noss of the world. Nobody but Mrs. Pros ton would have detected that her husband was more placable than he had been the night before. " You hoard him Bcold about his cofleo," she whispered to Jool ; "it's a good sign. I always heard say jest as long as a child cries out hoarty it aint going to die, and just as long as the old squire can And fault with his victuals ho ain't going to do bloody murder." Joel's horse was at the door. The old man got into his big top coat. " I guess I'll ride up to the village with you, Joel," said he ; " it will Bave tackling niy horse, and then I'll chance it to ketch a rido back with oue of the neighbors." Hester stood at the window and watched them drive away up the creek. She know how it would end. She knew she should never falter. Having put her hand to the plow, it was not Hester's way to turn back. She was brave and strong, but a kind of miBtincss crept up over her dark eyes, as tho wonder rose in her mind wuy the course of true love never did run smooth. The village was just one long street for stores, Hanked by the Town-hall and "First Church." It was full of gardens and neat cottages and, in Summer time very shady and pleasant. "Drive me to the Jedgo's office," said the old man, as they got down on Main street, and I'd like to have you step in and witness to a little business I'm going to transact." They drove up to a small building, dis playing a conspicuous sigu. The Judge met them at the door. He was a tall, stiff man, well dressed, with heavy watch seals. His small eyes were keen and in quisitive, and tho irou-gray hair was scru pulously brushed around his temples. "Good day, Squire," said he. "I'm sorry I haven't had time to make out tho papers in that cow caso." "O, 'taint a cow caso, Jedge ; it's a lovo case," responded the old man, with a species of snort which made Joel's heart sink. "You're a lawyer, Jedge, and if there is a knot-hole in any subject you'll be sure to take a squint through it. I don't expect to pull the wool over your eyes. Set right down, Joel ; I want you to pay partickerler heed to what I am go ing to say. You see there are several p'ints to . this here lovo case. In the first place, Joel is your brother, and you nat urally want to see him do well. You've tried to help him forrard, 1 know. Love is a cur'us kind of distemper, 'specially when its took the natural way. Joel has got it pretty bad. Ho's been coming round my place now for a considerable spell, and I don't know but ho would go on court ing forever if I didn't feel called upon to put in a stay of proceedings. You see, Jedge, Hester, my girl, means to marry Joel, When she's once got her heart sot on a thing, there ain't no whoa. Hester is tidy, and snug, and economical, and you know a good wife is sometimes the saving of a young man like Joel. Now, come to sum up, you see how it is Jedge. You make ten dollars where I do one. I'm an old man, and what little I have scraped together must be divided equal among my children. Yon'ro right in the prime of life, and hain't got a child in the world. I'll give Hester a good setting out, and if you want to help Joel, you can step right over there to yonr desk and draw up a pa per to the effect that you'll never see my girl come to want. Your bond is as good as gold. Put your name to it, have it all legal and reg'lar, and you shall never bear another word of opposition from me." Joel sprang to his feet, his face fairly quivering with indignation : "Do you mean to insult me ?" be cried. "I won't have this wretched bargaining over my affairs, niratn, if you draw np that bond I'll never touch another dollar of yours as long as I live. I'll show you I can sup port a wife without anybody's help, even if I have to do it by days' work." "That's right, that's the kind of talk I like to hear," said the old man, chuckling, "Hope you will stick to that mind. No body's going to bender ; but just draw up the bond, Jedge. It won't do a mite of harm." ' " If you draw that bond," broke out Joel furiously, " I shall consider every thing over between us.' You have no right to shame me in such a way as that. It sounds as if you thought me an idlo, shift less, good-for-nothing fellow, and as if Hester was going to throw herself away. I'll let you know what there Is in me. I'll show you that I can stand on my own row without the help of anybody." "That's right," shouted the old Squire. " Spoken like a man shows real grit. But don't mind him Jedge ; jest you make out the bond. I like to see things down in black and white. Ths Judge had reluctantly put pen to paper, and he now handed the document to the old man, who scanned it through his silver-bowed specs. "That'll do, Jedge," with a complimentary nod, and tbon he drew out a great leathern wallet, and fold ing the paper slowly put it away with an air of entire satisfaction. For a