D a WHOLE NUMBER 1514. .' From Chamber‘s Journal. son LIFE on DEATH. “You'll not do it, and get in, young chap. with hair on your head, I tell you that; and: mark ye, Britisher, ’tis no town-bred green- horn who says it, but old Joe Burton,thnt has fought In pins and hunted buffier on the plains store you left your mother's side, I calculate. 'Taint to be done.” " . “-But, Colonel, ———” I put in‘, smiling, yet not quite so much at my case as I desired to, appear; for this tough old frontiersman, who remembered the foundation of the settlement, was no light authority as to the practicability of such an enterprise as that which I had,’ perhaps rashly, undertaken. “A clear throwing away 0 f life, that's all,’ grufiiy rejoined the veteran, as he stooped to pat the hound that jumped_ up, whimpering. to receive his master‘s caress. “He that rides the line to the head waters of the Gila now, has only to thank. his 'own folly if his scalp dries in some pesky wigwam on the prairie. But there; I’m wasting words. A wilful lad, like a half-broke mustang, ain’t easy to hold back. Anyway, Master Harry Lyndham, I wish you well out of the ugly scrape you have got into.” ‘ . Colonel Burton was by no means the only friend who strove to dissuade me from my project, but my word was pledged, my mind made up, and it only remained to complete the preparations for my hurried and, pefiious' journey. This was how matters stood with me. 1, Harry Lyniham, one of the many young Englishmen whom the hopes of grow-- ing rich had drawn to the far west of America, . was then a resident of Tuscon City, and a clerk in the employment of Curtis Brothers. The firm consisted of two old and somewhat eccentric men—old bachelor brothers—self- educated, as well as, in the commercial sense of the word,self-made,and whose names were known and respected through all that wild region that comprises Arizona, Montana, and the northern counties of Texas. Oddly enough, it was beause I was an 0x- ford man that my then employers had given ‘mc the preference over a score of candidates, for, in truth, there was nothing that old John and James Curtis so much prized as the learn- ing which they never had leisure or opportu- nity to acquire; nor had they had occcasion to repent of their choice, since I had served them zealously enough, during the past year, to have gained a place in their esteem; while I liked them well, since their hearts were as warm as their manners were quaint. Mine were no sedentary duties, and I was more often in the saddle thah at a desk ; for Messrs. Curtis were speculators and general °jobbers, dealing in maize and wine and hides, in to- bacco, quicksilver,gunpowder and “notions;’ an , bove all, in cattle, the great staple of the far Southwest. It was not for hire alone that I toiled as I did, coming in Tuscon—where immigrants from the old country are seldom held of much. account when compared with the bustling, pushing Yankee—the reputation of a model clerk, as clerks are understood in that out of- the-way nook of the earth. My great stimu- lus was that I was in love with pretty, charm- ing Rosamond Gray, the daughter of old Mr. Gray, the banker at Cristobal, a town lying to the eastward of the Mimbres, and famous as a market for the agricultural produce of the vast districts bordering on Mexico. In one sense I was happy, for my love was returned; but in another I had met with what was al- most a repulse, since Mr. and Mrs. Gray, al- though entertaining no personal objection to me as a son-in-law, were unwilling to bestow their daughter on any but a wealthy suitor. “Get rich, Mr. Lyndham,” the banker had said good-naturedly, “andI see no reason why Rosamond and'you should not be happy ac- cording to your own fancy. But neither her mother nor I can sanction an unconditional en agement.” was in hope that I might take Mr. Gray s advice, and by growing rich, or at least by ac- quiring a competence, win Rosamond’s hand. the prize that I valued above all earthly con- siderations; and such is the rapidity with which, in those argentiferous regions, for- tunes are sometimes amassed, that I was not without warrant for aspirations which in Eu- rope would perhaps have seemed futile. And now, to explain the present position of the firm, and the reasons for my undertaking a journey fraught, according to the rugged old Militia colonel’s dictum, with almost cer- tain disaster. Curtis Brothers,who by along course of judicious operations, .had raised themselves from poverty to afiluence, had at that time on hand a speculation of unusual importance. They had made,chiefiy in Texas, very large purchases of horned cattle, sheep, and swine, destined to feed the swarming pop- ulation of the sterile miningdistricts, where provisions, and meat in special, commanded high prices. The investment seemed the more likely to be profitable since the twin plagues of New Mexico, drought and locusts, had oc- casioned a notable mortality among the cattle of Arizona and the adjoining territories, and great pecuniary returns were anticipated. All these calculations seemed likely to be upset by thé sudden outbreak of that smoul- dering Indian war which never quite comes to an end in that dangerous region. The Apach- es, the irreclaimable foes of all white men, were on the warpath, leagued, as was report- ed, with sundry other tribes, the Kiowas, the Navajoes, and the dreaded Comanches; and already hideous tales of Indian cruelty and massacre reached us from many a lonely home- stead within reach of the spoiler. The troops had been hastily withdrawn; the caravans about to traverse the prairie; had halted for lack.of an escort; and it was thought rash to venture more than a few miles beyond the cultivated country. Yet the day was at hand when the great herds of oxen and droves of swine, already purchased, would be waiting at Cristobal for the completion of the bar- gain, and my employers were well aware tha unless the cattle could be paid for in hard dollars,‘ fatal blow would be dealt to the credit of the firm. Messrs. Curtis had strained every nerve to collect the ready money necessary, and the funds were forth-_ coming, but the entire scheme bade fair 'to be frustrated by the abrupt closing of the route consequent on the war. No man," or party of armed men, could have been bribed to at- tempt the conveyance of the cash across the Plains, now haunted by the savage enemy, when I astonished my employers by volun- teering to be the messenger. “You shall not have to repent of it, Harry, my boy,” said the elder of the two brothers, as he wrung my hand in his oivn horny one. “You’ve stood manfully by us in this pinch, and’we’d be mean enough for niggers to tram- _ pic on ' if we didn’t show gratitude a little more substantially than by a few fair words. We never yet did raise a clerk to be apartner, but -———. There, there, Lyndham; I did not intend to egg you on by an offer, as if you needed that,” hastily added the honest old fel- low, fearing, as he saw the color rise to my face that I had taken umbrage at his rough speech. “Come safe back to us, lad, and all will be right.” - Mr. James Curtis spoke words to much the same effect, at the same time bidding me