' lyiianif;
ATTOENEYS,}*tfODNSELLORB AT LAW.will
attend the fepM-t of Tioga, Pottor and McKean
'eoantica.
DiCKjfJISOir HOUSE
C 0 U'jN'. I N ,0- X. Y. " ' • - •
Maj. A. ;i> ... ~, Proprietor
r Guests taken to $1 i£ from thdDSpbt free of charge.
' Ji EMERY, , ,' -
Attorney a%dcounsellor, at law
Wellaboro, Tioga C 0.,. Pa. Will .devote' his
•time exclusively tcfbhe practise of Jaw. Collections
made in any of tfep Northern counties of Pennsyl
vania. ~ *, ■" n0r21,61)
PESKSyjtYAJriA HOUSE.
Comer oj 'Main Street mud the Avenue, Welttboro , Pa.
.3. W. BIGOUY, PROPRIETOR.
This popular Hotel, having been re-filled and re
furnished throughout, Pfnovr open to. the pnblieas a
first-class boose. . •
IZAAK W.4ITOY MOUSE,
S. C. YE RUTS TEA, PRO PRIETOS.
County, Pa. •
fTIHIS is anßwicffal located.within'easy access o
J the best banting grounds ip Northern
Tai- No pains will b ppared for the accommodation
'of pleasure scoters tU4'the travelingpublic! ’' ,
April 12.1860. .! ■
O. C.< 4 CAMPELL,
barber .BAIR-BRESSBR.
HOP in the roar jh the Post Ofilco. Everything in
his line will bed Joe as well and promptly as it
( can be done in -the cH r saloons. Preparations for re
moving dandruff, beautifying the hair, for sole
cheap. Hair and wfcfykers dyed any color. Call and
see. Wollsboro/Sepji 1859. 7
HARM’S HOTEL*
THOMAS GEiITES, - - Proprietor.
J tfe Opcington Hotel.)
(Formerly
THIS Hotel, kept'Air a long time by David Hart,
is being repiif’d . and. furnished anew'. The
subscriber bas ICaae|, it for a'term of years, whore ho
may be fiAind readyjjo wait upon bis old-enstomers
and. the traveling ]lie'- generally.- ‘His table will
be provided with thl boat the market affords. At his
bar may be foiled’ t< ,i chslcest-brands of liquors and
cigars. , ;
Well-boro, Jan. 2; < 1863.-tf.
. WELI.S JOUO HOTEL.
B. B. HOILjjDATT, - Proprietor.
THE Proprietor h* lying again taken possession of
the above Hot© spate' no pains to insure
the comfort of guesj «and the traveling public. At
tentive waiters alwa*‘fe?ready. . Terms reasonable.
Welltbero, Jan. 2.'r18.G3.-tf.
Q. W. WELLE? JTON & GO’S. BANK,
'■ COmi'-.fNG-, W. Y„
(Located 15 '
American Gold a| t Silver Coin bought and sold,
iNew York ExchSf ' ’ do.
‘Uucurrent sf? * do. “s
United States De|and Notes “old issue” bought.
Collections al};parts ortho Union at Car-
Tent rates of‘Exchange. C !
Particular pains Wll hh taken ‘ to accommodate our
patrons from the Valley. Our Office will be
open at 7 A. M., aqfeeiosp at 7 P. M., giving parties
passing over the Tyiga Rail Road amp|e titne to
transact their businfs-8 before the departure of tho
train in”the morning, .after its arrival in the
'evening. Q. V.’WELLINGTON, President.
Corning, X, ■■
JERO& 1-B. NILES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NILES VALI&T,, TIOGA COUNTY, PA.,.
HAVING associatedhjim&elf with a legal firm in
Washington, ha possesses first rate facilities for
the prosecution of'fOlttlnis for Pensions, Back-Pny,
Bounty, and nil othtSr, just demands against the Gov
•eminent. All suci} tlnitns will be attended to with
promptness and .fidelity,fhnd “ no charges” will be
made unless the is successful,
Mlddlebury-Cenlcci Nov. - 12,. 1862»-3m.
s. mawiv,
Attorney jg l iodnsellor at law,
Coudersport|S s 1 will attend the several Courts
In Potter and h Counties. Ail business en
trusted to his care wP receive prompt attention. He
bas the agency oftla4' * tracts of good settling land
and will attend of taxes on any lands
in said counties. ? j' *
Coudereport, Jtip. 21:/1863.® '
J. CjIJdJPBELL, JR.,
ATTORNEY COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
KNOXVILLE, TIOGA COUNTY, BA.
Prompt attention given to the’ procuring of Pen
eiona, Back Pay 6,f Soldiers <tc. .
