The Potter journal. (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, January 29, 1862, Image 1

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VOLUME XIIT.--NIINER.II( .7.
REIF".• J. 111,1RECK . 1, • iniqM.
[See an •e tract from his letter in favor of
the Union and. Free -Gorer nment, in the Passs
of Nov. 11, 1961. J
Beg worthy of his narae,- - .
He's worthy of hie race;
As teacher of the GOsiej,p , rre, -- -
He's worthy Of his place.
ire's loyal to biz God,
He's lord, too, to man; *
Among hiii-cohntry's - loytil hosts
A leader of the can. •
Of tyranny and wrong
lied promptly spurn the sway
But forlthe right and true
He'd l ,fight as well as pray
i gOvernttient of law,
.And l of the people'i choice,
die alwOjs 11.:s upheld
• Witfillicart, and soul, and voice.
0, hid his kinsman heard • •
His words of truthfuf tone, .1
A traitor's deep'disgrace
His ursine had neve'? known.
But so the Gospel reads:
We oft encounter thOse,
Our very nearest kin, ',-
Among our direst foes
With horned words of:peace,
The traitor paved his way,
And marihard his delhded friends
Into the martfrous filly. •
And with the mischief done,
t.lheep's clothing's ca:t. aside
A wolf he seems, as wolf he is
And sneaks away to hide. .
This "neutral friend of peace"
_ Is a sworn rebel now ;
And flaunts his treason in 'the light
Upon his brazen brow.
Truth is Ithuriers spear !
It's keen and pointed goad
Shows to the world so clear.
The Devil in the toad !
Not so his uncle hrave
,With heart so large. so seal,
He li.ttles fur his country's cause
With courage true ns steel !
0, Breckinridge, the false,
And lireckinridge,the true.
Were ever two of kindi•ed blood
So much unlike as von
Lewisburg, Pa., Nur. 1861
*See Wlton's "Paradise Lost, - Book r%
line 814
THREE TIMES A DAV.
"Adela, my (darling ! Adela
"Slid hay gone out. rraudp:,."•
"Gone nut r with whom :' II as 'glue lelt
me here dont...with you, J tiliet ta."_
. "Little Mary is here. grandpa.
with the dog; and Ilarianne is iu the
_kitchen, gettiior diuncr ready. -
.This conversation was' held between a
little ~i r.L.about ..hine.yeatS old. and the
Baron St. ihdrews, 9 11 'told nun of eighty
lie was a knight of the order of Si. Loui-.
and had received his - knighthood and iii•
siguia turin the hands of Louis the Si
icenth, Giug.uf Fr.ince. Its was , now,
however, quite blind. and consequently
helpless. :•.Liitle - child of six
years of age wade the third one of the
party.
"Juliettar resumed the old wan of er
811Ort, silence, "did- your si,ter ,ay any :
tiring to you when bile went coin 7".
"Yes, grandpa." replied duhetta. "Ate .
said to toe," •rake care that lit tle. l Nary
dots not Loubiti ”randpa, and if he wishes
to ye into the garden, give bite yotir
hand, and take zare not to let hint tuttt
ble-over anythini , , because' he can't sec,
poor grandpa! and Gud has: given him to
us, is children. to take care of hint. and
to:obey him; slid to make :him as happy
as we eau." "Oh, I know it all by heart.
grandpa, because Adela tells' it to me
three times a day; every tune just before
site — goes out."
4 11 o! every time she goes out? does
she often go out ?" asked the old man.
whose venerable brow seemed ruffled by
some raiiorul thought.
• "Tame times.every day !—once in the
morning, before you - come down,. from
seven to-nitie o'clock ; another front eleven,
to one, and !Lt third from three to five
when you'are asleep. You see, three
times a day.. , Did you think that I could
not reckon ?" •
"Whit o'clock is it note ?" asked the
Baron,_rather with the, hope_ of finding
seine diSerepancY io Julietta's reckoning.
"-It struck one just cm . .," Julietta
an-
RWered &cid heri Minns -Adeia; I
hear the garden gate opening ;And she
is speaking to
.Mary, and 'the dug. They
knee come to meet her. • ' :
•In a..iew moments Adela entered, She
was a young and lovely girl ; so
.young.
she seemed= scarcely entered fmni.. Orr .
