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Surveyor, • Draftarnaa Ponveytmcer, *nd Estate
SmetlipOrt, Dpße in. county, O. • ' •
: • 'WILLIAM WILKIN, . : .
Pimetical
Port Allegheny, 31. , Kean.county, Pa. , .•,
• •••J. Z. BB:OWN
'SURVEYOR, DRASTSMA.II, CONVEYANCER and Real'
..Eitate Agent; - -, Office, Williamsville Elic Co. d'erm'a
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Chapin-& Beylif Egyfa„ . ...
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lion: Thomas Struthers, • Warren, • Pa.
W. S. Brownell, EN., ......—:...—: Emetheor, - Pa. ,
Cwa.. A.:1; Baena Vista., Pa.
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JOIIN , n :„HuLL•Proprietor;• i li
corner Of, Water inSckory
•. -:stre e t I! ; Warren, Pa; .:General Stage Mice. •
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B. F. WEIGHT ar..00.; • . , •
Wholessalp'aila ItetailDealers in FarolliGroc'e.rlep, Pork.
}lour, Salt, Feed, &e.; Under E . S.. Mason's
Sloye'Stor,e, Payat side Of the Public squarp, Eicictupprt;
J. C. BACKUS & CO,
General .flealeis in..rtr t y.'Goocts,. Groceries, Crockery
.'eatty,MrideClothing, 'loots awl Bhota, Hata anaCaps
the Court House, 'arnetbprirt, Pa..
• • • • J. 0. ROLMEI3,• . .
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Wholesale * and Retail Dealer 'in Piovisions -and 'Family
Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots. Shoes Hats, Caps; Nails,
- - Yankee Notions, &el,' &e: .Stnre one 'door rest or-the
, Astor House,. Terms,:Cash. , , .•.'
FOBES HOUSE,
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Fronting the, Public p q uare, Olean, N.. Y. - J.431E6 M.
. MILLER. Proprietor:, - Thefobei House js entirely new.
' • and ,bullt of brick; and ifl' furl:limbed in modern style,,
- The.: prOPrietor• flatters himself that his aecoinnioda= I
thins are not surpassed by. any hotel in Westero'New '
' York. - ' Carriages run to'and from the New York • and
.Erie liall'Road. • . • ' ' '
.BYRON D. HAMLIN,
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ATTORNEY AT LAIT;,BRiOtbpOTA,
.31 , Keack County. Pa.,
Agent for. Messrs...Keating 11:.. Co's Lands Attends
eapeeislly to the Collection of Claini4; Examination of
Land Titles; Pajment of Taxex, , and all,business rela
ting to Real Estate.. Wee to Ilamiiil 810 ck . ., . • .
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GREEN'S HOTEL,
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D A. Velour, Pioprletor,—at •Kinsua'.' Warren county
Pa: • MIA Table will. be , supplied with the. Vest 'the
country atTorde, and Inr spare no pains in accotnodktieg
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his guests..• .. . •.. • . . •
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. • •., E. BOUGHTON 'ELDRED, ..• •
Attorney and .Counsellor at Lair,: filmethport, Aeon
' County; Pa. !Smileless: entrusted to hie" . eve for the
. .counties of H'Kean ' Potter and .Elk bo promptly.
attended to Offieein the Court House, .second floor.
DR.
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•. - - • : ~..• DR. L. R.'ISNED •• • ' •
rhysic . ian . and'Surgeon,: Sinai:linnet; Pa,' Will attend to
all professional calla with promptness: .....Oftice in Fart,
• 'Well Block, second &mi. .• .. : - ' . ~ . . . i , ,
N. 8. BUTLER fc CO.,
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Wholefiale and Retal. Deatere in Staple and 'Fancy .Dry.
Goode Carpeting, Ready Made Machine, and General
• Furtiii ' bing(loode, Boots and Shoes, Wall. and %ludo*
•. raper, Looking citaseek dr.e. At plean. N.Y., .
. - BENNETT HOUSE, • • • : •
Smethport, Sl 7 l{eari'Co.,.Pn. D. It. Proprie
• tor—opposite the Court llouse. new, large, emu
:modious add well-furnished house, • • •
JOHN .0. BACKUS,
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-Attorney 'and Counsellor at LitlV; Sniethtiort, 'Kean CO
Pa. Will attend to all busineasin his profession In the.
counties of MOteatt, , Potter and Elk.. Office over . C. K.
