Ohoits that will net Dov,--i at Bidding.
BCKNE.
Bondholder Parlor.
DUAMATId l'EUSO.VAi.
A govty Bondholder in his cay
chair, sitting by a tahlc drinking vine.
Enter poor man ivi'h tuHend gttnncntt
and bare feet, preceded ly " it tic boy
and girl.
Poor man. flood nfternoon, Mr.
Bondholder, t have brought you a
present. Here .ire two little children,
vnur slaves for life. I civo them to
you, if joa please, for co fault of theirs,
except they are white ! 15ut, ir, I
could not help it their Hither and mo.
thcr, both dead, were white. liiesc
nio my littlo inuoceut grandchildren
nil you and your party havo lcl't me
and the bonds vou hold are mortgages
on them as upon myself. I cannot fay
the debt take the little ones.
ISonduhlcr. Bo off set out tako
'the dirty brats away from we !
Poor man. Pleao, sir, don't pcak
so harshly. It frightens the little ghl.
'The boy doc3 not ucem to start much at
your angry tones, eli-c lie would not
-double up his fists, but the girl is timid.
Bondholder. Get out be otF with
your brats, cr I'll ring the bell fur a
servant to put you out, you impertinent
scoundrel !
Poor man. You rteedu't riug, Mr.
Bondholder. The day of ringing little
lells ha;i parsed away. And you needn't
ling for a servant ! And as you have
no chair for servants, I will stand hero
n moment before I go, aod have a little
talk with you. And you will liiten.
And you will uot fpeak cross cr inter,
rupt me.
Once, when you were afraid of the
darft, you woro the kindliest smile.
And you patted me on the back and
said I was a dear, good, patriotic man.
I listened to you then, ami, by tho
Eternal, you shall listcu to mo now !
Do you remember tho-e days
There was a war. You, with your oily
tongue, helped to bring it about. It Was
more of a war than you thought it
would bo. You were a coward, a great
l)ig coward. Don't look ugly, for I
don't scare worth a cent ! And you
were afraid to go to war. You made
long speeches about saving tho Union,
ptoteeting the Constitution, honoring
the laws and helping the poor man.
You said tho war was to restore the
country to peace and prosperity.
You said tho object of tho war was
not to coerce States, nor to deprive aDy
people of liberty.
You said those who would not fight
were cowards. I was no coward, Mr.
Bondholder, so I went to war. You
wero a coward you daro not go, so you
hired mo to go. I took your money and
went. And now, when 1 have returned,
I find that I owe you nioro than you
gave mo, and that I must now work to
pay myself for being shot at, and to pay
you big interest on tho money you let
me have.
And 1 find that you are exempt from
taxation, that you hold tho wealth of j
the nation in your pockets, and that I :
am your slave.
Iu short, Mr. Bondholder, you are a
coward, a cheat, a swindler, a tyrant, a
robber, a great bloated aristocrat. When
tho war came on I was a poor but hon
est man. I knew but little of your
tricks aad financial plans. I had a wife
and I loved her very dearly. She woro
no silks, for I could not buy them. Wo
had no grand home as you now have.
We drank milk you drink wine and I
pay for it. Our home was a poor m&n's
Lome, but was a very happy one.
Do you know, Mr. Bondholder, how
you whined and begged of mo to go to
war t You said the country was in
danger. You promised to care for my
family, and to look out for my interests,
it I would go and fight for you. You
promised well, you did, and you -lied to
me all the whilo. While I was fight
ing vou wero speculating. I bade my
wife good bye, and went to war. My
eon went to war.
You made war speeches. You prom
ised srreat thinesto the soldiers. You
lie J to tbem, vou did, and you know it
Dou't look mad I am uot afraid of
cowards I dou't scare worth a d hue.
I was wounded in tho battlo and hull'
starved in the hospital. My sou w
killed by tho Confederates whilo on a
cotton expedition to enrich your loyal
cousin in tho army as a ceuerul. 1 had
a hard tiiuo of it and at last came home
My wife died from neglect. You
never cared for her. My sou wan killed
by the Confederates whilo helping on
tho crusade after cotton auu negroes.
