2 THE GIRL FROM THE COUNTRY fV-IE Miss Calkins or, as tlroy were l sometimes wont to call themselves, the Misses Calkins were two young ladies, who nevor omitted to congratulate them selves that thoy lived "in town." This more particularly, In contradistinction to anything that ever came from, or went to tho country. The , Old Bailey cortkl not certainly be a worse placo, in their fancy, than was the expanse of territory that stretched beyond the walls of their pent-up streets. Nothing, they religiously be lieved, ever came to much in the country ; and nobody ever was anything, who hap pened to live oat of town. They were not even endowed young ladies, the two Misses Calkins, either in point of comeliness or gontlo breeding. They were lankish, muddy complcxioned, and had little grace to spare in their man ners. Their social situation, too, was somewhat peculiar, and might possibly have been altogether responsible for the unsettled and decidedly inconsistent char acter of their demeanor. They affected re lined society, and kept the cheapest. Yet in doing as they did, they offered just pat ronago enough to the latter class, to assure them that they were capable of vastly su perior social achievements. They shuddered to think that Miss Bar stow tho lady who had just arrived from Now York, with an inherited fortune should chance to see a rustic cousin mount their steps ; and could have gladly laid hold of his very respectable ears, and with main strength drawn him into the hall, if, by that means, their mortification might have been spared them. They never dared to speak of an acquaintance in the country to Mr. Ileidcnseik, tho wholesale merchant, who had two or three times called, for fear tho horrid syllables might jar on his deli cate ear. And yet this fastidiousness did not betray itself in anything else. They had only laid their ban on the land that wasn't duly taxed by a municipal corpora tion. It hardly mattered what a man was, after proving that he was at least medio cro, provided only he lived, moved and had his being "in town." A green grocer, in town, was far before a gentleit.au from the country. And so they deluded themselves. They thought country life must be so much mixed up with stables, and horses, and cattle, and ploughs ; yet they lived almost directly opposite a livery stable themselves, and thought nothing of the inconvenience such a neighborhood would certainly offer to well-bred and at all sensible country people. Everything in the country was so very vulgar they never thought of the word without unconsciously turning up their noses. And between vainly creeping after society in town and cutting it dead in the country, the two sisters Calkins made a pretty miserable life of it. They could neither raise themselves to a high bench, nor settle themselves comfortably down in a low one. And, always in a ferment lest people should wrongfully interpret their social opinions, or mistake in respect to their social position, they were at heart looked down upon by one class, and hated by the other. For all this, however, Mr. Caleb Calkins was quite another sort of person. He laughed at his sisters, when they did not vex him ; and wlien they were unfortunate enough to do that, ho was ungallant enough to retort upon them his own and other people's opinions of their very fas tidious notions. Mr. Caleb Calkins rarely split hairs with anybody. If he bad an opinion, any one eould have it for the ask ing. And among other opinions that had become a part of ttie warp of his character, he really believed that all country people were not fools or clowns. And as to vul garity of manners, he always said that there was vastly more of It in town than you could find anywhere In ten mile cir cuits about the country. He thought that simplicity and honest-heartedness always insured gentle behavior, whether the Intel lect bad been highly cultivated or not. In this, as in almost all other things, Mr. Caleb Calkins was unlike his sisters. Their influence over him was exceedingly small, and they went the wrong way to work to enlarge it ; they protested, and he reasoned they taunted, and he stung ; they put on airs, he maddened them with clever ridi cule. No armor of theirs, that he could uot pierce with his arrows. Yet to them Caleb was totally invulnerable. He drove up to the stable one day, in an airy little one-horse carriage, and jumped out upon the ground. Taking his valise from the vehicle, he proceeded to cross the street to his father's house. " There's Caleb !" muttered Susan, who was the elder of the two sisters. The tone in which the syllables were given, was nothing by the side of the sour look that curdled in her countenance. "Where do you suppose he's been? muttered Charlotte, In reply. " Been 1 Beeu oil' into the country, of course !" said Susan, laying a contempt uous stress on the word country, that was the best thing that could be got up of its kind. " To worship at tho shrine of some rustlo Jelle," returned Charlotte. ' yes ; do you think he can ever be cured of his nonsense? Do you believe there's any hope of him ?" 