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OLIINE )EVM. , -NIIMBER 20.
THE
POTTER JOURNAL,
ITIILISITED DT
X. W. 31cA.L.KRIVEY, Propricitor.
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Var Devoted to the cause of Repubtleaniira, the in.
torestitof 4grio olture, the advancement of Education,
and the beet good of Potter county. Owning no guide
incept that of Principle, it will endeavor Wald in the
work of mere fully Freedomizlng our Country. • -
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except where ispecialbarmins arc made, A "square"
Is 10 lines of Brevier or Cof Nonpareil types :
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Ear m t transient advertisements most he paid in
Ildvance,and no notice will be taken of adverti-ement A
from a distance, unless they are accompanied by the
money or satisfactory reference. • •
19ar Job work, of all kinds„ executed with neatness
and despatch. 1 .
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Free and AcceOrd Ancient York 31Casou5
LOI)GE, , No. :142, F. A. IL Stated
Meeting; on the 91 and 4th wedneg.:ays o`each
'month. Hall, in the 33 Story' of the Olmsted 13; ock.
•ED.C.LARmes,See. R 31. SFIE r AR,
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0. T. ELI.ISO'N I).,
PRACTICING
CouderEport,.' Pa.,
reenectfully informs the citizons of the villitze and
vicinity that he will promptly re=potul to all for
profeceion4l setcicee. oaice on Fiist. et rein, firsL dour
west of his residence. 17-40
JOHN S. lII.A.NN. .
TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
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Coudersport, Pu., wlll attend the several Courts
n Potter and Cameron counties. Ali busme.s.s en
trusted to his care will i-eceive prompt attention.
Office on !fain street, in residence. ..
ARTHUR GtOLMSTED.
TrOILNEY AND COUNSELLER AT LAW,
A • CoaderiTort, Pa , will attend to all b;Fint.si
en-.
:trusted to hi! care with 1 rptnrktne ,,, l and 11.1clity. °lnce
the seeond storey of the o.r.ng.ed Block.
ISAAC BENSON,
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AT TOR . .S" EY-.IT-I_ A. NV , Coudersport, Pa., will
, attend to all inFine,ss entruiqed to him witr. care
!and promptness. Attends Courts of adjoi ninu coun
ties. Office on Second treet,near the Allezany bridge
F. W. KN ON.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Cou , teraport, L'a., will 4ttend the courts in Pot
'sr and the adjoining "eountHs.
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:CULLER iC IticALA.R.NEY.
ATTORNENS-AT LA.W, 11 It..:uinr r.n, l'enn'a.—
Agents for the Collection of Claim- az.L11,4 the
'rutted States and State l;v2verninent
"aounty,Arn=r3ofPay,Zzentji•irez, i3"x
"If 11. MILLER, J,. C. IC E V
M. 3C. NicAL.I.F.LI,EY,
REAL ESTATE and I L" ANCE AGENT.--
Land Bought and Sold, Taxe:;'paid'and Titles
Investigated. Insures property against tire in tn..: best
-3dmpanies in the Country. and l'ereonsadam-t Acci
dents In the Travelers -I to;uranse Company ofi Hart
(ford. Baelnees transacted promytly 17-29
P. 1. STEBBINS
/iIEG EE
° ood A Z ;. _ !Ter r r s o,,ti f rT F 1 o e rr
and everything usually kept in a good country store.
eroducb bought and sold •
C. U. SEIL3IONS,
--ArEILCIIANT —.WELLSVILLE
aale and Itetnit Dealer in Dry and
t]upiPGods.Clothincr.aaies rneerie..
Flour, Feed, &e, Rxtailcrs aupplled on liberal tvrrnF.
CHARLES S. JONES,
TERCII. I .IsZT-L-.Dea!ers: in Drngs. Nte'clic:no...":tint, , ,
j_ Oils, Fancy - Artleles, Siatipnery, Dry G...,adz.
Oroceries, ice., 'Uan Street, Couddr:port, Pa
D. F. °JOINTED. •
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/ g Rcr4
N t z Dev et inp ry Goode.
llealy-p na j
C ,l l n f:f ° i rcci T ee' rT r.-'
Porc, - F;o s _li4, &e., laln ttrct,W):I•r:o;:.I;:,
COLLINS
Arll'Crolivi.Y''nne-Titt7-lewrarien rArti-t,-eGus7A'r.eG(r'r'uct7elre::
and all Goo nqtallv forma in a country store. n' in
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11. J. 01.7tISTED,
TARDWARIE Mcrenant, and Dealer in Store=,
. Tin sad Sheet. Iron-Ware, Niain Ft rem, Couder
sport, renli's. Tin and Sheet Iron Ware made to
order,do good styli, on short not
COUDERSPORT HOTEL.
