6
a ruBLiniiKn bvehy wkdniwdat, by
W. 11. DUNN.
orricE w ROBrNsoif a wnrtrEH'S boileih&,
ELM STREET, TI0MB8TA, PA.
TKRMS, J2.UO A YEAR.
Na Bnlmorlptlona received for a shorter
period than tlirro months.
Correspondence solicited frnm nil nrta
of the country. No ntiiieo will Lo taken of
nnnonymnu eoniniullleullons.
.', . ' i "'
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TIONESTA LODGE
r.o. of o.k.
MEETS evcrv Friday evening, nt 7
o'clock. In tlixlliill formerly wen pied
by theUood Tempi'"'.
J AS. WOODINOTON, N. O.
A. H. KELLY, See'y. U7-tf.
Samuel D. Irwin,
k " TTORNKY. COUNSELLOR AT LAW
J niul K EAL ESTATE At SUNT, Lcral
"business proinptl y r.ttendod ti. Tionesta,
Va. -'.v.
. WRWToSt rKTTII.
nn,n w. tate.
PKTTIS A TATE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
M , TtOXKSTA, r.i
Vr. W. Min, Owrj A. Jenkt,
Maor At JnnUs,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. om.-o on F.lm
f Street, above Walnut, Tionesta, Pu.
rr"l ' F.W.Hays,
A TTORNKY AT LAW, and Notary
J. Public. Reynold Hukill it Co.'
llloak, Hcneea St.", Oil City, 1'a. IW-ly
T. KtHXEAIt.
r. B. SMII.KV.
KlXXlt A tt f 8X1 LEY,
AWorneya at Law, - - - Franklin, Pa.
PRACTICE In the tevaral Courts of Ve
n mho, Crawford, Forest, and adjoin.
log oouutie. !'.t-ly.
K. HAR11H, P. . tJLMT.1t,
IIARR13 A TASSKTT,
Wrcera at Latr, TUuavllla Penn'a.
PRACTICE In all tlia Court of Warren,
Crawford, Forest aud Venango Coun
ties. 4i-tf
J. H. Helvly,
SritOr.ON DENT4ST. In Hchonblom-
Ruiltlins,. between Cantro and Syca
more St., Oil City, Pa.
Ail nMtratinna dono in a careful manunr
and warranted. Chlorofirnt and ether ad--inliiisterad
when required il tho eae w ill
V. ran it. 15-ly
Charles B. Ansart,
BWXTtT, Centre Street, Oil City, Ta.
laMlmnnv' Itiork.
Lowrervce House,
rproNFSTA, PA., i. O. ItUTTER
L KIEI.D, Puoi-RiRTon. This hous
Is aontrallr located, l-.verythinn new and
wall furnished Superior accommoda
tions and ylrict attention iilvcn to kuiusIv.
Veuetables and Fruits of all kinds nerved
la their season. Sample room for Com
raorolal Agents,
FOIES7 HOUSE,
DrLACK PROPltlETOU. Opposite
Court House, Tioiieam, Pa. .Just
openod. Everytliinn now ami clean and
frash. Tho best of liquor kept constantly
on hand. A portion oflhe publiu putrnu
ax is respect fully solicited. 4-17-1 V
Tionesta House.
T. l.ATI ME It Lessee, Elm St. Tio
iiuhU. Pa., at the mouth of tho creek,
G.
lr.. I,. 'has UiniiiiiL'til v renovated the
-f'lonest;l House, and i e-fnrriiMind It coin
.Ictely. All who patronize, him will be
vail entertained at roiiaonnble rates. H7 ly
National Hotel,
'piniOl'l'K, PA., Honj. Elliott, proprlo
L tor. This hoilie hi lim-n nmvly lurn-1-tlieduudis
kept in kI style. Uueits
will Ut uuulu comfortable note at reavon t.
ble rates. 0 ly.
