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R JOURNAL,
I'LBLISHBD BY
A.L.t.RIVEk, Proprietor.
3 0 . L W. 'II
. the cause of Republicanism, the na-
Iture, the advancement of Education,
• of - potter county. Owning nOgUide
incipie, it mill endeavor to aid In the
Iy "F reedomizing our Country.
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ilirar Ail transi nt advertisements must be paid in
advance,itud no otice wilt be taken of adverti-ements
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iliqr.Job Work l L of all kinds, execntedwith neatness
smidrevrrateb.
BUSINESS NOTICES,
.LEGEND OF T HE RHINE.
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The Rhine is !
celebrated for its hum.
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merablerained castles' and monasteries
that! stand du its banks, and each has its
history. II - i
I Our guide told us of on e, an old monas
tery! near Bingerfield, which I thought
worthy of 4 1 place in nay note book. I
, ive lit my own interprntatioa and present
t- ' .
it to,iithe redder,
i , hoping it may meet with
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approval nl its perusal;
I Dili iriog the "Thirty Year's War" which
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convulsed Germany, cue fine summer's
afteraoon alfoot traveler came to the little
hostelry 'of the "Traveler's Rest," which
scoot' by thte roadside F ri), n the river's bank.
Hia!garb proclaimed him a soldier. High
black hootswere draw l tli half way' up his
thighs, in which a loose pair of breeches
lost Itheince'res, and a : rusty breast plate
coveted his buff leathe n jerkin. A broad
leaf ! low crnwned hat, from •which a single
black feather !lepenedl was pulled low
upon' hisf 'l....head He was armed with
o ... .
sword and pistols. 11 : Ir
There was p something in his martial bear-
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• ing and firm tread that, seemed to donote
the Officer. 1 So at leagt thought the little
Runitiy-haired maid of the hostlery who
!clarn6 forth Ito serve him ; for she said at
!lined : 1 ' , •
i • "Whatican I serve You with,noble Cap.
! tam t • r o ,,
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mind, "A fiagen of RheniSb, and of your best
vinta g e,ymand a bit of something to
i
eat in tlie
first place," answered the sol
dier
good natrtredly chuckling the girl
under thd nfliti, like one accustomed to
• nn
that' fauaritt; "and then a bed for the
! niilit." ,
I "The first I can supply you with ; bat
i the zecond; I am sorry to say, I cannot."
11. was ' man's! voice that spoke.=
They had Teen joined by the landlord of
!the holstelrf —a short puriey little man,
! with a fat face arid!a red nose.
i"llnd wherefore! not ?" asked the 30-
! dier, carelessly throwing himself on the
wooden bedch nod+ the tree that shado
the hostelrY• with it's branches, whilst the
;girt • , re
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i,went to the cause to procure the re
i tresh clients !he had, bespoken.
1 "Becausd every room is engaged and I
I havli not a !spare bed left. The young
!!l3aron Ravensbitrg, his sister, and their
!attendants,ivill arrive this ;evenin g . Their
! couriier waslhere this morning to bespeak
• the Irooinr" I 1 I . !
"'hat's unfortunate. But lam not
' 1 I !
particular—, am a soldier,as you see—so
1
! give ire a bundle of *rat in one of the,
1 outlioliscs, Land that will content me." ! ;
; "Itupossi ! le ly cried the host, with an',
' alarcity which b
rathersarprised the soldier
!"Eten as igislshall becompelled to make'
I some of th. Barba's servants sleep in the!
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!open air. My house is but _small, as you'
perOive anti the Baron's retinue is large. I
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Tenlmiles f'arthdr on there is an excelatit !
i
! inn.' lon ore used to marching," - said!
I the host, with art attempt at facetioasness 1
I "an the distance will be nothiog to you." 1
"Bxcase I me," answered!the soldier,ttip- !
