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V0L 18.
STKGUDSBURG. MONROE COUNTY, PA. JUNE 17,1858.
NO. '26,
Published by Theodore ScIiOChJ
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SPEAK BOLDLY.
BY WM. OLAND BOURNE. '
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,Spoak boldly, Erceuicnl while to-day
:. . The strife is rising fierce and high ;
'Gird on the armor while ye may,
In holy deeds to wiu or die;
The age U truth's wide battle-Geld,
. (3 'he Day is struggling with the , Night,
IrFor. Freedom hath again revealed
A Marathon of holy right.
iSpeak boldly, ilero! while the foe .
Treads onward with his iron heel; -"Strike
steady with a giant blow, . r-
Aud flash alofi the policed steel ;"
Boitrue, 0 Ilero ! to thy trust ! ;
k .' Man aud thy God both look to thee !
Be true or sink away to dust ;
Be true, or henec to darknefs flee.
Speak boldly, prophet! Lot the fire
Of Heaven come down on alters curst,
Where Baal priests and sneers couspire
To pay their bloody homage first.
'2Jo true, 0 Prophet 1 Let thy tongue
'' :: Sneak fearless, for the words are thine: j
, j
"Words that by morning stars were sung,
And
angels
hyujiicd iu strains divine.
Speak boldly, Poet! Let thy pen
Be nerved with fire that may not die;
Speak for the rights of bleeding meu
Who look to Heaven with tearful 6e,
Be true, 0 Poet! Let thy name
ie nonoreu vwiere ue wcas nave irou,jt)j day,'
And in the summit of thy fame
Be true to Mau ! Be true to God !
Speak boldly, Broth, rs ! Wake and come!
The Auakim arc prcssig nigh !
In Freedom's htrife be never dumb !
Draw flashing blades beneath the sky !
Be true, 0 Brothers ! Truth is strong !
The foe shall siuk beneath the sod :
-While love and Miss shall thrill the song
- That Truth to Mas isTkutu to God.
tTHE YOUNG BEAKEMAIT.
BY M A. AVEUY.
'Go it, Ned, you're a gallant fellow,'1
shouted the railroad bbys, laughingly; as
Ned Lovell unexpectedly caught a fair
lady in his outstretched arm-. She had
miiaed her footing in stepping from the j
Vat 3 a V tUV XJ UUIIUJf ClIUlUWj UJWU IX i
lay;
eye and ready hand,
severe fall.
would have had a,n
!a
'Are you hurt?'
. .
you hurt.' he asirci auxiousiy,
j ,i I j I r 1
3 he placed the lady upou her feet aud
looking into her beautiful blushing face,
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SUCH nuicuiuus uiuuuvr, sue tepiicu.
It was nothing. Let the fools laugh.
4rn r nn alnnfT'
r f
t: i j
1 iTnftiri n fri.'nrl htif I rin nnf, rop. o
wiiu aiivueie.
J t
'Condescend to take my arm then, and . r " , . ...
i ... , , -..t 41- i ,'speudinj it for good and philanthropic
raid Ned gallantly.
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411 t 1 A I 1 t
lUiUftB, juuuie crj liiuu, sue iuib-
'pered, as she did so.
No the kindness is all on
J '
loo honor a poor brakeman by your con-,
dencension. Good-by.
Awru uot. ui ixjcuii uut, ru.aug uF.
to his station, aud was whirled away by
bit snorting stcam-bteed with a heart so
tall vl UCn auu aui ui i. iu" ruuoauuuo ca
,eusat.I08
lme, oi
. n
to nake him forgetful for a
accessary .duties.
ttT I T 1
1 wtw . nv- -
i i ....i . j r i.:. 1 i
be so upset by a pair of bri
, j
P.
.rosy lips; whose owner is ev
identlv as tar
above me as the heavens aru
.hnvo lit.
earth. Herermiuo tippet alone would
hnv whole wardrobe a dozen times;,uG a"u - n.
j
oror. to sav nothiuff of the plumes, silks
w. , j a .
and velvets. I musi lorgei mia unmuu.
