VOLUDIE . XVIL- 7 NUICIBER 18 I "YOUR SEAT, SIR:” 1 II don't( expect to find any sympathiz ers amo7 the fair sex, when I thus ut ter my c mplaints to' the public. I ark willing to confess that the man who vFilllnot stand up for the ladies, un til be falls beneath the hand of destiny, and Weak. knees,•ought , to be tattooed, and cast out of decent society. Perhapsbe anexception my case may 1 t al One. Being a well wishe t to mankind dowlirgiin general, I fervently hop it is; for I are E ''' '' e ' i' woald not call upon my worst enemy a - si. F oo 2 00/ r 1 , . mine _. . ate like inl ,s than 13, 401 Wherever I go, no matter where, or 4 00! under what circumstances,, my seat is ---- - - - - sure to be wanted by the time I get ,com fortably Fettled down. 1 u; _is , J 00 1 lon think this a light afiliation, do , _ _ 1_ __ - 17 00. yon ? I Only wish you could Change - - .." l_ _ - 10 00 ; individualities with me for a season. - - - - - 50 00 1 . I' , arn not going to bore yon with an "- -; "- " 7 20 " I - elaborate ' history of tnv trials, bat will eca to 'Aire, 3 00. ' , l' sor 1( . ear 5 00 !Only tell you of some of the events that ;Totiee co befell me during a tour which I took to iverti et be, the Whitb Mountains last surnmer. to no' '`cn I And nbrhaps I had better say that .I aa di am men 7-•oglit •years of age, unmarried, re m° toldrably good looking, and admire 'the b Irc ladies. 1 ; .d fa: The mdrning I set forth I was rattier ® be4iind time; and had to run half! a mile S I ,to he Grand Turk depot; and as the ..., ~------ mecury stood at 87 , and I was burdened &tide , e , with a valise and an extra coat,' I was h 1 i 2 very nearly blown when I reached 'the A . ,eat. I ,:c. at 1 , esda :' I sank down in the seat nearest' the it ii deer. lPeople generally do not likei those L sets'so near tie; door. Nervous. folks sec'; :mie afraid the axles may break ; old ladies '. ;. dread the draught from the doar; young i;:c .ladies object to having their crinoline ill ; ; & i :ii - I crusLed by every new comer; and gen ; • a h .tleraen dislike to have their morning ', L E papers switched out; of their hands by ____ the coat tails of those who are always ;.. (r ,coming and going.. :CS 1 For all these reasons,' chose this seat, , ill: , hoping I might be suffered to remain ; unmolested. I had been seated perhaps 4.43: la couple of minutes, when the door was •____ flung open with ai bang., and an old lady RI I l ionte7ed, bearing iwo band boxes, a has .% ( ' ke,t, a ;bundle, a brown paper package, a , s t j parasol, and a poodle dog. Br Br f .5.-_he took a vie* of her position—the - dog I squeaked and bid his head in her E ; i shawl—the train sterted—the lady pitch. a ( • ed-headlong into my arms, her luggage tie , fivin , in every direction. The skin was scratched from my nose a. ; with her fretted bosom pin ; my ban c 1 ~. t ' new hat was I squelched ; and what little' la breath I Nadi remaining was knocked out br .of my body. The dog fastened his teeth n into my shoulder to hold on by; I firing, li ~, him. out of th!ti. window, and springing to 2 Amy feet upseti the old lady against the' portly conduCtor who was just entering. ~. Conductor I was riled, and remarked I scornfully—that gentlemen did not keep' ; L their legs thilust out into the aisle) for' ; -• ladies to stumble over. ,; ' I - 1 Acting uponthis hint, I drew! my I iditis up sothienly, and' let them qown 5 again ; but lit was an unfortunate let.' ii doWn, for one foot went -through one of V A. ; the old lady's band boxes, ruining a green , I silk bonnet, and smashing a bottle of COT HOTEL, l i Porter. 1 l . The lady yeled ; the conductor looked D. F. GLASS..I I IRE, Proprietor. 