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ROBERT IREDELL, JR., Puniasunn,
F'
Coal ant( Lumber.
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JAB. M. RITTER,
CHAS. W. ABBOTT
Union Street, near Lehigh Valley Depot,
Allentown
RITTER & A B BOT
MANUFACTURERS OF
SaBA, Doors, Outside Blinds, Inside Blinds, Mould
Inge, Brackets Balusters, Pickets, Stair Ratt
ing., Window Frames, Door Frames, dc.,
HCROLL HAWING,
TURNING,
PLANINO;
MATCHING.
FLOORING and
RIPPING
DONE AT THE SHORTEST NOTWE
ALSO. STAIR BUILDING douo and HAND RAILING
made to ~rder.
. . .
Having now hod almost five years' possession of the
Mill, refurnished it almost wholly with new and Improv
ed machinery, and having norm hut experienced work
men, we two prepared to defy competition from at home
and abroad, both In price and workmanship.
Do yon contemplate building ? Call at our Factory and
satiety yourself with A personal examination.
Drawings for buildings, brackets, patterns for orna-
Mental work, scroll+ for porches, can be seen nt ell times
by calling at our °Moo. Any Information to the bonder
I urtilshed cheerfully and freely, by calling at the Mann-
Notary, on Union street, at tbo Jordan Bridge, Alton
town, Pa.. or by letter through the post office.
Aug 3-1 y) RITTER k ABBOTT.
FILBERT. B. OTTO. 11. Y. OTTO. O. B. MILLRR
F LIRERT, OTTO de MILLER,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
LUMBER,
•W L ',TAMS PORT, PA.
~,LL ON CANAL WEST OF MAYNARD STREET
OFFICE AT THE MILL
F CRANE Aonst. I ane 70-ly
Carpct3 nub mil Qttotlj
RICH AND ELEGANT
ORPE S, OIL CLO HS, &C
S. C. FOULK.
NO. 19 S. SECOND ST., PHILA.,
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Invites attention to his nplendid amnnrtment of Imported
and American CA RPETS, which will bo sold at a very
small advance. (tomtit warranted an repremonted no that .
all can bay with confidence and natinfaction
ssprEtarleo. -
S PECTACLES! SPECTACLES !I
EYE GLASSES, &c.
81 A oc It . rAe ,
m ti . n co . tr o t tr o g ,, n zr . t . m a e t ti tof all kinds o
CHAS. S. - MASSEY'S,
NO. 23 EAST lIAMILTON STREET,
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ALLENTOWN, PA. •
Having devoted a great deal ofenec and attention to the
Spectacle businenn for tene hmt few yearn,
that that my
buolnesnln Mut hoelncreased... ncli I have de
termined to make Ito SPECIALTY. There Is no article
mannfactured in which there is no much deception prac
ticed as there 1., been
Spectacle Masses. Knowing that the
public have been frequently humbugged by partlen pre
tending to have a Imperlor article of fiancee, and charging
exorbitant prices for them, thereby (refacing upon the ne•
cennities and Intirmitien of age, I have taken rotor M no
ted alarge and complete assortment .4 the finest and bent
(Hennes ever manufactured, thus affording all persons
needing Spectacles an opportunity of purchasing nt rea
monabte prices. Persona having any difficulty In being
eulted elnewhere will do well to give tae a evil, as I feel
confident that no one will fail to be suited. Remember the
old stand, No. ZI Eun4 Hamilton closet, opposite the Ger
man Refottued Church. Allentown, to. tun,•Lh 'is tf
Eta tbinff,
GREAT ATTRACTION I
NEW FIRM! NEW GOODS!
cLormNo! CLOTHING
GRAND SPRING AND SUMMER OPENINO.
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES !
T. OSNIUN & CO.,
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GREAT CLOTI T I3BG EMPORIUM
IN REIMER'S BUILDING.
NO. 605 HAMILTON STREET,
ALLENTOWN, PA
We wool Inform the citizens of Allentown and the our%
rounding country that we are prepared with a large clock
on goode for
' FALL AND WINTER WEAR,
and offer them to the publie at rennenahleprlceg. To thou.
who boy their Clothing ready-made, they Itro prepared t.
offer BAIIOAINS•
WHOLE SUITS MADE TO °EDER!
COATS, PANTS AND VESTS
Cut nod made In the Intent nlyle, cud by the bent workmen
OCR STOCK OF •
CLOTHING, CLOTHS AND CASSINIERES
In larger than tt has been before, nr.4l too Intend to roll n
very SAIALL PROFITS, and g our euntouters the bean
flt of our luvr mooch...
Great quantities and verletlen of
NECKTIES, CUFFS, COLLARS,
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And everything In the line of
GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS
MEN'S, YOUTHS', BOYS' find CHILDREN S
READY-MADE CLOTHING
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dour ahoy° Sixth ntreot.
T. Oamnm. J icon U. licuoLL MAITIN MTN
mar 24 if
HUTTON & M'CONNELL
FURNITURE WAREROOMS,
• NO. MOO MARKET STREET,
North Eltdo
PHILADELPHIA.
PARLOR, DINING-ROOM,
CHAMBER FURNITURE
Of the Latest Styles and Beet Manufacture.
ALSO,
Feather Beds and Mattresses.
ser,9o-Sm
CONSHOHOCKEN
BOILER AND COIL WORKS
JOHN WOOD, JR.,
K•IIOP•CiIIE6R Of
TUBE. FLUE AND CYLINDER BOILERS,BATII
AND STEAM CIRCULATING BOILERS.
All kinds of Wrought Iron Colin, Tuyers (or Blast Fur
nace, Gasometern, Smoke Stomks,Binvt P
B ipe., Iron Wheel
barrows, and everything In the Boller and Sheet Iron line.
Al.ll, nil kinds of Iron and Steel Foratugs and Blacksmith
work, Miners` Tools of all kinds, such an Whew Buckets,
Picks, Drills. Mullets, liledgen, Ac.
,
ihdione Steam Hanna, null set of tools of nil kind:
sad skilled workmen, I flutter ugynelf Mitt 1 ran torn o
work with promptness sod dispatch, all of which will I
warranted to be first-class.
Piddling /lON., Roll repairing generally, strictly
elided spr 17
Popular than any Other
ALWAY ON THE LEAD,
The Glory of the Morning and Any
Other Time
The Celebrated Mo. niog °tory Stover are ...teetered
tide year In greater qua • tiklee than ever berere, to meet
the great °mud (era flret•claeeatovo. They are nold by
AV At. G. RFITER,
DEALER IN
STOVES & TIN WA RE
831 Hamilton Si., Allentow'n.
Twelve hundred dills. Stores have !men sold In thl
county during tbn pant Oro 'ear-. every one Orwhlcl
Ins given unlirnl,od metieiectlen,svhich Is the best ITCOLII
mei:dation they need here.
Always on hand 1011.11.1 s nr Oloves,ltanges, Furnacen
Orates, Tin and Sheet-Itun V.
A InTAO variety of tno;teru Cook Sliver, such as
THE REUULATOR, with RovnlvinA T,,p,
110 T BLAAT I XCEI,IOOB
• APEAR'S ANTI-1111AI' Coo B.
