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i.IST OF POST -OFFICES.
7 '-''Post OJJices. Post Masters. -. JJistricts.
Carolltown,-'
Joseph' IJelie, Carroll.
Chess Springs,
Conemaugh,
Cre3son,
Ebensburg.
Fallen Timber,
GaUitzin,
Hemlock,
Johnstown,
Loretto,
"funster,
Iattsville,
Kosoland,'
fit. Augustine,
Scalp Level,
Sancian.,
-?ummerliill,
Summit, 1
Wilnore, '.
Henry Nutter, Chest.'"
A; G. Crooks, Taylor.
J. Houston, Washint'n.
John Thompson, Ebensburg.
Asa II. Fiske v White. '
J. M. Christy, Onllitzin.
Wni Tilev, Jr., Washt'n.
I. E. Chandler,
M. Adlesberger,
A. Durbin,
Andrew J Ferra'
G. W. Bowman,
Stan. Wharton,
Jolmst'o.
Loretto.
Mti nster.
. Susfj'han.
White.
CIcarf.plJ.
George Uerkey, " Richland.
D. M'Colcran, Washfn".
15. F. Slick, Croyle.
Win. M Connell, Washt'n.
J. K. Shryock, S'merhill
CISrRCHKS, aifl.VISTRRS, &.C.
Presbyterian Rev. D. I J a aim ox, Pastor.--Preachi'ng
every. SaUbath morning at .10
j'clock. and in the cveniug at G o'clock. Sab
oath School at 9 oclock, A. M. Prayer meet
iug every Thursday evening at G o'clock.
"Methodist Episcopal Church Her. J. S. Lem
no.v, Treacher in charge. Rev. W. II. .MTJuidk,
Assistant... Preachingevery nlternateSabbath
cioruing, at 10' o'clock. Sabbath School atD
o'clock., A.M. Pivyer meeting every Thursday
e renin cr. at 7 o'clock.
Welch Independent Rev Ll. u. Powell,
Pastor
-Preaching every habbath morning at
10 o'cioc-ks-and in tlic evening at G o'clock.
Sabbath School at 1. o'clock, P. M. Prayer
mee'Jng oa the first Monday evening of e-tch
moclh ; and oa every Tuesday, Thursday a?id
Friday evening, c-iceptiug tne first week in
ach nioili h.
Caleiiii'slie yelhoiJlslYlzK. Morgan Ellis,
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath cveniug at
2 and G o'clock. Sabbath School at lr o'clock,
A. .M. Piayer meeting every Friday evening,
at 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening
tt 7 o'clock.
VUclnlts Rev. W. I.lotd, Pastor. Preacb
rg every. Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
IWUcular Jjoptisla Rev . David Evans,
Pas'.or. Preaching. every .-'abbath evening at
4 o '.' -ck.. Sabbath School at at I o'clock. P. M.
Cr -,o-'ic Iter. M. J. Mitchell, Pastor.
Servv.es every Sabbath morning at 10J o'clock
find Vespers at i o'clock in the evening.
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Western, 4i ' at 8 o'clock, P. M.
of The mails from Dutler,Indiana,Slrongs
few:!. ic, arrive on Thursday of each week,
it 5 o'clock, P. 31.
Leave Ebensburg on Fiidav of each week,
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ted Friday of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. M.'
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tad Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M.
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COl"TY OFFICCIIS. .
JuJyes of the Courts President, Hon. Geo. f
laylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George YV
Easley, Henry 0. Devine.
J'rahonofart Joseph M'DonaH.
E'jister and Recorder James Griffin.
Sheriff John Buck.
.Ihttricl Attorney. Philip S. Noon.
County Commissioners John Campbell,' Ed
Wflnl Glass, E. It. Dunncgan. '
Treasurer Isaac, Wike.
Poor House Directors George M'GuIIquIi '
eorge Delany, Irwin Patledge.
Jt oor Jloust Treasurer George C. K. Zahro.
