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CLEARFIELD. PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1865.
VOL. 11.-N0. 45.
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A deduction will be u;ule to yearly advertisers.
$u.$inc.c directory.
IRVIN BROTHERS. Dealers in Squire Sawed
Lumber Drj Gools, Groceries. Fiour. Grain,
io , Ac, Buroside Pa , Sept. 21, 1SS3.
IVtEDERIC LEITZIXGER. Manufacturer of
1 11 kinds of Stone-ware. Clearfield. Pa- Or
uerssoiioited wholesale or retail Jan. 1, 13fi3
CRANS BARRETT, Attorneys at Law. Clear
Cold, Pa. M.V 13. HM- .
l. j.chax. :::::: walteh bxrrktt.
ORERT J. WALLACE. Attorney at Lnw. Clear
field. Pa Office in Shaw's new row. Market
street, opposite Nauglo'e iewlry store May 25.
iN'Al'WIE. Wntcb and Clock Maker, and
dealer in Watches. Jewelry. Ao. Room in
Graham's row, Market Rtmet. Nov- 10
BUCHER SWOOPE. Attorney at Law. Clear
field Pa. Op.ct inOraham's iiow. four. loo t
west oMJraham & Boypfoo's store. v. 10.
H ART?WTCK A IIOTON. Dealers in Pru.
Meli.:ii.s. Paints. Oiis. Stationary. P.--rf..m.v
rv. Fancy U.k..Is. Notion, etc.. etc.. .lark street,
Claartic-ld, P June. J9. IsM.
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P. KKAT.Ei'.. dealer ir. l'Vy Oon.ls. C!..th.
: II 1 0,,ar' I rr li rOCf r'l PS. 1 TO -
i.-T. r.sAe. Frout Street, uove tte cadftny.
Ciea, field. Pa. .
W ILLIAM V. IHW rN.Marfcetsr reet. Ci nrn.H,
V Pa., Doi-r in Foreign ''.". "r-
elar.dUe. Ilard--.r. ?ueot.. Cr-.c-r..,;. nnd
farly articlei onorn ly "'v
OilN (Jl'EL! rid. Vanufaftiircr cf allkind" .i
.1
JSe alw makes to orUv Ojns. unthort o k a
attends t'uri. nils a bcarse.
1 vU it WOOD. Pavt-TirKo P v.ifTAy. and
! ) Examiuiu S-ir-con for P?p:ors.
OCio. South-est o.xi.or o? -oond n. h,.C,rry
Strt. t, Clearfield. T.... .f t?iu-ry 21. Is ).
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UOMAS .1 r'i.'1' i. !UU1I. Attorney at Law.
C:'fvt . '.-t. "a. ' in -e, c iilffthe -Clearfield
evj.I
,. l . .. i - -rA o-.her to'at if ;trnraem' pre-
.i will; k.rwpine:.3 aud u"...-y. Juyjl.
,J.
11 M FN'ALLT. AtTor.iey it Law. Cl -nrficld,
uittn. Office it. new hrick buil lir.g -f ). !!i.y-
H street, ono door Eoutb oi l.arnon s uoiei.
rCH iRD M"?SiP. Dea!i-r in Forc'zn and Co
niesfio Orv n.ls. Ur., -fci-ips. KIput. i'neon
nort Ac. Hoo!,. en M.irkt street, a few. Hits
t o. .in-imnlD'Ji.r. Cl-a-fchl, Pa. Apl J7.
I-i'j
IiRRIMER TE.-r, Attorneys at Lax. Clfr
J tieid. Pa. Will itinr.d' pr-m: tly to all Hgi.l
i.d other business ei.tru;l- i to their -rare iu (
Cold nd adjoining oouiiiics. Au:i r,. l-t.
f THOMAS W. MHP.K. Lard ?vrvt r.r mi 1 Con
X veyancer. fiic- a! Li." rr!d.;i'Cv. mile cart
f Peniiviiin Post G.vi a .ln-.-. ii -tpian ilill"
J re.;s and other iLEtruuienis of kti'ihj re.tly
ei-cuted. Jane 7sl. lo -ly
-Vif,. ALRKUT liu"'S. Dea'erjiti Dry a'U.
Iroeeiios. Hardwire. (Jiipsmsh -ar?. l:our,
F.i.-on. lc . V'oodlau. Oloiirf..-! 1 oo inty. P-i,n a.