Sartwell & Brother's! Store: - . • . •
ASTOR HOUSE,
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Wn.. ll.!scat.t.. Proprietor, Smthport; llt'Kcan . Co., Pa
. Stage:4 to and fronythia place atop here: . Good aroma
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GIDEOI!ii:TRONS,
Dealer in Dri'Cloodif Groceries. Pork, Flour,'Salt,, 110
Ready-Made Clothing; Boob; and Shotoi,. • Store to Ea
' ton'er old atand, Panethpoo, Pa. Goneral,PatooPletli
11ACKIMY HOUSE,
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Cornef'of Secorot and,'Llberty 'stream,' Werren Pa.' It
A: BAnnort,'Pcoprietor. Trayetere .wilr.fitid . good tie'
- coomoditioroi and reasonable , eliargea.. ••' . :.
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E. S. MASON,
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Dealer In Stoi , e'e, Tin. Ware,. Je:ppaned. Ware, . &c., *est
aide or .the Public gou•re, Smethport; Pa - ,. • Custom
*Fork. done to order On .the shortest notice;, and In the
' most substantial, manner: .• . '. -.. , •.. . •.,
W..B t BROWNELL,
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.DeeleOlia , bry GOods, Groceries, Crockery, filardwaie
fleets '
Shoes, 114 e,. Ceps, Mass, NAGS, Oils, &c.,. &c
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as - side of tlfe'Public..34usie, Smetimort;. Pa. ~
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Dealor In PrnTiaions and Family Gronotiei Renerally; a
Farrnera 51 , Kean•00., Pa. Grain,. Lumber
Shiaglos, &c., taken 'in. eoltango for 0 obds, .PalOn
gi'dedicfnos foi sale. ' . ' •
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:_ll.' LAll.ol6E,lrroprietar,—Allegheny 'Brittgo.,• liit , liean
. , Co', Pa, ,This bonen is situated '
about nine miles from
Snietliport on the road' to Mean s and'lviii: be round 'a
'convenient stoppingqilace ' - - - . .' ' • - '
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EMPORIUM, HOUSE,
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Elhippen, 24 , 1tean'Oo:,',Nt , Ira:OP:AND COUR, rrOprio:or.
A. comnindloui and well-ruinielted Strangers
and tlatelero will and good accomrnodatinns• .
FARMERS' VALLEY RQTEL,
By T. Cip'omrvi. ' Thin home is situated about five lea
from Sinop port on 11+3 . 1-nail to Olean, Pleasure parlios
and d the): a earybe ficoinmodated on the tiliottaal notice,
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NATHAN I)nitins,,Piopiietor. This house . iS Situnted hal
~ w ay between Smothport an Olean'.. If you want a good
dinner this in , the.plaen ' to stop: . '• ' ' ~' '
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••• '• • : GRoRDIt. CQRWIN;
-Proprleior of the . G .
'Medhanleibitfg', . Mc
Rea% County pa.. Flo Ur... Meal; and' Feed, eqnstantl
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. hand find for sale; In Meg°, and small qunPtltLeN
RAILROAD HODSE,
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0. Osinkstiati, • PiotirletOr; Norwich; • M , Ketin -On
Pa.' Good accorninotlations can bei.had - thorn' at a
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.F.knou.li. - Dota.r.i , Piopiletor, :at Pori Allegaily,llc
' Kean ooulity, P. ThlNlTotel jaaitunted at tbn. linte l .
.tion of the, Elmethilert• ang Allegany River loaill,'nine
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tulles east f Siotlzport„
on the' map of the United S,tates, am
lnto'the old stand ot-Fordk Smitl
'y:jisind?gou will, find Ed..Mison'a Tin Shop nll m
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Light of the Blind Man's 'Home
.* . StOIIt'OI , ,WIJ(E oIAINFIXTESTATg
i 4 Wiint s ii it Ann?" asked grs. Warren as
,she came from the 'pantry . , Well
. Ifiden . ' with
icNothing; Mother, Only 'a letter. .from
The flush that bathed her face andbo
som.with,Ciinnson belied her quiet
. reply. But
..r.trs. Warren was too busy to notice 'that • rind
Ann too muchaccustomed to conceal. erifotiOns
to continue her efforts at. emulaqng.tnere s ses.
4iPerhaps . .yOu would liketo : heat what .he
saysther," she asked, turning her, eyes
froMthe .elOsing..,words . of fender 'adieu almost
reluctantly,. to look ter some prosaic lines bet,
ter fitted for her Mother's hearing. •
Anything particular? :I . guess I shall have
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time to sit doWn' .The.reen. fnlkit aint
insight yet;"replied.lllr.i. Warren, after satis,
tying herself dpon - •tht point ty• 4 protracted
gaze . .upon • the .quiet country - road heroie she
dropped upon7.a chair to listen.
«Yes, Wiliam writes . iliat he
mother.: 'Heat what he soya " . .and Ann read
as caretully.as it it had' beena . .legal doCitment:
She was rewarded by- • • •
“A very sensible letter, 'Ann, very... How
William improves:. He He always' was si-scholar ;
I feel proud of William. means to •inake
something-in the world."
