r Terms ot'lublication The Soasrset Herald I. nuMl.-hcd every Wednesday Morning at tS annum, paid in ad ranee otherwise a M vill lnvarlably.be charged. No rubscripth wUl be dlseontlncd ntU mil r rresrugea re paid op. Postmaten neglecting t notlty u when sabecrilwra do". not UM oat their rr will be held liable athesuucrtptioB. ftuo-rttwr removing from one PostofBoe to an oilier should give as the nanx of the former as eU A. tb preeent office. Atd.lwe Somerset Printing Company, JOHN I. SOVLL, Baslnes. Manager. UKN K Y V. St.'HELL, ATTOKN Ff. ATLAW. and bounty ancPenrtua AgiaiU JxjmerKet, . o:nce in Mammoth Block. Jan. 11-U. I'll. H SCVLL. t AlluKNEV AT LAW, Komerwt, Penna. ..r H PUSTLF.THWAITE, ATTtiBNEI W bTlTw Sor.ier.et, P.. Frot. w onal busl- d to r AW NOTICE-Alexander H. tX.an.th bM l j relumed tlie practice . lw n mert and djuinmgcnttae. omc 1b Jiamuwth Miulalim. leu. .I, irALENTlNE MAY. ATTOKNEY ATLAW and dealer in real estate, Scret, Pa.. w 11 attend to all bu-dnea. entrled to Uui care with romptucsand fidelity, aug. M ly. Vxr J. fc H. L. BAEK, ATTORNEYS AT I LAW. bomenwl, Pa wiil practice In Som en. and ad'.oimng counties. AU kuiM en trusted to lb B w U be grumpily attended to. lOHN H ' HU ATTORNEY ATLAW, SOM , J eri-ct. Pa., .11 promptly attend t; entrusted to Mm. Mmey advanced ou collection ac. t.-inoe in MauiuwtB Building. TtX,iAM"i:". KWNrzTArTOKNEY AT Law, Somerset, Pa., will Hive prompt atten tion to uum entrurted t hi. care In Somerset "d the aljoinlng counties. UtH In Printing Mouse KoW. IHKN U. KIM MEL. ATTt, KN EY AT LAW, J Somerjet, Pa., will attend u. a 1 bunnc en trusts 1 u. hi care In Somerset and adpdniug ew un ties wits pronptuess and ndelity. Omce " Mam moth Bl..ck. feb-14 " r U. otlLE ATTORNEY ATLAW, Somerset, Pa. Pr--fedonal bu.inc. nruted to ui j- care attended to lib protupiueae and Dually. "a. H..rrarT w. . Bcrrm- H.FFKOTH a Kl-PPEL. ATTORNEYS AT j Law. AU t,uini-M entrusted t.'.beir cure win tM! paedi'.y and puaetoally attended to. lppi(.a-4Ni Mulu Crvse lrJc oppuL tb Maininotb Hluc-k. TOHX lUsCOTT, " ATTORNEY AT LAW. S..n.crfrt Pa. (liop ta' ia iMf''?in Al! Iiu.-l..e entrusted to liw care atlenJcd to wit" promptuesaaud ndullty. I AMES L. rUGU, A TTOKN EY AT L K W , s,.m-r-. t Pa- OrSce, Mainra.lh Blook.up Ktalra. Ent-n.4 Main Clow M. Oilleeii-.n- made, e. Ute ."uled.l.l exam.ned. and ..I leK.r bual oesallended to with jTomptuess and n.leilty. jui) 11 grUVEYING, Wriiing IVeds, Alc, I i . i ill i. rm "ii . t.-rins . -KiKiuire at t;eVn-r A Oo.V SU.re. ' O.F. WALTER. Auk 18. 1'IIYSICIAXS. nK J K. MILLER has permanently located in li'erlint.lbe pr1M-ti ol bi. pr. , ,i!ire ..i.p witc Cbarlci Krliainger store. apr. vri, .o tt. OK. H. Hit I' BAKER teoden bl pro)eionil ;rU.-eM0ll.eclti...ni ol Somert and ln uy. ace in widne. one dovr wetoi tb Lat- I H E M. KIMMEL will cor.riraetTW'le l)"'l;i.ine, and under bi. uroii..al -rl-4. lb. ci.iaea. ol Somerset and '7"u"''ln SiSntrv. tim at tl,eldplc.,a!ewdo..r.e.it ol the lilade Hoiua. D n t j MM.T.EK. aftt-r twelve r.lv. practice in Miwn " Houie. w -ere be can be e.m.ulted at all time, j anb-M t.r-lai.ially emrussd. -NH-it ckU promptly uJWrI. dec. l. Xl-U. ! Dr. W.F. FUXKSBEKGFAIR AND SQUARE NewYcrt Eye an! Ear Infirmary ; Zas lscatei pcnsarcntly in the City cf CUXEESLAITS, liaryland far the EXCLUSIVE treatnent cf all diseases f tt? Eye and Ear, includ ing there cf the ITcse and Throat. onic. 2 SontH rmirr Utrrtt. JuneM. DENTISTS. DK WM. COIXINS. HENTIST, S-wieiret, t titlb-e In -eliecr' Bl.K-k, Bp atairs. where lie can at all time, be loond prepared Ui do allklndfol work, .u.-h a. oIIIiik. r--.ful.mnir, e traciinir ac. ArliCcUl teeth ol all kin'!, and of the beatuiatierial.inaerted. l)rathn. warranted. J OHK HILLS, DEHTIST. tiaice In tVUndh A NtfTe new bulldlnir. Main Cros. htreeL Somer?et, Pa. Borll -wjvx. collins, ii:.tist, t.Bi al-ve Ccber A Freaic's More, s...iK.r t. ! In the UM hlteen yearn I have grraitly re-.--cVd the i.r.ce. ol atibeUtl Ueth in th ? h.e .iant ii..reaiif demand r-t IAk m jd me to o enlarge my laclliiie. that t can , ikc l'is-1 wt. of teeth at lwcr prlw than yu can net tb.m in aniP other l'la in th ".untry -I am now makina a o.k1 cl ol teeth lor J,. and II i here i-bould l-e an;. ir.m anionic my thouaaii. ol custouitn iutbisortheadjoiliinit eouuliv. that I h.,e made teetbtor that it not aivlt.K o.nl .alb-faction, they can call on me at any tune and get a new eel Irte id charge. man. 4 UT1KIC A I. TEKTII !I A J. C. YUTZV. D E IT1S T VALE CITY, wnr$e' Co., Artificial Teeth, wa: anted tube of the veryet juali'.y. Lliedike and laudeome, inaerted in the bei-i ftvle. Particnlai aitentkHi palu to the pre ervaiu'in of the natural lecth. Tboae wiebinc to r.mull we by Icttur, eai du by eucbwliiK .tamp Addn-w a. above. el-7 HOTELS JJILL HOUSE. IIAIKSD, SCHEISET, PA., JOHN U1LL, Pbopkibtob. The .prlelor 1. prered to acriini(lale Bne. In the nut cowiortabie and .atb-laciory manner. The traveling pahllr and permanent boarorra lr nthl with the beat of not ci amniiao.la.l.a. 1 ne tald4 ill continue Ui be lunili-bed with the bt the market aflordf. Large and coutni-Hiiouf .tabling attached. l.ui: D IAMOXP HOTEL. KTOYKTOIVX IA. SAMLXL Cl'K'I'KIt, 1'roprlelor. Tbl. pcfilar and well known botiK la at an t!ir dr. tnble .tot.inr place for the traveling on Idle Title and it'n BrM-cla... Oood a Lllna;. 11 .ck. leave dally tor JohnMjwn and It'aaiereet. S2500: fcta. Arcnuwaitud. Hi'iU Bt9 lertt'-njtco. I'artleulara Tt. AAaiuJ.auaTiivukiiau.aa I S3 MOLD FLATEO WATCnriB.Clieiipeat , :a the koowa world. battU Watoktte to . Au. Aiidreaa, AaCocLTBS 4 CoCLMvago. J mi I he VOL. XXVI. NO. 17. BANKS, ETC. J. O.KDDIEL&SONS, Successors t Schell & Kimmel, SOMERSET, PA. Accounts of Merchants and oth er Business People Solicited. Drafts negotiable in all parts of the Coun try for sale. Money ,oaned and Collections made. janl2 Somerset County Bank CHARLES J. HARRISON. Vet sit it r ti1 Manager. l"dlvtloM made in all par; ol tlie I'niled Statt a. :iia-nno.!crjte. Putter and other Hieek col lected and cashed. Eaulcra nnd Wci;ernexchane always on band. Uemiitancf nuJc with prompt neffd. ApouiiIii ilicited. Parliii defirlniJ to pun-iiaM V. S. 4 PER CENT. EINDEU LOAN. ia be u.uiino date.latthls ltank. Tl.e rnpr.nr ire pr'psM In denomination ol Totecu aiiu Grars, WBOLKHALC ASDBLTAIL, ?