44 and Yet; so serious and so thoughi'.'
fig - visa the - expression or her Countermine
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' "Adela" said the old man, in a tone
so sad an. seriensi that: it brought the
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quick colt!. to the young - , giil's face,
"whence c me you 's" and str tching forth
his laud. te.set4ed.that.of . dale, which
she had c tented - towards`
,Tin, took it
between b th his own, gently stroked it,
and at las said in a muuraful manner,
"you are gitated,* ter ehiqt. You are
troubled ! ou tremble! V% hence come
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you ? ,,,s ~.. :, i„, .._ .. ,
... :.„ P. ~...
lhe•you g girl did not re ly. . .
°Mend g no. answer, ,the Baron St.
Andrews c ntinited,"and the slow solemn
accent wit! which he uttered each word.
showed t!):
1844 I'Av . a
nutnemnt
my I.sai lite.
mother.
Your fat
theti holy'
can I ray ?
my unceas
I entreaty;
Whit Ikerlo
"My fat
seventeen
young as
ready Jeff t
Three
the sad see
ittind,•hs'y
day. I stiff
ntome
Mela,"
daug6te
-
no) yoor
Guide ilie
life; :html
gers ; hid
that retail I
"Such t ,
to vhey th,
day, and t
not eunsid
faITNI% I)
—I have .
nut these'
three
)our Atie
iii her 1"
That 1
wiNiieN
have been
Al
,wcr me,
Adela, , is if -he had no., liti'atd his
words. turned to Julie.ta and questi,,t,ed
her e.inciiriiing the studies whieli.she had
t.. recite to tier in the ev'eninlg. and thus
adroitly- changed the. eonyereation tzlie
then 1-en:al:nod for malie time with the lit •
Ile party of the piazza, ,until 31ariatine
H oinitioined thew to the dilller tabie..- 7 --
[ Not wit iisiaiiiiiiic t her efforts Ik, please. and
!entertain her grate father. siye observed
with pain that his mind was sill! troub
led, and fearing that lie - would resume
his attempt..to dissuade her, from again
venitising out, she einititillitti her Own
feelings e.g . chatted incessantly with the
little iine•-- 2 ilil the time, however, minis
toring to tut; old tio.O.'s wants. As -0:.0
as the meal was finished, she directed
...I ulietta to had;.lier grandfather back to
his scat MI l lR! 1!1:1ZZli, while l she herself
remained a- it to attend to her household.
duties. ~ At hue end cif half an hour, Jo
iiet hi saw het . ' with her bonnet ;on her
head, and -/tVr. gloves in her ilittid, walk
quickly through the garden and pass out
of the ;:ale, Wilieli,she cloSe behind her
wit ii lfni IL.%t .; . pO'Ssibie7 fiats ..: The u:ih.l
ii - itit's tirie`tileiise - iit liCat in.,;ll l 4;treye . i.' , ltrid .
instantly detected. and 'fire III:/' :.i.) speak, ;
had followed all the . altivenieutsn of his :
grand daughter, and:When the gate cased,
it& said with a deep sigh, as If speaking,
to himself, ~ . „ . - ~ „ ..
J.lll}:S AiK .:s
"She lins 'wine our 'atria ! I f
Then. pr.bAly to divert the :•tilitilde
which was bin., pe dirt eted
Julietta icrgo and 'v.ervatit girl to
tale !kite Mary out fur a walk, and
added :
with you, 'when you' conic back,
the new:lmpel: that you find - on the
rabic in Coe saloon, and come and read to
we the articlt upon the public rejoicing
of last week.' i
•.`That will amuse both %nu and : Inc."
Julie:ta obeyed- A short time after.
wards. 'Marianne and Mary wentlt,ut for
their walk, and Julietta r+rtied, and
"eating herself . . Ifion - a stoo l ! near her
grandfather's feet, began to read ,t he or.
I tiele which he had mentioned.. It was a
very hung - Oiie. itiiii she had to stip •titiw
land then,
.to spell sotne of the lung and
I more difficult' word: ; .and she had. not
. i
'quite finished it when several J littoeks on
'the garden Tate were heard. 1 ;
There is 'no one to open it. grandp."
said the little
.giii;: interrupting her
-
t-•retiolic , ' - • i !.
