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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING; BY MASSER & WILVERT, SUiNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN'A.
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1G, 18G9. OLD SERIES, VOL. 21), N0.il.
NEW SERIES, VOL. 5, NO. 11.
AMBE
BUSINESS CARDS.
t. . (ROKEII.
L. B. KA8S.
Attorneys nnd founollor n( I.iivr,
Chesnul Street, west of the N. C. and P. A E. Kail
road Depot, iu the building lately occupied by
' F. l.aiarut, En.,
BtrNBURy, PENN'A.
Tallectlons and all l'rnfenlonal business promptly
attended to tn rtonhuniberland and adjoining v.oun
lie. -. ; . I
BOYEli" & WOLVERTOJ
AX l OU. 13 YS AT MW,
Cn Becond Floor in IJright'a New Builaiiig, j
BUNBURY, PENN'A.
B. Bover 4D W. J. Won KnTO. respect fully
Minounce that thoy hare entered Into co-partncnliip j
tn tho prnctii'O of tbeir nrofewion in Korthumlier
Inn.l and adjuining oouuuei. Coniultationi cau be
bnd in Iho Wi:iiman. I
Airil 4. 1S6S. ly
II. II. RlASttUK,
Altnrnnjr nt I.hw. Sl'KBLRY, FA. :
Collections nttrnded to iu the conuties of Ki.r
thumberlnnd, Union, ISnyder, Montour, Columbia
and Lyooming. I
RFrlRKItCCi.
linn John M. Reed, Philadelphia, j
A O Cattell i Co.. " )
lion. Win. A. Portor. " !
iMnrt.m MoMirhiir.l, Era . "
K. Kctnhnm t, Co., 2H9 Pcnrl flrect, New York.
John W. Ashmeiid. Attorney at l.nw, "
Mutthena A tux. Attorneys at lnw, "
Sunbury, Miirch 2H, l02. . (
TV. M. Rockefeller. Llovd X. Koiihvach.
EOCKEFELLES & ItOHRBACH.
o
FFICE in llanpt new IJuilJiDif, "coouJ floor. (
Kntrnnca on Market Stiuure.
hunuury, .innunry 4, iron.
" TeetTil teeth I
j. it. h:e:i!i.i;ii.
SURGEON DENTIST, j
rormerlv of ASHLAND, O.. announces to tho citi- '
runnof Northumberland ennty, that he hns Incnled
in r-UNUl liY. for iho prnotii'o of l)oiiti.trr, and
reepeotfully'solioitp your palronngo. .h-m'. ntton
li.iu paid to lilltntt and ilrr.tiing teeth. Teeth ex
Inicit'd tnihnitt "nii n, hy using N'nrcolio epray
liioh 1 have uhuu lor three yon with prrftet .'.
r.T.t Htid vp iiijuitoiis rculiy.
Office in Iiuoiua formerly occupied by tr. J. 5.
An'le, in Plviuant'i liuildiug, .Market .Spiuro
runbury. I'a. mar. 7, 'os.
JKOIICB IIlLI., IIMOS P. WOLVEKTWX.
niLL k V70LVERTON, j
1 tloruoy attil 'hiiii'1oi-m 11 1 l.atv. '
SXJN33XJ.Tr, FA..
1 17 ILL attend to the collection of U kinds of
V T olaimi. including Hack Pay, Uounty end Pen- '
Ions. apl. 1, 1
Wo CTliS"" j
ATTORNEY A.Y XA-W I
Kertu Si.lo of Public Fnuaie. one door et.it of the
Old liui.k Building.
BUKBUHY, I'EXS'A,
C',11 tctiol.f and nit Profu'rional bunlne'i pru:pilv
attended to in the CourU of Kortlauuibti iiuid ui
dj..inin5 Countiui. 1
bunhnry, Pjp'. 1. 1
X. Ji. Fl'KI'T,
J. 1. Jahls.
J?J2T & aTAlES.
ATTORNEYS AT LWY, SUMJURY, I'A.
f'Sico in til o second story of Downrt'i building, ad
joining tho Drniiiciat office, on the north tide of
Alarktt bqaare.
Will ntlend promptly to the collection of clnimi
and other profional bnsiiics iutnidted to hi care,
iu Northumberland and adjoining oountiee.
November 0, 1867.
8. g. Wedcr,
Joll.l HVKKLU
1
'0 i
ARCH STREET, between Third nnd Fourth Slrea .
Iilll, Wi:l.l'!ll A. I
WEBER i UVNK.LE, Proprietor!.
Tune ?3, 1SI.7 ly ;
ADDISON Q. MARK, j
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .j
BHAKOKIN, Northumberland County, Ta. j
a LL business attended to with proiuptncw and ,
j. dili?uo. !
-Uuiokiu, Au;. 10, ISO" ly ;
" "j. R. HILBUSH, " j
EURVEYOr. AND C0NVEYANCR
AND
JUSTICE OF THE FEA CJ!.
X'-tftfimy, XvrtJiumlerland Count;, Venn'a
Odioa iu Jaeknon townnhip. Kngagrrueuta can
bo made by loiter, direotod to the obovoaddroM.
All bnninwt eutiu.ted to bin care, Kill ba promptly
attendi-d to.
April 21, li63.-ly ;
JAOOB O. BBOK :
MERCHANT TAILOR, !
And Dealer Iu I
CLOTHS, CASS1MERES, VESTING, &c.
S'uwu ktrfcf, koiiiIi of Wraier'a
Ilulrl,
STJNBU B Y, T A.
March 31 IB''
" ' GJ-7 "W"- II-A UPT,
Attorney end Ounaicllor at Lnw,
CFriCK in llaupt'e new Building, onieeond floor
tutruncu on Market .Square,
SONBTJKY,
.K.,nr.ltu Ia 1.11 ,irnfta.innal butlnejU
l. mitiiu i'ivm! ..j t
ei.irurtrd to his erne, the collection of olaimi in
Kerthumberlandand the adjoining countiei.
r'miiiury, January 4, IHbd.
C. A. REIMENSN YDER,
ATTORNEY AT LA'W, SUNBURY", PA.
AU bn.inm entrusted to kli oara attended to
rrno'.ptly and with diligence.
April 27, latfT.
JN0. KAY CLEMENT,
isrstimrm at slaw.
JiujinoM in Ihie and adjoining aountioi aarafully
and proinpily atttended to.
tatse in Market Street, Third door west of Smith
4 Cieiither'a Etova and Tinware Store,
M All! IIV IT..li.'A.
fnnburr, March 81, lo ty
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER
in eTery variety of
ANTHRACITE CO AL,
ITpper Wharf. BUN BUBV, Pann'a.
yOrdoro!ie!td and fllled with promptneaa a
drffuutoh. ...
