rcwna ojpthh "American."
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MaMS-TWO OOIXAU pet aanam. Bx a, tf
i paid wlfcta tha yaar. No paper dlwonttawd
1 all arrearages ere paid.
Tb.es terras will be strictly adhered to heroafter.
Ifsubwribersnegleetor refuse to take their new,
pen from i th offiee to whloh they ar direoted, they
.rank letters containing subscription none. They
.re Dermltiad an J (M. T-J .1.- r, . "
TKBna Tog : i.orr.iTij4
Tha following ate the rates for advertising- (a Una
Amica, ..Tuoie hsvibg adTuliicg to do will
Bndlt tonyenlant r refereno J
s
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BE
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Sise
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1 ,6lfr,i0;i2,l0f,fl6,0(Ktl'.0(
. MIW NIV fHH VUQO MWi
; JOB ;'PAZVTZKO... :
" nave aeanteted wits, oar establishment a wall
selected JOB OFFICE, which will enable tu to
exeomta, la the neatest style, every variety of
.Printing . ...... .
BUSINESS CARDS.
X..H.KASB, -
ATTORNEY A I" LAW.
Two doors east of F, ling's Hoi Market Square,
SUNBUttY, PENN'A.
Business prompt);? attended to in Northumberland
and adjoining oeunttes. Is aim duly authorised and
Licensed Claim A rant for the collection of Bounties.
Equalisation Bounties, Pension, and all manner of
laimi against the Uovernment.
: Sunbury, Sept. 16, 1868..
o Wo
ATTORNEY AT X.A.W.
.Worth Side of Publio Square, adjoining residence of
ueo. mil, n.,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
Collections and all Professional business prompt!
attended to In tha Courts of Northumberland ani
. adjoining Counties.
Banbury, Sept. 16, 1806.
JlOBOBHlLL, , . 6l0 P. WOLVBBTOW.
HILL & WOLVEBTOK,
ttornej o and Counselors at IjIW.
SXJNBUBT, F.A..
w1
riLL attend to tha eolloction of all kinds of
claiaii, tooludinx Saok Pay. Bounty and Pen
Hons. apl. l, '65,
JACOB SHIPMAISV-
JTIEH AND LIFE INSURANCE AGENT
SUNBURY PENN'A,
KEPRXSEKTi
farmers Mutual Fira Insurance Co., York Pa.,
Cumberland Valley Mutual Protection Co.,
,ew York Mutual Life, Girard Llfo of Phil'a. A Hart-
ord Conn. Ueneral Accident.
Sunbury, April 7, ly.
' D r7 CH A S. ARTHUR,
Pomccopatf)ic $)ijpicfan.
draduataof tha Uomoeopathlo Medical College of
rennsytvania.
Orrica, Market Square opposite tha Court House
SUNBURY, PA.
March 31, 1866.
oa.v BOWClf, LITI SIESBOLTS.
Bowen & Seesholtz,
WHOLESALK t RETAIL DEALERS
in OTery Tariety of
ANTHRACITE COAL,
J. Haas Co's Lower Wharf, Knnbnry, Pa.
Orders solicited and filled with promptness and
-despatch.
Sunbury, June 2, 1866.
S0L0M0NMALICK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SUNBURY, Northumberland County, Fa,
OFFICE in East and of Weaver's Tavern, Market
Street.
All business entrusted to him will be careful y and
fiunctually attended to. Consultation in tha Eng
ish and German languages.
Sunbury, April 8. 1165.
AMBROTYPE AND PHOTOGRAPH
GrAXiIjEiRrxr.
Corner Market Fawn Street, SUNBURY, Pa.
8. BYEULY, Proprietor,
iPhotograph, Ambrotypea and Mclainotypes token in
the best style of tha art. apl. 7, ly
t7rThilbush
SURVEYOR AND CONVEYANCER
AND
JUSTICE Of THE rEA CE.
Muhonoy, Nortkumherland County, Penn,a
Office in Jackson township. Engagements ean
be made by letter, directed tothe aboreaddresa.
All business entrusted to his care, will be promptly
attended lo.
April 22. 1866. ly
Wh. M. Rockefeller. LlotoT. Robbbach.
ROCKEFELLER & ROHRBACH.
MIill llY, VEXyi'A.
OFFICE the same that has been heretofore occu
pied by Win. M. Rockefeller, Esq., nearly op
posite the residence of Judge Jordan.
Sunbury, July 1, llfli. ly
II. II. MASSER,
Attorney at Idw, SUNBURY, PA.
Collections attended to in the counties of Nor
thumberland, Union, Snyder, Montour, Columbia
and Lycoming.
ftEVERENCEI.
Hon. John M. Reed, Philadelphia,
A. U. Oattell A Co., "
Kim. Win. A. Porter, "
Morton McMichael, Esq., "
E. Ketoham A Co., 2si Pearl Street, New York.
John W. Ashmead, Attorney at Law, "
Matthews A Cox, Attorneys at Law, M
Sunbury, March 29, 1862.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER
ia every variety of
ANTHRACITE C 0 A L,
Upper Wharf, SUNBURY, Penn'a.
ISPOrderssoliolted and filled with promptness and
m patch.
Sunbury, May 12, 1866. J j
23. C. GOBIXsT,
ttorney and Counsellor nt Law,
BOONVILLE, COOPER CO, MISSOURI.
TILL pay taxes on lands in any part of the
Y State. Buy and sell real Estate, and all other
.ttera entrusted to him will receive prompt atton-
fuly8, 186S. ootli, '64.
DR. E. Is. I.1IJUEEY,
EI Y SIC I AN ' AND SURGEON
NORTHUMBERLAND, FA ;
R. LUMLEY has opened an oSca In Northum
land, and offers bis servioce to tha people of that
a and tha adjoining townships. Otlca next door
Ir. Scott's Shoe Store, where ba ean feand at all
rs.
orthumWerland August 19, 1864.
