VOLUME XVII.
THE TIOGA COUNTY It6IT4TOII
19 Pwaristam EVVRTI WEDNESDIT XOll.llOO BY -
VAN 'GELDER- & MITCHELL.
P. C. Van Gelder. I Jno. I.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
$2,0,
:itilvieriptiou, (per yei/r)
RATES OF. ADVERTISING,
Tr.:: LINES or MINION Olt LESS, MAKE ONR kQuAnt;
No. Fti'rs.... I I In. I 3 Ins I 4 Ins 3 SIGs I Mos I 1 Yr
liquare, ... I $l,OO I $2.00 $2,50 I $5,00 $7,00 I $12.00
2 Ninaros,.. I 2.00 3,00 I 4,00 I 8,00 1 12,00 J_lB,oo
Half Col - 110X1 . 16,00 17,00 I 22,00 -
1 30,00 60,00
Ouo Col ,11 - 5. - 0 - 01 - 25 - ,04:71 - 30,06 - 1 - 45,001 - C,0,00 r 103,00
oir Special Notices 15 cents per llne; Editorial or
20 cents per line.
Trant•leut tolvestbilog 3111 ST be paled far In advance.
takinstioo Blanks, Constable Blanks, Deeds, .Tudg
ei Notes, Marriagneertificates, &e., Oil Ii ud.
'1 . .
BUSINESS CARDS
'Van Gelder &
Booli, Plain and Fancy Job Printers. All \ vorlt
promptly-and neatly executed.—Jan. 1, 870.
Smith Merrick,
ytterneys & Counselors at Law. Insurance,
Bounty and Pension Agency, Office on Alain
Street, Wellsboro Pa, opposite Union Block.
Jan. 1. 1870. W. U.
Oso. W. 11tmtitticit.
l eeley, Coates & Co.
BANKERS, Knoxville, Tioga, County Pa.—
Receive money on deposit, discount notes,
and sell draft! on Now York City. Collect
ions promptly de.—Do) 15, 1869-Iy4
Jno. W. Adams,
Attorney and Counselor at Law, Mingield, Tloga
county, Pa. Collections promptly attended
to. . an. 1, 1870.
Jno. L Mitchell,
Attorney and Counselor at Law, Claitn;and In
surance Agent. Office over Kreria' Drug Store,
adjoining Agitator Office, Wellaboro, - Pa.
Jan. 1, 1870. • •
Wilson & Niles, a .
Attorneys and Cotintietors at Law. Will attend
promptly to businOss entrusted to their care in
J the counties of Ttoga ant PottUr. Office on
the Avenue. Jan. 1, 1870. ti
s. F. Witsorr.) 14. 13. Nu. •
John W. Guerngeb t
Attorney and Counselor at Law. All ~ u siness
entruatod to him will be promptly at 'tided to.
Office 2d door south of Ilazletes ll.tel, Tioga,
Tioga County, Pa.—Jan. 1, 1870.
Wm. B. Smith)
Pension, Bounty and Insurance Agent. Cow:
munisations sent to the above address will re
ceive prompt attention. Terms 'moderate,
Knoxville, Pa.—Jan. I, 1870.
John C. Horton,
Attorney and Counselor at Law, Tinge, Pas—
° tfLee with C. H. Seymour, Esq. 13ubiness at
tended to with promptness.—Jan. 1. Id7o.
W. D. Torbod & Co.,
i )
'
Wholesale Druggists, and dealers in Wall Paper,
Kerosene Lamps, Window Wass, Perfumery,.
Paints, Oils, Ste., Sm.—Corning, N.Y. Jan. I'7o.
Dr, C. K. Thompson,
Wellsboro, Pa., will attend to Professional calls
in the village of Welisboro, and elsewhere.—
Office and Residence on Stale St., 2d door to
right going east.—Jan. I, 1870.
D. Bacon, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon. Will attend promptly
to all calla. Office on Crofton Street, in rear of
, the Meat Market, Wellshoro.—J an. 1, 1870.
E. S. Perkins, M. D.,
it f ipectruny announces to the citizens of East
tt. l harloi•tun and vicinity, that he would bi? grate
tut Or their patronage, n. 1, Is7o.
A. M. Ingham, TI. D. ) '
fLpniieopathitit, I.3llita at ,his Rvsilletitto on the
Avenuo.—Jaa. 1,187 U.
Goome - Wagnor,
Tailor. Shop first door north of Robert.;
Iltudware Store. Cutting, Fitting and lie
pairing done promptly arid well.—duo. I, 1870.
John Eimer,
Tailor andcCulter. Shup opposite Darit'a Car
riage Shtbp,'Main St., where he is prepared to
dg work promptly and nett.—Jan. 1, 1870.
Thomas B.' Bryden,
Surveyor and Draftsman. Ordvix Lett at his
room, Townsend Ilouse, Weltsioro, will meet
with prompt ettention.—Jee. I, 1870.
it. E. Onley
Dealer le Clocks and Jewelry, z,ilver end Plated
Ware, Spectacles, Violin Strings, .k.e. Watch-
CA and Jewelry neatly repaired. Engraving
dune in plain Engli:.:ll and liorman.—Maustield,
Pa., Jau. 1, 1870.
Petroleum House,
Westfield, Pa., Gco. Ct.osc, Proprietor. A nett
Hotel conducted on the principle of live and
let live, for tho acyotutnodation of the public.
Jan. 1, 1870. '
ilazlett's Hotel,
'
Tioga, 'nog% County, Pa. Good ...tabling,attneli
i ed, and an attentive hostler always in attend
, anoe, on. . llur.lotl , Prop'r.—ddn. 1, 1470.
hiotel,
Wecttield 'L'oruuoh, Tiuga Co , Pu. E. G. !lilt,
Proprietor. A new and commodious building
with all the modern improvements. Within
easy drive of the best hunting and fi.,bing
ounds in Northern Penu'a. Conveyances
fur isbied. Terms inudurate.—Jan. 1,11370.
iinit‘l,
Logo, Pa., E. M. Smith, l'roprietor; -House in
good condition to accommodate the, traveling
public in a superior manner —Jan. I, MO.
