liOLt* XVIII.- THE POTTER JOURNAL, I PUBLISHED BT N. W. YIcA.L.S.ItNEY, Proprietor Gar Devoted to the cause of Republitanien4, the an terestA of _-‘grieel t&re, the advancement of Education, and the be4t 1:0C(1 of Potter county. Owning no :made ekeept that of-Principle, it will endeavor to aid in the work of more fully - Freedomizing our Country'. rAdvertleenlents ineerted at the following rate., except where spe,falbanoim, are made. A ",quare" to 10 lines of [tree er or 8 of Ls:map:l:ell tYpee : .1 mquare, 11116.•rtion ,11 50 • I..sql.iarii, 2 or 3 neertiong-____—_—_.. "tlO Each eub••equent ineertioia lees than 13.-- 40 1 eqtlare,l yea[ —. —.lO 00 • ' IN u-ineas Gar:l , J 1 year 5 00 Adanloistrators or Execatore Notice.: 3 09 Special and Editorial Noticee per line-- -- 20 ta — All traneiOat advertieemente annet he paid in advarice,and no notice will be taken of adverti-ement. , from a dietance, inlees they are accompanied by the money or satisfactory reference. ra"Job Work, .:f all kind., executed with ncatnees and de.spatch. • . . BUSTY 4 SS NOT ICES. , ',Free and Acc pietlAncienl Torii Darns EITLALIA. lAFDGE \0.:14'2, F. A. M. Stated Meetings oft, the .2.:1 and 4th ' l 'ednert t alysofeach month. Hall, iu . ithe ::02. Story of the I >Misted Meek:. D.C.L.LARSBEE,T. WU. SIIEA IL, IV.II. 4.1. T ELLISON, al. D., PRACTICIIND PHYSICIAN, Couth,srort, P:t.. respectfully 1 forms the Mt izens taltheeilla:ze and vicinity that fe he V. ill promptly resotei to ail eall- fur t it prossionvi set vi es, °thee on First street, first door west of his reside tee. 1740 i J)ll2ti S. 11 ATTORI , TEY ‘li COUNSEI. I , O It AT LAW. Couder,polt : I'4, Wlll :At oi,d the ?..everai Courts to! Potter :Ind C invron counties. ..:1:1 I.ii,ini,i , en trusted to ids /re twill receive prompt ettviteion. Office m1'5.1:1.111 Ft eet. In reinit nee. OLMS'I ED And LAIIBABEE. k TTOR.N.EYS AT LAW, Cuuder-port, Pitta a• t il_ Will atteau to all lutt , iiiiii , ittilrii- , eti to their' core with prdinpti.e , r, and fidelity. Will t aku attend the several court in the ildjuinittz con sties. wilt, , in the 6eeohd it-tutley of the Waisted Block. I 4iii.Vl.4.' ItENiiON. A TTORNEY - \ T-LAW, Coudersport, Pa. will; ... attend to al tat-inei , ., ell .1 trust- to hint witt: Care I and• promptness. At' end , Cowl , of iudlouiltiti . cuun- ties. oak, On tilond,treet,nuar the Shiz eat y oridt t a- F. IN. NOX. I I K ATORNEY I..ND COI:NSF:LT.OR AT LAW. Con teriiii, Pa., Nl.`,ll:,ttend the Oval Is in Put- 'er and the adjo; mg counties. --- AI Li. szt ez nexi..sit - s Ey.! At. i TTOR tf El - S- AT ft LAW. liastserr.C., Penn . a.— - i_ ...kqents for the C)ti,C11 0 : 1 tit C1.0111,;1-7: 1 i 1 . 1.2 the United stateoand -ism t•ol. e rnin-nl.-,-U.OI :.s 1 . e.-low-, i BOunly,Arrenro f. f r:iy,fim-Address Box Pb. a rr,linrizt wl 11. MILLER, - , i. C. 5e.t1.111..S EY 1 :11.. AV. BeALARNEY. - 0 UAL EST.A l'E and I NSI:It CS C;E: AGENT.— ! lA t Land Bon. lit :fad Sold, Taxes paid and T.tly- I investigated. Insures property agninst ate in t iO. n A companies in thiCotritry. and Persians 3;4;0)1.4 Avei dents In the Tr.:d i eters Insur :n inse Company of Bart- I ford. Busin fr ess anoactif'd promytly , 17-29 P. A 1 STEBBINS .A: Co.. i NTERCIIANTS—Dvakrs in Dry Gooch, Fancy ! I_ll_ Goods, G r oceries.Provision-,Flour.Feed. Pork, and everythilaz I oually kept in a good you::;ry st , :e. Produce bought old sold' e 1: "In i I . 11. SIMMONS. \` I A,iEltellAVll —WELLS VII.LE 4 1. r.. wi,N,. sale and Illetail Denier in Dr) Golo i-, Par. -, , ;d I giapleGoodo.C: thing.La•lies lire-d'-3 deD firof::.riesN Flour, Feed, Sic, htetailers'supplied in Illferal tent- ; . • • i R ' CHALES S. JONES, rERCHANT — Dealers in Drimo \I-edit:llms, Paillt, I 11 Oils Fan 'y Art.eles'. S ationory, Dry Goads, Groceries, Oils , Lain Stri.et, Coudersport, l'a 1 . E. OEMS'ILIED, . 1 - "NIERS ri .t h ..kz: z j r,, ), ,: ) ,.. , , v: s )g . (3 ,i, r , i , , ,.