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CILUME'' XVIII., -NUMBER 11
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POTTER, JOURNAL,
P1:731.19RED BY • •
M.W. "ic./..!4.8.1rE1t, Proprietor.
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11;jr• Do vo tc.d. to:tho cause of Republicanism; the In
teiepte;of Agri° -,•lture, the advAncement of EducMion,
end the beat geed of Potter county. owning no {aide
except that of Principle, it will endeavor to aid in the
work of more tally Frui , tdoraizing our Country.
Dar Adverftwments inserted at the following rate's,
except WMEre apeiii.tlhitripins are made, /1..",quar,3"
is 1011n-li iif,Tir ,, ii - erei• 8 of Nonpareil types :
1 .are, 1 insertion sl 50
1 square, 2 or`3 insertlomi , 2 00
R tell ifidi-eqUent.ingertioll lees than 13.-- 40
1 Aquare, 1 year 1 5 00
, 10 00
Du 'steed CA - dm, 1 year
.3 00
Adminiefrator's or EXCb. , lol'6 ' Notlce .
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Special andlal Notices per line.— .20
150 — All transient advertisements roust be paid in
Aldvarieti,autl no notice will be taken of adyerti-ements
from-a distance, unless they are accompanied by the
money or satisfactory reference.
tlarJo.b Work, of all kinds, executed with• neatness
and despatch. •
BUSINESS NOTICES.
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Robt..llowley. i 11. IL Commlit.
. • A-ttorueys-at -Law, _
W1,i..:..i.vtA.n8ri...g
t.?olferc'tioPuenol'ai i;onßi lS o p u e s c , it
a nt u t t e y nt a i n ol
BACkl'ay;and all claims against the National and
State:governments. - .nov2ltf • .
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Free and-Aeeepted Ancient York "Insons
UT. ALIA. LODGE, No. 34.t.', F. A:. M. Stated ,
r• Meetingt on the 2d and 4th '"ednes.taye of each'
month. Hall, in the 3d Story of the Olmsted Block.
,D.U.LinnentE,Sec. • WM. SHEAR., ,W.M.
0. T. ELLISON; I.
PRACTICING Coude7eport, Pa.,
respectfully, ,informs the citizens 01 the village and
7icinity that be will promptly respond to all calk for
professional services. (Mee on F.lrst street, first door
west of his residence. 17.30
• . JOLTS S.l MANN,
T7OI.LNEV AND COUNSELLOR -.aT LAW.
CouderAport, win attend the seVerat Courts
to Potter, Cameron and McKean colnies. All busi
ness entrusted to his care will reed e prompt eaten
tion.• Mike on Main street La resid e ice.
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ARTHUR G. OLMSTED.
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ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLER AT LAW;
Coudersport, .I.'n , will attend to all business en
trusted to his care with pr.noptliess and fidelity. tillice
to the second storey of the Olmsted Block. 1 .
ISALIke BENSON,
A TTORWEY - AT-L A W, Conder , port; Pa.,will
nitend nli business entrusttn.l to hint o'itt care
and promptneas. Attend{ Court,. of adjoining coon
ties. Otlice on Second street,nenr the Allegany bridge
F. W. KNOX,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR. AT LAW
Couiersport, P 3., will attend the Uourts in rot
'er And the ndjoinnig counties.
MILLER a: 31cALARIVEY.
TrOINEYS-AT LAW,' lIARIIISDIIRG, Penn' a._
Agentsi for the Collection the
ntted States and State tteve rnmentg,tuch ne Venslone,
Bounty, Arrears of Pay,&c-Addrees Box 95,. Innisburg
W N. MILLER, J. C. NI'ALARNHV
W. IIIicALA.ItNEY ,
R'DEAL ESTATE and INSURANCE :GENT.—
It Land I3o.tett and Sold, 1 . 351.9 , paid and Titles
iovestigated. Insures property :nrainst. die in the best
companies in the Country. and Persdnaagain - t And
dents In the Travelers Insuran^.e Company of Mut
ford.> Ilasineseitranonictod promytly • 17-20
• A. STEBBINS S. Co..
