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VOL. 31.
STROUDSBURG, 1VI3NROE COUNTY, PA., DECEMBER 4, 1873.
NO. 30.
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Published by Theodore Schoch.
TF1t-r" l IUfs ; yenriri
-it'if rfhe al f the year, I
.u will bf ciiiesel-
t"'4 . , ...,. I until all
advance and if not'
two dollars and fifty
i. . t a I il itil mil rra -1 fta i
e t iv-i-iisj (KMts of one s ,tirc offcight lino) or
L ' I'if-o itifrtittfs SI At). Eac.li rtilthT tminl
Longer ones in proportion.
JOI5 imkintixcs,
OF ALL KINDS,
r.ciMiie.l in tl? hialiest style of the Art, and oath
6 inist ieaon-tble terms.
"WILLIAM S. REES,
Surveyor, Conveyancer and
Real Estate Agent.
Farms, Timber Lands and Town Lots
FOR SALE.
Office next loor above S. lees' news Depot
anil 21 door below the Corner fcftore.
March lS7:5-tf.
D R. J. LA NT Z, "
Surgeon ami Mechanical Dentist,
snllln Ins office "n Mtin Street, in the second
t,,rv-nf Dr. S. W'.ii!:n" brick bui'ding, ne.iily oppo
Vc sir.iu l-;m i; Uine. anj lie fl.iitershiiiielf
tint !' fifteen veis cinl nt (tneMi-e and the moM
rtnrl i I c.iifiiil attenti li l til mailers perOiiniiig
l hi? ,-if',t"ii. that he i fully atile to perform all
oierati'Hi i" 'lei'1"' line to the inol careful, t.ste
.'il in 1 manner.
S u-ciaI jiU-.iii'Mi ijiven to savins the N iluia Teeth ;
ttif l it-frti hi i Artiiu-ial Teetli on Rubber,
Ctii. Silver or i.oatiuuuus Gums, and porject fits In
all ra' iiimi' d-
M i; fjrs.ins kit. 'i .v tl'.e great folly and d;nser l en
irui imi tieir w ; k to t he inejtpirienred. xrlo lho-e
Uu-.iZ at a 4ll-ita:u:e. April 13, 1 ST I . 1 y
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K. J. 5B. SI5 J,L.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
o.Tii'J 1-t door above Stroudsburg House,
residence 1st door alove Poi Office.
O:li.-o ii nirs from 'J to 1J A. M., from 3 to o
and 7 lo '. v. M. JaJ" '7:ly.
D
r. w. jacivsox
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACCOUCHER.
In the oi l otiu'e. of Dr. A. Reeves Jack-on,
re.-idetice, corner of Sarah and Franklin treet.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Aitjujt t, lsT'2-ttl
JR. 52. J. PATTCRSO.",
fl?STI.G 1D XEfHAMCAL DENTIST,
llavin; l ".tcd in East Strotidsbtirpr, Pa., an
!i) incv tin! he is now jircp-tred to ii-sert arti
fioial tec-tli isi the inot beautiful and life-like
miiin.er. A!o, great attention given to filling
ani preserving i;ie natural teetli. Teeth c.t
tri icl wiihrcit ji.tin bv use of Nitrous Oxide
in. All other v.-.irk incident to the profession
ilnne in t!i-. most skillful and approved style.
All .tark attended to promptly and uarranteu.
l'atroiKige ot the public
I'tiicitc I.
(:ii 'C iii A. V. Loder's new building, op
po.ittf Ani!u:uink House, East Strot-.dsburg,
Pa. Julv 11, 1873 ly.
D
ft. A', t.. PECK,
Announces lint li i vin jus: returned from
Denial Coileg-s, lie is fully prepared to make
artificial teetn in tne most beautiful and life
like in-nt icr, and lo fill decayeJ teeth ac
ordinj to the most in proved method.
Tueiii extract -d withmit pain, when dc
iirel, by fie use of Nitrous Oxide Gjs,
wlnca i entirely hirmless. Repairing; ot
H kin.Is neatly done. AI! work warranted.
Chtr-s re isouible.
0:5ce in .1. ti Keller's new Brick build
ing, Mii i S-reet, Stroudsbur, Pa.
