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KNOX TvxILLER, kk l a V A .l J x -. tsixrii st:;i:i. i'ru.-t, riilSLT-.i ' thi: i ' fev stone LIME COMPA1TY 1. '.vir.i c ir.; !;:,: Jtli';r LIME tUL&S, a ' n-. ir j . . r...-; 1 1 Fill all ovdei'M for 1 i -. :r I o i i i tl.p ' 1 ' X rt b m 7 rjtm a L m -j a i u- iAi. Wocaii F-r.n.i!!..n. I".v..r.,: iy kn-'-wr. In ether psrtf of the rie.ii.'y itii lb rixk an i i'.r. iiiy I.ilue S'-ile s. l'i on.iiiiv is uiniirrp-sse i. ii;i.(-r i 'r VOL. XXIV. NO. '20. I ' " ... , . i r-: ''"-1Bi er iiriculimal Purposes. ! - i ATtanti;d-an en eegetic "r A N TED A N i yy 1:1:111 us s.i.er.il s jr:-i ! t.-':if ii-O. I.-,..; lieii.ei.S 11 1 ? i:i:!:i'.saT.er.il;'S:nt a this distnet. l.i ! Od O i.'r. l Itm 1. 1 1. a ..f I I mi t ;: lc i.t i'.iiik' u" in ci-rrrleu. 1..1.1 a 1.. 1 Sk.l.m-.ie i.irh I ti-ii.i s end a "a-'-'p-t, tl(.t sriU I A u ive nan any s 'rare e. .b-.-in-' 1; in t -.-r- ' i.iai.ei;! iii-ii' ii !' a.idrv.-.-di with ..i..',:. j i !w-td i.-miiMT.-r, j MANH ATTAN 31 ANITAKTrKiM; f!j. l o w 117 E n !c Street, New York. DMINISTKATOII'S NOTlfP iA ! l....tc: I1..1'.! Shaffer. Ut? f r:.,; ;,e.Tns!.ip, i dceL..,;!. 1 ; I s.-r5 .f adn'.-r.mri'Ti ih, at,vc ertate i bii'.'ti'T iH-cn rra;.:i.l in toe Uiitier;in.,'ii, n..:ie..is 1.. T"i y it'ieti lo lU'.'c inrieblixl to it ii. wake iuitae- j di ;:e i-mt i,'. aad 11: ise liatii.tc (UiiasairalKt ! it. :' pri.n; tiiciu duly ai'.li,n'.i.-ati M.ttle- ::e. i.:,a rwTirr.-.-iy. 1 ae n:i cay 01 ?ot., 1k7j a; 1 the i:ite resl ier-c 'f lil t Ji-'lUK'-l. ' i JiliiAM MI AFFEK. j is a A-iU'ini. trail r. ; M lieauii.ui l ull., i lim.j,,,!.,. T:.p ki:l fru, ni'..,ui(i rM.u. ULBS, PLANTS TrftLorv o . 1 :ii,J S i r ai -1 An 1:11111.-av fl.-k I .r a p. Send lr l-rUc ii?:. TREES. HEN. A. ELLIOT A CO., iu Ma ke,, Wr.. t 5 El 7 ' V.1 I;x?elfoncfv. jITI-KTOXiT i AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA j NEW I1EYISED EDITION. ! lln, inly rewritten by the ablest writers on every ! tul(...(l muted In.m new type, and illuotraU'd I wita ueTer.it ihoui-auil tut-raviugs anil maps. 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It will be roinpleted in rivtcrii larira -. :avo volumes, each einiiaiiiliiir ab.-u; b-.-J ..lire, ittilv Illustrate-!, wiib siveral th-UMind VV d KnttrKViutra, uu.iv.iih numerous el nvii Lith- t;r.ipiiio .Mapp. I'KlL'i: AM) STYLE OF lilXI iXU. I.i extra t'luili. p-r vol ' i 6 I:i l.H.rarv l.i itin r. per vol 6 In Hall Turkey .Murr.icco. per vol 7 In 1! ill l.u.-.-i i. cn;ra (tilt, p r ! 8 In luii AIorr.Kvo. antique, j;ilt cdes. per vol . io In tuii I.u.-ia. !T vol IU Tli.rtieli Vollllnes ri..w rea-iv. Suieteslinif VoluineP ut; .1 f -nii.leii -n, w ill be limned onec inm iiin.nitl:?. .-.s,-.-iiiien p.i ires ot the AiacHean G'ycl..p 1 di.i. sU.iwinir iipe. ii;u:-;r.uioii.s, etc., will be i-.u: jrr..ri? on appi: "iilion. K.im ei.uii eaia'.i.-. inx Jircnlswaritcil. Adi'.r-'s j.ll. WILLIAMSON. Aer.t, Jio. it',-; SixthSt.. ruiruurli, l'a. dee- 1 X THY. J'lSTnirTrnriiT.'fTHErMTKr' I S TAILS iir He Wistiru Iiiri"t of l'onn- p IV.IIiLi. ' li::;iun Sjianylor. vf S,merwt oonnty. Pa., a hnnkmpt uni'r iho of ,nirrcrf vf Munli lri7, hviiifr iH'j'livd tvr a tlisriiariio from all )im .ici-.!. mi t ;htr cl:tiiii( j.nvaNi u;ilt-rsiil act, y nrl r 'f tin i'ouru nntu ts hfrehy ji"n t all i't'r-'.tr.s who have prne-J their -Ictus, and uti-r i r.- iiS tntrt'S r,1, ti :if'jjp.ir on the lM h lay 1 w. i.iNt, lv;i, at I'JoVU'ks. m., brinrc N. W. Sii.ilir. Il i.st' r, N. 1-t't.cr. h Ave., AMc ffln ny V:y. !'... t ?!mw cinixr, tf any they havo, why ":i Ii'l..irve ."liuuM n il Ifo niate-.i iu t L Ii:i!ikru:t. S.C. M. CANHLKSS, i!:-.-3 ;k-rk. A SiHiXEE NOTICE. .tlt-c l lurt'V clrootIutIiar.il Ankoity on the - -ih iliiy I iil-t-r, l7i'. lu-ulo an a!'in::cllt I t the U in nt of h;s r.;iiuri to the un S'rs'r.C'l, kt kiiMwhi tticuii-elvt-f to lc irxlelitnl to :ti:- :ti t Ai.k ny v.iil .i':i-'M':iil .-)! ilic utiix-e l the un i -r.t.i-.f I. t:i a? 'in'-r-t !h'r.u-?h, and in.iU-' ."-t- tU C.l.lil tt.vT-i-t. . II. U RAt'R. !c.-l AjijriHo. OTICE .Vttic? IJ lif rrV.v ivc:: r.'.l n?r- nf r iTi?d th:il tfe n?.-.yiK''s uvvnt? h.tvo his-n Lr- iv. ivy :;i an-i ih:it i!ic F.nne will .!' -r'i.-n-t.-.l fMit-.j" '-urt ltr cr.tinn iti'-u on Wetiu- bv, j in 1"J Any ot l'lVM iulier l7j. ' The mvi'unt of Win. Y. t.jrliti, serlgucc of j Ahnuu A. Milh-r. j i :.v ;u- -tin A. J. C' i''m, ?sin?c of Jt-Jm ! j.s iuii. K.r.I. SfUHIOTK, 1 ir.tliui;i.t::ry. Jew rinn SHOE STOES, SNYDER & UHL Ifivt!X inreliasei tiie Mio MorcXatcSj'owiiCtllfj' II.C.Keerits. ; We t..'ie ' '.ei'.iure in ruiUn.? the attcr.tka i f i pu' lie to toe iiiet ll.it we have now and expee I k. cp ei r.v.anrly i-n band as c-implete an j fficnt i f Boots, Shoes and Gaiters DOTH OY Eastern and Home Manufacture a cr.n be p,un! anywhere. We also will have or hjn.l c instantly a lull supply ef ;S0LE LEATHEU MOKL'CCO. CALF SKINS, Kirs, AND LINING SKINS of at! kinds, with a full line of hoe Findings. wlj T!,e Hi'AIK MANUFACTURE DEPAKT EN Twill Ik- lneti-nreoi j MEN Twill br la ebnc ul T. 15. Snyder, Esq. 1 b rFiiaUUub for waking , ... . , , .. Good Vork and Good Fits ! t..u..tiAMUiHi. -r,. ...1 . . ,..n. i,,, u...i ... .n ..i .V. . j a, we are di-tcnalaed to keep rwl as a-ood as th. ! best ansl aell at prices as low as tin lowest. 