Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              AND SUSQUEHANNA ANTHRACITE JO -fitf' 'ft ■» 51 SBnltltj Stmflrt tn Jims, Xtttrnhirt, tjit JHtfttafilt, JEinfng, Jilrrjjotiirn!, nnit SgritulnrnI 3ntrafs of tilt Canntrq, 3nntnjttimi, Jtmnsmnrat, kx.)-€m Bailors tyix lu. WHOLE NUMBER 255f YOLIJME 5.-NUMBER 47. PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1855, fittstmt fiajrttf, A. PRICE 8L CO.; COAL MERCHANTS. Office—Wesl sirle Main street, Pitlslon Luzerne county, Pa. ACwu#t«0,l#5«. "• Hfottqt. the "New York House,"—poor liute greenhorn! room was a litile crooked afTuii, like himself, ami very slow in coming. But Mr*. Price added another link to her patience, and bore all her troubles like a christian. Many a nijDht H rained, and the was turned out of her bed, and her little boys also, and obliged lo iie down on some quills in ihe outside room, subject lo the annoyance of having some mechanics, who alept in the room bultind, pass through at daylight, as thoy went forth to iheir work. for; and when ihe children was nick, she was obliged lo watch with theifi alone. If they rolled a marble across the floor, Short Skirts would btD up directly to inquire about the racket } and If they rolled a hoop over the sidewalk, they were ordered to go further from the door. Mrs. Price had friends to whom she might have gone for counsel and sympathy under all these difficulties, but the did not wish them to know kpw foolishly she had entrapped herself to oblige her landlord, and •he said to herself: a few weeks will end all this} 1 cannot afTord to give him the money he has borrowed ; but as soon as our accounts balance, I will kov'e.  before that time arrived, however, she had paslfd the point of endurance. ISiuiaKang; Jne lino morning,'about thfi last of April, he found herself and children er»U|»ly lowed away in a back room of the Hotel. The large upper front room which she had :bntracted for was in u stale of dilapidaion, Bjhd she occupied "for tho present" a •oom in the rear, into which opened two jed rooms, and from the window* of which ihe had a '-fine view" of the stables, a encek'ss yard, and dirty as yard could well be ; and tome unmentionable «ipeci. liens of modern architecture. *-Btit these wore only ternpory anuoyarcrg. aid if;p lid not mind them; an sue had llie promise of her room in a few days, mid although her room looked crnzy, as indeed did all lha house ; the tublu for tlio first two weeks was well .supplied, and stniies and kind words met her at every corner. Sho said " 1 shall bs happy here as soon as we go: settled, and nfter all, it is no matter if one don't board at a stylish plp.ee, if the heads of (he family are kind good people — ahem ! after all my trouble about board, ing, a nice retired tavern is the place tor rn« nnd the childien ! 'l'o be Mire the ro un leaked when it rained ns *ns evident from those large yellow patches on the wall, but it would not ruin again until her own "roam would be walled and Pipe red—of course not, A fine thing to have nn easy di.sposi tion. AND IT ISN'T ALL IN BSUNGUNG UP A Ventriloquist on the Xfook - Anthracite- Jonrnal, —'PUBLISHED WEF.KLV BY * ic wjiter of tbo following Is evldoMjr not imbued with the m#tbMry that mlucatlun makua th# mail, and it la very c!oar Hint lie luucliua tli aubjo-':t graphically aft well as politically !•— Quite an exciting scene occurred at one of our wharves yesterday. ■» Tho hands on onejaf our steamers were engaged in rolling off a cask, when, to tho consternation and surprise of the persons engaged in performing that operation, a voice was heard within the cask. "•jjfBOWKLEY 8 BEYEA, ** ' COAUWERCHANTS— Ofle* Corner of Mam and Railroad Slreels, Pdlst'/ni i "- Anguat 16, 1850.—tf.  Ooorgo M. RAol*»r«. lukJWUM'in Brick Biildtnf, on, door South of r Sutherland's Store—up utatre. It l«n*t nil in MUrHiffiiig up," folks stuAUut tIimmh|vill ; fa Hilviu-HdBtflV It will l»frjD©wtfcr umi. SVm he of old, witu Solomon. WbomUi **train up ucbild,' If I ini.-«fjiko not hmt n %pli i'roved rntUe-brnined and wild. Tn*'tCA**TTK 8 JorRHAX'Ms pnblhbedere^^HHy it Two Dni.i.AM perannnm. Two P0,Jjrs a,w4 11 y ifenlnwtHbttCharged if not paid wltkli»th«y«'»F* Ho paper wllloedl»co»Unuedai»lU are paid Oooroo i iia, A TTORtNE Y A T LA W MISCELLANEOUS "jdoll it easy, these darned nails hurt.