COLUMBIA 4 AND BLOOMSBURG GENERAL ADVERTISER. 42EVI L. TATE, EDITOR. "TO HOLD AND TRIM THE TOROn OP TllUTH AND WAVE IT O'ER THE DARKENED EARTH." TERMS: 82 00 PER ANNUM BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENN'A,, SATURDAY, MAY U, 1864. VOLUME 28, DEMOCRAT , MIV i 1(4,. ISO i. 1864. PHILADELPHIA k EUIE 9 A I & SI O A '.i Tills great lino traverses llio Northern and North fecit rnuiiticd of rcBiifylvnnln to tlio city of l'.ne, on Lake Urio. Itbmi been leaned liy tlio Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and under llicir nuaptcea J being rnpldly opened throughout it entlro length, tl l IK..V In use for Passenger nnd freight business from llarrisburg to rjiiporluni, (1M lulled) on thollast rrn Division, nml frniu ShethcldtoKrio(7fcIinllcs)oittho Western division, T1MK or I-iSSSSCIEIl TltttNa XT MORTItCUDRRLAtin. Mall Train leaves, East U l A. M. Express Train " " 10 57 1'. M Mall " " West 5 -H " llxpross 7 It) A.M. tjars run tlirnugli without nunnt both way on thesa grains between Philadelphia nnd Lock Ilaven, nnd cllaltlinnro and Lock. Haven. Now nnd elegant Bleep Ting Cam nccntiipaniiii; tlio Kxpress Train both way :clweon Willlauisport and llulliniurc, and Williams "port nnd I'lillndclplila. JijlFor Information respecting Passenger business, ap Tfclyottho S. E. I'or. Iltli and -Market His. 2aMu fur freight biislncssnf tlio Company's Agents "fiB. II. Kingston, Jr., Cnr.iath nnd Mnrket Bts., Phll'n J. W. Keloids, Eric. STJ.M. Drill. Agent N. C. It: XI., Ilnltlinnre. 111. II. Houston, (ion'l. freight Agt . Philadelphia. Wlj.oMH I.- Iloupt, (Jen'l. Ticket Act 1'lillndelphia. .Joseph I), l'olts, Gcli'l. Mnnngor.Wlliiumsport. wUIay7 1811. llackawamia & Dloomsimrg Itailroni?. o V AND Al'TUR JAM. la. 1301. PAHSP.NGllll TllAINS WIM, RUN A3 FOLLOWS. MOVING SUUT II. I'asicnger. Javo .v " Berantnn, (sir. m. ni p, C35 V.IS 0.35 s.nn a.m. P.40 u,:i.5 15.12 r. M Kingston h-nomsburg .... X- " llupcrt, Danville, .... Arrlvu at Northumberland, MOVISfi NORTH ;Invo Nortliuniburlaiid, uave 5 Danville, Rupert, j Klooiiiehurs . T . ' Klnmtou, ' ' Arrive ut tier.-' . y,.i- ...on, -.iitc rn,,.ni l,nves ninomsburg, 10.15 A.M. I''l..-nrar tnkhiL' llio Mull Train South ennm-cl vtltli 1.31) the Eipruss train from Nnrlh'd, arriving at llarrisburg wl 2.3U A. M., Ilaltimoro 7.00 A. M., nnd at Philadelphia iat 7.U9 A. M. The Mnil train from Northumberland -loaves ir.iniedlalely after the- Kxprim train from liar Ishurg nnd Haltlmoro, allow inz Passenvarn lenvin? J'liilailclplii.1 nt IU.4K I'. M. to reach puitit on this road .Curing thH next forenoon, ' Hew h rid iterant Wecpim: ears ac-.otupmy thi tilslil train cash ivay between Northuinlterland und Haiti nori, and Northuuiberlaud and I'IiII.tk IiiIiii. II. A. Fonda, fupt, J. (.'.Wells, Om7 'Oetel 4'el. Klnsstnn, January 3D, Iti.-l. T" National Foundry. BLOOMSIJUHG, COLUMBIA CO., PA. VfMIE sulucrlber, proprietor f.f tin; nbove named pt X tensiv.! establishment. Is now prepared to rceeira frde'rs for , - MS KliuN of Jilntiiiiicry, ?Vir Collsrlos. Illast Furnatos, Ptallnnary Eogia-s, Mills THRESHING MACIIINPH. M . g. !t Is nlf-n prparil to make f loves, all slr.'s an. I patterns, plnvt-ironi, und everything usually madn In .trst-cliiss Fouiiilrli-H f. His extensive facilities nnd prartiesl workmen, war Jjsntt hint iu rt'C.itliu the largest contracts on tlio "Jsno.t rxmoiiaMii li-rini. p aV" Grain of all kinds will be taken In exchange for t IT Th's nstalili'lnnent Is 1ne.-i.ml near the l.atkawan '1ai- IlloomBburelluilroad Depot. ,,.,,... tlKnnisbnrs, fpt. 15, IP03 I'UIIiA lill.l.Ml.t nu i. i. aov) JSbw Drug Stor: WHOLESALE AND 11ETAIL rplin iindcrigned would intorrr- tueir irienin ami llio A public gi'iiiiraliy.tiiai mey nivp ibmii un siauu inr sncrly occupied by G o. llnnenhuch, iu Ihn Exclmngo lluilding, on Main street, iu llloounburi'. where hn has Jutt rccciveu f'1" supply of HDruM, Medicines, 5aisai. til, Which will ha s-dd on moderate terms for ready pay. ; Also, NOTIONS generally, of every variety, sort and 'rh'ylcinn.' pri'reriptlons carefully compounded, at all Ilium nnd on blmrt notice. WlC" Coiifectinnciy of the best selections, and r-nda Water in season. a shaio of tho public custom is respectfully so. ..