1 SNYDER & UHL. V bomerset EST SOMERSET, THE AILD FABHTRS XEW-TEAR j JICRMNtJ SALITATIOX TO HIS lUDSint MAGGIE. ' A c ii Ktw ior I wlrlt tlice, JXagsic ' !lt trutrn1, , ti th fllllil 1), if 0 ii I TIio' thr u'8 howc-backtt, now, on' knr.geie, I'M een the day TIiuu ci-nM Uac gaen like oniestairKic tHit owre t!te lay. Tho' now thuu's Jowie. tiff, an' crazy, An' iliy ruld nWc's as white's a laliy, I'Te cecn Dice dai'pl't, rlcek, op glaizlo. A rx-nle gray : Mn thonlJ len tlglit that diur't to raise tb.ee Anee In a dity. Tli in a nee was i' the iorcmost rauk, A tlly, Ininlly, stceve' an' swank. An1 fft weel down a ? hajiely shank. As e'er tread yird. An' rou'.d liac H iwn out owre a ftsnk, IJkconie binl. It's now sHi:e ninc-aa' -twenty year sia , Wil5 my irui, father's mrcre ne Kiea ine inee. o loener eienr. An-fifty mark Tho' It was sina', 'twas weel w.a pear, An' thou was stark. When firft I Raed to woo my Jenny, Yc then was trottia wf your minnle; I'ho'yc was trl.klc, slee, on' funuie, Ye ne'er was donsie ; Kul hanj'.ly, tawie.ijuict, an' canie, An' unco s-nsle. That day, ye prne'd wi' mukle pri Je. w-i1(.n v0 jjjre i;amc jny liontie bride : - , An' sweet an (rracefu' she did r.de Wi' maiden air. Kyb' Sicwcrt I could t.riienil wide ' For bc a patr. Tliuush now ye dow but hoyte an" hobble, An' wlntle like a samount-eoble. That day ye was a jinker noble. For heels an' win' ! An' ran tlieui till they a' di 1 wauUe, Far. far bchln'. When tliou an' I were youns an' sktih. An' static meals at fairs were dreigh, Huw tli' u wa 1 prance, an' snore, an' skrcltfli. An' kLk the road ! Town's lioilies ran, au' stood abciirh, An' ca't th'e mad. AVI.eu ihou was coru'l, an' I was ui '.1 w. We t.K k the road ay like a s wallow ; At Hroi.si s thoa had ne'er a fellow. For pith an' spied; Ku'.tv'ry t ill thou p iy't them hollow Where'er thoa -aed. Tiie oiiia". dn. ip ruaiprt. hunter cit'.le, Mihl aildiitj waur'l thee lor a brattle: Kili sax Scotch miles, thou try't their mettle. An' (r ir't ihem whaizlv! Xac Vihip norspur, but ju?t a wattle O' sauirh or bajtd. Thou wjs a n d.lo littic-lar.'. As e'er lu tug or tow was drawn! Alt il.co nn' 1, la auht hours saua,; On irmd Jlarch weather, ll.ii- tuin'd snx roo-l lie-ide our hau, Fr days tlicirither. Thou never Lijluds't, an' fcch't.an' liikil, lint thy auld tall thou wad hae whlrklt. An' spread abreed thy wivl-fill'd trlkct. AVi' pith and pow'r, Till si rilty knowes wad rair't aail riikct, An' tlypel on re. w ,fu An' llire.i When frost? lay lan.. an' sjiaws wereiieep. iten'd labor back to keep. I sicd thy U'ir a wee I it heap Atoon ihe timmcr; 1 kiiiti'd niy alairirie wad na sleep For that, or simmer. Ia earl or car thou never rcaiiu The steyest brae thou wad hac fae'd U; Then never lap, and sten't and breastfl, Then stood toblaw; Tut jus, thy step a wee thlcir hristit. Thou snoov't ewa. My knuh is now thy bairn time a'; Four gallant brutes as e'er did draw; V'orbye s:u tuae, I'va siM! t am, That thoa hast nunl; They drew me tlirettcen pund an' twa, i'hc vera warst. Al-jnie a salr liaurk we twa hac wrui;!'.'. An' wi' the weary wart' foairht: An' inoiiie an anxious day, I ti.uu-!.. We wad lie leat: Yet here to cray age we're brought, AA'i' sninethiiig yet. An' ihiuk na, my auld trusty trvan't. That now, K-rhaps, thou'rlcss deservlu', An' thy auld days may end In starvln", For my last fou, A hcapi: stimpart, I'll reserve ano I jid by for you. We've worn tocraiy years thexilher: We'll Wyte about wi' anc anllher: Wi' tenlic care I'll fit thy tether To some haiu'd ri, Wharc ye may nobly rax your leather, AVI sraa' fatlrrue. A TALE OF A SCAR. "It was jcara ago when I received ibiit scar, young man, when my hair was Ijlaek, my cLee ruddy wiib htalib, and the Cre of youth and manduod invigorated my arn It was a well laid schemo"by as clever a rascall as ever disgraced the garb of man, and ifyou dj remain, spend the evening, and rip a glass of claret with me, I will (spin you the yarn. "Cap-.aiu Ashhnry Cordell was aa old aad rUccesBftil shipmaster, who had long since retired from his arduous profession with a large share of this world's goods. His wife, though past the meridian of 'ife, still possessed claims to beauty, and when young must have more than exceed ed the fond boasts of her husband, that Sallie Hamlin was the prettiest girl ou the whole cape. I was in the habit of culling on the old gentleman occasionally, and was invariably treated with as much kindness as a merceant ia his broadcloth although at the time, I only boasted a clerk's wages. "The glasses were filled, the ice giagled merrily, the ruby wine sparkled and the old gentleman open ing a choice brand of cigars, lighted one, motioned for me to da the same, and leaniug back in his chair the old veteran began: "I was a young man when I made my