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f erns of Publication.
TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR Is published
'odnesday Morning, to subscriber!
,ry reasonable price of~
. ONE DOEIjAE PEB*’
hin advance. It is iniei'ded to notify every
,er when the'term for which be has paid, shall
■oired by the figures on the printed label on the
of each-paper. . The papshrlsVill then"be stepped
farther .remittance By this ar.
, at qo man can be bright in debt to the
•I-'.' -
.ub ib the OfficialJPaper of the County,
ige and steadily increffing circulation reaoh
erery neighborhood in Sid County.; It is sent
ye to any subscriber; within. the county
jut whose most convenient post offioe may be
ijoining County. ‘.(.U ■■
iess Cords, not exceeds
per year.
iINESS. DjpICTORY.^
LOWREY & MP. WILSOS,
■ORNErS 4 COUNSELLORS AT LAW, will
attend the Court of Tf fgd. Puttor and McKean
j e? , [WellsW, Feb.!
c. n. da rtt. Dentist, .
~v FFICE at' ®p residence near the
Academy.i jail ‘work pertaining to
is Une of buMjss done promptly ana
%g: [April 22, 1858.]
IMCKIKSO «|hobse
cORNINt;! Y.
A. Field, ...... , iJ .. .^Proprietor,
ita taken to tyid from t |«gD|pot free of charge'.
J. C. WHn)f|BEB, , •
Hydropathic _ Phytic\as and Sunjcon.
jKIjA N D, T l O G|l|j PENNA. -
11 risit patients in all p£r(B of the County, -or r«-
them for treatment at [June U,]
- J. EWE^pE-,
TTOHNEY AND COUNSELLOR AX LAW
, Wellsboro, Tioga C<i., iiPtt, Will defoto his
exclusively to the praitj&e fef law. Confections
in any of the NortbferC counties of Pennsyl
| -i 1 n0v21,6J)
pESNSYLVAIIii HOUSE.
| ro/ Main Street and ihetygknue. Welltboro, Pa.
J. W. BIG ON Y, PK^IIETOR.
Is. popular Hotel, having Imo re-fitled and re
sted throughout, is notr.ojreD to the public as a
ilass house. 1
IZAAK WAltOiS HOUSE,
C. VEluriL YEA,.. RR O P it I BTOR.
. Gaines, Tioga.Ooimty, Pa.
.IS is a new hotel located within easy access of
the -best fishing and burning grounds in Northern
So pains will be sparef for the accommodation
[casure seekers and the public. 1 ;
rjj 12. 1860,- ) ; j r‘
G. ,€. C. CAUI'BELI,
BAR IS E R AND BA tifi-D HESSER.
jP in the rear of the Post.lSißce. Everything ia .
ns line will he done as welii and promptly Of if
is dune in the oily saloons, f preparations for re
iog dandruff, and beutilifyipk the hair, tor sale i
1° Hair and whiskers dyed any color. " Call and j
ffelltboro, Sept. 22, 18)st.:|' '
THE CORIIIN JiOVRSAL.
nge W. Pratt, and proprietor.
üblisbed st Corning, Syubon Co.,U. Y., at One
Jllar and Fifty Cents pir year, in advance. The
111 is Republican in piMitips, and has a circula
te, iching into every pa t of Steuben County.—
,e desirous of extending j tbflgv business into that
ijthe adjoining counties will ffild it an excellent ad
vising medium. Addressers above.
FCKS! -'P'UHf ti’ 1 JPCRS t
VljKS.—The subscriber f is' jtng. received a large"
* assortment of Furs for Indies wear, consisting o(
TCU CAPES & VICTORIES, '
FRENCH SAULE CA& VICTORTNES,'
'VER MJNK CA PES & it UFFS,
ROCK MAUXIN citfi&S ilb VICTORIES.
These comprise a .small quantity of the assortment.
i«y have been bought at low prices nnd will behold
extremely low prices for caslMat the New Hat Stor
e N. Y. it s ' S. P. QUICK.
TO HI IT'S IvGT Alf S .
I CIIQICE LOT of the bit&t'lmported Italian and
\ German r'.li
. VIOLIN STI&JJGS.
us Viol strings. Guitar sf|fegB, Toning Ferka
ridges ic., just received and?® sale at- ' .
RO?T| DRUG STORE.
UELLSBOBO’; B OTEL,
WELLSBOROOep, PA, _
.S. FARR, - -if - PROPRIETOR.
[Formerly of the UtiilecwStatet Hotel.)
