HAWLEY & CRUSER, Editors and Proprietors.
VOLUME 32,
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It t'vuo.o LIB E, Stet EDSTSDAT MORNING
County, Pa.
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rn o•ble dd.* of so' ertivementi.•
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A SPECIALTY !
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F. II \\ LEY. sex. C. CRUSER
Business Cards
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r,,.v nit 111 Y lAN. has located himself at
11. :0-, II attend promptly to all
1.,1'1••• n,113-1 ,1 to his mire. at mor
elin,z. second floor, front. Bonnie at
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It F CH s .11r I :CERNY.
V 11.1 n. and Jobbers. Hom
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r-olot
it- Jan 13, 1575.-- fim
I. 1 II A.A To COLL EY T10.,V OFFICE.
W At, ornry ttrLtnr. 'Montrose, Penn's_
snout. Prompt . ) tended Qr..
•••• ter A /1 , en to .r p ham.' Court Practice.
r.t, iio,, M .1. Imnp. on Public Aventic,oppo
iile thv 'r1.1,11 lionete. 1875.
Fla; A 6.4. RELL
N.o 171 i Brotithr ay, New York City
Ism& of Altorne3 Ituaineas, find eon
t'ourl. of bulb the State and the
DI;. 11. Ir. SMITH,
nt hi.,t, ellintz, next door nortbof Dr
I, Old Foundry eirect. where be would bo
alt th. , ar In want of Dental Horn. Ile
• , or•tui.l,l tint he nue pi c I.e all. hoeb in quality of
pr•cc. Office hour. from 9 a.ia. to 4 P. II .
r.... I',.h il, I.74—tf
VALLEY HOUSE.
BEVID. Ps. Sonated near the Erie Railway De-
I- a .:41. awl commodious horse, hes nodergope
Neul! forme , nod rooms cud sleep.
ttnea:p.spletltd rehles.arld al I thlogs cOMpris
, ;an. note! 11.6. N ET ACKERT,
•,. ,o. .f. Proprietor.
TIIC PEOPLE'S MARKET.'
”uu-tar ILLett. Proprietor.
~cd :salted Idea . .., Llama, Pore. Bologna
vt, •he bot qualaty, conetantly on nand. at
Itran
Pa., Jan. 14. 1f.78.-Iv
BILLINGS STROUD.
.h ANU Lacks INS;eIANCII. ACENT. Ale
one:' ear attended toprompily.oa fair terms. °fee.
1-, Ivor east of the haat o• Wm. L. Cooper & Ca
“mae. Montrose. Pa. [Aug. 1,1 fla
f.
HILLS/46s STUMM.
CILIRLET MORRIS
N.+STI MIXER, has moved his shop to the
k.g occupied by E. McKenzie k Co., where be is
t0,..i In du ail ktudent work in hlo line,euth ww.
putts. etc. MI work dons on short.
„ ,„d low. Please call and eee me.
LITTLE'S di BL-CIVESI.ES
TT, RN EIS &T LAW. have removed tutheir .2Vote
LAce. oppo.Le the Tarbell Hotit.e.
R. B. Lrrnx..
Ow. P. Lrrr;a,
15.1812. S. L. BLASEIII.II.
W. B. DEANS
DEALER 111 Anuke. rtailouery. Wall Paper. News fa
entlyry. Slere...P.pie Views. Yankee
rii Neit dour to We PastOttlce,llonta.se,
. B. GLANS.
,p 1
EX(7I_4IVGE HOTEL
ITAKI:INGTON wo , hes to htform thepnbliethat
,•r,! rehted the Exchange LLot el In kluntrope.
he
110. ,Irt. pared to accommodate the traveling - pnbEc
et) le
11,1,r,,,. 2.5.1813.
IL B URRITT
uler stapie.nnd Fancy Dry Goods,Crockery,Hard .
*ale trot. Stiive, DrUgo. Oily. nod Paint.. BUoLik
two Hut, et.ql Cape. FurA, Buffalo Bobea, Gro•
M, lord, Nov, 6, '72-1.1.
1). Al .EOSENCHANTS.
ECLEC - 1 - ic PHYSICIAN. Fuirdale, Sneq co—PIL—
O:1er nr 1 , , Hotel, when: prompt attention will
tot pu,d ,u
Freanue, 31aL at 10, ISTS.
, D. LAMB, M. D.,
PiIY' I,,I• AN AND SUE tenders Disprntession
p. zeu, ut Grent Bend Lud vicinity
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brw be-nu. Pi. .Laren 21, 18"Z.--tf
DR. D A. LATHROP,
el.rr rHo TIIVIIJS&L BAUM a ae Foot of
itruct. tall and cound in a.l Chronic
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DR. S. W. LA YTON,
entGEON, tenders We eerldeee
tqe cutLene ul weat dean and eleinity. Oflleentnis
~pputqle Barnum liouee,Glt Bend village.
soy, 1.1 1,9
LEWIS KNOLL, •
~tlAVIS(; AND lIALR, DRESSING.
ere' Ponellice building, where he will
teao y to attend all Who mey want anything
Rontrose Pa. Oct. t 8 184th.
r ILA RLE9IV. STODDARD,
Desu BUO, and ennuis, LIMA and Caps, Leatherana
np. ltnlu Otreel. Ist door below boyd's store.
N 1 .40 math. , to order, mud repairing done neatly.
11 Aar° be Joe. 1 ISIO.
DR W. L. ItICII I R DSOII,
riIYS)LIAN it , CRGEON. tender& bit profession&
'"f lc , •• i , he citizen. of Montrose and rlcittity.
Otici , it 11,in-tinier ie, on the cornereaStof Bays.. &
hr., foundry I enc.l. 1869 i
,s( & DEIVITT.
At Law and Solicitor! in Bankruptcy. Office
4,4 art •trcut.over City MaiOtidi Bank, Bing
tmrt.pi. N Y W n.BCOTILL,
MESE
ABEL TURRELL
; , ts•tr it. Drug. Medicines, Chemicals. Paints, Oils.
.uffe.
T. NACU!. Fancy Goods. Jewelry Per.
Srmu ry . Brick Block, Montrose, Pa. Established
[Jan. 1.1813.
•
L. P. FITCH,
ATMUNEY AND COI.I,•SELLOII-AT-LAW. Mont
• P,. Office west ante Court Hoare.
Juouary ...17.1g15,4y1
A. 0. WAIIEEN,
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'1"I: S E 1 LAW. Bouuty, Back ray. PCIIIIIOII
Claims attended to. Orel ar
or Iteitalw Boyd', Scare. LAO• 1 . 969
W A. CROSsMON,
Office at the Court Holier, I r the
C ommil•-ion,e t (Mice. W. A. Causesott.
