is or Tim "Ahericaa." TWO DOLLARS pr annum. $2 60 if within Hi. yoar. N jnpor "discontinued .rrearagea arc paid. J"""" erni. will bo atriotty ajliored' to hereafter. irlbtrs Articular rcfuae to take their new. in the ollicc to which they are directed, they isiblo until thcyliavo nettled the bills mil horn difoontiuued. . ater. will plow, act ai our Agent., and lora containing subgcriiitioD money. The ttud tu do thin under the Poat Ofiioe Law. TERMS OF AWVEKTTMfXM. One square of 10 linen, ona time, f 1 DO Every suliaequent Insertion, fcft Oneaqaarn, gfuontha, 4 (ift Six moutha, ' o (: One year, j no fcxocutor. and Adroluietrator. nolieea 00 Auditor nMica, S 00 JSuninwa C'tirde of J lines, per annum, t 00 Merchnnta and othore ail vcrtiiinr by the year Willi the privilege of changing quarterly, ao lollowa : ' Ono nuar' r column, not exceeding; 4 Mnarea, J15 Off line half column, not exeoeding 8 aquarca, 2a 00 One column, 5,, 00. Editorial or local advertising, any nnmbcr of linn, not exceeding ton. 20 ccnta per line ; lu oenta tor orcry additiounl line. Marriage notices, 60 cenl. Obituarioa or resolutions aocompanyina notices of duulue, 10 ocnla per lino. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II. B..MASSER & E. WILVERT, SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN'A. JOD FKINTING. ;e connected with our eatabliidimont well JOB OFFICE, which will enable ui to iu the ncateat atyio, every variety of NEW SERIES, VOL. 1, NO. 13. : SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 18C4. OLD SERIES, VOL. 25, NO. 13. SMBUET XypTut LiBriiTvo iMbivrHozHitjf BALTIMORE OCK HOSPITAL. .ISI1ED AS A BEFUOE FROM QUACK EUY. 7.Y.V PLACE WHERE A CVTIE CAS BE OBTAINED. OHXTON has discovered the most Certain, cdy and only Effectual Remedy In the r all Private JUscascs, Weakness of tho Back . Strictures. fleet iona of the Kidneys and Involuntary Discharges, Impoicncy, Oene ilv, Ncrvmisnest, Pyjpcpsy, Languor, Low !o'n fusion of Ideas, Palpitation of the lloart, .Treinhlings. Dimness of Sight or Uiddincss, if the Head. Throat, Nose or skin. Affections ver. Lung;. .Stomach or Bowels those Terri rdera arising from the Solitary Habits of hcjso secret and solitary practices more fatal victim, tlinn tho song of fyrens to tjie Ma Vlvscs, blighting their most brilliant hopes ipa'tiuns, rendering marriage, Ac, iwposai- VOIMail I v, who have become the victims of Solitary nit dreadful and destructive habit which . sweep to an untimely grave thousands of den of the moet exulted talents and brilliant who niiirht otherwisohavo entranced listen- ites with the thunders of eloquence or waked tho living lyre, may call mil witn lull con- M iuri.k.i:. ed Persons, or Young Men contemplating v.. being awaro of physical weakness, organic . deformities. At., speedily cured, bo plaeos himself under the cure of Dr. J. igiuurly confide in bis honor as a gentleman, fulently rely U)vn his skill us a Physician. lat'lly Cured, aud l'ull Vigor Restored. Distres'ing AJi.eti..n hich renders Life n and niurringe imposMlde is the penalty 'he. vicliiiisoliiiiproperiiidiilger.ces. Young ix apt to coiuuvlt exeo.ises from not ,rt, "tUe drcaiul coMfi'nJoHecs that niny are o. o 'hat iimle'i-tiuids ti.e wibjeot ill Sow w i, I'" J"" t procreation is lo"t . 1 deny tin 'u,tn improper bnliits thlin by .- those tailing deprived fie v'i:t ent ' Resides be. "' M jj.flructiyc v olpring. the 111.. "V"'.,1 '"f."11 ,". t ,,oth-t.odv and lit.. ' -" 1. tlie Phvslcai . Power, Ae vous ukened. I.os rf PpK'rcative in-. l)v.u-i-. INIpltutioii 11. the Heart. "Vattiiij f " Death. i..'n. r.m-iitiiii.iiial J'eliilily. a . ue. Cough, t'l.iistiii'pii"", Jleeay and -; . Ao. 7 ittu l'i--J'i'l'i Win- ,l sid.. going from Hnltmior sircei, a ie ,111 ibo.foruer. 1'ail not to (.1,,'crvo camo liber. . a-, r must be paid and contain a stamp, luc 1 Diplomas hang in liisufliee. SSN WAMRAVrSCI 1 TWO HAYS. ?'o Nnerry nr ytiiisrc.iii Dritgt. IK..101S.ST. roftheRovul Cnllcgo of Hurgeon. London. 1.. from one f the most eminent Cullegcs in t,.,l stales, and the greater pnrl of whose lilo n spent in tho hospitals of London. Pans. Inhia aid c'scwluire. has efTucted soino of -L 11stonisl.ini; cures that were ever known ; trouliled with linking i" the head and ears ii'leei.. great nerxeiisiiess. being alartucd at 1 -omul', ba-bfulness, wiib fnqueut blushing, ed somel lines with derangement or mind, were immediately. . i.U " ASiTBt'i M)1H I.. .1 idiesses nil tli"S'- who have n,iirc l tli. m. IiV illllr.:l,.-r Ilillllgejieo K1..1 n".:n laiih bo.lv and mind. uoiiU'ii them tor business, study, society or loan 1 a.re ,K , some ..f tbe s id and luebmcholy eflecta e l l,v eailv babosof y..ui!i. vi.: . ealiness of -k 111. 1 Limbs. Pu:. i.i lh Head. iMninees ot 1 . . ,.r l,,--.-.,!. r I', nver. Pali ilalioil ut tlio Ihsih iisv. Nervous Irritubility lii-rani'iuent lli'csli 0 I'lMlCiiOit.', eiiurnl Debility, pymp- 1 i.oi.sntninuin. .vc 1 in. I'.ni'ioi em-i-i i'ii tbe mind arc I .i w ilreaiH-.l !.ns ot Jl-liliiry. 0111 isiimi ii ; . D.-nri 1011 ofSpiiiis. E iM-'orol.odinjis. Aver to S.iciotv. Selt'-Iisliti't. Love of rolittdo, ditv. Ac lire ?olueof. lie evils produced. 01 "M.s of p.:?. ns of all a.; can now iudge tho cause of tliwr .i.-ciinnn ne.inii. lo-..., ; . l,.....,oi 11.' weaK. tan-. """ :iated. hnvini? as'iiifulur appearance about the eouuli an I aviuploms.il consumption. 14l'A4 MWk . linve injured themselves by a certain practice tlred ill n heii alone. 11 habit frequently learned 1 evil companions- "r "' pchool. the cflcets of '. hllro niL'bllv felt', own when usleep. and it not d renders m :rriii'e impossible, and destroys . ;...i ...,.i h..,le .l...iild ni.idv immediately. , lint a pilv that a voimji man. the hope ofbis iitrv.'hu dailini; ol'liis parents, should be 'Hatched u all prosi.