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NE TIOGA COUNTY AGITAT
• $ r
\l3 pDDLLbRB D ILVSRI WSDMIISDOI HORNING Sy
I '6 \ (ELDER & MITCHT
\en Golder.
I ' Jae. 1, hilichell
n os oiINVARIABLY IN AIWA
:c p,
option, ( . 47 yenr)
RATES QE ADVERTISING,
•
oP 3.11N101:10II L 8, mesa ONIII BOA
g‘j•► I% 81'34, itlaci °Mari 1 !dog I
11 1 , 00 14 2 . 00 t 52,60 I f 5,00 l $ 7 , 00 I
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2,00 1_3,00 1' 4,110 lf 8,00 1 12,00
1 A Col 110A05.00 11,0411 6 2200 1 . 110,00 11
7, - ,7 - 6 . 71 — 1 15,00 f 80,00 48,00 80,001
d• ipt c (.1 Notices VV.:Oita • per tine; Ethic tat 'Bi - .
L. 0,1.20 coat pas lino, - -
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isiceieet 10;Tel/slag MINIT I,opai, far irrilili-viiic?.
„,
ipnit Na m t,,, MBalrankgse
Corusabale
s, M &c n ., k on
hand.
, 1 I
Jt'elg.
BUSINESS' CARD'S:
Van Wider Mitchell,
Finis and Fancy Job Printers, Ali
and neatly execuled.7-Jan.
Willioni„,A. Slone.
At:CrIIPy COUDSCIOT at Law, first 1:1001" 41210VC.
Coar b t Oagood'e etore, on 'Main .street:
W t4boro, June 22, 1870 y
---- - ,
Smith S., - Merrick, t
mt olat , yii .c, Counaaiora .at Law. Insurance,
Ihunty and Pension Akenoy, Office on &fain
; ; Irf et, Welisbcre Pa, 011posito Union Alook .
iaa. 1. 1570. r W. H. sum. •
, t • Gno. W:MerittiCH..
, Seeley, Coates •
BA NKERs, Knoxville, Tioga, County, Tba.—
fivviv-c nanny. en deposit ; discount dotes,
vol sell drafts on New York City. Coileot
,,n3 prweptly rnado.—Doe. tb, 1869-lyo
,
,Ino. 'w. Xdatus,
an.n.ey and Counselor at Law, Mansfield, 'toga.
~nnir, Pa. Collections promptly attciaded
p San I, lirra. i
_ ---- - . - 1 -----
Jun. 1. Mitchell )
kicuri , q‘iitl Counselor at Law, CialM, an In
.a.nce Agent. Offios ova Kress' Drug titers,
Aplrong, Agitator Office, 17ellsboro,' Va.!
Jan. I, I i7O. ~
Wilson d: Niles,
A Prneys ond°Counselore at Law. Wilftattend
promptly to basil:was Catrueted to their care in
tho counties of Toga ana Potter. Office on
the Avenue. Jan.
t,.F.Wttebrg.l
Jelin W. Guernsey,
atotoounselor at Laid. dlt Intsincse
eatra,iad to blm will ho yrotriptty a'ttettittA to.
403 '2 t l kluor tooth of llatiott'a Hotel, 'ttogu,,
1011 , city, Va.—Jan. I, 1870.
mrlti. il. Stttith,
Nutos,.ilounty and Insurance Agent. Corn
ratinicax . ions sent to the above address will re
:ore prompt attention. Terms 'moderate
Knoxville, Pa.—Jan. I,' intl.
Seymour et. itprton,
I: , )radys Anil Celli:mines at, law, Ting,4 Pa.
ill business entrusted to,tlwilr oaro will receive
prompt•attention.
C. H. S ESYMOUR
• w. A.yi3rbon s k co.,
iSmicsalo ISruggioi ' and dealers in Wall P
Kerosene lininpl Window Woes, Porto ,
011srio.:(Ite. 7 ,Corning, N. Y. Jan:
D. Bacon, M. D.,
?vbeinn and Surgeon. Will attend protriptl,.
alll
Officenn Orafton Street, in re r
tbo Heat Wolleth,ro.—Jan. 1, 187
E. S. Perkins, M.
lopectfully arinocnets to tho °Wayne of
!Stark:goo and vicinity, that boAvontd bag
, 1,11 ,r their patronage. ' Jan. 1, IS
A. M. tug sariM. P.,
B,,wmt,,p3thist, Oftlee nt hie Reititlonee
Alenuo 1, 1370,
Gi:orge Wagner,
tirat dovt north of Itobort A
t 1? Sto;e. Catt?nl, , ,, raving au
e promptly and wall.—Jan.
join), Etner,,-,
an.l.euttor. Shop oppositu Dow's
•„spa Shop, Alain St., - where hods prepay
r,crork promptly and neat.—.luu. 1, 187
Thomas B. Bryden,-
, ;ces4r and Draftsman: Order kit nt et.,
mum, Townsend Musa, Vallsbpro, will n.ink
TA prompt attention.—Jan, 1, 1870,
. i
IL E. Ouley, {
:eaier in eleeke and Jewelry, Saxer end Ilea
Tire, neotaelee, Violin Edringe, 'Act. .Wa eh
+n Jewelry neatly repaired. Eagrat Ng
I..ne, vi plaie EngliO abd Gertnan.- —M a emtild,
1'4,.1 nu. I, 1870. , j
Petroleuth House :
iettneul, l'u., Cbuse, Prtpriet..tr. A flew
c‘mduoted on the principle of livptintl
.51 !Li o, for tho accommodation of the public.
J;P. ), )370.
Hazlett's Hotel,
Tioga County, Pa, Gond etaltlinAlt44l
- and an ateantivo .hostler always in attotid
tan. ti so, W. Ilarletl, Prop'r.—kin : 1, 181.70.
ffotel,
Borough, 7iogrt , Pa. E. G.,
?ropriotor. A new and odeomodious building
Tlth sii tho modern improvements.' Within
aqp arivo of the bet.t hunting and fishing
13 rotinds in Northern Penh'a. Conveyances
Terms moderate.—Jun. 1840,
of" Sinitleg Hotel,
Pa., E. M. Smithy Proprietor: lifll.oo in
citlition to iireommotiape flee treveti)g
01 , 11,1 in s superior ntenner —.Jon 1,
• f,!,armers'
' I UNR , IF . '„ Proprietor. This bowie, form ly
ccuiged 43 , U. E'ellows; is eondgeted on le 4-
;erne.: prtneiples. Svery neeututurnlati
in
',lr man and coast. Charges reasenel)le.
Starch 3141870.—U. , ' .
rule,' Hotel.
13 i'dn flora, Proprietor, 018bOrn.
ra.hougc ig pleasantly !panted, and has all
lAq cotyroliencos fur Irian and boast. Charges
P:oderate,—.3/ny 4, 18713—/Y.
THE .404-30aLIE !
3f. M. SEARS, Ynorim.Toß
delicious 100 Creatn, Franc!) COTI
- all kiwis of fruits in their
3 n !ee dish of Tea, Coffee,, or Ch 000141 4,
••/ , ,o
).,ers in:_o)6)ir season—can Ve had nt all
I ' .7 '..er:c4 in the best stytc. Next than
; 11 i , tirrt4 t Bailey's Hardware Store. Main
`sui, 1
llshnro, run. 1, 1810.