Kunburr. May 12, zL
COAL! COAL!! COAL!!!
Kliiitucra) Ac 1 holrnule Si llctuil
1 Oeulrra iu
VE11TK A KKU ASH IOAI.,
in every rariety.
ZJ.t A genu, wortitard, of the Celebrated Henry
Clay Cott L(irril WsA,ri l.KBrBri Pa.
Smitiuay, Jli. I6- ,
' "J 0 II N : P . HAAS,
VfiUi la an kinder
ANTHRACITE COAL,
WiDDLE WHARP.erKBLBY, PA.,
fpMMIji rlicit". f. aAA
INTRODUCED INTO AMERICA
hROM CERMASr.ia 1835.
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS,
and
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC,
. P1111.tbt1.rm1, I'a.
1 hi grtnttst inmvH rtmtditt for
Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA,
Nervous Debility,
JAUNDICE,
Diseases of the KidneySi
ERUPTIONS of tlie SKIN,
ntitl nil llhena?ai aii'lglnft; from llt
urilcrfil l.t rr, bloiHurli, or
iJsn ittiY or rut: jtr.oon.
R-od tftt fntiwivfl syayfanix, ivttt if yon find tk"i
jfmtr iiftem r aff'r'-ittt fi, t'ty thm, yon may ,
atsun-d tfvU ifximxf has i-.ninru-U its attack on tht
mmt imp'jf'itut injutit t'-nr budy, attU unUfa sow
fixcf.fi by the mr t- ;iii:'.':''m remtttica miserablt
1 14, iwn tr-nt't't'iri$ in -itu.'f, will b& the result.
Constipation, Flntuleneo, InwarJ Piles,
FulnosHOi Blood to the Ilottd, Acidity
oT the Htonmch, NiiiiHen, Jlcuvt
burn DtHftuHt tor Food, Fulnoss
or Weiicht in thu Stoinuch,
Soar feructBtioiiH, fcimk
insr or Fi"t?erinir nt the Fit
ot the 8twnmuh, ISwitmiiirii: of
the lletid. Hurried or DiJlloult
TlrrRlhijiKi FliHU vinj; at tho Heart,
'hokinif or Bnrtoonliii;; Kour.at inns when
in n ljy iii' PoMtnrn, Diinnens of Vision,
Do'h or WftbH bfttore tlio birclit,
Dull Pain in tho Henri, Ptdi
ciciirty oL btrspiirtt ion, Y ol- .
Iowucks of Ihu rikiu vnt
EyoM, I'd in in tho Hi do,
Biuik, Chebt, Ijimlm, ot ?., Bud
don Flush of HcV, ?3urniiitf; in
tho Flesh, Oonst:nt 1 mtHjini u of
Evil, antl (Jrent Depression of fcpiritH,
Jllt'inr iieitviti l'rsr '..' Of. .ii-'f or Ihystivt
Ut'J'tn, Uc.n 'jt.i '-l il, tit iii'i'tlt c biu'-ii.
tjcioflanb'3 German Uiilcv
In till! rt'ly vetl '!-, n ml iit n I iu no
ll11Ut. It 1 II (MIKtp'MllMt f I'ltlld I'.Xm
li-nrtti '1'Ik Ito!". Hi'i'liN. ami ll:irl(
ft-(i tit lilult tin-Mi i xtiat'lM nit- miMltt
nrc KtttliurtMl tu -i iiinny. All the
iittliciiinl vli'liif, i-xii-tct(l fioiu
llM'iit hy k m, U- ii i i lie elicniisl. ThfHe
&x l riirt-a ii tf tlMn torwn rditl to thin
ev nit ii try- to bit nrd vxprriiHly ft tdv
innuttfuvtitva? of t IlittrrM. 'I'licrr
lit no ttlcoliollc NUblinice of mt l&lml
iixt'il I tk r u in pott ml I ii v t lie Kill -,
lit-life It It the nitty Itlltct-M tliat cult
be it cl lit citKf h v here h leoltollc ttiiii
tilajttH ui c itol tul v ira hie.
tjooflrtiib's (Scrmait (Tonic
i cotnbwtin of u't the inyvvduntt uf fit feWf,
with ithk .Vin.'.i Vft f!u"i, r-h-toi$t tic. I is usnl fi r
1'ff t f titlACH tis f'i liittn-H, i.l f-Uit u ':j-e S"ii
jilt," ti'tv't"'it' stimulus is wjurrrd. t"'i n iil btiir in
miiitl th-it irf. remrOift aw uiiifly thtl'iTcnt rm
titty nth-vt uitvtrti-.d fr the rurtt uf the Uitfat't
. im", iits he i itft .(tnfiV.rc iin'i-trilti .tiA uf itwiizttial
kjtfuctf, luJtiU i'-ti fthm tir nuir 'Ut'ortinn:. 'f ium
iu ojiw.foi'itt. Thu. 'iM(' utleffioity mi -J i'if itt"t
j!'i'r.tnt tiii-l ayi-Cft1'!' f'tnnli--.' nrr frvti to Oit
Jit'-fi1-. ' ft'.'f is frqmn't.; is a plmnr.-e to tul.-
t. tvtiU it VVilr' tThitttrntinff. enH mc!i:in-l
;w'i7i-'t have causfd it to e known u4 ti yttli qf
u.'i tcms.-
CONSUMPTION.
T)iotiHnmlj of ettNCM, wltro the pn
lliiit nnipnsMl lie ntttivivtl i ltlt
I lil t ei'i l bt ill en e, I'-h v h en e m rd
hy 1 lie iie of I Hese l e Miertlea. Kilrc rit
eiitnelai Ion, l lilMt ,ntid rout(U m
the uhiihI i 1 1 end it. ui upon hciito
e be of . tlywpi p-la or it l-ne of I b
df(t'tl v oi yum, live ii 1 1 r ii ni' of
f(eii it I lie (.'on ii in pi Ion, I liee remeil I
tlil lie found of the reii t cikI brtiellt,
btrcni;lbeitliVg ami litvlgorutliig.
DEBILITY.
Vi T4 li no m"Utt t.tl'Utl to Ifont 'tltTt (Jwin
Btttfrt h-nic in castt of Jicbtdty. Thy i'iw'.iri a
tou$ KifU riaw to Vit uhole. tyricit. s-treny'fi'n t?.e ip
prtit't cntut on rnjt'imt- ut cf th fx-d enable t-tt
iftiH.'--' !" 1i;uit t t'Hvify th hhtod, yv. a Qod,
stum-.', h'-tH'iy Cfhtyu ', tra'lu-a'e tH ylfaw tiny,
r'vmti !' f.y, itin'ort a 'j'-j-kh f ?'( ki .n chan.-t
j-jti-ni f.wn a shnrt-hrfxthett cM.t.t. 'tnt, wt-ikt
utM n-rvt.itt inrMid, tva futl-f uccdt ttuut, and ryw
out ct in. m
Weak and Delicate Children
ore innde .lninu Yiy ntti the III lei
or Joiiiv In luela they ute FhiiiI1,v
Medicine. The chii be hi! ml n i i e red
tvlth litrffit Kiiftty tti it elilld three
itontliH old. the nioret deiluule I'eiituiei
or lit o it of uiiieiy
T'it4 Jt;meuit4 are tUr Itjt
JJlooa VurUlorH
tvrr in and vH cure all 'r't'tif-'j recusing frrm
la th.d.
