BATES OF ADVERTISING four lines or less constitute half a square. Ten linen o r more than four, constitute a square. $0.25 One sq., one day—.--•-$0.50 ' 'ig ene went. -- 1.00 cc oneerceh.-- i 0,,,,. 411 one month- 2.00 cc one MOnth. _. LW ig the months. 3.00 41 three months. 5.00 46 six months- Cc sda months.... B.IP Lc one year— . 5.00 cc one year..-- - 10 . 00 i rr Business notices inserted in the Loom. corm's!, or b e fore marriages and deaths, mtve °BETS PBS LON for each insertion. -To merchantaand Others advertising by theyeso liberal teL Is will be offered. Ur The numberof insertions must bsdesignatedon the iteertisement. gr Marriages and Deaths Will be inserted at the same seas regular .nivc!!ic;,.,l4eswEssoccmgcomlmmllms Booko, Otationctp, S BOOKS.--School Directors, CHOOL Teacher% Parents, Scholars, and. others, in went of .school soots, School Stationery, &c., will find a complete o , or tmest at B. M. POLLOCK & SON'S BOOK STORE, garret Nome, Harrieburg, comprising ip part the fctiow ill-C.:ABBRS.—McCulley% Parker's, Cobb's, Angell's Ey BLUING. BOOKS.—MeGnifey's, Cobb's, Webster's, o w., Byerly's. Combry' D. S ENGLISH GRAMMABS.—Bullion's, Smith'S, Wood dge's, Monteith s, Tuth il l's, Hart's, Wells'. br i ElBTOlLlKS.—Grimshaw's, Davenport's,Frost's, Wil son's, Willard% Goodrich's, rinl49oleS, olibunith's and °lark's. A javinagno , g.—Greenlears, Stoddard , Emerson's., rite's, Rose's, Golbortec, Smith and Duke's, Davie's. ALGEBBAS.--fireenlearse, Dsvleht, Day's, Rey% Bridge's- • DICTIONABYS.—WaIker's Scheel, Cobb's, Walker, rentar i ll Comprehensive Worcester's Primary / Web- l Pl te e r's P rimary ,, Webster's iligh Salted, Webster ' S WW l °, Academic. Nalana; PHILOSOPHIES.—Comstock's, Parker's, Swift's. The above -with great variety of others can at any time be found at my store. Also, complete assort. ment of School Stationery, embracing in the wlit le a com plete outfit tor school purposes. Any book not in the 'store procured A one days notice. EX Country Merchants supplied at wholesale rates. ALMANACS.—John Baer and Son's Almanac tor sale at M. POLLOCK & SON'S BOOK STOBB, Harrisburg: It7' Wholesale and Retail, myl _JUST RECEIVED AT SCHEFFEWO BOOKSTORB, ADAMANTINE S L TE AS' OF VARIOUS SIZES AND PRIONfii . WWI, for beauty and use, cannot be excelled. BEMEMBEE TEE PLACE, SCHEFFER , S. BOOKS TOILS, NO. IS MARKET STIMET. mart N B W BOOKS' JUST RECEIVED "SEAL AND SAY," by the author of "Wide, Wide World," " Dollars and Cents," &a. "HISTORY OR METHODISM.," by A. Stevens, LL.D. For sale at SaLIIFFF.RS I BOOKSTORE, ap9 No.lB Marks et. JUST RECEIVED A LAWS AND SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF RICHLY GILT AND ORNAAIRNTAL WINDOW CURTAINS, PAPER BLINDS, Of various Designs and Colors, for 8 centg, TISSUE PAPER AND CUT FLY PAPER, At [my24l SciIEFFEWS BOOKSTORE. - - - WALL PAPER! WALL PAPER I 1 Just received, our Spring Stock of WALL PAPER, BORDERS, FIRE SCREENS, &c., Sce. It is thelargeet sad best selected assortment in the city, ranging in price Irornsia (6) cents up to one dollar and aquarter ($1.25.) As we purchase very low for cash, we are prepared to soil etas low rates, if not lower, than can be had else where. If purchasers will call and extuulue, we feel confident that we can please them in respect to price and quality. E. M POLLOCK & SON, apa Below Jones' Mouse, Market Square. LETTER, CAP, NOTE PAPERS, Pens, Holders, Peneils i Envelopes, Sealing Wax, of the best quality, at low prices, direct from the manu factories, at mar3o SIOREPPER'S OREAP BOOKSTORE LAW BOOKS LAW BOOKS I 1-A general assortment of LAW BOOKS, all the State 'Reports and Standard Elementary Works, with many .of ' the old English Reports, scarce and rare together with large assortment of second-hand Law Books, at very low prices, at she One prite Bookstore of LO E. M. POLCK & BON, myB Market Square, Harrisburg. sfilioctliatteono. A N ARRIVAL OF NEW GOODS APPROPRIATE TO THE SEASON SILK LINEN PAPER FANS! FANS!! FANS!!! ANOTHER AND SPL&NDID LOS OF SPL /CB D FISIIING RODS! Trout Flies, Gat and Hair Snoods, Grass Lines, Silk and Hair Plaited Lines, and a general assortment of FISHING - TACKLE! A GREAT VARIETY OF WALKING- CANES! Which we will sell as oheap as the cheapest! Silver Head Loaded Sword Hickory Fancy Canes! Canes! Canes-! Canes'! Canes! KELLER'S PRITO AND FANCY STORE, No. el JLAURET STREET, South side, one door east of Fourth street jet/. CO A LI!! N " ofij i y . X 1.75 PER TON!!!..L11 TREVRRTON lita COLT, for Eat) at $1.75 per ton, delivered by Patent Weigh Carts. PINEGROVE COAL, just received by cars, for sale by feb2l JAMES M. WHEELER. aARDEN SEEDS!!!