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Shop in the Brik Block ,
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ALFRED HANDi
TTORNEY and coegsELt..qh at LAW,
Montrose, Pa., will attend to All business
entrusted to him, with fidelity and,4spatch,..
May be found at the office of Wi 3 & W. ii.
Jessup, Esqa.'
S. H. Sayre & Brothbr,
IVI ANDFACTURDRS of 111111 Ctistings, and
- Castings of ail kinds, Stoves, Tin and
Sheet Iron Ware, Agricultural Impliments, and
Dealers-in Dry Goods, Groceries, COmkery, &c.
Montrose, November, 16th, !7859.-wa.
Guttenberg,. Rosenbaum & Co.,
Ti k EA LEIkS in Ready-made Clotting, Ladies'
15 Dress Goods, Furnishing Goods, etc., etc.
Stores at No 24 Dey-st, New-York:city, nod in.
Towanda. MOntrose, and Stisq'apeOot, Pa. -
L. B. ISBELL; P,
EPAIRS Clocks, Watches and•Jetrelry, at
1.1., short notice, and on reasonabk(terens. ,All
work; warranted. Shop in Chandloi& Josmp's
store. Montrose, Pa: • [oc23tf..
-Drs. Blakeslee &
ILI AVE : associated themselves fkihe prime:
entiv of the clinks of their plifessien,'and
respecti-uhy offer their professional servidi•to
the Invalid Public. Office at .the lesid - enee of
Dr. IllakeAce. midway between the villages of
Dimock and SprinVille. - I, ap2o).
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- HAYDEN BROTHERS, .
VT HOLES LE Dnalers in lilutOns;Colubs.
lk Suspenders, Threadx, I'4Tiky 'Goods,
Watelies, Jewelry, Silver and Platec4Wara, Cut,
I err. Fishing. Tackle, Cigars, &e...Szp., New Mil-
Nrd. I'a. Merchants and Pedlars, l Aupplied on
ti , rrns. - %vs tf
HENRY B. McKE ti.it •
- A TTOR NEV wind COUNSELOR nt
011iee in t he Union ,Block— r lsonda, Brad-
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DM H. SMITH,I
DENTIST, Residil4ce and-inf
flee ',,p , po,:ite the Baptist ChurchLnorth aide)
Mntro.,e. Pasticula'r attention will be given
to inserting t,,E.th on g9hl 'and silvay plate, and
In filllng tvctli„. •
. ABEL TURREL4 •
TA EA LE R. in Urns, 'MedieinealThemicals
I.JllyeStlifTs,Glass-ware t Paints,olls,Varnish,
Window Grsss; Groceries; Fancy Goods,Je.w.
~,elry,.Perfuntery, &e."—And Agent lifor all the
moat popular Patent Medicines, Mohtrose. Pa.
DR. E. F. WILMOZ
RADIJATE of the Allopath,e„tfrld Hommo •
p r ntit'ie Colleges pf Medicine, 111. Bend, Pa
(ftive. corn l er of Main and Elizabetkrsts., newly
the Methodic church. .
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E RS, SuceesPort to POST:, COOPER
& CO., •Al ent,.nse, • Qffi4 Lathrop's
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wm HUNTTING CI,OPER
C. 0. FORDHAVEe •
I A NUFACTUREtt OFBOOTS*SHOES:
IVA. Montrose. Pa. ,Shop over nier's*Store,
AU kinds of work made order Od repairing
done neatly. . jel
WM.. W. SMITH,' &ICO.; •
cIABI: 1 / 4 ET and Chair Manufacttixers, foot of
' Alain Street. MODtrr.Se, Pa. 5 angitf.
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pSurgeon. over Wit
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in*SICIAS cai Sargon. - 014 on Putlic
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Office in the Farmer's Store.
JOHN GROVES!
'll - IASHIONABLE Tailor. shop ,n-ear the
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Baptist Met:lll.lg House, on TuOpike stret,
111ontroe, Pa. • 1;3 otur,ltf
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IDESIDENT-DENTTST, 'Monteose. Office
at tho Franklin . House, roonillo. 3. Fill.
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dope - in the -0° , 4 - approved nnoCerd style. .My
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where food eamlodgo. n0r2.4
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cHARLES MORRTS,
liipAßßEß,'And Hair Dresser. OkopNo.'3
ba.sement of Searle's Hotel, bffintrosn: *
M EAT MARKET. -
On Public Avenue, near Scak7e's
_ EEP constantly on hand a goiid auPpry,of
111 EATS. of nil kinds. C,.-1,41 paid for
Beef Ctittje,Calves,Sbeep,a4dLaMbst.
Also for Bides ckf all kinds.
' lIENSTQCK, di SAWI...g.T.
£. T, HENSTOCW. C;;.E. HAWLEY.
Montrose, March 30th,.1859.—tr,
•H, GARRATT, •
WHOLESALE 'AND RETAIL JEALER IN.
FLOUR, GRAIN, SALt &,C.,. •
YEW. M ILFORD, Boom, PIATT'S Office.
VXTILL 'keep constantly on hard the ;hest.
Y brawls of FLOUR—by. the Pack or Hun
deed Barrels—al the lowest market ricer. Also,
SALT—by the Single Barrel or Llta"d. -
All orders from 'Merchants tuid - Pealers' will
be promptly attended to. •- r F• 4 • •
*.* Cash paid' for Grain, Wool,lielts, Hides,
and all 'Farmers' Produce in their Aesop.
BILLINGS 5T13,00,
FIRE and LIFE INSURANCOIGENT,—'.
- Aloptrose, Pa:
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TESTEMIA
ONLki 7 2 •
WE, the und..rsigned, certif . :tr.:that we were
insured in Fire Insur.nes - Conipaniei represented
by Mr. Billings Stroud: of titontn4e, and that,
haring suffered loss by fire while ski insured, we
were severally paid by said,eolapaniaa.to•tbe fall
extent of our claims; and we hare Confidence in
him RA a good and . effeetive agent. 1 ;
Jas. R. pEWITT, ZT,Pacin Conn,"
'LATHROP & DEWITT, a J•PEBN,
F. B. CHANDLER, J. Lirtnis &Son,
BEND. Gtanputr, Lioxikr• BE.tar.s.
