" " " ,'TT'f Ihs jroir. '. Ke papej' c folate pikl. ill V strictly JhoreilT.o iiglo)t r Tf Hire t tar.p JVr iBiee to which thoy aT d:roc' mil thfj hate sotUed tea I j i continued. ll plena act M our ntalning tulwcrlutitni r do this aoder iiio IVi . . . -at notices i far innom, i ortiirlns; by tha yen , oi cuanglng quarterly, a fiHiows : .... Ooa qnarter colnmin not exoeoding 4 squares, t One balf oolama, Dot Maeeding 8 (quires, On column, 6 Editorial or local nclrprtlHlnfc, any number uot exceeding tvn, 20 oeuti per line; 10 0 every additional liue. Morriuge noticos, 50 cents. Obituaries or resolutions accompanying no deaths, 10 cents per liue. JsilO PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II. B. MASSER & E: WILYERT SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN'A. 1 FBinilHO. toted with oet wU.'V ..t t .;i FFICE, whiofc will iMt,'u to 'noatest itIe, ,y7 vtrUtyf NEW SERIES, VOL. '!,' NO! 14 SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 186k OLD SERIES, VOL. 25, NO. 14. LTIMOUE C nOSFITAL. AS A REFUGE FROM QUACK KRY. rLACE WHERE A CURE BE OBTAINED. ON lias discovered the most Certain, 1 only EflVcttml Remedy In the) vnto liiseafcs, Weakness of the Back res. Affections of the Kidneys and itary IJischarges, Inipotcncy, Gene vonsnrss, ly)M"ry, Languor. Low I of Ideas, Palpitation ol the Heart, .iiifrs. Dimness of Sight or Giddiness, ad. Throat, Nose or skin. Affections gs. Ptomach or Bowels those Tcrri ising from the Solitary Habits of rot and solitary practices more fatal hnn the song of Syrens to the Jin blighting their most brilliant hopes rcudciing marriage, Ac, iuipossi- mve become the viotims of Solitary iful and destructive habit which to an untimely grave thousands of c iqoyt exalted talents and brilliant ght otherwise have entranced listcn ?ha thunders of eloquence or waked ving lyre, may cull with full cou- iiAmii.M.'i?. is. or Young Men contemplating lware of phyi-ii al weakness, organic tics. lit:., speedily cured. l.iuisolf uiiilcr the care offtr.T. .onfiile in his honor as n gentleman, ely upin his skill as a rhysician. iic m u AEiMi: red. and Full Yis!r Restored. iif Anuclloli v inen reo-ieri i.ue jones House, Corner Market street and Market Square,? 'HAKBISBURQ.'PA., Acknowledged First Class Houae. THE Proprietor would most rcspcotfully eall fhe attention of the citizens of Sunbury and the sur rounding country, to the accommodations of his house, assuring them thoy will find everything that can contribute to their comfort. It Is situated far enough from the Depot to avoid the noise and confu sion incident to railroad stations, and at the same time only a few minutes walk from the same. An Omnibus will be found at the Stations on tho an ival of each train C. II MAXX, Proprietor. April 9, 1804. Jim C. G. BRtiCE. ulliorlzcl tVnr C'lnlm Oflicris. Washington, D. C. I Cleveland, Ohio. 44:1 Nixtii Stheet. Xo 1, 1YMAs'a Block. Opposite l'eusiou Office. Kcar tho Court House, l'liblivltes) I lie i - Ilrruld. and oolleets PENSIONS, BOUNTY, BACK PAY, Prire-uioncy and all other . A. inrringe immiMile 1 the penally eonv n our paper, iree i. . . i . i . i Claims. We pav especial attention to claims in which other attorneys have FAII.KD. or which have been SI srK.ij:fi. We have aim ily collected and paid over to soldiers ami their heirs over fitllt. OWI. ami arc paying thousands daily. No chargo unless suivw'luf. Write us. and we Will .'end you a i.s ol ininroper inilulir',iiees. loitiiir . ad to commit excesses from not ic dreadful eoiiseuei:es that may j io that understand the siibjeel will ; bat the power of pro 'rciti 'ii is lost i ailing into impr.'per ha'iils than by sides being deprived tlc pkasure.. j ng, the most si riou an I destrnetive , i bo.lv and mind arise. The system ! ed. the Hivsicnl and Mental l'nne- ! l.os of Vro'ereativc Tower. .Nervous j pfisa. 1'iilpilatioii of li e llenrt. , usti'tutiotial Debility, a AVa.ling of j ;h, Consilinptioii, lccay and Death, r Soil 111 I'l'i'jIi'l Ji'li N !''! roing from Tlalliniore street, a few ! e.Muer. Fuil not to ol . u .c iiaiuc ic paid and eotitnin a stamn The J .ii. bang in hisolliee. i 8 'W from tSIWi to $1011 sh Bounty. Wo do our business u n uol'T lu.t.AV . April L l.stlt TO CUINSUMKKS OL-' 1 v. u tt A.Tfl:i lAVS. rvn or XattAtft'i 7)rv. j loyal College of Surgeon". London. I no of the most eminent Colleges in : s. and the gre.iler p. in of nlioe life ; in the ln-pilr,ls of London, i'aris. ' d olsewhert. has etleeted sun.e of ! bing cures that were ever kirtwn ; ' .vitb ringing in the head ai d ears ! rent ncrvousiie-s. nemg umrmcu ui iiishfiilness, witii fie.'iu nt Mushing, ties aith derangement ol iiitn I, were iirri4'ri.AK .xsihi:. es all those who have injure I them.' nor Indulges!' and sii'iitory habits, body and mind, uulitling tlieiu for tinlv. society or maniage. me oriiie sad and no bin. f.oly cffeels ly hnloTs of vonlll. eit: Weakness of mils. Pains iii the Ilea l. Dimneesof luscular Power. Palpitation of the . Nervous Irrii ulil i' v. Derangement Functions. General Debility. Symp ttinn. Ac. The fearful elleets on the mind arc ,,!,.,) ,., fs of Meinoi v. I'on fusion of n f Spirits. Kvil-Forebodina.'