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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
LAURIE J. BLAKT!LY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW.
Ruigway, or l!cr.iinKtr 1'. 0. Kilt Co
I a.,
T. T. A IJ HAMS
Attorney at Law
LOCK If A VEX, PA.
SOUTHER & WILLIS
Attorney at Law, Ridgway Elk coun
ty Pa., will attend to all profession
business promptly.
J. C. CUAP1N
Attorney and Oi.nnsi.-r at Law. Oflice
inchapin'H Block, Kidgw.-iy Elk Co. Fa .
Particular attention pueri' to c-ill(cti.n.
and all monies promptly remitted. Will
..also practice in adjoining counties.
J 6 H X r, H A I T,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ludgwai I Ik Count y IVrm-i
DR. W. JAMES "bIaXELY
&t. Mary's 13 k (V.unty "a.
drT w."w.sirAW
Practices Me.Ik-iiie.-s Sw-vy
Oentrfville Klk i'n. l a.
DR J. S B 0 R D W gT L
Eclectic Physician.
(Lately of Hurri-n county 1 a.)
Will promptly ms.ver tii professional
calls by niutit or day. llesuleiice i.nv,
door East of the lale residence id Hun.
J. L. Gillis.
1R. C. R. Eaiw.ky, Kerscv
"-'Co., Pa. Will urtoiid to e.
night or day. July :'l.
Elk
call
DR
A S HILL.
Kersey, Elk County Pennsylvania.
Will promptly arswer
calls, by uightor day.
till professional
HOTEL CARDS
FRED. KOKB'S,
Eagle Hotel
Luthersburg, ClcuTield Con-,'; i
tSJFre(!rick Korb Pr-iprietor h;;V.
ing built a lave mid cummodioiis house.
is now prepared to cater to the wants of
the traveling public. ,'
put
Luthcrsburg, July 10th 1801. ly.
L VTIIKR SB i'R G IO TEL,
Luthersburg Cleat field County Penna.
WILLIAM SC1IWEM. Proprietor.
Luthersburg, July 27lh 18di tf.
. NATIN.L HoTKL!
Corner of Peach Street and
the Buffalo Road,
K J! V J' A .
EN03 B. HOYTJProp.'ietor j
fcsTThis House U new and fU'ed up
with e-pecial cure for the c mvenitcrn !
ud comfort of ..-nests, at moderate ia-et.
JajiU'OO Tniisii
. TteiiKir'ij
KXCII N ;E MOTEL.
DWIO TiTAYSR, Pmu'r.
VfI'Mi! house is pieiin:ly "inured on
the bunk "f ihe ("-l .v'n n. in the '-.ovot end
of the town. a we11. pi-nvH.! i.h house
room and t't'inc and (hi nr';pr;et.". will
pare no n .in to rvi l'-r the ia y of his
Clients pVnaot nnd nrrpiilde.
lillju-ii, . 2, Isc;,).
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B O Y I
n " M IT S v.
v r t o n & 1 o r n r. .
Proprietors
Ki
'Ik iiitv I cirri.
CLEAP.FIT3LD HOUSE,
Cok.ni ii ui' M a i; K kt am. Wathi Pt'.
( II III t'tt 'tt I'll
GEO. N COT.T'.niN. Pitoi'KiETi.u
a KT. MARY'S HOTEL-
rT. 41a'iv s t.i,:v 'oitit rtN.
1 Lltltl 1 ( I . . 1 -I 1 - I.
.ti. iviiit-.M-'tiu . nop r. j
Si ft tv ki' n. 1 . ,
'A ifc If H OUiJ A .
!.). li 11.
E. W. BIGONY. Proprietor
OmnibiH rimniug to and Irom the Depot
free of charge.
B U S I V K
S C V l i
HO It OIT
II.
Pea'erf in lrui!s and rhemieals.
VAIXTS. OILS N). V.V(!Vl-:i.
Purfumery Jt Toile' rlicVs .v S-aii m iry
Jliiljte.it, Ek rui P nmi.
