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VOL. 5.-N0. 41.
BY S. B. ROW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1859.
STAND AS AW ANVIL.
'Stand.lik a anvil !" when the strokes
Of stalwart strength full fierce and fast;
Storms but more deeply root the oaks, ,
Whose brawny arms embrace the blast.
"Stand like an anvil 1" when the sparks
Fly far and wide, a fiery shower:
Virtue and truth must still be marks
Where malice proves its want of power.
'Stand like an anvil !" when the bar
- Lies red and glowing on its breast ;
Duty shall be life's leading star,
And conscious innocence its rest.
" "Stand like an anvil !" when the sound
Of ponderous hammers pain the ear ;
Thine but the still and ?tern rebound
Of the great heart that cannot fear.
'Stand like an anvil !" noise and beat
Are born of earth and die with time;
-The soul, like God, its source and scat,
Is solemn, still, serene, sublime.
copyright SEcrnKn.
. CLEARFIELD COUNTY:
OH, REMINISCENCES OF THE PAST.
Shortly after the Revolutionary war, the wild
lands ot Pennsylvania canscd speculation to
rise to fever heat, and a number of surveying
parties were sent out into different portions of
the State. The anxiety of the Deputy Sur
veyors to locate their warrants and return their
surveys before any other rights attached to the
soil, caused manv interferences. Caveats were
filed, disputes adjusted, and orders of re-sur
vey issued in some instances. In 1802, a sur
veying party Cannan's came on to the wa
ters of Cbest Creek, to run the division line
between the McConnell and Fisher lands, and
ascertain interferences. They started at the
'Scotch Cabins," in Cambria county, at the
Kittanning crossed Chest Creek, and run the
courses and distances of that stream for thirty
one miles. Having finished surveying, they
amc to the mouth of the Creek, and then pro
ceeded down the West Branch of the Susquc-
hanna. In this party was Samuel 1 ulton, a
surveyor, a native of Ireland, who came to the 1
United States with his mother in the year
1704, at the age of twelve years. He was on
his way to Alexandria, Huntingdon count y,
Pa., at the time the Jersey Blues were being
revicwed in the State of Delaware, prior to
their departure to fight the "whiskey boys,"
during that memorable insurrection, which I
caused more noise than bloodshed: I
The first sign of a settlement which the sur-
veying party discovered, was a few deadened
2ine trees where now stands the orchard of
Hon. James Ferguson. They passed it and
Arthur Bell's improvement, and crossed the
River to James McCracken's, the.brother-in-
law of -'Squire Bell,wbo was then surrounded
by a numerous family, the children being Jo-
MMh. James, Robert, Thomas, Daniel, John,
- William, Greenwood, and two daughters, so
f.tr as we have ascertained. McCracken's place
..ft ..-, -.to 1 ..-.. mo" Km nrfincrtv f.f S:imncd
wnv. J -
. -. , -r i. it.......
ThU W9. fi,
c;aiuweii anajosepu uucr. xmo a mc
first night that Fulton slept m the county.
Ontiositc McCracken's was the improvement
Ti.ntnA Mvninre. Esnnire a kind friend,
... - r i .. i, .
and one ot te most omigmg ueizwis, u
would at -any time incommode nimseii to ac-
,nmmiw),t another, and when asked for a fa-
vor, he stopped not to inquire, ".what will it
.....
T.rofit me," bat only, "can I grant it." lie
lived and died without an enemy. McClure
two sons and five daughters. One of the sons
7ilsou-Iand one of the daughters are dead,
Tbe other son the jovial and warm-hearted
. . . ...1. 7.. I.f nlv
JohnP.Hojt, ot tergusou i.i .
an Associate Judge, who has been lor some
- i n :1 nn nnlnnf oilro.
, " X- . .w.-w .
a nn ntlVP TIOIUICI JII.
