The Sunbury American
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EM'L WILVEKT, Proprietor,
Corner of Third St., and Market Sjuart,
srSBURT, PA.
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PRICK SI 5U IX AOVAM K. S
SUNBURY. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 13, 1874.
New Series, Vol. 5, Xo. 30,
Old Series, Vol. 31, No. SO.
DY
AMERICAN
l A.
op
JJrofcssiimal.
-i-ir.M. a. so::i:k.
V ATTORNEY AT 1.WV
AVH COi'MV SOI.H i Toll.
Office on Frmil Street be'o M.n diet. S lehni v.
Pa. Collections and all Icul busiuct-s promptly
attended to.
James i:kari,
attorn ky at law.
Offic in ILiuptV hiiilili'tL'. Snulli East Corner
of Market Square, Sunbury, Pa.
Special. Attention Paid to Com.u-tions.
JAU1 II. JIcDKVITT,
Attorney at Law and
CsiTKD STATRS C'MM;SIIIM:it. Office Wit II S.
B. Hover, E... in Bii-ht's BillJili;;, Sunbury.
Pu. Ai'il'. --,'.;. ly.
4.
.. IK KICK,
1Y, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AKP ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PE ACE.
Net Door Jildi; Jordan !ei Jeiu e, ( lie-t-nnt
Strwt, Stutbaty, Pa.
Col'eotioiib att:I ali leial matters iroini;ly at
teaded to.
J ERE MI AH SNYD Z R ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. ANM
ACTIXCi Jl'STK K OK T!1K PKACK.
ConTeyanrins.the collection" of !aim.m r it i ;i tr-.
nd all kioi ol'.ii'Cal busincs-i wil: bf utten livl
to carefully mid will despatch. C i'i b; c.ni-tiit-ed
in ths Etiirlish an I (Jeriiian l:in'aae. Olliee
formerly occupied by S:iitioi! Malicli. Esq., op
posite City Hotel. Sunbury, Pa.
March V, lva.ly. i
aTiiotoork,
Attorney at-L'UV. I
C,EOU;ETt)WN, i
Norttinin'terlan I Co., Penna. j
Can be cotisu'te I in the En'ii-h an Hiet in hi .
lanirnntrea. Collections ultendet to iu North
noiberland nnd adioinini cuttitieA. " !
Aleo.tirent for the Lebanon Valley Fire Iiijtl- j
ranee Gmipany. inlil'i i
Til. It. K ASK. Attorney at Law. SL'N- I
Bl'RY, PA. Iliee in Market Square, j
(artjoinine the olliee of W. I. Oret tioiii'h. Ei..) I
Profcssiimal business in thi and a!j: ninsr cotm- I
tie proniptlv attended to.
Sunbury, March Hi, ItW.-ly.
W7c7 PACKER,
Attorney at Law,
Sunbury, Pa.
XoTcmber 9, 1S72. tf.
s.
It. BUYER. Attorney and Co-incllor
Bright s Biillditig, SUNHCRV, r . rrotessioim
tasiuess attended to. in the courts of Northum j
oerland and adjoininir eoie.tie. Also, in the
C'irrtu' and Dintrui Court for the WeMetn Dis- ,
trict of Pennsylvania. Claims promptly collect- 1
el. Particular attention paid to court in Jlnnk-
rvfAnj. Co-isalta-.io.i can b.i ha I in the tier- j
man lan;nae. mar25,"71. 1
LII. K ASK. Attoipcy nt Law, SI N
BURY, PA., ollici- in Slasser's B tilding
near the Court House. Front Rno'ii up stain
above the Driiir Store. Coili-ctions male in Nor
thumberland and adjoining counties.
Sunbury. Pa.. J l ie S. W2. j
B. CADWtLI. OKIt.Market Street, j
SUNBURY. PA.
Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, j
Glass, Varnishes, Liquors, Tobacco, Cigar-, j
Pocket Books, Dairies, .fee. I
O P. WOKVKRTOX, Attorney at Law. J
O. Market Square, SUNUURV.PA. Profession-
btisinecs iu this and adjoining counties protnpt
y attended to.
H It. rtlASSKU. Attorney at Law. SUN
. BURY. PA. Collections attended to in
be counties of Northumberland, Union, Snyder. 1
Montour. Columbia and
Lycoming. :i l.l 1 i-G'. i
. . .
SOLOMON JIVI.HTi.
i
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Dfllcc at his residence on Arch street, one squire i
lortn ol tlic Court noise, near oic j.im,s-l.-
usinrss promptly attended to in this and adjoin
ng counties. Consultations can be bad in the ;
iennan language. J ilvJT-lT'.'.
i. w. zinr.t.Ett. I.. T. uosii:iu ii. :
ZIKta.KK A ItOIIItlt ACII.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, j
Office in HauptV Building, lately occupied by
udge Rcx'kefelier au I L. T. Robrbach, Esq. j
Collections and all profc-douul bu-inc?s ;
r inptly Httetnlcd to in the Courts of Noilham-
sTiatid and adjoining counties. :
Dec g. 1ST I. !
D'
r. .M. M1RTIX. Office iu Drug
Store, Clement House Block, otliee hours :
rom 11 a. in., to 1 p. m., mid from fi to tl p. in.,
t all other hours, when not Professionally en
aged can he found at rer.i I -nee. corner of Front
nd Penn street, SUNBURY, PA. Particular
t tent ion riven to surgical cas-s. Will visit
'iitients either in town or country.
JQotcIs aub Ijcstanmnls.
"KAWKORI IIOI'SK. Cor. Thirl and
Mulberry. Business Centre, Williamspori,
'a.
D. B. ELSE .V: i.O., Proprietor.
.Tune 20, 1KTX.
ryXITKI STATKS IIOTKK. W. F.
U KITCHEN, Proprietor. Opposite the Pe
rt SHAMOKIN, PA. Every attention given to
a Tellers, mid the best aci-ouitiiodatitnn given,
prii 5, 1T3. tf
rTfASIIIXCiTOX IIOISK. C. XEFF
It Proprietor, Cornrr of Market A; S-cond
rcets, opposite the Court House, Sunburv,
i. May'JS.'Tti."
I.I.KGIIKW IIOISK. A. HECK.
