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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
. One figure. one Insertion,
FOr each additional insertion,
For Mercantile Advertisements, •
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• Professional mob without paper, •
• Obittiad Notiolis and IQommunica.
-nous rid , Ling to matte, aof pH
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'JOB PRINTINO. — Onr Job Printing Office Is the
neatest and moat complete establishment in the
only. Pour good Presses, and a general variety
"lef meterfalenitedforplain and Fancy work 0100 1 7
!crud, enable. ns to do Job Printing at the ehortest
ode°, and on the moat reasonable terme. Persons
n wantof 011ie, Bielsko, or anything in the Jobbing
1 , 10, will find it to their'lntorast to give us n call
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
4 , D. ADAIR, Attorney At Law,
-- SCsrllele, Ps. Office with A.ll.l3herPl4lulio•
I , South Ihtuover Street. .
.
lay 11-:1y. , •
I TUSEPH RITNER, Jr., Attorney
el Law and Surveyor;Meeltaulasburg, Po.OMee on
Rail noad Street, two doors north of tho Bank.
0303usInties promptly attondeS to.
.f say 1,1804."
JR. MILLER Attorney at Law.
ti • 01800 I; rt nn House.
el:Om building Immediately op ,
p cadre the Court
20nor 6747
AW CARD:—CHARLES E. MA
..LACILAtIoIILIN, Attorney at Law,ollloe In the
room formerly occupied by .711dge Granath. •
'July 1.,-1884-11.
(O.:HERMAPT,,Attorney at Law,
.i.Ty • Carlisle, Pa.; No. 9 Rpeom's
July I. 11194—.1y,
JOHN CORNMAN, . Attorney at
.j
. Law Moo in building attached to Franklin
mum, oppotitutho Court Einueo.
. . .
limey 084 y.
'-' (1.41. - BELTZHOOVER, ~
APTTARNEY AT LAW, and Real
Estate Agent, ghepherdetewn, Went Virginia.
Mgr vomet
and
given adjoiningess in Jolter
jou County and the Countie it.
ilannary IV, 18110.--/ V.
8.-BELTZHOOVER, Attorney
g at Law Office In South Hanover street, oppo,
* t' Beats'' dry good store Carlisle, Pa.
ileytember 9, 1884.
AMES A.• DUNBAR, Attorney at
Q Law, 47arlIele, P. Office in N 0.7, Rhoem'c
ly 47..864-Iy.
J. IL WEAILLT
WEAKLEY & SADLER.
ATTOIPTEYS AT LAW, Office
N 0.1.0 South Ileums.. stunt Carllele,Pa.
n0y16.13T.
O. P. Ilphtßloll
HUMRICH & PARKER. - -
A TTORNEYS AT LAW. • Office on
Li. gain St., In Prarlon Hall, Cattalo, Pa. f
TT. S. PATENT - AGENCY. C. L.
.Loeliman, 21 Rititin Street. Carlisle, Rol., ore
•utioa drawings, apecificationa dc., and procures pat
ents or luyantors.
14 fob Wily.
WTILLIAtiI. KENNEDY - , Attorney
o at, Law ,No. 7 South Market Square,
Peuti......
April 10, 1867—1 y
WM B. -BIITLER, • Attorney at
Law and United States Claim Agouti Car
lisle, Cumberland County, PA. .
Pantie., Bounties, Back Pay *a., Proniptly collect
ed. Applications by mall will 'Medea Immediate at
tention, and the pro Par blank. forwarded.
No fee req-tired ;until the claim le settled.
Feb:l4th, 1807,-tf.
tD R.
GEORG S. SEA
lui nf,Deletfrogthefd•
aitimoroaeoe n enl.iurger ;
VlS.oolce at the r °olden. of hie mother, Beet
Louther tarok, throe doors below Bedford.
July 1, 1804. -
GLIMO. W, NEIDICH, D. D. S.-
vft Late Dadonetrator of Operative Dentistry of the
1101301 .;:s•ve"
.Baltimore ogo of
Dental
e
al '
B rge rY
. r ami
d once rpposlte Marion hall, 19 at Main setreot, Oar.
Itale. Pa.
18 fitly t, 14. •
6. U. Co L 9
C 0 Y I k E Sc 00
JOBBERS
Hosiery, Glove., Fancy Geode and Stationery All
orderalelllrecelee,proript attention.
No. 11, South Hanover St.; ,
res—a - gente - for the Ctuunbereburg Woollen -Mille
Omer 00.1.6..
DR. THEO. NEFF,
GIiAIiTIAT2 OT PENIOA. COLLEGE OT
DENTAL SURGERY DENTIST,
Respectfully Inform the citizens of Carlisle and vi.
dotty that ho has taken tho office No. 2,5, Nest ‘lain
Street, lately ocrupled by his Father, where ho Is
prepared to attend to all profecelonal business. Arti
ficial teeth Inverted ma Cold, fillyer. Vulcanite and
Platinum. Charges moderate.
•
I.7april_6B-17 e.
- - -
JOHN DORNER
MERCHANT TAILOR
_l n jr m in n eeßunding,..rmer Rhe om 'e Carp el
tn., bee just returned from the EanWillltt
he largest end most
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
oonabiting of
Olotbs,
Casßimeres,
Gents' Fun3ishing Goodi, ac.;
Dew brought to Carlisle
•• Hie cloths comprise
ENGLISH,
lII.ENOM and.
. AMDDIOAN MANUFAGriIItERE
K the Arrest texture and of all shades.
Ur. Dorner being himself a practical cutter of Mg
experience is prepared to warrant perfect Ate, an c
Prompt filling of orders.
Piece Goods by the yard, or cut to order. Don't
Sorget the place.--
as-tf.
F RESH ARRIVAL
" •
•
Of all the New Spring Styles of
• HATS AND OAPS.
The SubsCriber has Just' opened, at No. 16 North
" Mal:lover Stift low doorallorth of the Carlisle Deposit.
lank,'•ne of the largest and best stock of HATS &
CAPS over adored In Carlisle.
Silk Hats, Caesimeree of all styles and qualities,
Stiff Brims different colors, and every description of
Soft Hats now made:The Dunkard and, old fashioned
brach, kept constantly on hand and Made to order.
all warranted to give satisfaction. A full aesortment
rot STRAW-HATS,-Iffen's boyle and.chlldren'e faneY...
-I have *leo added to my stock, Notions of different
kinds, ooneleting of Ladles - and Gout's Stockings
Neok-Mdse, Gloves, Thread, Sewing Silks, Sue-
Chnbrellas,4e., Prime Segars and Tobacco,
always on hand.
Give me a call and Math:tansy stock, as I fool con
, Ident of pleasing, heeded saving you money.
JOHN A. HELLER, Agt.
No.. 16 North Hanover St.
31my67
AS FITTING &•
chc
PLUMBIN .
e subscribers having. pormaueutly, located in
Carlisle, respectfully solicit a share of tho''publio pat
tronage. Their shop le situated on the public Square
in the rear of the it Presbyterian Churohi where
they can always .be found. . .
. Doing experleace&moshanics, they are prepared tol
eremite all orders that they may be entrusted with'
In a superior manner, and at eery moderate prices.
HYDRAULIC RAMS, .
• WATER mums,
lIYDR&NTS; ,
RA
LIST A 508011 PUMPS,
II &THING TUDS; RAM BASINS and all ethereal
elm fa the trade. -
~ .
MIMING AND GAB AND STEAM . PITTING
promptly attended to in the mostapprovod style.
113.11SP.'0ountry work promptly attended to.
•
sar•All work guaranteed. '
"Don't fbrgot the place—lmmodlately In the rear of
. he Viet Presbyterian Church.
. 9AIMIPEIE LI, A lIENWOOD.
