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BY W. BLAIR
VOLUME 25.
THE WitYNEBI3ORO' VILLAGE RECOED
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
By W. BLAIR.
TERMS—Two Dollars' er Annum if paid
within the year; Two Dollars and
Fifty cents after the expiration
of the year.
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rofeHionai d[,artis.
J.B. ..I.36IEBERSON, M. D.,
,PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
WAYNESBORO% PA.
Office at the Waynesboro' "Cotner Drug
ore." [Jane 2)—tf.
7171 = 2, — . - '7 l P., Z
Ilas resumed the.practiee of Medicine.
OFFICE—In the Walker Building—near
:the Bowden liouse. Night calls should be
:.ntasde at his residence on Main Street, ,ad
;joining the Western-School
July 20-tf
C_ M ID-,
PILYSICIAN AVll StiltGEON.•
AVArxEsnono' PA.
- Office at his residence, nearly opposite
he Bowden House. Nov 2—tf.
JOIEN AL.INSONG,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ITAVING been admited to Practice Law
llat the several Courts in Franklin Coun
ty all business.entrustefl,th his care will be
promptly attinded.to. Icnt.Uthce address
Merversbnrg, Pa.
W W..DE s ,
ATTORNEY A.T LAW,
WAYNESROJIO', PA,
'ill Itive prompt and close attentititrg to all
!business entrusted to his care. Ofike nest
door to;
,;he Bowden 11ot/se, in the Walker
[July
,TOSF4PIT_ DOUGLAS
AWTORMEY AT LAW,
w av N ESoolto'
„Practices . . in the oevern/ Courts of Frankli
,and adjacent Counties.
N..B.—lteal Estate leased and sold, an
,Fire Insurance effected on reasonable terms
December 10, IS7I.
.., Cat 11Ei
OF MF.IICKIISBURG,
• ®FURS his Vrofessional services to the
citizens of Waynesboro' and vicinity.
Drs. SITICKLER has.relinquished an exten
sive practice at Mercersburg, " Ilan
;been prorninently,eligaged fort e„
• years in the practice of his profession.
lie has opened iii Office in Waynesboro',
at the residence of Jcorge Besere, Esq.,
,Father-in-law, where he can be found at 1
; times when not professionally,.engaged. •
July '20,1871.4C
, DR. J. M., RIPPLE. DR. A. I,?..fIONERIZAIZE.
RIPPLE & BONBEAKE,
WAYNESBORO', PA.
Having associated themselves:lc the pran
ltice of Medicine and Surgery, offer their
professional services to the public.
(Mice in Pie room on the .•orth East
rCor. of the Diamond, formerly omupi,edt by
,Dr. John J., Oellig, doc'd.
July 18, 1872-1 y
A. IC. R N J / S 014 "1` ,
135.'ESIDENT DENTIST
- IV A Y E S 8.0 RO', PA.,
lAN be found in his office at all times.
t.lwbere he is prepared to perform all
Dental operations in the best and most
killful manner.
We being acquainted with Dr. Brants
holtssocially and professionally recommend
him to all desiring the services of a DeutiA.
.Drs. E. A. HERING,
" J. 21I: BIPPLE,
" A. 11. SpTRICKLER,
" J. 13. ANDERSON,
" N SNIVELY,
" A. S. BONI3RAKE,
" T. 1). FRENCH,
C.
PHOTOGRAPHER,
.S. E. Corner of the Diamond,
IVAY3ms.Boito', PA.,
HS at all times a, fine assortment of Pic
tures Frames and Mouldings. Call and
Gas specimen pictures. , June tf. ,
MOE itOTEL
Cgrgar a Nen tO (known 65ts, f ,
CHAMBERSBURG, Penn'.a.
LANTZ & ;UNGER, Proprietors
The UNION -has been entirely reified
:tind re-furnished in every department, and
,under the supervision (If the present pro
prietors, no eflbrt will be spared to deserve
libpral share of patronage:
Their tables will be spread with the
:best the Market affords, and their Bar
«•ill always contain the choicest Liquors.
'The favor of the public solicited.
