Tei'ins o .lublication
Ths Somerset Hsrald
j.-atlLi vol Wednesday Slerolng at 13 0
p5f' annual, H J1 advaooa otterwlse (I M
w ;l invariably be charged.
o subscription wUl be dlaoouUnuei until all
irresrr.yei areJeU P- PostmMter neglecting
iicir fai" a11? 5,11,1 1,ut"rtne,ulwlcrti'tk-
. i ,r;r rcawving from one l'waiolLee to &
.U w the present ottioa. AdJreM
The Somerset Herat 7,
Somerset, l'a.
ATTORNEYl AT-LAW.
r.
J KintsEK,
J- A 1 TOKNLY
AT LAW,
b-miertel. Pa.
K
ill K. hCl i'U
All W H . A . "A f
riomerset. Penna.
ENUSLEY.
ATruESET AT LAW.
Somerset, Penn'a
G
1E0UGE R SCULL,
Souieri-vt, Pa.
I-: w jv( ;TICE. Alexander M. dftroth bu
reftrnedtlie practice " u,r iu Somerset and
aijoiaing counties. .
r7 SOU ELL. ATTOJ1N EY ATLAW ,
1 1 aij Bounty ancPeuricn Agent, Somerset,
$Z i-icc in Mammoth Muck. Jan. U-tf.
t -ALLXTINE HAY, ATTORNEY AT LAW
.u.tUcaler la rial estate, Soniertet, Fa., will
in.; to all business entrusted to his care with.
nr.iurpmeMand Bdcuty.
aug. U-lT.-
riiliXO. HW-MO, ATTCKNEY AT LAW,
J fwiDirwt, l'a., wui attend to all business en-
rat'.eil hieeare In Somerset and adjoining coun
ti. w li promptness aud fidelity. Ottiee lu Mam-
Butli Hi- M '-'
y i!.KOKX a. COLUOIiN, ATTORNEYS AT
I LAW. All bu.iue. entrusted to their care
,! in- sje.1l'y nl punctually attended to.
(lrriiK ia XUer ' iliuck. I pbtalrs.
rri'iMl.l'HI ATTORNEY ATLAW. SUM
,J Vr.'t, l'a., will promptly attend to all bus ine&s
nitrc'trd tu him. iloney advanced on oollecUon
kr. (.idiot In lUbiumoln liulidlng.
J.
O. CKiLE
ATTOKNET ATLAW.
Sfliueiwt, Pa. Froteiwiunil busmeits entrusted
tc a.-cure ituiodot; to Willi jirompuieskiiod cueUly.
ur .1. H. L. BAER, ATTORNEYS AT
l LAW, txjmerict. Fa., will practioe In Som-
crrrt acl aiHninf eunniien. Ail buatneM en
trusted to teui It promptly attended to.
(IJ-1AM H. KOONTZ, ATTORNEY AT
Law, Svimmet, Pa., will ptive prompt, attea-
ti u tc imMnpfl eniru.Leu mi hip cure tu svimcroei
i-ii a ll'Jicir.g counties. Olhce in fruiting
V lif- Kl bufiuew entrusted t tlieircare will
H s'vo :i1t ami j'unctually attended to.
iwpk-fin .Hain Cross (troet, ojpolie the
JUa-.iU'jln Kioct
J
OJIN 11. SCOTT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Sixrrt l'a. Oince In the Court House. All
l,uiirs." enirune'i to Lis care attended 19 iritli
yriuil''-i aud fidelity.
J
AMES L. rUGU,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
a tuirwl, Pa. Offlre, Nammoth Block.np stalrm.
Lirjooe .Main Crosi tit. Collection luade, o
U'e (Hfitled, tit lea examined and all loiial Lusl
tc;Ht'.S'ied to with promptness aud L Jell-y.
gUUYEYIXO,
Writing Deeds, &c,
oa short notice.
M-Esquire at Cascoeer k Oo.' SUire.
C. F. WALKER.
Actld.
I
)EXSI0X AGENCY".
S.P Swciixcrol Sand Patch. Somerset counlr.
P. Ju."tioe ol the Peace, surveyor and claim
4-w wni iironimiv collect all bounty and rcn
M'n rlsims rutru.td to bint. Persous wiFhinit
ii y injorm.ttiiin will a' Id rem him at thea'ixnc
nni'ieJ pia"e. en-loflng dii"jl!arre andpisUifre
H3.-,p l.-r reply.
rnrswiANs..
DP. E. M KIMMELL & SON
i en'ler their prolciulonal serviees to the cltl
iiu i Somerset aud vli iuitr. Ooe of the inMD
licru ol the nnn can nt alltliues, unless profession
al! eniraiccd, le luuuJ at their ottice, on Alain St.
ciilol ti.e I'laniond.
Dr.. J. K. JinX.ERhas pertoaaently located
in Berlin for the practice ol his protesaion.
(jSl-e orpvrtie Clurlea hLrlsslnKer's suire.
pr. N-tf.
nR- u.
ERrBAKER tenders his professional
11
' wn iocs to the ciutens of Somerset and vlcin-
tiy. ( iihoe In reiidenee, one door west ol the Har-
Mt liuiise.
DR. WM. COLLINS, DENTIST, Somerset,
Fa. Jce in Cnsebeer's Block, up stairs,
irr he can at all tiroes be found prepared to do
ah kinds ol work, such as filling, reaulatlng. ei-trf-uiuc.
ac. Artlhchil teeth of all kiads, and ol
Ui beat nterial.inserted. Operations warranted.
TR. A. 0. MILLER
PI1YSICIAX h; SVRGEOX,
H i removed to Sooth Bend, Indiana, where he
cn i consulted by letter cr otherwise.
Dr. W. F. FUXDEXBERO,
Late Resident Snrceon,
fiiMEp ana Earliiiary,
lis l::ated Teraazsrtl7 a the
cf CTCSSSLA2TD, Karyiand
irisIZCLUSiTS treatacnt cf all
tisiarcs f tb.3 Sye zz.1 Sar, isdud-
..it..
:s of Ihs 13:3 and Ihitzt
H1HH
OITice, s. SO Kvath inlr Stfreel.
DENTISTS.
JOHN HILLS,
DENTIST.
la CcSroU a KetPi new building.
Main Cross Street.
Soicerset, Pa.
"WIvI. COLLINS,
1ETIST.
'in !..Te "aeleT A Freaw's suwe, Somerset,
ra. In the last illteen years I have greatly re
tin pnrtss ol artificial teeth in this place.
