611 z gioga 6.6 unto sgilzitor
is Pa °very Wednesday Morning, at $2,00a
Year,
YOAr• VaritiblY advatico, by
`COBB & VAN GELDER.
P. C.VAN OEIVEIt.
u, u, k 1311.1
.45A.3D - vv.avrissavei
TEN LINES OE .NI!tiION, OR LESS, MAKE ONE SQUARE
N' - ' 0 .4-71171/Tre7 — i 3'S f0 . 670 - ilo - i;7l Year'
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$l,OO $2,00 $2,50 $5,00
2,00 . 3,00 4,00 8.00
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10,60 75,00 17,00 1 22,00,
I .18,00 1 26,001 30,001 40,001
4 qu tre,
2 :Squoro9..
half C 01....
Ono C 01....,.
c..-luititelneas Cards inserted at the nate of One Dol.
tar a line per sear; but none for leas bur than $5,00,
notices.Fifieen Cents porilino; Editorial
or Ldeal Notleea, Twenty Cents per line
BUSINESS - DIRECTORY.
W., D. TIE RS ELL CO.,
WIIOL'ESALV: DIWGGLSTS, and -dealers in
Walt Paper, lieroseao Lamps, Window Glass,
Perfumery, Paints and Oils, .to., &a. •
Corning, N. Y., Jan:l, ISaB.—ly.
‘VIELLIEAM H. SMITH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
Insurance, Bounty and Pension Agency, Main
Street, Welisispro, Pa., Jan. 1,1865.
S. F. WitsoN. J. B. NILES.
VirILSON St. NILES,
ATTORNEYS COUNSELORS AT LAW,
(First door from Bigoney's, on the Avenue)—
Will attend to business entrusted to their care
in the counties of Tioga and Potter. )
Wollsboro,_Jan. 1, 1868.
HILL'S HOTEL,
WESTFIELD Borough, Tiogn Co. Pa., E. 0.
Hill, Proprietor. A new and commodious
hi:aiding with all the modern improvements'.
Within easy drives of thebest hunting and fish
ing grounds in Northern Penn'a. Conveyances
furnished. Terms moderate.
Feb. 5,1888-Iy.
GEORGE WAGNER,
TAILOR.. Shop firet door north of L. A. Seareig
Shoo Shop. O.s`Catting, Fitting, and Repair
ing done promptly and
Welleboro, Fa., Jan. 3,3868.-3 y.
JOHN EL SUAKSPEARE,
DRAPER ANA TAILOR. Shop over• John It.
Bowen's Store. ' Cutting, Fitting, and
Repairing done promptly and in beet'style.
Wellsboro, Pa.. Jan. 1,1868.-1 y
wra, GARREITSON,
ATTORNEY AND. COUNSELOR: AT LAW,
Notary Publio Rod Insurance Agent, Moss.
burg, Pa., over Caldwell's Store.
JOHN I. MITCHELL
fT r ORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LA W,
II ellsboro, Tioga Co. Pa.
_ Vinias Agent, Notary 1:ublio, ) and Insurance,
-Agent. De will attend promptly to collection of
PttlPio llo , Back Pay and Bounty. As Notnay
Public he takes acknowledgements; of deeds, ad
ministers ortba, and will not as Commissioner to
take testimony. ra-0111co oval Roy's Drug Store,
a,ljoining Agitator 0140,—Oct. 30. 1367
Sohn V' • Guernsey,
...I.TTORNEY AND COr,DNSELOR. AT LAW.
returnod to this county with a view of
I, making it his pormanent -residence, solicits a
' share of public patronage. All business en.
trusted to his care will be attended to with
promptness and fidelity. Office 2d dloor south
.)f E. 8. Farr's hotel. Tioga, Tioga Co., Pa.
sopt.
IZAAIi WALTON ROUSE,
Gaines, Tioga County, Pa.
LLORACE C. VERNIILYEA, Paoo'n. This is
a new hotel located within easy access of the
boit fishing and hunting grounds. in North
ern Pennsylvania. No pains will he spared
for the accommodation of pleasure seekers and
the - traveling public+. [Jan. 1, 1868.]
PEITROLZUM HOUSE,
WESTFIELD, PA., DICORGE CLOSE,
utor. A now Hotel conducted on tile principle
of live anti let livo, for the accommodation of
the
GEO. W. -RYON,
ATTORNEY ,t COLT:CS - BLOB, AT LAW, Law
renceville, Tioga Co..h Pa. Bounty, Pension;
and Insurance Agent. Collections koinptly;
attended to. Office 21 door below Ford liou.se
I)3c. 19, 13117-1 y
11, E. OLNEY,
DEALER in cLOt - KS t JEWELRY, SILVER
& PLATED WARE, Speculalas, Violin Zitrinv,
etie.,l%iansfield, Pa. Watches and Jew
elry neatly repaired. Engraving, done in plain
Engli , h and Gorman.
ILiopt67-] y."
F..1411'S MOTEL,
,loti A, TIOO.A COUNTY, PA.,
(Rod attached, and an attentive hod
er always in attendance,
E. S. EMIR, . . . Proprietor. '
Hairdressing Sr, Shaving.
Saloon over IVillcox. it Barker's Store, Wells
tro, Pa. Particular 'attention paid to ladies'
Shaniptwing t Dyeing, etc. Braids,
coils, and swieilet‘ on hand and wade to or.
H.HORSEY.
J. JOHNSON.
lato of the 2d Pa. Cavalry, after
jJ nearly four years of army sec - % ica,, with a large
to field and hospital practice, liatl 01/Vnedtan
once for the practice of niediclue and surgery,
ra branches. Persons from a distance can tine good
Isr.rdlog at the Pennsylvania llotel %,hen desired.—
visit any part of the State in consultation, or to
ierforin surgical operations. No 4, Union Block, up
tiers. Weildboro, Pa., May 2, 180.—Iy.
\TEW PICTURE GALLERY.-
..`4
FRANK, SPENCER,
Ras the pleasure to inform the citizens of Tioga
county that he has completed his
NEW PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,
arid is on hand to take all kinds Qf Sun Pictures,
such as Atubrotypes, Ferrotypes, Vignettes, Cartes
le Visite, the Surprise and Eureka Pictures; also
particular attention paid to copying and enlarg—
i
iag Pictures. Instructionsgiven in the Art on
, e.isonahld terms. Elmira t., Mansfield, Oct. 1,
tiff. '
Win. 13.
KNOXVILLE, Pa. Pension, Bouncy, and In
/erotic° Agent. Communications eent to the
abut e address will receive prompt attention.
Terms moderate. [jnn 8, IB6B—lyi
U. S. CLAIM AGENCY,
For tho Collection of
Allay and Nary Claims and Pensions
TUE iNLIV BOUNTY LAW pnwnd Julyl.l',lsfe,glves
1. two end tbreo yenta' Foldiera extra bounty. eend
your discbargca.
OFFICERS' EXTRA PA Y.
liirto menthe' extrn pny proper to volunteer °Alcorn
710 - .lure scrrlco 3lntch '8,151;5.