Jan. 7, 1800 -Gpi,'
CAKOIrtU 4»D
■CLOTt Dressing,
/.V FOUXDBY AT
Wellsborofeh.nTloga County, Pa.
fT\HE subscritjer.hayi tg fitted up the' place for the
j purpose of WboU Warding and Cloth Dressing,
and also would he people that we will take
wool to <tt shares or by the yard, to suit
customers, and tbo people that wo can
card wool at any|iim£ r as our works run by steam
power,, and also'mat all won'! will be curded for fouj
cents per pound. |tvool and produce will be taken for
pay for tbo aamoiu
N. B. Prom.pt attention will.be paid Jo all favoring
«s. We will givliood satisfaction. »
ff. - . ■ CHARLES LEE,
' JOHN LEE.
1, Juqiai, 1562.
®WeHsbor.
9150 WEST PIAKOS. 15©
JOS. P. nALB,Ii CO.;, having removed to tboir
mow wore rooms,
Wo. Itß’ BROADWAY.
-aranow coffer the public a magnificent
bow scale full A '
7 OCTANE' ROSEWOOD PIANO,
containing all ( known in this country
or Europe, bass, .French grand • aplion,
hary pedul, full for '
: $l5O felts CASH,
Warranted' for 5 Tears.
Rich moulding ct^s,.*:
. $200,|#50/& . $3OO,
H all warranted ma»|» of .the best seasoned material, and
to stand better tfoair any.eold for $il)0 or $5OO by the
old methods of We invite
SEALERS AND TEACHERS
in all parts of ihir country, to net as agents, and to
test these uorivaSed/l’niDog with Steinwuy <k Sons,
Chickering &'Sofia, fleany manufacturers.
. . JOS.Iu*. .iIAL 'E & CO.,
. 478 BRoifoVf.VlV HEW YORK.
Qct.22, 1562.-y?mi l| .
ISOA.EWEAD.
A NEW HtlbVF,; ANDWTIN SltOP HAS
just been cAjefled in Tioga, Pennn., whero may
Ibe found a of Cookiirg, Parlor and
Box Stovos, of rtte must approved patterns, and from
the bejt manufa&bijoje. The HOMESTEAD is ad
mitted to bo th« ( boA Elevated Oven Stove fn the
market, The jj,] t ; . •
“ GOLD-ENGAGE" & GOOD HOPE”
are flat tnp air tight sto\es, with large ovens,
, with many advantages, frvhr any other stove before
tmado. Parlor SSves.- The Signet -and Gaspion are
Doth very neat ami superior stoves.
Also Tie, Coptfr, aniJ-Shoct Iron ware, kept con
stantly on hand Aid ptado io order of the best mate
nai and worltm..iHUiji,-giU of which, will be sold at
the lowest figure jor odsh or ready pay.
Job work of ag-kinits attended-to on call.
Tiogq. Jan. GUERNSEY i, BMEAD.
’ P'ENfdrT^NOYT"
TO SOLO|EI|S £ND THEIR FRIENDS.
rpUE undersig&d (aving had oonsiderahle expo
nW, n r lt o < 'iV D pr f, , ; n! -S Pension'Bounties, and Back
f Soldiers, toll attend to all business in that line
entrusted to his fere with and fidelity.
j™ l wishing to Confer with mo will plbase'cali
address me hyiettc'; at Bylvania, Bradford County,
«■ Charges reaipttable. QEO. P, MORROE. 1
Refers by pcrmjsatop to
H. B-Card; Countyfliasnrer; Wellaborb, Pa.
F. Pom'eroifMojW'a
n . i louanilu, Pa.
Wet, 15,1862. s' J 1
THE AGITATOR.
. 23ebotriJ to ll)* ZStttntiion of tse orea of JFreeiiam attsx lilt of f&calt&g i&efotrm.
‘WHILE THERE SHALL BB A WRONG UNRIGHTEBj AND UNTIL ‘‘MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE. S
VOL. IX:
Select £oettg.
[From ilie Daily Washington Cbrohicl©.! >
THE NATIONS TRAVAIL.
The pains wtTfeei, the pangs that rend.
Precede a nobler birth '<
iThan any since the world begahi; * 7
.In which ancient good shall blend ,
With all held in reserve for earth,
; And to accrue lo man. ’. 7 . -
' The mingling doubt*, and; fears.
Of good or ill to come,
,Are monitors - of coming’cbange:
They Whisper in unwilling ears
Qf facts .and ultimate!,.the ram
Within man's finite range; • -;
The skies are dark, the'fields are red,.
Oar homes resound with wails;
The earth shakes with the tread of hosts^ 1
Am| gapes to Swallow np .thp.d&d;
Tbe’;eea’ia'lashed by sulphurous, gales
Along oar flaming coasts. ,
All faith in man, and higher things.
Seems dying at the root*.
Blight by the canker of distrust.
And lies, and hatreds, all the springs
Of human action so'pollute.
That Hope returns to dust '
Foresee:' without, the open foe
With arms assail the State;
While Brutus whets tb£ traitor’s knife
Within, and waits to strike the blow
How can the nation wrest from, fate
Its dear, imperilled life ?