A. Proprieo.r. Nos.12 and M4 Market Street.
ve eighth, PHILADELPHIA. Terms, ti
r day. He respectfully solicits your pat ron
e. JauiT2.
t.viioxak norm.. Augustus
N WALD, Proprietor, Georgetown NorthM
tinty, Pa., at the station of the X. C. R. W.
Choice wines and cigars at the bar.
The table is supplied with the best the. market
ords. Good stabling and attentive ostlers.
JIM M i:i.S It KSTA I'll A XT.
LOUIS HUM M EL, Proprieto'
Commerce St., SlI VMOKIX, PEN N'A.
Having just refitted the above saloon for the
er.in.-i.,tioii of t lie j ublic, is no'V rep.ired to
tc "jis Men Is with the best lefteshmeiits, and
sh Lager Beer, An-. Porter, and all oilier malt
ors.
Jus'incos arbs.
. KlIOAllS. J. l'UM'l: IIU4 j
ir s. lino ms .v .,
T UCTAII. tlKAI.r.KS or -
;thra(tti: coal, sunbury, plnva.
Office with Has, Fa'.; i.v Co.,
)rders left at eYaslio.tr. A: li. o's., ..Hi. .- M.uket 1
c-t. will receive prompt uitenn ii. o.n;!:yj
torn resjK '-tfu lv soii-utej.
reb. 4, ISTl. li.
ANTHRACITE COL!
TAKKXTIXK ItlKTX, Who!,.-:,,!
Retail dealer in every variety of
iNTHRACITE ( (AL, U i'l'I'.R WHARF.
SUNBURY, PENN" A.
ill kinds of (irain taken in exch mge for Coal,
lers solicited and B lc promptly. Order- h it
i. F. NeTiu'i Confectionery Store, mi Third
it, will leci. ve proaipt attention, and money
eij tedlor, the same as at the olliee.
ini.xTisntY.
OEOIKiE M. RENN,
Sinijiuon' Ittnldintj, M'tilrl Sjn-irc,
RlNBIKT, Pa.,
prepared to do all kinds of work pertaining
to Dentistry. He keeps constantly on hau l
rge assortment of Teeth, and other Dental
erial, from which be will be able to select,
mec ..ue wants of his customers.
11 com warranted to give satisfaction, or eir-e
aioncy refunded.
ie very tiert Mouthwash and Tooth-Powders
on band.
s references are the numi-rous patrons for
in he has worked for the last twelve years,
i.bury. April -M. 1HTJ.
HL! ( (ill.! COM.! GRANT BROS.,
1 hippersaud Wholesale and Retail Dealers iu
:f E AND RED ASH COAL, SUNBURY. PA.
(LOWnt WHAKF.j
ders will receive prompt attention.
XKV CO A L YARD.
E nndersigncd having connected the Coal I
isiness with his extensive FLOUR A: GRAIN
. is prepared to supply families with tin.-
:v kst of com..
CIIKAI FOR CASH.
store and Xut, constantly on hand, (irain
in exchange for Coal.
J. M. CADWALLADER.
bnry, Jan. 15. 1870. tf.
n a lii is ai i;.am; .iin.i.s.
Tiiwd Street, a Ik'i'ii"'-' Philn. A; Erie R. R.. two
s:;arcs North nf the Centra! Hotel,
SIMM RV, PA.
UiA T. CLEM EXT,
15 ptcpured to furnish every ilcs.ripiiou of lum- !
fcer re-tiircd ly the demands of the public. '
Lavine. ml the latest iiiii to eI machinery- for
! in:ii!iifa. t!i'ii1; Limber, Iu-is now ready to liU or
j (let? f ail kinds of
; I-I.ooRING. siding, hoops ;iti-TTri-!-s (
! SsH. r.i.INHS MoU-DINGS, VE-'
I KAN MAS, UliACKETs,
I :.nd kinds ,
t t iniaaieiital t-Yrmv! WorV. Tumi- i
"! "'Veiy de-e( iption promptly executed. Also,
t A lA'.a.i: J,H:TVI''T of
i LUMISKK.
j HEM LOCK ami PINE. Also, Shingle?, Picket,
Lathe, Are.
; Orders promptly tilled, ami shrpped bv Railroad
' 01 o !U rvie. ' IRA T. CLEMENT.
deeJil-W:ly
.tlACfilVK SHOP Ai IitO.
i Koixai:v.
CEO. IIOIMIIiACII & SONS,
SmiItiir,T, I'ciiii'si,
j TNToRM the public that tliev are prepared 10
I J. do all kinds of CASTINtiS.and having added
; a new Machine Shop in connection with their
j Foundry, and have supplied themselves with New
' Lathes, Plauiui and lioriiitr Machines, with the
Iwtc-t improvements. With the aid of skillful
j in. chaiiits, thi-y are enabled to execute all orders
jof
! NEW WORK fR REPAIRING, I
j that may be niv-ii them, in a satisfactory man- !
! ner. !
iirtitvs lo suit any Slove.
I IRON COLUMNS, for cliurchcs or other liuild j
j inns of all size s. i
j I1RASS CASTINtJS, Ac.
j Crjirimental Iron Fencing
j FUR ;RAVE YARD LOTS;
VERANDAHS,
FOR YARDS AT RESIDENCE'S, AC., AC.
Tli PLOWS, already celebrated for their u-
i M-riority, have been Mill further improved, and
j will ulnavs be kept on ha-id.
I Aiso, THRESIIIN(; MACHINES.
! Sunbury. May "Jo, 1STI.
Whoa. January !
COME ONE! COME ALL!!
THE snb'criber having erected a Rlacksmith
Shop, on the lot adjoining the Oil Mill, formerly
owned by Motran A; Masser, on Fomth St., Sun
buty, is prepared to do
General ISlacksiinitliiiij;,
on tbe rliottest notice, and in the best manner.
Custom work p'ouipily attended to.
HOUSE" SHOEING
made a secialty. The patronage of town and
couiilrv is resj-cctfullv ao.icited.
PETER WILVEk.
Sunbury, Nov. 7. 1ST;'. tf.
1307. RIGHTER & GASKILL, 1307.
KA I.Hiv IN
(Crystal heef, Iiou'i Piute, Colored, .EnameUd
sad I Imminent il (ilns,
1307 Llarkct Street, Fhiludelphia.
January 11. IS73. ly.
IKIOT i:ti ; II INK.
