The mosa Odinty Agltaten “ SI X, B. COBB. *Xhe psper is seat pottage free to county subscribers, though they njayreoelvo.th'dt atpost-offifesip-. o»t«ddne»nhttealnitmdlatyy ; adj o lnlrSg,for eonven 'ini Aouatob l.tbc OfflsUl piper of Tioga Co., end circulates ip pejlghborhDpd theitin. Sub scriptions being op the adyanw-pay .system, Uoiron. lrte»among.a olaismost.to the interest pf advertisers toreaeh. Tof'hsto aUiberalas. those.of fored by Pennsylvania. £&• &. cross' onthamargin. of. a paper.-denotes thattbe subscription is About ty.explre. 'JOSS'. Papetswill bo stopped when .the subscription limbexpltos,*un|baa tba, agent.orders their continu ance. ’i ' JA& LOWB£r A S. F. WIISOI, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS at LAW* St*.' will attend the CdnrtaoT Tioga, Potter and McKean counties, . [Welisboro, Jan. 1.1863.] : JOHN 9.‘- HAWN, , j \ ’TTOBNEY& AT LAW, /a. Coudersport, Fa., wilJetttend the several Coma 1 a.Poller, and MoKeap,counties. All business ‘en trusted to his care triit’tecsly'o prompt attention. hai the ageney of iafgS' tracts’of good settling, land" and.will attend.fo thepayment of taxes on any.lands In said ebnptjes. ; », - Jon. 28,1883.* DICKINSON HOUSE, ~ cobhing, n. t. ;■ A. FIELD, •-. .Proprietor. /QUESTS token to nnd froro thsDepbtft'ee \X of oharge. 1 [Jab.l, 18<3.] ’■ RSUfHINAIii HOUSE; CORNER OE-MAIN STREET AND THE AVENUE, ■ Wollaboro. Pa. ’ J. W. 8rC0NY,.......,. Proprietor. THIS popular Hotel, having, been, re-fitted, aod re-farolihed'Sifoogboat.'ii now bpen to Ihjs public as a first-class home. [Jan. 1,1863.] IZAAK WAWOII HOPft OaiiiM, TUqi Court;, Fa.-' H.- C. VERMILYEA,.;.'; .......Proprietor. THIS ia a new hotel located within.eaay ac cess of th« host fishlhgand baiting grounds In Northern Pennsylvania. ; Jfo pains will be spared for, the accommodation of pleaenrs seekers and the trav elling public. [Jan. 1, 1863.]! Jv WATCHES,. CLOCKS AS» JEWELRY !’ Repaired at BULLARD’S & CO’S. STOKE, by the iubsoriber, in the best dianner. and at a? low prices as tbs same work jean be df np for, by any first rate prac tical workman in the State. ffeUsborb, Jnly 15, ljj6B WECESBOKO HOTEI. 8.8. HOLIDAY,,, 1 .. ...Proprietor. THB Proprietor.'hav. eg again taken possession of the above Hotel, ailtspliro no pains to insnro thooomfort of.guest*aild-tbo traveling public. .At tentive waiters always 'tWdy. * Terms reasonable. Welisboro, Jan. 21, 1|63.-tf. , A.-tBIEY, Watches, Jeweltv, &c., &c., . REPAXBBD !'AS OLli PRICES. POST OFFICE BUILDING, NO. -5, UNION BLOCK. Welisboro, May. SO, m E. R.'BLACK, BARI^Rf^TOIBiDRgSSER, • SHOP OVER C. R. WILCOX’S STORE, NO. 4, ■UNION' BLOCK. WellAoro, Jom **» JBf3- JLOVB AXD 'FEGD STORE. " -WMOIfl 1 - fc“--3BAfiUOfST r l HAVE had .their mill .thoroughly repaired ahd'are f^of wlaj'llfhsah^gronnd. flour, feed, «rtte»l, Ac,, every 1 it their, store icTtotrh, ' Cash paid for all khld«<nf gr»m. . . .I 1 I,WRIGHT A BAILEY. Wellsboro; ApnlJ9,'lBß3;~.' " Wool Gardlng ftnd Cloth Dressing. TIIE subscriber Inarms his old customers and the pnblicr generally‘that ho prepared to •card wool and dress cloth it the old standi the coming season, having secured ppryices rf, Mr. Jf PEBT, a competent workman; and also in tending to gieehfo perspoM attention I *© the business, be will warrantalfWork dohe at bis shop. Wool carded dressed at from ten to twenty cents-per,yard «s per -color and finish. . Jv tu 'JACKSON* Wellsboro, May.6,*lB6s-4C ‘ ’ ", , - 9HOP. lA3I noy.recfiivitig a STOCK of ITALIAN and RtJTtXNO MARBIiB/fbhugbt with cash), wad am prepye&.fo kinds of . TOMB-S TON ES and M6KDMBNTB >t the lowest prices. lUSVEV St)lO0B 'h ray'; aulhorntodtgent and will sell Stone at<l>e>*»a prices as at the shop. WE BU-VE iMUX QKE PlilflE. Tioga, MaV'SO, iBBs-ly. ; " I A. Vt COLE. JOHIV A* H OT, T\EAISB W .DBtfM AttP JLr Chemic*iB,.V»rn!«li> PainW D ft*, Soaps, Per fumery, Braahee,-610*0, PSttyV Toy*. E*n<sy Goods, Par* Wines, Brandlea.filns.gnJ other Liquor* for medlcalids*./ Afcent for tb* lalo of oil the' belt Pat >ent ■Uodieme»ol v (he Medicine* warranted gen- HiR«OPd Ofthe , - ,t ■' ' best Quality. /Physician’* Prescription* accurately compounded, fha bait Petrqljaam Oil {Bpjripfiojmy other (or burning in Keroaee lwpK. Also, ntfother kind* of Oil* usually Htft ini * ! <SrsJ, cUei-tHOi; Store. COLORS in papkages aHiraady eomfeiiiaaS, foe i|9re'J|t|eV'of r 4Jso, tore toaf »g« «r toedical ebm^owds. Jnw ' ■ > ~ Q. W. WEI.UISQTON &CO>S. DAIiS, • y.. (We«*tn ,pt i« ©icsiasoa Hodsb.) Aeterlbe.V'litW' ai*d Silver (Join bought end -sold, jgew fark.ExohaMtei do, vhcarrent MoOcy, : , . do. United State* DemaladKote; * old issue” booght, ■Collections made lit {ill parts Of Che CFcioa at Cor- WtiirSliß'pf dtoekan, jO.. . t ParSctdift painsyritlhe taken .be accommodate otrr patron*.froin the Sw&ynlTeyl. ,oor. Office will 'be open ill i. T£, andudcre at T'V. Ifc, trfvinr parties paestngitbr.