Lancaster Examiner and Herald

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LMMSTM> PA.. WED]^E»^.Y, JULY 19. 1871.
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NO. 36.
'EXAMINER AND HERALD."
FUBLISHEO ETEBY 'WEBNESBAY, At Ko. 9 Korth (tneen Street, Lancuter, Pa.
TEItMS-S'.OO  A TE.t.B MT ADTAHCE.
John A. Hiestand & E. M. Kline,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
SHADOWS.
Tlie slanting rays of sunset shot
Vd from the glowing west, Aud glinted through the tall tree tops,
Aud touch'd the high hill's crest: And long itud cool tiie shadows ft^ll
DacSt from llie swaying trees; And gouily stole ihe evening ou
With breath from northern breeze.
With fiplrtshlngs liereaud coolugs tiiere
Tlie river naunied bj'. And tbrougii tlie tall, wild tiniotliy
Youug voices floated nigli: Theu. " Come •" said Love, and '* Come!" said Fa I III,
" We'll see this sunset glow!" Aud tlirough the grass nud to llio west
Four doubling fuolfalls go;
Fur "Nay!" said Fear, nnd "Nay!" .said Pride,
"This is but Fancy's wiilm I" Ami ••Scorn and Mirth await my words!"
All I *• What m*'an they to him!" Tiie red drew baclt, the gold dropp'd low,
Tiie sun for.soiik tlie day, Thesliadow-s fell upon a heart
Where MiMli adyi.ig lay.
Tlie years fled by like spectral tbiuss,
With oldcn smiles and olden siglis, But not a year iu ail the train
E'er hrouybt llie golden allies; Tho higli hill Is but hillock plain,
The river runs In dreary wise, Tlie sliadows long no more are cool
To duM'd though youthlul eyes.
Yet who can kuow, aud wlio shall tell
Who luisij'd tlic truth tliat day ? And which was right, aud which waa wrong,
And which"! love!"* couid sny? Though uue stands lu the bright sunllglit,
And one In shadows cool. As In-aris are liearis, why wlio can say
What thoughts therein may rule?
Louisa M. CuAiiUD.
THEEE'S NO DEAETH OF KINDKESS-
There's uodeaitb of kindness
In this world of ours; Ouly in uur blindness
We gather thorns for flowers! Outu'urd, we are spuruing—
Tnimi.'lng oue auolUer! While wearciulyyeurijlug
At the nameof "iJroiher!"
There's no dearth of kindness
Or love among manKiud, Bui in darkling louent-ss
Hooded beuru>gtow blind! Full uf kiuuuess Uugllug,
Soul Is shut from suul, Whc'u they might be jnlugUug
¦in oue kindred whole!
ore's no dearth of kindness, ho' il be unspoken. From the Iieart it seudeth
Smiles of heaven in token Thai there be nono so lowly.
But have some augel touch : Vet nursing loves uunoiy. We live for self too much !
As the wild rose bloweth.
As runs the happy river. Kindness fieeiy floweth
In the hearts forever, Eut if men will banker
Even for golden dasl, Besi of hearts will canker,
Ufiglitest spirits rust.
There's no dearth of kindues.s
Iu liils wi'ild of I urs; Only In our blindness
We gatlicr iliorns for flowers f O cherish Goa's best giving.
Falling from above! Life were not worlh living.
Were it not for Love,
SORMA.
¦ I stood al the gate, watcbiog Ibe yel¬ low and criuisou bells of glory uirele tbe eaaterii liorizon, and thestrcahs of flame spreading from the sunset skies across the whole heavens, when I felt a soft touch upon ray arm, and looking arouad, found Cousin Kormn Van Wiu- tei-s standing at my side.
She always came upon one in tbis uniBeles-s, stealthy manner, like a fairy, Brother Mux said—like a cat, I thought. But Max was a man, aud loved her, while I was a woman, and bated her.
Yes hated her; though Heaven knows I st.ove, with all my strength, to love ber—to at least feel a friendship for her; strove In vain, for I hated her *vitb a hate tbut every day's intercourse increased.
