dottutp,,Agitatori
,yery Wednesday Storafng, at $2,00 a
ly in advance, by
;B & VAN GENDER.
• ,
,Ft.TISIDTCF XL.Parl",l3s.
. 4 , g i mp:i t OR ItBB, MARE °irk EAtratiE.
4 Ins c Meal hlea.r Year
" — ling. ,
......
4 in.
r , -- - — O - 0 e 2 $2,50 $5,00 $7,00 $12,00
tinU" '' .- ft 'OO 4,00 ~ 8,00 12,00
\
18,00
1 .9 -4., 1 - 40, 17,001 00 , 30,301 50,00
'. i l w p ii: . 030 - 1 - 30,001 40,001 0,00 1 9.0,00
+it anis inEerted at the ante of, One kol
year; bu t none for leas Sum than $5,00.
) notiCe4,lllloll Cents per Itne ;1 Editorial
icon ihrelltY Cents per tine.
!NESS DIRECTORY.
). TERRELL & CO.,
,E DRUGGISTS, and dealers in
, Kerosene Lamps, Wimintst Glass,
Paints and Oils, &a.,
1., Jan. 1, .1.868.—1 y.
LIAM U. SMI
AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
Bounty and Pension Agency, Main
;two, Pa., Jan. I,_lBBB.
WitsoN..J. B. NILES.
WILSON &
ORNSYS k COUNSELORS AT LAW,
door from Bigoney's, on .the Avenue)-
111 attend to business entrusted to their care
the counties of Tiogaaild Potter.
We'labor°, Jan. 1, 1868;.. I
D. ANGDLL Sr. CO.,
NIIFACTURERS of, and Wholosalo and Re
-4il Dealer in Doors, Sash, and Blinds. Also
Lining and Turning done to order.
noxvlllo, Tioga Jan: 16. 186103".
GEORGE WAGNER,
' Shop first door north of L. A. Sears's
hoe Shop. Par quitting, Fitting, and Repair
; done promptly and well.
'ellsboro, Pa., Jan. 1, 1868.-Iy.
JOlLl t ivi IL SIiAIiSPEARE,
APER AND TAILOR. Shop over John R.
:siren's Store. ygEr Cutting, fitting, and
,epairiag dhne promptly and in best style.
Velkboro, Pa.. Jan. 1,1868-Iy,
WM, GARBEITSON,
TORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
'otary Public and Insurance Agent, Blass
arg, Pa., over Caldwell's Store.
• ' JOHN I. MITCHELL
..I`TORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Welisboro, Tioga Co., Pa. . ..
Inim Agent, Notary Public, and Insuranco
ent. Ile will attend promptly to collection of
.oions, Back Pny and 13outity. Ap NoMry
bile be thkee acknowlodgeme - nts of deeds, tid
e.
isters ortlfOr will act as Commissioner to
e testimonP Office over Roy's Drug Store,
.eiaiag AgtyP, 4 Office.-00. 30. 1367
--
•
John W. Gn.rnscV, •
TORNEY AND COUNSELOR LAW.
arictytl returned to this county with a view 'of
it his permanent residence, solicits a
hare Of patina patronage.' All business en
nutted to his care will be attended to with
•romptness and fidelity. Office 2d door south
PE. S. Farr's hotel. Tioga, Tioga Co., Pa.
sot. 26.'66.—tf.
WALTON HOUS
Gainos, Tioga County, Pa.
'RACE C. VERMILYEA, PROVR. This iE
!lOW hotel located within easy apcess of the
es t fishing and, hunting grounds iu North
ra Pennsylvania. No pains will be spared
Jr the accommodation of pleasure seekers and
J 8 traveling public. [Jan. 1, 1868.]
PETROLEUM HOUSE,
STFIELD, GEORGE CLOSE, Propri
tor. A now Hotel conducted on the orinciple
lire and let. live, for the accommodation of
he public.—iq . ov. 14, 1866.-1 y.
GE O. W. RYON, 1-
TORNEY et COUNSELOR AT LAW, Law-
Tioga Co., Pa. Bounty, Pension,
tn.! Insurance Agent. Collections promptly
•.ttonded to. Office 2d door below Ford
Dac. 12, 1.387-1 y
R. E. OLNEY,
ALER in CLOCKS & JEWELRY, SILVER
PLATED WARE, Spectacles, Violin String
Mansfield, Pa. Watches and Jew
elry neatly repaired. Engrnving done in plain
English and Giorman, llseptprziy.
FARR'S HOTEL
10CiA, TIOGA COUNTY, PA.,
t -
lieed'ttabling, attached, and an attentive ho.i
--r always. - in attendance.
E. S. FARR, . . Proprietor.
- - - • -
Hairdressing & Shaving.
S',i'loon over Willcox d Barker's Store, Wells
.ro. Pa. Particular attention paid to Ladies'
I r-cutting, Shampooing, Dyeing, etc. Braids;
ffs, coils, and swishes on nand and made to or
r.
11. W. DORSEY. J. JOHNSON.
II BACON, M. D., late of the 2,1 Pa. Cavalry, after
n-arty four years of army vervice, with a large
%lop:, in field and hospital practice, has opened an
fur the practieo of medicine and surgery, in all
bni»ches. Parlous from a digtance cue 111111 good
minig at the Pennsylvania Motel, when desited.—
II vidt any part of the State in eau. , ultatien, or to
Lin surgical operations. Nu. 4, Union Bluck, up
Welkbore. Pa., May 2, 1860.:L1y.
LEW PICTURE GALLERY.-
PRANK SPENCER.
s the plea.sure to inform the citizens o Tioga
unty that ho bus completed his
NEW PHOTOGRAPH (TALLER•
(ic on hand to take ell kinds of Sun Pictures,
ca as Ambrotypes, Ferrotypes, Vignettes, Ca rtes
Volta, the surprise and Eureka Pictures; also
racular attention paid to copying and enlarg—
g Pictures. Instructions given in the Art on
isonablo terms. Elmira St., Mansfield, Oct. I,
.tI"rENTION SOLDIERS.
ATM. B. n IT'LL Knoxville, Tioga County,
Y Pa., (U. B. Hoenped Agent, and Attorney
. toldiers and their friends throughout all the
al Statea,) will prosecute and collect with un
•alled success,
:OLDIERS' CLAIMS AND DUES
all kinds. Also, Any other kind of claim
alast the Government before any of the Do
rn/lents or in Congress. Terms moderate, All
annunications sent to the above address will re.
Irt prompt attention. . •Jan. 17, IS6B.
T. S. CLAIM .A,CrENCY,
I'Df the Colloctton of
Army and Nary Claims and Pgriatons.
HE NEW BOUNII LAW passed July 28,1806, gives
two and three ye tre' coldiere extra bounty. Fend
your discbargen.
OFFICERS' EXTRA PAY.