WUJDi cfe V1UGUT
rr ;
,:CIrVLM'.Cl'I'' r,"NTY TA 1
UliKIUm Hmr. f.ram and
iyi-eed-nar the Passenger Dcp.t
Markets.
Corrected weeeklj:
S 4 00
Buckwheat ' . . . 1 50
Beans, ' ... 4 00
Butter " lb 45
Beef " ' . . 9(5)12
Boardi M. 20 00
Corn " bushel ... 1 50
Flour " bbl. 10 00
Hidei lt - OS
Hay ton 15 00
Oato . " bu. ... 80
Wheat ... 2 50
Ry mm. ... 1 75
fchinglen M. ... 4 50
Kag ' doren - 30
llaini " . 25
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VOL. 5 Kidoway Klk Cou.vrr Pk,va. Sitcudat November, 4th 1SG5 NO 47
1S6.
P HlLADELPIlf ti EH IE RATE
I BOA I). 'I bis great line traverses
! tho Northern ana Northwest comities of
' Pi-tiMvlvrrnia to the city of Erie, ou
' Lake Erie.
It hi been leased ly the enilwi
n ! hrl Rood comjiiihi, and ir4 opera
; ed by them .
Its ctitirn length w s opened for pas
senger an 1 freight business, October
17t h. I SO I. " ;
TIME OK PASSENGER TRAINS
; AT 111 I'd A AY. j
C'l'f Pnxticiird. !
Erin Mail 1 rain 7 25 a. ni. !
'Erie Ks jness Trnin 7 44 p.m. :
Linn: Wcxtirtird.
Eric- Mail Trnin 11 52 a. m.
Erie Express Train lit 15 p. m ;
j I'n.-scitj.'pi c;;rs run through without
; change both wajs between Philadelphia ;
j at.nl Erie.
j N E V YORK CONNECTION.
' Leave New York at 7.00 p. m., Arrive
i nt Erie . 40 a. m.
' Leave Erie at. 2.05 p. m., arrive at New
I York 1 2. noon.
1, , , ,
.i.KtiKNT M.EKPINO Cars on Lx press
Trains both ways between Williamsport
! Hid Ualtini'ire, and illiamsport anu
Philadelphia.
' Vvr information respecting Passenger
. business apply at the S. E. corner 3ilth
' and Market St.
And for freight business of the Com-
pany's Asc
R- Ki
AeenU:
intrston, Jr. Cor. 13th and
Market Ss. Philadelphia.
J. W. Reynolds Erie.
W. Brown, Agent X. 0. R.
R. Ral-
tiniore.
II II. IIoitsto.v,
Gin'l. FreiiJit Aft. PhiCa.
II. W. 0 WINNER,
f7-i7. Ticket Ajt. Phil'a.
Alfred L. Tvler,
General Supt. Wmtp't.
DR. W. B- HARTMAN,"
sr MAR.,S KLK CQ p
La to of the Army of the Potomac!
eParticulnr afention given to all
ca 'e,i of surgical nature.
"57. la
IValer in
I Cmliirp. T'alo. & Men's Furnishing floods
WATICI! STRRKT.
LorK llvr.!i. Ci.iNi-oy ('o.. Pa.
A ! O L P lT 'MM
I'f iiirri I'-'.e. r.I'.i cnniy Ia
i
! f$"'f5nf ra! Msnu'aerurpr of '.Vmitoiis,
Ruifgies ,c - A LSI) fui-ni ure. such as
Bureaus. Tables. Stanos Bedsteads and
'hiirs. Al! kin J of Beppiriii done, at
re.isooable rate.
M
OOJf'lEM) 1101 PE. "Main P,
Bronkvillo P..' N. Kr.-t.. I'n.t.'i
This house has bsen refit 'ed and ltiriiih
I in a tent ste. am! is evuy way
Japtt'd to the wants of the publio.
OOUNIY DIRECTORY
'fi ."I'll tit Jiiiie
U'.f.. K. (IW hire. Wellsborough.
Arsnriot, ..I, ',, ,
il--.11.
Hon.
. S. HriH-kay. Jay tp.