be careful, and indeed it was curious to watch the struggle in my employers' mind between their natural eagerness to escape a financial '- wreck that almost amounted to rain, and the kindly apprehension lest I should lose my life in their service. ‘ As for myself, I knew well enough how great was the risk I ran, and for how momen- tous a stake I was about to play, and had not the goal before my mental vision been the bright prospect of calling Rosamond my wife, even the prospective partnership would hard- ly have tempted me to set 0!! onan errand so perilous. As it was I was resolved, and as I got ready for the start I tried quietly to weigh the chances for and against my safely reach- ing Cristobal. I had a fair knowledge of the country, which I had traversed on four or five occasions, and was no novice in camping out, or in the familiar incidents of prairie travel. I could ride well, too, and was better mount ed than most of the residents in that district 'where liorscflesh is cheap and plentiful, hav ing in my possession a splendid chestnut thor ough-brcd, originally brought from Kentuck) by some United States officer, and which wa: celebrated for strength and speed. I was font: of Sunbeam, and beef me, for he was docil. and intelligent as well as swift, and woulr. «follow me for miles as a dog follows his owner, or stand, "when I bade him, with th! reins hanging loose upon his glossy neck. There was scanty time for leave-taking. I: was deep in the afternoon when I started, a dozeuor [More of the younger citizens of Tu- con riding with me for the first half-hour;anc giving me a hearty cheer as we parted. Mort than one strong right hand trembled a littlt as it grasped mine'iu token of adicu',and there was an unwonted moisture glistening in tht honest eyes of some of the kind-hearted young fellows as they wished me “God-spear and a safe return.” Well do I remember wheeling my steed on a little elevation in th~ rolling, flower—enameled prairie, and wavinl my hat in answer to the waving of hats and handkerchiefs from the little knot of horse- men, not one of whom, I am sure, ever ex- pected to see me again on this side of the grave. Then I rode on, and lost sight of the friendly band of well-wishers. The heavy sultry heat seemed to cnwrap the land like a mantle. There was not a breath to stir the dropping leaves of ' the few ‘ cottonwood trees I passed in the lower lev els, and on the uplands the long rank grass was parched and brown by the fierce sun, for it was lung since rain had fallen. The shrill. sharp chirp of the prairie cricket, and the far- oif barking of that curious animal, tthprai rie dog, alone woke the stillness that was ab- solutelyopprcssive. Some three hours aftei leaving Tuscon I reigned up beside the blue, bright waters of a creek, and, slacking my horse’s girths, I allowed him to drink freely, myself replenishing the metal canteen than was slung at my saddle-bow, for in that des ert land another opportunity of appeasing thirst might not readily occur. And pres entiy leaving the grassy prairie we struck into a country still more lonely and desolate, where the only sound was the thud of m) horse’s liOofs on the scorched and barren earth. Far away to the left there glimmercd against the sky something like a shining wall, imper: fectly visible, but which I knew to be the ser- rated crests and mountain peaks of the MRI)- bres, the natural fastnesses where dwelt the barbarian tribes whose torch and tomahawk had laid waste many a happy home. Nor were mementoes of their hostility lacking, as I traversed the track—deeply seamed by wagon wheels, and strewn with the bleached bones of mules and oxen—that did duty for a road. Eight or nine times there loomed before me a rude wooden cross, on which was coarsely painted in letters of black or red, sometimes a name, more often more initials, followed by the simple inscription, “ Killed by the Apa- ches.” . The sun went down,the dew glistened upon the rank herbage and tufts of the ‘wild sage, and a welcome breeze cooled the ' heated air, while the broad, bright moon, like a silver shield, rose to shed her chaste-led light over the vast expanse of prairie. Onward I rode, until at length in a sort of oasis, where water and grass and trees were to be found, select- e'd my camping-place for the night. With dawn I was again in the saddle, nor did any incident during that day’s journey or the next vary the monotony of prairie travel. Water was met with, sparingly, indeed, and of poor quality, but the brackish and turbid draught at any rate .sufilced to allay that tormenting thirst which is the great terror of the solitary wayfarer on these burning plains. Wherever there was 'water, too, there was pasture for my horse; while for my own sustenance I was provided with a tiny store of wild bull-beef, cut in strips and dried in the sun, in Mexican fashion, and witha bag of parched maizecobs. These, with a flask of French brandy,a Span- ish poncho, and ammunition for carbine and revolver, made up all my equipment,save only my canteen with its tin cup and the leathcrn saddle-bags wherein were stowed away the‘ gold and greenbacks destined to redeem the credit of Curtis Brothers with their creditors at Cristobal. On the evening of the third day I halted in a well-watered dell near the head of a creek, and at a distance, as I computed, of 120 miles from Tuscon. Eighty miles more, at most, would carry me to Fort Wch ster; and once across the Clio I should be safe, and could make certain 6f completing my journey to Cristobal. Hitherto I had met with no living soul, friendly or hostile. More than once I had fancied that on the verge of the dim _ horison I had caught a glimpse of tall spears and feathered heads; and on one occasion I had beheld a distant cloud of dust arise from the bare brown surface of the des- ert; but this might as easily have been occa- sioned by the passage of a herd of bison or of wild horses, as of the Apaches or their allies. My spirits rose as I proceeded on my way, and I began to feel confident of success. On that night,lying wrapped in my poncho, with my saddle for a pillow, and my weapons within reach, I dreamed I was at home again in old England, and a boy once more, for. I saw my sisters’ faces round me, and those of my former friends and playmates long dis- persed, when suddenly I was aroused by the shrill, eager neighing of my horse, tethered hard bv, and, waking with a stat t, opened my eyes to encounter the fierce eyes glaring upon me from a hideous painted face, bending over me, and so close as well-nigh to touch it. I felt an Indian’s hot breath upon my cheek, as he stood over me, while of his purpose 'there could be litttle doubt, for, as I could see by the dim light of the dying watch-fire, he was freshly besmeared with war-paint, and one hand held a glittering knife. As I started up and grasped the butt of the revolver lying beneath my head, the Indian’s other hand clutched me by the wrist, while again my steed neighed shrilly, and asI propped myself on one ' knee I could see that Sunbeam was plunging and rearing violently, while two dark forms were gliding about the spot where the horse was fastened, apparently