— I'd rather pay my passage than stand all this." Bui slio Hied to bin mo no ooe in particular— clouds Would come, and rain would fnll ; 'an') as often hs is ruined she bouno. ed out insiunter and fled as if for her life. One she awoke in a fright, thinking she hud Dm alanninu attack of palpitation ol the limit, to which she was somewhat subject. There she lay, nrtt daring to stir, It'st she might hurry on the dissolution of nature; not even daring to put her hand over the scene of confusion for some minutes ; ond mentally a phayer wen: up to her Father in Heaven, that he would be merciful to one whose life had been so erring ; and be a Father to her unprotected children-- then she waited for the last tick of the life clock. A drop of water pattered in her face—slvD started, threw up her hand, and let it fall again—bless you ivad er, it fell sjdush into a puddle of water— and k!i«? was nlive guain. PITTS TO IT, PA. ®usmts0 CnrK Oflice in Jenkins' Brick Building, over F-. C, A man of ronrk, who fain would pass Fur lord of sr* and load, Mnv have (be (niaiui of a ami. And bring him tip full grand; Mny give him nil the wealth ot lore, Of college and of school, Yet after nil mtiy tint fey no inoro Than Just a deqflpP^I. Another -  Upon her bitwrorw),  YVIiomj road to knowledge is liso fftat The good toHeaven must tread, TT!ffltNyujDark of Nature's light, Hu'llnWnt*! . .. •» Tilt in it* burning !eHV™% bright l*hc w orld may read his name. Holding tip their hands, their visuals expanded to the size of two sauoers, the two laborers exclaimed — Clark's Store, JOB PRINTING, D. (9. Koii, A TTO11NE Y A T LA W, April 21, 1851.—tf. "That beats the d—1!" The mate doming up at this moment, and unaware of t:De cause of delay, commenced cursing them for their dilatoriness, when from within the voice again came forth— •'You're nobody / let me out of thi* cask." OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Molly and expeditiously executed .1 this office, on reasonable terms. jy Blanks of all kinds always on hand. Z Shn had received her company in her own room, supposing it to be perfectly proper, both ladies and gentlemen, and the friends of her deceased husband had called at any and all limes, she supposed unquestioned. But this did not suit the peculiar views of the white eyed landlady. One day a (fiend, a lawyer,' called upon business; having a paper for her signatur| and wishing to converse whh her familiarly about her property and circumstances, and advise her for her benefit.— He staid in her robrfl an hour, and then she locked, and giving little Haffv ana Tommy her choice annuals to look at, risking ihe utter demolition of their beautiful engravings, for the sake of peaoe, she sat down to reflect. Presently the latch was lifted, and the door jarred; then came a sharp, spiteful knock, and " Mrs. Price, Mrs. Price," was vociferated In the voice of the landlady, even her own name ringing in her startled ear like the collapsing of a Steele trap. She hesiUtad a mo ment, for she dreaded a collision with that august personage; then, rallying again, slowly unlocked the door. In walked her majesty, l.fer eyes dilated to the size of two full moons; her short, dowdy figure drawn up to its extremest height, and her cave mouth quivering with fagn. " What would you have, Mrs. Snapp 7" said Mrs. Price, with as much coolness, as she could summon to Her aid. omcc with JaincB Helm, Etq., in Upper Piltrton FTTTSTON, PA. A . K Elf NjSirS TELEGRAPH OFF LIVERY AND EXCHANGE. NKAR TUE POST OFFICE, SCIIANTON, PA. Head J at all times In accommodate with the best oj horses and vehicles. ScrantoH, Feb. 24, 1801-1'/. IN Pittston Gazette Printing Office, "What's that?'.' said the mate. ■ "Why, it's me!" said the voice; "I want to got out—I wan't stand this any longer f" If it wore nil in ubrlrt?ini? np,** In couiiAitl niul restraint, Bomo had t*feu lionost mon— rCi bMo myisblf a saint. Oh ! tifii't all in -'bringing un," I-«*t folks flay what 1 !»«•D will; Ne«l«ct may dim a wilvvr cup— U will bo silver still. BOTH It A UN 8 HI GEO. W. BRAINEKD 8 Oo. 103 Murray, near West Street, New York "End up the cask," said the mate. "Oh don't, you'll kill me !" said the voice. Butler XT oueo, PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTS, PA * - JoKtfll llll.ItHA*, pw"| PittCu*i, April 13,1®55.- "These darned nails prick me. Look out !—d o n 11" again Said the casked U|f individual, as the men were turning it over. "Coopor," said the mate, "unhead this cask, and lake olit that man." Pitts ton GKO. W. Brainkhd, [Aug. 2, 1850.--ty*. 