Weil ecl4y. ' ,
HE FARMER'S OAR
-L LfSLE, PIINNEWINANIA,
sea* organised, hoe been opened, for transaction
• general banking businees, in the corner room of
. new building., on the North West corner
Sigh street and the Centre Square. • '
The.Direetore hope by liberal and care9.ll manage•
ant to make this a popular inetitutlon, and a eafo
' 'pository for all who may favor the bank with their
• mints.
Deposits received and •paid back on demand, Inter.
allowed on special deposits, Gold. Silver, Trees;
Niles and Government floods; bought and cold.
IJOUVILIons mace on All accessible points - fn the
.9 104 1. , 'Ditioeunt. day, %%Way. Banking , hours
faa 9 o'clock A. N. to o'clock P. M:
, • J. ch walnut, Cashier. •
•-•-; •• •DlatolOtt. •
• •• alyen;Presktent, Wm. 11.
' , naiad Paxton. • • ' DavlA Heiken,
len W. Orataboal,, A. J. Berman.
; rank! inbtf, • • 'Abraham Witmer.
4r . .. t ,:, .4OTmiAND.xYYWiENTAGENTO WANTED . '
' l' ' ^ IS+wini courny oda WWI I •" •
baurcrit .tara XNEIIIRANO.I4,O6bipiiiy,
' -. '. , iggi l rg#llgetV/1 . 1=11 8 1:1 7 3!girdO i / vc yT taff /
aninitsoot method seoirtriirtikei,A line gs Tal *o a t.'
Inlssloaptild to neon* who mad furnish grit, ohm.
• rOntallVAddnimi D.Olonl sr M.D GeneMi
, 49fi
£l'tik M 0 .20 El ° in ti etwhotptiii.
• ..
g,.
l owirj. “l: 4 2. IiOSEI has a prime cigar
eir ay. caw Tes
OM
•1
60 0
25 00
4 00
?00:
VOL. 68._
AfISCELLANEOUS.
VEGETABLE( AMBROSIA
IS THE MIRACLE OF THE AGE!
Gray-Flooded. People have their
locks restored by it to the dark, lustrous,
titian tresses of youth, and are happy !
Young People with light Jaded erred Hair,
have these unfashionable colors changed to
i beautiful auburn, and rejoice
• • •
People whose heads are - covered with
Dandruf f and Humors, use it, and have
Haan coats and clear and healthy scalps!
. . .
rtitp- - I-reitdec.l liret - pvrunks 'have
their remaining locks tightened, and the
bare 'Spots covered with a luxuriant growth
of Hair, and dance for joy I
Young Cent!omen use it because it is
richly - perfumed!,
Young Ladies use it because it keeps
their Hair in place!
1121ZED103
Everybody mast and will use it, because
It is the cteadest and best article in • the
market I
For Sale by Druggists generally.
fob7oB-1y
WM, B. PARICAIR
LAY IN YOUR COAL.-=-
A.,sho wodlter Is now very propitious, and.the
prices are ost-Lsvorable for the laying in of your
W N_T R' S COAL.'
The subscriber would offer his stock - td tho public
k nowing full well the disposition of tho trado goner:
ally to wake many•promixes to effect roles.
The sub.
scriber would pref., to learn the quality of tho
coal ho furnishes speak for Itself and he will beheld
to tho following which aro his old standards.
To sell none but the •
-BEST COAL
to be had
2nd. To roll ne
as, any --in-tho tradar
ad. To deliver what his customers buy, and not
to mix with a -
LOWER PRICED
article to make the price to suit hie sale.-
4th. Believes in the principles that
SCALES
cannot be In use ( without repairs) for a series of
years to the advantage of the customers.
6th. To keep all kinds of coal to ko had olsewhoro.
6th. Never to '• • ,
coil to 'natio n sole
7th: To
GUARANTEE 2,000 lbe
to tho ton.
fitk. Telly° tho customers the advantage of
ANY CHANGE
to prito at tho mines.
tith. la
W. SCOTT COYLE
to do all to .hie Dower for the benefit of those who
deal with him. Bond on your orders and you shall
bo dealt 4e fairly with and on ent favorablo terms as
any yard in tho placo
17j uly 68
ARGAiNS BARGAINS! !
: 4 1 ) Lave this day commenced selling off my entire
stook of Summer Goods at greatly reduced prices.
GRENADINES,
LAWNS,
SIELANG ES,
BARRED LENO,
PRENCII PARASOLS,
OIIIENE POPLINS,.
ALAPACOAS, So., Ac., nt cost
BLACK SILKS,
A full line of SATIN, MARRED and STRIPED.
JACONETS.eud WRITE MARSEILLES under price
BUMMER CASSIMERES, and COTTON PANTS
STUFFS, groat bargains.
HOOP SKIRTS & BALMORALS,
Cheaper than over Bold In Carnal.,
Tickings,
Ginghams ' .
Checks, &c., the lowest price.
Stockings,
Gloves, '
Corsets,
Buttons and other notions iu
groat variety and very cheap.
Vestimge,
DELAINES, 12i, 18, and 20,
CAAPETS AT COST
Now Is the tlmo to Bosuns bargains In all kinds
of DRY GOOD.' in many articles' will bamilosod out
less than cost.
CIIAS. OGILBY,
No. 47, West Main Street, Carlisle
Great Bargains in Parasols and
White Quilts.
24ju19• 68
CON MX WEA.LTH !
•
James MoQoulgal, at No. 83 south Hanover M.
Carlisle, would ef...tho attention. of hie Monde
aml the public g rally to hie largo dock of
STOVES, TIN & SHEET ,lEON WARE,
which he fools assured will give satisfaction in
both quality and price. •
,In the Wire line he would , all especial attention
to the •'
EMPIRE GAS 3URNER & PARLOR
It is a Perpetual Base Burning. novo. The Fur•
nano w'll heat an upper and lower room perfectly,
and is guarantees to be perfectly free 'from etplo•
nion of gam. It Is so constructed that its rays of
boat are deflected to the floor, warming the Met
Instead of the (nee. It its gas eansumor, and is
perfectly choir from duet. Its ventilation in com
plete, and the burning •.as and ignited coals shine
out through Mie Mica Windows, giving the bright.'
neas and nhonr of ao open fire. Call and soo it.
if, also Were all the latest and most imprcv, ed
patterns of
PARLOR pTov,ss,
and a largo stock of Oook litores, consisting of
the
Nimrod, • ,
. Niagara,
fronaldes,
Farmer,
•
Ind • variety of others, ell of which are warrant
(Id to be bset clap Stoves end 'to give ontira matte
feetion.
TIN ':AND SHDEIT IRON WABR
L mace of the vary best 'materiel, and all other
things necessary for housekeepers in his line of
bash:Loss kept constantly on hand.
' His expentes are trilling, compared with others,'
se he defies competition, and would ask those do.
siring anything In nle line of business, to, ascer
tain prime elsewhere, and then give him a all a -d
satlety_themeolies.thst hocan_sell_botter—artiolos
for less money, than any other establishment in the
county. His motto is, 'Quick Sales and Small
Profits. Old moral taken In exchange.'
Spouting', Roofing and *Ming promptly toad ,
ad Co, made of the beet material and . at mordor,
ate prises. JAMES AfoOONIGAL.
Mat 611-elm. - ' -
IAARBLE
MIN% TOSIDB, URLDSTONfifi, Mantled
Door sills, o,ri band and mode to order South Ran.
era Street, Ossllsle,
1i5w.10144 • .. • .
T°
mtlrl - GFvs
'0 II RA P
MISREPRES,EWI
DETERAIINED
IMEME
FOR OAI3II
NETT BRAWLS at cost
CALICOES, 8, 10, 12i,
HEATER
Quaker City,
dFLANIY S BITTERS.
BOOFLAND'S I (GERMAN BITTERS,
AND
Hoofland'i German Tonle.
Prepared 14 Dr. O. M. J401030N,
• FinUriELmA, PA.
