THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA., MARCH 27, 1877." away. Thtil wus the end of It nil. Mr. Moytl." " You mean that Hlmnis' murderer wai never found V" "Never," Mild Benrdsley, "though tlelectlvA were .brought down from Ulohmond and set on .the track. Their theory a plausible one enough too was that Hlmms had been followed from New York by men who knew the large num he carried from the race!, and that they had robbed und murdered him, and readily escaped through the swamps." " It never wag my belief," wild Dr. Hcheller, " (hat he wits murdered at all. ft was hinted that he had Mopped In a ambling house in New York, and there luMt w hatever sum he had won at the noes; and that rather than meet bin family In debt, and penniless, he blew out his brniiiH In the first lonely place to which he came. That explanation was hiln enough." " What was the end of the slory so far as Miss Wurlng In concerned r"' I nslied. " Unfortunately, it never him had an. end," said Mrs. lJeardsley. " The mys lery remains.- She was 111 afterward; f asdecd, it was years before she regained tiier bodily strength as before. Hut her t 'niihl had never been unhinged, as Faul Merrick thought, lie waited patiently, thinking that some day her reason would return, and she would come back to him. Hut Louisa Waring was per ; fectly nuiie even in the midst of her ogo ty on that night. From that day until now she has never by word, or look jj;lven any clue by w hich the reason of iher refusal to marry him could be dis covered. Of course the murder and her . strange conduct produced n great excito . incut in this quiet neighborhood. But you can Imagine nil that. I simply have given you the fucts which bear on diec.'." ""The, flret suspicion, I suppose, rested. ii Merrick V"? I said. Yes. The natural explanation of her conduct was that Bhe had witnessed an encounter in the woods between Slmrus and her lover, in which the old man was killed. Fortunately, however, J Paul Merrick had not left the house once during the afternoon unlif he went out with me to meet her." , ' Aud then Miss Waring was selected vis the guilty party V No one answered for a moment. Young Schefl'er lay with his arm over GiAs face, which had grown so worn and Viiiggurd as the story was told that I doubted whether his affection for the ulrl had been the slight matter he chose to represent It. . "No," said lleardsley ; " she never was openly accused, nor even subjected to any public Interrogation. She eame In the house iu the opposite direction from the spot where the murder took place. And there was no rational proof (hat she had any cognizance of it. But (here were not wanting busy bodies to suggest that she had met Bimmsiu the woods, aud at some proffered Insult from him had fired the fatal shot." His wife's fair old face flushed. " How tun you repeat such absurdity, McCor mack 1"' she said. " Louisa Waring was us likely to go armed as as 1 1" knitting vehemently at a wooen stock ing she had held idly until now. "I know It was absurd, my dear. Hut you know as well as I that though' It was but the mere breath of suspicion, it lias always viung to the girl, and set her .-ipurt, as it were, from other women." ' What effect did that report have on Merrick V" I asked. ' Tle effect it would have on any mau deserving the name," said Beards ley. "If he loved her passionately be fore, she has lieen, I believe, doubly dear to him since. But she has never allow ed him to meet her since that night." '' You think her feeling is unchanged for him " " I have no doubt of It," Mrs. Beards ley said. " There is nothing hi Lou's uuture out of which you could make u heroine of tragedy. After the tlrst shock of that night was over she was Just the commonplace little body she was before, and could not help showing bow fond she was of her old lover. But she quietly refused to ever see Mm again." " Merrick went abroad three years ago," interposed her husband. " I'll let you into a secret, Floyd. I've deter diilued there sliull be an end of this folly. I have beard from him that he will be sut home next week, and is as Una as ever in his resolve to marry Miss War ing. I brought her hero so that she could not uvoid meeting him. Now if you, Floyd, could only manuge could look Into this matter before the meeting and set It to rights, clear the poor child of this