Three mouths' extra ply proper to volunteer officers
ho were to service Thircitgi,lStir.
. PENSIONS L.VaIeEASL'I)
o all nito bav4 lust a limb and Who havo been perma
ontly and totally Aliabled. •
Allotber Governihent claim prorecuted.
1
JEROME H. ICIT.T.S.
11 4nro, October 10, IS6O-/ I
•
r E. SM. , Ti% M. D.
,$' UR G OIV
. .
a PERATES successful y fur Cataract, Stra.
• bismus, (cross eyo) Itemol l 'al of Tumors,
; ire Lip, Varicose Veins, Club Feet, Se.
Particular attention paid to diaeaEes of the tye
tl I General Surgery,
Consultation at office free.
References given to'• operations recently Per•'
ruled.
Office hours from 12-M. to 3 P. M.
%coat his residence, Mansfield, 'firma County,
March 27; 1 867-1 y.*
NORMAN STRAIT ,
t OtNT for the Natioital Sillies of Standard P...ahonl
Fienki: published by A. S. Barnes it L eo. 111 A llH
corner of John Strect, N. Y.. kor-tm constantly
f , .. ll flutply. All orders promptly filled. ' elan on or
mall. 1-,TI lAll'.
ueteelrt, Pa., Jon° 11,
C. B, IEELLY7
GENT for MARVIN ft COFIIU AN
4. BURGLAR PROOF SAFES.
Welltburo, Septembdr 25,1867.
3, G. PUTISTAIYI, •
MILL WRTGIUT----Avent for oil the best
•TURTIINE WATER WIIEELS. Alen
ht :items rt's Oscillating Mort:tot:mi for t.latit.! and
Saws.
•
Tom_. pa., Aug.-7, 1867, 1y..,1
Bounty and Pension Agency.
JAvis() received definite Instructiona hi regard to
the extra bounty allowed by the act apptoved
July 1968, and baring on band a largo supply of all
,"isary blanko,.l am prepared to prosecute all pen-
Lon and bounty claims wlitchi may be placed in my
mho Personyllring at a distance can communicate
M with m
atly e by
letter,
ando their communications will be
atll yl. S3IITII.
W e . ll aboro.o tober 24,1866.
(p. 0 . 1 7.k1f arLDEn
VOL.. X_V.
• BE t •
-•i
J OSEPH INGHAM. dc SONS, two mile r s east of Knoxvilo, Tioga County, Pa., are pre- ,
pared to manufacturo wool by. the ,yard or- co
shares, as may be desired. They'rhako"
FLANNELS, FULL CLOTHS, CASSI ,
MERES; - 'DOESKINS, / f'; 1 1 / 1
and can promige to satisfy customers. They pay
particular attention to • -
- .
•
ROLL-CARDING & CLOTH-DRESSING.
1
Twenty yearii, experionee,ip, the business
raints ttiern in e4pcicting iti tketiefoul patroaagel
No shoddy cloths made. • ' 4
Reerteld, June 12, 1867—tf.
Ell
WOULD announce to the citizens of Nellsho
ro and surrounding country, th",at - he has
opened a shop op tha,corner af„Water,and Ova
ton streets, for./lie prikpoifei'of manufactarini
kinds of
REPAIRING AND TURNING DONE
to order. COFFINS of all Hilda furniebed'
short notice. All work done promptly and war
ranted. -- "Wellaboro, Tnno 27, 1866.
UNION HOTEL. •
MINER WATKINS, PROPRIETOR. ,
I'A VING tittedt up a new hotel building on the site
of the old Won Hotel, lately destroyed by fire,
1 am now ready to receive and 'entertain guests. - The
Union betel was intended ter a Temperance /fouse,
and the Proprietor believes it can be sustained u Wield
grog. Au attentive hostler in attendance,
Wellsborcq June 20, 1867
•
• TOWNSENIi --HoUSE,I
WILLIAM TOWN.§ENZ, PROPRIETOR.
HHATING leased for a term of years the popular and
well known Rote] stand lately occupied, by, A. N.
ltazlett. I am prepared to, furnish the traveling and
local publie t wlth the best Accommodations to bn
prL
cured in the country'. A' 'good hostler always in et;
tentlance. Teams furnished to fishing parties;
Welisboro, Juno 26, 1867.
GROOERV AND RESTAURANT,
One door' 'above the Meat Market,
WELLSBORO,
ESPECTFULLY announces to the trading
public that be has a desirable stock W . Gm
curies, comprising, Teas, Coffees, Spices,ut:ll . r4 l
•Molasses, Syrups, and all that constitutes a first
class stock. Oysters in every_style it all t,ea.'-
sonablo hours. •
Welisboro, JAn. 2, IS67—tf.
THE PLACE TO BUY DRUGS,.
A T the Lawrenceville Drug Store, where yLo
will find every thing properly belongini!, t•
the Drug Trade .
'CHEAP, CHEAPER - , -- -011EAPEST, ' '
!and of the best quality, for Ca. , ,h. .2.. Ali • l'aints,
'Oils, Varnishes, LT1M3139, Fancy Notions. Vb.liti
Strings, Fishing Tackle, 'Window A:.e.
Cash paidfor Flax Seed. -
C. P. LEONA 11 1)
Lawroncoville, May 8, 1867. ;' .
Glen's Falls Insurance Cornpany t ,
• GLEN'S FALLS, N.'
—o— '
Capital and Surplus $373,637,65.
—o •
FARM RISKS, only, taken.
No Premium Notes required.
It-is LIBERAL. It pays damages by Light
. 0 1,.5 r -wnewer /rim " nut.
'lt pays for gyVglttn ing; ib
barns or in the field. --
Its rates are lower than other Co11 , g:1104 of
equarresponsibility..* . I. U. PRICE, Ag,hc.
Farmington Centre, Tioga Co. fa
May-2c, ISG7—ly''-`
TN,i; ,
LIA A RE, STEEL: NAILS,
.BELTING' SAWS,• CIITLERY,
•
A(3lt 'CV STTJR.ty,
Carriage apd, Hari 4s rjmmings.
A IiNESSE ' S, i)DL L tS, :
Corning, N. Y., Jan. 2,181'4-13
SAVINGS •BA
GARDNER.' •
GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE
O •
LI) snyitig.iVat - a - POmy_ Imo& iii - A.4sotaa'jr . ;
carped, justifies GARDNER in naming his
establishment a Savings Bat t ik, Evotion.y is
Wealth, saki some old chap whpse nanie I have
forgotten; and it is economy to i tradq . . where the
SLAUGEITEII
of 'high prices is being prosecuted wit igor and
,without reprieve. .1 can sell Sugar, Totts, Mo
lasses, Fish, Pork, Flour Corn Meal, Coffees ,
Canned Fruits,'Spiees, ad - everything intended
fur tawny Use, giying the buyer the fienrit,
OF THE
fall of tho markets, an
,adyantnge . 3ppr , .o.
elated by everybody, excepting only tlit'peo verdant
INNOOENTS
who profer PROMISING TO PA Y orris
Bred per cent. profits to tho seller, to PAYING
twonty-firo per rent. cash on delivery of the
goods. I e hutl Offer my stock of g0.,4:s at fair
prices •
EVERY MONDAY,
• • EVERY , TUESDAY,
'EVERY WEDNESDAY,
EVERY THURSDAY,
EVERY FRAY;
AND
EVERY SATURDAY.
and aSt al! I fell out.
