BY FRED'K L. BAKER.
D R. BOOFLAND'S
GERMAN BITTERS,
Prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson,
Philadelphia, Pa.
IS NOT A BAR-ROOM DRINK, OR. A
SUBSTITUTE FOR RUM,
l a h i=riricatiii Beverage, but a highly cop
tract, a Fuse. Tonic,
from alto o tr. mulent or hijurioius drugs,
sad will effectually- cure
Liver Complaint,
Dyspepsia, and
Jaundice.
11011FLA1ND'S GERMAN BITTIB.S
WILL CURE EVERY CASE OF
Cbsonie or Nervous Debility, Disease of the
Kidneys, and Diseases arising from a
Disordered Stomach.
, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS
resulting from disorders of the digestive organs:
Constipation, In ward Plies, Fusness or Blood
to lbe Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea,
Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Fullness or
weight in the Stomach, sour eructations, sink
titig or fluttering of the Pit of the Stomach,
iwitnming of the Head, hurried and difficult
Breathing, fluttering at tht heart, choking or
'suffocating sensations when in a lying posture,
dimness of vission, dots or webs before the
lied, fever and dull pain in the head, defici
ency of perspiration, yellowness of the skin
a►nd eyes, pain in the side, back, chest, limbs,
sudden flushes of heat, burning in the flesh,
constant immaginings of evil, and great de
pression of spirits.
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS
WILL GIVE VOO
Goad Appetite,
Strung erves,
•
thalthy Nerves,
Steady Nerves,
Brisk Feelings,
Energetic Feelings,
Beaky Feelings,
A Good Constitution,
A Strong Constitution,
A Healthy Constitution,
A Sound Constitution
• iNict. MAKE THE WEAK STRONG,
Will. Matte the .
WV dl' make the
Will make tha
Depressed Lively,
Will make the
Sallow Complexion Clear,
Will make the Dull eye
Clear and Bright,
ILI-Will prove a blessing in every family.
....3-Can be used with perfect safety by male
s!r Veinsle, Old or Young.
PARTICULAR NOTICE.
There are many preparations sold under the
name of Bitters, put up in quart bottles, con
,pounded in the cheapest Whiskey or common
!tom, costing from 20 to 40 cents per gallon,
the taste disguised by Anise or Coriander seed.
This class of Mtn rs has caused and will con
.inue to cause, as long as they can be sold,
..),,Ittlreds to die tte death of a drunkard. By
their use the system is kept continually under
he influence of alcoholic stimum.,ts of the
worst kind, the desire for-liquor is createi and
ept up, and the result is all the horrors at
tendant upon a drunkard's life and death. Be
mire of them:
For those who desire and - will have,ti liquor
Litters, we / publish the following receipt :
Gil one bottle Hoofland's German Bitters and
Unix with three Quarts of good Whiskey or
Brandy, and the result will be a preparation
that will far excel in medicinal virtues and
true excellence any of the numerous liquor
bitters in the market, and will cost much less.
You will have all the virtues of Hooliand's Bit
ters in connection with a grind article of liquor
and at a much less price then these inferior
preparations will cost you.
DMICATE: cif ELDR.R.N.
Thome suffering from marasmus, wasting
away, with scarcely flesh on their bones
are cured in A very short time; one bottlo in
.such cases, ,will have most surprising effect.
DE.131,1.1 FY,
Emitting (rum Fevers of any kind—these bit
eers will renew your strength in a short time.
FEVER ANDAGU E.—The chills will not re
ukurn if these Bitters are used. No person in a
twer and ague district should be without them.
From Rev. .. T. Newton Brown, D. D., Editor
of the Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge.
Although not cisposed to favor or recommend
Patent Medicines in general, through distrost
their ingredients and effects ; f yet know
of MO Sliffid !nt reason why is man ma,) not tes
tify to the benefits he believes himself to have
received from any Aim* preparation, in the
hope that he may thus contribute to the bene
fit of others.
