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POTTEp, JOURNAL ,
X., W. 11104SBNIST, Prowletor.
mar Devoted 1 , ,0 he canes of Republicanism,the in-
Serests of Itglietlt re, the advancement of Education,
and the best gocd Id Potter county. Owning no guide
except that of Principle, ityvilLendeavor to aid in the
work of more full" Freedomizing our Country.
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war Advertisem ants inserted at the following rates,
1 1119PP.i.•vrilere specialbargainn are made, A "square
I. tollimof Erevlor or 8 of Nonpareil types':
I..gidare,`l. itietion " - $1 50
I equare,2 or 3 Inetertionw----. -- . .... . 2 00
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Bach subsequent insertion less than 13 • 40
' "Lequare,l yeati ....... .. . ... .... ....10 00
Au 4pess Cordel ..
1 year....... . . .......... . 5 00
AdMluistrator' or Executor's Notices . • 300
;;; Special and Editorial Notices per line 20
sarA.II tranafejlti advertfaementa mast' be paid in
-edvanop,and no n ace will be taken of advartl , ements
from - a distance, ulaiess they are accompanied by the
money or satisfactory referencd. -
Ear Job Work, Of all kinds r executed with neatness
and despatch.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Erna and Acccir o told Ancient:York Masons
EIIILILLIA GE.: No. 342, F. A.-74. Stated
Meetings on he 24 and 4th wednesaays of each
month. ,Hall, In the 3d Story of the Olmsted Block.
D.O.LAstiumes,Seb. WAL SHEAR, nf.hf.
0. T ELLISON, M. D.,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Coudersport,. Pa.,
respectfully I forme the citizens of the villaze and
vicinity that ho w It promptly , respond , to all calls for
professional Bovines. Mice on Firstairent, first door
west of his residence. 1740
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ins reside ca.
J MN S. MANN,
a.AITORNAY,. AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
Coudersplllll4 Pt.:, will attend the several Courts
otter and Cameron counties. All business en
trusted:to his ore will receive prompt attention.
Offtee on Main stret, in residence.
• OL3IST II and .L.ABRABE E,
I TTOIENEYS AT LAW, Coudersport, Penl
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-tt..- Will attend o all business entrusted to their
rare with promptness And fidelity. Will also attend
dissevers! courts' In the adjoining counties. Office
In this sew nd storey of the Olmsted Block. .
ISAAC BENSON,
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A' TTORNEY- T. I. A.W, Coudersport, Pa., will
21. attend to all business entrusted to him with care
and promptness. Attends Courts of adjoining coun
ties. Office on 8 ondstreet,near the Allegany bridge
Je. W. KNOX,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR. AT.LAWi
Couderspor i Pa., will' attend the oourts in Pot
•er and the adjoining. counties.
BITTER, M. D.;
vaEI YSICIAN and Surgeon would respectfully. In
, ;form the citizens of Coudersport and vicinity
t tbe las opeped an Office In the Coudersport
Hotel, and will bb ready at all limes to make pro.i
Tetfatonal calls:lt is a regular graduate of Buffalo
`Medical College f 1860. Jan.
EL ON at TELOMPSON, •
TI L ENLER9 I Drugs, Medicines, l'aints,
Varnishes, ,amps and Fancy articles, Books of
all kinds—School and II issellaneous, BtarlGnery,ln
41r.e. Mannln s old Jewelry Store.. Jan- 1,'67.
REIFLOLER .111eAX;AAINEY,
T LAW, HARRISBURG, Penn'n.—
he Collection of Claima aguir.st the.