E. C. Pchulue, St. Mary'h.
She i-iff
P. W.
Hays, Rid'W-iy
Pni'lniftiirij. Ueij. ml l'e
George Ed. Wei.. Ilidgway
District Affinity,
L. J Bl.ikoly Kidgway
T'-nu.n:r,
; Charles l.uhr. St Mary's
! County Surveyiit,
, George Walmley, St. Marys
I emu nii'xxiniii'r,
; CharlesV'eis, St. Mary's
! Geo. Dickinson. Ridgway.
Joseph W.Taylor, l'ox.
Amlitir,,,
B. T. Kvler, Fox
.iJCob MiCuulov. For.
II
D. I 'err
Benczett
fi;.. .re' 1....- L n 1 u- wl...ni..-
VI " '! 1 rs in f 1 , 1 i
i & 'o are'ronnn.1.,1 ii'i.ir unniniu hv iha
firs, of July iifxi, rither by note or oilier,
wise. ii.- ii.i) aocounif will then tie lett
frJ7i'h-c"nef- '.'-;0"" ir1."b,e'1
to t red 8(-lueiiiiig & -0.. will find their ac.
counts at t'euireville until Iht abore stated
lima.
THAS. LUIIR.
St. Mary's, May 15lh 18Q&.
'
lourt
Notice. Parties attending
as wituosnes in t otiimonwealtti cases,
must berealter claim their fees of tbj
undersigned, before leaviug Court, or
they will not be taxed iu the kill of
eosts.
By order of the County Comr'a.
LAURIE J. BLAKELY,
Putrid Attorney,
Forget Net The Unhappy.
Forget tint (lie unhappy.
Amid the bright and gay.
Tie world can give ynu nothing
It will not lake away ;
much then of the moments
Von n-v.-r cm renew.
And I'oi'jrut not t lie unhappy.
For, oh ! their fi.'ciuls are few !
Their friend"! nrc few. nnd faintly
They whisper .comfort now;
And offer scant assista'K-c
. itli colli nnd caution" brow ;
K'lfh minute they are irayiing
Cpon (heir watch to eo;
Oh ! forget not the unhappy.
For kidness Cometh slow !
Forget not (he unhappy.
Though furrow may annoy.
There's sotnthing then for memory
llirtufur to enjoy !
Oil ; mill from Fortune's garland
Some flowersor othrrs s trew ;
And forget not the unhappy.
For. ah ! their friend are few !
The Amateur Mechanic.
BY OKOHOB ARNOLD.
Jack Crawford was a very odd sort
of fellow, lie took particular delight
in itisgnlses, romaoccs. mysteries and
adveutuies j.'ntfr"y. I ucretore !u
was continually getting into scrapes ot
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Wlla ul,li0.t MwaV!, .a j.jv in tle C(,se.'
nil Kiinis : ami. iiunini.v enoimn. thare
j 'fhis made him a little" misogamical
a mild sort of a woman hater, let. for
all that, somehow he could never let the
sex alone.
A profound love of Nature and jolly
times led Jack tnd myself to the pretty
village of St. Blossom, one summer. We
went to fish, to sketch, to see the cen
ery, and perhaps to drink tho waters of
the spring there ; for, as Jack remarked
'they possessi d peculiarly refreshum
fjuatities wheu mixed with a little
cog niac'
'J he morning of the third day of our
sojourn found us seated upon a flowery
slope, fckirted by pollard willows, whose
srnarled roots wuro bathe 1 by tho cleai
waters of a stream that emptied into tin
bay. We had sought the sp it to smokf.
11:1 after-break last cigar an i to ioduU-i
in a quiet chat, with the beauties of Na
ture before our e-,e.
As is painfully apt to be the case,
when two young men are together, 0111
talk was all of women. Women! whai
an inexhaustible suhject fir coutempla
tion. for conversation, f r writing, for
pratory.for panning, for sculpture, and
for matrimony !
'It is aM uammon.' said Jack. 'women
I don't appreciate; cultivation, intellect.
nor goo t fellowship All tliey look Po
is wealth and position, even when t!ie
are in love. II they don't li id thus,
unliable attributes, they won't love u
all, generally; mil if a fellow hasn't got
I them, lie d better let the sex alone
As you do?'