Aulitort Wiliiam J4 Williams, Geore-e C.
'v. Zahm, Francis Tiernev.
County Surveyor.. Henry Scanlan.
Coroner. -William Flattery.
Mercantile Appraiser John Cox. -Sup't.
of Common Schools J. F. Condon.
EBEXSBl'HG 11 Oil. OFFICERS.
AT LARGS. ' '
Justices of the Peace David II. Roberts
Harrison Kinkead.
Lurgess A. A. "Darker.
y School Directors Ael Lloyd, Phil J?. Noon,
oshua D. Parrish, Hugh Jones, E. J. Mills,
Javid J. Jones.
EAST WARD.
Constable Thomas J, Davis.
town Council J.. Alexander Moore, Daniel
Evans. Richard R. Tibbott, Evan E. EVaus,
"iniaui Clement.
Inspectors Alexander Jones! D. O. Evans.
Judge of Election Richard Jones, Jr.
""'wr iuomasil.Jor.es.
J- Davis.
WKST WARD. - ' .
Constable Willinm M;it Tr
Town Council-John Dougherty, George c!
Zahm, Isaac Crawford. Francis A.
ker, James S. Todd. - -: . ; .
ptctois G. W. Oatman.. Roberts Evans
JVe of Electionyiichjuel Hasson.
-yiorJames Murray.
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EBENSBIIRC
pactm.
V ')
What Hie Kircls Saltf."
by Jons c. viiittiek.
Flew northward, singing as they flew-'-
They sang : ' The land we leave behind . : -:
Has swords for lorn-blades, blood for dew."
"Oh, wild bird?, .nylri ffom (hi;;Sdrth- ;'
What saw and Iiosr,t ye, gaimg down ?'' '
'We'san th'o rjortiVs upti-rriTd mouth'
The sickened citron, the 'brazing toVii ! '
Len.p.aMi t,l:c birouac stariy-bintp-,,,., i ..
We saw your roar--wori clulditn die; !
lu shrouds oSmosSj in cypress sumpd,
'f We saw your.ileiul lf.icoiiiuti Ije. ,, ,
"We heard the si.u ving pisotierl-j kighs j -:
And aw, - froiii lino and tiorK b, your sons
Follow our flight, :wih.hoiiv. t-Ve?,- -"",J
;' beyond the' baitery's smoking guns:'"
4l.ncl hoard and saw ye only' wrong "
And pair," I cried, '-"oh. wi ng-vroris hocks ?"
' c heard,' they said, "the Freed man's 'sd'S:
4iWe saw from new upris.:f.&. Slates . : .
The treasun-nursiag nii5cii"f spuined,'
j As crowning I reeaora s auin:e gules,
The long-estranged and lost retut aed. -' '
:0'er flu sky faces, seamed and c!'J,: ;; - 5
And hands horn-hard. with irnimld toil,1 ;"
With hope in every l nstl'.ng' fold,
We saw your st'r-diop fla'g' u'ncoil.
;Aud, struggling; up thro Sounds .-accursed,
A crateliil murmur clomb the air
A v. hisjer scarcely heard at fu-st, , ,
It filled ihe listening heayeus with prayer;
And .sweet and far,-ns fi oai a- star,' iJ
Replied a voice which sliall'invt cease,- "''
TUL drowning ail the no"s 6f war.' ' l-
It sings the blessed song of peace"!''1
To me. iu a doubi ful day, ( ',' .
Of chill and slowlv gieenir.j sniif)?, -
Low stooning from the. cloud- cjrhy,
. ' . ' ? ' ' - j i-
Thc vvli'i bird? sanr or seem to s t u rr. ;
- ' ,"
They vanished in the niisy alrj t,i. -;
The ti ng went with them in tlieir flight;
Dut. Jo ! they left the sunset fair,... . .;", .