I ping the heel of!his boot with his heavy !
steel scabbard, and all the While subjs.*,
ing his host to a scrutiny of which he was
I uncioncimis, "I am not a foot soldier; nod
in thy lonemarches have been accustomdd
' tour to use le'os instead of two. I did
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a,
'not !come a I the way on foot. " . •
I- Potter Journal Job-OLUce. I • 1
i "Where !is your horse ?" asked the
trAVING isiey added a fine new assortment of ; lancildrd, nuicklv and with Some aaxietv
us JOB-TYPE to on already lame a.aoriment. , , . . - 4 , ,i i -
we are now pre pa red to do ail kinds of work, cheaply I the soldier thought. 1
and with taste and neatness. Orders Eo li elied. i I I I I
I . i ‘ L 3113 q %7• I O miles , froth here," he ari
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itS65 1565 i swdreil carilessly. ' i
'irhiladeitihia & Erie Railroad. 1 " ` 4 i 7o miles from here !" echoed the
Why:
!Mils great line trarerses the _Northern and North- i la° Idt.cl, "Itere is no house there. Why
west eounn _of Pennsylvania to the city°f Erie did kou leave him ?"
ion lake Erie. : ha- beewleased and is operated by .
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F2e , Piriniswei zit Ranzoan - Comeasr. 1 " Simply because he could carry me no
Time of T ,, itUenge4 trains at Ell FORIITIL 1 further, hnd I had not been in the habit
LEAVE EASTWARD. !of carryiglhim. He was dead." -
Erie Mal Train
Erie Express Train &50 "' ' "bead l'il
5.57 r. Y.. i •
1= LEAVE WESTWARD. ! . ". ,
es. lit happened very strangely.-
1. Eifi, Mall Train ........ .. . . ..10:3a2 M : Thee are iery tronblons times I know but
Edo Express! Train - ..
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s's 7 P. K . : i I thought the war had not invaded this
i passen ge r ears'ren through on the Erie Mail and. , qui e picieila
;Express 'trains without change boa u-3y,,, between ce, at feast I i was told so, and
1/Fluladelphia mid Erie. . therefore Ilrode along fearless of danger.
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NEyi YORK CONNECTION. i When I came to that littlo glen with rocks
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1198 New YoUk at 7.00 P. N., arrive at Erie t 40141 an& woods i.ested upon eitherside,l tbot'
Lexre . Erieat 205 P. x,arrtye at New York in, noon. 1 —i.! natural idea for as — eldier—that it was
(VII OAHU O 0 CARS BETWEEN ERIE& NEW YORK ! a ciiii tat Once for an !ambuscade,.arid so
InseAs^r /31. 77 P1NG carts an all Night ultimo' it prov ed ; for I scarcely entered it %rhea
n
Foriorormotion reepeeti Pa, - nger buisioess,a I
iply at Corner of 50th and Market stree ts,
Phiiad , qpht ' tw two carbines were fired from the thicket."
And for Freight ao,inefie of the C ompany .sgents i'" ly horse neighed With is 'reared tip I
Ei. 8. Kingston, Jr., Con 12th and Market streets, 1 I
rbiladelphia. . und then fell to the earth, carrying rii6 I
-T- NF- Reynolds,Erie. 1 1
. aloes with! him ! : I knew that be was
ism Brown,'Aent, 15. C. R. R., Baltimore.
U. 11. Rousrosi. General Freight Av.. Philada. !bad y brut; for I Lave! had horses shot
a. w. GSSINNEFC, General Ticket Agt. Philada
A. L. TYLET, General e.ip't, Eli re j so I quickly snatolnid j
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meßort. . a nod rme befo 1
1 R. 4 DRAKE. Iti. D.. -
PUTSICIA...'iI C SURGEON, offers his services to
the citizen of this place and vicinity and desires
tOnforat them hat be will promptly respond to all
calls for ifrofes.: onal services. . Office oa lialn street,
over C. li.lf.ann ng'sJeweiry Store :Rfissulenceneariv
o..posite the oh cc of the Fox & RO , b . Estate.-17..ZS
Free and Ac epted A.neient York Mourns
tiIILALIA LODGE. -No. 342. F. A. M. Statc-..?
a 24 Aleeing4 (In :he Zrd and 4:lo'L'ed ne.ecays of •i-ach
binnth. nail, VI the 33 Story or the ();riv.4eci Block.
ILW.IircALAns r.Sec. Ii.C.LARRABE.E, W St
dOIIN S. _MANN,
TTOUNE; A'SD CdIINSELIOR AT LAW.
