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W. POTTER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Bellnsgroye Pa ,
Ofrt hie profeasionnl tersicet In the
hMt. All Igl MMiwi eiitrnste" tome
r. will mmim prompt attention, umet
-I--- it., f !.. Pknuk
K CRONMiLLKR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Middtebnrir, Ta.,
frhlt profeoslonal aervlcee to the pah
Calleotlont Mid another profs eslonal
.duset entrusted to bii care will reeeiet
-goirt attention, f Jn 8, '67tf
I A C. SIMPSON.
lfl .ATTORNRT AT LAW.
Solmsgrove
'fert hi professional ttrviee lo the
. All buelneet entrusted to nil '
kill be promptly attended tn.
Jan. lit
r.,
pub
'ear
67H
To.,
PVT. KNIGHT,
, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
' Freeburg
Inffeit hit Professional terelet to tbe pub
hid. All bnslnett entrusted to bit care
will be eromotlv attended lo.
Jan 17,07ll
WAI.VaN GEZER,
AITOKN . AT LAW.
Lowisburg Pa.,
OJeri hie professional tervloo to jo pub-
lie. Colloeilont and all other Piotcstion-
I business entrusted to hie oaro will re-
eeire prompt attention.
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inDDLEBURO, SNYBEP COUliry, FA., AUGUST 21, 1873.
VOL. 11.
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COUNTY Ort'IVEHt.
Pott omce Addreit.
Pirmdbht Jcdoi Hon. Jot. 0. Buoher,
Ltwtsburg. Union oonnir.
Assooiatb Jowiee iton. uto. v. eioyer.
Freeburg, Hon. Jaeob 0. L. Buindel, Bt-
linsgroTt.
rOTHOH0TT AKD ILISS: Or TBI vOCVTI
Jereminh Crouae. Middleburg.
RtaieTea ako Rioorobb Samuel U.
Scbuck, Middleburg.
BiiBRirr Daniel Uoienuer, Ntuuiennrg.
Couktt CoMHiaainNRna Pbllip Kinney,
Reesertown. Adam J. Fisher, Belinegrote,
John T. HulTnsgle, Pen n Creek.
Jnar Cosnissiobbbs Henry Brown,
Freeburg. George O. Uoroberger, lit.
Pleasant Mill".
Coibtv 8r at aton Aaron K. Gill, Mid-
ill.hnc.
District ArtoautT Benjamin T. Parki.
Mid.lleborjr.
Tanaraaa Jacob Ornaa, Beaver Springe.
AmnToae John 8. Ilaaalnger, Middle,
hnrr. Samuel A. Weliel, Ueaiertowo, D.
UielTenhaob. Salem.
CovaiaaioRaM'CtciK. Andre retort,
Mlddlcburg.
MiacAKTiLt Arraaitas. W 1 1 O.
Holmee, Beliofgroee.
Coaonaa. Heier Kartmap, Penn'e Creek
County Surtamtatoaiir. Wb. Mottling
8e1inegroee.
TaaMt or Coitbt. Fourth Mondayt In
February, May aod September and Second
Monday of Deoember of each year.
Ioe try
They nay.
Thtg lay Ah I well t lappa they do,
But can tbet proto thee tlory trot t
8nplolon may ariee from nangbt
Bui innlice enty want of ihonghl
Why oount youreelf among tho Mv"."
Who wuitptr what they dare not lay t
Tkfjf fdy But why the late re h earns
And help to make I he mailer worea t
no good ean poaaibly aooru?
From telling what may bo untrue (
And It ii not a noble plan
To epeak of all tho beat yon tan T
Th'y ay Well, If It thould bo to,
Why need you loll ibt tale of woe t
Will it tho bmer wrong redreea,
Or make one pang of sorrow leett
Will it the errioc one reaioro.
Henceforth to "go and tin no mora t"
Hey toy fh I pano and look within,
See bow thloe heart Incline to tin ;
Waloh, lett in dark templalion't hour,
Thou, loo, ehould'et eiuk beneath lit power,
my me trail, weep o'er liieir rail.
But tpeak of good, or not at all.
Select Tale
Itlabol n Request.
And hastily writing; a few woi'da
for ft return diapnloli, he handotl it
to the nervnut, un J turning lo Mabel,
Saul i I
'.My chl friond Mm twell is uvmr:,
And bez that I will bftttoa to him.
t cannot dony him. Wo von will
ha?e to fctitorlain my fricada to-tftor-1
row aud explain to thorn tLo reason!
of my failing to ma thorn, the lira
time for ho M.tuy yetu-a.
And wull, doar, yon ran do as
ronchoope about tbo bill of faro. Aa
I elmll not be at homo the folks will
not hold me renpcubiblo, for what
happenod in my absence."