- . .i . .. R.,.: , , , , , i . y .p . r . no .t .Pork, Provision ,-fash,.lll:iiii : , :r , et, C4u-lersport.l_ , l a COLLINS SMITH. I ' - 1 r EI:CHANT —Dt..11,1. in Dry Geo Is, Groceries, 101_ Provisions. Hardie:ire, Queensware. C utiety, A nd all (1,11, l, n a'.OlV f“1:!1 : 1 inn a (2 , '“lf ry -tore. n'til IL J. .OL3ISTED, liApiValT..ll,-a::,11, g,e.,,T\n\treenliy,...:ll.;:,..r.,,ita CondorSlc - . s ,- I sp. rt, Penn's. ' 'in and Sires: Iro:I . Ware in-de Lo or , ler,• in vood ~ - le. on Short notice. 4, corci Euspowr lIOTEL. C.VBIINI LI-EA,lhmeno-ren, Corner of \ I aid/ . and Seca id streets, Coedersport ),lotter Co Pa. .A. Il...aery Stank is :Life> kept in c o on :scuba w th this 1Io ; tel. Daily St um: if, a n d front tfle Rai:rondo. , 1 Porte Journal Job-Oflice. HAI.T r i )I 13 1 :44 , 1 Il Y to " o 4 l l r ed al v i. t : l a ' . ' i ' v 1 1 e al v - e a" ;:fo t r . 7::. t ” O t f wel are now prel inn! to do till kinds of work. cheaply and with t::-tea 1,1 neat tie-s. or.nes ,- f lise,,,i, LYMAN HOUSE. Lewisville, P tter county, Pennsylvania. Briti, ,, ,i .F.WIS. Proprietor. Baking taken this e x cellent Ilmol, the proprietor wishes o make the acgOintance of the miss -ling public and `--ryeels c onfident fl givOttx ~.atitraetiOn to all who may till On hint.— Fel , . 12...16 tf . • , . I‘l_,A. PLB TAE WORK ____ :':...i. :01,1 - • ~ 1 M.numents and Tomb-Stones - pfl. n of all kinds, will he furnished on reasons ble If tots and short notice by C. Breathe. - 11111 -* Re•idence: Evian:is 1:1: mile:, South of . '"'" ..'7 ' — ''' '' Com ersport, l's., On the Sin:min:doming Road, or leave if or orders at the Post (idle, . f 01..; 1 DAN BAIIEII. - - DENSION. 13 1 IINTV told \VAR i'LATIf AG NCI i Pensions p °cured for Snifflers it the present 1 . i.car who are of nbled by reason of wounds if eeived , or disease contra ned while in the service et . the U' tied States: and pen. ;one, bounty, and ire :are Of pay 010 I tained for seldom,- or beiro of those whofhave died or I I been killed whi e in service. All 'etters :if inquiry promptly ans - sve ed, and on receipt by mail of a.otate merit of the Ca , . of CI:1:11d., I will forward the nef ecsoary papers for :heir ,h.rtiature. Fe-e, in l'ell-ion eases 0s fixed le . . law. Refers to Hons. Isaac Benson, .A. G. Olmsted, John S. Mann, and F. W. Knox, Eiffi . DAN BAKER. ' JuneS 134 Calm Agent, Coudersport. l'a: . sl'.•s 0 0 everywhere to ..... 1% ,. .;e 1 0,,r wan t ~t,: i n , , , t . , ; $2O Setei,:g . .ll , c 1ine , ..,. Thee new kinds. Under and upper feed. l arrant id Live year, ; Stove ~,,,,,, or large cdpra l e ion, paid. The 4, x LI - machine- soli is the United St lteS for less than 54'), yidlieh are fullY li cens ed hy Ho, e, Wheeler S. Wilson. Grover AL.Ba , iter,Singeri S. Co ..le. I3achelder. ALL other cheap ma chines arelinfringements and tile seller or user are table to Arrest, rine, and imprisonment.: Circulars rea, Address, it' call' upon Shaw J., Clark, 8i0d,.. • ford , Matrie, or Inicago, Dl.Den. 2 , 3,1:385. lowly. --„ , lied 1 . Itch ! Itch ! . SCRATCH! SCRATCH ! SCRATC ' H! • ' I WEISE.4. -- ON'S OINTMENT , , Rill Cu T the Itch in 48 Hours! __Also ... cf4es ..s iLT RHEUM, ULCERS. CHIT, bhAINSIend t 11 ERUPTIONS OF THE ' SKIS. Priceso cifir.s. For vale In, all drr e fl f l o to By sendmd ~,. .t., ..i \N E - - .K.S ft., reirrEß.. - SOle 'Afrco ' fts 1"; ,a lV a .- i 0 1, ., , f t r n e 4 e tt i l p .t o r b , c t, t , , e l3 t o o s tot, it will he for::% - ar.it ' al b y „F..n•-otie,„ A w n l: Y y p i t;t . of th e United Slat es. Jutie 1, 1.5f53, . . H E APIPANy ' to • • r • ,• ) • I I \•; . • • E • ft) irt a •I • Q No . ,• • 1, • )LOVE'S LABOR 1.0.11, It is now some two or three years since ~ a young gentleman entered the office of a ] Special Agent of the Post 2ffice Depart ! tient: in, on of our larger c i ities, and an nouriCed that he had a serious case of mail depredation to report, which he would like to have investigated immediately.. Being re . quested to give particulars Of the mat er, he produced] froal his pocket - a 'letter ad dressed to hims lf, and poslmarked with the name of b sn all town in, t the State of Penrisylvanift. The envelope bore unmis takable evidence of 'having I been opened and reSe: - hd„ and the address was in a lady's liiind writing. "Therb sir,' Said he, caref Ily removing the letter, and handing the envelope to the Agerit for inspection, ithat 'ere letter has been robbed iby ;Some post I ?ffice thief of twenty-six dollars. Now I want you, to catch him alid put screws to him—give him ten year's at least I' don't care !for the loSs of the money," (it 's singular, by , 1 11 the way, hol.v .sublimely ind'fferent to pe cuniary considerations most p(.