I mact write a ; if no-body v-r
u A lioo of it. I must, wLiie it is
nil now and frcch io my mind, write
out the biMorj ot ibe Iftel two .
and tbe dcrijilion of "our gal. B
II arry calls Lcr.
Our g.l Cri ru.de Lor abearance
in the b..u two
M. nd.r. aud I ba.lrd bir broad No
d .ui fire wiib most be.rtj
wdcome. Little did I re. hz.-but
to beg.D at bcgioDio. 1 . I
iTeurcticallvlduowmetlwogof
tbe aru and tbereunto aPper-
Saw .?o; but we bare alw.y.
Id nmt ,.rettybouw,ih 10 good
U. and cvery.bing ,ew. I f.Dctcd
So tkwork would be a mere wander
SvraDt Wared witb tbe regu
lariiv of mj proceedings.
"'Twa cu a Sunday morning," as
Iran I drt-wm for cburib
t)e'n mv ,-bau.U-r-tuaid came up wub
ft rueful 'countenance.
U you pie. Mr, llarrov, 1 m
going."
l..in(r'." I xclaiuiea.
'YfUre?"
To leave, luaam. lloiue. I ve
got a icll of iu urlia coming 'on.
at J I'm going borne to lay by."
I5ut yu tao lie down bere it you
re hick." .
'Well, ma'am, I aia't to Bay feitk,
exactly, but I'm Cxiug for a turn."
"A luru ?"
"Vis. I bave neuralgia iu jx-Ilw,
aud 1 alwavafftl Vu coming.'
Word were rain. G be would,
and go tbe did. I went iuto ibe
kilcbeo to explain to tbe cock tbat
must do dout.Ie duty lor a nine
fclie was a perfect termagant, aud to
n.r in ir mcment tbe wbeeled
v
round witb tbe try
-Goue! Jane gone! Will you get
anoiber girl!"'
"Certaiulv."
"To-day !"
"How can I get a girl on
Sun-
dav!"' ,
And to-morrew id wuh day:
Well, I'm uot going to May to do all
tbe woik. You'll eiibir get auotber
girl early to-morrow or I'll leave
yon
You'll leave now, in tbe tbortest
M.nce of time it takes to go 'row bere
to tbe door," cried Harry from tbe
iitiug-rnom, wbere be badoverbeard
us.
With many insolent ppeecbes rbe
departed, aud inconvenieu: as il was,
I w as glad to ee ber go.
O' course tbere was no cburcb,
and I began to get dinner. Harry,
like a niahculiue angel as be was,
took off bin coat and came down to
belp me, with an assurance tbat be
actually could uot fit Mill aud bear
tbe cook use tbe tone tbe did one ia
Mad longer. It was a merry day.
Harry raked tbe Cre till bis glossy
brown curls were powdered whb
gray, wbich premature sign of age
was produced, be assured me, by
"care, and oot tbe wtigbt of years."
He peeled potatoes so beautifully
tbat luey were about as big as bul
lets, after be bad taken off tbe skin
an iucb tbit k all round. Pies were
tbe only article of cookery witb
w bich I was particularly acquainted,
no I made a meat pie, two apple pies,
and sbort cake for supper, w biib we
ate witb tbe dinner at six o'clock
It was late enough when we cleared
up, but at last all was done but one
lb lug. Harry w as in the liaih-rootn
refreshing himself, when I discover
ed that tbe coal was all gone. I
bated to call bim down, for be had
worked hard all day, so I Vuk tbe
scuttle and weut down to tbe cellar
myself, laughing to tbiuk bow he
would scold w hen be knew it. I am
a weak woman, aud not very strong,
bnt I filled tbe big scuttle, and lug
ging away with both baud, started
up stairs.
I was at tbe top, my labor nearly
over, when somehow, I can not tell
bow, I lost my balance. I reeled
over, and tbe heavy thing come with
me, dow n to the bottom of the Hairs
I felt it crushing my foot. 1 heard
Harry's call, aud then f aimed. I
know dow, though 1 did not then,
bow be lifted roe in bis strong anus,
and carried me up stairs, and the
touch of the cold water w hich be
poured over me is tbe next thing I
rememln-r. As soon as I was con
scious and able to speak, I let bim go
lor the doctor, lamenting tbat mother
aud Lu were both out of town for
the summer.
Well, wvll ; it was a weary night ;
no time to scold, Harry said, so be
petted, uursed, and tended me, till
my heart ached with its fulness of
love aud jrratitude. Morning found
me, mv fractured ankle in a box, lying
helpless in led, and Harry promised
to send me girl immediately. So,
ftfter this long prelude, I come to
our gal." Ob ! I must tell you bow
Harry made me slice of buttered
toast for hreakfast by buttering the
bread on both sides and then toasting
it.
It was about nine o'clock when my
new girl came. Harry bad given
Ler ft dead-latcb key, so she entered
and came np to my door. Her knock
was tbe first peculiarity that startled
me, one rap, loud as pistol shot, and
s abrupt.
"Come in !"
With a sweep tbe door flew back,
and in the space stood my new acqui
sition. Stop a moment! I must de
scribe ber. She was very tall, very
robast, and very ugly. Her thick
bair grew low on ber forehead, and
her complexion was uniformly red.
Her features were very large, and
ber mouth of (her only beautv)
white, even teeth. till, be face was
far from stupid. Tbe mouth, though
laree. was flexible and expressive,
and tbe big black eyes promised in
telligence. Hut oh! bow can I de
scribe ber "ways," as Harry calls,
tbem ? She stood for an instant per
fectly motionless, then she swept
down tn a low and real It not un
graceful courtesy.
"Madam," she said in deep voice,
"jour most obedient."
"You are " I said, questionably
"Your bumble servant "
This was not "getting on" ft bit ;
so I said
"You are tbe girl Mr. Harvey sent
from the Intelligence Office?"
