u u
"3".,T'i-wTr-sTls"r
Tonus of Publication.
Tiv, 33:rs3t Herald
....oV.lsUc! every Weli.'-d-.y M.imlfn
...-I ...nam. il paid in .!t.iO'-"'rwt J-
1 1 1 1 mvariibly chunr-d.
r--rs are J up. I'osimasicrs n. lee''
Lilly u. when subscriber, do noiuw.uat.ueir
ther .hou.d give . the " ("ner"
well s the present office A-"
Somerset Printing company.
joun i. socll.
Basinets Manairer.
Bus-hies Curd.
,) rt,-;" "ucTTeJ La'd punctually ..
el lo
ii'M L1AM 11. KOONTZ, ATTORNEY T
"w "Jwl P.., will Kive pnin.pl . lien
..toou'iics. .trusted to le trr lo
the .ljiuini! wuiillcs. Olllce in 1 rmtiug
Mouse Kow.
I' J. KOOSKK. . ....
A 1 I'OKN EY AT LA v ,
Somerset, Pcnne.
1 'ALENT1NE HAY. ATTOHNKY AT LA W
a I dealer In real estate. fo:u. n-f t. Pa." '
,,,e,,l lo .11 entrusted l" '"''.r 1"Uh
..runtimes an 1 0 telity. " "
I i. KjLE
ATTOUNEY AT LAW,
Somerset, I'a. Professional business entrusted
io w v care attended lo w lth promptucasand hoellly .
" aTh. eorra. th. Hrrreu
v.n Kin nfc Ki rri:u attoknlys at
I j L.w All bu'liies. entrusted t" tlicircare win
,. s.-Ulily and punctually attended lo.
WFKI.-B-4M1 Malll Cross Btr.t, opposUS the
Maiuuwlh Block.
' .. ..... .,,v.v 1TI.4W.S1IM
siitrustP t III in. .Mi:UtJ
fc.r. OAce ill Msinnwth HuiMiui?.
YaMESL. PUG1I,
" attorney at LAW,
.mer-cl, I'a. Otn.-e. Mammoth Bh.ck.up Mali-..
Y.mrao Main Cross . VIV'.e'.itu t
t..tcs settle I. tl'.iM examined. an'11' TV','
...".attended twltb promptness and ddcll-y.
,uH'o. KIMMEU ATTt .KNLY AT LAW,
J s,U.,r, t'a., will atlcuo to all business en
, r' -Mcd rtn .are iu Somerset and adjoin!., conn
nVu and udc.i.y. . M.-
UKN K V F. Sl'H FLU ATT iKNEY AT LA W.
nn.l H..u.ny anf?lon AuU omersct.
tnucalu Mammoth i.ieli. jan. 11-U-
, ",. JaITHWU PAfLd.OAlTHKB.
airilKK tL AITEK. Attorneys at Law.
I 1 S ,m. r-.-t. l'. nn a. All pw.mal .
,.r. ,.:pllyUtn--llo. m Haw. Blia. uy
tie'-4-T.
. t II. L. BA Eli, ATTORNEYS AT
LAW, SomtTiwt, I'a. prartioe In Soiu
.M. A,t adN.h.iOH couu.ie, All 1'
t'ruf I to llx-tu will t'e proiuplljj-..'ndod to.
T v MiTHE.-Aieiander H. T..IIn.th has
1 re-umrd ll,e prac.l. e u. law in Sum.;rs. l and
Jj.umnn .-..unlic.. )ltce iuMamuiotb liuildll.lt.
tel.. '-j,
I vu I K. MILLEli has ierin.inutlyl.H-ated
I in B-rlin lor the prartt.-e l hi' pn-fi..n.
,7-P.p.wiie t'liarlf. KrJMiiitT "ore.
ipr. "-tf-
I)
I! 11. HKI BASLK UWHiir i l':. ..
im.-e iu leaidcuco, one dour wcrt ul the Jar-
Uuu?e.
in
I li V M. KIMMEL wmr-jnUnuetoprallee
I Me.il.-iue, and tender, h.s pr iU wioi.aU. ru
to the .1IU.-1.S ot S..m.rset and sarroundn.a
...u.irv. oih.-e at the old place, a uw doors tu
ul ilie'iilade House.
l' I II rMT":oLLlNS, I.ENTIST. S..inerset,
lip, Hh.-e iu !asel.eer-. Bn-k. upstairs,
l-rehee;.natainin..l.e louu.l pr.-p.red to do
"lILindsot wori., su. has tilling r. Kula!ii.K. cx-?ra.-tm
kc. AriiPeial teeth..l all kinds, and of
U,e ix-M uiatrnal.lus. rted. Operations warranted.
g y. ooi,
i'jiysiciax d- suRGEoy,
mmi:iiki:t, im.
ti-om Elu Mammoth HI.. se4 73
HESITOEaST-r IDElSrXIST,
SOMKIiSKT, I'A.
II irim .everal years' e.wrl. nee. j,re
Sou.er.el House. Salislaet.ou guarantee-!,
uprlt
DU- G MILLKK, afurtwpHf
v. "ive praetlce In Shanksvtlle. has
, n. 11U1' loealed at S-in.-ne't lor the l.rae-
ciw. and tender, his pro.essiona -r-
to i... .i.iren. ol Somerset and vie. , h -..,1,,-e
in 1.13 UruK Store, opi lie ,,aJ
Hons.-, w -re he can l consulted at all Hums
u-il,..s I lessl mally eneaiied.
-.trails promptly answered,
dee. IS -1 -It.
.1
(MIX HILLS,
DENTIST.
Otnee in Vtiroth k Nefl'i new Lull din.
Main Cross Street.
Somerset, Pa.
n.ivll
A
UTIF1C AI TKETII !!
I. V. VUTZY.
D E i. T I S T
DA L K CITY, jonurtft Co., Ta.,
Ai linelal Teeth, war ntel to orthe ry nest
ij.ialUy. Ll:e-like aru lan l.me, tnwrted in th.
.u.i .-i. I'4nirulai .114 itii.a. i.aid to the prea
erratlon ol I he muuikl teeth. Those wishinit to
etiiimlt in. t y letter, eai do tu t.y enchwinit .tamp
Address as' aMnre. clH-7i
II
ILL HOUSE
JOHN HILL, PitorBiKTOR.
The ppipriet. is i.repan-d to aee.imnio.late guests
In the most cmlortaliie aii.l saiislaeiorv manner.
