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- .
'FRE LEIIGH REGISTER,
ds published in the Borough of A Beiotown, Lehigh
County, Pa.,every Thursday
AIUGUSTIUS L. RIJIIE,
AtsLso per annum, payable in advance, and
$2 00 if not paid until the end of the year. No
paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid
except at the option of the proprietor.
- ADVERTISEMENTS, making not more than one
square, will be inserted three times for one dollar
and for every subsequent inset Lion Iwentyfive
cents. Larger advertisements, charged in the
same proportion. Those not exceeding ten lines
will be charged seventy-five cents, and those
making six lines or less, three insertions for 50
cents.
10" A Liberal deduction will be made to those
whn advertise by the year.
Office in Hamilton St., one door East
of the German Reformed Church, nearly
opposite the "Friedensbote Office."
Boot & Shoe Establishment
In Allentown.
Sh affr 4 Hunter.
Respectfully inform their friends and the
public in general, that they have lately
bought out the Stock of Mr. John Reeser,
and will continue at the old stand, in Ham
ilton Street, between the Allentown Hotel
and J. B. Moser's Apothecary Store, where
they are prepared to execute all orders in
heir line of business. They also infO'rrn the
public that they have just returned from
Philadelphia with a large assortment of
Ladies, Misses
Gentlemen's
Gum Shoes.
' .; 4- .10 41 l'hey also keep
on hand of their
own manufacture,
•
a
general assortment of extra fine and coarse
Gentlemen's Boots, Monroes and Shoes.—
Also, Ladies' and Misses' Morocco and L'ru
nella Gaiters, Bootees and Shoes. Boys
and Childrens, Boots and Shoes—all made
of the best material, of their own selection.
, They will warrant all their work, and or
ders will de executed at the shortest notice,
and in the neatest manner. The hands in
,their employ are of the best that can be
found, both in the Ladies' as well as Gen
tlemen's branch of the business.
The assortment they keep on hand is
very extensive, comprising every article that
may be called for in their line.
• Persons who are in want of a pair of good
Boots or Shoes, an article highly necessary
to keep your feet warm and dry, will do
well to give them a call, before purchasing
elsewhere, as they do not intend to charge
anything for showing their goods
April 15
The Navigation Opened.
THE LEHIGH TRANSPORTATIONCOMPANV
give notice that they are now prepared
to receive merchandize and forward it with
promptness and despatch from Philadelphia
to Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch
Chunk, Penn• Haven, White Haven and
Wilkesbarre, and also to intermediate places
on the Delaware and Lehigh Canals, and Le
high and Susquehanna Rail Road. The
goods, will be receive and shipped at tho
first wharf above Vine street, directly oppo-
Site the Salt Store of A. Wnmwr & NEPII
IEw. They also forward goods to and from
New York to Wilkesbarre and also to all
intermediate places, via : Delaware and Rar
'iton Canal and Delaware Canal. Goods
shipped by this line of vessels to New
Brunswick. The Schooner R. F. Stock
'ton, Sloop Fox and Grey Hound, will be
found at the Albany Basin, foot of Cedar
Street, North River.
Any information required can be had of
Messrs. METTLER, 11.EvNoLns & Co., No.
64 Dey street, or at NEILSON ' S Agent Office
No. 88 West street.
Merchants having goods to ship from
New York will find this route the nearest
ttnd most expeditous. The company have
large and commodious Store Houses at Eas
tern, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch Chunk,
White Haven and Wilkesbarro.
'Ja - onb Able, having disposed of his inter
est in the late firm of Able, Wilson & Co.,
he business will be continued as heretofore,
by the remaining partners, who hope by
strict attention to business to secure a fiber
hl, share of patronage.
DRAICE, WILSON & CO. Proprietors.
dl GENTS:
H. S. Moorehead, Philadelphia,
John Opdycke, Easton,
13orheck & Knauss, Bethlehem,
A. J. Ritz, Allentown,
A. W. Leisenring, Mauch Chunk,
A. Pardee & Co., Penn Haven,
ilorton & Belles, Wilkesbarre
Allentown, April 22, 1852
NAILS, 300 Kegs of the best Nails,
Brads and Spikes, just received and for sale
by . 0& J SAEGF,R.
April 22,'
40.11 R
Neutlyext cuted at the "Register". Office
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A FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
New Goods. New Goods.
ILIRDWA'RE !