first trip to Africa. Young, let me see, 1 was just twen-y-onc years of age, and in command of the clip per schooner Gambia. I commenced going to sea young man, when was twelve years of age so npon the sea I was turned adrift early, but like a cork I rose to the surface by my own exertions, and was rewarded by my owners by being placed in charge of the fore-and-after. "liut that was not all. Another event, and an important one, marked that period of my life. For some time 1 had been sailing in company with I have often told you the prettiest gi:l on the cape, and although 1 had offered her a tow Hue through life, she would not say the word to to make fait end delay, liut my promotion was too much for her, and backed with my good looks, (I can sy that now without egotism) Sallie Hamlin consented to get spliced The Gambia was loaded, all ready to sail for the West coast on a trading trip, and Sallie accompanied me from the parson's aboard our future home. "1 reached the coast in safety, cruiaing from point to point, dispos ing of my goods at an honest proGt, and storing the gold dust, ivory and palm oil safe below baicbes. It was in the height of the slave trade then, and many a scoundrel of the deepest A 1"! Ti T S II F. T, 18 2 PA., WEDNESDAY, dye found an asylum on the coast. "Weil, 1 had about sold out, and wes ready to shepo a coure for home, but as we were short of water, 1 made up my mind to run for the llio Pongo and obtain a fresh supply, a3 the location was noted for the purity of the article not an unimportant item on the coast 'jWe passed through tho surf and over the angry bar in safety, a id found ourselves -gliding onward be tween the sedgy shoes buried in man groves. Soon the banks became cjv. ercd wiib tall, majestic trees, from whose limbs swept a net-work of trailing vines. Immense leaves lie motionless on tLe lazy air, while groves of oranges, lemons, cofluj plan tains, and bananas were met wiib at every turn of the, river. The land was fragrant with flowers, the air vocal with bi-iiliaut feathered song sters, and all nature appeared to re joice as we slowly" warped up that sluggish Alriean river under the guidanco of a woolly headed pilot. "My wife, who was on deck under the awning, was i testacy nt the gorgeous scenery, and to my eye she never looked handsomer in her life. "Wc came to anchor in a bund of the river, which ar that point was both broad and deep. The pilot lifi us in his canoe, promising to seud the proper persons aboard the next cIjv to negotiate lor the w ater. "I felt everything but secure up that river, young man, for you muet know 1 had a valuable cargo aboard, and then there was my wife, who was dearer to me than vessel aud all beside; so 1 made the mate get out the boarding nettings and fit them to the low rail, clean lore aud aft, then a lot of old iron cannon balls were distributed along the bulhvarks for the purpose of heaving them iuto canoes should they come along side with evil intentions. ' Some no guns big ones 1" mean but old muskeu aud cmla.-es in abundance, jlv owu private anus I hud put in order while those belonging to the schooner were load and distributed fur use. "1 did not sleep much the first night, but pajed the deck uutiil dav lig'it, while the watch forward slepi, on their arms, ready fur a ca!l at a moments notice. "In company with my wiir, who was au early riser, we watched tho sun slowly rise above tho far distant mountaius. Along the- river a den-e stratum of mist lay motionless, re flecting the light pouring in subdued rajs from the east. Above the va por the beautiful verdure of numer ous trees could be disci-rnued, as iLe! sun cleared the highest pinnacle, the! fogs of the river and valley, like si-i lent phantoms, (juietly disappeared from the earthly scenes they had haunted since Lightffi. The suuj blazed out in his terrible splendor. Africa lay exposed to our view, and the blue sky and green forest reveled in a halo of golden quivering light. "Such, young man is a sunriso ia that favored land. "My attention had been attracted by the strange scenes about me, and the sharp eye of my wife was the Erst to detect a cance containing a single person, paddling down tie placid surface of the. Pongo. "Uy the aid of my gluss I saw that the stranger was a European, dressed in a white shirt, white pants and a wide-brimmed, gra3 hat. He ap peared to be sby of the vessel, dip ping his paddle carefully into the water, and approaching the schooner very cautiously. "At times ho would remove the cigar he was smoking from his lip., and stretch forward as if to examine us from truck to keelson, which faci. nettled me somewhat. I was au honest trader, young man, and no one had occasion to be suspicious of me. "Stepping on the monkey -rail ia full sight of the fellow, I hailed him, waved my bat, and invited him to come aboard without further backing and filling. "With a splash bis paddle struck the water, and in a few sounds the fleet canoe glided alongside. I step ped to the gangway to receive my visitor, and saw at a glance be