Independent Republican. (Montrose, Pa.) 1855-1926, September 26, 1865, Image 1
H. H. E r RAZTER, .Publisher. VOLUME 11. ptointo glivedorg DR E. L. BLAIMSLEE, 101111 - SICIAN AND BURGEON, Lae looted at Drooklea, Sus. qm.hautla Cruelty, ea. Wlll attend onmptly to all ma: eon wr:leb be may be tanned. Office at I.ld_ N'aldwya. Rrnoklrn, Jelly O. 104.—et. Ds. E. L GARDNER, DRINIqIA27 AND .1 DROZON, Moan., Pa. Ocoee ova, Webb s Blare. &wit at Searle • Hotel. Mouttcae,Jane 186.6.-tf GROVES a REYNOLDS, VASRIONABLE TAILORS. Shop over Chiudlerl hum% kfti./Ic Ave e. Vv ornac.-Jant 1161 • Dn. CILiRLES DECKER, ParsunAN A v p 4 UMGEnIi , haring located htmeelf at r - bardyi Ile. Stiequehanna County. Fa.,vat attend to all the n;b. utth melee he may be favored RI th promptnamaadatteattan. ..)racr at tilt regd..... near tray/0 Mott's, Em. btrcaardvllla, bmq. Co.. Pa, Mop M. Iss.l.—tf. JOHN BEAUMONT, essz i al u Votact:l T. , of the old etau e cn when the work le brOught. j,,,up. 'dumb 20. MS. Dn. G. Z. DEHOCK, pIiTSIrIAN and SURGEON, lIONTROSYL , Pa. Office on street, oppoalte the l a Odhx. Baud. at l.'s II tel. ‘l , ritrnaL, Frbruary 6th, ISSS._lyy C. u. CRAND&LL, If NET/WTI:MEW of Linen-wheal, Wool.sheelo, Wheel. C.oee-reels, oe, Wood r um:leg done to arorromd te,...t0 manner, Tunalog Shop and Wheel Faclary Banes' e,,e,dry banding, up Palm ettl,ne, January ItOtlt. letel tl Q.:. BENTLEY, .TR., NOTARY PUBLIC, MONT/201SX. A ES AokoowletlffirocOl Of Deeds. Mortgages. do., for any Nate to the United States. Penalon Vouchers and Pay Cer. ntc.n, o.knowlrdszed before him do not require the certificate of the tick :fuss Court. Montrose, Jan. 4, 1663.--tf. DR. E. L. ILINDRICK, For .; ,* . s r l2f .e le:; c : . ,tag e ß d oEON. or ge . tfunr i tt , ste a T i g i v . ror: f. of Dr. Len. Boards at J. Hosf e ord4. July 27.1974.-tf E. W. MUTH, ET a CoUNSELLOR AT LAW and Llamsed 0-31:1 A, Office over Lees Drag etore. Dew. gasman. Sti, 1854. H. BURRITT, • n CALE], in ata r s r li Faucy Dry Good; Crockery, Ed. -r LP ir, ,, . •10y,.e. Oz.la. wad Palala Boots and abota. list. ~,It'art. !•7 re, Buffalo 6000bc.. Groceries, Proylaloaa at. tic. All: :ford, F 4, April 11, 164.-U S. ft. SATRE & BROTat,RIS, tre.N - FACTITIMILS of M Wl:sat/atm Canino of MI kind! T. and Sheet Ircal Ware, igricultttrul implccozata Dry Giiods,Grocerlet., Crookory, !tort- r. Pa., Febreary 1.3,1561. BILLIMIS STROUD, EIiKE A') LIFE INBUT.ANCE AGENT. Office In Lath reast .d of Thick Block. In Me ateence, bus, 12. , +lll :u by C. L. Brow. F..t.•-xtry 1, 18154.—G .I'. D. VAIL, AL D., nyoM.S , , PhTlllO PIIIIIOIAN, by permanently %oaten r. Montrose, Pa., what he will promptly attend to CI at, .profrasion loath which he may be faamatft. Ofnee of the Court Rome. near Beadle' ea.Planler• FP talary 1. Itas4 -Oct. 22, IE6I. A. 0. WARREN, TT ,, BNEY AT LAW, BOUNTY. BACK PAT rind PSISLI MO:" CLAIM AOLN T. All Pension Claims carelbll) pre ~ 1 1,,b room fbrmerly occupied by Dr. Tall. law. ir belorr searler Rotel. 11,1,..e. Pa.. Feb. 1.1.8.64.-febl7yllB6B. LEWIS KIRBY It E. BACON, 1 - '• LEP ' , nasally on lands hal supply of every variety el &S had CONFECTIONERIES. By strict atter • aod fairness In theT bork. t" .erit the qt.,. cattoaase t public. An OYSTER and EATING SA LoeIN t t.tstaed, alt. Grocery, where btoslvey In sesenn, are served In ey sys 41..ttbe tastes ofthe public detnand. Iternercberthe tac . e. t 41.. Grocery stand, on Male Street. below the P ,00, 17.1863.—meta7.811.-tf DR. CALVIN C. HALSEY, rmrIAN AND ":" KGEONi AND EXAMINING srn BON for PILX. , IONERS. OfOct aver 9te 'tore of J. Lyon S. Public A9ntoo Boa•da al Mr. Etter!CAT's. r GonoboT. 1459 -11 D. A. B TT•AINE '1 AT LA W... 1 ?md., Bounty. and rack pal A.,ent. Lir-a: Bent. Sunguellanta CO= y. Fa. Sane. Amy's!. 10. Ift3.- BOYD Lt WEBSTER, b. of Lumber, and all buds or Building Hatbiale .e'en. of stark'. Hotel. and Carpenter Shop near the .lturch. Pc • January I, 1864.-11 DR. WILLIAM W. SMITH, , T..11.1.3E0N DENTIST. °Mee over the Rankly nnta a Cooper & Co. .&J1 Dents. Operation/ bt perfarrned hi. usual _good tlyle ard EA./am:. Mlle, fataberly at Sallth &Son. ml/tra 1564 .—if E. J. ROGERS, rA C r deecalptlona ofWAG g Ca!ittLe.O.ES, SLEIGHS. Atc.... In the Me; tenar.• ,rl a , strnnabip and of the test materials. wt! , an,rn stand of E. IL ItOCIEIi. a -few rode eet 10... In Ifontrote, where he VIII be happy to re. • , f al: who want anything In hie Hue. June 1, 1363.-11 DEL JOHN W. COBB, raTect.fr.ll uzay ter..d i e i ll W. wryly ,. - - 4.411.1 treatment of eje g =lrthe • 4 4. coturted relseive frargleal oreractoso ' ... • over W J..ok B.H. MulforasBtere. 4.4tet, ear' of J. Tuber' Hole/. Jun, 1.868.-tf BALDWIN & ALLEN, D • 7 K.'S., salt, Pork, nal., Lard. Orally Peed and Tp.tosiky Seed. Alto OrtOCEIRIES, 3 Lualu.!loft's, Syrups, Tea and Caree. Weld side t , clovr J. Etheridge. Jeaus-y 1, 1564.-tf Da. U. W. BEACH, 1PIFT•1 , 1 AN AND SURGEON. taring permanently local. ,mok.l arr,elynt enter. Pa— tenders lils professional tea 21OLS Of Sualnahanna Ceranty, on terms COmMMirt, `t.r terre , tecmphm the Mike of the late Dr. B. Richard Mrs. ic.PALardson'a Gem..r. Pa_ J vire e. lee 4-17 F. B. WEEKS, infIACTICAL 800 AI/D.I3EOE MASER.; also Dealer It 1 . -, e§. Um.ther,and She* Mango. Repahing don• and div,atch. D.' doom above Sesrlee Hotel. January 1854._U WM. & WM. 11. JESSUP, 4 17. , 1tNE 7, AT W. Mnrarcare.. P. Practice in Brig 1.: 11 , adford, Wayne . Wynn:lns and Las,. CoartataS. Pa.. January Ist, 1561. ALBERT C H 9_ll BERLIN, D ISTRICT ATTORNEY AND ATTORNEY AT LAW.— over ure rlrmerly occupiral by Post Brother. 4, trovr. Po. January 1„ 1654. J. LYONS & SON, EALEILLi IN DRY GOODS. Orocestes.Crockery.Ranavrare. T.Larze, Rook. Ilene:lnoue, Plano., and all kin& of !dual •te - nment4 db.t ide.Sle, &X. Also cany as the 11 , .k Bind . 1 1, , ..ueee IL all Re branchea. Lion. January 1, 1844. Y. a. Linda. ABEL TURRELL, TA EA LEA TIP DA GGS. 'A EDIrtrAES. CRAW MA LA. fl rosins.. Oils. Dee rturfe. Vernishus, Window Mass. •../11. Groceries. Grouter'', Glscrware . Watt-Psper, Jev '"‘ re. Goods, Perfumery, Surgical Instruments. Tram mugs. Artistes, itc.,...and Agent for AA of the most poo r L• liwileuxem Nlcedrome. Janua ry L. LIM. C. 0. FORDLIA3I, NTASUFACTUREIS of LWOW & tiIIOES, liontroar. • SLop over IMWitt's Rom. Al! klr,de of work made sod mpsleing dm:mm.lly. Wort GSM.. wi.t I,* om. /Icmthme. Agril 2.1861.41 ..laP CHARLES N. STODDARD, El EA LEK 111 A 4 ,ofs & stoEs. learner end Ftnd .a on Hvn et third door below Searle% Rotel. Lea, orde i rc l ig o r . rpalring done neatly. L IL BURNS, ATr AT LAW. otrice with William J Tm7ell. , a bear:e'a Pmflot and Bury Ca cz.ndul. , `-vtretll. ColleetiMl prnmpaly Made_ ?Cf.. 21. 194. Et B. B. LYONS & CO_ ,cI.IICY OOODB,GRABIBILIEB. BOOTS. NBO ea GnrPvt., 011 Clothe, Wall and Wlndoa Pa !Store OD the duct aide of rebus Avenue. . a. D. LIONS . January 1. 1864.