Dr. J. L. Aconb,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, who has
1 had littouu voara' experience in a larpc
anil suis-essriif practice, will attend all
Professional Culls. Olllce in his Drug and
inn er v store, located 'iu 'i'idioute. jiear
' TidiouteJ louse. to
IN HIS STORE WILL RE FOUND -
A full ussortiuent of Medicines, Liipiora
Tob'iceo, Ciitars, Stationery, lilass, l'aints.
Oil. Cutlery, all of the best quality, and
"will ho Hold'at reaaouahlo rates.
I'tL: CilAS. O. DAY, an experienced
Phvtician and Drunlsl from New York,
lias' chat e of the Store. All prescriptions
)ut up accurately.
n. h. Mir.
Jf A 1
jxo. r. Tin.
, PARK
A. B. KKI.I.Y.
,f CO.,
33 A. JZ KEBS
Corner of Klin .t Walnut Sts. Tionesta,
. .' Bank of Discount and Deposit.
Intoroet allowed on Time Deposits.
Collections mudoonall the Principal points
. - of tho u. a.
Collection solicited. 18-ly,
capturuu a. ft-"
. llarri. c trUfi
NEW QILLIARD ROOMS !
DJOIN'IXO the TionesU House, at tho
1 mouth of Tionesta Creek, Tho tables
and roosu aro new, and everything kept In
order. To lovers of tho nmne aisjrdial
luviutioh la exte'nded to como and play
in the irew room. "
17 tf i. T. LATIMER, Leasee.
D. W. CLARK,
(cONHlrtHION'KK'ri Cr.KIIK, VOHKftT CO., I'A.)
REAL .ESTATE AG EX1
HOUSES and Lots for Sale and It EN rip
Wild Land for Sale. 1 .
I have superior nu'llltic for ascertaining
the cunditiou of taxes and tax doeds, Ac,
and am therefore Wulill to uct iiitclli
gently as atrnt of those livlntr at a dis
tance, uwmnu' In i km m Hie t -niiitv
Olllce in Coiniiiiiviiuui.'r lluom,
IIouso, Tionam, Pa. -
jinirt
4 IV
mhe
&
VOL. VI. MO. 38.
, Dr. J. E. Blairvc,
"KFTCE and residence opposite the
V Ijnvronce IIoiiho. Ollleedays Wednes
day! and Saturdays. itfl-tf.
THE BOOT & SHOE STCME
OP TIDIOI7TE1
NE. STUVUNS. Proprietor. Partlea
. In want of FINE Root and SIhk's will
always Hud a cxmI assortMiont at Stevens'.
Whon vnn call, .ust say "Kroin TlonoBtu"
and vou'will be liberally dealt with.
0-iini N . K. STliVKNS.
FINE GROCERIES,
CltOICK CUUIIS, TOBACCO, CANNED
1UUITS, STATIONERY,
AND NOTIONS,
flir aaloat J. 11. Aenow'i Store llooui, In
Itonncr ic Aitjiow's Itlock.
.A.31.SO,
FUE9U OY8TKKS, by tho can or servid
to order. 2ft tT
New Hoarding jluiiNO.
T TIt. S. S. ITUUNOS has built a lni-fte
1U addition to her house, ami Is now pro
narod to aceoinniodate n number of perma-
neiit boarders, and nil transient ones who
mav favor hwr with their patronanc A
irHd stable haa recently been built to on
cnmmndatn the horses of Ktiosts. Charcen
reasonable. Hcsldonco on Elm St., oppo.
site S. Ilaslct'a store. itl-ly
Frit iik liobbliiM,
rA' T A T T T "IT f 3
t MfCOKSHOIl TO IISMINO.) '
PleturoH in evorv styloof the art. Views
of the oil reirlolis lor aale or taken to or
der.
CENTRE STREET, near R, R. crossing.
SYCAMORE STREET, near
pat, Oil City, Pa. .... ;
Union De-
ao-tf
LOTS FOR SALE 1
IX THE
BOROUGH OF TIONESTA.
i
Apply to GEO. G. SICKLKS,
79, Naasau St., New York City.
WM. F. BLUM,
BLACKSMITH
- AND
W A OON-MAKER.
