ADVERTISING RATES St. I me. 3 mon. 6 mo 4. 1 vr. 1.60 1.75 3.60 6.00 10.10 3.00 3.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 4.60 5.00 8.07 15.00 900 8.00 15.07 25.01 40.03 10.01 23.07 35.00 50.00 15.03 52.50 50.00 80.00 25.00 50.00 KW 150.00 ?ne Square .I:l7agquUarerea Six Squares, . quarter On. Column Professional Card. 111.00 per line per yo.r. Administrator's and AndUpr's Notices, 13.00. City Notice., 20 cents penine let Innertion, 15 crate per Tine each aubsequeritlonertlon. Ten lines agate conatlinte &quire. ROBERT IREDELL, Jn., IT'uniasetEn, I= Life Enottran cc THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 01 THE WORLD NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., MEM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA =1 CASH CAPITAL, BRANCH OFFICE PHILADELPHIA OFFICERS CLARENCE IL CLARK, Philadelphia, PreHideut. . JAY COOKE, Philadelphia, Chairman Filmier aud Et oculive Com. 111CNRY D. COOKE, Wanhinalon, Ylrr•Prrddeut. EMERSON NV. I'EET, Philadelphia, Decretary and Acta FRANCIS O. SMITH. M. P.. Philadelphia, Medical DI rector. Thl Cumpuoy llolued, lu tlu Bret TES MONTHS of It. exlvtence, 5,395 POLICIES, INSURING $15,142,800. This Company otrera to It. Polley-lloldfra PERFECT SECU 111 TY by Its Cub paid up Capital or sin. Donut , . and gusrautres to the limtud, by It. Low Rates of Pl.CLfiltin LAME DIVIDENDS IN ADVANCE, Or ■ lievendoutsry Dividrnd of 1.) per c.mt. by It. RETURN PREMIUM PLAN GENERAL AGENTS B. W. CI.A ILK & Co., Banker, No. tti South Third stre,q, Philadelphia. Getteral A gentx for Peunaylvaula and gbuthern New Jeremy,: • 'B. S. RUSAELL, Manager. Charles W. Cooper Allentown National Bank, Beßon Walser, Republlcaner Book Store, Agents for Lehigh and adjoining Counties. Jacob A. Blunter special agent. sept 1.3.14 THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY OF PENNA Principal Office, Allentown, I's • OVPICH. : JOIIN C. ANRWALT, Panainntr. Ws. H. DESHLER, 1311C191,1ART. MARTIN SEIPLE, Board of Dlrectors—John C. Anewalt, Wm. 11. De.h ler, Marlin Solple, Dr. Z. F. Laßoche, Dr. A. lireaßromr, i l l . eo 3 rig . e s EAplz, ,,N %llz.lin . J. , K r Cknrle. K. Hole, C. , Wm, H.S. Oros, Peter J. II Romig. This Society Is •Irtually a Life lasnrance Company on a Pteby which a person of the emallest means can procure Ile protection to his family In cane of his death. It does not accumulate millions of dollar. of th• Men• here' money, as do other Life Inenrance Companlea, but each member can retain his money until called for to the cane of the death allay member. There Is no possibility of title Society felling no the fund. are all in the hand s of the members themselves, and the Society le purely mutnal. Member,. have a right to vote at all election. for °facers. WHY BECOME A MEMBER. _lt le n• more the moral ditty of a man to provide the gaily breed for hie family while he lives, than it in to pro •lde against their being left penniless to the event of his death. A POLICY IN Vile, SOCIETY is the CHEAPEST and SAFEST mode of making a certain provision for such a calamit. YOITNII LIEN are na liable to take leave of lifeau the old. Death is uncertain. We ask yen, therefore, to con sider the CHEAPNESS and SAFErf of Insuring In thin Company, and be assured that to robe of death you will leave behind you a blessing too widowed mother or de• peHindent the a er. ~ Hive the übject our thought, send to the Secretary for our.circular, consider Its cheapnene and we are lure you will at tune take out a policy. AMERICAN LIFE INNER ANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, South East Cor. Fourth •and Walnut Streets 1373=E111 THE A INTERICA N onto low rates of premium. It offers more I.orauce fur tho name none; lb. Utile 00111p.7. Itl6 • Houle Company. 116 Policies are ullalon•forfoltable. . . It pays life.pollelen at death. or at the age of SO year, On the reducing-promium plan, the Insured pave hie lar felt premium tho Oral year—which is the acme an paid o • the mutual•ordlnary-life•plau—and each nuhnettuout yea l• lea n , and leen% and at the end of twenty years become °l en ie . r n eV i r ' n er p7e f gi r u . r=n " A n te t fi l lt i lllVVe h e e r c eggrg &gully with all he hl4ll paid to the Company, an that hi Insurance coats only tho intermit on the amount, paid in. On the income-producing plan, the insured may reedit , 10 per vent. on the amount of hie policy. E=l3 132= IXIMM! WM. J. ROMIG, M. D., Agent, I= MIMI ce 'BANKERS, og No. 35 SO UTH THIRD STREET, HI LADELPHIA. DEALERS IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, STOCK, GOLD AND NOTE BROKERS. diMea. a Baas. /Irma, ►ad ladDlduds nothed, eo,* M.lght: INTLIIEST ALLOWED Ott RALANCEII ekENERAC R kENTS, FO S 0 PENNSYL VANIA , t; k, 7 IZ 44 D O OF THE (. 5\ 3 tottist% f itto Of THE Cfe l o, UNITED STATES OFAVIERICA. The NATIONAL LIPS 11161111ANCit CONTANT IS 11, IWOOnNIo JuI n ch 11 iulered, by epecta l Act of Congress, sp. preyed lBO6, with CASH CAPITAL, 51,000,000, PULL PAID. Liberal terms offered to Agents and Solicitors, who are Invited to spoil :, at our flUll 1 to i n second .to,ro'rgu;laktrigt, whore Circular, and Pamphlcta. fully dexcritilng the idvantatuis offered by Motet:nearly, may be bad. . W. CLACK dr. CO., No. 05 SbulA Third St • B. B. RUSSELL, Manager, Clarks W. Cooper ad Alpe We lege Allest•wn Na. Haul Bank. Agents ter lolingb k 041 a Oa:takes, De. VOL. XXIII THE VERY BEST THE CHEAPEST, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND MOST DURABLE CLOTHING, KEYSTONE HALL BALLIET & NAGLE Have the lament, beat and eheapost stock of CLOTHING ever got up to Ole city, sod eell Goode lu their line, !mob. COATS, mt.' all oilier Goo& perlalulag W u E N•• WHA II FOR LESS MONEY, $1,000,014) than you cau buy elsewhere In Eastern Penaltylanais No Slop Shop made. Goods sold. CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER. We keep constantly on bald a large and elegant smart ment of 00008, from which customers can make their selections nod have them made up on short notice. Their Cutting Department le under the aupervislua of