-A FREsu AND COmPLcrs assortment, just received and for sale by feb2l WM. DOCK, JR., & CO. TIIST RECEIVED—A large Stock of ei SCOTCH ALES, BROWN STOUT and LONDON PORTER_ For site at the lowest rats by JOHN H. ZIEGLER, 73 Market street. FISH!! FISH!!! MACKEREL, (Nos. 1, 2 and S.) SALMON, (very superior.) MAD, (Mess and very See.) HERRING, (extra large.) OOD FISH. SMOKED HERRING, (extra Digby.) SCOTCH HERRING. SARDINES AND ANCHOVIES. Of the above we have Mackerel in whole, half, gamier and eighth bbls. Herring in whole and half Ms. The entire lot new—DIAROT FROM THZ FISHIZBIBB, and will sell them at the lowest market rates. sepl4 WM. POCK, ia., & CHAMPAGNE WINESI )1/0 107, RONTIBELLO, nransißcir. & Co., CRAB:LB% REIBSIECS, GIBBLZB, & CO., ANettoß--siLLERY MOTTESEIM, OVABAIINR DIVSOWEBLI "mum & co is TERZENAT, CABINET. In stare and fol. sale by JOHN H. ZILEGLER I d 2O 73 Market street. TOKORY WOOD? I A SUPERIOR LOT E _ josti X,IVATed ) aitalior Hale quiantities to edit Pd. thilierlOY JAMS.B WELIZEL*R. Also, OAK AND TINEo.n Lind at ecO the lowest prices. • WAXILY BIBLES, from 1/$• to 610 1 istnugund handsomely bound, printed on good pager, elegant sloir new tape so ld inohlr EIORAWITERN Cheap BooltstVO. RANBERRIES I I-A SPLENDID LOT C just received by _ _ *MO 15108 a superior and cheap TABLE or .1; SALAD Of go to ituttra , s NMI STORE. THE Fruit Growers Handbook--by sreextre—wholesaleiustrotail at mcnai SOMOBIFISIVI Bookstore. ,`PERM CANDLES.—A large supply just retebreil atkle Inf. DOCK. la.,* CO_ ELLER'S DRUGSTORE ie thqpiace to Had the bp.44 pagprtmeat 9f-Parte Monnaies. WM.. DOCK; it CO. --'".--- ....... m „, - . Th - r-77.'. - --c -.- 1iI!l• I ! l• - -z.. , ' --- i --- 4-.. , ?-' 4- '- - 7,-: - 44 10 11 ' • . - ft.:t.4..4.;2. ' -.''',- W'' ' .. 4- 4 M -- ' -'' " -.-. . '-. • • . Union. : . .:♦ ___,T,....7,_.,..7..,_,..,........,._ ••• _ _ ‘ , • 11 . , i'• I . ' , 7 .--' _ -:7,13 l'i• 1 o i l ' ' l ll ,' 'F . . 0 . .. VOL. 3. Linzs .of armlet. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. WINTER TIME TABLE FIVE TRIES DAILY TO & FROM PHILADELPHIA ON AND AFTER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2677, 1860, The Passenger Trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com paw , will depart from and arrive at Harrisburg StAl Philadelphia as follows : EASTWARD. THROUGH EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Harrisburg a 2.40 a. m., and arrives at West Philadelphia at 6.50 a. in PAST LINE leaves Harrisburg at 12.65 p. in., and arrives at West Philadelphia at 5.00 p. m. MAIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg at 5.15 pan., and ar rives at West Philadelphia at 10.20 p. In. These Trans make close connection at Philadelphia with the New York Lines. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, No. 1, leaves Harrisburg at 7.30 a. in., runs via Mount any, and arrives at West Philadelphia at 12.30 T. m. HARRISBURG ACCOMMODATION leaves Harris burg st 1.16 p. m., and arrives at West Philadelphia at 6.40 p. m. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, N 0.2, leaver:Harrisburg at 5.25 p. m., runs via Mount Soy, connecting at Diller• villa with MAIL TRAIN East to; Philadelphia. WESTWARD. THROUGH EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Philadelphia 10 . 50 P. in., and arrives st Harrisburg at 3.10 a. in. MAIL TRAIN leaver! Philadelphia at 3.00 a. m., an arrives at Harriibarg at 1.20 p. m. LOCAL MAIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg for Palau' . at 7.00 a. m. FAST LINE leaves Philadelphia st 12.00 noon, and as rives at Ilarrist•wrg at 4.10 p. rn. - HARRISBURG ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Philadelphia at 2.00 p. m., and arrives st-Harrisburg,a , 745 p. m. 'ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves 'Philadelphi a 4.00 p. m. , and arrives at-Harrisburg at 9.45 p. m. Attention is called to the fact, that passengers leaving Philadelphia at 4 p, in. connect, at Laacaataie with MOUNT JOY ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, and arrive Harrisburg at 9.45 p. m. SAMUEL D. TOIIN4, n023-dtf Supt. East. Div. Penn'a Railroad. NEW AIR LINE ROUTE N E Y R K. fia - Shortest in Distance and Quickest in Tirnt BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES OF NEW YORK AND HARRISBURG, VIA BEADING, ALLENTOWN AND EASTON MORNING EXPRESS, West, leaves New York at 6 a. in., arriving at Harrisburg at Ip. m. , only 63( hours between the two cities. MAIL LINE leaves New York at 12.00 noon, and al' rives at Harrisburg at 815 p. m. MORNING MAIL LINE, East, leaves Harrisburg s_oo a. in., arriving at New York at 0,20 p. In. AFTERNOON EXPRESS LINE, East, leaves Harris. burg at 1.15 p. m., arriving at New York at 9.45 p. In. Connections are made at Harrisburg at 1.00 p. in. with the Passenger Trains in each direction on the Pennsylva , nia, Cumberland Valley and Northern Central Railroads All Trains connect at Reading with Trains for Potts ville and Philadelphia, and at Allentown for Manch Chunk, Easton, too. No change of Passenger Cars or Baggage between New York and Harrisburg, by the 6.00 A. M. Line from Nei York or the 1.15 p. In. from Harrisburg. For beauty of scenery and speed, comfort and acme modation s this Route presents superior inducementsto the traveling public. Farebetween New York and Harrislburg,F ivE