THE MONTROSE DEMOCRAT.
E. B. HAWLEY, Proprietor.
tuoingos Cardo.
S. D. VAIL,
Moactorartne Furs:miss also Struarou. flu permanently
located hiasse/f In Montrose, Ps., where he will prompt
ly attend to all calls in his profession with which 116 may
be favored. Office and residence west of the Court
Boone, news Fitch & Watson's office.
Montrose. February% urn.
LAW OFFICE•
man & WATSON, Attorneys et Law, at the old office
of Bentley & Fitch, Montrose, Pa.
L. T. men. Vast. tt, •n.[ w. w, warms.
CITAIILES N. STODDARD.
Dealer in Doors and Shot& Hats and Caps. Leather and
Finding.. 'Malta Street, tat door before Boyd'. :lore.
Wetik made to order, end repairing done neatly.
hioutrose, Jan. 1, 1970.
LITTLES 8t 13LAKESLEE,
Attorney. and Cogneelloo♦ at Lew. Offleo the one
heretofore ocenple4 by B. B. & O. P. Little. on Mean
*Meet, Montrose. P.. fAnril 20.
R. 11. LITTI.2. GEO. T. LITTLE. E. L. BIAIVALIT...
g. McKgszia. C. C. FAuturr, 11. McCaw,
IfIcHENZIE, FAVIZOT & CO.
Dealer• In Dry Goods. Clothing, Ladies and Mimes
fine Shoe". kisn, aftenta fnr the great American
Tea and Coffee Company. Montrose, Pa , ap.
j.EWIS KNOLL,
fillACislO AND 'HAIR DRESEMNO.
Shop in the ncSo ricestoffice building. where he will
be found ready to attend all who may want anythiny
In his line. Montrose. Pa. Oct. IL 1560.
P. REYNOLDS,
AUCTIONTF.Tt—SeIIi thy Goed•, and Iderchsnize—also
attends at Venders. All orders left at my hoes° will
receive prompt attention. [Oct. I. 11369—tf
,O. IS. HAWLEY,
GEXLER la DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, CROCKERY
Iltadotere s Rate, Cap., Dootv.Shoea, Ready Made Cloth.
log, Palate, Oils, etc., Illew 8111 ford, Pa. (Sept. !4 '49.
DR. S. W. DAYTON,
FATSICIAN & SrnaßoN. tender. hie P.lniCer to
t . ,e citizen, 01 Great Rood •nd vi, laity Otter at hie
revideiree. npposite Baru= House, Q't. Dead village.
Sept. lot, 1969.—t1
LAW OFFICE.
CrIA,NRERIA'S b NteCO UT:N. Att.rrlPTl. and Conn
eellora at Law. Ocoee In the Drlrk Mork over the
Rank_ [Montroee Ang.
A, CRA sscacrr. • J. O. llcCotaxat.
A. dc D. R. LATHROP,
DEALERS in Dry Goods. Groceries,
rrnekcry and eletroutsco:trthic and prickrt critter..
I.mint%, olio, dye tact?, Tint., Vinnt• and r.ole
I.3.thcr Pertnmcry tic. Brick Mock_ adjAlnica
Nlontrove. [ Au:n-t 19ffi —ti
A. LATITROP. - D. R. Littman.
A. 0. WARREN,
ATTORNEY A . LAW. Bonney, Pension
and Ecern on Clatms Attended tn. Offer
'or below Boyd'Aptore, Mont rase. Ps. (An. 1, '69
M. C. scirToN,
Auctioneer, and Insurance Agent,
■nl 69t! Frlendwtllo, Pa.
C. S..IGILBERT,
'Cr. SI.
•^•,l &91f
ZLla.cticeirs.e , C.Z%
Great Bend, Pa
Alill ELT,
V. S. .49.1.2.aticazioeolr.
IZIZIEM
.114 W IN GROVES,
F kSITIONATIIR fAlf on, Montrose. I', Shnp over
Chandler's Store, A! , nrriers filled In first-rate style.
w. I II ng done on short 111111,i00.. and Fraratited to ft.
W. W. SMITH,
C i DINST AND CILAIR NANVZACTURIII2B.—roof
of :earn street, Montrose, Pa. lany. 1. ISLIP.
H. BURR trr,
D?. k.LER In Staple arid Fancy Dry Goodp. (7rocker3
liar.ia.ue, Iron, Store*, Dru ps, Oft], and Pu iuir
Boots and Shocv fiat P & Caps. Fur.. Buffalo Ttob.-n
Urocerie, Provielona. New Milford. Pa.
DR. E. P. lIINRS,
Ilse permanently located at Prieudrel tie for the per
puce of practicing medicine and surgery in all Ile
erancl.es. Ile may he found at the Janson
('Clce hoar, from Ba. m., to 8 p. m.
Frienderille, Pa., Aug. 1. 11369.
STIIOUD dc BILOWN,
FIRE AND LIFE INS .7.1.ANC6 ACI;NTS. AD
1,11,,1ne.s attended to promptly. on Oar terms. Office
first Illnor north of Montrose liofet," great aide o ,
Public ArenCe, Montrose, Pa. [Aug. I, 18r.9.