1
..I.ttu.litust en :then." said
.the Baron. ,
• The - garden gate.: was tiot-far .enough
from the piazza to I:irevent the
:old titan
I from hearintihefAlowing dialague,which
tool: pl . 'de'' lie.t iitieii ibis: . nieekbindAiady
a kitiyer. 4 ria:.. 0
"bees not it young ladyol•tetteher Of
• :-.r,.
the piano,. lire Imre?" asklid - lie 'tidy: .
l ebotea to the'' of rqt Dchoc4ey, qqa: 'kisiehlirlotioft korlitg, F-401# 6 Ailv yetis.
• sad feeling;a. of his heart." In
a wiauWer, Ader . li'dof wy
ainily, aoolg one Tap left_me,
daughter, Henrietfs, yuur
her,fer. at Water] o ; you were
wel~•e Adula Adela what
!By all my past tuiseries—by
Ing grief,--by my. 6ra , . hairs—
; u—tell ine whence come you?
you three. t;mes day . !" •
(AY . said Adela; "I lain;only
'ears old, is tr ue, and yet,
mu, sorrow and are! have al
leirimpreasion upon thy brow."
pears 4 , :0 My inoil i er''died; yin
Ine is still ever . present to toy
Lvidly as. Wit -had tieeii.yester
-11 hear the weak voice, regain
tary streneth; ddress me.
Ole said "i" leave you two
bo'a T snot her to • t flew Arid
.
fli
I:qntru l .t.Adsol to you
wolirst iu their cour . sn't;
,thr
them its thurni and its dan-
from •he second everything
pain him." . ' •
ere her words, :in I have tried
M. I go out tliree 'limes a
hat troubles )ou ; 1 but you do
.r that I ata the Ituistress of
, 1
e loo•elceeper, a .4 yetwore
0 take care of y wall • Are
Julies enot , ll - to call I me out
d day'.' llave confidence in
, y dear gral;dhitlier—traz.t
ail I desire ; it• thy heart
• daughter NVel. well yuu
to day.. you 1 net
. gu out
in I tight ? Yuul ut.t an=
deb
COUDERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY,' PAS, WEiBiESOOT, , 29, 1862.
. ' ' 2l:' • No, MAtiate,?..Julietta're plied. i .. -7-
. 11 1 It must be here,- -certainly, , my dear !
I liadAhe exact directions. to.this Ileum...
given we. She may be a boarder, whom
yew& rot know, my little one." •.:
-..lii :lire; whole' house, there-is no one
but My grandpa, *ltd.'s:blind," ansWeied•
jitiietta,!in the .impatient, tone, of a little
girt Whelliked not her• Word to be doubtect.'
"ant Adele, ,tuy!oldest•Sister;;., and Mari,.
anne ,r,
.lf ~.0,
. - . cook, i Aticl, , herh .the? usbalid; o?
gardner; and my little,sister 3lary,:and
Hteldog,l, add I.l:and nol•one: else.-. ,- , But
sotii tiiiiis. - a,,yourig , lady reetuei here who.
I ticaes the piano i ,atid perhaps slie,iathe
one You „want to see.", ' . . .--. ..: ~
"11wish to see Miss Adele St. Andrewli.
who:teaches the piano to :he family uf+-"
. :„."1.1 never fell fibs, tna'aiar," said juliette:
impertinently: interrupting her; "my sla
ter:A(loa is not , a teacher of I t he ;piano,
Don't yeti think, Lotight to: know?" ' -
"Does the- Barony St; :Andrews live
here r' _ asked- a young. man stopping at.
the half 'open gate. . .
"Yrs.; Sir.' • ' -
"Then, 'certainly, the young lady far
winnii you are inquiring lives here,: mad
ani,"l he said to the lady who was goes.
tiontng , Juliette ; "and doubtless! the
Baron Si. Andrews, whom I seek,. is -her
grandfather:" ‘' .
And 3 rio the 'intense; surprise, and even
lithos+ of Juliette, who still, insisted• that
] r . j.
i her sister was not a tetiblier of music, the
I young nian:made his ',Way to the-piazza,
I appreaclied the blind kgrandfat her,. and,
I , • i
it.
, i ay' rur as sured. imself that, he was speak-
i
ling to the Baron St. Andrews, said,— •
I "Baton ! I have the pleasure of an.
nouneing to you that your pension 'is re
'stored."
