I
' Terns of Publ^tlon.
T TOGA COTOTT AGf|#OEi. published |
Ta wldno S day Morning, an<J:fc&ledto subscriber
fferrrcasonable price of ■
1, advance. It is to notify every ’,.
3r T y lh 0 n the term for Vil&Khe has paid shall ;
scrii)®'«“ the'fignres on tKa®_inted label on the
, 6 expi rea >, 1 vet ? me papeij fMI then be stopped
Amittandh bep&ed. -By this ar- f
LI f f n f maTcan fee br|T# « debt to the
gainst D , - i . ;|
lter ‘. r ,.Ton is the O&eial Sfer of the County,
[at j4<! ' T 't n j steadily jncteasSewiircnlation rcach
h in thffonnty. Iti.sent
JnZ to anj Post Office t&i thin the county
but whose mpst eoaveui£|ppost office may be
°ooiA'soeedinj |i|lneB t paper inoln
i, $5 per year. ' - _:l]® -
BUSOTSS^^gTOBX^
i»« TiOWK-E’'’' & WIISOSi,
**’ ",,r« » roUSSEtIOIkS AT LAW, will
[ T Snhe ‘court of McKean
roiiea. IWellshoro , Teb. L»gggJ_ ; s—
c.». i>abtt,
__ ■ /-vPPICE at his near the
) Academy. A|®work pertaining to
cfboßin^nep^pl^anci
D j ckTws oiql|o » se
" CODING, ff|Y. . . t
A r., prT) j- Propnetor,
‘taken » from the free of charge.
wanted.
J.
'.Bvdropalhh Phg»iciani4}i(l Surgeon.
ebklasdJ penna.
■wm visit patients in all tho County, or re
lire them for treatment fat hii |&«e.i [ JuDe 14 »1
PUSSSfpANI. BOUSE.
inter o/ Mai* Slrtet and the A&e. WelUioro, Pa.
3. W. Bipoxy, PRQ^iIETOB.
This popular Hotel, re-fitted and re
lished throughout, is now the public as a
r e{.dass house. | f % J ' _
IZAAK WALT»|s HOUSE,
B. C.rEBXILTEA, |j|I OPBIETOB.
GaxncsJ Tiog-a CaftSity, Pa.
IHIS-is anew hltel located easy access of
the best fishi'nfe and huntmfeonnda in Northern
;No pains-will bo spared f«Mbe accommodation
pleasure seekers and the pubEc.
April 12,1860. j ; V'gjj f '
ll'. O. COjjE,
BARBER AND RESSER,
(HOT in tba rear of tbs Post 6see. Everything in
) h.s lino will bo done as w<s.W promptly ns it
0 be done in the city saloons, for re
iving dandruff, and beautify;®! the hair, for sale
eap. Hair and whiskers dye(ft*iy color. Call and
b. WeUebord, Sejpt- 22, ISo.hy;.
THE CORNING JpCRSAt. *
}oorg-c W. Pratt, Edito||uia proprietor.
3 published at Corning, StehiM Co,, N. Y., at One
Dollar and-FiflJr Cents per Jgr, in advance- The
iurnal* Is Rcpubl&an in poUtjfifc and has a circula
rs reaching intb, every Steuben County.—*
iose desirous of Extending th|& business into that
id the adjoining'counties wiUsv|i it an excellent ad
irtising medium. Address asj |||ove. /.
PURS! iFUKSiIixFKS;!
The subscriber hasjjnst received a large
■i -assortment of| Furs for ladse* wear, consisting of
'itch CAPES # VICTORIES,
FRENCH CApM<t FICTORINE3,
UTER MINE CAPES & Mfj&S,
ROCK MARTIN CApMg & YICTORINES.
These comprise a small quantlff °f *8 assortment
bey have been-bought at low ffcea and will bo sold
t extremely low prices for casbgat the Sew Hat Store
iCornidg.N.Yjjr- S. P. QLICK.
TO MUSK^I'AIfS.
CHOICE Loy ef tho ltalian anp
.(iSLlib** -
( Formerljio/ thc Hotel .)
Having teased this well popular House,
elicits the patronage of thet With attentive
nd obliging waiters, the Proprietors
knowledge of the 1 business, he fejes to make the stay
>f those whe stpp- with pleasant and
Agreeable. '
Wellsboro, May 31, 1860, >
PICTURE >
rOILET GLASSES, Portraits,pictures, Certificates
Engravings, Xcedle Wdrk>ifdc., »t«., framed in
be ncaest manner,in plain md ornamented
Rosa Wood, Black Walnut, Oaf>j£ahogany, <fcc. Pcr
;Bds leaving any (article forfrai#|is»^* Q receive tbem[
next day framed |n any stylejtji^yiirwh and hung for
them. Specimeheat ?jB ■
SMnfflJS BOOK STORE.
E. B. pETfED- >r; ,
TTTOULD inform the publMfait hois permanently!
\V located li Blkland Tioga Co. Pa., and;
is prepared by tMrty years* eifgfcipDce to treat nil dis-|
eases of the eyes and fiheir on scientific
principles, and that ho can *w*i»e' without Imi, that’
dreadful diseased called St. ${| as, ®oooe, [Chorea
Snndi Viti, ) and will attend Idl&y other business in
the line of Physic and • j
Elklapd BorOj' Augnst 8, l&flflj 1 1
nciNßor &
¥OULT)“inform tho pubUcJlat having parked
the Mill jproperty, kno«g as the • CDLVEE.