1 david bkldgn Original (Ealf. She had been awakened from her slumbers by ihn pattering of a shower ol tain Upon iho bed clothes, over her chest. And wasn't she up in a.hurry, carrying her bed to the oultide room happy that things were ~GLE HOTEL, Fitlnton, Pa. i A SP E RB.STARK, Proprietor OtcolJ, 1851.  GEORGE LAZAKUS Forwarding and Ct'tnvussiun Merchants riTTSTON, l'A. Fur the 1'ittsUm Gazelle. THE NEW YORK HOUSE; Mrs. Price had been at the " New York House " one month, aYid tlio lew comforts and conveniences it posslhsed hud, during that lirno grown " beuutifully less." Thu table had become a sort ot "Outline Slop" with a big dish here and there, like great cities dotted sparsely over some unknown country ; but all little retinites, pickles and sauces, were left off", like villages which might have existed, but il they ever did are lost to more modern Geograi^ers.— Coffee had become semewhat muddy,At tea bad t!ie flavor ol half*boiled rain water,the pie crust was as lough as iudin rubber, and the cuke was so lull ofstdcrutus that the children insisted upon it, it was " nasty, soapy Muff/* and wanted to go home again whero they had such nice while cake, with no soop nor molasses in it. # E WILL attend Ur forwarding and receiving pooda a hingtorc houHe, renrof Larorur'uHotel. Augoou consigned to ht« care forwarded Willi clo*iDalch. no worse As the adze sundered the hoops and the head was coming out, the voice again broke fortfe— , 'C 'W*- . 1SY E. A. W. H " It is a long lane that hath no turning.1' Mrs. Price hail been a boarder at the New York House just three months, when the landlord politely informed her that her room was finished ; and so it was, that fine upper front room, duly plastered and papered at last ; and she moved in. Nothing ot moment oocurred the first week of her occupation of that room. -ff-fk) E PAR K 110 TEL, Byda Park, Pa. L. fa. CiiARK, Proprietor. ROBERT BAUR, Mrs. Price was a widow of moderate moans, good reputation, and extremely good looking. She was tho mother of two little bovf, whom she idolized ; little Harry and Tommy, both pretty, arid talented, ir. her matronly estimation. Mothers sho'd love their children "beyond all reason," a* soma say sarcastically ; for if they did not, who would Cure for them in their helplessness, in this cold, haid world, where one halt ol all humanity acknowledge no God but mammoD, nnd nine tenths of the other half are ut Itust doubtful "out. "Be easy now ! Is there any one about? — I don't want to be caught!" 33 o o 13L - XI i n cl o r , Xurth East Corner of 1'iMn li/uorr amI Main strut Quile a crowd hod now gathered round the "scene of action," when, to the utter astonishment of the bystanders, a loud, gutteral laugh broke forth, which - made our hair stand on end, and the cask was found filled with bacon. rrrrmE Pranics.eoianM»»tOllt,iiHt Jlf«lmirnlijr,orn« ■nrnt'-tl and plnln, mnde to order, uf mi) size. Job Blading ni'inly Mecaitd. A ]ari{t) wHituti nf voumoA fllifl Kite picMirc*. .*/]nu llliink Uook»,*i!itioner j ,iNui el», tc..nlDviLV« on bund. Junu 17. IHjX tVilkeaoBarrr. BRYANT 110 US IMS. 6m Groat Bend, Pa. ADDISON BRYANT, Phopiuetor September tat, 1834.—ty-  To bo sure, rtie door liad no fastening, and she hired a lock put on it ; and the windows wero broken, and she hired the glass sot; but she arranged the furniture "What does it mean ?" says one. "1 swear it beats my time," said the mate. H, M. DAiittl 8 CO. THE ulmvc I'.rm having Ixim tlinMlvril t y rtfrremc n between the l'iirliiir«, tfui uiulirai((iiiCl II. 5i. l?AwAK I itutburlttd to settle its busiiietn. S~CR A N'T on no U S II. M. DAM.4N, W. O. l'ALMKtt. si*—tr tj her own taste t and hud a large screen, covered with marine, to shut out her bed mid the uhildrini's from the rest of the room, and it looked neat and comfortable, and she hoped they were "settled" for :he summer. We enjoyed the joke too well to "blow," as we walked off arm in arm with the "Fakir of Ava," the ventriloquist and magician. Scranton, Pa- D. K. KRESSLEU, Piioprietor. N B -A carriage will bet" readme.