lo r .11 rm-wures ravin" a tendency 10 eic-
vata our acricultural interests ;
Knzabeth mar-
f m Cumberlmd county in 1709, and removed to this county in 1W, and settled on tne iraveii- seiziug Lim oy tne mroai ana stand at one end like the Arfcwitn open moutn,
!w n imnroveincnt but he did not remove the Ridges, in what is now known as the "I- shaking hawUh violence, "when shall I feel while every living creature of the air, the
made an improemcnt, out ne uiu noi remove iut a , some emota j' earth, or tho sea, Would move slowly on in
to Clearfield until in the year 1800. He was rishtown settlement. He was a man ol some Mr. Godarv reiates that at this moment he solemn procession, disappearing within my
-.nor'or.1 commissioned as a Justice of the note, became an Associate Judge, and from feit i,imself 1 A sudden and dreadful rev- all-devouring jaws. The w
. i , r 41 n. pAnnfr rnmmU. I liirn lias .lesronded a numerous familv. Jor- elation broke nnon him in regarding the vidti il nourishment in tons
rcacc, anaou l??. .Tm. .".Mn .iPr hi. strangely dila, eyes of the compag awful, its value in sterling
doners at me time uie wuuau -.. ----- hQ hatl d . ith a madmau ; 10,000. ; and in one horse
,f the first court house was made. Hchad Opposite to Benjamin Jordan s uvea ueorge - to reason ! might number perhaps fi
t McClure occupies tne L.iggei AUegneny .uouniains. creorgo mm uccujiih --..v. - '."i "V M.. " clothing. Ivory dust has long
. nfthnd-h- thnMnlaco. He is the father of thc lament- for PeoI"e lo an themselves " U"'"" aQ excellent article for jellies,
rIace,aojoin,,g . T ""Z Z . 7W: L n wi, tt,,n.,. In ,or ,na D;loon, and ceriaiuiy unc cllppInKSand parchmcn
ters, Sarah was marneu to jjci.j. i....., , c. . would not aream oi meeting wu a ""'.'Ann No wonder Professor Liebig tells
rr-ia !! wifi! of Dr. I mission as Prothcjiotarv in the Tear 1850, and pnroiinter in the stsiM. The earth was oOOO
Jane rcmamcu amjitv; , i - - -
ried Abraham Reams, who resides about four Clearfield in 1801. During that year, he clear- , ;h , n mc, my fine
miles below the county seat, on tho hill run- ed about three acres of ground, part of which fenow continued the madman, without loos
lack from the hih clitt of rocks near the he sowed with turnips and the remainder with ening the grip. "Ah! you think to rob me
? s i nitons-dead water." grass. The soil was very productive, and the of my 1000 francs as well as my craoUon.
head of "Fulton s ueaa water. b - j . Ycrv well, be quiet. It's my turn to laugh.
As Fnltop re-crossed the River, he saw Sam- second year Ire raised on three acres nearly i1
, -I :
nel and William Beatty engaged in cieaws
m m t vf iirwi MMininmo- i t.a ilil g o a v
- - . - i ' i - o fAF
OUtinCp.ecCu4 u .P.
David Liggett, an old oacneior, wu
a laml where he lived and
ter uiuicu niw. ,
Following tho blazed path, which
the end of his house. This monster Uu u..
killed by William Bloom, a day or two before.
' . M n.l o half
. . A 1..w1 VnAt1
' half
The tavern was a large cao.n, ouo
tor;.K; vniton -and bis party remaineu
." ' ,bem.
there that day
. .x. . . i. The
01 Millie LSIUY11W6" "
, . n,iAntvof meat
ciimniuuiuiiigooa; incic .-r-' .
provided, and Lc of them shrewdly guessed
that tne sign, like the shell wnicu
.. - . J,n
. . . n ,., ;!! l,n
known to the epicure that real turtle wH w
h,..a,,,a,, .k i,;n,1 fif meat
J luv,
that was to be prepared for the table.
m. i u 1?itr h rinriied laui I lire 11UU CI nau luiec oi nuwv, pax l i iuui a dwwj - r iuj i nrr all tne
this pomt left the River he reached i & f ng i u . me
Clover's tavern, leaving aioum o . - -r ' " " appeared to bcttiinK inmseu.j .r have my - - said h
rflht Clover had, for a sign, some- raised, burned np-a loss which then was con- i wish to mo if I cannot find some J'er.
' nfttnral than a "Red Lion," or a sidered very serious, in Jir. noover emotion up tnere. i mu8l pu. w striae -d fc-
i ti Rkin of a huge was elected a member of the Legislature, be- ol trie scmi-circie. j . the
"lioluen ijagic. . - , . ... . .finr The madman maicaieu wim "lawer tne
r . . tha nosp. at I inf the first sent from this county. He alter- . v,n tct I
paniner. biuucu - - i
. A 1..wl KnAtt I
. . i Ann ii'ir'fiiiLr u j w j - i urtnAT nan in liih uaiiuuut w uow i-1 ti tr.
surveys for Col, Miles, which commenced at
the place where Matthew Caldwell now lives,
extended over to the Clearfield Creek, and
embraced the land from that line down to
where the Creek and the Iliver come togeth
er, at "the Point." As this brought him in
sight of nearly all the settlements that were
then in the county, along the river, we will
here glance at those we have not already men
tioned. About a mile and a half below Clover's, on
the same side of the River, lived Robert As
key, near the present mill of Isaac Bloom,
Esq. Askey was very obliging, aiding people
to cross the River at his place, where there
was a ford, on the Milesburg and LeBoeuff
road. He would relate to the pioneers his ad
ventures with the Indians, whilst he was nn
der Gen. Wagner, andfcive them such infor
mation as he possessedof the country which
they intended making tleir home. He lived
more for others than forjiimself, died recent
ly at an advanced age, ind has been succeed
ed by a large family, wlfcse principal trait is
their kind and neighborly disposition.