"I m tbat woman," she said with
a flourish f ber shawl; "and bere
ia roy certificate of merit;" and she
took a paper from ber pocket Ad
Vftncing with ft long step, ft 6top.
another step and stop, until she
reached my bedside, she banded me
the paper with a low bow, and then
stepping back three steps she stood
waiting for me to read it, witb bands
clasped and drooping, and ber bead
bent as if it were ber death-warrant.
It was a well-written, properly
worded note from ber former mistress
certifying tbat she was benest and
capable, and I really bad no cb-iice
bnt t keep ber, so I told ber to find
ber room, lay off ber bonnet, and
then come to me again. I was half
afraid of ber. She was not drank
will those clear black eyes shining
so
i 1 ... I,-, -,i,.r actual V
rorcd oi insanitv. However. I .
., i,i..i.. nd then Harry;
would come as early as be could, and
I could endure to wait.
"Tt llmevour name," I said, as
At came in'with the stride and step.
"M v name is Mary," she said, io
a tone so deep tbat it seemed to come
from the verv toes f ber pollers.
.Ye. Ma'ry, first put tbe roorn in
order before the doctor come,."
Ob if words could only picture
that scene! Fancy this tall, large,
ogly woman, arnid (I use tbe word
in hsfaHsenJe) witU a d..ster,cb.rg- :
ingat the furniture as if she were at me expiring agou.es yi . pFu, .
stabbing her mortal enemy to tbe ; dirt she rubs out of existence Tbe
heart. She stuck tbe comb into the J funniest part of all is ber rfect un
brush as if she were saving "Die, consciousness of doing anything out
trait. r!"aad piled up tLe bo ks as
if they were faeots tor a tuneral
flame. She gave tbe curtains a seep j
witb ber bunds as if she were pjt-
tine back tapestry for a roval procea-jto
sion. ana aasuea tue cnairs aown m:". -
their places like a magnificent bandit
spuming a tyrant ia bii power. i
Uut when she came t tbe lavalid
her manner, pr'oping me up comforta-
biv, making the bed at ouce easv and
handsome, arranging my Lair and
dress with a perfect perception of my
sor condition. And w hen she dash -
ed out of the room, I forgavo the air
with which hbe returned and pre
sented a tray to me for the sake of
its contents. Such delicious tea and
toast, and such perfection of poached
eggs, were an apology for an eccen
tricity of manner. I was thinking
gratefully of my own comfort and
wat' bing her bang up my clothes in
tbe closet in ber own style, when the
door-bell rang Like lightning she
closed the closet door, caugbt up the
tray, and rusbed down stairs. From
my open door I could bear tbe fol
lowing conversation, which I must
say rather astonished even me, al
ready prepared for a ay eccentritity
Dr. Holbrook was my visitor, and
of course his first question was
' How is Mrs. Harvey this morn
ing?" In a voice that was tbe concentrat
ed essence of about one dozen tracre.
dies my extraordinary servant replied
"What man art tbou?"
"Is the woman crazy ?" cried the
doctor.
''Lay not that flattering unction to
your soul !" cried Mary.
"H'm yes " said tbe doctor,
musinply; thenjin bis own cheery,
brisk tones he added : "you are the
new servant, I suppose?"
"Sir, I will serve my mistress till
chill death shall part us from each
other."
"H'm. Well now, in plain Eng
lish, go tell ber I am bere."
"I go, and it is done !'' was the re
plv. and with the slow stride and halt
I beard ber cross tbe entry. She
was soon at my door. "Madam, tbe
doctors waits!" she said, standing
with one arm out in a erand attitude.
"Let him come up," I said, chok
ing witb laughter.
She went down again.
"Sir, from my mistress I bave late
ly come, to bid you welcome, and in -plore
you to ascend. She awaits
within yon chamber for your com
ing." Is it to be wondered at that the
doctor found his patient in perfect
convulsions of langbfer, or tbat be
joined ber in ber merriment ?
"Wbere did you find that treas
ure ?" be asked.
Harry sent her from the office."
"Stace-strurk evidently, though
where she picked up that fifth-cut-
actress manner remains to lie seen."
The professional part of bis vis:t
over, the doctor staved tor a cnat
We vrere warmly discussing the news
of the day, when whew ! the door
flew open, and :n stalked Mary, and
announced with a swing of her arm
"Tbe butcher, madam !''
I saw the doctors eyes twinkle,
hut be began to write in his memo.
ranrlnm-bonk with intense gravity.
"Well. Mary." I said, "he is ot
wailing?"
"The dinner waits!" she replied
".shall I prepire the viands as mv
wn judgment sha'l direct, or will
yonr inclination dictate to me "
"Cook them as von will, but have
a good dinner for Mr. Harvey at two
o'clock."
"itetween the strokes 'twill wait
his appetite." And with another
sweeping courtesy she left the room
the door, as usual, after her exit
standing wide open.
She was as good as her word
Without anr orders from me, she
took it for granted that Harry would
dine up stairs, and set the tanle in
mv room I was beginning to let my
keen sense of the ludicrous triumph
over pain and weariness, and I watch
ed her, strangling the laugh till she
was down stairs. To see ber stab
the potatoes and behead the celery
was a perfect treat, and the nir of
msrtvr preparing poison, witb wbich
she ponred out the water, was per.
feet. Harry was evidently prepared
for fun, for be watched ber as keenly
as I did.
Not one mouthful would she bring
to me, till she had made it as dainty
as could be ; mashing my potatoes
witb the movement of ft saint crush
ing vipers, and buttering ray bread
in a manner that fairly transformed
the knife into dagger. Yet the mo
ment, she brought it to me. all the
affectation dropped, and no mother
could have been more natnrallv ten
der. Evidently, with all ber uon
sense, she was kindbearted.
It took but one day to find we bad
secured ft perfect treasure. Her
cooking was exquisite enough for the
palate of an epicure ; she was neat
to ft nicety, and I soon found ber
punctnal and trustworthy. Her at
tentions to myself were touching in
their watchful kindness. Sometimes,
when the pain was very severe, and
I could only lie suffering and help'
less, her large band would smooth
my hair softlv, and ber voice became
almost musical in its low murmuring
of "Poor child! poor little child!"
