2 GTIjc tmc0,.Nctu Bloomftcl Jcu .Waiting to Drop. "E "ENGAGED BOB I BiippoHo, are you not?" Well no, not exactly, that Is, but it'B easy to boo that she's very fond of me, and I'm pretty certain she's only waiting for me to pop the question, to drop right in my arms as the saying is." ,"Vhat would the old man say?" " If you moan the governor, ho gonorally allows mo to manage my own aiTairs in my own way. He never attempts to dictate to me he knows bettor for " " I alludo to Miss Jennie's paternal pro genitor." "Oh 1 you did ? Well, to toll the truth, Tom, the old gent doesn't like me over and above well, and I'm half afraid lie strongly suspects my mansion on the Hudson and other little possessions to be mere moon shine." 'Well, so they arc." "Of course, but what right has he to know it ? And, when I managed in my off band way, you know, to direct his atten tion to these affairs, ho only grunted and went on to tell a long story about some fellows out west, in Chicago, I think, pay ing a fictitious income tux and marrying a rich man's daughter on tho strength of the same ; and then he " " Hitting you pretty hard there, Bob," interrupted Tom, " but you deserved it, and I'm glad to hear for ray part, that you can't pull the wool over the old fellow's eyes as easy as you anticipated." " Why, Tom ; what do you mean?" queried Bob, somewhat uneasily ;" you are not going back on me, I hope ?" " Oh no, go your own way its no affair of mine, I won't interfere.. Only, I must tell you that I consider marrying for money a very small business." " Yet you would do the same if you had the chance." " Never 1 By heaven, you wrong me there. I know I am not as good as I might be, but I am above any such contemptible transactions as that." " Well well, we won't quarrel about tho matter, Tom. Since you think as you do, I'll take you over to see Jennie to-morrow, and I think you'll admit when you have seen her, that she'll do tolerably well, leav ing money matters out of the question en tirely." ........ The young men arose, gathered up their fishing tacklo and moved leisurely away, while a bright, yoang face, fringed with sunny curls peered cautiously at them through the bushes, until a bond in the stream hid them from view. ' " A lucky little bit of eaves-dropping, that, for me ;" commented Miss Jennie Carroll, the owner of tbe face, rising to her feet and smoothing out the crumpled folds of her dress. "What a good thing it was that I happened to come back this way in stead of going aronnd the road. And that conceited puppy really thinks he can have me for the asking ! Well, Mr. Robert Saunders, we'll see about that. His com panion gave him a piece of his mind on the subject, though.' I rather like the looks of that man Tom, he called him. I wonder who he is. Novor mind, I'll find out to morrow." llobert Saunders and his comrade Thom as Benson had just came down from the city to resuscicate for a month among the pleasant hills of the' upper Brandywine. They were young mechanics who wore ap prenticed together, aud who had worked as journeymen in the same old shop ever since. Both were tip-top workmen Saunders, with all his self-conceit, was really valuable to his employer, and Benson was not far behind him. Both had worked pretty steadily for the past several years, and this summer, considering themselves justly entitled to a breathing spell, they had turned their backs for once on the shop in quest of a little season of enjoy ment, relaxation aud unfettered idleness. Marrying an heiress had always been a favorite project of Robert's, and he bad planned this trip, to a great extent, with that purposo In view. Hence, he insisted on the best accommodations the village inn afforded, aped in public tbe style and con versation of a man of means, and did his level best to humbug tbe natives generally. Robert's bump of imagination was large, and his bump of self esteem tremendous ; but he was only partially successful in the role be had adopted 8quire Carroll, tbe father of his intended, in particular, being too shrewed to be hoodwinked by any of his misrepresentations. Thomas Benson, on the contrary, put up with loss, pretentious accommodations and was nut ashamed to bo known as a working man, As