wretched suspicion that hangs about her. Well, now you know why I have told you the story." " Y'ou have certainly a sublime faith iu Mr. Floyd's skill," said Bcheffer with a disagreeable laugh. " I wish him suc cess." He rose with difficulty, and wrapping his shawl about bim, went feebly out of the room. " yVUHmu is soured through bis long Illness," Bciinlsley hastened to say apologetically, "And he eared mors for Lou I ban I supiwsed. We were wrong to rlng hi in In this morning ;" and ho hurried out to help hint up the stairs. Mrs. Beardsley laid down her knitting, and glanced cautiously about her. I saw that the vital point of her testimony hud been omitted until now, " I think It Is but right to tell you nobody has ever heard It before" com ing close to me, her old face quite pale. " When I undressed Louisa that night her shoes and stockings were stained and a long reddish hnlr clung to her sleeve. She had trodden over thr bloody pround, and handled (ho murdered won.'! Concluded next week. UNCLE ZEKE'S CONSCIENCE. SOMFj years ago there moved to the neighborhood of Uncle Zeke's cabin a gentleman from New, York, whose Identity may bo disguised under the name of Pmlth. The new-comer en gnged vigorously in farming, and by liberal employment and prompt pay. mont soon gained the good-will of all the colored men around him. Uncle Zeke In particular was never weary of chanting his praise, and many a bushel of oysters did Ezeklel convert Into money at Bcllevue, as Bmlth's estate was called. But all the good-will of his humble neighbors did not suffice to protect Mr. Smith from pllfcrlngs. Shoats would disappear mysteriously during the night, geese and turkeys would take wing for parts unknown, and In particular the eorn-crib would frequently show by unmistakable signs that Its sanctity hud been violated. To the story of these various losses would Uncle Zeke Incline a sym pathetic ear, and his " Well, now, who ever hear de like o' dat V elar to goodness dose yere boys Is glttin' wusser an' wusser,'' evidenced alike his detesta tion of the crime and his contempt for the offender. Hinltli's patience was at last exhausted, and he determined upon vigorous measures for the protection of his prop erty. His first experiment was to place a large spring rat-trap, artistically con cealed In a heap of shelled corn, close by the cat hole In the corn-crib door,, ex pecting that the unwary thief, plunging his hand recklessly through the hole Into the heap, would be caught and held till some one came to set him free. But lo I next morning the trap was found sprung and the heap of corn diminished, but the thief had vanished and left no truce behind. At lust a good-sized box arrived from New York, and the next day the local carpenter was ordered to fix two brass handles to the corn-crib ; one to be put alongside the door for convenience, as Mr. Smith publicly explained, of steady ing one's self while turning the other. The second handle had a latch attached to It by which the door was secured on the Inside, and was set in such a position that any one turning It must hold on by the other knob to prevent being thrown backward by the opening door. Both handles were profusely decorated with glass, and elicited much admiration from the hands, who submitted them to a critical examination. The carpenter's work being finished, Smith, in presence of all his colored employees, ' solemnly repeated, In front of the corn-crib, the first two lines of the second book of Virgil's vF.neld, and announced that his corn was thenceforward secure. A box, stated to contain seeds, was that afternoon deposited In the crib, and during the early part of the ensuing night the proprietor of Bellevue secretly busied himself with a coil of Insulated wire. ' Numerous and diverse were the specu lations among the darkles. JlmsOakley " 'lowed Mis. Smith done 'witched dat ar corn-house, sho 'nuff. Tell you em men, you touch deni 'ere handles, evil sperits carry you 'way. No such ting's evil sperm1 How you know dere no such ting V Hush, boy ; go see what de Bible say 'bout dem ting." Pete Lee "didn't b'lieve In no sperits; got a gun fix somewhere inside dat house; turn de handle an' de gun go off. Been dem tings afore up country, when I live In Ooo.jeum." Another theorist averred that " while Mis' Smith sayln' dat af Bcriptor ober dem handles, he