I came home to find you rich and mo
poor. My farm was covered with weeds
and mortgages. My wife lies iu tho
churchyard for your benefit. Mj boy
Bleeps by a cotton field for hid General's
Dcncut.
'Ihese are his children. I hey aro
not left to ine fhev aro left ti vou.
You stole my pon. You lied to mo
You starved my wife and my son's wife.
You aim your party hod to all tli
soldiers you robbed them iu the field
you sacrificed them for privato end:;
you gave away our blood to piutect your
dollars.
Whilo wo fought to nave tho country
pou said that a national debt was a mi,
tional blcssiut', and you made the bless
ins creat ; but a blessing only to your.
selves and the other cowardly thieves
and aristocrats of tho country.
The soldiers should have becu exempt
but thev aro not. Only the arisrocraU
are now exempt, and able to live at case
Tuko tho little cLUJreu. I have no
TMV Ft If ft mfftMTP
111 l)
JOUXF. MOORE, Editor d- Proprietor.
homo. Your mortgages cover it. My
hopes aro gone. This is no more a land
of liberty, of right or equal taxation. I
am weary of life I shall soon die I
nave uo home for little ones, and noth
ing to leave them but eternal taxation.
Their -labor is for your good and not
for their own benefit.
Tiko these children ; take all the
children of America. Kill them, hold
them in bondage, make them your
slaves. They will wait on you, your
negroes, cotigicir.mes, clergy, or pam
pered sous, but I c.iu't licit) it.
Wc are your vieiims uj with us a3
you will. Mako the mo-it of that boy
you can, for it will not be long before ho
will Repudiate your debt, your bunds
and your authority.
I leave '.hem with you that they may
look upon their robber on tmurder
er of their father. I must go to the
plow, the hoe, the spade, tho ax, tho
pick, tho farm, the work bench, the
hammer, the trowel, the forest, the
loom anywhere and everywhere, and
toil early and late to buy you wints and
luxuries to support you iu idleness ; to
protect you in your swindles. I nuiit
now go to work and slave that you may
rest and live. I will go and wear out
ui y life to r-upport you iu id!ercs3 till the
day which is darning comes, which
will biiotf relief in Repudiation 1
Ah, ha, ha, ha, ha ! That makes yon
tremble! Then I will repeat it, ii-E-
I'-l'D-I-A-T-IOX!
It is good to sec your cheek pale, and
to see you clutch for your boi.ds !
I have scon jou so before.
It was wheu you begged mo to fight
for ycu!
When you Tooled me !
When you lied to ino !
When you whined and begged me to
go to war, aud let you look out for my
interests !
It was hen you trembled and shook
like aa aspen leaf, lest the draft, drag you
away from tho place where you could
rob and steal.
When I fought for your interests and
my interests alike. You looked only
lor your owu interests. 1 ou played it
well, you controlled legislation nicely.
And now, I II look alter my owu iu.
loroets. All you worked for duriu-; tho
war was to mako mouey. That was
your great aim. Now, you aro again in
danger, you tremblo and no one will
help you. Does that little boy look as
though he would be a williug slave or
the tool his father aud grandfather have
been ?
lie will look out for his iutcrcsts : 1
will look out for my interests, and as the
object of government, as Jacobins nian-
o it. is to make money, i ll lollow suit
and seek relief from your great Bond-
holding gwindlers in Repudiation.
ODDS AND ZKD3.
Small faults indulged in aro little thieves
that lot in great or.
Boston is experimenting viilh petroleum
aa a fuel tor steam for engines.
European meteorologists predict an early
and hard winter.
General Lee's College has sis hundred stu
dents.
There arc rumors that tho King of Creeee
will abdicate
A CiiAitooAL pipo is tho latost novelty for
smokers.
Boston only claims 250,000 people with
Ro.xbury added.
Tim Tcnipcranoo Societies in North
America number about -00,000 active mem
bers.
re.'.cuss twelvo inches in circumference
wero ciiuUicd at a fair in Illinois lust
week.
jon:i:r lins refused $0000 to exhibit Dex
ter aud tho Auburn horse at tue Washington
Fair ou Monday.