---
Keystone llotcl,
Tioga Co , Pa., J. B. Benn, Pcop'r
G.iod ontertainmont for man and beast. I Cue
vvient to 'u hest fishing grounds. Partie
aecommod• ted with convo:yanees.—Jati. '7O
John Mclntosh,
— Dealer in Vermont and Italian Burble, manu
facturer ot Monutnonts, Tomb Stones, &c ,our
ner Market and Cedar Ste.. Corning, N. Y. All
orders promptly and neatly executed. An
drew Van Dusen, Agent.—Jan. 1, 1870.
Union Hotel,
Miner. Watkins, Proprietor. The traveling pub
will find tibia a condonable rand convenient
house to stop at. Gond Rtabling, and an at
tel,th•o,Mtatler. J:}n.l, 1870.
irP3E-3CM 40rani%/11.
M. SEARS, Prtopnirrio l
R.
__:_:_.
WIIERE delicious lee Cream, French Con.
lectionary, all kinds of fiuits in their
season, a nice dish of Tea, Coffee, or Chocolate,
and Oysters in their season—c.an be bud at all
hour. served in the be:4 style. Next door be ;
low Roberts Bailey's Ilardiwara Store. Min
Street.
\Ve!labor°, Jan. 1, 1870.
HARKNESS & RILEY,
BOOT An SHOE M''AK IRS,
n d Vast Va/kcst rq'« Store. iIS the
unit•r''!l Oct:op/ea by Ili nj. Neel< y.
e jOTS'AND SHOES t.! f all kinds motto to
JD order imd in the best wanner.
it EPA IniNGafall kin.ls , i4meproAlyand
oivo u 3 aeon.
.MIIN 1141tKICES
W ILE IL EV.
.o'ellsbnro, Jan. 1, 1 . 870,-Iy. ,f-
E.R.
GROCERY AND •RE • STAURANT,
One door above the Mot Market,
WELLSBORO, PENIS.IA,
RESPECTFULLY announces to the trading
public that he has a desirable stock of biro
cerict., comprising, Tens, Coffees, Syicoh , Sugars,
Mblasecs, :iyrups, and all that constituties a first
\ •
dais stuck . Oysteri in every sye a all sea
sonable hours.
Wellsboroaau.l, 1870—th
•
. . , •
-- • •
s • .1
Tn A.
,
_
• . • ~.„
r
GITAT S B.
.;
KIMBALL,
GRA VET & BIKER'S
FIRST PREMIUM
ELASTIC STITFFI
FAMILY
SEWING MACHINES.
fOl BROAI3WAY NEW YORE
Points of Excellence.
Beauty and Elaiticity
Perfection arid yiurplieily of Machinery.
tied/lg both threads directly from the spnols.
No fastening uf i.zeams by hand anti no waste
of Thread. , ,
Wide range of tri)plication without change of
adjustment,
Tho ennui retains its. beauty and firmness af
ter washing and ironing.
-13esides doing all kinds of work done by other
Sewing Machines, those Machines execute the
most beautiful and permanent Embroidery and
ornamental work.
,ffteLT - The highest Premitims at all tho faire
and exhibitions of the United States and
4rope, have been awarded the Grover a, Bator
liwing Machines, and the work done by them,
erever exhibited in competition. •
The very highest prize, THE CROSS
OF THE LEGION OF HONOR, was conferred
on the representative of the Grover J.: Baker
Sewing Machines, at the 'Exposition Universelle,
Paris, 1867, thus attesting their great superior
ity over all other Sewing Machines
, Jan. 1, 1870-If.
CITY BOOK BINBM
AND •
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY,
6 Baldwin Street,
(SION OF THE 810 1300 K, 21) FLOOR,)
ELMIRA, N. Y.
' ° UP. M QTT4Da •
GCOD AS THE BEST, CAEAP AS THE CHEAPEST.
BLANK BOOKS
Of ovary description, in all styles of Binding,
and as low, for quality of Stook, its any Bindery
in the State. Volumes of every description
Bound in the host manner and in any style or
dered.
:; ALL KINTS OF GILT WORK.
Executed in the best manner. Old IJ?oksro•
bound and wade good as new.
illatailENll ML1403.4.44
COMPLETE YOUR SETS!
I am prepared to furnish back numbers of all
Reviewsor Magazines published iu the United
States ontireautritain, at a low price, ,
BLANK. BOOK & OTHER. PAPER,
Oran eiZO°llld qualities, on hand, ruled or plain•
DILL HEAD PAPER,
(Away quality or eize, on hand and cut up ready
for printing. Also, BILL PAPER., and CARD
BOARD of all colors and quality, in boards or
out to Lpy,aizo.
'.R:Y,
Cap; Lettei, Note Paper, Envelopes,
I am solo agent for
Prof:SIIEPAIP'S NON:CQRROSIVE STEEL
PENS, OP' ViatIOCIS SIZES, putt i.ADI/28
AND UENTLEMEN, i t
Whieh I will warcalat equal to (.3ahl Pea. The
Deal t n übe and no iuistalte.
Theitibove stock I will sullat the Lowest Rates
at all times, ut•,a small advance on NLew York
prices, and in quantities to suit purchasers. All
work and stock warranted as represented.
Irespeetfulfy solicit a share et public patron
age. Orders by mail promptly attended to.—
Address, LOUIS KIES,
Advertiser Building,
Elmira, N. Y.
Jan. 1, 1870.-ly
WALRZR & LATrirtor,
=I
EIARDWARE, IRON, -STEEL, NAILS,
STOVES, TIN- WARE,
BEM, SMVS, CUTLERY,
WATER LIME,
AGRIULTURAL DIFILEMENTS,
Carriage and Harness Trimmings,
HARNESSES, SADDLES, JO.
Cornibg, N. Y., Jan. 2,1870-1 y
New Toliacco,Store i
I' TIDE subscriber has fitted up the Store first
door east Thotrias Ilardert'sMry goods store,
for the toituutacture cud title of
CIGARS, (allgradps), Fancy and.' Comnion
SMOKING TOB A CC 0, Mich) . ya 7/ Fine Cut
CHEW* G, and all kinds of
PLUG TOBACCO, PIPES, and the choi
cesl Brand of CIGARS.