; And in the evefiing there was light. ;
""'''Why are you so cross, my darling?''
said yi. 3Ieicourt to his daughter; ''really
there is no pleaItig you,' though every,
one in the Iiouse,-1 including m'yseif, "is tly-'
jog to do it." ;:': :;' ;' 5; ''
"I can't' help it, papa f l ata :weary of
ue. . : . " '.. -
4i Weary of life at eighteen ! Oh ! don't
say that, child. f you orAy knew 'wh.at
it is to get old, and find life fading away
from you,' you would not speak V.iuV. -S"eary
of. life! Is there anything that
could reconcile you to it! I have -fifty
thousand1 francs a jcar, entirely at yOur
disposal', besides the affection of a father
tli at has only you to 'lcve 'in the whole
world." - ;'-- V f-1 ' "
' uDe3t est father, I wish y'ciu bad been,
my mother.". ' ' ' ';'"'; '
'Your mother ! ' what a very strange
idc!''- - t5'-5' V'!' ' T,,
"-ot at all, lor 1 nave a secret ,to ;on-
"Jc that a mother bnly' could'nndeTStand
I at least so I have found in all the b.oolcs
I have ever read ; rib one ever ccrjfidcs'iu
their lather." ' '. : ' - '
"Except when that father has1 been both
father and mother, a3 I have been."
- "Y"cs, but theii:you"hav'c proyifscd my
hand to the son of' youj old friend, '31
Delmar ' of' 1'ordeau-s Jults Del mar
whonf I can never, loe, and you 'will, rip
doubt insist on -niynirarf jiug bun.""" ; !
,4'I "certainly shal!,t unless you can gfve
a good reason why you should not." .' '
. "That'.;iV preciscly xrjy.'secvet. ' I .can'
give you'a 'goctl. reason w.fiytI'!sh;ould irbt
m a rry this man b e caus 6, b e cause t '1 love
another." ' 1 ';; 'V;'1.' '.: ! ' -'
"Love another, good gracToiis ! , Why,
who the devil can that'other be? You
have never been out of'niy sight, ind I
am' at a loss to see who there' isarouud us
likely to strike a girl's imagination." ' -".
"rou don't look far enough back.' 'Do
you rem ember my.cousin Charles.?"'
'Oly nephew, who was sent, friu Mar
tinique "to my care? Ye.-, to, c '.'sure. t
uo ; wnat ot linn: lie has been away
back to his father over six years now and
take six from eighteen there remaius but
twelve " You couldu't be in love at twelve,
years old I" '""'' '
; ,fOTiT'Vuti Iasan J a'great deafoon"
er. -You ktiowniy Aunt'Judith taught us
to read out of 'tli c books she 'was'sp. fond bf
her&elf. '.Well, among-them was Paul and
Virginia. : Now Paul., remembered, all
about .Martinique, and this book; made u
strange impression ;on" us ehildren'as wo
were, fill at last 'WcaHed wcttbthef PaM
and Virginia, and whenwe were cfuelly
tepafated " t?.,; ,:7 jC . c ' -;rf
: I - I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT
-'''C'rtteHy separated I Why (Tie boy went
back to itis -lather hnd' liis'houie." . ;
;4vTrii bnt rhatrs ju?t th; way! thevVent
away Virgitua nu know, and Paul thought
it cruel ety aid CfiaY'es." - ' ' '
'Wellwliiit -happcoeJ then?" ' ' :
..''hy,- before he went we swore et-rnal
love nd a-Jelity for each ofher. 'Gabri
cUd sai'd he, 'I am goin far away; sent
to Martitiifue, ju.st as' -they -sent Virgirjiu
toFiatiCol' -In j.robabiliry, whcii vou
row up lo oe a woibau, jour father, with
the tyranny and iujustice of all father?,
will " - ; " : : .
- 'A11 ifa(,her3 am I trnjust and tvran
nical?". -7 ' : ; - . ...
