Tbe Tioga Oouuty Agitator:
BY M. H. COBB.
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JAS. LOWRfiY Ac'S. F. Wlf^OK,
Attorneys & counsellors lh law,'
trill attend the Courts of Tiogi, Potter tind
,-JlcKean counties, ’ . [Wellsboro, J«o. ) ,”1863.]
DICKINSON 1 HOUSE
CORKING, N. .
IMaj. A. FIELD,, .........Proprietor.
GUESTS taken to and from tte DVpot free
of charge. . [Jan, i;JB63.]
■ -- ■ '—
PENNSYLVANIA HOUWRL
CORNER OF MAIN STREET* AND THE AVENUE,
Wellsboro. Pa.
J, W. BIGONY, ....Proprietor.
THIS popular Hotel, having been-rre-fitted
and re-furnished throughout, !s now pt ho to the
public as a first-class bouse.. [Jan.-If 1363.]-
DC HART’S HOTE^
WELLSBOROrTIOGA CO. PpKNA.
THE subscriber takes this method to inform
bis old frlfends and customers that bus re*
sumed the conduct of the old CrystaTViFountain
Hotel,” and will hereafter give it his
Thankful for past favors, be* solicits & rental of the
same. BAVID-iHART.'
Wellsboro/Isov, 4, 1563.-ly. -- •
IZAAK WALTOJf IIOESE,
Gaines, Tioga County, Pa*'
H. C. VEBMILYEA, .....J.l?tsptietor.
TIIIS is a new hotel located vgtbSgeasy no
cess of the best fishing and bunting grounds In
Korthern Pennsylvania. Ko pains frill be Spared for
the accommodation of pleasure seekers andf-Jthe trav
elling public. [Jan. .1f’1863. j
WELLSBORO HOtEE.
I). B. HOLIDAY, ~ P.niprietor.
'fTlilE Proprietor having again, taken possession of
J. the above Hotel, will spare no pains .ta insure
the comfort of gneats affd the traveling puHfc. At
tentive waiters always ready. Terms reasonable.
Wellaboro, Jab. 21; 1863,-tf. ’ s^-
WATCHES; I AND
|ou JISWEJLKIf I : \.f
Repaired at BULLARD’S £ CO’S. STCHIB, by the
subscriber, in the bestmanner, and at as prices as
the same work can bo done for, by any first 4 ate prac
tical workman in the Stats. ,
W’ellsboro, July 15, 1863. .A. sIR. 3JASCY.**
A. FOLEV, •~ r ~] ■
Watches, Clocks, Jeweirv, fox, Sc.,
REPAIRED AT OLD PRICER.
POST OFFICE BUILDING,
NO. ‘5, UNION BLOCK. :
Wellsboro, May 20, 1863. '
I'j. It, BLACSi j’V
BARBER & HAIR-DRE|sER,
SHOP OVER C. L. WILCOX’S STORE;
NO.’4, UNION BLG'OK.
Wellsboro, June 24, IS63> , ‘
AGRICULTURAL* IHIPJiISMIUBTS.
I WOULD.lnform Dealer* In Agr^Umnl-Imple
ment, that I have Horae Rakes of thJf.raost ap
proved stylos and superior quality.
itukes of a bettor quolity than any mono; sctured StT
this section, which Twill furnish_in n.hy q guilty de
sired; to dealers in the counties of Ting vUrmiford,
and Lycoming. D. It DOUD.
Mainsburg, Nor. 18, 1868-omos.« *
CLAIM AGENC Y.
THE undersigned will prowoute , all
claim* agirfnst the Government i*T'«*7vlco* ren
dered in the Military or Naval Bervic>of United
States. Charges reasonable—will. nd r 'fiflco£thc legal
necessary fees*if desired. No charged t.rlsueoesj
fui in the application. , 1). McVAUi'UTON.
Eifirence*: Jlon. Victor Ci>fe,T..'/. lie jdws, Ex
amining Surgeon at Knoxville, Pa.*'3s. .1.; Strong,
CJymer, Pa., P, filtrang, Hector, I’flj S. J. Dcebe’,
Hurrison, Pa. ,*
Westfield, Jan. 11, 1561.-6tnos* v *- ;
BOAKDSAS AJfp f'KflX’S
CELEBRATE?)