-'lhe *tu|ji*fßail toad, ampU dnie .to itraniaet their basin* « hefore. thb of;the. _ drain in the morninf;, and after Its arrival is tie „ o. M, i yrEhtpiQxv'B t T*eiiam: timing, K. T.,'Ntv. l «, LB4> . ' ttpRWAi, Schools, ‘ ■, Jljjr;(h‘e 5& District, P*.} ' • •. ;>ND HaiJfliH CltWßkmsV Seminary- j JbssH.A- ftewwsKfe,H.^M.Mr.l..ksnstsot AssisUßtiaaS Seseber in Sfo4«lS(*eol. Assistant, of Music. ; , _ rf Skis Tnetltatipa will open Sept. I ‘ Tern, M»di yfaoh term to «*ntinße tKrteen 1 weafca. ~t f ’ -/ j- ■ A fftrori School Course ofrtndy ft* grateftoD, jeara isnd<m(*b c.?? 4 ®?-*" •“ * or * - Cottree.and for the Ciasp c*l Department, areeelioited. ~ s.u° r i MUc l ,ar *’ * dd «*» Rw.W. D. TmsHtiMans- Arid, Tioga Ctaaty Piona. Send for a Circular/ W. COCHRAN, President of the Board of Trustees* 'JM-WWJfD.&eretary. , M Awcn«t S.IBW. . wing Clioa's Vegetabla mtaaensua-wu ai uij mijamiini.uiii 'aussxmi, mi tt . ai. .y>^,vsrejgeW.. .... .. - -- .i.-,; -—^ THE AGITATOR VOL. X. &rigtn»l &6*tvg* O’er the waters brightly beaming, " Guiding nationsfrem afar, ~ See! the light is gently streaming. —.-. .Porthfrom freedom’s radiant star; . ' Beacbnlight to' forlorn’ travelers,— . Star of hope tomisesy's son ,- May thy ray still cheer those brothers , Who have once thy favor, won, ~ 'Neath thy rays, where eft unfettered ' Freedom’s bird, hath deigned to soar, ■ ■ Ifay thesopgbe eveyntterid, . ■ r . •: ■; Inthy favor, ever stand,' Still In gracious accents breathing, “ Welcome here, from every land.", ■-v Though a storm so dsrk hath risen, Sfiroudingitin .darkest night,— .. , Boon, that.EUr,,will burstfrpru prison Bat, to.shed-its n rays more bright,- '. For the airwat'dartand, sulphurous,— Slavery’sstench/'and traitor’Sbreatb, : Bad made this fair lan(J so plague.like - That it threatened all with death.' And as thunder clouds will hover, - - O'er the land lomesulfry day,, ' *. prom, ohr viewi. the sunV. last'ray,— 1 ■ : So that bright star, seemed- enveloped ' ■ - ■ In the murky cloud of death. . As those.dark deeds were developed .By the traitor’s treacherous ( breath. Bat the thunder’s powciv is -cleansing, i And the vivid lightning's ray i So this fearful storm now raging ,]WiU foul vapors clear ■Though the storm Is long, and fearful, Patriots quail net at the shook, -. Let your heart be strong, yet prajpjfal You £a?e built upon the rock. A. R. HASCY. Bmt the lighting-now discloses To oqr view, a right more drcei^ Serpents, huge, tbeJight exporea * Aid their hisses greet the ear; They are creeping, crawling, will ding, ' Tq the ballot, round the polls And they dream, they firm are-binding Freedom, in their slimy folds, ' * But this storm will soqn be over, :‘ , , < And that star will shine more bright. Then with'joy we shall discover, Traitors can not bear thelight; * . Then those reptiles, now se frightful, I Will be floating down the stream, ; And all mooßters once so dreadful ( Soon will voolsh' like a dream. Only tfapsc, whose tents are founded, Oil the dry and barren sand, Will find all their hopes confounded As that star shines o'er the land; Courage, then I the light approaches Wfaiip.tho storm lasts, walcb and-prsy 'When the'star dawns, oil reproaches To fair freedom flee away. M-iKfIPIEtD, Oct. Ist . H*-* .5 C / THE yOtTNG BARON OF ÜBBBRACB. A great many years ago—gome hundreds, for aught I knew—theroUved a proud and puis sant-baron, named Bodolph von Liebersefa- In whom a great many of the virtues, and all the vices, of his race seemed combined. -His life was passed in his castle, in a sort of semi-bap barons retirement, except when foreign wars called him abroad; and the sudden change from the bastie of the field then made him 'sombre and gloomy for many-weeks at a time. In his youth be 1 had spent much time abroad, and bad for two years served in the armies of the Greek emperor, at Constantinople, in whose service be had won much honor, but little re ward.- 1 While in the capital of the Eastern em pire h e had seen and loved the fair daughter of 1 a certain Greek noble attached to the court, and When ha profferedher his band, her father and the entperor compelled her to accept it, because they feared to ■ offend the rude Frank warrior,- though she loved him not. But, alas, what a chauge for her 1 ‘ About * mile from'the city, a luxurious villa stood on' a rising ground overlooking the' Bos phorus. Spacious gardens 1 stretched from the house to theshore, perfumed by the 1 surround ing orange groves, and 1 shaded by tfae'citron and olitre trees which overhung the calm water, as if hanging to, kiss it. A fountain plsyed in the oeptrei and arbors at every 1 corner invited to base and'retJrtment, while the nightingale i sang aH day long in the branches overhead!