VOL. XXXI.
*writs:as or roLt.'"itiiiii
President ;fudge—Hon.
1 inn
Associate Judges— ifs.r .
..t.„
Pratt'," and tlk ;sr cu. • .!, .
Register and Iteeordo.r Fr,' z
( Alien .binn,
Couttnissioners— J ohn
Motitgothery Colo.
Sherifr—Sanntel Snyth.r.
Treasurer.---Jolin J.
Daniel Snyder,
Auditors— ,1,. It Rupert,
John P. Hannon.
Contuth , ioner's Clerk—AV m. Krickbannt.
commi.. , ioner's Attortw,t —E, 11. Little.
Mercantile Apitrais”r--Fai.t. t cc,. 11'. Cit.
County Stirveyi,r-I..aac A. IhA
flikriet Attruncy—Milton M. l' t tu g li.
Coroner --IV (Ilium J. Ikt,4cr.
Cuuuty Superiatetclent—Cll4.
Assaior4 Internal Iloeunc-11. F. elm k.
John Tinulla,
S., 11, nwr,
Assistant Assessor— 3. n.
( .1. S.
- Ilarttuun.
N EW STOVE AND TIN SHOP.
ON MAtv Crl% gis orr,
mmidays wpm iILtAJMAIIL
TIM unducsignad los j tot Attuil up, and opun,i
his nuts
WM'S' E A N", 11 TI s 114)1' s
in this plittP. wirere hn is prepared to 11,3 k. rap I,ew
Tit W MU: 14.411 kinds to his tine, n , t , l .10 t'DnOr'
114 with iwatne#o awl 4,,,pAch, Mines !fir enters
ronahll wino, Heats° Iteep4 is 1,4.‘.1 Sr NE- , Ili
various penterns and .tyle#, ahiair he nit' soil e; , =rrr
terms to cot uutrhamm.
661 T. Wait, M. Na a* a vo4 mechaoi , , am! ,t+ ,
sayvko* of itt 401letie totrowie.
JAcOlt
ffilantumblirg. Rm. n. I.3sr,
pLASTER Fon sALE
The undersigned is tarn Mons ap a
tho rrxx nits Acr, ttU.t9. Brut or; r t
the pub ite t: VII tlt TWO t
meottu While r
prepared ready f.r 41. ,, t
tea. al nay tune fr ,, m ill n. rho. t n
rt Myrke-1.
CatryKititia, Jim. 23. IM F.
BOOT AND 4110 E
OSCAR GIRT( ;
ReVeclAilty informs tiro tuNdtc t'4% h.: 11,1V • i.t , "
1114{Vd to mattnfotute olt 6i-.•t4 4
fiaBOOTS AND SHOES,
or the L WP. Tr , •'
st short Waite atia WV*, 1.,.% I, • • !
Mr. (Arlon, n,ll•4nou n
hail many yOO,O 01 0We...4W
station far good work, Integra) i. 4
Onuirpios.4
et Pine,. cf 1113410110 on South E.* Cornet of
Ikimatrilt r 1...1 tl.tre.
flb.rawblirg. 00. IP,
F KS 1 I OTE 1,,
GEO. W. NAUGER, Proprie'Gr.
01.0%n tvclLknaeoViet bee III11."1
FOll,l to tirr7 (114.1igew m its 4ht , Ufai
and ita proprieeer en titm, • 3 t., • .
MO the treveititist peette
for the remlort or his €u et, a n • . •..; • •
the cootdry. Nis litWe I‘l.i • I.
Flied. net wnts wlllt t
the delicacies of the ,e‘t-e4 ,
(esterld Wet .
111111404 direct from the We ho, • • aro
Itchy 1111 r,, and free frt le 441 i
is thaek(ul for Is btt vet I , eire , nr.r s. tho cod
WI/1 continue to deserve it in the (wire,
Cl:Otttle; W. Al AUCMIS
June 19. i-rgi —it
111ACIIINI': AND 1:I:1'.1111 Sil 4
/VA
TILE tntlersicoNl u .1 .• • r • ,
wiper. 14, Ifw pl;tr ittr gr•proir.! that 1 , .•
to (*Yerilto. nfl klrt ePu ,AI Irdo :: • %.;
Aft PLES• O FUr \Mt ,i=r I.• •:••••:...r: d. •••
411 itiViht 1k 10 , f.mt.•.l ',ad; 1., d. • • • i• • r. p
107, 11100 , 10!4 Tl4r, , iti,g . •
Hindi at rarimno ;• , • ,;;
Ern Nri CI. Or cA,criv , ; \ ‘l
dorm on ' , bort native, tann
net, upon the moat tenohinht , •"r.
Itte loam expertm,t, in tho 'en, 4n r/1 ,, n11111 in
the Ana of Lewis H. MOOO of tto4 pint e, for r
moo yearn, worrnilv., took in any o t g , %.'
nort, eimoraconn to all who ptq 141,01 trial VIII ,
ttIVIr work.
