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. I HIATTOKJiA. AI1.A .
CM- j
Ae. otheliaJBrtlluuuiD. !
AMES L. 1TGU,
A rTOKA- KT AT LA '',
, O.tire. Mnim.iu"X'k.ui. f;air.
i'in fr St- Cltuu. aiiiJ.
tl.t. tUIrt ekiaior.l, an" ult iiual i"i-
tiimncf
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J Sott,ri4, l a-, will atwuu tt.a.1 ;.lu. I
Li i a4 B ieiiiy. 05- 1
tios w it n pnaci -new
:"";::,;,t..'attiks at la ir.
1L aa buji'aoi: rufco Aeou u.:-. i
t ods i J.tt!-.. " - i
BAER, ATTUKfc f j
A6-
tra.ul to ihi'is will t I,r,,I
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I S NdTit'E" Alexander H.
C..::rot!l !;)
S"tiirft end i
1 1 remjmi-l I be praitiew la w in
Mine ia Aiauiia-.tii
"roiix iL Scott,
ATTOKSEY AT LA'.
gt ra. ffie B? s nirs to BerV 1-'--"k-
a :i i.u... entru:ed iu hts cre attended t . u
prooiptae. and nueiit'.
'UKVEY1NCJ,
Wii.ing Dtcds, Ac
r-Enirc at Cascbeer AC
St re.
'. F. WALK!';
Aus:.
OH. J. K. fllLLLK prrm neut .y 1
in HrtllU U m practice A 111
(.iin.-, opp ik Ctarlcs h.aiti-r si. rc.
air. -i, ;j-t:.
'
Da. it.
Uitt'UAKLtt tt-iwrrs
I.. Llie vn.i.u. .
nr. ii.ti. m residence, wot -- i
set . . ,
- .i .,, i.i -
0,1. E. .'L kUVIX wiiliv.ntla-et.ia-' !i
aetficLne. and tenJerJ Ul !ieeKii
m to UK ,-uuens a.siTMl acJ snrruiin-in
oc.aniry. t'rti. at Uie oi-i pis.--. l d-ji--rei
.l the lifcao eteavse. - ."
.unaerlvi.f lranviiu-, w.d r..ltme tfr
! ". and u-' t r.u
Knrrt k. me uici-oirtviUi'.
Ingmmniry.
tel.T 77
;'v u tX LLINS. PKXT1ST, S.n.rrt.
!. tiaioe intascbeer s
.i,.Miw.A.D&iijiLuH.M t.-uuo pre,
ap w.r. .
vire.i U do !
U ku.d id w.u. 4am a c. 1.1:14, -
traetira.
Arrtci teetuo: a.. ..a,ir. .
the teinia'nai.iniierie4.
Cira:.,X. sima.r-,
a S. GOOD,
rnrsicux & swgeox,
1
"Wlvl. COLINS, j
I1LT1ST, 1
O-St a"ve riiaeberr A rncri, J
l a. In the ter. atleea y" 1 have grratiy rtr- .
dveed ihe prwe oi artin .11 tet!i in p.. 1
Taen"tri',' iad li ruseu. ni-s in- .
oajed wiob Mar B. iaasiuine rn ;
uivke K--S wu of tetth at Wwr pn--s than yi ,
en grt them ia aay atUer pia uf c,'0iJ""-,;7- I
ian n..w amaiag a good st ol t'-h t. Ja. auJ 1
flvreet.imld l anv amotg my -tn,ts .
1 hare ma ic teeth tnat u B l K.Vf.
iU,-tlii,ley ran call en bm at.nyua
a new set irea oi charge,
la aria
-1 6Jt- '
np a rt MILLER after twelve
l . actWw price In ShaaAivlUe. fcas .
tMo?n tcf-and ten-r. hk pr..!--wT.l err-
ves to U. OUK9S W . J
dice in t lrug '""L j
ii.,oe. v lenite ul;ed at fc.1 time I
ni pr.'afttatly eceaged.
j;-M5f3teaprxinipU- atiswered.
uecla ri-iy.
joiiFbTlU.
DBITTIST.
vac ta IVCmtk fc Nesr w bwlldir.sr.
3iaH Cro Sirwet-S-ner-
l Fa.
novll
KTU Tc AL TEET 11 ! !
.J. V. Y1TZV.
D El T I S T
DALK CITY, jtmertt C., i.
ATTHWlal Tth. war otr-i t of j
hc;,'vle. Fanirw.sa
,t:.:i. sold us tbe fr- j
mourn, vi
1h ataial tertn. Tt. :e wutn
euc-al! ma fcy tetier, eat
Aodreae a a-
jet-T
(
k Hf AKV.
ljif,epi t, r.
KEGAHAM ASTONER.
I'LASIEUEKS.
r.
wwolj It. Mm ibe
elitaena
f..lllD :. I'UKeriea. KeMuriwc -n;,y
attended lu. An mi atnTe-
W ort suiMImL an.", rattsta.-'. garar..""-
Kor. 13.
II
ILL HOUSE,
JORX H.I.I., Faorai
Tin prrieuir ts prepared la aco.itn-Jit ' J
is ta ttAAA-i 4Bk.rtaiie icJ :!'.-;
Tbe traw.ma ia awd peratBt boar r lor
rat. fit re bes as HlhH a--wK i
Ttse uMr will rwitrso t. rw Ivirct-ti with ih
ttailasattH aaueua. Larxa awJ eostm.;!.
it.Ung Uivit4. jal
D
IAM0NP HOI' EL.
SrOYSTOWX Vk.
B-VMl ELCLSTUt, I'roptor.i
Tbfe BriNf aad well iwj hen b a aP I
ttai. iid etAjB pi- tut litim, ,
pctiicL tiM. and Kb trmtr-s: H-'.kh.'
biiaaj. liJt 4eT aJ fc J"kavrt aud 1
Stsi' I'Set. ina.-si. j
jwa. rnjca. - -''" j
tet! fe Fire d
rf tvt.2 1
kiU.Ak l
JOHN HICKS & SON,
somkish:t,pa..
i
And Heal Estate Brokers. .
. . ESTAliUSIIEX) ir0. i
runemt sr wfce w sett, bwy w eicbaafe
TtT. e k wiil cad a to uwar alwa
reauner lim deamr thereof as tbru j
w. . tree l r rented, fcaal astaae bsiaee; 1
srcaaraUr n:lb prmptly attesvied tu.
a a la. i
i
VOL. XX V. NO. 15.
La ah
jorats sayikgs BAK5177 FIFTH A?E
OLiNTOA .-STULET,
e-i ti ail -u.i.s i; . tiiuufma 't'-i.'jr t n
i r.:irut.s -.1 ,nn.- l I'vll tijTT.. f 1 fl I T T
: 11. tili, A. J. tltv K . Hif. J..nn U"a M J',3 . I'll I
I I. U. J-ui'o, iBici -ii' L.s.uji.i.ii, i. J. vi.ii-teiL, f! " (kl I ; II I I -
t !' A. o.nm Supiw. i , JU U 11 JJ U
i . Sw Jiik, June Mrilna, Ji;B-Jltur.vJ allu
W". V . V ill i r?.
Dur.tel J. Hur9, Trrji kou Frank l i'rt
J. 0.KU131EL&S0XS,
ScheM & Kimmel,
OMKHSET, l'A.'
Accounts of Meraair-s uiid eta
er Easiness PopplaSotKiWi. Draftaj
negoifctl in.all parts a I
,r s9;e. Money loaned Witt
collections ciaJe.