Call and set for yourselves.
JOHN W. PURSEL
Woildboro, Jan. I, 1870— tf.
R'ew Tannery.
TLIE undersigned' has fitted up the old Fowl
dry buildiug, - n&dike Brewery, WeHaber°,
and is now prepared to turn out fine calf, kip,
cowhide. and hari - Kss leather in the bust man
ner. Tildes tanned oh' shares. Cash paid, for
51. A. DURTF.
Wellsboro, San. 1, fS7O.
Great Improvement in Densiktry.
• , fg l io.!mm,„ 11 &VINU purobasiid tho
l ' ' O
clue right of Dr. olsotu's lin
ilk .'
proved patent A tmo*pherie Dental
Plates for Tioga.. County. I now'take pleasure
in offering it to the public as the greatest Dm
covanr y.et made in •
Mechanical Dentistry.
By the use_of which, we can overcome any any
and all difficulties which have heretofore baffied
the skill of the most practical Dentist in the
world. Plates constructed upon this plan re.
main perfectly firm under elf circumstances or
condition of the mouth, as no air, or particles of
food can possibly gct under lhem. Those having
old styles. Gold or Rubber Plates, can, at hdlt
the cost, have the Improvement applied to them
answering in every respect the same purpose as
as a new set. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed
in ovnry,case. C. N. DARTT, Dentist.
Weilsboro, Jan. 1, 1869. •
This is eti certify that we ore now using the Impror ,
aid bentni Plates with perfect satisfaction. noting
used the ohi style of plates for years with oil thut roubles
andineonv,anltoc,sknoun In the ii eof :nada plates,
we e ll" , fililY tecommend the improved Plates as for
superior to any [him; yet known. E. It. KIN, EAU,.
CHAS. WILLIA
THE 14;MPORIUM.
_ 0 _
A New Store & New Goods.
(One door below Wel.l. S I(4,titig's Drug Store )
-~ 11-_
T wou rA) STATE to those whom it may con.
two, that I Isnvo just returned from th e
City—lmitgb: carefully and close, a full esrott
inctit of
GROCEIES, PROVISIONS, FLOUR
AND FEED, &C., &C
Coin(' and price my
TEAS, SUGARS AND SYRUPS,
Before you Purobare.
WelMoro, Jou. 4, 1810—tf.
ill
Fv‘
Armstrong' & ; 1 1 1 #4;' --. "
TTORN . YS74.T..I_,AW,'
WILLIAMSP . OVI';
Aug. 4, 1869-Iy.
, _
TIOGA DRUG STORM
1870 FOR SALE.
187 , 0 .
•
BY
•
T. IL STONE,
(formerly B. C. Wielcham's Nursery)
A T 1113 NURSERY OF FRUIT AND OR.
Al_ NAMENTAL TREES, IN TIOOA :-
6 - 0,000 ,Apple Trees,
10,000 Pear Trees.
1 ,
t
A good supply of PLUM, P ACII, CHERRY.
and ORNA MENTA,L TREES. Sr, SHRUBBERY
The Fruit trees are eornPosesl of the choicest
varieties, good, healthy, soma pr them largo and
to bearing. Any one wishing to get a supply
will do well to call and see my stook before pur
chasing elsewhere.
.zra.4- Delivered at the depot,
Wellshoro, Mansfield, Lawrenceville - and Blots
burg, free of charge. All orders promptly filled,
Address, T. B. STONE,
Tioga, Pa,
Tioga, Dec. 8, 1869-Iy* . , .
W. P. BIGONY.
wgr i LSßoll,o l PA., WEDNESpAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1870.
.. , %.. f_
--.7...,_:4... BORDEN keeps constantly on
I: — .7* - hand : Pure Drugs and Medicines,
:=:,‘,.;:' Chemicals, Paints and Oils ' Latnips,,
i "r il l: fitationery, Yankee Notions Ac. , '
nsekci Pr(0.4:4 Cn IMP (ILLY. CO)1 POUNDED
• 11. 11. 11011DliN.
Tiogu, Jon. 1,4870.-4'
PREPARE FOR WINTER!
t , ND don't neglect to secure
VA %V
,a,„ a first elass•
It
CUTTER OR SLEIfigR.
W. DARTT, has on hand the latest styles
and will make to order and warrant to All
kinds of REPAIRING do'ne at the sherteit no
tice. A 1.50,
Iron , WOll and Horse-Shoeing.
Please call and examine and be convinced
that better workmanship or material is not fur
nished elsewhere at more reasonable prices.
Main Street, IVellsboro, Pa. • ,
Nev. 24, 1869.—tf. 11. W. DARTT.
Get the Best: —
,)
Mrs A. J. SOFIELD, is agent for that su
perior SEWING MACHINE, the
WILLCOX & GIBBS,
which everybody likes who tries it. It is a beau
tiful Machine, never gets out of order with fair
usage, sews rapidly and strong stitch, and is
Perfectly noiseless.
irEisMachines rented by the week.
Nov. 17, 1869-tf. Mrs. ''A J. SOFIELD.
JEWELRY STORE.:
wE~LsBOR.O. PA.
' ANDREW FOLEY,
who bus lung been estitb
)4,1 10 ,1 i n tho Jett Cliv
buri
•l( 1;;;; ! `;:'‘,:: neFs Well 0)0, 0 , liar a1)74.e7;
) 7 4 .e7; %cu.)) on Falo, 'various
5 " , '‘.. 1 4.:1,-3 Linda and pricos of
AMERICAN WATCHES,
GOLD OR SILVER CLOCKS, JEWEL•
RY, GOLV CHAINS, KEYS, RINGS,
PINS, PEIICILS, CASES, GOLD d
STEEL PENS, TREMBLES,
SPOONS, RAZORS, PLA
TED WARE,
SEWINC MACHINES,
&c,,
With most oymr articles usually kept in such
establishmeni, which is sold low for
C A S 0,
Repairing done neatly, Ytnd promptly, and on
short NOTICE. A. FOi.EY.