WHEATOY.
ESOINZLI: A%13 LAND 1 4 1CIITZT06.
P. 0. addref, Franklin Forkr.
eNsquvtuptis CO.. Pa
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Simn .reet. Moutrvec ,
P. jang.l. 1369.
3.1. C. SUTTON.
A UCTIONEER, alid LNIIVILANCE AGENT,
' °l 49t1 Vrtewisville. Pa.
D. N. REAIaS
,
AzruirsEY AT LAW. office over the Store of 11.
U miatier.inttie Brick Block. Montrose Pa. 1. 10 /
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J B. .0 A. H. AreCIOLLUZ,
a7U asEETP AT LAW OMNI over th y liank..ldostror.e
ra Montrose, May tO. 1811. tf
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County Business Directory.
Two tines In this Directory, one year. 0.50; each ad
dttlunal line. 50 cents.
MONTROSE
WM. RAUGHWOUT. Slater, 'Wholesale end petal
dealer in all hinds of slate rocang, slate paint, etc.
Roots repaired with shoe paint to order. Also, slats.
paint for sale by the gallon or barrel. Montrosc„
BLLLINGS STROUD. Genera Fire and Life Inert'
ance Agents ; simnel) Railroad and AccideatTickr
to New Yorkand Philadelphia. 'wpm, oncilooreart
ofthe Rank.
BURNS & NICHOLS, the place to get Drugsandm.di
tines, Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes,Pocket-Book s. Spent*
ties Yankee Notions. ac. Btch Block.
BOYD a CORWIN. Dealers lo Stoves. Hardware
and Manufacturers of Tin and Sheettron waro,corne
of Main and Tarutilkestreet.
A. N. BULLARD, Dealer in Groceries, Provision,
Books, Stallone' and Yankee Notions, at head of
Public Avenue..
WM. 13. COOPER - 34 CO.. Bankers, Sell Foreign Pas
sage Tickets and Drafts on England, Ireland and Scot.
land.
WM. L. COX. Harness maker and dealer in all article
usually kept by the trade, opposite the Bank. •
JAMES E. CARMALT, Attorney at Law. Office one
door below Tarbell House. Public Avenue. •
NEW MILFORD.
SAVINGS DAICH, NEW MILFORD.—FIr per cent. it
terest on all Deposits. Does a general Banking Bur
ness. -1111-tf S. B. CHASE .4 Cu.
H.OARRET A SON. Dealers In Flour. Feed. Mea
Salt. Limp, Cement. Groceries and Prov'stctis
Main Street. opposite the Depot.
f. P. Krutuat, Carriage Daher and Undertaker on
Main Street, two doors below Hawley's Store.
GREAT BEND.
A. P. DORAN, Merchant Tailor and dealer In Reads.
Made Clothing, Dry Goods,Groceri es andProvial tins
Male Street*.
BANKING HOUSE
COOPER & CO.,
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS DONE.
COLLECTIONS MADE ON ALL
POINTS AND PROMPTLY ACCOUN
TED FOR AS HERETOFORE.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOR
UNITED STATES & OTHER BONDS
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
COUPONS AND CITY AND COUNTY
BANK CHECKS CASHED AS USUAL
OCEAN STEAMER PASSAGE TICK
ETS TO AND FROM EUROPE.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON SPECIAL
TXMILEEI 1:13E1E 3 C)ESITIO.
AS PER AGREEMENT, WHEN THE
DEPOSIT IS MADE.
In the future, ss in the past, we shall endeav
or to transact all money business to the satis
faction of our patrons and correspondents.
WM. H. COOPER & CO.,
Montrose, March 10, '75.-tf. Bankers
Authorized Capital, - $500,000 00
Present Capital, - - 100,000 00
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
MONTROSE; PA.
WILLIAM J. TURRELL, President.
D. D. SEARLE, Vice President.
N. L LENHEIM, - Cashier
WM. J. TURRELL, A D. SEARLE, A.
J. GERRITsON, M. S. DESSAUER,
ABEL TURRELL, G. V. BENTLEY,
G. B. ELDRED, Montrose, Pa.
E. A. CLARK, Binghamton, N. Y.
E. A. PRATT. New Milford, Pa.
M. B. WRIGHT, Susquehanna Depot, Pa.
L S. LENHEIM, Grtat Bend, Pa.
DRAFTS SOLD ON EIIROPR
COLLECTIONS MADE ON ALL POINTS
SPECIAL DEPOSITS
\SOLICITED
Montrose, March 3,187,5.-2 f
SCRAM SHINS SOK,
120 Wyoming Avenue,
RECEIVES MONEY ON , DEPOSIT
FROM COMPANIES AND INDIVID
UALS, AND RE TURNS THE SAME
ON DEMAND WITHOUT PREVI
OUS NOTICE. ALLOWING INTER. ;
EST AT SIX PER CENT; TER ANI=-
NUM, PAYABLE HALF YEARLY,
ON THE FIRST DAYS . OF JAN U
ARY AND 'JULY. .A SAFE AND RE
LIABLE PLACE. OF - DEPOSIT FOR
LABORING MEN, MINERS; ME
CHANICS, AND MACHINISTS, AND
FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AS
WELL. MONEY DEPOSITED ON
OR BEFORE THE TENTH WILL
DRAW INTEREST }ROM . THE
FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH. - THIS
IS IN ALL RESPECTS A HOME.IN
' STITUTION, AND ONE WHICH IS
NOW RECEIVING THE SAVED
EARNINGS OF THOUSANDS UPON
THOUSANDS OF SCRANTON MIN-
I ERS AND MECHANICS.-
Jenozz DzwITT
DIRECTORS ; JAMES BLAIR,
SANFOhD GRANT, GEORGE FISH.
ER, JAS. S-SLOCUM,J.H. SUTPHIN,
C. - P. MATTHEWS, DANIEL HOW
ELL, A. E.' HUNT, T. F. HUNT
JAMES BLAIR;PRESIDENT; 0. C.
MOORE, CASHIER. • : •
OPEN DAILY FROM NINE A. M.
UNTIL FOUR" P.M., AND ON WED.
NEsDAY AND SATURDAY :EVE.
NINGS UNTIL EIGHT O'CLOC/1.
• Feb. 12. 1374.
