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BUSINESS DIRECTORY,
IVILif4AIII
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
li,urance, f lieduty and Pension - Agency, Main
street Wellsbiwo, Pa., Jan. 1,1868.
WM,-GARBETSON,
IoaNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Notary Publics and Insurance Agent, Bless
harg, Pa., over CaldwoWs Store.
GEO. W. ME.RRICK,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR, AT LAW-
Wilco with W. 11. Smith, Esq., Main &rem,
c ppo.ito Union Block, Wellnboro,
July 15, 1608.
M.l". D. TERISELL tlic, CO.,
dOLESALE DHUIWISTS, and dealers in
Wall Paper, Kerosene Lamps, Window Glass,
Perfumery, Paints and Oils,
1 - ..'erniag, N. Y., Jan. 1, 186S.—ly.
s. F. WILSON. J. B. NitEs. i
WILSON & BALES,
,ITORNEYS dr. COUNSELORS AT LAW;
First door from Bigoney's, on the Avenuie)—
Will attend to business entrusted to their care
is the counties of Tioga and Potter.
Welisboro, Jon. 1, IS6B.
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i TORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
it W ‘ dliboro, Tioga Co., Pa. •
',Nita Agent, Notary Public, and Irtauratico
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~ijoining Agitator Offico.—Oct. 30. 1367
John Vior- GuornsoV,
ifttftNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
.13 , .in,,.returned to this county with a view of
taking it hi, pertuteut rerrideuee, olicite n
•!tre of public pat °neg . °. All busine k y
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-out. 26.'66.—tf.
.1011 N SHAIiSPE A ICE,
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dont) promptly niol well.
Nell-horo, Pa., .Jan. 1 , 186'1.-1 y.
•
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• ci Craften street, reaq of scars L Derby•Q t-hte
crop, where he is repot ed to untnunietuie gar.
lai - a) ordei in the most substantial manner,
and ,with diTatch. Pai ticular htiontiou paid
Cutting and Fitting. Alarch lant•-1y
Dr. C. H. Thompson."
fIVELLSIItoINTWOII PA.]
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yeatA tpf :ttaay ,ervu.e, With a
•u, ii, held and hn.pthtl praetive. ha, ~penal wt
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i all
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.•, . , May. 2.
n. Snv i i9l,
Penion',l3,tn.ty, at,,l
Colinutlie:ttiolp;
k'ill'reecoe prompt attention.
LL b,
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h' , ve .7.1 , 1r0i,.9
7 CTah. mutlera t
la, 33./3rytion.
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atteatio a.
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Jan. 13, 161317.-
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Ault to rLot.I S & JEWELRY, SI LVER
PLATED \y Alt Spectael•n,, ion n'Stringr,
• Alunt•fick , IVat,l,e.,- and Jew
ne•ttly rtipaired. Logt Ing dunt3 in plain
:a411•1} .111(151cl wan. 11:41101i Iy.
Hairdressing LV, Shaving.
uver attention
Barker's Wells
Particularttentioti paid to Latliea
Lattiog, dhnmpoerng, Dyeieg, etv. Li aids
c,dis, and frivieliej on hand and made to or
buRS EY
J. G. PUTNAM,
, 1 -11,1 ! itl(lllT—.Vgent fur
, :ill the hell
1.1. IL MUNI!: WATERI.IEI.‘I—n.- ,
010VCIllen I for ("Ing and
Pa., Aug. 7, 186, ly.
C. L. NVII,COX,
der in Dttl GOOD):.$1 all kinds, 11.irtht
tilitt,e a,zorttnent Ja lorge
oi I prioe4 I,OIV. Store in Union Block. Coil
g 9itietn.n.--utay 211 I: , (SS—I y.
rETnoLEurvz riousr,
-C1.11:1,1), PA., UEOItUE CLOSE, Prof;r
—r. A new Hotel Conthietol on the rtii;c4;
.111.1 let Eve, for the nev"unnwlati,a,
pnl,lic.—Nov. • •
11 bi
, I ,t).-13.
II'AZLETTrA HOTEL,
TInUA CO `T , A l' A
I ) 0 A,
• 1 atahlingjattlieliod, akot nn ntreili it hos
.Co.citys in nuienilance
F,
HILL'S HOTEL,
Tioga Co. l'a , E.
er..prietor. 1 new and voinmedioluz
al! tho !nyder') imi , rovensentE.
e,t-y ,lrives tit (hobo:it
1- lit Northern l'erm'a. • Ceilvoyanee).
l'orme moiler:lle
1 . 0- , 3, 16‘;',- IV. -
1Z i.lk tVALTON HOUSE,
Gainers, Tiogn County, Pa.
dik4si: c v Peop'n. ThiF
i..4•Jte,t e isy aceeFL. , of the
.i!I.1 to \utlti
o No pain= atll 1 , .• -part
.• t ple:,suro nti
r pllllll4 . Pall. I, 1366.1
Butintv and Pensiqn Agenc:.
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ttiottito tie lintelitig - !.obit.- in n Fuperi”r
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AI A. 10
Well,liorh, (Jet. 14, lags,
MINER IN:ATI:INS, PnorinE'Not
411AV1.1NCI 1ith,1111... , !WV , lo , tel I.titlauw on ILosttd
of 011 I'mon lat. ly dt•••tro3rll. It}
l a m now t . ....tt1y 1.. I ;vt• and entert+tin v. 'rho
U li j o i t Hotel 1%,t, ji l t. Ivied tot a Teritrocati,t•
mid LII Propt vos ti call be
~g.. :ttt etit I% r lito , tl,lr ILI tenthtiry
GROCERY AND RESTAURANT
One door above thu Aleat. Market,
WELLSBORO, PENN'A,
REsPEcTFuLLV announces to thu trailing
public that he has a do-it Ode stock of ro
certe,, comprising, I'4:cis, Coaces, Spiee:2, Sugars,
Molas,es,Syritp:4, :ofd all that con,titutes a iirfl
clo,s 'stock. Oy:rntel :in, (ivory ,tyle at all sea
'soil:lloc hours.