The traveling ..uhlie and in-rmaneut iNMir i.-rs lur-
ti!het with the In-st ol hotel ..-.-oinmuda ion..
i he lat.h-s will .ontiuue to le tun.isli,-1 Willi ine
K'st the market atloros. ljire and rotnm.a.ious
stahlll.K attached. Jinl
T
-UIK SOMERSET HOUSE.
tl.vin l...w t,is m.enineent nnd well knowc
Hoiel pn.in,rtv Iroin Mr.. K. A. Flick, the nnder
:i;ued takes pleasure in Inlorniiin his tnendsan.l
tle puldir renerally that he will spare n. it her
"aim oor e.ns to make this house all that
o-uid he desired. A-oniro.ialln! clerks and
obliitinir waii.-r. will attend iu the want. l eus
toioer.. and the t.lde will at all I lines be laden
with ihe Ik-sI the market attords. Mr. (I. H. I.J
wan mv at all times he found in theom.-e
miuaa' LA AN.
D
lAMOXD HOTEL.
S rOYSTOHX I'A.
I
SAMl'lX CI S1 li-pri-tr.
Thi. pcilar and well known horse lj at all
lU.i. s a JertnUe tipiiic piaee 1. the travi lin.
puhllc. 7 iM and K.ns lir.t-risw. tl.l .ta
t.linit. llacks leave daily lor Johnstown and
ti.tmere'.. marll.
JKO. UK K.
LAKl'K a. U. S.
JOHN HICKS & SON,
SO M 121 SET, I'A.,
i .
And Real Estito Brokers.
MSTADLISHED 18"0.
I'ersons who desire to fell. Lay or exchange prop
erty, tit Ut rent will find It to their advantaice o
reit.steT the description lhere.il, as noeharirels
made nil.iv mm or rennnl. Heal estate husiuex
generally wl.ll.; pr.anptly attended to.
UUKlH.
D. KNOX MILLER.
AHCIIITIXT,
No. 4SIXTH ST K LET,
Lite St. Clair Street,
noVJl 1'lTTSBVRaii.
n
O.MES FOi: ALL.
J a.ve Uir sale, on terms within the reach of ...
c (.'Int. Indus rl, us indl i.'.uhI. house.. Ms.
farm 'iii.'.r iau Is. iiln. ri.l laii s. huthlins lot.
', In differ in p..rt :L -juTity. In - reels I
from OD.v.. urlh ol an acre up to I. law wm. li
ft .Hrr ri.-.L T, ru.s .icht:htQ hand an.1 th
7.. In ten canal annual iatmcnts. proptfrlr
cured. Vtmt nerd apply who is O' ul lH-r
au i . ustrloiis bal.rt. n. ti.smmiut
tcirihs lil I for rent If not .old ..am.
euxa I .WKYANP
1 he
VOL. XXIV. NO. 32.
Hani.
JOHHOWH SAVINGS BAE
12U CLINTON STREET,
JOHNSTOWN. PA.
Charier! SoteutKT 12 1-7 '. Iij.itF r eJr
ci ul ltllsutna ii.it than dolUr. l'rviMut
ru o. iutcrvit fix ier cv-tit. Interest in tu in
ih rormthM nf Junv an 1 Ucct mbtr, and if not
wtvlitlrawu in alit;l tu lite tlKit tlius c unimn
duitf twice a year without tru!lin the lijci
tor to call or even to present the d-xit !Kk.
Min''V loaned on real cstut. Jrt'ItT'Dte with
1Uht.i1 rut dp an 1 luiir iin. tiven to irurnjwers ol
terinic nrsi niortjraj tin tunny worth lour or more
times lue anvuut ol loan desired. Jod rt t tT
eu cc iR-rmct litleii ate , rMUirod.
Ttitf corM.rati n i? exluivelr a Sarins llank.
No cuintntniAi diiHwitn received. nr uicfunts
mii'le, Nu Uiuncon (icrn:il security.
liUnk upilli-atl"!is !r lKrrower8 coplf of the
ruh-n, by-lawo Htid tecial Ihw rc'aliiitf to the
lank sent to anv address rrqut'fled.
XKrsrtKH. J lines 'mit. lavil DitKrt. C.
It. Kilt. A.J. Hawet. F. W. Hiv John lawman.
1. 11. Im,"'.v- l'unlel McUiUKhiiu. I. J. .Mom-U,
I'win l int 11. A. lU-tzu, OHira l Suppc.
T. Swank. Jaint-s Mc.iiil u, Jamrf Morley and
V. W. U al ers
haniel J. .Morrrll, Pre-dlrnt; Frk lilert
Trea.-urer; Cyru Klder, S ilu iior. tiov.4.
J. (). KI3I311:L & S0NS,
BAKTKBBS,
Surwr!ors to
Schell & Kimmel,
SOMERSET, PA.
Accounts of Merchants and oth
er Business People Solicited. Drafts
ner jtiuble in all parts of the coun
try for sale. Money loaned and
Collections made.
JUI112
Cambria County
BANK,
0. 26 nlS MKI I.l,
JOHNSTO'WN,PA.
Henry Sehnaldc'i Brl'-k BulldinK.
A (JciH-ral ISaMkinK Uhsiiios. I raiisaplco.
tmlt mil (...Id and Silver tamirhl and s.dd.
t'oll.-'tions made in all parts of the l'nite.1 States
and t'anada. interest :ill iWe.l at itie rate 01 n
kt eeut. (K-r annum. 1! I. lt ll niont us or lonicer.
s.--ial nrramreiueiits uis.le with Guardians and
others who hold moneys in trust.
april 18-73.
JOHN DIBERT. JOHN D. ROBERTS.
JOHN DIBERT & CO.,
BANKERS
CDEBEE EA1S ASD TELMLIN STREETS,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
livniinl. of Ior li;tul4 illltl
wllu-r liniii'KM people ooliclt-
el. lraH iitfct lablo in all
partM ftfllie country lor iHle.
.tlonov I.omii(ImiiI Col !''( ioiiM
.1Ialo. InU'r s. l (lie rate of
Ms ler rent, per annum al-
lutu'il on Time Deposit.
SaviiiKH Ieposit IIooKm lull
ed, ami Interest i ompounded
Semi-Miiuiiull) when desired.
(.ifiunil Liuiikm liusiiiibs irauNicteu.
feh. 10.
Ursina Lime Kilns.