3. E. Coiner of A:ch and Third Streets.
Oitosits tiic Dr.i-oT,
S U N Ii U It Y, P E N X ' A .
Tomus SclinH. t'roprielor.
l SI ER, Hot Collee San I wit ( lies. Bread &
V- Butler, i'am, iVc, sei
ived up in the best
style.
Pas-'engers leaving in the early trains will br
furnished wish lefie'luifnts, hot collee, Ac.
The eating room i! he con luct'-d on trict ly
temperance principles, and eveiy effort made to
keep a mat and attractive.
Refiolniii'iits and hot ne'als fil'.-; iflicd to ret! -dents
as well a travelers.
The patronage of the jmbiie is lespectfully so
licited. TIIOS. M.GAW.
Snnimrv. Dee. 10. 1ST" tt.
iriilli.
cm.
"WINTJ2R
-ie-
ON EAST MAKKHT ST. NI'Ah THE CUT IIOTrt.,
stMa itT, r..
now open, nil the novelties of the season in
RIBBONS, VELVETS, SILKS, FI.JWERS,
FEATHERS, ETC..
triniaied and in. 1 1 inline 1
IIA JS AM) ISOXXKTS.
Not ions in every vaii-ty. call anil examine the
tine a-fortment an I learn the low prices. Also,
Iiremaliing
of the latest and mos' fashionable styles.
MISS AMELIA HANCOCK,
Sunbury, Pa., Oct. IT. 1ST:;.
KAICKY I AIL MY I. IS.
A full line of
JfiZliiM'ry 4iool4
from New Yoik and Philadelphia, now open nt
MIsS M. L. GOSI.EK'S
.Mll.l.li:UY S I ORK,
ti lined and tintrinie I
BONNETS AND HATS,
Flowers. Ribb n-. Collars, Culls, Handkerchiefs,
Neckties, and a g' lietal v irielv of
MILLINERY titiOPS
se'eete 1 th gi:(t care from fie leadiTg itn
purting houses iu New York and Philadelphia,
el
MISS M. L. GOSsLER.
Fourth Mteet, below I lie S. V. R. R.
Fvi ry ctl'oi't will be made to plea-e thoe w'm
favor her ith tin ir patronage.
October ii, 17:;.
IS73.
FALL SEASON,
1S73.
MI I.I.I X Kit Y AXI FAXCY GOODS,
now oe,
FALL STYLES.
Trimmed Hat. and innii. plumes. Feather.
Ribbons, Craj'e Veils, Crape, CMfie Hats
an I I'onuets. Biid il Hals and a lull as
sortment of the latest stvles in
MII.I.JMIKY.
I 1 RI . M I NGS Or ALL KINDS.
(i'.ovis, Collars. Cuds, and every fashionable
article of la lie-' near.
Call and see the new sty es of Goods at
MISS L. SIIISSLF.R.
Mark' t Square. Sjn'j.irv, Pa.
Od bcr 11. IsTi.
I AI L MII.LIXKUY (i(MH9S
From
FROM NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA,
IbiNNKIS .t HATS,
TRIMMED AND UNTRIM MED.
an evten-ive .is-ort in 'i.t of Kaie v ( i m . at
M1S L. VEIER'r MILLINERY sTORE,
Makktt STitr.Rf, Sfrr.risT, Pa.
My stock of Spring goo Is is uniisnally large
and varied, comprising the latest and luot al
traet'ne stles. e.ceti-d with care from the lead
ing im ! t i iitr bouses and adapt .-u for the prerent
sr-i -.on.
ii toh r :;. is?.-;.
MISS L. WEISER.
U 1X1 Kit
STY I.KS.
5oh' A MA,iX,F,CEXT STOCK
&(lsrj "r T,i"1"" 1 "l'd Bonnets.
! I P'nuies. Ve itlnTs, RmiIi.mis, 'rape
yf V. i s, Crape, Crape Hats snd Bon
nets, liiilal Hats and Bonnets,
and a full assortment of the l:'lest styles in
M I L L I N E R Y
AT
Miss M. L. GOSSLER'S.
Fcaiith M.. l,e,owthe S. V. R. R.
Every effort will lie ma . to please those who
f iVor her with ileir patronage.
Sutiliury, Nov. T. !s;.
IJEV7 GOODS
for
TALL AND WINTER
nt
MissH Kale Illark'N,
Mark"t Tqu ire, Sitntnirv, P.t.
LADiE'S PR! O oPS of every style and
q i ilitv.
W( OL r.N (iOODS
of every iiseript ion. Fancy Goods. Notions and
Trimmings a specially.
TOILET SOAPS AND PERFUMERY.
The finest assoitmei.t of L olies goods.
Everybody is Invited to call and see them and
buv cheap.
October 81. 1ST2.
N-v li I'll ty 'it jr 'i.jii
HE SUXr.UIiY AMERICAN
j Tlie Largest and Most Complete Estab -
lisiiint'tit
IN TIMS SECTION.
NEW TYPE,
NEAT AVORK.
IMPROVED PRESSES,
SKILLED WORKMEN.
OKDKKS PROMPTLY FII.I.KI). j
WPEICES MODERATE.-
BOOK, CARD AND JOB PRINTING
EXECUTED IX THE BEST STYLE.
BUSINESS CARPS,
WEDDING CARDS,
VISITING CARDS,
SHOW CARPS,
BALL TICKETS,
BLANKS,
HANDBILLS,
MERCANTILE LETTER HEADS,
j NOTE HEADS,
BILL HEADS,
ENVELOPES.
CARDS,
CHECKS AND DRAFTS,
PROGRAMMES,
DODGERS,
PAPER BOOKS.
MANIFESTS,
CIRCULARS.
Everything that is needed in Cue. printing de
partment will be execute I witn promptness and
at low prices. Ail arc invited to call and exa
mine our simple". No trouble to j.rive estimates
and show tools. We shall checrful'y do this
to all, who call for that purpose, without, charge.
IWOrdcri far Subseriptio:;. Aiveiti-iair or
Job Printing, thankfully received.
Addres
EM'L AVI L VERT, Proprietor,
SUNBURY. PA-
THE .SUXIIUIIV AME1UCAX
IS THE
BEHTADVERISINtr MEDIUM
In the Central part of the State,
IT CIRCUL ATES
In one of the Most Thrifty, Intelligent and
WEALTHY
SECTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Sample copy of papur setit to any addresg free
of charge.