• t
The Great: Rem Vies for all Diseases
ov
LIVER, STOMACH,-
DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
Hoofland's German Bitters
_
le composed of the pure jukes (or, as they are medial
nally termed _ Ex . o-- =—
Maas) nrR ci o t s
A
II cebo and Barka, ~...___J making a `prepare
don, highly colleen g • tinted, and_entlreli
tree from Alcoholid ' admiatirro of an
[lnd. . . .
. .
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC,
Is a combination of all the Ingredients of the Bitters
with the purcif,,guality of Sonia Crue'Rum, Orange
Me., making one of the moat pleasant and agreeable
remedies ever offered to thapuhlic.
Those preferring a Medicine free from Alcoholic ad
mixture, will nee
Hoolladad'Oprilaan Bitters.
In CRPcs of nervous depression, wbon some sleoholli
alumnus Is necessary.
HOOPLAND'S GERMAN TONIO
should be used.
The Bitters or the Tonle are both equally good, ani
contain the same medicinal virtues.
Y . e stomach, from a variety of causes, such as Ind'
gestion,
etc., Is very apt to,loy. have Its frinctiots
deranged. The result of which is, that tku
patient suffers from " 4 " several or morn.
the following diseas e s:
Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles
Fulness of Blood to the Head, Acidity
of the Stomach,, -Heart
burn, Disgust for ,Food, Fulness
or Weight in the Stomach, - •
Sour Eructations, Sink-
ing or Fluttering at the Pit
of the Stomach, Swimming of
the Head, Hurried or DieSeult
Breathing, Fluttering at the—Heart,
Choking or Suffocating _Sensations whet
in a 'Lying Posture Dimness of Vision,.
Dots or Webs before the Sight,
Dull Pain in the Head, Deft-
Mency - of. Perspiration, Yel
loWness" of the Skin and
E e s. Pain in
the Side, • Baok,Chest,
Limbs, ate., ,- u d
Flushes of Heat, Burning.
in the Flesh, Constant Imaginings of Evil
and Great Depression 9f Spirits.
These remedies will effectually cure Liver Complainn
Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Chronic or Nervous Debility
()bromic Warrlicem Disease of the Kidney - if, and all
Diseases arising from a Disordered Liver, Stomach, ot
Intestines.
I)3M';3!IT,IT'Sr,
Resmiting _ from any_ Cause whatever;
PROSTRATION OE LaborsYSTE
induced by ' Severe Hard
ships, -Exposure, Fevers, etc.
There le no medicine extant equal to these remedies
to such eerie. .d. tone Rod rigor to Imparted to the
whole System, the
a p-Appetit - Ai, is Stienith•
Seed, food is enjoyed, the stomach digests
promptly, the blood is puriflrd, the tom.
plexion be comes sound and healthy
the yellow tinge to eradicated from the eyes, a bloom
Is Riven to the cheeks, and the weak and nervous in ,
valid becomes a strong and healthy being.
Persons Advanced in .Life,
ail feeling tbe hand of time weighing heavily upot
hem, with all Re attendant Ills, will-find In the use 01
this BITTERS, or the TONIC, fib elixir that will
nstil new life into their veins, restore In a measure
the energy and ardor of more youthful daya, build up
their gin-waren forms, and give health and happiness
to their remaining years.
NOTICE:
It Is a well.establlebed foot that fully ann-half of the
laroeticirrofnui --- ,—* — lfOreititliTiti — are" — eic
dom in the enjoymentj •_...„- of good health; or,
to nee their own ex . preesion, never feel
well." They are lan • ' gold, devoid of all
energy, extremely nervous, and have no appetite.
To title chum of persons the BITTERS, or th.
TONIC, to especially recommended.
WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
Are made strong by the nee of either of these remedien
They will cure every case of MARASIIII.IB, withou
!alb
Thousands of certificates have accumulated hi 011
hands of the proprietor, but space will allow of tht
publication of but a low. Those, it will be observed
are men of note and of such standing that they mu. ,
be,polleved.
TESTIMONIELLB.
Hon Geo. W. Woodward.
Chkr Aulice of the Supreme Court of Pa., mite.
Philadelphia, March 1171, 1887.
"I flnd'lloolland's e l Gorman Bitter.' la
it good tonic, useful In diaeosea of th(
digestive organ., and , of great benefit in
tones of debility, and want of lemons no
don In the system. Yours truly,
GEO. W. woopwAßD."
lion. lames ThoMpson.
Judge of the Suprinte Coiirtof
' Philadelphia, April 28, 18.c0.
"1 consider' Hoof and'. German flit, tore' a eslisAls
marine In cane of attacks of Indi goat list, or Dyspepsia
I c cortLfy this from my experience of It.
Your., with respect,
JAMES :1110241'i,r):1;"
From Rev. Joseph H. Kennard, D.1):,-
Pastor qf Ma Tenth Baptist Church; Phibide/phm.
Dr. Jackson—Dear Sir: I have been frequently it
to - connect my name with recommend:alone
of different kinds of medicine.% but maudlie the
tiro as out of my ap r - 7 prominte sphere, I,
have. In all caeca do , , eluted; but wllb ea
dear . proof In curl one foetal... and
.particularly in my ' own tonally, of tlao
usefulness of Dr. Hoolland's Groton 131u.5, I depart
for once from my usual coerce, to expo,. my lull
conviction that, for galena debit:llolf the system, em f
;sprit:alp/or Liver Complaint, it is a earn a nd venal bin
eparation. In some cases it may fall; but usually, I
doubt not,'lt wilt ho very benefloW to those who AIR/ .
from the above causes.' . 4
Yore,very respectfully,
S. 11. KENNARD,
Eighth, below Conies El.
Prom Rev. E. D. 'Rends%
.fuistani Editor
. 6riilian Chronicle, Pltilailelphia
I have derived decided benefit from the use of Goat
iandta Gernian Hitters, and feel It my privilege to re.
commend them as a most valuable tonic, to all who art
suffering front general debility or from disease' arising
from derangement pf the liver. Yours truly, -
CAUTION.
llootiandle German Remedies are counterfeited. Scs
that the signatute of 33 0. M. JAUKSON
le on the wrapper, of each bot t l o
All others are coon terfelt.
Principal Mew and Manufattory
at,tho German Idedldno Store, No, 081 AMOR Street.
Philadelphia.
CHARLES M. EVANS,
• • German Prugitt,Proprletor
Formerly C. • JACKSON !COO.
kor male bk Druilglete - alid Doolore In Medicines..
m.xlmoze.
Soottaiii's Gamin Bitters, pca; battle
hilt dozen ' 6.00,
:11imotiand's German Tonle, put up In wind 1 60
-- *Welkin- a half dozen for ' 7MI
id," Di sot forgot to aiautna'aall go wild* yott
Isi, Is oda to got the gattilak . ~• ' ,
ME
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' .
IT t S*OWI3.
. .
- •,...
...," It snows!" cries,tho Behpoldioy—"lturrall Ir. and,
:Ids iliont'
Is ringing throigit Parlor and boll,
While swift as tho wing of itnerallOw, he's out, ~
And hie playmates Lava imsweied his call;
:Ti Mittel, Unimak ' , Farm but to wilds/is their Joy—
Proud wealth hes no pleasures, I trow,
Like the rapture that burns In the blood of thi boy,
As ha gathers his treasure' of snow; •
Theo lay not the trapping" otgold on thine heirs, ,
While health anOticher of nature are thaint.
"It anowal" lighs the ImbOollo—. Ah I" and hi.
breath .