seen a white pigeon come a sailln' roun' an' roun' an' roun' and done light on de peak o' do corn-house roof. High I tell you, Har, sum pin up, sho." Uncle Zeke, like the rest, was troubled in his mind, but, unlike his fellows, he determined to waste no time in specula tion, but to seek his information direct from head-quarters. Trepared with half a bushel of oysters, us an excuse for con versation, he sought an interview with Mr. Smith, and boldly propounded his questions. " Miss' Bmith, what you been a-doiu to dut ur crib o' youru V" " Why, Uncle Zeke, what,do you want to know for?" "Oh, nu (11 n, Bar; sorter curus like. I learn ull de boys talkln 'bout It neber see nuflln like dut afore." " Well, Uncle Zeke, I can't very veil explain it to you; but I Just advise you don't go near that crib after dark or you may see something you won't like." ,And Uncle Zeke departed, re volvlng many things In his mind. It was midnight the hour when church yards are said to yawn, not with exhaustion, but returning animation. In front of the enchanted corn-house stood Brother Eacklel, a lengthy polo In his hand, and a capaclotiB meal bag over his shoulder. In silent meditation he stood for some five minutes, deliberating on the best plan of attack. The great Newfoundland watch-dog bounded to ward him,, evidently in rejoicing wel come. Forth from pocket the old man drew a savory bit of fried bacon, which the faithless Bos'en eagerly devoured. The reflection ended, the dog lay con tentedly on the ground, and watched the subsequent proceedings with the air of a totally disinterested observer. " C'lur to goodness, now," muttered Uncle Zeke, " wlsh't I tin'stood 'bout dls ting. Can't be no spring trap like a las' time, kase how he gwlne to spring froo de do' V Ke I ke ! Done bodder Mis' Smith sho' nuff when ho find dat ole rat trap sprong and nuffin cotch. High 1 Can' fool dlsser chile wld no traps. No, Bar 1 done see too much for dat." Uncle Zeze paused, scratched his head meditatively, and then resumed his soliloquy : " Well, I declare', ef dlsser don' beat preaching' ! Mus' be a gun In dar. Ef aln' no gun, den dere nln,t nufiln dere all foo'shness. Anyway, I's gwlne for try him." Uncle Zeke threw his bag to the ground, stepped to one side of the house, and with his pole struck a sharp blow on the brass knob nearest him. Noth ing followed, ire pried against It with his stick, but still without effect. He went to the other side of the house, and repeated his experiments on the second knob, but still all remained quiet. Uncle Zeke now drew from his pock et a skeleton key, mounted the ladder, and in a trice had opened the, padlock which held, the door. " Har now, jus' 's I fought. He boss done humbug dem fool nigger, make urn tink dlsser house 'witched. Aln' nuffin dar, sho nuff." i, . , The old darky reached up and cau tiously turned the handle. The door opened a little, and, casting away all fear, Uncle Zeke boldly reached for the other knob, to steady himself while he swung back the door. Literally like a flash of lightning the electric discharge passed through him. The muscles of his Angers contracted, and he could not release his hold of the enchanted handles. At last his feet slipped from the ladder, and the weight of his body tore his hands adrift. Like a log the old man dropped to the ground and lay . groaning, praying, and gen erally bewildered. , "Oh, de lawsgoramlty I Oh, my heabenly Marster I Who eber fought o' dat ! My conso'ence done wake up 1 Heern 'bout It often, an' now I knows It. Oh, my heabenly Marster 1 ef you lets up on me dls time, Uncle Zeke neber touch nuffin no mo'. Clar to goodness I's a change' man f om dls day. B r-r-r-r-r " And what with the shock, the fright, and the fall, Uncle Zeke's senses seemed leaving him. , "Ezeklel I" said a solemn voice. In stinctively Uncle Zeke answered, "Here me," and looked in the direction of the sound. Oh, horror I A figure clad in white was nearlng him with slow and solemn steps. As the mysterious visitor approached, it seemed to rise until it towered to the height of at least ten feet. The wretched Ezeklel, on his hands and knees, his eyes protruding, and his jaw dropped, remained as if paralyzed. Suddenly the phantom bowed itself, and Its head descending with incredible swiftness, smote the unfortunate Uncle Zeke senseless to the earth. Three