' ' "iSo, but all the fatiiers in the bock vre
had read were, acd Charles thought at the
lime that- printed books ' could1 r.ot be
Jwrongfi&p 'Gabrielle- said he, 'when your
father tries to iv'e you to another, remem
ber our solemn vowsv aod-have courage (o
r5 bii.Wl sworo I would be faithful,
and fit ye; pavtedt ;. r f
sii years ago; he v.-as then fourteen,.
una yoUj. as; A.: said before;, jasfc twelve
years old. Weil, you have never mat
fcincii then "'.; ... . , : ,
"Never, of course, since ; I: have never
lefi rai ts,' nor he -rLu-liuique.,'v - ' ..
'-X'jr. h;ty,e you eorrespondinl with bin:."
"Ves-, I have -corresponded with 'him."
...iGood Heavens!-. 1 thought I -.saw all
the k'Uevs that ca;c into this iiwse."
- LeW.ej?: y'ciont think wo'corrcsnnnd
by jci.ie.1 s-rr-oii i :no indeed . -no, it is thro'
the inediaci tf the moon' thu. we cotrcs-
pppi. .,- ,i : - ... ; , .' .
. The moon? oh ! , I don't. mind that
kind of corixvpcnderice, though-1 jhoald
u;uch like, t-j kuo-w.how.Jt -was managed-.-'.'.
',--".4'Wby,.'at-!a .cttt.it:i, hour, 'when there
wa.H A-l-ocii, we;j agreed both to look at it,
and v-3 slionul i:i:oft- that at ..t hit moment
eacji r.'u I h i. king of t in . ot h er.'. -; .. .
V.Tiiat bhevrs A hat yi-3-ar.d your ' prce.ro as
coui'n: kivy-l mighty liitle f i gecgrapby
and i-"k.trou'myr cr yo'ii. would.; kno-.7 tiat
when jbe.iMooa is shiningiin ;Paris, the
suu is jBsiiiMiiu' in juartinique.": itaiver-
erf you imagined' suit it was all right, and
it did quite (3 wea.!.. - ' . - '
- i 'rXort' you Ivuve iiy secret.'' ;
- 'tAcu .iji Uiis'-inooijiigLt cousin: of yous
the only obstacle Leiv.ecn Jules and your
sein": , :.. , , '... . ;-
"The ocly oce, ,lut it is an insuperable
one.: - "S . -. . a .
.'Xonse.ri.se ;. 66 far from being an. insu
pera'jlo .-one l 'am going- to fix your, wed
ding day, and to tell Jules that, you are
i pre ':;;-d receive him as a suitor."
i a in your ch'id : Ldareu'oc re.-iscyou,-bat.iei:ienjler,
I. warn you, my obedieuce
will cost me ny .iife." , ;
Yoir life! Why, Gabriells, what do
yoii . mean V .' . t '
'I feel that this marriage will break ny
heaf t atid'ui 'fve m ioio c msttmptlon ; and
then, when you -Itave losi me, when you
siial! -s.tand -weeping over my graviy.-you
will remember the word-s of your poor,
dear, devojed. darling. Gubi ielic.,"
:I '-Ibiisieur Meleourt, ' with all his prim
ness, could uot A And his daughter's tears,
if he .had only given his word, he would
have, found ; means of being' released Iroai
hi promise, but he was under the greatest
obligations (o 3JL-Delmar owed him his
fortune, and even his life, for Delmar had
saved him from suicide, and to break ih
prniiiise t') him, to dhsolvc a marriage on
Which bis friend had set his heart, seemed
like ingratitude. Uut he had never been
. .1 . r i i i
auuusiuuuou lo.rciuse ms uaui:nter anv-H
thing, and he feit .'.hat after all he would
have. to yield ; still he endeavored to tern-
pouze, and tut utiig to Gabrieile "Child,"
said lie, "ihe object of my; life . is your
happiness ; rely on it,- I: will do all I cau.
not. to compromise it, only allow me to do
it my own'. way." i $ : -; . .: :; -,-)
'.'Of course, darling.". ...- ,,i J.