. Aver . Sell-Dii-tillst. l..e of Solitude, e some of the evils piodilr-d. "persons of allag"-" fl"W judge -v of their dvelinilig lieallb. losing coming weak. p.i!". "eios ai ng a singular appennnic.: about the .svmptoiiic of consumption. ed themselves by a ecrhiin prnetlee i-n alone, a habit frequently b ni m d anions, or at school, the olivets of 1 v f. It. even wl-en asleep, and if not marriage impossible, and destroys. kkIv, should apply immediately. that a young man. the hope of his ling of his parents, should ienatelie, ( sets and enjoyii.ci'ts of life, by iho deviating from the path of nature : i a certain secret habit Sue.ii persons I utcmplating l KiI ACS'. i nind mind and body arc the most dies to prouioti coutiub'uil happiness. these, the journey tlooiigh lite be- i r pilgrimage ; i lie prospect hourly i view; the mind beeoli.e.i shadowed , I filled with llililel: holy reilec- . ppincss of atiolher becomes blhted ! KOI-' I.WI,Kf'ltl'..X('S. ! lisguided and iiuprmlent votary ot hat he has imbibed the seeds of Ibis j it too often happens that an ill-tiiued i air dread of iiiseo er.v. deicrs him to those who. from eilue.itiou and an alone befriend him. delaying till ml symptoms of this lea-rid disease I qicaranue. such as ulcerated '.ro 1 I 'nose, nocturnal pains in the head ' ness ofsigbt. deafness, nodes on the inns, blotches on the head, fucn and ! naressini with frightful rapidity, till te of the mouth or the bot.es of tho id the victim of thi., awful disease d object of commiseration, till death u his dreadful sulleiings. by sending discovered Country tioiu wbeuco do ,s." . holy fiirl that thnuraiuls fall victims lisei'ise, owing tu the unskillfulness of dcrs, who, by the useful' that Dtailly iiry, ruin the constitution and make fe miserable. h i it vx;i:its ir lives, or health, tu the care of the d and Worthless Pretenders, destitute name or character, who copy Dr. ertiseuicnts, or stylo themselves, in e. regularly Educated Physicians, triiig, they kocp you trilling mouth king their filthy mid lioisonus com ng as thesuialluct fee onu be obtained, . oave you with ruined health to sigh ng disappointment. is the ouly Physician advertising dor diplomas always hang in his office. or troateinent are unknown to all .1 from a life snout iu the great bos- ), the first in tho country and a uiore ale l'ractice than any other Physician !MKVI' OI-'TIIK l'MF.W ousanda cured at this institutiuu year d the numerous impurtaut Surgical oruied by Dr. Johnston, witnessed by .rn.a i-Snn." 'Clinncr." and many ..licm of which huve aiipeared aguiu a tho public, besides his stauduig as of character aud rcpoiuimiity, is a uit-eetotueatllicted. ii-:nkn KiKi:mi ci : it -:. ing should be particular In directing his Institution, in the following mauur M. JOIIHK. .. oora Lock lloapital, Bultlmore, Md. . -iy- .i-riiKWn 'ox, t nl Uw, N. Cor. Fulton way, New York. k V ill carefully at lons and all other matters iutrustod te 3. MIK undersigned dealer in Coal from the follow ing well known Co! Iieries is prepare lo receive orders lor the same, at the Lowest M.irket Kates, viz.: MoKltKCAl'S D1A.MDM) .MIXES UitAVS PAKUISII & CO'S t'OXS;l.!I)ATi:i) CO'S lie is also prepared lo furnish the . i ISsillibiioroI'o'is I lu ;i t l I'oul, j .!nj iitnl 1'ivHin.t. On Mm line of the Siiwinehanna llucr and Havre du Grace, lie hi s made, iirrniigeineiits for the best eiTTJTON AUD PLYMOUTH COALS i Which he is prepared to deliver on board limits at Noilliii.iibcrlaiM. or by Cars over Notthorn Central ltailr I. ami on ihe line of the Philadelphia aud ; i'.ne K.iilro.ol. on the best terms. j lie is prepared to till all Orders with despatch, and r -spcijifully solicits orders from the Trade. Ad ires- JOHN McFAIll.AXn, i April '.I. ISf.l. Noithiiuil.crlanil, Pa. NEW GOODS I JUST OPENED Fall & Winter Goods, AND SOLD CIIEAPEK THAN ELSE . WIIKUE I ISAAC FTJP.MAIT In Zctlcmoycr's Building, opposite Gcnrhart's Con fectionory Store, Market street, Sl'XBVRY, Pa., HAS just oponcd a well selected assortment of Uoods, which he offers for sale at very low pricos. DRY GOODS ! FOllEIflX AND DOMESTIC, such as Cloths, Cassi mcrcs. Muslins. Sheetings, Ticking, Calicoes, De Lnines. Silks. Ginghams, Ao , Ac. II A'l ! ami CAM of every description. NOTIONS & . VARIETIES. Hosiery. Illovcs. Thread, Buttons, J Suspenders. Neckties. 'Collars, Handkerchiefs, Hair Brushes, loot n nrusnes, rancy iieau urmro, jhu moral Skir.'s. lloop-Skirts, Carpet-bags, Trunks. Va lises, Umbrellas. Cotton-Yarn. Soaps, aud numerous other articles too tedious to mention. II A II D W A XI E , such as nails, hinges nnd screws, door latches and knobs, and CtTLEltY of every description. Dyt-8, Dniys, J'nint, Varnishes, Oils, Glass, " Putty, &c, A;c. liionsivnro it list 4 1 a si m Mil re of vvrvj- tt'M-i-itioii. STOXEANI) E.V KTII EN WAUE. . An extensive Stock of I Composed of Sugar. ColTce. Teas. Rice, Corn-starch, ' MoIilsscs. Caudles, Mcul, Fish, Cheese. Salt, Tobacco, ; and Scgiirs. KKADY-MADE CLOTHING. Aluo, BOOTS & SHOES fitr mm. 'women ami .cliiMren. All kimU of Country Truduce taken in exchange for iuii. fcunhury, Sept. 10, TALES AND SKETCHES. ' . l.MAUCMATlOrV. KltOM THE FltENClfJ , ISflL !H'31 t'!.,VKI.t:it . ii:r a.ti n. HATS! HATS!! SAMl'KL KAUST, Two dia.rs west of Fischer's Drug Store, Market St., SUNBURY, PENN'A. IS ciUistantlv iiinnufactiiring the latest styles of Wool and Fur Hats, which for softness ami durability aro not surpassed. tiive him a call nnd sec his stock of Hats which aro sold cheaper than elsewhere. Merchants and others, purchasing at wholesale, will find ' .o their advan tage to cull nnd procuro an urticld .uenper and equal lo eitv inaniifaeture. imbury, October 1, 1So4. Tho ONLY reliable self-Adjusting Wringer. No Wood-Work to Swell or Split. . No Thumb-Sen ws to get out of Order. Warranted with or without Cog-Wheels. It took Ihel'lHST l'ltlCMU'M at Fifty-Seven Stato and County Fairs in lf i-i. and is. without an excep tion tin- best Wringer ever made. lVcnlcd In ihe I'uited Slates, Fnglaiid. Caiiuda, ami Australia. Sample W iingir sent, F.sprcss paid.