Kf'ft i;.;(ir l'rd fiurr ; kerf ymtr J.ivfr in order t
k'p y-tur diyct.'rt trutns tn a f.-ttmft heatt! jf cvudi
It ti, hit fit Hit if t!it4e ftmiditt, c.ttU itii UiJtu Will
iter astad yru.
bb waaj aauaf a A m
aaj mm mm WW m m mmmdm-mi
Indie ulio vInIi n full bkln niitl
ffoiMl e omplexlnn, free from u ilio
ii.h ttne ttnd JI other IUiktti eineiitt
fclioiild nc thee renietlle or-nliita
nlly The 1,1 vet iu prrlVel ordrr, nnd
1br blooil uui e, m ill rebnll .in tuiia
ling eye it ml blooming cheekb
c ik v 'r tax
tl .fiand'i fi-n.fin ViViV o rn n-urfrrf-itch
?V ytmiint faw tut ; r ".titr,- of JI, .htvhmni
em t: ftwltt 0'" tjUt-ii-c I'lajifier tf i.r-.'g b-t-le, and
ihi nume ri uitn.it Lion-H in taK boiite. AUvther$
Oft tiOUHitlfihi.
'hoiiiuiid of letter linve been re -el
id, tebilfj lug to thv virtue of iliee
remedle
READ THE RECOMMENDATIONS,
FKOM UOX. i:o. WOOltWAlSD,
Cliisf Juvlicv vt tin Sui'rii:i CVm t f Pcun-yhanti.
I'nn adii.f'iu, M.vn. H 16th, 1K07.
And 'Ifnm tatir14 firnmn Kittw' it twt an into
ifauny brvt.tu(jet hut it a gimi tnu uteftrt iu i
of the uiyeiliee cryaiu, tin i tf yttit benefit in
f jit dsoiltty and w-mt of wrcuut uctiim in tht
tytUm. Xuttrs iruUi,
,. Ol J. II'. WOODWARD.
HMM HON. JAMKS 'J'UrtJlMD,
atutt ul ll.W IIMIIIb ('nUlt of 1 Villi Vl Vail it.
run.viM'M'iiM, April 2m1i, 1fc,urt.
I eoittitder Ilooflnnd'n Grniinu Hit
t" n rtiliitihlu nt diviiitt In cute of ul
turki ot' litdluMtloii or lypepit(a. 1
ihu etillfy lbl from my etprrienve
of ll, Vour, iv Kit rf.ii.rl,
JA.UKS 'lllO.Hl'SO.V.
Yi .11. RKV. josiau II. ki:nn AltO, I.P.,
Pn.tr uf thf Tenth H.iiitUt CIiuk-Ij, FliUiitli. ii-liia.
rR. J ai"i:."n Pi ah Sin nv itm freyiienttyr.
oiriM'i' to mwet my n .mi with rfmnnn uu statu uf
d'fftrtid '.-i.) '.. if in iik ).'. s, ' k.' i: i ' i diiu flit pructtct
at out of UtV 'tytfo riuie ?;,'i'tv, 'rive iit all V'tlrndt
(.lined; hut tU a funr ftrf in ftri-niaitittmti:ti,and
fnrti ularly tn m y own Jaunty, uf Uif unt ftttna uf ih:
ior-jlaiid'i (i'.rmun inlttt 1 d thtrtjvr otii-tjr-m iry
hfKtlil co'r", to n.'jt. tsi my full imri,ii m tmt !
gf iioi itl Jt'i iiii' uf Lint -j vtt-iu, utt.i ttii-oi-i.tliy fi J.n vt
Ctiiuplttiiit, il i ii :ir.' mil Viihi il-le im j.! uti-.n. jr
tome f Jf it iuttyf.il ; hut u ;VAtly, ttumht tif.t, it will
b vei jf btntficial to tlnvt'tvho rnfKrfivin the vbvv4
tamu. J'uuri, wry ruprri fully,
J. Ji. Jit.AHD,
Lt '-dh Uhw Ctata St,
Trio of the Bitters, $1.00 per bottle)
Or, a half donon for 95.00,
i Frioo of the U'onio, $1.00 per bottle
Or, a half dozen for $7.50,
The Toitic 1- put up tu qanrt ljitlfi.
Rtt'ilhct that it it lr.Uof,fl,inrt German Hmth$
that art ttnirrmilly utrd and to hiyhty rrcoutiitenJ
id; nd d tud allna tht 1runyitt to induve yuu to
takt any thivj the that he may toy itjutt at ytMd, te
tauu he utak'4 a tary r profit on it. 'Ikttt itetnvhet
will bt wit by tspt iii to uuy hoatitjf iy wtivuUuH
i0tIt mi.NC lPAI OFFU K,
AT THE GERMAN MEDICINE STORE.
jfo. Wl AHCti STtlklLT, JV,i7uJ.'h'j.
CHAS. M. EVANS, Proprietor,
f oriwrlj a M. JACKSON 4 CO
These ilemediee are for ml by
llrufik'Ut, Miori-keein ri utt AJedl
clue jJcaler ' ntr
ni frw,tH to esMnttM wttl ue artick y Wyt in
ir'trr jet t,it y'ti-.t.
POETICAL.
(For the Sunbury American j
WINTER.
ST nitv. j. b. cnKssiKorn.
CoM, cold, tba winler'ii wind cloth blow,
And thinklv fnlls the fnaihered inow,
Onvcring tfie blenk and frnicn ground,
Whitening the projpoct all around.
Chill, chill, is hoary wlntor'e bronth,
Touching all naluro tit with death,
Htrippins the rerdnro from the trees,
Causing tho wator hard to froezo.
No more, no morn, the notes are hoard
Of b'lhhling brook or Finding bird J
Tlie laken, in icy fottert bounl.
No more give forth a requiem sound.
On merrtr, merry. ChrUtmn" d iy.
Where littlo ducklings used to piny.
The sshoolboy with hie skates and crook
Now sports upon tlie ioe-bound brook.
Joyful, joyful, the oiniden fair
Doth to the little pond rorair,
Her fret with skate nnd boo;ssuppliod
Upon tlio ity sea to glido.