'Tis thus man reasons. Were his sight
Made-limitless in scope,
He should all happenings,
And read Qocn ultimate aright;
And faith sboold rise again, and Hope
Should soar on tireless wingst
All strife is healthful. Tis the growth
Of souls, and grosser things;
The germ fights upward to the sun;
And nature seems with nature wroth
When tempests flop their awful wings.
And earthquakes rend and stun.
For strife is life, and life is strife,
And peace is stagnant death;
Mach wrestling makes the perfect man,
And leads to higher realms of life;
Action is made his vital breath '
In tho Almighty plan.
We see but dimly*. There are deeps
Within deeps more profound;
And heights supernal crown the heights
Which utmost mortal vision sweeps;
And truths, beyond the outer bound
That finite reason lights.
The fathomless and open sea,
That surges at the poles
Of this mysterious being, laves
The throne-foot of Infinity;
And to that central point our souls
Adventure on the waves:
Baffled by head-winds, tempest-tost,
Menaced by ongry skies,
And breakers, smiting sunken reefs;
Hopes dies then faith is lost;
Then reason stumbles; then arise
Wild theories and beliefs.
Cut this wo know; Truth cannot die;
And Right is Truth’s right band;
Truth’s high,emprise is human weal;
And all post records testify.
That what Truth wills to stand, shall stasD,
■Unharmed of fire, or stceL
Select J&ißtelXattg.
'From Journal,}
HEBEEW LEGENDS
The Kamzan.— There was once a” mohel*
who was very avarioions. He had inherited
some money, and his sole pleasure Was to aug
ment his wealth, and count his gold and stlver
coin. In his own opinion, he was a religious
man, too, for he observed all the ceremonies
prescribed by the law, and believed himself
especially pleasing to God in performing the
mohel, without asking any remuneration from
the poor. Hie love of money increased with
age, and he wonld sit for many hours before
his coffer, gazing at bis heaps of gold, riveted
to the metal by a singular fascination, whilst
he felt acute pain,, whenever he was obliged to
part even with a farthing. People observing
how difficult it was to get any money from
him, called him the kamzan, (the tongs,) be
cause, like a pair of tonga, he kept fast hold of
what he grasped.
One day, a stranger came and asked him to
perform the office of mohel to a son that had
‘Been 'born to him. As the carriage ahef horses
of the stranger indicated him as a man not
only-well off, but wealthy, the mohel had'a
special pleasure in accepting the invitation,
thus at the same time serving God and himself.
They drove on. until dask, when the stranger,
, suddenly turning into a wild country, hurried
madly on over the trackless heath. In vain
the mohel cried “ Stop I” and entreated the
stranger to set him down ; the more he. cried
and entreated, the more furiously the stranger
whipped bis horses, so that the mohel at last
was more dead than alive, and completely un
able to pay any attention to the direction in
which be was ,carried, Suddenly, the carriage
.stopped at the gate of ..a park .leading to a
mansion, the beauty and illumination of which
formed a singular cyntrast to the surrounding
desolate landscape. , • ’
The.mohel was led to the-chain her of the
mother and infant, and when he for a moment
was left alone with her, she said: “ For God’s
sake—do not eat or drink anything here, nor
accept any gift; my husband is a spirit, and
all hero are-spirits excepting me.” Her hus
band now returned,.and they talked of other
matters. ,
Next morning, when the ceremony was to
be performed,-a large and merry patty gather
ed round, a: plentiful .breakfast table. The
mohel was led to the ;soat of honor, and tSe
must delicate of. the dishes, were offered him ;
but tinder the pretext that be always fasted on
sneb a day, he declined to eat, although it cost
him great pain, accustomed os he was to satis
fy his-appetite at other people’s tables. His
pain was very much prolonged, :ibr the party
procrastinated their breakfast to a late hour,
during which the host never to resign
the hope of seeing himgnest, the mohel, Break
his fast. ’ ’’
: * Af length, the religious herernony waa pro
ceeded with ; and when ‘performed to general
satisfaction, the host took themoßet'Mide.and
said 5 to Bib“l am very muoß indebted £a
yoh service you Karo shown me,
'and I hegyou will accept a little'token of my
gratitude." Whilst so speaking, he opened a
WELIiSBORO, iIJOGA COUNTY, RA.; WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1863.
doorleading into A. large room, the .walla of
which were silver,, and where immense pile*
-of silver coin., reached from tbp. floor to .the
ceiling.
. ."Please take as orach as joa like," said
the •host. . ..
, 3be mohpl had; involuntarily. stretched oat'
both hand*;towanla tbp glittering, templioß:
pilea,bqt remembering what the-mother bad.
said ihe -as .quickly let them drop, and paid;:
“You owe me nothing.’’