.Manhood s How LokI, How ReMored
Jnst published, new edition of I)R. rri.vmwEI.i.V
OEi.F.nrnrED Kiv nu th e radical cur (without mli
cin) of K) ermslorrliw i, o- seiniml weakens, involnu
laiy seminal Loses, mi ol nicy, Meutal and physical in
capacity, imidimpiits lo i tiArriaa". tc, also Counimi)
tmn, F.i ile sy and 6., iualuccd by aelf-iudulfienee or
sexnsl ettmviiiri'ce.
"rr!C ill sealed enve?oi e only cents.
1 lie celebrated author, in this admirable essay, clearly
dsainns'ra'.ra from a thirty yar suceesslul practice,
h the alnrmmit eoneeq oenws of self abuse may be
rad'cally euiert
miitinut tl dai Kcrnus use of internal
application of the knife; I ointunj out
at once sbctle, certain, and effee-ual,
mod cine or the
. innil. of rm. 7
i.i.- mn . ir aiifrrr.r. r. u matter what lna eouditior
JT
iiihv h. mi-vciire bimwlf, ,rivalely and radically.
Tin lecture sbould tieiu .'Jiehaudaof every jouth and
i? ery ui;.n ill tlia land.
Sent inidHrse d. In I lain envelojie, to any address,
i .mt-paid, on tecoii t of i t ceula, or two loatage
a nne s.
Aild:eastlie 1'ubliahers,
CIIAS. J. C. KLIXE, & CO.
127 Roweryt. . 1. Hot 0ao Box, 458
f aa, X, 1174-1.
$clcct jJcctni.
ISisllIe Hymn oi'llse Women' Cm
:tde.
The lisrIU of truth is breakinc.
On tie: mountain top it I'leanw ;
Let it flash ii'onir our valley.
Li'l it "l iter on our slreat.is
Till the whole land awuU'.-u
In the 11 t-U of ;o!tliii b'-aias ;
Otir i.j l is loareliiii
1 ( 'hi;
(ilory. (ilory, Hallelujah.
Glory, (ilory. Hallelujah,
(ilory, (ilory, Hallelujah,
Our God is muu:!i::i; on.
With purpose ft rong and Ftcady
in the great Johovah's name,
We rise to save onr kindred
Fpun a life of woe and shame ;
And the jubilee of freedom
To the slaves of rum proclaim :
Our God is marching on.
From morning's early wate'ics
Till the setting of the sun,
We will never 11. ig nor failer
In the work we have begun,
Till the forts are all suneinlered
And the victory is won.
Our Gid is marching on.
We. wield no cari'al weapon,
And we hurl no liery dart ;
Bat with wor.ls of love and reason
We are sun: to win the heart.
And cisuade the poor transgressor
To prefer the beiter part.
O'lr God is marching on.
When dawns the day of terror,
A d the aivlti! trumpet's sound
Shall waken up the hlecpcrs
From beneath the quaking gtound.
May no blond of fellow brothers
In oiir staitled souls be folin-.'
Our God is maic'iin:; on.
().:r strength is in Jehovah,
And our cause is in His c:ire ;
With Alsiiig ty anus to help us.
We have faith to do and care,
While conli ling in his promise
That the Lord will answer prayer.
7f:
Il5 LUl$ '.liCtcJjCS.
After Years of H niliit;r
! "I shall
see you to-night Mrs. Kath- j
! "At the Grangers! Yes, I shall
be
j there. I hope it won't be a crush."
! "Why V I rather like a crush."
"Oil ! A crush makes tne feel vicious."
i Rupert Thornbury smiled as he looked
I down at the speaker. Something had evi-
d. titiy put l.. r out. "Are you often
vicious! d sposi il. Mis-. Kathlane ? It is
hews to me."
"I wish you would not call me that, Ru- ;
pert. Mrs. K.iib'ane ! mi do it on pur- !
pose, and I don't like it." j
! Tiie last words were spoken like a pt tu- I
j lant child ; and there was a cloud on the i
i face which looked up for a moment from :
! the. soft, vividly colored wools which the !
j white and slender lingers were knitting in
I to some incomprehensible "fancy-work."
A very beautiful face il was, and a very
beautiful woman was little Mrs. Kathlane,
and no one in the wide world was more
thoroughly convinced of the fact than I'u-
i pert Thornbury.
She was slight and small of ligure girl
ish looking still, di spite In r four and twen-
ty yi ars. No other
woman would have
; dared, with her complexion, to wear the
I colors sh.: did : often in defiance of ordi
j nary tides. She wore, this morning, a
deep royal purple dress, with purple hands
! iu la r dark hair, and looked as no other
woman could have looked charming.
j Her hair drooped over her forehead in
j lustrous waves, and was fastened behind
with a high, golden comb. Ilt-r face was i
; almost marvelous in its perfect form and;
j brilliant covt ring; and her great dark
eyes, with lluir lashes, w, re enough of
I ihciuselvi s to turn an ordinary man's i
'"ad. I
"I d.n't like it," she said again, glancing j
at her companion, who was abstractedly j
tangling the bright wools, apparently lost 1
in thought, "and I shall be seriously j
angry with you if you persist in being so ;
! formal. For it is fit mat, after you have !
A.r it is foimal, after you have !
e since I was a little child, to j
; known m
: speak as though we were Mraugcrs."
"I'll not call you so again, Miliicent.
; Only " Mr. Thornbury paused.
i "Only what returned the imperious
i little ladv, giving him another searching
j glance. j
j "Things have changed a great deal since j
i y.-u were a child, Miliicent. You are a
, woman now, wealthy, courted, flattered ; '
j and I-but it is no good talking of these '
j things. I must be going. Will you prom- j
j lse me. the tirst wallz to-nighl V" j
j "Cerlainly. I hope you appreciate my i
! I 7-.1.. . .. I I I.. 1 ,, I
Kiuoness. l niiiu no i. lien on Kiio.i. ,
. - J .
"I no apptceiate it : and now 1 must c
' 1 ,, ;
down to that Stupid old olhce,' as vou call i
' , , - ;
it, and make up for lost time. Good morn-
. , , r ..
nig. Mi iceiit ; don't forget vour promise."