Conders rt, h.., untl atte:td the eeyeral C,..urts
In Potter, Canterca and McKean counties. An bu6,-
.0111 entrusted tio care wc! receive promp t ffice on Main street, in residence.
AIITMER G. 4:OLMSTED,
TTORNEY. AND COUNSELLED. AT LAW,
11 Coudersport, Yn , Svll attend to a:lbw:Laces cr.-
trusted tobi.: eni.e. with pr..mr.tt,ess end frielit!.,-. ()Mee
in the:seeond st rey of the Oinatted
lISAACI BENSON,
AHTTORNEII•AT-LAW, Collacr-pert, mitt
attend to ail bu , inesB cntrcnit,d :c nice with care
end prouiptnegs Court,: of udju:ninz coun
ties. Oflice on 'econd et reet,neur the Alieg,aty britiZe
F. W. KNOXi . .
AND COUN:t - ELLOR AT LAW,
'I.:, Pa., will attend the °our:a in Pot
fln.g coant.es. ' 1 ..
TTORNEY
11 Cou tereqx
I.r and the aclj(
•cr6p6l
..,111 the ackte",..
kMILLER 4: IIIeALARNEY,
VOA!: EN - 4 AT LAW. 11.taetsscr.a,
Agent. , tor the Coneeilon of Clnim,*agait,et the
trntted:itateeautlt,tatetto‘ertitnent.=,,ttch as PenEioP,..
•Bolllll.y,Arre.Sr9 of Pay,&c,Adlre.si tt,5,• tarn hburz
w H. mILLEs, I A 7. C. *.ALATCS3.T
. 1 I' DAN BAKER,
ra
L ENSIGN, BOUNTY and WAR CLAIM AGENCY
' Pezisioos,procar4,cl for Soldiers of the present
..- r who are disabled by reii , on of _wounds r;rei:ied
or disease contracted - while in the service of the lliii: rl
States ; and nonllions, bounty, and arrears of pay ob
tained for widows or heirs of those who hayed ied or
been killed srhlle In service. Ali letters if inquiry
promptly linswereil, ann ieceipt by rniailne a st:,te.
ment of the case of clamant, I will forward the Le
nessary pipers for their,airrat ore. F-ei . in Penior.
Eases as died bY law. Refers to lions. 1.1 a,, Eenson,
A. G. Olraste,l,',John S.' Mann, iviii F. W Knox, E.,iii
DAN DAR.E.R.
Claim Agent, Couderinort, Pa.
JuneB 64
• ' -111cALARNEY,
DEAL ESTATE and AGENT.
Land Boaghtl and Sold. Taxes p&A and 'cede=
Investigated. InEures property aze..in-1 fire ti.e
onapardea in the Country. and Per.ionFu_-..,;,•: A
+louts, In the Travelers Insuran^e C0r...: •pa v of 1.1.1 - :•
ford.k Buttneee,tranaae:ed nromyt.y
1. TL. A. STEBBINS .17 !Co..
TERCMANTS—peaIera in Dry Gam'.-.
AL Goode, Groceriee.erorieion.,Four.Ferd.Pork',
god everythirgiugn,ily kept in a guod country e:orel
Produce bought and aold 1:29
C IL SLILNIONS..
ERCHANT-WELT-SVILLE N. 7 Wl-.074
Ell
sale and Fv•tail Deal..r in Dry Goo's, Fancy
CapleGoods.Cibthing,Lades Drel:sG-Qod,= Groceriei,
,Flour, Feed, &e, R•tai:ers eupp:ied on liberal term=
1 - • • C. IS. al: E. A.', JONES,
_D,r F—RCFIANTS—PeaIers Dril;:i Itedic:r.es,Pa!nts
i Oiie Fey Articles, Stationery, Dry Goo&
Groceries, ' S:c.. Main Szreet, Coudersport, l'a
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P. t. OL)LSTED, I
A T ERCHA7--DPA - ler fa Dry Onailt,lZ eady-rnade! i
PPIII Clozhiug,, Croevory, Grc.ccrie.,-, Fl..ur, Ft,,d,!
are, Provition;, Sc., 14. i v. street, Cot; !el-sport, Pa 1
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I . t i OILLESS SMITH.