* to convey uuert. arrival  Unilroud Dopol. ' ***D'*• y '■What would I have indeed ! Iwo'dhave the ladies who board in my house receive gentleman's calls in the publfb parlor, not in their own rooms, shut up with them, as you huve been in the habit of doing. My reputation is involved in this matter; and let me tell you, Mrs. Price, your own is also, for there is no one so high as to be abovesufpioion." " Very well, madam," responded Mrs. Price, her own lip quivering ; but bhe hoped unobserved ; " now that your mes sage is delivered, I suppose I may hate the privilege of my own room ; and ifie intruder, utterly foiled by her composure, made a speedy erfit,' and the key was turned behind her. Mrs. Price now realised for the first time that the was under the rcof of a stranger, without a friend, and that that enviousand unfeeling woman might attempt to deteriorate her as a lady and a Christian.Pi list on S«*pt l«t» I 4 Mrs. Price wa$ in fochle lipnlth; fond ol reading, and somewhat guilty of the .sin ol rhyme. HhtD had not bm-n educated (or hu.sinrse, and the monotonous round ol houshold duties was rendering her nervous and melaiijlioly ; fir the stair upon which she had leaned in her weakness The landlord and landlady madii them- Wes at homo with their boarder*, intro- / 1 ROUND Alum««lt In 0iH-k* mill Hytiicuic Pull In bn \.Trt»l», far ante l»y the uunnlify or otlierwlM*. Al«» No I, Jaiivl i MucLofcI ill Blfl.a8ii Ml uUnu ftrli#IO.— SALT AND FISH ducing to them their own visitors from the country, whoie name was legion, and who, taken en masse, were good specimens ol the middle class of country society. Cut they were not her congenial spirits, and she did not wish to know thein, which she could not avoid however, so long as sho lived all over the house. What was worse than all for her she had nowo strange disgust fcr the landlady. This woman was ol low stature, her waist too large to admit ol'lhe presumption thai she had ever worn corsets ; her hand usid foot too largo for the supposition that she had worked in gloves or worn Chine™ slfppers ; she was as stialt and miff as an Indian pappoose lied to a board, and about as graceful in her motions as a clumsy automaton.— She littd a I'ght complexion, light hair, low forehead, liule head, largo light blue eves, or more properly speaking uhite blue eyes, lor the blue in them Was as scant as it is skim milk ; and htr noCe and mouth—oh, gracious ! wo to the wight « ho had attempted to measure the one, of explore the inlenujjiable depths of the other. She wore the Bloomer dress, ar.d her gaiter*, unre lieved bv the presence of a (1 rwing skirt, looked like two huge apothecaries mortars with pestals in them. Now Mrs. P. had a perfi-ct horror of short skir's, and ol course was greatly annoyed by her landlady's.— But it was too lale to dUlike her personal" appearance, and she tried to look at her without shuddering, wondering in her heart that she had not so much as loo!.ed at her landlady bbforo settling herself in the very light of her countenance, " for belter or worse " White swan HOTEL '• Man never is but always to be blest.,' Court week was coming. All was bustle and confusion throughout the village. All the landlords in town were in extacice, for their harvest was Approaching, and the country round about was scoured daily for a supply of pigs, turkeys, green peas and young potatoes. There was bustle in tbe bed rooms, pulling up bed steads, and carrying in cots ; bustle in the parlors, scrubbing up paint, and during furniture, and bustle in (ho kitchens, among the kettles, A Stubborn Juhy.—Tift Portland Transcript tells a good story of a Cot. M , living in Washington county, Maine, who had a great aptitude lor ser. ving as a juror.—When thus serving, he ho'd a very great anxiety that his opinion should be largely consulted in making up a verdict. Some years ago, while upon a case, after many hours' trial to ugree, but failing, he tnarsnalled the delinquent jury from the room to their feals in the court, where the impatient crowd awaited the result of the trial. "Have you agreed upon a verdiot 1" inquired the clork. GEOHliE LAZARUS By Baldwin 8 Brady. 108 BACH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PFNNA. I.»»n 11. lUl.nwm.] r8»*u«l- A. July an. IMS, If. Coal ! Con I! DP. Fullkii 8 CiD. would rcupeclfolly inform a llic people ol" PilUton and the public, llial iliey have oj»ened a coul yard of ample diiMCnMons, Dmd are prepared at their olfiee, corner of Main a oil Railroad Streets, to fill aJI orders for coal for domestic purposes. WYOMING hOTEL, U BS - Cjr::!c f'i"f vcr; find lllere was 110 kind •oite lo whisper " i love you," tit the toniplelion of Iter wearisome tasks. Ad. /i*D d to do so, by Iriends us ii judicious as silicorc, w iio hud ttken a hasty one sided look at her situation, the cpiolved to relit her pleasant home lo a small fhildly, and go out to hoard ; and tho question arose In her mind—where 1 B/ 6. W. MERCERAU, 333, Greenwich street, tiear Diuine NEW YORK. 3ST O T X O j£3 July 15. 