.OUR & FEED STORE
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
IK subscriber respectfully informs the publie
that he keeps constantly on hand at his new
iEIIOUSK, near the Sbainokin Valley Railroad
.t, ia SUNBURY, Flour by the barrel and sacks
1 kinds of Feed by the ton
a above ia all manufactured at his own Mills,
vill ba sold at the lowest eash prices.
J M. CADWALLADEB.
abury, April 1, 1866.
JEEEMIAH 6HYDEE, T
.torney A Coanstellor at lav r,
B151IIKV, PA. .
District Attorney tor ftorthanv.
and Coanty. , . ' .
bury, March SI, 1866. Zj'
3-- "W.
srney and Coaasellor at Law
on south side of Market street, four doors west
of By star's Btorn,
FTT BTTt.Y. XA.
I attend nromptly to all profeasioBal bulla o
ted to bis ear, tha oolleotioa of elaisal to
umber land and the adjoining aonnuaa, -bury,
April I, 16-
cklayer and - Euilder,
kat Bar eat. A doors Zaatof Third St
NBUBT. PBSTXv'!A.
H.-AH wwoBspdy at
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, ; BY jH. B. MASSER & CO., SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY PENN'A
NEW SERIES, VOL 3, NO.
JACOB O- BEOK
MERCHANT TAILOR,
And Dealer In
CLOTHS, OA8SIMERE8, VESTING, &c
l awa street, sontlt of wearer's
" Hotel," " '
STJNTJB I A.
March 31, 1866.
2 If SH(CIS2
GEO. C.WELKER & SON,
FIRS ft LIFE INSURANCE AGE NOV
Uutoe. Market nrreet. R1TNRTTRY. PA
Risks taken in First Clan Stock and Mutual Compa-
vbiiusi ivopresenieo aiaVVO,VVU.
Banbary, May 12, 1866. y
COAL! COAL!! COAL!!!
QBANT te BROTHER.
snippers A Wholesale St, He tall
tealers la
WHITE V It EI A It CO A I.,
in arorv varletv.
Sole Agents, westward, of tha Celebrated Henry
Clay Coal.
Lowbr Wbarp, Suiiicbt, Pa.
Sunbury, Jan. 13, 1886.
Pensions Increased.
Tha lata Aet of Conerees srires additional oar to
tha following Pensions, Til :
1st. To those who hare lost the siarfat of both eres.
or both hands, or totally disabled so as to require con
stant attendance, the sum of 624 00 per month.
2d To those who hare lost both feet, or are totally
disabled in tha same so as to require constant attend
ance, the sum of f 20 00.
3d. To those who have lost one hand or one foot.
or are so disabled as to render them nnabla toper
form manual labor 614 00 per month, and other
oases in proportion.
The subscriber is duly prepared for the immediate
procurement of these claims.
a. a. bui til, Att y at Law.
Sunbury, June 16, 1866.
THE following persons are entitled to receive an
increase of Bounty nnder the Act of Congress
passed July 1866, to equalise Bounties.
1st All soldiers who enlisted after the 1 9th day of
April, 1861, for 3 rears, and served their time of
enlistment and hare been honorably discharged, and
hare received or are entitled to receive a Bounty of
$100, are entitled an additional Bounty of s)l0.
2d All such soldiers who enlisted for 3 years, and
have been honorably discharged on aoeount of
wounds received in the line of duty, are entitled to
an additional Bounty of s)IOO.
3d The Widow, Minor Children, or Parents of such
soldiers who died in the service of wounds or disease,
are entitled to an additional Bounty of 100.
By application to S. P. WOLVERTON, Era , of
ukblbv, Pennsylvania, who is an authorised Claim
Agent, all such claims can be speedily oolleoted.
tsunpury, Augusta, isoo,
EQUALIZATION OF BOUNTIES.
Xu. XX. KA8E,
Attorney at Law, Sanitary, Pa.
TS duly authorised and Lioensed by the Govern
ment to eollect all unitary Claims against the
United States. Bounty money due soldiers under
the late Equalisation Act of Congress, and all mili
tary claims against the State, due soldiers of 1812,
for Pensions and Gratuity. Claims due soldiers of
the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps from enlistment to
the date of muster, promptly collected.
Sunbury, August , 1866.
Ho on ties Collected.
U. W. HAUPT, Attorney at Law, Sunburv, Pa ,
offers his professional services for the collection cf
bounties due to soldiers under tha late Equalisation
Act passed by Congress. As an authorised claim
agent be will promptly eollect all Bounties, Pensions
and uratuitios uue to soldiers or we late war, or tno
ar of 1812.
Sunbury, August 18, 1866.
HsWi
Sheet Iron and Stove
19
Market Street, near Engel's Store, SUNBURY. PA.
AN iminenso stock of erery kind of Tin Waro,
and Sheet Iron Ware of all descriptions.
STOVES,
500K, OFFICE and PARLOR STOVES of the best
Brands wuiuh are unsurpassea lor oeauiy oi noun,
simplicity of arrangement, combining cheapness and
durability ana eaou suwe w&rrauicu w jrcriuriu uu
they are represented.
Coul Oil, Coul OH lisspM, lanterns,
Shades, Cbunnys, and all articles usually kept in an
establishment of this kind.
COPPER, BRASS and IRON KETTLES, of all
'fRItIT JARS and CANS of the latest improved
Ieis also prepared lo do all kinds of Spouting and
Roofing. Range and Furnace Work.
Repairing, cheaply and neatly executed.
' BENJ. ZETELMOYER.
Sunbury, July 7, 1866. ly
To Officer! of the U. 8. Volunteer Army !
11 Be it enaeted by the Senate and Home o f Hep-
rterntativti of the United Statee of America, in
Coiigreee oeeembled. That section four of an Aot
entitled "An Actmaktng appropriations tor ma sup
port of the Army for the year ending June thirtieth,
eiirhtaen hundred and sixty-six." be so oonstrued as
to entitle to tbe three months' pay proper, provided
for therein, ail officers of volunteers below the rank
of Brigadier General who were in service on the third
day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and
whose resignations were presented and aooepted, or
who were mustered out at their own request, or
otherwise honorably discharged from the service
after the ninth day of April, eighteen hundred and
sixty-five. .