-••'
, .
‘••• or sir . you must certainly have tak
en;` toe fur some one else," the Baron said.
I his surprise almost us great as that of Jo-.
1 liettii. "for my 'pension has never .beee
i taken • front we. How, then, can you say
i it is • 'r estored ?" , ,
I "Are you not the Baron St. Andrews
who served in the reign of Louis XV, and
'Louis XVI.; in the. Vendee!' war? *lib
he'd lost five - sous in the wars of the Em-.
; pire ?" • : -
1 -Yes, sir,!" the Baron answered.
" your ettniddaughter—t he young lady,
Adele St. Andrews, tkes she nut,give les,
!sons on the piano in the house of the
Minister of War,r-ifi fact to my sisters?"
1 ..•Explain yourself, sir! explain your
; selt! '•t he old man exclaimed. 'lMy pen
sion ; mist! Adele? Three times a.da.) !'
10h, entreat you to explain !"
"14 is ,a very snople toaster," the young:
man said ; -bat how. can you be ignorant
jot all this ?--It is a fact that I have two
sisters; and about a year ago wilsoi they
wereseeking a teacher of music, your
grailli daughter, the vo' i ni lady Adele,
offered her senices. She "was recum•
emended !by the Countess de Bricount,
whose daughters she was also teaching.
Atter sonic- moat lis had passed.—know
-1 ing that 'I we.; in the war office. and that
I mit Itlie Miiii,t'er's nephew, !,:,e told Me
thai :oar pension had been disemitinued
for tiro years, And 110 curse had been as
.s•getid for it; and, she added, ...Neither'
a blind old loan n..r a young girl like me
earl take:the necessary steps to a-certain
: the reason." "Make your mindeasy up
.
en' t het point," I said to her; "1 will take
I , charge of the matter." I have fultil!ed
my riromise . ; and now I have the pleasure
of cdlo Juniata t ing to you the pleasit r` o , iti•
te utence. l
11 . 1
'
the orders have been' given not e ',
eirlY for the resteratioa of your pensions,'
. -
but also for the - payment of all arrears."
• -tilf ' A dela ! noble and wort liv • e in irl !"
-1. ,
exclalnned the old man raisin . "' hi: sight- ,
1 • m
, les; eyes to heaven: "Oh my daughter.'
so'utiju•tly accused ! you have concealed
I ' all this from ire.—all,'• -even the labor !
which, jour filial love induced you "tit on 1
&flake!' ();1, where is "she?" Whir l
' does I she . nut emote Go, an, and seek!
her."l. !'•. '
1 Jtilietta 'went out as if for, that' pur•l
p 0.46 ,1 and the Baron,' gradually overcoin-,
ing,' his 'emotions; related
_to ' the piling I
' man "slid 'the strange lady all that had
passed that morning,-1 is fears and bles-
sings' whieh, the old man lavished upon!
the abserit Adele met full sympathy from I
!at:least one of his hearers.
..
.-.. I
'"Oh, Baron, diy deer sir!" the 'young!
man Said, "you do not know; me yet. -II
alit, A !stranger to you ;but I will give you !
ariiple satisfaction codcirning 'my fainily. I
I : hur l s loved your granddaughter ; 'she
does net:reject we Give her Cu me,' 1 i
I . •
inifildre
. You, fur my wife."
At:tlljsJiionee i
nt, i t cry' of joy from Jo !
. liettai 'Minimneed ' l t he . `ret urn of Adele I
.
Whet? the latter saw th t wo persons 'who I
were:wading near her greed-father; sim I
blushed deeply. and hesitated in her up-I
preach ;
but ,the old .
.111011t.' called her, tuj
him, an d, fonilly,,enibtacing her said.— 1
~..EVerything is discoveied, you darling!'
you littleTroguc I . And hero.,is one whol
claims the right to be year hniband,and .l
:
,
tip . separate - 5.9 u from me." ''' • i
..He who claims that right."" the still!
binshjng ~ girl_: answered, with A- fit ra ngel
minutia° ,
~ef. Aitutdoesi„ - and • ,fruanclsj,
"must also taku upon hun the charge of:
'unea, tier .ti
an _old Juan and tweilittle
welfare aud happioessil respousible
the eveo,ofGod. I 1
"All, all,- wh.cul yod loge shall.beinost
dearly welcomed, deaest
•
Adela educated her]two sisters, and saw,
thew-liaptily n ruarriedit—a's happy as her,
self; And none.euttldiwish . a happier let,
The blind old Baron . l,ived-to an es,v4,me
old age, ;and a; lengtl4, died jci _the arms
o'f 'grand.daughiell, bequeathipg her
his last, fund Vessiurg.