Tie crosum'. hicr'asing demand for teeth has in
"jM nietosa enlarge my facilities that I can
tse rwi sett ol teeth at lower prices than you
t them In any other place in this country.
lam dow making a grud set ol teeth lor A and If
U"fTlK!d lie an person amig my thousands
isomers In this or the adjuinlag aunties that
I tureiaa.i, lof.Llor that is nut i,r.'kitf at
:am.is. tbey c.-a call ou lue at hPJ tuoe and get
"w set tree w chtric.
HOTELS.
D
IAXI0ND HOTEL.
STOVSTOWX rA.
T!u pt.aiar and well known house has lately
ta.ir.ia, niy .l newly refitted, with all new
JM lt of mmiture. which has made It a very
"""'it stopping place tor the traveling public
nif ui.lf an.l n.m can not lie soriaiwed. all lie-
Im. ciass, with a large public ball attached
Ml? tame Also Urge and roomy stabling.
'' "riling can be had at the lowest !
' frtet.tiy week, day ur meal.
KAMI -EE ClIS I Ell. Irop.
8. EAVir. Diamond,
Joll 51. Stoj stown. Pa.
DAVIS BROS.,
House, Sign and Fresco
PAINTERS.
SOMERSET. PA.
a M(lTH gnarantred. U a day
lililllll '"P'lalnotretjolred; we will etart
nonie nimie n. uie uiiatniw.
VwUU Men. Women, bvys and girls
U. an.. "a" mooey tauter at work lor as
lliu... ' anyone eaa go right nt.
-u iV "hu this witl-e will sen.!
'nnVT. . M (loee 'xl see lor ihccvJver.
rw" "u"" awl terms frer. kjw la limn
cxttJjr tl7!1" are iajlnHp larje tau
J;,T-1 - & CU, A-gKU, Blaine.
onn
Ur U lYi"'"' "-
" M alad at, C-u-s 111.
i lie
VOL. XXVIII. NO. 52.
BANKS, ETC.
NEW GOODS!
Cooeliecr It Co. hare mst received from she East
ern clUee a very large
STOCK of GOODS
Which they are now oflerlng at extremely
Their ttwk of .
DEESS GOODS
If very larire. and as they Lad sold on tLelr ld
stock at
REDUCED PRICES,
ij now hare on band an entirely NEW
S ELECTED STOCK of
DBESS GOODS,
of the very
LATEST and BEST STILES
Found In the Eastern market which they will
sen at prves to suit an.
Theirn' is a general Bti, eonnisUns; of
DRY GOODS,
XOTIOXS,
HARDWARE,
HATS and CAPS
rAIXTS and OILS
GROCERIES,
QUEEXS.VARE,
FISH, CARPETS,
TABLE & FLOOIt OIL CLOTHS,
WALL Si WINDOW PAPER.
&c, ic. Ac.
From (he lone; establWied reputation for lair
dealing tins lirm has (imini'd. the fullest eonhdenoe
iiui tw piareil In all representation!! made by any
persi'BContiecioa witn tne store.
They now have on hand the
LARGEST ASSORTMENT
IN TOWN.
Whtn you come to town, call and see for your
sen.
CASEBEEIt & CO.
Somerset
Ap4lr ll'imo'
NEW BANK.
Somerset County Bank
CHARLES J. HARRSOU,
Cashier end Manager.
Collections made in all pans of the Unit ta State.
Chances moderate. Butter and other che-. Its col
lected and cashed. Eastern and Westernezcbanire
always on hand. Remittances made wltb prompt
ness. Accounts solicited.
Partlei desiring to purchase U. S. 4 PES
CENT. FUNDED LOAN, can be accommo
dated at this Bank. The cupons are prepaid in
denominations of W, HO, 600 and 1,000.
10. RICES.
LA ICI X. IKXI
Ageiili Sir Firs aiitl Liie Insurance,
JOHN HICKS & SON,
SOMERSET. PA,.
And Real Estate Brokers.
ESTABLISHED ia50.
Persons who desire to sell, buy or exchange prop
erty, or lor rent will find it to their advaBtaVe to
register the description thereof, as no charge is
madeunless sold or rented. Real estate bosh. ess
generally will be promptly attended to.
augis.
S. T. LITTLE & SOyS,
1 BALTIMORE STIIEET,
CUMliEItLAND, Ma.
WATCHES, CBAISS.
SOLID SILVERWARE, ItlA.MOMDS,
AMERICAS L0CKS, FREXC1I CLOCKS,
SILVER PLATED WARE,
JEWELRY, c
HOLIDAY.PBESEKTSI
Watches and Jewelry
Repaired by Skilled Workmen ami
returned by Express Free of Charge. No extra
charjre for Enjrravlng. Goods war
ranted as represented
AUCTIONEER.
1)AETIES needing my service on Heal or Per
sonal Estate, or anyt hing to tie disposed oi at
auction, will nnd I will give entire sattstuctlon.
All letters by mail promptly attended to.
W. A. KOONTZ,
Dec. SL Continence, Pa.
CHAELES HOFFMAN,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
'Aliove I Irary 1 Iellloy Store.)
SOMERSET, J? JL.
LATEST STYLES 2lJ LOWEST PRICES.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. JO.
C. r WALKER nt
this place has a lot of bis
celebrated Horse Hakes
for tale better than evei
and cheap. Any one w he
wants one at once, wouli'
do well to send him a
nustat card or In some
. ,, irnow in nr.k-r to saake sore of itettlna
one. as he in his rounds.ot selling might not tins1
all who want rake.
Uayfc
AlSearch Warrant.
allows an officer to go through your tons from
cellar to garret, and LlndSev'S BI?Od
Searcher i warranted ui go uirougn your sys
ui irom lop to toe and drive out all blood diseases.
Its cures are wondertul and certified to by doctors,
preachers and people. Scrofula, Mercurial Dis
eases. En-siiirlaa, Tetter, L;lccr in the Langs or
a the Mkln. IJoils. Pimjiles, Ac , we warrant
nt tp
and
nn It ia a nurelv Vegetable Compound
Powerful Tonic, r or sale iy an Druggist, isee
that our name Is on the bottom of the wrapper,
it. E. SELLERS A CO., Prop'rs, PltUburBh, Pa
C- N BOYD, Agent. Somertet, Pa
TOaooOA i r-AR. oraito ajo a
day In your own totality. No risk.
Women do as well as men. Many
make more than the amount stated
above. No one can fall to make
money fast. Any one can do toe work. You eaa
make from aorta.' to aj an boor by devotion yuar
evenings and spare time to the bullutil. it costs
notuiug to try tueoDsinesg. avmi use h iot
monev making ever orad fcelore. Business
pleasant and strictly feoaoraole. Header, If you
Vatlt Ml Rnuv Bltauw lip wh inviiiK uimiiw.
beioio 11 public, end us your name and we will
aeudyou lull particulars and private terms free;
sample wirth a. also Iree ; you eaa then make up
up your minu lor yourseii.