Having leased this well knofe popular Souse,
ilicils the patronage of the.pi|)lic. ‘ With attentive
id‘ohligin» waiters, together faith the Proprietor’s
nowledge M the business, Be to make the stay
f thusa 'who stop wifb .pleasant and
gree.ibte. ; ,p-j
Wellsbuni, May 31, tf,; ■]
PICTURE FIMHKIHG.
pOCLET GLABd£S, Pdrtrui&y Pictures, Certificates-
L EogfAvuigs. ;&c., Ac., framed in
he ue.iesf manner, in plain jjtnd ornamented Gilt,
lose Wood, Black Walnut, 6a£ Mahogany, Ac. Per
oos leaving any article for fnojwdg, can receive them
eud.iy framed in any style* t;|£y wish and hung for
h6ui. Specimens at 'k
SMITHS BOOK STORE.
E li. »t
iTTOULD infirm the publicjthnt he is permanently
M loiMieti in Klklami Bifljji, Tiogiv Co. Pa,, nnd
= prep.ireU by thirty years* experience to treoA-ftil-disV'
oF the eyes and their on'scientific
nuciples,and that.he can’ Sure without fail, (hat
rea itu! disease, called St. iy.Uus’ Dane ej {Chorea
Swell Yiti ,) aail will attend to;any other business in
Ike line of Physio and Surgery* 1
Elkland Born, August S, J8(>0. ' - .
tioga REGI'fcATOB.
GEOIWE F. HDMPHRMhhas opened a new
Jewely Store at ■ J ’f ’i
Tioga Village, Tiog^;JJoftnty, Pa,;
he i s prepared to doalijkincb of Watch, Clock
Jewelry repairing, in a luanner. All
ffoil warranted to give entfre^alisfaction,
” ® Jo not pretend to do work* than an£ other
we can do as good tiroVk as can- b$ done in
cities or elsexrbero. ’Also ‘ '
£ - GEORdiF. HUMPHREY.
Ilo S a , Pa., March 15, ’
*EW lIA STORE.
THE Subscriber has just opened in this place a new
Hat and Cap Store, where he intends to mantifac-
and keep on hunj a large and general assortment
Fashionable Silk an4i Cmiitnere Bate,
i/iael °^ Q [r ' a '^ l^ai f.^ re » ’will he Bold ‘ at. hard
SIL=K PtATS
a »l e border on effort notEreV f
Uii* ? „ia at rilif Stol e jure fitted with a French
i- n [' ,r, , lln| ure, whidf mnkel tjlsin soft nnd easy to the
the Rouble tf'l jirenking your head to
«ii the hat. Store in the llp«r Block oppositethe
“poison H„use. i J.. S. P. QUICK. •'
Ang. 15. ‘1859. i J' -f
fEDAR RUIJIe HOTEL.
J^ riAn Run,: trcoii'fa county, pa.
hou9«-has been Intel, refitted and opened for
io,public. ‘Located at a
Wblm!^ 0 * stages leavings Jtjvery alternate day for
J bc,r °and Jersey Shore, with cars, on
Tm u*^ a and Si«4.E. fl» R.on the sotith.
bo *a ■ Diteb| Blto **®d on tl fe||Jeda> Run Gang Mill
j 4ff . r** ?ft fe and convenient’landing for rafts in the
L„. a & Good posts [is firmly set, on the left
| Qe L , the heseh Is freeflpiA obstruction!*, . Hav
-ttanv Q praclicall y the river business for
Vam. 6^f 8 we oonfiden iwe can anticipate the
:'er tk -i of-thfe trade, and wiilendcav
•^fuin?* ea 4 table* hityi chambers ond stables
Call .L W f y ® be attentively wripled and well supplied,
.vnti af.r 8 ®' 08 * wd w® will | bvt with you snre to see
' sSk.r.ui. M iBf ****■'
5 lines, paper inelu-
In the winter of I was Stopping for a
while with a planter fridnd, whose extensive
cotton fields stretched along the jwest bank of
the Boque Chitto, where that stream, after tra
versing Pike county, in the State; of Mississip
pi, crossed the State line into the- Parish of
Washington, in Louisiana. The plantation
lay wholly in the former State, buit its southern
limit was formed by the liighway that led west
ward from the Pearl River to the Mississippi.
This road lay directly oh the surveyed bouu-
the two States, so lhat two heighbojs,
their morning ride, could shake
hands fronj their saddles,'and each in his own
g ta t f —the Mississippinn and the Lauisiaiftan
standing each on his own soil.
One morning business made itjneceoaary for
me to ride to Franklinton, the county town of
Washington parish, and the weather being un
usually fine, my friend proposed to accompany
me there.
Wo had reached the State line: road, along
which our route lay for a little way, wlien.pn
approaching a thicket on the northern side of
the path, our horses suddenly shied to the right
and evidencipg great alarm, refused to pass
the spot. \ '
Dismounting, and throwing the rein of my
bridle over the pommel of my friend’s saddle,
I entered the thicket, todisoovef the causa of
their unusual excitement.