IUTURCHANTS—DcaIers In Dry (loads, Faney
In_ Goads, Groceries..Vrovision,,F:our,Feed,Porli,
and ovwythlng usu fly kept In a good country store..
Prod , Ace bought and sold , lj
('.l U. 813/31ONS, •
E olqelinn&t;;R2e—ult ;No)
Staple Goods Clothing, La,lies D - resti.,o,lB.(krocerien ,
Flour, Feed, &c, supplied on liberal term;
C. S. it E. A. JONES.
Ert c ? i . 1 1 , A N F TL;Dez r le u r e s i
Goods;
Grateries,&e., Main Street,' Cowierzport, Pa
E. OLMSTED,
y'orkERICH A7ST—Dealer in Dry Goods, Rendy-madn
Cl 'thing, Crockery; Grocerie s , Feed 4
, &c., Mate street, Cotelerspoi t, Pa . t
• COLLINS SMITH - ,
ATEILCITANTDoaIur in Pry Goods, Groceries
Ai Provisions, hardware; Queens'Vale, Cutlery.,
and all Gools usually found in a country store.
IL J. OLMSTED,
HARn'Alt Wren:int, and Dealer in Stoves;
Tin and Sheet Iron•Ware.ltain street, Couder
sport, Pent.M.' Tin and Sheet Iron Ware made to
order in good style, on short notice.
COUDERSPORT 3iI.OTEL:
D.
GLASSM IRE, PHOPRiFTOR, Corner of Main
. and Second streetß.COLldeleport.Potter Co.Pn.
A Livery St Ode is also kept In COh'ICCOOR with thie
Hotel. Daily Sta•zea'io aret from the Railroads.
Potter. Journal Job-Onlee.
AVING to n added
o a fine new m asitor ss tmant of
JOIt-TYPE our already lae aortment.
we are now prepared to. do all kinds of work, cheaply
and with taste and hentnesis. Onle s solicited.
''LYNIAN HOUSE. •
Lewisville, Potter ounty, P nsylvania.
B IIII.TON LEWIS. Proprietor. Haring
taken this excellent Hotel the proprietor-wishes
make the acquaintance of the traveling public and
eels.confldsnt of giving satisfaction to all who may
all (*him—Feb. 12,66 tf
MARBLE WORK
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• 9 7, Monuments and Tomb-Stones
of all kinds, will ho furnished on reasons
. WO terms and short notice by .
• C. Breunle:
- Resale= : Eulalia, miles 'south. of
Coudersport, Pa., on the Sionemaluming
Road, or leave your orders at the Po,tr °Mc , . fe.6'll
D ILINT . RAKER.
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ENSIGN, BOUNTY and \YAK CLAIM AGESTY
Pensions procured for Seldiers of the present
Var who are disabled by reason of wounds received
or climate contracted while in the service of the United
States` and pensions, bounty, and arrears of pay ob-
Minedlcir widows or heirs of those who have died or
been killed while in service. ' All letters of inquiry
promptly answered, and op receipt by mall of a state
ment of , the case of claimant, I will forward the ne:
eessary papers for their signature: Fees in 'Pension
easesus.tl;ed by law. Refers to lions. Isaac Benson,
A. 131-. Olmsted, John 8. Kann, and B. W. Knox, ,Esq
DAN BAKER, I '
Claim Agent, Coudersport. l'a.
JanoB 64
$1.'.50 IM
Per .Year I We want agents
. everywhere to sell our IMPROV
$2O Sewirni Ma c nes. Three now kinds. "Under and
upper reed. - Warranted five years. Above salary'
or largonommisslohe paid. The ONLY machines 'Mid
is the United States for less than $4.0, which are fully
lieettsedhY liro*e, Wheelei & WilSon, Grover & Ba
kerSiker ei. Co.l &Thichelder. ALL other cheap ma
chines are infringemeno and the seller or user are
liable-to arrest, fine and imprisonment. Circulars
fr ec Address, or cell upon Shaw & Clark, Made-
lord, Maine, or Chicato, lII.Der. 26, 1865. lswly.
something-New-and Novel-for Agents.