She had come tous six months before my story ojjens-come from Germany, wbere twenty years of herlife had been spent, to make her home with us.
Her father, my father's ouly brother, twenty-four years previous, married a beautiful and wealthy Ger¬ man laily, who was at tbat time visit- inc relatives iu America. Wben their child was two years old, tbe three set sail for Germany, where they remained until death summoned both parents, at one call; and upon his death-bed tbe dying man wrote to his brother in America, begging him to be a father to bis orphan daughter, and to give her a home beneath his roof.
" She has property," he wrote, "and can support ber.self, bnt I want you to give her a home, and bo kind to her." So blie came to us, a few months later; came to tbe old farm house, with her fair, blonde face, her floating yel¬ low hair, her' trunks full of rich and be.iutiful robes; and at the first touch of ber soft, velvety band, an instinctive dislike arose up iu my heart, and I shrank from her.
Oil, I did strive to conquer my cauae- IcHS aversion, aud to be ber friend and sister! I bad longed for ber coming ; thought witb delight of having a com¬ panion of my own sex, and near my own age, beneath the roof, and had thrown wiile open the door of my heart, to welcome ber. But the first sound of ber low, rippling voice, and tbe touch of her hand shut fast the door, and never did it open lo her again.
But iuto every other heart beneath the homestead roof slie crept with her subtle serpentine charms, unlil, by father, mother, Dean the hired help, and Brolher Max, she was held up as a par¬ agon of all tbat is perfect. I tried to hide my dislike from all eyes, aud iu uo way did I neijlect or slight ray orpbau cousin. Yets/ie knew that I hated her; and though she caressed and fondled me, she hated me in her heart, I knew. I did uot sjieak, wheu I saw her at my side that evening, but after a mo¬ ment I turned aud walked up the path, and seemed to be examining my flowers, thus to rid myself of her presence. 1 heard her speak, in her soft, oily tones, after I bad left her, aud lookiug up I saw Max, and Jlr. Carter tbe village merchant, approaching tbe gate, where Norma leaned, iu graceful languor. Mr. Carter was a middle-aged, well-to- do merchant, with kindlj' brpwh eyes and a silky-beard, and a warm manly heart that had laid its whole store of aflectiou at Norma's feet.
He owned the fluest hojise in tbe vil¬ lage, and I knew my cousin meant to accept him, if she could do no better- knew that she encouraged him, when Max was not by—Max whom she had bewitched into a state of blind, insane folly—and who believed ber the soul of truth and honor. I knew tbat she did not care for him, that she hadled him on only for her own amusement, and to annoy me, and show her power; but Max was blind, and I knew bow useless it would be to reason with bim until his eyes were opened.   So r left bim in the
hands of Providence, and trusted tbat all would be well in the end.
Mss had a letter in his hand, and Norma reached out her slender palm, -with a pretty little gesture, as be ap¬ proached.
"A letter for me sir,! know," she said. "I have not had one iu many weeks.   Come, give it to me."
But Max shook his head, as he smiled down upon her. "Not for you. Miss Norma, but for Kebecca; and I fear she would seriously object lo your pe¬ rusing it," passing the lellcr to me, with a mi-schi evens glance.
Norma lifted her sky-blue eyes to my face with au inquiring look, which seemed to say : " Can it be possible tliat you have a lover aud I have not beeu Informed of it?" and then turueff lo Max agaiu.
"But you have another," she said, " l/iat surely is mine."
"Yes, almost yours," he said, iu a low tone, " since it is mine. You may read it," aud he passed it to her.
"Why it is the twin to Rebecca's!" she cried, as she turned it over in her hand, and drew tbe letter Irom the en¬ velope. " And what is the signaluic— Philip Wbittier! Pray, who may be be?"
"A college friend of mine—one of the best fellows living," Mux said.
But Norma's blue eyes were lookin over the hills, and she was repeating the name: "Philip  Wbittier,  Philip Wbittier—where  bave  I  heard  that name?"