June U
Auuress u
EOKU E STINSf N A CO..
Portland. Maine.
A WEER In von r own town, and no cap
ital risked. You can glvetne business a
trial without expense. The best oppor
tunity ever ollered for those willing V
work. Y'nu slum Id try nothing else unti.
you see lor yourself what you ran oo at the busi
ness we ofter. No roota to eiilxln here. You can
devote ail your time or only your spare time totbe
business, and make great pay for every hour that
you work. V'otaen make as much si men. Send
lor special private terms ami particulars. whl"hw
mail free. i Outfit Iree. Dou't complain oi hard
times while you have such a chance.
Address U. HALLKTT, PortlaeMaa.
June 1L '
W LNSBBiKCi ISEm
WANTED !
A flrst-clasw Life lnsnranre Oropsny In New
York wants apFXiAb, JKS.BAl. (kssel
UM'tL AeJBaTM, In unoccupied territory in
the Slate of Pennsrlvania. Address MANA
f.EK OF AEaTIEa.,"u 100, Sew
l oris rest oar.
1500
66
! J. IL ZIMMERMAN. CEO. SSTDLE
I
SOMERSET FOUNDRY.
ZIMMERMAN & SNYDER.
All kinds of easting made and for sale, consist.
mg to part oi
SVG A It GRATES,
SLED SOLES
STO VE LI XI X G S
AXD Gil A TES,TL O W
A XJ S JI E A JRS , fr. 1V. ,fyr,
The
BOAZ, ST0NER and KECLA
Xo. 3, 4 and S
IfE.lTIXG STOVES,
XIale and for sale.
Allkliilsof Castings uuule to order at snort
notice. A
MACJILXE SHOP
s at tached to the Foundry In which all kinds of
Machinery will be repaired promptly.
We are doing a general
FOUNDRY BUSINESS,
And solicit all kinds of orders in our line.
KEPAir.IXG A SPEC1PLTY.
Nov. 28
H M'CALLUM,
J J FIFTH AVENUE,
Above Wood Street.
OAKPETS,
LIGNUM,
LINOLEUM.
OIL CLOTHS,
AN IMMENSE STOCK BOUGHT AT
Low Prices of Three Months Since
I
The Greatest
Advantage in
Prices will be
Purchasers.
Farnr abv, isso.
.March 31 3tso
given
to Larly
S .C. LJL2sTX)IS
Has c.mttantly on hand at bis distillery
PURE RYE WHISKIES,
For sulc ly the barrel or gallon, suited lor
MEDICAL AUD MECHANICAL
PURPOSES.
Orders addressed to ilcrlln, Pb., will receive
prompt attention.
Atarcn z. imii
WALTER ANDERSON,
COR. WOOD ST. AND SIXTH AVENUE,
NO. 226 LIBERTY STREET,
PITTSBURGH,
2? .A
feblt
SPRING, 1880.
OAEPETS
A Large and Choice Stock of In
grams, Tapestry .Brussels, TJody
Brussels, Marquerts and Axmin-
sters, with Hugs and Borders to
match. Also Oil Cloths, Linoleums
and Lignums.
Ho. G9 Fifth Avcaus,
PITTSBUKGH, P-A..
MORGAN'S
WOOLEN MILLS.
ESTABLISHED 1813.
Having for the past year or two. been entirely
unable to supply the increasing demand for my
Snods I have built an addition to my mill snd put
i a large amount of
NEW AND IMPEOVED MACHINERY
and thereby almost doubled my capacity for man
uiacturiug. I have now on hand a large stock consisting or
BLANKETS.
CASSIMEEES, SATINETS.
JEANS, R EP ELLA NTS, FLANNELS,
COVERLETS, CARPETS,
YAKNS, AC,
which I wish to
TP.AX3 F02 WOOL.
:o:
Farmers, I have the kind of goods you need. I
want your
WOOL!
to work up
RIttHT IX YOUR 0 YTX COI XTY,
and la order to reach all my customers In good
time, I have employed the same agents I had last
year, and in addition Mr. Joseph L Daugherty,
who brst Introduced my goods into many parts of
this codnty.
1 will strive, as In the past, to give first class
goods and full value to all.
4New customers and those we failed to find
last year, will please address card to
WAL S. MORGAN.
Quemahonin,I'a.
AprT
QKPHAN'S COURT SALE
Ur VALlAllbCiatUiLSlAiL.
Kv virtue of an order issued out of the Orphan's
Cvurt of Somerset county Pa., and to me directed.
I will expose to sale by public auction t-a the
the premises In Paint township, on
Tue8lav. June 8A, 1880,
at 2 o'clock P. M.. the following valuable real es
tate, late the property ol Peter Herkeybile deceas
ed, vis:
No. 1. A tract of land situated In Paint town
ship, Somerset county Pa. Containing a, acres
more or less, ao joining lanus oi jubd &.mniert
Peter tHt, Emanuel Hummel, and the old home
stead of the deceased, ol which there are about 30
acres cleared. There is a, good sugar camp 00
said premises.
No 2. A tract of situate In Paint township,
Somerset county. Pa Containing lto acres, more
or less, ot which there are about UK) acres cleared.
at) acres in meadow. Adjoining lands of Frederick
Ott, Simon Herkey, John Ueiael, Emanuel Kum
ml and tract No. 1., having a large two story
brick dwelling Hoarse. Hank Barn, and other
outbuildings thereon erected, also a good Apple
Orchard thereon, the said farm being pleasantly
situated and ouuveniem tc church and school, .
TEiJf ? OF SALE.
One-thlid cash, one-third In ill motnh one-third
In one year with Interest, deferred payment to be
secured by judgment on the premises, iu per cent,
of band money lobe paid as soon as property IS
knocked down.
JACOB HOFFMAN.
Administrator of Peter tierkeybile deed.
MERCHANT TAILOR
BornsE&co
045:'
pREini wiTrii Am rut 1 5 a
itetn-wiudt'r.Frer wlihevrrvordr-Oit.
tree, J.JJ.IafcftklcaguiiU.
DO
nier
K S
THE EJfSINF.EK'S STOBT.
On a sunny C !tober day, accord
ing to iastractio" i I bad received
frjm the officers the railroad com
pany, 1 banded t engineer of En
gine Xo. 32 a leioa.' from his chief,
requesting that V.ccompany him
opoa the engine, r better post for
the observation alt1' be rails I bad
been commanded tcVfn:n
After reading ft. oil .onched his
hat and rtppectfully ' bde me wel
come, arraopiDP as comtortable a
seat for me as he could provide for
the long ride which lay before us.