-cts and enjoyments of lite, by the soouei.ee of deviation trom the path of nature iiidultriniin a certain secret hitbU. Sucn persona r, bclure coiitt'luplaliiij; S.iltiiAJB'.. ect that a Miuml mind and body arc the most os-wrv requisites to proinot. connubial happiness. Iced without these, tbe ji.t rney through lite be lies a wearv pilxrimaae ; the prospect : hourly kins to the' view; tb" mind becomes shadowed I'u dcsn iirund 1.11. -I with the melancholy rcilcc n that the happiness uf unoltiir becomes li!,;lileil oif?ili:oPiiMii-r.-K. Wlun the misguided and imprt.dcnl votary nt .asiire finds that be has "unbilled the seeds ol Ibis iiiful disease, it t.i "ilon happens that an ill-timed nseof sbume. or dread of discovery, d. l-rs him ou applying to those who. fioin education and ,ie-tal'il'ity. . an alone befriend him. ilelayiiii; till o constitutional .ymptoina of ibis horrid disease ake their appearance, such us ulcerated sore ir.ail diseased nose, iioctilil.al puins 111 the head id limls, dimness olsijilil, deafness, n-desonlho liu l. aies ami arms, mor lies on 1 . .... ,-tremilies. propressiiv,' with Ir.gbtlul rapidity, till .last the pillule of the mouth or the bono ol lite osu fall in. and the victim of this awtul disease ccouics a horrid object of commiseration, till dcatli uts a period to his dreadful siilleriiiKs, by sendim; im to "that I'n.'.iscovcred Country from whence uo ravcllcr returns." It is a.r,i.oi firf that thousands fall victims o this terrible disease, owing to the uuskilltu lies, of .'liurant pretenders, who, by the use ol that Vemtg I'onow, Mercury, ruin tho constitution and uiuke he residue uf life miserable. Pi'l'KA.Xiil'-UM t Trust not your lives, or health, to tho eareortno aiany L'nlcarned aud Worthless Pretenders, destitute of knowledge, name or chaructcr, who copy Dr. Johnston a advertisements, or stvle themselves, in tho newspapers, regularly Educutcd Physicians, incapable of Curing, they keep you trifling mouth after mouth tukiug their filthy and poisouua eoin iKjunds, or us long aa the smallest fee can be obtained, uud iu despair, leave you with ruined health to aigh over your galliiigdisappointuicut. . Johnston is the only Physician advcrlisinp. liis c.-edeutial or diplomas always hang in hui office. Hi. ri-u,IUI0SOr ireaieiueiifc . unknown to all jtuerg prepared from tt life apeut in the great hoa nitals .FLirope, the first in the country and a mor Mtoti,Lu r,acl, than an, other Phys.ciat . j -1.1 wjrwYiivii.vr or 'run ini:ss 'The manv thousands cured at this institution year year,' and lia numerous important t-urgteal !;'1.U,. portoruied ly Ur. Johnston, witnessed by ' '"' " "Cliliper," and many ive rciair. .,,i..4 ..fwl-ch have appeared again ulherp.1,.. the public, tcjidea his standing aa and agmn , ' .. . oharaclcr and rospousibdily, a geuiuauiau the attlicte-l. tufficiejd guarn m; mli:i.lII.V tli.. i.J:Ik-ii;i. nld be P articular in directing Persons writing rt). n tc following inaucr their Utters toUia Instill. .11. I Of the Baltimore Lock Ilospi Vultm' April 2, loiii ly- ... - .,,.vi'iunv;Mw?;rallra 4 i t orncya ni l . . " . -ef uu, at A and Broadway, K-w Wk. uatil to tend to eolloctiona and all other matters inu their earo. Sept. 1, 136S- ' i l.OCit & FEED STORE. WJIOLKSALK AyV RKTAIU ' rpilE aubacriber respectfully Inform. th publ l 1 H at bekeepa coustantly on baud at hia new WABfcHtAK.Tear lh Sh.mokin Valley Jtailroad Bepol . U 14VKBVBV, Flour by tb. barrel aud aaek, n"muanf,fc;u7.d.t hi. own Mill., fDeT lowest caahlirioe.. M. CABV ALIADZR JONES HOUSE, Corner Market street and Market Square, HABRIBBURO,' . Acknowledged a First Class House. THE Propriefot would most respectfully eall tho attention of the eititens of Punbury and the sur rounding country, to tho accommodations of hia house, assuring them they will find everything that can contribute to their comfort. It Is situated far enough (rom the Depot to avoid the noise and confu sion incident to railroad atations, and at the same time only a few minutes walk from the same. An Omnibus will be found at the Stations on tho arrival of each train C. II MAXN, Proprietor. April 9, 1881 3m C. O. BRUCE. Aulliortzori M'or 4,'lnim Oflieosi. Washington, D. C. I Clovelnnd, Ohio. 44.1 Ninth Sthekt. I No 1, LymAx's Rloik. Opposite Pension Office. Near tho Court House. 1'iibliMlieit tho Army Ilrrald. and collects PENSIONS, BOUNTY, BACK PAY, Prizo-moncy and all other A. Claims. AVe pay especial attention to claims In which other attorneys have TAILED, or which have been SUSPENDED. Wo buvo already collected and paid over to soldiers and their heirs over $500. 000. and are paying thousands dally. No chargo unless successlul. Write us. and wo will send you a copv of our paper, free. M E COLLECT from $100 to $400 Cash Bounty. We do our business without delat April 2, 1S04 TO CONSUMERS OF rilllE undersigned dealer in Coal from the follow J iug well known Collieries is prepared to receive orders lor the shiuo at the Lowest .Market Hates, vii(: .vJit,ni:cArs diamond jminks ca.vvs COXSOLUATKD C'O'S Jlc is alao prepared to furuish the Mtliiiorc 'oi t'.-U'brtiK-d Coiil, Lump uml Pri'mrol. 'the Siuquebauna Kiver and Havre do On the lin.". r'- made ttrrungeDiciits for the best tiiacc. Hoi."- ttj PLYMOUTH COALS, PITT3TON deliver on board Hunts at Which be is prepare.' to(, -n over -VorUiern Centnd Noithumbei-land, or by he Philadelphia and lv..llr..u.l u...l ..11 Itio lion OI Erie Kailruud. on the best to. m3' 11.. ; . ... ti ..II ll-.ti. w U despatch, and 1113 is ire,iiiei, ... uu . . resneeifullv solieiis orders from sir.. Address JOHN Mei Alt I... NP. April i). 