Dow...ens For Tickets and other information apply to J. 3. CLYDE, General Agent, dels Harrisburg. PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILROAD WINTER ARRANGEMENT, ON AND AFTER DEC.' 12, 1860, TWO PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE HARRISBURG DAILY, (Sandayd excepted,) at 8.00 A. if., and 1.15 P. N., for Philadelphia, arriving there at 1.26 P.M., and 6.15 P.M. RETURNING, LEAVE PHILADELPHIA at 8.00 A.M. and 3.30 P.M., arriving at Harrisburg at 1 P. M. and B.lb P.M. TARES :—TO Philadelphia, No. 1 Care, $3.26;' No. 2, (irn same train) $2.75. Readhr $1.60 and $1.30. At Handing, minutia. With trains for rourrith Munro villa, Tamaqua, Calawissa, &c. . FOUR TRAINS LEAVE READING FOR PHILADEL PHIA( DAILY, at 0 A. M.,10.45 A. M.,12.80 noon and 3.43 P. M. LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR READING at 8 A. LO6 P. M., ISO P. M., and 5.00 P. FARES:—Heading to Philadelphia, $1.75 and $11..45. THE MORNING TRAIN FROM HARRISBURG EON. NECTS AT BEADING with sp train for Wilkesbarra Pittston and Scranton. Per through tickets and other information apply to 3. 3. CLYDE, dels-dtf General Agent. PHILADELPHIA ANT, READING RAILROAD. REDUCTION OP PASSENGER FARES, ON AND AFTER MONDAY 654211T1TAT1014 riexhitis, - With. 26 'Coupons, will be Issued between any points desired, good for the holder and any member of kis family, in any passenger , train, and at any time—at 26 per tent. below the regular farce. Parties having occasion to w) the Road frequently on business or pleasure, will find the above arrangement convenient and errnomical; as Pour Pasienger trains run daily each lipr between Reading and Philadelphia, and Two Train , es' .‘ between Reading, Pottsville imd Harrisburg. Or Ovartays, only one morning train Down, and one afterrrrr train t fp, runs betweenpottsville and Philadelphit and no Passenger train on the Lebanon Valley Brrnrio Railroad. Tor the above Tickets, or any information relating thereto apply to S. Bradford, Big., Treasurer, r h phis, • the respective Ticket Agents on the line, or to G. A. NICOLLS, General hup't. Draroa 27, 000.—martt-dtf NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY, NOTICE.. ORANGE OF BORZPITLE. SPRING ARRANGEMENT. ON AND AFTER FRIDAY, MARCH lar, 1861. the Passenger Trains of the Northern COMM' Railirsi will leave Harrisburg is follows : GOING SOUTH. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN will leave at.. 3.00 a. m. EXPRESS TRAIN will leave at 1,40 a. ut MAIL TRAIN willleaveat ................/.00 ©!OINK NORTH MAIL TRAIN - N.l l ll.mm at". „ , 1.40 p. m. BXPRIA93 Trani will leAv . e m . The only Train leaving Harrisburg on Sunday will to the 'ACOGMMODATION TRAIN South. at. 3.00 a. m. For further inforsiatien apply at the MAO, in Penn sylvania Railroad Depot. JOHN W. HALL, Agent. Harrisburg, March Ist-dlr. A PPLE WH.T.SICY !--Ptritu j P.RsEa . Ar ti PLE!—In store and for sale by JOHN H. ZIEGLER, feW 73 Market street. T A RIND BEEF—An extra lot of DRIED 111 l BEEP just received by - nog WM. DOCK, JR., & CO. o UHLINGTON HERRING ! • lllig received by • WM. DOCK, he., ec, CO ocl TAKE NOTICE! That we have recently added to our already full stock OF SEGARS LA NORMATIS, HARI KARI, EL MONO, LA BANANA. OF PERFUMERY FOR THE HANDEBROHIET THRUSH ESSENCE, ODOR OF MUSK, • LUBIN'S ESSENCE BOUQUET, FOR THE HALE: EAU LUSTRALE, CRYSTALIZED POMATUM, • MYRTLE AND VIOLET' POMATUM. FOR Till COMYbraion : TALC OF VENIVE, ROBE LEAF POWDER, NEW MOWN HAY POWDER,, • BLANO DE PERLES, • Or SOAPS BALM'S Pruner • MOSS ROSE, BENZOIN, UPPER TEN, VIOLET, NEW MOWN RAY, JOCKEY CLUB. Having the largest stock and best assortment of Toilet Articles, we fancy that we are better able than our com petitors to get up a complete Toilet Set at any price de sired. Call and see. Always on hand, a FRESH Stock of DEDUS, MEDI CINES, CHEMICALS, Ac , consequent of our re ceiving.almost daily additions thereto. HUMID/PM - AND FANCY STORE, 91 Market Street, two doors East of Fourth Street, sepfl . South side, JA . CKSON- & CO.'S SH-OE STORE, NO-903( MARKET ;STREET ) HARRISBURG, Pd., Where they intend- to devote their entire time to the roannfacture of . . . BOOTS AND S.HOES; Of all kinds and varieties, in the neatest and most fash ionable styles, and at tstisfacnery , pricia. 