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TjIAVBLEBS' GUIDE
LTI.Bk, UKNr CITT AM> KIKKBk HAILHOAI)
rain le-vt Huiler tor AtJor, Vlillen»lo»n,
Kirn* Cin, Petn>li», Parker, etc.. at 7.27 a. ui.,
nt„ 2.a*. and 7.A5 (>. in.
l rnl'tii arrl*i'. at Butler fr.im the aiiore named
■nint* at 7 7a. ui '.uti 2.15, m* l 7.1H i n
f!,. 515 uhill < <>r .cv u;:t- •'.• I: til ' W«'Hl
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p. tn.' train at wit» the Pl.Uaoel)»h!a Ex
"'TraiM arrire at Huller <m W«»t Penn R R. at
0 a. tn.. 4.5 X aid 7.01 p. ui.. Butler ilme The
9.56 and 4 58 iralnt connect with 'rains on
the Butler A Parker R. R.
Main Line. I
""n-ou 'li tmios lea#-. Pitubii'/h to. tti<-. Eii»' |
• ■' M ,n:d H a i>. «n<' 12 51, 4 -'1 a; d 8.06 p. i
iriirmir -it PI ila-lfiphla at S.-S0 <»nd 7.20 |
~. io md *.oti. 7.0 xnd 740 a m.; ».t Baltimore
Vou". !be Mini' time, at New York tDree hours
• :'ier, and .U bi"v,'l"Ti ahfiiil cue and a half |
l if>nr" '«ter, 1
Time •( ll»ld lUiirls.
The MTeral Courts of the countr of Butler
ennucenee on the flitt Monday of March, June,
September and Deoemt>er. and continue two ;
weeks, or so long as n ceesary to diepoee of the ,
baxineee. No causes are put down for tvlai or <
trav rr>e lurort i-rmu.di.ea for the first wpek of
the seve al t-rm -.
i I •*» \ •
UUTLKK.PA
. _ - H RfTI'jT IX."
Orti-t Hiti Z • '<•!. -i. I«»"J iiJ.
A Nl. CUNNINGHAM.
:« (ii:»u/a BmUiiiii;. P_
" S. H. PIERSOL.
Otfc 1 or N > C'lTim UjcMle Iwii'd- •
t i jvl2
JOHN >1 GREER
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*>l< • Ivix:' ' i ■■••ai <V'I«I H'wi* .otitJ.
•r'
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e. . . ' i; i
!•. ') "K< ;
witice u lUi'll 's »iw Building {tu»e ■
.1 B 'i..l UN KIN.
")iecinl atlefitlon rl»«" "> "tlf 'i >ll '
u; WIH.-d lloti-
JuSEi'l! BKEi>IN.
' illtM itirner ol Diamond. •• .
P"< i
H. H. GOUCHER.
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ftitl-'i. -fiiti i Bi-r«i> li -iint
U!. Vf;KN'» K V AV.KKR, '
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Ff Ri> URIBKK
f" nS * \ » .
*»9iwji 1 1'"i.'i
LEX' .Vi QUiS"! ION. " " j
Offiii Mam stre-t. '• « -i ';it , ( .ur •* '
JOS. v. \ ANDEUiJN,
Ottoe Mitlr. street . . door soutii of Court Koua* J
VVir A. KORyi'ER
Car Office or Main t»M. oppcsiic J
Honse |
. 7TK< > ~
* N E. c(-rtiei of Oiiutio. -
PlfANuia K UUWVIANCH,
Offioe with Gen. J. N. Purriance, Main street
eonth of Court House.
J. D McJUNKIN.
Ofllee in 9chneldeman's hulldlmr, west side oi
Main street, 2nd square from Court Hou>-e.
\ G W LUAMST"
Offioe on Diamond two doom west of omzx>
offioe. , a P 2'
T C. OA' PBKIX
Office in new 2d flo.ir, m r j
aide Main st.. a few doors <wutb of Lo nr f
POM*. mart- "' j
n A.4JI, SULLIVAN,
may 7 Office ft. W. cor of Diamond.
BLACK A BRO.,
Office on Main street one door south •>
Hredy Block, Butler. Pa. <sei>. 2. 1874.
JOHN M MILLER A BRO.
Offioe in Brady's Law Building. Main street,
south of Court House. EUOE>K O. MILLKK,
Notary Public. nu4 ly
THOMAS ROBINSON^
BUTLER. PA.
47® A WF.FK. k\'i a day at home eaeilrmade
.q) • * Costh Outfit (TM Addrsss Tin 4 Co.
M»IPA ilwS-li
JOHN H. NEGLEY,
MTOiree particulai attention to cransactlonr
lb real estate 'hroughout the county.
>mc*on DIAMOKT>. NEAB florin Hr>rn».
Omzr'- »nu>iin
"E. rt. ECKI.RT, KKNNSDT .MAH«IALI
(Lave of Ohio.)
ECKLKY A MARSHALL
Office in Brady's Law Huildilii{. Hept.V,74
ciriiHßTsfii:
Attorney at Law. Leifal busines' caretiilH
tr«unacted Collet-Moor made and promptly
remitted Business correspondence promptly
attended to and answered.
Office opposite Lowry Honse, Butler, Pa.
MISCELLANEOUS.
McSWEENY & McSWEENY,
Bmeth|>ort and Br dford, Pa.