-ople are who prefer : these ; coMplaints,) "b; ti I'd like to see the rascal caught."l Nov. the Agent ha , jing• had considerable , previous experience inl the investigation of ca:;eg „: ( 1f "rifling,' was quite sposible that a very ; necessary preliminary td such investi gations was•ra thorough knolwledge of all the (circumstance connected with the affitir, and after attenti -ely exaMinlnc , the envel op, whi4h was liberally b• daubed with mucilage he, observed : . I‘Vt:r4;ll,lsir, I Will take a memorandum of t . your stat 'meat, and if it proses to be a post A ke: thi;, f, as you Say—" I , "If iujoe.s i sir? Why, w io'blse can it be? Isutt there the en;jelopa to speak for 1 I t.,el r— h,i;:ic i it evidently . baen 'torn open . , and gumnied up again ? 0' course its a post affice thief---any one ea I see that" i -BHbably s sir; but I don't see it, just yet., ;Be good enough to give me the name of the writer et this letter." The youn: man hesitate , ind• at once ; his manners became confuse aid nervous. I "I'd rather not, if its all the same, sir. 1 it'salyodpg lady, and . 1 1 ther , lire peculiar i circuths*ces; about the Case—and—in I port, I Litj witut 114 name mired up I in it. I 1 "But it w it be absolutely necessary, in order to mall, a a proper investigation, that ,I should knhw her name. .Nyithout it I; canr.ot lundeimke to ,do anything in the 1 ina4r.7il I I . The ,' gent l leman still soucylit for some a•, l Lime.to aptd giving the nanie of his fair friend, but at `last aunounc'edl it as Miss :;E: m itt Melville:' 1 \O s leer questions .fellowed r 4 to the cir cuttitances which led to tl e 'enclosure of l t ) -Sc. , ltit. ri3 ne3, S:•c. _ t o which the Complainant I ansWleril in 'an evasive shitunr . l 4 way—evi dently siving to conceal something of ;which he , ll; Secretly ashan ed. 1 . J Perceiviiih the investigation was likely . Ito mace hit slow progress conducted in ;thiA wav,ithe fgent finally ' observed: .i, . , "My fliend, my , me s too precious to 1 '' waste ' 1 in drawino• id mnaqon from yo i ' i` z'l -, with a cork-screw :land od May as we I . I make' up ybur mind eit 1 to give me a 1 clear,l unreserved account sr this transac -1 i tit* Or to go else Where with. bur griev ance. Now please tell me .s by • Miss Mel ville sent yon (or tried to send `•u) this money,, . . 1 "To pay for some broadcloth for a closk.', i "Which you were to purchase for her:' "Yes. that, is, which I Lad purchase( for her." 1 1 I"Oh, I see—the young lady was proba blv here visiiing, and Lein , temporarily out. .. . , 1 - H. t 1 - gallantly forced - of fun..s.yo her to accept a loan—eh 7" 1 ' 1 ‘ , l,'ell i no, not exactly. iTue fact is, I ;sent the 'gSeds to, her, by eJxpress, at her request."i "And of 'Ourse;she being a 101 l friend—" •, , • "Not a fr,Liza ciselv." " k. rehitiii-e then f . ' ~Nr • I • " 1), 'see—something "nearer and • • 1 dearer.' • ye,s," sail the youth, Ni - ith a sheep ish simper, and nervously slinging his hat by the rim, las lie gazed modestly ou the floor—we're lot—engaged, I mean." 