-minrm m 1 EDeuotcii to politics, itcratuvc, Agriculture, Science, iiloariitu, aub eueral intelligence. VOL 13. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. FEBRUARY 4,1858. NO. 7. Published bv Theodore Schoel TERMS -Tai loll.irs per annum in advance Two JoHir? anl h fjvi iftcr. half yearly .ind 11 not paid bcf'ire the einl of the year. Tw o dollars and a hall. No papers liscrnitinund until allnrrearagc&arc paid except at the option of the Editor. JC Advertisements not p.xceedinR one s-qnare (ten lines) will be inserted three weeks lor one dollar, and wenty-five cents for evcrv subsequent insertion. The vhargc for one and three insertions the same. A lib fcrt? discount made to ycarlv advertisers. ID" Alllettcrs iddresscd to the Editor mustbc post paid. JOB PRIKT1KG. Ilaving a general assortment of larpe.elepanl. plain and ornamental Type, w care prepared to execute every !.. i pilot- of Cards. CircuUrs.H ill Heads, Notes. Blank Iteceip Juitices. Lcsnl and other thcr Blanks. Pamphicis, a-c i and despatch, on reaiona- 1 printed with neaincs tle terms, AT THE OFFICE OF TUEJEFFEltSOKSAlV. Paper SSanger, AND HOL'SS AND SSGJ PASTER. Shop in Auracher's building, ou Eliz abeth t-trect, Stroudsburg, Pa., where may be had at all times Sash, Boors, Blinds & Shutters, which will be sold at the lowest rates. Call aud elsewhere. examine before purchasing From the Tnic Flug. A DELICATE BUSINESS. 3iY JOHN RAAVL1N, TuhlCEMAN. "Ah good morning, Mr. Adison,"said tho Mar.-hal, as a gcutlcmauly looking person of thirty or thereabouts, entered the office. "You are out early." "Ye.-j came on business," rejoined the other. Nothing happened, I hope? 4iVis: hoaw Ions. ATv wife has been robbed of three thousaud dollars.' 1 j "Indeed!" "Yes. You kuow fhe had charge of the financial part of the coucern;" on tinued the gentleman, with faint fimiie, -which I dare ?ay the Mar-lml could in terpret. "Yesterday the drew thfct sum from the banker for the purpose of lend ing it to her brother; but Sam did not come lest night after it, aud this morning it is missing. It is very .-ingulcr." added the Marshal. 'Wo heard nothing during tne nigbt, and everything seems to be in place as usual. ' 'Where w&s the cioncy?" "In the drawer of a bureau in r.y wifo's dressing room." "Taken by some one in the house." "Very probable." "What arc your servants?" "We keep three girls and a man." "Wilich of them would have most likely to have done the deed?" "Well, I don't know. I have hid my suspicion in regard to Patrick the man servant." "llawlin, you may investigate this case.' I bowed, and followed the gentleman out of the office. As wa walked along, be gave mc the particulars over again. "31 r. Addisou, I think I will not go to Your house just now." "Why not!" "You suspect Patrick?" -Yes." j "In half an hour I will be at your res- j idence dressed for the occasion. You can engage me as a Bervant, and I will ' make Patrick's acquaintance ou a level with him." I "Excellent!" said the gentleman. ' I hastened home, aud having dressed inytelf for the part I was to perform, I repaired to Mr. Addison's house. Of course I was immediately cugaged. j Patrick was a little jealous of me at first, but I found a way to gain his confi dence. A bottle of Irish whiskey opened his heart, aud in half an hour 1 was his best friend. "What sort of a man is Mr. Addison?" 1 asked. "Ho is not much accouut. The mis- J tress is the bett man of the two." "Is bhc cross!" "Devil a bit a mighty fine woman, will tratc ye like a giutleuian. She has all the money, do ye mind? Her father was the richest mau iu Boston, and when Mr. Addison married her, do ye see, he iidu't give him the mouey, but gavo it to ', her; put it in the bauds of a what's this yo call him? a soit of stake boulder." j 'A trustee," I suggested. j "That's jest it a thrustee. Mr. Ad- ' disoh did uot like it very well, but bo couldn't help himself. He ueedu't if he could, for she gives him plenty of money. X wouldn't mind being iu his thoca iny- ''Does he save much money?" J,Och! a power of money. Why, do ye mind, it was only lust night tihe had' three thousand dollars stole from her." "Stole?" "You had