?ItIZE TROTTING STALLION
StT3F l i e r l 3M3E4..
BiJrf rEct Dam, Fanny atliter, Will make
14° " , sorl f Ifortr, for a lltuitell ',limber of
Wire,, DI 1. 4- e failttwifgpaGea, risr - .
1 1• T
(4' Erion NVECK AT I•:LIit.AY ' I
y • t 4. 41 ObCEOLA.
haltnee or thq titno at Welleboro, Pis•
4 U'l ER is fa 'dark Ray, E 54 hands higtl•Qr
beaus}, and unequaled powers of
nr iD Thpgreat proutifietor csito makes
ktr. •
„ ,„, •t cieptealsle Stallion fortliose tsfsbitiz
' ,, t , 0•,t FLares from a dioassee furnished
:2 4 4 ' ) q 4 l , ,col,in g and arell earod for.
Ail aoci
b at owner's riskq;
Te •
rtas ISO to insure.
4'14, 1 970—if L. C. BENNIITT.
WALL PAPER
AT COST, At
P. R. WLLLIASIS SE CO'S
EMI
House and Lot for Sale. \
TUE tobseriber offers for sale his house
sod lot on Main Street, oppesito Dartee
1, 18 "' ShoP. Enquire on the premises of •
gush 80,'70-4m. JOHN ''ETpER.
- New Tobacco Stor€o
TUIR subscriber has titied`up the Store first
door east Thomas Harden's dry goods . store,
for the manufacture and sate of.
CIGARS, (aligradee), Fune,y and Common
SMOKING Tc 18.4 CO Odinehigan Fine Cuts
PLUG' TOBACCO, PlPRS,,and:hp
ceit Brand of CIGARS.
F U ail and pee for youraelveo. '
J
~. OHN, Vt"..RIIREIVI.,:
Well 13' to ? Jan: •
iYeto Tannery.
rpuE undersigned has fitted up the old Fonu r
A. dry building, near the Brewery, We!labor°,
and,isi now prepared to turn out One calf, kip,
cowhide, and barhesit leather in the beat ohm.
nor. slides tanned on. shires. ,gash paid 'for
hides. • MART IA L I A. - •
Wellshorp, Jan. 1, 1870.
We
lin
MCI
18,00
OM
- nWii - o
•
J. 3.llltdri ould say to thecitizens o
. WeHobos° a - y s d vicinity / Wok he is pre.
bared to supply the' with /
BREAD, PIE'S - D
of 'the bestquality. tu servo meals cull
and ICE CREAM to 'he Wish. Call el
tho old Stevens' stand 3 - 2.13tR01N . .
June 5, 1870-Iy.
wzrk
11137.0.
TIOGA:,./liittit .:Tl.lll,Efri
, .
f '' / BORDEN - keeps constantly on
=.. r /BORDEN
: Pure Drugs "and Medicines,
, „..-: -( Chemicals, Paints and Oils, Lampe,
' . .. , u1 ' Stationary, Yankee Notions ;to. , •
PRESCRIPTiOS9' CATIErIILLY COMAtAINDEZ,
lga, Jar. 1,187.—1 y.
1870. .OR
. a SALE . 1 870. 1'
' BY • , _ V
1
-
T. Ir.STONE,
. I
•
,
j , (formerly B. C. Wiok haw's NurbeT2 l, 1
A T HIS NURSERY OP FRUIT AND CqD.
±1 NA MENTAL TREES, IN TIOGA.c—
,
60,000 Apple Tre ..,-
10,000 Pear Trees. .
----,
A good supply of PLUM, PEACH, CHERRY
and ORN ; AMENTA L TREES ‘l, SHRUBBIJtY
----, • , „
~
The Fruit trees are compbl. od,of the °Woes
varieties, good,liealthy, sorne•of aism_large an .
in bearing.- Any one wishing to get 4 - :enppl
will do well to cell taut see my stock before pur
chasing elsewhere. irgr--13 e 1 iv ered 4 t the, dope. t,
Wellsbori, illitnelleld,Lawnenoeville and Moss
linrk, free of oharge All orders promptly filled.
` fidtt .ss, T. 13 STONE,
Mga'
I.P
' .
tioga, Det. , iiSilli-iyi '
(J. 11. Niirs
PAINTS, ,`
MIA AND BRUSIIEN,:
For the Million, at .
March 16,.1870:tf 0. ViESS
J. O. llortT
. wry,
I '7O.
House and Lot f o r Sale.
. -
cz °Hill of Nfansfield, tioga county, Pu , wiih‘L
in easy walking distance of the churches,
State N.winal Sabot'', ha. House ip,gpod order,
gno d size ; and adriverlient. Excellent well and
eikiern water eloso to the door. Lot mint , ins
neid; and has a Humber of choice fr •-•
trees, grotto vines, ,te. A pleasant and desirable
home. and will be sold at a low figure. Address
ast
ate-
or inquitea of• J. N, BIXBY
g
Man:od, - Mara. 23, 1870. tf
..
u 0 or, Howe: and barn, on a lot of two
acres, witlito ten raiontos walk of the
Court Ilowo, Wellahoro, ie offtrod for sal°. Tn
(laird of Jt,bn I. Mitoholl, Egg., Wollsboro.
Jou. 28 1870-tf
ail-
Rt.
Mk
Car
-01 to
311 , 11NERAL PAINT,
Mat-,41 Iti,
)A T ENT CLO;11-1E8 WIRE;
11 1 11 E uriderbigned having Seoured the agency
t.kr, the ,Patent. Metalic White Wir© for
Clothes I y ioee, 4vhich deco not rust,
- and ischeap
rr etnii!niore (ban any, other ieVention,
and will be edld-chertp. ' • .
, 7-4.-Urder4 left at the Port Office will receive'
protrpt attention. - t. P. HEAVE..
•
lira, the tindert-igned, cheerfully recommend
ho above Patent Wiro,•haring used it for a long
ime and (led it to be all it is represented:
P C. VAN GELD,EI2.
W. T. MATflgftzi.
13. B. HOLIDAY;
A. M. INGHAM, M, D.,
June I, 1•+ill-tf.
•
HOWARD S - ANITKRY S AID AS-
Per the Relief and (ire of he P,rring and' Unfortunate,
on Principles of Christian Pluilantbropy.
ESSAYS ON TILE ERRORS OF VOLITII, and tbo . Vcit
Ilea of Ago. in relation to MAORIAOO and SOCIAL - UriLa
Nettlt tiatittni y aid rot tiw afflicted. Sent tree, in sealed
envelopes. Atiiivebil, HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
Nap 4,1870-1 y Po,
LIFE ASSURANCE.
pti, wife, to tive„ . y the payment of a mere pit
ance to Seale Life Ittsuranc - e- pompany, when
by dtiing se) a liandrullie , competence is Secured
to one's femily in ens'e of premature 'death? In
inakiiig an insurance tiro things aro necessary
to be considered
Fire, The Fecorily of tile Company.
