rMNAWVVMS j e n 1 t 17 i . i' la vui'.i.ifnvu r.vr.isv wi:ini:hi.yy, hy V. K, 1)1 INN", orncr. i tiotu:;-,")'- tk;ku;;,s buildkiq ELM STREET, TIOSEoTA, PA. T Kit MS, t-lM) A YF.Mt. No Subscriptions received for n nhorler j crio.l than 1 1 iron months. rorrcpondencc solicited from nil part of tin-country. No notice will lie taken of liiioiiyinnm cninuiunical ions. Pit r1" r,.trT'ii'.T-wmCTiAiw!,.ui 1 u.oi'.'H 'r-r-r-r , TIONISTA LODGE 1 t l.'.l.'.'lM fvi.pv Fridav cvciincr. at N JL o'clock, In 11 1 n Hull formerly occupied ' s. .r. nltlf.y, n. o. in w. i-r-rtUK, twy. awr. ""tionestXVouncil, NO. 312. MF.L'I'S nl ti1.1 Fellows' Led":' Itnoni, every Tuesday evening, id 7 o'clock. 1. M. CLAKK, C". k A. vaunki:, i:. h. at w. i:. r 'i nv. J. n. AUNKW. A T T O 11 X i: Y S i T L A U , 'JTONK.STA, PA. ATTKNTlON lilllJIII'.KS! I have been admitted to practice m fin Atlm mv 'n the l'en.Hioii (iiiico nt Wa-h-lil'.ton, ' 1. O. All olliccrs, foldiers, or uniiM- v lio h i re iniurr-d lu the late war, ran obtain pensions' to which they may he entitlo i, lv callini; on or aiciressoi;.-, om rl lojientH, t'a. Also, claim lor arrearage? .f ny it ml lxmnty will roceivo la-ompt ut f ii.l i.n M.ivhiir r.ciin over four venrs nsoldierln 1 .to war. ami havimi ir a minihec of mU t.iii. iiv,.! in the uro edition of sol dil l's' claims, my experience Will IIKHUIO the collection oi chiiiu.s in t lie slioilesi po.v Kihletimo. I'. AUM1.W. 41ll. K. L. Davis, ATTOnNl'.Y AT LAM. Tioneshi. Pa C'ollertionn.iuado in tiiis nml adjoin lug comities. 4 ly ATTORNEY AT LAW, L.i street. rroxi-sTA, ta. F.W.Hays, '. TTOUNMSY AT T.AV, nn-1 Not.miy A PUW.IO, ltovnohls JlitklU tit o. i lilock, Seneca SU, Oil City, l'n. W-h V.lilTK. . n- smii.ky K1XXJ1A R tP SMfLE Y, ttomeys r Jj&w, - - - Fran'-U'n, Pa TlliACTlCK in the several Courts of Vo 1 iiHtisjo, CrawToid, Forest, and nd.orti a'J-ly, Iawrenco nous's, roxrsTA. pr.NN'A. vm. LAW liriXCll. PiioeniKToit. li.iH non:, 1h eentrn41v iocad. DveryUiin now am veil Inmished Superior acuinmoda Uons mill Ktrict ntteiUion icivnn to- rrnests Ve..4ililes and FnuH ot all Kimis hci vc in their f otson. Sample room for Com itierchil Agents. CKN"rrAr, iiousr... fHlXNi:K ,t AflXF.W P.l.OCK. 1 I") aiivhw. Proiirii-tor. This in a few n...l i..w !o','. iiecii litled UP tor too iicciiiiio,latio.i of Hie pnhlic. A l'rUm .,f II... ..!.ti-,Mi!i.-il i:l' t!io n.ihho it SoJlCUC'il i'i-iy FOIKST HOUSE, a v v ?? I '.i; I'ltoi-m v .'on. Oppo-it O. Court JI.uiso, Tionesta. Pa. J 'lsJ iv.ned. Kvervlliin-J new nn.l .fleaii and Tho h 'st of ti.;ii.n s kept const intly A i.orliou it' the :lll)l:c. patron- (V(o is i-fspecu'i'.!!y solicited. 1-17-lV V. C. COCUHN, J)MVSICIAN 'i 8UKO::oX oIVci-m his i Korvicea to tho people of l-'orest Co. Having had au oxpeilcncn of 'lwelve Yoari in constant iimc.tico, l'r. J'ohum tuaiaitlccy to M.ivti satili.tiort. Ir. Co b u n makes a specially of the trealment l Nit-al, Throjvt, li'im; md all etlior Chronic or lincrim;- .lisea-ics. ' llavaiif invosti'.;aLoil all wionUi'u-. mcLhods o. cur ies' disease' and selected tho jiood iioiu nil wysteins, ho will ffuaranteo relief or aemo i.i all misch whine n euro U poi-sible. " Ch arge for Coosuilatioii. All (cos will ho loisnnablo. PiolVsuional visits made at nli houi-K. Parties a.ii dilaneo can eon Miit l-.iiii hy h-fer. oirice and Jlesi.lein-o second huildint; l.elow the Court 1 lotiso, Tionesta, Pa. I'.ce days NVe luesdavs and Naturdays. -l I tl. II. MiV. j.no. r. r.ii'K. A. H. KlJ.l-l'. .0 CO., 33 utk IT IC l- ! Corner ofirim it Walnut SU. Tionosta. Ii;uik of Discount and Deposit. Interest allowed on Time Deposits. CllecUuusmadeonall tho Principal points of tho U. a. Collection i aoikite.l. l-ulV-MEADVlLLi:, - - "PF.NN'A., TAXIDERMISTS. 