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NEW SERIES, VOL. 11, NO. 32.
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A T T O K N E Y AT LAW,
SUSTBTJHTT, PA.
Easiness attended to in the Counties of Nor
h umber land, Union, Lycoming Monlout ami
Jolumiiin.
Reference in Philadelphia:
Hnn loh R.Tvsotl. Cha. iiiemns. r.sq
bonier" iV Siintltrrn.s,
I, i an, Smith It C".
Y. KIUKrATlUCK & SONS,
Mo. 31 South Third Street, lietw n Mnrket nnd Clicsu
Creels, rUILAlU-'.t.I'lll A.
T'lOrt inle Spnnifh Hides, Pried nnd an'te.1 Dry and
' lir i Sulli-d I'utnii Kipnu. TANM'.HS' till., IAN-
lO.KS' A'l (Hit limits' TOOLS, ami feucrul aMorl-
r.i-nt nf Leatlier. Finished and in the llotnili.
ALSO ItKDWI.K I.F.ATUI'.tl.
Altnf wlneli Will he oi,l low lor Cash, "r tlie us'int
ry All Uvls "f I.enther in the Riwii't winded. rr
whieh the 1iik!iiI innket price Will he given, in cilMl,
trii.en in exelinn'je f.ir 1 1 1'li'B.
I...-.ther St.ir.il free of CluirRe. ami S 'I I on Commiwsion.
I'hiK.d-'Iphin. July R, l' )-1 ly
KUAS EMERICH,
TT C?rKOTfUL1.Y Infora t5i ri'tticlia of
"I" Lower AucuHta township an J the jnili
lie Ri-i.rriliv. that lie has j'lirrhased the Store
.it-! v kept hy Iaiic Mnrtz, in Lower Augtwta
tnwni.!iip near Kmerieh'a Tavern, anil haa just
openoj a splenJiJ f-tock of
Ti stoek eotiHistaof Cloths, Casaimercs, Caasi
nellsof all kimlK, linen, cotton anil Vorrti J.
Also. Calicooj, CinRhams, l.awnR. Mousehne
Tin Laiues ami all kinds of Lndiea Dress UooiU.
(ilMClliMK.s, Ifanlware, Qucensware of va
rious s'jles and pntterns.
Also, an assortment of Kcnoy-Yaile Clotlntic
of all iles;:ri.lions. Boots and Shoes, 11 As and
Cup-. SXLT I'lsll. &c, ami a variety of
oilier nrtklos such as Hre auitahle to the trade,
all of wliirh will he sold at the lowest prices.
Country produce taken in exchanga at
t'ni" liihesl market prices.
Lower Augusta tp., Ortoher 10, 18.r7. tf.
nISiyvAKE s hardwahe :
TfL'sT received ty A. W. KISHEll, at lils
tr linn; blore, Siiniuiry, I'a..
ncooi's. KiinvEi.a. forkp, log-
CHAINS, MILL SWS.CUOSS.
cur saws.
A!o. Ncrewr, Eul'.s, Door Knol s, Thumb
Latches, and all hardware necessary forbuilding.
A sjili udid lot of pocket and table cutlery, e'c'.r
ors, 'jerinjn Silver Spoons.
A lara stock of Looking Classes, received an J
for sale l.y r A. W. riSHElL
Sunbury, July 17, lo.
I'tTEXT WHEr.t Sti:iSK.
full IS flrease is reeommended to the notice of
i Wssoners, Livery Stable, keepers, &c.,as
h. 'in' S re nit ton to onv'lhing of the kind ever in
ftodtleed. As it does not gum upon the axles
- is inuch more durable, and is not affected by
l a wc.ilher. remaining the .same in summer af
i, i winter, and put up in tin canisters ot 37 i and
',!-, cents, for sale by A. V. KlSHLL.
July2t. IS.-.g.
wi'A m ritufisioxs
N. riKLLINCS,
JVu. 12 Xorlh Wharves, Philadelphia.
lOU.OOOHw. Dried Apples.
S.HtiO bushels l'ea Nuts,
(lilt) barrels CIreen Applea,
(i00 boxes Oranges,
Vinu bojcea Lcmoi.e,
?,IIU0 bushels l'otato'tf,
1.U00 bushels Uaaus,
1 01) dnz. Tickles,
Also R iUiis, Fis, I'runcs, &c, ia t'.ora and
for sale at the lowest prices.
April 10. lS5r?.-ly
GIL3EP.T BTJLSOIT,
fiuecsssoR TU
o. cvnrBEL A o , c- ives.
(Formerly No. t North Wharves.)
DF.AIXiUN I'UODUCn. FRUIT AND VE-
IETABI.ES, No. 4 North Wharves, 4lh door
Rtarkct street, Philadelphia.
Oranges, Apples. Dried Truits Butter,
Lemons, Onions, Mercer Potatoes, Cheese
Jtaisins, Tomatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Deans,
Vei Nuts, Peaches, Cranliorrie F.i;g, Ac.
Orhersfjr Shipping put up with eare and dis
patch. tV G0OD3 sold on commission for Farmers
n.l Dualera.
October 21, 1H57.
FUENITURE POLISH.
S. RAITss Premium Tatent Knemel Furniture
Polish. This polish ia hiuhly valuable for rcsto
rim; the polish ou all kinds of Furniture, Glass,
Carriage Undies, Hair Cloth, ire.. Also, for re
moving spots, hiding scratches, &C-, Ac. War
ranted to dry immediately and retain its gloss.
Trice 50 els. per bottle. Sold by
A. V. F 14 HER.
July J7, 1R5. .-' 1 ! ..