— The parest planta and flowers of Europe and <if Asia grew side -by side, And in every sight and sound 1 there were music 1 and beauty. The interior of- the house was in keeping with the f garden- Gorgeous tapestry—couches radiant , with gildingi'and'covered witji the ridnsstsilkb .Which Venetian 1 enterprise brought from the mysterious East,—buita of the ancient philoso pher of “Greece, and of the 1 early martyrs of f ■Christianity—piles of manuseripto richlyillu r mlhatedi'sid’written tgy euttaing hands—small ; vnathlefountain's to cool the bot windt from the, i in Which the liriastes might sit at eventldb to inhale the refreshing breezes i Wotn. like' Water, and he&r the bathing of the . dogs, the laughter of children, and the sougof lovers frosa the farthcr shore;—-met the eye op every side. "Here- AS yokth Of 1 Agatha Sale •'was She; trite’the cnty ahildiofher father andbe wtreAWrdower. She had-been ! 1 'educated'- by an’ oH priest, hholiSd •Tetajned o large leavenof tee' ancient phildsp -1 phytmngled with the doctrines of theGhristian, religion. ■ Plato 1 shd Pythagoras had ohared 1 hn attention with Paul 1 and; the early fathers. ■He hadwetfAtien ! fate any'of the extravagan-: Vies which tirie and foreign in-, I‘flpence' had mixed -op in th^bosom of the church. He bad too' tnuch of the fine senti ment of the beautiful to let one gross thought past between him and , the objects of hi* love and adore tide; but he bad-in him tomtiohof ■fte' nrlde of philosaphy to become’ a missionary or iwxattyr:- Be Vas a priest because it gave bird of indulgrtig his love of Irt '-eraqr'reseweb, withoui oomibg in contact with any x-f the -common cares - and passions of life; bathe hsdfitMeof the ardbrof deVotion which reigned amongst the 'cpm'mod people- 'Ho was in fact bom out of his time, And spent many : an hour in hitter regrets that 1 lit had not fallen -tobis'lotto mingle in the'tolenmgroups whoa thousand years 1 before h«4' sauntered in ab straction' ateidst the groves nf theAcgdemy. Ha httderiOok the task of With gby i itgave him an’ epporttittity of *9 to tfce ssptmoion of tfce atrea oeiFre*9om atm m* &s*ea9 of IgealUm WHILE THEBE SHALL HE A WRONG UNRIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUktANITY; TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION Ml [For the Agitator,!. the bjsacoh stab. Seleer Stor|j. Wellsboro, tioga county* pa., Wednesday morning, October u, ises. moulding ahuman being after bis own meats* image—to reproduce his own thoughts and as' pirations, and regrets in a mind I to which every thing was new. Teaching was not to' him ; the weary drudgery which so. many now re gard it, bat an art wbieh Socrates had enno-. bled. Under his tuition Agatha grew up all he could wish her, refined, speculative, fond of . reading, and prone to doubt, but holding all that sheembraoed yritb tenacity, and defending it with subtlety. She grew np a model of Greek beauty—that beauty. which has lent in spiration to the chieel of Praxiteles, and the pencil oTApelles, a thoueand .years before, Greece was in, itspri me, and Which then, and ever since, has been continually repro duced, as if it clubg tOtbe soil, when “living Greece" ig no more., The high arched head; the lofty forehead; the straight nose, the thin delicate lips,'the energy in the lines of the mouth, the smouldering fire in the soft light of the dark eye, bridged over -by brows black as ebony, the swan-like throat intersected by veins “like streams .through fields of snow,” the graceful, wavy outline of the-figure,’which bad never known ah hour of constraint, and the soft, white roundness of the arms, were all Greek, The priesfc Demetrius took , care-that the. intellect should be Greek too. Every evening, from the-time when she reached her fifteenth year until her marriage, the old man tottered inio the gardeh two or three hours before edhsef; and, sitting in the arbor, with a volume of the Republic, or the Pheedo open before them, they talked over the anticipated Christianity of Socrates, tbeaweet sonledjriety of Cimon, the patriotism of Epaminondas, and examined the fabrics of speculation which had in later years been built upon the Gospel, -Until the sun sank into the blue waves of the iEgean, and with bis last ray turned the water of the .Hellespont into gold. Daring the last year they were- together, their conversations as sumed unconsciously a tone of sadness. Dire calamities were hanging over.; them. The Turks had-came .down from their mountains, fiery and fanatic*], and threatened to beleaguer tbe.imperial city, and extirpate the Christian faith. Strange rumors were abroad. The em peror field councils by-night, and’from these Agatha’s father returned anxious and thought ful. What if their dreams' and happiness should end under the scimitar of the barbarian, their faith, in their own doctrines be rudely tested by torture and violence, and tbeir. names added to the long list of martyrs and confes sors !