"Well, then, to-morrow Julei'will be
here. ''Promise mc that you, will receive
llim CIVllly. ;if - . j- ;- :
i;'.'I promise anything " r -.'.--. -zo '..2;
"And you will be in a good humor, and
not gj into a consumption ?".'! . -i
"Xot as long as.j'oujet me have my own
WaV."-.; , r , : . -. , .... , . . .
- The next da' Gabrielle, to please her
father," niadd herself as pretty as possible,
aud received her father's guest io the most
amiable manner.' .It was a sacrifice she
owed, her father.: 'She was not sorry, lor
ot course love, true love,'uch us he ie.t
for her cousin Charles, -Was always destined
fe. . Rencounter., persecution., 8!ie was u
yictinif beyond all. doubt; all she could do
was, for the sake of'.iier father, to bear her
detil)y..t:,;. yt , i '; ,,,:., . . .
;' -iTh'c. evening. passed' in. the most agree
Me manner. It was not-violating in any
way-Iter -faith, to th absent lover to admit
thai Julos Delmar was exceedingly good-
logk'uvg? hat; his conversation was inter
fcsting, .because lie po..sesscd suchtyaried
iuloriuatiou;- and that he sang exceedingly
well.- Tv.: '--it Zr.c ' r; it Ji li
Jules continued to-.yisit tb,e.hoe every.
THAN" PRESIDENT. FIexey Clay.
TIEUESD A Y, DECEMBER 15, J8G4.
day fur a fortnight.' Uy that time Gabri-
cue nau ari tveu at ine conclusion tuathhe
wished filie had such a brother ; but ber
father put an ond to all' her wisbc- and
fancies' by abruptly bringing her. back to
reality; aiid ifciniudit)'; her "that Jules
Delmar aspired fo uo'such ' fraternal, dis
tinction,' and that 'now 'the lime had. arri
ved lor her to -i'lve her decision. '
''Will you k-t me' i;jan-ire this affair
tnyseif ? I know it U contrary to all rule,
but
' "Don't apolo-izeinj dear Gabrielle, for
I am only too happy to ;ret rid of the job.
x iiu-iij uiu r.yi know wiiai to .-ay loouies,
and much Icm did I know what to write
to bis father." ; ' fr- "
T .11.. . . .. i. ... i . . . i
Inat evening, ata sign Tann hU dau-'h-
ter, iM. iWeleourt sauntereainto a room
tldjoining t!ie - drawing ronm, savibg ap
pearances by leaving the door open." Then
Gabtielle, who had rehearsed th scene
all day in her own room, ;' turned toward
Jules: ' '' - ' -
:3JonsietTr Del mar," said she, ll have
no niotlier; thereloYe you must excuse aN
thai, is unusual in what I ara about to do."
Ut- course you must he aware that t
know of the arrangement between our
ur
laniitrci? -
"Of coarse I imagined ycu did."
t;Vo!l, Monsieur Delmar, a luarriagc
between us is impossible." "". ;
waited uuti! now
-now that all my h.apT.i-
ness is contered in yuu, now that T'luve
you, to tell me -this'.' Dut why is- cur
marriage impossible?" " ' '"
" 'Uecaue 1 love another." ;
AnolhT ?' 4
r. "l'cs, and have loved him ever rince I
was len years old."
' "Vhere is he? why have! never reen
him?" ; -
have never seen hi:r. since I vra3
twelve year old. It is my cousin, Charles
rdctei:M t, wiiom I love, ssnd he has .ben
for t!ie last six years in Martinique."
"And you have loved hini all this time?
That proves vou are capable cf fidelity.
Ve'.U go o'n.J . ' - -
"That's all. 1 I would ' have' fold you
about ihe inonn but "that papa explained
to me that there was a difference in .the
rising of the moon here and there. Wc
used to eon-ospuiid by the riOm." '
'i oetical but not astronomical."
'Monsieur Delmar, you arc making fun
o: aie. .
! "I am t'-cating a disca?e cf the'irnagj
nalbn." : -
"A disease of the imagination ?" '
"Yes, your love fur Charles is a disease
of -the imagination, and if it is the only
obstacle ih;:t prevents our marriage, all I
c:tt say is dear Gabrielle, fix the weddiu"
d.. ?
ay.
