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VOL. VIII. NO. 15.
TIONESTA, PA., JULY 21, 1875.
$2 PER ANNUM. '
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TIONESTA LODGE
So. 3tW,
I. O. Of O. TP.
IV
MEETS every Prltlny evening, nt 7
o'clock, in the llnll formerly occupied
by tho Wood Tumplnrs.
A. B. KELLY, N.O.
A. 11 AND ALL, Seo'y. Vtf.
TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 342,
O. XT. A.. M.
" fEETS Bt Odd Follows' Lodge Room,
iL cvory Tuesday evening, nt 7 o'clock.
J. T. DALE, 0.
r. M. CLARK, It. S.
31.
Dr. W. w. Powell,
OFFICE nd residence opposlto the
Ijiwrenco House. OUcednys Wednes
day and Saturdays. 2-tf.
J. II. AIVKAV,
Attorney at Law, - Tionesta, Pa.
Office on Elm Streot.
May 18, 1875.-tf
K. L. Davis,
A TTORNEY AT LAW. Tlonest. Pa.
XX Collection made In tbla aud adjoin
ing counties. v-iy
MILKS W. TATK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
1st Streot, TTOXKSTA , PA ,
T. VY.Hays, .
ATTORN KT AT LAW, and Not a by
Public, Reynolds Iiakill A Oo.'a
Bleak, Beueca St., Oil City, Pa. 30-ly
r. kim kb a. v. i. imur,
KIXXEAB SMILEY,
Attorneys at I-w,
Franklin, Pa.
PRACTICH In the several Court of Ve
aagn, Crawford, Forest, and adjoin
lave eoanties. Jtf-ly.
NATIONAL HOTEL,
TIZDIOTTTE., DP .A-
W. D. BUCK LUC, - Proprietor.
Frist-Class Licensed House. Good sta-
Me connected. lS-ly
CENTRAL HOUSE,
B
ONJCKR AONEW . BU)CK. L.
Abbbw. Proprietor. Tula la a new
hoase. and has lust been fitted up for the
aeeontinodatiou of the public. A portion
f the patroaag of the publie la aolloluHl,
a-ly
Lawrence House,
THONKSTA. PA.. WILLIAM LAW
1 nRXCK. Propbiktob. This house
U eentrallr located. Everything new and
wall raraished superior nccoranmn
tioas and strict attention given to guests.
Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds set-red
ta tksir season, sample room lor torn
aaereial A(ents.
FOREST HOUSE,
SA. VARNEK PRor-RlKTOR. Opposite
Court House. Tionesta, Pa. Just
post ad. Everything new and clean nnd
fk-esh. The boat of liquors kept constantly
mi hand. A portion orine puuiie pairon-
ace Uspoctfullyolleitod. 4-17-lr
Krrtplre Hotel.
rpiDOUTE, PA. II. EWALD, PnorRiE-
L toh. This house n centrally located,
baa been thoroughly related and now
boaata a rood a tulile and beda a any I To
tol In the oil regions. Transient only $2.00
per aay. icj-om
C. B. Weber's Hotel,
mvr iMjuntToi'lf Ti t r T W ir II V 17
JL has nossoHsion of the new brick hotel
and will be happy to entertain all his old
customers, ana any noinuor 01 new ones.
Oood aecommoaauons lor guesis, ana fx
ellent stabling. 10-3m
Dr. J. L. Acomb,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, who ha
had fifteen year' experience In a large
and successful practice, will attend all
Professional Calls. Oftti e In his Drug and
Grocery Storo, located In Tidioute, near
Ttdioute House,
IN HIS STORK WILL BE FOUND
A full nwiortment of Modielnos. Liquor
Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery, Glass, Paints,
Oils, Cutlery, all of the besl quality, and
will be sold at reasonable rates.
DR. CHAM. O. DAY, an experienced
Physician and Druggist from New York,
has charge of the Store. All prescriptions
put up accurately.
ma r. us.
A. S. KBU.T.
HA Y, PAJIK & CO.,
IB .A. JtsC El IRt S
Corner of Elm jfe Walnut Sta. Tionesta.
Bank of Discount and Deposit.
Intorest allowed on Time Deposits.
Collections wajfi on all thePriuoipal point
of the V. 8.
Collections solicited.