'Their stock will consist, in part, of Gentiimen , s Fine Calf and Patent Leather Roots and Shoes, latest styles; Ladies' and Misses' avatars, and other Shoes in great variety; and in fact everything connected with the Shoe business, CUSTOMER WORK will be particularly attended to, and in all cases will satisfaction be warranted. Lasts fitted -up by one of the best makers in the country. The long practical experience of the undersigned, and their thorough knowledge of the busineka will; . they trust, be sufficient guarantee to the public that they will do them justice, and furnish them an article the will recommend itself for utility, cheapneds and dura bility. [jRA] JACKSON 'ft, VO. JUST RECEIVE.D! A FULL ASSORTMENT OF HUMPHREY'S HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS TO WHIM WE INVITE THE ATTENTION OF THE AFFLICTED 1:, For gale at WE OFFER TO CUSTOMERS A New Lot of LADIES' PURSE - 8, Of Beautiful Styles, !substant4a4 !wade A Splendid Assortment of GENTLEMEN'S WALLETS. A New andllElegant Perfume, KNIGHTS TEMPiLARS' LBOQU;ET, Put up in Out Glass Engraved Bottles. A Complete Assortment erj VIANDX:EROTHEF PERFUMES, Of the best Manufacture. A very Handsome Variety of POWDER PUFF BOXES. KELLER'S DRUG STORE, JOl 91 Market street. REMOVAL. JOHN W. GLOVER, MERCHANT TAILOR!, Hata removed to 60 MARKET STREET, Where he will be pleased to see all his friend , oetB-dtf CANDLE SI!! PARAFFIN CANDLES, SPERM CANDLES, STRAKINKCANDLES, ADAMANTINE CANDLES, CHEMICAL SPERM CANDLES, STAR (summon) CANDLES, TALLOW CANDLES. A large invoice of the above in store . , and for sale at unusually low rates, by WM. DOOR, In. , & CO., jani Opposite the' Court House GUN AND BLASTING POWDER. JAMES M. WHEELER, HARRISBURG, PA., AGENT - FOR ALL POWDER AND FUSE IittiI7FAIMIRED By L E. DUPONT DE NEMOURS £ CO., WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. irr late supply always on hand. For sate at manu facturer's prices. Magazine two miles below town. 117' Orders received at -Warehouse. nol7 APOIL 2, 1860 SCOTCH WHlSKY.—One*Puncheon of PURE SCOTCH WH/BliT jitet received and for sale by JOHN H. ZIEGLER, jan2 73 Market street. TIM PTY BOTTLES 1 !—Of all sizes and descriptions, for Baia foto by deed Wlkl. DOOR, Ta., & CO. HATCH & CO., SHIP AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 138 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. DEALERS FLOUR, GRAIN, PRODUCE, cOTTON, WINES AND LIQUORS, TQBACCO AND CIGARS. nor6-dam DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS, PHILA:ISRLPILVA, MAIM/AM= CARBOYS, DEMIJOHNS, WIRE, PORTER, MINEIIII7. WATER, PICKLE AND PRESERVE BOTTLES OF RIMY =BM/TIM 11. D. lc 0. W. ItENNERB oel9-dly 27 South Front eteret, Philadelphia. AT COST!! I BOTTLED WINES, BRANDIES, AND LIQUORS OFT VERY DESCRIPTION' Together with a complete assortment, (wholesale and retail,) embracing' eierything in the line, will be sold at coat, without reserve. WM.D9CK, Ja. , & CO. HAVANA CIGARS.—.—A Fine Assort ment, comprising Figaro, Saiagosona, La Subs, Bird, Fire Fly, Eteirlrs, La Forint°, Capitolio of ati aims and qualities, in qUarter, oue- etch tad ona 7 tenth boxes, just received, and for sale low by JOHN U. 7,FEGLER, Jana. 73 Market Street. V BLUR'S DRUG STORE is the place „Ex.. to buy Domestic ittegaineS HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1861. li ctllaneon . SONEFFER'S BOOKSTORE, No.lB market st, Vatriot & Union. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAWR 6, 1861 THE SECOND. PLAYER. "I said I would tell you my story. Well, to begin, I was born in this town of Burnton, something less than sixty years ago. My father was a small tradesman, and sent me to the best school he could afford till I was a little over thirteen. I used to recite on the public days in the $0 o al, and repeat Latin and Greek orations, of which the meaning was not a little obscure even to me ; what it must have been to my hear ers I don't know. My father. took me away from the school to the shop. He was a tailor. It worried me - to death to sit hour after hour, stitch, stitch, stitch ; and I used to beguile the time by reciting and reading to the few men my father employed, and they did my share of the work in return for the amusement I afforded them. "At the age of fourteen I took part in some private theatricals in the town, and found the bustle of preparation much more pleasant than the dull shop work, They went off well, and when next the players came to the town I went to the manager and asked him to take me. Re laughed, for I was fit for nothing. Of course I was too big for a page, and too little fora man at-arms ; too young for a first, second, or even third lover; and too old for any accidental boy parte. I *as disappointed, but I soon had to leave the then detested shop. My father was of rather a serious turn. He heard of my going to the manager, and locked me up, then about sixteeis, and fed me on bread and water. This was rather too bad, so I took French leave, and when the bread and water same one morn ing there was no one to eat it. I was pleased :to find myself with a pair of socks and a clean shirt wrapt up in a handkerchief, about to face the world, and try to wring the hard held hon ors 'from stern fortune's hande. Still, I was young then. I need scarcely tell you that sit ting hero I often regretted that fine May mor ning's work that took me from home. "I went to one town after another, and at each sought out the manager of the theatre, and tried hard to get in as any thing. It was no use ;my voice was not yet set or certain. 