Comet, hoary, Us clogged with wolght ;
_
fromithe pale aspect of nature in death,
Ho turns to the blase of his grate ;
And nearer, and nearer, his noft cuabionod chair
wbeoled towards the life-glying game;
'Ha dreads a elfill puff - o[th. snorr-liardenid
Lest it wither his delicate frame; -
oh,small Is tho pleasure oxletenct can'gire,
When the fear washallyllo only primes that we Heel
"It inowil" abolits the Traroller— . Ho I" and the
word
Ms - quickened his stead's lagging poen; •
Tha wind rushes by, but Its howl is unheard,
Unfelt the sharp drift in into face; '
For Might through the dark storm hie own horns
appeared; •-•-
Tbongh leagues intorvonad, he can see
The dear, glowing hearth, and the table prepared,
And his wife, with her babas on her Mono!.
0 Loco 1 how It lightens the grief-ladan hour,
To know that our dea'r ones are safe from its power
"It ancwis I" says tho Iles:, how lucky!',
and turns ••
From bar minor to watch the flakos.thli ;
Like tho first rose of mummer hor dimpled cheek burns
While mining on sleigh-rido ;
And visions' of conquest, of eplondor and mirth, -
. float over each dram winter's day;
But the tintlngo of Elope, on this onow.beatea earth,
Will melt like thosnow-tlakee away:
Turn, turn thee to bayou, fair maiden, for bible,
- That world hen n-pure fount:l . lo'er opened--In-this,-
"It snows!" crier! tho Widow—' 0 Ciodt" antt_hor
sighs
lave stilled titrizpice of her prayer ; .
Its burden yell read In her tparswollon eyes;
Qn her cheek pale with fasting and care.
'Tie night—and her fatherless ask her foi - hread,
Ile gibes they clung ravens their toed"—
And she hoPes, till her dark hearth adds horror to
dread,
An she Jaye on her ot chip of wood.
IrivTdow I_That sorrow tiiy knows
'Tie a pitiful lot to be poor when it mows.
A llarnbig With Gamblers
DT RV. JORN_MCLINTOCK. D. D
In the earlie'r
° years Wf my rainiAry,
I formed a special felloWship with a
very intelligent and pious family. The
father . and mother were of the vigor
ous Scotch-Irish - stocky clear • headed
and sound hearted people. The chil
dren inherited strong health of mind
and body: and were all quick-witted
and liiely. I loved them all dearly,
and came at last to make their family
destinies, their joys - and> sorrows, my
own.
One of the sons, Edward, was a
firm fellow of eighteen, exuberant an
life and strength, but full of - sweetness
and good humor. Young as he was,
he showed great talent for business,
and was already a trusted clerk in a
large_mercantile.house, with a liberal
sahry for those times. -
I was called out of bed one morning,
at about four o'clock, to see this., young
man. He was in great distreg, and
could hardly tell his story; but it came
out at last, and was bad enough when
it came. "I have been spending the
night at different faro tables, and have
lost about three hundred fifty dol
lars.
"Whose money was it 1„
"It belongs to my emplOyer. I must
go to the office this morning and ac
count for it. What shall I dol"
I found on questioning dim, that
he had been gambling for two'or throe
months. He had begun by learning
to play cards of a fellow clerk; play
hag at first merely for the pleasure of
it, but soon found that a "small stake
was necessary to give interest to the
game." In., short, he had gone the
road wfiffit . thousands have trod be
fore him. From "innocent card play
ing to betting at whist,, and from the
Whist-table to the faro-bank". Of-course
I was very angry with the boy. But I
was sorry, too, as I looked into that
fair . young face, now agonized with
fear and shame—sorry for him, and
still more sorry for the proud father
and, fond mother, who must soon know
of their dishonor.
But I had to brush away these emo
tions and answer the praCtical question,
"What shall I do?" It was „ plakrt
that the first thing to be done was tb
get the money back, if possible. , I
dressed rapidly, went to the house of
a legal friend, and woke him up. His
advice was soon given. "Don't try
law_with these people. Go to them
yourself, alone, and demand the mon
ey, on the ground that they won the
money from a minor?' I. decided- to
try.
---- I — confess - tborthie decision - made - me .
nervous.° I hadtney'er handled a card;
had never beetocib a gambling-house,
nor spoke with a professed gambler.
Moreover, it was not yet six o'clock in
the. morning. I went home, swal
lowed a cup of Coffee,. and; set out on,
my strange errand.
Edward hadlost - severity'dollars at
Fianklin's gambling-house; one hun
dred-and fifty at •:11edgeon's,_anolone
hundredandthirty atDufoni &Clark's.
He gave me each , addiess, street and.
number; my task waa to go to. these
men, talk to them fsce to face, , and get
the money—xif I contd.
Franklin was my firstman.' It was
seven A. M. when 'l' - knocked' at hie
door—there was. notell to pull. A
maid admitted me after sonic parley,
and led the way, into , aback room,
where I found Franklin' shaving be
fore a little glass hung at the window.
appearance, was not prepoesessing;
a-bullet head, covered with a heavy
shock of iron-gray hair, and set strong
ly on, a pair of brawny shoulders; a
bull=dc!g• eipreseion of face; - the whole
figure indicating animal force, brutality
and obstinanoy. His gruff i‘What dce
you want at this - hour in . the morn
me' did not tend toreassufe me.,The .
upelfer - - •my conference ,with - him
Was a blunt refusal: "Tre fellow
took hie risk and 'must stand by it."
With that'll& him;
Hodgson was my next ' His
"place, of business"' was' shut, hut' t'
negro wtio.wati' hanging talent told Me
where helived,in distant of the
pity.
,A carriageepon 'set ;Ile down'in
front pf a grocery' stere'with the'eign
"W., B.' Hodgson; ~Family'.(troceriese'
A decent, 'even; handsome'.' 401:Wm,
with-a good , honest-'face, presided lit
the:desk. -The' plade. In' , react
Order,ivith , all Alto: aii-of,prosp'erOui
• trade. She fold me that M.r.'Hodg- .
,ton bad pat down town cia tulinan.
B. D. FNDALL...
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CARLISLE, FRIDAX; rpyMIBER 4;'1868..
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"I must:tee him, this morning,
_am,.en private Tho,woid
"pnyate" greeted her; an expression
of fehr and trouble .gitthered rapidly
ovencer - hone - st — fa - ce. It was clear
that she was no Partner in tbetamb
ling trade, except to share its shame.
I teldrniY erraiid , plainly. "You will
find tidy hesband at :‘bis placc"by this
'timetied he will giVe'riii the money."
I found Hodgson amp Of five-and
thirty, or thereabouts, with the look of
a well-to-do tradesman and an open
frank expression, My story was haid
ly begun when he asked: '
"Do you recognize met"
"No."'
"Well said he you paid me my via
gee many a day, when I worked. - in
Methodist Book Concern, and you
Were cashier.'!
He told '-me the steps of bis fall,
lipped "some dap to 'give up this part
of his - business,' and bore the lecture
I gave him with the best possible-feel
ing.
1 / 2 16 for Edward," said he, "I .have
often warned the boy not to come into
this or any such place. Hero is the
leneY . , handing me 'out one hundred
id
and fifty dollars.
I told him of my . failurewith Franklin,
"Go first to Dufoui & Clark's=you
will - got your money there; they have
no principle but are arrant cowards.
Then tell Franklin that both Hodgson
and Dufour have paid up, and say
from me that that he had better."
There was an emphasis on the "had
bbtter" which-was full of meaning.
In five minutes - I had-reached Du
four's He . was not at home; but I
would find him at 23 Jones street.
_±•_Whose_place_is_tlial?"
"Of it's'a house whore many of ihe
gambling fraternity gather of a morn
ing.'.'
To Jones street, therefore, I went,
and, found No 23—a smart three story,
brick house. The front entry was
open, but the way 'was soon stopped
by a- green-baize door. At my rap it
was- opened_a_little.
"Is Mr. Dufouriliier .
"Yes. up stairs."
