giaga until Nitator
la Publialiad every Wednesdny Me/thy, nt $2,110
Year, invariably in advance, by
COBB -& VAN GELDER
11. S. COBB.)
Tex LINES oV MINION, OR LEES, IIAEE ONE SQUARE
MSIMM
Ell=3lTM
$l,OO $2,00 $2,50 $ 5 , 00 1 $7,00 $12,00
2,00 3.00 4,00 8,00 . 12.00 18,00
10,00 10,00 17.00( 22.00 k .30,201 00,00
18,00 1 20,00 . 30,001 40,001 00.00 00.00
1 :quart..
9,4 wires
Half C 01...
Hun
Wlnsiness Cards inserted at the nate of One Dol
lar a line per year ; but none for leas sum titan $5,00:
tie -Special noticos. Fifteen Cents per tine; Filitorial
or Local Notices, Twenty Cents per line.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
W. D. TEKBEIGL
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, and dealers in
Wall Paper, Kerosene Lamps, Window Glass,
Perfumery, Paints and Oils, he.,
Corning, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1868.-13:,
WILLILUti 11. SMITH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
Insurance, Bounty and Pension Ageney, Main
Street Weltstore, Pa., Jan. 1, 1.841.
•
.S. F. WlLsoy. . 'Nztes.
cAtILSON A: NILES,
ATTORNEYS Jr, COUNSELORS AT LAW,
First titior from Bigoney's, on On Avenue)
Will attend to business entrusted to their care
in the counties of Tiogn and Pottcr.
Wollsboro, Jan. 1, 1866.
lIILL'S HOTEL,
WESTFIELD Borough, Tioga Cu. Pa., E. O.
Hifi, Proprietor. A new and commodious
building Ai 11 the -modern improvements.
Within easi , drilvs of thebest hunting and fish
ing grounds in Northern Penn'a. Conveyances
furnished. Terms model ate.
IFeb. 5,1868-Iy.
, GEORGE AVAGTiIEtt,
i'AILOR. Shop first door north Of L. A. ears'e
Shoo Shop. - 371" Cutting, Fitting, and repair.
• tug done promptly anfvrell.
Welliboro, Pa., Jan. 1, 1,868.-Iy.
101117/ fi. SIIASSPEARE,
DRAPER AND TAILOR. Shop over John R.
llowen'a Sto e. „Par Cutting, Fitting. and
Repairing do e prpnipt) y- anti in host etylo.'
Wolleboro, P ..Jan. 1, ISOS—]y
. , .
VIIVI, GAIIRETSON,
ATTORNEY AND COUSSELOR AT LAW,
Notary Public and Insurance Agent, Dloss.
burg, Pa., over Caldvroll's Store.
JOHN I. MITCHELL
A TTORNEY
AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Wellsbora, Tioga Co , Pa. - •
Maim Agent. Notary ntilic,'and rnsuranM
J
Agent. Be will attend promptl, , t 4 collection or
Pons!ons, Back Pay anti Bo •ntj,. As Notary
Public ho takes ncknowled , ...ents deeds, ad•
tulnietere orals, .ct ac Commissioner to
tape testimony. r trace over R oy's Drug Store,
adjoining Agitator 30.1387
John W• Gnornoov,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
Itartoe returned to this county with a view of
malting it his permanent residence, solicits
snare of publio patronage. All business en.
trusted to his care will be attended to with
promptness and fidelity. Office 2tl door south
of E. S. Farr's hotel. .Tioga, Tioga Co., Pa.
Sept.
IIZAAK WALTON HOUSE,
Gainos, Tioga County, Pa.
110RACII C. VEII.SIILYEA, PROP'It. This is
IS now hotel locAted within easy access of the
best fishing and bunting, grounds in North
'era Youniylvania. No pains will be sparei
for the alccommodation of pleasure seekers nn
the trailing publio. [Jan. 1, 1568.1{
PETROLEUM HOUSE,
WESTFIELD, PA., GEORGE CINGSE, Propri
etor. A now note/ conducted on the principle
of /Ivo and /et live, for the accommodation of
tho public.—Nev. 14, 1866.-Iy.
GEO. W. , nyors,
ATTORNEY COUNSELOR Al' LA,W.
Tioga Co:, Pit. 11ounty, r Ponsion,
and Insurance Agent. Collections promptly
attended to. Office 2d door below Ford Bons°.
Dae. 12. 1887-1 y _ .
8.. E, OLNEY,
DEALER in CLOCKS A; JEWELRY, SILVER
PLATED WARE, Spectacles, Violin Strinw,
,do c.. Alanefield, PJ. Watches and Jew
ulain
TIVO A,
Good t , cabling,attaulted, ant an attentive hoi
tier alwaya in attendance
E. S. FARE.,
Hairdressing & Shaving.
SalUonl over Willcox k Barker's Store, Wulls
buro, Pa, Particular attention paid to Ladies'
Ilmr.cutting, Shampooirig, Dyetng, etc. Brands,
l'u(Ye, calla, and swiultes on hand and made to or
der.
11. W. DORSEY. .1. JOHNSON.
~L,AcoN, lats of the Pa. Cavalry, alter
• nearly Cot:: ears of artily with a largo
csperience iu field and hospital practi,e, h.ts opeinl al/
Ake for the pm:tic,: of tue'dh - . We MAI aurgety, lu all
itg branches. Parbooz, !rota 0 tlh.tance can hind good
t.ltdittg ttt the Pettneytrania Hotel %hot desited.—
viblt noy part or the Stitto in comultutlori, or to
lisrforto surgical operations. No 4, Union Block, up
Atitirs. Pa., May 2, 16C6—ly.
NEW PICTURE; GALLEItY.-
FRANK SPENCER
has the pleasure to inform the citizens of Tioga
county ttmt he has completed his
NEW PHOTOGRAPH Oki r LEll.l' s ,
end is on band to take all kinds of Sun Pictures,
each as A mbrotypes, Ferrotypes, Vignettes, Cartes
de Visite, the Surprise and Eureka Pictures; ale°
particular attention paid to copying and enlarg—
ing Pietures. Instructions given in the Artt on
re .senable tetras. Elmira BE., Alansfield, Oct. 1,
I Eid6.
Wm. R. Smith,
I.OOXVILLE4n. Pension, Itouniy, and In.
surlince Agent. Communications t•ont to tho
_above aithlt:ts will reeeivo Frompt
Terms moderate. Dan 1 4 , 1868-I;4]
U. S. C,L,A.1.11/1 AGENCY,
Ifor the Collection of
Army and Navy Claims and Pensions
TUE NE,. &MINTY LAW patEetl July 2S,ln6,girts
• two and three }earn' bt.rhlterr extra Leunty. .`.cud
fu your dtstberges.
OFFICERS' EXTRA PA Y.
Three mouths' extra pay prom' to voluntoor ofacera
, who were in ellriiCe llorth 1565_
PENSIONS .ISCREAE ED
To all who have hAt n limb and who have been perma
nently and mt.ttly dikabliti,
dill other Government e.laitt,th proreentai.