• ALL 10011 T 1008.
601,11 31ABAL, ETC
Also, a large valet). of Iho alupt approved Heating
13t4,08. 0ci2.1.w
LET.Froto first of April, the wel
knownlong • elubll,lled nod enceeeolulQtteensern
Store, Nu. tli I ilecolltoon Ott e.t, t.oow occupied 14 Winn/
Reimer, with or without the dwelling. Apply id
419 LINDEN ST
VOL. XXVI
URS ! FURS !
,
Et. go to the well•It flown
LADIES. Ir and you "
rVI 11 0 b
t r " erieblelltore of
W. KEINATH,
Importer and • Exporter of Furs,
710 ARCH STREET,
(OPPOSITE BT. CLOUD HOTEL,)
PHILADELPHIA,
Whore you have the selection from the moat extensive
asnortmeut anti delimitateua at the lowest manu
facturing pricer. _
Sets from $5.00 up to the most Costly
Russian Crown Sable
HUDSON BAY and MINK SABE.
ERMINE, CHINCHILLA, SQUIRREL, and every va
riety of the lateet etylee
SA' QUER of Eioal Skin, Persian& and Astrachan.
ALL KINbS OF FUR Titrarzarrs(),
Alen the Anent esmortment of FANCY ROBES, WHITE
FOX. BEAVER, WIIITB POLAR and BLACK
BEAR, HUDSON DAY WOLF. Sc.
ALL GOODS WARRANTED AS REPRESENTED.
CALL BEFORE PURCHASING RLSETVIIERR.
IV In. K EIN ATI',
No. 710 Arch Street, FltHadalplia.
novIA.Sm w
ALLENTOWN
OLLING MILL CO.,
Succoseors to
THAYER, ERDMAN, WILSON & CO.,
Blenufacturers of
STEAM. ENGINES AND BOILERS,
BRIDGE CASTINGS,
AILItOAD TURN TAKES;
MILL GEARING, SHAFTING,
Arnow, Rolling and Mining Work,
‘ic
N. o.—All work guaranteed and delivery prompt.
L. H. GROSS, Sup't
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RAILROAD
SEVEN PER CENT, BONDS,
EMEIII
Free of Taxes
We ere offering the Second Mel (gage bonds oribl.com
peoy
AT 85 AND ACCRUED INTEREST,
nterest Payable January and July.
The Bonds are to
1000 s, 500 s, and 100 s,
And c. be REGISTERED freii of expouse
The coal, miacolloneous. froighta and pateninger tousl
e aro constantly iticreaalua The receipts for the year
riding octubet 31,1871, were +70.778.22 more than the your
oiling October ill 1870. The lamet.° for November,ls7l,
vor November, 1870. wan 1i1.166.74.
Bond.. Pamphlets and Information can ho obtained of
DE HAVEN & BRO.,
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PHILADELPHIA
MEE
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TB OL MAN'S BLESSINGS.
bo.lOle'irn."arttihsylsr:l,Pi‘rhTe'ii thy days
You think, because I'm fourscore years, .
And halt a little In my gait,
My life Is one of cures and fears,
And that no blessings on me wait ; ,
Yon think I sigh for days long past,
‘Vben Elope his lamp might beaming bore,
When all was light, from lirst to last,
And not a shadow loomed before ;
That 'stead of this young phantom dear,
Lighting my path as on I stray,
The specters grim of guilt and fear
Are my companions on the way ;
That nothing now to me is left,
but patience to endure the load
Of added years each one bereft
Of blessings which the last bestowed
But trust me, friend, It is not so ;
Age has of joye Its hidden store,
As rich as youth can ne'cr bestow,
Which mem'ry reckons o'er and o'er
Remember that the withered leaf
Just ere It falls to !is, no more,
Discloses, for a period brief,
A brighter tint than e'er It wore
Remember, too, the great command,
Those who their parents honor here
Shall live long In the prorols'd land,
And revel In Its bounteous cheer.
Old ego must then a blessing be,
Since %Is the boon %Ville') God loth give
To those whose filial piety
Merits the chosen bliss, to live.
What though my bead be width as snow,
My forehead plow'd by many a furrow,
My body bent like Indian bow,
And I a stick am fain to borrow.
What though my sight begins to fade,
I still can flud my way along ;
What though my heating is dceay'd,
I still can hear the woodlanu song.
And though young Fancy's dreams aro o'er,
I still can banquet on the past;
And draw from menfry's ample store
As rich a treat as Hope's repast.
As o'er my shoulder, bark I peer,
I Bed no grinning specters pile,
No scowling Imps of guilt or fear,
That dog my steps and snuff the gale.
Some marks there are, I must confess,
Long time chalked up behind the door—
Some old cifenecs, more or less,
I wished were rubbed from out the score
But Ile who grte his blood for all,
I hope has shed one drop for mo,
When Ile atoned for Adam's full,
On the high cross of Calvary.
This world Is still a cheerful scene,
The 611116111116 still In clear and bright ;
The waving woods and meadows green,
Still give my heart a mild delight.
'Tis like the summer twilight eve ;
Though not so bright as morning'- ray,
Yet soft nail sweet, and hard to leave
As the more gorgeous tints of day.
The old trunk, though Its limbs decay,
Puts forth new shoots from . year to year,
And 'neatli its shadows, rich and gay,
The gram upsprings and flowers appear.
Then why should I of age complain 1
If a punishment to prove.
God would not promise it to man
As a reward for filial love.
Content to live, content to die,
I heed not when grim death appears ;
But, if 'tis heaven's high will, why I
Don't fear to live a hundred ye rs.
James K. Paulding
Paster and faster spread the flames, and now
the ship was enveloped in a fiery sheet. Men
and women rushed madly over the still to
meet a quicker but Icss painful death. The
boats with one exception, had been overladen
and capsized. There were hasty prayers shd
heartrending cries of misery and distress.
Death hovered, vulture like, over his victims;
some clung .'esperateiy to the vessel's side,
some supporting themselves in the water by
articles snatched hastily from the burning ship,
and with which they had leaped wildly into
the sea. The captain sang through the trum
pet, "take heart and sustain yaurself as long
as possible. A ship is coming to our relict."
James Durant stood upon the almost desert.
ed deck with his only child, but four years of
age, folded closely in his arms. His eyes
swept the horizon In search of the ship to
which the captain had alluded. He discov
ered it at last, but it was at least four miles off.
Before the ship could arrive, they must he
burnt to death ; or, if he sprang, as others bad,
down into the water, both he and the child
would be drowned; for he was not a swimmer.
The little arms n ere twined around his neck,
the pale cheek rested confidingly against his
own, but the brave child did not tremble.
"0, my God, is there no help ?" cried the
despairing father, as the flames swept nearer,
and he felt that his present position could he
held but little longer.
" Here, give the child to me and I will save
her," and turning quickly, Mr. Dusant stood
face to face with a stranger who had a life pro
server in hiS hand.
" Quick, there is nn time to be lost I—The
child can have my life preserver, and it will
float her easily. Yonder is another ship ; I
have been watching it for the last five minutes.