Extensive Stablitag and attentive Hostler's.
Dec. 14-1-v
Bir icai. roc): atztae..
Fr HE subscribers would inform the pub
lic that they have now. for sale a good
article of brick and will continue to have
a supply on hand during the summer sea-
MMNME
June 13—tf
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.
A - fine lot Pine Building Lumber for sale
itnd will be furnished in rough, or hew
4ed in proper sizes to suit pureloisers of
Bills. Apply at NIONTET.Er SPRINGS.
April 4, 1872—tf
eat ,pottrg.
BENEATH THB SURFACE.
Beneath the surface themis wealth,
Though often hid from view ;
We catch the , dross as if by stealth,
And miss the good and true.
As deepest currents ever glide
Where scarce a ripple floats,
S:o - h - earts their richest treasures hide,
And souls their sweetest notes.
We see the light that faintly beams;
But, from its feeble glow,
We fail to trace the flame that gleams
Beneath the outward flow.
We deem the mountains pioild and grand,
Their wealth is not in show ;
Though high their heads, golden sand
Lies deep and far below.
Weever judge by outward show
The wealth thatlies within,
And by the surface we would know
The prize we seek to win.
The rank and dress will oft deceive
The worth of soul to tell ;
For merit true we oft perceive
Where birth unkindly fell. '
'We gather stones that round us lie, . I
And Shells of dullest tax . ,
Yet pass the gems unnoticed by,
A od. _ _ • _
.•
And many thoughts that Mine mind,
And Virtues of the soul,
Are like the gems \re never find,
Deep 111thuithin their goal
And many hearts beat warm Wjth love
Whose friendship ne'er will die ;
We never heed.nor Pause to prome,
But coldly pass them by.
The objects that we cherish ;nost
Are clear to us we know ;
`Yet many a prize us is lost
.Because 'tis hid below.
&lirallautous altading.
The Dream of Girard.
Steven. Girard was one of the most xe
markable,men who ever lived. Philadel
phia, the city where he amassed his great
fortune in : business, was the recipient of
munificent .bounty at his death, and his
name and.memory are well preserved in
the Girard College, Girard Row, Girard
Avenue, Girard _Bank, Girard Insurance
Company, Girard House, &c. At Girard
College, where the support and 'education
of some five.lumdred,orphan and half or
phan boys are provided for, there is a mar-
Ade st , /tue of Alls..Girard, which represents
him with exact.fidelity to his appearance
in life. He .was of short stature, a berev
olent smile, and had a shrewd face. He
wore a large peculiar coat, and his hair
was tied in a cue. His whole life was
.marked with ecceatricities, which, in no
particular were mare.observable than in
his occasional acts of .benevolence.
In his office was a young man as clerk,
who attended to his duties very intelli
gently and Mithfully. This had attracted
the attention of Mr. Girard, for" nothing
escaped him. One morning he came into
the office, and calling the clerk, remark
ed :
"Young man, I dreamed about you last
night."
"Dreamed of me !" returned the clerk,
in.surprise. •
-"Yes ; I saw a form and heard a voice.
The form was your own, and the voice
said : 'This man is your Lest clerk, but
.he should be a cooper. Merchants fail,
.but coopers; are always sure of living by
.their trade." So you must leave me, and
learn to be a first-rate cooper. I never go
contrary to my dreams. They often tell
m.; how to proceed. I trust them as I do
my own judgement, and obey them con
.scientiously. Go and get a place to learn
the trade of a cooper, and when you can
Make a barrel, come and see me again."