Welkboro,,la.n. 2, 1867-tf.
lARDWA.RE, IRON, STEEL, NAILS
STO VA'S, TI A WARE,
BELTING, SiltS, CiITbERY
J. JOIINSoN
Carriage and klaraess Trimmings
A IIN ESSES, SADDLES. &.c.
Corniti2.. N. y., Jan. '2, 1.6.67-13'
HEAR 1" - E ! BEAR YE! HEAR
de r
W. 'l'. AIATHERS,
at hi, :.,1::)r;3, 2d door above Roy'e Doildinp
11',11-droro, (June 10, w;s,)
•
rril h ItotT.ll.) Scales, nil ordinary
.119 ti 7 e4, /"r heaVY. ail , ' Cent] ter u: e, May be
1- "l ' in , / at the li.tr.in:.te Store M' Wm. Itoberte,
WOitlmro. The-0 S,a les aro the Fairbanka pat
ent'imd have no roperior allyttiterc. They tiro
made in the Itet.t style and have'talcon the premi
um nil the groat exhibitions.
Proplietor
Iha the • elo ntirgry fer these Senles in th
teghm. W I LLI A M RoIsERTS.
1111 M 33t113. 3 3-cribt.r 13 3= foltql lip 1130 room,: ail
" j,it l ing I). itgliovt I • Tut :I; 1 :"Zrove Store
Gtr the
111 toohet tit e , put .sly nl
[Vac!, and Conti)! (1
SIR)/17.V0 TOM! )„ifi c hi : „ l „ line Cr
pu;r; THBA (fen, PIPES, and therito
yl
I,IILE 11UN I'L.I,S FEE —IV.. I.arrhy certify
14 that Li4il toiinufrietoreil
k.Y ( :, I ):thiliney miner. ai their Ell:
I;:lines t, klll hip. and cce 11010 re. It to lie
e A l lial if fillt Q Uilbrihr t.) t he e•iyu r ,,a rlnFter.
David Satilb S M Con,.lde A P Cone
%I II Cobb If E Simmons .1 Earnanur
ti W 11. - trltei A:a t: - zwith I.: Scrait.
S 11 D.tvi Albert King John C :Miller
.1 11 Watrout. Wll Watron.i_ L L Nfarbh
11' :11 Smith 0 A Smith 11 :11 Foote
.1 1) Stiait. P C Van Udder .1 J smith
Jared Davis J F Zimmerman C L King
1, L Steitb.
N.l3.—Plastor always on hand at tho
Mill.—
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TO I:,\ 111EllS !
712000' ,torttte,.
WE TWO;
=
It's we two, it's we two, it's wo two fur ace,
All tho world and ice t wo, and Heaven bp our stay.
Like a invert:wk in tho lift, sing, 0 bonny bride !
All tho world was Adam onee, Irith }.co by Ilk
bide.
i t •
1i hat 's the my lass, my love—what can
do? -
I am thine, aMI thou art Mine, life is sweet and
new.
It the wurld zuktiell the mark, let it stand
by,
Fur Wu trio have gotten lease, and once more
we'll try.
Like a laverock in the lift, sing, 0 bonny brittol
It's Ire two, it's Ivo two, happy ,sitln by side.
Take n kiss from mo thy man ; now the, ong4o-
gins, •
All 18 made afresh for mill the in avo liettrt
u
When ll.e darker days °eine, and Lo :Tin will
•
Thou shalt dry my tears, lass, ilhd I'll dry thine.
It Ave tv,7o, twn, 'While the world's away,
Sitting by the golden ::bearcs on our wedding
day.
"Alioerlidnititto trading.
FROM THE OVERLAND MONTHLY.
BURIED ALIVE IN THE SEA.
In the year 18-IQ, I was serving as a
midshipman on board the United States
;frigate: St. L4wrence, then cruising in
in the Pacific. The St. Lawrence ear-
Hatt crew of six hundred men—Amer
icans, Irishmen- and men belonging to
every nationality under the sun. The
majority of them had paSsed the `best
days of (heir lives in the service, and
were imbued with all the superstitions so
common to their calling, thirty years
ago. It was often my fortune to hear
wierd yarns of the sea told by men
who believed every. •Ivord of them, to
comrades Wholicareety-"dared to move
„while they listened. Some of the older
sailors could, in dark, stormy nights,
make the hair of a whole watch, inclu
ding their Own, stand on end—with The
tales Of seas that gave up Hadr dead,
and of the ships that were haunted.
On one of these occasions Larry Mc
Illather,•Captai u of thefurecastle,spoke
ti - tbi lows,
" When 1 sailed on the 1-3abine, she
was haunted, an' this is the way it hap
pened. Ye see, it was a dark, stor
my night just like this, an' the men
were sent OHL to furl the Ilyiuf jih. The
captain of the forecastle was stowin'
the head or the sail, and :111 of a sudden
lie said to the man next to him 'lt,
blow:; hard, J:u•1: ;' an' t.he►► cut his
throat a►►' tell overboat d ato.. was lost.
Ever after that, of a dark,storiny night,
when the men went out to furl the tly
imf jib they would see a man on
on tilt• end of the boom, an' he would
say : 'lt blows hard Jack ;' an' cut his
throat an' fall overboard."
.1 ii t as Larry linislied, a voice which
seemed 'to proceed out of the air over
head, rernarkud : ` 4 .1 - t blows hard Jack."
4 , 2/ iustan6 t110:43 who INVerO ooL
ightened too omento move Worn on
heir feet, and holding on the rigging to
eep their tottering legs from letting
hem down.
"Ind ye hear that, Harry Elower''
Ale Blather, as soon as he had re
,overed hina enough to speak."
" Yes, I heerd, it," replied Harry ;
and like all ye other bloody ghosts, it
«a~ti't a I.!,host, but a parrot that :add
it."
an the Ilying-jib:downhaul, clear
away the halliards—haul down Lay
out, a nd furl the dying-pi!" These
orders were issued by the ollicer of the
leek ; but there was hesitation dis
played by all whose duty it was to obey
them. In the meantime Mc Blather
turned to Blower and said : "Now,
:Harry, I believe in ghosts—you don't.