M N MILES,
Petrolia, Buue, county, Pa |jn>
M. C~ BENEDICT.
jan6 tt Pfirnlin Butlwr ,x».. Pc
piTysic^Ajss.
" TOIIN E BYERST
i'UYSIOIAN andSURiJ^OxN,
giyai-ly] BUTLER PA.
.)KNrr>ys i
D' JJ3
0 *V .LiOtoN. t,r Ot ibe Pbil- ;
fa udr!p!'i» Denial College.in prepared j
« 11 »to do iri\iMi:i ID the line of bis j
4 rtt'le». toft 1,, t Rialiur.r
)tfi<;i- M tr. •••_ I 'tt,;.'. i. Uri -r. b.«»ek,
o.'
' nP'T 1 NC! i'-b t* 'i Ki ee ,
UflwAildx,,,., IJO>k . only;
s>■7- B:op o*nati. SW. Bw-t. '»i.ly $53.75.
>'ia .> . <>'o ' t'nvi •, IV,.ik. i .1(0 to x-»5o. lllua
u4ti»i iroc Vidreee
W. 0. JTOVVKLL, F«.
VOL. XVIII.
CAUPi TS! ML ''L' » f l IIS! MATS! RUGB' STAIH RODS
= ] TOOK! IVEW STOCK! >
£r I
2 ! HEOK & PATTERSON'S | r
lIS CARPET Mom ;
\.jJ MOW OPEN !
One Door S'c.ath of Clothing Holism,
septan-K Butler. Pa.
. .•'{« »{ •*-r. •• i Hi iR'VK :SHI <lO 7T<>
141 Fine Merchant Tailoring 141
JOIITV OMMEBT'B,
Jl«a »-<>cl«rial at., /• *»»■ ■» >■ C-tty, *"*»-
ALSO A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
MSK'B BOY'S A JSTTD O.T3ILDREJSI '3
RK.UIY-MADK CI.OTIIISG, AND GENTS FrRNISHING GOODS, AC.
A fine selection "f Fall and Winter poods will be made to order at reasonable prices, and
satisfaction guaranteed. , ,
Overcoats n spteialtv. A cordial invitation is extended to the people of the \ lcinity, V
call and examine our stock, visitors as well as buyers will be welcome.
JOHJi OMMEHT. 141 Federal Street, Allegheny City, Pa.
•eptl*-3m 2nd DOOR FROM SOUTH DIMO.VD STREET.
Dry Goods, Notions, Trimmings, Groceries, etc.
LARGE STOOK OF FALL AND WINTER GOODS A 1
A. TROTTTM A TV'S
Corner Main ami Miffliu Strfet, _ _ _ BL ILER, I A
Pri-sa Goods -if all kinds, large assortment colored andhlark raphnieres, larg»
assortment Block Siiks. Momie cloth.-, fancy Brocades, Plaids, Cotton Dres-
Goods. Calicoes, Chintzes, etc.
r r;»rr! lis- Ui • i f IDj I gs.
SI- 1 - J- .
I'lair.
Broi'.u.' s. i'.u-.
Sti.jied : sit in*.
V*-iVi - .-i, •. ! .•<<!"!•»
I'i' !!' ' • II- . i - -u -
But ;S< Yjivet
f ;t ;. 3 »s. i ,f«. .u! Coiiife-.
I'm* tmeilir-i -. •r: men.'*
Coni and V.IW ;iu< rriaent
BUN : I.IJ HUT.') S
A full line «>! ITC S and ' iJuiloi..-- A large
a&nHtniiu
A fiui .ir • of Ic.abon . .. ei->. Em!>ro;dery, I<aco
Tics, li n ;u. 1 a !<« .. ■. r.
Ciaaks li 3i.n a;is! Clcaks and Dolmans 1
SHAWLS! SKIRTS!
FIKMP<*IS burred irid twil I***l. plain colors and best make?;
Ca.iton Flaunt'l; 1 m lies' Cloth, all colors; Ladies' Sacking;
Black I ieavers ; 1 asbmeres ; Jeans; Tweeds; Ticking; Shirt
ing; ''u-'iits; al> i Linens; Toweling. Blnnkets. etc
I;iSM 'if !• "H i' e ->f Cruci iies, Queensware etc. All the
ai» \e y;> <)ds luwe.-t prices.
<i ii t\ -r >f| tee ai <! rrait t«il<en in ex< ! anze for goods.
A. Troutman.
JOITKiSI"
C^ROCXSRS
Car. Main and Cunningham St., Butler, Pa.
One Door Soatii of JOHN BERG & CO.'S BANK
Having refitted the large and commodious Store Room, situate
in the above stated location, formerly occupied by Martin Keiber
Sr., we will in a few opon up a first-clat=s grocery, and will
offer to the public at bottom prices, a fine selection of choice,
tfas, coffep:s, sugars,
SYR CPS. MOLASSKS, PUItE SPICES.
•• HEf SE, FISH, SALT, &c
The Highest
MARKET PRICE PAID LN CASH FOR ALL KIND -1
OF GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
John I3ei*g & Hon.
isatlii 0 « '£& I
V iTC STABLE
W P/I^PflfPß
Is;. I
> - J .' -V VEGETABLE fcEMEDY
' • f.. irt -r..: nnd E:itjrral Uso,
e-' ■ —l, •
• "'> • a " '• • ' Olwascs {,r v-hich it Is recommends!
;• X;.- . . ' 't PERFECTLY CAFE Is the hands of
\ . m< t lne«perier.;td persons.
