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WALL'S HOTEL,
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Tunkhanneck, September 11, 1861.
NORTH BRANCH HOTEL,
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June, 3rd, 1563
Ufaans lotrl,
TOWAKTIDA, PA .
p. B. BART LET,
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-ie fitted up in the most modern and improved style,
•ad no pains are spared to make it a pleasant and
agreeable stopping-place for all,
v 3, n2l, ty.
CLARKE, KEEHEY.SifO.,
M AUT'FACL CUE Its AMD WHOL-SALK DKALKB9 IN
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640 BROADWAY,
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stmw
. CLARK, 1
A C KBEKKF, .
A. LH RCNET. 3
M, OILMAN;
%C GILMAN, has permanently located in Tunk
I* l* bannock Borough, and respectfully ter.derhi
profe-wina! services to the citizens of this plaeeand
•erroonding country.
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JION.
office over Tutton'i Law Offi e near the Pes
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ff IF
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The &!*. fiber having had a sixteen years prac
,dMI experience in cutting and making clothing,
•ow offers his nrrii' e * < B **•'• 'me to the citizens o ,
incioLaua and
Tboee wishing to got A "iU will find bis shop *h® |
place to get them.
__ „ JOBL, R. SMITH
va-es".snie
DBEAMS? ;•
B T ELEANOR CLAIR.
WHAT angel guests to weary s.-jy come
In the still hours of sleep--
What words •< comfort from the Father's home
Sent unto those who weep ! *
• i 1 I, ,[ > i -•. . .{J'
Thus in my drenri"ess and we ght of caie,
Life's way with grief hedged up,
In dreams this pleasant fancy esme to bear " 1
Sweets for the bitter cup .
When Autumn ctouds were dark aud wiuds blew
chill
Over a barren land, -
I walked in gloom Iwset with forms of ill,
No help JO either hand
• I C " ' !'*
Thus moving on, my path at last came near
Where lay the aiie it -lend,
And shudueriug 1 followed, sick with fear,
The hand that thither 1 >d.
Itnt when I entered, sudden, all was o'er
Ol Wintry colli anil gloom
The dreury winds the bare,brown earth no more—
But Summer's light and bloom,
On the low graves with richest verdure green,
A thousand blossoms grew.
So fair, so fragrant, site in realms of dream
Alet never mortal view.
Tihilethe bright sunshine kissed my tears away,
And perfumes filled the air,
Friends came each bearing bud,or flower,or spray,
Most uiarvelously fair.
For many a day I kept withia my mind
The beauty of that dream.
And with half faith amused mysell to find
What might its meaning seem.
Even so, methough', God makes the woes of life.
Its dreary, •niikci.ed hours
Even death's bitterness—with sunshine rife,
Blight with immortal flo vers.
Now hath my heart in sorrow learned to sing-
Where dead its pleasure lies,
The growth ot patienis.hope.and love shall spring
And filth that never dies.
ANSWER TO PRAYKK —God's peopl*-
sonigtiiiif# pray for spiritual blessings, ai d
llu-n they arc disappointed if they aro rid
bestowed 1 hey are almost tempted to
think that God has riot heard thrtn. But
we should never forw< t that ptstyers front
the heart arc alway- In-aru; and if the an
swer* sue delayed thoie is some wood rea
son tor it. Jt is either to humble us more,
or to make us value what we ask lor, or to
try our faith
l'lu n, too, we should bear in mind that
our prayers are often answered, but tie
answer is overlo.k d, h'-eau-e it does not
; jn>t as w<* would have it come.—
•'Answer to pra\er," (S,K S a quaint oi l
; writer.) "does not come in the wav we ejt
j peel ii. \\ e look for it at tin- trout door,
, aud :t comes in at tbe li iek door; and
while we are stdl . *•> nil or the frt- i,d we
| looked for, lie is in the house" The nier
joy we desired is ieeeived; only it comes
in away we thought not of, and come
qiietilli we are spt to overlook it There
tore take heed of confi ing (>od to yom
way, or litnitiiio Him to y<<ur time.
ways are hot our wa\s. You a>k, per
haps, forjrrace to Income more luilv; end
Go'l semis you alHietior.. Here your peti
tiou is granted, hut not iu the way lliat
[ 3on lo> ked for. • u a.-k, again, for llie
removal of Mini" trial; but instead of tak
iug it away (dod tl als with ton as he did
with St. I'aiii. lie give vpu—wli t is
- qnally g. otf for you—nrace to bear tin
trial.— Rev. Aside* Oxenden.