I perceived in the dust of| the road, the ap
pearance of something heavy having been drag
ged through it in . the direction of the bank of
the bayou, and following this track into the
dark shadow of tbe clump, I was horrified at
tbe sight that met my eyes. j 1 j .
Before me lay tire body of A large, well-dres
sed muii, who hnd been nmstjnhumanly mur
dered, for beside » pistol shutlhough the bead,
the throat was cut friom ear to! ear, and the em
broidered vest nnd fine Ijnen shirt’ bosom were
slashed and dabbled with! goults of .blood, from
wide knife-wounds ip thq breiist nnd side. •
The rtfivn bad hut just been jmurdered, for on
lifting one of the arms in my busty examina
tion, I observed that it was;yet purple, and
.Scarcely cold. Beside the. body! lay a pair of
leathern saddle-bags, which bad been rifled,
nnd portions of their contents were scattered
about the ground. ■ - 1' I
My exclamation of horror at thebloo/ly spec
tacle had attracted-the notice of my, friend, and
hitching the animals, he; was) soon at my side.
He .immediately recognized the man as Enquire
■Hendricks, a lawyer of standing in one of the
neighboring coupties of Mississippi.
While occupied in tiie examination of the
body and the surrounding locality, a violent
snorting and tramping was heard,cluse nt band,
and’my friend, leaving me for ah instant, re
turned, leading by the broken bridle a noble
and greatly, excited animal, which he said was
the horse of the murdered-man. •
■ He was a beautiful thorough-bred bay, known
to every one in that portion of tbp country, and
noted for his remarkable intelligence.;
The horse, on being led to the spot, exhibi
ted the utmost,’excitement, and trembling in
every .limb,almost fell to the’ground with ter
ror. As be stood thus, with bis fore feet bra
ced forward his lung neck and head stretched
toward tbe mangled remains of bis-niaster, his
mane standing almost on end, jahd |his eyes
; glaring wildly from their* sockets, like halls of
fire, I thought he presented' the most perfect
and subl’ime.*picture of tejrror I had ever looked
upon. For tv moment; the faithful creature
stood thus gazing upon the fearful sight, and
gradually approached the 1 body, nrfd after smel
ling it, as,if to remove all lingering doubts of
the identity, be reached forward to one of the
outstretched hands, ns it lay, palm up, on the
grassy ground, and licking if like an affection
ate spaniel, evinced aifnchinept and grief, in a
language stronger'than words could ever have
done, . . .7, ’ i
.Of course, this discovery pot an end
tooar journey to Franklintdn for that day; and
: gathering up tbescattered property of the rour
; dered man, a misleading the excited horse, we
1 returned to my friend's plantation—calling on
; the way, Upon the andjimphrting the
Istartling’intelligehoe to.thera,' ' . ■;
I A cold-blooded murder like this, was a ctr-
rp TT 1,1
1 m m
Schotcij tty of tfcc area ofjFmJiom and ifft Spccah of l&raXtfcg Jfcrform.
WHILE THEEE SHALL ’BE AfWBONG UNSIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUMANITY TO HAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.
VOL. VII.
IIBEO . ON A .SKELETON.
/ Exactly fort; years ago, the London Morning Chronicle
published a poem entitled “ Lines On a which ex
cited much attention. Ever; effort-even to the offering of
a reward of fifty guineas was vainly made to discover the
author. All that ever tmnsplijed was, that the poem, in a
fair clerk; hand; was found near a skeleton of remarkable
Leapt; of form and color,ln the museum of the,.Royal Col
lege af ln London, and that the Cura
tor of the museum sent, them to Mr. Perry, editor and pro*
prietor of the London Morning Chronicle. 1 .
Beßpld this ruin I 'twaa a scull, |
t3nce’or~e£heml spirit full, ' I
This narrow cell was Jill's '' \ 1
This space was thought's mysterious; ecat.
What.beauteous visionsifilled tblsjspnt^. t •,
What dreams of pleasure long j
Nor Hope, opr Love, nor Jby, noij Fear,
Have lef t ohe 'trace of rfecord here. •
Beneath tbe mouldering canopy [ ' *
Once shone tbs bright and busy eye j •
But start not at the distsal roid— - !
■' If social love that eye employed jj fit \
Jf witli no lawless fire if gleamedj , |
But through the dew of‘kindness Ihe&med,
That eye shall he forever bright, j ' j
When stars and sun aro|Bunk in night, j
Within this hollow cavein hung 1
The ready swift and tuneful tongue: ij
If falsehood’s honey is disdained,j J
And where it eonld not braise was chained,
. If, bold in virtue’s cause it spoke ;| j
Yet gentle concord nevejr broke 1 >
This silent tongue shalljplead for thefl
When time unvails eternity. ' ■,
Say, did these fingers delve the mine! ;
Or with its envied,rubiet shine I ’ ’
To hew the rock, or wear the gem,
Can little now avail to them ? ( .