L. A.
wenEboro, Juno,l2, ISG7.
- PALL k, WINTER fl)() IS
• MILLINERY G 06123.
for the Fall and Winter trade, - "IrloCh
complie, embracing full Firma of .
PLAIN AND FANCY SILK Ac.N D
vF,T RIBBONS, t'
of all widths and shades.
STRAW, SILK AND FELT HATS AND
o(ths; latcst and*lnoit
Velvets, Crapes, Blonds, I >ruid.i,
Featheys, ,:Flowers,, ,1441t:•:;i . ; 1.
Franie4; biniiinent4 Vic: t
and all articles pertaining to•tha killithiy I
to which we invite your inspection
N. B.—Particular attention .paid to ; tc.ut
Work.
, ,
Airs.„E. D. MITCH ELLi
0 4.2,180—ff. Street, Tiogu, Pa:
L
1/1
=I
JOHN SUHR, _
QABINET; FURNITURE,
E. R. KIMBALL,
WALKER & LATHROP,
S7l) VIES, TIN- TV A _1? E
OTHER WISE
THE
FOR 1867.
We beg to pall yotir attention to oltr ,fuel: f
BONNETS,
111.
U
'L:
E
i 210 f.: ••••.I.l‘
~+ (( ! ..r..t
j ~...iii
=I
•cpky - -'lok . :' - :l3lNityiliV
t 4. .3 :
BLANI(‘,;110011 - - .IkIANUFACTORTi:-
;
(SION 9E"111E—BIG DOOK 2.1) teLOOAt t ).:;
trUIRA.
- .1 • 1 '"' t '
OUR, •-.IVIC/X . 40•:. 1 • „ r • ; • „.
GOOD AS 11.1f313.ESTi C.S.EAP AS TIIET•IIEAPEST.
BLANK 'BOOKS'
Of' every desiicii.Rio!'t; all'stylss of Binding,
and as law, for quality of Stock; as'.anyPindery'
Volunie, of every deberiOian
the . hest maim r and fn any 'style, or
.
dered.
ALL ,:itAikiDS . 'o lypAk
Executed ih lI o best -mantel , . • Old Books xo
round end made good as new; - : •
4. 1 10)
:COAfPLEifR YOUR BETS!
-L -
1 av) 'prepared
,tn,furni2ll bacic.nuinbers, of all
llociewe or,lll.aga;ins palil4h6:l, in, cha'Uniteil,
Rtates Orptit 13ritaiN at a' lowlrfe'e,
"BLANK , i3OOK & , oTiIER. PAPER; i :
I s
Or all sizes and qualities, on hand, ruled er
sBILL HEAD PAPER,
Of any,ttulitY_or size, on hand and cut up ready.
for printipg ' f Also, DILL PAPER, and CARD'
BOARD Of all Mora and Orally, in boards or'
out Ru anjs
• ' STATIONERY; ' '
,
Cap, Vetter,. Note Paper,, Envelopes, ,
• ' -Pens,-Pencils, .&e.
inn solh ilgent for " • • ' "
Prot SUEPARLYS NON-CORROSIVE STEEL
PENS, OF VARIOUS SIZES, FOR LADIES
, ,AFD ,
' Which warrant equal.to Gold Pen's.. The
hest in use and no mistake ... .
abovestouk I Will sell at tlietnivest Bates
atoLll,titno.4,' _'fit advance on Now Yiirk
prieps, and in quantities to suit purehasers.• All
work, and stuck • , wr.
warranted as .preliented.' I
re,•peetfuliysolicit
a. share of,pu' tine fitkin
age. Orders by pail koniOly aitendiid
• ,Joarpbs,•.l,ovls icrics;
Advtrtisr_Building,
"Sept. 28,:1567.—1y
grocery and liroivisiOn Store s ,
Ci. i liiiii.ii_4,
WHOLEAA LE • AND, RETAIL DEALER
in
GIIOUERIES, PIIOIIISIOJNS,
Wines, Liquor and
Cigars,
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC,: GREEN &
.21 7
WOOD & WILLOW / RE, GLASS &
, CROOXF,TS- , WKRE,,
CHILDREN'S- CARRIAGES,'- CABS &
I'ERAMBULATOi;S, TOYS, &c , &c
4 fall and toinipleto nssottinent of tho above
tnentioimd ftnodri of the; best quality always on
Ihtnd. „ ,
•
Particular attention paid to Fine glroceries.
Conminiers aill rind it, to their in
tere4t to pxat9ine h.is §tocic bofore
Cording, N. y„•441, p4 27, 18f17.4-?
NEW DRY GOODS STORE.
TULES & BARKER-7'
I .i
WEhave jart received our now and very
largo slncit of,
such 4).1
S[IEET,jI 11IRTINGS, — I"RIN I rs,
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, • VEST
'NOS, READY MADE CLO
TII INC; ;4141:§ d
Baas AND RIO ffs,
: CROCKERY, HA IiDW A RE, - WOODEN
AV AKE, STONE WARE, KEW).
SEN E OIL. PAINTS & OILS,
SUi.; its, TEAS, COFFEES, -
SYRUPS, MOLASSES,
• ETC.,. DM, F.TC.
- •
We arc' Ode to olier am etistoniers the benefit
of the . _
in the Nessrl'ork Market, our Stock having been
purchased since the gmat decline in Goods. •'
L' •TOLES BARKPAI.
Watsbarn, July 1867.
__S
RJ.LEX,
BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS,
Urer Wittroo tf- , Valkenburp'o. Store, aye the
4.t.e.in , (Orly occupied by - Beof. Seelry,!'
-EqoTs ANTI SIJOES•nrs ull itindtt tondo to
lioder.onst its tipshos-t•mtnner. •., • ,-
IstEPA [N
fl of all kip& stone promptly and
r,
s-osa titre u v+
JOHN HARI:NESS,
tcrNl. -
R4ilsboro,J:ih. - 2; 14a7.4y: • . ;
•
=
UniveNity of llttlialo,
llRvitig loentod-in Wei
0-4 to the tick anti aftiietetl,;
experiene Surgery, be will perform nll Iv.:
orations entru=te,l to hip :AO Su o yatigae.
tory manner. 0111ce Lin residence on Pearl
street:two 'doors 'below; the residence of, Will
i:lm Mae.- Can ba found , by Cngitiring atei-
Vier !)rag Stern. jjen.'S, 1868 , 3 tn)
•
NEW BUCK IittIEAT , FLOUR. AT -
I • / RIGUT 4ti PAILEY'S.