bettor believe kuo did; bad luck to the spalpeen that did that same!" "Why who do you suppose did?" "Devil a one of us knows. I'd like to have him within reach of myshilleluh for n couple of minutes." "Take another drop of whiskey, Pat- rick." ;t 'Hon ray soul, I will then. It's a blesfced stuff, pnd raal good' comfort." "How do Mr. Addisou and his wife get along together?" "Mrs. Addison and her husband, you inane. Very easily. They don't quar rel, but the blackguard don't care a straw for her; barriu' the money: and that's what he married her for' "Whiskey, Patrick?" aud I poured the It was not necessary for mo to follow flask again. tbem to New York, whither they weut tho "It's mighty good stuff," replied Pat- following evening. I got the number of rick, as he took another long pull at the their room, made tho clerk take particu bottle. lar notice of "Mr. Graham," so that ho "Married her for mouey, you think? could identify him, if required to do so. "Don't 1 know it?" !But to make all sure, I procured tho ser- "Vcry likely he did." 'vices of a Providence officer, and watched "To bo sure he did; and if the mistress only knew what I kuow, would't she turn of the samo room, which we immediately him out of the house?" (explored. Thero was no further evidence "Why so?" !of Mr. Addison's infidelity required, "The dirty blackguard! Sure he bees! "I waited till 'Mr. Graham' paid his running after other women. Doesn't ho pend the money she gives him upon lit- j ie milliners, and mautuniakers. and the; "That is au extraordinary request, Mr. ' ' . ,, , . . -r t j i. Hike?" iBunt," that was the name I had enter- "Why don t you give her a hint? "Is it mo Sure I minds my own bus - incss. My father, long life to him! he's been dead these tweufy years used to' tell me never to interfere between man j I talked a long j the panSry before ; stole the money, I time with Patrick in diuner, and whoever was sure he did not. Addison sent for tho in the dressing room After dinner, Mrs new servant, and gave me her torsion of the story. She wan sure the robherv had been commit- ted bvsome oue who was familiar with , the location of everything in the house. j She could not thiuk it was Patrick, fori though he would take a little too much of ' the "blessed whiskey," once in a great, ; while, be was one of the most hon-' e.-t aud faithful servants she had ever known. j Here was a differoncc of opinion be- twoen man aud ife. I could not see ' why two persons, having the same oppor- tunity to form & correct judirHjeiit, should , form opposite opinions on the same sim-i pie subject. The ease lookeJ odd to me. I cot acauainted with the cirls. sounded them, and while they were tbout their u sual daties, searched tkeir chambers, trunks, and every hidiug-place about tho premises. About the middle of the afternoon, I vets in the pantry prosecuting my search, when I heard Mr. Addison enter, aud announced his intention of going to New York by the five o'clock train. "1 have a friend there who is about to sail for Europe, and I -desire very much to see him before he goes." "Who is he?" "Charles Henshaw. lie was a class mate of laiue, and I haven't seen him for ' msny years." "Charles Henshaw? I never beard you '' mention his naaao before." "0 yes; I guess you have. He was a very intimste frieud of mine." "How long shall you be absent!" "Only two or three days." The lady, like a good-natured person aa she was, raised no objections to the excursion, and did uot further inquire in to tho history of and antecedents of Mr. Charles Henshaw. Patrick soou after-joined mo in the pantry, aud I mentioued the journey to him. 4,0ch! tho blackguard! He'll take his own frieud with him. I'll bet a poteen of whiskey that tho little milliner forninst the corner of the street yonder will go wid him." "Who is she?" "Whisper; come wid mo and I'll show her to you." j We tialked to Washington street, and Patrick came to a halt at the milliner's j shop at tho corner of street. HeJ indicated the gill he meant, and I amj forced to confess that Mr. Addison was j uot without some taste, for she was a very! pretty fascinating little thing. On our return, I requested