BILLING. NTHOL'IL - CRAMS. L. linorn.
11111. A. LUSK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, 7.4llontrouc. P. Mho oppo.
ear the 'ruchell Haul°, ricarlhc Court Hoare.
A og. 1. IS69.—tr
DU. W. W. SSIITU,
DENTIFT. Ituom• over Boyd Et Corwin'. Bard
move Store. Office hours from! a. m. to 4 p. m
11untrose, Aug. 1, 1569.—tt
ABEL TErBBELL,
D to Drnra, Patent Medicines. Chemicals
Liquors, Paints, 011anye ,tnifs. Varnishes, Win
Geoeerted, Glass Ware, Wall and Window Pa,
per. Stone ware, Lamp.. Kerosene. Machinery Oils.
Guns, Ammunition. Entre., rpectscles
Drusne•, Fancy Goods. Jewelry. Perfn re. &e_—
being sone of the most numerous, • %Involve. and
valuable collections of Goods In Susquehanna Co.—
Established In 1848. [Montrose, Pa.
D. W. SEARLE,
A TTOIT.NES AT LAW. office over the Store of A.
Lathrop, le the Brick Block, Moutroec, Pa. [atal'ai
DR. W. L. RICUARDSON,
NITSUIAN ' , VIIGEOS. tenders 111. prolnr•lnna
vices to the citizens of Montrose And vicinity,—
°dice at his residence, ou the corner oust of Sayre &
Rens. Foundry. Pog. 1. 1869.
DR. E. L. GARDNER,
and SURGEON. Montrose. Pa. Glees
especial attention to diseases of the heart and
I.nn;s nod all Surgical diseases. Office over W. B.
Deans Boards at Senrie's Betel. (Aug. 1. 18,59.
BURNS & NICHOLS,
.I.RS lc Drugs
.: A W
Mediclnen, Chemicals, Dye
u, Paints,
Oils, garnish. Liquors, Spice,. Fancy
at.; tics, Patent Medicines, Perfumery and Toilet. Ar
-1.1c,e, Preacriptions carefully compounded.—
Po colic Avenue, above Searle', Hotel:Montrose, Pa
A. 11. Beane, &nob NICIIOIB.
Aug. 1, 1869.
DU. E. L. OA,NDRIC6,
raysiclaN a SURGEO:S. reepectfally tenders M.
professional services to the citizen of Friendsville
and rictnitY. 'Office !Litho °Mee of Dr. Let
Boards at J. 13ostord's. Aug. 1.1809.
PROF. RORRILS,
The Hayti Barber, returns his thanks for the kind pat
ronage that has enabled him to get the best rest—ha !
ha ! I haent time to tell the whole story. but come
and see ha yourseves the Old Stand. No loud
laughing allowed In the shop. [April IS, nru.
HUNT BROTHERS,
Wholesale & Retail Dealers la
HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL,
NAILS, SPIKES, SHOVELS,
BUILDER'S HARDWARE,
ALINE RAIL. COUNTERSUNK d T RAIL SPIKES
RAILROAD & AIMING t•L'PPLIES.
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CARRIAGE SPEINGb. AXLEE, SEEINE
BOXER, DoLTs. NUTS and WASMEMS,
PLATED BANDS. MALLEABLE'
IRONS. /!ms. SPOKES,
PELEOEB. BEAT SPINDLES, BOWS. &e.
ANN/LS. VICES. STOCKS and DIES, BELLOWS
HAMMERS, SLEDGES, FILES, de. At,
CIRCULAR AND MILL SAWS, BPLTING, PACKING
TACKLE BLOCKS., PLASTER PARIS
CEMENT, HAIR GRINDSTONES,
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FMCS WINDOW GLASS.LEATIIERd FINDINGS
FAINSANE'S SCALES.
crouton, March 24. MSS.
Agricultural College, of Pennsylvania.
T" INSTITUTION will reopen for the
X. •
SPRING TERM OF 24 WEEKS,
Oa Friday, February 10, 1871.
For meal Circular, camlogue and other in.
formation, Address,
THOS. H. BURROWS, President,
Ag, rieultand College, P. 0.,
Jan. 25, 1870..—tf. Centre Co., Pa.
JEWELaY..
A. lIIIIRELL
" Would you play the manly love?
Said a greybeard to his son,
"List, my lad, while I discover
How a maiden should be won.
" Woo her not with bostful phrases.
Lest you teach her lips to sneer;
Still a suttees warmest praises
In his conduct should appear.
" Woo her not with senseless sighing
Maidens love A laughing eye ;
Tell her not that you are 'dying'
Lest she, mocking, bid you die I
" Woo her not with weakly whining
O'er your poverty of pelt
Lest sheranswer by declining
Both your sorrows—and yoarselfl
" Woo her with a manly wooing;
Giving hostages to Fate,
All the heart's devotion showing
By its strength to work and wait.
" Woo her nqt with idle prattle
Whom, you fain would make your wife;
But with proofs that in life's battle
Yon arc equal to the strife.