INTERCIaiNT—Dinier in Dry Go , ris.fikraceries, i
Jal Provisions-, Hardware, "Queensware, Cutlery, 1
and all G. ode 11 4 1:131:Y ' found in a cc•untry store. n'til ,
lit J. OLMSTED,
HARDWARElfercnant, and Dealer in 5: 0 • ; ,..: F ,
Tin and shed: Iron-Waro. ?Alain etreettoader
4cr., I.'crin'a. Tin and Srocet. iron Ware made td,
order, in good style, on abort notice.
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' MARBLE YARD.
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1 HE subscriber desires to inform the citi;erm cf Pot- 1 ,
, ter that hel can supply thera with all k i:,l aef i
rble work. sa cheap auri as 2,Vta . as it can be had
'ins place in the Country. ..)!0N1: 1 1.TE1:V1753 r..:e.• l'ollit
STONES of all kinds In rnished on short nw.i l pr..
Coudersport, 1, ebl36.ily . C. Birt:I.INLE. .1
COUDEILSPORT HOTEL.
F. GLASPIHEE, Peorsun-roa, Corner of liftin
and Second strec:a. Coad.,rso.:;rt .l'otter Ct7.l"a.
A Livery Stab! is also, kept in connection . with this
MAR. Daily Saes to and front the Railroads.
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1-, WILLIS RAYLORD CLARK'S "OCTOBER
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Solemn, yet 'beautiful to 'view,
-• • Month ol* ;my -heart; thbu dawnest here.
I
- With' sear nd faded leaves to strew
I . I The Su inclines melancholy bier ;
.Tbe incanih;; of thy windi I hear,
lA. the red sunset dies af.tr,
Aild bars il,f purple c:oud. appear,
1 Obscuring every western star.
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Thou solemn month ;1 I hear thy voice, •
I It telis arty soul of other days,
When but, to live was to rejoice,
When earth wai lovely Ao my, gaze.
visions, right
visions; blessed hours ; ,
'Where e thosilliving raptures now
I ask my S. irit's itearie4 „powers, . :.
I ask tnj pale add fevered brow.
as 1 - for 'frime - and Death and Care, .
• What r g!..4..im ;bout our way they Ong,
The
im slciii4 i sl p n l a iea utinnu nit
of *O t if e tis s t u y rim air g „ . -
he dreams. that each suceeeding year,
I seemed lathed in hues :6f living, prid,
' A t
i, lik withered lea
nstves appear,
i t
I.Ahd sl.le in daitness Ode by side.
m
Debotta 10 the of illtz klillocileg, '4lO l AN: Disselol4tioll of 3)ToNiii9, gifehitti's iftb);s.
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my, pistols from their busters, extricated
imy feet from the sairrops,and went down
gifietly, with him. Fortunately he lay
stone dead, and did not kick...- I lay mo
tionless. on his body and waited for fur
ther developments. Two men with car
bines iii their hands emerged from the
thicket and came rapidly toward me.—
Ilhen they were within ten foot of me I
robe. and called upon them , to surrender,
asi I was anxious to learn the cause of this
unprovoked attack, there being nothiog
in my appearance, I thought to suggest
the idea of booty. But the rascals, who
evidently thought me dead were so terri-
Bed that they beat a hasty retreat towards
the woOds,.so I was obliged to send a
, couple:of bullets after than to stop them;
1
and, ming anindifferent good shot, they
givesp and unless some good Christian
g them burial, they are liken to stop
for some time."
•
"You shot them both ?" stammered
the landlord; and his teeth chattered and
be grew very pale, all but the tip of his
'nose, Which, from contrast with the rest
of his face, looked redder than ever.
"Whalt would you hate had me done?"
asked the soldier, in his usual careles tone.
"They might have fired with better
sums at some other poor devil of a trav
eler, who might aot have got off so easily
as I did:"
"What could have po
have fired on you ?" exel
lord, and it almost appea
asking himself the qnesti
did the soldier
"Precisely the question lashed myself
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returned the soldier; and since you have
mentioned the expected arrival of i the
young Baron of Ravens_ ' rg, I thinh; I
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have a clne. to the whol ; affair. SOme
outlaws, having heard of e Barons jeur
neyrhave formed . a plan to waylay him.
