AL"1L-'1LJ.
' ,TllEJCOST.
. mBsbl.sb1 Vry Thursday Ironing bj
; JKHKMIAS CSdUM, Frop'r.'
'i Terms of Subacriptioo,
TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Payable
. wttrietls month. r $2,40 rf sot pale
. , HMa tb yr N paper dlMeatlaaed
. aH all arrearage ara paid aalee at
the pttoa af tb publlaaer.
Sabtferiptlom outside of the county
. PAT ABLE IN ADVANCE.
tar Proa llflUl Bad atlng Pr
addrnatd to thr baton ubtcriber,
ad ara liable for tb prio af ika paper
W. POTTER,
ATTOTtKEY AT LAW.
Selinsgrovs Pa.,
Offer hi professional eMioe io lh
public. All local butlnes Intra lo bit
ear wilt mat t rompt attention. Offle
a door attoeesb Haw Lutberae Church.
- enij, via l .
fill
CROHMILLEIT,
AtTOENET AT tAW,
Middlebnnr, Pa,,
OTorablaprotaailBtial acrvlce to lha pub
lie. Colleitlons and all otber pref salonal
bulla) aatrnitad hit ear will recelv
prompt attention, f Jaa 8, '67 if
C. SIMPSON,
ATT0a.NET At LAW,
, Solinsgrove Pa.,
Olfara hit nrefeweWnal ssrrle t lb pnb
llo. All batna entrusted to hit ear
wiU b pr tj attended in.
. ra. 17, '67tl
1 W. KNTGTCT,
O, ATT0NEY AT L AW.
Frecburg Pa.,
Offers bit Professional terrlo to lb pub
llo. All bnAncaa atrueled to bit oar
rill b promptly attaaded to.
Jan 17. '0711
Wji. Van gezer,
ATTORN AT LAW,
Lewiaburg Ph.,
Offer bit professional eerrio to .jo pub
tie. Colleelioa and all other Fiolcesinn
I buiiactt entrusted 1 hit eare 111 re
act prompt attention.
GEO F.MILLER,
ATTOBNEY AT LAW,
Lewislmrg fa
Offer hi Professional aerrlo to Ilia pub
lio. Collection and all other profession
aJI basines entrusted to hi care will re.
eeir prompt atteatioa. Jaa. 8, 'n'tf
J 31. LINN, A. II. DILL
I Hueeeaawt to J. F. a. J. M. Lien,)
ATTOKNbVS AT LAW, Lewiaburg. Tit.
Offer tbeir profa.aional erioe to the
public. Collection and all oiher pro
fessional buiineu entrueted to their care
will reeieproojplattcntion. Jan. Si, '07 if
CHARLES IIOWER,
ATTOKNET AT LAW,
Solinsgrove Pa.,
Offer hit professional service io the pub
lic. Colleotion and all other profeMiion
buainee entrusted to hi care will re
ceive prompt attontioa. OAo two door
north of lb Keysion Hotel. f Jan 6, '67
S. ALLEMAN & SON.
AT TORN G IS AT LAW.
Hellnsgrovo In."
All professional busluee and collecting
eulruated lo ihelr ear will be promptly
HtMaJlA ran lia Mi, n 1 1 1 1 ail (at V' n IF I i M 1 1
or German. Otfioe. Murk.. 8iuitrtt.
N. H VEILS,
ATTORNEY k COUNSELOR AT UW
Midtllebtirg Snyder County Pctiu'u
Office a fw door F.eat of the P. O. on
Main street. Consultation la Knjrliab
jBdJ Gorman langnget. 8cp.'07t
ii. ii. o-iciztxar,
Attorney & Councellor
-1 T-LA W,
Office N. E. Cor Market & Water St'e
I'rrcburt, I'ena'a.
Consultation in boib Ejgll.h and German
Language. Dee. 1.,
(IllOrER & BAKER
T , . SEWING JIACniNE.
Periona la aard ofagoodancl durable
Hewing Machine eaa be econmmod'ilod nl
rrtaoimble price by calling on 15am
,ui. Fauit. Agent, 8linigrve.
Jan. 2408
R. J. Y.S1IIXDEL,
8UK0E0N AND PI1V81CIAN.
Midfltcbur Pa.,
Oiler hit. nrnfoeelonal orie to the etl
itent of MiJJIejurg and vlolnbjr.
Marcfc 21. '07
JOHN K. 11U0UES, Esq.,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Tean Twp., 8oyder Co. Pa-
J F. VAN BUSKIRK.
SUK0ICAL MECHANICAL DENTIST
SelinagroT Tenn.
U. WAGNER, Enq.
JUSTICE OP THE PEACE,
Jaokaoa Township, Snyder Co. Pa.,
Will attend to all buainea eolruated to
fai car and ca tb moat rnonahle
Aermi, March 2, "8(f
TR J- 1" KANAWEL.