See. 4 "And s it further enaeted. That all
officers of volunteers now in commission, below tha
rank of Brigadier General, who shall continue in tha
military service to the close of the war, shall be en
titled to reoeiva, upon being mustered out of service,
three months' pay proper." Approvea narcn a, loo.
The subscriber directs the attention of officers to
the above Aet of Congress, at the same time solici
ting tha collection of their claims, tie baa ua
blanks for that purpose, and will giro eollections
uuder this Aot his prompt attention.
LLOYD T. ROHRBACH,
Attorney at Law.
Sunbury, Sept. 8th, ISM
BOUNTY FOE SOLDIERS.
HAVE made arrangements in Washington City,
for the prompt collodion of Bounty under the
lata Aot of Congress. I have also received the pro.
per blanks to prepare the claims. Soldiers entitled
to this Bounty should apply immediately, as it is es
timated that U will require Uiree years te aujuwau
an imim mha anliatad for three years and who
k... nnt r-wJvarf mora than 1104 bounty are entitled
ik. k.n.M r this Ant. aa well as eoiaiers woo
have enlisted for three yean ana aisouargoa aiur a
service of two yeara, oy reason oi wounoa raoeneu,
disease contracted in line oi uuiy, or
JjlAriU A SW11IVDAVU.
Sunbury, August 18, 1866.
KBTABLISHED IN ldlO.
Vaacy yetac Iietsllnhsent.
To W. JONES, No. 432 North Front Street,
- above CxlUwhill PhiladalnhU- dvea Silks.
Woolea and Fane Goods of every description. Their
superior style of djetnc Ladies and Gentlemen's
tsarmenie la wiaeiy anoww. Uraps ana aei
&hals dyed the suoetbrillUator plaiaeolors. Or
asd Marine Shawls eleaaed to look like new. A
uenueweu s aww, vwi.na. o., oieanea or re
dyed. Kid Q loves cleaned or dyed la look like new
Call asd look at OH work before going elsewhere.
& -
Sept, II, lo&6.- -
"I ALL and aas those beaaUfal Bird Cages at tha
V r r1" J. H. CONLIY CO.
ALL roods bought for Cask sad sold 4 lowest
" . ,2 jukurvv & nrt
Bun'onry, Jobs 16, 16
if 1 f I
vtnw Wyrtla Poaataa. at the Faaey Saw f
I
r-J&TI.: - - anma fainter
6.
P 0 E T I C A L.
THE OLD BOOKKEEPER.
- It was an ancient bookkeeper, "
And he was tall and slim ; '
. Though his face was mild, he rarely smiled,
II is clothes were dark and prim ;
And everything about his desk .
lie kept exceeding trim.
Ha always hung his hat and eoat
- Upon the self-same hooks,
And laid his rulers, pens and ink,
la their respective nooks ;
And the only exercise he had
Was footing up his books.
Each day, upon the self-same hour,
Ha took his lofty seat,
And bent his body and his mind
Uis labors to complete ;
And blots were neither on his fame
Nor on his ledger sheet.
The music of his pen was heard
From morn till eventide ;
- Up oolumns vast his eyes were east, ...
Then down again with pride ;
Quite pleased was he, though heaaw his work
Incroased and multiplied.
The cash that o'er his fingers esme
Each dny was something grand ;
And yet Jo scheme to bear it off
By him was ever planned ;
Although you saw with half an eya
Thathe wrote a "sloping" hand.
He had no wife, be made no friends,
Uis joys and cares were few ;
And his dearest hope from day to day
Was to keep his balanoe true ;
A good world this, if every man
The latter thing would do.
He never sighed when tittle ills
His way of life would oross,
And o'er the errors of his youth
He showed no vain remorse ;
But he set down all that came along
To profit or to loss.
One day the oreditorof all
Dropped in for his amount ;
He found the old man at his post,
Though low ran nature's fount ;
The books were olosed, and ha was borne
Up to his last aoeount.
TALES & SKETCHES.
lookisu i ;.ii:u 'iiie iie.
It is tbe habit of many persons to take
look under tbe bed before retiring for the
night. Mrs. Evcrp-rcen. my beloved wifn.
indulges, if indulgence it can bo called, in
tbis peculiar practice. I do not object to it
in tue least so long as sho does not enforce
tbe performance upon myself; but when, as
is sometimes tbe case, she forgets it until
sbe li&s put out the light and ensconced
herself under tbe comforter, then it is hard
that I, who am not troubled with nervous
apprebensiveness, should Lave to get out in
tbe cold and do it for ber. I have often re
marked to Mrs Evergreen, when I have seen
her prying nnder the bed, that it was a silly
habit, and that the sooner sbe truve it un
tbe better. To tbis eentle admonition mv
better-half invariably rejoins :
"La, Evergreen ! what harm does it do ?
It's a kind of satisfaction to know that no
body's under there, ahd then I don't think
of such a horrible thing when I'm in bed."
-i ttiitiK, my uear, you mmlit lust as well
pursue your investigation further and look
into me uureau drawers ana the clothes
basket." -
"Evergreen," sbe will rejoin, "don't men
tion the idea, or I shall certainly do so.
Como to thiuk of it, a man could very
easily get into the clothes-basket."
"Certainly he could,-my dear, quite as
easily as Fulstaff. You should certainly in
clude the clothes basket, and by-tbe-by
there's the chimney ; why not look up that
as well!"
"Now, Evergreen, you're laughing at me.
But I can't leave off tbe babit, and I never
will. It's a comfort for me to know tbat
there's nothing wrong about it, and I don't
see why you should deprive me of it."
So under tbe bed goes tbe candle, and no
signs of humanity being discovered, Mis.
Evergreen is able to repose in peace. But,
as already observed, tbis precautionary act
is sometimes forgotten, and I am myself
obliged to rise, light tbe lamp and report.