long time Hester aud Jool Bel fridge bave lived in a pretty cottage in the village, embowered in roses and honey suckles. When the windows are open in Summer time, what with music, and laugh ter, and the sound of children at play, it seems like a veritable music-box. The old Squire has grown garrulous and a little childish within these years. He often goos to his son-in-law's store, and watchos the merchant's brisk motions and quick eye with peculiar pride. "Made every dollar of it himself, Sir," he is apt to say to any stranger who happens to be about and more than once, much to the annoy ance of Hester, be has opened t his wallet and shown a paper, old, yellow, cracked at the creases. This is the Judge's bond. There are people who say that this same bond gave tho needed spur to Joel's rather easy nature, and mado him the man he is ; but there are others, with clearer eyes who perceive that tho unfailing love and en couragement of a true wife laid the foun dations of his best prosperity. Pat and tho Lawyer. AN Irishman by tho name of Tom Murphy once borrowed a Bum of money from one of his neighbors, which he promised to pay back upon a cortain time. But month after mouth passed away and no signs of the agreement being kept, his creditor at last warned him that unless he paid it npon a certain day he should sue him for it and recovor by law. This rather frightened Tom, and not being able to raise the money went to a lawyer to get advice on the matter. After hearing Tom's story through to the end, he asked him : " Has your neighbor got any writing to Bhow that you owe him the fifty dollars?" " Divil a word," Tcplied Tom quickly. " Well, then, if you haven't the money, you can take your own time ; at all events, he cannot collect it by law." "Thank ycr honor, much obliged," said Tom, rising and going to the door. " Hold on, my friend," said the lawyor. "Fat for?" asked Tom in astonishment " You owe me two dollars." "Fat for?" " Why, for my advice to bo sure. Do you suppose I can livo by charging noth ing y" Tom scratched his head a moment in evident perplexity, for he had no money. At length a bright idea seemed to strike him. " Ah' have yocs any paper to show that I owe yees two dollars ?" he asked with a twinkle in his eye. " Why no, of course not, but what does that signify ? "Thin I'll be after takin' your own ad vice, an' pay nather you nor my neighborl" saying which he left the office and its oc cupant to meditate on a lawyer taking his advice, and a doctor taking his own med icine. t3PIt is said that the poet Moore, while stopping one day at an inn in Scotland, was continually troubled by the landlady with the request that he should write her epi taph. Therefore at night he gave an im promptu as follows : " Good Susan Blake, In royal state, Arrived at last at heaven's gate" and stopped, promising to finish it in the morning. The good lady was in a transport at this inscription, and treated Mr. Moore with every possible attention. In the mor ning he was about leaving, when the land lady reminded him that he had not finished the epitaph. " That's so," said ho, and he immediately added : " Bat Peter met her with a club, And knocked her back to Beelzebub," It is said that Mr. Moore's hones were in motion just as be had finished the last line. A Sociable Chap. Governor Powell,of Kentucky, was never an orator, but his conversational, story telling and social qualities were remark able. His great forte lay in establishing a personal intimacy with every one he met and in this way ho was powerful in elec tioneering, ne chewed Immonce quantities of tobacco, but never carried the weed him self, and was always begging it of every one he met. His residcuce was in Hen derson, and in coming np to Ohio past that place a gentleman overheard the fol lowing characteristic anecdote of him : A citizen of Henderson, coming on board fell into conversation with a passenger, who made inquires about Powell. , , " He lives in your place, I believe, don't he?" " Yes, one of our oldest citizens." " Very sociable man, ain't he ?" "Remarkably so.,' " Well I thought so, I think he is one of the most sociable men I ever met in my life wonderfully sociable. I was introdu ced to him over at Graysons Springs last summer, and he hadn't been with me ten minutes when he begged all the tobacco I bad, got bis feet up in my lap and spit all over me remarkably sociable." ' ' To be Bead Very Fast. "The baroness ZizlaEiriradiridirlradlgan kerlgamschneberl had a negro servant whose name was DutzibautztkiUlfautzlkir lidirballHunkerl, and who was so ooaliuk ravenebonysootnightpltcbcrowjetblack that the fowls in the baro-yard, whenever they saw him, went to roost, because they thought that night had come." A Green One Visits New York. PUILETDS RANGLE knew very little about New York j but he always re garded it as the greatest city in creation.