I , do this more readily in regard to II oofland's
German Bitters, prepared by Dr. C. Id. Jackson
because I was prejudiced against them for a
number of years, under the impression that
they were chiedy en alcoholic mixture. lam
indebted to my friend Rob't Shoemaker, esq.,
for the removal of this prejudice by proper
tests, and for encouragement to try them, when
suffering from great and long debility. The
use of three bottles of these bitters, at the be
ginning of the present year, was followed by
evident relief, and restoration to a degree of
bodily and mental vigor which 1 had not felt
for six months before, and had almost dispair
ed of regaining. I therefore thank God and
my friend (or directing me to the use of them.
NEWTON BROWN.
Philadelphia, June 23, 1362.
ATTENTION, SOLDIERS.
AND THE FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS.
We cell the attention of ail having relations
or friends in the army to the fact that c , Hoof
land's German Bitters" will cure nine-tenths
of the diseases induced by privation and ex
pose es incident to camp life. In the lists
published almost daily in the newspapers, on
theortival of the sick, it will be noticed that
a very large proportion are suffering from de
bility. Every case of that kind can be readi
ly cured by Hooiland's German Bitters. We
'have no hesitatior in stating that, if these bit
ters are freely used among our soldiers, hund
reds of lives might be saved that otherwise
world be lbst.
The propatetors are dailSeceiving thankful
letters from sufferersathe aimy and hospi
tallywho have beeniesWed to health by the use
.of these bitters, sdi!t to them by their friends.
Beware of counterfeits ! Sd that the sig
nature of "C. M. Jackson," is on the wrapper
of each bottle.
PRICES.
i r Size, $1:00 per bottle, or I,- dozen for $5.
XI Um Size, 75c per bottle, or 3 dozen for $4
; Thd larger size, on account of the quantity
thit bottles hold, are much the cheaper.
Should your nearest druggist not have the
article, do not be put off by any of the intoxi
eating, preparations that may be offered in its
place, bUt send to NB, iaqd we will foiward,
securely` packed, by ex - ores&
Plihripal Office and Manufactory,
5T.,...
ORM & _EVAN, S,
(Successors to C. M . Jackson &Co ,) "
Proprietors.
For sale by Bruges* and,Dealers in every
awn is the United S s. [may 30-ly
4.t0 71 - 0 111...arft - +.' 1
Pepeukut Venusgittazia 4ournai gittioo to Volitits, Yiterature, Agriculture, Etta of the Alag, otat lnitiligturt,
"V OR the cure of Weak Stomachs, genera
r debility, indigestion, diseases of the
Nervous System, constipation, acidity of
the stomach an d far all cases requiring a
Tonic.
This-Wine Includes the most agreeable and
efficient Salt of Iron we possess; Citrate of
Magnetic Oxide combined, with the most en
ergetic of vegetable tonics, Yellow Peruvian
Baer. The effect in many cases of debility,
loss of appetite,land general prostration, of an
efficient Salt of /Iron, combined with our valua
ble Nerve Tonic, is moat happy. It augments
the appetite, raises the pulse, takes off muscu
lar flabbiness ' removes the paler of debility,
and gives a florid vigor to the countenance.
Do you want something to strengthen you?
Do you want a good appetite I
Do you want to build up your constitution?
Do you want to feel well?
Do you want to get rid of nervousness?
Do you want energy?
Do you want to bleep well?
Do you want a brisk and vigorous feeling?
If you do. try
KUNKEL'S BITTER WINE OF IRON I
This truly Valuable Tonic has been so
thoroughly tested by all classes of the commu
nity, that it is now deemed indispensable as
a Tonic medicine. It costs but little, purifies
the blood, gives tone to the stomach, renovates
the system, and prolongs life. I now only
ask a trial of this valuable Tonic.
COUNTERFEITS.
BE A WARE OF COUNTERFEITS.—As Inv
' REL.'S Bitter Wine of Iron is the only sure and
effectual remedy in the known world for the
permanent cure of Dyspepsia and Debility,
and as there are a number of imitations offer
ed to the public, we would caution t e com
munity to purchase none but the genuine ar
ticle, manufactured by S. A. Kunkel, and has
his stamp on the top of the cork of every bot
tle. The very fact that others are attempting
to imitate this valuable remedy, proves its
worth and speaks volumes in its favor.