'That's neither here nor there it
takes u u'lded key to unlock their pre
cious little hearts, th.it's so.'
' Vou are sa lly ui'st.iken, Jack ; and
the worst of it is. you know it Vou un
angry with tho hu-buinl hunters who
hove given you chase so long and re
veiii-e yoiirsell tiy as-ailin.r tho entire
institution ui d inity. You are all
wrong. A fellow liko you young, ricli
, it it - J well, yes. I think I may say toler
'ablysrood look ng has no eh nice to
see women in their true colors. The
: modest ones do not care to complete
with the designing ones, who are bound
to marry your bank account in sp.te ot
; yoiirsell and so play off their charms up
on you. ml ituuxeum.
But are there any artless ones' who
don't want money above all things ? I
hardly think it'
'That's because you never find them
crowding abou you. Only the brazju
I fazei foilunc hunters do that, nod the
j have accustomed you to being sought,
j The really good :iils require seeking;
land as that isn't in your line, you never
i Lnew how many nice womeu there are
ill the world.
Jack started up.
I'll tell you what I'll do.' cried he
flinging his cigar-end into the stream :
I'll test ll c question ! I'll test it here
in this very place ! I'll ignore my mon
ey, turn mechanic, nuke love to t In
prettiest, proudest girl in the village,
and show you that she won't have iii'
' aS ff"'- 1 hen I II come out III
my own character, and prove that cash
and family are puissant to accomplish
that which my acquirements and char-
ater can never begin to do !'
..... i
. iiui. iijuiijr iiv-i .
'Not much ! Make her ask me to,
and laugh at her !'
I confess that I hoped Jack would
not put the master to such a severe test,
n .-..I r..ii.v .a .:,.h ;n
lie was u u.ipiiai ii.ii'., hw.
eomplishmeuts as in money ; and I knew
that St. Blossom contained some very
charming girls daughters of retired
sea captains, bankers, etc., who however
much they might love
a joarueyman
mechanic, would ace him hanged, al-;
most, before they would cousent to mar-!
ry hum,- Au cvtruirt, a young gentla.
man ol wealth and p.isitinn would prub.
ward, I left him busily uiraniua chest
uuiy prove very accepiauio to any ni tno ncss; gloves of currcspondiii"- delicacy
manias-able wc- . , "'"l " i tuMeM morning "robes and
Lut Jack was determined; and wheu sacque.i. und thin?, such as nice girls
I returned to the city, a tew dav9 alter, array themselvei in wh Pn fit linmA at,. I
CirpeuUrii tools, an I iretrinjx himie'f up! He feasted upon the atmosphere of
in a paper cup and pail of blue over. the place, so pure, so refined, so sugges-a"s-
j five of beauty and cultivation.
He bad a wonderful talent, bad What will you cay, O tn itter of fact
Jack, fur doiiiir. everything tolerably reader, when "l tell you that my friend,
well. He played upon a half a dozen ! Jack Crawford, fell desnnrtliT in !...
ff rent iiiusieal insmituvnts, could sur
Vey, hketclied prettily in pencil or wver
colors, undeoUiod short hand, had dab
bled in suruery and m idicine, was a fin.
i.-lied jockey, a lair gardener, had bu-.lt.
h some urratr, nue!i au epic, ana uau.
soled a pair of boots !
With these somewhat varied
plishmente, ho had no fear, ol
accom.
course,
but what, he should be a'olt
e to iret on
very well as a carpenter. Nobody knew ! which he bal so often -seen and admir
him in St. Ulossom ; and when he intro. ! eJ on the margins of books. n,l nn nth
dueed himself to the ' carpeater of i
j the village, he suceeeued in convincing'
iniu tout no Juck, was a jourueyiuau ot
unusual talent,
He received several commissions, du
ring the first tortnioht of bit exneri.
ment : but ou the whole, it was luckv
that he was nut compelled to subsist on
the proceeds ot his labors, as he might
j have tumid some little difficulty in pay-
. mr .wtur.i o.i mm.ir Av,u.,uaA na
UUUIU 1 ' ..It..,'. XAlf.UOW.7 1.3
reciallv as ho commissioned me to send
him some five dollars worth of cigars
every week.