It was a novel experience for me
and a highly exciting one, as we
seemed to cleave the air, the train
thandered along behind db, and I
could bir. look admiringly at the
man who stood unfl nchingly at his
post, and in whesi hands lay, ia re
ality, all oar lives.
lie was a ta 1 handsome fellow,
whoije keen, gray eyes never stirred
from his port, either to right or left,
bat whose cheery laugh often rang
out on the clear morning air as we
chatted toretber.
By noon we had become friends,
at which hour we stopped at a small
station, where there was a delay of
twenty minutes to take on coal or
water. As we Blowed op, I noticed
standing on the platform a young
women, holding a neat covered bas
ket, and clinging to her ski t3 a little
child, some three years old.
"Papal papa!" the little one
pcreamed in delight, and glancing at
my companion's face, I needed nn to
question if he were the oie thus call
ed.
Another moment, we had stopped,
and wife and child were pressed to
his breast, while a look of wonderful
tenderness crept into his eves
My wife and child, sir," be said,
turning to me. "I have only one
day a week off with them ; but Mary
always meets me here with my din
ner, and now and then 1 get an hour
or two with her."
"It is a hard life," I said. Toa
must miss them sorely."
".No matter wbere 1 am, eir," he
replied, "thev are with jne. I hear
the little one's voice above the loud
est wind, and I see my Mart's smile
in the darkest night, although
stand aione on my engine, witn my
life in my hand. It's a hard life,
maybe, sir, but 1 ought not to com
plain. It gave me my happiness,
since it won me my wife."
cen we were on our way again,
and I had seen the tears fill the wife's
bright blue eyes as she fondly kissed
ber boeband goodbye, while I had
slipped into the little one's chubby
bands a golden iift from the strange
gentleman riding with papa. I aeked
my companion what he meant.
"J don't know as you'd-ceto
bear, aad akir!a not anuUT OS I'd
care to tell. You read so maoy book
stones of tbe people who make up
your world that you have not much
time to look down to mine. There
are people who think snch as we
have not time to lore, but you have
een Mary and my boy, and you'll
tell me i! I tire you ?
"I was a careless fellow enough
six years ago, not neglecting my
worn wnen at mv post, but lond of a
good time when off duty, always
ready to accept a friendly glass, and
sometimes with my head not quite
steady wben 1 mounted my engine,
though the air always set me right
before we bad gone far on our way.
"Une evening, at a dance, 1 met
Mary Morton. She was the pretti
est girl in tbe room, sir, and a little
bit of a coquet in those days, though
no more tban natural, with all the
joong fellows trying their best to
torn her head.
"I was not long behind the rest I
could not get her out of my thoughts,
but it did not take me a great while
to find out the truth of the matter.
I had lost my heart Tbe only ques
tion was, would she turn me adrift
or give me hers for that I had stolen?
It was many a week before I got up
courage enough to determine to aek
her to be my wife. Every moment
off duty I would spend with her, un
til I grew to fancy she used to watch
and wait for my coming.
But I was not without my jeal
ous hours, for all that. How did I
know bow she spent her time. I
was. so constantly away from her?
"At last 1 beard of another dance.
to be given tbe night I would be off
duty. I could not see Mary nntil
then, but I felt sure she would know
I would come for ber, and would go
with no one else.
But wben the evening arrived I
found when I called tor her that she
had alreadv gone. Perhaps, sir, in
your rank cf life, yon know, loo,
what it is to be jealous, and bow
many a man destroys bs future hap
piness by it.
"My first words to Mary were
those of reproach, while ber smile at
my entrance died away and ber face
grew wane.
'I did not know you were com
ing, loon, now coma l r
"You might have waited !' I ex
claimed.
'And staid at home, perhaps to
have bad you laugh at me, with tbe
rest. Besides, I am quite satisfied
with my escort, and I believe I am
the only person to be consulted in tbe
matter.'
" 'As you will,' I said, turning on
my heel, muttering the word "co
quet 1" between my teeth, and un
heeding the little, pleading glance she
st nt from time to time across the
room to where I stood.
"She was not without pride, and if
she suffered from my coldness, she
only smiled tbe brighter on others,
until I grew mad with jealous anirer.
That night began a series of dissipa
tions with which I employed every
leisure moment. I drank more deep
ly than I had ever done in my life
not as before, for so-call-d good will
and good fellowship, but to drown
memory.
"I did not go near Mary fori
month. To me it seemed a year.
Once, aficr a night's carousal, I pass
ed ber ou tbe street -s Uui not until
long after did I learn of tbe bitter
tears my haggard faee and dissipated
air had cost her. Finally, my better
nature triumphed, and 1 went to her,
repentant, to ask her forgiveness aad
perhaps ber love.
"On a long, lonely
night ride I
made op my mind to do this, though
set
T A ): I. I t; K 13 ,1 s
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 18S0.
like a thousand mocking devils, mem
ories of tbe moments 1 bad spent in
the last few weeks crowded around
me, as though taunting me in con
trast to her purity ; hut with God's
help I would make myBelf worthy, I
said alond, and thought the hours
would never drag aleng until I could
find myself . once more in her, pres.
eoce. one came m to see me, hold
ing out her band with ; a sweet emife
or welcome, as though we had parted
only ' yesterday, and ' yct and yet
there was a change. jb, I learned
it all too soon ! In those few moments
I told her the story of my life for the
past few months of what it bad
been before I knew bir of what it
should be if she would give me the
assurance and promisor of her love
1 ben I paused. For . a monent ni
leoce fell between ns : then she snot-a
A bright flush was in ter cheeks, her
lips trembled, her lashes veiled her
eyes, but her lips faltered not.
'Jobn,' she said, j 'I am only a
girl, it is true, but the man I marry
uiusioe a man. ; Ferhap I might
uve wren you,' neee a little trem
ble crept into her tone 'but I have
almost ceased to respect vou.' Were
you my husband, I would fear for.
you, and fear and love cannot
hand in hand. ,
go
" 'otop ! I said. 'Db vou want to
unve me oacK to tbe life I had hoped
to have left behind me J Oh, Mary,
uo not oe so cruel, lie mv wife, and
let me prove tbe stuff ibat is in me.
iSo, John,' Bhe answered, softly ;
but the blue eyes she raised to mine
were swimming in tearB. If you
have seen the wrong, surely you will
a a . TTfc . e . -
not return to it iiatner. if vou in-
aeea love me, prove yourself a man.