I could. see that the grorind-floor
room was nearly full of men; the. second
story. contained a - similar lot; and - I
confess to a little tremor when I was
told to go to a story higher. Here,
again, the baize door stopped the.way;
but the door-keeper called Dufour out.
"What do you want with trier he
asked.
‘:Come down stairs; I will tell you
-my business below." -
A little to my surprise, he pill, on
_hisibitti and came quietly down. to the
front door. Here he stopped and de
manded my errand: .
"Walk on with me," said I.
"Not a step till you tell me what
want,.."! _
He was a young man, apparently
about twenty-five; of good person and
Manners. '1 put my • arm within his,
and said;
- "Now if you will walk quietly with
me, like a gentleman, toward your
place, I will tell you my errand as we
go; if not, I will call the poliCe."
My grip of his arm was pretty firm.
He looked at me for a moment, and
submitted.
At first he scouted my, demand for
a return of Edward's money, but by
and-by ho softened and told me his
story. It was the old story of tempta
tion and weakness, with the . old ex
cuse and palliations - He gave a half
promise to reform, but would not fix
a time to begin. We reached the door
of his den, in the second story of a
very good house. Without tuning,
walked in, andTforowed. Klitout,
ruddy man, of thirty or so, sat at a ta
ble, writing or casting up accounts.
t'Well, Clark," said Dufour, "we
must shell out freely for last night's
work."
Clark .looked up from hie desk, saw
me behind Dufour, and in a sudden ac
cess of cowardly fright, ran out of the
door and hurried down the stairs. Itx
a moment more, I saw him scaling
the fence of the back-yard. Dufour
burst into a hearty laugh: •
"He's off! He took you for a judge
or policeman to say the least. But
that won't stop our—Settlement."
He drew out a drawer of •the desk,
counted the money in gold, and hand
ed it over.
"Tell yogi. young friend to never
enter this Place or any of the sort
,again."
- "And let me tell you," I replied,
~, t hat the place is just as bad and will
be 'just as fatal for you as for him."
• The poor fellow seemed softened
and saddened AS he bade me good
bye.
It only remained to see Franklin
again. I told him that the, other two
bad disgorged, "What is that to me?"
You will get•Wfthing here.!! "Mr.
Franklin;" zaid:l;-"Hodgeon'says that
you had better pay up.'He looked
at. me for a moment, opbned his
pocket-book, and counted out seventy ,
dollars. • '
By, ten o'clock' in the morning the
money Was in Edward's hands, and
be was spared the shame of acknowl
edging himself a defaulter. But I-had
made it a condition that the facts'
should be made known to his parents,
and to his employer, with strong
promises „for 'the .future. One, would
think such a lesson, as this 'migin,
have saved him. Alas! the poison was
in his veins; in It leo/months he'was
"bankrupt in purse andfiharaeter." and
he has never risen again. •
,
VERY LIKE A WH M
AL—An old,
whaler seated in the' bows,' told some
remarkable yarns; one of which v3cui
that on a whaling•voyage , he chanced'
to be !swimming . alongside - ,of the ship,,
when he suddenly saw an immense
whale ,bearing down upon Jilin with
great force_ It would not do to dive
under him, and it was no use frying to
get astern of him, and, trying to escape
by getting forward , of him would ,be
certain destrnetion. Tho whale Caine
rapidly, oni with his . . ponderous, jaws
wide, open: The . man, made n feint cif
swimming before him, ..but suddenly ,
tacked and werit threugh-tbeepen jaw.
befOre - tho monster had time to shut
his mouth •. and . sivellow hiller then
.whilerthe'whale ores recovering . from
Ais . .eitsuishment at this . evaiiimi, the
, man- got .:nstern of him; ,reached, the,
ship, harpoonedtbo', Whaler and: op.:
eared the prize. Durhig the ohcoiti
and'imighter 'which , followed this ae
°bunt. eolzei 'one' compared his, , caso to
Jonali„bUt Jack did, not,r,ediemc
them %Ito
he said, hindiaitO avid,sv 14h
. her to innide.of' 'anyhow,
And, beOdos, Jonah vra parion.l)
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1 - ,i,
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J' :THE LOWS OF HOOKER,
A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO A iSTiiidKEN.
AND DE IiEFT, SOLDIER
George A. Townsend, whoso; inilitary
campaigns, well fit him for the, task,
pays, in the,Hartferd Post, tbie tribufe
to the genius and ammeter of General
Joseph Hooker s the hero of rOokoUt -
Mountain,;who has lately been retired
from the army , • •
A grayer topic comes to me, anal°
you alsocin the less of the name of
Joseph Hooker,- from the roll 'of the
army. Few can take his place in talent,
and who in beauty and-fame 4 ,Ho was
tbe,lElenry Clay of solslie4—generous;
iestinctive,„ electrical He
opetiabattle 44,16 inetiont ori*der.
When McClellan said at Antietam :•
" Cieneral Hooker will advance • on
the right at seven o'clock K :nor
woke, at headquarters_ to hear his first
cannon, break the morning, as if the
second-hand °Phis watch had been
fuse to fire it He was the promptest
soldier known to' either army. Some
were - too proud, others irresolute, some
lymphatic; he was cheerful, yet re-•
-morseless-at-times, and" as a loyer,-not
of carnagd,but of battle, few ages -af
ford Ida match--
. .
He was the handaomestinan in vital
beauty I ever saw. Decatur must have
looked like him. Hie nostrils 'and his
eyes-were not fire but light, never blaz
ing with intones feeling, but shining
like the dawn. He was the' perfection
T
of manly, American beauty, as iv on
ceivo it, when all our hetroge, e us
tribes shall be Wedded into one pat 'aid
homogenity with the English de and
the bronze of oftr autumn most mani-.
feaL---Ilis-walk,- the-turn-of.-his-knee,
'the straightness of hie thigh and leg
the exquisiteness of his foot, what gen
tleman can forget?
And likewise his , waist and chest,
almost a woman's I They grew into a
pair of Shoulders that the epaulette
never enhanced. The carriage of his
head should have touched a nun, and
-Raphael—would—have--made : him—pose
for St. Michael. The laSt time I saw
him,was 'coming dews - vale steps of the
Astor House, and turning to look—sifter
him, h. stranger said to me :
•
"'Who is that ?"
"Joseph Hooker."
.‘ He's beautiful, sure !" .
_ l3
When the ar beg - an, Hooker was
-living in !straits 'n California. 'His ap
pearance had a temptation ,toltim,
and he filled o verythigh and dutiful
use among mankind. Ile embarked
- at - once - . -- witlronly his . sword,-and wfion
Lsaw him first he conunanded a brigade
in the Army of the Potomac. and was
encamped behind McClellan's • line of
doom-bonnd entrenchments, in - the
corps of Keyi, I think,' perhaps in
Heintzleman's, among the very nearest
- troops - of - any to Richmond. . •
Kearney saa.lits neighbor, and
_the
wowere the first to obeervo
lan's boyish and irresolute incompeten
cy. Kearney was rich enough to speak
his mind, and Hooker was indignant
enough. It was at their camps_l first
heard the, distrust of McClellan.— The
latter, meantime, was thick as persim-
moue with these men : Slocum, New
ton, Baldy Smith, Fitz John Porter
Andrew Porter, and Hancock. The
latter of these was the only one that
came to forpme, and the former the
only one that ;,me to desert Newton
has disappeared. Baldy Smith was
always an _envious man, and he is said
to have written coarse criticisms on
Grant recently, which I should believe.
Porter we know, who nearly reached
the apotherAis of Admiral-Bytig. Han
"WEriii-th-e- best rewarded man - Tritie7
army, according to his " heft." Si'
cum is a Seward Democrat, and 1 a
ways believed him to be both a.soldier
and a gentleman. .