Alsii. extensive dealer' ir. 1 1 kinds' of s.wn! hii-i-ber.
shiugU-s, nd no li.ni cr. rd?is ik-i
tL.,l Wooitaid. uj. lWtU. 'Ml
Al'CTI O E I" U . Th o u i, 1 eri g
been I.ioei sed an Auctioi.e'-r. wo
nrd hivini?
ul.l rcspect
c atity that
in any part
: in" I' rate.
fully inform the ci'iinol CIarfi':..I
he viill attend tn the c.iiri.g t m!vs.
cf the countr v bs d-.'irtJ Ti":iij
I'.ili.
.1-ji.a i I. 18t)5 He
rfield. Pa.
ICJ'lONEEtt. the vii leisi
J. been Lii-ei.s.'l an Aucti'r,.-cr. w
the eitiiens of Clearfield county that
tend to calling s.iles. iu any part of
whenever called upon, t'r.rsjes ni.'d
tied having
!ul;l lufuria
he will al
tho county.
rat
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ILK IN.
May 13 Bower l' . ciriie!.! co . Pa. j
AUCTIONEER. The un lor-i-'ncd having
been Licenced an Auctioneer, would inform
the citizens of Clearfield county that he will at
tend to calling sales, in any ,art of the county,
whenever called upon Huts tno ler ite.
Addres. KATKA.Nlt.L LlsilEL.
Feb 21. Itinj Clearfield, Pa.
ic esseh ai-ctiom: kr.-w i l i ,i a m
M BLOOM, of Pike lowi:?liip. dtxiresto in
foim his fuends and the public jj,n:era!ly that he
Las taken out a License san A V 0 T I ' . li V. K and
ul attend :":-.o t.jing of pales in any p-iri ot
V .-s--iy i the bhortest notice, and at the most
r;.-on'b!e cbargc-s. Address, either perMiunlly
rbv letter, either at Curweusville or Blooui
in -vilie. May 1. ISSi. tf.
waSTIC NOTICE.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1
Oi PicicoFTHE CovhtrollkroftobCl kresct, v
W ASUisoTO-. Janruary 3oth. Isjd. )
UEREAS. BY SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE
f presented lo the uiidersUn-'d, it ha been
ma e to appear that '-THE FIRST NATIONAL
UAaKOF CLEAliFIELD," in tho Dorougo of
Clearfield, in the county of Clearfield, and Mate
ol Pennsylvania, has b en duly organized under
ai'd according to the requirements of the Actor
ougress. entitled "An Act to provide a National
Currency, secured by a pledge of Uuited States
boud3 and to provide for the circulation and re
demption thereof." approved June 3d, IS'"'.4; and
ia? complied with all the provisions of said Act
T"Tu;red to bo complied with before commencing
' ousiuess of Banking under said Act ;
l.-w. therefore, I, Uugh MeCulloch. Comptrol
jf the Currency, do hereby certify that "i "
f'-tiST NATIONAL BNK OF CLEARHLLD,
i the Borough of Clearfield, in the county of
-learfield. aad State of Pennsylvania, is nuthcr
iied to commence the business of Banking under
ih Act aforesaid
rr. In testimony whereof, witness my
' bEALband and seal of office, this 30th day of
VTspJanuary, A. D. lS6i.
HUGH McCULLOCH,
Feb. 8, 1S55. Comptroller of the Currency.
C'Pi n t vik-rit:K. All persons knowinjr
theiDselves indebted ta the subscriber, either
cy zntn or took account, are requested lo py up ;
h. -xtdiatelv. as further indulgnnc? cannot be I
- ... ..m n ii ir i i T. I
I'veu.
May 27 pi
J . II. It.BVM.
lTTUAL FIT? K i" NSf K VNCE COMPA- j
KY OF YORK, PA. . j
ifes against loos or damege by fire. It is the ,
u'esi company iu the Sta'e, and has made no as- (
'tfcaen's since its establishment, and hence it is i
mw t econouiiud S. J. ROW, Agent. 1
Jim 21, ISCi. Clearfield, Psk.v .
Select jBortrij.
THINK GESTLY OP THE EEEIKG.
Tbii.k gent'y of the erring!
Ye know i.ot of the power
With which the darR temptation came
In some unguarded hour
Ye may not know how earnestly
They strusleJi r how well.
Until the hur of darkness came,
And daikly thus they fell.
Think gently of the erring !
Oh. do not once forget.
Jlowever detplv fctau.t-d by sin,
lie is thy brother ye
lleir of the seif-.auie heritage.