It does not take a battle-field to make
a hero '
" 'Prove
myself a man.' These
were the words that haunted me in
tbe weeks that followed, saving me
irom me ruin i would else have drift
ed into, but torturing mo with their
belpiessness. what nope had I in
my daily routine of duty of changing
Mary's mind ? Yet, spite of words,
something in her eye. had told me
that she loved me, and that some
thing gave me strength! to live, and
to withstand the daily temptations of
my lite.
"So six months passed, when one
morning I mounted ray engine to
take the express train to C . We
were going along at tbe rate of thirty
miles an hour, when suddenly, right
ahead of us, it seemed, a tiny speck
of red natter on tbe track.
... ! . J - - . ,
"l Birainea my eye l blew my
whiptle. What could It be ? Merci
ful heaven? Another bstaht it was
made clear to me. It was a little
golden-haired child, paying in the
very face , of the buae ' monster of
death my hand was gil ded to its de
etruction .
"I whistled 'down traki
I did so, knew that it was of no avail
Before tbe order could be obeyed, it
would be rendered useless. Then
something within me said:
"Your life is worthless. Give it
for that innocent life if it must be,
but save it at the peril of your own.
ilad you been a setter man, you
might have bad a littlo child like that
and praying for you at home.'
"It takes a long time, sir, to tell all
this, but in reality not one second bad
passed. At each times men think
quickly. One bitter sigh rose in my
breast I would never have a chance
of proving to Mary my manhood by
some great deed in the future, or long
years of penance; but it did not
make my duty any tbe less clear.
Bill, the fireman, was behind me.
" 'Take tbe engine 1' I screamed
to him- 'Good-bye, Mary,' I whis
pered low to myself.
"Tbe next minute, bardly conscious
of what I was doing, I was down
upon tbe cow catcher of the train,
clinging by one band, tbe other out
stretched to grapp tbe child now par
alyzed with terror. Then we were
upon it. It was killed, crushed,
mangled? No! I looked down. - It
was safely beld within one strong
arm, its red dress fluttering in the
wind, its golden head close pressed
against my shoulder. IIow was it
done ? 1 cannot tell you, sir. God,
they say, does not let the sparrow
fall.
"Then the train checked its speed,
stopped, the passengers came crowd
ing about us, men grasped me by
the band, women cried over me, and
I stood dazed and bewildered in their
midst, the child tight pressed witbin
mv arms It was snch a simple
thing; yet, sir, they gave me this,"
throwing back his coat and showing
a gold medal.
l wear it in thanksgiving for the
little life I saved. They raised for
me a puree of gold to a large amount,
but tbe gift which seemed to cleanse
my heart was tbe poor mothers grate
ful tears.
The papers rang, next day, with
tbe story. You see, Bir, it seemed
moro to tbem, looking at it, than to
me, who had no time to stop and
tbink; but something more was in
store for me. I was off duty the
next night, alone in mv lonely, deso
late room, thinking it over, when
someone whispered my name. In
another moment someone was sob
bing in mv arms some one who bad
come of her own sweet will some
one who from tbat moment has been
the sunshine of my home and my
heart.
"That is all, sir. It is a simple
story. I trust 1 have not tired you."
But I, as I grasped the noble fel
low's band whose speech bad so un
consciously betrayed the grand true
heart within, could only eebo bis
Mary's words:
It does not taka a battle-field to
make a hero." .
Tbe Toledo Blade denounces the
English sparrow as "a swaggerer, a
boaster, a liar, and a caucus packer,
a frequenter of free lunches, and a
deadbeat generally, lie has bo do
mestic virtues, and is as - devoid of
publia spirit as a defeated candidate
after a county convention. His ap
pearance in tbis country was a mis
fortune and bis continuence here is a
nuisance that ought to be abated by
general legislation. The City of New
York may want him to keep people
out of Central Park, bat so far as
Toledo is concerded tbe sparrow must
go."
a 7.
Sew Art ivala alike Zoo.
On Tuesday tbe long expected and
long wished for ' Rocky Mountain
sheep. arrived at the Zoological Gar
den ia Philadelphia. This animal is
ou which the Society have for years
bfjen endeavoring to secure, and now
that they have been successful they
naturally feel very much elated over
the acquisition. This specimen is
young female, about a year old, and
was purchased from a man in Color
ado recently, and after its arrival in
tbe Garden was given spacious quar
ters ia the deer park. Mr. Arthur E.
Brown, the Superintendent of the
Garden, says that tho Rocky Moan
tain sheep is one of the rarest of spec
imens in any collection, and tbat this
one is the first be has ever seen
There is no other one on exhibition
on the Atlantic side of tbe continent
and the only specimens on exhibition
in the West are a pair now in Call
fornia. Tbe scarcity of these animals
in zoological collections is owing to
the great difficulty experienced in
their capture. Like the chamois,
they live on tho very tops of the
mountains, and always stay in the
places most inaccessible to man. lbe
only war in which they are brought
down is bv means of a rifle, and it al
ways has happened that they have
been too seriously wounded to keep
them alive. Mr. Brown said this
morning to a reporter that, "ever since
the Garden was started about half the
United States army (not necessarily
a large number of men) have been
trying to secure us a Rocky Moon
tain Bbeep." The present animal was
caught soon after it was born, and
tbe motner was shot. It is now a
year old and seems to be in excellent
condition. It is now about tbe size
of a ."rood-sized sheep, but will grow
to be much larger. The males, when
full grown, are quite large and won
derfully active, and are provided
with great recurved horns, of prodig
ious size and strength.
Another recent arrival at tbe Gar
den is tbat of the four bowling mon
keys from Nicaragua, lhese ani
mals have the reputation of being
able to make more noise in propor
tion to their size tban any other ani
mal yet discovered, except perhaps
the tree frog. In their native woods,
just before euerise, the howlers com
mence, and their dismal bowls, it is
said, can be heard for miles around.
Thev are enabled to make this terribc
noise by reason of a special develop
ment of tbe vocal organs. Ibey are
small animals, and are generally
found in South America. Xbe ones
at the Garden are known as the
Mantled xlowler?," because of a line
. ,. i . l i i i
ti jrrav nair arouoa iue uau& nuu
Bides, and are the most northern of
several tpecies. They are tbe first
which have ever been in tbe Garden,
g-jtas tney are eearcftAna tiara -wen f-
ture. iJCPiuen turn, vucj io
delicate, as was shown by the fact
tbat the four which arrived here are
all that was left of fourteen which
were sent from Nicaragua. To cap
ture these fourteen little monkeys it
took about eighteen men tor several
hours, aud necessitated the cutting
down of about four acres of trees. A
tribe or lot of tbe animals were ob
served in tbe forest, and the jnethod
by which they were secured was
briefly as follows : Tbe men first sur
rounded the tribe, so as to drive them
as closely together as possible. Then
an outside ring of trees were cot
down, tbe fall of which drove the
monkeys Btill closer to tbe centre.