PATENT IMPROVED
INSULATED IRON RTM,-AN.D--FRAME
PIANO fortes;
These pianos have the pure ‘one’of the
Wood, together with the strength of the I mu’, and arc
thus far superior to all others. The Oyer Strung
Scales, giving in connectipjn- with tbV Pjjdnt Iron
Rjin, full, and tf\iet There
pianos will remain in tune a greater Ivn.rih of lime
than any other pianos known, ondarh warranted tor
the time of five years. The undersigned -afiyrs these
pianos at the‘same prices as at tho'va ;e -rooms in
Albany or New York, saving the buyer of
going there lo buy, ami will keep them in-mne for the
term of three years, without charges. F r >r a general
description of these pianos send tor'a'circular, con
taining prices, styles, &c. X. (£. -
Osceola, Tio*a County I 1 a.
Osceola, Feb. 17,1861.
DRUGS & MEDICARES.
-VO. 3, UNION BLOCK, PA.
P. K. WILLIAMS,;,
BEGS leave to announce to the .citisefc* of Wells
boro and vicinity, that ho keeps 'c’ jstantlj- on
land ail kinds of • .
DRUGS AND MEDICINE 3,
Chemicals, .Varnish, Paints, Soaps, /irft iery, Glass,
Brashes, Patty, Fancy Goods,Pore Brandies,
Gins, and all other kinks of Liquers f tho best
quality. All kinds -of
PATENT MEDICINES.
fcck as Jayne's Expectorant, Altenitiyi and Pills;
-Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Pills and Cherry Pcctiral; Helm
hold’s Extract Buchn, Sarsaparilla’ aftci 1 *,ose Wash ;
Mrs. Winslow's Sotbing Syrup; iVri jut’s Pills;
Clark's and Cbcesemnn’s Pills ; Hal. ’s B Jsjim ; Bin
ioger’s London pock Qin; Herrick’s;Pili r and Plas
ters; Brown’s Bronchial Troches, &or,.A .
May 25,1864-ly. P. R- V7l (>LIAMS.
Bairs Ohio Mower anal ItcUper.
in tfiis vicinity can procure this very
» valuable Machine by calling od *
WRIGHT & BAILEY,
bare the agency for the sale oi f it. -It is one of
beg* machines in use, everybody 1 , praises it that
hag used it, and it has taken toe firef premium at all
State and County Agricultural' Faip' - in 'the Union,
?ad is, by all considered the best in uje. X 4 is iioposgi
to sopplv the demand for-this Machine,
a ad those that want *a No. 1 best in. the
call soon, or they will s?ld.'
It has no side draft; itdoes pot ’JMMg’a upon the
aorge’e neck, and is a perfect, durable, an-Vcbeap ma
chine. Por sale by - '
T. L. BALDWIN, Tioga. • '
J-i T. BAILEY, Mansfield. v i
WRIGHT 4 BAILEY, W,ellsboro,'Fs! -
'Velleburo, May 18, 1864-tf -
DISSOLUTION,'
THE Co-partnership heretofore sxis ,i g between
Charles E. Phipps k George W. N( s , under the
of Phipps & Near, is this day disep >ed by nfu
oal consent. The Boots, Notes, 4o;> irv i the bands
■ George W. Near for collection. j-,i "„‘
„ ,6EO [EAR. ,
Brookfield, Mar. 1, ’M-» CHA B, 'HIPPS,
THE AGITATOR.
VOL. X.
DRUG STORE.
Prince's Metallc Paifat, Pfizer & Co*s Chemicals, '
Tbaddeus David’s Inks, Plaid Extracts,
Concentrated Medicines, Rochester Perfumery and
Cincinnati Wines and Flavoring Extracts,
Brandy, Paints and Oils,
Whitewash Lime,' Petroleum Oil,
Kerosene Lamps, Drags and Medicines,
Patent Medicines, School Books,
Stationery, 4 Wall Paper,
Wyoming Mills Wrap- ’ .Window Glass, r
ping Paper, Dye Colors, 1
Famished at Wholesale Prices by
W. I>- TERBEIL,
Corning, N. Y.
NATIVE BRANDT As WINES,
MEDICAL & COMMUNION PURPOSES.
THIS BRANDY has bpen analyzed by the Medi
ical Director of-tho Naval Labratofy at Brooklyn,
and substituted for French Brandy, for use in the
United States Navy. It is also used and recommend
ed by Dr. Satterlco, Medical Purveyor in New York
of U. S. Army, in the Hospital of bis Department
DRY CATAWBA WllfE
THIS WINE ha a all the properties of Dry Sherry
Wine.*
SWEET CATAWBA WINE.
THIS WINE for its mildness is adapted for Inva
lids and for communion purposes.
Messrs, zimmermann & co., of oincin.
nati and New York had formerly partnership
with N; Longworth-of Cincinnati the wealthy Native
Wine producer, and therefore enables them to furnish
the best of American production, at moderate prices.