1 1!T)S and Animals stuiVed and mount ed to ui'Jor. Artiikial F,yt.i k('it iu ft i --iy iEBRASRFGRlST MILL inilK CltlsT MILL at Nebraska (Lacy 1 lov. ii,) Fo.-c.-t couiity, ha.; been lie r-nu-iilv overlwnlod and reliited m nrst vlais ordi-r.uud is now ruimiii;,' and i.oaig uli U laas ol l'LOUU, FliF.D, AND OATS, CoiiMinitly i.nhand, und sold ut lho very lowest (i.urCS. , ,,,.r-n,',l - oia rwii'huvMrA'T, x J ry or com 1 1 1 i i Huhir'y of . i a weel ka Manilla. iturin.i Part icul irs freu. Male and finale, s.da- ii. Wo i i.V aeijt a-i ; and ex p ucs. 1 '.n n. Co., Hartford. Com. 41 1 in!) W'OllK id' all kinds uoiio at thid of- we VOL. X NO. 15. J1UH. 31. JSIKATJI, D11ESS.T.TAKETI, Tionesta, Pa. HV'.ATir ha" recently moved lo .1 win it which tlio Indies of the town suid county lmve for ii lonj; time kiioivn. Hint of havim: .1 dressmaker of experience nniomr tlmm. I om prepared to make nil lis Hace lor Hie purpose or I'lieuo..- bids of dresses in the lalesi, wyiw, nmi uarantoe satisfaction. Ntniiipiiiif ll,r 1 " 1 iiilT nod eniliroidery done in the best mail er, with I he newesl, pauoriin. vvn i as. s n fair rial. residence on Llin rsli ert, in the Acimli liuihling. tl. ?HOTOORAPH 23 'li (SUl'CIWSOIl TO DKM1SU.) PicMires in every sty loot' the art. Views f the. oil re jion.4 for sale or taken to or- ler. ;KNTHF. STHKKT, near 11, It. crossing. SYCAMOIti: ST11KET, ucar Lnion J'e- jt, Oil City, I'l -"-ii rilOTOGRAril GALLERY. k i. ."r m t it i: i; t , south of iiomvsox ,t P.ONNKU'S KT011K. Tionosta, CMIPENTER, - - - Proprietor. -j: i- !f '' -' t Pictures t.ikcitin alltho latest styles the art. U. G, TITilLVAl & CO. OU, CITY, PA. & KKTA1L AV110LKSALL Peal era in Oil Weil Wiippiio, . e. h nbiixj, Vnsiiiy, Sin ker Hods, Workliiy lUtvrrls, Yalces, tCc, Iirucs 0 Sti'uin Fitiiihjs, lUlbr i)!j, Luce Leather, fusing, tic, Iron, rJuiJx, &!ee3, ISwpe, C-a'stzEia. Ac. Wo make a SPF.CTA LT Y of one-anil-a-(uarter-iin h Tiihinj; and Ktocl Hods for Bmalt Wells. II. G. TINKER & CO., Oil C4ty, Pa. IN Till: Oil, JMOiUONS! MIL iJealor in CABINET AND UPHOLSTERED U XV. - A a. U i.w ii 1 FRANKLIN, - - - PT.NN'A. Consi--linj; of Parlor, Ofli.v and Comnion Furniture, Malt. isscs, Piiiows, Window Mi i les, l'ixture, I.ook- illL;' (JilliSlS, A'C. Also, fiv-onl for Veiian;.- ) county lor tho Cclehrat "1 Alanhatnin Sprin.i P.ed and Com hi nation Mattress", nciniifactured and foi-sa:eal my Furniluro Warcroonis, Liberty. Call and stc y iy You O.ii fave Jianvy Ittf l.evin ' vonr IT A.N'CS and Of((!ANS !V'o.i 'lho iniileisi'-sned Manufacturers' Avi'id, lot tho best brands In the market, liislriinie'.its s'.iipjs'd direct from tho Fac tory. CllAS. A. SllULTZ, Tuner, ly Lockbox 1740, Oil City, Pa Dr. J. L. Acorrb, pllYSlCTAX AX.'!) .SUIIGF.ON, who has l Iiad lillcen years ex pci iceeu m a miim and successful practice, w ill ut lend all I'rol'cssion.d Calls. Ollicu in his lirui'imd (irocery Slore, located iu 'i'idioute, ueai" Tidiouto ltouso. IN lliS BTOUH WILT, PP. FOUND A lull assortment of Medicines, Liquors 'iv.h.ifco. Ci-riirs. Stationorv. (ilass. Faints, Oil.'.Cuilerv, all of the lied quality, und will be sold at reasonable rales. Lit. CilArt. O. DAY, un e.iericmid Physician uc. I Dru;ist from New York, ha.i charge of the Siure. All proscriptions put up a. curalely. ADVFIITISFKS send U" cents to Ceo. P. Kowell d- Co., 11 Park Uow, N. .. for their F.i Oily-pa:;o Paiuphh;t, (jhowin;; est of ci i: iu;;. P!jll 'ii.