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ear. Na subscriptions romiend for a less period than
Il months, and none discontinued until all arrearages •
re paid, ihiless at the option of the publiSher. Papers
tint to subscribers llring out Of Cumberland enmity 31.0.•
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The Carlisle Itorzdd 3011 PHI SI'INGI iI:FY( Is the ' . .
I a rleet and most complete establishment in th Th e
county. II hen my eye lids grew inavy—tosenses ;upon dull—
Niro.. gaol Presses, and n general varlets of material The typo beiame Muted In the e 1.0;.7. "
snit.. I for plain and I , :mcv WOrlt of artery Mod 1,132‘1.1..m IVhen le! from a sbion of 'aulphinsma stneke
U.. to ibi .1 , ):. Veintl.4 :d the shortest norienn,id n , ft.,'
AMse a terrible (ies?.
to..it rear meld, terms. . l'eremps in want or Culls,';
:Illoolot_otot,tiadttitt:_ale_wilwlT , ',yin find it to •
JOB PRINTING
rlim i ,toi•u+t Erl
IrtlitotrqlV Okl
4Jeiteraf Ifni) total anformation
U. S. GOVERNMENT
PEEEiiIOII AMEN HEENAN AN. .
'ME 'lllil,Eft..,lollN - CTIIItEEKENIIIINIE,
Smiretory of SVI to co. Lewis' 0,40.0.
Sevretary of Interior—.Lunn THOM NioN.
Secretory of Tre:isury—llowELL Ceuta
Seeret.try of w.r.:-dour 11. hove.
Secretory_..of_Novy —how, _
Post Nester thoierttl-A. V:
A Chiron). i:olteral—.lEttymi All
• Chief .fuTitlee of the thilted StotesHt. B. TANEY
,STATE GOVIiRNNIENT
lovornor—WlLLlAm F. 1 . 11'0. .
11.
,Crelnrs . or rithte—W 11.1.1.04 . 3t. MISTER.
trvoyor 11nneral—JouN ItowE.
tutor 11011,41—0., ACOli FitY, .In. r
...A.:UMW—Ito:lw li,MEan‘w.
two of tho Supremo Court—S: LEwto, .1. M. Anm.
Iso, W. B. LoWnint If W. WooDwAnD..lowi M. READ
COUNTY OFFICERS
. .
dent ifittiv-llon..7ames 11. Orahnm.
elAte Judgex—llon. 3llchael Cucklln, Samuel
num. . . .
Het. Attorney—Mil. J..9hearer. ,
hanotAry—muip Quigley. , __
- : der &e.—Daniel S. Croft. •
.r—S. N. Emulinger.•
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, 'keriff—lieht. MeCartney; Deputy, - S. Keepers.
~,, ,:reasnrer—}boors 'tricker, -
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• ,/1111r-411tejlelt Nicelellnu, . _
.ouuty Cipnothf•lientirs—An brew Kerr, Sstnuel Mo.
,r,ow, Suf.bailie! it.T.Ne - 17: — Clerk . to Cothmissiesten4,
JIIIIIOS Arav4Vroug. . .. __
pirectors of the Poor--fleorge Briodle, Johu C.
Wart., Sam Sol 'CHU. Superlutuodeut of Poor nous v
--Joseph I.ol.eteh. _
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1301101:W1i OF FIcERS
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" Chief Burgess—Williant Cart.
Assistant Ilur , ,,irsii =rrottels"lickids. - ..- -
.
Town COMIC:II—J. 11. Parker (President) John (rut
shall, Robert Moore, Joules M. Alien. William Catiteron,
.101111' D. Uorgoa, Michael—Ltulconib, 3lichool . Miulcb,
Petui3lonyer., . • - .....___ .
Cleric to ijounell.—Tbos.l). Nridion. -
Constables-•,14,11 , Bretz; High Constable; .Andre •
Martin, Word Constable.
.
Justices of Pe Peoce—A. 1.. Sponster, Darld,..itnith,
11.71ittel lloiceuib, Stephen Keepers.
CHURCHES,
'First Presbyterian Chur.ll, 'Northwest angle of Cen:
'tra Bonn,. lice. Conway P. Wing Pastor.—Services
evor, Su ildny Morning at 11 o'clock, A. M., dud 7 o'clock
P. 31:
Second Presbyterian Church, corner of Smith h anliver
and Poiniret et, cots. nee. 31r Halls, Pastor. Services
commence at 11 o'clock, A. 31., and 7 o'clock P. 31.
St. John'x Church, (Prot. i , :pinctipal) northeastangle of
Centre Square. Itov. Jacob it. Mores,
Hector. Services
at 1.1 o'clock A. 31., and 3 o'clock, P. 31.
English Lutheran Church, Bedford between 3litin
and Lout her streets. Itev../acob Fry, Pastor. Services
at I 1 o'clock A. AL, and til,4 o'clock I'. 31.
thirinan Veroritied Church, heather, bet wilco Han
over and Pitt streets. Row. A. 11. Kramer Paidor.—
fiery Ices :it I 114 o'clock A. Al, and o'clock ' P. 31.
3letlitidist batik u rob, (first charge) corner of Main and
l'ltt Streets. ,Itev. It. D. Chambers. Pastor. Services aL
11 o'clock A. M. aLd 6% o'clock P. M.
3lethodist li. Church (second charge.) Itev. A. A.
Reese, Pastor. Services iu College Chapel; at II
o'clock A. 31—and 4 o'clock, P .31
Roma,, Catholic Church. Pomfret near East street.
Mee. Fattier Kelley, Pastor. Services on the hid Sun•
day of each month.
tlerinan Lutheran Church COI nn of Poutfrq and
Itelbmll streets. lieu. C. FRITZ; PIIStOr. turvlree at
1 o'clock, A. 31., and 5% o'clock, I'. 3f.
re-W hen clump; In tlO tiltttypre neetts.tary the
proper postai,. are requested to trlify
DICKINSON COLLEGE
Rev. Charles Collins, D. 0., President and Prldessiir td
.lloral
I.2onnii M`..lt.litisnii, D. 10 , Proti.shor id I'iiiil.o
- mid Ltig
Jannis W 31nrsliall, A. M., Profchtior of A•telent Lan-
• guages.
Rev. Win. 1.. D aural', A. M..Profeswr of 3lathenuilies.
C. Wilson, A. 31., Profesbor Of. Natural Science
and Curator of the 311.1.11111.
Aloxuuder:ehonl, A. M., Professor of Ilebiew and
:Modem Languages.
• Samuel G. 11111inau, A. 31., Principal of the Grammar
Schol. '
David C. Jahn, Assistant lu the Grammar School
BOARD dF SCDOOL DIRECTORS
Andrew Blain Plrldent, IL Saxton, P. Quigley, E.
Contemn. C. P. II unterlch,J. llapoltqu, Small ary,.loson
W. Eby, Treasurer, 4uhtt Seller, Messenger. 'Net on
the let Mouday of at 8 o'clock A. M. at 12.7 d.
oration Ball.
