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VOLUME XXV, NO. 47
HIFFLLNTOWN, JUMATA COUNT?, PENN'A., NOVEMBER 15. 1S71.
WHOLE NUMBER 1283.
at the opiioa of the publisher.
Jkstntss Carbs.
jy)UlS B. ATKINSON,
vVtt ofiioj' at ln.Av,
WIFFM.NTOWN, PA.
g-Colltcting and Conveyancing promptly
attended lo
Office, second story of Court House, above
I'roihonotary's office.
ROBERT McMEEX,
ATTORNEY AT LA W,
MIFFLINTOWN, PA.
Office oa Hridge street, in the room formerly
occupied by Eira D. Parrer, Esq.
Jl.GX. K McCLCBE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
114 SOUTH 81XTH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
oct27 If
s.
B. LOUDEN,
MIFFLINTOWN, PA.,
Offers his services to the citiiens of Juni
ata county as Aue'ioneer and Vendue Crier.
Charges, from two to ten dollars. Satisfac
tion warranted ao3-ra.
DR. P. C. RUN DID,
1'ATTEKSON, PENS" A,
August 18, 18t9-tf.
THOMAS A. ELDKB, M. IK,
MIFFLINTOWN, PA.
OZee hours ft A M. to 8 P. M. Office in
J'.elloril's hnilJing. two doors above tbe&n
Imtl office. Bridge street. aug 18-tf
S. S.SSITB, Se 9..
JIOMJi PUATIC FHYSICIAS t SURUEON
Having permanently located ia the be rough
.f .Mifflintowu. offers bis profeseioosi services
lo ilie citizen of ibis place and surrounding
roiintry.
Office on Main street, over Beidler's Drag
Flore. ling 18 9-4f
o7w7mcphe ai ah
.tornta at Jfanr,
f.Ol SANSOM STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
auf 18 18t;.-ly
tF.STUAL CLAIM AGENCT,
JAMES M. SELLERS,
141 (SOUTH 8 I X T H 8TREET,
PMII.AIV l.PUIA.
JfljL. Bniintirs. Pensions, Itaok Tay, florae
Claim, Stale Claim. .. promptly collected.
Ku c'.ir?e for information, nor when money
i not collected oct27-tf
Br. B. A. Simpson
Treats al' forms of disease, sad may bo con
sulted as folios :t bis office in Liverpool
! ., every SATLIIOAV and MONDAY ap
pdnitui'iita cnit be iade for cher .lays.
Ai John U. Lipp's residence. MiWintown.
JunlstaCV, Pa, Kip. 2Hih, 1871, till even
ing Uf IjuiioiuhI
iMp-Call on or address
DR. K. A. BIMPPON.
dee 7 Liverpool, Perry Co.. Pa.
LOOM.? Ill-RO fiTATK NORMAL
SCHOOL AND
Literary and Commercial Inititnt.
The Paaultv of Mtis lustltuM'n aim to be
very thorough In their Instruction, and te
look earsfully after tbs manners, bealtb and
morals uf the studants.
pT Apply for eatalogues to
HEHY CARVER. A M
tlspt SI, 187H-Hm Principal.
Hov Dpgc Dtoro
IX PElUlYrtVILLK.
L - -IB-
I A PPr.CH i mil has atalillaliad
D
B. J
a Drug and I'resaription Biors In the
re-asmed pines, and kseps a gsnsrsl as.
above.
. . .
IHtL'QM ASP XfWlClSKi,
Also all ether articles usually kept in estab
lishments of (bis kind.
Pure 'Vinos iiti Liuors for msdicinal pur
poses, Cigtrs, Tibasea, ntstiimsry, Confes,
Mans (SrstMilass), Notions, sta ei,
axjr l'lis Dai''gdviesfrse
1 8? J., I'll ILAUKLI'H I A, 1871.
WALL PAPCRO.
HOWELL & HOURKE,
MAIiWrOTPM 8f
Faprr llanglng k Window ShRdrH,
WMOLBSAI-H A!' PPTAII, SAipsBiiflas,
Carper of yonrtlj and Market Street.
Ifaeierr flur. Twsnty-tliird an aaiisoiB 8ls.