Ante GovernmentA,such no PenelonA,
Payotc-Adaread Box. 95, t larrixbu rg
7. C. .siettitcy
Amu gErs,
Agate for ,
rated States and ;
Bounty, Arrears o
W. - X. MELBA, • •
McALARNEY,
-El FAL ESTATE and INSURANCE AGENT.-
11 - Ai Lind Bonglitt and Sold, Taxes paid and Titles
'lnvestigated. 'lures property against flue in the best
companies in the Coeutry, and Persons against Acci
dents Irl the Travelers Insnrance,Company of Uart
ford. Business transacted promytly 17-29
I STEBBINS 4: Co., •
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- =Dealers in Dry Goods, Fancy
curies. Provisions,Flour, Feed, Pork,
sually kept in a good country store.
nd sold 17 29
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411 C 11 ANT
In Goods, Gr
and everything
sProduce bought
. SIMMONS,
WELLSVILLE N. Y., Whole
tail Dealer in Dry Goods, Fancy and
hing,Ladies DressGuods.Groceries,
Retailers supplied on liberal terms.
MEIWICANTI
Bale and RI
ittride Goode.Olu
arloar, Feed, dr e.,.1
I REES, S. JONES,
It eaters in Drugs, 'Medicines, Paints,
1 y Articles, Stationery, Dry Goods,
tan Street, Coudersport, Pa
IVIERCEUNT—
Oils, Fan.
kiroceries, &C., •
101. E. OLMSTED,
MERCHANT—DeaIer In Dry Goodsi l ßeady-made
Clothing,, Crockery; Groceries, Flour, Feed,
Pork, PIN/Vibiollg &C., Main street, Coudersport, Yu
i • • C I LLINS SMITH,
lEROIIAN —Dealer in Dry - Goods, Groceries,
, Prorlsienn, Hardware, gneensware, Cutlery,
and all Goods nsnally found in a country store. n'6l
J. OLMSTED, •
TirAItDWARE liferanant, and Deide'r in Stoves,
,-11 L. • Tin and Sheet Iron•Ware,ldainatreet,Couder.
import, Pent.'a. Tin and Sheet Iron Wate made to
alder. in goodittle, on short notice.
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I COU ERSPORT HOTEL.
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irC.l7Eft&r. LYEA,PHoenteros, Corner of Main
. and Seco dstreets,Coudersport,PotterOp.Pa.
-.A Livery Stable Is also kept in connection with• this
nott.L. Milk Stages to and from the Railroads.
' ' 'Potte .Torarilal Job-Office.
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.4antqa. lat)ly added a line now - assortment of
WV NOB-TYP to our already large assortment.
we are now prep red to'do all kinds of work, cheaply
end with taste a d neatness. Orders solicited. .
.AN . . HOUSE .
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Ater county," Penneylvinia.
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AIiVIS. Proprietor. Ha leg
cellent Hotel, the proprietor wish ex
ilaintance of the traveling public and
( giving satisfaction to all who may
:h. 12, 66 tf
LYRA,
Pfl
102,1TRTON
_l.) taken this e
0 Mldtb the =qv
eelz.contident of
all on tinn.—Fe'
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IkRBLE . WORK
uments and .Tomb-Stones
kinds; will be furnished on reasonn
1 • ins and short notice by
C. Breunle.
~ idenee : Hulalia, 1% miles south of
lersport, Pa., on the Sinnetnaboning
lur orders at the Post Office. feel'a
DAN BAKED.
mo
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ail
bid te l
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••-•—•-• Cott.
Boad,'or leaco'y
IIDITY and WAR CLAIM AGENCY
ocnred for 'Soldiers of the present
bled by reason of wounds received
tat while in the service of the United
lons, bounty, and arreare.of pay oh-
F. or heirs of those who have died or
e to service. All letters ,f inquiry
od; and on receipt by mall of a state
• of claimant, I will forward the ne
,r their signature. Fees In Pension
law. Refers to Norm Inom Benson,
ohn S. Mann and F. W. Knox, Eeq
DAN BAKER,
Claim Agent, Condi:A-sport, I'a.
ENSION;
Peaidolis p
• ar who aro di,'
Or disease oont
antes : --and pen :i
tattled for widow ',
been killed whi
promptly answo
went or the °as.
essary papers f•
oases as Sxod by,
d • G. Olmsted,
JuneB 61
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Will C the Itch in 48 Hours ! '
' Also cures -SALT RHEUM, 'ULCERS, CHID
BLAIN'S, enci 11 ERUPTIONS OF TUE SKIN.