-on receipt of Price. Kin relic agent. can make from to LI liollars per 'oV'i.i.:.ll. No l.$;..1l. No- F.SS.50 No. A.Stl.50. Maniifaetured and sold, wbolesalo and retail, by Til!. II IN AM MiMl-AtTlltlMI CO.. Xo. Lll'leilStrcct. Xew York, and Clevc'iind. Ohio. S. C. MUtTllKill', Aent. WHAT l-:VV:i:l!HY KNOWS, vir.: That iron u ell gah aniicd will not rust: Thai a simple machine is betUMMhaii a complicated :ger should be sclf-a Ijusling. durable, OUEAT IIEDLXTION IN THE I'lUt'E OF EDWIN IIALIi & CO., No 20 South Second Street, 1'hihulclphin. Aie now oficritig their mngiiiticent stock of Silks, Jircss (iiKids. Shawls. Chillis. Cloaks, Velvets, Ac, f.ir below the present tlold 1'riccs ! We have also on hand, a large stock of IlOMKSTIC tiOOHS, which wc arc now selling at a great rcduc tion from the iiriccs we have been selling them at. As we have had the advantage of a rise in tho prices of our Stock in the progress of the War for the last two or three years, we now propose to give our Cus. turners the Advantage of the fall in 1'riccs. Calicoes aud Muslins, reduced. Flannels ami Table Linens, reduced, lllaukets and all stable tjooils, reduced. Wo respectfully solicit from the Ladies aud olhers visiting Philadelphia, an examination of our stock, which is unsurpassed in variety nnd style, iu this city. N. 11.. Wholesale Unvers. are invited to examine our stock. F.1AV1N HALL CO., Xo. 2il South Second street, Philadelphia. October 8, ISlU. 2imv it tho best a Thread or a l!cd-Quilt without one ; That n wrn: unit effli lent : That Thumb-Screws and Fastenings cause delay aud trouble to i emulate and keep in order ; That woo 1 b ;ai in0's foi Iho shaft to run in will wear nut ; 'Jbai tin- Putnam Wringer, with or without cog wheels, will not tear the clothes; 'that cog.nl.ecl regulators are not essential ; Ttiat i!i.j Putnam ringer has all the advantages an I not one of the disadvantages uuove muucd : 'i ii il nil u ho have tasted it. pronounce u nn -or ever lnitih That it Mill wrin: al'er.rUai. Ueu.i.'hl fill the paper with testimonials, hut in sfi oi.iv ii te-.v to convince the skeptical, if such tln-re l.e ; and we snv to all. test Piitnaiii's Wringer. Tesi it 'I llnliiil lill'LY with ANY and ALL others, ui.d if Aoi entirely salisfielory. return it. I'1'T.NAM M.M KACTt IIIM1 Cut (ienllemen ; I know from practical experience that iron well g.ilvniiU:d wiih nine will not oxidiio or lust one panicle. The Putnam Wringer is as near perfect as possible, ami 1 can cheerfully re commend it to be the best ill use Kcspei'.it'ullv vours. JNO. W. Wlll-F.'Li:it. Cleveland. Ohio. Many years' experiince in the gnlvanuiiig busi ness enatilc me lo tuuorse me uuove Kinieuieui m i. particulars. 1 TX- r T CL'CI.'llTtf j.o. . i.r. r i.i, No. lUUlicckmaii Street. New York, Janunrv, ISIit. We have tested Putnam's Clothes Wringer by practical working, and know that it will do. It is cheap; it is simple; it requirus no room, whether at work or at rest ; a child eau operate it ; it dues it duty thoroughly ; it saves timo aud it saves weur und tear. We earnestly advise all who have much washing to do, with intelligent persons who have any, to buy this Yt nugcr. It win pay mr usen in a year at must. ilon ilOKACIS u lit LI. LI :. Juno IB, 1804. ESTET'S COTTAGE ORGANS. jl Cottage Organ, vj I'oiii-Ii V A r -li SI., Iliilal-Ilil:i. Cater for the best Trade, ami oiler no liaits or -deception to induce Custom, hut rely on FAlll UKAL 1XH aud tiOOlJIJOOl).-; ! Best Merinocs, Faihioiiablo Silks, Nobility Plaids. Pirn's Poplins, liark' l'uiilaids Figured Merinocs, Plaid Shan Is, (Jood lllaukets. P. S. We follow (iOLU down, as close as w e fol low it up Xow is a good lime for Murchiuits aud Consumers to come in. j October H, I80L 2mw I F A L L A N D W 1 X T E 11 FANCY DRESS GOODS, .iiis. a.w. iAi.vn:ir, Two ilotir West of the Post Oilicc, BTJNBUBY, IENNA., HAS just rcocived and opened a large assortment of Funcv llresslioods. such as tl loves. Jouvian Kid-eloves. Silk and lisle thread Ulovcs; Ladies I cotton ami woolen Hose. Children's Merino llose, Silk Mils, lluudkerehiefs, Corsets. Kuibroldered Slippers. Kibboiis FANC Y LUls til 1 1., Hugto Hiuibs. Trimmings, Bullous, licit Hibbon Velvet llih- Isms, llraid. Pelt Clusiis. Ladles' .Neck-ties, fancy llutlons. CHAPFHlllilOX and TKI.MMIXU ; Km broidcringPraids, Jaconet and Swiss Edgings and insertions; jVlnltcese Lace coiars. juccs, orrain Veils, Fancy Dress Combs.Uleau Urcsses, Netts, aud : J ...I ...:..!..