T A r a. A 1. a . . lla.llli...
vision.'
Did he ever forget it, or cease
for that passenger wuen cue u u
at the Launay stationl W e tbinK no . B caw(j afc and promo
But spring came and went without her,, followed so d tbat; ho hiujself
aad the smiliuggummer had already cloth-,wondered faow hU morit8 came t0 be di3.
ca me earth with her nowry carpet wuv
he one day neared the well remembered
.etaUon again, with the beautiful image m
Z. . , - t - t ...
ijoriomeaistance oeloro reacum i,au-
ji.j ti Ufie. the road ran through a deep
cut, with steep banks on each side, at an
Wleof tbirt, or for,, de?,cs; upon
the joad ran through
deeo
"
ugieoi uy " -":r:
F?l r.Wni In tho nublio hi-bwav 1 mouth's leave of absence, and went to gota
r a fik llFthilion lSttin? off' t widowed mother in tbe country,
tlzm l usual to She was poor and partly dependant u-
lot Ediiri noed the dvance of anpon his exertions for a support. But
ot, Edward noce ta"a few
i m n t r n svn r r iti inn rntr; r i it: 11 u-
$T,Brd '
it?br . t'dtilX when bo bad
tbe horse
-frightened at the shrieking engine,
Itotr - I O o 1
and
Nearer and nearer it came, and just aa
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white-haired old man, was thrown forci-
bly over, and came rolling helplessly down
towarJs the rni road. In an insiant-ho
. would have been crushed beneath the re-
morseless engine, had not Edward, quick
as thought, bounded from the train and
I .
'caught him just in time to save him from
0 Morr''c death, which ho would havo
shared with him but for the frail support
of a snri;r of laurel, at which he caught, as
t a ' is
he was himself clipping down with his
' helpless burden.
j He dragged the freightonod old man
up the steep bank, helped him over the
railing, and then without waiting for
thanks, rau baok towards the station-
house, fearing the train would start be-
fore he could reach bis post. As he did
'so, a glittering object at his fetit arrested
his attention, aud atoooini! down ho Diok-
ed up an elegant gold watch, with a part
Irtf flin mirinl pltnin nttnolinrl iplilnli ta
. " f" ....... ..w . I, I. t i. mu
olu ueuticaian hau evidently lost in bis
.1 .. . .. ...!. ..', " , M.I
iuulucuv evrations. tie had mst time to
Iget to his post before he was whirled a
Iway amid the cheers of the bystanders,
l.who had witnessed the Fpectacle, and be
! fore his terrified protege had at all collect
ed his scattered senses,
i 'You're always iu luck, Ned Lovell,
-I whether it's for catching up pretty girls,
lor miserly old curmudgeon;' shouted
Billsuook; 'but hang me if I'd risk ray
(- lifts for such an old wr. tch as Phil Lee.'
1 You know the gentleman, then?'
j 'I'fe reason to know him, the hypo
'critical old reprobate. He's as as rich
; as Cruus, but as tight as the bark of a
I tree to his help.'
'But vhy do you think him so mean
' J. . . ,
iiecause he pretends to piety, and yet
n tJ)U time j. heapiu: up riches, in
the shape of Mocks, aud mills, aud city
slots, and broad acres, which hell most
likely tako to auother world with him
when he goes, for fear it would do some
body some good here if he left it. I ex
pect he starved his wifo tot death, when
she died; aud hU only daughter I'e no
! doubt he'd swan awav for a iold niece a-
'You seem very bi ttcr again-t him, per
haps your judgment is warped iu some
j way.
Not at all. Wight will tell you that I
5pcak tho truth. We've both been in his
employ, I reckon.'
'Ye, indeed,' echoed Wight, 'and a
meaner uiau I never wish to see. Your
heroism is thrown away in savins the
life of such a man, Ned Lovell. You'd
better let him have gone to tho deuce,
and done with it.'"