'Why, young sir,' said one to me, 'you are as slim as a girl, and, if you were to make love in the tone you've been talking to me, the people would insist that I had made a girl play the lover's part. I'd take you, but you are no use to me at all ; two years hence you may come again, and I may talk to you.' "I felt it was true, but still wanted to be in a theatre, so I entered a traveling circus compa ny as holder and ring-raker. I kept at it for eighteen months, and then the manager joined another in the regular acting line. Now was my chance. They wanted a lover, and wanted him to ride; their first lover could no more sit on a horse than a sack could; the first lady saw him once, and said she should die with laugh ing if he came on ; so I offered. 1 did well, and thought I was on the road to fortune; I felt that Kernble and the rest of the great actors were only the same men as I was, with better chances. That is more than forty years ago, though. I'm wiser now. "After this success I became first gentleman in that company, and remained so for some years. The manager took the leading parts, so I bad no chance. I had changed my name, first, as Gowling did not look well on the bill, and next, because I did not want to hurt my poor old father's feelings more than I could help—l took the name of Alptioneus Montague. It looked well on the bills, I used to think at one time. Somebody, I forget who, says, 'What's in a name!' I know there is a good deal in a name when it's on the playbills ; and the public be ing judge, Alpaonsus Montague was better than James Gowling, for it drew better houses. "In the company there was a young girl who took second lady. I don't say I fell in love with her; I dont think men of our class do fall in love. The constant exercising of the imita tive power in delineating the passion, weakens, I think, the power of feeling it as other men feel it. I liked her ; she was good, industri ous, and rising in the profession, and I married her. There never was a better woman lived, and she had her reward, I don't suppose that there ever was a woman more respected in any company. I never had even a row about her but once, and then a man had been very inso lent to her ; she came and told me just as I Caine off as. ‘Maticuff' in Macbeth. I went to the manager and told him that the man must leave the place at once. The manager said it was impossible ; he was a son of the noble owner of half the to wit; his father was then in the house; these things must be endured. I said that they should not be endured, and that, if he would not protect the ladies in the company, I Pia euld take the liberty of protecting my wife.' “And how did it end ?" "Why, I went to the little beast, titled as he was, and kicked him out at the stage door, I did, sir, though you would not think it to look at me now." "And the manager ?" "Came and thanked. me. Said he was much obliged to me; be had more annoyance from the complaints of the girls about, that fellow than any other cause. He raised mine and my wife's salary that same week. "We went en very well for some time. I be gan to find I was not a star. Once or twice I went up to London and heard some of the best men, and found that I could not equal them. I don't know a more painful sensation, sir, than that attendant on the discovery of the limit of your powers. Every man, not blinded by conceit, who is over thirty, must have felt WS. There is a limit to our powers ; othermen have more, some less, but still it is very painful to feel conscious that the eminence that the man has attained to whom you are listening is be yond you. Young men—very young men—feel that what man has done they can do. It does not last. Most men at thirty know their pace well enough to tell them that they will be in the ruck of the wheel of life. "Well, some few years after I was married, the conviction came to me i • I knew I could never be a star—a great act or. It was not in me. I was simply a respectable one. I could take any part, and do that part so that I was not laughed at; but there I was stopped. I could go no further. I never could raise the enthusiasm of my audience. They listened, and did not disapprove; but when I played a leading part the boxes did not let and the pit was not full. I could not help it, you know. I can safely say I never went on without know ing every word of my part. I was always cor rect, and in the second toad third parts did Well. Stars liked me. They used to come down for benefits occasionally, and used to say, 'Let me have (leveling with me; he's a safe man— never too forward—no clap-trap with him; he's not showy, but he's safe.' Now, you see, praise is a good thing, but when a man has dreamed for ten years or so that he is to be a star in the theatrical world, it is rather hard to wake up and find a star of no very great mag nitude telling blot he's a very good background to show that star's light. Ah ! me—those hopes of youth—how the large bud brings forth the little flower!' “Still, Mr. Growling, it was something not•to have failed utterly. There must be back grounds, you know, and there