- IHriL'iv HI wilier hoiliui. WOOLEN HOODS, sueli as Sontags, Drcnklast Coscys, Cajis, Mittens, Sacquea, Uloves, bilk aud Cotton Flugs, ta. PHOTO 0 A P H ALBUMS. BOOKS AND STATIONERY, Books. Hvinn Books, Blank Bocks, Memorandum Buoks. Diaries, Pocket Hooks, ilia ouiuos, i cm, l'eucils, u fiue assortment of Paper, luk, te. Toilet Soaps, Tooth-Brushes, Ac. TOYS AND GAMES FOU CIIILDUEN. All of which have been selected Willi care ana will be sold at reusouublo prices , & FEED STORE. .ESAI.E AUD RETAIL. lber respectfully informs the publio ecps eojutautly on hand at his new H nu the Shamokin Valley Kuilroad 1 Ul'RY. Flour by the barrel and sack, U Feed by the ton . s all manufactured at his own Mills, Id at the lowest cash prioes. J. M. CADWALLADEU. tne 4, 4i A HE not only unequalled, but they arc absolutely unequalled, by auy other lleed Instrumeut iu the. country. Dcsigucd exnrcsslv for Churches aud Schools, they are fouud to De equally well adapted to wo piui luivt m.wai rouin. ror saio omy uy E. M. 1IRICE, No. If North Seventh street. Philadelphia. Ali Bradbury's Pianos, and a complete a sortiueut of Ihe Perfect MELODEoN. bupt. 24, lbtii. lyw B0A11DINGH0USE. DIAKUTIIUMPMn, (Formerly of the '-Lawrence House,") HUNUUltY, PENN'A. Iivtuiijia nor irienus ana ine punue generally that she has refitted the house furmerly occunied by Dr. J. W. Peale, on Blackberry street, near the Northern Central Hallway Depot, and opened a Boarding House, where she is prepared to keep PERMANENT. AND TRANSIENT BOARDEHS. With eood oooks and waiters, boarders can euioy the quiet eoinforU of borne with fare equal to the best hotels. ll.lH.it.aa r.nm ihn.A wtA tn.v L .ii m tn Rnnt.itpw tls rcsixcUuily solicitea. ' . Mrs. MARIA THOMPSON. rJunburr, Oct 22, lt04. Sunbury, Oot. 22, 1861. ANNA PAINTER. FANCY DRY GOOD STORE. MI88 KATE BLAOK, T ESPr.CTFl LLY Informs ner inonasin runuury XV ud vicinity, that she bus just opened ner FALL AND WINTER GOODS, ol Notionand FnnoyDry Uoods, Market slroet, four doors west of Win. II. Miller's Boot and Shoe store, Mi.MJi,ri. Her stock consists of Trimmings, notions, embroi deries, Ladies aud Childrcus' huts and snakers; sine and other linings, Corsets, Itoop-sxiris, v-rape ami Lace Veils; Nets, gloves, stockings, eollurs, and corsets, Aa. WOOLEN OOODB, Breakfast Shawls, Sontags, Red Riding Hoods, Caps, Hosiery of all kinds. Qents' Handkerchiefs, Cravats, Neckties, Puspen- dcrs; Ribbons, of all kinds, earners, yeivei, auu many other articles too numerous to mention. Bunbury, Oct. 22, 188.. Adiuiuikfrutor'a) Collet). NOTICE is hereby given that letters of adniinis trtt.,n kvlni .,! rranted to the subscriber, oo the estate of Jacob KicWh, late of Lower Maho. nor towrmhin. Northumhorland county, Pa., dee'd. All Demons indebted are reauested to make Immcdi ate payueut, and those having olaiins, to present uiew lor aeuieiuent. ISAAC L. WITMER, Adm'r. Iwer Mahonoy twp., Oot. 8, lttol ot I F you want a rood Cooking-Stove, go to. KM ITU X a uLAiittU s flew Cbvp. - 'Why arc you so cross, my ilnrling ?" said Mr. Melcourt to Ii is daughter, "really tliere is no pleasing you, though every ono in tho house, including myself, is trying to do it." ''I can't help it pupn, I am weary of life." "Weary of lifo Ht eighteen t Oh 1 don't say that, child. If you only knew w hat it is 'to get old, and to find tho lifo fuding away troin jion, you would not speak thus. Weary of lifo! Is there anything that could reconcile you to it ? I have lifty thousand a year, entirely tit your disposal, besides the affections of a father that lias only you to love in the whole world." "Dearest father I wish you had been my mother." "Your mother! what a strange idea." "Not n't nil, lor I have a secret to confide that a mother can only understand, ut least so I have found in all tho books I have ever read : no one ever confides in their luther." "Except when that father has been both father and mother as 1 have been." "Yes, but then you have promised my haud to the son of your old friend, M. Dul iniir, of llonlciiux Jules Delmtir whom I can never love, and vou will nitist. mi doubt, oil my marrying him." '1 certainly shall, unless you can give me a good reason why you should not." "1 hat is precisely my secret. I can utve you a good reason whv I should not iriurrv this man because, 1 love another." Love another, uood Gracious ! hv. who the devil can that other be ? You have never been out of my sight, and I mil at n loss to sco wlio there is around us likely to strike a young girl's imagination I" "lou don t look tar enough back. Do you remember my cousin Charles ?"" "My nephew, who was sent from Martm- ibuc to my care ? Y'es, to be sure I do ; whatotliuuf He has been away back to his father over six now, and take six from eighteen there remains twelve. You couldn't be in love with ativbodv at twelve years old?" "O ! but I wus, nnd a great tlc.-d sooner. You know my Aunt Judith taught us to read out of the books she wiis so fond her self. Well, among them was Paul ur.d Vir ginia. Now Paul remembered nil about Alai'tiniqtie, mid this book made a strange impression on us, children as wo were, till at last we called each other Paul anil Vir ginia, and wheu we were cruelly separa ted " "Cruelly separated why tho boy went buck to his father and his home." "Yes, but that's just the way they sent away Virginia, you know, and Paul thought it cruel s.) did Charles." "Well, wlmt happened then ?" " vVhy, before ho went we swore eternal love und fidelity for each other. 