A few weeks after this, as Edward was
stepping from the train iu the Boston de
pot, he unexpsotedly encountered the
same old gentleman he had picked up on
the road, and taking the watch from bis
pocket, he stepped up and asked if it be
longed to him.
I 'Yes indeed,' said the gentleman with
ja smile, 'here are my initials engraved on
the back. But how where ' he looked
ill A 1 f 1
lie would
wa quesnoneu, or luanKca oy
character so despicable as he supposed
Phil Lee to be: and he scorned the idea
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ui luiuii iuu vun wait v ui a UH3VI iui a
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But Edward was deceived after ail by
his associates, who bad been
associates, who bad been dismissed
from the gentleman's employ for gross
; neglect of duty; for he was really a good,
generous, and noble-spmtcd mau; though
a proud one; rapidly increasing in wealth
t it is
. -. , , .'. , j
if ia frnrt hnf. nttinrT i r. hnnpRt nr. nnn
purposes, lie knew iLdward at once,
auu uviuif utcuiy 111 uiuiui ivt ttiw jv
r.nn, veith Mia
! b v r
: honestv ho displayed in returning the
(ftntt en n.i rtl tt V a nns n .trnnA rlrnl
dppa atFLfs' leavlug biuj so sud-
deuly.
,Tbig eviiecty wi6hfes to
JnknQn tQ me, he aid t0 him-i
Jf ,r f , :nirftmio sri(?ss 0f
modest diffidence in his countenance, as
,ajweuag au uncommon share of energy
I and yood ifense. They tell me he is only
'a common hand upon the road, but I am
) I. . 3 . A I .a,
n fifiiii iiiiiii iiririri ii iiiiii i.iii i iiiin iiiii. i iiiii
vuijr auiu uo ia
i higher nositions. I must look to it by-
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lieitii; an ingenious, winy, coom-iuou
nnij fit nttl lll tlTiPl
was admired anu appreciatoa py nis set;
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www aaia "
poor, unpolished,
no powerful friends to recom-
friends to recom-
to looklmend nimue l,.a(1 Ditliertp becn compel-
'lea to ton in tne raniss, wuu mue proa-
, of Droino,ion elsewhere.
;covercd and opprcciated, Ho proved
; Mq q cominiUod
big cba bowever and D0W that the
i himself capable of every trust committed
'spirit ot
1.,-;.. f oinhitmn wftfl fuirlr rnnsd. it
' , .Rtftnialiinir how fast he improved
. an(J wanDcr3.
lVli
to v
Sr. norenn m i n A nnn manners.
busineS3 for maDV months, Edward
piui.i; i; k i. iiiiiiii. iiiijULau
vim-tPd her sinr-n trtpir nresence had been
rather annoying to'hiin. .But now it was
' vacation, ho reflected, and they would Jbe
mile
across
tno
stage, he looked forward with pleasure
to the long' and uninterrupted interview
he should havo with a" mother who was
. very dear to hiin.
' Ilis course led along the banks of a
little lake, where ho had often wandered
- ..a - a .
and sported in childhood, and he was
standing in a deeply shaded nook that o-
verlooked the lake, thinking intently of
the nast: when his musmrs wcro inter
r p i i
rupted by the rustling of the leaves and
branches near him; aud a minute after-
wards, a female form crept into view, u-
pon the lo.wer branch of an old treo that
' grew out horizontally over the water,
some twenty feet.
1 Her face was half concealed by an odi-
ous bloomer hat; but the fine form and
graceful motions, could not fail to arrest
his attention: and the trouble she had in
' arranging . her fashiouable skirts excited
liic mir tli t n uiiU n loirt tllilt dflfifirilin
mo iuiivu IV UUVU U-.v
a one oreventcu his induiinj? in a nearly
hurst ot auerbter. liavintr arransea
them to her satisfaction, the young lady
sat down in the crooked scat he remem
bered of old, took a book from her pock
et, and went to reading.
But her miud evidently soon wandered
from tho priuted page to the works ofna
ture around her; and in lookiug up she
discovered the tiny nest of a humming
bird upon one of the drooping branches.