CORPORATIONS .
CARLISLE DRRoirr ItAML—Prosldunt, It. M. Meath:mom
Cashier. W. M. Beatem ;•AsM. Cashier, .1. I'. Ilatirent
Teller, Jag. floury,: DirectorA, Itlchard Parker. Thintum
Paxton, Mosul+ Bricker, Abraham Boshm, Jacob Lolby,
It. C. Woollward, Wm. B. MOM, Bamual Wherry and
Johu Zug.
•- • ,
Com,ERLAND % , ALLET RAM ROAD Coop. S.—President,
Frederick Watts: Secretary and Treasurer, Edward M.
Diddle; Superintendent, O. N. Lull. Passenger trains
twice a day. Eastwaid leaving Carlli.lu at 10.30 o'clock
A. Si. and 4.00, O'clock P. M. Two trains every day
:Westward, leaving Carlisle at . 0.50 'o'clock A, M.", arm
2.50 P. 31.
CARLISLE GAS AND WATERCOMPANI".—ProshIuitt, Fred
erick Watts; Sucrotary, Lemuel Todd; Treasurer,Wm.
M. Ileetoin; Directors. F. Watts, Richard Parker,
Todd, Sul. M. Ileetenn; . hoary Seaton, J. W. B.hY,
John D. Burgas, U. C. Woodward, and B. M. Diddle
Cumnent3tro-VAtter 11.‘NK.—PrRldunt, JOllll S. Slur
rett ; Cashier, 11. A. Sturgeon; Toiler, Joe-C. Hoffer,—
Directors, John S. Sterrett, Win. Der, Molchoir Drone.
wan, ilichattl Wends, John C.. Dunlap, gold. C. Sterrett,
U. A: Sturgeon, and Captain John Dunlap.
SOCIETIES
—Cumberianfl_Star_Lottgo No. 107,A. Y. M. meets at
Marion Hail on tho and 4th Turisdays'"of every
Mouth:
St. Johns Lod re No 200 A. Y. M. 'Meets Id Thurs
day aerial month, at Marion Hall.
Carnet° Lodge No 01 I. 0. of 0. F. Meets Monday
evening, at 'fronts building.
FIRE COMPANIES
Union Fire Company wasjiimmised in 1/89.
p r ,, t a gni t. E. Comma; Vice. President. William M.
Porter; Secretary,•Theo. Cermet' Treasurer, P. Mon.
yer.; Company meets the lirstlietturday Ln Marsh, Julie,
September, and December.
The Cumberland Fire Company was Instituted Febru
ary 18, 181)8. 'Pleeldent, Robert McCartney; Secretary,
1)61 ip Quigley; Treasurer, H. 8. Ritter. The company
srtactsouL the
. third_ tturdayof January, Aprll, July,
The Uolid Will Ross Company was instituted In March,
1855. President, if. A. Sturgeon; Vice PrivsidenteJniiies
B. McCartney; Secretary, Samuel It, Gould; Treasurer,
Joseph D. 'lathed. 'The company meats the
wound
Saturday of January, 44,11, July, and October.,
s OF POSTAGE
Postage on all lett ergo( one-httlf ottnre weight or un.
dor. 3 eonts pre old: except to -California or Oregon,
which is In uen.P prepaid.— „ "
Postire on the herald 'l—within 'the County, free.
Within Alto State 13 cents per year. 'fenny part 'of the
(hilted States :Secants Pentage on nll transient papers
under 3 ounces in welght,"l rent prteptild or two rani.
unpnid. Advertised letters, tv he I barged with the cost
orstivottising. .; - , .
tilt A LI) J & 800 1
1 r
PRIMPING OFPICE,
S. 15. Con of the
. Square, Maio St
BEE
POETICAL.
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AN - APPARITION:
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DEDICATED TO H. C. K. BY A. H. 8.
Pearo: brook thou off. look shoro It comes again!
1111 . I W:1 it 0 11UbrilktilWri.trls.
ilWXlStigligttU fit aII" '
And it did'nt rtalk in !!..11Ite that spectro did
In n coat of polinhed
Nor wax it a linos? like "llANnuo'n" was
WIWI
Ills throAt rut, still undaunted,
poklnghls - unpin' old - head tliel
A - . roont-__
..Just at the limo he WAS . NT wanted.
Nor yet was the a /sour illtt; the Nout one
Which Saul the money lender,
Aslod to behold, when he bribed with gold
The hard id Witch of Endor. _
Boca portly 6 f:OsT -With ,a florid fac - o
And an eye britn.foll of-mirth,
That - neverr , ouhl joust, 0 l‘inglit fear
In the tliuldest heart on earth, ,
Ito hold'in one hand the kingly Wand '
And he'trared It far and near.
While the other one grasped—could I doubt my eyes?
A lung nr?.lsler Beer.
I stoat amazed, but never A Wert! •
Bbl thy spectre deign to my
When starting aback t,Ous broke forth
•
In my most theatrical way.
"Whence and what art thou mysterious form
'• That mak'st with me so free? "
TIuM com'at Iti'ltuch an umiticellonable'?bape
"That I will spunk to thee.,
" VII give then a.acat In my office chair
"And A place lu my memory dear,'
if yOu'll only toll me wtsexcE you aro
"And why In the deuce you're HERZ."
Then spike the 0 UOST : " I am turbid
But, did I only choose
I could a, horrid taltrunfold— .
Long as a Kangareu's. • -.-
Lisikut this phi's—this ancient mug; '
Alplifer_thesii features gaze •
Then shriek aghast from the pallid OiIOST
Of thy misspent College days."
Then I seized the Onost, by his spectral hand' . .
And Lbeneed a terrible sigh,
-When tics dravriug string broke that sustained the • rail
- Tindall:Med the days gone by.
Tin; (inner bade me lock. itat " Murder most rows"
My heart would not tat the craven,
• I loaned—when a "(Intim:its Basal" rushed forth
And am.assinated "Thu Ratan." •
And 'after those sii9llers had scattered Ids limbs—
(Nut even his •• perch "k did they Alive)
The Vandals pry'd up with it nusteaL lion
The slab front ••'rho Rover's Grave!'" . -
They Oro. - The Star Splutgied Honour" in two
Like it piece of rotten twine,
And sit a remembrance of dismal hours
With'• The days' or Auld Lang Syne."
And when they put down the Spirits they raised
And hung the fiddle to rest,
Sweet Silence came hovering over the spot
Like It turkey over her nest.
eongenlal sphits where are they now—
nos, !levees valiant and One ?
Ah." the (Ino4r, •• like CAr.-ullus of old
•
devoted their lives to Mew.
'•'l'tt ri.r." Is snarp.mlug eiims cut
relonthns as a Gorgon,
A ini±iltsso is still in thu itin&al line
11 Rh a NlFinlies alai all Oraay.
%Vilna • • 'L't.antt" will tells In his mush.? Way
Iloe• ii •• Innid near the latile,"
A lid 4 •ALto is singing, that Vaal old tune"
To sauu•thlug In a-eratile.