- B. w..L'OOZai3Y,
Carpenter and Binider,
EIONTELOSIL Pa. •
CONTRACTS to erect ',tinctures el an ►lndr, In any
et,a feu and earoplese them In .14.27 detail. Merl*.
sou elate Mauttes, toted, BMWs. Doom. sad Window
:Frames, turaiehed lo order. tindr Dal Ming end build
thi !encroch!' ipecaltlee. Employ none but expel
tweed workmen. nhop Man theatethodlat Chttieb.
Identruae.Tannary ' •
Innhamitost Warble Works;
All kinds of 'Montunenta, fitadatonas, and Marble
Mantles. inado .to order.. Otalgtes ou
(XL._
a.alcasatio.: . 4%.1t00rt data.
a. 1. Nanazasam.
2.6.
JOB OAK . •• •
AT TOW OPPRWEI . W 1
, Banking, &c
SE, PA-
E 3 49. X.• MI .
Director.?
Blagbamtoz, 5.1"
MONTROSE, SUSQ'A COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1785.
alert ractrH.
FAITH ROPE, CHARITY.
Three bright angels by God were sent
To ease the pains of Humanity ;
On their mission of mercy these spirits went,
Their names were Faith, Hope and Chart
They paused at Poverty's rude door,
When each revealed her cherished plan,—
How she would best assist the poor,
And give relief to suffering man.
Said gentle Faith, with patient love
I will make known the way to Heaven ;
Will all hid weight of sin remove,
And he shall feel he is forgiven.
Said pleasing Hope, These *Herd flowers.
Which 1 front Paradise have brought,
Will brighten all his weary hours,
And give him many a pleasant thought.
Their name, you know, is cheerfulness ;
They will anxiety beguile,—
Will chase away unhappiness,
And lead him on to God the while.
bald Charity, The task be mine—
The gracious Shepherd will approve--
To till his soul with light divine,
To fill his heart with sacred luxe.
His nature will expanded be ;
His sympathy will larger grow ;
Forgnial of his misery,
He then will feel another's woe.
THE TWO ANGELS
God called the nearest angels who dwell' with
him above :
The tenderest one vves Pity, the dearest one
was Love.
"Arise," Ho said, "my angels !a wail of woe
and sin
Steals through the gates of Heaven, and sad
dens all within.
"My harps take up the mournful strain that
from a lost world swPl'.s,
The smoke of torment clouds the light and
blights the asphodels.
"Fly downward to tkat under world, and on its
souls of pain
Let Lore drop smiles like sunshine, and Pity
tears like rain !"
Two faces bowed belore the Throne veiled In
their golden hair ;
Four white wings lessened swiftly down the
dark abyss of air.
The way was strange, the flight was long ; at
last the angels came
Where swung the lust and nether world, red
wrapped in rayless flame.
There Pity, shuddering, wept ; but Love, with
faith too strong for fear,
Took heart Irum God's almightiness and smiled
a smile of ...leer.
And lo ! that tear of Pity quenched the flame
whereon it fell,
And, with the sunshine of that smile, hope en
tered into Hell I
Two unveiled faces full of joy looked upward
to the Throne,
Four white wings folded at the feet of Him
who sat thereon !
And deeper than the sound of seas, more soft
than falling flake,
Amidst the bush of wing and song the Voice
Eternal epake :
"Welcome, my angels ! ye have brought a ho
lier joy to Reayen ;
Henceforth its sweetest song shall be the song
of sin forgiven !"
cseltcted ffitaq.
A SKETCH FROM REAL LIFE.
NEE
"Father of mercies, condeseend
To hear "or fervent prayer,
White now our brother we commend,
Tu thy paternal care."
Sweetly and solemnly these words float
ed out through • the summer
bor.ie on the musical tide of many voices,
and three young men paused in their wild
carousal, and with half-uplifted glasses,
listened till the last strain died softly
away.
"What is that, Burton ?" asked one of
them, turning to the bar keeper.
"Another infernal temperance humbug
added to the rest that hold their meetings
in the lecture-room of the church at the
corner," was the sneering reply. "I wish
it was a mile off, for I'm. getting tired of
tbeir,noise; - ; One eve.iing.Wi4.the Good
'femplars ; the next, Temple of Honor,
and the next, something else, all the
week through. To-night the Sons of
Temperance meet there for the first time;
I wouldn't cry if the whole establishment
should burn doWn some time." And his
dark, evil face, flashed with anger.
"Why, Burton, what can there be 111
that singing to annoy you so much ? If
it all sounds as sweetly us .that we have
just heard, I don't think it can be objec
tionable," said the second.
_ "Oh ?. no, of cour6e.not ;" and ,another
hideous sneer curled his ugly lip. _ "Al
though I know they are my sworn ene
mies, combined to ruin me and all en
gaged in this business ; although I know
that one of my beat customers, a man
who has Spent hundreds of dollars here,
has been caught in " their trap, and is, at
this very moment going through a sol
emn rigmarole that will prevent him from
crossing this threshold agath ; and though
he is not the Brat, by half dozen, that
has gone the 'same way, still, I have no
reason to feel iojiired or annoyed when
their cursed bowling is firrever in uly
..- •
ears I" - - -
-vnlo. while speaking had been
gradually elevated, and, as he uttered the
list words; it rose to a yell of rage, and
his clenched hand descended on -the mar;
hie bar"with fearful en h
"Porn!, come, Burton,' said the third.
who hail - been.sipping his ligittir to silence
.-don't -get so terribly Czened. It isAnite
prolniWe the chap will -break through
snort; and You'll liaise nothing . ; and
-.even if be st,cks, I think you have no
right lo'"co.,.ttplisin ; for It is only fair . that
you and the devil shonld'lte 'etiettted - out
of eineof,tis' fine -fellowa: - . Occasionally.—
But come, Iota; wake up! :Youlook as
though 'you- had been condemned to!ride
the goat.'4ind were, just waltinglo-be led
to your 'deem. _Fill tip, tind let's soothe
Ilurten!s injured . feelings by drinking a
toast for hit special benefit'
EMMEMM
"Stand by the Right though the Heavens fall?'
The half-empty glasses were filled to
the brim, and the young man continued
it: a tone of mock euh 'unity.
"Coati:ion to teetotalers 1"
The speaker and one other drained
their glass:s, but the one called Lester,
merely touched with his lips the spark
ling beverage, and then 'sat with a grave ,
abstracted air, strangely unlike his jovial
man tier.
“Art. you sick, lister ?” asked one of
his companions, Gtorge Worth by !lime.
"Oh I no,. but I don't feel very jolly to.
night. Just then. I was thinking of the
little song that roused Burton's ire ;
!hose words, 'our brother,' had a pleasant
sound."