J
v ' A i z. t L L l i . t a jk i e
M. W. KSIM t Co.
So. HUi .lfrii St.. Jolt
A Geacral Easing
transacted.
Interest Taid at C per
Time Dcpcs.ts.
IjOiias Kcgctiitcd.
Pre fts Bought and Scld.
.
ccr.t en
sMW:t awigera't..
i;,i'itiiU'rlU3H,
1 -..s,:-,
.
, ... -.
TK- .-.- : r c.'-.-tu-jj
-. that.!
1 at-.-f -:.;ii .
k-t. t 'f itf
evar Itf.-Ui;::! .
tix.
:e C o..-c. A ll-lrt-t
.t..--l ' j ' t-
, l-.-l.- ti
Ccok &"Beerits'
! FAMILY GECCERV
Flour and Feed
j !r ai? i tc? re
Jf4V CiJO.S.? STREET
And ta a-' tltiri tee M Hit f the st j
CoRfaM'titAiieriie-A. otiu,
rl;:ccui-, t'Jsur. i c.,(
i
-i.t 'T Jt caa-!
i: I! 3 T Q F A Li
V O F
IFAMILT PLOURJ
r.
XL
OATS, SslLLLEl' COLX,
HAX. mIULUSGi
kn! ever? ttoci janiK3)C t F"ri 1"
IKcn'.stU-e
LOWEST MM
edt pre
t'Olt
Al. a ei! del sok o!
:.c.re. V-a44rwarB. I'rsid U j
i kto '. er.: ;
.T-X.TIOT3Z:n"5L
- -
' FlwM-reU. eaattir, .r
' be satlfflo! (Ma y-.r wwi
tr-'t t jt .! ki'iia, at. i
o:-;CT(til.
I.at fr.rwet whvrewe
sic 'i l!7f VH' rv-.-.tet. S w
t)t. a ..-
NATJQLE HOUSE !
-t -
FIiE! SAUOLE, Pro'p. j
i
i T!e w.-e.-U.-tar fea H'.ty perri.a"'! and rmviii
i i-n: t - i v--ir-.:-; J r. r ... Iarr.'..-.u. lij
!..rh. .D'WrtVa- tt ti rjnt. H ft;
t. rfrsraM t ilexes .j tracai '
vpe-i,irat tt)'j.aauaii.
r.M . a!ST iiMkM with lie caviw. :
viAE'-s te nirii.i-1 it'-.
j Lirr atvl eww' ("''rre; H Jttr
.rjt i
IV.
an.i iiJ.i.:ulanu auiue aoKten . .) ia
t B.jnl-r? :kn re the wejk. !iy. orswal.
j liar alwar, reppiled i-b the ciii.Wti!'a-MW
I Jul? !'
i OrtTts S, (Jor.
Ararta tiw t
G-rove &Denison
ilmiuiactiu'cs of
' ( nrriae. . ,r
1 prfns-wasaK, '
j . o - t
F-t.Tre jS4e:-'rft..adwa. JW.'- j
sSomtrM.'!, I:u
Aprii S. 1TA
l-.TV.vr
PETS
S;FHSCS She VERY LOWEST.
y
t -
AVENUE.
I'lrrsm no.
:ograpny
eroetuates
.1iMitikvakra
ll;
i-:oi r-'f- !'! t-' apya-id'e?im rci)t
ki tiur variety la iui; !l i he tmtUiBjts,
S fuX Si
ti e I'M ursniiK HTl Sl.l.sn in Kn.uDii3
l-m ri -.r I .VviM ValM-ll S (Hll 1S I
t; -Ti f an:i.i-nM.-pi'-'i:rif il.e irr.wiliarid reat -
us- il tiif ir c wn i-. tu.u-y. .
Plei.?ii and Profitable Prefects, j
V;:!. tr. rntrr x S. fA wntr: x lo, t
il.ou o-cti.
CaU'l.ues iH-ut for iiire'eul tamp.
Tor tale by it! lie: lcrsandbool
lers. Address.
t'V.Vl
KV V I A L P H OTi Hi P A P H 1 C C ). .
.i. A.:aia) l'i.ilauciplil.. Pa
;7t-i,-.o
:STKaAT:0AlKB:KTIOIIi
: loraM.
TL'L kfiVRv UiTLr
THE KANSAS PACIFIC -
1 HOMESTEAD
j
. " .
uiui ..iiicd y iheLvnd tfeuanmtmi "f the Kan-
m. -rfis B.-.iiBf cBjutu . i- iufpty .he ittjg
h i i-reaei'.g ..:iii4B.i i-,t infurmatioo ren'a
i KAVSiS.'ana e:.-lalir the m jraiSeeot bclyof'
hcif ?",!-f 1 brOdinBT. in aid of the m;ni-
Mu4iM lUr -.-f'. Tills CT.itit c,ni-.pri-o ..
1 ' m SKKm ACRES
'I - . ' r Jr.-.-
5 i .veeyr.. . jee.wa jb w a
f Ta .!M.u-re f tm.y lDiles on Mr.
...-i.t.. --i 1.1. .r.a-. !... h.i.
t !ya:a?-dt-rrwT.
.if.i.:
I T aid lfee ?.Ui.?a,rPt UtM Sxpert tksaiia
-m&h &nmt&l'zait-rTt i tou-'koi lerttpte,! the
.; t UUaU.LSI avlX It is Stueoiied lo
iv..6Ui: a fa-ir;ia cw-li irjirtfwami n of ft :
. ti t w.il i; rci sir;. Ir;Lcu.-ha:.IJ5, aty tj.te:ioent
i fl it :! r. t. r;fi fnr-'ira:'T5, tur ra.
' ' .i.;1 1 :;iiy ot.taJcj H Ut?e to lbcje Un l
j frau, Ibe uvvcn.iT.ent the I c t0 8 tut--.
; Xtiy are ( clcs: rr-i a! jnwt ivfter tiAa.
i W-I-.cr bu : ii the V.'e?, that will er.xpare with
! !. :a !a s .It, eiiatate aJ primf a,lrntages.
I Tbtrnr.s .if J-.vyaent. as will be foun-1 an a care
, fu: , liaimati.'n.are Ubcral in all essential
1 Vuiorta iiic have iLcretolvre beea ntiered by any
j r-.ilwiy r-,a);.:ipy.
THE HOfiiESTEAD
! FOK
I
'- ?. it f,r..i.f litajmt cp-.n ajvl-
.a in referenee totl:eUn.Ta.
-t a-i trussed to .
'.i;:?ni.ci,mer, K. P. By
SAUNA, KAXSAA
tP
1
I WARDWELL,
with
EODJE,EEMKIOM&Ga:'
2' Er.k. St., Baltimore, M. D.,
ft tfi-eDt to 5va tuttt Utsir orsitn t-r
KQT!CHSf FURNISHiNG AHD
FAHCY. GOODS.
' r-ttrnrttj. tir.etioR both as
ard, T,rtce
i.un.y ct riMi; to fiir:ii4U.L vist.it
4u. m.re ar. Bment.y rr,,newc toraa am
;-. bef .re Bukuar iir.uases.
CLAIE HOOFS.
f'twee wh are nsrw tta'VItnsr hm sbootd know
i ti.' . i.cii.-per la tie ttiii; ran w ,t n Slat
J K- .tJttt!norfttira!'. SHite :)! !as Mtiw.