.7ritittry 5, 1870-Iy.
GREAT
RED
IN PRICES,
AT
WICKHAM & FARR'S
Tioga, Pa.
All thoFe wi.9bing
WINETR DRESS,
AND
FANCY GOODS,
can save n geed percentage, RE we intivt. make
room for,other
V.,0 0 D S.
Jan. 5,1869-tf.
Votto' gortrar.
DYER AND OVER
Over and over again, ,
No matter which way I turn,
• ' ',always find in thellook of Life, ,
some ICssons I bay& to learn.
I must take my hum:4 the mill,
I must grind out the golden grain,
'_l must work at my task with a resolute will
Over and •over againi
' We cannot measure the need •
Of oven the tiniest flower,
Nor cheek the flow of the golden sands
.That run through a single hour.
But the morning dow must fall :
And the sun and the summer rain
111M4 do their part and perform it all
Over and over again.
Over and over again
The brook through the meadow flows,
Andlovor and over again .
Tido pontl'rous mill-wheel goes.
Once doing will not suffice,
Though doing 1m not in vain ;
And a blessing, failing us once or twice,
May come if Nvo try again.
The path that hits onco been trod
Is never so rough to feet;
And the lesson we ones bare learned
Is never so bard to rep , nt.
Though sorrowful tears may fall,
And the heart to its depth be driven
With storm and tempest, we need them all
To render ne fit for heaven.
Niactlimleoito gtading•
The minister was sitting in au easy,
chair before a comfortable fire, with a
hytryp-book in his hand, which ho
closed as the three children appeared in
the open' doorway. Jessica had seen
his pale and thoughtful face many a
time from her hiding place, but she had
never met the keen, earnest searching
gaze of his eyes, which seemed to pierce
through all her wretchedness and mis
ery, and to read at once the whole his
tory of her desolate life. lint before her
ck
1
eyelids could droop, r she could drop
a reverential courte , the minister's
face kindled with su glow of pity
ing tenderness and c M assion, as fas
tened her eyes upon i .and gave her
new heart and courage : His children
ran to him, leaving Jessica upon the
mat at the door, and with eager voices
and gestures told him We difficulty
they were in.
" Come here, little girl," he said, and
Jessica walked across the carpeted floor
till she stood right before him, with
folded hands, anqr eyes that looked
frankly into his.
" What is your name, my child ?" ho
asked
"Jessica," she answered.
" Jessica," he repeated with a smile;
"that is a strange name."
" Mother used to play 'Jessica' at the
theatre, sir," she said, "and I used to be
a fairy in a pantomime-WU grew. too
tall and ugly. If I'm pretty when
grow up mother•says I shall play too ;
but I've along time to • wait. Xre you
the minister, sir ?" •
"Yes," he answered, smiling again.
" \\That is a minister ?" she inquired.
" A servant !" he replied, looking
away thoughtfully info the red embers
of the tire.
" Papa!' cried Jane and Whiny, in
tones of astonishment; but Jessica
gazed steadily at the minister, who was
now looking back again into her bright
eyes.
" Please, 4i r, whose servaut aro you ?''
"'the servant of God, and of man," he
answered solemnly. "Jessica lam your
servant."
1 The child shook her head, and laughed
Slirilly as ,he gazed around the room,
4
nd at the handsome clothing• of the
i 1
i. .
muster ,
:4 daughl.ers, while she drew
her rags closer about hei,
,and shivered
a little as if she felt a stiWg of the east
wind, which was blowing keenly
through the streets. The sound of 'her
shrill, childish laugh made ti e: minis
ter's heart ache, and the tears , urn un
der his eyelids. . '
" Who is God ?" asked tto child.
‘l,When ..mother's in a good '; , temper,
sometimes she says. 'God bless me l' Do
you know him, please minister?"
But before there was time to - answer,
the door into the chapel was opened,
and Daniel stood upon the threshold.—
At first he started blandly forwards,
but then his grave face grew ghastly
pale, and he laid his hand upon the
door to support himself until he could
recover his speech and senses. Jessica
also looked about her, scared and irreso
lute, as if anxious to run away or to
hare herself. The minister was the first
to speak.
CION
"Jessica," he said, " there is a place
close pnde:r my pulpit where you shall
sit, and where I can see you all the time.
Be a good girl and listen, and you will
hear something about God. Standring,
put this little one in front of the pews
by the pulpit steps."
But before she could, believe it for
very gladness, Jessica found herself in
side the chapel, facing the glittering or
gan., from which a sweet strain of mu- .
sic Was sounding. Not far from her,
Jane and Whiny were peeping over the
front of their pew, with friendly smiles
and glances. It was evident that the
minister's elder' daughter' was anxious
about her behavior, and she made ener
getic signs to her when to stand up and
when to kneel; but Winny was con
tent with smiling at her, whenever her
head rose above the top of the pew.—
Jessica was happy, but not in the least
abashed. The ladies and gentlemen
were not at all unlike those whom she
had so often seen when she was a fairy
at the theater; and very soon her atten
tion was engrossed by the minister,
whose eyes often fell upon her, as she
gazed eagerly, with uplifted face, upon
him. She could scarcely understand a
word of what he said, but she liked the
tones of his voice, and the tender pity
of his face as he looked down upon her.
//mild hovered about a goodideal, with
an air of uneasiness' and displeasure—
but Jessica was unconscious of his pres
ence ; she was intent upon finding out
what a minister and God were. •
When the service was ended, the min
ister descended the pulpit steps, just as
Daniel was about to hurry Jessica away,
and taking hei by the hand, in the face
of all the congregation, he led her into
the vestry, whither Jane and Ninny
quickly. followed them. He was fa
tigued with the services" of the day, and
his pale face was paler than ever, as he
placed Jessica, before his 'chair, into
which he threw himself with an air of
exhaustion ; but bowing his head upon
YOUNG JESSICA.
Coucludeci.)
A NEW WORLD OPENS.