Peddlers, Countryfatores, and ,
and all ff oekinit
an honorable and profitable buslnesg..'Fre6
for as eta ; wholesale $9 per doz. Canvassers realize
Se to $l2 ner day profit. I ABBOTT & DOWD,
toYaa—lmi Manufaeturere, 186 Water . 4 . .
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• 1 ' ' MY TWO SISTERS.
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Lk his new - poem:entitled "Snow Bound,la
Winter Idyl," Hr. John Greenleaf Whittier
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this describes two. of his s , ! Sister
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Thf-re, too. ianrelder sister plied ' .
Her evening task 04 stand beside ;
A full, richinature,•fren io trust,
Truthful. and almostlsternly just,
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Impulsiye, earnest, prompt to act, ,
And Make her generioti.s thought a fact,
Keeping with many a light disguise,
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The secret of self-saeritice. :
0 heart-sore -tried I than baSt the,beet
Tbatllleaven itselfelmid give thee—rest-- j
Rest..roin all bitter tihoughts and things ! I
Haw many a poor lore's blessing went .
With thee beneath: the low green tent
WhoSe curtain hever,• outward swings I
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As one who held herself a part .
Of all rhe saw, and let her heart
Against the household bosom lean,
Upoa the motley-braided mat
Our young Tat and our dearest:Sat,
Lifting her large, sniet, asking eyes, '
Now bathed.within the ,fadeless green
'And holy peace of Paradise.".
o,looking from some heavenly hill,
' .Or 'from the shade lof saintly palms,
• Or silver reach of 'river calms,
Do those large eyes tiehold me still ?. '
With 'me one ilittle•ydar ago :—'
The chill weight of the winter snoW . •
For months upon her grave has lam;
And now; when summer south-winds blow,
• And brier - and' haqbell bloom twain, ;
I tread the pleasant paths we. trod, 1
I see the violet sprinkledsod
Whereon she leaned,!too frail and weak
The hillside flowers she loved to seek,
Yet following me witere'er I went - I
With dark eves full f love's content.
The birds are glad ; be brier -rose fills
I The air with sweetness; all the hill's
Stretch greeri to Jtme's unclouded sky;
But Still I wait with tar and eye
Fur something gone 'which should be nigh,
lA. loss in all familiar; things,
In flower that bloomy, and bird that sings,
!And Yet, dear heart! remetnbering,,thee,
I I Am I not richer ,than of old?
ate in thy immortality,
What change can reach the wealth I hold ?
What chance can, mar the pearl and gold
Thy love h Alt left in trust with me?
And while in life's lt l tte afternoon,
Where cool and Icing'the shadows grew,
I walk to Meet the' itight that soon _
Shall shape and shadow 'overflow,
I cant:Mt...feel that thou art far,
Since near'at need the'angels are;
And whet the sunset gates unbar,
Shall I not see thee waiting stand,,
And, white against the evening star.
The welcome of thy beckoning hand?
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We sit beneath tlMir orchard-trees,
We hear, like thetn, the bum of bees
And rustle of the bladed corn ;.
‘Ve turn the pages that they rend,
Their Written warlls we linger o'er,
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Cut in tho sun they cast no shade,
.No voice is beard, p sign is made,
No steplis on the4onscious floor !
Yet Love Will drea `,`and Faith will trust,
(Since He! who knows our need is just,)
Thal soinollow, somewhere, meet we must.
Alas for hiin . who never sees
The stars Shine throlagh his cypress-trees I
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Who' hopeless, laysibis dead away,
Nor looks to see the:breaking day
Across the mournful marbles play!
Who!hath not learnO, in hours of faith,
The truth to flestiland sense unknown,
That Life is ever lortd of Death,
Apd Love can neter lose.its own I.
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JE ORDERLY'S STORY;
A dark volumeof smoke shot up from
the.leity [Atlantai in ,one vast spiral col
; and then came a dead, heavy; rum
blink report. Coe of the arsenals was
blosyn up by a 041. This was followed
by h fierce fire,tvhich shot up, almost
sitnCltaneously, irt different points. A
cheer carne :from ?ur batteries, and was
takEi'n dp along the whole line.
