers, Take Notice. rjMIE subscriber offers tor Sale - THRESHING MACnTNKS. JACKS and HORSE " , 10 W llt With Tumbling Shaft, and Side-Gearing, Warrant ed to give satisfaction In speedy and perfect tlireshfng, light draft and durability, on reasona ble terms. Also . PLOUOIIM. . Of Superior Make. CORN SlIELLEHS, KETTLES. , STOVES, ' SCOOPS 1 AND ALL CASTINGS,, made at a country Foundry. Also, A GOOD MILL SCREW, In excellent order, for sale at a low rate. I refer those wishing to buy to John Adams,. Samuel Shuman, John ltoden, Koss Ilenrh, at Ickesburg. Jacob Shoemaker & Son, Elllotts burg; Thomas Morrow, Loysvllle; John Flicking, er, Jacob Fllcklnger, Centre. ., 62013 ' . SAMUEL LIGGETT. Ickesburg, May 14. 1872. New Millinery Goods -A-t Newport, I'u. IltEO to Inform the puhllo that I have just re turned from 1'hlludelphia, with a fuU assort ment of the latest styles of MILLINERY GOODS, HATS AND BONNETSy RIBBONS, FRENCH FLOWERS.. FEATHERS, CHIGNONS, LACE CAPES, NOTIONS, And alt articles usually found In a Hrst-elass Mil linery Establishment. All orders promptly at tended to. -We will sell all goods as Cheap as can be got elsewhere. DRESS-MAKINO done to order and In the la test style, as I get the latest Fashions from New York every month. Hollering done to order, in. all widths. 1 will warrant all my work to give sat isfaction. All work done as low as possible. ANNIE ICKES, Therry Street, near the Station, S 16 13 Newport. Ta. CARLISLE CARRIAGE FACTORY. A. B. SIIERK has a large lot of second-hand work on hand, which he will sell cheap In order to mane room lor new work, FOR THE SPUING TRADE. He has. also, the best lot of NEW WORK ON HAND. You can always see different styles. The material Is not in question any more, for it Is the best used. If you want satisfaction In style, uuallty and price, go to this shop liefore purchasing elsewhere. There Ts no tl rm that has a lietter Trade, or sells more in Cumberland and Perry counties. , REPAIRING AND PAINTING promptly attended to. and Pitt Streets, 3 dp Factory Corner of South) CARLISLE, PA. ' PEKKY COUNTY Real Estate, Tnsiirance, AND CLAIM AGENCY. LEWIS POTTER & CO., Ileal Estate Brokers, Insurance, t Claim Agent ISew lllooitiiield, Pa. WE INVITE the attention of buyers and sell ers to the advantages we offer them In pur chasing or disposing of real estate through our of. hoe. We have a very large llstof deslrab property, consisting of farms, town property, mills, store and tavern stands, snd real estate of any descrip tion which we are prepared to oiler at great bar- Plains. We advertise our proiierty very extnsive y. and use all our efforts, skill, and dllllgence to effects sale. We make no charges unless the proiierty is sold while registered with us. We also draw up deeds, bonds, mortgages, andall legal pa pers at moderate rates. Some of the best, cheapest, and most reliable fire, life, and cattle Insurance companies in the United States are represented at this agency. l'roierty insured either on the cash or mutual plan, and perpetually at U and $5 tier thousand. Pensions, bounties, and all kinds of war claims collected. There are thousands of soldiers and heirs of soldiers who are entitled to pensions and bounty, who have never made application. Sol diers, It you were wounded, ruptured, orcontract ed a disease in the service from which you are dis abled, you are entitled to a pension. When widows of soldiers die or marry, the minor children are entitled to the pension. Parties having any business to transact in our line, are respectfully Invited to give us a call, as) we are conlhleiit we can render satisfaction lu any branch of our business. No charge for information. 4 auly LEWIS POTTER & CO. JOBINBON HOUSE, (Formerly kept by Woodruff and Turbctt,) Xtu Bloomflcld, Terry County, Ta. AMOS ROBINBON, Proprietor. This well known and pleasantly located hotel has been leased for a number of years by the pres ent proprietor. unci he will spare no pains to accom modate his guests. T he rooms are comfortable, the table well furnished with the best In the mar ket, and the bar stocked with choice Illinois. A careful and attentive hostler will be in attendance. A good livery stable will be kept by the proprietor April 3. 1871. tl AUS'lX VIRTUE 111! I rpilE Tenth Volume of Wood's Household X Magazine begins with January 1872. Its regular contributor Include Horace Greeley, Gall Hamilton. Tlios. K. Beechcr, Dr. Dlo Lewis, Dr. W. W. Hall, James Parton, etc Harriet Beecher Stowe, Brick Pomeroy, John) G. Baxo, MaJ. Gen. Kllpatrlck, Pe trol I niu -V. Natby, ect., write for It occasionally. Terms, Oue Dollar a year. In clubbing, three first elasa periodicals are given for tho price of one of them. The most II here 1 Premium List ever published. Mo periodical li moie frequently or favorably mentioned by the press. " Wood' Household Magaslne la one of the monuments of business enterprise which mark the age.'' . Methodist llomt Journal, Philadelphia, Pa. " It has been Improving- ever since we knew It a good criterion for the future." Courier, New Market, Cauada. "It Is a marvel of cheapness and flrel-cluss quality combined.", York Timet, Bpeciuieu copy sent free to any address. 8. 8. WOOD it CO.. ' Nowbnrgh, N. Y.
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