2 l)c hncv New Bloomftcllr, Jau THE DEACON'S DAUGHTER. HjT'B dreadful curious that ministers' ' X sons and deacons' daughters should always be greater trials than other folks' children. I wouldn't have believed, when Sylvy was a child, that she would have grown up to such a thorn in your Bide, sis ter Sarah. But you'll have to bear it as the Lord's will, and trust that she'll be brought some time to see the errors of her way." Aunt Dorcas rocked vigorously, and made her knitting-needles click with a will, as she always did when she talked of Syl's shortcomings. Syl, who was iu the kitch en making preparations for dinner,. heard every word through the half-open door as it was very likely Aunt Dorcas meant she should ; and 8yl sighed heavily, for Aunt Dorcas had a power in' the family, and now that she had taken sides against her, Syl foresaw greater trials in the future than she had encountered. , ' ' Syl's trouble was that oldest and most common among maidons the courso i of her true love would not be porsuaded.' to run smooth. Its current was ru filed iu the most common way, too, by hor father's stem displeasure and her mother's cease loss fretting and coaxing. .,''.''. ", ' ' , Years, before, when they were both little more than children, she and Will Everett had fallen in love with each other, and the love had grown and strengthened as they grew to manhood and womanhood But alas 1 Will was poor, being only a clerk in the one dry-goods store Plimptouville boast ed. He had his mother and littlo , sister to support, too, and, as Flimptonville declar ed, had enough on his hands without think ing of marrying. Deacon nankin did not object to I im be cause he was poor. Oh, no 1 the deacon was not so worldly as that according to his Own statement. In other respects Will did not come up to his idea of what his son-in-law should bo. lie belonged to a secret society, and the deacon abominated societies. Silas Daggett, the proprietor of the store agreed with him perfectly ; he even had serious doubts as to t the pro priety of keeping a young man who be longed to a secretociety in his store, and used to go to the deacon's house to ask his advice and talk the matter over two or three evenings in a week when he first came to Plimptonvillo . and opened the store. Will smoked, too. Silas Daggett did not smoke. He shook his head sadly over that shortcoming of Will's and told the deacon of a great deal of good advice and warning thrown away upon the bead strong young man. Will dressed too well, also ; ho was ruin ing himself by extravagance. Mr. Silas Daggett was of opinion that fully half his salary was spent in that way. Countless other accusations, of a like nature, were brought againBt poor Will, and from twice a week Silos Daggett's visits increased : to every night, And finally it became evidept that his visits were intended to: Byl, much to the delight of Deacon Raukin. , But Syl, ungrateful, ' Unreasonable girl, frowned upon the suit of Mr. Daggett ; she even went so far as to leave the room when he called, and she hod been caught walking with Will Everett after her father had for bidden her to speak to the misguided young man. '. i - Now matters were at their very worst ; Silas Daggett had proposed, and her father declared that she should marry hiraju All her tears and entreaties had- availed no thing1, and at last she bad got her spirit up, and stoutly declared that she would never marry him. Aunt Dorcas was sent ,for in haste ? if anybody could conquer Syl's re bellious spirit, she could. But even , i Aunt rtnrrjui ffiilnri fcha ntmnat' Amine RHinn that could be obtained from ftyl was a promise that she would never marry Will : without her father's consent. - She would not prom ise not to see on speak, to .Will, as they tried to make hejv .-. v- :. jmM . Silas Daggett wad established in the dea con's house a ft boarder, that he 'might have all possible opportunity for 1 prosecut ing his suit, and Syl was tormented almost beyond endurance. 1,1 ; "' '' The clicking of Aunt Dorcas' needles went on, and Aunt Dorcas' sharp voice kept 'company with it,' ringing over the changes upon Syl's ingratitude and hard ness of I heart." Syl began to think she should go wild listening to il. .' Hor patience gave out at lost.1'' She' shut the paritl-y-dooi foTciblWvery forcibly ' I might as well own that she slammed It, fbr Bvl was not an angel f 'any means. 