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President—Anit• dam LINCOLN.
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Governor—ANDßEW C. CURTIN.
Secretary of State—ELl SLIFKR.
Surveyor Uenerat—Wm. 11. Reim.
Auditor General—Taos. H. COCEIR&N.
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RT RON°, W. D. LoWRIC O. W. WoODWARD. JOIIN M. RBAD
COUNTY OFFICERS
Pros Went Judge—lbon..Lamas It. Graham.
Asgociato Judges—Hon. Michael Cocklin, Samuel
Wherry.
District Attornoy—J. W. D. GUMMI.
Prothonotary—lion WWII Lino
Rif rti r sun a soya.
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Register—r.. A. Brady.
High Sherill—ltobt. McCartney; Deputy, S. Keepers
County Treasurer—Alfred L. Spousier.
Coroner—John A. Dunlap.- ~....
County Commissioners—Nathaniel 11 &kola, James
11. Wag.toner, Quo Millar. Clerk to Commissioners,
James Armstrong.
Directors of the Poor—Jno. Trimble, Abraham Bas
ler, John Superintendent of Poor — Henry Snyder.
11 . 0 - R - CitnTri - orticots - :
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Town 13ouneil.-.lehn titthall, Wm. W. Dale, J. B.
Irvine. lialan Carney, John Halbert, J.B. Parker, Fred
erick Dinkle, Samuel Ensminger.
Clerk to Council.—Jas. U. Alasonheimer.
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Censtables—Jacob Bretz, Andrew Martin.
Justices of the Peace—A. L. Sponsler, David Smith,
Michael Holcomb., Abm,Dettulf.
CIiURCIIES
First Presbyterian Church, Nor thwoot angle of Con
ro Square. Ito, Conway P. Wing - Pastor.- -- -Scrviccs
every Sunday Morning at II o'clock, A. - and 7 'o'clock
P. M
Second Presbyterian Church, corner of 136uth Hanover
and Pomfret. streets. Rev. Mr. Hells, Pastor. Services
commence at i t o'clock, A. M., and 7 o'clock P. M.
- -
St. John't Ch ureh, (Prot.rypiscopai) northeast angle of
Centre Square. Roo. FraiksJ.Clorc, Rector. Services
at 11 o'rhick A. M., and 3 o'clock, P. M.
English Lutheran Church, Bedford between Main
an :.nut her streets. Rev. Jacob Fry, Pastor. Services
at I I o'elook A. M., and 6P4 o'clock .P. M.
German Reformed Church, Louther, between Han
over and I'itt streets. Rev. A. H. Kremer, Paotor.-
9e•viee, at i I o'clock A. M, and 6 o'clock P. M
Methodist E. Church. (first charge) corner of Main and
Pitt Streets. Rev. Joseph A. Ross, Pastor. Serrices at
11 o'clock A. M. and 8 o'clock P. M
Methodist E. Churcl(socond charge.) Rev. Herman M.
Johnsoa Pasta, &rile. in Emory M. E. Church at 11
o' dock A. M. and a P M.
St. Parldes Catholic Church, Pomfret, near East st.
Ile r. James Kelley, Pastor. Services every other
Sabbath et 10 o'clock. Vespers at 3.
German Lutheran Church corner of Pomfret and
Bedford streets. 11ev. G. A. Struniz Pastor. Services at
U o'clock, A. and fiy o'clock, P. M.
tia-When changes iu the above are necessary the
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Roy. IT. M. Johnson, D. D., President and Professor o,
Moral Science.
James W Marshall. A. M., Professor of Latin Lan
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William C. Wilson, A. M., Professor of Natural Science
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Samuel D. Hillman, A. M., Professorof Mathematics.
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BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Andrew Blair, President, H. Sexton, P. Quigley, E
— Comma's. C. P. liumerich,J. Ilamtlton, Secrelary,Jasou
W. Eby, !Treasurer, John Sphar, blessenger. Meet on
the lot Monday of each Month at 8 o'clock A. M. at Ed
ucation UaiL
CORPORATIONS
CARLISLE DEPOSIT DANE.—Presldeut, It. M. Henderson,
Cashier. W. M. .fleotem; Asst. Cashier J. P. Hasler;
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Teller Jas. honey ; Clerk, C. B Pallier; Messenger,
John Underwood; Directors, It. M. Henderson. John
Zug, Samuel Wherry, J. D. Gorges, Skiles Woodburn,
IL. C. Woodward, Col, Henry Logan, Hugh Stuart, and
James Anderson.
CUMDEILLAND VALLEY RAM ROA OOMPANV.—PreEIdont,
Frederick Watts: Secretary and Treasurer, Edward M.
Biddle; Superintendent, 0. N. Lull. Passenger trains
twice a day. Eastwarineaving Carlisle at 10.10 o'clock
A. 31. and 2.44 o'clock P. 00. Two trains every Jay
Westward, leaving Carlisle at 9.27 o'clock A, M., and
3.30 P. M. ,
CARLISLE OAS AND WATER COMPASlY.—President, Lem.
eel Todd; Treasurer, A. L. Spongier; Superintendent,
George Who; Directors, F. Watts, Win. Al. licetem.