PIIT8IC1AN AND BUKOE0N,
Ccnfrevllle, SrtTder Co., Pa.
Offer hi preftatlooal terrier t the
pabllo. 6-88lf
GRATDILL Jt Co.,
WaoLBttta Ditiaai la
WOOD AND WILLOW WARS
Oil Cloth. Window Shad, Uroomi, Matt,
liruth Cotton Lap, Ortlo Iiaga, t'.j
Net, Ituokete, TwlnvWiolt. 4.
No. iH Jarket Street, Phlladelpbia.
'ab. 7. '07
T. PARKS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW a
DUTUICT ATTORNT,
MIDDLBBURO, BIT DEE COUNTY, Pa
OS la Court Hta, ' 8pt.l6, '67tf
J B. SELIIEIMER,
PKALXS XV
HAHDWAnE,
Irca, Ualb, .:
Ctesl, Lather,
. aW B A A8
iriza, una,
MAfclUf t.iliT, v
UaawHto-mf Zexixitx.
Hi
COII1V TV OFFICER.
Poat Offlct Addrcit,
raiDiHT Jo do Hoa. Jo. C. Backer,
Lewlaburg, Unioa eoumr.
AaaooiATl Juont Han. Oeo. C. Moyor,
Preeburg, Hob, Jacob Q. L. Shindet, 8e
liotgro. PaoraoiroTaBT Aa danx or raa Cooar
Jeremiah Crouae, Middleburt;
Rintaraa ako RaooiXDia 8ao.net D.
Scbuck, Mlddlebnrp.
Buiairr Daniel Bolentor, Middlebnrg.
Cookti CoMMtaioniat--Pbilip Kionejr,
Bearortown, Adam J. Fiaber, Helinegrov.
John T.'HufTnagt, Penn'i Creek.
JvtT CoMMiaaioatita ll.nrj Brow a,
Preeburg, George O. Hornberger, Ml.
Pleaeant Mill.
Copmtt 8i)ttob Aaron K. Gilt, Mid
dlebnrg. Dibtbict Arroaair Benjamla T. Parka,
Middleburg.
Ta'a Jacob Groaa. Be,Ter Spring.
AoniToaa John 8. Itaaainiter, MiJdlo
bnrt!. Samuel A. Wetiel, Ueavertowa, V.
DielTenbacb. Salem.
CoHHtaiioiiBat'CLiBK, Andrew Peter,
Mld'lleburg.
MiBOADTit ArraAitia. W 1 1 O.
Holmea, 8elinagroTO.
CoRonia. Peter Harlman, P on' Croeh
County 8urmTii umt. Win . Noelliog
Selinagrore. Tbbm or Coitbt. Fourth Monday In
February, Mity and September and Second
Monday of Drcemher of each year.
FAIRMOUNT HOUSE.
NEAR THF DEPOT.
IMlllleliirgf, JLti.
GEOUQB (1UVER, PnopairTOB.
Tbi bona it in cloae protimlty to I be
depot and bat lately been rebuilt and re
fitted. Itooni commodious the table well
aupplied with the brat tb market afford
and term moderate.
B
UOWN HOUSE
PAXTOXVIL.LE, t neater Station.
iil.ky llt.NH-.H, I'ropnetor.
The qncrlrn.i1 adonu thla method of Inrnra
Inn tb pulille that he ha 0nxl a hotel at the
abor nainol place, on the mail from Ml. I. II.
burn to be ttertown, and that he la praparad to
.ul.rlaln the publlo llh nrrt clan aoroianinda
tiune. HtNKY BtNktK.
April, 1171.
yyALKER HOUSE,
McClure City ln.
NICHOLAS SIMON, proprietor.
Tbl a Dw house, newly furntahed and
I now opn to the Irareling public It la
located near the depot. No effort will be
pared by the proprietor to make the stay
of hi gurtlt pleasant and agreeable.
D
WIS HOUSE,
At the Mifflin. Cantre. Horhnrr T..wllnw.
R. U. Depot, corner of Wat.r and iMroaa tit.,
Luwiistown l'n,.,
Ooorge Flory Ss Son, Proprietors.
BtSTOprn Dny and Night for the accom
modation of trnYlrr). A first class (lee
tnuranl i atlachrd to the liolrl, whrre
Mea'a at all hour caa be bail. Temea
reasensblo. 0.43-tf
B
U.MO ARDNKIt HOUSE,
(Oppotlt Keadlng Kallroad Depot)
IlarriHbnrgr, Ia.,
A. H. LAirazS, Proprietor.
wErrjr effort nenaa.ary to tnaure the com
fort of Kntwa will be made. The houae hae h.n
nawly r.ntil. octla,U7ltf
TJNION HOUSE,
Mlddlehnrr Pa.
DAVID SS3.SXI1TX1R, Prop'r.