—From this time tbeir conversations, as well as their thoughts, turned more upon them selves—upon the discipline of their own hearts —more upon tbeirfoeUhgs and less upon opin ions and doctrines- They were often sad: and tearful, but. often cr far, hopeful, and courage ous. Tho old priest had not-lived so long a life, with great thoughts slid great examples constantly before him, without being able to rise to -the level of the heaviest misfortune or calamity; and his precepts availed so well, that , at length, amidst the wars, rumors of wars, fears, and misgivings which agitated all hearts in the great city, the only spot where calmness reigned was the summer-house of the senator's garden. . Thus matters stood, when the sorrowful mprning arrived, on which she was arrayed in bridal drees, and stood before the altar to be united for life to the Latin knight. Demetrius married them. His snowy beard seemed to quiver on his cheat, and his voice faltered as he pronOubced the church’s'blessing on tbeir beads. Ilia farewell was calm and solemn. On that evening the bride and bridegroom were rowed on board.theigalley in the harbor, and Agatha, standing on the deck, aaw-the palaces and.spires of Constantinople, and the vine-clad bills- above it, slowly fade from her view forever. | When the honeymoon was over, her life in her husband’s castle became weary enough. He was not a man after her heart; their tastes were not congenial. The -summer brought pleasant walks in the woods, and rambles along the banks of the neighboring stream,, but neither summer nor winter brought baok the sonny skies and loved friends amongst whom her youth had been passed. They bad one son, horn the second year after their marriage; and when be was but three years old bis father died suddenly. , ', Time wore, on- Agatha was becoming, an old woman, and. Hugober son a young man. He bad reached bis nineteenth year; was skilled in tbo .martial exercises of the Germane, - and well taught in all ' the lore of the Greeks, j generous to a fault, ardent in bis love as in his | hate, fiery and proud. died before he had attained bis, sbe:WaB on her - deathbed shVcalfed him fo her side’, and gave hHn a boxj Containing a small phial, informing dum. .that.'it was: tfae gift of a-certain Jewish rabbi, whom she.bsd once succored when pur sued by a mob,and Who, on told her-that ifthe liquid it contained were drank by her, or. those nearest end dearest to her, .when in tbeir'-greatest earthly need or peril, a Iwnyof deliverance wmiM- be, speedily-poidted -outtO them.- With a romantic trust' in the marvellous which wasquite in unison with the enthusiasm of faer ebaracter, she had-preserved. :it carefully, and never having been-placed in such a position herself as ip her. opinion-to call ; fbt its nse, she bequeathed it aa a legacy’to him whom.she most loved, andinwfaose path most snares and dangers to lie. In some . petty-wars which followed be' was drives from hie ancestral: domains, and placed under the . ban- of the . empire for taking, part' with- - the burghers of an adjacent (own against the po . idem. For saveral days befound shelter in the r cottage of. one of hie vassals; but at lost, fear- Ing to involve- iris’ faithfol-follower in danger, he left his retreat, and 'sallied forth to findaid i and refuge where he could the wide world over. After undergoing various toils and anxieties and passing through sundry n hairbreadth es capes," be arrived ,in Puis, and for awhile, with characteristic thoughtlessness, abandoned himself to all the dissipations of that metropo lis, which was then,'as bow,' the gayest and most frivolous on earth. But his foods were soon exhausted, - Those .who at first smiled up on him, in deference to iris’ birth and hi* re man tiuamuer, began to look on him oold]y;or avoid ' him, and ha was at last drives to oas* about for some course of life that would afford him the' means of subsistence. He was one evening musing mournfully in bis lodgings upon his position and prospects, when be be* thought him of the phial, and coming to the conclusion that he conld never b e in greater straits than be then was, he drank of its con tend, He instantly fell into a deep sleeprr-a sleep as deep as death—and saw a vision. He was walking, or dreamed