It will reach us in a half an hour at the most.
There, that is fastened securely. Now, little
girl, lam going to throw you in the water.
ou are net afraid 1"
"No, nn, but mar
The father caught her franctically in his
arms,
"My darling Eva, you may never see your
father again ; but do not fear—God will guard
you, and somebody will Gnd you and take care
of you. If you never see papa win, remem
ber be is in heaven with mamma."
" Has she no relatives?" m ;A the stran
ger.
" None in this country ; lam from Eng
land, and am traveling for her health." .
" Take that pin front your bosom and fasten
it to her clothing."
" [leaven help you for the thought," said
the father ; and in a moment the square and
compass was glittering m the bosom of the
child, and 'he stranger t ,oh her from her
father's arms saying, "she must be cast be
yond the reach of these poor drowning
wretches, or they will rob her of her life pre
server."
The white draper flutterer] through the air,.
and sunk below the waves ; then rising, It
floated slightly on the waters.
James turned to the stranger with tearful
ayes.
" Ititiy God bless you and preserve youLno
blest of men. But you, as well as myself,
must be lost."
"t No, I nm n good swimmer, and here is a
piece of board with which you can sustain
yourself until relief arrives."
The (label' cast another glance at the white
speck floating rapidly away, and with an in
ward " God preserve her I" sp-ang Into the
sea, Wowed by the stranger ; but the two
floated in diff , rent directions, and they saw
each other no more.
Two hours later, James Durant awoke, as
rom the sleep of death, and found himself In
fthe cabin of a rtrange ship, with kind and
sympathizing faces alt - around him. In amo
ment he realized all that passed, and said, ea
gerly, thotuth feebly : " My child, little Eva ;
is she safe 1" There was no response, and a
low moan escaped the father's lips.
"Courage, sir," said a lady with tearful
eyes, " some of the passengers were saved by
another ship."
The father's countenance lighted. " God
grant that she may be safe."
Mr. Durant recovered his usual strength in
a few hours, and sought among the saved for
the stranger who had proved himself s'o' true
a Masonic Brother, but he was not to be
found.
"Ho must be on the other ship," said Mr.
Durant, "and he will care for Eva."
Both ships were at port the following day,
but although Mr. Durant found the stranger
who had befriended him, and who proved to
be a Mr. Wadsworth, from a southern city;
Eva was seen by no one, and was given spas
lost.
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EVA, THE MASON'S CHILD.
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" Here, wife, is n child that has just been
washed upon the beach. She is cold and stiff,
but I think she is not dead. Let us have some
warm flannels immediately, and tell Thomas
to run for Dr. Hunt."
It was long before the quivering lashes and
feebl , fluttering of the heart gave token that
success would crown the efforts of Eve's res
cuers ; but, by-and-by, the lids parted, and
revealed two large, liquid, Sky blue eyes, that
wandered from face to face in a bewildered
way, and then closed wearily.
"I fear she will not recover very rapidly,"
said the doctor. " She has a delicate consti
tution, and will require the best of care."
" Poor child I" said Mrs. Turner, "I do
not wonder she is nearly dead ; but who can
she be? Some terrible accident must have oc
curred at sea."
"You had better examine her clothing,"
said the doctor ; " perhaps you may find some
clue to her relations."
Mrs. Turner lifted the gossamer white dress,
ALLENTOWN, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1872
and turned It over and over. The square and
compass placed there by Mr. Durant flashed
upon the eyes of all at once... The doctor and
Mr. Turner, looked at each other, but neither
spoke, and Mrs. Turner did not notice the
tear that glistened In her husband's eyes. •
The clocter's fears that Eva would not re.
cover rapidly proved to be well founded; days
tind weeks of fever succeeded in awakening
her to life, during which she talked Incoher
ently of papa" and " poor mamma," and of
the " burning ship," and of " hunger." She
finally awoke to consciousness, and asked
many questions as to where she was and how
she came in the dark room, and who were
those who attended her, but Dr. Hunt forbade
her being questioned until she was stronger.
How interested were all in the little convales•
cent, whom the elements had cast into the
little seaboard town I The ladies declared
that never before did a child possess such love
ly eyes or such beautiful curls, while the gen
tlemen seemed no less interested, and brought
her gilts of everything that might please her
childish fancy.
" My dear little girl," said Dr. Hunt, when
Eva was at length able to ride out, " will you
tell me your name ?"
" Eva," said the child, " I thought you
knew it."
. .
"Yes, I know your name is, Eva, but I
want to know the rest of your name—your
father's name."
• .
" Eva Durant. Mr. Durant is my papa."
"Yes ; 1 want you to tell mo all you can
remember about your father and mother."
Eva's eyes filled with tears "Oh, sir, my
mamma died and went to live with the angels.
And Ido not know where papa is. He said
it I never saw him again I must know' he had
gone to mamma."
Where were you when ho told you this ?"
"On the ship; and oh, the ❑re burned me
sn; and papa held me in his arms until! a
strange man took me and tied something tin
der my arms and threw me Into the water,
and I have not seen pant' since. 0, sir, can
you tell me where he is I"
"No, dear child; but perhaps we may find
him."
And this was all that Eva's new friend
could discover. It was plain she had coins
from the ship which had been burned a few
weeks before; that she had been cast upon the
sea; and floated to the shore; but where was
her father? Had he been saved, and was he
searching for his child ? Every possible effort
was made to find him. The circumstances of
the case, with the statement of the child, were
published fully In the newspapers of the neigh
boring cities, but the grief stricken father, be
lieving his child lost, had sailed a week be
fore lair Europe, and it soon became settled In
the minds of Eva's protectors, that lie had
perished. But the little one still prattled
about her "papa," and said he would conic
by and by; those who believed differently
would not pain her by contradiction.
Toe square andeompass that had been found
upon her clothing was regarded as a powerful
appeal from a Mason to his brethren to care
for his child, so it came to pass that Eva be
came, as it were, the special charge of
Lodge, No. 93. Mr. Turner would gladly
have taken the entire care of the little waif,
and the wealthy Senator W— requested to
be allowed tb adopt her as his daughter, but
the Brethren in Lodge assembled, declared by
a vote that Eva should be reared educated
and protected by the Lodge ' and that as Prov
idence had placed her in Brother Turner's
house that should be her home.
And so years went by, and Eva became a
healthy, joyous child, flitting here and therc,,
and everywhere meeting the warmest of wel
comes. The Masonic Hall was but a few
rods from Mr. Turner's residence, and Eva
often went with him as far as the door, and
then returned alone, always bidding the Tiler
"take good care of Pa Tuner, and send him
home early."
The six years that followed the death of his
wife and the loss of his child, passed wearily
to James Durant. He visited nearly every
country in the Old World, seeking among
scenes of natural beauty and grandeur as well
as of historicintmest, for the mental rest which
could never be found. lance more he turned
his steps toward America, and sought his Ma
sonic friend Wadsworth. Finding that gentle
man about setting out with his family on a
Journey to the Atlantic coast, Mr. Durant ac
cepted the invitation to accompany them to
Saratoga and Niagara, then to New York,
where leaving the lades, Mr. Wadsworth and
Mr. Durant wandered from town to town
along the coast, enjoying the beauty of the
scenery and the quiet hospitality that greeted
them more than the crowded hotels and the
fashionablestyle of the popular watering places.