' , !
ana (hen he was gone, (.on:1, and uncon- j
p, ' , ,
seious, as he wa ked swiltly down the
.... ... i
street, mat Miliicent Kathlane s dark eves
'
were looking afler bun. and that, when she '
lurtied back to her work, a soft sigh t!ut
tcred from her beauliful lip., and a shadow
clouded her face.
1 1.- had known her. as she said, since she
was a little child : and he, a strong, rude
lad. had loved (he dower-faced liltle Milii
cent dearly, and when, at the age 4)f
eighteen, he had been sent away from his
home to qualify himself to play a part in
the world, news came to him that Milii
cent, "his little Milly," was married. It
w ns her fallnr's wish, the gossips said.
Mr. Kathlane. the suitor, was immensely
wealthy, and having bu n fascinated by
Miliicent's beauty , her parent's had used
all their influence wilh her, and the end
was, she married. Miliicent, now Mrs.
Kathlane, went away to her husband'
home ; and Rupert Thornbury wearily
went on with his dull, distasteful labor,
with not even the old boyish dream to
lighten bis task.
Six years more passed slowly by, making
many changes iu the n Hairs of both. Mr.
Kathleen died suddenly, after two or thiee
years of married life, and Miliicent went
abroad with some friends.
She had been back neat ly a year now.
and settled down to a town life. During
this period the old, childish friendship for
. .. , Thornbury had been Warmly TC-
, , ,- i .i .
ntnvL.,l ; find Rupert had iltSCOercU that.
charming ns she was in her childhood ami
girlhood, now that she was a woman she
was infinitely more so.
During this year life had grown a deal
brighter to Mr. Thoiubury ; he was pros
pering, nlowly and steadily, an I had gained
manv friends. Anxious mammas looked
upon him with favor, and many bright
eyes ruvu him bewitching glances hither
to in vain. His whole heart and he knew
it was still with Millii cnt Kathlane ; but
iter marriage had raised her, both as to
wealili and position, so far above himself
that he did not, except at tsoine fond, de
lusive moment, dare to aspire to her. Ho
was only a city man, plodding on in big
close city olliee, with his three or four
clerks under liitn.
"lliuv beautiful she is !" he thought, as
he walked away from the house. "Just
the same lit tie Milly at heart, too, as in
the dear old days. And her glances oh,
if I miht dare to believe in them ! seem
:i3 true, to me as they w re then. Hut
what, would tin. tvnr'.i .,v Ul'
That ninht sa .v him at Mrs. Granger's
a fishiotiabie wnrun with sotne fashiona
ble daughters, cue of whom, Cornelia, had
made a dead set at Mr. Thornbury. lie
stood in the lighted rooms, watching eager
ly for Miilicent; but it was not until very
late that she arrived. As she came down
the lon; rooms moving as easily and
I praocftiily as though she. had been, from
1 earliest childhood, accustomed to rein in
) society a muriLur of admiration followed
her.
I She was dressed iu a trailing role of
J pale, silvery blue, with an overdress of soft
I white lace ; her beautiful ni ck and arms
j were bare, save for -their ornaments of
fretted gold ; her face was untouched by
paint or powder, and her vivid coloring
made her beauty seem almost unearthly as
compared with some of the inane faces
around her. Her black hair, elaborately
dnssed, was fastened here and there with
drooping: sprays of s-.-arlet flowers, and at
her bosoin, looping her overdress, and in
her jeweled bi'jii(ticrc, the scariet buds
glowed auJ burned.
'Is she not lovely ?" That was a ques
tion which cvtry one felt could be answered
but in the allirmative. And many an
envious heart was hidden under the smil
ing; faces which greeted her.
"There is Mrs. Kathlane, Mr. Thorn
j bury," said Cornelia Granger, a tall, pale,
j ill-natured girl, to whom Itupeit had been
saying civil nothings fur the hist few min-
tiles, and who was furiously 'jealous of
Mrs. Kathlane in her heart of hearts.
Vou gentlemen are wild about her, I be-
' lieve. Red and blue what excruciating
j table ! I wonder her maid does not teach
her better."
"Every one has not your critical eyes,
1 Miss Granger," said Rupert, laughing. "I
I thought her dress? charming."
' "Of course." Miss Cornelia was not an
amiable girl, as we have said, and at that
moment her temper was pinching her
rutin r sourly. "Perhaps you make one of
l,se who are wild over her, Mr. Thorn-
bury V"
"It would be of no use to me, I expect,
if I were," replied Robert in his candor.
"Well, I suppose not as she is soon to
be married again."
"Married again !' he uttered.
"S. report runs," said Miss Granger,
toying with her fan.
j "To whom ' I had not heard of it."
I "To Mr. Wor'Jiington a cousin of her
! late husband, you know."
"I know him," cried Rupert, feeling he
' knew not how. "I iek Worthington's not
worthy of her. It would be desecration."
"She may not th'aik so. It is said there
was a great deal of intimacy before Mr.
Kathlane died. She married him simply
for his money that's well known and
the handsome cousin Used to be a very
frequent visitor. There was a deal of gos-
sip about, it at the time, and but there's
I)iek Worthingtoii now. Look how her
coior rises when the rpeaks to him."
"Arc yu ijwite certain your information
L Ct,rri :Cl M:ss (;r;lnger ?''
The pale ey s glanced at him again and
,i. .,.,,.
'-Alu.ut the engagement ? Quite sure,
Mr. Thorubury. At least, the world is
SU1V (,f it. j iU1, lu.ither more or less wise
y,iui it."
Mr. Thornbury did not change color at
lhu m.wg ur m reiliity, to feel much
-
surprise. He stood laughing a
wilu young lady for a few
tl,r,u,. Ho stnml latiebin" and chattine
luomeiits on
' ilil'i't retil sa'jecls, and then, excusing him
j self, sauntered acrota the room to where
Mrs. Kalhlaii': sat, surrounded by an ad
j miring group, of whom Richard Worthing
i ton was one.
js my waltz," said Mr. Thornbury,
,,s bllu j0kcil up ali orct.U'd him with one
, hlT brint hmiks, "or are you Uh
inxi m
..Tiivd V" She laughed a little silvery
.,,,., as t. ..j aiI1 ,uvi.r f
Hichard, I will leave my uwers
riI7 with you as a hostage."
