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THT yllLBE DONE.
Fai.her. I know thatoll'iBV life
Is porUoned ODtfor m(«.'- .\nd tho clmnges that arc nure to cnmo
1 do not fear to sco; But 1 ask Theo for a present mind.
Inlcut on pleasing Tlieo.
I a.sk Thee for a thonrlil fnl lore. _Through constant walcliluu ivl.«e. To meet tho glad with Joyftd snillts
And wlpo the -weeping eyes: And ahpartat leisure fi-oin it-self.
To soothe and syiopathiic. I would not havo (lie rcsLIe-ss will
That hurries to and fro. Seeking for some great thing Io do,
Or sceret thing Io know ; I would be Ircaled .ts a ehild
Ami guided where I go.
Wlierever in the world I am.
In wlmlsoe'er estate. J Iiavo a feliow.ship with hcarU
To keep and euUlvnle; Antl tt work of lowly lovo to do,
For tllo Lord on whom 1 wait.
Ko I a.sk Tiieo for lhe dally strength.
To none lhat nsk dcnletl. Aud amind to blend with outward life,
While Iteeplng at Thy sido; C'lnletit to till a Ilttlo space,
IfTlioubeglorltted.
And If .some things I do nol a.sk,
1 n iny cnp of blessing lie. I would havo mvsilri til lied the more
With grateful love to Then; Alnw earerui not to servir Tliee mueh,
lllll to jdeasc Tiiec jierleetly.
There are briars besetling every path
That call for patient eare; Tlieiv is a cross ill every lot.
An" earnest iiet--d for pniyer: Ihita lowly hearl, that leans on Thee.
Is happy anywhere.
Ina serviee which Thy will appolnis
There aro no bonds lor me; I'lir iny lnino.st heart Is taught the Truth
That makes Thy ch lldrcu free; Aiul a life ofself-rt'iuinuelng love
Isa life of liberty.
IS QTTEST OP A WIFi;.
Dinner was over—m3' mollier Imd tnken up her knitting tipparaliis, ami I \va,s picliing my teetli ami ainiisingiuj-- self with building castles in the air, wheu my attention wius roused by tbe unusual number of tlio good lady's lieras, which seemed to bea prelude to soma, extraordinary communictttion. At length out it came. "My dear Tom," said she, " yesterday was your birtli- d:ij-; J-ou are now twenty-tliive; audit is high time you should be looking about for a good match; a man must many some time or other, but he should lake care ho does so ere it be foo late, for thai is as bad as too soou." " Why, mother," auswered I, laughing, " I am not much disinclined to ' change my situation,' as the phrase goes, but I bave never yet been fortunate enough to meet with the girl who could iuduce mo to become a Benedict."
While I was speaking, my mamma had opened her china snufl-box, and Willi a knowing look, held a pinch be¬ twixt her finger and her thumb," what would you think now," said sbe, after a pause, aud eyeing mo through her spectacles, " what would you think of little Doris, the Upper Forester's daugh-
''l'shook my hoad—"She is well enough to pass aw.ay an hour orso with occasionally, forshe is a good-humored, lively thing; but she is like the lilies of tlie v.alley, which toil nol, neither do Ihcy
" Son, she has ten thousand dollars in llio bank, aud they cau set the looius agoing. You know our estate is bur- thened with debt; and, as you now think ofkeeping house for yourself, and wou't make u.se of your friends' inlln- eiicc to procure a place under govern¬ ment for J-ou "
" Jfy good mother," interrupted I, " ouce for all, that is out of the ijues- lioii; oue who has .iny pretensions to the character of an honest man, cuts but a sorry ligure now-a-daj-s as a m.an in ollice. For my own part, I can only go straight forwards, and it would uot be easy to avoid overy now and then treading ou the kibe of some })lacemau or otber, or giving him a jerk with my elbow; and X shoulii gain nothing but vexation for my pains. No, no, I will travel, and endeavor In suit myself to my mind."
" But do you know what (he expres¬ sion ' getting .suited' mcausV"
J look her Iiand—"Mother," said T, " most Aillj- do 1 appreciate the force of the expression, for I have seen it so i:ompleteIy exempliliediu mj-own fam¬ ily; during mj' father's life, he and your.ielf had but ouo heart—one will." • This was touehiug the rigiit string, and decided the question at ouce. Jly niolher wiped her spectacles, gave me her blessing, and desired me to travel.
Aly portmanteau was soon packed ; and almost before I could bestow a pe- rioiis thought on tlicsulijeel of my jour¬ ney, I found myself seated in the coaeh for U—-. I was ashamed, however, to turn back, and determiued lo give mj-- self up to the guidance of mv iucfcj- star. I Iiad sevcnd acriuaiutanoes in B^—, and loitered awaj' some weeks with them, and among what is called the f/ood societj of the place. Here there was no lack of prettj- maidens, all ready and willing to get m.irried ; but their forward manneis, and total want of feminine dclicacj-, soon convinced me tliat tliis wtis not the idaee " lo be suited." For the most part, their ideas of life were gathered from the shelves of tbe circulating library; -uud of gen¬ tility, from the miserable lloundorings of a set of strolling players who some¬ times visited the town. In short, their smallaccomjilislimcnts &a.tota them with about as much grace and propriety as the glass beads and tinsel of the Euro- )ieau do on the necks of savages. One youug creature, however, attracted mj- attention by her naivete and engaging disposilion. I determined to make her aci]uaintance, and found no didiculty ill procuring au introduction to her fatlier's Iiouse. She was the only child of a rich contractor, who had ama.ssed a considerable fortune during the war, and now lived very comfortably on his income. Wilhelmine played the harp¬ sichord a little, sung a little, drew a little, and had a smattering of French and Itiilian: but it was easy to perceive that she laid claims to excellence in all tliese acquirements. Throughout the house there was great splendor, without tile slightest particle of tasto. Mies was tile idol of her parents, over whom she exercised unlimited sway; and thesur- est aud shortest way to the old people's hearLs, Wiis by praising tiieir darling.
It would have been no very difficult matter for me to have won this damsel's haud, had I been so inclined, for be¬ sides that she showed some sort of pen¬ chant tor rao, the ]'on before my name w.as a powerful recommendation with old sijuaie-toes; but I felt that slie was not at all calculated to make a wife for a domestic man like myself, and a letter whieli I soon afterwards received from nij' mother, wherein she exjircssed the same opiuion, determined me to look elsewhcra for a sposa.
T left B ¦ in companj- with a fel¬ low-collegian who wua goiug to S	
on business, and, as I wisiied to see that town, wc agreed to travel together. In the inn atLun.in, wlicrc wo slopped for the night,  wo   fell in with some
strangers, a gentleman from S , with
his son, and a j-oung lady, his ward. We met together at supper, and the coiivei-satiou soon took au easy and lively turn. It is true, the older of the two men spoke seldom, but he smiled often, and, as they say, at tho right pl.ace, and looked as if he could say a great dealou every subject, ifhe would. He made up for his silence, however, by keepiug the bottle continually on tho move. The sou was completely thc reverse of his father; his tongue never lay still, although his ideas were not of the most brilliant order. The young lady remained silent, aud apparently absorbed in her own thoughts; ahe had a tall, elegaut person, handsome feat¬ ures, wilh a mild and somewhal melan- dioly expression, and aha appeared to liave recently shed lears.
1 gathered from what passed at ta¬ ble, and afterwards from the landlonl, that she was cMed Adeline: that her father, Major Lindenow, had fallen in battle, leaving her to the protection of his friend,Colonel Bternbach, who now lived on Ids estate, near Iiuniui; that Colonel Sternbaoh had sent her to be educated at S— where she resided With his brother-in-law, the Senator Seldorf,' with whom I had just supped: that the Colonel now lay dangerously ill, and that Seldorf, who expected to inherit his estates, was on hU return from vfai itine hun.   : .     >
although .Adeline had never once deigned to look at me, yet there Wiis a sometiilng about her that interested me exoeedingly iu her favor. Old Seldorf, on learning my Intention of remalnW a few days in S—, gave me a pressing
invitatlou to visit him and hia family. His son drank to our better acquain¬ tance, aiid swore that one's time might be spent at S— in the most delightful way in the world, and that evena^Unl-J veraityUfe did not surpaM it. He of¬ fered, as my traveling friend quitted me here, to JlH the vacant place in my carriage, fo save me, as he said,, from the Wuo devils. . .     ..i
On any other; occasiou I could .will¬ ingly have ..dlBpensed with, the ^young¬ ster's good ihtentioQB, for there, is noth¬ ing in which I take greater delight, Ihtin, when seated snugly in a, corner of the vehicle, I can give myself up un¬ disturbed to every fancy, and luxuriate iu all the delights of custle-building. Now, however, I determined for once to forego my favorite gratification, aud acceded to his proposal, as I thought, it might afford me an opportunity of-i learning something more of Adeline, into whose good opiuion I felt a strong inclination to ingratiate myself.
Early on the following morning wo set out from Luuan, and for several miles my new companiou troubled me but litlie with his remarks, as ho al¬ most immediately- began to snore; but he soou awoke, and then talked all in a breath about his college adventures, his conuections in S—, his two sisters, Ailclinc, aud his prospects of getting a place. " I shall then," added he, rub¬ bing his hands, " marry Adeline; for you know a wifo ia a necessary apjien- dagc to a man, when ho becomes of con- sw|iienco in the stale."