days later, as poor Uncle Zeke lay, racked with rheumatism aud tor mented spiritual fear, upon his bed in the single room at his cabin, the door opened, and in walked Mr. Smith of Bellevue. " Good-morning, Uncle Zeke. Why, what's the matter with you, old man V" "Oh, Mis' Smith! oh, Mis' Smith, I done had some turrible sperences late ly. He angel ob de Lord done wrestle wld me, an' my conso'ence done woke, an', oh, my heabenly Marster, I's one sufferln' sinner. Mis' Smith, is you bin is you done is you m-mlss any ting wld dut ar c-corn-house o' yourn V" "No, Indeed, Uncle Zeke; nobody been near it. Ever' thing all right now." " An' nobody done touch de lock V Do' lock' ebery mornln' 1"' , "Yes, indeed. Why, who do you think would touch it, old man V" Uncle Zeke answered not, but his lips moved convulsively, as he. muttered, " Knock me down fus, an' den. lock de do'uu'tookdo key. Now I know it wus do angel ob de Lord." ITurper Magazine or April, . Paying for Hit Whistle. Not many years ago, wheil a lofty building was en the point or completion, tho mason who was finishing the high est portion was In the habit of whistling to the laborer who attended blm when ever he wanted a fresh supply of lime, and, as the scaffold on which he wrought was rather small, this occurred very often during a day's work. A joiner who was fitting In a window Immediate ly underneath, noticing Pat answer du tifully td every whistle from the mason, thought of playing n trick on him by imitating the whistle, and thus brought him up with a hodful of lime when there was no room for It. Tim mason tnM (ft'ut that he had not whistled, so he had no other alternative than to trudge back with his load. This having occurred for the third tlmo during ono day, Tat thought he Would watch to hear where the whistle come from. He had not waited long with the hod on his shoulder when he heard the identical whistle di rectly underneath where he stood, and, leaning over, he saw the head of tho Joiner protruding out of the window 1m- medlutely below. Pat, without more ado, emptied the hod right over the whistler's head. The Joiner yelled and spluttered while attempting to clear himself from the adhesive mass, and in the midst of his confusion, heard Poddy above shouting at the top of his voice : " Whistle when you want more mor tar!" A WelbfhneTJoke. ABOUT a year ago a company of eight or ten lumbermen went Into a hotel in oe of our Western cities and engaged a private pallor. They were jolly, well to-do fellows, hale and hearty and met to settle up a year's business over a social glass, having had a success ful speculation together. Summoning the gentlemanly clerk of the house,they ordered him to " bring on the choicest liquor to be obtained. Nothing but the purest and finest article." The table was spread, glasses brought out, and mirth prevailed. Pres ently in came the clerk x with a silver pitcher of ice-water, and as he filled each goblet, with quiet dignity and not a smile on his countenance, he remark ed : . " Gentlemen, I've done the best I could to obey your order, and here Is the purest article to be found In tho United States. All looked on in dumb amazement, so unexpected and so ludicrous was their position. Bat they were equal to the occasion. Not a word was said till each had his glass before him filled with the sparkling fluid. Almost simultaneous ly all raised their glasses, and pledging each other's health, made the additional one of promising not to drink anything stronger for the year to come. Nearly twelvemonths have passed, and they have been loyal to their vow. May we not hope that the pledge will be renewed for life I . y "Night Walking." Thomas Ryan with the spectre of an ignominious end before him, only a few hours before death wrote to bis parents a letter which was found in his cell. In that letter was the following agonizing sentence : " Tell my brothers, for God's sake, and for my sake, to lead different lives, or they will rue It In tho future. Shun Night Walking and Bad Company. That is the wish of their dying brother." How many young men who have gone to the prison and the gallows wish they had avoided " night walking and bad company" ere It was too late. " Night walking" is one of the most di rect roads to the gallows and Is the cause of a great many sleepless hours on the part of parents and guardians, who