Fancy, and the kind hand of Providence, at
length led them to the little town of B
and theoecond evening after their arrival they
visited the Masonic Lodge. A warm welcome
was er.enled to these Brethren from such
homes, and. both were invited to address the
Lodge. Mr. Durant said :
"Brethren : I have traveled much and long.
I have found Masonic sympathy in every part
of the globe, and everywhere is Masonry sub
stantially the same. I can hardly tell where.
I reside. The world seems to be my home,
as I remain but a short time in any town or
country, but my name is recorded in an Eng•
lisp Lodge. I love my English Brethren, 'for
they first brought me 'from darkness to light,'
and I love English soil, for with it sleeps the
wife of my youth. But I love American soil,
'also, for here I have found the warmest of
welcomes, the kindest of brethien. And, too,
my own child is sleeping In American waters,
even beneath the very waves that wash the
shores of your beautiful village.
•*Six years have passed since this dear
friend and brother robbed himself of his life
preserver that my dear little Eva might perhaps
escape, and we hoped the elements might be
kind, and that heaven would send her rebel,
but she was never heard of more."
The qoice of Mr. Durant was qtiivering
with emotion, and unable to speak further, he
seated himself and covered his face with his
hands,
Glances of surprise and pleasure were east
from one to tuiJther among the Brethren of
Wirt= Lodge. No one spoke, however, but
all eyes turned upon the Master, Mr. Turner.
For a moment he seemed reflecting ; then tak
ing a slip of paper from the Secretary he wrote:
"Mrs. Turner—Do not allow Eva to retire
until I return home ; tell her I sin going to
bring a strange gentleman who w isles to see
her."
.And calling the Jun. Deacon, Mr. Turner
gave him the note, saying in a low voice:
" - rake tins note to Mrs. Turner imnt
ly . ll
"Why, Eva," said Mrs. Turner, when she
had read the Message, "you are going to have
company. A strange gentleman is nt the
lodge room who wishes to see you."
"Who can it be ?"
Eva looked perplexed and thoughtful, sud
denly her checks flashed, her eyes lighted,
and clapping her little hands, she sprang to•
her feet and exclaimed, "Oh, It must be papa!
no one 'else would wish to sec me ; no one In
rite world ;" and before Mrs. Turner compre
hended the child's interpretation, Ac had pass
ed the threshold 'and was flitting through the
moonlight toward the lodge room. The Tiler
looked amazed when Eva rushed into the ante
room, her cheeks burning, her eyes flashing
with joy and excitement.
"Do not stop me ; I am going In I" she ex
claimed. But the Inner door was fastened,
and the impatient Eva nearly cried with vex-
at ion.
"Wait a moment," said the Tiler, who hav
ing heard nothing of what had transpired
within, was at a loss to account for the strange
conduct of the child ; "wait a moment, and
I will set i. your request to Mr. Turner. Ile
w ill come out and see you."
"I shall not wait I Ido not want to see
Mr. Turner ; I want to see my papa:"
"The child is crazy, that is evident," said
the perplexed Tiler to himself ; but calling out
the deacon, he bade him Bay that Eva was
thane and had determined to get into the lodge
room.
The deacon went to the East, and delivered
his message in a low tone,, and a moment .
afterward moved "that the craft be called
from labor to' refreshment."
"Now," said Mr. Turner ; "tell the Tiler
to let her come In."
And Eva did come, or rather bounded, into
the hall, more beautiful in her excitement
than ever before. kihe advanced to the centre
of the room and stood beside the altar; half
poised upon the tiny foot she scanned rapidly
the faces of all. Her eager eyes tioon detect
ed the strangers,
who were seated behind
each other anti for a moment she seemed ir.
resolute, then darting forward with a glad
cry, site threw her arms about the neck of Mr.
Durant, crying, "Oh, papal my dear papa l
you have come home at last I You were not
burned In the ship?"
We will not attempt to paint thl scene
further, but will leave our readers to imagine
the joy of the fond father, and also leave them
to decide whether the tears that wet the
cheeks of the Brethren of Hiram Lodge Were
caused by sympathy with the happiness of
their little charge, or grief that they should
lose one whom they all loved.
=EI
THE ROHINCE OF A RED CLOAK
" Was that the postman's knock, Grace ?"
" Vee r dear, and here Is a letter for you
from the firm, I know by the envelope."
And answering her husband's quick glance
of interest, the young wile placed the letter in
his eagerly extended hand, adding with a
smile, " if I did not know that it is busmeits,
Philip, I think I should chtiin my privilege
and peep over your shoulder while you read."
"You are welcome to do it, toy darling,
you know I have no secrets from you."
"Very well, sir, I will consent to stay here
until you have read your letter; It thas Jost oc
curred to me that you might want my advice
about something, for you know that I ant
your 'better half.'''
"More than half, little woman ; you are
nearer the whole. I don't know what I should
do w MINA you, Grace. Maimed, helpless,
where should I ho but for your tender ours-
ing, which is doing more than anything t 3
make me well."
As he spoke, Philip Holt looked with sor
rowful sign•lleatiec at his bandaged leg, which
was supported on a chair. He had been for
some weeks suffering front a compound ftac•
lure, and other injuries sustained in a fall
from a dogcart. Philip was n clerk in a mer
cantile house, in the small town of Oldinghain.
Ile had been about two years married to Grace
Rowan], a young nurse , y governess, and the
orphan daughter of a country surgeon ; she
had brought him no other martinge dowry
than her fair face and true heart.
The young pair had begun life with love as
their chief worldly capital; and thanks to their
united eillirls—to the wife's talent and for do-
mestic management and the husband's habits
of industry and economy-:—all had gone well
with them up to the date of his unt . ortunate
accident. Until then there had been no shadow
of care in the little home, which had been
their earthly paradise, though it consisted only
of two plainly furnished rooms, the s coed
floor or a small house in the suburb of the
town ; but as Philip fondly said, Grace had
such a happy way of making everything look
bright about her.
The young wife understood her husband's
sorrowful glances but she tried to divert his
thoughts, saying playfully, "Come ' Philip,
your litter; thought you were in ahurry to
read It ; now lam getting impatient to hear
what the firm have to say ; perhaps I tey have
written to tell you. that they cannot do with
out you any longer."
Was it foreboding of coining evil that made
Philip hesitate betbre lie opened the envelope
conscious of a vague feeling of uneasiness as
he glanced at the bright face that was smiling
over hls shoulder ? She seemed so full of
hopeful anticipation, to which he was unable
to respond, for he could not divest himself of
a strange undefinable fear cOnnected with the
letter.
" What is the matter, Philip, arc you in ?"
This was the yoi ng wife's anxious question,
as she saw her husband suddenly drop the let
ter and heard his half stifled cry. When site
caught sight of his ghastly paleness and altered
manner, she hastily picked up the letter ex
claiming, " Ott, Philip, what is it ?"