"Oh I yes ; that's one of their tricks ;
they make a fellow believe they think the
world of him,—"
His attention was required at the b'%r,
and he ceased abruptly, while the third
of tl.e trio of young men. Fred Prince,
looked at his watch and remarked that
"if they were going to the theater, it was
time they mere off," and nodded to Barton
as they laid their money down on the
bar, they all went out, and were soon. iu
the theatre's bnlliuut glair.
But Thomas Lester was gloomy and
abstracted dunng the whole performance.
A feeling of otter abhorance for his prey
ent reckless life, and an unalterable long.
ing to he free from its thraldom, to rise
abuva its degredation to a higher, nobler,
upper state, and take possession of his
entire being,. Conscious of his danger,
he had twice or thrice made feeble efforts
to reform ; but the power of habit and
the influence or evil assoc;ates had hell
him a captive, and he was floating swiftly
and madly down the dark current of ruin
and despair. To-night, however, con—
science was again aroused ; the words of
that simple ode had strangely touched a
hidden cord in, his breast, and he longed
to be called "brother" by those who would
gather around him, with earnest trater—
ternal sympathy. When they left the
theatre, he declined to drink with his
friends, as was their usual custom before
they parted for tho night, and hurried off
to his room, to escape their wondering
He avoided them as much as possible
dnriug the week, and positively r4nsed
to drink on two occasions when urged to
do su ; and when Tneeday evening, the
regular "spree time" arrived, h seat was
vacant, and his glass untouched, while
Worth and Prince wondered cunonslq at
his unaccustomed tardiness.
- Young gentlemen, I think it's all up
with your chum," said the bar keeper. "I
passed him on the street this evening in
c:nse confab with the wiutt•do•you cull-
him—head centre of the Sons of Tempe.
ranee estaAishment, and I hedrd him say,
'Yes, I'll be there promptly at eight.' So
vou see there's little hope for him now.—
However,
if I thought as much of him
as you two seem to, I'd go there before
they comme. - eed their now•wow, and try
and talk him out of it"
"That's it.." exclaimed Prince. "It's
not quite eight ; will you go George ?"
And he sprang to his feet.
"Indeed I will !" was the emphatic re
ply. "We'll beard the lion in his den,at.d
rescue our friend ; for we can't afford to
loose him. I know some one has per
suaded him against his will."
In a few moments they were in the
ant--room,and almost the first one they
saw was Lester. As his glance fell upon
thew. he advanced to Leet them with a
jnyfur expression on his pale, earnest
face. and, grasping a hand of each, he
draw them aside
"rime you come to take this import
ant step with me, boys ?" he asked ; and
before either could reply, he continued
rapidly, "I am so rejoiced to know it. 1
should not have kept you in ignorance of
my intentions, but I !eared your per
suasions might weaken toy resolves, as
they often have done before ; but after - I
was safe, I never intended to rest till you
were also. How pleasant it will be for us
to commence life anew," And his hand
some face lighted urnwith a beaming smile
which the first words of his companion
changed to a sad look f dissapoilitmeut.
,"Not we ! But we've come to keep you
from making a fool of yourself. You
won't stick to this affair a month, F nd
then you'll be expelled and disgraced ;
and how will you feel then ? Come,'Foni
it is not too late to back out. Give up
ibis freak, and if you think we are MI go
ing it trio strong, put on the brakes
a little to please you ; but don't go and
forsake ns after we've been friends so
long. We didn't expect it of you, Toni."
"I am not going to forsake you. unless
,you persist in your present course. I am
determined to lead a different life from
this time ; and my aged parents shall
never again blush for their son, nor be
grieved by his unworthy conduct. George,
Fred, I entreat you, do not go away from
here until you are pledged to total absti
nence. "P - utting on the brakes,' as von
call it, will do no good ; I have tried it
too often myself." .
The young 'men were -visibly' affected
by this earnest appeal, especially Worth,
who hastily brushed away a tear ; but
',hey could not be persuaded, and, as an
officer came to guard thy outer door, pre
paratory to opening the meeting, they
went gloomily back to the saloon.
"What did he say ?" eagerly asked Bur
ton, as the: sat down to the table con
taining their half-empty glasses. Is he
coming back ?'
"No ! confound it all, Tom Lester i 4
not the man to turn back Whet, he firmly
resolved to . : do a thing. and- we might
have known if, and saved ourselves the
trouble of going atter him. Why, he
actually tried to Lret. Mt to go in with him'
to-night, and I retitle believe a little more
talk would have fixed George. What do
you think of that ?"
The only reply was a muttered cow.
"'Ali I Mil fellow," laughed Prin ce
.
' , you 'tnait well eittear for - nr'anyj&thiltai
ups gone front P.M'S pocket into yours;
hut I. enessi.von'te'.o4 the tart. How
mach we shall miss him, he it, such
genial, generous fellow. I ieel us if
lie is dead. sind - the're having his funeral
in there. Come," turning to his friend,
"let's walk out and get uway
,from ' this .
place frit' awhile." And they 'passed fart
the street again.
They extended ,their, walk some dis
tance, George continued silent and moody
Fred rattling .away in a boisterous man
ner, reckless and careless. • Presently they
retraced their steps, and, almost before
they were'conscioas of it, found them
selves immediately 'opposite the church
EMM
edifice, in the lower loom of which the
Sons of Temperance were holding their
meeting. George involulaary paused and
sighed.
"See here, Worth, you are taking Tom's
desertion rat her too serioasly for my
part, I've gotten over it already. Care
killed a cat, you know; and I am not go
ing to bother myself to death about any..
thing or anybody—nut even Tom Lester,
as well as I like him. You are such poor
company, I'll bid you good-night, hoping,
you'll get over your grief before we meet
Awd the thoughtless Fred, walk
ed off, singing gaily: •
"Let us now be happy and gay,
Banish Car all care and sorrow ;
Nis - dual says enjoy to-day, •
, • Though trouble come to-morrow."
George Worth, standing where his corn
panion bad left him, gazed with a sort of
fascination at the closed windows oppo
sire; through which the light waslaintly
gleaming, and communed with hia own
thoughts, which Lester's sudden resolve
and his appeal to Prince and himself had
put into a kind of tumult that could not
tie Stifled. He, too, was beginning to wish
for something higher and better than the
degrading pleasures of the intoxicating
en p.