A little faither down, on the opposite side
of the River, lived Benjamin Jordan, who was
a Revolutionary solJler, originally" from the
State of Maryland, and who, in Centre coun
ty, had become connected, by marriage, to the
family of Gen. Potter. He was tall man all
bine and sinew. He was eccentric, and though
his place was one of general resort for a long
time, he seemed to show little disposition for
conviviality or society. He located a number
of surveys in this county, several of which
bear his own and the name of his wife Isabel
la. It was at his house the early trainings
took place, doling one of which, whilst the
lite war was in progress, a recruiting party
aid this couijy a visit. There were then in
:be neighborhood, two young men from Indi-
i
;na county, limea Porter and McAnulty.
1 he former h:d received the bounty money,
enlisted and afirwasds deserted. The latter,
Iwho was a nea-jneighbor of Porter, tempted
joy the-reward tiered for the apprehension of
I deserters, gave formation which led to Por-
her's arrest. Tje prisoner was taken within
tie lines, wherejhc watched bi opportunity,
aid when McAnjlty came near him, he seized
tl informer andLgave him a scund thrashing,
foi doing w hich ic received the' approbation
of the bystanders.' Towards eveving, Porter,
escaping through the lines, reached 'lie River,
ant divested himself of part of his clothing
bef -re his captors were aware ol ins tscape.
Pursuit was made, but though the K er was
thcthigh, the water cold and numcrou suots
fired at him, he succeeded in reaching th 0p-
posits bank, where, with a graceiui wan Cf
the lund, he bid good-bye to the soldiers, a.i
was not heard of afterwards. Jordan was ot
I loved bv his ne ishbors. and his sudden and
" ' .I
tr.Krir.al nnd startled the little community in
i i'i'vi - -
which he lived, ana niiea ii wun gioom auu
sadness, lie had five children, one oi nis
sons died in youth : another removed to Ccn-
i i 1 . n.trk laitrrTitnr mar
ire coumy a. t uiuu iuhw ,
ncu i:;os. iieeu, mo lamur u. --o..v.w
siah R. Iiced ; another was tne nrsi wi.e oi
Alexander Reed ; and the t jrd was marru
I -w i i t r r Ta..S.-.h La1 1 1
to James iieeu. cnjaiuu. -mua,. ..a
thcr Hugh, also a Revolutionary soldier, who
and John elcntwo uromers, lue latter oi
I 1 At f 1
whom was without, a family, aud was subse-
quently frozen to death whilst crossing the
I 1 . i n n t.T.-i nrMic itrf.lAnv
r-j-j.
j5elow W elc.U's, near tne centre meeting
Iinncn Vint ttn hnmft nf Martin Hoover, a na
I '""' " "
i live oi iors coumj, uu icmuicu w vtuuo
countv in nir-, ana irom mecce came 10
innn l,:U.l.r (nrmnc Tl. 1.
xwx.
i Mv - j o -
I nmrp it. l i.li i ti i t: . iiiiii u ii i i n i i.i i v i in it inn
Mft, Rbfiisted nrincinallv on tb twi.,
. - . - , - -,- -
trees which were cut down for that purpose.
i .. . ,.i
at At the time the Ogden mill was destroyed by
Yivui tho nosition of Trnasnrer. and also
1 1 111. V. u ..uuav.. v. .u.a.v. I " J -
iqii ;n thft Tflfh r.nr of Ms nsc. lie
-" '" ""r ,nhn Sumnol.
twelve cuiiure... vi iuc Vu,
David, Daniel and Georgo are aJ. Jacob
. .. - T A 1 ia.li O T .ltl.O.
daueiucr, was marneu i
i " T r,..tiirinn tn Tunic
Polly, to Roswe Li ther ; Catbar to Is ac
'ad I T Al-ai . AOllUlIl Ol LUC UUItuv m '
"v " .,, ,.r llv. so tha uu
in Tohn x legal, r-stner rtiuaiua biu&iv.