01:NT who ahraty6 it I\n"
• (Ms.il hit," Foroet Imes f,dl,.wed Ma growl)
Sthl esereihe. liis touslell [Ante,
thy malting his Illeekstone •• hoe)."
And here I awoke with n terrible start,
And tleished my half reek '•l'osr "
Walt the settled eoueluslon to girt h° the WORLD
'rho tole of this wthalerfal (itiesr.
Thou I thought how Nature hag moulded us, some
nod Knights of the,Quill,
Fora man cannot thwart his Destiny,
It• he's Imes to be MREAT—why—ho will.
And them, were the " noblest Romans 7 of all
In sidle of their musical bias, .
(o fill up my cup till the brim runs o'er)
Here's health and long lire tp the Font,
And strength to the bonds that tie us.
" May your lives glide along in true 11111Fietd thee
Like the grandest of Anthems old,
And [toy vott not pause till the end of tlie,rhyquf,
' Nor slug your Lin' NOTES with a " COLD";
But havo - many long days with sufficient of gold
To maintain you In. your position, '
And last but not least, have a Wife that won't scold,
With Moot fac-sitnile'e of Papa, to hold,
•
And,ovory Lose non a Mvsnaa:c."
•Parch') and sat —and—nothing more.—The Raven
fSlo transit glorin mood'.
A CLEAtt Casn.—Coming along the street
the other morning we overheard the following
conersation, which is clear enough
"Julius, is you better dis morning ?" •
•. "No—l was better yesterday, but l'so got
ober dal."
,•'Am deic too hopeß den of your discovery?'
"lliticovery of what ?"'
',Your di , corery from the
_cortreleseettce_..
what ant fetching you on yer hack.''
"Dot depends, salt, altegeddtiVon'thq prog
mistiontion which amplify de disease. Should
they continuato fatually, de doctor ti
a goner ; e To - filiriltey not consinuate fatually
he hopes dis culled indiridooal won't'die till
next time. But as Fsaid before, dat all de•
ponds on de prognostics, and till dese cum to
a head, dove um no telling wedder die purson
will own to a discontinuation or odderwise."
ger Wisdom allows nothing to be good,
that will not be so forever; no man. to be
Its ppy,luttlity flint- needs-no— other—hapPinmitt
than what is within himself; no man to be
great or powerful, that is not 'Basler of him.
self.,—;Seheta . •
so
A down east paper says flint girls ore
ao Itsyd up for huslouttis in ports pf Pennsyl
vania, that theynoinotintes take up with lato
yere.
rm. The man who ne v er sap nothing to .
nobody wita, recently married to the lady who
never:speakaill of no one .
jar The woman . ndie . nevei Interfered with•
her inislanntrit - ittraies "arrived' in tewit the
OthOr day. , ''She ie 1 . 111 old mop
cWal?'Rnal WOM
]wren Guokr
C.;4RLIS.LE; • • PA., WEDNESDAY,' MARCI 1859.
[From Chambors' JOmmal.l
A DEAD MAN'S REVENGE
11.Ow_it Worked nod now It Ended
e/lAATER 111.-11011 T TUE REVENG .14.,`
[CONCLICI/ED I'IItiMIJAST Week.]
True to his promise, Richard . Mallet never
interfered,. by. word or'uleed, with the arrange
nierlto his guardians lard nuuletibr her
educatiod.
A fen' years went by,and ;shoring stone
mason haul rii.icn to, bp • first workman in 'his
Master's turipluiy. With bettered means, and
good wages. Richard .Nlallet was, able to quit,
the neighborhood of.PeckM Court .and rent
small house lit the suburbs. - Mrs. Mallet: still
Wa'shed said ironed. and taMM.sflier husband's
dinner; but her' labor , were aided' by a little
servant; and the Voys were; sent to a good
sehool.
Nook. said Richard 111gliet was nor die matt
he rued try, be He had growo Owlish with
his faiumuls,-haughty_withdds_fellows, lost_his
Ohl SideilS and Ids pleasant and only
seemed intenebpon making his way up in the
world. •But his, wile 'hod children could Ii itt
no fatilt in. him. In her heart of Ileum Han
nah perhaps knew that her itus Wit
Nan-sming-buttmlie-would-haveglied sooner tlians
breathed Siracetisat o -m r ca
And where WaS Jessie all this time?
In these few years JessiOlallet. the whilom
crippled chilklim,growninto n straiglit_well
formed girl,, whosepresence would disgrace Ile•
alrawing room. Of ut:sliglit figure and deli;
Eitc fiat ifres,efulur - still'recalls - tdre: palo4lteed
• 41o_olt ild-who_mseud_to_hobble_s_tiout_her
ther'S house union a crutch; but there is' a bloom
upon her cheek. and health and energy in her
movements IlelV IL4hlr3. tinder sk fol t rest •
.sent. n itl t he healthy in Ihteocesuthat louvre stir,
rounded her of late, - her , infietnity has gradu
ally 'disappeared.
It is all important day at the Canterbury
school / whcit next We see her It is Jessie's
seventeehth birthday, and her Selleet days - are
at'an end. She - has been:writing a letter.to
her parents—those letters are the only links
between the old tire and tlic new one; Richard
has Diem all, from the first, childiSh.scraivl tai
the last well ly locked up
in an old i Viking of her
father and her eyes.
Wily are 'they not here to day? Around' the
room she spread alt-flue little gills her compa
nions bail given her—mere trifles for the most
part. butt, pleasant tokens of the good wilt she
has awakened there. and the good. name site
leaves behind. Everybydy here remembers
lite. and is kind," thinks Jessie. "It is only
my own family who forget me!"
- Wall, Jessie has pleniy.of newfriends - now,
and, for ought- we know. may have learned to
do without her parent:Novo Sipe': we nisi,, her.
There are • many affections we.,contg - , strong
that a Six years' absence would vtry; and let
ter-writing, as we most of us - know, is but. a
poor _bond, atter - ull.
So )ierhaps .desire's love is of a' less ardent
nature than It used to be." -
She-tins nap mach time, however, for reflec
tion ell thiS or flay Miter score ~...There is a
sound of wheels on the gravel-path, and a car
Ow l° rolls' all to the 'door.' It is Mr: Hale,
one of Jessie's guardians, who is come to tu%,e
her away from settee!. and escort her wins
own house at Haiti Where au archery
meeting is to celebrate the day.
Jessie bilk farewell_her Z;empanions of
six years, and driving it way in Mr. Hale's car
riage. looks up at the school-room windows
with trunine I eyes, and sees the old cathedral.
all blurred by her tears foe Iliedast time
L u• Here we are." Cried her guardian. as the
carriage turned into his guiles at the Hale
Fields; "here we are. already, you see."
Jessie beheld the tents and targetti on the
lawn, the servants hurrying to !lel- fro, mud
the gardners giving the last touches to flick
decorations.