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Price 60 cents. • or enle•by all drnzeists. _By .sezuli 0 ¢
en cents to WE KS & POTTER, Solo 'Agents, 170
Waablngton etre t, Boston, It will lie forwarded by
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Beautiful Sentiment.
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There's many's gem unpolished ,
- And lnariy a star unknown -
Many a bright bud perished,
Neglected Ind alone— •
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liVhen bad ;a word been spoken,
in kindly, gentle tone, - -
The bad had bloomed unbroken,
Toe gem had grpeed a throrie.
Then 0 I scorn not thellowly,'l
Nor do them any wrong,
' Lest thott:drish an impales hilly,
' :Or blight a soul of song. i .
IlofliE INFLUENCE;
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"What's; that„ I wonder!" said Mrs.
Seaburn, as. ahe heard a ring at the base
ment door i '
- ' "Ah—it's Marshall," returned her hus
band, Who had looked ,out of the window,
and rebognized the grocer's eart.
"And what have you sent home now,
Henry?", ' ' '
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But before . Seaburn could answer,
the door of ;the Isitting roomwas_ opened,
and one ;of the domestics 1 ked in and
asked,` 1 , e
"What'll II do with the demijohns,
mum?" I ' i ' '
"Dentijohns!" repeated Mrs.. Seaburn.
"Let t eli:1 set its the hall, and I'll attend
to, them,' ince.rposed the husband.
"Henry,l What have you sent home now."
the wife , asked, after ' the domtglic had
gone. 1
"Some nice old brandy," replied Henry.
Cora Seaburn ilooked * , up at the clock,
and then glanced down upon the-floor.
There w..s - a cloud upon her fair brOw; and
it was 'very evident that something lay
heavily upon her heart.' Presently she
waked tb the , wall, and pulled the bell cord,
and the summons was answered by the
chambermaid.
,
' Are George and. Charles in their room I"
"Yes,l ma'am"
"Tell hem/ it is school time."
The girl Went out, and in ,a little while
two boys eqtered the sitting room, with
theil :boks under their arms, and their caps t
in their 1 ands. They
,were bright, happy,
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healthy 'fellows, with goodness and truth
stampedi, upon their rosy faces, and the
light of 'freelconsciendes gleaming in their
sparkli i ng eyes. George was thirteen years
of age and 'Charles' eleven, and certainly
tlioA wo parents had reason to be proud
of tlieini
The lioysl kissed their Mother, gave a
happy i ‘good morning" to the 'father, and
then; went away to school. ' '
"Clora," said Mr. Seaburn, some time
after the beis had goue, "what makes you
so l T sober?" II
"Sober?", repeated the Iwife, looking up.
"Yes. You have beef' sober and mute
ever ;since tlie' grocer cane."
"Do you want me to tell you, why."
i"Of cours e I do." 1 !
"Well, liehry, I am sorry you, shad that
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spirits brought into the house.
"I'obh! I What's the use of talking_ so,
Cor4 ?'You lWouidn' have me do Without it,
would you ?" ' . ,
"Yes.' 1, '
"Why—rhat, do you mean i"
"II mean , hat I would cut , clear from the
stuff now and forevr."
"Bu—ObraL-you are wild. What
What should we do at our dinner parties
without wine r 6..1
“Do as others do I who have it not "
i "But—mercy ! what would people think t
Are•you afraid that I—but no—l will not
ask so foolidi a tkiestiou," . . I
"Ask it,: Henry. Let .us speak plainly,
now . that we, have commenced."
IWell, l l was about to ask if you were
afraid thatl I should ever—drink too
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much 3" , I 1 1
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1 "That's ot a fair question, Henry. ,I
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Was not tinking of that, at all. But I
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will imswe 1 that by and by. You have
no fixed apP'etite tbr it now,
r, ' '
1 "Of course not." .
1 "Then it .',viil not cost you any effort of
Will to abstaUl l 'frorti its use." -
1 "Not a I Not a particle.t' • .