Corner of Church and Elm Streots,
Thla tlrm lit prepared to do all work In
Its line, Bud will warrant everything dono
at their xh ps to uivo satiKiuciiou. l ar
ticular attention given to
llOUSF.-SlIOF.lXG,
Ulvo them a trial, and you will not ro-
irrot It, 13-ly
rnOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
Water Street,
OVER IIILERONNER & CO.'a STORE,
Tionesta, Pa.,
M. CARPENTER, . - Proprietor.
Pictures taken In all the latest atvlea
the art. 20-t'
TmiovTK, Pa.
Oealer in
Fine Watohei,
Clock,,
' Jewelry,
Spectacle!, etc
All repairiiiK in
this lino neatlv dne
and warranted. Par
ticular attention paid
o the repairing of
iVatcheti.
1TEW
GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE
IN TIONESTA :
GEO. W. BOVARD & GO.
HAVE just brought on a complete and
carefully selected block of
FLOUR,
GIIOCKUIKS,
PROVISIONS,
f. .
and everything nocessarj' to the complete
stock of a Arst-clussOrocery House, which
they have oH'iied out at their establish
ln out (hi Elm St., first door north of M. E.
Oiurch.
TEAS,
t'OFKEES",
SUQARH.
SYUUPS
FRUITS,
KPrCMS.
HAMS, LARD,
A av pjio ri.vo.v or a lL tcixus,
at the lowest cash prices. Goods warrant
i amine, and e lnlioe wecen unit ii
ed to bo or tho IsMt aualitw Call and t-x-
U E W. HOV A lib t CO.
pi
mil
TIONESTA, PA.,
GRANDFATHER'S DREAM.
Y NATHANIEL IIAWTlIOKNE.
Lntircnce and Clara, where were
you last night T wnere werevounnr
ley, ant! deur little Aiice? You fiad
alLgone to ref-.t, and left old Grand
father lo meditate alone in ins great
.hair. The lump had grown so dim
that its light hardly illuminated .the
alahastcr shade. The wood fire had
crumbled into heavy emhers, among
which the little flumes danced and Lie old chnir for beginning theconver
quivcred and sported about like furies. sation, and begged to know whether it
And hero sat Grandfather, all by
himself. He knew thnt it was heel
time: yet he could not help longing
to hear your merry voices, or to hold
n .11 I . .l II
a com lor ui Die cnai witn some oiu
friend ; because then his pillow would
ho visited by pleasant dreams. But, as
neither children nor friends were at
hand, Grandfather leaned back in the
the great cliuir, and closed his eyes,
for the sake ot meditating roorj pro
foundly., j .' ' " . :
And when Grandfather t medita
tion? hud grown very profound indeed,
he fancied that he heard a sound over
his head, as if somebody were prepar
ing to speak.- ' ' :
Hem r it said, id a riry nusKy tone.
"Il-e-m! Hem!"
As Grandfather did not know that
any person was in the room, he started
up in great suprise, and peeped hither
and thither, behind the chair, and into
the recess by the fireside, and at the
dark oook yonder near the bookcase.
Nobody could lie sec.
"1 oh 1 said Grandfather to himself,
"I must have been dreaming."
Hut, just as be was going to resume
his seat. Grandfather happened to
look at the ereat chair. The rays of
firelight were flickerin-' upon it iu such
a manner that it really seemed rs if
its oaken frame were all alive. v hut I
did it not move its elbow? There, tool
it certainly lilted one of its ponderous
fore-legs, as if it had n notion of draw
ing Use It a little nearer to the hre.
Meanwhile the lion's head nodded at
Grandfather with a? polite and socia
ble a look, as a lion s visage, carved in
ouk,'cuul I possibly be expected to as
sume. Well, this is stratiire!
"Good evening, my old friend, said
the dry and husky voice, now a little
dearer man nciore. -ve nave oeen
.. I . illC I ,
intimately acquainted so long that I
think it high lime wo nave a chat to
Letlier."