-'-It was to him what Mecca and Medina are to the Mahomedaus, aud from his earliest years a pilgrimage to the empire city was a dream to be realized as soon as the pos session of a certain amount of the circula ting medium would warrant his departure from his native town. The means ' and his majority arrived together, and he embark ed on board a railroad car after many a week of anxious thought and preparation, His voyage from Fall River , through the Sound, was to his limited vision as import ant and perilous as that of Columbus through the trackless Atlantic. But he had taken the precaution to insure his life before starting, and so he knew that his old mother would lose nothing by his death, and hence his Conscience was per fectly easy. ' When tho boat came in at pier No. 1, North River, ho abandoned himself and his carpet-bag to a flat-headed cab-man, with one eye and a tobacco pipe, who, while he blow the Bmoke out of the corner of his aromatic mouth into Ranglo's face, assured the young man that he could take him to a nice quiet lodging-house, where ho could board cheap, and live upon the " wory best of grub." For a short transit to a low tavein in Rosevelt street, the friendly cabman de manded only ''eight shillin'," begging tho traveller not to mention it, because it was only half-price, and ' his brother whips might mako a "muss" if they were to hoar of his generosity. The tavern, at the door of which Philct us was landed, and one of those " choap and nasty" caravanserais which abound in Gotham. The bar-room had faded rod bombazine curtains to the windows, and a wooden screen before the entrance door. The apartment was low and dingy, with a spotted ceiling, over the whole area of which paper fly-traps and Christmas greens were ingeniously interwoven. The walls were covered with cheap prints of race horses, Yankee Sullivans, Tom Ilyeis and Moses. Dingy bottles, flauked by anciont lemons, loaded the shelves of the bar, in which sat a bald-headed, red-nosed man, whose brogue proclaimed bim to bo an "exile of Erin." A cylindrical coal stove in the centre supported a huge copper, fur nished with a brass faucett. Half a dozen ill-looking individuals were playing at dom inoes at a little oil-cloth covered table, smoking very bad cigars, and expectorating on tho sanded floor. Philctus thought it all very fine, for he was very green, and determined to be pleased at all be saw,- Having confided his carpet-bag to the landlord, and arranged the terms of board, he sat down, with a New York Herald in his hand, and baked his head at the stove, drawing large draughts on a thick Bowory cigar, which mado him' feci unwell and weak, and con fused his perceptions of the drift of the leading article. After spending an hour in this agreeable manner, he walked out into Chatham St., aud went into a mock auction store, whore he bought a card of iron bladed penknives, for ten dollars, on the assurance of the Peter Funk that they were Rogers' best He wandered about town till evening, sup porting himself by peanuts and molasses candy, and devouring all the sights with his huge gooseberry eyes. It was a sleety, slosby day, and the most uncomfortable walking possible, but he was determined to be happy, and succeeded. ' At nightfall he returned to the "Harp of Erin" (that was the name , of his hotel), pretty well tried and fagged out. " Faith 1 you're jist in time.Mr. Rangle," said the red-nosed landlord. "There's jist one share in the raffle left. Put down your money and go in and win." "Win what?" asked Philetus. "Only hark to him !" cried the land lord, addressing the crowded bar-room. "He doesn't know of the raffle. Why, bless your sowl, Fantail. the famous run nin' mare that bate Lady Sutton on the Hunting Park course, is to bo raffled for this blessed min'it saddle and bridle thrown in to be seen at any time at Springer & Snap's, 24th street, corner of Third avenue fifty shares at five dollars a share." ' "Only one share loft," said a groggy inj dividual, with one rusty spur on his right boot-heel, and smelling very strongly of the stable. "Take it, sir, and lam the orowd 1" said the benevolent landlord. "I'll do it, by Jerusalem !" cried Phi letus, and purchased the last ticket. 