. Aecommoilation good and cbartre mod
erate. Special acrnmmodatlon for drov
er. A ahare of the public patronage I
solicited. D. KEUSTE1ER-
April 0, 1871
LLEQHESY I10U8E.
Kor. 813 t 814 Market Street,
(Above KttihtK, )
PIIILADEIPIIIA.
.A.. I Joclc, Iroprietor.
lermi ti 00 Per Dax. ;iC9,4
TJ. SMITH.
ATTORNET AT LAW.
Minni.Kni;no. mnyki.ii no., pa
Offers hla V olasalonal b.rrloa to the pab'le
Oonaatt tloni la Engllft, and Oartaan.
JOHN II. ARNOLD,
.Attorney at Law,
MIDDLEBUBG, PA.
Professional buainea entrusted to hie care
w'.'J ba promptly attended to. Feb 0,71
J THOMPSON BAKER,
Attorney.ot-L.aw,
Lewlaburg, Unloa Co., Ta.
8-0 an be conaulted in tb English and
German language. "Tjif,
OFFICE Market Street, oppotlt Wall
Smith Co' Store . 8 9y
gAMUEL II. OUWIO,
A.ttoriiey-n.t-Ln.wt
OFFICE, TIT WALNUT STREET,
raiLADnraiA.
JC. KUEITZER,
' JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
tlhapman lowhahlp Knydar Co, ra.
Oenreyanelnv, Colleetlng and all other buai
nea entrusted to klaeara will be nrouutlr at
tended to.
JJR. J. W. ROCKEFELLOVV,
PHYSICIAN AND 8UROE0N
OBen hi profewlonal aarriou t U eltlaeoe of
miuuieuurg ana riomuy. junet-Hi
JACOB P. HOGAR,
U
BF.RROTH, BERG8TBEBSIR k CO.
WHOLESALE DEALER8 IN
FISH, peo visions. &c.
No. 2Uti North Wberee. (aboes Rao St.,)
-7lf PU1LADELPAIA.
B.
J. WILLIAMS, Ja.
T
" MAivrAOTtra a or.
VI2IiniA17 niUD3,
. -AND
. Window Hlladea.
For Btorea Cborohea, Frirato Dwall
ioga, Ofloea, ko.
tfo, 16 IT. Sixth Strut,
PHILDELPIHA.
V. B. l"alrfr j prryll aitMl4 U.
IUDDLEBURG, SITYDER C0TOT1 PA..
Poetry
TATIXMIU.
O, ta then not lom aimn .pot,
When . mlKH lire ami be lurijot,
Fnra-ntua hy thataitlln arow
WhoahonlO I marked wllh iet erblai.
That wh.n we aaw lhen w.i m Khi kuow
Ih.j war ao trleod, bat were a ft.
O. te there not aom pl.aaaat dolt.
Wher. miMhlf-m.hira do a,t rlwofl.
Kntna plxe within thl world nf our.
Whin mlaht hid ntl H,t an hur,
And tnmk that what we ar or do,
WIU obit ao iron me tojua.
If ao -h a place thr ea ho fno l,
A Utile peaorftU .p ' of crnuad,
Wh.'ohn.T nla'hoir-nakiii lonn.a,
Are ner.r heard from mom to morn.
Where p are may .praad bar hrllliaut wlag
And erarr tbla rur jnf will una.
Them friend wnaM bennr fr;enit Indeed,
FKlvlnc ellichi. tlier mlyht r "!,
Ao'l ,huo the bad docrxlin art"
of planum "ila -j.'i In the h -at- i"
And than tVrv'tl be no one to fret,
"Or fell Into an angry pat.'1
Vritmlanhelf makrrr that remnva"
From era-rjr heart all 1 warmth ol lave "
Thrjr'll 'proach ton with th.-ir w .tail trail,
You'd think them honajr all tlia whilo,
And alway. om to tax. vnur part,
L'utll Iher plena the kladly hart.
Oh, Ifth.mltv'halfintklnarre
11 Wre rlnct t one or two,'
A aappr world thla earih would be,
fur e pr mort.l..iul. be free.
Hoioot rr It 1
t . . . i
A Kliort C'ourUhlp.
I wai a yotinjf man posHossod of
aullicit nt means to ennblo mo to live
at my eatn, and refrain from labor
of any kind, when imddonly thoro
canto a blow that scattorod my pros
perity to tlm winds, and forced mo
to employ m y labor and wiU in the
pouonii etmglo of giiiiiitifj a living.
The blow fain o in tlio Bhapo of the
alflilure of a lurco firm in which my
capital was invested.
Af tor seem in.'j a clerkship in tho
house of a creditor of our Into fain,
my first car o was to look up a less
expensive boarding houso than the
fiishiouable one in which I was living.