".A.nd
_you only have ; it in your house
and larva it Ito ydur friends, and drink it
yOniself, because it, is fashionable! or, in
other words . , l you do it because others do
iii" • "1 . ,
I[ “r do it 1 because," said. Mr. Seaturn,
hesitatinrr 'poise in his choice of language—
`.brause it! would appear 'T4y odd and
niggardly, and very fanatical, not to do it s " ,
This last was spoken emphatically. 1
"But," pursit'ed Mrs. Seaburn, with a
calmness and assuran of one who feels
the - sustaining influence of Right, "you
would not do whatyou were convinced
was wrong'] out !of respect to any such con
sideration, I would yoti I' "You know I
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would not, H err. This question of tem
perance;; I 'know, is good in the abstract,
and I am wilingwillingup
understand It: I am no tee totaller."
"Hen ry ,'1„, sai
look into his fa
few questions,
equivocation
or
metliodictil / ly i l
answer,'? /
"Then,- r -firS,
1 frienclynrle lin 1
drinitingflin
lic)
n t
rd? 1 hat k i
good fro 4tl"
"No, I tiet,
Deootia to fig, 'ttitielpies of 'hie Domootqc,p, qqa the issoilliO4tioß of Yohiag, iLitel'ittO 4 1 1 6 ifebn•
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COUDERSpORT, POTTER. COUNTY, PA., TUESDAY JANUARY 8, 1867.
hialwife, with an earnest
"will you answer -me a
and answer .them without
evasion I" "Bless me, how
u put it, Cora.' Btit I will
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do you believe.
ny sy berieft;
xicating beverl,
; is, do, you. deri
• you, or your
tted by the
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ages at your
ive any real
say th,at we di
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" o you think ,the time has.ever been
since we were married, when we actually
needed wine in the-house either for health
or comfort?": • i.
"Why—l think it has adnsinistered to
our c.ornfort, Cora."
"How?"
"Ok—in many ways !" •
"Name one of them."
"Why—in the real enjoyment of our
, uestt e,
az,
"AN! but I. am speaking -of ourselves,
HenrY—of you and me and our little fam
ily. Has it ever ministered to our com
fort?"
"No,I can't say that, it has."
' And if it was . banished from our house
to day; and forever, as a beverage, should
19 ` suffer ; in consequence?" "Certainly.
%tat should our friends say?"
"Ah, but stop. lam only speaking of
our own affairs, as shut out from the world,
by or own fireside. I want all extran-
Cous considerations left. out. Should we,
as a family, suffer in our moral, physical,
social or domestic affairs in the total abstin
ence frOm this beverage?"
"No,' I don't know that we should:.'
"Then to you, as a husband, and as a
father, and as a man, it is of no earthly
use?"
"No." •
"And would it cost you no effort, so far
as you alone are. concerned, to break clear
from it?"
"Not a particle." -
"And now, Henry," pursued the wife,
with increased earnestness, " I have al few
more. questions to ask. Do you believe
that the drinking of intoxicating beverages
is an evil in this country?"
"Why, as it is now going on, I ,certainly
do."
"And, isn't it an evil in society 1"
"Yes "
"Look over this.eity, and tell me if it is
not a terrible evil."
"A terrible evil grows out of the - abuse
of t i Cora."
"And will you tell me, what good grows
out of the use of it?
"Really, love, when you come down to
this abstract point, you have the field—
but should govern their , appetites. All
things may be abused."
'Yes. But will you tell me the use—
the real good—to be derived from drink
ing wine and brandy?" •
"As I said before, it is a social custom,
and ,bas its charms."
"Ah, there you have it, Henry. It has
its cbarms as the deadly snake is said to
have I But I see you are in hurry."
"It is time I was at the sre."