PENSIONS I.NCREASED
Who have lost n nrat, and who hare been re:ma
:en:ly and totally db , abbAl.
Ali calor Government clalms prorectdetl.
JEItoME 11‘.
ellsboro. October 10. IgOC-4 f
E, SMITH, M. D.
) SURGEON.
•
fIPLRATES successfully for Cataract, Stra
k hismue, (cross eye) Removal of Tumors,
Hare Lip, Val-leen Veins, Club Feet, &c.
Particulur attention paid to diseases of tho Eyo
and General Stirgery.
Consultation at office free. •
References gi f ven to operations recently per
turned.
Mee: hours Prom 12 M. to 3 P. M.
Office at his rridence, Mansfield, Tioga County,
Pi., March 27. 18137-Iy.*
NORMAN STRAIT,
GrI...NT fur to National t•,•:it.4 of titandnril S.rlinol
'1 Itaokt.t pu, li9bed by lt.4rnt— St. Co. 111 113
15,1 1 , 1 m. corner nf John fitreet, N. Y.: peeps constantly
ordri s promptly fillrd. Caftan or
a:l7.Pa by mall, N. 3TRAIT.
P.t., Jnno 10, Ibo7-Iy.
C - B. KELLY,
,‘ GENT for :IIARVIN FILL
411_ BURGLAR PROOF SAFES..
`Septernber'2s,
- - - - ----
J. (A- PUTNA M,
WRIOIIT--Aeti
gt :111
,Al.. TURBINE WATER IV h."
••tewArt% v or (;:n g +tha
l'a., Aug. 7, 1.867,
Bounty and Peggz-Aon agency.
f ~
“ - e; , : , , , ,,.ektdefittit,fill,trtlclioisK 111 t egat dto
!I , , Kti ,t limints allowed by the act ail,+oved
,).:• 1s r , , rind haring on Vito,' a latl.m "'apply of till
--sia: , , 14 . fl i r ,,, I hn , prpri irei l to prilit Cute 1111 pen
' : 1 .1 kl: I b ainty elai l aw which may be placed in my
Nrion.ilying at a olistance • ID cninnitinirate
th a '" 1 1 lettcr, and their communication, will he
"-'-'''i.._k' n , i , •, . t's e '
V ‘I. 11. SMITH. ,ii,;i ' l '2 , "• ( icoter 2.,,„„
For Sale.
1 Q SPLT:NDID BUILLtIIitPLOTS, in the
Borough of Wel!shorn. kind v _TIMBER
IkACT of 400 neretiu Delmar, three utiles from
' l ' 61 Y—heavily timbered. 'Perms eery.
8 , .186.3. WRIGHT ct E AILEI.
$7,00 $12,00
12,00 18,00
I 50,00
1 90.00
80,30
60,00
VOL. XV.
BE CLOTH
JOSEPII INGHAM & SONS, t.w.'
of Knoxvile, Tioga County, I
pared to rommthotuto wool by the
shares, as may bo desireil. They ran
FLANNELS, FULL CLOTHS
MERES, DOESKINS
and}can promise to satisfy customers
particular attention to
ROLL•CARDING & CLOTH-7)
Twenty years experience in the business war
rants thorn in expecting a generous patronage.
No shoddy cloths made.
Deerfield, June 12, 1867—tf. •
JOHN SUHB,
WOULD announce to the citizens of Wellabo
r° and surrounding country, that he has
opened a shop on the corner of-Water and .Craf
ton streets, for the purpose of manufacturing nil
kinds of
CABINET FURNITURE,.
REPAIRING AND TURNING DONE
to order, . ,OFFINS of all kinds famished on
short notice,- All work done promptly and war-
Wellshioro, June 27, 1866.
••
UNION ROTEL. •
•
MINER WATKINS, PROPRIETOR.
HATINO fitted up a new hotel bullding l pn the site
of the old Union Hotel, lately destroyed by fire,
ato now ready to receive and entertain guests. 'the
Union Hotel was intended for a Temperance holier,
and the Proprietor believes it can be sustained without
grog. An attentive breAlar in attendance. •
Welleboro, June 26, MT. I t
TOWNSEND HOUSE .
WILLIAM TOWNSEND, PBOITIETOt:..
AVING leackal for a term of yeare the Popular and
well known Hotel stand lately occupied by A. 3L
Hazlett I am prepared to furnish the treveliog and
local-pablicwith the best accommodatione to lA/ pro.
oared lU the country. A. good hostler always hi at
teudunce. Toame furnished to-flailing
Welleboro, June 20, 1807.
GROCERY AND RESTAURANt
ti
One door nave the Meat Market,
WtLLSBORO, PENI4.'A;
ESPECTFULLY annonncos, to . tbe trading
publio that be has a desirable steels of Oro
caries, comprising, Teas, Coffees, Spices, Sugars,
Molasses, Syrups, and all that constitutes a lirsi
class stock. Oysters in every style a all .ea-,
sonable hours.
Wellsboro, Jan. 2, 1887 -t4.
THE PLACE TO - DUY„ DRUGS
A -
T the Lawrenceville Drug Blom whole you
_will find every thing properly bel npiNg t. ,
the Drug Trade ,
CHEAP, CLIEAPER, CHEAPEST,
and of the Lost quality furl Cash. Also,,
Oils, Varnishes, Lamps, Vtitiay Notions, Vi..tia
Strings, Fishing Tackle, Window Glass,i&e.
Cash paid for Flux Seed.
C. P. LEONAIth.
Lawrenceville, May •, 567:
)
Glen's Falls Insurance Company,
GCENJ-S_FALLS, N. Y.
Capital and and Surplus $373,637,66.
—o—
RISKS; only, taken.
No Premium Enloe required.
V. It is LIBERAL. It paya damagr.eft 1 . 4 e5 1, •
taing, Whether Fire emues or not. I
It pays for live stock 'killed by Lightning, in
barns or in the field.
Its rates aro lower than other Compante
equal responsibility. 1. C. PRICE:', Agent,
Farmington Centro,.Tioga Co. Pa.
May 29, 1367-1,y3
W.ALIIER & LATIIROP
DEALERS IN II
lIARDIV.ARE, IRON, STEEL, NAILS,
STOVES, TIN- WAIR4
'BELTING,. SAWS, CI V
WATER
AGRICULTURAL ItAirLEMIENTS.
Carriage and Harness T+mings.
HARNESSES, SADDLES,
Corning. N. Y., Jan. 2, 1867-Iy.
'SAVINGS BA'NK.
GARDNER'S
GROCERY AND PROVISION S
OLD sdylog that a penny, saved is a
earned,justiflas GARDNER in nami
establishment a Enrings Bank. Econo
Wealth, said some old chap whose nape
forgotten; and It is economy to trade - whe,
SLAUGHTER".I
of high priced is being proteouted with vigor"and
without reprieve: I can sell Sugars, Teas, Mo
lasses, Pith, Pork, Flour, Corn, Meal, Cpire , -ib.