MILL," and-paying repaired.supplied it with,,
new bolts and machinery, are prepared to do
-OySTOM*||.OEK ' '
to the entirsiutipfaction of Umiktroiis. "With the aidj
of our miller, Mrajp. B. Mitchel, and the'
unsparing efforts of the proyietbrs, they intend to
keep up au establishment sccou.4;to none in the
Oash paid for wheat and the highest market
price given.- 1 - ipEBW. McINROY. I
March 15, 18Q0. tf. ‘ W. BAILEY.
TIOGA BEtIiIATOB. j
a GORGE F. H«MPHRE|Ij baa opened » new
Jewoly Store at j
. Tioga Village, Tioji Ccmuty, Pa.
Where he is prepared to do of Watch, Clock
■wid Jewelry repairing, in a wortlmanUke u»anner. AU
work warranted to give wtisfaction. i
We do not pretend to do wokwbettorthan any
but we can do as good dwk as' can bo in
tae cities or elsewhere. Alsonwatchea Plated. ‘
r GEOitl? F. HTJMPHB,fiY.
Tioga, ?a,, March 15,I860^&.)
HEW STOKE.
THE Subscriber hasijnst ofen'ed in this place a new
•Hat and-Cap Store, whittle intends to manufac
ture and keep on haud'o general assortment
Fashionable Silk ai&%aßCunero Hats,
ol By own manufacture, will bo sold at bard
times prices. ' : l±f j
SILK f'ATS ' I
® J de to, order on short notic®| ■
The Hats sold at this Stotejaft fitted with a French
Conformatnre, which makes tslm soft and easy to the
head nithont tho trouble yonr head to
break the bat Store in the £Sw Block opposite tho
fliokinson House. : , B. P. QUICK..!
Corning, Ang. 15,1559»., :f|, , '■
10,000 bbli, IfdlpFW Sale.
I WILL sell extra PORK at $19,75
per bbU or retail by tSe ystai at 10 ct*„ and war
ranted the best in town, jj - S;i£. M-CONVERSE.
Jane U, 1860. , S ,
Roashtoiu’s Pepsin.
FOE Dyspepsia and IndiglSioD.
Porsale at Roy’s Drag Store.
HONBf OP, LEVERWOKT, for Coughs and Colds
Trite £5 tents. rAt Roy’s Brag Store, J
VOL. YH.
iPOKIPI THE BLOOD.
I -\' < MOFFAT'S }
-1 xjrPß
i j AND PH(ENIX' BITTERS,
TTTHEjhigh and envldd celebrity: which these preeminent
JL Medicines have acquired lor {heir invaluable efficacy in
UI thepiseases which they profess to cure, has rendered the
usual practice of puffing not only unnecessary, but unworthy
rf them. ■ • 1
l IN ALL CASES L
af Asthma, Acute and Chronic Etkmatlsm, Affections ef the
Bladder and Kidneys. ]
FEVERS AND lATER COMPLAINTS.
In the south and west, where these diseases prevail, they
will be|foundjDraluable. Planters, farmers and others, who
6nce use these Medicines, will never afterwards be without
them. I r
BIFI4OCS COLIC, SEROS. LOOSENESS, PILES, COSTIVE-,
cou)S^Aj;p_cqcGiis,_cnoLic,iCoitEcPT
Dutrrhoea, Dysentery or Flux,iso generally contracted by
new iettlers, and causfcd priucifsiily by tins conge of water
and diet, will bo'sbeedily regulated by a, brief aseof this,
preparation,' Dyspepsia, a disease which improbably more
prevalent when token iu all its various fonnp, t&imapy other,:
cfcocjmse of which may always be attributed to derange
ments of the digestive organs, can be cured without fail by l
using UOSTETTEH’S STOMACIf BITTEBSioa per directions
-gu tflo bottle. For this disease every physician will recom
mend Bitters of some kind, theii why not [use an article to
be Infallible? Every country have tbelr Bisters as a prevent-,
ativeiof disease and strengthening of the system in general,,
and among them nil there is n to he found a healthier peo-!
pie than the Germans, from whpm this preparation emana
ted, based upon scientific experiments which have tended to
‘ advance the destiny of tbis.greoit preparation In the medical
.scaleof science. , | i
Ff|veb.asD Ague.—This provoking disease, which ■
fastejea Its relentless grasp on the body of than, reducing him >
.toapiere shadow in a short space of tiiho, and rendering;
him |physically and mentally lusolefes, cafc be defeated and i
driven from the body by the use of UOSTETTEK’S BE- >
KOttNED BITTERS. Further,, any of thoj above stated-dia
led diseases cannot be contracted when exposed to any ordi-:
nary, conditions producing Un»m, if the Bitters are used as i
per directions. - And as it neither creates hjiasea, nor offends ■
the dalatt, and rendering unnecessary any;chango of died or
intenruption to usual pursuits, but promotes sound sleep and
I healthy digestion, the complaint Is thus removed ah speedily
as isjeodsistent with the production of a thorough and per
manent cure. j t. i '
Fob Peesoxe nf Advanced Y ears who areisuffettng from an ‘
enfeebled constitution and infirm body, Bitters gre in
valuable as a rontorative of strength nndJ vigor, and needs
onlyito bo tried to be appreciated- And to a mother while
nvrslng. these Bitters are indispensable,,especially where;
the pothers nourishment is inadequate tf> the demands of
the qhild, consequently, her strength muse yield, and here it
is where a good tonic, such as Hostetler's Stomach Bitters, is
neednd to impart temporary strength and vigor to the sys
tem.} Ladies should by all means try this remedy for all ca
ses off debility, and before so doing, ask yonr physician who,
if hd is acquainted w'th tho virtue of the Bitters, will recom
mend tlielr.use in all cases of weak □of a.