Ploomobutk. Nov. Sri,
FAOLLN HOUSE.
TEE oilbpetiber having purchased the
lieuft," in
LOCK HAVEN, Pa
properly 14 E. VV. ifitittey. u :mit! , n . 7 P` the
riendo of the lit uae, hie memittettmet—. no t tiar pub
lie generally, ittet be We be. • 14a iiot
With the arrommethitilMß ant cos of
bad humbly titlitite ihrtr p...tronag,
re
Late of the Mailitien lltititrit, ph tiadelpha.
Lock Hiven, Dec, lA,
MISS LIZZIE PETERMAN,
Would aunottnen to the ladies al ntoransture red
the public generally, that she has test rereteed Iroul
the eastern cities her
kr spring and Summer
sock s*
MILLINERY GOODS,
eftellistiod or all ankle* usually fiend in first flag*
Mitithery 'Mores. Ilex roods are or the best winitty
and among the most betidl9 , llTlN amt cheapest in the
make*. Call end examine them for onrselv es.
Nobody should purchase slseewhere h,,ters n •
in; Mien Pettmllttlett stock of geode h,uoms 11144.t0
to order, on the shortest moire, or repaired.
Mori on Main street, ad d or lonew the store. of
Nendentieli rt. Rupert.
Sloomshorv, May V, IsB6,—tr.
NEW TOBACCO* STORE.
1.1. IL BUNSIIKIVIFAL
Nan Street, Won" the "Americith 11:11FP."
asoonsalmo, I.AL,
Where he keep. on Wind, and turnianee to the home
and eountey trade, at l'hitadoolna (Nivea!) rarer!,
FINE CUT.AND PLUG TOWN,
Dwaine AND 151PORTIM CICAtt nil kinds nl
SfIOKING TOIL i,CCO,
Worottonni and Prior Wont t'tprt t and4ll
IN rimming to htt trade.
rer'phOso mad tetoil &Mete in hiVITA and chew•
hi tobaccos. would do wan io 1130 t 4 rah. d.
OW of tending to the cities every With: they
tteedorpuradatonituf theta cottotry ;milord.
Nomatter 1105116.-340.
nittP2lBo DRUGS, DRUGS.
"'Wire gemermi, et John K . m n y te , mpg ow
t brim bt MOP and Alarket Otter to. A good Aso,
mesa of
PIKE DRUGS,
liledielan, Faints, Oita and Varniihn., ntwaya nn
bard, and will tin 'DIA cheaper than at any inner
Wry Stara In town.
QUALITY GUARANTEED,
Pragerlptlnne carefully cumpunnurd at Moyer's
Dm more,
Mora and Jame Medicine, 'old it Moyer'. Drug
Mom
Wisharra Tar Coedlll, faker's God I Oil,
1 1, 12 1 dovell PYrer, weld nt !Owes Drag
'ln".
Fermellable patent medicine., call at Moyer'.illither Of all kind.. ietioleenle and retail, at J. It.
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ni Pi IA Igtitu AVEDNINPAV
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WILLI 11. iC.OIIIV.
Trit n.lvrittre, If not wild Witbi•
SIX 5 1 / 6 centre 4144101mM! 001 fw rhargew
a Nnanpnr 1111,1111tillava until all nrreurp(YP
PIO paid eseqd at ttt ow ion ar the rditar,
UNTV.I 01' MIVERTIAIX(I,
lAN IMO COMMIT,* A AIMAIIV.
nee 'MOM. +lt. er ihme
VCCrY itiAfilloi Ins. men 13.
Ar11:04 id, t:m. :N. co. lv,
011 C n qunrn, t'. 1, 0 'tin 4lllO 1.110 10.1 t
Two ',qua toS• 11, 4 ,0 I 11,0) 1414
'Phan •• I 4.41 P.'.o Ill,tar 1 11
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EtAto4l , nl u , lv , srti«rmeo.o ptlirlhit 4 bt to,
of h.. r 4 d4l , n , 7 , 4' OP! firt,t iti#olll,ol.
fIFFIct; 0)1,4 m 401 41g
itt)ll
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THE tiON;4., OE THE ve ORKUM.
:VI %N.
Tho,o of' t•or ;1, ktr,l
throw:bout the North, who hay.
H,To miffotitt,,!
••I;:o , klte.vh," for the rttt tw•
A.• 11: 3114 •wier w,ll tI ro!
hoe:. :to , I then tto...vor for
why - the rieh prow rich: r,
the
Work NV tf, ! Work
With pick, titti
ptty New brdat , l's 1 , 1 o;f.,•thio.