(J?"0'1, EYKU !- MOYEtt. moflnisbarg. April 11. 1E83. A THE NEW OHOOEHV STORE. MOllE FUESII GOODS. S Jiiat received at EiusmHi1 AVw Sfare. Molasses, Kucars. a Toa uonco, Rico, Spires, HaTs and Caps, Fish, Ball, Tobnceo, Sogars, Candies, Pazcns, FEED AND PROVISIONS. -'tiiSf Together with a great variety of notions and steels- ISS, lUO lltlllH.('-Mn ,l, ,i,u,t..u.. sj.rt"7-nutter. Kirs s. Meat and produce generally taken Tn exchango fur goods, n. ii, j.uAOjiun. Cloomsburg, May 0, 1F6I, V NORTH I'ENTHAIi RAILU'AY. Summer Time Table. TWO TI1AINB DAILY to nnd from tho North and West llraurli of tin) Susquehanna, Elmira, and all of Worthern New York. ON nnd after Monday, April 20th IHiiS'th" l'assc-nger Trains of the North Central llnilway uill arrive- at and depart from Suiibury, llarmburg, and lliiltimore as follows, vit: B O U T II W A It D . Mall Train leaves Suuhury dally (except Sunday) 10.10 a. in. leaven Ilnrrisburg, 115 pm. .' nrrlvc-s at llaliluiore, 5.M ' Express Train loaves suiibury daily (except "X Sunday.! laavci llarrisburg (except Monday,) 11.07 p.m. 1 00 a. m. 6.15 ' e.ao ate " arrives ai iwiuninru uaiiv rex. , its, rt-pt .Monday,! JJarrisburg Accommodation waves Harris ""rg. !. .v o it t ii w Ann, Mall Train leaves llaliluiore daily (sicept Js Sunday,) f?, " leaves llarrisburg ' arrives at Suiibury. Emreri Trains Baltimore ilullv. 0.15 a. in. 1.15 p. iu. 4.05 ' 6 15 " 1 .35 a. m. nrrivrs ni narrisuurc. leaves llarrisburg(exccpt Monday) alio Far further information apply at the Office. I.N. DoUAUiiY.Surrt. aflivr. ai cuiii'lliy. U..K3 ' llarrisburg, Aug. R, 1E03. CLOTHING HALL. No. 202 North Second Street. Phil'n. fpONSTANTJ.Y on hand a full assortment of Ready fAm Goods, at Wlinlsisla sad Retail sv .una i.it'11 nno iiov . I mn n. .nn N.ni. rntm.n January , jmii, dm. POETRY. WRtTTRa rort nit Cou-aoi Dimocrit. SPRING. Merrily the streamlet glldeth, On lis Jocky bed along, While tba woodland voices echo Hack the murmur of Its song, riowars frlnga Its iinrjln, l.illrs sinllu upon Us breast, While above, In lofty branches, Wild birds balld their downj nest, Near the banks there stands n lady. Clothed lu robes of dnepsst green, While a chaplet twined ofllowcrs Well becomos that fairy ineen. As she smiles upon thulandscapo, Iluda their petals gay u.ifold. Whils, wlthln.tha dewy niaow, Cowslips gleam Ilka stars of gold. rtoblns flutter on tbs branches, Verdant moss springs everywhere, Terfumo of a tlnusand flowers Floats upon the balmy air : Tor, lis Spring, whocs gentlo presence, Now dispels each thought of Rloom, And, with ijres so fondly beumlnir, Hangs bright wreaths on Winter's tomb fliit when fairest she will perish Neath the Summer's warmer sun, Closing her soft eyo9 n glidnosa- All Iter toll and labor onc; And her cherished buds will nestle On a tint lass peerless brow, Tor, appearing over tlia bills, see, Laughing Bummer greets us now I Written ior the C'oicanii DnnjcniT. The Doctor Pilgarlic. I.ik! fnll ns the Clock struck six The Doctor ca'lod around, To c if ho could find somo ignorant man, That stood oil Cuitln's ground. Ito tolJ u that the Democrats, Had vanished nil a way That wo luutt for Curlin vote, Or elso w.'d have to pay. He told u we must for Curtln vote, Twould save us from a Draft Tho Draft has enmo 'mill eomo ogaln, D'jd-blast the D jctor's gass. The Uepublirans lulievo it a1!, Aad cheered tho Doctor ou nut th-y begin tu frcl it now, That they tro in tin ring; Wo know it is too very b id Hut Ly ing is a aia