Grandfather was looking straight at
the lion's head, and could not be mis
taken in supposing that it moved its
lips. So here the mystery was all ex
plained.
"1 was not aware," aid Grandfather,
with a civil salutation to his oaken
coninanioii. "that you possessed the
faculty of speech. Otherwise I should
have been glad to converse with such
a solid, useful, and substantial, if not
brilliant, member of society."
"O!" replied the ancient chair, in a
quiet and easy tone, for it had now
cleared its throat of the dust of ages,
"I am until rally a silent and incommu
nicative sort of character. Once or
twice in the course of a century I un
close my lips. When the pontic Lady
Arbella departed this Ule I uttered a
groan. When tlie honest mint-master
weighed his plump daughter against
the pine-tree shillings, I chuckled audi
bly at the joke. When eld Simon
Brads! reet took the place of the ty
rant Andros I joined in tho general
huzza, and capered on my wooden legs
for jt.y. To be sure, the bystanders
were so fully occupied with their own
feelings that my sympathy was quite
unnoticed."
"Anil have you of:en held a private
chat with your frieuds?'' asked Grand
father. "Not often," answered the chair. "I
once talked with Sir William Phipps,
and communicated my ideas about the
witchcraft delusion. Cotton Mather
had several conversations with me,
and derived great benefit from my his
torical reminiscences. In the days of
the Stamp Act, I w hispered m the ear
ot Hutchinson, bidding him to remem
ber what stock his countrymen were
descended of, and to think whether
the rpirit of their forefathers had ut
terly departed from them. The last
man whom I favored with a colloquy
was that Btout old Republican, Sam
uel Adams."
"And how happens it," inquired
Grandfather, "that there is no record
nor tradition of yonr conversational
abilities? It is au uncommon thing
to meet with a chair that can talk."
"Why. to tell you the truth," said
the chair giving itself a hitch nearer to
the hearth, "I am not apt to choose
the most suitable moments for unclos
ing my lips. Sometimes I have incon
siderately beguu to Bpeak, when my
occupant, lolling back in iny artus,a
incliued to take an after-dinner rap.
Or perhapa the impulse to talk may
be felt at midnight, when the lamp
bums dim aud the lire crumbles into
decay, aud the tAudrous mau tiuds that
hia brain is lit nmist. Oftenest I have
memM,
DECEMBER 21, 1873.
unwisely utttercd my wisdom in the
ears of nick persons, when tho inruiet
uilo of fever made them toss ubotit
upon my cushion. An s.i it happens
that, though my words make a pretty
strong impression at the moment, ret
rtny auditors invariably remember them
only as a dream. I should not wonder
if you, my excellent friend, were to do
the same to-morrow morning."
"Nor I, cither," thought Grandfath
er to himself.
However, he thanked this respect ft
had anything particular to cotumunl
cate.
"I have listened attentively to vour
narrative of my adventures, ' replied
the chair: "and it must be owned that
your correctness entitles you to be held
up as a pattern to biographer. Nev
ertheless, there are a low omission
which I should be glad lo Bee supplied.
For instarfce, vou make no mention of
the good knight Sir Richard Saltoti
stall, nor of the famous Hugh Peters,
nor those old regicide judges, Whal
ley, Golfe, and Dixwell. Yet I have
borne the weight of all those distin
guished characters at ono lime or an
other. ,, .
Grandfather promised amendment
if ever he should have an opportunity
to repeat his narrative. The good old
chair, which still seemed to retain a
due regard for outward appearance,
then reminded him how long a time
had passed since it had been provided
with a new cushion. It likew:se ex
pressed the opinion that the oaken fig
ures on its back would show to much
better advantage by the aid of a little
viruisli.
And I have a complaint in this
joint, continuen the chair, endeavor
ing to lilt one ol its legs, "ever since
Charley trundled his wheelbarrow
against me.