Child of the self-s.inie Uou,
lie has but gtuuib'ed i n the path
lhou hast but feebly trod.
Eprak gently to the erring!
t.T is it uot enough
That innocence and grace aro gone,
Wiihout thy censure rough ?
It suie must be a weary lot
'inat siu-cru.-hed heart to bear,
And they who share a happier fate,
'J heir chidiug well may tpare.
Speak gently to the erring!
lhou yct.uiay'et lead them ack,
Vi'.h holy words and to!.es if love,
from uiisary's thuruy track.
Fog-t not. thou hast otieu siuned,
A:.d sii.l'ul yet may be.
Deal gently withtte erring one
As uou hast dealt with thee!
A LOOK IUT0 THE FUTUEE.
In tlu: tlobate in the House of Kejtnun
tative.i.n the ji;iyaia fcliij Cuual, tlr.:t
tifjoltii cvuciuaotl liis tpocch as ibiiows :
Sow, 'v. iweiity-!ive or lilty years iienee
truiti the AtiRtiMe to the 1'aeitie v.i.l beacon
titiuou.s tic-rol States, tiieni hers oi iheUnKtu,
an t over th.e Suites wiil run the iron hoie.
oi he 1'aciSc iUiiioa-i. The iirotluclo of A-,-ia
waited over the t'aeifie ocean, and then
l.v rail, can be t-h'piied upon the waters of
Las a Michigan, aii'i pass to the Atlantic by
this j.'teat i.iii rovenieiit, and the uieieliaii
oi 1'itcsburg, of rii.Iadelphia, of Ualii
Kiorc. of Sv lork, of liooii, and of i'ort
lan l. w'i! be .sent we-tward over the.se wa
ters aiai will ti:ul away to the coast of tlie
l'aeiae, a-ii even to China and India f'jraie
and eon uniptioii. And not oniv tliat the
time i.s euinni.. within the next liait ceniu
ty. when this llepublie wiil dictate laws not
o:;'iy the arts atJelolee, but in pecuniary
matters to the whole world. The uiouied
ceutre of the World is to bo traii-i'ereti fioni
litihuid to Amerirau soil, if we be but true
to o ir elves and use and develop thereour
iNs and advan aiies bountifully ue.-towed up
o't us by natr.rc. Kii.hnid niut abandon her
litiiM of couiiaunkafion with her ivi.-teru
p,1-..;;,,iis, an i become tiibutary to the
lines that Wi- propose to construct, between
i:;o Ati:iiiti? and the l'acitic. Her buMims-.
men and euimiiir.-ints seeking China orlndii,
tii'i-t cro.s.s our euntine; t and pay triljute lo
tan tcteij li.-e and the genius of our iiisti-
t lt'iOllj. "
Take mv Hand, Papa. In the dead of
the niitht 1 aiu freipu ntly awakened by a
:t'.,- ti:i:id .t(:i'in illlt, tlOUl Ulldef the ielio
i a: ny si li with the pleading cry, "l'iea-e
i take my lian-J, l'aia.': litstaiiiiy the Utile
j boy's hand is gr iped, his fears vanished,
' a:s.i boytlied by tiie tron.-eiouMies.s of hi.s tat li
! er'w iirescnce he fails into sleep again. e
j commend this lo.-ton of simple, filial faith
I ir,.l trnt tn t!if anxious, sorrowing ones
that are found in almost every hou.-ehoid.
.Stretch forth your hand, stricken mourner,
il houv'h you may 1 e itthe deepest dark
ness and gloom, and fear and anxious sus-
! pf tj.-e nny cloud your pathway, ana u.at
; very aet will reveal the presence of a loving.
I compa-sioiiate Faiher.und giveyon thejieaee
th-Ji pas-eth all understanding. The dark-
4-,i.j Vo j jt.. c j embrace, but its terror
i! "s:-- m-iv tass awav at once mgiu uwj en-
wiii b. dissipated, its gloom and fa lnes--!!ee
awav. and, in the simple irrasp of tho Fath
:r's'h ind sweet peace wiil be given, and you
will n t securely, knowing that the mori;-i-ig
cometh.
A C"M":natkn. tjome thirty years ago,
iu Washington county, N. Y., before ready
made shes came in vrgue, a venerable
shoemaker, O.d Phu?nix. was in the habit
of going from hnue to house and there
making up boots and shoes lor the families
tinder "his jurisdiction. Among the rest of
his customers, lie visited the family ofMr.