R. M. Biddle, floury Saxton, . R. C. Woodward, John p.
Bretton, F. Gardner, and John Camp%oll.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY DANIL.--TrEatlelLL, John S. Ster.
rott ; Cashier, H. A. Sturgeon; Taller, - Jos. C. Hoffer.—
Directors, John S. Sterrett, Wm. Her, Molchoir Brent
man, Richard Woods. John C. Dunlap, Robt. C. Sterrett,
IL. A: Sturgeon, and. Captain John Dunlap.
SOCIETIES
Cumberlas': Star Lodgo No. 197,'A. Y. M. meets at
Marlon 11a11 on tho' Srf„Und 4th Tuesdays of every
Month. • .. . , . •
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St. Mine Lodge N 9 260 A. Y. M. Meats 3d Thurs
day of each month, at Marlon nail. - .
Carlisle Lodge No 91- 1.-0. of 4:4-1-ISleets Monday
evening, at Trouts building.
FIRE • COMPANIES
The Union . Fire, Company was organized In MO.
Presiaoat, 11, Comintern; , Vice President. Samuel
Weisel ;Socret t ery,J. D. Hampton; Treasurer, P. Mon
per. Company meetetlia - tliiit'Saturday In March; June,
September, and Decembers. ,
The Cumberland Fire Company wa'aliiitituted Fehru
ary.l.6,lBo9.--President, ,Thos.,Thom-,son ,• -Secretory
Philip Quigley; Treasurer; E. D. ',Quigley 'The company
moots on the third , Saturday of January, April, July,
The Good Will Ileso,Company was Instituted in March,
Presidont,ll. A. Sturgeon; Vice President, C. P.
Kunitich ; Secretary, William D. Hnlllert; Treasurer.
Joeoph W. 'Cathy. The company Meets-the second
Thursday of January, Aria m
l, July, nd'October.
Tho'Hinpire IlOok and r. adddr.Company ivne Institut.
ed in 1659, • President, Wm. 51. Porter,; .Ylco President,
John 0.• Amos;',. Trearsuier,',Joliu 0/1 iiloo . ll j Secretary,
John'W. Perla. The company Meets nu..the first Fri
day in. Januarys April, July and October. ,
.)L; - .' M. Co'.A
-Rogu monthly..meotMg.4-Thlid;l'yidadayllvon
•Prayer mootlng-'7Sunday Attarooon at"4,o'clocicr
Roadlng Room and Llbraryr-Admission free, open
-every-evening (Sundays oxceptod),Troya6 to-10 o'clock.
Strangers especially wOlcomo. .
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Within tha3tate 13 •C'ents per year. To any pair of the
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adYurttgt
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SELECTED POETRY:
'COME nviiir TO RESCUE."
DT DAVID PAUL 111101VDI
Como rush . to the rescue! the tinlan's In denim!
The rebels and traitors are thirsting for blood!
The home of our youth Is the spoil of the stranger,
And carnage exults whe r e our altars once stood.
Then rush to the rescue' arouse from your slumbers!
Thn shades of your rattlers appeal to your aid;
Lot the traitors advance with their rash leviecipumbers,
True patriots and freemen are never dismayed.
•
The foe is before us. March onward to greet ymm.
Let then, boast as they may, they but dig their own-
- graves;
The brave and the just are still eager to meet them,
And teach them the difference 'twlxt freemen And
slaves.
Let them scourge their poor bondsmon,and talk of their
glory—
's:Uman, remorseless, conceited and vain!
When they grapple with heroes, they'll soon learn the
story
That themselves are the objects of scorn and disdain
Come on, then, your tattered palmetto displayingi
Your golden pretensions will soon change to brass;
We know That your rearing is nothing but braying;
That the akin of the lion disguises the nes.
What then should WE fear? Ohl wo fear the disgrace,
The vile blot on the page of Republican story,
Which our Maroand our prayers can never efface,
Which forever shall tarnish our uational glory.
You talk of oppression) why, who is oppressed?
What band over smote you, what foot ever spurned?
You've been courted, and flattered, and fostered, and
blessed ;
In requital of all—'galnst your country you've
turned.
You have palsied the arm often raised to defend you,
Invaded the Union you've sworn to maintain ;
You've outraged the laws that wore made to befriend
you,
And wounded the bosom that yearn'd to sustain
What then are the evils that, Move your displeasure?
What plea can you urge for this fratricide-strife?
Have we captured your forte, have we squandered your
I rea sure 1
Have wo,pluttetl your death, or embittered your life?
Oh! search your dark thoughts! and you'll find that
the spirit
Of hatred, revenge, low ambition and pride.
?capons you to sacrifice all you inherit—
All your brave sires lived for; and for which they
died I
THE CALDRON OF OIL.
About one league distant from the city of'
Toulouse, there is a village called Croix•Dau
rade. In the military history of England, this
place is associated with the famous charge of
the-eighteens 11.-hussars,-which-united-twa-se
arate columns of the British army, on the day
before the Duke of Wellington fought the bat
tle of Toulouse. In the criminal history of
France, the village is memorable as the scene
of a daring Crime, which was discovered and
punished under circumstances sulficieatly re
markable_to _merit preservation in ; the form of
aplain narrative. •
TER PERSONS OF TUE DRAMA.
Tn the Yea; seventeen hundred, the resident
priest of the village of Croix-Durado was Mon
sieur Pierre-Celestin Chaubard. Ile was a
man of no extraordinary energy or capacity,
simple in his habits, and sociable in his dispo
sition. Ills character was irreproachable; he
was strictly conscientious in the performance
of his duties; and he was universally respected
and beloved by all his parishioners.
