■-•ciX
[< ?r^ g rnia of PnbUcjitloo.
COOKTY pnbUrtt
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p?SSfiSSSV» Wk«*-
rj* - '" It is Intended i 5 notify ever
the term to which ho l ias paidsht
ffh b th e figures on thoprint.d label on tl
lr* paper. The paper vr|U tb»n be stoppec
‘rti« “/ ,hrr remittance be received. By this ar-
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.
■ oB is the Official Paper' o;f.tbe County,
Jft A 0 . n d steadily increasing cire llation reach
iiih» Isr3 ' neighborhood in the Conn y. It is sent
rjj io*° e ' y- e tu ° an y subscriber with; 5 the county
jtt most convenient pos( pffice may be
seeding 5 inclu
year N , ;
JjgKESS DIRKC'OKY.
~ fS TAI FO€?i TAl£' HOTEL.
■ caVTD HART, PnoPibET^k
jnr-icned begs leave to ainbni'jo-to-his «M
d wlhe piir.e generally, thaj She has taken
Jjtol s ,* the o |d stand and Wltd 1-i PP m good
;L% L keep it as a Tem|*ranco Hotel,
n*- S “ d Jm be -the traveling
Good sUblinV and a good Uart always on
fnd. Prices to salt the timcs -i ? aAttl -
I "TT'io \V ItEV &Si Pii V ILSON,
■ COUNSELLORS J T LAW will
I At Court of Tioga, P jtto: -and McKean
H - rWi-llsbonV, Feb. ( ,
■l-juahes- L" __ —t-t f r -
I "c. !». X*X |«IIST. I
H FFICE at Iris iv-iidti jco .near the
■ \ f \c3'lemv.' Ail *orlf pertaining to
■ UnrYT^hLline of business dqnd-bromptiy and
I ,Wp^2,3SsS.]
■ flirwteu- l_l J—;;i i—.
I PI CKISSOX; j^O -V SE
I ’ - COE S.L'S 01
-U| '
I jC.HHUTAiiin,
I TLKL-tNPi TlOfi.V Ctji, 1,-EMTA.
I Will rfait patients in ail pans of > vjounty. or re
■ { .J« them for tre-tmcoi at hU bon) ?■ I-t,]
' jTlcniSnel
.-TTOKSEY AND COEksrilwjt AT lATT
Trlwo, Tioga Co-4P a .|iW U de^lc .hi.
eicluiirelv to tbc pract ce of?latu Collections
So IP «V o' *° nh T C T l^ar2lAo nS}
: tid ia. L s — fr “r —,
pjUS-SSI I*T AXi A ikKiUSE.!
„,r O) J/>n« NVfttt imdstAi-ArttfSc. Pa.
J, W. DI-.O.NY,
•n.:, popular Hotel, having b<eif refitted and re
fnniUeA is ndtvfopea to ?Us public as a
{rtl-elass : . * •
IZA.4K tVAI/lO* IJ9ISE,
s c. v ekuilyea, f-e&b jireros.
- Gaines, Tioga County,. Fa.
Tin? i, hotel located wifliin. easy access o
‘the be-t fishing abd homing gjamiTls in Northern
p. \ 0 pains will be spared for t|q Kfcommoiiation
,1 pleasure seekers and the tear din f; fi. hhc.
April 1-. ISOO. ;• ; ' j •
<&.*>. c. ,
BARBER AXD JJAIRfI>R;ESSEF.
CHOP in the rear of the-Poat Ofite. 'Everything in
N y, line will be done a*. well /md.promptly, af it
abe done in the oily saloons. Prap rattops for re
ar.eg dandruff, and beatifying tin hair for *alc
88. Hair and whiskers Jycd any ejlor. Call and
IVclhbortlj Sept. 22, ISo'J. | :j
THE COBW'ISp- J<WUI<SAE.
ficorge W. Pratt, Editor S iid ' roprietor.
T« j D Ui--hed at Corr.i'nz'. Bfejabefc X: V.. at One
1 Mar and Fifty Cents (ter jc».r, j(t>!va nte. ihe
i7:-=jl i.- Republican in Swlitlwan s ins a circula
to robing into svery .Bart or.£tcfct>en County.—
!if»s''i«sirgtt4 of*est«sadlng theiMbuj'Vness into that
uiue adjoining counties frail fil’d it‘rip excellent aa
mtoiag medium- Addreis as afyveb,
U E LiSBOUO U (ttTEE,
■VrELLSBOIIoUGIg P?i.
UHRU, - - -I - PBOPUIEIOR.
[Formerif of. lAc Cjiitcd &,UI, Hotel )
Hivin' leased this'weU ftnowopudjpnpular Houfo,
iiVyit-- lie patrooaje of the’ puttie. '.With attentive
nioVi,-in.’ waiters, tdgefhec tjo Iropnctors
hViei'e ot- the bnsinefSi he bote* ti, make the stay
if ibo.-j who stop wittc ’him (botl) pleasant and
i*rt»Ue. . 4-j- ‘‘
•ITdlaboto, May 31, . j > _
"’ 1 p!CTfRE(FBA|Bi;SG. ,
TOILET GLASSES. Portraits. Certificates
Eacravio's, Needle Work, c., framed in
\:t aeaen inauaer, in plain and’ >r .a men ted Gu .