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'ft. , : •!.. pomsed the 1 , 4,tv0r of
..alt a L ,
- 1.••••• • ' .ty I.Bu t this
1, , 1> DO 1 1 U.! lout tit” ft-nlty
1 rloralt, atoll a "owl
f.a. at *Oily; IWnt v. , lwn Ow two go
lon I in liatal, tiny carry all In.con. th-in iu
:•141,v , or other ; and 1114
wl-L r,4 Pl-,v,r aL, to was intpwlent, he Itla , :e
1,,,,,i6,11 1 C,.r and, what
lle kept
p;vo part a Li , !vow.
it 1 in Aran' 1,14
a p!.:•-ioi f' .I; , r...Lnr;t •
I by. I r 10 , 1 or 11-i,l alot
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GEOltl;2 11ASEItl'
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freo
st• r•• h; . o.•• Ihi iliptowl nt the
ettt'* ,•t• tiftemt. Whottwr ilatua
v :th hi 4 • rtitieate of tr,i , tistti
it &•.4:k., a uttler all eirotm
stNitlV,, it may he llouhtful whether ruck tt
doeCdrirlit carer e fisted.
might 1111Ve been the status or
military magical men fifty yeinssineo. dames
liked his calling and, S3P;3IIIV 61+I .king, was
a gentleman every inch of hint; though
this is not literally saying very much for
him, seeing he was but a litho man. Ile
had a fair allowance from some r , •nree or
other; but he never spoke of any relatives
or Wends out of the military profession.
Pis habits were too expen , iva to be met by
his more pay andallowance?. lie kept a
horse and n private :errant, arid, a rfriet
rut t would vomit Ee fl but the most
delicate: fruit., or the earth, Potatoes and
apples were, to :dm —lit, n eii .;
of eal.dsce tiirtoed nt he like]
peas, and craved 6.r I , -i
poaches, grapes, it , tard,
ap
pies, end above all, ardia.ii C.,'lce was
the only stimulant be could bear, except
when ill, and then he would rip dill'' ,
champagne or brandy, medicinally.
Some called him a toady!' but his letters
of introduction placed hint at once in the
beat scelety of the colony. Neither had he
health for general visiting. With those
among whom he lived, he made Mends and
kept them, the testiness Wag harmless,
his abilities were unitteetionable; and it
having been intimated to the governor that
the young medico's dudes *ere to be made
SS BLit as the rules of the service would
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SBURG, COI,ITAIBIA CO., PA., WETNESDAY, ,TUIN 31, 1867.
mrtnit, he wo it tall4ad ae be nt a a ry phy
ieiau
to hi r CXodioneysti finnily, and soon
, htained such a rPplitati4,n, both as a pity
tei i n and yttreemt, that private praetiee
1 , 11 „ to hi j ru w ith”at his roeking it. llis
! Hoer way, and irritable, temper rather in
re 'owl than diminished his prodige, and he
14 0 01 his own through good report and evil
port.
When first called in to a patient, he
riinhl Lore the room cleared of everything
worionsly de , oribed, and would almout 11V8-
iably order. n' prelitoe to his course of
remittent, a bath or Cape Milli' 11i1171 , 11
ink ht, ho claimed the whole credit of /
env.. to: Matin: , l others fur a failure. Ile
. 1.1 be -tiro, ~eut for at runes as 11 , 4
11' OW Vielotst
1 8111.•- 4 lia.l 01 the merit; if death en4nel,
••: , e• Ittn. • , had innately Leen
,ed when tho ova was h0pt40.4."
in 1•:•( , •elioncy spoiled him, lie tooame
(A' tame hop, encouraged as ammdng
in I bat m' • . enough ; but, like Arlt m mjo,
;1 , took 1,1V;1 10'7 , 1 , 111, day of him 1 ,, hint
rttti w., .'"i111 1 0'1t.111111.. lie bad the
tf 11,, g„l,ll,.ir' 4 private cabinet. One 1,
1-. , ruin-. atnntering in, he bad the ti‘-itr
mo • to make : , otoe querulous remarks on
in uflit-Llt Ilwonoent lying on the mid!. /
I: inallY, be worked Itino,elf into such an ;
,if,• n ive pet, that his Excelieney re,olcol
:'re` hint ahe : :o, -notching the tittle
;••'1 , ••••• th•• collar of his utlifor.n. be ,
-woo.• tr., r the windier-Al-..a r.'l l ;
1 1 `V , 1!, ' " y V.;.11;111 - 1:11i1 hint. I
14r.. - ',de .1 an 1 erh• 1 ve.:tti. lie
••p, aol n v thee' !!
!, • •1:11. evory ono era
•.! !. .!mt l• Lon.
I, xli:Lited, nor , 1....1y 1.1111%11.1 ;.
• 'I. • 4.' 1, 0.14/ 1011(11 , ( 11:... 'lii
to this a:;1':';11.
I.'lVO 1.11(ki 111; care -r• The ••to7
on 1., vornm Don •• bruited al r,,al!
1!,1 inu.l •,P • . 1 at Dr. dames' ea
: • Lot •bc,l :dada it, in 7.1 t-it
• v ,• I not but be wa.cle
f tic fa• • . 11•.• hat been to •kit.- nut 1 . 4 -; a :
; •;11. v., of - of 1
he yolll. ,•••teri,on. 11. r e
tho 1.• ••.• :•1 hod. One morobeg.
