HOLCOMB & TRACY, Publishers.
VOL. VII.
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Moore and Nobles Block, at the corner of ]fain
cud Pine streets. over J. F.' Corner's Boot and
Shoe store. Its circulation is over 2000, As an
advertising medium it is unexcelled in its
mediate fie d.
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he IItik7BLICAN within the - county with any
of the fullowing publications, until further
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Sen-Weekly Times,
New York Daily Tribune,
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St'W York Daily Evening, Post ,
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Arrival and Departure of Mails.
itaile arrive and depart at the Tawaiada Pout
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to:11:e au follows:
N. Y., and Eastern States ... 4.00 .t. Js
liashore, Laporte, • ' s .3d
- L. V. way mail from the North . to.on
s'aeAhequirt /cc............11:00
New Era, .c.. Tuesday, Thursday apt
Saturday
_Asylum, s:c. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday
-Troy,
.Burlington. /cc 1:00 P.: Y•
`l,, , ltaysville, Rome, Ac... I'oo
eloAed pouch from Erie and NCIt Rs 2:30
L. V. way mail from the South...—. 4:35
CAnten, ko .... 5:00
Iterclay ' 6;30
Closed pouch from Elmira and E R 11 10:40
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canton Mnroeton. ej •' -
Lehigh Valley way snail k south
Closed pouch Elmira, Erie and North
ern Central Railroads...
Troy, Burlington, &c...
Sheauequin, sic
Barclay • i
New Era, Tuesda,y Thursday and Sat
urday • •
Asyluni.• Monday, Wednesday and
Friday : ' 1:00
LelLayaville, Rome. &c: 1:00
IP.i.hore. S:c i -• •• . 2:45 •.,
Lvhigh Valley way mallf.tiorth - 3:45
New Virk Phila. and Easeern States. 7:4.5
...3i30 open from 7:00'1. Y . to 7:15 r. M. litoney
order office open from A:00 A.*. to 7:00 P. Y.
office open on Stinda - y from 0:00 to 10:00 A. Y.
P. Powam.. P.M.+
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,TE.HIGH VALLEY &PENNA. AND
_ NEW YORK RAILROADS.
AERANOEMENT OF PASSENGER' TRAINS
TO TAKE EFFECT MAY 15, MO.
EASTWARD. . .
i T ATIONS. l 5. 1 9 -1 1 3
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Uudalo • 12.50 1 8.25 1 9.20
Rochester 5.1510.301
Lyons 640111.30 i
.Clonevs 6.54 11.551 •
Ithaca'. 8.35 1.181 8.30 . i ...•
Auburn 5.10 8.05 '
Owego -. - . 9.0010:50 ....
Eloiirs 9.10 1.451 9.00 1 3.45
'Waverly ' .
9.45 2.10, 0.404 15
'Sayre .• 10.10 2.30;10.00 4.30
...Athens ...„ i 10.15 2.34110.05 4.34
Milan... . ' 13
rleter • . . .... ,10
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ninands '
Wyaauktng i! 1' 110.54 6.13
standing Stone - - 1 1.....111.03 1 . ...
Ituennierlield-• ' 1 1..... i
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11.191 . 5.26
Freuchtown ' 1 . 1 ~..111.18, . . ~
Wyalnaing . ' 1 3.30 11.301 5.45
Laceyvillelll. 44 3.5411.491 6.03
Skinner's Eddy . 1 111.53' 6.07
Meehoppen 4.10,12.101 6.23
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• .11ehoopany . '12.16 6.25
Tuukliannock 1
112.15 1 4.31 1.00 7.10
lAelratigo 1.10 1.20
l'all:. I 1 1.25 7.35
I. Ai. It Junction .. .....- - 1 1.051 5.101 1.45 B.'.
W.:•.• , e..1.1arre.... ........:.1 1.351'5.25! 2.20 8. •
~ Ilaucu :;hunk .. ' i 3.45' 7.30 4.60 11.' 1
Allentown • 1 4.441 1 8.241 5.33 12. i .
licthlehena• i 5.00; 8.35' 6.0512.1+
Easton - ' 1 5.30 ; 9.001 6.4012.5.
E'Liiladelphia • i 6.55,10.35 1 8.25 2; I
New York 1 8.051 .... 1.9.15 3.'
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hew York 1 6.30' .... 7.40 3.40
Pniladelphia - I 8.001 ....1
9.00 4.15
Ea5t0n....... I 9.201,...10.1: 5.50
Bethlehem 9.5010 45 6.15
Allentown ... ..... i .10.05 . :10 54 0.2'
Stanch Chunk.....,, ..... ...'11.05r .... ;11.55 7...
Wilkes-Barre,..i 1:08 6.00: 2.031 9.41.
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L B Junction - 1,35 6.35 1 2.3510.101
Fails
LaGrange ........... .. .... 7.'/0 .... 10.1
Tuukhannock ....... 2.18 1 7.33 3.0310.5;
hlehoorany... ........ '.. --. .1. .... 7.57 .... 11:
ileshoppen 8.04 3.28 11.1.
Skinner's Eddy • .... 8.19 ....111.T3
Laceyville 3.03, 8.23, 3.46 11.38
Wyalusing I
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Frenclitown 8.5 5 •- 1 1 2 . 08
liummerileld • J.... 9.04 :.•
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Standing Stone .{ .... '9.10, ..**12.26
Wysauking 1 , 9.19, !12:34
Towanda : 4 00 9.30 A 43112.45
Ulster ..... ................. ... 9.43 1 1 4.6512.57
111Lsn .... .. .......... ......-.: I 9.52 1 1.06
Athens 4.3.0110.001 5.10 1..
Sayre., 4.40,10.101 5.20 1.1....
Waverly 4.45110.20; 5.30, 1.30
Elmira 5.25 11.10' 6.151 2.15
Owego .5.39 .... 6.-25 ....
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Auburn ' •
Ithaca 6.10 2.10 6.40 ....
Geneva 731 5.00 8.14 ....
Lyons ' 8.40...1 8.50 ....
Rochester - 9.50 7.40 ' 9.40 .. .