-t.f READ, WATROUS & FOSTER, b re, Jro.kery , Iron , i t l tlarl , k eat? : J OLI 2 e. 1i,01.15. Perfumer/. &c., Brick Block, Mootrose. cun noUD -11. C.f.:MT= WILLIAM W SMITH, 4C•-A. CAL BM - ET &BD emADI mom. (Meurer. Ezeye c..nrtaot.poa haterall nYuas relasn . craz, or Cr •r !then entlee. BL,?? Wye ree•eraa foot of Main EL Pa., Mare S, IS6L-tf P DE'R LINES, P , N ABLE TAIL.It, Bna Block, over B.M. , r•ter's P.. Ps Jule V. 1,.9. TEAS TEAS! a at rimsii SUPPLY or Black and Gnat 'rasa the pat CHARDLO's :1 1 N . I t • : 0. -1 • When my weary spinning's done, And the shades of eve grow deep, And by the bright hearthstone The oldlfolka sit asleep; My heart and I hi secret talk, when none can see me weep. Ofttimea the driving rain, And somethnea the silent snow, • Beat on the window-pane, And mingle sad and low With hopes and team, the smiles and tears, of time long, long ago; Till they act the talewthey tell, And a step is on the door, And a voice I once loved well Bays, "Open me the door." Then I turn with a chill from the mocking wind, Which whispers " Nevermore ' To the little Whitewashed room In which my days are spent; And; Journeying towards the tomb, My companions gray and bent, Who haply deem Moir grandchild's Ate notioyous, but content. Ab me! for the suns not act, For the years not yet begun, - For the days not numbered yet, • And the work that must be done, Before the desert path la crossed, and the weary web is spun ! Like a beacon In 1,1 I see my first And I scarce ean g r i et sT - Igtt - If it is from age or care For time glides silently o , er my life, and leaves no landmark there. Bet perchance 'Ms for the best, And I must harder strive, If life is little blest, Then not for life to live, For though a heart has nought to take, it may have much to give. And they are old and poor, And bread is.hard to win, And a guest Is it the door Who soon intuit enter in, And to keep his shedoar from their hearth, I daily toil and spin. My sorrow In their gala, And I show not by a tear How my solitude and pain Have bought their comfort dear, For the storm which wrecked my life's best hope has left me stranded here. But I hear the net hbors say That the hour- . runs too fas tf And I know that n that glad day, When toll and sorrow are past, The false and tree shell receive their due, and hearts shall cease aching at last. Chanzt,res foamed_ Its History.:—BA Propriefora—R.Rdiat, Raniniseenees, There has probably never bean so great a throng to the national shrine as at the present time. A fine steamer raw , regularly thither from Wasington, and is largely patronized, while multitudes areidally going there by land conveyances. The throng of soldiers is especially numerous. The distance from Wash• Ington Is about 15 miles—and about nine miles be low Alexandria At the death of General Washington, in litt9, the Mount Vernon estate comprised several thousand acres of land in a solid b od y, extending for many miles on the Potomac river. It was divided into tire farms, each cultivated by Its own negream, with - an-overseer, and the whole under a general Payette tendent, add all under the careful Inspection of the great chief himself. Ris own negroes numbered his wife's were as many more. Upon the estate there was t fine two-story corn and flour mill, the remnants of which are still visible on Dogno Creek, up which the flat boats came alongside the mill. The water to carry the mill wan brought in a race some mile and a half from a "tumbling dam" up Dogue Run. The old mill house is till in good con dition, and Is occupied by a selored family. Near this mill was also his distillery. There was also a brick-yard, a carpenter establishment, blacksmith shop—the estate forming In fact, a sort of village. Originally, the Mount Vernon estate consisted of one-half of 5.000 acres, assigned to Washington's great-grandfather, who i In conjunction with Nich olas Spencer patented t from Lord Culpepper In 1670. In the division of his estate the father of Washington assigned this tract to his elderbrother, Lawrence, who erected the mansion in 1743, nam ing It in honor of Admiral Vernon, tinder Whom he had served as caetain in a colonial regiment, In the West Indies In 1.40. Lawrence died in 1752, leaving a wife and one child, a daturhter; and on the demise of this daughter without Issue, as anon happened, the estate tell to George who had been much an in mate of his family. In 1759 General Washington married Mrs. Martha Curtis, (nee Danbridge,) then residing on her estate at the 'White House 'with her two children, and af ter remaining at thatlace some three months, took up their residence at Mount Vernon. She brought In her own right morethan $lOO.OOO. They were of the same age-27;yeats—at their marriage. In his will, Washington divided his estate Into three parts. The mansion, with4,oooacres, was left to his nephew, Bushrod Washington, an Associate itM tire of the United States Supreme Court At the death of Mrs. Washington, in 1801, Judge Washington became the proprietor of Mount Vernon, and con tinued there till his death, in 1829. Two of the old servants still on the estate came there with him, belonging to his wife Anne, daughter of Colonel Thomas Blackburn. Two of General Washington's servants still survive, also, residing , some three miles Irene Mount Vernon. Judge Washington hav ing, no children, left the estate to his nephew, John A. Washington, from whom the Ladies' Mount Ver non Association purchased the 200 acres a..n which are the mansion and the tomb, for $200,111. Two thousand acres were willed by Washington to two other members of the Washington family, and the residue, upwards of 2,000 acres, Including the One Woodlawn estate, was given to Major Lawrence Lewis, a itrrorite nejobew, whose wife was the beau tiful and cultivated Nally Curtis, grandchild of Mrs. Wanhingtoh, and the adopted daughter of General Washington. Major Levis erected a splendid mansion at Wood lawn in nets, at a cost ofrt,ooo. Major Lewis, whose mother, Betty Washington, was the sister or the greet chief, died at Arlington in 1941, and his wife died In 1852.. The remains of both, with those of a daughter, the wife of Charles M. Conrad, Filimorn'a War Secretary , being deposited In the Mount Ver non vault_ Soon after the death of Major Lewis, the Woodlawn estate was sold by his only son, Lo renzo, to a colony of Quakers from New Jersey, who still, retain much of it, divided into farms The Woodland mansion, with a splendid farm of live hundred scree surrounding it, belongs to John Ma. Son, esq., who came there from New Hampshire in 1850. The manalon is of brick, with slate roof and lofty pillars, fronting the river on a commanding site, looking down upon the whole Mount Vernon estate. Lorenzo Lewis died some years ago In Clark county, end the other dattgliter, the wife of a Mr. Butler, la living in Itheisaippi. John A. Washington went to Irenquier county with his fatally In 1860, and purchased a farm known as Wareland. His wife died suddenly soon after, end It is well known that he fell, as colonel of a rebel relertient, early In 1861, leaving a family of seven children, the youngest two being little boys, and the only two male children ever born at the Mount Vernon mansion_ There are some one thou sand acres of the Mount Vernon estate, belonging to these orphan children, lying In close proximinity to the Mount Vernon mansion. The Monnt Vernon estate was hever under a finer state of cultivation than it is et the present time. There at present 2000 government mules grazing upon different farms in that section. The grounds immediately around the mansion and tomb bear evidence of can and taste. The approach to the tomb and the mansion from the river is high ly picturesque and deLighttnL The remains of Washington, were , origliaally &posited !in the old vault'which Is pointed out to 21114E06n5, and in it mahogany coffin lined with lead. The, vault wee damp, and the wood was three times renewed be fore belr.g.placed In tho receptor-it when* they now repose, in Leal Manor vault was erected and the remains transferred. A Philadelphian:tattle worker proposed to furnish a marble sarcophagus, - but on visiting the tomb declined to do so If it wee to be put in so deep a vault, some dozen feethlgh, with an arched gateway and a gate formed of imzi rods. In this antechamber, on the right, is the salvo • phagus containing the remains of Washington, and on the left another prerlsely like it, containin g the mashie of Mrs. Washington ; and it may be added, that her remains have been moved as often as those of the great chief. The sarcophagus Is ezeavated from la solid block of pure White Marble, and was placed there in I$3T. Within the vanlt proper ar e the bodies of many members of the lamity, On either side, as you come dear the vault, stands a marble obelisk, inscribed with the names of hailing members of the Waihington family. The design upon Washington's sarcophagus corers the most of the top or ILL And mailbag of a shield, resting on the lartiolud dig, ladtdfarhed by td . Rpli 9014 AM MONTROSE, SUSQ. CO., PA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1865 :4:.:1(e)mil From the Washington Infraigeneer. MODIFT VERNON. and Present Condition. "Freedom and' Right against Slavery and Wrong." 