Montrose; Pa.'2liirember 14th,
E ' Patronise those that novenae. ..83
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Vitti At.rl ; s . OTPANUMIII3 no PAR. 1737 viziau E)C)M MAC AU IrDll2 natt ago ENO VAT unavori VIM 11)
Frourthe True flag
TURNED BROKER..
SETTING- UP itt 110AltDING 110 CEIL.
The broker diminished his light, and stand:
.ing in his door=way—it was a summer -night,
—looked over the way. Six months bad
passed, and as yet i there 'had been no pound
or sight of inetrimerit. The' curtains and
blinds were • closely drawn. Sometimes the
'tones of the pianolcould be heard ;'they were
no longer-fult,. merry and harmonious. ' But
the brokerstands by his shop door, let him
speak for himself. •
"Well, the play. progresses, and I know
pretty well what people' thinl:of me, now.—
My precious old Uncle, it seems, never tho%
me brain-sound. Ili's-Islay be, I've been open
to debase upon that subject myself, more than
once. By some I have been considered a
iwindler r because I left a house.orcr the head.
of my Pitersod cY,ilciren, and but. -few, vary
few, in summing up my charicter, say, 'he
was an hoest mats 7 ' -
"No ma iler, I arn singularly careless upon
that point ; • let the wOrld wag and spout, I'll
get my living out Id it, and laugh at it with
the rest, which by-the; by, is much the same
as laughing„at myself,
-"My wife, biessithe:deai woman, looks ve
ry
,well in blackotnd evidently other' gentle
men besides myself are of the same opinion,
that conteinplibleSylvester, for instance, ivhis
is such a favorite with, my old uncle. There
he comes now, swinging doOrrr the
. street
There lie goes;•deliberately op_ the steps of
my s ife's house) - Mistaken for once; my derir
fellow. Your exquisite portrait cannot gain
admission into , that parlor. to, west, Ile
comes down the steps with a hang-dog look ;
1 know what the fellos, wants-
"Xty eldest, precious hope is in a bad way.
I expect. every day, to see hitncome in here
and pawn me my own watch. Something
must be-done to save hid!. of else his Mother
Allidie with -a Itrulteu heart: Alexis; the
rogue, is a thorough boy, with greavand gen
eious impulses. lie sill become a good man
if the example of his brother does not spoil
him. 'my little Ella is still fresh; beautiful,
and sweet
. Fixteen—let. me see—yerlterday.
She w Otte having lovers soon—and, thank
God 1 no mercenary ohes. I can watelf.over
Get now, bettei,perhips, than if she knew my
true relation towards her. '
"Linn& why does that Allow stillatand
over there. t:lan it be that he is watching for
her and will dog !her in Ah !be is going—
svou will find yonr bread cicingh, my good .fel-
' "Mamma, do tell um if you have any, new
grief,"'Said Ella I Danvers, one day, as her
mother, laying by •her pen, sighed . beavify.
"My denr," said her mother:smiling sadly,
"I fear 'we are gMwing poor."
"Poor? oh no , =Mina—Uccle Ben would
not sorely let WI be poor:"
"Ah ! my child, how little„yon know. Un
cle Ben has an fibject in being thus kind.—a
Fel tish object ta'advance."
"0,11 ! now mamma, thritii not kind. Think'
how beautifully be siloke 'when bp gave me
that sweet silk, and oh, ever so much pocket
money. Here, Mamma, you shall hare it all
—only thiiik..! seven dollars—l bare counted
it over." 1 *
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"'Thank--von, darlitt ; but you know
_little
of money Mat ter's. his will do something,;
thougb,not Much. Ve must really begin to
cast about us and see what can be done. - 1 -
might teach music, if my bPalth was only
better. You can as yet do but little."
—"Why ; motho.—wlty need we work I" ask,
ed Ella, with a *mortified air.
,Becanse we are,pclor and in debt," •replied
her mother.
"And what motives do you think Uncle
Ben can have I" the ybung s girl queried again - .
•"11.e wishes Me ta• marry Mr. Sylvester,"
replied bet other.
"Why, mother raised.both bands;
'.'that hortiblii, horrible an who* frightens
me whenever be comes near me.: It can't
be possible. Why, mamma, you' wouldn't
dream of such a thing I"
"Of course I houltin't,"' said Mrs: Dan
vefst.quietly. I •
„But I can't Molt Fit. of - Uncle Ben."
131!INIC Eft
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"It is true, nevertheless," replied her , moth
er, "fur he Las told me so. Mr Sylvester he
considers kvertigOod inaich,says he is rich,
prospectively vit.!, When I told him
that my mind was Made tip and .no earthly
power could chinge ii, s he•went away angry:-
Henceforth we 11311 M, depend upon ourselves."
•
"Marry that - Mr. Sylvester fath
er Why, I'd.rather you'd marry that gen
tleman broker over opposile. lie, in truth„
does really look like parta."- •
"Hush—Ella, hush !' said her mother, her
cheek slightly tinged ; "you must? M:bt speak
in such a thoughtless way.slar''ll Diver
marry ;" and. aideep .sigh ended the sentence:,
"Well, I do reidly hope not," replied, Edit";
after!' pause. ' It seems to me we can think
of soine way toget along,- amongst its
Let me see,-.what can we do . ? Obtwe . might
sell ,the bouse'aud furniture, buy a little wee
cottage in the Country, 'put the rest of our
money out at Interest, and make a fortune,
you know."
"14 . ,. dear, I Shall not sell the hoose while
I can possibly keep it," her mother Said„ 1
littve not quite decided, but I believe will
k'eittp boarders.,'That is hard work, but with
ye_u and good
,ivnie to help tne, thict it
can be tuade'proftlable.", . •
"All sorts of people here 17 said Ella, 'her
pretty face lengtheing.