'• Don't "fancy, Miss t Tessie l this is all got
up on your 'especial aufeoutit Other people
can have birthdays besilk..t you. Dick is nine
teen to Aay, and he areas, to share in the
honors too. Here he ea.ue-i. • He II take yen
in to speak to Mrs. hide and the girls "
Mr. Richard lisle raise , ' his wide-a Wake hat
and shook hands with Ile had ;aught
her to ride one holidiy. and. play c less allo
- so they were old feieuds.
Mrs. li , kie• WA,. a stately woman, who kissed
Jessie on her cheek. and bade her welcome
with an air of polite patron:Lg... Pride
berth was 'Mrs. lisle's filling. She had the
misfortune to be the gralokul 'lighter of a bar
onet. awl had a weakness for ;;end blood ;
hence she never taus so kindly to. Jes-te as
the rest of her funtly tier hostmod, with a
delicacy of feeling peculiar to bust. had never
divulged to one the real lams of Jessie's
parentage. but .Mrs. Hale had formed it shrewd
gueSs on the subject.
To-day there was even a more than usual
'amount of dignity in the good lady's demean
,or; her head was carried more erect, and her
dress rustled more imposingly asshe swept by.
A young lord was to be her guest Itelay, end,
to meet him, Setae of the first families in the
neighborhood and the elite of Canterbury had
been. invited to liMe Fields; cotouequently Mrs,
lisle's reception of Jessie was quite a solemn
and impressive sight.
Jessie almost trembled when she heard of
the grand doings that were to take place, and
the grand people who were expecteUr - But
,before her friends had lianinished their con
fidence the confab was broken up by Mr. Dick
Hale rushing down to the' arbor where they
sat, and summoning his sisters to their moth
er's presence.
Make haste, girls. There's. 1110 i her
coming rigid with horror. ilia lord:sit/flies
arrived, 'and,. nobody to receive him. Do,
pray; go lo her aid, or she'll he-speechless in
dive minutes." •
The two girls flew away to the house, soul
left Jessie to their brother. He stood and
watched them with a laughing face.
" Well, Has Mallet, this is doing us honor,
isn't it? You and I are lucky folks to have
such a birth-day keeping as this."
"I am lucky in having such friends, and
such a home to-day. I little thought, though,
when Mr. Hale brought me over, that 1 should
find such a gay' naseaubly,l "or perhaps yeti
wouldn't. have conic. Well. that's very polite.
I think 10.1 better tell my lather that you'd
like to have the horses out again, and go beck
to Canterbury.—He's Sure to oblige you."-- 7
Mr. Dick turned very red. •
"No; don't stalk nonsense. I didn't mean,
Richard, Jessie stammered and
stopped - again.
To insult your guardian, eh ?" said Dick,
recovering his good humor when he saw Jessie
looked distressed. " You had better not let
my mother hear you insinuate that you (don't
care to meet her.friends, Jessie. By-the-by,
I wish-the Cheesemans were all in Jericho,
I'M sure: I - never Wanted' thein - to - be invited
here at all." Richard linle looked really half
annoyed.
tu Why not V' asked,lessio, •, •
"Oh. because nobody krMWS - Zolite - yrwe,
or what„thu , y are.. it's said he was a tallow•
chandler, and had a largo fortune left 'him
They have just • that cut. lie has taken rk
large house near I don't know them, you
know.. By.tho.way, you don't, I hope."
Ji...ssie had grown, suddenly crime'', and
Dick fended he had said something indiscreet.
•• No, I don't know them."
That Sort of-origin-al
ways makes one aaspiciaus."' •
quietly as Jessie haul, disclaimed acquaint
lance with We Chmisemens, there'was such
sudden tumult in her heart,. and such n sing:
ing.in her ears. tharfor•the next live minutes
she beard not kword heeponipanion
...There , goes my fat heit. l 2., cried Richard.. , •
Ire islitstiting y0u,),,0ti,w,,,,-.,4,903.t0jipat
waICEIT ash to
him; yOut have to be introduced to Bitch 0 lot
of people. Come along*". • '
They hastened tiway•to the lawn.
• Everything wore.a gala air therh.. The vis
itors' wtre arriving fist: a splendid collation,
woo laid out: in one of the tents, and a band of
militia was playing under . theantilberry.trees:
The forthcothing archery fete at ;fide •Fields•
:had been the talk of Uni ileighborlitiod for days
past.
And now ho festivities commerieed: Jessie
woe inn archer, but she. stood by aint watched
t he' sports; well Pleased „when lace old
s friend
Mary Hale, carried. off the first. prize of .the.
day.
Then followed the luntheofiln (le tent, and
Mk. MOWS funny speech when. tip .presented.
the naltleaf oPoytt to his daughter.
After that canto a dance on tine fawn. when
Jessie wa , A s his lordship's - partner, and when
the band.froth Canterburx, under the influence
of Mr. II tae's Koine-brtiwed; plaYed - such ex,
hilerating quadrilts that it WAY epugit to dui'
the vely.cows in the neighboring; fields . doing
Ert , ...and 1,1 Poole. a
Blithe. however,'.eS. -the lituSio , sollioled - to- I
• the merrysmtkers. there was on6'ear, not far
off, to whom it. brought no mirth.'
bPthe little leading to Hal& Nields, n SOlitn.
ry noun was standing. with msterp, downcast
face. lt, was. Rich nrd, Mallet, whip for'thelast
-hunts hall-p feed. b Lek ward. and-fithvard. in-the ,
lane; Six years had passed-since holad-scens
his daughter. Daring all this time tun 164
kept to his resolution of never interfering with
her education, and bad never prasentetlidat,t
self-before Inci' - eyes:, 'lle 'hair piirpose ever
in view from which he had never swerved.
He lenl come-down' to-C intorbury-hy-ceach4
overitight. and finding as he eipected tl nt
his daughter had that day quitted school, and
gone over to Hale Fields with her guardian, he
hid followed them in order to carry out the
porpose Ise-had'so long meditated.'
- MitJythe tel honc . trait : lllS"
.
heart had tailed hint -
Though -Richard Mallet looked Apr and
sterner he was Mundt the
. ante Pi to at heart.,
'rime, hrtweser, had wrought'ammi change in
hum Though Mill - the-prinieof life,, his.
hair wan tinged with gray, and Os f.i6 had is
harder look than of old lie wore, a ,bc'ter
coat 'now, had a black-silkmeekeichieT fasten
ed loosely round his . throat.
Theltorns and angles of the; Canterbury
band -swelled over the wirdens, and the wind
carried the bum andlaughter otthe guest, to
I his ears. • •
For the twentieth time. he stripped before
the gates, and for the twentieth time he turn
ed away again.. -
At last, with an -angry exelatnation: at his
own ,irresolution, he; opened the gates, and
entered the grounds. • ,
Mr. Male won't be ablg to see you to•day,
my man—he's engaged nal can't attend to .
businessrcalted out. the loilge,kei?per oh he
_
went through the gates.,
My business ain't with
,Mr. halo," said-
Richard, looking at. the- Man, whose red face
showed that he had taken-good-fare-of hint
self the general festivity.