84cond, Cheapness of the insurance. The ratio
of assets to liabilities in. live', companies some
what known in thievicinity clearly demonstrates
which of the five is moat ; secure:
Ratio or Assets to Liabilities.
TravOer4, l $182,00.
429,00.
Rome,
~,,,, ....... 120,00.
Eqpi table- .... 112,00. .
Wttshiugton,ll2,oo.
rilerizAx s:i ERS' Insu n rance\Compan; has $53
:51 , ,its.' to 4:lltili $lOO of liability to policy hot
•!ers than any of tke above conupa
l'ut: TT:Ay:J.l:ns' Ineoratice Co. charge from
/5.t” 35 per cent I , :ss for insuring than any : of
tit. sane eotormnl,o:= - Comparo ,
ptewiutus rharged liy 4 erich tor an inktrance'on
life it the a g.v 30 years; payable at death:
Travelers'
ifttshitigton,
1.;
Abeut the same difference ruUning, through
all theAitTerent ages - and plans of Insurance.—
'rite TKAYEbURS' it a auck Company. The
other, cum panies are mutual.
MI the policies of Tttr: TRAVELERS' are non
forfeitable. and. tt.ey contain in explicit terms the.
eontreet in tell between the insured and the
comp.ioy,„
. kielti omit companies charge in their policies
a largo j , rentiuw, but mal.e a 'Verbal promise. out
side of the policy to return in the future, some
Or th e /over charged premiums which they entl
dividends. Upon this point:
"Ito'n. John E. Santora, (acknowledged author
ity,) Insurance •Cornmissioner, for the State of
Niesaachurette, says: "The plan that secures
the desired amount of Insurance at the smallest .
alintql•premium is the best.
The income producing and interest hearing,
and Rings bank plan, and a dozen more of the
same p outman sort are well enough for those ,
who can afford to go WO life insurance as aspect
elation, and throwaway half their chances."
& MERRICR.
Agents for Travelers',lns. Co. of Haitford, also
May 18, 18 1 111-,Bln. -` I, M4IODINII.
EMI
OHEIVING, and all kh,tds of
ero
BORDEN
House 51• Lot fog• Sale
MANSFIELD ?.1
Vor Agile by
SOCIATION,
Annual preruim Tru annzzai
for Mi.. pay men Cm.
$63,21
.21,73 42,80
• : 3 ft-." ----- 50,00
"22,70 46,97,
.46,97!
12MIN
Apyg.slicalc!, SAMUEL LIRE.
Arinotronif tic : Jamb
WILLIAMBP(XRT, PENN'A.
-
Ang. 4,1889-Iy.
AIN 1 1V ELRY STS
Mil
alumni , roz.mr,
, who has long bean °stab
( : 1 ; 2 - \-. 111) nailed In the Jam*" bust-
I '
o 'r„ \ A tiliSB , Inilr
', ellsbdrd,- hai 'al
(
44 4 . , . ALA
ways on , sale, ' various
'1 C,=; e i.:-:• --• kinds and prices of . ' •
l•id• 1 •
`• ' -
i . .
AMEIIICAN WATCHES,
('-
OOLD Vilt SILVER CLOCKS, JEWEL
RY, GOLD CHAINS, KEYS RINOS
PINS, PENCILS, CA,sEs„Gofp tf•
STEEL.' PENS,' TITIMI3LES,
SPOONK RAZORS, P LA-
I TED WARE,
SEWINC . ifACOINES',
,L-
111
'ith most other articles usually kept in such
sablishrasnl,mhicb is l gold idw for
_Repairing done nently J and priomptly, and on
~ FOlAlri,
nuary b, 1870 ly.
&EAR TRACK!
igTOI B7O
••• es"
4.11t0w Lll,olt •
,Anothor attempt to onfttorite '
A Beer trying to Bun is •
.
Heavy snits, fer,ltende;, .-
Shyloek wantihje 4 Wired of Flesh"
Wants tit " ribminated in be Bond."
Wanle Darnages--500.000,0110
•
inflnitum, ad nausonm.
Tile "learned Court" couldn't "see it," egad 1
Ste iraneit gloria, " Old Line"—
The Whole crew overboard
'• TOO light for heavy business."
Another Tub to the Whole,
With•the bottom knocked out.
• But the Air Line " still lives,"
" Right side up, with care,"—
Spied, Safety and Style combined.
' Let the puttlic,remain ‘ 4 ?seretie,", i
& 'Co:and the Air Line
Oneand inSeparable,'• •
Won,ia'nd firevisr 4 ! (Wetyter)..,
Let the Squiegdbodle.mourzi. (b le). - ••
. D. 4 iTNNEOL. & 'CO- -
Tune -21 r, I,BTO tt
, .
atilt Mad. Mill ' roperty
VOR , SA zi y.E. , ..
HE undersigned offers or sale in Jackson
township - , on Bammor d's Creek, his Steam
Stiw Mill land Farm, 8 id farm contains -65
acres, throb dyelling lio tea, store,A good barn.
The Mill had beip bt it 2
„yeah, contains a
..81! /torsi Power on7e circular Ni i, obingle,
51 chino, Latli Mill d Edger. Mil 40 by 7,15`
fe t, besides boiler Mute, and in goo condition.
GI od power and p hnt;y o t f stook fore stout work.
, p
TWo farm is tin er good cultivatio •,- about 50
sterVelforroved wellatered, a g od bearing
flitliard,.and sirabl for dairy par bses. The
property .ho . dbe se n to he appreciated..., i ll'or
terms, ,4.c. 4. • dress 0. lIA".MWTON . -
its
June 8, 70-tf. Box 888, Elmira, N.F. '
-- - r • •
' loge. Diarble Woiks,
T .
ll nuderslgned
,is now piepated to ex
ute all orders for Tomb Stenos and Menu
no is of eithor
ITALIAN OR RUTLAI6 MARBTA,
)11 the latest style and approved ,workmansbip
rhd with dispatch.
po keeps constantly on hand both _kinds of
Victrble and will be able to suit all who may fa
ror,lioa with their orders, on as reasonable terms
Lis i oatt ho ohtained in.the country,... '
1 ; • , PII,ANIS I ADAMS. •
litiUga..lan. 1,1870-tf.
. .
•
W. C 111353.
u.. , . -- "
C. F. - itf: 0... tot ooke,
IVEIIY : AND . EXOJIANGE 'I,STATITiES
Wellshoro, Pa. '. 'Office - 11nd Bt,itt4i on Water
S root, in rear of Court nom. -They ivill . fur-.
nigh horses, single or double,- with. .130ggies,lor
Cirriagea, ta'short notice. Long 'eitperience In
the businb&e enables the proprietors; to announce
with oonfidence they can meet a nyreasonahlo do
plods in their line, Drivers furnished, if desired
aid
t
passengers darned to any part of the country.
T ankful fer past favors, they invite continuance
o custom. Terms reasonable.
•
110v,24,1889.--ly. L
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M. BEEVES, Prin'l.
March 23.1870. tf Tiogii, Pa.
s
OIL CLOTHS AN'D MATTINGS,
May 4,,1870.
•
WEIATAB9ItO, PA., WEDNESDAY .7131iY 27, 187
=ME
WE,.I4LSBQW?„I!.A.