:• H- : <T,.ni, J. trmd - i.r COCCHS, SORK
J ' ' ' 7*l '' •I ' ' !1' ' -• 1 . r:. I r t-i 1:0! 1 : aft'orda initant rMtf
MP*. V V, / ' II BIA, and ta the bcaS
p.— i . , >. .. . ; vim itiA inwriin.
Krai ;•«, > .3 m>l widely known
F/ . ! iICiSSJN TISH WORLD.
.IV , I« lii.-. .13 u mrb v;a-!crfnl inccem 4 « at
,C V \ tragf!} y,,qf ■ , , IPS, Ci: DIARUHtEA,
CM r W'* l> : ! »■•'•> < 0:-ii*LAINT8» Aat u U
H lavl has sicca thc m,i sf ao years' constant
|! H / gV|s USE ifi ALL COUNTRIES AKD CLIMATES.
rtl p by PliyiX lons, MbwloniU'lcs,
Ri \(rS ■ .Tliiuaaor.i Plantallcn w Wurk-Khops, *r.d
BRI- yrl Ml* s ft''s fit ractoil'-;, 1 •■*.* in lloKpitaln--!i short, by Everybody
fej i *E3 [3 /® ••W'jj ovcrytw.-ic! <; ■»•!> iiai piven it a trij.
M I® WfP '<* 'tf!7«3i ! T A"RIVAL AS A LINIMENT.
KJ :S); It k': i,!v ' for I'ali: in t"ic Baric acd Side,
gg 11 <3/i tr 'tOeti «s t>" ■> prrwnnt rtiiv in fc.i CUM* of Bruiccc,
ml) S- V\ir ' Cr! *•, - r*rrn», Scalds, etc.
[S3 -r.il I in, 1L ' 1 -" ■" > r " '' SArEI.Y III 1 ' WITHOUT IT. It will
tfrft., aa, .I p i "Fit/ »e- ~r" • i ' , !ls oort In doctor*" bills, ud lta prlco
1 1 b-< — • u <k nV.. It 1« sold st use. 60e.aad SI.OO
It i i •! fix>a all dn:«Kjsts.
PERRY DAV6L I- f Providence, R. I.
Proprietors.
j A«tmlnf«trutrfj
' Notice ia her*b> ifiveii that I. Kate B. Rowe,
j have taken out lettera of adn»nintratioo on the I
| rotate of Lewi* lio>v«. Ute of Karua Oity. B'itl»r
• ocraiitv. Pa., dec'd, all "porwoup having claims or
demand* n*ain*t the rune of aaid decedent are
| requ'-ated to preeeut the mmp to me at ouca.
KATE R B .Wis.
I A'im'x "f Ltwis K"«i dec'd KiMaimiu'', I'*
deiß-6
FOR SALE.
A Fine. Siugle Sleigh, made iu the
latest style, swell bed. Also a fine two
horse sleigh can lie bought cheap.
IVrnyi etey. WtfUtfe ox VHtoeq (Moo.
orstfts. Cors'ts.
,v i* i; lo select 'rum.
Gl V«t. GiOVeS, G OVf'S.
Kill <ilove». Silk (iloves.
l.isle Tlireail Gloves.
Cn.'Oinieie (Jloves, and Berlin Glove*.
Yi.rrs. Yarns, Yams
fierinnntown YHIUH. Saxony Yarns. I'aslnnen
Y- rn . Ccrman Worsteds, Factory Yarns, ller.w
Zeplier.
Undirwcar, Underwear, Underwear
Kor Children, Uidies' and Gentlemen.
Hosiery, Hosiery. Hosierv.
I«irge assortment for Children Ladies' and Gen
tli men.
Union Woolen Mill,
lIUILKh, PA
II FVI.LCUTOX. Prop'r.
MauQtnrtuicr of IM.ANKET*, K: ANNKLC, YAKNK
Ac. Alm> caelum work dout- t«> order, Bucli a*
Ciiriliiu KolN, lunl.io.. Blanket*, Flmiiiuls Knil
tliii- and Wcivir.E Y:iri.», &«., it very low
[•ricef Woo' workf-' on ih« share*. i! de
t»«7 I
Stock Speculation and lovestment.
Oix.ifctitiiiii on Margin or by H|»
ci*i 1-ii.iiiKitw in Minuig Htook>'. F>ilt i>»nicaUi>
on application- BUOVVN. D' »ier u
oiockM a. NL IJOUUB, 04 A 66 Druiul YOßK.
| tour rwm.
BI TLER, PA., VVKDNBSD \Y. JAN* AKY 5. 18SI
[From H%rp er ' B Monthly for D.ve'ub°r J
MRS. FLINTS MARRIED EX-\
PERIENCE.