intent on unfastening the long lariat by which he was haltered to the ground. There are confused recollections of which memory is never able afterwards wholly to unravel the tangled thread. I remember a brief, sharp struggle, during which I twice received a slight graze from the knife that the Apache carried, and then my right wrist was freed from the hand that grasped it, and the sharp crack of the pistol, as three shots were successively fired, broke the still- ness. Then almost immediately I heard the thud of galloping hoofs upon the crisp turf of the prairie, and saw two mounted men, whose fluttering blankets and plumed heads proclaimed their nationality, ride off into the darkness. At my feet lay my first assailant. His hand, when I lifted it, fell back to earth, and his grim features, bedaubed with streaks of yellow, white and black, were stiffening fast in death. The two eagle’s feathers, fas« tened by a silver brooch to his long, black hair, denoted that he had been a chief or principal warrior, while the paint and tattoo- ing proved him to belong to the great tribe of the Apaches. - My great source of anxiety now was lest the two braves who had escaped should have com. rades within reach, and I at once decided that J to press on was my wisest policy. Itwas now were yery good ones. the dark chill hour that precedes the dawn, but saddling Sunbeam, whom I found fretfu! and agitated, after his recent interview with be red robbers, I resumed my journey. Up 0 this time I had spared my horse, but now, neavy as was the sickly heat, and long as verc the hours to be spent in traversing the brown, desolate plain, without grass or water, . urged Sunbeam on, the shining peaks of the viimbres becoming more and more distinctly 'isiblc as we sped upon our way. Poor Sun- ieam showed for the first time signs of dis. ress when we halted beside a stream, the li‘flCleh waters of which seemed to burn. hirsty lips that craved for them; but we vote now, as I computed, within three hours if the River Gila, beyond which was safety. The sterile, stony desert which spread itself ‘iefore me, when, on the next morning, my jaded stccd and I again set forth upon the ”rack, was almost bare of verdure. The long lrought and the heat of the scorching sun rad withered every green blade, while pools ind creeks which ought to have been full of sweet pure water were now mere belts of shingle, or hollows paved with dried clay. I shared the last drops of the precious fiuid I carried in my canteen, and the last of the bleached corn, with Sunbeam, and the good horse seemed as though he were grateful 'or and understood the kindness, for he rub- bed his velvet muzz.caressingly against my land as I stroked his neck, no longer sleek and smooth as satin,for fatigue and privation lad roughened his coat and dimmed the fire in his eye. Suddenly, as I stood beside him, i looked back, and saw, what, for the mo- ment, made my very heart cease to beat, as .f an icy touch had frozen the blood in my veins. Spears and plume heads and wild forms, robes were distinctly to be seen,were crowded .ogether at the top of a rising ground, com- ing on over the prairie at the easy, swinging gallop whicha mustang can keep up for half 1 day. As I set my foot in the stirrup and .eapcd into my saddle, the Indians, silent till .hen, set up their fearful war-whoop, and, with yells and frantic gestures lashed on their steeds and took up the pursuit with a fury that sufficiently indicated what would be my fate should I be overtaken. Then began a desperate race—a race for life or death. Sun- beam answcrcdgallantly tomy call,and for the first four or five miles I saw a 'little of the enemy, but on they came pitilessty, and soon seemed to gain ground. Had it been on the first day of thejourney, I could have laughed at my pursuers, but now the superiority of my noble horse in stride and strength was neutralized by the comparative freshness of the shaggy steeds on which the Apaches were mounted. I groaned as I felt Sun oeam flag beneath me, though I urged him on with voice and hand. Miles upon miles of rolling prairie were traversed, my ~horse keeping the lead, and speeding on with courage unabated, but staggering as he went, and bearing heavily on the bit as we descended the frequent slopes. The Indians saw their advantage and pleased on,.making every effort .to come up with me. One arrow slightly wounded my horse in the neck ; a second brushed my 'cheek, making me feel as though a hot iron had been drawn ast it. I bear the thin, blue scar to this day. But maddened with excitement I spurred Sunbeam on, shook off the pursuers for a while, and presently saw, gleaming before me, the waters of a swiftly flowing river which could be no other than the Gila ; while beyond it rose the stocks- ded walls of alonely building—FortIWebster, doubtless. “On Sunbeam, onl” One more effort, brave horse—one more, and we are safe 1” I patted my steed’s reeking neck as I vo- ciferated the words; and with a faint, friend- ly neigh the gallant horse responded to my appeal, and still reeled onward. The river, bordered by tall trees and cane-brakes, was very near ; 1 could hear its rush and ripple, when Sunbeam, dead heat, stumbled, fell on his knees and sank slowly down. There was an arrow, unknown to me, sticking in his flank, and the noble brute had actually been bleeding to death as he carried his master, with unfaltering spirit, over leagues of the weary prairie. For the moment I almost forgot my imminent peril in grief for the loss of my brave companion ; but little time was left for regrets, for already the ground shook beneath the thunder of hurrying horse-hoofs, as, with yells and outcries of barbarous triumph, the Indians came racing up be- hind. Thirty yards before me lay the river, but it was too deep and rapid for a man readily to swim or wade, and though I was weary and worn, yet I could not bear 8 abandon life while a chance remained. My pistol was in my belt, but my carbine was strapped in the saddle, of the dead horse, and so were the bags which held the money of Curtis Broth ers, and these I snatched up, though I has scanty prospect of saving either property or life, so near were the ruthless foes. The} were but six lances length away from me a: I plunged into the brushwood, intending ti take shelter among the tallreeds of the bank, in the faint hope that the clamors of thi Apaches might bring out the two? from tht fort. To my great joy, however, 11 reaching the river bank I beheld, moored to the sten. ‘of a mimosa tree, a canoe containing fishing tackle, and probably belonging to the garisor and leaping into it, I seized the paddle ant pushed off into the middle of the strean just as four or five of the Indians, who hat. dismounted, came bursting through tht bushes, knife and tomnhawk in hand. . The river ran swift and I was incxpcrt it. the management of a canoe ; but the Indian: fortunately hesitated to take to the river, no doubt on account of the vicinity of the fort, and although they pursued me with' fierce shouts and volleys of arrows, only one of th« latter hit me, inflicting a slight wound or. my left wrist ; while the welcome sound 01 a cheer