I inserted an an vertisemout in several
wittfly circulate d city pa)eifi, asking
for board in a strictly privnto family,
and, of courso n iccivod a multittitlo
of answers by nei t ohL Out of this
motley instollmen t of epistles, there
was but one that plcaHod me, and
that ono I docideu. to answer in per
son immediately.
Grace Kingsley was tho name of
the favored landlady writing to me,
and the letter statoii'. tlutt her houso
was entirely private, having no
boarders whatevor. I was much
pleasod with the fair, delicate hand
writing, and au idea took possession
of mo that Grace was a young utitl
fascinuting widow. I w is not disap
pointed when I reached the houso,
and my ringing at the d ror-bell was
answered by the lady h srsolf. She
invited me into the parlo r in a man
ner so courteous, and yet so modest,
that I bad fallen desperatoly in love
with her before I coulil cross the
threshold.
I enjoyed a very pleasant chat with
Mrs. Kingsley. During the conver
sation she informod me that kor late
husband bad been in a fair way of
business, aud at bis death, which oc
curred a year previous, had left her
in pretty comfortable circumstances.
They had but one child; and this
item of mortality I was graciously
permitted to look upon, as it lay
peacefully slumbering in its cradle.
I also learnod that the lady was liv
ing in ik.he houso quite alona, and
desired a male boarder more as a
means of protection than as a source
of revenno. In conclusion, tho land
lady look ed so pretty (she v. a quite
young, not more than two or three
and twen ty) and the board so. mod
erate, her companionship so inviting,
and she seemed to trust in roe, and
look upon me so favorably that I
would have beon a heathen, dead to
all charms and inducements of the
sex, if I bad not engaged board on
the spot
The next day I had my trunk re
moved to my new boarding place,
and permanently established myself
there. Hofore leaving my. former'
boarding house, a letter was handed
me by the postman, but I did not
find time to examine it until I was
comfortably ensconced in the parlor
of Mrs Kingsley 's cosy house.
Opening the lottor, I discovered it
to be from a wealthy uncle, residing
in Vermont, who regularly aont me
a letter once a year i but whom I bod
never seen. Ilis epistles were al
ways short and to the point, general
ly consisting of an account of the
weather in his locality, and some
good advice to me to take care of my
money, as I might be burdened with
some of it before I was much older.
I was always very glad to get this
advice from him as I regarded it as an
intimation that I was to inherit his
wealth on his decease.
One day, however, about a year
previous I received a letter from aim
which contained anotbor topio be
sides those I have mentioned. My
uncle made some pressing inquiries
respecting my matrimonial prospects,
and stated that if I was not already
married I should immediately enter
into the wedded state, and let him
know of it, or he would never more
be an uncle of mine.
Now as my uncle lived in Ver
mont and I in Philadelphia, and I
never anticipated the old gentleman
would pay me a visit and discover
the falsehood, I wrote and informed
him that I was not only married, bnt
the father of bouncing baby. ' This
intelligence so pleased my nnole that
he sont a gold goblet and a silver
pap spoon, to b presented to my
cmX I at first sat down and wrote
thanking him for the presents, and
tlien visited the nearest jerrelry store
and turned both the goblet and
spoon into cash, which I pocketed.
I had received no further letters
from my nnclo nntil tho one which
I read in Mrs. Kingsley 's parlor. The
postscript to this not only astonish
ed, but absolutely frightened me.
It rood as follows i
P. 8. I have never visited Phila
dclphia, so I have docidod to do so at
once, and get a look at you and your
wife and child You may expoct me
about the 10th of the month.
"Oood gracious 1 My nnole is com
ing to visit mo.'' I exclaimed i "and
its post the 10th of the month nowl
1 don't know at what moment he
may pop iu. What am I to do for a
wifo and child?" - '
At that moment there came a ter
rible pull at the door bell as if the
man who pulled it imagined that ho
owned the house and could make as
much noiso asho pleased. A sickening
sensation took possession of me, for
I had a misgiving that it was my
nnclo. Now as good fortune woulil
have it, Mrs. Kingsley had gone out
to a neighboring store for a few mo
menU, and had requested me to lnvo
an eye on her child whilo sho was
gone, so it wouldn't fall out of tho
c radio and hurt itself. As I glanced
at tho cradle, mid thought of my nnclo
at tha door, a bright idea entcrod my
nfind. I determined, iu cuho tho vis
itor was my undo, to claim the
youthly occupant ns my own.
The visitor proved to bo my un
do. I knew him by tho pictures of
him I had soon, and ho likewise know
mo by my photograph. Aftermiitual
recognition and hand shaking, I ush
ered my honored rclativo into the
parlor and introduced him to my
newly claimed offspring.
"There, undo,'' said I. "is the first
plod go of eur innrrird lit. I aaiire
you 1 take plnusuro in proseotio to
you my child."