1 I'm sure, I don't know," answered Charlotte. " I hope he's not going to mor tify us with his country belle 1 I think he might not do just as he does. Why, he knows he could wait on almost any young ady of our acquaintance, and yet he pre fers to go off and hunt up some rustio beauty. I wonder he will doeo."-, - -.- - . " It is striingo," rojoinod Susan " but I don't know how we are to help it. And he's so obstinate, too I You might as well try to turn stone in its opinion 1" ' " I know it," chimed in Miss Charlotte. "I only wish he knew how his own sis ters felt about his visiting such people." 'And so do I," returned Charlotte. "That I do.Mndeed !" 1 But even that might have no effect upon him." "Just as likely as not." "I don't care," said Susan, recovering her usual spirits, " I am going to tell him myself what a fool he is making of himself; and how he is mortifying his own family, If he don't caro for the feelings of his sis ters, then he can't live ovor and above happily with his wife." " But do you know that he is off court ing?" inquired the not yet satisfied Char lotte. "Know it?" replied Susan. "Who is there that doesn't know it ? Haven't I been questioned about it by Miss Sawyer and had it thrown in my face by Miss Thompson, and been obliged to confess it to Miss Norton? And aiu't there a hun dred others who would be glad to see us brought down by just such a thing as that? Just the thought of it of Caleb's marry ing a country girl 1 Why, it's absolutely preposterous 1 lie must bo out of his head !" "Something must bo tho matter with him," acquiesced Miss Charlotte, playing with her dangling curls. Just at that moment the object of their earnest animadversion came into the room To see him, one would very naturally have thought it quite questionable whether he could even mortify such girls as his sisters. There was a wide difference between him and them, even in tho matters of outward appearance. They might have been rather a little proud, than ashamed of him. So you've got back 1" exclaimed Susan taking care to direct her eyes to another corner of the room. "Yes, got back," said he. "How do you all do?" "It s of precious littlo consequence to you, I should think, how we do, or how we feel." "Why, what now? What's on the dock et now?" inquired ho, pausing in the ex ploring circuit he was making over the room. " What's tho matter !" replied Susan, she caught the burning eyes of Charlotte, " matter enough, I should think ! You've got back from one of your country excur sions 1" " les, safo and sound," said he. " Yes," testily chimed in Susan. " And is it for Unit, tnat you feel so bad?" he asked,hiseyes gleaming with fun, yet his brain full of the knowledge of the difficulty. "Caleb," exclaimed she, "you know what I mean !" " I am sorry to say that I believe I do," he calmly replied. " It's the talk your visits into the coun try make, that mortifies us so. We might be somebody, if 'twasn't for being pulled back by just such things as this t Nobody will visit us, and we can't be asked any- where, if" "If I take a ride out into the country occasionally!" interrupted Caleb. "Ha ha t" " You needn't laugh about it," ventured Charlotte. "It doesn't make us laugh.' " Ha 1 ha ! ha !" again rung from bis clear pipes. " You will be cut off from all society, if I indulge in a turn in the country ! What an idea '." "Country people are vulgar," said Su san, with emphasis; "and when people know that our acquaintance lies among them, they will have no more to do with us.' "No, that's what they won't," added Charlotte. " I'm grieved to the heart about it, really," said Caleb, affecting uncommon seriousness. " I'm really grieved about it I wouldn't be the moans of denying you the benefits of really good society, girls, for something of a consideration : for I don' honestly think you can well do without them." The girls looked at him as if they could have gladly delivered him over into the hands of the Spanish Inquisition. "But I've got a bit of news for you,' continued he, with the utmost nonchalance "I'm goiug to be married I" " Married !" shrieked Susan, holding up both bands. " Married 1" repeated Charlotte, rolling up her eyes to the wall. " Yes, that's the word," returned Caleb, " I was going to invite you both to my wedding ; but you couldn't stand by and see your brother throw himself away, by marrying a young lady from the country I' "Are you really going to be married to a vulgar country girl ?" asked Susan, rising. 