The undersigned announce to the public,
that they have just returned from Philadel
phia and New York, with a very large lot
of Hardware, consisting of
House Furnishing .drticles
,:z.l•\;A ; lry, Coach Trimmings
Sadlcry and Shoe : findings, ail of which
will be sold at extremely low prices. They
ask the public to give Sneger's Hardware
Store, sign of the
.1.71 4 1V1L,
a call in order to convince themselves of the
fact, that a , penny saved is a penny made.'
0. & J SAEGER.
A great assortment of House furnishing
articles, such as
ENAMELED and tinned inside, cooking
vessels, sauce and stew pans, preserve ket
tles, fish and ham kettles, frying pans, grid
irons, waffle irons, &.c.
TEA TRAYS and Waiters, from com
mon to fine, in sets and dozens. Also, goth
ic form, in sets, and in variety of patterns.
KNIVES and FOURS—in sets and doz
ens ; also knives only ;' carvers, steels, cook
and butcher knives, with a variety of other
manufactures.
POCKET and PEN KNIVES—Razors,
scissors, shears, from the best makers ; one.
two, three, and 4 blade knives.
SHOVELS, spades, hoes, chains, rakes
pick, axes, &c.
SHOVELS and TONGS, Iron and brass
polished steel fire sets and standards, coal
hods, tailors' irons smoothing irons, &c.
for sale by 0 & J SAEGER.
April, 2, y
¶-3m
¶-3m
IA NE,IV ASSORTMENT OF
April 22
To Ilouse-Isiecpers.
I RON.—A lot of Hammered and Rolled
Iron, Sheet Iron, American and English
Band Iron, Hoop Iron, Cttst and Shear
Steel, square, flat, and round, just received
with Anvils and Vices, and for sale cheap
at the store of . U & J SAEGER.
GLASS.-150 Boxes Glaf.s, S by 10, 10
by 12, 10 by 14, 10 by 15, 12 by 16, and
various other seizes, for sale by
0 & J SAEGER.
TO SHOEMAKERS.—Just received a
new assortment of Morocco and Binding
Leather, Lasts, Shoe-thread, Wooden Pegs
French Rubers, and numerous other artic
les belonging to the shoemaking business
0 & J SAEGER.
OILS & VARNISH.—OiIs of all kinds,
boiled and raw, Turpentine, Newark Var
nish of all kinds, Glue &c.,—will be sold
cheap by 0 & J SAEGER
PLANES.—A full assortment of Planes
of John Bell's best make, also a large assort
ment of Carpenter's Tools, for sale cheap
by 0 & J SAEGER.
TO MECHANICS.—TooIs of every de
scription, such as Bench and Moulding
Planes, Hand, Patine!, and Back Saws,
Brace and Bit% Auger Bats, Hatchets,
Squares, &c., for sale by
0 & J SAEGER,
wunTE LEAD.-2 tons of White Lead
just received, Pure and Extra, and for sale
by 0 & J SAEGER.
pri 1, 22,
ROLLO W WARE.-500 Iron Pots and
Kettles, just received and for sale at very
reduced prices at the store of
0 & J SAEGER.
SVALIAING- OAT
•IT
waulau
The• subscribers hereby inform the-citi
zens of Allentown, and the public in gener
al, that they have concluded to give up the
Store business, and arc now offering their
large and splendid stock of •
STORE GOODS,
of every description at first cost. Now is
the time—and we hope you will not suffer
it to pass—to buy cheap goods. Come old
and young, rich and poor, groat and small,
we will be ready to servo you all.
Don't neglect the chance—goods are now
almost given away, now or never.
KERN & KLINE.
Allentown, June tO, 1862 ¶-4w
•• • •
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Attemtiou Mace Room
FOR THE
Clothing Emporium
OF
KECK & LEH.
They take this method to in
form their friends and the
public in general that they
still continue the
'MERCHANT TAROrtNc
Business
nt their old stand, directly op:
positethe' , Lehigh Register'
printing office, and that they
—although much is said at other places of
low prices—will sell as cheap, if not cheap
er, than at any other establisment, in this
or any other place, and if any thing, still a
little cheaper. They will always keep on
hand, a full supply of
Ready-Made Clothing,
of every descriptions, and have on hand at
present a large supply of seasonable goods,
at their ' , Emporium." They are both
practical Mechanics, and no work is suffer
ed to pass unless fully examined by them, so
they can warrant them to be not only du
rable, but made up with neatness and taste.