BLANK Deeds, Mortgages, Donrta, Warrants
Attach menta, Commitments, Summon, Bu
a.ii. Kiecitions. Justices' and Constable'
fee "Hilla, ice., &.., he bad bj pukg
this office. . . -1
"WRICK LES of various kind,' Lobsters Bar
U dinea, Ac, &c, just received and for tale
aiihe Drugstore ol A. w, isuoa---
SlonWr. AiUt,- WT-r ly -
A LMOND3. UAIsdSS. FlCJi. LEMONS.
I- rice.. Ac. iust received a fresh supply and
fat sale at lhe Confectionary store of
. . i . , . M. O. (iBARHARJ.
-tn'Uy, Vf fa, fS37. - "',
tied )flcivjL
THE OLDEN TIME.
"BT llt.ASCltlt VOODt!RV."
Where re the homei, the dear old homes,
The hornet as they ojed to lie,
With the friifjal wives, and their busy lire,
A they innfj rifht merrily,
la their apron check and kercliiefd neck,
Till llio distaff ot flax was spnn,
Then hearty with mirth, ronod the blazing
hearth,
They woke the spirit of fun T
W hera the old watch dog with his hazy jog,
The cushioned tnouser li is foe,
And Unele Tim, with hie gouty limb,
And his bountiful locks uf snow,
Then the Christmas "crack" Iron isauta's
puck,
The bon-bnns" beyond compare.
The "hide and seek" and the "blindfold" freak,
Aye 1 the strut of the wee one there ?
WJmre tho oaken floor and the qnaint-latcbid
door.
That ripn'd to let Tirtne in,
Whilu Ik nil b' fiesh cluek hid Ler blushes
meek,
And fashion owned modesty kin.
When the Blessed Book kuuw its honored
nook,
I I'd power and nnlhorily'i sway,
When tho "curtesy" low and the brief bent
"bow,"
Were reverence's primitivo way T
When white hands lent, to the garments rent.
A beuuty ankliowu before,;
And the hones! glance ne'er looked askatjee
When a creditor passed the door ;
Vheu the paltering rain rang the miniature
pane.
Or I n iiu fu I on roof, as It.full,
Like tones afur, from a sweet guitar,
Or C hunts fioiii gouie fairy bell.
When the sweet, sweet sight of a holy light
Shone cleur lioui the lnve-lit eye,
Ami friendship's band and cordial hand
Were pii vious in days gono by ;
O, the key to the homes, the dear old homes,
The homes ns they ued to b.
For which we mourn, and l.cpi leis'y yenrn,
Is but virtue' simplicity.
From Hie Allnntie Monthly.
TUB BEST 012IGIXAL STOUT OF THE
VAT.
:hs kiitlocii estai
AND HOW IT WAS KKTTI.KD.
COMCI.l-aiOM.
CIlAl' I KIl XVI.
E,
Norer wos a little villojje in greater com-
motioti than nnisKeld, after Mark's depar
ture. The succession of events hud been
such as to rncfifre the attention of the most
indifferent. The mysterious exile of M ildred,
the failing health and spirits of the black
smith, the new rumors respecting the fale of
Lucy, the sudden and unaccountable mar
riage of Mis. Kinloch, and her fruitless at
tempt to bring her dsimhter back, were all
discussed in every house, ns wvll us in places
of public resort. Hul'Ii lirmining was soon
convinced that the Tillage was no place fur
him. He had bravely liorse-::ipped a crip- '
pie, but he could not stop the tongues of tile
whole parrish, even if he could protect him- j
self from swift and extempore justice. He
gathered his clothes, and. after a long, pri- I
vute conference with his mother, started j
before daylight for the railway-station. Ai
he does not appear on the stage again, we
may say here, that, not long after, during a 1
linaiicial panic ih New York, he made a for
tune of nearly half a million dollars by spec- '
ulutir.g in stocks, lie u led to tell bis friends :
in after years that he had "only five thousand
to begin with, the sole property left him by '
his lamented parents." lie Las now a hand- '
soma mansion in the Fifth Avenue, is a con- !
spit-nous member of the He'v. Dr. Holdfast's 1
church, and most zealous against the ill
timed discussions and philuuthropic Vagaries
of the tiny. What would he not e;iva j0 for. ;
get that slottly-ntovirc figure, with swim- I
ming eyes, carrying a flaring candle f llow
far along the yean that feeble lif;ht was ,
thrown He never went thruncji the hall of
bis house at night, without a shudder, dread- :
iog to catch a glimpse of lh.it sorrowing
face.
It wts on Tuesday evening, the night pre-
ceding the Probate Court, to which require
Clamp bad been cited. Nothing had been
heard from Mark, and his friends were much
deprersed. Mildred sat by Mr. llardwick'a
bedside, during the long hours, anil read to
him from his favorite authors. About ten
o'clock, just as the family were "preparing to
go to bed. Murk drove np to the door. He
was warmly welcomed, and ut once over
whelmed with questions. "Did he Hud Lucy ? '
"What did she kaow V "Why did she secrete
herself?" To all these Mark merely replied,
"1 found Lucy ; how much 1 have accom
plished I dare not say. Hut do you, James,
come with me. We will go up to otd Mrs.
Hansom's."
' by, she's not there ; she's gone to the
poor house."
"Broken down with old ege and sorrow, I
suppose. LSul l aouT csre to see ner now.
Let us go to the old house; and meantime,
jou girls, go to bed."
Dut tbey plotted they should wait till be
returned, that tbey could not sleep wink
ant it they Uuew the result.
Provided with a lautern, the young men
set out. 'I hey fooDd the hovel nearly in
ruing j for pilfureri bad taken such nieces as
they could strip off for firewood. Mark
eagerly ripped up the floor near the hearth.