Perhaps you may^ kuown liiiu iu Europe, he has speut two years in a Germon college."
As Max said this, a hot flush spread over Norma's cheek and brow, aud she turued hastily away.
" No, I think I uever beard tbe name; it is another I was reuiiiided of-some¬ thing similar." And then she begun talking to Mr. Carler, who hud stood patiently awaiting his time.
The sunset had paled in the west, and the stars were beginning to creep out and Max led the way to the bou^^e a few moments later. Mother hud lighted the lamps, and sat knitting by the hearth, and father was rcudiug his paper al the table.
'¦ Good news, mother!" Jfax cried, as he aud I passed in, Mr. Carter and Norma still lingering in the garden. " Phil is coming next week!"
" Th.'it is good news; there is no oue I could more warmly welcome," father said, looking up from his paper, "iley, Rebecca, you mnst be ou the alert, or this pretty cousin will creep iuto tbe new comer's heart, as she does into ull others," and father gave me a pinch on the cheek, laughing at bis raillery.
" Sue is at perfect liberty lo do so, if she cau," 1 said, us 1 jiassed out uf tbe room, and up to my owu chamber, to be alone and think.
Norma's strange m.'inner at the name of Philip Whfttier had set my heart in commotion. What if she had known him, and he had love<l her, per¬ haps, iu Germany ? And then I cliided myself, and cried: " What do I care? He is nothing to me." But I knew he was all the world to me, Ibougli no words of love and uo vows had jnissed belween us yet.
Day after day I though tit over, until my miud grew morbid wilh ibis one idea, aud I was glad when the time came for Philip Wbiltier's arrival; and my nerves were quivering with excite¬ ment and susiiense when, after the cordial greetings bad beeu extended by all the family, I turned and presented him to Cousin Norma.
"Mr. Wbittier, Miss Van Winters, our cousin from Germany."
Norma flushed over cheek and brow, and her hand trembled as she extended it. Philip's face was cold aud impas¬ sive, aud he barely toucheil the ex¬ tended fingers, and bowed formally. My heart sank, and I could have cried out with jealous pain.
"Tbey hare met," I s.aid mentally, "tbey bave met before, and he has loved ber, perhaps, and they have quarrelled. He bas never cared for me—or at least has giveu nic but half a heart. Oh! I will crush this love from my heart or crush ray life. She has a better right to him than I have, aud I will place no obstacle iu the w:iy of tbeir reconciliation."
And so I thought day after day, night after night, uutil I looked upon them as lovers; and I turned from and avoided Philip, believing tbat all hisulieulious lo me were prompted by pique, aud I forced him to seek the society of Cousin Norma, and then told myself that be bad preferred her.
Oh, I was mad, insane ! But what will not a jealous woman do ?
At the llrst Norma seemed to avoid bim, but after a few daj-s I saw thatshe was exertiuir all her powers of fascina¬ tion to attract him; anil while it tortured my heart to see bim at her side, still 1 forced him to be entertained by her, aud, as far as politeness would allow, I shuuued bim.
Mr. Carler was a frequent visitor at our house, and my heart thrilled with sympatlielie pity as I saw the pain iu hia dark eyes as they rested upon Norma. Norma saw it, too, and fearful that she was losing ground, she turned to him again, and sent the happy light back lo his face.
Max and Philip were oir on a hunting excursion one day wheu Sir. Carter called. He sat down in the door at Norina's feet, while she worked at some dainty embroidery; and feeling myself de trop, I arose and left the room. I could liear their low voices as tliey chatted together; and half an hour later, wlien Mr. Carter look his leave, a beau¬ tiful ring glistened upou Norra.i's liand. But it was uot thero when Ma.\ and Philip came home. She had taken it oil', that uo suspicions need be aroused. Mr. Carler called oftener after this, but Norma paid bim little attention, and left him formelo entertain.
"What a fuol that old Carter is!" growled Max, one evening after his de¬ parture. "Why can't a man .see when there is no hope for him! I wonder if he supposes tbatNorina is to be bought with his gold ?"