"N0,.1 shall - be very careful who Itake. - I
know of several, already, who would come
and-pay a fair board,. to -order to help•-us
along.' Janie is a strong, good girl i• your
brother, Charles Henr y, l can Iteep the accounts
run the errands; you, "with-a little
chamber-maid,caa otlersee the WOW'upstairs;
rind if we all.do our duty faithfully, I Acta%
secibut whit we-can make irponify?? - •
"Oh, mamma , . I like it !". iiaid `Ella; .raker
considering, her face -brightening: "After
all, anything-would be Trefetable, to calling
Mr.Sylkester fattier.. Oh, mother, you won't
be coaxed into ii , will you l"
"No, nor. driven,"- replied her mother, with
her usually 'quiet way.
Not long after, doepreparationt were made
fur turning the , largelhour of hire. Danvers
into a genteel boarding establishaitit: Bus
tles:34 muftis*: *gaud thioughouti Rama
t* pakered and pail:tali, - an d aMdzy
R~ (p
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DI• Vrte. N. A. DENISON
ECO:CLUDED.)
improvenienls -11noloBiA .1001* pn
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"Let. her go on,"'be said, sneeringly, as ho
%heard the plan; "abe will ruin herself in a
yearz—just one year;i r --rll giim her that time."
"I'll engage board ttere, at any rate;" said
the discorntitted Sylvester; "she can't,- refuse
take (rood care that if I don't
get ber„nobody else will,"
"That's right !" cried Uncle Ben, patting
his favorite on the shouldsr—"true blue, Syll
never give up the ship.. You'll get her yet."
Whether or.not it was because: the widow
was so very handsoine, that the , house tilled
up.so rapidly, I cannot tell; stedice it. to say
there was no lack- of boarders. There were
old men and young: men ; and iti.was.notica
ble that the former always banded.their cups
to the servant, to give to Mrs. Danvers, while
the latter passed theirs along,
.if possible, by
the hands of the pretty El}a.
_ TARING TOE 41ROKER TO 1104. RD.
One•day Mrs. Danvers Was told that a gew
tleman waited in the parlor to see her. Un
tieing • liar cap-strings, smoothing her hail'
somewhat, and turning down her sleeves, (she
had been engaged' in making pastrv) she
soon hurried Co the, partially darkened . room.
As she entered, the man stood with Ilia
back towards her, fooking, intently at 8 fine
painting of her hushlind. -He turned, beiring
her stepstlie. widow turned,l, too, deathly
pale, for there stood before bk but for the
difference incomplkion, hair, - Xnd.•eyt:s' the
counterpart of her first:and only love. ' •
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"Pardon me, a l inm ; I waswasmuchmuch pleased
with that very fine rn ne thainting. I havesome
where seen a gentle no resembling him."
"It must have been in your- mirror,", tho't
the pseudo widow to herself.
"I came over to , learn if I could obtain
board here!" he Bald, seeing her sitting ex
pectant...
"I am very sorry" replie'd Mrs'. Danvers,
then she paused, thoughtfully. Why was
there such, an attration in this man—sucli a
mr,t . gne;ism in his vice t Why did her heart
be - at-thick arid
.cdick Why rushed the
color to her before f.pile cheeks
"I'-was about to !Say that trfv house was
full," she added, "bht on s.econd thotig,lit, I
believe there is one,:smillroom-----"
.
' 61 wish a ithallreom," said the gentleman. lighted, u caudle, and proceeded to take otr
- "And that so bre up---" knuicia Outer garments. ' '
, . . u Something," she,
" tw
It akes.-uo ditlerence to me,"' replied the " Now, dear, I'll tell y o u
man, IMstily. ' . • . . said , her face as white na - marble. "In that,
T he pea d ay . t h e k„. as fo o d f or con j ecture locket., tfnuktody has found Wow., and I think
=one the respectable circle that sat ,round i no one.has,•is the certificate of your mother's
the table of the handsome widow—the Toro- I marriage." ,
ker—"gentleman 140kar," lissome called him, "Oh, Bendy ! Bently f—can it be r : cried
was in the midst. Sorne were 'uneasy, seine the little girl, all amazement, the rich color
di:satisfied, others indignant..' It was-beneath'pouring over her cheeks:
the station of Mrs. Danvers, they said, to take I " Yes ; ,and although I don't know-the -se
cret. of the spring, Which isi a curious one; so
anything less than 43erebants or professional
re- she Enid. 1 shall worktat it till peparate the
men, and a few rearou:tratcd. ller only
p l y w _ h _ e .__.
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, . "If in anything lie fails to be gentlemanly, Annie I
tell me and I Will at once dismiss hitu.r. "That the Chinese pictures are pactifid'oril
Alas: already, is the secrecy of 'mt.:eta Oh, its, so soft, thin' and white." _
"And durable,-dear," said Bendy, working
thought, she mourned over .her
.heart's Ul3:'
at the case.' " Well your mother had her 'cer
faithfulness to the iaemory of berformer has
e Ltificate copied on that kind of paper, before
band. -Several limes had she seen this stran
witnesses, and placed - in the back here, as I
ger of di:tinfruished mien, but questionable
bops you Will soon see. - ob, but I remem
ocupwion. ,At chiircb he sat so near that
per her-grief that day drat she lost it: She
the handsOme profile of kits face--so like dear,
Chauncy's—was alicays in view. And that felt sure your cruel relatives would destroy,
profile slie carried bows with her; 1)o w h a t the other, as they had it, in their possession,
she woiild to banish it, it was always there. and as they did, and when• that was gone,
Sighing and accusation were of no avail ; she was utterly grief-smitten. I expect it
there was fascinaticin iu his presence. /le hastened her death, that and the trouble she
alone, of all the hallo company; had Towel. -had had eyey since your father died. There,
to bring a color io h er ' cheek—and more I I bare loogened .it a little, see- 7 -but oh, I
thamone,suspectedliow it was. Amongthese -never thought !, suppose 04 found out-it
was Mr. Silrester. ', He came to old 'Linde was in bore, and sogot the certificate! I de-
Ben one.day, in aii agony of jealouar, dare, it takes all thy strength away from me
"What's the matter 1" asked uncle lien, jirst - tomhinb"of it," and.the locket.fell from
apprehending that he widow had accepted - her trembling liana. - ' - i •
him and.that-he was crazy for joy: - " Wet!, Beutiv; you knew What ••Yleu're of
"Oh I that infevial broker '."hissed - hissed f r om ten told me; if. it is so, we, shan't be any
between Mr. Sylvester's!' magnificent &lie 1 worse off," said the 'child, in ber old fashion
.
teeth.' - I , .