These two men were een out as scouts,
to apprise the others of his approach.--j
Seeing a solitary horseman approacb,they
concluded to plunder a little ori their 0 'i7 n;
account. As I was not molested further'
on my way hither, the rendesvous of the I
band must be beyond there, consequently
the Baron will reach this house in safety.
Now, if you cannot accommodate me with
a beg shall take up my quarters tonight
upon this bench. for I know something of
his family, of the danger which threatens I
him." • I
The landlord gazed cUriously at his un•
Ceremonious guest. There was no mis
iaking the man. Courage and determin•
ation were highly stamped upon his fair
features.
"You areran officer?" ho said inqui
ringly.
"Yes."
?Captain ?"
?Exactly." .
"Disbanded ?"
The quiet smile that accompanied this
answer bewildered the landlord". In fact,
the captain was an enigma that the vit'or
thy host of the "Travelr's Rest" found it
impossible to solve.
The appearance of Lie maid of the hos
telry with a flask of wine and the s.talfresh
ments the Captain had orderded, tinter
rupted the conversation. 1
The host'whispereci to the girl , and then
harried away.
What did he say to you ?" asked the
captain, abruptly, fixing his keen ciyes up
on the , girls face.
"To wait upon you while he wen , t up to
the monastery , ?" answered the 'girl un
ta tingly. .
"The monastery ?" rejoined the Cap
tain, leisurely inspecting the contents . of
the flask of Rhenish, whidh seemed to be
much to his satisfaction. I"That old ruin
upon the hill yonder. Is it then occu
pied ?"
"Oh, yes; about a yeari ago a party of
wanderinc , monks, whop? =mastery had
been destroyed by theedidiers ache league
occupied it; and they have remained ever
since. They call themselves the .'Black
Brotherhood of St. Bruno." And very pi
ons and self-denying men they aie,too.
They keep wrapped up in an odor of
sanctity all the time. They never hold
any communication with the world with
out ; no stranger is admitted beneath their
wails;, and whenever one of the brother
hood comes out, he always has his black
cowl drawn closely over his face. Though
I have been here as long as, they have,
never yet saw one with his fade uncovered."
"I thought you said yourluncle was go
ing there ?" remarked the captain, care
lessly sipping his wine.
"Oh ! he only goes to the porters wick
et; he never goes in. He supplies the
monks with food."
"And how many bottles of this capital
wipe a month ?" • ,
"I am sure I do not know hots , many,
Out - I know that we have more empty
flasks at the end of the week than the
- number of travelers could possibly have
drank."
"I thought so. The close neighborhood
of these good monks account for the ex.-
aelence of the wine. St.Brauo,your vers
good health. Do many travelers pus this
way, s weet heart ?"
1"Not many ; and what seems to me
very singular," continued the girl,bending
towards the captain, and speaking in a
low, cautious
_whisper, "none that pass'
this way ever return."
"Indeed I what kind of a road is it be
tween this hostelry and the next stopping
place I" -
"Very lonely and desolate."
"Infested by robbers,. eh ?" I
"I believe so, though my uncle assures
travelers that there is no danger"
I "Who is your uncle—the landlord?"
"Yes; I am his niece, Bonita, if you
pleas,e, sir."
"Whether I please or not,is more than
can say, but you please me, my pretty
Bonita."
Ile,caught her quickly around the waist
drevi her upon his knee, and imprinted a
kiss rupon her cherry lips. ,The girl freed
herself from his embri•ce arid retreated in
confusion, but she did not 'seem very an
gry the liberty the soldier had taken.
It was something to be a handsome Cap-
I win' even in those days.
The sound of approaching wheels now
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attracted weir attention, and a light trav
eling carriage, drawn h; two horses and
driven by a postillion, and accompanied
by four outriders droie up to thehostelry.
The attendants opened the carriage door
I end a young man in the handsome uni
forml of Papeobeim's Dragoons jumped
I out and assisted an elegantly attired young
'lady to alight from the carriage. They
were the Baron Ravensburg, Colonel in
I the Imperial service, and his sister, the
I Countess ,Adaial.
i sessed thetn to
imed the land
fed that he was
•n as much as he
The landlord, who hadsrotnrned from
the monastery, welcomed them and con
ducted them into the hostelry, while two
rough locking hustlers took charge of the
carriage, The out, riders stable their
own animals.