"Like the knight with simple suing
Won the lady (says the tale,)
When despite their wordy wooing
All the rest were doomed to fail.
"'Lady l' quoth the bold Knight Errant,
'Brief the story I shall tell;
I would wed thee ; here's the warrant—
I shall love and serve the well
"And behold! his dexter fing - irs
Crush a home shoe like a read
And within her lariiltere lingers
All the gold the twain can need I"
•
The Purest Pearl.
Beside the church door, u-weary and lone,
A blind woman sat on the cold door stone
The wind was bitter, the snow fell fast,
And a mocking voice in the fitful blast
Seemed ever to echo her moaning cry,
As she bef , ed her altns of the passarsfiby
" 'lure pitty on ma, have pitty, I pray;
My back is bent and my hair is gray
he bells were ringing the hour of prayer,
And many good people were g - athering, there,
13ot covered with furs and mantles warm,
They hurried past through the wintery st-ren.
Some were hoping their souls to save,
And some were thinking of death and the grave,
And, alas! they had no time to heed
The poor soul asking for charity's need,
And some were blooming with beauty's grace,
But closely muffled in veils of lace;
They saw not the sot row,nor heard not the moan,
Of her who sat on the cold door stone.
At last came one of a noble name.
By the city counted the wealthiest dame,
And the pearls that o'er her neck were strung
She proudly there to the beggar flung,
Then followed a maiden young and fair,
Adorned with clusters of golden hair;
But her dress was thin, and scanty, and worn,
Not even the beggar's seemed more forlorn.
With a tearful look and a pittying sigh,
She whispered soft, " jewels have I
But I give you my prayers. gno:l friend," said she
Snd surely I knew God listens to me."
On the poor white hand, so shrunken and small
The blind woman felt a tear-drop fall,
Then kissed it and said to the weeping girl,
"It is you who have given the sweetest pearl."
Bread-and-Cheeflo And hisses.
One day, when I came home fatigued,
And felt inclined to grumble,
Because my life was one of toil,
Because my lot was humble,
I said to Kate, my darling wife,
In whom my whole life's bliss Is,
" What hare you got for dinner, Kate?"
" Why, bread-and-cheese and kisses."
Though worn and tired my heart leaped up
As those plain words she uttered,
Why should I envy those whose bread
Than mine's more thickly buttered!
I said •' We'll have dessert at once."
" What's that 2" she asked, " Why this is.'
I kissed her. Ab, what sweeter meal
Than bread•and-cheese and kisses 2
I gaze at her with pure delight ;
She nodded and smiled gaily
I said, " My love, on such a meal
I'd dine with pleasure daily,
When I but think a you, dear girl,
I pitty those fine missess
Who tnni their noses up and tout
At bread-and-cheese and kisses.
" And when I look on your dear form,
And on your face so homely;
And when I look in your dear eyes,
And on your dress so comely;
And when I bold you in my arms,
I laugh at Fortune's misses,
Fm blessed in you, content with you,
And bread-and-cheese and kisses."
rcvitiej xid kfitTiiis..
—The hard of war—Bombard.
—On the wing—Flyirig colors.
—A real sell—A mock auction.
—Waster stock—Skating park.
—Lame conclusion—A sore foot
—A kitcheu-dresser—Brdgit on a Sun
day.
SCRANTON. PA
—The sun's first duty on rising—To
strike a light
—The best share in -a farm—the plow
share.
—Hard Case, Esq., edits a paper in Il
linois. There are case-hardened ones in
this State, judging from the amount of
conscience-exhibited.
—What have you to expect at a hotel ?
Inn-attention.
—Persons who "put a head on it"—
Photographers.
—What the rat said to the steel trap—
" Cheese it," br abet up!
—A good thing to bring the hair out—
A tomahawk, but no "hair-restorer!"
—Motto for the concreto contractors—
Down with the dust.
—Winn does a chair dislike you ?
When it can't bear you.
petto foram
How to Woo and Win.
BY JOGN G. RAX:G.,
MONTROSE, PA., WEDNESDAY-.. -FEB._ 22, 1871.
*ioretiantono.
Ned Spruelegtou , s Umbrella.
"Name ?"
" Charles Blank."
" Occupation ?"
" Civil engineer."
"Address."
"Five hundred and one Great George
street, Westminister, and G Verbena Vil
las, Hammersmith."
" Verbena Villas, Hammersmith," slow
ly responded the police sergeant, as he
entered the foregoing particulars in a big
book. "Well, you know the charge—
stealing this gentleman's umbrella. Have
you anything further to say in addition
to what you have already stated ?"
"Nothing whatever," answered ; "1
can only repeat that it was entirely u mis
take on my part."
"Just so, was the grim mply. "You'll
have an opportunity of proving that in
the morning. You are by no means the
first person we have had to deal with here
who has mistaken other people's property
for his own. Take him off to the cells."
And then I was marched off.