• “ I beg youf pirdon ibr .baving offerqd yoa
a gift unworthy your .acceptance,” said the
boat, opening the. door into anotherroom, the
walls .of which were of gold,-while piles, of
gold coin reached from jthe floor tq the ceiling.
His head turned in the enchanted atmosphere,
and it was only with the greatest effort that ,he
could repeat to himself the caution given him
by. the mother. iHe faintly uttered: M You
owe me nothing; pray, let. me.get away." :
11 Oh, 1 see,” said bis host; "you spurn
anything like payment, and again I ask yonr
pardon. This, perhaps, will be more to your
taste,”
So saving, he opened the door of a third
room, where precious stones, in large heaps,
fancifully arranged, Received the visitor with
a sudden tempting sparkle—like an awaken
ing maiden’s eyes—with a promise of that un
speakable pleasure of.which the mobel had
only faintly dreamed .when in- rapture at his
own coffer. But on bis passage through the
silver and. gold rooms, be was, so to speak,
broken in, and it cost him comparatively little
effort to shake off. the spell and to repeat:
“ You owe me nothing; only let me get
home.” •'
“Well, then, this" way, if yon please," said
the host,-leading him through an empty room,
where only a number of .keys were seen bang
ing on the walls. Instinctively the mohel felt
attracted by these keys, and be looked at them,
until suddenly, to bis amazement, he fancied
be recognized the key of bis own coffer. . IJe
turned to his'host, who, smiling, said: “Yes,
mobel, it is the key of tbyi coffer.”
The mobel became pale os death, and said;
“How does it come here?” ,i
“ Why, mohel,” said his host* “ this is easily
explained. Thou art at present among spirits,
servants of the Lord. When a man orders .a
coffer, there are always two keys made: one is
the man’s, the other is God’s. If God’s koy
is not made use of, He delivers it over to us,
and then the man is not himself master of bis
money nor of bis coffer. He can pat in, hat
cannot take out; and at last his own soul is
locked up therein.. Hind this; and since thou
bast gone through tby trial here, take God’s;
key with you, and try to make use of it, that
thou mayst thyself be master of thy monej.”
The Bird that to a BrideoroOuT—A
strong, strange happiness is imparted to the,
young and pure. The soul, the divine spark,
feels itself at home iu the body, created in
God’s image, and as long as the brain and the
blood remain unsullied by sinful thoughts or
deeds, cannot conceive the idea of parting from
it; hence, youth often believes itself immortal,
and although not confiding this belief to any
one—because the children of Adam and Ere
are never able to trust in it entirely—hugs it
in its bosom as a sweet, charming secret.
M, H.
A youth’ in the bright East, cherishing this
enthusiastic idea, was about to be married, and
although loving his bride, felt sad at tW tbo’t
that ho must give up a costly privilege.
“I can understand,” ■ said be to himself,
“ that so long as wa oonqusr tha .passions,
even the nobler passions of our race, we are
immortal, but that on descending to the usual
level, and indulging in the enjoyments com
mon to mortals, we cease to be immortal as
individuals, and hut contribute to the immor
tality of our kind.”
On the nuptial-day this sadness came over
him with mors power than ever, and as soon
as the ceremony was over, leaving his bride
add the bridal party, he went to a wood near
bis garden, and io fervent prayer thus ad
dressed himself td God: “O, God, before I
leave paradise, and take my wife to my heart,
let me be favored with but one glimpse or but
one sound from eternity. Almighty God 1 thou
who quenchesr the thirst of the beast, send, I
beseech thee, a jdrop from heaven to refresh my
burning soul, even at the risk of my needing it
when I come to dwell with thee.”
' Hark! a bird begins to sing so sweetly, in
such charming, .enrapturing strains, as was
never beard before. The. sound descends into
the bridegroom's’heart, exalting, calming, bill
ing, satisfying; he is lifted up as on the strong
arm of the mountain-ascending sea breeze ; he
is caressed ns when a child at the bosom of
his motherhe is refreshed as is the wanderer
in the desert at the nowly-fonnd spring; nay,
he is happy beyond all this, every drop of his
blood sharing the ineffably sweet emotion,
every nerve and fiber vibrating as the chords
of an ißolian harp moved by the breath of
angels. f
The bird flies away hnd *he bridegroom re
turns to his house. On approaching, he is
surprised at seeing no‘ light, and hearing no
sound from the merry ’party be had jnst- left,;
and fancying it a trick played on him by his 1
friends, he knocks gently at the window of his:
bride’s room; Receiving no answer, he knocks
lender and still-louder, till the window opens,
and the voice of a stranger is heard saying:
“Who is there?"