Mutters went on in this way for five
a every day being a little more
.veary and dreary than the preceding,
tie plum col ored paduasoy stjll did
uty as the Sunday gown, for none of
•c .wi» money ever passed into .Mrs.
lint's hands By this time .-he un
-io<»d tullv what this ante-nuptial
.tract meat. Sh<? had her living,
ad no more. People could live with
ut finery, even without warmth ; a
uffgown of coarse linsey-woolsey for
• t iter wear replaced the soft marinoes
;ie had always bought for that pur
rose, and homespun linen check was
ervicable in summer, though it kept
: er buey at flax-wheel and loom many
-ii hour. She had outlived the early
.■rebearauces of her married life, and
• arned to ask, to beg, to persist in en
eating in what she absolutely needed,
>r only in this way could she get her
living' Her only vivid pleasure was
u occasional visits from Ede and Syl
via—lovely little creatures in whom
.heir mother's beautiful character and
heir father's cheery, genial nature
-eeraed to combine, aud with so much
if Mindwell's delicate lovelines-, her
sweet dark eyes contrasted with the
fair hair of their father's family that
jo grandmotherly eyes they seemed
uTiectly beautiful. For them th
poor woman schemed, and toiled and
.;rew secretive. She hid a comb of
toiiey sometimes, when the deacon's
'>ack was turned, aud kept it for Syl
via, who loved honey like a real bee
bird ; she stored up red pearmains in
the parlor closet for Ede; and when
Sam Pratt went into Hartford with a
• .ad of wool, aud brought the children
>s far as Bassett to stay at Deacon
Kiioi's over night, the poor woman
would make for them gingerbread such
»s they remembered, and savory cook
<!S that they loved, though she en
•untered hard looks and hard words
r wastiug her husband's substauce
.'i another mail's children.
Ede, who had a ready memory and
flu'-nt tongue, was the first to report
10 .Vliudwell these comments of grand
-ir Flint, as they were taught to call
■ iIJI
Oh, mother,' she exclaimed, I do
think grandsir is real mean !'
,Edy, Edy, you mustn't talk so
about your elders and betters '
•I can't help it,' chattered on the ir
epressible child. 'What d d h<- want
to come into the kichen for when
granny was giving 11- supper, and
scold because she made cookies for u-?
Gaanny most cried, and he kept telling
how he'd said before she shouldn't do
it, and be wouldn't have it.'
'Don't talk about it. Edy,' said her
mother, full f grief and indignation.
'Mother, it's true. I heard him
too,' interposed Sylvia, who thought
Edf's word was doubted, for the volu
ble and outspoken cb.!d was a little
apt to embellish her reports.
"Well, Sylv a dear, it isn't best to
talk about a good many things that
are true '
But for all thai, Mi ml well. did dis
cuss the matter with Sam before she
slept, in that 'grand committee of two'
which is the strength and comfort of a
happy marriage.
'What ever can we do about it, 1
Sam ?' she said, with tears in her
voice. 'Mother sets by 'em like her i
life—but if they're going to make !
trouble between her and Deacon Flint j
don't you think I had ought to prevent
their going there ?'
'Well, it does seem bard on mother
every way, but 1 can fix it. You
know we had a heap of wheat off that
east lot last year, and I've sent it to
mill to be grouud up for us. I guess
I'll take and send a barrel on't over to
mother for a present. The deacon
won't mistrust nothing, nor he can't
say nothing about her usin' on't for the
children.'
'That's the very thing,' said Mind
well. And so it was, for that small
trouble; yet that was only a drop in
the bucket. After a few years of real
privation, and a worse hunger of spirit,
Mrs. Flint's health began to fail. She
grew nervous and irritable, and the
deacon browbeat her more than ever.
Her temper had long since failed un
der the hourly exasperation of her hus
band's companionship, and she ad be
come as peevish, and as exasperable
herself as a feeble nature can become
under such a pressure.
'I never see nobody so changed as
Miss Flint is,' said Aunt Polly to old
Israel. 'l've always beerd tell that
'flictions was sent for folks's good, but
her'n dou't seemto work that way a
mite.'
'Well, Polly, I expect there's a reel
vital difli-r'nce in 'flictions, jest as there
is in folk.-. She picked her'n up as
you may say, when she married him ;
'twasn't reely the Lord's sendin'; she
no need to ha' married him if she'd
hadn't been a min' to.'
'I sorter thought the Lord sent ev
erything't happened to folks.'
'Well, in a manner mabbe Hi* does, j
but don't ye rek'lect what David said, !
how't he'd rather fall inter the hands
of the Lord than inter men's? I ex
pect we're to blame for willful -ins
aintwe? And I jruess we fetch 'flic
tions on ourselves sometimes.'
'I don't see how you make them ides
jibe with 'lection ami fore-ordination,'
rejoined Aunt Polly, who was a zeal
ous theologian, and believed the Say
brook Platform and the Assembly's
Catechism to be merely a skillful
abridgment and condensation of Scrip
ture.
'I don't know as I'm called to, Polly.
I don't believe the Lord's ways is jest
like a primer, for everybody to lam
right off. 1 shouldn't have no great
respect for a Ruler an'Governor,as the
Confession sez ; that wa'n't no bigger'n
I was. Land !* ef I was to set sail on
them se sc' divinity. 1 should be
skooped up in the fust gale, an'
drownded right off. I b'lieve He is
good, aud doos right anyhow Ef I
can't see the way on't, why, it's cause
my spiritooal eyes ain't big enough I
can't see into some little things like
llim, aud 1 don't hold to takiu' up the
sea iu a pint cup ; 'twon't carry it no
i b'ow.' Wttfe wfcMi sj/bwisfla oTii Itf-
rael travelled off with his harrow,
leaving Polly amazed and shocked;
liut perhaps a little wiser after all.
Just a)>ont this time a cousin of
Deacon Flint's died 'over in York
State,' as he said, and left him pruard
ian of her onlv daughter, a girl of
eighteen. A couple of housand dol
lars was all the property that the wid
ow Elridsfe had to give her child, for
they had both worked hard for their
living after the husband and father left
them, and this money was the price of
! the farm which had been sold at his
death. It was something to get so
much cash into his own hands, ami the
deacon accordingly wrote at once to
Mabel and offered her a home in his
house, intimating that the interest of
her money not being enough to board
and clothe her. he would, out of family
' affection, supply these necessities for
that inadequate sum, if she was will
! ing to help a little about the house.