'Corner 0..,1 Main and SecOnd Streets, Coudersport, Pot- 'squally, and ordered me to give up my ter Co., Pa. , t:•.eat to her. I did so with pleasure, and ...I'Livery Stable is also keptin conned f was mating the best of my tray to the ion with this Hotel. i ' !rear of the cas,iwhen I was grasped by THE POTTER JOURNAL - PC/MISSED BY N. W. IlleAlarney, Propriet r. $1.50 pa yala, ADVifiCS. li t *Devote'd to the mace of Republicani:im, thia interests of Agriculture, the advanceequt of Education, and the beat good of Potter county. Owning, no guide except that of Principle, it will endeaver to aid in thelvork of more fully Freedomizing our Country. ADVERTISEILENTS inserted at the following rates, except where special barztins are made. 1 Square [lO lines] 1 insertion, - - - $1 p 0 1 u i ., 3 " -- - 2ro .:_-Each subsequent insertionless than 13, • 40 1 Square three months, , 4 00 1 - " ZIS: " - 700 1 " nine " " one year, 1 Column six. monihs, -- - - - 30 u - - - - 10 1 4, per. year. - - - -- - 50 't_ - r _ _ so Administrators or Executor slNotice; 3 0 Business Catqs, E lines or less, per year 5 0 Flpecial and Editorial Notices, per line, 4 ° - 4 , 4 .k.11 transient advertisements must be paid in advance, and no notice Nrill be taken of advertisements from a dismnce, unless they are accompanied by the money or satisfactory. 'reference. * * *Blanks, and Job work of all kinds, at tended to promptly and faithfollv, 'BUSiNESS CARDS. Free and Accepted Ancient: York Masons. EULA.LIA LODGE; No. 342, F. A. M. STATED Meetinzs on the 2nd and 4thWednes • days or each month. Also Masonicig.ather ings on every Wednesday Evening, For work :end practice, nt their Hall in Coudersport.. D. C. LAIIIIIBEE; W. M. ; - M. W. .74 CA LAI:NES', eey. JOHN S. MANN, L3TORNEI AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. CoudereFer., at:e'ml ;he several Courts in Pot er and .)i'Kean Counties: AU business eLtrusted in his care will receive prompt attention. corner of West and Third stref..f. ABIEUR G. 01..)1.STED, Ck'CSSELLOOII. AT LAW, Coudersport. PE-, will f.tter.d tc a 1 business entrusted to his care, N.-Ith I .r:7r:ll)i:tr..: and f..it'ity. Office on Sw±.-172,st,c'e:4r of Main and Fourth streets. ISAAC BENSON ATTORNEY' AT LAW, Gstiden.7prrt, Pr—, T.-1111 attend to all business entrusted to him, with - care and 'pro:nptne.iis.. Office on Secend st., near the Allegheny Bridge. F. W. KNOX, ATTORNEY AT JAW, Couder regularly attend the Courts in Potter • and the adjoining Counties. a T. ELLISON, PRACTICING PII.YSICIIN. Coudersport, Pa.. reipectfully . infqrms the citizens of the Inge and vicinity that he will i-01111,1.r re spond to all calls for . nrofessiona: scrtices. Office on Main Cu. bnilding formerly oc• cupied. hy C. W. Ellis. Esq. C. S. & E. A JONES, "DEALERS IN DRUGS. MEDICINES. PAINTS. 011 F... Fancy Art icl ,- -5.-Station , :ry, D.. - 7 Good:. Grot.7.7rie ,- . ; Arc.. Main it., Coll , l , !rSpOrr. Pa. D. E. OLMSTED, DEALER IS DRY GOODS, READT-MAIDE cloth Croel, - .(:ry, Groceries., &c., alai: Coudersport, Pa, COLLINS SMITH, DEALER in Dry Gooris.Groceries.Provizsion3.' Haidware, Qneensware, Cutlery, and .all; Goods found in ( a country store.--I CouderETort. Nor. 27, 1861. , . H. 3. OLMSTED, i , the collar, and dragged forcibly lback by DEALER IN STOVES. TIN" :k SHEET IRON ' the conductor. the lady's WARE, Main et.. nearly opposite the Court:; i "What hare. you done with the lady's Vlouie, Coudersport:4'a. Tin and Sheet . d 6,,, 927 fron Ware made to order, in `good style, on; ~, ' -aid . he. .„. , ) short notice. , "He bit me and i threw him out of 'the windoW,." I WIL. H. MILLY... J c m'ALARNEy. ; '• "Lordy massy l" cried the oldl woman, MILLER S. 3IcALARNEY, dear, j . . .. , 1 I "my c,car, ; darling, little Fido , , Yon' ATTORNEYS-AT—LAW, brute : I'll be the means of you I TCori- HARRISBURG-, PA-, doctor, storohis train I I'll jumi, outs=— GENTS for ttToilection of Mit ..s ; I tell you I will i I won't go another .11,., against ate United States and State Go. , ale Fido I----I say I crou'tl Let emliment.s, such as Pension. Bounty, Arrem ,' lz r-.'tel). iv of Pay &c, Addrese Box 05, Harrisburg, PaL Ime alone, you red nosed bugger 11's • 1 II The conductor was holding her by thel ' I arm to prevent her from-jumping off,and a regular struggle ensued. The lady was a sturdy personage, and she rather' got 'the victory. The official, very red in the face, and :breathing very hard, lay back in the disputed seat and the lady grasped the signal-cord at the top of the car, and gave a tremendous pull. In stantly the alarm-whistle sounded—the brakes were put hard down—the speed slackened—the conductor sprang up to countermand the signal, but the old lady held him back. I The train came to a dead halt people poured out ot the cars in every direction —cries of "wh4t's up ?" "bridge down?" "a collusion ?" etc., etc., rent the air. , Every one:seized his baggage, deter mined to save hat ; two women who had their loverswith f them, fainted ; and several more were . looking around for places in which to perform this interest ing feminine! feat. ! I Just as Matters were satisfactorily explained, we beard the bark of a dog, and Fido, very Much ialud- bedraggled , I II Pension Bounty and War Claim Agency. ' 101fENSIONS procured for soldiers of the jL present 'war who are disabled by reason of wounds received or disease contractracted while in the service of the United States ; and pensions, bounty, and arrears of pay obtained for widows or heirs of those who have died or been killed' while in service. All letter sof inquiry promtly answered, and on receipt mail of a statement of the rase of claimant I will forward the necessary papers for their signature. Pees in Pension cases as fixed by law. .I I lisstaiNc6.—Ron, Isaac BENSON ' Hon. A G. OILIESTSD, J. S. 'MANN ? Esq.. F. W. &vox Eq. ' DAN BAKER, 4. Claim Agent Couderport Pa: ~ Tnne 8, '64.-Iy. HOWARD ASSOCIATION PUILLDELPSIA, ISEASES of the Nerrous, Seminal, Urina ry and seival sy stems—new and reliable treatment—in reports of the HOWARD AS HOGIATION—sent by mail in sealed letter onrelopes, free of charge. • Addreis, Dr. 3 SKILLIN'• HOUGHTON, Howard Association No 2 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. I 13,iy 1814. , , Il' , 1 , _ " .. --. . . . ... , . • , . , - - -.-- : f -1, , r, ".. :. .. •-1 r ' 7 1. - '" ' . '-...'•. . . . . . . . _ .. _ 1 ... " - * ' 1 I . . _ e v... . • _ o_. A , i 1 0 iks_AlS , li, 0.:. ... , ~. 1 ~ Ak 1.,• . , , 1 ; 1 , 1 , . ~ "bebOta to lip of Ihge Dch)octqeg, 4qa WTsehiiintioq of 4.1J0h1119, T.ifehttire qrza "ffeirts INI COUDERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY, PA,,,TUESDAY AU UST 15, 1865. came .panting to the spot, and was pressed to the bosom of his adoring mistress. I made my escape into the next car, and sank into the first seat I came to. Just then a palefaced gentleman with a bundle of books -under his arm, paused beside me. "Sir," .said be, "I am a Minister of the Everlasting Gospel, and am withal very weary. Will- you' give me your seat 7" I bounced up and tarted for the next car, which happened o be a baggage car. I sat down on a trun , and congratulated myself on my good I ek. The baggage man came along looking sharply among the boxes. "Sir," said he, "this trunk stops at the nest station. Get up—l want to mark it." , I arose and sat down on a firkin. Sure ly nobody would dispute my rigbt to a firkin. Hardly bad I done so, before a man in a blue jacket—of the farmer cut —came In. "The dickens t." cried be. "What do you mean by setting on mY butter firkin 7 Sally Ann would have a fit if you should bust the kiver in. Up with yen. this instant I" Once more I went back to the passen ger car, and dropped into a seat beside a woman and a baby, 'lbis seat is engaged 1 ." she said loft- ily. "My husband is with me." "Will you not kindly allow me to sit here a moment and rest ?" . "No, sir; your countenance is repuls ive to the baby. lie is afraid of people with red whiskers." Red whiskers, indeed! they were a beautiful auburn. Miles had told . me so a thousand times. But it is no use to ;argue with a woman with a baby, where ibaby's. convenience is concerned ; so I arose, and