2«e ifood. Elaokr Walnut!Oak', ler-
Psti-arios any article for frarnit .cl receive them
cut day framtd in any style they !Uj|j and hung for
•iflD. Srtccimcih* at j - ‘l,
* STORE.
iT B. ISE>E!DJCT, tJ. D.,
Tiroojo inform the pUlic that b«b permanently
\\ iocate.d in F,lklan(l Soro, Tlio, {» Co. 'Pa-, and
■J prepared bv- thirty yeari’ expcncjic££tp treqt all ais
les of the eyes and th<nr aprc nda W. on £ r C !f D V.
'snocrpJes, and that he ijan care wJtUout fnu. tbat
drwifd disease, called £t. Vtow’ fjancc tr (Chorea
■intii Viu.) and will att4 d to any o.Jjer business in
lioe of Physic and ?uhrery. 'I • -j
El’Jand Born. August
JJEWJLOfR, A.XD jPEUp STORE
The <uWiV.cr itjfonn the people
c .nVeU;boro and vicinUytthat U* a
flour '& store
cc f Jwr Wri<*ht*s FVour Strric, on Main St.,
»awehe wufkecp constant)* on )tani) as good nn a?.,
Jpfcaniof FL&I’R and FEEV- flf '*t n bc foun .V n
tshich he will sell cheap ,arta3h, Also,
*hrgs g ?tur tme::U of ~ **l
■Choice ’V'snes and
i *ap?riur qnalifT. and warranted Tree from quul
*eratifji> f v.hica be wilhseK to aifd others
cheaper than ajiy Qtbcr u>
■S,rth«rn
WelbWo, Due. IS, 1860. $
fiUARLESIOS MILLS.— *•
WRIGHT Sz
Suing secured the 'ocst mills ip'ibe ilounty, are now
Spared to do . [' ft -
Custom slCEshaja| WorK,
la fact everything that V e d ,DC * Q Country
**--•>» Jo as b* give perfect j.
„ FLOOR, HEAL AED 'FEED,
AT WHOLESALE OR KVffAIL,
* Q 2rslorc in Wellborn. or fit the mill. Cash cr
esebansai for grain at % maytet price.
AM good.- i’iict'd Ins of chftrgo within thecorpo
•- WEIGHTS'* BAILEY.
AfclUWo. f,,b. 1?.; IB6i. :.. !
ivrTT.t.mE RY SHOP,
3!AIN ST., WBLbSBQ^O.
MISS PAULIXS PUCTU itasj'W* parebnred he:
EALh ASP WISTBB.<J;OOPS,
■Viitir,!; of Straws of all Pattern Hats,
Hatr, Flowers, Velvets, Sit ts of all lands,
**> to fact " \ '•
ALL KIXDS OF - TUIXjMIKGS.
f _»iicit« a-call from tholadjes o' Wellsboro and
ft'.nity, feeling confident that t f
' HEa goods WILL EEARJ]iSPECTIOS, ~
*■"* compare favorably with those <Tf any cstobUsh
tot-'a tho county in regard (o pricT, -
BLEACHES G AND" PRES' }ISG done in «.
*P«not manner.
tilin' at the residence ef C! Williams, oppo
- «• S. Hotel np-stair«. f ■ , i
1851., , . , t i-|
JjfiW MHiil fLOUiI. lip tvP.l pd cheep, at
,1 *
, t
TllH AGITATOR
■r ■
artofto to the Ertcnaion ot tbrSlvts at jlmOom anh tt)c SjwaD ot ©valthfi Httoim.
VOL. Till.;
l WA.-K POEMS. r 7
: ? For the Agitator.
THE NORTH;
In a fair land of beauty; with ‘intellect bright,
A miniature foe, started up, one dark night—
The watchmen on'high rang a mse-of alarm,
And the nation rose np at the load cry, “to' arm !”
Saw the foe in the distance, so meager and small;
Scarcely worth the full blow of a large cannon ball—
Felt secure, and laid themselves tranquilly down,
Without even a threat, or a frown.
But the pigmy* has v grown—towers giantly high—
Gore a blow at BuliVEcm/to show he was nigh—
Kuw another hard pinch at Edward’s deep Ferry,
To show us, at elbows, just about half ready.
In the west he has tnstlcd, Till one is awake;
Has put on bis armor and Pushed to the gate.
Is shoutjng a call to wake up the sleepers—
To “arm!” and “equip*” their-country’s dear
. keepers. . -
Fremont, be quiet—yon’ro eager, emphatic,
YquTl wake up McClellan that sleeps on Potomac,
Add Winfield. Scott in his easy arm chair.
Who dreams of dark battles, all fought in the air.
Aqd Cameron, in*state, you've stung in' the ear.
While Seward wakes up, all shivering with fear—
Lincoln, no doubt, loVcs bis country dear,-'
Bijt has hardly had time to start up all clear.