I think ber large, strong frame, and
consciousness of physical superiority
to me in my tiny form and helpless
state, roused all tbe motherly tender
ness in ber nature, and she lavished
it upon me freely.
I often questioned ber about ber
former places, and discovered to my
utier amazement that she never was
in a theatre, never saw or read a
play, and was entirely inuocent of
novel reading.
I bad become so used to ber man
ner, and no longer feared sbe was in
sane, when one evening my gravity
gave way utterly, and for the first
time I laughed ia her face. Sbe bad
been arranging my bed and self for
the night, and was just leaving tbe
rowm, holding in one hand an empty
pitcher, aud in the wihermy wraper
ouuaeniy drunsea man in the
street called out. with ft yell tbat re
alty was startling, though by no
means mysterious. Like ft "flash.
Mary struck an attitude. One foot
advanced, ber body thrown Blightly
forward, the pitcher held out, and the
wrapper waieu nion., tun intu
in voice of perfect terror
"Gracious beavings !
What hide-
ous srreama is tbote ?
Gravity was gone. I fairly scream-
d with laughter, and her motionless
, attitude and wondering f-ce only in-
.created tbe fun
"Go dwn, Miry, or you will kill
me!" I gasjwd at last.
To see ber brandi.h a d-ruBb
would strike terror to tbe heart of
1 ibe most dar.ug spider ; ; and no words
oi '""
egy with which she punches pillows,
or the grin, satisfaction on ber face
;of tbe way.
narrjr iouuu oui uc
had lived tor ten years witn a
retired actress ana actor, w no wisueu
bury tbe knowledge i tneir pas!
stage, detaining in private ine me
attitudes and tones ot tour oiu pr.-
, 'csion, tney &au -iiaue i..u .
snort to burleMjiie tbe paiou tbev
j ofu-n imitated, and poor Mary bad
unconsciously fallen into the babii of
copying their peculiarities. When
j ttey left for Europe, she louud ber
! wy ' e InUlliircnco UJloe,
where Harry t ecu red her. Long,
long may she remain "Our Gal "
apBaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaWMBaaaaaa
Tb rn Hoy.
He made bis appearance at one of
tbe Union Schools tbe other morning,
and, arriving ahead of time, he pre
vented any feeling of loueliiie-8 from
seizing him by licking three boys and
riding the gate off its binges. He
went in with the crowd when the bell
rang, aud, finding no empty seat, be
perched himself ou tbe wood liox
When the chil.ir. n rei eateJ the
"Lord's Praver" in concert, the new
boy "kept time" with bis heel, and
when they came to sing he argued
tbat variety was the spioe of song,
and attempted to sing one of bi
own one about a gentleman named
I)aniel Tucker, who dreamed that he
was dead, and so forth. The teacher
warned tim to keep still, and Lc re
plied that bts wouldn t come to that
school if his musical qualifications
were to be overlooked. When sehool
Cnallv opened the teacher secured
bis name and began asking bim ques
tions in order to Gud out bow he
should be graded.
"Can you spell ?" she asked.
"What kiud of spelling?" be cau
tiously replied.
"Spell 'bouse,' if you please."
"Frame or brick bouse?" he a.-ked.
"Any kind of bouse."
"With a mortgage on it?"
"You may spell 'man' if yoa will,
she said, giviug him a severe look.
Man?"
"Yes."
"1 djn't care niMib about spelling
'man' ibid morning, but I will this
afternoon. I've spelled it with my
eyes shut."
"I)o you know your alphabet ?''
sbe asked, changing the subject.
"Never had any J" was the prompt
reply.
' i)o you know anything abjut
reading ?"
"I read like lightning !" he answer
ed.
She handed bim a reaJer,
said :
"Let me bear you read."
' Head right out loud ?"
"Yes "
"Pui afraid it will disturb the
and
c-hil.
dren," he whispered.
"(Jo on let me hear you read."
He looked carefully at tbe page,
scowled bis brow and said :
"If I was a lame b iy aud didn't
get any peaunts in my stockings
Christmas, dum my eyes! but I'd
make ibinsjump around tbat house
uext morning !"
He banded the book back and the
teacher asked :
"Richard, bow maiy are three and
three ?"
"Three and three what?" he in
quired.
"Anything."
"I l is a good deal according to
what it is," he replied as he settled
back. "I know tbat three aud three
cats don't make a d"g!"
"Iiu vou ever study gcographv.
Richard"?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"What is geography?"
It's a bo. k "
"Is this world round or flat?"
"Hills and hollers!" he replied.
"Richard, can you write?"
"Write what ?"
"Can you write your name?"
"I could, I suppose; but I've got
my name without writing it.''
"Can you write a letter?"
"Who to?"
"To any one."
"Yes, I could, if I had money to
pay the postage."
"Well, Richard." sbe taid in de
spair, "you'll have to g iuio the
lower room if you want to come to
school here."
"I'd ruther stay here."
"Rut you can't."
"I'll bet you this kuife sgin ten
cents I can."
Sbe took bim by the arm to re
move bim but be laid Ms band on
ber shoulder and said in a warning
voice :
"Don't get me mad now, or I'll let
myself loose."
Sbe called the principal d iwn, and
as be approached the boy be de
manded :
;'Roy, wbat are you doing here?"
"Gettin eddicashun !" replied
Richard.
"You rn riht down stairs nnw '"'
r - c ' -
continued tbe principal.
"Well, don't sass me. for I was
never bere before!" replied Richard,
slowly moving his legs as if be meant
to get down.
Tbe principal took bim by tbe col
lar and jerked him around, got kick
ed on the shin and bitten in the wrist.
and finally landed tbe young student
on tbe wait.
"Now go borne!" be shouted as be
tried to recover his breath.
"Am I eddicated?" inquired Rich
ard. "You seem to be."
"Gimme a diplomy, then."
"You clear out or I'll bave you
arrested."
Hain't I a scholar io tbis school
no more ?'
"No, sir."