Mrs. Addi son to give me as particular a desciiption of the bills she had lost, as she could, at the same time assuring her I was con vinced that none of the servants had rob bed her. The notes were four five hun dred, and ten one hundred dollars on the State Baak. Just before five o'elock, I was at the station of the Providence Railroad. I hud changed my dress again, and this time, I doubt whether Mr. Addigon would have recognized me. I wore a ruous- i !.:!. , j a wig of loug black hair, and a sporting her 6elf possession. dr?rn -t ,i i.T .t t SLc loolied inquiringly at me, and I "Two-Providence," thought I. "Two'raade most 0f the delicate business. In a of vou and vou aud vou arc not coinc to : . ... r n ' ,7 , ,. " , ew York after all. ' n.. 13..:j t :i T. .1., vuv x ivw-ivuiic, auiu i tu iuo wufcet master. " i Patrick was an old head aftor all, tho' it was clear he was the servant of his. mis- tress, aud not of his- master He knew wucra the money came irom, anu cue , fountain of domestic authority, But Mr. Addisou got into the cars a- ilone, sat alone, and when he reached Providence, got out alone lie was cer- Thc poor dev, of a husband wassent out tainly a very prudent, self-denying man, int0 the world ol vihout a doHar and and if I had not seen him buy two tick- without a reputation. It was a poor spee ds, I should have suspected that 1 bad uhtic-n for him, and he fled from this part been humbugged. of the country. Mrs. Addison has biuce I kept my eye on him, and soon saw married again, but her husband is as rich him take a lady of small stature upon his a3 sj10 jSj aud wjj Uot play second fiddle arm. He took a carriage, and indicated even for ber ' the hotel at which he wished to be left, j - 1 I followed him there. Several new ar-( CST Mr. Kidweli was preaching some rivals had just been booked, but I did not few years years ago to a largo audience sec the uamc of lMr. Addison. There in a wild part of IUmoisrand announced ".Tames for his text: Graham and lady," and Thomas Walker and lady,'', on tho list. It was one ot. those. Before nine o'clock. I had assured my.- self that "James Graham and lady," wore 7, T wns in- me parvj iu uu. uuuuu. tcrested. them for a time. We saw them come out bill at the hotel, and thcu requested the , clerk to show me tho bill. ;ed on the book observed the clerk. 1 "Good and sufficient reason," said I ' producing ray police badge. a groat many He proceeded to ask me questions about 'Mr. Graham and lady,' i which I did not choose to answer. He showed me tho bill. It was on the Stato Bank. "Ho has plenty of mouey," oaid the clerk. "How much?" "He gave mo a package of bills to put inthesafc, containing twenty-five hundred dollars for which I cave him a receipt." "Do you know what tho billu were?" "Five hundreds and one hundreds of the State Bank, Boston." "Just remember that." Tho next day I returned to Boston, and immediately repaired to the dwelling of Mrs. Addison. I was actually admitted before I thought of the delicate business I was to perform in disclosing to her the particulars of her husband's ingratitude aud infidelity. While I was sitting in the dininc-room waiting the appearance of tho lady, my friend Patrick entered from the pantry. "Is it yourself?"aaid he astonished at my altered appearance, though I had ta ken off my Providence disguise. "It is myself, Patrick." "And don't you stop hero any longer?" 'To tell the truth, Patrick, I have been humbugging you," I replied smiling. "Is it me?" "I aei not a servant, Patrick." "What the diril are ye, then?" "I au-a member of the police depart ment." ' Bad luck to ye, theu!" ''I came into the houso to find that mo ney that was lost. But I told them, that whoever had the money, Patrick was tho honestLSt boy alive." "Long live to ycr honor for that." "Whatever you said to mc, Patrick, is between ourselves," I added, to relieve an uneasiness I saw in his action and looks. "Thank you sir! So you are a police man?" "Yes Patrick; but it is all right." 'Whifper; did you find the money?' 'Yes.' 'Mr. Addison got it himself, didn't he?' 'Whisper Patrick,' said I laughing. 