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Shoe maker. Dec. 7, 18G4 tf WATCllLiEl AP JEWELRY STflSE MA IN H TREE T. JOHNS TO TV J'A LEWIS LUCK HART, begs leave to an nounce that he has always a large and varied assortmen of all the various articles peculiar to his business. Repairs promptly and carefully attended to. Johnatown April, 17 1861. tf. ,aVfS8I 03 Af ei'ldppriHj 18 J3izi0 101 -Y SOI "K 'aadJV'K ohhx ssauaav oxiavan cikv s3avxs -qaa v ami ioa n:lmo 83IVH VIHdl3QV7lHd iS3Hf)IH u SlkEMOUiiA T Over I he Wafer. Mr. Horace Poppylon was a young gentleman of about twenty-four years of ag, of such excessive amiability, that it was generally feared by his anxious rela tives that on and after the auspicious day as yet unmixed on which be was to marry Miss Arabella Alma, he would c-ease to be his own master. Miss Alma was a " blue" of a not particular attrac tive type rather a strong Prussian than a delicate ultramarine ; but then had not her rich uncle Charles announced his in tention of allowing her pixty pounds a j car when she made a ' maliiaiouial alli ance, and was not that better than nothinz? Horace's father thought so, his son's income not being much over a hundred and fifty a year in Somerset IIou.ee. Young Poppyton admired Arabella, but i was rather afraid of her. Her figure j was large, her voice loud; if ever she j asked his advice on any point she usually j laughed at it when given. This was of course both irritating and uncomplimenta ry ; besides, her utter contempt for the theory of unbounded confidence, which it is held by some should cxit Wtween those on the brink of matrimony, did not augur very well for their future happiness. Arabei!a was as reticent as the dark hair ed gipsy woman of a transpontine melo drama, who seldom appreciate the beau ties of candor until late in the last act; and, as .he was fun 1 of tho stage, she was perhaps prone to imitate her Thespi an heroines. " I shall bi henpecked to a dead certainty," Horace often thought ; but the good-natured fellow invariably sighed a sih of resignation whenever the disagreeable idea took possession of him. We are unable to give any information of" the nature of the business that took Horace Poppyton one line morning in August to that district of the nietroKlis described by the denizens of the west end as over ihe water," but we saw him parading the pavement of a close, dingy looking street, situated b 'tween Westmin ister Dridge road and old Iambeth pal ace. The sun's rays were wnrm, and the limbs of the Lambeth gamins rendered inert and tropically languid thereby, they sought repose on convenient, but dirty, footsteps, and gave themselves up to an al fresco siesta. The street was almost deserted, when a human butterfly suddenly made its ap pearance, of o dazzling a hue as to bring Horace to a standstill, cause his cigar to drop from his mouth, ami his hands to slidj suddenly, but not gracefully, into his trousers' pockets. His admiring gaze took in a fashionably small black bonnet, trimmed with roses ; a graceful, well formed figure, set of by a white jacket, a j black lace shawl, and green s;U skirt. The tout ensemble was ravishing. The face well, Horace could not at present see that all important part of the feminine whole, for the young lady of course slic was young was inspecting the numbers of the houses, and consequently thus pre vented Horace Poppyton, who was on the opposite side of the way, from obtain ing a view of her facade. He, however, was determined to gratify his curiosity " Who is it ? Why, by Jupiter, it is lms n'ngr, nueu me wnn paintul sur w ii.r out. too ! What Plise S Iiml un,ess y" ca" Sve ,ue :x sat" Arabella. In a new the dn?e can she le doing in this locality? I don't half like it ah ! she sees me." The above remarks Mr. Horace Poppy ton jerked out in a manner utterly deli ant of all elocutionary principles, although his surprise was perhaps some excuse for his inelegance. The lady on the other side of the way had suddenly turned round and presented her full face to him, revealed to the astonished gazer the sig nificantly self-possessed features of Ara bella Alma. "Well, Arabella, this is a surprise! who would ever have thought of seeing you on this side of the water ; business eh?" said Horace, as be made himself known to his intended. Miss Arabella eyed her lover from top to toe, then raised herself to her full