•Ane smiled brightly; arid the rose tint again
diffiused ouei her fairfate . till it gloWed.lilte a
sante - 10..51y at , suneet. • • •
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. • ' , High ho ! father . and the boys are coming," .
cried
cried Mrs:Warren ; its 'shObeg,an tobustleabotit.
She ',could not loie a' moment, for" it was her .
pride and Plcasare to complete all her prepary
tions for supper at the exaCt instant the '"mien".
appeared; with clean and . shining faces in •the
kitchen, after- having . .taken their turn at the
pump, 'and the round towel in the. back - room:.
Ann glided like a:spirit:through the half-do.
ied up the, stairway; and into her own
riffle room, the . precious, prosaic letter clasped
close to her• bounding .heart, her whole face
aglow with hope, love and enthusiasm. Then
she unfolded .the letter once more tore-read it.
We do not wonder-thst it satisfied the, loving
heart of its . leader. Wordsof ageetion, of hOPe
and enthusiasm,, bright pictures of the home
nos so near to them, through his oWn unaided
effort's; ambitious plans, Inklings' of .what_he
could do ( * Of her sake, indicted in'bold,•.free
hand, which of itself betipoke a . manly strength
and energy.. All this in . a letter! Yes, Ann
•saw it all there,andit made her So happy
. that
we will nof . quarrel with: her: painting. her • love
thus, halo' of saintly grace encircling .hu.•
man.beatl. ' • • .•.. . •
<< Ann'! Ann Wiirron, why didn't "you- know .
supped was.rondy long No?" . : • .
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.ctl'm coming•irta
: moment, mother," answer-•
ed Ann to her day-dreams, as hiding' her . tia'as
use hnrriedly, she paused.to- make,a - slight ad
dition to her toilet by smoothing her hair... .
While she' is absent, let: us employ ouislves.
in turning Ot;cr.a leaf or tvro har:past:.his-
Ann Warren iO the wily . daUihter of a Nevi ,
Hampshire farmer who:-,hatl slowly • aeen t nu'..
lated a comfortable
. fortUne despite the' draw-
backs of early poverty, and.rocky soil; for, by
no',poetieat license'can we speak of fertile Mead
ows, Sri tailed by courtesy, upon.a hill=side., If
-he had 'earhed hie dollars' h!trdly, he knoir how
to keep them; , "It eatinat therefore be . auppOsed,
that he ler his thrifty spouse Yvould.pro
pose.a loye match. for their on y, auger ;with
Wilijain .Bradley, : vho had neither" Money nor .
expee . tationS,' - while .Dr. GreenieriPs• dilly, son
had professed in entire ivilliiigeessto marry her
at, onee,if he could but obtaiii 'her consent.---'
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Them were pretty' girls' in 't4 •village,' :who.
wondered'at Ann..Wal:ien'staste. The dashing,
vattle-brained,:black.eyed Greenleaf charmed
those wbticoUld see nothing remarkable in the_
tucideh dignity.of 'William 13tedley'sdemetinor.
A.ftei the usual 'method had been. Mirsued by
• William's:falling ad unexpectedly and despei•- •
te k.s
"a ly inlove with 'Ann : that he must -needs
ea ult her upon the 'subject, they, bethought'
therP elves of it'eqUainting her
,father and it:
ther,4. the feet.. - ' ..' ..'':.‘Y
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As et matter.of.course, this:Opened' the
. eyes
of the : "worthy. conpie at precisely . the: ,worst
tiniepfinterferenee. ..But in their zealtornalo
- right; they did not'Undertfand this
'any More: than other wise heads ira , ie, done since
the:slays of Adam :. ' Theijavr'wasiaid.'doisn so
emPhatically'that the .youthfid.cenidelvereni
'ted in, heart by the'very eircirt made toseparate
them... A nmwas an obedient datighter,•fOri'af
rhoughAe.cbuld 'not forget' William she could
and:did break off 'interea4isewith One'vrhomi
she'dreanedcif':daY''amf:night. Resolved to con
Josiah WMren:that'.he niss worthy
ler : treptinent, William Biadley . . hurried away,
to 'Lowell,. }w hen he,.. - found 'emPl4rnent:' in . a
machine. shop. • This' proved so : lucrative that
he retured;t6:NVestlawn at :the : expiration of
a' Year, to invest a considerable saving, and 'talk
‘Vith'pardoriable . osientatiOn of his expectations:
if Ann 7 s'ebedience to her parents l had for a m 0...