'Unbridle,' said he, 'I am going far away ; sent to Mar tiniijue just us they sent Virginia to France. Iii all probability, when you grow up to be a woman, your father, with the tyranny and injustice of all fathers "' "All fathers am I unjust and tyranni cal." "Xo, but all the fathers in the book we hud rend of were, and Charles thought at time that printed books could not be wrong, so 'Uubrielle,' said he, 'when your father tries to give you another, remembering our solemn vows, and have the courage'to resist him.' 1 swore I would bo faithful, and so we parted." "Six years ngcf ; lie was then fourteen, and you, ns I said before' just twelve .years old. Well, you have never met since then " "Never, of course, since ; I have never left I'aris, nor he Martinique." ".Nor have you corresponded with hnn f "Yes, I have corresponded with him." "Uood Heavens! I thought-1 saw ull tho letters that came into t'.iis house." "Letters ! you don't think we correspond by letter i oh ! no, indeed ; no, it is through the medium of tho moon that wo corres pond." "The moon ? oh ! I don't mind that kind of correspondence, though I should, much like to know how it was managed '(" "Why at a certain hour, when there was a moon, we agreed both to look at it, nnd wo should know that at that moment .each was thinking of the other." "That shows that you and your precious cousin knew mighty little of geography and astrononiv, or you would know that wheu the moon is shining in Paris, tho sun is just rising in Martinique. However, you mi tigined that it was all right, and did it quite well." "Now you have my secret." "And is this moonlight cousin of yours the only obstielo between Jules and your sdfi" "The only ono but an insuperable one." "Nonsense; so far from being an insuper able one, I am going to fix your wedding day, and to tell Jules that you are predared to receive In in as a suitor. "I am your child ; 1 dare not resist you ; but remember, I warn you, my obedience will cost me my life." "Your life ! Why, Oabr.cllo, what do you mean ?" "I feel that this marriage will break my heart and drive me into consumption ; and then, when you have lost mo, when you shall stand weeping over my grave, you will remember tho words of your poor, dear, fond, devoted darling Uabriello." Monsieur Mdcourt, with nil his primness, could not stand his daughter's tears. If he had only given his word, bo would have found means of being released from his nromisc. but ho was under the deepest obli gations to M. Delmar owed him Lis for tune and even las life, for Delmar had saved him from suicide and to break a promise to him, to dissolve a marriage on which his friend had set Ins heart, seemed like ingrati tude. Uut be had never been accustomed to refuse his daughter anything, and he felt that after all he would have to yield ; still he endeavored to temporise, und turning to Uabriello "Child," said he, "the object of my life is your happiness; rely cm it, 1 will uo ait 1 can not jo compromise it, ouiy aiiow me to do it my own way." . "Of course, darlinir." "Well, then, to-morrow, Julc will be here. Promise me that you will receive him civilly.' "I nromise anvthine." "And vou will be in a good humor and not co into consumption I" "Not a long as you let me have my own v ." The next day Uaurieiia, to piease ner father, made herself as pretty aa possible, and received her father's guest in the most amiable manner. It was a sacrifice she owed her father. Bhe was not sorry, for the of love, true love, such as she felt for I her cousin Charles, was always dostinod to uncounter persecution, fiho was a victim beyond all doubt ; all she could do was, for the sake of her father to bear her destiny. The evening passed in the most agreeable manner. It was not violating in any way Iter faith lo the absent lover to admit that Jules Delmar was exceedingly good-looking, that his conversation was interesting, becuus'o ho possessed such "arietl informa tion ; and that he sang exceedingly well. Jules continued to visit tho house every day for a fortnight. Ily that time Uabridla hail arrived at the conclusion that she wish ed she had such a brother ; but her father put an end to her wishes and fancies by abrubtly bringing her bnck to reality, and reminding her that Jules Delmar aspired to no such fraternal distinction, nnd that now tho time had arrived for her to give her de cision. "Will you let mo manage this affair my self? I know it is cuutrary to all rule, but " "Don't apologize, my dear Gabriello, for I am too hnppy to get rid of tho job. I really did not know what to say to Jules, and nl licit less I did not know what to write to his father." That evening, at a sign from his daughter M. Mclcourt sauntered into a room, adjoin ing the drawing room, saving - appearances by leaving tho door open. Then Uabriello who had rehearsed tho scene all day in her own room, turned toward Jules. "Monsieur Delmar," said she, "I have no mother; therefore you must excuse that all s unusual in what 1 am about to ilo' "Of course you must be aware that I know of the arrangemeut between our fami lies. "Of course I imagined you did." "Well, Monsieur Delmar, a marriage dc tween us is impossible." "Impossible! Vou should not have waited until now now that all my happiness is centered iu vou, now that 1 love you, to tell mo this. Hut why is our muriiagu im possible?" "lleeuuse I love another." "Another f" ".Yes, nnd have loved him ever since 1 was ten years old."- "Where is he? why have I never seen him?" "I have never seen him since I was twelve years old. It is my cousin, Charles .Mcl court, whom I love, and ho has been for tho last six years in Martinique." "And" you have loved him nil this time? That proves you aro capable of fidelity. Well'go on." "That's all. I would have told you about the moon but that papa explained me that there was a dilfcrence iu the rising of tho moon here nnd there. 