1 an 1 re; as ar ra,-a. Mate giree ige pcrv
let; :'ir:er!i. -S-iieis r-.e pr-f. Erery
' ,10-1 i-i. he,;, b-.ve a SKte ri. Tbe uoder-
i stx-Tuu batc in .t urfit-raad,wt.er be a a
e tt,i.i; t
! '
Peachbottora & Buckingham
,. ..tte.fe v. rv hut i.-t:.-l. II wS! ander-
luxe tna: f.-U bttoan Mi-esea. I aMieaxid
rare. f;i:tJ.N.-i:..ff"t.jaif con try at tbe
aua or tu hrjt at UiauOMm. Ko. IIS HaUisBor
strtf-Ciauerad. il l. Oricrs may tclca waA
SOlE CASEBEEK.
Atfnf, Sraertst. Fa.
' V'x. B- SBirucT.
Apr! tb.ir.
SURLISS, FGLLAHSBEE & CO.
I
Merchant Tailor8
j Gect's, Ysath's and Eoy, "
I'tiifi i:J J U'UUi AuAta ,
1
If I Ut, corscr Fifth ATeanvV
11 FIFE
j
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PITTSBURGH.
. . . ' .- ' - ?.-.. :- till ..'v.i'wJ-. ' n - . -.-
E H
SOMERSET,
IX Wf RATIOS Of HATM-1STT.
!
; Orn!te au'i marMc and gr&ufte
! ' OoTrMor.wiJBmB ftud dome : "
A Cajiltul, tBgc u pUnet, - -I
i And mighty a marble-built Reora !
StinJtepc or nit le nlory ! ; 1
- Uonp wltli tAy to tJic tua :. -
They an UiB4 wh ike kxUJj and h
t'f g-iauli and "Vttle well won, ...
(stop f taeJ m tl KirwT or crudtr, .
Lu : ArilDgto (toried aad Kill
With alulluljThtuh . , . But Uie land it
SjirinKi frrsh ai that tun fronted hiU.
Beneath si stuttt-htarted Potomac '
In mxjcf t; moTca to the tea ;
BeneNin m a sea it proud peile "
Mores on, andirMe as In. .
Tea, strife it liorer and ended "
Fur ail the days under the tan ; "
The Dinners nolle and an blended
As starlight and sunlight la one.
La ! bannerand banners and banners ?
Broad atar-bs!nced bannen of blue
If a single star fell Crura fair heaven ,
W by what would beUll u, think yoo
Lo ! Westward and Northward and Southward
The Captains come home from the i
Xw the world shall endnre If we only
' Keep perfect this jystem of stars . .
' The Captain of Captains leads slowly
f Up the great rounded stairway of stone
i How unlike on the fierce front of glory
Wheri he led till he led all aWne !
: He stnps on tbe topmost gTaygrauiie
i Thit tor the fcir hlghwayof fame ;
He kissel the Book, and his hand it
J I lifts hi Uie great Oud'i name . ..
t Than T!:eu might weU hesitate .
; To Atlas-like lift on his aboaMer
This proud, splendid Capltoi", .tlUu
.Jod !,! him '
! The seven bard lab. ire rs
Of Hercules, fate hal forecast . . .
, O States, stand aa neighbors to neighbors 1
j OS:atcsmn, be Statesmen at last !
. Uttrptr't WnrUy.
i he scnoetBorswoRT
BY R. U. DA VIS. -
Ub, yes ; I can tell you ail about
;tnat anair ourscnooi. rat-E. aiars-
. le was tbe bero of it C. Packard
Markel, Esq , it was oa his cards (be
j htvd a magnificent case for cards aad
cigaris solid gold, the fellows said)
, I've beea foor jears at the Ueebe
j Academy, aad in that time I've eeca
a good'deal of the world. Sixty mea
J are usually on . the roll primaries,
'. frech, aad opbs but among: them
all, I never knew tha match of Pack
. ,0 , .ii.. r.u, i
That's hia autograph cut oa. the
i back gate. . It somewhat looks like
kim bold, with magnificent fiourieh
'es. : lie ai way 9 took first prize for
j original oration on eibibition day;
aad if you could. have seea the boa-
, l.:m ..j paofc
? , , J . r . .- . '
i uokiinjt taem to bis Heart, aaa tne
fcispering pieudid ha
was; JlewaaUgand uroad, yoo
see, sj that his clothes showed ele
gaatly ; Shnru, oa Broadway, waa
his tailor.
His original used always to be on
the true geatleiaan or tbe modern
hero. That was the idea he ran con
stantly. "Why prate of the wisdom of Cato;
the bravery cf Brutus, tbe patriotism
of tbe dauudes three 1 An Ameri
can boy has within bim all these
qualities.
I forgot the rest ; but that was the
oration we liked best. .
Pack, was oniy a hall-boarder : on
l- riuay ne went Dome to stay over
Sunday. Old Markle had made a
biilioa or two out of eugar or Gib,
and you mar bet that Pack, lired at
home like a grandee. Yuu ought to
have seen him drive off on Friday
coacb, sparkling-grays, footman in
ulue aod gold ; and Pack., straight
as a ramrod, touched hia hat with bis
f reEoger to us boys at lbs windows.
We ofien wondered old .Markle ner
er sent him a box; moft of us gJi
boxes. Pock, used to talk of their
terrapia aad lobster salad until we
felt a gooenens at our stomachs, but
we sever tailed them. Tbe little
Wet Iadiao, Da Costa, who was the
others well boy of tbe scbool, used to
stand treat every week send out
and order in ica cream, fruit, oysters,
the best of everything, and hang up
the expense ! Pack, did tbe honors,
of coarse, Da Costs being each a
babv. Pack, knew how to do it, I
tell rou : he sat at the bead of the
table and helped the dishes like a
lord. Oh! there was notbiog; mean
about bim !
Leoo Da Costa was the oa'y bor
Paci. ever took home with him. His
father was very particular, the fel
lows say, about social pobition. But
Leou's " father was a planter in
Jamaica The story went tbat be
slept on heaps of gold d joUjoqs ;
) ao. or course.
his position was all
..,,, r - h.K-on ant' tt.tjrn
frum Xew York a rear cr two before
to Dr. Beebe, with trunks full of fin
ery, and be bad no end of money.
He-just lashed it about He was a
j uter little tad of a fellow always
good humored, sleeping in the son or
muucbiag candy, or begging some
body to do his sums. You could not
Jrir'e-f gores iuo tbat boy's skull,
air ; but ia history, or anything with
a story tagged to it, he was keen
ecoogb. He was always buying the
most gorgeous neckties or waist
coats, and wore bis hat cocked to one
i-ioe over bis little yellow race. Oid
Sara Pottle Gumbo, as we used to
prl-!c8JJ hjj oacd to Sma2jjle thin?S 10
i . . "... . " a
from tbe shops for as, and he aad
Leon were whispering together ere
rr day about some new bit of Gaery '
(jumbo, you ec, was the old darkey
who took doughnuts and tarts about
in a pub-cart to the schools at luscb
lime. He bad been at the trade for
j years, asi had laid ap money in the
tbe bans, so- people saio. cut be
was very humble. ' It was always
"Mr. Griggs" and "Mr. Da Costa,"
hat in his hand. Oh ! Gumbo had
rery good manners aal knew bis
place. I neve' saw bira forget him
self but once, and then Leon and
another little chap bad bis push-can,
and were going about the (round,
calling : Hrah's oar docghnats,
now !"
"Drwp dat ar, yoong gemplem!" be
said, ia a raee ; "mind yoa is yoong
geroplem. Pusb-csna la fjr poor oijr-a-ers.
You ia disgrada'onraelf, Mr.