She rose suddenly, aud on stepping for
ward with the book in one hand, and the
other outstretched toward the prize, her
foot slipped, and she was precipitated
dowu
But 0, Shade of Eugene! what a" fall
was there! Those abominable crinolines,
ropes, hoops, and whatnot, caught firmly
upon a broken branch, and in spite of her
shrieks aud struggles, hung the fair lady
up between the heavens and the earth,
with her head and shoulders submerged
in the dark waters.
Edward forjrot to lauh at the ridicu
loudness of her position, when he saw the
imminent danger she was drowuing; but
with his usual readiness, he pulled out
and opened his jackknifc, while runing
with all speed to the rescue. The water
was not more than wai.-t deep; and rush
ing iu as quick as possible, he raised the
fair maiden out of it with one hand, while
he hacked off the odious hoops with tho
other aud then brought her safe to land,
She had struggled and swung herself
out of tho water, and shrieked and tore at
her stout garments, till slie was stranded,
anu ner strenjitn exnau-ieu, anu now sue
was black in the face and nearly senseless.
He laid her down geutly upon the soft,
mossy bank, and was parting the dark,
dishevelled hair from her face, when she
caujiht breath and beizan to revive. He
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then raised her to a sitting posture, and
supported her with his arm, till she be-
came sensible of surrounding objects. Ho ter one evening.
watched the changing hues upon her coun- ! 'I suppose it wa3 Mr. Lovell,' said Jen
tenancc with the deepest interest, and 1 nic, with a blush.
when it resumed its natural color, he ven- i 'Lovell Lovell I know of no respec
tured to ask in a low tone if she was bet- table young man of that name, I am sure,
ter. Pray tell us who and what he is ?' And
As she turned and lookd up eagerly in he gave a keen, soarchiug look,
his face, the truth flashed upon her palsied 'He is the son of the lady I boarded
mind, overcome with shame and confusion, i with in the country last year,' said Jen
she covered her face with her hands and nie, faintly.
burst into tears
'Do not let it distress you,' he said,
guessin? her feelings; 'we are all liable
j to accidents, and let us thank tjod that
i this did not end fatally.'
Deeply mortified at tho accident, and
frightened to hud herself in the arms ot a
"stranger, the girl started up as Boon as
she had collected her senses and ran away
with the speed of an antelope. ; ingly. 'Is it not so?1
That's cool, any way,' exclaimed Ed- 'No, dear father, but he always hap
ward, as he looked after her with an eager, pened to call in your hours of business,
linlC-nrncnlrml nir Shri didn't nn
i .
ston to thank me for this ducking, to say
nntliiii,. nf nil flio nnviiHo slm nlvnn
me for a year or more'. For in this pret -
; ty wood and water nympn, no nau uis-
coveroli uis fair iuaiuorata of the Launay
station. '
n sat down and mused unon it for a
while regertfully, and then hunting up
his carpet bag, he took out a pretty, white
summer suit, made . himself pveseutable;
ti ii ii ri'iiin nn iiiu n i iiiiiiii- x i . nau
and marched on towards home,
1 a 1. I 4 ... -.1 Ma rim
v i a
his mother a pleasant surprise, so in he
" "b"bJ u J
biiiiii? uowu io umuer.
uTirt T7II 1 5?t ? J 1
yy ny, toward aiu you ram uowu 10
us?" said his mother, as she rose to greet
him; and then turning, she presented,
mv son" to "Miss Jennie Lc Roy. one
0f my boarders, who. is 'spending the va-
cat,0n wUh me. in the absence ot her lath-
er lroni the city."
Edward could hardly command his
countenance, when in Miss Le Roy he
recognized the heroine' of the morning;
and the maiden herself sufficiently be
, ber oonfusion at tbe si bt of birQi
She rose, as if to fly from the room; then
sat down again, blushing to the roots of
ner hair,,aud seeming more man nan in-
, . n n t rt
.Cltneo to cry. ue saw u an, anu cnarn
his dancer- nhlv withdrfiw his tnnthfir's atfnntion
f ' bcr f:n ,he meal was nearly over :
an(j tbcn tbe 0d dy being called out of
the room, he said, 'I hope you feel no bad
effects from your accident this morning?'