JintONIE D. NILES.
Welleboro, OrtotiPr 10. 1810-t f
E. M. D.
SURG.EOIti.
OPERATES successfully for Cataract, Stra
blvnua, (cross eye) Removal of Yumorp,
Hare Lip, Varicose Veins, Club Feet, &e.
Particular attoutiou paid to diecases of the Eye
RI VI Genera% Surgery.
Consultation at epee free.
References given to uperKti , ,ne recently per.
formed.
011Ioe heart froth-12-11. to :4-P. - -
Moe at hie residence, ManEticld, Tinge County,
Pa. March 27. I 8417-1
NORMAN' STRAIT,
()ENT for On National :.. s etitg of z.t..nhlnril School
Donitc. pnblimhed by A. S. Barnes k C0.111..t.
William, Cerner of John etreet, keeps confiantly
a full supply, All orders promptly tilled, nn oT
address ty mail, N. SlltAtf.
O. °obi, Rt., Jnne.l9, 1.507-Iy.„
0.13. ICELI,Ir,
A GENT for MARS I\ FIRE AND
BURGLZR PROOF SAFF:F., •
September 25. 1. 5 1'67.
3. G. PUTNAM,
IVIILL wttruliT—A f,r 101 i,s-!
TURBINE wATEit
for fleawort's Oscillating Miveinent for (;;Ilig arot
alay saws.
Tivga, l'a., Aug. 7. 1547.
Bounty and Pension Agency.
HAYING received dell»iteinatrnctions in regard to
the extra bounty allowed I , v On% act approved
July 2.9. 1860, and baying on /Mad tt lart.7e .ttppl, of all
nccesiary blanks. I am prep' ed to prosecute all pen.
tma (tad bounty claims whi,b may be placed in my
Persons iirinz at . a dlAt a lite can COlllinunicatct
with ma by letter, and their eonitiintrientio», wilt 1)0
Drotaptly ati vestal. WM. H. SMITH.
W i; llsl, oro.Oztol,er 21,1£;66-.
For Sale.
18 PLEN DID BUILDING tO•N, i n o h ,
Borough of Wollsboro, and :4 ,TIMBER
TRACT of 400 acres (n Dcl!nnr,threeiniJNs fioul
this city—heavily Groben:A. Term; cosy.
Jan. 8,1868. BAILEY. -
[P. V.VANCIELDtiIi
EENE
VOL. XV.
BE CLOTIrE
-,TosEpu INGHAM 3; SONS, two
tp of Kuoxvile, Tioga County, Pa
pared to manufactbro wool by the y
shores, as may be desired. They teak
FLANN FULL' CLOTHS
MERE iLOESKINS,
ttitd-col l Troutieo to eatiefy euetoiiner*.
pailticutztritt(ontion to
ROLL CATiDING — & CLOTII•D
Twenty years experience in the bu
rnnta them in expecting a generous
No shoddy clo,the made.
Deerfield, Jena 12, 1867—tr.
OULD announce to the citizene l of Well:81 e
rn and surrounding country, that he ha,
oponed a shop on tha corner of IVatei. and Cral
tan streets, for the purpose of inanuticturing ail
kinds of
CABINET FURNITURE,
REPAIRING AND TURNING DONE
to order. — COFFINS of nil kinds fu l rnished on
short notice. All work done prompti,i , and ar
ranted.
,liaboro, June 27, /BBii,
LIMON- HOTEL,
MINER WATKINS, PROPRIETOR.
ATING fitted up a new hotel building on tht • ite
of the old Union Ilotel, lately destroyed bs
um now ready to receive and entertain guest.. fh.
Union Hotel was Intended for a Terapeeauce
and the Proprietor believes it can be enstalned v 111,,.ut
grog. An attentive bottler in attendance!
Wellsboro, June 20,1ti87.
TOWNSEND HOUSE,
•
WILLIAM TO W.ArSEND, P.R 0 P.PIET OR .
ILT AVING leased for a term of years thelpopn rand
I well known Hotel stand lately occupied be A. M.
Hazlett I ant prepared to furnish, the ttlavelina and
local public - with the beat accommodations to h.. pt e
cured In the Lonntry. A good ho9tler alwa3 s u, at
tendance. Team Inrnfithed to fishing pnettea.
•
Wellnboro, J ove 26, 18e7.
E. R. KIMBALL)
GROCERY AND RESTAURANT,
One door above the Meat Maikm.
WELLSBORO, PENN'A.,
RESPECTFULLY announces to the trading
public that he has a desirable stock 01 Oro-
Cetioß, comprising, Teas, Coffees, Spices, Sm.!iirs,
Molasses, Syrups, and all that constitutes a tirst•
class stock. Oysters in every style at ill ro,y
sonable hours.
Welleboro, Jan. 2, lB67—tf. •
THE PLACE TO BUY DRUGS.
A T the Lawrenceville Drug Store. v:he,., : 0 41
1 - 1., will find every thing properly bc!..r :zing to
the Drug Trade
CHEAP, CHEAPER, CHEI‘PES'I
and of the befit quality for Calif).
Oils, Varnishes, Lamps, — Fancy
Strings, Fishing, 'tackle, Window O a
Caskpaid for Flax Seed.
C. P. L
Lnwrencevifle, May 8,1867.
Glen's Palls Insurance Coliepany,
-0—
Capital and Surplus $373,63,
FARM RISKS., only, taken.
Nu Premium Notes required.
It is LIBERAL. It pays durnage,t
ninx, whether Fire ensues
It pay , rur live awl: killed by Lip
in the field.
Its rates are lower than othei of
equal reFponaihility. 1. C. PRICE, AlL:vnt.
Farmington Centro, Tioga t . O. P.i
May 29, 18.07-Iy,-
, p A . ,
U11x11.114 IN
HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL NAILS,
Pr vin io 01
DELTINIi, SAWS, CUT
WATER ' LIM}
AU It (CU LTURAL JAIPLEII i;
Carriage hind Harness Trirni
nrog, Y., Jan. 2, 1267-Iy.t
SAVINGSBA
GROCERY AND PROVISION
OLD caying that a penny saved
earned, justifies GARDNER in
ebtablishmont a B:Lvings Bank, E.
Wealth, said soma old chap whose la
forgotten; and it is eoonowy to truth.
SLAUGHTER
•
of high prices is being prosecuted with %igor and
without reprieve. t 1 can sell Bugnr', Mo
laffev, Fish, Pork, Flour, Corn rl,•: I. Coflees.
Canned Frultri, Hpices, and everything intended
for family ulna, giving the buyer the !., ».4;1
OF THE,
fall of the marl:el:1; an advantage appi c
elated by everybody, excepting curly tko:c vcl,l3,nt
INNOCENTS
who prefer Ali' Wf/S/NO TO PA Y
thud per aunt. profits to the seller, t.i
nventy.flve per rent. cash on dolt.,
goods. I shilll offer my stock of gf ,
prices
EVERY - MONDAY, '
EVERY "WEDNESDAY
EVERY THURSDAY,
EVERY._ FRIDAY,
AND
- EVERY SATURDAY,
and fill up as fast as I sell out.