Tun liiUs of Northern Vermont were white
Ilio Ur.it aiiuw of tho seas ju, Monday iuoru
Tim French Government is said to be dU
satisfled w itb the much boasted Chassepot
ritlo and ia looking fur another.
A sew grass, some sort of dwarf clover,
vcrj heavy, in springing up in ihe Southern
fcta'cs, and is uiirueiiuguiucu attention.
l'rrruBviis proposes to speud $1,000,00)
ia buying up all its bridges to miko them
loll li te.
A vti.N of vuro liiitlivac'ite coal, thirty feet
deep, bus clreadv been discovered in Kus-
sian Ainorica,
A'xorr coal b;'d h.ts been discovered nt
Suriuff Creek, a tew miles from (.'orry. It
crous out with a thickness of about throe
1'eet.
A man who cannot command his temper,
hi.-i Rtteutioiiand his enuntenineo, should
not thiuk ol'bcing a man of busiues?.
dev. OnAsrh'is reduced tiinprice of com
muted rations from Sl,l!! to iiiiy cents, lie
is retrenching in all directions.
(.ins. MuCi.bi.ias Is said to be camtHnte
r.. Km ei-inleudonev of tho New Vork
Central Kailto:.d.
A h. m k ;',eleton was found iu tho wall
of an old house in Newark, N. J-, lust Wed
ntcduy.
Djckkxh hvi sent n cablo dirpntcli Tieki
nor & Kiuhl.4 hiLvimr tl.nl he will bo iu this
country in November.
Tin: poMul treaty between tho United
Stales und Belgium has beeu finally raiiiied,
nnd hereat'.er mails for llio latter touutry
wi'l be truu-'miuu u A separate pouch by
ev .ry stciuucr.
G WAY, PEXXA.. OCTOBER 21,
, For the Advocntc.
THE VIOLET Of THE VALLSY.
BY 11. B. DAItRr.
Tho zephyr's breath swoops lightly by.
And 3welli in gentle s'rength amain,
Brpatlios snfily o'er the rosos nigh
But stirs the daisies "of tho plain
In pity for the lily's bell,
It wraps her in a dreamy spell.
Bound by the UilWida, in the shade,
Young veranl blossoms spring to life
A violet in a grooa moado
Is seen to m!iiffl in tho strife ;
For. from Uh ulittoiTig v!r;'.i cap,
Sweet zephyrs waft its fragrance up.
Veiled like an Oriental bride
, Enshrined within its bower of invieo
Mirrored at!.Tart the broek beside,
It bids tho Sowerets' murmur cease
Lily, and reic,'nnd Juicy pale,
Obey tli3 violet of the va'o.
F'.vecl type of love of modest worth !
What chiplol shall wo weave for thee ?
Tho fairest Hewer that stars the earth
Should grace the violet of tho lea :
Then, chooso aimvig Queen Flora's train,
Tho brightest bud taut gems the plain.
Tekc mignonette airl lily fair,
The eglantine aud daisy wait; ;
Cull oleanders, llushini there.
And snowdrops, flashing in the light
Choose Ell, and bid the loveliest huil !
Thyself queen regent of the vail.
At.LEllASY, N. Y.
' Aro there any more of these let.
tcrs i '
When her father asked this question,
in an awlul tone, liUeula Kiohmond
could not say ' uo,' and dared not say
yes, but as an intermediate course
buret, icto tears, aud sobbed behind her
Uankcrchict.
' Uiiny them to mo Lucilla,' said her
father, 83 if ho had answered him, as,
indeed, she had ; and tho girl, treuib
lihir and weeping, arose to obey him.
Thou Mrs. Itichraond, her daughter's
vory ealf grown oldr, rnnie behind bor
husband's chair and patted him ou the
shoulder.
' 1 'lease don't bo hard with her, my
dear,' she said coasiugly. ' He's a
nice younp; man, and it is our fault, alter
all, as much as her's and yon won't
break her young heart I'm suro.'
' l'crhaps ycu approve of tho whole
affair, ma'am,' said Mr. Kichmond.
' I uo that is, I only ' gasped the
little woman ; and, hearing Lucilla
com'ng, sho sank iuto a chair, blaming
herself dreadfully for not having been
present at her daughter's mnaio lessons
during tho past year.