* Sold by W. D. TERLELL, at Wholesale and Re
tail, and by Druggists generally.
Corning, N. Y., Jan. 20,-*S64-tf..
Farmer’s Catechism*
Question. What is the'best kind of Wooden beam
Plow ?
Answer. The WIARD PLOW.
Qnes. Wherein docs it,excel all others?
Ans. In case of draff, in being less liable to clog,
and in fact it excels in every particular.
Qucs. Where is this Plow to be found ?
Ans. 'At the KNOXVILLE FOUNDRY, where
they ore made, and at various' agencies around the
country.
Qucs. Are there any other plows made at that
Foundry ? ’
Ans. Yes! Biles makes variouskinds of wooden
and iron beam Plows, both for flat land and side bill,
and ho keeps ahead, of all other establishments by
getting the BEST-PATTERNS invented, without
regard to the COST.
Ques. Are Plows all that Bliss makes f
Ans. By no‘means. He also makes HORSE
HOES; a superb article ,for Corn, Potatoes, Ac.
ROAD SCRAPERS that beat the world. Cast Cul
tivator Teeth of a very superior pattern. Shovel
Plow Castings for new lanl, and indeed almost every
thing that is made at a Foundry, from a Boot
Jack tu a Steam Engine. ' -
■ Ques, Would-you then advise me to buy there?
Ana. -Meet certainly would I, for besides making
Jho best KIND of every thing. Biles tusks) - those
that arc the most DURABLE, and it is n common ex
pression where his Blows hnvu been introduood, that
they Inst «s long ns from two do four got nt nny other
shop; bo has always been ut the business from a
smallboy and ought to know how it is dune, and if
you try his wares oneo, you will be ready with mo to
tell all wanting anything In that lino-to go, send, or
In some other way procure them of J. P, BILES, at
the Knoxville Foundry. d
Kqoxvillo, March 30, ISBS-tf.
iy,rRS. A. J. SOFIELD desires to call the atten
1v I tion of the Bodies of Wellsboro and vicinity,
to her New Stock of Spring Millinery Goods, consist
iog of the latest styles of Bonnets, Hats, Head Diess-,
es, Caps, ic., and a variety of French Flowers,.Shell
and Straw Ornaments, the latest novelties in the way
of Infant's Hats and Caps, Old Ladies'
Dress Caps, Grenadein Veils of "the newest shades.
Mrs. S. feels particularly grateful for the patronage
of her friends, and would say tbit she has engaged
one of the best Milliners for the season, and is pre
pared to repair Straws in the best- manner. She is
receiving Goods constantly from New York, and will
keep a good assortment Her rooms will be found
hereafter opposite Roy’s Drug Store, in the building
lately occupied by Miss Smith.
Wellsboro, April 11, ISG4-tf.
MISS PAULINE SMITH bas removed to the
-bouse (late the residence of Chas. -Williams,)
opposite the United States Hotel. I wish to inform
my customers that I have just received my
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS,
and can be found at the above place, ready to do work
in the best manner for all who may favor me with a
call- PAULINE SMITH.
Wellsboro, April 13, 1554-tf
I have started a Millinery Shop at Matnsburg, to
which I invite the attention of people in that section
of the county-. It will be under the management ,of
Miss Ellen Green.
COWAWJESQVJE HOUSE.
THIB House which has been open for convenience
of the traveling public for a number of years,
has lately been newly furnished throughout and fitted
up In as good stylo as can bo found in any country or
city Hotel. The Proprietor does not Jiesitßte in say
ing that there will be no pains 'spared to add to the
comfort of his guests, and make it a home for them.
The best of stabling fpr teams; and ,a good hostler
always in attendance, all of which can bo found
one mile east of Knoxville, Pa,
M. V, PURPLE, Proprietor.
Deerfield, May 25, 1864.-1 y.
V
HobhcH from the Safe of the Tioga Co; Bank,
ON Wednesday night, May 25,1884, the following
described bonds and notes :
1 U. S. 5-20 coupon bond, 4th series, letter P. No.
14.719, for $5OO.
3 U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 4lh series, letter C, Nos.
30,180,-81-82, each S5OO.
17 IF. S. 5 20 coupon bonds, 4th series, letter F,
Nos. 73,879 to 73.895, each $lOO.
- 14 U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds. 4th scries, letter M,
Nos. 19.824 to 19.837, each $5O.
3 11. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 3d scries, letter A, Nos.
5,804 5 6, each $lOOO.
4 U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, Sd series, letter A, Nos.
3,050 61-52-53, each 5560.