At lue Iirat lUsb ol the light he saw a paper,
dusty aud discolored, lie seized and opened
it. It wan the will of Mr. Kinloch, duly
tigntd and attested. Lucy bad uot deceived
biui.
With hurried pact they returned to the
village, scarcely stopping to take breath until
they reached Mr. Hardwick't house. - It was
no vain nope, then! It was true I The
schemes of the step mother would be frustra
ted. The odious control of Squire Clamp
would end Mark began to read the will,
then (topped, embraced his cousins and Mil
dred by term, then read agaio. "11 wss
beside himself with ioy.
All were tpo touch excited to sleep ; and
when the first transports of surprise were
over, they naturally inquired after the un
fortunate girl. He bad foaurl her, after great
diuioully, ia miserable garret.' The surmi
so, of lhe villager were correct, She was
ruined, heart-broken. Dissipation, exposure,
and all the frightful iuQuence of bar wretched
lif bud brought OB a fever, and uow1( desti-
tute and forsaken, she was left by those who
had made merchandise of her beauty, to die.
lie learned from Lncy what she knew nf the
affair of the will. She became satisfied, soon
after Mr. Kin'och't death, that some wrong
was intended, and aba watched her mistress.
Then Bqniro Clamp had induced her by
threats and bribes to get for him the papers.
As she took them ont of the desk, one, larger
than the rest, and with several seals, attracted
her attention. She felt quite sure it wns M r.
Kinloch' will ; to ihe secreted it and gave
the lawyer the rest. The Monday afternoon
following, she took the will to her grand
mother's aud put it under a plank ill the floor.
Squire Clamp, strangely enough, chanced to
stop just as she bad hidden it. He gave her
back the pnper, as she supposed, and she
replaced them in the secretary. On her way
home she fell in with Hugh, a day neither
of them wuuld ever forget.
The lawyer, who had counted on any easy
victory over Mr. Alford, wag greatly sur
prised the next day, to see him accompshicd
by Mark, as he came into court; he bad not
heard of the yonng man's relorn. Besides,
their unmistakable nir of confidence and ex
ultation caused him some misgivings. Dut
he was boldness itself, compared with bin
wife. Her face was bloodless, hor hands
tremulous, and her expression like that of
one ready to faint. Imagine the horror with
which she saw the producticn or the will, and
then the proof by lhe only surviving witness,
brought to court from his residence in a
neighboring town ! The ll tern of adminis
tration were revoked, and Mr. Alford, one of
the executors, was appointed Mildred's guar
dian. Completely bullied, dumb and despair
ing, Squire Clamp and his bride left the
room and drove homeward. A pleasant topic
for conversation tbey hud by the way, each
accusing the other of dnphcityi treachery,
and folly I The will provided that she should
receive an annuity of one thousanud dollars
ituriwj her widovhood ; so that the Squire,
by wedding her, had a new incumbrance
without any addition to his resources ; a bad
bargain, decidedly, he thought. She, on the
other hand, had thrown uway her sure de
pendence, in the hope of retaining the con
trol of tho wholo estate; for wheu she con
sented to marry Clamp, she had no doubt
that he hud possession of the will nnd would,
of course, keep it coucealed. Seldom it is
that hnth parties to a transaction ure so over
rcnel'.ed. Tho successful pnr'y stepped at Mr. Hard
wick's lhat evening to exchange congrntulu.
tioos. He, as well as Mildred and Mark,
wss interested in the lost will ; for Mr. Kid
loch had mentioned the fact of the unsettled
bour.dai v-liue, nnd directed his executors to
make a clear title of the disputed tract to the
bl cksiuith. The shop waB his ; the beys, el
i nil events, would be undisturbed. One pro
i vision in t lie will greatly excited Mark's cu-
riosity. The notes which ha owed to tho
estate Were to be Cancelled, anil tliere was
an nneiplainpd reference to his Uncle Hani
wick and to some occurrences nf long ago.
Mildred at obce recalled to uiind hor father's
dying words, his calling for Mr. Hardwick,
and his mention or the cabinet. Jlwi bad
often thought of Iwr search in its drawers.
and of her liiiding the lock of suunv hair and
the dried flower. And the blacksmith now, j
when asked, shoek bis head mournfully, und
said, (as he hud before,) "Sus-sooio time;
nuii-not now !"
CHAPTER XVII.
The next day Mr. Alfoid camo to town
and advised Mark to marry, forthwith.
"I've been thinking it over," ho said, "and
I b'iievu its the best thing to lie done.
You've g it a tough customer to deal with,
nnd it may be some trouble to git all the
property out of his bunds. But when the
heiress is married, her husband can act for
hur to better advantage. 1 guess I'll speak
to Mr. Hook and havo the 'fair 'tended to
right away."
Mark submitted the matter to II ildred,
who blushed properly, and thought it rather
hnsty. But Mr. A (ford's clear reasoning
prevailed, and the, time was appointed at j
once. Mark aud Mr. Alford then went to j
Call upon the lawyer. They entered bis
office without knackiug, and by chance found I
him busy with the accounts und papers ; tbey j
were scattered over tho tuble, uud ho was
making computations. As seon as he was
aware of the presence of visitors, he made
an effott to slide the documents under some
, loose sheets of paper; but Mark knew the
bold huud at once, and without a word seized
' the papers and handed them to Mr. Alford.
j "Not very p'lite, Squire, I know," said Mr.
I Alford. "but possession is nino p'ints of the
I law as I've heord you say ; and as you won't
; deny the hand wrilin', 1 s'pose you don't
question my right to tuese ere.
The rage of Mr. Clamp may bo imagined.
"Oood iiiorniu', Square," suid the trium
phant exeCBlor. "When we've looked over
these ull'.iirs, we'll trouble you end the widder
that was, to 'count for what the schedool
calls for."