was a Portuguese. His complexion was almost tawny, his hair dark as an Indian's, while his moustache and eyes were intensly black. Tail and well formed, he sprang lightly over the gangway, shook me by the hand, and catching a view of Sallie, who was on the poop under the awning, be raised his hat, bis snakisb eyes be traving both wonder and admiration at her rare beauty. I pretended not to notice it, but, young man. it made me feel decidedly uncomfortable, while I conceived a violent dislike for the fellow at first sight. "Ho spoke excellent English, and with well-bred dignity introduced himself as Don Manuel. I invited him to breakfast, which was about ready, and Sallie wa3 more than pleased with the fellow's smooth tongue, and the glowing reports he made of his plantation ashore. He invited us to call in the cool of the evening, which I met with an evasive reply, and he quietly changed the current of his conversation by pro ceeding business. "Now mav I ask, cantain. what your business is here you are not a shaver?' 'God forbid, Iou Manuel, I am no pirate. I came here for water.' " 'And yoa could not have hit a better place. I will furnish you with a good article at a moderate price. I would not advise you to expose your men, captain, and this evening I will send you a load. Allow mo to con gratulate you, captain, upon posses., ing such a lovely woman for a wife. It is seldom our shores are graced by the fair sex.' " I do not require your congratu lations, Don Manuel,' I replied, stern ly, and I imagined I detected a ma licious smile playing around the cor ners of his mouth. However, his white teeth gleamed with an un pleasant shimmer through his dark moustache, and 1 felt relieved when he rose to take his departure. "Once on deck, he glanced keenly along the deck, but the cannon-balls and fire-arms had been removed dar ing the morning, while the men were washing down decks. ' 'You o not appear to be verr well armed, captain,' the fellow drawl ed out, in a careless tone, as he pitch ed the slump of his cigar overboard: 7. DECEMBER 211, 1S75. and his eye glittered with strange ex pression as he turned away. "I wa3 somewhat taken aback by the question, and stammered out that I had no occasion for guns, almost before I was aware of it. " 'Well, well, captain, there can be no use for them here; but slavers, ycu know, generally go well equip ped in that respect. But, adieu, cap tain; I shall expect yoa and the charming lady, your wife, this even ing. Iu the meanwhile, be on the lookout for the load of water at dusk,' aad, with a parting salute, Don Man uel decended the side. His canoe darted rapidly through the waier, and was soon lost in view amid the reedy shorts of the river. "Oace more wc were alone, and, joung man, my wife agreed with me that our visitor had the stamp of a bold, bad man. "If I had not been pressed for wa ter actually compelled to have it should have bade adieu to the Pongo at once, so great was the dislike I had taken to my late visitor. "1 did not suffer myself to long re main idle, however, As I would bc compelled to pass another night in the river. I prepared the vessel at all points for an attack, should one be made. Several times the eyes of the Portuguese had been fastened on my wife with an exppression that made my fingors tingle to clutcL his throat, hut 1 restrained myself. "The vcsicls sides were thorough ly slushed, the anchor hove up, and a light kedgc run far ahead. Stout lines were rove fore and aft in addi tion to the nettings, aad the arms re primed once more. ' Young mum, you may depend I watchfd the sun set that day with m-jre than common interest, pntil, worn cut and exhausted, I went be low for a few minutes to get some rest. Thiowiug wide the stern win dows to admit the air, I laid on the transom in a half doze, from which I was aroused by the gruff voice of the mate, who rep.;rtcd a large canoe dropping down under the bows. "lu at: instint I was on deck, and my glitiis revealed a canoe full tortv feet in length, evidently filled with water ca.-ks, but carefully covered with mtittiags. The Portuguese stood in the stern guiding the craft; bv bis side was a half-naked negro, while four brawny fellows tugged at oars. "I passed the word for all bands to sUnd by their arms, while I cocked rry double-barreled rifle and loosened the sharp cutlass in the scabbard which I wore buckled around my waist. Sallie I directed to retire be low, and under no circumstances to come on deck. "The small, fleet canoe of the Port gaese I noticed towing astern of the larger craft, but the next instant I was hailing the Don, who waived his hat in token of salutation. " 'How much water have you?' I shouted. " 'About one thousand gallon, Captain.' " 'Why are you so particular about covering it up?' I demanded. " 'Would you have me poison you. Captain, and your beauteous lady? Do you think I would allow the roses of ber checks to pale by drinking malaria which quickly taints the water here? Ob, no, Captain, I am more considerate than that. Throw us a line, please, and