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JlIES I J. WALTO.V,
Attorney at Law,
0.T, in tho building formerly (wcupied
by L. M. l.iron. an 1 opposite the Strnil.
barg 5i i:ik. Main sttvt, Stroudsburg, Pa.
U-tf
JICKSCAX IIOTKL.
The sub-eriber would inform the public tliat
hj? hus kuscd the house formally kept by Jacob
Kiifclit, in the Iiorough of Stroudburg, Pa.,
and having repainted and refurnished the same,
is prepared to entertain all who may patronize
urn. It is the aim of the proprietor, to furn
superior aeeointnodations at moderate rates
and will pare no pains to promote the com
fjrt fiftlio gtiests. A liberal share of public
I'iitroiuye soiicited.N
April 17,'72-tf. D. L. PISLE.
H0NE3DALE, PA.
Postcentral location ot any Hotel in town.
x II. Y. KIPLE & .SOX,
159 Main street. Proprietors.
January '.), 1873. ly.
I At Si AW AS AM EIOl'SK.
J OPJ'OSITK THE DEPOT,
A'ast Stroudsburg, I 'a.
li. J. VAN COTT, Proprietor.
The bar contain the choiet Lbpiors and
feTABLKis supplied with the best the market
1yrk Charges moderate. may 3 1872-tf.
31 o tint Vernon House,
117 and 119 North Second St.
AttOVK AUCJI,
PHILADELPHIA.
May 30, 172- ly.
1 E V. K D V A It I) A . W I LSON'S (of W il
V ''"m-l'urgh, N. Y.) Recipe for CON
MPTIONand ASTHMA carefully com
Puded at
HOLLINSHEAD'S DRUG STORE.
0$ Med'irleg Frf8h and Pure.
21. W. HOLUNSIIEAD.
A THANKSGIVING SURPRISE.
BY AMY RANDOLPH
"Dear me ! I wish I could pa home to
Thanksgiving," said Adelaide Kent.
Addie Kent worked all day in a great
ehirt factory where the scwin: machines
hummed like a bin full of bumble bees,
a'nd the steam shook the floor ; and for all
daily bread.
"I know just how it looks there," said
Adelaide to herself. "If ?hut my eyes
I can see ihe great old kitchen fire, aud
the tins all shining on the shelves ; and
I can see dear old grandaia in her black
stuff dress and silver spectacles, and little
lame Kenny whittling out wooden toys.
Oh, if I could only go ! IJut Mr. Secor
can't spare a girl out of the factory just
now, ami O dear, I may wish aud wish in
vain. lut girls," she spoke these last
two words out loud, with a merry sparkle
through the tears that filled her eyes, to
the room full of girls around P'l've
such an idea in my head ! We'll get up a
Thanksgiving dinner lor old Mr. Dallas"
Old 31 r. Dallas, be it premised, was a
rheumatic old bachelor who had the top
room in Mrs Dunmore's cheap board
ing house, and "found" himself mostly
in bread and cheese and cold water
Some of the gay girls who boarded there
called him a miser; some called him an
eccentric ginus ; but all agreed in the
primary fact that he was very poor, very
rheumatic, and very solitary.
'It isn't as if he were a youna: man,
you know, said she. "We can steal into
bis room ar-d lay the tabic in a little
while, and it will be so nice to surprise
him We'll subscribe a little all around
and buy a small turkey, and I can cook
it on Mrs. Dunmore's kitcheu fire ; and
know a splendid receipt for pumpkin
pie ; ami and you know, girls, if we
can't go home and have m good old fash
ioned Thanksgiving, all by ourselves, we
can at least help to make somebody else
happy. Why, I don't suppose Mr. Dal
las has had a real Thanksgiving dinner
for ton years.
And so Adelaide Kent busied her kind
little l.cjrt and fertile brain in contriv
ing a pleasant surprise for the solitary
old bachelor in the urrpur floor, who sat
in his overc at to save firing, ami ate dry
bread, with cheese, when be could get it,
aud when he could'ut, di without.