CAUTION. —We caution the public kgainat using any
of the many imitations or counterfeits, but ankfor Hostet-,
zeb's Celeckated Stomach Biktes, and see that each bottle*
has jthe words “Dr. J. Hostetler’s Stomacjh Bitters” blown
on tpe aide of tho bottle, and stamped am tho metallic cap
-covering the cork, and observe that our autograph signature
is on the label. «
43/“*Prepared and sold by lIOTETTER & SMITH, Pitts
burgh,'Pa., and sold by nil Druggists, Greers and dealers,
generally throughout the United States, Canada, Sowth Amer
ica and Germany. ' ‘ 1
John A. Roy, Wellsborq. J. it J. 0. Park
hurit. blklafid. A. &J. Denmn, Knoxvillb. M": W. Staples, 1
Osceola. Charles Goodspecd, Westfield. Seeley £ Logg, Nel-
A. Humphrey, U. U. Tioga*
Curtis Parkburst, VTm. J. Miller; Lawrencevllie* 0, K, Shcf
fer, Liberty. ' ’
October 13,1859.—-Iy. , ( :
hi. dw
IIIILBS, PILES, PILES.—A new lend valuable,
, remedy for thu painful and trdnb aiome disease
1, beTbJaed at *OrS DRUG SXORi.
Jane 21, 1860. ' j
THE
i
BeOote? totfce jsrtekafoa of ti)t area of JFreeOow anO Xf)t Sgreatt of f&ealtfts Reform.
■-i.■i > i • „ ..
WHILE-THERE* SHALL BE A THRONG UNEIQHTED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY TO .MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.
«n><
t homom, /dropsies. 3
Dysptptia. —No person with tbii distressing disease, should
delay dsing these medicines Immediately. »
Eruptions of the Skin, Erysipelas. Flatulency*
Fwt and Ague. —For tois scourge of the western country,
these medicines will be found a safe, speedy "and certain rem
edy. ptber leave the system subject to A return of
the disease; a cure by these medicines Is pennon eat.
Try {them. Be satisfied and be pured. | ,
F nsneu of Complexion — • I I
GENERAL DEBILITY, GOUT] GIDDINESS, ORATEL,
Headaches of every kind,,ln ward (Fever, Inflamatory Rhema
kism, Impure Blood, Jaundice, Lose of Appetite. .
Mercurial DUeases. —Never fells to eradicate entirely all
the effects of Mercury, infinitely sooner than 1 the most pow
erful preparation of Sarsaparilla. 1 - ,
NIGHir SWEATS, NERVOUS DEBTLTTYJ COMPLAINTS
i ? of all Wads, ORGANIC AFFECTIONS.
, PHa. —The original propriettir of these] medicines was
I cared pf Piles of 35 years’ standing, by the use of' these Life
'medicines alone. -i +
PAINS in the head, side, back, \ Joints and| organs.
| Ehaimatism, —Those affected with this terrible disease,will
| be Bade of relief by the life Medicines.
Rusp of Blood to the Head, Scurvy, Salt Rbeum,S wettings.
Scroflula, or King’s Evil in Its jworst -fonris. Ulcers of ev
ery dattcriptiba. “ { 1 <
Worms of all kinds are-’eflecturally expelled by these medi
cines.; Parents will do well theni whenever! their existence
ie suspected. Belief will bo certain. . j !
,The Life Fills and piicenix I Bitters
i PURIFY THE BLOOD,
And thus remove all disease from the systUtp. Prepared and
sold l|y DR. WILLIAM B. MOFFiT,
f 336 Broadway, cor. Anthony Street, New York.
Eor sale by all Druggists. i 82jyl
! Hostetter’s Stomach Blitters.
ItfyiEWof lb© fact that evi»ry member of the human
family !b more or sabjected to Bonid complaint, be
sides! innumerable other conditions in life, which, by the
assistance of a little knowledge or exercise if common sense,
they may be able so to regnlafte their habits of diet, and
with She assistance of a good tonic,.secure permanent health;
In orjiler to accomplish this desired object die true course to
pursdo is certainly that which will product: a natural state
of things at the least hazard of vital strength and life; for
this end Dr, Hostetler has introduced-to this country a prep
aratiin - bearing his name, whifh at tills day is not anew
medicine, but one that hos been tried for years, giving satis
faction to all who Lave used itJ The Bitted* operate power
fully mpyn the stomach, bowels and liver, Restoring them to
a hetJthy find vigorous action, and thus by the simple pro
cess of strengthening nature, triable the system to trluippb
over disease. > : 1
For the curpof Dyspepsia Indigestion, Nausea, Flatulency
Loss pf Appetite, or any BUliotnj Complaints, arising. from t
morlod inaction of the Sttmach gtr Bowels, ptadacipgCramps,
Dysentery, Colic, Cholera Mdrbijs, Ac., these Bitters have not
an c<|unl. 1
I LOWELL & WARNER’S |
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
LOCATED OVER THE SESQUEHABXA VALLEY BASK, !
| BINGHAMTON, N. T.