“I am!’ iet mein to my bride!’* 11
“There is no bride in this house, stranger;
be good enough toleayo is undisturbed."!,' ' ; 1
f He now secs that it is' not his boose j and
puzzled find alarmed at bis mistake, be wan
ders about .in .search of it during the
night; but failing, bewildered, and in despair
.be goes to the synagogue at dawn, and’seeing
npjae but strangers* - and, moved to be
dries eloud tie names of bis father.and !jaf';lng;
fa^r-ln-law.. No one'answers, huts presently
fettering, aged man..advances, asking,in a
faint roiceo- •“ Who is it that ealls tbo. names
qf the.l’riends of my youth?”' .
“it.-is 1! Do yon-not knbw' me!? .I.was;
'married yesterday, 1 is.jjjy',hrid e 7“
’.■WJiere are ,my Parents, my Tiqrndn
.‘•The .name of jour bride?!’' arks, the.ol.d
iiiian; and on hearing
" Qh,;are youthe bridegroom who. bo mysteri
ously disappeared forty years ago ?” -
“Forty years ago!’’ exclaimed the bride
groom,;—“impossible ! .impossible 1 you are
mockirtgme. - In the namp of Almighty 'God,
I beseepoh'you, itell toe whore is my bride I”
The old man, taking hir bond; and leading
him *tb the “good place," (the -cpmetyry,)
..ebowß .him tbp graves of. bis father'and moth
er, and a|so that of his bride, with "an inscrip
tion allowing to the mysterious disappearance
ofher bridegroom.
■ Beset down opon the inoldering tombstone,
half covered with bleak,grass, and,wept hitter*
■ly, when the anger of death gently approach
ing him said; “ Tboudidat extend thy wishes
beyond the pale assigned 1 to mankind. Misled
by an egotistical pride add curiosity, concealed
. beneath noble aspirations, thou wonldsV sepa
rate lore from holiness,ftbos making thyself
unfitted for a holy marriage. But Almighty
God, in bis mercy, has wiljed that thy satfering
and atonement shall be short, and has sent me,
brother, to lead thee home."
David's Death. —On David, the son of Jesse,
our poet king,, a great favor was bestowed. He
prayed Almighty God to let him know before
hand when he was to die; but God said;—
“ Such knowledge is denied to mortals for their
own benefit, and I will only tell thee that thou
art to die on a Sabbath.”'
“ 0 Lord,” said David, “I would prefer the
first day of the week, that my agony may not
interrupt thy holy day.” 1
“ David, my servant,-” answered the Lord,
“ show thyself a man, and worthy of the grSce
thou bast obtained. Do not ask for a day
more, nor cling to life with common fear, bat
let the angel of death meet thee as if then wert
on the battle Geld fighting in my cause.”
From ’that time, David on every Sabbath kept
assiduously reading the holy hook, knowing
that the angel of death would not dare to close
his eyes when they were fixed on God’s words.
For no mortal oamescapp the fear of death;
his soul feels terror at the great change, even
if it knows that it only returns to God.
Bat David’s time was come, it was the fatal
Sabbath, u Sabbath in spring. As usual, he
was reading the{fioly word, and the angel of
death, lurking behind him, was unable to exe
cute its task.
Suddenly Bathsheba, his beloved wife, en
tered the room with some of his favorite flow
ers, and'while David with delight looked np at
Bathsheba, and inhaled the fragrance of the
floweis, the angel of death touched his heart.
May all good sons of Israel die as sweetly ’
Thb "VFiihesses.— Ghaijim EUezflt had a
daughter, the beautiful Rebecca, who once, on
taking a walk at some distance irom her father’s.
tent, fell in»<» a oistern. Having called for as
sistance for hours mvain, not even an ecno an
swering her, she gave up all hope, and prayed
to God only for a gentle for blessings
on her father, when a stranger, the young Na
thanael, happening to pass by, the sound of
his steps awoke her hope afresh. On bearing
her cries, and looking down an<J seeing in the
cistern the beautiful girl, Nathanael was quite
dazzled, and at the first moment did not know
whether be should think her an angel reveal
ing itself to him, or a demon, trying to ensnare
him ; hut a few words from Rebecca soon dis
pelled the shadowy creations of bis fancy, and
vigorously setting himself to work, he after a
while brought her up in safety. Her warm
thanks and blessing’s he declined to accept, “O'
swering her with a passionate admiring glance ;
“I am thankful-to Heaven that has graciously
vouchsafed to me the privilege of beholding
you, and assisting you in your need,,hy per
forming a service anybody could have done. I
am only the instrument (if the power above
that loves you, aud I feel that from this day
my fate is sealed ; I shall only live for you, my
future life shall be deyoted to you.”, The set
ting suu —the setting eastern sun—shone upon
them, and in. its rays the gratitude that filled
Rebecca’s heart quickly ripened into, love.—
They were yet on tho brink of the cistern when
they, had exchanged vows of eternal love and
fidelity; and Nathanael, after telling her that
be must go home to bis parents, but would re
turn to her as soon as possible, added ; “ I be
troth myself to thee; and as no human being
is present to hear me witness, I call as wit
nesses this cistern and that beautiful little wea
sel, which at this moment da slipping down its
sides.” *
They parted; bat Nathanael,.on returning
home and seeing another handsome woman,
became her husband, and forgot his promise to
Rebecca: He had one child, a girl, which,
when only six months old, was bitten on the
throat by a weasel, and died. He then had an
other child, a boy ;but before his second year,
he fell into a cistern, and perished. The mother,
when her second babe" was lying dead in the
tent, said to her husband; “This,is very
strange, Nathanael, and my heart tells me that
one of us must have offended God, either know
ingly or' unknowing, 1 Listen to me,' my hus
band,-and 1 will confess to thee all my thoughts,
feelings, and actions,-as far os, I remember
them, that thou ,mayat judge me, and tell me
whnt atonement to make.”