"Wbo owns tbis sctool bouse?"
demanded tbe boy.
No matter you clear out."
Will you come out in the yard
wbere yoa can't bang to anything ?"
Ked the boy.
"Begone, I say J"
"Don't draw nu derringer on me!"'
warned the bov as be backed off
nor don't think yoa can scare me
with any of your bowie knives."
The principal walked in and shut
'he door, and after the new boy bad
rood there long enongh to shnw tbat
be wasn't afraid be turned and walk
ed off, growling to himself.
"I'll get tbe foreman of No. 6 to
ponnd tbat feller atore he's s week
older!"
Cwkla.
Mothers, when your daughters be-) The Philadelphia Time of Tburs-j A woman at Medxice Biw, Wy
gin 1 1 learii to bake and cook, do not ' day a week, (Thatkrgivin' Day) owing Terrtory, depositing ber vote J
discourage their first attempts by obtains the following graphic de-' last tleciiou day, was surprised to
telling tbem it is not gaod or well scriptioa f that bo..ied cusi. in as ; hear a rough voice sing out : i
& .. . 1.. 1- l .1 ..,1 ..1 t. It .. ... . k ur ....... r. "
rieuce), do not discourage tbem by j to be reached by a shabby stage
telling tbem so, but remember one ( coach in connection with the cars a
word of praise will belp tbem try cri.-p, frozen road leads pa-t an old
tbe next time to do better thin a gale; aud on either side of the walk
thousand words of fault-fioiiing j within red white and pink cbrysan
would. Well do I remember the j tbemunis make a sort of second surn
irst time I kneaded a loaf of bread mer that suits tbe mild, sunny day
aud baked it. 1 was aloue at b inie, ! which bascmt- af.er "a cJ.i snap "
aud, O, bow I tried to make it nice, i For who ever beard of a rai ny Tbiks
aud 1 thought myself it was nice ; j giving ? It is aim. st as sure te b
but, alas! when ma came b me she j fiue as All Saints, Da v. A led of
said my bread was not good at all .
Ab, bow my heart sauk within me
and I 6aid to myself: "I'll never
aain try io make auother loat !
bread," and yet t this day, when I
make bread 1 do it with a heavy
heart, for it always reminds me of
my first attempt and 'be discourage
ment I then received.
O mothers, I repeat it,d n t dis
courage your daughters in their first
a:tmpt ai bakiug. If it is not well
d ine point O'lt to them their faults
in a mild and gentle way, and please
dou't forget to give them a word of
praise. 1 Farmer's Daughter, in
i.vral -W'jc Yorler.
Henry Clay.
In bis day It was the bnbit of the
polite world of the capital, dressed
iu their gayest, to repair to tbe Sen
ate chamber to listen to bim w henev
er he spoke. He was everybody's
pet. No man ever got habitually
such splendid and briliiaut audiences
as be. Those were tbe days of
grand debate, when tbe press had
nt gaiued so much prestige before
..rat.-ry bad given way iu Congress
to the reporters. There were u
holes in the sky then, aud you could
not prick an orator, like a bubble,
witb a witty sarcasm. Clay never
disappointed ha would not bave
dared. Rut be dared things that no
other man then or now would dure.
At the end of a brilliant passage he
would pause deliberately, aud walk
six steps across the aUle, to Robert
J. Walker's snuff box aud taking a
pinch gracefully between his finger
aud thumb, return to bis desk and
put it with such ineffable distinction
to his nostrils tbat the wbolo audi
ence was ready to burst into ap
plause. With any other man this
would have been ridiculous. Clay
made it sublime. It was the great
King going to bed in the presence of
bitf admiring courtiers.
Is farming; Kla vUb?
The Ufa of a farmer is not necessa
rily hard or .slavish. Though skill
aud care bave their reward bere as
surely as anyw here, and in as Urge
measure. Men wbo lack these find
any buiness hard and slavish enough.
But the fault is in the man, not in
the occupation. It is rare to find
men hoDest enough to see and confess
the cause of their failures. Were
they to do so, the unskillful and there
fore unsuccessful farmer would be
compelled to say, "Farming is not a
bad busiuess It is, when rightly
conduced, honorable and profitable.
Money has been made in it by meu
w ho bave the faculty" of n aking mon
ey. Almost any man, with average
skill and industry, can make a com
fortable and houest support by farm
ing. It is I wbo am a failure f"r un
dertaking a business wbich demands
thought, skill and labor, when 1 have
them not or am not willing to give
them as the price of success."
When we have men in any business
miking to themselves thus plainly of
the cause of their failure, the world
w ill have the first aud most needed
element iu doiug away with iucoin
peleucy and its natural results in
failure." liural N:w Yorker.
"When the Cows Come Homo.'
Many of our farmers have wasted
years of valuable time just because
tbey did not teach their cows to
come borne at night. Any one w ho
has lived or traveled in tbe country
will remember tbe familiar "Co-bos,
Co-bos," of the farmer's son or hired
man, as he endeavors to coax tbe
cows from the great pasture. We
hare bad a little experience in this
matter, and well remember bow
ma iv times we have waded through
the bru.-b aud bog, looking for the
cows, and, boy-like, we thought tbem
dreadfully contrary animals ; but we
have lived long enough to earn bet
ter, and now think that tbe biped was
the nmre contrary of tbe two. Roys,
we will tell you a secret that will
save you a great deal of trouble, and
it is ibis; Every lime the cows are
driven up at night, or in tbe morning,
give them a e.0 'd lick of meal or
bran, aud our word for it, the cows
will al w-iys be on band at milking
time. Resides this, they will give
more milk, and forget tu kick over the
milk pail, even if you do whistle a
little too loud. Exihanije.
A Cannon to Kb oot Twelve Mile.
The New ork S7ar says: Mr.