I hasn't the pluck to lend Cho• men out
on the Ilyingjib-hoom ; 1 would be sure
to see a man on the end (lit. You have
the pluck, an' you wouldn't see a man ;
therefore, Harry, will yez do me the
favor to lead the men ont.?"
Harry Blower refilied : "Larry, you're
all jdiot, a fool, 'Mid an ass. And ghost
or no ghost, I don't lay out on the ily
-ingjih-boom ttAnight."
Come! Lay out there, you lubbers,
and furl the flying jib. What are you
about?" came from the quarter-decli in
a voice that smacked of a eat-oh-lithe
tails and a (lozen on the bare back.
I n an instantlhe luhbers were scramb
ling out, led by Me Blather.
" Do you hear.anything, Larry ?" in
quired Terence Malone, who was the
next-man on the-inside,
"No, Mart ye," replied Larry "and
if you near anything, 'don't let on ye
hear it. Don't tell me ye hear it; and
I warn you not to show me anything
ye see.?
The sail was furled in short. order;
and the men "laid in," each one trying
to get ahead of the other.
In a little while the watch Avaq scat
tered about the decks—some to sleep,
s4rne to discuss the events of the even,ing,
or any other subject which happened to
interest them.
" I say Jack," remarked Terence Ma
lone,'"they ought to git Simon Gobble
out of f he ship. He's been a pirate an'
a murderer, an' the devil knows what.
He swings close to me, you know ; an'
the other night jilt as I was fallen into
a doze, I felt something ketch me by
the arm. I sprung up in my hammock,
an' there was Simon Gobble asittin' up
in his, and he wag asayin': 'Leave inc ;
why do ye hunt me? Leave me 1 say.'
And his eyes were closed ; and his ugly
ould face looked so White, I. thought it
was dead. .1 tell ye, Jack, I 'Over was
frightted so bad in all me life, as I
was th n an' it didn't take me long to
turn °hi Inv me hammock. You may
he suile, - i slept on a soft plank the rest
or the 'night, an' been a (loin) try it
ever• since. I wouldn't sleep along side
that man tight for all the gold uv Peru.
Did ever you. see SHIM IL aW fn I cold,
bliarky eye as be's got? An' • then his
face is just like the face uv one or the
divils f used to see when 1 had the hor
rors. Mark nie, .laek, if iver this ship
conies to grief, it will he through Simon
iziobbl6."
" Poor fellow," replied Jack - , "1 pity
;:toineihnes he never speaks
any one, and no one ever speaks to
In all the' ship there is not one ma 1w
can call his friend—and yet no one does
his duty bettor. But then he has sue
strange ways about hint; and there t -
hardly a man in the ship that he- has
not frightened out of his wits. We
ought to try to be more friendly."
" Friendly 7 is it Friendly you inane.
Bad luck to (din ; he'd better never try
to be friendly me,"
"'That's what the men all say, ark
it's not fair; they should give the ma
a chance."
ne don't, deserve a chance; a' I tell
ye, Jack, be has done pomething awful.
f the dead Oath] speak, they would tell
us terrible stories about Simon Gobble.
Jist before you joined the ship we were
caught in a hurricane.. All hands were
called to reef top-sails. I was on the
maintop-sail S 7 ard, , and Gobble was at
the weather earing. Well, all at once
there was a long flash of red lightning,
Gobble save a yell that made ev'rybody
rtaTh© gitatioia of 10.13.icraa.glit is , 3130g1.,33.3a,tiag-' of ; Viiiiiiscicorn..Yr
WELLSBORO, PA., JULY 28, 1869.
turn pale. The men on deck an, _ the
men on the yard looked, an' there! on
the yard=arm, - right. behind Gobble,
was.anum with Irts,thrpat cut frcim ear.
to ear, the blood streaming down
his breast. Terence Matonejneversaw
such a bloody set of Irishmen as there
is on board this ship. When I first
joined her, I was not afraid of the 'Old
Harry' himself; but now I don't care
to go about in the dark, uul* some
one is•witji,me. 'Every time Igo aloft
in the iilght, • l don't dare to look around
me for fear of -. seeing a ghost. • For all
that though, ,Tereneo, I never believed
in ghosts; and don't believe in them
now. But I've got the - panics, and so I
Atll just as much afraid as anybody."
.About this time the other watch was
called. Terence turned in on his soft
plank,. and his faiendjack turned into
his hammock—both to pleasant dreams;
it is to be hoped. In a few days the St;
Lawrence;arrived at Tahiti, where she
was visited by a large number of ladies
and gentlemen, principally missionaries
andlheir faniilieS. One day a betuiti
ful little girl weekending on the edge
of an empty chest, and leaning over the
iron rail around the poop leek, watch
ing a.sehool of sharks that were hang
ing around, the , - ship. Suddenly, the
eh feet 'slipped' frord under her,and,
td the horror of all, she rolled overboard.
In an instant Simon Gobble, who
had been seizing a ratline in the mizzen
rigging; threw overboard the chest and
•ind then leaped after it., fairly alight-t
ing among the sharks. With one arm
and a long, sharp knife he kept off the
sharks, while with the other he placed
the child in the empty chest, where no
'sharks could harm her. He now -I;ave
all 103 attention to the hungry monsters
thst everywhere surrounded him, and to
the surprise of every one was picked up
by a boat which was sent to his assis
tance, with only two slight woundS—
one ht the side ono in the arm. He
wished to place the little girl ho had
saved so gallantly in her mother's arms
himself, but nothing could induce the
child to go , near him, and sib would
shrink away with a frightened look if
lie attempted to approach her. This
was a terrible blow to poor Gobble, and
he said : "I.might as well be dead, as
living anti where I am. There is a
curse upon are, and I have never Acme
anything to deserve a curse. It is too
hard-;--too hard P'
From the lumen t he saved the little
girl, Simon Gobble was a hero in the
estimation of the officers; hut the men
ascribed his success to 'the interposition
of the devil, and from that time believed
him to be in regular t communication
with the,eviL one. They dreaded him,
if anything more than ever, and Simon
(Tiohide was as - mnein alone on the crow
ded decks of the St. Lawrence as he
would have teen in the midst of the
Desert, of Sahara. In a week we sailed
from Valparaiso, and feinr dap alte
wants were struggling for existence in
tine track.of a hurricane.