'vitiated wlthlassels, forming a background to the shield. The crest loan eagle, with open wings, perch ing upon the superior bar of the shield and clutch ing the arrows and olive branch. Below the armor ial bearing Is the name deeply sculptured, of "Wash ington." On the plain lid of the other sarcophagus are the words, In largo letters, "Martha Washing ton." An addition, erected at one end of the mansion after Washington's time, has ban torn away, and the structure is now in the exact form as when left by the father of his country. It is well known that the mansion, as originally erected and left by Lawrence Washington, was much enlarged by neneral Wash ington,a section being added to each end, making It, as t now stands, 96 feet in length, north and south, with a portico, fronting the river, extending from end to end. This portico having decayed, has been replaced by another the exact copy of the old. The mansion is two stories high, of wood, finished in Imitation of freestone, and painted white. Four teen small windows, with the old fashioned diminu tive panes of glass, look out upon beautiful eloping lawns, and down upon the river level. There are six rooms-on the floor, with a spacious hall running through the centm, front east to wad. The north room is the large dining hall, in which is the ex. colsite marble mantle-piece, wrought In Italy, ship ped on an English vessel during the French Revolu tion, captured by the French Government when Lafayette made known that it was a present from an American wine merchant, residing , at Marseilles, to General Washington. In this room are also the double-banked harpsichord, shaped like a modern square piano—a wedding present to his adopted daughter, Nulty Curtis; the tripod which served Washington In all his surveys, and the large net of matched mahogany dining tables. The dining hall opens at either end into an east and west parlor, in one of which is an old, dilapidated, large globe, and In the other an old sofa. The key of the Bastile—a present from Lafayette—still hangs in the glass case in the hall, and by its aide the silhouette taken from life by a lady in Philadelphia. The library room, in the south end, Is occupied by Miss Tracy, the accomplished and faithful agent of the Mount Vernon Association. A bust of Washington, cast In plaster by Hondon, and another of Lafayette, faring (etch other high on the walls, are the only observable relics. The bookcases, built Into the wall, with glass doors, fully occupy one side of the large room. Over this apartment, in a small bedroom, the great and good man died. A bedstead, said to be an exact copy of that on which he died, is the only article In the chamber. The family pictures were nearly or quite all at Arling ton, and were taken to Richmond by General Lee. The celebrated pitcher portndt, upon the hack of which was inscribed the beautiful eulogy, and lett in the mansion by an unknown hand, was carried away by John A. Washington, and Is In the posses sion of that famlly- The long low row of brick quarters still stand ss they have for 30 or 40 years, since they were partial ly destroyed by flre. In this row Washington had his blot ks with and carpentering establishments, Qr.,' here now live the two old colored servants of whom mention has been made as the servants who came here 60 Tema ago with Anne Blackburn, the wife of Busheod Washington. The "Ladles' Mount Vernon Association," It is well known, made their purchase in 1858, and had made their last payment of $3,000 upon the eve of the rebellion. The Association had cam-need also $90.000 in improvements, In addition to paying the Ila:l0,000 purchase money. Much still needs to he done, and the large amount of funds at this time accumulating tram the throng of visitors, who pay an entrance tee each of 2Acte., will do much for putting the national shrine and preserving it In proper condition. The scourge of the rebellion stayed Its desolating tide at the confines of these sacred acres. The tomb of Washington was held sacred on both sides. "ABOLITION SCOUNDRELS.' The above is the epithet applied by the Copper , head papers to those citizens of Kentucky who rup ported the ticket in favor of the Amendinent to the Constitution abolishing slavery. And who is it that are thus stigmatized as "scoundrels t" It is such men us the gallant and brave itossean; the able aria eloquent Smith; the patriot Randall; that lover of humus freedom, Fry: the editor of the Louisville Journal; Governor Bramietle, Wickliffe, and thou rands of the abicst and most accomplished men of that State. Below we give the sayings of a few "reoundrela," a list we might extend ad Milton. Possibly-the Copperhead editors may have heard of some of them to-fore, but we wager a red copper that not bee of them ever did and never will find their way into t heir papert It (slavery) is an odious that nothing can he Fufficient to support it hut positive lsw.—[Lord Mansfield. Slavery is a atAte an improper, so Aczrading. ao ruinous to the Melillo! and eapueitles M human na ture, that It ought not to be antlered to exist.— [Burke. A system Wirer)) which Is not only opposed to the principles or morality; hut, as It appears to me, Is pregnant with appalling and Inevitable danger to the Republic.—[Bunn Humboldt. Every man .has property in his own person; this nobody has a right to but himself.—[Locke. It perverts human reason, and Induces men en dowed with Inkiad powers to maintain that slavery is sanctioned by the Christian religion---Poirn td Adams. I never would consent, and never consented, that there should be one foot of slave territory be yond what the old thirteen States had at the forma. Lion of the Union. Never! Never [ IClWeb ster Slavery is a system of the most complete Jujus tice.—[Plato. It (slavery) impairs our strength as a cnmmunity, and poisons our morels at the fountain head.— pedge Gaston, of North Carolina. The evils of this system (slavery) cannot be ennawmted.—[Geo. W. Somers, of Virginia. So icing as God allows the vital current to flow through my veins, I wUI never, never, never, by,,g,ord or thought, by mind or will, aid in submitting one root of tree territory to the everlasting curse of hu man bondage.—[Henry Clay. Sir, I envy neither the heart nor the head of that man from the North who rises here (to Congress) to defend slavery from principle.—[John Randolph. We have found that this evil (slavery) has prey ed upon the very vitals of the Union. and has been petjudielal to all the States in which it has ea isted.—Pames Monroe. It (n very) ought not to be Intmdnced nor per mitted In any of the new States.—[John Jay. Natural Liberty is the gift of the beneficent Crea for to the whole human race.Aletander Harnil• ton. , Slavery is an atrocious debasement of human na tare.--(Franklin. The abolition of domestic slavery is the greatest object of desire In these colonies, where It was antumpily introduced in their Infant state.—Thomas Jefferson. I eaq only say, that there Is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a Wan adopted for the abolition of it (slavery.)—[George Washington. Not Maly diva the Christian religion hat nature herself ery out against the state of alavery.—(Pope Leo We fdrther reprobate by our Apostolic authority, all the above offenses (Indic lo slaym and holding them In slavery) as utterly unworthy of the Chris tian name.