“ No,” cried Nathanael; casting himself to
the ground, “ I am the transgressor, the offend
er of Qod and man: the weasel that htis bitten
onr girl, and the cistern that has swallowed our
boy, were once, witnesses.of, my oath, and they
have become the avengers of my perjury.”
He then confessed ail to his' wife; and she
said: “ I that although before
man I have been thy liiwful wife, I have not
been so before God. You mast divorce—repu
diate me, arid fiP and atone for thy sin.” •
Meanwhile Rebecca eat in her father’s tent,
and old Chaijim JEliezer often begged her to
accept- one of her numerous suitors, and to
gladden bis old eyes by the sight of her nup
tials ; 'hut'shb'al'jlnys replied that her faith was
pledged to tbemVn who had saved tierlife,and
who, under God’s heaven,; in ’ the’-presence ■ of
the weggel and the’cistern, had betrothed, him
self, to her,. .Thug, she waited. patieDtly,.al:
though years went bn and began to tell her
that youth was departing. _ ’
She wap.seated, ope day .with her father in
his tent It \ylis, nc;ir sunset, thus adding an
other day of disappointment to the many .that
had goae before,, whoa- he joetste py of a stranf'
ger were heard, and Nathanael appeared at the
opening of the tent. I'
. “Blessed-be God 1” said Ghaijim Eliezer,
‘‘ I shall live to see my daughter a bride.”
. Rebecca, without, a word, hhd thrown her
self into Nathanael’s arms, and- then looking
up Into his eyes, andperceiving a shade of sad
ness or dissatisfaction, which she ascribed to
the change 'years had wrong it on her, she,
weeping silently, bid her face on his bosom.
Bqt gently lifting her bead, ee told her the
'whole story of bis life since they hod parted.
Rebecca, then taking in,silence the hand of
her lover, and leading him Id the r cisterii whence
he 1 had rescued her.said: “Heaven that wit
nessed Nathanael’s promise tonie, hearken and
bear witness before God and ulan, that 1 give
back Nathanael his word, and release him from
bis oath, so that bis marriage is lawful. Wea
sel and cistern, be friendly to him and to the
children which Almighty God will bestow oipon
him in the future.”
WHAT’S IN A NAHBP
For a year past the English county of Mom
mouth has been kept in hot water by the at
tempt of Lord tjanover, the Lord Lieutenant,
to prevent a Mr. ?ones from adopting the name
of' Herbert. I
Lord Llanover’s son-in-law was a Mr. Jones,
of Llanartb. He changed bis name to Her
bert. LordoLlanover’s own name is Benjamin
Hail. Mr. Jones, of Clytha, wants to become
Mr. Herbert too ; and this the Halls and the
other Joneses resist, os “disrespectful to the
Queen,” and a proof of “pride] and vanity,
which always tend to rankness”—whatever
that may mean. • |
. In the coarse of the discussion,] not only has
it been shown in several pamphlets and nu
merous newspaper articles that arl Englishman
may change bis name as often ak he pleases;
but several interesting instances Of such chan
ges have been exhumed. Tima,, in 1836, Mr.
Boh’t Adam Dundas assumed, by royal license,
the surname of Christopher only, dropping bis
original name, such being the condition of a
will by which he inherited a large estate. In
1852 Mr. Christopher, who bad aat for many
yeays in Parliament under that) name, was
mads a Privy Councillor, and took office in
Lord Derby’s government. But iu 1855, with
out obtaining the revocation of the license
granted to him in 1836, or the concession of a
fresh license, Mr, Christopher assumed, pro
pria main, the additional surnames of Hamil
ton Nesbit. As Mr. Nesbit his name appears
on the roll of Privy Councillors of that date,
and as Mr. Nesbit he voted in Parliament up
to 1857. In 1857 Mr; Nesbit onbe more, with
out toyql license, altered his uame. and assu
med tho fioal surname of, Hamilton, and as the
Right Honorable It. A. 1 C. If. Hamilton his
name now stands on the roll of the Privy
Council and on the list of magistrates of Lin
colnshire.
Another instance is told of a. change of name
“ effects! worthily, for an obvious and reason
able purpose, by one of the foremost English
men of the present day."