One night Siinon Gobble and Terence
111alonc were stationed at the life buoys.
1 was midshipman of the quarter-deck,
and Terrence came to me and said "If
Simon (ioblde is to remain at one of
the life buoys, sir, I respectfully ax to
be relieved. I haven't the, pluck to
stay, sir." I relieved Gobble and sent
all(?thell
. 11) . 1111 . .1n his place., Shortly
afterward% walked for to speak to the
ut•ticc-. -e •
there T heard a veritable sob. , The sub
came from the tiehing heart of Simon
Gobble, I told to cheer up, and
asked him to come aft and have a talk
,with me. lle replied that he "felt too
had to talk with anybody, but that
sonic other time he would like to tell
me his history," Poor fellow, the next
morning he was found black and dead
in his hammock. The ship was rolling
and pitching at such a terrible rate,
that it was impossible for the
,surgeon
to examine into the cause of his death ;
but he determined to wait a little while
in hopes that the hurricane might
abote. Night came on, but there was
Ito change for 'the better. It was
served that the body of Gobble was
turning white rapidly hut this (lid not
excite any partiticular comment at the
[ time,
------ .
land." That banner is the emblem of
The order Was given to prepare the
freedom and liberty, and whenever it
body ftir Initial, and it was immediately
floats, there •we are equally protected,
sewed tip in a hammock with a sixty
and there we are safe from injury and
four pound hots at its feet. It was then
d
placed between a couple of gunk, where
insult, and shoul any dastard hand
it was intended to let it remain ntil dare to molest or trample upon the
righs and of ay erson
daylight. The The men seemed to•be gath
ever t
•humble, liberties
claimin n
its p protection;
erect in groups all over the ship, and to
how suddenly our entire government
be d iscussi ng some obj eet very earnestly.
demands a reparation of the injury and
One of the officers happened to overhear
indemnity for the future, and if denied,
them, and the impression left upon his
the war power is brought into requisi
mind was, that they would rather go .
tide to compel a restitution. Then
down with the ship than go aloft with
cherish that-noble emblem ; swear _up
the body•of Gobble on board. This wO,, on your family altars, that IL shall float
quietly reported to the Captain, and he
in honor above you, dr torn and in
gave orders to bury' the corpse without
shreds, it shall be your I winding sheet
delay. - in its defence. ,
It was tine o'clock at night ml, As individual members of society,
pitchy dark. The wind howled and there are three duties we owe, one to
shrieked through the rigging, and I, our Clad, one to our country, and one to
never wished to hear it again. Occa- ourselves. .Of the first, l i t, is unneces
sionally a deafening crash of thunder eary for me to speak, as better and abler
would burst upon our ears, or a flash of men teach you from the pulpit, and
lightning would illuminate the sea for their exemplary lives, how you are to
miles arottntl. The gallant old ship in perform that duty, and to them, I will
her struggles with the waves pitched lugly submit the first and greatest sub
and rolled until every timber moaned ;,:peet that should agitate the public mind,
and quivered. in the midst of allevery but of the others, it is proper and lit
one was startled by the order All hands tins that, upon this occasion and at
bury the dead P' passed by the boat- this time, we should mingle our senti
swain in a full, clear voice. Then his melds and counsel together. •
mates'stationed about tile ship, one by To our country we owe obedience, m
oue, took up the order, and repeated:
Tea , and suport, obedience to its laws
"All hands bury the dead 1" sad institutions, respect to the rulers,
The corpse was catrried np the gang- 14.winakers and executors of all its va
way and placed on a plank ready for Otis branches and support; to defend
launching. The men huddled together aptinst all opposers and factions who
fotward of thegangwa,y, and the officers Mould seek to disrupt or deFitroy it.
assembled just abaft it. When every- lit was said by the ancient Romans,
thing was ready, the chaplain corn- tlat ingratitude and treasen • to one's
meneed to read the burial service, but country were thegreatest climes known
ocbasionally thunder would be so loud to their law, and punished with the
and long continued that he would have utmost vigor. The principle to a great
to stop and wait until it was over, be- extent is applicable to our own times,
fore he.could he heard. Then again a and can not be too strictly observed.—
lurid flash oflightning would blind hint Here all are equal and all may be ani
so completely, that he could not see to mated by the same spirit of ambition,
read until after the effect of the light- no hereditary titles pass from genera
fling had passed away. At such times .tion to generation, and no titled atistoc
the eyes•of all were so strangely affected racy controls the destinies of.this free
that everything assumed a weired, un- !republic, and the farmer's boy, now
natural shape. The faces of the ship's lilodding along in your District school
people looked like faces of the <lead. house may ere long occupy the high-
The corpse seemed to move and glare at kt official position in our government.
us through its canvas coffin, and the Phis leads me to our system of eduea-
St. Lawrence herself • looked like a Pion. No other comiCry on the face of
phantom ship. One man touched an- i lie globe enjoys edueational privil
other to attract his- attention, but he ! , ges like 0111'H, and to .that we are to
did not dare to look around to see what t ool:for the great bulwarks of our lib
it was that touched him. Somebody's !_!rties, strength and perpetuity ; solong
hat blew out of his hand, and it struck its the masses of the people of this nit-
Larry Me Blather in the face. Larry Lion are given a good and liberal educa
sank to the deck in a fainting condition, lion, so long liberty and freedom will
'and none of the others dared to move. be the prevailing element of the nubile
They pretended to know nothing of the ,nind.
mystery of poor Larry. As the Chap- . It is proper upon occasions like this ,
lain. read("Now, therefore, we commit and upon thiOlay, that we should al
the body of our deceased brother In the low our memories•eo take us hack to an
deep" the corpse was launched, 'And early day in our country's history, and
as it was launched a i shriek, so wild cull from its teachings, lessons to govern
and terrible that it chilled- the very our own actions—to make jottings• by
marrow in our bones, 'burst upon our the wayside, and collect gems from the
ears, and then the faint echoeof another shoreless ocean of time.