-iriAi mcTrrrv rir Titr . w i 1JJJ VI I lUlOb I1HIUII1 Ul llli.. Lj L-EiSTEri'L' EXHIBITION it Am lho pub i faster than any oter book. Cue .1.1 :f 1 copies m one day. 11. is is idy authentic and complete history isl'.ed. Send for our exira terms to s. National I'l't: isi.sru.su Co., l'hil- Pv'!i slic -t, near sum ! i!c! i .ed. .C'' r V " " ' - tv ' .. :'i - v',- -r?i i t..... ;-"U"'.V-v-v 't Vi. "t-v '-I mLlpliia, Pa. T10NESTA, TA., JULY 18, 1877. m-imu mm nii'npap-i ,t'aAi.itt iwwNWji'Uii;'i T TT A fq J I i J-X V W t ) I They hung, heavy plumes of purple, over the little gateway in that bright afternoon. A charitable breeze swept one scented bunch of bloom a bit aside, just out of the reach of a little brown hand that had a moment ago ruuuets ly stripped olf half its blossoms. But the owner of the hand had nl r.eady turned about, with a loss of her black cm l.i and a flirt of her pink cal ico dress, that scared tho butterflies, and before the. branch swung hack she was hnsteniog un tho trim garden path, and Hinging back a sharp speech over her shoulder at a tall, sunburned le low who. with a vexed lij;ht in his eves, itood ia the gateway watching her. "Oh. it don't matter what I think I Indeed, I don't think at all. lou may take wlioia you like to the next May ttay dance ; you won t take me 1 It was such a pretty shomder over which these words weto cast, and there was such a rosy flush of unger ou the round cheek half veiled in curls, that it wiu no wonder that John Armitago took two or three steps iu pursuit of tho speaker; but he btopped, drew himself up with sudden pride, and said one reproachful word "Natiev 1" Tho one addnssod wavered a little in her retreat, then resume J it with iuci eased celerity. "Will yon stop and listen to me?" the young mau iiutried, his rising in dignation somewhat modifying his tone of appeal. "No!" and the pink calico swept the myrtles on cither sido ot lho walk faster yet. "Very well, was the angry response, ns he who pleaded turned toward the gate. "But mark my words : you'll be sorry fur this before these bushes hero" blushing the low sprays sharply aside "are out of bloom 1 Now, good oye. "Nancy, peeping from behind a cur lain after his retreating figure, cied. Perhaps tho soliloquy will tell why. "Well, it's all over betweeu tis now, any way. It's his fault, too. He'd no business to take any one else to the May-dance when "I couldn't go. I shouldn't wonder if he's gone down to Sarah Auderson's now. They'll be en gaged next thing, and she'll crow over uie finely. He'll try to imike me jeal ous here ixancy nau a spasm oi lay ing. ."ee if I don't make him jealous first!" The way she woud do it became ap parent tho next afternoon, when, dress ed in a jaunty blue suit that set oil' well her creamy complexion, dak curls, aud tinted cheeks, she i tar ted for tho village. The dainty blue par- iuol was lev. ered a hltle j:s sho caoie lo the pretentious block of buildings .pposite the holel, upon one oi wnicu hung the st-n, "Dr. Miles (,ray. Ut Kca hours from 8 lo 10 a', in., from 3 to o p. m." But tho face of the buil ding wrs blank, and thenfllco curtains lowered; so with au impatient excki- ination under her breath, jNiMicy wenr on to the post office, where, getting no letter, sho turned disco): tented iy to ward home. The Fates flirbado her. She had not accomplished a ipuirler of the dis tance bfcloro lho ,ij. ut roll ot vueeis made her turn her head and start per ceptibly. Iu a moment more you:;g Dr. tJi-iiv, whose natty top buggy was the envy of all men, and whoso fascin ating smiles had won tho hearts of all the women, hud drawn up his horse at her side, had leaped to the ground and had asked, eagerly : "Miss Evans, may I havo the pleas ure of driving you haie ?" The color brightened iu Nancy's checks, the liglnria her eyes, as bk assented with ii charming smile; ami iu a moment they were slowly bowling along the road, aud tho blue ribbons werublov.n against tlie doctor's broad cloth. Dr. Gray was young, haudsome, not drliciont in brains, with pocket-money enoii-h to prcveut him from being tragically earnest iu his profession, aud very much in lovo with mo CO' nuettish bit of womanhood by his side As for Nancy, sho was a littla