cy to Jonn x i fe rBrtr(TO TToo
Polly and Catharine are dead. George Hoo-
T-..:..o Mmn l,nr sonlO
ver, a . brotner o ,
years twt-
Next to Hoover's, on the Goodfellow place, f
was Frederick Henhich now Haney whose
next neighbor was Daniel Ogden. Haney e
rected the grist mill, which supplanted Og
den's, on the Montgomery creek, near its
mouth. He was the builder of the coal ark
that we have said was staved in "Rocky Bend,"
which reminds us of an occurrence at a chris
tening at the house of Abraham Hess. The
Rev. Stewart, of Penn's Valley, a Presbyte
rian clergyman, occasionally came out here to
preach for the people, and the opportunity was
generally embraced to christen those children
who had not already been baptised. The Rev
erend gentleman had no regular form, but usu
ally asked some Biblical questions before pcr-
.v.,.,.,; fK 5fc; T,wnB
: u,. . ,r. tt
"Who built the first ark ?" and was promptly
answered : "Fred Haney !" which was, no
doubt, true, so far as this county was concern
ed, but was neither the answer expected nor
desired by the clergyman. Abraham lless
was originally from York county, moved here
I
about 1803, lived on Clearfield creek, where
he died recently. He was twice married, his
first wife being a daughter of David Litz, the
elder, and had a large family thirteen chil
dren two of whom are dead. Haney had a
numerous offspring, but few of whom are now
to be found in the county.
(TO BK COSTIXrED.)
PEEILOUS BALLOON" ADVENTUBE.
An affair of this nature took place on the oc
casion of the last ascent but one of the cele
brated and lucky srronant, Mons. Godard. Mr.
Godard took with him that day as his compag
non dn uoyase, a wealthy private gentleman,
who had paid 1000 francs for the privilege of
sharing in the perils of his expedition. The
weather could not have been more propitious,
and the balloon shot up rapidly to a consider
able altitude.
"What effect docs that produce on you ?"
asked Mr. Uodard cf his companion.
"Nothing," said the latter laconically.
:My compliments to you," said Mr. God
ard. "You are the first whom I have ever
seen arrive at such an altitude without betray
ing some emotion."
"Keep on mounting,'' said the traveller,
with gravity supreme.
Mr. Godard threw out some ballast, and the
balloon ascended some 500 feet higher. "And
now " added Godard,"does your heart beat V
"Nothing yet," replied his companion, with
an air which approached closely to impatience.
"The deuce exclaimed Mr.Godard ; "you
have really, my dear sir, the most perfect
qualifications to be an aeronaut.
The balloon still ascended; when 1000 feet
hisher, Mr. Godard interrogated his compan
ion "And now ?" "Nothing, nothing, not
the shadow of fear whatever!" answered the
traveller discontented, and like a man who had
experienced a profound deception.
said the aeronaut, smiling; "I must renounce
all hones of making you afraid. Ihc balloon
is high enough ; we are going to descend."
"To descend !"
"enainiy ; tiii-ie iu u u..ftct. ...
...... .... .11 II 1. !
higher !"
That don,t raake thc slightcst diflerencc to
rat j jo not choose to descend."
"1-iy that I wish to ascend higher; keep
on B6- . j have civen you xooO francs
,n oratty experience some emotion; I must
uo so, a win not descend before 1 Dave ieu
o : bc
lieyed at j a - kc
MVill y t ascend ?" bnce more demanded
To ask for ht-, amidst the clouds !
T, ., . ... ,,, y,n3
If even the unffunateteronaut had had any
acl:nsie weapou, e would naie uwu I-,
-- , , fi
movement of tL, n fur ous madman
feet bcncatn most, i rriue uepm, au
- fc lho caf t -ze Mr. Godard,
- I ... j Kv him
1 Willi Tlio IlieSUIlCU Ol lllllia aCIUlVV
I S ....
i in so many 01 1113 uarmg lurwi ir"
uau n iumc icuv,vu.io, m m
a secona.
" J " " " " - . - AnXna
, Xno roadman was possessea oi piuu.&"-
m uov v w .
i tv nccn in r inwn. r. i tuuu u u i uuu
f tempt to defend himself. "What do you Wisn
flsked he with a j tone ana
ouuiuiijijiiv ...
Simply to amuse myself in 8ecing yo
, SUUlUICioauu) ..v.-. .ii ij an ) "
riimh ninnfr the feci
h.ld the car attached to the baa,m Mr.
. . I , ... , u.,rm frtM7 . -
I - '1 a
111.
naa tjooara, wuo uttu muv, 'ea ior
him.elf, was forced to do so now iota, mad.