bight. "Mr. Poppyton," she replied she never addressed her lover more familiarly . "I might decline to answer an inquiry the doupt implied by which is only excel led by the impeitinence you are guilty of in making it. On consideration I do de cline to -answer you otherwise than by stating that it is business that brings me in the streets of Rome." "This is the parish of Lambeth," re marked Horace ; " she's been at the play books again," ho thought. "If in the poetic enthusiasm of my na ture I chose to speak of it as Rome, I believe I am at liberty to do so without asking the permission of Mr. Horace Pop pyton," retorted Miss Alma." "lail iamoetn by any name you j please, 'tis sure to smell just as sweet,' said Horace. " Good morning, Mr. Poppyton," said Arabella. " I am in no mood for the real this morning the ideal world claims me; good morning, Mr. Pop ah, I must pop in here." So saying, Misa Alma made her exit through the door of what appeared to be a fourth rate lodging house, leaving Hor ace irritated and bewildered. I wonder if tliere's madness in the family I must find out," thought Hor- ace. A queer looking,, house that, almost disreputable in appearance. Whom can she know th;.'re ? I"I1 inquire the name of the tenant. Oh, 1 see, there is an ice and ginger beer shop exactly oppo site, and an elderly female behind the counter, who may prove , communicative. I ll go in and invest sixpence." With an ice-cream melting iu his mouth, Horace endeavored to melt the tongue of the proprietress of the'establish ment into words. Rut he was not skilled in that sort of finesse, and could not get much out of her. "No, sir," said fehe; "much as I al waj s likes to oblige my customers, and great as is the satisfaction I always gives, yet when it comes to over the way I'm dumb, for you see when there's ten shil lings owing for tarts, iind they never en ters the shop, bad feelings get into the j 'art, and one can't seak impartial like of ' one's enemies ; so I .never say one word j either for or against, though much I fear j that, were 1 compelled to speak out, j there'd be venom on my tongue, which venom wouldn't le far short of the truth." 44 R.it I suppose i hey arc respectable -Hang it ! a regiment of women I"' " Sixpence for the glass, an 1 the same for the plate," s:ud tho voice behind the counter. In his excitement Poppyton had drop ped both ice and plate on the floor; and certainly the fight that met his eyes was anything but agreeable to Ills feelings as a lover. jyi ot me very uouse wiucn Arabella but a few moments since had ! entered, there issued a procession of about a dozen j-oung girls, all dressed with a dingy smartness, that betrayed the ap preciation, if not the possession of finery. They gave a little run us they left the house, with an accompanying titter. After these came a small man in snutry short cut coat, with a little woman to match ; and last, but it must be confessed decidedly leant in Horace's estimation, j Miss Arabella herself, looking, to do her j justice, anything but ashamed of the com- . ... i . i i pany iy wincli sue was sin rounueu. Horace threw down half a crown in payment for his breakage, and rushed irom the shop. Should he follow Ara bella, and expostulate witu her? Cer tainly not. He might h ive done sj once ; but now never ; there must be an end to everything between them. So he quietly made his way back over Westminister j bridge, and thence to his father's house at j Rrompton. He sat himself down first of j all to think, and then to write. His thoughts did not result in much; but he wrote the following epistle to Arabella: "Miss Alma The sight I witnessed isf'actory explanation of conduct which, with deep regret, I am bound to stigma tize as totally unbecoming a lady, indeed I may say a respectable female, I must j break off the engagement that at present j exists between us. IIukace Porn ton." j Horace took a good deal of pains with j this note and was rather proud of it when finished ; for although addicted to writing scraps of occasional poetry in ladies' al bums he was by no means a fluent prose writer. He sealed the note with the air of an injured man, who enjoys the one consolation of having done his duty, and put in the post himself. In the evening lie went to the theatre to dissipate the "blues." . One of the actors reminded him of the little man in the snutT colored coat he had seen in the morning leave