found a place near the door, again, which I made bold to appropriate. Hardly had I got out my "Morning ;Journal," and settled myself to readlan ;account of the last battle, when a fellow and two girls entered. They came to I my seat, and stood looking at me just as 'one looks at the rhinoceros when h has paid ‘ his quarter for the sight. I sat still and tried to read my paper under standingly. "He is a boor I Them ought to be a I law against such people's riding in the I cars," said the yoaug man, looking dag gers at me. I "Oh, well," said one of the girls; "we can stand, if he does not know enough I !to get up." What could I do but jump up and assure her that my 'seat was at her Service? Resolved not to sit again, I leaned against the door, when it was pushed open from without, sending me head first into the laps of two ladies, who screamed —called on the conductor; and that worthy, who bad upset me, sharply rep-1 rimanded me for leaning against doors. I picked myself up, and putting my valise in a corner, seated myself on that. An ofa man entered, and asked me to get np—he wanted to put a bird cage, and a pair of fan-tail pigeons in that' corner. For the - rest of the clay I stood up res olutely, and at last was landed at the tit tle Tillage of Gorham, but my legs ached so that I could not appreciate the grand scenery. It is an unromantic truth, I know, but it was then a terribly uncom , fortable one, There was a hop at the Alpine douse • that night. I crept in and seated myself in a corner to look on. A centleman approached with a lady on his arm. "Will you be so kind, sir, as to give this lady your seat 7 She is a little un well 7" I gave it 1113 and adjourned to a bench the piazza. Oat came a party of gay - "Oh, sr, vre all want to sit out Isere in the moonlight i Will you oblige us by letting us have thi, bench Y" I vacated, and went to my room / and to bed. 1 The text morning I entered the stage for the Glen Home. I took the spat nest the horsei, in the vain hope that there would be no one who would want to ride backwards. ' The driver looked in. "Get out, sir. A lady wants that seat. Plenty of room on top." I 'climbed up, and had scarcely estab lished myself, when the driver again appeared. "sorry to disturb you, sit, but bare is a lady who can't ride inside. Plenty of room on the roof." Without a murmur, t mounted the height, and stretched myself out at on the roof. The driver ' a head popped up from behind. "Beg your pardon, sir, tut oore's a man who wants to sketch andle must have the roof." I got down to the taggage tack, ttud zazied up on a box. Porter came along bearing'a trunk about the size of Noah's Ark. "Get off, sir," growled he. I want your place for this trunk."; "Where in the deuce am I to ride, then ?" cried I, getting indignant. "Plenty of room on the homes," sneer ed be. I I jumped down,, reckless As to, conse quences, and pitched heels over bead against a little old woman. who was wait; ing to see her baggage fixed right.. She fell over—crushed her bonnet, broke her spectacles, and raised her temper. Gaz ing in her eye, I knew what to ex pect. She snatched the whip from the drive', and flew at me. I dropped my valis and fled at the top of my speed. I net , r dared to look around, but at the end o half an hour I fell headlong into a brus fence, completely exhausted. Th re I remained until night, when sore nd bruised I crawled out, and made the best of my way to the line of the Grand Turk railway. And that evening I had the satisfaction of sittinc , down at. home in my own chair, after having had my usual luck throughithe day, of stand ing until I was ready to faint. i Joining the Odd Fellows; "Very well, Mr. Jenks, you know my opinion of secret societies.' "Perfectly,my dear,perfeetly," said our friend, thrusting his hands into his ,pock eta with all the energy he could sustain. "And Sou will join P' , "Don't yon think it beat ?" "No sir, onec for all, 1. do not ?" "Consider, my