-ph. it's the back door you want-, is it?—'
Take the first path; then, to the'right." ,
.'Cho-man spoke .with an insulate, air.
BM Richard-kept" in the - brOad walk, and
went, on as before - Suddenly Ito eame.to
stop. Ito had heard his own II MHO pronoun
ced by. sonic one behind the laurel hedge at
his side
? ! that's her Ili AM' is it ?
Well, she j.?" certainly goml
say, poor thing, her family is Mtc"-recognika
We. Is it true ?"
" Qiite true. Mrs. IF do has hinted as
much to me herself. They do say her father
is it common urt4on; an d carves a hod on his
shoulder to this day. ' But• however that may
be, they aro , iolgar people, that's certain.
' Richard's Uri bee inufWhite as death.
What a mercy the child was removed front
her friends in time!" continued the first speak
er "Really, no one would now•suppnse hoe
to be Of low origin With her money, you
,know, she may expect to make kt good match
one day. and so get tree of her former ties.
What a good thing 'she fell into the hands of
the If tle'4 —quite providential. Ali, here
comes our host '1"
The Indies moved away, and Richard, with
his teeth set, atitilhis foot crushing the gravel
under his heel, strode 1M to the house.
• One or two persons turimd to look at him
as lie Iwpm:tolled, but the majority or the
guests were on the side Niro, where the dan
cers were a..sembledttud the marquee erected;
so he trmaped observtion
Is toy !laughter in V he inquired of the
servant at the hall door.
Ile had walked strai , ght.up to the principal
entrance ' The man stattol iu HlNlthe, and
(lien, with a satirical glance at the wailer near,
replied :
No, she ain't, not' won't be to-day, nor
yet to-morrow.' Your business Mtn. partiek
lar pressite, I 'ope;" a nd, he winked at his
companion.
" You'll please to keep a tongue in
your head, and answer my question. is Miss
Mallet in
" Miss Mailbt? Yes, sho's,about somewhere,
but you can't see her; that is,•you—you—"
The man stammered, changed his tone, and
stopped Something had warned him in time.
You'll-have the goiidness to show me into
a room where I can speak to her, and then
send and seek her."
Without another word the man led the way
aorosss the half, and ushered Richard into the
library.
It was a handsome room—green and cool,
with a large bow window opcuing out into the
garden, and an awning outside. Richard
could see the gay company, and the hand and
tent, on the lawn Ile caught sight of his
own figurethe mirror opposite, hut the
contrast there did not trouble butt. A strange
self-control had come over him; there was an
iron resolution written on his face—.
Ile 3vas.standing- gazing-at the oacrificO of
Iphigenist, in bronze ,
on the mantle piece, and
Was striving to find out its meaning, when-Ate
heard footsteps approaching. Ile turned, and
a young lady and a ,gentleman entered the
remit through the window.
It was Jessie and Dick Hale.
For olio moment they both started at the
unexpected visitor in surprise; the next Jessie
gave a low cry and sprung forward: '
Father !"
Richard Mallet's arms were folded on his
breast, bid face was cold and unmoved; but at
that. one word his arms opentekand he strain
ed her to his heart..
Mr. Dick Halo disappeared.
T itriii'l7lViiiitten my face, then !" said
Richard,•looking down at his daughter.—
..That's well: I didn't know but how you
might."
Though he spoke coldly, his lip trembled so
he'Could scarcely articulate. •
'Thou art changed since wo met girl. In
stead of my poor lame lass, I find thee a lady
grown. lie scanned her over at arms length.
"I want to know, now whether you are my
own_ child or o (LI wn ra to k now
_whet bor..
they have changed your heart as well as your
dress.' Striy`; don't speak yet, you may re
yent it: I balm a question to ask you, I want
to know whether. you will leave 'these people
and come home to your mother and me—that's
the proof I want 'as .to whether pia are still
toy own child." .'
Jessie's eyeti fell, There was something
so cold and stern miter father's voice, it made
her heart shrink.'
"Think before you spank ; . there's much de
pens upon it. Are you ready to leave tlieso
friends and coin your lot. With me? Are'yott
prepared to live with ihoseivimare not clevt
er and polished. 'but
.rongh, ttnetlicated pee
:There Is s but] think There
is xametli6~g to gain. We ens give•you' love.
Jessie, such as you .; may fitmor.lind
• ,
. •
IN suddenly stopped. .•Ansiver Ma, my -lass
which is it to be- r im. or slay ; 1 "
"MI go'' 'father."
Ile lovediker still ; his last words decided•
her in it moment. • •
go? You'll And will 'yotigo contentedly?
Will you go, feulmg . yimain:t ashamed o' them
you'll., have to live with ?"
....Father I. why do you put, those cruel ques
tions to me? I have r prayed to Dod to bring
11'1 together ,e, , ery • night of my life. Asham
ed! oli. you forget I silt your_rhikl.." •
• desSie hid her face in lice hands , s td <eepL_
I'Votrlsity you' akit ashamed ~Qf me," slid
witlCa strangen.spres,don gathering
over his face: "Then I'll put. your words to •
tile tat Look'at this hand,. it's. 'rough and '
hard with latior ; tily boots are thick . onti
the linen on my Intclt coarse;, my (mat
badly cut I don't look like it gem lino:LW—
any holy. see
,that. Now, if you ain't
ashamed often. ,cnovnow-looking ns l be, take,
ma out. through that window on' to the lawn
aiming those people, and. tell them - t - in yonr
either. % Dare you do it? :Dare you 'own Inc
.before 'ern all? Speak out. n'
Je - s - 4i6 tnraeirquaaly..ol6, and ;:ipa'int pass
ea. over her •Iltee,. - What 1V43 it her fatlu;r
11.81CC , 1 ? It WAS WO nell —WO much. A
hundred tifingit furba:lo it : Afr..l.llAle'ti prilll
the opinion ot' her friewli, and—wet-so than
ull win•-di_that. very_ Slay_ She stood
-dutah-tool-tortilind
tier fattier saw her re4olitthin, :laid* his
breath.eattL; Iltielc.,“l ° s - 131'yyjiqt 1 time, to think'
Pare yolt.do _ •
Thei.o. Was montent.s silence, and the
stritg , „cle was at. an end. 5he414,1 COnnte , l the
.LIO_I(.....:ILULIMIL'IritInInIted._ She ptse~l her
hand over Ifer brow, and said,
.“1"03, father,
it o
She hail reviled the window when her step
faltered. 1146,1 . (1.11(•1 . ..WiLS the gay timl brilliant
asSemlq. She 81.110 :iilo.ll - bonittl at the sight
-and a . sliiimr paastsl ore:`
•.—• -
'Yett C I.:fen—yam eail:,t,:do it lie whis. •
pored hoaraely: Without .1610t1IM . . word lie
stepped ba , _dc, and turned, and lert. alone..
Hut urn hn-had gone live pace:: from hey,
•Jesaie was at his Side, "Father forg ive me I
litiv,e•dm tear."