Slycp on, pronnd nation! la tby might and thy
j strength,
*T U a puerile foe stalks thy land In its length ;
The weight of thine intellect, keep to the pillow,
'T 11 the foe makes thee writhe like a twisted 'willow.
Camp ’round thy Capital, burnished and bright
'T 11 ihetim-haih compassed to Canada s bight/
Then wake up tfvSee-ahey lasi relic of glory,
-Tijy name and 1 thy world-fa me. naught but a story.
THE RANGERS.
BY SBASTCS FEAXKLIK.
Whitney from Tioga, with his brave volunteers.
MayHhey all be good soldiers, and never yield to fears;
VThen'<?n the Southern battle field, where bullets swift
ly.fiy. ,*'4'
Be tfrave and-buld, stand to ycmrj>ost without a fear
or sigh.
ir.
Old Beauregard and Davis—feed them with shot and
* '.shell,
They are not- fit for heaven, likewise too mean for hell;
p ut them in some big cannon, and shoot them 'cross
- the stream,* 5
And land them on the other side, just on the’* ‘‘Fid
j Grecn.”f , -
j ’ in. v-
And now my little one word to yon 111 say,
GoJd stuff in little bundles, we find from day to day;,
It’sjnot the statue makes the man, as me have oft
I told,
< f TH« mind's the standard of the man,” says Dr. Watts?
] of M.
Kojr to likewise to Maple Hill,
Show dear your ciuragjNiQy.s, remember Bunker If ill;
Ouc cause il k- n n.-l un r> . onrHw«we mu'-t maintain,
May God of llotvcn protect you. throughout this wide
i domain.
i v -
Come now my Boy?, obey the call, from every sister
{ stare,
A-ni rally round our standard, ycu must no lunger
| wait:
Take courage and fight valientiy,nnd mow the rebels
i down,
when thc'wnr is- o'er, t Uh lawrels you’ll be
• ' Crown’d. r
VI.
Onto more our gallant Captap,
Ma r he be brave and valiehtj n
Mat theyndwy-and lone him, i
maud, '
.BV iind unto ea*;b other, a pair
TIL
Exqu?® little poem, should
Fur ali that I can dn. it must I
1 fr?ely wunld amuse you. and
I certain shoulfßfe with you, \
r] i, ls i** a very fine. elas s iral *lf;
IticVrlnc’i*!** ln the "Jntyni
=tire< ks believed fl(c I the waters lof
nin,: bfyuu>l. ar.il (tfiraU'-l to !h«
c.m- Inz tlu* spirit iyb»i*b rro*e«»!!ll.
oft<«ppasl; but thi>J a cudcnUj pm
tl above r-’ffr** to a=, h'.- wi-nM nht«:
be continually rennndeil of their tr
charming. Tncncaj retreat,
to lit between the l«o incra refci
P. D.
J'ilje yeung mao referred to. k J
gHob-rl Burns “gut ofT somcthii
conAnencincr, j
| Is ili-rcf«tr honest poverty?
r inbther fine. rta«.«ical
givtfi to ct m tin- PjUn
who) were aUvay* cro«rne<l with Ln
r ?HB GAKBLBB-S [ij
BT JK-UD cWi
‘ Mr. Willard, if you ha
leisure* this morning, I
grpjat importance I tvibh Jo
The speaker, Edward a
mai of marked ability, not:
employed as cmfide
hot se of W iUard & Co.
‘t Why, Edward’.”' escb
in i nrprige, “ what ia the
been*weepißg.’' ,
j I have,-and not jwithou!
th| young Ulan. “But laj
i tlifeworst!, f expect to Jloj
pcShapa I filial! be sent t|> a
evhir disgraced ! But I car
[ upon my eonsclene
I too] kind/’
jlr. Willard filed his £
j ani| for some time remainei
bo |eicl;iimed: ;
d You have not betray'
Safely my kindness has
dated ?” ]
Yes bnt, ob! I was mac
a maniac, or I never could
coedc ' | ,
4 Jlobhed t” echoed Mr. - Yillard
di Yes I” cried .Ed Yard, filling upon his knees
i before him. “ But,; oh, pitfy me! Not for my
: se l* r I would not murmur at the sharpest tor
tus, bat my mother,—it 'fill kill hot should
slm learn her son has become ft gambler and a
thief!” '
b You have become a gambler-ryoa have ,
robbed "me and you; ask fof pity’ "j
“ Not for myself,;but fo|f that mother, Who
difcc a gnardian angel watched me in roy infant :
years, and as I greyr jto fnanhood, wept, and ;
bdped, and prayed. ■' j . : j
. “• Edward, your motheif is indeed a noble'
woman, and I thought her son equally so. I
wfald hare trusted yon wi h rov entire fortune, j
olid it grieves me to learn that 1 have been de-;
ceivod. Have you ■' not’arrays received from f
m: die utmost kindness?” ~ _ |
, r Yes, arid-my crime is doubly great since it
adds the sin of ingratitude ?” j
. ]«• ybj hace you;) etrayisu pur trust r
WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRIGHTED,, AND. UNTIL “HAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.
WEUSBORO, TIOGA COUNTYrPA., WEDNSSLAtI'MOBKINGwROVEMBBR 80,1861.