-TJV J. II. Zimmerman, V The best of claars of dltlerer.t bnind?, manutac tured by himreli; f the ehuleest id tl.rco. I'lieiw riiram i-nnn..t lerxw!led bv any In the wiar-ke-.. One ol the bi'Pt t.'k ol cliewina- tolweco ever brought to fcouierfct. Prl.en to uit the time.'. jaaJS SR. PILE, DEALER iN Groceries, Confections, Qiecnsvarc, Willow ware. Salt, Fish. . , .. ToIlIICCO illltS f. ILfUI'. aVrt."., SLC., New OX 11 vhuu-:. All Goods Positively SOLID JT BOTTOM PRICES. IS Our Motto. lo ot Fall to -ie E 2, BAER'S BLOCK A CALL, When tloina; your siEioDPiPiiisra-. Jan. 30 . MI RITCTl Kano.towllaudtviiiiiife. We WrllV C U ba.e bandred or em-ionier. wanilnx to buv li.rniii ut now. Never know a belter nine tow II A.-n? at lair prir, a. .ple ur- bliii.it ni'.nev fn.iu banki.:ind getkln Acre, lot .il.-iv. A.M'rcw S.M.JAMES, i'litjl.urub Farm Ait;ncy, lo4 Smithfleld SI. Pl'.tjl.urth. Pa. 7 low in ;inli of farm? Jcr.d for printed .inu I;.l'I:t. Nuv. it . KAnni.r.R, n. n , Oouli-at antl AurlKf, OFFK'E AMI JNFIKVIAKY. !t Sl Pcnn Are. Pitti-barrh, Pa. AH d -if EVE, EAR and 1 IIKOAT. and l alarrh .u.wi-sHil-Iv treate.1. t h.en.ti..ni lor 'tairnrt, "Fiilye l"npil. C'n.ikel Eye.,""WI!d H iir-."nrr an t Tumor- of the lid.. E--ir, N-e or Throat, Ptriiciam, -Weep'ng Eves," 1'tosia. Conical Cor- i r.ea..rcli?n I..iic, Extirpatum. Ac., .killiolly rri-.nae.le Arlih.ial Eye. inserted. Sen-i lot den eripilvan.l illustrated pamphlet ol caacs. Julyli WALL PAPER! Spilnn Sinrk litmicn?- '. Paper from f np! All Ibenew.ivle ol liad-... Ilordrr. and Fririe.. PaiM're -.1 crcrv (rra.lc, .t vie and quality, at lower nrice. than can 1 l-'Ond in the city. Sample Screen, newly papered wllh lateat par!- ).aaT.. A nne display ol New ;. .!. lor every rt m a h-'U?e contain.. New York Papsr Store. Fet. th u-l "lb Ave. lUSmlthneld Street. March tt Pittmoh. FITS EPILEPSY, FALLING SICKNESS, PflSITlVELY Cl'REO. "e woret enxal thelonireit HUMBUG," IT HS fclRtD THOUSANDS- Vf'il iiive $1,000 for rase ! will not ii'J .iV.' Il..l.le lr.e to all a0.ln.....i: J. E. Ill Itrtl.t.t.. t'henilH. tinl-n.'. 1,:1S1 hrMi-lay, New Y oi k. $45 I'Knit't vtTrn 5i rnuv-a iin.w.i.fb p.l rw wllhevcrrorde-. Ihlt- m true. J.li.Ua)ka--lA;(.on'chiie-u,iiL THE PERFBCTIOS ilBTH CLOSET. AfB TIGHT, HOiSEUSS aKD AOTOKATIC. ' bcat'alirur rkui and free from duat, and B OIX.B can c'tcape. u t:aneela!ly adapted f-r ... la Hn.pil.li, Ib.UUaad FaMlliea. ! he m4 la lha ' tlelroea. wilhoat k'iriar aar offence. ' Prices, 10, 14 and 18 Dollars. .ddren, with .lamp, for.cirrnlar. FEErECTICX EARTH CLOSET CUMPAHY, No. :U) WntorSt.lJrooltl-Tn, Ix.n Iclaiid. 8 MISCELLANEOUS, LA in W.HIIK Agents for FL and Iiife Insaraiice, JOHN HICKS & SON, ; SOMKllSKT. IA.. And Real Estate Brokers. liSTAKI -IS1I ED 1850. Pewmi who delretn eell,boy or exchange pMp ery, or lor rent will and It to their adrantairr to reitii-tr the description thereof, as nocbarirei. made uuIcm .old or rented. Keal enate busine.j Itenerally wlilbe promptly attended tj. au18. E. H. flf with ROUSE, HEMPSME& CO, 2S j Dalt. St., lialtimorc, 1. 1)., WuuM rr?(wctfuHy ak tho rocrfhnnt of Sonicr set t'Uotv, to Knd biin their urdrs lur FANCY GOODS ai-urlnif them F.iilsfa.-tion lK.tb a regard, price and ipiallty of Koud.. The nier-haul. Tisiiinif liallimore are nrently reqni'i-ted to rail and nee me lictor? making purcua&cs. The lireat New Medicine A Healtli-Giviiig Power PURIFIES THE BLOOD, I'lViCOSATES THE LIVER, PROOTE8 DtCESTIO'4, nnd STREKCTHENS THE NERVES, Tl .eff'ft mi Hy e uringfll.eaeof w lint rtrrnamrrr inti;r. It la worthy of a trial. i;i:Lll.K (iuaraiiHtd. VIG It AOKf KA l.I.IO to ilie to ate, (K.ATE Kl" to t h Motunr Ii, neil nrtrflrlrntly tin V1II .1KTU', A L'l KHATIV K find 1IT HI'.TIi . Its arllni not attrntlnl wild any ipl(t Irrltticnt-ithfr la InMircTur nor tl lility r-f"rt-nred. but on tiic rontrary, nfrfihmtut uuil in Tffcoratioti li iiumciiiop fi"irt ujion t tirtlieitlTe orcnnit.uhclht'r imputicU by llar or cibaiihlrd f rem ny - r In to larrNiiMi I heir hh era ol ftKiitiilul Utu tmnd nutrl tlon lb nppcllt brlttsc liirrrmsrd t iirc. To tli use a U'r-t tl with an rnror" (t-l condition of the Ilrcr, us l(lllunt" tun, a. roalrd ttmnr. n ititty, bud tt Inl h mnuth.a i m trl iou aiMtft and IukImIi mt t ion of t lir bowclt, vrlib iritM of fa tlu I n tlir head and of ma tal IbIIu-.k, VlCOKiMi: proves most TIhp. - lta effect apnn the Bttdneyt fa no leca happy, a tnrhld, lirltallng urine is uli kly rliaird up t-y It. IntlnmmHtory and ( hranlf IlflElt' M1IM will oou disappear by a per Katrnt nao or I.0!iKK. Var the euro r.f Hltfn Dlne and Krnptlona of all K. mis VlUOHEK la utfnl eertnin. VM.OH fc.N K l rrmpocrd of tHe aettva properties of UKUItS. UOOTH, V( M und BAHKS, thnt Nntare alone fur nUlaea, a; re at rare being taken by wa tlat they are fiafhertHt at the right rvanon ol the yeur. and that they poeaa l lielr natlTf vlrf nfn, That H.OHF.E tins the power to 11 KIKY f'HK HI. .!. IWK.tMCATK the l,r F.lC, and MIMI LATK the ll (.KM l K Oltt, lS, tndUpnlably ptoren by thoe who hiiTe ght-a It m ti it I and have bet-n M-rnianenilyrnred We do not a.k you fo try a, dnzen hot ?e to experif n e relief, for we fil'A H W1KK you will tvvl belter from the f:rt f'W done. VK.OHKNK la aroni-b(i.jr the world II i Hi ilrqrrvant U tliioulnc all other IOM( S A LT F'K AI IV K t and INVKmW 1JIIANT. Into the hni(e. Pot up Ut liC boltlea.douitle i-n ! Kequirea tititnll (lif, a nl lt t)'!ii nt to tu ke Price, Ihl.Oti jm- Kolllc. r VM KTR & BADGn MFC. f 0., Proa', 13 rc - T.ri. ::a J.rt: City. :i. J, ; 11 r f-r.JiTT or ri ixa. i-l. u .1 r. . d t r. : :r. c O. W.SPEE n s f OU VO O IS J fiomrrAet, IV . r'el.ruary 0 Cook & Beerits' FAMILY GROCERY Flour and Feed STORE. We wm1(t n.tt rctp-.