Coum Doctor, you must never do. That nasty tri.k again. Mule Mnck lis is t''e man. - Tonnrch our Army alung No mutt'ir what tho Doctor says Wo will elect hint right or wrong. BION. Columbia co,. May ItCl. Select Sloni, THE CAPTAIN'S STORY. When I was about forty years of ago I took command of the ship Petor.satn. Sho was an old craft, and had seen full as much service as sho was capable of saf ing with safety. Rut her owners were willing tn trust a valuable cargo in her,ao I would not refuuo to trust myself. We wero bound to Liverpool, and nothing unusual happened until about tho eighth day out, when we ran foul of a small icebejg; It was early in the morning, before sunrise, anil not above six or eight feat of ioe was abovo the waler, it having nearly all been melted in the warm region of the gulf Btrnam. I did not think we had sustained ranch injury, for tlio shock was light; but I was very angry, and gave tho look-out j a severe punishment, without stopping to inquiro whether ho could havo scon llio berg in time to escape it. My cabin boy was named Jaok Withers. Ho was fourteen years of ago, and this was his fust voyage. I had taken him from his widowed mother, and had prom ised her that I would sco him well treat ed, that wan, if ho behaved himself. 11c was a bright, quick, intelligent lad. I soon made mys'jll believe ho bad an awful dipsosition. I fancied that he was the most stubborn picco of humanity I had ever como across. 1 made up my mind that ho had ueer been proporly governed. and bad resolved to break him in. I told him I'd curb his temper beforo I'd done with him. In reply he told me that I might kill him if I liked ; and I Hogged him with tho end of mizzon top gallant halyards till ho could hardly stand. 1 asked him iflio'd got enough, and ho told me I might flog him more if I wished to. felt a ktrong inclination to throw him overboard, but at tho moment ho stag gered back against tho mizzon-mast from absolute weakness, and I left him to him self. When I rcasoucd calmly aboat the boy's disposition, I was forced to aekuowl edgo that ho was one of tho smartost aod most intcll'gjut and faithful lads I had ever seen. When I asked him to do any thing ho would ho offliko a ro?kot; but when I roughly ordered him to do it, th n oamo the disposition with whioh I found fault. One day, when it was very near non,I spoko to him to bring up my quixdrant. Ho vraa looking over tlia quiwter-rail, nnd 1 1 enow lio did not Lear tnu; llio Iicxtlime I spoke I ripped out nn ontli and inliiiint' od if be did not rnoro I'd help him. 'I did't henr youj' ho said, with an in. depondbnt tona. 'No words,' said I, '1 suppose I can't npeak(' hi) retorted moriiig toxiy toward tho companion rvay. Ilis looks, words, nud the slow care less manner in which bo moved, fired mc in a moment, I grasped him bj the collar. 'tlpeak to me like that, nnd 1 11 flog you within an inch of your lifo, naid I. 'You may flog away, he replied firm and undaunted as a rook. And I did flog him I caught up the end of k ropo, and beat him till my arm fiirly tiked ; but ho never winced. 'How's that?' said I. 'Tliore'a a little mort lifo in mc, you'd better fiog it out was tho reply. And I beat him again. 1 beat him till he sank from my hands again.t,tho rail i and I sent out one of my other men for my quadrant. When it came, and I had ad justed it fo.; Nervation, i foum tli-at thr sun vrns :il rend r n.txt llin rr- ' 1 - .i - i iuinuiuu, auu I was too Jate, :r,js aeA fuci (0 ,hc fire of my madness, nnd quickly seizing the Ud by the collar, I led him to tho main hatchway, and hud tho batch tsken off. I then thrust him down, and sworo 1 would keep him thoro till his stub bornneei was broken. Tho hatch wa. then put on aod I went into the cabin. I suffered a good deal that afurnoon, not with any compunctions of conscience for what 1 had dona, but with my own torn per and bitterness. It made mo mad to think that I eould not conquer that boy that I could not brenk down his cool, steru opposition. 