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DGLAS.S.MIRE. PROPHIrVIR, Corner cf 11.ain
and Second stretts.Condersport .Potter Co. Pa.
A. Livery Stat-le is also kept in eonneetion with this
Ireteit batic Stages to and from the Railroads.
Potter' Journal Job-thrice.
'RAVING lately added a fine new assortment of
JOB-TYPE to onr already large a=Fortrnent.i
we are now prepared to do all kinds of work, cheaply
and With taste and neatness. Orders solicAted.
LYMAN HOUSE.
Lewisville, Potter..ounty, P risylvania,
BVEITQN LEWIS. Proprietor. Havimi
taken this excellent Hotel, the proprietor Wipbea
o makethe actin:lint:ince of the traveling public and
eels confident of giving satisfaction to all who may .
all on him.—F6l3- IC, 0 - tf
• MARBLE WORK
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41:•.e,
~- CA ,: Monuments and Tomb-Stones
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• • of all kinds, will Ite fni.ni , o. , l on reasons
p . , t i .. . , ble trips and Alert noC.ce by
c. Erenrile.
's... ..., Residence: Enlalia, 1,, miteeoullk of
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CouderFport, Pa., on the Sinnemshoning
Road, or leave yOur orders atthe'Poct.Offire. (or( -
i . . DAN BAKED.
TEN -TON, BOUNTY and WAR CLAIM AGENCY
Pensions nrocured for Soldiers of the present
. ar whciare &gabled by reason:of wounds received
ordisease contractedwilile in thaservice of the United
States ; and pensions, bounty, and arrears of pay ob
tained for widows or heirs of those who hare died or
been. killed while in service. All letters of inquiry
promptly answered, and on receipt by mail of a ..tate•
meet of the ca Se Of claimant, I will forward the ne:
teessary papers fer their signature.. Fees in Pension
cues as fixed by law. Refers to Roos. Isaac Benson,
A. G. Olmsted, John S. 3lruir, and F. 'W. Knox Esq
DAN BAKER,
Claim Agent, Coudersport, 1.,..
June!. 64
.IAI-.500 Per Year • We, want agents everywhere to sell our otradren
Sewing Maeolnes."Three new kinds. Under and
upper feed. Warranted five yeam AboYe salary
Err large comm4,-ionstpail. The osur machines 'seta
in Chet United States for less than ,ttn, which aro 'fully
lieettSetiWltoiro' Wheeler S. Wilson, Grover S. Bo
ker,Sihrer Ori..&Bnehelder. Att. other cheap ma
shines are infringements and the seller or user arc
liable to arrest, tine,, and imprisonment. Circulars
,ren: Address, or cal/ upon Shan , & Clark, Mode
tima, Itaine,oriCaiengo, 26,18E13. , lowly.
Itch! Itch ! ' Itch !
SCRATCH I'' SCRATCH ! SCRATCH
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IBEEATOIV I S OINT3IENT,
*Cu Care the Itch in 4$ Hours !
Alto cares SALT RHEUM, ULCERS, CHIT,-
' 131.41N5, end all ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN%
Print 50 cents. For Bale by all arriggists. Ity . septhng
60 tents to WEEMS ,16.110TTEL. Sole Agent!, 170
NVaabingtonistreet, Benton, it - will be fortranied - by
106 11, free of postage,tO any part of the United States,
te rip.netieo why' Iv.
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ElleU•besitated a - moment: -
"But, Laura—" • • : - -I
1 . "No buts in.:the
matter,: if. you please,
,
Neil," -lauolied• Laura, gleefully,: beginning
i . .) . f01d the rich dress into:a little basket
that stood on the table beside it.
' ‘"Where is it tei go 1' .! -. •
"To Mrs. - Richlefs, in, Rivera street.
Why Laura, what ie . the matters" _
• '"NOthing, only I am folding this . dress
wrong," it turned Laura, in a low voice.
[lt was well that Ellen did not see the scar
-Ilet blush that rose to her friend's lovely
cheek as she stood with her back to the
bed, smoothing the lustrous breadths of
purple silk. Mrs. Richley's! Laura was
almost sorry that she had volunteered to
go, but it was too late to retrac.t. her 'offer
now. l
"What a selfish little creature I am,"
she mused. I •
"Nor Nelly needs the Money eo much, I
and cannot go for it herself, and it is'nt at
lan likely that I shall see Flolriln. I will
lgothere is an end of it."
I "Thank you, dear Laura, iti is so kind of!