"Then -ou will be content to take my
hand without my heart."-;:
"I shall -have your heart; you will love
me, and I thail bt3 your first Jove, f r you
have nsver loved before. Come, dearest
G-a bridle, come, fix yourself our weddiu"
day." : - - , . '
."Xever.!" exclaimed Gabrielle; "I am
resigned to my fate; I will obey my father,
but never, will I with my own lips pro
tiouuce my own doom.".'
.' Dut vou will be inv wife vou wili
r
, . - j
Keep the contract made by our two lathers
will you not V - -
"I will sacrifice, myself to my father's
honor," replied Gabrielle, with ail the
dig lily she could assume.
Gabrielle from that hour assumed the I
attitude ol a sublime victim. 1 Her father
was much concerned, and tho threatened
consumption seemed to frighten him, but
Jules, now his ;a!ly, laughed - away his
fears, appearing uot to notice thermelan-;
cholv downcast looks and the deep sighs
of his intended.
javiieiiu t gnei uiu not preveui ner
from payiuar great attention o lier tios-
scau, and when the victim was led io the
altar ; it,, was. at least . most admirably
adorned. . , , , ; . ,
M. Meleourt had niade. it one of, the
conditions of the marriage that. the young
couple should reside with him; but Jules,
though he was delighted to remain with
the fine, spirited oid mar., resolved that
he himself should take charge of his wife's !
special esiao;isument. A suite ot apart-
ments was furnished; and though - they i veloped before the heart, but the dreams
nad been together but three months, it of the imagination are easily dissipated -was
astonishing how well he had-divincd- the heart has lor its: advocates, sene'
Gabriellc's peculiar tastes and fancies. j feelingV tTie understanding, passion. This
The carriage he gave her.ya one of the. j forms love V . .
prettiest at tho diois de Pwulogno ; ' her , J'And this is what I feel for you and
ii i.i
nusoanu was ttic niost -charmtnir..confran
ion, the most attetitive cf lovers ; iu fact
life , was an enchantment, but Gabrielle
fought vigorously against the conviction,
and tried to convince herself that, she was
not. .. happy. , , She- resumed .her mooii
gazing and sighed whenever sho was not
laughing. , - .. , , . .: . .,
J ulcs;Delmar always allowed his wife to
indulge,' her caprices,'. and though someT
times , on the sharp Parisian nights ho
I Shivered when she opened the window to
at the moon, he never made the
slightest opposiiico. "
One day GabriJIc sat alone in Iter
boudoir trying to recall the. perfection of
her first.aud ooly ljvc, and fiudiu? always
hur husband's hauu-sotne, iutelJiueut, iui
puJent facciise up before her, when her
v:dct entered 'the rooni. and announced
that a irentleui.ji wisheu to tee her.
"Whatii his name?" . . .
'Oludauie. l:e did not rirf nsmo
j but -he told me to tul! vou that he came
i froni Martinique." '
'l-ronrJlaiiuiique? Admit him'."
In - another-mjsr.ent the door opened
and a .ybun- . man who seemed to have
outgrown his j-ttenlh, so tall was lie and
so light. eutOrd the room, tiabriclle irazed
at him iof'an instant and then coldly in-
formed Mm - that she was Madame Mcl
ccurt what was it he desired 'i - 1
Tie' gcnfh-maQ iad not inspired her
with' any confidence or sympathy he had
a very small head, with a muss of straight.
at were
regular
without -excretion, with dull U
; t uat wandered about'with a sort oi anneal-
i lug. hcipiess, vacant gaze.
My uear cousin,
:saiu tne jrenticman
i..
with a low giggle, "don't you k no
mov
l am ihatles.
"Ciiar.ies !" Jlerc Gabrielie fell on ber
knees before him and burst iulo tears
while she sobbed out these words: .