Cosy, eosy, by the hearth-stono
Are soated I'a and Ma, alone.
The hickory logs nil in a blan.
They tulk of joys on bygone days.
IJnrd. bnrd, the widow thinks hor lot,
Who by her neighbors is forgot,
And likewiva lior young orphans, poor,
Who, bogging, go from door to door.
Warm, wnrm, now is tho rich man's lot,
Though others Iroeze, be heeds it not ;
flf cloiin and fond un aiuplo store,
Yet naught he giveth to the poor.
Hark, h.irk, yo wh'j d.) sittnptuous faro
And to the (.oor give not a sliffro.
Tho time utity cone whon you will hog,
Then i II not hour tlie Lord hath snid.
Co:ne, come, now opon wido your door,
.ivo to the shivering, starving poor,
And you for it will richer bo
In time and in Etcrniiy.
Pound, sound, will bo your winter's sleep
While chilling blasts nmund you swoop,
Knowing thnt all ynor neighbors poor
l'rom cold nnd hunger are tocuro.
Harpy: happy, the mnr.t you'll bs,
Whili' loving ynu thoy pray l'..r thco
'J hat Oo.l would blcs:s y,.n t vcrtiioro,
In health, in bucket, an I in storo.
Ir'fl.i.iVAv, Ashland Co.,0., Deo. 1 5th, IAiS.
TALES AND SKETCHES.
;icTiti di:'s wotn.Abi.
I.
"I really dnu't think thnt twenty ounces
of bruins have couieinto the world for the
Inst, twenty five years," said old Sir Guy, i
testily "not twenty ounces of brains, mud- i
nnir," he repented, his eye fulling on his .
st:itely old housekeeper a9 she entered the !
room for orders. !
It whs a cheerful scene, that old breakfast- 1
room, with its dark oaken wainscnating and ;
quaintly carved cornice, the richly curtained '
w indows opening on a velvety luwti, hihI thu
UMe ill) its snowy dnmnsk and massive
service. Even old Sir Guy Denby himself,
silver hailed and feeble, his gouty foot
stretched on an embroidered stool, his broad
rosy countenance confrjrted into a tru-:
Liitish frown, looked tho "liuc old English
gentleman" to perfection.
"Notliinut wrong with the young master, I
hope, sir ?" said Mrs. Conly, respect fully, as
her glunce rested on the open letter in Hit
Guy's hand. t
"The young rascal is well enough," replied
Sir Guy "too well, indeed. He is netting
beyond himself entirely. A dutiful sou, '
upon my word ;" '
".Master Guy was always a dutiful lad,;
sir," replied tho old housekeeper, with an!
air of motherly pride.
''Dutiful, madaiue ?" tho old gentleman
exclainied, irately. "Very d Utiful, indeed 1 ;
Listen to this, madatne,". he continued, tak- ',
itig up a letter indicted in a bold manly i
hand. "This is a dutiful way Io talk to his
old uninilfiulicr about the marriage lie has
set his heart on lor the last five years: '1
cannot think, my dear grandfather, that you
speak seriously in allusion to my little cous
in. From what you have written, 1 should
judge her to be merely a child, to whom I
w ill pledge myself to prove a tender, loving
brother, but nothing more. For the lust few
years I have, as you w ished, visited all tlio
leading capitals in Europe, mingling with
the nolilest and most beautiful of both sexes.
I have lingered delightful hours in the salons
of lii r is, where wuiiu.ii wields an all potent
sceptre, jet 1 am returning home heart tree.
lint my ideal ol a wile is a lolty one. No
more preltinees or dainty accomplishments
w ill content me. She low hum I surrender
my heart must bo
''A perfect woman, nobly planned,
'jo warm, to comfort, and couiuinnd,"
a woman hi"h-souled as well as high-born.
mentally uiy equal, morally uiy superior.' I
appeal to you, Mrs. Conly, as a woman of
sound sense," continued old Sir Guy, folding
the letter, "did you ever hear such a tirade
of high sounding torn f. an I cry before ? Tho
young people of the present generation,
madaiue, nrb mad mad as Maicu hures
and Guy lends the race."
"1 think, sir, w hen Guy sees our young
mistress's sweet face ho w ill come over to
your way of thinking, for u lovelier young
ludv, ur u kinder, was never iu the family
before."
"I'ari.dan salons indeed !" muttered Sir
Guy, regutdless of his humble friend's at
tempt ut consolation. "I suppose the next
thing we hear hu will be bunging homo
soiiin Highly wife, to chatter her confounded
lingo iu my old ears, and dine olf froys und
garlic beueatli my very nose. Rut no ! he
shall never do that while I am master of
Dejiby, Ha shall go to Calcutta first to
Calcutta, rnadanie! and lose hi.-, liver there,
as many a better man has dunu bclo e him.
A perfect woman in. bed!'' continued the
old gentleman, trowing quite purple with i
in.li:
nun.. u. : twaddle all twaddle! As'
if my violet eyed little Gertie were not good
enough tor a l'riuco Imperial !"
"but remember, sir," mildly interrupted
good Mrs. Conly, "ho has uot seen her siuee
she was thirtecti four years ago, sir."
"What of that, madaiue f" suid Sir Guy,
sharply. "Ho shall marry her nevertheless,
or uot one farthing of mine Bhall ho touch.
Let him take Denby and its barreu acres and
do what he can with them, but uot one
farthing of the few pounds I've managed to
scrape together. I turned her mother out of
doors, and broke her heart like the old brute
that I was 1 don't interrupt mu, Conly : you
know it is true 1 and lam determined to
make it up to her daughter. Gertie, my lit
tle blossom, shall be the lady of Deuby. Go
novv, good Conly, and S' ml her to me : nn
ouo ulso can make my cotl'eo properly. Tell
Gertie I want her, but not a woid of what I
have been saving to you." And old Sir Guy
quieted down a little, and proceeded with
his morning letters.
But bir Guy's cautious warning was use
less : Gertie bad heard all. Closely veiled
by the drooping vines that festooned the
window, liu sinod, licr lair licnd bent, Iter
eo .iriirpinx, lur iiri)ilit fliet-k flusln-d, her
vvliulc klfiidur form iremliliiitf. io tin ngony
of wounded prido und dtlidaoy. Gaily rc
ttirniiiLf from nn rally raiulile, she wii just
on the point of tnterinu tlia brf.uk fist, room
with tt hunch of Illicit wood llowcra to
decorato I lie tublc, wheji lior own nunie,
conplud with lur roiiflin'iyitrci-ttd livrnltun
lion, and nlinost involuntiiiily for alio whs
as it were riveted to the spot she had lifurd
i it nil : Guv's careless rejection ft her hand, i
antl her jjriindiuther' nngry threats nt his
lieir's tilistiniicv.