About forty years ago' a young Etonian of
extraordinary promise used to be grievously
persecuted by the idlers and the ribalds of the
school, who had invented an obvious and
abominably obscene paraphrase of his sur
name. The boy grew up' to man’s estate, and
more than fulfilled the promise of his youth.
Entering Parliament, and speedily acquiring
in that assembly influence and consideration,
one of his first acts was to obtain for himself
and all bis family a royal license to drop a
single letter in his name, by which slight alter
ation the atrocious jest under which he had so
'often blushed when an innocent child was de
prived of its sting.
Human Remains Discovebed at Pompeii.—
Galignani publishes thefollowing curious story:
o A. very interesting discovery has just been
made by M. Florelli, the inspector of the exca
vations at Pompeii. While digging at a depth
of to ten feet the pickaxe stuck into
w little' mass of coins and jewels. M.-Florelli
then continued the excavation with the great-y
est care, removing the earth grain by grain,
and, after some hours’ labor, was reward by
the discovery in the hardened ashes of the per
fect mould of a man in l a lying posture, the
skin of whom had dried up, but the skeleton
remainodjintaot. M. Florelli caused plaster of
Paris to be poured into the form of the Pom
peiian, and the casting succeeded perfectly,
with the exception of twnifragments of an arm
and a leg, where the mould was incomplete.—
The cast of the man is of the greatest preci
sion ; the moustache, the! hair, the folds nf the
jjress and the sandals are admirably- defined.
The famous queation-of the Thesaurum of Gro-‘
novius and Grevius is now decided; the Ro
mans did wear drawers. Also arohieologists
will be delighted at discovering the manner in
which the ancients fastened their sandals, and
at seeing the heel of a shoo completely protect
ed with iron. , i
Served uni Right.—ln a car on n railroad
which runs into New York, a few mornings
ago a scene occurred which will not soon be
forgotten by the witnesses of i it. A person
dressed ns a gentleman, speaking to a friend
acro'ss the car said: “ Well, I Lope the war
may Inst sis months longer.' If it docs I shall
have'made enough to retire from business. In
the last aiX'months I’ve made a hundred thou
sand-dollars—six months more and I shall have
enough. l
A lady sat behind the speaker, and necessa
rily heard this remark : hut when ho was done
she tapped him on the shoulder,-and said to
him: .“.Sir, I had two sons—one of them was
killed at the battle of, Fredericksburg; the
other was tilled at the batfle of Murfreesboro.”
She was silent a -moment,, and so/Wcre ail
around who heard her. , Then overcome by her
indignation, sbo suddenly slapped, the specula
tor, first oh one pheek, then on the other, and
before the fellow' conld say a word the passen
gers sitting near, who had witnessed the whole
affair seized him' and pushed him hurriedly out
of the car, as one not fit\tp ride with decent
people.—,
THJB..CW
get. it !■
. Batavia, the capital city b£ tie island, of
Java—according to the -description of a
paper—is a brilliant specimen of Oriental spleni
dor. Tne houses (which art as .white as snowjj
are placed one hundred feet back from the
. street, the intervening space ,being filled with
‘ Hrees, literally olive with birds, and every vari
■ ety of plants abd flowers? . Every booee has d
piazza in front, and is decorated with beautiful
pictures, elegant lamps, cages; etc;, while root
ing chairs, lounged and' bttomana of the incest
description furnish luxurious accommodations
for the family, who ait here; mornings and evbt
ings.' At night the city is one blaze of fight
.from tbo lamps. The hotels have grounds of
of eight or ten acres in extent artcnd tbem,
.covered with fine shade trees; with
etc;-? Indeed, so numerous art .the: trees, IhS
city almost resembles a forest. ’ She rooms ate
very bigb and spacious, without■' carpets and
but few curtains. - Meals are served up about'
the same aa at first-class hotels in the United
States,, although the habits of living are quite
different. At daylight co'ffee and tea are taken
to tbe guests room, and again at eight o’clock
light refreshments. At twelve breakfast is
served, and at seven dinner) Coffee andtea
artalways ready, day and night. No business
is done in the streets in the middle of the day,
on.aeeoonatof the heat, - TbenigbU and mdrfi
ings are cool and delightfaf; birds ere sinpng
all nigbt. The thermometer' stands at about
82 degrees throughout the year. The islapd of
Java contains a population of 10,000,000. The
island abounds with tigers, leopards, anacondas
and poisonous insects of all kinds.' The finest
fruits in tbe world are produced in great prtrt
fusion.
1 NO. 32.
Ohio Todd. —A good thing is told of Gov
ernor Todd, of Ohio, whose labor in tde work
of suppressing the rebellion,' has been of the
heartiest and most telling character. An old
lady, between fifty and sixty years of age, en
tered the Governor’s office, and made an effort
to induce that personage to exempt her hot
band from the draft. The Governor looked a i
her an instant, and exclaimed:
“Why the old gentleman is exempt; isn't
he?"