- ed, wito way: - • .
i ", Why ! why ! w,tat of Lim, wan i"
" I.le—he's cut :I me .nut—oh ! perdition I
I a pawn broker P gioaned the nhappy man,
polling at a lock of his perfu ed . false hair,
thereby diminishing the dimemi ns of bisfore
iLhead-by near annchi •
• " What ! what. t e jade—.--= That naody !
, that spOut full of ofit handkerchief? coats and
beggars' goons! I lstlo, nw—you rod jealous, Mr.
Sy 'tester, veryjeabMs.- ' I know my. niece too
well to .beliete that?--" . ,
- "But I tell yoixit's so. I see it every day..
Yesterday my lor4 said he should • like a
lounge in his snick; and what does my lady
do but send one up out °flier best moos
The bell rings-45 it fur my lord I Hurry,
Jeanny- 2 -Molly—Sally-- all of you, and
sae sOlat my lord Wants. Oh; I assure you,
nothing is to goodfor him; anti she watches
him at table--watches hitni—heaps his plate
—turns red if:he Only glances
. at 'her •,-and
lie knows - his• powdr, the insolent inte:loperl"
nod the falsoteethigrated again
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"Ate you sure you. aren't jealous ?" quer
ied the incredulousuncle.. - • - . .
"Sure—thundeii and Matst didn't I hear
him call Ella ddat!' Didn't co him
swagger through her ,parlors and make him
self achome, and a-deal more impertinence,
Rgadl than .we dare, - who could' buy Lim, shop
and ail, for theloOie change in uur - po'ckets I
Don't you see.that nvery soul iu lhat family is
Enagnitized by th'ai_fellow, and all are his
humble servants i Sure 1 D'ye thick I haven't
eyes in my. bead -
"We must see to this said uncle Ben,
giving his-. pane r . rn extra blow as Le came
down the broad sta g ease. -." I'll manage her
—let me alone foriliat. I'll break the broker;
or break her filly'! Jukt you wait pa
tiently. Eve handled impertinent beggars
'in my day"
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A-room in a dreiry building. - Neat is was .
as loving bands
,',could_Make. it, but very,
"very magi; iu its:furnisbing. • •
There were a few pine bbairs and a- pine
table, a bed„ an old-map, and next tb the 6re•
place, leaning against thejainbs, two huge
tubithai . seetned'iecentlY scoured. •
On the wall hung a seat pipe boblialand,
and packed eloselyJogether were a few , doz•
ens Of old books. Ile (idly ikicOpaist at tbe
-moment of which iwe. speak, was a child of I
almost fairy-like Proportions, and exquisite I
symetry in- forMand . . feature. --She stood
looking from the-siindow, her beautiful white
arms folded. and a; smile in her die'arny blue
eye.Fair:locks. hupg :in careless curls far
demi - : tieek, fir " below ber wiist. The
smile that quickened the lovely exprisaioe of
her face 'meant secoething; for preraotly a
tall,Vlgnifincl, but'-very pale, careworn look
MONTROSE, PA., PE.BRUARY,:gi,IO6OI.
ing "town entered, bearing some bundles in
her hind: -
"You might hate let the gone for - theror
said the child, 'springing towards her and.
trying to take the parcels from her.
"Let you go? neyr t'it's pot your place,
my little lady, and instead 'of one, I only i
wish you had twenty servants', to wait upon'
you!!• i
," Don't call - yourself a servant, Bently,
yoU must,not; you are just likeiny:mother i
yoir are my good friend, and teachisr,; you
have done everything forme. •1
-shan't like
it one , bit, if you call yourself's - servant,
Beet fy."
• " Well, we 11,.. dear; I' won't, midi! don's
know that I, meant just that, either, though
I'd willing!) , serve such a sweet child.as yuu.
But•look,Any little lady, for once you shall
have such. a supper a; you deserve. See, I
have brought Oakes and some cream,' and a
little fruit. To be sure you can't eat it . fr'orn
silver,-as you ought to, and is your- right, but
it will taste ,good, even on my homely delf.
Then, after supper, my little ktdy, we will
go to the good broker ; we
. have given him
full a week over the time, - so he:can tell us
i
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with certainty."
The meal oyes, Annie was put inside her
strangely old-fashioned.. wraps, and again the
two wended their way -to the broker's shop.
" Will you tell me; if you get it r• was the
child's' -significant question. . •
"Yes, Lady Annie, I will tell 'you, if I get
it! Oh, the Lord . above grant that . I may!"
the pale.wonsau fervently replied. .
I~ehiud his counter at the broker; attend
ing to several customers. After all lad gone
from the shop, he, without waiting:for n
question, held. forth the-locket.
"It is yours," he - said, naming a trifling
sum.
The money was paid, the woman grasped'
the. ease with trembling liands'arid wet eyes,
and saying—" You shitilsbear from me.again,
sir," hurried from the place a/Ith the Odd.
N.Not h a word did she speak -during the
whole distance, but her breath came quick,
and the halt girl felt her hand -grow alter
nately•hot and cold. Some terrible agitation
possessed her.
Still as silent they entered tbeir'bunable
home, where bendy, as the child called her;
thabks - to God 1 Oat 'gives me heart,
darling," replied the woman. "I woh't .bor
row trouble; but go to work again."