Mabel was friendless enough to grasp
eagerly this hope of a home, and very
soon the stage stopped at Deacon
Flint's door, and a new inmate entered
his house.
Mabel Elridge was a capable, spirit
ed, handsome girl, and before she had
been a week in the Flint family under
stood her position, and resolved only
to endure it till something better could
be found. In her heart she pitied Aunt
Flint, as she called her, as mu<*h as she
detested the deacon, and her fresh girl
ish heart fairly ached with compassion
and indignation over the poor woman.
But she was a great comfort and help ,
while she staid, and though she made
that stay as short as possible, and ut
terly refused to give up her savings
bank book to the deacon, who was un
able legally to claim it, since her
mother left no will, having only asked
him, in a letter written ju.-t lie fore her
death, to act as Mabel's guardian. Her
three mouths' sojourn in the house
made her thoroughly aware of Deacon
Flint's character and his wife's suffer
i gs. She could not blame Mrs Flint
that she snapped back at the deacon's
snarls, or complained long and bitterly
of her wants and distresses.
You don't know uothing what !t is.
Mabel!' she said one day, sobbing bit
terly. 'l'm put upon so hard I want
for clothes, and for vittles, and for
some time to re-t, so's't I don't know
but what 'twi'll clean kill me ; and if
twa'n't for the children, I'd wish to
die; but I do cleave to them amaz
ingly.'
Indignat tears filled Mabel's eyes.
I don't know how you bear it aunty,'
she said, putting her arms about the
old laOy's neck. Can't you get away
from Lirn anyhow ?'
'I could, but I suppose I hadn't
ought to. There's a house on my farm
that ain't goin' to be in use come next
Apri 1. lliram Smith, him that's rent
ed it along back, wants some repairin'
done on't, and Mr Flint won't hear
to't. so Ili he s been and gone and
bought a piece of ground acrost the
road, an' put up a buildiu' 'or himself.
He's got a long lease of the land hut
tn- don't want the house 110 more and
he won't pay or't. I s'pose I might
move there for a spell, and have some
peace; there's enough old furnitoor
there that was father's; hut then, agin,
I do suppose I haveu't no right to
leave my husband.'
•Haven't you got any right to save
your life?' indiirnantly asked Mabel.
'lt ha'n't come to that, not quite,'
said M rs. Flint, sadly.
But before April she began to think
it was a matter of life and death to
stay ny longer with the man Mabel
had left her some months before, and
gone into the family of Sam Piatt's
m-'ther, in Colebrook, promising her
aunt that if ever the time came when
she needed her in another home, she
would come and take care of her.
Toward the middle of February
Mrs. Flint was seized with congestion
of the lungs, and was very ill indeed.
A fear of public opinion made Deacon
Flint send for the doctor but nothing
could induce him to let a nurse enter
the house, or even to send for Mind
well Pratt. He was able to do for his
wife, he said, and nobody could inter
fere.
It was the depth of winter, tind the
eomtuunication between Basset and
Colebrook was not frequent in the best
weather, neither place bein<r dependent
on the other for supplies ; and now the
roads were blocked with heavy drifts,
and the inhabitants of both places had
hibernated, as New s must j
in winter. It was a matter of eonjrrat- j
ulation with Deacon Flint that he had
no out-door work to do just now, and
so was spared the expense of a woman
to care for his wife ; he could do it,too,
more economically than a nurse ; it did
not matter to him that the pruel was
lumpy, or burned, or served without
flavoring; sick folks, particular'y with
serious sickness, ought not to pamper
th flesh—their souls were the things
to be considered ; he did not want to
have Sarepta die, for she had an in
come that helped much, but he did not
want her to be a 'bill of expense,' as he
phrased it, so while he read the Bible
to her twice a day, and prayed to, or
rather at, her by the hour he fed her
on sloppy gruel and hard bread, sag"
tea and cold toast without butter, and
just kept life flickering within her till
she could get about and help herself
unknown to him to draughts of fresh
milk, and now and then a raw egg.
But she did not get well ; she was
feeble and wasted a long time; the
village doctor, knowing what Deacon
Flint was, and tilled with pity for his
wife, called often, carefully st- ting that
his visits were those of a friend, but
urging also that Mrs. Flint -hould
have a generous diet, and a glass of
wine daily, to restore her strength.
The deacon heard hint through in si
lence, and when he left began to growl.
'Well, fools ain't all dead yet. Wine!
I guess not; a good drink o'ihorougb
| wort tea's wuth all the wine in crea
tion. 'Wine's a mocker, an' strong
| drink is ragin'. Doctor Grant don't
I read his Bible as he'd ought to.'
i 'There ain't nothing in the Bible
1 against beef tea, I guess,' feebly piped
his wile. 'I do feel as though that
would fetch me up; can't you net a
piece o' meat down to the slaughter
house, deacon ?'
' 'I U"uu't bt-'o uo ov-til o&'t fcJarvjny;
vou're don' reasonable well ; meat is
real costly, an' pomperin' the flesh is
sinful. I'll git another codfish next
time I go to the store; that's nour
ishin'. I.don't hold to Grant' idees
entire; besides, 'twa'nt notbin' what
he said; he come as a friend '
The poor woman burst into tears ;
indignation gave her momentary
strength ; she did not hear the shed
door open behind her, but she rose in
her chair like a spectre, and looked at
him with burning eyes.