.meat sheireMbia faith in her constancy, he read
the histo6".ol her ' , truth in 04' .pallid . .cheek 'and
'lustreleSs eye which' enchained his 'attention
ihiring.the_entire afternoon .service:at 'the Va.,
lagc.chureh.• ''.•
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.doOr lo,rnalie friendly inquiries, and : some, too
dull to interprei aright hisitbstracte.d and down
east airl, inquited, Significantly, if he hid met
Ann Warren'. • kurriedaVvay fretni them
to find Telief in' the ietii.ement . of father'S
home, but...here his mother;. while oitensibli
busied in layfrg.aside her Sunday garb and pre
paring supper, enlarged upon the consumptive
tendency of the Warrenfamily., , 4
~ .“There was Ruby Warren—you remember
her, 'clon't. You, Will 1-L-though.. came 'to think,
on't "you Must a'been too little,—well; she pin.
ed away till spring come. Iknew' she'd live
till spring, after she lingerOtt along through the
winter.. A'moStalways a consumptive person
will drop away aboot the time the leaves fall;
but she didn't;
. abe . lingered 'along, as 'I said
Wine, till SpringCome,—She was jest the age'
of little Betsy that I buried before :you. was
born. :Mercy Warren, she went . ' next'after.
• 'Williani couldendure no more. and . seizing
his•hat hp hurried out of .the houae, while the
'old lady rambled on her family history, address
ing 'her conversation . to her husband, and mild
ly wondering, noW.and Oren; Why William Mir
ried off so, just.as supper was a'mbst
,on the
William had directed.his steps to the old
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orchitid behind the 'thielling-house;'a spot soy
age and Sterile enotigh to enioUrage all the mel
ancholy forebodings of histroubled semi'. .From
the granite ridge; hecaught•Sight of the village
'burial' ground, a desolate field of graves,
wilich,heinitinctively.turried away, only to (ix
his .gaze . upon. Joseph Warren's three story
house, standing out bare and white, Without a
sheltering - tree, or other,ornament to relieve its
anattrective aspect'. Thus 'his thoughts hurri
ed-from Ruby to Mercy Warreni . whdse flames.
..and ages he had so often spelled off the gray
granite slabs. in 'boyhood, back to': the
Ann,.'whuse blue 'veined forehead and colOrless
cheek rose in sad contrast beside the blooming
picture of his Ann of one brief year age.:
, But What can I. do 'P.''. The:question, asked
in bitterness of goal, received no response, When
an unexpected voiee et his very side started
him. With—t. How d'ye ;do,.
grown too prond, to speak to an bld friend, have
ye/ . Thought I would never Make ye hear any=
; thing, this wind makes such's lonesome kind of
a noise.: Glad to see • you, 'though, it 'seem'
like Ad. times."':' . • • •
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William gladly extended his hand to•••giasp
that of Thomaif Warren, Crinkly disclaiming all
idea of forgetting hiln,'and then the two Walked .
end talked of 'every common-place thingin.ex ,,
istence. Thwone stibjeCt of, interest to•either,
An . ri, was always carefully avoided. At length
Thomas lingered , still,. ,muttering something
about being in a hukry to,-see. to . the . cliores . at
lone 'hefoke Singing school' opened, in orderlts
introduce a few.parting renissks. .
• “When are you going back to Lowell„ Wil
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•. • i‘t promised to be on hand .Wednesday morn
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"What :! going to letree on. Tuesdaylf' . •
suppose - was the unsatisfectoty re
Thoinas pciadered as • if it had inyolved'eorne.
intricate idea, and to conceal. his true feefing;
bicame, distrait and uneasy.. Re was a true
NeW England boy, and feared to exhibit any On
innnlY; feeling.. . The concealed, yet genuine
.love he• bore his Sister, prompted , him to an ont
burst.df etrietion,;whieli would but have reveal
ed something. of the; better of.his nature. Poor
boy, ,he had been taught' that such tears as,he.
could htive shed would have disgraced his man
hood.., EVidently William Wei too proud 'to
Open any doOr communication, yet
. he could
not go back ledving'his errand undone. , lie re
sorted again to
. the vonyenient commonplaces
of :conVeisatiorii a little• nearer the mark . this
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4 4They say your'e doing well•down [hero."
• :;. William briefly 'stated the m;ages he already
received; with.the, proinised increase ifhtre
'mained another year: .. • •
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, gßetter tVariJCrmitig ; '.kgood deal," "replied
Thomas.' .tt,Welf, sine glad of it: I
'alwayi wished •you : good hick, though you.may
have' thought.. different'." • ••• • •-•
• ctl nevei - blarned .you," • answered William,
• .oldly, relapsing
,into ,he felt .the
force of this indiFect . • •
Nothing but a dogged determination to 'ac,
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coUld'have . brooght ThOmas
Warren .out • • ,He had been cautiously ,iryteg
his ground he' savi , that . William was . un.