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-D. W. CLARK,
,(co.mmiwiioneb's clkrk, ronusT co., pa.)
JIEAL ESTATE AGENT.
HOUSES and Lots for Sale and RENrp
Wild Lands for Sale. J-
J have superior facilities for ascertaining
the condition of taxes and tax deeds, c,
and am therefore qualified to act intelli
ueutly as agent of those living at a dis
tance, owning lauds in the County.
Oince in Couiiniesioners Koom, Court
House, Tloni'Hla, Pa.
4-41.1t, D. W. CLARK.
IEI.T CARFKTlNtiH, 85 fts. per yard
FElrt'ElLINU for rooms in nlaconf
Plaster. FFI.T ROOKING and SIDING.
For Minplos, addre.-s C. J. FAY, Camden,
New Jeiiey.
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Painting, Paper-Hanging &c,
EH. cnARE. of Tionesta, ofTer Ms
services to those in need of
PAINTING,
URAIKING,
CALCIMININO.
SIZING A VARNISHING,
SIGN WRITING,
PAPER HANGING,
AND CARRIAGE WORK,
Work promptly nttended to and
fSut lwfUotlou Griinirntitoctl.
Mr. Chose will work In the country
when dowl red. 13-tf.
NEWHAKNESS shop,
JUST opened next door north of the
Lawrence House. The undersigned is
firopnred te do all kinds of work in his
iue in the best style and on short notice.
NEW H A 11 X E 8 S
A Specialty. Keeps on hand a fineassort-
insnt of Curry Combs, Brushes, Harness
0111,'Whtps, and Saddles. Hnrnesn of nil
kiads made to order and cheap as the
cheapest. - Remember the name and place
w. wjtsr,
North of I.awrouce ITouse,
14-ly Tionesta, Pa.
. nna.cn. heath,
DRESSMAKER, Tionesta, Pa.
MRS. HEATH ha recently moved t
this place for the purpose of meeting
a want which the Indies of the town and
county have for a long time known, that
or naving a aressmaKer or experience
among them. I am prepared to make all
kind of dresses In the latest styles, and
guarantee satisfaction. Stamping for braid
Ing and embroidery done in the best man
nor, with the newest patterns. All I ask
is a talr trial. Residenoo on Water Street,
In the house formerly occupied by Jacob
nnver. nil
TIME TRIED AND ME TESTED
THB ORialXAX
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
ASSETS Deo. 31, 1S73,
r , 7 a c , o n . 7 o.
MILES W. TATE. Sub Aront.
46 Tionesta, Pa.
Frank Bobbins,
PHOTO OR APHE R ,
(SUCCESSOR TO DKMIHO.)
Picture In every atyleof the art. Ylew
of the oil regions for sale or taken to or-
uor.
CENTRIf STREET, near R, It. crooning.
SYCAMORE STREET, near Union Pe-
p.n, tu t.-it.y, l a. zu-m
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
ELMHTRBBT,
SOUTH OF ROBINSON fc BONNER'S
STORE.
Tionesta,
M. CARPENTER, . .
Pa.,
- Proprietor.
Picture takon in all the latest styles
the art. ai-tf
LJKLEIN,
(in BO YARD A CO.'S Store, Tionesta, Pa.)
l'BACTICAL
WATCHMAKER & JEWELER,
DEALER IN
Watc1u, Clock, Solid and Plated
Jewelry, lSlack Jewelry.
Eye CUifitw, Spec
tacles, Violin Strlngm, Cc, c,
Mill examine and repair Fine English,
Swiss or American Watches, such as Re
peaters, Independent Seconds, Stem
winders, Duplex, Levers, Anchors aud
Lepiueu, and wJi make any new pieces
for the saaie, au ok as SlallB, Forks, I'cl
letts, Whe&il, ijiitiufta,. Cylliuters, Bar
rels, Arbors, and in taut any port apper
taining to Cue watches,
Woric Wnrrautcil,
14-ly
Yeu Can Save 9Ioney
Bv buying your PIANOS nnd ORGANS
from "tho undersigned Manufacturers'
Agent, foi the beet brands in the market
InntruiiientH shipped direct from the Factors-,
t HAS. A. SHULTZ, Tuner,
3 1 y Lv-k bo-x J7'l. Oil Cil.v, P
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KIUWAN'H liTJEt,.