Parish, and shod old and young. One ot
the bovs was endowed with a big pair of
stogy boots, and on the succeed! nsr Sabbath
went to church much m re occupied with
the boots than the sermon. At the mjon
intermission, when good old Dr. Proudat
came around, as was his custom, to cate
chise the youngsters, the boy's .thoughts
still run downward. The old Doctor com
ing up to the boy, in his turn, inquired of
him : "John, who made you?" 'Daddy
found the leather and old Phoenix did the
work!'' was the uatural but enexpected
repy.
Remarkable March of a Cow. A cow
belonging to General Sherman's mess, went
with Sherman's army all the way from At
lanta to Savanah ; thence to Goldsboro. Lal
eigh, Richmond and to Washington, where
she is now at the Soldiers' Home. During
all the marches she gave a gallon of nnlk a
dry Total number ot miles travelled since
November 16, 1864, to May 19, 1S65, L
220. She is now in excellent condition, and
gives one and one-quarter gallons of rich
milk a day. The National Republican says :
'It is needless to ? dd that this veteran
bovine 'bummer' and her lacteal products
will be well cared for and highly appreciated
at the Soldiers' Home.J'
It i a notorious fact that the copperhead
orators who most bitterly oppose t e negro,
are the same who most malignantly embar
rassed the Government in its efforts to crush
rebellion. Thus these rascals would rot do
their own duty, nor will they allow a just
credit to be rendered those who discharged
their obligations to the Government.
AN OFFICES IN WASHINGTON.
A Narrative of Facts for People at Home to
Eead.
"My dear, here is a letter from Senator
, in winch he writes, that the place iu
Washington U now ready for my acceptance.
1 had better go at ouee, aud leave you here
to settle up matters at h Hue-. Why, you
lo k as solemn as a Judue. One would
thiuit i had received my death warrant, in
stead ct a snug birth in the Interior De
partment. lieuiember my dear, how hard
I have to work at my protessjon here, and
then only earn about a thousand djllars a
year."
"Uut we are-living so snug and happy
here, and are known and regarded kind.y ty
those around us. All wui be ne w and strange
to us there."
"That is true; but I am tired of vegeta
ting here, and in Washington we shad see
fcometloi.g of 1 do. So t-hetr up. We shall
wonder in lime how we managed to exist
here."
I turned f way from my husband with a
deep sigh; aud inwardly consigned Senator
to any place but a comfortai.de one.
We uvea in a small inland town, in the
vicinity of Mew York. Far enough to a
void all its bustle aud dirt. Near enough to
have all the advantages of its proximity.
My husband was a lawyer, and until he
piuuged headlong into the vorte.x of politi
cal l;lc, our lives l:ad glided smoothly along
with bcarceiy a ripple to disturb their calm
n.;s. Now, the monotony wearied him, and
with a heavy heait I commenced making
the necessary preparation incidental to our
depaitu.e. I need nut tell those who have
passed through this ordeal, how harrowing
it is to the heart to prepare for a sale. To
think, w hd j deanitig and arranging for this
event, that it is the last time your hands
will place your pet pieces of furniture and
ornaments in their accustomed places ; and
wdio is there who has not a number of such
pets? However, the day arrived when
strangers were to carry them away. Tiie
sale was over, our home given up and we
on our way to Washington. 1 bore up brave
ly, and tried to enumerate the numerous ad
vantages uiy husband had been so industri-ou-iy
plying me with, of an office at t. e
Capitol, ll-ontens the balance stnl seemed
to Lo iu favor ot our own home; but. thj;.,
I thought men see things so ditierentl) Irour
women, 1 Uare say George is light.
We arrived eany in the, day, and our
ride up Pennsylvania Avenue did not tend
tj cheer me. It iad beeu raining for fcsme
aays, and the streets ) resented a Jack sea
of mud. Houses of ad shapes aud colors,
eah me entirely independent of its neigh
bor ; some towering aii d't rive stories high,
while others stood meekly, very shanties.
"Is tins not a very duty place, George?"
"Of course, my dea , every place looks
dirty alter such rains as we have had."
'i'es, hut the ho.iMis. wear an untidy ap
pearance. "
Nonsense, my dear, you are prejudiced."
,1 thought of our ueauaful cottage, sur
rounded oy its tastefully appointed garden,
and its neatly rravel.ed waiks. aud wondered
it my husiiaud was mad.
"11 axe you -u good room in the boarding
house you have c. osen '" 1 ventured to a.-k.
"Yes, quae so! Mr. F, an 1 his wile are
living iu tne same hoase, aud they say it is
goon as any."