II iw hhe trotted about in the gray
twilight of Thanksgiving eve. with a scar
let hool, tied over her chestnut brown
braids, and her cheeks and lips rivaling
its vttmiiioa hue, while on her arm she
carried a hue covered basket Mrs
Dunn or s market basket, iu truth and
in f;;ct and whtui she came home, the
whole swum of g'rls gathered about her
to investigate its contents.
And to hear the kuot of pretty young
conspiratois whispering and buzzing to
gether, you would have thought the whole
world wojid peuetrate their mystery be
fore the hour for its fruition was ripe,
except old Miles Dallas, who sat up in
bis room, shivering in the frosty air, with
only the reflection of the street lamps
against the walla to light the dreary
hours. " The woild is getting too hard for
me," thought the poor old man. '-There
don't seem to be any place lor tue and
perhars I'd be better out of it that in."
Dut Mrs Duumore, the landlady, came
up iu a great hurry the next day.
"I lu pe you'l! excuse me, Mr. Dallas,
I'm sure," she sai l, dropping a flurried
courtesy, for the old man had a stately
sort of air with him when he pleased.
but but little Mike' gone home to
spend Thanksgiving, and I've no mortal
soul to seud this baket of provisions to
poor Mrs. Thistlegalie by, and if it
wouldn't be troubling you too much, Mr.
Dallas, may be the walk would do you
good."
And Miles Dallas, willing to be the
bearer of good news to one perhaps older
aud poorer than himself, rose courteously
up, and went on Mrs. Dunmore's kindly
D)isi0U.
Uat no sooner had the door closed be
hind his halting foostcps. than the swarm
of merry damsels fluttered iu, with Addie
Kent at their head ; a cheerful fire of
anlhracite coal glowed aud crackled in
the grate ; the room was swept and gar
nished with brilliant autumn leaves, and
the table spread with a spotless damask
cloth, while iu the centre stood the month
ly rose.
That will do for the present," said
Addie "Now girls, shut th door and
let the room get warm, and I'll just run
down and see to the turkey aud pumpkiu
It was quite dusk, and snowing softly
without, when Louie Holland came danc
ing down into the kitchen of the board
ing house where Addie was busy at work
dishing the turkey, with her sleeves roll
cd up above the elbows, aud a big bid
aprou of striped ticking euvelopiug her
trim little figure.
Oh, Addie,'" she cried, "he's come
back V
"Who has come back ?" Addie asked,
drenchiug the little brown carcass of the
bird with" a shower of unctuous gravy
from a tin spoon.
"Mr. Dalias"
"What did he say ?"
"Why, I didn't see him when he came
in but. there he sits by the fire, as com i
posed us f a fire was an every day thiug."
"llow dees he look ? Surprised X"
l can't see, it's so dark, and there is
only the firelight io the roouiv Shall I
li;ht a lamp T
"Not yet." sai 1 Addie. "Wait .until
the table is all set, and then we'll ilium
inate. He's a philosopher, you sec, and
takes things coolly. Now stand aside
Louie, and let me carry the eenter dish
of the feast up."
In poured the girls, three or four in
number, Addie directing, and each do
ing her part, until the board was spread
with the daintymeal the turkey brown
and crisp, the celery nodding overhead,
the red apples and crimsontinted jelly
lending color to the ssene, and the pump
kin and cranberry pies shining like gold
and ruby at either end of the board.
And then, when it was all arranged,
Addie Kent went softly up behind the
silent figure in the arm chair that had
watched the whole twilight scene of mute
surpries, and putting her arms around
his neck, left a soft, fregrant kiss ou his
cheek.
"It was my surprise, sir," she said.
"And oh ! I hope you'll enjoy your
Thanksgiving dinner, for"
Dut a cry of surprise from Louie Hol
land made her look around ; and there, iu
the door way, with the empty basket on
his arm and a loaf of bread wrapped in
brown paper in his hand, stood old Miles
Dallas.
And the imposter io the arm chair
rose as much embrassed as herself.
"I I beg your pardon," he said, "but
I couldu't help myself. I had uo idea
you were going to kiss me ; it was all ex
actly like a sceue iu the Arabian Nights,
and I expected every minute it would all
vanish through -a crack in the floor.