a not altogether inex plicable consequence be already stood high er in the respect uud esteem of many whose respect and esteem were worth hav ing, thun the more showy Saunders with whom be remonstrated, aud with whom he endeavored to dissuade from the unprin cipled course he had adopted, but in vain, for Saunders proved inflexible, and bis advisor, finding at last that it was only labor thrown away to undertake to reason with him, withdrew from the field and con soled himself with the reflection that, after all, it was none of his business aud ho would neither help nor binder, meddle or make any more in the mutter. Occupying such apparently different posi tions in life, the friends were seldom seou togother, and the citizens of that quiet villago never suspcoted tho long and in timato acquaintance existing between thorn. Hence Bonson was never called on to answer any annoying questions respect ing Saundor's standing in society, as would doubtless otherwise have been tbe cose. 'Squire Carroll was quite a prominent man in that little community. Possessing con siderable real estate aud realizing there from something nice in the way of an as sured income, he was one of those men who are considered by their city acquaint ances well-to-do ; by their country neigh bors immensely rich. Beside a supply of this world's goods, the squire was tho for tunate possessor of on interesting family, of which, the only daughter, Miss Jennie Carroll, is the sole person claiming our present attention. Miss Jennie was eighteen, and vivacious. Her complexion was clear and beautiful, her form lithe and well developed, and her hair cuily and golden. She was generally understood to be tbe Squire's favorito, aud the lucky man who succeeded in securing her for a wife would be esteemed fortunate in more ways than ono. True to his word Robert Saunders in troduced his friend to the Carrolls the fol lowing day in his, usually grandiloquent Btylo. Miss Jennie frankly extended her band and expressed herself pleased to moot Mr. Benson. The squire claimed to have met him before, and invited him to a sociable smoke and quiet chat over matters and things in general. "Sensible chap, that," remarked 'the squire after the friends bad taken their leave. " Why don't you hook on to him, Jennie? lie's worth a dozen such chaps as that Saundors fellows.' " I know it father," answered that dam sel, demurely. "The deuce you do!" responded the squire. "And how did you find that out?" And Jennie told him of the conversation she had overheard, and wont on to say : "1 had intended to spare Mr. Saunders the humiliation of a refusal, but I'll have no mercy on him now. He intends to offer himself soon, and then I'll lot him see that I know how to rate him at bis true value." The denouncement soon came just one week from tho day she bad played the eaves-dropper. Robert Saunders confessed to Jennie that ho loved, adored and wor shipped her, protested that she was the queen of his heart, tbe dream of his life, the day star of his existence, insisted that his mansion on the Hudson would bo un furnished and incomplete until she became its mistress, and a great deal more to the same purpose, to all of which that damsel listened in silence, carelessly remarking when he bad finished : ' "Really, Mr. Sauuders, you said that very nice. I had no idea you were so tal ented. You ought to go on tho stage you ought ludoed." " You are pleased to be facetious, Jen nie," protested Bob. " But tell me, may I not hope that you will love me a little?" And he placed bis arm around her waist, and would bave drawn her to him, but she freed herself so decidedly that he bad to release her; and rising, sho exclaimed haughtily : " We may as well bring this Intorview to a close, Mr. Saundors. I have but one an swer for those who would woo mo for the sake of money with which I am supposed to be" ' " Why, Jonnie, interrupted tho elegant Bob, in an injured tone, "you surely can not be in earnest of accusing me of mer cenary motives. You forgot that I am myself ahem." (he half choked but sur vived it) " fortunately tolorably well pro vided for, ; and, so, could have no could be actuated, I mean, by . no other motive than the purest ", "Mr. Saunders," said