shriek that was hushed forever in the , lit fancy, lam carried to thatold pal
seething, roaring waters, rose upon the helium of liberty—lndependence Hall,
gale. Simon Gobble had been in a in the .city of Philadelphia-93 years
trance, and we had buried him alive:'
' igti this day, were assembled in that
The hurricane lasted seven days. On Hall, a body of Patriots, with whom the
.1
the morning of the seventh it com world has since become familiar. They
menced to abate, and toward evening i still live in our recollections, by that
waS almost calm. In the afternoon al endearing title of " The Father's of
j
immense shark was observed to folio • their Country." The' subject of their
the ship. The men all said it was the deliberations was the Declaration of
spirit of Simon Gobble. However, the Independence. I can imagine their
shark foll Owed the ship for three days, feelings while weighing 'the copse-
and, three nights, when the wind fell to
a dead calm. One of the midshipmen
decided to "fish for Gobble," as the
shark•was called, and in - less than an
hour he was traced up over a scuttle on
board the St. Lawrence ready for dissec
tion. •
Larry Mc Blather, who felt ashamed
of his conduet on the night of the
burial, volunteered his services to the
midshipman . , who wanted the shark's
backbone An' a cane. Larry commenced
by cutting the shark's belly open from
the tip of the nose to the end of his tail,
and then, as is customary on such oce
sions, reached into his stomach to find
what was there. The men were all in
terested spectators, and were cracking
all kinds of jokes at poor Gobble's ex
pease. Larry sung out to trice up a
little on the sharks As they did so, ie
pulled something out of the shay 's
stomach—that is, he pulled it paitly
out, and then with one wild look . dr p
ped his , knife, and both he and he
men who were looking on took to their
heels. • The men who were tricing up,
let go the rope, and the shark went
dow.a through the scuttle into the sea.
Larry Me Blather had extracted from
the stomach of the shark the horrible
hideous, half-digested head of : kiimou
Gobble.
ORATION
Delivered by ARV. R. 2. Wood, al A'a
binsville, July bth 1809.
[Published by request.]
We bare assembled to celebrate the
day, that 93 years ago, our forefathers
made forever sacred to every lover of
liberty and all true American hearts;
a day which was- stamped as an epoch
in this land, by the lives and sacred
honor of some of the finest men the
world ever saw ; a day hallowed, by
the • registering in Heaven, of au oath
as immutable as time and lasting as
eternity. Transmitted to us through
their blood and suffering, an inesti
mable treasure, it behoovebtus, asa duty
to their memory, as a duty we owe our
country, orselves and our. decen
chants, to guard and protect it with a
jealous care, and should there ever arise
in this broad land of ours, a wretch so
despicable, who would by word or deed
disparage their fame, or sland:ir their
fadeless memory, may his tongue cleave
to the roof of his mouth and Lisright
hand fofget its cunning—may he be a
vagabond on the earth, scorned by all
mankind, the world refuse him shelter
and Heaven a home
We enjoy the greatest liberties and
frecgt institutions of any nation on
the face of the globe, made and pre
served such, by the intelligence of the
people and by the record and precedent
of a noble, glorious, and worthy ances
t►y. They are our beacon light, and 'so
long as we follow in their pathway, and
are guided by their counsels, we need
have no fears for the future. But, if
at any time we shall forget their teach
ings lour invent new doctrines and IW
low after strange idols, t ken civil strife,
discord told national cal in ity will sure
ly follow, and we shall ehold .too late,
our follies and mingled in one common
ruin, our 61./ a will go doyu in darkness
H sr
and gloom. ow mai thousand of
l'
our countrymen are gathered together
throughout our laud, like us to-day,
othasT i a 1!1t49..,c0ry n 2 on al tar of their
the support and defence of this gliiifoi l ig
Union. Now no war e and strife and
battle cast a glooni around our happy
firesides ; now no bondsmen's • fetters
clank - and ring upon a foot of soil, gov
erned and protected by .our nation's
banner, the glorious Stars and Stripes ;
now no wail goes up from widowed
hearts, and orphaned beds ; but all is
peztee is liberty is joy and gladness,
and Oenty crowns our native heath and
field and land.
Then how much li (IVO we to feel
thankful for, and how( much to cause
us to love and venerate t our native land
—how much to call forth our pride,
when we look around upon our moun
tains and valleys - , our hikes and rivers,
canals, railways and telegraphs and ex
claim, " this is our own, our native
. __.
quenees thatwonld result to their coun
try from that day's deliberations. With
firm and sorrowful countenances—on
the one hand they looked back to their
mother country, and their friends who
still remained there, dreading to rend
asunder• the tie that had so long bound
them together ; on the other, looking
around upon the land of •their adoption,
they behold' the oppression of the peo
ple, and their groan coming up from
every hillside and valley, but still
wavering land doubting betwixt hope
and fear, until the silver headed Adams
rising'from his seat, sent through that
body the electric shtick with which he
was already overcharged. " Sink or
swim, live or die; survive' or perish, my
voice is for this Declaration." The, cli
max was reached, the -deed was done,
and just as the sun was sinking behind
the - Western hilts, the clarion notes of
the old Independence bell, proclaimed
the glad•tidings to the assembled thous
ands, that America was declared forev-:
er free. We are all.too familiar with
what followed, of the seven long years
of devastating war, until in 1783, we
compelled the mother country to ac
knowledge our Independence, and we
were recognized as a nation by all the
great powers of Europe.