Canned'Fruits, Spices, nod everything intenthAl
for tawny use, giving the buyer the benefit
OF THE
fall of the market', nn advantage duly appro
dieted by erorybotly, excepting only these verdant
t INNOCENTS
ho profor PROMISING. TO -PAY - one I}"a
dyed per coat. prnfite to the• seller, to PAYING
twenty-firo per cont, cash on delivery of the
goods. I shell offer my stock_ of - goods at fair
prices •
EVERY MONDAY, ' •
EVERY TUESDAY, -
A:ID
EVERY SATURDAY,
nnfri fill up as fast na-I still out.
WellAorn, June 12, 1867
- •
.•
00- Removed tre:- , --
04.,,vir
A. 13. EASTMAN- has rernov:d from the
if old stand to his new office, No. 2, Ma4ll..it
%Vellsboro, Pe., (two doers below Rot's .131nek)
where he will perfdrui all operations i connected
with the profession of Dental Surgertin a dupe
riot.. ton tincr—ha ving fitted up suitable sand
prernied himself with all the itnpr :{';'.:l of
•
the do y. •
To addition to the NARCOTIC SPRAY, ther
end Chlorof"rtn, trhicAl he hilti still in use, by of
fers to the public the ,NITROUS OXID GAS,
which i, perfectly ed . () even for the invalidt, be
ing free I roni all after, effects, baring no unleas
ant ttiste or scent, and by far preferable, to ay
thing before offered. Please call and exatiine
specimens of Mechanical Dentistry.
January S. ISGS.
F. D. R/TtER. M, D.
PHYSICIAN ,t, SURGEON. Graduate of tlit3
,University of Buffalo, N: Y.; Class of Mil.—
Having located in IVellshoro, pliers his serilio.
.21: to the siek and afflicted. 'laving had much
experience . in Surgery, he irill perform all op. oratipns entrusted to his' skill in a satisfae.
toryhnouner. Office at his residence on Pearl
street, two doors below the residence of Will
iam Bache: can be found by sityquiring
atloi
ther Drug Score._ Oen. 1888-3m3
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OTHERWISE
patiom
EVERY WEDNESDAY,
EVERY THURSDAY,
EVERY FRIDAY, .
L. A. GARDN • R
1 ft
1 '
D: I
CITY BOOK BINDERY
AND
BLANK BOOK 3IANUFACTORY,
miles oast
are 'pre
,yard or on
(SIGN OF THE 11.10_1300K, 2D FLOOR,)
-CASSI
ELMIRA',"N. Y.
OVR MOTTO
000 b A 9 TUC BEST, CAEAP As TILE CHEAPEST
They pny
ESSING
BLANK ' BOOKS
01 every description, in all styles'of Binding,
and as low, for qunlity,of stock, as any Bindery
in the State. Volumes .of every description
Bound in tho best manner and in any
,style or,
dared.
ALL .KINDS. OF GILT WORK.
'Ettecuted 'in the best manner. Old &Oka re
liJuud nod made good as new, ,
MASUOVIII ',LEI IMO
I aPI prepared to furnish biotcis numbers of all
Reviews or Magazines pliblished in' the United
States or Great Britain, tit'a low price: ,'
BLANK BOOK 8G OTHER PAER,
Of all sizes and qualities, PA hand, rule r plain.
BILL HEAD PAPEI , . .
rule r
any quality or size, on hand and cut up ready
for printing Also, BILL PAPER, and CARD
BOARD of all eolors and quality, in boards or
cut to any size. ' - °
Cap, Letter,' Note Paper, Envelopes,
Pens, Pencils, Sr.c.
.jam 15010 agent for
Prof. SittPAIVEY'S NON--CORROSIVE STEEL
YEN', or W.311011E1 IMES. FOR LADIES
• AND GENTLEMEN,
Whior 1:tv'll warrant equal to .Gold Penn. The
,best iu use and no.taistake
'lhe abo‘ a btoek I will ?On at the Lowest Hates
.at all times, ik't a i nitqlettdvaue..3 on Now York
priced, old in quantities' to /lit purchaaeta, All
. work tend stock wart anted ae represented.
I respectfully solicit v.,thare of pnklic,putron•
age. Uhl ors b'y protuptly attended to,—
Addresab,LOUlS KIES, _
Advertiser Building,
Sept. 26, 1867. 7 1 y. 4 Eirkire,N. Y.
Grocery - al - id Provision' Mori+,
cc
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER
in /in kinds of
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
Wines, Liquors and
Cigars,
FORE! N & DOMESTIb„
- CA N E - 1 - Rtl 7 4- 6' - ' A Arn
WOOD & WILLOW WARE, GLASS &
CHILDRF;N'S CARRIAGES, CABS &
PERAMBULATORS, TOYS, &c , &c
A full and complete agsortment of the ah,ove
tnentioned goods of the beg quality always' on
hand.
Particular attention paid to Fine Orocerice.
Dealers and Consumers will rind it to their in
terest to examine, his Stock before buying.
Corning, N. Y., March 27, 1867.
NEW DRY GOODS STORE.
TOLES ..& ;BARKER,
OM
WE have jiist received our new and very
largo :stook of
V v_
Donny
p3t' s , his
Ply ib
1 . 1.1%70
re the
DRY GOODS,
SPEETINUS, SII IRTINGS; - PRINTS,
CLOTHS, •,S1 M ERES, 'EST.
:• I NGS. READY MADE CLO •
T INO, •• HA I'S & CAPS, • .
BOOTS 'AN p SHOES, .
' ithc, a largo iinl w ell celaeted stneL• of
CROCKERY, FIAI,UWAIRE, WOODEN
WARE. S PONE WARE,. KERO-
E;
S NE OIL: PAINTS. & OILS,
SVGA, TEAS, COFFEES,
S'Y P,S,I MOLASSES,
IVo aro able to offer'our cOstoroori the betiefit
if the
LAST DECLINE OF PRICES
In the New 1.'4 , 11; Mar lifir, our Stook fuming beon't
purnfinsed since the greet tleviine in Onods.
NVellsboro, July 3, 1 st 7
HARKNFASS
BOOT AND SHOE, MAKERS,
Orce Wilmon & Vim rulke»bnry's Store, in the
roont.lntall orcupied by Benj. .S'eelq.,
p,ors ANI) snors of all kinds WOO 10
j 01 - der and In tilfa
It.LPAIRLN ki»ds done promptly and
good. GiVe__llN.:l
I.IA 111 i -NESS,
M LEY.
iVellsborik, 2. I ly.
EWES
At Darti inettle, ielit.
tsar cipe.ned II new
GitOCERY PROVISION STORE
At tire above hauled plaee,iniere ho proposes to
furn6li tLoals in his line
Mailtet prieve paid (or Farm Produce, either
iu eavl! or trade. Tho / pairptiage of tlip public is
remie4fully solicited. ALl3b.il3 TIPPLE.
Charleston, Dec. 11, 1867—tr.
-41.6fLet - lAt.foco l 'llllcought Ira tia.c. X 3 •:761.30.3a.izta - off' 1717iLisocicom.”