the dirtv house, in the equally unclean street whither business had summoned Miss Alma "over the water." He left the I theatre, returned home, and passed a sleepless night. In due lime the post brought Horace a letter from Arabella. It was brief and characteristicof madness Poppyton thought. Who but a lunatic could have indicted the following ? Mr- I Ion ace The writer begs par don, Horace Poppyton Sir, the re respectable (?) female declines to give the required explanation. Why should she ? why indeed! Docs H. P. think that poetic ecnsabjlity enn euceornb to vulgarj- ty?" The thoughts that permeate my mind have nothing common ' with the vulgar herd. H- P- is at liberty to break j off the engagement. Will Arabella grieve? lireak a hair mark me, a tingle hair ! jv . i i "... v., i i.i irom on me nun o mane, ana ask tiie royal monarch of Mie jungle if he feds it. The day is near at hand that will be 'big with the events of Cato md of Rome.' An aueijla Alma." Horace read over this extraordinary composition with intense gravity. Any indignation at Arabella's heartlessness he might have peviously felt was now merg ed into a feeling of pity. It was painfully evident to him that she was touched wrong in the head ; and after a little reflection he came to the conclusion that the best thing he could do, under the circumstances, would be to call upon fier father and inform thdt gen tleman of the distressing slate of his daughter's mind. Mr. Alma was a quiet, undemonstra tive man, proud of his common sense, ami anxious that those about him should pos sess the same attribute. Young Poppy ton was a bit of a favorite of his, princi pally because, in common with himself he thoroughly detested pathos. A shrewd man of business, had been Mr. Alma, and although he had now disposed of bi business, he still retained . his shrewd ness. . . " Well, Pop, my boy, what's up ?' ex- j claimed Mr. Alma, when Horace, with a I very long face and a trembling hand, which he'd, with a tenacious clutch Ara bella's letter, made his appearance. I've called, sir, about Ar-Arabella,' said Horace, pitcour-ly. " AraUila 1" said Mr Alma, pleasant- ly; ''she's just left for the country gone to see some friends in Kent." " For the benefit of Lc-r health V asked Horace. "X;:t professedly," replied Mr. Alma, " although I think the change will do her some guo l. I don't fancy she has been quite the thing lately. Do you know what's been the matter with her ? Lov ers are privileged creatures, eli ?" ' Don't know, I'm sure, sir, unless Rut there, to be candid with you, sir, I have a suspicion that she's not quite right in her head," said I Ioracc. Arabella not l ight in her head ?"' ex chilmcd Mr. Alma; "that's good! Ha! ha! Why, she's no more mad than a hair drcs.-cr's dummy ; but, stay, now 1 think, Poppy, sit down, and let me hear what you have got to say." Horace told him what he had seen "over the water," and then placed Ara bella's letter in the hands of her father. The old gentleman read the eccentric production with a perplexed air, and re turned it to Horace. " It is strange, my boy," said he , I thought the other day the girl seemed flight v, but then I attributed it all to an overflow of 'gush' and anim.'J spirits. Le monailish stulF, that 'gush.'" Horace remained silelit. Presently a servant entered with a newspaper, just delivered by the post. ' Country newspaper, and from Ara bella, too!" exclaimed Mr Alma, uhfold- I ing the sheet ; "and bless me, l oppy, j what's this ? How duccd odd !" I Here the speaker paused to peruse the paragraph, the heading ot which had at tracted his attention. "There," said he, "read that Pop." Mr. Alma handed the paper to Hor ace, who read as follows: "Amaiixii Tuiat!uc.ls. AW a per ceive by an advertisement in another portion of our Journal, that the young lady who is to enact the difficult role of Juliana in the 'Honeymoon,' at the forth coming amateur performance in aid of the volunteer funds, will on that occasion make her first appearance on any stage. We wish Miss Arabella Alma every suc cess." "That's pleasant for a father to read," remarked Mr. Alma, drily. ' That accounts for a good deal," said Horace. " but it does'nt explain the 'over the water' business," he added mentally. "Why, Pop, this is the night of the performance," continued Mr. Alma, rc f'errin" to the newspaper. " Greend ile is only half an hour's ride on the North