'Oh, thnnk you papa, for permi
aion to do a I choo". I T. ill will
ingly tako all rxkiud rernarks, sf any
one foele like making them. But I
feel confidout (hat all who have eons
will give me their kindnst wishes for
wtlhhoKlin tomplatiou irom tneir
boys. And to the yon nor men that I
ahall make myself agrceuble. and
have our cook make the oot&e ".o
vory fino that they will go away quita
'ami ilunt.
Thoo Kmetit fol.I Mattel of theloee
wliiuU bad been hen eiuoe he koew
ber.
'I came ono nUht to lay my heart
before you. Yoi bad ra iny pueeit
uoJ olTor.'d them tino. You noliceil
qo that I placd my tthws uolouoliod
on the table. 1 IcU early. I di O'i
Dot woo iho hem t of one who held
such a iWf'il Uioptttiioti hclor ruo;
why, ro3 will know, when I lull yon
ibe UTi iule truth. My only brother
went down lo a dfuokanl Rrave, tho
woman bo lived arjin;' Imn on
An Incldeatol the War.
Dnring the mege of Fort Wagnrr
in 1863 tho following deed of daring
was performed by John Stray, a pri
vate in the New York Volunteer.
General Gilmoro Lad taken steps
to roclitee tho foi t by regular sieje
and had eiUblishod a parallel of
'tins which was doiug good work.
Unfortunately, during a niht attack
on tho Union v.'orks the rcbula riio
ceodud in driving them from thoir
' position nud epiking tho guns in the
! bailery. This wan a serious check
as the rebel sharp Bhoolors, crmcoii-
GEO F.MIfiLER,
ATTOHXEV AT LAW,
LewiHburg i'n
flTrre hia Professional eerrlce to the nub
lie. Colleottont and all other professions
all bnsineat entrusted to hit care will re
eeive prompt attention. ' Jan. 8, '17 1 f.
'l M.MNN, A. II. DILL
O (flaeeeasura to J. F. at J. M. Linn.)
ATlUKNbVa AT LAW, Lewiaburg, Pa.
Oiler their professional tereioet lo the
puhlie. Culleotiont and all other pro
fessional business entrusted to ibeir care
will recelveproniptattcni Ion. Jan. 8, '(!7tl
liUIUMOUNT HOUSE.
X' NEAR THR DEPOT,
Ihlitldleburer, JLn,.
GEORGE GUYER, Fhoprutor
Thla house It in close proiimlty to the
depot and bat lately bten rebuilt and re-
a,d lermt moderate.
Mabel Clifton sat before one of the
windows of her father's magnificent
mansion. A servant stood iu wniting.
She was making out a list of at tic
los wanted for the next day. coming
footsteps arrested her atteution. She
raised her eyes from the paper and
CIIAKLES HOWER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Selingrove Pa.,
Offers hit professional servieet to tho pub
lic. Collections and all other professions
buiinest entrusted lo hia enre will re.
eeise prompt attention. Office two doors
north of the Keystone Hotel, f Jan 5, 'U7
BROWN HOUSE
PAXTONVItXE, (Benhr Station.
11E.NKY llbNr KK, l'roprielor.
The onilerile-ned adonu this method of Inform
IniC tho puUllo that he hits openso a noiei at tne
alxire named ulaea, on the road from Mlil-He
bare; to hetrertown, and that ha Is preparad to
eowrtaln the publlo with llrf t elaw acrouimoda
tlons. UfcNHlf Bt.NstK.
April t, H7I.
yALKEIt HOUSE,
TUcClure Jlty X'ti.
NICHOLAS SIMON, proprietor.
Thlt a new house, newly furnished and
now open to tbe traveling puhlie. It is
located near the depot. No blfort will be
spared by the proprietor to make the slay
of hit guetlt pleasant and agreeable.
S1KCEL ALLIM AM. BOBAOa ALLSWAH.
S. ALLEMAN & SON.
ATTOltX E Y8 AT LA IV.
HoliiiHgrrovo X.
All professional business and collecting
eninuted lo Ibeir caro will be promptly
aliened lo. Can be consulted In Euglisb
or German. OtBce, Marke'. 8iuare.
T N. MYERS,
JJ ATTORNEY k COCNSEIOR AT UW
Middlcburg Suyder County Penn'u
OfHse a few doors East of the P. 0. on
M.iin si reel. Consultation in English
aud German languages. Br p. till
D
II. II. GHIMM,
Attorney & Councellor
j t t a nr
OJttcoN.E. Cor Market Water Sfs
Freeburir, Penn'a.
Consultation in both English and Oerman
Languages. Deo, 19, '72lf.
UOVER & BAKER
J SEWING MACHINE
Pertoni In need of a good and durable
Sewing Machine ean be accommodated a
reasonable prices by calling on Sam
vl Faust. Aseut. Selinserove.