'L'ut 1 will do it,' I said to mynelf ; 'I'll starye him into it, or he ahall dio under tho operation.' After upper I weut to the hatchway and called out to him but he returucd mo no answer. At 8 o'elosk 1 called ogain, and again got no answer. I might lrive thought that the fl'igging had taken away hit senses, bad not some of the men as sured me that they Iiuard him, not an hour bofore, fcilking to h nnelf, I did uot troublo him njin until morning. After breakfast I went lo the h-fcliway and oalled to bin onee more. I heard nothing from him, nor eould I ai'o him I had not acun him sincj I put him down there. I called out several times, but he would mako no rrply, and yet ihosamo men told j me they had heard him talking that very j morning, Hu seemed to be calling on j them for help, hut ho would not nak for me. I mean lo break him into it. He'll beg bofore he'll ularvo, I thought ; and ; so determined to let him stay 1 hero, I supposd that ho had crawled forward to tho forecastle bulkhead, in order to make the sailors hear him. Some cf tlio men asked i leave to go down for him, but j and threatened to punish any I rtfused, man that dared lo go down. At noon I went again, and as he did net answer mc this time, I resolved that 1)0 should como to th. hatehwav and ask for mo, etc I went again The tl ay passed away, and when ovrninir come again, I becan to be rtartled. I thought of tho many good qualities tlio boy had, and of i o o . the widowed methcr. He bad been in tho hold thirty-six hour, and all of foity hours without food or drink. lie must bo too wohI: to cry out now. It was hard for mo to give up, but if bo died there from actual starvation it might go hard with me still. So at length I mado up my mind to go and see him. It was not quite sundown when I had tho batch taken off, aud I jumped down on tho boxos alone. A lit tle way forward I saw space whero Jack might easily have gone down, aud to this point I crawled ou my hands aud 'knees. I called out there, but could get no an swer. A short distance further was a wido space, which I had entirely forgotten, but which 1 now romemborcd had boon loft open, on account of a break in the flooring of the hold, which would let any thing that might havo been rtored thoro rest directly upon tho thin planking ol tho ship. To this place I made ray way, aud looked down, I heard the splashing of water, and thought I eould doteot a sound liko tho incoming of a tiny jet, or stream. At first I could seo uothing ; but a3 soon as I became used to tho dim light, I could distinguish tho faint outlines of tho ljoy at soaic distanco below mo. IIo seemed to bo sitting on the broken floor, with his feot stretched out against a oask. I called out to him and thought ha lookod up 'Jack, aro you tbero?' Ho answered trio in a faint, woary tune : 'Yes! holprao! Bring-men and bring a antern ; tho ship has sprung a leak!' 1 hesitated, and bo added, in n moro eager tone, 'Mako haste, I will try and hold it till you oomo back.' I waited to hoar uo moro,but hurried on deck as soon as possiblo, and returned with a lautorn and three men. I leaped down beside the boy, and could scaroely bclisvo the evidence of my own renses, Threo ol the timbers completely worm caton to tho very heart, and one of ''l0 i outer planks had been broken, and would burst iu any moment tho boy might leave it, whoso feet vrcro braced ugainst the plank before him. Haifa doscn little jets of water wore streaming in about him,and he was wet to tho skin. I saw that tho plank must burst tho moment the strain was removed from it, so I mado my men brace themselves against it before I lifted him up. O'bcr men wcro called down with planks, spikes and adzos, and, with much