535" The rock cannot fail us—the anchor
will not all the danger is iu the cable of
chain of fpiritnal graces, whereby we are
fastened to this rock; if this chain hut
hold, rio tempest, no winds, no flo.vds, can
endanger us And part of bur hope re
spects this chain ; for God has r.rotnised
his wilbngni-fls, and readiness to strength
en it every day more, till our state shall be
changed, that tin re shall be no such thing
as tempests known, no tossing of wave, no
tumults of winds, no fear of leaking or de
cay in the vessel ; hut all calmness and
(security, — Cbillmyionrth.
-
CHARACTER. — A misstep may destroy
life. One son may ruin your character.
Did you ever reflect on the consequences of
a single indulg' nee in vice ? The best men
have fallen through the suggestions of an
other. How careful should you be, while
in the freshness of your dajs, lest a blight*
fall on your character and run you forever,
Abstain from the appearance of evil. If
invited to places of iesoit, where it isdiffi
cult to decide, take the safe course, stay
away and -ave your reputation. This is a
jewel of inestimable value—too precious to
be put in jeopardy. Xo man ever regrets
that he kept aloof from the temptation, and
to the close of life he expresses bisj,<v liiat
he was saved from a path of shame, by giv
ing a decided negative, when the voice- of
pie tsure beck./m-d him on. Bu decided
and you will b • saf.t. Yield aud you may
be lost. Watch with diligence, and guard
every avenue through which sin may reach
you. In no other way w ill you be sure to
overcome the evil of the world.
———— - . — , 1 '
Ncr PEACE FOR THE WICKKD. — Aunt
Rosy was dividing a mince pie among the
j boys, and when Jim, who bad wickedly
pulled the ca.'s tail, a-ked for his share,
the dame replied :
** No. Ji.n, you arc a wicked boy, and
the Bible says there is no peace fur the
wicked."
"Oh, mamma, mamma," said a tow
headed little urchin, in a tone of mi'gh d
j f.ighjand penitence, "Oh, mamma, I've
been tllwearing!" "Y'oa been swearing,
mv child ! Why, what did you sa\T'
I " Oh, mamin.M 'beginning to sob) I th*d
O'fl *>.. TilW'-r ' >l
. wl Y.a AU c .r ,
"TO SPEAK HIS THOUGHTS IS EVERY FREEMAN'S RIGHT. "—Thomas Jefferson.
TUXKHANNOCK, PA., WED\ESDAY, NOV. 21, 1866
ftorg.
A FATHFR-IN-LAW IN SPITE OF
HIMSELF.
A London correspondent writes the fol
lowing:—
A good sell is related of a weal.hy
banker here, who is very good natu-ed, hut
inclined to be a trifle fa-t in his views of
life. Had a favotile clerk, a young man of
about twenty one, and remarkably hand
some, modest and highly intellectual. For
these qualities lie was liked by every one.
and the banker did not escape the general
feeling of go >d will. lie was a- poor as
his salary and had no connections to push
him after fortune, and so, like most Eug
lisk cerks, he would rise to one hundred
and ten pounds a year, go on foi eight
year at ten pounds a year, ris-, and marry
when he gets two hundred pound a year,
henceforth to vegetate and find that tin
additional ten pounds a year only kept
pace with the additional babes in the house
hold.