tho sarcastic girl, " before troubling you to draw any further on your vivid imagination, I would merely state that I was sufficiently near on. last Thursday . afternoon to overhear a little conversation between you and Mr, Benson, iu which you were pleased to make some remarks concerning me. Try and recol lect it it was the day you were fishing." Robert Saunders, despite his usual al lowance of cheek, was so takon aback by this unexpected revelation, that he averted bis . face and said something . savoring strongly of profanity. " I I guess 1,11 go, " be continued, look ing for his hat, and conscious of feeling a groat deal tnoauer than be ever recollected feeling before. And so Robert Sauuders' matrimonial speculation came to an end, aud Jennie lost her suitor ; but I think she must bave been a very attractive girl, for the following summer found Thomas Benson rusticating again, and shortly after the local paper con tained the following under the head of " marriages :" Benson Cariioix. On the 15th lust., at the residence of tho bribe's parents, by Ker. J. C. Hmootbtougue, Mr. Thomas Benson to Miss Jennie Ci., only daughter of James Nor ton Carroll, Esq. And they say Mrs. Benson has never had any cause to regret hor choice. W It is mote diUicult to frame an ex cuse than an oil painting, though they are both works of the imagination. , Some Curiosities of Instinct. A writer in Harwicke's Science GosBip makes eome very curious and inter esting statements, with regard to the do ings of a colony of outs which ho has kept confined for some years in a formloary. At one time, he says, the glass sides of my formicary got so obscured with moss and rubbish, that tho view into the interioi was nearly shut out, bo I removed them with the purposo of cleaning' thorn, leaving the block'of earth standing sufliciontly safo. On replacing tho glass, siuce many ants wore running over tho perpendicular mouud of " earth in some excitement, un avoidably two or three of them got pressed into the earth, in placos where there were no burrows, and were fixed between the glass and tbe mould, quite unable to move at all. Not long afterwards I was aston ished to see several ants with much eagcr noss running a burrow straight towards the vory point whore ' ono of those ants was incarcerated. They worked very hard, aud after a timo they excavated until they reached the imprisoned ant, upon which they pulled away and loosened tbe soil abound it until they had mado sufficient room for it to wriggle out. Having watch ed the completion of this wondorful sight, I looked to see what was the fate of tho other imprisoned ants. I found that thoro were two other parties of ants eagerly digging out two more of their comrades. Thoy ac complished their object in duo time ; in one case running their separate galleries from three directions, all meeting at the precise spot where their lost companion was. A fourth ant was lightly pressed against the glass close to the very bottom of the cose, and in a very unfrequented part of the bive at some distance from any burrow, where I expected that he must ro maln ; but tho next morning I found a fresh and narrow path leading straight to where ho had boen, and the ant gone. When the first one of these bad been lib erated, it naturally seemed weak and stiff after the compression it had been sub jected to, and crawled away in a feeble manner ; but it was presently met by a companion and then remained motionless, whilst the other began at tbe head, strok ing it all over, round and round, and elab orately pursuing the samo course with the thorax and abdomen, ' feeling down each leg. It looked exactly like a surgeon ex amining a patient to seo the extent of the injuries, and no doubt its intention in do ing it must have been something of tbe same nature. Soon afterwards another ant came'up'ond went through a precisely sim ilar process. Finally tho injured ant slow ly disappeared out of sight into the formi cary, surrounded by several of its com' panlons. How these ants knew that any of their comrades were incarcerated at all, aud how that even then thoy knew precisely in what direction they should burrow, is ono of those mysteries which baffles oil conjec ture. It