• The clerk was, of course, greatly aston
ished. But he had no fear of toil, and he
knew that he would lose nothing, in any
event, by falling in with the directions of
Mr. Girard. Accordingly, he settled up
his allitirs at the office, and in a few days
.engaged with Mr. Girard's cooper to learn
the trade. During a long period, he kept
steadily at work, and made excellent pro-
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furniture was old-fashioned, and the sur
roundings were strictly after the plain
taste of the owner. As lie slumbered, his
countenance was calm, and without the
trace of a single care. At times, a. slight
smile flitted over his face, and he seemed
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WAYNESBORO', FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17,1872.
to be in a pleasant dream. His slumbers
continued for a considerable time, when
-he suddenly•awoke. He rubbed his eyes
'and then spoke :
"Ah, ah 1" he said, " "I've had a dream
again about my young cooper. I thought
that I would hear something about him
again. There is a good spirit looking af
ter his welfare, surely. IVhen be finishes
his a”- -- 4hi• - KI
ins apprenticeship, andis a good cooper,
give hini twenty thousand dollars to start
in business," whispered the voice in my
ear. Of course I will. He is worthy of en
couragement. The money will go into good
hands. Of course I'll give it to him, but
in - my - Oft way. Ha! ha! I have a plan
for that."
Soon the old man dropped into slum
ber again. He had the same calrd coun
tenance, and the same serene smile. His
life was devoid of all evil, and his dreams
were full of good deeds in store for the fu
ture.
Time passed on. One day the younc ,
man came into Mr. Girard's office;lie
was in the garb of a' mechanic, and he
looked healthful and sinewy from manual
labor.
" 'ood-day, Mr. Girard," be said, as
old gentleman turned to him with a warm
greeting. "I am come to tell you that I
am a good cooper now. I have served my
entire time."
"Can you make a good barrel?"
"As good as any cooper in Philadel
phia."
"Make me twenty and bring them here
yourself:"
The young man went off, and in an
hour was hard at work at the barrels.—
He was really a superior workman, and
when the twenty barrels were completed,
they were the admiration of all the shop.
WlienAltey_had_been plue•d in Mr Gir
ard's store, he examined every one with
the closest scrutiny. He looked at the
stoves; tlie-hoops, the-hcads;-the-shape,-
, the cutting and the driving, and in the
end remarked to the young cooper, who
was anxiously awaiting the verdict :
"They are good barrels. I never saw
better. You have learned your trade and
done your part faithfully, Come into the
counting room, and I'll now do mine."
The couple went into the office. The
old man's face beamed with pleasure and
satisfaction, and the young man's flushed
and pale by turns, from the peculiar cir
cumstances of the moment. .11:1r. Girard
took down his check-book and wrote a
check. This he cut out, and then, turn
ing to the young man, lie said :
'My young man, listen to me. Your
fidelity, promptness and Energy early at
tracted my attention. Then I had a dream
about you, I mentioned to you a long
time ago. You acted with alacrity upon
the suggestion made in consequence of that
dream, and to-day you stand before me
skilled in a trade. 1 have dreamed ofyou
in the meantime. A good spirit whisper
ed into my ear to give you twenty thou
sand dollars. You have made fbr me
twenty superior barrels, fbr which I will
now pay you one thousand dollars each,
making twenty thousand dollars in all.
Mr. Girard, at this juncture, placed in
the hands of the agitated young man the'
check he had prepared.
"Now," he continued, "you have a cap
ital to commence business as a merchant,
if you see fit. Should disaster overtake
you, go to your trade again."
The young man broke forth in a tor
rent of thanks, but Mr. Girard abruptly
stopped him, saying :
"You lose interest on your money while
you talk. I have fulfilled my dreams, and
done justice to you. Good morning."
Here this strange interview ended. The
young man went away -with the deepest
gratitude in his heart, and a resolution to
make a name in business worthy the res
pect of his generous benefactor. He sub
.sequently became one of the first mer
clamts of Philadelphia. This incident is
one of the most singular in the -history of
Mr. Girard, and no less in the annals of
dreams.
Mysterious Influence.
Persons sometimes feel remarkably well
—the appetite is vigorous, eating is a joy,
digestion vigorous, sleep sound, with an
elasticity of body and exhilaration o f
spirits altogether throw a charm over life
that makes us pleased with everybody and
everything. Next week, to morrow, in an
hour, a marvelous change comes over the
spirit of the dream ; the sunshine has gone,
elcuds portend, darkness covers the face
of the great deep, and the whole man,
body and soul, wilts away like a flower .
without water in midsummer.