Customer Work
Will be punctually attended to, and made
up to order in the most fashionable manner,
- no matter whether- the goriils are bought
elsewhere, it will be thankfully received.
They are thankful for favors heretofore
received, and they will make it point to
serve all with entire satisfaction, which
they trust will secure to them more favors
and be the means to extend their custom
still further. Call and exa:nine their stock,
before you purchase elsewhere, and satis
fy yourselves with, what is said above.
Allentown April 29,
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A complete assortment of every descrip
tion, cheaper than the cheapest.
Cloths, Cassimeres, &c., made up to the
shortest notice, in a style calculated to sur
prise the Parisians, not the "Natives" only
—and still he complies with his motto, "No
fit no pay." With such inducements held
out to an impartial public, a Hottentot
would'nt fora moment doubt but what he
is bound to eclipse all his competitors. And
now take his advice
"Buy cheap while sluggards sleep,
And you will have goods to wear and keep."
So come one and all
And give me a call.
C. LI. SAMSON.
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April 15,
Two Piano Fortes
,_„.. The undersigned has, just lin
g I 1 fished and has ready for sale, two
six and three quarter octave Piano Forttis
with Rose wood cases. Apply at his Piatni
Forte Manufactory, in Hamilton street, west
of Hagenbuch's Flotel, in Allentown.
SIMON SWEITZER.
April 6. •
/iq., 1 4.1 0 uct.ol9.a 3
The undersigned hereby inform the citi
zens of Allentown, that they have built a
large Ice House, and are now prepared to
furnish every morning a supply of clean
ice, though the whole season.
They would also inform the citizens of
Allentown and vicinity that a supply of ice
to preserve the dead can at all times be had
by calling at their office in East Allentown.
Customers in town, will be supplied reg
ular every morning at their doors.
They will make it a point punctually to
serve those who may favor them with their
custom.
_ _
JOHN G. Scnimpir.
•
CASPER IILECKNII
East Allentown, May 20. 11-2 w
-
To the Ladies of Allentown
We want all the ladies in Allentown and
its vicinity to call and get a dress of Berage,
Berne de,Laine, Lawn, Gingham, orany
thing else they may wish, at the new cash
store, corner of Wilson's Row, the place
just revived. J. W. GRUBB.
Rakes I Rakes I
Just received a large lot of Rakes, which
will be sold very cheap 'at the cw cadi
store, corner of Wilson's Row.
J. W. GRUBB.
May 13, 1852
Brandretli and Wrights Pills.
Country merchants and others, are here
by notified, that, the far famous Pills .o
Doctors William A. Wright, and Benjamin
Brandreth, are constantly kept for sale at
the office of the "Lehigh Register'.'—by the
dozen boxes at wholesale prices.
July 5.
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Coathmaking - Establishmell
lii eillen tOien •
c 0 Liv 111 111 All Ilk
Respectfully annobnces to his friends tir!rl
public in general, that he still continues
on a more extensive scale, the
• Coacinaltin,,o• Business;
in all its various branches, at his well known '!
stand, in wet Hamilton : , treet, directly op
posite Hagenbuch's Hood, where he is al-'
way prepared to mannfactnre to order at
the shortest notice, and also keep on hand,
Barouches, York I lagons,
RocicAw Avs,
• . 3 Carryalls, Sulkies, ,S•c,
which for beauty and durability cannot be
excelled by any other establishment in the
county. He uses Ilene but the best mate
rial that can be secured, while his workmen
are second to none in the state, consequent
ly he feels assured that the vehicles he turns
out will. War inspection in: any community.
He will warrant his work as it is all done
underltis own supervision.
Wooden or Iron axle-trees manufactured
to order, and all kinds of repairing done in
the neatest, cheapest and most expeditious
manner.
["Horses, old vehicles, &c. &c., will be
taken in exchange for wagons.
Thankful for past favors, he hopes that by
strict attention to business, to merit a contin
ual Mcrease of public patronage
Aray 20
IVorrislown and FrcenumNburg 1?ail
Road C'omiatn.y
'The Commissioners named in the act in
corporatin,g the above named Conipany, will
meet and open hooks for subscription to the
capital stock of said Company, on Monday
the 20th of July next, at 10 o'clock A.