shows, however, that they must possess some sense developed to a pitch of great intensity, and though the theory that insects possess a subtle sense unknown to us seems scarcely warrantable, yet it is hard to see which, of our five senses, how ever much developed, would in this case have helped to the discovery of the plight of thoir companions. If it is the sense of hearing which they have so acutely, it must be modified to their special require ments, for they appeared quite oblivious to any sounds, however loud, ; which I have made for experiments close to the nest. , Atone time my ants collected all the rubbish which they generally threw into tbe water, as well as a considerable quan tity of earth, and piled it together just at the very edge of the platform overhanging the water. They kept steadily adding to it, until it bung' half-way across tbe moat, being kept together by the moisture sucked up from tbe water below. - It really seemed as If they planned bridging over tbe moat itself; but if such was tbe case, their de sign was f instated by tbe bridge giving way before it reached the other side. I once cleared it all away, but thoy forthwith sot to work to construct it again as befoie. - - - - A Cunning Weasel. An exchange gives tho following account of a weasel's stratagem with the suspicious remark that it is vouched for by a friond : A grist mill was infested with large rats until a weasel came there, - and destroyed nearly all of thom. There was, however, one large rat which be could not1 'conquer. They bad several pitched battles In which the rot whipped the weasel, nntil whenever the rat appeared the weaesl would seek safe ty In flight. They wore watched for sev eral days, when the weasel was observed to be digging a hole in the earth under n pile of lumber, After he had completed it be approuched the mill, and tho rat eume after him as usual. He mado some show of fight until be got tho rut interested, and then run into his hole. The rat followed, when the weasel was) seen to come out at the other em! of the hole and ion in at the entrance after tho rat. Subsequent examination proved that the weasel bad made the , hole large enough for the rat to enter, hut had con tracted the other end so that he could not gut out. Having thus trapped his antago nist, the weasel took him in the rear, and easily conquered bim. Commilnicatrd. ' Centenary Sermon. Mr. Editor : This being the centenary year of the church of tho United Brethren in Christ, it is proper that it should be celebrated in a proper, becoming and chris tain manner. ., Centenary meetings nre ap pointed and centenary sermons and ad dresses nre delivered ; and when considered appropriate, centenary donations are so licited. Iu short : we celebrate our cen tenary year in a similar way as other christian denominations have dono. In August I attended a camp meeting near Bliermansdale, in your county, and was called on to deliver a centenary address. When the time named for such an address was nt hand, I addressed the audience assembled. Certainly, every intelligent person there, expected to hoar something in reference to the denomination who weuf celebrating their contenary. There would bo nothing unusual in this. In tho Times of the 22nd ult., I find an entire column, devoted as the author says, to a "review of the centenary sermon, ctc." Wbon I first read it, I concluded to give it no notice. I bave, however, in this changed my mind. Ab I am prepared to furnish the manuscript of my address, I am by it prepared to prove "One Who Hoard It" guilty of the most flagrant misrepre sentations. Iu fact it is a falsehood from first to last ; and if the author is not blind ed by bigotry, or afflicted with lunacy, ho knew that he was uttering falsehoods. Tho only reply I bave to make to his article, for hit general consideration, is this : If he has sufficient manhood loft him, and will send mo Ilia name and residence, I will attend to his case in such a manner as all slanderers ought to be dealt with. . Aud if he does not, it is probable wo can secure such Information elsewhere. I have attended camp meetings between Shormnnsdale and Now Bloomflold, for over twenty-five years, and resided in the latter place two years, ond my record of the past will tell the readers of tho Times my feelings toward other denominations much better than the irresponsible scrib bler who signs himself "One Who Hoard It." In the sermon in question I spoke. 