The banker, on Sunday afternoon, when
no one was expected, would occasionally
a-k the young man to visit his family at
his suburban vill i; as the conver-ation of
the young tn:.n was so correct and clever, it
could r.ot but be of advantage to h.s chil
dren. This was a mistake, evidently, but
it was a good iialiiri-d error, but we can
only wish, all of us. that there were more
committed. I have not mentioned that
there was a beautiful young daughter of
nineteen summers, but that may always be
understood in an English family that have
known wedded life longenough But there
were ol course, n<> att-ntion on the part of
the young man other than extremely deli
cate, reserved and proper. This w ill m>.t
always b.* the case with English youth,
well know. Don't 'h til a'ter
this. The youth, in spite of two or three
lavs' invitation to the banker's country
-t-at. to breathe fresh air and clear hi- lungs
of London -moke, was evidently vc-y ill
and though he declared himself well and
rohiist the banker shook his head.
"I cannot make out what is the matter
witn my young el. rk.' said the baker to a
C'i KKRBE who was in the back office with
liiiu, after the youth who had just brought
in some papers.
" Well, you are green I should say. for a
man of y our time of lift- and exp. i ience,'
>a d bankrr number two. " Don't you see
what's the matt*r? He's in love."
In love ! bah ! He is mo lesty and pro
pri-ly itse't "
" | tell vui it is a fict, and with a rich
old fellow's daughter who would no m.re
think of having Imp for a son-;n law than
you would yourself.''
"Oh, the haughty old fool, my clerk i
as g..od as his daughter, and be banged to
h.m. Thank you for the hint."
As s-.on as the lianker number two had
gone, the clerk was called in.
"So, sir; you are 111 love and pining
away for the object of your afft ction- that
the s. crcf, is il ? Why did you not t. II me
before, sir
The youth was -ilen'.
"Well, oy boy, 1 pity vou; but 1 will
g v<- you a word if advice, If the daugu
ter 19 fair, she is worth making a 11-k lor. —
- are 5>2,500 and two
mo..ills' leave ol absents*-. Run awav win.
the girl. Bali ! don't Ipok so stupid. 1
d d the same 1 efOre yon, and in did'nt huit
me."
The ch rk fell upon his mat row-'oones,
atrd was upon the point of making a full
breast of if,-when the old man rose and left
precipitately, to avoid the scene. The
voting man consider, d and acted, and the
Consequence was that the next day week
thefe was no young daughter at the dinner
table of the banker at the country house.—
'Hie house was iu consternation, and a
search was made for her in all directions.
A note, however, was found 011 her dress
ing table, conveying the customary prayer
of forg.veuess, and one enclosed from the
young clerk, stating tint believing the ban
ker had meant to give hitt. a hint in regard
to his daughter, and was n>.t able to give
this consent owing to appearance, he had
acted on the suggestion, and that ere his
•' fatlicr-in-Ltw" had received the 1> tier he
would be his son in law. The pill was a
bitter one, and the j"ke a terrible one
against him, so it was hushed up, and has
on!ygot to the ecrs of the peiveyors of
scandal and to your correspondent, who re
cords it as a trait of London life.
FRANKNESS HOW pleasant it is, amid
the selfishness ot the world, to meet a gen
uine op.-n an 1 frank person. Life has its
bitterness and its trouhles. and not the least
of their causes is the snakish cunning of
so many around us. Life too has its p'ea
sures. and there is nothing serves more to
enhance them, and to smooth the pathway
ofour joiirnav here bel w, than tin- cheer
ing intercourse with ft auk and manly na
tures. How d-. tested that being who
with masks and smiles gains vour confi
dence but whose heart is rankling poison
again-t von, and vvhose career is one con
tinual piactice of double-dealing and trea
chery !
How re-pectcd and how honored is that
one who comes to yon, heart anil hand,
and whoe words yon know to be genuine
and not counterfeit. Whether in censure
or praise, thtre is sencerity there, and it is
the same in yoar presence, and in your ab
sence.
* •* ■ ■*> 1
SlMl'Lltll Y OF TRUTH*
I witnessed a short time ago, in one <>t
our high courts, a beautiful illustration of
the simplicity Hnd power of truth.