That something in the letter was the cause
of his agitation, she now felt sure per first
care was to soothe him, and she did it in the
tender womanly fashion that seldom fails of
its power over the sex of sterner mould.
" It is bad news? tell me Philip, is it bad
news? Don't try to keep it back with the
thought of sparing me. Your trouble is nine,
and whatever it is I must bear my part."
In reply the poor fellow wound his arm
about her slight figure, and in his heart bless
ed her for the comfort which her loving, cour
ageous words had given him.
"Coate," she urged, with fond persistence
that was not to be turned aside, " tell me the
worst; it cannot be anything very dreadful.
The doctor says you are getting better, and
while you are spared to me, Philip; I think I
could bear anything."
He tried a smile, but It faded from his lips
as he pushed the letter, which she had placed
on the table towards her, faltering, " Head
for yourself, darling. It is from the firm ;
they send me notice of dismissal."
It wits true. Philip's employers, Messrs.
Hardman & Joyce, had written a tew cold,
curt words to apprise their clerk that his con
tinned absence' had caused inconvenience,
which had made it necessary to appoint an
other to supply his place, and as this arrange.
ment had proved satisfactory to them, they
beg o xd to inform Philip Holt that his services
were dispensed with from that date.
The husband and wife looked at each other
CI silence. It was a cruel blow which was
i•as unexpectedly dealt hint ; both could ma-
lize what it was to be cast out of employment
during a time of commercial depression, and
winter days found him still on the forlorn list
of the unemployed. Looking at his thin face,
her heart ached for him in the trouble which
had come upon them, for he was yet far from
strong, and the little home comforts had be
come almost necessities of life to him. What
was to be done? The expenses entailed by his
accident had already made serious inroads
upon the slender sum which they nutmaged to
save. This wits the question that presented
itself to Philip, as his Mee caught and retained
the shadow which had passed over that of
Grace.
"I never thought they would have acted
:Ice this, Grace, after the years J have been
0 their employ. It is hard that a man's mis•
mimic should be visited against him as a
imit, hut I know who I have to thank for
VIM all his oddities, Mr Hardman would no
lave done such a thing."
" Would it do any gond to apply to him
?".
"No," returned the husband glonmily ; "it
would be useless. Mr. llardnum leaves till
his son.in-law, Mr. Joyce, who manages every
thine., the partner included."
“Could I not,go to Mr. Hardman, Philip,and
explain it to him?"
"No, Grace; I don't think he would act
against Mr. Joyce, for he almost believes he
cannot do wrong."
" Never mind, Philip, don't grieve ; some
thing else will be sure to turn tip; you are s(
very clever, and your leg will be well in a
lew weeks."
" You forgot, Grrtee, that all our savings ar
nearly spent, and that 1 may find some dill
culty in getting another situation."
'llie hall-irritable tone or 114+ voice hurt the
young wife, who hod struggled so hard to hide
from him her own feeling. Sha' burst into
tears, murmuring, reproachfully, " I forgot
-1 forgot, Philip ! oh, how I wish I could ! I
cannot forget, dear ; but I can pray that we
may be spared from such trials."
" My dear, deur wile, forgive me ; I atn so
miserable that I hardly knew what I' said.
.011! it it had come at any other time."
Snowing still, as it had snowed fur hours,
The air was full of blinding mist from thickly
falling flakes, which the wind drifted into
masses through the cold white streets. The
office clock pointed to a quarter-past ten on
the black December morning when Stephen
Hardman left his desk, aud, readjusting his
gold rimmed spectacles, placed himself at the
window, as he did every morning at the same
hour. No matter what might be his occupa
tion, at the time, It was made to yield to the
indulgionce of what appeared to those about
him a most singular him.
Vu lien the quarter had advanced to twenty-
five minutes past the hour, lie took out his
watch and compared it with the office clock ;
as be expected, they agreed to a second.
"Not comini3Y he muttered, "I never knew
her to extend more than three or four seconds
over the quarter ; so punctual to her time that
I might almost set my watch by her. Not
coming 1 Well, it's not fit weather for one like
her to be out ; she's too smell, and delicate
looking. Il she belonged to me I'd take care
—Why, bless me, there she Is l" the old
merchant added in an eager whisper, as a
young lady came In view. She was on the
opposite side of the street—a slight, gfrlisit
figure, with a peculiarity of dress that might
have attracted attention in places less tolerant
to varieties of costume than a busy little town.
This was a scarlet cloak, with the hood drawn
over her bonnet, and lilting mind her face
like a frame, It gave out a warm gleam of
Color against the snow, and invested its
wearer with some resemblance to the Red
Riding Hood of the sweet old fairy tale.
Standing there, with his hands resting on
the edge of the wire blind, the merchant had
watched, morn leg after morn tog, the passing
of that picturesque figure, and noted that the
fresh, pure face which had ffrst . attracted him
was gradually growing paler and thinner.
Thin had gone on for weeks, until it became
o part of the day's routine to watch for her.
She was invested with a strange kind of inter
est to him by a fancied likeness between her
and n favorite daughter of his own, who had
faded in her first bloom.
As he wahMed the advancing figure be mur
mured, "Every day she grows like my little
Helen. I couhValmest fancy it was herself
getting paler and thinner ; poor child I I won
der it she has uuy one to cure for her."
At that moment a group of boys rushed to
wards the young lady, the foremost of the
noisy crew, exclarning, In derisive allusion to
the red cloak, "Hallo, Bill I let's put out the
fire."
The words were followed by a loud laugh
and a shower of snow balls. In the effort to
avoid the snow balls the young lady slipped
and f e ll.
,h,• ~' a mlllOlll.lll before their
eyes t 11, boys scamperd off, leaving tho pros
trate figure on the ground ; but aid was at
hand. A youth with a pen behind his ear
made a rush from a building on the opposite
side of the street, followed almost immediate
ly by a white haired old gentleman,whoshow•
ed considerable anxiety and solicitude In as•
certaining it the young lady, was hurt.
"Not much," was the murmured reply,
while the sweet voice added some words of
thanks for the assistance which had been ren.
tiered. Her hurt was mo•e serious than she
was aware—she had severely sprained one of
her ankles, and the effort to stand caused in
exprt ssilde pain.
"Let us help her into my °lnce, Thomas,"
said the old man, "then we will see what can
be done."
A. few minutes more and the stranger found
herself seated in an easy chair by a bright fire.
She could not help looking her grateful sur
prise at the unexpected kindness of the old
gentleman. She did not guess that her face
had become to him familiar as something
which had entered Into his daily life. lie saw
her glance at the clock, and noted the anxious
expression of her face.
"Are you far from home ?" lie asked.
"Yes, she faltered ; "but I shall not be
Going home for hours. lam engaged every
clay teaching; my pupils will be waiting now.
I must try to walk, It is getting so late."
"Walk ! why, you cannot even stand ; the
thing is impossible." She seemed so much
distressed that be ask] hastily, "Write a note
relating what has occurred, and ono of my
clerks shall take it."
She thanked him, timidly; but be saw that
she was unwilling to accept his offer, and add
ed, " if you would rather go yourself I will
send for a cab."
" Thank you, sir ; that will be much better
thnil waiting, and I should like to gnat once."