L. A. GA;
wellsboro, June
Removed
Dn. A. B. 'EASTMAN tins cernovt:i
01(1 stand to his new otrri. , e't No.
'nit...Hebert), ea., (two doors 1 : elovr Boy
where to wilt pernirtn nil operOians'
milt the prutessiiin 01 Dental Surgery
manlier—Loving fitted up tqiitahle
ptepare,l himself with the inprot
the (la v.
In a . lhlition io the NAXICOTIA
awl Chlmofortn, whteh ht'
ttti , to the public the NITROU..
ehieh it perfectly eat° eecn rod
in:, fro.) from alt after efforts, ba l
ant tnetc or SCOW, and by far p
tlfin liPtore nfferrq Nen.° Ca
LAlecljprikal Dantisi
Tanuare B,_
18G8.
D. BITTER.
Itt iiYy CI I` Lt. SURGEON. e
Tiniiiersity of Buffalo, mil, 1.,1
Baring located in Wefisher°,
es to the sick and afflicted. I
experience in Surgery, ho will
erations entrusted to his ski
tory manner. Office et his re l
•
street Ciro- doors, below the r
tam Bache. Gan be foynd byl
ther Drug Store:
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JOHN SUHR,
GLEN'S FALLS, N.
W&LUER & LATHROP
STOVES, TIN-WARE,
HARNESSES, SADDLES,
0 T ILE R TVIS E
GARDNER'
THE
CITY BOOK BINDERY
AND
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY,
miles cast
~ are pre
nrd or of/
SIGN 01."111E BD; 21) Fl.Ol/It.l
• ELMIRA, N. Y.
CASS'
MOTTO:
got! A , I tic CAl:ti Mi THE CHEAPEST
Tboy p,.)
ESSING
ttl .•v• iy demo iiption, in all style, ut Binding,
and .1, r. 0., Sr" finality of St. , ek, as'any Bindery
In the Stale. Volumes or every tlet•eription
hound in the )Set niannar and in any style or
dcvri.
sinese
patron:l,4o.
A Lb KINDS OF -GILT, WORK
in the best anDrlper Ol1,11..o)ts to
~t,• ulnae go o d as hew.
(21t4'3 1 4 1.433A1MMg
pi. p tun - that bark autab'ers or all
tic% 1:1` tlog.,zir publi , bed In the United
Stme, tl)e at :/ 1,11 price.
BLANK BOOK & OTHER PAPER,
of r.l2e , anvil tiltaliller, liainil,.ruled or plain
t;ILL /LEA I) PAPEn,
01:aliy (jltatily tit 517.0, uu buo.l Nit up ready
tor pritittog A I.•tt, BILL PAl'lltl, DIA CAIIII
lt() t% it 14 of ail ectiorti and quality, in L arils or
(1111,,11• any rite •
•
STATJONE Ill', '
Fetter, Note Puper, Envelopes,
Pens, Pencils, &e.
1 nri mule agent for
l'r.i SIIEP tItIrS NON-CORROSIVE STEEL
PEN: 4 , or vAttfOrS SIZES, roll LADLES
ASP OCNTI,EItEN,
whieti I w•Il v.zurrnbt equal to (Jolt" Pens. The
.1-l: and no mistake
'I he ..I.o‘u stock I will sell at the Lowest. Rates
as times al a small advance en New York
rives, .and to quantities to suit purchasers. All
work and stock warranted nsrtpresented.
I rclit >ulit•it /I Aare et puhlie'patron
agr by mail promptly attuuded to.—
Addrers, LOUIS KIES,
Advertiser
Sept. 2S, IS+•7 -Iv. Elmira, N, Y
Grocery Intl Provinion Store,
~/n ;n XL.iXa,
WHOLESALE AND ItfiTAII; DEALIM
in all kinds of
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
P.l;
Vi“lin
Wines, Liquors and
Cigars,
X It I /
oOIkIESTIb, 0_111;;EN
OEM
I®
CANNED I ' it I
CANNED
VI: GE TAB.LE,Y,
21113121
WOOD & WILLOW 'WARE, CLASS
CHILDREN'S C A !AGES, CABS &
~I+~ltY,
PF:It A INIBI I L TO S. TOYS, &r ,
A full .•ntl e , mt lct nt anent 11,e aim%
rilentirmot hest
hail.
/2511
Pitrtioilat riirl I. Fine firiwerie.
De:den. Con-umrr,+'nrill find it to their in
tere, , t to exutni Ile I Stock before busing.
cornitur. N. Y.. Nlarchl27. MST.
N EMT 1) )(YDS STORE.
111
TOLES & BARKER,
8 FOB E
WE hal e jit-t rteoivol new ,Intl V,13 ,
large
a pun by
I,lnil%g hi:,
DRY GOODS,
,1,“:1..s
line I hate
Len: :Lo
sriEE riNos Si/ /MINOS, ;PRINTS,
CLOTHS, CASS' 'AI Elti;S, . :VEST
,fI
E
I NOS ; •liE A DY 111 D 0 L -
Tit 'Nu, HA I'S-- CA S, ~
BOOTS AND ~ IMES,I
. .. ,
also a. laige and well selii•ted Sti,dt 01
C ROCK EUY, HA R DNV A RE, : - WOODEN
WAitE;' I \. E W A lit, r 1( E.RO.
.
SENE . OiL. PAINTS
SU t; A Its. TEAS, COFFEES,r •
SYRUP'S. MOLASSES; ,
- ETC,. I'r(;., fTC:. • ‘•
of the
1- ;It lair
_
We are able to "Ter oar cust , .riters the lietiefit
(.r the
LAST DECLINE OF PRICP,S
in the New ).'1..q.1L.\18 . 0.1,' .. ”ur Stock .bpyin'g been
'inn -0 rbe gr...tt dedine in 0,90 , 1*
• - . TOLES - I:
• I ,vi.ii,lic,ro,..tuly Ifid.7.
EINGE
HARKNESS RILI1 1
,7 1 •
• . A
BOOT A. kli) SRO KATE - .RS
Over 11 . 10 , 41 41-; Inv/ken tin/ Sfrre, in the
!PI pj. Skelly. •
it run the
2. st
~ : ctLfl
l e r
13,,t0 i';•4 AND ‘:z l? of fill 11 . Ac to
or.ter twmer.
,t1.•.1'..-‘.l tit Nlt • , t ~ti I:in , b , ducat pro i mptly and
I ft ,, . 1 It • , 11
JOIP;
• T( I r.