11111
&c., &c„ ii-c
AS no
C*RPEIT,
EMI
just received at
'`~ ~HO~.`~ ~#ARDEN..''
- i#fi t ft 01 . 111 r• 4 -1
I' ' I
,iq
OUR DICKENS,
brunet nil the thunders of the nolgy (thorns,
Tho booming, fo,yow4 roar, s
That • meope tiio nation, ibeio canes wallidg,
RE!
o'er vie
prom east to western shore;
•A fender voice,that weeps in sacred sorrow. t
.
• Over his how l carves tomb;
Whoie.ivendrous \denies mode the bleak to :mor
row
IKE
Put off Ito ftaios of gloom,
I . ‘
A million be 'ibs, the lofty and the lowly,
' Were gi d with his blithe songs;
And at his btdd n apgele' bright and holy .".
'Went witl't
ttalbleat throngef . i 4 ii •'i
Af..a
The marble p lac and dingy hovels .
Were open lo welcome ithn,' - •
Who brought to this onr life, r4ith gloorns. and ,
.- ,
. grovels, . , (
A nevrer
Like eager children at a fair-day peep-sloW
We laugh and fairly oar,
let,
Yet 'tis ti marvel ho coup, make us weep so,
And we still cry for mom. :N
The play is over, and,,tha showtnan's..sle!ping,
- Dear, noble, tendqiirlicart;':,; ;
Ile,loved.us all, and leaves unto our keeping
-,The treasures of his art.
Snit porno that, knew him, bat will miss his
•MxtiClt)
. Cbristmas:brightly Glows,
ilaziovynle-log, while the trine kentarkb
ing
Heaps up the wrinkled snows. ,
Alt . lgone away—the poor have lost a neighbor,
"Whose wine and oil were free,
He needed rest•.—mny GO4 send forth to labo
• Another snob as he: # • • A
He made usgod-parents, be, brought his
lIIMMI
Dear children loved so well,
To tt's, who took them,knowing all their,
Patti, Tiny citp - ,,.a!1d
And all the rest, for every dear new
We fondled o'er and o'er;
And Java: We gone away to Go
mer e s
' ' ; They're oureforevermOD
! Staffing.
-,
Bli 77
.........,.....
" Alld so, fay, you , have recuse
young Halsey, on whom more matnnazie
have Tooke approvingly, and/ more
'daughters
! smilingly,,, thitti up t• [WY
other 'el bl-it' -irbb 'has graCcd our city,
,(1
this wi er. In truth, nay, I/ain vexed
with y tt ; if I had time or ;patience, 'I
AvOul count the conquests you have
ma this sealion, all of them brilliant
,
Pin
' B iT a nl i p d te a n n tl i o n n v a i l l , il ikn ia n l i ci e tt , uitY wholly Alli t Y it .. :- '
/_
/ /Men tion al, "
"But you shall la{ aside your book
arid lisieu-ton)tapa*. , ; I I '4egreAHalsey's
repulse, for you fribw he is' one of my
favorites ; but Chester rejoices at it !
Ah I tfiought
,i should ...xons,e,lyou. , I
1 have; , i t
, not' seen my husband more de
lighted,;since--" .
" Since ydu did riot refuse Wm.?" said
May:. \ ' 4 1Vell; t6llpuiwhY, for see, niy
horse is 'at the'docn j , and . l am in haste
tb ride 4way from Buildings and propo
frils."", •
,MaY Lesterwas 4 lovely and beautiful
~, ; :onian. she, had been spen¢ing the
widter'months with her friend in Neis;
York, and had only delayed'her return
tb Virglnia,tto,her.wn beautiful hotne,
for she *aa ail ,or lion heiress; to an
company her friends on- an excursion
'th rough( titeNortbeYP- States. : • ''' ' -
The bri:liiant oouttiert4 lady had - won
the iidniiration of many even in the
city of lieritlti',,,hut the offered homage
•iii all hearts had, as hi this last instance,
been kindly, but calmly Teftised.
Yet: Was May Leger- no artful Co
quette; for DO word or tone,of bees had
.lure&on the fascinated sufferers. The
tying moth may not chide tlieflame
that, for hint burned all too brightlyL, .:
As she stood there in her: beauty, ,with
a bright' aril© beaming on her lweet
countenance, her clear:laugh, at eir,
ident 'dissatisfaction of Mrsy Marsh,
.Was like, the merry tone of an innocent
and a - napless child. - 7 :
' '' - (36'me," said she; - "-let me knoW
, what this good husbtind` of yqura says.;
no wonder pe,rejoiceS • irj. •Efaisey's ea:
cape. Is itso?',/ ,/, . ") : •., - 1 :: -, 1,
" Q,no—hegivesmetar other,reasons.•
. you- kpow - I permit. hi, to' be' dile of
your enthußla , tie' admirers, and liebays
pe knOWS but one being on eartitwheis
Your equal/and be reit are
'gni. free e ,for that:one NS here
to enter/the lists. ' One Lys
Chester, and then if yc not
won/he will agree with .me, that you
1
would, ndt love if you could, and' could
tnit if you would."
/ " Admirable ` !" cried May ; "9nly one
more trial i .Meanwhile, I must burn
ish my arnor and be in readiness for
the conflict. But who is his paragon,
and when shall, I see him,?,
.po_give,
-timely notice ;" and • May's musical.
laugh 'again rag out as she sprang into
,the Saddle, and .pat i ,`„ her litirsegenVy
upon the' neck, a.d ;ed "Tell nie all
•
about it, so that if i re= d the, trial; Bo
hm and I may . ; aWa -to , Virginia." .
"He
be
a schoo mate of. Chester%.
whombe left in college and met ‘ again
in Vienne. The meeting was 'mutually
'Pleasant, and for a short time they jour
neyed together.
has_
left his friend
In Italy: , He has n , v,r returned, and is
with his mother in ' P—, ter. = ill
soon lie with us, for ohes kted
plitt to join our party, and be ha also
Mende in the Nortli'whour, s anx
lons to visity - You•would begin to love
him, should you hear Chester eulogize
his many 'good qualities." ,
"And his name?" ' ,
'' " His unreels Henry L)iaeoln. Reis
of onekof the hest fairiklies in the North,
and very, rich, withal: , - "' i '
Mrs. Marsh bad turned as she spoke,
.
tojeach a branch of., thetragran 'clerzia
tis tliciftivlne'd about the pillar gainot
ich she leaned, and she, did , ot.ob
)
serve that -May was silent.: urialzig.
towards her, she saw her ban relax,fte
hold of the bridle, the w.hole expression
of her countenance had changed, the
color left her cheeks, her eyes were fix
ed mournfully, and her pale lipimoved
as if struggling for thopoWer of expresl
sion ' . and, as Mrs. - Marizh sprang for
ward, she sank-to the ground, Murmur
log, " He i -Harry Linoln, and, chised
her eyes in deep insensibility. ..
It was long before conselouSnesa-re
turned, and th,9u, wi( ll , , ,a ' . wild 11:10A':(4
agony, She begged t :to be. left alone.--
Longafter, When the anxious and stir-,
rowing. Annie stole to her door, she sat
with her bowed•head resting upon one
hand, and, without seeking to .kne7it;
who wan the Intruder, she shook her
=I
BY P. 'D. 3AlilWiVil
forgliantou
>MAY'
STER.