'Perhaps, she forgot, tO enclose the mot.ev 1 "No,ll've_ had a letter from her since and slile swears—l mean she's certain • she put the .!money in." I"Perhat L i - lthen," said the affent, striving ; to express his suggestion in the feast offett - sire language, "perhaps she omitted to en close it." e. - claimed the fond lo;'er, roused thisdnsinuation, "what do you mean ? fhere is noldouht, whatever, sir, that the ,young lady sent the money...l, I would stake my lite, sir, on her honol"f• "Oh, derv . well, sir --excuse', me—no of , fense intmcled, I'm sure. But, You know I ' haven't thei pleasure of the yon',ng lady's ' acquain La ntp. By the way, how! long have you known fihor—a Jong time, I p esume?" The votuig gentleman's rnbarras.sme.nt was visiblY increased as he r Tiled, "about six' months "3.,Eet heriin Pennsylvania, I suppose." ebbiet) JO, flee iriviples of IPtio pq3 'the DsFe,Niqqiiort 0f3.1.j0i.414, g.ifeilitol 4:9 if elms. ' I DERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY, .. . . . "Yei—that is, no-..--I can't 'say I did." "Where did you meet her ?" "Why,. I can't say where exactly---don't knowl as I have met her at all, to tell the truth "Telling the truth seems to be a work of time with - you," remarked the agent. drily. "NdW if you'll be good enough to give me a little light about what you do kndw of this young lady, whom you have! never met, ,but whom you propose to marry and on whose honor you are willing to take yourllife, perhaps there may be some ros-i i t pect Of getting at the facts .of this tri;ste-1 riousirobtery—otherwise, you need waste no more time in this neighborhood." "Well, if you must have it, here it is: I You "see, about six months ago, I (just fbrj ,fun, You know)—[ advertised for a wife,l and this young lady happened to advertise!. !for a'husband about the same time, and we answered each other's advertisements. But I then she was in earnest—all on the square. i 011 1 yes," continued be, observing, perhaps, an itiCreduloui smile on the countenance ofj the agent, she , was all right—wanted a bus- I band iin earnest—wanted one bad. She was situated in this way; she hadn't got no father nor mother, and was under the charge of a guardeen—an old fellow about' tifty-and she's , worth about $30,0001 (herehis eyes glistened Covetously) in her; own right, this guardf2en, he takes and puts her into a boarding school, and, intends to 1 force4ier into marrying him. She'd rather have some yoNager fellow, of, course—nat- ural, isn't it ?—so she takes and advertises for ti husband.. So, as I was saying I an swered her advertisement, and she replied to my letter, and so we got up a correspon dence.. Now, there ain't no humbug about her--. 4 can tell when a gall's in earnest— and I know.she's all right by way the was writes. So about i two weeks ago she save in a postscript to one of her letters—"l wish you would 'go to Stewart's and get me five yards of black br, - 41cloth and send it to me! by epress. I want It for a cloak, and I'll send you the money just as soon as it comes, and don't fad to let me know just' how much it is, for I don't want you to be iat any expense for ins." So I went to Stewart's and got the cloth, and sent it by express, and wrote to her and told hei. it was twenty-six dollars, and then she nut the money in this letter,' and s i lmie, darned thief in a postoffice has gone hnd stole it out ;that is mill there is about t." "0; that's all; is it," said the agent, with 1 diffiealty 'restraining the laugh which this pitiful tale of true love was calculated to j provoke, "Well, sir, there is no doubt but ' yoU are a very much abused ind'vidual, and if you will call again in about a fort ninht4 think I will th6n be able .o dive {you some deffinite information in regar7l to i the !natter." "Thank You, sir, only put thr l t post office fell* in the State prison, and I'll be satis fied.!