we will swing round with the tide, alongside.' "The rope was thrown, and hear ing the voice of the Portuguese con versing in a low tone with the negro. I jumped on the rail to ascertain the meaning of the conference. "Like magic the matting was jerk ed forcibly aside; full two score wool ly heads leaped suddenly into view, and as their barbarous yell, there huge clubs were brought heavily down on the tough boarding net tings. "The exultant yell of Don Manuel roused all the evil blood in my body, aud I gave the word to Grc in a voice thick with passion. "A shout of defiance burst from the throats of mv little crew as they rallied to the rescue, while the sharp reports ot the muskets, followed bv moans and screams, proved that the Dre was not altogether ineffectual. "A few of the sooty rascals suc ceeded in gaining our deck, but a stroke from my cutlass stretched oi)e of them lifeless, and the remainder sought safety in flight. I looked about ou all sides for the wily Port uguese and his sooty companion, but they wore nowhere to be seen, and I was forced to forgo the pleasure of giving them the contents of my rifle which had been reserved for the pur pose. ,'Thc slush on the schooner's sides had aided us materiallyfin impeding the efforts of tho darkies to board, and while they were holding a hur ried consultation as to the best course to pursue, I assisted their dull brains by ordering a number of the men standing by to heave the shot overboard; for, do you see, young man. 1 was averse to shedding the blood of tbe 'niggers' whom I looked upon as mere tools of the Port uguese. "The mate carried tbe order out to the letter, and as tbe solid globe of iron went crashing through the frail timbers of the canoe, the darkies disappeared as if by magic. "At that moment I heard a low moan from the cabin, -which I recog nized at once as Sallie's and I can tfll you my heart was in my mouth as l sprang forward the companion way, closely followed by the mate. "The first thing I saw, through the gloom of the room, was the form of my wife, struggling in the brawny embrace of a negro, and as my cutlass passed through his infernal carcass, I received a slashing cut from tbe Portugese's dirk: and that was the way, young man, that I am indebted; r .ir. . .1 I , , II ........ ...I.I, lor una scar wunu i man tan; mm) j me to my grave. "I never fel. tne pain men, wit as i tbe hot blood gushed out, filling my S eyes for the moment, I lost sight ofj the Don. Eut thu mate was on the j alert, and as I staggered to one side ha nonfrKf titA vaJral 111 at MB ftA WAS : scrambling through the stern window, j by which he bad effected an entrance' while I had been busy, on deck. lte light canoe was discovered towing under tbe counter, and the rascal had fully intended to have (sheered- off with my Sallie. But, thank God, he failed. "By my directions, tbe Don, as be called himself, was secured; the men manned the capstan, and we kedged down the river as rapidly as the darkless would admit. The decks were cleansed from all signs of the attack we had sustained, and then my wife, who had recovered from ber fright, found time to dress my wound, which had become exceed ingly painful. "By daylight we were lying at the mouth of tho river, with cur lower sails set, waiting for aa opportunity to cro3 tho bar. The mate had (lis- covered a spring close by the bank ef the river, and you may pend, vouag man, it did not take left de- me long to obtain a limited supply. "The land breeze had sprang up. I was in readiness to leave the iufernal headlands of Pongo astern, aad noth ing remained for me but to punish the treachery of the Portnguese, who, psile and trembling, was brought on dck, begging in abject tones f.,r bis life. "Now I did not intend to Larm him, but that he should suffer for his treachery. I was fully determined. All hands were called, a w hip rove off, and the lashings removed from the Don's arms, who, in a trerabliu ione, asked me if the rope was intend ed for him. "I replied that it was, and that he richly de-served the fate for which I I sternly bade him prepare. "Ia aa 87onv of terror he threw himself at the feet of my Sallie, however, turned indignanlly who, away from him, and a sailor, by my orders, approacbeu the Don to put the fatal noose about his neck. "A cry of horror bur.