1333, NEW BOOT, SHOE 8 LEATHER STOflE ! VY. SMI TH, formerly one of llie partnera ship of Smith C(• Kerrls, is now pntpared to accommodate his old customers with llie lw«t quality of boots, shoes and leather, in the building lately built by C: K. Oormnit, one Cl.Dor south of the Bugle Hotel, Moin strtut. Piltston, Pu. a, and patty parts, EAGLE HOTEL, " WImt- a blessed thin;; ii is," said Mrs. Piice, "thai 1 am stowed away here in my new room, where ( may remain unmolested with my children, until the confusion of court week is ovrr. Of course, she did not feel »illiui»to lie in the crowd at the first table, arid she requested the landlord to allow her to eat with the family at the second' table. She would have preferred that her meals should be sent up stairs ; but she hail he#rJ the white eyed landlady descant upon 'false Celibacy,' and she feared to propose so reasonable a request. till o 139 north T/rinrD sr., t*port: uace,) PHILADELPHIA. PA. Her children hud arrived at an age when she could not expect lo keep them close prisoners in Iter own room ; and inch fairt. ilie* ax slio would have been willing lo board with are not generally Willing to Ittkt; children as boarders, being above necessity, and unwilling to risk the bdbel of noise u |,ich is often the result ol bringing llie little ones of two families together under one roof. After looking in vain (or board in soine pleasant private family, she was induced to opply lor accommodations at a small Hotel, u hich had been leased recently by a now corner ; and which, though somewhat dilapidated, was in a pleasant quartered the (own, and had been under former proprietors, a respectable Col. M— —arose, turned a withering glance upon his brother juror*, and ex. claimed ; .  . jane 83. ia54-199tf.  Y 0~M I# O HO U SE, Scranton, P»C Nov. 24, 1881—if. Sho was very miserable, and but for her confidence in the faithfulness of those who had kr.own her long and well, she felt (hat she would have been driven 10 madness. "May it please the court, we ha70 not ; I have done the best I could do, but here are elevcii of the most contrary devils t ever had any dealings with." Architecture, Th« rndorsiirned would respectfully ■naouiuseto the fublic thst he Km recatttty purchased 'h" " will continue to [rive lo lis man aliment D"* attention—M is well known lo the public, the extensive dimensions ot the esinblUhmunt. affonl lb»tnojl •ccooiinodntton to almost any number 1 fcwilliies will tie combined with thn effort* or the proprle- In and Ma iTf liiiiif n In r '«•»»**- Ikmim* one of ilio very ftwt lu iUo awtejii point of ollhur magi»llic«uee or comfort.Ilorsos attesdod to by careful Ostlers. ' J. u. UURGES9, Proprietor. Scranton, Mijr 18, 185S.—It  r|MIQSE wanting anything designated above X will please give the subscribem call, who is prepared lo make drawings for buildings, writ' specifications, if-c. May be found byinquiring ot the Ragle Hotel. GEO. \\ . LUNG. Piltston, January 2nd, 1854. She wept bitterly for a few moments, then a strong hand uplifted her in the darkness, and she heard a gentle whisper, " all is well." (Xtr A clergyman, happening to pass a boy weeping bitterly, halted and asked '•what id the matter, my little fellow 1" The boy replied : (J OR MAN 8 Co., Mr. Suapp had advertised lotake boarders at 76 fents per day ; other-landlords charged u» dollar ; and Mr. Snapp was favored with n crowd—and such a crowd ! Often filler (lie first tablo lull had risen, a second would l ush in ; and it It'll to the lot of Mrs. Trice and her boys lo eat at the third ; and only the spirit of emptiness remained ; meal, vegetables and sauces were not there. Sometimes sho would find a few crumbs ot the dressing of the fowels, and no potatoes, and somotimes a few cold potatoes, and no crumbs of the dressing ol the fowls. Dread and butter, and some course bread pudding, were all that remained* generally; U r. (.he white eyed landlady was a close calculator, and would not have wasted anything for the world. The Rubicon was passed; her duty to assist the poor inan, Mr. Snnpp, and his interesting wife, was fully done ; but a few dollars ot hers yould now remain in his hands, if she left, and she resolved to leave them. That night she and the little ones ate a good palatable supper at the house ol a friend; and had pleasant slumbers, excepting that sho was haunted in her dreams by the apparition of a great