Buffalo 11.40 112.05 8.00
Niagara Falls • ' 1.00 11.05 9.40
Pal. P.N. A.M.: A.M.
It6:00, A. M., French.
I, Standing Stone 6.31
i 6.63. 'Ulster .7.06,
Sayre 7:40, .. Waver-
No. 32 leaves Wyslining a,
town CIL Rammer-Bdd 6.23,
wvganking 6.40. Towanda
Milan 7:16, Athen■ 7:25, 13a.,
ly 7:55, arriving at Minim 8:60.
N 0.31 leaves Mmirs 5:45 P. 81., Waverly 6:35,
Sayre G:l3. Athena- 6:60, Milan - 6:59. Ulster 7:08,
Towanda 7:23, Wywinking 7:35. Standing Stone
1.41, Iturutnerfield 7452, Freuchtown 8:02, arriv
ing at Wyalnaing at 8:15.
'1 rains 8 and 15 run dilly. Bleeping taro on
train. a and 15 between Niagara Fiala arid Pails
' delphia and between Lyons and Newyork with.
Gut changes. parlor ars on Trains 2 and 9
between Niagara Falls and Philadelphia with
out change,- and through roach to and from
' Rochester via Lyons.
WM. STEVENSON, Supt.
' Sayre, pa., May 15, 1881. pa. kN. Y. 11. R.
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Tewarida .Easiness Dire cry.
SMITH k HILLIS, , Attorneyagst-Ls w ; Ofllo
over:I!owell & Co.
"nALIFF, J. Mice in Wood's Block. south
No First tistionsillaul. up stairs. June 12.78
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MUMS= & SDI 9 (N C Eisbree sad Elsbree.)
+ 6l ' Office is Marcus Block, Park St. maylC7B
WOE d: OVERTON (Benj 3f Peck and DA Over.
foal. Office over Market 49:79
MERTON it SANDERSON (1 Overton and Joke
- FSanderson.) Mice in Adamnßlock.jubS"lB
MAXWELL, WM. Office over . Dayton's Eltere
•aprill4.l6
WELT, J. ANDREW. Office in Mean'a 810
spr 14,76
TNAVIES, CART:OCEAN & HALL , ( W
W Carno:Aaa, L X Hall.) Ocoee in' rear
of Ward House. Entrance on' Poplar St. 0012,75
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'KNEIEICOR. RODNEY A.Soßolter of Patents.
/AL Particular - attontlon paid to bnalness In
Orldkane Court and to the settlement of estates.
Office In Montanyes Block 49-79
141. c PHERSON & YOUNG. (I. McPherson and'o
W.I. Young.) Once south side of Mercur's
Block. tab 1.78
MADILL ft KINNEY. Office corner ?dam and
Pine st. Noble's block, second door front.
Collections promptly attended to. - feb 1 78
WILLIAMI3 ANGLE& BUFFINGTON. (//
Williams, E J Angie and E L Bullisigtea).
Office west side of Main street, two doors north
of Argus office. AU business entrusted to their
care. will receive prompt attention. Oct 26,77
95
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25
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TIIOSIPSOIC ( G. F. Mason, ,E. A.
Lieu Thompson.) Attorneys•st-Law.- Special at•
unition to conveyancing, examination of title
and all matter relating , to real estate. Collec
tions promptly remitted. Oillce over Patch &
Tracy's store. . rearlo-81.
60
00
15
25
TAMES 11. AND JOIIN W. CODDING, Attor
neys and Counsellors-at-Law. Onice in the
Mercur Block, over C. T. Kirby's Drug Store.
July 3, 'BO tf.
TrEENEIi, J. P. Attorney-ni-Law. Wilco in
+a• Biontanye's Block, Matti Street.
Sept. 15,
ITILIOMPSON, W. U, and E. A.. Attorneys-at
. Law, Towanda, Pa: Office in Mercur Block,
over C. T. Kirby's Drug Store, entrance on Main
street, first stairway north of Post-office. All
business promptly attended to.. Special atten
tion given to claims against the United States.
for Penalco.s, Bounties, Patents. etc., Ind to
collections and settlement of decedent's es kites.
April 21. ly
JOHNSON. T. 8., M.D. Office over Dr. H. 0
Porters'. Drug Store. feb 12.
NEWTON, Dre .D.N.& F. G. Office at Dwelling
011 River Street, corner Weston St. feb 12,77
T ADD, C. K., M.D. (lace Ist door above old
bank building. on Main street. Special at
tention given to diseases of tbe, throat and
lungs. ju1y19,78
1 65
1 65
2'75
1 60
1 20
40
1 50
WOODBURN; S. M.. '51.D.. Wire and real
deuce. Main street, north ot M.E.Churth
Medical - Examiner for Pension Dc rartment.
tab 22.1 ti
D AIME; E. D.. M.D. Office over Montanye's
Store. Office hours from 10 to 12 A. m. and
from 2 to 4 P. Y. Special attention given to
Diseases of the Eye, and Diseases of the Ear.
oct 20 17
HENRY HOUSE', Main st. , next corner south
of Bridgestreet. New house and new
furniture throughout. • The proprietor , has
spared neither pains orexpense in making his
hotel first-class and respectfully c solicits a share
3f public patronage. Meals at all hours. Teems
reasonable. Large Stable attached.
mar 8 77 WM. BENNY.
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WIATKINS POST, NO. 68, O. A. R. Meets
every Saturday evening, at Military Hall.
OEO. V. MYER, Commander.
J, R. Kirrnincle. 4jutant. • feb 7. 79
CItYSTAL LODGE, NO. 57. Meets at N. of P.
Hall every Monday evening at 7:30. In:
adrance $2,000. ' Benefits $3.00 per week. Aver
age annual cost, 5 years experience. $ll.
J. IL KITTHIDGE, Reporter.
JEasE WARDELL, JR., Dictator. feb 23.78
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every ]tunas' evenin g
st 7 o'clock. ' WABBEN HILL. Noble Grand.
June 12,75
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00 P. 3(
DOST. F. E. No. 92 Second sireet All orders
.1. will receive prompt attention. June 12,715
I:00
RYA'SRYA'S. G. W. County. Superintendent. Office
. days last Saturday of each month. over
Turner ts Gordon's Drug Store, Towanda Ps.