In less than . an hour s the case was laid
open, and There, fresh as ifiust folded, just
written upon, was the iinport , ant piece of deli-.
sate paper, upon ,which the birthright for
tune of a million depended,
"Now, now cried the woman, lifting
her streaming eyes heavenward, wined
get it out oechancery, for it's the only- proof
required. Now, darling, I can take the few
hundreds I've been saving so. miserly., -and
buy von some beantifpkireises,-and - wall - go
boarding, - like folks. I- must see some great
lawyep the very .nest day ihat: comes, and
havelirn. write on to Englatid,ind - perhaps,
my lady—yes, I may .call you my lady now
—we shall go to England, though I ahouldn4
wish. it save to shams the people Who have
wronged you."
" Oh, Bendy, 'is it null); so'!" asked the
thoughtful little girl, clasping her hands:
"Wiry it seems like a dream, don't it r'
-lIICOHER ADMINISTERS A Rgßtillt,l
" I say who is that Mistress SOlomou l t)iat
sits next the 'madam with tha t beahty.Of a
child 1" oue of the younger.boardeis,
of the oldest Lope Of the house. •
Said Mr. CharlesDanvers" is . some
old lady with magnificent eifiedtations.
only wish.thelittle
. child she has the care of.
had ten years More on her yellow curls:"
• 4 She's not -American, is she?",
"No, luglish; you -might know by ler
size and the straight way-she'carries herself.
That child, theY.say, is a -millionaire; she's
been in chancery, I think they call it, and
that old womau.has
_aupported.her for 'seven
or' eight years by' ; taking in. washing I, al
thee) They osay, she has .once been • pretty
well off herself.' No there's some clue or
other found, by. which thelaWyere think she
can get her rights, and give them a _pretty.
plum lteiidesY • "
"Your' broker, ibeie, had better slide up
to- the old lady."
"Hum hal I'don't Imo* what rtry uncle
would do in that case; we could; borrow : un
tounded ly, if he did, ha ; Jenkins . •
" Not - I, for one; I never bav any deal
ings with - SOX men," at 'which •oun,7, Dan
vers' face became very red. - - ,
" "Hello! - What's .the trouble?" cried Jenk
ins. '• It's that abOtuinable broker, swearing,
isn't It t"
' The ; yang :men both ran - down
where; sure enough,.was the broker,' cialler
log the handsome Sylvester ; and dragging
him•along the ball to the stele, where,' alter ,
,havintacninistered a fetocions ahakirig, be
threw him out on-the pavement.'
'What is this, sirr pried Charles-Relry
Danvers, . . aghastl .• - ,
.. "Nothing, sir, only I . have hee a pun:lilting
a puppy for insolting yoUr mother,' tieplied
the broker,. shelling and panting 4 '- •-
. "You take a Igreat deal on yourself, sir. I
am the proper person to attend to such - mat
ters,". said' the yoUng man: "if any ont
should resent an impropriety, I•atir sure I—"
' "Silence, sirl" thundered the 6ther',' in a
Voice of authority, at which thtt boirdera, , '
‹o had' been' looting on;shrUgged ',their
. shoulders and left the/ house, While young.
Danvers, gr'oling red to the' roota'of h is'.:•.hai r,
blustered , end would have knocked; the'
broker do wn but for an exp•ressive loo t k sod
1 Sentence on the part of the latter. "Silence,
'air. rivish to hear nothing from yonrlips.
You 'the proper person to defendlyour.-ruoth
tonr.l Take care that you do not Provoke me
i capon your conduct to your"family;:`,,who
little think of.some things !Could tell thent.''.
The young man, though still crimson find
angry, slurik away at. this.. ' lie knew-that
Lis-father's valnable gold watch ; was insthe
broker's vest 'pocket, ' while' his—mother
Thought it safe to a certain case.up stairs.
The' broker was now, it was plainly to •ho
sech, the bead man of the house. IN'oF-that
he assumed' anything, or put on a bluStering
air.; but, by a
,quiet, Magnetic authoritv,l he
ruled, not only !the .hostess, but her boar ders.
As for Mrs. Dr4nvet•s she was tl+roughly.in
fat uated. Since} the broker bad freed her from .
the insulting' piesence that , bad s "become so
odious to her, she had felt her heart his cap
tive. And then, he • looked so like her dear
Chauncey V' : • I
•
• ' TDE DROKER ES*SKED.
One morning the .widow' Wai summoned
into her parlor very-early. A istranger sat
there, a shrewd busitiessdookingl man -whom
she had 'never - seen before. He appeared as
if labeling under some nervous derangement.
"Madam,'' said he, pres :. 3ntingla.signature,
the rest - of the:paper being covered with his
hands, "do.vo . knOw that writing r -
.
' " Cerlailily, do.; it is my husband's.' 'No
man ever wrote a more singular hand."
" Will you oblige Ma by , brintrlng some of
his letters, that I may compareienil,".
The letters were brought; t o signature
was like—justp ,s exact and peeler. '
"Madam," kid the gentlema l , "I.found
('that writing fresh on' rui-dressing table,the
Sand not having . yet. dried tili the init I
1 foundit last night when I ret).irned holrne.
l It contains.intelligence that no one but your
I husband -and I. were aware oh . .ire. of. ' Did
he ever tell yettl;madam, that I bought shares
''in the M— toad for •him ?" '
::: -. ' •
I " Never!"- r plied Airs. Danc e ; growing a
little 'cold. . 1 , ,
" Stich was the fact, however,t and I knew
you'itusband too. Well to think ` that' be ever
spoke of it toa living and yet .1 find
'something Imre aboet - ti, wrilteti in his style.
The feet madam,- those shares. have gone
up unprecedentedlyotod' *wire your htisband
alive, be would be a rich. man again. Now . ,
l
was it his and that wrote and signed this
document? • • : • •
The widow felt a - decided chill, now, the
_
subject was so unearthly, the .ioL:e of the
:
man :so solemn, -.'