afraid of tho gray eyes, that could ho quizzical as well as admiring, and of tho smile that sometimes curled tho corners of lho blade moustache. But Nancy was minus u lover just then, the doctor was n "catch," and so she laughed and chat ted as the bay liorsa trotted along. The farm house came in bight too soon, tiud the doctor stopped midway in a speech to inquire, "Won't you take a longer ride? It's tuch a beautiful nl'Lertioou !" Nancy demurred, as in duty bound. "1 iuou'l know. I guess it must be almost tea-lime." "It is but half pa! t three," said the doctor, after consulting his watch. "Oh, well, theu " began Nancy, somewhat confused. "But area t theso your oiiico hours ?" "Confound my cfiico Lours 1" com- merited tho iloctor to Iiinisilf. Aluinl . , ,. , . I 110 f-"ll'I, 1 ill Komcuniius uuhju iv i hrnak t!irmi"Ii tnv oiiico hours. I'm going now to see a a patient ou the 1 outekirU ot the town. bo they urovo a on. The "patient" Could hardly havo heen in a critical state, lho doctor leaning back in the .carriage, let the reins lio loosely on th horde's hark ns . J , ... . i I they paced slowly through tno Kiiany wo oi I roads smtllin of pines, while the warm bree.e iluttered tlio light curli ncr.iss Nancy's arch black eyes, and the blue silk prrasol had to be held up to keen the sun from her ro:;o- hud of a lace. I ho doctor h d a lurk ing fear that Nancy was rus'.io and ig norant, hut ah! she was so pretty ! How kr they rode in this iuzy way wholly rapt in conve:.-at)on,- is not known. How far thev would have ridden is uncertain, if Nancy had not sent a mischievous ch-nce straight into lho trrav eve.-t, and inquired, "Why, where dov.s that patient of yours live? The doctor laughed frankly, color' ing nevertheless. "I sco you understand the 'ways that ara dark and tho tricks that aro vain nreltv well, Mis3 Nancy. And now I don't dare tell you what I was goin to beforo you spoke." "What was it?" qucriei'.'Nancy, cu rious and conscious. "It was," said the doctor, bending his own faae closer to tho curl-shaded one at his side, "thit I wish I had the rh'ht to keen you with me always Miss Nancy, will you loA at me will ' you let me V" It was well that the doctor did not giteta why, mnidsi, Nancy's bright blushes, her lip quivered and her eyes filled with tears. fche had made up her mind to accept the doctor, but in this decisive ruonioui. ieo uiuulmii. oi UOliU .liun.tia oi.i.b i I"- .--a T..1,.. A .n.l.n. t.....l n 1. cruel iu intencilv, through her heart. Then came tho memory of their yesterday's ouarrel. and Nauev faltered, with a struggling smile, "1 I deu't know." She did know when, in tho late twi liKht, she and the doctor walked to gcilier into tho dusky silting-room at home, where her father was doi:iug aud her mother knitting, to ask their con serd and their blessing. "Dtar me," said the good farmer, rubbing his eyes. "Two uech pieces of news iu one day s cur us hereabouts. 1 hcerd ou'v an hour since that John Armllage is a-goin' to Texas to farm on his own account. 1 sorter thought, too, 't ho an' Nancy fancied each oth er, but here she's wnntiii' to marry an other man. It s cur us ! Nancy had" taken her hand from the doctor's arm and had sat down iu tho window. She- heard, mistily, comments and congratulations ; soo answered auestious. luughcJ at hike.;. Lhe walk ed down to the gate with tho tioctor when he left, and stood there tuuhd-'Jio lilacs, his arm about her, replying to his tender talk ; but when he was gone, caving a tender kiss on her lips, she rushed upstairs and threw herseil on lho bed in a perfect agony of sobbing that she could scarcely stiilo m toe pil low. The story of tho next week is hack neyed. Such happenings are loo coni r.ion. Nancy came and went like the ghost of herself, but lho whole village was goPsipphig