he was walking, along abroad avenue bounded on each side by lawns of , surpassing; verdure. The-gnarled oaks, green with the moss of a century, throw their broad branches across the path, and streaked it with shadow. ' A refreshing breeze sighed gently throughtha leaves, and played amongst bis hair, and at a little distance a brook ran' parallel with his course, and, though bidden, from bis view, murmured gently and musically in his ear. In the trees overhead, birds of the rarest plumage sang in strains of more than earthly melody, without a single pause, and it seemed to bis enraptured senses as if there was hope and courage in every note. A grateful perfume seemed to pervade the atmosphere; and far away in. the long -vista a bright lake appeared dancing in the sunshine, with water-, fowl of snowy whiteness gliding gently and gracefully over its surface. He was enchanted. His blood coursed swiftly through his veins; his heart throbbed with rapturous excitement. It seemed as if he could never grow weary of wandering here. He'walked on thns the greater part of the day, but to bis astonishment be at last beganr to perceive that he was making no progress. The lake seemed still as far away as ever, the same trees grew by bis .side, (he -same brook murmured in bis ear, and the same birds eang overhead. Little by little be found all those features of the scenery which bad at first given him so much pleasure begin to pall npon- his senses. The perfume seemed to sicken and en ervate him; the. voice of the birds sounded heavy and dull. He longed wearily for a moun tain side, with a clear prospect, a refreshing breeze, and where at least he would find the fruits of bis labor in making some progress on his way, and meeting some change of scene. Pondering ever the time be had lost, and .the strange position in which be fonnd v himBelf, be eat down upon a mossy 'stone by the way-side. Absorbed in reverie, a voice whispered in his ear, clear as a trumpet, but be knew not from whence it came. The tone seemed to be his own, but be had not opened hie lips. In ener getic accents but mournfully, reprovingly and pereuadingly, it seemed to say: “Thou art treading iu aperilous path. De lights are on every side of thee, but danger abd destruction are ever ib front. Torn boldly to..the,.right, pass, through- the, wood, follow; the nmit that leads up yon bill, and at the top, you shall find rest and peace.*' Rising in obedience to a sudden impulse, he pushed boldly Forward in the direction which bad been indicated to him. He soon found himself in the highway. Great numbers of. men were traveling along the same road. Some were strong, vigorous, and hardy—a flush of hope, courage, and ardor on their cheeks, and their eyes ever looking upward. Others seem ed faint and weary, ae if they were unused to the work, and tottering feebly,' seemed ever prone to lie down and rest, and no more, of ascending. And, alas! at every- step were the prostrate forms of those who bad fallen and perished with the smile of expectation on their lips, and manly vigor in every limb. * Some ap peared to have sunk only after a long struggle, and had left heavy footprints in' tbe dust; and their features had scarcely yet lost tbe scowl of the combat, and settled-into the dread compos ure of everlasting rest. But others seemed to have fallen almost without an effort, —terrible wrecks, like “ Ships that have gone down atzea, ■When heaven was all tranquillity.” These last formed by far the greater number. Hugo prayed inwardly to be preserved from .gush k fate, and now tbal he traveled in com pany, and that (he eyes of-many were npon him, he determined to strike them by tbe fiery impetuosity,of Lis onward march.' But the asr cent was.steeji and ragged, tbe sun shone fierce ly upon bis head. and upon turning round to look fcr sympathy he saw no lobt 'of pity for , bis faltering steps, and received no offer of aid. All Were intent upon themselves. Wearied and disheartened, he at last sat .down .by. the way side, and leaning his head on bis band, wept bitterly. Whilein Ibis predicament, those with whom' be started upon bis journey passed on, leaving him behind alone. He abandoned himself to despair; a' black curtain Seemed to hang be tween him and,tbe future, shutting ont all hope of rest and peace. He raised his bead, half; mechanically, and glanced along the road he bad traversed. A figure appeared in the dis tance approaching rapidly: a littlS neater, and Hugo’s attention, was riveted upon it. It was a man in the prime of life, tall apd athletic in appearance, and, bpsrjpg in his face every mark of great Internal strength. Abroad and,open forehead, oh which thought had plowed some furrows* was