-t from his palid lips as he felt the heavy band laid on his shoulder, and with a movement quick as lightning he sprang for ward and cleared the rail at a bound; failing with a splash in the turbid waters of the Pongo. "The rail was lined by the men, who greeted the swimmer with a fero cious yell as be struck out fur the shore with loan, powerful strokes. No doubt the rascal imairirjed he was swimmiug for Lis life and, to tell the truth, young man. he was but I did not know it at the time. "The mate, with a shudder, re marked to mo that tho place was full of alligators, who would scarcely allow so dainty a morsel to slip through their voracious jaws if once they sighted him. Sallie had over heard the reaiark, and, leasing on mv arm, watched the fellow with a fear ful interest as he neared the muddy , - snore. "Suddenly three or four dark, ominous-looking objects, which had been floating with the ide, became endowed with life, and with scarcely a rinple, disappeared beneath the surface. "The Portuguese swam cn uncon scious cf the danger be was in, and urged on by the appeals of Sallie, I shouted to the fellow, warning him of his peril. But all the reply I re ceived was the clenched hand of tbe Don, which be shook for a moment above bis head, then with renewed energy directed bis course for the bank, then but a few yardsdistant. "The overhanging branches of a mangrove tree jutted out from the slimy shore, aud grasping one of them, the Portuguese was on the point of drawing himself up, when a rush of half a dozen widespread jaws caused the wretched man to loss his bold. "A yell of terrible intensity caused us all to shudder, and as 1 led the half-fainting Sallie to the -cabin, 1 saw a tinge of blood mangling with the foam and dirty brown water of tbe river. "So you see, young man, Don Man uel met with a feat fill retribution, for I have no doubt bis soul was black with crimes he had committed, but I never intended, never imagined for one moment, that Lis ecu would have been so horrible. "Bdt you must not imajine that I shed any tears over his untimely fate. On the contrary, I ordered all hands aft to splice the main brace, and my Sallie then gave each one of the old salts a bright twenty-dollar gold piece, and they deserved it, too. "We "manned the jib halliards, and as the schooner gathered headway I bade my wife to take her last look at the low, reedy shores of Africa, which she did, acd.altbougn she has been my faithful companion oa many a voyage, I never would take her back to that land where we had escaped so narrowly. "There, young man. you have the yarn, and now what do you say to a stiff second mate's nip of cognac? Somehow the remembrances which spinning that twister brings up al ways makes me dry, and I think Sallie w ill joiu us ia a glass of wine." lie tiol Over It. ' A young mec-Ianic recently got married to the girl of Lis choice, and the happy pair went to housekeep ing. After the'boneymoon ffasover, the young wife discovered that ber hubby's temper was none of the sweetest, and her attempts atmolify ing him by sweet smiles and kisses were generally flat failures when his dander was np, so like a sensible young wotnaa, she resolved on anoth er plau of action, and soon had an opportunity to try it. Hubby was rather captious about his steak, but she made no evcuse. "It's tough," said Hubby "and it's not cocked half enough." The voung wife smiled, but. made no defense The hubby got fearfully mad; he lifted his plate and dashed it on the floor, with the rrmark : "Curse that steak." "His wife raised np her plate, too acd dashed it on the stove, with the remark: "That's mc !" Hubby stared at the plate, at his j jbe j.:n(j abootthese two brothers, wife, then at the floor and said : "Why, Eliza, you should not mind ; ,., sWB j Q tbe jj freedom:" me. If I am little hasty, I soon l.eJ a 8:arflp-orator. "So," ex get over it " Liftimed his shoemaker; your standing And so he o:d. When a' Chinese bank fails, all tbe officers have their heads cut off and flung into a corner with the assets ; and it has been five hundred years since there was a bank failure in that country. WHOLE NO. 1277 Wantrst-a Praam. Iticba'd Grant White has been for the Gat'tj-' a series of articles on "Words and their Uses."jl the larger carries both away Some of his criticisms are very good, I The decoy trunk is said to be fitted and others not so good. A ciine-! false bottom, which goes up spondent recently addressed him a Den it is laid ou a smaller irnuk, letter settiug forth tbe necessitv of a ' nd 'ta uiecbauieu iuaide w hich new Eugli.-h pronoun of the cuima does for the iuuoceoi trunk what; Po geuder. As an example of the iu. j Iwuius recimmeuded to Laertes to do convenience caused by this want, be 'or his friend, and grapples it to his gives the fallowing sentence; I heart with books of tsivel. In fact, "It a person wishes to sleen. tLev i the decoy' trunk we do not kuow mustn't eat chete for supper. "Of course," he says, "that is in correct; yet almost every one would say they. Few would say, in com mon conversation: 'If a person wishes to sleep, he or she mustn't eat cheese for supper'. It is too much trouble. We must have a word to take the place of he or she, his or hers, him or her, etc." To this Mr. White replies: "First, the thing can't be done; last, it is not at all necessary or desirable tha. it should bo done." This is what might be called snap juditient, and wc aro inclined to dis sent from Mr. White's arbitrary de cisions until he makes out a some what clearer case. To say that the English language cannot be mended, if it needs mending, is aa insult to i fbeYankee mind, whose inactive tal ent is as capable of producing new parts of speech as it is of proaucing new parts of machinery. That tbe introduction of a new