At this moment the sound of many
voices swelled Jai in sweet harmony, and
tie reeogniz.d the ode that had attracted
their attention one week before, He lis
ten, d till it was, ended and all was silent
when soddenly a blind, which had been
insecurely fastened, was blown open, and
that scene which immediately follows the
ode, and is the most beautiful and impres
sive in our sublime rituah.was revealed to
his startled gaze. He could not hear; but
for a brief moment he saw the manly
head of hia friend Lester bowed, almost
reverently.' beneath the fair hands that
performed their solemn office so grace—
fully and earnestly, and then all was
shut from his sight. But it had thrilled
his heart strangely, and,through the long
*hours of an almost sleepless night, he re
viewed his past life. and longed for cour
age to break the fetters that bound him
to his evil habits and associates. But he
was weak - And the mxt evening and the
next found him carousing with Prince
and other boon compan ions. Then con
science pierced him keenly, and for two
consecutive nights he locked himself in
his room, resolving that he would not
yield to temptation.
The struggle was fierce, but the powers
of evil were vampisned ; and when rtn.
'other Tuesday evening rolled around,
another seat was vacant, and Prince sat
ildne the little table, around which
the trio had so often gathered.
*-Where is Worth ?" inquired the bar—
keeper.
-"Gone up, over there,' was the laconic
reply, as, without raising his eyes, he
pointed significantly toward the church.
"You don't mean to say he has follow.
ed Lester's lend ?"
"Yes, bat I du mean it; they've pretty
nearly put him thrmigh by this time, and
I'm alone in my glory."
A terrible oath fell from Burton's lips,
and he said tauntingly :
`•You'll be the next to give up your
freedom, and be tied down with pledges
and vows."
"Nut I! Tom and George may go their
way rejoicing ; but I in not ready to give
up my free, gay life fur morality and cold
water ; and since the poor buys have out
ly water to drink to-night, drink my
share and theirs too, of something strong
er. Bring a bottle' of wine and three
glasses."
They were brought, and he filled each
glass to the brim, and draining the first
exclaimed,
"This is for myself! Now for Torn
Lester," and the second was emptied.-
-This is for George Worth. Now bring
me some brandy."
Burton hesitated a momentbut a fierce
look trout the excited young man warned
hint, and the firey liquid was brought,
and the glasses again tilled. As he emp
tied the contents of the first, the bar
keeper laid his hand on his shoulder.
"Fred, it is to my advantage to let you
drink as much as you want, but I don't
Ike to see you injure yourself. You had
a good supply on board before yon'came
in here, and I think you. had better wait
awhile. Sing us a song."
"Very well ; I'll chant a requiem to
the memory of my departed chums."
"Gone away from Freddie, ,
Left him all alone;
Like the birds of sunrer,
George and Tom have fiCkill.
r: Both their seats:are vacant, •
• Their last spree is o'er,
Jolly times SO pleasant
They'll have nevermore I"
The manner 1n »Itiah this improinptu.
effort was rendered so indescribably, dale..
fully ludicrons, that its conclusion was
greeted with a roar of laughter,-in which
the singer joined heartily, but the .law•
lounging around, the saloon saw that a
firey flush was hurting on his cheek and
brow, and his eyes glittered with a wild, ,
feverish brightness. He arose and,tbrow
iugn note on the bar, staggered out with:
out waiting'for change.
"He'll need assistance Stroh, I'm think
ing. The other two never got too drunk
to take dare of themeelVes, and they've
often had to carry this chap home he
don't know win n he's got enough. The
teetotalers will never get him, he' loves. his'
glass too well."
The bust stroke of eleven bad sounded,
and Thomas Lester and George Worth
walked up the street arm in arm, brothers
inde e d. their li •arts linked by the sacred
ties 'if our noble frit:entity.
different .ire onr - feelingi to what
they would be had we spent this . evehing
as we have so many other+ ," re-marked
Lester, "I wonder. George, if, we,
ever atone for the degraded past ?".. And
a shadow plate ttey4,2B, his Moe. , •
'Ott r in t tire livoi must- prol!'e that. and
et'itr first datyrn us' be to r'escue
11.wiuStoxicaletr,this evening,:,when.
!lief Will . ; and MD . :4i
. 1 itid: litiOTny,
aid aski;d him, to jititi• 00.1
the; - iiv'Otei that' he mail&
go to Ilitrion's and drink G,/; Olt hree of
no.. If he kept. oatn,,bejintist.
be t o But'here"
.is sinne'
'one that needs inoiLltance; tult Teml:bad
as we were, VITI glad ,w. 3 never can* to;
this, thought we might., lii.biEeti - Stuiero
long; if we had not _stopped . short
downward career."' As he stteke.hii bent
over the prostrate mak whose face Was
concealed by, lufsarm,ugainstwhich,itlay
"He ntnst . hatin,fallett when drank, and
Struck his, "teed on "the enrbSt o o.; :for
here . hiquitia Of' fresh b100d,7 _
- • 11 - 4 ----401•
They turned him over gently, and then
with ht,rrified 'eyes and pallid faces: they
started-hatok'from ti.e ghastly sight ;• for
there, with the,leeft moonlight • falling
softly and pityingly on the blood,st,ained
brow and death-cold cheek, lay all that
was mortal of 'Fredrick 'Prince—his "soul
had gone to meet the drunkard's' featfal
doom. • • ,
For a moment they stood in awe-strick
en silence : then as if by . a, mutual and
irresistible impulse, tivo right hands were
clasped abdye the 'dead; and a solenin
vow to devote their fleet's to the - service of
God, and the rescue of fallen humanity,
arose from fiCO - iiiibliceariii;iiiTliearts, and
Ihited , up.Aard in the quiet hash of the
beautiful star crowned night.
And'at the - presSnt day, in bib riiroiso
of our'great'brotherhoed,they arit'britvely.
feartessly••buttling ~a gainst that dread
spirit of evil, intemperance. :• Many a re
dealned one utters their,names with tear•
ful gratitude, and many a happy_home
awes to their - icel and fidelity, the sun
light of hope and 'joy that has streamed
across the shadows Of wretchedness, pov
erty, and degreclution.
A Patient Wife.
She's a little t,it of a woman, all pa•
tieuce and sunshine,
,atid I'd spoil the
best silk hat that money could buy for
the privilege of lending her my umbrella
in a rain storm.