And"
Dut Addie. without staying to see how
tall and straight and handsome this usurp
ing hero was, had precipitately escaped.
And 31 iles Dallas and his nephew from
Cuba ate the Thanksgiving dinner to
gether with a relish.
"You will pardon me !" pleaded Eugene
Dallas, when Addie came in, demure
and blushing to clear away the dishes.
"If you will pardon me!''
"It was very stupid of me," said Eu
gene ; "but I'll try to make amends
in the dish washing line, if you'll let rue."
And before their domestic duties were
concluded, Addie had Icirncd that Eu
gene had returned from Cuba a rich man,
with the iutention of taking Uncle Miles
hack to end his days in that summer
land.
"But he thiuks I had better stay here,"
said Eugene with a sigh.
"So do I," said Addie, almost instinc
tively, "I mean "
"Do you really ?" crie Eugene,
brightening up at once. "Then 1"11
stay."
And the next Thanksgiving day Ad
die invited Mrs. Duusmore and all the
girls to dine with her in her brown stone
house on Gramery Place, where she per
sided with the grace of a little queen, as
Mrs Eugene Dallas.
And this is what came of that kiss on
Thanksgiving day. V. Y. Lecfjer.
Anecdote of an Elephant.
The Leisure Hour, an English maga
zine, tells this touching story, as related
by Major Drown of the Fortieth regi
meet;
During the siege of Pondichery, in the
East Indies, by the British army, when
M Lally was governor, there, there were
in the French garrison several war ele
phants ; all of which except oue died from
tha scarcity of provisions, and the scuvi
vor would have shared the fate of his
companions but for his uncommon sagac
ity, which rendered him a favorite with
every one, and the object of general ad
miration. This animal in the absence of
his keeper, was one day amusing himself
with hi chain in an open part of the
town, wheo a man who had committed a
theft aud was pursued by a great number
of people, despairing ol all other means
of safety, ran for protection under the
elephant. Apparautly delighted with
the poor wretche's confidence, the crea
ture instantly faced about and met the
crowd, erected his trunk and threw his
chain in the air, as is the manner of these
animals when engaged with the enemy,
and became so furious in defense of the
criminal that, notwithstanding all the
gentle arts made use of by the surround
ing multitude, neither they nor even his
mahout or driver, to whom he was foudly
attached, and who was sent for to manage
him, could prevail with hitu to give up
the malefactor. The contest had cou
tinued for about three hours, when at
length the governor, hearing the strange
account of it, came to the spot, and was
so much pleased with the generous per
severance of the honest quadruped that
he yielded to the elept.an'ts interposition,
and pardoned the criminal. The poor
man, in an ecstasy of gratitude, testified
his acknowledgments by kissing and em
bracing the probosci of his kind benefac
tor, who. was apparently so sensible of
what had happened that, laying aside all
his former violence, he became perfectly
tame and gentle iu un instaut, and suf
fored his keeper 'tc conduct liim away
without the smallest resistance.
The smoking of seed corn is now ex
tcnsively practiced, and is not injurious
to its germinating power. Care, how
ever, must be taken that the corn be not
heated by actual flame. The smokins.
while it insures the thorough drying ot
corn, also protects the seed when plauieJ
from the depredations of the wire worm,
and some other predatory itsects.
Scared out of a Wife.
A LAUGHABLE STORY.
The narrative which I am about to
write, was told me one bleak, cold night,
in a country parlor. It was one of those
nights midwinter, when the wind swept
over the land making everything tingle
with its frosty breath, that I was seated
before a blazing fire, surrounded by a
jolly, half dozeu doys and an old bachelor
A. Peter Green about forty aud eight
years old.
It was just the night without to make
those withiu enjoy a good story, so each
of us had to tell his favorite story, save
Mr. Green, and as he was a jolly old
fellow, we all looked for a jolly story. We
were somewhat surj r sed to hear him say
"I have no story would interest you," so
we had to find other entertainments for
a while when oue of the boys told me to
ask him how it happened that he never
got married. So I did.