'Arnasy Flint, I b'lieve you'd a
siirht rather I'd die than live; I hain't
had decent vitals since I took sick,
nor no care whatever. You re a l«»u.1
prayer an' reader, but if 'twau't for the
name of it I b'lieve you'd kill b- with
the axe instead of starvation I've a
good mind to send for Squire Battle
and swear the peace against you.'
Deacon Flint at this moment saw a
shocked face behind his wife's chair ;
it was Polly Morse. His acuteness
came to the rescue. She's a little
out,' he sa d, nodding to the unex
pected guest 'Come right along,
Polly.'
This was too much for the weak
woman to bear She fell back and
fainted. Her indignation had over
borne her weakness for a moment, but
exhausted it also. And when she
awoke to life, Polly was rubbing her
and crying over her, but her husb md
had gone. Those tears of sympathy
were more then she could endure si
lently. She put her arms round Pol
ly's neck, and sobbing like a child,
poured out the long list of her sorrows
into that faithful ear.
'Bless you.* dear oul !' said Polly,
wiping her eyes, 'you can't tell me
nothiug new about hint Dind't I
summer and winter him, so to speak,
afore you come here ? Don't I know
what killed the fust woman? 'Twau't
no fever if they did call it so; 'was
livin' with him—want o' food an' lire
an' lovin'-kiudness. Don't tell me
I pitied ve afore ve was married, an' I
hain't stopped yit.'
liut Polly's words were not words
only, from that day on. Many a cup
of broth, vial of currant wine, or bit
or hot stewed chicken found its wav
surreptiouslv to Mrs Flint and her
strength of mind and body returned
fast, with this sympathy for one and
food for the other. She made up her
mind at last that he would leave her
husband, at least for a time, and in
her own house eudeavor to find the
peace anil rest necessary # to her entire
recovery If she could have seen
Mindwell and San, and taken counsel
with them, her course might have
been different, but the roads were now
well-nigh impassable from deep mud,
and she could not get to Colebrook,
and in sheer desperation she resolved
to leave her present home as soon as
Hiram Smith moved from the farm
house. Fortunately tor her, the dea
con had to attend town-meeting, three
miles off, on the first Monday of April,
and, with Polly and I-rael to help her
Mrs. Flint was established in the
other house before he returned and
found her flown. His wrath was
great but still ; he said and did noth
ing; never went near her, and for
very shame's sake, did not speak to
her—for what could he say ?
Perhaps in that solitary house,
whose silence was like balm to her
weary and fevered soul, she might
have starved but for the mercy of her
neighbors. Polly Morse had ato gue
of swiftness, and it never wagged fast
er than in Mrs. Flint's behalf. Dr.
Grant sent half a barrel of flour to that
destitute dwelling, and Israel a bushel
of apples. Polly, out of her poverty,
shared her kit of pork with the poor
woman, and Hiram Smith brought in
a barrel of potatoes and a bag of meal
which he duly charged her account
with the farm. But there were many
who dared not help her, for the deacon
held notes ami mortiratres on manv a
house and of many a man in Bassett
who could not afford to offend him.
And old Parson Roberts was just then
shut up with an attack of low
so he kuew nothing about the matter
However, the deacon was not long
left to be nursing his wrath. Food
and fire are not enough for life some
times. The old house was leakv,
damp, comfortless, and in a few weeks
Mrs Flint- was taken airnin with dis
ease of the lungs, and Pollv Morse
found her in her bed, unable to speak
loud, her fire gone out, and the rain
dripping down in the corner of her
beiiroom. Polly had come to tell her
that Israel was going to Colebrook to
buy a pig. and would take any mes
sage. She did not tell her, but, step
ping to the door, called to him across
the yard to tell Sam Pratt he must
come over to Bassett directly. This
done, she hunted around for something
to make a fire, and then looked for the
tea; but there wns none. Nothing
like food remained but a half a loaf of
bread and some cold potatoes, so she
had to make the bread up in some hot
water, and feed the exhausted woman
slowly, while she chaffed her icy feet,
and covered her closely with her own
shawl The next dav Sam and Mind
well came over, shocked and in
dignant, their wagon loaded with pro
visions, and th*' old house was soon
filled with oders of beef broth, milk
porridge, fragrant tea and toast, and
the sharp crackle of the fire ii> the two
rooms, while best of all, truder hands
fed and soothed the poor woman, and
soft filial kisses comforted her starved
soul.
Mindwell c uld not stay—there was
a little baby at home—but Sam would
he left behind while old Israel drove
her back to Cilehrook, and fetched
Mabel Eldridge to take her place.
M»b hurst into a passion of tears
when she entered the kitchen.
'I knew it!' she sobbed; 'I knew
that old wretch would kill her!' And
it was long before Siun could calm her
anger and grief, and oring her into the
invalid.
In the course of two or three weeks,
however, Mali's faithful nursing, and
Sam's care and providin, brought bark
life and some strength to the perish
ing woman And meanwhile Polly's
tounge hail wagged well ; fl<-w all
over Bassett that Deacon Flint's wife
had left him, and ului st died of cold
atitl trunvvr.