! For the Agitator.
i. again we call to mind.
i id to bis soldiers kiudj
’tailo under his cuin-
[otic band.
it be in bad taste,
2 dune in baste;
io the best I can,
ere I a younger man.
'oon to the rtrrr Styx,
d region-.” Tin* aheient
Lethe, n ►m-ill rirrr run
•t\x —bad Ihe fjodity of
fc forci-t all tran«artlnr.B
ihrstri-aih which the po
mKv de-ire tlK* Fcl'O’s to
L*aioa.—pEisrrß'fe Dtnt
fp ftippostd by the
reti to in our hu>t note. —
jjso Fenn —P. D.
g like tbat in his poem.
:c-P. T).
‘lt refer* to the reward
fpime'.of Aircjcntllrevce,
rea:b of laaiet.—P. D-
.ST PLEDGE.
-bBME.
fee a few moments
iare something; of
communicate.”
•irtin, was a jcung
had been for some
stiul clerk in; the
? imed Mr. "Willard
natter? Yftu^have
i, cause ?”
i n now prcperetfJVr
} ;e rnur confidence,
) prison, and be fbr
r not lire with this
:>. You have been
aze upon Edward,
1 silent. At length
:d my confidence:?
not been unappre
; i
! I must hare been
save robbed one so
“It Is the old story, sir. I. was induced ter
■visit a gambling saloon. My ■'-first visit was
but a few days since. I was persbaded to ven
ture a few dollars, and I won. 'I played'again
and again, and still won. 'When I returned to
my home t was richer by several hundred dol
lars. Visions of wealth flitted' through my
mind. But when 'my mother prayed thatnight;
I wept! The gold did' not bring happiness.
Ircsolvcd nfever again to visit suclra place.” •
“ You kept your resolution ?” :
“ No. I sought the advice of one I -deemed
my friend. He ridiculed me for what -he
termed my qimlms of conscience, and advised
me to continue till I bad amassed sufficient to
establish busmeis" for myself. Last night I
met this friend; and by persuasion I was in
duced to go again.” -
“You have played'but twice? Then you#
loss'cannot be heavy."' !
“ I would not consent to play-for some time,
but at length my brain became heated 'with
wine, and as the picture of affluence was most
vividly drawn, I became' mad! I lost- Mif
money I had 1 won the previous evening. Urged
onwaid by some fiend, I drew a check for till
the means 1' possessed,.and I lost.' Ibrad'ii)'
my possession two thousand dollars belonging
to the firm, and in the hope of winning back
my own I staked this sum, and lost! Madly
I rushed from the place, while* at every stop a
voice seemed ringing in my cars ‘gambler and
thief!’ 1 reached my home. Oh, how dark
and dreary it appeared—that once loved homed
I could not listen to my motherls voice, buf
rushing to my robm I wept, Jong and bitterly;
Af last I became more calm, and kneeling
down I promised God that I would never gam- 1
hie again.” ' , ■
“ Why did yon confess to me ?” asked Mr.
Willard. “ Toil might have procured the
means to replace-this sum, and kept the secret
of your guilt.” !
“ I know it, sir; but without your pardori
or punishment I lever should have felt myself
a criminal. Iccjuld not look at you. It was
"the secret of my crime that stung the deep
est.” ! ' '
“ What do you propose ?” asked Mr. Wil
lard. ~ !
‘‘First,' I had determined to and im
plore your pardon. If, in yonr generous na
ture, you; will restore me once more to your
confidence, I will repay you all; and before'
the God of Heaven, and by the mother that I
love, I do most solemnly promise never again
U betray my trust!” ' \
“ You have no desire to gamble again ?” ■ ‘
“ Oh, no! lam sinking in a pit,—l am
sinking!' Tour hand can raise me up—with
out it I am lost!”
r ‘You Would continue in crime ?”
“No”'’ cried Edward, starting to Tiis fSe?7
“ I have played my last game. IF I am ex
posed, and my mother sinks under the blow,
the onlyftie binding me to earth will thus be
severed,hnd nothing will remain for me hot the
suicide's grave!”
“Edward!'’ cried Mr." Willard, “yon are'
truly penitent, and I forgive yon.. Your crime
has been great, but you have ray sympathy and
love. Bat to- guard yon from future danger
you shall hear my story.”
“ A hoy of sixteen 1 catnc to this great city.
I readily procured employment, and at the age
of twcntyitwo I held the ’responsible -position
you now occupy. But my companions were
my ruin. First I was induced to join them in
the social glass, and the attendant follies were
soon fastened upon mo. I found my salary
insufficient to supply my extravagances, and I
entered the gambler’s haunt. I became an ex
pert player, ‘and|for a time fortune feoemed to
smile upon me. ■ I became, in a measure, rcek
le-s, —my sensibilities were blunted with wine
—but possessing some regard fot the teachings'
of my youth, I often felt the sting of remorse.