A little girl nine years of age, was offer
ed as a witness against a prisoner who was
on trial for felony committed in her father's
house.
"Now, Emily," said counsel for the pris
oner, upon her being off -ied as a witness,
"I desire to understand if you know the na
ture of an oath ?"
"I don't know what you mean," was the
simple answer.
"There \our honor," said the counsel,
addressing the court. "Is anything neces
sary to demonstrate the validity of my ob
jection ? The witness should be rj eted.
She does not comprehend the nature of an
oath."
"Let us see," said the Judge come here
my daughter "
Assured by the kind tone and manner
of the Judge.!lie child stepped towards h.m
and locked confidently up in ii is face witL
a calm, clear eye, and in a manner so ait
less it Went straight to the In art.
"Did vou ever take an oath ?" inquired
the Judge.
The little girl stepped back with a look
of horror, a.id the red blood mant ed in a
blush all over her face and neck, as she
answered, "No, sir," She thought he in
tended to in quire if she had ever blasphem
ed. .
"I don't mean th it," said the Judge,who
-aw her mistake, "I mean were you ever
a witness before ?"
He handed her the Bible open.
"Do you know that book my ilangh'er?"
Sh • looke lat il and answered, "\ es sir
it is the Bible.
"I)o you ever read it ?" h- a-ked,
"Yes, sir-every evening '
"Can you fell me what the Bible is 1"
"It is the Word of the Great God,' sin
answered.
•'Well place your hand iif-.o i this Bible,
and li-ten lo what I -ay,'and lie rep -ate.i
-lowlv and solemnly the oath usually ad
mini-teicd to witnesses.
"Now," said the judge, " yoj have been
sworn as a witn ss—will you t -II nie what
will l-elall you if you do not. t-II 'lie truth.'"
"I -hall be shut up in the Slate piisoti,'
answered t ie child.
"Anything else,' a-ked the Judge.
"I shal never go to Heaven '
"How do you know ?' asked the Judge
again.
The child took tin- Bible, and turning
rapidlv to the chapter cmitaini, g the coin
oH-.dtn. til-, pointed to the inju ctmii.
'• Thou -halt not bear false vvilne-s agaiii-t
thv neighbor."
I I arned that," she said before I could
r ad.
"Has any one talked to you about jour
being a witness in c-nrt here against tins
man r" iuquir. d the Judge.
"Yes, sir," she replied ; "my moth.-r
liea.d tliey want-d me to be a witness, and
ast niglit slit- called me into her room and
a-ked met<-t< ll iter the ten commandments,
and then we kneeled down together, and
-lie prayed that 1 might und .stand how
wn ked it was to bear false witness against
111 v neighbor, and that God would help nie
a little Chi (1, to tell the liuth as it was be
fore Him. And when I came lieie with
father, he kissed me, and told me to re
member the ninth commandment and that
God would hear every word I said.
"Do vou behove this ?' said the Judge,
with a tear glistening in his eye and hi
lips quivering with emotion.
"Yes, sir," said the child, with a voice
and manner that showed her conviction ol
the truth was perfect.
"God bless you, my child," said the
Judge, you have a good mother. This wit
ne.-s is competent, he continued. Were I
on trial for my life, and innocent of tin
charges again-t me, I Would pray God for
-uch a witness as this.