Ool, 4-ant
A, 0- Puet.ETnwiTii. j J, 0, M'SarqUTOB
..,ti,t,f !,, ,tfi:i ,ni,ittt ftr,tft.Tift; tt,,t,,,,ttt
A. 0, 1'QdTLETHWAITB A CO ,
OfDcnl Coinmlfilon M crrhanls
FOR
TH? $m 0? ALL WW OF COPTBY
lVa.'?0 laaalh Froal Street.
tnarlMf
pmUPBkrBIA,
BRSTt'.tfAlW S TOWN
AT
Jlollulinii&li a nloep,
ra for k 4Uo, lb Frtl!t lgfi
the Lanest Oysters, fba fsetesf Cidr, lb
b'ineii Dome!! Wines, and, i brH
thi1t5 jnn may wish in ine
fct the most rmoahie prices. He has alia
lettitsd his
mmnp mil
sa that (I will bow BWpr faitFh,!y pith
any Jitl ja the (Blsriflr af a State,
June , lofuvly
t&-i -Sim PtTlv l,50 "f
fotal butrtisrmtnls.
The "Guypcr" Market Car.
'THE undersigned, having purehased of
A 8. H. Brown the renowned "Guy per"
Market Car, de-ires to inform his friend of
Mifflin. PaUerson and vicinity, and the pub
lie generally, that he will ran the ear regu
larly, leaving Mifflin Station every Monday
noon for the Eastern market, and leturning
on WEDNESDAY, loaded with
FRESH FISH,
OYSTERS,
APPLES,
VEGETABLES OF ALL KINDS II SEASON,
Anal Everything laallv Carried ia a
Market Car.
Also, Freight Carried, at Seasonable
Sates, Either Waj. ,
Orders from merchants and others solicited.
Bjrjr" Piompt aiteniioa to business will be
given aad satisfaction guaraaieod.
Orders left at Joseph Penuell'a store ia
Patterson, will receive an eat ion.
0. W. WILSON.
April 28, 1871. b
S. B. LOUDON,
3IEIICII A.TVT XVIIvOIl,
WOULD respectfully inform the public
that be has removed bis Tailoring Es-
tshtishmeul to a room in Major Kevin's new
building, on the Parker lot. oa Bridge street.
Miffiiniown, an I has opened out a
I. A ROES, AND FINER ASSORTMENT Of
CLOTHS,
CASSlMhRES,
I'ESIIXGS, AC
Than ever was before brought (o this towa
wbich be is prepared to make lo order in the
LATES1 AND MOST IMPViO VED STYLE,
And in a manner that will defy all competi
tion. He also insnur ictures to order, all
sorts of
CUSTOM WORK
On reasonable terms.
By strict attention to business, be hopes to
receive a liberal share of publio patron
age Oive biut a call and inspect bis styles
of eutting and workmanship before going
elsewhere.
NEW BOOT & SHOE SHOP
In Kevin's NiW Building on
IJRTDGE STREET. MIFFLINTOWN.
'P HE undersigned, Uie of the firm of Fa
a sick & North, would repeciful.y sn
nounce to tbe public that he hss opened a
Boot and Shoe Shop in Major Nevin's New
Duilding. on Bridge street, .Mifflittown. and
is prepared to manufnctitre, of tbo best ma
terial, all kinds uf
HOOTS, SIIOK3 AND GAITERS.
For
GKNTS', LAPIKS AN'D ClIILDUEX.
He alo keeps on band a targe and well
elected stock of
ltomly-iuntlo Worst.
of all kinds, lor men, women end children.
At I. WOBIC WAUIASTin.
Oive me a call, for I feel confident that I
can lurnib yuu with any kind of work you
tuay draire
(asf Ilspairitig done neatly and at reason
able rates. J. L. NOKTll.
May ftl. 1971.
Hnrrahl Hurrah!
Great Exrilcinnit al the Mifflin
Chair Works!
WnV Is ft that everybody goes lo WM. F.
NYDKR when they are In need of any kind
of Chairs T
nUC'Al'HE he keeps tbs Best and Finest
Assortment of all kinds of (.'hairs that was
ever offered lo the eyes of the publio.
Reader, If you are in want of Chairs of
any kind, you will do well to eall on the un
dersigned and esnmlne bis An stock of
Case Scat anfl Windsor Chairs,
uf all iln.flplniiiina. hefnra mieflhaaln m alaa.