At length I was united to one I had loved
from childhood—one whose gentle voice and
smile of innocence always made'mo feel as if
an angel was beside me. For her sake I re
solved to quit my life of crime. I did so for a
lime, and was supremely happy. The wife I
loved so fondly was all I could desire. Early
left friendless, she seemed to cling to me with
all the fervor of her soul. I will pass over the
first two years of my wedded life, as my pur
pose is to present to you the dark tide, of the
picture first. | I
“ One evening} r was prevailed upon to visit
one of my funner places df resort, and at a late
hour I returned to my home, my hr.'iin heated,
my lips parched, and my ;hreath tainted with
the fumes of wine. I never can Forget the loot
my wife cast upon me as I entered my home.
Her head was bowed upon her hands,but hear
ing my footstep, she sprang to my side, cs
claiming
“Oh, Henry, I reared 1 something fem'bie
had happened ! ! It is Ihe, first time yon have;
been absent at ; such an hone, but you are
safe!” 1 1 ,
■ “ She 'threw her fond arms around my neck,
waiting for the accustomed kiss. I pressed my
lips to tiers, when starting, she gazed upon me
for a hioment, then with a look of surprise and
agony, she bent her head upon my breast and
bo rstlinto tears.
“ ‘ |Why d i you weep ?’ 1 asked.
'* ‘ Because you are ill, dear husband came
the sweet response.
• •• No other words were spoken then upon
this subject. I fried to appear cheerful, but
could 1 not drive that look! of agony from my
mind; At last I fold her all, and begged her
to forgive me. She only nestled closer to my
breastj and spoke the simple works:
“ ‘ Henry, I love you cannot find
within my heart ono word of reproach-.’
“ I resolved in the future not to grieve the
• one who loved me so fondly. Did I, keep this
1 resolye? Aht no, no! I thought my passion
! for gaiabling had neon entirely eradicated, tiui
j that ono visit ; awakened within my breast
’ the demon sleeping there. I became a con
stant visitor, a constant gambler—but my for
-1 tune had turned—l was invariably the loser.
\ All my losses were upon pie, my wife observed
I- 1 the change, and;strove by every possible means
:to make me happy. She supposcd that my du
ties kept me till late itf the evening. She did
\ not sn-j <•; t t!-e real, or if sic* did ah* kept !h
-' secret bdiiied in her or. Alrc-.-gt,
■ “ Onq evening
earlier than ui
my own room,,
(enod. .. •:
j/L was ,rej
iual, when
1 paused 4
‘VHis duties
wifeeickim. ,-f
you ant observe
onte-woralook?
it is too mudC'l
‘“Mrs. Wilt
voice of. tfiy-’e
‘never been- del
o’clock.’
are too st
It is itijuri
the pal«n<
.Till ten c
lard,’- repli*
•mpfejer, '
Itained at ; I
I heard a gro
•house. - That n
of intoxication,
tion .of a gentb
hut tears fallinj
word of-reproa
morning, the 01
“ * Come hum
“ Ofv! how j
pral, of love, u
lable.s... I belie
prevailed, and
hot I had alrf
fearing disgnr
I had won su!
stolen.
an and the
ght I was t;
I bnve an
; ej band soot!
ifS on my die
n;h. .When .
mly nurds si
n e, early, deal
much of ag
iere contains
re that rlie
I should h.v
ady robbed
e l determin
dent to repb
t I visited, a gambler’s haunt
arge sum of money belonging,to
I met a stronger and at his so
dhiui in the game. For a few
ne seemed to favor me, but at
zard I lost all. Maddened I left
ing the .worlii and myself. I re
lome, but the kind words of my
ag coals upim my heart, and I
my drunken fury. She mur
i wept not, jut was silent—p.a-
“ That nig!
again, with.a 1
my employer.
Imitation joun
moments fotti
last at one hiy
the place, curs
turned to ro.y
wife were livj
spurned her in
mured not, sh
tient.
i longed for' evening of the ful
O _ l , C*
ping to win back the sum which
lut evening I o '.me, and I sank
guilt and sljmine. This contin-
U longer, during which time I
housand dollars of my employ-
“ Oh I how "
lowing day, ho|
I had lost. II
deeper in my
uod four nigh
had lost eight
er’s money.
. ■ • ! . '
-I .longed, Ij prayed for death,
e, I dared nht strike the blow
Id murder, her—my own dear
■nt, loving JAura, but; I dared
;h _of" the hated monster that I
1 was mad
but, coward-lik
myself. I cou
wife—my pati
not rid the ear
was.
leaving my place of business
irhoon of that day on which I
pledge, my .employer said to
“As I was
late in the afte
made my last
rd, to-morroiv we wi]l!|ook over
“ ‘ Mr. Wills
the books.”
“ Had a thu
blujy could not
from the store,
rush again to I
I to pledge ? I
and eveiy ava
ready gone,
hastened to. m
could not meet
spoke not —tin
there was son;
rose at last, at
“ ‘ Laura, di
iodcr-bolt fal.en on my head, the
have been greater. I staggered
What shot Id I do?. I might
Iha gaming table, but wbat bad
I was penniless. Even my watch,
liable articl: of value bad al-.
Jut with frenzy in my heart,
y home. Ch, the morrow; I—l
it. I sat be-idc my wife—she
it is, her voice was silent, liut
>w stamped opon her f-ce. I
d taking her hand, exclaimed:
n’t you despise me, corse me.’
o speak, but faltering, sbe burst
■as touched [at last, f>r I still
falling on my knees I told her
“f Slie tried
into tears. I i
loved tier, and
all.