'No,' said Miss Jennie, and her face
flusbed up in an instant. 'But I will not
be lbe of J"ur fidic"'
aJtboJaugbing 8took of ,ho wboX vill-
ij
age. I will go home this very day.-
. Aud up she rose to leave the .room..
'forgive me,' said Edward, as he iuter-
cepted her.fli-'ht, if I havo wounded your
teclimrs by alluding to the subiect: and
...i."-. " . " .. '
! Deneve me when 1 sav that vou will meet
with no ridicule or exposure from me
j aud no one-else kuows anything of the
occurrence.
'But it inortiGes me to think
began. she
j began.
! ll hink nothing about it then; or if you
1 a a
j do, remember that you were saved, from scorn me, and that with your education,
! a fearful death," said he, seriously. 'intellect, aud high social position, you'
'You must think me an ungrateful girl,' yourself would look down on ouo so
but I am not,' said she, feelingly: "I am
decply sensible of the value of the ser -
vice you rendered mo on this, and I be -
Here on a former oooasion; but I must
confess that I am foolish! y sensitive to
ridicule
Will yon pardon my rudeness
aud
seeminc
ingratitude ?'
;Yes, if you will promise not to run a-
way because of my coming home, he an-,
j swered, laughingly.
Whether she promised or not. the vounff'
lady did not run away, aud strangely e -
nough, before tbo month was over, sho
r o
lor-iot that she was a
.....
ot that sho was a rich man
ter and he a poor womau's son
and unhackneyed iu worldly wis
tho t of no harm trom the intimate com-
panionship that grew up between theni; 'Well, I do, though I ought not to say
nor did she analyze her own feelings e-, it.'
nough to know why it was she derived' '0, may I believe this, dear Jennie.'
so much pleasure from his society. Grad-iSaid he.'
ually, as their acquaintance progressed,! 'It is true, what else is false,' said she
she forgot rank and caste, in looking into 1 blushing.
his handsome face, or listening to his elo- 'And yet you bade me leave you.'
quent voice; and when leaning upon his : 'I knew not that you cared for me then,
arm in their pleasant woodland rambles, i and only did as my father bade me.'
or mingling in the home circle which his! 'And is there nothing that will win his
presence made a paradise, she little favor but the gold for which so many give
dreamed how immeasurably her friends their lives?'
would thiuk she wasdescendiuginthesocial I 'I fear not; he has ever favored the
scale by such couipanioupbip. But tbeir
parting at the end of the month, and the
feeling of desolation that came over her
after he was gone, gave her some clue to
the secret of her heart's mysteries.
But Edward himself was not so
lcuo-
rant of the state of his own feeling. He
knew that he loved her from the first; but!
he also knew how wide a ehasm separa-
ted them: a chasm which hone and ambi-
tion whispered he miht oc'rleap at some
future time, if he could inspire her with
kindred sentiments. He dared not ask
her if he had done this, as yet; thouah the
question trembled
hour of parting; but
the invitation to call upon her in her city
j home, and did so in a few months after-
(wards. He knew that she was then mo -
J ving like a brilliant star in the most fash -
i ionable circles, and hardly dared to an-
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proaoh her in her spledid man-ion; but for a moment in astonishment; and then
he did so, and was received with evident; Jeunie, with the exclamation 'Father!'
pleasure. He repeated the call again J upon her lips, sank into a seat, and cov
ond again, with like success, and each ered her face with her bands, while Ed
successive visit his hopes grew brighter.
'What young man was that I met upon
the steps, as I came in to nijrht. Jennie?'
; said that young lady's father to his daugh
What, a poor country clown ! Surely
you are not keeping up a clandostino ac
quaintance with such a fellow as that.