Atnong the members of his flock, there was
a family named Shadows. The head of the
household, Saturnin Siadoux, had been long
established in business at Croix purade as an
I oil manufacturer, at the period of the events
I , now to be narrated. He hod attained the age
of sixty, and was a widower. His family con
sisted of five children.-4hree . young men, who
helped him in the business,-and two daughters
—and his nearest living relative was hie sis
ter, the widow Mirailhe.
. .
The widow resided principally at Toulouse.
Her time in that oily was mainly occupied in
winding up the business affairs of her deceased
husband, which had remained unsettled for a
considerable period after his death, though de
lays in realizing certain sums of money owing
to his representative. The widow had been
left very well provided for—she was still a
comely attractive woman—and more than ono
substantial citizen of Toulouse had shown him
self anxious to persuade her into marrying for
the second time. But the widow Mirailhe
lived on terms of great intimacy and affection
with her brother Siadoux .and his family; She
was'sincerely attached to them, and' sincerely
unwilling, at her age, to depriim her nephews
and nieces, by a second marriage, of the in
heritance, which would otherwise fall to them
I on her death. Animated by these motives,
she closed her deers resolutely on all suitors
who attempted to pay iTiefr court to her, with_
the one exception of a master-butcher of Tou
louse, whose name was Cantegrel.
This man was a neighbor of tire widow's,
and had made himself useful by assisting her
in the business complications which still hung
about the realization of her late husband's es
tate. The preference which she showed
-for
the master-butcher was, thus far, of the purely
negative kind. She gave him no absolute en
couragement she would not for a moment
admit that thereWne the slightest prospect of
her ever marrying him—but, at the same time,
she continued to 'receipt, his visite, and she
showed no disposition to restrict the neigh
borly interopuree between - them, for the fu
ture, within &rely formal bounds. Under
- these circumstances, Saturin Siadoux began
- roljo -- ,- - a4t - oceiriaiid - to flank it flaw to bestir
_hinted( had no personal acquaintance •
with Cantegrel, who nover,yisited the village;
and -Monsieur Choubard (to whom he might
otherwise have applied for advice)'was not in
a position to give anfipinion: th\ priest and
the m
aster butcher did not even.now each
other by eight. In this difficulty,' Sindoux
Vetilotight himself - of inquiring privately at
Toulouse, in „the ;hope of diecovering Borne"
soandaloui passages in CantegroPp early life,-
which naight_latal ii.degrade„him-. in_ the 'esti
mation of the widow Mirailhe.
=galloon- rs-ueuallt - -enchtnapes,-.pro&iced XII
more and rePerts'in plenty,- the - greater part
-of which - dated back to - a - period - of the-hutch
-Oen-life -when he had melded in-:the :ancient .'.
town' of, IslarbOnnei , One 'of these iiiinors,
esPeoially, wrs-ttf-so serious a nature, that Spi
thiux.-dititerminel-to tesethe truilForfalsehood
of it, persoriallY; traveling to Narbonne.—' :
,Heitepi asintention a' secret': notonly from
his eister_and his daughters,-but - also from his'
'Soria i.lirey - Wer& Young 'men, MA-Over-patient
R'ol2,
in theirtnnipers---,and-lie-doubted-theirdlecre—
tion. '''Thus, nobody knew his real purpose
but himself, when he left home.
His safe arrival at Narbonne was notified in
a letter to his family. The letter entered into
no particulars relating to his secret errand
it merely informed his children of the day
when they might expect him back, and of cer
social arrangements which ho wished to
be made to vvelemite him on hie return, He
proposed, on his way home, to stay two days
at Castelnaudry, for the purpose of paying a
visit to an old friend who was settled there.
According to this plan his return to Croix-
Daurade would he deferred until Tuesday, the
twents -sixth of April, when his family might
expect to see him about sunset, in good time
for supper lie further desired that a little
party of friends (night be invited to the meal,
to celebrate the twenty-sixth of April (which
was a feast day in the village,) as well as to
celebrate his return. The guests whom he
wished. in be invited wero, first, his sister:
secondly, Monsieur Chaubard, whose pleasant
disposition made him a welcome guest at all
the village festivals: thirdly- and fourthly,
two neighlSors, business men like himself, with
whom he lived on terms of the friendliest in
timacy.. Tlint was the party ; and the family
of Siadoux took especial pains, as the time
approached, to provide a .supper worthy of
the-guests,, who had all shown the. heartiest
readiness in accepting their invitations.
This was the domestic position, these were
tha family prospects. on the morning of the
twenty-sixth of April—a memorable day, for
years afterwards, in the village of Croix Dau
rade.
I=
Besides the curacy of the village church,
good Monsieur Chaubard held some small ec
clesiastical preferment in the cathedral church
of St. Stephen at Toulouse. Early in the fore
noon of theliventy sixth, certain matters con
nected with this preferment took him from his
village curacy to the city—a distance which
has been already described as not greater than
one' French league,' or betwe ,K ett:two - or three
English miles.
After transacting his business, Monsieur
Chaubard parted with his clerical brethren,
who left him by himself in the sacristy ('or
-vestry4-of-the-ch arch—Beforo-lie-had -q tt ed
the room, in his turn, the beadle entered it ,
and inquired for the Ahbo de Mariotto, one of
the officiating priests attached to the cathe
dral.
"The Abbe bas just gone out," replied Mon
sieur Chaubard. " Who wants him?"