The und-.-rs lncd are prepared t. larcish
Prims Building Lime
By the Car Load,
Orders Respectfully Solicited,
n. j. ii.itxi:k A CO.
I'rsina. June la.
New Firm.
SHOE STORE,
SNYDER & UHL
llatitiK pnrehaeI Hie Mio
Store lately owned by
II. C". Ilocritis
We take ptrasure In rall'.nn the attention of
I.uMIc to the tact that we have now and exiee
ieep constantly on hanl a. complete an
mcnt of
Boots, Shoes
and Gaiters
HOTH OF
Eastern and Horr.e Manufacture
,s can l found anvwhere. We also will have or
hand constantly a lull supply of
SOLE LEATHER,
MOROCCO.
CALF SKINS,
KIFS,
AND LINING SKINS
Of all kind., with Hill line of
Shoe Findings,
The HOME M AXt F ACTVRK DEPAHT.
M K.N T ill he In eharse ul
T. 13. Snyder, ISsq.
Wb reputation for making
Good Worit and Good Fits
Is r.id to none In the Statu. The poblle t. r
sicilullv lnvite.1 to call and cianiiueour .t.a-k,
as we are determined Ut keep ,! as -.! as the
Ivt: and ell at price, a. low a. the loweet.
SNYDER & UHL.
PATENTS I K chirge lor preliminary
OBTAINED'1" N lee. m a.iva nee. No
it- um. M. m.i-essiul. Maneal, with relereuc..
Im. l:ne la V hlnglou and rtillalelphla,
We.lern othe.
CONNnLLY RROS. MiTIGIlE,
dot-24 lit Kltlh Are., I'liunurgh,
Mvecllantoit.
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K. IIYSV .. . X,
Gen. Pup't,
CONN ELLS V1LLE.
Noremlwr, 10, 187S.
, FOLLANSBEE CO,
Merchant Tailors,
Aul ManuOioiunr ol
Gent's. Youth's and Doys,
liiaM
Fumistiiii Goofls.
121 Wooil Stifet, corner FiAh Arrnuc,
PITTSIIUlKilL
prL
L ATE
UOOFS.
Vhte who are now building house, shouhl know
Iha' .1 cheaper in the l.ig run lo rot on Mate
Ho- '.sth n tin or shingle.. Slate will last i.vver.
and n. repairs are required. iSlate give, the pur
est water for cistern.. Slate I. Are proof. Every
good htic.t.nl I hare a Slate r..f. The under
signed Is hotted In Cumberland, where lie kai
good so, ply of
Peachbottom & Buckingham
r eooAlna- the very best ar(i.'le. He will under
take to put Slate K.(s on House., public and pri
vate, spin-.. Ac., either In town o country at the
lowest prices, and to warrant ihe w. Call and we
him ..rad.lrrs Mm at his titllce. No. 110 Halttnwe
tslreet, Cum jciland, Md. Order, may be left wil h
NOAU CASEHEEK,
Agent, Somenet, Pa,
W. 11. SRirurr.
AprilUlh, ISTt.
omer
BEI ABEIT L WHAT YOC WHITE.
BT PKAHCI8 8. SMITH.
Oh, wealthy, toil-worn merchant,
With ever busy brain.
While pouring o're thy ledger
And counting Ion and gain.
When tradesmen are complainicz
And money'svery ' light,'
If asked for your endorsement,
Be careful what you write.
And you, excited lover.
Whose heart well, e'er with sighs.
Whose brain is daxed with gaxins;
In s pair ol roguish eyes
If you're iinnoU'd by Cupid
A missive to indite.
When you sit down to pen your thoughts
lie careful what yuu wriie.
And thon, oh, wealthy graybeanl
A widewcr, mayhap
Entranced by some gay widow
Who set at you her cap
Should she scad you s letter
Which nl'.s yoa with delight.
When you essay an answer.
Be careful what you write.
And let nic caution thee, too.
Thou man of passions strong,
When you are writhing under
Some real or fancied wrong
And longing to demolish
Your adversary quite,
liy sending him a letter.
Be careful what you write.
And thou, oh, busybody,
Whose never weary eye
Gleams greedily whenever
A neighlair's lault you spy,
Your specious inucnJoeS
Slay salely speak your spite,
But 11 you"d "scniic a lawsuit.
Be careful what you write.
And thou, oh, gifted author,
Whose ready, facile icn
Develops scenes snd Incidents
Which thrill thy fellow uice
Let reason an morality
Control thy fancy's flght
Say nothing which may losler sin
Be carerul what you write.
The memory of idle words
Perhaps may pass away
The evil they engcuder
Be forgotten in s day ;
Bu' once in print, they may appear,
Some guileless goul to blight,
W lien you have mouldered iuto dust
Be careful what you wiite.
Oh. ye who wiel 1 the mighty pen !
Thrice happy is his lot
Who ' livii.g, nevtr wrote a lino
That, dying, he would blot,"
No terrors of the dread beyond
Can such a soul allright
Then ye who furnish mental food,
Be careful what you write.
a novel i.i.r rt.K-iiox
In the town of Y ,.Massa-
cbu.-etts, iu tbe trimming ball ol a
large bat manufactory, sat Gfiy tired
looking but niiub'e lingered tsewiug
girls. The air was close in tbe heal
ed room, for it was June, but through
the wiudows wistful eyes could catch
limp.-es of fair, broad Gelds, green
trees, ana azure eliies uameu in gol
den sunsbiue.
At table No 20 two glrla sat vis-a
vis, cue a tall, handsome brunette,
whose warmly tinted checks betoken
ed this couGuiug occupation new to
her, while ber tasteful dress aud gen
eral appearance proclaimed ber a la
dy to i be very tips of her white ta
per Gugers one who could carry
herself right queeulj iu tbe most re
Gucd circles of society sewing girl
uotw itbs'auding.
"Do you know, Jennie," to her op
posite, as she takes ber seventh Mil
an bat, aud adjusts the paper lip in
the crow u. "1 have a great mind to
write something ou ibe inside of this
white tip. Some New York gentle
man is destined to wear it very like
ly, for most of these hats go ihcrf,
aud you know when the lace lining
gets soiled I Ley are apt to tear it out.
With that comes the lip, also, and
wiiu kuows bow distinguished a per
son may read it?"
"Rut you'll never know it."
"Perhaps 1 shall, who knows?