have lived long enough to see the bad effects arising therefrom in the downward courses of their sons, who laugh at and disregard the admonitions of the dearest friends they have in this world. There is no place so safe for young men at night as the homes of their parents or guardians, where virtue and wisdom is inculcated, and the foundations of healthy and useful lives arelead. Young men, heed the miserable murderer's ad vice, and avoid " night walking and bad company." A Checkered Life. Miss Cora Dickson, a young girl of twenty-two, arrived In Paris the other day from South America. Her life has thus far been a checkered one. At tho age of fifteen, tired of the monotony of home, she ran away from her father's house with a large sum of money. She cut her hair short and donned a boy's garb. After becoming in succession a cabin boy, a clerk and a horse dealer, she turned up hi Buenos Ayres, where she entered the army, still disguised. She distinguished herself in the service and bwamo a colonel. Some months ago at a meeting of officers she quarreled with one of those present. A duel fol lowed and she killed her adversary. On examining the dead man's apers she found that she had killed her oldest brother, w ho had left home when she was two years of age. Horrsr-stricken, she threw herself at the bishop's feet, who promised to intercede with her father. , BH. KCHKHK'S STANDARD KLMKDIFH i The standard remedies for all disease of the ItliigsareHehenck's Pulmonic 8yrup, Hchenek's 8ea Weed Tonic, slid 8chenck'ft Mandrake I'llln, Slid If taken before tho In lies are destroyed, a speedy cure In etlecfed. J.1.? tl"u! J'1""' niedlelnes tr. J. H. Bchenek, of rhlladelphla.owns hi unrivalled success In the treatment of pulmonary diseases. The Pulmonic Hyrup ripen the morbid matter In the lungs i nature throws It off by an easy ex. pectoration, fur when the phlegm or matter Is ripe a slight cough will throw Unit, the patient lias rest and the lungs begin to heal. To enable the pulmonic syrup to 1o thin, Ur Rcheuck's Mandrake l'llla and rtchenck'a 8ea Weed Tonlo must be freely used to cleanse the ftttmiach and ller. Hchenek's Mamliake Tills antonthn liver, removing all ohstiuoMons, relan the gull bladder, the bile atarts freely, and the liver Is soon relieved. Hchenek's Rea Weed Tonln In a (rentlo stimulant and alterative! the alkali of which It In composed mixes with the fond and prevent souring. It at BlsUthedlfteHtlon by toning up the stomach to a healthy condition, so that the food and the Fill nionlo Ryrup will make good blond i then the lung heal, and the patient will surely get well if care In taken to prevent fresh cold. All who wink to consult Dr. Hchenok. either personally or by letter, can do so at his principal dice, corner of Blxtli anil Arch rU.. Vhlladel phia, every Monday. Hchenck's mcdlnlnes are sold by all drugging throughout the country. Irach&apr. PURIFIES THE BLOOD, Renovates and Invigorates the Whole System. Its Medical I'roperticB Are. Alterative, Tonic, Solvent and Diuretic, VKGETfNE Is made exclusively from the Juices of carefully selected barks, roots and herbs, and so strongly concentrated, that It will effectually eradicate from the system evry taint of Scrofula. Hcrolulous Humor, Tumors. (Uncer, Cancerous Humor. Kryslpelas, Salt Kheiiin, Ryphltltlo Dis eases, Canker, Kalntness at the Htomach, and all diseases that arise from Impure blood. Hciatica, Inflammatory and Chronic Kheumatlsm. Neural f;la, (lout and Spinal Complaints, can only beet actually cured through I lie blood. For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases of the Skin, Pustules, Pimples, Dlotclies. Boils, Tetter, Scald head and King worm. VKOKTINK has never failed to effect a permanent cure, Kor Pains- In the- back, Kidney Complaints, Dropsy, Female Weakness, Leuuurrhoea, arising from Internal ulceration, and uterine diseases and General Debility, Vegntlne aots directly UMn the causes of these complaints. It. Invigorates and strengthens the whole system, acts upon the secretive organs, allays Inflammation, cures ul ceration and regulative the bowels. For Catarrh. Dyspepsia. Habitual Costlveness, Falpltatlon of the lleart.Headiudie.Plles.Nervous ness and Ueneral Prostration of the Nervous System, no medicine Ims given such perfect satis faction as the VKUKTINfi. It purities the blood, cleanses