-: fully jLr.mnre to our Prlrr!F aii'i the puMl- rrtt-nilij. In tLe twn and vicinity of Sciurtwi, that we J.ae opened our KetrSttirc on MAIN CROSS STREE1 And in addition to o foil line of the best C'onfe"Uoiierl-. Volion-, Toburror), Cisnr. dr, We will endeaeur,at all Llmea, u a-ipply our cus tomers with Die BEST QUALITY OF FAMILY FLOUR, CORN-HEAL, OATS, SHELLED CORN, OA TS f: CORN CHOP, BRAN, MIDDLINGS And everything partalnlng to the Feed Depart men tat tlie LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. FOR CASH ONLY. Alto, well solected ftoec of Uiaepvare; Stoneware, Woodenware, Hrosbei al kinds, and Which we w'U sell as cheap as tae ctcpon. Please cab, examine rar goods of all k'n Is, act be satisfied from your uwa jndgment. Don't target where we stay MAIN OUt 'MS Strewi. Someraet, Pa spare time at this hji.tne... Aiblrrss bTixsox A Co.. Portland, .Value, March 117 ABDWELL prnT bnrtntMycm can engage In. 5 to fjp pj hr I day made by any wi.'.kcr of either aex, ULO I ngkt In their "a n lncnlitics. I'arlli ular. and aaninle. worth a5 free. Imtir-ive Tour oin K S SOMERSET; Wbal Ha. Ilia Creed. He led a load of anthracite In front of a poor widow", door When the deep mow lroien and white, Wrapped street and fuuari, mountain and nit or. That wa. hi. dee.1 ; He did It we'l ; "What wa hi. ereetlf' 1 can not telL West In hi. basket and hi. Wore, In dining down and rifling up ; W hen more he trot, ho gave the injre. Withholding not the crnst and cup. lie tot the lead In each good ta.k : What wai hl creed r I did not ak. 111. charily wa. like nw. SoR, white, and tllkea In It. tall : Not like the nol.y wind, that blow Froin .hivering tree, the leare ; a aill . For flower and weed. Dripping below, What wa. hl cree-lr" The poor may know. He bad great l..lth lu loaves of bread For hunjrry people young and old : And hope inspired kind words he said. To him he sheltered from the cdd. For he mart feed As well as pray, W hat was his creed t" . I can not roy. In words he did not pat his trust. In faith his words he never writ ; He loved to .hare his cup and crust With all mankind who need It. In time, of need A Iriend was he, -What was his creed V He told nut luc. He put his trn't In Heaven, and Worked ever on with hand and head : And what he gare In charity Sweetened his sleep and dally bre.nl. 1. t us take heed, For life is brief : "What was hi? creed?" What bis belief!'' ( Bu:lini)!o llmrk Kyt I.O ISF. -MIVroX'N UIRMIOOIt. The Jiu!e Iowa wbere the tiMt fcightcPD years of my lifr were pass ed, waj ia a loDely part of the coun try, many miles distant froru any of our great commercial towns. I was the oldest of a family of t-ix, and an only daughter. .My father was par ticularly fund of me, for I had not ouly Weu pronounced t he best schol ar in HoKcdule, but bed for the last two years taught out village school. How dull and monotonous this kind cf life was to me i ' o n fi rintp tnnnv times I longed to get away from ii all lonircd to go where I could lead a fuller, richer life. To my father 1 would not for the world have breathed these thought?, for be would not have understood me ; but my sweet, gentle mother was my confidant; to her I laid bare my l.eart, and though she said but little, I knew she secretly sympathized with me. It was one of our oldest, longest winters; and, although it was now March,' the snow was still lying on the ground to the depth of several feet. How lonely that winter bad been, and how I longed for some change! 1 did not care what; any thing was preferable to the dull life I bad been leading for the past two months. It was late at night; the rest of the family bad been in bed several hours; but feeling not inclined to sleep, I sat quietly reading, when I was suddenly interrupted by a loud knock at the door. Thinking it was some of the neighbors, who bad been taken suddenly ill and sent for my mother, without any hesitation 1 opened the door. Great was my sur prise, when, instead of meeting a fa miliar face, I saw that it was aa en tire stranger, a comparatively young man, but so wrapped in furs that bis eyes and beard only were visi ble. ''Do not be alarmed, my dear young lady; I will not hart a hair on your head, but in heaven's name al low me to bring in my wife and child, who, I fear, are dying of cold." Without waiting to arouse my pa rents, I bade him bring them in at once. A moment more, and he re turned, bearing in bis arms a pale, delicate woman, followed by a littld buy of some Gve years old, who was crying bitterly with the cold. The lady was insensible, and I at first thought life was extinct. The noise of their entranco awak ened my mother; sl e hastily rose, with rare presence of mind, and com menced ueing the proper restoratives. It did not take long to wrap ber in warm blankets, and. put ber in bed; and then for a few moments we stood by ber bedside, eagerly watching for some sign of returning life. Her husband, too, almost beside himself with gritf, stood wringing his bands, and calling upon ber in the mofet endearing manner to arouse, to awake, and Fpeak once more to him. l!ul Angela did not die. As wc stocd watching htr a pale glow spread over ber facf ; there was a nervcus twiubirg about the eyelids; then the eyes blowly opened, and lucking inquiringly abont, she wcuid hatespekee, but ber husband forbade Ler. ' It is all right, love," he said: "I am with you, and we are among friends, and you are loo weak to talk now." And with ber hand tenderly clasp ed in her husband's, she soon sank into an easy slumber, from which she did not attake till late the next morning. It was then we learned who our weather-beaten guests were, and bow they