The simple preparations for the wedding
were soon made, and the honest, great-hearted
farmer bad the pleasnr of giving away the
bride. It was a joyful, but not a merry wed
ding ; both had passed through too m,uny
triaigtand had too many recollections. And
the evident decline of Mr. Hardwick made
Mark sad and apprehensive. But he devout,
ly thanked Uod, as he clasped hit bride to
liis bosom, for the providence that had
brought to him the fulfilment of bis dearest
hopes.
Hero we might stop, according to ancient
ciisto.-n, leaving our hero and heroine to their
happiness. But though a wedding is always
an event of interest, there are other things
to be narrated before we have done with our
Not long after, Mark called at the kinloch
bouse, then occupied by Mr. Clump as a
measure uf precaution, be took Mr. Alford
with him. Mildred had never regained ber
wardrobe; everything that was dear to ber
was still in her stepmother' keeping, her
father's picture, ber own mother' miuiature,
the silver cup she had used from infuncy, and
all the elegant and tasteful article that bad
accumulated in house iu which no wish was
left uugratilied. Ever since tho session of
the Probate Court, the houso had beeu shut
to visiters, if any tliere bad been. Airs.
Clamp had not teen seen euce ont of doors.
But after waitiag a time, Maik and hi friend
were admitted. Al they entered the bouse,
the bare aspect of the room confirmed the
rumors which Mark bad heard. .Mrs. Clamp
received them with a Jtiud of sullen civility,
and, upon bearing the errand, replied,
"Certainly, Mr. Davenport can have ber
clothes. Eli need not have lent more thai
oo maa to get them, li that all ?' -
"Not quite," laid Mark. "Perhaps you
are pot aware of the change which the dis
covery of the will may make lu youroircam-
stance: 1 do not speak of the punishment
which the fraud merits, bnt of the right
which are now vested in mo. First, 1 am
desired to ask after tb plate, jewejs, fun,
aud warerotte of the first Mr. Kinloch." -
Mrl, Clump wa sileut. A word let fill
by Luc suddenly flushed intt Mirk', tmud
and he intimated to the hanghfy woman his
purpose to go into the east front chamber.
"Fine gentlemen," she said at length. ' In
pry into lady's private apartment ! You
will not dare enter it without my permiFslonl"
And she stood defiantly in the door-way.
Bui, without parley, Mark and Mr. Alford
pushed by her and walked up the staircase,
not heeding tho nhont of Mr. Clamp, who
had followed them to the honse.
"It might seem mean," said Mark to Mr.1
Alford "but 1 think you'll agree presently,
that it wasn't a case for ceremeny,"
He stripped the clot hen from the bed.
The pillows were stuffed with valuable furs ;
tine linen and embroideries filled the bolsters.
The) feather-sack contained dreftes of rich
and t-ostly fabrics, the styles showing them
to bo at least twenty years old. And in the
inattrrss were stowed away the dinner and
tea services of silver, to;etber with porcelain,
crystal, and Bohemian wure.
"What a deal o' comfort n body could taUe
in sleepin' on a bed stuffed like this 'ere I"
said M r. Alford ; "1 sh'd think he'd dream
of the. 'Kabian Nights."
"After this, Madam," said Mark, upon re
turning to Ihe hull, "you can hardly expect
any rperia! lenity from me. The will allowed
you au annuity of one thousand dollars while
you remained uingle ; since yon aro tnnriied
your interest ceaser, bnt ynu shall receivo
two bundled a year. The houso, however,
belongs to n.y wife. Y'onr husband there
has a home to which you can go."
"Yes," said the lawyer, "he han a home,
aud won't be beholden to any man fur a roof
to shelter his family."
The pride of the woman was still unbent.
Though her cheek was blanched and her lips
were bitten blue, still aha stood erect nnd
her head turned queenly as ever. The glance
she threw to the man who called her nibi was
enough to huvo pierced him. Turning to
Murk, she fun).
"If you Hill como to-morrow, or Monday,
rather, you can have possession of the house
mid property. My own thiup t-Uh be easily
removed, aud it will be a Miuplu matter to
make ready for nuw comers."
"I could keep tlipin out of it a year, if I
chose," said Mr. Clamp.,
" Hut 1 do not choose," said she, with
superb haughtiness.
U'al, good inorn'n'," suiJ Mr. Alford.
.As they left the bouse, Mrs. Clamp sat
down in tho silent room. Without, the wind
whistled through the naked trees and whirled
up spiral columns of loaves ; the river below
was cased in ice ; tho parccrs-by looked
piuched with col.l, and cast hurried glances
over tuoir shoulurrs at the ill-iatcd bouso
and the adjacent buryir.g ground. Within,
the commotion, the chill, tho hurry, the
fright, were own more intense. What now
roiuained to he done ? Her son, vanquished
ill love by a blacksmith's proley, had tl-d,
aud left her to meet her fate alone. The
will had hceti discovered, anil, as if by a
Fjiecial interposition of Pi ovidi -ncn, tho vic
tim of her sou's passions had beon the instrc
inenl of veiigeiianco. The) lawyer who had
worked upon her fears had proved i.tiahlo to
prntVct her. Tho estate whs out of her
ham!?; the property with wliieh she had
hoped to eic.inu from Ihe hated town und
join her son, was seized; she was a ruined,
disgraced womun. Mio had faced the buttery
ot curious eyes, as she v.ulked with the hus
band she despised to the Sunday services ;
but what screen had she now that her piiile
was humbled? The feaiful struggl in the
niind of the lonely woman in the chill and
silent room, who shall describe it ? She de
nied admi'ision to tho servants and her bus
band, and through the long evening tt.ll sat
by the il.-.rkening window, fur into the dim
and gusty night.