This piece of intelligence was not of the most pleasant description—" So," saiil 1, doubtless w-itli asheepisli enough i.wd.-  "you havoconfe.ssed that Adeline
NO. 18
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is perfectlj- indiHereut to yon, and j-et yoii mean lo many her; how can j-on expect happincis from such a union'!" —"Pooh, pooh," said he; " mj- dear fellow, your ideas of marriage are quite out of date: the husband has only to tako care lhat his wifo keeps williin Iiroper bounds—that she attends lo her family, andltitchcn coucorns—receives tlieguests—and so forth. The Orientals have far better iiolioiis of matrimony than wo-iii tlie north ; among them the wife is neither more nor less than the jiriucipal slave; and that, according to my view of the matter, is wh.at she ought to bo, and uot a whit more." " But, Adeline—" said I, iuipatienl-
•' Adeline," answered he, " has ridic¬ ulous whims, like all other girls who have not yet reached a certain age. She has nothing to boast of but her pretty face, and has hitherto lived iu complete dependence. My uncle, indeed, lets her want for nothing; but then he is daily expected tosetouton his journey for the other world, in which case sho must be glad to get a comfortable settle¬ meut. Duriug tho last two years she has taken charge of our domestic con¬ cerns, for my sisters do not trouble their heads mueh about such matters.
I was now enabled lo form a tolera¬ bly good guess of Adeline's situation, and her misfortunes imparted an addi¬ tional inierest to ber in my eyes.
On the second day afler my arrival atS—, I received an invitation frora the elder Seldorf, which I readily accepted. The sistei-s were a pair of dolls, who displayed IheiracconipliBhmeutsexact- ly as ifthey wished to let tliem out to hiie. The younger of the two pl.ayed a few musty waltzes ou the piano, and the other sung a bravura, iu a style that made my very flesli creep. Adeline busied herself about thc liouse, and it was easy to see that the management of everything was in her lianda. She seemed a little more cheerful than wheu I saw her t^t liUnan ; still her counte¬ nance bore evident traces of dejection. Whilst the sisters were acting their parts, she sat dowu to her needle, from which ahe seldom looked up: her fu¬ ture lord aud master showed her veiy little attenliou, and I could .almost im¬ agine she treated him with contempt.
I felt completelj- out of humor, aud had risen to go away, when it came into the old gentleman's head lo ask thc daughters to declaim : neither o/the Misses, however, was i' t/ic vein;'and lie then .apiilied to me, to favor them with a .specimen of my rlielorictil jiow- ers.
I w.as vain enough lo accede to this rcciuest, for I llatlered mj-self that I should now be euableil lo make some iininession ou Adeline. Theygave mc the Cassandra of Schiller. I had often read tiloiid, and understood al least ac¬ centuation, and modulation of tone. When X Unislied, all were lavisli of their applause, luit I w.as attentive ou¬ ly to Adeline, whose expressive ej-e now seemed to regard me BOmewhat more attentively.
Xi'roni henceforth I continued to visit the Senator almost dailj-, but never found an opportunity of seeing Adeline alone. She was ever engaged in her domestie occupations, tind when she sometimes came for a few minutes into the room, the sisters had alwaj-s some pretext or other to prevent my address¬ ing a word to her.
As the familj' were one evening as- sembleij as usual, thc conversation hap- Bencd to turn ou women and marriage. The father gave it as his opinion, that the principal point to be attended to, was, wheiher or not the bride had a weightj- purse—Young Seldorf was of au opposite waj- of thinking. "Money," said he, " gives tlie wife a claim to lord it over her husband, which she is al¬ ways sure to avail lierself of, ami it i.s therefore dangerous lo many for that alone." The two girls coincidcil with their father, and siijiported the contest with a deal of stull", in favor of rich daughters, or, iu oilier words, of them¬ selves.
This aunoj-ed mc, for Adeline's sake, although she did not appear to notice anything that had i)a.sse(l. I now took up the cudgels, and said, " According to my notions, a woman's value is not to be estimated by what she has, but by what she is. Women have, for the most part, juster views of the v.alue of Ihings thau men, and none but sucli as are of a cotirse and commou nature will ever wish to make their dowry a pretext for exercising undue control."
While I was talking iu this ridiculous strain, with more than ordinary warmth, Adeline continued quietly at her work, aud the sisters winked and made faces to each otlier. I got vexed, aud tooR my leave. Wheu I reached home, I reproached myself for my folly. My observations had pointed too strong¬ ly at Adeline, of whom, oa she was totally without fortuue, it was impos¬ sible for me to thiuk seriously; and uncomfortable as her situation iu tho family was, this conduct of mine had been calculated ouly to render it more so. I now therefore delermined to be more sparing tif my visits, and actually staid away tw'o whole days. On the evening of the third, however, I met Adeline by chance at a friend's house, and, aa it was already late, civility obliged me to offer to seo her home.
"If you are going that way at any rate," said ahe, somewhat reservcdij-. Mr. Seldorf lived at some distance, but I dou't know how it happened, we did not choose the nearest road to his house. X had persuaded her to take my arm, and we fell into a conversation, which soon became interesting. I declared in the most unreserved manner my opin¬ iou of the Misses S., and touched, by tho way, on Adeline's situation. She seemed ailccted, aud said, " Though education aud circumstances may pro¬ duce in us faults for which we are not to blame, they ofteu, at thesame time, put in our power to do mucli good, for which, probably, we do not deserve praise. If I have obtained j uster views of life than I should otherwi.se have possessed,-1 am indebted for them to thc excelleut clergyman who brought me up; aud tf 1 am uot easily disquiet¬ ed or milled, it is doubtless owing- to my uatural framo of mind. One iieraon is diflerently constituted from auother; and besides, I have passed through a severe school." She said this with so mnch sweetness aud unaffected modes¬ ty, that at this moment I eould have pressed her to my heart—I could have olfered her my hond.
I thought of my mother, and what a treasure I shonld preseut her with in this maiden; aud the blow would per¬ haps havo been struck on the instant, had not, luckily or unluckily, young Seldorf just at this juncture, made his appearance, and most unmercifully set all my fine emotions to flight with his rapid raillery. On reaching the honse, X mechanically followed him up stairs, where I found the family Jn confusion, owing to some disagreeable piece of news which they had jist retfeived^ Tn? Senator took his son aside,'and whispered something in his '^r. I beard the   words  "Seernbdch" 'and
r''5S'S*^"'""y'^«P^'«<l- Astheinat- iet^didnot concern me, I p^d iio fur^ ther attehtton to it. but I merely wlshi ea to reniain until Adeline (who had 'gone,t9 onange.her dress) should leturn.' As I saw/howeyer, that my pr^hc^ was irksome to the party,! ^parted,
^ Were preparing co ^return'; we^wero' surprised by the sudden appearance of young Seldorf. He came from the seat of his uncle, who had expired a fow hours before. The young man was in tho highest spirits, and talked inces- sautly of his good luck that Colonel Sternbach had not had timo to make a will. Ho called for champagne aud claret, aod gave loose to his satisfaction in the most extravagant mauuer. I was extremely disgusted with this conduct, but, as I did not wish to break up tho party, I made no objection to remain. The joviality of Seldorf, however, ap¬ peared to have something siugular and unnatural about it. Ho drank beyoud all moderation. My companions faith¬ fully followed his example, and I found it impcssible to avoid exceeding a little. Seldorf filled a bumper lo the hcallh of liis bride, as he termod Adeline.
X laid hold of my glass mechanically, but for my life I could uot swallow a single drop.
"Then it Is all settled?" I asked. " Why not?" hiccupped he; " my un¬ cle is dead without a will—we are his sole heirs. I sliall invest my money in the funds-purcha.sc a title-become a groat man—li VO merri I j-—A ha, mj' boy! you sliall pass many a jollj- daj' wilh mc yet."
: I liecame uielaneholy, and lost iu thought. It was midnight beforo llie jpfirlj- broko up. My coinpaiiions slept till the carriage stopped at thc gates of
S , but I had uot the smallest ineli-
natiou to sleep ; my feelings had been too much excited, and manj- an adven¬ turous scheme camo into my head. X continued to pace my chamber lesllcas- ly up and down ; a strange undelined sometliing pervaded my mind, and stir¬ red up my blooil to a perfect tcvcr, though to say the trutb, X suspect the punch and champagne had not the least share in these extr.aordin.ary sen¬ sations.
By ehauce I .put my hand Into lhe pocket of my great-coat whicii I had not pulled off, nnd was surprised to find pajiers in it. It waa a packet tied round w-itii tape, aud ou tho envelope were written the words, "Last Will aud Testament of Colonel vou Sternbach." I now perceived that Seldorf aud I had, in the confusion at leaving Lunan, exchanged great-coats. Tiio will was open, and I hastily rau mj' eye over it. It was written iu the Colonel's own haud, and, with the exception of a lega¬ cy to his brother-in-law, Seldorf, Ado- line was the sole heiress of all his prop¬ erty.
The objectof young Seldorrsjourncj-, and Ills strange behavior at tho inn, were now fully explained. I congratu¬ lated myself ou the lucky chance whieh had put it iu my power to render an essential service to Adeline; but after reflection, I could uot but bo sensible that the matter might involve me iu an awkward predicament, for wheu Sel¬ dorf should miss the will, his Iirst sus¬ picion w-ould naturally fall ou me. I thoughtof every expetlient.lillatlength I convinced myself that in this, as in every thing else, a straight forward course waa the ouly oue that a man of honor could follow. At au early hour on the following morning, therefore, I bent my steps to the Senator's house, for the purpose of returning the coat, and, if possible, ofseeiiig Adeline aloue. I fouml, as X expected, that the familj- were still a-bed, and that Adeline and a servant alone were stirring. AVIiile the latter was fetching my great-coat, X said to Adeline, that it was absolutely necessary lahonld see her th.at morning, as X had something of the l.ast impor¬ tance to communicate
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iwithout being able to wish her a good'
night.
i :The'following'day,'Bomc friends of
mine-persuaded me'to join them40 au
excursion to Lunan,¦'where there wags-
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int^' In the inn where-We..alighted,!
there was a /sort of'ball; ¦ thendaneiDg
had already begun, and myi<uinpaiilao»< .