1. Of the ouoness of all true christains, according to the prayer of our Savior. All who nro in saving union with Christ are one in him, and these constitute Thr CiiURcn. Hero there is no division. I noticed, 2. The nominal church in the past and present. Here we have divisions, whether for the bettor or worse, I am not prepared to say. Here, then, I noticed the advantages and disadvantages of nominal church divisions. This led me theu to speak of the United Brethren church, as having, with other de nominations, a mission to perform. In doing this, I noticed, 1. Tbe origin, and, i 2. The confession of faith and discipline of this denomination. ' 8. Noticed the leading peculiarities of tins urancu or tue ciiurch, ana concluded, 4. By giving her statistics. ' I claimed no superiority over othor de nominations, or othor cbristain persons ; but placed by the side of other churches the United Brethren, in tho great work of uouig goou. , I have not referred to any falso expres sions "One Who Heard It," uses, as I con sider him unworthy of any notice more than what can not be avoided. Any iu telligeat man looking on the faco of bis article, will be satisfied of the writer's design. W.'B. Rabek. Yohk, Pa. . , , Well Played a Second Time. Some months ago, a gentlemen in a cer tain city, not far out of the County of Hills- boiough, whom wo will designate as Mr, Jones, lost a valuable watch very mystori ously. " He supposed it was taken from bis pocket by some adroit "light-finger," and that it was hopelessly lost. He, however, advertised it, and proposed to pay " Fifty dollars and ask no questions" for its return. Not long after, a fine-looking young man called on tbe owner of the watch, and said, "I have called to inquire relative to a watch you advertised." "Yes," said Jones, "I lost one, and will do as I promise. I am anxious to recover it, and will pay fifty dol lars, and take no steps to punish tho per son who took it." Said the stranger, "Trusting to your honor, I venture to return your watch." It was returned aud tho fifty dollars paid. ' Said Jones, "Now the matter is settled, I am curious to know the history but I will not ask you." The stranger replied, "I have no objection to tolling you, but I go out in the next train ; If you will walk to tbe station with mo, I will tell the story as we go along." 1 The stranger took Jones by the band, aud as they walked along told bim a story, but passing a shop he said to Jones, " I must step in here a minute'; hold on." He stepped in, Jones waited impatiently, and at length discovered his friend hud given him the slip without relating the whole his tory of the lost watch, flitting his band to bis pocket, be was confounded on find ing that the watch bad again disappeared, quite as mysteriously as before. . , , ' . i OT Dr. Radelirl'e bad a great objection to paying bis bills, A pavier, after long and fruitless attempts to got his account nettled, caught Dr. Radclifto Just getting out of bis chariot at his own door, In Lon don, und demanded the liquidation of bis debt. ' Why, you rascal," said the doc tor, "do you protend to be paid for such a piece of work ? Why, you have spoiled my pavement, and then covered it over with earth to hide your bad work," " Doctor," said the pavier, " mine is not tho ouly bad work the earth hides." "You dog, you !" said Radulitlu, " arc you a wit r1 You must be poor. Come in, and you shall be paid." ' " 1 tKT" Tliu man who touched a buzz-saw with his foot to seo if it was running Is ready to go in court aud swear that it was. rrofesslonal Cards. JK.JUNKIJt.Attorney.sM.aw, Now Blooniileld. Ferrveo.. P. omce Next door to the residence ot JikIrw Juiikln. 4f)tf AM. MAKKEL, Attnrney.at-Law New Itloomlleld, Perrv eniintv. Pa. -Office with Chas. A. Burnett. Centre Square, adjoining Mortimer's Store. ' Lemre JE W 1 S POTTER, " AX J.OIINEY AT LAW, NEW BLOOMrlELD, PERKY CO., PA. WClalms promptly secured nnrt collected Writlnusand all lciral business cnrrrnliv cdtQ. , 32 ji JAMES II. FERGUSON, Atroriipy.al7,aw7 NEWPORT, PA. r-omce iviarket street, near the Square. 