More trees were felled, until but a
single clump of two or three trees
were left standing ana the monkeys
were sheltered in their branches.
Then one after another of these trees
were cut down, so that all the tribe
had to take retuge in one tree. Tbe
capture of a number of them was then
comnaratively easy matter. Tbe
four Utile strangers were placed in
one of the cages in tbe monkey house.
With them arrived a "black-banded
tpiuer monkey," specimens of which
have been in tbe collection before.
Tbe name indicates just about what
they look like. Tbey have black
hands and long arms and legs, which
make them resemble a spider very
mock.
The collection of sea lions has been
enriched by the addition of two sea
lions, one an adult female and (be
other a female cub. Tbey were olaced
in tbe middle pond, where tbey were
well received by tbe heretofore soli
tary occupant. Tbey were brought
from the Island of San Miguel, off
the coast of Lower California, wbere
tbey are found in large numbers.
Both are apparently healthy, and
much is hoped for from the addition.
liullcHn.
Two Tone of .Silver Per Werht.
i here are live establishments in
the United States where the smelt
ing and refining of silver-bearing
lead ores is carried on. One of the
most extensive if not the most ex
tensive of the works is that of the
Pennsylvania Lead Company, of
Pittsburgh, Pa. Here tbe' "base
bollioa" tf Leadvilie and of Utah is
brougbt to meet the cheap coke and
coal of Pennsylvania and though tbe
freight per car averages $300, tte
business has grown to great propor
tions. President Schwartz of the
above company, gives figures show
ing that GO per cent of the "base
bullion" output of Leadvilie is ship
ped to the Pittsburgh refining works,
besides 75 per cent, of the output of
Utah lead mines. "Base bullion" is
tbe product of the ore smelters of the
mining regions, and bears about the
same relation to refined silver as pig
metal to refined BteeL At tbe Pitts
burgh refining establishment this
base bullion is converted into lead,
silver and gold. Tbe precious metals
find their way to New York, while
the lead is consumed by the makers
of white lead. Tbe Utah ores are
the richest in gold, sometimes reach
ing 40 ounces per ton. Of silver,
tbe Pennsylvania Lead Company
ships 50,000 ounces per week, or two
tons, representing in value, at $1.14
per ounce. $57,000. This metal
leaves tbe works in pretty bars of
2,000 ounces eacb.
If a big head denotes ability, it is
an interesting sight to observe what
a ahowine of ability this town outs
1 forth every Monday morning.
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JL vaJL Cvl
A Good Story irons Te
General Thomas Harrison, who
was commander of a Texas regiment
during tbe war, and known by tbe
boys as tbe "Jim Town Mayor,"
was soon after the war elected J udge
of one 'of tbe districts of Texas
Shortly after his election he visited
one of the counties in his district for
the purpoee of holding h?9 court
He arrived at tbe county town on
Sunday evening and sent for the
Sheriff and asked him if a jury had
been summoned for the court and if
anr upon the jury were colored.
The Sheriff replied tha he bad
eummoned a jury, but there were no
colored men on the jury, aad but
few in the couDty. J udge ' Harrison
told him tbat under a recent order of
the Department Commader, no legal
jury could be impaneled unless one
or more negroes were oa n, ana
ordered him to have some negroes in
attendance on the following morn
ing, to be placed upon thejury. Tbe
Sheriff, after some trouble, succeeded
in finding three or four negroes, and
upon organizing the ' court Judge
Harrison placed one on each jury.
About the first case called was one
against a party for murder. -After
hearing the evidence, and arguments
of counsel, and charge of tbe court,
the iurv started down stairs t con
sider their verdict, the colored juror
happening to be in the lear. Fol
lowing was the defendants attorney.
At the head of the stairs (and in
hearing of the colored juror) the at
torney was asked how he thought
the case would be decided. The re
ply was. "I think that the defendant
will be acquitted or the jury will be
hung."
Tbe jury went down the steps and
out into the yard, and upon looking
around tbe colored member was miss
ing. Upon investigation, they saw
him making 2:40 time in the direc
tion of tbe brush. Tbe Sheriff was
called ; and after a vigorous pursuit,
Mr. Juror was captured and brougbt
before the court and asked why be
ran away. Hi9 reply was, "He had
heard a gentleman say tbat if tbe
man wasn't cleared the jnry would
be hung, and as he hadn't done noth-
mg, be
chances.
didn't want to take any
Tho Great Csaundrnui.
WHO STRUCK BILLY l'ATTERSOX ?
Many persons have beard the ques
tion, "Who struck Billy Patterson f"
without knowing the origin of it. I
propose to enlighten tbem a little on
the subject. William Patterson was
a verv wealtby tradesman or mer
chant of Baltimore, in the State of
Maryland. In the early days of
Franklin county he bought up a great
many t-acw ct land tu tne county,'
and sp at a good portion of bis time
in looking after his interests there.
He was said to be as strong as a bear
and as brave as a lion, but like all
brave men be wa a lover of peace,
and, indeed, a good,' pious man.
Nevertheless, bis wrath could be ex
cited to a fighting pitch. On one oc
casion he attended a public gathering
in the lower part of Franklin county,
at some district court ground. Dar
ing tbe day two opposing bullies and
their friends raised a row, and a gen
eral fignt was tbe consequence. At
the beginning of the affray, and be-
foro tbe fighting began, Billy Patter
son ran into tbe crowd to parsuade
tbem not to fight, but to make peace
and be friends. But his efforts for
peace were unavailing, and while
making tbem some of tbe crowd in
the general melee struck Billy Patter
son a severe blow from behind.
Billy at once became fighting mad,
and cried out at the top of his voice,
"Who struck Billy Patterson ?" No
one could or would tell bim who
was tbe guilty party. He then pro
posed to give any man $100 who
would teil bim ''who struck Billy
Patterson." From $100 he rose to
$1,000; but not $1,000 would induce
any man t' teil bim "who struck
Billy Patterson." And afterward, in
bis will be related tbe above facts.
and bequeathed $1,000 to be paid by
ois executors to tbe man wbo would
tell "wbo struck Billy Patterson."
His will is recorded in tbe ordinary's
office at Carnesville, Franklin county,
Ga , and any one curious about the
matter can there find it and verify the
preceding statements. Carnesville
(Ga.) Register,
Ass Issdlaa Joate.