I've done it rather more frequently of late
than is agreeable, and have intimated as
much to Mrs. E. She says:
"Very well, Evergreen, I'll do it my
self." But this procedure is almost as bad, for
sbe invariably lets the cold in on me both
in getting in and getting out. If it were
not for increasing tbis mental idiosyncracy
tno part or Mrs. .vercreen, by eivinc
ber some cood reason to aDDrebend dan
ger, I should relate to her what I am about
to lay before the reader. In tbis narra
tion, therefore, I ask the public most par
ticularly to bear in mind tbat Mrs. Ever
green is of a most sensitive nature, rather
pprehensive ana slightly superstitious, and
what I nave to say must under no circum
stances be imparted to tbat lady. If for
two and twenty years (that is tbe period of
our wedded me, ana nappy years nave they
been) if, 1 say, 1 have lor this long period
refrained from imparting the matter to the
beloved sharer of my joys and partaker of
my sorrows, surely the public (which, as we
know always does keep secret,) will keep
mine.
All young men, I suppose, bavo love-
affairs before tbey eventually fix their af
fections on the one who is to bleu their lot
in lifo. I know that I had, and I don't
regret it Regret it! Far from it. Mrs.
Evergreen is not present, and therefore 1
have no hesitation in saying that if I had
my life to live over again I'd like to go
tbrougn with tbe same sentimental expe
rience, particularly if it was to be succeed
ed by again leading to the bj menial altar
tne present Jars. Evergreen.
1 was not baa-looking when I was in my
twenties. I think I may go further, and
confidentially say tbat "Qus Evergreen"
was decided favorite among the girls of
Uakville, and 1 really believe tbat 1 could
have any or them "for the asking." At I
before remarked, Mrs. Evergreen is - not
present and I indulge my thoughts tome
what more treeiy man would otherwise be
tbe case. I don't think that I cared par
ticularly tor any ot tue uakville girls, now
ever I might have kept my heart whole to
tbis day ii it naa not been lor tbe circum'
stances wbicu I am about to relate,
Fred Evens, who bad been my chum at
school, came to make me a visit at Oakville
for "a day or two," as be said, when he
came ; but he made it a week or two easily
enough after I'd taken him about a little
among tbe "young laaios," YYbea that time
bad expired JTretl aaid be really muat jro
and he didn't know what his father and
mother would think of bis long absence
but it ended ia hi relieving their anxlet;
by a letter and aendine for bis trunk. -
knaw . hovr. tha matte, was perfectly well
and that Belle BronsoA had 1ewitcbed him
OUt cf hie five senses." Fred-tried to put it
on to tbe "country air and the aulet. which
was benefitting to hi health, eto but It
SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1866.
was no use trying to deceive roe, and I told
him so. 1 ben be owned up frankly, and
promised to help him all I could, if he re
quired any help in tbe prosecution of his
suit I never thought Belle a flirt, or that
sue would willingly distress any human be
tag : but she had a way of looking in one i
eyes as if to captivate him, for her mere per
sonal amusement. At any rate sbe bad
larger share of beaux than the other girls,
but al! their attentions came to nothing.
feared it might be so with Fred Evens, and
warned him accordingly : but Fred said
he'd "have her if be tried all his life :" tbat
"without ber life was naught to him ;" that
"she was the on!y living being who had
ever awakened a real emotion in ins breast,"
etc., etc. Alter that 1 said ro more, but
closely observed the lovers, and soon came
to tbe conclusion that Fred was bv no means
disagreeable to ber. Things went on in this
way witnout any aetloite result until Fred
received a sudden summons home on account
of his mother's illness. When be came back
to renew his visit he insisted upon staying
at the Oakville Hotel rather than wear out
bis welcome at our house, and finding re
monstrances unavailing, there he went. The
landlord (honest old Downsburv I wonder
ii ne yet lives; gave Fred, at my suggestion,
nis best uearoom, "jno. sso" l am particu
lar in mentioning the number. "lie shall
have No. 20," said Downsburv. "Anv friend
of yours, Augustus, shall have the best I
have to give as long's I'm landlord." It was
a pleasant room, looking out on the distant
hills and tbe beautiful winding branch of
tbe Black water: but what cared Fred for
scenery I he was in the blind god, and could
not see even as far as his nose, except in the
direction oi ueue s cottage, l usea to go
over to Fred's room and smoke my cigar,
while he, poor wretch, expatiated on his
sufferings, doubts, and solicitudes. Did she
love him f that was the question which dis
turbed every moment of his existence, and
to which, with tbe closest ,easoning. he
could not bring himself a satisfactory reply.
sometimes ne tbougbt a word or a sign set
tled the point beyond a doubt in his favor :
at others he fanced he read a coolness and
indifference in ber eyes. In tbis condition
of uncertainty he dared not press tbo ques
tion lest a hasty step might bring him to
grief.
At Fred's earnest solicitation I promised
to sound Belle as to her sentiments, if a fa
vorable ODDortunitv nreaentcri itself, or at
any rate to let ber know, in an Indirect way
that Fred was languishing in distress on
her account, and thus give her no excuse
lor unnecessarily prolonging bis misery. It
so happened, however, that my services
were notcallcd into requisition. Belle Bran
son, because of tbe sudden arrival at ber
house of some country cousins, was obliged
to give up her room her mother's cottage
being a small one and to occupy for a sin
gle night a room at the hotel. We would
chcerlully have offered her guests accommo
dation at our bouse, but we were in the
same predienmcnt. An agricultural fair in
the village had brought many strangers into
the place, and our own guests were so nu
merous that I hud given up my room to two
t them, and had intended asking Fred
vans to let me pas9 the bight with him.