1 Bha hardly dared to go out to ' put the biscuits she had made into the oven, fof she felt so angry that she was not at all sure that she should no say something impertinent to Aunt Dorcas. But it had to be done ; so . she ran out and whisked , them into the oven, hoping that they might be as heavy as her heart, since, Aunt Dorcas was to eat them. , ..;,( ., , ' . . , , When she went back there was a face at the pantry window--WiU's face but look. ing so white and haggard that she hardly ..- knew it,- . : i .. , , ,. ... '.'Wbatis.it, Will t. What ipukes you look so T And, Ob, how U1 . you dure to come here? Futhor may come to dinner at any minute!" . : i " Let him come 1 He needn't grudge we a minute with you ; I sha'u't come again very soon, Syl," said the young man, In a bitter, reckless tone. , That and his white face frightoned Syl so that she trembled and eould not speak. Will reached through the window-and caught her hands, and almost crushed them in his clasp.' ; " Will you stand by me, Byl, when all the world scorns and jeers at mo for a thief? or will you decide that your father's worldly wisdom is best, after all, and mar ry that honest, godly man, Silas Daggett?" The florce scorn in Will's voice told Syl that, whatever his new troublo might be, Silas Daggett was at the bottom of it. . " What has he done now ? Do tell me, Will?" ' ' ' "" I f The Store was robbed; last night you hadn't beard of that ? The village is alive with It ; the safe and the money drawer. Stevens paid Daggett five thousand dollars yesterday ; he left it In the safe, intending, so he says, to put it iu the bank this morn ing.' Of course be managed to mako sus picion fall upon me at onco, and he's got a warrant now for my arrest." ' i Indignation got the bettor of Syl't fear at once. ' I " How dared he ? bow could he ? What possible reason could he give for suspecting you?" ' ..' -. ' " Oh, a good many 1 He is keen enough, you know, and I believe that he has been planning this for a long time. A key was broken off in the lock of the money draw er, and the othor half was found in the pocket of my coat, which I left in the store. Of course it is no use for me to say that I left the coat in the store ; Daggett says I did nt, and of course his word could not be doubted. Then I was out until after elev en o'clock last night, and I can't say where I was ; that is against me, you know." " Can't t Why not ? Don't mind me don't think of me 1 Tell just where you were, and I will tell, too. "O Will, don't look so 1 don't feel so 1 How can he prove you guilty whon you are innocent ?" 41 If he can't prove me guilty, neither can I prove myself innocent, and the disgrace will cling to me will cling to you, too, Syl, until you cast me Off. I think you had better do it, dear ; I seem to bring nothing but trouble upon you." ' Syl's brown eyes flashed, and then filled slowly with tears. 1 ' : " Will, don't talk like that ; do try to have more hope and courage. Silos Dag gett is a bad man, I know ; I was sure of it from the first ; and he is sly and cun ning. ' But we shall find a way out of this troublo, or, if not, we will bear it togeth er." Will was evidently not to be cheered, but Syl's courage made him ashamed of his weakness. Syl let him stay a few mo ments longer ; she wanted to hear the de tails of the robbery, and she could not let him go until she had inspired him with a little hope and confidence, and then she hurried him away. She knew it would not holp bis cause to have her father find him there. ... . When he was out of sight Syl sat down on tbe window-seat and buried ber face in her hands, She had spent all ber stock of hope and courage in trying to cheer Will. The future did look gloomy to her. Silas Daggett was so powerful and so un scrupulous, and her father would be sure to be on his side, and leave, no stono un turned to prove Will guilty ; as he said, it would be very hard for him to prove him self innocent. Silas Daggett had woven a subtle snare. ; Syl knew