must be second parts as well as first." "True, sir, true; and human nature soon adapts itself to circumstances. Three months after I knew I was no genius the ambition to be one left me. I was content to do my part and enjoy life. I had four children—three boys and one girl. That's her child—poor little thing!" And he stroked the head of little Al ice caressingly, while she played with the but tons on his coat. "The boys, of course, we tried to make use ful in the profession. Christmas was a family harvest; all were busy then, all making mon ey. You know that the profession is not fa vorable to health. The excitement—particu larly to children—soon wears them out. I know often and often Poe seen my boys as imps, and that kind of thing, and felt the life was too fast for them. Late at night, to go from the hot theatre into the cold k night air was a sad trial to the constitution; and children are not old men. You can not persuade boys of twelve and fourteen that they ought to wrap their throats and not run out into the cold at night. We could not, and we lost two of the three boys within a year of each other. Lung diseases, the doctor said. it carries off a good many of these children, you see, in the Christmas pan tomimes. I often wonder whether the house thinks of those kind of things." "And the other children ?" "The boy left our company when be was about eighteen, and joined another as second gentle man. He was as good an actor as his father, and no better. He thought he was a genius, poor boy, as his father had thought before him. He had no experience to teach him, as he thought he was ill-used, and left us." "And what became of him ?" "At first, we used to hear from him now and then, then there was a long silence, and his mother worried herself dreadfully about him. One night I had been playing a country gentle man in a screaming farce, as the bills call it; for in a small company you are a king, a war rior, and a fool—all in one evening; so my wife had gone home, and when I arrived, came to the door to let me in." "Don't be frightened, dear; here's Alfred come back." "I went up, and there he was ; but what a wreck ! His eyes bloodshot, his hand trem bling, and a hot, ',red spot on his cheek." "Well father, how are you ?" "I did not answer; I sat down and cried. He tried hard to keep from it, but couldn't; he came and knelt down in front of me, covered his face with hie hands, and cried like a child. His mother, poor soul, clung round his neck and kissed him and cried till I was beside my self._ 11e,told his story. He had made a mis take. He thought himself a great actor. Managers didn't; the public backed the mana gers, and were right, too. He could not stand the disappointment; had no wife, as his father had, to console him, and he took to the actor's curse—drink. He sank lower and lower, be came ill, could do nothing, and just crawled home to die. "One night I had just come cif when I was told some one wanted me at the stage door. I went, and found the girl of the house where he lodged. She wanted me to come 'home directly; 1 was wanted at once. Mr. Alfred was very ill. Our manager had his benefit that night, and we had DEC of the first-rate London men down as "Hamlet." I was dressed as the "Ghost." I forgot all about my dress, then, and rushed home ; it was too late—poor Alfred was gone! He lay his head on his mother's arms; she was dressed as the "Queen," and was weeping hot, silent tears, that fell on my boy's face, one by one. JIM sister sunk on her knees by the bed side as I entered, and the people of the house were standing looking on. I shall never for get it—never. "I was roused by a touch on the shoulder. A message from the theatre." "Manager says he should be glad if you could come back." "Look here, Jennings, do you think I eon ?" ""Not to do anything, air, but you might see him; perhaps it would be better." "I left them and went back, saw the mana ger and told him ; and, though it was his bens • fit-night . , he said he •would read both parts himself." "I am sorry for you—very sorry; if I can do anything for you let me know." "We buried the poor boy, and then went on as before. His mother never recovered the blow, and gradually sunk, and about six months after his death could no longer take her parts, so Alice and I bad to do our best, I noticed that a young fellow had been rather attentive to her, and was not surprised when he took me aside one night, and told me he wanted to make her his wife. He was just such another as I had been myself when at his age. I thought it better to see her the wife of a respectable ac tor than remain single behind the scenes, for she was a good girl. Well, they married and remained in the company. I was getting old, you see, then, and it was some comfort to see her with some one to take care of her. Soon after she married her mother died, and I laid in the grave beside her son one of the best women that ever lived. I was alone now, and old, for the wear