She told her story with the simplicity of
a child, as she was, but there was a direct
ness about it which carried conviction of
its truth to ev.-ry heart. She was r gi.lly
cross examine J. ihe counsel plied wit i •
infii ite and ingenious questioning, but she
varied from the first statement in nothing
The truth as spoken by that cMld vvas sub
lime. Falsehood and perjuiy piececih d
her testimony. The prisoner had entrench
cd himself in lies, Until he deenn d him
self impieguable. Witn-S8-s had falsifie I
facts iu Ins favor, and villainy had manufac
tured a sham detenc , but before her t--ti
raony, falsehood vvas scattered like chaff. -
The littlo child, for whom a mother had
prayed for strength to be oiv n hT o speak
the truth as it vvas before God, broke die
cunning devices of matured vil'ainv in pie
ces like a potter's vessel, I'he strength
lliat the mother had prayed for was g ver
her ami "lie sunlirne and terrible -irnpl city,
(terrible, I mean, to tlie prison r and bis
perjured associate*,) wiib which she spoke,
was like a revelation from God himself
A SOLID DEMOCRATIC BOROUGH. — Tin
new borough of Cli tpiuan. in Nortliainp
on c maty at the late -I s it.a 1 cast l i rfi st
vote solid for the L) miocratic tick t—n-'t
a solitary liepuhbcni vote. We lmp
Chapman will alwaya continue in that tiack.
Fifteen military prisoners were discharged
from the Oh;o p. netentiary yesterday un
der orders from Washington.
The key to a mother's heart i* the baby.
Keep that well oiled with praise, and ton
rn* un'ock a" 'h'- oun*: ''*•*
GENERAL BUTI.UR THE PRESIDEN
TIAL IHPEACHEK.
In the course 'of a speech made at his
home in Toledo, General Sleedtnan gave
the following sketch of Ben. Butler:
"I know that this distinguished M ssa
clm-etts General, Benjamin F, Duller—
(laughter) says he is going to march
fr> m Massachusetts to IFa-hingfou with
hi- militia Well, n<>w he didn't hurt any
body liuiing the war, and I have no dea
that he will hurt anvbody now. (Laugh
ter) If he inarches, and tlu-re is any
fighting going on, I will warrant you he
will march in the rear of the column. I
have searched that gentleman's military
record in vain to find a place wlu-re In
led a column. He never did lead it
anywhere. Perhaps he thinks he
didn't make any r- pmaiion in the la.-t
war, it is necessary for him to get up an
other one in or ler to redeem him-elf. -
(Laughter.) No doubt General Budei
tiad a good tnanv fierce people to deal
w itli during the war; no dou't In- was
provoked a goud deal during hi- adm ni
tration in N'l iv' Or!- an-, and g a-led to say
a great many thi• g- that do no* lo<-k w-i il
011 paper. Ido riot |,ke to comment up
on anything done by a Union general,
but I am bound to -ay now that, through
out the war,that lie va- remarkable onlv foi
his severity on women and children.—
(Cries of "spoons") He was fieice to
di tvirelcss people. That required n -
courage. People who were within our
lines, and whose protectors were gone—
lie w-..s very liaisli to tin m It is true
that protector- had no right to go, and
ihcy desi-i verl, pei hap-, all they got; hut
no brave man would take an advantage o
that kind against worn, n a'd eh Idren, and
G 11 ral Butler is ts the onlv man that ev
er did it.
CONGRESSMAN DKAWS < PINION OF IH3!.
Ihe nominator! an I support of Mr.
Dawes for Congress in one district, and
general Duller in am flier, bv.tlie K idical
of Massachusetts, r. calls mis incident ti
the Hartford times :
Dr Dawes im.de a report to the Tliir
t y-sixth Congress, chairman of a very im
poitant ceiinnittee, iu the report lie (t ,
a republican) arraigned this Deif. But ei
lie.-ho d by direct proof that Butler
had proposed t<> a gentleman of Ma.-sa
clm-etts, a b dder for a large govern .net.'
contract tor arinv cap.-, to ci.arg. one pnc
to hiiu for the caps, and another to th
govcriini -ot. The report s' ow-.-d that .Mr
Sirong, the bidder f' r the contract, bring
-low 10 iin l. island the nature of the gen
ersl's advanees, was thus addr. -sed b\
Butler: to cut the mallei sln.jt we ar to
cbaige lin- government that pri'-e, and di
v id. the balance In t wren us. ' Mr. Sti< ng
plied'hat he VAOII J have notliug to do
witii such a robbery, and left tin general,
who immediately afterwards succeed.-d in
giving the contract to ,-i brother r puMica<
f loss troubles, me Scruples of conscience
Men are deserted in adversity. When
die sun -.-ts our very shadow s refuse to
fo low us.