; "As good as any ?" I echoed, inwardly.
Very nhijl p.an3.
A short me enabled us to reach what was
to he our house, lor the present at any rate.
Tne appearance of the eutrv and staircase
led me to believe that the inside of the
houses were iu excellent keeping with their
exterior. After ascending two flights of
stairs i reacued my room. It was io ig and
narrow, aud covered with a faded dirty car
pet. The furniture consisted of bedstead,
hureau, xvashstand and txyo chairs, each and
all looting very much worse for wear, and as
it they h: d been entire strangers to each oth
er until some happy auction saie had group
ed them here together. 1 will venture to
say their manufacturers were very xvide a
part. It occupied but aS'ew moments to
take in the .beauties ot my domicile, and to
contrast it with our chamoer at home, furn
ished with every comfort, and even elegance
tor 1 must own to have a fastidious taste
in such matters.
With a heavy heart I sat down to await
the re-urn of my husband, which was not
long delayed. Our trunks had arrived, and
I e was marshalling tin ir way to our room.
I retrained from speaking. After the men
had safely landed them, and closed the door
utiou themselves, the silence was broken by
Mr. Kiroys who said, rather hesitatingly,
"M ' dear,' I am afraid you will ti 'd things
rather different from what you have been
accustomed to, but after we are settled, we
will be able to arrauge matters more com
fortably." I tried to smile, but it was a sorry attempt.
After taking such things from our trunks as
we immediately needed. I threw myself up
on the bed, and after George left me, confess
to weeping most bitterly. How should I
ever be able to exist in this way?
At five o'clock the dinner bell sounded.
This seemed to be the signal for the opening
ot every door upon our iloor simultaneous
ly. I "gave a hasty glance at my fellow
boardersCas each and all paused to turn the
key in their several doors and deposit them
in their pockets and bad my husband who
was passing on regardless of any such pre
caution, to turn and do likewise. 1 heard
theejaculation," What a bore! and thought
what very trifling things do bore men.
The dining room was a cheerless apart
ment. In its centre stood two lng tables,
the appointments of which, were, in their
I day, I have no doubt, in good taste anu
t t. hut rfinstmit, lisase has worn the
plating off castors, spoons and forks, iintil
the original metal stood out in bold relief.
The food seemed abundant and ot tair qual
ity, but carelessly prepared and quite cold.
I was too thr roughly wretched to have any
appetite, and my husband ate but little.
Our stay at the table was short, and alter
our return to our room, I could no longer
control uiysed, but burst into a violent tit
of weeping. George tried iu vaiu to soothe
me.
"Why, Mary, I am astonished at your
childish uess. You could not expect to find
in a boarding house the comforts of a home."
"No," 1 replied, "but why leave those
comforts?''
"There is no use discussing that now. It
is done. L'esides it is not kind to reproach
me for what you kuow conduces so much to
my advautage. At home you are axvare how
often i have sat studying and writing until
far into midnight. Here my duties cease at
four o'clock."
1 ceased weeping instantly. "You shall
never hear another regret. I did not thiuk
of that."
Aud yet, those very" midnight studies,
how much of comfort there was in tliein, be
side our cozy hearth. Rut away with re
gret. Time passed on. Some of the fel
low boarders were pleasant, others quite the
contrary. But I saw little of them, except
iu the dining room.
Ine hist month of my stay rolled axvay
more rapidly than I anticipated. A first
visit in Washington mesents so much to in
terest that 1 half forgot the discomforts a
round n.e.
Another month rolled on. Scarcely an
evening passed that 31 r. Elroy was not com
pelled to return to his ofliee, to finish some
writing that he had been unable t finish
during the day. The one aixantage which
he had seemed to prize most leisure time
to pursue other studies he cerlainly had
not gained, lor upon his return at night he
was weary, tar too weary with the close ap
plication to his desk during the day (so eu
tireiv different from his old liie) to read with
pleasure.
"George, I thought your time would be
at your disposal alter four o'clock, instead
of which you return to the odice every even
ing. "
"Yes," he said, "but I do not think this
will last, 1 believe there is au unusual press
6f business just now."
"1 trust it may not ; for such constant
confinement tells upon you."
, " Yes, I am sensiole ot that. The duties,
too, are so diiferent from my old studies,
thut they are irksom? to me. However this
will wear off in time."
I could u t help contrasting the wearied
expression xvhich his face wore, with the
old happy look, and be more than ever
convinced what a sad mistake he had made.