1 Si. i . The ONLY reliuble sclf-Adjiisting Wringer. No Wood-Work to Swell or Split. Xo Thumb-Screw, to get out of Ordor. Warranted with or without Co-Wheels. It t.K.k tbe WIST PREMIUM at Fifty-Seven State and County Fairs m 1SK and is. without an cxecp lion the best Wringer ever made. Patented in the United Slates, Englunl, Cunada, and Australia. . Saiofle Wiiiigcr sent, Express paid, on receipt of n.i.. ji,lt.rgl.tiu agents can make from 8 to lfl Dollnrs per y,;' 2 $'l Mb Nn 1.?7.Sft. Xo. F.$50 Xo.A.9.50. Maoiitiii lur.-.l and sold, wbolesiilc and retail, by 'JIIIOPlT.NAMMA.MbACTlltlXdCO.. Xo 13 PlattStreet, Sew York, and Cleveland. Ohio. S. C. NUllTHUOP, Agent. WHAT F.YEUUHDY KNOWS, vir n- That Iron well galvanized rill not ; rust : That a simple machine is better than a complicated That a wringer should ho aelf-adjusting, durnldo, 1 n-... That J.'l.iiiiib-.sVrcws aud Fastenings causu delay and trouble to regulate and keep in order; , That wood bearings for tho abaft loruu in will wear Thai, the Putnam Wringer, with or without cog wheels, will not tear tho clothes; Thai co '.wheel regulator are not essential ; Tuut the Pulnain Wringer has a".! tho advantages and not one of the disadvantages above named : That all who have tasted it, prouounce It the best Wringer OLcr made; That it vfrl riti: a Thread or a Bed-Quilt without We might fill too paper with testimonials, but iu aertoulya tew to convince the skeptical if sucu tticie lie ; aid we sav 10 an, iw, . - 1- - Test it 1 Ul'ltl'l ti I1LY with AN V aw! ALL others, and if not entirely suiisfrctory. return it. PtTNAM MASL'KAl Tl HIM! Co; (leiilletu.n; T know from practical experience .1. .. ;. ....II ..ilvaniied with line will not undue or rust one particle. The Putnam Wringer is as near perfect as. possible, and I cau cucerlully re euuuueud it t" bo the best in use llcspectluliv yours, JX0. W. WllliKLtlt. Cleveland. Ohio. Manv vcars' exiierienoe in tho gulvuniiing busi ness enable mo to indorse the above statement in all particulars. T.rVFFttTS. Xo. 100 iletkman Street. New York, January, loot. , ... . . We havo tested Putnam's Clothes Wringer by praotical working, and kuow that it will do. It la cheap; it is simple; it requires no room, whether at work or at rest ; a child can operato it ; it does ita duty thoroughly ; it savea time and it saves wear and tear. W o earnestly advise all who have much in ,ln. with intelliitent persons who have any, to buy this Wringer. Il will pay for itself in a year almJst. Hon llOWAUli Ultttbtl. June 18, 1S64. ESTET'S COTTAGE ORGANS. ARE not only unequalled, but Ihey aro absolute y unequalled, by any other Keed Instrument in ihe country. Designed expressly tor Churcbea and rJehoola, they are found to 00 equally well daptea . - . . L-... ...li. miltf btf to me parlor ana drawing room. jjjjjj v ta Vr.ril. Kov.nth street. Philadelphia. rSAlso Bradhury'a Pianoa. and a eouiplete asi- aoriuent of the Perfect MEL0DEON. Kept. 21, lt64. lyw BOA11DINGHOUSE MHS. MA It I A TlMmFftO, (Formerly of the .'Lawrence Uouae,") HITNBURY. PENN'A. TK FORMS her friends and the public generally 1? .i .i h ku rrt'iiie.l tha house furiuerlv occupied bv Dr. J. reaic, on macaoerry iircei, .er w ". neutral KailwaT Beuol. aud opeued a MnirHiilir House, where she is prepared to keep PIMaVeVT AXD TRAKSIEJiT BOAUDEHs! ii :.u ..utU.ai.ii wailors, boarders cau enjoy tb. ouiav et-mforU of homiU .- to b?ammJage from those who nay sojourn In Bunbury, reapply Snalsiiry, Oct J3,lb- NEW GOODS ! JUST OPENED Fall & Winter Goods, AND SOLD CHEAPER THAN ELSE WHERE I ISAAC FTJIOAlTa In Zetlomoycr'a Puilding. opposite Ocarh art's Con fectionery Store, Market street, SUNBURY, Ta., HAS just opened a well selected assortment of Goods, which he offers for sale at very low prices. DRY GOODS ! FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, such as Cloths, Carai mercs. Muslins. Sheetings, Ticking, Calicoes, De Laines. Silks. Uinghamt, Ac , Ac. IIA'l'S himI CAl'S of every description. NOTIONS & VARIETIES. Coni?tinff of lfn?iry, (JIovcs. Thread. Buttons. Suspenders, Neckties, Collnrs, llnmlkcrchicfs, Ktiir Brushes, Tooth Brushes, Fnncy Heml Precpes. Jtnl mornl ftkirt. Hoop-Skirt?, Cnrpet-lmg, Truuks. Vn ltfOrT Vinbrelliis. Cotton-Yftrn. Strips, aod numerous other bt tic kt) too tcilious to mention. HARDWARE, such as nails, hinges nnd screws, door latches aud knobs, and CUTLERY of every description. Dyes, Drugs, Points, Ynrnislics, Oils, Gltiss, Putty, &c, fcc. lncenawnr nail dllnsawnre of every lcs'i-ilioii. STONE AND EAHTIIENWAUE. An extensive Stock of Composed of Sugar. ColTee, Teas. Rice. Corn-starch, Molasses, Candles, Meat, Fish, Cheese. i?alt, Tobacco, uud iSegara. BEADY-MADE CLOTHING. Also, & SHOES EOCTS for men. women and children. All kinds of Country Pruduco tuken in exchange for (loods. hunbury, Sept. Ill, 1S0L HATS ! HATS ! ! SAMUEL FAUST, Two doors west of Fischer's l'rits Store, Market st., IS const nnllv manufacturing the latest styles of Wont and Kur llats, which 'or soilness and dtirabilitv arc not surpassed. tlivc him 11 call and sec his stock of Hats which aro sold cheaper than elsuwhcro. Merchants ami others, purchudng at wholesale, will find it to their advan tage tocalland procure uu article cheaper and cuul to eit.v manufacture. Sunbury, Octuber 1, Yr-M. qk.EAT UEDUCTION IN THE PIHCE OP ElWIN II ALL & CO . . No 8fc.,J,h .v'-""1'' s"'l",,l Philadi'lplua. Arcnowffering thei. ""'gniliccut slock of Silks, liresstl.iods.Sii.tvls. 1 ion.. . v " "" . 1 . 1 ... .1 i.'ulll Pll"CS . 'VhaUaonhaod.jlnrgeskofllOMESTIO tillOUS. which we urc raiw tclim a. Kreal reduc tion from the price wo havo been eelli.-U lliem at. As we have had the tidvantNe o.' a rise in thp prices of our Stock in tho progress id the r tor the last two or three years, we now proiwso U give our Cut turners the Advantage of tho tall in Trices, Calicoes and Muslin, reduced. Flannels and Tablu Linens, reduced, 1 1 BlunUets and nil stnlile (joods. reduced. We respectfully solicit from the Ladies and other! 