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VOLUME 2.
DIRECTORY.
puLPAKEH KXl'KKSSLY FOlt "THE ALLKUHAXIAN."
"Xist or i'ost orritTs.
t Ofret.
l'ust Masters District.
Jciiu S l rein.,
Jct'.ifl Station,
Joseph Graham, Yodcr.
Joseph S Mardid, Blackliek.
lJenj.iiiiin Wirtncr, Ciirroll.
D;tuL Litzinyer, Chest.
John J. Troxell, Viishint'n.
Mrs. II. M'Caguc, Kbeusburg.
armlltowu,
f Jlea Timber,
tfiUiuiu,
Isaac 1 liompiou, White.
J. M. Christy,
GuJlitzin.
;ieii Council,
Joseph (Jill,
Wia. XrUoujjh,
II. A. lioa-s,
Win. (Iwiini,
IS. VTissinjjer,
A. Durbin,
Francis Clement,
Andrew J. Ferra!
G. W. Bowman,
Joseph Mover,
Georjje Conrad,
U. M'Colgsui,
Win. Murray,
Miss M. Gillespie
Andrew Beck,
Chest.
Washt'n. -Johnst'wu.
Lorutto.
tJoiiem'gh.
Minister.
Conem'gh.
Susi'huii.
White.
ClearlieM.
Richland.
Washt'n.
Croyle.
Washt'n.
S'liuui rhill.
Hemlock,
Johii.tovvn,
yinerul Point,
J:init.T,
!ittville,
icl.iml.
S!. Al3'll.iUIlU,
!i Level,
S irrn.iii.
S-jMiiiK-rliill,
I'umit,
iVilmuie,
(in hciies, MIMSTCUS, &.C.
I'ns'ojUrUm ItEV. I). H A'.tiMSOS, Pastor.
P.-rtcliin every babbitt h morning at 10.1
t'l-l.tck. and in the evening at G o clock, hab-
liih'Sclnvil at J o'clock, A. M. Prayer mect-
'fverv Thursday evening at C o'clock.
Uah-jJiit L'j'Uc-'ixtl Church Uev. J. Hi.'axk,
Pr.i-Ucr in charge. Uev J. M. -hwiTii, -s-
:mt. I'reaehin-' evci v riabbath, altci r.ivcly
11 1"! o'clock in the inoriiins, or in tlie
iciiiiir. Sabbath School at .) o'clock, A. M
t.er meeting every Thursday evening at '
Ib.VA Iwlicnhnt Rkv. Li.. R. Powkm.
.i.t..r. Preaching every Sabbath morning at
i o'clock, nml in the evening at 0 o clocK
S,U..iili School at 1 o'clock. 1 . -il. I raver
on the first Monday evening of each
month; and on every Tuesday, Thursday
ra'l Friday evening, cscejitin thu fust week
:u -it- iiiuiiili.
Ctlrimttic M-thodi.il Rkv. John Williams
P.i.t.ir Prcarhiiii' c-verv Sabbath evenili ' at
: m l o'clock. Sabbat h School at 10 o clock
A.M. Pravur iiieetinir cverv ! rinav evening
it Jocl'ich. Society every luesuay ceiuut
.. . m l .
at I o clock.
;,(l,,,!tKv. Wm.I.loYD. Pastor Preach
. . t .. 1 1.
: ' rvcrv .viiiiiatii morning ai io o ioci.
I'ir'ifJ'ir lit nt if Is Rkv. 1avii Jkskiss
i-i.,r I'ri fu liiii-jr cverv Sabbath evening at
Sr .n K. n latli he ion ai l o ciock, i . m.
... . i . , I I. i It
('j'i.iV-Ua-. M. J. Mitciikm., l'a.-tor
S-rvir,. uvi-rv Sabbath morning at 10.G clock
r.J Ve-pcrs at 4 o'clock in the evening.
i;ri:shi it; mails.
MAILS AUUIVE.
fi-t rn. iViilv, at 11 o'clock,
Wm-tu, " t lot "
A. M
1'. M
MAILS CLOSE.