Bat if the page of truth they sought, : 1
Or comfort to tbe mourner brought, 1
These hands a richer meed shall claim,
Than all that wait on health or fame.
* I 1
Avails it whether bare pr shod, j
iTheso feet the path of duty trod?
fmm the bowers of cose they Bed,
To.seek affliction’s humble shed—f
If grandeur’s guilty bribe they spjnrnet^
And homo to virtues cot returned,: ’
These feet with angel's wings shall,vie,
And tread the palace pfUhe sky. '
THE HOUSE DETECTIVE,
BY DB. a. C. SMITH.!
rr
IWELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY. PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 3, 1861.
csmstaoce th'at'had not agitated the community
Chitto for a lung time; and Squire
I^ohdricksbelngwidely.known, and deservedly
pppqlar, it created no small degree of
njent.
jDuriug the investigation that followed, it
transpired that the lawyer was at the time of
hjsdeath, in the possession uf.a sum ofmoney,
which he,had collected for a client; and on the
morning of the murder, was taking it to the
.bank at Jranklinton, to deposit,-for the benefit
.of bis employer. This money was missing, to
gether with his gold '.watch. No .doubt, of
cSurse, remained that the deed’ was perpetra
ted by a highwayman. But notwithstanding
several suspicious persons were arrested, noth
ing was established against them, and they
mere discharged. j ]
iAt length several wests had passad away,
apd although the commdnity were continually
op the qui idee for the detection of the villain,
toe excitement Jn a greatrdegree had subsided.
(The month of March arrived, and I began to
ttlrn my thoughts northward l and in anticipa
tiion of the homeward journey, I had disposed
of toy horse. ! In consequence of this, I was
fdr’some time indebted to the courtesy of my
friend for the animal which had belonged to
;tßei murdered lawyer, etill in the keeping of my
ifniind. j '
I One day during the Spring session of the
C|rcait Court of the county I happened to visit
the town; and stopping opposite the court
|hidse, to speak with my attorney, my horse,
being well known as having been the property
of Hendricks,.naturally attracted considerable
attention. •. All at once the horse sprang to one
siila with each force, as almost to throw me
fmm the saddle and trampled upon the feet of
mime of-bis friends, and snorting loudly, seem
ed suddenly to be tilled with terror.
jAs soon as I could recover my seat, I looked
about the crowd for the cause of this extraoi
dtnary conduct. At this moment I perceived a
person approaching, evidently to ascertain the
cause of the gathering. 1 had frequently seen
this man’before, and knew he was the keeper
a dining saloon in the place. Though not a
mlati much thought of, he was looked upon as
a* honest and harmless sort of a fellow. This
uian come up; and ns he drew near, the horge
exhibited the utmost alarm ; and snorting wild
■ljj, sprang, in spite of the rein, through the
ctowd, and trembling violently, endeavored to
etcajie in an opposite direction. This strange
b havior of the animal was remarked by all;
and several voices exclaimed in the same
breath: j
“ It’s Bill Kevins! the horse’s afraid of Bid
Kevins I”
“ By gracious 1” cried another, “ who knows
hi it Bill, hers killed the lawyer 1 I say, aid
fellow, go up to the critter, and let him smell
tl e blood on yer handa !”
Prom his first appearance, I had kept my eye
upon this man ; and no sooner- had he caught
si'btof the horse, than I observed a peculiar
e: pression on his face ; and when the lastwords
wire uttered—a. deadly palor spread over bis
features, and he almost staggered, as lie re
plied;
■ ’, Who says I killed lawyer Hendrick ! It’s
a lie!”—and turning abruptly, he attempted to
vi’ilk’, with all the uppdrent nonchalance he
could assume, in the direction of his saloon.—
s if an electric shock had struck me, the con
ic lion of that man’s guilt rushed upon my
find; and forcing the frightened animal across
|e cmtrt-house square, till I overtook him, I
ent forward iu my eaddip-aml shouted in his
lr: .
I “ Bill HerinsJ I say you murdered Esquire
\endricks!” i j
[Had a thunder,bolt struck the guilty wretch,'
e could imt hare fallen more suddenly to the
round. He was not .hardened in crime ; and
its abrupt accusation of murder overcame
lm; I
JA warrant for his arrest was immediately nh
ined; and he Was conveyed to prison to await
his trial at the next session of the Circuit,Court
is June; while I was required to remain in
the pounty as a, witness in the case,
| Itwas a raatter;of doubt whether the mur
der jvas done within the jurisdiction of the
courts of Mississippi, or those of the State of
lioujsiami; and the prisoner’s counsel, it was
ninted, would plead this question of venae in
fivor'of their client.