"A respectable looking man," said the bea
dle. I thought he seemed to be in some dis
tress of mind, when he spoke to me."
ttDid he...mention: ltis 41,14#11.teea*411„the
Abbe 'I"-
"Yes, sir; he expressed himself as•anxious
Lo make his confession immediately."
"In that case," said Monsieur Chaubard.
"I may be of some use to him in the Abbe's
absence—for I have my authority to act here
as confessor. Let us go into the church, and
Bee if thitt person feels disposed to accept my
services."
When they went into the church, they found
the man walking backwards and forwards in a
restless, disordered manner. His looks were
so strikingly suggestive of some serious men
tal perturbation, that Monsieur Chaubard
found it no easy matter to preserve his com
posure, when he first addressed himself to the
stranger.
"I am sorry," he began, "that the Abbe
de Mariotte is not here to offer you his ser-
ME=l
" I want to make my cofession," said the
man, looking about him vacantly, as -if tb'•
priest's words had not attracted his attention.
"You can do so at once, if you please,"
said Monsieur Chaubard, attached to
this church, and I possess the necessary au
thority to receive confessions in it Perhaps,
however, you are personally acquainted wi:h
the Abbe de Mariotte? Perhaps you would
prefer waiting,—.."
~-N O!" said the man, roughly. "1 would
as soon, or sooner, confess to a stranger." -
"In that case," replied Monsieur Chaubard,
"be so good as to follow me."
He led the way to the confessional. The
beadle, whose ourioSity was excited, waited a
little, and looked after them. In a few
utes, he saw the curtains, which were some
times used to conceal the face of the officia
ting priest, suddenly drawn. The penitent
knelt with-his back turned to the , ohurch,-,-
There was literally nothing to see but the
beadle waited nevertheless, in expectation ,of
the end.
lAfter a long lapse of time, the curtain was
withdrawn, and priest and penitent left the
oonfemeional
The change which the interval had worked
in Monsieur Chambord was so extraordinary,
that thAeadle's attention was all ogother with
drawn, in the interest of observing it, from the
man who had made the confession. He did
not remark by which door the stranger left the
church—his eyes were fixed on Monsieur Chau
bard. Tho priest's naturally ruddy face was
as white as if he' had just risen from a long
sickness—he looked straightbefor9t!im with
a stare of terror:—and he left the church as
hurriedly as if he had been a man escaping
from prison; left it withoui a parting word,
or a farewell look; althOugh ho was noted for
his courtesy to his inferiors on all ordinary
occaniona
"Good I%lonbieur'Cliaubard has heterd more
than ho bargained-for," said the beadle, wan-•
dering,lMek to the empty Confessional; with
an interest which he had never felt in it till
that. moment:
; - The_ day:Woro on aalluin.tly as usual in
r t 4;
village of Croix-DhuraAlo. appolntnd
limo, thn supper' table-waslahl for thw-guests
and the two neighbors,, tirrivod a
ttlo bSfore - su s'e
was usualli. punotuaLl_:did-not—tnakorila ap
'pesaranco with them; and whom OM 'daughters
of Saturnia Shtdoux looked outfrom .the up-
per tukw no , eigne
fond of,thoir fattier's folpfn.
Suntiet, onnto 7 tind nelilioi,Sindoux nor
tlio pfie:st oppedred— oet:ivnit.
nig round the toble;-blitiviiiied in vain. - '' Bo-
T3318 -- VAP E‘TT
CARLISLE PA:; : FRIDAY , „JULY'
,:19.;': ,:',1i.i.0.-..:
fore long,i,messuge_was Ben yriatrttiti-.kit l ehr:
I ea, representiag .that the , supper musiliiiiifen
;-••- - • . . •
forthwith, or be spoilt; ancl ,: th . e..notaptnY bp-•
gim to debate the two alterilAtivos,.ciflfantting,.
1
or not waiting, any longer... •,._%;
"It is my belief," said th'eynidow. liiailbe,
~ .• , • ,
" that InY brother is not eotalag.lipme.. p•night.
When Monsieur,Chatibard',lOlits us, we had
better sit dolin to supper. ii ' ...
• " Can any iodide - tit have' happen:l' to my'
father ?" asked one of the t* to .datiglikro anx=
.
tously.
"God forbid!" said the *1 W.' 1 1 . .
`"God forbid!" repeated the trion ighbors;
looking expectantly at. theemPty super table.
"It has been a vrretelied day fortiSveling,"
1:1,
said Louis, the eldest son. t. '
"It rained in torrents all yesterd ," added
Thomas, the second son. -
" And your father's rheumatism Makes him
averse to traveling in wet weather,"suggested
the widow, thoughtfully. i ,
" Very true!" said the first of the fwo neigh
bors, shaking his head pitoom4 at his passive
knife and fork.
Another message came up from the kit °hen,
and peremptorily forbade the company to wait
any longer. .
" But where is Monsieur Chauberd ?" said
the widow. " Has he been taking a journey,
too? Why is he absent? I4as anYbody'seen
him to -day?' '
"I have seen him to-day,",said the young
est eon,' who had not spoken yet. 'This young
man's name was Jean; be wad little given to
talking, but bad proved himielf, on various
domestic occasions, to be the quickest and
most of servant member of the family.
"Where did you see him?" asked the widow.
" I met him this morning on his way into
Toulouse."
He has not fallen ill, I .bope ? Did he
be look out of sorts when you met him?"