bantum roos:er with the veritable head and eyes of the landledy of the "New York Mouse." Sis montfo from the day she entered that house, she was again settled snugly in her own ; herself and her little pets extremely welt satisfied with their condition. Out she had take'n a very decided aversion to all boarding, more particularly at third rate taverns. •, "Before, we could barely get enough to •at, of anything, and now, there's another one come." t : "Hush thy mourning, and wipe of those eyes." safd the clergyman,* "and remejnber that He never sonds trioqthes without He sends victuals to put in them." '■I know that," said the boy, "but then He sends all t!io ttiouihes to our house,' and the victuals to your houao." C. It Agents f°r Tapscott's General Emigration and Foreign Exchange. Persons residing in Ihe country, anil wishing to engage passnue or send money to their friends in nny part of Europe may do so with safety by applying a the Post-Office. Tapscott 8 Co's. receipt willhe furnishd by re turn mail. I Pittston, Aug. 20, 1803. PITTSTON', PA PORT GRIFFITH 110 USE\ house Port Qtiffith, Luzerne Oo., P* MICHAEL PIII L B I N. Proprietor. THE subscriber having completed his new tavern house, at Port Griffith, is prepared to accommodate travellers and the public generally, in the best manner and on reasonaiile terms. The rooms are convenient, and the proprietor will spare no efforts to make his guests comfortable. His Bar is supplied with excellent liquors, and his table with da abundance of the best the markets afford. Good stabling attached.  MICHAEL PHILBrST, Poft Griffith, June 3, 1851-tf She had been told by some busy body thai Mr. Snapp, the present proprietor, ond his wile were excellent persons; intelliuent and courteous ; and what was lo her a belter recommendation, they bad no children. There was yet unother motive for her wishing to go there ; they were poor, ond she wished to conler upon them a favor, by giving them a few respectable boarders immediately, which might Advance llie interests ol their house. Mrs. Price was one of those unfor'.unato beings whose hearts are always where their heads ought to be ; and so, in their blind benevolence they are always nursing vipers into life, lo receive their stings in liou of gratitude. One'sgdestiny~niust be luliilled ; and, accompanied by a friend, she walked over to the " New York House," to see the new landlord and engage board. At the door she met Iho Rev. Mr. Brown, who was soinewhut acquainted wijli llie family within, and raid to him : " Mr. Brown, do you think there would be any impropriety in my boarding here ? it being a Temper, ance house." " Not at all, my dear lady, your respectability is a sufficient guarantee fjr (he propriety of any step you triaV be pleased to take—and I think you will like Mr. nnd Mrs. Snapp. Walk into the parlor and I will call him." (ssi8BIL8S miLmra, Fashionable Barber and Huir Lres8er, Out Door North of Btiller House, PITTSTtiN. PA. English Coolness.—British phlegm has been the subject of man* anecdotes. The Paris papers hare one which seems to have thfe merit of novelty,. A lord was' travelling. frith his servant on the railroad between London and t)over. The train bu{ not onwontedly, ran off the track. The master was thrown into a ditch, which bordered the road, while the veilst fell under the cars. The master arose, without much troubling hi* head about his bruises, or being otherwise pre. occupied, either about others or himself,' cried out: ly Customers attended 10 w iihlbo utmost core and despatch. Public patronage renpoclfully solicited. July 20, ld.S. 9M. Mrs. Snapp effected much philosophy and calfri'ness ; her conversation was plentifully inferlorded with ' cold water" lore, and all the "ologies" and "isms" of modern tin.es, and *he sought evory opportunity of talking loudly upon " Women's rights," and " reform " generally ; was openly opposed to religious forms, and church organizations ; and spent her Salibiths at homo conversing with an infidel boarder, and reading literature adapted to her taste. E. 8 B. BEVAN, Wholesale Liquor Merchants. The children cried, and, to pacify them, she went out after dinner, and purchased calics and candies—poor boys f DENTISTRY Plttstoii, Ponna. Wines, Bratjdics, Gin, Whiskcj*, (Irish 8 Scotch Whiskeys,) Pure Jamaica Kuin, cchtantly on hand. Liquors rectified in the most carelul and approved manner. Ke.tall are invited to give them a call lis they feel conlidcnt that from