You would hardly expect to End
wit among the Indians, and yet tbey
are just ait human as the rest cf us,
and, in sphe of their stoicism, indulge
in a joke now and then wbicb has a
flavor of its own. During a banquet
which was given by the pale faces
to several red men, one of the Indians
took a spoonful of mustard, suppos
ing it to be some delicacy. The tears
came to his eyes. He could die with
out flinching, bat a spoonful of mus
tard was something which even his
heroic soul could not endure, so be
wept profusely, even as a white man
does sometimes. Tbe chief, wbo sat
opposite to him naturally asked him
why he cried. He naturally replied
tbat be was tninkingcf biaold father,
who died a horrible death. A few
minutes after, tbe chief himself fell
upon tbe mustard pot, and swallow
ed more tban was necessary. The
tears came into bis eyes, too. A
thousand tomahawks were nothing,
but tbe pungent quality of the mus
tard made bim weep like a child.
"And why do you cry ? asked the
first victim, with savage delight in
his tones.
"Well," was the quick retort, "I
am crying because you were not
killed when your father was."
"Prisoner at tbe bar," said tbe
Judge to the man on trial for mur
der, "is there anything you wish to
say before sentence is passed upon
yoa ?" "Judge," replied tbe prison
er, solemnly, "J udge, there has been
altogether too much said already. I
knew all along somebody would get
hart if these people didn't keep their
mouths ehut It might as well be
me, perhaps, as anybody else. Drive
on. Judge, and give ns as little
sentiment as yoa can get along on.
I can stand banging, bat I hate
gash !
A
WHOLE NO. 1503,
SelllBic'Kono Kepalra.
Down in Chester county, they have
a queer way of doing many things
and among those queer thiogs is tbe
auctioning off tbe repairs of tbe town
ship roads. Tbe other day tbe roads
in East Bradford township were told
for three years and are to be kept in
perfect order during that time. Three
years ago the entire public roads of
tbe townibip brougbt but on
Monday about $3,2.r)0 wa9 realized,
or a gain over tbe last sale of $2,500.
It appears that John Hildburn and
Aaron Davis were competitors for a
certain piece of road wbicb, at the
Bale three years ago, brought $70.
They commenced bidding at this con
tract at tbe above figure, aod gradu
ally come to nothing, when Mr. Da
vis said he woald give one cent for
tbe privilege of mending and keeping
it in repair for the next three years.
This stirred up Mr. Hildbura's met
tie, and he said he would give $1,
and so the contestants crossed eacb
other alternately, until tbe contract
was knocked off to Mr. Hildburn for
the sum of $!. The laugh comes
here, inasmuch as the lucky purchas
er will be compelled to keep tbe road
in good repair for the next three
years and pay $3 a year for the priv
ilege of doing so, and also pay bis
share cf road tax in tbe bargain.
This mode of doing business is a
novel one, and the first of tbe kind
ever on record ; bns what's tbe use,
mettle will tell. Carlisle Jiirror.
He Didn't I'nderatanrt.
Governor David Tod, of Ohio, was
a confirmed punster and humorist
In early life be was a cord-wood
chopper in the employ of the Mahon
ing Iron Company, of Ohio, lie rose
gradually from this position to be
Governor of tbe State daring the stir
ring times of the rebellion, and occu
pied tne same pomtion as did Gover
nor Curtin of Pennsylvania.
Previous, however, to his elevation
to the Gubernatorial chair of the
State of Ohio, he had been elected to
represent bis district in Congress,
and at tbe close of tbe term be was
appointed by the President Minister
to Logota, and while waiting in rbil
delphia for transportation to Bogota,
he was surprised one morning,
when walking up Dock street, with
a
"Hello. Dave!"
The Governor tells the story bim
self:
"I turned round and a, nce recog
nized a comrade chopper. I stopped,
of course, and be came op witn bis
old wood buck and saw oo his (-boul
der. ' We ehook hands co; 'i&llv It
was Tom Store's, witn wl nr 1 had
worked many a day.
"Why, Dave, what are yoa doing
here Z"
,WH."I iw-nJml "tr t'rwwuioat
has appointed me Minister to Bogota,
and I am just waiting here for a pass
age."
"Thunder !" said he. "Dave, all the
Presidents in the world can never
make a preacher of yon."
Hotel JiyatBrlea.
"Why is it," asked the man with
the sample case, "that at tbe average
hotel, the shortest man is always set
down at tbe end of tbe table, wbere
there is nothing, and where he can
reach nothing else ?"
"And whv," asked tbe sad passen
ger, "is tiie waiter always fluttering
over some deliberate, iaaey old gour
mand, who is going to stop over three
days anybow, when yoa have only
blteen minutes and teen have to run
for your train ?"
"And why," asked the tall, thin
passenger, "is the black pepper cruet
always ia tbe castor on tbe next ta
ble?" "And wby is it empty when yoa
gee it ?" aeked the cross passenger.
"And wby," asked the fat passen
ger, "do the two young married peo
ple who sit opposite yoa always stop
eating and gaze at you witb such
pitiful reproacbtu!ne3 every time yoa
look at tbem ?"
"And why," asked the brakemaa,
coming in to light tbe lamps, "doesn't
tbe bash shave ?"
"And why," suddenly said the wo
man who talks bass, "don't men ever
talk sense?"
Tbe peaceful silence came drifting
into tbe car, noiselessly as a fog, un
til the car was full of it And these
questions are unanswered conundrums
even unto this day, especially tbe
last one.
A Fatdalcd Elephant.
"I saw Betsy as drunk as a fiddler
one time, and she was a fanny sight
We were showing late ia tbe fall in
Indianna, in very severe weather.
Some monkeys, and birds, and Bnakea,
had already frozen, and Betay show
ed tbat she was suffering greatly from
the cold. Long John went to man
ager Older and said to bim :
"You'd better get some whiskey
for Betsy or she'll freezs."
How much?"
"Her ears are just beginning to
freeze : get three buckets."
"Well tbey knew that was two for
Betsy and one for Long Jobn ; but
when it came to elephants, be was
tbe boss, and tbe whiskey was got as
heordered. Only you ehoold have
seen the barkeeper's eves stand out
wben tbey ordered three buckets of
whiskey for two drinks. Botsy drank
all they gave her, and got staving
drunk. She'd stager, and roll over.
and pick herself up, and pick Long
Jim up and toes bim on her back, and
sort of laairh, and he'd laugh, and ir
was nip and tuck between tbem
which was the drunker. Elephants
are very fond of whiskey, or any
sort cf liquor, especially if it baa lots
of red pepper in it, and they are not
only fond of getting drunk themselves
bat tbey are very considerate of
drunken men. I never knew of an
elephant hurting a drunken man.
Tbat Long Jehn, when ho was stag
gering drank, would go right up to
Sultan or Canada, when nobody else
dared to go near them, and swing on
their tusks, and toss their tranks about
and go to sleep right down at their
feet, and they would not only not do
him any harm, but woulden't let any
body elee go near bim until he chose
to wake ap. And any real drunken
man can do pretty much as he pleas
es with an elephant New York
Sun.