July 19,78
QUSQIIEHANNA COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.
16, The Fall Term of twenty-eight year com
mences on Monday, October Met, 1881, Forcata
logne or other information, address orcall on
the Principal.
EDWIN 4: QIIINISN; A. M.
Towanda. Pa.
illy 19.78
WILLIAMS. EDWARD. Practical Plumber
and Gas Fitter. Place of business in Mer
cur Block next door to Journal office oppbsite
Public Square. Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Repair
ng Pumps of all kinds, and all kinds of Gearing
promptly attended to. All wanting work In his
ne should give him a call. „ July 27,77
10IISSELL. 0. 8, ; Genend Insurance Agency.
TSW=dl, PS.' °Mee In Whitcomb'a Book
Store. • . July 12.76
nELEVAN HOWIE, N. Y. 0. T. Smith.
formerly of the Ward House. Towanda. Pro
prietor. This Hotel is ideated immediatly
opposite the railroad depot, Every sins taken
for the comfort of guests, July 5.77
TOWNER, H. L.. M.D..
.00MOLOPATITIC PHIMICLILN & fitraoron.
Residence and office Just north of Dr. Cortion's
Vain street. Athens. Pa. , ,
NEW FIRM I - NEW STORE !
NEW GOODS 1
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Jewelry Store
.24
' 25 1/N PATTON'S BLOCK,
45
I With Swart Si Gorden's Store,
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. 13 Main Street ,. Towanda, Pa.,'
t 9
Where he keep) a FULL AE43OIIE.MENT or
I Gold Silver Watctes
15 •
I • 3 s I CLOCKS, -- J EWELRY,
drroßA srs-A 1"-L4 tY
PH YSICANS AND SURGEONS
110 TELS
SECRET SOCIETIES
ROUSE AND SIGN P
EDUCATIONA
PLUMBER AND GAS FITTER
INSURANCE
MISCZLLANEOIIB
Ed. Mouillesseaux,
(Formerly with Headelman.)
lIAS OPENED A
OF MEI OWN
SWISS AND AMERICAN;
SPECTACLES, ETC
w His Stock is all NEW and of the FINEST
QUALITY. Call and , see for yourself.
REPAIRING DONE PROMPTLY
El CittAIIT,YO A SPECIALTY.
doelG.
BENDA.L.VS SPAVIN CIThtZ
Is lure in its effects, mild in Its action as It does
not blister, yet is penetrating and powerful to
reach every deep matted pain or to remove any
bony growth or. other' enlargements, suck as
swine, splints curbs, callous. sprains, swell.
lugs and any lameness and all enlargements of
the joints or limbs, or for rheumatism in man
and for any purpose. for which a liniment is used
for man or beast. It is now known to be the
best liniebent for man ever wed, acting mild and
yet certain in its effects.
Send address for. Illup roof strated Circular which
'we think ves positive of Hi virtues. No
'remedy ha y s ever mot with such unqualified uc.
;peso to our knowledge, for beast as well a man.
Price $1 per bottle. or six bottles for $5. All
'Druggists have it or can get it for you, or it will
be sent to any address on reaaipt of price by the
,proprietors, Ds. B. J. Brunt''. , k Co.. Enos
burgh Fells. Vt.
SOld by all Druggists. , •
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MO Bost =DT SHOWN to Mani
11,000,000 Bottles
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It Stitstulstes the Ptyalin* in the
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Sugar *cake end into glucose. A de&
elen i tir e a Ptyalin* muses Wind and
Sou of the tbod in the stomach. If
them insistaken immediately after
eatin the fermentation of Abed is pre
ventedg .
It acts upon the Liver.
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-It Regulates the Botet#. • ,
It Ras the Bloat
It the Nervous Spot m.
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It Noswithas. StrragthemandZsielgoratm
Zt carries off the Old /flood and makes nese
Zt opens the pores of the skin and induen
lleaJthy Perspiration.
nenttalizes the hereditarr tain orpoisor
In the blood, which generates Err
sipelaskandidl manner of skin diseases and
Internal humors.
There are no.epirite employed in Its maim
facture. and it can be taken by the most dell
eate babe, or by the aged and - feeble, eareemill
being rartiredin attention to directions.
DRUGGISTS SELL IT.
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There's a tree that bless= in winter time,.
In spite of tempests and wind and snow.
And bait aa_bright as inleopie clime,
On it. fresh, green branches wave and
glow;
No matter how gloomy the winter may be,
There's sure to be fruit On the Ohrisimaa
' Tree.
We bare planted one on the old bill side,
And friendship has promised to tend it well,
It's bat ashes are budding and spreading wide.
And its fullest dowers we begin to tell;
And daily it gladdeneonr eyes to see
The rapid grewtti of the Christmas Tree.
It will t4ar no harvest o? orinuani and gold.
Nor shine with' the droppiogs of silver
showers-- -
The fabled Helperien trees of,old
Will have no rival in Ibis of
Neither rich nor rare wiU the fruitage be.
Which will bang on the: boughs; of our
Christmas Tree.
Bat plain tho' it he, it will worthier
When you think it was nurtured by 'friend•
shin's band,
And its simple appeal to YoutfSlud esteem
Your generous spirit will scarce withstand;
Bo we ask you to come, though winter4t be,
And gather the fruit of our Chriitmas
Tree.
For Tat Raporiracur.
CHRlBrauts BELLS.
Di MRS.. HA2iNAII VAN LOON.
Hush my baby, hush-a-by;
Hush, it is the Natal pay;
Glad bells ring "'tie Christnias morn,"
Glad bells say, "The Cbrlst4s.born."
Dlammz say you belle are glad ?
I have thought them very sad;
All I heard were those that said.
1 am'hungry—give me bread.
Hush my baby, hush a•by;
Bells are ringing joyously-;
All the air with music rife,
Christ is born—the Broad of Life.
Mamma if snob joy they tell;
Why those tears but now that fell
8ad1):on thy baby'l head
Hungerest thou, like me, for bread
Anal! my batty. ilium thorn ring.