rare and trouble, wo finally suc ceeded in stopping tho leak aDd averting the danger. Tho plank which had been atove in was sis feet long by eight inchc wide, and would let in a a.rfiam of wat(Tr lV-'. capacity. It would have been be yond our reach long before we could have discovered it, and would havo sunk us in a very short time. I knew it must bo wbero the iceberg struck it. Jack Withers was taken to the cabin, and tbero ho manoged to tell bis ctory. Shortly after I put him in tho hold he crawled forward and when he became used to ihe dim glimmer that panic throng the dead lights, ho looked about for a snug place in which to lie, fo his linibi wore very sore. Ho went to sloop, and whan be awoke he hoard a faint sound like water streaming throguh a small hole He went to the open place in tho cargo and 1.... l.-.l .1 X Al-. I. - iuukouuuwu auu waSurr,u.ut no eaw a smaii jus oi wilier spnugmg up inrougii i tho ship's bottom. He leaped down, and in a few momenta found that tho timbrrs had given wholly away, and that the Mream was inorcarinj; in size. IIo placed his hao tl upon the plank, and found it bro ken, and discovered that tho pressuro of the water without was forcing it inward. Ho had sense to sco that it it gained an inch more it must all go, and the ship hi loit, anil perhaps all hands perish And he saw, too, that if he could keep the bro ken plank iu its place ho might stop tho incoming flood. So he sat himself upon it, and braced his feet against the cask, and then called for help. Rut ho was loo far away so low down, with such a mass of cargo about him, that bis voice scaicely reached other cars than bis own. Some of tho men heard him, but though he was talking to himself, and thero he sat, with his feet braced, for four and twenty dreary hoiir-'j witli tho water spirting all over and drcnohing him to tho very ksin. He had several times thought of going to the hatchway and calling for help, but bo knew that the broken plank would be forced iu if he left it, for he- could led it heave beneath him. Ilis limbs were racked "th pain, but ho would not give up. I 1 asked him ifho should not have given up if ! I had not, come to him as I did. IIo an r-wered that ho could not havo done it while ho had life iu him. He said he tho" t 1 not of himself : he was ready to die but ! he would save the rest if ho could and ho had saved us, surely saved us. Tho boy lay sick almost unto death ; but I nursed him with my own hands nursed him all through his delirium ; and when his reason returned, and ho could nt up and talk, I bowed myscll beforo him and humbly asked his pardon for all tho wrong I had done him. IIo throw his arms around my neck, and told iro if 1 would be good to him, he would never give mo cause of offense ; and added, as he Hat up ngain, 'I am not a coward, I could not be a dog.' 1 never forgot those words ; and from that hour I have never struck a blow on board my ship. I make ray men feel that they aro men, that I -so regard them, and that I wish to mako them comfortable and happy as possible ; nnd I havo not foiled to gaiu their respect and confidence. 1 2ivo no undue license ; but make mv crews feel that they havo a friend and superior in tho Bamo pcrsou. For nino years I have sailed in threo different ships, with thosaino crew. A man could uot bo hired to leave mo savo for an officer's berth. And Jack Withers remained with mo thirteon years. IIo was my cabin boy ; ono of my fore-most hands, my second mate, and the last timodio sailed with mo, ho refused tho command of a now bark, because ho would not be separated from me. But ho is a captain now, and otic of tho host tho country over ifford. Suoh, gentloinon, i my cxporicuro in govern ment nnd-discipliuo on shipboard. Breaking an Engagement. IIY CAllOLINE 1'. l'RESTOX, Robert Ingalls, M, I)., :t young prac titioncr of niedecino, sat in