apprOackabfd. .If he wo'uld.anderitatid;his.feel
ings,he • mtist' betray his owh, and 'he came up
to the work like a hero • ' • ''•
SIG yOu go back withoutreeing Ann t she
,vrtinit live . a .yerti longer.: ,Her heart's bound
up in Lmight •iter welt
,own it
, as,lookorr
and see' hei t7 --:" but a g reat sob; which' tiu 1(1
not be choked doWni stopped hitn. . •
“Arid you blame iner. Willjam began, but •
the bitter emphavis,chstiged ',•to:a tone treinu
lon's; With feeling ashegrasped hig fiiend's hand
to ask,• ct Will Ann 'see •me I Will your. la.
iher '• • • • ' ' •• • ; •
• igFather,” interrupted Thoinas vehemently;
'the just beginv.to see what he' hai &Me. He
wouldn't have .you :go back to LoWell for any
money . ,•ifhe won't .'afraid. to say. so. You 'Call
round to. night tiOd.talk with him; won't ye? •
And . Thomas flurried away. in earneSt•this
time. 'was . Well for bulb, that they \vere alone
with' their emotions. . . .
What We all'know.ofAnn'i - history . will ac..
count for her recovery; and explain, as.far as
words may, her :happiness; its letters, neither
few nor brief, kept: her faithfullY informed of.
other matters,more interesting to Anrirnicloul?t,
Which do not especially concern as.. Latent
facultiel w hich. he had never..dreamed of , poi 7
:scarfing had, been.developed, , while employed;
aboirt the machinery of .the Mills, for in this
last letter he•had speken of a' successful'
tion, which promised to make his.fortune..
Ann'sheartoverflowed.wiih joy. . Although
'she had always :understood Wilaium better than
anybody else could, it viss.pleasant to:see him
thus winning his deserts. lf her father's hearty.'
apprediation of his worth, equalled their -entire
forgetfulness. of their opinions, Ann was too ow,
worldly to suspeettheirt, too happy.id the pres-. 1
Brit to be haunted by the past. Alait that a
ainglecloud should dinn such'itrespecti'; true, it! l
was but a Speck at first, that darkened the smi
ling, heavens, yet it grew fckqa . teiriinet. :At'
first, William wrote, but not despondingly, ote
slight weakness, a trifling inflammation; of the
eyes, which would hinder him from study or
experiments .for a' litttle.tiine,:and . - delar. the
'bringing out of his invention. .A less. cheeriull
letter had forbidden all labor or study for . a lit
tle.t ime... An
. onninous . silenee ensued: and' then
came a letter—Ana's heart sank ... When: she
glanCed•at it in a strange hand-writing.'
An intimate ilierid had written what - William
dictated.. 'lle was going , to consult distin
guished occulist in New York. itWe shallnot
meet again, Ann, if this opinion. is unfavorable,".
said he in clOsing, ttliut keep tipgirod courage--
I hape much from his '
Eagerly did Ann Wei him hoping on until
the' death blow ot hope came, in one last; cold,
stern epistle, oh hoW unlike William its se_
verity !•... : •
Qt's all OVer,.A.lllllle- - 4, am blind, blind !—=
Notanother ray of hope to, mock:nie.: You are
free, shall, never see you again; never! and
may:God.grant . that your, eybs may never be
hold mein` my.humiliatiof , Forget me,. We
most not Meet again. I have done with hope;
done.with life. God bless you, even as he cur
tied me. Far,dwell."
We cannot speculate:upon the tears which
fell upon thes words . ; wrung:from•a desolate
and deipairing heatt. The frail. child, whoie
beart hidheen well nigh broken in :her early.
triel, rose up, from the terrible. affliction' of
woman, strong in purpose;and Heaven'•support=
ed.for aie.work she hair to do. '
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One br i ght : morning . in •spring, Ann Warren•
stood-hy the small mirror in,lter own rogin, ad
jusfint her. simple. toilet. Tha Old:aPple tree .
crowded a pray 'of fragrant blosioms in at the
*pep window. Ann gathered one to fasten in
'the braids of her hair.iand. then bUtved her head
ta.weepOer the 'meniories it had'awakened.-,
Only a, year agii; . and how quickly• William
ticed them. and'admired their color, rind. fra
glance. might, ha've been the soft cheek,
tinted With* at hue 'lovelier than 'the buds; he
thought of ;mist, but hetvould never see. that,
nor "spring-time nor' happiness again. What
were the apple blossoms to Ann now;'she'diew
them out and dropped them there to,wither.
Her' eyes were red with weeping when •her
mother 'entered. 'Mrs. Warren , scented annoy
'ed as•she noticed them: ‘.4 believe that child
means, to kill herself; • She cries half,the time,'?
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said'she; in
. thought: Ann 'had turned 'away;
and.seemed very busy:With her and bon
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net.