Earth receives a gracious , King,
Who shall care the sink and sad,
Who shall make his people glad.
• 0
Idatnrca, if you closer fold
k the warmth and oat the cold,
Give me food, one tiny mite,;
4 may hear the bells aright.
garb_ my baby, want and part!,
/lie a part of Bin's long reign;
Peace and plenty, sweet belle ring,
Chtletnias brings a Shepherd King.
I thought Shepherd', flocks were fed,
That in winter they were led
Safely_to some quiet fold,
Sheltered from the bitter cold. •
Ruth my baby, bush-a-by;
Son of David, bearing cry !
Mary, by thy Motherhood, -
}fear my baby asking food !
Hush my baby, hush-a•by; • .
See an angel comes this teityi_
Robed in Christmas-cloak and brd; : -
Bringing warmth and bringing fciol.
4earkenal° l 2/HP!ibe,VP.CLIAWation,
All the air with music rife,
Mamma, Christ is "Bread of Life."
MY CHRISTMAS AT SEA.
DY BIM. A. n.. HARRISON.
i•
,
'The idea of suiliog in the Middle of
December, and spending-Christmas-dap
at sea l'
„Ho said my sister and every oue of
my friends, and I could only answer
that 'I had already stayed much longer,
in England, than I intended, and that
mother was impatient for my return.
All perfetly true. But still very far
from being the whole truth. For -I
could tell no one of me 'contents of ;a
package of letters thiit lay bidden in my
desk—letters that had traveled &bon-
Rands of miles to reaoh me, and the last
of which badsaid, shall be in New
Yorl , , if all goon well, on the first of
January,
.and shall come to you for
the welcome that fills all my dreams by
day and night Said that and a good
deal more I do not care to repeat,
making me feel that no earthly con-
sideration could tempt me to delay my
,
voyage. •
.8) my preperations were made, and
the fifteenth of Decembeir found me in
Liverpool, dining with my brother-in-
law, Henry, and two friends 4of his, at
the Adelphi Hotel. .
'Yon must let, me introduce you 'to
Capt. Stuart,' said one of the gentle.
men. •He is the finest fellow in the
world, and will take the kindest care of
you.'
D. M. BALL.
How the wind roared and whistled
that night, and , even the next day ;
when I went on board the steamer.
There could be no last lingering lOoks,
for the pouricg r.►im prohibited any
standing on deck. So, with a word or
two to Copt. Stuart, to whom I was
introduced, and. who very cordially)ac
cepted the office of protector, I sought
the shelter of the saloon, and before
many howl was glad to hide myself in
my berth. •
rrl . .MrM
lam sure Ihad not once thought of
the captain, when, on the third day,
at dinner time, there came down a
beautiful .. bunch of grapes, with his
compliments; and the next morning
there was a rap at the door, and a
cheerful voice that said, 'Well, Young
lady, is it not time thet you were re
porting yourself on deck?' •
wish I could,' was the response, in
rather a doleful tone, I am afraid.
am so tired of being in prison here.'
'Very well. Where is the steward
ess? Here, Mrs. Grant, have this young
lady ready to go on deck at eleven
o'clock,' and be was gone.
Eleven o'clock came and found me
dressed; and lying on , the sofa, feeling
as if it would require an effort worthy
of Hercules to get any farther; but
there was strength and _inspiration in
the greeting of my new friend,' when
he came again to my door, and I went
without a murmur.
Oh, the delight of breathing, the fresh
air again!. The storm was over,' though
there was still what a sailor would cail a
pretty stiff breeze; the sun shohe on
the sparkling waves, the , sails were set,
and the cheerful sights and sOundi
soon put to Sight all thoughts of the
misery of the preceeding 'days.
How it was I scarcely knew, but I
found myself reclining in . the most
ucio or - TUB PEOPLE Si TEE PEOPLE AND , los TEE PEOPLE.".
- 0 THURSDAY 10. - EC R - :1!..)L8E?•:'
. _
lunatic= of steamer dam.- wrapped up
is rums and shawl% that were certainly
not all my own; made utterly comfort
able, without once being asked 'Would
you like this?' or 'Shall I do that?'
I had never been accustomed to be
taken care of, being rather one of the
independent Ohuss of young women;
but it was wonderfully pleasant, if only
from the novelty. Thera I was left to
myself, and I lay there idly watching
the movements of the sailors, and the
few passengers who were on
_deck,
dreaming waking dreams, but now and
then recalled to the present as the cap
tain would stop in his walk to tuck
in some stray corner of n shawl, or to
turn my chair &little to keep the sun
out of in; eyle, !fly a few' pleasant
words, and then go on. Very kind •he
wit+, certainly, arid I sent a graceful
thought to my brother's friend, who
had given me into his care.
Alter a while balsam and sal down
besida me,
'Well, ianlithis better than being
down below, bemoaning youraell, and
wishing yott were safe on shore?'
'lnfluitely.' I scarcely ,felt well '
enough yet for more than a word at a
time.
Be smiled, and nodded his head.
'Very good. By to-morrow, we will
taie you chaffing away with the beet of
us. I intend to make a capital sailor of
you yet.'
'I am sure you will.'
Ile looked at me steadily for a minute
or two with a far-away look, as if he
were not thinking at all of what we bad
just been- saying, then said, suddenly,
but very gently, 'Do you know, that
you remind me strangely of a =dear
iriend, whom 'I hale not seen for
yeare?'
'I am very glad,' I answered. 'I
hope it is some one that is very nice.'
•Nicel' Such a carione old smile he
-awes - a dare say other
people think so. To me,' and his
voice lowere3 and deepened with some
intense &Wiwi, 'she i 3 the one among
a thonsand—'
He broke off with an order to one of
the sailors, continued his walk up and
down the deck, and left me to my own
thoughts. Naturally enoagh
.they
were of the friend of 'whom he bad
spoken. I should not have been a
woman if I bad not been curious to
know more. Who was she? His wife?
Men do not often speak of their wives
in that tone; b esides, he said; he bad
not seen her for years. Was she dead?