GEORGE K. REEDER, it ' e h tt o s ','„'}d.p.:nbyeeNent7ortroimrnecaolm'ethttet'lcluallis"goll:lYl• (orator patron, Sir All work warranted to be of tbe vary bowl. Call and see our now SPRING STOCK. recolved at the KEYSTONE HALL, No. 24 West Hamilton Street teat door to the Oermim Reformed Church, ALLU TOWN, PA. A foil amoortamot of Opole Furoloblog Hood. alw•ya hand. AARON DALLtET, may 12-tf GREAT ATTRACTION I NEIV FIRM! NEW GOODS! CLOTHING! CLOTHING! GRAND SPRING AND SUMMER OPENING GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES T. OSMUN & CO., Successor, to Metzger Osmun. B A R 'AI N S AT TUR • GREAT CLOTHING EMPORIUM =I NO. 43 EAST lIAMILTON STREET, We would Inform the citizens of Allentown and the nur tundlng country that we are prepared with a large stock I goods fur, SPRING AND SUMMER WEAR, ud offer them to the public at reunonable prices. To thee• vho buy their Clothing ready-made, they ore prepared le Per BAAGAINS. WHOLE SUITS MADE TO ORDER! COATS, PANTS AND VESTS Cm and made In the latest style, and by the beet workmen CLOTHING, CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES, In larger than It has been before, and we Intend to Fell very SMALL PROFITS, and giro our customer., the bone flt of our low purchases. Great qua:littler. Roil ♦Rrlrlt.R of NECKTIES, CUFFS, COLLARS, And everything in the line of OR XT' FURNIfiIIiNG (100D5 MEN'S. YOUTHS', BOYS', and CHILDREN'S IEADY-MADE CLOTHING CONSTANTLY ON lIAND ,Ic t o c rl ' i Lf ., , , r , ii i r i t . t t h h e . Ngt:l i i . , Nu. 43 Emit liumilton Wert, third T. 0101tIN.• JACOB A. SCHOLL, , MAItTIX LTxxl oar 24•0 CONSHOHOCKEN BOILER AND COIL WORKS JOHN WOOD, .1 R., • =EI = All kinds of Wrought Iron Coils, Tnyers for Blast Pla na., Gasometers, Smoke Stacks, Blast B t Pipes,lron Wheel barrows, and everything In the oiler and Sheet Iron line. Also, all kinds of Iron and Steel Porgings and Blacksmith work, Miners' Tool• of all kind., such as Wham Buckets, Picks, Drills, Mallets, Sledges, dtc. Having • Steam liaminer end net of tool. of all kinds, and skilled workmen, I flatter myself that I ran turn out work with promptness and dispatch, all of which will he warranted to be grat•class. Patching Boilers, and repairing generally, strictly at tended to. apr 7-Iy CEGEM STRATTON'S PORTABLE AIR GAS MACHINE. = 11= THE CHEAPEST LIGHT IN USE Stratton . * 0 as Mut+lnn for Illuminating Hotels, Private Residsucee, Stores, blind, etc., is simple in construction, consomes all the material used to the manufacture of gas, nod le so cheap an to bring it within the reach of ail. It Is free from explosions, ran he managed by any person, and produces a superior light to all other*, at one-half the cost of ordinary burning gas. NO FIRE 18 APPLIED TO THE APPARATUS. It can be attached to ordinary t ies pipes and fixtures, the duly •ariatlon being in the en ties of the burnerjets. All parts of the apparatus are made la the most thorough and workmanlike manner. Superiority over till machines is claimed In the following particulars : First, Cost of Construction. Second, Illuminating Capac ity. Third, Compactness and Simplicity,_ and consequent Irupoisibility of its getting out of order. Fourth, Economy In use of material: A machine capable of supplying ten burners costslt7s. Any further nformation will be given and the workings of the. machine explained by • calling upon the agent for Lehigh county. 13=1 I=2 C. W. STUBEB, WALNUT STREET. CORNER OF PENN 1212213211 (ABOVE lIIIIILEII3OIO COLLEGE.) ALLENTOWN PA voteio. T INE vorELAnSU3I3IER RESORT THE SLATE EXCHANGE HOTEL, WALNUTPORT, LEIIIOII CO. WILLIAM KUNTZ, PROPRIETOR. The beautiful and 'laded rotunda of this hotel have been fi pa tted up erpeelally for the accommodation of ozeur• MHon .. T E TAILLF. of the hotel Is supplied with the eholee,,t luxuries and the mart tempting meat, and vegetablec Everything in reason always cooked In the beet manner and 1101,041 In the met Inviting idyl, TIIE SLEEPING APARTMENTS are oommodion• and well ventilated, and aro ample for the accommodation of guesM who may wish to ritual. over night, or take board- Ina by line week or for.the season. • Special arrangements made with ...lon settee. For further Information address WILLIAM KUNTZ, 'TM Slating'. P. 0., Pa. KAMINSKY .at. ALBERT, BOOKBINDERS, ODD FELLOWS' HALL, ALLENTOWN, PA. • We take plea/lure In announcing the public that, hay lua mtabliehed a new Bookbindery, we are now fully prepared to promptly execute all order. for binding book. of all aorta. magaziona, paper. pamphlet.,etc. We guarantee our rummer.enbatentfal work and handabute of every design. aug it-am IMPORTANT TO SHIPPERS AND MANUFACTURERS. DENNISON'S AND LOCKWOOD'S TAGS AND SHIPPING CARDS, I= REGISTER MICR h.oh r It t r t • Clotbing PANTS, VESTS I= I= 4MI= faccijartico 131:1131111 ALLENTOWN, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1869 On) Goabo FOR DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS, AND CARPETS, GO TO FOSTER'S NEW YORK CITYSTORE, ALLENTOWN, PA We hare inaugurated a nen , era in the Dry Goods bueinesi in 'Allentown. " Get as much as you ran," has too long been the motto s of our merchants here. "SELL AS LOW AS YOU CAN" is the motto ce soil under. For the best and latest styles of all kinds of Dry Goods, Fancy Goods and Carpets, if you would buy them at reasonable rates, you must come to us. WHITE GOODS. BELOR' REGULAR RATES. PLAIN, ri.AiD AND STRIPED NAINSOOKS. PLAIN, PLAID AND STRIPED OROANDI ES. VICTORIA AND 1118110 P LAWNS. PEKIN FORTES, New Style, mud for Dresses PIQUES. In nllN;tulf, SOFT AND HARD FIEIBIIEI/ CAM BRICE b===t2=M I= FINE NEEDLE WORK EDGINGS and INSERTINGS at ONE-lIA IF VALUE. HAM DUELS, in SWISS and CAM URIC. A Full Stock. RUITLINGS of all kinds, ua MAGIC, EMPREtin, rffEll REAL u•il IMITATION uudvALENciA. BOBINETS•nd 'WASH BL TI ONDS. ORENADINEII FOR VEI LS, The LADIES', MISSES', and BOIS' 111 nud 1.01,1• Au. LENA I SYR E & HOS 212 NORTH EIGIITII STREET, PIIILADA. Jnly i 6 QIUDDEN CHANGE." WILL LOW PRICES INFLUENCE YOU? OLD TIMES AGAIN IMMENSE REDUQTION IN PRICES THE OLD CORNER =I STOCK OF SPRING GOODS, I=l STYLE, VARIETY, AND LO WNESS OF PRICE Sh/111111.1 CanDOI b 0 nurpus 1.011 rifr Competition ddled with any ofhor Extol,UN/anent outride of the larger citie._23l SPACE WILL NOT PERMIT OF NAMING such an Ito memos stork of goods . , bat let It sonic° to say that we have tho mom COMPLETE assortment of Ladles' Deco , . Goods, Deem. Alkx Poplin, Shawl, Halmoruhi, Gomm Furnish ing Goods, Ladles` Cloaking Cloth, Neon Wear In Cloth, Cassimores, Ate., and everything that kept In a FIRST CLASS DRY GOODS STORE In Mlle. , variety. Ido not "QUOTE PRICES" assume holism, do, bat will guarantee ASTONISIIING FIGURES. The differeslc. In3lrlces of goods to-da TOM mouth a4O, Is really painful f ur these who have neon caught wait large stocks on hand ut high pelves, hut as that Is not the case with in., I shall as heretofore make the OLD MI NER THE GREAT PLACE OF INTEREST AND HEADQUARTERS (or th• untoxes to get theit gond', et the LOWEST MARKET PRICES I fully realize that no permanent $411",01 ran be achieved artless the promises held nut by advertisements are found to he fully soutained on It Vitlit to the store. Nor can It be a large pummel% without scrupulously reliable and fair dealing at all times tmd uniform •courtesy to every custo mer, and the endeavor to make every buyer a uongtent dealer. All I ask Is simply to deride by actual trial whether or ant It is to your advantage to become a rustu• met.. Respectfully Your:. M. J. KRAMER, "OLD CORNER," OPPOSITE TILE. EAGLE HOTEL. arrll l{—lf Carpcto anb Oa club. TIDE CARPET AND OIL CLOTH EMPORIUM ,OF E. S. SHIMER & CO., NOS. 5 AND 7 WEST HAMILTON ST, ALLENTOWN PA. - REPLENISHED ,u all Ha1a1...) varlntle., olylen and patterus. PRICES REDUCED! We keep for sale all Ole (olluwloi popular make. BODY BRUSSELS, PRANK ENGLISH, 6 FRANK DIGELOR, FRANK HARTFORD. ENGLISH TAPESTRY, • CROSSLEY'S TAPESTRY, BTODDART TAPESTRY SMITH TAPESTRY, IyRTFORD At LOWELL, extra] ply, • IMPERIAL, extra 3 ply, MEDIUM SUPERFINE, 3 ply, SMITH TAPESTRY INGRAIN, PHILA. SUPERFINE de., • PIIILADELPHIA PINE INGRAIN, ' PHILADELPHIA COMMON INGRAIN, PHILADELPHIA WOOL INGRAIN, du. W .- ENDOW' SHADP,S AND CURTAINS . OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, STYLE AND PRICY • MANHOOD ; 110 W LOST, 110 W RESTORED. Just publielted, a new edition of Dr. CulverwelP• Cele• heated Emmy on the radical core (without medicine) of Sr AAAAA ollannu or Seminal Weakness, Involuntary Seminal L inrovencr, Mental and Physical Inca pacity, Impediments to Marriage, etc.; also, Consume- View, EriLitrai. and Fax. Induced by self-Indulgence or eexnal enttavaga aee. lite... Price. In • sealed envelope, only S cents. The celebrated author, In this admirable essay, clearly demonetrates from • thirty yea.' successful practice, that the alarming consequent.. of self-abuse may be radi c a l ly gored without the dangerous use of internal medicine or the &Matignon of the knife; pointing out • mode of sere at enee simple, certain, and effectual, by means of which every sufferer, no matter what his condition may be, may cure himself cheaply, privately, and radically. 1121.-This Lecture shod be in the hand, of every yduth and every man in the ( an d . Sent under seal, in a plain envelope, to any address, Alma, on receipt of six cents, or two post *temps. Dr. Culverweir• " Marriage Guide," price 21 as. Addrese the Publishers, CHAS. J. C. KLINE & CO., Jl2l-ly 127 Bowery, New York, P. 0. Box 4,560. IS. WATERMAN, •Prop rt e tor of WATERMAN'S COCKTAIL AND TON IC DITTNRS, Wholesale and Retail, No. 1100 Market St., Philadelphia. The tonic properties of these Bitters have been certified to by some of our most eaelnent praelleing siciana op the beet tortlO noir In MO, and the Cocktail rs is the ualvoreal favorite amongjudgee o! a good Tor ertailky settled!. I'D BE A. FARMER'S WIFE I uni n wild and laughing girl, }net turned efhweet seven Wen, Am full of mischief :mil of Mu ns or, you Imre memo. And whou : mm n WOlllllll grown, no city Itintu for me If ever I marry In my 1110, n farmer . % wife PH i.e. I love a country Ulu ; I love the joyous lireete ; I love to hear Hie hlngina Mr& amooa the lofty trees ; The lowlim fiord., the bleating Ilurke, make musk. *wort for ; If ever I merry In soy life, a farmer' s wife he. Inv.. to see the thicken,. Akin, I lot• to tolik the rowel, I love to +re the fartoor'n bop, it•whiviting nt the Dion, ; Anil gelds acorn and waving grain urn plealtant nighty to =9 Let other girls. who love It lotAt, eujo) the gloomy lowa, '311,1 du.,ky won+ mid dusky etrttoto to nnttLle up and flown But Ilowpry hanks, and Andy wttotl4, and sunny 'tatted fur tue It ever I marry In n n farmer', wife I. DRAW YOUR CONCLUSIONS IV—Continued Mr. Butfurn resolved to make on• final ef fort lbr poor Adolphus. Ile cherished a dint recollection of having once in early childhood been sent away to boarding•echool for kissing a pretty maid of his step-mother's. Ile also repeated to himself several times each day, Absence conquers love," while he spent hours at a stretch in turning over township maps of the Western States and Territories, With a deep look on his face and _a pencil In his hand. Adolphus went in and out as be fore, without noticing him, until Mr. Buffuin one morning asked the pleasure of his compa ny in the study. Well, Adolphus," began his guardian, as soon as they were seated, "let us forget the past, at least long enough to talk about your future. lam still your lawful protector, and whatever differences we may have as men must not he allowiid to interfere with the dis charge of toy legal duty for your befiefit. You are nearly of age, and, for the sake boll, of your mind and body, you ought to be think ing of some active business. Thus far you have had a good education ; but you say you don't wish to go to college. Now what mould you like to do Y A gentleman ought not to be idle ; he should work for his health, for good spirits and contentment, even though It be not necessary to do it for his living." " Don't make that reservation in nty behalf if you are willing