'Wo used to corres pond by the moon." "Poetical but not astronomical." "Monsieur Dalmer, you are making fun of me." . ',1 am treating a discaso of imagination." "A disease of imagination." "Yes, your love for Charles is a disease of the imagination, and if it is the only ob stacle that prevents our marriage, all I can say is, dear Uabriello, Dx.the wedding-day." 'Then you will be content ta take my hand without my heart. "I 6lmll have vour heart; you will love mo and I shall bo your first love, for you have never loved beloro. Come nearest Uabriello, come fix yourself, our wedding da v." Never!" exclaimed Uabriello; :i am re signed to my fate; I will obey my lather, but never with my own lips prououuee my own dooiiC "Hut you will be my wife you will keep tho cout'rnct made by our two fathers will you not." "I will sacrifico myself to my fathers honor," replied Uabriello, 'with ull tho dig nity she could assume. Uabriello from that hour assumed the at titude of a sublime victim. Her father was much concerned, and the threatened consumption seemed to freighten him, but Jules, now his ally, laughed away his fears, appearing not to notice tho melancholy, downcast looks aud the deep sighs of his intended. Uabiidle's grief did not prevent her from paying great attention to her trousseau, and when the victim was led to the alter it was at least most admirably adorned. M. Melcourt had made it ono of tho con ditions of the marriage that the young cou ple should reside with him; but Jules, though he was delighted to remain with the tine, spirited old man, rcsoiveu mat no Him self should take charge of his wife's special : establishment. A suit of apartments was furnished, aud though they had been togetn cr but three months, it was astonishing liow well ho had divined Uabriello s peculiar tastes and lancies. I ho carnage no gave her was one of tlie grandest at the Hots de Hologne; her husband was the most churni ng companion, tne most attentive m mvers; in fact lifo was an enchantment, but Uau- iello fouirht yitrorouslv ncainst the convic tion and tried toconviuee herself that she was not happy. She resumed her moon-gazing aud sighed whenever she was not laughing. Jules Delmar always allowed his wile to indulge her caprices, and though sometimes on tho sharp Parisian winter nights he shivered when she opened the window to look at the moou, lie uever mauo mo siigut est observation. Ono day Oabrielle sat alone in ner bou doir trying to recall the perfection of her first and only love, and finding always her luitlmnil'ii linndsome. iiUDUdent, laco rise up before her, when her valet entered the roo n nnd announced that a gentleman wish ed to see her. "What is Ins name I ' "MniLuiifi. he did not ctve me his name but ho told mo to tell you that he came from f tiri:nlfillp " JL .. . 1 1.-!. 1.1... Krnm Martiniuuei auwu uiiu "To whom t ' To what?" "To our love !" Our love? why cousin, I don't remember, I am sure I " "I am married." "Married t Oh! I am so glad so I urn,!1 At these words Uabriello rose, dried her tears, and camly asked her cousin ' to sit down." "Oh! cousin, I hope you aro liappy I'm in such a scrape! I'm married too " "Oh! indeed," exclaimed Oabrielle, bless ing her stars that sho was married, too, and was spared the humiliation of being for saken. "Y'cs, and I ran away from Martinique, for my father was oll'ended,. and but my wife is in the carriago below; will yoirsco her?" "And take hor to my heart. Oh! Charles I will be a sister to her." Charles rushed from the room while Ua briello, throwing herself into a chair, heav ed a deep sigh, as of relief, exclaiming ; "I am free, I can love him now." At this moment, Charles returned, his wife on his arm. Uabriello rushed towards him, but ns she got near her cousin, sho started buck; she was the color ol a very I iignt lemon, tiuit not even tmuii do i'aris could make white, and though sho was beautiful it was evident at the first glance 1 that there was the blood of another raco in her veiusv "Do you, too, draw bnck. I thought there was no prejudice in France " "No, no; I welcome your wife, and ofTer her a sister's love!" exclaimed Uabrielle, holding outlier hand to tho "yellow girl" saying to herself, "sho will never know how welcome she is!" Uabrielle, who w'as all powerful, made M. Melcourt welcome his ncpiiew, ' and instal ; his bride with him in an apartment in the man j sion, promising to be the medium of locon , dilution with his father in Martinique. When on the niglitollns arrival Jules nnd Oabrielle were alone, he sat down be iore her, putting his nrtn around her, drew her towards him. 'Uabrielle." said he, the idol of your fancy is returned poor Gabriclle." ' "How dare you pity inc. Oh, Jules, how could I ever have been such a fool." "No, such a baby. All young girls pass through the same process, only they don't always find a Jules who knows how to dis tinguish between the heart and the imagina tion." "I am afraid to say, my darling husband, that I love you for " "You fancy you have loved your cousiu. You never have ; the imagination is de veloped before the heart, but the dreams tf the imagination are easily dissipated, the heart has for its advocates, sense, feeling, the understanding passion, this forms love " "And this is what I feel lor you. And have felt for a leng time ; come, never hide your head, but give me a long wifely kiss, and then let us plan together how we are to make Parisiau society accept your straw-colored cousin." "We can never do that." "Yes, we can ; we will invent a romantic history of her, and make her a heroine." "Nonsense." "No ! Imagination." MISCELLANEOUS. ly." Tn another moment the door opened and a voiino mail who seemed to have outgrown his strength, so tall was he und sq light, en tered the room, uaunetie gazeu ui mm mi n instant and then coldly informed Lira that she was Madame Melcourt wnat was it he desired? ... . ,' Tli rreni l.