11cr manner was full of nervousexcitement,
and be saw her delicate face flush as she
spoke. Ile did not know that, in the midst of
her eagerness, she was anxiously debating
lie question of cab fare, and wondering how
much money it won id take to pay It. If the
man of capital could only have investigated
the interior of the poor little purse laying at
the bottom of her satchel, so slenderly fur-
nished, yet, alas ! representing nearly all the
worldly wealth of Its possessor, how sadly it
would have confirmed the misgivings which
had been excited by a glance at then ell-worn
cloak, and the shoes obviously unsuited for
the hard service which had been required
front them. Five minutes later, a cab was
rapidly bearing away the scarlet cloak and its
wearer and the benevolent old merchant was
thoughtfully warming his hands before the
office fire. She was glue and he gained no
additional knowledge of her, except that she
was someboity'S daily governess. Front that
day he watched in vain for a glimpse of the
red cloak ; lie saw it no more, and concluded
that the poor young teacher was unable to
continue her da.ly journeys. She gave him
the impression of one who had to depend upon
herself, but the reality might be still worse ;
for anything he knew, there might be other,
even more 'witless, dependent upon her. In
spite of his repeated disappointments Mr.
Hardman still took his post at the w indow, as
though the habit yielded him a certain amount
of p 4 asurablo excitement which he was una
ble to relinquish.
A month had passed, It was an unusually
bright day for January, when Mr. Hardman
took his seat in his comfortable brougham in
company with aft old medical friend, who had
agreed to go home with him to dinner on con
dition that lie would allow him to make
one or more professional calls before the
carriage was turned in the direction of \Vinci',
Assent was readily given. " Certainly,
doctor, you shall be set down wherever you
wirli ; I shall not mind waiting In the least,
for we have plenty of time on our . hands be-
fore dinner.'
"I will not detain you long," said the
doctor, as the carriage turned into a side
st rect..
" This is a new case ; I was only called in
the other day, but lam getting interested in
my patient—or I should say patients, for
there arc two, husband and wife. My first visit
was only to him, poor fellow, he is ill from
c.thi nod overexertion in tKamping the streets
in search of a situation, and the wife met
with au accident about a month ago ; she has
not been properly attended to and is also on
my hands."
" Have they no means ?" asked the mer
chant.
"I fear not. As long as she cluld the wife
went out as daily governess."
"Alt wh..t was the nature of the acci•
ent ?"
" A severely sprained ankle, cured by a
" Bless use 1 I wonder if it is the young
lady I was telling you about a few days ago?"
The doctor looked inquiringly at his friend.
" ! I see you don't remember. Do you
know whether the patient wears a red cloak?"
" So you think she may be your little hero.
ine of the red cloak. I um not aware, for I
have only seen her in•doors."
• " Of course not, how absurd for me to far•
get that. I should like to see the patients of
yours. Can't you take me with you ? they
would think the another medical man."
The doctor smiled, considered a moment,
then cald, " Yes, I think we can manage it."
As he spoke, the brougham stopped at the
door of a large dingy-looking house, sublet
from basement to attic. A few minutes more
and the doctor had safely piloted his friend up
a steep, dark staircase, to the door of a close
back room on the third floor, Where a scene of
poverty and privation awaited them. Nearly
all the chairs which the room contained had
been put Into requisition to form a couch, on
which lay a young man, who was evidently
weak and ill. Beside him sat a pale, slight
creature, busily engaged stitching at some
course n,ecalcwnrk. The fitful flicker of a
meager tire gleamed feebly on the faces of both.
As the visitors stood at the door they heard
a voice saying fretfully, "I am very cold,
Grace, that fire gives no heat; I wish we had
more coals."
instinctively Mr. Hardman put his hands in
his pocket, feeling thankful that it lay in his
power to relieve the want of the speaker.
The next moment they were in the room;
but the old merchant stopped short oo the
thri :Mold, gazing In undisguised amazement
at the inmates.
One glance nt the features of the young
wife identified the wearer of the red cloak—a
discovery for which he had been I alfprepared
but it was the face of the husband that ar•
refatilt his attention. " Bless me," he mar
attired, " that face seems familiar." •
At that moment the young man raised him
self on his elbow, saying excitedly, "Mr.
Hardman here?"
. . -
The sound of his own name visibly startled
the merchant. Ile hurried to the side of the.
impromptu couch, exclaiming, it Is " Philip
The poor fellow seemed much overcome by
this unexpected visit of his old employer who,
unfortunately for him, had been absent at the
time when Mr Joyce, with whom he had never
been a favorite, had ordered his dismissal. A
few words put the merchant in possession of
the sad story, which received double interest
when he learned that the ills of poverty had
been warded oil by the heroic efforts of Phil
ip's young wife, who had gone back 'to her
old work of teaching, ending her weary days
by nights of exhausting toil at such needle
work as she was able to obtain. • -
..11ere was a new reading of his little romance
of the red cloak, and it is certain that it did
not lessen the interest In the wearer; but he
could not readily excuse himself from the
blame,which he took to,his own account, for
allowing his partner's summray dismissal of
au old clerk to remain without Inquiry. He
determined that the injury to Philip Holt
should be atoned for, and he kept his word.
When the young man recovered, he was re
stored to his old place, in which he had ample
opportunities for pushing his way and gain
ing even the respect and' confidence of Mr.
Joyce. `
Like a day of sunshine followed a clouded
morning, prosperity blessed the young cou
ple, and the loving, patient wife had her re•
ward
Philip always traced tjteir good fortune to
the cloak, which she had worn because It was
her mother's, and from that day ho decided
that it should' be a relic. Years afterwards,
when lie was a prosperous merchant, and
Grace a happy matron with children grownup
around her, he would say In allusion to their
early days of trial, "My darling, if you find
me growing selfish and forgetful of you and
my duty, show ma your old red cloak, it will
preach a sermon that will be sure to, set all
right.".
PROTECTION.
Speech by lion. .Inn. W. ICI Illnyer:on:the Iron
Workers' Memorials.
Hon. Jno. W. RMager, the able and wide
awake Representative In Congress from the
Schuylkill and Lebanon district, delivered the
following speech in•the House of Represen
tatives at Washington, on Saturday last :
Mr. Speaker, I have sought the floor at this
lime in order that I might bring to the notice
of the House and the country a subject of
great Importance to my constituents. That
subject Is indicated and forcibly stated in the
numerous memorials which I have presented
during the last week. The memorialists state
they are, for the most part, iron-workers,
which designation includes mechanics, skilled
laborers, and others engaged 'n the manufac
ture of iron, iron machinery, and the various
branches industry of which that metal forms
a component part. They respectfully remon
strate against any change In the existing
revenue laws which shall reduce or abolish the
duties upon such articles as are successfully
produced in this country.
In thus presenting the subject to the consid
eration of Congress, the workingmen of my
district have exercised a right common to
every American citizen, and are entitled to
respectful consideration. These men represent
a class of pe-sons who in a large degree are
the producers of our national wealth, and are
the kind of men upon whom rests finally a
great shale of the burdens of national taxa
tion. Their hands are brown with honest
toil, their brows are moist with the sweat of
honest labor, and I desire to suggest that they
are as much entitled to a hearing here and in
the committee rooms of Congress as the hired
emissaries of British free trade and the paid
agents of importers and monopolists.