111 iTi 11- 1 , ,•r
-sox'
,eferable
a ett:
ry,
gra t;•,, BJ.4:11 s BEE hop 01.13 - nr..! . ):,4
1,
L (3; 140 C 1.',111" tilt()V (SION. -STORE
te: the'
is ...c.`eic
had ,Lueli
pi 11.
ill
idg at ci
.88-3aT
}radtui
Class
, ffers
Tying
I
perfor
A I I), J.,: 1.-A Ilic.l f it 4 t.tt her..! he 1.1,1,...-c5 to
.. -
, kuul•. G... ‘1,.. ill IA i' iil/0 1 . 11) fip. .
lill dil t pri..t.Q rikl - 1..• lorui f i'r.,thh7e, (II tVi or
/- 1.. CI b. 4 tr,..,1e, 1:1,..: Igor . ..nage ot tho public it ,
reQpi.ettully. tulti,itcl. 2 A I / D_ERT, TIVTLE.
Charleston, Dec. 11, Ifi67—tf.
idenr
onqu4
~ 8, 1.
B Baldwin Street,
BLANK BOOKS
VOl5l - 1 SET:;!
CORNING, N. Y
DRIED
.FRUPPS,
01;012K F,RY
(NO. 5, I/A/ON
sucl~ nn
...\, E - W (1' WO . C E _FLY
1t I/
ELLSBORO, PA., FEBRUARY 26, 1868.
citfut Voeirti.
TliFP'clol,PENl4/DE..
fly MPS. 3r. A. liINDER.
There tire many Wrest in. the road of life,
If we would only"stop to take it;
Audit' inany a tone from the better land, •
. - Tithii'4itertlliiis heart Would Make it
To the sunny soul that is full of hope,
And whosu beautiful truot ne'er
The grass is green and the iloticrsare bright
Though the winter storm prevailoth.
Better to hope though the-clouds hang low,
And keep the oyes still lifted;
For the sweet blue sky will soon peep thro',
When the outinomi ulouds 'are lifted!
There IVAS never a night without a day,
Ur alt evening without a morning;
And the darkest hour, as tho proverb goes,
Ia the,hour beforo the dawning.
There is many a gem in Iho path of life,
Which we pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the jeweled crown,
Or the miser's hoarded treasure;
It way he the love of a little child,
Or a mother's prayer's to heaven,
Or only beggar's grateful thanks
Fur a cup of water 6iveni
Better to r.eave in the wet) of life
A bright and golden filling,
And to do God's will with a ready heart,
And hands that are swift and willing.
'Alan to snap 'the delicate, minute threads
Of our curious lifo asunder;
And then binmo heaven for l the tangled'nds,
And sit andtgriere and wonder.
Utisttilaitenuo.
MISS SUSAN.
TUE STOJfI UP A WOMAN'S /AYE
I sat in my parlor one .night after
school, and thenamethe children had
given me years before sounded oddly
enough. 1 said it over and over in un
thinking, or rather in a preoccupied
way, until it lost all meaning, and I
became a little doubtful of my own per
sonality. The namedid not fit me at
ail, 'and I felt quite like a hypocrite for
&et having answered to IL I thought
I knew myself pretty well, and fell to
wondering whether I had a right to be
so calm and.mild and patient, so long
suffering, so niiresisting-:so- tame - 1
was in the school-room;
Some teach naturally, some by the
grace of God • but as for me, thought
- of great and strong necessity, rebelled,
my'. will keeping. myself out of sight
am not sure after all but
it'was" the very' best discipline I could
have htid, but know I did- not think
so at the same time. I was then—but
it - is no Matter how old I was—not that
I was ever,careful of-my years, but peo
ple measure them so differently. I was
full fort y-fivein knowledge of suffering,
though my-cheek was not wilted alit ie
now, and my-eyes then had a kind of
slumbering fire in them that
!,i,k.„e,grikroMANl4fit ow n an it
.
But 11t. t se at• age, w hen sat
in ,parlor ,tilone,,the children all
gone, and,the house tilled with ghostly
knee, I was exultant, and gave au un4
checked rein W myself... There vas
stik:h 'delight in acting what I felt ; in
throwing off the abhorred Miss Susan,
who wore toy garment day by day and
reproved the at every turn, till she he
came like the horrible monster that
haunted its rem orsefa maker to death.
I seemed to' ha"e dual existence, each
life preying upon the other, and de
maitdingg rights that could never be
conceded. ' Miss Susan had faith in hu
manity ; distrusted even m'• little
chilthien ; Miss Susan had a heart to,
love and be loved; I could live atone
Unloved and° unloving. Yet Miss Su
. sun was not f:entlmental, nor was 1 cold.
The.fact of existence was a joy to me.
The grins was a delight to senses, even
more than the flowers, because its uni
versality gave rest to both mental and
physical vision. The mountains bro't
peace, the rivers exhilaration, the skies
exultation. Books were .a perpetual
joy'; thought, afar off a greater. But
there was one, line of thought that
haunted me everywhere, and that could'
be thrown. tiffronly by strong and per
sistent effort of .the will. Even then it
had its ; revenge, and crept into my
dreams when the , will was lisleep. c
: What i feared most of all was ' the
past: There had been n time when I
was' not Miss 8118/11!, !Jut daughter u
-4rid,slstei Susie ;
the, motherly
I was
nelonger,dauglter, motherly 'ele
ment entered mto the ,sisterly, and 1
lived my own childhood over again in
my little .I.,trilly. At first I hated the
child In my natural, unreasonable way,
because ,the Jeother , died that she might
liye,,and my infinite loss I thought
could never be made good by the little
atom that grasped so helplessly •at life
and olursg as to the hem,of'its gatinent,
but would not be shaken off.
My fattier was a 'strong man with a
violent 'nature, Which fell to; my lot
while Einily Viis . gentle anil reasonable,
like' the Voyaed ,to care for,
her i l - W4.w'op by hey ,Innoeent ways'
thovglidiPY ;Win 1104 out long after ;my
heart-suecurnbed. • • • • -.
11Iy:father bore the shtick 'of the 'sud
den death-as, a tower bears the Shock of
the ocean;'outWardlyitmnioved,h.ut se
cretlyfunderhillied 'and when he' fell
I I.vaS'idlitie witn•the child, the inno
cent Cadge of My double. herea.Vement.
Then, and not until then, did I turn to
her - e — TiterterrelirlTillfirithiS
on her, and I had neither thought nor
inclination for any other. As soon - as
she had passel' '4114 period of. babyhood;
anti the little feet - could run ,without
mycc are, I took the• first steps • toward
securing a livelihood for us both. The
homestead was mine f together With - the
fa t e n savings, for.'flfteen or
twenty years ;. but I hadmy - ownzip.iis
fOrthis"stSter atilt uThil
prepare for.the 'Suture. rlt, was very
Intrd-io decide on converting thy - old
tine keeping room, so full of memories.
of theldead i into a sohool-room, but it
w - aa the-best-I could do.‘' The scholars
came - ln . slowly, and was tempted
more than one() to try something
.Quiet-was irksomo,to.me.; my ant bi
thin, alWays outranboth -opportunity
and strength. if_ had no patience 'with
the service of those who only stand and
whit ; .so-1 worried 'and fretted, and was
notalways- motherly to-thy poor Emily
1-artafraid - for , :how , ' could I becalm
and yerpetually 'gentle with nerves
streng'fo pint yibtation
infiocently her ei:lsol.liiked'aie . Seine-
I'reinernber it. all now, and, see
where Llost, intluenee •//(41%,'T Often
life N•iis Very dull to me, and only for
hope I should have cared 'very little at
night whether I'woke in this world or
the next. 'But hope brought dreams to
me, as she does to all who trust in her,
and the picture °tiny ; darling's future
was; brought outin 'genuine Titian col
oring on its black background.