1 isiting Philadelphia, an examination of our slock, j VISttltH. which is unsurpasse.i 111 variety anu siyie. in wns cuy. N H Whulcsnlo Jlnvers. are invited to examiuo our slock. "KDWIX UAI.L & CO., No. 20 South Second street, Philadelphia. October 6, 1864. 2mw & rout'tli A.' Ayt'liKta., I'liSladelpfiin. Cater 4"or tho beat Trade, and offer no Baits or de ception to induce Custom, but rely ou FAJK l'KAL INti and UUODUoOJiS ! Best Mcrinoes. Fashionable Silk's. Mobility Plai-ls, Pirn's Poplitis, iiiu k" loulur-ls 1 igured Merinoes, Plaid .Shawls, liood Blankets. P. S. We follow GOLD down, aa close as we fol low it up. Now is 11 good time for Merchant and Consumers to come iu. Octobers, IStil. 2iuw F A L L A X D W I X T E II FANCY DRESS GOO.DS, .nisis a.vvv i.ivri;ir. Two doors West of the Post Office, SUNBURY, PENN'A., HAS just received and opened a large assortment of Fancy llrcss (loods, such as tiluves, Jouvian kid-gloves, Silk and lisle thread Oluvcs ; Ladiea cotton ami woolen Hose. Lliilitren a .Merino iioe, Silk Mits. Handkerchiefs, Corsets. Luibroidorcd Slippers, liibbona FANCV lUlKSS I1ITT0.NS, Bugle .... n ,. .. ..... l-.l. .if:u. lilUllJS, iriUlIlllllgS, I.UllOUS, iiCIl riioooil 1 civci line lions, Uranl, licit Ulasns. Ladies' .eeK-ties. i-ancy Buttons, CKAPfcumitUN 1ma iKlJl.11t.Mi; r-m-broidering Braids, Jaconet uud Swiss Edgings and insertions; Alulteuf.eL.ace molars, L.accs, ureuauine Veils, Faucy Bresa Conibs.lHuau Breases, Nells, and a variety ot other articles. WOOLEN UOOBS, such aa Sontags, Kreaklaet Coscya, Cap8, Mittt-ua, Bucnues, Oloves, bilk und Cotton Flaga, 0. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS. BOOKS AND BTATIONERY, Books, llvmn Books, Blank Boeka, Memorandum Biuka, Uiarioa, Pocket Books, Ink blonds, Pens, Pencils, a Sue aasurtmeut of l'uper, Ink, Ac. Toilet Soaps, Tooth-Brushea, &e. TOYS AND OA. MRS FOH CHILDREN, All of which havo boon selected with care and -will be Bold at reasonable pricea. AtA rAl.Vll.IV. Bunbury, Oot. J2, 1854. 1 FANCY DRY GOOD STORE. MISS KATE BLACK, RESPECTFULLY informs her friendaiu Bunbury aud vicinity, that she baa just opeued her . FALL AND WINTER GOODS, ot Notions and Fancy Dry Uoods, Market atreet, four doors west of Win. II. Miller'. Boot aud Kboe store, teL.MJtltr, 1'a. Her stock consists of Trimminits, notions, enibroi. deriea, Ladies aud Children' huts and shaken ; silk and .other liuinis. CorseU. IlouD-skirU. Iran, aud Lac. Veils: Nets, ulovea, stockings, collurs, aud corsets, aVo. WOOLEN GOODS, Breakfast t-hawls SnUga, Red Biding Uoods, Caps Ilosiery of al' inda. Genta' Handkerchiefs. Cravats, Iteckiiee, Buspen der. ; Ribbons, of all kinds, Feathers, ulvet, and uiauy other articles too numerous tu mention. ' . K A IE BLACK. Bunbury, Oot. 33, 1661. MATRIMONIAL ! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN if you wish to marry, addres. the undersigned, who will aeud you without money aud without price, val uable information that will enable you to marry happy aud speedily, irrespective of age, wealth or beauty. This iuloruiatiou will ooat you nothiug, and if you wish to marry, I will cheerfully assist you. All letters eUriuily confidential, lb. desired iufur uistion .eut by reiura) mail, aud no questions asked, aa. ..-us SARAH II. LAMBERT. Grenpoint, Sine, ouusiy, New York. O. 14, lesH -fuj TALES AND SKETCHES. Till'. iko:hiki? ri HnttBO full ? Why, how much company havo yottf Louise ?" Mrs. Louise. Ansiie, onr pretty hostess, who wns on her knets bef jro my trunk, cn gnged in adinirinp; my wardrobe while she chatted, turned immediately to my sister. "My dear Julia, we are actually crammed," said she. "There hasn'tfiecn such a sum mer rush for Tito Maples since I can remem ber. First came tho Athcrtons and the Wilsons ; then Hattio Latimer and her sis ter ; then Harry Vernon, t'hntlio Wayne, Ered Lawtou, and liin pretty little cousin, and consequently her ardent admirer, Mr. Mnynard. I thought wo were certainly full and James was just saying, last night, that wo couldn't possibly accommodate unybody else, when n carriage drove up, and out sprang Hugh Chest on. "Hugh Cheston ?" exclaimed my elder sister, Gertrude, w ho was tumbling over tho contents of her trunk inscarch of somethings. "Oh, I am delighted 1" "He's tho best catch I know of, Louise," said Julia. "Welle of course ho has como to spend a week or two. nnd James was just as glad to see him us if there wasn't a soul in the liottso and we had whole suites of rooms," replied Mrs. Anslic ; 'bnt I wiu at my wits' end for a place to put him in. At last I remem bered what a good little soul you are, Mat tie, nnd so ventured to let him have the chamber I had preserved for you. You won't think it nn imposition, will-you, dear i" "No, indeed. I can manage capitally with you. Julia," I said. "It's very good of you. lie's just return ed from tho continent," continued Louise. ("Oh, what a love of a iiertha, Mattie-i) . and has brought home a French valet who is almost as handsome as his master, who is turning the head of every maid in the house. How delightful it is to hear them talk French nutskr and man ! Maltie, where did you ever find this perfect trimming?" "I havn't seen him for nearly five years," said Gertrude ; "but I used to be desperate ly in love with him. Such handsome eves he had !' "lie is very rich, which is much more to the purpose," snid Julia, whose twenty-six summers had brought her to appreciate the practical part oflifo. "Mattii:, you homely little thing," sho added, "whut are you dreaming about f" I got up from tho floor where I hail been silting for the last ten minutes, with my hair about my shoulders, and went then to sec what a bright color there was upon my cheeks. My