"What shali'l do? Whnt thall I do ?'' i
questioned the poor little fluttering heart.
It wtis her llistintiinntion other i;riitHl!'uthcrj
iutentions. althoiiirli no ahe could rer.it I
man v of his actions anil words thnt seemed j
to point out Guy as the future muster of her
destiny. "Your cousin Will like it." and
the despised sludy whs reumcd f.u thw ilh,
jtho dillicult lesson mustered. Poor little
Gertie ! Even the croblen hair, knotted so
I simply at the back of her head
f her head, whs nrrar.ged ;
j that "Guy" would .id-
is was what it all hud!
1 iu the classical Myle
mire. And now this
uieuiit ! How this unknown cousin would;
despise the poor simple little girl who was j
thus to be forced upon him ! And then the j
proud Denby spirit that Gertie inherited!
from her mother roso in arms. !
'It shall hci er be 1 I will not stand between
my cousin and his heritage.. The wide cold '
world is better thnii Denby nnd such a fate.
Gertrude Wynn may not be a perfect wo-
hi no. but she a proud one too proud to ,
J.e hmiiiht or sold for ail Sir Guv's wealth." i
And Gertie's tender lip compressed itself!
lirnily, and her ryes glittered with n firm 1
resolution, as she quietly entered the bieak-fast-rooui.
!
Sir Guy looked up from his papers once i
or twice, and wondered what change had
come over his lit t Iu blossom. He thought j
of thnt look again, a few d.iya afterwards,
when tlie pale servants announced to their '
fli-maje.l master tint .liss Gertie nad gone.
A few lines, tenr-blo: ted nnd almost iHciti'ilc,
told poor Sir Guv that his "little blossom"
had lied -Hid fioinllie f ile to which she
had accidentally heard she was destined
lied in te ns an Furrow, but with strong
determination, from Denby, fotever.
Five years had pissed. They had flung
a'tliicker veil of ivy on the timc-daikeued
walls of Denby, nnd givcu a richer bloom to
Mrs. Conl; ' matronly cheek. They had
told heavi.y ou Sir Guy's stalwart form,
weakening and disabling the sturdy veteran
that so long had stood the shocks of Time.
The old gentleman's vojee was weaker now
than in days of yore, and his feet, pilhuved
und cushioned, trembled beneath his atten
uated form. Sir Guy, who once laughed at
such Complaints, was becoming nervous.
Sometimes it was from anxiety about his
grandson, lighting bravely at thu head of his
regiment among the India jungles; some
times he lamented his own ill health "an
old man loitering to the grave alon-;" but,
.iflener than all, hegiieve.l for his "little
blossom," who went nway from lam "five
years ago."
' "If I had not taught her to fear my iron
will, to believe me relent less and unyielding,
she would never have h it me a she .lid.
My blossom, my poor little Gertie, where is
she now f"
Where was she ? Far nway where the dark
blue of tropical skies spaikie with strange
brilliant const el lat iota w here ft nile valleys
glow with blossoms unknown in colder
clinics in half cSviii.ed Iudia, Gertrude hud
found a home.
Fairest among the graceful villas that bor
dered the English settlement stood General
Ingohlsi.y's, a war worn old veteran, who
was pasMiig his last days peacefully amid
the scenes of his stirring youth. Incapaci
tated by age nud feebleness from taking an
active part in military operations, the old
warrior, from his sheltered home, watched
with eagerness the conflict from which lie
' was excluded, and his experience, won on so
' mand a haul fought field, often aided materi
ally the deliberation of younger and more
uciive commandets. His hospitality had
become proveibial ; his doors were open to
the stranger, the sick, but, above all, to tlie
soldier. The gayest reunions in all the
country round were held iu his spacious
suloons, and the fame of tlie Geueiul, and
the besiity of the graceful niece who dis
' peused his hospitality, were discussed in
many a camp ntui mess room. Tho "Gene
r n I'a nicco" was thu toast utteied with a sup
! pressed sigh by many a youthful sou ut Mars,
who had lound that liar lady as cold as she
wus beautiful.
"Upon my word, I believe Denby is struck
at last," Suid one of t!iec experienced sui-
, tors, who with a select company of others
; ami ladies, was assembled one eveuing at
the General's. "La bello lugoldoby was too j
much lor him. '
"I'm sure," replied his companion, grnfilv,
j "he would have bevu mote than man if hu i
j had not be 'struck.' Ho was brought hero !
j by thu General nearly dead, and tho has!
( been attending tho poor, wounded, shatter-)
i ed fellow as if lie were her own brother. Ho j
' is a tine, brave soldier, and I wish him sue-;
cess thuugh 1 fear, wl.eu it con.es to u,uk- j
j lug love, lie will tare like all tho rest."
I The couple alluded to crossed the room
as the young men spoke, and to a large buy
I window that looked out Upon u beautiful
i lawn. AJ1 tyes were turned on the qucctily
blonde, her golden hair looped up carelessly
' w ith a comb ol pearl-, und her llow iug gracu
fill robe of India muslin claspefl at the waist
i with a golden band. A strange contrast
1 to this sunny-haired beauly wus tho pale,
emaciated olhcer upon whoso unit tlio lean
ed. His strongly built form, weakened by
wounds an I illness, almost tottered us he
Walked. His face was haggard his cheek
sunken; but hi dark ee sparkled, his lip
trembled with eai nestuess as lie spoke, and
his fair listener thought she had never heard
so oluqueut a pleader.
They were looking out upon the starlit
landscape, but Coiouul Denby was descri
bing a far different sccne-an olel moss-grown
hall rising from a fair English hillside a
peaceful country home, where life, would
pass iu iwt m repose, fur from war and its
wild, iuih ly excitement. His listener'
beautiful eyes grew dun with tears as he
went nn to speak of the aged grandfather,
dwelling iu lonely pride ainid the relics of
happier days of the sorrow that had come
upon them five years before, and of tho deso
lation that had fallen upon the old hall, and
had rested nn it ever sinco. "And now that
1 have told you all,"he coutinued, ''will you
tell me to go back alone? Will you con
tUig me lii i cold, loveless, unhappy lite ?
Will you bid the cloud that tests on Denby
deepen and darken, or will you come buck
with uie, give me back the tile that without
you I care not to keep, take the place in my
grandfather's heart uiy little cousin left su
void, and brighten our old sorrowing home
witli your radintit buauty ? Miss Ingoldaby
Gertrudu will you bu my wife?"'
For a inomt'nt she was silent. Tlion aim
replied Hrchly, though lur eyes were dim
with tenia
"Have they not wurncd yon, colonel?