• At length the romance of Little
Mack" ryas " whaled" out of him by
the tremendous attack of Stonewall
Jackson. Then the ' ins" went out
and the "outs" in. I Was abroad- hen
Hooker commanded the army, but of
floors Juive told me of his bearing there
—vitally, and in deeiskin equal to the
place, but in calibre of mind perhaps
unequal to the migh ly charge of a great
army He did not - think so. pertain
ly he made the best of that place till
Grant . came to look after it; for the
battle of Gettysburg was the combined
victory of the Lieutenants and. Mar
shals of the Army of the Potomac,
christened . by Reyholds, .godfathered
by Meade, and by . none better liefriend
ed than.by John Sodgwick.
When Hooker was removed
leek, ho roihi out of the, ctunp indig
nantly, and reappeared to the country
in the brilliant *ttqoatt of Lookout
lidonntatn.
I doubt not that he would have•won
the battle of Gettysburg as well as
Meade didond been more the personal
hero of it, but possibly his quick tem
per and fine self-esteem (whieltrecall
Henry Clay to me) would have made
- him, less - useful, chirically, to Grant
afterward ; for Meade was Grant's wit-
ling and diligent clerk Sometimes I
believe chat if Hooker had held the
Army of. the Potomac' to Gettysburg,
he, not _Grant,..wonldhave been. the
hero of the war to receive thd . .eviord of
Lee,MuLthat Grant would,nev.i3r. haVe_
been called, ,East, except in charge of
Shoincan's army. For Hooker,with
out.great.girtb of brain, had more life
than any. soldier I ever saw. , His con
tempt of geography was like Sher : .
man's He loved fighting.ancf going
forWMrd as much as Sheridan. And his
enterprize.was like Pizarro's.
an orator he was ene,of the palest
among. soldiers As 'a 'Candidate for
Preaident,Zachary Taylor would have
been Sancho 'Dolma compared to him;
for Witli'vietory and his,tnagnotism, he
would have beaten Thomas' Jefferson
before tho people. Thie is talking of
the irrevocable, but,many soldiers will
,agree with me init, while, all of them'
-will 0,64 ,that it was: better' fer the,
Re' üblie that the Commonsense head.
of Grant shOiad. l - carry . these intaiica.
Dig laurels rather ° than this fta'Alei
biddes,Withliis brilliance,lbie ambition;
and hie 'adventureirs • •' ;
''Asp it was,,Hooker, at the end' f the.
War, was, a :rovived, end, satisfied man,.
perceiving himself that AO good genius
of the, country bad:oraered,,well.:
, ; ',ln ,Qincinnati ho niet, in. the prime
o life and,,intelligenm, ,i;orip, of the most
,splendid ladieS4 the WouritrY;„the Ms.?
ter ef,„Wilitrun,.S., ) Gronstlecir.; (lately
the. Prealdent'lS eonnsel), a lady !whose,
pure and :elevated Character harl'hodit,
• strong onOugh - te decline tiatritneny. in:
:the'intire spring et life. t 'He foimd.hisi
in the midsummer (Aber dant fair of
girl, comp.'s& as a wik'and :the last
of Ws' touqugto woo, tlio lit koat
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monialever given , to his. person and
his ,character.
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_soldier begamtd feel what
be bad. vaguelk appreciated' before---
- tharetwbich" Bana - pa,67die - d — uncon
' scious—the . dignity, )arul.• happiness' of
social, domestic, life. He..took 'cora-
Ini4d .of the department of ,11:e.w ;York;
bia-frii3nds rejoiced at hih'good fortune;_
nosuch presence Walked Ilroadwaya
In the 'height of all thiti,the: blow
'came. He was paralyzed. • ,
His wife carried him to Europe,•re
dneed as he was from Adounis to a crip
ale. In all soft' lands he searched for
,ealth ; the softest 'land was : in her
presence. She also becarne'sick with
care' and diligenCe. They returned
together to New York not very long
igo, and Hooker, seeing hie old quar
termaster,' Le Duke, of lowa, coming
to see . him, - said :
is all there is of Joe Hooker!"
1 They wept together, like women.
At Watertown, the other day, tire
noble wife of the General died. He
has resigned his commission. God's
ways are past finding out:.
Dickens's Christmas Carob
[Pri Ms Aaanlic Monthly for December,]
There is not, in all literature, a book
more 'thoroughly saturated with the
spirit. of .its subject than Dickens's
'Christmas Carol,' and,there is no book
about Christmas that jean be counted
its Beer. To follow old'Scrooge through
the ordeal of loving discipline whereby
the ghosts 'arouse his heart, is to be
_warmed in. every fibre of mind and body
with the gentle, bountiful, ardent, af
fectionate Christmas glow. - Read at.
any season of the year, this genial story
never fails to quicken the impulses of
'tender nad -- thoughtful - charity, Read
at the season of the Christmas festival,
its pure, ennobling influence is felt to
be stronger and sweeter than ever. As
you turn its Magical- pages; you hear
the midnight moaning of the' winter
wind, the soft rustle of the-falling_snow,
the rattle of the hail on naked branch
and window-pane, and the far-off tm
_mult of tempest-smitten seas; but also
there comes a vision of snug and - cosy
rooms, clue-curtained from night and
storm, wherein thelighte burn brightly,
and the sound of merry music mingles
with the sound of merrier laughter,
and all is . warmth and kindness and
happy content, and, looking on these_
. pictures, you feel the full reality of
cold and want and sorrow as contrast
ed with warmth and comfort, and re
cognize anew the sacred duty of striv
ing, by all public means, to give to
-every human being a cheerful home,
and_a,happy_ket_ j*. The sanctity of
that duty' is the na — i•Ta - af -- Oht*: as,
and of the 4' Christmas Carol.''' That
such a book should find an enduring
place in the 'affectionate admiration of
mankind is an inevitable result of the .
highest moral and-mental excellence.
Conceived in a mood of large huMan
sympathy, and expressed iu a delicate
ly fanciful yet admirably simple form
of art, it addresses alike the unlettered
and the cultivated, it touches. the hum
blest as -well as the highest-order of
mind, and satisfies. everY rational
standard of taste. So truly is this Wark
an inspiration, that the thought about
its art is always an afterthought. - So-
faithfully and entirely does it give
voice to the universal Christmas eeuti
ment, that it seems the perfect reflex
of -every reader's ideas and feelings
thereupon. There are a' few other
books of -this--kind:'in the world,—in
which Genius does, at once and forever;
what ambling Talent had always been
vainly trying to do,—and these make
up the small body of literature which
I ' for a
Ray. DR. BEEctiEn—We have 13
good anecdote of the father of the
Beecher family, which we do not find
in his biography.
-
Some years „since ' ho was going
home one night with a volume of au
encyclopedia under his arm, when he
saw a small" animal standing in his
path. The doctor knew that it was a
skunk, but very imprudently hurled
the book at, him. The skunk, as Might
have been expected, opened his battery
with a rdturn of fire so well directed,
that the divine was glad to retreat.—
When he arrived. at home, his friends
could scarcely come,near him, and his
clothes were so infected . that he wp
compelled to bury them. •
Some time after this, some ono pub-
belled a pamphlet speaking very abus
ively, of the worthy doctor, who.was
asked— . ,
"Why don't you publish a book, -
and put hinrdown , at once 7"
His reply. mu: prompt .and to the
point: • • •
"Sir, I have learned better/ Some
years ago, I issued a whole quarto
volume against a skunk, and . I got the
worst •of ; it. UneveOnean to
o repeat
the
.experiment."