The Bitter Wine of Iron is ptit up in 75 cent
and $l.OO bottles, and sold by all respectable
Druggists throughout the country. Be par
ticular that every bottle bears the fec simile of
the proprietor's signature.
General Depot, 118 Market Street,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Iri - For Sale by Dr. Beane St. Co., and all
respectable dethers everywhere.
Delicate Hearty,
Thin stout,
$lOO Reward
FOR A MEDICINE
That will cure Coughs,
Tickling in the Throat,
bgiuenza,
Whooping CoUgh,
Or relieve Consumptive Cough,
AS gUiCK AS
OVER FIVE THOUSAND BOTTLES
Have been sold in its native town, and not a
single instance of its failure is known.
We have; in our possession, any quantity of
certificates, some of them from eminent phys
icians, who have used it in their practice, and
given it the pre-eminence over any other com
pound. It does not dry up a Cough, but loosens
it, so as to enable the patient
TO EXPECTORATE FREELY.
Two or three doses will inuartabk cure tickling
on the throat.
A Half Bottle has often completely cured the
MOST STUBBORN €OI.IGEI,
and yet, though it is so sure and speedy in its
operation, it is perfectly harmless, being pure
ly vegetable. It is very agreeable to the taste
and may be administered to children of any age.
lot cases of Croup we will guarrantee a curt.,
if taken in season. No FAMILY should be
without it. It is within the reacts of all, the
PRICE BitINP; ONLY .25 CENTS.
And if an investment and a thorough trial
does not "back up" the above statement, the
money will be refunded. We say this know
ing its merits and feeling confident that one
trial will secure for it a home in every house=
hold. IC; Du not waste away with Coughing,
when so small an investment will cure you.
It may be had of any respectable druggist, who
will furnish you with a circular of genuine
certificates of cures it has made.
C. G. CLARK, Proprietors,
Sept. 24-6tn] New-haven, Ct. •
G EO: W. WORRALL,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Hoeing removed to the Rooms formerly occupiet
by Dr. aventzel, adjoining Spangler 4r Pat
terson's Store, Market Street, where he is now
prepared to wait on all who may feel
iti am i - ,;;;, disposed to patronize him.
Dentistry in all its branches car
ried on. TEETH inserted on the moat approved
principles of Dental science. All operations
on the mouth performed in a skillful and
workmanlike manner—on` fair principles and
ON VERY REASONABLE TERMS.
Having determined upon a permanent loca
tion at this °lnca, would ask a continuation
of the lit ropage heretofore extended
to him, for which he will render every possi
ble satisfaction.
ri" Ether administered to properpersOns.
DAVID COCHRAN,
Pointer, Glazier and Paper Hanger.
) , A7 OULD most respectfully inform the cit
izens of Marietta and the public gener
al y that heyis prepared to do
House' Painting,
China Glossing,
Paper Hanging, .S.c.,
At very short notice and at prices to suit the
times. He can be found at his motheni resi
dence on the corner of Chesnut and Second
streets, a few doors below the M. E. Church,
and immediately opposite the old Oberlin
Coach Works. [Aug. 3-Iy.
The.latz Ferry-_
Formerly Keesey's,
OPPOSITE MARIETTA.
THIS old Ferry—one of the oldest and most
safe crossings on the Susquehanna River—
lEl now lu charge of the undersigned, who has
refitted the old and built new boats, which will
enable him to do ferrying with safety and dis.
patch. No unnecessary delay need be endured.
Sober and experienced Ferrymen always en
gaged. No imposition 'in charges as the fol
lowing list will show :
Farm Wagons, each $1:00
florses, per head
Single horse and rider, • :25
Two•horse Carriage and two persons, 1:00
Buggv,lorse and two perions, :50
Foot kassenr rs i each, . :12
Stock of all in at the old s.hargee.