~
"neatly, it is verj mysteliotts ) " Shisaid,
(Aptly, - -
" Very. lamin a maze myself, I confe s s:
'I 0,101103 f would call in 'and speak of it. ,As
,to_the business, I will see - you 4kain; .gx)?d
'morning, roadain.'
" Oh, mother'!" (Tied Ella; a Monient.atter,
running, pale,' bightensd, and alMott.lyeath
less into the'room; "you must turn that im
pudent fellowout of-the house:' indeed you
must."
" What impudent fellow, daughter ?"
qtr., Mr:--the broker," criedLElla, krget
ting gte Ladle. lle, he insulted ; caught
meld his arms, and said he loved.rne dearly."
' The cheeks of Mrs. Danvers dazed. ider
heart beat as if it would leap from 'her body.
"Ella, Ella, did he over do this biefore ?"
" Never,.never,". 'sobbed nod crying
outright. "1- 7 -1, liked the man t well 'enough,
but, but,, I never dreamed of pia, taking such
lillerties,. And, - as I was going out of the
ddor, be caught . meand--.and_kij;sed me; 'ever
so' . many times.";
. •
"Tile wretch !" . The mother eyes were
blitzing. ' - "COme,.Ella; go with pie and cOn
front this - wicked •.man.,,le .Must 14ve the
Louse , .
She" raised her eyes. The. !tiiicked man"
stood before her, inside.the - door audaciously
smiling. '
. "Sir, sir, my 4augbier and I myself have
been wronged and in3ulted. , 011,1 my husband
—Chauucey, why did you leave!me I Alas !
I know not Whom to trust"- -
" lifadarn, mist tiara I done!? asked: the
broker, lifting his eyebrOlys,"imMently.
"'Taken adantage,rif an unprotected wo•
LOAD, sir ; 'how dared you to speak to, my
child in. the Manner ; you did V', . -
I 'protest. I do.not see ;that hay.e bfteti
guilty of the least impropriety, bastdaua."
" I understand yob
"416 insulted me,
,- •
"But, madam, prePosterousl. I merely told
the girl I loved her—so I 4:i0. 1 -I. have the
I -right, 'think.' To you I say.tlie; seine thing;
I love you more than-language gan • oxpress.-
'
This young lady nook the,libirty to kiss;
by yourl leave, L will: teke same sweet:token
from your lips, olio."
! man! what do you'meanl This lan
.
guage is audacious,! this condi:lqt is•nobeark-
Ityou doriot-le'avelne, sir, Lskiall-call
_for help."'.-. _
"try dear 31rs.'.banieri." •
"Will you leave the 'room, siir
NO,• madam: I solemnly deelaie that I I
'regard this room and rrierything in it . as my
absolute property,"- returned broker, 'nom
posedly, -
Oh, dear mother, the mania 'triad he Will .
murder us aivr , cried Ellnehrinking in aft.
fright to the , fartherest corner ot;tlie. roons.
"And to prove - this, I further sirthat fo
the course of twenty-four hours,l ; shall eom
wand you 'to give up your lioe'rdelric.iind—
you wiP.Alo ••• ' - • °
Mrs Danvers stood pale, iireColute. 'The
broker, bowed, Jilt _th i s room, and- retired to
his own chamber.. • -•-
mother,. what: ilea we do I. • Who
knows but he will set the hou'ae fire, or
do Wine dreadful- Oink Oh, ict!rffiginfut
he looked :'
tai sure I dote." koow," replied the - moth;
, er, drawing s long breath. -•
• - "Yoii,will slot allow him to stay, matter
—will you not speak to some nee, and have
-him taken °*ay,..thi ftightfal orectuM"
Frightful--oh, no I" murmured Mrs: Dan
vera, irreaoldtely.
."Am I to be ordered round by this fellow
as though I were a dog t" cried Charles Hen
ry bursting into the room. ; ,
" What now 3" eiclaithed his!'aister
mother. • •'. • • .
." Why, a minute ago I met on•tlie
stairs. Says; ho—' My boy, I , want. you to
carry a note for' ine to the - exchange; I atir
in a partieularihurryr." I don t gci of errands,'
says,l. .' Never mind, you'.go there for me!'
he eays with the carpe Authority. as if he was
my father. Now I wish to know if con,,
mother; encourage this fellow, las I !lave
hoard hinted more that once yod did !"
"I—l encourage him I" said Mis.Danvers,
faintly. [
"Aes, you—ror is it for this I I'll make 'a
clean' breast, of 'it; and get out out of his
clutches. Briefly; he has my father's Watch
in hie pricket."l . 1.
"Good .heavens!" : cried 'his mother;
he steal it I" ;
"No; I was hard up," said .the boy, aulki:
ly; "I knew where you kept 'tit; of course,
and thought it: might 'as well lie going, as
rusting for want of. jvork. I took it and iput
• - I •
"In pawn - his 'motker, aghast.
-"Oh, ileory, my sort, bow you . ha've deoPiyed
me!"_ paid his:mother, in so] rowfuf tones.
"let - us hope it is hie last•fienk of the
kind," said a voice ear them. •-t -
They, looked: T ere were shrieks of j9y:
almost maddening to hear,. tort+, embraces,
wild unutterable ra .ttires. [fad the sea given
up ifs dead I _there tood the broker, dive=tdd
of Lis false curls,.a d whatever o' false color
ing_he had as teed but the-broker no longer.
• "Oh, Chauncey! how could.l . oa try .me
so.?" sobbed the in trop,, her arms clinsing
about his neck„ her tearful face. leaning upon
his breast.
halt myself ishenored, but. I am free
again.- It was cru .1;1 confess it.. 'Forgive
me, I will atorie for it. 'llencefol al no more
freaks. You', My .onoiable wife, I love and
revere More than es er before. Ilfe i pou, I trust,.