Jan. 24,'G8
At the MIITIIn, Oentre, Hnrbnry k Lewlstown
R. H. Deiwt, eorner of Water and iioroas ovs.,
Lewistown X"a.9
George Flory & Son, Proprietors.
jST'Ouen Day and Night for the aocom-
modnlinn of trarelers. A first class Ree-
aurnnt it allached to the hotel, wnrre
M.ils at all hours can bt bad. Temes
reasonable. U,4J-tr
BUMOARDNKR nOUSK,
(Opposite Keaillng Kallroad Depot)
IlariiHlier, la..,
A. n. XiAXffDXS, Proprietor.
waFrer effort necsssarr to Insure the enm
fort of Kuts will be made. The hoose 1 has heen
aowly relltHKl. oetl8.l7Uf
DR. J. Y.S1IINDEL,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN.
Middloburg Fa.
Olfcn his professional eertioes to tho elt'
lien l of Middloburg and vicinity.
f Marob 21, '07
JOUN K. HUGHES, Esq.,
JUSTICE OF THE TEACE,
Peoo Twp., Snyder Co. Pt
F. VAN BUSKIRK,
SUUGICAL t MECHANICAL DENTIST
Selinsgrove Penn
YH. WAGNER, Esq.,
e JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Jaoksoa Township, Snyder Co. Pa
Will attend lo all business entrusted t
bit eare and on tho most reaaonahle
torme. March 12, 'Ii8if
DB J I" CANAWEL,
PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON,
Centret-llle, Snyder Co., Pa
Offers hia professional itrvlcei to tht
nubllo. 0-86f
4T
WIS HOUSE,
FJNION HOUSE,
Mlilillrbnrir Pa.
DA VXD KXJXU3TETJ3, Prop'r.
Aooommodatlons good and charget mod
erate. Special aocommoaauone lor ur
ers. A share of tho publlo patronage Is
wliclted. D.KERSTETE1V
April 6. 1871
LLEGHENY HOUSE.
Nos. m is 811 MnrKrt siren.
PHILADELPHIA.
tV. 13ecU, Proprietor.
Terms n 00 Per Par. Jici"-'
TJ. 83IIT11
ATTORNET AT1.AW.
MinrT.EnuR. snyedr un., ra
Otfsrs hit P ofesslonal Ssrrtoss to the peo'lo
Oonsalt tlont In Englls'. ana 'jernan.
JOHN II. ARNOLD,
Attorney at xaw,
MIDDLEBUBO, PA.
ed on her bright young face, as "Oh!
in a tone of doop regret escaped her
bps,
She turned around after an instant
of thought and said:
'John, I am not just ready to fin
ish this list, and shall not seud fr an
hour yet If you have anything to
attend to iu the meantime you can
rli it.
Mr. Clifton had been reading in a
distant part of the room.
Hearing the door close after John's
departure he said:
You have not forgotten to seud for
thoso winos I spoke of my deart"
"Ho has not gone yet, papa.
"Ah, well, do not make it luto. They
will be very busy to-night," her
father Baul.turiung again to Ins paper.
Fat a "
"Well "
"A boon, papa. Promise to grant
me, this last day of the year, my
boon !"
"What is it my love?"
Tromiso to grant it first.',
"Not in ignorance, my child."
' 4-Trust me father.''
She had an eager, earnest noble
look in her eves that her father did
trust in, and he promised her.
"Well, you shall have your way,
"Father, let ua abutaiu from using
wines to-morrow. '
"What! No, no; I cannot grant yon
that. No winos 1 Why child, have
vou cone crazy t For twenty-live
years past I have offered my frieuds
wine on New Year's day and nover
havo felt that I was doing anything
wrong. What has come over you?''
"Oh, father I havo never felt just
right when offoring men wine, and
just now when I was making out
the order for Johu, I chanced to
ri'se my eyes just as Edgar Li viug
ston was pasxing.
"It needed but a glanc6 to boo he
was very much under the influence
of liquor. Father, his mother is a
widow; he, her only child, all her
earthly hones are in him. Will they
not be wrecked, think you if he in
dulges in the wine cunt To-morrow
he will make many calls. Beautiful
women will offer him wine. He will
not have the courage possibly, to
wish to docline. To-morrow night
most likely, then, he will return home
to fill his mother's) heart with sorr jw.
I don't wish to contribute one drop
to that bitter cup."
"My dear, whether we have wines
L with him it will be all the
was wild and lluiulitloss. and one
oUhl, at a party in hnr father's house
sho nrrjod him to drink.
"One gins Every ono bat you
take wiuo," aha ssid.