8 Baldwin Street,
COMPLETE YOUR SETS!
*sIATIONERY,,
( ORN'I~W, :.Y.
DRIEIf FRUITS,,
VEGETABLES,
CROCKERY WARE,
(NO. 6, UNION - BLOCK)
such as
ETC,. , DTC., ETC
TOLES d; DARKER
NE - W ()GER
- \/I/LSBORO, PA., FEBRUARY 19, 1868.
gDt.lut
POSTAGE) STAMPS.
Those,poshme Ramps, these postage tltardps,
„Which via my tongue•ll)Nain I damps,
Andglvo in•raiisso mirny a lick, '
Thtj wilt Otito the loiters etiett
In literature they'll no'er engage, • '
Thep are not of the ritiine4cll-age:
Therlio.ltage stamps, those postage stamps,
Oh„ray,the mischief take the scamps! '
•
Who take the contract for to put
SOP;le gum upon:diem - and don'', do it.
Sing! "4i14 - se, and iet,Columbia,see
.What gum-bugs those contractors he!
e postage stanips,
• thoiepoStagia stamps).
ay the cholera and cramps •
11 the lining of the
,
leheat us So , again and fgaitil
:6 . '011 he when I ani gone;
fellows , will still sWindle on;
king in pities, fleets and camps,
, ahoddy, hats, or postage stamps.
Rose-4i 4 /ay in her trundle bed, -•
With; her enroll hands foldodithave her head;
•
Sii/FAxiiit liCr Innocent eyes on me,
.. • .: .
'MAIO al l thoughtfulahadow•eame Over their glee.
"Manna,t-' , alie wild; "when , tgo‘to r ideep,
Ip'ray 'the '.V,nther my sowllaireep,- , ..
And 1M 'comes umrearries it far away,
To the heautictil home where hie cifigele stay ;
I gather red fOses, and lilles,so white;
I sitig`witl t tlie'angela:thiengh all thelong night;
And `WI:Ven, in the morning, I wakofrom ray ele'ip,
Ho give back the soul that I gave him to keep,
Ana„.l:. ily reruoinher, 'like beautiful dreams,
The gar ands M lilies; the wonderful ctOaine." _
Mistellaxtong.
PA.TRICR CONNOR.
Thes i e words you may read auy day
- uppn a white slab in a. Cettiefery not
many MilCs from . New York : - but. you
might read them..a hundred times with
out giiessing at the little tragedy they
indicate„without knowing the humble
romanoewhich ended with the placing
of that stone above the dust of one poor
and hatable .ran.
' bis shabby frieze jacket and mud
ladeil:hrogans he was scarcely an at
tractiV,e object-as, he walked into Mr.
Dawn's great, tin and hardware shop
one'day, and presented himself at the
counter with_an, 7 ---
"I'V+ t heen tould 'ye advertised for
hands her honor."
"Fully supplied, nay man," Said Mr.
Bawn,t ngt lit tiug his head froin hig
ae
eount - - -
"I'diwork faithful, sir, and take low
wages,li till I could do "better, and I'd
learn ready—l would that." - • •
It was•an Irish brogue; and Mr. BaWn
alwayo eelnred thrkt he never would
emplo tui lifdompetent:liand. — Vet the
man attracted him. Returned briskly,
and'With his, pen behind his ear, ad
dressed the man', who was only one of
the lift who, OW answered • his adyer-
LI ;5 VW ETU f, Tux VUT NV UM:
=I
"What makes you expect to learn
faster than other folks—are you any
smarter ?"
"VD not say that," said the man,
"but I'd be wishing to '; that 'ud make
it aisier."
"Are you used to the work?"
"I've done a bit of it."
"MuCh 7" .
4N. It
4, No; your honor. tell' you no
lie. Tim O'Toole hadn't the like of this
place; ibut I know a bit about tins."
"Yon are too old for an apprentice,
and yOu'd be in.the way, I calculate,"
said Mr. Bawn,•looking the braWny
arms and 'bright eyes that promised
strength and intelligence. "Besides, I
know Your couritrirmen—lazy, good for
nothing fellows who never:do their best.
No, I've been taken in by Irish hands
before,land I won't have another." ,
"The Virgin will have to be rather
bringing 'em over in her two arms,
thin," .said the man'- dispairingly, "for
I've tramped all day for the last fort
night, and niver ajob can I get, and
that's the last' penny I haVe, yer honor,
andlt's but a half one." • '
As he spoke he spread his.palra 'open
with an. English half-penny upon it.
"Bring ;whogNO'Verl asked Mr.l3awn,
arrested by the oddsPeech as he. turned
upon his heel, and 'turned bb.ek again.
"Slat Mora and Jamesey,"
"Who are they?"
"The van ' s me wife, the other me
said the man. "0, masther,
jist thry me. bring , 'em over
_to me if no one will give me a job ? I
want to,be aiming, and the whole big
city seer,Os again it, and me with arms
'like thin.''-
He bared his arms to the shoulder As
he spoke, and Mr.Bawn looked at them,
and then at the face.
"I'llhire you fora
"and tylw as its noon, go down into the
kitchen and"tell the girl to get you your
dinnet-'-, a himgryman can't work."
And With an Irish blessing, the new
hand obeyed, while Mr.'Bawn, untying
his aproh, went up- -stairs to his own
meal. -•
. ,
Suspicious as he was of the new baud's
integrity and ability, he was agreeably
disappointed. ' confainr worked hard and
actuallyllearned fast.. At the end of the
week heLwas engaged permanently, and
soon was the-best workman in the shop.'
He was a great talker but not fond of
drink or Westing money. ',As his wages
grew he hoarded- every 'penny, and
wore the same shabby clothes in which
he had made his 'first appearanee.
"Beer costa Money," he - said one day.
"and iV4yeitit I apind puts off the
bringing Nora and Jamesy over; and•
as for clOthea, them I have must do me--L
better nO'coat to my back than no wife
and boy.at my fireside ; anyhow. Its slow
work swing. ,, ''
It was ;Slow Work, but hekept at it all
the same. Other men, thoughtless and
fullof fuh, tried'to make him drink—
made a jest of his saving habits, coaxed
him to accompany them to places of
amusement or to share in their Sunday
frolics.. 411 in vain. Connor liked beer,
liked fun,. liked companionship; but
he would; not delay that long looked for
bringing of Nora over, and was not
"mane enough" • to accept favors of
others. He kept his way, martyr to his
own great wish—living on little, work
ing all night on any extra job ho could
earn a feW shillings by; running er
rands in 148 noontide hours of rest, and
talking to any 'one who would listen of
his one•gi,eat hope, and of. Nora and lit
tle jamesy.
At first,the ; Men, who - prided them
selves oneing all Americans, and on
turning o t the best work in the city,
made a BO l of butt of Cotinor, whose
"wild Irifih" ways and verdancy were
indeed often laughable. But we won
their hearts at last, and when, one day,
moan tingle work bench, he shook his
little bundle wrapped in a ied kerchief,
before their ey,es e and shouted, "Look;
bays, I've!get the whole at last'! I'm
going to thing Nora and Jamesy over
at lust ! Wporoo 1 I've got it!" All felt
sympathy in his joy, and each grasped
his great hand in cordial congratula
tions, and.s one proposed to treat all
BED TIME
round, and drink a good voyage to
Norn.