"Well, gentlemen," he began, "it don't
seem right for me to tell how that happen
cd, but as it io about myself I don't care
much. You see wheu I was young we
had to walk as high as five miles to church
and singing schjol, which was our chief
enjoyment. Dut this don't have anything
to do with my not getting a wife, but I
just wanted to show you that we had some
trouble them days in getting our sport.
John Smith and I were like brothers,
or like 'Mary and her little lamb.' Where
one went the other was sure to go. So
we went to see two sisters, aud as we were
not the best boys imaginable, the old
geutleuiau took umbrage and wouldn't
allow us to come near the house, so we
would take the girls to the end of the
lane, and there we would have to take the
final kiss.
We soon got tired of that sort of fun,
and I told John, on our way to singing
school one night, that I was going to take
Sadie home, and that I was going into the
house too.
He said the old man would run me if I
did.
I told him I was go'tDg to risk it anyhow,
let come what would.
He said he would risk it if I would.
So home we went with the girls. When
we got to the end of the lane I told the
girls we proposed going all the way.
They looked at each other iu a way 1
didn't like too well, but said they (the old
folks) would be in bed so they didn't care
if we did.
They were a little more surprised yet
when I told them of going in a little while,
but ; s all was quiet when we got to the
house, we had uo trouble in getting into
the kitchen.
Then and there we had our first courts
and I made up my mind to ask Sadie to
be niy wife the next time I came !
It wa9 now past the turn of the night,
and as we had four miles to walk, I told
John wc would have to be going. So we
stepped out on the porch, but just as we
did so, the sky was lit up by lightning,
and one tremendous thunder peal rolled
along the mountain sides. Its echo had
not died out in the far off rales until the
rain began to pour from the garnered
fullness of the clouds. Wc waited for it
to stop until we were all sleepy, when the
girls said we should go to bed in the little
room at the head of the stairs which led
out of the kitchen, as their father didn't
get up oarly we could be home before the
old folks were astir. So after bidding the
girls a sweet good night aud hugging
them a little and wishing them pleasant
dreams, aud promising them to come back
on next Saturday night, we started for
bed.
We didn't have far to go, as the bed
stood near the head of the stairs. John
was soon in bed, but as I was al vays a
little slow, and full of curiosity, I was
looking around the little room.
At last I thought I would sit dowo on
a chest which was pread over with a nice
white cloth, while I drew off my boots
So dwn I sat, when stars of the cast, I
went plump into a big egg custard pin !
I thought John would die laughing,
for he said I had smashed that cuatard all
to thunder and the plate right iu two.
You see w had to be awful quiet so
that the old man would not hear.
I was now ready to get into bed, so I
put the light out and picked up my boots
thinking to put them in a more convenient
place wheu down my one leg went through
a pipe pole, which had been covered by
paper, up to my hip.
Now oue part of me was up stairs while
the longest part was in the kitcheu.
As my leg was very long it reached a
shelf which was occupied by dishes, pans,
coffee pots, etc , and turning it over down
it went with a tremendous crash.
The girls had not yet retired, and I
could hear them laugh enough to split
their sides.
I felt awful ashamed, and was scared
until my heart was in my throat, for I
expected the old man every moment.
I extracted my leg from the confouuded
hole just in time, for the old lady looked
into the kitchen from the room door, aud
asked 'what all that noise was about V
The girls put her off as best they could,
and I weut to bed, while John was Strang
ling himself under the cover to keep from
laughing hleud.
We soon went offint-o tne land of dreams
with the hope of waking early. I wish 1
could tell you my dreams, but it would
take me to long Oue moment 1 would
fancy mysell by the side of Sadie, sipping
uectar from her heaven bedewed lips, atd
the next I would be flying from the old
man, while he would be flourishing his
cane above my head.
This all came to an end by John giving
me a kick
On waking and looking around I saw
John's eyes as big as'my fist, while the
sun was beaming in at the window.
What to do now he couldn't tell, for we
heard the old mau having family prayers
in the kitchen.
John looked out of the window and
said we could get down over the p'orck
roof.
'Get out and dress as soon as possible,'
he said.
So in my hurry my foot got fastened in
the bedclothes, and out I tumbled, head
formost, turned over, and down the step
until I struck the door, which wa fasten
ed by a woden button, and it giving way
out I rolled right in front of the old man.