Time, that waits for no man, is net • a.
whit niiire polite - 1p woman ; and while
I thought-My s elf Still young, i'ny 'child
slipped out ofchildish f . ocks and ways,
MI
bid her dolls and read romances, grew
inattentivein school, and tried my pa
tience beyond its limit of endurance. I
inn afraid I was harder with her than
• any mother Would have been. I was
stupid, I acknoWledge ; but how could
I believe that this child cared for any
one but me ? - I saw it at last, and put
forth my strong will, which was met by
a stronger.
I had marked David Tracy when he
first came to the place ; and thinking of
it calmly I was not surprised that Em
ily should be pleased and flattered by
his attentions • still I did not believe
that she loVed ' him. He was a young
physician, young through thirteen years
her senior, who had forced his way
against every obstacle, and secured
what every physician before him had
failed to do, the entire practice of live
country towns. I admired the man's
persistency, and his power to compel
circumstances, yet I knew enough of
human nature to be sure that lie would
never make my child happy: And I
did not like his way. If he loved my
sister, why not conic in a manly way
lustcad of i 13 fluencing her by stealth and
out of my sigliV: I was angry, anti did
not bcruple to reproach Emily for lack
of cenfidence in me. I suppose I took
the itest means in the world to wean her
fro in me and attach her to Mtn ; atleast
I succeeded admirably in doing both.
All herchoelmates envied her, and
that was a in his favor. Miss Susan
was an oft maid - and naturally enoug
opposed to young people, becauSe sh
1 ,4
was satisfied with her condition an
unwilling that they should be happier
than she. Perhaps he did not say just
this, but he meant it, which is the same
thing, and between the two there came
to be a tacit understanding, and I was a
third person.
If 1 could have proved him dishonest,
or untruthful, or in any way an im
moral man, I could have had some ad
vantage ; but he stood before the com
munity a gentleman without reproach,
fair and honorable in all his dealings,
generous upon occasion, and reasonable
always. I have a horror of reasonable
men. They are never surprised, never
at a loss, can never be corrected or rea
soned with, because they do all the rea
soning themselves and were correct and
right from the beginning, and there. is
nothing more to be said.
I could have lived with the doctor if
by any possibility love had gone before
and opened a way ; and if we were never
happy, we should never have been ut
terly miserable ;_ but I knew it must be
otherwise with Emily. She was never
satisfied with love. Her nature craved
itin a morbid way. But although it
was the very essente of her being, the
oil that fed the lamp of her life, she
never sought it, not even from
Well, in a little time she and the doctor
Were engaged. She was only seventeen,
and I hoped to keep her a while now
that I could not send her away to wiser
teachers, but the strong will clashed
with mine again and triumphed. A
few times the two were together in pub-'
I i e, she shrinking, from observation with
all the delicate sensitiveness of her na
ture, he indifferently attentive atthnes,
again wholly absorbed in himself.
It was pitiful to see her eyes follow
him, those beautiful eyes so full of the
heart's longing. Jr he had told his love
s/s most, do, I think. she would never
444...41:11a3.' , ed him ;.' but Ithe little ho gave
titlgffinA-a4/.lxo desire for more' and
So they were married and l losi'
Perhaps you who have more than one
friend think it a little thing ; besides
sonic gain by marriage. It is of no use
to tell you how I loved her, because
they, who have loved know there is no
power in language to describe the deeps
of the heart, as they who have not
would not understand. '
Attirst she came to see me every
week, walking two miles, because the
doctor was necessarily away with the
carriage. But, unaccustomed to such
long walks, she was obliged to discon
tinue them, and I went when Leonid
see her.
I have had my dreams for Emily,
never+ for myself. Her home was to be
a happy one, all that is expressed in the
word home. I never asked wealth or
position for her, because I knew there
would be nothing satisfying to - her in
either.. But God orders our Ways.
In less than five years three children
blessed her hungry heart with unthink
ing love, and wore away her life by
t constant demand for the care that
s e only could give. And this she did
ve - without stint, never thinking of
I,er own life so long as she was paid in
11 in her own love coin. I watched
he with an old maid's jealous eyes, and
(~v
kneN that this was not all ' that made
her pal and nervous, and unnaturally
bright ey d. I knew that with only a
young an
. •nefficient country girl for
help, there A as something for her •to do
in the matter of supplying the physical
wants only of these healthy, restless,
turbulent immortals. 1 am endowed
witha kind of violent discretion, which,
while it stops my tongue has no power
over my eyes, and 'my presence was
anythingfiut agreeable to the 'doctor ;
stllll c9tild not keep away. Perhaps it
was no my duty to work like a poorly
paid seamstress every moment out .of
school hours to help clothe my . little
nephew and nieces but hOW could I help
it?
There was no compassion - in the doc
tor's face when his eye rested on the
delicate girl-mother, who hpurly bent:
over . the. cradle and sewed,, and sang
sweet minor tunes to the wide-awake
baby who clung to its mother all day
long, and invariably chose the most
restful ileum of the night for colic and
teething spasms.lt was to him simply
wonlan's.duty.,her destiny which she
could net well escape, and for which she
needed no pity. I overheard, one day
his complaint of older sisters who in
variably whined over- young mothers
with much pretended sympathy.
_There,
Mils - Moro In his tolie than written words
can express. I knew what - she never
dared think—that she was less - Waif "a. -
hired - servant in - her own house. The
man who was generous among Men,
was worse than thoughtless in his own
family. ' Her woman's rights which she
would have demanded for the sake of
her own self-ropect,Were never grant
• Bile. was afraidhim,_ th._ that
Tear which shduld have made him rev-'
erence her. 1
•
He would never appreciate the pitiful
economies eh practiced' that herself'
and children should be comfortably
elothed'with a little aid as possible from
him.. Her wedding outfit served fur a
time,,and when that was gone there
was tip habit of asking on her .parti,.-and
none of giving on his to fill back Ripon;
and there she WRS WOU nded to the,quick.
Once only did I beracrthe lion in his
den with "I wish you-had had one ex
travagent wife, Doctor Ferry," and the
lion unmoved replied "Then I should
never have had another." And this
man who would give ten dollars to any
friend or enemy in need, and aid in
every good cause in church and Society,
never seemed to feel that she who was
always in need and wholly dependent
had any claim on him.