Squire Clump went to bed moody, if not
eiMugci; nut wneii on waxing, lie lounu ti:s
wife stilt absent, he became alarmed. F.arlv
in tuc moruing he tracked her through a light
snow, lhat had sifted down dining the iiint,
to the nver-bauii. at the bend where the cur
rent keiqa the ice from closing over. An
hour alter, some neighbors, hastily summoned
made a search al thudaoi. One of them,
crossing the flume by Mr. Hardwick' fhpp,
broke the newly foi med ice and there found
the drifrng body of Mrs. Clamp. Her right
hand stretched out stiif, was inurst against
the flouts of tho water-whuel, as if even in
death, she remembered her hate ogainst the
family whose fortune had risen upou her over
throw 1
CHAPTER XV11I.
Matk and Mr. Alfcr-l, after their disagree,
able interview with the U'lamps, went to see
Mr. Hardwick, whom they wished to OjnL'ra
tulute. At the door they were met by Liz
zie, whoie sad fuco Paid, "Hush !" Mark's spi
rits fell instantly. "Is he worse?" he asked.
A tear waRthe only answer. He asked .Mr.
Alford to go lor Mildred, "die l.ai just
come, sum Lizzie.
They found Mr. Hardwick r-rnned up tu
bed, w hence I e conld look out i f die windo.
The church-spire rose on the one baud, end
on the other, the chimney of the shop was
seen above th trees ou the river bank. By
night the column of sparks had gladdened his
rye, as he thought ol the cueerlul industry ol
Ins sons. .Murk tenderly pressed uis Mncte a
hand, and leaned over him with au ullection
ate. sorrowing interest.
"Der-dou't take it to heart, my boy," said
Mr. Hardwick. "I am very h-happy."
"I am glad that the boys won't lose the
hop," said Mark. "1 see ytu are looking
out to tho chimney."
'Y'er-yes, it was thoughtful of Mr. Kinloch
and a fpucial pr-providence that the will was
found."
"Yon know ho mentioned bis clulra against
me," said Mark; "thut is paid and it dosen't
mailer but I can't guess the reason for the
unusual kindness be has shown towards me."
The old man answered tlnwly, for hi
breathing was difficult and often painful.
"it is an old story, edd as the dried Mow
ers that Mildred told me of, but it bad a f
fragrunce once. Yer your mother, Mark,
was a per pretty girl a you'd often see
Walter Kinloch ler-loved ber, and she him.
lie sailed to the lndiea, an' some der-dift'cul-ty
happened, so that the letters stopped, I
dou't know Low 'twas. But arter a while sh
she married your father. Mr. Kinloch, he
m-marr!ed too; but I guess be nun never
forgot the girl of bis choice."
Mark grasped his youag wife' hand, al
this tale of yuan gone by.
"The lock of hair nd the rose were your
mother's, then J" she whispered. "Dear fa
ther! faithful, eviu in death, to his friends,
and to toe mouiory of his Crst love! llow
much suffering and crime would have been
prevented if he could only have been preven
ted if ha eould only have uttered the word
which hi heart" prompted I"
- "God forgive the woman I" laid Mr. Hard
wick, solemnly. None knew then how much
f ah bad need of forgiveness, standing a ahe
was on the brink of that last la'al plunge I '
Mr. Alford ttiggasled that the fatigue of
talking would wear upon the enfeebled maa,
and advised that he should be left to get eoioa
rest-, if puMiblei -'
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"To morrow is a ,S Pnhha'.dny, ef I've coun
ted right," said Mr. Hardwick. "I lib should
like to see the sun iu the st-steeplo onte
moie.'i
"Dear nr,c!e. T hope nM may son it a great
many times. We mnst leave "yon to rest "
"Hood night, mntn-my children," he replied
' Ood b-bless you all Lei me put my bauds
on your h-heads "
They knelt bv his Ijodsid?, n':id he blessed
them fervently. ' Mr. Alford and Lizzie re.
nitined to attend epnu him, and the olheit
withdrew.
The night passed, how Wearily! None conld
sleep, for through till tlm sir there was a pas
sage nf sorrow, a solemn ''tingling silentness,"
to which their sense, were painfully ulive.
Who, that has passed the interminable gloo
ms hours that preceded tho departure of a
loved and venerated friend into the world of
spirits, does not remember this unutterable
suspense, this fruitless -struggle with eternal
decrees, this clinging of affection to the part-
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o emu t i nai a siniiing oi the licarl even
the recollect inn of such a scene produces!
The day dawned upon sleepUss, tearntain-c-d
eyes. Tho dvieg umn was conscious,
cheerful, and culm'ly , breathing, hi the ad
joining room the family sat beside the table
on which was sp'vad their uiilusted break
fast. The bell bpgan to ring for meeting. Mr.
Hardwick roused up ul the sound, uud colled
for his i-hildieu. lie blessed them again, nnd
placed his bunds on their bowed heads in turn
He thought of the psalms which he bad so of
ten led, mid he asked all to joiu in singing
Billings' "Jordan."
"There is a land of pure delight,
W here taiuls iuiuiirtitl leijjn j
lnfluitc day ear-link! the mirlii,
Aud pleaFuica blli.h miu.!'
With faltering voices they sang the triumph
al hymn. The old man's eyes were fixed up
on the steeple, which pointed upward through
the clear air, and shone iu the golden light ol
the sun. He kept tune with a feeble move
ment, and enco or tw.ee essayed to ruise his
own wavering voice. A smile of heavenly
beauty plujed over his pallid feature as the
music ceased, a radiance like that crimsou
glow which covers the mountain top at dawn.