pronoun into the 1 augunge "is not at ail necessary or desirable," is not to be decided by Mr. White' (? dixit alone. We agree with him that the inconvenience which his correspond ent supposes to exist in tbe example ho submits may be avoided. We think the next Woman's Rights con vention would and should object to the first method of avoiding it which be proposes, namely: "If a man wishes to sleep, be must not eat cheese for supper." But every speak er of good common sense and fair mastery of the mother tongue would say, in accordance with this second I suggestion, "If oae wishes to sleep, j one mustn't," etc. siit'ic lii c oiui'i uiuu.i'uicaiTa, , , . , .. however, resulting from the want of ' - , tt pronoun oi iue eoujinou ceuuer. the greatest of which is that at which bis correspondent just hints, and of which Mr. WLite himself takes bo notice the necessity of employing two or three pronouns where one might be made to answer. How fre quently, in oruinary discourse, sen tences are begun which must either contain an undue share of pronouns, be finished ungramatically, or be re constructed altogether a three horn ed dilemma! We go into the court room, and hear a member cf the bar plead, "The offender against law, if he suffers its penalties, meets his just deserts:" and we wonder at the un just insinuation of tbe defender of justice, that tbe offender against Jaw is uuiformly of the masculine gender. We go to church aad we hear tbe minister proclaim from the pulpit, "The sinner, if he would be saved, must repent;" and if we did not k(.ow that the Bible speaks of "a woman that was a sinner," and that tbe srx in general have need of re pentance, we would be led to infer that men alone are sinners. We visit tbe office of our physician, and be tells us that "tbe health of a human being, whether man, woman or child, is essential to ah " and then bems and haws es if hunting for anew prououn to fill the awkward gap. finally taking tbe shortest cut out of the difficulty and completing the sen tence with "their happiness." While we are impressed by the profound re mark, we wonder how he would parse it. "Now the lawyer might say, "his or ber just desert," but he don't; the minister might say, "he or she must repent," but be don't; the phy sician might say, "his, ber, or its happiness," but be dont. They don't, simply because the best speakers and writers ot tho lanz'Jau'e don't and there's the rub. Mr. Kichard (Jrant White himself don't. In another portion of the same article in which be discusses the necessity of "mak ing a pronoun," commenting upon the use of the word "dress," be says, "Tho general observer, easting his eye over a room full of wonicn," etc. thus robbing woman of her claim to the title ot general observer, when every oae knows she has the better right to it, especially in the matter of dress, aad iu a room full of her own sex. We know that inconvenience of this kind might easily be overcome by tircumlocutory methods which a masterly knowledge of the language would suggest without the introdnc-( tionof a new part of speech; but the masses are not masters of language, and we submit if a better way ot overcoming the difficulty would not be ttie coining of a new word which would answer as a medium of circu lation among all classes. One thing is certain, there will be cause for complaint until our literati gives ns better English or a new pronoun. Twinsi. An article in Frazer' jtaynzin', on "The History of Twins," has some curious illustrations of the ex tremely closo resemblance between certain twins in respect to their asso ciations and ideas. "They make tbe same remarks on the same occasion, begin singing tbe same song at the same moment, and so on; or one would finish it" "One of the most curious anecdotes," says the writer, "that I have received concerning this similarity of ideas wis that one twin, A, who happened to be in a town ia Scotland, bought a set of champagne glasses which caught his attention, as a surprise for bis brother B; while at tho same time, B, being in Englaadf bought a similar set, cf precisely the same Dattern. as a surprise ior a. , imi this iinnta solitary story w . . ,f hoot3 that have never IU a '' - teen paid for.' "The best way to hod out is to put I a ring on it." was the blushing re-1 ply of a young woman to tre remar of her lover tint be hoped her "hand" was not a counterfeit. Th Dee7 Traak. . Anew device to facilitate robber wa at railway depot has lately been successfully practiced on the public, borne ingeniou person, it appears, has hit upon a way by which a trunk can be made to steal another trunk, and a portmanteau to annex t. itl fellow. In the adventures of Siabad the Sailor we are told how the mer chants got at the precious stones in the valley of tbe diamonds. The merchants threw do-rn pieces of meat, which fell on and absorbed the dia monds; the eagles swooped on the pieces of meat and flew with them to the upper air; the merchants shot the eagles with arrows and thus got tbe meat, the eagles, and tbe jewels. So, we read, the