their extensive -assortment they can supply all engaged in the trade at as low rates as llie same can be done in Uie citiei. (OPPOSITE TJIF. BAUX) We stolo in upon her unexpectedly one day, and peeped over her shoulder, (for-, give us the rudeness reader,) as sho was finishing the last line ol u short poem, and we rend it, and here it is, as wo remembered it, writing it down when wo got M . G . W n IT NElH. D. * "PJHYSICIA.N AND SURGEON—Office at his \ Xreriilence in Kingston, Pu. [marl6'55-l- Court week lasted at least twenty dayR ; lor there » us mi unprecedented number ol ujjja.i on file; but its duration was not Iter worst form of grievance ; lor the liosl aild hostess wero determined she sho'd iiave her share of all its troubles. Tbero was a case ol prosecution lor stealing, and the defen dam .and a whole host of witnesses boarded ui that hotel. Among these, were some of .the most arrant, troublesome women she jT~ ft E S I D c Cb door from 8 I r Cub jmiC' 1 S U R I GEO W. GRISWOLD, ENT DENTIST. VKDONDAI..K, PA. iroet it Uaynor, on Main Street .oroki gold. Mrs. Price was. a christian, humble am] unassuming, atid nol fitted by nature to clash with the daring spirit ol such a half tvoman, hall horse as this; and she secretly longed for the blessed hour when she would again be free from her hatelul presence, and enjoy the socicty o( the pure and good. The house had now some twenty board era, none ol whom Clio waa particularly pleased with, and ye: it was impossible lor her to keep entirely out ol their way.-- The summer was cold and stormy ; the children wore fretted With the chilliness of their room, and with them she was obliged lo go down to one of Ibo parlors where there was an old fashioned Franklin stove, with an apology for o fire in it ; and there she always met ladies who had been driven from their rooms by the sams cause. home :—; "Conductor, Where's my John ?" "Alas! my lord, the unfortunate fellow has been cut in two bv the locomotive." "Then," coolly thundered the grave is. lander, "be so good as to see in which part oi him »re my keys 2" l'ittston Dec. 8, 1851,—1 y Reader, whfltso'er befalls you, . I ain would I advise you once; Listen ! It Is re a on calls you TJiotygh her organ be a dubce. If your house la nbat nnd spacious, . WiutHj tvHd filled with comforts rare, Thanking II Im who Is 90 gracious, Nover mi mi your need ol euro. If your home bo rude and scanty, And but scantilv suppliod ; ( Bui a straw thatched, le.uky shanty, Strive to smile with nought beside. YVoodeu be botii plate and platter, Bip your coffee from a gourd, Gather crumbs that rich men scatter, But, I pray you,never boaad. —pr»— • Bonaparte's Opinion of bis Wives. Their characters were diametrically opposite. Never woro there two women less like each other . Josephine had grace, an irrestible seduction, and an unreserved devoteriness. Maria Louisa had all the timidly of , innocenoe. When j married her she was a truly virtuous novice, and very submissive. Josephine would sacrifjoe millions upoYi her toilet, and id her liberalities. Maria Louisa, on the oontrary economize what 1 gave her, and I was obliged to scold, in order to induoe her to make ber expenditure con. sistent with ber rsnk., Josephine was devoted loyed me tenderly— no one ever had a preference to me in heart, t uniformly held the first place —herchildren the next. And she was right, for she was the being ! most loved, and the remembraooe of her i« still all " in my mind.. 3" . W IX X T 33 RD Z. SHKLPi eon 0 £ N TI 8T . Office with P'S. mux an* Dorr MANOfACTI-RKll or AXES AND EDGE TOOLS GENERALLY. From the best Cast b SUv£r Steel, and Warranted. providbxcb, Lrz*nNK co., rA. ever met wishing anything made of iron and I steel are requested to give me a cull. By so doing they will promote their interest, My motto is prompt pay and small profits. TERMS or WARRANTY. They would walk into her room dnlnrited at all hours ol the day, tf the door happened to he unlocked j und the Weather bfcing very warm, she could hot keep it always closed, for her room had neither shutter* uor shade trees to screen it from the sun J and sCS she had no alternative from llio cverlesting women, but suffocation. Onco two of their gentlemen lollow. ed them into her room, and seated themselves there with pipes in their mouths ; nnd, although she abhorred tobacco, si.e bore the Insult meekly, lor they were the landlord's friends, and she leered to insult them, though in her seoret heart, she