• • ‘.l •• :‘••••tf ;•eet- , ntaree .
1:11:1t 111 . :;'• I 1.
;r, • - i a oictrminz walk, in ono
of tit.. ini,-! pol.li•• pot t• of Cape Town
where. , the p a•plo are Wont to ;
1: IL" .1441 o t.m..1.:t0t c ' •11
- • : : Datit ben
••!. 1 " , n• nt, -5, h..: ditto • •-tiot
t• t;•,• •11:: ,',:•;i•r• , ,o. a ne to' or a:
rt.: , th
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••;•1 ~..miry of 'rt:o I 1 1 •
:lil yak.; ;dere
itt•g tb' air, and dm..., drawing attention (as
II • it.tetel,l it rlr , nl i to the encounter,
trhieh ~n , ! -•1 ill 11 challon7e. Next tuornit-'
,•••-• t do"!.. It Ind , •l
L.d.o.t, mai rum t tool d •or
1 .• r o iu , l friond. for life. if the airdt 1
~!;••• t!.•• ear.: of the governor, he
it to ignore it, according to the ,
ti., , doc.
...,4t a~
1 kifl Or antis a frt 4 , f1e,1 n "owl
Coe ot' the triumph ,r u,in,l „,-, r m art, r .
Tetchy an he Wa he never excited any pro
•
l'ease , na. J emousy, defiance or all
rn , k4l,nt, he was 111'0111,4'RA on the man' as
roll eon without doing a day's hoen
tal duty. Prail in body, unique iu appear.
I mice, and eccentric iu manner, he insured
re-pect by Ids capacity ; and, he could he
cortoon.4 when he pleased, his oddities were
excmel by his colleagues. Ile must have
r thi,i period ennsid‘rable sluts I , y
I;',. private practice, but he never changed
node or Ii rutag. kept a black ser
v,u,l :001 - Arriet`aUt! Pont. aw 11.7
a small 4 0
c.el. , ,
Psyche's move.:.
b,re her name. This queer quart , t
took their walk abroad in companv
, , ,
and were a MAI known gro up c a p e Town.
ON Poctor Jenms' return to England lie
walt offered an apr.intment at another co.,
loniadNtation. Herr ; owing to the climate
putAibly to nomappraiation, ho great
discontented, and, without making any oft..
vial application for leave of abecttc•t., en plea
or sickness or "urgent private alTairs,'' took
his derail - tore for Enghttl.
Ile wwict chuckle as he related the story
of his unUtod , thr reappearance before the
director-general of the medical department
in London. "Sir," said the doctor, "I do
not understand your reporting yourself in
this fashion. lou admit you have return
ed withoAt leave of absence. May I. ask
stow this is ?"
"I'l ell," said James, coolly running his
long whit. , timers through his crisp candy
cork, -I have come home to have my hair
t.
Ifu wore than once defied the rules of
die son icc with impunit), and invariaulsr
boasted that he could have his choke of
quarters. And he had. Ile was counted a
lucky fcllow, but who he was, or what he
was. never ceased to be a question of debate
among his brethren less fortunate than he.
It would scarcely bn supposed that he
would submit to the boudishment of St.
!Mena, bet he thought "it :night snit him
very well," and he accepted it. It did suit
him very well until he made it too hot to
hold him. Thu fruits and delegate vegeta
bles were strong considerations with him.—
Ilia health was more settled than in !bluer
days, his reputation was high, and he had
brought with him his usual lnWirs of in*.
duction. Davit. his shuttling gait, lie
might have beep an Di, nearly twenty
four years Eli ashooth hoe, his sandy
hair, his boyish voice, awl a tolerable set of
teeth, contributed essentially to hip juvenile
appearance,
lie Wee now principal mediml °frown lie
installed himself' in a pretty cottage at the
head of 'Jamestown, awl revelled in the
tropical fruits, as many who read this ow
count will remember. A certain mango.
t reform his favorite, power. lie pail well
for all he had, and those who had
the best opportunity of knowing him as
serted that, seas!), odd and cranky as he
was, he had kindness for the poor, and was
eharitable without ostentatation. He would
go about, bestriding his pony in straw
li,ehion, with an umbrella over his heal.
llis saddle wa- ft clitio , ity. It was so rout
rort•3l4 uml an safely shaped, that
t.n* , t wedged into it, it wit a marvel how be
cot out or it. In uniform he was a t'firi - 3•
tore. Ilk hoot heels were two inches Moire
the ground, and within the boots were
three inches thick. Add to these loot
v e ry long spurs, crown the sandy earls with
a p eked hat, and complete all with a sword
Gig enough for a dutgoon, and you have the
thmt.tr e. , toplete. Tire pwty 104 illtVt++ll ,
e 1 in a net from can to heels, and swung
the tat‘t l abut impatient of the gear.—
The Ida k mit Oteri led at the beast's head,
and tripped after them, the !motor's
treble waking up the hot silinee of the one
narrow street shut di by barren rooks, and
Psyche's Lark making tlicord at inter.
val
11
n ....I th , , , old
I'o l l, m at 4;. , o.flittiout where lie
hI t,, talk of Li Pri:4erntk RC
•,• allit.lint; tvt tlio.e of
•r t , • i.. m inzo r yolg:••irnt'y pnzziing.