They parted In a merry mood,. most
of the men going to comfortable homes.
But poor Connor's resting place was
poor lodging house, where he snared a
crazy garret with fourhien; and in - the
joy of his heart he exhibited his hand
kerchief with his hard earned savings
tied up hi a hard wad in the middle,
before ho put it under his pillow and
fell asleep. When ho awakened In. the
morning ho found his treasure gone.
Some villian more contemptible than
most bad men are, had robbed it.
At first Connor could not even believe
ft lost. He searched every corner of the
room, Elhook his quilt and I)lankets, and
begged those around hims to quit joking
and give it back.
But at last he realized the truth.
"Is any wan that bad that its thawed
from me?" he asked in a breathless
way. "Boys, Is any man that bad ?"
And some one answered—
"No doubt of it, Connor. Its stole."
Then Connor put his head down on
his hands and lifted up his voice and
vvOpt.• It was one of those sights which
%nen never forget. It seemed more than
he could bear, to have Nora and 'his
child "put," as heexpressed it, "months
away from him again."
But when he went te• work that day
it seemed to all who saw him that he
had picked up a new determination.
His tace.seeined to say, "I'll have, Nora
with me yet." At noon he searched out
a 'letter, blotted and very strangely
scrawled telling Nora what had ,hap
pened; and those
.who observed him,
noticed that he had no meat with his
dinner. Indeed, for that moment he
lived on bread; potatoes and cold water,
and worked as • few men ever worked
before. It grew to he the talk of the
shop, and now that sympathy was ex
cited, every one wanted to help Connor.-
Jobs were thrown in, his way, kind
words .and friendly wishes helped him
mightily; but no power could make
him share the 'food and drink of any
Other yorkmaia.
That seemed a sort of charity to him.
Still he was helped along. A present
from Mr. l3awn, at pay day, set Nora.;
as he said "a week pearer,"and this and
that and the other added to the little
hoard. It grew faster than the first,
and Connor's burden was not so heavy.
At last, before he h - Oped it, he was once
more able to say, "I'm going to bring
them over," and to show his handker- 1
chief, in which, as before, he tied up
his earnings ; this time, however, only
th his friends. Cautious among stran
gers, he hid the treasure, and kept his
vest buttoned over it night and day,
until the tickets were bought and sent.
Then every man, woman, and child,
capable of hearing or understanding,
knew that Nora and her baby were
corning.
There was John Jones who had more
of the brute in his composition than
usually falls to the lot of man—even he
coolly hurled his hammer at an offen
der's head, missing him by a hair's
breadth, would spend ten minutes in
the noon hour reading the Irish news
to Connor. There was Toni Barker,
the meanest man among the number,
who bad never been known to give
anything to any one before, absolutely
bartered an old jacket for a pair of gilt
vases which a peddler brought In his
basket to the shoi, and vresehte(l them
And there was idle Dick, theapprentice,
who, actually worked two hours on
Connor's work when illness kept the
Irishman at home one day. Connor
felt - his kindness, and returned it when
ever it was in his power, and the days
ilew by arid brought at last a letter
from his wife.
"She would start as he desired, and
she was well and so was the boy, and
might the Lord bring them safely to
each other's arms, and bless those who
had been so kind to him * " That wa)s
the substance of the epistle which• Con
nor proudly assured his fellow-workmen
Nora wrote himself. She had lived at
service, as a girl, with a certain good
old lady, who had given her an educa
tion, the Rents of which Connor told
upon his fingers. "The radin', that's
one, and the whin,' that's three, and
moreover, she knows all that a woman
can." Then he looked up at his fellow
workmen with tears in his eyes and
asked :
. "Do you wonder the time seems long
between me an' her, boys ?"
So it was, Nora at the dawn of day,
Nora at noon, Nora at night, until the
news came that the Stormy Petrel had
come to port, and Connor breathless
and 13a143 with excitement, flung his cap
in the air and shouted.
It happened on a holiday afternoon.,
and halfn dozen men were ready to go
with Connor to the steamer and give
his wife a greeting. Her little home
was ready ; Mr. Bawn's own servant
had put it in order, and Connor took
one ppep at it beforwhe started.
."She hadn't the like of that in the
old country," he said. "But she'll
know how to kape then► tidy."
Then he led the Way toward the dock
'where the steamer lay, at a pace which
made It bard for the rest to follow him.
The spot was reached at last; a crowd
'Of vehicles- blockaded the streets;
a troop of emigrants came thronging
up ; due cabin passengers were step
ping into cabs, and drivers, porters, and
all manner of employees • were yelling
and shouting in the usual manner.
Nora would wait on board for her hus
band—he knei - v that:.
The little group made their way into
the vessel at last, and there, amidst
those whe sat watching for coming
friends' Connor searched for the two so
dear to hini ; patiently at first, eagerly
but patiently; but by-and-by growing
anxious and excited.
"She would river go alone," he said.
"She'd be lost inthirely ; I bade her
wait, but I don't see her, boys, I think
she's not in it."
. "Why don't you see the captain ?"
asked one; and Connor jumped at the
suggestion. In a few minutes he stood
before a portly, rubicund man, who
nodded to him kindly.
"I'm lookin' for me wife; yer honor,"
said Connor, "and I can't find her."
"Perhaps she's gone ashore," said the
captain.
,'I bade her wait," said Connor.
"Women don't always do as they are
bid, you know," said the captain.
"Nora would," said Connor, "but
may be she was left behind. May be
she didn't come. I somehow think she
didn't.
At the name Nora theeaptain started.
In a moment he asked :
"What is yoUr name?"
"Pat Connor," said the man.
"And youy wife was Nora?"
"That's her name, and the boy with
hecls Jamsey, - yes honor," said Connor.
The captain lookedat Con nor's friends.
Theylooked at the captain. Then he
said hashily
"Sit down my luau ; I've got some-
Ithing to tell you."
"She's left behind," said Connor.;
"She sailed with us," said the eaptain
"Where is she?" asked Connor.
The captain made no answer:
"iffy man," he said, "%ye all have' our
trials; God sends them. Yes—Nora
started with us.k"
Connor sttid nothing. Ile looked at
the captain now, white to his lips.
"It's been a sickly season," - said the
captain. ;"We had illness ,on board—
the cholera. You knew that?"
"I didn't," said Connor; "I can't
read: • they kept' it from me."
"We didn't want to frighten him,"
said one man, in a half whisper.
"You know how long we lay at quar
antine?"
"Tim ship I came in did that," said
Connor.
. ,
'.Did ye say Nora went ashore? I
ought to be lookin' for her captain."