and the discharge of a rifle from sthi further bank told that the Indian war whoop had attracted the notice of the soldiers, 0! whose weapons the Apaches stood in whole- some awe. I was soon among friendly fa s, although so exhausted was I with fatigue and emotion that I fainted before reaching Fort Webster. . ' My story, thus heartily narrated, is nearly at an end. The kindness of the command- ing ofiicer at the fort enabled me to push on, as soon as rest and refreshment had some- what restored my vigor; and I reached and was in time to save the credit of the firm whom I represented, and to allay the suspicions of the half-wild Mexican and Tex- an cattle-farmers, who had began to chafe and mourn at the delay. The oxen and other live stock, some weeks later, were sent along with a wagon train that traveled under a strong escort of the United States cavalry to Tucson : and I should have availed my- .self of the opportunity to return had not an attack of fever, brought on by anxiety and over-exertion, prostrated me for a time, although youth and a robust constitution en- abled me to shake it off. I was still pale and weak, and was sitting listlessly among the magnolia bushes and coffee shrubs in the garden of the little inn, when I saw Rosamond and Mrs. Gray, whose kindness to me duriiig my illness had been unremitting, approaching me with joyful looks. “Can you bear good news, Harry ?” asked the-latter, smiling ; and indeed the tidings My quaint, worthy old employees had been better than their word, having not merely taken me into part- nership, in recompense for what I had done on their behalf, but also appointed me their .vhose shields and scarlet blankets or buffalo. Cristobal without further hindrance or perilfl resident agent at Cristobal, a for healthier and more pleasant place than Tucson, with a share in the profits of the firm that was only too liberiil. 1 have every prospect of present competence and ultimate wealth, while my engagement to Rosamond Gray is Very short- ly to be brought to a happy conclusion; but in the midst of my new-found pfosperity, a saddening recollection will sometimes ob- trude itself, as I remember the faithful, dumb friend whose bones are whitening on the banks of the Gila. ’ From the Lancaster (Penn.) Examiner. The PieSIllential Election. How it appear‘s from a. Demo- cratic Point of View to a Smart Woman. I never until this fall realized the debt we owe the press, and I never appreciated the advantage of living in a country that elects its own rulers. My husband is a democrat, and my father, who boards with us, is a re- publican. 0n the 7th of November I took down my last winter’s cloak, and I couldn’t keep back the tears. That cloak cost $25, but it was‘short, and of course I couldn’t wear it this season. It didn’t seem as if 1 could wear my double Paisley shawl all winter, but I thought of the sufferings of the poor, our heavy church debt, and of the many obligations William had to meet the 1st of January, and I concluded I wouldn’t say' a word about it. I might be a dowdy, but I would go calmy forward—up the church aisle—supported by the smiles of an approv- ing conscience. ' When William came home that night he said New York had gone for Tilden, and there was a'glow upon his brow and a light within his eye I hadn’t seen there for years. The biscuits were light as a feather, and said I: “William, what do you think had I, bet- ter do withouta cloak this winter? Youknow they don’t wear short cloaks. I suppose you don’t feel as if you could afford a new one ?” “Sec about it.” said William mraping the last drop of peach juice from - his preserve plate. That’s a dreadfully vulgar habit, and I’ve told William so over and over again, and I do wonder, that being a genuine, cic- gant democrat, he will persist in it. The next morning, when I passed through the sitting-room, William sat shivering over a closed register in his stocking feet, his hair uncombed, but he cried out from. the top of his paper, “Democratic victories every- where!” “The country gone en masse for Tilden !_” “Intense excitement and rejoic- ing !” We had waffles and maple molasses for breakfast, and I made the coffee myself. William had made one earnest dab at his hea‘ith the hair brush, but had evidently missed. Father called for toast, and said he had neuralgia pains streaking all down the left side of his face. William read aloud soothing morsels from the democratic paper, such as “Indiana gives Tilden-10,000 major ity 1” “What do you think this morning about my having a new cloak, William ?” “Of course you can have a new cloak, if you need one. ‘Full returns not yet received from Oregon, Nevada, Florida, and Louisi- ana, but they are undoubtedly ours !” “Um !” said father. I felt a good deal of anxiety about family prayers. William isn’t a professor, Father leads devotions, and I was afraid he would be too supplicatory; but he prayed mostly for the heathen, Jews, and such like, but, didn’t refer to the democrats, and only once ——just after the heathen—alluded to our suf- fering country. When William came up to dinner he said returns of democratic majorities were pour- ing in from all quarters, and said I: “Wil- liam, I’ve been thinking the matter over, and I do believe it would be the best econo- my to buy a fur cloak. Everybody is wear- ing fur. It might cost more at first, but it would be cheapest in the end; fur is so darn- ble.” “How much will it cost ?”' “Mrs. Col. Tucker’s sealskin sacque was $200 last winter, but I don’t feel as if, in our circumstances, we can afford that. Furs are- cheaper than last fall, and I think I could get a good, desirable article, not so rich as some, but still good enough for people in our circumstances, for $150. ' “Um !” said father. William had taken out a blank check, and was reflecting, when in whisked the presi- dent of the democratic club and said Florida and South Carolina had gone for Tilden, and William was wanted down at the club room to check, and I immediately went down street tnd selected the cloak. That evening a shade of anxiety—a scarce- ly perceptible tinge of melancholy—had set— tled on William’s countenance, while father’s leuralgia was better. William asked if I and done anything about my cloak, and, if I iadn’t, he should suggest waiting, awhile; furs might be cheaper. He said, 'hen I Lsked him about it the illumination had been postponed. ' The next morning I heard the boys in the «treet screaming that Hayes was elected, ind when I went down father was sitting on he front stairs coatless, and with his vest on me shoulder, while William balanced him- .elf on the edge of the hat-stand. Both )iltl‘iOtS were stocking-footed. They had lust taken in the morning papers. Very ittle conversation was made at the break- ast table, but father wasgextrcmely polite .0 William, and said he didn’t know when is had eaten buckwheat cakes that tasted so nuch as they did when he was a boy. At noon William didn’t stay to desert, but father, having eaten his own pudding, drew ‘William’s untasted plate to himself. The tears were welling to my eyes, and father kindly inquired why I wept. “I’ve been thinking my old hat fixed over won’t look at all suitable with my new cloak, but William is so blue 1 can’t bear to ask aim for more money.” . “Mercy on me i” said father, “don’t cry over a bonnet. Go (1 n and get what you want and bring the hi to me.” I My-hat was to be of seal-brown. “Two feathers or three ?” asked the milliner. I thought of the hundreds out of employment, of the destitution and want the winter would behold, of the vanity and pride of dress, but while I hesitat‘ newsboy, just out' with the afternoon papers, yelled: “Florida and Louisiana both sure for- Hayes !” I knew how father would feel, and said : “0 three certainly.” For two or. three days there ‘was a look, not so much of pure melancholy as' of gloom, wrath, and vengeance commingled in Wil- iiam's countenance, and he sprinkled pepper on his beefsteak fearfully. Father said that he awaited the action of the Louisiana re- turning board with canfidencc in their integ- rity, and sipped his tea with a spoon. I never knew father to sip his tea before with a spoon in all my life.