Foi l thTl'aller Journal; .
Our winter,,is ;half gone, tutld,,pleasant
and btit frost -has but
pal tially bound ;earth in chains, and
the ley, bridges span the oppo-,
site shores. ; Whcfe afe the massive piles
of logs that formcrty Pied the Venice of
our' rivers and, laylpiled" around the l
sawmills?_ :The voice of the teituSter'S'
13aw buck, geells „iiNat.
__The chills of
1,4
.
War are upon us--:,thd, red . eloads.,of . war
dint the.liorizon=inaihe, who sits above
ttie, olunds will ,'guidi. the' stor.iii. The
winter , . thus far,; is Marked, with tales of
Sorrow, When did; the mourners ever go
about our streets as at 'the present?
Where are 'Judd and Crosby? Let the
students, if they
.ean,lbole in,submission
to the'. will Of god. and say, never will
they instriiet us ;I,o'oo, Let parents syuk':
pathize with the
.) 'c bereivcd parents. Let
i -
the wholommuni : ty fecl its loss, War;
war lins dolt° it.in;d !l , 4 front whence , the
war? .sMvery VS i Iteedom. Iluiian:
intellectual and: tm l Atil elevation on lour
part, the reverseon the other: Who,can
lowa the seeneS„of j , t c present. winter?
Wl7en.. we see our In nds :and relative
leaving. CoudeiSport , !ay hundreds—the
ivecping 7 -the lduely dread Of the heart
broken wife, as; she returns, to take the
sole charge of the Tittle family, and then
Co hear, oNla. -LPs.. gone ?" - "flow
l u ng will he stay; . - Nja is" •!.Won't he
come back to-nuirrow .i.' What answers
can .6e given to! such Isimple and child
like, questions ?i Buti when, (as is so
Common now,)
,the rtd news of death
COll/, with what tend:ernes 'and caution.
dyes ,slie tell them *:}r children "l'a is
dead!". 1 have - a seida- dear son too, in
I bit army, and if lie falls, my consolation
will. be, - that he' fdil 4vltere duty called
hint. '
MATItI3IoNIAL.
I have • lived uiitar long enough; I
iant ;..:otuebody' 4ti taut at, quarrel with,
then kiss and makeLbOacuiti: Theidore
I am op n to propo.ialslfront young I,:plier.
and fresh widoiisOf !more than average
il4peetabitity and :toloably tame .dispu
sition.,
AS near as T can judge or my's°
not over eighty orund4r twenty-five years
of age. In height. lUM either eight feel
live' or live • feeti eight, rforget
Weight, 135. 315 or 531. Erecullect each
figure perfectly ‘i1611; lint as ,to their true
diraimement'l atn ; scuitWhat puzzled. I.
imve a whole suit of h or. d'cd b 5 naturo•
and:free from dt.tidrulfl Eyes' butternut
brindle; tinged ilea green. N)se
blunt,•:aceurding the lonic ,order, of
iireiteet u re, with a toueli a the emipoSite
Mouth between catigh mid allieator's;
Made especially* for.oratny'and the recep
tion of large t.Yi-ters.l Ears palmated.
long and elegantly shaptid. 3ly whiskers
are a combination
,of doAc hair, moss and
briar bush, well behaVid and , fearfully
luxuriant. • •
I em sound d oc the nigger
question. Wear boots when corns
are•troublesome, and car
.write poetry. by
the mile, letter ilouble:;.rhYine on both
edges, to 'read forward'or baeklard cross
wise mid diagonally. C, j 'en lay the, bass
jet%sharp, and tviii:sti Yankee Poo
die in o.paitisit. iim vdry ..urrect
murals, and first mite.at, ien[itins ; have a:
regard for the Sabbath, iii4lever drink,
except wheu, invited. ."Aq? a - domestiel
annuaratiti,perfectly - docile) when towels:l
are clean and shirt buttons 411 right. If
1. have a predominating virtue, it is the I
trait of forgiving levery ettitny• Whoin
deem it hazindous: to liandlt.: I say toy i
prayers every night,. utosq pertnit-!
ting. and as: to Whether 1,
tell
in my
sleep. Want.:soine one to Eel me. 3.lun-i
oy is nu object as:l never
~ was troubled!
with aly and never expect il be.