He spoke almost inuudibly, as if in a trance ;
then repeating with a musical llow tho words
of bis favorite author,
"Where lhe hri.,'!it serni'him in hurniri: row
Their loud uphltl aiigid.lrutnpett low
And Ilie elienihic h-l in iIwumiuI choirs
T"iu-h their iinniortul liiirs uf gulden wires,
With these just spirits thnt wenr Victorious psa'.ais
Ilyn.s divo'it u-ti i-c'y psaln-.s
hinging everljsiinly,
his vo.ee Eank again, though it wns easy to
see that a prayer trembled on bis lips. As a
strum of music lades into silence, his tones fell
aivuy, liiiuter and fainter; uud with Hie same
seriphic light ou his couLlt'tiuuce.bis breath
ing ceas.ee.
The Kan
Bee Keeping.
The following mode ol keeping bees through
the winter season may be of udvuutage to
Soma of our readers :
lu the full, as soon ns r.iy bees have stop,
ped gathering honey, Wax' and bread, they
commence to eat of the store on hand. This
is the lime 1 remove them to tho cellar, to
the driest part, making it daik us night, to
prevent tlieir leuvmg I bo hive und
L'i'ttlllL' 1
lost, leaving thi-m r. mum until the blossoms j tjllt decidedly unhealthy. Tbu iuegar muuu
h .ve come lorth plentifully. My rulo ii. faetured from acid enter largely into the
when the plum trees are m lull bloom, to sel COusumpliou of towns uud cities, aud tosomo
my u.-is out li a w.rm place, Having tbe ;
morning Mm shine full on them, using a shade
HI the ulturnooii. 1 have kept my bees suc
cessfully for thiee winters on lhe ubovu plan,
and think il the best way tbey can be kept.
niy hives weighing from llirfe to live pounds
less m the si ring than fall. A neighbor ol
mine buried a good hive of bees lust fail in
the giound, just as though they weid turnips
or potatoes, lis set the hive bottom up,
iialling a tlnn board on it to keep tlie bees iu
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""il " l'"' ' i loey till Ul Ul"
oul ot tne Hive ami ground, (lew away and
were lost. There was s'.iil a goo.d number of
bees ti ll in the h:. when lakeuout, but they
did no good ut honey iiuiking. J. B.
Jefferson county, ()., lHorf.
Steakino pry in Phf.am A correspon
dent of l he Richmond Dispatch a remarka
bly good paper for its siz, by the way tells
the following in a letter from the Springs :
An amusing incident occurred on the cars
of the Virginia and Tennessee road, which
must be preserved in print. It is too good
to be lost. As ilia train entered the Big
Tunuel, near this place, in accordance with
the usual custom a lamp was lit. A servant
gill, accompanying her mistress, had smU iu-
to a deep number, tint just us the lamp was
lit she awoke, and, half asleep, and imagined
herself iu the iuTerual regions. I'l.intic with
fright, sho implored hei Maker to ha . e mercy
on her, remarking, nt the sumo time, "the
devil has got me at last." Her mistress, sit
ting cn the seat in front of the terrified ne.
gro. was deeply mortified, uud culled upon
her "Mollie, don't make such a noise; it ia
I, be not afraid." "Oh, missus, dat you ; jest
what 1 spected ; I 'always thought if 1 eber
got to do bud place, 1 w ould see you dar."
These remarks were uttered with eueh vehe
mence, thut not a word was. lust, and the
whole coach became couvulauJ with lenugh
ter. A Cl.KROTMAM Klt.I.Kn BY A Bfl.l.. Rev.
Samuel C. Parker, of Medina county. Ohio
met with a terrible death on the 10th inst
He was seen to go itito a field iu which he
kept a biill,(with a pitct fork in his hand, for
the purpose as is sappi sed, of driving the
an i in u 1 out. About uu hour after, a person
culled al his house to invite him to preach a
funeral sermon, and was directed by the fami
ly to the field where Mr. P. was supposed to
be. On looking. for him, be was found dead,
the body tossed over the fence several rods
from where the pitchfork ley. The horn
aud head of the bull were bloody, and the
hlood aud mark on the ground indicated
that the unfortunate man was gored and
pitched along by the vicious animal from
where lhe pitchfork was dropped to the fence,
aud then tosstid completely over it.
The New Testament, which ia about being
published in the court dialect of China, will
be at 12 or 26 cent a copy.
Mr and Mr. Brewer, or Wayne ronniy,
Kenldiky, have twenty-twncbildren. Their
ia perhaps the mort extensive Brewery in the
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' Keep-doing always-doing. Wishing dream
ing, lir.enrllng, murmuring, talking, sighing,
and repining, are all idle aud problWs eui,,
ployuienl. . ,. t
A man earn Into a priding office to beg
a paper, "Because," said be, -w like lo read
newspaper, yery mach, hut our ne'gbbori
re all too sttrgy to take otl:"" '
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FOOTSTEI'3 ON THE OTIIEfi EIDE
EittirtJ in my humblu door-way,
('azing out into the night,
Listening to the stormy tumii!t
With u kind of sud delight
Wail 1 for the loved who comes not,
One whoso step 1 long to hear :
One who, though he lingers fiom me,
Still is dearest oT the dear.
Soft ho comes now, heart, be qniut
Leaping in triumphant pride ;
Ob! it is a stranger footstep
(jone by on the other side !
All the night seems filled with weeping,
Winds are wailing mournfully,
Aud the rain-tears bletil together,
Journey to the restless sea.
I can fancy, seo, your murmur.
As they with jour waters llow,
1 ike the griefs of single beings,
Making up a nation's woe '.