To-day such a rumor would have
had some direct effect oil its object, but
then to find fault with authorities was
little less than a sin, and for a wife to
leave her busbaud, a fearful scandal.
In spite of the facts and all their wit
nesses, the sentiment of Bassatt went
with the deacon. Conjugal subjection
was the fashion, or rather the princi
ple and custom, of the day, and was to
i>e upheld ill spite of facts. However,
Parson Koberts by this time had heard
of the matter, and called deacrtn Flint,
to account, thinking it to be his duty.
'This is the bull sum and substance
on't, parson,' exclaimed the deacon:
'Miss Flint is a miserable, hystericky
teuiale, a dreadful weak vessel, aud
noways inclined to foller Scripter in
the marriage relation, I've given her
the same livin' 1 had myself. I hain't
denied her food an' raiment, where
with she had ousrbt to !>:• content, as
the 'Postle Poll savs: but she is real
peniekitv, and given to th lusts of
tLie fle.-h about her eatiu,' and I feel it
my uutv to 0e a faithful stooard of
my substance, and not poni|)er up our
poor perishin' bodies, while there is
forty million more or less o' heathen
ereaturs Ivin' in wickedness in foreign
parts. Ye know, parsons, I hain't
never stented uiv contributions to them
things; I've been constant to means of!
grace alius, and I may say ■ pillar—j
mabbe a small and creaky one, but J
stil! a pillar in the temple, such as >
'tis. 1 don't kuow as I had ought to
be disturbed by this strife of tongues.'
Parson Roberts was a little con
foutided. He himself loved a bit of
good eating—a cantle of chicken pie,
a tender roast pig, a young chicken
broiled on hickory coals, or a succulent
shad from the Connecticut, washed
down with sparkling cider or foaming
flip—and the consciousness of this
mild weakness gave undue exaltation
to Deacon Flint's boasted asceticism.
The parson was too honestly humble
to see that Deacon Flint loved money
with a greed tar surpassing that of any
epicure ; that his own fault was but a
failing, while the other was a passion.
Besides, be considered that Mrs.
Flint bad made light of the sacred or
dinance of marriage, and set au awful
example to the wives of the parish; so
he went away from this interview con
vinced that the deacon was a stern 1
saint, and his wife a weak sinner.
Next day, however the deacon him
sell was surprised by another visit.
Pale aud worn, clinging tight to Sam '
Pratt's arm, and followed by Mabel
carrying a cushion, his wife entered
kitchen, where he sat devouring salt
pork and potatoes with the zest of a
dog who gnaws his bone uumoles'ed. ;
'I come back, Amasy, to see if we
couldn't agree to get along together
again,' she said, weakly and meekly.
'1 hear there's been considerable talk
about my leavin' on ye, and I don't
want to cst no reflections I was
tired all out, an' 1 wanted to rest a
spell. Sam an' Mab have nursed me
up, so't I could get aloug now, I
guess.'
The man turned his cold green
grey eyes on her slosvly. t 'l don't
know what you want to come back for ;
now,' he said.
'Why, I want for to do my duty so
far as I can.'
•You had oughter have considered
that afore you went off,' was the dog
ged answer.
Tears ran down the poor woman's
face; she could not speak. Mable's
beautiful eyes blazed with wrath ; she
made a step forward ; but Sam Pratt
gently put her back, and said :
'Look here, Deacon Flint Mot er
left you because she hadn't food, nor
care, nor nothing she needed, nyther
when she was sick nor when she was
gettiu' better. She thought a s|>ell o'
rest would do her good; she knowed
by that smart contrack you got out
of her that you owed her a liviin' any
how, and you hain't done a thing
to'rds it sense she went to her own
house Now I don't call that con
duct honest by no means, much less
Christian.'
'Judge not, Samwali I'ratt. Scrip
ter no less'u statoot law commands a
wife to be subject to her husband.
Sarepty had what I had. i done what
I jedged best for her, and instead of
submit tin to her head, she up and
went off to live by herself, aod left me
to along as 1 could. I wa'n't no
wav bound by no law nor no contrack
to supply her with no means so long
as she went away from her dooties,
and made me an astonishment an' a
hissin' in Israel, so to speak.'
'Stop right there!' broke in Mable,
furious. -I've beard say the devil
could fetch Scripture to further his
o*n purposes, and I b'lieve it Didn't
you have no duties to your wife?
Don't the bible say you've s*ot to love
and chirish her? Dont tell me! I
lived here long enough to see you
starve and browbeat and torment her ;
1 know your mean, hateful, crabbed
ways, and 1 don't know how she lived
with you so long. She ought to have
run away years ago, and il folks do
hiss at you, it's more'u time they did.
Christian! —>/ou a Christian! You're
a dyed-in-the-wool hypocrite. If
vou're pious, I hope I shall lie a rep
robate '
'I ha'n't no doubt hut what you will
be, young woman,' answered the dea
con, with cold fury. -You'd ought to
be put under the pump this ininnit for
a common scold. (Jet out of my house
right of!'
And with this he advanced upon
lit-r. lint Sam Pratt, lifting the old
lady in his arms, carried her away,
and" gently shoved Mable, glowing
with rage, before them till they reach
ed the wagon. Then he himself went
back and tried to make terms with the
deacon. At last, moved by the word-
Iv wisdom of Sam's argument, that it
would put him in a bad light before
people if be refused to do anything for
his wife, lie di . agree to let her have
half of his shore of the produce from
her farm, it Sam and Mitidwell would
provide for her other wants; and
making the best ot a bad bargain, tLe
poor woman retired to the old house,
which Sam had repaired so that most
of it was habiiab'e ; and Mabel, who
had agreed to teach the district school
the next year, took up her abode with
bfer Td ffr C TdnTPnuml.