He threw up his hands and cried 'Lord
save us!' for he thought I was the devil.
The old lady rcrentued uutil you could
have herad hor a mile.
I was so scared ami bewildered that I
couldn't get up at once It was warm
weather, and I didu't have anything ou
but a shirt.
When I heard the girls snickering it
made me mad, and I jumped up and rushed
out of the door, leaving the greater part
of my shirt on the old iron door latch.
Off I started for the barn, and when
half way through the yard the dog set up
a howl and went for me.
When I got in the barnyard I had to
run through a flock of sheep, and among
them was an old ram, who backed off a
little and started for me. With one bound
I escaped his blow, sprang into the barn,
and began to climb up the logs into the
mow, wheu an old mother hen bounced
upon my legs, picking me until they bled
I threw myself upon the hay, and after
John had slid down the porch into a hogs
head of rainwater, he came to me with one
of my boots, my coat, au 1 one of the legs
of my pant9.
He found mc completely prostrated
Part of my shirt, my hat, one leg of my
pants, my vest, stockings, necktie, and
ono boot wa3 left behind.
I vowed then and there that I would
never go to sec another girl, and I'll die
before I will.
A Touching Incident.
A totfehing story comes to us from
Poughkecpsie, aud we imagine that few
of our readers will persue the incident
without feeling. According to the Kayfe,
a lady was last week walking alone the
street when she met a little girl bctweeu
two and three years old evidently lot,
aud ciying bitferly. Taking her by the
hand the lady asked her where she was
goiug. "I'm going down town to find
my papa," was the reply, between the
sobs, of the child. "What is your papa's
name ?" asked the lady. "His uame is
papa," replied the iunocent little thing.
"Hut what is his other name V queried
the lady, "what docs your mamma call
him t "She calls him papa," persisted
the baby. The lady then took the little
one by the hand and led her along say
ing, "You had better go with mc. I guess
you came from this way."" "Yes, but I
don't want to go back, I want to find my
papa," replied the little girl, crying afrch
as if her heart, would break. "What do
you want of your papa V asked the lady
"I want to kiss him." Just thcu a sister
of the child came along looking for her
and led her away. From the subsequent
inquiries it appeared that the little oue's
papa, whom she was so earnestly in search
of had recently died. Iu her Ionsomeness
and love for him she had tired of waiting
for him to come home, and had sallied out
to find him and kiss him. Could any
thing be more touching and sad '!
Advice to Young; Skaters.
Never try to skate io two directions at
once.
E-it a few apples for refreshment
sake while skating, aud be sure to throw
the cores on the ice for fast skaters to
break their shins over.
There is no law to prevent a beginner
from sitting dowu whenever ho is so in
cliued.
Skate over all the small boys at once.
Knock 'em down. It makes great fun.
and they like it
If you skate into a hole in- the ice take
it coolly. Think how you would feci il
the water were boiling hot.
Il your skates are too slippery buy a
new pair. Keep buying new pairs until
you find u pair that is not slippery.
In i ;iug down do it gradually. Don't
be too sudden ; you may break the ice.
When you fall headlong examine the
straps of your skates very carefully be
fore you get up. That will make every
body thiuk you fell because your skate
was loose.
Wear u heavy overcoat or cloak until
you get thoroughly warmed up, then
throw it off, and let the wind cool you.
This will insu: e you a find cold !
Alter you get so you can skate tolerably
well, skate three or four hours skate
frantically skate till you cau't staud.
It is said that one hundred Merino
sheep, with plenty of bedding, will, dur
iug the ordinary feeding time in winter,
produce about forty two horse wagou
loads of manuie, which is far moio valu
able us a fertilizer than that of cither
horses or cows.
The One Friend.
The following will be new to our
rcaJers. We get the facts from a source
which we know to be trustworthy.
President Lincoln, on one of his enrly
morning walks, while McClcllan, with the
Army of the Potomac, was on the Chicka
hominy, dropped in at the War Office, and
found the Secretary, as usual, up to his
ears in business. Telegrams were thick
upon his desk, and important reports from
subordinates were at each elbow. The
President nodded kindly and sat down.