THE FIRST 'PRAYER
his hands, e mid in a low but clear
19#1 9 0 ptli thece arctlm lambs of thy
flock. R e a p me to fe'ed
" Children," lie said, with a smile up
on- his weary face, " it is no easy thing
.to,:know ; God., ,But , this ono thing we
know, that Ho is our Father—my Fa
ther:and ytt•ii• Father, Jessica. He love's
you, and cares for you more than I do
fox my little girls here:"
lie smiled at them and they at him,
with au expression that Jessica felt and,
understood, thougfilt made her sad.H
She'trembled a little, and the ministeek
ear caught the sound of a faint though
bitter sob.
never had any father," she said,
stkrrOvfully. -
dod is your Father," he answered,
very gently; " He knows all about-ye
because He is present everywhere. We
cannot see Him, but we have only to
speak, and Ho hears us ; and we may
ask Him for - whatever we want."
"11 He let me ',speak to. Him, as
well as these fine children,—that are
clean, and have got nice clothes?" ask
ed Jessica, glancing anxiously at her
muddy feet and her soiled and tattered
frock
" Yes," said the minister,
yet sighin ' at the same time, " you may
ask Him
.I this moment for what you
waKiL",
Jessica kizechtround the room: with
large, wide-open eyes, as if she were
seeking to see God ; but then she shut
her eyelids tightly, and bending her
head upon her hands, as she had seen
the minister do, she said, " 0 God !
want to know about you. And please
pay Ur. 1) a e 1 for all the wain - coffee
he's*ive me."
Jane and Whiny listened with faces
of unukterablo amazement; but tears
stood-in the minister's eyes, and he ad
ded ." . amen" to Jessica's first prayer.
HARD QUESTIONS
Daniel had no opportunity for speak
ing to Jessica; for, after waiting until
the minister left the vestry, he found
that she had gone away by the side en
trance. He had to wait therefore until
Wedneiday morning, and the sight 'of
her pinched little face was welcome to
him, when he saw it looking wistfully
over the coffee•stall. Yet he had made
up his mind to forbid her to come again,
and to threaten her with the policeman ,
if he ever caught her at the chapel, 1
where for the future ho intended to'
keep a sharper lookout. But before he
could speak Jess had slipped under the
stall, and taken her old seat upon the
up-turned basket, •
" Mr. Daniel," she said, " has God
paid, you for my sups of 'coffee, yet ?"
" Pay me?" he repeated. " God?
No."
" Well, he will," she answered, nod
ding her head sagely; "don't you be
afraid for your money, Mr. Daniel ;
asked Him many times, and the minis
ter says he's sure to do it."
"Jess," said Daniel, sternly, "have
you been and told th,e minister about
my coffee-stall?"
"No," she answered with a beaming
smile, " nut I've tom (Jou lots ztuu
of times since Sunday, and He's sure to
pity in a day or two." . •
" Jess," continued Daniel, more gen
tly, `: you're a sharp little girl, I see;
4ind now I'm going to trust you. You're
never to say t - t, Wartt 'About , me or My
coffee-stall ; because t 1& folks at our
chapel are very grand, and might think
it low and mean of me to keep a eofl'ee
stall. Very likely they'd say I nmsn't
be chapeltkeeper any longer, and I
should hise a deal of money."
" Why; do you keep the stall, then ?"
asked Jessica.
" Don't you see how many pennies I
get every' morning?' he saki, shaking
his eanvps bag. " Lget a good deal of
money that way in a year."
". What do you want; such a deal of
money for?" she inquired ; " di) you
give it tootl?" .
Daniel did not answer, but the ques
tions went to his heart like a sword
thrust. What did be want so much mo
ney for? He thought of his one bare
and solitary room, where he: lodged
alone, a good way from the railroad
bridge, with very few comforts iu it ;
but containing a desk, strongly and se
curely fastened, in which was his sav
ings' bank book and his receipts for mo
ney put out at interest, and a bag of
sovereigns, for which he had been toil
ing and slaving both on Sundays and
weekdays. Ho could not remember
giving anything away; except the dregs.
of the coffee and the stale buns, for
which Jessica was asking God to pay
him. He coughed, and cleared out his
throat, and - rubbed his eyes ; and then,
with nervous and hesitating fingers, he
took a penny from his bag, and slipped
it into Jessica's hand.
"No, no, Mr. Daniel," she said, "I
don't want you to givo me any of your
pennies. I want God to pay you."
"Aye, He'll pay me," muttered Dan
iel;. there'll be a day of reckoning by
and•by."
"Does God have reckoning days?"
asked Jessica. " I used to like reckon
ing days when I was a fairy."
"Aye, aye," he answered ; " but few
folks like God's reckoning days."
" But you'll be glad, won't you," she
said.
Daniel bade her get mywith her meal,
and then ho turned over in his mind
the thoughts which her . . questions had
awakened. Conscience told him he
would not be glad to meet God's re:ck
ening day.
" Mr, Daniel," said Jessica, when
they were about to separate, and he
would not take back his gift of a pen
ny, " if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to
come and .buy a cup of coffee to-mor
row, like a customer, you know ; and I
won't let out a word about the stall to
the minister next Sunday. Don't you
be afraid."
She tied the penny carefully into a
corner of her rags, and with a cheerftil
smile upon her thin face, she glided
from under the shadow of the bridge,
and was soon lost to Daniel's sight..
AN UNEXPECVED VISITOR
When Jessica came to the street into
which the court where she lived open
ed, she saw an unusual degree of ex
citement among the inhabitants, a
group of whom were gathered about a
tall gentleman, whom she recognized in
an instant to be the minister. She el
bowed her way through the midst of
them, and the minister's face brighten
ed as she presented herself before him.
Tie followed her up the low entry,
acroi:s the squalid court, through the
stable, empty of the donkeys just then,
up the creaking rounds of the ladder,
and into the miserable loft, where the
tiles were falling in and the broken win
doW panes were stuffed with rags and
paper. Near to the old rusty stove,
which served as a grate when there was
any fire, there was a short board laid
across some bricks; and upon this the
minister took his seat, while Jessica sat
upon the floor before Win.
• "Jessica," he - said, sadly, -"is this
where you live?" 1.