Rcgi:!ui'y upoa the M.siday oi the month
my husband returned from the office with
the lruit of his labors in his pocket, viz :
one hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty
three cents. First to our landlady, ninety
dollars; wash bill, five dollars ; and thirty
eiht dollars and thirty-three cents were left
to pay ad incidental expenditures scarcely
suilicieut to pay for Georges mid-day lunch,
aud the oysters he insisted upon getting at
eight, because "he was hungry."
"Are not our expenses enormous here ?"
I ventured to inquire.
"They certainly are much heavier than I
antic pated."
"Quite double those at home, are they
not?'
"I am afraid they will prove so.'
I could u it understand what petunary ad
vantage had accrued to us, but patience.
I soon tout) 1 bodily discomforts were not
the only ones in store for mc. My bus
I ands habits, always of a very dome.-tic na
ture, were vi.-ably undergoing a change.
The confinement to our room annoyed him.
Littl.' by little hfs absence became more pro
longed, until I rarely saxv him now from
dinner-time until ten, eleven or twelxre o'
clock at night, as it happened.
He must go around to the hotels and hear
what was going on. I could uot expect him
to stay in our rooui all the time. He must
smoke and that was impossible in a cham-
6ne evening in particular, I remember
feeling uiiusuady depressei.and hurried iu
my owngloomy thcutiht.sl was more than sur
urised unou looking at my watch, to discover
L had sat until nearly midnight. Mr. Liroy
Had not returned. uere eoun uc ue .
The thought had scarcely suggested itself,
xvfieu 1 heard the sound of ascending steps
upon the stairs. A feeling of disappoint
ment fell heavily upon me. They were not
my husband's, and vet they approached my
room, aud were followed by a knock upon
j my door. . ., , ,
1 cautiously turned the key ana saia,
"Who's there?"
"Me," was, the reply, in a strangely thick
tone, and yet my husband's.
No one can realize l he horror with which
I legaidi d him when he entered. His eyes
were blood shot and .swollen; his hair dis
hevelled and his whole appearance bearing
evidence, terrible evidence to me, ot intoxi
cation. 'What, on earth Mary are you doing up
until this time of night?" he hiccoughed-
"you ouitht to have been ir bed two - hours
I could not speak, my heart was too full.
My husband had never beet a teetoller. but
in all our married life I had never aefa him
under the influence ot stiuiulents in the
slightest dearee had never feared that I
ever should do so. Only wives who have
been pl-i.-ed in like situations can imagine
the agony 1 felt. . .
I went to lied, but no sleep visited my pil
low that night. It seemed a though it
would never end. My husband lay in the
deep unconsciousness of intoxication by tuy
side. His labored breathing and whiskey
perfumed breath proved too great antidotes
to rest on my part. Heaven in its mercy
preserve me from a hke vigil ! Sickness
even death, were less terrible. But its
agony was not fruitless. I arose the next
morning firm in my determination to quit
Washington, let the cost be what it might.
My husband arose moody aud feverish. I
avoided all allusion to the preceding night,
aud tor the tiit time since our marriage we
parted without, as we termed it, our good bye
kiss. Upon his return to dinner his mood
had not changed, but he did not, as had
been his wont of late go out. He follow ed
me to our room, and throwing himself on
the bed, soon fell into a deep sleep. This
lasted some hours how long 1 did not know;
for after lighting the gas, and shading it,
that he might not be aroused by its glare,
and adding fresh fuel to the fire, I sat down
in the rocking chair, and wearied with the
wakefulness of the night before, and the
troubled thoughts of the day, was overcome
by slumber.
I was awakened by my husband. He was
bendingjver me with a look of tenderness I
had not seen on his face lor some time.
"What are youjdreamiiigof mylove? jou
sigh so deeply," he said.
With difficulty I aroused myself. The
memory ot my sorrow and the look ot love
were too much for nerves stretched, as mine
had been ail night aud day, to their utmost
tension.
1 threw my arms about his neck, and with
my head upon his breast, sobbed convulsive
ly, "Let us go home, George ; let us go
home."
"That cannot be, my love ; we have rent
ed our house and sold our furniture."
"Oh! that is nothing," I imploringly
urged. "We can board there, as well as
hera, until wecan again have pose sion ofour
home. I would rather work early and late
tor the means to live, than remain here an
other mouth, at three times 3'our present
salaty." His silence encouraged me. "Do
not" continued I, "do nat refuse me this.