Then prosperity commenced to dawn
upon the new nation, and with the im
mortal Washington at the head or gov
ernment, and a congress of our wisest
and. honest mcn, they laid the founda
tion of our Republican government, so
sure that no power or faction has hith
er•to been able to prevail against it ; and
long, long may it be perpetuated, gov
erned by the same wise policy of our
fathers. -11 will be impossible in the
short space of time I propose to ocCupy,
for me to enter into any minute detail
of the political history of our country,
until of very recent date. Suffice it to
sity, , that from that time, with the ex
ceptibn of our difficulties. with the
mother• country in 1812 to 15, we en
joyed peace abroad, and domestic tran
quility at home. The 'arts and sci
ences were the study of all classes, and
wars were: for•gotterr in the universal
reign . of peace. Collegeeand institu
tions of - learning were endowed ; man
ufacturing establishments were erected,
and the hunt of industry was the na
tion's lullaby. With rapid strides we
moved forward upon the highway of
progress, extending our area from Ocean
to Ocean, and front the Northern Lakes
to the Gulf of Mexice. Eyery ham
let was crowned with its. churches and
school houses, and every_heather with
:its lowing herds. Uitie& grew apace,
and plenty sat smiling in every house
hold. In the midst of this domestic
tranquility, a sectional difficulty arose
between the North and South, resulting
from the institution or slavery, an in
cubus that had fastened itself upon the
body politic, front its earliest formation,
until jealousies turned to rancor, rancor
to hatred and hatted to civil war• and
r -
bloodshed. '
. .
In . IS6O, we had elected to the chief
magistracy of the nation, that noble
minded and pur:.! patriot Abraham Lin
coln, and soon alter his inauguration
in Mareli, following, the Smith almost
unanimously array e d themselves
against the general government, and
sought by force of arms to establish an
independent confederacy. ~ War fol
lowed—and for four long , years our
country was a vast field of Mars.
ri-.1.,.. 1.,..”,ry ~ If i itt 1,4. i tour years are
Written •
Upoll [SIC pages m uurcuuntxy s
history, in letters of blood, and its ef
fects are Jou plainly visible in the num
berless graves ; widows and orphans,
maimed and crippled veterans that we
daily see around us. Let it be our pleas
ing duty to cherish the memory of the
dead, to shield the widow Lind orphan,
and extend the hand of sympathy and
gratitude tothe crippled soldiers; and
above all, may we hope to trust that the
like calamity will never again happen
to our beloved country.
," Grim vis
aged war bath smoothed his wrinkled
front," and you are no longer called up
on to part with your husbands, broth
ers or sons, to enter the serried ranks in
defence of their country. No bugle call
arouses the worn and wearried soldier
front his earthy couch, no trumpet's
clangor or beating drum marshals its
hosts for battle, no booming cannon or
signal gun gives warning of the ap- '
proach of the foe, for all is peace, and
" wars are waged and feared no more."
Happy, thrice happy is that country
'that holds in the heafts of its people its
only safeguard !
With all the blessings of our free gov
ernment, our broad and experienced
country, our fruitful bills and valleys,
and everything that makes a nation
great, free and happy—bow much have
we to feel thankful for, and how much
to excite our admiration and gratitude.
Its future destinies are in our hands,
for weal or woe, and guided by the
illustrious examples of our ancestors,
let us guard well this citadel and make
it an asylum for the oppressed of all
lands and every clinic.
Lest I weary yOur patience, let me
conclude these marks by simply saying:
The same stet shines above us that
shed its enlivening rays upon .our an
cestors, the same old banner floats at
the mast head of the old ship of State,
as unfurled its Stars and Stripes to the
breeze at Independentee Hall, the same
constitution that they framed for our
land, remains still the suPreme law,
and has made us one of the greatest and
freest nation's ott the world ; all those
remain the same, but all: else how
changed. Generations have come*up
on the stage of action, lived their allot
ted time and passed away, and, the.
sculptured marble speaks of them as
things of the past. The vast concourse
of life's moving actors, are but units to
the millions that sleep beneath its sur
face, and we too, who are assembled
here this day will ere long "shuffle off
this mortal coil,P and after life's fitful
power, sleep well. The sun wilt - shine
as brightly, seasons conic and go in
their accustomed round[ nations rise
and fall, yet we shall be
o blivious of
their glory or fame.
TIM WRONG SMELL.-A 1u gh officer
of the 'Sons of Temperance presenting
himself with smell of grog he had been
drinking upon him, at the door of -a
"Division" for admission, was waited
upon by an Irish sentinel, to whom he
gave the password, when the following
passed:
"Sir,'' said he, ' ' an' yez are Mister
O'Wright, the 0 rand Worthy Patriarch
of tho State of laaintucky, I do he
afther belavin."
"Ye 9," said Jim, "you ale perfectly
right, my friend; but why do you tisk
the question?"
"To tell y.ez,the truth, then, sir, and
,:.liarne the (Ik4V-said Pat, "yez ilo be
Lhavin' the right password for a Son of
Temperance, entirely ; but by the Holy
Virgin and the blessed Saint Patheriek,
3 ez got the wrong smell."
CURE Fon TouritAcim.—A eorre
s )ondent of the Scientific American
r commends as a remedy for a tooth
ache, or neuralgic affections arising
from teeth in any stage of decay, a
small hit of clean cotton wool, saturat
ed with a strong solution of ammonia,
applied to the affected tooth. The
pleasing contrast instantaneously, pro
duced in some cases causes a ht of
laughter, although a moment previous
extreme -sufferings and anguish pre
vailed.
TOM THUMB'S COURTSHIP.
The General met us at the depot in
Bridgeport on Saturday morning, and
drove us to my house in his own car
riage—his coachman being tidily dress
ed, with a broad itivet ribbon and sil
ver buckle placeMpon his bat, express
ly for the occasion. Lavinia was duly
iformed that this was the General's
" turn out ;" and, after resting an hour
at Lindeneroft, he took her out to ride.
He stopped a feW moments at lii.4 moth
er's house, where She saw the apart
ments which his father had • built ex
ipressly for him, and tilled with the most
1 gorgeous furniture—all corresponding
to his own diminutive size. 'Then he
took her to East, Bridgeport, and un
doubtedly tooWbeeasion to point out in
great detail:till' the,houses which he
owned, ; for be depended much upon
iltlV i lig his wlai
ilmakesome impresSion
upon her. They returned, and the
General. stayed to lunch.• I asked
Lavinia how she liked her ride; she
replied : ,
"It was very pleasant, but," she
added, "it seems as if you and" Tom
Thumb Own about all of Bridgeport!"