" He was in excellent health and spirits,"
said Jean..- " I never saw him look better—"
And / never saw him look worse," said
the second of the neighbors, striking into the
conversation with the aggressive fretfulness of
a hangry man.
" What!" .this morningreOwilean, in as=
tonishment
"No ; this afternoon." said the neighbor.
" I saw him going into our church here. He
was as white its our plates will be—when they
come up. And wuarirt
nary, he passed without taking the slightest
notice of me."
Jean relapsed into his customary silence.—
It was getting dark; the clouds had gathered
?while the company bad been talking; and, at
the first pause in the oonversitipf, the rain,
falling againin - torrentS, mitcle.-Vself,-drearily
audible.
"Dear, dear me!" If i
was norr
body to inquire after gooi, lltineieur Chau
bard." • .. -
" I'll go and inquire," said Thomas Siadoux.
~ I t's not five minutes' walk,4 Have up the
supper; I'll take a oloak with me ; and if our
excellent Monsieur Chaubard is out of his
bed, 11l bring hint-baok,..to..answer -for him
self."
With those words he left 'the room. The
supper was put on the table forthwith. The
htingry neighbor disputed with nobody from
that moment, nod the melancholy neighbor
recovered his spirits. •
On reaching the priest's house, Thomas Sia
doux.found him sitting alone,in his study. He
started to his feet, with 'every appearance of
the most violent alarm, when *the young man
entered the room.
"I beg your pardon, eir," said Thomas; "I
am afraid I have startled you." -
"What do you want?" asked Monsieur
iIM;LMI
manner
" Have you forgotten, sir, that this is the
night of our supper?" remonstrated Thomas.
" My father has not come back; and we can
only suppose—"
At these words the priest dropped into his
chair again, and trembled from head to foot.
Amazed to the last degree by this extraordi
nary reception of his remonstrance, Thomas
Siadoux remembered at the same time, that. be
had engaged to bring Monsieur Chaubard back
with him; and he determined to finish his civil
speech, as if nothing had happened.
We are all of opinion," ho resumed, "that
the weather has kept my father on the road.
But that is no reason, sir, why the supper
should be wasted, or why yousbould not make
cue of us, as you promised. Here is a good
warm oloak—"
can't come," said the priest.. ~ " I'm ill ;
I'm in bad spirits ; I'm not fit to go out." He
sighed bitterlyond hid his face in his hands,
"Doriqi:say that, sir," persisted Thomas,
"If you aro out of spirits, let us try to cheer
you. And you, in your turn, will enliven:us.
They are all waiting for you at borne.
refuse, sir," pleaded the young "ore.
shall think we have offended you, in some
way. Yon halm always been a good friend
to our family—" • '
Monsieur chaubard again rope from his
chair, with a second charige of manner, as
extraordinary and as perplexing'as - the first.
His eyes moistened as if the - tears were ris..
ing in them ; he took : , ,tho_hp.hil ' of Thomas
Siadonx, and pressed it long
,and warmly in
his own. There was a curious' mixed ex.
pression of pity and feur in the look which
lie-now fixed on the yohng man.
"Of all the days in nip year," be said, very
earnestly, 'don't doubt My friendship - to day.
II as I urn, I will tnitice •1 due of the supper
party, ~for, your salre,-- 7 —'
"'AIM for my father's sake ?" added Thorn.
as, perstuudvely.' -
; Let us go to supper,ll'said the priest.,
Theinas Siadoux.wiapped the-cloair-ronnd
aard.they
Every one at,lhe table . noticed the change
in .lonsiens x .Ohatibard., He 'accounted ler it
'by confusedly,declariiii oat-td, : wtiii- s u tie r-;r
-ing from Nervous illness ; And then kadded
that ite_would do' his! , best ! n otWi tiatin ding;
to promote the secialenjoym,ak f the . eve
ning., His talk ,was frames i ellPy and his
_cheerfulness _was - sad fr . flifeed_ ut. , cowl
trivedimith these \d,rawbitaltS;to,telre'his 'part
;lio ,~i
EMI
He was accompanied by his Assessor (also in
his official dress,) by an escort of archers, and
b certain subort't ts__AttAelodtolbetinwn,
hall; These last appeared to be carrying
some burden, whiot was bidden from view by
the escort of archers. The procession stopped
at the house of siturnin Siadoula : and the two
daughters hastening to the door, to discover
what had happened, met the burden which the
men were carrying, and .saw, stretched on a
litter, the dead body of their father.
The corpse bad been'found that morning on
the banks of the river Lcrs. It was stabbed
5=
~~3
in eleven places with knife szr dapper - wounds
person had been touched; his watch an his
money wero_still in his pockets
had murdered him, bad murdered him for yen
geanco, not for gain
Some time elapsed before even the male
members of the family were sufficiently com
posed to boar what the - officers of justice had
to say to them. When' this result had been
at length achieved, and when the necessary
inquiries had been made, no inforoiation of
any kind was obtained which poibled to the
murderer, in the eyo of the law.., After ex
pressing his sympathy, and 'Promising that
every available means should be tried to effect
the discovery of the criminal, the chief mag
istrate gave his orders to the escort, and with-
drew
When night came the siker and the daugh
ters of the murdered man retired to the uppor
part of Cho house, exhausted bine violence
of their grief. The three broCheie were loft
once more alone' in the parlor, to speak to
gether of the,awful calamity which had beta].
lon'them. They were of hot Southern blood,
and - they looked on one another with v South-
ern thirst for vengeance in their tearless
IND
Tho silent younger on was "new the first
to open his lips.