The eircymstance which had brought
me into this scrape were as follows: Illy
self and my friend Sprueington were in
employ of a railway contractor, whose
offices were situated in the locality above
mentioned. The duties of our depart
ment were shared by some ha!f dozen
other young gentlemen of our own age,
who,
like us, were qualifying themselves
for the survey of ground and construction
of lines in any part of the world which
their genius should call them to. But
plans and specifications are not particnlar
lv exhilarating in themselves apart from
tuieir professional interests ; so it is not
to be wondered nt that among several
Soong fellows, full of animal spirits, a
little practical joking should have been at
times indulged in.
Ned Sprncington and I were old Car
thusian& When we met, therefore, after
some year's separation, at the office in
George street, we had only to renew our
friendship. The great dandy of nor
room, nay, of' the entire house, wits Ned.
I honestly believe, too, that he was one of
the most guileless, simple-hearted fellows
alive. He had, however, one conspicuous
weakness, which was to be taken for a
man of fashion. lie dressed, I admit,
unexceptionably; and to aid him in pro
ducing the impression which he desired
upon beholders, he carried ahout with
him, in all weathers, a beautiful silk um
brella, scarcely bulkier than a lady's
parasol, though of course considerably
longer. Judging from the cut onyx
handle, mounted in tho gold, it must have
cost him a mint of money.
; Well, this umbrella of 'Ned's we trial
.11 get hold of it:
but he was too wary for us, it was always
left in some safe place. If we had suc
ceeded in gaininn b possession of it, it would
at once have taken a conspicious position
in society, such as covering the old apple
women at the corner; but it was unap
proachable. At last we became so des
perate that I accepted a heavy wager from
one of the other fellows that I would pre
seWt myself at the office the next morn
ing, at all hazards, the proud possessor of
Ned Sprucington's umbrella.
On the particular day, work being slack,
every one was enabled to leave unusually
early; so that by four o'clock in the after
noon the house was cleared of all save
myself, my brother conspirator and the
old soldier who lived with his wife on the
premises. Me friend Ned, as was his
custom at such times, had announced his
intention of promenading the Ladies'
Mile, there to air himself his aristocracy
and—umbrella. I decided upon follow . -
ing him hither. As there were yet two
hours of daylight, however, I thought I
could do no better than fortify myself for
the enterprise by taking some substantial I
refreshments before commencin ,, opera
tions. After which, I would trust to the
chapter of accidents.
With this object in view, I was repair
' ing toward my favorite place of refection
in Strand, when who should I see look
ing in at the topographer's shop by the
Northumberland house but. Ned Spruce
ington lie ought, by rights, to have
been nearly two miles away at Hyde Park
corner, yet here he was at Charing Cross,
calmly studying some map of a "seat of
ward!' He was so wedged in among
other gazers that I could not get at hint
to speak or even have a clear view of his
face. But I knew him by his height, by
the neatly braided coat, the delicately
tinted trousers, the well poised hat, and
last but not least, the umbrella. He was
holding his bands behind his back, and
in one of them the precious article was
firmly clasped. Yes, there it was, onyx
handle, gold mounting and all. As I
looked a sudden idea took possession of
me—a foolish Idea, I admit, as it could
hardly lead to a practical result. But I
thought if I could only get the umbrella
out of his hand in some way and run off
with it, that he, seeing it in the possion
of a friend, would give up the chase,
knowing that he would recover his prop
erty the nest day. At the worst the
result would be only a day or two's cool
ness between us, on account of my
freak.
No sooner thought than done. On the
pavement I espied a piece of clean straw,
well adapted to the purpose I had in view.
Picking it up, I proceeded to tickle
Sprucington's ear. This experiment an
swered admirably. Thinking it, I sup
pose, to lie a troublesome fly, lie raised his
hand to brush off the assailant. But to
do this he was compelled to shift the urn
brilla from his right hand to his left.
The moment of the transference was
enough for me. Before the fingers of his
left hand could close I had sezied the
umbrella, and the next moment was dash
ing madly across Trafalgar square in the
direction of the Hayarket.
There was a sudden m commotion behind
me—a commotion which soon swelled in
to an uproar. I heeded it no more than
to turn half around, in order to let Sprne
ington see who I was, and to-flourish in
the air my umbrella—l mean his umbrel
la. But the uproar did not relay • on the
contrary, it began to shape itself into
words. Hoarse shouts of "Stop thief!"
followed me as flew up the steps at the
further end of the square. The cries still
i in ging in my ears, I dash rhelter skelter
past the college of physicians and Col
agni's print 'Shop till I cam?. to the corner
of Suffolk street. Here I was brought
up "all standing" by an iron grip upon
my collar from behind. Turning around.
I found myself In the custody of a police
man.
In the usual brief slice: of time the in
evitable London crowd assembled about
us. I was regarded with curiosity, loaded
with reproaches, and favored with wit of
an extremely personal nature all at the
same moment. This I bore with patience.
if not with good humor, convinced that
on the arrival of Sp a ington I should
get clear from my tormentors. Presently
a lane was made for the approach of the
owner of the stolen property. Judge of
my horror on preceiving the person who
made his appearance was a total stranger
tome. 1
Of coarse all my protestations of inno
cence were of no avail, and I was treated
in the manner described in the commence
ment.