"It i a lat litllo younirsier," mid
uiv uocl', giiiing at it admiringly
By tho way, what is it. boy oruirlt"
'I'll.,, urn. A trntil,. .I....U t..m M.. '
. .y 0..., ,U, , t
answer, for ho w.sjuat as much ac-
qu.Hited with its gender ns I wns.j
Hut it would not do to show lirnor-
unco on the subject. s I answered
at hspbasard that it was a boy
"I sin sory it is a loy," said my
uncle ; ' thoro are too many boys in
tho family. Now, if you I ad only
produced a littlo bl,- ey 1 girl, it
would have been more sensibl ."
1 uurcd him I was sorry the gen
der did not suit, but hope lit 'ho
future Ids withes would l e graii ' i.
So fur I had succeeded iu d 'eeivi i
tny unole, but tho worst I fetr. d vu.
that when Mrs. Kiagvley retuin l,
she niiuht object to my cluiming own.
ertd.ip in her ohild B-sides, to carry
out my deception, I must find wife
ts well ns an infant, und Mrs. Kioas-,
ley was tns only one 1 coma cooven
iently tluiiu. Tho only dlllotllty was
to get her consent to the deception,
and this might be done if I oould on
ly secure a private conversation with
her before I introduced her to my
undo, then it would be all right
I watched my opportunity, and caioed
an interview witb her buioro she en
tored the room. I told her, in a few
brief and hurried word the extent of
my diflloulty, and bow I had taken
the liberty of noting as papa to bor
little one. I then told her I must
find a wife somewhere, and besged
ber to allow me to introduce her in
that capacity. She laughed very
heartily at tho suggestion, said she
could comprehend my dilliculty, and
consented to my proposal, sod very
roguishly warned me uot to presume
upon the occurrence.
We then entered the parlor and I
introduced her as my better half.
My unole wa very much pleased with
ber, and complimented mo upon my
good choice io the solootion of a wile.
Mrs, Kiogsley, of course, colored
most charmingly at this compliment
and I could plainly see that sho
could scarcely refrain from lauuhing.
"Vou bave a Que boy here,' snid
my ouole to Mrs. Kingsley, pointing
to tho crstll.
"Excuse mo, tr," said she, coloring
op again, "it's a girl."
I was dumb fouuded. I wat exposed
io my iniquity. Would my undo
believe me alter Ibis f He looked
from me to my pretty landlady with
a puizled countenance.
"Your husband told ma it was a boy,
be said, and rather suspiciously too, I
thought.
"Weft, I always took it for a boy,"
wts my reply, puitiog on a bold face,
"but I suppose my wife knows best.'
Hera Mrs, Kiugsley fairly to roa ro
od with laughter, aod my uncle'
item face assumed ao ironical sniile.
"You are a nice father, aio't yo-j f"
be (aid touching me witb lb poiot of
his umbrella, "not to know tbatex
of your own child. Wby I knew it
was a girl the moment I looked at
It.
But, Charley," ha said, agslo ad
dressing me, "what did you do with
tb goblet aod pap spoon I sent to the
liltl on I"
Oh, tbey are perfectly safe, I as
sure you,'1 I replied. "I bave taken
good ear of them.
"Yo, but wher la Ibe duee are
they T I would like very much to
lak another look at lbai.
"Well, I have deposited thm in a
bank for af keepiug, but can
readily produoe them that b Is ibe
course of a week's time."
. II told me to do ao, as be wanted
to sea than, aad thou I got out of tb
roo at, for fear that kt pji'St aik n
MAY 15 1873.
soma mor) cerplexiog questions.
A short timo afterward, Mrs- King
slcy cam to me, when 1 was alone,
la ao adjoining room and I suw im
medistoly that lomelhlag very hum
orous must Kate happened for, the
corner ol her lips were breaking into
smiles.
"Do you know, lr, Into what an
awkward predioatneot you have pot
me ?" aha inquired, as aha took a seal
od the louaite by my side.
"Exoliio youreelf." 1 said.
"Why, your uncle caaio to me a
short time ao,nd nkd to see my
marriage certificate, und ho aoid be
had Rom money to settled upon us
immediately, but wanted to be sure
thnt everything was rijjbt firat."
"Did vou expose me 1" I inquired
inxloiialy.
"No, sir I did not, for I never enter
ii .to a deception, or anything else, by
b aires."
I was to lated that 1 could not
wi'thatiiod tho temptation of ombrao
ini.'hor, Tlii did not make her anury
for she nostlod bor head cosily on my
sho uldnr and smile! scronely.
" What answer did you muko bitnT"
I aa Vcd.
SI hesitated for a moment and then
-aid :
'I f romlaed to produce the morrugo
eoriifi cute.'' a
I wo haven't got any,'' then
remark rd.
Sho inVged in a quiet littlo laugh
to hers elf, but mi id nothing.