"I will detain you but a oment longer,
j ,
Henry: Just answer me afew more ques
tions. ! Now call to mind alllthe families of
your acquaintance ; of all the domestic
circle you have known from your schoolboy
days to the presnt. Run your thoughts
through the various homes where you have
been intimate. Do this, and tell me if, in
any one instance you ever knew a single joy
to be planted by the hearth-stone by the
wine-Cup. Did yon ever know One item of
good to a family from its use ?' •
"No, I cannot say. that I evor did ;, not
as you mean."
"And now you answer me again—Think
of these homes once more. Call to memo
ry thei playmates of your childhood—think
of tfle homes they have made—think of
other ;homes—think of the firesides where
all yoU know dwell, and
- tell me if you have
seen any sorrows flow 'from the wine cup?
Have:you seen any great griefs planted by
the inpnicating bowl upon the hearthstone!"
Henry Seaburn did not answer, for, there
pmsed before him such grim specters of sor
riows 'and grief that he shuddered at the
mental vision. - He saw the youth cut
down' in the hour of ,promise;• he saw
hearts broken and homes made desolate;
he saw affection wither' up and die; and no
, :. intellects) stricken down ! Good heavens!
w i at4ights he saw as he unrolled the can
v, - - Of his memory.
"!‘Henry," whispered the wife, moving to
his', side, and winding one arm gently
around his neck ~ , w e have two boys—they
are growing to be men. They are noble,
generous and warmhearted. They love
their home and honor their parents. They
are here to form those characters--to rece
ive those impressions which shall be the ba
sis upon which their future weal or woe
must rest. Look at them —4O, think of
therri. Think of them doino• battle in the
great struggle of life beforethem.• Shall
theycarry out from their kome one single
evil influence Shall they, in the time to
come, fall by the way side, cut down by the
demon of the cup, and in their dying our
curse the example whence they derive the
appetite? 0--for our children—for those
two boys—for the memories we would have
thern cherish of their homes--for the good
old age they may reap—let us cast out this
thing now and forever!" •
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"Henry, you are not offended?"
"No,' he said. He returned her kiss,
and without another word left the house
and returnde to the stored.
How strange did circumstances work to
keep the idea his wife had given him alive
in his mind. That very, morning lie net
ayouth, the son of his wealthy friends in
a state of wild intoxkation; and during th 4
forenoon he heard that young Aaron G--;
had died at sea. He knew that young
Aaron had been sent away' that he might
be reclaimed. ' I
After the bank had closed, and as Henry'.
Seaburn was thirilung of going to his din'
ner, he received a note through the Penny
Post! It was from a medical friend, anti
contained a request that he would call at
the fiospital on his way home. The hospii
tal was not much out of his way, and h
stopped there. i
"There is a man in the lower wards wh
wishes to see you,"said the doctor. L*11)
he know me?" asked Seaburn. "He say
he does." .
"What is his namer
"He won't tell us. Heliy tit
red that of Smith ; but lam satis ed that sue
is not his true name. He is in the las
stage of consurntion and delirium. He h
lucid intorvals but they do not last. H
has been here a week. .He was 'picked u
in the street and brought here. He hea
your name and said he new, yeti oncei
Mr. Seaburn wont to' the roonx .whe
the patient lay, and looked at him ---urel,'
he never knew that man: "There must
some mistake." he said. 1
The invalid heard him, and opened hi •
eyes—such bloodshot, sunken, unearth!'
looking eyes. 1
'"Harry," hizi whispered, tryin g to lift hini,
self upon his elbow; "is this Harry Se:"L
burn?" 1
"That is •my name."
"And you don't know me?"
"I am sure Ido not" And he'would
have said he did not wish to, only the ma
seemed so utterly miserable that he wouri
not wound what little feeling he migh
have left..
"Have you forgotten your old p . layma :
in boyhood, Harry—your friend in °the
years—your chum in College?" "What!'
gasped Seaburn starting back aghast, fro .
a glimmer of truth burst upon him. "Th s
is not Alec Lornberg?"