Da Costa."
At that, little Da Coat drew bim
seT up to his full height, na" stood
Iookm at Qombo ia a qaeer way,
bis face growing paie. The old man
T .Vll LT S II "fc 1 8
PA., WEDKDAY,
crinsred ad bowed to tiaa." i
."You kuow Toor folks is" differewt
from de . people. fcv!i,", Le. suMl
"Your fadar's got huqdrcdd a' taoo
saods ob slaves a-worklu' for him. so
1're beam. Wbai'd he tbi'uk ob voo.j dies." -; 1 ' , ';
eah, a uakh' companj ob ta olXplei! The little fellow had '"been 'gT'tffr.
mao?n ; vi.v" r,-j!n paler, antl ' paler 'ttf ne' tSe tp-
Pack. took Leon bjAbe itoolders ! plao.o liean. bat 'at this hc '"flrew
end fihook L!uj. "Come along ; what j bsfk; dropped tie prize book on the
d'ye miud the old fooVs'sabblti for ?' i floor, and faeedthtr"Ptctor. '
- - . w '
Pa Costa drew a tqir 'Lr.eaili aadi"My name fs Joe Tot lie, and Iamfeod ia tbe capture of tie. '.'liili
weutasrsy; but he .was pale, and
quiet all dayv. He was-a rooodj; lit
tle chap, with all bin faa and capers.
The very c?xt day Pact tbiokirji? to
please him, began torBt-niiogponAo')
tbe iniuuie he bove in. a5bt. puahtae !
bis barrow up the walk.
''fivah'sde old nie-uian ! . Citaitholi.-M.'t bii bar-to bare 'th - same
right along, youDg gep!erus ! riagichanVe as other boys.1' Of coursa he
your peonies." . , " : jcouldol be adarltted lo'Beebe'a, be
Tbe old fellow LaJjbeea sick sll in? a darkey, go'tbe bid fellow had
winter, but be wou'd'fjratr himself to i played tbia ttijk. r i ' ' - '
the school every day.' j He turned hi "Why bab ydO doodifi, chile?''
grizzled head from ide to tide aafhe-fed, wrioiito iil haaotv ;
became up, and Pack, steioy tb! be!
tottered, pjt out tit fyot ia iron, of
him. Uuaibo triopedi ,aod ; fell and
away weot case anti.pies into
slush. Tbe fell.wsehonted
the
aod
thought it a migbtr cao'l tritk, all
but Da Coeta, who epaB? riat up
at 1 aeK s iace aaa struce him be
tween the eyes. W'haB! it ranir
out all over tbe yard. ' Take that
you coward !" he yelled."
"De Lord be good t,b ii!" o!J Gum
b cried. "Dr. Beeba will drive toe
off de grortnda ! You'll be de ruiaobi
me, mt. ha tos:a, tt jon tioa t care
e. , . ., -
for rourself "
. With that Leon Laag his head aad
walked away. f; . ,
We boys would ba-"e cot Pa Cpsta
dead, it wa? so shabby ;a him b take
a niter's part agaiai't Pack. '..Hot
old Markle made Pati. invite Lira
home aext Saaday. , Lc-oa dida't jo:
ibat Pack, made a sort of lion of him
all that lime, aad was oever iljno
talking of how plaotera lived in
rnaica, like princes ao3 all that.
J a-
Da Co3ta that term begun tostudy
as he never had bef.iro. The poor
little cub could make nothing of
arithmetic ; but ho went'up ia ottor
classes, over both me and Pack. He
stood treat as oftea as before, but
his fua was all gonc.'.Tuera, was a
story that he had bai news from .fa
maica, althoogh sotafi. eaid . that . he
was only boaienicl;, having nobody
to go to oa Sundays or holidays, like
the rest of us. Tkeajit wta whisper
ed about that he was actually trying
for prizes at the spring examination,
but that wa3 so absurd that njae.of ut
bothered ourselves about it '
Well, to cot my story short, the
miserable iittis tad top prizes over
Pack 'a head and mias,sir! Dr. Beebe
was delighted, aad weat about, mea-
uudaiair UtaAW.THriiiya.ata-aaaaAJi
the Da Costas of the'Xv'est ilndn.
sir) Our establishment has a wide
spread reputation, sir.":
Yoo may bet we boys were mad.
However, .the story leaked out tbat"
Leon was going in tbe next day for
the prize for origins! oration, and we
knew e'd get so thrashed there he'd
rerneiiio r : .!! the days of his life.
Pack, hud a.Aays had soch a dead
sure.iuiag va that :
Sore enough, when theprogramEes
were out, t bero waa "Human Kights,
by Master Leon Da Costa.
"What does that little rat know,
about hcinan rights ?" said Pack., so
load that old Beech heard him.
"Master Da Costa belongs to a most
respectable aad cultured family, aod
ban bad every opportunity of kno wing
what rights belong to bim," be said.
Well, sir, tbe ball was crowded oa
exhibition day. It really was
the big school-room, but when
oblv
.h'
platform for the speakers was cp tad
the windows trimmed with pioe, wc
called it the kali. All tbe trances
were there, aud every body from the
to wo. lbealarkles came ia tbeir
carriage.with bourpiet reaJy to throw J
to Pack, when he should wia. But!
noae of ns tbou'ht what kind of a
rict-.ry he was g'iog to have.
Tbe other exercises lasted for aa
hour or two, and then the Doctor
called:
"Competition for origiaal oration.
Messrs. Markle and Da Costa.'
Toe re was a bozz all abont, and
thea the baad pUye-J whil Pack
walked up to the platform. lie bad
that oraikn on "Chivalry ia 1ST5.
It was very fine indeed ail sixm
the American gectleroan, and bL
went op. I never sadr tiai look s
U.tle or ftkiaay or yellow; bat his
big black eyes were buroiag. He
was excited to that dcyree, sir, tbat
his bands shook as if he had the
palsy; but be kept his voice sieadr.
Ttere wasn't mueb in his oration.
Anybody could understand it. If
was tbat every man had a ribt to
education, end a!l that. Tbat if
hrtvarv nri hi fr.triT n.I t: ihavt i
tr-.i. b tfceavuy streaked witH gray
IT- 7 ... "- iber are,. than those stiffen
prutuwia trr.-.. j biackeaed wilh dje.
After ne aa cone, iitu ua tota- Take aa
II - K . . . .. . n ... n n K . A n . . .
maue you asirer, sua aoiav o tbe 14- j
dies cried. Mr own opioidn is, that!
such children have a very good time; .
ujuS.ou.iu iF.u., ...tu u-j "vyusar gaiuen, can compare m
right to hinder lira from using it. j softness aad beauty, to one of these
But when be talked of jKKr children, ; bt, uf ,a,r woich bebog to
who can not be uagbt or fed -r . uur )8ioved grandmothers, or to our
hare any chance, the fcllow was ina mothers. Statesman.
such deadly earnest that somehow iii
1 . - 1 .... 1 f
nothing but loafing ail diy ling, j Darinj tha last dail season a well
HowereT, ths aoaieoce tk Leou's Jk30wa .Main street merchant wasfob
riew 0 it, I suppose, for they else- i erved ukinir siant steos.ia the di-
ped tremendously and ealied bim up j action of hia place of his business at
three times, aad everybody whr-p-r-j 7 o'clutk ia the morning. A rival
ed: "West Indian E a rmoiirlv!U.a(je5aiaa,wliowas weU assured that
rich!" i Jarare sales was not his motive that
Xobody was surprised, when the
first prize was called, to hear "Mis-
r- r. t I
ter tVSta. .