( IL C. SLA.DE.
1 hand I . ''. : 'a'
I'' "il '
Of , he , P , 'Nvear ll>a fnwal and
4nialielefther ; agitlii.; :, _. - ,
In the- evening - she-opened ft note
front her.- "Come tome," It said, "and,
see bow one N'vlio eiild-netleyeLcan
suffer." When kilo, 'Marsh sat devin
by the eide,of , the couch , on which 'she
lay, and clasped the feverish hand that
'Mug by its side, between her own trent.-
bliug fingers, and leaked - into thatpale /,
sad face she Witted witli . :tekrorl f .
'May Lester seemed no 'longer herself ..7--
3/
Could ithe that . this,was the true aft;
and thatihe stuilinegirl she had k
. otVn
BO long, had beep, all rilOng,,a,Sil lns,
andendilringNON(l,
in.',l•;;;, /
:; .., , •
f t a.
After'. a moment orsilencehe 'said :
jt
" Annie must go home morroW;
•I,cannet stayhere another day."! , '
•
i She did not patise txt' A'nte's
tics nnie's
look ec tutia'zenterit'and: Ink of tears,
but went qv, hi3r yoke f °hie andtiern
Wing as a sick child's; ud low, ilain
tive andsad. • ~ : -
,
"Longnn ago, 'A e, when ' we-we rie
children-0 bow letigi ago it seems !—1.,,
told you all my little joys and sorrows!
As I grew older/ still confided in you •
but there is ontp thing 'have never tbbi
you, nor shorild..l::noW '4l4t, for/this
weakness that `seernete r you Bo strange.
0, Annie, year calm and- quick/nature
can' b ut, faintlY.comprehend - the love 'I
bear, aridlong haie - borne tri'' hirrt--L4o
Harry Dincoln. - 1 /... /
" AVe met for,thefirst time during the
last ray,father's lifewhile , we
wer at Niagara. Hbi
(i tather and mine
(?
inh loved y
each other inou,tlq, and that
I ve had, strengthened/as years pasied
; and WhedinY father learned that
' he was Dudley Lineidn's son, he greet
ed him with the sainewarrn friendship,
0, Annie, can Ivtell / -yett . all'? When
we left Niagara/ he• went, with us. I
was very happy, then, I was the child.
of wealth andlinbounded love. I sel:-
dom knew/ an ungratified wish ; arid
among theSe beautiful scenes, it was not
strange that I, whose greatest joy. had
ever beeri in the love of the beautiful
in nattire, should rejoice inspirit. ' But
now /here was a new feeling in my
soul /; daY by day it stole into my heart ;
day by day it strengthened there,
/" He was my companion in all my
,daily wars; his was the same strong,-
, Tun) delight—his the same chastened'
feeling, as together we loOked upon tie
,sacred impersonations of the spirit pf
beauty. I told hint all my ,thoughts,
sang for him all :mys f eetest "songs;;—
and so the time flew aNi ‘7,' and I loved
him, yet I knew it not Qiie day—We
I t
were among the White brountains then
—my father hadlleft us
' and Harry had
been speaking, as'only he could
~speak,,
of' the beauty armind
,us. 'and 'its effect
upon our souls ;,'and then he ; added a:
regret that we oturit itesoc,ht leave scenes
where we had been. - so happy—that We
must so soon part. II had not dreamed
of this before, aridnow,thetifought was
terrihle,i and, ' I ..wePt. - passienately.—
r file"n;Annie, , l knew thatlloved him ;-
and wli - tic band In hand, We l deseizinded
that - muntaih; „ theli4,ll4 the ,I4esseki
was in 3te001:. fpi`l''44*,
,ty/at
,pie
love of 'that pehle helng -iris,
,all ,ray.
own. , . _, - ...‘„.;1: - ki;..;, - ,it•
" aiy rathersmitetronin : ttnutor night;:
...—t bin, 4 1.n0' , i,--**4 4 -441i 1 ,e litSr, 0 - 01 i °
paPac`'N4 ll .*- 1 4 91:e,t, 'kilning t;e,lxti,- ~ ....7.-'-
kitised my, bu rning cheek, - ; and Whis
pered his jay in: mine.
" With the instinctive delicacy 'of a
: first, loVe;tbeggecl that our engagement
tnight,he a. secret with
_t;s, and my fath
er acceded to mywish.i - Life was, .0, so
beautiful to me - .. then,' Annie: I went
Out„Nerte; early,, very early upon` the
merning Of.thene?tt day, and walked
b.Y.,ti§ficliilif ene,O,f the Pleasant etreams
that Wind their way 'down' the inoun
talp,-and it seemed to me that' thettat•
ers' tailed upon me, like loving 'sisters
rfoature,,
.~
8 Sweet sum-
foe far up in their high home they had
heard the precious words Of-yesterday ;-
and- the little white violets, thdt never
*fere seemed so pureix beautiful—l
picked thenand impulsively kissed
their pale lips ;-the light within made
all things light without. Then I sat
down upon a rook, covered with green,
soft Soso, and I sang a new song ; the
words dame from ray heart; there were
none in my raemOry 'lie for such deep
thankfulness ;.,and then amanly voice,
full of niusier repeated ; my words—for
he bad - been near , me all, the
hen Iteaned On his -arm to return, i t
'.semen to me that we two. ,were fit to
go throegh the 'blue portal's .abOv`e, to
our home iii,Heaven., Qod-only know
hoW much of purifying sorrow one •of
us still needed. '
" WO parted that day, and, Annie, I
hiere 'never seen him since] - Four years
only have pasSed by, and my bead is
not yet gray ; but T am old, very old in
heart, and ages' seem to have dragged
their slow length of years in my soul
'since that bobri
" We parted; I went to tey,far home
. to gale itt secret upoultbe beautiful min
iature that even myfather never saw,
toeing the songs he laved, to finish the
sketches his hand had begun, to read
the books be preferred, to watch for the
coming of the white winged messen
gers of love he sent to •Me, to r /wm 4 ship
at an earthly shrine, to experience the
bitter retribution of a wrengedand bro.
ken heart, and to: turn again ito Him
whose altar Iliad forsaken for this thing
of clay.
•
"He returned I to' Yale to finish his
studies. His frequent lett were per
feet:
- transcripts of•himself. t,• they breathed the same endearing lose ;
—put man is fickle , and his love chen
ges like tlie-fiefq744, ,
" When I ieceived that last, was at
my :wick's, He had just returned from
'Europe, and With him the gentleman
to whom Aunt May had long been,, en
gaged, and for the love of whom she
bad been leading, through dewy youth
and sunny womanhood, a life of wait
ing hope and patient dqty. He return
ed-rich atrtl honored, and aunt May he-,
cattle his wife. " '
Then my-father died. : ived on
ly a week after theTnarria:.e or 0 4s sik
ter; In' .the strength of e anh u*d.
passed away—peacefully, jo , as a
christien should die. 'O, - lxad he known
the bitterness in store for me, he had
not died thus 4 calmly.
"Many days . had eliipsed, bringing .