Fri.-rn. d.iily, at- 4 J o'clock P. M
Vc-t-ni. '" at 0 " A. M
t-jT The Mails from P.utbT. Indiana. Strong?
'"vi. r. . inrivc on Tuesday ami Friday ot
w-k at 5 o'clock, P. M.
l.e:v K!,fM sburg .n Motidays and Thnrs
at 7 o'clock, A. M.
p-'- Tl.t. from N'cwiiwn's Mills, ("nr-
f!ll-c.vii. ic. anive on Monday. Wtftlnesii.iy
s t Kri.l.i v of each week, at o'clock, P. M
'..iv Kben.sbiir'' on Tucsdavs, Thursdays
'il SUuri.tys, at o clock, A. M.
W. I'o-tt fMlicf ojeu on Sundays from
i' l'i u'ch-ck, A. M.
uiiLun Mt sciii:ii
WILMOUE STATION.
'-t Kxpn-ss Train, leaves ut
" M.iil Train,
P.r.r. a. M
P.'-M
7.1 S -P. M
12.12 P. M
-'t Kxprcss Train,
Fast l.ine,
Mail Train,
it
C.Orf A. M
(or.vrv orfKTRS.
it ln ,, ihf Courts. President, Hon. Geo
'jlor. lliintiii'rdo:i : Associates. Gcorge-H
"l,.'y. iii' h.ircl Joim s. Jr.
l'f '::i,;t-ti). Joseph M'Ponald.
ll';.,t.r ,' ;,rnlir. Michael Ilassor.
0-puiif UrjUu-r and lifcurdtr. John Scan
''r,f. llcln-rt P. Linton,
'y cy SlimjT. William Linton.
i.,i,,r( .ll;rwj. Philip S. Xoon.
C-.'tHt,f f.munisiinnrr. Johu Bearer, Abe
L:"''l. U.vid T. Storm.
t , L'-,mmi.i,Hrrt. Gcortre C. K. Znhm
(.'.I,,,.,.. i. I..lin S UllPV.
T:
luinr. J(,lin A. Blair.
I ' " '1 lit JI'fH'l . V v i - " 'J -
I'.,.,
II..,,-. i;..ri..r. D:iviil (I'llarro
J!"l'" l M Guii c. Jacob Homer
r U.1Hxr Trr,ii,r,r.C.i.oT-m V. K. Zahm
J'--r IIntt Slrirurii. lames J. Kay lor.
V rr,,t,, Ari'raixer. Thomas M'ConnclI
. lltnrv Hawk, John F. Stull. E
'in,; Surveyor. E. A. Yickroy.
''r.r. l.,mi.tf S T..il,l
"'iinhn-Uiit vf Common Schools. T. A
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iiire.
Kll:VSIU IUJ IUIIC. OFFIC'KICS.
,., 0f the ,'. David 11. Roberts,
"arrisi, Kir.l-...,.l
",TJ". Andrew Lewis.
"" C-inV. William Kiltell, AVilliant K.
'l,fr. 'li;ules Owens, J. C. Noon, Edward
'"'Mker.
' Lrk ! Vuunril. T. D. Litzinger.
'r-ijl, T,fi,turrr. George Gurlcy.
,. 'tr'-riitr. l.lltt am oiai, mi. nn
it-... t- i t..- www.,...
M. IL-crp s. Llyvd, John J. Lloyd, Morris
Thomas J. Davis.
of School io,irdKviin Morgan.
T,
, 'ilt'rir.r. (ieotire Guiley.
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EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST
Written for Tub Alle,iiaxias.
I'm Thinking of Hie Days, 3Iar3r.
I'm thinking of the days, Mary,
The happy days of youth,
When o'er our own dear mountain hills
We roamed in joyous mirth ;
How oft we watched the sparkling stream
Wind by our father's door,
And listened to its merry song
As we sat on the pebbly shore.
With bosoms Eght and free, Mary,
At carl dawn of day,
We'd ramble e'er the verdant meads,
And cull the llowers gay.
And in the shady forest, too,
Many an hour we speut,
Where flowers to the passing breeze
Their richest odors lent.
There 'neath some spreading oak, Mary.
No cares our joys to blight,
We gaily passed the hours, nor were
Wc conscious of their llight.