-
..j ( mlMrtMc ma, yon Wlfjl
"No remarks," hissed the madman, zJn
uiia again u.
-
nto the auyss." -
I A f laicr
ousuncu an. i . vjv-..-, 'me
.1 .1 Mi. I ;n1 aril . Alli
iq ivui ibis j - C ,V!oU
mav remain attached to. the baloon."
way wmam madman, . Mho
uu " . T a,,-. ,aaa.,ti
to comprehend . : uu.uy . '.
t. omman commenced to climb the t:
with the agility of a squirrel. He reached
tbe balloon and placed himself astride the
semicircle, as he said. Once there, he rent
the air with a shout of triumph, and drew bis
knife from his pocket.
"What are you going to do-' asked Mr.
Godard, who feared that he might have the
idea of ripping the balloon. "To make my
self comfortable forthwith." Uttering these
words the madman'cut slowly the cord of safe
ty which Mr.Godard had attached to his body.
With a single pufi of wind to shake the bal
loon the miserable creature must roll over
the abyss. Mr. Godard shut his eyes in or
der not to see him. The madman clasps his
hands he cannot contain himself with delight.
He spurs the balloon with his heel, as it on
horseback, to guide its night.
"And now," veiled forth the madman, bran
dishing his knife ; "we are going to laugh,
Ah, robber, you thought to make me descend.
Very well. It is you who are going to turn-
hie down in a moment, and quicker than that."
Mr. Godard had no time to make a movement
or put in a single word. Before he was able
to divine the infernal intention of the mad
man, the latter, still astride the semi-circle,
had cut oh ! horror ! four of the cordages
which suspended the car to the balloon. The
car inclines horribly ! it only held by two. It
i. i i -ii :.. nc ,1 1 zr
T T V . a a 77 7k tm
knUe of the madroan approaches the last cord
yet a moment and all will be over.
"I do not ask for pardon ; on the contrary."
"What is it you wish then ?" said the mad
man astonished.
"At this moment, now," continued the aero
naut hurriedly, "we arc at a height ot" 5,000
feet." '
"Stop," said the madman, "that will be
charming to tumble down such a height."
"Yet," said Mr. Godard, "my experience as
an aeronaut has taught mo that death is not
certain to ensue from a fall from that eleva
tion. Tumble for tumble, I much prefer to
fall from such a height and be killed outright,
rather than risk being only lamed ; have the
charity to precipitate me from a height of
0,000 only."
"Ah, that will do," said the madman, whom
the mention of a more dreadful fall charmed
amazingly.
Mons. Godard follows heroically his pur
pose, and throws over an enormous quantity
of ballast. The balloon made a powerful
bound, and mounted five hundred feet ia a few
seconds. Only then, and while the madman
surveys this operation with a menacing air
the aeronaut thinks to accomplish another
quite contrary. The quick eye of Mr. God
ard had remarked that among the cords spared
bv the madman, figures the one leading to the
valve'. .His plan is taken. He draws the cord,
it opens the valve placed in the uppcrzart 01
' balloon for tlio purpose ol allowing any
excess for the hydrogen gas to escape, and the
result which he hoped lor, was not long in
making itself apparent. Little by little the
madman became drowsy, asphyxiated and in
sensible by the vapors of the gas which sur
rounded him.
The madman being sufficiently asphyxiated
for his purpose, Mr. Godard allowed the bal
loon to descend slowly to the earth. The dra
ma is finished !
Arrived on terra firma. Mr. Godard, not
bearing any hatred to the author of his peril
ous voyage, hastened to restore him to anima
tion, and had him conveyed, hands and leet
bound, to the neighboring station.
PLENTY TO EAT.
I am worse than Noah's Ark of course I
mean in niv canacitv for takinsr in animals.
i will suppose that I have reached the allot
ted term of man's existence three score and
ten that I have been blessed with a good di
gestion, and that I have devoured three meals
a-dav Setting aside the forests of vegetables
I have destroyed, the panorama of my animal
consumption would take the regular exhibition
period of two hours to unroll. There I should
eight of my indi
would be something
money might reach
wagon loads it
iom80 to 100. Not
content with the flesh of birds, beasts, fishes.
i repines, auu insects, 1 iuusi ociit; uiuu iucii
. . . , ' .. . nf.
lhlaffPr hn-P I.opt. oonvprfed into articles of
been sold as
and so have
t shavings.
me gelatine
i wuuiu not sustain buy iuuii iui a iuuuvu ,
-onrlr h tlla m tho onlv difference between
this deceptive luxury and joiners' glue is its
greater price ; no wonder we pity thc long
army of helpless invalids who liave oeen ted
with this glassy mockery ; no wonder it trcm
bles when it appears upon a dish, it thinks
what a shameless imposter it is ; for old km
gloves, and older parchment deeds are often
the only ingredients of its composition. Glue
and scraps of gloves,boiled down with arsenic,
are eaten by my Spanish neighbors, ana my
South Sea Island brethren have made a good
UillUCi lvw. . . w
breeches stuffed with seaweed Dickers House
hold Words.