sisters wero drc.'sed in a few moments more, nnd went down stairs with Louise When the sound of their voices hud died awn;,' 1 threw myscli' upon the carpet by a chair and fell to dreai.ning. Five years be fure it tlid nut seem long I had seen Hugh Cheston, and for the only time in my life! It was on the night 01" a parly given at my father's house, in bono." of my xister Gertrude' eighteenth birthday. Little more than two years before 1 had lost my dear 1 mother, and the idea of a crowd 01' gay peo )le thronging tho room whe.".' shu rested in icr collin on that l;it sad dav filled my childish heart with grief and indigtn. tton. )jllt ,,11C, t,K,tj UI,y notice of me. I k.""'lt I there by tho. window of my little .rooti, which was in tho whig of the house am." oveilookcd the terrace of the main building , I my fare wet with tears, autl the most I j.. .1; 1 ...... r..u i:. 1 t'.ii.iic. leci 111J4 l uu.i i-ci ieii, iiiiiiiii around inc. Suddenly a light from tho hall room btreamed out broadly upon the dark ness, as some one drew tho window drape ry nside, and an instant al'terwurds two per son st( pped out upon tho terrace. It was my sister Gertrude nnd a gentleman. I could hear their words plainly us they pas sed backwards nnd forwards. They talk ed gaily and curcU-s-sly alKittt ft great many things, some uf which I could understand, ami others I could not. At last I was start led bv tho words of my sister's companion. "What is that ?' ho said. "What said my siater. "What do you I'mcati Mr. Cheston '(" "I thought I car.ght tho ghmpso of a child's face ot that wiiy'.ow," replied the .'cntlemau. "Ami if I am not mistaken it was wet with tears." . I tlrew back quietly with a beating heart, I but I heard mv sister sav, "Oh 'tis Mattic, my little sister, I suppose. Tho child is averse to our givifi? this party to night, and declares that wo are all heartless and forget ful of my dear mother. Of course," as you aro aware, tho idea is very absurd, but no one could make her believe it, and she has shut herself up in her room and cried all Ulav." I Gcrtntilo lia'l tolil tlio trutU. Tbeso were iust the fiicts of the enso. If her wouls littd called lortli a smile trom lier coinpiiniou ghoukl htive htited him forever: btitpcepinif carefully lrom behind the curtain I saw his lace as he passed by tho lighted window, aud it was as mavo and sr.-utlo as I could havo wished. Ho made Ocrtrudo no reply. A few moments afterwards they stepped through tho window into tho room again. Leaning back into my old place dropped my head into mv hands fell to thinking, but not of my troubles, tniudenly 1 was startled by hearing my namo called. Altera moments bewildeiudhesilation 1 leaned forward and looked out. .MV. Cheston was standing alone Upon the terrace. Won l you come down a moment I ' ne said, Btnilinr at uiy irighteued face ; "I waut to talk with you. ' bprinuinK up, 1 lelt mv room, and trip- ing liirlitly down the stairs, stepped through the hull door upon tho terrace, and stood belore nun Willi a beating heart, lie took my hand and stooping down Uo looked kind ly into my face. 'What havo you been crying for ?" lie said, gently. "Vod know," I replied, laconically. 'rio I do, little Mattic," he said, smiling ly, "und I called you down because I wihhed to tell you that I don't think, it foolish at all, us the others do, aud I'm veiyjsorry for you." I allowed hi in to kiss me, which was a liberty I should have indignantly resented under any other circumstances. '"In a feV moments I am going awav, and ehall begone forssverul years," he said, after a pause, during which he looked keenly but kindly into my downcast lace. '"When 1 come buck you will be a young lady, Mut- tie." 'I know it," said L "And am very strry font." . "Kor what reason t" he asked. ' Because I dou't like young ludicB, I re plied. "W'hv not I" ha asked. . "They are so foolish." I said. "They talk about nothing else but dreiu, uud jjyiitleuii n and parties, uud aro always Umcfojol oo- ple in tho world to mc." The idea that Mr. Cheston was laughing nt mo Unshed upon my mind as I finished speaking, but glancing up quickly in his face I saw that it wns unnsuaily grave. "Your opinion of your sex is not a very flattering one, however truthful it may be." ho said. "Do you believe all young ladies uro like these, whom you see every day." "I don't know," I said. "Do you think it necessary that they should be ?"' he asked. " "No, sir," I Haiti, "for I don't think mother was such a voting lad v." my "Don't you think that you could grow up to bo a sensible, useful women, if jou were to try t" ho nked. "Yes, sir," I said. "Will you try ?"' he asked. "I will," was my earnest reply. "And I hope jou may succeed, my dear Mattie, both for your sake and my own," aaid Mr. Cheston. "Xow I must leave you. Will you kiss 1110 good-bye?" I astonished myself very much by the act i when I pressed my lips to his, as ho ben down. Something in my face attracted bis attention for a moment after, nnd ho sigh ed. "You'ro a queer little thihg," ho said. "What would you tell mc if I were to ask you if you liked me." "The truth, of course,'" I replied. "Then I'll spare your blushes, you remark able morsel of womanhood," he said. "Hut Mattie," ho continued, more seriously, "will you kiss mc when I come back ?" "Yes, sir," said I. "You will be a young lady then, remem ber," lie said. "I shall be myself just the same," I said. "So you will," said ho. "I shall hold you to your proniiso. Remember it. Now, Uood byc." lie turned away as some one came upon the terrace, and I sprang through tho halt door, and flew bivck to my room. And this was the scene I was thinking over as I sat upon the floor of my room nt the beautiful country-scat of tho Anslies a girl ot seven teen, dark, plain, shy und