I I* body of the murdered man was found on
the western side of the road, nnd some little
distance from it, and consequently within the
ternary of the State of Mississippi. This
would be testified .to, by both pry friend and
Hiysejf; but, at the same time, it could be pro
ven bi? the the dust of the road,
that the body, had evidently been dragged some
distajioe. to the place where it tyas discovered,
q/ierjthe deed bitd been perpetrated. The vi
cjinity had been thoroughly searched, as was
supposed, and no evideiice of tlje precise local
ity of the death scene bad been detected, by
vihich the venue could be established. In con
sequence of tins it was feared that the'guilty
I 1 in would escape the clutches of the law.
Since the discovery of ,tlje murder, I bad not
d occasion to' pass over the, road where it
d been perpetrated, halving transacted my
siness at Franklin ton, through the kindness.
TV friend. But a few days previous to that
, for the trial of Nevins, X found it necessary
visit that town myself. ’ ,
[ started from my friendls plantation in com
ity with several gentlemen of the neighbor
itd, so ihat'wo formed quite a company qf
rsetnen. As usual, of late, I Was mounted
the beautiful; bay, which had been the pru
rty of the murdered lawyer, nnd it was-on
s occasion that the extraordinary intelligence
the animal led to the complete elucidation
elf the mystery of the murder. ~ ,
1 When we reached the where the
bloody net had been consummated, the animal
Hogan to exhibit]the same symptoms of alarm
He' had shown on the former occasion, and at
the court-house | sqcare, notwithstanding the
Horses of my companions; evinced no signs
vihalever .of fear. We' bad passed the spot
where the body df Hendricks had been discov
ered, w hen tbe hOrse, in - spite of my guidance;
Hashed Into the tangletfthicketswith me, and
fjjrotng-his way through the grape vines and
dverhanging limbs;' reached the roots of a large
OITATOH.
sweet-gum, when be flopped, and pawing the
ground violently, exhibited signs of excessive
agitation. ‘ i
The gentlemen, as well as myself, having ail
confidence in the remarkable intelligence of the
beautiful creature, vre busied ourselves in ex
amining the locality, convinced that this was
the very scene of the killing of his master.
And such it proved ; for one of companions
soon picked up a large,peculiarly ahnped bowie
knife, which was iramadiadely recognised fay
several as -having been in the possession of Bill
Nevins shortly previous to the murder; while
on the roots of the vree were found tangled
masses of hair, of n color comparing exactly
with Ihat of the deceased.
These facts were sufficient, not only to prove
.the guilt of the prisoner, but also established
■the venue, thus making dll the initiatory pro
ceedings in the case in strict accordance with
the forms and requirements of the law.
On the morning of the trial, I visitedthe pri
soner in his cell, and stated the recent facts
that bad been developed against him, and con
jured him, if he was really guilty, to confess
the fact at once, and no longer attempt to stand
out against the strong array of testimony that
would establish his guilt. .
As I have said' before, the man was not a
hardened criminal, this, doubtless, being, the
first crime he bad ever been tempted to commit
and with terrible agitation, most fearful to look
upon, and which I can never forget, the poor
wretch made a clean bosom of it, and confessed
to the murder.
He had become aware of the fact that Hen
dricks was in possession of a large ; sum of
money, and also that be intended to deposit it
at Franklinton, and secretly leaving Holmes
ville, he proceeded to the State line road to in
tercept him. Meeting his victim, tawbom he
was well known, by the roadside, he formed
some pretext by which be induced him to enter
the thicket by the sweet-gum, where the bloody
deed was consummated ; and the robbery ac
complished, he dragged the body to the spot
where myself and my friend had found ,it.
Thus it was, that a noble and
imal, with a wonderful intelligence, not only
pointed out the murderer of his master, but the
very spot where the terrible crime had been
committed, thus being the instrument, in the
hands of Providence, of retributive justice.
SHAKBPEBEAN ILLUSTRATIONS.
Thompson—
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so
sometimes by chance. — Winter's Tale.
Toucev—
This drives me to entreat yon.
There can be no kernel in this light nuf; the
soul of this man is his clothes; trust him not
in matters of heavy consequence.—All’s well
that ends well.
Buchanan—
You ore thought here to he the most sense
less and fit.man for the Constable of the watch ;
therefore hear .you the lantern; this is your
charge-; you shall comprehend nil vagrotn
men ; yon are to bid any man stand, in the
Prince’s name. i
2d Watch.—How if he will not stand ? ;
• Dogh.—Why, tbeni fake no note of him, but
let him go.— Much ado about nothing.
South Carolina —
, Hell is empty, " * 1
And nil the devils are here.— Teppest.
Gov. Wise—
, To the Wars, my hoys, to the Wars!—-AH’s
well that ends well.
He drnweth out the thread of his verhesity
finer than, the staple of his argument.—botes
Labors Lost.