The customers of a certain cooper in a town
out West, caused him a vast deal of vexation
bv their saving habits and persistence in get
.... . . i . i i
ir oiu mosana chsks repaireu, auu
little new work. "I stood it, how-
e, "until one day old Sam Crab
fn an old 'bung-hole,' to which
wanted a new barrel made. Then
business in disgust."
Lawvers have grown so very genteel, they
have altered their very name and nature.
I - ... ....
I -... nnon a time tnev used to do caiiea at-
-i--- ...t. .,., . ,:;f .
torneys-uuw,
normeny '"V J u'.r"
olbing Hot "j J4"
gOUB
The report that Senator Douglas and the
President had "made up" is flatly contradict-
. . v t T a y-f a j j m i r, A
ed by the w asuingLuu uohsubiiub. iue xuuj
ocratic larty musi remain aiviaeu.
a nrettv girl and a wild horse are liable to
do much mischief, for the one runs away with
a fellows body, and the other wiin ms neari.
l
HOW I BECAME JEALOUS.
BY MARY KYLE DALLAS.
When wa first moved to the house in which
we now reside.I noticed one very disagreeable
peculiarity in relation to the adjoining block
of Houses. They had no back-door yards, and
consequently the windows closely overlooked
our gardens, which were not very large mem
selves. thousrh thev were pretty. When we
first took possession of our new residence, the
windows directly opposite ours were closed,
and the apartments untenanted. I had scarce
ly got to rights and fairly settled down, how
ever, before I perceived great renovations and
improvements were in progress in three empty
rooms. Painting and papering, whitewashing
and guilding, scrubbing and window-washing,
. a I a aT at A Z a
were tne order or tne aay ior a xoriuigui..
And then, after a short respite, white shades
were visible at the windows, and I knew tho
new tenants had moed in. I did hope they
were not inquisitive, disagreeable people.
For some time I saw no one out a quiet,
common-place young man, with a very shiny
head of hair and an immense collar and cra-
vat.who appeared no and then at the window,
and vanish instantaneously. And I began to
flatter myself that we should not be annoyed
at all.
One morning it was a bright, still day, and
the atmosphere was very oppressive ; 1 re
member it well ; for I had arisen with such an
unaccountable depression of spirits as I had
never before experienced, and felt sure some
thing distressing would happen before uight.
Well, this morning, as 1 was running down
stairs very early before any one else was np
in the house I happened to glance out of the
window at the stairhead, and there at that
part of the house I have mentioned sat a
. . . i 1 T
young lady. ne was very pretty, iter com
plexion was extraordinarily clear, and ner
hair was magnificent. Uut 1 declare I never
saw such a cold, saucy glance as that which
she fixed directly on the window of our room.
I did hope Psalter wasn't looking out.
Alter breakfast, I'salter sat down ny tne
door which opened into the garden, to read
the paper. And all the time he sat there that
impudent thing stared right straight at him
without moving an inch. I thought it strange
that Psalter didn't observe Her. Ail day tne
shades were down, but (if you'll believe me)
no soonerjiad the sun set, than there she sat
again in the same position, trying, as I saw
plainly, to make Psalter take notice of her.
And the style in which she was dressed it
was ridiculous.
Eveiy day tho same thing was repeated ;
but I purposely avoided saying anything to
Psalter, as he has not seen her himself, lest
he should look towards her out ot curiosity ;
and then, ot course, she would thinlc he was
overwhelmed with admiration.
Sister-in-law was Quite a near neighbor of
ours, and ran in every day ; and one alternoon
I casually mentioned the cirenmstance to her
as a good joke. Sister-in-law looked very se
rious.
"You say, Psalter has never noticed her ?"
she said.
"Never once," I replied.
"Well, I must say, Emma," confined she,
"that is in itself very suspicious very suspi
cious indeed ?"
"Why, Jane !" I exclaimed, "what can you
mean ? Suspicious ?"