" Yes," she anSwered; "but we had
a nicer room than thh When I was a
fairy and mother played at, the theater;
we shall be better off when I'm grown
up, if pretty enough to play bite
ME
" My-child," he chid, " i am coino to
ask your mother to let you go to school
in a pleasant place down in the coun
try. Will she let you go ?"
"No," answered Jessica, "mother
says she'll never let the learn to read or
go to church; she says it would Mitke
me'good for nothing. But please, sir,
she doesn't know anything about your
church, it's such a long way oil; and'
she hasn't found me out yet. She al-
ways gets very drunk on . Sunday."
The child spoke as if ;II she said was
a matter of course; and the minister
shuddered, and looked through the bro 4
ken window to the little patch of gloomy,
b.lty overhead.
" Whitt . cau I de," he cried mourful-
ly, as though speaking to himself..
"Nothing, please, sir," said Jessica,
" only let Me come to hear you of a
Sunday, fincl you tell me about God.—
If you was to give me fine clothes like
your little girls' mother'd only pawn
them for gin. You can't do anything
more for me,"
" Where is your mother?" he asked
•" Out on a spree," said Jessica, " and
she won't be home for a day or two.—
She'd not hearken to you, sir. There's
the missionary came, and she pushed
him down the ladder, till he wris nearly
killed. They used to call mother the
Vixen at the theater, and nobody durst
say a word to her."
The minister was silent for some min
utes, thinking painful thoughts, for his
eyes seemed to daAten as he looked
around the miserable room, and his face
wore an air of sorrow and disappoint
ment. At last he spoke again..
" Who is Mr. Daniel, Jessica?" he in
quired. •
" Oh," she said, cunningly, " he's
only a friend of mine as gives me cups
of coffee. You don't know all the folks
in tendon, sir."
",No," he answered, smiling, " but
does he keep a coffee-stall ?"
Jessica nodded her head, but did not
trust herself to speak.
"How much does a cup of coffee cost?"
asked the minister.
" A full cup's a penny," she answered,
promptly ; but you can have half a cup ;
and there are halfpenny and penny
buns."
" Good coffee and buns?" he - said,
with another smile.
"Primer" replied Jessica, sniachilig
her
" Well, continued the minister, "tell
your friend tb give you a full cup of cof
fee and a penny bun every morning,
and I'll p.►y for them as often us he will
am, Coy- u.o Imet )
Jessica's face beamed with delight;
but in an instant it clouded over, as she
yecolleeted Daniel's secret, and her lips
quivered as sho spoke her disappointed
reply.
" Please, sir," She said, " I'm sure lie
eouldn't„come; oh, he rouldn't. ;'lt's
such a long way, and Mr. Daniel has
plenty of customers. No, he never
would come •> yon for the money."
"Jessica," lie answered, " I will tell'
you what 1 1 ill do. I will trust you_
with a shilling every Sunday, if you
will promise to give it to your I riend the
very first titne you see him. I shall be
sure to know if you cheat me." And
the keen, piercing eyes of the minister
looked down into Jessica's, and once
more the tender and pitying smile re
turned to his fade.
" I can do nothing else for you ?" he
said, in a tone rt• mingled sorrow and
questioninp,-.
" No, minister,", answered Jessica,
•
"Only tell me about Ch)d."
"1 - will tell you one thingahout-Hiin
now," he replied., "If I took you 'to
live in my house with my little daugh
ters, you would have to be washed, and
clothed in new clothing to make• you
lit' for it. God wanted us to go and
live at home with Him in Heaven, but
we were so sinful that we could never
have been tit for . it.: So he sent His
own Son to live amongst us, and die for
us, to wash us from our sins, and to give
us new clothing, and to make us ready
to live in God's house. When you ask
God for anything, you must say, `For
Jesus Christ's sake:' Jesus Christ is
the Son of God."
After these words the minister care
fully descended the ladder, followed by
Jessica's bare and nimble feet, and she
led him by the nearest way into one of
the great thoroughfares of the city,
where be said good-bye to her, adding,
"God bless you, my child," in a tone
which sank into Jessica's heart. He
had put a silver sixpence into her hand
to provide ber for her breakfast the next
three mornings, and, with a feeling of
being very rich, she returned to her
miserable home.
The next morning Jessica presented
herself proudly as a customer at Dan
iel's stall, mid paid over the sixpence in
advance. He felt a little troubled as he
heard her story, lest the minister should
endeavor to find him out; but he could
not refuse to let the child corue daily for
her comfortable breakfast. If he was
detected, he would promise to give up
his cofree-stall rather than offend the
great people of the chapel but unlegs
he was, it would be foolish of him to
lose the money it brought in week after
week.
THE FIRST PRAYER ANSWERED
The barefooted and bareheaded child
might he seeh, every Sunday evening,
advancing confidently up to the chapel,
where rich and fashionable people wor- '
shiped God ; but before taking her
place, she arrayed herself in a little
cloak and bonnet, which had once be
longed to the minister's elder daught'er,
and which was kept with Daniersserge
gown, so that she presented a solue-
what more. respectable appearance in
the eyes of the congregatiOn. The min
ister had no listener more attentive, and
he would have missed the pinched, ear
nest little face, if it were not to be seen
in the seat just, tinder the pulpit. At
the close• of each service, he spoke to
her for a minulte or two in his vestry,
often saying no more than a single sen
tenee, for the day's labor bad wearied
' The :Oiling, which was always
tying upon die chimney piece, placed
there by Jane and Winny, in turns,
was immediately handed over, accord
ing to promise, to Daniel, as he left the
chapel } and so Jessica's breakfast was
provided for her week after week.
But But at last there came a Sunday eve
ning when the minister, going up Into
his pulpit, did miss the.wistful,hung4,
face—and the shilling lay unclaimed;
upon the vestry chimney' piece. Dan
iel looked out for her anxiously every
morning, but no Jessica glided into his
secluded corner, to sit beside him with
her breakfast on her lap, and with a
number of scrange.questio.us to' ask.—
lie felt her absence' more- keenly than
he could have expected. The child was
not hing-foltim,lle kept saying to him
self; and yet llefelt that she was some
thing, and that he could not help being
uneasy and anxious about her. Why,
had ho never inquired where she lived ?