"All that is left of him, my Hal," retu ;-
ed the poor fellow, putting forth his waste.
skeleton hand, and smiling a faint, quive
ing, dying smile. Ah—Pater, Peccavi
"Alexander Lornberg?" said Harry, ga , -
ing into the bloated, disfigured face bef6 e
him. • . . i
“You wouldn't have known me Hal "
"Good heavens—no!"
"I know lam altered. Ah, Hal,
transit munch." . .
"But, Alec," cried Seaburn, "how is this
Why are you here?"
"Rum, Hal, rum! I'm abovt done for
But I wanted to see you. They told '
you lived not far away; and' I would lo '1
upon one friend before I died." I
"But I heard you were practicing in yo
profession, Alec, and doing well." "So I
did well when I practiced, Hal, I ha :
made some pleas; but I have given up' • al
lat."
"And your father,
where is he?"
"Do not mention him, Hal. We'.ve br ,
1. en. Ido not know him; he taught it
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and then . turned the cold shoulder to .; e some ofhis money which has been'-"salted
when I drank too much. But I'm goin ~ down" in speculating ib gold. The result
Hal—going, going. was easy to be foreseen. He lost. To re-
Harry Seeburn gaml into.that horrib, c cover he took money from his business.
face, and remembered what its owner h.. Again he lost. His bUsiness became em
been—the son of wealthy parents; the idil barrassed, in despair he committed suicide,
of a fond mother; the favorite at school,
t and Miss Walker aufl her brother found
play, at college; a light of intellect and ph , -
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themselvs six months ago the inhabitants of
steal beauty; and ennoble, generous frien.. a room on the upper floor of the double. ten-
And' now, alas! ' etnent 209 .Sixth, street. Miss Walker,
"Alec, can I help you V' some months ago, in an old paper mopped
"Yes." And the poor fellow star •d
higher from his pillow, and something I around a parcel which sire was taking home
high
f from a "slop shop," itaw an account of,
the irld light struggled for a moment in Schwartz' undertaking, and resolved to im
his eye. "Pray for me, Hal, pray for .y itate it. i
soul. Pray that I may go where my mot ier Maps were obtain 4 and the city studied
is. She won'td:sowit her boy. She eo i ld carefully. Each day's work for her Self,
not have done it had she lived. 0 ! e her brother Grady, who was formerly in
was a good mother, Hal. Thank God, i i . e her father's employ, was carefully marked
did not. live to see this! Pray for Ime out. Every preparation which' limited
pray—pray I Let me go to her !" 1 knowledge could preprire for was made, and
And the wasted man sank back H. e the.adv'entures started:
fell to weeping, and in a moment more ,ne I wish that Imigh have;room to tell
of his paroxysms came on, and he began to the story of the week 'they passed, but my
rave. He thought Henry was his fear :r, manuscript warns me that I must condense.
and he cursed him, and cursed the ha ,it Each day they rendezoused several charn
that had been fastened upon him under bets at the street corners. On Sunday they
that father's influence. But Henry could filled all the bags they had taken with them
not stop to listen. With an aching heart some fifteen in number, and Miss Walker
he turned away and left the hospital. He returned, Jas. Walker and Grady coutinJ-
Could not go home to dinner then;, be ed their search, emptying six of the bags,
walked down town, and got dinner there. at the corner 'of Twenty-third street and
At night he went to the hospital again. Fifth avenue. . On Wednesday morning at
He would inquire' after his friend,, if he a very early hpur, and before many people
could not see him. were stirring, Miss Walker was at the place
"Poor . fellow," said the physician, he
never came out of that
. fit„ he died in half
an hour after - you went out."
:.., It was dark when Seaburn reached
home. J
"You didn't tell Bridget where to put
those demijohns, Henry,"said his wife.
She had not noticed his face, for the gas
was burning dimly. i
"Ali, I forgot. Con e
with me, Cora,
f
and we'll find a place r them." ' His wife
followed him down in 1 the , basement., and
one by one he took the demijohns" and
carried them into the rear yard, and . there
1 he emptied their contents into the sewer.