I cried, starting up, ' there
You in ay save me—will you
- “ ‘ And now
is but one hope
do it V
iow I will !”i was the gentle re
can I do?” )
“Yes, you ki
spouse ; “wlnil
“Your jewe
watch. They
and I may win
not, I swear b
again to gambl
them op. Iki
parents, now n
highly, but wi
house.
ry ! That diamond and your
will procure (he means for play,
back all 1 hijve lost. If I should
f the Heavejn above me, never
a.” Without one word she gave
icw them to be the gifts of her
j more, and that she prized them
th a .word |»f hope I deft the
gain by the pame dark stranger
he entire sum which I had lost.
‘•I was met
who had won t
I had played u
ed ourselves an
in" jewel was
lest 1
' late’oniy with him. We £eat
d the game llegan. The gUtlcr
placci upon the table, and I
•andy I” f; shrieked ; "give mo
nost deadly poison, I care’ nut
‘•Brandy! b
brandv, or the
which!" ,
‘ Glass after
the infiamiug b
still played on.
At last T had
My -partner sup
luck might chai
nothing more tt
"Oh, yes,” w
your household
"fiend I”' 1 1
me in the face,
every article. 1
;lass I drank, and as the (ires ol
tverage mounted to my brain, I
lost every reticle I posse-sed.
gested that tie continue, ns my
igc, but I replied that 1 had
pledge.
is the calm response; “thcie is
furniture!” :
riedv But tl’.-j morrow nfared
md quick!; I drew an Older for
played,anc J l o»i!
ow !" I exclaimed, starting to
Id have leli the I'i'oai, but my
na by the, land, and drawing
exclaimed’;
aa thing, n ore that you can
, “Xet ms die x
my feet. .1 wot
partner caught
me close to him
."You have o
pledge I” ;
In the fit|;d v s name what is
“What is it?
it?”
a thing more I would possess,
i you eigh; thousand dollars,
fou stole it, and to-morrow you
on to givel an nccouht 1 Can
sum f" . ■ r
. “You have on
I have won fron
It is all here. 1
will be called u;
you replace the
fiend of darkness," I cried; or',
above, I e mil add murder to
ue of clinic!"
,1 will propose a plan by which
back."
iercy sjeik !” I groaned
money y Jii have lo»t—here
iid hero is lie order for your
tire, Sfiould, I play with you
le a beggar, and «t,i'will bo a
I I wilt phn o these things—all
it one jewel you possess. It i>
ie. Will you consent?" . J*'
ihingd” I eiled. j.'-.What is it 1
My life?".
!&/" cinie the cilm response,
i ird, .md would have loro my
1 'Ui'i-mI', 1 ', biit placing; a j;i-tof to
■’Silence, you
by the heavens
my dark eaialo*
“Be Calm anc
you amy win al
“Speak 1 in -b
‘ "Here ii the
your jewelry) at
household fundi
uq more, you m
convicted felon I
of them, agains
your only cfaam
■ "¥««) to any!
can slake again
•: "Xi>, tj'iur if.
I-fprnn" fun:
Winder limb Ir
iurniog to. my home
1 1 heard voices in
ip .the hall and lis-
ray breast, he bid me beware. I staggered,
choaking to tho side-boatsd,. and drank deeply.
At last I cried ;
“Yes, it shall be so! I will play this stake,
for 1 know that I shall win !”
“Stay a moment,” exclaimed my tempter.—
“■WVmostnave things regular—sign this pa
per !“ ■
ETere. I beard my
up; hjs henlth f Du
ess of bU face,—his
. ’clock, eafih night—
,t‘J seized the pen and affixed ray name to the
document which pledged myself to renounce
all claim upon'ray wife if the game turned
against me.
<1 the well-known
ydiir husband has
he store - after six
HYifb a lixed/purpose .1 seated myself, and
the game began.' My opponent was calm,
while I was burning beneath the flames that
consumed me. The game proceeded, and I lost
one point. I paused, seized a decanter of bran
dy, and drinking deeply of fts contents, but
this only added fuel to the fires raging wilbin
me. ... .
n rushed from the
aken home in a state
indistinct recolleo
ing my brow, and
;ks, but I heard no
[ left home the next
e spoke-.wero: ,
Ilcnry.’
"On with this game of death !” I cried, and
with glaring eyes and.heaving breast,we played
again. A second point I, lost. I tried to rise,
but could not. ‘ Quick !’quick” I shouted,
“let us finish this torture!” It came. Two
points more were lost, and starting to my feet
in wild despair, ! fell senseless to the floor.
“I'had made roy last pledge—the gambler’s
last pledge ! The wife 1 bad loved was no lon
ger my wife, but a slave ! made so by the Tius
baiid who had sworn to protect her tilhtha close
I ’ ’
‘When I returned to consciousness I was
stretched open a couch at my own home. My
own home? No! the home I had lost! and bo
side me stood tire partner of my games, and
the’gentle Laura, once my wife —now his slave!