I You,'? said I Ellen fervently, as: Miss . Avery
came to the, bed-side, with the basket on 1
her arm, and black veil drawn closely over 1
the brown Velvet bonnet: "She owes me i
three dollars for this dress, and there are
seven dollars on the old account that she ;
has never paid me." : . .' ; . •
"Teln dollars! I'll collect it, never fear "'
said Laura gaily, as she 'disappeared, while
to pool:Ellen it seemed as if the sunshine
all died out with the presence of her beau
tiful friend., .' ;• .: . .
' P,' was nearly dusk when Miss Avery,
sUmmeninol up all her resolution, ascended
the brown stone steps of the Mobley Man
sion and rang the bell. • -
"Is Mrs. Richley .at homer .
"What iS your business with Mrs. Rich
ley I" asked the servant; suspiciously scul
-1 -kr I I !ti n izi nO. ' the little basket that she carried.
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•My DF.Ar....y....1.ii ..,..T.ET..I" : 1.,1ay • promise my- 1 •.= . .• . al-
bit her gips. is manner from
self the pleasure of tccompanving vote t o h ea l Laura ;
t 4, new opera t"-Aight? j tTeless f roceive.' a „servants was an entirely new experience to
m'ess,age to forbid. m e I w I call fur you at half-
p 4 ,1 seven. Your •tno.t (I •+, - ,.ted -,lave and sub- 1 vet , 1 •
' her, how often must poor Ellen have
Jett.* I , FLOETAIN RItIILET. erl._lllll-U. it.
r , I I 1 "I have called to bring home a dresithat
!Laura instinctively Slipped the note into
her bosom, as if fearful: lest the very' ' was finished for her," she said, in: h tone of
Pic: l quiet dignity.
tire on. the wall Should, catch a gli i rripse of "o—all—yes; •well, I 'spose yon d best
the elei7ant Chiroo•raphY ' and pursued her walk ; l c
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wily dOwn the Bloomy street, with eyes
that saw the murky atmosphere The servant conducted her up stairs to
thro"gh Ila sort of sitting,-room or boudoir, where
the radiant glow Of cmiteur dc . rosed Mean- ilm„. Ria,i ev , a portly dame of about fifty,
time the groy light of October was fading 'igorgeously dressed:ln a crimson silk, was
away. from the dreary :room on the third li s i tt i ug 'i n her easy chair in
- front of a glow
; story of a house situated on
d p ,,,,,jf thcse;l ing coal Laura. was inwardly grate
; streets where decent IMspectability seiivesi fill that thegas had not been lighted, par
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haul to hand, With ; the grim assailatitll
ticularlv when siteobserved obseed that' Mr. Flo
w
ant. 1 - - i•
loungingfa
e.w
I • 1 Ii riau Richley was on a yelvctso
j Singularly out of kie g with the shab-1! in . one of the window recesses. -Mrs. Rich,
by and poveilty striekenaspect of thpar
e at-i! l ow
e: looked uP as the Servant ushered in the
1 ment was a newly finished n e w corner.
. dress of lustrous , .
: • - . .. .
• purple silk, brighth as the dyes of Tyre, that i "Well, you fig woinan;what Jo•you want ?"
lay folded oa the table! beside the wintlbwi Laura's cheek tinged at the toneof coarse
in such a manner that iyou could See the ii n • so ! ense i n which she - , wris addressed, but
costly triinniinga wide border of purple s
d on eitheri side with a; finding he commanded.hernlf to! reply meekly:'
velvet, edge
i "1 - have brought 'home' your; dress, :Mrs.
of white point lacer E'or poor Ellen Way- ITti e hl e y."•,.• .' 1 1 '• '
nail' *as nOthing, more' importanti than a 1 k . "Where is ,Miss Waynall?" I
hardworking and poo4 paid drca-maker. I ! , "She i s ill." .
She lay ,?'n the little' white bed in fhe ) ' Very well ;`..lay down
corner, with l her flu, heil. face pressed close all right." • ; ' '
a g ainst the 1:pillow, and her slender, ligiire, 1 But Laura stood'her gr l und !valiantly. .
! partialiy covered by a f oarse plaided sear "Miss - : "Miss - Waynall; would like the money
let . ,shawl,rwhile the'invOlnntary contractionto-night—seven dollars - o the old account
of lier forehead bore • Witness to the Pain' anti three for the dress." - 1 1 • •
r i
she was meekly sufferimr. I, 1. i ; . "It is not conVerdent tonight." ,-!