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A SAD PAULT.—When Gim• Lee was
.tprisoloir at Albany, he dined, with !aii
irishinan.. Before' entering upon the
Wine, the General: remarked to his lMst..
that after drinking, he wa: qt to ain.e
IrlAmien, for 'which. he 114 d the Ink
wuuid •ieut‘e him 'in •ativanee. "By My
General, 1 will du that," said
heiit. "if . 'you ezeti.e a trifling fa'uit
which,l itai , e rupielf. It isithis:
ever hear - a uiau abuse otild Ireland, I
have, a .s.ad fault , of ci:aeking' his' sconce.
With my, shilialy T.," The greneral was
civil during the whole evenivg.
.
, _is :iiurprisiug liow. hale', love we can
beiveli:euptelit, ; with, when '4114-. Wie is
,
niore.l,ll4A 7,lhp p.aa - ,0n. - gt_vin o l- it gtvga to
williCkly e - fie:' ' - -:5
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Lines a the Eve e r f ml Thirty-thlid Sirth-Diy.
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Ah bless me I with to-mcrrow's sun'
Atinthei' ye:ttr 4 its course has run ; i
And in the Ifivilin;, - ; light I sec_
The bournel which marks me-thirty-three.
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That dii.'s returtt; which when.a boy ; -
Was sure to bring le hook or toy, ' •
Brings lid - al morertßils than toyS to me-
Yet stilli welcome thirty•thret. ~ , , .
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My childish feet i' i n summerlfowers . •
ChasedidaY by day the lahguid•bouri;
.Fiorti:Tattuliood's fe it.how fast they flee, ,
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HOW soon 'to co6l ito thirti-three l " • -
How s*et l is ile i li to childish eyes' -
How soft, tlie youthful idlhiw, lies! .
Sleep °Ai - thin n:lHnhood's lids will flee;
I restless toss at thirly-three. . !'• ' ~
TO-da'Y•l scan 'with childish .glee •
Frick "hurial place - of ractiuiry ;
How caries Life's weh may lie
id
Froblith thirteed" to thirty-three - '
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As ra‘morr looksl back to-daY
Along my winding, tiO , viouS IsMy,
Forecast rt:tetripts old acre to see,
.A.11(1 fitn)s ixll blank front thirty-three.
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May rbe 1.-pared yyo mortal strife '
To weave tiortipia 'N
e the 'elb of life,
Each added yearl i wit a thanks shall be
Received, till three times thirty-three.
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SHAVING MILLIONAIRE.
Let.. I any 'man become immediately
wealthy by his Own exertioti, awl straight
way you sltall 'fear numerous atdcdotes
illustiating, the means by which he.at
tamed his the dicer they have up
on his di4osition of them,cr his
sayings, .has peculiarities, and .eccentrici
ties. ,
Astor, ,arirard, and Billy Gray, have
furniihbd'illustrationS roe many a clever
sketcbCr.. l We heard'a fete clever 'anec
dotes the ; other d4y of Billy Gibbons, a
New4°l.Se.; millieuaire, one of which we
give to,:our readers
a t. . . . :
It seetnl - mi, Billy , while in a country
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village; n Iwhich he ownedisome property,
stepped into a barber shop to get shaved.
The shim. was hilfol,custOwers, and the
old gentlednan,quictly waited for his turn.
A customer Who was under the barber's
`hands When the old . gentleman came in,
'asked the -knight o tli razor," in an
,
undertow° if :,e ' knew- who he wad, and
onreeeiyidg a negative reply, he inform
ed hiiu - id a whisper, it-,was "old Billy
'Gibbons, the richest man: in the State.",
°Gadd,'l • said the barber, "11l .charge e
' him faiHli•s sha,e."