All Liaggig r e over"Sftyli*Mii, 25 Cents' per
100 pounds extra.
JOHN ECKERT.
July 15, 1863.
Great Discovery.
iituiliol's j3iftetqUine of ihon.
o(9tEGif BRK.Mg.
MARIETTA, PA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1864.
Publista sinrg Zatuting arming
OFFICE: CauLL's Row, Front Street, five
doors below Flury'a Hotel.
TERMS, One Dollar a year, payable in ad
vance, and if subscriptions be not paid within
six months $1.26 will be charged, but if de-'
layed until the expiration of the yeas, $1.60
will be charged.
ADVERTISING RATES : One •square` -(12
lines, or less) 50 cents for the first insertion and
.25 cents for each subsequent insertion. Pro
fessional and Business cm ds, of six lines or less
at $3 per annum. Notices in the reading col
umns, five cents a-line. Marriages and Deaths,
the simple announcement, FREE ; but for any
additional lines, five cents a line.
A liberal deduction made to yearly and half
yearly advertisers.
Having recentled added a large lot of new
Job and Lard type, Cuts, Borders, &c., to the
Job Office of " The Mariettian," which will
insure the fine execution of all kinds of Jon &
CARD PRINTING, from the smallest
Card to the largest Poster, at priced to suit the
War times.
De 060014 insurance
Of Colunzbia, Lancaster County, Penn'a
CHARTER PERPETUAL!
Tins Company continues to insure Buildings
Merchandise, and OTHER property, agains
loss and damage by fire, on the mutual plan
either for a cash premium co premium note
The large and increasing capital of the Com
pany, consisting of premiuM notes given
by its members, and based upon
$l, 475,789 35
INSURED ON THE MUTUAL PLAN,
Affords a reliable guarrantee equal to ten
times the average loss on the amount insured ;
and the Directors pledge themselves to deal as
liberally with those who may sustain loss or
damage as the case will . admit, of, consistent
with justice to all parties concerned.
AMOUNT of PREMIUM NOTES, $155 0490,
Balance of Cash premiums un
expended, January Ist, 1862, $1,668 57
Cash receipts during the year •
'62, lees Agents' commissions, 6,781 47
Cash receipts in January, 1i63, b 9580
—59,34584
Losses and expenses . paid during the
year 1862, $6,329 73
Balance unexpended, Feb'y 2, 1863, 3,016 11
$9,345 84
A. S. GREEN, PRESIDENT,
GEORGE YOUNG, Jr., Recretary.
MICHAEL S. SHUiVIAN, Tteagurer.
DIRECTORS:
Robert T. Ryon, Abraham Bruner, Sr.,
John Fendrieh, 0. Minich,
Samuel F. Eon lein, Michael S. Shuman,
Ephraim Hershey, Michael H. Moore,
George Young, Jr., Nicholas Mc Donald.
Amos S. Green
REFERENCES:—The following persons are
all members of this Company:
Bainbridge—R. H Jones. John H. Smith,
Joseph Kurtz. Columbia—Geo.. Bog' e, Hiram
Wilson, F. S. Bletz,
Casper Yeager, H. C.
Fonderemith, John Stienberger, J. G. Pollock,
Frank Shillot, John Gaus, J. J. & P. S. Mc-
Tegue, Michael S. Shuman, R. Williams,
John Cooper, Geo. W. Heise, Washington
Righter,
Samuel Shoch, Robert Hamilton,
Eckert - & Myers, Thomas Welsh, Wm. A.
Martin, Casper Seibert, J. W. Cottrell, Philip
Huebner, Ephraim Hershey, Philip Schalck,
David Hanauer, John Kramer, Jacob Stacks,
Jacob Stripe, flenj. F. Appold, Wm. Whipper,
John Q. Denney, John Felix, Sylvester; Yogis,
Samuel Arms, A. Gray & Co. East Idempfield
—Simon Minich. Faimouth--4braham Col-'
tins, Samuel Horst, Michael Hess, Lancas
ter—John Rankin, B. A. Shaeffer, Henry E.