his room, sec ond story front, ono morning running his eye over a niedioal book, when a knock was heard at the door, The young doctor turned pale. Ho knew tint knock onlv too well. Ho felt turn tlint it tvna niltninislnrfiil Jiv tlia kuucklcs of Miss Susan Jones, his land lady, whoec namo in brazen letters adorn ed the front door below. Rut why should Dr. Ingalls turn pale at tho thought of meeting Mia3 Jones t Let mc explain. I Invo said that the doctor was a praotitionor of medicine. I should rather pay that ho was a professo, of tho medical art, and had been labor! ing hanl for tho last sis months to become a practitioner. Rut alas ! the community in Rcneral ciidn t "sco it," to adopt a. Our rent phrase- Ho had, onIV 0no patient u"r:n.Q mat entire period an old Irish woman who had taken a little loo much whiskey, and conceived the idea that hIic was going to die. The oompeusati on re ceived from Mrs O'llafferty went a very small way towards defraying his pcrfon.il espenscs. The natural consoquenco was, that, "at the end of nix months tho doctor was sjonMilerably in arrears. In fnct, he hadn't paid a cent of his board bill, any be knew very well that Miss Jones inten ded to bring in that morning. Accordingly in tuuwer to the kock he 'remarked iu a vary feeble voiec, "Uome iin!" The knocker did come in. Miss Susan Jones presented tho appear- I auco oi n i;iuy u u iiumcnau nuuui r - l. ..I.. i .1 i I her. She was as sharp, practical business ,k8 ft noula of thirty oigbt.-Sho a rather tall, rather bony, rather angular, and ralliar homely. "Good morning Miss Jones,'' said Dr. Robert Ingalls, rather uneasily. ''Morning,'' said tho spinster. 'Fine morning," ventured Dr. Robert. "Ilaveu't bad time to look out," remar ked Miss Jones. Here's jour bill for six month's board, Doctor Iuglls." I llio young man took it, and gaz-d at it steadfastly, as if it was very interesting , document indeed. I ''I hopo you find it right." said Miss 1 Jones, shurply, "Twenty-sis week's board at live dollars per wek amounts to ono bund nud thirty dollars precisely " ! "Precisely," returned Robert hastily.' 'It is quite correot I assure you. Could you leave it with mc a day or two?'' I "I mean to leave it with you pormanoDt ly," naid MUa Jones, "on condition, ol' course, that you pay mo the money, " "I I havn't got it this morning," ful. terrd Dr. Ingalls. 'I didn't suppose you had,' said .Miss Joucs. i 'You didn't V the young man couldn't help exe'aiming in surprise. ' 'No, und therefore 1 havo ihought of a different way of settlement.' i 'Piofessionnt fiervicos !' nuggasted Dr. i Robbert, brightcntug up. I 'Poll!' said Miss Susan. "I don't i-ncc;l a doctor's services, and if I ditl I'd ! go toBomebody that had moro cxperici.ee than you.' 'Oh !' said the young man humbly- No, it', something different I '1!'v ' .i a ii nnfiw irn ininv ni l i i i r 1 T i .1 it nui.e a burden to go to market, and at- ended to evcrythi,,:. I have been think- it might bo well for me to marry- in order to securo assistance, I'd just leave mar- you as anyuouj. j. uB..v.v ...wo - c difresence in age, ion arc let me sec how old ? Twentv-six !' faltered Dr. Ingalls, looking at her in alarm. j 'And I am thirty tight. Well, it won't! bo a love-match. I lake it wo aro both too seiMblo for that. However, I'll tell j you what I'll do. I'll give you your board j beside receipting this bill if you seo fit to marry me.' j 'And if not?' asked young Dr. Ingalls tinder his breath 'You'll bo iu jail beforo night. I'll give yesterday will mako no dilterencc in our j .,whixl diug I ding! ding?" went tho you till dinner lo think of it. Or I'll give marriage contract. It was only a tempo. 