As it chanced, Mr Lincoln had seated
himself by a small table upon which was
a pile of paper held together by a spring
clasp. He had seen too many papers of
that description not to know what they
were. '1 hey were petitions for rCl e
some as long as a "Corn Law" petition,
and signed by the whole voting force of
a district, others with not more than ono
or two hundred names, while others had
come with fewer, and with still fewer
signers. Some were signed by Governors,
ex Govern or, aud Members of Congress,
ami others had only recommendations of
military heroes' of fame anl renown.
The office asked for wan a valuable one.
Thef. rmer incumbent had beru transferred
to an important post in the West by ilea.
Halleck. and a special detail by the Secre
tary had since been doing the duties
appertaining to the vacant clDte. Mr.
Liucoln took the applications from their
clasp, and looked them over II i lace
lengthened, :tr;d his lips tightened, as his
gaze became lost in the wilderness of
uames opened before him
"Stanlou," said he, "what are you go
ing to do about this '! Have you selected
your man for the place V
"Selected !" cried the Secretary, push
ing away a lot of papers from be!-.oe hitu,
and facing about. "How isru-man goiug
to select ? Look at the list of applicants,
and look at the hosts of sponsors. Just
at thts moment I don't, want to offend
anybody needlessly. I am obliged to offend'
euouh any way."
"Here's a man royally recommended,"
said Mr. Lincoln, holding up an applica
tion of great length, and bearing the
signatures of men mights; in the politcal
arena. "This man ought to bo worthy."
"Look further, Mr. President, and )0-4.-will
find that petition thrown iu the shade
entirely."
."Mercy!" exclaimed the President.
He had taken hold of a petitiuu which
had uu folded itself to the floor.
"Go on. go on, you'll find more of
the same sort." said the Secretary.
The President overhauled the heap,
and near the bottom he came across a
simple petition, beafhrgou'y the signature
of the applicant
"Poor fellow ! Here must bp a man
without Iriends. Not one to speik a word
iu his favor. And how simply he aks
for the situation as though it were trie
office of pedagogue in a frontier school.
Do you' know the man '"
The Secretary took the petition and
looked at if.
"Yes," he said. "He brought the peti
tion with his own hand He was introduc
ed lo you last evening, at Seward's."
"I remember." said Mr. Lincoln-, with
a brightening look. "The plaiuly dressed,
quiet youth, who had his mother with,
him '("
"Yes"
"Say, Stanton-, do' you thiuk him fit for
the place T"
"I do, certainly."
"Then, as he seems-so entirely friendless
among the multitude who have friends
without number, I will be his fricud. He
shall have one at least "
And President Lincoln took a pen and
placed his strong autograph upon the
margin of the young man's petition.
We need hardly odd that the young
mau thus befriended received the appoint
ment. We may odd, however, that he
proved himselt a most worthy recipient of
the good President's favor.
Here is a Hostou boy's composition ou
"The Horse,"
"The horse is the most useful animal
in the worlJ. So is the cow. I once
had thirteen ducks and two was drakes
and a Skunk killed one; he smelt OrJul.
I knew a boy which had 7 chickens but
his father would not let him keep them
and so he got mad and so he bored a ho'o
in his mother's wash tub I wish 1 had u
hofse a horse weighs IOj'O."
An Iowa girl of nineteen summers, has,
with her owu hand, during the past sea
son, raised l.UUO huhel of coru, ftUD
head of cabbage, 1UU buhels onions, aud
calculates on netting $f)i)0. Some im
pecunious and lazy Eastern youth, who
has only been able to raise a feeble mu
tached uring bis life, will probably "go
West" and marrj this amazing heruiue.
.
A San Francisco physiciau lately took
out a' man's elbow j.-int by cutting th
hone oil some two inches above and be
low the union of the two parts. He then
induced a new bone to form with perfect
joint, which is now as strong and flexible
as that of the other aim. This is a wou
dcif ul achievement.
The temperance cause must bo at a
low ebb in the moon, as Prof.sMir shows
that there is no water in that iwlul in
stitution. How do the Lunatics wish t
and how are they off for soap ?
An Ohio mau his iuvuuteJ u patent
! baby.
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