...You charged pp, yesterday,"lteit'aid'lci'
his brother. Thomas, "with looking itrangely
at Monsieur .Cltubard alltbe,'evening; end I
answered (hat I might tell yOu why I looked
lit 'Min` When' te-mbrrow To-nierrow
_has come', and I am readylo tell ' , mi t " . •
He waited a' little, and lowerediik yokel()
a whisper when he!ipoke , «gulp'.
-L • •
- . -- "Wken - Menaleur Chaubard-Aiasittoui,sup_t_
per table lag night,'Y (Mid,- it ie my
mind that; something = bad --happaned r --te• our
father, and that the pyiest knew , •
I •The two elder- brothers lootincfat him, iu
(Ipeenhless aidertiehment, , • '
'"
Our father has-been brought' back' twits
triardered • mans" • Jean' went' ; on, still in
,wlliaOr.',;;', 4, -1. tell you, Louis and - you, ;''
_Thomas.,;lltat Ike priest' knaiii-whe murderedl'
GERCZA,
in, the,convereationexcept in the case wheh
I it hatipened - to tuyn on the absent master of
the housb. Whenever the name of Saturnin
Siatioux was mentioned=•either by the neigh;
bars, who politely regretted that he was not
present ;pr by the family, who "naturally
tallied about the resting place which he might
.have chosen for the night—Monsieur Chau•
bard either relapsed into blank silence, or ab•
reptly changed the topic. Under these cir
cumstances, the company, by whom he was
respected and behived, made the necessary
allowances for his state oflealth ; the only
person among them, whd showed no desire
to cheer the priest's spirits , and to humor
him in his temporary fretfulneSs r being the
silent younger son of Snturnin Siadoux.
Both Louis and Thomas noticed that from
the moment when Monsieur Chaubard's man•
ner first betrayed his singular unwillingness
to touch on the subject of their, father's ab•
Bence ) Jean fixei his eyes on the priest,
with an expression of suspicious attention ;
and never looked away from him for the
rest of thc evening. The young man's abso
lute silence at the table did not surprise his
brotherS, for they were accustomed to his
aeiturn habits. But the sullen distrust be-
treyed in his close obseivationa of the how
ored guest and friend ()rile family, surprised
endangered them. The priest himself seemed
onto or twice to be =p;ree
which he was subjected, and to feel, uneasy
and offended, as he naturally might. He ab •
stained, however, from openly noticoing
Jean's strange behavior ; and Louis and
Thomas were bound, therefore, in common
.politeness to abstain from noticing it also.
The inhabitants of Croix-Daurade kept
early - hours. Towards eleven o'clock the
company rose and separated for the night.
Except the two neighbors, nobody had en.
joyed the supper, and even the two neigh•
hors having eaten their fill, were as glad to
get home as the rest. In the little confusion
of parting, Monsieur Chaubard completed the
astonishmeat of the guests, atAlie extraordi-
nary change in -him, -by shipping_away_alone,
without waiting to bid anybody good night.
The widow Mirailhe and her nieces with
drew to their bedrooms, and left the three
brothers by themselves in the parlor.
eati;"-saill-Tlumrs-girracrux7-"F-11-ave-tr
word to say to you. "You stared at our good
Monsieur Chaubard in a very offensive man-
ner all through the evening. What, did you
mean by it ?"-
- "Wait till to morrow," said Jean, "and per.
haps I may tell you."
He lit his candle, and left them. -Both The
brothers observed that his hand trembled,
and that his manner—never very winning—
waaon Ara night - more serious and More na-
sociable than usual.
'III
Tlli YOUNGER BROTHER
When post time came on the morning of the
twenty-seventh, no letter arrived from Satur-
nin Siadoux. On consideration, the family
interrige — d this ctrcutnsfance in a favorable
light. If the master of the house bad not
written to them, it followed, surely, that ho
meant to make writing unnecessary by return.
ing on that day.
.As tfik,hours passed, the widow and her
nieces looked out, from time to lime, for the
absent man. Towards noon, they observed
a little assembly of people approaching the vil
lage. Ere long, on a nearer view, they recog•
nizod at the head of the assembly, the chief
magistrate of Toulouse, in his official dress.
None of, the valuables about the dead man's
"Lieten,".- eaid 'jean. "No clue has been
found to the secret. of the, murder. The ma-
Lgistrate has'promised - us to do his best—but I
saw in his face but little hope. •We must
mike the discovery ourselves—or our father . 's
blood will have oriel to us for vengeance, and
oried in vain. Remember that—,and mark my
next words. You heard me say yesterday
evening that I had met Monsieur Chaubard
on his way to Toulouse in excellent health and
spirits. You heard' our old friend-and neigh
bor at the supper table contradict me, and de-
clare that he had seen the priest, some hours
later, go into our church hero with the face of
a panio-stricken man. You saw, Thomas,
howhe behaved when you went to fetch him
to our house. You saw, Louis, what his looks
were like when he.came in. The change was
noticed by, everybody—what was the cause of
it? /saw the cause in the priest's own face,
when our father's name turned up in the talk
round the supper table. Did Monsieur Chau
bard join in that talk? Ho was dhe only per
eon present who never joined in it once. Did
he change it, on a sudden, whenever it came
his way? It came his way four times; and
four tines he changed it—trembling, stammer•
ing, turning whiter and whiter, but still, as
true as the heaven above us, shifting the talk
off himself every time! Are you men? Have
you brains in your heads? Don't you see, as
I see, what this leads to? Oa my salvation I
•ear.i.te— , tlae„ity,iesttlings the hand that killed
our father!"