"Oli, Chailcs, Charles, forgive me!"
Charles looked exceedingly embarrassed,
then murmured .'
"Wnat lor?"
. "I have been faithless."
To wh
w.'iom
i o wliat ;
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"To our love !"
"Our love why cousin, I doa't remem
ber, I am sure I "
"I am married." .
"Married ?. Oh .'.'.i .am.so glad."
At these words Gabrielle rose, dried
her tears, and calmly asked her cousin, to
'sit down. " ' ' " ' ' ' " "
"0!! coujin I hope you are "happy ;
I'm in such a scrape ! .. I'm married, too."
0h! indeed," exclaimed Gabrielle,
blessing her trs tiiat she was married,
too, and was spared the humiliation of
bftin forsaken.
"Yes, and I. ran away from Martinique,
ior my lamer was ouended, aud but my
wife is ia the carriage below: will you see
her?" ' ' .
"And take her to my ..heart. . Oh!
Charles. I will be a sister to her."
Charles rushed from the room, whilst
Gabrielle, throwing-herself into a chair,
heaved a deep sigh of reiief, exclaiming:
"I am free; I can love him now."
At this juomcut Charles returned, his
wile on his arm. Gabrielle iushcd toward
him, but as she got near her cousin she
started hick ; his bride was the'color of a
very light lemon, that not even' the Email
de Paris could make. white, and though
lio v.as beautiful, it was evident at the
first glanee that ther? was the blood ot
another race in her veins.
"Do you, too, draw back ? I thought
there was no prejudice iu Fiance "
iN o, no ; I weleome your wife, and offer
her n sister's love !" exclaimed Gabrielle, .
holding out her hand fo the "yellow girl," .
:aymg to nersellj "bhe will never know
iow welcome she is!."
..U..:..n .. i t , .
1
Gabrielle, who was ali-nowerfnl mulp
M. Meleourt welcome his nephew, and in
stall hijbride with him in an apartment
in his mansion, promising to be the medi
um of reconciliation. with.. his. father iu
Martinique.
When, o.i the night of this arrival,
Jules and Gabtiebe were alcne, he sat
down beside her, and, putting his arm
,round her, he drew her towards him.
- 4'(iaiiriel!i s.-ihl l-.v 1.1. A .-.f
lancy Has rj turned poor Gabrielle.
"IIow dare you pity me ! Oh. Jules.
bow could I ever have been such a fool ?"
-"Xo such a baby. All young girls
pass through the same process, only they
don't always fiud a Jules who knows how
to distinguish between the heart and the
imagination."
'.'I am afraid to say, my darling husband.
mat i love you, ior
"You fancy you have loved your cousin.
You never have. The im.wiM-if ..i,, ; .?r.
have felt for a long time.'
"Yes, I know it well. Come, never
hide your head, but give me a long, wifely
kiss, aud then let us plan together how we
aro to make Parisian society accept your
straw-colored cousin." ;
"We can never do that''
"Ycs, we can; we will invent a romantic
history for her,' and make her a heroine."
-'Xonsense !'
"Xo ; imagination."
'ISMO LADVA.CU.
NUMBER 12:
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In a fpecch recently delivered at St
Lomsf ex-Secretary Chase gave the follow
ing definition' of a "greenback :" .v-;
"I have been called the father of green
backs. Wlm is a greenback? Did ypu
ever think what it waa 7 "Why, it is sim
ply the credit of this great American
people put in the form of money, to circn--J&te.
among; the very people. whose credit
makes it worth anything. WIicu-l was
Secretary of the Treasury, the question
arose, how should these vast ' armies .and
nawes be supplied ? - How should At he
boys bs fed iu the Held, the sailors in
ship?, and provision made for their 'sup
porr, for their clothinir, their food-and
tran-portation ? I found the banks of 'the
j country' had suspended specie payuients.