There are very singular coincidences
iu these lives of ours. We, for in
stance, when we met last at a fash
ionable wateriug place, three years
ago, a lilting the most petted of For
tune's favorites, little dreamed of
meeting next iu thii obscure shop to
earn our living. However, here
goes." And she w rote:
'Kiss me softly ani speak to me low;
Envy, too, has s watchful ear;
What ii envy should chance to heart
KUs me, dear,
KUs me softly and speak to me low.''
Fredubktta Hiix.
W , June SO, 1874.
"There," s the held it up for in
spection, "isn't that bold? But Dot
likely I shall ever know who reads
it. If any one duw, he will wonder
if she w ho wrote it is young aud
pretty, aud worth ki.-siug."
"Whoever wears the hat, I'm ture
he would not object to kiss tbe lips
of Fred. Hill, the former belle and
beauty, if be had a chuuee," said Jen
uie. "Which wouldu't retain frieuds
a fur fortuLe hud flown for ever."
Two geutltnieu from ihe Empire
Ciiy, having fur their stariiug point
the (ileu House, White Mountains,
were oil a fishing excursion on a fair
morning iu A ngtist. They were
moderately successful, and Were just
tbioking of stariiug for home with
keeu appetites, unknown elsewhere
exirpt iu the uiouniaiu, w hen, by
some uulutkv movement, one of (he in
lost his hat iu the water and barely
rescued il from being borne beyond
reach.
"1 say, Ralph, I'm going to hur
ry outside of this inside lugging in a
twinkling," said Chailes Acton, as
be seated himself uudertbe shade of
some trees aud contemplated tbe
water-suuked lace aud tip rather
ruefully, and taking out his pocket
knife he cut the atitches allow iug tbe
inside to go free.
"Look! w bat is that writing you
are throwing away?" and his coni
paui iu reached fur ihe white paper
tip which had caught on some ferns,
read il lo himself aud gave a low
w bistle.
"A banter, by Jove! Charlie what
a pity you couldn't Gud tbe ou
who w roto lhal." aud be passed it to
bim.
,. lady's handwriiing yoetry
let me sec."
Kiss me softly snd speak to me low;
Envy, too, has a watchlulear;
What if envy should chance to hear?
Kiss me, dear,
Kifr me SoOty and speak to me low."
EaK!BKTTA IIlLU
W , Jnc2), 1S74.
Fredreeit
singular name.
II ill Frvdreelta- .
Bv Jupiter Charlie
, . - -
that was ihe name ou a t:uuk 1 saw
ou the piazz last evening; belonged
to a new arrival, a ladv tall aad ele
w arrival, w lauy tan bbu :;-
dreesed in black. But of
set
ESTABLISHED, 18
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1S?(.
eourse itcanoot be the name, for this
was evidently written by the one
Hu Uia IDts w ri ou ibe bat, and I
wager (bat girl I saw Jat uigbt wub
such an air, such style, was never
cewiuij girl."
He folded np the paper carefully
and put it in bid pocket, and for tbe
lime tbe subject wad forgotten.
Jude ot the surprise of Acton
wtien next morning in tbe breakfast
room be espied auiong tbe waiters
tbe girl of wbotn be bad beeu speak
ing, making herself useful, but still
here, as elsewhere, evincing to an ob
server the distinctive air of a weil
bred lady. ,
"What, the deuce! Ralph, as true
as you live, there is that Miss Hill
among the waiters. She must be
doing it for a Wager, or an experi
ment, or something of that. Vbr,
she is the Gncit looking girl in ue
house! Compare btr wub someof tbe
more wealthy ladies here there is
no comparison!"
'The name w the hat," su-ro-esied
bis companion, "I believe it is tbe
arae one. If ibe would be a waiter
he would trim bats. Reverse of
fortune perhaps. I'll Gud out if pos
sible."
But it did not t?eem so easy to find
out. .No one seemed to know her,
aud tbe lady wan uuapproacbable, by
virtue ot tbe quiet Uiguity which en
folded ber.
b Actou determineu to
make a bold lu.-b. He Iuilered
around one day and - foitunaiely
fouud a cbauceto ppeuk unobserved.
She was sortinir out nankius. 'T
beg your pardifu but Miss Hill
did you ever seetbis writing?"
one starred Wita great surprise
thai he should ktow ber name, aud
then, as ber eyefell ou the writing,
vivid criuisou sBfliised her face, as
she recognized tbe liues written in
girlish fuu. i
He was answered before she spoke.
Yes, that is my writing. I was
irnuniiug buts lust spriug and I
I thought 1 would write soiuethiuir ou
the inside of that tip, uever thinking
to meet it here." 4
"I dropped my bat in the water
when 1 was Gnhiug a few days ago,
aud, as tbe lining was all wet I tore
it out, wheu this came to light. Sin
gular that 1 should Sud it and then
meet you here.'
"Stily quotation; I might at least
have writteu something sensible. Let
me destrov it now," aud she extended
her baud fur the paper.
"With your leave I will keep it as
a memento;" aud be blood a iiiomeul
wishing be dared fulfill the eutreaty
coutaiued iu the poetry, aud tbiukiug
how sweetly it would sound from her
scarlet lips.
But ber air forbade any familiarity
such as might b taken with some iu
ber position, and she went ou'witb
ber Work ia a utnuner tba seemed to
dismiss bim. He walked off tbiuk
iug, "I'll win that girl if she is poor,
if it s possible, 1 bclievp the is a
jewel
"AnJ when I wear it on my brow,
The world may wonJer, but it will nt laugh."
He was rich, handsome and above
ihe average iu character. She con
tinued to be the one attraction for
him, and going to his room one day
be penned the following uote:
Miss Hill: Will you favor me
with ttu iuterview? 1 have felt in
terested in you ever since I Grrt saw
you, and it increases daily. My po
sition and character are good, as I
can prove to you, aud I trust you
will acquit me of any but honorable
intentious. You are evidently in a
position beneath me, but when J see
you dignify even that my respeet aud
admiration increase. Please do UQX
say me nay.
Charlie Acto.v.
iTtureeua reau tne note ana ap
preciated tbe manly toue, but conclu
ded she had better refuse this request
atpreseut. Ihe next day he rccolv
ed ibis note flora ber peu:
Mr. Acton: 1 think it best to re
fuse your request at present. My
posiiiou has beeo different as you
suppose, and I suppose I was once
your equal, socially; but should it
be kuown that I. iu my preeeut ca
pacity, bad an iuterview with tbe
wealthy Mr. Acton, it might cause
unpleasant remarks. After 1 leave
bere, if you still wish it, you cau call
at street aud I shall be happy to
meet yoq. Thankiuit you for your
kind iuterest iu my welfare, I remain,
etc.,
Frepreetta Hill.