. .... . r ,m .....
where. Having lately started In business, ks
is determined to do tbe very best he ean as
regards durability and cheapness, and war.
rsats ill mark mateturf4 by aim,
sir Remember the Sign af tbe HIO
IlKD C1IAIH eaiba pol 0B ,he
earner of Mam and Cherry streets, when you
want la buy guud chairs.
WM. F. SNYPKR,
Mlflintawn, Feb , 1871.
WALL PAPER,
Bail to the Plaee where von ean buy
your Wall Paper Cheap.
frHB undersigned inks this method af in
1 lorming tbe nubile (bat be has just re
ceived at bis residence on Third Street, Mlf
Ainiewa, a large anserlment of
WAI.L JAIEU.
of earious styles, which fas offers for sale
CIIKAPRR than ean be purehased elsewhere
inlbeeouniy, All persons in need ofibe
above article, and wishing ,a save money, are
invitea to call and eisniine his stoek and
hesr bit prices before gnjng elsewhere.
fjafLl.arge supply eonslamly n hand.
M P1M0N BAUOM,
Mifflintewn, Aprjl 5, ISJl-lf
Tbo Place fur Good (irape-vinca
m AT T II K
ASfO UPP-YHK SUlWEBf.
TDK nndersigned waitld respeotHy in
farm the public that be has storied
Orane-ms Nnrsery abam one mile northeast
af ajiffliniawn, where be bs.s been lesting a
large number of the different vtrieijes af
(irapes; and bing b,n in tba hniness far
seven yr, h is tow prsped (t fntnisb
VJNKS OP ALL. TUB LKAPINU
VAWKTIRX, ANI OP THE
MOST PROMISING
KINPS, AT
ItO W RATHlt '
bj (hi .ingle fine, drn, hundred of tbau
sand, 'l pri's wishing good and thrift?
sine will d Well ( aaj and sea foy hsn
selves. fJeed and respoasihit geuti w4;
dfe(i
JOMA8 ftBlBBQWPPP,
MifflinBwa, dnniita Co , f.
AMERICAN" WASHER.
. PRICE $5.50.
The American Washer Saves Yonsj,
Tine and ITnugeiy.
The Fatigue of Washing Day no longer dread
ed, but Economy, Efficiency, and Clean
Clothing, Sure.
Ia calling public attention to Ibis little
machine, a few of tbe invaluable qualities,
(not possessed by any other washing machine
yet invented.) are here enumerated :
It is the smallest, most compact, most port
able, most simile ia construction, most easily
operated. A child, ten years old, with a few
hours practice, eaa thoroughly comprehend
aad effectually nse it. Taere is no adjust
ine, no screws to annow. no delay in adapt
ing ! ' It is always ready for nse 1 It is a
perfect little wonder I It is a miniaiure
-iant, doing more work and of a better qual
ity, than tbe most elaborate and costly. One.
half of tbe labor is folly saved by Ha nse,
and the elo'bes will last one-half longer than
by tbe o.d plan of tbe rub board. It will
wa.h the largest blanket. Throe shirts at a
time, washed thoroughly ! Ia a word, tbe
ablutioa of any fabric, from a Quill to a
Lace Curtain or Cambrio Handkerchief, arc
equally within tbe capacity of tbia LITTcG
GEM! It ean be fastened to any tub and
taken i ff at will.
. No matter bow deep rooted a prejudice may
exist against Washing Machine, the moment
this little m idline is seen to perform its won-
eers, all doubts of its cleansing emcacy and
utility are banished, and tbe doubter and
detractor at once become the fast friends of
the machine.
We have testimonials with ' ut end. setting
forth its numerous advantage overall others.
and from hundreds who have thrown , aside
the tinwieluv. useless machines, which have
sicnallv failed lo accomplish tbe object prom
ised in prominent and loud sounding adver
tisements. It ie as perfect for washing as a wringer is
for wringing.
The price, another paramount inducement
to purchasers, has been placed so low. that it
is within the reach of every hou-eeeper.
and there is no article of d"metin economy
that will repay the small investment so soon
G5.50
All that is atked for this GREAT LABOR
SAVER, is a fair trial. We guarantee each
machine to do its work perfectly.
Sole Agents for the United States,
A. il. FRANCISCUS & TO.,
613 Market St., Pbilad'a, fa.
The largest and cheapest Woodeb Ware
house in the Lulled stales.
aug10-8m
LADIES' FANCY FURS !