M.
at the house of 41errnan Fetter, in Freeman
bur;•. Said books to remain open at said
place for 3 days, viv.: 20th, 27th and 2l7ith
July—on the 20th, at the house of Iteigel
& Shaffer, one day, at I lellertown. (hi the
:30th, one day, at Coo pe rsb u rg. at the 1101150
of Daniel Cooper ; 31st, one day at klitaker
town, at the house of Jacob Kern ; one day,
A ngust 2d, at . the house of Elias Erdman in
Charlestown ; one day, August 3d, at the
house of M. Stilt, in Ty lersport ; 1 day Au
gust 4th, at the house of C. Iludy in Sum
neytown ; I day August sth, at the house of
E. 'Thomas in Zieglersville ; 1 clay, August
oth, at B. Longneeker's Perkiomen 13ridg,e
2 days, August 7th and Bth, at the hou,ie of
John fleins in, Norristown.
By order qf Mc Board qf Comoti44ioncr3.
Wouno,L,
Scerctario
(kn. FoEittsu,
July 8, 1852.
Dr. Ph, A. Rudolph Graff.
Takes this method to - - ...4 -
)R•P". inform the citizens of Cai
asauqua, and vicinity: that he of
fors his professional services as
Physician, Surgeon and Obstetrics,
Here also wish to draw the attention to
their neat and splendidly arranged apotheca
ry Store in Catasauqua, where they will al
ways keep on hand a general assortment of
fresh Medicines, Drugs, Dye-stuffs, Oil Col
ors, Varnishes, Shoe and Coachmakers'
Varnish, also all kinds of Perfumeries, such
as Toilet Soaps, Transparent and Barber's
Soap, Flair Oil, Eau de Cologne, Pearl and
hair powder. They keep an assortment of
Window glass and such other articles. It
is the new Apothecary Store of
ETChemical examinations will be atten
ded to with all promptness by Dr., Ph. A.
Rudolph Graff, practical Physician, and
Obstretrics, Apothecary and Chemist.
June• 24. 11-31 n.
Doctor Wl'Hain J. Romig.
Having roturned to Allentown, offers Ids
professional services to his friends and the
public. Office at his residence, in Hamilton
street, south side, first corner below I'retz,
Guth & Co's. Store, in Allentown.
February 19, 111—ly
Notice is hereby given to the'members of
the "Far»tqs, Ithitual Fire Insurance Coln- 1
puny of Northampton County." that the
annual meeting of the said Company, Will
be held on Saturday', the 14 day of August
next, at ono o'clock in the afternoon at the
public houso of CHARLES I-LtaTzm.t., Inn
keeper, in Lower Nazareth township, North
ampton county.
And at the same time and place, an elec
tion will be held for the purpose of elec
ting thirteen managers, for said county,' for
the ensuing yeaf. •
$ --6 in
By Order of' the Board of Matmgers,
AficiiAEL MayEks, Secretary
June 24, 1852.
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GRAFF AND BRUNNEII
Dr. [ll. A. IL (I,IIAFF,
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M U R A T . laatlicer_was_in_losteswith_onesof_hissGeneraPs ..._-_
: sisters,Caroline Bonaparte. She was scarce,
Murat, was the son of: simple farmer,
pr of outh , oa b
who kept a country inn at La Bastide, a , I Y ie th i
e
: tirecian and cl ne assic, y in the ey f
es of st beauty
atuarie lese s,
stragling village in the south of Prance,
that which distinguished the Princess - -
fronting the Pyrenees; the - inlatbitants of than
whose valleys,
strung, intelligent, and ad.. Pauline Borgese, but more gracefully attrac
ti ye. of a more royal ambition. Murat trem
ventureous, possess almost te chivalrous
bled to ask her in marriage, in the appre
genious of Spain, and recall even among the
peasantry the plebeian nobleness and hare. h' e ' ions of a refusal, grounded upon his
hurnble birth and want of .fortune : but Bo
pedity of blood of I lenry IV. There arc in
miliaria., counting his bravery for riches, and
the south of France especial, as there
,are
his own favor for blood; offered her to him.
in Spain, in Scotland, and in the East, tribes
I people among whom nobility is Mute' in Murat , the most enamored, and the most
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happy of men, gave his heart to the sister
every rank ; ^ivhere even the mendicant feels
and to the brother his gratitude and devo
the dignity of blood, because he was within
him the pride of soul.' The vomit( Joach. riot. Thenceforward the two families were
Mingled like their two destinies. „
ins Murat belonging to one of those iribe , .—
lu chagrin . ; he never used a sabre, nor
As a child ,and as a shephard, he was streneth.