"'War-is' a cruelty," said the general
beadle' uie , "we !know not how many
innocents are nosy suffering in this mis
erable city."
"Vin dog gone VI like it," said a sol
die slapping his !brawny band upon his
thigh ; "I can fight my weight of rattle
snakes, scaramouches, or sneaking rebels;
butlthis thing of iitnoking out women and
children, darn ME( if it's fair."
.iPsha I" exclaimed an orderly near us,
whom theigenCral placed great
!eonfi
deobe as , a scout, land who went through
some hai-breadtq escapes; "the women
are the wOrst!of them; one of them put
the i rope once on fey neck to 'hang' me."
indeed! how was that, Bentley ?''
"At the battle of Peaeh-tree Creek I
got captured, and was brought before
Generalflood to be pumped ; and 'as he
could noCget anything out of me, he or
dered inc back. to the other prisoners,
sVlien an loffieer, !attended by an escort,
rode up and tialut•ed the general.
'lla 11Indenioiselle Major, how do
You, do?'' said the general, } doffing his
hat, I !
I Well, general; ;
and she jumped off
heli horse threw her bridle to the orderly,
and politely retqaed tie salute.
• 4The she-mnjor was strangely dressed;
she! wore,a cap (licked with-feathers tind
gold lace; flowin,Tpants, with a full kin#
of velvet'coat coming just below her hir(s ,
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flstened !with a rich crimson sash ! nod!
bosom.:
"Inopen at. the oesom.
"In her bolt she carried a revolver; and
by her side a regulation sword. - I looked
at ;lbw.- ;•! her `feefrree were rathei
binined, giving her a manly appearance.
Onlyfor her voluptuous bust, little hands
Debotea , to tip , :frirpoipies- of Dv Doilool-qe, and tip Dissetriiiglio l ft of tiotgiilß, I.ifehigil fetilis.
OUDERSPORT, POTTER
. COUNTY,.PA:, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1866
and peculiar airs, I might have taken her
tebe a very handsome little officer of the
masculine gender.
I"As I gazed at her, she looked full in
my
face;• and• turning to the general, she
pointed her whip at me, and asked, "Who
is that fellow,'general ?" •
" ' A prisoner that has just come in—
it. dunce ; I couldn't get a word out of
him.
'lndeed, general,. that is a spy;' and
she again pointed her whip at me.
'O, no; he is only just brought in
captured,' • •
'"That may be; but be is a spy.
saw him at General Johnston's one day,
and he was fulltaf lying information,
Which cost the general many a life.
"'ls that so ?' said the general.
"'On my honor , come here, Barfly;'
and she called over her orderly. yon
ever see that man before ?'
"'Yes, Mademoiselle Major.'
" 'Where ?'
"'At General Johnston's, where he
was giving information as a scout.'
1 " 'What have you to say to all this, my
man ? said the general.
"I had nothing to say, for it was all
true.
"'What shall I do with 'him ; shall I
h'3ng him 2' said the general.
" 'Give him to me,' said she, with a
sweat smile; am going to General
Johnston's; it might be well to take him
there.'
" will make you a present of him,'
said the general.
"Aftcs spending some time with the
general iii the tent, she came out, and
placing me between her and the orderly.
rode off. When she came into the wood
she and her orderly alighted, and she
pulled out from under her dress a strong,
but fine rope. .
" .Sneaking dog of a Yankee !' she
exclaimed, looking at' me with a venge
ful eye, 'you, hung the 'only man I ever
loved; I swore I'd have vengeance. I
have had it; I have it doubly, now, by
giving you a similar death.'
"My hands, all this time, were firmly
tied, so I was powerless. While the- or
derly stood with a l pistol before me, she
tied the rope firmly around my neck,
giving it several good pulls to make sure
it was all right. They then helped me
get upon the saddle of one of the horses,
so as to , have a full, while the orderly
proceeded up the tree to tie the rope to
a limb.