1 Yes.". A country girl?" exclaimed Charlotte, likewise rising. "Yes." Susan hurried from the room, without another syllable. Her faco was burning crimson. , Charlotte followed her in extreme haste. " Good-by J'' shouted Caleb, after them. They responded by a vigorous slam of the door only. Now they shall be cured of this non sense," soliloquized Caleb, " and the soon er tue better. 1 ucy know notnmg as yet of the name of my wife how odd that word souDds to me, to be sure ! and I won't enlighten them." And Caleb was quite as good as his word. Perhaps it wrs a month after this very delightful incident, or episode, that the two Misses Calkins, while sitting together in their parlor, one afternoon, heard the door bell ring, and saw a boy deliver a billet-doux to the girl who answered the bell-pull. It was an invitation for the two sisters to attend a social party at the house of Miss Mary Broad, on tho following Thursday evening, ouch delight as they wore m can only be conceived by those who are in similar social circumstances. They tried to recall the few times when they had been thrown into the society of Miss Broad ; and thought of the trifling attentions sho had ever vouchsafed to them on such occasions. i ney icit sure mat their prospects wcro now looking up ; even in spite of the igno miny their brother Caleb insisted on bring ing upon them. An invitation to tho house of Mary Broad ! it was across the thresh old of the best society in town. They were about equally divided in their minds between gratitndo for the billot, and down right astonishment at its being sent at all. But thero was no mistake in the super scription. . It was for them for the Misses Susan and Charlotte Calkins. Thursday evening ushered them into the brilliantly lighted parlors of Miss Broad, to whom they lost no time in paying most obsequious attention. Their eyes were bedazzled with the brilliancy of the scene. It was vastly more than they had dared to hope ; and the sisters Calkins were most sanguine girls, too. They moved about in the crowds, almost unnotioed and unknown. Yet they were not the persons to stand long upon such trifles -as that. They introduced them selves. They ahhored prudishness,so they said ; and the other extreme was the one they adopted. "There's Caleb 1" exclaimed Charlotte. " Well done !" replied Susan. " I didn't know he was to be here !" "Nor I," said Susan. "I wonder how that happened ?" Caleb was there, and alouo just at the moment they spied him. Their eyes were drawn from him, however by the sight of a most lovely female, who had just then passed them, leaning on the arm of Miss Broad. Both were accompanied by gentleman ungnown io uiem. i ney re marked the i uncommon beauty of the stranger lady, and simultaneously wonder- dored who she could be. They observed that she received very muchjof the atton tion of all parties, and were not a little chagrined to see their own brother Caleb conversing with her with quite a confidential air. They wondered how he could be ac quainted with her ; and a thousand times envied him his privilege. If the Misses Calkins were apt to be taken, as people say, with anything, it was with new and pretty faces. Caleb knew it, and enjoyed their feverishnees to the utmost. He un derwent no little exertion, too, in shunning contact with them during the whole eve ning. At midnight, or cot very far. from that hour, Caleb entered the parlor of his own residence. His sisters were already there, discunfing the evening's experience. " (jaieD : protested busan, in a very tender and grief-stricken tone, when he opened the door. " Well, what ?" asked ho, seating him self. " Why couldn't you shov your sisters- your own sisters a little attention, this evening ? There we knew nobody ; and you were enjoying youiself with Mary Broad and her friend " "Who was that lady;?" interrupted Charlotte. " Yes, who was she ?" echoed Susan " I believe she is a very Intimate friend of Miss Mary's," roplied Caleb, "who is at present visiting there." "But where is she from? and what her name ?" persisted Susau. "She is from the country, girls," said Caleb, triumphantly. " Her name Martha Allen. And in less than a month she will be Mrs. Caleb Calkins '." tW A little fellow, five or six years old who bad been wearing undershirts much too small for him, was one day, after fcav ing been washed, put into a garment as much too large as the others had. been too small. Our six-year old shrugged hi shoulders, shook himself, walked around, and finally burst out with, " Ma, I do fuel awful lonesome in this shirt." W Three things to cultivate Good books, good friends and good humor. A Funny Mistake.' , RICH incident