Perhaps she hasgiven him encourage¬ ment; and she »z)>7/i2 do woise than to marry him," I said quietly.
Max flamed up. 'Oh! you girls are all envious of Norma," besaid sharply, " and uo doubt would be glad to see her sold to Carler. But any one wiiu two eyes can see that she snuiisbim, and iu uo way gives him any encour¬ agement. But he won't take 'no' for an answer. Some men are fools in af¬ fairs of this kind, when they are sensi¬ ble upon all otber subjects."
I smiled hut said nothing; and Max continued: "Carter is a line fellow, but nearly old enough lo bo Norma's father; and it isn't likely a girl wilh her attractions would lake up witli him. By the way, I wonder if she aud Phil ever met before ? I heai d her talking to him the other day, and from what she said I judged that she had known him before. I didn't bear much of the conversation, and if neither of them choose to speak of it, I am sure I shall not question them. Ii's odd, thoiigh, that they should be so secre¬ tive.   I do hope Phil >n't going to
make fool of himself; lie's, too .sensi¬ ble a fellow, I hope, to run into- dan¬ ger with his eyes wide open. But; af¬ ter all, I couldn't wouder at any man losing heart to her; and Ihei-e is more excuse for him tban for Carter." Half an hour afterward, Philip came nto the room wbere I was sittihg alone and straight up lo my chair. I felt my¬ self flushing under the steady gaze of bis powerful eyer as he bent over nie. "I want to know what you mean by all tbis coldness, .ind by so constantly avoiding me," besaid, taking both my bands. "I want to know what I bave done to merit your ilii^pleusure. Look Ul) inlo my eyes and lell me."
X lifted ray eyes, and there, just be¬ hind him, stood Norma. I wrenched my hands from his clasp and fled from the room, my heart iu a wild tumult of pain aud joy.
When we next met! he was coldly polite—that was all; and only ouce again did he melt toward me. It was the day of his departure; and after tbe adieux had been said I stole oil" to the garden to be alone. As I walked dowu the path, a step sounded behind me, and, turning, I stood face to face with Philip.
" I could not leave you so," be said,
hastening to my side. "I must tell you
mad as it maybe, that I shall always—"
Suddenly, as we turned a curve in
the path, we came upon Norma.
Max is ready, and wished me to tell you he is waiting for you, and fears you will be late for the train ifyou do not hasten," said, softly, looking up with cbildrlike innocence.
"Very well; tell him I will be there presehtly.";Pbiiip responded, bowing. But just iheuMax himself appearl-d in the path.
" Come, hurry, old fellow, we're late!" •
So, wilh a last band-shake and "good- by," Philip turned aud left us.
Tbe days went by slowly aud we.irily until a week had passed. Every after¬ noon Norma donned ber pretty walked- suitaud walked dowu to the village.
"What docs she go for?" I asked myself, and Max at length.
" 1 don't know," be said, moodily.— "I only kuow tbat sho goes tothepost- oflice. She seems to be expecting some- tiling."
Eut after tbe eighth d.iy MitsNorma di!:niuiinued her daily wulk, and-1 was moro ut a loss Ibuii ever lo understand it all.
BuL she did not keep me long in ignorance. One morning she dropped a ulo!.ely written letter as she passed tlirough the room wlieiel was at work, and as she teemed uncou'-cious of ber lo-s, I picked it up and passed it toiler, and as I did so X saw tlial it was headed " My Darling," and the writing was Philip Wiiittier's. She s.aw my face Hush and theu pale, and, coming to my side, she passed ber arm about ine, and drew me down upon a lounge at one side oftlie room.