‘ By and by it was reported that clectors’ names had been omitted from republican votes in Louisiana, and father said there was achill in these November days that struck to the very marrow, and William said he see about the illumination. He filled out the“ . sighed. Then Ibeldjth‘cpi off again and said, “How dreadful ills to be poor !" “If you want a dressso badly, get it, Mary Ann," said William. ' ' “I really don't known in our circumstan- ces I ought, William”, “If there’s anything I hate to see it is a shabbily-dressod woman—get it." So in or- dcr to satisfy William thad to get the merino. Since that timcHaye's has been sometimes elected and sometimes Tilden. All disguises have fallen off in our family, and though my father and William treat each other with forced politeness, such words as “corrup- tion,” “nigger," “bull-dazed," have become familiar language in' what I once hoped would be a refined Chrjstian house-hold. “William," said I,:-as I rang for more baked potatoes one morning, “I never allow- ed myself to read the Beecher scandal—much as I wanted to—and if it were worse .than this I’m glad I didn’t.” One day, when Louisiana went for Hayes, father promised me a how parlor carpet. If the question isn’t settléldsoonl think I can easily get the house refurnished, and perhaps have a new china set i'and-‘a silver desert service. I am so sorry .the ‘ Centennial is' closed, for I know I could just as well spend another fortnight in Philadelphia, and I do believe I could have that lovely. pink coral set I wanted so badly. f1“; ' ‘ I don’t understand politics, but 'I am so glad I live under arcpublican form of gov; crnment, and I do feel_su_re;i_f anyone makes good resolutions, and trié‘std-liecconomical, and really means to .be'- a good Wife and daughter, a way will open out Of difficulties. CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE Shaun—Tucson, Jan. 9, 1877. Resolution authorizing the New York and New England R. R. Co., to take lands for constructing and maintaining the road, was referred to the committee on railroads in con- currence. . Bill authorizing water filmissioners of South Norwalk to supp] ‘ water to other towns ; referred to comm ttee on cities and boroughs in concurrence. ' HonsE.— The f0110wing Petitions were presented and referred :» _ . S. Y. St. John, of New.Canaan, for leave to sell land of estate of late Charles E. Dann ; committee on sale of'lands. T. S. Greeman, P. RCrom‘vell, et al., for reduction of legal interest to 5 per cent ; committee on finance. , Of towns of Weston and Wilton for ad- justment of boundary lines ; new towns and probate districts. .4 The following bills were presented : Bill making it the duty of the selectmen to appoint superintendents and scxtons for cemeteries and burying“ grounds; commit- tee on the judiciary. ‘ . Bill regulating elections ; committee on judiciary. The bill abolishes certificate vo- ting ; the list “to be made” is ‘ closed three weeks before election ;, the board sits the day before election and notch election day, for the purpose of admitting those electors whose rights mature after session of the board ; it provides that all votes, except for repre- sen tives, shall be placed in one box; that justices of the peace shall b'echosen at town . meetings ; the counters must make written returns to their moderator, in duplicate, of the results of their counting; naturalizations shall be made only by the superior, common pleas and district courts. . Resolution incorporating the German Be- nevolent society of Norwalk; committee on incorporations. . . , ' ' SENATE—WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10. A bill for public act dc elections arid electors was referred to the judiciary com- mittee in concurrence. . ’ Petitions Referred—Of selectmen of Wes- ton and Wilton asking for change of boundap ry lines, referred to committee on new towns and probate districts ; of W. H. Williams for protection to prosecuting agents; to com- mittee on temperance ,- for inco ration of a German Aid Society of , South orwalk,_ to committee on incorporations; OI'IV’atlomsl Board of trade, concerning trade unions, etc., to committee on manufactuers. . Bill for public acts relating to published notices of meetings of creditors of assigned estates was referred to the- judiciary com- mittee in concurrence; bill de civil actions in relation to forign attachments, same refer ence ; bill amending military law, establish- ingregimental h quarters, to committee on military affairs. Hosea—Mr. Dibble of Danbury presented a form for a resolution by state legislatures de pensions, and it was approved, providing that the state senators and representatives in congress endeavoring to secure the passage of House Bill No. 2803, allowing pensions to date from the discharge in case of the soldier and from the death of the husband in the case ofwidows. Mr. Sturges, of Wilton presented Bill de limitation of personal actions ; judiciary. The bill provides no acknowledgment shall be sufficient to take a claim against the estate of a deceased person out of the operation of the statute of limitations unless a ote or memorandum shall be made in writr and signed by the party whose estate is to be changed. ’ HOUSE—THURSDAY, Jan. 11. Bills Presented—Amending the military law raising pay of members and drum and fife majors of regimental bands to $2.70 a day, and creating the office of band master with pay and allowances of second lieutenant; military affairs. Bill de town officers, repealing sections 2 and 3 of chapter 30 of the public acts, ap- proved June 19, 1876 ; also providing that all town officers hereafter elected on the first Monday of October in each year shall hold their respective offices for one year from the date of their election and until their succes- sors shall be qualified. ‘ - Bill relative to a new uniform for the state militia ; military affairs. HonsE.—anar, Jan. 12. Mr. West of Hartford presented twenty petitions for release from state prison. ~Mr. Dibble of Danbury—Resolution for a joint select committee on the abolition of . ital unishm ‘t ° sod. caEldjogrned to I'll hpiaii, Tuesday next. ———-=_—__.