cued by the rural habits, and by the TOW' 11 e " ki a s""Ill sword : the only weapon ho
wore on horseback, was a Roman blade,
agricultutal labors of his family ; serving by
broad and short, useless in attack or de
turns like his brothers, in the fields, tir in
tense, against the long blades of the enemy's
his lather's. employ. He wits passionately
This blade, with a hilt of mother
fond of horses, which, like those of Andalu- eavr t lr Y•
of peat'. artistically inlaid with precious
ria and Arabia, are reared by the peasants
0/ the district, breaking them in with " iii stones: was 'ornamented with i ihe portrait of
the bletutiltil aueen Caroae, his wife, and
and grooming with his childish hands, when
of their four . children ; he never drew this
occasion required it, those belonging to the
weapon from the scabbard but once, in a
travellers, citance visitors in the stables of
his father ; occupations which imbued him momeet of great danger, and then not to
at am early age with the tastes and habits strike with, but to animate his escort to
charge with him a cloud of cavalry by which
of a.chevalier. His fatally, though rustic
lo: NI: tl3 - surrounded. Ile had said-to-the-- -
being in easy circumstances, prectu: , sd I t iii
Count de Musbourg, his friend and minis
in the village, and in the smith neis 'Mogi'' ,
ter, who had admb(tered his finanees with
town of Cabins, the instruction that was
talent and whom he remembered with the
suited tan child who was destined either for
d isioterestedness and adoration of friendship :
the priesthood, or one of the professions at
"My sweetest consolatioa, W lien I look
_back-_ _
Una time accessible to yottE men of his -
on any career as a soldier, a general, and a
condition.. I lis lively and rlYxible intellect
is that I never saw a man fall dead by
accompanied itself as readily to these men.
k in g. hn It is not, of course, impossible
tal exercises, as his butte did to the labors of
Ili , that in so many charges, when I dashed my
die field, or the dangers of the camp•
horse forward at the head of the squadrons,
tigsre was tall and slim, and his neck easy •
some pistol shots fired at random may have
nod slender, his armes Ilex ible, thoug h st none.- ,
It knit at the shoulders, his legs we ll s k i ,ell wotinded or l:illed an enemy, but I have
, knowed nothing of the limner ; if a man fell
lor the said's', his feet well formed for clam
wain,. dead before me, and by my hand his image
bering up the 'steep ascents of the won
would be always present to my view and
II is 6luiltenanco was open and beaming, his
wou ld pursue me to the tomb."
eyes blue, his nose acquaint., his lips soul Sensibility of heart is thus allied, in the
Mg, his color Iresh, Ins hair chestnut, I o n,
modern warrior, with the impetuousity of
and silky, curling naturally , and wans , vi
colt mem Ho craves for victory in the mass
over his checks, or flowing down les should
hut the detail , of carnage excite his horror
tars in the manner of the Baseues,ad strucl:
the eye and won the heart. There was end his pity' lids' passion for military
splendor and honor, which exposed the
something heroic stamped by the hand of
Ide ol Murat, to the blows of the enemy,
nature on the outward appearance of this
part of the chartn by which he fed on •
young man, which foretold something sing. I ' v. '
' his soldiers, His costume was a portion
ular in his destiny. His mother and his
of his character, with which lie courted pop
brothers believed in it ; while his sensitive
ulanty in the camp.—Splendor was for him
heart, obliging and kind to all, won him the
the image ofglory. A native of the south,
love of his comrades and turned aside all
he loved, like the Cid, Spanish pomp, showy
envy. steeds, arms of precious workmanship and
I I is passion for horses and arms, very soon
the rich and highly colored dresses of the
won the soul of Murat from .the sacredotal
Arabs. His uni f orm was never anything
vocation to which his family had de;aioed
hut the dividing caprice of his imagination ;
hint in spite tit nature. The santoary, with
he generally wore boots of red morocco, with
the idle and sedentary life of a priest, could
large folds (ailing, over the instep, ornanaen
not satisfy his fire, and energy ; and in 1767, Led with golden spurs ; white pantaloons; fit
when only fifteen years of age, hd. enlisted
ting close, and , displavin , the manly beauty
contrary to the wishes of his parents, in lite
of his limbs ; a brocaded -°
best, a short tunic
12th regiment of light dragoous. .F:tirope
tiding close to the waist, trimmed with fur.