'Me no . letter from Harry.• I .was sick
- with fear, far he had spoken of enfee
bled health; and- I knew that he -was
Making . great efforts. to graduate with
lionork; and so'whea the letter came •to
us announcing' my father's death, I
dared het break it§ somber seal. He still
jived, but my noble father was in Flea-
ME
," Annie, since then, Ke has been very
dark-,to me. ~God has elrengthenectrne,
and 1 !illy*); striven 'daily` to fulfil my
WOO. "en earth and an approving
conscience has not lett me wholly with-
. ,
out cal& and peaceful satisfaction; but
,'I haVe never been happy— shall never
he:again
,onieartb, 7 -for, A: tile,. I. hive
him atill.,,llevell him - on, e—:and. for--:'
wirer::: lie has failed me, b,ltw
t still:flo -
Min—once and foreVer.
- ."Day aiter`daY t waited-and wateh
edand lioned . to bear from i him. Then
/IWd t would' Write to himagain.° I
wrote; I bad Seated my letter, but in
Lily baste I hail taken a seal I never used
before, and the clear impression of !de
lusion' scornfully smiled upon me from,
the
,gleaming , wax. Then first, then
whellY,,the bitter truth sank ,into my
50u1.;,. at once the full Oonspiousness
swept over me thatl, so deeply lOving,
had been top lightly loved.,' I was de
hided. no longer. 1
. ,
"-ghi , ce then I have heard his name
but twice:' Once aunt May Wondered
I shbuld so soon have forgotten thegen
tlernan with whom my father had been
so pleased at Niagara. Another tinaelt
.was at a large party ; and'l laughed and
chatted with the veriest butterfly of the,
evening, while I heard the bitter words
—‘ he had gone to Europe,' they said,
`suddenly ;‘ immediately, indeed, after
leaving . college,' where he graduated,
with the highest honors.? ' I knew why
he Wentthus capriciously., I knew that
be - wished not to . meetl me so 'Bonn, -
:whom he had wronged. , Yet I laughed
at - that moment ; and by-and-by I dan
ced, and, Annie,'it lvas oneof my `bril
liant nights.' ° Youehave seen - such, and
you have heard them say, .ah! so have
I—"how happy is May Lester P and all
- the while, God only kne " the ',zeta: I
bore within. . • - ° q '''
- - 1
" So,.Annie, let me go to-morrow; I
am weak ~anpreary-hearted now, and
I must go as'hy and 'nerve myself to
ttreeDim. as I ought. God
‘ Will strength
en me , in my painful way."
It was long(pait Midnight w ben An
nie Marsh left that couch of inisery.--
She, the teacher and chider of the mor
ning, had i learned in the ;still midnight
"
a life-lesson of endurance:
When May Lester was alone, she
prayed long and earnest).* for strength
for her own need, but, most of all, for
the happiness of him who hadwrimged
ber. Then she sweetly Slept; for for- .
giveness - of injuries is fragrant incense
before God, and angels fan with their
bright wings the 'fire of 4, at altar on
,
which it is bburning,, j
‘,
The next night Henry Li coin's voice
sounded in the. ears of ti o e who liio
just heard . lier sad farewell, ' rid her last
words, " Call meHelen'lle ter, mYme
ther's name, if you speak of me in his
presence." • ' •
, Annie Marsh strove to grtet,lier now
guest Cordially and kindly. Before the
close..of the evening, a (thought bad
crossed het sunny spirit, that somedark
Blond of in 'story shaded the life of her
,friend ; at east she could 'not believe
that Line° it was tb he y artless trifler
shelled he .n ready', t condemn- a few
betas befe e.
-. Ili, calm, courtly uner in the pres
ence of other, guests, or no trace of
suffering ; 'but when ll'h d gene, and
1
he.was , alone,with MI an Mrs. Marsh;
his vole° greiv,.sad .as he !spoke of old
times find scenes ; and when Chester
alluded to the last •months of his col
-Inctelife. he seemed lost in painful and
,deep thought. , .
" And did you 'confirm.
sea, tihe correspendence il.b
I , ,'vildiones teasedyon ,so i s. )
Cheater. " Thoije little g
inuSt have gone, trernblin
a Voyage " - *\
'Lincoln bowed his head)
reply,;and Annie left the it
for liar friend. After 1
Lincoln asked, abruptly,
Bliss Lester,
your friends regret so, Mil
Chester had not yet )ea
of May's request, but be i
ly
"len.Lester is ft hi
and an heiress, who has
us (rot
has let
I a ,
price i,
Linco
mark,
but he
qteopi
heard
Al 1.111
7 Ann it,
thing,
As
voice
s
"
me,' l Abouglit she;' - and
quickly devised.
"Is not this a b6autiful
,she; as she smoothed its g
ers and pressed it to her ow
—"and I love it the better 1
name t .the name of her wh a,
May,' sweet May ; it, 1411011
coMmen namo, unles4 all 1
gentle and true like our
like th Ably we love, my
she fon led the favorite ag
daring cast a glance tow)
to mark t e effect of ; har wi
lii a moment he stepped f
grasping her hand, paid, in
even in his indignation :
" Call her not gentle and
have known. May Lester w:
is a heartless woman. God
sh 4 may not 'have just hear
remorse. I , ty friend; this t
tie May ma r ried, after the
quaintanee a man old enou
•
father, became he bore
name, and was the possess.
less thOusands ;,and this,,to
knew that she must ruin
hopes of one who lover her
love; and not one week bef
riage she 4rote to him, full
trust; to rue, my friend,
who loved her, and 1 am be
sohravely deceived Her
knew of our engagenient,
within.ainonth. He cot*
nothing; hut.his high se
must hav'e bowed !imbi
knew that his promise and
word must be broken to gr
rithonial ambition of a mis
Lincoln had spoken too
to observe.his auditor, an
paused and raised his eye:
an instant he thoughtahe
•but the sweet smile he sa •
ice in it, and those mild e
kindly upon him, as. she
seat in the Pleasant shade
window, and there seem:
so joyful in her elastic
strangp hope stole over.ihi
" Listen now," she'said
ry and she told, iivher
manner, the story of Ma
'tug" forsaken, suffering t
"But the marriage," ea
tiered
Iced 14
, ,
aNtien" you see our May," said Ches.
ter,
wi o entered at this moment, •"you
will : nL, regret'that you could not marry
the'inniden aunt, who, ' thought she is
onc,of )firth's noblest and boat, is ," , el4
enoti i i, i.i; Lave gewn -.i.6itii inol i her."
"Fo r years of sorrow for my! May,"
sighed Annie,' "through a mistake !"-
"Po r years of bitterness," for me,
"addcf Lincoln, Thibrough this:i sad
wiSta.