Or luid he a wife? I watched him asbe
paced backward and forward, and
fancied I sew that his words had stirred
up 4nee feeling far below the surface,
for he seemed lost in a reverie. Not to
forgetfulness, however, of anything
that had a claim upon his attention;
.
irinemelir vasel, — every quiver
Of the rails,• every, changing shadow;
and it
. seemed to me then (and the
feeling grew atronler each day of the
pleasant voyage) as though the ship
were a living creature, that he held in
control' by an invisible rein, and mind
ful of her every moment, guided her
by thamere force of his own will.
I had not been allowed to feel my
eelf neglected when he returned to me.
'lt is rather cold for you, I think.
I shall take you below.'
I uttered an emphatic remonstrance.
'What! In rebelion 'already! Do
you know the first 'duty at sea is subor
dination?'
Yes, I suppose it is, and if I must---
'Coate, come, if you take it so to
heart, we will Have a compromise; you
shall go in, but not below.' -
,He opened the door of his Own cabin,
which stood in the middle of the deck.
you walk into my parlor?'
What a very little place it was! A
sofa ran along one side, a writing-table
occuipied another, and the captain's own
eaay.chtur stood against the third.
There were three windois, and with
the open door, one was still on deck
while under shelter. Over the foot ,of
the sofa there was a small book-case; a
Incture peeped out from every possible
corner; every inch of space was made
use of for comfort or beauty. As I
looked around I could not help ex
claiming, 'This is delightful!' ;
'Ah, I am glad you. are pleased.
is to be your parlor for the next week.'
'Oh, your are very kind; but I am
afraidl shall be in the way.' r
'Such a little thing as you; When
you are curled up here; you naively
take up move room than a kitten.'
• I did not4nean physically.'
'Then your; need not be uneasy. I
will' tell you when I and your presence
insupportable.' -
I'knew helms lvtughing at me, and I
made no further remonstrance. From
that day the captain's cabin was my con
stant haunt; there I read, wrote letters, I
worked away at' a piece of knitting I
immediately undertook, happily finding
in my steamer-trunk the material for a
comforter for- a Christmas offering to
my new friend; but spent more time
than in either or all of these ways, lying
on' the sofa, looking out upoU the sea,
and thinking of the happy future before
me.
For I soon felt perfectly at home with
Captain Stuart, with the comfortable
sense of being quite at liberty to follow
my own inclinations, which one hap
only in the society of a real We
chatted together when we liked, but
often he'sat opposite to me for half an
hour at a time without either of us ut
tering a word.
Little by lit Ale. I had told - him all
about my home, with its happy fiend of
sisters, and the dear mother who *mite
brightest blaming, of Adelaide, who had,
left it fora hinne of her own in England
and of my going Ao her when her heal,
was delicate;ibat so far I had kept my
,
own secret. Until, one day, when we
had been riearly • a week at sea. I
was alone in - the cabin reading. when,
' suddenly' the steamer . stopped. There,
was no commotion, nothing to create,
alarm. only the cessation of the noise
and jar to which one bad grown so ao
ctistomed that the quiet seemed very
strange. Half an hour passed; then the
door opened,' and the captain'e face ap
peared.
'ell, your a model young lady, -I
must confess. =Are you not frightened?
Not even curious? -
la there anything to be frightened
about? I had . forgotten that such a
thing was possible.' •
He took off this cap and made me a
profound bow. 'A very pretty compli,
meat. - I'll take the curiosity far granted
and tell you what is the matter.'
It was ;some injury to the machinery,
'which he tried to explain in a manner
adapted to my comprehension.
'And what is' to beilOne about it?' I
asked.
"Repair it, and tailing that, make our
way to • New York under sail, reaching
there in two or three weeks.'
'Ohl' . I started up, and felt the hot
blood rush to .my facie. moat be in
New 'York on; the first of January. I
must! I must!'
He looped surprised, btit Only said,' •
quietly, "Shall I send' word. to the en
gineer ?' I I .
It was very silly, but' I could not help
it; I burst into tears.
'Why, my dear child,' he said, in a
tone of real concern, 'what is the mean
ing of this ? Tell mo—' - •
But I would not; and after a 'few inef
fectual efforts to soothe me or to 3iscov
er the cause of my grief, ho went away,
and I was left alone.
For a little while I cried, and made
myself thoroughly miserable, but at
length the sober, second thought came,
and. I began to be heartily ashamed.
What was a little delay .even` involving
such a disappointment as mine; if only
our lives were pot endangered ?
I bad time enough to read 'myself a
lecture, for my friend did not make his
appearance again for two or three boars.
When he came st last, evidently tired
and warried,Pbe gave me a look tench as ,
one bestois upon a naughty child, and
I nad so much of the+ nanahtv.nhila
ing that I scarcely knew what to ray for
myself. Bat I soon found that,he meant
to wait for me to speak; and when I once
began, in-my contrition, I imade a clean
breast of it, and told him just why . I had
felt so badly. He was very kind, very
full of. sympathy.
'Poor little girl,' he said, 'it - would be
too bad, indeed, if you were not there.
I am sure I hope, for your sake, we will
succeed in repairing the damage.' And,
several times, during the day,_ he came
to give see a word of hope and encour
arrement; ter the whole of that afternoon
and the next day the ship lay idle. For
tunately the weather was perfectly calm,
and there was nothing to interfere with
the engineer's efforts; and some time in
the second night I awoke to hear the
welcome sound of the engines in motion,
and to feel the quiver of life in the good
:ship once more. How glad and thankful
I was it would be impossible to tell.
I was in my accustomed corner, and the
captain was sitting at his writing-tabN,
when he opened his desk and took out a
small velvet ease, unclasped it and hand
ed it to me. . •
'There,' he said, 'in return foi your
confidence, I must show you mione
treasure. That is my wife.'
The words themselves, were simple
enough, but the tone was so' tender; so
full of feeling, that did not dare to
look np. I - ther that he had touched
again upon the mystery of the dear
friend he had not seen for years.