- I don't care much about sate money; that is I donit care so much about it; but ifvOu could get it back—" - "I shall do el'erything possible, sir; good morning," • "(xood Morning, sir.", • I Vpnetually at the expiration of the fart nigh't the victim of this heartless postofficel robbery presented himself to hear the result l of the investigation. The agent by writ ing one or two letters, and availing him-1 self of certain other means at his command, had `in the meantime entirely satisfied himsel!f ss to the author of the outrage, and was qtlite prepared• for the visit: "GOod morning, sir. Have you found; out yet who stole my money ?" I "Yes, sir, I think I have." ''m glad to bear it. Did you get any: of it )ack "No a cent " "Well, su p pose • he'Sln the State prison; by this that know of, but it is not impos sible that her ay reach that institution one cif these da - s. Here's a letter that; will 'tamps explai the matter betterlthan I can.l I received it few days since from Pe 4 pSylvania." The a r) xious you , o.en-1 tleman at once recogni his Emily'sl hand-writing, and hastened o read the fob lowing: "—, Pa., Jan. 1 186— Mr. P 0. Agent. DEAR SIR-I find that you have eel); making some inquiries abotit that twen six dellars i tl sent (in a horn) to :George X 1 you ma: tell him tbr me that the broadcloth is invested in a first class "shaag, 1 hai" Overcoat. You may also tell him that I I don',t go to boarding school so much a.s did; also that I don't belong to the soft sex, though I think he does. You might' mention, while von ale about it. that when I I get 'that $30,000 I will send him half of it—it the same way I sent him the other.' Also, ltell him "Ever of thee." YOurs truly, EMILY MELVILLE. • I (or any other man)." . There was a deep silence during the! reading Of the epistkj in the office of the Agerit, whd had considerately turned 'his back !while the unhappy victim was learn inc, of his wasted affection and cash. The silenCe continued so'• long that the agent turned to offer what; little •Consolation was iii his poWer. But be was spared the task. A., TUESDAY DECEMBER 4, 1866. The *less young man had noiselessly de partedi—possibly to take the first train for Perinsilvania, possibly to meditate in soli , tude aver the comparative advantages of "love at first sight' and love before sight. Wh6r4ver he went, he has not returned. SEiLLING A GRINDSTONE. - Arn i ong Fred's numerous friends was JudgeiNewton, who resided in Mahoning coUnty, Stafe of Ohio. Fred always made the Judge's house his home when he tray- i Bled tlie part of the country. The Judge was a - ne, jovial old fellow, fond of a joke and wits always trying to get a joke upon ' Fred, ivhen he stayed with him. One day, some time in the year 1839, Fred 4•as passing through, and put up with him oter night. In the, morning he was • deternred to drive a trade with him of some Mind, offering in his usual way. to , take anything for payment: , • ' "I'll tell von what I'll do,'' said ',the 1 Judge 4 laughing, "I've got a first rate grind stone out in the yard, if you'd take that r I'll trade it out." ' ) "Vjry well;" said Fred, "I'll take it, it's just ad good pay as I want." • . Thy went out to the wagon, and the Judgel turned out, his grindstone, which Fred 'paled in his wagon and started. lie had not gdne far befo i re he saw a customer and' stlipped his team. "Gc l od morning, Squire—want anything in my line .liis Morning?" "Well, I don't, know, Fred," replied lie in a bludering tole, "got any gyrindston s ' ? L "Yes, sir; rot a first-rate one; just come lout mid look at-it." Nolv it happened the man really did not want l a grindstone; he, was acquainted with !Fred and sp4ke in alp manner he. did be- I cause .ie had no idea Fred had one. I "I ;'ike the Jocks of that stone," said he, lafter qxamining it, "and as I want one very I inuel4 and you take anything fer'payment, I'll gi - e you six cents a pound for it (four 'cents lwas the regular price) provided you 1 will take - such property as I turn out to 1•you fOr payment." 1 , "Certainly," said Fred, " I alway. do." 1 ' "Vi2ry well, How much dues the grind -1 stone 1 wei2-,11 1" I"Jtst forty-eight ponds," said Fred, and pr l ocei-ded to unload it. • "Npw come with me, Fred," said the Old Squirt, grinning, when this was finished, and et your pay." • I Fred followed him to the stable. "T 'ere," said lie, pointing to a bull calf. just s x weeks old, which was standing in !the stable, "there's a first-rate calf, worth 1 about three dollars, :which I SDI - TO:Se, %VIII !