0,d cloob farfowsly you a hundred dollars a year besides, to rary of insanity.' j n Powers of muroy," cried the deacon, buy your clothes for three years to come. 1 'V vou ofton liavR ,,,cn,!' atkcd M',3S , Striking live ! Wb struck a hundred al By that time vou'll bo in pract'ee and will Jones abruptly. : ready." oarn enough "to buy 'em yourself. Good i 'Only once in a few mouths,' said Dr. j DcBeon Barberry 1" cried tho beacon's morning! 'You can let me know at diu- Ingalls ' better half, who had hastily robed herself ncr. Miss Joues rose and doliboratelv left the room. Poor Bob (excuse tho familiarity, but I knew him when a boy,) sat plunged iu sor rowful thought, and then putting on his hat left tho house for a short walk. Ho stopped at tho post-office whore ho j found a letter from his tailor asking for tho paytneut of "that littlo bill.' ! 'Tho die is oasti' he &aid. "I'll aori fice myself.' Ho walked back and appended his gig- ' nature to the following document : ' T, Robert Ingalls, M. D., hereby ngreo to marry Miss Susan Jones, spinster a 1 month from date. I ... ,c ,v. nu,)Jilu muAuuo, u v. Thereupon Miss Jones handed him his board bill receipted. Three day's later, Rob Ingalls (hscupo my familiarly onco More) sat revolving his unhappy .fate in his mind, when a let ter reached him oprising him of his aunts death, and moreover that by her death, and ho came intopropevty ysluod at from five to six. thousand $QM3i Ills first emotions wero joyful. Rut fol lowed tho grcvious thnugthwthat Miss Joucs had his promiso of marriage, and would undoubtedly sue him for broach of promise if ho failed to abide by it. and tho damages would probably swallow up most of his brquc3t. 'What shall I dot' he i'ked himself in orcat perplexity. At length ho smiled quietly and exul tantly. He hud arranged his programme. Ho rang the bell violently. Up camo Bridget, and in a panting voice inquired what was wanted, 'Are you the Quceu of Sahara?' inquir ed Rob, wildly. 'Who docs ycz mane, fur?' asked Bridget, staring. "I aint a quauo at all, at all. I'm Rridgct McOlosky as ycz ought to know. 'Si.ence !' roared Rob, stamping his foot with a tcrrifio frown. 'Do what I tell you or, I'll roast you alive.' 'llowly Virgin!' uttered Rridjjet, ed ging towards tho door. "What is it ycz want !' "Rring me up a hogshead of boiling wa ter directly." 'Wu haven't got so much, sir. Indeed wo haven't.' Do you dare to contradict mo ? yelled Rob in a fury. 'Rring it up I say.' Hridget with trombliug limbs turned to go. Sho was anxious to get out. of his teach. "And Hark you, I say bn'ng up tho cat also.' 'And what would jez do wid the cat.' asked tho terrified Bridget. 'Boil her to bo sure, you fool,' roared Hob. With a shriek of alarm Bridget fled down the staircase, and told .Misa Joucs Ingalld had turned mad. 'I'll soon sec to that,' sail Miss Jones resolutely. Sho went up stairs and entered tho room without knocking.. Even 6ho iu spite of her strong nerves started back as she saw the young man gesticulating vio lently with a razor. 'Win tdoes this mean !' sho asked, Bob burst into a lit of mocking laugh ter and tossing tho razor upon iho bed, sprang towards Miss .Ioncs,and seized her around the waist. "He, My beauty, my peri, you're here, aro )0U' 'Let me go,' said Mias Jones, tearing herself from him by a violent effort. "She tells mc to let her go,' blubbered Bob, with a burst of tears. "She's cruel c rocotJilo , or is it a rbinosceros ? Tell mo, . - i i j arC 'hlU0C"s ' l T " 7"" " 'r ! . J " in. 'Ha, ha, ha,?' laughed Boh again throw- i infr an boot at the window and break- i . . ing u. Miss Jones hurriedly retreated down stairs. A i-nnfiisr-il srrics of noises was lipnrd fiir snme time after in tbo doclor's room After a while all was still. Nothing moro was seen of the young ; man till tho nest day. Then ho camo down stairs, and asked an interview with Miss Jones. 1 hopo, he said, 'that what happened i . M 'Then,' said Miss Jones, 'our contract is over. I don't want a madman about me.' -Is tbero no hopo! asked Bob with pretended mortifioation. j 'Nouoatall.' 