Few affairs of honor have been sur
passed in real Irish fun by one which
took place in Dublin, in which the
celebrated fire-eater and champion of
the Dublin Corporation, D'Esterre,
afterward shot by O'Connell, came
out in "a new way to pay bid debts,"
apd had his overstrained tuitions of
chivalry turned into successful ridicule
by an honest, plain-dealing man's
mother wit and common sense.
D'Esterre used to put his name to pa
per without thought of Payment. One
day Billy Kirwan, a well-known bill
broker, was offered a bundle of bills
for discount. It was Kirwan's boast
that he instinctively knew bad "paper"
by the feel of.lt
"There's bad 'paper' in your lot, I
can perceive, sir, without taking the
trouble to look over it ieri-ah-lim el
liier'ah-tim," remarked Billy, who had
been origiually intended bv his pious
Galway parents for the Church, and
had, in his boyhood, a decent converse
with the preliminaries of the classics.
"Fwnum nabet in cornu," he continued,
"as a body might say to a spavined
horse. You had better remove it. if
you please, before I have anything to
say to you ; for I wouldn't touch it
with a pair of kitchen tongs, much
less dirty my bands with it."
"I am astonished to hear you say so,
sir," said the merchant ; "and would
you be pleased to mention what it is
in my hand that encounters your ob
jection ?"
"Why, a certain acceptance signed
II. D'Esterre, and, if you must know
my opinion, I would not advance the
value of a brass button on all that a
jackass could draw on the same secur
iiy." "Good heavens I and why not V
'For a rayson I have ; and nobody
knows it better than Mr. D'Esterre
himself," answered Kirwan.
As Kirwan was sitting alone after
dinner the same evening, enjoying his
pipe and his glass of punch over one
of McGhee's late leaders in the Eve
ning Port, or, just as probably, one of
Dan U Uonnell s earlier speeches, in
favor of Catholic, emancipation, the
servant came in with a card from
Colonel Henry.
"Who's Colonel Ilenry 7" demanded
Kirwan. .
"Faith, and it's msself doesn't know
him from the man in the moon."
"Rowl in the Colonel, and lay an
other tumbler," said the master of the
house.
Colonel Henry, a tall and gentlemanly-looking
man of middle age
was ushered iu.
"Mighty glad I am to see you Col
onel, whatever you've come 'bout,"
said our host ; "but before you begin
I would advise you to mix a tumbler
of that excellent Johnny Power that's
fernent you. If you can take It off at
once, it will pall you through the
opening part of your business pleasant
ly and comfortably ; and then you can
mix a second at once to prepare you
for contingencies."
Col. Ilenry having taken Kirwan's
advice so far as mixing, but not sud
denly absorbing, the liquor, opened
his business with all the grandeur of
a perfect Sir Lucius, as in days long
gone by Jack Johnson used to enact
the part, not Tyrone Power.
The Colonel very much regreted
that it fell to his lot to have to deliver
a hostile message to a gentleman of
such respectibihty as Mr. Kirwan
from one equally respectable and es
timable Mr. D'Esterre. He rajjejit-
ed the injurious anofinsulting expres
sions which the gentleman whom he
baiLthe honor of addressing had made
use of in speaking of his friend dur
ing the day to a certain merchant in
the Commercial Buildings, and which
had-lraveled the rounds uf the city
before night-fall. He pointed out,
moreover, the utter impossibility of
Mr. D'Esterre 's allowing such an out
rage on his t.arao and character to be
uttered and sent forth to the world
without demanding the satisfaction of
a gentleman.
"Then, Colonel, honey, come to the
point, and just tell me what it is that
you want, demanded Kirwan.
"An apology or the alternative,"
"Which means that I must eat my
words or fight."
"Most decidedly."
"It can't be done for the money ?"
; "For the money?"
"Yes, for the money. I'd be glad
to accommodate you, my dear Colonel,
in any way in my power; but the
money stands in my way most com-'
pletely and entirely."
Colonel Henry looked bewildered.
Kirwan's argumentum ad erumenam
was evidently beyond him. "What
money? whose money?" he exclaimed.