The Captain,had observed all that had
passed with a very attentive eye. Re bad
expected a much larger escort. The la.
dy was without a. maid, and the Baron
bad bac five attendants; and yet the
landlord told him there was no accommo , .
dations. There was something wrong.
The Baron came is from the hostelry
followed by Bonita, bearing a fresh flask
of Rhenish. •
"Good evening,Captain," he said,coun
teonsly,itonchiog his plumed beaver with
a graceful action which bespoke the fin
ished cvalier, "perhaps yotid will do me
the favor to drink this flask of Rhenish
with me?"
With all my heart," answered the
captain 'eheerfitliy; "mine empty."
The Baron seated himself on the bench
and Bonita placed the flask and cups be
fore them:
"Stay !"-cried the captain, as she was
going; "how many monks are there in
yonder convent, my pretty . Honita ?"
"Twenty I think,captain' she answered.
"Thank yon . ; that will dU."
She went into the house. The Baron re-
garded 'the Captain attentively. His
question about the monks seemed to sur
prise him.l
"Do you think' of retiring from the
world, Captain," he laughingly inquired
"and taking up your abode in yonder
monastery ?""
"I ? faith, not I!" He filled the cups
in that careless, off-handed manner which
pervaded everything he did, and raised
his to his lips. "Your health Baron
Ravensbum."
'Toil have the advantage of me answer
ed Ravensburg, as' he responded to the
toast.
"Oh l call me Captain Bernard.
"I passed a dead horse on the road.-- , -
The landlord tells Me it was yours. I
also saw the bodies of the man slain bi
you. A narrow escape,Captain. By-the
way, are you in the Imperiafseivice
"I am nct. To be frank with you, my
sword is at present. at ' liberty.
"Then take service with me. here is
somethinr , in your sippe.aranee that be
speaks the gentleman; and the soldier'and
I like you. There is a Majority vacant
in myi regiment which I can promise you."
On my word, Baron," returned the
Capts.in, smiling good-humoredly, :"you
do me much honor on so brief an acquain
taode ; but we are likely to nerve together
in a sharp campaign, which is nearer
than you imagine. Whether you or II
shall take direction of the affairs depends
upon yourself after you have heard what
I have to tell you."
"In Heavens name,wbat do you mean?"
exclaimed Baron Ravenabarg,in astonish
ment.
"Soft a Whisper—there ma be
long ears about us. In a word, vre are in
a den of cut.throats. .tender Old wires
tery is occupied by a band of iobbe s in
the disguise of monks. The landlcuid of
this hostelry is in league with them.—
They have been apprised of your coining
and will either attack you here, or tojmor
row upon the desolate vied beyond. lAs
they know I am here, fiont the landlord,
and nay warn them, I should not lielsur
prised if they assailed as', here to night."
"Good Heavens ! my poor Adaliallil
care not if I can save her. Twenty of
them, the girl said—and I have but five
iien—twenty against six t"
"Excuse me; your cafenlation is erro
nius. There aie but eighteen against
seven Yon baie counted two who are
killed . , and you have not counted: me."
"You will aid me thert My dear Cap
tain, this is generous."
"My dear Baron, it isluotbing of the
kind, I merely enter into an alliance with
you for our mutual benefit; as ycu have
the strongest party the aii•antage is decid
edly upon my side. You they might
possibly plunder and suffer to 'depart,trut
me they would certainly ikill in revenge
for their comrades slaughter."
°Captain, I place the 'direction of this
affair in your' hands-- , .myself and people
are at your orders. What is your best
course of action 7"
"Invite me in to supper with you when ;
the landlord announces that it is served.
I will secure him. Then Your people must
secure the hostlers and put them in a safe,
place. Then collect your whole force in
to the house and let ui barricade it to!
, the best of our abilitv.'l Eighteen men
I will find.it difficult to aii,lodg,e seven,even
lout of this small framework. Having
;deprived the robbers of all means of oh-
I tamping information in regard to our plans
'I will make the landlord divulge theirs.