My eyes rested upon the picture of a
woman, not very young, not strictly
beautiful, but with an indiscribable lov
lines3 of expression I have never seen
equalled. That was my first thought;
the next was, I have surely seen_ that
face. , As I gazed, Captain Stuart spoke,
in hie ordinary voice, 'Well, do you see
the iesemblance I spoke of ?'
'The. resemblance ?'
Yes; to, yourself ?'
-
'No, indeed: but-I do think it very
Tike some one I have seen. I cannot
tell who it is.'
'lf you look in the glass you will see.'
1070. no; I cannot flatter myself with
any such fancy. ' But I have ,certainty
seen some one that it recalls.'
I was still sitting with the picTure in
my hand when
j I became aware of
voices h ider the window beside me.
Some of tle passengers were sheltering
themselves from the wind beside the
captain's cabin. Ikwas a woman's voice
that said, 'Has Capt. Stuart a wife ?'
The answer came from the surgeon of
stemma - 'No, he has never been
marriedr
'I wOhder at that; be seems 80 fond 01
ladiesr'elOcietyr. said the first speaker,
with a light laugh.
I did not look at the captain, but I
felt that he was looking at me.
'I did not mean to give you any half
confidenCe,' he said.. 'The sphinx will
explain the riddle, but it must be when
there are no other auditors. I have not
learned yet to wear my heart upon my
sleeve, though the dews peck at it all the
same, asi you see.'
The time for the telling of this story
came thit, evening. I always liked to
see the sun set from the deck, and I was
nestled down most comfortably in my
rugs and shawls at the stern of the
steamerj when the captain joined me.
'Will You listen to my story now ?'
'Most gladly.'
'He began, at:oncer,
'The:dear old friend of whom spoke'
to yon4the original of the pict re you
saw this morning; I met first o board,
my own ship. That was six years ago,
and she seemed to me the very embodi- -
meat of Ininehine, the fairest, brightest
creature that ever crossed my path. She
was an only child, and the very idol of
her parents. The mother was a sweet,
gentle, woman, whose whole , married life
had been a sacrifice of herself to a moat
selfish and exacting husband; she loved
him, - though, and I verily belieVe was
happy in her martyrdom. - Of the fath
er I cannot trust myself now to speak.
We became firm friends, for they made
bwo voyages with me; and when on
shore I often spent a day or two with
them, at theirbeantiful home in Wales.
I think I had loved my darling from the
moment when I saw her ' first, and we
hid no , doubt that both her parents un
derstood and approved. •
'HMI her mother lived all would have
been well; but she died very suddenly
about six months after, and in her last
moments she demanded of her child a
promise never to leave her father. Poor
woman 'I"- He had been in feeble health
for years, and she had nursed and tend
al him like an infant. He was such a
care to her, that she was only anxious
for him, and never once tholsght how
she might be sacrificing her daughter,
The promise was given. I need not
say it has been kept. The shock of his
wife's death told' upon the ola mall ter
nbly; he became morose and irritable,
and so ;difficult to deal with, that his
daughter is the only person who can
bear to be with him. She endures all
hia varying moods and. tempera with a
patience 'and serenity that are a daily
miracle, taking up the cross her mother
bore so long; I tometimea fear, like her,
to lay it down with her life. Verylsoon
he grew to dislike__ me, from the suspi
cion that I might come • between them.
We had one stormy interview, and then
we parted..-Well, she feels that so long
as she lives, she must be with him, and
she has promised him so much. He
makes it impossible_for us to meet; they
travel a great deal, cross and re-cross
the Atlantic, but never with me; are
never within reach when I am on shore;
all i that I .have is her letters; he would
have forbidden her to communicate with
me at all, hut there she claimed her lib
erty; and he knows that she will come
to me when his death shall set her free.
$o the years go on, 'she living a life, of
daily self-immolation, I—l never had
.a
home.. I long for one, such as her pres
ence would make, with a heart-hunger
that is unendurable. She is my wife, ,
before God, and' may not claim her'—
, He stopped abruptly, tarued away,
and walked up and down the deck sev
eral times before returning to me. - Of
••• •••••11 ere le ..jsass, 1146 1 5 aLL
that I could do: ,
'There !' he said. 'I had ncr right to
burden yeti with my troubles.'
'Yes', you had;-.11. am very glad yon
have told me; very glad you could trust
me so far.'
could not help trusting one who re
minded me so strongly of Mary Allison."
`Mary Allisora I exclaimed. 4 0h,
knew I must have seen her.'
It was his turn to-be astonished.
'Yes, I have seen her last winter; at
Torquay. She got interested in Ade
laide, seeing her look so delicate, and I
fairly fell in love witti her. We saw her
'every diiy,'ana they all laughed at me,
for saying she was the only woman I
ever knew that I would like to marry if
I were a man.' So I fettled on in my ,
pleased surprise at finding I knew the'
heroine of his story. I had not thought
that he could be so eager and excited.
•
'Have you seen her ' he said, as be
pressure that was almost painful.. 'Alt,
that was what drew me to you at first,
even more than the resemblence I de
tected.' .
He asked me a haudred questions. and
1 1 was only too glad to speakof outs who
bad awakened in me that enthusiastic ,
affection which occasionally exists be
tween' two women, and is as beautifpl
as it is rare. Every little incident of
the months when we bad been near
neighbors, I recalled for him, and, of
course, wewere? better friends than
ever. He did not ask me about' her
father; but when he bade me good
night, he said, 'Pray ,God, that no other
human life may,ever atandtetween you
and your all of earthly happiness.'
The weather , continued fine. and the
steamer made such good progress, that
but for the detention we bad had, there
might have been a chance of arriving in
time to keep Christmas at home. It
was impossible .now; and one day. the
paritnie said to me- 'T am going to give
you some work.'
'What! And destroy the claim far
niente one can only enjoy at sea?''
'I think it will tempt you. Come..
At the stein of the vessel, on the main
deck, there was a small' cabin whieh .I
had not entered before. He took me
there, and' saying, 'This shall be your
work=room,' opened the door.
It was a charming sight to behold; an
open, fire blazing in a grate (well
guarded of course,) and a great beep of
evergieens piled up on the , table.