Huve you not licard I hut Gertrude Inyolda
by was old, lic-nrtless, unloving !'
'Slio is my ideal of all Unit ia true nil
thnt i pure nnd loflly in wnmmiliood," tlie
colonel replied with tender reverence. "Even
though she may acorn my suit, nnd semi mo
'f'n "cr honelesn nnd henrtless, her memory
w '" fenmin amontj thu loveliest, holiest re-
cords of the pnst. Gertru.le, mjr faith in
henrt in too strong to be
shtikcn- by ought on earth, and I will not
hebeve you would Irillu with such a luVe as
niine.
Cousin Guy.', Cousin Guv!" It was tho
lowest tones of years ago that fell on Colo
nel Denby 's astonished ear; it wns the
Heading glance of "little Gertie" that beam
ed upon him frnm those tearful eyes. "My
P"d. nolflts cousin, I am not worthy of you
L'un you forgive me for deceiving you ?"
"Gertrnde I cousin ! Miss InguuW.y, whal
hat
Iocs it mean 2" cried the' culouel, in a per
fect mn.e ol bew ilderment.
"Will von forgive mu ? Can you forgive
! the weak, foolish girl who lied from Denby
the cousin who broke your grandfather's
heart the woman who, under a false name.
I won your love V she sobbed excitedly.
"Gertrude 1 my cousin !" and the grave
I tones calmed her inexpressibly. "I told you
j that my faith in you, my luve for you, were
j immoveable. Trust me lis well. Tell nie
i why you have done this. I have been blind,
blind not to recognize you before not to
remember thnt -you Were related to the In-
gohlsbys. Uut why did you not let Us know
j where you wetu during thoto long, Weary
1 yeais '"'
! "Cousin Guy, I was weak, foolish, despc
! rate. I heaid that you weto to be forced
! into marrying me"- tho colonel smiled
i "and 1 I lea ltd that I might consent :
! that that "' here the queenly belle of
i the Indian coast bloke down blushing and
st am meting.
"Well f" pursued tho relentless questioner,
though a geuliu sinilo played round his
: grnve mont h.
I "I knew that you did not care for me,
! and I yes, cousin Guy, I feared that I
j would love you that my heart would prove
; traitor that I might he persuaded that "
i ."That, in short, my lordship might gra-
ciously condescend to wiu tho sweetest
flower on English soil is that it J Gertrude
: how little you knew me!''
; "Uut 1 did know you," she interrupted,
; hastily. "I knew you from your letters, for
I heard them all, cveu that hut one," nud
i she looked up archly.
"That last ode';'' he repeated, flushing
' slightly; "not the one in wliich "
; "You rejected my hand," she replied de
murely, "nud tqld us your i leal of woman
j hood. Do you remember it, Cousin Guy ?
1 A perfect woman, nobly planned "
"Hush! hush!" laughed the colonel.
"Tli.it was boyish noustn-e unparalleled
; egotism. Well, we are adults, are wo not,
: Gertrude ? only you should have told inc,
when we met. that it wiis my cousin who
' watched, tended, nursed me, and drew me
i back from Death's door. Why did you
. corn eal it from ti e, Gertie ?"
t "liecnuse," un-i she bent hr-r beautiful head
; to hide the blushes, "I wanted to meet you j
, as a stranger, Cousin Guy. I wanted jou to
think of inu without prejudice, without
partiality. Besides, when 1 first fled to my i
I unclu' the General was in London then, j
! you know he wished me to take his name. ;
There was always a scit offend between
him and grandpapa, and hn was glad to have
, me with him. Uut oh ! cousin Guy, I have
( been so homesick, so heaitsick! I have longed
so for a glimpse of Denby ! I have yearned
so for England, for home ! My heart has
withered in ttiis strange binning clime! It
craves English uir England's mellow sun
shine ! I nke mo home, cousiu Guy lurgive
me, and take me home I"
HI.
"Never in all my life 'ave I enrd anything
like it '." 6aid good Mrs. Conly, dropping her
"h's" right and left iu l.crexcitemeut. "The
colonel uiariied 1 And without saying a
word to anyone! And without telling a
body whether she bo white or black, Chris
tian, Jew, or heathen ! The Lord save and
protect us, that wo should ever see a wild
Indian woman mistress of Denby 1 And Miss
GertV room to be prepared for her ! Miss
Gertie's room, that nevtr has boen touched
sin.ethut sweet angel left it! And the poor
old inii3ter,to see him so gentle antl quiet, bid
ding every one have tho place ready for Mas
ter Guy s wile, that, w uoever slio may be,
her will receive her as his daughter ho that
was so spirited and hot-tempered ouce !
Well, w ell, well ; and who knows but she
may have a train of wild savages for servants
tlio Lord bless us !" And poor Mrs. Conly,
in a perfect uia.o of excitement, went off to
superintend her equallo agitated assistant.
Yes, Guy was coming. At last all was
prepared. The old Hall was radiant in its
Christmas pari) of holly and ivy the park
and garden in their festal garb of ncvvly - fal -
len snow. The yule log sparkled cheerfully
on tho hospitable hearth ; old Sir Guy, in
his arm chuir before the lire, listened eagerly,
und Mrs. Conly s heart tnroouca tumui-
tuously beneath her state garment ol satin,
"It was not like uny, remut Ked tno out
"cntleman, for the fifty lirst time "Not like
him. to marry without my cosent : but we'll
say no more about it, Conly we'll say r.o
more about it. 1 will receive her a Guy s
wife' should be received." j at New Uruiiswick. They wtre packed iu
"I only hope you will be The Lord bless j baskets of wet moss, had travelled one huu
us, Bir there's the carriage, sir !" ejaculated tired and twenty miles on sleds, three huu- I
Mrs. Conly, making a ruse toward the wiu- dred and twenty by rail, and two huu lied
dow. and eighty by water, carefully protc.ed i
The old gentleman rose nervously. There
was a sound f stiango voices a rush a
biistio ; the door flew open, and Guy, pale,
sunburnt, but hardy, eutereil w ith a lndy
graceful, tearful, beautiful a lady with
masses of sunny hair aud beaming azure
eyes a lady who gave one glance at the
feeble, trembling old man stauding by the
Ore, and then flung her fair arms about his
neck, laid her boautiful head upou his
shoulder, and sobbed out
"Grandfather, it is. your little Gertie !
Forgive .her, and love her again !"
There were moments of joy, of happiness
broken words of explanation trembling
caresses from the old mau to tho beautiful
being who clung to him. Guy, dashing a
moisture from his eye, left the room, aud
returned with General Ingold.by, a stalwart
old veteran, and Gertie looked pleadingly
at thu two old men, who shook hands with
the earnest cordiality of those who only hav e
a little w hile to utuue fr tho misunderstand
ings of a lifetime. And then Mrs. Conly
wus thought of, und was discovered for the
first and only time in her life in strong hys
erics, which alio diversified by going, off m
dead faint.