She's married, and she's got an old
rhinoceros of a husband. He' makes it a
practice to come home tight at 11 o'clock
every other night, and. has for years, and
he can't remember that she ever gave hFm
a Cross word about it. When he falls in
to the hall she is waiting to close the door
and help him back to' the sitting-room,
where a good fire awaits him. She-draws
off his boots, unbuttons his collar, helps
hint off with his coat, and all ; the tune
she is saving:
"Poor Henry ? HoW sorry lam . .that
you bad. this attack of vertigo! I'm
atraul that you will be found dead by the
roadside some night,"
"Wazzer mean by verzi"o?" he growls
But she helps him off with his vest and
pleasantly con tin nes .
"I'm so,,giud you got home all right. I
hope the come when you can
pass more of your lime at home. It is
dreadful' how your business drives you."
"What bizzuness, was yet talking !bout
he replies.
"Poor.one; how hot your head is!" she
continues, and presently he breaki doivn
and weeps and exclaims •
"Yezzur—zion's a'orse—wearing zelf out
Phase's can—wislizi was dead I".
Nexionorning she. never refers to the
subject, but pleasantly inquires low he
slept, and if his Mind is clear. His beide
may he missing. and he yell:I-mit:
. I. Whar'n thuirdees my loots ?" •
"Hight . here,, my dear!" she replies;
and she hands them out, all. blacked up.
Ifs he wants a dress or a hat or a Cloak
and 'he yelli out that household expenses
are eating him up, she rever "sasses" him
back,'nor tells. him that she could have
married a congressman, nor deplanes, that
she will write tuber mother . and tell, her
just how it is.
"That's so, my dear—times are bard„
she says, and she gets op just as good' a
dinner as if ihe had left her 850.
He may come home tight at sapper
time, but she is not shbe,ked. She re
marks that it is an unexpected pleasure
to - have him' homy So early, and she pre
tends not to notice his stupid look. He
sees three chairs where there is but one,
and in trying, to sit down he , strikes the ,
floor like the lall,of a derrick.
"Whnzier jaw zbat chair 'way' for ?" he ,
yells; and she reptieet
"lts that whole in the carpet—l knew
yon would stumble !" and she helps him
up and brings him a strong cup of tea.
They do not Ici•ep a* servant, aad, when
cold weather. came she never thciught of
planking herself down in a chair oppo
site him and saying : , •
"Now, then,,you'll, either get. up, and.
light the gres or there, wriVt be any light
ed -mark ;that, old boldlietid.":-
No ; she didn't resort tc any such base'
and tyrannical measures:' When day
light cone'" she slips - tin - rot bed, makes
two tires, warms hi.% socimand thea,bend
ing over him,'she says :
"Arise,'' darling, and' greet'ilie festive
morn?" - "'
lie's sick sometimes,And known'
that woman to coat ; him tor. Iwo straight
hours, to take, the
,dontor'smedripe t ,torn
over hispillow,len tii ri en,keeP wet cloth
'on`- hs ' head, pare' Ins - corns dotitn' and
then t wisli:she hitd a quail -to Make•him
some soup. -..When guts into.t.a.fight.l
. down -town and,romes home, with., i his,
ears.l?itten„up and , his nose pointed to l
the'northeast; she irignirq'how thy
td full away with - lira; and'
she says'ebe in So thankful 'that he‘wasn't
killed...!She had an .escuke foneverything.
and.she .nevey : .adinits that anyone, hut,
het:olos hi hliirrie, abodt, anything. 7 ,--itor.
bless hope heaven _
and never be asked One:thin:
An : Irisbnian .arrested; for highway,roh ,
bery, onbeing . brought, .before a magic- I
trate, asserted that he .was more entitled
to be pitie.l than' to be puuigheil. ,
"Puled e - xelaimki•the jiiStice;rWhile
his eyebrows.areneci with' snore than or
dinary wonder and contempti on
what accoupt„Artly 1".• ••.,
"Stire;on account of aily.rniiiftirtune."
"Your '-What
that weliare supposel' i
the gititlemali • that's. broughtme.
here It noweiAnyinisfortlined
Out tue,,,gvstlipuen was. a 9 aistititiOetf
as the i - n I %IA; i;te
r,le of tufustutlilibit' rriettn.
Yen wytt, i A
ordtpl),, N!!!I 1r11p:A. tits geutle 7 ,
t uanuu the biib was , , .
.rit4: raid • '
11 Arrir did!
ari;bilds tit bills it" .l - . •
,•! , And , there right •
" 8 , 1411 1.`
pe,rp, extng,nmihund,
what yotkutietirroife
. 34 50 re, ittid the" inoney" . whin% in my
panket'idiore-a-Aveek,when -the dirty ban Iv
stoppedloyment And. I wiitt robbed nteV—
ery, ah tgtrt.
MEM
When a foreigner` find ethat plague is
a 'lvi)iti'cf ague; part
of
.the a word 'a t - .*lshee
that:the plague/ might: ;:totte,..ooo:(l.f
the Eaglieb Ittagnage,pad.agee the other:
TERMS::,TwoiDollars Per,Y9ar in Advance 4
'Ogled fottg.
' THE FIRST
Hark l Is it Spring ?
I waked, and heard a robin 'sing
'Only a shower 'of sllveiq notes, that dropped
In tremulous (fitilf.tniting, arid , theii topped
While from a-window- high
I saw the little singer flitting by,
ina, scorning to,retrest,
Altholigh the sullea:wintls, that moaned and
Had frozen the tears of Apr%lta they feltio
.
With : eteadfest, etahn,..
.Ttits.;nessenger Or' 5 t.;t..4; •
To Nvtleorhe in trlth toy . the tardy Spring';
And, 'from-the 'Wilder's iiiata fitieweli;
bring .;:.
,; :One ineaeure,of. delight; : '
Foretelling mitneles , ol 4anncl ans right;
Of south winds blowing strong,
When the white apple blossOin.s Oft along.
And foi this one faint lay, tile' whold World
steeped in song.
Oh t Robin;yon
In your heifer, are etrong'andlrie ;
By stOrnis 'undaunted, 'with 'Yotir • notes 0
cheer, • •
You sing, and w I go blither as we hear ;
Till, entwing-your content,
With ]urger faith, we lift our heady low bent
_ ,And by past sorrows boot" ,
What may have seemed life'a desolating
Only prepares the soul for Summer flowers
. to grow.
MOTHER:
When she undid her hair at night,
Abont the time for lying down,
Cho conic and knelt: I WWI go small
There in my bed, her curls did fall,
All - over me, light gold and train.
I fell asleep amid her prayers,
• Her fair young•faCe (far off it seems,)
Her girlish voice, her kisses sweet,
The patter of her busy feet,
Passed with me into charming .dreams.