Koykel, of Passaic City, N. J , has
for ten rears past, in tbe c ollection
with a New York mccba tic, bcten at
work on an invention wbic-b promis
es to revolutionize ordnance. There
was an exhibition, on Saturday, in
public, of tbe gun. The little one
u.-ed, Saturday, looked like a twelve
foot gas-pipe, with a balf-iuch bore,
carrying a needle-shaped bullet. Ou
the underside of tbe gun are metalic
pockets, each filled with ta much
powder as at tbe breach. As tbe
guu is fired these addilioual charges
of powder explode as the project il
passes through the barrel, so that
fore it gets out it receives the impend
ing force of cacti addiro:ial charge
Reiug spread along tbe barrel, tbe
danger of an explosion it averted
and the force iucreai-ed to a wonder
ful degree. Tbe first shot was fired
through a solid mass of mouitor iron
lour inct.es inicic, which tbe projec
tile pierced as though it were a pine
board, aud buried itself several inch
es iu an oaken stump against w bich
the irou bad been placed. Tlyen a
shot was fired at ft target composed
of twelve plates of tbree-cigbths inch
plate iron, securely strapjied togeth
er. The bullets went through tbis.
Ooe of these cannons, of six-inch
bore, ban been completed, and will
be tested before XJuiled States Ofli-
c-m iu a few weeks, and it is esti
mated tbat it will send a bail from
twelve to fifteen miles.
"Jennuj, yur're
said a 9-year old
my
sweetheart,"
suiter, as be sat
as be
alone witb bis heart's idol, the other
eve!?;0- , . . j
"How can I oe yoyr sweetheart!" -
H-k.-.i t hu iiniu vi .. . .I,..,, i ...
-...- ' , v LWU , 4ZIII
IJ years old and vu are oii'v 9?"
"Are ou 13?" "Of course l" am."
"Well," auswered thejuvei.ile l-au,
after reflecting ft little, "I'd bave
been 13, too, it I badu't been sick so
much when I araa liltlo ' n.V.-
burg Herald.
A naalfal Plrinre.
p.iu.-ies are still ia blouui under one
f tbe windows, and
ilan has a few of
a
:he
neat
verv
little I
last
leaves from tbe b..uk i f nature seal- touch tbe trigger l I l iu mistan
uieo over iis bos.,m. The boUse'en in the woman. Please point tbe
djor is wide open, for there are fires! other way. I'll li. k the lyiu' sheep
everywhere generous fires of Lick-
ory "aud oak. thai are roaiiog up the
chimuey and flashing out iui the
room, and bring life aad cheerfulness ;
in there wake. It is no true tharks-
giving without old people, aud there
tbey are tbe married lovers of over
three-score and ten, aud just past
their g'.ldi-n wedding sealed in
their comf. rtable chairs, w hile the
siunl-' daughter flils iu and out of the
"butterry" as necessary an append
age to an old New Euglaud bouse as
a back building to a Philadelphia
doinicd and gives last tenches to
the beautiful table. At leugth the
dinner signal is given, aud the sous'
and daughters' c-Lildreu come troop
lug in from ihe great chestnut tree,
where they bave been rakiug like rag
pickers among the leaves fur a few
late nuts; and they are as wild as
hart ks aud nearly as hungry. They
look admiringly at the circle of pie
beside each plate, comprising sections
of four differeut kinds; pumkin,
cranberry, apple aud miuee, and pro
nouuee Auntie "jolly ;" while there
elders also do full justice to tbe good
things provided Dinner is not over
very suon. Thanksgiving dinners
never are; and grandfather tells sto
ries, aud old gentlemau's stories are
not apt to be short; but, at last tbe
things are cleared away, and all
hands play "Puss in the Corner,"
Blind Man's Buff,''until that enemy
of childhood, "the sauduian," is de
clared to have been on bis rounds,
aud tbe younger fry are called to go
w btre glory waits them iq the re
gion up-stairs. AuUlheu the mothers
come down again aud tbe talk goes
on: till the sauduian comes for older
prey, and Thanksgiving Day, the
oldest of our trio of natioual festivals,
is over for a year. When uext il
comes round we shall have iresn
cause for thankfulness in thj comple
tion of the ceutury of existence w hich
just lifts us out of long clothes in the
eves of the nations around abuut us.
Teaching- Children Courage.
Courage is a vital element of Chris
tian cbivalrv. Without it indeed
neither truib nor fidelity to promise
can be hoped for. The coward is
sure to lie when truib means punish
ment, and sure to retreat from bis
engagements when tbey involve
peril. We need valiant souls tbat
have learned to endure and scorn
pain, and to lace danger learies.-iy
and promptly wben duty requires.
Some parents evade this vital part of
training by glosses and deception.
A mother w bo had taken ber boy to
the dentists to get a tooth out w ill
olien say, if he is shrinking, "Sit
still, my boy ; It won't hurt you."
Now, sbe knows it will hurt him, but
thinks if sbe can only get bim by
this device to sit still and let tbe
dentist get hold of the tootb, then bis
discovery of tbe paiu will not binder
its extraction. This is a double mis
take. It destroys her boy's confi
dence iu her ; for he delects her in a
lie. And though it gets the boy this
lime to sit still, it is uuder tbe delu
sion that there is to be no pain,
vbereas be should be taught to face
tbe pain aud scorn it. Tbis makes
the difference between ihe cowards
and the heroes. A regiment of pal
troous could march up to a battery
as cheerfully as a regiment of heroes
if they thought there was no enemy
at the guns. Tbe difference is tbat
heroes know the danger, and vet
face it valiantly.
I'lnrr Wbere Tweed Will be Safe.
Since ii is toIerblv certain that
Tweed bas gone for good, the at ten
tk'U of tbe New York papers is being
diverted from tbe ways and means
ot his escape, and turned to the
places wbere be will be forced o
tuke refuge iu order to be safe from
arrest. It be goes to Europe he will
bave to give a wide berth to Great
Britain, Frauce, Germany, Austria
Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland
aud Belgium, as ibe United Slates
government bas extradition treaties
wiin the governments ot those coun
tries, lie must also steer clear of
Mexico aud tbe Sandwich Islands.