JOHN FAKEIRA, ,
718 ARCH Street. Middle or tbe Block, be
tou7th and Rib. Sis.. South Side,
PUILADELl'HI.V.
Importer. Manufactnrer and Dealer in all
kinds snd quality of
Taney Furg,
FOR LADIES AiTD CHILDRKN'S
WEAR.
Having imported a very large and splendid
assortment of all the different kinds of r'ure
from flrst bands in Europe, and have hud
them mude up by the most skillful workmen,
would respectfully inviie tbe readers of tola
paper to call and examine his very large and
beautiful assortment of Fanoy For; or La
die mud Childrt. I am determined to soil at
as low price mt y oiber respectable House
in tbls city. All turt virraMta. its mit
rrpmtntation to tff'et mitt.
JOHN FAREIRA.
718 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Oot. 18, 1H71-1 mos.
NEW DRUG STORE.
BANKS & HAMLIN,
Main Strett, M!fflmttr, ii
DRU.KHH IN
tcfii ai icairmi,
Chemicals,
Dye 8luff.
Oils,
Varnishes,
Tutty,
Lamps,
Chimneys,
Taints,
Glass,
Coal Oil,
Burners,
Bruahea,
Infants Urusbes,
Soaps,
Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes,
Perfumery, Combs,
Hair Oil, Tobaeeo,
Cigars, Notions,
and Stationary.
LARflK VARIETY OF
PATKNT MEDMUNES.
selected with great oa re, and warranted from
high autburity.
Purest of WISES AND LIQUORS ferMedi,
eal Purposes,
geaTPHKnCRlPTlONa compounded with
great eare, mal6'TO-ly
Real Estate at Private Sale,
Ik Milfd TwftaHir
1HK nnder lgned offers to sell at private
sale a certain trael of lnd siluatfd in
Uilford township, one mile south of I'atter
son, Juniata eouuly, adjoining lands of 0.
W, Jacobs, B, D Kepner. Jacob tenn and
others, eaniaining
FORTY-FIVE ACRES,
about Tnjriy five Acres ef which are cleared
and in a god state of eulttvatton, having
heen limed twiee over within tbe last e
years. Tb rewaining ten aerea is woodland,
well set wit It ieck-oak; and yellow pine tim
ber. Tbe improvements an this property
are a
LOO HOUSE, DANK BARN.
BLJU'KSM.TII 8Htl
tload Frame SPRINQ HOU4K, with a never
failing Well f "d water at the door, also
4 Mpring eluse by. Also necessary onthutid
'ngs, a geat Apple Orchard, I'eaebes, fears,
Cherrys and all kinds ef fruit,
J he above property will be sold an very
reason tble term The putehaser ean also
have the opportunity of bnytng front ten to
rorty aeres af goad cleared land adjoining
the above, at a very mndeme price-
Fr further intrma!ion inquire, of Arnold
Vstps, t wner, who reside on b premise.
An; peraon wishing m pnreho would do
well to coll tnd aAine the firoperly for
thnlfe. , .-:
ARNOLD YARNS:
July ia, ia?Mm
Am HQtwp WWER BnqiNB, with
6avsrors, Buifep attd Mnd Potler, 1
comnleto- ff fttll Prtin! addresa
f R09HRT MclNTIftB,
frn Mills, Juaja.ti. t?9., .
June ?H, W
" SMILE AND BE CONTENTED.
The world grows M, and men grow cold
To each, while seeking treasure.
And what with want, aad care, aad toil
We scarce have time for pleasure ;
But never mind, that is a loss
Not much to be lamented ;
Life roll on gaily, if we will
But smile aad be contented.
If we were poor, aad would be rich,
It will not be by pining ;
No, stesdy heart and hopeful minds
Are life's blight silver lining.
There's ne'er i man that dared to hope, '
Hath of bis choice repented; .
The happiest souls on earth are those
Who smila and are contented.
When grief doth come to reek the heart
Aad fortune bids you sorrow.
From hop w may a blessing read.
And consolation borrow j
If thorn may come and roses bloom,
It eannot be prevented ;
So nnk the beet of life you ean,
' And smile and b oon'ented.
$drtt StOTjl.
SAVED BY FIRE.