"Reflect one moment, Emma. Would it
not have been only natural for Psalter to re
mark. "That's a pretty girl," or, W e have
a new neighbor," or something of the sort
Instead of wLich he has preserved total silence
on the subject," said sister-in-law, emphasi
sing her remarks with her torennger.
"He has never seen her," I replied, indig
nantly, "I told you so '
"Now, Emma, nothing could make me be
lieve that," said Jane ; "and I warn you as a
sister to watch that window well, or you'll re
pent it.
I knew it was foolish, but I declare I could
not help thinking of what she had said for
hours afterwards, and l caugut niyseu loos
ing at tho window fifty limes a day.
"Where are you going?" I inquired of
Psalter, as he left the house one morning just j
after breakfast was on the table.
He gave me no defhnito answer, but merely
replying that he would return in five minutes,
closed the door and departed.
As I awaited his return, I happened to turn
my eyes towards that window. There sat the
woman, but her bacK was towaras me, ana on
the window-seat beside her lay a hat so like
Psalter's. Thc longer I looked the more con
vinced I was that I was not mistaken ; and
yet thc idea was so ridiculous, that I felt 1
should never have husbanded it for one mo
ment had it not been lor Jane's suggestions.
1 drove the thought away and went into the
house ; but when Psalter returned, I couldn't
help looking at the window and, oh ! dear
me ! the hat had disappeared.
I cried and scolded myself and scolded my
self and cried- all day long. In thc afternoon
I walked round the block for the purpose of
inspecting the building which contained that
window. It was large and full of stores and
offices. On the ground floor was a confection
ery. I stepped in and bought some oranges,
and then inquired of thc proprietor, who was
a German, who occupied the first floor ?"
"Oh ! Mr. Schmit have all de floor," was
the reply. "I know not vat you say in dis
country makC3 many tings which is not true,
and der mouth and der head."
What could he mean? A bright thought
struck me ; they were actors, they must be.
"Many tings which is not true in der mouth,
in der head." I had a clue at last : theatrical
people are always running off with other peo
pie's wives and husbands, and suing for divor
ces and intriguing generally,all over the world.
Can any one think of the reason ? Is the se
cret hidden in the foot-lights, or rolled up
in the curtain ? Or is there something fatal
to fidelity in the air of the green-room ? Cer
tain it is. that those who personate fictitious
heroes constant to wives and lady-loves through
difficulty, and danger, and death, and heroines
who would sacrifice everything save virtue,
draw few practical lessons from their nightly
representation of those virtuous characters.
This woman, then, I dreaded, was an actress,
who had come to the determination of running
away with Psalter.
Oh, that bat ! why bad I seen it ? Three
days passed away, and again Psalter went out
before breakfast. I watched the window I
couldn't help it. Oh, dear, dear ! in fifteen
minutes there was the hat standing on tho sill
again ! There wasa handkerchief in the hat.
Tho wind was strong, and every now and then
the edgo fluttered out, farther and farther, un
till at last it fell quite out ot the hat and float-
nnn thn rrii3-n.ot. I ran and pick
ed it up it wasPsalter.s handkerchief, mark-
... 1 a T . 1. finl
ed with bis name. 1 tnougni i siiuuiu !
at first ; and then my spirit rose I would put
on my things and walk straight into that room",
cliora T via not ur hn was. And had DCCn OR
the previous morning. I could easily make
a nretext of some sort ; no one snouia kuuw
my motive except Psalter. 1 tied my veil
over my face and mufiled myself in my duster,
i-ooninir mv tiaars fur tho time to come. Tho
stairs were public, so I easily ascended to tho
second floor without oemg remarivcu. iu
back room door stood ajar. Oh ! how i trcm
hia.ri nB T r...i.Pl in. There sat Psalter, and
there sat the lady, but Psalter was being
shampooned, and the lady, aivineiy ueauiuui
h pcir. wm diaJa of wax! I had been jeal
ous of a block of a hair-dresser's sign ! I
was far more foolish than poor sister-in-iavv
the night we followed Tom to Brooklyn.
Just as I was retreating, one of the estab
lishment emerged rather hastily from thc door
1 was just leavmg,and to excuse my preseuce,
T inniiii-farl tho nrir of n. nnir of ialse mOUS-
taches, much to his amazement, and beat a
hasty retreat.
To this day I have never mentioned no
word ot the occurrence to a living soul not
even to Psalter.
A CASE OF SLOW POISONING.
We find in the English papers an account of
the preliminary examination in a curious- caso
of alleged slow poisoning, which, in some of
its features, bears a close resemblance to a
case of the same sort recently tried in New
York city. The parties, however, in the Eng
lish case occupied a higher social position,
and their relation to each other was or recent
origin and questionable character.