Lenian, Win. T. Cooper, John Sheaffer, Geo.
Reese. Marietta—Geo. W. Mehaffey, John
H. Surnmy, Frederick Mahling, E. D. Borah,
Calvin A. Schaffner,John Naylor, Ratnuel
Hopkins, Martin Hilebrandt, H. gr. F. Fletch
er. Mount Joy—Jacob Myers, Israel Barn
hart, Michael Brandt, John Breneman.—
Manherm—John Hosteter, J. E. Cross, Sam'l.
Long, Geo.- Weaver, John M. Dunlap, J - ihn
Butt, Philip Arnt, Jacob H. Kline, Lavid
Fisher. Maytown—Hiram Beatty, George B.
Murray, Samuel Pence, Simon F. Albright.—
Mountville—A. S. Bowers. Manor Township
—Jacob B. Shuman, Christian Miller, Julius
L. Shuman. Penn Township—Daniel Frey,
Henry IL Becker, Henry Neff t Olin E. Bren
ner. Rapho Township—Chriatiam Greider,
Edward Givens, Michael Witman: West
HempJleld Township—H. E. Wolf, B. A. Price,
M. A.:Reid, J. H. Strickler, Amos S. Bowers,
Jacob Hoffman. Warwick Township--Daniel
B. Erb.
13 — The Company wish to appoint an Agen t
for each Township in Lancaster County.—
Persons wishing to take the Agency can apply
in person or by letter.
CHEAP READY-MADE PLOTHING !
Having just ieturned from the city with
a nicely selected lot of Ready-rrade Clothing,
which the undersigned is prepared to furnish •at
reduced prices; having laidin a general assort
merit of men and boys' clothing, which he is
detern used to sell' LOW, FOR CASH. His stock
consists of OVER-COATS, DRESS, Faocx - AHD
SACK COATS, PANTS,
VESTS, PEAJACKETS,
ROUNDBOUTS, (knit) OVERRALILS, CRAVATS,
DRAWERS, SHIRTS, HOISERY, UNDERSHIRTS,
GLovics, SUSPENDERS, &c. Everything in the
Furnishing Goods line. Call and examine be
fore purchasing elsewhere. Everything soldat
prices to suit the times. JOHN BELL.
Corner of Elbow Lane and Market Si
next door to Cassel's Store.
A LEXANDER
,LYNDS AY,
Fashionable
• Boot and Shoe Manufacturei,
M A.REET STREET, MARIETTA, PENN.
Would most respectfully inform the citizens
of this Borough and neighborhood that he has
the largest assortment of City made work in
his line of business in this - Borough, and be
ing a practical BOOT ANA:0:6110E MAKER
himself,is enabled to select:With more judgMent
than those who are not. niii'ontinues to man
ufacture in the very bestiliiiinier everything
in the BOOT AND SHOL'iIINE, which he
will warrant for neatness arid good St.,.
Call"and examine his' stock before pur
ham:rig elsewhere.
_4gb leWeirg
H &
.
T) ESPECTFULLY inform their
friends and the public that they
V 4 7;* still ccintinilethe WATCH, CLOCK
A stro,J.L'FFELHY business at the old
stand, North-west Corner of North
ttueen street'and Center S q uare, LAncaater; Pa.
A full assortment of geode in our lin* of Ansi
nese always on hand and for sale at the Lowest
cash rates. tU" BcPairitsg attendeil to OK:
sanally by Ike -propriders.
Lancaster, January 1, 1859. ,
JDUY one vf those Itetfutifut S 0
- HATS at eaa Lea: 92 Market-it. 4M
200 SACKS OF SALT
For oale o.
HE HIS GONE 'lO BATTLE.
He has gone, arid I have sent him !
Think you I would bid him stay,
Leaving, craven-like to others
All the burden nay, the triumph !
The glory that awaits my boy . !