• I , • : m :
As one' or two silent tears escaped from i - "But, Mrs. Richey, Mss Vvaynall is ill
her ; closed eyelids, and ; crept softly .down,i and needs the money," persisted Laura:
her cheek, a ;light step sounded on the
ulantly, addressing the "The e, Florian,",said . Mrs. Richley, pet
o• -
landin ont4ide,•and a knock came gerltiy; young: • man in the
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to the panels !of the dpOr. '''''- •' I: !Turkish dressing-gown and• elaborately ar
"bomelinl;',! said Ellen, hurriedly dashing j ranged,aair, q told 'yonjost how it, : woald!
away the i tches. "Lama, is it poilile thaq 1 -be."' ;- : ' -'• ' • '.' : . 1
this is you, likar I" 1 ! I 'What: the deuce is the ;matter now P'l
"Yes, it iS'inVelf• and none other. Nell, ; snappishly asked Florian; for the first time . ;
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I could not irnag,ine l why you did not come' coudcending to evince any, interest in 1
and, fit that dress as you appointed; bin Il What was going on. ,
1 • I
know the reaioti now. : Nelly, you are siek.l "Why, these irilpertinent dress-making;
Why did ybilnot. send for me I" , I people are • always l • clamoring' for money,'
Ellen tri(Y; to stnile' faintly, ; • 1 just when you hav drained me of •ray last
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"I am; not very. s l ick, Laura', at Least, I cent." . I
' hay.not suffered Much pain until to : n igli t, 1 "Let 'em clamor, then, that's my ; advice," !
' and. 'I dui •dOc r or says that if I only had a Isaid.Florian, without taking the trouble tel
little winei-ho, Laura,
; do not draw your! Move his head.
purife," She ladded, With a slight peceptible! ! "Just give me back that ten dollar-bill,
sparkle in le. eyes, and' a proud .quiver on Florian," ur'Nd his mother; "Yon can't;
: 1
herllipsi "a am not quite so low yet as to ' Want it to-niL, it." •
accept, charity.; Don't lOok so hurt and ! 1 "But I do want it, it happens," said i
grieVed i dearest:. Yon know how sensitive i Florian coolly.
. - 1
I cannot help being on some pointS.l It isl 1 "You are agoing to fritter' it away in;
only foi a little riq. When I am well i4ome of those gambling houses, or to drink i
enough to 'take i at dress home, land re- . yourself stupid again," fretted Mrs..Richley. I
ceive the
purchase
it, I shall then be en- "It :is tpo bad, getting my money away i
abled to ptirch, wlateYeri may require." fri:;en me just to - indulge in thosli horrid
Laura &very knelt. down at her Itriendsi habits. Why don't. you • eatn money for,
bedside with sal!, pleading eyes..,
.1.. !'yourself - ?" .)
"Dear Ellen,, you' Will. not refuse to ac-1
, 1 , i e..sy, may easy,"saidthedutiful - .son;
"E • :
cept a temporary loan from' me r 1 : - ' !ezily drain himself to a sitting posture:
1 . Ellenshook 'her head with a grave smile.l
1
"I can'L " • 1 while.' • 'l
- wart, . aura. , •
"Don't lose your temper, for it isn't worth'
1 This ten dollar bill is going to help
Laura
, : lOokeit from the dress to: Ellen', make ~,y-:
wi/li a facd pained with perplexity.' .Surf- I fortune. It shall take the lovely!
, Laura ,to the opera to-night."'" - - •'
I denly a bright insPiration seemed to strike I
heti."Nonsense; this fine scheme will flash in
1•• I I ' • ' ~1 the pan just like all the rest of your Castles
,‘Let !take the': dress hoMe,' Ellen!' •.t - l • ~, • •'7
u the air. one won t have i
she exclai ed. "The walk - will be just i 1 i.. ' l .- -' ' - • • '
What I need, and I can stop at Duhour'si „.'oli yes she will, my incredulous main-I
! l,
on[the way, back anti order the wine for 1 ay. wait and see. . I shall .bring her ; to the . .
you.. ''Yoli will rieVerbe strong unless
, - ou [m int i lP IPrrett•Y's . oon. l- Then rn pa f y
_,..vpu r. bacl.,.,
toss' et youiself - iip A' Ifttle; You ' Will' lei t'''e ini ' Re Y' wit!' intereat out o :My lady's.
me Nell.' . I bag of shiner:'
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EH:ENt IrtiE SCENES.
El
. ,
,To, r o'clock and no Ellen yet! What
can d iain her ....o? She is - iisuall, more
pane:l
al than tie' Clock itself." , .
,1
It as searce,y a room in ivhich. Laura
Ave was sitting L---rather a mamnificent
bay nindow with draperies of embroidered
:--
lace.
"P or. Ellen,' 81* murmured,' "how dif-i,
ferent y our lot's have been ordered in this]
world Her pare*s dead—their lwealth t
irretri vably losi, and she too proudi to ac-'
cept , cent she lhal; not laboriously earned.'