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dent, dear'jideiihe, has- bpug^it us to^. getherl "'I seek'fbf a'coHipaniOh for life -j-could I but hope—" '."
. Adeepblusb^ which came direct from the heart, overspread her lovely face, aud drawing from her work-bag a paper she handed it to mo, saying softly, " This letter has doubtless fallen by ac¬ cident iuto the will—my name is men¬ tioned In It" It-was a letter from my mother, which had got ambngst the folds ofthc will. I had written to her much about Adeline, and the good lady had, iu hur auswer, said, that tbis would indeed be a daughter after her own heart. "Aud will you too call her mother, my Adeline ?" '.' Take me to her." whispered she, and the warm kiss which I impressed on her cheek -Wiis the seal of our union.
In a few. weeks I carried Adeline home as my wife,'iuid my mother is qnite convinced tbat I have succeeded to a wish iu getting myself suited.
She looked atmowithsurprise. "Jliss Xjiiuienow," said X, " it is ou a subject wliich concerns you nearly ; there is an infamous plot on foot to rob you iu thc mo.st shameful manner; but Provi¬ dence haa enabled me to counteract tlie wicked seliemc ; tell mo where, and al what hour, I can soo j-ou without dan¬ ger of interruption." Aftera moment's Iiaiise—"Come with mc," said site, "inlo thegarden ; all iu the liouse are still asleep." We accordingly went thither, and I related to her the whole occurrence, and gave her, at the same time, the will itself. .She was agitated, and could not utter a word, but raised her streaming eyes to heaven. . X reminded her that quick decision w-aa nbove all things indispen.sable, " What shall I do," said the trembling girl, " what can I do." " Will j-ou con¬ fide iu me" asked I. " Willingly, most willingly," she answered, iuat<)iicthat penetrated my he.art. It was concerted lietween us that siie should meet me the same evening at tlie friend's houae where we had been the preceding ilaj'. I theu hastened home to couaiiler of the measurea which it would be advisable to ado])t. I had scarcely reached mj' owu door, when young Seliiorf over¬ took me; lie wasiu tlie greatest trepi¬ dation, and Raid, " Jtj' friend, we ex¬ changed great-coats yesterday, bj' mis¬ take, .-md I am now come for mine. Thero are i»ajiers iu it of the uLinost consequence, whicii X trust have uot dropiied out—have you bj- chance seeu theni ?" I quickly collected nis-self- " Mr. Seldorf," said X, taking hishand, " X think J-ou are too much of an hon- cat mau to commit a knavish action ;— the papei's which j-ou are so auxious aboutareiusafetv-." " Wliere, where?" cried he hurriedly, and looking at me with an air of suapieion. " Where they ouglit to be," returnedX; "Adeline is the heiresa of Colonel Sternbach."
He threw himself iuto a chair, and covered his face with both hands. I exhorted him to take courage, aud to thank Heaven, whicii hod prevented his committing a heavy crime.
"Ah !" said he striking his forehead, " Adeline ia lost to me, as soon as ahe knows that she ia Indeiieudent, and may choose for heraelf."
" Why what a pitiful fellow j-ou must be, to wish to tread in tho duat a noble Iieart in so base a manner 1" I spoko this loud aud angrily, and wtis instant¬ ly sorry that X had suflered the words to escape me. The scene contiuued some time longer, till I set the poor devil somewhat at ease, by promising that the whole transaction should bc couflned to ourselves. " But ia Ade¬ line acquaiuted with it?" "She is, but you must know her well enough to be aatiafied that she will not abuse the confldence which I have placed in her."
" Yea, yes," muttered he between his teeth, "she is much hetter than I— than my sisters-or all tho young wo¬ meu whom I know—she deaerves a bet¬ ter lot than I oau offer her."
I now really pitied him. His natural roughness might have been softened by better education. With all his faults, hia heart was not had, and what was wrong about him arose more from per¬ verted notions of things than from vi- vious inclinations. X now attempted to rouse him on the score of pride.
"-You wished," aaid I, " not to be nn¬ der any obligation to your wifo, and would rather take her fortune from her by fraud, tliivu receive it at lier owu hand, but it would bo impossible for yon_ ever to overcome the sense of in¬ justice which you had thua beeu guilty of, ami yon would in fact have become more dependent on her thau if ahe had brought you a million asa portion, for you could never havo again looked In hor faco as au honest mau, even if she wero to reciprocate your allection."
He stared at me earnoatly; never haviug been accustomed to reflect on his actions, or to weigh tlie motives of his conduct, he knew uothiug of life except wliat be had learned iu taverns. An idea seemed suddenly to have oc¬ curred to him, and with the words, " You shall not at least assert that I am vicious," he hastily quitted the appart- meut.
. ¦¦ I was puzzled myself to find out wliat his meaning might be, when a boy came into the room with a«iesssge "to meet him instantly witliout tbe .town ^tes." This sounded very like a chal¬ lenge. Still I could uot thiuk Iiim mad enough to expose himself toadlsclosure of. circumstances'which touched his cbnraeter so nearly; and which WDuW naturally be the consequence ofa meet¬ ing,, between lis. I "did, hot delily at-; tending his summons,' however, but, rapaired instantly to the 'place ajppolht^ ed,-Which -was' a pibm'enade'that -w^' Jitae,frequented.' At the monientiof my'approaph I precelvcd-him Walking under" the trees with- A^dellne on' h6 .toih:'7Ade1ine app'e&r^'mncbnierplex^' ea: "My dear friend," raid SeHoS,"!' have' asraiired Adeline th'at'yon''hive' W)methln:g to s^ to her, and T wili' sVear teii oaths that my'cf:-decoiBtbHde
NOT AT HOME.
An elderly man,. shabbily attired, was seeu walking through one of the fashionable streels iu a large city one cold December day. His coat w-as of coai'se grey, and , had evidently seen hard service, tliough still .perfectly whole aud neat. The traveller walked slowly along as I havfe' said, examining carefullj' as he passed the uames on the door ]ilates. He finally panaed before a tlwclliug of showy exterior, which if wo may credit the testimony of tho plate upou the door, was occupied by Alexander Beaumont.
"Alexander Beaumont! yes, that's tho Iiouse," murmured the traveller to himaelf as he ascended the steps aud rang the door bell.
His aummons was anawered by a aer- vant who, after a moment's scrutiny, which apparently waa uot of a verj- fa¬ vorable character, aaid roughly,—
" Well, sir, what do you want ?"
" la Mr. Beaumout at home?" asked the old man, without heeding tho in¬ tentional rudeness.
"No, sir, he is uot."
"Theu perhapa I can see his wife?"
" I thiuk it very doubtful, but 1 will go ond see."
The aervant withdrew without ask- ing-theold mau to enter, though the day was very cold, oud hia clothing seemed to be hardly sutficlent to pro¬ tect him from its inclemeney.
JMrs. Beaumont was reclining on a fanteuil in a room handsomely furnish¬ ed. Thc last now magazine was in her haud, aud her eyes were listlessly glauclu^over Its pa}?es. She was in¬ terrupted in her reading by the entrance of tho servant.
"Well, what now, Betty?" she in¬ quired.
" There is a man down stairs wants to see you, ma'am."
" Mau! a gentlemau you mean ?"
"Ko, ma'am," said Betty, stoutly, for she well understood what mado up gentlemen iu the eouveutional sense of the term; " it isn't a-gentleman at all, for he's got on an old gray coat aud he has not got any gloves on."
" What can he want ofme ?"
"I dou't know; ho iuquired after Jlr. Beaumont flrst."
" You didu't bring him iu the parlor, did you ?"
" The girl shook her head."
" You did right, aud you'd better tell him I'm not at home."
" Mrs. Beaumont is not at home," aaid iSctty, re-appearing at the door.
" I aupiiosc that meana she is engag¬ ed,"said the old mau; "I think she will aee mo when she learns ivho I am. Tell her I am her husband's uncle, aud my name Is Heury Beaumout."
" That old rag-tag master's nude," said Bettj', wondering aa ahe re-aaceud- ed the atairs.
" Good heavens!" said her mistresa,
it ain't that old veteran who strolled ofl* yeara ago nobody knows where. I did hope he never would come back agaiu. And now I suppose he is as poor !is a rat aud wants help. Well, he won't get it if I ca.n help it; bnt I suppose I miLstsee liiiu."
The lady descended, fully prepared to give lhe visitor a frigid reception.
" I'm not mistaken," said the old man wilh feeling. " It's Alexander's wife."
" Yon are right, sir. I am the wifo of Jtr. Alexander Beaumont,' and I sup¬ poso from your language you are—
" IXis uncle Henry. Ah me! Ihave been gone so many years, and it does me good to return to my Itindred."
Tlie old man leaned on his start", aud his features workiil convulsively as thoughts of the past came over his miud. Jtrs. Beaumont stood holding the door as if waiting for him to depart. She did not givo him any invitotiou to enter.
" Is you husband well?" inquired the visitor, looking in, as ifho expected an invitation to cuter and rcfrcsii himself afler hia w.Hlk by an interval of real;   ,
"Ite is. If you have any message for him you nniy leave ifc witii me, and 1 will deliver it," aaid Jlrs. Beaumont, desirouaofriddiugherselfof the intrud¬ er as speedily aa poaaible.