Is it hard to understand
All the joy that fins the hero
Battling for hie native land
He has gone, and I have sent him !
Could I keep him at my side
While the brave old ship that bears us
Plunges in the perilous tide?
Nay, I blush but at the question—
What am I, that I should chill
AU his brave and generous prompting
Captive to g a woman's will?
He has gone, and I have sent him !
I have buckled on his sword--
I have bidden him strike for freedom,
For his, country, for the Lord !
As I marked his lofty bearing,
And the flush upon his cheek,
I have caught my heart rebelling,
That my woman's arm is week.
He has gone, and I have sent him!
Not without a, thought of pain,
For I know the war's dread chances,
And we may not meet again—
Life itself is but a lending, •
He that gave perchance may take—
If it be so, I will bear it
Meekly far my country's sake.
He has gone, and I have sent him
This henceforth shall be my pride—
I have given my cherished darling
Freely to the righteous side.
I, with all a mother's weakness,
Hold him now without a flaw,
Yet, when he returns, I'll hail him
Twice as noble as before.
For The Iffdriettian
EARLY RECOLLEC i 10118.
" One of the oldest matrons of our
borongh, has gone to her long home.—
very peri3on knew 'Old Granny Gohn,'
as shaivas called."
The above brief paragraph, quoted
from the editorial columns of a recent
number of "The Mariettian," affords me
it - fruitful text, for the exercise of a world
of reflections—of thoughts and experie
ences of "long, long ago." Yes, "every
body," in and about Marietta, for the
last half century or more, must have
known "Granny Gohn ;" and some of
those who have ceased to be citizens of
her loved ?darietta for many years, and
who may have kcown her in the days of
their youth, may have a more lively
recollection of her, than many of those
who became acquainted with her in
their waterer years. `Nothirig is said
about the age of Granny Gohn, any
more than that she was "old." Old
indeed she must have been ; for it is
nearly forty years, since we, when a boy
of a dozen of summers, first became, ac
quainted with her, and she was then a
widow, and walked with a cane, and to
us seemed old, for she was known as
"Old Katey Gohn," among those who
spoke of her in familiar terms. So old,
that I had thought her dead years ago—
an octogenarian at least, if not "ninety
three." I can never fo'rget, how, in my
unsophisticated boyhood, I locked up to
Granny Gohn as one of the most re
markable women of my native borough,
as I 'feel confident now, that she was
one of the most useful ones, in her hum
ble and unobstrusive way.
Granny. Gohn was not the ARCHITECT.
but she was the builder of my first coat,
and if I ever in my life indulged in
"feather-pride," I did in a most magnifi
cent manner on that eventful occasion.
Any attempt to convince me that there
lived a man in the United States who
coulds make a better coat than the one
she etude for me, would have been futile
in the extreme. What a happy and
contented world we should have, if, in
all the relations of society, and through
out our entire lives, such a state of con
fidence existed. I know I shall meet
the response of "non-progressiveness,"
mechanical and mental "bigotry," or
"fossilized" social Wefts ; abut then, is
there not a possibility that our boasted
pretensions of progress and reform are
only superficial, and ,only„ the more ef
fectually hide the corruptions, the un
cleanliness, and the moral chaos that is
-within us ? Only *a few years ago, we
were wont to indulge the , idea. that we
were the most magnanimous, the most
.patriotic, and the most.onited.nation on
earth, and when•at last the hour of trial
and temptation came, we fell from cur
boasted integrity as a'whole people; and
became - a byirtird and a reproach tit, our
enemies at home and abroad. But I
am ' digiessing• •' I said that Granny
•
qohn wks the builder of my first, coat,
arid this circumstance alone,,is
Led to retain her name and' ndividnality
in my memory, as long as memory
Perhaps it may be interesting to the
r joiyepile readers of The hlaripttian, to
tibsch's
give a suscinet history of the event, and
one or two little adventures connected.
with it.