BRANDY AND WATER.-.4ririking
brandy and water is quite popular' with
certain i esidents of San Francisco, who.
haVe 'indulged in the- habit since the
fall of '49 or the spring of 'fill Among
those given to the habit was a gentle
man known to his acquaintance by the
sobriquet of "The, Major." He liked
his - bihndy and water 'tie well as. any
one in 'the - World; and indulged in it as
often: Some time ago he was stricken
down with dropsy, and drew nigh qnto
death's door. Hearing of his condition,
several of hie 041 cronies: called upOn
him . fc;r the purpose of adVising him-to'
make his will. They found him in
his chaMber in a veryibeble condition,
and finally broached the - subject„which
hhd induced
. thein to visit : .him. -Ho
listelied patiently,fill they,, had ceased,
when he asked—" Boys,, - do 'you - over
drinkbrandy and water?" Expecting
to 'be asked to take Bonk); they all re
plied that they. did. 4"Twen't
boys, 'twon't do," said the Major;
"just ,look hero," _he continued, as he
exhibited his distended and swollen
limbs: "I tell you it won't - ' do.
Lugo been drinking it for the past
Tiyenty years, and. , you see whit I've
pome,to ; the brandy, has, evaphrated
and left - the water s , on, my chest, 'and
Oing ., to'' kill nih.' do . to
drilik'•anythirig but' pure ' brandy .
„A xouNGwriterwiehels to know of
"whichuß magaaine • will' kive) me a
higliAmoitiOtinflielqtiikeat.” `We ro
ply, a liowder2iiiagazino;' if you con
4)uto. , ;';;
9.otioa' ,frthe
-bkow of evOr ba4amO'virlokledt
Thozditor replied: ,
;040 aPly,ilgorpAtion„ can..givo
on that point la that WA, Intire ofton
sun it furrowtd.". • •
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Thrr " Little Pattering Peet. •
r love the sweetnlikiiilincouteed by the
The wind and tho murmuring In;
And of art, though 'tie taken from naturee book, _
FOr thoy sing, Mighty of Theo;
But ah, there's uo . Uoiic in glob or in glade"
To mo that le half ee moat -
As the bled little homemores that only are played
By dear littlo pattering foot I ..
'Tie a music that netts on tho 'loge of poi* lovo
The heart to Melzofnn high: -
It softens tho aorrowe'and helium the love ',
0f all 'math the o'er arching sky;
And It lovingly weaves in the dull warp of 114
Bright scenes that are lasting and sweet;
Oh, ratan'', of love, in the dark sky of strife,
Aro tlieo'dvr Ilttio pattering foot!
Oh, domed ..of sound" I Aare, angels above, , •
Never heard "weetet mouth than this :
Every fairy-like nate breathe' euehoolutnea, or toil'.
That the heart le enrapured with bile,.
Let nature and ert sing their choicest along.;
To me they can never compete
With the pit.erpat muelo that only belongs .
To doer little pattering feet! ,
BY FRANK CHERTSBY.
-0-
It had been a sad Christmas with
the inmates of 'a: large family-house,
near the village - and of Shepperton
Range. For Christnias is not always
that festive time Which conventionality
and.advertiserdents insist upon - its be
ing; and the merriment of the season
cannot always 'be',itisured by the cele
brated "sample _hampers" or the in
digestion rising from over fe6ding.
In many ho Bea it is a sad: tear bring
anniversaiy; and :such it prem
idici-to"-be, in future, at the time - of
our story, now upwards of fifty year's
- ngo, for the domestic circle of the Wood
wards. The eldest daughter Flo - eiTe - e,-
A-beitutiful girl of twenty, was in the
last stage of confirmed consumption.
"The beauty," beyond comparison,
of every circle ,of society into which
she entered, Florence Woodward had
not- remained unconscious •of her
charms. Her disposition in early-girl- 1 .
hood was naturally reserved, and to
t ose casuallrintroduced—to-her;mold-
and--haughty;—and---this =reserve
iil
creased with her years, .fanned by the
constant breath - of flattery. She had
rejected several most eligible matches,
meeting the. offers
r ot
, r one or two elder
sone of,the best families in the neigh
borhood with the Coolest disdain, even
after having led each of her suitors, to
believe from the Witehery oT her man
ner, fascinating through all her pride,
that he was the favored one; and al
though at last they felt sure that their
offers would be-rejeeted, if not w.fth — a
'Meer, at least with a stare of surprise
stanch presumption, yet the number
of her * 'admirers. did not diminish; in
many instances it became a point of
vanity as well as love. The hope" of
being, at last, the Eivored one urged
them on; but always with the same re
sult. She looked upon their hearts as
toys—things to be amused with, then,
to be broken, and cared for no more:
A year or two before the periml_o.
our story she met Frank Sherborne
one evening ca a ball. The Sherbornes
had formerly lived at Halliford, within
a mile of the Woodwards, and the two
families were exceedingly intimate at
the time. 'They had now left the
neighborhood some years; and Elm
once was astonished to find the mere
boy, who used to call her by her
Christian name had grown to be a fine
young man in the interim. Whether
it was to pique some other admirer in
the room, or whether she really was
taken, for the few hours lof the ball,
with the lively intelligence and unaf
feciaconvereation of her old compan
ion, we know not, but Sherborne was
made supremely happy that evening
by finding himself dancing each time
with the belle of the room; and when
be was not dancing, sitting by her side
lost in conversation. He was &seine-
ted that night with the spells she wove
around him, and he returned - home
with his brain almost turned, and his
pulse' throbbing while the thought's'
which recalled the beautiful face and
the low, soft voice of_ Florence Wood
eurd-excluded all other subjects. His
feelings now were net those attending
upon amore flirtation with a beauti
ful and attractive woman, in which
gratified self-conceit has perhpas so
largo a share. Ho was madly, deeply
in love.
To bo brief his intimacy with the
Woodwiads was renewed, and Flor
ence bad led him on, making him be
lieve that he was the chosen above
all others, until he ventured to propose.
in an instant her manner changed,.
and he was coldly rejected, with as
much pride ag, though he had been
merely the a6quaintance of• a single
dance. Stung at 'first by her heart
lessness, he loft the house and returned
home without uttering - a word of what
-had occurred to his family.— Then
came a reaction, and brain-fever
_su
- pervened;_when. he recovered, he,tlarca , _
up all his prospects, which were of no
ordinary brilliancy, and loft home, as
it subsequently proved forever; taking
advantage of his. mother being a role-
tive of 'Sir John Jervis to enter the
navy on board.the admiral's ship, and
glo anything -in any capacity that
might distract him from his own over
whelming misery.
No - soon& was he gone than Flor
same found, despite her endeavors to
persuade herself to the contrary, that
she also was 'in. love. Self reproach
,and remorse • of the most bitter kind
,seized upon her. Her spirits drooped,
and ifiio gavei up going into society;
and alboit her pride prevented her
from di Closing her secret to .a soul,
its effect was -the.-more=terrible • from
her effort to conceal it. •Day by day
she sank, as her frame became more
attenuated from constant, yet conceal
ed fretting. Winter came, and one
cold followed—another. imtil consump
tion proclaimed its terrible hold upon
the beautiful victim. Every thing
that the deopest; family affection and
unlimited mane could accomplish was
done to
,stop the ravages of the dis
ease; but' although her friends were
'buoyaup with hope 'to the last,- the
medical Men knew that her fate was
sealed, from the -very symptoms,_ so
cruelly 'delusive, thatcomforted Oters:
She was acten'ded by a physician, who
~came_dailY_ from ,London,--and—an
' apothecary from a neigliboriag 'town.
•
From, the, latter we received this story,
some time back. He ,was a young
11,1611 and had 'hot long, commenced
pudic& When It took Place. •
hid-been' iv 'several_ nightalia ,
' 'mace' sidon,, ands vats rest
about hagpaat e,leyzon gYen a violint
, pad
of ,the anfgerjr, bOined'hiin - to'
' Waif 'the , *Wow ' Ini/nite
=illl
NO. 49.
alitoire Vain!.