The minister knew, and for a
,minute
Daniel thought he would go and ask
him, but that might awaken suspicion.
How could he account for so much flax
(eV, when he was supposed only to
know of her absence from chapel one
Sunday evening? It would be running
a risk—and, after all, Jessica was noth
ing' to him. So ho went home and
loolqd over his savings' bank book,
and counted his money ; and, he found,
to his satisfaction, that he had gathered
together nearly four hundred pounds,
and was adding more every week.
But when-upon the next Sunday Jes
sica's seat was again empty, the anxiety
of the solemn chapel keeper overcame
his prudence and his Team The min
ister had retired to his vestry, and was
standing with his arm resting upon the
chimney piece, and)his.eyes fixed upon
the unclaimed shilling, which Whiny
had laid there before the service, when
there wa k a rap at the door, and Daniel
entered A fth a respectful but hesitating
ME
" Standring?" said the minis
ter, questioningly.
" Sirs" he said, " I'm uncomfortable
abOut that little girl and I 'know you've
been once to see after her—she told me
about it-'-and so I make bold to ask you
where the liVfs, at d I'll see what's be
come of her."
" Righ;,Sfandrng," answered the
minister' " am; troubled about the
child, an ISo are n y littlegirls. I tho't
of going Myself, , but my time is very
much occupied just now."
" I'll go, sir," replied Daniel, prompt
ly ; and after receiving the 'Proper in 7
formation tibout Jessica's home, he put
out the lights, locked the door, and
turned towards his lonely lodgings.
But though it was getting late upon
'unday evening, and Jessica's home
yas a long way distant, Daniel found
that his anxiety would not suffer him
to return to his solitary room. It was
of 130 use to reason with himself, as he
stood at the corner of the street, feeling
perpleked and troubled, and promising
his conscience that he wonhl go the
very first thing in the morningafter he,
stint up his coffee-stall. In the dim,
difsicy light, as the Summer evening
drew to a close, he fancied he could see
Jes4ica's thin, figure and wan face glid
ingion before him, and turning round
from t ime to time to see if he were fol
lowing. It was only fancy, and he
u500...a .1 littlitail hinie.ll, but the laugh
was husky, and, there was a choking
sensation in!histhroat; so he buttoned
his S - unday ttoat over his breast, where
leis silver watch and chain hung tempt
ingly, and started oil' at a raphi pace for
the center of,the city.
It was not i N ittite dark Tv hen he reached
the court, and stumbled up the narrow
entry leadifig to it; but Daniel did hes
itate wiled' he opened the stable door,
and - looked into a blank, lilack space,
in which lie could discern nothing. He
thought be had better retreat While lie
'could do so safely ; but, it-; he still stood
:with his hand upon the rusty latch, lie
heard a faint, small voice, through the
nicks of the uncoiled boaining above
his head. . .
"Our Father," said the little voice,
" please to scuts 1.4.01.111±b0dy to roc, for
Jesus Uhrist's sake. . Amen."
" I 'in here, Jess," cried Daniel, .with
a sudden bound of biA heart, such as he
had not felt for years, and which almost
took away his breath, as be peered itnto
the darkness, until at, last he discerned
dimly the ladder which led up into the
loft.
Very cautiously, but with an eager
ness which surprised himself, he climb
ed up the creaking rounds of the lad
der, and entered the dismal room where
the child was lying hi desolate dark
ness. Fortunately he had put his box
of mat'4hes intl. his pocket, and the end
of a wax candle,' with which he kin
dled the lamps; and in another minute
a gleam of light shone upon Jessica's
white features. Site was stretched upon
a scanty litter of straw, under the roof
where the tiles had not: fallen off; with
her poor rags for her only covering;—
hut, as her eyes looked up into Daniel's
Iface bending over her, a ,litight Smile of
joy sparkled in them.
" Oh !" she cried, gladly, but in a fee
ble voice„" it's Mr. Daniel! Has God
tohl you to 'come here, Mr. Daniel 2"
" Yes," said Daniel, kneeling beside
her, taking her wasted hand in his, and
parting the Ina fled hair upon her damp
forehead.
" What did he say to you, Mr. Dan
iel?" said Jessica.
" He told me I was a great sinner,"
replied . Daniel. "He told me I loved
a little bit o l f dirty money better than a
poor, friendless, helpless Child, whom
He had sent to me: to see if I would do
her h little good for His sake. He look
ed at me, or the minister did, through
and through, and He said, 'Thou fool,
this night thy soul shall be required of
thee ; ,then who shall those things be
%Melt thou host provided?" And I
could answer Him nothing, Jess. He
was come to a reckoning with me, and
I could not say a word to Him." '
" Aren't you a good man, Mr, Dan
iel ?" whispered Jessica. •
"No, I'm a wicked sinner," hecried,
while the teat's rolled down his solemn
face. ": I'v e been constant at God's
house, 1,,,ut only to get money. I've
1,,, 01l .ti 1 ! ly surd industrious, but Only
to get iloney. And now God Elook l s at
I
me, ant he says, ' Thou fool !' 0, Jess,
.fe-n! You're inure lit for Ileftven than
I ever was in iny life'," • ,
." Why don't you ask Him ton ake
you good, for Jesus Christ's sake, asked
the child.
" I can't," lie said. " I've been i k ieel
lug lown„ Sunday after Sundz i ty, when
the itiinister's been praying, but all the
time L was thinking flow rich sonic of
the' carriage people '‘: ere. I've been
lo' aig money and Worshiping money
1 all Along, and I've nearly let you die,
rather than ren the risk of losing part
Or my earni4s. i'T a very Sinkil
1111111.'! • ,
" But you linow what the minister
often says T.' softly murmured Jessica.
"'Herein is love ; no that we loved
NUMBER 7.
God, but thatile loved us, and sent Hie
son to be the propitiation for our sins!'
" I've herd it so often that I don't
feel it," said Daniel. "I used to like to
hear the minister say it, but now it goes
in at one ear and out at the , :other. My
heart is very hard, ,Tessica.''