Thei he broke the vessels in pieces with
his foot, and bade. Bridget have the dirt
men take , tne fragments away in the morn
ing. Not one word hadlhe spoken to hie
wife all the while, nor did she speak to him
lie returned! to the sittting-room, where
his boys were at their btioks, and took a
seat upon one of their itote-a totes. lie
called wife and children larounit him and
then told the story of Alex a nder lort:berg.
"And now, my loiedd ones," he. added,
laying. his hands upon the heads of :his
boys, "I have made a solemn vow that,
henceforth, my children shall find no such
influence at their homes. I They never shall
have occasion toscurse thOr father. I will
touch the wine icup no more foreier.
What say you, my boys will you join! me
in the sacred pledge I" !" -
They joined hi in with glad, gushing
willingnew,. for their hearts were full, and
their sympathie% all turried by a mother's
careful love, to right. '
"And you. Coral" .
"Yes, yes," she cried, "and ma-7 1 the
holy lessons of this hour' ; l e , ,ver be forgotten.
0, God, let it rest an an lof mercy upon
my boys. Let it be a light to their feet
in time of temptation And so shall they
bless through life, the influence they carry
with them from their hOmea"
A PERILOUS .AIDVENTURE.
A WFFK IN THE SEWERS OF NEW YORK.
AN IMMENSE HAUL OF JEWELRY AND
PRECIOUS STONES.
NEW YOR., Dec. 10, 1800.
Several years ago a little German Jew
named Scliwartz, believing that in the
sewers of New York might be found many
articles of - value which 'had been lost, en
tered them, and for three days wandered
through the labyrinth. i He was very suc
cessful, picking up some twentylseven
thousand dollars' worth,of jewelry, spoons,
forks, etc.; but 'having lost his way the first
day he believed that he pnight have found
much more could he babe carried out his
original 'plan, which was to visit. Fifth and
Madison avenues, =Broadway - and the
wealthy portion of the city. So great,
• however, were the diffieulties and dangers
which he had encountered, that nothing
could induce him again to visit "New
York underground." I v
- His adventure fora time created quite a
little sensation, but tliere were none ven
turesome enough to attempt a second, un
til Wednesday of last; week, when an ad
. venturous party of three entered the sewer
. 0 of Houston street, at Ithe ferry on East
river, intending to remain for one week,
during which time they propoCed visiting
every portion of the; city where there
- seemed to be any chance of findine• treas
le ure trove. • 1
k The party consisted 'of Miss Mary Wal
ker, a young lady of eighteen, her brother
✓ James, aged sixteen, and Michael Grandy,
I an old man of about fifty. The project or
e iginated with Mitie WaliCer and;the "and the
I "how" of it is in this wise: Some two years
ago James Walker, Jr., was a merchant
doing a good business at 99i Bowery. He
- was getting rich fast, but in an evil hour
e was prevailed upon by friends(?) to use
with a wagon. On removing. the iron
plate, which at each corner leads into a
small chamber connected with the sewer,
she found her ,brotheribut not Grady. 'He
had started off on another trip although the
six bags had been filled twice over at Mad-,
ison avenue. The loose treasure was plaeed
in extra bags and the'whole driven to a
Broadway Jeweler's, The rest were taken
from their places on Tuesday morning. ; A
watch was sent. for Grandy, but up to ;the
time of writing, nothing has been 'heard
from him, and it is fearful that he hrs per
ished:
The result of the week's search is rough
ly estimated at one Million and a half dol
, I
TER2II-$1.50 PER ANNE!II
tars. I saw the treasure yesterday Rilediti
three heaps on the floor; and the'jewidit
informed me that it must have cost over
three millions of dollars, but in consekaence
of the old fashoned stile of settinvits
bruised, battered, and corroded condition;
that its value was reduced to about ;one
half. 'A little over one bushel(how; queer
it sounds to talk of jewelry by the bestial)
has been sorted, and among it has rheen
sorted, and among it has , been feund One
diamond ring valued at sixteen thousadd
dollars, two more valued at five thonsudi,
and half a doien valued at five luinitect
and upwards. The most `
curious is a - plain
gold ring inscribed on the inside in DatChl
"Stuyvesant to.his wife." Iris an heirloorri
of the Stuyvesatits and was stolen *Atli,
other jewelry livt:March bfbulglars. How
it came in the sewer is a problem for phi-i
losophers to speculate about. • • —i
Miss Walker and her brother; who find
themselves thus lifted suddenly from penury;
to great wealth', intend to prccaed . to
England, where they have relatives. ",The
adventure is talked of everywhere, and thera
are others preparing to follow in their foot
step&
A SCALE OF SUPERFLUITIES.—A Wash;
iugton Letter-writer ventilates his wrath
upon men and things in this Speak,
ing, of railroads Inaturally suggests a train
—of thought, which may us well be allow:
ed to mita off here as anywhere else.