I hired myself to her son, foi five
months, at two dollars a month, condi
tioned to, take three•fonrths of my wages
in goods out of a country store. The
farm that my employer then occupied
was called the "Henry : Hershey Farm,"
aad was located in the extreme southern
angle of Rapho township, where the
"Big Chiques" and the "Little Chiques"
creeks form a junction. One could
stand upon the angle of Rapho, and
cast a stone across.the Big Chiques into
West Hempfleld township, or across the
Little Claques into East Donegal. I
used to relate this circumstance, when
I visited home, with as much pride and
self-importance, as if these three town
ships had been three great kingdoms,
and I the monarch of them. The farm
buildings were , then in a most , dilapida
ted-condition, and after every storm, we
expected to see the old straw-thatched '
barn blown into the creek. The dwel
ling house was a very little, better than
the barn, only that, instead , of thatching,
it was covered with oaken shiugles, the
edges of which turned up in dry frosty
weather, admitting as much fresh air as
would satisfy the most ample ideas of
modern ventilation. The family con
sisted of Mr. G. and his, wife, their
niece, about my own age, and myself;
and we ~f our,. a. sort of isolated,from
the world, contrived to eke out a cheer
ful winter. I have never, , I believe,
since those days, enjoyed such free and
u•' terrupted access to the apple bin—
inde. the room in which I slept, was,
for th greater part of the winter, an
immense pple bin, when I could indulge
in the disc ssion of Rambos and Bell
flowers to tile "top of my bent." The
girl, Betty, attended a school in the
country, where german and english
were taught; and from her book, and
through her instruction, I learned to
say the Lord's Prayer in German,—
What a wonderful thing memory is—
I have never forgotten that prayer and
its form, as well as the circumstances
under which I learned it. I believe
among German scholars, at that time,
there was some controversy, as to the
proper form of the prayer—one con
tending for "Vater unser," and the other
for "Unser Vater." Literally translated,
to an Englishman, the latter would be
most acceptable, but the party from
whom I learned it, was an uncompro
mising stickler for "Vater unser."
When about half of my five months
had expired, Mr. G. and myself drove a
one-eyed ox to a 'country store, on the
Marietta and Lancaster pike, about
midway between those two places, where
thertnimal was bartered for dry-goods,
and I obtained the material for my 'first
coat ;' to which was also added material
for a pair of "pants" and a vest. The
color was blue, with shining brass but
tons. The cloth seemed to me like the
finest, softest velvet, and the buttons
like burnished gold. If I only could
have been psychologised in that state of
mind upon' that special point, and the
influence had never been dissipated, I
should have been saved from a great
amount of subsequent mortification of
feeling, in 'consequence of the tarnishing
of the buttons, and the , entire and abso
lute vaLishment of the color of- the
cloth ; to say nothing about the coarse
ness of its texture, which appeared to
become coarser and coarser the longer
I wore it.
On the next morning early, I took my
bundle of material under my arm, and,
with as much importance, as if I was
about to engage a person to do an "im
mense job," I walked in to'the borough
and sought a tailor-shop. Two young
men had just commenced business, in
the building now occupied by that vete
ran of the craft, familiarly known as the
"Old Soldier." Thither I strode,. and
had my' garments cut, of course, in the
latest fashion. The coat was cut a
double-breasted dress -coat, sometimes
called a ",tightbody," which on, this oc
casion, was not a misnomer by any
means. They charged. me twenty-five
cents for the ,th,ree pieces, which I tho't
an immense amount of money for such .a
service. , In less than . half an hoar , they
had earned as much as I could earn, at
my present wages, in three nays and a
half; therefore there was just grounds
for my ainaaement. The `coat hid no
',useless cut-off, waist or lapell seams ;
and therefore, When "laid"out," it 'fit the
shopboard althost es.smoothly as it ht
my back. The operation'` of Oritilng
having been finished ; I forthwith carried
the garments to "Old Katey Oohs" to
have them made. I do not recollect
how long, she worked 'Ton them ; but
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they were only in her possession for one
week, and she charged me ene.dollar for
the making. This was far below. what
the tailors asked, and yet it reqoired two
weeks for me to earn a dollar. But .if
the tailors had agreed .te.makethem for
nothing, such was my faith in Ketey
Gohn, that I should have preferred her,
if she had charged me twice as meth qui
she did. The garments, so far as I can
recollect, had but a single merit, and
that was due to ICatey Golinthe • - •
ripped.