Oh, dear:" and Laura sighed again just as
the c ock's liquid, Ivoice chimed the half,
hour.
‘ S
1 zled 1: I
matt
she nal
lie doesn't come," soliloquized the puz- 1
little damsel. "There's something the
.r. Perhaps , she is sick—obi ? -dear,
I'll send Jamesl to en-
MIMI
1 . m3 ._ ~
quires-no, I'll go myself."
Be'fore the words . were out of her lips ,
she INfas up in her Own room adjUsting al
soft g:ey Shawl ova. her black silk. dress, i
and tying the strings of her quiet, little
brown velvet bonnet, -whose own criinsoni,
rose among its trimMings of enameled moss i
was not unlike the 1319'orn of her owti Cheek.
"Idon't think it iis Lrping to snoW," she I
pondered, looking mit at the grey, ;threat;-
enin,g sky, as she clrew on. her perfectly
fitting doves. "ACIM,y rate, I shall walk'
r ,:, .. . ,
very' fast." : i ! 1 I 1
-1,.
As.she came throtiA the softly carpeted
1 ~
;vestibule a ;servant approached her.]
"A note, Miss . Laura• it came lie min-
Cites a
s co l'
• t,
..kli! The rose- 'was several sVades in
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.the, background now, as she broke the
!seented . se:il, and ghineed over the,delicate,
1 cream-colored sheef; kith li - bright, half
,suppressed smile dimpling the corners of
M ier mouth. Yet.the uotewas a very sim :
,11e one after all.
emote!) to 1 1 )e TErteiPles of /1 1 4 '. e , , ‘. l ll oo . l r4eij, ae filo of yo.asitp:, ifj
VDERSPORT, POTTER • 001111117, .PA.,TUESDAIt, SEPIBER 4,
."And 'Will you leave Ofryotir - gambling
habits? Oh, Florian, they *ill be the ruin
of yo . l
ye"
4 Pe . Ilia& perhaps' pet,' fettin.
young maninselently. ",That. 41 be very
much as I please."'
Both the mother and bet' son•tad en;
tirely•forgotten,tlie_presence of the younm
girl who , was standing in. the_dtisky shad 7
ows , near, the_ door, until this moment,
when Mrs. Richley turningSbarply around,
saw her.
"What are you WaitirrAor She asked
~
irritably:. "I have told , - yeti already that
''it was not convenient, to pay' the money
to-night—why don't you lgo about your
i llausiness?"
Her 'cheeks were flushesi even beneath
their artificial bloom of roue, and her chill
grey eyes sparkled with. rising anger, as
Laura Avery composedly ttfilvittices.l forward.
1 She took one of the wax tapers from its
china shell and lighted the gas with a steady
hand, whose flash of, rich rings filled Mrs.
I Richley with as oiisimatnk. - .
"I am sorry that you cannot pay your.
just debts, madam; raid 1 Laura, quietly
looking the amazed' nabther and son in the
face: "but I am not - sorry for any Oceur-'
reuce.that has had the effect of opening my
eyes to the. true.oharacterl of Mr. Florian
,Richley. I will take the' te,n, dollars, sir,
I to my sick friend, as' yon will find it on
tirely unnecessary to'go to th 3 expense of
taking Miss Laura Avery Ito the , opera to
-1 night." ..,
Florian's handsome .cheek' had grown
i pale—his knees quivered:belie:nth him as be
Mechanically took the bill from his piacket
! book and placed it in the 'hand of the lin
! perative beauty, while Mrs. Riehliiy sank
I back aghast into the enShioned air-chair.
111 Florian made one deSPerate effort to re-
I trine his lost fortune, in the moment
lOf sore defeat and discomuture. ,
i `t_l am very sorry--awkward •mistake—
hope you Will afford me an„explanationT
he stammered.
, , .
"I require no . explanation, .4i
1 r," was
Laura's, mild reply, as she withdrew- from
the apartment, haughty •and, unapproach
`4ble as a statue of ice. '
"She'hurried hornetvard through the twi
light Streets, with - 'a- harping cheek and
[beating heart, and it was nearly dark when
I once' more she entered:: - Miss W:aynall's
Iron], ligbted 'Only by the - taint glow o€ _a
ow fire .
11 "Back so sOon. Laura," asked Ellen some
what surprised. •
"Hero the Money, Nellv, - and- the
wine," she said, thankful tbat thu dimlight
I could not betray her tel~ bile features.—
"And pow you... must get well as fast as
you' can,", , • - •.!
"Oh, Laura; I. am so maich obliged, to'
you," said Ellen, earnestly.
Laura stooped to kiss lier frieng.'s pale
cheek, inwardly reflecting' how inch
had to thank Ellen's indispesition.