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• "You going out?" queried her mother, “Your
e - yei are as red 'asrferreis." • Sherevievi . .edi leie•
.nrely, a pile of sewing• dot lay upon th . e table;
for, no reply . earde 'IQ her
. question.:. 'l've. do;
the. housework. all done np,• and I thonght,.rneh
you'd•to. ilitiog • thuteUlieo • 'of.
, • •• • • • .
hain't a single dress.that's decent' tor
•
.mi .•
afternoon." .• ' • . •
:ktlVil( riot . sproe:,other,timesdO. just as we)
triOtherV! she asked antUthen ctfroitt
ing her, she-'added ; ttJlgthcr, I am' going, up
to Mr,ldradrey'4.'' .- She seemed to Onderstand
perfectly, , just .how many. %verde were needed
flte -. storm of. indignation, .which. she
was prepared to meet,.. for . she: sad nothing
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. ~ 'Ann Warrenr screamed her, mother; towhY
,yoU're heside.yoUrself. : What will. your father
say, I'd like to knotty I. A. long as William but
sense enough.to.break off, I'm sure I'd let kfen .
see that I could live without him) , .
slf I had married Wiliiriln before he became
blind, would you ha:ve adviSed me. to desert,
4 , .Norisense! that is quite .another
yetith, do there today, I can .see how it will
end. .It ain't yew: duty . to tie yourselfllowia
a.
A skilver.ian through the veins •ai the
tastwort.l.l tell urnin- her eat';bilt she . added in
her patient, depivating Way , .; Vve.
thought this Sit over." She did.nOt say tirayed:
over it, lint . 'pusing, - reVerently added :S.str.. a
little tima, :believe I. know my 'duty. mo
ther.''
shotild you did !!' wreathed Mrs.
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Wdrren.ag . ain;:in.angry excitedi'entibut Ann
Was ajreadr.beycn(l4.hereachbf her shilll voice,
hurrying acros.4 . the Acid tnwardSlqr.Bradley's
residence. , •
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ptadler was • at, wort . : in her kitchen;
when. Ann Warren - 51161 . y stoiain the open
door; • Silence and sifilneis pe - rvlaile4 theyotise;
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1 -although: . sunbearr9 - floodetrthe rotim•vvilh' their
radiMMe, tho glad. Bounds of nwtilieMng
life; came i'nthrough . .the: open windows:'. She;
started:' nervously, os the advanrinC . shailovi•
caused her,M . lOOk from her opeouri
ter those tearfuG wistful elOquent with
MIMI
t•Nyhy, it's you' Ann•Warieu she exclatm
ed,untler hroath, as she -cautioasly ctOsed the.
dOor,.and then came to,sit down by :. her .side,
tcWhyicht poor child how:altered:you do look!"
She' graspcd . Alin's' cold brand ., between' her own
.wurm palirtseareleesly i aniibotti wept.eitently
for a titne. "it's comfort •to me, Ann, to see
yii. This trial; perhaps I ought to sayis .
titan does, 'that •it had :bean •bel ter if he had
died. The Lord.--knoylis best, But' there•ain't
bit of use of yoUr so..Wil ham ,WOUldn'i
have you.ste hini• for the 'world. tle . hardly
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ePealie• to me, hie Mother.: Poor boy l who -tan
blame him . . • ' •
echfay.l•gq•up, Mrs. Bradley?" •• • •
••• The eager question :made en entire - change
in Bradley's. manner. r . prawMg.hertell
Up Ad answered .coldly,. more ea ::than you.
Nyould have . :aegmed,paseible; , with those Mug
reyes ie_wistrully looking. into. .heda for... Pe-
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”I,:don't'seeany.us'ein nothing
in the . world against you,. child, • but 'mould
Only harrow . up William's feelings for
The inatO•is broken off.anO, properly enough,
for.Whatl knOw. We can't blame anybody for
'that, but it doett'Accm'as"if Your folks might
have, some' feelings for us in our trouble: “S l ab
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Warredtakes pains to . tell folk's,. since. William'
came home that the Bradley's alWays was an
Unlucky set; and' he' gtiesses it's about as t well•
as any way ! 'Atm could find ehinees enotigh,
if William had broke . down.' Williamwasihe
first to sie•that •he must give you up, but i•
doei seerdas if that was a hard thing to say of
us in our •troubie." . .•
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'Ann'a bps quivered: and tt was long hettirn,
she found voice to' plead : "Oh I den't lay . . up
father's hard speeches. ''• Think of Me, new just
as you iised not?.. 1 came hoping
to:comfort•William, if you , will :Only let theses
“Well, I don't know ma carrhelp , it,” paid
Mrs. Drailley, iii an apologetiO. tone, fors,Afin
had glided away, determined 'upon' hearing 'no
Her courage (altered when atie. reached her
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lover'S chamber.. .tl,.wati long before she fait.