She put out hey hand, looked up info his
fade radiant in 'her love. and led him straight
to the window. - The neit moment they stood
in the garden before ml Ithe people. ' •
I' .livery eye was fixed on the young.girl as
'she erossedi he lawn with her cOmpanion, and
Iwalked up the tent' where Mr. and Mrs. lisle
and a party of their friends (Canterbury gran
'lees, and quint old folks, who-did not dance)
were sitting, -
• "Whoitas Miss Mallet got with her. "What
a singular 'proceeding!" ''ls she . escorting
one of the .mirdoners to the tent V' asked the
young people on the lawn.
_,
Regardless of all comments, Jessie never
;stopped till she had—reitelied- , the-tent where
• her' host e-is sat. .
Then and there in a low simple -words, oho
made known her father to Mrs. Ilale,
A buzz of astonishment rose up .around.
Mrs. - Ilale'leoked bewildered and confused;
but, ore' Jessie lutdAene
. speaking, Mr. :114Ie
was at her side)
• "Thhis is your father Jessie, ? Then I
am glad to make his acquaintance." Mr. hale
held our his hand to Richard. "l'have only
seen you once before. Mr. Mallet. (it was when
your uncle died,) but 1 have—not, forgotten
your behavior then.",
Mr. halo's prompt manner had spared any
thing like a sow, and, relieved every one at
once.
"Sir, I thank you ; that's kindly said. 'Hot
let me explain hoir I came to in(ude myself
here " Richard stood erect, and tinemlrtr•
rased with his hat oil'. -I ain't a man to in'.
trade thyself any where, but I had a reason
for coining here . which may be it wrong MI,
hut. w hich l CMIHII'L help follerin nut. trot'
now guilt' 00 seven years. Sir. I have been
pining for the sight oe my child, and all this
time I have • lllo , lllekl nor illterfill'Od
with the edieation I knew she ought to have I
came down hire to-day Sir, to claim tier, and
see if she still loved toe as she used to: hut I
come, I'm Meant, in a Spiro as might. Itite
led to no good I had rruwot mistrustfolottal
thought she'd he changed, and itsliamed or me.
So. when she comes into your parlor, where I
was waitin, for her just now, I steeled toy
heart. again her. bunnyhs slit:looked, and felt
jealous of her tincodress end lady wars . She _
said she was ready to go me, 'hitt she
seemed to be frightened like, I thought, and I
ilithliteil her still. So I. said to her (it was a
sudden thought that conic, I don't know how),
cro. , s tinif Liwn hand in hand with
toe. and ownlne afore ill Those people, I'll
believe you hive Ine as yint ought." kl here
upon, before I'd time to consider what I
asked (1 wasn't myself just then,) she stepped
_out of the window, atni, brought me straight.
into your presence, without a murmur or it
blush. And God love tier for it And so he
will. It was a right noble act, though I hadn't
ought to have asked it."
Jessie hid her face on hertdher's arm, and
he stopped. •
Every one seas silent. The simple earnest
ness of the man, and his erect yet modest
I bearing, had touched all present.
"Mr. Mallet," Said an old gentleman emu
forward, admire and sympathize with
conduct. May God bless your dough-
IRS
The old clergyman, a high dignitary of the
Church, laid his hand on Jessie's arm and led
hen to a seat.'
.•Let, me shake hands with you Mr. Mallet,
honOr both your head and your heart."
Irwas his lordship who spoke. Yea, Mrs.'
Hale might stare, and refuse to credit the evi
dence of her senses: but.ithere - was her noble
guest acttially shaking hands with a man
without gloves. When a right reverend dean
and a peer's son bad thus openly lieknowl
edged the stone-mason, no one was afraid of
loosing cast by addressing him. •
Jessie and her father would probably have
becOmO lions had they not stolen off, through --
Dick llale's agency, to a quiet parlor where
they were left alone to themselves.
or course the archery fete at Male's Fields_.
was long retnembered in the neighborhood,
and gained considerable ectat from what eel',
tain ladies pleased to term' `•tho' romantic in
cident" that terminated the day.
One sum m ne• evening,. some few years later
a family group wan assembled about - the shade
of. a sycamore, in front of a pretty farm-hom.:
in Devonshire,
•
It was Richard Mallet and'his family, who
-were assembled in the garden at the cliff Farm.
The father with a roll of paper on hiaknec,_
and pelicil and compasses in band, was plait
ning some improvements fo'r time farm yard.
His wife, busy with her knitting, sat at a lit
tic distance. One oft he boys lay on the grass
at his mother's feet. reading to her; the other
one was watching the Plymouth steamer
through a telescope. 'Jessie, Moue with her
fattier on- time bench under the tree, sat with
her bands clasped idly before her, and her
faCe fixed otrthe.sea. She looked very pretty
in that, thoughtful attitude.
Ale said. suddenly - tmt - wlislust - :
thinking how strangely good has...uome one of
evil in our two lives. Uncle Zelm'stwicked in
tentions' seemed to have carriedith them
their own frustration lie h a s knit tis closer
together than ever I think I should never
have shown how much I have loved you had
hot been separated from nrylibiiie all..those
years, dud I certainly could never have known c
how much you love me." -
Jessie took bold of her father'S hand as she
spoke, and looked, at hint with unutterable
affection, ' • , : •
"Yes, Jessie, good has come out of evil in"
our lives, as you say. Audi th it ik people
would often lutyb less powFav to injure us than
they have were we but true to ourselves As
long de you and mosomainetl eo [alo ~Zoles
.
curse *eould.-ntwer.,liaye done us any rum.
lluloa? wimt are they up to there! ' See,
t here's•P;til shouting likc tiled!"
'Ph crii was evidently giTat.' excitement ninong
the mother and her bop'.
"There lie g.o:+ ft.ther. There's the gentle
man who look a,.,..voit ' the other-day,
and
,iumpad overb.).trd when Ned fall into the
water h
A stranger •w ti nat. the edge of
the clift'it.iyand
noh. do rutt:an I :ilk !Ilia to content," sid.
hetnelter.• have, seen. him ther,levery
night this week _and- wondered -who ite.could.
Ire. thinfc I don't know him! You'go too,
,Teiiie.:* you'll know how, lo,thanlc,ltint:
youi• hat "
.
lathe took her faCher',.3 arm, and they set
arl'or the dia. they drew nearer the%
stVanger. sunlendv grasp.: , d tight hold,
oilier father's arm -(Yr, Hi 1)01i:V —MAT-
Look; Int!s canting this Way
reeig,niztvl the figure 'before her.
(C'u'lt that of Mr. Dick [Talc
lio liMl bean prowling about the neighbor
hood for'4oine day's paoj in n secret .Icind'of a
quite -- mill !cc -his-win:o- -open 2 -behlivior.-
wjia due.c.i.-1:444-Ktet the osten±ible object of
Iris goit
upon his shoulder
gave cvi leae of; bat the sea fowl appeared
t 4 frequent "otify one part of the co tst, and.thati
was the immediate neighborhood of the Clill
1 r lila.