You must know that your salary here will
not meet the just demands upon it.even liv
ing as we, are xvithout ordinary comforts. I
implore you to dispel the madness which in
duced you to accept this office, by resigning
it, aud returning once again to c ur home and
oourpr ofession."
"Rat my love, it will seem so vascil'ating.
Besides it will take so much time ere my
business returns to me. I shall have to
work very hard."
This had ceased to be my vulnerable
point.
"And, Oh ! how much better thusthan"
I eouid not speak it, but I .-aw by the rising
color in his cheek I was understood.
A silence ensued for some moments,
when Mr. Elroy drew me close in his em
brace, as he said, "We will return to our
home."
"Oh ! the unspeakable jo3 of that mo
ment. I had not dared to hope so easy a
victory, and would not have attained it as I
learned afterwards, but that my husband
hud discovered his mistake, and was not un
willing himself to return to our old comforts
and quiet happiness. His resignation was
immediately sent, and our departure quick
ly followed. My husband's joy upon oar re
turn far exceed my own. and when once
more iu possession of our hjaie it seemed to
kuow no bounds
Years rolled away, when one day Mr. El
roy entered the room saying, "My dear how
would you like to go to Washington aigau?"
I could not speak for some seconds, and
tlen only gasped, "Not at all."
"Well, as you please. It has been pro
posed I should run for Congress."
"Gixe me time to think," I said aud
thought convinced me I had no right to mar
his future by refusing my conser.t to any
thing that might be tor his good, even if it
carried with it some peril ; so meeting him
as cheerfully as I ct uld, I said. "If it is for
your advancement, dearest that you should
accept this nomination, do so ai d I will
humbly leave the rest to Providence.
"Nay, love." he answered, "under Prov
idence," leave the result with me. Your
firmness gave me strength of purpose to re
sign my office, aud return to our home and
work slowly but surely, in my profession,
the memory of that terrible night in Wash
ington is yet fr.'sh, and I bow iu humble
gratitnde for its lesson. Do not fear it will
be effaced. I cannot help looking back up
on our short stay there as a blessing after
.ll. It gives me renewed energy to work
when I think of those officeholders toiling
day after day without, in some cases, hope of
advancement, and frequently doing agreater
amount of labor than w ould insure an inde
pendence in any other pursuit.'"
My husband refund tjie no-.ninniion. By
the steady pursuit of his profession, he ac
quired a very comfortable com peter cy, so
that he has mainly retired from practice.
Four children which were born to us, have
been reared in the way they should go, edu
cated and settled for life ; and now at the
respective ages of fifty or thereabouts, we
are as happy in each other's affection, aswe
were at twenty-six, and are in the enjoy
ment of every blessing which this life can
vouchsafe.
If this storv, truthfully told, shall lave the
effect of turning one young married man from
the desire for officeand a residence at Wash
ington, the sut'erings I endured in the city
of magnificent distances" will not have been
experienced in vain.
A SroGESTTVE Statement. The Peters
burg, Va., Xrtcx, of late date, makes the
following suggestive statement:
"In this whole Commonwealth there is
not, a3 far as we know, a glass factory, a but
ton factory, a paper mill, a broom factory, a
manufactory of wooden ware, a brass found
ry, a porcelain" factory, a chair factory, a
pin machine, an agricultural implement fac
tory, a manufactory for cutlery, a type
foundry, a factory wherein a single article
of printer's use is made, a brewrry, a calico
print factory, a lock factory, a linen factory,
a cotton factory, above capacity for the com
monest work
All the rebel prisoners at Polni Lookout
have been set at liberty.
Extraordisary ITeanness.
We learn by the Washi ngton correspondent
of the Philadelphia Inquirer that a bill was
presented last week to the Treasury- Depart
ment for five hundred and iitty dollars tor
damages alleged to have been done sheets,
pillow-cases and carpets, and lor hire of ser
vants, at the house in Tenth street, Wash
ington, opposite Ford's theatre in which
President Lincoln died. This is to com
pensate for the occuj a'ion of the premises
about ten hours l y nistni:. bbbed (.flirialson
the uulprtuuate occak-n. V hen it is con
sidered that this hou-e v.as pened l -r 'i
bition at fifty cents per heal for a c-.i.-Mer-able
period after the 1 re; idt-vt's death, whvn
Washington was crow j-.d xvith si.:.it gei t'
attend hisl'unei-il, an I tubsequen; to xvit
ness the grand review, and thai a consider
able sum must h:fve been realised th tefiotu,
this last demand is rather eooi. Its chai. e
of passing the Au diior's inspection sre ra h
er problematical, as it i a. d. bt which. if dtw
at all, is chargeable to tiie eitata of 'the de
ceased President.