- Tioga Conftty Bank notes, old issue, s’s, 10's and
20’s—$5,001). Signed by former officers of the bank,
all punned through fentre of vignette, and had been
retired for three years. No other notes of this bank
had ever been punched. The public are hereby
tioned against purchasing or taking any of the said
bonds and notes.- ■ A. S. TURNER*
Tioga, May 28,1864. ‘ Cashier.
Tp EXTEP.S testamentary haying been granted to
the subscriber on the estate of Philander Baker,*
late of.Snliivan township, dec'd, notice' is hereby given
to those indebted to make immediate payment, nod'
i thosebavingciaimstopVesehtthem properlyhutbentU
catefl for settlement to HENRY B. CARI)
June 22,1864-61* Bnoentor.
BehotrD to ti)t S££ten*lon of tfje area of iFreehom anil of ©enltfrg Reform.
WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNBIQHTED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.
WHOLESALE
Zimmermann & Go’s,
FOB
CATAWBA BRANDT.
New Millinery Goods.
REMOVAL.
Executor’s Notice.
WEIISBOBO. TIOGA COUNT?, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1864.
Select SMetrg.
JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE, MOTHER.
Just before the battle, mother,
X am thinking most of you;
While upon the field we’re watching,
With the enemy in view;
Comrades brave around me lying,
Filled with thoughts of home and God;
For well they know that on the morrow
Some may sleep beneath' the sod.
CHOBUS.—Farcwcll, mother; you may never
Press me to your heart again ;
But oh I you’ll not forget me, mother,
1 If I'm numbered with the slain.
•' Ob, I long to see you, mother.
And the loving ones at home;
But I'll never leave our banner,
'TiIMn honor I can come.
Tell (bo traitors all around yon,
That their cruel words, we know,
In every battle kill our soldiers,
By the bjelp they give the foe.
Chobus.—Farewell, mother; you may never, Ac,
Unlit! I henr the Imgle sounding—■
'Xis the signal for the fight;
Now may God protect os, 1 moiher.
As he ever does the right;
llenr the “ Battle Cry of Freedom/'
Hot* it swells upon the air;
Oh yes, we’ll rally round the standard,
'Or we’ll perish nobly there.
Chorus—Farewell, mother; you may never, Ac.
THE OID MAN’S STORY.
I shall never forget the , commencement of
the reformation. I was a child at the time, of
some ten years of age. Our home had every
comfort, and my parents idolized me. their only
child. Wine was often on the table, and both
my father and mother frequently gave it to mo
in the bottom of my morning glass.
One Sunday at church a startling announce
ment was made to our people. 1 knew nothing
of Us purport, but there was much, whispering
among the men. The pastor said that on the
next evening there would be a, meeting, and an
address upon tho evils of intemperance in the
use of alcoholic drinks. He expressed himself
ignrtrant of the object of the meeting, and
could not say what course it would be best to
pursue in the matter.
The subject of the meeting came np at our
table after the service, and I questioned my fa
ther about it with all the curious eagerness of
a child. The whispers and words which had
been dropped in my hearing, clothed the whole
affair with a great mystery to me," and I was
all eagerness to learn the strange thing. My
fa.ther merely said it was some scheme to unite
the church and State. " • *
The night came, and groups of people gath
ered on the tavern steps, and I heard the jests
and the laugh, and .saw drunken men come
reeling out of the bar room. I urged my father
to let me go, but be at first •refused. Finally,
thinking that it would he an innocent gratifi
cation of my curiosity, he put on his hat, and
we passed across the green to the church. I
remember well how the people appeared as they
comedo, seeming to wonder whot kind of an
exhibition was to come off.
Iti the corner was the tavern keeper, and
around him a number of friends. .For an hour
the people of the place continued to come in,
until there was a fair houseful). All were cu
riously watching at the door, wondering what
would appear next. The pastor stole in and
took a seat behind a pillar under the gallery,
as if doubtful of the propriety of being in the
church at all.
Two meb finally came in and vent to the al
tar and talk their seats. All eyes were fixed
upon them, and a general stillness pervaded
throughout the room.
The men were unlike in appearance—one
being short, thick set in his build ; the other
tall, and well formed. The younger had the
manner and dress of a clergyman, a full round
face, and a qtiiet, good natured look, as he lei
surely looked nftmnd over the audience.
feut my childish interest was in the old man.
His broad, deep cheat, and unusual height,
looked giant-like, as he slowly strode up the
aisle. His hair was white, bis brow deeply
seamed-wilK-farrovs, and around his handsome
mouth lines of calm and touching sadness.—
His eyes weto, black and restless,' and kindled
as the tavernkeeper uttered a low jest aloud.—
His lips were compressed, and a crinfson flush
went and came over his pale cheek. One arm
was off above the elbow, and there was a scar
over his right eve.