And when the last bright beams of day
Had faded in the west,
Wc laid us in our little bed,
And softly sank to rest.
In dreams I often see, Mary,
Those cherished scenes again ;
And as in happy days of youth,
Thou'i t ever with me then.
O, could I once again recall
Those happy moments flown !
Alas! there are no joys so sweet
As those in childhood known.
Time swiftly hasted on, Mary,
The hours flew by us fast ;
Ah, me, those days we loved so well
Were, far too bright to last.
Thy lot was cast in a distant land,
And we were forced to part;
And thou did'st go with one who shared
The love of thy young heart.
Thy fondly cherished hopes, Mary,
Alas, they soon were crushed ;
lYr thou wert in the cold earth laid
- Thy Voice in death was hushed,
Far from thy mountain home, Mary,
Beneath a western sky,
Where murui'riiig waters gently flow,
The moulderi'ig ashes lie.
Though death has parted us, Mary,
And severed kindred ties,
We'll meet again in lauds more fair,
Above the starry skies.
For death can never from us take
The promise to us gi.en,
That they who trust in Jesus' name
Shall find a home in heaven. Ixf.z.
A STORY OF THE GOLDEN AGE.
In the far off (Jolden Age, which histo- learned to play the melodies which filled
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nans allude to ana pocis uecrioe in ine
beautiful valley of a small river which
empties into the Caspian Sea, where roses
bloomed ma perpctualspring-time ; where
1 tu i.ol tbiwiTs ti h-il i in :iir with Ira-
ranee, and all the melodious birds with
soUg Was gathered one of those happy
"roups ot lamaes into wnicn maniim
were divided in the first p lies after the
Peluge ; before there were cities, -kingdoms,
wars, aud the splendors, and vices
and cruelties ot a more advanced civili
zation.
The Vale of Roses glowed like a new
paradise. The mountains, whose glitter-
iii" praks were like a jewelled crown, sur
r,i. . . i. i iiiiA j .
rounded the valley, and siaeiueu a noui
the cold blasts of the Siberian winds.
Silver cascades dashed down the precipices
through evergreen trees, flowering shrubs
I ml lim". Pendent vines. The emcrald-
reeii sward that sloped down to the river
iwi hrsiiaie-hul with a thousand ray aud
odorous flowers; red strawberries gleamed
through the "rass; the c'umps ot shrub-
bcry were filled with delicious berries; and
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craiu'-v lies loaded the trees wan purple
clusters. a no cnoieeM nun js1'" !"-"'
tioniislv. and the upland terraces were
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covered with wheat and bailey, sown by
the hivi.h hand of Nature, for the food of
man.
In this delightful scene were scattered
touis of rutic cottaires small, simple
rude in structure, but so embowered with
foliairc and surrounded with spreadin
trees and so in hainiony with the land-
scape, that each cluster was a new picture
of deli"ht. Herds of cattle were lowing
;,. lw i.n.Mfliiws. horses uciirhed in their
rich nastures. and flocks ot sheep and
... .r-u'P lie iiitv and animation to the
landscape. These were attended by shop
herds and shepherdesses, dressed in simple
but graceful robes, and crowned with
flowers. With the lowing and bleating
of the herds, mingled with the music ot
the distant cascades, the murmur of the
summer breeze, the hum of bees, were
mingled with the melodies ot rude shep-
herd's pipes, aud choruses of happy chil-
die 11 ut play. Ihe old people their
venerable heads covered with silver locks
sat iu the shade of spreading trees, talk
ing together of the days oi their youth-,
or relatin' the traditions or uieir ances
tors and the events of their own early
days, to the young people ho gathered
around them lull of ufcctiou and rever
ence.
Iu this happy valley of the almost for-
e;ottcu past, the wisest iroverued by Ins
couusels,and the uios-t beautiful was (pueen.
here all vere lovely a3 perfect health,
freedom from care, and innocence, could
make them, Tamar was the most beautiful,
as her grandfather, Olem, was esteemed
most saire. The mother ol lamar, who,
in her youth, had held the place now fill
ed by her daughter, was esteemed for her
virtue aud wisdom, as much as she had
ever been auimrcu lor ner loveliness.