The faces of the two elder brothers dark
ened vindictively, as the ,aonviction of the
truth fastened itself on their minds.
"flow could he know of it?" they inquired,
eagerly
"He must tell us himself," said Jean.
"And if he hesitates—if he refuses to open
his lips?'
"We must open them by main force."
They drew their chairs together after that
last answer, and oonsulted,'for some time, in
whispers.
When the consultation was over, the bro•
there rose and wont into the now where the
dead-body-of their father was' laid out.' The
threil kissed him, in turn, on the -forehead—
then took hands together, and looked ' , mean
ingly, in each other'e faces—then separated.
Louie and Thomas put on their hats, and went
at once to the priest's residence; while Jean
' thdcew-by-Ititusolf-to-the-grea t-room--ot-1 he--
back of the house, which was used for the
purposes of the oil factory,
Only one of the workmen was left in the
place. He was watching an immense caldron
of boiling linseed oil.
"You can go home," said Jean, patting ttie
man kindly on the shoulder. "There is no
hope of a night's rest tor me, after-the afflic
tion that has befallen us—l will take your
place at the caldrott, Cio home, my. good fel
low—go home.'
The man thanked him, and withdrew. Jean
followed, and satisfied himself that the work
man had really loft the house. He then re
turned, and aat down by the boiling caldron.
Meanwhile, Louis and Thomas presented
themselves at the priest's house. Ile had not
yet retired to bed, and he received them kind
ly—but with the same extraordinary agitation
in his faee and manner which had surprised
all who saw him on the previous day. The
brothers were prepared beforehand with an
answer, when ho inquired what they wanted
of him. They replied immediately that the
shock of their father's horrible death had so
seriously affected their aunt and their eldest
sister, that it was feared the minds of both
might give way, unless spiritual consolation
and assistance were afforded to them that
•night. The Unhappy priest—always faithful
and self sacrificing where the duties of his
minis r
pry were in question—at once rose to ao
company the young men back to the house.
Ho even put on his surplice, and took the cru
cifix with him, to impress his words of comfort
all the more rolemifly,ohltiii afflicted women
whom he was called on to succor.
Thus innocent of all suspicion of the con
spiracy to which he had fallen a victim, he
was taken into the ruoom where Jean sat wait
ing by the caldron of oil ; and the door was
locked behind him.
Before he could speak, Thomas Siadoux
openly avowed the truth.
"It is we three who want you," ho said--
'•not our aunt, and not our sister. If you
answer our questions truly, you have nothing
to fear. If you refuse—" He stooped, and
looked toward Jean and the boiling caldron. •
Never, at the best of times, • a resolute man;
deprived, since the day before, of such re
f3urces of. energy as he possessed, by the
mental suffering which he had undergone in
secret—the unfortunate priest trembled from
head to foot, as the three brothers closed
round him. L'ouis took the crucifix frorn him,
and held it; Thomas forced him to place his
right hand on it; Joan stood in front of him
andliut the questions.
Whoever
CONOLUDED NEXT WERE.
LET Tile FIRST WORD MI LISPS DE " WASH
INOTON.—Let tho first word he litps be. 4 Wash.
invert." Hang on his nook ; on that birlh•
day, the Medal of Congiess, by its dark ribbon;
tell hiin the story of the flag, as it passes
glittering along the road; bid hini listen to
the plAin old'-faihioned• music of the Union;
lend hiin'„whon school is out at evening, to the
gravo of hit„great grandfather, the old sol
dier of . the war;, bid him like Hannibal; at
nine years old; lay that little hand on that
Uiriiiiiiitieti; and 'swear.. fetyently . to observe
It; lift him up, and lift yotirSelf up to the
height of an American feeling: , open to him
and think for yourself, on the relation of an
1 1 - American to tile United 'States; :EibOw'llim up..
on the map the area to.whioh 'She has extend , .
herself; the climates that Como into tho.nurn
,
bar of her months; 'the 'silver path ofh'or trade
wide as the world . ; . . tell littn :fier . onntrihni r
florist° humanity, , and her protests forfroo
government Orem-whir-Jam
emu • feasis of. her appointreent; ;bury , her
great ntimeiri lirmheitirt, and heart ;, con
template. habituallY; intolligeritlY;
thiti..grand' ntistraotidti,'thle vast reality of
good ik.,and such on
. institution may do ns
ootneWhatjte transform this , surpriiiing bcatity
mfo.ai'lintionni,life which ehait.lett while . the
moon endures
Isl 50 per, annum-In advance
$2 00 If not paid advanie
SHAY'S ipsumn.E6i,thir.
In the, yearl7B6, an insurrection, took' place
in' Massachusetts. " A heavy debt lying on.
the State, and almost,' all the. corporations.
within it; a relaxation of manners; ,a, free
use of foreign .luxuries; a decay of 'trade;
with a scarcity of money; and above, all, the'
debts due from individuals to each"other;
were the primary causes of this sedition.
Heitiry taxes necessarily imposed at this time,
were the - immediate excitement to discontent
and insurgency."
The leader of the malcontents in Massachu
setts, was Daniel Shays. At the head of '3OO
men, he marched to
_Springfield, where, the
Supreme Judicial Court was in session, and
took piissession of the Court House. He then
appointed a committee, who. waited. on the
Court with an order couched in the humble
form of a petition, requesting them--not to
proceed to business; and.both parties retired.