When the weather is cool and clear and
bracing, the atmosphere is full of electric
ity ; when it is sultry and moist and with
out sunshine, it holds but a small amount
of electricity, comparatively speaking, and
we have to give up what little we have,
moisture being a good conductor ; thus, in
giving up instead of receiving no more, as
e would from the• cool, pure air, the
lge is too great,and the whole man lan
h es. Many become uneasy under these
'instances ; "they can't account for it;"
imagine that evil is impending and
7t at once to tonics and stimulants.—
tonics only increase the appetite,
lout imparting any additional power
'ork up the additional food, thus giv
the system more work to do, instead
Less. Stimulants seem to give mere
-igth ; they wake the circulation, but
only temporary, and unless a new
dy is soon taken, the system runs furth
town than it would have done without
stimulant; hence it is in a worse con-
n than if none had been taken. The
, r course would be to rest, to take
nothing but cooling fruits and berries and
melons, and some acid drink when thirsty,
adding if desired some cold bread and
butter ; the very next morning will bring
a welcome change.—Hall's Journal o
Health.
A Short sermon
"The poor have the Gospel preached unto
them."
That was a great day when glad tid
ings came to the ears of the down-trodden;
when men who had neither hope of God
or man heard the Heavenly voice cry,
"Come-unto we all ye that labor and are
heavy laden, and my love shall lighten
every bondage, whether of soh! or body."
It is not preaching a Gospel to stand in
cushioned pulpits and tell me what they
already know. Tidings are no tidings.to
the instructed ear ; but that is a Gospel
which cometh to the deaf ear and causeth
it to rejoice as at the sound of the timbrel
or harp—that is a Gospel which causeth
the blind eve to discern a Heavenly beau
ty, 'and the lialting-to leap with a divine
purpose ; that is a Gospel which fegdeth
the hungry soul, which giveth bread and
meat to the spirit hungering and thirst
ing for knowledge. Our very soul cries
,
out against the men and women who bow
their heads over their velvet pews, and
-breathe their prayers through perfumed
handkerchief's, wafted by ivory fans, while
the liveried driver waits, in the hot sun
or freezing.cold, till they have done; and,
the poor, ignorant, starving wretch peeps
in at the door and wonder what all those
bowed heads, so nicely bald or so grace
fully curled are doing there.
Religion is growing too expensive for
any but .the very rich. The urtizan - who
'can hardly earn the wherewithal to buy
his wife a decent gown or corf, or afford a
pair of shoes for the growing girl, who al
ready tries to hide her slender feet in the
scanty skirt, must not pay his few extra
pence fora seat iu the church, because a
snuff of the green grass, and a sight of the
ae_ik,y,_whereittemes_with a smile thro'
the overhanging trees, is better. to him
than many sermons. • He has no fine Sun
-day-coat-to-be-carried—out to church.—
His wife has no grand silk to rustle
through, and'help on the stir and flutter
of worship, and so they sit together upon
the lowly stoop or go out together where
the airs of Heaven come like the wings of
angels to the worn and weary heck, and
there feel a something, they know not if
it be God, but it comiorteth them greatly,
and so magnifies their spirits that they
speak more softly to the young child, and
greet a neighbor more cheerily.
Yes, Rel gion, as it is too generally un
derstood and preached from the pulpit, is
too much a luxury for the poor man. We
protest against the abuse of power in the
ktoniish Church, and it is well ; for, all
bondage is of the Devil, and to be rejec
ted ; but the poorest beggar with his• rag
gedest gabardme, half revealing the bron
zed and unwashed skin, may kneel iu the
Church without shame or hindrance, and
grope his way as best lie can to the Uni
versal Father, while such au one would
not dale enter our whited sepukhers,where
pride and ostentation meet to insult the
majesty of the Most High.
Praying to the Point.
A certain lawyer, who, whilom, dwelt
in one of our New England towns, noted
for its over-reachings and shortcomings
during a revival, came under conviction.
His appeals was responded to by one of
the saints, an eccentric but very pious old
man, honest, plain, blunt, squaretoed and
flat-footed ;alio thus Went at.it :
"We do most earnestly entreat thee, 0
Lord, to sanctify our penitent brother,
here; fill his heart with goodness and
grace, so that he shall hereafter forsake
his evil ways, and follow in the right pith.