nac wa ta oo The banks wanted
me to borrow tlieir cvedir, or pay them
interest in -gold upon their credit. They
did not pay any gold, or proDO?e to ray
any them.-tlves, but they wanted ine to
, borrow their notes. I said, 'Xo, gentlemen,
this creat Aoirrir wi ,.1a ;y t. ..ii
1 yart put to-ethcr. aad I will tt tl.e
creuit ol
ths?e people and cut it ur in the
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1U4,U U1 mue oils o: paper, and. we will
circulate that paper, and' we will receive
""4l jier lur oonu.-. Upon Wtiieil WC Will
punctually pay the iLiercst in gold.' "And
then, in order that the national currency
uiight.be permanent, . an J that nobody
could have just eau'-e to complaint! caliod
the national banking system into existence
and pledged every bank to redeem its cur
rency in greenbacks, and the government
pledged, that, every dollar should be. re
deemed in the end the securities Jo tie
pledged aud provided that iu the end
everything should be made equivalent ia
gold.' - - . :
"I think this is the true idea of green
backs. It is the credit nud properly! of
the Amcricau people made' to serve the
purpose of money in the midst of a great
strite; when ve must have everything' we
can gef. Ami, fellow-citizens, in my
hunibie judguieut, if. out. of this war.' this
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uatiyual cunoncy c-ju.es'aa is provided for
in our plaribrm, so that no Western farmer
or merchant wiil t o Obliged to pay tribute
to the E -t in his exela.ige, so thai we
shall not Jose-up-.m exchange so large a
profit upon our industry; so that the labor
cr receives his doliar or two dollars, or
dozen dollars at the uight's or the week's
end shall be perfectly sure thafit won't
turn to dust and ashes before the morning
sun ri.-es. . . I- say if we cau get such-a
sound currency ts this, then this country
will not at least have been without one-o
the collateral benefits of this war; if you
can take your money on the Atlantic and
go to the Pacific -and pay your bills all the
way, without having to change the cur
rency at every tavern you stop ut.
"I say if the government is administer
ed as it should be, with proper vigor and
economy, every dollar iu greenbacks wo'd
be a good as a dollar n gold. Why'
eight mouths agr, it I could have had the
assurance that I would not luvo been
troubled with any other isuc if I c u!d
have been a-sured that there should l. tit
trouble f rom any unauthorized currency
auv but the cation itself, I would Imvo
j unUerlaKen to resume specie payme'it ia;
.a week, ifauybudv wanted it: aud I say
: .. :v . ' " . ' . . .
now, u uie war is prosecutcu as it ought
to be, and the government is administered
with the economy 'and prudence that I
trust it will.be, then there-is no iii J re
danger of that currency than there is that
the American people will fail."
. CS?Thc Chai 'croi journals relate "the
following instance of remarkable bravery'
and fortitude on the part of a little liV1
only eight years old, the son of a laharcD
naiiied Maihaux, living at Parciciiucsi
IJeliiiuni. O 'e evening, three or Your
wceks'tdnce, he was sent by his mother' fo
fetch a loaf from a baker'- on the oprosi.e'
ide.of the miUvtiy. On' his return, :-w hen'
parsing a level cro;siog about . 150 paces
from the Farcicaiics station, be taw. a
train approaching, and in his alarm stum-,
bled and fell. lie nevertheless bad ihe
presence of mind to roll into' the -'space
between the rails, and lie still. Unfortu
nately, the c'earir.g iron had caught b.s.
blouse and dragged him along till the
train stopped at the statiou, but the a. beds'
had meanwhile passed over one hisf
arms, aud cut i: nearly off.- Whoa liber
ated, he exclaimed, looking at bis nssi.kd
arm, "Pray, do not tell . mother!.' "and
asked the bystanders to fetch his loaf.. It
was found necessary to amputate the arm
and, chloroform having been applied with
out producing iusensibility, he Kre the
operation with the uttvost courage, and
only asked once or twice if the surgeocs.
would soon have done. His arm is not
healing, and the brave little fellow' fcas'
returned to school, sporting as gayly'and
cheerfully with his companions as before .
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