-man hadSiot lUMurod her with inv r.fin "tidnce or svuirmthv: lie had a very small head, w ith a mass of strcight, black hair, features that were regular without ex pression, witu dull, sleepy eyes, uiai derea about wim a sort oi njqji-uuug, f Ui vnr.nnt raze. Mi dar cousin." said tho centleman with low triirnel. "don't you know me 1 I "Charles?" Here Oabrielle fell on ler her knees before him aud burst into tear while she sobbed these words : unl, I riiur'M f'lmrlfts. forcrive me. ' Charles looked exceedingly embarrassed then murmured "What for t" "1 have been faitUless." Composting . -"t-Soil. Tho following from tho I'tiea Jlerau,. 'imely and valuable, and cannot I c too strongly recommended to the adoption of every farmer. Let each one calculate for a moment how much ho loses in the course of a year, by neglecting to fol low tho advice herein offered or rather tho practice herein described. Says the editor : "When at the Onieda Community we saw an arrangement for composting manures which could well be adopted by thoso who have made no provision for their purpose. It consisted in nothing.but a floor of plank set upon tho ground" and over this a tempo rary died of boards erected with sides open. tho coveting intended simply to carry off water falling in raius. Here all tho night soil anil refuse matter was collected and composted with muck, ashes, &c, and by mixing slum; qiiiinuues nt uuuie wiuiiium ing into a heap the mass was rendered indo rous aud a powerful fetilizer obtained at a trilling expense. Night soil composted in this manure makes a valuable application r irardun crops, being more efficient than barnyard manures nnd free from the seeds ! grasses aim wecus, wiiiuu u u luqnuimii tern, us everv one must have observed who has had much to do iu the culture of garden cr"P- ' . . , "There are tew people wno lutiy niiiier- staud the economy oi manures or consider the vast sums that are annually lost irom sheer wastefulness of fertilizing materials. It is a good profit,' says John Johnston, ot Uenova, 'to raise 300 bushels ot wheat irom ten acres ; but when it takes tlnrty acres to raise that amount it is raised at a loss, io grow large crops, and farm with profit, ma nures are required, nnd it is from waut of due appreciation or knowledge in the hus banding ot manures tnat many laruicrs iau to make their labor profitable. "Tho compost heap is an necessary ap pendage to tho farm were all refuse materi al should be deposited and worked over with muck, road scrapings or the like, and thus converted into the means of enriching the soil and making an abundant harvest. At Oneida urine, soapsuds and a'l tho waste from the buildings, were saved and duped in this receptacle, and durir.g the course of tho vear a lame accumulation . ot manures was had Irom tins scource men was regarded ns the most valuable of all the fertilizing material made on the farms. It is by such management mat lanu n vumcii to good account and lurining uinuu i" i A Torru ok Petiiolrcm. Closo to hinds of the Centre Oil Company there 1 nu old chnp who is worth a mint, household pets consist of a terrier dog' at. stupid daughter, both of w,hom engugo hi.. attention. Tho former provided for, he de- ttrmincd to "accomplish his daughter. To this end he enmo to the city. He bought ,a piunn and a hnrp, nnd a guitar, ami a car load of music books, and so forth, winding up his business by engaging a first-class in tellectual and musical tutor, with all of which ho started for the "region." .The documents were of course' soon arranged for business. The tutor set to work and toiled like a Trojan, but with no success. . Des pairing of ultimate triumph, the tutor went to the oil king and made a cleau breast of it. "Why, what the the world's the matter ?" asked the father. ' ' "Well," answered the tutor, "JCltty has ; got a piano, and guitar, nnd harp, and mu sic, and bonks, and all that, but she wants capacity that's all." "Well, by tho Lord Harry," cried tho oil , king, "if that's all, just buy it. I've got the stult, nnd it money will get it she shall have . capocity or anything else." VF.NTn.ATiKo Stallls. A writer in the London Timet says that the investigations ' of tho Barrack Improvement Commission? on tho management of cavalry hordes, have proved t "Beyond question that the best form of t building is a one storied stablo and only two rows of horses, the ventilation to bo by tho roof, and formed by a louvre 10 inches wide, carried from end to end, and giving four square feet of ventilation outlet for each horse.