I should respect your sin cerity," said Adolphus, in a tone of icid quas sia. I have thought you might like to try farm ing on your own responsibility. On this place of mine you have had good opportunity for the last eighteen months to observe how that business is conducted. I have noticed that your interest In it never flags, and ' 1 ant so sure you have n good general idea of the sub ject that I make you this proposition. I have a nice ranche in my eye, situatmton the rich est of rich Missouri bottom-lands ;. soil, in fact one immense muck-heap, ten feet, and fifteen hundred acres in area ; with a comfortable log house and a few other simple Improve ments on it—right on the Mississippi bluffs, and only a mile trout the steamboat landing. It's now in the market, at only a slight ad vance over government prices. Lag-hosic, did I say ? ! a good two-story frame-house of six rooms—saw the man who owned it only yesterday. Greatest grape country in the World ! Now, it' you like, I'll make such ar rangements that you can pay for it in slow installments, and go out and settle there for a year or so, till you see how you like it. As to our money differences, for the present let them be kept in abeyance. I'll make the first year's payment for you, at any rate, and go your security for the.rest." When he began to speak he had laid the map of the property under Adolphus' eye. As he went on the young man grew more and more interested; and when his guardian had concluded with the question, " what do you say ?" he replied, with greater cordiality than he had shown for month's that he would be happy to take the matter into consideration. Mr. itutfum gave him the map for his private perusal and the two separated. Adolphus was not with him at supper, and when they met at breakfast the next morning the young man forestalled the question Intl mated in the guardian's eyes by volunteering the information that he had concluded to ac cept the proposal. " I low soon will you be ready to go V aiik ed Mr. !ham, With a look of great satisfac tion. "'phis (lay week,' replied Adolphus, "if the farm implements can be procured by that time. llere is a little inventory of what I shall want. You'd better send it right off to Mapes, and have them boxed and shipped di rectly." 'So saying he handed a couple of closely written foolsap pages to Mr Butrum. The guardian ran his eye down the list with a face expressive of no less surprise than pleasure ; then coming to the end exclaimed : " Why, 1 declare, it a quite perfect I What a fellow you are to observe I How the duce could you have got this up all by yourself? Egad I one would think you'd had the agri cultural experience of a lifetime I" Adolphus voucusafed no explanation as to the completeness with which he had accom plished his Inventory, "all by himself,"' for the very simple reason which may occur to any pretty maid and lad who happen to be look ing over this story together, " all by them selves." Mr. Butt= immediately forwarded the or der, as Droposed, and wound up the business with a homily upon persevering application as the sure high-road to success, of which, as our young readers may chance to have met with it before, we give no stenographic report in these pages. The day of their parting Caine rapidly around. They were shy and reserved with each other till they stood on the platform of the railway station and heard Adolphus' train blow its last Mr. Mama grew very red in the - face and moist about the eyes, grasped the youth's hand with a conclusive, pressure, and brokenly murmured, " Good-by, dear old boy l" "Good-by, Mr. Butfum—" Ills senior's visage grewstill redder. "Oh, hang it ! say ' Guardy .once more,. as you used to !" he explosively exclaimed. "Good-by, Guardy,' said Adolphus; and the links of the great boa bonstrietor that pants steam wriggled away with hint to the setting sun. As a place of residence Aristotle Cottage, with its beautiful fence entire, now became unendurable to Mr. Billions, who openly cons pared it to the Syrian Desert the Catacombs, and St. Shuon Stylites his pillar. lie could •not hide from himself that he sorely missed the young man at every torts. At length, in despair, he put the premises under his farmer's tutelage, and started for a watering-place. Stopping over a night in New York on his way through, and making inquiries 11)r the summer destination of his particular acquaintances, he found the tide set ting full for Long Branch. The Hodges, the Crumbles, the Stansburies, the Vaughans, and that oldest of old Dutch families, the Krullers, were all going to the Mansion Ilosise. Al ready Laird was entertaining the Blowbells ; while Miss Jacintha Cropper, sister of the late Mrs Lumley, had been them a week,Paccom panicd by her orphan charge—the all-Impor tant, the fateful, the testamgutary, the condi tional Charlotte ; the vehicle of one immense estate, the axle on 'whic turned another. This, with Mr. Buffum, I i 1.9 decisive. Lum lew senior had beets his tend, but Charlotte he had not seen since al was a phenomenon, in,Hunteq's photo exercises, wearing panta -1 lets, short frocks, and her hair in two long ' tails with blue streamers behind. He. was curious, for Adolphus' sake, to see what bad become of her in the lathe of Tints ; so down he went. A score of bachelor greetings on the piazza ; supper ' • and then, as it was shop-night, when the tables were cleared away out of the great salle a manger, a return from his tranquilizing cigar along the bluff to look In on the dancers —these ushered in Mr. Baum's first evening at the Mansion. As, without any particularaeoualntance be side him, be leaned against the door post, be hind him in the darkness rose and fell the ocean, with that mysterious rhythim which bards are forever vainly seeking to set to their music in front of him a sea of brilliant women vibrated to the tidal iniluencings of waltz of Strauss. Of the men I speak. not;.ln that ball room they were but the slim spars, the black drift, as from some burned ship, float ing on billows of blue, green, tirgentine, and crimson, at the mercy of their wildly-surging partners. Should he venture in ? He, the' helpless male possessed of no special wave to harmon ize him with, the grand oceanic motion, to roll miserably In the trough between tulle and muslin, to come to grief against the rocky reef of seine dining room pillar, where all the oth er drift wood would miserably bump and bruise him, and the laughing waves play . tractingly with his corns? While revolving these thoughts soproper to every single man who stands on the borders of such a surge.