The beautiful Tamarwas beloved by all
old aud younir. As she wandered along
the romantic banks of the river, iu the
dewy morning, the blue firmament, with
its embioidery oi silver clouds, seemed
but her canopy; the trees and sluubs nod
ded their homaire : the llowers sent up
their inccuse ot perfume ; the birds war
bled their melodies lor her delight; the
very flocks stopped grazing to look at her;
the horses neighed at her us she drew
near them ; sweet-eyed gazelles approach
ed her without fear. Iu this harmony of
Nature she walked its queen robed in
lustrous white, and crowned which choic
est llowers.
Among all the youths who admired fair
Tamar, two of the worthiest aspired to
the favor of her love. Arnctte was one
of the bravest as well as one of the no
blest of the youths of the valley. Xo
foot was swifter in the race no arm strong
er in the flood, lie could climb the prec-
iviee with the mountain goat ; his arrow
pierced the heart of the spotted leopard
or the fierce wolf, that came to prey on
the flocks of the vahey.
J lis cousin Jaleph was scarcely luteri-
or to him in manly spoits. They had
;rown up together, and loved each other
like brothers. Arnette was dark Jal
eph fair. Arnette's black, and clustering
locks were like the raven's wing : Jaleph's
shone like the golden sunshine on the sea.
Arnette's deep brows : Jaleph's reflected
the hues of the cerulean heavens.
15oth were brave, and strong, and hc-
roie. It Aniette nau more sirongui anu
dignity, Jaleph had more skill and grace.
One was statelier in las walk; the other
more serial in the dance.
Both loved Tamar. In a thousand
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ways, cacn torn nis love, vrnette pre
sented her with a gorgeous plume of the
bird of paradise : Jaleph wove lor her a
arlaiid ot matchless beauty, made oi
shells and flowers. Arnette trained for
her a horse fleet as the antelope , Jaleph
ner innocent siuiuuer wiu eucnauun
dream.
So beloved, Tamar was very happy. Xo
one could tell w hich swam she favored.
Hail pjieli one been her brut her. she eon Id
not have been more kind. The aged people,
who loved all their children, looked on and
shook their heads; for they saw that this
must end, aud they feared that it might
cud iu sorrow.
The time came when Tamar also saw
and felt that the noble eouins loved her
with more than a brotherly love. Arnette,
the more impetuous, first declared his
passion.
"lamar, he said, "bcautilul lamar, 1
love thee!"
"Hear Arnette," breathed from the open
heart of the innocent maiden.
"Wilt thou be mine?"
Her lovely face which had been radiant
with happiness, was. clouded inw with
doubt and perplexity. Arnette saw, and
husked again in deep, subdued tones,
beautiful one. wilt thou be mine:
The queenly girl covered her face with
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her hands, and oarst into tears
Jaleph at that moment came upon them,
holding in his hand an offering of flowers.
He stopped a moment in surprise at the
dark brow of Arnette, and the tearful dis
tress of his beloved Tamar. He grew pale,
as his heart told him the decisive hour
had come.
With the frankness that belonged to the
a"C of heroic innocence before centuries
of selfishness, rapacitj-, poverty and crime
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had marred the bodies and deformed the
souls of men he held out one hand to las
rival, and the other to the beautiful one
they both adored.
"I, too, love you, beautiful Tamar!" said
the youth with the blue eyes and golden
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hair. "God ot our lathers, witness my
deep love! Here we stand. Choose be-
tween us!"
A pang shot through the heart of each,
but they stood, each nobly resigned to the
fate that awaited him.
lamar looked on each. co long naa sue
loved both, with the pure love of saintly
maidenhood, that tne deeper unc now
proffered only perplexed t aud distressed
her. I low could fchc take herself from
either? How hurt one, when both were
so dear?
"Arnette! Jaleph! why ask me to
choose ' Arc we not happy ? So let us
remain."
The voung men looked iu each other's
saddened eyes, aud felt that it could be so
no longer. I he happy time had passed.