As soon as it wai presented to'
bim with a little speech from tbef
Doctor, the performances were over,
and ererrboly crowded no to tie!
platform where he was, the ladies!
saying. "Oh, wbst a dear little fsi-1
low!" and asking to be introduced to io':
bim. The Doctor stood, witb his hand i
on his shoulder, aad introduced him
v . j I... . . . 1. t J : . . .1 . f.
right aad left to the ladies and tras- j
tees, alwara giving his full name .
and where he was from. Just at ;
that momest, what should I We bat j have ouly two chairs The last maa
..id Gumbo Pottle's black face thrust " that cvraes ia tie raoraiog has to
in among the rest, io the c uh afc.at j naud up all day. It is very impor
tbe Doctor right next to Mrs Mar-; taat for me to get to tbe store early
kle. in her diara jaddL The oU maa's'this morning gooi .
eyes were full of tears. 0!d R;sca
eaaxBt Kgut ot aia- . j ter lor a laorain- aewspaper earouie
? What are yoa dotag here sir?"itoare Western etmil Grocer.
2 7
AW51L 4, 1877.
bo bi?xred sbarprf , ptiBbinj; bimi
1 bmrk: ' "Tb old fellow fas tnisuiieoi
bis war t the kitchen. Yi&'Joifrrte
HMa fs ofir most' f rinisia scholar,
Maer Dcf Gi)ta of tt WSsf Io-
I .... ...
tj 'Jtwnoi rxae.? -aia. Huir.
. k L J 1
H uamou's soai" Aou Aiarteijcitr. In rain uea.. JUce jCJtcr,tca Bio ;
after the darkey and threw his arras couuniuiate tkill to b'reki,the'.te!
about his neck. "Com baclt, Ttn-
r;w fc scried.1 -
'j'Tbero "was'an": Oproar thenj T yon
na pmev It atl cam ot. - Old
fltJtunCWt eared money, and wanted,
;-"I couldn't asttbe lie'aoy looger,
taid 1 Le etufcoorn'lyi ' I'm the
earue bov 1 was reati-rdar,'""- lookiasr
at the Doctor. IH btndr as well,
pay as ranch, be as (rood a fellow ev
ery way, and ray kin will- t no
e'llower. WbjftaB' I uyfw, ' .
C)!d Beebeactually hes?tatxH! ftoGvi
and wiped his face, aod looked 'about
uncertainly. -Thee it was - that
I'uct showed the stuff be was raade
of. He ppok out boldly; - - "
"You can d as Vsn ' please, - Iiw-
tor Ueebe. ' If yoa choo-ie to ke(
i keep hia
ai?ter in Tir.w8iyt,.l leare it"
1 . - . . .
Aiid I!" l!" ta!ed out til
the boys. '- " '-
"Yes, yes, ofcubobtedly," said the
Djctor. "I nerer approred of mix
ed schools, ladie !ani 'gentlemen,
evea ia the case where the.Gorera
ment basaothorlaed ond.' The-'West
Point Cadets have BeMy. shown
their -disapprival of the plaa. ; I aia
iaformed that the Colored cadet is not
j recoiroized by them as a human' be-
iair. L.eon 1 mean Joe. - too Will
r.i. v " - .
ifo wtio vour luioer. l otir proper it
sunn 1;-? fcut lJ lilts cfttnu luia 01 tci -
. v . r . . : ; . . r.
boon." So Master Da" Costsi walk., the Alary laud Ueigbts, .oppoeire! .1 ri(L;nj soue iitan.e aneaiofmy in
ed off w-'h the old man. He'leoked I Ear! had. Uiiia .-drivaa, 'wiUiwut V j faatry 1 zitfrl Mt'of the fjrtifica
from side to Vide, - as be " passsdjehet, be biiai,t ebaucfes f'oisi-1 brl tlMis" of 'tYasSinjtfHr, foJo which a
de to Vide, - as be " passridjehet, xhte biigU ebaucfes foM.l brl
'the school, but riot a : fbov i pa.i-h- -T ue gates of the i'crtl -'. aere
w'oald STeak 'to brm," exeept little
Charlie Patmrre, who' Wokf rankj4uohed caetay swept through tbeui to( apparentlj feebly manned, though
arid threw bis artiisr'"aboutr' bis neck i achieve, what was thauabx at .the aLer appeared to w atron ia theta-
erring
I love you Leon. You've beea
awfully gtrod to me. I wanted job
to t-otne 10-00 r bodse Satarday.'r -
"Yon1 forget! Yon are "white!"
said tbe little darkey quietly, and he
put Charley aside and wept on.
Well, tbat was the end of it. Pack,
went backto his eld plats in . tha
school, aod none' of tbef boys ever
vjjfc it from him, thoo"h they a'J
tried to be like him.
Oid Gambo disappeared. I heard
that be had taken Leon tcr a col
lege for-boys, saying that he would
show gome day that there was. bet
ter stuf ia him than in Pack Markle.
"'He may do it," old Beebe said,
when I-- earned ' the news to him.
"Packard is well' we'll-not be crit
ical" - chnckliog. "Bat it won't
avail in the long run. Yoong Tott'e
is heavily handicapped, sir. He
can't change his skin, and we must
consider the skin! We mnst consider
the i-kin!''
r an Cray liai r.
Many aa elderly woman wears a
b'.ack cap at all boars of tbe day. to
cover up what she deems an ugly;
!o.-k because sie la growing gray.
-ow mere is nt t ia a:i tn-.s wue
land a lovlier sight than a handsome
Load coverea witn rippling wave3 of
gray cr silver-white hair, Iring loose
aad ia wave after ware falling close
to tbe back, where a loose, handsome
ehapedkaot is formed, with a comb
gnt.y noiamg it to fiace ; or laiiiog
10 natural curls aroond the aged face:
or ''rmea m tnose siyiisn nager-paas
w bicb are so becoming to those laneh-
iog bappr faces of sixty-fire years, of
wtio-.a Aunt Eliza is a reminder.
Aad caps are such a bagbear, be
side it, there onght to be a law, to
prevent tbeir use ; and hair dyes,
CisSurisg the fcadsomeat of al!
kaadrcme changes, with which Ma
ture in her graad wisdom bas bless-
,. j ed car growing old. Eren where ir
does g;t to some, white yet ia early
(ii'e, gray Lair, how in uea Letter do
their siiky locks look, wary aad loose,
though
ed and
ged vrandma, of whom
I have several iu my mind as I write,
wiib tbeir suow-wbiie locks, soft as
thistle down, soft as a baby's first
ftixea ringlets, combed in loose
wares upon the forehead and falling
in natural curls at the side, or drawn
up into a knot at the back; what is
Iwvlicr?
Xj -young miss's head, dressed
wkb the nicest care, either black.
ItarryiBC M ike At are-.
! this rapid transit, hailed tbe swift
("commercial traveler, " and inter-
k: v..vr
i.cncti aaiua as tui.unr. .
"What's broke loose, Charlie?
Where are yoo
snch a f
hnrrr ?"
"l'a roisg to tfig store."
"Trade most be artive with yon!"!
'It's not trade that fcss called rr.e
t." j
"It's not a woman, UilV1 I
"X; of coarse not Eat . IU ex-
plain the thing to yon to keep dowa
vour iaferoai saspictons. There are!
three partners la onr store, aad we
Aad Ctariie "lit oo,in file a repor-
a; wtww
-! -. '? -!
.r..)t. yst Ktsi'rv..
l'r..m tho UepublL f.?r 3t.irci.