"II.ARPLY Kni w Y:." A maiden la
dy, resiling in great seclusion, had not ben
to church for several years; but. ou ib 1 ac
cession of a small pi.p.:r'y, .-h s bought h--r-sclf
a new bonnet, shaw:, and dre.-s. with
the appropriate giuvej, e?., and ap
peared on the following Sabbath in a stylo
which almost destroyed her identity with
the hitherto shabby and h:pl-ss old maid.
Just as she was walking up th aisle, and
as every eye seemed to If turned upon her,
the choir commenced sin ting an anthem,
the burden of which was "ilalk-iuji h! Hal
lelujah!" The indignant spinster retraced
her steps down the aisle in high dudgeon,
exclaiming: "'Hardly knew you.' indeed!
Why, th'i3 is not the first ti i e I've been
dressed up. 'Hardly knew you'' I gues
I don' come here very soon again!"
Genuine Eloquence. There are no
people in the world with wbtri eloquence
is so universal as with the Irish. When
Leigh Ritchie was travelling iu Ireland, ha
passed a man who wa? a painful spectacle
of pallor, squallor, and raggedness. Hi
heart smote him. ond he turned back.
"If you are in want," said Ritchie, "why
don't you beg?"
"Surely, ir.'s begging I am, yer honor."
"You didn't say a word."
"Of course not, yer honor, bnt se3 how
the skin is spakin' through the holes in im
trow-ers ! and the bones cryin' out through
me skin ! Look at me sunken cheeks, and
the famine that's starm' iu me eyes! Man
alive, isn't it beggin' I am with a thousand
tongues?"
The pecuuiary loes to the Conderate
States, caused by the rebellion, are almost
fabulous. A South Carolina Journal esti
mates the loss to that Stat ,,.e. at four
hundred million dollars- inis consisted of
slaves, bank, railroad and corporate stocks,
and personal property; ami says that "'of
all thi property, not one vixtaje remains."
If the losses of South Carolina were 400
midiens, (which we scarcely believe,) and
that of the ten other rebellious States werfl
equally large, we can aggregate the pecuni
ary losses of the Confederacy at four thous
and millions ! This sum i a quarter largir
than the debt incurred ly the National
Goxernment in its efforts to suppress the
rebellion which is estimated at three thou
sand millions.
A Hard Hit. The following story i
told of the Rev. Dr. Morse: At an associ
ation dinner a debate arose as to the u:e of
the rod in bringing up children. The Doc
tor took the affirmative, and the chief opp -nant
was a young-minister, whose reputa
tion for veracity was not high. He main
tained that parents often do harm to their
children by unju-t punishment, from n t ,
knowing the facts of the ca-r. "Why,"
said he,-"the only time my father whipped
me was for telling the truth." "We i,"
retorted the Doctor, "It cured yoa of it,
didn't it?"
How to Make a Paradise. Buy one
acre of ground. Fence it. Build a neat
cottage on it. Marry an angel in hoops,
and take her home to the cottage. Go
home to the cottage yourself. Abstain
troui all spirituous drinks. Join the church
and become a good christain, live uprightly
before God and man, and you have gained
all the original happiness that has survived
the fall.
Mrs. Julia Ann C. Averill, of Brandford,
Connecticut, has not seen or heard from her
brother, Thomas L. Cooper, for more than
twenty years. The press throughout the
country will do a great kindness to an esti
mable deaf-mute lady by publishing thi
with a request that any one having infor
mation of him will write to her at Braud
ford, Conm
Some Sportsman made a great ado over
killing a white hare in England not long
ago. We know of ladies who h.iv3 great
success in destroying white fairs in num
bers, hereabouts, and what's more, they
don't say anything about it.
"Rooral" Jest. A farmer recently
sent a mammoth carrot to a country fair, la
belled "This can't be beat." The chairman
of the committee on "garden sarce," who
was a bit of a wag, pent it back to him,
with a note stating that it could not be beet
because it was carrot.
A man in New Hampshire had the mis
fortune of losing his wife. Over the graT
he'eansed a stone to be placed, on which, in
the depth of bis grief, he had ordered to b
enscribed: "Tears cannot restore hr,
therefore I weep."
Some fellows deposit all their monay in-jid-s
their vests, in the form of viotn&ls en-i
drink, and call that iwoeetmg ift.
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