And when I woke at merry morn,
Through her, gold hair I 13111 i the sun ,
Flame strong; shine glad, and glorify'
The
The great good world. Oh, never can I
Forgettler words—"My darling one !"'"
Alt ! checkered years since then have Crept
Pact her and me, and we have known.
Some sorrow andititieTi tempered joy,
'Far into manhodd- stands her bey;
And lier gold hair snow•white is blew*.
Te world has changed by slow degrees,.
• And as old days recede, Blasi. I .
So much muchoi trouble have the new, ,
Those rare far joys grew dim, seemthrough.
&Utters as through a darkened glass.
But just this morning when Iwoke
How lovingly my, lips , were kiased !
How chaste and clear the sunlight shone'
On mother's hair like gold-deist sown
Athwart thin clouds of sillier mist I'
grime galling.
ASECINO QIUSTIONS.
Whoever , has listened with close'attentlon to
the conversation of..children.: eatotor, 'fall:) 1, 0
have.mpticed,ho.w largely, it ..in composed of
,questions. : On every oubjeet, from the simplest"
to the must abstruse, their inquiries come thick'
and fast, tithirg - thelnowledge, patience and
ingennity-of. the wisest and. clearest' bends to
give, correct and satisfactory answers.. It is,,,
doubtless, owing to this characteristic that dnr;
ing the early years of life traprOyMeitils' so
Much'rtibre rapid than at any subsequent peri
od. The child Is strongly actuated by a desire'
to know, and has as yet, no dread of exposing
hitt ignorance. , Moreover, he has an unbound
ed trust in what .is turd Lim,and therefore, takes
the most simple and direct method of satisfy-,,
leg his mental rcravings, Germinally' hoWever, -
eatertiial Infliterices inipate lids' simpliellY and
fdith. He has been laugher} at •or derided Ton
not:. finding' 'out, or silenced' by authority, that
ought to. have..encouraged. rmd not, repressed
his inmiiring spirit, or d'ecelypd by false. and
carelesnanswers. Ile than Yearns reiicesice;and
:loin fear of being ridiculed,'Or repot:Weir de
celied; ke forbears to ask the questitin's that
'arise in hitPmled, and thus'aeriOnaly diminishes
his, opportunities for improvement. , ; ::: ~;,. , •
. _Now it, in - tut unquestionable fact, }hat educe. .. k.
don -of ,all . -Itinds , flows into un : More ; freely .
through this channel than IhrOVgli - any other.
No knowkiliFfelliq - uTiliTkliil thoroughly vi-
milted tad , made part of UP, MI ' !bat tvillich is' : 'Boys; ivida, up I'" Don't sit ' dreaming, as
elicited-lat.-the earnest question,:, Thei:rolod is though the'wbrld was Jilin made to sleep in.—
josttben iri,eanetly the noedidon, to ; recetee it, Don't laughs° that somebody is gOing tocluthe
and It Inds.. a permanent loilgneni,whete. pt and coed you-while-yon 'do nothing but read
other times' 'it ' Would • bee' blown awaybyany:love stories, ; Have more ambition than' to part
pitting - wind. 'lt beePntiii; lhen,'of ihe 'first , , ;your hair. In the mihae, c a rt's a capu or gloat.
importance to Witte Thesis favorable! cipportu-, Lah, a cigar. Don't any of you belittle yourself
allies. :Young persons, .especially„.who :bate' by using tobacco 'in any Ibrrit.. -It Will''ntake
Possed.ebildbood , though, sill pall pi, that mull you filthy create 'an an'pelltii fur 'liquor, , and
oily which, is the soul,of progress,av' apt tw make you-old and nervous: .:• - •
fie pelt:liar sensitive to the opinions of others, Wake up I ,Try to be'wino:body; Tr/to do
itid'anitetiti 'to' "iti:eitie thee - respect, Mid' for : something, ,Try•to be noble, honest and Intlns-•
' this' ierisoii frequently foregii'she "Prielegii of,
i trtous. By befog somebody we-do. not mean
knoWing, lest they should'-betray: thelmignor-' sluipti'rich ;aqui like all the rest Ofthtr boys.
seen., ,lbereftel, listen, attentively 0,14 „learn lateplitiloly Into new paths find other boys are
unteh infitia way, !Jac vslien, a point, to touched too Indolent and timid to try. In doing 'this,
which they donut, understand, Initead of elm y.sn may not be UliO Ned, who uses outlii ;or
ply; asking to iiii`vii It geared - up; they - shrink Fred, who-plays condi ;-:or Tom, who says his
hick timitity,etitllinrcippOritinifY 3iltritie.-7. father and . mother dun't know. anything ; or
Young persons are not , alone liable to Commit like a.score,Of other boys .who all d o a b ou t I l ia
this eyror...Eceryene Is conscious at • times of ' e ame*tiy for fear the rest will laugh at them.
,the reeling, and to it in duo , a hop_ pteportlolf - To do ainnithing Into ilmici coal or run or
at the prevailing Ignorance, even of corn - mow rands ; indeed - iinythin'g that is right rather
end tarnilint things. • Could we overcame itand. • ,
titanlothigtt on , befel 'steps or - in , saloons. II
.Bravelyarkn.wledge toothera the' iniertirity tyints.would /*bur tell a- little .11113ehuod,. or
'whirlywd readily admit' to 'nniselies;:it'would,istnintte, or drink,tbnu to be seen in plain clothes
'qideklyo disappear'. Ignorance is the one thlngi,emitso,boots and , at wets—you ale lust nu
of all otlwra that cannot endure' iliellglit oh `tiiitlY, ,- - . ' , , • ,' ' .
day. Hithierrnwitiirrsilincennd tear, ii'llourr ' Truth;' temperance and gaod deeds make
1
ishes i hut,•briniglitope.,lxtiod: Wily into sun- 'meal Minims have outldag 'to do With it. - It
light .of tree thought isud. discussion, it. tneits l l the lads:vial 'as-an:Lim ' wirh . mitt sneeringly ut
'and ininksins '''' , ' ' '''''" ''-" ' :--- I their inners and : swims, unwind iLest . us, yon
'=
Theft is 'another hind :_even hss ',excusable 1 , !pupa deadly , piwial. Ti a n iollouncti ot li.siv.