dear, if you should be left a widow, with nothing to support—" '"Now what a rediculous argument. Do son suppose; Mr. Jenks=`•' ~,"My dear." "3lr. Jenks." "Will you listen for a moment ?" "Certainly." "Well, then, much as I respedt your wishes, and you know I lov- youldearly it will be impossible for me to oblige you in this instance. I have sent in my doc ument, and to night am to be initiated." Mrs. Jenks openad her handsome eyes in amazement, and for a mome.nt tas lost in wonder. "And you are actually going to be initiated ?" "Yes, my dear." willyou tell me all about it when you come home I"' "Perhaps so!' Conaforted by this assurance the lady offered no further opposition, and our he ro took his departure. About the hour of eleven he returned a wiser if -not a better man. "Well my dearf i exclaimed Mrs.Jeuks "what did they da to You = whatiait like —were you mueh frightened P come tell me all about "Don't ask me," gravely replied our friend. "I begyou won't ask me." "Why not; l'rn your wife, ion know and wife and husband are one: Why not ?" "Hark !" said jeuks, ,"did yon hear lituthing 7" "No; nothing.l "Silence ray deaf rsmember what sbakspeare says about sermons in stones, boos in running brobke. I£ I - should divulge it." I "Who vi no toy dear "The patriarch of !the lost tribes.= g 70.0 now he ma'y be at our wind Ow." "Merry on us," exclaimed Mrs. Jenks' "How you do terrify a body. .1-1-41 —4---shiv--shiver all over." • , "If you don't ?Tata to pe killed out right ask no more question . • "Sure you eau tell me something about it; an idea, or two; that would not be divulging, pa know." "What if yon should in a unguarded moment let the secret out 77 "Oh I trust me, it will he safe in my keeping:" "You will never tell 7" "Never." "Not even fo your mother 7 Von know how gossipping some old ladies are. "I'll never open my lips to her on die subject." "Hark i exclaimed Souks, With a theatrical start; "hear you nothing." "Nothing;" repeated his wire with un feigned alarm. "'Tis only the wind," mused our friend, "I thought it might be the grand bas haw, armed With his circumventer, and covered with the curious devices of the order. Now listen if you love me for the sacri6ce I am about to make is great— and you must seal your lips forever on the subject." "Well my dear," said the lady liith a long drawn sigh. "You have often beard of the o*t be ing let out of the bag ?" "Yes." i•I saw that eat to, night?' "A real live cat ?" gi_Yes, and an in:unease cat at that, a monstrous eat. But yqt-shall hear. Yon shall know all. ;Let.- me begin at the be ginning." "That is right," exclaimed Mrs. Jenks, breathless with interest. "On arriving at the Hall, I wall itturie , diately seized by four stout fellows, aid taken upon the roof of the building.— Here I was tongietied and compelled to answer About a hundrcd questions, all havin& a trect bearing on astronomy.", - "What queer proceeding," exclaimed Mrs. Jenks. i "How I answered those questionsmn 't ever remain, I suppose, a mystery to In - self--certatn it is, however, I did anew r every one—i-although I did not knew t till to-nigh, there is • a dipper, and 'a chair, and a. four horse team, and I don't know what!else in the sky. Is - it not a pitty that this beautiful science boo sad ly neglected." "What, what then ri "Why the next question is too absurd to be ..- re eated P "They wanted to know whether I took a newspaper, and if so low much_ I owed the printer. Fortunately, I bad just paid my subscription, otherwise I must have been rejected,as no man can become an Odd Fellow who owes a cent to the printer." "Well, I never," exclaimediMrs.Senks "what an influence those neWspapers do exert to be sure."' 1 . i 1 , "Exactly I But scarcely had I answers -led these queries satisfactorily, when an immense flame shot up,and we as quick ly shot dosvn." 