• pay :don for the stone," , "lThry good, Oust as good pay as I want, - said Fred, as he unfastened his calf and led him to his wagon. "But stop a minute," said le, "I.' shall be baet this, way in about i three weeks, and if foll will 'keep him till then,ll will pay vote what's right for it" I "(Ai, yes, I'll keep him for you," sail the il q uire, laughing, as Fred drove off i with ;the idea of Laving beat him. I He supposed that Fred would neven call i for tl e calf, but lie did not know his man, i land I•hen lie called, the Squire had noth- l ino• better than to give tipl his property. : 1 . .'l3.c. then traveled, - and as it was now near , ought Fred concluded to put up with the ' !Judge. . . • Au he alighted at;tfie gate he was met by a iearty shake of the hand; and "how !are 3lou Fred'.' What did you do With your bid grindstone ?' - "1 sold it a day or two ago, at .a good profit i I can tell you; . I received six cell a pours it fur it.' 'Ali!" said the Judo-e' in surprise; but what have you got there ?" now for the first time noticing the calf. "Or said Fred; indifferently, I'4.l:at's a calf Ilin taking to Col. Davis up our way ; I : the dalonel Made the promise to fetch him one,and be seems to set great value on him: Ifor in l y part I consider him nothing but a' common calf, not worth more than three dollam 1 l It nigh t i be a- well to mention that this 1 , ,e, was about the; of die Teat excitement 1 abouti imported stock, and that Colonel D.. I of wl4oin Fred spoke, was a man known of iJudg?, , Newton to be a heavy importer of !force* stock, particularly of the Durham 1 Judge Newton had- often endeavored to procure some of the stock, but as it was then •ery scarce, and bore a high price,, he i le - am nod it a little morn closely thinking to - urchase it. I "1 I's one of the regular Durhams, sure," said lie musing, "and a fine one at that; if you \' ill.l art with him,Fllgivelyou twenty ] five dollars or; him." 1 d "Cbuldn't hart with him for no such money . Colon.] Davis is to give me,• l I sever4y-five as so,. u.as I get h l oine." / "well you can't ake him clear home 1 with ;you, and if you . let me hay Lim;' 1 I'll gjre you fifty dollar.. for him " / 1 •¢ "Nlo. I can't do it; I've 'isappointed the: l Col two or three times a. ready and lied l W 0111 4: tit like it at all if I shou 4 disappoint!, him this way again." "Bjit," said . the Judge, now' bccimuing , anxious, "you can tell hini you has t not - [beenb bt'er tie mountainl." "I I don't know about it, Judge," said , i Fred, after a pause. "As you say it's some ways' home, and Will costsomething to get him there; and if ypu will give me seventy five dollars - I don't know but you may take him." The Judge Was delighted his pur7, , I chase and paid the money on) the spot. ! I As they were taking the calf to the barn, Fred remarked : ' "I say, Judrre, I don't see what there is about that, calf that Makes him worth! more money than any other. I believe 11 can get as many such calves as I want for three dollars." , . "Perhaps you can," answered the Judge, "in a few years when they become plenty."' In the morning when Fred ,was startinrr, he remarked : "I hope When you have any more grind stones to sell you'll remember nier "Thank you; I will," said the Judge riot exactly understanding wbat Fred was driv ing at. 1 . i,! • A few days afterjred was . rgone, the Squire of whom Fred bad bought the calf` ,vas' passing, when Judge Newton called to! him to telt him that be had at last suc ceeded in obtaining. 'sonic of the fanied stock. The Squire, expressed- a. desire to ! see it, and they proeeeded to the barn. "Is that the one t" 'said be., “y es :, 1 Tito did 'you rfet, it of ?" "Of Fred Grishgold ; I paid'him seventy live dollars for it." The Squire burst out into a loud laugh. "Why Judge," said he as soon as he could spclak, "I sold him !that calf a short time 3g(l, for a grindstone!" The Judge was perfectly astonished.