"De.ii couMu," she began, lu her softest lonis, " J feel tli.il I owe jou au explnn.ition of Mime IbiiigN which ha\e recently Lr.iiis:piied. Y'ou think I ha\e been endea\oiiiig lo win jour lo\cr fiou) yi.u ; but such, T a'-sure jou, i"- nut lilt CISC I knew liini in Germany ; lie lo\ed nie Iteft.ie he lo\ed >ou, .ind J refused his oiler of iii.i*-ii.i}re live ye.irb ugo. I li<i\e eiide.i\oied to avoid hlin since our meeting be:e, but he again renewed his protestations oi lo\e, and 1 again refused brn. He told inetbathe should wiite to me a faiewcll letter after hi-, dep.irluic, and I h.ive been myself lo the ojhce, hoping it would escape jouuDics But fortliisaccident which ]iut il in \our li.iud, I should have keplthia fiom jou, es 1 know,il iH buimli.iting to joui pioud «piiit-r- BulItrusLlb.it il will cle.ir  luc  Irom
any susi)ieioii of lieaUieri injnui eyes, dear cousin." "      '    \    „
Ithiewoirhci enciicliug arm, and arose lo my leel. '  ' >'' ^
"Jfiss V.in Winters nny spare her¬ self any feeling of pity wliiuli she en¬ tertains for me upon this subject," 1 said haughtily. "Mr. Wbilteir'has nevei been ray lover, and it Is ot little iiiteie^t lo me who he bas mude pioi)0- sals of marii.ige to, oi bow nianj limes he has lenewed them."
I turned and left her; but despite ni} iudillerent words, my heart l.iy liUe lead in ray bosom, uud the certainty tbat my worst fears wcie re.tlizcd was like death lo my best uud dearest hopes.
Three weeks later. Max came iuto the house wilh a letter in his liand,and a grave look upon his face.
"Rebecca," besaid, "I'hilip has en¬ listed, and has gone south."
" Enlisted!" X cried; " why he said only a few weeks ago that be never should enlist until the country was in greater need than ills now, aud he fell it his duty."
" Y'es, I know; but the country is in greater need, every day, and he bas seeuhisduty; und be is not the mau (o stand aloof when duly calls' him.— And, Ilebecea, I have enlisted loo.— There is a great excitement down at tbe village over the lastrepoit from the lield of atliou, .ind Iheic wereonehuii- dred names enrolled to-day, iiiiuc among the number." "O Max !" n was all I could s.ay. "And now, sister, X want to lea\e you a solemn chaige I'know you do not love our Cousin Noiniu, but strive tor my sake to love her. Slie has jiro- mised to be ray wife wheu I return from tbe wai ; .md I tiusttbat jou will comfort each other duiiiig my ubseuie, aud that jou will try.and keep her cheerful. Renieniber that she is a lonely orphan, and w hen I am gone she has lost lici only neai aud deal friend."
X think I should liavs laughed, if X liad nut known that he was going away fioin us, perhiTps' foieverj aud th.it be loved tills gill with" all bis strength. ' 1 made bim all the promises tli.it X cousi.stenlly cuuld, and he left us with full fuitb 111 ray sincerity and Norma's honor. , ' ,
Oil! it w.is a lonely household, that dreary e\eiiing following his dejuituie and tho'-c weie lonely, dfciiy d.ij8, weeks, anil months that dragged away More tban half tbe young men in the village and .uljoiniiig towns had gone to the soulbtrn luttle helds, .ind the wliolowoild seeded baireu :uid deso¬ late lo the waiting ones at home.
Max wrote long ,iiid loviua letters, to mother, f itlier,.uid lo me, und Nuima received oueju believer .luy other uiem- ber of the household did ; but I Jie\er saw tbem; and she uever rpbUo of thera, 01 of her eng.igement
Max h..d been gone eight months, wben Noi ma announced to oui house- bold her aiiproaciiing; marriage with Mr. Carler. Mother turued white, aud father looked at her sleriily.
"But Max said you liad promised to be Aw wife, wben be relumed," mother fallereil.