It has been frequently urged as an objec
tion to the present revenue system that it was
calculated to enrich capital and foster mono.
polies, while it oppressed the laboring men
and impoverished honest industry. Now, sir,
these memorialists speak from sonic practical
knowledge on these points, and they realize
the fact that their prosperity depends on the
maintenance of the protective features in that
system. And so tar, indeed, us such articles
as we are successfully producing in this coon.
try are concerned, the results of American
labor, Ingenuity, and capital, there ought to
be no two opiniods on the subject in the
American Congress. We ought all to stand
together in the recognition of the right of our
home industry to protection in the framing of
our laws to raise revenue, which Was accord.
ed to it in the first act passed.by the Fist Con
gress or the United States, and approved by
the first President, George Washington.
To the workingmen, whether In iron or in
any other branch of industry, this is a ques
tion of the first importance, involving as it
does their wages, their very substance, their
daily bread. Plenty of work and lair wages
go hand in hand with a prosperous condition
of affairs in the country. Scarcity of work
and low wages are the certain result of panic,
financial derangements, and free trade. No
one need suppose that they are men:mm.l.Bllls,
' and unable to comprehend this question. It
is true they have not very generally learned
the elements of their political economy in
books and reviews. Their knowledge or the
subject is eminently practical, and their ex
perience has been dearly purchased. They
are for the most part well Informed and Intel
ligent ciuz ns, and many of their kind are to
day occupying responsible positioLs in the.
Government.
In this country •• the, ruler" and "the
ruled" are convertible terms. So the laborer
of to-day becomes the capitalist of to-morrow.
We all, therefore, have au equal stake in a).
ciety and government, and are all equally in
terested in the adoption of wise laws and ben
etieent legislation. 'I hey are not, therefore,
merely acting on the suggestion or by the
dictation of their employers. In good old
Pennsylvania capital does not yet own labor
in any such offensive sense. When free trade
conies to prevail among us, and the wages are
reduced to the ten cent standard of despotic
countries, such a degradation of the laboring
man may not be impossible even in that State;
but that time is not just pit. While stating
their views these memorialists do not antagon
ize the operators and manufacturers in whose
employ they aro. There is no conflict of
opinions or interests in the case ; it is the mu
tual advantage of both classes, employers and
employed, that there should be an active de
mand for labor and a remunerative profit
for capital.
The experience of the last two years has
also shown that the maintenance of the pres
ent rate of duties on iron Is to the advantage
of consumers as well as those engaged in its
production. Two years ago Congress yielded
to clamor, and reduced the duty two dollars,
which suns was immediately added to the
price of the article In the markets of the world
without any corresponding benefit to our con
sumers in this country. Iron advanced in
price, a brisk demand sprang up for It, and
the foreign dealer reaped all the advantage.
Our home production received a check thereby
and the whole market was unsettled. We
need stability In this, as In all other branches
of productive industry, and unless we can
have it, enterprise is paralyzed, and capital
seeks other channels of investment.
And as fur the clap-trap about revenue re
form, so plentifully manutactured by the ad
vocates of fret: trade, and into which trap, I
regret to say, some of our otherwise sound.
political brethren have fallen, it is a delusion
aud a snare. We all know that there is a
short aud decisive way to effect levenue reform
without disturbing the protective system and
destroying the industrial luthests of the coon
try. Abolish at one stroke the whole internal
revenue system, so far as the income taxes
and stamp duties are concerned, and limit its
future operation to the two articles of whisky
and tobacco, and you will secure a revenue
reform that will meetthe unqualified approval
Vl' the people. Thus you will not stop the
busy hum of industry throughout the land ;
you willimot put out the fires of our furnaces
aud forges; you will not cover the land with
desolation as with a pall. In the pathway of
such revenue reform,
as I take. the liberty of
suggesting, we shall have benefits and bless
ings Innumerable, and a degree of prosperity
will continue in the future, as it has in the
past, to relieve the people of the burdens im
posed by the slaveholders' rebellion, and lead
to the entire extinction of the national
.debt,
the legacy left us by that rebellion, nod a con
summation to be devoutly prayed for.
The memorialists further advocate the re
peal of the duties on ten, cofiee, and Mien
Other articles as are not produced in the Unit
ed States and enter Into general use. This
suggestion Is in exact accord with the true
theory and teachings of the American protee
live system. No branch of our own industry
will be Injuriously affected by its adoption,
inasmuch us none comes Into unequal com•
petition with the toreign articles, referred to.
To allow such articles, therefore, to come in
free of duty, is to cheapen them to our con
sumers,and does not tend to degrade our labor
ers to the level of the "heathen Cifinee'" oor
the miserable lazzaroni of continental Europe.
A liberal lice list, with the abolition of in
ternal revenue taxes, and maintenance of
American industry of all kinds, these are the
revenue reforms that I desire to commend to
the carelul conaideration of Congress.
Aud especially, Mr. Speaker, allow me to
impress these views upon the Republican side
(Attie House. We have a President who retains
the undiminished confidence of the country,
and who In all probability, will again lead the
Republican columns to victory. lie stands
pleged before the country to the support of the
doctrinesenunclated in thememorials to which
I have addressed these remarks. In an inter
view with citizens of Pennsylvania this week,
as reported In yesterday's daily papers, the
President is reported as reasserting the doctrine
of his last annual message. He said that "ar
tides not produced in this country, and enter ,
log Into general consumption, should be ad
milted free of duty, while du ties on those ar
ticles which come into competition with our
own manufactures should not be reduced." I
indulge in the hope that the majority side of
the House, upon whom rests the responsibility
of legislation, will be in entire accord with
General Grant on this as well as other impor
tant subjects, and that we shall enter upon the
canvass before us a united party,and so achieve
success by deserving It.
And let me add, Mr. Speaker, that repro
seining the tolling millions of Pennsylvania
here on this Important question, I am not here
as a mendicant asking favors or begging for
the crumbs welch fall from rich men s tables.
We aro asking for protection as of right. We
claim it to be due to us from the Government
we sustain and support. And wo will sustain
no party and support n 3 Administration that
repudiates our rights and is. recreant to our
Interests in this regard.
An attempt was made In New York on 'rues
day night last to rob the house of John Graham
the counsel for Stokes. The thieves were ar
rested and committed for trial. It Is believed
they were employed to destroy certain papers
in Graham's possession bearing on the murder
trial. '
ROBERT IREDELL,JR
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NO. 7
A RAILROAD HIGHWAYMAN.
Attacked by a Itebber on the Platform of an Ee
press Train nod 'Cane/tett peas the Cars
About B o'clock on Wednesday night a singu
lar adventure befell a young man named Hen
ry Pitcher, employed as traveling agent for a
wholesale randy manufactory In Paterson.
Pitcher's route lay along the Erie Railway, to.
ward Middletown, &c. It was his custom to
letup borne in the middle of the week for
fresh stock,and to save time he usually jumped
from the train at the River street or Broadway
crossing, the same follhardy passengers do at
Grove street, in Jersey City, to save the long
walk up from the Pavonla ferry.