occurred a short time A Since, in one of tho County Courts in Vermont, Which we consider too good to be lost. Many of the Jury, together with the judge and lawyers, were intending to par ticipate in a celebration of a society, of which they wore members, and were con sequentlyin " their anxiety to close the term rushing cases through with all the dispatch that honor and justice would permit. At half past twelve o'clock, one day, ! intermission for half an hour for din ner was granted, with a strict injunction from the judge that " all hands" must be back punctually at one to commence a new case of larceny, The dinners, that day, were swallowed with greater rapidity than usual, and as the clock struck one, the officers of the law rushed into ' Court like chickens into a mcal-trougl: While they are eating their dinners, however, a young man from the "kentry," being somewhat anxious to see the man ner in which justice was meted out walk ed into the Court-room, and, as he after wards expressed himself, " took a squint at all the seats, and seoin' there wasn't nobody in the nicest one, with a railin all around it, thought he'd make sure on it, afore the fellers got back from din ner." In five minutes after the crowd ontcrcd the room, the Judge rapped tho desk with tho butt-end of his jack-knife, and with a dignified frown cried "Silcnce'n tho Court !" " Silenco'n the Court," repeated the broad-shouldered constable, leaning on the railing in front of his honor, and imme diately resumed the occupation of picking his teeth with a pin. "Silence'n the Court!" echoed the squeaking touo'of a small red-headed con stable near the door ; and the lattor speak er immediately commenced elbowing tho crowd, right and left, to let them know that ho was around ! " All ready ?" says the Judge. " All ready !" replied the attorney. " Command the prisoner to stand up!" says the Judge, " while the indictment is being read !" The broad-shouldered constable now walked up to the prisoner's box, during the apparent momentary absence of the sheriff, placed his hands on the shoulder of the young man, and exclaimed " Stand up !" "Wat fur?" said the astonished young farmer. "To hear the charge read!" exclaimed the constable. " Wall, I guess I kin hear what's going on, without standin," as well as the rest on 'em," was the reply. "Stand up 1" roared the Judge, in a burst of passion he had just bit his tongue while picking his teeth ; "young man, stand up ! or the consequences be upon your own head." The victim came up on his feet as if under tho influence of a galvanic battery, and looking around the court-room, and noticing that all eyes were upon him, with an explosion about as affectionate as that of a rabid man toward a bowl of water, he hung his head in confusion and mortifi cation, and was nearly deaf to the words of the indictment, but he beard enough of the long, complicated, tangled sentences to learn that he was charged with stealiug, or embezzling, or cheating, or pilfering some house or somebody, and he couldn't tell exactly which. . " What does he say to the charge ? Guilty or not guilty?" inquired the Judge, peeping over his spectacles, with a look bold enough to freeze a man's blood. Guilty or not guilty. " The young man ventured to look up, in hopes to find a sympathizing eye, but all were cold and unfriendly, and be again gazed on the saw-dusted floor, and trem bled with confusion. " Guilty or not guilty ?" again vocifer ated tho Judge, in a tone that plainly de noted Impatience to proceed with the case. The broad-shouldered constable being rather a humane man, now stepped up to the prisoner, and exclaimed "You had better say 'not guilty,' of course! If you say 'guilty,' you don't stand no chance this term that's! 811 re ' aud if you say ' not guilty,' and wish, at any future state of the cose, to change your plea to guilty,' you can do it, with out any Injury to yourself! Therefore, I adviBO you to say 'not guilty,' and stick to it as long as there's auy chance !" Jonathan s iuolings bad been simmer ing some time, but now they fairly boiled over ; and. with a look of innocence but determined resolution, he swung his arms about ms ueacl, ana exclaimod " What in all nature are you fullers a tryin' to dew? I hain't been stealin' noth iu'l I hain't sure !" Just at this moment, the fiont door opened, and the sheriff with the genuine prisoner, walked into the room, aud pro ceeded at once to the box. The Court saw, in a moment, its mis take, and tried to choke down its effect with a frown but 'twas no got The crowd burst forth into a hoarse laugh that fairly made the windows rattlo, and the young man left the room exclaiming, as he passed out at the door " I knowed all the time, I hadn't stole nothiu' ?" HEAL ESTATE At Private Sale, i The iinrlerxlanpfl will sell at Drlvatfl sale his val uable farm situate in Juniata township, Perry co., I'll., adjoining lands i( Ueorgo Tlzell, George Ickes and others, containing .. , . 