[ ■ FACULTY, j * ;
D. w. Lowell, Principal, Professor of the Soienco’of Accounts,
Practical Accountant, author of Lowell’s. Ifeatiso <upon
Keeping, Diagrams illustrating the samffe, &c. .
Job 's Rankin,,Commercial Accountant, Professor, of Book*
Keeping and Practical Mathecuatics. . ■
J. J‘ Curtis, Assistant Teachfer in tho Book-Keeping Do
partmeni. J j
JL J. Wieskb, Professor of Practical and Ornamental Pen*
n&mshiP' Commercial Calculations and Correspoadeoca.
i :—-T- ;
LECTURERS. i . '
DiJfnx S. DtcnssoN, Lecturer ob Commercial Law and
political Economy. ’ *.
Ho|i. Ransom Relcom, Lecturer dn Contracts, Fromtnissary
Notes and Bills of Exclmngd. | I .
Ref. Dr. E. Andrews, Lecturej on Cemmerdal Ethics. .
* EXAMINING jcOMMITTjEE. i '
Hok Shebman D. Phelps, Vtu. R.-Osßonjjr, EsQ.,i Tbact R.
Morgan, Esq.. Wh. E. Tail6b. of the firm ot Taylor, Weed
£Co D. D. Denton, of tbd firm of Jacksoßj Denton &
Starts, Do WittC. Striker, j L, \
; sbe object of this College isjtb afford to all ah opportunity
of Obtaining a thorough business educatl|m. ; .
- The books and forma are carefully arranged, by practical
acinntants expressly for this Insilutioii and embraces all
thdreoent improvements. i 1 'i. . L
The course of instruction comprises eVery department Of
axis: ci”seissra£!|'«
folding, Forwarding, Freighting, Foreign Shipping, 4c.
Yocno can quality themselves in a short time at this
tniltnflonlo fill important lind lucratire situations. Am-
bo given wliere graduates of 1800 are now
SmSgdealrebe sltnatioru witj| salarie. varying from $5OO to
rictors are in possession of IraljimonigU from some
of the first coTOtnercUlhobßea in the State, tpwhoiathey
hate furnished book-keepers, Showing their entire satisfac
tion and confidence in tho ability of tbo graduates of this
n&itutlon. !
PtSMiMHip, iaall its brnncics, tnoghtibythe mostskilllhl
anS tho'oouli masters of the art. No college In tho bountty
onfoys a higher reputation in this department.
taOiet Department entirely jsoparato Horn that of the gun-
can enter College at any time—no vacatioii.e
Tidie to complete the course from 1! to 10 weeks. Students
naislm; tho requisite examination are presented with the
unit elaborate and elegantly engraved Diploma issued by any
commercial or classical institution in thojUmofi. Assistance
rendered to graduates in procuring situations.
I «i_For terms of Tuition, 1 price of board, testimonials
fromgrad nates filling situations, ic., send for circular edn
talking full particulars. . 13? I
I WELISBORO
[i. P. Willis says of the poem anheied, “It is ad-,
dreaded to an Idolised child, by its pet name, and tho'
beautiful throughout, it has some two-or three passages
of very rare originality. Tho writer of it (hs I learn
from a letter of a lady, who encloses it to roe) was a
factory girl, who, by the labor of her own hands, se
cured the money for her education. She is now twery
ty-f )ur years of age, and supports herself by rations
nee; of her poo. She (Josie H-) is yet to be famous,
I ai i very sure,”]
Winsome baby Bunn 1
Brighter then the stars that rise
In the dnsky erening skies.
Browner than tho robin’s wing,
Clearer than the woodland spring, .
Arc the eyes of baby Bunn 1
Winsome baby Bunn ! r
My name’is Jenkins—Thomas Jefferson Jen*
kins! Not a bad name, is it] ? It looks well
written or printed; especially, written, if yon
mike your J’s with a flourish, as I always do.
And yet in spite of its being a good name, and
a pro tty one to write, I have.) been, unable to
find a young lady who appeared to fancy it.
None of them seem to think that “ Mrs. Thom
as Jefferson Jenkins" would look well on a vis
iting card, and so I am doomed “ to blush un
sasn, and waste my sweetness on the desert
nj.” i
|)ne evening I eat in my bachelor apartment
ily smoking my pipe and gazing into a huge
)d fire which burned upon the hearth, warm
and lighting the room i at; tho same time,
g wonderful how -smoke generates thought.
Marvel has published his- bachelor reveries
r a wood fire, a coal fire, land a cigar, but
er has given the result of his cogitations
h a pips in his moulb,if, indeed, he smokes
ipe ;or did smoke one, Jj mean—for, poor
ow, he’s a married man’ now, and all his
helor reveries and pipe-smokings are over,
; on this particular evening, as I sat smo
g, I got to thinking, and my thoughts took
tty nearly the form in wbidh 1 have written
m down.