. . ,i-i . i,;,
It was nothing, this leaving v.i'.h him
.. , ,. ' , .,. ,.,
her fan and (lowers. It was like a thou-
. . .,,..- i. ... i,
sand other little coquettish ways winch
, . . , , ,, . ,, -. , .
she had ; but Rupert, thinkiug-oh, so
,. , , , ,. . . , , . , ,,u i-,
bitterly ! ol what ban pist lxcn told lum,
,. . , . , ., , .t,..
fancied iiial he sa.v some; hmg deeper than
, , ,. , .. , . i,
her u.-uil light coquetry in the glance she
, , , ,,, ,,
gave the handsome young lellow, and
.. ... ,, . i .. r.,n
; gloaliew ill Slll. 11 M-tiiiti iLin wn-
iirmalion of what he had heard,
i "One, two, three. One, two, three.
I You are shockingly out of step, Rupert!"
; said she, alter the first turn. "What is
i the matter V You look as stem as if you
j I'ad se. n a Uhost.'-
I have," he said, almost grimly "the
ghost of a dead hope ;" and she, half
trighioned at his tone, looked up at him
IpleStiolliUj
Rut iu another moment he
smiled back at her, and she was re-assured.
"Don't talk nonsense, Rupert. There,
you are dancing beautifully now. What
were you aud that odious Cornelia Granger
talking about so long 'i:t
"Odious do you ca'l her '!"
"Well, I l, R-'.art I think her so;
she has not a spaik - l good feeliug in her.
Don't you go n.id Icll now."
"Do you think shu is truthful, Milli
c tit V"
"No, I don't. Take care !"
They whirled lightly through the dance,
Rupert almost startling Miliicent by his
unwonted gaiety, laughing and chatting
like any idle but his grave self; and she,
the color deepening in her cheeks, the light
iu her eyes growing momentarily brighter,
looked like a veritable "dance-sprite," so
airily did she lloat thiough the rooms.
"How beautifully they waltz!" Even
Cornelia Granger involuntarily spoke in
admiration, and a slender youth near her
gave it as his opinion that "Thistledown
couldn't be lighter than Mrs. Kathlane in
a waltz."
"Are you tired V" said Rupert, looking
j down i.t the beiutiful face.; and Miliicent,
for answer, said she conld keep on forever.
And so they danced on and on, until Ru
pert saw the bright color fading away, and
the sensitive mouth beginning to droop a
lietle at the corners.
"You ere tired." he aid, and then, be
fore she could answer, he whirled her
through the low, open window, into the
cool, fresh air on the balcony.
"Thanks," she said. "I believe I was a
little faint. Will you get my cloak ?"
And then, until her cloak came, she sat
quiet, like a tirnl child, with her head
resting wearily on the railing.
"The next danoe but one is litehard's,"
she said, as he wrapped the soft white
cloak around her tcudt rly. "I must not
slight him. But we will stay out here un
til then, unless you wish to go back, in
which case I will not keep you with me."
"I shall not dance again to-night," he
said, "unless it is with you."
"I am engaged for every oue of them, I
am afraid. I could have been engaged
three or four limes over," she added,
laughing. "I am sorry, Rupert, but "
"No matter," he interrupted her, almost
rudely. "I must get used to it, I sup
pose." He was standing before her, look
ing, down at her, aud she, in her pretty
imperious way, laid her hand on his arm.
"You arc cross to-night." she said.
"Sit here lieside me, and tell me what it is
that troubles you."
He hesitated a moment ; and then, with
a reck'ess determination to disclose every
thing, and afterwards leave her forever, he
told her the story of his long love for her
told her in a fierce, hard way, which al
most frighteued and 'yet made her rever
ence and admire him more, perhaps, than
she had done before.
"I have loved you. Miliicent love you
now more than you can imigiue, and I
have not told you because because you
are so far removed from me in every way.
I feared you would think me mercenary.
I feared Oh, Miliicent ! Heaven only
knows how I have loved you ; how I have
longed to tell you and yet have not had the
courage. Now it is too late, either for
harm or good. I shall pray for your hap
piness, always, with the man you have
chosen."
"What do you mean, Rupert ?"
The profound wonder in her voice made
him hesitate. "I have heard of your en
gagement to Mr. Worlhington."
"Who told you th'Uf'1 she asked. But
iu the same momeut Richard Worthington
stepped through the low window and came
toward them.
"I have been searching for you every
where," he said, laughing in his boyish,
good-natured way. "It's my dance, most
respected cousin Miliicent." Aud she was
forced to go, without another word to the
man beside her.
"Have you and Mr. Thornbury been
quarreling ?" said Richard, who, to do
him justice, was entirely innocent of any
thoughts of Mrs. Kathlane, or of anybody
else, as a wife; "he looked black a3 a
thunder-cloud, and you are pale."
"1 was a little faint, after the waltz,"
she answered. "Don't tease me, Dick,"
and 6o Richard desisted from his inquiries.
Meanwhile, Rupert Thornbury, left
alone with i nly his own thoughts for com
pany, sat as utterly and entirely wretched
as a man cau feel but once iu his lifetime.
Inside the rooms the music kept untiringly
on ; the gay dancers floated past the win
dows ; every face was bright with smiles, i
Outside here, in tlie darkness, a man sat
alone, struggling bravely to lift the cross
and bear it uncomplainingly.
How iong ho s it there he knew not, but
at last he roused himself and rose to his
feet, "I must go back," he said, "Cor
nelia Granger will have a delicate bit of
gossip if she sees me here."
So he went in and showed himself, and
said a few words m to Miss Grauger, and
strolled about he kuew not whither talk
ing to one, talking to another and pres
ently found himself up siairs, near the li
brary. The library door was ajar, aud: as he
entered, a little figure, all in silvery blue
and soft white lace, with scarlet buds
glowing and burning here and there, turn
ed and advanced a step toward him.
There were tears in the great black eyes,
and the red lips were trembling like a
grieved child's.
"Was it u:,true, Miliicent ?"
"Every word of it. Dick, indeed ! Oh,
Rupvrt !"
He clasped her hands almost rudely.
"You arc not engaged ?'
Only a look answered him. He caught
her to him, pouring foith all the sweet
love-vows that he had sensitively refrained
from before ; aud Miliicent whispered that
she never should be engaged, uuless it was
to him.