sensitive. "Mattie, wkat for mercy's sake arc you do ing that you are not dressed yet ? Tis near ly "dinner-time," iaid my sister Julia, dash ing into the room for something, and stopp ing short as her eyes fell upon me. "Have you been asleep V "No," said I, sullenly, getting up and go ing to the mirror. "Oh, you queer child," said she. "Now do be quick. Y'ott'll find me in the drawing room if you ever get ready to como down," and on she swept. I think there arc tew persons in the world who can understand what 1 stitVercd when 1 entered the room where Mr. Cheston was. Everything was a bhink to me as I crossed to tho window where my sister sat. I real ized nothing in existence but the heavy pul sations of my heart, which seemed as if they would beat out my life. When I came to my senses I was sitting by good Mrs. Wilson, who was always kind to me, und whom I sometimes thought I loved better than either Julia or Gertrude. "lou did not expect to see so many peo ple, dear, and were frightened," shu said with a smile on her kind motherly face. "1 saw it tl"i moment she opened the door." I answered only with a glance, and slipp ed my hand into hers. "Mrs, Wilson," said my sister Gertrude, "if Mr. Cheston comes this way again I want vou to take Mattie round to the other side of you. You will, won't you '" "No, my dear; unit's very ungenerous ol you, , replied .Mrs. ilson. "1 sua 1 warn Mr. Cheston that you have serious designs on him." "I don't see the necessity of warning a person against a danger of which he is al ready aware," snapped a -young lady with very black eyes, who stood behind the sofa 011 which we sat. Gertrude turned round with a crimson face. "What is the subject of your discussion? Won't you odtnit me to your confidence, la dies ? said a familiar voice, so near my ear that I started in affright. The black-eyed voung lady slipped aside to givo Mr. Chefton a place near us. Sev eral persons were presented to him ; I among others- Ho p;.id mo no particular attention and took a chair beside Gertrude. "Did'nt you inquire what wo wero talk about, Mr. Cheston!" said tho bUck-cyed young l;.dy. "I believe I had tho audacity to do so," he replied, smiling. Hut the smile was very dilferent from, the one I remembered to have seen upon his face. "We were speaking of kisses," said Ger trude, qickly with a suuev smile. "Aud I Initio Latimer declared that she didn't be lieve you cared for them." I started. I had never before heard my sister utter a deliberate falsehood. "I am very sorry that Miss Latimer thinks mo so indifferent to the most perfect luxury iu life," he replied, glancing up at her. "Victory, Ilattie:-.Mr.;utieston does ueueve in kisses," cried Gertrude, with a smile so bniilit as to dazzle tlio eyes, so una uui two of us saw the hiddcu malice. I thiuk Miss Ilattie was about making aa attempt to struggle out of tho position into which mv sister had thrust her; but Louise Ansiie, w'ho had sauntered up a moment be fore exclaimed, "Oh, .Mr. Cheston, don't you remember that you once attended a for feit liartv. and wore tho must dissatisfied face 1 ever saw iu my life, all tho evening! "Hut Mrs. Ansiie, that was because I con sider forfeits a sacrilege of the caress," he replied, "it is converting the beautilul into tlio uselulnn.t mining its pecuiar viuue by so doing I regret, however, that my face betrayed my feeling. I assure jou that the rudeness was not intentional. Mr. Cheston is apparently unconscious that several ladiis are looking at liita very admiringly, said a low voice near me. I turned rmuid. It wns Mr. Maynaru, who was in a lever of jealousy because Hose Lawtou's bright eyes wero lixod upon the gentleman in question. "Tako care, Mr. Cheston," cried Gertrude. "I'm afraid you dou't know what .you are briuging upon yourself. Having declared vourself so much in favor of the "most per fect luxury in lite," we young ladies may have you quite at our mercy. According to vour assertiou. I doubt if you could resist the reward of a kiss from a pretty girl who might be sueing for a favor. Could you i" "Yes," he replied. "How so " she asked. "Hecatiso a kiss given in that way would be of Jittlo vulue," said Mr. Cheston. "I consider that a very aurfkiud speech, coming as it does from tho lips of a man who is well aware that kisses are a lady a favorite bribe,", replied Gertrude, flushed, but laughing. . "It i a most utigallant speech, Mr. CheiUm; you niut tud trial for iiuuiehmeuV ...... "I will make it short by choosing Rose Law ton for my judge," he replied, laughing and glancing up into the smiling eyes of the little beauty. "Y'otir chantisement shnll be to confess whom you kissed lust," said site gaily. "Tha't is not fair," ho said. "Why ?" she demanded quickly. . "Because," said he, "the lady is present, and the punishment would rather fall upon her than me." Whereupon they all burst into a merry laugh. "Well, then, you can tell whom you in tend to kiss next," said Hose. "That will not do either," said he. "I should never be able to put my intentions into effect." "Do you keep an account of your kisses, as you do your expenses, Cheston '(" called out Mayna'rd. "Yes," replied Cheston, quietly. Now I havo it!" cried .Rose Law ton. "You shall tell us how many Indie. you have kissed during the last five years." "I will do so on condition that my word shnll not be doubted," he said, gravely. "Wu will believe yon, certainly," said Rose. "Now listen, good folks." "N'9t one," said Mr. Cheston, quietly; upon which everybody looked astonished. "Oh, Mr. Cheston, you amaze us I" cried Rose. "Hugh is probably faithful ta soma fair lady who favored him before," said Mr. Ansiie, who had been listening quietly for a few moments. "Exactly," said Mr. Cheston, rising with a bow- and turning away to some