'Now then, gentleman," said the land lord, dragging a ricketty table, covered with green baiie, into tho middle of the room, "fair play's a jewel. There's the tools. Tbree dice and three throws a piece. The howltW of the ticket No. 1, begins. Now, my darlins 1" No. 40 threw tbree sixes, three times running " Mend that if you can 1" cried he, throwing down the box. - ' Philetus's countenance fell, but he clutch edthe box and after "mixing the dice" as he called it, threw three sixes, three times running. ' ' ' ' "You've tied him 1" shouted the laud- lord. "Now, bullies I" No. 49 tucked up his sleeves, moistened the palrt of his right hand, and, Went to work. Throe sixes I Six five deuce. Six fllx deuce 1 Philetus was nervous and his hand sffbok like an aspen. Three sixes 1 Three sixes I Three sixes! " Hurray 1" shouted tholandlord. "That bates Bannaghor intirely. The greatest throws on record. Throe cheers for Mr. Rangle I Bravo, sir I you done it proudly you've done it nobly and the buck's your own the horse is yours. I give you joy. Now then, to supper I" Tho riotous assemblage, beaded by the landlord, and bearing Philotus in the midst poured into the supper-room, and took their scats at the table, which was spread with a rude barbario prodigality. Rangle was conducted to the seat of honor, sup ported by the red-nosed landlord on his right, aud the groggy gontloman with the spur on his left. The guests ato like famished wolves, and drank and smoked like pirates. Poor Phi letus was toasted and drank in " health five fathoms deep." The party broke up at a late hour of the night, or rathor, an early hour of tho morning, as tho newspa per reporters say, and, worn out with ex citement, Mr. Philetus Rangle was prepar ing to retire to his bed, when the red nosed landlord touched him on the shoul der. " You'll plaze to sett'o, if its convanient" said ho, holding on to the bed caudle. " To settle what I" said Philotus. " I've paid you a week's board in advance." " Ye have and glory be to you for that same. But the supper for them gentle men. " " Tho supper for the gentlemen 1" " Yes, sir, for the crowd. Tho winner pays the trate you know that's tho law of the raffle as laid down in the statute book." There was no appeal. With a heavy heart Philetus liquidated tho account, though he had very little left after doing BO. " I see how it is," said ho, as ho blew out his candle and stepped into bed. " I must sell that mare in tho morning, though I'd bave likod to have shown her to my poor mother. - Any how, I've made a first rate speculation." . After breakfast, in tho morning, he pro cured from tho landlord the stable-kecpor's address. " Ye're going to have a ride," said the landlord. " A pleasant morn in' to you. Ah 1 its the illigant figure ye'll make in the saddle, sure I - But you must howld her hard, sir, she's the devil if she gets her head." Furnished by credentials from the land lord, Philetus found the stablo-koopor and demanded the animal. . " Trot her out, said he, consequentially, "and put the saddlo on her," ' " Can't be done, sir," replied the man, grinning. " Why so ?" " 'Cos," replied the stable-keeper, speak ing very slowly, "the animal died last night about half-past twelve o'clock of the botts. She wan'tworth much any how, for she was chest-foundered and spavined on both hind legs." Philetus took one glance at the prostrate form of his prize, and then hurried back to the "Harp of Erin,", where he rated the landlord in good set terms. The landlord retorted, and domanded assistance of his patrons. There was a regular muss. Phi letus was ejected forcibly, and his carpet bag flung after him. Despairing and dis gusted with life and with his fellow-men, he sought refuge on board ihe Utonlngton boat. That evening he had occasion to open his carpet-bag. His shirts and pocket handkerchiefs were gone, but it contained a couple of bricks, done up in wrapping pa per. Mr. Rangle never repeated his visit to Now York, nor did he ever afterwards pur chase a share in a raffle, so that his bitter experience of the trickeries of life made him "a wiser and a better man." Bull-flght In Massachusetts. Two bulls broke a drove at Brihgton,Mass, on Tuesday afternoon, swam the Charles river to Cambrige, and rushed into a yard of . Harvard College. One of them then struck for Somerville, and a couple of po liecemon fired several shots at him without effect, but finally a lasso was thrown around one of his legs, and he was killed with an axe. The other oue ran through several streets in Somerville, pursued by a large crowd, the most conspicuous person being an Irishman, with a lasso, mounted on a lean horse. He at last flung his lasso over the brute's head, but was pulled from his horse into the mud, while the bull kept on bis way till he was killed by a policemen. t4f Mile. Levasur, a leading tragio ac tress in Paris, was once playing a most tragio part, in which" the heroine commits suicide by taking poison. At the most pathetic passage, while she was bidding adieu to life aud making everybody in the theatre sob ; she suddenly changed her tone and shrieked, "Damnation, what has been put in this bowl ?" Imagine the effect of this lonely prose, delivered in so energot ic a manner in the midst of stately poetry. The actor, Boauvallet, who loved a practi cal joke, had smeared the bowl with asa-ftutida. HEAL ESTATE At Private Sale. The nnderslened will sell at, nrlvatn nlo hi. val