—[Pope George XVL THE OLD OAKEN EtFOKET. The" Old Oaken Racket" was written by Samuel B. WoodwOrth, while yet be was a journeyman printer working In an office at the corner .of Chambers and Chatham streets, New York. Nearby In Fmntitord street Is a drinking-boruse, kept by ono named Mal. lory, Where Woodworth-and aeveval particular friends ,mied to resort. One afternoon the liquor was super excellent. WoodWortli seemed Inspired by it; for, after taking a draught; he set his glues upon the table, and. smacking his lips declared that Mal lory's ems de vie was superior to any thing he had ever tasted. " No," raid Mallory, "you are mistaken; there was one whirt In both our estimations far surpassed this as 8 drink." "What seas that 7'l .asked Woodworth dublously. " The draughts of pure, fresh spring water, that we used to drink from the old oaken bucket that hung In the well, after our returns from the labors of the field on &sultry day to aucruncr." The teardrops glistened for a moment in Wood worth's eye. "True, true," he replied. lie Itomediateirrdurned toP Site office, g rasped a pen, and In half au hour the "Old Oaken bucket," one of the most delightful eomposidom. In our lan. guaze, wet. ready In manuscript to be embalmed in the mei:flows of aucceeding generations. • Pleir A heantitelloting widow is reelatlm. Many Who talkabout "the widow's mite," have felt bet • • HOW WE TRAPPED ME BURGLAR& We lived In n Terrace. at the time in which my tale was laid, in what we may term a sub-district of London, for we were within dye miles of Charing Cross, and the dark month.of December was upon ns. Robberies had been frequent in our neighbor hood, and no less than three houses oat of the ten in the Terrace had been entered by burglars, and robbed, and yet no discovery of the thieves had ta ken place. 8n ably, also, had the work of entry been accomplished, that In no case had the inmates been alarmed ; and It was not until the servants de scended in the morning that the discovery of a rub bery was made. In two out of the three cases, an entrance had been effected through a pantry window, by remov ing a pane ol glass, and cutting a small hole in the shutter. The window was on the ground-floor, and could easily be reached, therefore, from outside.— In the third robbery, an upper window was enter• ed by means of a knife which forced the fastening, and of course allowed the sash to be raised. So rapidly had the robberies occurred, that the whole neighborhood was alarmed. The police shook their heads, and looked knowing, but did nothing. and, what was mach to he lamented, failed to find any clue to the robbers, who, they at the same time asserted, were evidently not regular craeksmen. Affairs had reached such a stage, that we need to sleep with a revolver close to our bedside•, when we happened to have a friend who came to step with us a few days. Thls friend was an old Jungle. hunter, and was an pit at every artifice by which the animal creation might b&eaptured. lie was de lighted at the Idea of having an adventure with the burglars, and scorned the belief that they were more than a match In cunning for even the average bush-hunter. It was In vain that we asanred him it was an axiom that an accomplished robber could et feet an entrance Into any house; and, in fact, that through roofs and skylights, down chimneys, and up water-spouts, an aceemplialted burglar could easily enter the best defended house In the king dom. Our friend's argument was, that a burglar was man on watch, who takes advantage of the resident' , being asleep and unsuspecting "hut," said be, I "let my suspicion be raised, and will defy any bur glar to enter my house wtthout my haring due warning; because, although I Luny be asleep, I shall hear his approach, and can then make my arrange. menta to welcome him." Although we were not desirous of having our house robbed, yet we wished much that our friend's confidence should be taken out of him. A few days alter the conversation, the police in• formed us that several suspicious characters had been seen about, and recommended us to be on the alert. Here,tben,waa a good opportunity to test our friend's skill and wakefulness; so, having informed him of the policeman's warning, I asked him If he felt confident tomodertake the defense of the hou.,e. "Certainly," he replied. "I only demand a dark lantern, and stipulate that you have a pair of got ,, • shes beside your bed. I also must go to bed last, and no servant Is to go down stairs before me In the morning; nor Is any one to walk about during the night; then I will defy the burglars." Thus it was agreed that my friend was to act the part of guardian, and was to commence his charge on the ensuing night Three nights had passed, no alarms had occurred, and no robberies had taken place; and we began to think oar alarm had been groundless ; but our friend said that now was the time to be most gnarl ed, for that no wise burglar would rob when he was expected. Besides, he said, he did not give up hors of yet having something to say to the robbers betore his vhit terminated. - . I usually sleep very lightly, and therefore awoke readily upon hearing a tap at my bedroom door 'te ring the fourth night of our watch. It was my friend's voice that answered me, and we were re quested to come out at once. "As soon as I strike a lucifer match," I replied. "Nonsense, man; a light will spoil the whole thing. Come in the dark ; slip on a dressing gown and your goloahec, and come at once." 1 was soon provided as be wished, and ready to descend the stales In the dark. "Now, remember," sal , l my friend, "there are seven steps to the first landing, twelve others alter wards,and the tourth step creaks abominably; so be careful to descend without noise." The night was boisterous, and many a window and door shook nod rattled, so that the slight noise we made in descending the stalra was not sufficient to have alarmed even the moat keen•eared listener. We descended to the ground floor, entered the pan try, and then, standing purfectly still, devoted our selves to listening, In a very tew seconds we heard a grating noise on the shutter, then an interval of quiet, and again a noise. Presently the window was gently raised, and again all was quit. The noise of a h eav y le Passing the boom seemed to afford an oppe , r tnnlty for a more decided effort ; for, while'the rat. tie-of the wheels was loudest, a crack sounded from the shutter, and we could hear that the bolt was forced, for the shutter was gently moved. "Don't stir till I do, and hold your breath If pos. Ode," whispered my friend In my ear. I foand the latter a dlfflceit request to comply with ; for my heart was beating with rapidity, and thumping against my ribs in the most ex , ited way; still I stood quiet, and trusted to my friend. Nothing could be more muttons than the pro ceedings of the robbers. The shutter was pnalied back In the most slow and steady manner • bad there been even a bell fastened to it, I doubt wheth er It would have been made to ring. At Intervals there was a rent from work, evidently for the par. pose of listening,and then one of the robbers placed his leg across the winduvr.sill, and lightly descend ed into the pantry. The night, even out of doors, was vary dark, and in the corner where we stood it was as black as Ere bus. Oar forms, therefore, were quite indistin g-ulshable, and the only chance of discovering us was by touching or hearing as. ' The first burglar was soon followed by a second, whilst we could hear that a third, who waa outside, was to remain there on watch. "Now let's light up," Bald number two. "Not yet, till you pull the abutter to," ' , plied the other, or the glimmer'll be seen ; then you come and bold the box." The abutter was quietly pulled to, and both rob bers moved away a few paces from the window by which they had entered. By the quiet way in which they walked, It was evident that they were either without shoes or bad on India-rubber cover. Inge. Of their size or weapons, we could ace noth ing; and I began to doubt whether our position was an agreeable one, as 1 was armed only with a sword—a weapon, however, I knew how to use ; whilst of my friend's offence