It reptirel no geeqt not Dant of p.sirstiavion
NI tilers part-to igQucc NIL..
oilier tliiilionse—aitil tufoiVij:ntr.ti4i_se
H111)11(11 . nftertv.tl i. Ati.l Ifi.ttlion't•ernyning to
1111 Ito i1.ci.131 to reoPtiit
'towhee. tveiik in the „neighborlioo.l, it i 4 to be
prelitirt2tlr . w everting.
A•re..v years further on, and we again
a p. , en at a l'unily grata at the CHIf Farm.
.1 This that' are aiseniblel by a win
lire, with 116 wind rumbliny, he eltint •
ney, and . vei
hiatrug t he 'belch lie
A gray-haired old in'in i 5, going to tell a
Chrism 14 Stlll'y II; 1114 - g1 . 1:114111.11 . 011. • Grand ,
Lather has seen strange ellange4 since his youth
and cut tell str.ulgi st ories• too.
Let- it lie sortvtltitrrtrne. grandfather, slys•
a 1)60.1'1-eyed liitlegit+ on his knee.' -
And lot a -have n terrible 11 . 1111C, , --Sa.yB
n ling! buz l or nine.
litippoi.7 4 o', then. I tell you your inother's.his
tory. says grautlrather, looking at the.yoling
matron sitting hther littslAnd's side.'
'•Ye..,:gt;andlratTier tell. thew that, replies the
children's father . . •
limt mother's history. )von't be osi.ory, cries
Dick.
It will beam - good, says grandfather, and as
you want a terrible mute to. it, Dick,' Euippome
we call. t A 1.),!arl Man'e
Prom the thi v.! -Oran,.lt.
- . Aunt Hannah and the Church Fair
Auntllannah. lived_o4 of town
'Did I noliev .tell you •wltt a time I-harlat
our cliiuch rah. lait winter 1' said :the to .me
one eveniu , ;. -
. .
•
• No! Whitt of it ?' . •
'New ain't that strange? Thought I had'.
Auld everybody about it, to•be sure. La, -well,
'twill be newt to.you then ! You know Nora
Judge Thorudile's darter. She
came over to our house sad Stilt' o.ll' congre•
gation were - goin' to have a_ fair in the village
ineetin' house I'
Do tell,' sill, I. 'Who's goin'to preach?'
'Oh I' said she :nighty ain't go• .
in' to have preaehin': a few young persons
of the congregultion, who seem to'take a deep
er interest in the .church's welfare than the
nets hers thetnielyes, desire to parchase s it
few indispensable articles for the bteetin'
house; and we thought if all the church would
present us cakes, and — pies, and meats and
such things, we would appoint a night to sell
theta in the vestry of the church, and take
the proeeeils to buy the nodeis:try things.—
The plan is well reeeived,,espeentlly by the
.young. You know the money is to be spent
fur charitable purposes, and on th:ft account,
everything given us will sell for double its
'Well, I wouldn't have believed -that there
was so much wisdom left in the world, as to
have conjured up that,' title. I.
"Pis uwcu tit), ' said Nora. t ',And what will
you ? tarot, awl Tanners
produce lots of things that would he accepta
ble.
'Well, I will give two rolst turkeys,und six
roust chickens,' nor I, thinking that would lie
Its much as-anybody could expea these hard
times.
l`m! Well, what else ?.'Tis for the church
• yea give it yon know. Church members
shouldn't he leis axiotts fur their interests
than the, world: t
You see L was kchureli member anal she
wrint.2 .
rn give a jar of pgaeli-jam,' auz
''flint will help along seine. A few hush
els of apples or a roast pig, would be. accept
able!'
She was so ravenmis I began to be sorry
I'd olfered her :mything. Howsomever,
thought I'd go the whole, hog or none, so I
promised the pig and apples.
'Of course, you will give to cheese, and
pies, anti callus, and milk, and Cream, and
then I think you will have done your part at
givin'. By the way, we are, ti) have historical
taifricanr, and Mrs. Autos Bruce wanted I
should ask you to take the part of the witch
of Fodor. All yon will have to do will be, to
dress to represent that lady, and stand. per
still behind a-curtai m and people will
pay something to see you
Cse old and ignorant, and didn ; t,
know.what Foe about ; so I consented.
'I sent them die pig, and the. turkeys, and
chickens and appels, and the rest of this things
wanted,-up to the-mectin'-house, the day be
fore,the fair.
“Cite next day husband 'tackled uinhis old
horse mid chaise to carry me to the fair. Our
Oltil;ltaise, somehow or other, don't look very
well There's a hole in the top and sideSmnd
some of the spokes of the wheels are gone.
'Clio wheels squeal( powerfully, tau. Wall we
hadn't But just got into town, when it seemed
as if all the boys out of jail come hollarin' and
arter 11 , 3 as if they wore possessed.
'lliirra for the witch of Endor! liar chariot
approacheth ! Make way' for her inajestY . !'
they kept squallin,' at thelop of their lungs.
'Do attic them unsightly_orittersidbe.civil,l.
sue I to husband —my patience gone intirely.
~!,tit that ho clambered out ot' tho chaise,and
after tim licit.terto-split, tight as 110 could leg
it. And, oh ! massy sake ! Ito dropped the
reins on the ground, anti the old horse took a
notion to go and ho wont. You coo ho know
the way to the church, and, put chase for it.
Husband ho came Itellarin"wtioa; whoa l'.
mi twin 'Uhl' t ip to the tholtie-houso. 'Clio
mom in'-house yard woo full of folks laughin'
and Marin' as if they hadn't no rospootabilify
~
in-Imi. 1.-gotoutof the chalso, toad-m(0041V
way through the (wow:Land when thoy wouldn't'
make room, I olbowod,thent right smartly.
Cm despot thin of tlesh..rind my elbows awful
sharp, and when I hit um, they gave bank as
if they'd becrystruelt with a daggor.
'Paid twenty coats to' gb into the. ohite,3ll.
The tables inside did look bmaliful Nora,
she explained the halos to Mo. .V 113 1 .0 wore
xi:tat-boxes that contained a Imam' things
worth 'ono cont, and one thing worth' tea, and•
thoy' paid five cents to grab, -and If you grab
bed right you would got twice ydur money's
wort-it. And there:.was.a, - ring ,Ctito.. 'Twati
divided Into liftoon,slloos. You paid a dollar
e slloo, and ono slico containdtta ring' worth.
liflyttents. - - So Ito that - got.thdright slice got
a ring. Add there were:guess' cakes aodovor
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$ll. 50 per annum in. advance.
!Mop tenet paid In advance.
so Ilkfly sugh kind of things, too numerous to
•
mention.
'Wel.lt,:aluty drest, me up to
.repr sent the
witch of 'hider. I never was very h ndsome
(in„..„ ,,t
land t I y rigged
,me 14 at such, a, rat that I •
to it have looked awful.. l stood b hind a'.