• But she: net - et told Ellen; of the discov
ery ;she had un*lttingly. made, While' fulfil- 1
ling the gentle Mission of friendship, and
no one 'O'er knew the - precise manner in
whieh the contemplated match between.
Flokan Itichlev _ and 'Laura =Avery was
Lrriken off.
there are some thilfg,s. that-bring their
'Diva reward in this •Wbrld-L--and that One
act of kindness had saved- Thura'from un
consciously taking- the step that would'h eve
precipitated her into . a lifetinae of misery.
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11111
Does Mr. Blair notice ''the -quandar ,, y in
which he :as: placed his hero, when he de
oindes him, froml dip ; hirrh •rank to which
he elevated - him to the equal-of those who,
fell 'into error from herinfahle moth-et: al
though these- motives 'have beenlinstilled
into the •cointnimityliv[artful, intriguitt : ,'
ambitious men, for selfiih ends, atWar withl
the - publicgood .1 - ,\Vhere was Ai H. S. t, e _i
phens while these "motives" were being in
stilled ? Was he x i leader, or an 1 humble
follower.? If. Mr. Blair does'. not 'linow,
.
probbly . the forthcoming - work..of ;hie, hero
I will inform hifniai, liast he leunht not to
his idol.and then take. hisiudiepee
Alexander H. Stephens :and liontgom-i bed'p
, i nd the ima , 2•:e, to show theta hem well
• stuffed he is witii--4.ii.:loyalti If Stephens
• Lnyyza, OF
erg
TINONIST.: -
To the Editors ot the. Eveniag. ,Post,::' can ,be made.out a Union man, 13:1W or a:t.,
your , any period for the last fiftee.n year. I cork
paper o f t h e st h . req ,h.,,,' more ‘ th ', a apas _ fess thLte I know n r othingOf Geor, f rria pli
The letter of Montfroinery Blair, in
• rills nr_DAI I do knOw—he WaSHcars . ed
T h era' as a double. traitor by his secession- friends
sing notice, especiall v,froni those whoclaim 1, tics.
the title of "Stititlijrn Loyalists.' - during die war---a - traitor to the Unioi
are some expressions used in it that cannot I
and n traitor' to' the Ccinfefleracy, I think
be excused on the around-of haste in writ- I
he
wa
than the latter., •
s both, only a little more Go of the
fagg or -inexperience-I iu ,compositiort--thel
author is too well verse I- in such e'v.ays to' former ..
~c , ', Mr. Blair wishes to impress, the people
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seek the protection .whicli. such a defe
would afford him. " Iris' letter Was w ritten ', - of the. South with the idea that St.epliensl
with an ; object, and it was douhtle - z.s 7 -care..! ie as loyal as any man here. He is either I
fully considered. Unfortutnitely tOi Mr. I ii. - Inoro.nt of tlie principles that Alexander
Blair, he is entirely unacquainted witifsothe 'l II Stephens now liolds or he speCiouslY
hides .them.under a style per uliarly his own.
of the secret history of these.cesion of i
Stephen:, whiala 'his no'torious he'o could ' I happen to know What one of hiscardinal
,eaqily give him..or,'fiiilinc't in tliiS,he could I , opiniuns is, and las -it: is ; as"good - a test of
loyalty and Unionism as 'can 'he given; it i§
acquaint himself' with' by' comfnunicating l
1 with any man who lived . in Georgia at the; not out of place to repeal it here. It has
; time t been supposed •that the ordinances of the
he,events occurred that have 'made {
him soiconspicuous.
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the-proclaniation state conventions of t i he South, called under
Atht 'e, hazard of newspaper,notoriety,l
[and with the expectation of beingforced to' the Provisional Governor, were binding as
I I the• acts of the respective -Commcrnwealths.
adduce evidence to' prove- my- assertion,
!here assert, that Alexander H Stephensi We, who had not, been "artfully - led" were
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was, not, a Union man at,or during theses- under this impression; .and I take it:upon
Sion of the Convention of the ,state of. Geor-,me to say the masses so thought. , ~ -,
gia which took her out of tlie Union, but , lir. Alexander, H Stephens, of, Ge - orgia
that he wits the leader and controller of . its denies the ef7ct . iCv mid binding 'power of.