'Some kind friend sent those on board
the day before we sailed. I thought
you might like to arrange them. 1
I was delighted; for now indeed *I
began ki have something of the Christ
mas feeling; as I sat down VII the famil
iar work so often shared with my siste-s
in the home I was 'approaching. Sup
plies of
_rope, twinte and'' pasteboard '
'were ready in my haid, - arid the hours
passed quickly and. pleasantly as . I
worked away.
It was the, day before Cbristmae when
' I waa done. I had made a wreath- to
festoon around the walls, covered a
star aad cross, and the captain was
helping me to put them up.
'What is the matter that the ship rolls
so to=day ?' I asked of him. 'There
does not seem to be much wind.'
•No, 1 bfit there must have been a
pretty 'heavy storm somewhere here
abouts. that we have just escaped. We
feel the effects of it a littlii. Some poor
fellows may have had a hard battle
with it in Is fury l' I
How litt e be knew I
When h e had finished his part of the
work 'he went on deck. I
.looked
around.
~Something wasi, wanting. A
bright thought struck me, and I went
down to my state-room for an illuminat
ed motto I had in my trunk.
- 'Hallelujah I for the Lord God
Omnipotent reigneth l' were the words.
'lt is not particularly appropriate for
Christmas,' I thought, as I ,looked at
it; 'and yet I don't know; perhaps it is,
for one spent at sea.' I fastened a border
of holly leaves around it, and put it up
aver the fire-place, then stood back to
see the - effect. Just alien there fell
upon my ear the sharp, 'distinct report
of a gun, followed by another a minute
after. There, in raid-ocean, Separated
from all the rest of the world,' one can
scarcely imagine the electric effect of
that sudden message, a message never
to be misunderstood—the cry 'of he.
man hearts to human hearts for help.
A vessel in distress I - I caught up my
hood and shawl, and was on deck in an
instant. All was commotion and ex
citement, for the wreck was full in view;
our course had been altered, . and we
were heeling down upon tult She
seemed ta be a small steamer, and as
she lay in the trough of the sea, rolling
helplessly from side to side, even to , my
unpractised eye she was evidently un
manageable.
We could see the passengers crowded
together on the deck and various were
the surmises as to what port they had
left, and their destination—as
usual, those who were likely to know
the most saying-the least. 7 , think the
captain purposely_ kept alai
,from the
idle questioning of the passengers, till
he could speak positively. ,
How long the moments seemed till
we were near enough to speak ! And
if long to ns, how interminable to those
who watched us coming to save them
from certain death; for the short winter
day was drawing to a close; and if
night-fall had found them still , mires ;
eued, their fate was sealed. She proi
ecl to be a Bermuda steamer, bound for
New York, but driven , far out of her
course- , by .a series of violent gales
which had entirely disabled her. She
was leaking badly, and could, not hold
out longer; her_own boats bad all been
lost overboard, and her officers were
powerless.
We were as near now 138 it was pos
sible for us to approach, and the boats
Were lowered; but though the men bent
gallantly to their oars, the heavy swell
of the sea made their progress elorq
How anxiously we watched them as they
neared the, wreck; how our hearts beat
and our pulses- throbbed as we saw, a
line thrown out, and the bosh!
~ ,xnade
fast; then knew from the hurried weove
inents that there was no time to be lost,
o •ha ...non cro n 4 were lea , down over
the side.
Slowly, the moments passed,- but al
length the boats were approaching,
The captain bailed the officer in com
mend of the first. 'Havejoit brought
off all the women and children ?'
'Aye, aye, sir !' -
~, Then there went up a shout that could
not be'repressed—the gladnessand ex
ultation of every - heart thus finding re
lief. The gangway' was thrown open,
and eager hen& were ready to help the
resorted on board. The passengers were
gathered together on the upper deck,
where they could' see all that was going
on; the captain stood just below the
spot that I had chosen. -
Two,little children came first, then
their mother, with an infant in her arms;
and it woulfi be impossible to des
cribe) the heail-thrill with which they
were welcomed, strangers though they
They were passed quickly along,
- 1
everything hid been prepared to make
them comfortable.' for they were- wet
with salt-Water, cold, and linngry
Another and another followed, until
the I was.looking down as she
was helped up over the ship's side; she
raised her eyes to Capt. Stuart where
he stood, and held out her hand. He
sprang forward with a suddeif exclauia
tion, lifted her in his arms, and carried
her, as though she had been a little
child, to the cabin I had so lately left.
I understood it all in a monient, for I
had caught a glimpse of a face I knew.
It was the woman whom he loved that
he had rescued., ;Was she won at last ?
There were wondering exclama
tions al: around me; but I did not heed
them. With all the excitement of the
past hours, my heart_was so full .that I
could only find relief in a woman),
usual refuge, a good cry; my face week
down into my handl'', and 'I
got away
into a corner by myeelf. It was noth
ing to me now who ahotdd-come r in the
other boats.
Capt. Stuart's touch on my arm
aroused me. 'Go to her,' he said,
trust her to you. I cannot be absent
from the deck.'
I held out my hand. He grasped it
for an instant, then tuned to his post
of duty, and Ito mine. -
'Yes, it was his wife, .my friend,
Mary Allison, who held out arms to me,
with her own sweet, winning smile.
'Nellie I Dear child, what' a pleasure
to find you here I'
I tried to-yroveivortby of my trnst; I
asked no questions. I would not let
her talk till I had done all that I could
for her comfort; then I let her tell me
the story of the wreck. _
An hour later she -was Iyin'g On -the
sofa, warm and dry, wearing some of
my •clotiies; the firelight was dancing
on the'walls, shining on the Christmas
evergreens, the
_ship was under weigh,
and I was sitting holding — her
,hand in
mine, when there was a rap at the door,
and I started np to open it for the cap.
tain. He knelt down beside her, took her
face between his hands, and gazed long
and earnestly into the sweet eyes uprais
ed to his then buried his own in the pit.
low; and, in the - utter 'silence, I almost
heard the thanksgiving -that went up
from a full heart to Gad.
She was the first to speak when ho
looked up again.
was coming to you, dear. I
thought I would be , in New 'York to
welcome you.'