One fine day, after he had nearly ex.
hnus'.cd his patience, and had done no
cod o' plotting and planning in vain, the
village carpenter asked him to under
take the restoration of a cornice ou one
ot the oldest houses in St. Blossom.
Jack agreed ; and in a short time was
mounted on a scaffold about on a level
with the third story windows of the
mansion nf old Judge Preston, the rich
est, nnd perhaps the most aristocratic
man iu the village.
Jacklid ti-.t find his task an easy one.
Tho work was rather elaborate, and the
weather was warm. Two days elapsed,
and he had only got ready to commence
putting up tho brackets that sustained
r appeared to sustain the heavy nn.'.d
iugs. Lunch-time came, and the ama
teur mechanic, getting into the shade,
unpacked his little tin dinner pail, and
began a repast at one? simple and
nourishing, when he saw that the win.
low nearest him was open, and some pa
pors lying on the escritoire inside were
in danger of getting blown away.
'I know it is a trespass,' meditated he ;
but it is for the proprietor's good. I'll
tep into the room, and save, perhaps,
son e valuable documents.'
A little gymnastic exercise brought
him down from his scafToid, through the
window, an ! i ito a very elegant chum
her.
'llcni ' said Jack, a woman's apart
nent. evidently.'
There were paintings, statuses, vases,
and lorty o'her luxurious nothings, such
.s women of taste love toga. her around
'hem. A guitar reposed upon the bed.
wii'ch stO'id in a crimson curtained al
cove, was strewn with books, in rrenoh, one more won i wish to explain a tri
English and Italian, a if tutelar deity of fling question, on winch you do not
the room had been lying down and aeem quiie clear. Harmony, in music,
Hinusing herself with u.usio und litera- is that which appeals to the intellectual
t-ire : faculties the r.asoning portion of the
There was a portfolio open on the ta- soul. Melody, on the coutrary, appeals
hie. with a very nice little water color to the afTec'ional, or passions.'
sketch, halt finished ; a well selected. The youn r girl drew back, and look,
though small library, in a corner, and cd at Jack in alarm- -everything
about the aparcm nt, from 'No, said he, divining her suspicion
tho bed. with tho snowy coverlid and 'I ln "' crazy; I have taken the lib
lace cmbroidere ! pillows, to the canary rty ot reading your essay, here. In
bird in the window, bespoke refinement t. Jf"U say. 'Education alone can re.
and delicacy ot taste on the part of who- fi"B and intensify our perception o'
ever had arranged the chamber. melody. You should have said, 'of hsr-
Somothing elegant about all this,' mony ; for that rules tho brains, which
amused Jack ; ! must investigate this, organ is especially susceptible to the in -Here's
an opening fora splendid bit of fluence of education. Melody is lord of
romance poor young carp niter, and the heat alone; and you, mademosielle
rich, lovely worn in, oh? Lord ble.-s ought to be aware that the heart can't
me ! there have been biishels of roman- bo taught, either in music or iu love.'
oes written on the spot !' ' j Miss Preston was astounded.
He gathered up the scattered papers, 'Sir,' she sai I, 'I do not know what
und placed them beneath a paper weight Jo make of your conduot. You are very
m the rseritnir; then regaining his itnpru lent, and your intrusion here is
scaffold! he finished his lunch and went very very '
to work sgaiu a lit tie more hopefully 'Yes, I know very audacio-is and im
than beforo. pertiurut. I acknowledge that; but
Several days passed thus, and Jack yu must pardon me. I first entered
got into a very imprudent habit ol enter your roam to restore some papers that
ing the chambei almost daily, in the wero liable to blow out of the window.
hope of meeting the occupant of so
charming a temple. He became famil UPie, tne eiegaose ana cultivation ex
ior with all the books, pictures, and mu- hibiwd here attracted me inexpressibly,
sic ; whistled the canary into convulsions Doubtless, you have observed that one's
of wing, and drovo himself half crazy surroundings become permeated, as it
with speculations concerning the fair were, with something of one's sphere
unknown, one'i maguctism. or whatever it is. So,
He had heard her sing very sweetly, in yur room, I felt the presence of a
of a rooming, when she opened the win uameless. invisible, yet charming spirit,
dow. and had caught a glimDse of a fair and made bold to enter often hoping
form ; but she, seeing him. had suddenly
withdrawn, and he had been unable to
discover whether she was beautiful as a
rosebud, or ugly as a camel.