'Milium,', said Mr. Austin, ns he took
op his hat to leave the house, after glanc
ing ovtr hi mail matter, "I have just re
ceived a letter from Frank Caetloo, of
New York, a eon of on old frieud, and
be says that he ioteads epeudiug a month
or two of the warm weather with ua ; he
he will arrive to-miiTow."
"All right, Papa. 1 11 prepare a room
fur him "
Miriam was an only child. Since her
mother's death, year ago, she bad lived
alone with her father, iu their beautiful
but retired residence, near Marlburro, ou
the Hudson, and bad seen but liule of
tbe world. She lived like the fable goddess
Kgcria, in the deep sec usion of her
country home.
She was beautiful beyond description ;
tall, graceful, sprightly, with her light
brown hair waving in profusion over her
beautiful rounded shoulders, tier baud
wst small and well shaped, her feet hue
ly proportioned, aud her voice musical as
a bell.
Frank Caution arrived at the appoint
ed time, lie was very stylish ; hand
some, too, as far as a brilliant complex
ion, black eyes, dtlicate moustache and
a dashing mauner went to make him so.
Nothing eould exceed the elasticity of
Miriam's spirit, nor her happiness during
bis visit. They took long walks to
gether, during which he would tell her
of the foreign lauds he had visited, aud
poured into her enraptured ear descrip
tions of natural b-auty that she had never
before even dreamed of.
On rainy days he lead to her favorite
books, while she sewed ; and every word
from his mouth seemed to glow with a
new meaning.
Hi presence waa fast becoming indis
pensable to her happiness The allotted
lime of hi etay was drawing to a cle.
Miriam thought of thU suddenly, as she
sat at her piano one morning, and the
thought sent a pang through her heart,
for she loved him and her love was un
sought As though in accordance with the con
flicting emotions raging within, she
swept her fingers over tbe keys of the
Instrument, and drew forth from It,
strains so sad, so fraught with agouy,
th.it a shade of sympathy pawed over
the face ol Frank Castlen, who was
leaning eareey In the doorway, listen,
lug. Slit) finished playing, leaned her
head forward and begau to weep,
"Mirian I" spoke a deep, rich voice
beside her,
8h reeogoJaed it, aud a moment af
terward raised her eye full of tear, to
Mr, Caetleiis
You are unhappy," ho eontiiiued
ghe eonld pot trusl hTelf to speak
Arising, she was about to leave the room
when ha put one arm around her waist
aud drew her down besidtv him on the
surV
8be was loo happy to he near him, too
weak lit her love lor him. to wake 4ny
re.lotaucrt, , .
"I ean read you. too JwelU'' said he-
"not to know but troubles you., Y
love me, darling, aud think it i vain
Tell me ji I have, wot guessed aright,
before U you something eUe."
Yts, Frank, yon have."'
"I knew it I ln?e you too. Ntriau,
It seems to me that I have been, in h av
ta these few days that I have, heen with
yea I want yatt now to pwnise we,
hefltre I go, to, he my own., little- '
Mir'WBJ. daughter, eanje here,'' eUe4
a. voice fr iMA the niaa The sound of
approaching footsteps ea.asi-4 the lover to
eve the sen.ten.ee, unfinished
Miriam hastened to meet her father,
who sent her away oa some wran4 for
hi, sod then going 19 tbe parto he de
livered, to Frk Vastlena. message hi
father had just sent kin, kidding kin t
eome home hy the ewMntf train
The vwiiw ww loth to leave, ht f
he , iej jr""f tV!e departed
withnM ftssmfdishin ftU that he wishfd,
Pat as he had h good hye, he
pressed her band, and looked as mock
love into ber eyes as he darred to, and
whispered : 4
I'll write to you .'
So this is the parting," murmured
Miriam; "will the meeting ever come
again
The days passed on and brought at
last a letter from Castlen to Miriam. She
opened the missive with a fluttering
heart, for the first line she was certain
would contaiu the senteuee be had not
finished.
She read the letter and pnt it down
with a sigh ; it did not contain what she
thought it wou!d. Afterward she found
consolation in remembering that she had
once Lear him say that be would never
commit himself on paper.