SherMaa'o Itltio-
rut ntTORT or tub whitish or t.
BVCHANA5 BIAD'8 FAM3C9 POEM.
A splendid lyrec which has beea
pronounced one of the most fervently
patriotic that ever enriched any
langnaja cr !aa J was comp068 -3
Ciacinnat! thso'tfcfng cf October
'il,.lS5!. A soirwhit trifio minor
circumstance whi:h cannot be gener
ally known, w3 the caune of iu pro
duction at that lime. How its au
thor might have sung later its tbome
of glory, no mortal eaa tell- -
Mr. Cyras Garrett, brother in-law
of Thomas Buchanan Read, with
whom tbe artist and his family some
time resided on West Eighth street,
that morning discovered in Harper's
Weekly a spirited drawing by Tboe
Nast representing Gen. Philip Sher
idan mounted and "tearing madtv
along the road, far ahead of his es
cort," to join his troops twenty miles
away.
While at breakfast, "he did aot
dream of the terrible route and dis
aster hovering at that moment over
bis army,', but as he rode out of Win
chester the vibrations of the groaad,
under heavy discharges of artillery
in th distance, gave hirn the first in
timations of danger. Fiv anxious
hours the desperate struggle went on
before Sberidaa arrived upon tbe
field. Encountering, as he neared it,
some of his retreating soldiers, be
swung his cap over bis head and
shouted : "Face the other way, boys I
face tbe other way !" as he galloped
to the front Under his quick com
mands tbe broken ranks were soon
reformed, and for two hoars more the
poor soldiers who had eaten nothing
since the night previous, obeyed tbe
inspiration of his presence and that
wonderful victory fallowed. The
first pictured illustration of tbat fa
mous ride M r Garrett held before Mr.
Read's eyes.
"Look at this, my boy ? Isnt there
a poem in it? There's a chance for
you write one."
The poet's dark eyes centered on
the picture. There are moments
wbicb time itself measures. Perhaps
with a swell of enthusiasm, a more
than poetical afflatus, the blood of a
patroit already dashing in his veins
faster and faster,' ha thus replied to
Mr. Garrett : "Ay, but a poem ia not
to be written in a minute, nor as
easy as yoa can order a new coat at
Sprague's !"
George Gilfillan has declared that
the secret of Thomtaa Campbell's suc
cess as a poet, was that of enthusi
asm sudaed ; a requirement that ia
not often understood, as the critic
adds. If in Campbell's case, tbe same
must be true of many personal expe
riences and exploits.
Notwithstanding his prompt al
lusion to the tailor, by any other the
ory than subdued enthusiasm, would
be anomalous, Mr. Read was at the
moment inspired, and as though Mr.
Nast's drawing had been a camera,
reflecting the whole twenty miles of
tbat dashing ride ia a moveless mys
tery of the poetry motion. The wit
ty caricaturist probably has never
fancied himself to have been the
"medium" of immortal verse which
converted the victor's wild olive
leaves on Phil Sheridan's brow to
flowers of amaranth
Mr. Read retired and wrote the
poem. Emerging two or three hours
later from bis labratory of thought,
he read "Sheridan's Ride" to a de
lighted family circle.
It appears tbat James F. Murdoch,
frequent cef " Mr.- Garratt'o
house, and Mr. Davis, war correspon
dent of Harper' both chanced to be
present. Tben Mrs. Reade was as
signed tbe pleasant task of copying
the poem ia large text in order that
the tragedian might easily memorize
it for that evening's programme at
Pike's Opera Hoase, the old struct
ure wbicb a twelve moith later like
a fairy fabric, departed in a shower
of burning flakes on the streets of
Cincinnati. Leaving Mr. Murdock
vigorously committing tbe lines with
appropriate gesticulation Mr Read
and Mr. Davis sauntered forth to call
on various friends. To one of tbem,
as they entered, tbe poet, witb a ra-
dient face exclaimed : "Weir, 1
struck off a new poem this morning I
It is fresh from tbe oven I ' .
Naturally, from the appreciative
confidant, suitable inquiries and con
gratulations followed, with a confes
sion of cariosity.
A grand ovation to Mr. Murdoch,
whose devotion to bis country had
been evinced by many labors of love,
occurred on tbat evening. Tbe oc
casion was illuminated with tbe in
tellect of Cincinnati's favorites and
the splendor of ber fashion. Mayor
Len. Harris advanced to the foot
lights with Mr. Murdoch, and read a
tasteful introductory address. Mr.
Murdoch's response expressed his
deep gratitude for the honor confer
red upon himself, and he opened bis
recitations with Byron's impassion
ed lament over Greece, following it
by Read's poem, Drifting" thus
casting a dreamy sensuous spell over
the audience. The great tragedian
then requested permission to read a
poem which oa that morningV dawn
was uncreated. Then "Sheridan's
Ride,"ia which Mr. Murdoch's grand
tones thrilled tbe vast throng of
listeners. The crowning feature of
the evening was the presentation of
a flag by tbe hero of Lookout Mount
ain to tbe tragedian, who, on receiv
ing it, pressed tbe margin reverently
to his lips, and made a graceful re
sponse.
In considering the first meager re
port of tbe victory at Cedar Creek,
which it is declared was due to tbe
personal presence of General Sheri
dan alone, who by tbat desperate ride
met tbe billows of war in time to
turn them back, we can accord to T.
Buchanan Read's genius the power
of prophetic light. It has been claim
ed by a poet that all great poets are
prophets. Ia writing that military if
not martial lyric, his soulwent rever
ently forward to the awfol scene, be
holdiog the need of the commanders
presence, while also beating witb
The heart of the steed and tbe
heart of tbe master," all tbe way
from Winchester town. His mind
pictured tbe horse "A eteed as black
at tbe steeds of night," and saw him
"liass as with eagle flight" Had this
poem been produced months, years
or even weeks later, it might Dot have
concentrated such intensity of nation
al lustre opon tbe name of its author.
or bo speedily traced beneath it the
indelible inscription of "Genius"
simply because the poem is so largly
and so oneringly a picture of the im
agination .
AHhongh Laurel Hill, instead of
Spring Grove, holds the tomb of
this poet artist of Cincinnati, may
thejeivic queen fail never perpetually
to keep his name entwined with sncb
ivies as Elizabeth Browning gather
ed into artistic song !
"Not a leaf of which will grow without dreaming
of a wreath."
Cincinnati Gazelle,
A Boston man baa made a piano
from stone, and reports say its stone
is very sweet
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