uable farm situate In Juniata township, Perry co.. in.. unjoining innun in iteorge 11ZB1I, lieorge Ickes and others, containing 91 -A. GK.ES, ot Red Blare land, about 75 Acres are cleared, and In a high state (it cultivation. Tho balance Is well net with timber. Tho Improvements are a good two story Log and Weatherboarded . - !. DWELLING TTOTTSP. liji ' LARGE BANK BARN, TENANT HOUSE, CARRIAGE HOUSE, NEW HOO PEN and WOOD HOUSE. There is also a Well ot good water near the house. There are also TWO GOOD APn.E OUCH Alius on tills farm, Willi a variety of other fruit trees. This property Is near the village of Markle. vllle In a good neighborhood. Any person desiring to purchase a homo, should see this property before making a tlual Invest ment. Price 85,000 ; payments, K.OOO on the 1st of April, 1874, at whnh time a deed will be delivered, and possession given. The balance to be paid In threeequal annual payments, with Interest, to be secured by Judgment bonds. -Call on or address JACOB KI.tNK, Marklevllle, Perry CO., Fa., LEWIS POTTER, z" New Bloomlleld, Terry co., Pa. The Best is the Cheapest! THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE. SINGER SINGER MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE.. MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. ! M JHINE. SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER "MACHINE. 'MACHINE. 'JZtt&z' MACHINE. IMIE'SINOER SEWING MACHINE Is so well . known that it is not necessary to mention ITS MANY GOOD QUALITIES! Every one who has any knowledge of Sewing Machines knows that it will do EVERY KIND OF WOEK In a Superior Manner. The Machine Is easily kept In order; easily op erated, and is acknowledged by all, to be the The Best Machine in the World ! Tersnns wanting a Hewing Machine should ex amine the Singer, before purchasing. They can be bought on the Most Liberal Terms OF F. MOItTOIEK, NEW BLOOMFIELD.PA., General Agent for Perry County, 4V Or of the following Local Agents on the same terms : A. F. KEIM, Newport, Fa. JAS. P. LONG, Duncannon, Pa. Professional Cards. JE. JUNKIN, Attorney-at-Law, New Bloomlleld, Perry co., Pa. Mi- Office Next duor to the residence of Judge Juukln. ' 45tf AM, MARKEL. Attorney-at-Law, New Blooiiilield, Perry county. Pa. -Ofllce with Chas. A. liamett, Esq., Centre Square, adjoining Mortimer's Store. yEWI POTTEB, ATTORNEY AT U1V, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PEKBY CO,, PA. WClalms promptly secured and collected. Writings and all legal business carefully attend ed to. 32 yl AMES U. FEKGUSON, Attorney-at-Law, NEWPORT, PA. WOfllce Market Street, near the Square. 35 6 CHARLES II. SMILEY, Attorney at Law. New Bloomlleld, Perry Co. Fa. Office with C. A. Barnett, Esq., next door to Mortimer's store August 20, 1872 "1T7"M. A. 8PONSLEB, Attorney-at-Law, vy Office adjoining his residence, on East Main street, New Bloouitleld, Perry CO., Fa. 3 2 ly CHAS. A. BARNETT, Attorney-at-Law, New Bloomfleld, Perry CO., Fa. S-Onice adjoining Mortimer' Store. 3 2 ly JBA ILY, Attorney at Law, New Bloomfleld, PerryCo.,Pa. ir Office opposite the Court House, and two doors east of the Perry County Bank, ltefers to 11. Mclutlre, Esq. June 27, 1871. JOHN G. SHATTO, Surgeon Dentist. New Bloomlleld, Perry co., Pa. All kinds of Mechanical and Surgical Dentistry done In the best manner, and at reasonable prices. -Of!lce at his residence, one door East ot the Robluson House, aud opposite Win. A Sponsler's Law oltlce. 3 2 ly M. M. RUTCII, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, New Bloomneld, Ferry eo., Pa. -Ofrlce Two doors West ot F. Mortimer Store 3 7 ly CHAS. J. T, McINTIRE, Attorney-at-Law, . . New Bloomlleld, Perry oo.. Fa. . " All professional business promptly audfalth fully attended to. 3 2 lv. TITM. N. SE1 BERT. Attorney-at-Law, " VT ... New Bloomlleld, Perry oo.. Fa. Bloomfleld, 8 33 lv. LEWIS POTTER, notaht PUBLIC, New Bloom fleld, Perry Co., Pa. Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages and Leases carefully prepared and acknowledgements taken. All kinds of Pension and Bounty papers drawn and certified, will also take depositions to be read In any court in the United States. 7 10 ly "VJTM. A. MORRISON, VY JUSTICE OK THE PEACE and GENERAL COLLECTOR, Nrw Gkkmantown, Perry co., Pa. Remittances will be made promptly for all Collections made. 7 M if yiLLJAM M. BUTCH, J list lee of the Peaee, AND GENERAL COLLECTOR, New Bloomfleld, Perry County, Penn'a -Special attention paid to Collections of all kinds. Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages aud Agreements eatlyn executed. 7 ltitf mm. Auctioneer. The undersigned gives notl.'e that be will cry sales at any point In Perry or Dauplu counties. Orders are solicited sua prompt attention will be given. E. D. WELLS, New Buffalo, Perry co,, Pa.
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