or defence I knew nothing I had not long to welt ; for a Inciter was Immedi ately struck by one of the men, and the room con sequently lighted up. At the same time my friend drew up the slide of the dark-lantern, and flashed the light on the faces of the two men, at the same time showing the muzzle of a revolver pointed to. wards them. "If either of you move, I'll put a couple of bnl lets in him," said my friend. as he placed his back against the window by which the men had entered. "Now drop that crowbar." he motioned in a vofte of authority; "down with it; and you," he said to me, "pull open the shutter, and about for the po llee." The Idea that is usually entertained of a burglar is, that he is a man of great size, strength, and dar ing, and that he would In an encounter annihilate any moderate man. When, then, the light revealed the fares and forma of the men we had captured, our humble self, although no great pugilist, yet felt able to defeat either of them If it had come to a matter of flats; and I mast own that the pale and astonished faces of the men were not Indicative of any very great courage. Oar about for police was shortly answered; and the borglars,having been aubdned by the sight of the revolver, the muzzle of which pointed that at one, and then at the other, were taken by the police, three of whom were speedUy on the spot, and con veyed to the lock-up; whilst we, awl a detective who had been brought down from London some days previously, exambed the details by which the men had effected an entrance. "You were very lucky to ace them, especially on such a night." said the detective. "When once they're in, they move like mice. We know them; and I expect they'll get seven years." The man 'was about correct; for one, the older offender, was sentenced to six and the other Live years' penal servitude. it will, I suppose, be of no use trying to sleep again to night, for It la three o'clock," said my friend. "I cannot sleep," was my reply, "and I am dying to bear how you found out that these men were ap preaching the house." Being then, of one mind, we partly robed our` selves, lighted a fire In the kitchen, and, soon being provided with cigars and grog, of very comfortable, and satisfied with our work. My friend then began his account, which he gave much In the following words : "The burglar, as I told you, has nattally.the ad vantage of sarpriec. He can select the time at which he makes the attack; and, it his proceedings are carried on cautiously. he enters a house before he is heard. Few men would, however, venture to do so, nutria they provionsly had good Information as to the Interior arrangements of the house ; this they obtain either from servants •radesmen, or one who visits the locality ; or • i come them selves as tramps, or with some trine , sell. Thus, if there are bells attached to doors or windows, they find it out; and they know tolerably well the domestic mentagements of the locality they protrpose trying mete l am upon. mum it the coitve al methods of protecting a house, such as bolts, bars, chains, locks, Cc., all of which require merely time and proper Instruments to overcome. It there fore occurred to me that novelty and simplicity combined would be more than a match for the coarse Intellect of a burglar, and thus I made my plans, which, you free, answered vary well." "No doubt about that," we replied. "Well now, come up to my room," he continued, "and see the apparatus." Ws entered his room, and there, close beside his pillow, was a tin box, lil the bottom of which was a key. 'This Is nearly all the apparatus," he said. "But you notice some thread fastened to the key. Twee that thread, and you will find It passes that email hole in the Ranh ,• and from there it goes down to the back-yard. And now you will understand my plan. I knew that no man could approach the back part of the house without walking up the back-yard, which is only four yard wide. I therefore tied across the back-yard. and about two feet from the ground, some fine black thread ; this was made feat on one aide, but slipped through a loop and led up to my window on the other. The thread then pass ed through the hole I had boxed in the window sash, and was then made fast to this key. Under the key I placed the tin box, you see; and over the key was a bar to p_*event its being dragged up more than six inches. Each night, before I - went to bed, I Just drew the string tight, and fastened it In the yard; taking care to free it before morning, so Ca to keep the plan a secret. If, then, a man, or anything above two feet high, walked up the yard, the string was pressed against, the key was drawn up sharply against the har, and th e string broken ; when the key, of course, fell Into the box, making quite nois e enough to wake me. Immediately the string or thread broke, It would fall to the ground; and the person who had done all this would not have felt anything, the resistance being so alight. I must own I should have preferred horse-hair to thread but, afr It was, the latter answered very well. I was fast asleep when the key fell; hut Immediately awoke, and, taking my lantern outside my door, lighted it, and come to you, for I knew that a man only in the back-yard could have dropped my key. to now you see how the burglars were trapped, for you know all the rest." "Certainly, y ou succeeded, and so we ought not to be critical , ' we we replied. "But suppose they had entered by the front window, instead of by the back ? bow then ?" "Ton see this thread," he said, grasping one near the door. "Pull it." I did so, and immediately a tin cup dropped into the hand basin. - 'That thread goes down stairs, and Is fastened across the front window; but I broke that off as I went out of my room, an that tt abould out impede my journey down stairs. Thus I could at once know whether a man was approaching the back door or had entered by the front window; and in either case, I think I could have captured him." A REMINISCMICE.—We paused the house a abort time since where many years ago there lived a family whose deeds, in one respect at least, are worthy of remembrance. The husband was a shoemaker, and diligently plied his sedentary trade. He was a man of thought and of aspirations which were not fully satisfied In his sphere of life. His wife was beautiful, intelligent, prudent and industrious, de sirous above all else to maintain a pure and happy home for her family, the center of her affections and the hope of her life. In her devotedness and watch ful care, she observed that her husband left his work at about eleven o'clock In the forenoon, to visit oue of the shops. The next day he did the same. She thoughtfully considered the subject, and communed with her own heart in silence upon it. The next day shortly before the witching hour, she prepared a cup of favorite tea, together with palatable little pastries, and taking them with her she unobtrusively slipped into the shop, saying as she entered that it seamed so long a time before the dinner would be ready, and her husband worked so diligently, that she thought he would relish the preparation. A short time was spent In cheerful and pleasant re marks, when she gathered up the fragments and left for home. Her heart was lightened from the tact that her husband did not leave his shop that day on hie accustomed visit. The next day and the next, the attractive and satisfying cup of tea was promptly prepared and proffered. Months passed In the same way and at the end of the year the shoemaker took his wife tendetty by the hand, and recounted her angel-deeds, and all without one word of reproof or allusion from her lips to the habit which a year ago he was acquiring. He had after due trial frilly made up his mind that he did not need intoxicating drinks for his comfort, for he had In such a wife and her devoted attentions what were vastly superior. This little fact may possibly con tain within it a suggestion for further practice In our sin-stricken world.