NOT SO LICKT.— Two persons who
"ad noi seen ea.'li other for some time
met accidentally, and on.- a-ked th.- oth.-i
-• Iv* he did. Ihe other replied he wn
very well, aud had married since tlier last
met ea Ii other.
' That is good news, indeed, said tin
first.
"Nay, ' replied the other, not so verv
good, either, for I married a shrew."
"That is bad."
"Not so verv bad. eithpr, for I had fift
thousand dollars with her."
"That makes it all well a.cain.
"Not so well as you 'liink, for I 'aid .>nt
lie money on a flock of sin ep, ..nd tli\
died of the rot."
"That was hard, trnlv."
"Not so hard, either, for I sold theskin
f<>r more than the sheep cost me. '
"You vveio lucky at any rate "
"Not -o lij< ky as you think, I hnuirlit a
bouse with the money, and the house vva
burn.-d d-nvn uninsured."
"Tiat, indeed, must b -e.n a great loss
"N.-t so great a IOSR. I assure'yoii, foi m y
wii'e vvas burnt with it "
jtiT A hard -hell preachi r wound up n
fl lining sermon, thus ;
"Mv brethren an I sist rn ! of n man's
full ~f pel gion you can't hurt him ' There
vv 4i the three A'-rhiun children; they put
'em in the fiery furnace hetted seven tim ,- s
lio'ter than it could be her, and it ilidn't
swinge a hair on iheir heads. And there
w s Jotm tin- Evangeler ; tl.ev put hint
•-it'.l where do vou think, brethren and
sist rn, thev nut him? W'IV th y put
him i"to a c.alad o-.ic ofbilin* lie. and bib d
liiin all night, a d didn't friz his shell!—
And lher was Dai iel ! They put him in
to a lion's den—and what, mv fellow trav
eler ami respected auditors, do vou think
lip was p-it. in'o the lion's >le.. for? Wliv,
for praving tbrec times a day. Don't be
alarm- d. pr-tlir- n and sistern don't think
auv of you will ever get into a lion's den."'
Whenever you see a couple sit at
the table of a hotel, and trv to attract at*
tention by finding fault with pverv di-h
that s brought them, it is a sign that t-liey
dine on codfish and salt b.-ef at home,
■■
Look ouf, less by endorsing the cbar-c
--tr nf ,-,-l.iife -ill 1 V n*
TERMS, 02.00 PER AWNUid;
*| I>RINK AS TO THE LEGB. Robert Wil
' son wa> before Justice Miliiken of Chicago,
la>t week, charged with intoxication. Ha
pleaded, " half guiity.'' stating that he co'd
: < l< ink a good <h l arid be perfectly sensi
ble. Ills head : lwavs remained clear, but
his knees went iff too fieely, and he be
came drunk b. low his hips. The officer
found him on the door step, at an Clfljr
hour in the morning. Leaning back a lit
, tie lie was striking at his legs, and was
abusing them in the fiercest manner for
I their bast- H nd contemptible conduct. "I
j liave lived with you for nearly thirty years;
I I have fed and clothed you ; I have got
J you good and n.ce pantaloons and comfort
■ able drawers. And now, at this hour of
tin* night, when it is wet, and I want to go
home, you go back on me, and leave me
here in tins place. Now, aren't you aah
amed id yourselves a pretty pair you are!
rr in ti is time on Im going to treat vou
ddfeiently. 1 believe I'll begin row, con
: found you —you >lrdl have a wotting-"
J • itli that In b jan o take off h'.s panta-
I toons, but the scandal z-*d officer arrested
'DM IL* WH> fined three dollars and dc*
' parted, in rmuring vengeance against his
! extiemities.