Mrs. Colonel D-tiby, with n chnrniinc
little tnutronly uir, .jiiicted the excited old
lady, who expressed her opinion thnt even
inf publicly in the servant's hail thnt they
nil oiijfht to fjo down on their bemled knees
that night nnd tlmtik the I.trd for. to her
thiiikieg, they had an angel for a mistress !
And Gcilrudi! sealed between her husband
and grandfather beneath the wreaths of holly
und ivy, listening to the sweet Ghristmus
chimes pealing from the village spire, go.
lug ut the ileiir lamiluir liinilscnpe ot snow
3? io te-rf.: ,
cliul hill ami Vale worn
thankfulness, if theie was one on cmlhso
blest. .V. y, fi'ihilm Ilium.
The Uvvil lit Snjilcr i'ounly.
Tho Middleburg Tribuue of a late .Into
contains thu following uiticle, from which
it appeuts that. Old Mick has shown him
self near Fort Trcverton. That paper says :
"The following is an account of a ghost
that made it 3 appearance according to thu
communication, ut or near I'ort Trcverton,
this couuty. Tho monster as described, beds
the ICentuckv denioii,espeeiallv in the length
oiiiliiis. iili'iiu uol ucouniiuc.i W II II iiie
I person who saw the sigl.t.but our opinion of ,
i the matter is that he was made the dupe of j
j some mischievous wag, or that he is not alto- !
I nether 'coninos mcntus'. We do not snntio?.. 1
r : . - ... ... .. .. :....i ..... t. . i
I that Mr. k'-lur would willingly iah.iiy. Gut !
tlie i.ana!ion bears unon its fncu that which :
makes it an untruth. We publish the letter
for the benefit of the credulous, nnd would
advise all to 'see it' befoto they believe it.
Thu days ot superstition nnd ignorance
have passed by, and we. have advanced too
far in the light of civilization, to believe in
the follies of the 'dalk ages.' liearl thu won
derful account :
l'OUT TF.vp.KTS, Dec.!), 108.
Messrs. Editors Allow me to pic-nt to
your readers, an account of a ghost which I
saw on Wednesday night, as I was going
from my work nt Leatny's saw mid, below
Fori Trcverton, un tlie tow path, bct.veen
thu two bridges. When 1 first discovered it '
it was about 10U yards in front of me, uiuljas j
I approached, it retreated towards Man.
-ieit.'s house and stopped; I theu wt.lkcd :
up to it and it stood on its hind legs and .
biowed fire at nie. Ih iug frightened, I ran
into Neit.'s house. The thing appeared to
mc to be as large as a full grown calf; it
resembled a dog iu its body, having cars ,'
that leached to the ground ; it litis been seen I
several times of !ate:. Yours Kespectfully, I
John J. Ku.i.km.
N. 15. If any person wishes to liud any
thing inure out of whatl beheld, let him;
come and see for himself. I am satisfied and (
will swear before any Justice to what is .
stated in the above. . .1. j, k. j
A .Tl;ii-i-Iii;c CVrornoii.v.
Nothing, wc c:'cu!atc. could lie more edi
fying to our dusky-lined friends liiauiiie
remarks made by a sable parson at a negro
wedding which took place ncently near
Montgomery, Alabama. Thus spake he:
' Here is a couple who have walked out
to-night, wishing to ho jiued in, anil thro'
love, and wishing nil dem dat hav any ting
tivixt dem conic forward and speak now ; if
uot, let clem hold dar peace now and for
evermore. I wants every car to hear und
every heart to enjoy.
".Mr. Jim Thompson, whomsoever stands
fustly by your side, do you take her for your
beloved w ile, to wait upon her through sick
ness and through health, sale and lie sate,
holy anil bu holy, loving und be loving ; do
you love her mother, do you love her father,
do you love her sisters, do you love her mas
ter, do yeu love her mistress, but do you
love God do best ?"'
Answer : "I do."
"Miss Mary Thompson, whomsoever
stands lastly by your right side, do you tuko
to be your dear deloved husband, to wait on
him through health and through conllution,
tafe and bo suf'e, holy and be holy ; do yju
love his mother, do you love his father, do
you love his brothers, do you love his sisters,
do you love God de best '(''
Answer : T will."
"I shod pronounce Mr. Jim to hold Miss
Marry fustly by the right hand, nnd shall
pronounce you both to bo man aud wife, by
the commandments of God, Wc shall hope,
and trusting through God, that you may live
right, that you may die right, uow aud for
evermore. Now, Mr. Jim, slmc your bride.
Let us sing a himc :
" 'Plunged in a gulf of dark di.-puir,' " etc.
Jldijitr'n Mti'uiiiie,
Au.vt'Tivn
Vonrrur ihu
MlMICIlY . l'l.A.MS. The
little it Jfirrhit savs : "Au
extremely curious Chinese plant called tho .
Ilias-taa toiu-choin exists iu the Flowery j
! Empire. Tho name of this singular plant 1
means that during the summer it is a vege- j
I table, but that in winter it becomes a worm. I
j If it is observed closely at the latter end of
; September nothing simulates better to the 1
! eye a yellow . worm about four inches in,
length. The apparent transformation takes
place gradually, and ouo cun see head, eyes, j
; body, etc., in course of formation. This ;
plant is extremely r.ire ; it is to be met with '
; m Thibet, and in llij Emperor's gardens at j
; l'ekin, w here it is preserved for medicinal :
; purposes. Ihu Chinese savants sav it is a
capital strengthening mediuine.'
mi .
Tho Cold Spring trout "works'' at Charle
i town, Mass., received last week two hundred
and fifty thousand salmon eggs
ill ijoj
l0
order, irotn thu Mtrainn lii breeding
j from the cold, nnd aro sulliciently advanced
: to hatch early in January. The Canadian
j government was quite unwilling to let them
have spawn, but finally yielded, on condition
that one-half of the ova taken should be left
to hatch at Miratnichi for the "benefit of the
crown." This is tho largest shipment of
eggs ever brought iuto this country, aud Ihe
only lot imported this year.
The libary of Congress according to tho
report of tho Librariun just made, hns been
increased during tho year by 8500 volumes
of books and about i iiOO pamphlet. The
whole number of volumes in the library is
173,005, exclusive of unbound pamphlets,
periodicals, maps and manuscripts. The
leceipts during tho year under the operation
of the copyright law were about 1700 books
and 8100 pamphlets, periodicals, maps, en
gravings, A;o. The Librarian that inttny
publishers ata very slow iu obe iug the re
quirements of the copyright law to send one
copy of every publication to the Library.