Kent line, lvun uown mere mis even ing, my uoy yurse dark, see the performance, and " "What? asked Horace, perceiving a roguish twinkle in the eye of Arabella's father. " Write the critique for the local paper, and cut up Juliana," replied Mr. Alma. "That'll cure Arabella of her passion for the stage, I'll wager a pound ; or, at all events, "punish the sly puss for her secrecy." After a Utile further consultation, Mr. Alma's scheme was agreed upon, and in the evening Horace Poppyton took his departure for Greendale. ' The amateur theatricals in aid of the funds of the Greendale volunteer . corps proved a great success in a pecuniary sense. Charity under any circumstances, is said to cover a multitude of sins ; and at Greendale on this particular occasion it most certainly sheltered some bad act ing. Possibly the audience who witness ed the performance were perfectly aware that the " Honeymoon " was vilely ren dered ; but then they reflected that the goodness of the cause for which the "poor" and the. adjective in one sense was extremely applicable " players" had exerted themselves, should rob criticism of its keen edge. The proprietor and editor of the Greendale Comet, hitherto a man universally respected for his mild, hebdoinadel leaders, became an object of universal execration for the heathenish attack upon the " theatricals " that had appeared in the columns of his journal. And what could he urge in extenuation of his imnertinence I Nothing Save a storv to the etlect that about an hour previous to the commencement "of the wrfonnaiiee, ... . ... ... ... .. i : ..." i voung gentleman had entered his oifice. represented himself as being connected with the London Press, and expres sed astrong desire to criticise the efforts of the Greendale Thespians. He (the editor) naturally felt flattered by the proposition, to which he readily acceded. The notice of the entertainment was written and set up in type, the provincial editor not deeming it worth while to per use the production of the metropolitan re porter, who of course knew bis business. The result was the explosion of a literary bombshell in Greendale, whose inhabitants regarded the " gentleman of the London press " as a myth, and attributed the au thorship of the critique, w hich ran down the peformers in general, and Miss Alma in particular, to the editor himself. " I should like to know the name of the man who wrote that wicked article about me? exclaimed Arabella Alma, in the presence of her father, on her return to London. " It was cruel wicked !" " Nonsense, my dear, I dare say the writer spoke his mind," replied Mr. Alma ; " and the truth, too," he added, satto voce. " Ry the way, Arabella, is it on or off with young Poppyton?" "Don't kuow. How yuu worry," was the sulky rejoinder. " She's" beginning to to talk plain En glish ; a decided improvement," thought her father. " You had bettor tn.ui v him, Rella." " Well, I suppose I had," returned Arabella. " One question more, love." said her father. ' What were you doing in Lam beth 'over the water ' the day Horace met you accidentally ?"' For a moment Arabella looked very much inclined to cry. "Well," she said at last, "if you must know, I was taking lessons in act ing of some one connected with the stage. The man in the snuff colored coat was an actor, the woman his wife, and the girls the ballet people. When Horace saw me leave the house with them, we were go- ing to the theatre, where 1 received my instruction, and rehearsed. And now, j papa, oe goou enough never again to al lude to my folly, of which I am heartily ashamed. I hate the very sound of the word theatre." When Arabella Alma became Mrs. Horace Poppyton, she settled down a quiet sensible woman. Horace instead of being a henpecked husband, is one of the happiest of men, while his wife's conver sation is ornamented with the simplest words. "She seldom visit a theatre, and " business" never takes her "Over the Water." A small German baron had occa sion, a few days ago, to see baron Roth schild, of Frankfort. The great financier was writing away for dear life when Baron X was announced, lie did not even lift his eyes, but said "Take a chair, sir." The baron with true German touchi ness about titles, said " Sir, indeed ! I think M. le Raroii did not hear my name. 1 am a baron also Raron X " " Ah, a thousand pardons," said the banker, still writing, "-ou are a baron take two chairs, then, if you will be so kind and wait till 1 have finished this letter." 