" You may tell him I have called," said the visitor in a disappointed tone, " and that I would like to have seen him."
" I will toll him;" aud Mrs. Beau¬ mout was about to close the door.
" Hold! there ia one question more. Wliat has become of Alexander's sisler Anna?"
" I dou't know much about her," was the rather disdainful reply; but I thiuk ahe married a clerk, mechanic, or some audi person. His name Is Lowe, ond lives in Norton street. Is tiiat all?"
" That is all."
The old mau turned his steps towards the atreet indicated, with many fore¬ bodings lest his second visit might be as unwelcome as his firat appeared to be.
" Betty," said Mrs. Beanmont, aa she cloaed the door, " if lhat old fool comea agaiu, be sure aud not forget to lell him 1 am uot at home."
Norton streel was not a fashionable street nor was the two-story dwelling occupied by William Lowe either hand¬ some or costly. It was marked, how¬ ever, by au air of neatness which indi¬ cated that its tenants were uot regard¬ less of outward appearances.
We will take the liberty of introduc¬ ing you into a little sitting room, where Jlrs. XjOwo and her three little children wero eveu now scaled. A plain, ser¬ viceable carpet eovered the floor, and the remainder of the furniture, though ofa kind which would hardly be select¬ ed for a drawing-room, had a comforta¬ ble, homelike appearance, which sim¬ ply satisfied the desire of those who de¬ rived their happlnessfrom a higherand less mutable force than outside show. Jlrs. Lowe was seated iu a rockiug chair, engaged in an employment which I am aware is tabooed iu all fashionable society. I mean darning stockings.
Emma, a girl Of ten, was brushing up tho hearth, which the ashes from thc grate, in which a blazing fire was now burning, hod somowhat disordercil, while Mary, who was twoyearayounger, was reading. Charley, a Uttlo rogue of flve, with a. smiling face which could uot help looking roguish, was stroking the cat the wrong way, much to the lils- turbauco of poor Tabby, who had quiet¬ ly settled herself down to the pleasant dreams upon the hearth rug.
All at ouce a loud knock wnsheard at the door.
"Emma,':';said the mother, "you may go tothe door aud see who it is, .and invite them in,forit isacoldday."
Emma immediately obeyed the moth¬ er's direction. ,
" la Jlfa. Lowe at home ?" inquired Heury Beaumou'mfor it was lie
"\^?^t.liW' Said'.Emma;: .Vpleasc walk m, and j'ou may see her," ,  '    ,
Siie ushered..tliSL_oLd_m8uJnto the comfortable sitting room.
Mra-'Low^Wbae'toyAcelVehlm;-: '¦'" .'" ^.^'.^7«j";i»« saldj-'.'.I'hi' tfotimi^- taken m 'thrf^ing-lhttt^our tfatae- be¬ fore, mawlagewasiAnhafieaufliohf'?"'
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'(Bntydfirbnither, Alexanaerj"^ in- terhiptea'Mr. Beaumont, " let'me fliij; inquire about him. He llVfes Iii'the' city now, dots he'riot ?"    '
' A light cloud caiue ovcr,,Mr3. Lowe's face.
. " Yes," she said, " he doea live in the olty; yet, strange as it may appear, I seldom or never see him. Ho has suc¬ ceeded well and is wealthy; but ever since he married d- wife with a small p'roperty and greater pride, he hask'ept aloof froDlj'ns. I'do not blame him so miich as his wife, who is said to have great influence over hihi. I have nailed onco, but she treated me so coldly that I have not felt a disposition to renew my visit."
" I can easily believo it," was the re¬ ply, " for I, too, liave been repulsed."
" You repulsed ? Did you give your name and Inform her of your relation to her husband ?
" I did, but she dh| not invite me, to enter; aud sho wns evidently impatient for me to be goue; I look the hint, and here X am."
"At least, nncle," said Mrs. Lowe, smilingly, "you ueed not bc afraid of nny repulse here."
"Of that Iam quito aure," said the old gentleman, looking affectionately into the faco of his niece. " But you have not told ine ofyour hiisbaud. Let mo know whether yOu have a good match," he added playfully.
"That depends upon what is meant by the term. If it implies a rieh Iiu.a- band, then I failed, most certainly, for William's salary is only eight huudretl dollars a j'oar, aud that ia what we have to depend upon. But Ibr all thnt Icare not, for a kind, afl'ectlonate hnsband is of far more wortii than a magniflcent lious&aud the most costly furniture."
"You are right, said her undo warmly, and I infer that your hus¬ bands is of auch a character."
"He Is in truth."
"Still," continued her uncle, "there must be something which yonr limited income will uot permit j-ou to obtain, but whieh wouhl be desirable, is there not?"
"Yes," saidMr. Lowo, "Iam anxious to give Emma and Mary a musical ed¬ ucation, but William's means will not allowof such extravagance as the pur¬ chase ofa piano; so that is one of the things w-hich we must be content to deny ourselves."
Mr. Lowe then entered, and being informed ofthe character of his visitor he extended a hearty welcome.
A comfortable repast was soon spread of whicii Mr. Beaumont readily par¬ took. Hisspiritsrose, and he seomed to grow younger as bo saw- the cheerful facea around him, and felt himself at home. Soon after the evening meal he arose to depart.
"Surely, j-ou nro not going?" said his niece, " you must henceforth take up your abode witli us.
" We will seo about that, and if you don't thiuk you will get tired of me perhaps X will come. But X have hired a hidging and must undoubtedly re¬ main iu it for a few days."
" But you must call In every day and make yourself perfectly at home eveu before yon come hero to staj-, persisted his uiece."
" Be assured of that."
Iu accordance with his promise Jlr. Beaumont mado hia appearance uext day at eleven o'clock, and was received as cordially as before. He had hardly been in the houao a quarter of an iiour when a loud rap waa heard at the door. Sho beheld two men who had juat driven uji iu a wagon.
" Where ia the piano to bo put, ma'am," they inquired.
" X'iauo! You have made a mistake; we have uot pureiiased a piano."
" Isn't your name Lowe ?"
"Yes."
" Theu it is .lU right. Jim bear a baud for its confounded heavy.
"But I am quite sure thero must be somo mistake," slill insisted -tlie per¬ plexed Jtrs. Lowe.
"Not at all," said a loud voidc be¬ hind her.
"She turned around in ama'/eiucnt."
"You know continued the nncle tliat I am going to come aud live with you, and I thought I would pay my board iu advances, that is all. As you express¬ ed a wish yesterday for a piano, I thought it would be as acceptable a way as any."
"You, undo! Why—excuse me—but I thought frora—from."
You menu stiid he smiling, "thatyou thonght from mj' appearance that I could not aflbrd it. Ami I confess, said he, casting a glance at himaelf In the glass that my dress is not iu the ex¬ treme ofthe faahiou, and lu fact I was obliged to look sometimo when I Killed at the second hand clothing storo the other day before I eonld flnd these. However, as I have got iill tho service I wished out of Ibem, I shall throw them aside to-morrow, and appear more respectably clad."
" What! are you wcaltlij-, iiiiulo ?"
"Depend upon it, Anna, X didn't aiieiid teu yeara in liie Eaat Indies for nothing, was tho rcplj-. I had a mind however, to put on tlie appearance of ti poor man andso test the airection and disintercstedaesa of inj- relations. Ono of them, however, X found not at home; I am happy lo flud mj'.self .at home with the other."
" Let us turn lo llie arisloci'atie Jtrs. B , wlio in a few evenings succeed¬ ing the events here recorded, was in her drawing room receiving calls."
" By the way, said a fashionable visi¬ tor, I ara to have yonr relatives tho Lowea for my next door neighbors."
"Next door neighbors! exclaimed Mra. Beaumont in amazement. What do you meau ?"
" la it possible you have not heard of their good fortuue? Jlrs. Lowe's uncle has just returned from the Eaat Indies with an immen.se fortune."
" He has taken a housoin the same block with ours, aud when tUey have moved into it, will take up his residence Willi them. Meanwhilo, he is stopping at the K— House"
"What! Henry Beaumont?"
"Tho very aame, but I thought j-ou knew it."
When the vialtor withdrew, Jlra. Be.aumont ordered a carriage, and im¬ mediately drove to the hotel where her husband's uncle wasstopping. She sent up her card and requested an audience.