-ti gorgeous billow of blue grenadine came bounding landward, and clev erly beached her black drift at his very feet. From her mermaid arms it fell into the help lessly collapsed posture peculiar to drift, good sOciety,.and hot weather, and began trickling softly to its disengaged billow, drift like still in all but the sharp freshness of brine. As the the gentleman turned his ace toward the door, the first thought that struck Mr. Bottum was his marvelous resemblance to Adolphus. At first sight Ile could almost have imagined that his ward had been playing him a trick, and really stood there in prniwia peoiona, but another glance convinced him of his error, though the likeness was still astonishing. The next thought that occurred to him was, how singularly out of harmony the young fellow was with his brilliant partner. Not at all the man for her in any respect So slight, so boyish, so untrained ; his youthful exuber ance so littlechastened .by the sager experi ences of manhood. And she so developed, so womanly, so quee ! Ile had scarcely time to make this reflec tion when the youth ad dressed her as Miss Lumley. The word so star tled Mr. Bottum that he flushed to the tem pies, conscious of having mentally tricked and played the traitor to himself. liad u second person suggested to Mr. Buffum the discord which he had just noticed of his own original discrimination, he would have felt compelled to reply, " I deny it Sir ; I deny it in. into ! Why not the man for her I—why not the women for hint ? Prove it, Sir ; I say, pence it r But it is every man's privilege to be as illogical ns, he pleases with himself. Not hearing it from a second person, Beloit Bntfeln confessed it in the teeth of the last will and testament of Adolphus Shearsworth, senior—confessed that Charlotte Lumley would be indeed ill-mated with Adolphus, junior ; and he with her. In truth she was a royal woman ! Erect, and made of curves pliant as a Hebe's ; tall and fair, shedding round her the sweet dignity of a Juno ; in every motion the woman of highly developed nature, yet in her look, her dress, and every tone of- her rich contralto voice, the woman of perfected social art. To all of these things Belch Bottum was as wide awake as the 11104 illogical man. As yet, neither she or the very young youth had seen him. And again, through the press ure of the crowd, Mr. Buff= was forced to listen to a conversation not intended for his ears. First, lie heard the voice of the youth— Adolphues voice, but not saying Adolplms*s things : " lie is really the laughing-stock of • the room. Such a ridiculous figure ! If you'll excuse the vulgar proverb, like a cat in a strange garret I A grass.cloth coat at a hall ! Why, in Heaven's ma n se, must he appear in such an mitre costume I—for all the world like a well-to-do farmer going out to look after his haying I" Beloit Buffum boiled.. The clear voice he was listening for replied : " Indeed, Mr. Poproy, you gentlemen are sad gossips. If you talk so about each other to the ladies, how do you talk about the ladies to the gentlemen?" " I assure you we hold them sacred ! For myself, I can say that I only breathe in my heart the name of one I" " That apartment must , be much less crowd ed than your sex manage to keep it general ly," replied Miss Lumley, lightly, without the least sign of appropriation.- " YoUrenstavers can not have to stand on a trunk to dress when they don the brilliant tissues or your fancy. Quite unlike the rest of our Long Branch accommodations; Mr: Poproy. lint ass to the gentleman whom you amnion, for give me if I can't wholly agree with you. For my part, very tired (Allis black•coat lesert—Leery. A little suggestion of grass—if is only the ',a sputa. we get in the cloth of amt name—is a refreshing oasis. But don't you know any or the tine qualities or the man? Ile is said to lie very noble-hearted and ye. y intelligent. Now long have you known your friend.? "My friend ? Ik—the—" " Pardon me ? he is mine." What ? She remembered the young fellow who used to sup at her father's in Worcester, and play with those queues of brown hair and blue ribbon as she sat at the piano astonishing all hearers Y In his enthusiasm Belch Butium let the crowd carry him quite up to Miss Lumley ; and ns the madly attacked youth in dismay fell back a• step at beholding the grass•cloth wings of the angel he had but a moment since spoken of so lightly, that unemotional, ration al, logical personage caught, the beautiful white hand of the heiress with the exclama lion : 11cr father's own true daughter ! A thou sand thanks for not forgetting - me. Be k,llll how very, rery glad I am to see the 'amnia] such a capital fulfillment of the little girl." • " I ant very happy to see you once more, Mr. liulltun," answered the heiress, shaking his hand cordially. Then, with a graceful self possession, turning to the spot wlMre her adorer had been, she said, " Let me make you acquainted with my friend, Mr. Poproy— ' Kindly considerate„ but vain ruse of wo. man's tnct ! The place which once knew Mr. l'oproy knew hint no more forever—that is to say, for the rest of the season. And in the next quadrille Beauty danced by the side of a grass-cloth suck. • WC! will say nothing further of Mr. Bur LOng Branch visit than that, instead of staying a day or two, as he bad intended, he protracted his sojourn to an entire month ; nor any thing concerning the results of that visit beyond the fact that the madly attached Mr. Poproy might be seen for hours at it time with