As the group stood, hand-in-hand, in
the glow of suuset, the mother of Tamar
came, iu her sweet, matronly dignity, to
greet them.
" Yhal is this, my children?" she asked
in alarm, as she saw their sorrowful faces
and her daughter s falling tears.
"Uear mother, cried lamar, "how can
I choose between those 1 love?"
The mother smiled, but the smile was
not free from sadness.
"My daughter," she replied, "there
must be one whom we love above all oth-
cr's"
"Mother, mother," said the poor girl, as
she buried her face in her bosom, "both
have been so kind, so noble, so loving to
lue all my life, how can I hurt one or the
othcr?"
Again the sad smile.
"Comc with me, my daughter; you, my
children, jro. Iu seven days Tamar shall
answer you.
They kissed the mother's hand held out
to them. They looked tenderly at the
weeping girl, and walked away, hand-in-
hand. There was no rancor or jealousy
iu their noble hearts. It is true each one
lelt that the happiness ot his lite was at
t-take. To fight for the possession of the
object of their love, however, was a mode
of settling their rival pretensions left to
thc darkness and ferocity ot succeeding
ages, when the earth should be stained
with crime and blood.
Arnette and Jaleph were together, as
ever, in their light labors and their manly
pastimes, lwo days had passed, and they
were swimming in the river. hetner
exhausted by exercise or weakened by
emotion, Jaleph could not swim with his
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usual sirengtu. ouon ins goiueu iocks
were seen to siuk beneath the waves. His
sinewy arms grew powerless. A cry from
the shore alarmed Arnette. lie looked
for his cousin, and the next moment he
plunged beneath the surface. In a few
moments lie bore him to the shore, where
lie soon recovered.
Again, they were hunting the leopard
in the mountains. Jaleph fell, and the wild
beast sprang upon him. Ihe lance ot
Arnctte pierced the fierce animal s heart,
and saved his rival from death.
The seventh day approached. Neither
had spoken to Tanuir. They had but seen
her at a distance. Each had refrained
from every offering or sign of love. Their
loyal hearts would not permit them to take
advantage of each other.
On the eve of the seventh day, they
met in the assembly that gathered to pre
pare the morrow s festival
lamar had decided. II or heart, oues-
tioncd iu solitude, declared for the golden
haired musician. Jut her love and pity
for Arnette, her appreciation of his noble
qualities, and her thankfulness to him lor ancient city of Ajuilla, and was discover
twice saving the life of her chosen one, ed by the Commissioner of Arts of the
made her look at him with such a look of
admiration and gratitude, that Jaleph's
heart sank within lam. He went loith
and wept.
It seemed nlain to him that the riuestion
of his life was decided. He would not
wait for the morrow, llevealing his plan
to one faithful friend, we went fotth in the
darkness, and bade adieu to the happy
vallev.
When thffmorninir came, Arnctte re
paired to the lovely cottage of Tamar.-
Slie was pale, but more than ever beauti
ful. As she saw Arnctte, she looked
round for his cousin. She grew paler as
he came not, and was nowhere to be seen.
It was the appointed hour. Arnette, too,
looked round, with visible concern.
"Arnette," said the mother, "my daugh
ter has decided. She will give her hand
to him her heart hath chosen. But where
is Jaleph ?"
"1 know not !"
"You know not ? He should be here I
What has become of him ? Where is he!'
"Alas, I know not!" said the heroic
youth, yrieved to the heart with the sus-
picion w hich these quick questions con-
veved.
"Mother !" cried the pale and trembling
girl, "be not unjust to Arnette. Twice
has he saved the life of Jaleph since we
last met.
The confident of Jaleph came, and whis
pered Tamar that her lover had gone.-
Thc roses that had left her cheeks now
fled from her lips ; she sank fainting 011
the flowery sod.
"What "is all this?" cried Arnette.
He was tohl that Jaleph had lied, and
why. And he knew, all too well, that he
ivho had fled from his fate despairingly
was the .choscu Jove of the beautiful Ta-
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mar, now lying in her mothers arms.
Arnette knelt down by her side, pressed
his lips upon her lovely forehead, and
said to her mother, "I will bring him to
her, or never sec her more !