The begiooins of July, 1961. looa4', S'iauay niht, tbe 10th, the eaetay
Grant with hi pf)werfiiiarniytfuied!wa4"esotcil. It w.j knowa that
veterans in ffout of' reteralmrff, the their ad ranee had reached Rockriire
i tey of the' rebel apitaL v 'jpailj' he
I' ... - . .
was t efjieninj tue mraso I al hj
as to'
apture or . tae, 'touoteti
chain that the
drawlocr crouod
tiaa swept ircm tDe liii
JaaiM river in the face tieaib
Arf
fough; their way iuch by inch. to the
very heart of the Coafeocracy, c.iuid
riot be turned anidi from . tleir" pur-.i
puse. j.Theyhad come to taia,. Jiich
moad, and u6'.bia bui gome uafore-
him.. '..Thejaeo 'that i hi!" thousands pSa'ed a bleepleaa
Seen dwaoter cou'd poevcat them, i captured o-i-lha ulgbt ot tbe lt).b aid
The rebel cora man tier, ever f.uufaljat.aaj.tiuie lefi.re theoreuiair of the
ia.reeoarces, and deptTie as a liuu j Ilia has, been. clawed by rebel aa
at bajr, determined oa a bold s;rt.ke ! tboriiie arnl getiera'Iy eoncedi'd by
to ratio, the siege, and, if p.jsib!e, es- j tbo bes? infrmed of the Coion array,
cape from hia ind imiubie adversary, j Wby was it ' not taken? Various
Ue'ktiew that Gract bad drawo! reajas hare been at-siirned, - but tbe
every available man from tbe defeua-
es of Tf aifciogtoa ;' that but a sm ill
forcs-jod botweoa KichcioaJ and
tbe rdoral cupital, and ihit a rapid
moveaitjSl tip tbo Sheaoadoah would,
iu all probability, result iu the cap-
lure Gf Wabiarton. ox tie-muck re -
ieae of Grant's irtU ara.-p gw;a tbe
j throat' of tk;; Confederacy. ',
J ' The uioveaieat was planned ia se -
cret, aua its execution was the unti tne reoel lu jvrmeDt npa a-tnio-intimatio'o
of Lee's derlgo. General i too is bat liitle kaown, we deem it
Jubal Early w as put in cornmaad of j proper to iiriag the rebel comruaoilr
ibout tweoty-Cve tho'isand ciea tbo
best ia the rebel arm v. Breckinridge
aad Rhodes were a:nonir .lws c-xn
com man'.
rs. Oa the d of July
ihe rebel army had reached ilartins-
burg without encountering any op-
pueiuon. '. &:gul, with his sa.aii cout-j
mand, beat a hasty retreat across the'
Potomac.: Weber, at HarirV per-1
rv. neara oi tne aavause lustia time
r.. t- .1 ... M. .:. - .a . l . .
i w tt i -ii u . u v uia tuJiuiuuu i.oui tiiB.i
, . . .1 . - . .... , . . . . . . '
. 'wus u' ivua 111 uia 'uaiua uu
i found opeOj aad uaguarded, acd tbe
tuue, aa asy victory a bead, . Wittr -
ouiaatnort to prevent tbeiu ,taey f lag ty tne noE aiong tne roai irom a
crossed the Potomac at Wiiliamspbrc! seeessiwy of thcare, as tbe character
ao i Point of Bocks, aod oia tba-rlst. of tha cjuutry would no; permit a
of July had ptaeirate i to rHagcrs-j m jveraeat ia say otbar way au 1 ibe
iowa. .From this point Kiroug .de-' traius were iQ'.errnaracJ ia tb e.d
taghmenta were seat out to occupy ! ntna tor protection.' I sent word for
Frederick aad neighboring towoa,anti tbe leading divUion t be brought
to destroy the raiiroads aad caoaies j up as rapidly as possible, and for tbe
leading to Baltimore aad Wetting-j other divisions except una to be left
ton. .Thus fur the movemeat had ;as a guard to the triu-, to move out
been a grand kuccess. Tbe Federal of the column to tberont This wa
authcri'.iea. had been taken by sur-ftM r5rTrnrf tfr.-rewwf Jtht
priee,-aad fur the time bein, it look-; was ordered to bare his diviaioa
ed aa if tie. superb; strategy of Lee : brought int."! fine? it came up and to
was Ui achieve al! thai he had L(.perl ' more at once jaia:!t tbe works
for.. . j While his brirada wiw coming np be
GetieraJ Graat, however, was not : aid I were in front exunininsr 'he
idle. As sooa as he-divined Loe's? wor-t8. and before his fir sr. brigade
purpose he adopted treasures to de-lcould be formed into line we saw a
tea; it. Jt was a graad game oa tbe ! cloud of dast from tbe direction of
chessboard of war, aad although j Wa.-hinirton and a C-iinmn of infantry
Lee bad tbe advantage of a move, j had Sled into the treaches on the
Grant's masterly activity aad at;sci-j right and left and a redment was seat
ly won ia tne enu. .cver in bis
briliiaat career did his genius sbo w to
better advantage. Ciaick as a flash
bis forces were in motion. Hardly
had Early's columns left llicbmoa'd
before Grant's troops were ia motion
to intercept them. It was, iu reality,
a race for the Federal capita! ; Early
movioj by laad, Grant's force b
water.
Genera! Lew aHace.cuiauiaadiag! force. His beeftatioa was tbe sa! ra
the department cf Annapolis, was'iion of the city, for not ua'.il three
quick!? apprised of tbe rebel move- o'clock in tbe afternooa did a soldier
meat, aa i took measar?s to defeat it. ! frm either the sixth or aice'eenth
HehadaVjQt eijht tLousacd men. cirps disembark e.t the wharf at
the largest portion ui ftfckh were oae' Washington nearir fire miles from
buadnjd day's men, and artillery! the sceae cf ac'.ion.
men from the defease of B.tUiciore. The regment or rather tie skela
Rickett's diriioa of tho eld etxthfton rcriroeat. for i aumbtred Irss
Corps was the only tried fL-h.tog ma
terial ender bis command."
The nest point ef defease was
thought to te cn the Msnocacr, near
the railroad crossin g. 1ts Wallace
boped lo keep tbe enemy at bar until
Ueneral Wright, with the rcmaindtrl
of the sixth corps aad part of thefdered toC'amp stonemaa to ix; re
nineteeath, coald reach Washington. monLted, for i: b-vl seen active ser
Early knew the ra!u3o! time. He! vice aad by the caustks of butties
knew that G.-aat was act asleep, aad; bad lost, cot ooiy in numbers, but ia
he felt tha: a siajle fcoar'a dt!ay j everyihiag save courage aad ea-lo-m;ght
snatch froai bim tba goldea j ranee. It left City Po.otoa the 7d.
prize. He ran against the columasjof Jj'.t, arrived a Baitimo.-e oa tbe
of Wallace, aad without stoppiag to j S-.h, aad Camp Stoaeuian oa the H:h.
ue.eraiae inetr sirenirib preciottatea
bis fihtiug force of lii'00 mea
against them. The coatc-at as like)
to a abt between tallgrowa manl
aad a plucky boy. Tbe boy sto-xt 1
nia grouad, foogkt like a tero.cfceekedi
the progress of tbe man, and retreat- j
ed from the field on!y wbea forced
Kv 11 noi-i rtI 1 ? . 1 -A t .-w A.-, a, a.
Wallace fe!! back uaoa Balumare.