The General took his leave and re
turned at live o'clock to dinner, with
his mother.. Mrs. Stratton remained
until seven oic.lock. She expressed
he'rself charmed ivith Lavinia Warren;
but not a suspicion passed' her mind
that littke Charlie was endeavoring to
give her this accomplished young lady
as a daughter-in-law. The General had
private]t asked me to invite him to stay
over ni ht--, for, said he, ',' if I get a
I n
chance, I. intend to ' pop the question'
before tie Commodore arrives." So I
told his mother I thought the General
had I.tetter stop with us over night, as
the Commodore would be up in the late
train, adding that 'it would be more
pleasant, for the little folks to be to
gether. She assented, and the General
was happy.
After tea Lavinia and the General sat
down to play backgammon. As nine
o'clock approached I remarked that it
was about tittle to retire, but somebody
Would have to sit up until nearly eleven
o'clock, in order to let in the ;(ntrio
dore. The General replied
" I will sit u,p with pleasure—if Miss
Warren will venntin
Lavinia carelessly replied that she
wits accustomed to late hours, and she
would wait-and See the Commodoce. A
it tle supper was placed upon 'the table
or the Commodore, and the family
'etired.
Now : , it. happened that a couple of
mischievous young ladies were visiting
at my' house, one of whom was to sleep
with Lavinia. They were suspicious
that the Oeneral was going to propose
=1
ungovernahle curijsity they deter
nined, dolwithstanding its manifest
mpropriety, to witness the operation,
r they could possibly manage to do so
tlit• sl}•. Of cour,e this tray ineXells
dile, the mor bo as few of my readers,
lad they beeli placed under the same
emphition, would have been guilty of
•ueli impropriety! Perhaps I should
hesitate to ii e the testimony of such
witnesses, or even to trust it. But
few weeks after they told the !" little
couple the whole story, were forglves
and allitad a hearty laugh over it.
It so happened that the door of the
sitting-goon!, in which the General and
Laviltia were left at the backgammon
IJUZIIII, “pt - 11. - ,1 a...// ju.,t ask t».3
side of the stairs, •»t1 these young
misses, turned out the lights ill the
hall, seated themselves upon the stairs
in the dark, where they had a full view
Cl the cosy little couple and were with
in easy par-shot of all that was said.
The house was still. The General
soon acknowledged himself vanquished
at backgammon, and gave it up. After
sitting a few moments he evidently
thOughl it was best to put a clincher Qll
the financial part or his abilities; so
he drew from his pocket. a policy of
instuiance, and handing - it to Lavinia
lie telked her if ali knew what it was.
Exatnining it.she replied, "It Is an
insurance policy. I see you keep your
property insured."
" "llut the beauty of it is, it is not my
pro prty," replied the General, " and
yet get the benefit of An insurance in
ease of tire. You will see," lie contin
ued, unfolding the policy, " this is the
property of Mr. Williams, but here,
you will observe, it reads 'loss, if any,
payable to Charles S. Stratton, as his
intere,t play appear.' rhe fact is, I
loaned Mr. Williams three thousand
dollars, kok a mortgage on 111.3 house
and made him insure it for my benefit.
In this way, you perceive, I get my in
terest, and the has to pay the taxes." '
"That is a very wise way, I should
think," remarked Lavinia. •
! " That H the way Ido all my busi
ness," replied the General, complacent
ly, as he retuned the huge insurance
policy to his;poeket. " Yon see," he
continued, I never lend any Of my
money without taking bond and mort
gage security ; then I haveino trouble
with taxes ; my principal is secure, and
I receive my interest regularly."
The explanation seemed satisfactory
to Lavinia, and the General's - courage
began to risie. Drawing his chair a
little nearer to hers, he said :
" So you tire going to Europe soon?"
" Yes," replied Lavinia, " Mr. ',Bar
num intends to take meoVer couple
of months."
" You will. find it very pleasant,"
remarked the General. "I have been
there twice; in' fact I have spent six
Years abroad, and I like the old coun
tries very much." . .
" I hope f shall like the trip, and I
expect, I blu t il,'' I . , , pontled Lavinia,
''lor Mr. Barnum says 1 shall visit all
the principal cities, antl he hits no doubt
I will be invited to appear .before the
Queen of England, the Emperor and
Empress of France, the _King of Prussia,
the Emperor of Austria, and at the
courts of any other countries which we
may visit. Oh ! I shall like that, it
will be so new to me."
" Yes, it -will be very 'interesting,
indeed. I have visited most of the
crowned heads," remarked the General
with an evident. feeling of self-congrat
ulation. " But are you not afraid you
will be lonesome in a strange country?"
asked the lieneral. •
" No. '. I think there is no danger o
that, for friends will accompany me,"
was the reply. •
" I wish I NV:l: . > going o hir, for I know
all about the di ICI - mit countries, and
could t-x plain them all to you," remark
et] Tom 'l'llund).
'l'hat would be very nive,' maid La
vinia.
' Do you think so?' said the (4- eneral ,
=M=MENETI=II
'Of mur?e,' replied Lavinia, coolly,
fur I, tieing a stranger to all the habits
and etoltonis of the people, as well as to
the COl.lll tl' i y ii hi he pleasant to
have sonielierz , on along - ,%vho could an
swer an foolish questions.'
•t ~h,,e111 like it 14.4 rate, if Mr.liar
num ivould engage me,' said th e Gen_
' I - thought you remarked the other
day that you had money enough, and
was tired ot• traveling,' said Lavinia,
with a slightly mischievous look from
one corner of her eye.
'chat depends upon my company
while traveling,' replied the General.
You might not liud my compap r y
very agreeable.'
I would be glad to risk It.'
Thopropriotorahavostockedtboostabliiihrao
with a now a vario assortment of
JOB AND CARD TYPE
and aro prepared to execute neatly and promptly
POSTERS, HANDBILLS, CIRCULARS, BILL
HEADS, CARDS, PAMPHLETS, Sco., ho.
Deeds, Mortgage s, Leases, and a full assortment
of Constables' and Justfces' Blanks on hand.
People living at•a distance can dependon hav
ing their work dono promptly and sent back b;
return maid.
NO. 30.
` Well, perhaps Mr. Barnum would
engage you if you askect-•him,' said
Lavinia.
Would you really t like to have me
ge?' asked the General, quietly Insin
uating his arm around her waist, but
hardly close enough to touch her.