"Mrs. Kingsley nay, my dear
uiadutn nn, I will call you darling
we aro both in u scrape, and thoro is
but ono ray for us to got out of it.
We must go and get married lin
modistly. Will you bo my wile!
"I shall be delighted ''eho answered,
frauklv, and seizing both my hands,
said that she was ready for a Crohn of
any hiua.
We I ist nn time I aaaure you. I
don't think Mrs, Kingsley ever got
into her Su nduy clothes in such a
hurry in her lile before, while I upoiloJ
two pairs of suspendurs in my frantic
endeavors to be an timo. Wo quito
.... T .
ationianou tn a parson by our haste.
uo(1 ut ,he cot,0iu6ion ol the ceremony,
I would have l orgntteu lo give him the
Ulu, loe if he bud oot reminded
,n. .r it
Wo hud so;ur.)il tho eoveted marriage
certitioate, sii;nc d andicaleil, and were
now safely out of our difficulties, ns
wo thought. Wo had oiuillod one
precaution, as we presented t'n
certificate to uncle. Ji was all ti hi
with tho excupli'on of the m ' ro
dato.
"Why, how I this t" said my u- tie
gazing at the document through his
iecs : "I lbou,:ht you were married
over a year ago."
'.So we were, uncle," i uuhwercd very
..oleni ily.
-Jlnw co'ncsit. then, that the eertl
voi(.e 0f thunder,
ic.iie is auicu to-u svt no asked in a
We wern struck speechless, both my
wile and I.
"Come," said my nnele, "I ee
there hi been snoo trickery here.
Own up to it or I wilt never forgive
you."
J did owo up to it, and told him
the whole story. I expeoted it would
muke him nngry, hut it didn't ; for
ho laughed heartily, and taid I was
a clever rascal, and be was proud ol
mo.
"But how about tho gold goblet
and pup-spoon t You haven't been
drawing the wool over my eyes about
them, too, hnve yon oh T"
"I told tbn truth about the gohlel
aod papponn.
"Why, you are a regular trickster,''
siid my undo. "I bolicve you would
deceivo Satan Limsell'. But I won't
get angry witb you, for I usod to pluy
tbo same games whon I was young."
In a word, we became thoroughly
reooocilod, and my undo settled
upon me a suflioieiit itioom toeoable
ma to quit my Irksome duties as
clerk. He ha gone bark to Vermont
aad I can but say in concision, that
when be pay ut soother visit, I can
show several "littlo people" that I
oall my own; aod without telling a
falsehood.
The President never draws bis
salary himsiilf.ut receives it through
the First National Bank, to which
he bos given a power of attorney,
and the money is always draws from
the Treasury by the cashier of that
bank and placed to the credit of the
President in the bank. The war
rants for the salary of the Prosidout
and Vice President are made out at
tho Treasury every month, the for
mer nuder the new law receiving
$4,160,60 per month, and the latter
$833,33. Members of the Gabiuet
are paid from the rolls of tbeir re
spective departments, and receipt
therefor the same as all other em
ployees. The President and Vice
President do not sign any pay-roll.
Washington Star,
A gentleman in New York who
bad been robbed some time ago, dis
covered bis gold ring, which was
among the things stolen, the other
day, on tho finger of a uetective of
that oity. The detective at first
tried to dispute its identity, bnt the
testimony was so strong be bad to
yield, and admitted that the ring had
boon presented to mm by a thiol.
The weaknosa of our detective) sys
tem is, that too many of our detec
tives aro on too Intimate terms witb
thieves, and frequently profit bj tbir
rooo'jnos.
4
NO. 9-
A lttt lo a Mm?) Market.
A correspondent of tho London
Telegraph recently visited the slave
market at Zanzibar, of which be
writes t It is in a corner of the
poorest quarter of the town, princi
pally inhabited by negroes. At the
time of my visit 5 1-2 P. M. eaid
to be the hns.ost in tho market, there
were about 75 slaves for sale. The
slaves exposed were all Africans, both
the new importations and those
whom their masters, for their faults
or owing to pecuniary pressure, had
scut to tho market Tho two class
es could bo cattily distinguished
The latter woro in good condition,
and fairly cltvl, two or throo had
even silver ornaments, which bow
ever, J was informed, where to be
removed the moment their wearers
were sold. Tboy were all fonuiles.