Uo rssii.tod. Ghe tauotod him about
havtaor to ab't-iiu entirely because ho
as well pleased, and with thoir brains hJ "t tho self control to use wino
a rrnoil .ImiI c. tuiror. than II 1 nail en- iniiuurai.wu.
tortained thorn Willi wine. ;
An hour after, Mr. Clifton was on
his way to tho sido of his dying
friend, Mabel sat'down and wrote ;
Dear Flobv : Come holp me re
ceive our friends tomorrow. I'npa
has been called away, and I must
have you with mo, as I am particu
larly anxious lo have my reception
a success: Lovingly,
Madel.
"Ko." a tir.10 mother and I woe him Icing thomsclvos in riflo pits, e fleet u
from bis lutnl pasin. L wa doing ally stopped further progress on the
well. We believed ho woul l I'ullill part of tho engineer crops. One of
the briith: promise of hi early youth line spiked guns, a 200 pounder Par-
He grew to lova a losul Jful girl, ohu rott, completely raked the ritlo pits.
Ho yielded, scotplod the f.ital
glasa from ber hand, aod drank, first
moderately, then on and on, i'n the
old tearful way until the eud onme
a ruined lifo, and a mother's broken
heart,
Do ymi wonder that I Hod from
you f Every hour tinea yeuruiog to
return, yet during not.
nud it wat of tho utmost importance
that it should be brought into action:
but every attempt niado by the Union
men to effect this met with a murder
ous volley from the vigilant rebel
marksmen. In this difliculty the
chief of ordinance called for volun
teers to resl.oro tho pioce to service.
To do this it was necessary lo
mount tho cannon and drill out the
spike obstructing tho vent while the
foo were dilligently occupied, on
thoir part, in nicking off tho vonturo-
somo workman from his perch. As no
ono Boomed ambitious to undertake
the venture, tho chief of ordinauco.
Colonel Mordiccai, applied to Stray,
who, bottiics being a skillful niacin n
"To-day I heard what you were inL had "Won tiroof on several occt
doing. Earnestly thanking (J. id thntHiom of unusual coo'tioss and daring.
"Edgar likes Flory. I can plainly - u " " "P
and I think sho i not wholly in- h 10 laf ,
.r . a a . only woman I h id eve
litfht hud dawned upn yon, hnston At tho request of tho colonel ho iu-ibuvgt
One column one year, - $(ViOO
one-iiair, column, one year, mm
Ono-fourth column, one year, 15.00
vue ruro ( n, lineal t tnamium, , i
Kvery atiditionni iiiHortion, ov
Professional and Uusiness cord of
not more than 6 lines, per year,
Auditor, Executor, Administrator
nnd Aisrnce Notices,
FililniHiil inilii'cs rmr lino.
All advertisement Tor a snorter pe
riod than one year nro payable at the '
tpv they arc ordered, nnd if not naid
thn person ordering tiicni will bo held
responsible for tho money.
awsaaawasssaatssaasjsassaasissss ssjsssssssB
Ciotlclb Bcliceror's little Joke.
There Is an anecdote of Gotloib
Sheerer, who, twelve years ago, won
an active I'hiladelphin politician, ana
Vice President Dallas, which is nera
first given in print. Some 3D years
ago Mr. Dallas was council in a coso
in Philadelphia, aud Mr. Sheerer wa
called in as a witness. Tho follow
ing quohtions were put by Mr. Dallas:
"Mr. Schcercr, wore you m Harris.
burg last Junef"
"Last Juno, did you say, air. Dal
las T"
"Yes, last Juno t don't repeat my
question, but answer it.
Alier Nome moments oi siuny tuo
answer canio : ".o, Mr. iMiias x
was not in Harridmrg last Juno 1'
"Wero you in llarrisbtirg last
July f
llo rellortol again, nnd slowly
slid, "No, S r. I'ullw, I was not iu
Harrisbitrg in Jnly.''
Woro you thuro in August, Mr.
Sheerer i"
Tho witness ngain meditated and
said, "No, Mr. Dallas, I was not
there in August. "
"Wero you thoro in September!"
Hero M r. Se'.toorcr reflected longer
than before, and replied. ' No, Mr.
Dallas, I was not in Harrisburg in
Soplenibor."
Mr. Dallas b?ci'in tire I of thin
barren rojult, n.i l, runny hit voice,
s. lid :
"Mr. S 'hnertr, will yott t'?ll tho
court whuu vort wjro iu Harris
see,
different to him
"Together I think we can manage
to hold him here to-morrow, and thus
save his mother a great sorrow, most
likely." said MabcL
Mabel Clifton was ono of the lovli
est girls in P .
Friends had wondered that hor
heart had not yielded to son-e of her
many suitors. They did not kuow
that she had no heart to yield to any
of those who had sought it
Tho first soason she appeared in
the soloct circle her father's wealth
irt beloro the ji.pnctod tho gun, but tho shower of
ver loved. ill ibullois which sreul-od his nptieaiancu
you be my wife, Mtbol ?" was not calculated to encourage
Utr hoirt was tto full ol joy sh , him, and ho reported that ho did not
oonld and tell him in words how bun- think auy one could live lonir enough
y sho was : but hir little bauds lay
still in his.