Between River street and the bridge over
the Passaic river, at Paterson, there is a deep
cut, in which the westwatd track is much
higher than the eastward, the grade being Im
proved when the second track was laid. Mr.
Pitcher was on the express train coming from
Turner's Station, and about 8 o'clock was ap
proaching Paterson. While going through
the cut referred to Pitcher stepped nut upon
the platform, preparatory tojumping off when
the train passed the usual place. Ile had in
his arms a cigar box containing about ten dol
lars in pennies, which he had collected.
Scarcely had Mr. Pitch stepped upon the
platform, when he was suddenly set upon by
a man whom lie did not at first notice stand
ing there, and who made an attempt to sleze
the cigar box full of pennies.' Mr. Pitcher
sprang hack to elude his assailant's grasp, and
in doing so he lost his balance and fell from
the train, striking upon the high westward
track, bounding and rebounding several times
before he landed senseless by the side of the
rails. How he escaped rolling down the de
clivity and under the wheels cannot be told.
When he revived, Mr. Pitcher found himself
badly hurt and bruised about the head cud
every part of his body, and so stiffened with
the cold that he could scarcely move. His face
and clothing were covered with frozen blood
which hwd flowed from his wounds.
Mr. Pitcher cannot remember how he got
toitiv rstreetwherehemetamanand offered
to pay him well to take him home, but the re
quest was refused. Several others in a like
manner declined rendering assistance to the
injured man, supposing him to have been in
a light and justly punished. So he was
obliged to find his way home alone, which he
finally did by almost superhuman efforts, ar
riving at his boarding house in Maln street
more dead than alive. Ile was examined by
Drs. Moss and Battery and found to be badly
hurt, although not necessarily finally injured,
and It is thought there are little doubts of his
recovery. It was a wonderful escape from
death, both by his hill from the train and then
from freezing to death on such a night, not to
mention the danger of his being run over
while lying senseless on the other track.
There isuo idea RS to who the assailant was.
It is believed his object.was robbery, and then
perhaps, the murder of his victim by throwing
hint from the cars. The box of pennies were
scattered in every direction when he struck
the ground, but most of them were found yes
terday morning scattered along the track for
some distance in the vicinity of the assault.
Maxims for Workingmen
Protection, by sustaining wages here, cle•
vines labor everywhere.
Free trade condemns labor to mere muscu
lar dr u dgery.
No civilized country tolerates free trade.
Why tax the poor 1111111 . 9 ma and coffee to
fill an overflowing treasury
The IntrogueihM of manufactures diversi
fies agriculture.
Where WI Inuit shovel alid !M.?, wages must
be low.
Whoever does anything useful in civilized
society is a laborer.
Now that Southet n labor is free It demands
p rotection.
Free trade was the father and support of
slavery.
Nine-tenths of American consumers are
themselves producers.
Free trade pills are nicely coated with "rev
enue reform." Don't swallow them.
The war ofcapital and labor is between
foreign capital and home labor.
Free traders say we must not attempt labors
in which foreign nations excel.
Protective tariffs have proved the best rev
enue measures.
Diversified industry , is a defense against
famine.
Will you come Into my parlor? said the
(free trade) spider to the (laborer) fly.
Under such protection tea we enjoy the
country prospers.
Protection benefits the State by giving mit
ployment to the people.
. Increased productiveness and better mar
kets afford increased wages.
AN ORIGINAL. METHOD OF STEALING.—A
young fellow, named Mitchell, caught in
Louisville attempting to rob a house, was re
cognized as a notorious thief, who, three years
ago carried on a novel method of robbery. lie
raised a pet coon, and so trained the animal
that whenever Its master would put It down
upon the ground it would run immediately
into the nearest house. Mitchell would take
.his coon about the street In his arms, ostensi
bly for the purpose of showing it off, and
when in front of a residence that he visited to
enter he would let the coon down. In an in
stant the well trained animal would scamper
off lowardit the house, and its master would
follow in pursuit. If there happened to be an
opening anywhere about the building the
coon was sure to find it and enter the houseat
once. Of course the people of the house would
allow the muster to come in after his pet, and
while the family and servants were lending a
helping hand to effect the capture of the run
' away, Mitchell would busy himself with every
opportunity by picking up little things here
and there in the rooms in which they 'glued
after the slippery little beast. Mitchell kept
up this smart little game quite successfully for
some time, but was finally caught, and sent I()
the Penitentiary.
SUBLIME INDIFFEILENCE.—Some' persons
about to marry have shown such supreme in
difference that one wonders how they over
comdassed the preliminary courtship. A con.
pie appeared tit a parsonage in Ottawa, and
expressed their desire to be united ; but Just
as the clergyman was about to commence pro
ceedings, the lady discovered she was minus
one of her gloves, and requested the gentle
loan to go and get her a pair, and to be quick
about it, or she might change her mind ! He
obeyed. Clergyman, witnesses and bride
waited, but neither gloves nor groom came to
hand, until things looked so serious that-the
good parson himself started off in search of
that dilatory bridegroom. After a long hunt
he was discovered comfortably seated in the
verandah of a hotel, with his feet on the back
of a chair, quietly enjoying his cigar.. Upon
the clergyman demanding an explanation of
his behavior, the nonchalant gentleman said,
with all the coolness imaginable, that ho was
waiting to see if she was going to change her
mind I
I'LL:ADM - 1 P. It .111811; MANSFIELD.-WOOl
- and Clull.n's Weekly defends Helen Jose
phene Mansfield, from the assaults of the press.
It says : Ne do not know what scenes enact•
ed in her house may be uncovered in the trial
that must ensue, but we believe that when the
trial shall have ended people will think less
harshly than now of,Tosie Mansfield , and that
same of the representagves of the press who
have called her harlot and prostitute will be
glad to replace them by less offensive words.
And what are the facts by which people as
some that Stokes ever replaced Fisk in her
affections ? We are aware that It is impossi
ble for a man to be even civil to a woman ani,
escape the Judgment of busybodies who spend
so much time in attending to other people's
business that their own always suffers. , lint
we submit that a man has a right to befriend
a woman, and that society has no right, to as
sume anything beyond their' knowledge.
INNTS IN CHICAGO. —The Chicago Mail
says: Bents continue very high and have
advanced about 50 per cent. Single stores in
the burned district command from $1,500 to
$2,000, according to locution. A store in the
Otis block, fronting both on State and Madi
son streets, has been rented at $4,000 a year.
On Wabash avrinue rents are running very
high, $1,200 is paid for a store in Averill's
building, just north of Van Buren street.
Bents arc also high on the West side.
There Is also same inquiry for desirable reel.
deuce rentals for the next year, aryl there is a
tendency among landlords to put up their
rents In localities easy of access and near to
horse cars fully SO per cent. A house that
rented $5O a month last May will bring $75 to
$B5 for the coming year.
President Grant has transmitted to tile Ban•
ate information furnished by the Secretary of
State relative to the detention in VonSmola of
several American steamers.
A LLE 1.7 TO 11'N, PA
NEW DESIGNS