.;.4 ,i$:1,1:1 r.l ??' 4 . ‘, siltr i : $,....., I k -; r. $. $ r-, .4.1 dtur 4 .
..;..:' , k, I
,-, , f - -------- --..--• r • r ; - • $ '$ '',. -, , 1y - 4 ~1 . r411.14:# ,_ ‘
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gORNING, N. Y
t
Pi 1
DRIED Iron's,
VE GE TA B
(AVO. 5, UNION BLOCK.)
DRY GOODS,
•oleo n large and well selected Buick of
LAST DECLINE' OF PRICES
F. D. rtITTSIL Mi'rl,
MEI
N. Yl; Claks of 1861.
Ishor.o, IFci., Lis sorvic-
WELtSBORO P 4,
FM
EEO
- .7''..;;,s:thicit7* - piltii_ : '
4.16
A•easenieat 'Window and a 'hollow 'tree, '
v;
who Filip to •
Aiittle, i bircl whose breast will glow, it .
When earth is coverediwith , frost and snow,'
-.And-the bright roses 'are, all laid -
A swift brown stream with a varied edge
Of alder bashes, willow and sedge ;
A restless bird skims along .
With a harsh, shrill cry, which is not a song, •
But a-hastiittieriiiie of sothething,wrong.'
-.. ..<
"An the hell:If-tree, stag! sing out! '
lot nia,hear,vvhat thy song, is about 1
,It igAinds so chastened and, yet so glad, ,
.Anci,theswallow's harsh cry will drive me mad,
•Fbr it orie& tiOrti'aliePtli 'which is bitter sid."
IV. /
"Although the dear leaves fall fist,
There !it'd iongS'tobesung'when autninn v is Past;
Of the'dep red sunset in winter days, .' .
211%
_OK the sivift stream Warm' in the'ruddy 'roye, •
Of silvery 'frost:work, I'sing the praise. "
IMM
Bathe swallow oiled 'eat; '•T Will not rest
Until I Wave elraulr,of the - very'Lcst. -
The winds only, risa - for a broken fall,
Waves clamber and rustrand crave and call—
Ido but echo the longings'of alt! '
. 1 •
I will fly and cry with wings and breath,
For how can I bear to sec nature's death?
I gO to a r land where all is complete,
Where, the song the waves sing is perfectly
sweet,
In unbroken cadence' hey fall at one's feet !"
The IMO b!rd turned.on the holly-tree,
LoOked in at, my window and sang to me;
,"4014on! sing on ! through winter's blast,
Our songs ard•all broken, our longings too vast;
But listen ! they piontise PerfbetiOn 'at lost !"
PH Ei GOLDSMITH'S APPRENTICE
St. Petersburgh was in consternation;
for the Czar had that morning degraded
the favorite Cabinet Minister, and sen
tenced him to exile in the mines of
Siberia. Count S---had 'been the
Emperor's most honest adviser and,
with the exception of a few personswho
detested him for his sincerity and im
perviousness to a bribe was unusually
beloved , by the people. His fall, there
fore, came on them like a thunderbolt;
the more so; as no assignable cause of
his degradation could be hazarded.
Even the Count himself was astoun
ded. Aecustorned as he had been to
the caprice of a 'desbOtie.,ruler, and
knowing that 'the eyes of such, the
lionestest action may be construed hitt)
a treasonable design, he ' still „felt- the
consciousness that he had. ever served
his country faithfully, and to the best
of his ability, and therefoe felt that his
degradation was.as unjust• as his sen
tence was cruel. _But it was not so
much for himaelf,that lie
,grieved. He
4 , l;cyCrtfeelr/CW/10 1, y4:41.**040,14:4,241.
all his children none were left to- him
save one daughter, Katinka, the flower
of his old age. It was for her that he
felt heart-broken. She was the cause
that his tears flowed fast flown his , fur
rowed cheeks, and that his silver head
was bowed down to th.e ground. •
"If I were quite alone in the world,
it Weald matter little ; there are' not so
Many years in store for me," 'he mut
tered to himself.
"But, dear father," said a soft voice
in his ear ; "you are not alone, and will
not be alone. , See? there is even a
bright spot among the dark clouds over
head';" and with these words, his daugh
ter placed in his hand a royal mandate
which empowered - the exile to take
with hitii his daughter and servant ire
banishment.
"My child! what, have you d4i.e?
"Yon sacrifice your young days among
those bleak and barren steppes! No—
no. it cannot be."
But we will draw a veil over the. out
potirings of the fathers and daughter's
hearts. Suffice is to say, that Katinka,
by' her tears and entreaties, at las
wrung a reluctant consent for her fath
er that she'shouldaccompany him into
exile.
1"But who shall we taCe 'with w?"
she asked presently, in -a
_cheerful and
confident yoice.,
"You may well ask .who?" he an
swdred sadly—"you will not find oim,
among all my dependent& who would'
follow in Imy service. No— no," he
added, with a tinge of sarcasm, "t:hey
will prefer to quaff the tokay of my
successor; to drinking the icy cold water
ofJenisei." •
With a confident step Katinka sped
away on her errand, feeling sure that
some one-at least among the numerous
dependents of the family, who owed
fortune, fame,• and maybe life to her:
'father, - would now be willing to show
his`gratitude by accompanying him in
lily dreary exile.
In an humble cottage, on the outskirts
'of the city, an old man was kneeling
i
before an mageofhis patron saint. But
his devotions were disturbed by' a loud
knocking atthe door, Which he arose
from his bonded knees to open. It was
his only child--his son Feodore.
"Is it then true, my father, that our
beloved master is sentenced to banish
ment;' and that he-is to set out to-mor
row ?", the young man inquired.
"Alas i, my_sou—it is too true.", ,
"And will Oise - city, the nobility, the
towns-people, look on in silence while
the benefactor of their ,country,is, cast
out:from home and hearth ?" inquired
the youth; impetuously. "And what
is to become of his 'daughter?" he re
sumed not waiting for an answer, "and
who IS to accompany him into his ban
ishment?" • '
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Just then the door of the cottage open
ed; and ,Icatinka beiself stood' before
thent., '
"Geed Nicholas," shabegan, address
ing the old iljan, "are none of my fath
er's servants here?"
"None '
noble lady.!"
"Alas! then wftte t forsaken, indeed!
lint to think that not one of those who
Used. to kneel down before him, and call'
,hlhrftheirstivior, can be found ready
'and willing to offer him this' last Ser.
!What!" interrupted the old than,
"tio . you mean, noble lady-, ; to say that
they emit(' follow him,, hut will not!"
"Even so," was the sad reply.