Tell roe, has he been here before ?''
'He has,' said Jennie, firmly.
'How many times I'
'I canuot toll.
Ah, then I have purposely been kept
in ignorance of the fact,' said he
frown-
UI1U X UIU itUlU -L IUUUUI UU II a I 111 UI III.
i 'Well, it's -time the acquaintance was
ilrnnnntl nnil voti mno toll lijjn an if ln
r 4
! calls again.'
i 'jjut lather,' said she, besoeohmcly.
' 'Let there bo no buts about it. Thoso
J people were poor and low, and not fit as-
sociates. for the heiress of all mv wealth:
and if I had known the woman had a son, j
I would not have allowed you to remainj
there so long.' I
Jennie dared not reply to this, for she
had been tau-'ht to yield unquestioning!
l J l" t u"w
obedience to her lather swishes, nut trom ucao. -
some cause her pillow that night was wet. 'And you love her, do you, sir ?
wit,tCfirS,; ,,,, u . J . ?;"r whole world bos.de,
When Ldward called again, ho thought said he. .
Jennie looked pale and discomposed, and 'W ell, then I shall not be the one to
was more silent and reserved than usual. ; separate you; for my daughter s nappi-
'Are you ill, Miss Le Roy, or am I an uess is more precious to mo than my
unwelcome visitor?' he asked uuable tovhole fortune. It is true, uuwara l.oy-
endure the suspense it cost him. .ell, that I should not have selected one in
'Neither,' said Jennie, hesitatingly, 'or jour station for my daughter s husbanU;
at least not unwelcome to me, but but I but knowing that she has made her own
wish vou would not come here aiain. at
choice, and that it has alien upon one to
, . r t l
present. ily father is displeased;
- -
'olivine
niHi
perhaps I have done wrong in re
t?rm ipijlinut hitj L' n r tv I ( rl ttn
J - D.
It evideutly cost her a creat struggle J , .nA
.i i i i i f ii ,,, 'I am deeply grateful for your kmu
to say this, and sho colored painfully uu-j , , f J b :a t,1o,i.
, t i r, i 1 ness and forbearance,' said Edward; 'but
dcr hjs searching gaze, as she did so. ' mprits7.
PTa know notli n,r of m v nnn. n theni'
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'tVn T lifllinvfi not ' feaid Jennie. With
downeast eves.
'Miss Le Roy, did you mean to deceive
him and bewilder me, with tho vain hope
that I might one day win a return of the
passionate love I bear you, for tho plea-
Euro of casting mo off at last?' said ho,
pas-ionatoly. "0, must I believe ,l,at jou
Uoso io, U .hri,od in tbo boli.st
rnnnA.q OI IHV tieart. fiOll 11 UOCC1VO !lUG
f i ill -
with tbo wiles'of a coquctto ?'
' : V
it.'
i j uvuuiu. uu not"
nn ' null .lonnm I.J ,
believe
Ho cot nn and nnn.d the firm-
: . . -r - - r
as shr
tsaid this, and at last stopping before her
, he said: 'I see how it in. I oogbt uct to
blame you that I have deceived
myself
with talse hopes. 1 should have known
better than to raise mv eves to one so far
I above me in wealth and station. I should
have known that your friends would
poor, unpolished and superficial as mv-
elf; and only tolerate my presence from
1 motives of generous pity. But it all over
now. I nhall trouble you no more by my
presence I eo. and must bid von an ev-
erlastiDg farewell.
o ' J -
Edward,' he eobbed, 'it were better I
know, but 1 cannot allow one to whom I
owe my life to go, believing that I have
carelessly deceived and sported with his
feclinsrs. I was irrateful for the crcat scr-
,' vice you rendered meatfir.xt; and my
j treatment of you since has ever been but
'No
..... j " m.woo , v.4 uui
a's daugh-j.a reflex of my feelings. What cau I say
i. Y"oung,morer
?isdom, she 'Say, 0 say that you do return my fond
that . you do return my fond
tove
! richest of my suitors
''Plifir. T "fill t r rv rTa nnnfoinc K -i f
what I will win it, if jou will -wait for me, I
dear Jenuie. I have this vory day recciv- !
jl. tiwu . i" lit tw.uvjtw muuutuuig uuu
ed a tempting offer to go to the land of
cold, which
for your sake I will accept
to-morrow.