I at, all at once, while I eat dreaming before
Ere, 1 beard a tapping at my chamber door,
as a wild night without. The winddiowled
shrieked liked a spirit of evil, tho k -window
lea rattled, and a huge tree, which grew
e to my roots, grated harshly against the
i of the bouse as if begging for admission
a tho cold without. Who could be coming
isit me on such a night? |But I soon pat
;nd to the mystery by opening the door, A
le son of Africa entered, handed me a per
iod bQlet, and departed. It was directed, in
■markably neat female hand, to “ Mr. Thom-
road: | • ’ ;
« Jliss Johnson presents her compliments to Mr.
J eikins, and availing herself ef tile privilege which
1< ap-ycar'gives the ladies, requests| the pleasure of his
c impany to.-murrow evening. Miss J. begs the honor
o '■ the visit to enable her to communicate a matter of
ji iouliar inUrest to Mr. J, > She deems it proper to
s ate this ijaucb in order that he may not expect to find
a party present on the occasion.”
)* What could it mean ? ;My acquaintance with
liss Johnson was a very limited one. 1 had
ret her .half a dozen times, at as many parties,
at never had jlreamed of making an impres
ion. She evidently a proposal, how
ever, and I must prepare myself for it. Had
ihe fallen in love, with my good looks; had she
taken a fancy to ,my name, or had my win
ning ways” captivated her?, I couldn’t under
stand it, land so I went to bed-j-“ to sleep, per
chance to dream.” . j
! Tho next morning I awoke bright and early.
And the first thing that popped into -my mind
was the occurrence of thb night, before. Was
ftadrean? No, for the little scented billet
Was then on my table. ; I ate. my breakfast
ind tried to go about my'usual business, but in
lain. I could think of nothing but Miss John
son and the evening’s engagement—for I bad
determined to comply with her request. I
jurned ihe matter over in ny mind in every
shape ani form, to no purpose; She was rich
Ind bean tiful—l, though not as poor as Job’s
turkey, lad nothing to invest; in bank stock.
Why should Che fancy trie? I couldn’t under
stand it, and so determined to avoid the issue,
j I should say that my heart pulsated audibly
as I pulled the bell that evening at the rich Mr.
Johnson’s door.- lam not sure that I heard it
beat, but would be willing to take an oath that
| felt as if it would hammer its way through
|ny vest. I was ushered into the parlor, where
!, comfortable fire was burning. I bad been
Bated bint a few minutes, when a rustling of
ilk attracted my attention, and Miss Johnson
ntered the room, : ;
AGITATOR.
TIOGA (jjOUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 21, 1860,
BABY BONN
Smile, mother, smile
Thinking softly all the whj
Of a fender, blissful day,' i
When the dark eyes, so likj
Of the cherub on your knej
Stole your girlish heart pwj
Oh Lthe eyes of baby Bant
Barest mischief will they d
When once old enough to |
What their father stole froj
Smile, mother, smilr
Weep, mother* we’oij,
Per the little one asleep, !
With his head against your
-Neverjn the coming yearsf
Though he seek for it witn
Will he find so sweet a rest
Oh, the brow of baby Bunk
Oh, the scarlet mouth of £)t
One must wear its crown of
Brink its cap of gall mustl
Though the trembling lipsli
White with anguish as the?
And the temple sweat with!
Drops of blood like purplel
Weep, mother, ween
’Winsome baby Bun*
Not the sea-shell’s palest till
Not the softest, faintest glc
Of the sunset on the snow.
Is more beautiful andewee
Than the wee pink bands a:
Of the little baby Bunn —
Winsome baby Bunn!
Feet like these mny lose the way,
Wandering blindly from ths right;:
Pray, and sometimes will yoar prayers
Be to him like golden stairn {
Built through darkness intc light.
Ob, the dimpled feet of Bunn,
In thbir silken stockings dressed!
Ob, the-dainty hands of Bunn,
Hid like rose-leaves In yonr breast!
These shall grasp at jewels rare.
Bat to find them empty air
Those shall I'alter many & day,
Bruised and bleeding by thn way,
Ero they reach the land of rest!
Pray, mother, pray! * ' ,
THE SILENT PAHTNEB.
Jefferson Jenkins.” I broke the seal and
Miss Johnson was a graduate of [i female
college, and,, of course, aoomplisiied'! "We be
gan'on, that original and seldom pie'ntibUod
topic, the weather, - and soon glided into
quitea pleasant and interesting letc-a-Ute, Af
ter a time, however, I noticed a certain
ness of manner in my fair companion, which
1 readily attrihnted to. the peculiarity other
position. Until the evening previon^’l had not
dreamed of entertaining for her anything ap
proaching to a tender passion, but my singu
larly susceptible heart had been ; gradually
warming toward her, until now. 1., bad felt on
the point of relieving her from all 'embarrass
ment, by getting on my knees and declaring
my attachment. Sot it was' leap-year, and I
couldn’t think of interfering with' the young
lady's privilege—so I held my peace and al
lowed the silence which bad ensued to .remain
unbroken. At length the fair one remarked,
in a singularly sweet tone of voice ~vfhicb made
my hearrthump hard against’my ribs:
“ You are doubtless anxious to know, Mr.
Jenkins, why you were sumnibnedfhere this
evening
.Now, Jenkins, said I, mentally, It’s coming,
old'fellow. Bear up bravely, and, act like a
man. Don’t be frightened out of'your wits.