. How well I had learned to, read her
in a few months ! It was something to
economize so for children, nud so plea
sant. I know the thought of asking
him for a mere pittance cost her many
a tearful night; and know too well
that when she had counted the cost ,of
every needful article she alway asked
him for t little less than would suffice,
and blushed for very shame that she
should lie so very cowardly, and he
whom she would gladly honor so mean.
Besides, she lived in constant fear ofmy
discovering this, and thought her little
artifices blinded trie
One day I asked ilier to go with me to
the town ten miles distant, hoping that
change-of air and scone might bring a
little of the old color to her cheeks, and
restore the lost appetite. The young
country girl, finding the place a hard
one, had left, and'an old nurse must be
procured to stay with the babes, and
Saturday was my only leisure day.
The early par of the day was spent
with an old end, who, shocked at
Emily's changed face and manner,
spared no pains to make her comfortable,
and to rouse her from her unnatural,
quiet mood. fterward we went shop
ping for an hmr or so, and I busied
about the prtment with which I design
ed to surprise her, and for the, sake of
which I 'had denied myself a comfort
for weeks past, forgot how weary she
must be, till, turning to look after her,
I was startled by the strange expression
of her face. Begging her pardon for
my neglect, I was both surprised and
grieved to see her burst into tears, and
distressed at the thought of a scene in
so public a place, hurried her away to
the station, and took an earlier train
home than I had intended.
Before reaching the house I decided
to spend the night with her, and reas
oned myself out of nervous dread of
encountering the doctor. I had - a new
fear added to those of a'tnental malady
I dare not think of, The doctor was
absent through the night, and I watch
ed under plea of taking, care of the baby
while she slept, if fealful dreams and
sudden awaking, and { frightened cries
ending in sobs can be called sleep. In
the gray light of the Sabbath morning
I heard the sound of horses' feet, and
hurried to the door that my poor child
might not be disturbed in herown quiet
hour of rest; but instead of the doctor,
whom I dreaded to see, twoofficers with
a search warranceonfrouted me. "I'm
sorry to say it, rint'ani," - %aid •the first
speaker. "But Mer you and the other
lady left the store—street, yesterday,
several pieces of silk were missed."—
"And," added the other, "the younger
lady acted very queer. We don't like
to search the house, but can't be
helped, you see."
• But they found ,nothitio You are
Wrong. Fastened within the folds of
Ethily's dress was part•Of a roll of flan
nel, so soft and comfortable for tender
baby limbs; in the dregs pocket three
pails of little shoes andhree of woolen
stockings. That was all, and the silk
intist be searched fori elsewhere; but
there was sufficient evidence that these
little things were not paid for.
Begging the officers. to suppress my
sister's name in itify,report they might
make, I searched every drawer with
the aid of tlie'doctor's private keys, and
happily came upon his purse, which I
pressed upon them, ignorant of its con
tents, but wildly wishing its loss might
leave him a beggar.
Emily had shrieked once 'when the•
officers entered ,the room, us if conscious
of all ; but when I returned she stared
at the wall and motioned 7ne away.
And this was the end of my dream.
It was for this I had lived thirty-eight
years. If the spirit of the patriarch's
wife could then have whisoered'to me.
n eked her with,hint!),
rewe receive
good from the hand of God and not
evil ?"
, if i had told you at first that when I
sat in my littie' parlor alone, the schol
ars all gone and the sch Al - room ghostly
_in silence, and stopping.there had told
you of one John Tracy Ni - ho loved tnc in
my childhood, and who came back on
that eventful night to prove his lifelong
dovot ion, you would have quarreled with
nie for sending him away after years of
hope and waiting.
But now that you have heard the story
of my Emily's brief tale, will you not
let me go my ways in peace, even unto
the end of my appointed days? I know
what love may be, but it is not for me.
I have outlived it. 3Nry imperious will
has, I humbly trust, towed to my Ma
ker's at last, and I li'tve found peace.
But the old feeling' is not dead . yet
and I look forward to g a distant, golden
day, when my Emily !is little Ones "now
two thousand miles away, will
father and stepmother to see Aunt Susan
once more, and I have 'learned to wait.
[For the Agitator.]
Leap Year.
The present year (1S0S) is one of great
importance to unmarried ladifs, Rini
consequently to unmaried gel tlenan
also—for what interests the one n
1
i
" matrimonial pursuits," mus iu a
ce . rtain degree, interest the other;' but
as the privilege of courting lieg solely
with the. ladies this year, it is to them
we look for action, and by way of N
minding them of their duty towards the
sterner sex, we deem it our duty to call
their attention to the subject, as their
privilege comes but once in four years.
Now, then, my dear young ladies, you
must not be at all bashful in making
love, for the privilege with which you
aro endowed is no new thing founded
on the extravagant notions of mOdern
times. In the year of Grace 1808,there
existed a "Common Lawe," which de
clared
" that as often as every bissex
tile
year doth return, the ladies have
the solo privilege of making love to the
men," and binding thezentlemen to ac
cept the,offersOf'the fair ones, on ' pen
alty of being deprived of the benefit of
the clergy. It being the duty of the
gentlemen, therefore, to accept the offers
of the ladies, the latter having only to
sum up courage enough to "pop the ques
tion," and therefore cast oil' their sin
gle blesSedness 7 --but as our laws do not
compel the gentlemen to comply wlth
the proposalslof the ladies, we feel as
sured that tho laws of honor and gal
lantry are I b i i 2 ring enough to ensure
success. .It . ay at first appear an un
pleasant undertaking to some of the fair
sex, or probably impossible for them to
throw off .the garb which conceals their
inmost wishes and subject them to the
pleasure of their tardy courtierS, but
the pleasant change which theiractivi
ty.and ardor will bring about, ought to
cheer them on during the period their
privilege lasts. This is but one year,
"And time will soon that distance leap,"
when the fables will again be - turned,
and those who miss thp present oppor
tunity , may possibly old maids,
(they ought to,) fi: there are ten chan
ces to one that you will be neglected
and forgotten before the next Leap
Year. Therefore, as we feel a peculiar
interest in the happiness of the _ladies,
we invite you to embrace the present
opportunity, and put direct questions
tollic - slow and indifrerent wooers \: ho
have got •our hearts in tow ; but if you
wait the pleasure of the "lords of crea
tifut," you must be contented witl► a
life of celibacy, and the name of Aunt
A., Aunt 13., Aunt U., or some other
kind' of an aunt.
We will now make l onr bow t,(
" dear creatures,! l _ , lmping. they wi
take the hint, go. to work and mar
all• the' ba'shful young cubs who
been loafing about theni in suspeil
long. There is no reason to be se
lolls about your rights, Tor wu oaf
sure you that your gut - arel - mini 1)
ege is founded on the "Common L
-- -
of Queen Elizabeth's time, and ob
ligatory on gentlemen to accept your
oilers, so than your happiness now re
mains with yourselves.l A. F. B.