.ed. h'er ,
fingefs to ; the latch, rind
when tipon,the threshol t d; that l hoveed Agirei sit
abject in its misery, arrested her almOst noise
' less steps, a presence•itvas recognized . •
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• trob , ,,don't stand• ,theie, mother; leaye me
elone—l can't bear . your pitY,' said
impatiently.: • . .• • , ' • .
gaiped the girkadyancinrbut t
single step, ere she faltered agaip. • • •
ttAnnie, oh, Annie lv • ylle Melancholly ten,
dernets.of hi 9 ton es . drew. her towards him in
voluntarily.; But he bad 'recovered tiMself; and
stnod,Crect anti stern. ""You should have spar;
ed'me this, Ann
“Not if .I: may coirifort . yon .as I• till "do. Oh l
William, you. Cannot , drive me from you—my
love. is strOngei than Your deapair."' • .
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And-well . she prove d her words; but not until
he hid tested the• Might of her affection by crud•
repulses, born of hia maddened pride, did Wilr
liam Bradley take the, gentle hand . extended .so
gladly to driw him from the, vortex of despair,.
wherein aimed resolved to : sink. The soft
preSsurt of her lips: Upon his brow :charmed
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away the almoat blasphemous 'deubts of God's
Metcy, Which had . been • driving' himmall; be
hewed his
.h . ead upon Ids hands" and 'weri i .
praying In . 'broken accents.to - tie 'forgiven and
strengthened. . . •
Ann had still •another trial to_ endure, ,in
Meeting her faille!. Ilis.anger seemed too. cna
entrat ed spoken fOr a. time, until .atlast
it broke ont.in cursei:anirthreats,
het a terrible insight into his aoddly anti cruel
naiure: 'She remained. Silent', hoping to:disarm
his anger, bother rneeknesS'only•added fuel 'to
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'4lThere: js the:door," .h . ecried icornfully,-- .
41Ge. marFy::a blind Mani and . then take care of
him if yOu..6n. - I hope yon may both . .ace:the
iniidcofa.poof houscbrefore .you 'get a cent of
my . uMney. • •
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..'Like Esau, she could-hane cried:vvi.th,aii. ex
ceeding great and bitter cry,'"Blees me, 'even .
me, oh my Father!" but her lips• could shape
no articulate reply, •
Seeking for einitloyment,. Ann was 'able.to
'secure a . siteaticin in the factories,' where Wil
liam Was well known Forr her lahor she re
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ceiveil. more than many of the farmers in lief
nativeyillage were able' , to support their fami
lies Mien, r Thrift 'and good management 'had
taught he'r at.heme.. rt, a nfyitery 'to all
Wlyinew hint, that Ann 'tit•as able' to overcorne.
the only: rem ai n i ng. obstacle,. her lover's pride.
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Poseihry she'May: have persuaded him te•seeri
flee it to save her life Gime more; at. all events
they AN: er6 married;. and she .supported both, ` ,
~ .vith,a pair of the most willing and..otriPetent
hantlf that ever toiled for lover's sake.-.. Poser
ty, that gaunt spectre which frighten's se many
of us into deeds of selfishnesty that:ntl.'ht . ta
shame us;' has never:_darkened Iter-tasis,
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eanse she is tooCottragecios.aodwatebful•in.en:-
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..• Do yoa:ram . Oriberflow....tiltich Lucia ehnim
et..l 113.by:tier deserititionq,,,pf tliafiqvely i!lke
New klamplkire7:' She inat them' '.there,.thle.
blindroen,afid his' wife, and heard iheir'sighi.
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Hs wap a tall and manly. figure, ;and : his step
viai firm and 'free, for three . .beside
hag, though' h . eseemed to yean upon hini,vraili,-;
ad his . Annie. 4 Vae.ehe tiOt
' indeed, dtbe light
4:41)4 eyes," g‘thir sun of nobler'
sense:than are . these petted -. ; biids : in , guildai
cages rrn
ho s eastern';',lolve'
The Maiden's' Dow 4.
In yvas in the . .ynar 1842 - . that I . visitad the
slant! of F,lhn k 7adiere . Najadnatf- had irm'ained
or ten rnorithe in exile
ing and • cheiiphnd
hose biavp• anti intinstriona isia.ritiera:rlhey
roombeied the great beneittaconfetr#d by him
on. their country; and ere :proud to have heen
itihfeets' of . one Who
: bad congunred'neati) the
whole.of MOrope.. , Theie,;io ,thet
and to the Imperial peNeei •'.lt proved veryin
tereettng to, e to . hear: from . them ()genet fact;s':
Ifacts Whieb have never , been recerded in Lila....
tarp and which do, honor to the great victim of
English - oligarcby—his generoutideedit and hie
strong and most noble cliaracter. •
During the two, month. ‘sif,My residence at
Elba,l-niade two interesting, friends-ran... Old
lady callett Donna : Marinecia, :a great:fivers:rite .