A COUNTRY GROST
.-o-
what 'was wanted.": ; ge:ilireCtly fe6414,
flitted theCoaahMan ;Of. 46:. -- Noko:',l
wards, on horslebitcli,- ..Wlio told . 7•liire
that Miss Florence was much,.worse,,
and begged he -would , comp to -,Phep- ..,
Perton AnmediatelY. Beidingithe man• A
away at once with the:iiitelligonce - that--.
he would-be close upon his ;heels, -he -
...
redressed - hurriedly . and= geing to. the t ..
stable, put his horse torthEr gig-. iii.i4i- .j•
Self-for the boy who looked atter it _
did not sleep in. the houselLantl tfien ' -
1 putting up a few things froniattr.-.- 7 .71'
gery, which . he. though t'' P . 'irt be ' - ,i-...
wanted on emergency, le' .started. On:
„:"t ,:.
It Was. bright moonlight',:iiii,A7o* . • ,•,':;
)
snow lay lightly . riPon.., the. ground. ;'.('
The streets ofThe foWnVera deserted;
nor indeed was there any appearance .ii . i
of Jile, oicep_t that in , some Of the up- '___.
per windows of thelwases lights were '--
gleaming, and it was cold- 7 -bitter cold. • , „i•
Tke apothecary” gathered' his . heavy
night coat well about hint: and then • . '1
drove onand crossed, the bridgeonder - -
,f,
which the , cold . xivenVie: flowing with j
a swollen, .heavy tide,:chaffing through ^. - :i
the arches, as the blocks of ice float- - - I ,
ing on it at times impeded. its, free • ' 1
course. The wind blew keenly on, the
summit of the bridge; b M--,---
Ut..ne r.
descended, it appeard more still; and
when he got -to the "gully hOlV,r, .
with its melancholy ring` of pollardEo4-' -,
(wherein a coach .and four, ,-Ovith..al.
the passengers is reported , by: the' .
!
natives once to have gone down, and
never been seen again)it - liacl almost J A
ceased.
We have said the moon was , ~very
bright-more . so than . common=und.,
when Mr.—got to the ..commence
ment of the Sheppertonßange he :-;,:',..
.could see quite across', the 'flat, even to
the square white tower of the ~butch; '>i.
and then, just as the bell .9,t. Littleten -: - P
1
tolled tAy,elve,' he perceiVed something • ,
_', l ",'
coming into the Atheread,„, of, the rtinge,_
.;
end moving at a
. quick pace. It was - . -- *' 2 /
unneual to meet anything ther s eabouts,
so late at night except the market"
carts and the carriers' wagons, and he .1
could form no idea of what it could
be. It came on with increased , speed,
but withoui the slightest - noise; and •
that was remarkable, hissmuch as the '-.
snow was not deep enough to muffle
the sound of the wheels , arid : horses
feet, but had blown.and drifted from - ...:
the plain at-the side. Nearer,. and ' • ''..:
nearer it came; and , now the apothe
'''caryperceived that it was : something 1 .
like a hearse, but still vague and.indis- ;1
tinct in shape and it was progressing-2,:;;,
on the wrong side of the road. His ii
horse appeared alarmed and was snort-
ing hurriedly,'as his breath streamed_ '
out in the moonlight, ' and.. Mr . i"
-felt himself singularly" and instantly..
..',
chilled. The Mysterions vehicle_was...____
now distant from liiiii -- only -- a - Tfeiv - 7 - ---.
yards, and he called out. to whoever „
was conducting it to keep to the right ' 1
aide, but no attention was paid, and,
~,,1
as he'endeavored to pull his own horse -'
over, the object came upon him. The ~,,'
animal reared-upon- his---hind.---legs,-.,J
and then plunged forward overturn- - 11 . V"
ing the, gig against one of the flood '•.!
posts; but even as the accident oc- '''
curred, he saw that the strange car-
~
ridge was 'a dark covered vehicle, with
black feathers 4 . the 'corners; • and
11
that within were two figures, upon
whom a strange artd ghastly light ap- t )
peered to be thrown. One of these re- °
.I
- sembled Florence - Woodward; and
the other, whose face was close to
hers, bore the featUres of, young )
:Sherborne. The next instant he Was (
thrown upon the ground._ 1
He was not hurt, but sc rambled up
again on - his legs immediately, when, • -
to his intense surprise nothing of the
- appalling eqiiinpage was to be Seen.
-The range. was-entirely deserted, and L
ttere was not a hedge orthicket of
' any- kind behind which' the strange
apparition could have been concealed.
But there was the gig' upset sure
enough, and the cushions and wrap
pers lying on the snow. '..Unable to •
raise the - gig, Mr—,, almost bewil- --
dered,- took out the horse and rode
hurriedly on over 'the remaining part
lof the flat, towards the Woodwards' '
house, Ho was directly admitted,
being expected; and without exchang
ing a word with" the servant flew up
-stairs-to-the-bed-room-of--theirmalioL___
He entered and found all the family ,
assembled. One or two of them wore ' ,
kneeling round the bed, and -weeping '
bitterly; and upon it lay tho;corpse of
Florence Woodward. In a
,fit of .•
coughing she .had ruptured 'a. •large , -
vessel'in the lungs, 'and died almost
inst,aneously. Mr.- = ascertained, in
an instant that he had' arrived too late. ,
Unwilling to disturb tho „members of • '
the family, who in their misery had
scarcely noticed his arrival, he drew
the nurse from the room, and asked
how long she had been dead.
"It is not a quarter of an hour, sir,"
'replied the old woman, looking. on an
old fashichted clock, that was going
solemnly. with a dead, muffled beat,
upon the landing, and .now pointing
out the time-about ten minutes after
twelve-"she' went off close upon :'
midnight, and started up just before -.
she died,- holding out her arms, as ~
though she saw something; then- she-. '
fell back upon the pillow,. and it was
all over. -----
-, The apothecary stayed in the-house
that night-for his assistapce was often •
needed by the mother of the ° dead
girl-and left in. the raortihik. The
adventure of the night before haunted
him to a painful degree, for a long pe
'Hod. Nor waii - EiS perfect iiiiibilitylo
account for it at.all relieved, when ho
- beard - seine' weeks --- afteTWard . that
young Sherblorne had died of a wound
received in the battle ,of Capc• St.
Vincent, on' the very day and' at the
very hour,
when the apparition ap
peared to him on Blieperton Range ! ,
We have often heard._ the story told, .:
and as often heard,it explained by the '
listeners. They have-Said that it was
a curious 'coincidence- enough, but that,
Mr.-,----was worn - Out • with 'watch
big; and bads gOne to sleep ihrliis gig;
!pulling it off the road and thus . over
turning it. We offer no comments;
either upon the adventure or Ake at,
tempt to attribute it to natural causes,
the circumstances have been ' relates
simply as they woo said to have' oc
curred, and we leave - the reader to
Y[fora). his own conclusions..-
L . . ._•.___ . ,
1 KEEPING A ,Snertnr.--=Flie dishe.
Hover in Woman's ability to keep a
secret would have repepted his error`
had he known Lucy I—,'a pretty
brunette, whom everybody scolded for.!
her odd and:quizzical sayings, and Y,et , l
everybody loved for her ' frankness. ,
One day she WOe,imiidking with a friendl
arm-in-arm, and was teasing her friend
to tell her something: which was not
proper to be universally circulated.
Her friend answered her, .! , Tell you,
Lucy 7 No, indeed.- „I -shall -do no'
such, thing—you never kept atlythin
twenty-four, hours in 4olir life.' She '
ilutag herarat - aro . /Alw Aiopirs pee.
in a very Conilicing manner yMid ei .
,claimed; PQlllMiss X--=-, faun keo'
A' s.ocret,indeed I can 22 There w ,
Mies`4:-=.----told - Me • siiiMuiths ago
i
-th't she was ' engagdd to, ,lio:Married,
an I never told unY "Ane:etit, and l
n or will.!! ' '-‘;• • ' - '
Tun ' 'prettiest • lining:, force Idiot
bout la a stailbag'coalitenioe. • '
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