You have rio idea what 'a pursuasive way,
I have."
This plan was carriednnt to the letter,
and a pistol held by the''Erm hand of the
Captain at the head ofll the guilty and
trembling landlord, compelled him to di
vulge all. The Baron and his sister were
to be held for ransom, and the captain
killsd,he not being considered worth a
ransom. When all had retired to rest
the landlord was to admit the robbers in
to the hostelry. }
The Captain, laid his: plans at once.—:
The front door was left unfastened, but
every Ober available aperture was secured
as firmly as was possible under the cir
lcumstances. The Countess and Bonita
were placed in the tipperstory for mild=
ty, with the postillion as a guard. The
Captain, Baron, and the others,each arm=
ed with a sword and a brace of pistols,oc- ;
cupicd the, large apartment of the ground
floor. The landlord was to admit the
1 robbers one at a time ,as had been arrana
-1 ed by the Captain of the ' band ttimself,ar'd
as fast as they entered they were to be
secured and , ed and bond or killed
r ight, as
n ,,,, e..
outight, as circumstances warrranted.
'he hour for attack drew near, and ev
ery heart beat anxiously. The coolest
man of the party was the captain. .LTri
conciously be had assumed entire direc
tion of the affair, and
,the young Baron
and his followers obeyed him expl i icitly, I
seeming to 1' edognize, his fitness for the'
position without question. " 1
A stealthylootstep approached the door!
and the landlord, assisted by the cold'
barrel of a pistol, which felt disagreeably l
close to the back of his head, admitted a I
robber, who was instantly secured- And
other ollowed,until it came to the eighth
—a s out, brawny fellow—who, by a hnr-I
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culea effort, twisted his throat out ofi
Captan Bernard's grasp, and shouted at
the top of his langs—
.
"We are belrayeci l" .
Two other robbers who were close be
hind. ,disehar:i,ed their carbines in at the
door and instantly retreateld. A yell of
pain answered the discharge,and one man
fell in the ho4telyr The door was in
stantly shut and barricaded. Lights titre
brought forward, and the ciao who bad
fallen was raised. It proved to be the
landlord. He was quite dead. both bul
lets having taken effect in his body.
After a brief consuitatiod the robbers
advanced in a body against the door, at
tempting to hew it open with axes tvbich
they had procured from the stables. They
were met with fusilade of Pistol shots
that thinned them to one-half before they
had forced the.door, and the? it was the:
besieged, that sallied forth, ad not they
that entered. 'the survivors of the band
fled. ..
The fight was over. rifteen of the
band were killed, Wounded and prisoners.
, The prisoners were treated With the sum
mary justice of military time's, being shot
at Sunrise by the Baron's followers.
The Baronl and his sister renewed their
journey in the morning,attended by Cap
tain Bernard, whom the BarOn furnished
with a horse by dismounting one of his
own followers,andßontta,whom the Coon=
teas had engaged as maid.
The Captain left the Baron at the first
stopping plade. They parted with mutual
expressions of. regret. But they were
destined‘to meet again. On the bloody
field of LutZeno, when Pipsenheim fell,
and his routed cavalry fled in dismay be
fore the impetuous charge of the S weeds
Ravensburg was made prisoner. .He was
led before the victor of the well-fought
field, Bernard Vbn 'V'eitoer, who had as
sumed eopmaod of the Protestant army
on the fal of Gustavus Adolphus, and in
the brave soldier and skillful general be
recognized Captain Bernard,the destroyer
of the "Blank Brotherhood)"
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Matrimony Assorted and Shipped
A vessel filled- with not very homely
young ladies, bas just been ditipstebei
Pacific-ward. It seems that the kitiely
pioneers who live in the sunset are leant
of each other's company, aud hate raised
a loud and lbereaved cry; as one , ef-the
prophets in; the wilderness raised foritbd
ravens, that angel's may come to their ass
sistanco out of the East. -The gentle lex,
with a spirit of adventure which. doe
honor to their courage, a toissiottety spirit
which redounds to their btimanity,:sind I
matrimonial willingnesa *blab lendsibez
• nevolence 'and bliss to the hardening
[ theories of,existence, at once dropped the
brooms ; whisks ; mops, and other eheaftti
domestic articles, and resolved tbemselted
into a corgi, in no time. They itiataceed '
in this the true Americais pluck tad
adaptativeness, and will no doubt help to
make the wilderness blossom like theme!