all of the organs, and possesses a con trolling power ovor the nervous system. The remarkable cures effected by VEOKTINE have induced many physicians and apothecaries whom we know to proscribe und usa It In their own families. In fact. VKOETINE Is the best remedy yet dls covered for I he above diseases, and is the only reliable BLOOD I'UKIFIKlt yet placed before Uie public. . , , THE nESTF.vil)EXCE. . , The following letter from Kev. E. 8. Best, Pas tor of M. E. Church, Natick, Mass., will be read with Interest by many physicians. Also, those suffering from the same diseases as attticted the son of the Kev. E. 8. Best. No person can doubt this testimony, as there Is no doubt about the curative powers of VEUETIN E. Natkk. Mass., Jan. 1, 1874. Mr. U. R. Rtevkks i Dear Sir. We have good reason for regarding your Vegetine a medecine of t lie greatest value. We feel asmired that It has been the means of saving our son's life. He is now seventeen years of age; for the last 2 years he has suffered from necrosis af his leg, caused bv scrofulous affection, and was so far reduced that nearly all who saw him thought his recovery impossible. A counoil ol able physicians could f live ns but the slightest hope of his ever rally ng, two of the number declaring that he was be yond the reach of human remedies, that even amputation could not save him, as be had not vigor enough to endure Mis operation. Just then we commenced giving him Vegetine and from that day to the present he has been continuously improving. He has lately resumed his studies, thrown away his crutches and cane, and walks about cheerfully and strong. Though there Is still some discharge from the opening where the limb was lanced, we have the fullest confidence thai In a little time he will be perfectly cured. He has taken about three dozen bottles of Veg etlne, but lately uses but little, as he declares that he is too well to be taking medicine, Jtespectfully yours, E. S. BEST. MH8.UC.K.BKST. ALL DISEASES OF THE BLOOD. If VEHETINK will relieve pain, cleanse, puri fy and oure such diseases, restoring the patient to perfect health after trying physicians, many rem edies, sulfering for years, is It not conclusive proof, If you are a suuerer. you can be cured t Why Is this medicine performing such great cures? It works in tho blood, in the circulating fluid. It can truly be called the (iHKAT BLOOD PURIFIER. The great scource of diseases originates In the blood, and no medicine that does not act directly npon it, to purify and reno vate, has any just claim upon public attention. BECOMMEND IT IIEAHTIL Y. Sooth Bostos, Feb. 7, 1678. Mr. Stetkhs: Dear Sir. I have taken several bottles of y.nir Vegetine and am convinced It Is a valuable remedy for Dyspepsia, Kidney Com plaint, and general debility of the system, I can heartily reoo nmend It to all suffering from the above complaints. Yours respectfully. .. MK3. MONKOE PAKKKK. 10 lm &S6 Athens Street. ' Prepared by H.R.Stevens, Boston.Mass. Vegetine Is Sold by All Druggists. " JEATHER &C. - y THE subscriber has now on baud at " ;. low rmcEs, Good Sole Leather, :(: Kip of Superior Quality, 1 Country Calf Skins, . French Call, LININGS, ROANS, &c.' F. Mortimer. i ifEW BI.OOMFIKI.D, PA. NOTICE. The public are hereby not I lied and warned not to molest, or In any way tres pass ou the rights and credits of Anthony Su ghart In the following property urchased by him at Sheriff's sale, at the rexideuce of Levi gughart, onthe7lh day of February, is;?, said propert being left in the care of Levi Sughart. viz: Two Cows, 4 head of Young Cattle, I Mower combined, 1 two horse Waifoo, 1 Metal Plow. Double and Single Trees, K.raln Cradle, Lot of Cow Chains. 1 pair of Breast chains, 1 pair of Ilutt chains, 1 Hay liake, 1 Corn Coverer, aud 1 Spreader. ANTHONY 8UCHART. Per I.kti suohakt. Agent. BlahijJ'aM February 13, 1S77; TTISTATK NOT1CK. Notice Is hereby given Ili that Letters Testamentary oa the estate of Frederick E. Dum, late nt Tyrone township. Perry county. Pa., deceased, have been granted to the undersigned, residing iu Elliottsburg, Perry county. Pa. , All persons Indebted tosald estate are request ed to make immediate payment and those bavmg cUlma to present them duly authenticated iot ettlemeut to , . -WILLIAM H. DUM. Kxecntor. A. M. lUaxKL. Attorney for Kxeoutor. , , January 30, 1877, ' ' j ' ' i :