'I knew tho blackguard tuk it.' Patrick's premises and conclusions were certainly all correct; but the appearance of Mrs. Addison interrupted our conver sation. 'Any intelligence of the lost money?' she asked, cheerfully, for it did not seem to worry her at all. 'Yes, madam; I followed it to Provi- 'To Providence!' she exolaimed. 'And it has gone to Now York now.' 'To New York! And you gave it up?' 'I thought it was uot worth while to follow it any further, and you would not probably wish to prosecuto the person who has it.' She looked at mo with wonder. Who has it? Not my brother?' 'No.' 'Speak out, sir.' 'I am afraid, madam, you have been deceiving yourself.' ;My husband?' 'Yes, madam.' She was thunderstruck. In a word, Mr. Addison has your mo ney.' 'I am afraid, madam, he is otherwise unworthy of your confidence,' I added, - . J . . - " ujviuvuio auu was jii possession oi an t ,..! ,:i.-4tVr Auv,li"b' Fai ot AQQlSOn S IU iidelltv. But sbo WOS a womnn nf snirif anA ,f n ,ii ' j had cxpccted sbc woul(1 In conclUsion, Mrs. Addison was out of town whoQ ber lord returnetl but ehe ba( immediately served upon him a libel for a divorce, which contained all the facts I had collected. In due tinje lbc divbrce was wanted. "Iu my fathers house there are many mansions. " He had scarcely read the words, when an old coon stood up and fiu I tell you folks, that s a he! I Know uis rainer we,,. ue nves nueeu miles from Lexington in au old cabin, i f.i. ii iiir"i ain't but one'room in thc house.' From tho Parlor Casket. A FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE : OR, TiAlMfl o flmi rifv-tr TVTo rrief vnt-a BY HAZEL 0 KEEN. ESQ. , , , , i, A few weeks since, tho usually quiet town of 11 , m Illinois, was thrown in - 1U0DCC of the arrest and commital to jail of a fugitive-slave. It was not exactly j the arrest and commital, oiihor, that caus - ed the excitement, but rather a report , luat utau B01 l circulation, representing mail luuiu nciu nuvuiiu utuer ucgroes ui ' ding around in the woods, and that a re ward or one nundrcd dollars a Head, was Cery keeper was very glad to see hirn and already offered by a planter in the South, fussed about,' till he fixed him up an un for their apprehension. Such a sura of usually flue drink. He swallowed it, and I monev was not to bo winked at in tho -nD a i- - - J midst of hard tItllcfl and consequently there were any number of fellows out on i i- - .. i i : c ii UUU BUUUb lUUlUUil 1UI lUCUl. . ..... . , , , nnmB ornninos nffor thn nrrpnt nf Hio i negro, Mr. P., a young lawyer of tho , r a ; I . place plucked me to one side and said: "Mr. Green, we have gotten up a little batch of Tun for to-night, and we'd be nlensod to have vou tro alonir and oninv pleased to nave you go along ana enjoy it with us." After making several inquiries, and learning that they wore going to the res idence of Squire Brill, some three miles in the country, for the purpose of trying a new and very important slave case, I consented to join them. About nine o'clock, P. M., my friend ' the lawyer, called around and informed me that all was In readiness. It was one of Autumn's loveliest nights, and so we star ted to foot it to the old Squre's. Just at the outskirts of tho town wo found some twenty or thirty persons in waiting for us; with the negro in custody. Ho was a large, strapling fellow as black as a dan dy's boot, and about as ragged as ho well could be. His hands were securely tied behind bim, and a rope was passed sev eral times around his body and legs. In this disabled condition ho was made to walk between two constables, each with a Colt's revolver iu his hand. At first I felt a little disgusted with the proceedings, and was about half inclined to give themabitof my mind; for Ithought that they were making altogether more display than was necessnry; but when I saw the town Magistrate, and several of tho best citizens in tho crowd, I reflected that they could not be doing anything more than was right, and so 1 concluded to hold my peaae. Tho crowd moved on at a lively pace, all talking laughing and enjoying themselves, apparently to tho fullest extent; and as might have been expected. I was soon in the thickest of them enjoying