and tear of an actor's life, and the late hours, tell on the strongest con stitution. It was something awful, the change from the light and glare and noise of the theatre to the silence and quiet of my poor room. Just then, too, the company was broken up, and, at the age I was then, it was a serious thing for me. We all three tried' to keep to gether, but it was no tee. Those who wanted an old man did not want a second lady or a third gentleman, and so we were divided. I went on circuit as an old man with very poor pay, as much as I was worth, though I dare say, for I was getting feeble, and 'Speak up, old 'un 1' was the salute I heard from the gal leries, directly I opened my mouth. "I heard from Alice every week, and saved her letters for Sundays, for the day was long and dull tome. I could not make new friends. The young pitied me, and I was proud then, and 'loved not pity ;' so I was a lonely man. "Alice's husband died. I don't remember now how it was, but he died, and she told me it was just after this little one was born. I quite longed to see her, but she could not come, and I could not go, so we only wrote to each other. I have all her letters now, poor girl. She came to see me once afterward, and was lookingill and fagged ; and soon after that -visit our company was broken up again. "I tried hard to get a new engagement, traveled from place to place, spent all the lit tle I had saved, and then was laid up at a place some fifty miles from here. They took me from the inn to the Union when the money was gone; and after a deal of waiting and grumbling they brought me here. I little thought, when a boy I used to get the nests out of this tree, that I shCuld.end my dais here, an old worn-out pauper. You know where it says, 'There's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them as we may. I of ten said-that on the stage. I feel it now." And, the old man mused in silence. • “And your daughter?" “Alice? She died in this house not two years ago, poor child." SUNDAY'S NEWEPTED, BY 0. BARRETT & CO TWB BAIL: T.A.TItIOT AND UNION will be served to sub oribere residing in the Borough for six ONNTB PNR WIWIL payable to the Carrier. Nail subscribers, YOU& WM LARS PER ANNUM. Tas WBBIELT will be published at heretofore, term. weekly during the session of the Legislature, and once II week the remainder of the year, for two dollars in ad vance, or three dollars at thieerpiration of the year. Connected with this establishment is an extensive JOB °MOB, containing a of plain and fancy type, unequalled by any establishment in the interior et the State, for which the patronage of the public is No [tatted. • NO. 157. "Here, do you mean 7" "Yes—there in that room." And he pointed to a window in the back part of the house. '•That one, where the sun shines on it through the trees." "Of what did she die ? She was young." "The same disease that carried off her brother—consumption. She knew I was here, and spent her last money in coming, and the doctor, good fellow as he is, would have her in here. She lingered on for about a fortnight up there, then died one evening at sunset, holding my hand, and the child lying on her breast. Poor girl! shelooked so beautiful in her coffin. Ah ! I've outlived them all but this little one." And the old man looked fondly on the child, and stroked her head with his lean shriveled hand. "It's rather sad to see them all gone— nil—wife, and Alice all gone. Poor Al ice !" And the old pauper's eyes were full of the slow-corning tears of age. ESPINOSA, THE DANCSR.—Many of our read ers doisbtless remember a very supple young man, with a very large nose, named Espinosa, who traveled through this country some years ago—with the Ravels, we believe--in the ca. pacity of a dancer. A late number of the London Era contains an interesting sketch of his life, from which we take the following: At last an American manager, hearing of Espinosa's growing fame, crossed the Atlantic, and steamed him away from the Parisian stage, at a salary of one thousand pounds for twelve months ! From the year 1850 to 1857 (when he returned to Fratice 2 ) his life was One of eontin uous success, triumph, accident and adventure! He comic-danced in Mexico, over India, and throughout China, with great artistic glory ; but at Bourbon, Calcutta and Pondicherry he reaped golden and laurel harvests. At, Hong Kong, Sydney, Madras, Bombay, and scores of other Indian cities and towns, his success was immense, but the result was more to the honor of his artistic fame - than to the• filling of his exchequer. One day California, with its golden prestige, fascinated our hero's mild, and forthwith he dreamed of nothing else, save artistic glory, ornamented with gold, and, in the hope of gathering the same, he embarked for the Pacific Ocean. Crossing over the Rocky Mountains he fell into the hands of a gang of cannibal robbers, who relieved him of all he possessed, and kept him a close prisoner for three months. Here he was destined; after