The younger finally arose and slated the ob
ject of the meeting, and asked if there was a
clergyman present to open it with prayer;
Our pastor kep’t his . seat, and the speaker
himself made a short prayer, and then, made a
short address, at the conclusion calling upon
any one present to make remarks.
The pastor arose under the gallery, and at
tacked the positionsof the speaker, using the
arguments which I have often heard since, and
concluded by denouncing - those engaged in the
new movement ns meddlesome fanatics,.who
wished to break tip (he time-honored usages of
good society, and injure the business of respec
table men. .
, At the conclusion of his remarks,, tho tavern
keeper and his friends got up a cheer, and tho
current of .feeling was evidently against the
strangcrs.and their plan.
While the pastor was speaking; the pld man
had fixed his dark cye upon him, and- leaned
forward, as if to catch every word. -.-
'As the pastor took his seat the old man arose,
his tall form; towering in its symmetry, and his
chest swelling'as he inhaled his breath through
his dilated To me, at that time, there
was something awe-inspiring and grand in the
appearance of the old man, as he stood with bis
full eye npon the audience, hie teeth shut bard,
and a silence like that of death thronghout the
-church.
For a.-moment beseemed lost in thought, and
then, in a low and tremulous tone, commended..
-There .was'* depth in that voice, a thrilling pa
thos and sweetness, which riveted every heart
lo tbe-ho.Dse-before the-first period bad been
■ Mwifilßd; i|dy; .'bad befiotee!
-S*edWrite eye 'dfrrbe speak®?,' wltfratr inter-!
est I had never before seen him exhibit. I can
BV GEORGE F. BOOT*
vpz-*
but brief],:remember the substance of what the
old map said, though the scene is as vivid be
fore me as any that I ever witnessed.. ,
“My friends—l am a stranger in yonf vil
lage, and I trust I may call you friends—a new
star has arisen, and there is - hope in the dark
night which h&ngs like a pall of gloom over
our country.” With a thrilling depth of voice,
the speaker locked bis hands together, and con
tinued :
“ 0, God I then who lookest with compassion
upon the most erring of earth’s children, I
thank thee that a brazen serpent has-been lifted
up upon, which the drunkard can look and be
healed; that a beacon has buret out upon the
darkness that surrounds him, which shall guide
bilek to honor and Heaven the bruised and weary
wanderer." ‘ •
It is strange what power there is in some
voices. The speaker’s voice was low and mea
sured—but a tear trembled in every tone, and
before I knew why, a tear dropped upon my
hand, followed by others like rain drops. The
old man brushed one from bis own eyes, and
continued :
“ Men and Christians 1 You have just heard
that lam a vagrant fanatic. I am not. As
.God knows my own sad heart, I came here to
do good. Hear me, and be just.
' “ I am an bid man, standing alone at the end
of life’s journey. There is a deep sorrow in
my heart and tears in my eyes. I have jour
neyed over a dark and beaconless ocean, and
life’s hopes have been wrecked. lam without
friends, home, or kindred, on earth, and look
with longing to the rest of the night of death.
Without friends, kindred or fipme 1 It was not
once so.” 1
No one could withstand the touching pathos
of the old man. I noticed a tear trembling on
the lid of my father’s eye, and I no more felt
ashamed of my own.
“ No, my friends, it was not once so. Away
over the "dark waves which have wrecked my
hopes, there is the blessed light' of-happiness
and home. I reach again convulsively fur the
shrines of the household idols that once were
mine, ho more.” ‘ '
The old mao seemed looking away through
fancy upon some bright vision, his lips apart/
and his fingers extended. I involuntarify turned
in the direction where it was pointed, dreading
to see some shadow invoked by its magio move
ments.
“ I once had a mother. With her old heart
crushed with sorrows, she went down to the
grave. I once had a wife—a fair, angel-hearted
creature as ever smiled in an earthly home.—-
Her eyes as mild as a summer sky, and heart
as faithful and true as ever guarded and cher
ished a husband's love. Her blue eye grew dim,
as the floods of sorrow washed away its bright
ness, and the living heart I wrung until every
fiber was broken. I once had a noble, a brave
and beautiful boy ; but he was driven out from
the ruins of his home, and my old heart yearns
to know if he yet lives. I once had a babe, a
sweet, tender blossom—but these hands de
stroyed it, and it liveth with one who lovetb
children.