ono who called him impatiently. Oh, the1 significant glances arid exclama tions of wontler that were circulated through the group nfter his departure 1 "And what are you thinking of, little mouse," said Mrs. Wilson, bending toward me. "Your cheeks are rs led as rores." She would have been overwhelmed with astonishment if I had told her. Three weeks passed, and Mr. Cheston and I were on no more intimate terms than we had been on that first evening. We rarely met except at tho table or in the drawing ro'om of an evening, uud he seldom address ed mo when wo did meet. Ry degrees I overcame my shyness and sensaliveness re garding him. He had forgotten, 1 thought, the romantic incident ot my childhood, which had always had such a charm. for me, and I wondered at myself for ever supposing that he had remembered it beyond tho mo ment. It made me a little sad to know that air my pleasant thoughts concerning it were cast less in the air, aud slightly humilia ting, taken in connection with his polite in dill'erence to me, to kuow that those thoughts were so many. 0fcMr. Cheston was a great lion among the party at "The Maples." Tho ladies liked him; tho gentlemen were jealous of him while they strove to immitatc him. Every body talked of him; everybody admired him, cithor secretly or openly. The suminar wore graduily away. .Sever al of our party had returned home, and one clear September morning Mr. Cheston in- tormed .Mr. Anslto nt the broaklnst table that ho should bo obliged to return to town the next morning. It frightened mo to know how shocked and pained I wns, nnd at the first opportunity 1 roso aud left the room. That evening, when tho drawing-room was deserted by the few that remained of tho gay company, and I could hettr their voices far down the mooulit park, 1 strolled into the dark, silent room, and sank upon a cushioned seat. Instantly some ono started up in the dusky light, and coming lorward, sat betide me. It was Mr. Cheston. "Mattie," said he, ''I intend going awav before six o'clock to-morrow morning, nnd shall probably not . see you again." I did not reply, aud he continued "Haven't I a right to ask for a good-bye kiss ?'' The light was not so dim but that I could see a laughing light in his eyes. "You have the right which the promise of a chihl gives yon, 1 suppose," I replied, somewhat annoyed by his light manner. It was so little for him to say good-bye to me. It was so much lor me to say good-bye to him. "A child iu years you certainly wcrp, Mattie, but more of a w oman at heart than thousands tw ice your age," said he. "Do you know that you made a conquest of me, little one, when you kissed me upou tho terrace iu the darkness that night f" "A conquest I" 1 said, startled. "I carried that kiss away with mc," ho replied. "1 love the remembrance of it ns I did my life. I would not have parted with it for all the wealth in the world, for it was a sweet hope on which hung all my light of tho future. The lips of 110 other woman have pressed to mine since then. I said to myself that, until I kissed another, your kiss remained. Do you understand ?" My eyes Were full of tears, but I tried to smile. "You were a sweet clild, Mattie," he con tinued, "ami have grown into a sweet wonii'n such a woman that I havo beeu waiting to find that I might marry. Now I ask for that promised kiss, and if you give it to inel bhall take it for granted that you give mo yourself with it." Mr. Cheston was sure of what I had never ncknow lodged to myself my lovo for him. I felt in the confident clasp of his arm ; I saw it iu the confident glances of his rye ; aud content that he bhould read ihu heart of which ho was so certainly the master,! acted my simple self und gave him "Tho l'romucd Kiss." ' mTsCETTl AN EO US. W orth, Jtic Hoinuu'ii '1'a i lor ut lui-i-. The Taris correspondent of tho Boston Gazette says : "Worth, the woman's tailor, has returned to town, and commenced his wason. Do not wonder if I mention him next after di vorces, he bus caused more divorce than any other man in Purls 5 for if your wifoW bail dress 'is not made and put on by bun, she is disgraced, uud if ho doe not make them you are rttiued. Is .it hi tuiilt that his i ate of charging tiro so high I Maku the davs 43 hours long and rcl'evo him of tho vulgar wants ol eeleuing ami catiug, he will abate oO per cent, of his prices. Kaiuee his customers iuto paying cash, aud ho will make a farther reduction. Tlio Empress hu owed him $10,000. The Princes Clothide, 10,000. The Princess de Mettenuch, 1ti0r 000. A de.bt.of $1,000 makes no moro fig ure on hi books than the ono year' sub scription of a delinquent patron of ycur pa per does in the (JiuctU olliee, I should not tiko to say what reut he puys-you would lie ouro to muke an iroMitp'-jyure not very complimentary to my regirWIor truth. The late aaloon. of tit tiiileriet . ar not more splcudid. Gilding is lavished on them, tro low curtains are Ueauvais tapestry, the window curtains and furniture are of the finest Lyons brocade, and the furuituro is Houle, each conso'o between the windows being worth tiiOO. lie has in one of his mnny rooms a bullet constantly spread where the best sandwiches, tho choicest sherry ami Madiera, ami tho most delicate cakes aro served in profusion to his customers. He is constantly surrounded by twelve bountiful young ladies, selected for the perfection of their shape ns well as face. They are attired in the height of the mode iu silk dresses, w hich cost four dollars a yard, costly Etrus can ear rings, bracelets and rings. They are part of the furnitiiro of the place ; they are here what osier manikins are iu iuferior shops; tho dresses are hung on them that Worth's patrons may ce the effect producet'. No dress ever qutls liii establishment priced less than $200 in