hitn well enough to be sure of that.: j She did not believe he bad been robbed at all, but had formed the plot for the sole purpose of ruining Will, and so winning ber or, rather, her father's money, . upon which his affections were firmly fixed. " Some way muBt be found to outwit him,'.' Syl said to . herself, over and over again, as she sat there in the pan try window ; but still no way suggested it self. And she bad promised never to mar ry Will without her father's consent, and that would never be given now. Syl gave way to despair at that thought, and cried until her head ached, and the biscuits were burned to a cinder iu the oven. The deacon looked at her red eyes when be , came home to dinner, , and, having, doubtless, a little pity for his daughter in his heart, forbore to enlarge upon the sub ject ol the robbery, as Syl expected he would ; but he spoke as if thero was no doubt of Will's guilt, and. Aunt Dorcas and Sy) s mother groaned in unison, and said it was co more than they bad .expected, and Silas Daggett bador Syl, fancied that ho had a look of complacency under the dis tress and anxiety bo assumed. ; . Byl scrutinized him carefully at every opportunity, and was more firmly convinc ed each moment that he himself was the robber whom be expressed such anxiety to bring to justice ; and ouco she said, quiet ly,: yet with a searching glance at his face : , ' I will do all that I can to bring him to justice, Mr, Paggott," . ';: i , , ,A dark red flush 1 rose to Mr. Daggott's face, but be answered with a smile that be should be very glad of ber aid., , But what could the do ? she oould think of nothing, though she racked her ' brain fur hours, but to opeuly declare that Will had been with her the evening before, and to wait patiently and, watch , Silas Daggett. ,,, She, ran over iu her mind the, facts con cerning the robbery which she had gained fiorn the conversation at the diuner table. The keys of the store door hod been in Will's possession, and t that told against him, as the thief seemed to hv entered that way ; at least, according to Silas Dag gett, though Deacon Rankin did remind him that somebody discovered that a win dow In the back part of the store was un fastened. And then that half of the bro ken key found in Will's pocket 1 For her self, she had not the slightest doubt as to how it came there ; but . eould the pub lic ever be brought to "believe ''that Silas Daggett had been guilty of bo base an act? ; The next few days were full of anxiety and suspense, that tried her sorely. Will was examined and committed for trial. Byl began to foci that she must do some thing. ' She went down to the store, one morning, with no definite purpose in her mind, but with the shadow of a hope that she might make' some discovery. . Silas Daggett, who had grown more tender and devoted to her every day since Will's ar rest, was radiant with delight at receiving a viBit from her. Nothing daunted by Syl's coldness, he described to- her, at great length, the means which the burglar must have undertaken to seoure the money. ' " But I would like to see the window which father said was found to be unfast ened," Syl said, interrupting him. And he led the way to it, but at the same time as suring her, very rervously and 'with un necessary vehemence, Syl thought, that it was impossible the thief could have enter ed in that way. Syl looked out of the window, Which was somo distance from the ground, and her eye was instantly attracted by foot prints in the soil below. It was Novembor, and the weather had become suddenly cold, and foot prints made in the yielding ground had frozen there securely. Somebody hod climbed in at, and jumped out of the win dow 1 The tracks ran down beside the building, and ended at that window. Syl said nothing, but it seemod to her that Silas Daggett must hear the loud, fierce beating of berheait. Slio flow home on the wiud and rushed up stairs to Daggott's room and found a pair of boots iu hi closet. Hardly waiting to put a piece of paper around them, she hurried back to the store. But she did not wish to bo seen this time ; so she went through a back street, and stole slyly to that spot beneath the window. And Silas' boots