I "l'lien will II" and ho I knelt down
'before the - young girl, and respectfully
'kissed het-hand. "Then will I, old as
viii, with 'the help of my patron saint,
• St, Btejoben, Share evil and good with
Air twenty' years I have lived
under him in this cottage. Herel. mar
•tied, and hence I carried out my, wife,
l -whenstruck downhyfever. Yes ! I will
follow him?" , .
Oniatinto of the
"Nay,
good Mend," replied Katinka,
lir' aloneof gratitude ; "you are tooold—s
too infirm to 'undertake such a toilsamo
3ourney.' I did not refer to you.' No,—
you age, Mid - falling. strength would
prove a burden rather than a comfort to
my father."„ . , .
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lady!' I forgot that," inter
ruptedthe old man ;" "but I will go 'out'
myself and speak With the ungrateful
hinds."i
:"It seems derogatki , to my father's
honor td have to ask twice,". answered
the lady, proudly. "Maybe, I yet. may
be
.able to find one sufihnently miserable
tO - ciluelder , it ne further addition to his
misery to follow my father; though it
130 into ' - •
-surely, you will find one," now
cried Feodore, emerging from the cor
ner of • the roonl where he had been
standing unperceived by Katinka.
-will go I you do not rememberme, lady,
blithe," pointing to his father, "will
beiny guarantee that I speak truly and
frorn*y heart."
",hot 'knew you, Teodoro!" ex-
Katinka ; "think you I can so
readilY fdigot him who saved my life
from drOwning when but a child ? And
you will accompany ?"
"Yes lady, that will said Fee
dore's'fp,ther, answering. for him. "He
will discharge his new duties as faith
fully its; lie has his old ones." .
, "Thep may God and all' his saints
bleo ; yciu:• both ?" exclaimed. K.attnlca,
aeleritears fell fast down her cheeks.
*hectic , blush passed over, the young
InftroB *tee as he knelt down 'on one
knee And fervently kissed the hem of
the lady's dress.
"My son," said the old man, when
the two were once more alone; "you
leave said you will go with him, and
'you have•said well and nobly."
' "With him; father?" ,interrupted
Feodore, . "Did she not say 'with us ?"
Does.net she then accompany the Count
into exile ?" '
"Yes, truly! but it is-ti great sacri
fice you have made ; and yet my loss is
ten tinies greater ;" and the old . man
wept hAterly.
"Us yes, shesaid usl" continued
Feodore, heedless of his father's tears.
Juitt then a man entered with si re
citteiitthat they should at once repair to
the Plate of the Count, a request which
they immediately obeyed.
" Mychildren," said the Count as
they entered the apartment, " I have
sent for.you to learn from your own lips
whether it is true what my daughter
has just told me. For no one shall sac
rifice-himself for me against his own
will.;; me hear good Nicholas, first
fickdyour lips whether your son's de
termination to accompany me into exile
meets Year sanction ?" ,
",Yee,:gracious master, the ladAs but
discharging his duty ; and' even though
none are left to tetid,xny dying bed, I
bless•hiin for it," 11
"And -pin, Feodoreo' resumed the
Count; turning to the young man,
" panse, - reflect well. You are, leaving
life, 't,'-good position, wealth, an aged
and' beloved father, for a living death, a
miserable existence—for slavery. Bet=
ter stay with WM ! What, no! ' Then
accept, my thanks—my blessings for
yournoble conduct. See, my friends,
let' us, drink together, us three, a part
ing-goblet," and with these words he
filled,a silver beaker With sparkling
wine,and handed it to Nicholas.
' "TOsthe due fulfillment of your du
tiekiny son," said the old man, turn
ing towards Feodore as he drained the
goblet:to the dregs.
Again the Count filled it, and handed
.it to Feoddre, who, sinking on his knees
anp-raising it aloft, said in solemn
, W*24,e 4 'valv - Itiu...iti. ~ .e, ..i.dr- wsk. - ei z , - scliLl4".il -1 -
' igWe:itr te'he ii true and- faithful servant
to,you,and your daughter."
"TI n to-morrow at day-break I rob
you of your dearest treasure on Worth,
old fi end," said the Count, much
move at the affecting Keno. " Tili
then, rewelli I have much to ar
range. ' .
Wh h father and son once more re
tome( to their humble dwelling, Fee
dore, N ho had been wrapped in deep
thoug t suddenly exclaimed— .
"A' ti are a witness, father, that 1
copseitted to follow them before she
said lis,' did I not'?"
" Diuibtless ; but why this question ?
It wt el not the daughter, surely you
would follow'?"
" F.:hough, enough ! you are witness
that ." pressed the thorn to my bosom
before!' perceived that there waR a. rose
budditg, on its stem. Alas, father, I
love herl'i . .
."Yoli dream, Feodore," replied his
father, amazed ; " remember though in
Si
I t
eria, she will stilthe a countess, and
yo but a goldsmith's apprentice. 'Bo
w. ro t lest you change her father's !hies
si g into a curse ; yours she can never
be." ..
"'Mine!" answered Feodore amazed ;
"how can you think IpresUmed so far?
To litie for her, to'die for .her, will be
thy highest happiness."
* * * *
A strange and awful occurrence took
place that night in St. Pertersburg.-
IVheu the sun rose, next morning, its
rays shone on the Emperor Paul's mur
dered body. Of course, in the tumult
that ensued, but little heed was given
to the fultitiment or revocation of the
late Czar's commands. There was a
new master to please now ; even Count
B—, forgot his sorrows in the whirl
of exa.tement. That very day he was
summoned to appear at court; he obey
ed, aßil to his surprise, instead of • find
in'that his sentence of banishment was
to'be 6irried into effect, the Emperor
bade draw near, and graciously
offered hjs hand to • kiss. The Count's
colorless lips trembled a. they touched
it, fori.t seemed just as i ablood-stain
was - uton It.
" You will remain 1 i my service,
Count"' asked Alexandr, courteously.
Gracious sire, I tras you will par
don Me. Yesterday I was an old man ;
but the last night has added many
years to my age. With one foot already
in the grave, my only wish is to seek
for peace. I Would , fain, with your roy
al pertission retire to my country es
tate, t ereAo await the hour which Can
not beSar distant." •
" YO'ir wish is granted. But is there
nought else I can do? You have but to
ask."
"If I might venture to ask a boon,"
replied the Count, " I would beg your
Majesty to sanction the union of my
daughttr with—Feodore Solkow, the-7-
-the goldsmith's apprentice?" • .
The Emperor , raised his eyes h as
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tonishment, as he, regar ed the Cot ,
who still remained kit ling.