"Why my money, to be sure ; the
mouey that, your respectable friend,
Mr. D'Esterre, owes me this couple of
years nothing more nor less than a
cool hundred, independent of interest
and expenses. I lent it to bira at first
,r-4 as a matter of business, but on bis
pledged word of honor that he'd re
turn it to me at the time he promised ;
and upon my honor and sowl, he hasn't
done so from that day to this."
The Colonel doubted what he had
to do with the money question.
"Everything," said Kirwan, "ia the
regard of your not having the ghost of
an argument on your side when you
ask me to apologize or fight."
The Colonel still could not see it;
but bis opponent very soon made him
in this wise : He'd be a liar and a
coward to apologize or in any way ro
tract whit be had said and still feel
that D'Esterre had acted dishonorably
toward him, and to go out aud fight
him would be to act like the biggest
fool iu existence. "Blood-an'-ouns,
Colonel," said Billy, "do you want me
to fight agaiost my own money? On
the other hand, if D'Esterre bits me
he'll send me to the devil after it;
and you know that the Scripture says
that 'out of hell there's no redemp
tion.'" "Very true indeed, and by no means
an unreasonable way of putting it,"
observed Colonel Ilenry; "but," he
added, '.'will you, if I satisfy you on
the money question "
"If you pay me that's the chat!"
roared Billy.
"Pay you certainly; that's what I
mean, but-will you then fight?"
"Like a Trojan, Colonel," cried
Kirwan. Anything to oblige you-any-thing
for peace and quietness."
"I shall see you to-morrDw morning
again, Mr. Kirwan," said the Colonel,
rising and formally bowing to his host,
who vainly endeavored to make him
take another jorum, "just to show
that there was no animosity between
them."
"You'll have your friend ready in
the.morntng when X call: asked
Ilenry as he turned Tor the last time.
"That's mv intention." responded
Kirwan, "and all my worldly affairs
settled."
Colonel Henry did not see the face
of inimitable drollery that Mr. Kir
wan assumed as he uttered the last
observation, for his back was turned
and he was half way down the hall'
door steps, bailing a passing carman,
Next morning the gallant bearer
of the cartel was at the house of the
challenged party, who received him
most graciously.
"But your friend, Mr. Kirwan ? I
don't see the gentleman to whom I ex
pected to be presented," said the Col
onel, looking not a little surprised.
".Lave that to me, Jiirwao, re
marked, very coolly. "Business be
fore pleasure, if you plase. Have you
brought my money? Let's see that
before we proceed to the sentimental
part of the matter."
"Certainly," replied Henry. "Hore's
a hundred-pound Bank-of-Ireland note
at your service, which discharges my
friend s obligation.
"And here's a receipt for that same,
witb an apology for your friend.wbich
he and you would be the most unrea
sonable men alive not to accept and
be thankful.
"What! then you don t intend to
fight, after all?" exclaimed the Colo
nel on hearing what to him appeared
an-extraordinary declaration, aud per
ceiving the perfectly ridiculous result
which his grave embassy had at length
been brought to. "Xou won t ngntr
he repeated.
' "The divil a bit, Colonel, honey;
atidy that's as sure as my name is Billy
Kirwan. I unsay all that I have said
of your friend, and apologize to him
and you in the handsomest mauuer."
"I can't just at this, moment see,"
ruminated the bafflod envoy, "how my
principal is to come out of this aflkir
creditably in this fashion."
"He comes out of it with flying col
ors; for his fellow citizens will think
more of him when they hear he - has
paid his debts than if he had shot Bil
ly Kirwan."
The celebrated bill-broker of the
Dublin Commercial Buildings thus
brought this, at first sight, formidable
looking affair to a successful conclu
sion, according to bis notions of com
mon sense ana common honor. Eveu
in a dueling age, and by a fire-eating
generation, people said when a quar
rel took place and a mouey grievance
was at the bottom of it, x "Settle the
latter first, and the former afterward ;"
and before running a debtor to the
wall, "Take Billy Kerwan's advice
and dou't fire against your own mon
ey." A writer in one of the London pa
pers suggests that during the hot
weather shop-keepers on such streets
as Regent street, or Piccadilly might
stretch an awning or velarium right
aoross the street from the houses on
each side. Thus the whole street
would be converted into a shady and
cool promenade, and would be more
popular than ever, to the advantage
of the shop-keepers, who might also
suspend advertisements from the awn
ings at intervals and otherwiso bene
fit by the idea.
ciiF.KttY Ti.nn.