'leaving the road to Waehianoa onea
l r : . -
Early bad beea crippled by
toe .
aesperaie ut!;at, aau lor itie bra: tiaiejthe e juraze 01 tae oldest rtneraos.
siace ieavicg Bicbmoad was check-jbut Cap'aia (t'lerwara Colonel
eu ia nia rapta movements. JJj; aej
took ia the situatioa at a glaaee, aad.
with aimost scperbamaa efurts ptiih-jo'eLck he receive J the ordra tt ad
ed .n toward the defenseless capital, i aa-.e as skirroisbers. The mea
The battle of the Moaocacy was 'sprang lata liae as if aboat to gt on
fought oa the 3:h of July, ye; tyjpraleiosrad of into thefe of to
forced marches, Earlv'a advaace haUjarroy cf tftees thonsaad atron-f. To
reached RjCkviile oa the moraiag otisa' tbe attempt wiin aa army at
the 10. h and by tbe ll.h Lis entire
furce was ia front of the erapiy du-j
feasea of the Federal capital. Tie i
sixth aad aiaeteeath corps bad not
.1 1 1 . if 1 a ri a -
held Fort Ssteveas, at tbe head cf the.
Seventh street road. wh:!e the r;Se,
'pits were poorly defended by raw rs-j
jcruits, aad as maay of the coa
cents
as tae nosp;:au c.
the
city
could tara est for the emergency.
jSarely, nothing bui aa act of Pravi-
fdeace coald save the c::t, for, at the
worj of coassaaJ. the mea that
had charged our blazing batteries at,
Malvern ildl aad GettV3burz would!
nab orer the weak defeases td Wa
lagton as easy as a column cfSaxej
over the dry grass of the prilric. j
The writer cf this sketch w 33 ia ;
Washiogtoa oa the lHa of Julr,!
15L Xewsof Wanace'a fJefaitUi:
beea recei reu, aac awtlt couriers &aa 1
v.j
beraliad the raoid aooroaca ot Larlr. ,
Tbs occupation of the city wai hourly
expected, and lessor? d-!ensev 1
amveo. .v oenu.iii 01 o;a soia.ersiaa act cr raior
were erecd at several riats. Thelcf a Sure tbroai or a oia ia ibe
clerk cf the aevera! denartrsenLa.
I were forineiia empanies 3d reg-i
WHOLE NO. 1343.
i iiiit-nts, a.id arroa na!forms ba.ti
!lv didtributr-j imusj ttero. .The
!.,,.. ..!.- t i:
(ot i'tfnnyluw and er York aev.
4, Dues, aeitf tbe Treasury llaparioienr,
,. batterit's of artillery were planted.
in theTaorn!a,r, aao: forced march
WJ'J navo oruuiioi ;oem in ir'jnt oi
w -eicy - oefore nt.!oT.- - ice meets
ntt araaaea wer uenenea. rr..,Tj
the principal atMets every rehiclend
i bcf.ira moraiar. ' I! it
did n.-t
tJome, aad tbe nirDinft of the 1 lit
', dawned cpon tbo capiUl still eafe
aad up'-n the advance 'of the rebe
lhb
re.
bel
i arosr witbia gunoool ol us detenses.
' - That Wishfj'toa c mll have been
trui oae m ill bo found in lb nube
nueat admissions of Early hiiuaolf.
Tby c'.earfy iudicatethat at tbe criti
cal ruoraeui when "orders hal been
ffiren fur aa ad'anre, both Karly and!
Ubodc4 were Uecrived into tbe ts-
ii.ef ibat too reiafoicvmeuts seat by
i Griat Lid reached the city and wer
' in btronj position ia their front.
'"' As this portion of the history of
ioa the stand as i
' hinie!f. ' lie Lai
a witness , a;ra'nt
1 fwiii rvi-rplv
1 blamed fr hTs hilare t gra?f the
!pri2 which, for a whole day,
lay
da-
j tviiaia rtacrr of lis gra.p, aad to da
j fend himself he was forced to explain
wby u was that to bod ins army 10
cLei S at' -.be very moment when k
advance must have secured tbe Fed-
era! eaoitai. in nta repjrs r.any
I - . .
aia.
"A sfcojt time ai'ur njoa (July 1 1,)
: , i oi..,i
tlMis" of 'tYasSinjtfHr, fbfri
foree of tbe anemy'a caralry
tired before miua. Tfce worl
lfce worts were
- selves. Mr whole Col i ran was mor-
to tbe front as skirmishers. We saw
the mea deploy with precision, aad
Rhodes remarked, ibfy are not hun
dred dar's ' rata : thr are eld sol
diers!'"'
This was the movement tbat de
ceived Early into the belief ttui a
ponia of Gran1. army bad arrived
aod that made hini hesitate abo'jt
throwing himself np'.a an nokaoivn
armv .. a otbar obsiruc'.jii tiaa hec a removal I
luao' 10- tto! uignz, ruiecuair iu eaeiuv 9 entrance
ton rcg:meat. tor H aumberea Irss - -r s -
thai four hundred m-a-that bad "iur breed of ponies,
ranged as sklratisbs, aad depl-vel ' ,a ,U,,t lbe -' WM fit pros-wi-.b
such precision as to de,-r"ive ! j 11 , "ba.rjueatly granted
Iwth Eirir aid P.bodw. was tbeiblv,0f to peraoa by
tweity-Efi Ne York dismounted I H''a was sod in minor eect;oos to
ava rv, under the eramarjd or Capt.
S. E. Chamberlain. Iffcad been oi
! It was aestioei to bare Dt rest, tor
at tuidai?ht of tt-j 10:a it wu order-
ed t m as qaickir as psiole ia-
10 il.e defeuses of Wasliiavja. At
daybreak it had reacbed i oS;eveos,
and during th morning it keps ap ai
active exchaarre of sh jts wi.b tbe aJ-
1 vaace posts f tbe rebel army, t
T.' l . 1 l. . ..-. L J tV..o a-.. . .
Lesion of .he hoa.es itbia n3, 1
ran ire of fort Su-rena. odwdUlode !
j iheuj sfed destroy tbe booea became
!." - .. . . I
a necsi r, ite wors buzm
Caamoerlata ao 1 b:s gai'.aat mea
were eqaai it t!
the occasion. Al two ;
the ir back t tuuoort tbeai would
have been gailaat work, but ta charge !
upon the rebel outposts with ouly a i
dt feeiess city to fall back upon, t
uaserpassed iathej
history of tie Wif. ' Its Very bui J3es(
deceived the eienv. The six.b
corps i
vales-jpreseaci
was deetaed invincible. It
e on the Held waa equal to aa i
additi
nal ecrps. . Early had heard of j
its detachaieat from Grant's forces ticcce."
he hid been advised of its approach
and wcea be W tie este.etoa rel-
men. ueoiojiajr a.ji prrv-su "-Miie il end of a euaarry meeuog
j . t :.l : . .-.1
a severe Ire aad sweeping his sharp-; CJq
ho-.!-rs frooi inelr hiJuiz oiace-, uoi".
woriJer he was deceived iat t he-1
lief that this was the vaa of aa army j
tiat bad coma ta the relief of Wash-
iagtoa. i
I
. .
v'.r,.!
.jieuics ta:t.4igeaco
sarse.T c.-ied Uaa any otser 1a-
'irmauox There ia hardly a boue'
ia wwa wltre a ttaa caa vt-aipJaia;
head that aomebodr wiU not te ltim
wh: will care it. 1
T rrpw HhB4.