•.! T.- . 0,11 he hp the family
1.1.! :Mich., and
Lim •:; call e d iu
tl a 1 i1„t!..Kc0.P,.. lie t fleeted . owe grt.at
V 't;.•.. art the coorol, , y, of I& pa.
tient:. Ili- t.re.- e at. the 110 ,, pl'al wac a
thv junior , to all he on the alert.
'rho syloll. him and trio.ted in hi-
; , kill; Lot .ide the 1a2 , 2ar,1
who wa• it i tlwr. tv4 Ili- P.
Irpl -w..-rvo 1 vri h t:r's '
h;. .1:111.,h1114.
t .
Wards Cl' : . V.lO - 1! the in 90
moment. p1e1,..1; , with len ..'ficer
the earri-on. The attlir led to a eltal'am.op
which the doctor declined in no dignhied
w a y, awl 1. arc fdlowed ! , :v (Tor 1:X1411..
.11 from the n-ri-m ••• an Lot.oary
inemt - er. meal' . .
Of, if James
sent L. :1.. •
The write r w:1••• • ••
exit from JaTIWS Tana. thl 01.0 of those
still sultry to the tropics,
ate meantred p ;1,•• pony wo k e
up the eeltoe, , of th v Tly , re mum
the P, )1. • f...! •
tie weq ...ill--. Ile 1.9,1 shrunk
away v. - m.(1,11'11r: - . Hi.- .blue jacket hung
Vim his were
v to.. NV: C , V
1 / 1 , 41 1 1 Ftraw lint. vorered hi.; face, and he
eart•; , d the inevitable umbrella over his
h that k 9creen..l him from the
gen
eral • Tit!. street 1..4 ; .!! 11-
er beside , ; the lv , :( th.
group thron2h C. to ulitek. No
sentry presented arm , . at the 24tes, and the
familliar quartette pro9.;9led unnoticed
along the lines ht the :chip's beat in wait-
his influence bad been at work for him
bef . ore he landed. Ile was released from
arrest, outrageoua as his conduct had been,
and again had his choice of quarters. Ile
went to other stations, in the tropics, to
Oreece, and the ileiliterrattean. lle retain
ed his taste tbr tlovernment house society,
and as ho grew older pot less tasty. Ile 1. , -
gt, to think of death and tee, and
well have bad a friend in the t Indie s
lake an oath that, it. lie (dames) di, d there,
he should La buried in th e gar ,,, eil t,„, h e wet .,
at the time. The friend declined to m ar,
but James did not quarrel with him.
His last voyage was made as an amateur.
Our winter drove him to the West Indies,
again, where he gave out confidentially—
that his rcienur tbr leaving England wore
very sad broken-off engagement with a
young and 'Paean' creature, and some
trouble in money matters. He had lost
document , , jewels, and family records, on
board n vessel which had foundered et sea.
Ile was unhappy and he wanted solace."
Ills former opponent in the duel was coin
mender-in chief, and ho and Sautes were
capital friends.
The snuimer of 'c f hrought him back to
En.dand, With 131rtck John and a little dr. , .
name 1%;0 1 110 t Ppyolm, As the creat
ure is prilkddy living, the all be 1131111.51i2:,4.
h , .ter ;James nin4l new have ett
sev
enty years chi 11is friends of.former
held 1y him to the blf, die was often ail
ing. and the kind !tonal of his Cape roatraeti
wrothd take him out driving in the
park, and would have him to dinner, with
provision of suitable fruits and cakes, and
coffee.
It was ns4erted that ho aspired to the
honer of being a R. C. 8., and his now
uniform was ordered for the lost levee of
the t ileaon. No doubt his .r.rtiee ontided
him to none distinction, and his htfltitnce
still exa9lo4 sotnewhere. One day Le re.
tuned to Ma lodgings from a owl* ride,
shivering anti feverish, lie went' to bed,
and despatehed Mt* John with hisexeuses
from a dinar sagsgemint file next day,
Sunday.
On that Sunday morning Black John
went into his master's room, as usual, to
l ay out his body linen. at to were
anion? the invariable items of Ili. toilet, anf
thuugli I 0,11 I. John never assisted at it per
sonally, lie was aware that ltis In:l,4er wrap.
themepeel cloths about him, wilether ha did
so for warmth, or to conceal any personal
in his cnoteintyll form was a mystery, No
wonder the form was emaciated, for James
had acenstomed himself fir many years to
periodical blood-letting, either by leeches or
lancet.