For this purpose I went to the hotel at a
late hour, and proceeded at once to Fred's
room, but to my surprise found no one there.
did not even notice tbat bis trunk was
gone, or suspect the fact which afterward
became apparent, that "to oblige some lady
guests for this night only," as tbe landlord ex
pressed it, Fred bad consented to give up
Ho. 20" and occupy a small room in tbe
rear of the building. Tbe gas being turned
up I took a book to await his return, and
hearing at last what appeared to be steps
approaching tbe room, and supposing it to
be Fred, in a momentary impulse to play a
joke upon him I slipped under tbe bed, a
i i i.it. ii a- i -
large nun mgu unu, mit-miing tu imitate a.
cat (of which animal I knew he had a de
testation) so soon as be entered the room.
Tbe door opened, and I was on the point of
indulging in my vcntriloquial faculty by
giving a long-drawn mieoie, when from my hi
ding place I beheld Belle Bronson take quiet
possession ot tne apartment I
JUy astonishment was so great, and the
sense of mortification so intense, tbat I did
not, as I should have done, make myself im-
mediately Known to ucr. 1 bus tbe oppor
tunity for discovery and explanation was
lost. I dared not move a hiiir, but hoped
sincerely that some excuse might take her
out of tbe room for a moment, and so facili
tate my escape, blie, however, locked tbe
door, removed the key, and, as I knew by
the sound, prepared to retire. Finally sbe
kneeled down beside the ued, ana clasping
ber hands and bowing her head (so fearfully
near to mine that I could bear tbe sol:
words in my very ear), she offered up her
evening prayer in a manner so full of feeling,
and with such sweet accents of womanly
tenderness and devotion, tbat I felt as if sbe
was an angel bending over tbe vilest of
mortals. 1 bat prayer went to my heart ;
but one portion of it went through and held
it captive. Never shall 1 forget my feelings
of surprise and my deep emotion when 1
heard her utter these words :
"Bless my dear mother, sisters, and friends:
bless all around me, aud, O God I bless bim
I love, Augustus Evergreen, and shower
down thy mercies over him. Amen." "Ah,
Augustus," said my divinity to berseii, as
she arose from her devotional attitude, "if
you but new that I named your very name
n my prayers, you would be less indifferent
to me I"
If I breathed short before, after this my
breath seemed to desert me entirely, and I
verily thought that the beating of my heart
would betray me. Belle, pure as an angel
to me then, and white as a snow-flake, pro
ceeded to turn off tbe gat and to get into
bed. 1 leit ber son pressure over my bead,
and shrunk closer and closer to the hard
floor upon which I was exteuded. What
thoughts rushed through my brainl Above
me lay a young and unsophisticated girl
wholly unconscious tbat tbe one sbe loved
lay to closely to ber, and who had for the
first time been made aware of ber interest in
him, by hearing words which tbe supposed
went only to Ueaven I I knew then that
tbe nigbt must pass away, ana tne morning
come, and tbat Belle must nrsi teavs tun
apartment before I coda venture to enange
even mv position. '
TU.1U liarl Iain rmrfectlV tDOtloLieM lor
- - ... -
unl mlniitM and warn. I flattered myself,
l,..ln Walf in aleD. when suddenly the
axduTmed to herself, "There-I haven
looked lander the bedlv A horror ran
xi ...i. . .11 ia loot : what ahould I dot
Belle rose sod I herd her. feeling tor tbe
n.,.Haa aha struck one and svaa moving
toward tbe gas-light, when the lucifer went
out, leaving all darkness again. Blessed re
lief: .but Low brief! ' Again I heard her
feeling for tbe matches and try to light one
after another, as tbey fulled to ignite ; theq
an "Ob dear, there axe no more t" escaped
irom ner hps. 'Snft, I .Bfoi -i,i.n..A m
I own. .v auu, niiu L III HF1 KPfl I4nn In ailatiAa
for ny deliverance. Belle grouped back to
iud ucu, uui uiu nor, immediately get in
sne sioopea ana nited the curtains which
hung around the bottom and cautiously
passed her arm under and around as far as
ii couia reacn. i almost felt her fingers
graze my face as I held myself fearfully and
silently back against the wall, too far. lust
t r.- i u i .'. J.
ii um icnuu. Apparently satianed
that no danger was near her, she lay down
in cue Dea again Ana i counted ber respire'
tions till she was lost in slumber.
At for myself, sleep was utterly out of
the question. I never was so wide-awake
in my life. How I lay upon that hard car-
Ect and thought tbo night out I thought ot
or, and ber love for me; thought of myself,
ana mv love lor ner. lcs. i una rnnvinroH
from that moment that the hand of destiny
was in it and tbat a benign and a'.l-wise
providence had seen fit in this extraordinary
way to open my eyes to the path of banni-
ness ana peace.
With tbe morning light fresh fears camo
upon me lest my unconscious room mate
might yet peer beneath the bed for robbers
before she left tbe room : but my fears were
groundless. &ue rose and dressed expedi
tiously, for sbe was to join her cousins at an
early breakfast, and sbe had overslept her
self. When at last she took tbe kev. un
locked the door, and departed. I lost no
time in slipping oat of my shameful place
oi concealment ana escaping irom tbe hotel.
On the stairs I met Fred coming out of his
room, who exclaimed :
Why. what's tbe matter with vou. old
fellow 1 You look like the last davs of an
ill-spent life. And your coat, too why,
it's all over feathers and dust. Where have
you been ?"
"Why, I slept slept out last nlgbt ; that's
all. Our house is full, and so I had to find
quarters elsewhere. I'm just going home to
dress."
"I should ssv so. decidedly. I see it oil.
old fellow t You've been on a lark, and had
to put up in the watch-house ; come now,
own up and tell us all about it."
"JNo lark at all, Fred ; nothing of the kind.
assure yon."
"Well, if not a lark what kind of a bird
was it t From the looks of the feathers I
should say it was a goote."
' lou re tbe goose, Fred. But, seriously,
've a word to say to you of a most impor
tant nature. Be a man, Fred, and make up
your mind to hear something excessively
disagreeable. It must be told you sooner or
later, aud I may as well tell it now."