And with this he was obliged lobe
satisfied.
Six weeks later we Gud biui ring
ing the bell of ibe bouse in tbe strum
she had meutioned. During the
weeks that bad intervened be had
grown more aud more infatuated,
aud i-hi could not misterpret tbe ten
der lo V in his eye w henever it
chanced lo meet hers.
She met biiu witb a frank, pleasant
welcome and a less digitized manner
then wheu he bad seen her lietnre
She looked more beautiful than ever,
iu his eye, in black silk, wilt) r'o
color at ber throat, ligbiiug. up ber
somber dress and' reuderiug in ire
vivid and striking her rich, dark
beauty. Charlie felt enough in love
wbt-u he looked at her to then aud
there clasp ber u bis arras and give
ber the tequest iu the liues she bad
written. But there was a wc-man to
be wod, and he could not take any
such method at first, or be niiifhi lose
ber.
"Miss Hill, I lhatik you for grant
ing me this iuterview aud f r the evi
dent confidence you have iu me.
Will you paidou my curiosity aud
tell me w by I found you ia an inferior
positiou?"
"Tbe old storv. Mr father died
aud left my mother and me penniless,
aud tbeu we found our summer frieuds
bad flown. She only lived a few
mouths after that, aud I an only
child, petted, flattered, had tQ face
tbe world alone. I have not found
any situation, such as I witb my ed
ucation might Gil, so I have taken
w;h,at offered, hoping for het'er
limes iu tie future, I hife foind
some noble friends true as steel.
I went t the tuouutaii g tor
chance, as waiter, bet ug I 0U d
, -
go in no oilier capacny. :i w
strange that we sh uld meet tbtrv? '
"It was stranifr; mil mere i niei,
in v fate. Miss Hill, wou't you allow I
j - -
me now to lift tbe burden from tho.e
TT
& ti;
ML Ja
2 7.
j (.lender tsboulde rs atid call y.u al!
iny owii. 1 admire you, love you,
II jas 1 never loved woman before,
and
tbe brave manner in which yoa have
taken up the burden eflife, all unus
ed as you were, increases niy regard
tenfold."
Sbe looked, was surprised, and. a
once before in bis presence, a deep
crimson dyed her lace.
"1 thought you came in the role of
friend, not lover, but I cannot answer
you yet. I do not know my own
heart. Of your character I kuew ere
I left th mountains, or 1 should
uever have permitted you to visit me
here iu .ew lurk. This much I
tell you now I esteem
highly."
you very
"l on will allow tne- to continue
my visits:" be asked.
" es. 1 feci honored bv the senti
ments you have just expressed, and
sball be happy to meet you often."
bo ar leui a suitor as Actou could
hardly fail of success. Fredrcetta
louud ncr neart was becoming en
tangled beyond extrication, as she
was thrown iuto his society, and be
come the recipient of many love-like
attentions.
Tbey bad returned frem a concert
one evening, and as tbey sal a short
lime in tbe parlor of tbeir lodging
bouse W'th the sweet straius of the
singer still lingering in tbeir ears he
suddenly produced tbe piece of pa
per which bad been the prime agent
of their acquaintance.
"Isu't ii time 1 fulfilled ibis re
quest, Fredreetta?"
"No request, ouly a quotation from
Saxe. You cannot possibly attribute j
it to me. '
'T think I can."
He was sitting beside her, Lis arm
stole around her and drew her close
to his heart.
"Xow, darling, may I have the
kiss I have been longing for ever
since I first kuew you; but you have
been so cold I dared uot a.-k."
She did not resist, for with that
passionate clasp came tbe tide of love
surging through ber veins.
He took not one, but many, and
w hispered. "You will be mine soon,
won't you, my peerless one, niy
queen?''
For uuswer her arm stole around
his neck trustingly, lovingly. Tbe
woman's heart spoke in that caress.
And this was bow Charlie Acton's
hat fouud his wife
oin sew yoru LErrF.rt.
New York, December 31, 1373
BEECIIER AGAIN.
Tbe Reecher case reopens in a dif
ferent spirit from that in -vbich it has
beeu met before. There is less dis
position to search for seusations, and
Mrs. Moiilton presses her right to a
fair bearing in ibe. Church with a
tiriniiess aud dignity mat promise
ber pari at least will be worthily per.
formed. There is not one sincere
friend of purity and order who does
not long to see this ghastly scandal
set at rest, nor left to be the myste
ry of modern times, worse than tbe
story of the Iron Mask. Whether
Beecber is innocent or not, the course
of Plymouth Church has prejudiced
it in tbe eyes of the world which is
pot used to see innocence defending
itself by the tactics of guilt. Tbe
Church fiuds itself at a disadvantage
for the first time. Mrs. M jultoa de
mauds ber right as a church member
to a bearing before being summarily
expelled, and ber husband is deter
mined not to die without a fight for
life. A s Beecber refuses to prosecute
bun, he will prosecute Beecber, so
that the jury shall decide which of the
two is perjured. So you see the old
scandel is still alive, and will proba
bly drag through another year.
TWEED,
is not in Havana, that any one knows
of. Tbe man supposed to be tbe
great thief is another man who is so
unfortunate as to resembel him.
Tbe theory now is that he is in hiding
in New lork, waning till O'Conor
gets well, that his troubles may be
arranged Wherever be may he, one
thing is certain, thp plundered city
will uever ret a cent of what has
been stolen from it No New York
politician ever refunded a dollar that
be bad Moleb. aud Tweed is not tbe
marj to begin.
THE 0LP, OLD STORY.
Last night a man, a woman and
two chi'dren were found dead io a
room on Fourth Avenue, with bullet
holes through them. It was a ghast
ly sitbt, and a gbastly story is be
hind it. Edward Minster, the sen of
a wealthy man, fell iu love with a
woman whose character was so bad
that be would uot marry ber, but he
did live with ber. The old story
was repeated. She drained him of
Lis money, eustraiiged bim from Lis
frieuds, and fiuaily when be bai
nothing left, was getting ready to
leave bim. Mad with jealousy, he
shot ber, then tbe children, aud then
bim.-e.f There are twenty thousand
men iu this city living in this way,
and every week more or less of the in
muke a tragical vndiug.