''e main nail people p rid 11 ninepence t come,
twaind see me. • Some went•olf mod; Children
generally scared. Soule welt Off jall,olll.' as
1 if they'd split, I evidently produced a power
-1 Cul inipre'sdon on all that saw roe.' Peqtrat,
last, began to coati to inle'me faster than they
could .ho accommodated I could hear um'
talking around-the tables about the witch of
Entler„..and2the - 41tch of lintlor's pig, and
turkeys, and' Cake: .nod I began to 'feel, at ..
length, dreadfully as . though I was making a
fool of mySelf. I staid there Nellie dcgmtly
and l o ut just:made up a face to cry over my
I unfortunit 'Condition, when, all olio sodden,
down come the curtain, . and there • ['stood •
rig . ht out afore um all ! ' They out tin such a
hurrah!' as I'never heard before .oi' since. I
elbowed my way through, um like wild fire,.
made for the gettiu out phice and started for
home, • , .
, T -WO c OCEti-1_
dor rig, in on. %Then huobimt onmo to tho
doUr t to let me in Ito Was so frightened:Alm). ho •
'set. the' tog on me: -• The dog. came towards me
growled and rim OA if ho'd bred: his ;
and I havn't seen !din front that day to this. .1
-
crilViherd_husband
W ,_thaLllll7llint,
loved• wife. When I explhined .it all to him,
theway he grntrled \VAS 11. caution. • ,
raised - $3OO at that—abominable
I fair . ..With it they bought hh — Oftiamental
chandelier and a silk pulpit cushion, and hired,
carpenters to make gingerbread work all over
just-Mxs—ailiconiWare's pinion_about_
church fairs, 1 am, ~—that. ditty are just the
.wlekeilest swindled that orthodoxy ever tole
rated. She says they are Icillin'•to
Inv! I think so tnet: She says that the older
church 1112:1111e14thilik I was deiput ly NI-rased
two!' at t he. Nit., and I . deelare:lthitet believe
but what I WIN; n. it.
‘i'fis..Sattirday night!" exclaimed the'
school-boy; Vito lessons to study, and nothing
to interrupt my pleasure. 1 shall have aitice
game with the boys:" and Whistling merrily,
away he goes fur a frolic. . .
'Saturday night!" cries the hoarding
school filiss ; am gm we have one
night's rest, end can 'talk socially without be
ing troubled with unlearned tasks,. unwritten
compositions, or unperformedoxainples ;" . and
she - piles up her books, and slams down her
desk lid with a determined
"Saturday night,"'sighs the weary Seam
stress, as she bends over her needlomadraws.
nearer tho window, to catch the last, rays of
light, "and this robe unfinished. How soon
it has come What shall I do?"
Saturday night," yawns the fashionable
young lady.' "and the dressmaker 'has not
sent my dress, 'tis too bad! ' I've been think
ing-all the week how elegantly. I shall look
to-morrow, and now to he disappointed! ,well,_
I Won't go to church for Cve'nothing to
wen',''' and sluiturned to her novel with a
•dissatisfied spirit, while litir Wardrobe was
crowded with coatly •
" Saturday night, and no bread for Sunday
and no money to purchase it," says the poor
widow, while little ones cluster around her,
and cry for food; sad she breathes a prayer.
to the Great All-Father, "Clive us our daily
bread !"
"Saturday night, and I am glad of it," joy
fully thi9ks the hamming man, as ho closes his
shop door, deposits the keydn his great coat
pocket., and_ tarns his steps homeward. "I
shall spend this evening at home with my dear
,Mary, and our children, how glad I am there
is a B.tturelay night."'
The School-boy goes to his play, the Miss
to her gossip,,and the mechanic to his home,
each rejoicing in the rest afforded by the
last day of the week.. But the seamstress
sews on and on, until the candle burns dim
ly in the socket, and
. exhansted nature, no
longer able to sustain itself; sinks beneath
the burden,'apd, , she retires to rest. The
young lady seeks her couch at an early honr,
and sleep' drives away the effects of ditelp •
puintinent,'while pride satifies its'itravinms,
by remaining at home all day Sunday, to
pour,wvath upon the head of flue dressmaker.
Atia thus titles Saturday night always bring
happiness and joy to some, while it dispen
ses to others secret sorrows.
Human life is composed of mingled light
and s'nule. A portion of our *race live in
der:wiled homes, rendered so by adverse Cir.
cumintuces, scud woc•begoue poverty, while_
we enjoy the brighter days of prosperity and
sunshine. As Saturday night is the close or
the week., when all the deeds of the past six
days may be remembered, and condemned
or approved by our own conscienees r so may
it resefiThle the , Saturday night of life, our
last day, when our acts,. whether of. good or
evil, will be brought before us? - Ifrthe-Grbat
Jude of the . world. Then, as each Satur
day night rolls around lot us reflect upon our
conduct, resolve to forsake the•Wrimg, and
cleave to the right, so that we' milimve our
work done, and well done, when the Just
night of life draws near. • •
• T 116: resideiftsOf NOith Writei;Stree • C:Weie
afforded no little amusement a few days
silica, by the incidents narrated to us in sub•
stance as follows :.•
A countryman, the owner of a large but'
usually goodnatured dog, drove in town on
the day stated. Near the railroad - crossing
-nn Water street. " Tiger" fell into bad com
pany}', a regular muss ensued. Taken sud
denly and 'al Most unawares, the countryman's
dog seemed hardly to comprehend whether
it tress a ' .6ee fight" in earnest, or only the
rough sort of play of village "hotinds,' until
he found himseli in a "throafto ; mouth" con
test with, a regular fighting character in the
shape of a trained" bull dog, and getting the
worse of it. 'His master, however, by this
time comprehended the nature of the muss,
and' spriitging from his wagon caught the
bull•dog by Inq "narrative' . ! and endeavored
to separate the combatants.
" Let that dog, alone,,or lash you over
the head I" growled a rough and excited
looking-customer titanding„hy—who-provod--
to be the owner of the Bull.
".01i, then, you "want 'ern to fight, do ye?"
,ejaculated liotnespun, dropping the end ; and
then at the top of his video, shouted " fao in
Tigo .
And Tigeclia "go in." Instantly the tide
of battle wan turned. Tigo secured and was
making good use of his vantage ground,
when owner suddenly became convert.
el to a pacemaker. 'Suiting the aotion'to
the idea, Ito , made lt . feint , to release his .dog
--
" Let that dog alone or I!!! /ant von over,
the head!" shouted the omintryinani and he
straightened up. and swelled out to such huge.
proportiont,4at "Itook street" desitted, ter.
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ror stricken at the menace.
Tiger p,irtued his work iti'llan4 until the
Piteous "lty y? I" of hit assailant seemed ro
ritolidce pity in the dog'simiiii of the fiirnier,
for ; he Maud kis hold and the latter sluiik
away,
,with the appearance of three logs 40.
hind. , ,
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.
As the nountryiOn jumped into his wagon
Ito callud out to iftlif•dOgli muster—"Whott•
over. you
_want - nnothor fight, just say tho
W - 061, as ids Lid Tiji al/sis Waustlefusehtir !"
—Massa -Gan.. •••• • • , -•-••• ••• -• •
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