There is null, however, plenty of
room for bim iu tLe world. He can
uot be arrested in either Portugal,
Hollaud, Denmark, Russia, Spain,
Greece o' Tuikey, and if he choose to
remain on the wesieru Couliueut,
Cuba. Porto Rico, Brazil, Cbili,
Honduras, Peru Ecquador, Gaute
mala, tbe Argentine Confederation,
Costa Rica, aud the United States of
Colombia will each afford him a
refuge safe from the uncomfortable
shoulder-tup of the New York sheriff.
lie may also be perfectly at ease it
he cau ouly gel to Chiua or Japan
Surelv the world is widu euougb for
hi in and bis pursuers, aud in funa
ralui est, w hich, beiug freely iraus-
latt-d, is in a "cleuu pair of htci
there is a deal of security.
A Blbnlou Coart.
At a recent trial in tbe Elk j Coun
ty Court our friend Bisboff, of the
Humbolt Brewery, was called as a
witness. Mr oisbofT is one of the
"solid meu" of Elk , where be ba
ueeu in uusiuess since ine town was
started, in tbe wiuterof 1S53. Upon
being sworn, Couuselor Raud. one jf
tbe attorneys in tbe case, wbo, by
tbe way, is an old resident of Elko,
sa:d; "Mr. bi.-boff, where do you re
side?" "Where! reside? Wbat for
you ask me such foolish things? You
drink at my place more as a hundred
times " "Tbat has uotbing todo with
tbe case on trial, Mr. Bisboff; ma'c
to thejury where you reside." "De
burryl deshurry! Ob, py iioiiuy J
eiery gentleman on ais shurry bas a
a string of marks on my cellar door
just like a rail fence." His Honor
! bere interceded in the counselors be-
half, and in fkralm rlitrnifiMii marmot
requested the witness to state wbere
he resided. "Oh, excuse me shudge;
vou drinks at my place so man
limes and pays me nothings, I dink
, - . . . : -j
yougnow old Bi.bi.fr vat keeps de
b'ewery. "Voh the ZeijqJo Siloer
(ate. ' "
"Hail, genile Spring!" SftysTbomp
son, and gentle Spring bailed, and
snowed, too.
rttallraglaft-at Wa
Oa what grounds, sir ?
"She htrBa'i been 1 itg cnoa
. k .title
Territory."
"Did tbe woman sit down and cry
over it? It is not to ba recorded.
Her hand glided back into the folds
of her pull-back, and
that audacious cuss
gaz'ug iu tbe muzzle
while tbe fair voter said
"How long bave joubeeu ia the
Terri er, tir?"
"L ik. out, madam don't That
Clissef
thing might
I heg vour p
go off lake it
rdon ; I don't
away :
i .
thief that says you haven t uvea ngui
here iu tbis town Tor ten years. I
war I w ill." He scooted arouud tbe
corner nud she smilingly passed in
Tounc Krlzle'a Awakening;.
"My son," said old Keizle, appear
nig at the head ot the stairs with a
su.-picious looking strap iu bis band,
"it is now the rosy time of morn, and
Aurora shines high iu tbe heavens,
warming the heart of tbe lurk as he
soars alofi Glliug tbe air with bis
ii:e!odies. Awake, my son, aud
breathe thou the freshness of tbe
new born day!"
"Let the world heave on its ocean
noise, I a.-k but sleep," said Tom, as
be pulled the blankets close about
and turned over.
Rut old Keizle was cot to be tri
fled witb, aud, gathering the blan
kets in one band, be roared:
"But. my son. tbe busy day, wak
ed by tbe lark, bath roused tbe ri
bald crow, and tbem infernal bogs
are in tbe com lie Id raising blazes
with ihe fodder! Git up, you lazy,
suoriu' bouud you, or I'll blister
your hide wuss n a yellow jacket!"
"I come!" replied Tom, as he rose
from bis couch of rest and rye straw
witb the alacrity of a streak of spring
lightning.
Plant tbe Best Need.
Many farmers no doubt wonder
low it is when they have bought a
new kiud of seed (wheat for instance)
I bat in a few years it has lot its ex
cellence, and that tbey bave an op
portunity of buying a choice article
again at a high price. The query is,
where does it come from: That
"work will tell" is a safe axiom, take
our advice. When your wheat is
ripe, go over tbe field and pick by
hand the best heads.
t lant this, and repeat the process
every year, aud you will bave excel
lent seed wheat for sale. Tbe same
will prove true in corn, aud iu fact
every erop. Possibly the potato
does not depecd so much upou the
perfect quality of seed planted, but
we bel'eve it is a rule tbat should
never be deviated from to plant all
seeds from the most perfect of their
kind Experiments hava proven that
seeds, like stock are improved not
by frequent changes, but by gna
care in propagating the best.
Rlrh Wltboul Money.
Many a man is rich without money.
Thousands of men witb notbiug ia
their pockets, and thousands without
even a pocket are rich. A man with
a good sound constitutor, a good
stomach, a gooi heart, and good
limbs, aud a pretty good bead-piece
is rich. Good bones are better than
gold ; tough muscles than silver ; and
nerves tbat dash are and carry en
ergy to every function are better than
lands. It is better than a landed es
tate to have the right kind of a fa
ther and mother. Good breeds and
bad breeds exist among men as real
ly as among herds and horses. Edu
cation may do much to check evil
tendencies or to develop good ones ;
but it is a great thing to inherit the
right proportion of faculties to start
with. The man is rich who bas a
good disposition wbo is naturally
kind, patient, cheerful, hopeful, and
w ho bas a flavor of wit aud fun in
his composition
"Have you any bond for your re
appearance before the Court ?" in
quired a West Side justice of ft crim
inal, ibis morning.
"Yes, sir," was the prompt reply.
"Well, w ho's your boud produce
bim," continued tbe justice.
"Here, sir," said tbe prisoner, lead
ing forth a seedy, ragged looking
specimen of humanity, "here he is
my brother Bill. '
"Rut he is no bond,"
Honor.
declared !his
"Yes be is," protested the prisoner.