We do not know, however, that it is re
quired of him who. has appropriated
worldly goods to himself unlawfully and
(if shooestly, that he shall make restitu
tion fouribld ; but we do beseech thee to
have mercy on this our erring brother, as
it would be impossible for him to do this,
and let him off for the best he can do
without beggaring himself entirely, by
paying twenty-five cents on the dollar.
The next applicant at the same meet
ing, was au elderly maiden who got her
living by going into different families and
spinning Jim them. She, also, had been
famous for her short comings—never giv
ing full accounts of her yarn ; the forty
threads to a knot, was a point to which
she very seldom reached. The blunt Old
man briefly disposed of her case :
"Reform ' 0 Lord, the heart of thy
handmaid here before thee, we beseech
thee ; and wilt thou enable her to count
forty 1"
A Rare Relic
A gentleman in Boston is the possessor
of a copy of the, testament which is un
doubtedly the oldest book in America.—
It was printed in London in 1503, eleven
years after the discovery of America, and
one hundred and seventeen years before
the landing of the pilgrim fathers. The
book is of quarto form, three inches thick
and ten inches long, the marginal notes
and comments being printed in large,
coarse Roman letters, while the chapters
of old english type. The orthography of
the literature in those old days, as shown
by this quaint volume of ancient lore, dif
fers much from the language of our time.
An idea of its antiquity' can be imagined
when it is stated that the work was prin
ted only twenty-sevenk years after the in
troduction of printing in England, and as
the rates of printing at that time were e
normous, this one must have cost upwards
of £lOO. On one page of the volume is
an.autograph which appears, considerinc ,
its a,g e and illegibility, to be that of "A
bel Brewster." Inasmuch as that indi
vidual came over in the Mayflower, it is
well worthy of belief that this work made
with those stern old Puritan Fathers that
eventful voyage, and it is also supposed
to be the teritable book of Scripture from
which the founders of the colony, over two
hundred and fifty years ago, listened to
the word of God.
DO AS NEAR EIGHT AS YOU CAN.
The world stretches widely before you,
A field for your muscle and brain,.;
Though clouds may often float o'er you,
And often come tempests and rain,
But fearless of storms which o'ertake you'
Push forwardl through all like a man—
Good fortune will never for sake you,
If you do as near right as you can.
Remember, the will to do rightly,
If used, will evil confound ;
Live daily by conscience, that nightly,
Your sleep may be peaceful and sound
In contests of right never waver—
Let honesty shape every plan,
And life will of Paradise savor,
If you do as near right as you can.
Though foes' darkest scandal may speed,
And strive with their shrewdest of tact,
To injure your fame, never heed,
But justly and honestly act ;
And ask of the Ruler of Heaven
To save your fair name as a man,
And all that you ask will be given,
if you do as near right as you can.
Limit Your Wants.
Lord Bolingbroke, in his "Reflection
upon exile;' says : "Our natural and
real wants are confined to narrow bounds,
while those which fancy and custom cre
ate are confined to none."
Young men who are just entering up
on life and forming the habits which are
likely to adhere .to them to its close, will
do well to treasure up in their memory
these true and instructive words of one of
England's finest writers and most philos
ophic statesmen.
"Our_naturd-:an. : -
fined to 'narrow bounds." It is surpris
ing how little is absolutely essential to
man's-existence, and, if he will take an
intelligent and considerate view of life, to
his comfort - and happiness. Intellectual
enjoyments are comparatively cheap:—
The cultivation of the mind, which af
fords the highest and the only enduring
satisfaction, can be pursued on an income
quite insignificant for supply of luxuries.
Our physical, wants are very few, if we
preserve our tastes' simple, as they are by
nature. To eat, to drink, to exercise, to
sleep, to keep warm and to be sheltered ;
a small sum will supply all 'of these.--
The pleasures which are pure, and which
tend to our improvement, are within the
reach of almost every one.