"Now was my timo. While the or
derly was climbing, I flun , i'my two hands
across the rope and snatched it from him,
jumped into the saddle, and plunged my
heels furiously into the horse's sides,
which made him plunge and rear. She
held him bravely with one hand, while
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pulling out her pistol with the other.--:
Before she could fire I got a chance, and
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struck her with my heavy boot right in
the face, spoiling her beauty and giving
the dentist a job. She fell. The horse
bounded off with me, and I escaped.
• "After that, I believe I would swear
against women in general, had not a wo
inan saved my life in return.
I "I.' could not get off the, mule chain
with which she fastened my hands, tho'
L tugged until the blood was oozing out
,of them, and my teeth filed almost to the
;gums. The cord, too, was so firmly tied
Ito my neck That I could not get rid of it.
'',There L was, like a half strangled whelp,
; with all my.credetitials about me. I had
no control over my horse;, so, fearing that
he would take me back to the rebel lines,
•I -lipped from him and skulked away as
'well as I could. I got into a little by
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road, and thought I would venture up to
a shanty where I saw some nigger chil
dren playing around the door. They re,
in frightened when they saw my hag s
tied and I trailing my rope.
.1 I followed them in, when—hea ens,
how I shook ! there were two re el sol
diers drinking some whiskey !
" 'Li illoo l' said. one, 'here is d—d
Yank that has cheated the ga owe; well,
I hain't nothin' against a an who is
about settling his last acce tate; so we'll
take care of him untilha gets another 1
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"They•queetioned me and taunted me
with brutal jeers an laughs.'
"At length they took me away; and
not having enough of whiskey to last
them till theycould reach their place of
destination, they called at another house
for more':Tr, make the more sure of me
they locke ' me in a dark room without
a window so . that I could not possibly
escape bile they were enjoying their
debau . I
"For a time I heard the drunken sol
dieVs, noisy and singing; and .then they
'hid evidently faikn asleep for I heard
{heir loud snores.
"It Was now a bit into the night. I
presumed they had made up their minds
to remain where they were, so I threw
myself down and tried to sleep. Though
death stared me in the face I had fallen
into a sound slumber, when I felt. myself
gently shaken by the shoulder. I looked
up, saying,. 'l'm ready ;' but instead of
the two drunken soldiers, a gentle young
woman stood, over me with a shaded light)
in hands. I
H Take no noise,' she whispered, 'but
get up.'
"1 looked - at ber as I sat up. ,She took
a knits:: and out the cord from my neck,
and then tried to open the chain.
i"Your poor hands are all torn,' said
she ciiMpassionately, as she unloosed the
bloody chain..
H 'Alas ! yes, said I; 'but why do you
try toisave me r
"'Because I am a woman, and true to
the instincts of a woman, which is to
save, not to kill. Poor boy 1 some sister
or mother would fret for you. If you
should, ever meet one in such a situation, m
do as uch.for him. Now go, bat very
quietlY.
" But youl will they not,hurt 'you 7 1
" '31 . 4, no. I. know them ; it will not
do forlthem to quarrel with me ; follow
me.
"I gilded through the kitchen; the two
rebels sere sleeping beside the fire. I
passed out, then imprinting a grateful
kiss oil my deliverer's cheek, fled and got
into camp next day." I
THE !FIRST . AMERICAN TRAITOR.
On 1 the 14th day .of June, 1801, at
Gloucester Pim ' London, at the age of
sixty-one years, died Benediet Arnold,
the first American traitor. Like the
'traitors of the present time, he was em
ployed and trusted by his country,, re•
cetveci promotion and honor at its bands,
and ten, because a check had been tem;
porarily put to his ambition, basely', be.
trayed the nation that had reposed confi
dencd:in him. -His fate was that of all
traitors. Cursed by the country he had
betrayed, he was seemed and despised by
the nation to whom he had dishonorably
sold • himself. At last, unhonored, un
pitied, he died in merited obscurity, and
has become a synonym of the basest
treachery wherever the English language
is spoken. The following
acrostic on the
name of Benedict Arnold, containing the
fiercest invective of his treason,is ascribed
to the pen of his cousin, Oliver. Arnold.