On Black John's return to the room, he
found his master worse, but nothing could
elicit his permission to send for the medical
friend who had ken in attendance on him
preciously. for bronchitis. The faithful val
et was alarmed, lmt he and the dog were
the only watchers on the sufferer through
out the sultry July day. James lay dozitig
and powerless. It was after midnight when
he
lie sat up and spoke to John, wandering
at Horns, and exittesstt I concern at his long
at ten lance throoch = many hours, he would
ha%•• 141 •• the •.t, • . stimulant,
Suddenly
„la," 4 ft:ti',. , l on 'l lie valet us»
ell r • mai: It/. /I I ••I him.
"Jahn," gasped the itta Ohl, "this must
• Lk." flu; dohn did tat think so.
Ll'<et
are oola al‘. he ; "let
me give yuu and Water, or
the least 4ltep of hr r. ly in a wine glass of
ts'sttttr." For d nue t t'.n such stingy
uia>ttr in great 1.•;• a.: sipped a lit•
th• till. •, 1 , 1 more gently
than lave -oat, t,t Jahn ;
you need it, noa you Mil mtt t ht i drinking
after ute. - ht.y w,re his ' d' -161
John :148;11 i • ',mato,
f aring he Int2ltt ndi p. IW. his
iflitt•ter it ' S I VI 1;.• in an ad,
ii-tittilig , "to : ti. It L
as Janie- ilt to 1t• th••l;tiatt kby his val
et, would :•=•t .• ant re I,
Al ways earl -i.l.•rate ter I,:s <II mod mt.%
'lite gem tul - ha I la -n ninto.-t bonder to
JAN. Ile had -"mot to him of his lone
ly t so 110
had said ; "once I It el many friend-. I ha% e
-aao• att.t, and the.: tt' very gthi t t t.)
1..0 not din .end. of early tio.• ;
theytriothink o f ni p, tioti,di. and if You
want ! '; . renu toher you ftr toy
sake. :ma lie d •'we. I Ojitati t
lle never woke again. At daylight,
John entered the sick room. The curtains
were closed, so he tack the night light and
ti aI. el. "l'he •n• al
d.. 1 i.laset n 1 .
.t:,• ifi v:'ei welt'
close I. The worn thantr.- ware. calm.
Therelit 1 1.- co tip;••••• idly
Jahn drew the sir t over tid f
tlebeendid to foe kitchen for a el • irw.
who he knew would to there at that h •or.
Ile summoned her tra toNi , •+ ut the last :
et of the dead a B generil. A - <
the tle ir of the room, be is. 1
own, and laid himself down, tir• out
was closing his eyes, when the chairmaotan
InkTind in. "What do you tact ll." sit sail,
`lts calling me
. to lay out a general, and
Om corn 4.0 a motnatt%<?"
John was utterly unprepared for this, al
though, like many others, he had fat:
the - general' to h. , from other
ie ir or IttLith
hal 11..161. 1 ''. pi= inns ri : • ring the
sex of the &otos. Lot John th. 'art .1 to had
nett'r thoroughly shared in them. Ito bad
lived with the "general" three years, and,
whatever doubt he might have had at first,
he had latterly dismissed from his mind.
According to .John's account, the poor
creature—the "old girl," as the ghastly
neopt in her coiling terms her—l'M:4 not
treated in her last toilet with the courtsey
she had never wanted during her military
career. Ihdhre the 141" r eorp was laid is
its grave, news reached the rt 4 trar.gene
ral of the discovery, and he at once rolled
for a report from the roper authority,
The report was. -that after a :1" , :1-1,0 , 01,iii
(11311111,11611, it was found that Do e t,, a •
James, of her Majesty's service, was not
only a woman but had at a very early period
of life been a mother."
The deceased's elreal.; wore taken posses
sion of I.y accredited .Notwith
standins the large sums of money she
must have received as fees timing her
long course of private practice, she die -
penniless, The question arises. Ilow had
she spent the fortune she had made? As
hash-money, or in support of the child
who, if still living, must be an elderly
permit? •
James Wino will. There was nothing
to leave, but the poor ling. A nobleman's
valet came far the a n imal accounts
with Black John, ever to givitig him . the
return passege Wiley 14 the island whence
he came; and no one has since appeared
claiming any relationship with the etuntric
king, who was even mom mysterious in
death tban in life.
Doctor Jamas tree buried at Kensal
Green late in July, 1865, and is registered
under the name borne from the time of
his entering the army as hospital assistant.
SCARE 1.11 AGAIN.—A young gentleman.
nr an eldedy one we disremember which,
after having paid his addresses to a lady fur
some time "popped the question,'' the la
dy in a frightened manner exclaimed :
"Yon mare me sir." The gentlemen did
not wish to frighten the lady, and conse
quently remained quiet some time, when
she exclaimed : "Scare me min." We did
not learn how affairs turned out, but should
think it was pretty near bia turn to be scar
ed.
stir An evil habit is never conquered by
yielding to it.
I. TURESTING TRUTHS.
T., slumber in the open nir,
On meadow twenty perchem rquare,
'Without a mate the riven to Plow , —
That's roomy?