fitted exactly into the tracks ! Syl had expected it, but she was wild with bo light, nevertheless. , If Aunt Dorcas could have seen the frantio hugging which she bestowed upon Silos' boots . she would have been more fully convinced that her prophecy would be fulfilled. But Syl's delight was a little dampened, before she reached home, by the reflection that the discovery she had made might not be considered sufficient proof of Silas Daggott's guilt. Sho carried the boots back to his room with her heart divided between hope and fear. As she turned to leave the room ber eye was caught by some bits of paper, which he had evidently used in shaving, lying on the bureau. They were small pieces of a letter, and Syl looked them over half curiously, half carelessly, until she read - something that mado her heart beat faster. ' "Don't be afraid of a little job like that," she read, by putting two of the pieces together. "Do it yourself," was another. . " In your coat, between the lin ing and the outside," was another. " ' "What if that meant tho money? What if he had hidden the money in that way," thought Syl. She ransacked his closet and searched all his coats in vain ; and then sho sot down and deliberated, with what result will be seen by the next action.' " . ' "" . "I want you and Mr. Daggett and Sheriff Allen to go down to tbe store with me," she said to her father, at the dinner table. "I have mado a discovery that I think may be of some importance." The deacon stared as if he thought she must have taken leave of her senses, and Silas Daggett grew a shade palor or was it only Sy's oncyy ' But they granted hor request, alter a uuic laugnicr ana jesting about her "discovery." She led them quietly around to that spot under the . back window where the tracks were. The Sheriff opened his eyes wide at Bight of the tracks, and said : "It is strange that these were not seen before. ' ' Here is evidently wliere the fellow got iri."i .'. - i ' i " Will you ' ask Mr. Daggett to step into them ?" said Syl, quietly, i They all laughed a little uneasily. Anybody could see now that Silas was pale, I r .a -.: ! r-.n "Of course Mr. Daggett will not object to doing so, if it will give you any satisfac tion," said Mr. Allen. And i Silas could do nothing but com ply with .the request j aud it was evident to all that that the track hud been made by his feet. ;,; : . .... ,.. , , , ,." But, what doe that prove? , What do you mean, Sylvia?" asked the dea con, angrily, but evident perturbed iu spirit. ,i . ... , . . , . . " Nothing," replied Sylvia "ouly, since Mr. Daggett is so obliging, he will proba bly show us wbatthere is between the lining and the outside of his coat 1" , It was a great risk, beiug only a bold guess at the truth, and Syl trembled with fear' until ; she saw Silas, Paggctt's face. That proved his, guilt so : conolusivoly that doubt was ho. longer possible. ; ; ;; He made no resistance, and when the coat wae opened the bonds and bank notes which he had stolen from himself were dis covered. . The letter by means of which. Syl had made her discovery was found to have come from a friend of Silas, of whom he had asked counsel with regard to ruin ing Will, and then securing Deacon Rank in's heiress. ' "This tnust be hushed up, Sylvia hushed right"up 1" said the deacon, nerv ously. " Why,it would ruin me I I should be a laughing-stock 1 I I've mado so much of him ; what a reproach upon the church I" i ii " Well, I agree to say nothing about It since, of course, you Will see" that Will is entirely cleared from suspicion that is, on one condition and if you don't agree to that; why, I shall feel it my duty to tell the whole story," said saucy Syl. . H; "And the condition is ?" said the deacon anxiously. , " Why, that you give your consent to my marrying Will; and then you know that pretty cottage that you promised to give me if I would marry Silas Daggett you must give that to Will aud me,, and, pa 1" as the deacon was turning away "nicely furnished,' you know I and, pa, wait a minute 1 right away, you know 1" ."I am glad that I haven't but one daughter," said the deacon to himself. " What they say of deacon's daughters is true, every word of it 1" ' But