The servant soon returned with an¬ other card on whicii were traced the sig¬ nificant words :
"NOT AT HOME."
j   ^.   MABTHA iWAKBJSH. ^
i "Gobd-ibVei'MEaHha;   God help youi I flian,'bS,'1j«clc'ih -.three days at faBhS-'
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Is TiiKUE A Goi)'?-How eloqueutly doea Chataubriand reply co this inquiry: There is a God! The herd of the valley, the cedars of the mountains bless him; the insects sport iu his beams; the ele¬ phants aalute him with,the rising orb of the day; the birds sing- of him in the foliage; the thunder proclaims bim in the heavens; the ocean declares hia im¬ mensity ; man alone has said, " There ia no God!" Unite in thought afc the aame iustant the most beautiful objects in nature; suppose you see at once all tbe hours ofthc day and all the seasons of the year; a moruing of Spring and a niornlng of Autumn; a night bespan¬ gled with stars and a nigbt eovered with clouds; meadows enameled with flowers aud forests hoary with snows; fields gilded by tints of autumn ; then alone you will have a just couccption of the uuiverse. 'Whiie you are gazing on that sun which is plunging under tho vault of the west, another observer od- mires him emerging frora the gilded gates of the east. By what inconceivable magic does tbat aged star, which sink¬ ing, fatigued and burning, inthe.shado of evening, re-appear dt the same' in¬ stant, frcshahd humid withthe dews of-taornlng?. At, overy instant of the day the glorious orb,is ,at jince rising resplendent at noonday, and setting in thewtet, or irather'our'senses deceive and there ispixiperiy speaking, ho east, west, or south in the world. Every-- thing reduces itself to, a single point, from wlience the kin^ of the day sends forth a,triple light.in one substance. l^he bright .splendor is perhaps that Which nature dan preaentthat Is -nioat bieautifnl; for While it gives us an idea of the perpetual magnlttcence and r&. Bistless rtower'bf God, it exhibits at the saniEi time'k'sUiiil% tillage of the gl(>- rlousTHhliy;'   -    ,   .' \
AN;ewOrleanBT!lerk,witlra pair of ebony glove stretebera in; his-pocket j' woaarrested the other day for carrying concealediweapons. : ,:;    .t,.,
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for. s; mbihebt,: and .then,' shouldering the sack ofcora'tbat was to be conver¬ ted into'aneol' at the itadenaUVilbrty
Alley'iiwa^i tMidged oh'thivngh: the 'Wilderness.'. ¦ ' ."'';' ;;¦ ¦ ,' ' ""'.¦¦ [ Martha "Warren stood.ni; the .door of the log. cottage, gazing out after the re¬ treating form of her husband. An an¬ gle of the dense shriibbeiy hid him from her view, but still she did not re¬ turn to the solitary kitchen; it looked so dark and lonesome there, she shrank from ehterlhg,; or perhaps the' grand snbliml^ ofthe view spread out before her, held her.attention and thrilled her soul with, tliat nameless^ unexpected something that we all see when stand¬ ing thus face to face with the work of Hisflngers.
The flnest and most Batisfactory view of the White Mountains is that whieh preaenta: itself from What is now the to'wn bf Bethlehem, on the road to Lit¬ tleton andEranconia. Mount Waahing¬ ton, the King among princes, is there seen in its proper place—tho centre of the "rock-ribbed" range-towerlng,bald, blue and unapproachable.
Far up iu a wild clearing, close by the turbid waters of tho Ammouoosuc, was the cottage situated-a place wild and lurie enough for the nest of nu eaale, but near to tho heart of JIartha Warreu as tho home whoro she had spent the happy days of her j-onng wifehood. When ahe had turned from ihany apatrician suitor In thu fair old town of Portsmouth, to join her for¬ tunes with those of theyoung settler, it was Willi the full and perfect uiider- staniling of the trials that lay before her. Sho would walk in uo ptith of roses for yeara to come; much of lifo muat be spent in the eternal aolitudea whero silence was broken ouly by the wild winds of tho foreat, the shriek of tlie river over the aharp rooks, or the diamal howl of the red mouthed wolf afar In tho wlldernesa.
Tlie neceaaary absence of her hus¬ band she dreaded most. It was so very gloomy to close up her lonely flreside with the conaciousness that there was uo humau being nearer than the settle¬ ment of Lord's Hill, ten miles away through the pathless wooda.
Thero was little to fear fiom the In¬ dians, although a few of the .scattered tribes yet roamed over theso primeval hunting grounds. They were moatly disposed to be friendly, and Mra. War- reii'a kind liearfc naturally prompted Iier to many acta of friendship toward Ihem, and an Indian never forgets a kindueas.
The purple miat cleared away from the scarred forehead of the domiuan't ohl mountain ; the j-ellow sun peeped over the rocky wall, and JIartha turned away to the performance of her simple domcstlo datlea. Tbe day ^voa a long one, but it was towards evening, and the glooming comes much sooner In these solitudes than in any otber place. The sunlight faded out of the unglazed wiudows, though it would illume the distant mouutaina for some time j-et; and JIartha weut out in tlie scanty gardens to inhale the odor of the sweet pinks on the meager root sho had brought frora her old home.
The spicy perfume carried her back in memory lo those days away in the past, spent with kiud friends, and cheered by bright j'oung hopes. But though the thought of home and kin¬ dred made her sad, not for a moment did she repent the fate she had chosen. Absorbed iu thought, she hail not no¬ ticed the absence of Charlie, her liltle boy; now she saw with vague uneasi¬ ness that he had left the bed of pepper¬ mint where he had been playing, and was uot to be aeen. She called his name, but only echo aud the roar of the swollen river replied. Slie flew baek to the Iiouse, tho faint hope remaining tliat he might have returned thither for his pet kitten ; but no, thc kifcteu was mewing at tho window, but no signs of Charlie.
With frantic haste she aearched the clearing, but without aucceas. Her next Ihought waa tho river! Black as the niglit, savo where ifc was flecked wilh spots of white foam—it flowed on but a few yards before her. Slio hurried <Io^rn the brink, calling, " Charlie, Cliarlie!"
The child's voice afc somo little dis¬ tance replied. She followed the sound, aud to her sorrow saw the boy—his golden hair and rosy face clearly defin¬ ed agaiust the purple twilight sky- standing on the very edge of the liuge, detached rock, some ten feet from tbe shore, ont in the sweeping current of the river!
Thia rock, called by the settlers "The Pulpit," was a good aitu.ation for cast¬ ing flailing lines, and JIark Warreu had bridged the narrow chasm between it and the shore with a couxile of hewn logs.
Allured by somo clusters of flaming fire weed growiug ou the sides of the Pulpit, Charlio had passed over, and now stood there, regardless of danger, laug^iingly holding out the floral trea¬ sure to his mother. Martha flew over the frail bridge, and tho next instant held her child in her arms, .foyful be¬ cause she had found hiiu uninjured, aud mentally resolving lhat the loga should be removed Ut prevent further accident, she turned lo retrace her atepa, but the sight that met her eyes froze her with horrowto the spot.
Confronting her on the bridge, not six feet distant was an enornious wolf, gaunt and bony with hunger, his eyea blazing like live coala through the mist aud gloom, hia hot fervid breath scorch¬ ing the very air ahe breathed.
A low growl of intenae salisfoctiou stirred the air, answered by tho growl of fifty more of his kind belonging to the pacic; in another moment lliey would be opon her!
Without an instant's thought of the consequence, Martha obeyed her first impulse, and struck the loga with her foot exereiaing all her mad strength in thc blow. The frail fabric tottered, the soft earth gave way, thero was a brealh of wild suspense, and then the bridge went down with a dull plunge into tho waters beueath 1 The sharp claws of the wolf iiatl already iieen fixetl ou the scant vegetation of thc roek, and he held there a moment alruggliug with ferocious strength to gain a footliold, the next he slid down into the chasm, utteriug ti,wild howl of disappointed rage.       "
Martha sauk upop her kneca and of¬ fered up a fervid jirayer of thanksgiv¬ ing for her escape: but simultaueously with the heartfelt "Amen," there came a dreadful recollection. Tho bridge formed the ouly lint between the pul¬ pit and Uie main land, and that was severed! Truo she was not more than twenty feet distant from the shore of the river, but aho might aa well have been thousands of miles out in the ocean. Tile water was deep, and Ifc ran with almoat inconceivable rapidity, forty or fifty feet below her, over rocks so sharp and jagged that it made her shiver to Took over the brink.
Her only hope was in her husb.ind. Shoold he return at tho expected time, they might still be alive; but if by any accident he should be detolned beyond the time! She closed her eyea, and be¬ sought God for protection aud help.
Cold, hungry, and drenched by the mist of the river. Charlie began to cry for home. She could hear auything better than that. She took oif her own garments to fold around him, and held him to her breast, and sang him the cradle songs which had so often sooth¬ ed him.
But the fierce howls of tbe wolves, and tho sullen thunders of tbe river, filling his little heart with terror, all the long dark night through he clung to her neck sleepless, crying to go homo to papa.    .       -   , I-
Day dawned at last, the pale sun swimming throujh the sickly sky, the pallid forecast of a storm, 'weak and faint from cold—for summer is no bear¬ er of tropical smiles in this-inhospita¬ ble dim—Mhrtha paced back and forth the narrow limits of the,rock. Noon caiue-^the faint sun declined—it Was night agaiU4' A cold fog sank down over the mountaini followed by a driz¬ zling: rain, which .before morning change'd into a perfect deluge. The riv^r rose'fedffullyj foaming milk white doWn'the gorge,' filling' the air-with a Shuddering roar, like the peat nf ah imprisoned earthaoakei •  -m.|
The day that followed was no better, only rain anij>shen^white mist-^n'ot a ray .of sunshine. .
A'heWfeiir lose in the heart of Mar-* thtt Warien; The' tnirbulence ofthe -stti^iii mosthave swept away the bridge bverWhioh'her hnsbqtad wbold crbea bh'KIS return; and'he windd bd detaVn-' [ ied-for days, may be for weeks.
She gave up all for' Ibat. Strdhgly andfearfuUy-wasshe! teinpted'to fold'j herchildln-heranils^Bnd plunge into' thecaoldron beneath, and thoslendher fear and donbt!'It would bs'better, she' 'thought j thdii ttfanfibr that slo w ^ialnfui ;death of ifatarvatton' I' ''But something iield iheifihaok^iSbd'a "curse 'was ou: those Who dO'^Itmnrder. ' "li -' . i Towards night a lost robin, beaten- abbabbythe'btorm,' StoUned ioneitla ihomeht od 'a fooK;' Martba'selKed' birii, and'Tent' hilll in' itwai'n,' with 'almost savage gleet for< her to devour raw— she, who two days' before would have wept at the sight of a wounded spar¬ row. ¦
Another nig'ht and day, like the oth- eronly more inten'sely agonizing. Mar tha 'Warren was suddenly Indlfierent now; snflbring'had palsied every no¬ ble feeling. Cliarlie moaned for sup¬ per—too weak and spent to sit up he was lying on the rock, his head iu her lap, hia great eye fixed on her face.