A pity, but Miss Cornelia Granger had
chanced to look into the library.
Afler waiting so mauy years !
ilUorcIhiuous.
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The Mak Who Keeps Two or
TnREE Dook. It is pleasant to pay a
visit to a man who keeps two or three
dogs. The dogs always fly at you in the
most ferocious manner as you enter the
yard, aud just as you have made up your
mind that you are going to be torn from
limb to limb, the owner appears, and, as
you wipe the prespiratiou from your brow,
he laughs, aud says those dogs are "per
fectly harmless, except when anyone resists
them." Then you sit down in the porch,
and all three of the dogs sniff at your legs
and you are afraid to move. If you can
summon up courage enough to pat one on
the head, the oth?r two instantly put their
forelegs ou your lap, and cover your legs
with dirt, while each struggles to crowd
the other off. After a bit the third dog
tries to jump on your knee, and they
threaten to fight about it, while you are
afraid to encourage one for fear of making
the other two mad. When they have
pawed about your pantaloons and covered
them with mud, the owner interferes and
sends them all away. After tea your host
excuses himself for half an hour, and you
go cut to sit in the porch alone. Presently
the three dogs come bounding up, aud they
all begin smelling you as earnestly as if
they had never jterformed the ojieration
before. Then they lie down ; but as soon
as you move your chair or your feet, they
spring suddenly up, and appear to be deep
ly interested in considering you. You
think you will take a walk iu the garden,
and the whole three follow close at your
heels, while you are expecting every mo
ment to have the calf of you leg bitten out.
It is surprising how gingerly a man walks
with three strange dogs close behind him
Directly the dogs engage in a fight over a
bone, and you embrace the opportunity to
hurry back to the house. Just as you
break into a trot, you are surprised to find
that the brutes have made up their quarrel
and are leaping up at you and barking.
half in fun and half in earnest. You siow
up and get back to the porch. When you
put your hand on the front-door knob, all
three dogs stand around and utter omin
ious growls. Then they suddenly seem to
lie impressed with the idea that something
is wrong, and they all begin to bark sav
agely, and to make dashes at you. The
door is locked, and in alarm you climb up
tin the porch seat. This convinces the
dogs that something absolutely must be
wrong, and they begin in downright ear
nest to try to grab you by the leg. Just
as the big yellow dog succeeds in getting
hold of your boot, your host comes up.
calls off the dog, and is very much amused
to find you so frightened about "two or
three unoffending animals that wouldn't
hurt a child." Then you want to go
home aud when you once get outside the
gate you register a solemn vow never
again to visit any man who has so poor an
idea of the demands of hospitality as to
keep a lot of beastly curs about the house
to annoy and persecute his friends. Max
Adder.
My Neighbors' Babies. What dtar
little "dimpled darlings" are our neigh
bors' babies ! Completely surrounded by
them, we are unable to decide which of
them occupies the best place in our heart ;
but to tell the truth, we love them all.
There is little sensitive Ettie, with her fair
complexion and bright blue eyes, just as
demure and quiet a cherub (while visiting)
as ever lived. Contented to sit on her
mamma's lap, she refuses all extra nurs
ing. Does one make an attempt to take
her, she puckers up her rosebud lips,
makes a wry face, aud then but we for
bear all further efforts, and so she quietly
enjoys the alternoon's visit, watching
those around her until the lids close gently
over her eyes, and she lies there dreaming
that the angels are playing with her. Tiny
as she is, she makes papa stand around.
Does he seat himself, of an evening, to en
joy his havana and paper, (Mamma at the
same time slipping out slyly to have a
minute's chat with a neighbor,) Ettie calls
his attention to herself. If neglected, she
feels hurt, and lets him know it by sundry
movements ; and if still unnoticed, she
tries her lungs, until the room echoes with
her cries, and poor papa is obliged to lay
aside his paper and cigar and turn child
nurse. Susan Jane meanwhile eagerly
discusses the latest style of wearing the
hair, making dresses, &c, with her neigh
bor, and not until her husband's
grumbling voice falls on her car, does she
thiuk her minute has grown to an hour.
But so Ettie controls the family.
Next door lives Leon, dear little fellow.
Unlike Ettie, he is always ready for a
romp ; and how his black eyes sparkle
when I enter the room. No writing or
sewing done there, and so I make up ray
mind to enjoy an hour's play with him.
How he does laugh and talk baby talk ;
run, creep and shout, until his cheeks are
rosy with excitement, and his eyes glisten
with merriment; but the crowning point is
leaving him in his glory, among rattles,
chairs, cotton rabbits, and headless dogs ;
playthings scattered all over the room,
giving future work for the busy hand of
his mother.
Two little noses flattened against the
window-pane ; two pair of bright eyes, and
four plump, rosy cheeks, can daily be seen
at my neighbor's window across the way.
Fat, healthy-looking little things they are,
and well taken care of by their careful, af
fectionate mother, while dear little Ilarty
and Robbie come in for a share of love for
their boyish ways and childish prattle.
Joie, too, can often be seen carefully step
ping it down to her little friend Carrie, or
to the little shop at the corner, where nuts
and candies are the chief attraction, and
oue cannot help but love her, especially
when, with her little hands folded, she de
voutly murmurs her evening prayer..
Who does not love babies ? God bless
them all ! both pretty and ugly ones ; for,
at best, beauty is only skin-deep, as is also
homeliness. Could we but always retain
the iniiocfncc of childhood, how happily
we should glii!e down the stream of life ;
and could we mothers foretell the future
of some of the darlings upon our bosoms,
what think you would be our feelings ?
ould we not rather see the death-angel
fold its wings at our door ? See the little
form, shrouded in the habiliments of the
tomb, lying in the casket in the darkened
chamber, and know that on the morrow it
would be laid away beneath the daisies ?
Ah yes ! the heart-strings might snap as
sunder with grief at parting, but we'd
have the comforting assurance that our
darling was "with the happy angels."
Rather that, dear mother, than that we
should see them in after-life branded as
convicts and outcasts. Hawthorne.
More About the Pennsylvania
Germans. In an editoral notice of Mrs.