— From the Dayton, (Ohio) Journal, Jan. 5. A Frightened J nnitor. Peter Holtkamp, the janitor of the First District school, started to make his fires in that buildin'g,Wednesday morningabout five o'clock, when as he approached the house, heheard the sound of bells from a ~tigh coming down the street. It was still quite dark, and thinkiiig the time unusual for sleigh riding, he stopped and waited , for it to pass. The horse came along at a. moderate pace, as if the driver was not in the least hur ry, and halted in front of the residence of Mr. J. B. Gilbert before which the janitor was standing. The driver sat perfectly still, holding the reins, and after waiting for some observation from him Holtkamp called to him, but received no reply. Then he inquir- ed what he wanted, and still no answer ; where he was going, with no better success. Holtkamp advanced out into the road and spoke again. The man set quite composed but said nothing. Holtkamp put his hand on him and found the man perfectly stifi. He was startled by this, and, gorng to Mr. Gil- bert’s home, aroused him, saying there was a man frozen to death in the sleigh. Mr. _Gil_- bert came out, and they lifted the man out and carried him into the school house, and deposited him on the floor before the fire. There was no indication of life in the body, and in carrying him it had been necessary to grasp him by the hair. They were deciding as to whether it ,was best at once to call the coroner, when a groan came from under the blankets with which the body was covered. Dr. Daugherty, who lives near, was callcd at once, and in an hour’s time the limbs of the man were straightened, his blood set in cir- culation, sothat he could walk about ~and was in a condition to go home. He said his intended to arrange his business so that he ,name was John Iams, and that he had been could spend two or three weeks of winter in some southern clime, say in Georgia or Lou- isiana. That afternoon I went shopping, and at tea-time laid on the cloth four or five samples of seal-brown merino. “William," said I, “which of these do you call the best piece of goods ?” ' His opinion coincided with mine. I held two bits off at a distance. “Ever so many .women that I know have dresses off that piece,” said I._ I laid the bits down and v to adancc the night previous, and after tak- ing home his lady, was returning home him- self, en suddenly he fell asleepme thought in his wn bed. He felt very comfortable, and knew nothing more until awakened be fore the fire. John lives in “Texas ;” he had .taken nothing, he said, but two glasses of beer that evening, but will be careful next time he takes his girl home. In a few mo- ments more he must have been frozen be- yond recovery. ' Full Column, one year, ....... “alwa 5 mode ate. Cali ora cir NORWALK, CONNECTICUE-TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1877. NORWALK GAZETTE, PIILIJIIEI IV!“ "In" IIIIIII. . t the Second Oldest Paper in the State. OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING. A. H. BYINGTON & CO. A. H. Brrscroa, J. B. Eons, G. N. Ems. Subscription $2.00 per yeiir, in advance. Single Copies 5 Cents. ____...——— Advertising Rates : Four lines or less, 1 insertion 50 cts.; 3 times 81 00 the Square, one insertion, ....... 1 00 Per week, for continuance, ------- so due Square, Six Months, - - . ..... 1 oo “ “ one year—with paper - - - 15 00 two as . u at H u . _ _ 2500 puree u u u u u _ _ _ _ 30 00 lusrter of a Column, one tune, ----- 5 00 he quarter column, one year, - - - - - 50 00 me half Column, one time, - - - - - 10 00 me half Column, one year, ------ ‘ so 00 E'uil Column, one time, -------- 20 m 150 00 One inch space constitutes a square. Special Notice! 9.5 per cent. advance on the move. Local Notices in [loading columns, 25 Cents per. line. . Yearly advertisers restricted to the husinesr zontcmplated at the time c.0ntract, but are per- uitted to make monthly ch mges of their adver- 1iscmcnts. ' Marriages and deaths inserted gratuitously. )bituary or Funeral Notices 15 etc. per line. All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra. ALEX. S. GIBSON, Organist of the First Congregational Church. Teacher of the - ' Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical Composition. Box 379 r. o.. scawanx, coax. J. Beideril-iuflbutt, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Boom No. 4, [up stairs,] 9 GAZETTE BUILDING. MELVILLE E. MEAD, AGENT FOR ‘ REAL ESTATE. FIRE AND lIFE INSURANCE, Ocea‘n Steamer Tickets & Drafts, South Nor-walk, Conn. EMILY V.D.PARDEE,M.D., Graduate of N.Y. Medical College for Women. Cor. MAIN d: MARSHALL STREETS, SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. Ollice Hours, until!) a. m., andirom 3 p. m. At- ;ention to all classes of diseases incident to a on- anti practice of medicine and surgery. ham- iies supplied with Homoeopathic remedies. ‘ References by permission :—S.Lil_enthnl, M. 1)., Prof. of Theoryand Practice,N. Y. cit ; Clemency: Dozier, M. D. Dean of College, N. .: Alfred E. Hills. M. D.,Prof. Materia Medica. 3m23 EYE AND EAR-W. R. OAKES, M. D. Occulist and Aurist, has his Ollice Cor. Wall and Water Streets, where he . may be found cluery day except Sunday Irom 9 a. m., to 12 m. an 2 to 68,. m., for free con» iultation. Besides the eye an ear, the doctor treats successfully all scrolulous and catharrha! > diseases of the lungs, windpipe and throat. some of which are often predisposing causes of blind- cess and deafness. Call and see the statistics of cases. testimonials. &c., at the omce as above. Charges for scientific examination and treatment No charge for consultatign. lar. UHARLES‘ W. MANY. Surgeon Dentist, NORWALK, CONN. Office corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous- Oxide Gus administered. . C. B. COOLIDGE, DENTIST. Successor to Dr. Asa. Hill, WALL 8'"! E ET, NORWALK, - Office over C. J. Grumun’s Dry Goods Store. I?’ Gas administered for extracting teeth with Iut pain. DENTISTR Y AT HARD TIMES names, For Cash — N 0 Credit: All work executed iMhe Best Manner, atmy ohice OVER SELLECK’S BOOK STORE. T. E. SWIFT, D. D. s. Isa-cans s. nocxxvoon, - Fashionable Draper and Tailor, AND GENT S’ _ F URNISIIING EMPORIUM. Main Street, Norwalk, Conn. _ 34 S k W. MITCHELL, I At the ever popular UNION MA'RKET has always the best of Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork, it fairiivinggprices. Union (formerly Model) Mar’ ket, on the ridge. ‘ 19 GONNEUTIBUT HOTEL, Corner Main and Wall Sts., NORWALK. CT. HE subscriber having taken the above well- known centrally located Hotel, is prepared to inter-tain permanent and transient guests. Good 'ooms; good table: reasonable prices. A first- :lass Livery connected with the Hotel. Carriage» to all trains. Every effort made to please. _ asu' D. B. MOREIIOUSE , Proprietor. EDWARD P. WEED. D R 'U' G G- I S '1' Wall Street, opposite Norwall: Opera House, A large and well selected stock or DRUGS AN D MEDICINES, Perfume , Patent Medicines, all kinds Minera- Naters. IToilet; and Medicatedfioaps, Flavoring and Handkerchief Extracss, iiiurBrushes.Comhs, sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery, C! are, &e., ind is constant] adding to his stock a! the new .md popular me icincs of the day. it h isstorci n MALLORY’S BLOCK,hasconstan| ly on hands general assortmen to f GROCERIES. ’ CBCCKERY, GLASS, TIN AND" WOODEN WARE, £16., ETC By dcvnti'nghiscoustantpersonal attentiontothe ‘iusinesshe hopes to merit pub.icpatronage. 