THE REVIVAL SEA30:J
is passing away, but there are no re
vivals. Moody and Sankey did not
succeed in creating any enthusiasm
iu Brooklyn, and their failure chilled
tbe churches to a degree that pre
cludes the possibility of a successful
movement against Satan tbis winter.
It was intended to make a decisive
charge along the whole line, and ex
tensive preparations were made to
that end, but, it has all been aban
doned, and ibe churches are colder
tban ever, The temperance organi
sations are making a little headway,
but they are evidently discouraged
and are workine itb no heart. De
pression in busines
tbestruga'6 &r
hfe that every business man has to
make, leaves little opportunity for
purely benevolent or unselfish opera
' lions. The man np to bis eyes iu
debt and a bad business baa but lit
tle
heart for anything of this kind, j
pre will be do revivals worth
There
speaking ot tbis winter iu New York.
Ul'SINESS
continues horribly dull iu fact there
isn't any business. Tbe hotels are
erupt v, tbe wholesale trade is noth
ing, and the retail trade is not half
what it ouiibt to be. Tbe longest;
fa ed man ic ihe world just now is
ibe New Yorker who has a ttore oa
. . ...
his hands for which be is paying?10,-
3 Sa w
000 rent per anuurj. His expenses
go on ruereilepsly, and bis business
out of which be is to pay uotLiug.
It is the worst season ever kuotvu,
and no one feels certain of improve
ment. Happy is tbe man w ho is well
out.
NEW YEAR TOPICS.
New-Year calls will be paid with
less ceremony tbis vear than f..r
many years before. In fact the fash
ionables mourn the small aud quiet
ways in w hich everything is done.
They are afraid that tbe world iu
us rAHKerateu reverence lor everv
thing old-fashioned in tbe centennial i
year may go back to the custom of
doing without wedding tuurs, and
that tbe brides of next season will be
unceremoniously marched to their
new homes and begin married lite
w ithout so much as a trip to Niagara,
and to take their Paris tour out in a
round of teaparties through the hon
ey moon, as their grandfathers and
grandmothers did a hundred years
ago. Truth compels me to sav that
the Paris trip would be tbe cheaper
in tbe end, for there used to be a
deep complaints of old that these
festivities preyed heavily upon the
pockets of all conrerned, and more
than one good tradesman was ruined
by Laving too much company. But
ppito of the money pressure and tbe
fancy for simple ways, we hear of
ladies receiving in blue aud maroon
velvet gowns, that the fashionable
gowns for receiving call on
New Year day will be of blue and
maroon velvet, with trimmings of
the new Genoa poiut which is a sort
of fine honitou lace with a net ground.
which my lady readers -will recog
nize as a uew departure in lace.
Yellow and blue diamonds, and cam
eos which require the most exquisite
creations of art in their subjects, w ill
be the approved jewel to wear with
these elegant toilets. The fine world
is pretty well divided on the ques
tion of supplying wines and spiritu
ous beverages to calle's. Nit. a few
of the best families iu the fashiona
ble world discountenance it entirely,
while utters are abandoning the cau
tious ground they have always held
on tbe subject. Aproposof this I see
that Harper's Bazar iu a late edito
rial on Christmas, proposes the Use
of Punch, Egguogg and kindred
drink, aud speaks of them with tone
of allowance which Uia decided con
tract with its position r-onie time
rnce. Two or three years ago the
Bazar published a number of recipes
fur fancy drinks, like prince regent's
puncb, claret-cup and the like which
ratstd a perfect storm of expostula
tion from b readers, especially the
good Methodist brothers who make
it their business to keep a strict
watch over tbe morals of Harper
publications. So mut-h wassid thai
ihe editor of the Bazar incontinently
refuses to publish any farther articles
on the same subject. Ivtber there is
a reaction on ibe part of its censors
or the Bazar guages the tone of so
ciety differently indeed, since it ap
parently gives editorial sanction to
the use of wiDe and its compounds
in the family. It will however find
few to quarrel with tbe stand il has
last 4aken.
PlETEO.
fompell.
The Grst thing that strikes one on
entering Pompeii is tbe narrowness
ef ibe streets. It finds no paralel in
any modern city except perhaps Ven
ice. Tbe wiileat streets are uot wider
tbaa ordinary lanes or alleys iu Ame
rican cuies, aud many of them are
still narrower. Of course, the vehi
cles used bere must have been ex
tremely narrow between the w heels,
otherwise it would have been im
possible for two chariots moving in
opposite directions to pass each other.
The streets appear well paved with
s.nes aud lava blocks, in w hich the
ruts worn by ibe chariot wheels may
still be seen.
As to tne bouses and villas, they
differ from eacfc ttber in size aud ele
gance, as their owners probably did
in wealth, competence or poverty,
but stili tbey preserve a uniform
family likeness, aud differ greatly
from our modern houses. This dif
ference is caused no doubt partly by
climatological considerations, and
partly by the unlike babitsand modes
of living among tbe ancients aud
moderns. "A fiue bouse in Pom
peii," says a writer, "consists of sev
eral inclosed spaces, some open to
the sky, around which walls and col
onades a'e built. These commuui
cate with each other by doors and
passages. The atrium, which is ihe
principal room eutered after the ves
tibule, is a large, and often elegantly
decorated apartment, ilb a square
or rectangular opening ia the roof,
which has a pitch towards the cen
tre, aud under this opening is a sunk
en cistern, called ctnipluvium, into
w hich ihe rain drips. Arouud ibid
apurtnieut or ball, like state rooms
around, a cabin, are ranged the sleep
ing rooms, little, datk, narrow, coo
Gued boles, without windows, receiv
ing light aud air oulf through the
door opening iut tbe atrium, wiih
out any of ihe comforts and conven
iences of a modern bedroom, and of
ten coutaiuiug only a rude bench,
rather than a bedstead, on which tbe
sieeper probably threw himself with,
out takibg off tbe clothes he had
woru during the day. Sometimes
the bedstead consists of a rectangu
lar table, built tf brick aud mortar
against a wall, about tbree feet high,
three teet w ide, and si and a half
feet l.ng. Sometimes one sees fresco
pa ntingson these walls repreaeutiug
personal or domestic habits.
These bouses seem to have been
built for general convenience. Tbe
family lived together in the atrium,
or some corresponding aj.nii.urui,
seeking the sunny side or gathering
arouud a bmaier, in winter; and, in
the summer, draw iug a liueo shade
otertbe roof, aud opeuiog all the
doors for the free circulation of air.