"Good Heavens, Gus I how earnest yon
look at me ; you don't mean to say that
tbat anything has happened to Belle Bron
son ?"
"Don't mention her name again. Fred, or
think of her any more, for she'll never be
nytbing to you. I have it from one who
knows all about it that she has long been
attached to somebody else, and tbat some
body else means to marry her. There's no
mistake about it ; so bear up and try your
luck elsewhere"
But Fred Evans was not to be disconr-
ged by mere hearsay. That very day be
went to see Belle, determined to know bis
fate from her own lips. Soon after ho left
Oakville, and I did not see bim again for
several years, when, meeting him in town
one day, I insisted on bringing him home
with me and presenting him to his old flame,
Belle Bronson the preseut Mrs. Evergreen.
aii, r rea r said be, alter dinner, when
my wire and tbe little Evergreens bad left
us to ourselves "Ah, Fred, you served me
shabby trick when you allowed me to lose
my heart to the girl you were all along in
tending to marry yourself a very shabby
trick, one of which I never suspected you 1"
So I bad to tell bim (in strict confidence,
of course, as I tell you, reader,) all about the
bedroom affair at tbe Oakville Hotel, aud
tbo love that grew out of it.
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Toledo Blade.
Mr. Zasby Uream a Ireniu A.
Johnson King-.
Conkedrit X Roads,
(which is in the State uv Kentucky)
S.r)'
October 24, 1800
Dreams is only vouchsafed to persons uva
imaginative and speritooal nocber, uv whom
am wbicu. 1 ner nint anything gross or
sensual about me that I know uv. Troo I
eat pork, but tbat is to offset tbe effex uv
whisky, wich, et twasn't counteracted, wood
make me entirely too ctheria for tbis groveiin
world. I eat pork to restrain my exuterant
Imap-inashun and enable me to come down
to tbe dry detail uv ouisb'i lite to nt me lor
tbe proper discbarge uv dooties ec a post
master. Whisky lifts me above tbe posisbun
pork brings me back agin. Its fat and
greasy like tbe pay and perquisites uv the
Fostmaster it comes from tbe most nasty,
senseless and unclean uv animals, like our
comuiishuns in short, I recommend all uv
Johnson's Postmasters to eat pork. Its their
nateral diet
Last nite I partook uv a pound or so too
much, and ez a consekeoce, uidn t sleep welt
While I wuz eatin Imoistenin my lips with
Louisville coslation, tbe while , I wuz a
musin onto Seward's question whether tbey
wood hev Johnson President or King, and
while musin I fell in2 tbe arms ut Mori us,
My mind bust loose from the body aud tored,
Ez I sunk to slumber tbe narrow room wich
is at wunst my offis and dormitory, widened
and enlarged, the humble chairs became sud
denly upholstered in gorgis style, tbe taller
dip become multiplied in to tboosamis uv
gorgus cbandilecrs.tbe portraits uv uis uigu
ness tbe president, ana tne otuer uemuvrave
on tbe wall became alive. I comprehended
the situation to wonst Androo Johnson
had cut the Gorjan knot with someooav s
sword, and hed carried out bis Policy to its
natural conclusion. He wuz King and wus
reignin under tbe title ut Androo to I, ana
I wuz (in my a ream, ny wui-j,; - -.-n-j
ball. ' '
It wuz, methawt, a reception ouo. u
High Mightiness wuz a sitten onto a elevated
throne covered with red velvet and studded
with diamonds, and perals, and onyxt and
other preeiona stonesonto bis head wuz a
crown, and he wuz enveloped into a robe ut
black velvet, bts nose ana ins uaiauce uv uia
face gleamio out like a flash uv litenin from
a thunder cloud. Lyln prostrate at tbe foot
ut the throne, doth tbe offis ot a footstool,
wu Charles Summer, wunst Senator, wich
wua typikle ut the complete triumph we
hed won over our enemies, while doin other
menial offices about the balls, wua Wade,
Wilson, Feseenden, Sherman and others who
bed opposed tbe change from a RepuUie to
a Kingdom. They wus clothed in a appro-
prit costoom, kdee breeches and sich, and
Draaentod a nekoolterlv imooain anuoaranee.
Carriages containing the nobility began
to arrive, and ei they entered, the Grand
OLD SERIES, VOL. 27, NO. 6.
liigu fjord Chamberlin uv the Falis, the
warKis von-Uandall announct cm. "Dook
ae .Davis" woz ejackelatid and Jefferson en
tered. "Earl Ton Toombs," "Sir Joseph E.
Johnston," "Markis do Bonregard" and so
lortn.
JNoticin that the titles I hed bcord wux
mostly tacked to Southern men, I asked
Giddy Welles, who wuz stnndtn by, why it
wus thus, and he sed that Northners wuzn't
reeiy nt lor it. We wuz, he said, a low grovlin
raco ana coodent adapt ourselves to the
uaoiis uv nobility. The south wux shivel-
juh ana cooa do it. They wui given to
tournaments and sich they had got accus
tomed to cirkus clothes and cood wear a
?hi "uttoeettin awkwardly between
f ! Z:; .n men'.'".cl.?z were faith.
....ill i orsK in tne smiles ut
uui, wuz in sich positions ez sooted
their cspacity. He, for instance, hed charue
u, iUO roys, poultry yard, a position which
he hlnprcrl lm fllln1 n . .. , ..
lies.. l . .. . .P.
i u i 1 , u enure aaiisinction
uv his beloved and roval mb.r it i.j
now four hens a sittin. pneli nn r-
and he hoped in tbo course uv two ycare. ef
- u ny Ttiou vu i u instances, 10 11CV
fresh eggs for the roval table. It wuz a nn.
sition uv great responsibility and one which
weighed upon bim. Seward wuz rrl-r
counsler, Doolittle wuz steward ut the bouse-
uoiu. antl iburlow Weed wuz Keeper ut the
King's revenue, and wuz a !-; n n-n
, ' - w-- IV. . 'I ...