happened to come in upon os in so unceremoLious a man ner. Their name was Vernon. Their borne was in London, andlbey were on their way to Mrs. Vernon's mother, who resided some six miles beyond us, and who was ill and had sent for then). '1 hey bad come as far as tbey could by rail, and were anxious to reach, tbeir destina tion tbat night; so tbey bad taken a private conveyance, and would prob ably have succeeded in doing so, had it not been for the extreme cold, and an accident which occurred ust be fore they reached my father's humble borne. ibe ernocs remained wan us for a week or more. It was some days after teat fearful night belore Mrs. Vernon was able to rise from her bed. J3ut those were hippy days for me, happy days for qs all. My mother would have been kind to the poorest beggar thus thrown opon her fTnipfltby ; but bow much more Set or T A n I il 1? D. 1837, PA., WEDNESDAY, so to one as lovely and interesting as sweet Angy Vernon How lonely our humble home sesmed after they Jeft. But the friendship thus strangely commenced did not cease witn tbeir departure. I heard from them frequently during their stay in the country, and wh?n they returned to town, they invited me to go back with them. Bat my mother's health was delicate that spring, and I was obliged to decline the kind invitation. Soon after the rtturn of the Ver nons to London, an unlooked-for event occurred. My mother's only sister, a wealthy widovr who a's re sided in London, canje out and s lent Ibe summer with us,: and on ber re turn home insisted .upon taking me back with her. f "It was a shame,'') my aunt said, "to keep a girl like tie shot up all my life in a l ttle cjuntrf town like Hose dale. It was time f saw something of the world, and 'had advantages suitable to my age." It was a trial to my tmther, I knew, to part with me ; but for my sake she irladly consented to my go ing. And then it wai that, for the first time, I saw the world for my self. As the niece of the wealthy Mrs. Lacy, and her reputed heiress, I found ready admittance into the ex cellent circle in which she moved. I mingled with the rich and the gay. I learned what fashionable society meant ; and I found, too, tbat it bad tastes and capacities for enjoyment of which I had never before dream ed. My aunt's only regret was that she had not known me sooner. "But then," she would say, "It don't matter; you are still young and pretty, and you have such a happy way of adapting yonrsclf to circa in stances, you will do well enough." And it was there, too, that I flfaia met the Vcrnons. Angy's health was still delicate,' and she mingled but little in general society ; but bow many blissful, happy days I spent with her in her own home. When summer came, we all went to the seaside together; and now look, ing back on the vista of years which have since passed, it seems the most delightful summer of my life. Immediately alter roy return to town, I received a letter from my father, informing me of the danger ous illuess of my mother, and urging me to come home without delay. I reached there just in time to receive ber parting blessing. For several months after my moth er's death I remained at borne, and, in roy own way, tried to comfort my father in bis afiliction, and be a mother to my young brothers. My father did mourn.1ncerely fjj a shor' time; but bis was not a deep nature, and he was soon comforted. Before a year passed he brought home a bride to 611 my mother's place; and then, at my aunt's request I returned to town. But another great sorrow awaited me. Angy Vernon was dead ! Died in Florence, wbitber her husband bad taken ber for her health. Several months elapsed after the news of her death reached us before I met her husband. But at last he came back to London with Willie, and but a few days passsed after his return before he came to Eee me ; yet it seemed to me rears, instead of months bad been added to bis age so prematurely old had he grown since we last met. "Ob, Loutee," he said, I try to be submissive ; but how can I live without Angy ? how remain here where everything reminds me of her? I knew it was necessary for me to return; I knew my business demand ed roy attention, and, for Willie's sake, I must make an effort to strug gle on alone. But I cannot remain here ; I must bave a change. I have always wanted to visit the East, but did not expect to go yet for years. Augy and I had talked it over so olten, and she had anticipated so much enjoyment from the journey ! Shortly before ber death we were reading together a book written by one who bad been for years a mis sionary in Jerusal-'m, entitled 'The city of the Great King.' I remember ber saying to me, 'Ob, husband, bow I should like to go there mvself V And now, my friend, I shall take the journey alone. But before I go I have one request to make to you ; I do not make it in my own name, but in the name of ber who, with almost her last breath, said, 'Take Willie to Louise: tell her to love him for my sake !' Heaven helping me, I hope to return a chastened, but better man." I could refuse him nothing then. coming as it did from Angy's dying lips : so I gave him the required promise. My aunt at first objected ; but when sbe saw my mind was set on it, sbe gave ber consent. In a few days Edward Vernon brought Willie to tne, and started on bis Eastern tour. It was three years before he returned to bis native land. During all those years I remained with roy aunt, uur summers were spent in traveling, or at some water ing place ; our winters were passed in town. And then it was I lived the life- for which 1 had so often sighed in my early girlhood. But how I wearied of it. all ! How I longed for some quiet spot, awar from the noise and bustle of London, where, with ill le for my companion, I could live a more rational life. Even the little town of Rosedale, which I had once thought so turn, drum, would have tec a grateful to