"Many died," went on the captain,
"many children. When we were half
way here your boy was taken sick." i
"Jamesy," gasped Connor. 11 `
"His mother watched him night and
day,",said the captain, "and we did all
t
we could, but at last he died ' • onlycue
of many. There was five buried t gat
day. But it broke my heart to see ho
mother looking out upon the wa I.
'lt's his father I think of,' said s e,
'he's lone* so to see poor Jamsey."
Connor groaned. 1
"Keep up if you can, my man," said
the captain. "I wish any one else had
it to tell rather than I. That night
Nora was taken ill also ; verysuddenly.
She grew worse fasts In the morning
she called me to her."
"Tell Connor I died thinking of him,'
she said, 'and tell
. him to meet—and
my man God help you!' she never said
anything more!—in an. hour she had
gone:"
Connor hiOd risen. 'He stood up try
ing to steady himself; looking. at the
captain with his eyes,dry as two stones.
Then he turned to his friends :
"I'vegotmy death, boys," he said and
then dropped to the floor 11,kra"log.
They raised him and bore him away.
in,an hour he was at home on the little
bed which he had made ready for Nora
weary with her lOtig voyage. There at
last, he opened his eyes. Old Mr. Bawn
bent over him ; he had been summoned
by the news, and the room was full of
Connor's fellow workmen. •
"Better, Connor ?" asked the old man.
A dale," said Connor. "It's aisy
now; be with her soon. And look
ye masther. I've, learn't one thing—
God is good ; He wouldn't let me bring
Nora over to me, but He is taking me
over to her—and Jamsey—over the
river; don't yoti see it, and her stand
ing on the other side to welcome me.",
And with th6se words Connor stretched'
out his arms.; Perhaps he OidseeNora;
heaven only knows—and so died.
[nor tho Agitator.]
FIRST CHARGE UPON PORT HELL.
•
" The whole line will advance at 3
o'clock, and carry. the enemy's works
by assault." Such was the order. - Its
date was 12, M. June 18, 1864. The
corps, division and brigade comman
ders timed their watches by the Conar
manding General's; and 100,000 ? men
knew—ah, how well they knew ! that
this meant wounds, death and carnage.
But those three mortal• hours of sus
pense,—waiting, :waiting, waiting for
the battle,—(would time never drag its
slow length along?)—were worse, far
worse, than the rush and shock of the
bloody conflict.
For six weeks, those two disciplined
armies of the Potomac and northern Vir
ginia, under the consummate manage
ment of their respective leaders, Grant
and Lee, had faced, and watched and
fotight each other with varying results.
From that carnival of death, the WU-
Q.Ltr.h.moird_ th rretio ,
North Anna, and coal Harbor,
clothed in steel and flame, scaring na
ture and battering humanity in their
fiery path, they now sternly confront
each other over the defences of Peters
burg. These veterans respect each oth
er. Their endurance, mettle and cour
age have been tested on a score of des
perate battle-fields. - There is no fool
ish boasting of a desire to 'get at each
other.' Respect for an enemy, created
by intrepidity at the point of the bayo
net, is not of a kind to induce a soldier
to desire frequent meetings under 'like
circumstances.
Tlifee clays before, the army of the
Potomac had crossed the James, by ,
Pontoon and ferry, twenty miles below
City . Point. `rive 2d Corps, in advance,
reached the vicinity of Petersburg,
about sunset, the 16th June, in time to
witness one of the most gallant charges
of the war,—made by a colored division,
1 1 )
army of the James. The outer de ences
of Petersburg consisted . of a cord n or
seven formidable forts , mounted with
artillery, and connected by a co tinu
ous line of heavy entrenchments, Mann
ed by Beau regard'sarmy. These works
commanded an (wen space in their im
mediate front, half a mile in extent,
beyond this a low growth of underbrush.
In this the colored' division formed. At
the word of command, they burst with
cheers, into this space, level space, and
straight for the belching forts; and in
the bright sunlight of that calm June
evening, it was like a.ch - tp of thunder
from a cloudless sky." A. Storm of i on
and lead was hurled through their at
talions, but . in serried lines, they pas ed
on at a double-quick; and fort after
fort was captured at , the bayonet's
point. Then went up the shout of vic
tory, which was echoed from corps to
corps, in honor oft,this heroic achieve-
Ment by black troops. The following
night the remaining corps came up 1)31
a forced march through sifting duet and
heat ; , and Lee also, during the night,
came to the • relief of the discomfited
Beauregard. On the morrow a series of
desperate encounters, assaults and coun
ter-assaults took place, resulting in our
wrenching from the enemy, his second
line of defense. Thus far success; but
the morrow ushered in the eventful 18th.
A third line of defence was discovered,
—bastioned, angled and traversed; with
heavy forts at intervals, sheltering
Lee's united and confident army. Our
lines moved up and the heavy batteries
exchanged their noisy coinpliments 1
during the forenoon ; hr the I meantime
our infantry advancing hyi circuitous
route, by taking advantage of the ine
qualities of the ground, steuied position
as near the rebel lines as 1 ossible with
out incurring a direct tir ; while the I
Union and rebel' shells passed over
their heads, yelling and shrieking like
demons let loose.
Twelve M. " Prepare to assault the
works at 3." Simple words. Yet none
but the soldier of many campaigns,
understands their' full import. Ah,
simple; but they meant action; they
meant obedience,—though a thousand
deaths should rive or blpw you to at
oms. Do you shudder at the thought 2,
What would you do in the actual cir
cumstances 1 / Like most other men,—
bravely dare the worSt,—in a just
cause. Courage is common to most
men ; and although no soldier ever con
tempates the signal of assault without
a pliVsical tremor or blanched cheek,
yet the moral strength, or shame of
cowardice, which carries him into • the
very "jaws Of Beat t," is the hest proof
of genuine courage. But the actual
deadly encounter, - the wild tumult of
battle, with the eXcitenient of action, la
less dreaded, arid is less dreadful, than
that i mleseri habit), suspense of waiting,
expecting momentarily to peconie en
gaged, or knowing that at ;linear hour
it must inevitably come t Tlie reason, I
conceive, is, that in the Pater case, the
soldier is idle; the mind is a liberty to
contemplate all the actual, irobable or
possible horrors of the ease i. the imag
ination may lend unreal to Tors t it,
and,the fancy depicts them in the deep
est and most sanguinary colors. But in
the actual strife, the mind is occupied ;
the hands are engaged ; commands are
NM
to be obeyed ; movements performed ;
weapons handled ; and all this, with
the impetuous rush of the charge, cre
ates a powerful and fascinating enthus
iasm,—the enthusiasm of numbers, mo
ition and excitement, distracts' the mind
from danger.
Twelve, M. Three hours to wait, and
then !—ah then ! Comprehensive word.
If any last words are to be sent to those
who pray for you at home, write them
Inow r IT any request is to be made of a
comrade, make it now ! Is there a gift
,ot keepsake to be bestowed, name it
'now! Have you a word of direction
Concerning the last sad offices, one may
'perform for anotlier f say it now I Alas .
rtve may not be able to rescue the po,or
Clay of a fellow eetniade from the hands
'of an infuriate foe! A mistake, blun
der, accident often turns the tide of bat
tle. A chance, a moment, a breath, a
nothing, may turn a victory into a de
feat. War! who will predict the haz
zard of the venture? Who will foretell
the casting of the die?