- He thought. - of 4 a 'moment and thq said : I • . "Yes—l sold him that grindstone. has beaten me at my own game! • lie told me that calf was not worth more than thee dollars! ! Don't say anything abbotthis, and you may hate 'the calf and wel > • 1 eome.' The Judge went Lack to the house mut tering' "13E 2 A-.1.1" Fred often called there after this, but Judge Newton never reverted, to the sub ject, neither did he ever wish to dispose of any more gindltones. • KILLEDi ABEL-")1y little bQy," asked a Sunday School teacher of a new scholar, the other,,Sauday,,"cau yoa tell we who killed Abel?" "Yes ma'am." "Well, my, little dear, don't be afraid. Who killed Abel : . "The rebels." I "Oh, uol Johnny," reinowitrated the 'good Lea4:7llel. . "We are not taking about that. Don7t you know, wIM kille t l Abel ?" "Yes ma'am, th 6 insisted the scholar. "No, my child, C.iia killed Abel. Now remember; think of SulTar cane. lam go ing to ask you about it. next Sunday. .Think of sugar cane.". The next Sunday came, and the boy wes catechized. . • • "Weil •Ma'am'. Must tell ?" "Certainly,my dear. Who killed Abel ?" "Sorghum." i The teacher curflumicued. • Many amusing apecdo4es are related of the Rev Joshua : Brooks. of Manchester, England, a clerirvman of irritable temper. Perhaps the foTiowinf , is the best: The church6rd was surrounded by a low para pet wall, to walk l along which requir ed nice hal:zincing of the body, zind was one of the favorite feats of the neii:rhborinr , bovN. The practice greatly armoycrd Joshua, and: one davl while reading the burial service ft • a ~ the graveside, his eve l caughtchimney 7 sweep Nislking on the wail. , This caused', the eccentric chaplain, by abruptly. giving, an ordei to the beadle, to make the follow 7 i fnir, interpolation in the solemn/wor :s of funeral service: "And I:heard-a voice fron Heaven savino•— • --knocle that black racal off the wall!" . 1 Little Marnie's father .is generally too busy to•attend the weekly prayer meeting. One clay she Was chsenssinff the great here after with her inaudna,f whet the folloWing dialorrue ensued: Ma mice—" Marna - will you. go to Heaven when you die," Mama— ")Tes, I hope so child, 11.1amie." Well, mama, I hope I'll go too, or you'll / be lonesome." Mainti-011, I hope ,your papa will ao too." / • no, papa ert (rot he can't leave 17w store." . _ • The President, in his late St. Louis speech, under the inspiration of an audito ry composed. of rebels and semi-rebels, re leased his pugnacity from all the restraints of common decency and common sense,. and ex i elaimed, will veto every one of its Measures." Since then, - if he is not deafer 'than an adder he hats, heard the voice . of thel ' people in respOnse to. his.coarse threats, against their. representatives. It is not probable he . wl.ll now attempt to mains (rood his deliberations, and if he does be good. can bring nobody to harm but hip self. TER U S.--SLSO FEWANNUS. Ariiunter Shot` all Peer. , Devoted as all the English - . race is to field sports; and general as ithe Purina of them has grown ' ~ the Shooting season eau never without accidents. Most of these, however distreming, are ordinary enough in character. , But lin• Scotland a calamity has befallen a : first 7 rate and well' tried forester, which -is really one of the ,most extraordinary ever - told in the annals of the rifle. , There are curious stories by doens in the records of "food and dale Every book of hunting and shooting ecru tains some wonderful tale, land every old shot can spin yarn after yar,n of "wild Ids ventures that befell." • Surd() that are net believed are none the lees true; for travel= ers i and hunters do " - strangeltbings" as Well as "see" them, and are °fled, shy of relating alllthey know, because truth is so often less probable than fiction. Wlip would credit, for example, that a wild Anstralian bull, in full charge, had been felled to the ground and slain by a pebble the.own from the hand. Yet that is on record. And in the long lists of the accidents that have befall en the disciples of St. Hubert we find the oddest of tales. It is Hstlis, we believe, who narrates in his "Highlands of Ethio. pia" that a dying antelope