finally Syl hod hor own way. ,,(-. Doctor, He has Done It. , A physician tells tbe following story, not without some regret on bis part, for the ad. vice given : " A hard-working woman had a drunken husband, who, when partly sober, would got tho blues, and endeavor to destroy him self by taking laudanum. Twico did the wife ascertain that he had swallowed the destructive drug, and twice did the doctor restore him. ' Upon the second restoration, the doctor addressed him as follows : " ' You good-for-nothing scoundrel, you don't want to kill yourself, you meroly want to annoy your wifo and me. If you want to kill yourself, . why don't you cut your throat and put an end to the matter ?' "Well, away went tho doctor, and thought no more of his patient, until, some weeks after, he was awakened from a sound nap by the tinkling of his night-boll. He put his head out of the window, and in quired '"What's the matter?" -" 'Doctor, he has done it," was tho reply- " 'Done what?' " 'John has token your advice.' , "What advice?' " 'Why, you told him to cut his throat, and ho has done it, and he is uncommon dead this time !" Imagine the doctor's feeling I A Good Decision. A young mail entered the barroom of a village tavern, and called for a drink. ' No' said the landlord;- "you hove hod deliri um tremens once, and I cannot sell you any more," Ho stepped asido to make room for a couple of young men who had just enter ed and the landlord waited upon them very politely. The other had stood by silently and sullen, and when they finished, he walked up to the landlord, and thus ad dressed bim ; "Six years ago, at their age, I stood whore, those young men are now I was a man with fair prospects, now at the age of twenty-eight, . I am a wreck, body and mind. You led me to drink. . In this room I formed the habit that has been my ruin. Now sell me a few glasses more, and your work will be done I I shall soon be out of the way ; there is no hope for me. But they can be saved. Do not sell it to them. Sell to me and lot me die, and the world will bo rid of mo : but for heaven's sake sell no more to them I " Tho landlord listened, pale and trembling, Setting down his decanter, he exclaimed, " Ood help me, this is the lost drop I will sell to any one!" And he kept his word. Was He L'ngallnut. There was something pathetic in tho pos ition of the German florist, who, in the bitterness Of bis heart, exclaimed, "I have so much drouble mit de - ladies ven doy come to buy mine rose ; dey vants him hardy, dey vants him doubles, dey vants him fragrant, dey wants him nice golour, dey vants bim eberyding in ono rose. I hopes I am not vat you oalls one ungallant man, but I have sometimes to say to dot ladies, 'Madam, I never often see ladies dot was beautiful, dat vas rich ; dnt vas good temper, dot vas young, dot wos clev er, dat vas perfection, in one ladies. I see her much not.' " : ; , The Sea Mouse. The Sea-mouse 1m ono pf tho prettiest creatures that lives under tho wators. It sparkles like a diamond, and is radiant with all the colors of the raiubow, although it lives iu the mud at the bottom of the ocean. It should not be called a mouse, for it is larger than a big rat. It is covered with scales that move up as it breathes, and glitter like gold shining through a flock y down from which fine silky bristles wave that constantly change from one brilliant tint into another, so that, as Cuvier, the great naturalist, says, the plumage on the humming bird is not more beautiful. Sea mice are sometimes thrown up on the bench by storms, HEAL ESTATE 'vii Private Sale. The undersigned will sell at private anls Ms val liable farm sltuale In Junlats towmhlp. I'erry co., Pa., adjoining lands of (Jeorge Tlz.ell. Georae Ickes aud others, containing ( , . 