Clatter, c!ash, rumble, hang! The cell
door closed upon me and I was .a prison-
The ,gloom was so great that though
it was daylight, l could at tirst distinguish
nothing. Gradually I became aware that
I was in a narrow, vaulted room, as strong
as brick and iron could make it. Ralf
way up the walls was a wooden wains
coating, and around two sides I could
dimly see a low bench, barely two feet
from a floor which was inch-deep in saw
dust. The iron door of this delightful
apartment was of great thickness, dis
closing, about live feet from the ground.
a small grating or round holes. By pres
sing my face against this grating I could
see into the corridor without. But the
only view obtainable was a ground-glass !
window opposite, illuminated by the last
lingering rays of the setting inn. It was
altogether a most depressing place. The'
flavor suggested to me was a ambined
one, made up in the condemned cell at !
Newgate, the daugeons of the inutile and !
the Spanish inquisition. Occasionally
grave voices and heavy footseps in the ;
corridor deepened the immpression. A
mouse in a trap was a king to me.
Then I began to think seriously of my'
situation. That I had dommitted felony
there could not be the slightest doubt,
though with no felonious intention.
Would the magistrate believe my expluna- ;
tion ? Surely my manner and appearance I
were not those of a pick—. But 1717 i
heart sank within me as 1 remembered
that the London swell mob are known to I
be the cleverest actors in the world—in
fact, eau imitate to perfection any class of
society. My- only hope was in Sprucing
ton. lie would be of material assistance
in clearing up the mystery. And yet that
ovotacila—l could liase sworn it belong
ed to 001.0 othor tiorro r pr T
patched messengers to him, my employer
and my friends; therefore the only thing
to be tione was to wait patiently till the
morning.
I spare you a description of the night
of horrors, for such a one who lied never
before suffered an hour's deprivation of
liberty; how the monotony of the lung
hours was only broken at intervals by the
appearance of a stem, helmeted visage,
demanding whether "all" was "right."
how at four o'clock a. m. two follow-pris
oners in the shape of a drunken seaven
gor and a deserter from the royal artillery
were thrust into my cell, or how in the
morning all the cells were cmptied, and
we, the occupants with aching bones, un
washed and unkempt, were paraded
through the streets, in a melancholly,
to au adjacent police court.
Fortunately my case came on early, so
that I had not long to wait among the
crowd of dirty, disreputable detenus, each
guarded by a constable, who filled the
outer room.
At the cry of "Charles Blake," (I shud
dered to hear my name in such a place)
and my attendant policeman marched in
to the court. At the same moment the
prosecutor entered the witness box to be
sworn. He was a piggish-looking man of
about forty-four, and no more like tied
Sprucington in front than I was like the
In a few calm, well-chosen words he de
scribed the whole occurrance. When he
bad finished I was told that I could put
any question I thought proper. This I
declined to do. Then, after his evidence
had been confirmed by the constable who
arrested me the magistrate, an amiable-
looking old gentleman, asked me
" Well, my friend, what have yon to say
to this?"
In reply I pre the same simple and
nnraried statement which I had already
given at the police station.
" That is very well as tar as it goes, hut
have von any witnesses as to character'"
" Yes, sir—Edward Sprucington."
"Call Edward Sprucington.'
Then I could bear the crier shouting
the familiar name through the passages
of the court,
After a few minutes' suspense the offi
cial returned, accompanied, to my great
delight, by Ned. The good fellow looked
so distressed to see me in such a predica
ment that I felt convinced that lie would
have given a dozen umbrellas to have got
me out of the serape. As soon as he
made his appearance I notiOd that the
prosecntor changed color; I also noticed
that while taking the oath Ned kept one
hand behind his back. I could not hate
told you why. but somehow I derived en
conragement from both these trifling sir
cumstances
. .
To shorten matters, I may say, that if
I had been a seraph, I could not have re
ceived a better character than that given
me by Ned. At last came the question :
"Then you think the prisoner Incapable
of stealing this umbrella ?"
" Well, sir," said Ned, who had recov
ered .his selfimsession, "if as I under
stand, stealing means taking property
from the owner, it is impossible that the
prisoner could bare committed that
theft."
What a first-rate advocate Ned vras be
coming!
" Impossible! Why ?"
"Because that umbrella was first stolen
from me !"
"It is an infamous ttlsehood r - cried
the prosecutor, starting up."
" Is it ?" replied Ned. "That person
need not be so particular about: words, for
this is all he left me in exchange--at the
Cigar Divan."
With that he produced, amid the laugh
ter of the court, what ho had hitherto
concealed behind his back, namely a
wooden handled umbrella, much the worse
for wear—of silk, certainly, but no more
to be compared with the glories of 'the
onyx-:candled, than a costermongers wide
awake with the arch bishop of Canterbury's
best "shore]."
Au attempt at bluster by the late pos
sessors of his umbrella was quietly met
by Ned with a request that an officer of
the court should examine the initials upon
the handle. This was conclusive. The
stranger's initials • were "T. W.," and he
had not had time to take notice of the
minute "E. S." cut into the onyx stone.