'acts, and only asm
suea the name of 'Gillen- t the convention of his state, on the grotind ,
ist because he doubted the extent - of the I that' the assembling of that boy -Wti•-; in - 1
I disnnion sentiment of the state at that time, 1 , its nature, compulsory, that; for the pun
l and Fought to act in "such l a way that., how- , pose of getting{ eorin back into the Union,l
ever • the state' might go, he would. be in the the President of the United State`, then
' ascendant. Especially was he guided' in I , exercising war po-‘)''erq in tpeted his o
l his •conduet by knowing that pdfitilat feel -I viqionargovernof to summon it, and that
2 fug was poiutth,to ..3effersou -Dai - is - .as- the i, in obedieliceito this[rhqUisition, it 'asSein-.
r repr - o r eatttti,va gf.A.Pel,P9c3f , Aolikletcßelat, and 1):k, 7 - , ,, 4-. convenion Thieli. r .represented the
that he ,yas.alreasly_desicrnated tis, the man' will of the P rf'A i clan ti UV!, , Pf . ale. renkip
tAi'' head - tt2 i.e,belliron. =Political jellousy which elected' it, iv 1.41 wain dictated toI
urged Mr. Blair's hero of "noblest sensibil- through the Seere,tary of State, !lad which
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the dress; it is
1866.
to.plaCe:himsclf the l van and ,dire'et
the storm,lnbt to save, but to de s troy
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S6'notorions was ;this; thht • when the
Provision4Congress'inet at i lMontgornery,
reports, corning from Mr. 'Stephens, were
circulated Over incipient Confederacy,
seriously impugning the iliskioyqty of Mr.
Davis, and 'which created. a doubt or his'
fitness for the position t)lwhich the Con-,
gressliroposed to call jiiml • '
The, bffice"Of _President. of ,the Southern
Confederacy was alMost within Mr. Ste-1
phens's ! grasp, but The astuteness of Mr.
Davis, outwitted him, and horn the day the
latter was' inauguarted Mr. Stephens was{
his most bitter and relentless eumny. If;
Stephens was such a Union man, why did
he take office and yilace with ,thern he
hated!" Ire says, tie direct the storm to
wards recon'ciliatioa. El : en his ;vanity
would be ,staitled to think that one man
would be able to,control the hurricane that
he was powerless to,resist at its inception;
or that he could . ttavgate a ship when he
was forbidden to touch; the helm,
The're was one Union man in G-eorgia
quite ns prominent as A. IL Stephens, whO
held to his principles thro'out the tempest
—Joshua Hill. Was Stephens's Uniclnism
better or WOre - thnri Mi. Hill's. The result
has already answered,
But, L wished now to, take exception to
the, manner of Mobtgomery Blair's let
ter--to its style—to its impudence., It
rues no =little elf-confidbnbe in any man
to stigmatiselgeptleanga as "recreant" who
refused to become ta at tors—it is impudence!
to db it in the face oftite loyal North, and
it is personally', Oren:sive, fur which the wri
ter may yet have Co answer! lias it come I
to this, that the handful of patriots who!
stood fi m in a huyiicane r -that mt./3e mil
lions bend, - shall.now be-stiginatisc l rl, while
rebels are marlt•ed as - "efevatU soidla"?- Wei
have enough of this at home. at7the South I
--in, the name' of decene‘ l , lot us be saved'
from thel repro:loa While we are among
those whom we thoum•ht our•friends.
1 ctonfoss that we—l mean the IloYalists
of the South—have committed apolitical
blund6r '; we folli'shlytliotig,ht that. 'As:a-were
right in ausfaitting the Constitution - of the
LitiitiA States and settini,* our face;; against
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" I ti
ned the
treason: We have. lived. to' see our error;
and ialtbougb. for
,ohe not, nor
ackno l ,wle . dguig that %fere l e dintojt.. , by
artful intriguitid, ambitious Men, ' Ur.
Blair Idoes for Stepliat.lE-;, recognise' - ilie
mistake .that Vise made, when we hop_ed for
enco4arreinent and mor , al supmt. from
those Avlio styled thenwielves the ,Lnipn
partv,of the :.`forth. It I ditl not require die
stone that lfr. Blair has thrown At uslrorn
a safe distance to remind -that-positions
have changed, and what was • "oilhtus"
once is noW error of "elevated
souls."
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ER1118.'41.50. PER MATPIRt.
was in eonseqaenee irresponsible ;and un.
andlisjdOings and itrdiitanees btit
of teint , orafyLtilWity. Tins "belief is not
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now confined 0 the author, since theory
rpPn whiarlt•is founded has • bet:arab gen.
crank underst4)Oci.
Is this loyalty? .is ikowtntatna
honesty ? Did Mr., Blair suspKt , himslf •
able to amooth over the repulsive: protrn
berstaces of innate,disunion, and hidalroo
the people, facts-.which - every Georgian
knows? '
ofirtr.
I repeat that- - the author
letter must not. be ..cicused-• from his effurt
to make black white, on the • ground of ir
norance or inexperience; be bad art object,
and that was far beyond any desire
ish up the record of Alexander A. Stephens,
• itgfr "My dear," said -ari ' affectionate
spouse to her husband, "ani I not your omy
treasure?" "Oh'! yes," was the cool reply,
"and I would willingly lay it up in Heaven.'