over her engagement, and her evidences of trouble .ero as cribed to tho "qr.eerncss cf a girl just engaged." Little tired Mrs. Armitage ran over acros3 1' ts one afternoon to tell the Evanses that John was going Monday, and sho guessed he would manage to get over and hid them good bye; and cried because her pet son was going away, and was cool and sharp to Nancy, evidently suspecting that sho was the cause. Perhaps light natures suffer most overwhelmingly. Often in those baau tiful Juno days Nancy, all aloiso in some shadowy grassy place, with eun heatns shimmering shove, would won der in a dim, childhdi way if sho would not 'die when John went.' Only one hope was left; John was coming tosiy good byo. Oh, if she could only lit liim know how it really was! But how r.ould sli3? And she would look down despairingly nt the little g'.U circlet on her finger. Sunday afternoon John finally came. Naucy, sitting in tho parlor with the doctor, caught a gliinpso of tho well known figure at tlco gate under the lilacs again. For a mimetit tho room whirled around, ami sho was deathly white ; theu slid ro.io mechanically, sayiug tho must Lid Mr. Anuitage good bye, and went out to tlio door way, where John was greeting her pa retics, and warding off tho Newfound land with a laugh. Yes," he was replying ns Nancy camo up, 'they bay there is a pietty good chain o out there for a young fel low with health and energy How do you do. Miss Nancy? and I've al ways neeu tutor pricing, so I mean to try it." 1 isaucy blood pulling the rooo-vmes S52 PKi: ANNUM. in pieces whilo for linli" nn hour tlio ....... 1 1. ,1 .ii,. .ni rxrna. uunu uuiwi viwps, i'"""" peels. Slie couM ot have ppoken for lier life, though 6ho longed to speak ns condemned criminal tongs to ;i -is. iiierey. Not once did John turn Ins ohf.tinr.tc auburn head to ! 'k at -or speak to her, und at last tie rose to go. Ho interrupted himself, while uetail- inr particulars about grazing lands, to . . i, . ! l . .... l sav gooii nye, wnnu no jubi louuncu herl. and. Jl no nai iook.uu at ner, ino if 1 11 1 . V - miserable, pathetic look oi appeal on her childish face would have gone straight to his heart : but he did not daroto look, ami turning nway no runlly. walked down tho garden path with the trairulous oid larmer hohhiing by hi.s side. Nancy had just time to cseapo her mother's eye by running up el. lira, f-hodid not hunt : but Uod ibrhiJ that girls should often know Uuch misery as she suffered then When she at last joined the doctor, .n . . . ii i. . i m duty lioumi, the stunneu jook inner face was pitiful, fsho "was not well," she said, in answer to his alarmed que ries. It was Nancy who proposed that thev should go to church thaffcvening Iu the comer of tho high old pew, with her veil hiding her face, she could at L.n be .inict. and uno hour moro ol effort would havo been insupportable Mrs. Anuitago was alono in her pew and cried throughout tho service. Nancv's heart so went out to tho poor Woman that, when they met m the lisle, sho mossed her hand impulsive W. sav-io'T in a Quick whisper, "Mrs Arnutiigf , 1 m 60 sorry lor you l 'I don't want any of your scnow wns the sham response. "Its line to "talk ; tut you arid I know well enough who s the cause ot u all. uno wor from you would stop it now if you were Son.y enough !"' Poor Nancy ! The clock wa3 on the st rol-fl of eleven that nieht when her lover finally took his have, and sh vena t'ren to Iiaeo the moonlit sitting roam from end to end w'uh glitteriu eyes, the mu noi cry. one ivii. - " ... i i . ci.. e.i . .. she were going crazy, and in ner ues- peratiou sho did not caro it sue uu. V. .. . , J .ni r.1.. Hour ntter nour passcu, uno f paced there, till her rigid face showed white! y iu the first fHiut gray of morn ing. "Oh, would he go? Could ho