To ratty in Morpheuis arms until
At midnight, pitehv, dark and
Aroused by foot.pad'm whistle --
That's ',downy !
To leave at eventide your mpoume
At work alone nu shirt or blouse,
Whilst in a club-room you carouse—
That's roving I
To sit at Immo, anti flow gnaw'
()no whose ooallotaion , hip you choov,
And would not ho a kingdom 1 0 40
That's loving !
Tu tie un kleonv your chair
In summer, sifter Sobs but glare,
And tnilf the Pt•r f ume d evciting
Time,' breezy !
fin(l, just as your 1i of muff
You opo, 4 very m , hen pug .
(five to you more than
That's sneezy
To make ' as %roma 110. untaught,
A princely fortune out of naught,
By catching dupers, yet no ergot eaught -
• That's clever!
To find our tio very rid',
That in the putter gold you pitdi,
And don't wLTh any more of -slot"
That' 14 Hever!
INelttment In a Cirrus.
IVe have 1d0c1.. , 1 lie:Oily over Ow fu? ,
indiortoti ;tory. and twill.' unit tie
vivo om ra ailcr tf 11. , :iii t oinyment :
A tonoi. , r or ,t. When :kilobit an
y a - 3 L ow ctouttry. in Litiw—ton county,
there litttl tt tI name off' lay ton,
:c1 out, al •,e-- aA well ai
oihors
Pete f 1:1:ton was a tall, row loolin2, fel
low noble Fp:citig' of our back-wood,
m o n — :finding six feet two inchc,4 in hit
:4,•-ttinttt.
1.a.1 t ikon a shine to bliss Salt;
1). and it was known in fact that they
were ern • .1. but the day when the knot
vr to ;',...1 had hot yet been divulged.
lo the month 4x August, 1914..), June's
through their town for the first
~tel in fact it wltt the first eitcut that
I. c. r that way and there were a
great many people that had never seen one.
When the important day arrived the town
«a+ tad to overflow with a motley erntli
Wu* every yuttlt, follow aal his
gal, ;Now, Pete wanted to get Mir I on
the eol.,ine (litigants, but Sally
have it pat ori till the Leal When
. t tv.itroa was opened the tont was
•I in a burry. Pete and Sally had
~ , ' .in' , threw It 0 • I. :• d
v. te a in • ht. and the 1 • :•-•
qm.e air adv voime. noe I - they
uise.l .tona the :'!tit • CAt•• tryin••
•tt. and althr•oeh tio y•• it two
thou.:in.; • I oplo. e :4t c,.,
r !.:111S:d, jt. t as hot'
stand up."
Put the gallant Pete , I:l,:n't think or it
and said, "w dr a min't. llt t you a chair,"
and :At 1..,..tarte11. lt , qvile• alone.
.Itd at that moment the clown came in,
div.•••.i in his usual etetom, thol. ing
around the rim!, stopped ri,..ht in front of
4.t1 and began to sing
U gaily is the gl! 1%,r rn
,atised Sal to ',lush, fur she tho t
that the clown was looking at her. As she
stood near the dog" of course she hid the
view of those on the lower scats behind her
and as usual on sue', occasions, the clown
cracked his jokes at such offenders until
they take the hint and find a seat, but she
said she would rather stand up. At this
the down commenced his joke, remarking
to the ring toaster :
'TlitIT'S a chance for me now."
"A viutuee for you?"
"Yes, &met you see that gal has lost her
beau, and she's looking at me, I know,•"
and :tuning three or four somersaults, he
stopped in Front of Sal and began to sing :
••flh Stilly is the gel fee
wetsl.ll,2Ye noothrt,
And if An ly died in OlorrOW night.
I'd worry Sally s mother..•
This evidently meant for her, raised F,1 . 5
dander, and she burst out with--
"I'm the dal for you. am 1 ? You
law
lived spotted scum or the earth. If my
feller was here l►e would wallop you for that.
I wouldn't stay hero another minit—nor
neither woulll any descent people either."
Saying which she rushed out of the tent
amid roars of laughter.
Siir. Sir. 'White will you hare the kind
ness to lend me ten dollars?'
'Certainly—upon one condition.'
'Name it,'
That you will tell me why your request is
like the back of my neck.
'I mot give it up•'
it is because I can't Pee it ?*
I==
en. A curiounly wrought wnier jar snd
part of a human skeleton hare been taken
from au ancient grave, about nine miles from
Nashville. There are some hundreds of
similar graven in the vicinity, of which the
Indians informed the early settlers they
knew nothing. The jar closely resembles
similar utensils now used by the Indians of
Central A intuit:a.
Mart ROBBEAT.—On the night of the
cth inst., the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company's Office at White Haven, was en
tered by burglars, ana robbe dof about $50,-
000.
see Why it an elephant mining foreibir
against a large tree, like a trartlere rail.
road ? Because he gets his trnnk checked.