9 FRANCIS McKEON, Jr., Practical Plumber. PLUMBING in all its BRANCHES. Green Houses Fitted .up. Orders leftat Shop on SchoolStreet,oron slate at Belden’s Tin Shop. J obbiug promptly attended to. , ly19 John A. Homoeclccr, B A. K E R, FOOT 0F MILL HILL. ' Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes, Cruilers, Am, halted fresh everyday. Everything made out of good vnaterialsmnd by careful and competentworkmcn. Try our Baking. NOBWA BK INSURANCE 00., NORWALK, CONN. Charter Capital - - - $500,000 Paid up Capital -- - - 100,000 Wn.C.Sicasn'r,Pres., GEO R. Gownns,Scc’y. ETNA INSURANCE Co. ofllAlt'i‘FORD. Incorporated 1512. Charter Perpetual. Capital and Aunts, $5,052,880.19 lusurcs against loss and damage by Fire. on terms adopted to thehazard and conststcnt With the laws of compensation. COWLES a MERRILL“ Solo Agents for Norwalk and vicinity. Notice. REAL ESTATE. V\I\I\I\I\r\l\l\/\I‘\I\I\IW\N\I\I\I\I\I\I\M To Rent. THE place formerly occupied by the subscriber, near the head of slain Street, is offered to rent mm the let of October next, at a very low rent. is. L. ELLS. Desirable Property for sale. A Verydesirable place on East Avenuc. Also, a low choice Building Lots situatcd on Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap. Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer- mn Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar- gain. Enquire of S. E. OSBORN. East Avenue, tfil or to D. W. FITCH, West Avenue. To Rent. PART of a House, (three rooms) right in the vii . isge. Rent 812 per month. Possession given immediately. Enquire at this oflicc. A BARGAIN. FOR SALE—A first-rate built IIousc,(on East Avenue,) containing nine rooms -, will he lot if notsol'i. Also BUILDING LOTS for sale. Apply to D. II. FITCH. Norwaik, Nov. 27th, 1875. 18“ FOR SALE . 'PWO very desirable BuildingLots on West Main Street. Apply at the GALETTE OFFICE. . 0 FOR SALE. A NEAT RESIDENCE on one of the best,pieas- antcst and most accessible streets in town. Has eight rooms. with gas in each, and heater ca- pable of heating the whoie'housc. Large barn .vnth stabling for several horses. Apple, Pear and Cherry Trees", just commencing to or fruit. Is within live minutes’ walk oi the Post Office, the. Price 87,500. Or will rent it to a glow! tenant for sooo pcryear. Enquire at this office. * 2 BARN T0 noun—A new Barn with good sm- _ bling for several horses, near the bridge. Price $8 per month. Enquire at this Oilice. 1 8 '7 '7 . OBUY YOUR Provisions, . Groceries, - Poultry, GRUCKERY AND GLASS WARE, Fruits, Nuts, etc. 5" I S H , c (Fresh, Salted and Canned.) N . OYSTERS, (Opened or in the Shell.) CLAMS,&O. ALSO Vegetables of all Kinds, (Fresh and Canned.) Canned. Fruits. ‘ BREAD, PIES, CAKES, 31.0., ac. AT DEMMON & NEWCOMB’S, _ 53 '& 55 Main St., N orwalk. PETER L. . GUIGUE, FLORIST, Union Avenue, north of Norwalk Cemetery. is 'now ready to furnish Hot House and Green House Plants. CUT FLO‘VERS. BOQUETS, BASKETS, I WREATHS, CROSSES, and all other designs in Flowers at short notice. Do You Wanton Poultry! ones. W. LOCKWOOD Would announce to the citizens of N orwalk gener- ally, that he is making a specialty of DRESSED Chickens, Turkeys, Geese or Ducks, delivered to order in any part of the town, either in large or small quantities. Orders can be left at his residence on hill just east of E iscopai Church. . Norwa k, Oct. 30,11876. ~ Till! LIGHT RUNNING DOMESTIC Sewing Machine, Is the Best of all. Agency for Norwalk and Vicinity, in J. SPENCER’S JEWELRY STORE. Under N orwalk Opera House. AT- Quintard’s Furniture Rooms will be found a complete assortment of FURNITURE, &O., includingcverything usually found in a first-class establishment, at Prices to suit the Times. Also. a large assortment of . UHBOMOS, PIOTUBE FRAMES, LOOKING GLASSES, kc. Glass Plates cutto any size. Repairing done in the nestmanncr, at short notice. Also, old Hair Mat- trasses made over as good as new.;; E. OUIHTARD’S sou. _ WM. LOCKWOOAD, (Successor to CEO. II. RAYMOND s 00..) ' Furniture Dealer, No. 36 Main Street, Norwalk. UNDERTAKING. At my store will be found a large assortment of all kinds of OOFFINS, CA SKETS, and everything uecessarv for the intermentot the dead. Residence at W. B. SWAN’S, Main St. 5] NOTICE... ALL persons are hereby forbid trespassing up- on the land of the subscribers for the pur- pose oi hunting. and shooting quail and other game, under penalty of the law. ‘ John R. Comstock, William D. Gregory, James S. Davenport, William Sturgcs, J E. Turner, John R. Sturges, John Jones, Ebenezer G. Bette, Abija‘h M. Jones, William '1'. J ellill, Joseph 0. eman, George B. Wcscott, J. M. Hal . Philip Lynch. Wilton, October 20th, 1876. Qmi B ANG E 5. (9.0015310 7 RANGE. - - - - - 912.00 0‘ Cl 4‘ - _ _ _ 14 .00 elsewhere. Call and see them before buy;in G GEO .F. DELDEN, FOR It soon PARLOR stovr GO TO BELDEN’S. ' ' oox, JOB AND CARD WORK. olcvcry Description, at the Gazette Job Printing OM09. \ Wagon for Sale. Good Business WAGON Will be sold ches for want of use. Apply at the GAZETT REAL , ESTATE SODA W ATER, with fruit syrups, and OTTAWA talus. Fruits, Nuts. fine Imported and r'orLadies andGentlcmen. DRIED BEEF, SLICED A SPECIALTY. Are you going to Paint? - USE AVERILL’S CHEMICAL PAINT! THE “81' IN THE MARKET. . his more uenutiiui, moredurablmlowerin price. Is all .rcady for use, does not wash by rain. best wood reserver, is water and lire proof, and is thc best or. general uses, either for wood, iron on brick buildings. Many of the finest residenccsin town are painted wrth AVEBILL’S CHEMICAL PAINT Put up ready for use in pails of l, 2 or 3 galiom- kegs of 5, lo or 15 gallons, half barrels or barrels 'All orders romptly filled and any ini‘ormatim given by app ying to D. H. WEBB, Sole Ag’t for Ndrwall'a onicc at Store of Barrios!) Bno’s, foot of Washington Street, SOUTH N ORWALK. CARRIAGE MAKERS. M ULLINGS & TILLY, Successors ttfi. P. TUITLE, MARSHAL STREET, SOUTH NORWALK Would respectfullyl inform the citizens of Nor- walk and vicinity t at they are prepared to' Build Carriages and Wagons OF EVERY DESCRIPTI 01V. Particular attention paid to REPAIRING in a] branches of the trade. One SECOND-HAND ROCKAWAY, and on} NO TOP BUGGY, for sale. ' ly‘. Bought, Sold or Exchanger], Ofilce 4 Gazette Building, -B. J. STURGES. Norifillk. Conn. Broker. INSURANCE. Capital Represented. $23,000,000.00. B. J. STURGES, Agent. C. W. Burritt Has Removed To No. 4 Phoenix Block, Wall St., Foot of Mill Hill, where with increased facilities he is prepared to do PLUMBING, in all its branches. Also special attention giver. ‘1 to Tin Roofing, Tip and Sheet Iron Work and Job- bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand. Norwalk, April, 1876. cuss r. LEONARD & son. 0 .o' .A. L , WOOD AND BRICK, _ N’th River Blue SEgneLime, Cement GEIEIT PIPE FBI “gills, WELLS All I Gfllfllfls, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Water St, Norwak; Conn ll. ll. 