go? Would nothing happen to stop him ?" Scarcely knowing what f:he was doing, Nancy slipped through tho door, and hatless, trailing her dainty blue skirt through the dewy grass, ran across lots to the Annitnges. It was all still dark and dewy. She heard the village clock strike three as she paused ou the outokirts of the old fashioned flower garden behind the house, aud shrunk behind the hedge of blossomy lilacs, whoso potent' odor sickened her. Her mind was in a whirl. She did not know why sho was there or what she would do. Sho was iu deadly fear lest some one should dis cover bo'r, yet i-.hc could not go tiway. For half an hour sho crouched there shivcrindy, never taking her c-yes off John s v widow, but starting every iimo tho curlaiu blew. Suddenly a stop on the "ardeu pat h siarlled her so violent Iv that sho scarcely could suppress a scream, it was prooaoiy souio ui mt work people oh, if they should see T . . C tl.. her 1 A" Inuty peep through the bush rs showed her that it was worso than that : that it was John himself, Btrid wig Ktiui it toward the nan in me hedge, and wearing a most unpropi tious face. Nancy, iu blind terror of o discovery, crawled on her hands and knees close under tlio lilac.", lio had passed, was almost by, wheu a bird that Nancy had disturbed ilew out with loud chirpings.- One end of tlio loosened blue sash had caught on a stiff bough, and the color arrested his eye. Two strides brought mm to the snot, and ho stood with folded urms looking down nt her a moment before his amazement found vent in tho ex clamation : "Nancy !" Ho had never seen such utter aban don and agony of shams ns that with which tlio poor little maiden hid her fu:'0 ami cowered in tho wet grass with the cry : 'Oh, what shall 1 do ? Don t speak tome! Co away! and burst into a storm of tears. Fyv answer lio gathered tho litllo wet figure iu his aims, smoothed the tumbled curls, tried to warm the icy hands, and did not dare to question, while he soothed her iu his teudorest way. "take mo home, said rancy, as soou as sho found arength to speak at all. "I sh J.l do no such thing," was the decided answer, as John's disengaged baud lifte 1 her face so that ho could hco it, "till you tell mo why you came. Nancy, I couldn't help hoping a lit- tlj when 1 saw you here. Don't make me give it up ! I thought my pride would support me through anytluti but I'm aiiaid it wou t, ho ended bad- Iv. " "I'm to clad it won't," breathed Naucy iu tones of LoiUtftlt relief One Square (I Inch )one jc. One Sqilfii o " one niou 1 ,1 - One H.piare " three nioiilhs - One Square " nno year - - lie. rwo .Squares, ono year ... i.o Otuu lorCol. " - - . . :;o (o Half " - M) to Ono " " - -.- - luo (0 Lerral notices nt eslaldi-ihd rales. M.iri iivio and death notice, gratis'. All bills for yearly advertisements col- lecled quarterly. Temporary ndteriise- iiientM must be paid for in advance. Job work, C.i'-h on Dciiveiy. W"!1 Lit, pmwtjtf.'svKKnmvrprnrst.'iMim "But somehody'll see us. Take mo home, John, and 1 11 tell you all about it." How different seemed the way home, with John at her bide. But Nancy was in nr hurrv to tell all about it. Sho only :ud,iH.rvously,hoi,!ii;g John's laud in both hers : "Promise mo you won't go away." "Ah, but I want nn older promiso first." Nancy looked back at the plumy hedge whoso ishcUer llicy had left, and said, with a half smile, "You sco tho lilacs aren't out of bloom vet, "John ; and I am sorry as von said I'd be!"