Brunches, bid your guests be silent ;
Hush a moment, tretful ruin ;
Breeze, stop sighing let me listen,
(iod grant not again in vain.
In my cheek tho blood is rosy,
Like the blushes of a bride,
Joy ! alus ! a stranger footstep
Cues by on the other aula.
Ah I how many wait forever,
For the steps that do uot come ;
Wait until the pitying angels
Bear them to a peaceful home.
.Many in the still of miduight,
In the street have laiu and died,
While the sound of human footsteps.
Went by on the other side!
Many a wretch has paused a moment,
(ilaceing round with crazy eyes ;
Ilcuth looks up fiom dreadlul waters,
heath looLs down from darkened skies;
Paused, then leaped, "tehere " UoJ kuows
only,
He alone heard ! "Jesus" cried,
While t&e PJtind of cureless footsteps
II V;i l y on the other tide 1
Furs, so oft yon hare deceived mo,
Heart, Such false alarms you beat,
1 can scarcely dare lu trust yoe,
Y'el nielhmks that up the street
Sounds u step 1 kuow, now nearer
Comes it with a rapid stride
Happy wife I that welcome footstep
Fusses not the other Fide.
God grant all who wait, an ending
To their watch as sweet as miue;
God scud out of tears and storm clouds
Smiles to cheer and stars to thine.
God bid drooping hearts be hopeful,
That long hours have prayed and sighed,
For, port-bunco, the steps will sometime
.Vol go by the other side ! m. 1. K.
aimers' gqmtmcnt
Cider Vinegar.
There aro hundreds of farmurj in the west-
i crn country, who are most ot the lime either
I destitute of vinegar entirely, or make use of
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exU.tl, ,ull) ilal 0f t, country also. Whis
ky, Willi all its adulterations, is used for the
purpose of uiuking pickles, and, in lhat man
ner lends ils aid la the destroyer of human
ille.
Many other different methods cf procuring
the firn s, of life are practiced, and many of
which uio uot only productive of ileletenous
influences to the health of ourselves uud our
i children, but rtquira fur moro labor tliuti
I uuolu u, 1, bestowed un
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n thul bruuch ol u
. lluuSe-Wlll- S OUSillOSS.
We live iu an age of labor-saving machine!
and wo ouht t economize, both in labor
and money, us well iu the less important.
Almost every family in the country hmo
the materials for manufacturing pure cider
vinegar, if they will only use them. Common
tined apples, with a lillie molasses and
bruwu paper are all you nead to make the
best kiud of cidur vinegar. Aud what is still
better, the cider, which you extract from the
apples does not detract Ironi the value of the
apples lor any other purpose.
Soak your apple a lew hours washing
and rubb n;r the in occasionally, then taku
llieiii out of the water uud thoroughly slraiu
the latter through a tight woven cloth pat
11 J"; uuu Eal' l"".1 01
I w (niiuu im ,iiuui, .ii'i a iLi.g ut vvmuiuu
; brown paper, und set it in the sun, or by tho
! lire, aud in a few da;.s your vinegar will be til
! lor u.-o. Have two jug", und U9i out ofoue
while the other is working. No l.ur.ily need
1 bu destitute or good Vinegar, if they will lul
! low the ubove dircctioiiS Aorthu-nterii Tur
ner.
Frequent I'cdtlerings.
"When all the hay 1 have curried out is
not eaten up, 1 uui sure my entile have bad
enough," once remarked u i'hiiih r iu our hear
ing. But was that true economy ? Did uot
the surplus not "eaten up" indicate a wuele,
so much for which hi callle weie no better
ol tbau if il had remained ill the bum ?
Such is a resouabla opinion. The I epis of
cattle most poorly wu.lcred, so l.r as our ob
servation emends, are not uhtays those sup
plied most sparingly with luruge. Oilier
things bring equal, lhat stock ol catjle rliuuld
come out Ihe best lu tho spring winch has
made the largest bole in the haymow ; but if
it has been dime by waste insteud of consump
tion it has been very little bum 111 in the cal
lle. Upon this po r.l we aro quite convinced
that "frequent foddering" is the uinst econo
mical way of winteriti slock. When fed
frequently, cattle do not "hoi k end lunge"
and trample upon their food wheu obliged
to fast until near the starving point. Conse
quently tli.-y eat peucubly, aud cut all rieanly.
Half a (jost-n time a day I, better than less,
if one il5re to winter &n animal will upon a
small amount of fodder. The friend aliose
opinion is recorded above add that until Lu
had triJ the dift'ertut plans of feeding he
always wondered how a ne ghboring widow
wintered her cow ao well upi u to suiall a pi v
ot fodder. The secret was, tbu cow ml the
whole without ever becoming ury I ui'gry,
and kited n. ne. Cm t y Oct.
To Rem'-yV. Mildew. Tae a piece ol
chloride of lime, about the lize of an egg, din
olva it iu cold water, and soak lhe garments
in it lew hours, occasioually rubbing the
puis oi iniiuew,
Cbiam Pik. Ooe cup cream ; one sugar ;
two eggs ; half teaoup viuegar ; large leu
spoonlul spice. Bake between two rich tro.ts.
Thi will make Iw excellent a id trcp
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Changing t'jo Eoil.
Now that the pressure ol harvest duties is
over, it is time to look about and see what
permanent improvements can he made upon
the farm ; also what can be done to forward
work another spring.
DiTiiMiNfi. Among the lost ppots mowed
were the swales and low grounds of tho furn
yielding, perhaps, a ton of infetior grass t
the acre. Drain R ich lands as speedily a,
miiy be consistent with rout other engage
ment. Do not wait till yniir present stock,
of muck is exhausted, but ditch for the lake
of lotting nut tlm water. "A farmer should
bo content lo kill one bird with one slone, if
he has not the opportunity to kill two." Wet
lands, after beiog drained and allowed time
to carry off the water, become thoroughly
changed in textnro, are much easier worked,
yield more and better produce, are more
readily warmed, nnd therefore earlier, some
times to the extent of two weeks or more, and
withal, more healthy after being drained.