:I%ln:trance in • ibis • tit/Mary - praetio rof .nskingl::vulgue latignage only jeu‘l,:yon to in f,ttan , .—_
ger-401mq, ; which conesia „tn.the caaneit.!wlili j t Be pore. D, how pleasant, it, is to look into
pldelt dome of us are aillicied,,_ There aro thiete" ilhe Itl4 14"114,1111itHA:111: !Ad 'Mihi.) 6 cii!isio and
tylio Mut it dliticiiii - tt;ta;llevd iliiitankiine'laital virtuous I • Tuie carol& yeur l butlies ; du nut
better' lit; Int'orini.4 'than themsehres, : Same- k abuse them: Keep them sacredly' pure, clean
liniesit hi ottly'iiit otie Special suldeettbat they I and wholesome.,, i , _ •
consider tberaselves tate au thriroughly posted k
nisi]: sdantimrs the: diseaSO Vatendemyer,,tho,
whole ! range of httman.aftrtiest. ill la, a tmly .
r pltlable sight,tetiee'one to, saturated:Wit); vont-,
iithni he realty liMigitseitbat* viit,ti ableip Initiiiet;liirti: i- DO niuit 'Map ' dip Inevitable
penaltSt--- of , Conlinited ignorance,' rendered all;
the Moro hopeless by. bis'unonnadtousness of it,
141/PI I Y 6linkniiinT.Q'enng.n, 4 itn.thPi 94-intn‘-,:
thing Pc 114 otion?it divelki witl,ettek of us and=
... . , , . .
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NUMBER 15.
..• . •
deprives us of many improving
iulluences
There is scarcely any one in whose company .
we may be accidently thrown Who is nin. calm.
ble of instructing us in something, 'it we will
but draw him out - by' questions that evince a
real desim to learn. Nor can we tell how vak
uable.nmy he the hifonnatiou thus gained. Ac
cuniulited and laid. away in the mind, it be.
Cornea a reserved foMe which will work out itr
results; thotigliNve may not foretell Mb time or
mode. Much real Outwore-is also given in this ,
way ; as everyone is glad to speak on subjects
which deeply interest him and oa - which he
feels at home, and conversatioo is :bus elevated
and made valuable by: eliciting the best that is
M each.
It is; Mit, there is much queslioning that Is
of a very-different nature. Idle curiosity and
ffoomPrthruPct warm wrnsion into Other's affsits,
and,* supercilious vanity that ••only: dealreseau
opportunity. La. display , its own attainments,
often prompt useless f and ..foolish questions
ivhict Should never be put. But a very
,little
insight will enable us to aeperate the chaff froni
the wheat. — TIO habit . of 'fishing: questions,
which we'here uphold, Must. be founded on the
simple and pure desire for lemtimateknowledge
And is, the very antipodes of. all prying inquisit-
iveness and conceit. It has hs rc.ots
,lo a mod
est.Eipiiii, and gladly welcomei ever y refresh
ing and ilte-giving influence. It Is child-like in
its purity and sitnplicity,yet it is a most potent
Instrument In developing • trite zatinhood and
womanhood. If the rightful asking of ques
tions be an art.worthymitultiration. then their
worthy answering becomes a
.matter'of equal
importance. Let us never slight the humblest
queitioner who approaches. tts in earneitness,
but gladly give to him the best knowledge we
have,and let the many failures we make to sup
ply his needs be Incentives to fresh exertion on
our pert In the way of self-culture.
CHICKENS AT TEN CENTS'A SHOT
A week or-so -ego. three Marquette sports
xent down to the Dutch settlement on a deer
hunt, which was to last several days. They
plug op with LOlll9, an agricultural resident of
that locality, who occasionally enfertaLie the
sportive Nimrod ; and as the allotted time for
the chase had drawn tolt close. without' that
degree of success they had hoped for, (they bad
not in three, days hard tramping.seen a solitary
deer) they proposed to Louis, as, they sat by
the fire in the eventne, Sint in the morning be
e they started Tor - hien, he should put up
some of his chickens at a distance of thirty
rods and allow them to shoot at them far a
compensation. "Tab,• dat lab Ill:Tight," said
Louis, "you gif me tee cetits, efery .abtatt, and ,
yen you gili , him, he tsb ydurs." This arrange
ment completed the sports retired with antici
potions& fen - fn 'the morning. 'So, after break
fast, they settled their bill, had their team
Ininght up and hitched to the • fence, and all
the arrangements made to -start right off as
soon as they. cleaned_ the Dutchman out of all
his chicheps at ten cents apiece.. While the
sports were up a rot( Linda 'took.it find
- r&oter under; his emit itarted tor a slump
about-thirty rodti'distani; After; tying :'hint se
surely ho returned, and putting a board across
the rain-barrel, eemmenced to make change,—
:Toting Preston laid. his tmproved Remington
in the notch and blazed away, but the majestic
einnitialeer didn't even thin his head or wink
EvideittlY Prestrie . -had , missea.
A smile at the inexperience of their comrade
I lammed on' thelitita of the - Others as Wilmer
adjusted his-piece and•fired. "Beats ar 1" he
remarked alter apause,. its . the rooster.gsve no
sign at being' bit. Batterieeijr., Latighed lung
And fond as he threw himsell _epee the
,plunk
-and peered Through the globes of his • ratio? ,
Henry. ' "VilitCh 'now;"-bang 1 They
Watched hits; utd evidently he was watching
Sleet, and wondering ghat. in' thunder they
I were trying .to do. • The next , two rounds were
fired without much comment by the sporta,and
his nibs never fluttered.--Then-they got some
I hot water and cleaned their guns, and tired at a
, target. It was easy enough to hit the target,
put when !testate to that .roester—they wasn't
there. 'Finally Latimer tilt upon a Minutia&
'His gun was double barreled—one tined and
the other for shot, and as ho quietly slipped in
,sixteen buckshot and leveled over the plank a
Angie of sardonic sweetness illuminated , his
fentures. The report was terrific, tend the bead
of the ranter drcipped &wit heidde the stump,
but ho Mtn:self anted up :then:rya'in all the
prestino truipittrof Twiner' days. It was a
sight to see. Silently and witheat a word,these
three young men entered their cutter and drove
away., pulls bad killed the rooster the night
*litre it , na him harder than-the langitage
`these young 'men Indulged in - on their way
bactilit?lercpiette. ' ' • ••• • ' -
BOYB, - ,WAKE UP. ,A
- A yulin'g wonmu at Youth: mown, Ohio, who
ltwiatt huitutlen seal skin . elcialt, Is Coked to
telladaveioge' of fllteelilles per Atty• to. malt°
folks bellivs It Is real seat --.Defmf:.
,PreiPrEsi.
Pee of the most latermtleg autl tacitly ;on
tested la* suite eye; 'mime tn, li
s lehl;gen erose
from the feet two clatthed: the
maid
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