Of course I would,' was the reply.
The little General's IlltEla clasped the:
waist closer as he turnetthis face nearer
to hers, and said :
Don't you think it would be pleas
anter if we went as man and wife?'
The little fairy quickly disengaged
his arm, and remarked that the Gener
al was a funny fellow to joke in that
way. •
am not joking at all,' said the
General, earnestly, it ,is quite. too
serious a matter for that.''
' I wonder why the Commodore don't
come?' said Lavinia.
I hope' you are not - anxious for his
arrival, kir lam sure lam net,' re
sponded the General, and what is
more, I hope you will say 'yes,' lidera
he comes at all!'
' Really, Mr. Stratton,' said Lavinia,
with. dignity, if you are in earnest in.
your strange proposal, I must say I am:
surprised.'
;` Well, I hope you are not offended,'
replied the General s for I was never
more earnest in my life, and I hope you
will consent. The first moment. I saw
you I felt that you were created to be
my wife.'
But this is so sudden.'
Not so very ° sudden, it is several
mouths since we first met, and you
know all about me and,my family, and
I hope you find nothing to object to in
me?
JOBBING IMPARTZENT.
AND FAST PRESSES,
Not at all; on the contrary I have
found you very agreeable, in fact I like
you very much as a friend, but I have
not thought of marrying; - and—'
And what? my dear,' said the
General, giving her a kiss. 'Now I beg
of you, don't have any 'buts' or 'ands
about it. You say you like me as a
friend, why will •you not like me as a
husband'? You ought to get married;
I love you dearly, and I want you for a
wife, Now deary the Commodore will
he hero in a few minutes—l may not
have'a chance to see you again alone—
do say that we will be married, and I
will get# Mr. Barnum to give up your
engagement.'
Lavinia hesitated, and finally said
' I think I love you well enough 'to
consent, but I have always said I would
never marry with Out my mother's con
sent.'
Ohl I'll ask your mother. May I
ask your mother? Come, say .'yes to
that, and I will do that, pet?'
Then there was a sound of something
very much like the popping the several
corks from as many beer bottles. The
young eves-droppers had no doubt as to
the, character of these reports, nor did
they doubt that they sealed the betroth
al, for immediately after they heard
Lavinia say':
' 'Yes, Charles, you may 'ask mymoth
,er.' Another volley of reports lb - flowed,
.and then Lavinia said, 'sow, Charles,
don't whisper this to a living soul ; let
us keep our own secret for the present.'
All right,' said the General, I will
say nothing; but next Tuesday I shall
start to see your mother.'
' Perhaps you may'find it difficult to
obtain her consent,' said Lavinia.
At that moment a carriage drove up
to the door, and immediately the bell
WA 42 1•1111 g, and s the little Commodore
entered.—P. T. I3AnNum, in Packard's
Monthly for July. '
A DiI..E3DIA..—A young parson of the
Universalist faith, many years since,
when the Simim-pure Universalism
was preached, started westward to at-4
tend a convention of his brethen in the
faith. he took the precaution to carry
a phial of cayenne in his pocket, to
sprinkle his food with as a preventive
of fever and ague. The convention met,
and at dinner a tall _Hoosier observed
the parson as he seasoned his meat, and
addressed him this: •
Stranger, I'll thank you for a leetle
of that ere red salt, for Vui.kind o' curi
ous to try it.' Certainly,' returned the
parson, ' but you will find it very pow
erful; be careful how you use it.'
The Hoosier took the proffered phial,
and feeling hini:,elf proof against any
quantity of raw whisky, thought that
be could stand the ' red salt' with im
punity, and "accordingly sprinkled a
junk of beef rather bountifully with it,
and forthwith introduced it into his
capacious mouth.
It soon began to take hold. He shut
his eyes and his features began to
writhe, denoting -a very inharmonious
condition physicall;y% Finally he could
stand it no longer. He opened his
mouth and screamed 'tire!'
"fake a drink of cold water from the
jug,' said the parson.
' Will that put it out' asked the
martyr, suiting The action to the word.
In a short time the unfortunate man
began to recover, and turning to the
parson, his eyed yet swim ming in water,
exclaimed
' Stranger, you call youTself #t `Var
.selist, I believe,' _
I (to,' mildly answered the parson.
` I want to know if you think
it consistent with your belief to go
about with hell-lire in your breeches
pocket?'
AN INvrrsTloN TO DINNER.-A gocid
story is told of a couple of farmers who
lived a few miles apart. One day one
called on the other, hatipening around
at dinner time. The person called up- ,
on, by the way, was a rather penurioup
old fellow. lie was seated at the table,
enjoying his dinner. The visitor drew
to the stove, looking very wistfully to
ward the table, expecting the old farm
er to invite him to dine. The old fam
er kept on eating.
" 'What's the news up your' way,
neighbor ?" Still eating. "No 'news,
eh '."
" No, I believe not." Presently a
thought struck the visitor. " Well, yes,
friend, I,did hear of one item of news
that's worth mentioning."
"lia, what is that?" ,
" Neighbor Jones has a cow that has
five calves."
"Is that so': Good gracious ! What
in thunder does the fifth calf do when
the others are sucking?"
" Why, he stands and looks on, just
ag I do, like it dUnl fedi."
" Mary-, put on another plate."
A clergyman in Troy recently heard
the follolwing conversation between a
Troy expressman and a 'Vest Troy re
ceiver of a goo(i-sized box : " What do
thorn are letters mean ' pointing to
the "C. 0. 1)." on theeorner.• "Them
means pay," explained the emphat
ic expressman. . Them don't spell
pay," rejoined the other; "you go
along ; this ere box is paid for, I knoW, - .'"
"I tell you what," returned the eN
prestiman, the bright thought almost
(knocking Win oft' the wagon teat,
"theta ere letters mean Tome Omme-.
diately Down,' " at which conclusive
suggestion the happy man paid for the
box, and the expressman. went back
over the river with a new*- idea in his
head.
" Bob," said a young fellow at a fancy
fair, "you are missing all the sights_ou
this side." " Never mind, Bill,"•4et^
orted Bob, "I'm sighting all the mils
es on the other." fi