“Ah, but he arn’t an old gentleman,” replied
the applicant, “ he’s only thirty-five.”
In that case," said the Governor, “I can’t
do anything for him. But I'll tell you what t
will do ; in case he's drafted, and gets killed—
I’ll marry yon myself/”
This seams so satisfy the old lady, and she’
accordingly departed.'. .
ftrtters from tlje arms.
From the 136th Pennsylvania Begiment.
Friend Agitator : Since last writing, we’
have had as usual, alternate good and bad'
weather—enough of the former, however, to'
banish everj prospect of a movement. Little
opportunity for drilling is afforded, as we spend
one-third the time on picket, pod the grounds
rarely are dry enough to'perform evolution!
with any degree of patience. Inspections are'
quite frequent, end some signs of activity ate’
presented. Many rumors are floating about as'
to the immediate destiny before us; but I hayS
no confidence in anything in camp, which it.
unofficial, . Meanwhile we hear the name of
Hooker • oftener, and of McClellan less fro-'
qnently. The late act!op of Congress convin
ces those heretofore doubtful, mat me Admin-'
nitration is in real earnest; and there seems to'
be greater confidence in the .ultimate triumph ,
of our cause. <The peremptory dismissal of
disaffected and complaining . officers (a policy
foreshadowed, by the result of the trial of Fits
John Porter) in this army has'dene much to
bring about this state of affairs.
In a late issue of the New York Tribune*'
there was a gross allusion to certain “nine-'
month beauties, wjtb neither health, reputation
Ac., and who enlisted fur the bounty," as it is',
there asserted, which is no bonor to the paper. ’’
nor credit to its author. Very likely there are'
individual cases in wbicb-socha remark would
do no injustice ; hut to make such a sweeping
charge, against any class of volunteers., is most'
unjust and slanderous. All men are impelled
by motives to action; but not all by the same
motives ; and he who accuses one for the fault-'
of another, is doing him a lasting injury with-'
oat cause. Patriotism and bravery are common
to most men, though possessed in different de-'
grees; but there are other motives to action,-'
and a reasonable man limits his wishes, prompt
ed by even patriotism, the no_blest of ail attri
butes, by other considerations to a certain ex
tent. This is necessary to. the propriety of the’
of the country, in that it inures to the benefit'
of individuals, upon a community of whose
interests, depends the success of a State. Thus
uine man may bo in circumstances which will
allow of his joining the army,' without detrH
meat to bis business; or bo may be a man in-'
dependent of fortune, with no family, and per- 1
haps, no fixed prospect or object of'.life further
than to cnjoy.it, and do some little ;good in the'
world; while another may have business en
tirely dependent upon his own action, a family
dependent upon him for support, or a set plan
of life, which requires, and should receive bis'
constant attention; and in either of the latter .
Cases, be may be impelled by as high degree of
love for his country, and not yield to it, as be
would be, perhaps, in either of the former, -
should he join the army of his country, battle
for her and his own right, and receive tde.bonor
fur it.. If the three years men deserve praise, *
the nine months men do. not deserve condemna
tion. What more can a man do than offer His'
life fur bis country ! ’Tia but a moment, makes
-him a martyrs and that moment may coma in
the space of nine months! and when he meets,
a hero’s death, does be not mJcit the .tribute of
honored memory? Hues the mother mist.her
sonrthe less, or wife shed less bitter., tears, be-'
cause tbe sob or husband of a nine-months soli
dier! At South Mountain, Antie'tsm, and atj i
Fredericksburg,ihe.blood of ninermontba men^.
bedewed the ground, and Was as-free to flow
for our bleeding country, as though pledged for’
life ; fur they who fell, rise no more, but sleep'
id honored! s memory, martyrs alike for their'
country !, Then charge not fault tqjany; bu 4
march togAhor in the'cause of Freedom ai>4‘
oUr native land! ■■: -
There is little of interest 40 write;- unless!
you see it long before tlnjjwiU-da published, if
at all. Some changes Mw taken place in i>ug
company. U. C. Wheeler, 3J. Pi Croeby.B,:
W.ilerriok, and 11. W. Lircom.were
Corporals on tbe first of January, , 3JJtey wero
alt good soldiers and. didi themselves honor at
Fredericksburg. --,: Not-; more,. perhaps, than
many others ;: fot nil \ver6 brave, who wept'
through the Rattle, and deserve. much credit,'
Some fell, some were-wounded, and havS since '
gone the long' way of .efll the : living, and.'the
memory of ttam!will linpep with us solongas
, life sballiaS't’i'.' Keapectfullot jours, ■■■>■’■ 1
< J.vo. J. MiiCbxi*.
hour didn’t
2. 'Beautiful City;
Camp near Belle Plain, Va., t-
March 10,1863. |