pushed into the pursuer the hunting-knife which was drawn to slay it, well nigh "gralloehing" the man instead of suffering that process itself Something of the same character, but more extraordinary still, is the Unfortunate awl= dent which occurred in Mar Forest. It is not very uncommon for deer to kill their banters. The brow antlers of a "stag of . ten" are like bayonets, and the old song ..says, "If thou be hurt with horn of hart it brings thee to thy grave." I But who ever heard of a stag shooting the man who shot it? Nobody would Sare4 invent such aft incident in a Volume of ,Sport. Yet the thing has really happened {this year in the l'Grainpians, and a right gOod forester was buried among the mountains last day, who was shot through the heart by it bullet fired by a stag of which he had made , sure, and which was itself. at the point of l death. •; _ . The unlucky sportstriant was named Geo. Urquhart; and was a first-rate and suceegrit ful 'deerstalker, one of the hest of Mr. Pow ell's foresters at Brtemar. i When out with his master and some others o 1 the face of Cairntoul, a fine stag was 's tal ed and sur rounded by the party, I_Trqu rt was sent to keep the animal from esca ink by the head of the,glen, and firing at i he wound ed it again. Another forester then joined him, and the two followed the stag out or the Main pass into a very deep glen, with broken ground and precipitous sides, and a foaming burn below: The deer 'was so bad ly hurt that the men came up with him; and 'Urquhart tried to drive him down with the bett-bnd of the rifle.before dealing the finishing blow. In, despair and pain, the stag lashed out.; and striking the hammers of the piece knocked one i off and brought the 'other down on the Cap, so that the charge exploded, and drove the bullet straight through the foreSter's bOdy. He stood for a moment, and then Said, quietly, "I AM shot," and fell into the arms of his companion Grant, who laid hitn. down and triad to. stop the i bleedirt ! Seeing the poOr fellw was so moth hurt, Grant hastened up the glen, and' foUnd his master, with the others wondering mita-hid become of the two men.! On hearing :the melancholy news. Mr. Powell and the others itumeli alelY went down to Urquhart; while his coarade ran over the hills to a shieling, seven or eight miles off, for further.assist :nice, and thence to Braemar, sixteen miles further, for doctors. But the forester ,wa.4 as 'fatally hit as the stag, Which had drop pod !dead a little way beIoW; and although he could tell how the accident happened when his master first came up, by-atitl-by he grew weaker and weaker, and died tut the , twilight began to fall. At about 1 o'clock the men came babk, and, placing the body on a hid pony,: they carried it out of the pass. But by this time the darknem was! so dense that in the wilderness and desolation the mournful party utterly lost their way. At midnight they were oblig ed t i p lay the corpse on the heather, and alt down to wait for the morning, but just en sttl,pping they saw the fire in the shieling to which Urquhart's companion had first gone, and then the lanthorns: of the men sent out to look for them. -So at laSr they got ;shelter. The fdoctors had aisd, Tome s but thedeer-stalker was long pas,t their help-dead and Cold like his slaykir, the antlered king of the hills which lay 1 in the wild, mountain burn, The stag' had posi tively shot the forester with his oWn rifle, in its dying agony, avenging the ff,eatit of many a "heart of Brea' e," and its own fate beside.—London Trcinscript 7 Oct 17, '66. An Irishman was directed by a' I -dy of large size to secure and pay for two seats In a 'stage, as she NV anted comfortable room in riding. The felitmt returned and said,. "rye . paid for those two seats you told me to; but as I could noqet but o'e seat for the inside, I took the other far the outside." "Truo philosophy - has depth without. darku4s, but much that pates for it hag darkness without depth."
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