BY AMY RANDOLPH.
The reapers were busy on the up
land meadows that sloped toward the
sun, and the air was full of vanilla
odors of new niowii hay, and the old
brown robin, whose nest was in the
mnple boughs overhanging the old
Clill'dean house, was caroling his very
heart out in liquid rivulets of song.
Every created thing seemed drinking
iu the full glory of the summer morn
ing, and revelling in the mere fact of
existence.
That is, every created thing, save
and except little Cora Cliff she
wasn't happy a bit, for, as she came
round the densely honey-Buckle path,
in sight of the front porch, her eyes
caught sight of two figures sitting n
der the swinging trails of a rose-bloom,
in a most absorbing tete-a-tete her
cousin, Georgia Carr and Mr. Seymour
Olcott.
The rosy flush of color died out
around Cora's dimples the long lashes
dropped and grew misty. There it is
no use striving against that flood of
tears Miss t-ora sat down on the
grass and cried heartily,
"I hope thev will be happy I" sob'
bed poor Cora; "but, oh! howl wish
Ueorgia bad never come here. 1 was
so happy iu fancying that Seymour
liked me a little, and now
And Cora cried again.
The path to the giant cherry tree
was short and shadded, as Cora crept
through it, never once looking back
to the porch where Georgia and Sey
mour were so happy together ; and
the green-loom, studded with the ruby
sparkle of innumerable ripe dewy
cherries, made her think ot the "jew
eieu trees, she bad read about in
childhood, when the Arabian Nights
teemed veritable truth, and the fairy
land an established lact.
"I wish I were a child again !" sigh
ed Cora, her lips beginning to quiver,
"Didn't I have nice times then, with
never a lover to disturb them? Didn't
I climb up the old tree half a dozen
times a day, to see the blue eggs in
the brown thrush's nest? I wonder if
that nest is there now ? I don't care 1"
ejaculated Cora; "I don't care a single
bit if I am eighteen, I mean to climb
up that old tree again, and fill my
basket. I want to feel the cool loaves
acainst mv hot cheeks. I want to be all
alone witfi the blue air and the wind,
and the blown thrushes,
Rachel would scold drea
dou't care."
Cora Cliff swung herself lightly in
to the gnarled fork of the old tree,
and climbed up its branches as easily
as if she had been a bright eyedsquir
rel instead of a young lady. There
was considerable spice of the romp
about ittiss Uora, and it must be con
leased that she was a great deal more
at borne in the old cherry tree than
when she would bo at her neglected
piano.
High np among tho fluttering leaves
she-sat, slowly gathering the ripe fruit
into her gasket, and looking through
the quivering dimness of tears at the
reapers afar off on the sunny slopes,
thinking tho while how very, very
miserable she was.
All at once the sound of voices
struck her ears; she parted the leaves
and looked down from her airy perch,
only to see Seymour Olcott and Geor
gia Carr establishing themselves com
fortably under this very cherry tree.
Poor little Cora there was no es
cape for her now. Prisoned among the
swaying branches, she must be an un
willing auditor of the conversation of
the two below.
"Oh, how I wish they would go
away I" thought Cora, beginning to
tremble as she laid her throbbing fore
head agaiust the friendly old tree.
"I cannot bear to hear bim speak
ing words of love to Georgia!. Oh why
did I ever come here?"
Her thoughts wore here cut short by
hearing Seymour Olcott' voice. He
was stripping the leaves from a spray
of forget-me-not, in an absent-minded
sort of a way and spoke as if iu re
sumption of some previous discussion.
"If you only kuew, Georgia, how
much doubt and apprehension I feel
iu appreaching the subject of my
love!"
"I can casfly imagine it," said
Georgia softly.
The pulses of poor Cora's heart
seemed to grow chill, and a sickening
feeling came over ber.
"If I dared suppose for a moment,"
went on Seymour, "that the treasure
of such a heart could ever be mine "
"Why should you doubt it," replied
Georgia, smiling. "Remember, Mr,
Olcott 'faint heart never won fair
lafly.'"