But the wants which "fancy and cus
tom create," as Lord Bolingbroke says,
are confined to no bounds. .it is' against
these that young men on the threshold of
of life should sedulously guard. Beware
of luxurious and expensive habits. The
gratification of them may cost you much
of the labor and time which if givep to
intellectual cultivation, would be more
conducive to happiness. It is easy to. do
without that which you have never in
dulged in. It is hard to leave riff habits
however extravagant and absurd. When
you are to decide about adopting &mode
or style of living, consider well whether
it is certain that, without inconvenience,
you, will be able to preserve it. The on
ly safe rule is to keep your wants within
narrow bounds.
Rev. Peter sCartwright, recently deceas
ed, was born September 1, 1785, in Am
herst county, Virginia. His father was a
Revolutionary soldier, and after the war
removed with his family and settled in
Lincoln county, Kentucky. In 1793, he
removed to the Green river country in
Logan county, one mile from the Tennes
see line. Peter was a wild boy, but in
1801, when in his sixteenth'year, be was
converted. He filled a number of impor
tant trusts, during his connection with the
ministry, with ability. He was a man of
indoriaitable energy, and an earnest work
er in the Methodist Episcopal Church.—
He received 10,000 persons in the church,
baptized 8,000 children and 4,000 adults,
preached 500 funeral and 14,600 other
sermons. He was opposed to any change
in the rules of the church, and especially
aid he oppose the' lay delegation. He
lived to see the church grow from seventy
five thousand, when he joined it, to a mil
lion and a quarter, and the wild country
in which lie labore;lf became wealthy and
thickly settled. His style of preaching
was eccentric, but forcible ; as a man, he
was a perfect gentleman, ever polite, grace
ful and dignified. His name has become
imperishably connected in the memories
of many thousands of the members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
ADVICE.—Young man, don't get too
foxy. If yon happen to get in possession
of a few dollars act just as you did before.
you got them. Don't swell up and burst.
If you have agood.share of brains you
won't do this ; you will remember that
neither money, clothes or good looks
make the man, and that worth is often
garbed in a ragged coat ns it is in broad
cloth. Don't stand on hotel, steps, dang
ling your watch chain and talking `host'.'
Those who lqadilieniselvsts with airs are
the smallest kind of potatoes and the few
est in hill. A fat job often spoils young
men of weak minds: They immediately
commence to .dress fine, and take great
pride in cultivating an.aldermanic corpo
ration, and a sporting air. Sensible per
sons are always disgusted with such ac
tions when they deign to notice them,.
which is very seldom_
An old Scotch preacher is reported to
have said in one of his sermons at Aber
deen : "Ye good people of Aberdeen get
your fashions from Glasgow, and Glasgow
from Edinburg, and Edinburg from Lon
don, and London from Paris, and Paris
from the Devil."
Forms without substance—Fashionable
ladies.
No Sabbath.
• In a prise essay on the Sabbath, writ
ten by a journeiman printer m Scotland,
which for singular power of language and
beauty of expression has never been sur
passed, there occurs the following passage.
Read it, and then reflect for a while what
a desolate and dreary page would this
life present if the Sabbath were blotted
out from our calculation :
"Yokefellow ! think how the abstrac
tion of the Sabbath would hopelessly en
slave the working classes with whom we
are identified. Think of labor going on
in one monotonous and eternal cycle,
limbs forever on the rack, the fingers for
ever straining, the brow _ forever sweating,
the feet forever ploding, the brain forev
er thr4bing, the shoulders forever droop
ing, the loins forever aching; and the
restless mind forever scheming.
"Think of the beauty it would afface,
the merry-heartedness it would extinguisi t,
Odle giant strength it would tame, of the
resources of nature it would crush, of the
sickness it would breed, of the projects it
would wreck, of the groans it would ex
tort, of the lives it would immolate, and
of the cheerless graves it would prema
turely dig !
Ste them t
and fretting,
ing and spinn
ilirrg and moiling. sweating
, finding and hewing, weav
., strewing and gathering,
in 0 ' razingand building,
king, striving, and straL-
And in the_field:iri
mowing and rea
digging and plan
_ lin7—in the _ r
the granary and in the:TT - an, in the fad:
tory and in the mill, in the warehouse and
in the shop, on the mountain in the ditch,.
on the roadside and in the wood, in the
city and in the country, on the sea and
on the shore. in the day of brightness and
of gloom. What a picture would the
- wt.ti - d - p - r - e - aent - A - weliaii no Sabbath V
Indian Ingenuity.