Norma looked up innocently. "Dear auntie," she said sweetly, "X never promised him tbat. X told him lbat;I loved him, aud regarded hiraasoneof my dearest and truest friends, and should be very lonely; during,, his ab¬ sence. I was then engaged Uf iiir. Car;- ter; but I saw no need of telling bim
so and .sending bim away despairing. I trusted toitime to.bring it all right; and no doubt he will soon forget his love for me, when he hears of my mar¬ riage. I trust you. .¦will all wish me God speed, and; that when I leave this :roof I shall carry iw3tb> me. the blessing of each inmate;of. the dear,old home." Two weeks later she. was married in the village church, and one hour after¬ ward a telegram from Max was placed in ray bands, bidding me to come to liim quickly, as be was mortally wounded ; and X hastily mado ray pre- puratioiis lo start upou my jouruey the followiug morning.
Xi'i'om room to room, lo aud fro, back and forth I hastened, galberiug the few things that I wanted together. All was confusion in Norma's deserted room. Her trunks and chests were goue, and bits and scraps that she bail thrown aside iu packing were scattered upou the floor.
Soiueibiug white, down in llie cor¬ ner, where her trunk had slood, at¬ tracted ray attention, and I stooped and picked it up. It was au envelope, addressed iu a well-knowu handwrit¬ ing, to "Miss Rebecca Van Winters." Hastily drawing forth the letter, I re¬ cognized the one I had seen Norma drop months before. Yet this letter was mine—beginning, "My Darling," and telling a tale of passionate love. "I know, Rebecca, how mad I am to speak of this, when your baud is pledged lo another," it read; but I must tell you that I love you, witb the first, best love of my life; and il seems to me that you must have known my love, and that it was cruel iu you lo keep me iu ignorance of your betrothal." My brain was in a wild whirl of ex¬ citement, w'lien I set forth upon my jouruey, the next moruing, and tbe hours seemed years tbat I speut before reaching tbe Southern hospital where Max lay. I fouud liim in a raging fever, wildly delirious, aud he insisted upon calling mo " Norma," and seemed to be very happy when I was near bim. He lived two days after I reached him, uud one hour before be died his reasou returned, and h£ talked with me calm¬ ly, questioning me much about home, aud seudiug back many loving mes¬ sages. I did not tell him of Norma's marriage. He spoke ao fondly 'of her, believed in her so fully, that I could uot tell him tbe truth. He died willi¬ out knowing it.
Upon a bunk, just below Max, I fiiund Philip Wbittier, with oue empty sleeve, and an ugly wound upon bis temple. But he was out of ilanger tbe physician said, and ou the road to re¬ covery.
"My darling!" he said, clasping my hand with his feeble one, " forgive me for calling you so, but it is like uew life to see your face agaiu."
• 1 bent over him, and pressed my lips upon his pallid cheek. "Dear Philip," X said, softly, " we bave been estranged, Ihiough the tre.icbery of another; but, thank God, it li.is come right at last. Tiutb must prevail." Aud theu Hold nun the stoiy of the letter.
"And you thought I hail known and loved her?" he s.iid, wben I had linisli¬ ed. " No, X never met her until I saw liei 111 yotii home, lint while I was in Geimjiiy, [ h.id a dear fi lend—oue of Ihe noblest men Ood ever made, and one who might have been a bright and shining light. He w.as betrothed to a" lieauliful gill, be told rae, Noi ma Van Winteis by name, antl bis whole soul went Olll to liei, in a mighly all-ubsorb- ing ii.ission. Hcsliowednicher jiiclure, md often &|)<>ke of hei lo me. But suddenly, and without watning, she wiolc liini a heartless letter, breaking od",lliLU e"ug.igcment, and s.ijiug lliat slie hlid mistaken bet feelings toward hiih,''aiid had now discovered Ihat what she^had heretofere leguided as love was meiely^ fri.eV.dsbip. One lioui after tbo receipt of that leltei Carl Vonderbreck- eii'w as a corpse; he had t,iked his own life.' 1 can nevei tell jou of ray awful sorrow and despair. I wrote to Norma Van Winleis, such a letter as I hope lo heaven I may never again be called upon to w rile. I wrote it in Cat I's blood, and sent her the blood-stained picture that bis ejes looked last upou. I think X ivus n fiend while X wiule lliat letter. " J left Gel many soonaflei and never mentioned my knowledge of j-our cou¬ sin lo you, or j-our brother, though you often spoke of j-our German relatives in my presence, because tbo circum¬ stances were so very painful to me, aud I knew they could not be otherwise to you. Wheu X met ber beneath your loof, I strove to treat her courteously, but my -vliole soul shrank from her. She avoided me at first, but at leugth she spoke of the past, and endeavored to justify lierself, aud begged me, iu the nameof the dead to forgive her.