She railed her eyes a moment, ami
bit saw the love ol y -ars beaming there,
lie noedol no unswer.
Jd litliiK ,ro,n 1,10 ,ov,r tftnc, 'nt0
which the voioe in the other room
bad lullcn, I think some otlior hearts
must have fouod their matoa. Rut
I ho nairs were scparuted or rather
oi iur.
uU,. r", .joined Ri'iiin, by tho return ol a
and pom. on placed her, sho met J Mvnt, culling out:
Ernest Addison d hM- foor
He was anoblo looking man ta - aM lL,
onl)d, with nnud and hi art ahko till- ' .. illft4a
- , v-., ....... A hi. or no
Vi'j bt promptw atitnded to. fFeb 9,71 same, as you say he wUl make many
cans.-
"Father, if you had v oon you
would talk differently."
"Think how many young men of
the brightest future have failed, nay
worse, won truoly disgrace and ear-
J THOMPSON BAKER,
Jvttorney-irt-Tfvvv,
Lewlsburg, Union Co., Pa.
fyOan ba consulted in tbe English and
OFFICE-Market Street, opposite Wallt ly graves from tho lovo of wine.
8mitb Co a Bioro " '
gAMUEL H. ORVVIO,
Attorney-at-LaWi
OFFICE, UT WALNOT STREET,
TBIIAOBI.PBIA.
GRAYBILL ft Co.,
Wholesale Dbaibbi
WOOD AND WILLOW WAKE
OH Clotbt, Window Shades, Broomt, Malt,
Brusbtt Cotton Lapt, Grain Bagt, f'.j
Nela, Buokete, Twinet, Wiokt, Ac.
tin. 420 Aarket Bireet, Philadelphia,
t ab. 7, "67
BT. PARKS,
a ATTORNEY AT LAW ft
DISTRICT ATTORN Y,
MIDDLBBURO. 8NYDER COUNTY, Pa
OSoe la Court Route, Sept. 15, '07tf
JC. KREITZER,
, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
rjonreTanelns, Colleellna and all other bust.
ness entrusted to his earn will ee promptly at
tended to.
T B. SELUE1MER,
. DEALEB IM
HARDWARE,
Iron, Hails,
Ctcsl. Leather.
Tr.fc:t3. Oils,
r V A r rV -
DR
G. A. SMITH,
PHYSICIAN AND SURQEON
Offers bis professional serelees to the eltlsens of p088ibly
wij.ii.i.uA and TlolnltT. (Aug. MM I
ed with true resolve. To Mabel ho
had been veryuttentivo and she grew
to lovo him, feeling sure (he time
was not far distant when he would
come to tell her of his lovo.
But mouths rolled by and he
spoke not Gradually his visits grew
04s fie ,uent, until t'ley ceased.
What it was that had come bo-
twoeu his love and hors. she could
nover think ; but sho folt ' porfoctly
sure bo did love her, aud so, liopm
tint time would solve the mystery
and brinsr a balm to hor wounded
soirit sho watched and waited for
the couiin?.
Now Year's day came, beautiful
and bri."hL Mabel and her friend
Flory no or loo'.co I lovoher. Mub il
ha 1 exnlaiued hor wishes aud fully
infused her own spirit into her
frieud.
It was impossible for an indifferent
person to fool thuir p jwers ol laser
nation.
To Edrar Livinsslou, who was
one of their first Ernests, they were
anile irresistible He lingered on,
notwithstanding liie many euoris oi
a young inond, wuo accomponiea
him to draw mm away.
"Do slay and help us," said Mabel,
and when i'lorv s beaui'iui eyes re
nealed the wish EJ.Tur yielded.
Few, if any, went from Cliflou
house dissatisfied. Everything I hat
heart could desiro or mmd suggest
iu the way of delicacies aud luxuries
of the season, Ma'ool offered to her
gueHts. But as her father had said
tunuy tonguos were busy speculating
about it, and in a few hours it was
widely known that Miss Clifton was
giving ft lemporuuce reception.
Eagerly Mabel s eyes sougui me
door on every uew arrival of guests.
She had hoped for iiieconnngoione
But the hours passed, and when it
rew lute in (he day, tuo hope tauou,
and almost died out
She had sealed herself wearily iu
an arm ciiair wueu me samegieuiiug
that bud fallen on her ears bo many
(imesth.it day, "Happy New Year,
Mis ClifUnv caused the bright
light to return to her eyes, the beau
tiful fluVn to hor face, n she roso to
iwiva Kroust Addison.