'will see las folly, ary.l become wo" gthy of such
a mother. My little Alexis, my sweet Mill
Did I prophesy aright--Will you give „up,
keeping boarders, my wife t
- The sequel was, • that• the house became
once more a private residence;' aid the board
ers leaving but: the (all old- lady and
,the
tle maid Annie. To the brOkei.l3ently \ felt
herself indebted for all her good fortune. \Tu
himself and his • family she relilted , her .
history. Having been the wife, of a jeweller
in good -circumstances, she found herself on
his death reduced to the necessity of tilling
a subordinate ( situation as under-gOverness
in an - English family. Then (Arne a recital
of sickness, and finally imbecility on the
part of t'ne faidier of little Adnie—his death,
and burial, the auger of the-relatives at find
ing:thewidowjand child left in (possession of
au immense fo J aunts, their bitteiness knd un
relenting persebution, finally their bUCA4 in
having the-suit
-placed in chanderv, the loss
of the original certificate of marriage, and
the ,m}stetioue di•appearanCe of the copy,
the death of ,the 'mother, -iMigration and
colisequant, poVerty Beady and her little
charge,'
"1 had it tew hundreds, - slr.;" she added,.
in conclusion, "which I determined 'never, Lb
touch only for! the dear child's' education;
but 1 :now, thank Heaveh, she ;will soon be
rich enough. - It would be a groat favor, sir,
if you ;mould allow .is still to board with you.
I like your wife and your dear children, Sod'
Annie is attached to you all, 'especislly to
sweet Miss Ella."
It
need searaelybe added thellequeit was
granted,, and ten years acter, Charles Henry
Danve;rs, a disttaguished - y6ung s lawyer, red
the,heiiess Antiie to the neptial;altar.• -
CONCLUSION
. .
My wife was!looking;over some old letters,
and with•a look full of meaning, handed me
one. It bore the appearance of having been
crushed, and then re-smoothed, ;and was, in
fact, the' identical letter which,' in my utter
despondency and something like insnoity,. I
wrote so , long ago. Well,, that was a wild
freak oPiiiine.;;l often look back and wonder.
how I ceuldeiter accomplish if.: ..Whe'n I
meet UncV.lfen, ,to this day liwshakes his
head and :pars!,lris Vrow--ssithi au ominous
forefinger.
over.
I meet Syliester, he frowns
and crosses Over. They are both of them as
baririless as fanibs, though aro inclined to
think that my uncle liss never quit s .) forgiven
me for, turning up aisle, end #oold' not be
sorry to hear of inay demise. • r
The thousand rumors that .followed my
"coming to life' ; ' have died' swap My wife
is worthy of nay nnblest regirdsi liatrieg been
only guilty „Of felting '.Yu hive with her own
husband a.set - Ond time, and I•dir,noethluk I
shall ever"Siglr to sleep " wberelthe tide runs
d'eepest and strongest;" so, allots , me to sub
scribe myself, • ,
• • ' Yours.Titilv, • ' .
I s , •• •
• , ! vIIAtINOEY JJANyZEIS..
Histotical Questions.
Ques.—Whn i•ettled , - *
Ans:—Jobn Sp3ith. ~ • • ,
Ques.—Who unsettled Virginie
Ana—John 13rown.
We find the above going the l'onods of the
Republican papers. - W submit the follow::
ing in addition - J
Ques.—WhoSettled John Brown'!'.
-Ans.—Virginia. -
.A . VELESTIAL UM:MO.-A ship;recentlisail
ati from San 'Francisco for Irong liong, with
au, odoriferous:cargo, consisting of the dead
bodies of some lintidre(is of Chinem4n, bound
for tluktOmbs . of Their ancestofs. The per;
fume was rery nearly- as delightful.as that
froni the rata whiChstheir coniradea eat: This
kind' of trade 'Still tlirives:in; the Pacific.
Ships take live Obisamen" ancitlead rata to
California, and ,nhry Wok to. Asia daimf Chi
namen and lire . • •
Or Counss...,- , The standard-ben refs of Black
Ripublinuu Mitine-Larrieut hivebutd=u 601'0,
but natural end. :Mundial Weaver etuberiled
the liquor motley :OfHangor, and Elder Petilt
iii.now in, Pimento? ellthezzling the fonds or
the State: His sureties hue put their property
out of :their. • •
rszo. Douoissa salver/ledges since his
arrival io England . , that be did :know of the
Harper's Perry raid, at' orrdertalreti by Brawl;
and - approved tbe,orighial edema of *uoitiog
off the slaves aedas,tehlisbiag s regoriouii
in' the, mountaioa. • •
VOLUME_
XVII, NUMBER 5.
_ . . .
• Charactoristiqs of Rufus
,'Choate.
• Mr. Choate's manner of kieping ace:con:v.r,
and collecting bills kitties deeuribed by Pdi; • _ • -
er in his biography. - : • ,
"I never temetuher seeing him collect
money or mak?any . .ebsrlo r in Rny br,oka:
Indeed, never, saw any account be'e's
.Lis cane. lie•liiinself never se4hed tr - ,13e1:•e
any rmineY; If be iyanted anY, 114 weuid vet
me to draw a •uhecl: fer him, esen
dollars; and •Le signed it. If he d,e a III;
check himself, be made sad wed/ of if • ,:.
used to be Sail round:the eutry th,•.
he luid to go to Washington to air e*.es•
or to Congress, be was uften obligen
att& the entry some one
to letr . d him to go on -with. thilike•s
others of the fraternity of greit men,
he very often paid what he borroWed,
Ilia accounts of who owed an.;
munb, be must 'have erlieliy . -cairietly-. = .
head. Ilia office partner could , not tl.l-, c,
known them,, end ttiere: was
,not seen
any bOoki of original A i mtries. One
. students of former-yews, however, used •
mild a traditionary setOf
bonntuenced ;with the iuientiOn of keepi: .?; N •••-...„ „
•thero by could° entry. Si", on the first
he opened them, he had occasion to sen : l
for it pillcin of oil—it was h'efore gas
accoiniugle. he entered in the • - -
"office deiitor one gallen•of tnip.;; :
A. few dais after an old client Came. is -
asked for his bill. Choate toll him -.--
teally. very ,busy, and if he'd call again
-week, he'd hive it ready for him. In'a -
lie;called again and demanded his bill. ",t7).