He found that her customary costume
was of pale blue and white, and that she
was given to wearing coquettish little
bead dressea of faint blue
mi UICW4 VI lam. UIUI1.
Evidently, tho girl wia-a Honda,
Ua fouoi giutem of AeJuvit eat
csq-iisite shape, and wonderful Rinall
alone,
.mi a koi i.e iiui never geen oi wuoiu
ho knew nothing, almost.
Yes he did.
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Qjite iiflturally, the erection of the
ooruice progressed but slowly
The
master t irpenter wnlered at it
but
Jack assure 1 him, every tnoruinfr, that
it would take nuly a d-jy or two lonter.
Jne day, he found an essay of m;uio
' written m the same hoe. feminine loin,
er manuscripts in the chamber. This
essay, unfinished, and lying exposed on
I tne porttolio. ciuld uot be private; so
Jack, grown impertinent to the last d
srree, laid d jwn the saw that he had
unconsciously brought with him, and
takinir a seat in a cushioned arm. chair,
' pesrused the writins carefully.
It was well expressed and fanciful
the fair writer had made a slight error
in philosophy. It would be dull for mo
to explain here the mistake which Jack
detected at once. Suffice it, that the
young lady had confused the laws which
govern melody and harmony, and Jack
wished devoutly for au opportunity to
set her right.
J ust at this juncture, the door opened,
and his ileeusc incunnuc entered.
Figure to yourself a young girl, say
of nineteen or twenty, whose every line
and contour bespoke grace and health;
whose peach-tinted checks, bright blue
eyes, and like the, inner fold of some
tropic shell, told of vivacity, freshness
and puiify of spirit. Her hair was of
that peculiar, rare shade of brown, best
described, perhaps, as wood. color a
mingling of ashy and golden tints and
fell intangled masses, half ringlets and
halt disorder, on each side of a neck as
white as the creamy petals of the mag.
nolia.
She did not faint or scream when she
saw the carpenter sitting coolly in her
arm chair, making himself objection,
ably at home. She only opened her
large, violet eyes hesitated a moment,
aud said, deliberately :
Well, sir?'
Mack arose, and bowed politely,'
'What do you wish, sir?'
Jack was put to his trumps.
'I wished to see what kind of divinity
inhabited so delightful a place.'
Truly, a nice speech or a journey
man carpenter to make to Judge Pres
ton s only daughter.
'Well, ir, now that you have satisfied
that curiosity, perhaps you will oblige
meby withdrawing. Youare intrudiug,
sir.'
Certainly,' said Jack, now in the
full enjoyment of the thing; -I will go
immeaiateiy; nut y.u must pordon me
There was no harm in that ; but once '
that, if you knew my feelings, you j
would pardon them,
Woman never repulses admiration,
even from a (so.callcd") inferior, if it be
delicately expressed' Miss Preston be.
pan to be pleased with the carpenter.
despite his shirt sleeves and paper cap.
uv wiiiuidmiuh JIIUVSOUOU, IG4
proved to tht fair esaayest, that aha was
error, ai ba bid sua, tad coctiouilly
surprised her by the depth of hii tho'
tho variety ot his knowledge and the
elegance ot h-s diction.
In leaving, he held out his hand, al.
most as solt and white as her own; anl
she, stifling the last traces of a false pro.
judice gave it a oordial pressure.
You have not worked long at your
trade,' she said.
Since my boyhood,' brazenly replied
Jack; T)ut' and he glanced down at
his hands 'I have always done tho
n'oer kinds of work joinery, and tna
like.'
This explanation passed well enough
with a girl who had never before beea
honored with the aoqnaintanco of a
mechanic.