" She petitioned so earnestly, and seemed so repeutant, that I told her I would forgive aiid forget the past. But my darling, how comM you think for one moment that I loved her, wheu every act, and glance, breathed my love for you ?"
Relieved of the old sorrow, but heart heavy with the new, I set foilli upou my homeward journey th»Tday follow¬ ing my brother's death. His bodj' was laid at rest in the village churuh-yard —borue from tbe church just one week fiom Ibeduy that Norma from ils doors carae'forlh a bride.
Philip Wbittier was discharged from the service, and I need not lell you that I became his wife before two years bad jiassed.
A KOIEEB'S iHIOS-HiaHtillU.
     :.::-^^:/t>h ¦¦
How Idde Ibe memories of tlie ^^?. i. .
Tbe few brigbt hoars tbat roimd Iti glow, A moment's radlaace overcaat -:.:..'e.\: , Anpa with Bbatlows dark anil alow I   ^.. One hallowed Joy bus never fled, .. : ..An evcrlafitlug tlirtU of bliss,—.^i.'-.fc.s^-.¦ A mother's blessing on my bead,'' Andonmylifs her good-nisnt kiss!
Upon the heart a holy trace,
UacoDSuioas yet of sin aud care. The picture of a mother's face,
The murmur of her good-ntght prayer. Eta her ^ure luve I learned to pi-lz6,
Timt holy rite my hoart would mla.«; Her bleSiilDg soothed my lufiiut cries,
Aud bUBliedme with u good-uiaht kiss.
\Vbone'er my Btuhboru will denied
Obedience to ber wish or will, And st^in correction's rod was tried,
Whicli lelt me anreptjntantstili,— If to uy little chamber led,
A shudder came ut thought of this: Wheu inolber kneels beside my bed,       **
Sho will uot give thcguod-nlght kLss.
Whatever want her caicsiipplied.
However else her love was shown. This joy of Joys ut night Ueuled,
All pe.ice from out the heart wos flown. But. oh ! how sweet, when half the night
Was weptuway this boon to iniss. To feel her touch my brow so lisht.
Anil bless me with her good-night kiss!
Ah! then 'twas sweet, when nil confessed,
To sou and sigh In melting mood. Enfolded to her loving breast,
Kenewiug promise to be gMUd. Then, 'mid the peacelul slumberfi given.
Came brightest dreams of heavenly bliss; Her ble-ssiiig gave me wings for heaven.
Its opeuiug gates,—her good-night kiss!
Through manhood's struggle, fierce and loug,
titlll buttling fur the path uf right, tlesolved, with spirit brave aud strong.
To win the victory In the light; With e.ich achievement uobly won,
'Ibis thought cuhauces all luy bliss: •TItf mothei's blessing ou her son,
"Wheu she bestowed the goou-ulght kiss!
The nether verge of life I tread.
Ana culldreu's ehlldieu uuw caress, ButslIII upon my silvered head
Retain thai tender hand's impress. I hrfcuthti the prayer she taught me llrst.
And think sbe hears me lisping Ihls; Theu cli.ao my eyes, in hopelul tiual.
Her spirit gives the goud-ulght kiss!
A STOEY FOR THE IITTIE FOLKS.
ISABELLA.