Having nerved myself by this mental confab, I
remarked audibly, that “ I had some little cu
riosity on that point.” i
“ Not to keep you longer in suspense, then,
you must know that a lady friend o-f mine has
fallen'in love with you, and had deputised me
to inform you of the fact. She is young, weal
thy, beautiful, accomplished, and amiable. I
have her likeness, which I will shovk yon when
you have agreed to the terms I shall propose.
With all her good qualities,,my ftjiend is re
markably 'eccentric. She has determined to
marry without an hour’s courtship. She has
beard of you, and made suoh inquiries as satis
fy her. lam ready to pledge my wjord that all
I have said in her favor is true to! the letter.
Heriproperty is ample, and will be entirely
under ypur control. Ilor family is one of the
best-in the country. Are you wilKi|g to marry
her!. If you answer in the affirmative I<will
give you the likeness, which I hold in my hand,
cad the marriage will take place En this room
to-morrow evening.”
Either tight papers, I thought, to be called
on to many, at suoh notice, a girl J had never
seen nor heard of until that moment, but the
words “ beautiful, wealthy, amiablb, good fam
ily, property under your control,” kept ringing,
in my ears, urging me to decide ini the affirma
tive. I was getting old enough to j marry, too,
and there might never be another) chance. I
belifve I’ve already remarked that young lo
ries generally are not partial to j(he name of
Jenkins, and it occurred to me thatl’d improve
this Miss Johnson Sat gazing iu
I the fire keeping Up in the drumming
on the carpet with the prettiest little foot im
aginable. 1 looked up and caught: her eye:
“ Have you decided f" she asked.
“I have, and in the affirmative,”' was ray
reply. In a moment the miniature was in my
baud, and I gazed upon the most beautiful face
I had ever seen. I was in raptures, and could
have gone upon my knees to the 1 young lady
for-helping-me to such an angel for a wife. My
joy was too great for words, however, and I left
with a promise to be prompt in my attendance
on the following evening. r *
My wedding night came, and with a friend to
“see me through,” I was ushered into Mr. John
son’s parlor. A dozen persons werej present. We
were introduced to such as were not already
known to us, and I took a seat by Miss John
son, leaving my friend to take care of himself;
I learned that everything was in [readiness for
the ceremony. My intended was in an adjoin
ing room, whither I repaired to join her. She
was even more beautiful than thef picture, and
I'was the happiest man alive. We were intro
duced, but I could only press her hand. It was
not to bo wondered at that neither of us spoke.
Everything being in readiness, wa proceeded to
the parlor, and were made man and wife after
the most approved fashion. |
It is not considered polite, I .believe, for a
man to talk exclusively to his wife on the eve
ning of his wedding, and as my'acquaintance
with my better half was extremely limited, I
was very well content to circulate among the
other ladies, and leave Mrs. Jenkins to be en
tertained by the other gentlemen.-j In the corns i
of the evening, however, I got a seat by my
wife, and tried to get up a conversation with
her, but her conduct was inexplicable. I made
several remarks intended to belaffcotionate—
such as I imagined a newly married man would
naturally make to his wife—but she gazed into
my face without answering a word. I tried
again and again, with the same want of success.
What could it mean ? She was pot dumb, for
I had heard her speak several times during the
evening, and her voice was singularly musical.
I had been advised of her eccentricity, but a
plague on such eccentricity os this 1 I hadn’t
bargained for It, ’, f
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tears,
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The crowd finally left, and my wife, Mies
Johnson, and myself, were alone. ; ; I determined
to soHe the mystery; I did so, aid what think
you, kind reader, was the result t My wife was
as deaf as a post. ; Yes, sir, yon might bare
fired off a cannon within an inch of her' ear
and she scarcely would have heard it. Wasn’t
lin a fix! And yet she was so pretty, and
seemed so affectionate that I couldn't help lov
ing her in spite of i this great defect, which, af
ter all, was a misfortune, and hoi a fault. 1
Mary—that was mvAvife’s najbe : —was quite
rich, and as I had control of everything, I soon
settled in as nice asi our town af
forded. My wffeVaa very clever and amiable
—but very deaf I Anythingin the way of pri
vate conversation was out of the question.—
All the neighbors could hear mej when I spoke
to her at all. Sometimes my friends called to
see me, and then saoh yelling qnd screaming
were kept up ns would shame a| niad-hoase.—
I could neither read nor write ohi account of the
horrible clatter kept up by the servants, in their
efforts to get to Mary’seara. Poising strangers
were constantly stopping beforaj my’ house, at
tracted by the yelling and howling within.—
The troth is, there is no denying, it—l was' a
•miserable man, in spite of all .my wealth; I
had no peace of mind, and. I began to fear that
(he din and noise wpuld driw mb erat^,
T y-\ ’7
, One morning my wife met me at the door
with a letter. It was from her aunt, ah old la
dy living some distance oSt~ who .proposed to
pay.us a visit. She would; arrive that day, and
I most-meet her at the cars'. I did so and found
V-horrorof horrors—that she was os deaf os
my wife. j ; :
I hadn’t the heart to say anything talthe oldj
lady on bay way home. I was thinking jof what
was to follow. When ,wo drove up, Mary was
standing at the door, waiting to welcome’Aunt
Betsy.' , , , . !•
“I am delighted to see you 1" yelled my
wife, as the old lady ascended the steps.
“ How do you do, my dear?” screamed the
aunt in return, while the windows rattled, and
a pair of passing horses, unaccustomed to the
noise, were nearly frightened into a run.