gold mind ye ! we don't tako your greenbacks herd Whenever a ball is given at the Tuileries, or at any of the ombusis, you miiy count two hundred carriages at his door from as early as 0 o'clock in the evening. Each lady receives a number and is called in turn. They como with their hair dressed, their petticoats autl corsets on, wrapped in a second-rate dress, until lie is ready to receive them, lou may wonder that ladies should consent to expose persons to the fingers nnd eyes of a man. He is not a man in their eyes he is nothing but a tailor a tradesman and what high born person cver stooped to inquire to what scs such a plebian belonged ? One had as soon think of inquiring into tho sex of the dog with whom his wife went into tho woods for a walk, or of the cat who sleeps in my lady's chamber. Worth, a few years since, was a mcro shopman in Gangerlin's shop iu the Ru dc Richelieu. lie saw there the extent of feminine folly, and detei mined to profit by experience. lie has now a beautiful country seat which cost him $30, 000, and on which he has spent 60,000. He keeps a carriage and pair equal to any thing iu the imperial stables. He has a first rate cook, has a cellar which is daily im proving, and is making money as fust us possible. Joisu Uillinci' ilusnrra hi Corrcs Ioailcii(. AvKnict's Your contribushr.n iz in hand. We like its fltiidtiess. It iz like ile on a sand hill. Na'nr has did a good thing foo yu, and yu ought tew be willing tew dew a good for natur. This line in your produck shuu strikes us as very butiful anil original : "And lam the luxury of dewing good." Goldsmith hisself mite have bin proud of such a line. And again : "Oh, would somo power tho gifty giv us ov eceing ourselfs a, uthers sees uz ;" yure ideo ov introdusing the Skotch nckscr.t into yuro stile, iz very happec. If yu never hav red Robert Hurns, yu will be surprised to lam that his stilo very much rcsembcls yure9. Onse more yu suy ; If ignoranse i bliss 'tis lolly tew bo wis." This sentiment izjist a 7. tru a, ti. common. Pope, i think, has sumtlring simi lar ; but awl grate minds snmtimes express thcirsclfs alike. Yurc contribushun will ap pear in our next issu, with a wood cut pic tur ov a saw buk nt the top ov it. Nettiu I". L. Yu sa "Y'uro Adolphus has proved untru, and yu must di." I never advise deth under any circumstances, altho it probably iz cheaper jist now tew di than to iz tew liv. Hear up like 11 man under yure dispensashuns. Take sum Pills; but if yu find that yu are so bound up in Adol phus that fksick won't wurk, hire out to teach a ilistrick skule, and it won't be 3 months before yu kan cxklaim with Patriark ov old Adolphtts ye d d '. Hf.t.v I think sunily az yu do, "this wuild iz awl & (lectin sirktis, for man's illu- shuu given," but that ain't no rczon for not pitching in and being lllushuncd once in a while. I wudn't give a sent for a mand who hadn't been illusioncd, and who didn't expect tew be several times agin. I'Air.AXDr.u xu asK mo which is .110 most best, the mnuied or tho singlo condi shun ? Most cvry buddy, at sum time in their life, has trido tho single state ; also, most everybody has hankered nrter tho double state, or married condishun. I havo tridoboth states, and aro ready to sware, that cf a man kan pit a woman who kan fri pankakes 011 both siden without burniti them, nnd don't hanker to be a woman's kommitty, the marrid stato is Heven an a'mh awl tew onst. Hut afier awl. tho marred state is a good deal like falling out of a cherry tree; if a person don't happen tew git hurt it is a good reasun for not tricing it agin. Tut. Efkixt of Makm.xok. Doubtless you have remarked with satiffaction how the little oddities of men who marry rath er late life are pruned away speedily after marriage. Y'oh have found a man who used to bo shabbily and carelessly dressed, with a huge shirt collar frayed at the edges, and a glaring yellow silk pocket hanker chief, broken of these things, and become a tiatron of neatness. Y'on have seen a man whose hair and winaKers wero rniiouousty cut, speedily become like oilier numnii beiugs. You Stave seen a clergyman who wore a long beard, in a little while without one. You have seea a man who used to sing ridiculous sentimental songs, leavo them off. You havt. seen a man w ho took snuff copiously, Kiid who generally had his breast covered with snuff, abandon tho vile habit. A w ile is tho grand weilder of the modem pruning knife. If Johnson's wifo had lived there would have been no hoard ing up of bits of orange peel; no touching alfthe posts in walking along tho streets; no eating and drinking with disgusting voracity. If Oliver Goldsmith had been municd, he would never have worn that memorable aud ridicjloti coat. Whenever yon find a man whom you know little about, nddily dressed and talking ridieuously, or exhi'.'iling and eccentricity of inaneer, you may be suru he is not a married man. For tho little coiners ate rounded off, the little) shoots n e pruned away in inairird men.- Wives generally have tun re uso than their husbands, imperially when the husband aro clever men. The wife's adi ices are like tlu bafiast that kee; the ship steady. They lire like tho v. liolesomi! though painful shears, clipping off the little growths -f self-conceit and flly. Woi i.n Losk Fiftv Tft.H am Doi.L.uta. A Maine olliar recently applied lor a furlough, staling that il it waj not granted ho should hwu fifty thousand dollar. This attracted attention at headquarter "i'i tho officer w a desired to forward a statement of how he w ould lose it. Hodi lbo to th i ii . -1 1. 1. ... I I., i. tbn .-Piiiii mithour j 1 I., rift. ItallUW li II ItVI- hwv ....- him that if he did unt como and mart; right away aim would L tho other n
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