In a week from that day, the brave Ar
nette led his cousin to the cottage of Ta
mar, and, placing their hands together,
said, "Take him, Tamar ; he is thine !
He fled, that I might be happy; I have
found him, that thou mayest be happy
with him thou lovest. Let me be the
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The arms of both were twined around
him. AVho shall say that, he was happy
iu his generous self-sacrifice as they iu
their mutual love I
The (J olden Age lives iu dim traditions
and poetic dreams. It lives, also, iu every
heart that is generous and noble, lie
who can love without selfishness is a hero
of the (Joldkn A;e
Icatli lVurraiit of Our Lord.
Chance, says the Courier J s Edits L'nis,
has just put into our hands the most im-
posing and interesting judicial document
to all Christians that has ever been recor-
ded in human annals, that is, the identi
cal death-warrant of our Lord Jesus
Christ. The document was faithfully
transcribed by our editor in these words:
"Sentence rendered bv Jntius I'llatc,
acting governor of Lover( lalilee, stating
that Jesus of Xazareth shall suffer death
on the cross : "
In the year seventeen of the Emperor
Tiberius Caisar, and the 27th day of
March, the city of the holy Jerusalem
Anna and Caiphas being priests, sacrifis-
cators of the people ot Uod J ontius 1 l-
late, jrovernor of Lower (.lalilcc, sitting in
the presidential chair of l'ra-torv, con-
demns Jesus of Nazareth to die on the
cross between two thieves the great and
notorious evidence of the people savin
1. Jesus is a seducer,
"1. He is seditious.
3. lie is the enemy of the law
4. lie calls himself, falsely, the Son of
God.
o. lie also calls himself, falsely, the
King ol Israel.
0. He entered into the temple, followed
by a multitude bearing palm branches in
their hand
Orders the first Centurion, Kullius
Cornelius, to lead him to the place of ex
ccution
I l orbids any person whomsoever, either
poor or rich, to oppose the death ot Jesus
Christ
I The witnesses who
igncd the coudem-
nation of Jesus are :
1. Daniel Jlobani, a pharisec.
2. Joanus Ilobani.
3. ltaphael Ilobani.
4. Capet, a citizen.
Jesus shall go out of the city of Jeru
salem by the gate of Strucnus.
Ihe above sentence is engraved on a
copperplate; on one side are written those
words: "A similar piaia is sent to eacn
tribe." It was found in an ant'nine vase
of white marble, while excavating in the
French Armies. At the exhibition of
Naples it was enclosed in a box of ebony
of the naeristy ot the ciiartcin. ine
French translatioii.was made by tfte coin-
missaries' of arts. The original is in the
Hebrew language
FlVB I I'M C'KXT. An individual call
ed upon a jeweller in Montreal and stated
that lie had managed to accumulate, by
hard labor for a few past years, some sev
enty-five dollars; that he wished to invest
in something whereby he might make
money a little faster, and he had conclu
ded to take some of his stock and peddle
it out. Ihe jeweller selected what he
thought would sell readily, and the new
pedlar started on his trip, lie was gone
but a few davs when he returned, bought
as much ana in as before, and started on
his second trip. Again he returned, and
neatly increased his stock. He sucecd
so well and accumulated so fast, that the
jeweller one day asked him what profit
he obtained on what he sold.
"Well I put on about five per cent
The jeweller thought that a very smal
j profit, an 1 expressed as much.
"Well," said the peddler, "I don't know
as I exactly understand about 3-our jier
cent., but an article lor which 1 pay you
one dollar, I fcnrralfi sell Jr Jive.
A practical individual in a drink
ing saloon, hearing a partially inebriated
gentlemau quoting Ion,
"It is
A little thing to gh'c a cuj of w.Uer,"
replied :
"Yes, d d little ! A fellow that would
hot give you a glass of lager deserved to
be kicked."
NUMBER 2.
.Sliooling Ducks.
In the morning, when the light was
about the color of a gray cat iu the cellar,
lim roused me up, and we sallied forth.
Y e marched silently along shore, "look
ing sharp" through the reeds, Tim con
stantly whispering me to "keep my eyes
skinned." Th-e gun felt very heavv. and
in that peculiar light looked about fifteen
feet long. On we strode, my pulse proin"
like that of a volunteer at Uueua. Vial.