It is unsurpassed in bitterness.
Born for a curse'to v. - Mae and mankind,
Earth's broadest realm ne'er knew so black a
'mind'
Night's sable veil your crime'can never hide,
Each one so great 'twould glut historic tide.
Defunct, your cursed niemory willl live,
In all ;the glare that infamy can give ; •
CurseS of ages will attend your name,
Traitors alone will glory in your shame
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Almighty vengeance sternly waits to roll
River 4 of sulphur on your treacherous soul,
Nature looks shuddering back with conseou
' dread -
On such a tarnished blot as she has made,
Let hell receive you, rivited in your chaff s,
Doomed to the hottest focus of its limn s.
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British sentiment concerni this
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Ameian traitor is sufficiently hOwn by,
the following extract from 7 Proceed.
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ings. Of Parliament:
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"March 20, 1/82. 0 the Earl lof
Suiri's rising in
,Psrliam nt, to make h 6
motion about removing inisters, he hap.
peiied to espy Arnold the' American :se
ceding general, in i t e House, and sent
him, e message to .4.. part, threatening, in
02
case of refusal, to/
move for breaking up
the gallery; t which the general an
swered that h, was introduced there by
a member. /To which Lord Sorry re
plied'; be ight, 1 under that condition,
stay,: if h would promise never to enter
it again, With which General Arnold
compliOd. This is the second instance
of public disrespect he had met with ; the
kin,g having been forced to engage his
riYal word not to employ or pension him
a just reward for treacheiy,' which is
ever odious."— Curzeen, page 338. •
Unless the world is degenerating, the
names of Jeff. Davis, Floyd & C0.,.wi1l
yet be equally odious to all men.
irst,. The State of iMatrimony is one of
the grated States.. It is bounded by hug
ging and kissing on the one side, and ba
bies and cradles on the other. Its chief
products are pc,pulation, broomsticks and
stayiiig out late o' nights." It was dis
coveied by Adam and Eve in trying to
find the north-west passage out of Para
dise. The climate is sultry till you pass
the tropics of housekeeping,, "when squally
weather generally sets in with such power
as to make all bands as cool as cucumbers.
For the principal road to this interesting
State, consult the first pair of blue eyes
ye run against.
At, a protracted meeting, recently held
out West, an ancient sister:in the-church
arose and said : "I see young ladies here
who'think more of gewgaws, furbelows,
ribbons and laces than they do of their
Creator. I loved ihem once, and adorned
my hat with French artificial flowers,
bright-colored ribbons, and sky-blue trim
mings ; but I found they ;mere dragging
me down to destruction, so I took them
Off—aocl gavethem to my shier."
Naita."'D, orothea;
look leave of a Christian missionary with
these words : "C'uristialts never part for
the last time—Adieu." ;
A.GOOD STORY.
In one of the small interior- towns of
New England, wheral the superstitions of
our own ancestors still 'Possess a. hold on
the people, the'fact occurred `a few years
since of which the following is - a true
narration :
An honest fattier.and his family pre-. I
paring to nelcbraie Thanksgiving at hisl
wife's father's, in an adjacent town, were
hurried and confused extremely on the
day preceding that festival, by the multi.
plicity_of things which ]must be done be
fore they could leave home with safety.
The house was to be "banked np" anti
the gleanings of the barvest,cabbage, tur
nips, and so forth; put into the cellar,that
the external entrance thereto might be
closed for the season. Having carried in
the.vegetables, the boys were dispatched
to the barn fur straw to fill the passage
with, while - the gobd .man was basied on
the opposite'side of the house.
An ill, ram, the horned patriarch of a
large flock sheep ketk. on the farm,
havingl'got a taste of the scattered cabbage
leaves, ( , unobserved entered the cellar and
silently continued bin feast. The avenue
through which he catered was immedi
ately closed Up,and all the necessary work
and arrangerebnts being completed, the
larger boys and girls set offon foot in high
glee, the dog running and barking before
them.