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From the fact that the CITTZKK is the oldes'
established and most extensively circulated Re
Cublican newspaper in Unt.'er county, (a Kepub
can countyi it must bo apparent tu business
men that it is the medium they should use in
advertising their business.
NO. 7
POWERS OF THE BRITISH
KISQ.
The alone can create a peer,
baronet or knight, and confer privi
leges on private j>erson3 She alone
can erect corporations, aud raise and
regulate fleets and armies, though un
der such restrictions relating to the
appropriation and expenditure of mon
ey as make it impossible for her to ex
ercise her power to the detriment of
English liberty. She is the head of the
Church; she convenes and dissolves
all ecclesiastical synods aud convoca
tions, and nominates to vacant bisho
prics and other Church offices. She
sends ambassadors to foreign states,re
ceives ambassadors at home, makes
treaties and alliances, and declares war
and peace, though her power in these
respects also is in a large degree limit
ed by the power of Parliament to en
act or reject such laws as may be
necessary to make it effective.
Previous to the Revolution of 1688
the government of England was main
ly carried on by virtue ol what was
called the royal prerogative, that is by
the King in person, with the advice of
ministers appointed by himself, who
were only responsible to their sover
eign for their management of public
affairs. One of the results, however,
of that revolution was the transfer of
the power of the state from the crown
to the House of Commons. Instead of
a government by prerogative, there
was then established a government by
Parliament, from whom all laws must
emanate, requiring only the approval
of the crown as a condition of their
enactment.
As is well known, the Queen ap
points her own adviseis,irrespective of
the wishes or approval of Parliament,
and though popularly the Ministry is
supposed to possess the whole execu
tive power, no important measure is
presented by them to the consideration
of Parliament without her sanction and
approval. It is not, however, essen
tial that all acts and mea ures should
be presented to Parliament through
the channel of the Ministry, and Par
liament may originate anu pass acts at
its pleasure, subject to the constitution
al right of the Queen to nullify them
by her veto. The Queen can convene
Parliament and terminate its sessions
at will.
There has been but two instances in
which the Lords and Commons have
met by their own authority, namely,
previous to the restoration of Charles
11., and at the Revolution in 1688.
There is one contingency, however,
upon which, under authority of law,
Parliament may meet without sum
mons. It was provided in the reign of
Anne that in case there should be no
Parliament in being at the time of the
demise of the crown, then "the last
preceding Parliament shall immediate
ly convene and sit at Westminster, as
if the said Parliament had never been
dissolved ' Such a Parliament, how
ever, by a statute in the reign of
George 111., can only continue in ex
istence for six months, if not sooner
dissolved.
This, then, is the power of the
Queen She may, with the advice of
her Ministers alone, assemble, pro
rogue, and dissolve Parliament, de
clare war, confirm of disallow the acts
of colonial legislatures, give effect to
treaties, extend the term of patents'
grant charters of incorporation to com
panies or municipal bodies, create ec
clesiastical districts, regulate the
Board of Admirality, and make ap
pointments to offices in the various de
partments of the State, c-eate new
oifices and define the qualifications of
persons to fill the same, and declare
the periods at which certain acts of
Parliament, the operation of which
h;.s been left to the Queen and Coun
cil, shall be enforced. With regard to
the expenditure of money, it is express
ly provided in the act of settlement, to
which reference has been made, that
money levied for the use of the crown
without grant of Parliament is illegal.
Thus the crown is entirely dependent
upon Parliament for its revenues, but,
though dependent, it has a direct
control over all supplies when raised.
The crown, acting with the advice
of its responsible ministers, is charged
with the management of all the reve
nues of the country, and with all pay
ments for the public service. It makes
known to the House of Commons by
its annual budget its necessities, and
the House grants such acts or supplies
as these necessities require. The
crown demands money, the Commons
grant it, and the Lords assent, and no
money can be voted by Parliament
for any purpose whatever except
at the demaad of the crown. No
petition even for any sum of mon
ey relating to the public service can
be re eived by Parliament unless rec
ommended by the crown. On tho
other hand, no person can lend money
to the crown, or to any department of
state, without the sanction of Parlia
ment, a: d all money transactions be
tween the 15ank of England and tho
Treasnrv are expressly forbidden. Tho
Commons, of conrse, have the power
of wit holding supplies, but only once
(in 1874) since the Revolution of 1688
has this power beea exercised.— Har~
per'* Magazine.
The moat noted men of modem
times have publicly attested to the
value of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a
cure for coughs and colds.
The ways of New York justice—or
justices—are past finding out, especial
ly those of that police justice—his
name is liankson .Morgan—of New
York, who the other day discharged
a young man charged with the abduc
tion and ruiu of a young woman, be
cause—we give the justice's own
words—"of your family connections,
and for that reason only;"*** "The
respectability of your family is the
only thing that now protects you."
If there are many such justices as this
fellow Morgan in New \ ork city, so
ciety there will soon be compelled to
protect itself through the medium of
an irate big brother with pistol and
bludgeon.
The trreat and wonderful discovery.
DAYS KIDNEY PAD, is a most fortunate
09 e 10 the poor victim of Kidney
T>F?easc.
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