She tore open a vein in her arm with hersolBsors, and made him drink the blood. Anything she said to calm the wild, wistful yearnings of his eyea.
Theboy rose: ho sat and peered through the darkness.
" Alamma," aaid ho, papa ia eoraing, I felt him touch me."
Sho wept at the mockery, and drew the child frantically to her bosom.
The night was fair—Ht up by the new moon.
Overcome by a deadly exhaustion, ngainat which ahe could make no re^ sistiince, JIartha fell intflan easy slum¬ ber, which towards mid-nightwas bro¬ ken by a startling ery. Sho sprang to her feet and gazeil arouud her.
No! her eyes did not deceive her— thero on the shore stood the stalwart form of her husband, and he was calling her name with tho energy of despair. She could only cry out, " O, Mark, JIark!" and fell senaoless on a rock.
When she awoke to consclou.^ness, she was lying ou her hed in the cottage, supported by her husband's arms.
Xt -wan nodream ; she and her darling boy were not dead ; and he had conic back.
Many weeks passed before she grew atrong again, but Mark tended her as a mother would all infant, and by the time the autumn frosts fell, ahe was the blitho Martha Warren ofold.
At the timo of the freshet the bridge over the Aminonooauc had indeed beeu wa.slieil away, but JIark, impelled by on uuconti'o'llable fear—almoat a pre- Honliment—had crosaed the rivor, at the risk of his life, on a log raft,and reach¬ ed home ouly to find it vacant.
The descendants of Mark Warren and his wife slill dwell among tho fertile valleys of the Aramonoosuo, and the old men atill tell to their grandchildren the story of JIartha Warren and her child.
THE VILLAGE HAIBEH.
riylng tlioliKhtfiilly Iicr nocaiCi.seeliorRttlng In tbt-Klimtiiigstinliglit. on tliDvUlageKreen,
'.» Iflveavlnsln tlie stOdklngs Hhc Ih knlltlug Heru nnd tlitire—il ineinory of wliut has Ijeen.
Pulr sho is, and noat nnd cicnn  nnd verj- coniely: Scoklngpencoalonowhcrepoacolstiibolmd; JuHt tho  ono  to mako  u liomo suproraely homely. And a heart In search of gladness truly glad. Is sho dreaming really ofthe days departed,
Or of n'liat ar« yet tocoiite with fewer fears? Docs SllO imago fortii no lover, tender-hcurlcd, Prawlng near and over nearer througii thc years ?
Life'.s aeccltrul In Its a.'^pect, meekest maiden;
And what scciiis so fair to-day may provo as foul; Gay at morning, and at even, .sorrow-laden.
We may bo, und oflon aro, without control.
Yet, meek maiden, 1111 thy Jiioitlh with phan¬ tom kisses. Sitting thonghtfni In tho drooping purple liglit. And dream on thy plens.int dream ol honied blisses. Knitting lar Into tho mellow autumn night.
A STORY FOK THE LITTLE FOLKS.
A .TOURNEY TO TIIE NORTIT POLE.
X nm sorry to say that Charley was in a terrible humor. He stood in the doorway, lookiug out into the j'artl; and thought how everything iu the world was against him, and howuo- body seemed to care. In the llrst place, Jim had gone ofl' iu the buggy with liis father, to be gone all tho aflernoon, aud there had been no roora for him; but that wasn't the worst. Thc worst was thia thaw. The snow had gone iu a twinkle, and the ice too. Tho sun waa shining as wtirni almost as Juue. Liltle streams of water weut trickling down the ruts of the carriage-tlrive; the cliickens were dabbling about in pools of waler all over the yard, and scratching for -worms ill tiie soft earth ; and old Kollo, the big Newfoundland dog, lay on the dooratone in the sun¬ shine, with his tongue out, just as if it were aummer.
To be sure, itwas quite time for alit¬ tle warm weather, for it was the last of Marcll, and the winter iiad been very long and cold, and overybodj- but Char¬ ley w.as glad to see the last of it. Thai was what made hini thiuk they were all against him.
You see-tlie fact waa thia. At Clirist- mas^his grandpapa gave liim ap.alrof skates. They were the iirsfc he ever luul, aud lie began to learn to sk.ato at once; but there came a great snow¬ storm, whicli covered the ice every¬ where a foot ileep, and for weeks and weeks poor Charley had toiivait. Then at lasl came awarm rain, and then a frcc'/.c, and the ico was splendid, iie tried skiitiug every day. At flrst, he couhl only stand, and felt as if he were doing tliat ou kuife-bladca; Ihcu he learned to walk aud slide about a little; and al last, after ao many falls that he was black aud blue in spots all over Iiis body he begaii to skate. His right foot went very well. Ott' he would go on it, feeling quite brave and conlldent; but then-his left foot would bring him up siiort, and wouldn't work at all. It would slide, or turn round and round, or trill him up, or do anything but skate, until Charley was in despair. But ho wasn't the sort of fellow to give nil a thing ho had ouce made up liia iniud to do; and he begau to feel aa if that left leg of hia was un enemy to be couquereil. Every day ho had a flght wilh it; and j-eaterday, for tho lirat time, it had really worked well. Not quito so well as the right, pcrhapa; but lie felt ho had got the mastery of it, aud ouly needed practice. And here was this provokiug thaw, and every- boily aaid the winter waa over.
lie was only aix yeais old, and an¬ other winter seemed ages off; ao he kicked his heels agaiuat thc door, aud felt very miaerable, indeed.
Hia sister Amy called to liim from the aitting-room to come iu and shut the door. " You will catch yonr ileath of cold," she said. And he almost wished he might. It seemed aa if it would be a sort of a comfort to have other people feel as badly as ho did. You see he was iu a very bad temper, indeed.
But he came iu, looking very gloomy.
" Why don'fc you go and play ?" ask¬ ed Amy.
"There's nothing to play witli, and nothing to do," said Charley, with ra¬ ther a whine in hia voice. "l)ou'fc you thiuk there is auy ico anywhere. Amy?"
" Oh I J-es. There is plenty up at the North Pole, I've no doubt," replied Amy, laughing.
" Who lives there ?" said Charley.
" Well, I don't know that anybody does, but the bears and the seals, and the walruses."
"I wish I was there," said Charley, diaconaolately.
" Well, you had better atart," said Amy, and weut up stairs to put away her sewing.
Having nothiug better to do, Charley lay down oh the rug bofore the fire, aud watched the few dull red coals left in the grate, until he felt quite drowsy. But hia mind kept turning toward tho North Pole, and what Amy had aaid about there being ice tbere. " I won¬ der how far ofiTlt is," he thought;. aud ail of a sudden he jumped up, aud mode up hia miud to go and find it. He took hia afeatea, and went out into Uio road. He knew whioh was north well enough, because he had often heard hia father direct strangers, who asked the way, " to go straight norlh, past Squire Bliss's big red bam." So he started lu that direction. He passed the barn very soon, and then the road led through a great wood. He went on and on, until it was almost dark; and by and, by. he oame to snow in plenty iThe trees were covered with it, and it wi>s almost up to his knees in theroad; so he was glad enough to see a great i house loom up before him. It was a queer house, all bnllt of ice, with ice doors and windows, and great snow menforgateLpoBts, andicioleahanging from' the roof almost to the gronnd, and so sharp that he stooped his head when he knocked at the door, for fear he might out it.
'   ','Gdme in," said a'voice.   And he
iojpeded the door, aiid saw at once that
I he had come to the palace of the King
of all the Bears. He was a'great white ibear, juat like the one In Charley's ge- dgraphy; and he sat on his hind legs on achair, aud.wore a high black Ijoaver hat on his head. 1 "'What do you want?" aaid' he, In a •great voice.
I "Tam on my way to the North Pole Ito skate, and , my name is Cliarley Brown, and I don't waut auything" -^'S,l.J^*;.-9V''^I?y. quite frighteheil. 'But he Boon'saw there was nothing to fear, for the Kiug of all the Boars look¬ ed very kindly at him, and invited him to stay to tea. So Charley sat down ou a block of ice, an d tried to be comfort¬ able. Four black bears brought in the supper, and set it on the table; and the King told Charley to move up aud help himaelf.- There was nothing for supper but two great bowls of cold water wilh lumps of ico floating in thom, and long icicles to stir them with, and a plate of snow-balls for sugar. The Kin§ of all the Bears began hia auppcr at once, and made a terrible crunching aa heate the ice with hia great teeth; hut Cliarley didn't know what to do.
" Why don't you drink your tea ?" said the King.
" I like it better warm," said Cliarley.
" Ice-water is warm enough," .said the King. " If it wero any warmer, it would make your teeth ache." Aud he called to tho black bears to opeu all the windows, because his tea had thrown him into a perspiration. The wind howled through tho room ; bnt the mug of all the Bears took off his hat to fan himaelf, and hnug his tongue oiit ofhis mouth like Itollo.
Charley's teeth chattered witli tho cold, and ho w,aB verj' glad when the King propo-sed that they should go to bod. So they went through one great room after another, until they came to one with two beds in it, Tliere wius a big bed for tlie King of all the Bear.n, and o little one for Charley. 'I'licj- didn't look very comforlable; for Ihcy were made of snow, with iiuge snow¬ balls for pillows. But Charley didu't dare to say anything, and the Kiug of all the Bears Hrafc opened all the svin- dowa, and then rolleil over on his liciI wilh a grunt, and waa asleep iu a min¬ ute.