A Spanish- traveler met . an Indian in
the desert ; they were both on horseback.
The Spaniard, fearing that his horse.
which was none of the best, would not
hold out to the end of his journey, asked
the Indian, whose horse was young, strong
and spirited, to exchange with him. This
the Indian refused. The Spaniard, there
fore began to quarrel with him. From
words that proceeded to blows. The ag
gressor being well armed,proved too pow
erful for the native. He seized his horse
mounted him, and pursued his journey.
The Indian elosely followed him to the
nearest town, and immediately went and
complained to the nearest Judge. The
Spaniard was oblidged to appear an d
bring the horse with him. He treated
the Indian as au imposter, affirming that
the horse was his property, that he had
always had him in his posession, and that
he had raised him from a colt.
There being no proof to the contrary,
the Judge was about dismisiing the par
ties when the Indian cried out :
"The horse is mine, andrll prove it to
your
He immediately took off his; mantle,
and vith it instantly covered the head of
the animal. Then he thus addressed the
Judge:
"Sines this man affirms that he has
raised this horse from a colt, command
him to tell of which of his two eyes he is
blind."
The Sp . aniard, who .would not seem to
hesitate, instantly answered :
"Of the right eve."
"He is neither blind of the right eye,"
replied the Indian, "nor in• the left!"
The Judge being convinced by a proof
so ingenious and decisive, .decreed him
the horse, and the Spaniard to be punish.
ed as a robber.
"WHEHIS THE CONFOUNDED MOTH
ER ?"-A gentleman who has been travel
ing on the Hudson River relatei the fol
lowing incident : I noticed a serious look
ing man, who was taking care of a crying
baby, and doing everything he could to
still its sobs. As the child became rest
less in the berth, the gentleman took it
in his arms and carried it to and fro in
the cabin. The sobs of the child irritated
a man who was trying to read, until he
blurted out loud enough for the father to
hear: What does he want to disturb the
whole cabin with that baby for ?" The
man only nestled the baby more quietly
in his arms, without saying a word ' 'but
the baby began crying again. "Where's
the confounded mother, that she don't
stop its noise?" continued the irritated
grumbler. At this the father came up to
the man and said : "I am very sorry we
disturb you, sir, but my dear bab v' s
mother is in her coffin down in the liag
gage-room. I'm taking her back to Al
bany, where we used to live." The bard
hearted man buried his face in shame,
but in a moment, wilted by the terrible
rebuke, he was by the side of the grief
stricken father, helping him tend the ba
by.
A young down-east Benedict has just
made the discovery that he has married
a left-handed woman. All his b uttons
are sewed ou the wrong side. He mana
ges to get along as far as the rest of the
garments are concerned, but when he
dons a clean shirt he has to lay down on
his back, and lash his right hand to the
bed post. - He is afraid he will have to
use shoe strings..
A blind iv,,man in lowa has learned to
thread a cambric needle with her teeth
and tongue. "Is there anything in the
world that a woman's tongue cannot do
—or undo ?" asks an exchange. That is
a conundrum we are not prepared to an
swer.
A gentleman who. had been arguing
with nu ignoramus until his liatienee was
exhausted, said he didn't wish him dead,
but he would be glad to see him—know
more.
82,00 PER YEAR
Di tail
# au Lial. minor.
A toper's favorite birds—S%iallows,
Why is flannel like mahogany ? Be.
_cause it is made into drawers.
.......-
Why are darned stockings like dead
men ? Because they are men-ded.
To cure the toothach—let h stage run
over the middle part of your foot.
A patent has recently-been—taken out
for cleaning fish, by giving them snuff;
when they sneeze their, scales come off:
There is alwaysa,heart—(seat of amia.
ble weekness)—undkr the tightest silk bo •
dice ever held
, y of :s and eyes
Strong words indicate!