Five' Pennsylvania regiments face
"Fort Hell." They embrace the Ist
brigade, lst division, bth Corps. , By
lying prone upon the ground, they are
protected from the fire of the fort,—
point blank, thirty rods distant.—
Twelve-fifty ; artillery duel in progress.
One ; sharp-shooters picking off the
men. One-fifty; federal battries tak
ing a nearer position. ' Two ; •ebel cais
son exploded; our men ruining the
gauntlet of the sharp-shoots s, to
,get
ice from an icehouse between the lines.
Two-fifty ; the hours,—how t ey drag;
i
is the world standing still ?—or turning
the wrong way. Our batteries redOub
ling their fire at shot lAttitige. Three;
breathless, awaiting the s'order I The
men blanch a little, but tighten the
grip to their - muskets. Just then, they
will not sully the fair fame of the bri
gade, they will not disgrace themselves
or dishonor the flag to-day! Just then.
What is the matter? Why this delay?
No movement on the'right; none on
the left; our batteries firing desultor
ily the works all silent and apparent
ly deserted. False hopes: triple rows of
weather-beaten veterans lie behind those
silent walls, and they are double charg
ing their batteries with grape 1 ' Our
brigade Commander, the scholarly and
soluierly Chamberlain, says The will
wait five minutes, and then attack, at
all hazards. Five minutes! Porten
tuous thread of time! What events,
whist fate may hang upon fivemir utes !
Three o'clock, five minutes ! "Steady
men. Right shoulder shift arms. For
ward,—double-quick!" The brigade,
in two long, dark blue lines, sprang ter
ward at the command, and instantly a
cloud of white smoke, curled up from
the grim and frowning works, while
underneath, a sheet of continuous flame
shot out, and the yawning fort roared
like a minty maelstrom. Cannon and
musketry poured a leaden and iron
hail upon this devoted band; and the
air seemed literally thick and hot with
the hissing fragments. The lines mo
mentarially reeled and staggered, and
then rushed on again, bending to the
merciless storm, like strong forest trees
in the blast. A hurricane of shot and
shell swept the ravine from both flanks;
guns in front poured grape and canister
into them at point blank range,—a red
tornado of destruction, tearing ugly
holes and gaps in their ranks ; still they
rushed frvri..?.......3 ,- ~.....4t-t. - --.. t .1. t . $ n:`.
' 'yurclS - 01. Ine embrasures, where covered
by a slight roll of the surface, they sank
npon the ground,—the brigade without
• aCCommander, regiments without Cols.
and companies without officers !—bleed
ing, torn, mangled, decimated, yet in
tact and facing the foe. Here and there
a trembling soul, pallid and paralyzed
with fear, sinks trembling upon the
ground,—dazed, blank and helpless.—
The sprouting Juno grass is fast becom
ing stained with crimson. The wound
ed,—the patient, unmurmuring, suffer
ing wounded, he quietly upon thegrass,
or drag themselves to the rear! The
dead lie stark and still ! 'And still the
thundering chorus of cannon and small
arms, mingles its voice with the shout,
the cheer and the hurling shot.
Oh, insatiate war ! What dread 'sights
dost thou reveal on " the perilous edge
of battle !" Tho broken bodies, tree .
, gashes, the sears and the gaping
1 wounds ! Two himdred and four Men
lost in one regiment! Go weep over the
slain ! It:will clear the well-springs of
patriotism. Fair-haired, smooth-faced
boys, the light and hope of happy
homes,—pale an d beautiful and glorious,
in death . .
Then came the - order ;" " hold the po
sition if it takes every man." And
they hold it;—though the vomiting'
batteries did death's work well. Under
cover of"-the night the broken battalions
were withdrawn,. but oh; the anguish
of the loss!
And thus it ended,—repulsed I 0
ON
• " She sew very nicely," said Mr.
Wharton ; " eally, Nery, nicely indeed.
And if you 11 ive...any work you wish
done, well an cheaply, I would advise
you to emplo her."
Mrs: ,Wharton was sitting before the
bright lire of anthracite coal, In her
Mcrimson silk morning wrapper, with her
ossy hair smooth as satin, and her
pretty hands, loaded with rich rings,
ying in her lap. She felt that she was
doing a charitable deed in employing
this poor and deserving soldier's widow,
and a still greater' one in recommend
ing her to her friends.
It iS so easy to be a good Christhm,.
under some circumstances 1 '
" Well, I shall certainly send for her,"
said Mrs. Marvin. 1" What did you tell
me her namq and address was?''
Oh, she is called Mrs. Leggett, and
she lives in one of those horrid must.l .
tenement houses, No. —, street, the
back room in the third story."
Mrs. Marvin entered the details in her
little pearlbound tablets, dud took her
leave, internally convinced that Mrs.
Wharton was a "good Samaritan,'r of
the very highest class.
Meanwhile the latter lady was gazing
dreamily into thee fire, and wondering
what toilets would be most appropriate
for the morrow evening's. soiree.
" There's my pea green satin," mused
Mrs. Wharton, checking off the various
garments on the tips of lier white lin
gers; " but Pyle worn it there already.
/%rnd there's my Marie Luise blue, silk,
if the skirt was only gored alittle more.
The lemon-colored brocade is not be
coming to me. Pm.sorry I bought it.
And th white grenadine not' worn at
Mrs. Armyn's. My wine-colored - silk,
with the ruby. set, would look well, if
the odious Fanny Palmer hadn't got
one just like it. And purple velvet
don't light up well at night. Oh, dear!
1 really think I must have something
rice-. A rose-colored tissue, perhaps, or
a white India muslin. My wardrobe L. ,
getting dreadfully behind hand. Dear
me ! who's that ? How you startled
me, Mrs. Leggett !"
" I beg your pardon, inteam, 1 am
sure," said tire slender, meek-looking
little seamstress, rustling softly forward,
in her garments of shabby, well-woii
black ; but I Rnocked twice, and you
did not answer."
" Then you wotild knock louder, nest
time," said the irritable, line lady.—
However, now that you are here, you
may as well sit (WWII. Good gracious.
how wet you are—positively dripping!"
" Yes ma'atn ; it rains very hard, and
I have no umbrella."
+
NO. 7.
Y A DOLLAR
oi JOBBING DEPARTMENT.
The Proprietorshavestocked th pcstablAznent wlt4
s i eveasortinontor model Lbtlyel
•
JOB AND CARD .TYPE •
AND PAST PRESSES,
and aro prepared to °ideate , neatly, and promptly
POSTERS, LtANDBILT,S,CIRCULARS, CARDS, DTLL
11 RADS : LT:MR lICAD,S.STATEMENTE,
TOWNSHIP ORDERS, &c
Denda. Mortgaged, !Amu', and a full tutsortnannts Gf
Constables' and Justleen' Blanks, constantly ou
l'unpltllying at udlB4tncecan depend onhavivigtheir
workddnepromptlypundsent back inroturn mall.,
girOrpez—ltoy'rbljrit : SecositlFloor
"No umbrella ? Dear mc, how
shocking! Well, did you. bring home
those things ?"