By the feeble glimmer of ,the 'candle,
D'aniel saw Jessica's wistful! eyes fixed
upon himiwith a sad and loving glance;
and then she lifted up her weak hand
to her faCe, and laid it oven her closed
eyelids, and her feverish lips moved
slowly.
"God," she said, "please to make
Mr. Daniel' heart soft, for JesuS Christ's
sake. Athen."
She did not speak again, nor Daniel,
for some time. He took off his Stinday
coat and laid It over the tiny, shivering
frame, which was shaking with cold,
even in the summer evening ; and a.s
did so, he remembered the words which
the Lord says be will pronounce at_ the
last day of reckoning : " Forasmuch a 8
ye have done it to one of the least of
these, my brethren, ye have done it un
to me." Daniel Standring felt his heart
turning with love to,the Savior, and he
bowed his head upon his hands, and
cried in the depths of his contrite spir
it, " mercifol to me,'a sinner."
THE SIIAD
i t OF DEATIL
There Was no co ee-stall opened un
der the railway arch the following mor
ning, and Daniel's regular; customers
stood amazed as they drew near the
empty corner, where they were accus
tomed to get their 'early breakfast. It
would have aStonished them still more,
if they could have seed how he was oc
cupied in the miserable loft. He had
intrustrd a friendly woman out of the
court to buy food and fuel, and all night
long he had watched beside Jessica,
who was light headed and delirious,—
but in the wanderings of her thiSughts
and words often spoke to God, and also
prayed for her Mr. Daniel. The neigh
bor informed Lim that the child's .mo
tiler bad gone - off some• days before,
fearing that she was, 11l of some Infec
tious fever, and that she, alone, had ta
ken a little care of her from time to
time. As soon as the morning came he
sent for a doctor, and, after receiving
permission from him, he wrapped the
poor deserted Jessica in his coat, and
bearing her tenderly in his arms down
the ladder,• he carried her to a cab,
which the neighbor brought to the en
trance of the court. It was to no other
than his own solitary home that he had
resolved to take her ; and when the misJ
tress of the lodgings stood at her door
with her arms akimbo, to forbid the ad
mission of the wretched and neglected
child, her tongue was silenced by the
gleam of a half-sovereign, which Dan
iel slipped into the palm of her hard
hand.
, By that afternoon's post the minister
received The following letter: _
"RF.VEREND Sin :—"lf you will condescend to
enter my humble roof, you will have the pleas
ure of seeing little Jessica, who is at the point of
death, unless God in' his mercy restores her.
Hoping you will exetise this liberty, as d cannot
leave the child.
" I remain will duty, ' 4 D. STANDRINU.
-P. S. Jeralen sends her hertlova and duty to
Jane and Winny."
The minister laid aside the book he
was reading, and without. any delay
started off for his chapel-keeper's dwell
ing. -There was Jessica lying restfully
upon Daniel's bed, but the,; pinched
features were deadly pale, and thel sun
ken eyes stone with a waning right.
She was too feeble. to turn her Alead
when the door opened, and he pa6ed
for a minute, looking at - her and at
Daniel, who, seated at the head of the
bed, was turning over the papers-in
his desk and reckoning' Op once more
the savings of his lifetime. But when
the minister advanced into the middle
of the room, Jessica's white cheeks
flushed into a deep red.
" Oh, Minister!" she cried, "God has
given me everything I wanted, except
paying Mr. Dan'el for the coffee he
used to give me."
" Ah ! but God has paid we over and
over again," said Daniel, rising to re
ceive the minister. "Ile's given me
my own soul in exchange for it. Let
me make bold 10 speak to you this once,
sir. You're a very learned man, and a
great preacher, and many people flock
to hear you till I'm hard put to it to
find seats for them at times; but all the
while, hearkening to you every blessed
Sabbath, I was losing my soul, and yob
never once said to me, though you saw
me scores and scores of times, 'Stand
ring, are you a saved man?"
I? Standring," said the minister in a
tone of great distress and regret, "I al
ways took it for granted that
,you were
a. Christian."
" Ah," continued' Daniel thought=t
fully, "but God wanted ,somebody to
ask me that .questiOn, and .lio did not
find anybody in the edugregation, so he
sent this poor little lass to me. 'Well I
don't mind telling now, -even if I lose,
the place ; but for li. long time, iniigW
upon ten years, I've kept a coffee-stall
on weeg-days in the its, and cleared,
one week with anotl , r, about ten shil
lings: but I was afrai 'the chapel-wan._
dens wouldn't apptve of the coffee
business, as low, so I.kept it a close se4
eret, and always shut up early of a
morning. It's me that sold Jessica her
cup of coffee, which you paid for, sir."
" There's no harm in it, my good,
fellow," said the ' mimster, kindly.;
"you need make no secr4t alt." 4' ;
"!Well," resumed Daniel, ,"thet ques:-
tions this poor little creature has! asked
me, have gone quicker and deeper
down to : ray conscience than all your
:4'erinons; if I may make so free ias to
say it. She's come often and often of a,
morning, and looked into niy,fa6e with
those dear eyes of hers, tind said,
"Don't you love Jesus Christ, Mr.
Dan'el?" 'Doesn't it make yait very
glad that God is your Father, Mr. Dan'-
el?' , Are we getting nearer heaven
,every day, -Mr. Dan'el ?' And ono day
says she, : 'Are you going to give. all
your money to God, Mr. Dan'el?' Ali
that question niade me think indeed,
and it's never' been answered till this
day. White l' ve been sitting beside the'
bed, here, I've counted up all my sa
vings : £367 17s. it is ; and- I've said,
Lord, it's all thine ; and I'd give every
penny
-of it rather than lose the child
if it be Thy blessed will to spare her
life.'" '•
Daniel's voice quivered at the last
words, and his face sank upon the pH.
low where Jessica's feeble and motion
less bead lay. There was a very sweet
yet surpressed smile upon her face, and
she lifted her wasted lingers to rest upon
the bowed head beside _her, while she
shut her eyes and 'shaded them with
her other weak band.
" Our Father," she said, ip a faint
whisper which still reached'the ears of