About three-fourths of all copyright publi
cations made since the law ot February
1SI7. went lata cffi.ct. have been secured to.
I tho Library.
Turkey has fitly million inlinbitntiti and
nn n I in y of nearly six hundred thousand.
Greece lias only a million nnd a half of popu
lation nnd has nn army of twelve thi.iosi'.id.
This is riitbcr diproportiouute to pi: aj.r.'.'1'ot
euc'.i other in mortal combat. Hcside, whili'
tho Gteeks Irivo been nt hiico for a long
while, and have only a small, undisciplined
armv. the Turks being aln at. war with
I its turbulent population!., nud being hun.ll. il
i by Kuropeaii ollicets, are in quite un ellicient
! stiite. Yet. son.thow, thev have not y.-t
the handful of G.eek iu the lill ly
island of Crete !
j It takes twenty tn twenty live cnr.l of
. bitch wood to m ike spools enough tor '.lie
1 thread made iu ot:e week by the Willinianlio
, Linen Company.
; An American gentletnnn writes from Lmi
I don that common American i-orn cobs nr. t
.sold in the streets of thnt city as "patent
; lite lighters eight for a penny."
Two women are in gaol in New York, on j
of w.hom bowled her husband into the ne.t
' world with a rolling pin; and tlio ether as.
' sisted her better half to the same Wirnu
with nn irou poker.
I Joliv, pleasant, piking English grocers
iv : . i ' .. . .: I .. I
Liefc o o u I . ai.to... . i ... ii un i uv. uiniirm.
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Jf"ndin up old col htis and
"'""K iU'"m V ' "' fV'"1""'
C!' r 8;l-v H'" '"S '' "? to ' olll'-'!
11,1 cu ' "'ll"t'
All of the inhabitants of Siatn In 1 t htv!
tbeir heads shaved or be flogged, when tiieir
King died. Thu shaving was probably
desired by the. royal famiiy, becauc after
that operation had been gotu through with
no Siamese. could claim to have any hr-ir ap
parent to the throne.
Tut; canal across the It'itinus of Sue, will,
ns Mr. Du Lcsscp-., its author and builder
confidently announces, be ready for use in
t ictober next. Though much will remain
for the complete lini-hiug of thu woik.it,
will then be opened for the pa-sage of ves
sels of nil sies between the Mediten autau
and the lied Sea. The cost ot thie magnifi
cent enterprise, when it is ail di.ee, will be
eii'hty millions of dollars.
Hi ston Dt nn ku Kxivks. Cover tlie Steel
with sweet oil, well rubbing it on. Let it
remain forty eight hours, and then. Using
unslaked lime, finely powdered, rub the knitu
until all tho rust has disappeared.
A young woman being asked by a boring
; politician which party she was in favor ol,
' replied that she w as in favor of a weddin.;
P'" l.v.
A young physician, risking permission of
: a lady to kiss her, she replied, "No, sir, I
. never like to have a doctor's bid thrust in
: my face."
An editor lias placed over hi.; nian-l-es
j a cut representing a large trap, r-priing, w ith
'this motto: "Tho trap down another
) ninny caught."
Why atii young ladies h( the brek!!' .'
ol a party like arrows .' l.ei.ause tic y iiin'l
go oil' without a bow, and are iu a quiver
j till thoy get uue.
1 Juffcrsoii Davis attended some races nt
Warrick, Eng., at which thu winning hoisu
was named "l'resideut Lincoln.''
Even Tom Hood is almost inexcusable fur
' such a desctiption of music as tliis: "lleaven
reward the man who first hit upon thu very
original notion of sawing the inside of a cat
with tho tail of a horse."
, General Early, in a letter to the liichmon I
Dispatch, states that llietc is no truth iu ihu
statement made by Mr. Dollar.!, that General
Stonewall Jackson once recommended a
, night attack to be made bv assailant stiip
, pod naked and armed witii uowiu knives.
t Kemcmber who you are talking to, sir
; said an indignant patent to a fractious boy ;
"lain your father, sir !'' "Well, who's to
blame for that i'' said young impel tincuco ;
. " 'tuitit me !''
I "Have I not otVercd you every advantage?''
said a father to his son. ".'h.yes!'' replied
thu youth, "but I could not think of taking
; auy advantage of my lather."
I An incorrigible wag who lent a minister
a horse which ran away nnd threw his clun
eal ride, thought he should have some
credit for ids aid iu "spreading" tlie gospel.
Why is it important for a physician l
i "keep his temper ('' liecause if he did uot ho
would he apt to "lose his patient.-'
A Mi-nssippi editor, in praising a ftivorito
candidate, says ; "ile is as fine a fellow us
'ever lifted a hat to a lady, ur a bout tj a
i'bhiekguuid."
AU lii CULTURAL, &l.
About iMiiiit.
In a late issuo of the Gai-leiiors' Monthly,
the editor lays down these ten article id
faith iu regard to the habits and nature of
plants. They are so plain, and, w e truly be
lieve, incontrovertible, that wo aro not will
ing our reader should not have tho benelit
of them :
1. That plants do not lie dormant or hy.
herniate in tho winter. 2. That a plant
must maintain heat to retain its vitality
through winter. 1!. That to circulate litab
through its system in winter to prevent it
parts from freezing, itcau only do so through
the medium of moisture. 4. That tlie' drier
elements invariably abstracts from the mois
ture. The atmosphere expel mosture Irom
the plant in vviuter as well us in summer, m
I proportion to its drvness. S. The dryness of
me aiuio.-puere is usually m oioj-mviun i.
the lowuess ot the temperature. 0. Thu mora
rapidly a dry surface is made to passtjver a
mohtcr oue tho greater is the bus by thu
latter. 7. There can be no vitality without
a waste of heat. 8. There can be no waste
ot heat in living things without a waste of
moisture. 'J. To supply this waste, moisture
must be drawn into the plants all through
winter, even through thu roots be encased in
frost. 10. When evaporation goes on faster
than the capacity of tho roots to tupply it.
death must ensue.
Sciiai-ino Ara.B Tuek.s. A farmer haj,
many years sinco, an old orchard, many of
whose trees were encased iu a very rough
coating of bark. Their productive days
seemed to be over, and the owner was count
ing upou a good supply of firewood from
them the ensuing winter. It was suggested
to him that if the bodies of Iho trees were
well scraped au improvement iu yield niiht
result from the operation. Some tweuty of
them were subjected to a vigorous applica
tion of the hoe and the rough coating thor
oughly removed. The ensuing season show
edainaiked improvement in their produc
tion, tho credit of which, whether coiietily
or not, was assigned to tho operation of thu
hoe. Tho experiment is easily u'udu and
the cost but trilliug, eveo should it fad ot
rejuveualiug the trtti operated upon.