me then. But to my aunt I never complained ; still, I think she mast have seen my mind was ill at ease, for she was constantly planning somo new pleasure some new source of enjoyment for me. My good aunt! how perfectly de voted she was to me ! And at times how unworthy I fct of tbe love sbe freely lavished upon me. But, fond as she was of me, I knew tbat in one thing I had sadly disappointed ber. She seldom spoke of it, but I knew the ijne great ambition of her life was to see me make a brilliant, wealthy marriage. And great was ber disappointment when one after another of my suitors was rejected, "and without." as sba said, "being able to give any good reason." "Is it really true, Louise, tbat you have refueed Colonel Hansom, one of MAY 1, 1S7S. the handsomest and wealthiest men in town ?" "Ves, Aunt Ellen, I told bim long ago I could not love bim." "And why could you not love bim? You are a strange girl " "Do you wish to get rid of roe?" "2Co, Louise, you are the great est comfort I have in tbe world ; but I cannot live always, and the thought of leaving you alone when I am gone is at times really painful to me." My aunt's words made a strange imprcseion on me ; and that night alone in my o -. n room, I found my self repeating tbe question sbe bad asked. "Why could I not be Colonel Hansom's wife ?" He was a man every way worthy of ray regard nia position was an honorable one, and 1 sincerely esteemed him as a friend but more than that I could not give. I did not love him ; I cauld not be bis wife. - And in that, bour of silent self communing, a new revelation came to me. I looked down deep into my off n beart, and saw tbat, all uncon scious to myself, an idol had been enshrined tber?. Without any voli tion of my own my thoughts went out to a lonely, sorrowful man, who bad been for three years a wanderer in distant lands, not entirely joylees and hopeless now, for every letter breathed a more cheerful spirit, but still mourning tbe loved and lost; and 4he, I knew, was dearer to me than all the world beside. And yet no v. ord of love had he ever breath ed. His letters were kind, brotherly, nothing mora. Humiliating thought! I bad given my love unasked. And he was on his wav bome would scon be with us. But, thank heaven, he did not know it. We parted as friends three years ngo: as such we would again meet. Mr aunt's death was sudden and unexpected. I did not understand when she spoke so feelingly ot leav ing nie alone in the world, why it was sbe manifested so much emotion. It roust be she bad a presentiment cf her approaching end, for it was tbe last conversation of tbe kind we ever bad together. I wilt not attempt to dcsciibe tbe loneliness of my life after her death. I felt cs if I had almost lost a second mother. When her will cams to be opened, it was found that after giving a few thousands to public charities, and providing handsomely for ber old and retired servants, some of whom I bad grown gray in her service, tbe rest of her fortune was left to roe. I sat alone in my own room some three weeks after my aunt's death, thinking of-tha pist, and trying to decide for the future, when Willie came to me, and looking up inquir ingly into my face and said: "Will papa ever come ? I want to see bim so much ! What makes bim stay so long?" And as he said ibis, he laid bis curly head in my lap. I placed my band on bis forehead, and for the Grst time noticed bow hot it was. "Are you ill, Willie?" "No, only tired. Let me lie here and rest; and put your hand on my bead again, itmakes it feel so cjoI.'' Strang tbat 1 bad been sj absorb ed in my own grief that I. had not noticed Willie was drooping. Tbat night be was in a burning fever, and before morning in tbe wildest deliri um. For days after he was danger ously ill, and the physicians gave but little hope ot his recovery. Tbe last letter I received from bis father he was in Egypt, on bis way home; but that was weeks ago, and I could not imagine what detained him. And Oh, if Will;e should die before he reached home ! I did not think bow lonely my own life would be without him ! I only thought of his father, and most fervently prayed heaven to spare him for bis sake. For days and nights I scarcely left him. I administered tbe medicine with my own hands, carefully noted avery changing pulse, still hoping al most against hope. Tbe physician said I must bave rest and food, or 1 should take tbe fever too. But no persuasion of bis could induce me to leave the little sufferer, whose life hung as it were on a thread, which the least neglect on my part might snap asunder. The crisis came at last tbe fever left him. And then, after one long night of almost breathless anxiety to those who watched beside bis little bed, he awoke from tbe death-like stupor into which he bad fallen, re freshed, knew me, and asked for his father. When the physician came be pronounced bim out of danger, and said with careful nursing he would soon recover. Then, for the first time for weeks, I left Willie and went to my own room, resolved to take a few hours' rest while the little fellow again slept. I do not know how long I slept, but when I awoke and attempt ed to rise, my limbs refused to do my bidding. A burning tLirst op pressed me; I felt faint and dizzy, and was obliged to lie down again. When tbe physician came in tbe morning be said his worst fears were realized. I had taken the fever from Willie. For a few days after my at tack, though Buffering intensely, I knew all tbat was passing; and then, for days after, it might have teen weeks for aught I knew, all was a blank. But at last the violence of tbe fever spent itself, and I awoke to consciousness. The first object I distinctly recug niied was Willie, who, now entirely recovered, and beautiful as a seraph, stood by my bedside, eagerly watch ing me. "Ob, papa, she is awake! Do speak to her." "How do you fcel, (Jarliog ?" Such wo.'da of endearment