"I say Leisootl"
"What, be ain't no bond V
"No."
"Not a vagabond."
Then the spectators grinned, and
the prisoner thought he was goin-T
to be set free, btu be wasn't.
In tbe vicinity of tbe Cape of Good
Hope tbe experiment of farming os
triches for tbo purpose of securing
an abundant supply of their feathers
is being tried witb good success. Or
dinarily tbe birds roam about tbe in
ch sure very peaceably, and assem
ble to be fed at the bugle call. The
keepers uccd to le very careful, for
ibe ostriches snap up aud swallow
any loose articles they cau find, such
as pipes, knives, spoous, watches and
even sometimes attempt to wrench
off buiuus from boots and clothing.
Plucking them is a dangerous opera
tion, for ibey are capable of admin
istering a kick which will break a
man's tbigb. The plumage of the
farmed ostrich is of superior quality.
t ; i .i -wr
a ouugmauin .Mome. Kansas,
w ho is particular abjut his washing,
me otner day wrote a note to bis
washerwoman and one to his girl,
aud, hy a strange fatality, put the
Wf'Djf address on each envelope aud
sent tbem off. Tbo washerwoman
was wen pleased at an invitation to
take a ride tbe next day, but wbeu
. L i s
toeyouuiauy read: "il yon muss
up my shirt bosoms, and rub tbe but-
tous off my collar any more, as you
did the last time, I will go some
where el.-e," sbe cried all evening.
aud declares tbat she will never speak
to him again.
A Silver City (Nev.) young lady
who las a passion for pretty babies
said to a little four-vear-old anel
wbo bas a bran new sister:
"I say, bub, won't you give me
your baby sister? I love little ba
lnea."
Young hopeful, ."No, I tant."
Young lady (winking at ber young
man:) "Why, Sonnv why won't
you give tbe baby to roe?"
e me uaiv to me
n..i.ef.,i ciurfi2Dan.lv) :'-Fv. hi
'tarve to death
. .1 . t 1 .
jour dretiu opeus l,c-
kiiwl
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fifteen
painful feilunce for the neit
minute?.
Subscribe for tbe Herald.
yew Adcerlinementit.
JOHN F. BLYMYER,
DEALER IN
Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints,
OILS, 3gC, &C.
The following is a part'al list of
kuew"he was'"1'111'-- Good'' BeIlows. Anvils. Vices, Files, Hammers, &c Saddlery
r n ! Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hames, Ruckles, Kings, Bits aud Tools
ot a uernuger, , T , , ir f.l- i..t, t-;..UJ s,;.,,.,, : i, '
lain:"- t r. liatuucLS 1 1 smrriHr? i.uist'i.s. i : a.ti in ma j i;uj n i;
largest stock in feomerset County. Painter's Goods, a full stock. White
Lead, Colored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints iu oil, all colors,
Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains
&.C Window Glass of ill sizes and glass cut to any shape. The best Coai
Oil always ou hand. Our stock of Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises
very elegant styles. Ditston's Circular, Mu!y and Cross Cut Saws. Mill
Saw Files of tbebest quailty. Porcelain-lined Kettles. Handles of all kinds
Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Sneaths, Sledges, Mason Hummers,
Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes. Loooking
Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sieves, Poor.Mnts Baskets
Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twiue, Rope all sizes, Hay Pulleys, Rotter Prints'
Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, Meat Cutters and Stuffers, Traces Cow'
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes Cur
ry Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything
iu the Builders' line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, Ac Ac
The Tact is, I keep everything tbat belongs to the Hardware trade, i deal'
.Tiltisirflv tri thl Lind of irooil unit (ri r mv ilI,..1.. ..... . . . .
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sons who are ouiidiog, or any one in need of anything in my line will find
it to their advantage to give me a call. I will always give a reasonable
credit to responsible persons. I thank my old customers for their patronage
and hope tbis season to make many new ones. Don't forget the place
o, 3, "BAER'S BLOCK."
AprM 8 '74. JOHN F. BLYMYER.
GOLD AND SILVER PLATING WORKS.-"
BOSAU & FEDDERSON, PROP'S,
Cor. Fifll Ame ani Cherry Alley, PITTSBURGH, Pi
HoM ami Silver platinir d..ne In tike be.it manner at lowest pric-ts an.l taUnf-tlnn iruanintee.l
Jewelers, as welt s proprietors oi h .tels, private families, fc.,., can sen. 1 their ur iers l.r m ill .',!
gw!s will t remrueJ l.y express. Price, fcc, lurnisliej ud appiK-aiiun. AM res all orlers waLy"
DOV17
Blairsville Ladies' .Seminary.!
The attention of pare nts is Invlteil to this Insti
tution. Sr'tne ot its atlvanuices are thorough in
struction, home care an.l attention, reasonable
rates. Uurrrspunilenre invito.! AMn-s I
J. JtVVtTr PAKKS. Principal.
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Freo for Every Boy.
One hours' work will get them. Send Seen
tamp to Uur Own Fireside lor particulars.
FIFTH YEAR OF
OUR OWN FIRESIDE,
A LARlJE EIQHT PAGE
Illustrated Household Journal,
It contains the best of Stories, Fashion News.
Uoolp-ry lor the Kitchen. n I all the requisites of
a family Literary Paper. Price with fiue Premi
um l.lu a year.
Reduced to 50 Cts.,
WITHOUT PREMIUM,
Making It the cheapt paper published. Can
vasser can now secure larjfe eluus without trou
ble. t.eni! S cent stamo lor
culars. Address r. .
OUR OWN FIRESIDE,
J"1" I William St.. New Ton,-
FIRST PRIZE T VUNN4 EXPOSITION, 1873.
H. ROSEXSTEEL,
MnnuTacurcr of superb r
ill - .
union LfOD Leatner
And dealer in
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Bark, Hides, and Plasterers Hair.
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JOHNSTOWN, PA.
ooe cords of oak and hemlock bark wanted.
Cash paid on delivery at tbe tannery.