Frightening the *Wrong Fawn-
EMI
Some years ugo, when the old rteamhoat
Ivanhoe, Captain Jimmy Berman, used to
run from Savannah to Agusta, the incident
we ere about to relate wowed, and was
witnessed by our reporter. When the Ivan.
hoe arrived at .Augusta, a countryman was
seen standing on the wharf; dressed in
homespun, his coat fitting so tightly across
the shoulders as to raise his arms several
inches higher than nature intended them to
hang. His appearance generally would in ,
divot e ibe t he was directly from Okefonole,
awl fir the first time in his life, was gazing
upon things pertaining to civilization. He
was what our boatman termed "a comieal
eu , tomer. — flu had never seen a steamboat
nor dreamed of a locomotive, The appear-
Race of the bridge seemed to he more than
he could realize us Piet, and the steamboat
unmanned him. Our boatmen drew him
into a eonver , ation, and wore as much amus
ed with his remarks as his applaralk.—
They got him on hoard the steamer, and
thought they had secured fun enough for
several trio. One of the officers of the
boat, was peeuliarily hind of a juke, and
deemed the opportunity too good to be lust.
lie Jumurred his comrades that he had a plan
by whieh he intended to make Johnny
(lrerx, jump overboard. Ile accordingly
homglit a hedions looking bowie knife
which v.ttli in his possession, ttnrl assuming a
prefect sewsiihnekkr air, approwhed the
(mint rynein found yo'a at last
my man— l' e been heoking fnt rut," and
throwing hinie , lf and knife into a position
indi,aeting an intention to make 14• Jody as
swill, had no sooner got within nrr length
of the enemy t h an In hair:didn't...lf stretch.
ed upon the dock and hip kaifc i ri poge 4 ,;„a
who upon him and give him
the most norciless beating—so disabling
him rs to render it necessary for him to take
his bud and keep it When the country
man was eatisfie i that he had given him
enough, he store midst the mtouished
lookers (et, who had so mistaken his char•
rioter, and exelaimed—"Gentlemen is there
any other man in yorr boat looking forme?"
They answered there was not, and allowed
him to leave fully satisfied that they had
got the worst of ehe je,l .
A rabic.
We find the following amusing fatale in
the Lacertsle • Erprco :
One v inter's cloy the farmer's wife raid
to her maid : "Scrape up all these hit of
and of meat, and throw, them to the
hens—l hope that it will make them lay.—
Take rare, that the old tocoter does not gob
ble them lip."
however, the cock had schooled his little
tltxk befbrehatch by crowing to them thus;
-!dy algt IN, meat is intended for males: it
• • -Jog fool, and unsuited to the slender
f .delraine. Everybody knows that hens
have always been more lively and delicate
than we are, and la it be your cam oh, be
10.:ed sisters, to preserve the beauty of this
providential arrangement ?"
The bens were much moved by this tender
ptaise of the speaker, and they said one to
`*l ito not want meat, I have plen
ty of gzsod food without it, see excel
lent bits of potato and cold turnip." lint
one hen in this flock was strong minded,
and, in spite of the eloquence of the cock,
she persisted in picking up the scraps of
meat.
Uwe the other hens cried out .
fl:2 ! she is stepping out of her proper place
cant she he satisfied to live like the
r"st ref the world?"
The 1, , .41 was PJII7 ttat they were angry
with her hot the meat was very 'good, and
the rm.'s further remfortell when eh Eaw her
uest 1411 of beautiful vegs.
'flu (Allier everting a gentleman's
button caught hold of the fringe of a lady's
shawl.
"I am attached to yon," said the gentle
man, laughing, while he was Industriously
trying to get t00. , e•
"The attachment is mutual," was de
good humored reply.
Iter The foreman of a job room of a St:
Louis newspaper turned out the whole edi
tion of r, pamphlet ou the 'life and asses•
siltation of Abraham Lincoln," with the
startling coption, The Life 'and Assigna
tions of Abraham Lincoln." The blunder
is understood to have cost him his place.
ITI:=I
Dr 'A Distressed Mother' writes to the
Allentown Donocrot for advice, which she
gets— thus'y : 'The only way to cure your
son staying out `late o'nighti is to break
his legs, or else get the 'calico' he runs with
to do your house•work.'
=I
gir A young lady being requested by an
old bachelor to:tale a scat upon hi.; knee, in
a crowded sleigh, made the following reply;
"No, thank you, I'm afraid suehau old seat
would break down with me:"
/10` A 'c:llored cuss fipuni Africa" re
cently hest a otte-legfed white soldier in the
race for clerk in the collector's office in
Washingtos city. Always will where the
Radicals have the 'election.
V:A.. A pert young lady was walking one
morning ott„tho Stcyne, at Brighton, when
encountered the celebrated Wilkes. 'You
see,' observed the lady, 'I am come out for
a little min and air.' Yort had better
madam, get a little huLand
'IP Red noses are light houses to "wen
voyagers on the aca of life off the coast o
Malaga, Jsmaies, Santa Crue and Hnl
land
NO. 22.