“Do not be startled, friends ;—-I am not a
murderer, in the common'acceptation of the
term. Yet there is light in my evening sky.—
A spirit mother rejoices over,the return of her
prodigal son. The wife smiles upon him who
again turns back to virtue and honor. The
child-angci visits me at nightfall—and I feel
the hallowing touch of a tiny palm
feverish cheek. My brave boy, if he yet lives,
would forgive the sorrowing old man fur treat
ment which drove him into the world, and the
blow that maimed him for life, God forgive
me for the ruin I have brought upon me and
mine.”
He again wiped a tear from - ' his eye. My
father watched him with a strange intensity,
and a countenance unusually pale, and excited
by some strange emotion.
“I was once a fanatic, and madly followed
the malign light which led me to ruin. I was
a fanatic, when I sacrificed my wife, children,
happiness, and home, to the accursed demon of
the howl. I once adored the gentle.being whom
I injured so deeply. ' ! ,
“ I was a drunkard. From respectability
and affluence, I plunged into degradation and
poverty. I dragged my family down with me.
For years I saw my wife’s cheek grow pale,
and her step grow weary. I left her alone,
amid the wreck of ber home, idols,’ and rioted
at the tavern. She never complained-, yet she
and the children went hungry for bread.
“One New Year’s night I returned late to
the - hut where charity had given us roof. She
was yet up, and shivering over the coals. I
demanded food, hut she burst into tears, and
told me there was none. I fiercely ordered her
to get some. She turned her eyes sadly unon
me, the tears falling fast over her pale cheek.
Ac this moment the child in its cradle awoke
and set up a "famishing wail, starting the de
spairing" mother like a serpent’s sting.
‘“We have no food, James—have had none
for several days. My once kind husband, must
, we starve V
“ That sad pleading face and those streaming
eyes, and the feeble wail of the child,, maddened
me, and I—yes, I—struck her a fierce blow in
the face, and she fell forward upon the hearth.
Tho furies of hell boiled in my bosom, and with
deeper intensity as I felt 1 bad committed a
wrung, -I had never struck Mary before but
now some terrible impulse boro me on,' and I
stooped down, ns well as I could in my drunken
state, and clenched my hands'in.her hair.
“ ‘ God of mercy I' exclaimed my wife," as
she looked up in my fiendish countenance, ‘you
will not kill us—you will not harm Willie,!. as
she sprang to the cradle-and grasped him in
her embrace. I caught her again by the hair,
and dragged her to the door; and, as I Jilted
the latch, the wind burst in with. ,a, cloud of
enow. With a yell of a fiend, I still dragged
her on, and hurled her oiitinto' tho darkness
and storm. With a wild ha I hall closed:the
door and.tnrned the button, her pleading moans
mingling with the -wail of the blast and the
sharp cry of her babe. But my work was not
yet complete.— *
V I turned on the little bed Where lay my
-elder son; and snatched-him fronrhissloinhere,
and against hiß halfiawakeded aifngglea'apenfid
the door and thrust him out* In the agony of
fear, he called mo by a name I was no longer
fit to bear, and looked his fingers into my side
pocket. Icnpldnot wrench tbat frenzied grasp
away, and, with the coolness of a devil, as I
was, I shut the door upon the mm, and with
my knifo severed it at the wrist."
The speaker-ceased a moment, and buried his
face in bis hands, ns if to shut out some fearful
dream, and bis chest heaved like a storm-swept
tea. My father had arisen from his seat, and
was leaning forward, —his countenance was
bloodless, and the large drops were standing
out upon his brow. Chills crept back to my
young heart, and I wished I was at homo. The
old man looked up, and 1 hose never since be
held such mortal agony pictured upon a human
face as there was on his.
“It was morning when I awoke, and tho
storm hod ceased. I first secured a drink of
water, and then looked in the accustomed place
for Mary. As 1 missed her, fur the first time
a shadowy scene of some horrible nightmare
began to dawn, upon my wandering mind. I
thought I bad had a fearful dream, bat invol
untarily opened the outside door, with a shud
dering dread. the door opened the snow
burst in, followed by the fall of something across
the threshold, scattering the snow, and striking
the floor with a sharp, hard sound. "My blood
shot like red-hot arrows through my veins, and
1 rubbed my eyes to shut out the sight. It
was—OGod! how horrible!—it was my own
injured Mary and her babe—frozen to ice I
The ever true mother had bowed herself, over
her child, and wrapped all her clothing around
it, leaving her own person naked to the storm.
She had placed her hair over, the face of the
child, and the sleet bad frozen it to the white
check. The frost was white in its half opened
eyes, and upon its tiny fingers. I know not
what became of my brave boy.”