The deceased, it appeared, who was a Idy
ol 43, went last Autumn to live in a boarding-
house at Bayswater, near London, where she
became acquainted with one Smethurst, a sur
geon, who was living in the same house with a
lady much older than himself, who passed as
his wife, and, for aught that appears, was so.
After a time, the deceased, who was a maiden
lady, Temoved to another boarding-house in
the neighborhood, nere aho was joined by
Smethurst, and subsequently they left togeth
er, the deceased giving no notice of her inten
tions, or where she was going, to a sister, bcr
only relative with whom she was on good
terms, and who frequently visited her at Bays
wat6r,where the deceased had introduced ner
to Dr. Smethurst. It appears, however, that
the day after leaving Bayswater the deceased
and Smethurst were, married at Battersea
Churcb.whence they went to live at Richmond
as Dr. and Mrs. Smethurst. Here the lady,
who, beside a life interest in a considerable
sum. had eight or nine thousand dollars which
she was entitled to dispose of by will, was ta
ken sick with diarrhea and vomiting. Smet
hurst attended her with great assiduity and ap
parent affection, insisting upon giving her
food himself, and disinclined', apparently, that
anybody else should do so. Her sister, with
whom she had ro-opencd a correspondence,
was informed of her sickness-, but also, that
though her sister desired to see her, she did
not wish her to stay. On this visit the deceas
ed complained of the taste of the tapioca with
which she was ed, and wished her sister to
prepare some for her, but she wa3 prevented
by Smethurst, under various pretences, and
when she afterward prepared some soup, Smet
hurst found pretences for taking it fnto an
other room before the patient could be allow
ed to cat it.
Two medical gentlemen of Richmond were
called into attend upon the patient, as tho
disease baffled all their skill ; and as they wero
totally at a loss to account for the extraordi
nary symptoms that showed themselves, they
proposed finally to send for Dr. Todd, who, it
appears, is at the head ot the English medical
profession. After, considering the case, Dr.
Todd privately expressed the opinion that she
was suffering under the effects of some poison,
administered in small doses; and a chemical
examination of the secretions betrayed tho
presence of arsenic and antimony. While tho
woman was still living, Smethurst was arrest
ed ; but she was already far gone, and died
shortly after. A chemical examination of thc
stomach, kidneys, and heart, confirmed tho
suspicion of poison, administered in repeated
small doses. Shortly before his arrest, tho
poisoner had procured the deceased to exe
cute a will in her maiden name, giving him
her property. When he was arrested, a letter
was found upon him, ready for posting, direc
ted to his other wife.
"Alessandria." This place, the rendez
vous of fhe Sardinian Army, whither tho
King has gone to take command, is probably
destined to play an important part in the com
ing war. It is a fortified city near the eastern
frontier of Piedmont, whoso guns bristle to
wards the Austrian territory. It stands in thc
midst of a sterile plain. It is thc great strong
hold of Piedmont, and is to the Sardinians
what Gibraltar is to the English, or Sebasto
pol was to the Russians. Daring the reign
of the French in Italy, its formidable fortifica
tions made it one of the strongest places in
Europe, but these were subsequently demol
ished, leaving only the citadel. . Within the
past few years workmen have " been busy in
reconstructing them, in anticipation of tho
events now at hand. In the surrounding plain,
two miles distant, ' is Napofeon'a celebrated
battle field of Marengo. Alessandria is gar
risoued with several thousand troops, and be
ing connected with Turin and Genoa by rail
way, any number can be readily concentrated
there. To capture it would be a crowning
glory to the Austrian Generals,and to lose It,
a deep humiliation to Sardinia.
A Good Stoby. A capital story Is told ot
Judge Tappan, who is unfortunately cross
eyed. A number of years ago he was Jndgo
of a newly organized County Court, in tho
eastern part of Ohio. In those days of prim
itive simplicity, or perhaps poverty; the bar
room of a tavern was used as a courtroom,
and the stable as a jail. One day, during tho
session of tho court, tho Jndgo had occasion
to severely reprimand two lawyers who wero
wrangling. An odd-looking customer who sat
in one corner, listening apparently with great
satisfaction to the reproof, and presuming on
old acquaintance, and the Judge's wrell-kuown
good humor, sang out : .
'Give It to them, old gimblet eyes!? .
"Who was that ?" inquired the Judge. ;
"It was this ere old hoss," answered, the
chap, raising himself up. .' .
"Sheriff," said the Judge with great gravity,
"take that old hoss and put him In thc stable.
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