" A strange reques Count; r eet
4ou the different, contliti ns of the yoinig
• " Pardon me, gracious sire," inter
rupted the, Count ;,` though of humble
origin, he is noble jet heart and deserves
this, aye, and even more than this
from me. When all the world turned
their backs on me, When the butterflies
of fashion that flitted in ryi,) saloons.
and had professed their willingness to
go through fire and water to gain, if it
were but an approving word from my
daughter's lips—when among all my
dependents not one was willing to share
their master's fate, this youth came
forward; he gave up all for me. What
I had thought to see accomplished on
the bankS of Senisei, I now pray your
Majesty niay be celebrated in this your
- royal city."
"Be it so!" answered the Emperor,
waving his hand.
Next day Eatinka and Fendore
kneeled together at the altar of the
Orthodox Church of Russia as man and
Wife.
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The, Story oaf a. Letter.
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" Any letter - for me to-day?"
What a white face it was ! yet beau-
tiful for that. Beautiful, although the
bright e' had groWn dim and lustre
less, the cheek lost its carnation. the
lips their crimson ; beautiful despite the
lines, care and sorrow—not time—had
drawn across the white brow, shaded by
such a wealth' of waving, sun-brown
hair. Care and sorrow, we say ; yet we
might havb said it was waiting that
made'pretty, sweet Maggie Austin old,
when but a little more than a score of
summers had passed over her innocent
head—waiting.
" Any letter for me4O-day ?"
AAsli of Crimson flushed the white ,
brow, dyeing lips and cheeks.; A sud-
den 'gleam came into the dim eyes—
weeping made them dim. Whata trem
bling there was of the' slight from !
what a wavering; as if between hope
and despair, of the rich voice I .
The old postmaster took down the
letters marked "A" and looked them
over slowly. He always did when Mag
gie asked for letters, although he knew
well enough—sympathetic old man that
he Was—that there was none+ for her,
and that "no" must be the answer, let
him defer it, as long as he could.—
Hadn't she come regular every day for
the lat4t six mouths, with that same up
on her lips, that question to which a
negative reply was alwaysgiven.--"Any
letter for me to-day ?"
Poor Maggie Austin ! ,Every one
said two years before, when- gay, dash
ing Hugh Austin led her to the. altar
that the young scapegrace only_eourted
the girl's property, and when he had
obtained that, would not hesitate to cast
the sweeti, trusting wife aside to suit his
convenience.
Hugh Austin was poor—Maggie was
an orphan and comparatively rich.—
Hugh embarked in an unsuccessful
speculation and lost all. Maggie said,
" Never mind, Hugh, we can work."
And she smiled just as sweetly as when
she said a year previous : am yours,
Hugh." .
But poverty was stinging, and the
cry of "Gold, gold," came from the far
oft' mines of California. Hugh Austin
went Every one said he meant to de
sett his, ,young wife and the baby ; that
he had left them unprotvided for, and
what would they do ? Elvery one said
that handsome and winnhid and pleas
ing as Hugh was,. he was a rascal after
all--" every one" said so and " every
one" believed it, except Maggie, who,
with a noble, woman's trust, scorned
alike the imputation and its supposed
fabricators.
Maggie turned away from the post
office. What of it ? She had turned
away hundreds of times with that same
look of despair upon her white face.,
The passers-by jostled her—she was
weak and'faiiit. Poor Maggie ! weak
and faint—yet what of it ? NV o eared
" Writing home, eh ?" saidj Charles
Summers.
Hugh Austin yawned, wiped the ink
from the pen, and replied ; " Yes."
" To that dear little wife of yours; eh
Hugh ?"
" Well, I'll earn the eognome
Pray, how maDyJetters have yi
ton to the charming lady since
been here?"
A crimson flush er.pi t over h'
Some face._ as replied
2IZ lIIIICU 104 a/Wl' AL;
the first." ' -
" First !" said CI arles
bringing his hand 'do's ri emph
" First. ! Why, you're a wretch
unpardonable wretch !"
" I wouldn't let any body say tha
but you," returned Hugh Austin.
" But I will tell you how it was: When
I arrived here, I was so busy and bated
letter writing so much, that I kept put
ting it off day after day, week after
week, until .1 am ashamed ,to write
without se n ding something besides
words ; they won't always pay the bak
er and butcher you know. Well, so I
waited and waited, and all 1 could do
was to run clear myself ;' hoard high,
and have the miserahleF2t lucky in the
world."
• " And yet at a single stroke you made
nearly four hundred pounds !"
"I know it," said Hugh, "I am a
wretch—l know. it ! As you say, at a
single stroke, .1 made four hundred
'pounds. In one night I lost it all. I,
was going to write to Maggie the very
next aay. Then I was passing a gam
bling hell—went in, drank, played lost
~and was beggared Could 1 write to
Maggie then ? Dared I write her after I
I - had been in California six months and
;not send her a penny? So I wrdted, and
,kept waiting until just now. But when
'she gets this letter, she'll be just twenty
pounds richer, poor .little puss then
she'll forgive me for my long , silence ; I
know she can't help it."
" She ought not to forgive you-Hugh,"
said his companion.
" No I know it," replied Hugh ; "but
the dear child loves me so devotedly ;
and I—well, -I believe I worship the
very ground she walks. on, Charlie.—
But then—but tifen "
"Mrs. Maggie Aus in."—A Califor
nia post mark, subscription in Hugh
Austin's Well-known hand. Was it
possible ? The little old postmaster
read the address over and over—there
was no mistake the letter had .eome.
" Won't she be glad—won't her eyes
shine? Oh, it will be worth a hundred
pounds to give it to her," said)the old
postmaster to his wife. " Poor child!"
" The old lady said " poor child !"
and then stopped to pick lip the stitch'
Sheliad dropped.
"I'M getting so blind !" she muttefr
ed. But I shouldn't wonder if Ullt
tear made you so, dear sympathetic Old
lady.
" I don't see why she don't come.
said the little old postmaster, as the Elf
ternoon wore away and evening came
on. "You take the letter over, Han
nah—poor thing may be she or the ba
%y's
would, John, but for my rheuma
tism," said the old lady ; " but I'll
mind.tbe office a bit-Lyon run over—its
only a step, John."
" Mercy on me, what a 4olnan you
are, Hannah - !' said the old man ; "but
I'll go over when I close th.,b: office."-
"Go at once, please Johnr said the
old lady, coaxingly ; " for I'm worried
about the poor young thing. How
strange she looked yesterday afternoon,
when she said : I Are you sure there is
nothing here for me 7' "
t' c§, I saw it, Hannah," said the
old, 1
an.
a
nd you'k now when 1 asl4d 'after
the baby," . continued his wife 7‘ and she
said, " not very well, thank you, but it
will, be better to-morrow."
"And what of llannah ?"' be
asked.
" ! ' nothing she replied, only
the words and the wayltruck me ;
she put• her hand i,verlier heart as if it
hurt her, though 1 ye seen'her do that
dozen's of times for aught 1 know."
"Porn• thing !" said the nld postmas
ter.
Rap. rap,, rap.