' In the morning Charley thanked the King of all the Bears for his kinilnesa, aud said good-bye. But the King said he would go to the Nortii Pole with him, nnd see him skate. And the four blaclc beara aaid thej- would go too; and some brown bears, who came in to call, said they would liku logo. So there was quite a compauj-. Aud, as thej- traveled, more bears, seals, aud walruses came outof their houses to join them, until, as far as Charley could see, there were nothing but queer crea¬ tures ou all sides. But llie King of all tho Beara kept on hia higli black hat, so there was no mistaking him. Tliej- Iraveled a long, long way ; aud bj- and bj- they camo lo a high pole, painted red and while like candy, like the bar¬ ber's pole in front of tlie hotel, tfc was the North Pole; and ou top of it stood somebody who looked juafc liko Jlr. Ureeii, the minister, ho wns so straight and solemn, witli ouo arm stretched out.
'-' What's he there for?" asked Cliar- , ley ofthe King of all the Beara.
But the King looked at him along time, and then said : " Dou't you mean, ' Why is he there ?' "—jnst tis-his father corrected him sometimes.
There was a iittle pond of smootli ice all around the Pole, and the bears, and the seals, and the walru.scs all squalled dowu in a circle round it, to .see him sk.ate. They sat on their liind logs and crossed their fore-paws and waited.
Of course, hu fell very nervous, and wanted to do his best, with so many to look ou. But someliow, .at flrst, his skates wouldn't strap. He fasfcened tbem again ami again, every way he could think of; but aa soon as he stood up thej- dropped oil', until he was ready to cry. But finally he stuck thom on after a fashion, aud tlicn tried striking out. I'^rat on his right foot, and that did bravely ; but tissooii as he put down Iiisleffcoir it went round and round- flrsfc on the toe, tlien on the heel, then sliding olfsiilcwaj^s, theu backwjirii, .as if it had been bewitched. The bears all sat very gravely around the pond, and shook their lieads.
Charley felt ho w.is making a very poor ligure, indeed. Itis left foot, thai he thoughl he had conquered, was be¬ having worse thau ever; and the bears all looked .straight at that, and paid no attention whatever to his rlglit, which was really doing him creilit.
"If tbey would only look away one moment, I believe I could catch it," he thought. But thej' didn't, and he went spinning about more wildly than ever. At last, the King of all the Bears said, ill a great voice: " What is the matter with your left leg?" And all theother bears, anil the seals, and the walruses .said: " Wliat is the m.atter with his left leg?" And poor Charlej' w.as so mortilied and uuhaiipy that 'he lay down on the pond ami cried.
"Poor litlie fellow, how tired he must have been !" said the King, and snilFed afc Iiini with liis cold nose, and began licking his face with his great wet tongue.
Charley opened his eyes. And what do you think ho saw ? His mother and Amy, and liia father and Jim back from their ride. And ilwaa his mother who had said, " I'oor litlie fellow, how tired he must have been," in her kiud voice. And ij; was old Kollo who had waked hini np by sniUlng afc him and licking his face.
So he jumped up, ivilli his bad liumiir quite goue, and made them all laugh with hiaaccount of his journej' to the l^oith Polo.—Indrjtenihnt.
LE6AL   NOTICES.
AIMIf inSTB.\TOB'Cr ttOTtVF..
Estato of Bobert Sentman, late of i'2den       townahlp, deceased.
IJEaTERa of oamlnistratloa on said estato J having been granted t^i tho nndursigned, nil perstms Indebted thurcto^grc reriilestcd lii niaice Immediato payment, and those having claims or demands against thc samo will pre. sent them fnr settlement to tho nndcffiigtied, residluglnPariuUsotownship- '.
JOHN UANCK. fel)g>-llt»a4         ¦ ' AJmlnlatpltorl!
A'DaiNISTRATOBS' UOTICE.
Estate OfHenry M. Eckert, late of In¬ tercourse, Leacock twp., dec'd. LETTEIIS of administration on 8.ild estnto iiaving heen grunted to the nnderslgned, all peraons Indebted thereto aro requested to mako Immediato payment, and those having claims or demands nKalnst the same will pre¬ sentthem witiioutdeiay forsettlement to tho nnderslgned, residing in sJiid township.
MAUY B. ECKliir, JUllN SIDEij, marl3.(lt-17 Administrators.
ADHI9iI.<i'rK,VTOR-H NOTICK.
Estate of John   W.   Witmor, late of Manor townahip, dec'd.
LETTEHS of ndmlnistatioii on said estate hav¬ ing been granted to tho undersigned, all personsindebtadlhcreto are requestetl to mako -Imnicdlate payment, autl those Iiavlngcl.alnis or domaiulsngalnsttiicsamewlll present tlieiii without delayfor settlement to tliu undersigu¬ etl, residing fn said towiisIiIp._   _
felil0-(it«l:!
JIENItY F. IIERU.
AilmlnlstraUir.
Ai>.wi>ri.S'riEAT«n-.s notice.
Estate of John  P.  Herr, late of East Hem'pflold township, dec'd.
rFrn'I'UCS of ailminislration on said e-stalo jli.aving Iieen granttiil tothciilitlerslgncil.ull tliert-to  are   rertnestctl  to
 ttlt-iiii-nt.alid thosehaving
claims or  demands against  the same  will
Iiresent thom wiliiotit delay for seltlement tt,
tiie nniterslgned. i-tsltliiig In said township.
IIKNJAIIIN   1!. KAIIKKMAN,
ft'IiIII-lltM|l Adndnistralor.
perstms   imleliteil lilce i nlmeiiiate sell j.
How TO UK Mi.sKUAisi.K.-Think about yourself—about what you waut, what you like, what reapecfc people ought to pay to yon, what people thiuk of j-ou, and theu to you nothing will be pure. You will spoil everything j^ou touch ; you will make nilserj- for yourself onl of everj-thing ; j'ou will bo wretched tts you choose on earth, or iu heaven either. In heaven eilher, I say; for tliat proud, greedy, selHsli, .self-seeking spirit wouid turn heaven into hell. It did turn heaven inlo hell for the great devil himself. It was bj' pride, by seeking his owu glory, thai he fell from heaven to hell. He was uot content to give up hia own will, and do tiod's wi like tho other angels. Ite would be a m'aster himself, and set up for himself, and rejoico in his owu gbirj'; and so, when he wauled to make a private heaven of his own, he found tic hatl made a hell. And why ? Because His lieart was not pure, clean, honest, sim¬ ple, unselflsh.
The Rev. J. Bouiiar w-aa onc day preaching at ICettlc, in X'il'e, for his friend, the relief minister tliereof. It waa a very w.arm day; the church close¬ ly packed; tiio occasion, the Monilay followiug communion. He observed, with some annoyance, many of the congregation uodding and sleeping iu their pews whilst he was preaching ; he took his measures accordingly, and introduced tho word "hyperbolical" into hia sermon, but he paused and said, "Now my frienda, aome of you may uot understand thia word hyperbolical. I'll explain it. Suppoac fcliat I were to soy that this congregation wero ali asleep in thia church afc thc preaeul time, X ahould be speaking hj-jiciboli- cally; because {looking around) I don't believe more thtm one-half of you are sleeping." The etreet waa inatauttine- oua, and those who were nodding re¬ covered themselves and nudged tlieic sleeping neighbors, and the preacher wenton as if nothing had happened.
Napoleon, in his Italian campaign, captured a Hungarian battalion. Tlie colonel, an old man, complained bitter¬ ly of tho French mode of figliting, by rapid and desultory attacks on the Hank, the rear, the lines of commtinicalion, etc., and concluded by saying that lie had fought in the armies of Maria The¬ resa, in Qermauy, wlieu battles used to be won iua systematic waj-.
"You must bo old," soid Napoleon.
" Yea, I am sixty or seventy."
"Why, colonel, you have certainly lived long enough to count years a little more closely."
"Geueral," said the Hungarian, " I reckon my money, my shirts, aud my horses, but ns for my years I kuow that nobody will want to steal them, and I shall uot lose one of them.
An.lfl.trl.HTItATOR-N  IVOTM'E.
Estate of Ijewis Etiiorj' late of Bart towuship, deceased.
rETTElW of adinlnistration on said eslate J having been granteil to the nnilersigned. all per-sons indfbteil tliei-eto, al'o reqnested to make Immediate paj'nieiit ami those having claimsor deinandsagainst tile same, will pre¬ sent thein without delay for settieraent to the uudersigneil.
KtJUEll'l' IlKVKIt, Ailnilnlstialor, f.-h C-ut-I'i Colerain P. O.
AltMINISTUA'rOILS'  NOTICIl.
Estate of Jolin  Kruidur, late of West Lainpeter twp,, deceased.
JI'rm.:iCSol atlniinlstratlon on said estato jhavlng been granted to thc undersigned.all persons intlebleu tlieretoare reqnested to maire Iininediate payment, and those liavlngclaims orilt'iiiand.Hag.-iinsttliesaiticwIIlpreseiittiicm wlthtmt delay for settlement to tho under¬ signed. .\.M)ltl'.W MEHAFFEY, reqnca Townslili), JACOB II KBEIDEIt,
W. J^'iiiipetcr Tirji., fel.'i l-(;t»I,-|  Administrators.
ADMINISTRATOn-.S NOTICE.
Estate of SiLsanna Shirk, late of Mount Joy twp., deceased.
I" ETTERS of ndminlstration ou said estato J having been gr.anted to liie audersigned, ail persons indebted tiiereto are retjuested to mako Immetliate settlement, antl those having claims or demands .against tJie same, will pre¬ .sent them U'lllitnit delay forsettlement to tiie untlerslgned.
SAMUEI, SHIIIK, Adin'r, feli2l-fit*-l.'» Itesldllig in I'enn twp.