If I win what I go to seek,
J -1 1 T Tf T
I will return aud claim your hand.
If I
die, drop a tear for oue that loves
better than life.'
you
'It were a pity to spoil suoh a beautiful
romance as this,' said Jennio's father,
(Stepping out from behind the shadowy
damask window curtain, and looking
upon his lips in therfrom one to the other with a quizzical air.
he resolved tc accept i'l little thought,' he continued, 'when I
... afi m . 1
dropped off into a doze upon that window
seat this evening, that I was to be a wit-
Jness in my dreams of euch auitercsting
, theatrical performance as this
Both gazed upon tho old gentleman
- - x ? a l x
ward drew himselr up proudly and defi
antly, as if prepared for a storm, being
none the less astounded at his sudden
appearance, than at the discovery that it
was the father of tho girl he loved so
fondly, whose life ho had saved upon the
railroad
some minutes,
There was a silence of
and then the old gentleman said
t-T
uo
you remember me, young gentleman ?'
'I think I do,' said Edward drily.
'And do you thiuk I owe you any
thing?'
'A few nurses perhaps, for stealing your
'Aud how much gold for the life you
perilled j'our own to save !'
'None. I never peril my life for gold.'
Ab, but you do it every day; and did
I not hear you just now, offering to do it
for Jennie ?
'That is a different matter altogether,
and for her no sacrifice wcro too dear.'
"I see, you value her life a great deal
higher than mine; but it suits me just now
to estimate both at the some price. You
evidently thiuk me a stingy bid fellow,
who values a copper higher than ho does
his life; and I shall have to give you ray
Jennie, and my whole fortuuc, before
you will change your mind.'
You mock me,' said Edward, disdain
fully.
'Wo will seo.
Como here, Jennie.'
She obeyed tremblingly,
'Now, Jennie, is what ;
young fellow just now, true,
you told this
about loving
him, and so ou?'
i ' .. . . .
'Yc3, father,' said Jennie, hanging uor I
f 1
T ,t n t-x w ll.Mir aP i 1 It I I I lit! i
wnom i ou " "voj, ' ,
cheerfully acquiesce in her decision; and
ItlC nJU I I uauiiji x ii uu ii "
l,:i )
"w -"o "
'Do not think because you avoided my
acnuainlance, that my watcbtu.l eye. has
not been upon you,' s-id Le Roy, smil-
ingly. 'I hoard of your filial devotion;
of your triumphant resistance j of a trong
temptation; of your native t aloo!. or
ace, and nobleness of soul, till I learned.
. . a . . j t r an
to admiro jour cbarac,, .nd n
m my
unknown
the
j i. or. nnrk
in vour uenan
t?
evcr eiuco our first
.1 Ii-.
fUUU. uaa utcu ' .
fortunate mceting.-
But for all that, I did not know that it
was your mother to whom I sent, my
daughter in the country, at the recom
mendation of a friend, or your mother's
son I bade her dismiss the other day from
her presence.'
'Nor did I know that you were Miss
Le Hoy's father, til! this evening, aa I had
beard you called by another name said
Edward, smiling.
Jennie was surprised and pleased to
find that her father and Edward knew
each other. Mutual explanations follow
cd, and the evening passed pUasantly to
all patties. Before long the old fira of
Philip LeRoy received the addition of a
new partner in Jcunio'3 husband who
proved a valuable acquisition to the establishment.