I started up—there was madness in ray
anil the demon glare flashed in my eyes. My
purpose was funned —murder was the only step
left me now ! Murder 1 murder 1 My hand
was lifted to strike the blow, but it seemed as
if some unseen power held my band. I fell
upon my knees, crying,
my, of earnest ap
d in those, few syl
angel would have
e returned to duty,
my employer, and
ad to continue until
ice the money I had
"‘Oh 1 angel of light, and you bright cherubs
who have pity for a fallen man, save me, save
me;!”
“Mr. Willard,” exclaimed the stranger, “will
you listen fur a moment, calmly ?”
“Yes,” I replied “go on.”
He motioned Laura from the room, and then
continued:
“What will you do to regain all you have
lost? To bo able to call your wife your-own,
your furniture your own, and to repay themoh
ey taken from yonr employer?”
“You are mocking me !” I answered.
“Mo, lam not. What will you do?”
“Give up.my lift—become- your slave—any
thing!” ,
“There,” hebfjiod, throwing a package upon
the table beside me, “there you will find in-'
structions for the, furore. Do not let your wife
know anything about our arrangements, Sbe
is yet ignorant of your acts,” Without anoth
er word he left the house.
I seized the p u-kage and tore it open, when,
to pay almost agonizing j iy, I beheld the mon
ey,l had last, together with (he jewels and the
order for my furniture. Tears started to my
eyes, but dashing them away, I lead the follow-'
ing words :
"You will find the sum of eight thousand
dollars in tills package, the entire amount won
from yon. Place it at oace to the account of
your employer, and then you wiH escape .detec
tion. This sum I /win. you. Your valuables I
return. The document which makes Laura
mine I shall retain for the present. Follow my
insitructions, and she will be yours again. At
the end of each year you roust deliver one thou*
siijd dollars to a messenger who will rail upon ]
ymj. It will reach me. This you will he aide
to do as the amount is hut one half your sala
ry. At the end of eight years the entire sum
wiU have been repaid, at which time I will in
tern the document pledging ynnr wife, and all
shall he cancelled. But, if during this time,
yoii enter a gunblor's den, the compact is bro
ken—l shall claim my property ! Should you
ever feel a de-ho to do so. go home fir-'—!n.,k
at your « ife 1” Your Frienb.’*
I could not speak, hut from my inntj.st soul
I 1 lifted up my prayer fir help—a prayir of
thankfulness. AVlo-n partially recovijn-d, I
calk'd upon the name of Laura, and that brigl t
angel came bouncing to ray arms. Oh I wiib
what frantic rapture did I clasp her to my
breast, mingling my tears of joy with.,hi!r.s.—
That night my dream was sweet-c-angels were
watching over ns.
But fjw words more are heeesSary. Mv' ac
counts were f.nrtd to be correct. At the end.
of each year I w.-„s met at my own door by a
messenger, who received for my unknown ben
efactor the sum agree 1 upon. Dot'one more
installment and I would he free..
“One morning to my surprise, the same dark
'stranger entered my place of business. I had
noCseen’him during the eight years past, but
fenvm boring hio : kindness 1 sprang forward,
gnlispiog his hand.
: “I have called li,r the last instalment,” he
o'xilaimed. / I handed him the sum, and re
ceived from his hands the fatal document. My
wife—My L him was indeed my own again !
“I;ou are film?” he asked inquiringly.
“I have only had occasion to look upon my
wife onee, and that one look has Continued eight
years, for'waon my eyes see her not, my soul
discerns her loveliness 1”
s‘There was a smile of peculiar moaning
passed over the features of the stranger. In
an. instant.his entire person had changed in
appearance. A disguise was thrown aside, and
my employer stool heforo me! I was about to
speak, when bo exclaimed—-
‘‘Explanations are unnecessary. I could nnt
see you fall young man, and I followed you.—
At ft strangely I ruined you; ns n stranger-1
saved you; as your employer 1 have forgiven
you. And more—l won my own money, therf
toH! jiln not the l.iscfr. Here are eight thousand
dollars, the savings of eight years—let this
fupn the basis of yimr future fortune.”
!*‘Thi« is my story, Edward.' Now remem
ber, both yon and I have made the Gambler's
Last I’ledge I”
• .Ir won't do for u ph'diioiivii to imogiho himself quireti.w rid mi nor
irliilr ■ h ivk i; mntius tuiuiliu to he lirArd rilitirb for i 'f
h imo wjl'.b ir. ro '"fl'.'-l.
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NO. 15.
A MEXICAN STEATAOEM.
A lady of fortune in the city- of Mexlcrt,'
when the city w.-ts under Spanish rule, (Swift<j
to some combination of' circumstances, finned
herself in difficulties and in itmnediate want
of a small sum.of money. ... „ ,
Don r. being her friend, and a respecta
ble merchant, she went to him to'state ‘ her ne
cessities and offered him a Case of valuable
jewels ns’security f-r her payment, provided ho
would advance her eight hundred dollars. Ha
agreed and the bargain was concluded without
any document, the lady / despositing_ the jewels
and receiving tnesnm.'