plunderers at the rail way depots lay a truak artfully con trived on a smaller truuk; tbe latter ; clings to tbe former, aud the owner how better to describe it is made to perform an office like that of certain flowers, which suddenly close at the pressure of a fly or other insect, within their cup, and impriso it there. It would be well if the inge uuity of detectives kept pace with tbe progress ia ingenious contrivances to perpetrate robberies at the depots, where they are iucring so fast and have become such an evil of late. It is certain, however, that the dodge of tbe trunk will not explain all these robberies. In some cases valuable articles have been taken ont and ar ticles of the same bulk but less value put in. This truuk, in fact, means open robbery; but there goes on a good deal of pilfering which must be done by a less accomplished class of offenders. The VrVaf Blavt. The work of deepening and en larging the' East river channel at Hallett's Point, near New York, is fast approaching completion, and is now attracting tbe special attention of engineers ami men of science throughout the country. Owing to the peculiar formation of tLe rock at Hallett's Point, together with the narrowness of tbe present channel and the a.mot uninterrupted pass age of vessels, the work has been dono nnder many disadvantageous circumstances. fter a tedious work of nearly six years, the task of ex cavation has at last been completed, and the secondary wok of prepar ing for the grand olast is now going on. Inasmuch as the explosive pow er to be used oa the final blast will be about fifty thousand pounds of . , . . - .- , nitro tflvcenae, or about eight times , c i. . i. as much as has ever been simulta- neous discharged betore, macn terest is being manifested in tbe suit. in-re- Frba Park la I'alarad. At the junction of Green and Bear Hirers is what is called lie ho Park, taking its name from the very singu lar echoes that are heard there. One writer w ho noted the remarkable re-verbt-atious, says that wbea a gun is discharged,' total gileocs follows the report for a mooeul, then, with start ling suddenness, the echo is heard, seemingly at a great distance say five miles to the south whence it comes back in separate and distinct reverberation, as if leaping from glen to glen. Louder aud quicker grows the sound, until apparently directly opposite, when a full volume of sound is returned; tben once more the echo is beard, like the snapping of a cap, far to the eastward. There i tajs the Hartford Times, in this city a Siuthern "contra band'' who is as innocent of the guile of Northern darkeys as any of tbe genuine Africans of South Carolina. He came much puzzled, to his employer, saying Ma ry Jane and Mike were discussing, in tbe kitchen, the relative antiquity of tbe Catholic aad Jewish religions. "Am tie Jews as old as do Cafflick.?" be anxiouoiy asked. "O yes," was the answer, "the Jews are older. Christ was a Jew." "What!" exclaimed Sambo, his eyes and mouth both opening wide 'What you say? Christ a Jew?" "Yes," was thi reply, "He was." Gasping for breath, Sarabu was barely able to respond: "Whuf whnf whuf whuffore day go back on him ?" A baa I Baiter. While some dishes are improved for nioste tastes, by the judicious use of good butter, a vastly greater num ber are spoiled by the injudicious nse of bad buter. To put bad batter in pastry, pudding and vegetables, does "not make tbe butter good. It simply spoils the pastry, puddings and vegetables. Many dishes are overdone with sweet butter; while others, in which it is uBaally found, are much better without iu Ameri can cooks have entirely too much faith in the virtue and potency ot grpae. Holiday Beelaea. A Good Christmas PirDi.-ti. Oae pound of flour, two pounds of suet, one pound of currants, one pound of plums, eight eggs, two ounces of candied peel, almonds and mixed spice according to taste. Boil gently for seven hours. AxoTnES Wat. One pound and a half of raisins, stoned, half a pound of currants, half a pound of mixed peel, throe quarters of a pound of suet, and eight well beaten eggs; mix well together, and, when sufficiently stirred, boil seven or eight hours. Cracked Wkeak. Libse thoroughly with cold wa ter two teacups of wheat, arid four cups of cold water, place the basin in a steamer and cover closeiy. m half au hour or so stir and salt to taste. Let it steam four or five hours, stirring once or twice. Good hot, warm or cold, for breakfast, din ner or supper. To be eaten with rich milk or cream, if you are fortu nate enough to b.ve it Many nse a little sugar with this and with Graham pudding. !.' Trkri Tarlv in Taunton. (Mass., went into the telegraph office. the other evening, and stated ner wish to send a message to her son in a neizbborinir city. Wbereopon the i obliging operator arke i if he shouid write it for ber, to wnicn sua ingly respoolel. "Arye pi-w. Mis ter I'll do it oneself, fer James knows my handwriting. . . but we often forget that this world of onrs is a revolver.
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