Cass—
I must leave them, and seek more better seri
vice ; their villainy goes against my stomach,
and therefore 1 must cast it up.— King Henry
IV.
Gen'. Scotr-ii
Be Just and; fear not; . . [
Let ail the ends thou ajm’st at'be the epun
try’s.- -Henry-IV.
WICFALL - -
When the butt is out we will drink water :
Not a drop before. Give me a cup of sack.
,—Henry IV. i I
Cobb—
. lie’ll be hanged yet; _,
Though every drop of water swear against it.
And gap' its wid’st to glue him.— Tempest.
1 Toombs—
A pox o’ your throat I you bawling, blas
phemous, uncharitable dog!— Tempest.
Floyd— j
Thou conoliidest like the sanctimonious pi
rate that went, to sea with the Ten Command
ments, but scraped one out of the table.
2d Gent—Tfmu shn.lt not steal ?
Lucio—Ay, that he razed.— Measure for Mea
sure. * ;
Maj. Anderson—
-1 know thou art gallant; and, to the possi
bility of thy soldiership, will subscribe for thee,
—Farewell.— All’s weU that ends well.
Harmonious. —Just before the election in the'
S'ate of Wisconsin, it happened that one Coi
Wilson —a good Democrat, a farmer, and n can
didate for the Legislature—had lost a number
of his hogs very mysteriously ; und, after pa
tiently investigating the matter, .be at length
discovered that they had been stolen by another
Democrat—one. Joe Jones, a fellow of some no
toriety and a little political influence in the
neighborhood. The Colonel thought the mat
ter over, and then. went to see Joe upon the
subject.
“ Now Joe,” said he; “ I could have you in
dicted and put in prison for this; but seeing ns
how you are a good Democrat, and fur the suc
cess of the ticket, and harmony of the party, if
you promise youwon’t steal any more of my
hogs PH let yoitolf—and what’s.there, I’ll give
you a thousand pounds of pork a year.” Joe
scratched hie head reflectively for a moment,
and then said ;■ “To tell the truth, Colonel, 1
don't like to.make that agreement, bo how; but
seeing wo are both good Democrats 'ana for the
sake of the success of the ticket, and harmony
in the party. I’ll do it j hut darn me if I won't
lose br>£ meat by the operation."- ~, •<-
A rLEEt' MABBIAQE.
BT AH IBISHMAN.
Lady C. was a beautiful woman, but Lady,
C. was an extravagant woman. She was 'sitll
"single, though rather passed extreme youth.—
Like; most pretty females,-she had looked too
highj and estimated her own loveliness too dear
ly. and now she refused to believe that she was
not as charming ns ever. So, no wonder she
still remained unmarried.
- Lady C. bad about' five thousand pounds in
the' world. She owed ■ about forty thousand
pounds; so with all her wit and* beauty, she
got intothe Fleet, and was-likely to remain there.
Now in the time I spesk of every lady had
her head dressed by a bather; and the barber
of the Fleet was the handsomest-barber of the 1
city of London. . Pat&hilan was a great ad mi
rer of the fair sex; and where’s the wonder?—"
Sure Pat was an Irishman. It was one very '
fine morning.when Ptiilah wtis dressing her cap
tivating head, that her ladyship took it intu ber
mind to talk to him, and,Pat was well pleased,
for Lady C.’s teeth were the whitest, and her
smile the brightest incite world.
“ So you are not married, Pat,” said she.
: ‘‘Niver an inch! your honor’s, ladyship,"
says he. I
“And wouldn’t you like to be married?”
again asked she, i .
“ Would a duck swijm ?”
“ Is there any one you’d prefer?”
“Maybe, madam,” said be. “You never
heard of Kathleen O’fleily, down beyond Don
eraile. Her father’s! cousin to O’Dimaghow,
who’s own steward to Mr. Murphy, the under
agent to my Lord Kingston, and—
“ Hush!” says she; “sure I'don’t want to
know who she is! But would she have you if
you asked her?” . - s.
“ Ah, thin, I’d only wish I’d be after trying
that same.”
“ And why don’t you ?”
“ Sure I’m too pool.” And Philan heaved
a prodigious sigh.
“ Would you like to) be rich ?”
“ Does a dog bark ?”
“ If 1 make you rich will you do as I tell
you ?” j
“ Mille-marthes! your" honor, don’t be tan
tilizing a poor boy." 1 *'
“Indeed, lam not[j” said Lady C. So lis
ten. How would youilike to marry me ?”
“ Ah, thin, my Jadjy, I‘believe the King of
Russia himself would ;be proud to do that same
leave alone a poor divjjl like Pat Philan.”
“ Well, Philan, if jou’ll marry me to-mor
row, I’ll give you onelthousand pounds.”