from Edward Vernon the man who of all others I had most longed, yet dread ed to meet 1 "Better I think;, though7 J. leel strangely, low long ha?e I been il,l, and. when did, you arrive?" ' "I reached bome more than a week since. It is some three weeks, they tell me, since you were seized with the fever. You hare been very ill. hut, thank heaven, you are cot of danger now." And as be said this I noticed there were tears ia his eyes, and the same look of tenderness with which he was wont to regard Angela. Was it true? Had he indeed learned to care for me? I closed my eyes, hardly dar ing to glanco at him, for there was no mistaking the look he gave me. Unconsciously, though sjftly I re peated the word, "I aru so glad !" "Glad of what, dear ooe ?" "Glad that you have come home again." "And I am glad to be with you once more. Heaven willing, we will not part again. You and Willie are all that are left to me now." And then, taking dny hand in his, he said, "You were a trua mother to roy boy during nlv iouely wandering?; only consent to be so tor ail tune, and , nothing but death shall again separ ate ns." And then and there, without any doubt or misgiving, I promised, when health and strength returned, to take Angela's place to be Edward Ver non's wife. Ma-atlajr Sport Isslema. TERK1FII' FHillT OF A LION'S, Bill. WITH Sax Antonio, April 14. Sin Antonio was to-day again ex cited over a lion and bull fight Af ter the fight of last week,in which the celebrated Texas bull, "Old Tige," wh.-pped an African lioness, the lov ers cf this fierce Fport and others governed by curiosity, have had a desire to witness another combat be tween the Texas King bull and the well-known African lion, "Old George," who is reported to be the most ferocious animal of his kind in the United Stites. Before 10 a. m. the crowd began to assemble at the arena, which is just three miles from I the city, and at 12 m. a large throng had gathered. The amusement of the day wa3 begun by a fight hs tween two Mexican balls, to give a reiish for the richer feast of horrors to come, but the bulls were too tame to fight rather civilized bulls and after many vain efforts on the part cf the trained bull-figbters to goad tbera to exasperation, this first part of the orogramme terminated. Shortly after 3 P. M., about 2,000 people bad assembled for the 'grand event of tbe day. "O.u George," the lion was prowling and growling within the circle of the large iron cage, dO teetiu diameter, wucn naa been erected for the combat at great. expense. itie " sporting iraternity were freely offering to take ventures on the result at tnree ana even nve to one on the bull, and found not a few takers. The bull having been loos ened ia aa adjoining field, was brought with great difficulty to the ground and forced into the cage. The lion, quietly eating a piece of rawbef, was separated from "Old Tige" L-y a canvass curtain stretched across the cage. As soon as the ropes were taken from the bull's horns the canvas partition was drawn aside. The attack was at once begun by "Tige," who rushed madly upon the lion and tossed him ten feet into tic air. Tbe monarch of the forest fell heavily to the ground, but immediately sprang up and made a fearful spring at the bull Tbe Texan received bim on his horns and again gored him in tbe side and threw him savagely against tbe iron bars, bleeding and badly bruised, and then virtually put aa end to the combat, for the ferocious "Old George," had the fight effectually knocked out of him, and refused to come to lime, although he was re peatedly challenged by the Texan. Cheer after cheer arose from the ex cited crowd in the great amphithea tre, every one of whom bad mounted tbe seats when lue bull proved him self the victor. The can vas was then drawn between the combatants, and the lioness that encountered the same bull last week was turned in with ber mate. Tbe curtain was again drawn aside, and the pair were turned against the bull. "Old Tiire" looked for a moment at his old antagonist, r.nd then rushed savagely upon her, tossing her into the air and breaking two of ber ribs1 He thea turned upon "Old George, tbe Man-eater," and gave him another toss into tbe air, badly goring him. Tbe lions then crouched in a corner of the cage, completely cowed, and "Old Tige" deliberately approached and smelted them, but did not renew the attack. He stood pawing the dirt in token of bis victory. This bull is terribly savage and dangerous. He is tea years old and has killed five other bulls in single but extremely fierce combats. He is tbe mixed Texas aud buffalo blood, and is larger than the average Texas bull. When he was being brought into tbe fighting pen, to-day, be rush ed upon a crowd and badly gored a man who was assisting in holding him with lassoes. Tbe lions are from Africa, and of a very large size, but are old. Tbey are the pair that killed their keeper about three years ago, in Tennessee. "Old George" has but one eye, and this fact was much against him in tbe fight Tbe bull, before entering on tbis combat, was upon three legs, having been badly wounded by tbe lioness last week, and not having yet recov ered. But when he charged upon bis antagonist he seemed to forget all about his wounded limb. Tbe next fight will be between this champion bull and three noted Mex ican hull lighters. Tbe sympathy is all with the bull, and the expectation is that it will go hard with tbe "greasers." After that combat the community here will enjoy a lion and tiger fight. Texa.ns are quite high-flavored ia their sports, and care little how many bulls, lions and Mexicans are whipped. Ner York .if. lulu Beglua. Pottsviixe, April iS . The scarc ity of work since last February ia the western portion of the Schuylkill mining region is causing much dis tress among tbe working people there. Dispatches from Donaldson and Tre niont this evening state that a large meeting