Gibbons' book, entitled "Pennsylvania
Dutch," (au enlarged edition of which has
just been published,) the New York Times
speaks of the people ol Berks and Lancas
ter counties in the most complimentary
terms. As we have a few of these "Dutch"
iu this county, we reproduce the article :
"The Pennsylvania Germans are often
spoken of as very fond of money, but we
see no evidence that they arc tin the whole
any more so lhau other people. They are
seldom given to speculating, and are apt
to prefer hard work to a prospective rise in
values, as a means of increasing their prop
erty. There are few classes of the popula
tion of the United States that calculate
their pecuniary resources so exclusively by
what they actually have. Still, there is,
in many things, an immense amount of
enterprise among them. In the two coun
ties we have mentioned, and of which they
constitute probably a larger proportion of
the inhabitants than in any others, the
roads, the bridges, and above all, the rail
roads, are such as few parts of the United
States of the same extent and population
could show anything at all equal to.
"The Pennsylvania Germans and their
descendants are principally found in cer
tain districts of the old-settled agricultural
portions of the State. There are compara
tively few of them in the coal regions. A
great many of them are in Philadelphia;
but there they have generally become idea
tilled with the rest of the population. A
large number are in the west, though they
usually show less disposition to emigrate
than most classes of our people in the old
States. They are, on the whole, an ex
ceedingly valuable portion of the commu
nity wherever they are. Many of the most
eminent men of Pennsylvania, in all de
partments of usefulness, are of this origin ;
and this will no doubt be hereafter still
more the case when the difficulties in re
gard to education which their peculiarity
of language has occasioned shall have en
tirely disappeared."
The Place to Make Monet Now
and then statements appear in various pa
pers as to the advantages which certain
localities offer for making money. At one
lime it was in the great West where all the
riches were, and which could be gathered
up by the basketful, by any sort of brooms
new cr old. But since the great cry came
out of the West that the farmers of that
region are an oppressed and poverty-
stricken people, Western papers seem to
delight every once in a while in giving ex
amples of how true a tale they tell. Here
before us for instance is a Nebraska paper
which pathetically tells the story of a man
who went to that State to farm fifteen years
ago with just one dollar in his pocket, and
after so many years of toil and effort went
out of the State with one dollar and thirty
eight cents, having cleared thirty-eight
cents by his "hard life." But this is only
one instance, and a very small one at that
they are telling us of.
On the other hand there are cases which
tbey do not tell us about, but which we
have to guess at. Here for instanca we
are told of half dozen down-trodden and
oppressed farmers who never made a penny
on account of the rapacity of their tyranni
cal rulers, who subscribe some $50,900 to
gether to run a mill or factory or a trans
portation company or some one or another
of the innumerable schemes which arc to
drive the old-time middle-man out of exist
ence, only to build up another set to take
his place. In fact tbe money that the im
poverished farmers of the West club to
gether for these various objects, as reported
iu Western papers, is one of the most re
markable of phases in a half-starved life.
The fact is whether a man should go
West or stay East is not to be measured
by any standard of advantages of one sec
tion over another ; but by accidental cir
cumstances of which each individual must
be the judge in his own case. There are
plenty of young men in the East who after
working fifteen years would have no more
to show for it than the Nebraska boy ; and
thereare many also who set to farming in
the East without a dollar who are now as
rich as any Western man.
It is nousense to suppose that any one
section has the advantage over the other.
Germantmcn Telegraph.
Gum-arabic The most familiar ob
jects about us are often the least under
stood, and probably few pause to ask the
question, "What is gum-arabic, and
whence comes it ?" In Morocco, about the
middle of November, (that is after the rai
ny season,) a gummy juice exudes sponta
neously from the trunk and branches of
the acacia. It gradually thickens in the
furrow down which it runs, and assumes
the form of oval and round drops, about
the size of a pigeon's egg, of diflerent co
lors, as it comes from the red or white
gum-tree. About the middle of Decem
ber the Moors eucamp on the borders of
the forest, and the harvest lasts a full
month. The gum is packed in large fea
ther sacks and transported on the backs of
camels and bullocks to seaports for ship
ment. The harvest occasion is one of
great rejoicing, and the people for the time
being almost live on gum, which is nutri
tious and fattening.
Hard and Soft Water. Hard water
has sometimes been thought unhealthy.
and people have taken great pains to build
cisterns in their houses, where purified wa
ter might be had for the table. But nature
rarely makes mistakes, aud spring-water is
almost uniformly hard. It is found, on
extensive and careful inquiry, that hard
water is more healthful than soft. The
body needs some of the salts held in solu
tion in hard wter, and suffers if they are
not supplied in some way. In England,
the counties where the hard water abounds
are more healthy than those where soft
water is used. The same fact appears in
cities, where the mortality is least in th6
sections supplied with hard water. Con
trary to the general impression, soft water
acts on leaden pipes mora powerfully than
hard, and induces danger. Those who
have built rain-water cisterns, thinking
them more healthy than wells, will need to
study the wiser methods of nature. Ger
manloicn leJegraph.
A young lady says that a gentleman
ought never to feel discouraged when the
"momentous question" is negatived by the
object of his choice, "for in life, as in
grammar, we always decline before we
conjugate."
'Sam,' said a darkey to his ebony bro
ther, 'how am it dat dis yaa telegraf car
ries de news froo dem wires ?'
'Well, Csesar, now you s'pose dar am a
big dog free miles long ?'
'Neber was such big dogs ; don't b'lieb
dat 1
'You jess wait a minit ; I'se only illus
tratin', you stupid nigger. Now, dis yaa
dog you see, jess puts his front feet on de
Hoboken sho,' and he puts his behind feet
on de New York sho.'
'Yesscr."
'Now s'pose you walk on dis yaa dog's
tail in New York.'
'Yesser.'
He'll bark won't be ?'
'Yesser.'
4 Well, where will dat dog bark ?'
In Hoboken, I calte'late.'
'Dat am jess it ! You walk on de dogs
tail in New York, an 'he bark in Hoboken ;
an' dat'e de way de telegraf works !'
'Yesser; dass dasso! You'se right,
by golley.'
"Where are the men of '7G" shouted an
orator. "Dead," responded a sad looking
man. The orator was surprised at the in
telligent of his audience.
The Port Sarvis Gazette says that tall
women may be called "linked sweetness
long drawn out." Many married men will
testify that this is overdrawn.
Tax Collectors' lives behind us,
We sbould make oor own sublime,
And departing leave behlad ns,
Nothing to betraj onr crime.