The Lutheran Synod. ' :
Tho one hundred and eleventh session
of this Ecclesiastical body convened on
Mouday morning, aist ult, in St. Johu's
(Mr. Sadtler's) church, Eaaton. JAbout
one huudred and fifty members, clero-v
i oue iiuuureu anu uity memoers
j and laymen were iu attendance
Synod was opeued according to I
' mula prescribed, bv the Preside
Tho
tho frr
mula prescribed, by the President, Kev,
t C. F. Welden, of Bethlehem. The .roll
was then called and the credentials of the
lay delegates received. By motion the
i regular modo of election was suspended
and the present offioers were all unani
mously re-elected, viva voce. President,
i Rev. C. F. Welden, Bethlehem; Secrcta
; ry. Rev. J. F. Vo.lcbaoh, Philadelphia;
Treasurer, Dr. D. W. Schaeffer, German
town. The President read an interesting
report, giving an account of his official
acts during the past year. Much busi
ness of interest was transacted during the
session, which ended on Thursday night.
The next session of Synod will be held
in Lebanon.
-Lehigh
Hegisle? .
Ask for what you Want.
Several pcntlcmcn of the Massachn-
Bctts Legislature, dining at a Boston ho-
tcl one of theni atkcd ylTm M 8 entj
' O
man who sat opposite.
'Can you reach thea pcrtators, sir?"
Mr. M. extended his arci towards tho
dish and satisfied himself that he could
reach the "pertaters," and snswsred:
"Yes, sir."
The legislator was taken aback by this
unexpected rebuff from the wag, but pres
0ntly recoveriuc-himself, he asked.
J O
"Will
you stick my fork into one of
them.
Mr. M. took tho fork and very coolly
plunged it into a finely cooked potato,
and left it there.
The company roared as they took tho
joke, and the victim looked more foolish
than before. But suddenly an air of
confidence struck him; rising to his feet
he rxelaimed with an air of conscious tri
umph: "Now Mr. M. I will trouble you for tho
fork."
Afp. AT. rnsn tr nis firl with tha most
impertUrable gravity, pulled the fork out
of the potato, and returned it, amidst an
UDControlable thunder storm of lauchter.
. D '
to the utter discommitture of the senile-
I man from B-
Tit for Tat.
The Last of the Wliia Party. A firm
jn Chicago shipped last week, direct to
. London, eightoen thousand coon-skins.
Lxch angc.
The Last of the Democratic Parly. A
oartv of enraged women, in a town out
I West, entered a groggery, a few days ago,
i and demolished some forty odd barrels
i of tchislccy, which the proprietor bad been
usin to debauch their husbands. Sa-
vannah Republican.
i M m m
C" At a negro celebration lately an
Irishman stood listening to the colored
speaker expatiating upon government and
freedom, aud as the orator came to a "pe-
, riod" from one of the highest, most poet
ical flights, the Irishman said:
"Bedad, he spakes well for a Dagur,
don't he now?
Somebody said, "ho isn't a negro ho
is ouly a half negro.''
"Only a half naguris it!" "Well, if a
hailf nagur can talk in that style. I'm
thinkiug a wholo nagur might bate tho
i nron
hct Jeremiah?
A Curious Fueak of Nature.
M w . g of Jeroniiah
of ;s ft Bpe
! cimen of animal malformation, in tho
, Qf &
Superfluous limbs are op-
dc( borizODtaiiy to the riht aud left
j k fa
, M nUJabcr of c1aWS
Qf tho propcr
j about 8 ol(Jj
Wr for CQn.
II a
tiuued well being. The lovers of the cu-
rious can be gratified with a sight.
Lc
hi"h Re"isler.
TnuB. The less you leave jourchil
dren when you die, the more they will
have twenty years afterward. Wealth
iuherited should be the iaspnaiv? to ex
ertion. Instead of that, 'it id the 4itle
doed to sloth.' Tbe euly asauey that does
a cin good io wbst he earus bieulf. A
ready-made fortune, like reody-Oiftdo
clothes, seldom fits tfe tu wbo come
ih posecsaion.
. Q .
?unch says, tht in the sSarSoW- of a
ssialljai-t may be see,n e large doctor's
bill andlthe. outlines of a ceffin.
igiite vnmanageaoic.