01 aob'e's, of Bert Slate land, ahont 7S Aeres am cleared, nd in o ii.Kii nin ..1 uuuiYitiiuu. xue uaiance is well set with timber. The Improvement are a good two story Lou and Weatherboarded , . . , . DWELLING HOUSE, LARGE BANK BARN, TENANT HOUSE, CARMAOE INWSE, NEW uuurLn nuu wuuu fiuufin,. . There Is also a Well of good water near the house. . There are alo TWO GOOD APPLE ORCH ARDS on this form, with ft variety of othnr fruit trees. This property Is ner the village of Markle vllle In a good nelRhborhood. Any person desiring to purchase a home, should see this property before making a final Invest ment. Price 6,0OO i payments, 2.00fl on the 1st of April, 1874, at which time a deed will be delivered, and possession given . The balance to be paid In threeeoual annual payments, with Interest, to be secured by Judgment bonds. " (Jail on or address . JACOI) KLTNE, Marklevllle, Perry eo.. Pa., on LEWIS TOTTER. ' 1 11 New Bloomtleld, Perry co., Pa. The Best is ' the Cheapest ! THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE. BINGER SINGER MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. , MACHINE, i MACHINE. W lr A "I T ITTI1 DlJ.UJ!ilt CyL BINGER w SINGER j Dirxurji SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER Y MACHINE. MACHINE. rTHE BINOER SEWiNO MACHINE Is so well X known that It is not necessary to mention ITS MANY GOOD QUALITIES! Every one who has any knowledge of Sewlntt Machines kuows that It will do - EVERY KIND OF WORK .. 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 theWorJd ! Persons wanting a Hewing Machine should ex amine the Singer, before purchasing. They can be bought on the Most Liberal Terms OF P. MOKTIMjEIV I NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA., General Agent for Perry County, 3-0r of tho following Local Agents on the same terms: A. F. KEIM, Newport, Pa. JAS P. LONG, ' ' Duncannon, Pa. " Professional Cards. JE. JUNKIN. Attomey-at-Law, New RIoomflAld, Ferry eo., Pa. Office Next door to the residence of Judge Jmikin. 45tf AM. MARKEL. Attorney-at-Law, New Hloomllcld, Perry county. Pa. 4rOfllce with Chus. A. Harnett, Esq., Centre Square, adjoining Mortimer's Store. jyWIS POXXElt, ; . ATTORNEY AT liAW, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PERKY CO.. FA. Claims promptly secured and collected. Writings aud au legal business carefully attend ed to. 82 yl JAMES H. FERGU80N, Attorney-at-Law, NEWPORT, PA. -Ofllce Market Street, near the Square. 36 6 CHARLES U. SMILEY, Attorney at Law. New llloomlleld, Perry Co. Pa. WB-Offlce with C. A. Barnett Esq., next door, to Mortimer's store . August 20, 1872 TIT"'- A. SPONSLER, Attorney-at-Law, TV ontce adjoining his residence, on East Main street, New Bloomtleld, Perry co., Pa. 3 2 ly CHAS. A. BARN ETT, Attorney-at-Law, New Uloonitleld, Perry CO.. Pa. aOlllce adjoining MortJior' Store. a Sly JBAILY, Attorney at Law, New Uloonitleld, FerryCo., Pa- onice opposite the Court House, audi two doors east of the Perry County Bank. . Refers to B. Melutlre, Esq. June 27, 1871. JOHN G. SHATTO, Surgeon Dentist. -New Bloonilleld, Perry CO., Pa. All kinds of Mechanical and Surgical Dentistry done Iu the best maimer, aud at reasonable prices. jOfllce at his residence, one door East of the Kobiusiiu House, aud opposlto Win. A. Spousler's Luwolllce. , a a ly TirM. M. HUTCH. V ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, New Bloomtleld, Perry co.. Pa. -omee Two doors West of F. Mortimer Store 3 7 ly CHAS. J. T.MoINTIRE, Attorney-at-Law, New Bloomtleld, Perry co., Pa. -All professional business uioinptly auolaitl fully attended to. 3 2 lv. W" M. N. SElBKilf. Attorney-at-Law, New Bloomtleldi Ferry co.. Pa. Bloomneld,8 331y. ,, . , . . LEWfS roTTHK. kotahy pcnuc, New Bloom held. Perry Co., Pa. . Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages and Leases carefully Erepared aud acknowledgements taken. All Imls of Pension and Bounty papers drawn aud certitled, will also take depositions to be read lit anv court 111 the United States. - 7 10 ly "lirM. A. MOItltlSON " '' Y .1 ITHTICF. OF THE FKACE and GENERAL COLLECTOIt, NbwGhkmantown, l'erryco., P. Reniltlaneeswlll be made promptly for all Collectlous made, i , , 7 41 tf "-yiLXIAM M. 8UTCJH, Justice of the lenee, AND GENERAL COLLECTOR, ' New Bloomtleld, Perry County, Perm's -Special attention paid to Collections of all kinds. DmmIs, Bonds, Mortgages, aud Agreements, eatl) o executed. v 7 liitf mm 'mas: w Aocllonef r. The unilorsiKned elves, nollt e that he will cry sales at auv noint In Perry or Diiuplii counties. Orders are solicited anil prompt altenllou Will be given. , , . E. D. WELLS, New Buffalo, ' -Vwry ,?