having been previ ously "fattened up," to be roasted and served up at the table of the cannibal chief at their nett grand solemnity ! But Espinosa would not " grow fat" for the grand cannibal display; so, when the day did come, he was tied, as useless flesh lumber, to the fatal tree, there to be tortured to death, " the obstinate pale face !" The last savage dance had already begun around him, but the " pale-face" stood and looked undismayed; non timeo, sed spot), thought he ! During his captivity he had learned enough of the savages dialect to make himself undt rstood; so, as the cannibals jumped and frisked around him, he suddenly exclaimed: " Oh ! ye accursed red-skins ! call ye that dan cing ? Loose my cords and I'll show ye what dancing is—how we pale-faces' dance ! Pierce my body with your arrows, and devour it af terward, if you will, but let me show you what dancing ie. ' He was silent, and the capering red horde stopped suddenly abort. The chide moved to a short distance, and held a confer ence ! " Contieuere omnes, et vulgi stante corona!" The result of which conference was, " Be it as the pale-face bath spoken ; let him dance," spoke the principal Chief. Amid a yell of in fernal noises a ring was quickly made, and Espinosa, loosed from his bonds, jumped into the middle of it with a pirouette so moribolant, so fantastic, yet so outlandish and extravagant, that the red-skinned squatters giggled, and grinned, and chattered like monkeys. Ile then gave them a dance of the regular gamin de Paris style. He vaulted bead over heels' a la Grimaldi, pirouetted round the savage incloeure, within and without, and enraptured one and all.— Finally, seeing the favor he was "stepping" into, he began the popular Paris dance called La Savate, and through it he went, con amore et pedibus, right and left, backward and forward, dispersing his audience on all sides, surprising them, delighting them, mesmerizing and en trancing them by his impromptu dance 'twixt life and death ; and, while all were in solemn amazement and mute astonishment at the ve locity of his twistings and turnings, his jump ins and vaultinge, he suddenly vaulted into the vacant saddle on one of the fleet steeds of the chiefs, and, presto, off he went like an atrOW, to the general admiration of the Bed Skins, who mistook that pas for a part of his dance infernals" exhibition ; or, as Doctor O'Toole says, "a part of his system!" But when the entranced savages saw him fly,quickly tly and scud through the air, and when they lost sight of him in tote, feelings of rage and vengeance succeeded admiration and delight, and, yelling, out their war cry, the best riders jumped on their steeds in pursuit of the "Pale lace Devil!" But "Fortune favored the brava," and Espinosa ne'er saw the silly Red Skins more. What a dance he had of it on his " bor rowed courser !" Yet 'twas only when his pursuers from afar saw him arrive in sight of A, numerous and well-armed caravan that they gave up all hope of recapturing their faseina ting fugitive dancer ; and, as a desperate signal of rage and vengeance, they fired off at him .a shower of poisoned arrows, while he rodC, under safe convoy, towards San Francisco. CENSUS or Raw J unsay— Eight Slaves Left.— The Secretary of State of. New Jersey ; on Tuesday, presented to the Legislature an ab stract of the State census. The total popula tion is 672,024, Of these 014,90 are 'whites, 24,936 free colored and eight slaves. - or the slaves yet remaining in the State there are in Hunterdon minty, three; in Middleiei, one ; in Morris, one ; in Passaic, two; and in Som erset, one. The largest county is Essex, con taining the city of Newark, population, 98,775. The next in population in.diudgon, containing 62,718. The total population of the city of Trenton is 17,221, and of this number 627 are colored. A case has lately been decided in the courta in Paris which has created considerable excite ment. The hein of an old lady, who died hi 1868, brought an action to break her will, which gave all her property to a certain Abbe Ber nard. Their' suit in the first plaoe was rejected, but appealing to the Imperial Court their ap peal was sustained—the Court, alter examin ing into the facts adduced, coming to the pen.. elusion that the Abbe Bernard had abusively exercised the influence which, as coitfeithortind friend, he had gained over the ()Mindy iti'eathse her to make the will, and accordingly deolaied it null and void. BnAEESMATI li/LLED.—Thith Peal, a brakes man on a freight train on the Baltimore rail road, was killed on Friday, at the depot In Philadelphia. He uncoupled an tender from the train, and then attempted to Jump from one to the other.' In doing so he felton the track, and the train passed over him, , trushing his head in' a shocking manner, and one of his,arms also. Deceased leaves a wife but go children. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING,
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