irregular steps pacing the briny beach, or sitting in an arbor with his hat crushed over eyes which looked steadily across the solemn main. Neither do we make any in troductory comments upon Mr. Buffum's res.' olution to visit Adolphus in his new'home im mediately and suddenly alley the termination of his visit at Long Branch. We pass over every Incident that might render a guide-book valuable, and disembark with Mr. Bullum from the Mississippi steamer at Numa Porn pilius Landing. There, by a curious coinci dence, he found Adolphus In readiness to re ceive the mall, that gentlemen having been in the country three months, and therefore among those oldest inhabitants of new regions who get appointed postmaster. The youth was on horseback, but, dismounting and greeting him kindly, bade him sit on a pile of wood by the landing whilehe went home after a cart for his baggage and himself. Mr. Bill ' fun would have liked to walk, but Adolphus would not hear of such a thing, and rode post haste to the house without waiting to listen to his guardian's logic. lie had been absent scarcely half an hour when a negro appeared with a cart, and, loading Mr. B. with his bag gage upon it, drove away to the 'quiche.. Mr. Harem found it situated on a bold bluff' overlooking the river. What an astonishing I artistic eye the boy possessed 1 Already Ile I had trained a convolvulus over the kW door of the cottage, planted a profusion of Chem- kee roses against the walls, and inclosed quite I a neat yard and flourishing garden within .ar , rustic [tome. Me .brought 3lr. 13,Mfunt into a I somewhat plain but exquisitively tidy room, with a sanded floor, on the right-hind side oe the entrance, and gave him the best wooden chalitaking his own seat on a . iitool directly opposite. "Let me see what sort of.o house you've gnt •, I want to go all over,it exclaimed Mr. Buffum, endeavoring to Waive the chair. "No, not yet," rinswered'Adolplms I "Rest a while. Business before pleasuM. I'll have my man iet dinner in a minute, and after that we'll 'look at the ,Improvements. I You have business in your eye, Mr. Balm. I can see it. Now get out with it ; get it off I your mind and mine ; I am really anxious._ Lot me know exactly what you've come for— ' extra, of course I mean, to paying me a kind and welcome visit." • " Well, Sir," said Mr.'Buffum, checking the combative feeling aroused by the direct per• Bonet manner of his <•ard, "perhaps this time is as good as any. I will not hide from you that one motive of my journey was definitely and for the last time to ask if you will obey your father's will and propose to Miss Loin. Icy." So sAying, Mr. Bunn' sat up straight in his most offensive logical manner, at the same time chuckling in secret to his very boots with the thought that an unparalelled opportunity ibr doing the magnanimous was close at hand. Adolphus crossed his legs, rested his elbow on his knee, and looked his guardian full in the face. " I will not deny," lie proceeded to answer mildly. "that since I came out into this West ern Nvililerness. and have seen its hardships, my notions of life are very much changed., It will please you to hear that have repented m%' foolish obstinacy. I feel now perfectly willing to do as you desire. I accept the con dition, and um quite ready to unite the Shears worth and Lumley properties. I will return eastward with you, address the loihily Char lotte, to whose beauty and accomplishments nut now conscious of having done such great injustice and marry her immediately." Through all this speech of Adolphus's, Mr. Bonin, turning red and pale by turns, had been jerking uneasily on his chair, and the moment ikiti ward concluded jumped up with a haste which sunt' that piece of furniture spin ning behind him. You—will—marry—Miss Lumley—ilium- • liately—Sir•V • , "On the spot, Mr. Buffum," answered I.dolphus, with cheerful firmness. " By Heavens I you will do no such thing ! 1-1.-I—l—ddny it, Sir?" Why, what in the world do you mean ? Are you crazy, Sir?" replied the youth, stand. tip and surveying his guardian inquiringly, with his arms akimbo. ' Marry—marry, Sir ? Crazy, Sir ? What do 1 mean, Sir ? llow dare you talk of marry g in n lady whom you never saw—on the "pot l" '" Where else should I marry her? Really, your conduct is most inexplicable: . Suppose I should tell her that you, her father's off/ friend, had made every effort to bring us together, had absolutely bullied me into wooing her ; though a rich man himself, had threatened to beggar me if 1 didn't ; and, finally, had ennui all this fifteen hundred miles for the express purpose of getting my promise to do so—do you imagine that her kind heart (dear girl ! I'm already romantically in love with her for it !)would permit her to reject me—me, Sir, a man in every way eligible?" " Good Heavens ! The matchless effrontery of the young animal !" groaned Mr. Baum, dazedly. "Of course I shall use every inducement in ne) power. I 'shall tell her all you have said ; the urgent motives you have brought to bear on me; and, with such an influence seconding me, she must be more or less than human not—" " You shall do no such thing. You can not --will not--shall not--dare not tell her--you--" "Ah ! nit ! A light breaks in upon my mind! You sriut me to refuse proposing to her, and would fain pocket my estates your sell! But I see through your treacherous blinds. I' gin propose to her I" " You shall not 1 I will! I'll sit down and write to her this very day I I'll follow my letter to her fret ! I'll lay myself and all I have there. I'll use all your entreaties with her ! go by the very next boat!" Beloit Bottum sank into the wooden chair again, and silently folded his arms, the picture of Napoleon alter the field of Waterloo. Adol phus resolutely continued "Yes, Sir; I'll obey my honored father's will ! And still more, I'll expose to Miss Lumley—(sweet, sweet girl 1 how I pant to press tier to my impassioned bosom !)