“0, whitahal'o! wnilabaloo 1 sura I’m mad
or enchanted by the gjiud people,” roared Pat,
dancing round the rodm. ,1
“But there are conditions,” says Lady C.
“ After the first d ijj! of our nuptials you mast
never see me again; nor claim me for your
wife.”
“ I don’t like thaljj’’ said Pat, far he had
been ogling her ladyship most desperately.
“ But remember nraihtecn O'Reiley. With
*the money I’ll give you, you may go and mar
ry her.” ;i
“That’s thrue,” he. “But thin, the
bigomy?” jj
“ I’ll never appear Against you,” says her la
dyship. “Only remij'mber you must take an
oath never to calf me your wife after to-morrow,
and neVer to go telling all the story.”
“ Niver a word I’ll iver say.”
r “ Well, then,” says; she; “there’? ten pound.
Go and buy a licehcej and leave the rest to me ;
and then she explained to him where he was
to go and when he was to come, and all that.
The next day Pat Was true to his appoint
ment, and found two', gentlemen already with
her ladyship. i,
“ H ivc you got thelicense ?” says she.
“ Here its, my lady,” says he ; and he gave
it to her. She handed it to one of the gentle
men, viewed it attentively. Then, calling
in her two servants, ishe turned to the gentle
man who was reading.
And.sure enough, in ten minutes Pat Philan
was the husband, the legal husband of the
■lovely L idy C. k
“ That will do,” says she to her husband, as
he gave her ft hearty kiss ; “ that’ll do. Now,
! sir, give me iby marriage certificate.” The old
gentleman did so, aud ■ bowing respectfully to
the five pounjl note she gave, him, he retired
with his clerk’; foe sure enough,, I forgot to tell
you that he was a parson.
“Go and bring mo the warden,” says my la
dy to one of her servants,
i “ Yes, my lady,” says she; and presently the
warden appeared,
“ Will you be good enough,” said Lady C.,
in a voice that would call a bird off a tree,
“ will you be good enough to send aud fetch
me a huekrioy coach ? 1 wish to leave this pri
son immediately.”
, “ Your ladyship forgets.” replied he, “ that
you must pay forty thousand pounds before 1
can let you go.” -
' “I am a married woman. You can detain
my husband, but nut me,” And she smiled at
Philan, who began rather to dislike the appear
ance of things,.
“ Pafdori me, my lady, ft is well known you
ate single,” ■ .
“T tell yon I am married.” 7-
“ Where’s your husband ?”
" There sir 1” and she pointed to the aston
ished barber, “ there ,he stands. Here is my
marriage certificate, which you can peruse at
your leisure. My. servant? yonder were wit
nesses of the ceremony. Now detain me sir,
at your peril.V ~
; . The warden was dumb-fuunded, and no won
der. Poor Philan would have .spoken, W.aieir
ther party would let him. The lawyer below
was consulted. The result was evident. In
half an hour Lady C. was fiee, and Pat Phi
lan, her legitimate-husband, for debt
to the amount of forty thou-aji’d pounds.'
Well, sir, fur some time, Pat thought he was
in a dream,and the' creditors thought they were
still worse. The following day they had a
meeting, and finding how they bud been trick
ed, swore tim’d detain pour Pat forever. But
as they well knew that he had nothing, and
wouldn’t feel much shame in going through tt e
Insolvent Court, fhi ; y made the best of a bad
bargain, and leThim go.. y
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NO. 35.
this, PaddyPhilan was Bitting-'1
and thinking over the wonderfu
seen, when as sure as death, tin
bima. letter, the first he had
which he took to a friend ,of h
fruit seller, because, yon see, i
hand at reading writing, to dc
It ran thus:
“Go to Deinetile and marry Kathleen O'Rie* -
Ty. The instant the knot is l ied I fulfil, jny.
promise of making you comfortable fur life.—
But as you value your life and liberty, never
breathes syllable of what is psissed. Eemem-.
beryou are in my power if you tell your story. .
The money will be paid.to you directly, if you
inclose me your marriage certificate. , I send
you fifty pounds for present ex senses., C."-
0, happy .Paddy ! Didn’t h 3 start next day
•for Cork,-and didn’t he marry Kathleen,,and
-tooelra thousand pounds L • ByJhe'powora fas
.wliatds .more, ha]tonk a cottage,
you know, not a hundred mile* -
in (ho county of [Limerick ; and,
I’faix, lie fiirgot hia first wife entirely, and nev
er told any one-hut- myself under the
of seoresy.-the/story of his Fleet Marriage!
i , BIG MEN AND* SMaLI MEN.-
Men of moderate dimensions,, take .heart.