half -covered 1 by luxuriant Bair, which waved carelessly in the fitful, breeze that now and then blew op the valley; There was fire in bia dark eyes, subdued by many a year of- meditation and watching; in the thin' nos-, trila and firmly«et mouth there were traces or energy which hadgathered fresh strength with every roll of time,- and now seemed, to Burl de fiance at the world end at fortune. His figure wee such as tbe sculptor would love to copy. There were united oil that collection of excel lences in each part which are said never to hate been seen together save in tbe statues -of the ancient artist—tbe sinewy limbs, the broad shoulders and expansive chest, that seemed able to fling off the heaviest load of grief that ever fell on mortal man, with one impetuous heave.; There wu bp sign of faltering in' that rapid j stride and firm tread which seemed to claim the gronnd they measured for their owit; and i no backward shrinking in tbe lofty-giance that was ever fixed bn the bill-top, save when- be looked hastity -and half carelessly aside, M-if to measure his progress. Onward and upward be came, and at last stood for a nioment silent and tboagbtfoi, before Hugo. At length i-te passed over, aadlaidßU hand on hie shoulder : tfovm. / - !T CONTINUE, “ Young man, thou art wearied and worn,” said ho; "but koowest thou not that delay is death ? Howho.lingers'here, goeh.backward." “Leave me, 1 pray .thee," said Hugo, “and continue thy,way, lean go no farther.” “ Nay, I will not leave thee; 1 have been as thou art, and have overcome my weakness; I have gained all my present strength from stri ving, aDd now find it holy and joyous to be strong; by persevering here I have gained the power to persevere farther. By daring, I have found my hopes fulfilled'. Come on with me; I will teacb.thee to do asjl have done, and then thou sbalt become such aS I am. On the sum mit of yonder hill, all the brave, and wise, and good, who. have, since the: world began,;battled for truth, and justice, and humanity, and died for them, await oar coming. It needs no brill iant exploit to qnalify thee for admission to commune- with-them. They heed not thine abilities, but thy courage, thine aspirations,- and thine acts. All tbon|doest do well; march' right onward, and let not|tbis dread weariness any longer detain thee, j Shed no more tears on the barren wayside; keep (hem for the sor rows and wesknessess of others, and they shall make tbe ground bene|thj thy feet blossom as tbe-rOse. .Arise and let.Us go; when thou art weary let thy courage avail thee. If then hast none,,thou art.not wortby ef the goal tq which then aspirest." * * « * « » Fifty years afterward an old man died in Paris, a priest of great reputation. The poor wept in crowds outside the doorway, and fol lowed him sorrowing to tbe grave. The learn ed said a star was gone from the constellation of genius and intellect; and even tbe reform ers,- who declaimed' against the 1 the Romanist clergy, extolled bis virtues, his piety, faith, hope, and charity, and eaid, “ Would that all were like him-1" eommnnfcatfon. [For the Agitator.} •; HOSPITAL SCENES. BY KEETA MEtGROVE, i| “ George Harry, Doo I Bow do yon expect I will stand this ?” and the speaker, a round, faced, good humored Hoosier, slightly elevated a foot, already elevated to tbe back of a chair, and laughed immoderately to quiet the twin ges of extreme pain. “Some time Sir, judging from appearances," refilled the complaisant surgeon, pointing to his bandaged limb.— “Well well, Uncle Sam ,is good backing if I must lie here on my back, but I say old chap, I am going out of Ibis in the coarse of twbmonths.” “I guarantee it,” was the care less reply. I '' ' A» the doctor passed; across the room, bis patient struck up a gay -air, and sang with praiseworthy zeal for srp minutes, then be suddenly ceased, and turning to look at the man, I saw the tears sildntly coursing down his bronzed cheeks. Instinctively-1 felt that the one green spot in his heart was formed of that dear word home, and thus thinking, mentally resolved to observe him;closely. The next day I passed' near him, and as he looked up, I paused toenqnire if he-Were-better. “A very littlbi" be replied, with a beaming smite. I made a few remarks and left him, but the scene of the previous day bad; awakened my interest, and I occasionally turned to observe him. Sometimes uproarious, generally gay, I still detected an undercurrent of deep feeling, and one i day, the surgeon himself was startled, by the request of a discharge from bis Hoosier pa; tient. "Couldn’t think of it sir,” was the negligent answer, “ you are worth a dozen whining fellows, why, you are one'of Uncle Sam’s right band men.’’ No reply, but a long whistle coveted a suspicious quivering of the under lip, and then the sturdy fellow broke out, with “ marching; along,” and made the welkin ring with the. melody ; but I bad heard enough to interest mb, for 1 knew that deep feeling lay beneath that gay exterfcr. Returning from a two days absence I sought thegallaht Hoosier, but his conch was vacant; soon however, a musical strain from the “ red, white, and blue,” introdued my quondam ac quaintance in a new-:phase, that of hospital nurse ; apd tenderly did be perform his duties. Ilia patient was a little pale fellow of sixteen years, whose home was in Michigan, and whom a rebel cannon ball bald deprived of one arm. ‘f My little Harry,." said his nurse, “you (re well off to have one arm left, and that your right one, don’t ask :to go home, don’t ! I ’couldn’t bear .it; besides it is a sure way of keeping you here; and now, just lay your arm down softly, eo, there,! pow I will sing you to sleep; jnst fancy 1 ! amiyour mother my . little man.” “ A boy he would a soldier be,” &0., but tears.filled the eyes of the little soldier, and bis Hqosier nutsefrom some cause became suddenly quiet. ■ The next day an inquiry came for Harry Brave, and a few moments after, a tall portly gentleman of'forty, atid a delicate, meek-look- Lng lady Clad in; black, hastily entered the ward, and with, many exclamations of joy, and some tears, alternately clasped the wounded Harry in their arms, willing i Jiim by the endearing ■ name of sdn.' So for !a brief time Harry was happy, 1 ; -This incident however, deprived Hoosier of a patient, consequently, he had more time to make general observations, which be did with a droll mixture of waggery and seriousness.— “ Ha! you Irish . Zouave, boiled eggs will never agree with your constitution, unless yim. happen :to have the .constitution of the United States, and that is at present halved. North and South yon know, so I will take'the eggs for your benefit.” “Not so fast .me friend,” was Paddy’s reply—“ I’ve seldom had no eggs at all, since I got to b* son-in-law of me 1 illustrious Uncle, and by me troth, —I thought it was going Lent _the year round.” . “ Well iae swate Paddy, them eggs may be lent to you, to ! ydur cost; but don’t blame me, you can’t say 1 have not advised yon.” - Suddenly the order “Men-to their places,” rang through; the .room, and- Hoosier hastened to. obey; with.a look, of expectation ou hia face, strangely in keeping with biscarelesp topes. ,'Sandi was forth to Rates of Advertising. Advertisements trill be charged SI-per square of 10 lines, one or three insertion*,and 25 cents for every subsequent insertion. Advertisements of less than 10 lines considered ns a square; > Ibe subjoined rules will be charged for Quarterly) Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisements . 1 Square, 2 do 3 do i C01umn,,,.,.. i do. 1 do Advertisements not having the number of inser tions desired marked upon them, will be published until ordered out and eharged accordingly. Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads, and. all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments, executed neatly and promptly. Justices', Constable’s and other BLANKS, constantly on hand. t NO. 8. grasp the welcome missives from loved ones at home, and eye after eye moistened With tender ness, as kind loving words were read. At lengthbis reward for patience '.came, in the shape of a well filled letter, and ihis dark eye dilated with Joy, as he rapidly tore open the envelope, and glanced eagerly down the page; With an' unaccountable feeling of. dread, 1 watched bim white be read, and soon saw a pallor like that of death stealing over bis face. His rosy lips were baeless, and firmly com pressed, to restrain the smothered groan that would escape, as be tamed bis glittering eyes towards me. “Oh God 1 Oh-God 1" was his, harried exclamation, and he placed the letter in rby hand, and threw himself upon a conch. From it'l'learned that his father, and two brothers, bad fallen at New Orleans, and that he' alone was left to care for bis widowed - mother, and orphan sister, and he, —a cripple for life! I sorrowed for the merry heart tins suddenly crashed, bat tears were a useless offering, and. as I returned the paper I casually remarked,— “Martyrs for Liberty! may their 1 reeking blood prove a grateful offering on the - altar of reform.” “Amen!” he solemnly responded, and turned hastily away, ’ And now, the gay jests that had all along'' fallen among ns, like sparkles of light on a tempest tossed lake, eame no more from the lips of onr Booster friend. A deep gloom bad settled like a pall open him, and he earnestly pleaded for bis discharge. For some reason it was