Suddenly says Tim, .softly
"Ah there s a chauce, by Jove ! Now,
my boy, all ready ?"
"Eli, chance ! where, at what?"
Tim put his fingers on his lips, and ma
king ine crouch down, pointed througii
the- reeds. Iu a minute, sure enough, I
saw a duck gracefully bobbing up and
down, about fifty yards off or less. I be
came awfully excited.
"Let, let me shoot, Tim ?"
"Certainly; crack away."
I knelt down ; my fingers trembled like
those of a surgeon at his first operation.
The duck looked about the size of a tur
key gobbler to my distorted vision. It
was a fearful moment. However, I re
covered myself by a resolute effort, bro't
the gun up, took a long, murderous aim,
my lingers pressed the trigger whang!
I beheld the sky, aud fourteen hundred
thousand stirs perpendicularly before rue.
Upon examination, 1 found! has phenome
non was occasioned by my horizontal po
sition on my back, combined with the
concussion ot tne shot.
"You've hit him !" cried Tim. "lie's
wounded. Quick, ouick, take my gun.
while I load 3-ours."
I looked at my weapon. I had fired
oth barrels at once. I looked at the
luck ; he was bobbing up and down vio-
ently. Considerably bewildered, I, how
ever, seized Tim's gun, resumed my posi
tion, took another deadly ami and fired.
"T'other barrel ! Quick ! or he's off !"
cried Tim.
lh,ng
"iy George, you've nasscd him ! He's
no, he cau't fly ! See him spin round !
Here, give him one more. Miud, aim
carefully ! Now !"
liang i fiz-z-z ! bang ! I saw the sky
and one thousand more planets than be
fore. Av hen I arose, that diabolical duck
was still there, spinning round more mer
rily than ever.
"lim, said I, "that duck is remarka
bly tenacious of life."
" x c 3"es. 1 he fact is, ducks are, gen
erally especially eanvus-backs ; they are
called so on account of the thickness of
their skin. I am conviuccd that's a canvas-back."
"Tim," said I, "I'll take the skiff and
shove out there and get him. You wait
here. He's nearly goue now."
"Yes, I'll go back to the house and
order breakfast. Our shots have spoiled
further sport for this morning. I'll have
things ready by the time you come back."
And without waiting tor remonstrance,
Tim walked rapidly off.
1 got in the skiff, shoved out, reached
the duck, (which appeared as 1 advanced
to have its head entirely shot off,) picked
it up, and found that it tc n. dee.ni !
My remarks to lim upon rejoining him
at the hotel I have, upon reflection, con
cluded to omit.
TOAPS LlYINU IN I'r.ASTKlt KOIYeAkS.
M. Sciruin, says the Jfudt'cal Times Jb
Gtizitle, wishing to ascertain what amount
of truth there is in the marvelous tales of
batrachians being found living within tho
substance of stones, has undertaken soma
experiments upon the matter. He inclosed
sonic toads very firmly in plaster and left
them for years in the middle jof these
blocks of factitious stone. At various in
tervals he has broken some of these blocks,
and has found a certain .number of the
toads alive. One of the animals had re
mained thus deprived of air during ten
years, another twelve, aud a third fifteen
years. Two still continue enclosed, ajida
rM. Scguin is very old, and fears tiiatthiA
two blocks may be lost to Mm purposes oi
science, he offers them to the Academy of
Sciences, in order that it may hereafter
test the truth of the phenomenon. Mr.
Flourcus announces ou the part of tho
Academy its willingness to accept them,
intending, after a verification ot the dates
of sequestration, to have the plaster broken
in the presence of a commission tuljtoc.
tf3,"Comc lu;rc my little man," said a
gentleman to a youngster of five years of
age, while sitting in a parlor where a
pargc company were asscuiLled, "Da ytm.
know me ?"
"Yith, (hir
"Who am I ? let me hear."
"You ith the man who kith-ed mama
when papa was New A lk."
The longer the saw of contention
' h drawn, the hotter it crws. '
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