For all this disturba&cj aroso from
a music teacher who had given lesson
to Jliss Lucilla for twelvo months, and
who had taken tho liberty to fall iu
lovo with her, knowing well tb&t the
was tho daughter of ono of tho richest
men iu Yotkshiro.
' It wa3 inexcusable !n apoor musio
teacher, who should havo known his
place,' Mr. Uichmoud declared, and ho
clutched the litt'.o perfumed billet which
had fallen into his hand as he misht a
scorpion, and waited for tho others with
a look upon bis laco wliieu told ot uo
toftcuing. They eauio at last, six httle
white envelopes, tied together with blue
ribbon, and were laid ut his elbow by
bis despairing daughter.
' Lock these up until I return home
this evening,' he said to his wile ; I will
read them then. Meanwhile, Lucilla
ib not to sco this musio master on any
tireteneo.'
And then Miss Lscilla wc.it down
upon her kuccj :
Oh, dear pup ! ' sha cried, ' dear
est papa, p'.caic don't say I must never
see him again. I couldn't bear it. In.
deed I could not. lie's poor, I know,
but he is a gtnlleuiaii. aud I I like
him so much, papa.'
4 No more of this absurdity, my dear,'
sai l Mr. lliehmond. 4 lie has boeu
artful cuouyh to mako you think htm
perfection, I suppose- lour parents
know what is best for your happiness
A musio teacher is not a maten t-jr juws
Richmond.'
V Uh which Mr. lliehinond put on
Lis hat and overcoat, uud departed.
Then Miss Lucilla and her mother
took tho opportunity of falling into
each tdliers arm?.
4 It's s naughty of you,' said Mrs.
lliehinond. 4 But oh, dear, I can't
blame you. It was exactly so with mo.
1 ran away with your papa, you kuow,
and my pareut.t objected beeauso of his
poverty. I feel the greatest eyuiputhy
for you, and Fredrick has such iinoeyes,
and is so pleasing. I wish I could soft
en your pupa.'
'"When he has seen :ho letters thero
will bo no hope, I'm very mujh afraid,'
sobbed Lucilla. Fred h so romautie,
J auj pf-pa haUo rouiaucc.
18G7
VOLUME HE VEX NUMBER 33.
4 Uo used to bo very romantic hiui.
self in thoso old times.' said Mrs. Kich
mond. 4 i?uch letters as ho wrolo lue.
I have them iu my dofck yet. He said
ho should die if 1 refused him.'
4 So does Fred,' 6nid Lucilla.
4 And that life would be worthless
without me ; and about my being
beautiful (he thought eo, you know.)
I'm suro he ought to sympathize a lit-tlo,'-
said Mrs. ltichmoud.
But sho dared not promiso her that
ho would.
Sho coaxed hor darling to
stop
cry-
in'', and made her ho down
up into hor own room to put tho loltora
ii:io her def-k ; and, as sho placed them
in ouo pigeon hole, she saw iu another a
bundle, tied exactly as those were, aud
drew theui out.
These lcli'era wore to a Lucilla also.
Ouo who had received them twenty
years before and she was now a matron
old enough to have a daughter who had
heart troubles unfolded them one by
ouo, wendcring how it camo to pass
thttt lover's letters wsro all B3 much
alike.
Half a dozeu just tho samo number,
uud much more roinautic than those the
inu-:i3 master had written to her daugh
ter Lucilla. A strange idea camo iuto
Mrs. Richtuodd's mind. She dared not
opposo her husband j by look or a word
;ihe had never attempted such a thing.
Hut she was very feud of her daugh
trr. When she left tho desk sho looked
guilty and frightened, and something in
her pocket rustled as sho moved. Jut
iiiuu n uui
sho said nothing to any one on tho sub-i
ject until the diuuer hoururrivod, and
with it came her husbaud, amrrter aud
moro determined than ever. Tho moal
passed in silence : then, having adjourn
ed to tho parlor, Mr. llichmond seated
himself iu a great arm chair, and do-
m tniled :
4 Tho letters,' in a voico of thunder.
Mrs. llichmond put her hand iuto
her pocket, and pulled it out again with
a frightened look.
ilr. Richmond again repeated, still
more sternly :
4 Those ubsuru letters, if you please
aiy dear ma'am.'