denied him, and the poor fellow seemed unable to bear the terrbla disappointment. At length there came news ' of bis mother's illness, and now hia affectionate nature seemed ready to burst the bonds that held him to fly to her presence, lame and en feebled as he was. Itis powers of pleasantry bad suddenly left him, and a smile on his lips was now a rare expression. I watched with sorrow the despairing look, that grew each day more settled in his face, and feared for him, and one Sabbath morning* as the solemn church-belts were pealing forth their swet invitations to come to the house of God, an “ Orderly” entered, and hastily re ported his death.' .Be had jumped from the window of the-Provost Marshal’s office, : in the second story of the building, and had survived the fall but a few moments. His noble heart bad chafed so bitterly at the unnecessary strictness which detained him from his friends, that reason reeled upon its throne, and in one of bis hours of hallucina tion, be bad committed the desperate act that sent him uncalled, before the bar of God 1 Peace be to his memory"!' Texas'; 1863.' - ' . : Some ten months.ago, Mr, Charles Monroe of Fair Haven, was at Lagos and at Aoora, on the Guinea coast, whither he had sailed as mate, with Captain Post, in the baric Elizabeth, and while there He drank of the water of that part of the world, without thinking to take the pre cautions commonly in use among the natives for the prevention of a terrible disease known as the Guinea worm. It appears that the At rieans always boil this water before drinking in order to destroy the minute, invisible egg of the worm, which is so small that it is absorbed by the blood vessels from the stomach, and is in that manner distributed in different parte of the body, usually the legs, where it is hatched, and after a longtime, makes its| appearance in the shape of a white, thread-like worm, painted on both ends, and it twines and twists aU about the muscles and veins and arteries and -produ cing no particular feeling of uneasiness until some part of its body comes near the skin, when bad inflammations take place. It was in March last that Mr, Monroe began to be trou bled with' them, for three months he has not walked a step. He is now in the Connecti cut State Hospital- under treatment, and one worm has been taken from the bottom of his foot that measures over two feet long, like way it is done is this: When the snrfsle of the skin is so pricked or. irritated aa to show where the “ critter” is, a thread is fastened to him’ and a attached to the other end of the thread. The worm gets tired of pulling so steady a strain and gives ground a trifle day by day, end as' be comes oat, a little spool winds him up until he is all out. Tbs pain is very great—for forty nights Mr. Mon roe hardly slept on account of the suffering.— One worm 13 now in process of being drawn from his heel, and those medical men who have never seen a case of the kind- are much inter ested. Great care has to be taken not to pull too bard,' because tbe worm would break and tbe'trdnble be rough prolonged. Its medical name is -Dracunceulus and it grows to be sev eral feet in length'. It is endemic in hot coun tries. When the bother commences, it appears, under the skin like a varicose vein, and after a painful boil hos been farmed and broken, the head-of the animal is discovered. Mr. Monroe is very patient under this strange affliction, and we hope beforejlong to see-'fahA restored to health. —Journal <&' Courier. Charles XII, king of Sweden, was once ri ding near Leipsic, when a peasant came before him to request justice from’ a grenadier who bad earned away hie dinner. The king ordered the soldier"to appear, “fa it true,” said he, “ that yon have robbed this man?” “Sire,” ■aid the soldier, “I have not done him so much injustice as your majesty has done', to his mas ter; you have taken from him a kingdom, and I have taken only a turkey from this fellow.” The king gave the peasantten ducats; and par doned the soldier for the boldness of his witty [retort, saying to him :—“Remember,'if I have dispossessed Augustus of a kingdom, I Have kept nothing for myself.” A. Reverend ,De.\x economical of bis wine, descanting on the extraordinary performance of a blind man, rentnrhed tliat the poor fellow could see no- more than “ that bottle.” “No wonder, sir, a minor canon; “ for I haT|'seen no more than.that bottle all theaf ternbon!”r~' - - • His is a-strong mu irira eao, hold down bis ownopimom 3 UOSTBB. .6 MOSIHB, 12 HO3TD». .$3,00 $4,60 $6,00 5.00 6,50 8,00 7.00 8,60 10,00 . 8,00 • * 9,60 12.60 15.00 ; 20,00 - 26,00 .25,00 , 35,00 40,00 Singular Case.
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