The reason why the Pompenan
houses are generally small, as com
pared with modern dwellings, may
be found in the fact that the inhabi
tants of Pompeii, like those i.fSmr. It
em Italy to this day, lived an out-of-door
"ifr. Their time was spent
mostly at places of public amuse
ment at. the baths, tbe forum, the
theatres, ect.
re-guru iuc ucron..
Bdornment3 of lheae house3 , there is
,s regards the decorations and
jthe act of Angust 14, HH, compris
jing a!I the teritory west of the sum
rni zz zr mil ol the Rocky mountains and
..,. i north of the 42d parallel. The act
HOI.K NO. l-2S0f Arch2, 153. created Washing-
I Pr;at difference between ihfin ud
j modem bouses. The Fompeiiu
r.--l i i l . l t
lumnv nail ice wuns i tneir rioUJ1.
painted w'ilh frtse es, we bang our
pictures against the walls; they
had scarcely any windows, we hang
ours with rich curtains; they walked
over a floor of marble, often iulaid
witn mosaics, we tread on cosilv
carpets; tbey surrounded themsel
ves witb Cuer works of bronzi and
marble than we d.; "their lamps,
braziers, tripods, and table furniture
granueu tue sense ol Deauty more
than our chairs, tables, and cups and
-:e.j.L e
jsauieis. ou, . .. 111c uriui an IU
;.. ,.. i. t..i . . - l
... t l u . l .. . Ti
were lar oeuiuu us. i uere were iiu
chimneys for tbe smoke to escape
their utensils, tools, implements, etc.
w ere rude and clumsy."
"So, too, in all that relates to dress
and personal ornaments, tbe same
iucousjsteneies were displayed. True
tbeir jew elry, such as rings, brce
lets, brocbes, etc., are, iu Goeuess
aud quality of workmanship, equal
to our modern jewelry but, in tbe
substantial articles of dress, our
superiority is very great. J Cram
rr, in The LmUpa Repository
Urn. Ursnls Ichool Disya.
REMINISCENCES OF THE OLD LOO
SCHOOL Hol SE CLERMONT COUN
TY, OHIO.
.vway up in a smuii boii.iw, ju-t
ibis side of Amelia, in Clermont
county, there stood, a few years ti;'o,
an old school house, weather-beaten.
turnbIe-dovn, and disused, which ihe
old iubabitant poiuted out as the
place wuere Livsi-es s. orant receiv
ed his early education. Tbe build
ing has since been tiro down, we be
lieve, but there are recolleciions con
nected with it which have become of
Listoricol interest since Headley's
"Hero Boy" has figured so largely iu
the history of his couutry.
"Nobody thought when Grant was
a boy," said an old citizen of Cler
mont countj, ho attended this
school at the same time the President
ditl, "thai hi: would ever amount to
much. The most promising boy in
school at that tuue was one named
Henry Wattey. He was at tba head
of tbe class iu mathematics, geogra
phy, spelling aud all other studies,
und everybody prophesied great
things of him; but he is now running
a forty acre farm up in Warren coun
ty." "
""low did Grant average ia his
studies?"
"Ouly middling He would never
be called dull, but he was never bril
liant. He used to spend a great deal
of his time in reading the, life of
Napoleon, which interfered consider
ably with his school duties, until tbe
teacher destryed that book by put
ting it into tbe stove."
"Was he punctual in bis atten
dance?" "Very. He never stayed away
from school unless compelled to by
circumstances. He was never late.
eitner, out was anion? tbe nrst to
reach tbe school bouse in tbe morn
ins."
"Was he a noisy boy?"
Vo, sir. Although courteous to
everybody, he was not loud mouthed,
like tbe other boys, but spoke in a
low and quiet tone of voice, witb
unusual diguity for one of bis years."
"We always called bim Hiram at
school," continued the old stager.
"Nobody ever thought of calling him
Ulysses, and after tbe captura of
Yicksburg, w hen we had not beard
fro iu biui for years, a great many of
us did not know or even imagine that
it was the boy w ho used to go to the
old log school-bouse in the hollow."
"Was Grant a playful boy?"
"Not by any means. Yrou never
could get bim to take part in any
game or sport except a suow-ball Ggbi.
In ibat be delighted. But as far as
'bull pen' or ball playing was con
cerned, he would uevertakeany part,
but would sit on a fence or stump
and look on?"
"During Lis school days did be
ever exhibit signs of the persevering
spirit for which he has since become
noted."
"I cannot remember but one occa
sion, and this was w hen the school
master flogged him to make bimgivt
up a jm knife, w ith which be had
been cutting tbe side of his desk. Tbe
schoolmaster demanded! the kuife,
but Grant refused to give it up. The
teacher tried to take it aw ay, bui
could not do it. He then sent oui
into tbe woods aud got a long, black
hickory switch witb which be bela
bored the future Piesideut to make
him surrender the kuife. But Gram
persistently declined', and at last tbe
pedagogue was forced to stop from
sheer exhaustion. This, iustauce
was forcibly recalled to mind when
be made the famous remark: 'I will
ti -hi u out ou ibis line if it lakes ali
summer,' aud by many other similar
incidents in bis future career.
"I saw Grant when he was here
at tba Burnet House iu 1372," con
tinued our interviewer, "and he was
the first to rec 'guiae me aud to give
ii. e a ordial baud shake, lie even
caaie through a Urge cro d of dig
nitaries to shake bauds with an old
schoolmate."
The name Oregon was long appli
ed to al' tbe Territory claimed by the
t'uited State on the Faci fie coast,
exteuding from latitude 42Q ;o 54
20' north. VnJer tbe treaty of 1813,
tbe p.-ovisi.ms of w hich were con
tinued in 1321, it was jointly occu
pied by Great Britain and the United
Slates uulil 134G. when tbe latter by
the northwest bouudary treaty, aban-doue-t
all claim to tbe couutry north
of the 49ib parallel, and the name
Oregon was restricted to the region
soutn of that line to which in turn
Great Britain released all claim.