Soon- aftdr, the patents and their little
ones,haring put ,out the fire• - and fastened
the doors and wiudews to keep out thieves
started en the same destination.-
On the afternoon of the clay following]
the festival, the family returned home,
accompanied by someyoung dOIIBII2IB. Some'
of their youthful - neighbors of both sexes,
wereinvited in,and a merry Thanksgiving
carousal was in full tide of successful
opperation, when one of the boys, who
bad been sent into the / cellar with a little
two wick candle which gave: just enough
light to make darkness visible, to draw
cider; ran back intojthe room, with eyes
glaring wildly,utterifig'the half suffocating
exclamation : •
"The devil is ,in the cellar 1"_
"Pooh;" saulithe father, "yon have only
been frightelted by your! own "shadow;
give me thedight."
Saying /his, he seized the candle—
leaving the candlestick fast in the hand of
the hoy(and- boldly rushed to the cellar
stairs,/ bout before he had descended half
the efeps, the large saucer eyes and enor
mous horns of the, ram caged hitit to re
tteatas much terrified as his son,exclaiming
/ "Sore enough,the devil is in theoellarl"
Tie good man seized the great lisle,
and attempteditb read, , hut the candle
sputtered, burned blue, and threw such a
feeble light on the sacred pages, and the
book trembled so much in_the hands of
the reader, that, he could not distinguish
300 word from another. The little chil•
den cried and clung to the mother ; the
girls nestled clo'se' to their favorite swains
and 1 the whole house was shaken with the
agitation of its half demented inhabitants.
One bright thought, however, occurred;
and a tnessenger was sent for the minister
to come and “lay thel devil."
The parsoo,,a man mare celebrated for
good nature, piety, and credulity,than for
talent And hereism, slipped a small bible
into his pocket, Put .on his band and sur
plice, that he might appear as formidable
to his great antagonist as possible, and
hastened 'to the relief of hia, distressed
parishioners.
On coming to the the reverend
man was hailnd as a delivererand implored
by at least 'a dozen voices at same mo
ment, to / drive the devil away. But few 1
moments 'Were lost in asking questions]
which no -one could , answer, 'before the
parson puShdd forward as a leader, with
the same- penurious light, into the cellar,
the most courageous of the company keep- ,
ing close behind hits. 'He reached the
foot of the stirs, the eyes of fire, the
shadowy outline of the enormous horns,
Magnified . tenfold at least; by the terror
of those that be l held -th em, removed all
doubt if any ha existedlinbis mind-as to
the infernal nature of the being with whom
he had to contend. , ; ' •
The divinJ instantly fell on his knees,
and, with uplifted hand.t, began to pray
in his: most l fervent manner. ' The ram
not understandina-the pious mans motives '
but supposing by the motion of his hands i
that he- was daring him to a butting con
test, made alp with'all his might, ] : at
his sUpposed adversary, but, deceived by
the swelling dimensions of his drapery,
missed the-slender bedfof the priest,and
drawing hastily back to renew the assault;
hooked one•of his horns . into the belt of
the surplie,e end pulled the priest with
him into the cellar. ,
While thus in the power of his victo
rious'foc;he lgst hopel . as it regatded him
self, and the natural beklevolenCe of his
disposition burst forth in the exclamation:
"Prethren,take pare of ydurselves ; the
devil has got .'ione."
tri • s • ' • ' ci
This exhortation was lietter obeyed
than any he had everdelivered from the
pulpit—his Meads all fled, and left him
TERNS.--$1.50 PER.ANIOII,
to his fate. Among tlie coMpiny walk a
shrewd'young farmer, Who had, from the
first, supposed the fiend"- to be genie do- _
mestio: animal, but betng c n lover offirn:-r--
and, willing to see a comedy , kent his
thonghts to himself t and pretended'
sympathize with otherti l in their • feers.l
He thOught it time to ``interfere; 'and, -
snatching a pitch pine knot from the
blazing fire, expressed his determination
to rescue the preacher or perish in the
attempt. -
"Don't don't !" shouted several.