"I believe I shall take your advice,"
said Seymour, "and I am glad I con
sulted you on the subject. Indeed,
Georgia my love for your cousin is the
one absorbing passion of my 1 i to. I
have watched her grow from the fair
girl into the beautiful woman, with
ever strengthening devotion, and now
well, I won't be sentimental if I can
help it," ho added, trying to smile,
"but of one thirg am assured if
Cora Cliff should refuse mo, life will'
not bo worth having! Come let us re
tire to the house. I will seek ber at
once, and decide my fate. -
As their footsteps died away, tho
little captive damsel among the
branches hid her burning face among
tho leaves, and began to cry again !
But they were happy tears oh, such
blissful tears!
"Then you do really love mc?"
Cora Cliff was standing just where
the sunset turned her chestnut curls to
gold, iu dainty robes of muslin, tied
at the waist with a broad blue ribbon.
She had never looked fairer nor more
mischievous. A sense of power makes
women dangerous.
"Love you, Cora? If"
"There, there, don't be sentimental,
if you can help it!" laughed Cora.
"It I refuse you, life won't be worth
having, and so I will not refuse
you !"
"God bless you"
"Never mind-!" said Cora, saucily.
And as soon as she could escape
from Seymour Olcott's detaining baud,
she ran up stairs to nestle her cheek
against Georgia's shoulder, and whis
per to her, as a very great secret, "that
she was to be married in the fall 1"
Mr. Olcott cover knew whether the
Hamadryads in the wood or the robin
in the tree carried his secrets to Cora,
but she will tell him the truth, per
haps, after they are married.
IUNlil.NU FOR THE WATER BOY.
A good story is told of a verdant
one who was passenger in a railroad
express train, and became thirsty.
"Whore's that 'ere boy wkh the wa
ter can?" he queried of his next
neighbor.
"He has gono forward to the bag
gage car, I suppose," was the-reply.
"Wall, d'ye s'pose I kin git him
back here ngin ?
"Certainly," said the other, "you
have only to ring for him;" and he
nodded towards the bell-line that ran
above their heads.
No sooner said than done. Before
any one could prevent it Rusticus had
seized the line and given it a tremend
ous tug. The consequences were at
. ,1 i :ti
leS I If noVhls ooviuuo; uiruo Burin wuiaues
dfullv but ip"ere uear,'i na'f ft dozen brakemen
ran to their posts, and the train came
to a stand-still with a suddenness that
startled half the passengers with as
tonishment, and causede very man next
a window to hoist it and look out to
see what was the matter. 7
In a few minutes the conductor, red
and excited, came foaming into the
car to know who pulled that bell-rope.
"Here, mister, this way; I'm the
man," shouted the offender, drawing
all eyes upon him.
"You ! said the conductor,
'aud
what did you do it for?
"'Cos I wanted some water."
"Wanted some water?"
"Sartin ; I wanted the water boy,
and my pardner here in the seat said
I'd better ring for him, as we do at
the hotel, an' so I yanked the rope.
Will he be along soon? An', by the
by, what the thunder be you steppin'
for?" '
The shout of laughter that greeted
this honest confession was too much
for the conductor, and he had to wait
till he had got his train under way
again before he explained tho mysto
ries of the bell rope to his verdant
customer.
PROFANITY.
We ate emphatically in the age of
profanity, and it seems to us that we
aro on the topmost current. One can
not go on the streets anywhere without
having his ear offeudod with the vilest
words, and bis reverence shocked by
the most profane use of sacred names.
Nor does it come from the old or middle-aged
alone, for it is a fact, as
alarming as truo, that the younger
portion of a the community are most
proficient in degrading language.
Boys have an idea it is smart to sweai;
that it makes them manly ; but there
never was a greater mistake in the
world. Men. even those who swear
themselves, are disgusted with pro
fanity in a young man, because they
know bow, of all ba.d habits, this
clings the most closely, and increases
with years. It is tho most insiduous
of habits, growing on so invisibly that
almost before one is aware he becomes
an accomplished curser.
"William," observed, a Daubury
woman to her husband, "Mrs. liol-
comb feels pretty badly since the loss
of her child, and I wish you'd drop
over there and see ber. You wight
say Hint all flesh is gress that we've
all gut to go that way ; and see if she
is going to use her dripping-pau this
afternoon."