myself also. In the course of our trip I happened to drift up along side tho darkey, who turned to me as fa miliarly as you please, aud said : "Hello ! Haze, is that you ?" "Yes," replied I, astonished almost be yond description. How on earth could a Louisiana negro know anything about mo, who had never been farther Sough ; than Cairo, in my life. I was complete ' ly "dumbfounded." Felt like I could ' crawl into an auger hole, but didn't know i why. To add to my discomfiture, sever 1 al members of the company beheld my J astonishment, and burst out into a loud laugh; which caused the thought to strike mo that they were impressed with the i- 1 dea that I was an abolitionist, and had been sneakiug arouud through the woods with the negro and had there formed his acquaintance. Even the negro could not refrain from laughter, but let himself out in a regular act ha, ha, ha ! That laugh did the business. It sounded "as famil liar as household words." I could not bo mistaken it was none other than the laugh of my very particular friend, Jacli Anderson. A now light began to burst unon mv vision. The whole thin? was a hoar. A vey few words A U V made all plain : to me. Squire Brill, to whoso house we were going, hud ridiculed to a great ex- tent, the decision made iu the former fu- citive slave case, bv Squire ilaims. Squire Ilaims was one of tho best men in the world, so the boys about town tookit upon themselves to play off this trick upou Squire Brill, aud let him make a decision to his own UKing. i About oloven o'elock we arrived at our place of destination Squire Brill had retired, but we called him up, and informed him that another negro had been nniifrhr ;ind f Ji fit. n.s fhir hnrl linrm - some dissatisfaction expressed in relation to tho late decision made by Squire o J - - - ----- ...... ilaims, bquire uaims uau reiuseuto sit on tins alone, and so it was tuougnt uost rose. As she did so, he said to his J?iu to bring it before him. ! ropean guests, "My wife." "My wife" AVithout furthor ceremony the old fel- uiadc a slight salutatiou around, and then low hauled on bis dignity, complained retiring to her handkerchief again, was about his eyes being very sore, unfolded covered up, and was borne from the room his docket, turned over a few leaves of an ' ai she eutered. old law book, and then annouueed that! he was ready to hear thc case. The cose was opened iu due form, luwyer P. pros- An Irishman, driven to desperation by ecuting, and lawyer II., who also mado the stringency of the money market, arid one of our company, defending. Long the high price of provisions, procured a and fiery speeohes were made. 11. preach-'pistel and took thc road. Meeting a ed up Abolitionism, and threw out some traveler, he stopped him with 'your uio pretty strong hint which did not sit well uey or your life,' with the Squire, who was a prominent Seeing that Pat was green, ho said: democrat. Several times he called him 'I'll tell you what Pildo; I'll givo .you all to order, and more than pnee ho threat- my money for that pistol.' ened to inflct a fine if ho was airain wil-i 'Agreed,' said Pat, fully aud kuotfingly guilty of casting in - si mi itt inns nt frii Onm-l- ' sinuations at tne Court After a trial of about two . hours. . in length, the case was rested, unl squire Brill decided agaiost the negro; and or - dered thnt he be committed to the coun- ' ty jail to await a due course of law. A mittimus must next be made out. His honor being afflicted with sore eyes, could ( not do it well, so he called on lawyer P. ' :Of coune P. did not refuse, and so in a isuori time me instrument was ma do out IB:..,1 l.,l 1 r ' 's,oUGt, handed over to one of the cousta- bles, and wo were on our way to town, ) Next morning, bright and early, Squire Tor town, that ho might meet with his friends and boast over his decision, as ho did in !cvcry caSe ti,afc vras before him. When ho arrived at the little log grocery immc- diatcly iu the suburbs of town, he thought he would stop as Usual and take a little merclv tO Whet Ur his iflo.riS. Tlin rrrn. j ii uo uuuul iu piuutwu uu uia way, wuen . his kind friend behind the counter whis- pered : ...... ... . - " I lintr Itt O hi IS II1I nnHn nrj nnr - j - v...w. -uu cnii..n " i5"j---"'i' "Whose little bill ?" asked the Squire. j "Why, those gentlemen you sent here iast night, of coure." j "Gentlemen? I sent no gentlemen to ton '-' you "I guess you good humoredly, did," said the vender, "It's a lie !" thundered his honor wax ing wroth. Without further words tho grocery keeper handed him a slip of paper, upon which he made out to read as fol lows : "P. A. SnAV,' Please let the bearers have what they ish to any amount not exceeding twenty dollars, and 1 will pay it the first time I come to town. A. Brill, J. P. September 2, 155-." In the midst of a volley of bitterest i curses the money was paid over, and ere another minute had passed, the old Squire had mounted and was on his way home, blessing in a left handed manner, every body in general, and lawyer P., who had made him bign the above order instead of a mittimus, in particular. From that date up to this he has uot been beard to speak a word against decisions made by other Justices; in fact he has not been seen in town eince. Curious Punishments. It is discoverable, from the "old rec ords of Massachusetts," that the following singular punishments were iuflicted in that colony, letween thc years 1650 and 1730. Sir Richard Saltonstall, fined four bush els of malt for his absence from the Court. Josius Plastow shall, for stealing 4 baskets of corn from the Indians, return them 8 baskets acain. be fined j5. and hereafter to be called Jueias, no Mr. a6 he used to bo. Joyce Dradwiok shall give unto Alex andria Becks 20s., for promiaing him. marriage without her friend's consent, aud now refusing to perform the same. Thomas Peter, for suspicions of slander idleness and stubborness, is to be severe ly whipped and kept in hold. Richard Turner, for being notoriously drunk, was fined 'J. Edward Palmer, for his exhortation taking 32s. 7d. for the plank and work of Boston stocks, is fined 5, and sentenced to be set one hour iu thc stocks. John Withe, is bound in 10 to bo of good behaviour, and not to come into the eompauy of his neighbor Thomas Bell's wife alone. A wife in a Hankerehief. It Bcems that some of the Chinese mer chants have an odd way of bcrving up ' their wives to visitors. A correspondent of thc Loudon Times, in an accouut of a rich Chinese merchant at Singapore, re lutes the following curious incident. In thc middle of the visit, a silken packago, with a sort of thatch over it was brought in by two bearers and put down on tho floor. It looked like an cxacera- ted handkerchief gathered up at the cor- ncra, and covered by a wicker dish cover, The guests thought it was probably a dish of meat or a new course of preserves, when the thatch was removed, and at the bottom was seen a small figure, squatted 1 Up0n its haunches. The little thing grad- ually picked itself up, came out of its bundle, and fell upon its knees before the ' .,n.-t.. nC l, t,.. ..n:., im ik Uiulc in uoi u 1 u 1 1 ii u uuu:u, iuitui in the picture of a supplicant. Thc Chi- 1 nauian rose from his scat, and waved his haud with diguily, and tho little lady a- ' Pat received tire money and handed. o- ror tlin nistol. ver tho pistol. Now,' said thc traveler, .'hand back the mouey, or I II blp.w.your brajus quti' ' 'Blizzard away; my hearty!' said Pat, 'divil thc trap- of powthcr there's iu it, sure iDevilT Cheating thcr Sjuirc II., living in the town of A., was a man in easy circumstances, with e o -jibing enough, indoors and out. In his )ard was a huge pile of wood, sawed and split, and sufficient in bulk to keep n dozen families through the winter, with enough more where that come froo . Across the street from Squire H. lived Mrs. W., a poor widow woman in straigh tened circutn-tances, with lour moutbs'to feed and four little bodies to warm be sides her own. Sqairc H. doted on his big wao'd pile and was iu the habit of taking a peep at it through the closed blinds of his win dow before retiring at night. One night ho saw a female banging around the pile, aud opening the door partially, to get a better view, paw her ttoop, pick up a large armful and start off. She had not proceeded far, however, when she stopped cl,,,- nA U l...