Of course my immediate release follow
ed upon this discovery, accompanied by
the assurance that I left the court without'
a stain upon my character, ete. My late •
prosecutor was glad to slink crestfallen
away, but not before he had received a
severe rebuke, administered by the magis
trate.
As for Ned, he was overflowing with
gratitude. He declared with tears in his
eyes that I had been the means of restor
ing to him his lost treasure. What was
more, he insisted upon paying the wager
I had lost, and also of performing the
part of amphityron at a capital dinner in
the evening.
Thomas Jetrerson on Religious In
tolerance In Early Virginia.
Perhaps it is not generally known that
colonial Virginia was one of the most in
tolerant of our early settlements. Thomas
Jefferson was the author of the act estab
fishing religions freedom, which was pro
posed in 1777 and was not passed until
1765, and then by the assistance of Mr.
[ Madison. Mr. Jefferson's account of the
early legislation in Virginia in reference
to religion will probably be found interest
ing. lie informs us tfiat—
" The first settlers of this colony were
Englishmen, loyal subjects to their king
and church, and the grant to Sir Walter
Raleigh contained an express proviso that
their laws should not be against the true
christian Nth now professed in the church
of England. As soon as the state of the
colony admitted, it was divided into pari
shes, in each of which was established a
minister of the Anglican cjsurch, endow
ed with a fixed salary, in tobacco, neces
sary appendages. To meet these expenses,
all the inhabitants of the parishes were
a4sessed, whether they were or were not
members of the established church. Tr-'
ward Quakers who came here. they were
most cruelly intolerant, driving them ,
from the colony by the severest penalties..
• • • *Several of the acts or the Virginia
assembly of 1659. 1602 an& 1563 had !
made it penal in parent-s to refuse to hue
their children baptized: bad prohibited
the unlawful assembling of Quakers or ,
other separatists; had made it penal for ,
any master of a vessel to bring a Quaker
into the State ; had ordered those already
here, and such as should come thereafter,
to be imprisoned till they should abjure
the country; provided a milder punish
ment for the first and second return, but
death for their third; had prohibited all
persons from suffering their meetings in
or near their houses, entertaining them
individually, or disposing of books which
supported their tenets. If no execution
took place here, as did is New England, :
it was not owing fo the moderation of the''
church or the spirit of the logislature, as
may be inferred from the law itself, but to
historical circumstances which have not
been handed down tons. The Anglicans
retained full possession of the country
about a century.
; outskirts of the town, and to them he
It is my belief that this was a greater
made remarks on the estate of Europe.
amount of intolerance than any which
and made, among other retroprospective
prevailed in New England, and it extend- ;
ed through a longer period.. Plymouth', Prophesies, the assertion that Belgium.
and Connecticu it colonies did not engmft Holland, and other States were to be
on their codes the extremely proscriptive subjected to a ruler who had been born.
legislation of Massachusetts, and some ex- , When these interesting prattlers asked
cure is found for Massachusetts on account him his name, age and occupation, he
mildly rebuked them,und explained his
or her rears of Archbishop Laud and the
position as champion walker in the fol
inquisitorial proceedings of his star cham
ber. lowing awful words, at the conclusion of
The Virginia convention or 1776 repealed' which he "took up his plodding way,"
all statutory oppressions on religion, and and the children scampered back and pul
thestate was then left to the jurisdiction of led their mothers' aprons over their heads.
"Seek not to know. I have been here in
the common law, under which heresy was;
punishable by burning in accordance w ith 1 the past. I shall be here in the future.
the writ De heretice cornburanda. By the Until the end of time shall I walk to the
act of Assembly of 1605: i earth unceasingly." According to the
" If a person brought up in the Christ-
best authorities the 'Wandering Jew was
ian religion denies the being of a God, or last seen at Brussels in 17,74.
the Trinity, or asserts there are more
than one, or denies the Christian re
ligion to be true, or the Scriptures to be
of divine authority, lie is punishable on
the first offence by incapacity to hold
any office or employment ecclesiastical,
civil or military; on the second by disa
bility to sue, to take any gift or legacy,
to be guardian, executor or administrator,
by three years' imprisonment without
bail, • * *This is a summary view of that
religious slavery under which a people
have been willing to remain who have
lavished their lives and fortunes for the
establishment of their civil fredom. The
error seems not sufficiently eradicated,
that the operations of the mind as well as
the acts of the body, are subjected to the
coercion of the laws. But our rulers can
have no authority over such natural
rights, only as we have submitted to them.
The rights of conscience we never sub
mitted, we could not submit. We are an
swerable for them to our God."
It is a well known apothegm—which is
sound in the writings of Lord Boling
broke, and of which the authorship is as
cribed by Mr. John Bartlett of Boston to
Thucydides—that "history is philosophy
teaching by examples." There is certainly
much of sound philosophy to bo learned
from the historic page. The wisdom of
the present generation is derived in a
large measure from a study of the errors
of the past. And in reviewing the narra
tive of the intolerance of our early colon
ists, we learn many lessons which will
persuade us to the practice of humility
and chairity. " Let brotherly love con
tinue," is the devout invocation of Scrip
ture, and it is this principle of Christian
faith in its development throu4hout. the
ages which is the watchword of human
progress.