'DOUGLASS, ' Manufacturing Confectioner, . Keeps constantly on hand a large variety of Pure Confectionery Always Fresh and of the Best Quality, at \Vholesalc and Retail. Also a superior. article of ICE- CREAM. BEER,drawn from Matthews Patent Steel Foun- Domestic Cigars. No. 21 Main Street. An Elegant Ice Cream Saloon and Restauran 0- H. DOUGLASS, Proprietor. GEORGE WARD SELLECK, fiasconstantly in stock at hisnew stand , No. 9 Main Street. Achoice and finesssortmentof Groceries, Provisions, Flour, Fruit, &c., [‘0 which he wouldi nvitctheattehtlono fa who wishtopurchasefirst-classgoods.at Reasonable Prices. BEST OF RAMS, EITHER WHOLE 0R SLICED . Dropin and see usin our newstore, W0. 9 MAIN STREET. Stalfoo'd & Stoddard’s CHEAP CASH soon, Successors to HARVEY FITCH,) No. 51 MAIN STREET, NORWALK. Having purchased thr GROCERY BUSINESS recently conducted by Mr. Fitch, we are pre ared to accommodate all, and will make every e ort to please our customers. We purchase our Goodsfor Cash, and are enabled to SELL AT iDW IIEUBES. All kinds oi COUNTRY PRODUCE taken in ex- chamge for goods. Call and see us and leave your or ers. STALFORD & S'l'ODDARD. TO THE PUBLIC! -i am receiving GROCE-RIES in variety suitable for the wants of this market, which I am selling at lair prices. Buyersmt Wholesale or Retail will receive prompt attention and orders will be tilled with as little delay as ossible. One year ago 10-day l commenced this usiness anew, and 1 am truly thankful for the patronage I have received, and hope to merita continuance of the same. FLOUR, \ CORN, OATS, FEED .t- BEAN, By Car Loads, Direct from the Mills, i am receiving nice Dairies omeutter For Family Use. Also. a full supply of Vermont and Maine. EARLY ROSE POTATOES. O A Full Line of flannelGuidihoetailestirnils. All the above Goods I will sell at Lowest Market Prices, FOR. CASH. Geo. Oi Keel-er. VOL. 1.x...NEiiBEE 3. A Condensed Novel. VOL. I. A winning wile, A sunny smile, A feather: A tiny talk, 'A pleasant walk; Together! VOL..II. A little doubt, A playful pout, Capricious! A merry miss, A stolen kiss, Delicous! VOL. III. You ask mamma, Consult papa, _ With pleasure; _And both repent, ‘ ' The rash event, At leisure. . m . The Merry Sleigh. , Jingle! jingle! clehr the way, "l‘is the merry—merry sleigh! As it swiftly sends along, Hear the burst of happy song, See the gleam of glances bright, Wager. the nothvsnhite. . . Jin’gieij'jihgle is»? it whirls; ‘ ' “ Crowded fulifof laughing girls! ' Jingle! jingle! fast it flies! Sending shafts from hooded eyes, Rogueish archers, I'll be bound, Little heeding who they wound. See them with capricious pranks, Ploughing now the drifted banks; Jingle! jingle! 'mid their glee, Who among them cares for me ? Jingle! jingle! on they go, Capesand bonnets white with snow, At the faces swimming past, Nodding thro’ the fieecy blast; Not a single robe they told, To protect them from the cold; Jingle! jingler’mid the storm, Fun and frolic keep them warm. Jingle! jingle! down the hills— ' O’er the meadows—past the mills— Now ’tis slow, now ’tis fast,— ,Winter will not always last. Every pleasure has its time! Spring will come and stop the chime! ‘ Jingle! jingle! clear tin way, -’Tis the merry—merry» sleigh ! New: fr .Coi‘lnsels- av . 0mm, 1). n. ' -. If . Do not dream_ away thy life-time; ’Twas not given thee for a dream; .'Tis a fragment of th’. eternal Which thou must, thou must redeem. Every hour is more than golden, .Every moment is a gem; Treasure up these hours and moments; There are princely pearls in them. Be not selfish; earth’s great sickness, Needeth self-denying men To go forth among the dying, And-to soothe the beds of pain. Doif the purple, don the armor, Take the helmet and the shield: Drop the garland, seize the weapon, . Make thee haste to take the field. Lie not down among the roses, Carry high thy cross and sword; What! a Syname (IlSClplc , Of a self denying Lord! Be not weary; for the warfare Hard and fierce will soon be o’er, And the rest will be unchanging On the green, unfading shore. THE OEJECT OF A LIFE. To eat, drink and be merry, because to-mor. row we die; fie master’s talent to bury—a gift laid idly by ; To scrape with grim persistence the grains of a golden store; To dig for a bare subsistance, that keeps the wolf from the door. But whether in purple and riches, we feed on the fat of the land, Or up to the middle in ditches, live hard by labor of hand, ’ To wrestle for ease and pelf, in a hunger of great and small, Where it’s “Every man for himself, and God, if he will, for us all,” With greed that carries pollution of basc'and pitiful strife, Can this be the true solution, the end and aim of a life ? ‘ Surely sparks celestial the seraphim share with us, By instincts coarse and bestial can never be stifled thus! - And surely within the portals, that bar their brighter sphere, They yearn for fellow immortals, though grovclin g worm-like here. - The helping hand to reach us, that guides with tender care, The loving lesson to teach us, of a holier fu- ture there: To whisper how fair and ample the field we husband below, ~ To tell of the great example, the Man of com? , passion and woe: , 0f footprints qut behind him in the earthly path he trod, . And how the lowest may find Him, who straightly walk with God. Who bend there backs to labor, and bend their knees to pray In honest love for their neighbor, His one command obey; Who freely bear for others the burden sorrow hath laid, ‘ ' Accepting all for brothers who need a bro- ther’s aid— ' Rejoice in the gain resulting from egcry mile- stone passed, J . And travel the road, exulting, that brings them home at last. 2. Temple Bar. G. S. an'rn Marius. No. The painful.suspense of the last three or four weeks has not been confined to men alone- All the women have been more or less agita- ted, and, in stores and on streetcars have dis- cussed “lhe situations” in a lively manner. Two females, one apparently an old maid, met in the post office yesterday, and the mar- ried woman remarked : “Well, there is a great deal of excitement.” “It is terrible—terrible,” was the reply. “Why, you seem. to be really nervous over it.” “So I uni—dreadful nervous. I sincerely hope and trust no unworthy man will make men proposal of marriage during this season of suspense, .for I’m so dreadfully excited that I—I—” . “You might accept ?” _ “No ; in my agitation I might throw the chance away i” - I ”*H A shipment of ox bows was made a day or two since frum Rockville to Australia; ' During a recent trial of some milk dealers in New York,‘it was stated that out of 120.- 000,000 gallons of fluid annually sold as milk in New York and Brooklyn at least'40,000- 000 were water. Governor Tilden was confronted with a. startling demonstration of public opinion the other day, As he walked by an admiring policeman, the latter nudged a neighboring small boy and remarked with fervor, “There’s yer President !” Small boy looked at the gov. “Is that ‘ ernOr for a moment and inquired, Hayes!”-Ncw York Tribune. LL persons are forbid settin tire to the leaves All.“ grass on the Amphithea rc, under penalty of t e law. carton. g... - .- P“',‘-.'-.
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