"What does the devil care for fire?"
said another.
"Take along the bible.if you will go !"
suggested another.
But unheeding the suggestions and the
manifestations of concern for his safetylb3
pushed into the cellar, seized the-animill
by cne of his horns and dragged the
struggling rani up stairs, calliog to' the
astonished parson "Follow me'!"'The
horoed devil was led -in triumph,folloWed
by the Ecclesiastic, in the midst of the
coinpany. A motoontarisileoce and hang
ing
down of heads ensued, but . the 'past
scene was too ludicrous to admit of sober
reflection, and loud peals of- laughter
burst forth from every side,during which
the ram was turned out at the
,door, the
parson absented himself without ceremony
and the sports of the evening were. re
sumed with better spirits than before..
CONNUBIAL AFFEOTION.—IO a town
in Connecticut, not long ago, lived. Aunt
Keziah, an industrious and thriving
widow. She had not only kept good her
-
estate,but had increased' it much in value
and she loved to refer to it as "the little
home poor Daniel left her.".
One day the - aincothe, man" came along
and carried off Some of that liktle hoarded
treasure, and she wept as she-counted Out
the bills on which her partner's 'fingers
had once rested—so sacredly does the
heart 'cling to the memories of the departed,
A few hours afterward she , was at the
table 'kneading bteadi and - evidently
thinking of the. lost one, when her raced
said :
"Aunty, now ll are prosperous and
well to do, let's g et a pretty tomb-stone
for good Uncle Daniel; you say he had
none at his grave."
Aunt Keziah lifted up herdonghy hands
to emphasize this touching expression
"Jane,if they want anything Of Daniel
at the ' judgment, they can find bite with
out a guide-board. I tell you he'll be there
on time." - •
Nothing more was said.
If anything in the world will make la
man feel badly,except pinching his fingeis
in the crack of a door, it is, unquestioit.
ably, a quarrel._ No man ever fails to
think less of himself after it than habit..
It degrades him in the eyes of others,add
what is worse blunts his sensibilities on
'the one hand, and increases the rimer of
passionate irritability on the other. Tito
truth is, the more peaceably and qutetly
we get on, the better for our neighbors.
In nine cases out of ten,the better - courie
is, if a man cheats you, quit dealing wklt
him; Hite is abusive..quit his company;
and if he slanders you,take care to live So
that nobody will.believe him.l No tnittSr
who he is, qr how he tnisnies you; the
wisest way is to let him a10n6,-for there
is, nothing better than this 401, calm,sad
quiet way of dealing with t.a wrongs we
meet with. •
A FAST HORSE.—Dave C—is ono
of ,thuse 'characters that are Ito be found .
in almost every place. H e . is always
driving a horse that ha immtnes is fast,
and putting on even more style than the
speed of the horse will warrant,.
As he was driving into tdwn recently,
he overtook "Uncle Ike" w o was well
known as a dry joker,aud wh resolved to
"take a little of the conceit out of him," if
opportunity offered. As Uucle Ike was
afoot, Dave stopped his horse, and asked
him to ride. ' !
"No," replied Miele Ike, "much
obliged to you, but I guess not "
"You had better do so," said' Dave
,
eyeing his fasVhorse with much crimpla-
cency,"l am gaing straight intu-thu place
and will tr,ke you right through.",
'!Well," responded Uncle Ike, as' he
commenced to climb in, "I don't care': if -
I do, nal have plenty of time, andiun Out
in much of'a hurry to get there 1"
Tho horse went ahead, but Miele Ike
never again received an invitation to fide --
with ,Dave.
A lawyer who was"sometimes forgeiful;
having been engaged to plead the basiof
an offender, begin by saying—"l
the prisoner at the bar, and he bears the
character of being a mosti commutate mid
impudent scoundrel!' Here somebody!
whispered to him that the prieoner was
his client, when he immediately con
tinned :—"Bnt what great and gotsitritt
ever lived who was not oalututtiafedl4;
many.of his co etnporaries." •
•
Jefferson Davis' term of itaiblisonarent
reached r. year, May 22.
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