There was ttu eprension Hi ins
flue eye t, v ueu he reeeivetl ironi uer
the f.-ugitiut enp of colVee, that it
lieved the huspetne of years. He.'
uenil was botuuluig wun new uo)e.
Edgar Jii tugttoii had drawn i lo
! tj L i3 wiulnv. T u y were look-
iu.? out on tbe passers by.
Reeling along me uuiew.MK.
druaketi song, came iuw s
rooms
us
turned on, il you plea-ie
"Certaily, pupa
And when t hero wa light enough
for Mr. Cli't-m to look into nis
on tho cannon to utisniLo it: nud
'having a wifo nnd young chillreu,
ho was not desirours of making the
j effort Without trying to iulliiencc
him ngniust his ineliimtion, colonel
: replied that if ho wero willing t
make tho attempt and should be
killod. ho (tho colonel) would see
that his family were provided for.
This promiso decided Stray, nnd
ho concluded to try and achieve the
fe.tt At nightfall ho went forth on
his porilous errand, nriuod simply
with a braco ond bits. Straddling
tho brooch of tho monstrous piece,
and couching as low as possible, he
pliod tho drill vigorously. No soon
er had ho be?iin to work than the
la'iiihioi'' eyes, bo saw a briyhi IL'ht j 0nomy perceiving him, nud Hash nf.
tcr flash succeeded from fie rille
pits. It i ono thing to ox! ibit prow
ess amid tho clash nnd rush of
battle, fired by Iho contagion of en
thusiastic! comrades, another to
brave death singly and deliberately.
Stray could suo, us ho worked, the
lomr rillo pits of (ho rebels, not a
slmiimr thoro. Aact'iir mnuidtil when
flory cuina to graol biui ho said with
a sin llo :
Ah I I see why yon young lollta
kuow nothing of tbo surroundini
larkus'S -guided by the liht with-
in. Weil, nave you ua' uuunuui
diy ?"
"A happy day, futhor, there aro no j minlroil yards distant, nblazo with
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run 1 1 - r 1 1 t, in iiii.v riui'H. nun iiii'i
JACOB P. BOGAR,
WITH
rTBEBBOTH, BERG8TBESSER ft CO..
nSH, PE0VISI01IS. tic.
No, aOO HorlB woarsee, (aoosw shwws..,;
0-7lf PHILADELI'AIA.
J.WIXLIAMS, Jr.
MAaufAOTua a or.
VEITETIAIT ELniT3,
AND
"Window ehadeiai,
X"cr Etar- Cvrs, Private Dw!l
t stx
r iren M smai in sii'i u"r 'v.
. . ... ii. :l .
il, wun a origin buiim-.
"1 am glad ol' it glad of your re
solve Jubel."
II, w uUd you will know, when 1 1
tell you I bat tbi illuming I closed
i ho eyes of a lai her whoso only boo
wut away in some drinking saloon
How my heart aohod lor that father
Aod what a balm it wus to think at
that time my daughter wus not hold
inn tho fiul la" to any youiur
man." said, Mr. Cltl'ioo, his voice
trembling.
15ul'ort another New Year's day
Mubul and Flora eatfh presided over
an establishment of thoir own.
The huppy remembrance of their
reception is never clo'ided by the
thought tbut they havo addod oco
h op to ihe t up ol' biileroo which
so uiaoy wives, brothers, mulheis and
sifors have to drink tho cup ol sor
row whiuh is so olien prepared for
them by tisler womoo.
Menial Abeiiration A very
tonelitu j case of m-'utnl alienation iu
in a charming young lady is describ.
ed by a careful observer. Not loon
ago her mother louud hor ia her
i-oo'u eooretioally duruiug stockings,
and sooo utter s!ie appraiod in the
kiicbeu aud assisted lint wondering
in o.ul.iiitf HitJ bukinir bread
B.
1 feel as if Kdgar Livingston stood
on the briuk of a fearful precipice.
Father stretch, forth your strong arm
to draw him if only step by step.
If we do not save him, it will be a
comfort to think that we urged him
not forward on his fatal course."
Mabel, vou ore very much inter
ested in the young man. Am 1 to
conclude"
"Nt thintr more than for his own
and his mother's sake, 1 would en
deavor to save him, or auy other
young man in bis danger, father.
"Here will be one of his first calls.
I can deUin bun long
enough to nreventhiin visiting many
places where he would be exposed to
. . rf-Vl. ..lt.A.. lnAnn
great temputMou. vsu, uuU umb
errant me this V
Really, dear, I feel disposed to
grant you this wish, but so many
will be disappointed. Besides, I
have not the courage to make this
or eat chsnsre, and set five hundred
tongues to work, speculating about jue,u.(, 0f Huy of your frioiidd today,
the cause oi it- Dome wut ueoutm a ( oeot mv warmosr, nuiuus ioi-
aia about to fail, others, that I have mv ved me from feoliug both.