—Kennebec Journal. Go Funtrao.—lt was a very sensible piece of ad vice that the philosopherof the 7'ribeae gave to Bar num, when asked whether he should continue his business and rebuild the Museum—" Take the rest of your life easy," said Mr. Greeley; "go fishing. I've been wanting to go fishing for thirty item, and haven't had a chance yet." The advice is none the less sensible that Barnum didn't act upon It. When men have been long in business and acquired a competent fortune—and we mean by competent, a fortune sufficient, if well invested, to return a reve nue sufficient le support Its owner comfortably— he also acquires certain habits that he finds it diffi cult to throw of Very few men retire from active life in the possession of the faculties of enjoyment. They postpone the day; they want to amass a few more thousands; they want to figure as largely as their neighbors in the income fiat; and so old age, decrepitude, and infirmities are upon them before they retire from business. Then, instead of enjoy ing life and fortune, their time is employed In post poning the visit of that stern messenger who knocks with equal force at the door of the rich man's, palace and the poor man's cottage. It is philosoph ical advice, that of Greeley. Go fishing. If you have secured a competence, give way to yonng men who are pushing forward for the same end. Retire from business; from the confinement of the count ing room, the perplexities of the office, the strife of political life, the cares of state. Beek nature in her loveliest forms, In the mountain and the valley, In the forest and by the river side. There is a world of happiness to be found by those who wisely search for It, and go after It. But it will not mix with bu siness, nor is it to be found In the marts of com merce. Given moderate wealth, good health, a contented mind, companionable friends, reada ble books, and the pleasures of rural life, and a man's old age may be happier than his yonnth.— Cincinnati Commercial. GETTING ow is TMI WORLD.—There are many different ways of getting on In the world ; it does not always mean making a great deal of money, or being a great man for people to look up to with wonder. Leaving off a bed habit for a good one, is getting on in the world; to be clean and tidy, In stead of dirty and disorderly, is getting on ; to he active and Industrious, instead of idle and lazy, Is getting on; to be kind and forbearing, Instead of ill•natnred and quarrelsome, is getting on ; to work as diligently In his master's absence as In his pres ence, Is getting on ; la short, when we see any one properly. attentive to his dutica,persoverleg through alfficultlea to gain such knowledge as phalli be of use to himself and to others, offering a good ex ample to his relatives and acquaintances, we may be sure that he is getting on In the world. Money is a very useful article in Ps way,but It Is possible to get ou with small means; for it Is a mistake to suppose that we must wait for a good deal of it before we can do anything. Perseverance Is often better than a full purse. There are more helps towards getting on than la supposed; many people lag behind or miss their way altogether, because they do not we the simple and abundant means which surround them on all sides ; and so It happens that these means are aids which cannot be bought for money. Those who wish to get on in the world must have a stock of patience and perseverance, of hopeful con fidence, a willingness to learn, and a disposition not wily cast down by difficulties and disappoint ments. A Comma re CusTcea—The authors of "Wand erings in Brittany" gave the following illustration of thoughtful pre for the wants of marriageable young men:—"Thu peaaantry amend Josselin re tain their old drceacs and customs In perfection ; the' girls, especbely have a habit that would save much trouble were I t Introducedinto more civilized circles. They appear on fete days in red under-pet tleoats, with white or yellow borders around them; the number of these denotes the portion the father is willing to give his daughter; each white band, representing sliver, betokens a hundred francs of rent ; and each yell ow band means gold, and stands for a thonzand franca per peer. Thtle a young far mer who sees a face that pleases him, has only to glance at the trimmings of the petticoat to learn in an Instant what amount of rent accompanies It." ""Coma till America, Pat!" mites a son of the - Emerald Isle, to his friend in Ireland;' "'tie a tlno country to get a Ilvin In. All ye have to do, Is to get a three-cornered boy, and fill it with bricks and carry It till the top of a four story building, and the man at the top does all the work I" BOW sa RECZMI • PEOPOUL.—Yoo onghter talk It kind, lookin down bill, with an expreashun about half tided and half akart. Altar thee pop es mar, of yoor lower Wanta tow kis u, I don't think I wood aey yes nor know, bat let the thing kind tie taike It own coarse. prA toutoksta r era commtlidlo!,. MY BEIP. Down to the wharves, as the umgoes- down. And the daylight's tumult, and dust, and din Are dying away in the busy town, I go to era if my ship comes in. I gaze far over the quiet sea, Rosy with sunset, llke mellow wine, Where 'ships, like lilies, Ile tranquilly, Many and fair—but I see not mine. I qtteation the sallora every night, Who over the bulwarks Idly lean, Noting the sails as they come in eight,— "Have yon seen my beautiful ship come in?" " Whence does oho come?" they asked of me— " Who is her master, and what her name ?" And they smile upon me pityingly When my answer la ever and ever the same. Oh, mine was a vessel of strength and truth, Her sails were white as a young lamb's fleece, She tailed long since from the port of Youth— Her master wan Love, and her name was Peace. And like all beloved and beautiful things, She faded in distance and doubt away— With only a tremble of snowy wings, She floated, swanlike, adown the bay. Carrying with her a precious freight— All I had gathered by years of pain ; A tempting prize to the pirate Fate-- And still I watch for her back again. Watch from the earliest morning light, Till the pale stars grieve o'er the dying day, To catch the gleam of her canvass white Among the islands which gem the bay. But she cornea not yet—she will never come To gladden my eye. and my spirits more; And my heart grows hopeless,and faint, and dumb; As I wait and wait on the lonesome shore; Knowing that tempest, and time, and storm, Have wrecked and shattered my beauteous bark, Rank weeds covdr her wasted form, And her sails are tatter d, and staln'd, and dark. But the tide comes up, and the tide comes down, And the daylight follows the night eclipse— And still with the sailors, tanned and brown, I wait on the wharves and watch the ships. And still with a patience that is not hope, For vain and empty it long bath been, I sit on the rough shore's rocky slope And watch to sea if the ship comes In. —Florence /*rev_ For the Independent Rept&liecm. TOBACCO-MUM. In a former number of the Republican (July 25th) I reviewed briefly the history and extent of tobacco using as a luxury, and closed with an Intimation of enteri more fully into a discussion of its nature and injurious effects on the human organism. Perhaps no better evidence of human depravity and ignorance, and the perversion of the intellect and consciences of men, can be found than the al most universal Indifference which is manifested in regard to the habitual use of health-destroying, stim ulating narcotic poison While all admit their poisonous nature ; and common-sense, science, and the vital instincts all teach unmistakably that pois ons are destrudiee to health and life, and in no de gree useful, but always injurious, yet to such Sr. extent has science been misunderstood, zom mon sense ignored and outraged, and reason and instinct perverted, that