AO' A man who is advertising lotigmo
"to let, for early risen," at Danbury, OcaM., •
adds "Cochin China fowls of unusuallvio
cal powers, are kept on the adjoinino• prem
ises. • - • --
oar - , gila, I know wilythat.olll.-fashiciiied
Pistol of your that .grautlpa, fit 'with in
the Itevolution is called a•'home pistol:' l .
"WhYt . s9nl" "Because it kicks soil'
'.When c spen...t Grossed Alla
Channel to avoid hi cre,ditoii, .S4lWyn
said: "It is a liassorer that will riot : bo
very much "relished :by the JeW:.;."
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Now, „my little .b6,vi- arid 'girl',"
said a teacher, ".1. want you Lt, lie idry
stilt---sq shill that you can hear a pip 4iripp.'
For a ininute all was still, when Plittle boy
shrieked : 'Let her drop 1"
tt - -Never . lciok at the, mirk' T 1 17 ,1
A!!an't bear it; they regard. it :45 an. insuh.
they' wear their, fehthers,.furbelews.,at4
triertv to - gratity, their mamma : ,
t that's all I -
,
• Ap analyzing iii dame reparts-at
she, has heard of but .one old woman:ftlio
kissed her:cow, but she knows of
thousarviant young ones who •have leis ed
very great-calves. "r• • •
r:47 - "1 - Iave you seerirny olaes.-iaceu an •
telope ?" 'inquired Mr: - Lewode, who,lia
collection oFanimals, to his frielxl...,. I
haven't: 'Whotn did - your tilack:faced'aUilt
elope I"- - • - •
As a practical -joke a petition...nu.-
rrieronsly signed was aldressed to ivhoarder,
at onc:of. the hotels in --
,Saratogii:fiard—
watei-driaker--.requesting hint tcr leave the
place 4.. as be - was I ekhausting :the
_spring.
His capacity is prOdigions.- -
t
That_gay and V,ofatilq,ereattire,-the
Princess . :Nfetteruicii, the leaOer of the ton
in Paris ; i 4 in mourning for. the. loss -of a
brother at Sadowa. She is disconsolate in.
her - suffering, and heedless in her. garb.
To her friends she says 'she- is dying of
"Prussia." _
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Vi lief is the reason that, men 'ne'ver
li'vsS each' other, while: the lidies • waste a
world-of kisses 'on the fern'ininci faces !"
said a foolish gent to a livelfgir! the other:
dUy. The young lady answered, " .. gecanso.'
the men have something better to kiss ) and:
the women haven't." The' gent' "saw
immediately. • - "."
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OP 4 1 :;n ('t 4
a Yoang man
g •
in the habit of serenading,,young ladiesof
that.city, the Selma Messinger? :Apt 4,‘Fpr : ,
having heard him declare in tunefulstrains,
-to each of six young ladies in one evening,
that she was 'all the world to -*a
safely' endorse him as the m"st ifiar
ni •
onioiis lyre' of oar acquaintance."
re- A littie_giel Aftei having l ..heen• to
Church was rery land of preriching - to tier
dolls, ; Her mother overheard hcr one ttiy,„
reprciring one for being so wicked. .."1011, -
you !mghty, sinful child," she -laid,
inf ., its , waxen limbi "you'll just
place of brimitone and molac.es, and '3'mi_
won't burn just sizzl e.,'
E.H - •"Did any of you ever st , e
phalli's shin asked the master, of •an
fans school. "I have?" shouted itivVear
old at.the foot of the class. "Wherei
qnired the teacher, amused by hisearnest
nese. "On the elephant 4" was , the reply.
I":e'ypungster was permitted to gia to the
lb ad of the class. • -
It is told of
. the i atitford'
that she 'once bought a turban" on her 'Way .
to y an' evening party and
,put it on in.the'
carriage before her arrival; but Cite ,-derg:ht.'
ofiilthe guests 'knew no' bounds w i t i lep abe: -
peared in the drawing room stilt carry,
inicr Ob her head the shop ticket, Which
dfcribed her as "Very ellastonlT
s. Ed?'
"There's. a difference .in time, roll
lomw, beteen this country and Bump?'"
said a gentleman .013 the wharf to a newly
arrived. lrishman;!,_ "For instance, Yont
friends at. Cork, are-in bed and ;ideep by
this.tinse, whit : , are ..enjoying otirselvio
it the early evening." "That's alwayeAe
wai.," exclaimed Pat. "Ireland niver got
justice yit. "
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