wished the landlord, men, women, pipes and tobacco, all in Lapland together. " Discretion" was in her case, "the better part ol \alor ; but she would have preferred the society often thousand fleas and pinch bugs to that ol those pestiferous women. There conies an end to all things, and court was over- Mrs. Price had the priv. ilege of Iter own rootn again; and exceptilia tho coarsely prepared food, she found all things more endurable now tram the contrast between the present and the p»' But sometimes she was sick and V A Young Husband On making a call the othe." day at tly house of the American Missionary in Jer usalem, I saw a little boy, in the TurM' costume, sitting on a *ofa' My first llio was, "What an cneormou? turban tUe boy has on," and my second—"How yei-jjr small he is !" Judge of my surprise when ] loui.d he was a, husband ; be btCing a little more than tori years did ; and liia wifo hot nine! Truly, this is beginning li/e young. And this reminds me that % friend of ours saw an American lady i« Alexandria, who, though but  yoars ol ago, was a grandmother f This goes quite beyond early marriage* in the United Slates.—-Mr$, Earn*. PHYSICIANS. DR. J. A. HANN, Qffic ia Dr. Curtis' Drug Store, Mair Street If an dxe or other ec'pe tool breaks in conse nuenec of a flaw in the steel, or proves too soft on tV.dffe- if returns-1 within thirty days from time lil of purchase, a pew one wiil be given in ex change kinds oi repairing done in my line march3'54-ly _____ Mr. Snapp came in, a Utile thin visaged man, bent almost double, with a quick gray eye, a pleasant smile, and, all things considered, of a pleasant countenance. Site conversed with him for a few minutes, made arrangements about boarding, and returned comparatively happy ; poor thing ! Ah ! she had yel to: learn that when a defenceless woman enters the family of a stranger, as a boarder, »he,.jecklessly places her happiness lor life time being in the hands of her host and hostess. She did not even dream that upon the first pique they might utter hard words, or give shy insinuating looks at the mention ol her name, leading sirangere to underrate her ; she did not recollect that she would be fcin their power to be fed or starved, warmed or frozen ; she did not realize that - the heart " universal wad " deoeitlul *l»ov» *11 tilings and desperately wicked," ehe wo d as soon have thought of pirates on dry land, or snow in Julv, as to hove imagined any evil might beta! her at Mr. Snapp's of PXTT8TON,;P*. December 11.18»9. ' Q. R. GORMAN, M. D. «Mnectfullv tenders his Professional services to the eitiiens of Pi«ston and vicinity. Ofice nearly opposite the Post Office, Pittston. Aug. 2,1850. J. R. LYNCH 8 Co., Dealers in Perfumery end Fancy Goods, Bcclc 8 Co.'s Washing Powdfr*. Also, Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, Wholesale and Retail No. 205 Arch st, 1 door below 6th, Phils. N.side. April 21,1855. That room was not dono yet. She reiterated her complaints about being kept out of it so long; when lo, tlie host told her about his poverty, as a new thing; saying he was norrv and ashamed that she had beec put to an inconvenience, but, really he had not the money to spare—if she would advance on board he would have it walled and papered immediately; and she did advance the money, thereby fastening another fellerlp hef fret, by permitting him to be in debt to her ; but she leaped in iln dark a* a prisoner leaps from a prison wall, willing to risk breaking his neck for the bare possibility of bettering his condition. Mr. Snapp'i " immediately " about the DR. H. WENTZEL, Aorman 3Pliy»iol»a AATOVljO respectfully announce to the peoy\ pie Pittston and vicinity that after an nWnce of some months he has returned and per.mentlv located ia the'plsce. He will be happy apod any requiring his professional servi° Thankful for past favors,he will endeavor i ierit a continuance of the **me. first door north of the Butler House. I*, Feb, 17,1854 tf J3T Never marry ft overheard a poor unfor lowing sock dolager, tl his better half: "You good-tor not) - TIMB ER ! TIMBER I rpHE subscriber offeis at wholesale or retail a J quantity of timber, of all sizes, now lying on his lot adjoining the hotel ol John Sax. CHAS. I. A. CHAPMAN. Pittston, May 18,1855- ■ ' ohe, "what * not married kivor, whoie COAL. I 8L CO., COAL MERCHANTS Main street, nearly opposite 'tlet 8 Beyea's store. JUN RYE, CHOP 4- CORN MEAL, fo sale'ul the B4ZAH. •*P. FU but mine, A W •"" ""VT «™.k'