By this time the Comnnnv noooml.lot Tlio
iiignness wuz in a merry mood and unbend
ed himself. Ther WUZ a knfit llv tliA nnhilltv
gathered in a corner, and after a earnest in
terview uv a minnet, Count Von Cowan
advanced to the foot uv the throne, and on
bended knee demanded a boon.
"Wbat,my faithful servitor.dost thou most
desire I" said His Highness.
"We wood, Your Maiestv. have the nrisnn-
ers uv state brot into the presence, that we
may make merry over 'em."
"It shel be done," sed His Majesty, and
forthwith Baron von Steedman. who hrl
command ut the King's Household Body
Guard, was sent for them. In a moment
they wuz brot in. Thv
lookin set. Forney and Wendell Philinrm
wuz chained together. Fred. Done 1 AAA ftnrl
Anna Dickinson, Dick Yates and Governor
Morton, Ben Butler and Carl Shurtz, Kelley
and Covode, while Chase wuz tied to Horis
Grecly, onto whose back wuz a placard in
scribed, "The last ut the Tribunes." at
Which Raymond, who left the Rnriikela anil
declared for the empire precisely the rite
time, and wuz now editor of the Court
Journal, laffed immodritlv. Some one ex
claimed, "Bring in Thad Stevens," at which
ia aiojesiy lurnca pale ana bis kecs smote
togethcr'Don't don't." sez he. "he's streno-tli
enuff left to wag his tongue. Keep bim
away i Keep nun away !" and he showed ez
much fear ez men do in delerium tremens
when they see snakes.
Methawt I made inouirics and found Hint
things wuz workin satifactory. Gen. Grant
wuz in exile, and Gen. Sheridan hed bin dc-
capitatid for refoosin to acquiesce in the
new arrangement. The country bed bin di
vided into dookdoms and earldoms, and
sich, over wich the nobility rooled with un
dispooted authority. The principal men uv
the North bed bin capebered and subdued,
and wuz a fillin menial positions in the pa
laces ut the nobility. No Lord or Dook or
Earl considered himself well served, onless
be hed a half dozen Northern Congressmen
in bis house, while tbe higher grade uv no
bility wuzn't content with anything less
than Guvners. The indebtednia uv the
South to the North bed been adjusted. A
decree hed bin ishood to the effect that
Northern merchants who should press a
claim agin a Southerner shood bo beheaded
and bis goods confiskated. The Question
uv slavery hed bin settled forever, for the
Dimikratic ijee uv one class to rool and one
class to serve wuz fully establish!. There
wuz now three classes uv society the heredi
tary nobility, the untitled officials, and the
people ; the latter black and white, wuz all
serfs, and all attached to the soil. Bizinis
wuz all done by foreigners, the policy uv
the government bcin to make tbe native
born people purely agricultural peasantry.
The nobility desirin to make it easy for em
giv em one-sixth uv tbe produx nv the soil,
rescrvin the balance for their own uses.
My dream didn't continyoo long enuff for
me to ascertain whether I wuz a nobleman
or cot, but I am nv tho opinion that I wuz,
ior a servant nancno me a pin to stick into
Gen. Butlerto make bim roar fur tbe araooze
mcnt uv tbe company, addressed me ex
"Yoor Grace," from which I inferred thnt I
wuz one of tbe Lord's tpirtooal. Unfortu
nately at tbis pint I awoke and a sad awak
enin it wuz. The gorgus halls bed vanish
ed, the cbandeleers hed vanished, tbe robes
uv stait and jewels and sich wuz gone and
I wuz in my offis, not "Yoor Grace," but
merely a Postmaster in a Kentucky village.
Well, that is suthin. Wat better is a noble
man f He don't work, neither do I. He
drinks wine, it is troo, bnt I hev wat soots
me better, whisky fresh from the still. Yet
my dream may be realized, and if it is, I will
endeavoor to fill the position with credit
Who knows I
Petroleum V. Nabby, P. M.,
(which is Postmaster.)
About Oysters.
At the late meeting of tbe British Asso
ciation Mr. F. Buckland read a paper on
ovster cultivation. The author begau by
explaining that it was difficult to give, in a
few minutes, tne result oi a wnoie year s in
formation. He would confine his remarks
principally to the history of the living spat
of tbe oyster, the chemical analysis of the
meat and tbe mother liquor of the oyster,
to the adhesion of the various substances
to which tbey loved to adhere, and to the
marketable value of the oysters aa tested by
weight. He then proceeds to describe tbe
evcecdiuolv interaatlnrr antlnn anrl mnwA
menu displayed by the young oyster when
nrsi emitted irom its mother s shell, giving
tbe reason why tbey sometime float on- tbe
surface of the water, and at other times sink
to the bottom, the use to which the young
oyster places it cilia, expressing it as bis
opinion tbat these organs never dropped off,
but were absorbed after the young oyster
beeame fixed. He then exhibited a great
variety of substances, to which tha oysters
teemed to have a natural vrefereooe for ad
hering. Among these were several curiosi
ties, such as a "plague pipe," to which an
oyster bad affixed itself, eav ordinary pipe,
presented to bim by Sir Walter Trevelyan,
la tbe bowl of which no lee than three
oyster had taken up their position ; also,
noma old fashioned win or spirit bottles.
from the North Sea, tb Loch Ryan, pre
tested by Sir William Wallace. He then
proceeded to describe the result of the
chemical analysis which he bad instituted
it conjunction with A Pythian Tamer, Esq.,
giving tbt eniouct of mineral matter, the
animal and also the fatty matter. The re
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,00 8,00 14,00 20,
10,00 14,001 20,6(M 36 00
lla.ftOj25.Oa.3A.Ool 60.M
Ten lines of this all in. l.
square. "
M41 mfi,' ')'' "J Exoantors! Notkea
sults obtained showed the phosphate were
more important lq ftp composition of tbe
meat of the ovster than any other of the in
gradient, and hence their great practical
use for invalids and ia sea sickness. He
also gave practical deductions as to cbpica
of proper places whero oysters should be
laid in order to obtain a cood annnle
these phosphates. Ho then described he
process pf the growth of the oyster shell,
and detailed the manner in which thp
formed tJie shell from the mother liquor,
the mode also by which tbe ijttle oysters
wero enabled to form their shell inside tha
mother shell. His observations enabled
him to come to the conclusion aa to thn
possible Way in which the vouncr nrotp.r van '
enabled to attach itself to various articles.