is all about people and things that have
reached the superlative degree in their line.
In lmy opinion they rank about as follOws:
Worst played-out pan in the nation—,
James Buchanan.
Worst played out woman—Lncy Stone.
Worst played-out word in the vernacit.
lar—"chivalry." - .
Worst played out phraseH-"State Rights"
Worst played-out title—" Master."
Worst played-out song—" Trump, Tran
Tramp."
Worst played-out place—Stevenson,
Alabama.
I Worst played-out newspaper--Cincin.
nati Enquirer. -
Greatest literary bore in the nation—.
the editor of the Indianapolis Airakt. .
Greatest political bore in the nation—..
Garret Davis. -.
Greatest military bore in the nation—.
Halleek.
Greatest humbug in the nation—hasty
"Restoration,"
Greatest tkaitor in the Ination—Jefferson
Davis.
Greatest demagogue in the nation—the
man who w a nts him pardoned as a •"emir
ciliatory measure."
The greatest outrage in the nation
leaving the Union men in the South, to
the "tender mercies" of Southeni rebel!,
without military protection. I
On the Square
, "Do you make calls on New Years!
"Never," said my friend Tom. "I Used
to, but I'm cured."
"How so r said I, anxious to learn •his
experience.
"Why, yod•see," said Trcorn, feelingly, as
1 was making calls, some years back, I fell
in love with a beautiful girl—that she was.
Well I thought I had her sure, when she
eloped with a tailor—yes, sir, that lovely
creature did."
"She showed bad taste,"•said I compass.
innately. • , ,
"More than that," remarked Torn, ner
vously, "downright inhumanity is the word.
1 could stand being jilted for a'doWn town
broker, a captain with whiskers, or any
thing showy, that I could—but to be cut
out, like a suit of clothes, by the ninth pan
ofa man—that was brutality. But I swore
vengeance—that I did," • •- - -
"Vengeance!" I nervously inquired.
"Yea, sir," said Tom, with earnestness, -
"and I took it. I patronized the robber of
my happiness, and ordered a full 'suit of
clothes, regardless of expense. The 'tailor
laid himself out on the job. I tell• rail
they were stunning, you may h3lieve iti
"But your vengeance!" saitkl, prompt.
ing him. ' - • • ,
"I struck that 'tailor in his .most vital
point—that f did; I never paid that =bill
—no, sir,. I didn't. But dose infernal
clothes were the cause of all my future mis
fortunes, that they were. "ll3w so reglad
I, with a smile of compassion. •
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'•Wearing them, I captivated my, pra
se t wife. She told me so, and I haven'
hd a happy nay since. But I ath boned
to be square with that villainous tailor iu
this long run. I've left, him a Legacy.
condition he marries my widow.
(The Governors of East Virginia and AU-
Lima have recently advised their Legialgt,
tures to adopt the Constitutional Amend
went: While that of Alabama 'has - 'gine°
rejected it. and that of Virginia will do the
san3e, thd fact that their Governors-live
counseled otherwise are noteworthy . , etbd
slow the beginning of a - change 110
current of the Soutnern opinion.
The Daily Neies, copperhead of New
link, has been discontinued fur want of
sd i pport, and is succdeded by a weekly 4
opposite politics, styled The People.
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