Though the coast of Oregon had been
previously fvt-a by various naviga
tors, iu history, as known to civiliz
ed man, may be said to commence
with tbe disjovery of the Columbia
river bv Capt. Robert Oray, who en
tered its mouth in the American ship
Columbia, from Boston, May tin,
1192. and gave to the river the name
of his vessel. By the Louisiana part-base
in 1S03, ibe Uuiie States ac
quired whatever title France may
have bad to this region. Tbe expe
ditions across the continent, under
Captains Lcwisaod Claikc, in 1S01
, gave the Americens an additional
titlo to the country. In 1S33 the
emigration tf Americans commenced
overland, and previous to S."0 sever
al ih-xisnutl reaebed O. i g n. Sub
ssqtiei.ily the ilt.-covery of gold t
u of.fl unii.y st-ttirrs. " Tbe first at-u-uipi
al .ik.4ri..,-d government was
made ia 141. ami re-ulted ia the es
tablishment ol a legislative and an
executive committee in 1343. The
territory of Oregon was organizer! hw
tou territory, comprising ail ir Ore
gou north of the Columbia river
toward the west, and of tbe46:h par
allel toward tbe east. By tbe act of
J February 14, 135S, Congress admit
ted Oreifxn iuto ibe L uion with its
! p e.-tut limits.
WHAT THE MI XT AT PHILADELPHIA
CONTAINS.
Many people w ill visit ibe Uuited
Stales Miut in ibis city next jear,
aud among many other woudcrful
things nothing will be of more inter
est io ibe curious tbau ibe extensive
aud sp'eudid collection of Coins of all
countries reaching from the remotest
aes of antiquity. There is a proba
bility that some of these may be
plated in the Ceutenuial. Among
the most interesting specimens of the
coins of ihe Greek republics are the
coins of ,Etua, w hich are supposed
to bo the oldest coinage ia existence,
aud date back lu tbe origin of the art,
at out "00 years B. C. Tbey bear
the device of a tortoUe, which is em
blematic of tbe island, lying securely
in the vater; the revers bears no
mark or device except that of the
stake on w hich it laid while coining.
Iu the same collection is the silver
te:ra drachm, with the device, bead
of Minerva of ancient style; ibe re
verse, a large ol with ibe lef.ers A.
O. E., initials of Atbeus ibis being
coined iu bold relief. Historical facts
indicate its age as from twenty-two
to t euty-tbree ceuturies. Its value
is about sixty-eight cents io our
money. Another of interest isaeoin
of Augustus and Agrippa, in whose
day it was struck. Ju the case con
taining the coinage of the Greek nion
archs is a small coin having the de
vice of Macedonian horse aud no re
verse except push marks This ia
supposed lo date before the reign of
Alexander I , w ho lived about 500
Ii. C; aUo, oue of the reign of Alex
ander 1 1 1., bearing an ear-ring, thus
proving that, as iu these davs, it was
fashionable to wear pendant orna
ments, even iu those ancient times.
The ancient realm of Egypt had
no coined money before the Greek
Kings, a dynasty whith resulted
from the couquest by Alexander of
Macedun, and began at his death.
.V uoticable coin cf the Ptolemies
weighs over three ounces. In the
class of the Roman family coin is an
euormous brume piece (aes), weigh
ing 01 ounces, and bearing tbe head
of Junus. It dates back about 500
years B. C. This class includes about
2U0 Roman coins, from Ca'sar down
to Byzantine, A. D. 1413: amDng
them specimens of tbe Coins caused
to be struck by Marc Antony, bear
iug ibe number of tbe respeciive
egtons under bis command to wbom
tbey were paid on tbe obverse, while
on tbe reverse is ibe rude representa
tion of a vessel propelled by oars.
In another case, containing coins
selected from the collections of all
Countries, is found that interesting
aud sacred one, tbe widow's mite of
tbe New Testament. This is in
bronze aud very small, tbe device ef
faced; it was found near the walls of
Jerusalem. Another of tbe same
class is tbe Jewish shekel of Simon
Maccabeus, B. C. Hi, bearing the
put of manna with tbe shekel of Isra
el; reverse, the budding rod of Aaron
with Jerusalem ibe Holy. Its value
is fifty-eight cents. Also, tbe penny
f tbe New Testament, denarius of
Tiberius, Roman Emperor, A. D. 14
41, value fifteen cent s One of tho
oldest gold coinages i. tbe golden
daric, Darius of Persia, B. C. 520,
valued at $5 50, and the stater of
Alexander the Great, B. C. 335-353;
device, bead of Alexander as Hercu
les wkh the lion's skin. Clone by is
the Kleopatrasa, a bronze of Cleopa
tra, the celebrated Egyptian Queen;
reverse, an eagle; legend, "Kleapa
trasas." Then there is tbe mauch of Ptole
my Pbiiadelpbus; King of Egypt, B.
C. 234, bearing a device of Arsino,
bis w ife and siter, a niece of Alex
ander the Great. It ia of fine coin- .
age and remarkably well preserved.
There are also gold coins of Britain
prior to the Roman conquest aud
nearly contemporaneous with tbe
Christian era; among them the penny
of Elhelbert aud tbe corausius of tbe
Roman Emperor in Britain A. D.
237 to 293. Then there is the pennj
of William t .e Conqueror, the four
pence of Robert Bruce, and near
them the half crown of Oliver Crom
well A piece of historical interest
ts the device of Charlemagne, A. I.
767, valued at seven cents, also a gold
coin ol rvrdinana ana ssaoeiia oi
pain. There are, indeed, thousands.
of all kinds of coins. PhiladeljMa
Pre.
A l.mdm Triek.
The latest dodge in Lon.IoD, where
tbe water supply is not yet perma
nent, is tbe fallowing: A scamp en
ters a duelling house toward aoon,
and scares tbe females by announc
ing that tbe main has burst, and that
be is sent by tb water company t
see that ali water is 'mmediately
drawn from tbe cisterns. Every avail
able tub, pail and utensil is immedi
ately requisitioned, for tbe fellow
tells" theip that they will out have a
drop of water for tbe next forty
eight hours. While tbe servants are
busv fulfilling his orders be pockets
every valuable within bis reach, and
fiuaily vanishes, after ordering all
fires, in ihe house to be put out.
A Darkey who was stooping tu
wash bis hands in a creek, didn't do-li.-e
tbe pecuiiar actions of a goat
just behind bim, so when bo acranv
i - 1 1
bled out of the water ana was .Bseu
bow it happened, he answered : I
luuno 'zctly ; but peerta as u ue
-bore kiuder b'isted and frowed me."
A good temperance
work rerooy
roouth of the
ing the bars at tbe
Mississippi.
A philosopher describe a bald
man as one no vomos ni
towel.
The man who would like to s
y,iu tbe blind man.
Old niai'N Virginia are politely
called "belated sisters."
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