of miners and laborers was held ia the woods yesterday after- noon, at wbicn they demanded bread or work. Another meeting is to be' held on Frid ay next Vain man if you want yout smoking tobacco and can't find it, look in your wife's fur box. It is time to put such things away. WHOLE NO. 1390. The mouth of the Congo has been kuown since the Portugese, in the fifteenth century, began tc ereep down the African coast and Turkey, in the beginning cf the present cen tury, traced it about 1 j0 miles to the lower cataracts. Its origin and course was one of the few, probably the greatest remaining, mysteries in geography. Long ago the Porabeircs and other travelers camo across streams inland from the Portuguese possessions in south-west Africa, which run northward, and latterly however. r . l . t- . ... .. . .nA airainst all evidence, be believed to be connected with the Xile. One of the principal streams known, at least siuce the time of the Pombeiros, is the Casai, a considerable river run ning northward, and which some ge ographers maintained must be the upper source of the Congo. Others again maintained, and the reports of the natives seemed to con firm it, that in the regions between Xyangwe on the Lualaba, and the sea, was a great lake into which that and other rivers fbwed, while somo seemed to think the Lualaba ran southward and ultimately flowed in to Lake Chad. Livingstone, as we bave said, tbocght the Lualala be longed to tho Nile, while Cameron was convinced it was the Upper Congo, but tbat it flowed almost straight westward. The solution of the probltui was a task well calculat ed to fascinate a man like Stanley, a task in which all his rare qualities ai an explorer would be developed to the utmost, but a task for which be has proved himself easily equal. It is difficult, indeed, to see how the work could havo been accomplished for the generations except by a mia of Stanley's character, and by the method adopted by him. In whatever light we regard thi3 part of his recent work ia Af rica whether as a mere exploit, or as a vast addition to geographical knowledge, or in tbe light of the great results that ars likely to follow to civilization, commerce and sci ence it has scarcely, if ever been surpassed in the history of geograph ical exploration. We have, in pre vious numbers, shown the magcituJe and importance of this discovery. In the course of a few iii iotbs, by tbe daring genius of one uio, there bs been thrown open to our ku wl- edge a river cf tbe first rank, -.tier ing s regioa of apparently exh-j.ist-less resources both fcr tb-- ma-i of science and the trader. It :s about 3,000 miles long, has many large tributaries, themselves affording many hundred miles of navigable water; waters a basin of nearly 1, 000,000 square miles, and pours into the sea a volume estimated at l.SOO, 000 cubic feet per second. Such i piece of work is surely enough to mmortalize a man Mature. Aaiother Manderfnl Hock The Beading Times gives the fol lowing descrintioa cf a wonderful clock which was on exhibition there some time ago : Tbe latest arrival s known as tbe Troutmaa clock, and the maker per sonally superintends its exhibition. He is a native of Donaldson, Schuyl kill county, showing tbat tbat be sighted region can turn out tome, thing more than coal and Mollie Ma guires. Troutman is a German, but speaks English tolerably well. He says he cut down a tree and sawed it into boards to procure lumber for the clock, which he made with a pen koife in seven years. The clock reaches from floor to ceiling, and at its widest part is nearly five feet. Around and below tbe main dial are groups cf automaton figures tbat move with wonderful accuracy. At the top is a representation of Napol eon and his borso that ate apple dumplings. A figure seated is eating dumplings, and at intervals the horse indulges as natura.lv as a wooden horse can be expected to do. Below tbis is a figure cf Captain Jack, the Modoc chief, who strikes tbe hours upon a gong tnaf brings lortn a pro cession of his warriors, .below tbe main dial is a representation of Jon ah being swallowed by the whale. Jonah at regular intervals is thrown overboard, the whale ascends and opens its ponderous jaws, and Jonah is swallowed. At tbe base of the clock is a large scene representing Christ walking on the waters. A large ship appears with a deck load of apostles. Tbe Scriptural account of the event is narrated by Mr. Trout man, and the picture is represented automatically to tbe minutest detail. There are a number of other -scenes that may be worked separately or together. Noah's ark is represented with tbe dove and olive branch ; and there is the "good fairy and the poor woman." These automaton figures work smoothly and present interest ing pictures. A music-box on the in side of the clock plays a variety of tunes. Pretectlnalala Jnbilaat. W.vshini'.ton, April 18. Fernan do Wood if very much depressed to day over the prospects of the Tariff bill, wbicb, it is almost certain, will not pass the House tbis session. Opposition to it has developed won derfully during the past tew dr-ys, many Southern and W estern m tu bers who were counted among its supporters coming out against it. Should the bill be defeated, a large share of the credit will be due to Pittsburg manufacturers and their representatives who have furnished nearly all the facts and arguments which have been nsed against it. Cut notwithstanding the present fav orable prospect, friends of protection should in no wise relax their efforts until the bill is effectually disposed of. Ktraase Death ef T we Trama. Kenovu, April 18. Two tramp?, aged abont 20 and 40 years respect ively, were instantly killed here Toesd y night, by tbe lumber on a treigot train upon wbicn tney were riding, being suddenly shifted opon them. The eldest was a bricklayer, front Philadelphia. A memorandum book found on the young man had the name