"It shall lie attended to," said
Grandfather. "Aud now, veuerahle
chair, I have a favor to solicit. Dur
ing an existence of more than two cen
turies you have had a familiar inter
course with men who were esteemed
the wisest of their day. Drtuhtless,
with your capacious understanding,
you have treasured up many an inval
uable lesson of wisdom. ou certain
ly have had time enough to guess the
riddle of life. Tell us poor mortals,
then, how we may be happy.".
The lioii's head fixed its eyes
thoughtfully upon the fire, and the
whole chair assumed an aspect of deep
meditation. Finally it beckoned to
Grandfather with its elbow, and made
a step sideways towards him, as if it
had a very important secret 'to com-,
municate. .
"As long as I have stood in tho
midst of human affairs," said the chair
with a very oracular enunciation, "I
have constantly observed that Justice,
Truth aud Love are the chief ingredi
ents of every happy life."
"Justice, Truth, and Love I" ex
claimed Grandfather. "We need not
.exist two centuries to find out that
these qualities are essential to our hap
piness. This is no secret. Every hu
man being is born with the instinctive
knowledge of it."
Ah ! cried the chair, drawing back
in sii prise, "fcrom what 1 have observ
ed of the dealings of man with man,
and nation with nation, I never should
have suspected that thev knew this
all-important secret. And, with this
eternal lesson written in your soul, do
you asu me to snt new wisaom lor you
out ot mv petty existence ot two or
three ccuturies?"
"But. my dear chair " said
Grand father.
"Not a word more," interrupted the
chair : "here I close my lips for the
uext hundred years. At the end of
that period, if I shall have discovered
any new precepts of happine.-s better
than what Heaven has already taught
you, thev shall assuredly be given to
tho world."
In the energy of its utterance the
oaken chair seemed lo stump iu foot,
and trod (we hope unintentionally)
upou Grand father s loe. The old gen
tleman started, and found that he had
been asleep iu the great chair, and
that his heavy walking-stick had fall
en dowu across his foot.
Pioche, Cul., jury-room scene. First
juror 'You say you are satislied that
this mau committed murder, and yet
you object to finding him guilty. Give
us your feason.' Second juroi Well,
see here, old feller, we've all killed
our man, and s'no&e we kill another
one. how would we feel if a set of
d d mean cusses should convict us ?
Jury in chorus 'That's so; we never
thought of that. None of us will be
safe if we establish such a precedent.'
The prisoner was honorably acquitted.
Tweed is the first ex-member of
Congress ever sentenced to a peuiten
tiury . for crime, although Matthew
Lyon was imprisoned for a violation
of the alien aud sedition laws. Bui he
is not the tint one who ought to have
been.
wmt
$2 PER ANNUM.
C U MllCltl.KY'S HOUSE.
I have never been able to ascertain
tho orig'ii of the quarrel between the
Oicklev's and the Drakes. They have
lived within a mile of each other for
five years, and from the first of their
acquaintance there has beeu a inutua)
feeling of dislike betweeu the two fam
ilies. Then some misunderstanding
about the boundary of their farms re
vived the latent flame, and Colonel
Cricklcy having followed a fat buck
all the afternoon, aud wounded him,
came up to him aud found old Drake
and his sons cutting him up.
The incident added fuel to the flame,
and from that time there was nothing
that the two families did not do- to an
noy each other.
One evening, Mr. Drake, the elder,
was returning home with his pocket
full of "rocks" from Chicago, whither
Yie had been to dispose of a load of
gram. Sam Barstow was with him on
the wagon, and as they approached the
grove which intervened between them
and Mr. Drake's house, he observed
to his companion, "what a beautiful
mark Cricklev's old roan is over vou-
'Hang it!" muttered Drake, "so it
is.
The horse was standing under some
trees about twelve rods trom the road.
Involuntarily Drake stopped his
team. He glanced furitively round,
then' with a queer smile, the otd hun
ter took up his rifle from the bottom of
bis wagon, and ra.smg it to his shoul
der, drew a sight on the Colonel's
horse. . i
"Beautiful I" he muttered, with the
air of a nn resisting a powerful
temptation. "I could drop old roan
so easy."
"Shoot!" suggested Sam Barstow,
who loved fun iu any shape.