being then at peace, he bore tor five years
and garnished with gold lace ; a high crown
without impatience or disgust, the lif e or a
ed hat, like that of the attendants of Fran
private soldier, for which his arms and Ms
cis 1., adorned witli two or three plumes of
horse consoled him. The war of 1701 sum•
leatiods and tin egret floating and sparkling
moned his regiment to the frontiers, and in the air. A theatrical hero in appearance
gave an opportunity for displayin 'g .- the bra-
Luc readily pa doped for his warlike osten
very and aptitude of the young soldier. In
union, because it was surpassed by his bra
the course of twelve months he passed
very, and at the scene of display was al
through the ranks of corporal and troop
ways in the midst of fire and carnage. 'Na
quartermaster, and at the end of the year he
The
eel _ poleun sometimes smiled With his lieutenants
was made a commissioned officer. at this somewhat puerille display of his
igratiou having left the ranks free, std of.
brother-in-law ; but he was pleased oven
ficers' commissions vacant in abundance, he with this excess, because it contrasted so
became a captain in 1793, and in a few sue. I well with his simpicity—another species of
see di o o years he was elevated by one ex- , charm with which he also struck the eyes
ploit after another, to the muleof Brkadier
he di died b . !Of the soldiers.
If —:3 n,
¶-4w
Genentl. Napoleonovho distinguis, tint
every were in the first Italian ca mpaign,ap
pointed him his aid-dc-camp at Milan, and
repaid in friendship all the admirations and
devotion evinced fur him by young Murat.
Ile attached him to his formnes, conducted
him to Egypt, witnessed his cavalry charges
against the Mamelukes, felt how the elec
tric spark of his valor inspired his troops,
and recognising in him the buoyancy and
enthusiasm of the army ; he brought hint
back to France, when he returned to dazzle
and enslave the directory, and confide to hint
the part of audacity and armed intervention
at St. Cloud on the ISth Brumaire. It is
known how Murat, being left by Bonaparte
with his grenadiers at the door of the Oran
whilehe went to address and dissolve
rho Council of Five Hundred, received in
to his arms the vaine Bonaparte, repulsed,
disconcerted, and almost fainting ; put him
on horseback, aroused his courage, inspired
his soldiers covered his confusion retrieved
his defeat, and crowned his fortunes and his
crime by dispersing with his bayonets the
unarmed representatives of the nation,
From that day forward the grateful Bona
parte beheld in Murat a counterpart of him
self and resolved, from feeling as well as
from policy, to attach to him this compan
ion in arms, who attracted good fortune ev
ery where to his designs. These two war
riors mingled their force by mutual attach
ment. Murnt was appointed commander of
the guard of the Consul ; but ambition was
not a de sufficiently strong to bind hits to
the fortunes of his friend, now becomO chief
of the republic ; love drew still 'closer heart
to heart, and blood to blood ; for the young
-2na
NUMI3EIt 41.
"Sold" at Halt Price.
A shop-keeper in a small town in Massa
chusetts one day marked some handker-
Chiefs in his widow with the tempting words
—"Selling at halt price !" Shortly after, a
lady who had traded with him before en
tered his establishment, and having exam
ined the handkerchiefs, inquired the price.
Fifty cis. a piece," politely replied the shop
keeper. "Very well," said the lady, "you
may do me up a dozen." The handkerchiefs
were cut MI and deliVered to the lady, who
gave the shop-keeper a three dollar
-Beg pardon, ma'am, but I—alt—told you
the Intadkerchils were fifty cents a pleat:—
that is-,ith—six dollars per dozen. "To
ibe sure sir. I understand as much arithme
-1 tic as Chat. Six dollars is the price ; half
2of six is three—Minis, half price. I think
they are cheap enough. Good day sir."—
The lady shut the door. The shop-keeper
opened his oyes, For five minutes he
stood still as a stump, gazing vacantly at
the window ; then biting his lips and color-.
ing very red, he gently removed the card
pitied to the handkerchiefs, and resolved.
to announce no more goods "selling at half
price."
re. , t,andlord,"' said an exquisite, "can,
you enable rne, from your culinary• stores,
to realize the pleasure of a few dulcet mur ,
Thies, rendered innoxious by ingenious -Mar-.
tyrdom !" fle wanted a potato baked.=—
Highfalutin that, wasn't it ?
17'Tho heart has it'reaS'ons, which rea~'.
sons, does not apprehend;
PORSIMP