The winds were whispering softly
among the lilacs in front of Maggie
Austin's window. The stars were up
in the sky, and the moon looked down
with pale, sad face upon the little lame
postmaster as .he stood at Maggie 'Aus
tin's door.
Rap; :rap, rap. But there came ne
answer.
The letter came too late, and the next
letter Hugh Austin received, was his
Own, returned, and upon its margin, a
few words from the postmaster inform
ing him of his wife's death.
A STORY FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS.
. •
ORANDPA'S s'V. . .
" 0, Grandpa!" shoute little Fred
die Lee, climbing up into his grandfa
ther's lap ; "I do wish you would tell
me a story. I shouldn't be so restless it'
you would."
"'Well, Freddie," replied his grand
pa, " what kind o a story shall it be?
a fairy title?"
"'O, no; a real live story—one that
will make me shiver ; one of your own
adventures which really happened."'
"Once upon a time," commenced the,
old man ; but he had scarcely spoken'
the words when he-was interrupted by
his grandson, who exclaimed,—
" Don't commence fairy-story way ;
I'd like it better to be, ~.‘ When I was a
boy.' "
..
" Well; when I was ahoy I fear I was
not so contented as I ought, to have
been, fora had a good home, indd parr
et pkinty i to eal,,and c c lothes enough
to wear." I
"Why wasn't you contented, grand
pa?" said Freddie'. °
" Because I thought farm-work was
too hard ; and, living in a small town,
I had not thb advantages of attending
school as city boys have. I read enough
of foreign countries, their customs and
manners, to make me yearn to learn
more. Nov, this I knew could be ac
complished 'by going to a large school;
ataki once I set my mind upon going, I
never remained quiet until father and
mother knew of- my .wish." .`
-
"Were they willing to have you go,
grandpa?"
" They reluctantly consented at last,
for they were aware that no one - could
wrest a good education from me."
" How did you go grandpa ?—in the
cars ?"
" Wedid not have cars those days,
in
Freddie'; nothing but a lumbering old
stage-coach, which passed by the school
to whibh I was going. Mr. Ledlaw
was the teacher's name, ' and a kind
man he was, to his ' band of children,'
as he always. called his school-boys.
Poor man!! But I should not say, poor,
for he; is better off in his heavenly
home.P
"Is he dead, grandpa?"
" Yes,' Freddie, he has been ' dead
many years." .
"Well, go on with the story." •
"I arrived iit last at the academy,
and soon learfied the routine of , school
duties. Every study came easy to me,
save composition ; somehow that was
exceedingly difficult for me to write ;
and as the penalty of appearing in the
recitation-room withont one on the day
they were required, subjected us to the
punishment of rising earilier the next
morning to write one, you may be as
sured I tried lead to fulfil the require
ment% One morning, however, 1 tailed
to bring it ; and Mr. Ledlaw, after ob
taining the others, asked me.for mine:,
" I have none," I replied. -
"And why have you not ?" beast ed.
" Beeausel cannot write,one."
" Cannot, Harry? that is a IN ery
strange word to come from one wit ' is
so smart as y
you generally are and . 'a n
tu.z 'Alas ti daat ' u2Ctitaatu - trout. ou. 0u
know the penalty, which is,
that you
must rise two hours earlier to=morrow
morning, and accomplish your task."
"I thought Mr. Ledlaw, was extreme
ly harsh and hnreasonathe ; land as I
foolishly imagined that I really could
not write the composition, I resolved,
during the : ftcrnoon, to run away in
the night, thus escaping my bug Lear.
The time cawe for the boys to A.() to bed,
and I did tip all my clothes in a little
bundle,
and ilndressed myself got into
bed, and made up-my mind that lissom'
as the house wits still, I would make
my escape. Thoughts flitted through.
my mind of the adventurous life I was
to lead, and that after I had been away
some time, I would return to father and
'pother, who would be so glad to see me
that they would readily forgive me for
my runaway frolic; still I kept think
ing until my eyes grew heavy,t`and I
fell a.‘leep. ; .
1.. thought I heard a clock strike
twelve; so I jumped up, dressed my
self, throwing my bundle over my
shoulder, and taking my shoes in my
hand, I crept down stairs, and got out
of one of the lower window's ; then I
stopped and put on 'my shoes, thinking
what a fine thing it was to be freo from
the restraint of school; and I reallyt
thought how hapiry the old trees must,:
be—for they had no compositions W.
write.
" I wandered along until I heard foot
steps behind the ; and imagining that
my escape had been discovered, I hasti
ly hid myself behind a large tree, hop
ing whoever they ' belonged to would
pass me by unnoticed. Two young men,
whom I had never seen before, and who
were as yilldinous a looking pair as I
could ever wish not to see again, now'
came alOng and seated themselves to
rest in front of th very tree where 1
had secreted myself.
" I say, Griffith, exclaimed the el
der of the two, ." if we only had a smart
boy' now to help us in our work while
we are breaking into some store, lie
could be keeping a sharp look out. I
wish we could come across such a boy ;
I'd take him along pretty quick."
" 0, grandpa, I commence to shiVer,"
cried little Freddie, clinging closer to
his grandfather.
" Well Freddie,l shivered with fear
myself when I heard this man talk,
and I wasalmost afraid to breathe lest
the least sound should discover me."
" I've often thought," said the one
called Griffith, • "what a good idea it
would be to break into old Ledlaw's
school some dark night and kidnap one
of the boys.. I reckon the youngster
would have a harder. time with us than
'with the schoolmaster; but. thieves we
are, and thieves we intfist remain ; and
our apprentice must be egtial to• the
masters, even . if he does get a few years
in the taterS prison."
" Come along," broke in the other;
" we'll be late at our work ; and it won't
do to let daylight catch us." -
" Greatly to my relief the two men
atose and left-; but I was so frightened
that I did do nothing but tremble ; my
teeth chattered like dice. At last I got
up, determined to take the opposite di
rection to that the thieves had gone. • I
walked until .r. came to a little tumble
d wn hut, almo;)t covered by the dark
f 4 liage that grew around it. Seeing a
li lit in the% window, I mustered up
st ilicient courage to draw near to it.—
1
to door s, swinging to and fro; but
bctween its lOtions I caught a glimp,e
oil an old w hi e-haired woman rocking
in front Of th fire. I knocked ; butte- .
ciiving no an wer, I made hold to otter,
i
and overhear the old woman say,—
" It's high time I was dead! Only
two sells, ant they as bad as crime can
i
make them. I They care not for the .old
mother who loved and brought them
up. I pray night and day that they ,
may reform, and my prayers may be
heard.".
' -" Do not feel so badly,n' said, going
close up beside her. ,
" Who are your' cried she, in aston
ishment. " You'lT not a spirit—are
you ?"
' 4' No, MY good woman, I am only a
then.