Two OF 'EM.—A young follow whose
Iwittr hiilf tad just presented hitn with a
pair of b Mincing twin-, attended church
one Sunday. During tlie discourse, the
clergyman looked r ght at our innocent
fr end and -aid. in a tone of thrilling elo
quence,. " oung man, you have an impor
tant re-|(onsilility upon vou." The newly
fledged dad, supposing t'-at the preacher
alluded to his peculiar hpine event, consid
erably stanled tin- aud ■ nee by exclaiming,
* Yes I have two of them,"
An Htnu-ing story is told of Brig
ham's youngest d slighter, Fannie, who
don't appe. r to go a cent .n polygamy.-
upon being strot glv prc-sed to give her*
s. If to a wealthy fib nd and son-in-law of
lirrgbaio's. both by hitn and her father and
on vaiious grounds, she-aid that if it wa9
po>itirc|v necessary she would cons nt o
the condiii-.n that she should have as many
hu.-bands as her liege lord has wives. VV
guess they did'nt push thai suit any lurth
er.
A voting ami pretty lady, riding in
lie ear> was obst rv d to have a piece of
court pla ter'' on her lip. WTx n the car
ad emerged from a covered bridge into
riie light, it was di-covcrtd to have di-ap
eared, but was detected clinging to the
up ot the young man who sat on the seat
villi In r. l'uey both looked as innocent
as il they "liad'ut l;t en doin uolhin'."
THAT'S IT. — We once heard a very rich
ii-ni wli<> was badly injured by being fttti
over, '*ll i-n"t the accident," .-aid he, '*t! aa
I mind ; thai Mi l 'lie thing; hill the idea
of h ing ruii over by an old swill cart
makes me mad."
A man in Randolph county, Indiana,
-Uptons lglit sets of children one set by
iiis present wile, three by former wives, and
•me set belonging to the husbrnd of one of
nis burner wiv< s bv a previous wife—eigh
teen children in all. That man is certain
ly entitled to the sympathy of the eommun
itv.
In Massachusetts there is a p'ace called
San berry, wnere Mr. Meheiniah Black
berry, til irned Miss Susan Elderberry, a
ne'.ee of lA'H'oil I'u-enberrv. Tlie cere
mony was prrfoiutcd by Rev. Cranberry at
die bouse of Mr. Huckleberry.
While Webster was Secretary of State
lie wa' present at a ball when a lop said
:o bin," Don you dance, Mr. 'Ce lister J"
L never saw \i>u dancing." 44 No," said
Mr, Webster, ' I never ha t the capacity to
leain how, sir."
Mo VET. —Men work tor if, light for it,
• g f-r it, starve tor it, steal for it. and die
• r it. And all the while, fioin the cradle
'• the grave, nature and God are thundcr
•ng i to our ears the solemn question—
Wlut shall it protit a man if be gain
•ie w iole world and loose his own soul?"
. his m nlness tor money is the strongest
and l>i west of the passions : it is the insa
tiate Moloch of the humane heart, before
'whose r- murselessaltar ail the finer attri
butes of hum iimp are sa rifioed. It makes
iiii'jch mdise ol all that is sacred in human
atiecti ns: and even traffics in the awful
solemnities ot eternity.
I say, friend your horse is a little con
trary, is lie not? No, sir! What makes
hiin stop ti>en I On, ties air-dd sombody
will av whoa, and he shan't hear it.
VOL. 6 NO. 16.
Jane O. Swis.-In 1m viitt-s a letter to the
Piltsbu g Gazette. She advocates fire and
-word as the mildest remedy for our na
tional gricvain-es. if Jane and Parson
Itruwniow could only hitch teams and make
a |xotussioiial tour, we wuuld'nt be much
alarmed on the fire swoid business IMS
th-- people be tore whom they would ap-.
peat. They are both ugly as mortal sio.
andjuat as bad.
From everv quarter comes the word
that the lta<ticals in tite late election scat
tered money in every direction witu aston
ishing protiseness, litis money in some
wav is wrung from the industry and ente*-
t .rw- o! ttif eo.m'tv.