"Four years of pique
able d to marry an old
Cheatei. c9tde,
me, and 'tdake 'arrang
ney to' Virginia - ; An
lute ourselves your
and May's—We shall-
May Lester is May II
have Another trip to
In a fit of pique," 1
`lt' was late in the afternoon of a'
lovely day when `the travelling carriage
of Mr. Marsh apr.oached au old but
elegant country, mansion in northern
Virginia. 'Annie aniL Mr. Lincoln \
walked up the broad atanuePleadiug to
the house; and Annie felt the arm on
which . sheeall . ed trembled, ,as they
stood u pon ' the vineshaded . gallery. A
female form. was seen near the open
Window) and Annie, • stepping ,poise
lessly forward, whisperer 'she ssleep-,
lag." ,7 4,4 4 , ,,,..-- \
• They passed in, and the gt g ,man
bowed his head and wept ' a child,
for.an open casket was bMore'ber, and
many letters were.upon We table, and
he knew their contents. One , his last,
laybeneath her hand-and a,tear rested
upon] her Closed eyelids. Ali open
plane stoop. near, and upon it lay an:
oldyent of song she had oftenest: played.
for him.. Her little hand was almost
'as:thin and transparent as the paper-on
which it rested, and there was `a, hob%
loWness to her cheek that toldnfa worn
`anti Chafed spirit. , , Annie ran her
fin
gers,,lightly over fhe keys nd filled ,
the roOrnw4l.l a sweetgush o music. i,
The poorN,irl awoke, and instrct 7 '
ivelY grasping that 1a.41 letter, a nsei. '
Annie's smile met her eye, and then it
fell on, Harry Lincoln ! There was a
strange mingling in her face for an ,
instant, of wild agony and old delight, I
axial tben her proud spirit rose In\roald
etily strength,' and she stepped fOrward
to greet hint as she had schooled her
heart to do ; but she bad overatted her
strength, and silo sank fainting back .
again.: She was still conscious, and his
quick words told her the story ,of years
in a moment. They were alone, and
when long afterward itliey joined -Mr.
and Mrs. Marsh in the garden', al holy
'trust hone on either face, and it shone
front the heart. • . , . ,
"Was I not right!" said Chester„ as
they approae r hed, "he is not Worthy of '
her
"Yes; you are always right," war, the
Very wifely reply. .
"And ' You are always teustful and
hopeful,, •or this mystery had not so
~non heeltselVed.'
There was a merry rVhging - of bells
and a joyous bridal party in the" old
'church where May Lester's hither and
mother were married, and when the
old minister, who had,. long yeais be
fore, had sprinkled the baptiamal wa
ter ulion nerlturnpt, brow, laid his fee
ble band updcr her .pearl and blessed
her, and she turned away from the ,al.-
tar to begin , lroni that holy moment
)
from that sacred spot, the journey of
life anew, her eye fell upon his`g•rave
who • had bleis . sed her young heart's
choice., The - rays of the setting , sun
rested upon it, and as thegreen turf and
sweetl flowers shone in the sunlight,
-her father's grave smiled / Upon her, and
she' knew that he smiled:lu heaven !.
l``•, across the
((Alt which we
featly?" 'said
ins of letters
ly on 80 long
but made nv
, full of hope
grief hitOnoo,
1140 i 5 thbi
en departure
102'
ned the emvie
Eepiied quick-
auty, a belle,
eon' visiting
; but she.
A desire for recreation is common to
every age and-people of the world.--;-.
Some seek-it in one way, and some in
another ; , 4 but all ore anxious, to secure
the grefttek amount cif eujOyment Which
the pagqing, hour will afford. At one
time there was- a sect of Philosophers`,'
whose
whose principal.study was, to find out
in-what.pursuit or condition of life the
greatest:amount of pleasure existed.-;-
Their theories were as different as their
dilfoSittons and tastes. ,Onecohten&led
that. the *fanitinet bonum consisted lit
gratifying the appetite, While another
declared that the'utmost enjoyment was
found - in perfect rest, quietude, and free
dom from care. And so each one clal-
Med that what was most agreeable to
himself in particular, was most agreea
ble to mankind in general. 'But they
all, united in one thing ; amt,that wits
Ina search for the greatest amount of
th.easure 111 agi •eit, period. These Phi
-lOsophers J - ifi've had their followers in all
timed and' in all places. And this search
after, pleasure, when judiciously pur
sued, is neither unwise nor unprofita
ble. Relaxation fretit 'cares 'and free
d-Om from toll, either of tiit , body 0* the
I i
brain,: is frequently ssehtlitt to of
mental and physical \ ell being. Tlie
bow that is always!bei tc loses its elasti
city ; and the mini--o i arm that is al
ways laboring, forgets is cunning and
loses its power. Hen e, pleasant , pla. l
sea and interesting scams, either in-,na
lure-or of art, are eagerly sought 'after..
Eut'ope has 'its Bath, its' Baden, Its
shores of Lake Como, its banks of the
Rhine, Its heights of St. Bernard, and
many ()Mir places Of popular resort;—
while our own country has its Nlagrra,
its Saratoga, its Catskill and White;
Mountains, and other places, which are
yearly sought by those whose , means
and leisure will permit. And a grow-
Ing propensity among our busy-handed
and, pain-working 'people, for some
place, where they an throw off for a
time the cares 'or-i i i , make every such
'Pace anoint of in erest. Among~ the
many new springing up, the Watkins
.Glen is not by anylmtans the n least, der
serving Of notice. It is easilyrepelled
from. every point, i and aside froni it
own attraction, is situated .in a delight=
fu 1- cou ri try. The scene for m Iles arountl
it, is one Of pastoral beauly. " Watkina
is situated at-tile head of that ' most
charming -of inland- waters„ , Seneca
Lake, which Percival, a long time ago,.
Apostrophized in the lines eerurnencing:
" On' thy fair bosom, - silver lall,
, The witd swan spreads his snowy sail." -
The Glen,, or rather the ,Glens, for
there is a succerlon of them, extending
Miles in length, commences, or ends, as
We may,choose to have it, in the village
of :Watkins, 'at a short distance from
the center of the' town. It is formed
by a gorge in the hills which skirt the
Western shore of Seneca Lake,l and
sweep alon . g.past its head. The *ighri
-of this gorge is . differently accl j ounte&
for. Many suppose It the result t)f some
act of ea-
.me," said
1g the re
subject ;
:ouvert to
[n ,he had
JitrY,".itaid
vpo6r little
Ingeare,';
xi, a ealni
and Lin-
lie leaves
leer plau was
bird ?" said
flden feath
swed-
tace
or' ts pretty
•
..se gift it is;
Id not be a
Iliftlys were
ray Lester,
bird;" and
In, hardly
rd Lincoln;
1
"rward, and
,voice sad
true, Or
11; and she
, sTant that
enough for
I ne,and gen
briefest ac
:h tube her
''n honored
1r of count
when she
be fondest
as few ever
l ire her mar
of love and
r h am he
whom she
father only
He died
refuse her
ae of honor
when. be
! her plighted
tify the 'Mat
plided
impetuously
I now; as he
to here, for
aoeked him
had no mal
, es beamed'
so led him to a
by an open
:d something
step, that t
p, a a
" to illy sto
,sweet, artless
Lester--lov-
d - the hewn-
Wool n, ”Isurely-sawit annou zi-
any southern papers."
OE
and not being
maid," tau s hed
'said he,, _" oth
anents for ajour
tte and I ednati
guardians, „yours
,c• with ion until
neoln, or we shall
Europe and Asia
We Agitator.]