Accordingly, after the old man had that
,- .1 -
operation performed; he Ices .sOtnewhat
surprise,l,l l- upon asking the price, to be
told--;-"BeVenty five cents."
"S:evently-five . cents 1" Said lie quietly,
_..is not that a high price?"
"It's ins pric'e,"' said - lie of the lather
i
brush independntly, "anilas this is the
. ,
only bliber shop in the place, them as
comes into it must pay what I ask!"
To tie old gentleman this vras evident
ly a knack dov.li argument, for he drew
three qOarters from his poeket; paid theth
over to' ihe barber and left-the shop'. . '
A Sliortl time after lie was in close con :
vet-Sat:4M With the landlord: of a tavern
hard hy; and :tile topic of their converse:-
tion-barbers ishops." I .'! . '
‘. Whf ii.; fit ?"said
.he, ''there's . only.
ore barb e ll's ship in toW - o . t here, seems
to be nearly enough
,work for two "
...Well, therelused to be two," said the
landlortill last winter When this man
carne.upTiom the city and" opeped a new
shop, an'd ha everything in }t Was :fresh
and nek'v, 'tollis S ort of deset,ted; Bill Har r
rington.'S +op, w hich had'h°ett going for
nigh fourteen years." -
"Bat ! didn't this Bill. do good wink ?
did, herlotl shave well and.hcap ?". -. :
.4e11,-as. for that," said the landlord,
"Bill did Ibis work well enough and cheap
eneughl ;1;4 his sho? wasn7t, on the main
street likelthe new one, anti didn't : - luiVe
so niany4irure's, and handsome curtains,
and f,lkS got initlic way of thinking that
the . new' - .chap Was more iscientific, and
bronght.tlle most city fashions kith him,
though; toile!l the truth," stroking hia,
chin (kWh with a beard resdnibling sateen.
wire, ..t. ilOver want a lighter touch, ' or 4
keenerrazer, than Bill Liarring.ton's." i
City : fashions-• —eh 1" growled. the old
man. "s the ne;ty man's city fashinhslshut
, the Other trarber's shopl" ' ; l
If, ;I
up , _ ~ti,,
..Well; 'not eactl).," said the landlord;
'thou; It l'iever did-Scein 'to gO well
with Bill afterltl.e new shop '4Cii t ed--4
first, one of his Childeetfdid of :d-;-iever,
then hiS)wire ai. , l sick fori a. lOng ttnie,,
'and 13 ;i a ii)!'hini a;big bill to pay the Doctor,
ii
the,..a hast misfortune, his slop burned
down one"higlit; tools, brushes, furtturcil
and all, ;iiiii-no ssurance. l l ; '.l ' - '1
- 4.We11,"; saidq the old than Pettisbly,l
1 di; '1 ' againZ" ' 1 I
4sT iy- r i he start
"Start main 11', said' the cpintannteativdi
landlord,:lii'ny bless your Soul, he liasieti
anything - to start with" - 1 ' 1 f - I
-.1 H -=-Ind—m !iLichertlees this lineal
lire Masked tk old .man. 1 i 1 '.!
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.He--sas r direet i .ed apd erg •long was. in
conyet§aiiiin . cil(li the unfortunate tonsor,
who corroborated the landlord's:storjr.
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TERMS.-41,01} fES'ANNIMILP,=L ' ;;,
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':o a•,l,Orilia
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ki iiy don' t.'yon -tikke nearsheitT
...lid the old man,: 4,4 here's a nettnosiiii
the block right oppoaitelhe othetiptbet:
414."
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"What !" said the othet. "yott ottlit bd
crazy. Why that block trilOngle
Billy GibboliS;''h'd reset' let."` one . 7 0(
111 . 003 stores ftir a barber. -Ott tbeftt.S . l
mighty, site, too . I good„besidds hatep'fr,
got Aveilty in the World I to .: ,#t ja i
up with? -
"You don't tio*oldßilty . Gittioits'ai 4
well' as T do'," said: thOilother. - 1 !".1401 ,-
Ityou nand:late: tbabsbort
all, fitted, up, teutfree,,,,What r ill pp t gpi:)4
iu it fur by the Month ? what is the,lo,o,
you can• live, on ?'" . • '
This Proposition ionrearbitt thd
unfortunate liair-dressor, who finallifoiud3
words to stammer out, ; that.,' : perhaps t ;
twelve or fifteen. dollars .a. ttionth would
be about enough. . .