Again the old man bowed his head and wept,
and all that were in the house wept with him.
My father sobbed like a child. In tones of low
and heart-broken pathos, the.old man conclu
ded:
“ I was arrested, and for long months I raved
in delirium. I a woke, was sentenced to prison
for ten years; but no tortures could have been
like those I endured within my own bosom.—,
Ob God, no I—l am not a fanatic. I wish to
injure no man. But while I live, let me strive
to warn others not to enter the path which has
been so dark and fearful a one to me.. I would
see my wife and children beyond this vale of
The old-man sat down; but a spell as deep
and strong as.that wrought, by some wizzard’s
breath rested upon the audience. Hearts could
have been heard in their lienting, and tears to
fall. The old man then asked the people to
sign the pledge. My father leaped from his
seat, and snatched at it eagerly. I had followed
him, and ns he hesitated a moment with the
pen in the ink, a tear fell from the old man’s
eye on the paper.
“ Sign it—sign it, young man. Angels would
sign it. I would write my name there ten thou
sand times in blood, if it would bring back my
loved and lostones.”
My father wrote, “ Mortimer Hudson.”
The old man looked, wiped his tearful eyes
and looked again, his countenance alternately
flushed with a red and death-like paleness. ■
“It is—no, it cannot he—yet how strange,”
muttered the old man. “Pardon me, sir, but
that was the name of my brave boy.”
My father trembled, and held up his left arm,
from which the hand had been severed.
They looked for a moment in each other’s
eyes, but reeled and gasped—
" My own dear boy !”
“ My father 1”
They fell upon each, other’s neck, until it
seemed that.their-sonls would grow and mingle
into one. There was weeping in that church,
and 1 turned bewildered upon the streaming
faces around me.
“ let me thank God for the great blessing
which has gladdened my guilt-burdened soul,”
exclaimed the old man, and, kneeling down, be
poured out his heart in one of the most melting
prayers I ever heard. The spell was then.bro
ken, and all eagerly signed the pledge, slowly
going to their homes, as if loth to leave the
spot.
Tho old man is dead, but the lesson he taught
bis grandchild on the knee, os bis evening sun
went.dowji without a cloud, will never be for
gotten. His fanaticism has lost none of its fire
in my manhood's heart.
DIED TESTEHDAY.
Every day some flower is plucked from a sun
ny home, a breach thade in some happy circle,
a jewel stolen from some - treasury of love.—
Each day, from the summer fields of life, some
harvester disappears. Yes, every hour some
sentinel falls from bis post, and Js thrown from
the ramparts of time into the surging billows
of eternity. ...
-- “ Died yesterday Who died? Was it a
gentle babe, sinless as an angel, pure as the
zephyr’s hymn—one whose langh was the gush
of summer rills loitering in a - bower of roses,
whose lips were a perpetual litany ? Or was it
a youth, hopeful, generous—one whose soul
wasbflmmed by flowers, no wily serpent lurking
underneath ; one whose spirit panted after the
great and good, and reached forth with earnest
struggle, for tho guerdon in the distance ?
“Died yesterday Was it a young girl—
pure as the orange buds that clasped her fore
head, stricken flown as she stood at tho altar?
No, it was none of these, —but-a strong man,
who has sunk into dreamless slumber, and is
how being borne to the, gardens of the slum
berer. ‘One whose love of country was para
mount, and whose life was in tho end a sacri
fice to his zeal in the performance of good
works* A faithful teacher of the Word, he has
now gone to receive the great reward —“Bless*
ed are tho Dead.”
Daily, men, women and children are passing
away—and hourly, in some graveyard, the soil
is flung upon the dead. As oft as the morn,
we find' some flower, that blushed sweetly at
sunset, has Withered op forever. Daily, when
we rise; some one has been borne from among*
us. Each day some pearl drops from the. jew
eled thread’s of friendship—some lyre, to which
wout' hag'been' hashed
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NO. 45
Once when traveling on a atago coach,, gays
a writer in a contemporary, I met with a young
lady who seemed to be on the constant lookout
for something laughable. Every old barn- was
made the subject of a passing joke, while tha
cows and sheep looked demurely at ns, little
dreaming that folks could be merry at their ex
pense.
All this was, perhaps, harmless enough.—*
Animals are not sensitive in that respect They
are not likely to have their feelings injured be
cause people make fun of them ; bat when W 9
come to human beings, that is quite another
thing.