1 Miss Jouos drew out the marriage , agreement and threw it into the fire, 'C.'oodi?' ailid tho young doctor. 'In follow suit.' Thereupon he threw his receipted boa' bill into the fire, 'Now, Miss Joneo,' ho raid, 'if you mako out a new bill I'll j-ottlo it.' Miss Jonos did as requestvil, and Dr lngalh left her houso a freeman. Sine llie 1,0 l" 'brmed another orvwrjamc wh,5h 1 i0"'' th"!vIj.1, ?oM. 1)0 ''J'51 ' ready to break. Mi,s Jones is siiil i;i t market. R.icholord in search ol a hop will picas take notice. The Bewitched Glook, BY THE OLD UN. About half-past cloven o'clock rn Su day night, a human leg. enveloped in I' broadcloth, might have been rocii ci tor. Deacon Cephas Barbery's kitchen wim! The leg was followed finaly by th; c , person of n live Yankee, attired it i 1 Sunday-go-to-mocting 010111". It wpi i short, Joe May wood, who thus bur, iouly, in tho dead of night, won his iito the Deacon's kitchen. "Wonder how muoh tho old tl nr mado ordering' me not to darken his Ooc ngain ?" soliloquised tho younjr gentle man. "Prorriscd bin I would't, but hidn't say nothing' about winders. Winders in just as good as doors if there ain't no nails to tear your trowpcra onto. Wonder if Sal will como down ? The critter promis ed mo I'm afraid to move about hero-, Vausc I might break my shins over snth in' or nulhor and wake tho old folks. Cold enough to freeze a Polandish hear bore 0, hero oomcs Sally ?" Tho beautiful maiden descended with a tallow candle, a pleasant Finilf, and a card of lucifor matches. After receiving a rap turous greeting, she mado up a reusing firo in the cooking atovp. and tiio happy coup le hat down to enjoy the sweet intorchango of joys and hopes. But the courv of true lovo ran on smoother in the old Barhcrry'.s kitchen than it do?s clsowore; and Joe, who was just making up his mind to treat himself to a kiss, waa startled by the voice of tho deacon, her father, shouting from" tho chamber door : f3ally, what are you getting up in tbo middle of the night for?" "Tall him its 'most morning," whispir ed Joo. "1 can't tell a fib," said Sally. "I'll mako it a truth, theu,'' said Joet and running to the hugo old fashioned clock that then stood in the corner, he net it at five. "Look at the clock and sec what timo it is," cried the old gentleman, up starn. "Its five by the clock," nnserod Sally, and corroborating tho words, the oil clook struck five. The lovers sat down again and resume l their conversation. Suddenly tho star case began to crack. "Good graoioua ! it's father." ''The deacon, by thunder ?" crisd Joo "Hide mc, Sal" "Whore can I hide ycu !" cried tbo dis tracted girl. 'Oh, 1 know," said he, "I'll squeeze into the old clock case." Anil withou- , another word, ho concealed himself in th '. case, aud drew the dor behind him. , Th(j Aeacm w;lJ tlr0SECU an(j tU$ifr; d()W(1 ,)V lho cwVwr stov0) pu,lo, . .. . it ..,, oouiraeui.e. WM" II "O smoking deliberately and calmly. til.1 a fi'f m'kv'' ftlllll llf. Mt3 . i. 1 1 w w i - i shall have time to smoke two or threo mor 1 nnd lhon 1 " 80 'nd fet'lthU " ' I lef( j "Hadn't you bettor feed tl.o crit' rs I fust sir, and smoke afterwards cried ! dutiful Sally. i lo, smoking clears my bead aart ; wakes mo up," answered tho old dca who seemed not a whit disposed to Di.r e"jl3J,ncn "Burr whiz ding I ding 1 ding w n' the clock. "Tormented lightning ?" died the dca con, starting up, dropping his pipo ou tli Move, "what iu crcatiuti's that?" 'It's onlv'lho clock strikins live," said sallv. trcmulouv. j i " and came plunging down tho stairoaso ir tho wildest stato ol alarm. "Whatiith. matter with the clock !' "Gooduosa only knows,' replied tlr old tuau. It's been in the family thes hundred years, and I' newer' kucw' it tr carry ou so beloro-' is
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