Aud then tho little woman faltprp.''
4 1 that is I believe yes, dear I
believe I have them.' and gave him a
white pilo of envelopes, encircled with
blue ribbon, with a hand that trembled
like an aspen leaf.
As for Lucilla, eho began to weep as
though the end of all things had come
at last, and felt sure that if papa should
provo cruol sue should dio.
1 Six letters six snamelul pieces ot
deception, Lucilla,' said the indignant
parent. 4 1 am shocked that a child o
mine could practice sucu aupiicity.
Ifcui ! let mo sco. No.Sono, I believe.
June, and this is December. Half a
year you havo deceived us then, Lucilla.
Let mo see ah 1 4 r rout the urst mo
ment he adored you,' eh s Nonsense.
I'eoplo don't fall in love in that absurd
maimer. It takes years of acquaintance
and respect and attaohmeut. 4 With
your smiles for his goal, ho would win
both lame aDd tortuno, poor as tie is!'
Fiddlesticks, Lucilla ! A man who has
common sense woupl always wait until
ho had a fair" commencement beforo ho
proposes to any girl. 4 1'raiso of your
beauty. Tho loveliest creature I ever
saw!' Exaggerating, my dear. You
are not plain, but such flattery is absurd.
4 Must hear from you or die!' Dear,
dear how absurd 1 '
And Mr. llichmond dropped tho first
letter and took up another.
4 Tho same Btuff,' ho commented. ' I
hope ycu don't beliovo a word ho says.
A plain, earnest, upright sort of a man
would never go iuto rhapsodies, I am
sure. Ah ! now, in number thrco ho
calls you an angel ! ' lie is romantic,
upon my word. And what is all this ? '
4 ' Those who would forbid mo to seo
you can find no fault with mo but my
poverty. I am honest I am earnest
in my efforts. I am by birth a gentle,
ma a, and I love you from my soul. Do
uot let them sell you for gold, Lucil
la.' '
Great heavens, what im pertinence
to your parents 1 '
4 1 dou t remember of ircda saying
anything of that kind said poor Lucil
la. 4 Ilo never knew you would ob.
ject.'
Mr. Iliehinoud shoos Ins head, lrown
ed, and lead oa iu sileooe until the last
sheet lav under his band. Thou, with
au ciaeuhtion of ratio, ho started to his
feet.
4 Infamous ! ' he cried, ' I'll go to him
this instant I'll worship him 1 I'll
I'll murder him 1 As for you, by
Jove, I'll send you to a convent. Elope,
e'.opo with a musio teacher 1 I iu asliam
cd to call you my daughter. Where's
my hat? Give mo my boots. Hero,
John, call a oab !-I
Hut hero Lucilla caught one arm and
Mrs. llichmond the other.
' Oh, yupu, are you erazy ? ' said Lu
cilia. ' Frederick never proposed such
a tu.u:r. Let ue oco the letter. Oh
pupa, ibis is not Fred's upon my word
it is hot. Do look, papa; it is dated
twenty yea's luck, and Frederick'
name is hut Charles ! l'apa, these are
your li-ve. letters to mamma, written long
ago. Her nyn.o is Lucilla, you kuow !'
Mr. Richmond sat dowu iu his rm
chair in silence, very red in tho face.
4 How did this occur?' he said stern
ly ; aud littlo Mrs. Richmond, retreating
into n corner, with a hundkerchicf to
her eyes, sobbed j
4 1 did it on purpose ! ' and paused, as
though sho expected n judgment. Hut
hcuriog nothing, she dared at last to
rise and creep up to her husband timid.