When I entered the pariqr, there they eat on
each side of the fire-place, and "such a yelling!
You’d have thought a whole tribe of Cherokee
Indians were present. j j
Aunt Betsy’s visit was to last two weeks.—
Every day the howling continued. They seem
ed to like the fun, and such a horrid din as was
kept up from “ morn till dewy eve,” I [reckon
I never heard. Human nature' couldn’t stand
it—at least mine couldn’t—and so I determined
•to vamose ihe ranche. I endured it a week, and
then pretended that business called'jna away. ■
It was on a dark andtdismal evening] that I
took the oars for . Ut had been sleeting
for several days, and thel track was coated over
with ice. Several accidents-hnd occurred with-’
in a short .period, and I te It a little uneasy as I
took my seat and wrapped my blanket closely
around me to shut out the cold. j ;
But I soon forgot the danger and fell into a
reverie. I .thought of what a glorious time
aunt. Betsy and my wife were- having.' | Their
they sat on' each side of the fireplace, yelling
at one another like a opupla of wild Indians,
and making the hole louse hideous, jllow I
congratulated myself on having escaped; even
through for a brief season, from the eternal
clatter. I laughed inwardly at the idea, and,
would actually have felt happy but for the rec
ollection that I- must return to it. At length I
slept—how long I know not—and was awakqn
de by what I took to bo one of aunt Betsy’s
yels. . I soon discovered my mistake. It was
the whistle of the locomotive. We wereloff the
track, and I'fejt we wore going down—down
down. I had barely time to close my eyes and
mutter a hasty prayer before I felt t the jshock,
and found—myself on the floor. My lamp had
burned out, my fire was low, and I wae almost
frozen. I had been dreaming, was in my own
room, and still a bachelor.
soa the wriitE .acres, .
■ TRIPPING DOWN TUB LANE.
The cows -aro lowing at the gate, impatient
to be fed, and Sallie’s coming down the lane,
with pail upon her head; and as the cattle toss
their horns, and paw the sod away, the sun
sinks down behind the hill, and with it goes
the day.
Upon the ground its latest rays have marked
in lines of shade, the image of each-lowing cow
and of tha little maid, tripping down, toward
the gate the cattle know she’s coming, and they
seem to stretch ’ their necks to hear the song
that she is bamming.
Listen to ffie simple words, they’re flowing
from her heart; for the maiden is so guileless
that her language forms a part,' of her very
being. t Oh! in this world how few, can wear
the garb of innocence and fie os spotless, too 1
“ Birds upon tho gaudy wing,
Sportihg in tho air,
Joys in the song you sing
And beauty everywhere.
Love is in the cloudless sty—
Is in the sunshine past —
And music sweet goes floating by 1
la mufmarings of the biast v
nothing in this world of ours
To merit jeer or scoff;
The thorns of life are hid by flowers
Until yo tear them c£.
Bnt when one* culls a flower to toss
It heedless to the wind,
’Tis well if the departed gloss
Keveals the,thorn behind.”
But Sallie has unbar’d the gate, and milked
the lowing kioe, and joy still rnlee her gentle'
heart—oh, would that heart were mirie: and I
wonder os she homeward-trips, with brimming
pail of milk if the life she finds so sunny now,
will be a life of silk. i
Or whether, like the lordly ones, who in tfie
days of old, wove into' their garments jwoof, the
threads of precious gold, (that only jspoke of
boundless wealth, and charmed the vulgar eye,)
a scourge applied at Fashion’s shrine,-mayhap
to beautify. »
She will sacrifiee’her humlile lot, and joyous,
gushing heart, to; go into the icy world and
there rehearse a; part; to play upon a stage
where truth no cast or place is given ; to stake
upon the game of life her very hope of Heaven.
A Doo Story.— The Akron Beacon tells the
following “ (log tale”; “In the pleasant town
of F ,in Xew England, lived a family wbe,
being of a different religious persuasion,, usual
ly attended the sole village “ meeting-Konse,”
■indeed,'with but no' very strict punctuality.
They had a pot,dog who much more .regularly
heeded “ the sound of the church-going hell,"
and with or without the family, every ‘ Sunday
seated himself in the family pew. Among the
preachers whose relations to-the pastor were
such as to entitle him to an occasional
of pulpits, was the Rev. Mr. 0 ,an exceed
ingly heavy, proiy, dull preacher. On one oc
casion, the family referred to remained at home
in the morning, but in the. afternoon; went to
church, the dogj to their surprise, not only
showing no inclination to go, but persistently
refused to follow. On arriving at church, the
lady discovered the reason why the dog staid, at
home. The Jieo. Mr. C preached; and/one
sermon from hiiti was as much as the dog could
endure in one day.”
A Frenchman who was exhibiting ,sacred re
lics and other. curiosities, produced a sword
.Which he assured his visitors was “ de sword
dat Balaam had when he would kill de ass.”
A spectator remarked that Balaam bad no
sword bat wished for one. “ Vcr weU--dis d c
one he wish fof," !'
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NO. 1,6.