' She replied to the letter in the same
tone in which it had been written After
this, letters passed between them at inter
vals of a few weeks. Letters which
nearly drove Miriam mad with tbe quiet
reserve and dignity. '
Her father noticed her growing ab
straction of manner, and her face grow
ing paler ever day, guessed the cause,
and decided that a change for her would
do her good ; so he ordered her to spend
a few months in Albany, at a friend's
boose. Miriam obeyed listlessly. In
two weeks she was welcomed by her
auut. As the season passed on and she
became, in a measure, herself once more,
she attracted many an admirer to her
eide.
Foremost among these was a Mr. Hor
ace Uallard. Ho was not handsome, but
be possessed a tall well-proportioned fig
ure ; a bigb, broad forehead, shaded by
w-aves of daik hair; a fiim proud lip
aud dark eyes, in which a dreamy light
was mingled with a dauntless spirit
He wss a man calculated to win a
woman's love, yet uow iu bis first trial,
he e-med likely to tail. lie made a
favorable imprersiou on her, aud that
was all. Her last summer a dresm uf
love vu too fresh iu her memory to al
low her to receive any serious attentions
from any gentleman. So she kept Mr.
Ballard at a disuuee by her womanly
tact.
Meanwhile he wooed perseveringly.
She embodied bis noblest ideal of woman
hood, aud he did not cispair of wiuuing
her.
tke was sitting one evening in the
parlor with ber couio, who remarked af
ter reading a letter she had just received :
".Miriam, I have an iuvitation to act as
bridesmaid from an old school-friend,
Anna Ellis, from New York, who is in
the spring to marry a Mr. Frank Caetleu,
of the same city "
With an exceeding bitter cry, that
would wring one's soul to hear, Miriam
bowed her head ou her clasped hands,
"Why. Miriam ! cousiu Miriam ! what
ails you ?" uttered her astoutshed com
panion, as sb- sprang to her side.
Tbe poor girl slowly raised ber face,
wan aud while, and answered :
"It is nothing. Alice ; a sudden paiu,
that is all." Aud she clasped her hands
over her heart, saying j "I shall be better
iu a moment; il you don't care I'll go to
my room."
She went alone, "and going to the
window, looked up at the pale, bright
stars, and said wearily :
Life is ao bard, I shall have so many
years to endure this suffering. If I
could furget! If I ouly eould forget J"
She stood there uutll the shades of
night had completely enveloped her, then
turning away ske muttered
He shall uever know what a fool he
ha made of me." .
1 hat night Horace Hallard called j she
euoouragd hi advauee wheu he left
she was his betrothed wife.
be returned home In a few days, and
was surprised to receive in a short time
a visit from her false lover.
He eutered the parlor unannounced.
and fonud her sitting with her hack to
him at the piano, tinging an old ballad
Like the wail of a broken heart came the
last words from her lip j
Why do t he some one more,
Aad love me as before,
Akd ey, eea weeping,
Ttty lot wateu, kvtpmg 1"
"Miriam )' he said, when she had
finished
(she lurued her face qniekly toward
hint ; it wa sn pale, so despairing, the
index f a heart torn with einoihina so
eoiifiivtmg, that Castlen fell a twinge oi
euuacieuee. for a moment at the wurh he
had wrought,
Miriam with the courage of her nature,
tried to faee him i hut hve was stronger
than pride, and finding ii in vai to t
aud bear down the steady, fender glauee
of the blue eyes fixed upon her, she
dropped her head into her hands.
t'astleu knM 'wu neture iter
and said in an undertone of deep feeling t
J have come wee wore. dsrl'Bg , to
love you even lter tha.o before "
'Uw ran I believe anything is true?"
she said, bitterly, looking up- Ko 1 1
No wore rateiieua, You are, fah)
fle ! '
lie Hweted nrea,t surprise at her werds,
hut when she had told him. what she had.
beajpd, be coaiessrd. to having engaged;
himrelf hefoje he had. kw- Jdiria,n
'Since that time," be added, "I have
lacked tbe mural courage lo break tlu
engagement. But if you will be mine, I
will explain affairs to Mis Ellis, who
will I think, release me."
His pleadings were in vain. Her faith
in bim bad received a shock, and he de
parted a half hour after his arrival, in an
ill humor.
An hour afterward he was brought to
the house, wouuded and insensible. On
his way to tbe station, his horse bad be
come frightened, throwing him from
the saddle and dragging bim for some
distance.