So it seemed, to me; for, after awhile, aa
aged woman came running across the fields,
lifting op her band to the coachman, and in a
shrill voice begging him to stop. The good na
tured coachman drew op his horses, and the old
lady coming to the fence by the roadside,
squeezed herself between two posts which went
very near together.
The young' lady in the stage coach made*
some ludicrous remark, and the passengers
laughed. It seemed very excusable; for, in
getting through the fence, the poor woman
made sad work with her old black bonnet; and -
now, taking a seat beside a well dressed lady,
really looked aa if she bad been blown there by
a whirlwind.
This was a new piece of fan, and the girl
made the most of it. She caricatured the old
lady npon a card, pretended to take a patternf
of her bonnet, and in various other ways sought
to raise a laugh at her.
At length the poor woman turned apalefac*
toward her, and said ;
“ My dear girl, you are now young and heal
thy, and happy. I have been so too, hut that
time is past. lam now old and forlorn. The
coach is taking me to the deathbed of my only
child. And then, my dear, I shall be a poor'
old woman, all alone in the world, where merry
girls will think me a very amusing object.—
They will laugh at my old [fashioned clothe*
and sad appearance, forgetting that the old wo
man has loved and suffered, and will live for-
ever.”
The coach now stopped before a poor looking,
bouse, and the old lady feebly descended the
steps.
“ How is she?” was the first trembling en
quiry of the mother.
“ Just alive,” said the man who was leading
her into the bouse.
The driver mounted his box, and we were
upon the road again. Our merry young friend
had placed the card in her pocket. She wa»
leaning her bead upon her hand; and yon may
be sure that I was not sorry to'see a tear upon
her fair young cheek. It was a good lesson,
and one which we greatly hoped would do her'
good.
How many recollections crowd opon as, bow’
many visions of happiness rise up before os, as
-our thoughts stray aw ay back - to tbs past,
when we were yet children ? Foremost among
these memories, come reminiscences of oar'
school days', an<j, with them many a picture of
“ The Old School House.” We see it with its
time-worn,- weather-beaten- sides and moss-cov
ered roof. We wonder if the “ back seats” are'
yet occupied by “ big girls and boys,” and
if the seat in “ our corner” is the same as it
used to be. We wonder if the girl sitting there
now, hss as much fun—making pictures of ‘‘the
master,” on the old scratched wall, as we did ;
and if she ever receives sly notes and a big red
apple, from a handsome black eyed youth op
posite. Wewonderif the grammar lessons are
as long, the rod as thick, the master as cross,-
or if he ever “sparks” the prettiest girl at re
cess. We also wonder if the post office is as
flourishing as it was in oar day.
Some time ago we were taking a ride, and
we passed an old school house that, no doubt,
would have stirred up many recollections of
some one’s youthful days. Itwas situated near
an old forest; and the many shady, labyrin-'-
thian paths,.the stately old trees, and the trick
ling little stream, all brought sweet memories
to us, of days when we wandered through suclr
shady woodland paths with a dear one who now
wanders through the paths of the Heavenly
mansion. “ The old school house”—who can
not remember it; who cannot recall pleasant
recollections of it t Ask the veteran with white
locks, “ What of the old school house V’ He
will answer, “ The pleasantest part of my life
was spent within it.”
-What if the building was old, the steps bro
ken, the windows cracked, the benches cut.—■
It was the old place still, around which fond
memories love to linger.
But, alas ! the old school houses are becom
ing obsolete, and “ fashionable boarding schools
fur young ladies and gentlemen” are taking
-their places. But ’tis thus the world inoves
round : and we fear the day is not far distant
when we will bid good bye to the “ old school
houses.” Perhaps ’tis belter for the cause of
education, yet tee know the principles instilled
into our mind when young, in one of these old
school houses, have been of far more advantage
to ns than all the accomplishments taught as at
the fashionable school which we attended ia
after years.
Yet, if these old school houses, these links
with the past, do pass away, we know that 'aa
long as we possess our faculties, our pleasant
memories of them will remain.
As up-country editor pays his respects] to—
“ Newspaper borrowers, may theirs be a life of
single-blessedness; may their.pathe be carpeted
with cross-eyed snakes, and their night* be
haunted with knock-kneed tom oal3.’ r -
The man who never says nothing to nobody,
was married lasCweelc toTheTTadj. who. never
speaks 511 of no one. . . ,
Eakly Rising.—l hold it is not natural.
With men, as with peas, early rising is all a
matter of forcing;— PtViasi iht Second.
A'fellow who chopped off bis hand,' the oth
er day, while cutting wood, sent to an apoth
ecary for a remedy for chopped bands.
Waking Fnn of People.
‘‘The Old School House.”
Cousin Lizzie