of his Majesty,' and a certain Signor..Ricci, an.•
ancient guard of the Empire, who bad - keen
commander of,.a mori.of-war-when'Napolesin
left'that island_ for his extraordinary and boa- .
anions deigental Cannes. ""_Signora Mitritteeia
Was My
.hOstess, and narrated to me one:qay;
how, she, became an acquaintance and a great' -.
portegiof Napoleon Bonaparte. -
"My father," said she,:isvrat a poor old fish
erman,.of.Porto. remits, the chief town of our .
island. .Too poor to,possess a boat, he used to'
liattaround the:, shores . of our., gulf,' naving . no
Other' means of support for his small family. .1' :
was the Only child left to him; my two broth
ers had, been. taken . away from. home
. by the •
French government to join . the grant army on
'a march to Aussie. • ' • , ,
"Napoleon, 'after his disasters .at Moscow,
afterhaving . tiCen the terror of kings and des
pots„carne 'our cotintry, end froth Empeior
ofFrance.becaine•chief of this small hiland
Ile often used . to 'disgrilse,himselfi "eithec.fo,
knew the . feelings' of the Inhabitants triwerrl
him,: ..or to go everywhere n
_ 'freedovii
being troubled or, followed by theLcCevirdir,af .
ireople. • It was'almost impossible to .recognizn
him, 'and this what I have to relate happened to
my poor father I
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«I was , one day looking at my father fishing
arnOnd the gulf, When 'gentleman, rather
plainly dressed, .asked•the poor Old if he
obtained fish, enCrUgh:te. gain hie iivellbood.-1-
My father,.whehad neither. received arr (linea
tion noilcnew Whatpolitenese was,.turned to
the stranger, and, in; a rough: manner, suid—oh,
my poor father was to be excused, &she did. !lo t
know. that' he Wasdpeaking to the
. Emperor.
he answered, az I • seid, that he /conk] catch fish
•enotigh not to die by starvation with his family;
rhanks,', he continocd, : +to that assassin and ras-•
cal, Napoleon: At
. seyentyyerirs Mill must
still vvork,•and.vely hard, tou.?, Here he began
.
a 1 irade, curses againet Napoleon,. and 'vainly
didl strive 'to quiet nirirritated . parent. ' Tur
ing all these exclamationi against,t6; . Pyilieror
and his Generals, the gentleman. was silentnd
stood calmly listeiling. - and looking at the
man; At last my father, without payincany
more attention to:1 the stranger, at down on a
rock, andconiintied his fishing toy nothins
happened to him. •
as 'Well,' said the Sdranger;..yeu: ate , wrong
to use such language aiainst the Emperor.: I
can assure you. that.he is neitheralsasain nor:
rascal. 'I Understand very wgll - .your trying sit,:
nation, and if you should apply to, the Einperer.
himself: for hailrX sure hO. would be very
Nappy t! change yeMr.sitnatien, '• What did Na..
poleon do to you, may ; . .n.Sk,.geod many' •
replied . my father, 'ha took away my
tvro only-eons to Perish in theianows of Rassia.
INhen they were at home; I Was' , Ont obliged
to work, so hdrd, nor to fi sh and thispoor girl/
looking at me,..4ihe Would have been married.
bef?re this time' ."
$' alias the Emperor inferfered4isO, l o;it,the.
gentleman, tin her morrie . ger
.'r' 'No, air, but as she has,no
possible to find a husband, nithough..she is
.InEtccd .1 was handscite , , , l Was
Called the beauty. of Elba, l
in our days fora girl to ,d;uty.:„without
i , After a monient; the strantey hada tisgott4
evening; ,and went witty: AnotheD ;" gentlCman~„
whii.just earoo fit, •toWartUt
reproaefietl':ro,y. -father for having' used ••suett•
language against : ovateigit ;' hut all :•was
useless, Man...
' :"TheZnekt siay-;-•oh; who t a tlaY 'tnennorithle, •
. •
eotly in the mornin., au •bllleer• called Ow my , ,
[other s - 'and relilie4 . that he' SfiritlltEgo Wit
16 the Imperial palacrt,,:lu, Vaiomr
excuses to the rollicer, that he Was'.iait a Man_
enter 'in th'itietilit intinsio#,.'hoef4iti 40. 143 .
the ;,Emperor. • The i •offiOiti - s • Vai'riitetel,tOiss Nit;:
hqdgo; and my it mit::...inritltOr,WOOttAspatit'• '
f: wept' like it : cbittli'' mot' • tuy
'rfoM to foot.:'ilki "reineHtb e redttiits troll,
theht;u h t 'cc&
the day W o ri:. ettititiiii;,tir'yjisito,o , ,"ati4 , l.•
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• vefi'
NU . 14.
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