He bad been found by a farmer and
brought back to Mr. Austin's. Miriam
thought be would die, aud reproached
herself bitterly for sending bim from ber
in anger. She installed herself as nurse
He opened his eyes languidly at last, and
fixed his gaxe on ber he had so lately
parted with.
"Miriam T ' be murmured. Miriam,
my own life ! You cannot bate me !'"
Slowly he seemed to drift between life
and death ; but the tide of time at last
threw him ou li e's shore, and he was
pronounced out of danger.
Miriam was now thrown so constantly
in the society of tbe man that kuew no
well how to plead his cause, and excuse
his faults, that it is not to be wondered at
that he left her at last aa her betrothed.
She wrote to .Mr. Ballard askiug to be
released, and her request was granted.
A mouth after this she went to spend
a week with her aunt in Albauy. There
she met her cousin's friend, Anua Ellis,
to whom ber lover had onco betn en-gKed.
To her surprise Miss El lice spoke of
her approaching marriage with Mr. Cas
tlen. He had written to Miriam that
she had released him. If he had deeeiv
ep her iu this thing what proof bad she
that he loved ber.
He was rxpeeted that evening Ou
the morraw she determined to know the
troth.
Fate decreed that she should know it
ere that time. Miss Ellice and she were
to room togeth'-r, and after they had re
tired the eouMu came to their room aud
announced the fact that Mr. Castlen had
arrived.
Long after midnight she was awaken
ed by the ehrieks of Bliss Ellis. Spring
ing op, she saw in a momeut that the
house was ou fire.
Come," she said quickly, lo Miss
Ellice we can escape through the ball "
lhe door is locked on the inside,"
said the lerrur stricken girl, "your cousin
must have done it iu jest
"The windows, then !" said Miriam.
"We are iu the second story ; they
can avail us nothing "
They then threw open the Hinds and
called for help. The crowd behiw utter
ed an exclamation of horror, as they ap
peared at the window.
"It is to late to save them." shouted
a voice, "don't you see the roof? It is
even now about to fall in."
Miss Ellis heard these words. .nd
stretching her arms out toward the crowd
cried ;
Oh, save me ! Save, me For Gods
sake do not let me die "
"Here, give me ladder," shouted a
voice, which Miriam recognised as Mr
Castlen' Iu an lustant he was mount
ing toward them, but ere he reached the
room, Mis fcllis tell backward U a swoon.
A thought, quirk a lightning, came to
Miriam, aud she threw herself down be
side the fluting girl.
'Good heaven I" shouted the aston
ished young mau as he sprang into lh
room. "Miriam and Anna I And both
helpless, 1 can't carry both down, aud
the oue thai Is kfl will perish,"
lie bent down to Mhtam and pressed
a kiss upon her hps, then taking Auua
Ellis to hw arm he stepped through the
window and began the descent-
Ouly a few rod had he stepped down
when Miriam euvoeueed to hdlow him
Castlen did nut perceive her nntil he
bad reached the pavement below, lie
knew then from the look the gave him
that she kuew all- He lurued away
without uttering a word
Miriam Austin understood the man
now thoroughly, he believed thai the
man loved her hut would give her up,
uay, lei her perish, before he would koe
Ine gold that a marriage wi'h Mi
who wa d tieieui iu meutal and personal
aliretKu, would bring him.
4 thi hteal ih she had kvcd faded
away, there arisen jt place one to!
ttLumiu ihlumm. ulLe Lerl we.1.1 out !
he she leavbed. Lef i'rieuds her
strength, was eghauatod j $b,e Wt her
self sinking, and eioed her eye weatily
huje earing whether she lived or ded-.
Jut then she telt herself suppoittti
by strong arn and looking np saw
Uurace Ballard bending tenderly Yt
her- There was mag-ie to htf in the look
he bent on her She felt that she had
jual drained the dregs j why ao drink tke
elixir f happluesa t
She raised he hand, and passed bet
Sogers caressingly through the hair that
haded his pale brow, and uoured
Horace I Oh Horace J I haw at last
found rest,''-
Then the man understood ber. 8b e
loved him.
"Miriam! Miriam! My I my love!
my alt," he whispered, as he gazed Into
her eyes with fascination peculiar to bint.
' Let ns forget tbe past. A tjforieo fu
ture is before us. Thauk God. you are
mine now, mine forever."
"Forever,' she repeated, 'and saved
from a dreadful fate. "Sated BY FlRE."