"No.no: 'twouldu't do," said the
old hunter, glauciug around him again.
"I won't tell," said Sam.
"Wal, I don't shoot this anyway,
tell or no tell. The horso is too nigh.
If he was fifty rods oft' instead of
twelve, so there d be a bare possibility
of mistaking him for a deer, I'd let
fly. As it is, I'd give the Colonel fwe
dollars for a shot. '
At that 'moment the Colonel himself
stepped from behind a large oak, not
halt a dozen paces distant, ana oeicre
Drake.
"Well, why don t you shoot?
The old hunter stammered, iu some
contusion: "Hint you Colonel? I 1
was tempted to : aud as 1 said, ill
give you a 'V lor one pun.
"Sav au "JV and it s a nargaiii.
"How much is the horse worth?" ho
muttered in Sam's ear.
"About fifty."
"Gad. Colonel, I'll do it. Here's
your A .
1 lie uoionei pocKeten tne inonev
muttering: "HaiigiJ if I thought you
would take me up !
With high glee the old hunter put a
fresh cap on his rule, and then stand
in! tin iu the wagon took a close sight
at old r ao.
Sam Barstow chnckled. The Colo
nel out bis baud before his face and
chuckled too. Crack weut the rifle
The hunter tore out a terrible oath
which I will not repeal. The Colouel
laughed. Old roan never stirred
Drake stared at his rifle, with a look
as black as Othellu's.
"Whut's the matttor with you, boy?
Fus' lime you ever served me quite
such a trick, I swarl
And Drake loaded the piece with
great warmth and indignation.
"People said you'd lost yonr knack
of idiuciing," observed the Colonel, iu
a cutting tone of satire.
"Who said so? It's a lie!" muttered
Drake. "I can shoot "
"A hoss at tcu rods ! ha ! ha !
Drake was livid.
"Look here. Colonel. I can't stand
that." he bcgati.
"Never miud, the horse can, sneered
the Colonel.
"I'll risk you."
Grinding his teeth, Drake produced
another tcu dollar bill.
"Here," he grow led. "I'm bound to
heve another shot, any way.
"Crack .away," cried the Colouel
pocketing the note.
Drake did crack away with deadly
aim too but the horse did not mini
the bullet in the leaft. To the uuut
terable astonishment of the hunter,
old roan looked him in the faco as
he rather liked the fun.
".Drake, cried team, "you are
drunk ! A horse at a dozeii rods oh
my eyes !"
"Just shut your mouth, or I'll shoot
you '. thundered the ex tiled .Drake.
" 1 he bullets were hoi. ow, ill swear.
The man lies who says 1 cau't shoot
Last week I cul off a goose's head
fifty rods, aud kin do H again. By the
Lord Harry, Colonel you can laugh.
but I il bet now thirty dollar that
can bring down old man at one shot
The wager was readily accepted
The stakes were placed in barn's hands.
Elevated with the idea of winning his
two ton, and making an "X" in the
Rates of Advertising.
One Square (1 inch,). one inoftion f 1 SO
One Square " nrietnnnth 3 tK)
Ono Square " three months - fl 09
One Square " flfio year - 10 Co
Two Square, one year - IS 00
Quarter Col. - . . . 30 00
Half " '. M 00
Ole " "... - loo ( 0
Lepal notice at established rate.
Marriage and ileath notices, gratis.
All liills for yearly advertisement col.
loeted quarterly. Temporary advertise
ment mwst lie "paid for in advance.
Job work, Oudi on delivery.
hargnln, Mr. Drake carefully selected
a perfect bullet anil a btickskiug patch,
and then loaded his rifle.
A miimte later Drako Was driving
through" the: grove the most enraged,
the most desperate of men. Uisj rifle,
innocent victim of his ire, lay with m
broken stock on the bottom of the
wagon. Sam Barstow was really too'
scared to laugh ?
Meanwhile the Colonel was rolfiny
convulsed with mirth, and old roair
was standing undisturbed under thi
tree.