—the knavery of the man who has practiced on that parent's orphan son I She and all the world shall know how artfully you awakened a young man's opposition to his best interests by your ill-tithed coercion, Intending all the while that he should he irritated foto a course which must leave hint penniless and you doubly rich! I shall blazon It, Sir! And in that day you will tied your logic but a poor defense Oh I Oh I • Adolphus, my dear boy, for Heaven's sake be reasonable—be logical. Mll/ . •• Penitently confess, then. how you have wronged toe, and release all my property forthwith. Confess! sign! wall deliver! before the mail goes out, for then it will beloo late." "Adolphus, my dear boy, will you listen b a solemn omtidenee I ttm about to repose it you?" " Proceed, sir, if you have aught to say it • ex t Num t km." With his eyes fixed upon the sanded boards, and all combativeness vanished front his man ner. Mr. Butfittu tremulously continued : "After you left me I went down to Long Branch. There, Air the tirat time since 'her earl); I saw Mt's,. L/1 in IQ. Before 1 laivw it I felltliat is to say, I became at, Melted to her. And—in an hour—when I thought not—of my duties—tts executor—of your father's proposed—to her—and calls—accepted. " What! Accepted, by toy testamentary wile?" `• I , orgive your true friend—one who made all his previons representatiOns and entreaties to you with the most unselfish sincerity—for give hint when he says—yei. She loves me— I love her—nod we shah be—married—unless yon—make these leartill—disclosures which you have just threatened: But why should you make them ?. Oh, be rational ! Look at it calmly, logically, and—pity me, A.dolphus!" • " A pretty titan you are to talk of logic and reason I Was it on their scientific principles that you defrauded me of my father's condi contin,,ent, testamentary, and lovely. daughter-in-14 ' W !" Adolphus / ! 1 tun human." Glad to hear you acknowledge it for the first flute in my life.! Well, lam human too, and lean 61 the side of mercy-11A you didn't when you Swore you'd keep all my property. I'll let you off on one condition. Sign nn ac knowledgment that Miss Lumley, by accept ing you, has put It out of my power to fulfill my lathers testament, and an a ,, reetnent on the day I attain Illy majority to treliver me my entire patrimony. This may be of no value an a legal instrument ; but I shall keep it as toy safeguard tilUrattain my property ; and if anynpposition on your part occurs to my en trance on the estate, I publish it to the world Otherwise it remains in close privacy between us, to be burned when the statute of limita• Lions has toads toy title Irrefragable. Will you sign such a paper y" Will you sign a counter-promise never to disclose the efforts I have made to enforce your fulfilling the condition of the will I" " ; to be held binding unless you break your& • '• Bring tho ink and pumper, then, Adolphus.. " The two instruments were speedily signed, settled, and exchanged. " New," "said Adalphuit, "let us forget all past' differences. Here is joy hand. Conic and let me show you the improvements." As they rose the young man gave a long, shrill whistle, which was followed by a patter. ing of feet on the other side of the partition. Ho led 'Mr. Ilnfi•nm to the further door of the room, threw it open, and said, with a malicious twinkla • • "EnterL—improrementa There, in the doorway, stood Mrs. Burr!II, and 11. heautiful•young woman whom Mr. Bur font had never seen before. '• flicks: My' Adel ! lire. • Burrill ! And wheat have we here besides, Adolphus " You i.e.:i l logical man ; do us yoti'm KO often told. 1110 /Or' Draw:your conclusions.' " " Miss Lottie Burrill ?" "Shrewd • guess, and not so far out or the way for three months ego. • 'By the present almanac, however, wrong. 'Mrs. Adolphus Shearamwth, Mr. 13utrutn. " "lOu . you lay rgacqll Married, and without illy consent?" None'of that, Sir I Did you seek mine Make friends and ask no questions." "My dear Mrs. Adolphus I lam so charmed to meet you that I don't knock your husband down I Well, well I Upon my soul, Adol phus, I can't blame you—not having seen Miss Lumley, I should have done the'same myself I No offence to you, Mrs„ 'Dolph. You know I've nm away with your hushand's first wife already I" • • • • ROBERT IREDELL, Vain anti Sang! 21ob Vrintir, No. 47 EAST HAMILTON STREET, ELEGANT PIUNTINGI NSW DBSIONSh, LATEST STY Ve i l Stamped Checks , Cards, Circulars, Vapor Books, CP till lotions .d 11..1.aw5, School Catalogues, 1.1111 Heads Buvolopes, Letter Heads Bills of Lading, Way Bills, Tags and Shipping Cards, Postors MO' sin, etc., etc., Printed at lihort Notice 4 ISO. 36 " Yes ' ,Mr. Maim ; and the humanity you showed by it does you great honor. We've known of that this great while I" And Mrs. Adolphus took her husband's guardian laugh ingly by the hand. " Known it this good while? Why, what do you mean by that?" "Just what she says," answered Adolphus. "You don't happen to enjoy the acquaintance of a erson named Poproy, do you ?" "I've met him," replied Mr. 8., dryly. " He was an old schoolmate of nine before I went to Aristotle Cottage. When you wrote me you were going to Long Branch, and ex pected to see Miss Lumley there, I remembered that his family always summered at Laird's, and wrote him, asking to be kept informed of your movements. Fancy my astonishment when a letter came announcing the authentic watering-place rumor that von are the accepted lover of Miss Lumley ! t' got ready for you, •ou may be sure !" "Oh, the young dog!" ejaculated Mr. Be eh Ihnhn. "Oh no ! For Miss Lumley's sake you can afford to be very generous to poor little Poppy! And now, wire and mother, let's take Guardy in to dinner!" In the visits which °llea Missouri's wealth iest and most influential young planters makes yearly to Aristotle Cottage, with his wife, mother-in-law, and a youth in dimity bibs, baptiied " 13u Iln m Lumley," the three women become all the more Intimate friends as they laugh over with each other their once so com plicated relations. As for the men, they are more' than brothers. It Is a standing joke, at the dinners which celebrate those happy