- The stables recommended to bo built in futuro would give each horso 100 feet of superficial, and 1004 cubic feet. A course of air-brick would be carried round at tho eaves, giving one square foot of inlet to each horse ; on air-brick is introduced, , about six inches from the ground, in every two stalls ; there is a swing window for every stall, and spaces are left below the doors. In this way, and by attention to surface drainage and roof lighting, it is an ticipated that stables will become perfectly healthy. In old stables, ventilating shafts arc to be carried up, and air-bricks intro duced. More window space is to be given.'f Fahmeiib Oit ov Deiit. There must bo something radically wrong with the farmer that docs not now free himself from debt. Never in tho lifetime of the present gene ration will such another opportunity present itself. Every cultivated product of tlie temperate latitude bears highly remnuerativo price. Every domestic animal that roams over our fields or feeds on the contents of our irranuiies, finds a ready purchaser. Every fruit of out trees finds a ready market. P Animals vegetables and fruits arc alike in demand. It matters not for the purpose of raying debts, wether tho money received for farm products be fifty, sixty, ninety or more cents below par; a dollar cancels a dollar's worth of dedt, contracted even in the good old days of specie for which men sigh. A few years ago it took, in many parts of the west, ten bushels of corn to bring a dollar. Every thing else that tho fanner produced by his toil and caro was equally low in price. Then, indeed, were'hard times, and a crush, ing load of debts settled down upon the shoulders of all for the great mass of west ern farmers came here poor in money; rich in fnith nnd hone. If a man's crops and stock last year urougtm him 1,000 nnd his expenses wcro $5000, tins year las receipts win tie tf.uuu, wmiu his expenditures even allowing them to have doubled which they will not have done iu one case iuten will allow of a profit double that of last year. . And what is a year or two of cnconinny now enconomy of the most rigid kind, that shall cut off all the luxuries of life, compared with the years of happiness that shail follow when tho homestead is free from encumbrance; when all the stock and niudiinerv nro the property of the lard- holders; when there is no account at tho grocer's nor tho dry-goods merchant's nor blacksmith's ? It will be a glorious epoch when the people of these prairies own their own farms, and this we believe may at once be, if proper advantage no taken of tho times in which we live. prairie Farmer. Tho Emperor of tho French is laying out a city, where but lately was a fishing village, St. Nazairc by name, near the mouth of tho river Loire, which he hopes will rival Liver pool, aud draw to France tho commerce of all uatious. The population of the town has increased from 1,000 ia 1857 15,000 now. Two liues ot railroad connect it witu fans, and the Uovcrnmcnt is now building iiino ships, of 5,8000 tons each, to engage in tno Mexican and West India trade. A Veky Gheat Rascal. Two young lawyers, Archy Hrown and Thomas Jones, were fond of dropping into Mr. Bniilli, par lor, and spending an hour or two with Ins only daughter Mary. One evening, when Crown aud Mary had discussed almost every topic, Brown suddenly, in his sweetest tones, struck out as follows: "Do you think, .Mary, you could leave father and mother, this pleasant home, with all its ease and comforts, and emigrate to the Far West with a young lawyer, who had but little besides his profession to do- Ecnd upon, and with him search out a now ome, which it should be your jiont duty to beautify, and make delightful and happy, like this t" . Dropping her head softly on bis shoulder, she wispered : "I think I could, Archy." "Well," said he, "there's Tom Jones, who's going to emigrate, and wants to get a wile; I'll mention it to him." Dr. Smith Fuller, the Union candidate in tho Twenty-first Congressional District, has been legally elected to Congress by a ma jority of fit'tccu. The returns from tho three counties composing tno jj'sirici umu carefully examined by two competent gentle men, and there can be no doubt ol the result. Patent op Land to Uenehai. IIalleck. A patent has just been issued by tho Laud Office to Maj-Uetierul IIalleck for a tract ot valublo laud, embracing about thirty-fivo thousands acres, known as Hancho de Los Americanos, in California. The land has several mines upon it, in which a number of business houses of New York aud Boston are interested. According to Eltbu Burritt who has bc :n studying up tlie petticoat question, mora than 10,000 tons of steel are annually madu .. . riiinliiu'. And so our wives und sweet hearts carry arouud 20,000 pound of iron. Poor things ! ltcv. Henry Ward Beecher having nomi nated Ueucrul Butler for our next President, the Fall Hivcr-Yurs proposes the pastor of Plymouth Church lum-tcll as ico riesideut. on" the ground of the natural strength of a combination of the law and gospel. A chapluiu'iti Arkansas says that a man buying furs was conversing with a woniati at whoso house ho called, und asked her" if there was any Presbyterians around there." She hesitated and said, "I gauss not ; my husband hasu't killed any aiute.wc've lived here." a Eighteen clergymen have been sent to the Vermont Legislature. The leading Democrats of New Jersey do not appear to favor the election of lien. M'Clelhm to tho United Mate hM-uatf. John V. Block tun, of Trent.ui, a sou .f Commodore tstocktou, is -eupiioaed to hive thciusidc track. .' . 1 1
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