AD.Ur.VIS'rBAT«»KS' NOTICE.
Estateof Henry Shenk, late ofManor twp., dec'd.
r'nTTRlW of administration on said estnto Jliaving beon granted to the untlersi.^ned, all persons Indebted thereto are requestetl to matte immediate settieinent, anil tliose iiaving claims or tlenianils against the same will pre. sont them forsetllement to tho nndersigneti, residing In .saltl townslilp.
IlE.VllY.SUEXK, BfcNJA.MIN NEI'-P. mar :!-(It*-l(> Adinlnlstrator.s.
E.VECiiroif.s ivoricE.
Estate of Martin W. Harnisli, lale of Conestoga township, dee'd.
rETTKR-STesIaincntaryon said estate h.iv- jliig been graiued to tho nndersigneil, nil rei-sims indcbtetUhercto arc rcquestedlo make minciliate paynient, and those having claims or demands against the samo will present tlieiii without dehiy forsettlement to the un¬ dersigned.
JACOr. If ARKISH. Executor, febl"-Cl*]       Xo. ^ West Klug sU, Lancaster.
A.«iSI«NEE-.«i NOTICE.
As.iigncd estato of Martin 'V.  Elmer, of Paradise twp., Laneaster County.
HA'VING by deed of volnntary n.sslgnincnt. dated flfarch '21, JstX). assigned anil trunsferred nil his cstato anil circets to tlie. undersigned, lor thc lienellt of the creditors of thcsald .llartin V. Elmer, he therefore gives notice to ali iiersons intlcbted to saltl tuisignor, to make payment to tbe undersigned without delay, ami those having elaims to present them Ul WXr.LIAM KENN-EOY, Assignee,
Residing In lutercourse, Leacock tivp.. I.an¬ caster CO. ^f-mar 111.17
AS.SIONEE.S' NOTICE.
A.sslgned Estate of .Samuel Hess and
wife, of West Lampeter towiisliiji,
Lancaster couuty.
UAMIIEL1II''.'AS and wile otWest Lampeter
O town.shlp, having by ileeil of voIuutJto' «-s-
slgnment, tiateil February ivtii, lsi?.i, assigned
anil transferred all their estate ami eU'eels to
thc undersigned.Ior the benelit of the creditors
of tiio said Samuel Itcss. they therefore give
notice to all persons Indebted to said aitslgnor.
to make payment to the nndersigneti without
tlelay, and thosehavmgelalms to presentthem
gg§.'^?'^Eil\.^'^«-}A-.S.ees,
mar n-iit-U ResIdiUK In Ljuicaater city.
Estiite of Adum Trout, of tbe city of Lancaster, Pa.
TIIIC iiinlrrsi^ntvl liaving bei'li ai)[>oinfeil hy Ult) Court of Cmnmoii I'lt'ius, Ctinniiittco of liie persou niul usUitc of Ad:iiii Trout, (wlio h:i.s liceu duly (Icflured u luiiulic.) :iU persons indirbtud Lo siihl estate are requeHted la make iiuniedlatv Kettleniciit. ami thosu Iiaving claim.s or demandKajfiiinst lhu samo, will pro- si!iit them for settieinent, to tlie ntidersl^ned, rcKldint; at PftradlsL', Tjnicjwtcr county, I'n., or to Jolui IE. I^ivingril^ii.csii., Attoruoy,aC l.uu- iriifiter city, I'a.
A. K. WITMKK. niaro-fit-IU Couunittec
next filtiiid,lienry Reeker. '•'•"'- no "at
DAvm U Smith. J Sums, in Divorce.
NOTICE.—Tho Defenilant will Ijike notlrt' thai depo.'ilLloiis wJll Uo taken uu tho purl oftho plain! irr. before mc.ueonimiHijionerap- pniii(4>il hy the Court, at inv oUlee No. ISi .suurh Qneen Street, TianeaKter oltv, on SATUUUAY, the VVIh day of MAKCIl, JSiW, between th« hoursof ll) o'elnck, II. m., and 1 o'elock, p.m., onsaliVday.
M. M. UTHT, roinnilssfoner. fobai-JL-Ml    lOlllee of late lion. T. SloveuH,
HANKBVPT NOTItE.
In tlio Diatriet Court of)
the United Stales for^   fn Bankruptcy.
the Eastern Uistriet)
otlV'nn.tiylvnnia.
At Lanimstku, Febniarj- '21, ISfii) rno WHOM IT JIAV CONCEUN.-The nnder- i KignedhurGl>y giveHuotlpu of hlK appoint' montasnssiuneeofTHEOItORE P. WKIUrjEK, of therity of Lanpaster, In theeoniity of Lan¬ cnster and State of Peunsylvania, wilhin .said l>istrlct, wholciH lifcii ndjiid^etl a Bankrupt upon the peliliini nfcrodllitrs, by lliu Distriet Court of sahl district
A. K. UORERTS,
f»0) •¦^-:'.t-15 AHsignee.
BANKRUI*T tVOTICE.
In the District Court of)
the United Ktatifs for>   In Bankruptcy.
the Kiustern l.Hstrlct)
of Puunsylvanla,
At LANCASTKU, ?llarch 1,1.S«0. 'po WHOM IT MAY CONCEKN.-Tho under- X signed hereby givers notice of lils apnolnt- nu'ntaHAsst-neeorHENKYB.KAUFfr'MAN, of W. Heniptteldtwp,, In thecountyofljintia.'i- ter and Slate of Peuusylvania, within nald District, who hasbeen adjudged a Bankrupt. upon hisown petition, by tiie District Court ofsald district.
D. G. ESliI..EM.\N, Assignee.
roar.1-:iL*lfil    :10North Dukest.. T^incaater.
».\>'UnVPT XOTMIK.
In the District C*nirt of the) United States, for theEitsi'n >IuBankmptcy. District of Pennsylvania.     ) At LANCASTKU, Mnrch ;t. ISfiil.
TO WHO.M IT AIAY CONCERN.—Tho nnder- sifxued hereby gives noiice of Ids anpoinl- nn>nt as Assignee of E. K. Davis, of the bor- oiifih of JJainhrldge, In tlieeonntyof LanatsltT antl St'iio of Pennsylvania, wltliin said Dis¬ trict, who has been adjuilued aBankrupt uinm his own petition, by ilic District Court of said district.
I>. P. UO.SENMILLEIt,.Tll.. Assl-iice. mar (»-:lt-10 S^^S. Queen St.. r*'incasl»T.
B.iXKftlTPT XOTXrE.
In the Distriet Conrt Of the United Stales for
the E:LStern District of iVuu.><ylvauia. At Lancaster, aiarch :i. iscii. mo WHOM IT MAYCONCi:r:y.—Thenndcr- J-Bigned hereby gives notice of his app*int- ment as Assignee of IIENUV SWOPE, of Uio township of Upper Leai-ock. In tho countv of ijinc^ster and State of IV-nnsylvuula. withlu aaid Distriet. who ha-! Iieeu niijudged a Bank¬ rupt npon ills own petition, by tho District Court ofsaid dL-lrict.    ^_
D. c;. KSIILKMAN, Afwli^ncc. mar C-M^-Ui -"U N. Duke St.. Luneaster.
XOTIOE IN BAXKUrPT<rv.
IN THE iJlSTlUCrr COURT Ol'' THE UNIT- KIJ STATKS. EiVSTEUN DISTRICT Dl-' I'KN'N'SYLVANIA:
.lOUN WISE, Of Philadelphia, iu said district, Bankrupt, having iirtlthmi-d for his discliarge, ameeting of ereditora will bo held ..n inn DAY, M AUCH lUtli. IS(JU. at len o'cIiK-k. a. m., bofore Register Joseph Mason, osii„ atNo. 131 South Slh Street, I'hlladelphia, Uiat tho examination of the Bankrupt may bo flnislied aud any bnHiuess required hy sections '_7 or 15* of tho ael of Congress transacted. The Register will ci-rtlfy whether the Bankrupt has conformed lohlHdnly.
A liearing will also be had on WKDNKS- DAY. the ;ilRt day of MA UIIH, ISfii),- before the Court at Philadelphia, at IU o'eloek, a. m., wliero parties interested may Kliow eanso against lho discharge.
Attested by the Clerk and Register, In tho name of tho Judgo, nnder the seal of tho court.
mar a yt-lU
A negro had a severe attack of rheu¬ matism wWoh finally settled ia his foot. He bathed it, he rabbed it and swathed U; bu^ all to no ptirpose. Finally, tear¬ ing aWav the bandage, be stuck it out, and with a shake ofhls fist over It, ex¬ claimed :• ** Ache away, den, ole feller, ache away; I shan't do numn'mbre for yer; dls chile can stand it as long aa ybu ken.
a-otut:.
ALL pcrsonshavlngelalms ngainst or know¬ ing themselves ludebted to tho estato of AMOS RUTTER, sen., dec'd, are requlroil to make Kotlleineni wltl eltherof thounderslgn¬ ed on or before the SOtli of March, ustX}. JOIIN U. RUTTEIt; LEVI OOOD.
JONATHAN R. RUTTER, mart-St-lO] AMOS RUTTER, Jr.
WANTED
BY a nrst-claaa LXFKINSUIIANCE CO.MPA- NY. General and Loeal Agentja for this and surrounding counties. The dividend of this Company iQJaaaarr waa 50 per cent. Axaoog Ita features aro: 30 days' grace In payment of premluiDS: annnaldlvldends; all policlea nou- forfeltable ; does not limit travel.
Addreas with references       :
Insurance. P. O. Box 1874, raftrl3-lm-17 PHIL.^DpLVmA, PA,