Sand l!!.r.s. It not unl'requently happen
that barren knolls or sandy plains are close)
to a muck swamp. Where this is the case,
you may "kill two hird with oue stone." la
moist soils there is a deficency of some of tho
primitive earths ; sandy lands have an excess
i fsilex.nr, in other words, a deficiency of
aluminous particles. By adding muck or
clay the constitutional texture is changed and
improved and the character of the land ame
liorated and rendered more productive. Thn
addition of these earths lo sandy lands render
them more ponderous and consequently less
liable to sift und Wash ; it also increase their
retentive power or capueity, and, therefore,
endues with the, uecessary energies requ site
to enable them Vo resist successfully the effect
oT drouth. An inch or two of Band or gravel
upon the swamp will do reore for it than the
same quantity of manure. Swamps too soft
for plowing may in this way be reclaimed.
These exchanges (if soil, we are fully persua
ded, will pay oo all farm whore swamp and
poor lacd abound. The yield is, in many
cases, moro than quadrupled. Uural Aew
Yorker.
EcoiAR Pies. Take ono cup sugar ; one
water ; one tablespoon Hour ; one teuspooii
ful extract or essence of lemon ; one-half tea
spoonful soda ; one cream-tartar. Mix thoi
oughly ami boil, stirring meanwhile to pre
vent ihe fl jur from sealing. Bake with two
crusts.
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A Goon Onb An anecdote in Harper
says the Vicksburg Whig reminds us of a
story we once heard of a revolutionary soldier
w'io was running lor Congress. It appears
that our hero was opposed by a younger man
who had never "been to the wars," and it was
the wont of "revolutionary" iu tell people of
the hards til p lie endured, bays he : jrel-
low cilizeus, 1 nave fought aud bled for my .
couutry 1 have helped whip the British and
Indians. 1 have slept upon the field of bat-
tie with no coveriog but the canopy of hea
ven. I have walked over frozen ground till
every footstep was marked with blood."
Just about this time one of the "sover
eigns," who had become very much affected
by the tale of woe, walks tip in fiont of the
speaker, wiping the tears from bis eyes with
tho extremity of hia coat tail, and interrupt
ing him says :
"Did yon say you fought the British nn.I
the Injines ?"
"Yes," responded old 'revolutionary."
"Did yon say you had slept on the ground,
while servirg your country, without uoy ki
ver f"
"Ycp, sir. I did."
"Did you snv you had followed the enemy
of your country over frozen ground till every
footstep was marked with blood '! '
"Yes," exultantly replied the speaker.
"Well, then," ssy the tearful "sovereign."
as he gave a sigh of painful emotion, "I'll be
d d if I dou't thiuk you've done' enough
for your country, aud I'll vote for. an tit bar
mon."
Loorr. A wriler in tho Westmintc-r Re
view, once took the posii ion thut alcohol in
food, and offered the following li-gw in proof
of it :
'Food is foics,
Alcohol i force,
Therefore, alcohol i food.'
Dr. Mussey gives a formula equally legiti
mate aud conclusive, carutly :
'Horse feed ie force,
Whipping a horse is force,
Therefore, whipping a horse is horse feed.'
To which capital logic our John adds hi ;
'My ma Is a woman,
Queen Victoria is a woman.
Therefor Queen Victoria ii my ma.'
CAnr.x Yorn Baggage, Sir ?" The boat
had just arrived, and tb landing wa a osuul
cioAdcd with cabmen, porters, louferi, Ac
Whi-n the ussei g rs commenced luudiug,
colored porter stepped up to a country-looking
chap, saying--
"Carry jour baggage, sir ?"
"No, 1 father guess not, wa the reply.
"Shan't 1 carry your baggage ?'
"No ! 1 uiu't got ouy baggage."
The porter looked al him for a minute,
theu very coolly stooped down, aud taking
hold of his foot, said nh an air of uslouish
ruont : .
"Why, massa, that's one of your feet, ain't
il ! hang me il 1 didu'l thiuk il wus a leather
trunk."
How it Felt. A Lady fiiend of onrs aya
tl Uist time she was kissed she felt like
big tub ii n oJ summing in honey, cologne,
nutmegs and cranberries. She also felt as if
something was ruuuing through her nerves on
faet of (liumui (!', (ICoi'trd by IsVeral little
Cupids iu Chariots, drawn by angels, shaded
tiy homy suckti', sad the whole spread will)
melud raiubuw. Jerusalem! what power
there i iu a full breasted kiss I
In on irish provincial journal ther is art
advertisement runuing thus: "Wi.nted, a
handy laborer, who cau plough a married nun
and 1 roUs'.uiit with a sou or daaghter. '
"Will you have it rare, or well done ?' said
a ! illord lo a i Irisluia a few days e,'o,
as he wa culling a pic. of roait beef.
"1 love it will dune ever ainre 1 am in this
counthry fur it wti rare enough, we usid te
ate il iu IieUud." .
"If a Dogie's Tul t kut awf entirely, will
it Dot interfere wlili hi b.wcownioashuu 1"
"Not exzactly ; ' It might tot ailed - bis car.
riuge, but 'twould entirely Hop hi waggin'."
I. overs, whose sulyajeiir it itq,tk (org
and romantio walks beuesth the moou, are
not long in dis.'everii.g, afiar . Hurrun. ihef
luunot ubst 0 inooeshiue: .
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