Respectfully yours,
NEW ESGLANDER.
Why Woman wear:
Some close observer of onr.soeial rela
tions, having looked about among his
married female acquaintances, ventures to
give the following list, with an attempt
to indicate the reel reasons Which info
,
enos too many to marry.
Number One has - Married fur a house.
She got tired of working in a factory, or
teaching school—she thought married
life on earth but moonlight walks, buggy
rides and nothing to do. Well, she has
got her home • whether or not she is tired
of her ineurnbrances, this deponent saith
not, inasmuch as this deponent does not
postively know.
Number Two married because she had
seven young sisters, and a papa with a
narrow income. • She consulted the inter
ests of her father's, family. Perhaps she
i would have better. consulted, her own in.
terests by taking iii light washing, cr go
ing out by the day to work.
Number Three married beea•ise Mrs.
sounded so much better than Miss. She
was twenty-nine years and eleven months
old, and another month would have trans
formed her into a regular old maid. I
Think how awful that would
.laVe
Number Four married h^r.tlle Rh.
wanted somebody to pay her bilk Her
husband married for precisely the same
reason, so they are both repenting at lei
sure.
Number Five married because Fanny
White had a nice new husband, and she
wasn't going to be left behind. Pity if
she couldn't get married us well as other
folks!
Number Six married because was
poor and wanted riches! She never coon
ted on all other things that were insepar
able from those coveted riches.
Number Seven married because she
thong:lit she would like to travel. But
Mr. Number Kcven changel his mind al
ter....rdsc land 1..11 e 1 trar,l.o.o dw Luc
done has been between the well and back
kitchen door.
' Number - Eight married nut of spite be
cause her first love lint taken to
a second love. This piece of retal ation
might have done her good at one time,
but in the long run Number Eight fund
it did not pavi.
Number NMe married because she read
novels and "wanted sympathy." Sympa
thy is a fine thing, but it.couls down at
rapid rate if the domestic kettle is nut
kept boiling. and the domestic turktw is
• undone. Novels and housekeeping don't
• run very well togcther.and Number Nine's
supply of sympathy didn't hold out\e ry
long.
Number Ten married because she loved
her husband with all her heart and soul!
And she loves him still, and will probstbly
continue to love him, and is the happiest,
wife iu Llin Ix - add—cc, A be. sac - s.
We have all the right morri..., ny nts,—!
one which, when sanctified by a desire 1
and resolution to improve and elevate
each other, and to live true and holy lives
before God, cannot foil to call down the'
blessings of heaven. But sad is the fate!
of those whermarry from wrong motives
—'—to escape the share of life's work, or to
get something for which they hare n.-.th
ing to give in return.
The Wandering Jew
" The strange, sad, weary figure of the
Wandering Jew has appeared in the vic
inity" of an obscure village near Antwerp,
at least so says the Washington "Patriot."
The Jew had his staff well in hand, ssa,
dressed in the old Roman costume and
nut at all like the old-do' man whom
Dore painted; his feet were bare, and his
long white beard swept the streets. Ad
ults fled from the wean - old man iu aff
right, but children followed bins to the
PLEASANT ExPERIMENTS.—wouId Ton
like to be able, " just for fun of the thil;g,"
to take a coin out of a plate of water with
out wetting your fingers? Our friend, the
little Gleaner shows us bow to do it; Fill
a plate with water to the depth of a quar
ter of an inch ; a coin is then placed in
the water. A piece of paper is lighted,
put, while burning, on the surface of the
water and covered with a tutable;r. As
the paper burns under the tumbler, the
water will rush up under the tumbler.
and leave the coin in the plate, when it
may be lifted without wetting the fingers.
From this course you may learn how to
take impressions of any veined leaf you
wish to copy ;ltrush over a thick sheet of
letter paper with oil ; hold it over the
smoke of a lamp until well blackened;
take aperfect leaf hating a pretty outline;
aftrer warming it between the hands, lay
the leaf upon the smoked side of the pa
per, with the underside down ; press it
evenly upon the paper, that every part
may come in contact; go over it lightly
with a rolling-pin. then remove the leaf
with care to a plain piece of white note
paper ; cover it with another piece of white
paper and use the rolling-pin again ; you
will then have a beautiful impression of
the delicate veins and outline of the leaf.
Ferns generally make tine leaf-pictures.
—A facetious man, who gets off his
pieces of wit by "the book of arithmetic,"
is responsible for the following atrocity :
A female suffrage act has been lost in the
Dakota Legislature, by a vote of 4 to 2 ;
which is a 4-2-itous calamity, quite un
expected by the ladies of that territory.
Our devil iders that the writer bad not
a more lOder feeling 4 the petitioners.
—Rave ,the elements a right to brew a
storm, without a limns
vouatmxivnt,rmannot s.