'What—throngs the roof ?" "Oh, no I I suppose we took the stairs but I was securely bound and tonguetied. I hardly knew how we got down. The apartment into which I was ushered was pitch dark, an a strong odor of brimstone prevaded the room." "Brimstone, my dear ?" "Yes, it must- have been brimstone,for nothing else could have produced such a stifling sensation." "Well of all things." "Then began the roar of artillery with an occasional Volley of small arms. In the midst of the tumult I heard a low, sweet Voice, chanting a hymn of peace.— 'Man shall love his fellow, sang this angel —'cruel war shall he Waged no more— peace shall reign- - -slavery shall perish— indu.stry shall meet its {eward-= , tharity 1 fills the hearts of men: When this hap-1 py singer bad ceased,a loud cry for cheap I postage rent the air." "Ho* very odd." • ( "Yes, but just like these (idd Pe}lows, they are real reformers," replied our friend. • "Well, my dear." "Why then lights were prepared,and I si g ned the! constitution.; "Well, what of the at of which you wore speaking?" "Oh nothing, my dear only they lei her out, and fii,r a minute or two she ap. peered qdite bewildered. It vine the first time I had ever seen that cat let cut of the bag: But what struck me with the greatest aVre, was the appearance of the lost tribes And the double jointed bashaw, who, in aloud Voice, continually said-- 'Life is short—;;prepare for that which is ! to Come. Let all men have charity, and love their neighbor_ as themselves,'; & whereupon the and patriarch armed with the tail of the great grandfather's authority, arose and impressively adjourn- 1 ed the meeting." • "Well,l declareP ejaculated Mrs. Jenks I.'and this is joining the Odd Fellows ?" it‘ d Yes, but remoel. to keep all I have! told . you a profound secret,'" said Jenks, with a half smothered chuckle as he bur- I ied his head in the bed clothes to keep! from laughing, outright: kh Stakes AM The Mexicans celebrate Whitsuntide by three days of festival, where all sorts of games of chanee takes place- - .-monte, roulette, cards, dine, &e. A reesnt triel. er in Mexico tell S the following amusing anecdote of a scenei at a roulette - table: On a 'WI itsunday, the first clerk of a considemble German houso ; whose name ! I do not state ; es I am afraid the present respected" head of the firm might not be pleased at it, tent is to his prineipal,who was engaged in d.reesing, and asked for a funega--=that is td say, .a stem of one thotisand pesos from his own salary. "Most willingly ; my Dear the principal replied, "but I must ask you to fetch the money yourself, as the cashier is away. Here are the keys of the cash box, in which you will find bags of eccatted piastres." The' young raa4 did as he was told,and shortly. after arrived with his bag s of money at San Angustin, where he se lected the most eligaut of the gambling houses. He went up to a roulette table and asked the banker while looking at him intently, and 'placing the bag on the green "Will you accept my stahe au o. 33?" "Cep Mncheesimo 'gusto, cabellero," the banker answered, without knowing. exactly what tha bag contained; but a Mexican would feel ashamed to decline a wager. . • ;The ball was set rolling, and No. 33 won. A slight pallor crossed the bank. er's face for he believed like' all luau TERMS.--$1.50 PER that younc , B------'s bag contained. a funega, and as the Stake -must be Paid thirty five fold, This made no ,slight amount. The bag was opened, .howeyee for the purpose of verification of the bat. ker, and the amazement of all present, when it was found'that it was full ofgold —l,OOO ounces instead of $1,000," or altogether 16,000 piastres! A. perfect tempest broke out among the public.