Nt w Advertisements.
goods in Stock: Cirpenter's Tools,
'"j auieiiiion lo It. I er-
OCTOBER 1875
Visitors to the Pittsburgh L.p. sitioa are Uirite.1
tooall at the
CASH CARPET STORE
o r
ITAE1A1, COLLINS & CO.
Xo. 101 Filth Avenue,
AnJ Ivokat the extraordinary
BARGAINS!
Whirh they are enabled to offer bv reductnir their
own excuses to the lowest possible point, and
buying irom first hands only and selling tor Cash.
i mm mu.
Casi Prices are tie test Prices.
M'FARUND, COLLINS & CO.,
io. 101 Fifth Avenue,
Next to V
IK-t 27.
S. Custom House, and Postofflee.
C.&6
Have now opened
A Large and Complete Assortair-nt
(ivmls for
of
Fall and Winter Wear.
They h.ti-e a eoreplete aortmcnt o'
aT.ali(-V jFur.'s
Dross (..
Felt ttkir.M.
Sloop Skirl's.
Rustics,
WIovos,
Shoes,
wii;si Sautlals,
And Felt over Shoes,
-MEN AND BOYS'
Clothing,
Boots and Shoes,
HATS AND CAPS,
GLOVES, ScC.
Underclothing for Mvn and Women
A large assortment ol
IIA11DAVARE
QUEEN WARE,
Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c.
& lue stock of fine and coarse
SAL
T
15 j' the Rarrel crHaeh
Prices as Low as Possib'p
C. & G. HOLDEKBAUM,
Somerset, Pa.
Oct. So.
-A- CHICAGO PAPER.
THE
INTER-OCEAN,
A First Class Newspaper
IN THE NORTHWEST.
It aims at the oldest eic!lence In all Depart
incuts.
Ilisa Representative paper of the Commercial
Interests of the vast territorr or which Ohicairo Is
the center makes special claim
As
a Literary aci Tamilj Pajer,
And la a Favorite In the Household.
Dally, postage pal I $10 na per year
Semi H eekly, postage paid 3 30
Wcokly, postage paid lei "
MS END STAMP FORSAMPLE COPY.
Special rates siren tn elu and eluh aire-its.
Address THE IN l'EK-H'EAN.
"c-.3 1.9 Lake St., Cliiraa; . HI.
Pressed Brick,
Made on the Philadelphia principle, equal to the
ci'T article. Handmade liticks. superior tn any
mS'1". ,n th "". h . on hand mo:.
000 of unir.irm color, which I will sell at
j"rn!!.ponieree roncltrtl in m parties Intending te
imild. I will take pleasure in farnl?hinn sam-
THOS. MlXWIXL.
Urslna, Somerset County, l a.
deca
inn
He Moi BepfeH Paper
JWte A J ccrtie tn r n ts.
J. W. PATTON.
C. O. HURST.
N EW GOODS.
THE NEW FIRM CF
PATTON & HURST
Xo. 4, IJaor's Mock,
are now tn receipt or a stock of roods adapted tu
the present wants of the pcvple. t'urclied with
in the last ten days and mice the decline In the
prices ol Staplesand iM.mesth s. ihey areenatdrd
to oiler wml inducements to all in want ol kW
of every description in such ranety as cannot be
round anywhere else In town, cmori'irv a vrn
Bleached ami Uubleael-ed Mu.linf.
GIXGIIA.Mj!,
SHIRTING.
TICKING,
BOYS AND MENS'
HEAVY PA xr STUFFS,
ill Cottonade, Double and
Irish Jeans, Satinets,
Cassimeris,&c,
DRESS CiOODS,
in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop
lins, Cashmeres, French
Merrinoes, &.C.,
STAPLE FANCY NOTIONS
HATS &z CAPS,
BOOTS Sc SHOES,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS,
The bc.itajsortroent of
Carpi-tings and Oil Cloths
ercrbmuKht to town. A larKe stock of Queen
ware. Determined to he up to the time, in aor
ment.styles and prices, we respectlully solicits
call Irota those in want of a-,,da. frl-M
Cook & Beerits'
FAMILY GROCERY
Flour and Feed
STORE.
We woe M mot respei-ttullT announce to
friends and the puld lc generall'v, in the town
vicinity ol Somerset, that we nave opened,
our NewStore on
MAIX CROSS S Til EE!
And ia addition to o lull line of the
C'o'iJVi-tioiieriei. olion,
Tobarrow, C'isHr. .,
We will endesTur, at all times,
turners with trie
to "pply jut cus
B K ST ( U A I. i T V O F
FAMILY FLOUE,
CORN-MEAL,
OATS, SHELLED CO US,
oa ts ,t cony chop,
RRAy, MIDDLINGS
Andererythinir partainlna; to the Feed Uepar
mental the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
CASH ONLY.
Also, a well selected stock of
Qlassware: Stoneware. Woodenware,
al ain. Is, and
Brush
STATIOXER1
Which we will sell as cheap as the cheapest.
Please esll. riamlne our itomlsnf nil Li..
1 satisfied from your own judgment.
Don't forget where we stay
On MAIN CROSS Street, Somerset. Ta
Oct. 2. IST'i
AVIKE & YOUNG,
BUTCHERS
AND DEALEIW,
Wholesale aiidKctail,
HIESH MEATS,
ALL KINIS, SCCH AS
BEEF, POUR, MUTTON, VEAL. LIMB.
SAUSAGE, PCDDIXO, BOLOGNA
AND
LARD, OUR OWN RENDERING.
Mirketdays, Tuesday's, Thursdays, and S itur
. t.rin-.-.
the
Keystone
LIME
having completed their
LIME KILNS,
are now prepared to
Fill all orders for
L I M El .
Tl.ilr Lime Is of the
Mountain Lin.3 Stons
Formation, lav.rahly knwn In other parts of the
county as th Peck and Findlav Lime Stones. Its
quality is unsurpassed, either fc.r
BniBini or ApullDral Mm.
.
Addres all orders ty Keystone Junction, Sou
ereci county. Pa., i
Keystone Lime Co.
botM