85 CHARLES II. RMILRV. Attorney at Law. New Blooniileld, Perry Co. Pa. SOnice with C. A. Harriott. Eso.. noxt Ancr to Mortimer's store August 20. 1872 "ITTM. A.RP0N8LER, Attorney-at-Law, IT Office adjoining his residence, on East Main street, New BlnoiulleUI, Perry co., Pa. 3 2 ly CIIA8. A. BARNETT, Attorney-at-Law, New B'oomlleld, J'erryco., Pa. 3-umce adjoining Mortimer' Store. 8 2 ly JBAlLY.Attorneyat Law, New IlloonillcM, PerryCo., Pa. r-Office opposite the Court House, and two doors east of the Perry County Bank. ivuiuiBiuo. muiiuufl, Jisq. JUnez7,lB7J. "TOI1N O. HHATTO. Hurirenn Ttentlat tl. . . New Blooniileld, Perry co.. Pa. All Kinds ol Mechanical and Surgical Dentistry done in the best manlier, and at reasonable prices. x-v...- ..... .v.-tu. irim x-.iini l inn Robinson House, and opposite Win. A. Sponsler's WM. M. 8UTCH, ATTORN KYAT-L AW, New Blooniileld, Perry co., Pa. SOnimwTwn ilniira A' .. f I.' V I ..... 1 Store 3 7 ly yNll AH. -T. T Mr-TKTTltW 1 tlnrnnn nt Tain New Blooinileld, Perryoo.,'Pa. . w All professional business promptly andialth. fully attended to. 3 2 lv. "W7m. N. BE1BKRT, Attomey-at Law, VT - ,j New Bioomlleld, Perry oo., r. Blooniileld, 3331v. LEWIS POTTER, NOTiitvrunuc, New Bloom. Held. Perry Co., Pa. Deeds, Bonds, Mortnaes and Leases carefullv prepared and acknowledgments taken. All kinds of Pension and Bounty papers drawn anil certilled, will also take depositions to be rer.d In any court In the United States. 7101y "1TTM. A. MORRISON, Vy JUSTICE OF THK PEACE ond GENERAL COLLECTOR, New (jKhmantown, Perry co., Pa. r Remittances will be made promptly tor all Collections made. 744 yyiLOAM m. euTcn, JtiNtlce of the Peace, AND GENERAL COLLECTOR, New Bloomflold, Perry County, Fenn'a f Spoolal attention paid to Collections of all kinds. Deeds. Bonds, Mortnages and Agreements eutlyn executed. . 7 ietf HEAL ESTATE At Private Sale, The undersigned will sell at private sale his val uable farm situate In Juniata township, Perry co.. Pa., adjoining lunds of George Tliell, Geores Iukes and others, containing 91 -A. ORES, of Red Slate land, about 75 Acres ftre cleared, and a. lllr!h ,"tate of estivation. The balance is well set with timber. T,,1f.,,m.,;roXl"ent" re a (food two story Loo and Weatherboarded SS DWELLING HOUSE, LARGE BANK BARN. TENANT HOUSE, CARRIAGE HOUSE, NEW There Is also a Well of good water near the house. There ore also TWO GOOD APPLE ORCH ARDS 011 this farm, will) a variety of other fruit trees. This property Is near the village of Marklo vllle in a good neighborhood. Any person desiring to purchase a home, should see till property before making a final Invest- llK'llt. .Pr.l,cSd5'000'tPaylnell, K-m " the 1st ol April, 1874, at which time a led will be delivered, and possession giveu . The balance to be paid in threeeiiual annual payments, with Interest, lobe secured by Judgment bonds. , "Call on or address ..., JACOB KLINE, Marklevllle, Perry co.. Pa.. ' OK LEWIS POTTER. New Blooniileld, Perry co., Pa. LEB -A. 1ST O 3ST Mutual Fire Insurance Company, iIoneHtown, Pcun'a. POLICIES PERPETUAL at Low Rates. No H1.MHII1 rtulrft ttttan I'l.l lu n.. . I. . 1 - - - " inuilDUl conducted and most reliable Companies In the H!'l'."-., Co"ntrV property Insured Perpetsally at 4 00 ier thousand, and Town properly at Ift 00 LEWIS POTTER, NKW BLOOM FIELD, PA., I ' ' ( ; Agent for Ferry County. LOOK OUT! I would respectively Inform my friends that I in tend calling upon tlium with a supply of good of my ' 1 1 ' OWN MANUFACTURE. Consisting of OA88IMKR8, OASSINETS, ' ' , FLANNELS, tPlntnand bar'd) CAHPHTH, &.,' toe xrhungefor wool or sell for cash. ... ' J.M.BIXLEH. CtNTKK V()( kn FiiTOBr. fl,17,4m ..M.OIKV1M. . J. H. OISVIH J M.mRVIN A SON, CommlHMtoii Morehnnts, No. S, BPKAB'B WHARF, It I 1 in o r e 31 il Si. We will pay strict attention to the sale of all kinds of country produce, aud remit the amount promptly. SS41y Auctioneer. The undersigned cives notice that he will cry sales at any point in Perry or Duiiplu counties. Orders am solicited and prompt attention will lie given. ' , K. D. WEI.I.R. , , , j . New Buffalo. Perry co.. 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