3" A singular animal resembling a kangaroo or baboon, has been caught on one of the highest peaks of the Sierras. Its voice is strangely like that of a hu man being. The animal, when standing on its hind leg?, is about three and a halt fect high. AnlukludTcar. When I usf-d to 'tend store at th "Regulator" in Syracuse, the old gemie man comes round one day 2nd savs : " Roys, the the one that sells the mos 'tvvixt now and Christmas, gets a vest pattern as a present." Maybe we didn't work for that vest pattern! I tell you there was some tah stcrics told in praise of goods just about that time. More cheek than any of had a certain John Squires, who roomed with me. He could take a dollar out of any man's pocket when he bad intended to spend only a sixpence ; and the women Lord Rless you ? they just handed their pocket books to him and let him lay out what he liked for them. One night John woke me up with : " Ry Jo-hold fel'.ow, if you think that ore's got any cotton in it, I'll bring down the sheep it was cut from and make hi:n swear to his ow n wool ! 'Twon't wear out cither wore a pair of pants of that kind of stud' myself for a year, and they're as good now ns when I first put i em on ! lake it a thirtvt cents, and Ill ! .... i say yon don't owe me anything. Kb, too d'ar? We'll call it twenty-fight cents. Wha: d'ye say ? Shall I tear it? All riuht, it's a bargain ! I coul l fil John's hand playing about the bed clothes for an instant ; then, rip! tear ! went something or another, and I hid my bet id under the Liankets, perfectly conv ulsed with laughter, and sure that John had torn the old sheet from top to bottom. When I wwke up rext morning I found alas! ui.kindest tear of all that the hack of my night-i! irt was split frota tail to collar band. t'T A worthy man in li-is in this great metropolis recently visited a medium to witness the wonders of spiritual rappings. He had lived twelve years with a notorious- shix-w, who at last die!, soon after which he married a young; woman i f comely person and pleasant disposition Un inquiring if any spirits were present, he wa- answered by raps in the affirma tive. "Who?' "The spirit tf Melinda voiir deceau'd wife." "Ah!" exclaimed he with a gesturg of alarm ; but recovering himself, he kindly inquired, " are you satisfied with vour condition ?" "Yc-" " A re you happy?" "Perfectly so," "replied the spirit. "So am I!" gruffly exclaimed the un ;a!!unl ii:quiror,'as he turned and wc'.keu Caution to tiii; 1'fKUc. There was, once upon n time, an oi l pilferer Down L;.;, Ki whom a!l thefts, far ttnd near, were at once charged, when any loss wat. discovered. The old fellow liore the uni- ! versat unus raucj-.tiv tor a time: lie? finding that in some instances he was suf fering tor the sins of others, he iesued a Caution to the Public in the usual form " I hereby lot bid till persons, from this date, to steal on my account and risk. I am no longer accountable for their trcs- passes, as I have more than I can aceoui.' for ot mv ovv it. " iiti n ,, i.It-i ni SS " An mc:i nioaeier wntes: 1 was t.-nchin in a quiet country village. The second secono; mor:unot hit session 1 toun:! Lisiitv to note my surroundings, u i among the scarify furniture I espied three ie,:ced sico!. " 1 that the thince-block ?" I asked of a little girl of live. The dark eyes spaikied, the cursl ninldcd assent, and tti- lips t ippled out I g;:os so, the teacher always set or. that." The stool was unoccupied that tern.''. 3 " Sir," Said bcnevo'.i-nt man, a sturdy :se to beggar to :.ve me pie: quarter ; I am hungry and unable to pro cure food." The quarter was given, vvf-c:. the beggar said : You have done i noble deed. You have saved me from so'.neli iiii which I fiar I will ycl have t j coioe to." " Wi.at is that V said the In nefacto! . " R"i ;.," was the !:u:urnful ansvw". SJ- A hidy, more favored with fortui : than with education, s:t a soiree vxhjta. she gave, desired her daughter to plav " the f::shii l:aie new Mi'LlJ: she g.: from Ix.ndon h;st week." The prei: v ;-i;l oteyed, and it was very catching. fr " I'll pr.y your tall at tight' sai I tin; blind man to the doctor, who in vai ; attem pted to cure him of blindness. 53- Yv'hy is a lady's belt like a scav enger ! Because i: gcs round and rather up tLo wai-t. I'- i 1 i r r r f f I t 1 1 r5 r ir