-. The most astonisted of all, horever, was young B— himself, who was unable to speak througl fright., The banker declared Ids inability to pay so fabnlons a sum, but as is always the -case on such occasions, the publio took aides ag ainst him. It was found out that a riohMez. icau house supplied the funds, and, was. censequently responsible for the losies of its agent. After lengthened tumultuary scenes which collected the whole town, the banker was sentenced by popular jun. Lice to pay Mr. B-- the fairly gain. ed sure. of 500,000 pesos, All the ready money in the house was handed over ' and bills given forthe residue. Richly load. ed, and .accompanied by a large'body , of friends, who noted as his escort, young 13 'returned to Mexico, From the moment of winning, B-- became a riddle to all of his acquaintances.;; In stead of participating in the merriment of his friends, he was silent and thoright ;at ti th es ho even appeared affe cted by a specie of melancholy. On reaching home he rushed into his principals ream. "Mr. he cried, breathlessly "I have brought you your money ; tere are 500,000 pesos, which'. won with your mousy." "It was now tarn to be astonished, until B explained to him how, qn this morning, he had taken a bag out of the easba box, in which he supposed to be contained 1,500 piastres. It was not until the bag was opened that he discovered, to his horror, that he ,had en tale a thousand ounces of gold instead. f'As I should nut have been able ..tb repay yon. ill had lost, .1 have no. right to keep my winnings." l‘duch affected by the young man's .onesty, clasped him to his heart,. Three days later, two circulars were distributed in the city. The first in,: formed the mercantile World that Itty: B had joined the firm of as pa4tner. The second announced to his friends and acquaintances the betroth. al of Miss L . - to Mr. and invited them to breakfast. - The Ideal Woman. To make an outcry and 011 up our eyin because a woman lectures at all is fol.de rol. If we can go to a theatre and look at women falling into the arms of men, and to the opera and be perfectly delight ed While half dressed women dance and sing, when a woman dressed in decent apparel stands before ua speaking sensi• bly and eloquently we ought to be able to listen without being very much shocked or making too great an ado about her being out of her "sphere." God he.e made ,a minority of women as restless.and as ambitious as men, • women who chafe and are miserable unless they find occu pation and a career outside of their af' fections. Of course you don't want to marry such a woman, Mr. Homebird ; you would - have a sorry time Upon did.; yet • such women all their own place, and do_tlieir own work in the world, nevertheless.--= Whv should we fret at them? .The world's old beloved ideals are]not easily displaced. 't h e Pythoness may shrink from her tripod, but we still !fall •down and worship the ancient , divinity Womanhood. The invalling woman, while she sharpens antagonism may challenge admiration, but she cannot-de threne in cur hearts the women i tt.o4 l , daily life, the mother who taught us to , _ pray, whose name' is s talisman tole* us from evil; the sister whose love is as - pure as that' of the angels; the wife who is ours through all change, cheering the tired [ heart when it faints and the tired feet when they falter, giving henlife to perpetuate our life, living for us add out children; the friend whose subtki luta , ition stands to us for wisdom, Whose nni consoions parity holds us aloof from sin, whose faith in us impels us toward highe; manhood, whose feminicitykt its golden strength holds inviolate e es. sence of womanhood, fervor,- tend6rnia and inspiration. Mannish Womhir and 1 womanish men will jostle together :sill Ithe day tcf Jed; went, but these women of our homes, with their tender !voices !and gentle eyes, will hold the dertper _ _ heart and destiny of the race till the er4 of tinao. Artemis Ward's anon:not:Ely long wood en box which he carries about with him as "showman 7; is securely fastened down with a iron hasp, a strong padlock, ; and along the cover for its whets event)" painted in large letters—"A Ward's Va lise." Such a valise as that almost IP -- quires a police to guard it: I.
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