The artist must first decide what hie
glass shall b „, —amethyst, aventu rine, em
erald, ruby, sapphire, topaz, or,pearl.—
The pearl is the snigger, as it is composed
ordinarily of commodglass, In the vim
position of the stones various substances
are mized•in order to give them their air
propriate.co/or. ,The following statement
indicates the humble origin of a conside
nae proportion of the cheap gems so
popular in certain circles:
Amethyst-1,000 of stress and 25 of
ozyde of cobalt.
Aventurine--250 parts sand,, 100 car
bonate of soda, 50 carbonate of lime, 40
bieromate of potash.
Emerald-1,000 parts of strass, 8 oxide,
of copper. 0.2 oxide of chrominm.
no by7-/,0,00.-parta of stras.s, 40 glass of
antimony, 1 purple or Cassius, sad an ex
cess of gold.-
Topaz—The same es ruby, excepting
the excess of gold, and heated for a short
er.t ime.
These materials fused in the furnace
and subsequently cut, ground and polish•
ed by the lapidary, if we 'may so term him,
vrce the purpose of jewelry among those
who are unable to purchase the real, or
unable to discriminate between the true
and the false,
The making of pearl is somewhat more
difficult. The artist sits at a table in all
respects like that of a glass spinner, with
the same spirit-lamp and the same com
mon glass tubes, the latter resembling
those which serve the boys as pea-shoot
ers or putty-blowers, and the fashionable
drinkers, male and fethale, in the dog
days. in lieu of straws. He first draws
out his tube to the desired size, increasing
its length by diminishing its thickness.
The tube being tbns made of the desired
size, he breaks it in pieces of from four
to six inches in length. Taking one of
••• • • •
pipe he beats it again in his lamp, and.
blowing gently through the tube, forms
it into the shape of a ball. When he re
moves hi, blow-pipe a hole is left at the
pLine of contact. Thus two holes are
t-rrned in it that ittriny be strung upon a
necklace. If it he intended for an ear
ring. a bracelet, or a pin, be leaves but
the ui.c hole in it. He next fashions it in
shape us .i.a•ired, still without a mould.
chiefly by his breath. In the real pearl
certain irregularities of form are observa
hie. These must be imitated, The arti
fical pearl must not be too perfect. He
therefore takes a very small iron pallet,
ith which ha gently strikes the still
malleable pearl, prollncing almost im
perceptible irregularities of form, which
add to the deception. This done, he pas
ses the still incipient jewel to a workwo
man, whose nuts it is to give to the color
less lass its verfectit. white. For this
pro.- men wan—a comrtess
glue made of parchment, and a colorless
matter, the composition of which is one
of the secrets of the trade. Having before
her several thousand of these pearls, she
rapidly introduces into them a light coat
ing of the coloring glue through the ori
fice which the glass blower has left; while
this is still damp she puffs into it, by her
breath the requ isite quantity of the color
ing matter. The pear/ is then ready for
the market. The reader may have some
carisoity to know how much these pre
cious jewels cost tht:t, manufacturer. In
France the workmeti\who blows them is
paid at the rate of from 50 to 75 cents a
hundred :. the workwomen who color
them a litt le orer two cents per thousand.
A section of the "Original Big Tree'
of Cid:operas county. California, recently
• arrived in Boston. 'The tree from which
this section is takan was cut in 1853 ;
five men worked twenty-five days in fel
ling it, The stump smoothed off now
cosily urerPmmodates thirty-two dancers.
This tree, when standing, was throe. him
dred and two feet high. (nearly a hundred
j feet higher than Bunker Hill monument).
r From a section forty feet long a hotel was
constructed. A saloon and double bowling
alley, more than eighty feet long, arc built
upon a portion of the prostrate trunk.
The bark was from fifteen inches to two
feet in thickness, and a section was
brought to New York for the Crystal
Palace. A portion was also sent, to the
Crystal Palace, England, at the time of
tbe world's exhibition. The estimated
age of the tree was about twenty-five
hundred years. The weight of this sec
tion, at thirty feet from the ground, is
eight thousand pounds, its diameter near
ly sixteen feet, and circumference forty.
six feet. It is the only section of the
solid-wood of the tree erer brought from
California.
The following will refresh the minds of
our readers as to the dates of the most
important inventions, discoreries and im
prolerneas, the advantages of which we
now enjoy : •
Spinning-wheel invented, 1330.
Paper first made of rags. 1417.
Muskets invented and first used in
England, 1421.
Pumps invented, 1425.
Printing invented by Faust, 1441
Engraving on wood invented, 1460.
Post-offices established in England,
1464.
Almanacs first pnblislid, 1470.
Printing introduced into England by
Caxton, 1474.
Violins invented, 1477.
Maps and charts first brought to Eng.
land 1480.
Diamonds cut and polished, 1489.
Fortifications built in thu prest style.
1500.
Sugar refining first practished by the
Venetians, 1502. - ' •
Roses first planted in England, 1505.
Watches first made at Nureraburg,
1504.
•
Soap ins first made at London and
Bristol, 1504.
Camera-obseura invented, 1515.
Gun-lock invented at Nuremburz,
1517.
• Pnnetuation first used in literatde,
1520.
Spinning jenny invented, 1759. •
—We'll fight it outun this line.
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6'enm
A Big Tree.
Important Dates.