Don’t be-cast down In the presence of the .big
boned aUiiudiiiarians. The longitude.and'jati
tudeof. ji.nuvn are. not the measure of hi*
strength.- ' Thai pocket Hercules, Dr. Winship,
can lift more thanf the biggesi of' us. To be
sure, weight goes for something in a bout fisti
cuffs or a cavalry charge, but even in t hep me
ring.lhe giants are not uhfrequentiy worsted,
.and it is by light infantry,not heavy dragoons,
that modern battles are won. The wiry French
Zouaves played the misehief pith tha burly
Germans at Magenta and! Sqlferino, and the ,
spare Italians, under GafiuaidiJ thrashed their
oppressors when tho odds were two to one
against them. j
The truth is, that small I
better, made than your 'G
tougher, more 'compact,
Nature does not seem to tat
perfecting large animals as I
ones. Compare the flea wil
The insect js a microscop
know at what-a rate it can
cle. If the proportion of s|
the same in the enormous j
domestic acrobat, the forme
take the City Hall at a fly
Common Council and all th
With the human animal
training. There most, of
amount of muscle and sinew
have been impossible to n!
Cafiii Edson. Eat any ynm
natural strength may double
per exercise, besides iroprot
increasing his chances'of lo
these ends, however, be mm
positive and active measures
accomplishment, but he mu
thing likely to retard that (
he must not dissipate.
' What a race of athletes ve should have in
this country if thesesimpie, tomnon sens* rule*
of physical education and hjgein were carried
out. ' The .third generation fron the present
would, under such a' system bs ; ut lesst twiee
ns vigorous as (heir grandfathers and bale men
of three Score years,and ten, aid even four
score years, would not be considered marvels.
The average duration of hnmaii life is not up
to r tbe true standard in any part if the world,
(except, perhaps* among the J iraui lanian Indians
of Chili,) andiulthia country it is certainly fat
below it. Low ;aa it is kith |us, however, •h i»
high enough to show that, tho constitutions of
the people are naturally goodL Considering the
pains that thousands of America is take to kill
themselves, it is wonderful that they lire u
long ns they do.—iV. T. Leds er.
Vamiable Receipts. —-To da
Catch.them one by ’(fee and data
in a lemon squeezer. »
To kill cockroaches—Gat a p
hoots, then catch you roach is, pi
barrel, then get in yourself nod d
To kill .bedbugs—Chain their ]
tree, then go round in front and
at them.
To catch mice—On going :o hi
•>f ;cheeee in jour mouth, and lit
and when a mouse’s whisker’i i tic!
bite.
. To prevent dogs from going mi
tails off, t olose behind their ears, -
kefp healthy—Take a branc
ly in thei morning, throw it out ol
and then eat yuur breakfast.
To kill your, enemies—Treat thi
leg whiskey.
Secret .or Being Loved. —'William "Wirt’*
letter to his daughter'>m the “email sweet cour
tesies of life,” contains a passage from which
a deal of happiness might he learned;
“1 want to tell you a secret. The way to
mate yourself pleasing to other? is to show
that you care for them. The whole world is
like the mill -r of Mansfield, " Who cared for
nobody—no, not he—because nobody cared‘for
him.” And the whole world will serve you so,
if you give them the same cause.
Let every one, therefore, see that you docare
for them, by showing them what Sterne so hap
pily calls “the small sweet courtesies” in
which there is no parade; Whose! voice is 1 too
still-to tease, and which mahifett'themselves
by tender nod affectionate looksT"and little
kind acts of attention, givirg oth srs the prefer
ence in every little enjoyment, at the table, in
the field, walking, sitting, or standing."
Inattention to the present' business, be it
what it will; the doing ohe thingj and thinking
at the some lime of anothet.orthe attempting
to do two things at once, aVe the never-failing
signs of a little, frivolous mind. 1 1
It makes » great d'lfferehoe w|
are used over or under the' hose.
'ln’ rlerlioJdestwj<La.'ic>;e frjetiJ, you tnas|
fiiit learn to be-hv, ' . -- -
ijhi* little flm
I thing* he hail
s postman, bro’t,
ever received,,
s , one Bjan.W
le vraa nogreat
cipher for him.
are general!?
is. They are
symmetricalr- 1 *
much pain* in
ihionable small
iB clephinf.— •_
;hlete'. We aIT
el_ on its mni
-1»th; to size were
as in the little
old be able to
lehp/with the
ins on its basic.
;h depends Oh
rse v be ii fair
ain. It would
a gymnast of
an of ordinary
riple it by pro
hia health and
ify. To attain
t only take the
bssary to their
[rswear every
lo a word.
[men
folia
ore.
ic a
trai
:renc
r wi
ing
?ir s'
mg
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nec
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ibjec
eetroy rati—
a their betdt
iir jof be&Ty
Vt thesa in »
Ijanee.
lind legs to a
make mautha
d put crumb*
with it open,
le jour throat
id—Cut-their
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‘ tho window
im to tangle*
i^therglssses