The next tnorninsr. when th trmrlov
was open'd, the twain exchanged, salnta.
tions fell intoadisenssioo that becomes
intercsti'g, that Jack was once more com.
polled to enter the apartmont.
Alas, for the progression of the new
cornice!
For nearly two weeks, this state of
things continued, until Laura Preston
was forced to confess, maugre her pride,
that she sincerely loved Jack Ciawford,
the journeyman carpenter.
He would not believe it it contra
dicted his theory of tho mercenary char,
acter of woman.
And, I notice, we never believe any
thing which contracts our theories.
Finallv. when tha nnrnica Um.
- ... v.wnuiu
ridiculous, and had to be finished wheth
er or no, Laura petitioned her father
to nave some wardrobes put up es
pecially au ornamented one. in her
chamber, with any amount of nice work
on it. Of course, Jack had the taalc.
though the old judge grumbled terribly
about employing so slow a workman.
it toon six weeks to finish that ward,
robe!
By the time it was dona tin. .T.iet'a
theory was done up too; and sweet Laura
Preston had promised to beoome his
wife, iu Suite of her father's nrirle in
spile of Jack's blue over.alis aud paper,
cap in spite of the world'a notions.
rensiole girl:
There was on'v one thino. fur .Tuct
to do. and that was to reveal his trua
position to Laura and her father a task
that didn't take him so long us putting
up a cornice.
Three months afterward, I said a joy.
ful good. bye to a newly wedded pair,
just starting for Europe on the honey
moon trip.
As I shook the tiny, whito-glovcd
hanu of the bride, and saw her charm,
ir.g face beneath the gossamer tissued
veil that depended from her 'lova of a
bonnet,' I turned to the proud aud hap
py bridegroom.
'Well, Jack,' said I, 'if you remem
ber our conversation, last summer, 00
the bank ot tho stream, at St. Blossom,
perhaps you can tell me what you think
uow of the sentiments you then ex
pressed.' ,My dear George, said the quondam
mechanic, 'there are exceptions to all
rules.
S&" company has been formed in
New Yoik City to import a number of
c-uuels to this country, to be used for
transportation purposes on the Western
plains next summer.
(0"A Copperhead has recently been
defined to be "a man who won't consent
to marry a negro wench," stuboruly ad
here to the "white trash."
lSNew Orleans papers announoe
that the Hon. Pierre Soula is eoon e
pected to arrive in that city and make it
his permanent home.
SyThe St. Paul Pioneer estimates
that the wheat crop ot Minnesota this
year will thresh out nearly nine mi'.
1 0 1 buihels.
Getting Married A loafer, who
had been noisy, was up before the
Mayor's court. His honor told him to
pay over five dollars for bis fine.
C-c-c can't do it" muttered he; "a-a-in't
got the p p pewter."
"Are vou a married man ?" inquired
the Mayor.
"N-n-n-not exactly so f-f.fargone yet,
sir."
"Well, I will have to send you to the
work. house."
"T t-t.tain't nuthin' tu g.g go there,"
said Alick "b b but when you t-t talked
about m m. married, old fellow, you
f'rijhtetieJ me ?"
How lino Pat wore his Shirt.
An officer who w s inspecting bis com.
pany one morning, spied one private
whoso shirt was sadly begrimed.
"Patrick O'Flynn!" colled out the
Captain.
Here, your houor!" promptly res.
ponded Pat., with his hand to his cap.
How long do you wear ashirt?'' tbuu.
dered the officer.
" Twenty. eujht inches," wis the adjoin
dei. eSTAgeutleraan who had the curi.
osity to spend a dime in answering an
advertisement which promised '-valu.
.li. ? i t. . .
aoie information ior mat amount, ro.
ceived by mail the following answer.
It's about the average :
Friend: For ten cents postage,
E lease find enclosed advice which may
e of great value to you. As many
persons are injured for weeks, months
and years by the earless use of a knife,
therefore, my advice is when you use a
knife, alxeayi whittle from you!
Funny to see a young lady with
both hands in soft dough, and a musqui.
to on the end of her uose.
A wag having married a girl name!
Churah, says be has enjoyed mora bsi.
p'aeft since ha joined the Church th.u
la did Ufjre