many of us have really assented to the idea that we may introduce poisons Into the do main of organic life, not only with impunity, but with positive benefit. Said a smoker to me the other day, "The human system may be in such a condition that it may need poison." He no doubt reflects the opinions of thou eands who have never seriously considered the In consistency and monstrotu absurdity of that doctrioe. Talk of healthful poisons! or useful poison I in any physiological sense. As well talk of virtuous vice, or holy sin. It Is a contraction in terms—an absurd ity on the face of it ; and the only reason why we do not all " see It " Is because we have been mis taught—educated out of the exercise of our com mon-sense upon the subject. But enough theory for the present— now for the facts and opinions of those who have carefhlly ob served and studied the effects of the use of tobacco on health and lite. Says a medical author, before quoted: "The ordinary physiological effects of the habitual use of tobacco, as stated by Dr. Coles, are ' weakness, pain, and sinking at the stomach ; dim ness of sight. dizziness and pain ; paleness and sal lowness of the countenance; feebleness of the vol untary muscles; weakness and hoarseness of the vole+, ; disturbed sleep by starting, and a sense of suffocation; epileptic or convulsion fits; convulsion of mind; peevish and Irritable temper; instability and laxness of purpose ; melancholy and despond ency ; partial and sometimes permanent insanity.' " Perhaps fn no way doss the narcotic manifest its anti-vital and nerve-destroying-potency more con spiel:lonely than in its effects on the senses of hear. lug and seeing. All tobacco-users become prema turely dull of hearing, with dimness of vision ; and generally In proportion to the extent of the Indul gence. Many persons who chew or smoke excessive - ly are afflicted with troublesome deafness or defect. ive eight at middle age. All the other senses, tast ing, smelling, and even feeling are always greatly deteriorated in functional integrity." As to the disease-producing effects of the habit, the same author observes: Dyspepsia in all its protean forms is the most direct, and generally rec ognized morbid condition resulting from the em ployment of tobacco. General vital exhaustion, or nervous debility, and premature death, are the cer tain and inevitable consequences of its ordinary use. Bronchitis, pulmonary consumption, epilepsy, pal sy. dropsy, cancer, and insanity, ere among the spe cific disease which physicians very frequently trace to tobacco as the only or principal cause. Malig nant tumors of the month and lips are often produced by smoking. Horrid deformities and fet id fungous excrescences have many times been oc castoned by poisoning an accidental crack on the lips or the corner of the mouth with tobacco-emoke or juice, of which I have known several melancholy' examples. No doubt the modern invention of ivory or glass tubes, to prevent the cigar from coming in contact with the month, will enable the tobacco-sot to destroy his whole nervous system withoitt mar ring his face. "Snuffing more especially predispos es to patsy, apoplexy, eptlepsy, and Insanity. An eminent professor, in one of the New England med ical colleges, not many years ago, died in a mad- I house, his madness being the consequence of snuff ing. Habitual snuffing always produces a disagree ah,e alteration in the tone of the voice, and induces a variety of filthy local affections of the lining mem brane of the nasal cavities. "Many an Infant has been killed outright in Its cra dle by the tobacco-smoke with which a thoughtless father filled an unventilated room. Many a Omahas the doctor been summoned in haste to a child taken suddenly and alarmingly ill, with spasms, eon ' vulsions, worm-fits, choking, strangulation, or 'strange spells ; ' produced by no other cause then tobacco-smoke In the room; a cause too often un suspected by both parents and physicians. The strong, rank, fetid narcotic breath of a habitual to bacco-user is enough to almost strangle and quite sicken the now-born infant which sleeps in the same bed. Who but the AU-seeing knows how many in fanta are murdered In this way? - Or If not directly , killed, rendered sickly, puny, nervous, and irritable in body, and peevish, dull, and stupid In mind, by being poisoned -with a tobacco-atmosphere during the first days or their existence f" Dr. L. B. Coles, whose attention has been dement ed to this subject for nearly a lifetime, says, truth fully : "Many a tobacco-user's wife by constantly 1 sleeping with him, has suffered ill health. No to- 1 baceo-user is fit for a bed-companion. He is giving forth pestilential vapors from all the pores of his skin. He Is an embodiment of perpetual The immediate atmosphere surrounding him is in- 1 evitably impregnated and polluted with the , effluvia which constantly emanates from his 1 whole ealrface. Put a chewer or smoker of tobacco into a vapor-bath, with no tobacco in the room, and in a short time the whole apartment will be strongly scented with tb ffi aof tobacco which has emanated from Medical testimony against the nse'of this poison could be multiplied ad iftdrum, and living examples of Its evil effects can be Seen by all who are at all -observing; and vet I am aware that many, and per haps a great majority of the old and middle aged. who use or have used " the weed," commenced its use by advise of "The Doctor," for the cure of some diseased condition, usually some dyspeptic symptom as " water brash," "spittingnp food after eating." due. Of all the eases of this kind that I have !mow I have yet to learn of the first au that has been cured or permanently benefited by the "remedy," except in the sense that poisons always "cure.' As Professor Paine, in his " Institutes of Medicine," says: "We do but cure one disease by producing another." Thecae of palacms may sup pm Of palliete symptoms, or °maiden • change to the manifestation of vital actien for the time, but It never removes disease ,• Ind scores of the deluded victims of the unnatural habit of tobacco-using have learned after years of experience that it was Only "musing to kill," and have emancipated themselves from Its degrading servitude; while thousands, all over the land, of prematurely old, nun% cad"' emus victims, commit to continue Ina halt tbad. Most of them feel is In the end ruinous; sad, that_ is exhausting their vital mingles, and .undetnining their conatitztlane, yet feel too weak to break ' riarli ma dnde them. Ehtt Inf. IPA 02.00 per annum, in advance. ULS: al THE NARY PAPERS Bar's Ricer, (which is in the stall tty Noo Gersy,) Aug 20th, 2865, I writ born a Wig. My parents wuz amember nv that party, leaatwaye my mother wuz, and she allnz did the votin, allowin my father, nv coarse, to go tbro the manual labor nv casting the ballot, in def erence to the laws uv the country, which does not permit females and triggers to vote, no matter bow much Intelleck they may hey hill em. In allobability I ,hood hey mat my lot with ir that pa bed not a insident ocnred in my boyhood days, which satisfied me that the Dimoertsy wale my approprit and natural abiding place. It was in this win : Ina playful mood, wun nits, I bustid open a grove Cry, and appropriatid ez a jest, what loose titer wnz In the drawer, (demi in these dt=t 3 days nv paper currency, the enterpricia Meet hes to steal at 4) per sent discount,) and etch other no. !ions ez struck my boyish fancy. I indoOat a nig• ger boy sumwhet_younger than myself, to aid 111 e, and whon.,he had ha , ued the game, I feelin in my pride, ea wan heal° the proud Anglo-flacksum-bloOd a conrain toomulchusly thro his vanes, what Cheef Janis Taney bez since made law, to-wit: that the nigger has no rites which the white man Is bound to respeck, whald him till he resigned the entire proceeds ray the speckralashen to me. The degrad ed wretch, devoid or every prinelpie uv honor, blotted on zee, and we was both arrested. The Jutha am the Ras our a Wry! and after a hur ried eggsaminasten, heed:tenet ras I oneuv his own rase ! one nv his own blood ! or his own parentige I to imprizinomont for Trrrirry DAYS 1 on bred and wa ter, and the nigger to only ten, on the ground that I wnz the thee! offender. - - - My mother begged an prayed, with tears a stream ing down her venerable cheeks faster then ehe could wipe em np with her gingnm spew, that the arrange ment might be reversed—the nigger the SO and me the 10, but no ! Cold ez a sun, inflexible ez Iron, bindles ez a turnip, I wuz inkaraaratid, and 8 cayed my time. Sullenly I emerged from them walls, on the even ing uv the 30th day, a changed indlvUoeL LIM!' my hands 2 beven, I vowed 3 vows, to-wit: 1. That I wood devote my life to the work nv re donsin the African to his nominal spser. 