'y-
4 You know, Charles,' she said, it's
so long ngo pincc, and I thought you
might not ex&ctly remember how you
fell in love with me at first sight, how
papa and mamma objected, and how at
last wo ran away together; and it Bcein
cd to me if we could bring it back plain
ly to you as it was then, we mi-'ht let
dear Lucilla marry tho man ho likes.
who is good if he is not rich. I did not
need it to bo brought back any plainer
myfcelfj wciueu havo moro time to re
member, you know. And we've been
very liantiy, have wo not 7 '
And eerta'ialy Mr. Richmond could
not deny that. So Lueiiia,' feeling that
her interests mijjht bo Eafclv left in her
mother's keeping, slipped out of the
room, and heard tho result of the littlo
ruso iu tho morning. It was favorablo
for tho young music teacher, who had
really only been sentimental, and had not
gone half so far as an elopement ; and in
due course of time the two were married
with all tho pomp and grandeur bcCt.
ting the nuptial of a wealthy merchant's
daughter, with tho pel feet approbation
of Lucilla's lather, and to the great joy
of her mamma, who justly believed that
her little ruse hud brought about all her
daughter's happiness.
For the
Died Yesterday.
uv V10LKT.
Advocate.
How often in common conversation
do we hear thoso few but expressivo
words, 14 Died Yesterday ? " We
scarcely ever read a newspaper or jour,
nul without seeing them ; w? merely
glauco at them, and never thiuk of the
dreadful Import which is conveyed thro'
them to the disconsolate ones who havo
lost sotiio dear and cherished friend.
To the bereaved parents this phraso
is rcpleto with silent grief. A few days
ago their houso was a scene of joy and
gladness, but a grim visitor entered ond
snatched ono of tho loved ones away
and now nil is mourning and grief.
To the hno husband or wife, what
unutterable anguish do they not rrn
TLv; hMiii ii ueata witu all its stifle
grief ; tho hit testimonies of expiring
love; the feeb'.o pressure of tho hand;
the faint, faltering accents struggling
even in death, to givo ono more asaua
ranee of affection.
44 Died yesterday," ah, yes, pojr or
phan, you aro truly bereft, never again
will your mother emilo on you, no mora
will you hear her gentle voice, for she
has left this vale of (cars, and joined
your lather in the land of bliss. Never
perhaps have you known that father s
cave, but a mother u never tailing love
amply compensated for the loss. Your
heart is nearly broken, the only hope
that sustains you, is a blessed reunion
in Heftveu. Life without the hope of
eternity is no boon, for it is wrenched
from the young brido iu her early joy,
and snatched from youth and beauty,
when every tuicg locks gay uud smil
ing.
indeed there is scarcely ono house-.
hold whero the shadow of death has not
fallen, no familiar place from which wo
do not miss sonio friend. If thou art a
child, and har.t ever added a furrow to
the silveicd brow of an affectionate pa
rent, if thou art a husband, and hast
ever caused the f'oud borora, that ven
tured ita wnole happiness iuto thy keep
ing, to doubt the Liuducss aud truth, if
thou art a friend, aud hast ever wronged
tho heart that confided in thee, then be
sure that every unkind look, and un
generous action will come thronging
buck upon thy memory, causing thee
many a bitter unavailing tear.
Wo should always bear in miud, that
soouer or later will also bo said of us,
44 Died yesterday." Happy then for us
it wo led a virtuous lile, so that wo do
uot fear death, insomuch as it paves the
way to a bright and immortal country,
whero wo will bo united to the loved
ones, whoso loss wo now deeply mourn.
A largo class of people iu England
object to tho sailing of tho Abyssinian
fleet, on the grounds that it is dono
without sanction of parliament ; but tho
moro liberal minded are of opinion that
formalities of. law should always be
postponed, when the hvsue is the life
or death of a Rritish subject,
Tim rebels in China ure meeting with
suceesd, and teriously threaten the oily of
l'ckiu.
Tin arrangements are sai l to be comple
ted for a meeting between A'upoloon and tho
King of Vrussia ut an early day iu Hiulen.
Tho Fecrotary of War has been prevented
from selling the government property Rt
Harper's ferry, the heirs of those who sold
the property to the government claiming
that tho deed expressly provides that the
lauds conveyed to Ihe t'nited Slutea should
be used by the government only.
Thk Ciiminmihsiouer of Internal Hcvenua
lias deeide I thai ground rent deeds should
be stamped the tame as other convevuueos
of rl eslate sold, at the rate of 10 cjois for
each iOd or fraeiiou jl part over j 5 Jo of tho
1 c JUsiduratiou or vulue.