A gTEEET p-WSEPBS’S HIBTOEY,
The late Mr. Simcox, of Hatbourne, near
Birmingham was on one occasion in London,
when he was obliged, in consequence of a heavy
shower of rain, to take shelter under an arch-,
way. The rain continued.for a long time with
unabated fury, and he was consequently obliged
to remain in his place of shelter, although bet
ginning to suffer from his prolonged exposure
to the damp arid cold atmosphere. Under these
circamstances, he was agreeably surprised;
when the door of a handsome house opposite
was opened, and a footman in livery, with un
umbrella, approached with his master's compli
ments, and said that he had observed the gen-,
tleman standing so long under the archway
that he feared he might take cold, and would
therefore be glad if he would come and take
shelter in his house-r-an invitation which Mr,
Simcox gladly accepted. .
He was ushered into a handsomely furnished
dining-room, where the master of the house was
sitting, and received from him a .kindly wel
come. Scarcely,-however, had Mr.. Simcox set
his eyes on his host, when he was struck with
a vague remembrance of having seen him be-,
fore, but where, or in what circumstances, ha
found himself unable to call to mind. The gen
tleman soon, engaged in interesting conversa
tion, which was carried on with increasing mo,
tual respect and confidence; while all the time
this remembrance kbpt constantly recurring tu'
Mr. Simoox, whose glance at lost
betrayed to his host what was passing in ills
mind.
“ You seem sir," said be, “to look at me as
though you had seen me before.”
Me. Siracox acknowledged that bis host was
right in his conjectures, but confessed hit) eu»
tire inability to recall the occasion. ,
“You are right,” replied the old gentleman,
“ and if you will pledge roe your word as a mail
of honor not to disclose to any one that which
I am now going to tell yon, until you have seen
the notice of my death in the London papers,
I havejno objection to remind - you where and
how bare seen me. In St. James’ Park,
near
pring Gardens, you may pass, every day,,
a man who. sweeps a crossing there, and whose
begging*' B ’attended by a strange peculiarity,
that whatever be tbe amount of the alms be.
stowee on him, he will retain only a half-penny,
and will scrupulously return to the donor all
the rest. Such an unusual proceeding natn. -
rally < xcites the curiosityof those' who hear it;
and any one who has himself made tbe experi.
ment, when he happens to be walking by with
a frier d, is almost sore to say to him:Do you
see th it old fellow there?: He is the strangest
begga: you ever saw in your life. If you give
him six-pence, he will be kora to give you five*
pence .half-penny back again,’ , Of course his
friend makes tbe experiment, which turns out
as predicted; and as -crowds of people are con- ’
tinua ly passing, there are.numhers of persona
every day who make the same trial; and thus ’
the oi d man gets a half-penny from the cariosi,
ty of the passers-by, in addition to what ho oh
tains from their compassion. •
“ I sir," continued the old gentleman, ‘-am
jpggar. Many years ago I first hit upon
( xpedient for the relief of my then pfess
lecessities; for I was at that time utterly
ute, but finding the scheme successful be- ‘
i my expectalions, I was intlueed to carry
until 1 had at last? with the aid of
nvestments, realized a handsome fortune,
ing me to live in the comfort in which you
me this day. And now, sir, such lathe,
of habit, that although l am no'lotjgef
r any necessity of continuing the plan, I
uyself unable to give it up; and, according*
’ery morning I leave ray home, apparently
asiness purposes, atuLga to a room where
on my Old beggar’s.clothes, and continue
ping my crossing in the Park till a certain ■
in the afternoon, when I go batik' to my
, resume my usual dress, and return home
ine for dinueij, as you see me this day.”
r.. Simcox scrupulously fulfilled his pledge;
laving seen in. the London papers tbe ad*
icement of the beggar’s death, he theii,
nunioated this strange story to u friend.
lon paper.
but h
nouii
comp
Loud
Fattening Turkeys. —A writer in the Ger
man,™ it n Tderjfupji furnishes t!)atjoUrnal .with
tho following statement.: Mncb has been pub
lished of late in our agricultural journals in re
lation to the alimentary properties of charcoal.
It has been repeatedly asserted that doiuestie
fowls may be fattened on it without any other
food, and that,.too, in a shorter time than, on
the most nutritive grains. I made an experts
ment and must say that the result surprised me,
as I had always been rather skeptical. , Four
others of the same brood were alsp at the same
time confined in another pen,'anjd fed daily on
the same Srtiules, but. with one jpint of finely
pulverized charcoal mixed with their meal and
potatoes. They also-had a pentiful supply of
broken charcoal in tlieir pen. The eight were
killed on the same day, and there was a differ
ence of one and-a half pounds each in favor ef
theifbwls which had been supplied with the
charcoal, they being much the* fattest,,and the
meat greatly superior in point of tenderness
and flavor.
The Medical profession in Baltimore bore
bedn appealed to whether one or two sessions a
day should ba held in the public schools. The
Medical and Surgical Reporter, a publication
of (established reputation, responds as follows:
“One session, with'-a recess of half an hour,
giving the children an opportunity to devote
the! afternoon to bodily recreation and prepara
tory study, is enough for all purpose; every
hoiir spent in a second session only tends to
cripple the children bodily and mentally.’' :?
The f traditional morning dress of Georgia is
a straw .hat and a pair of spurs. They refine
even that in Cincinnati, where, according to the
correspondent of a morning paper, full evening
dress is a white cravat. The Prince of Wales
appeared in this charming and simple costume
at the ball in that city, and .was more run after
than usual. We don’t wonder.' ' ’
' Value the friendship of him ‘ who stands by
you in the storm —swarms of insects wifif Slip*
pound you in the sunihioe. '■
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