and with threo or four exceptions,
young. A few of theso were made
to stand in a row for tho inspection
of intending buyers i others sat in
tho vcmndas of tho lints, talking to
cadi other inn subdued voice a
point insisted upon by their masters
and very much against their own in
clination whilo those in tho row
stood mute, liko soldiers nflcr tho ;
word "attention. Tho new tdnres
squatted in single file, describing
something like a semi-circlo, a few
being deposited in tho tniddlo. Un
like tho other class, these wcro of
both sexes, young and old, some
uioro children, and all of tlictu near
ly skeletons, with emaciated figures
iiinl uttelitiated faces, hanlley less
repulsivo than akulU dug up from
tho grave. Their nppearatieo excited
pity and loathing. Conspicuous
among this squatting group were
two who woro manacled and fastouod
together by a thick chain. I was
told that they wcro so treated in
consequence of their attempts to
run away. They wcro young men,
strongly built, but tho savago was
plainly written in their faces, and if
1 had been toll that thoy were can
nibals it would liavo boon hard to
disbolievo it. I pretended to bo
looking out for a cook . and a boy
Threo girls were pointed out to mo
from among thoso sent to tho
market by their masters i and tints I
entered upon tho business of a bona
tulo purchaser. lulo was ques
tioning tho man in chargo of them
as to tha knowledgo of each in cook
ing, I observed the way in which
other intending purchasers examin
ed tho rest of tho batch. They
looked into their mouths, felt their
hands and shoulders and limbs, ns
you woi ild a horso. Tho girl woro a
resigned look, aud seemed to submit
to tho di .'gradation as a criminal does
to degra ding punishment They ap
pear to liavo been burn in Zanzibar,
tnd baring lived in Arab families, hud
certainly not lost, judging from their
demeanor, the natural modetty of their
sex. Two of tin' m wcro regularly
put up by auction, nad every bidder
had a right to exuuiinu thrui. While
all this truti going on, tho poor girls
hud their heads cast down or turned
from tho crowd Lel'oro them. Not
having touod a couk who knew the
d if lies I mentioned, I turned to the
newly-impiTtcd butch ol negroes.
There wcro few purchasers for these,
and the whole lot presented such u
repulsive )ipuQrunce, thnt It wasiiu
poHsible fur mo to rvinuio long upun
t hi) in.
Tb is Is all not very different from
what was recently transpiring, iu our
own country.
teiMl lor Motbcr.
"Dear me 1 Lt wasn't enouish fo me
to nurse und raise a family of my own
but now, wbeu X'ui old nd expect t )
bave a little comfort here, it is all tbe
time ,'Seud for mothor V Aod ibe
dear old soul growls and grumbles, but
dresses herself ss fail as the cau, not
withstanding. After you have trotted
her oil and gut her safely in your borne
and she flies around administering re
bukes and remedies in turns, you feel
easier. Jt a. right now, or ooa will be
Mother's come I
In sickness, uo matter who istbere
or now : many ooctor quarrel over
your case, everything gee wrong,
somehow, til! you send for mother.
Iu trouble, the first thing you think
of la to rend for mother.
But this bus it ludicrous ns well as
its louobiog aspect. Tbe verdum
young couple to whom baby's extraor
dinary gi'luisce8 and alarming yawns,
which threaten tbe dislocation of its
chin ; its wonderful sleeps which it
uccotrplii-h with it yes half opto
anu no porocptioie nuticr ol brenlb
on iis lips, causing the young mother
to imagine It is Head this lime, and
to shriek oat, "send for mother I" io
tones of anguish this young couple,
io tbe light of Ibe experieneo which
three or four babies briog find that
tbey have beon ridiculous, and given
a mot ber a gooa many "trots lor
nothing.
Did any oovr Mod for mother
and tha failed to com f Unless
aickne or the Infirmities of age pre
vented her. At when, io your child
hood, tho williog feet responded to
your call, so tbey still do aod will
eooiioue to do a long at tbey are
abl. Aod when the auromoa some
which nonyt disregard, though it
will be a happy day for hr, it will
be a very dark and sad one for.
you, wbe God too will send for
mother.
SxxAToa YfAiLAcg, who has been
elected Vies President of the South
ern Paoiflo railroad, will, it ia said.
start at ones tor l lie field of ope
rations, esUblisbb'T bis headquar
Aclvertiainir I late.
One enluei year . f Art, 00
One-hair, evlamn, on yea. SO.ta.1
Oae-fowrth eolown. m year, . 1A0.
Oneaeuare (lOllnea) ea laretton T V
Keery eddill.tal la-rtie. . " fift
Profoeeloaal a ad Baalim ewrdt of
ael bmt tbaa Mae, pee year. 4X0,
Andllor, Eseealer, Admlaislraler
and Aaaignee Notloe. t,M,
Edilorlal aotleec per Una. .,
All adrerlt.em.nl for a shorter perl o. I
tbaa on year are payabW at lb tin.
they are ordered, aad If Bot paid the per.
oa ordering lhtn will b blA leipeewihlo
(or la money.
Don't Cull m Man n l.litr.
Never tell a man thnt he is a liar
nnless yon are certain thnt yon can
lick him. for as a general rule, vhcin
yon any that it means fight
1 have arrived at Uiis conclusion
through sod experience. I kuow it
is not safe to give the bo to a muscu
lar Christian.