He bad been enabled to eollect samnlca of
oysters from almost every part of the United
Kingdom. These have , been accurately
weighed, and he gave a table showino the
relative valqe (commercially speaking) of
oysters from oyster beds, pr proposed oytcr
beds of England. Ireland. Scotland anrl
Wales, He stated that he was still carrvinp
on bis experiments at Herne Bay ; and he
was happy to bp enabled to report that the
French system of oyster culture had been
successfully carried out in a' creek near
Havana, not far front Portsmouth ; and, al
though he bad not yet seen the results of
the experiments himself, he could not heln
congratulating the managers upon their well
deserved success. rf.firminri ti.ot
should be well represented, and that ber
oyster fisheries should not be entirely ig
nored by our neighbors in France, he had at
this moment one set of specimens at the
Fish Culture Elhihltinn A mho itstm it
the South, and another at a similar exhibi
tion at Boulogne, jn tbe North of that coun
try, as well as bis own collection at tbe
Horticultural Gardens. South Kena!
where he trusted to make a comnletn an!
ries illustrative of the eulture of oysters, at
weii as that of a salmon,
The Early IJTe of Senator Wilson.
Mrs. Hariet Beecber Stowe publishes in
thp Boston Watchman and Reflector an inte
resting sketch of Senator Wi lann. nf Maaaa.
chusetts. Sbe says of his early life :
Henry Wilson onr present United States
Senator, was born at Farmington, N. H.,
February 12, 1818, of very poor parents.
At tbe age of ten lie was bound to a farm
er till be was twenty-one. Here he had
the usual lot of a farm boy plain, abundant
food, coarse, clothing, inceseent work, and
a few weeks schooling at the district school
in Winter,
In these ten years of toil, the boy, by
twilight, firelight, and on Sundays, had
read over one thousand volumes of "history,
geography, biography and general literature,
boirowed from tbe school libraries and from
those of general individuals.
At twenty-one he was bis own master,
to begin the world, and in looking over bis
inventory for starting in life, found a sound
and healthy body, and a mind trained to
reflection by solitary thought He went to
Natick, Mass.. to learn the trade of a shoe
maker. At Will pi) wnrlrtnf mn t,A
saved enough money to attend the academy
at Concordand Wolfsborougb, N. H. But
tbe man with whom he had deposited his
hard earnings became insolvent! the mnnrv
be had toiled so long for vanished, and he
was obliged to leave bis studies, go back
to Natick and make more. Undiscouraged,
be resolved still to pursue his object, uniting
it with his daily toil. He formed a deba
ting society among the young mechanics of
tbe place; investigated subjects: read:
wrote and spoke on all the subiecta of tha
day, as the spirit within him gave bim ut
terance. Among bis fellow mechanics somo
others were enkindled by his influence, and
are now holding high olacea in the literary
and diplomatic world.
In 1S40 young Wilson came forward as a
public speaker. He engaged in tbe Har
tison election campaign and made sixty
speeches in about four months, and was
well repaid by his share in tbe triumph of
the party. He was then elected to tbe Mas
sachusetts Legislature as representative from
Natick.
Having entered life on the workincman'a
side, and known by bis own experience tho
working man's trials, temptations, and bard
struggles, bo felt tbe sacredness of a poor
man s labor, and entered public life with a
heart to take the part of tbe toiling and tho
oppressed.
ur course he was quick to feel tbat the
great question of our time was tbe question
of labor, and its rights and rewards. He
was quick to feel tbe "irrepressible conflict"
which Seward so happilly designated be
tween the two modes of society existing in
America, and to know tbat tbey must fight
aud struggle till one of them throttled and
killed the other; and prompt to teel this,
he made his early election to live or die on
the side of the laboring poor, whose most
expressed typo was tbe African slave.
.... i . , i . i i - i :
iu tuo legittiuiure lie imruuui-eu a uiuuuu
against tbe extention of slave territory, and
in 1843 went with Wbittier to Washington
with tbe remonstrance of Massachusetts
against tbe admission of Texas at a slave
State.
When tbe Whig party became inefficient
in the cause of liberty, through too much
deference to tbe slave power, Henry Wilson
left it, and become one of the most ener
getic efficient organizers in forming the
Frecsoil party nf Masschusetts. In Its
interest be bought a daily paer in Boston,
which for tome time be edited with great
bility- .... . . a. .
Meanwhile bo rose to one step oi nonor
after another in his adopted State ; he be
came President or tbe Maasacnuaovw w
nato, and at length, after a well contested
election, was sent to take tbe place or tue
accomplished Everett in tue unitea otaies
Senate.
Elephantine Plat. It b reported from
Bucharest, that a Frenchman, named Poltia,
bad arrived in tbat city to exhibit two ele
phants, a male aud female, tbe tame which
were shown in Paris, a few year since. These
animal killed their keeper in a singular
manner. Tbe male seized hiua with hi
trunk and threw bim into the air; tbe fe
male caught bim a be full and threw him
back again, and this game of ball wa con
tinued for a quarter of an hour. When as
sistance arrived it was too late ; every bone
in the poor fellows body wa broken. . ,,,,
A Btory is told of a Western candidate
that came upon "a poor white man," who
bad a Tot to give, if he did do hi own
milking. Tb candidate, Jonea, asked him
if be should hold the cow, which seemed to
be uneasy, end the old naa consenting very
readily, be took ber by the horns, and held
fast till the operation wa don.
- "Hav you bad Kobiioa (hi rival) round
her latolv I" be asked.
"On, ye, be' behind the barn.. bolJius
the calf 1"