re unions, for somebody to ask B. B. which, from the human and emotional point of view, he prefers—Love or Logic ; and it is said that he invariably waves his hand at the beautiful woman sitting opposite him, and, although not so dogmatic us we found him in our earlier chapters, replies, in logical terms, "Draw your Conclusions !" A Fkw 71fAxiNts FOR GlRM—Never make your appearance in the morning without having first bathed, if only with a sponge and a quart of water, brushed and arranged your hair, and dressed yourself neatly and com pletely. Keep your clothing, especially your auder•cloehing, In perfect order. Never let pins do duty as buttons, or strings take the place of proper bands. Examine every garment when it conies from the wash, and, if necessary, mend it with neatness and precision. Do not sew up the holes in your stockings, as we have seen same careless untidy girls do ; but take in a broad margin around the hole, be It small or large, with a fine darning needle and darning cot-• ton, and cover the fracture with an interlaced stitch so close as to be as strong as the body of the stocking; and fine enough to be ornamen- • Stockings mended in this way need darning but a few times in the course of their exist ence. Never carry coarse embroidered or laced 'handkerchiefs. Fine, plain ones are much more ladylike. . Avoid open-worked stockings and very fancy slippers. Fine, plain white hose and black kid slippers, with only a strap or rosette in front,. are more becoming. Train yourself to some useful occupation. Remember it is wicked to waste time, and nothing gives such an impression of vanity and absolute silliness as a habit of idling rind never having anything to do. you are in your father's house, take some department of household labor upon yourself, and a part of the sewing, and make it, your business to attend to it. Do not let a call from this idle girl, or a visit from that, or an' Invitation front the other, Interfere with the performance of your duty. Let your pleasure come in as the recreation, not as the business of your life. If you want to marry, do not court or try to attract the attention of gentlemen. ARUM wholesome indifference, real or assumed, will be much more likely to accomplish the object. Consider, moreover, that it is better to lw a woman than a wife, and do not degrade your sex by making your whole existence turn on the pivot of matrhuony. If you can, cultivate to perfection some art by, which you can gain an independent liveli hOod: Do it whether there is necessity Mr it or not. Do it quietly, if you will, lmt do it. There is no telling when or under what cir cumstances you may need it.—Deniorest. HA ERoAD exit S( 'ENE The ('olumbia Spy says the following Inci dent occurred on out of the trains at' Beading mid Columbia Railroad : " I say, conductor, do you know who that good-looking lady io there with a hook ?" " Yes, I've seen her a few times." " By. love ! she's splendid.' • " Yes, I think she is splendid." " Where does Rile live'" " In Reading, I believe.' "I'd like to occupy that scat with her." • " Why don't you ttsk her " I did not know but It would he out of order." "lt would not-he if she was willing to have you occupy it. Of course you claim to by -a gentleman." "Oh I certainly. If yon are acquainted with her give me an introduction ; that is, if you have no objections.'• • "Certainly not." Fixing his hair .thimstache and whiskers in becoming style, he Ihllmvetl the co nductor, who on reaching the seat where the lady sat, said, with a peculiar to inkle in the eye. "My Mr.-, Lancaster ,who assures me he will die Lrliire reaching the Junction if he does not Mon your aeon:dn. tance." The gentleman stammered, stuttered, grew red in the face, faltered Out 3000 excuse, and returned to his seat, leaving the lady in company with her husband to enjoy the joke, OvEntronit.—Few men die of overwork.. It is a emise to which disease and death are often ascribed—but wrongly. Examine any ease closely, and you will find some other Ml son ; the man smoked too much, or he drank, or he starved himself on the vegetarian theo ry, or he ate immoderately and took no exer cise, or he lacked skill to perform the duties or labors he had 'assumed, and broke down from worry. One great cause 6r sudden ill• health remains to be noticed, and that is good fortune. Let any man come into the-posses sion of nn Independence, and he is pretty sure to break down, and go to Europe Mr his health. Such an accident more quickly Im pairs the energies and saps the health than anything else. We could mention dozebei of cases of eminent professional men who "broke down" at the precise moment when they could afford it, and who would have laughed at ill-health a dozen years longer; if only pov erty had stood at their doors.-- EreininAßll. CusTostEit. "A slight mourning hat-hand, if you plume ?" FAB!' lONAIME I !ATTER. "What relation, Sir ?" CusToMn "Wife's uncle." HATTER.. "Favorite uncle, Fir?" CUSTOMER. "UM—Well—yea." HATTER. "MelO.lollSd in the Will, Sir?" CUSTOMER (bitterly). ' " No such hick." 'Damn (to his clerk briskly.) "Couple o' inches, Tim." RUALL tell you how it vas. I puts mine 111111(1 on mine head and (lei° vas von pain. Then I puts my hand on mine pody and dere Yas anoder. may 1 put my hand in mine pocket and dere vas another. So I Jined mid de leMpemnce. 'Now' there Is no more pain in mine head, the pain in mine poly you all gone away. I put mine hand In mite pocket, dere vas twenty dollars. So I stay mid de toliper once." Tint following cnn ho read: uo tut to make uunse, but It takes acute individual to find out hoW. Jutit try It : AN auctioneer, while engaged in his voca tion thus exalted the merits of 'a carpet : "Gentlemen and ladies, some folks sell car pets far Brussels, but I cab most positively assure you that this elegant article was made by 'Mr. Brussels himself." ortrAine. tGLENTOWN. PA I thee read bee that me, Love la up will I'll have But that and you have you'll One and down and you, If.
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