l" said thn old niatt;' r eititit
won't du—now 'listen to 1?11 gitid:
you that store rent free, one year, attain.
gage your. .-sen'iees six , months. all on--
these conditions. YOu are torhave,,and.,
cut hair for everybOdy that applies to
you . , and to take 'no pay; just charge it
ail to me and for your services r-. 1.11 ;par
you twenty dollars a month, ., payable, iii
advance -,-pay coinineneq; nciw," contin.•
ued lie,,placiug two, ten dollar , notes, ott.
the table before the astonished bar`ber:-
who it is almost unnecessary
cepted the proposition, and who was still •
inore_sutprised _to learn it was Billy Gib
bons himself who , had bired him. t
In a few .d ays the inhabitauts of that
viliege mere astonished 'by the appearance '
of a. splendid new barber shop. - Ortitithe
door was inscribed t ' ' ;;;
WILLI . A - SI'HARRTNGTON )
SHAVING AND HAIR 7 .DRESSINI3 SALOOI4I
The _people were no; long in aseertaiw
ing, or slow in availing. themselves of the
privileges of this establishiuent,'
was full,'while the other was deiertect
The other held cut some weeks, sispents
ing this free shaving—for Bill kept hit •
secret- vrellwas but u . dodge to entice
Customers away, who would soon - .bit'
charged as usual; but at the end of . 54 4
weeks he found Billy working ittray' ) :
charging not a cent for his laber, and bas.
ing money to•spend in the bargain, he
came to the conclusion that be must halt.,
sinuOd on a gold mine, so he closed 'hie
shop in!despair and left the place:
3leantime Bill flarritlg,to . iikept.on bn•
sy' as a bee, and one fine morning hisem , ,
player stepped iu, and without a
,word,
sat down and was shaved;_ on rising from
his chair he asked to see_the score for the
six months past., The barber exhibited'
it, and after a careful calculation ) the old
wan said :
"Plenty of customers, oh 7"
"bats of 'em," said the barber; "never
did such a buSiness in my life I"
"Well," replied, Money -Bags, "yoit
have kept the account, well. I see rvk
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paid you one hundred 'and twenty dollars
kr services, all right, and . there ark three
hundred and thirty charred for shaving
all tbat applied ; now this furniture coot
(Me linndred'. and eight dollars, balinee
due you, one hundred and two dallers.-.— *
Here it .Now'you own this furniture,
an' d yeu are to have this shop rent ; free
six months . longer, and after today you
are to charge the regular price for Work,
for .yonepay from me stops 10-day;": .
This course the barber gladly assented
to.
"13111,7
. said the old man on laving,
"take care - yen never cheat a. man by
charging ten timea_the usual price - for
shave ; for it - limy be another Billy Gib.
bone,"
A MoTitE4's GRAYE.—Earth has some
sacred spots where we feel like loosening
the shoes trove our feet and treading With
reverence; - where et:taunt:to words of
Oeastire.l are, unfitting; ..places where
friendship's hands have lingered .each:, -
!other's, where vows have been plighted,
prayers offered and tears of parting shed.
4.),11. how ;the - thoughts hover around suety
places, and travel - back through fullness- '
ured space to visit them. But of all the 7
spots on the green earth, none h so sa,
cred as fiat where rests, waiting-the res.,
urreetton those we once cherished and
-Hence, in all eves, the better
portion of mankind haveehosen the loved-
!sPuts of the burial of their dead,.•
aid in those •spois they ,hare . loved - er t t
wander at eventide to meditate and Wetly: ::
But anieng all the charnel horses:
'dead if there is one - spot indit satted tliiit
all the rest, it isa mother's grave. There '
!sleeps ,the mother of our infancy-0e
I auide of oar youth—the counseller of our-.
i riper years—roar friend - when others de—,
iserted us ; she'whose heart Was is t t
; to every other feeling but love, tind'orbn
could always find excuses Torus Isheuire ,
'could find none for ourselves. . Thera.
she sleeps, and we lore the very earth ftrf -
her sake. -
ertailyrsptc)be_q*te4 pil9Arte-, ;
ielf more cunning. that; other',
Then
ey one
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ME