•
yes," said Choate, "I really—you must pa. - - .
; don me—but I've not had iiniu to draw "
off;- but you may pay •whatever' you thic,•:.
right.'" This did not suit the • client,
said he'd call once more; aid so no - did - in h
fortnight after; This time Choate wts in des--
1 pair.: "AVell, there,".siid
• "take - the,
bouks - and.juat draw Off a rninnte,of
count ycnirself." - The worthy mad took tip :
i hook, d . e , pating of any other ihfOrmati,M, V.
opened it, and there at. the tep:of-the
in staring characters of vast, size; to lErake
them legible, was the butry, - "-otfice dehtbr, u.
'one gallon. of oil," standing—as lonely on th
page a...sr the author ii bib qd: He neve
I ,apEeil for .his• bill apin, but Oil - what 1,• V -.
thought fair;and asked for - a receipt in .fu!; --
which. lAlr.Choate promised to have ready - f
hith the-oast time he culled. -
- Choate very pftea,, hOwa'rer,_.madS
Ri.iddio foray r.ntr.raid upon his client's is b•
happened. to recu!lect them, if he found' lain.•
self unexpectedly in want of Money. Ar.
woe:to any - unfortunate man then who bad: ,
heary"case actually on Lilal. ilefiad
for all- theosins of omission of his predeceases:
clients ''fjr many weeks?' .
The following 'paragraph speaks ..of M
Choate's,feligiQLl3 :
"Mr. Choate never seemed 'Co um 'what
would -be called a laelieving man o
faith:. He believed in what. he Saw, and ie
- Euclid. Beyond that was the field of doub -
aud advocacy. And the mornent, that "fief.
was entered, his-intellect of Gr•-cian sobtlett.
ears loomanv arguments on both side, for on-.
ehaketi-cotiOeuee in any thing.lThelemarks
of his minister at,his funeral, how - ever, Would.
indicate that he accepted the Christian.relig
ion. But when a proof, was sebt him - of a
great work 'on "The'Dnctrine of the: Immor-•
tat Life," ho thanked its author,: in reply, for
Ms 'work on 'this grand, sad agyeet of the
imnrortality I' With all his energy, he was
never a profane man,- He would. sometimes.
swear, When no other ferocious word present
ed itself toexpress the instant passion of his
feeling, but ustfally he had eipletives in vast
variety, for - both - energy and adjuration.—
These wee very queer, 'l'm Perfeetly As
bergasted,' was• one of his odd •expra-sions;
and, again, eat all the - snakes in Virgin
ny if I.don't do it' " .
. ABE acHoOIMASTER..S IN' - TILLT BED —6t
correolporident of the NeW York. Waverly give;
lie folloy.ing as one -of the many incidents
- that befell a." Warding roputl : echuultuleltp•;
I bad been teaching in. Moon county in
dill, 'the — Sec-I:er St: tie; and thia wai
boarding round. One ecening:•after aciof )1
oda, of my little •iscliolitis • stepped up to
and said •
" Mr. - Jones, father said yen, would- cows
Lome with ine.". • , r
"Very well,-"" I replied,_ and set
out for my, patron's which .we di ; t:.tot
smtti two miles. , Now be•it known, that 3.ltpes
Mcgarry,- - fur• such was' Itl4 tiamq, .d
daugliterv--the pride and_ envy - of 1n..." '‘.lWo
community: I bettid so trr!i:it itt) , l
them. it seemed, however, that I was td
be clisapp,inted.. When we-artdl%ed I l e ar4.4,
that the - " galls" had gone to a•proly •tsmi tivs
otheLside of the creek; oto I went to b4d et
ecratin.g the luck whiCh deptived me of see
ing them that night. ••
The - night had well advann - ediwhed I heard
'one of the girls come bathe, and pix.ing into
the adjoining roam, she watmed bervelf be;
fore some coals 'which were alive ga the
'hearth. It seems the old gentle - min and,hrt at
slept•in the same MOOT but L wall not Jiwarii
"of it then. \ Having warmed betself she tom
-ed to leave the room, when the old man rpokiv
Girls," said he, "the ac'uoeltuaiter's in
roar bed." - • •• • •
" ..• Very *aid Sarah, and, pa4iuir.
though the room -Falept in, -went up stairs,
About an hour , bad elapied, when 1 hear]
Judy, the other 01111, come. She stood•at the
door a long time, talking with. " her teller;
then entered softly. - Disrobing her feet- bho
- entered the room where flay, in het atordzing
feet carefully undretseri beraelf, and, coming
e to . : ttre lade of the bed, prepared to get in.
NoW k happened that 1 lay in the , udidi,h
end, *turning hack. the cloth*, bhu pre a
shake and mid in a suppresaed whisper: .
"Lay over, Sarah." T•
I rolled ov e r and w hipped the cortker of
,klia pillow into my rhouth to keep from,
laughing. In . 513e:bouuced, but the bed would
squeak. The old matt heard itraud . cakd
~ -.
oin,7, .- - - I
~. .,-
"Judy !" . •---...,.. • • ',
"Sir,' ; 'vart responded In a faiat roloe front
the bed betide rue.
. .
,
' "The ‘schoolmaiter's in that beef."
~ With oneloud yell, 'and "Oh. eartins 0 .7
she landed . -oit the door, and ded with. the
rapidity of a deer upitaire. She never heard
the last of it, I can tell jou: .i - - , .
. . .
CLAY.,—Th : s great At:itesmap,,in. a
speech it, Frinlifur!,.
"r am a W1.14,1a if it reqiii.rebin ,. .."' b airy
part of ark A boli tigaibt 14 be WL4,
aca no Virnii"