My first coat was . donned upon
bright, clear, but cold, Christmas day--,
the Christmas of 1826, and I was almost,
beside myself with extatic enjoyment:l
I became perfectly profligate, and- mus
have expended at least a shilling in
ginger -bread and ground-nuta—an4 ex
penditure which I did not forget fora'
long time, for it was the wages of a whole
week. The river Susquehanna for miles
was covered with a clear smooth:sheet
of ice ; and all the lovers-of that kind
of sport in the boiough, were indulging
in the exhilarating exercise of skating.
I was not content with simply sliding
over its glassy surface, but becaufe
bitioas to try niy Ihand-:-or rather my
feet—at skating. A juvenile friend
kindly loalied me his skates for the oc
casion, and in due time they were buck
led on. They were of the kind the'
called "rockers," because of their ap
proximation:to:a rocker of a chair or
cradle in shape. After assuming a per
pendicular attitude,'„l was instructed to
"strike out," which I did, or attempted
to do, but simultaneously with the act,
the ice either struck up, or my head
struck down ; for they both came sud
denly and violentlytin: contact, and I
saw a million asters in the broad open
light of.day.: The boys all said I fell
but I could neverjlfully realize that I
did ; for it seemed that the ice vaulted
up behind me and struck me a severe
blow on the back of my head, which in
half an hour raised a protuberance the
size of a walnut, making it almost im
possible to wear my hat, except too far
back, or too far front, to harmonize with
a genteel perpendicular. I unstrapped
the skates in less than quarter-of the
time it occupied in strapping them, and
I have never had another pair upon 'iny
feet from that day to the present time,
and in alliprobability I never will have
as long as I live, even should my days
be prolonged to the number of those
allotted to Granny GOD. I did not
care so much about the "knot" on , my
head, as I did about soiling my new
coat ; but, "like the old woman's grease,
it all came off when it was dry."
These:events seem:to me now as ma,-
tem of yesterday, since they have been
revived!. in my memoryjby reading 'the
paragraph, in The Mariottian in relation
to the departure of "Old Granby Gohn"
for the paradisical realms of the spirft
land. To me she always seemed misfit
phisticated and pure, and if her exter
nal-was an outbirth of a true internal, I
feel sure that she will progress to a
state of perenial beauty, in "that honse
not made by hands, eternal in the
heavens." GRAITTELLtriI.
ar Old Judge —, who resides' not
very far from Cincinnati, is known as
one who never pays a debt if it can be
avoided. Has plenty of money, how
ever, and is a jolly, rollicking old chap.
Gets pretty drank, occasionally, When,
of course, some friends take care of him.
Not long ago he fell into the hands, of
a man who had his note for a sail of
money;and as it was a last chance, the
friend dived into the old Judge's wal
let, took out the amount, and put the
note where the money had been. When
the Judge awoke to consciousness, as
was his wont, he took out his wallet to
count how much 'money he was out.—
Finding, hs• parse almost empty, he
thundered—" How did I spend all my
money?" , "You paid, off that note I
held," answered the friend. " Well,"
muttered the Judge quietly stowing.
away his wallet, "I mantliskS been taw
drank:"
Ifir A
,sleepy chi/roll warden; who of
ten played at cards,Thearing , the minis
ter use the words,. "Shaine off this mor
!MI coil," started np, imbling his eyes,
and exclaimed Hold on ! it's my
-deg !"
•
Or "George, my boy, do you kpoir
that Mr. Jones has found & beautiful
baby mrbisidoor-step v and goiug to
adopt-bin:kV
"Yee; ' papa; be will be lir:Jones
step-son, won't he ?"
ier."Bury me in the sunshine," were
the lagt words or Archbishoz Hughes.