Th'e number
... of insurgents increased ; 'the
posture of. affairs became • alarming, and an
army of .400 men was ordered out for their
dispersion. This force was placed under: the
command of General Lincoln. MS first Mea
sure was. to march to Worcester;, and he•af
forded such protection to the Court at that
place, that it resumed and executed the- Judi.
vial functions. Orders were given to General
Shepard, to collect a force sufficient to secure
the arsenal at Springfield. Accordingly, he
raised about 900 men, who were reinforced
by 800 militia from the county of Hampshire.
At the head of this force he marched, as di
rected, to Springfield.
On the 25th of January, Shays approached
at the head of 1100 men. Shepard sent out
one of his aids to know the intention of the
insurgents, and to warn them of their danger.
Their answer was, that they would have the
barracks, and they proceeded to within a few
hundred yards of the arsenal. They were . ,
then informed, that the militia were posted
there by order of the Governor; and that they
would be fired upon, if they approached neat
er. They continued to advance, when Gen.
Shepard ordered his men to fire, but to direet,
their fire overtheir lends; even this did not
intimidate thorn, or-retard--their movements.
The artillery was then levelled against the
centre column, and the . whole body thrown
into confusion. Shays attempted in vain to
ritlly them. They .made a precipitate retreat
to T utilow-about ten-. from-Springfield.
Three mon were killed and ono wound ed.
' They soon after retreated to Peetersham ; but
General Lincoln pursuing their retreat, they
finally dispersed.
Some of the fugitives retired to their homes;
but many, and among them their principal
°Mem, took refuge. in_ the States .of.,.New
Hampshire, Vermont and Now York. •
A CATHOLIC PRIEST'S WAR SPEECIL—The
Sunday after: the President's firColette:Hon
calling for seventy-ftve thousand troops, Fattier
Creedon, the priest of the largeCatholip church
at Auburn, preached a war sermon, as did
other clergymen in Auburn. The other Zer
mons were said to be up to the times, 'but
Father Creedon's was concluded on all 'hands
to be the most pertinent. Ho said, substanti
ally: •
I wish every man who can leave his family,
to enlist. This is the first country that the
Irishman ever had that he could call his own
country. The flag of the stars and stripes is
the only flag he can fight under and defend as
his own flag. Now, in the time of bis nation's
peril, lot every Irishman show that he is w'or
thy to be a part 'of a great and gloriousnation
alitY.-.Now, when the American flag is boin
barded and struck down by traitors, let every
Irishman show that. he is true to the flag which
always protects him. I want every Irishman.
who hears n e to enli i t • ,
two classes whom I most deapise,—eoWiards
and traitors; and those who can enlist, and
do not, are either one or the other."
TELL. —The German dramatist has flung a
halo round William Tell, which will cling 'to
the name whilst Swizterland is a eountry,, or
patriotism any bettor than a name. .Yet just
one hundred years ago, in 1760, the - .eldest
son of Haller undertook to prove that the le
gend, in its main features, ,is the revival pr
imitation of the Danish one, to be found-in
Saxo grarnmaticus. .The Canton of llri,:to
which Tell belonged, ordered the , book timbe
publicly burnt, and appealed to the other Erg -
tons to co-oporato in its' suppression, thereby
giving additional interest and vitality.te the
'question, which has at length been prettyiell
exhausted by German writers. The iipiihot
is, that the episode of the apple is relegated
to the domain of fable, and that Telninitielf
is grudgingly allowed a common plitOe , shtire
in the exploits of the early'Swisti
Strange to say, his name is not mentioned by
any, cotemporary ohronioler.of the s'tro'de
for independence.—Quarterly Revicp,
CoIIRAGE AND ENDTMANCE.—Next to ceijir•
age, endurance is the greate.4t mil itary
The two qualities, in fact, go together, i and
have never bad a more Marked :O]careßle
than in the wreek of a British traneriortship
iO the bay of Bengal, in the earl ;of
this century. The vessel, had sprung - a great
leak, and being about to eink, all effortssto
relieve her being vain, the Colonel emomand
ing first put the wourrematml-childrouirr the
only boats which could be, 'used, aria • then
ranged his brave soldiers apon,the •urn
.der arms, told them their inevitable .fat 4; and
seeing the• ship now about to - give .heOtise.fit
tal lureli, ordered to "present arinti:"T, thin
. •
standing firmly in their ranks, no mani . :.,mov-,,
ing or showing fear, they fireda volley, as she
sank, and went down standing at ease, in as
ftne order as, - though they had beerfjaroyed
~.aPon•sa. parade groOnd."
“FELtAtt• Soanits,” 'Said • a cleated
i
- Lieutenan, of militia, 44 r mi altireti obliged to
_
you far ibis. shove up in the - ranks . loit have <'•
given me. . Feller sogers, , Fat, not: going:to
forget your kindness se - on; not:by a.darned
sight; and ' l ' ll t Ol 7°4.
o to
my post like pitok to a. pine beard; l nets
asits
There's -peace, but as Tgo for;' - ipTiiiien in '
(ewe,: and Cope to ;blows`: with
the rebels, .darn'd if - I
den't iesigi':'right
gv(3..'iy o es4 nd ,fellcra , a:fair ebake'fOr'fache
anc glary, ' ,
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