-.J r.ti-.: , uuuit auu iju u ituicaju iuu iunutiui' ; I m x cannot steal tne eve oi Uotl is upou ' me;" and down went the wood aud abe walked off a few stcp-i and s "I have not a stick of wood the weather is bitter cold, i.:i.i c mi . stopped again; in the bouse, and my poor children are freezing. The Squire has enough, and ill uever miss it." So say ing, she filled her arms again with tho coveted fuel. Again she started and again hesitated "What steal ? I uever before did euch a thin?. and God forbid I fchould dd it now !" and down weut wood upou the pile again. But the thought of her suf fering brood brought her once moro to the pile, and filled her arms the third time with wood. Onc2 more she started and again turned back tll icill not steal I will trust in God, and if it is His will, we'll perish together." So saying she threw down the wood upon the pile and the Squire saw her enter her dwelling and close the door. He retired to bed, but (dumber was t?low in visiting his eye lids. And he thought of the poor widow and her snffering chiidren, ind perhaps when he slept Le dreamed of them. Early thc next forenoon, widow W. was surprised to eee the Squire's four ox team, loaded with wood, hacl up in front of her dwelling and the Scuire commence pitching it off. "What's this, Squire H.?" said the as tonished and half frightened woman ; "I. didn't order that wood, and God knows I can't pay for it." "It's yours, and all paid for Ma'am!" sung out the equirc, tuggiog away at a log, "You cheated the Devil last night." The poor woman insisted that thcro must be some mistake about it. "I tell you it is yours, for cheating tho devil last night," said the Squire, "and there comes a man to saw it up, split it and pack it away in your woodhouse." . The widow began to "mboII a rat," and stammering her thanks to the Squire and retreated into the house. She wanted for no more wood that winter. Going in on Shares. "Boy, whera do you come from, and how do you live??" "Come from Peunsylvony, aud live . by eating." "Would you like something to do." "Don't care if it 'taint hard work." "Well, boy, if you like, I will set you up in a busiucss that will piovc both, pleasant and profitable." "Drivo ahead, I'm listenin." "Well, you go somewhere and steal a j basket, and theu go arouud begging for cold victuals, and you may have half you get." A few days since, a rough country looking fellow entered oue of the New York Bank?, and marching up to tHti counter, exclaimed, "Here l am, T waut you to take a fair look at me." Without a word further he strode out. The nexl day the same customer appeared, uttered' thc same words, aud disappeared. Tho third day, at about the same time; ho walked iu, aud advancing to the tellcrs desk, threw down a draft, payable, three days after sight. "Now," taid he, "j-ou.'ve Ecen me three times, and I want thc nio? uey for it !" Cueap Living. The last steamer from Europe brought letters from the Rev. Dr. Prettyman, a missionary of the. Methodist Episcopal Church, rcsidiug at I Shumea, in Bulgaria, iu which that gen- ' .1 . 1 . e 1 ? .1 . (Ionian sneaks of tlif nrico of food in thnt j piace :"Sbumea is the cheapest plaeb" ) t0 iivc jn wc bave CVCrbcen in. A ood' . 5.jze loaf of bread can be bought for oue aud a half cent?, a chicken for five cents and eggs for two cents a dozen, &c." t I Sunflower seeds arc said to be thc best '. remedy known for founder in horses. As soon as ascertained ho is foundered,, mix ono piut of tho seeds whole with tsejcd,1 and an entire cure may to expected .. w Some landlords are in the habit of lay inp np,. extra fork across the plates of their delinquent boarders, as much: as to say "Fori over!" , i - Q Mr. OWron (a man about towu) was lately invited to a sewing party. Tho nrxt day a. friend aked bim how the en tertainment wont off? "Oh it wa3 very a tuusing," rernied Oberoh, "the ladies bim ' mod and ritawed." . , . ; . The following question. isnow befoja Sandlake debating club: "Which dohjo girls like best to be huggued in a polka, or squeezed in a sleigh? '
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