to the great satisfaction Of those bunter);
diggers and mariners Asboie notions' of
borne tvitheut a mother, awe certitialy.thei
accepted oyes of our speeietieverfitherei
;both in ballad and out of - it; Thispbasd
of colonivition on tear Continent is-mord
suggestive than novel.. - Par hack itt thd
days of civilization the British companies
despatched ship loads of iiies to thesd
shores ; and the vaunted first families of
Virginia may find in many cases their
maternal tree among these transplanted
and hardy engraftings. Bat it is a strange
levidence of the real and perfected- eon ,
structiori of our society that many of the
fields of industry in the East are filled
beyond our ability to satisfy the laborers.
This is particularly true of the depart
' merits io Which females engage, and every
year makes matrimony herd there 'd'art
enterprise than 'a convenience. -tit ; this
status of! population and patronage-I the
tendency ; to etbigration is natural ' idnd
l encouraging. Poverty has always ilqa'
! temptation andlcoore equal oppertunitied
iin a nevrl and developing society. If- all
be true that is isaid of the Pacific it is
I the place for ot4. brave young men today;
and as an easy sequel, quite as good 6
1 place for our bmveyoungworuen.-4:24
Citizen..
A Heroine.
At Pilan in Prussia,,now lives a Wound
who has for some years consecrated her
life to the noble and dangerous task ,'ot
reseeding persons from droWning: 'WW2-
ever a tempestcomes oti,day or nighoa;
therine Kleninfeldt, who is the widOw_of
a sailor, is ready with a boatiie *htch ebd
puts out to sea, and frequently goes far.
ther than any other, in order to give help,
to those who may be shipivrecked. Wire
than three hundred individuals have tan
saved by her efforts, ai3d'acenstomed for
twenty years to take voyages with her hus
band, she posesses a skill and ihardihood
that rendeis these effortsr unusually sue=
cessful. Whenoer she is seen,the great
eat respect is paid her ; and the sailors rez
nerd her as a guardian - angel; tbe'very
children of the fishermen go upon their
knees to her, and kiss the .-skirts of bet'
dress; The Prussian and other"govern:
meets have decreed her medals, and the
Principality of Palau has made her int
hcinorary citizen for life. She is about
sixty years of 'age, with an athletic figire
and great strength, (a Grace Darling
larged into gigantic proportions;) She bas
a masculine countenance which however,
is softened by the teeevolent expression
that it constantly wears.
NOBLE SENTIMENTS —COndeo3o no
man, says John Wessley,for not thinkino
as you think. Let every one enjoy the
full and free liberty of thinking for bird:.
self. ;Let every man We his, oven jndg
ment,lsince every man must give an ac
count iof himself to God. Abhor every
approach, in any kind- of degree, to tbd
spirit of persecution. If you cannot rea
son or persuade a man into the truth nev
er attempt to force him to. come; le.avd
him to God, the judge of all.
The surgeon of an English ohikohnf
used to prescribe salt water for his patienul
in all disorders. Having sailed one even:
in; on a party of pleasure,he happened by
some mischance to be drowned. Thd
captain who bad-rot heard of the discs:
ter, asked one of the tars if he had heard
anything of the doctor.
"Yes, sir,"•answered Jack, "he wad
drowned last night in the medicine chest !
A Gentleman once asked the celebisted
Dr. Abernethy if he thought the mtg . ler4
ate use of snuff would injure the brain.
utio,sir," was Abernethy'S prompreply
"fdr no Man with a single mance of bratus
would ever rhink of taking snuff."
•
Milton, when , blind, married a ihreri,
The Duke of linekingham 'called her at
rose. "I am no judge of colors," replied
Milton, "hut I daze say yore are right lot
I feel the t.hoins daily."
The more honesty a' man has, tbe.lest
he affects the air of a saint;the affectatioa
of sanctity ; is a blotch on the face of piety:
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