An i wuai m u
tho wind of their bullets as they
whistled past him. Occasionally one
struck tho cannon, ns ho noticed by
tho peculiar chirp of tho im
pact. Favored partly by tho obscu
rity and more by good luck, bo re
mained uuscatehed, save by ono skin
scraping shot. In fifteen minutes
it seemed to him an hour tho vent
wits clear. As tho gun was Ion led.
a lanyard aud a primer wero passed
up to him, and tlieso at!ied, ho slip
pod quickly oil. I ho rebels seoiug
him drop imagined they had shot
him, and set up a yoll of exultation
which was suddenly chocked ns n
dischnrgo of grape scntterud death
I amono; them. Ihe rillo pits were at
once ab indouod and our sappors and
miners enabled to proceed without
auy further interruption. Tho cap
tain of the battery repor.od twenty
two load marks from bullets that had
struck the pioco,
Iu reward for this exploit Stray
was offered a second lieutenancy, but
being a modest man, and not Luted
by education for tho position, bo
doclined it and was satisfied to oc
cent the appoiutmout of master
mechanic in tho ordnance dopartmont.
This was by no means the only ad-
veulure of peril that Stray was on
'"acred iu during the war, and his his-
and p-iktrr. Alarmed by llie rear- tory would maUe a readable volume.
i'iiI tint of inte leoiual disorder, her He was presented by Major General
fund mreiita immediately 90t lor s 1 fjiimoro wt'.u tne bronze meaal lor
skillful plivsioiin who waiohed bur
through a keyhole whilo tbe sewed
buttons no hor father s garments and
mended thoo of her little brother.
Much affoctod, ihe venerable man re
.1. ikn l i hut never, ddi inn ft medical
vainrous couuucu oi wmcu i uciieve
but thirty nine in all were ever die
trbuled. Stray is now an eugiueer
omnlovod iu a factory in Jersey City,
lie is a short, thick set man of fifty
or so. with a .Tray beard fringing on
Mr. Dallas, said Sclipcror, "I
never was in llarrisburg in my lifo?"
Tho court, tiio audience nnd Gt
lieb Scht'cuvr enjoyed tho joke, but
Mr. Dallas did not heartily partako
of tho iiiorriinent created,
Vr.r.v D?.u Between Kmoshi
ami Milwaukee an agent of tho Trav
elers' lnsuiaiico Company, of Hart
fird, entered tho car, and having
issued lickois to several of tho jitss
cngers, ippmv'ied nu el lerly lady
who it itl'torwards appeared was doaf.
Madam, wo t'd you like t ) insuro
igainst accidents !" inquired tho u
tout at tho saino tuna cxiubiiing to
er his ticket.
'I got my ticket down at Kon.
o.'iia.
"Not n railronl ticket ma lam;
I want to know if von would like to
nsuro your lifo against ncci lent f
I in goiu ' to U-H t'osii i visn iuy
1 trior, who is in tn id up toero, and
has jmt got a baby."
Too agent r uso I ins V )ico n muo.
"Would you liko to insuro your
lifo again it accident T"
thu s been married two years ami
a half and that's tho first chill It's
gal."
Agent, still louder :
"I'm an insurance agent, madam t
lon't vou want your mo insured
linsL accidoul?''
-Oh ! I di.l.i t uu lnrstand you,
said 1 ho old lady. "No; her name
is Johnson ; my nanio is Evens, and
1 1 vo fivo miles from heuosha.
Tho ugent vanished.
Anotiif.ii Mx Wanikd Old
farmer lVttinu'ill went into his House
me day and can'.'lit John, tho hired
man. bugging Mrs. P.
The tiirmor suid uoiumg, aoa woni.
out iolo tho field.
Alter dinner ho wanted John lor
inethiiiLj, but John was not to be
found.
7e went at last Into John s room,
whi-ro the latter was on his koeos
packing his trunk.
"What s too niatier, oonn, nam a .
"O, noihiojr," replied John.
" H'bat are you packing your trunk
for r
I'm polng away.
"Goion ftwuv 1 What aro yon gi
njr away lor V
"0, you know," answers 1 John.
"No, I don't know," rejoined P. j
come give rao tbo reason of your
sudden desire to go nway.
Well meekly answered J ono, -yon
know what you taw tue doing this
morning."
0, pshaw !" laughed Pettinald ;
"do not be so foolish. If you aud rot
can't bun l ha old woman euougli, I'll
biro another mnu.
A reveiiL'el'ul traveler on a certain
nruc ico ol twoniy uvo yeurs uau no a quiet but uulermineu couuteuance.