- "And the doctor?" asks the critical ader. Ah, Nancy is no model of Christian maidenhood. She is only a' faulty young girl, erring and loving and sobering, playing her part in one of the tragedies I hat are played every where in the springs nn.l autumns, in the time of snowdrifts as well ns in the lime of lilacs. s -Scmo Indian Fishling. One of the editors of the Sr.u An tonio Express w.i3 recently at Fort Stockton, and relates the h lory of a he ron achievement near that place by Mi". James D. Spears, now rciiKiTg on a farm in Tom (lree:i county, Texas: "Four miles west oftlie station, in a mcsquite flat, is a spot w hich was the scene of a combat with Indiana. In April, IST'O, twenty-six Coioanches at tacked the down singe. The d.ivcr was A. J. Boho, and two colored sol diers were aboard ay guards. The only other passenger was .1. tines D. Spear.', the agent cf the El Paso Mail Com; a ny. Fortunately the mules wore gen tle, and lho stage was halted whin the Indiums approached. As they emerged abreast from . tho .nesqtiite thicket within forty yards, Spears, who was st Hiding with his left foot on the step and his right knee against the stau chiou inside, called out to the Indians : "Hold up; whero aro you going?"' There was a momentary halt and a hurried handling of weapons ; but, be fore they could fire a volley, the clear crack of Spears' Winchester rifle had rung out three times, and three Indians had tumbled from their saddles. At the unexpected reception the party scattered, and continued tho fi crlit in ancient Indian style by dashing at full gallop in circles around the stage, yelling and firing as they ran. Ono gigantic Indiau, bolder than the rest, had his thigh broken by a ball from. Spears' Winchester, ami fell sprawling to tho ground, but rose, holding fast lo the reins aud began to hop off, h ading his horse;- when another built from tho same death-dealing rifle felled him to a last embrace of nioil.er earth. Meanwhile, another dashing biavej riding at full speed upon a superb whito horse was shot dead by Bobo, who fired his carbine wiih his light hand, while holding the whip and reins iu his left. Tho hoiva was killed a moment alter by Spears, and fell not far from him. Just after this, among tho numerous bullets fired by the- 'In dians, ono struck and wounded ono of the stage mules, and the tram took fright aud ran on to the station. Tho: Indians did not follow. During tho fight, ouo of tho colored guards was so paralyzed with fright that his gun dropped from his hands without a shot being fired by him, and tlio other, af ter shooting once at an angle of forty five degrees upward, subsided into tho interior of tiic stage, showing a large surface of whito about the eyes arid mouth. No one in the stage was hit. Fivo Indians were killed ami four wounded. Two cf their hoises weo killed and five were crippled. Thelu dians removed their dead and wound ed as tir.ua!, but the bones of tho horses aro still to hs seen on the roathido whero they fell. A young woman in Springfield, who doesn't exactly undf rslaiid about the "fall meeting," thinks the Park Asso- ation aro getling decidedly free with their money when they advertise tv purse that is "open lo all." She won ders how long thrir cash will hold out with such a fpcndiUrift policy. There is only one cigar left ia tho box, and there were two young hope fuls struggling for it. Tim first littln boy clutched it, but ha said consoliug ly to his brother, "Never mind Dick,. I'll smoke it (ill I get sick and then you can finish it." And tho heart of the other little hoy was comforted. You can generally tell the man who has just coino from tho seiuido. Ho has a burnt nose. If it is of (iiecian outline, it now luoks like a half scraped radish, while a pug nose does not look unlike a strawberry, half hidden iu dough. Blipkins : "I ain't much on lems in Euclid, mid don't care p roli ahom evolution, btu when a m?.n sits ll Oi Ss . : ou a bumblo-l cc at a picric I can P. him how huig it will take him to j up just as well as any prof. 1 Yale." I lice on iLeji'l notice. J
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