I did it once. Iam sorry for it
now, as I never grieved for any
thing dse in tho whole courso of tuv
lifo. V
Wo wcro standing on tho eido
walk In front of the clult, when
made tho statement Ve with
talking politics, mid men who Ulk
Hibties and gut hot over it, aro to
put it mildly lunatic, or t lse want
an oflleo t or el so havo soiuo friends.
who want an olfice.
This niau mado an nsnnrtin.
touching tho fair fatno of mv candi-
tto. lt is probable that if it ha 1
been as truo ns it was false, should
havo taken the satiio courso, ln'CaiiHu
you understand, a man who talks jsd
ties 1ms no senso anvhnw. thin!;
said this before, but it is nil tho
sitmo. i want to niako it strour.
and get you to understand how
mo to get my ornamental eves.
mildly suggested Unit a man
who would make such s, statainent
as that, was lost to nil sense nf
shame, and would bo guilty of tho
basest crimes in tho calender.
llo disagreed with nio on that
point As for himself lie never iiiado
a statement exec it iipin the inont
ample proof. My eaiuIiiLito wan
the meanest villain living.
1 told hiiu ho lied.
J havo been kieked by n mule,
hnve fallen out of n second btory
wind jw on a hard pavement; eaten
green persimmons s heard Miss Blow
read poetry for two hours and a half;
skated nnd seen stars by the Million;
rodu a sharp backed horso of mus
tang parentage, tin adept in the art
of 'bucking,' suffered grief of various,
kinds, and still clung to life but all
thesa aro feathers in tho balance nit
campored with tho result of tliut
ono littlo word, "liar."
mmcdiutcly after saying it sat
down, not in the way people usu
ally sit down. I sat down to tho
rim of my ear, nbotit ten feet from
tho spot where I bad beeu standing
when mado uso of that expression
quoted ubovo. am not utiod to
sitting iu that position, and do not
think it agrees with my constitution.
2 bave heard of people who 'got
up ou their ear aud walked off.'
I wish I know how to do it, I would
bave propelled myself away from that
spot immediately if I bad . possessed
this happy faculty. I proceed tn
get myself perpendicular, intending
to uso the locomotion which uuturo
had given me, but when I camo
right side up, something heavy ran
against my uoso. As I felt very tir
ed, I sat tlov ii on my other ear. I
Uko a change ; it is entirely too mo
notonous doing tho some thing over
and over again.
.Somebody took my Lirge frinnd
away, und I was quito pleased when
hd was gone. I liavo concluded t
look t.vico at a man before 1 givo
him tho 'lio' again. My eye is mourn
ing, my nose is swelled into tho eizo
of a citron with tho color of a blush
rose, aud my btoro clothes look as if
they bad been run through a patuut
sausage machine.
lli-ullli und Tult'iil.
It is no exaggeration to say that
health is a large ingredient In whit
tbe world culls talent. A man with
out it may be a giant in intellect, but
his deeds will be the deeJs of a dwarf.
Uo the contrary, li t him hnv a quick
circulation, a good digvution. the bulk
Ihews aud sinew el' a man, nd tho
alacrity, the unlhiuking roiiflilunc
in -pi red by these, and, though bavitig
but a thimbleful of brains, ho will
either blunder upon (ucceas or set
failuro atdt'Guncfl. It is true, cspeci.
ally in this country, that tb num.
ber of centaur in every community
of men in whom heroic intelleets
are allied witu bodily constitutions as
tough us those of horses i small ;
I hat, iu neuernl, a man has reason
to think hitiUH.lt' will ctT iu lbs lottery
of lile, if ho draws the prize of a
healthy stomach without a mind, or
tho prixe of a Cue intellect with a
cragy slomacb. lint nt tbe two, a
weuk niind io a Ilercultan fraa is
better tban a giant mind in a erazy
constitution. A pound of enerv.
witb an ounce of bdent, will sdiiavu
greater results than a pound of tal
ent, with an ounce of energy. Tho
first roquisite to success iu lifo is to
be a good animal. J n any of tlio
learned professions, a vigorous con
stitution is equal to at least fifty per
cent more brain, . Wit, judgtueut,
imagination, eloquence, all tlte quali
ties of tbe mind, attain thereby a
forco and splendor to which thoy
could never approach without it
But intellect in a weak body is "like
gold in a spent swimmer's pocket"
A mechanio may bave tools of tha
sharpest odgo and highest polish t
but what are these without a vigor
ous arm and hand T Of what use ia
it that your mind has become a vast
granary of knowledge, if you havo
uot strength to turn the key T
George Shuum, a boy aged about
nine years, was murdered in Uoeca
sin Hollow, thirteen miles south of
Greeusburg, in Westmoreland coun
ty, a few weeka f jo, by, m ia t
poaed, t""''..t boy cf t'"
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