Lawrenceville, Pa. •
SIXTY FEET UNDER THE SNOW.
A. GRAPHIC STORY OF LABRADOR
In one of the interesting series of pa-
persTcrra, Noya, or Coast Life in
Newfoundland, by " Harry Roling
broke,' which appears monthly in the
RiveraideXagazine, "Skipper Nat"
thus tellshocv he was snowed up in
Labrador :
"In the fall of '37 I volunteered to
remain on the Labrador coast all the
winter,
as there was a good deal of stuff
of one kind and anothet that our ves
sel could not take away. As there was
a small settlement further down the
coast, I thought I shouldn't want for
company, although; indeed It was a
dreary - prospect I had before me, and
not Withoht considerable danger. How
ever, when the schooner put to sea I
found myself all alone. 1 contrived to
make the best of it, and went about
preparing thiegs for a long winter.
"My tiip was built under the brow of
a steep hill, not far Min the shore; and
with a little fixing up—such as cover
ing the roof with sod and stopping the
seams with moss—l contrived to make:
It a snug little nest enough. Then
had got a stock of wood, plenty of am
munition, a Bible and some other
books, with a largesupply' of provisions:
I soon began to like my Crusoe mode
of life, and enjoyed myself much more
than one could suppose. Sometimes—
Just about tea time mostly—a ft of lone
liness would come over me, but it grad
ually wore away, until it seemed like a
dream that I had ever mingled with
my fellow-creatures in a civilized land.
It took me some weeks to get my hut
in order, my weed cut, my provisions
stowed away, and everything put ship
shape, in comfortable trim against the
dreary days ahead.
was.well I didn't daily with my
labor ; for no sooner was I in a condi
tion to face the the winter than ihe be
gan to face me,' and almost every clay'
he assailed my fort with wind, frost and
snow, hail, sleetfind rain.
"About the first week in December
it began to come down in real earnest
and the wind being low, there was it,
twb days, an even fall of some six or
feet l which, indeed, was almost
level with the eaves of my house. 1
kept au open path to my well, that
gushed up at the foot of a rock, and, be
ing a spring, never was much frozen.
thought it a Ivise thing however, to set
up a pole, with a remnant of an old sail
near by, so that in cage the i well were
covered up, I should know just where
to search for it. '
' "On the third night of the storm th
snow came downthicker,and faster than
ever, the wind increasiing from the
north-east—a. perfect hurricane. I got
in a good supply of water, piled up
roaring fire,•and sat down to listen to
the howling wind, to readi my book.
smoke my pipe, mend*my
. togs, and
cook my meal—such being my indoor
employments. Somehow, I did feel
low-spirited that night; I couldn't help
thinking of those who were so faraway
from me. I felt my utter loneliness
weigh upon me, till I actually began'to
f" T
and all its cares and. comforts. Tears
came into my eyes; and I almost re
pented that I had midertaken to re
main at all. However, when I began
to consider that the battle God who was
watching my loved ones at home, xvas
also preseht in my humble abode, amid
the storms and snows and night; I say,
when I thought of this, I gained :otii
fort, 'and wrapping myself up in my
blankets, lay down to rest like a litt h.
child that goes jto sleep holding its
mother's fingerST in , its fist.
"But oh, how the wind roared, and
howled and wl istled l Sometimes 'a
great gust of wind would come, carry
ing a shower of I bright sparks up my
chimney, and then howl down as if ii
was some demon that wanted ,to get in
to my house. Then again the gale
would moan and whine like some one
in pain ; or pact and shriek, as though
some poor creature were perishing in
the drifts; then would dome a roar like
a furious wild beast !
" At length the, sounds grew gradual
lyei
fainter and faint ,
,the wind seemed
to be dying away u 01 at last all was
still and silent as th" grave, except it
may be, a low, muffled growl, very,
very far off.
" I dropped to sleep. How long I
slept I know not ; but when I woke all
was dark and my fire was nearly out,
I jumped up, laid some splits on the
ashes ; but there was riot draft enough
to kindle'them, and the room was full
of smoke. When I onened the door
I found one solid wall of snow tilling
up the entire doorway. This, howev
er, was no more than I expected. Go
ing back to my lire place, I looked up
the flue, and the snow seemed to form
an arch over it. Cait it be possible
thought I, that I am buried alive be
neath the snow ?
I ti
" Taking my shovel, I ug intoi the
white mass that blocked y door; I but
after excavating some five or six feet,l
no daylight appeared ! It vas evident
that the tilt was many, m y feet, be
neath the surface; being situated at
the foot of the hill, which rose iipme
sixty or seventy feet in the rear, I came
to the conclusion that from the brow of
the hill out to perhaps the well, or even
beyond, was all one solid block of snow,
which I could not expect to see remov
ed for three or four months! To dig
my way out would be difficult, If not
impossible, and certainly - somewhat
dangerous, for should the funnel cave
in where was I ! 'Smothered ? To re
main idle would neVer answer, on the
ii
other band ; for my fire Would nkbur ,
but only smoulder, and fill the &en i
ses with smoke, bad enough to blii d
one, and then my stock of water would
soon be exhausted.
After pondering the matter over for a
long time, I resolved to risk a tunnel at
any rate. I thought, as I had no diffi
culty in breathing, and as my lamp
burned pretty well, that air must come
in at some hole or corner, and perhaps
tile drift might not be so high, after all.
iSo, tying a string around my waist and
fastening the other end to the staple of
the door-lock, I commenced to work
my way along. It was dreadful hard
work, and no mistake—that it was, for
as I could not remove the snow, I had
to trample it down and press it each
side, and melt it, or make way with it
as best I could. And then the air was
so close and hot that I was iu a bath
of pciOiration all tilt:while. One night
wokel ( up with the cold shivers; and,
the nextp day—if I may call it day—l
was p i rdper sick with a violent cold.—
The way I cured myself was to get up
and dig for dear life at the snow tunnel
until I was dripping wet-and as hot as
a plum pudding just from the pot.'
"In a day or two I began to hear a
faint roaring sound of wind, and then
the light grew stronger and stronger,
which gave the hopes that I must be
,coining out. This caused me to renew
my labor with fresh vigor. At every
shovelful, almost, the noise of the wind
and the glimmer of light inereaed un
til, all at once the top of the tunnel
caved in ; and after considerable •strug
gling and pulling, I came out once
the
1 all
,N off
have
UM
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EMI
JOBBING - IMPARTMENT. •
The Vroprietors haves tocked theontabLelment with
a targenviortment of of oderi.etlyes ,
and aro prepared to eSecuto neat)y,•and promptly
POST EItS,HANDBILLS r CIRCULARS, CARDS, i3ILL
11 RADS .LETTER: IJEADS.STATEMENTS,
• T,OWls:Bll4{)itilEßS,&c.,.&:c
Deeds. :1:/ostgages, Leapea and a full assortment of
Constable !anti 4nstleess' Blanks, constantly on band,
Poophilring 14 a diatancecandependonhavingt heir
work done iiromptly : aiiii Hen bacßl u retnri, mai .