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,ThoProprietorehav4RtockedtheestAblAment with
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POST FMB it ANDBILL S, CIRCULAR 8, CARDS, DILL
ILEAB,GETTER HEADS .STATE3MITEL ,
Doodle. Mortgagee, Leases, 1111 a 'full aeBOrtment. of
Constables' and Jnetlcee'Blaulce,constantly on band.
Peopleliving at adistancecandopondouhavlngtbeir
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runaway school-boy that wants a loft
ing for the night, which ifyou will give
me,,l will bless you forever."
" let you have a place to sleep to
night, for you are the first person that
has.said a kind word to me this many a
day; but you must return to your
school-in the morning."
"Oh, that I will, as early as it is
light."
•
." At that instant footstelos were
ward ; the door swung open, and the
wo men I had seen before entered.
" Hold !" cried the eldest, espying
me, " Who have V,' - e here?" A boy, as
I live ! the very thing we wore in search
of. You go along with us young man."
"He shall not," exclaithed the old
woman, who was no otherthan their
mother; "steeped as yoq o are in crime
yourselves, you shall not lead this in
nocent-boy into guilt."
" Don't you fear," I spoke up;
I won't go with them:"
" You won't, eh ? We'll see - about
that;" and raising a large cowhide, he
was about to bring it down over my
shoulders, when I awoke, and found
Myself in , my bed at Mr. Ledlaw's
school, for my midnight adventure
proved to be nothing but a dream.
"But, grandpa," broken in Freddie,
"you eceived me, for I want a true
story something that really happened."
"'NA 11, that was a true story, - for it
happe led that I really did dream all I
have told you ; but let me finish it. I
got up and dressed myself (this time In
realit.v) sat down and wrote all I have
told you, which answered for my com
position; it saved .me from 'disgraoe ;.
and I assure you that my dream fairly
cured me of ever wishing again to run
away from school."
In Ceylon the marriage proposal is
brought about by the man . first sending
to her whom he wishes •to become his
wife, to purchase her clothes, These
she sells for a stipulated sum, generally
asking ,/is much as she thinks requisite
for theM to - begin the world with. In
the evening he calls on her with the
wardrobe, and her father's house, and
they pass he night in each other's com
ift
pany. .1 eat morning, if mutually sat
isfied, tl ey appoint the day of marriage.
They are permitted to separate when
ever they please, and ;so frequently
avail themselves of this ;privilege, but
they sometimes changes dozen times
before their inclinations ' are wholly
suited.
In Chinese Tartary a kind of male
polygaMy is practiced, and a plurality
of husbands is highly respected. In
Thibet it is customary for the brothers'
of a family to have a wife in common, -
and they generally live in harmony and
cotufert with her. Among the Cal
mucks the ceremony of marriage is per
formed On horseback. The girt is first
mounted and permitted po ride off at
full speed, when a lover lakes a - horse
and gallops after her. If he overtakes
the I ugitive, she becomes his wife, and
i Remarriage is consummated on the
s tot. It is said that
n tz instance is
known of a Calmuck ,' q ever being
tivertaken unless she, is 1...4137 fond of
ler partner. •
i osterous country ill Europe in the
tßussia appears to be the most pre-
I I
.ealment of women. The nuptial eer
t_monies, all and singular, are based
upon the idea of the degradation of the
reettote •tvv xmit ate parelita have agreed
upon the match, the bride is examined
by a number of women to see if she has
any bodily defect. On her wedding
day she is crowned with a garland 01
womanhood, to denote the bitterness of
the marriage state. iShe is exhorted to
be obedient to her husband, and it is a
custom in some of the districts for the
newly married wife to present the bride
groom with a whip, in token_ of sub
miss sit, and with this he seldom fails
to slow his authority.. In thateold and
cruel country,. husbands are sometimes
known to torture their wives to , death,
without any punishment for the mur
der. If a weman proves • barren, her
husband generally prevails on her to re
tire into a convent and leave him at
liberty. if be fails in persuasion, he is
pet mated to whip her into submission.
'TOViM 8111 V ORDERS, &c .
ALL THE WORLD'S WIVES,
DEATH BY Lion s TNEco.—The, effects
of a Shock of artificial lightning, on a ,
gentleman of our acquaintance, who is
very sensitive to the electric discharge,
may be here described. Under ordina- .
ry circumstances the discharge from a
small Leyden jar is exceedingly un
pleasant fo r him. S . ome . time ago he
happened to stand i,-u the presence. of a
numerous - tmdienedwith a' battery of
fifteen large Leyden jars charged beside
him. Through some awkwardness on
his part he touched a -wire which be
had no right to touch, and the discharge
of the battery went through hisibody:—
Here life was ithSolutely blotted out • for
a very sensibre interval without a trace
of pain. In a second or two conscious
ness returned ; the recipient of the?'
shock saw himself in the presence of
his audience and apparatus ; and by the
help of these cxternal facts immediate-••
ly concluded that he had received the
battery discharge. Hisinteliectual con
sciousness of his position was restored
with *ekceeding rapidity, but not so his
optical consciousness. To prevent the
audience front being alarmed he observ
ed that it had often been his desire to
receive accidentally such a shock, and
that his wish had at length been ful-•
filled.. But while making this remark
the-appearance which his body present
ed to him was that of a number of sep
arate pieces. The! arms, for example,
were detached from - the trunk, and
seemed suspended, in the air. In fact,
memory and the power of reasoning ap
peared to be corn
,lete long before the .
opticl nerve wa4,. -tored to healthy ac
tioh. Bur-ViAr 4- - .- Ve wish chiefly to
%.
dwell upmilierii is. the absolute pain
lessness of the shock ; and there can
not be a dealt that to a person struck
dead by ligUhing the passage from . life
to death occurs w thout consciousness
being in the least ;degree implicated.;=
It is an abrupt stoppage of sensation,
u n aeo mpan ied by i lt pa n g.—Harpers.
Man{ is like a snowball. Leave him
lying in idlenes4 against the sunny_
fence of prosperitst and all the good that,
is in him melt4Xo butter ; but kick
him arc/und an.,,:nho gathers strength
with every su,qs'sive revolution until
he grows into: an ;'avalanche. To suc
ceed yoll. matt moving.
1:1f , •
Ay,re neh pap et pposes that a whale
rUay ly an antediluvian sardine,
but thinks it fortunate that men are de
prived of this fanny of unlimited
rrowth. "At the present price of
bread," it says,' "a man eighty feet high
would be the ruin of any family."
Pouch litw a - :,:chool acme ; • " Why.
don't you Etudy your Bowan history ?"I
says a schoolmaster to a lazy
" um waiting for it to be finished," is
the roly.
Mx. Jones, you said you were connect
ed with the tine arts ; do y4ll mean that
you are a seulpior ?" " No; sir, I don't
:ioulp myself, but I furnish, the stone to
the man that does."
An exchange says : "It is to us . a
mystery,which will remain forever un
explaind, that so many persons imag
ine they can write poetry."
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