"Yes 11110a1.11 ; here they are."
And the seamstress produced a neat
packet from beneath her shawl. -
" I hope to goodness-you didn't get
them wet ? No ; they seem tolerably
dry. What is the bill ?"
"Six dollars, ma'am."
" Six dollars ! Isn't that high, Mrs:
Leggett ?" said Mrs. Wharton, discon-.
ten tedly.
"I worked eleven days faithfully on
them, ma'am."
" Well, r suppose I intuit pay- what
you tilr ?" said Mrs. Wharton, opening
her purse, and slowly examining its
compartments. "•Dear me ! I hair()
only a five-dollar bill. I suppose - you
couldn't Change a twenty ?"
Mrs. Leggett smiled bitterly :
" No ma'am, I could not."
-"Well, then, we'll call it five dollars,
won't we? A dollar Isn't much either
way, and the five is all I've got." .
" dollar IS a great-deal to me);
Wharton."
The lady's smooth brow contracted :
" I have given you a great deal of work,
Mrs. Leggett." °
" Y knOiir it ma'am, and I am very
Bch obliged to you for all! youz' kind-
"And I should be sorry, to have so
trifling a thing as a dollar part us now."
Mrs. Leggett was silent ; she did not
know what to say.
" Call it five dollars," said Mrs. Whar
ton, tossing the bill into the lap of the
soldier's widow ; " a dollar don't signi
fy, that I recommended my friend Mrs.
Marvin, to employ you only this morn
ing."
"Thank you madam," said the poor
woman, faintly, as she took the money,
feeling inwardly that she had been de
frauded, yet perfectly aware that she
had no means of redress.
- And she ones; more went forth into
the rain and thipest of the dismal No
vember morning. 1
":Ma'ain, if :you please .. ." said Mary
the waitre:-s, i here's the newspaper
boy—he save; master told him you
would pay thebill this week.
" How much is it, Mary 2"
" A dollar, ma'am."
"How proN'oking,,l haven't a dollar
in the house."
"He says Ito has orders not to leave
the house until it is paid."
"He is very impertinent," said the
lady, coloring up, and, for the first Wife
in her petted Me, feeling the 'want of.a.
dollar.
Mrs. Clarence Fitzgerald wa, the
next person announeeu—a of the
utmost style, wlicse acquaintance Mrs.
Wharton had just succi:eded i makin:r.
" You will stare at my being out in
this storm, my dear," floating, graceful
ly into the apartment, " but lam rais
ing a dollar subscription for a poor mu
sician who has just broken his arm.—
Of course I may depend on you ?"
Mrs. Whayton colored : I will send
it roundin the morning."
"'that won't do," said Mrs. Fitzger
ald, shrugging her shoulders. "I am
determined to settle the business to
day."
'• I am very sorry," said our am - AWN]
heroine, "hut I have not a dollar."
Fitzgeraldbowed el2ldly—evi
oently she nut not - believe - tile protesta
tion—and Mrs. Wharton ,sate her enter
her coupe and drive away, wish the
eomfortablq ennFzelotisness h t she
would be invited to no more of Mrs.
Clarence Fltzgerald'ii delightfully ex
clusive partieQ.. -
"Mrs. Wharton," said the cook,
there's a boy at the door from the fruit
eri —he haH an elegant pine apple Mrs.
Pepper scut. round."
" It will be the very tiling I want for
dessert," said Mrs. Wharton ; " how
much is it
" A. tuft.'arn."
Once more the c•verlastin< , dollar
I . rf,•( Wharton bit her lip with vexa
tion.
" Tell him to leave it, Bridget, and
enll and settle to-morrow."
"He says, ma'am, Mrs. Dalton wants
it, if ye don't happen to have the mon
ey handy. Pine apples doesn't go beg
bin's thifi season cal the year."
"Let Mrs. Dalton have it, then ;
will never bily another article of Pep
per."
Mrs. Wharton was considerably an
noyed
"To think a dollar should be such a
useful thing !" she muttered to herself,
taking up her portfolio. •
A half-finished letter lay there—one
to her sister, who was the wife of a
clergyman out West, with a flock of lit
tle children round her. The last words
she had.writtdu were " I send you a
dollar to, rs buy a doll for tl• baby, my
little namesake."
"How provoking !" she exclaimed.—
". I can't even finish the letter, for lack
of. the everlasting dollar !"
She leaned back in the velvet chshioh
of her chair, and, drowsily watehin
the blaze and listening to the patter oft
the rain against the window, fell fast
asleep.
Where was she ? Li the spectre-boat
ets \
of Charon, gliding cross the riv Styx
—and, us the hail; touched the sho es of
the other world, the ghastly toll-gat ser
er extended 'his hand, relentlessly;
"'Your ra - re, if you please, ma'am."
Ails. 'Wharton had her4tre_ ready—
she handed it up, eager to kiss through
the Gates where she could .se the musi
cal wave of palm trees and the sparkle
of glittering tides - that tlowed beneath
their shadow.
" Short, h}• a dollar, ma'am—short by
the single dollar you cheziled the poor
benumuess out, 01. You cannoteuter!"
Mrs. Wharton drew a hundred dollar
hill out. The gri m Cerberns shook his
head : "l f you had ten thousand, it
wouldn't do ! Nothing will serve our
purpose but that one dollar !"
Charon turned the boat briskly round
—Mrs. - Wharton was just opening her
lips to utter a' wild cry of anguish
pleading—when, she woke up!
"I have been dreaming," said Mrs.
Wharton, looking round the Cozy 1.00.111;
" but dear me, whit a, very frightful
dream it was. That one - dollar :
the recording angels really set it down
against me, in the la tier day accounts""
Elie shuddered ; kiinehow the . dollar
had assumed preternaturally large di
mensions ! •
"Charles ! Charles !" How welcome
was the h4otsteps of her husband, upon
the stairs.
"Well, Ivhat is is
" Liave you a dollai"."'
"Ili:If a dozen of 'ern, if you want."
"But I only Avant one—a ono dollar
bill."
Ile gave it to he•—:4l.le rill! , the bell.
"John, 1 want you to pot on your In
dia-mbber cloak and take this bill
'round to Mrs. Levgett ! Tell her it Is
what I owe her !“
John, departed, :aid INrrs. Vlll.l'lloll
breathed more easily. .1
Perhaps they. will let we into the
Cute , , p ow !" she said, dreamily.
My dear what do you de
mauded her aqonished hu:-hand.
And ;Mrs. 'Wharton told hhnt the sto
ry of her daYb adventures, , and tho
dream that hail closed them.
" Helen," said her husband,,gravely,
" let this ho les;.on to you never to
neglect tilt: just doe, ,)!' the itoor. A
dollar is not much, to us--to them, it
may be the last frail bul‘vall; between
them and starvation."