I v' iCj. 1. i i : ,..:n I...
minwn anv Vuunff ueiauu iu mannu'i aiauv m loss uoaurviuft uuuiii suiuo
1112 A
coinpauiou of the tiiorniug. Ilorv
turned from the sickeuiug wgUL Ed-
'.w followed suiyinsr
"P.iit for vou nad Miss Clifton l
might have been one of that party."
And going to Mabel, he umd i
Cliftoiu voitr bluiulior to
night hhoul I bo 4accfiil. You luvve
uot he'p 'd to trrowd i iihev bnuu or
hav-
Ifirrowu penonoas.
Jobnt" . ' . . . .
Just then ft servant entered sua
handed him an envelope, saying i
"A Meiprsm, sir. '
Ir. t" -it It nnkUy open,
P.ilrar saw au exirosHion in JLr-
hosI'm eyes that luado him think it
wuulil be ouiis as vgreoiihlo lo all
i tiea if he would take Flory buck
hat nutM of tbe window, to ibt
plana, or eejwttsrs ot of beriog,
hsl theq.
A r t i 1"" a
snnh kvmiiLoins ua tueso. lue must
- . JSI tit
hranrendlD poaie ol an, However,
waatbowa the oiber day, wiieo ner
kind father, wltbalaint hone qi reus-
ing bor from her sad slate, gave ner
two huodrod dolluri aud told ber to
buv a new dres. Alas I 'twat useless.
Site iuslantly observed that she dido I
need a new d.res, and if he would
Lr hur keen tweotv five dollars, to
1 . . . , . i.
n. a. noor widow a rent, sue a muou
rather bt would laks the rest of tbe
money for himself. For ft lew tno
niAoLa that ffrlef Btritkeo old gentle-
man gnxod upoq his tiapieis unun,
tihnn hidino kta fact, muttered no
tweeo bit sobs t "Uer tniuu is goun i
Utr tniod is gooa I
Frank Wisecarder was Frank
enough to carve Aaron Thompson
with ft scythe near Waynesburg,
Greene county, the other day. , A
Mali was eat in the boulder of
Thompson twentytwo InobM long
and tiro s4 ft half dec?, Marly
handed down to posterity, to become
illustrious with time, than that of
this obscure hero, John Stray.
mmmmmtm mmm s
A clerical ueotleiuuu, in examining
a Suodsy acbool, anked tbe clus be
fore bimif snv of them eosld tell him
anything about apostle Peter A lit.
tie girl raised nor naoti, uiuon to toe
irratinoalion or ibe examiuer. "uome
up here, my pood little girl," said be
I sk so glad you remember your
Bible lesion so well. Now tell the
other bora and pirls what you kuow
ot'8t. Peter. ' Tbe girl was quite
willing aod commonoed, "l'eter, I eter,
pumpkin-fa' r, hid a wife snd cou'da t
keen ner: ne dui urr in s . out
before she eould get to "pumpkla shall'
ibe school was in a roar.
There are twtlst eouoilae in thlt Slate
out of debt Berks. Bradford. Bucks, Cam
hrla. Columbia, Greene. NoKeaa. oomsr-
seu Warrto. Wajat. wteimortiana ana
Fslton.
Tktrt la a belt or two allot widt
ia Clarioa touni wbieh to produolag ever
laVun hsmU at all dallr, two thirds a art
tftft us tjftur eu rt'.sft imas.
railroiul p icked a carpet lm full of ro
volvcrs nnd handed il uently to a bng
micfn siimshei'. who had ruined three or
.in- ii-miks for him alreadv. Tiio
smasher Hun'? Ihe bug naiitHl tho wall
savagely, and then threw it on the floor
andslumiHid on it, nnu jmupeu up mut
down on it, as usual. At shout iho
fourth jump firing began along the
whole lino. Forty-six revolvers went
oil' in rapid succession, distributing
bullets around the car wun disgusting
carelessness of the legs of tho smasher,
who was shot in six places beforo he
could get out of the car. He rodo tinou
tho platlomi (luting mo trip; mm whuu
he aid enter the car ho encased his
legs iu a stove pipe, and nau an iron
elad snow plow iu front of him to push
the liaigage out wun. aj smsuin,
perhaps, fewer carpet bags now than be ,
once did in the blissful post much
fewer; and he ia rilled withgioora. iiio
only boon he craves is that he may bo
present wnen me c-ajw uik .:
calls with bis check. He says there
will be a conflict whicn win mane mo
Frsnco-Geiman war appear penoouy
ridiculous.
ThAt wti a (rood, thoueh a rather
aovere, pun which whs made by a stu
dent in one of our tlieological aeinma-
ries, (and tie was not one oi tue ungiit
est of the class eitlier.) when he asked
'Why is Profeasor tne greatest,
revivalist of the ager and on all giv
ing it up said, "Because at the close of
every sermon there ta a great atnC'V
tng.'f ,,',