'And I so nearly lost you.'
shuddered as he spoke..,,
.
,'Yee; this morning thought I would
have to wait fir you above, God has
been - very good to us, my own.
'And yea are alone, now ?' hetalked.
I , 'Never alone any more,' she answered
him; and he took her in his arms, - and I
heard him say, 'My Wife.' I
I had made a movement to go, but
Capt. Stuart had detained me.
=1
'NO, wo are not going to send you
away to spend. Christmas-eve by your
self,', he Data to me, after awhile. 'You
must just try to itindure the 'sight of
What you will soon ktiow by experience.'
And I was only too glad to stay. Of
course tie could -:not be absent alto
gethei from the deck, but he went and
came, aad it was a sight to see the look
that was in his eyes as they rested upon
the fair face that was always turned to
welcome him; the utter Satisfaction and
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contentment that seemed to well up
from the very depth of bis heart.
He was not sellieb, howeve4 but in
stated upon feting us below before •it _
grew late.
'You must try to sleep, my darling,'
he said to her, 'not only to rest. And ,
yoti, too, Nellie, you will be unfit to
enjoy- to-morrow, unless you get over
the excitement of today.' •
So it was arranged that we were 'tot'
breakfast together at nine o'clock the
next morning, and he bade ris good
night.
But when the next morning came, I
was awake bright and early; as I always
had been on Christmas-day. It was
impossible to remain in my berth, and
I dressed myself, and.went on deck. - It
was a glorious morning, cold and
clear; the sky was as blue as a sapphire,
and the waves seethed to he fairly danc
ing in the sunshine. •I walked quickly
up and down, till I was all in a glow, 2
then thought I -would go and lbok at
my Christmas decorations.
The fire was burning brightly in the
grate; the table was set for breakfast,
everything was so pleasant and cozy,
that I sat down and made myself corn
'tortable: There, about au - hour later,
Capt. Sttuuf found me.
am not going to wish you a-lnerry
Christman yet,' I said:
'Nor I you. What is that about
'Hearts of better right"' '
see you understand me, but :
my
first greeting , to-day ought to come
from you.; . •
'Wait,' he said, with a curibus smile.
Altogether there was something in
his manner. I could not fathom, as he
stood with his hand upon the door. •
'Have you pretty strong nerves,
Nellie ? Could you bear a great sur
prise without fainting, or doing any of
those uncomfortable things common
01110/111 as
'Yes; I think I could.'
But my heart was beating fast, and
my cheeks'were burning. What was
coming ? I could not guess._
'Just now, on the deck, one :of the
reached piissengeri came to me to in
quire for Miss Allison. Hia words and
tone were so pleasant that I 'asked his
name. _ 'Don't start now ! It was—'
'John John !' •
The captain had vanished, and in his
place was; some one who caught me. up
as I spra‘g foiward, when the door was
thrown open, and haling me as though
he never meant to letme go t murmured
words too precious to be repeated, but
whose music will echo in my ears for
ever.
'And you were on the wreck ? You
were so near me last night ?' I said at
length. - .
'I was. Most unexpectedly X found
that I malt go to Bermuda nnitity way.
WV' o r cit;' — kia"Stu trioie The rest.
Fancy what I felt when the captain said
he believed he had a friend of mine on
board; and mentioned your name.' -
'And, oh, John ! do you know Who
Miss Allison is ?' (What woman cohld
forget her interest in another's love
affairs, under any circumstances ?
has loved her for yeah. and she was
coming to meet him in New York.'
'I may wish you a merry Christmas
`now, Nellie,' said the captain, half an
hour after, and as Miss Allison was with
him,l felt that I might return the-greet
ing.
What a Christinas day it was to us
all. the four who sat down together in
the little cabin, where. the motto over
the fire place seemed to have been pro
phetic; not a merry Christmas, perhaps, --
in the ordinarff acceptationof the term,
but o very happy one, happy with -the
quiet and subdued happiness of those
Who feel that God himielf: has come
very near, to give the gladness that fills
%new cup lAJ IJ,CIIto 16. 0 .
'How about the - two days we lost,
Nellie?' the captain asked
,of me that
afternoon.
'How about anything and everything
in our lives?" I answered, looking up
uncons.ionsly -to my motto, 'Hallelujah!
for the Lord God Omnipotent reign-.
eth.'
Three days later we landed in New
York, and.before the ship sailed again,
there was a quiet wedding in ti church
up town, where John and I bfficiated,
for the last time, in a secondary c.ipac- '
ity.
We went tin board the steamer to bid
our friends good-bye, and there,.in the
dear little cabin, promised, at some fu
ture time, to spend a merry Chri,tmes
in . England with Captain Stuart and his
wife.
HORSEII7S htrernintn.--A ripple of
excitement has been prOduce ) l on the
up- own drives in New York by the
appearance of a big black horse, driven -
to a heavy road wagon by a German .
who weighs about 300 pounds. The
- habitues of the drives have named the
horse Black Devil. He has beaten .
some of the fastest stepper, and - has
not jet been defeated. While , -Mr. ,
Liechtenitein .was coming down seventh
avenue behind his sorrel gelding Topper
which can show 2:30 to a wagon, a
wagon rattled up behind him, and ha
heard some one by the, roadside say,
'There goes the Black evil and the
big Dutchman" The man in the wagon
held up his horse and nodded for a
brush. Mr. Lichtenstein aceepted . , his
challenge, and, much , to his surprise,
the black huig close !011ie wheels for a
distance. and then Went by him with a
rush. The driver turned and said, Tell
vy don't you come on ?'
His text victim was Mr. Alexander
Taylor, Jr., who was going up 7th
avenue behind his grey gelding Duke
of Sunderland, a horse that can trot in
225. Mr. Taylor was challenged for a
brush. They kept neck and neck for
some little distance, when the driver
of the unknown black cooly bid Mr.
Taylor gooe-bye and easily left him
behind. All that is known on.the road
of this newcomer is that somebody has
heard him addressed as Hins and that
he comes from the 23d ward. He never
halts at the roadside inns .
-ge fairly
The man who wouldn't be found out
should stay at home. •
NO=`