2. That I wood adopt a perfewben Ira which I could steel without being hauled up for it. 3. That the water I lied consoomed while In door anya vile, wnz the last that wood ever find Its way, undllooted Into my atumick. HPotz, I Jined the Dvimpertv. awl wham's. age savn+em my record, will 1101RO thatf raw SEPT MT OATHS! PETROLEUM V. Num. Lalt Paster nv the Chnroh nv the Noo Dlapensalbun. FATED--THE LEPERS. Here Is a statement from Rev. J. P. Newman, D. D., In his work " From Dan to Beersheba," which shows the effects of hereditary transmission in a clear light. What " fate " can be worse than this? The author describes TUB LEPERS or JEI/C2iAI.Z3L —A few paces within the wall, and to the east of the Zion Gate, are the " quarters of the lepers." Though formerly exclud ed from the city,they are now suffered to build their wretched huts along the wall. In obedlente to a law prevalent throughout the East, all lepers are compelled to live together in three colonies, and It it a coincidence no less singular than true, that the cities in which these colonies are located were the residences of three historic lepers ; Nauman of Da mascus, Gehazi of Nablons, and King Asarbita of Je rusalem. Numbering in all two hundred, those on Mount Zion are support by charity. Their homes are miserable huts, low, dark, and loathsome. Al lowed to marry only with each other, their offspring, when born, are usually fair, and apparently healthy. Retaining their health and beauty up to the period of puberty, the fatal disease, like a scrofulous spot, then makes its appearance, on a finger, op the nose, or on the cheek, and spreading over the system„ It ultimately reaches some vital organ, and the tmlutp py victim dies Preparing,their. eveninzineal, men and .wom en mov, with - feeble step if-dul:tut to hut, exchang ing articles of food, and also their cooking utensils. Their garments were old sod tom, their voices dry and husky, their laces withered, like a coal of file, half extinguished, their eye, swollen and restless, their lips and cheeks, nose and ears, were corroded with ulcers, and the flesh of their arms and bands had been eaten away, leaving thebone red and bare. Standing afar as In the day of Christ, they stretched out their hands and begged In tones so piteous that none could resist their entreaties. In the plaintive accents of their native Arabic, they balled me, " Pilgrim, give me • for the Lord's sake, give me.' Dropping a few piasters In the folds of their infected robe., I hastened away, hearing their tones of pity, and seeing their horrid forms In memory days after the spectacle had been withdrawn. Alas for them to whom this world is one great hos pital, and the the vestibule of the grave! Hrsrrs son HOVEINEBEPER.9.-A %writer "On Far nishing," in LnnePm ,Sixiety, gives these hints as to ther proper and tasteful furnishing of rooms: "Our theory Is that no one thing should catch the eye. There should be harmony throughout; and we would recommend that great attention be paid to the colors of the walls. If they, the ceiling and the carpet, are well selected, all other points of de tail are like the finishing touches of a picture. The right tone having been attained, the test compar atively easy. We have found grays light greens, and pale mauve to work bell; and the less pattern there la In the paper the better, unless, for some special reason, a chintz paper Is desired. U the room faces the south a cool gray mauve is good; and for 'north room we have seen a yellowish•green answer ad mirably, Imparting to the room the appearance of sunshine. "As a tole, we have found It beat to avoid reds, egilltailelYlea dark - rod, dangerous k-rod, wid ot i r s tO tr u e se. ve i l lle so lKY ap . t to make a mom a either gaudy or cord ; though we have seen It effectively used with pink to give a Pompa dour look. "For carpets we Incline to email Inoffensive pat terns., and generally avoid those which are flowery, as being In theory and effect bad. "As to the arrangement of the furniture it Is diffi cult to say much, es everything depends upon what It cousists of But we have generally found it de sirable to keep the center of the room and the before the fire quite free;and to eschew a rotell a t e d: Me. If we must have one, we prefer pushing it In to some corner of the room—anywhere but in the middle. " We once asked a lady, who was =spiel:tents for the excellent taste she displayed In furnishing her rooms, wherein her secret lay, and she said that she Invariably made it a rule never to employ any one person eielasively. She bought what she wanted whenever she could find it ; and certainly the result was perfect. There was harmony and a variety that Was most pleasing." WRY Mrs FAII..—Mm Stowe Stye that people of email incomes, if they deny the palate to please the Imagination, can adorn their homes with:Deny gems of art. The following Incident may be enznestiveto many who find their Incomes inadequate to their wants: A young merchant, who had just tailed In busi ness, having spent, in four years, a legacy of ten thousand dollars, in addition to any profits realized, was met by a thrifty young mechanic; who had for merly been on terms of Intimacy with him Dew leg the conversation which ensued, the merchant said to him—" Flow is It, Harry, that you have been able to live and save money on the small sum which you received for your services, while I found It Im possible to live in my business with a good round ten thousand dollars to back me?" "Oh," said the mechanic, "that Is easily under atood. I have lived with reference, mostly, to the comforts and tastes of myself and family, while you lived mostly with reference to opinions' and tasks of oaiens It costs more to , please the eye than to keep the back warm and stomach full." [hr A correspondent of the "Independent," vis iting the N. Y. Slate Inebriate Asylum, at Bingham ton, writes as follow* of one of the Inmates of that institution : " One or the Opium eaters war a prodigy. lie was a lawyer, and filled a highly responsible office. In one year he drank thirty-two hundred bottles of McMinn's prep rallon of opium. The largest amount in ono day was twenty bottle*, equal to ten thousand drops of laudanum, or two thotumuttmore than oeQuiney ever used 113 any day." tar The following lea characterhitic short gentian which, it Ls stated, President Lincoln was in the habit of preaching to his children: ," Don't drink, don't smoke, don't chew, don'tawear, don'tgamble, don't lie, don't cheat, love your Mow men, as well a s God, loan truth, love virtue, and be happy." virA wandering paragraph Aims quaint entitle• eta In regard tos difference to the extravagance of the sexes, In the remark that a man gives two shillings for an eightecrepenny thing be muds, ands woman given eighteen pence for a tweabiging thing the does not want u Pm sorry, Mr. Wilson, to ease* splendid held at potatoes so mina, diseasoM said a sym pathizing spwtator. 44. Ab 10 V it is a great pity, maid the f armer . het a some seders -411.1t • 'nouveau's' is :dot b t tittle , .