91 of Kcd Slate land, about 75 Acres are cleared, and In a high state ni cultlvatlou. . liie balance Is well set with timber. ... The liniirovements are a good two story Log and Weatlierboarded DWELLING HOUSE, LARGE BANK BARN, . . TENANT HOUSE, CARRIAGE HOUSE, NEW 110(1 FEN and WOOD HOUSE. There Is also a Well of good water near the house. There are also TWO G001 APPLE OKCH ARDS on this farm, with 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 home, should see this property before making a final Invest ment. Price $5,000 i payments, 2.000 on the 1st of April, 187-4, at which time a deed will be delivered, and possession given. The balance to be paid In three equal annual payments, with interest, to be secured by Judgment bonds. -Calf on or address JACOB KLINE, Markleville, Ferry co., Fa., OK LEWIS POTTER, 211 New Bloomfleld, Perry CO., Pa. The Best is the Cheapest ! THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE. SINGER SINGER MACHINE. MACHINE, MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. MACHINE. If ft miTTT, SINGElt SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER SINGER MACHINE. . MACHINE. ? MACHINE. MACHINE. 'rilK SINGEIt SEWING MACHINE Is so well A known that It is not necessary to mention ITS MANY GOOD QUALITIES! Every one who has anv knowledge of Sewing Machines knows that It will do EVEIIY KIND OF WOltIC 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 I Persons wanting a Sewing Machine should ex amine the Singer, before purchasing. They can be bought on the Most Ubcral Tonus OF F. MOIlTIMEIt, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA., General Agent for Perry County, -0r of tho following Local Agents on the same terms: A. F. KEIM, Newport, Fa. J AS. P. LONG Duncannou, Pa. Professional Cards. J. E. JUNKIN. Attorney-at-Law, New lilnoinlfelil. Perrv en.. Pa. A? Office Next door to the l-esldt'iit-n nf .IiiiIuh Junkln. 4&II A.M- MAKKEL, Attorney-at-Law, New ltloomtictd. l'errv cotuitv. Pa. 4-0f!lce With Chas. A. Harnett. Ksn.. Centre Square, adjoining Mortimer's Store. jTVEWlS 1'OTTEll, ATTORNEY AT LAW, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PEKKY CO., PA. arClalins promptly secured and collected. Writings and all legal business carefully attend ed to, , 32 yl JAMES H. FERGUSON, Attorney-at-Law, NEWPORT, PA. -Olllce Market Street, near the Square. 35 6 CHARLES H. SMILEY. Attorney at Law. New lilooinlleld. Perry Co. Fa. omce with C. A. Barnett, Esq., next door to Mortimer's store August 20, 1872: "IITM. A. BPONHLER, Attorney.at-Law, y Olllce adjoining his residence, on East Main street. New Bloomfleld, Perry co., Pa. 8 2 ly CHAS. A. BARNETT, Attorney-at-Law, New Bloomfleld, Perry co.. Pa. 3.0fllce adjoining MorUaier' Store. 3 2 ly JBAILY, Attorney at Law, New Bloomlleld, Perry Co., Pa.. 4W Office opposite the Court House, and two doors east of the Perry County Bank. Refers to B. Mclutire, Esq, June 27, 1871. JOHN 0.8HATT0, Surgeon Dentist. New Bloomfleld, Perry co., Pa. All kinds of Mechanical and Surgical Dentistry done lu the best manner, and at reasouuble prlees. Office at his residence, one door East of the Robinson House, and opposite Win. A. Sponsler's Lawoftlce. 3 21y M. M. SUTCH, ATTORN EY-AT-L AW, New Bloomlleld. Perrv co.. Pa. -Omoe Two doors West of b Mortimer Store 3 7 ly ' V CHAS. J. T, McINTIRE, Attorney-at-Law, New Bloomfleld, Perry co., Pa. n- All professional business promptly audf altli fully attended to. 3 21v. WM. N. SEIBERT, Attorney-at-Law, New Bloomlleld, Perry CO., Fa. Bloomfleld, 3 33 lv. f KWIS POTTER, notaut puiu.10. New Bloom- JlJ Held, rerry Co., pa. iecn. i prepared Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages and Leases carefully rewired and acknowledgments taken. AM kinds of Tension and Bounty papers drawn and certified, will also take depositions to be rei d In unv court in the United States. 710 ly a. jioitnisos, . USTICE OF THE PEACE and t.EIVEKAi. f"rrtH 'kw I!hhhi ntown. 1'errvco . Pa. COLLECT -limlUanccwUI be made promptly for all Collections made. 7 " -yy-ILLIAM M. SUTCH, Justice of the Fence, . AND GENERAL COLLECTOR, New Bloomfleld, Perry County, Penn'a Special attention paid to Collections of all kinds. Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages and Agreements eutlyii executed. 1 litf Auctioneer. The undersigned give notice that he will crysales at any point In Perry or Daupin counties, orders are solicited and' prompt attention will be given. U. D. W ELLS, New Buffalo, Perry co., Pa 0
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