When Drake reached home his sons,
discovering his ill-humor, and the mri
tira(eJ conduction of his rifle-stock,
hastened to arouse his spirits with
piece of news which they were sure
would make him dance with joy,
"Clear out !" growled the angry
man, "I don't wan't to hear any naws ;
get away or I'll knock oue of you
wn.
"But father, it's such a trick!"
"Hang you and your tricks."
"Played oil' on the Colonel."
"On the Colonel," cried the old man,
beginning to be interested. "Gad,, if
you've played the Colonel a trick, let's
benr it.
"Well father Jed and I, this after
noon, went out tor deer '
.."Hang the deer come to tlwlrick."
Couldn't find any deer, aud thought
we mmt shoot something; so Jed bau-
ged away at the Colonel's old roan
shot himi dead."
"Shot old roan?"' thundered the old
man. "lij the Lorl Harry, Jed, did
you shoot the Colouel's hoss ?"
"I didn t no anything else.
"And then," pursued Jed, confident
tho joke part must please his father,
"Jim and I propped the hoss up ami
tied his head up with a cord, ana. lett
him standing under the tree exactly
as if he was alive. Ha, ha, ! fancy
the Colonel going to catch him t Ho,
ho, hoi wasn't it a joke?." i
Old Drakes head then fell upou bis
breast.
He felt his empty pocket book and
looked at his rifle.
Then in a rueful tone he whispered
to his boys.
"Yps. bnvs. it's a ioke ! But if vou
ever tell of it or it you do, Sam Bar
stow I'll ' skin yo alive. By tho
Lord Harry, boys, I've been shooting
at that dead hoss half au hour at ten
dollars a shut."
. 1'AKKWUI.I., KVKS4."
A Worcester oculist wascalled upon
by a tough old customer of sixty,
whose eyes showed pluinly that hrandv
and water was no Ftrauger to him, and
his breath corroborated painfully the
statement of his eyes. The doctor ex
amined him and suggested that ardent
spirits might have something to do
with his condition.
"Oh, no," Raid the old fellow, "I
dont't drink enough to hurt anybody.
1 taks something stimulative when i
get up, and tneu agaiu just before
breakfast, then only once at 1 1 o clock,
aud a little dose befjre and after dinner
to help disgvelion lou't take any
thing more till 4 o'clock, and only a
little uioie be hue and niter supper and
just before I go to bed."
jiiui. nil i aaii, ,iig ui'Liui,
"Never take anything more unless
somebody nsks me," said the man.
"Well, sir," said the doctor, "I think
I can cure your eyes, but il will be
necessary for you to leave off drinking
entirely."
"What!" said he in amazement,
"Car.'t I take just a little T'
"No, sir; not a drop, and if you do
hot leave off drinking you are I'.able
to become bliud."
"Theu farewell eyes," said the old
toper, as he seized his hat aud made
for the door, evidently afraid the doc
tor would prescribe for him before ho
could gel out.
The Nevada Enterprise says: A
clergyman at the hotel has beeu seri
ously ill for seveial days past. A
kind-hearted nurse, in the person of
au old pioneer of this State, a 49er,
hao been patiently waiting on the sick
man and ministering to his physical
wants. The nurse was full of sympa
thy for his charge, and determined to
leave nothing undone that was iu his
I lower to make his patient cotni'orta
le. Fearing that the sick man a
backward in telling his wants, tin:
'nurse addressed him as follows: "Teil
lue of any favor that you want, and 1
will bs delighted to do it. Don'l bo
afraid to ask !" The clergyman faintly
responded, "Pray for rue." The '49cr
stood aghast, and replied: "I can
whip grizzly bear, play poker, drink
a gallon of lightning whisky aud
swear blue streak, but I haven't seen
the inside of a church for twLty-iivo
years, aud I can't pray. Don't know
where to begin, what so say, who to
talk to or when to let up. I'll go out
on the street and lick the biggest tnau
in town for you anything but make
a prayer."- The clergyman entertaitis
a high opinion of bis nure, and is g-t-ting
better.
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