At the end of a few. months, her temporary
difficulties being ended, she went to her friend's
house to repay the money and, receive;, back
her jewels. The man readily received the
money, hut declared' to the astonished, Injijr
that as to the jewels he had never beard tsf
them, and that no_ such .transaction had taken
place.
The apnorn, indignant ’at the merchant^:
treachery,-instantly repaired to the paiacpoC
thft' hoping for justice from this Wjest
ern Su'uaiijH, though unable to conceive how
it could he obtained. She was instantly n- '
reived’ bv Count Ucvtiiagigado, who • listened "
attentively to hei - account of the cireumatan
cea. ' •
“ Have yon nn witness ?” 'said the Count. r .
/‘'None,”’.replifd she. ,
'“Did nntlservants pass in and out daring ,
the transactions ?”
“ Not one.” '
The viceroy reflected a moment. •
“ Does y»nr friend smoke ?” 1 ■
“No sir,” said the lady astonished at the
strange question,
“ Does be take snuff?” asked the viceroy.
' “Yes, your Excellency,” said the visitor,
who feared that liis Excellency's witsweTe tveul
gathering. , . -
“ That insufficient,” said the viceroy;
'tiro into the adjoining chamber ami keep qtjiet j
Vonr jewels shall be restored.”
Hi* Excellency then dispatched a Messenger
| fi.r'thp Merchant, who immediately presented
[ himseir. ■ I
“ I have sent for you,” said the .viceroy,
“ that wo may ta’k over -one matters in which
yoUr mercantile know.kdge miy bs of use to
the State "
The met h int Was nverVrhelmedwith grati
tilde and J -y, while the viceroy entered- into
conversation witli him upon various -affairs.Con*
necieil with his profession.
Sodlenly the viceroy put his hand, first Into
one pocket, then into the other with the air of
a man who had mi-laid soronlhthg { Ah,'*
said he, “ my snuff hint ! eScuse me for a mo
ment, while I fetch it from the other room.”
“ Sir," said the merchant, “ permit me to
have the honor o£>offering my box -to your
eieellenev."
His excellence received it as if mechanically
holding it in bis band and raking snuff, till pro
tending some business be went out, and calling
an officer, de-h ed bim t» take the snuffbox to the
metidiint's house. a-king niswife as from him,
by tliak token to deliver the bearer a'jewel Casa
which he had received from the merchant's
Wife. 1 .
Roviliagigiido returned to hie fair Complain
ant and tinder the pretense of showing her
some rooms in the pal ice, led her into one.
where, among many objects of Value, the jewel
case stood open.
No sooner bad she cast her byeaUpnn it than
she started forward in joy And amazement.—
The viceroy requested her to wait there a little
longer, and returned to Ir.s other guest.
“Now.” said he, ’■ before going any further,
I wish t|o boar the truth concerning another
affair in which you are interested. Ate you
acquainted with the scimVit ti— ?”
“ Intimately, sir. she is ray friend.”
“ Bid you lend her eight hundred dollar* at
such a dam?"
~<? I i id."
o Del she give you a case .of- jewels in
pledge?” ■ -
“ Never 1” said the merchant vehemently.
“ The money w.i« b-nl without any security,
mer-ly an act id’ ftiftmlship ; .and she has in
vented a store concerning' some jewels which
had not the slight' l .-! foundation.”
In,vain d : d the viceroy beg him to reflect
and not by adding falsehood, to treachery,
force him to t ike measures of severity. Thu
merchant persisted ib his denial.
The viceroy left the room suddenly, and rn-‘
turned with the jewel case in his hand ; at
wlmdi Unexpected apparition the merchant
changed color, and entirely lost his.presence of
min'd. . , •
-The viceroy ordered him from his presence,
will) a seveie rebuke f»-r his falsehood ntol
treachery, and an order never again to enter
the, pjtlace. At llio same time he commanded
hifii- to send hint eight hundred dollars with
fitbt hundred more, which he did, and which
by tbo Viceroy’s orders, distributed
among the hospital*. His 'excellency pave a
sertSnt reprimand to’the bvly fur having mada
a bargain without writing.
Well Said. —On a r slow freight and passen
ger train oji a certain railroad from - Philadel
phia, the other day, were a lady and her son,
a youth of g"tid dimensions, the latter traveling
on “half-ticket.” After innumerable stoppage*
and delays, in Unloading freight. £c., by which,
'fftn patience of the passengers is usually e*£
boosted long before they reach the city,’the con
dntt’iir iii.ide his appearance for tickets. Glanc
ing at the pn-telioaril reaeived from the boy, he ’
looked first at hint, then at bis mother, and
then .at the ticket, and remarked that he was
•' a largo boy to be. riding at half fare.”
| “ f know,” said jjpo lady, 11 1 know he is, sir,
1 bit then bu's grown a good deal since wo star
ted.”-
j The Inst seen of the con tnctor won the end of
I his coat-tail as it rapidly d supmred through
thodoor to onuMilt ilu* engine-driver. r-
A patriotic-friend sets lie would prefer a
'Cavalry to nWdnfantry regiment, weru bo re-
“ re-
nt of the grcatcr.fa
e-.e,;,; s.rike for his