NO. 8.
.onr-OrrlcE-rGoy'.bloc k .fiecon tlFloor
I more to the blessed light! Shaking
the miow from myself, 1 found it was
as 1 supposed. There was a snow drift
• of sixty feel piled over my house, from
the brow of the hill to within a few
feet of the well. IVA occaSiou.. tore
joie° that I had tied myself to the door
post, otherwise I. , should never have
found my way babk, or at least for a
long time. As I Said before, there was
a settlement down the coast ; as soon as
I could 1 set off', and got some men to
come and help me dig out the house.—
But I can ten you that the next year
- when we came back to Labrador, there
was a good heap of that drift in theval
- still, and for that matter, it remain
ed there all summer."
"Ali,
Jacob, now you see how all your
hopes are gone. Here you are—worn
out with old age—all your children re
moved from us by the hand of death,
and ere long we must be mates of the
poor house. 'Where, now, is all the
bread that you have cast upon the wa
ters ?"
The old, White haired man looked up
at his wife,. He was, indeed, bent down
with years, and age sat trembling upon
him. Jacob Manfred had been a Com
paratively wealthy man, and while for
tune had smiled upon him, he bad ever
been among the first to lend a listening
ear and helping hand to the call of dis
tress. ' But now misfortune was his:—
Of his four boys not onewAs left. Siok
ness and failing strength found him
with but little, and they left him pen
niless.
An oppressive embargo upon the
shipping business, had been the first
weight upon his head, and other mis
fortunes came in painful succession. •
Jacob and his wife were all alone, and - 1
thepoverty looked them - coldly in
the face.
"Don't repine, Susan," said .the old
man. "True, we are poor, but/ we. are
not forsaken."
"Not forsaken, Jacob"? Who ist there
todielp u> ROM,. ) "
Jacob Manfred raised his tretbling
ringers toward heaven.
"Ah, Jacob, I know god is our friend,
hut we ought to have friends here.
Look back and see how many you have.,„,
befriended in daVs long past. You cast
your bread upon i the waters with a fiTe
hand, buOit has not returned to you."
• 4 11.us.h,Susan, you forget, what you
say. To be sure; I have hoped that , t
some friend of elp•th would lift me from'
want ; but I do JULq expect itia; areward
from anything I may have done. If I
have helped the unfortunate in days,
gone by, I have had my full rewa.Kil in
knowing that I have done riV'duty to
my fellows. 0 ! of all the king d4us I
have done to my suffering . triloWs,
would not for gold have one -of them I,
blotted from my memory. Ah,.myTond
wife, 'tis the memory of good done rsr
life that makes old age happy. Even
abw I can hear the warm thanks of
those N'..11011 I have befriended, and again
I can see their smilei . ."
"Yes,.-Jaeob," returned the wife, in
lower tone, I know you have been good,
and in your memory you ettn be happy ;
but, alas! there is a present upon which
we must look ; there is a reality upon
which we dwell. We must beg for food
or starve."
"Beg"' he replied, xvi h a quick shud
(ler. •` No, Susan--f-we
He hesitated, optl A likr, tear -roi led
down his forrolvoiti,ehdek.
•'We'a re NV il at „Iqtvol
"We arutting to Hi( poor hou,,e !"
• "(), thoueht so!" fell front tlic
poor wire's lips, as. , he covered her foe,:
with her hand-. "I thought sn—and t
have tEiell Rischoorniy:-elf to the tho't ;
but my poor heart will not bear it."
op oz et giv e 14-up, 61:san," sofipy• urg
ed the old man, lay A3g hir hamd upon
her arm. Ot makes but little difference
to us now.\ 'We have not long to remain
upon eartli r and let us not wear out ow
last days lit !fruitless repinings.' Come,
come."
The . old couple sat for a while in si
lence. When they were aroused from
Heir - painilii thoughts, it was the stop
ping of a wsgon in front of their door.
4 man entered the room where they
sat. lie was the keeper of the poor
mouse.
"Come, Mr. Manfred," he said, "the
selectmen have managed to crowd you
into the poor house. The wagon is at
the door and you must get ready assoon
as possible.
Jacob Manfred had not calculated the
strength he should need for this ordeal.
There was a coldness hi the very tone
and manner of the man who had conic
from him that went like an lee-bolt: to
his heart, and, with a deep groan, ho
sank into his seat. -
"Come, he in a hurry," im atiently
urged the lt,ceper, •
At that moment a heavy cov red Car
ryall drove up to the door.
"In this the house of Mr. Jac b Man
i
fred?"
The question was asked by a man
who entered from the carryall. Ho
was a kind-looking Marl, about forty
years of age.
"That's my name," said Jacob.
JOB ;AND CARD TYPE
AND FAST PRESSES,
BREAD UPON' THE WATERS.
A SKETCH - FROM LIFE. g.c,
"But when sball we go?" '
"Now—te-d;ly,"
"Then God haVe incroy oil 119."
"He will."
i
,
”Then they told rue truly," uttered
I
the new comer.
"Are you the keep 4 of the alMs
house'?" he-continued, turning towards
the man.
"yes. 77 l'
"Then you may return. Jacob Man
fred goes to no tioortiouso while. I tiny
living."
- The keeper •gazed inquisitit'ely into
the features of the stranger, and left the
"Don't You remember me ?"'exelaimed
the new corner, grasping the old man
by tho,hanki.
"I cannot call you to my memory
just now."
"Doyou remember LuciusWilllams?"
"Williams?" repo:lt:A Jacob, starting
up and gazing earnestly into the stran-
ger's nice.
"Yes, Jacob :Manfred—Lucius Wil
liams. That little boy whom, thirty
years ago, yeti saved from the. house of
correction ; that poor boy whom you
so kindly took' from the bonds of the
and placed him on board of 0130 of
your -vessels."
"And arc you
" Yes—yes. lam the man you made,
Yoh found me a rOugh stone front the
hands of poverty and example. It was
you who brushed oil' the evtl,and who
first led toe to the sweet W 111.(• !'S 111017.11,
life 1111(1 11111411110.,.4. 1 have profited by'
the lessons you gave me in early
and the warm spar]; whis:ll your kiisd
ncSs lightened up in any bosom h as
grown brighter and brigiffei• ever since.
'With an affluence for life 1. have settled
down In enjoy' the remainder 'of my
days in peace and quiet ne,s. 1. have
heard or your losses and lapreavemcn
Collie, 1 have a home and it beart, and
your pres6ice \Olt makci them both
warmer, brighter anti happier. Conte,
my more than father—and you,; drys
mother, come. 'Yon made my youth
all bright, and, I will not see your old
age doomed to darkness."
Jacob Manfred tottered forward, and
sank upon the bosom of his preserver.
He could not speak his thanks, for they
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