The more a man swears,
licked.
A grocer in Alacon, Ga., exht
sign outside his store which reads, "t.
- oyl - ,-60 cents a
What is that which a female freque
looks for yet never wishes to •
hole in her stockinet. •
Reme
not
_agj
yonng ladies, oranges am
to be prized after being sqeesed
'elv times
Every woman is born with a master
mind, that is•to say, with a mine to ho
master if she can°.
A thief, who went to steal pears in an
orchard, at Waltham, Mass., dropped a
wallet containing $lOO. He has not yet
claimed it.
WmYNG.—"Why is fish peddling, mor
ally consiglered, au objectionable business?
Because the dealer sells what he knows
has hooked.
There is a town &Iva east where the
people are so opposed to connuiting an
assault, that it is with difficulty they can
be persuaded to strike a tune at church.
"See here Gumbo ; what would women
do without men?"
"Gives her ups":
Why, they would take duck fits, turn
grass hoppers and fight juue bugs.
A:'•
There is a nigger down south, who ‘tre
so black that no one has ever seen any 7 ,
thing of him, except his teeth and the
white of his eyes. When ho passes along
the road, it becorries so daik that all the
birds go to roost
"Is your house a warm one ? asked a
man, in search of a tenement, of a land
lord. It ought to be—the painter gave
it two coats recently," was the response.
Parson Burcher was an irrepressible
old codger, always seeking oppertunity,to
combat somebody, and never so well sat
isfied as when he had cornered an oppo
nent. On a cold stormy day during the
early spring:, when everything without was
sloppy and disagreeable, a number of our
citizens :were assembled in Crummett's
Store, gathered socially around the stove,
wherein a wholesome tire of hickory wood
was burning. Parson Burcher was of the
number, and that he was ready for a war
of words was evident from the.eageri ex=
pectant manner in which he watched the
various speakers. B.y and. by Sol. Tap
worth came in—" Uncle. Sol. TapwOrth., '
we always called hini. Uncle Sol., mane
to the stove and rubbed his• hands in the
genial radiation. • • f
"Ugh !" said he, with a shako and, a
shrug, "that is what I call a cfild wet
rain."
"It sartinly is,' responded Crurnmet. • •
"I'd like to ask,". put in the Parson,
with dictatorial dignity, "if you ever heard
of any other kind of rain."
"Eli r' said Uncle Sol.,looking up.
"I ask," repeated the Parson, with the
air and emphasis of it master—':did you
ever hear of any other kind of storm or
rain 2"
"I said this rain was cold and.wet," per
sisted Uncle Sol.
"And did you ever hear of a rain that
was hot and dry ?" asked Parson Burcher,
triumphantly. •
"Y
-e-e-s-1 think I have," replied Un
cle Sol., with a very assured nod of the
head, and a quiet smile twinkling around
his eyes, "How was it, Parson about the
rain that the Lord sent down von Sodom.
and Gomorrah !"
For once in his life, Parson► Burcher
was so completely cornered that he had
not another word to offer.
AN ANCIENT TREE.—At Montrevel,
in France, a property has recently been
sold, in the court-yard of which stands the
famous "Montrevel Oak," which natura
lists assert to Le more than two thousand
years old. This oak, which is entirelv
hollow, has had its interior provided with
stone benches ou which twelve persons
can comfortably sit around a table, angt
an entrance-door and two windows have
been cut out of its sides. In order to as
certain its age, M. d'Orbigny ent n;:::
piece of its entire thickness and boil;gg.l it
in nil, which is an iutalliblc mode of
bringing* to light the separate layers pro
duced by e ' each year. .By thin method, :It
counting from the center to the dreamier
ence, he was easily able to prove that the
number of layers amounted to tngo thous
and and some hundreds. This tree is; of
course, a great natural corios.ity, and ev-g
ery. year immbers of person visit that
neighborhood to view so venerable a relict
Of the past, which was living and yieldioc . ,i
shelter, as now, to the birds of the . air;,
whole centuries before the birth Pf4mus
Christ. • • . • .
weak cause.—
easier he is