SOT THE FELLOW.
Tbe other morning an elderly genthr
man started to walk up the C St P., rail
road track, from ReTIaire to Wheeling-
In the neighborhood cf Whisty Kan he
came acnaM three rough looking nsen
who were sitting on the end of tbe tie of
the road, taking consolation and fusil oil
by the word of mouth out of a gallon jog
As onr friend passed them, a yonlh of
eighteen bailed him with :
"Here daddy come and get a drink."
lie waa informed that hoisting benzine
was not one of the old man's accomplish
ments, but he was not to be pot off that
way.
Advancing with a vo!ley of caths fly
ing from bis month, informed the old g"!t
that be must drink or take whipping.
Just aa the ruffian got within striking dis
tance of our old friend, the latter drew a
revolver, which he cocked and held np in
the face of the druukeu rowdy. Te say
the rough stopped doent half tell tbe
tale. He couldn't have stepped morn
suddenly if lightning had strniek him.
"Don't eho. old fellow." he cried as
he recovered from his aetouUbtneot. "1
meant it all in frieudship.''
"Not your friendship," shouted the
old fellow, now thoroughly excited. "Go
get the jug and bring it here, or I will
blow you to kingdom come in a minute.
Tbe completely cowed rtrmwn obeyed.
As be bronghr the jug full of. liquor. th
old mau said :
"Now break it on that railroad tie.
Break it, he shouted. "Break it quick,
or.' Before he had lime to finish
the sentence, the jog was in a hundred'
pieces.
Now you infernal darned mean rwv.
get down on your knees and apologise, or
I'll make your head like a pepper box
top."
The fellow hesitated, but looking hs
the old man's eyes, he saw that be meant
buiues, and, dropping on- his knee
down in the sand, abjectly apologised for
the outrage.
Thinking him sufficiently punished
the old man walked peacefully on bt-t
j war x he went on the track, he heatd
one of the fellow call out lo tbe other :
"I say. Bill, that ain't the nun you
were looking for, is it 1"
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SHORT ITEMS.
The best iuheritanee any one can have
is an houesl employment.
Nearly three thousand grgerh-s were
consumed by tbe Chicago fire
Seveuty farmer have kwn killr-1 by
j mowing nmcbit.es. iu Illinois this year.
Suuday evenine reception are iJ !
be quite fashionable ia New York city.
One county iu Tennessee hrongbt forth
400 000 bushels of peannt this season.
John Wise, of Lancaster, Biarfe his
41tih balloon ascension lately from Get
tysburg. An Irish lover remarked that it i
great comfort to bo alone, "especially
when yer swatehearl is wid you !
There are iweuty-oight jraveetotw iu
the Laramie Cemetery, and n n melee
of these ibe epitaph is simply -Kikiel.
Two hundred colored emigrants twb
passage at Forties' Monroe vu Saturday
upon the barque "Edith and Rte' h-r
Liberia.
New from Vtah ia to tb nV;t that "
Biigham Young has gtorioo,iy rW,
aud that MormouWm is now virtually
dead.
The beat literature of the present Ajw
is a better literature than the wor) 1 ever
before had It is jv-eil of a higher,
character 'd a nobler sptH
11 ua. Eiony Washburn to hi new vol
awe nit "The todjf and IS4vlvo ot
' Law," state thai intelligent wuwuj
make the het wtiuessea.
Thousand of farms in Franee aadj
Germany are div'ldul oho from nuoiher
uy by a vrrw path in tb' e4uuty
the coal of Hunts ia wiwM at
! 000,000..
wwwiiuMWtiw3 persa
'U fW '"' ""
been hi the State pruoa, aud f
eleven Uead bodies ht the eem-tery- two
died of natural ewe.
A, worthy woman q Iowa, d'OYe the
reaper through the harvest fw; her hu.
haud and then closed her labw by to
k'lvg a rake in the shape of uo of ,h
faita hand, with whom she JvparttJ to.
iresh fields and pasinrew new.
A ikies--ear old daughter of I'hilip
Bxner, o4 Bull, was caught hj bf
clothing o a shafe iu. plauhig tai'i and)
whhWd around about a, hnndfe4 tiute
beiWo the maehinery cooid ho at'ppd
jihe was terfih.hji j U!el, hut tkeru af
hope of her; rSosy.