•
THE WATKINS GLEN. ..•
EIN2
NUMIER 20. 4
.._._
great convulsion of nature, by. which
the rook-based hills .Were rent asunder;
While Others'think that the eletnenta,
by slow but . ' constant attrition, - have
be(, 313 for thmiends'er years carving out
'
these majestic scenes. Among the lit
ter, is Professor - Agassii, W. ho-heti bare
' tql)y siudiedthegeology, of Ltlif; lOcalls
ty, and believes the work has ,been go
ing on for thirty
t r onsand years and up
wards. , What a ejestie,thought foi a
mortal 'of 'three seorelyeare and 'ten, as
be .olinibs „through these 3 numerous
glens, gro g and amphitheaters; that
' the rocks upon which he is treading,
fhe'caseades whose beauty he: is adnal-
Ting, and the etream,upon whose banks
e is standing, have existed, for three
hundred centuries before his existence'
began, and will dbubtleas continuator
_many times three hundred centuries
after he and all who know him have
Passed away, • and A° forgotten,--and
Yet that be is superior to tthem all.
' A remarkably clear and Unfailing
stream of water comes down - through
[ the glens, sometimes by :gentle giaas, -
tho,n by abrupt and leaping falls, for
nearly one thousand ifeet, before reach
ing the leliel; where 'lit winds, its ' , flak,
like a 'silver thread, upon the , grc
to,rest in the bosom of the . lake
RI/hurried and tortuous flescer
entire
' distance through this ,
about three miles, two of wii,,
been made' accessible, reaching
tude of eight hundred feet al
level . at
. Watkins. And from
trance up to Glen Arcadia and
cadian tails, to which point It
epened, lt is one continuous.
rare beauty and grandettr. ; A
traverses the whole dietetic°,
through Glen Obscure, which
sable; butithe way so leads an
tat the whole i can be seen _4)
ton—and tile view is, grand,
-and weirdlyjantastie. In looki,
lute its cavetnous depths; and i
strikingly human profile carve(
elements Upon thErrocks at its hi
might well. fancy•--it thelimuL.
Gnome, with alrowning sentinel gum.- -
ding the mysteriek -below.; The path
way, in-avoiding Glen Obscure, -leeds _
to the Glen 'Mountain House, wistell'is
a sort. of Swiss chatelet, and, lialrog ',-
from below, seems - ar - If suspende din ,. -- f" .
the air, and ready to ,fall at ;any time .
into the depths of Obscure. The Moun- —•
taro House was erected 'at thls . point,- at '
great expense, as a place of rest and re
freshment,.and is aNlysweleome.after - '
climbing fifty - feet .of stairway. .Here , •
one ca enjoy the' cool anti refreshing .. , ,
atn Sphere, and contemplate the scene _ - i
c
'ar
and him. Passing onward from the
Mountain -House, over rustle bridges, ,
Or limpid pools and sparkling - waters,
We reach Glen Cathedral, which Is tho't '
by many to-I,K° the grandest ofAhem all. _ ,
It Is an immellse'amphitheater of solid
rock, eliptical in form, ,with wells tow
ering
upward as high as the eye can
reach. The bottom is - 45,rn _smooth by ',
the washing of centuries, and' the top
'is canopied by the skies; which seem to
come down to eneldse the scene. Ante,
upper Ad is a beautiful cascade, failing
into a Pool of great, depth,' called the
Pool of 'Nymphs. The mule Qf the
water , at this place, as It dashes and
leaps froM point to poin h one contin
ual song, has been nam ed thechoir,— -
The walls of this immenSe cathedral
are . '" richly tapestried With inosees and
clinging vines," of great variety and
richneseef color. .In this place, once
feels almost instinctively • the spirit of
worship. A visitor at one time remar
ked,
''.' I haVe often reflected upon the
insignificance of, inanibut never so ful
ly realized what a mere atom I was in '
this incomprehensible tin i verse, as when
standing in this vast cathedral andlook
ing up t its towering walls,"
..,.- •
Passi vard 1.4' several miniature
falls and rapid. ; WO come to the -Grand
Staircase, whirl , by different sections,
takeA us seyent feet upwards,,into the
Glen of Pool ; • and " from tliene,e we ,
come successively upon various points,
which have been significantly and ap
poropriately named'; The Ma tch rose
Scene, The Triple eascade-The,Rain
bdw Falls, The Giant's Qeige, Glen
Dilliculty, Shadow Gorge, Whe Narrow
Paiskto Q.len. Arcadia, othe Ise called ,
the " Artist's Dream." F ir exquisite
beauty, the Rainbow Palls perhaps.;ex
eeed them all. TheA falls areproduced ,
by an independent stream which comes 1
over the south side' of the canon, and,
spreading into a' broad sheet, of tiny
streams, it falls from beiteli to bench, •
and, in the sunlight lewards the'top,
Sparkles and glitters lilk 'filagree .work
of burnished silver overt a back round _
of deep green. Reaching teiva ds the'
bottom, it falls ffoni`a ctkeseelft i tiaped
rock, arching outaVard, `forty r filly
feet In length, into the pool beloW The •
pathway runs behito and uncle this
• ,)
sheet of water; and,looking throu h .it
at certain hours of the day, ad the hues
. of the_ralabow_are.riAlected by this-na- ,
tural prism. The wholedistlince thro' .
these gleris, from the entrance stairway,
through Glen Alpha to Glen Arcadia,
is a succession of rustic, bridges, crystal,,
pools, cascades and fouth,ai as, stairwassi ,
and paths of rock a'nd wood—preSent- ''
ing scenes picturesene,, grand and beau
tiful: It is all, sav:,,, Glen Obscure, ea- 0
ally traversed.
Returning -to the' Mountain Beuse,
we cango by carriage or shadeefoet
path t 4 the villagehelow, The carriage
way leads through Glen Wood Cemetery.
From the heights of Glenwood,''the
lake, with its distant and receding
shores, coveted with wooded lawnand
handsOme aims, with here an there'
, the white walls of ' h town,;is spr adout '
ii ,a,
likes panorama before us:: In t e cern
etery , et a short distance from theMtion
tain, House, elands the'mon'timent-erec
ted,to ' the memory df Hon. Sohn Ma- -
gee:' Here he is buried, in' the "priVate
grounds of his family, in a place offrare ,
..
beauty, embellished' with ...mnch,.l or
and exptfusei The monument is a. ery I
tall and handsome shaft of w hite a r -.
ble, and overlooks the vtliageyof , at
a
kins, _ feri l vbiell be dici,o ,in eh, nd
whose people cherish lit i l me rri y so
gieenly: '
Half cannot he said, ! in
etc, of the beauties of the
rounding sceneiy. Thew _
;Ring it yearly. , In -186 , thirty-five
thousand persons 3.leited 4 , attd , : mtdiy
'f them again anlgai tr.' I Tay
lorßayard 1 .
saysLof it :."4 . n all' t y 'travels, I
have never. met :with : Cenery more
beantiftil find Font - antic, an thst. em
braced in this wonderful glen." It is
now' owned by E. B. Par. ons, Esq., of
Troy, Pa., who is sparin no pains to
make it an attractive land
popularplsee
.S.
of resort..
J '• •
Fifty-four railroads in t h is Sate paid
no dividends last year.
I
short arti-
len and sur
ands Are vis-