of Fred. Younger and G. Younger, Lowell, X. Y., written in several places. e r Am Applicable Allegary. When your Jonathan's grand mother, aa old lady of great probity, died, she left ia ber will among oth er legacies tbe following: "Item to my grandson, Jona than the younger, $ I u0 to buy him self a gold watch." The executor of the will, Jon. Sr.. when he came to this item said em phatically, "I really cannot stand this. It will result in bankruptcy. So ho went out and bought your Jonathan a silver watch. "Here, my son," said he, "is a sil ver watch costing $30. It is yoor grandmother'3 legacy, and you will find it an excellent time keeper." "My grandmother left me $100 to buy a golJ watch,"' began Jonathan, Jr. "Exictly. I h-ve bought you the watch, and a handsome one it is; take it, my son." "1 be legacy was f 100 in money. persisted yenng Jonathan. "To buy a watch," insisted bis father. "Hera is the watch, I bave complied with tbe terms of the will. my son. "To buy a gold watch." "Silver watches are good as gold," said Jonathan the elder, "The of fice of a watch is to measure time. A brass watcb, if it measures time correctly " "But the legacy was one hundred dollars, and you admit this cost $90 " "The legacy was a watch "Money to buy a watch " "My son, do you not comprehend the legal and binding force of testa mentary language ? Would the will bave been complied with it I bad given you the money, and, instead of buying a watcb, you had spent it on some other gewgaw ?" "Is the will complied with when I get a silver watch instead of a gold one?" "Substantially, yes. Substantial ly, the thing devised and bequeathed t ) you was a measurer of time called a watcb. 1 be essence of the bequest is service. " "The bequest itself, however, was $100" "To buy a watch" "And you give me only ninety dollars of my legacy in a shape tbat I do not want. If it was anybody else I should call it swindling and punch his head for him." ".My son," said the parent witn great dignity, "when bad language bee'ns argumedt ceases, iou do not know what is good for you. Sil ver is much better metal than gold. Why, you can see your face in sil ver." "My grandmother left me $100 to buy a gold watch. Will you pay me tbat or not ?" "Your grandmother left you the price of a watcb as a legacy. I now tender you a handsome silver watch, aa excellent time-keeper, in satisfac tion of the legacy. Will you take it or not ? You had better not force me to dispute the will. Yon (bad no particular claim cn the old lady, any how, and in your grasping desire to get all yon may lose everything. Will you take the watch?" "I say, dad, did my grandmother leave me f 100 or not ? ' "You are a Sbvlock insisting up on the letter of the bond." "Did the old lady bequeath her money tome or not?" "You are a money monger s gold "Are you the executor of a will, or is tbis watch a free-will offering of your own ?'' "Bloated bond holder !" "Before I decline the watch I want to know if you sincerely think you are complying with tbe terms of your poor old mother's will ?" "I do. I am the trustee of large estate; I cannot see it fquandered. My mother's memory is too dear for that." "Oh, then, that is the reason you offer ninety cents on the dollar inpayment of her debts! In honor of her sacred memory, humph !" "You did her no great service. You do not deserve even tbis much, sir. Will you take tbe watch or not ?" "Yes. if you pay me the tea dol lars extra." "This is trifling, sir ! You are a cold-blooded capitalist. I will have no more to do with you." And tbe old man went off in a huffy. l',jfnft H'tlMin. Narrwwi Earape. Beadim:, April 17. Theodore Douglass, about forty-five years of age, employed ia tbe Philadelphia and Beading machine shops, made a narrow escape with bis life tbis morn ing. He was engaged at a Iatbe in filing a pulling bar pin when bis clothing and his beard caught in the machinery of tbe lathe, which tore off the front part of his vest, shirt and undershirt from bis breast. His beard having caught pulled his head down and a revolving part of the lathe struck him on one side of the face, lacerating it and tearing from his chin a large portion of his whiskers, which were about Queen inches long. He was able to walk home after tbe accident, but tbe extent of bis internal injuries were not known. His breast was also broised. His struggles at tracted the attention of an apprentice boy near by, who immediately stop ped the lathe, else it is supposed that Mr. Douglass would have been fatal ly injured. The Teaaui Basslill. Washington, April 1C. W. L. Hunt, aseistant Superintendent of Bailway Mail Service at St. Louis, writes to the Post Office Department, calling attention to the fact that within the past two months the mail trains ia Texas have been attacked by robbers four times, upon three of wbicn occasions more or less mail matter was stolen. -ir. Hunt says the railroad companies are arming their employes and suggests that it is the duty of tbe Government to af ford tbe employes of tbe railway mail service tbe means of defending tbeir own lives if nor, tbe mails. He represents tbat tbis necessity exists ia regard to nearly all tbe Texas railroads and especially those con necting with the north. Tbis letter will be forwarded to tbe Secretary of War, accompanied with a request that the Superintendent of the St. Louis Arsenal be authorized to fur nish tbe arms suggested. Tare Mmm Lyaeked. Hlntsville, Ala., April IT. On Saturday last three aegroes, well known aa desperate criniinals, assas sinated ft German butcher named Sboenberger a short distance from town. They fied, but being hotly pursued by officers and citizens, were captnred and lodged in jail the even ing of the same day. To-day a mob took them out of jail and lynched them. The material used out West for life-sized bustia a quart of Whisky- V 1 I II
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