The first ia to select the location
aad.if poeaible, bare it on soma part
of the border of the garden, an fa
cljff east, aonthoast, or sontb. Tha
bertforanoframeforAv BCatu, n!a
bedall that i needtd lor ona fata.
r'3!fcft loo tbrea feet
wide. The back board ihonld be
thirry- mehH wfde, and tha front
hoard twentT-foor laches. The gida
boards shonM haro the upper edw
to correnpond, on a lorel, with the
end boards If joii tare cot boards
of suitable width lor thia, make the
top snrfaco trne, and fill up the lower
pun wHh any atrips on baud. .ext,
bav:a? the pMiiiuo aelected and the
Irame made, ret ready tha manure,
which should be ttJat from hora
lh. k..- t 1 . I A
-"- "rva ueuuea who ,'.rr or
iees. i n:. gbuuIJ tut n
- a. i a a. .
Bnvuiu do piiea od nn-
week, abater, nn nil
turned over three times. .Vw if the
grauad is moist where tbe bed' is to
be placed, do not dig out aay dirt
but rorrajhe Jayec of manure one foot
larger than box or frame. .Make the
manure heap, for bottom heal, tbirty
lurbes, and as you make it beat it
with the back of tbe furk" from time
to t'rae, so tbat it will senile erenlr
do not step on it Tba manure t-ei'ug
placed, set the frame on, and tbeo
ouo fvot out from the base vf tbe ma
nure, dig a spade wide and foor to
tax inches deep, and throw tbe' dirt
up next to t.be box so as f form a
bank down to tu treaeh; ,.pea ibis
trench, so that when it rains water
will uikraiAMMi. ii4atKlsoBk into tbe
soil uaJe tbe bed. Saw pl ,but
eisbi lacne deep of ligbt, rich ao l in
tbe frame after u ia placed ia tbe
bed make it level aad ptactj ihe sank
orer me rmuie. Leare tbe sa.ih rais
ed one lucti at the bead of 169 frame
tor tbe put p. r !,iog out the rack
steam wn.cn first ariea, aay two
days, wbea tbe soil sbould be cicely
mkeu orer aud needs aoo, sucb as
cabDage, caur.floer,celerr, tomatoes,
ietiuce, raUwo, eucumberniehjo, etc.
beu aowiugine aeeifa of cucumbtr
or melou, 11 ia twai l cut piece of
turf lijrte or fuur im h. ......r- .,..1
vjw.w,
turu it buiium' isitle up iu tbe til,
auU tbeu put mree or tour needs oa
ecn piece; tflese caa Ibcu be iraus
ptauted wilbout disiurbiu ibe roots.
Wneu tbe veeOat aiaka toair appear
auce aouve grouuU, gl some ir in
uiuUeisue weskUier, oy raialug ibe
iiDis lu or inree lUuiica al the b ,
aul as tbe plttuus lucret iu gruwin,
merea) the supply ofairio prereui
ttiem from betu,f Jrawn op. VVoea
lue suu gets preuy not, a ligbiebade,
olpoper, or loiu cluin abouiU be laid
over tba Saab, at uiia-Uay. Some
persons give tne glass a u.u cot of
rm.ewau. It tue frauie is mucb
expuaco to ibe Wlua, tbo aiae .eXoo
.a aliouM be prolecied, aud if severe
coM uignia of auva couie, taen a eor
tritLj or mats ox atraw snoitiU be giv
en. " 4 -.'
.Some conat ft policy to transplaot
ouco luto a eol J itaute, ere piaciug
r " ,
Tia iuake
tais coiU fratue U la ouiy neceaaary to
piace a iruia upoo tbo level gruud,
ou.uk up a. tew lucnea arouusl tne
ouuiUe, uiake tbe aoll luslda deep
auj ritn;"rrTeiBe8aan' ovtr it, aud
lu a few uara me earifr tlsere will txt
warui, aad plauu trtrtu ibe bot-Oei
cau bd trausptauteit, or Iresk aveds
sow a tur later plauiiug ia tne open
gruuud. F. r. I. I'M'-Hs-ai i'arnt
er. '
Tst iTlMdtf rsaie.
01 the noriiiaatera sbure ef Yir
giaia, aa I about five ruiJes from tbe
m-;u-laud, lies a small ialand known
as Chiocoteagne an island puiwens
ed of peculiarities shared by do oth
er p.jriion of tbe eaaiern Uuited
.-v.ai.es ; fr here roams, ia an eaiire
iy uulamed state, a breed of horses,
or raiber ponies, as wild as the mus
tamrsof Texas or of the Tampas.
How these ponies first came opon
the islaad ia not known except
through rague tradition, for when
the G.-ai eeititrs came ttere, early in
ibe eighteenth century, they fuuod
tbe animals already roaming wild
a'xiut its piasy meadows. Tbe tradi
tioa reueired from the ladiaas of the
maia-lacd vas tbat a vessel loaded
witb horse -i, sailiag to one of tbe
Elizabeth seulemeota of Yirgioia,
was wrecked opa the southern point
of the inland, where the horses escap
ed, while ibe whites were rescued by
ibe then friendly ladiaas aad carried
to tbe mainland, whence they fuuod
their war to some of the early aetile
mects. The horses, l!t to themselves
upn their new territory, became a
t;rely w iid, and, probably through
K....lk;. A A .A - . j
' : r --7 r,,7"'" Rw-
ow&er, Kendall Jester by name, holds
' over eix hundred acre of marsa and
pine iand, and here are other holdings
, scarcely less ia client. A mm it tbe
j earliest setters the Tbarstooes, Tay
!ors, aad M f?hn; the head of the UaV
j earned fam;!r was a well Lnowo ns
i k-, who, oaoa tbeiatroductioa.'f sla
i rry to the ilaoJ, removed iheace to
jthetowjiof Camden, io tbe opper
par: oi ice prormce oi 31 ar viand, bear
Delaware. . .. .
I: was Iciig Mr Chieeoteague
was fairly setded, and eren aa lace a
I 5S5 there were but twenty-six nons
es there ; now, however, many straa-
rs, tempted by the excepuonallr
. -tilB? D1 oyster-dredg.ng
of
loe. I".5! we P?n0 ,a Tr'Jta tae
main-laoa to sett e tber. Ta mere
f j vreitors tbe ponies are atiH a grrat, if
, aot toe maia aitracuua, and during
jtbeperioda of "p-oniog'' dnviag
item imo corral oumtrous roesta
arr;ve da.Iv from the ex;ast IlAaM
I Putt ; it rnbner.
A Rhode Island naa has written
a lecture eautled " W 6c ai Shai! I
.Marry ?'' It ia a fine wok, but so
far as we are able to see, bid to
tbe old opinion tbat after all there ia
"-'t;o better taaa woman for a
u to marry.
A cmprebeaaive acboul iaspector
acked aa Aberseen ciaaa if any oae
c a.'J tell him aovihioz remarkabla
'is the iife of Moses. Boys Y,
sir ; be was tho only maa who
broke all the eooaaandnieata at
Tr. f..:! .winir antic aooeared oa
---- "ir
a-: "Aovbody rtckiog bill
: aaiL-t this hoase wi'.l be proeeented
accord ;s :
"
to law or any other aai-
- ,
T- ub!etof Wra. U. -
trst essay k eoooi wa .
I. cezaa: -ira mae. irroe n loe
J best of all I'trta"
"
Twenty t
r hundred aea r?9
cf emeloyibent
at the Chester ship-
rard i3 e?teq-e3Ce cf the iacleateat
weaker.