There was once, in the good old times
wben fairies lived and Uouiished, d nice
Francis Hopkinsoii's philosophical discussion on the "salt box" uever loses interest: X'rofessor^What is a salt box ? Student-It is a box made lo contain salt. Professor—How is it divided? Student—Into a salt bo.x and a box of salt.' I'rofessor—Very well; show the distinction. Student—A salt bo\ ratty be. where there is uo salt; but silt is absolutely necessitry to the ex- latence of a box cf salt. Professor—Are not salt boxes otherwise divided ? Slu- dent-^Yes; by a partiliou. Professor— Whiit is the.use of this partition? .Stu¬ dent—To separate the coarse salt from the line. Professor—How ? think a lit¬ tle. Stiident—To separate the fine s.alt from the coarse. Professor—To be sure it 13 lo separate the fine from the coarse; but are salt boxes j-et otherwise distin¬ guished? Sludent—Yes; iuto possible, probable, and imsitive. Professor—De- Iinc these .several kjuds of sail boxes. Student-A possible salt box is a sail box yet unsold in the hands of the loiner. Profe.?sor—Why so? Student— Because it biitb never yet become a salt box in fact, having uever had any salt in it; .ind it may possibly be applied to some other use. Professor—:Very true- for a salt box which never had, hath not now, audoerbaps never may have any salt in it, ean ouly be termed a possible salt box. What is a probable salt box? Student—It is a salt box in the bauds of one going to a shop lo buy salt, and who hath sixpence in his pocket lo pay the grocer; and a positive salt box Is one which hath actually aud bona fide got salt in it.
, A celebrated wit was asked if beknew Theopore.Hoolr.,. ''Yes,?' he replied; " Hook aud eye are oldacquaintances."
little girl whose name was Isabella. She was pretty, aud bad good manners; she never said "X will" or "X won't," and she was always clean aud neat; yet nobodj' liked ber.
When Isabella got up in the moruing tlie first sound j-ou beard from   her pretty    little   bedchamber   was,   " 0 dear !"iu a forlorn, drawling tone,   as if uothing could be right anywhere. "O dear, mamma!    X  can't get the stains ofi' ray bands anyway !" "Don't whine, Belle!" "Dear me' X can't help it; my hair is n'tsmootb, and I don't believe it ever will be iu this world!" " Jly dear, do speak pleasantly." " O mamma, X can't; didn't X?" "No, dear, jou whine and fret all the lime."
At last she would be ready for bieak- fast and go down, looking so fair and clean and rosy eveiybodj' wanted to kiss her. .   .ist'!^!.,
"(Sood morning, Itabeilal'.'.'siiid her father. ,     ;5^''-';»"'"^_ '-
" Good morning, papa!"—in.siicli a drawl. J. ...;'¦'  ,
" What's the mailer now,?''pajia said, bis pleasant face cioudiiig.o'vcr.'
"O dear! I'm liredjouf'; can't Ihave some'fried cakes, mamma?',''''''"'
"No, my dear, j-ou,k'ii6w you are never allowed lo eul. them; here are nice but oysters, some fresh toast, and baked potatoes." -;   'J
Isabella's luce giew long aud doleful, and out came the iriepiesfiblo whine, "I don't want anj- potatoes, 'ud I bate toast.''
"Wife! "said herfalhcr, "somelliiug must be done to slop that child's fret¬ ting; X reallj' dread ber cnniiug to table. If she doesn't imjuove, she must be sent lo school at once."
But still Tsaticllu fielted aud whined; if she had a coiti or a headache it was. bard to take care of her, and required all a mother's loving patience not lo siieak toller liaishly. But Isabella had a mother wlio loved her so much, she was not onlj- palieut but liim with her, and under that %teady, gentle, care per¬ haps Isabella migli have improved after a wbile,if her moiher had nut been taken ill with a fever, and for aloiig time Iain quite unconscious of everything. When at last she gut well, Isabella's fretting seemed worse thau ever lo her; she was weak, and could not bear it at all; so one day shesaid, "Belle, X haveseut for your fairy godmother. I cannot cure j-ou of fretting and whining, aud I see everybody else is getting outof patience with you; even j'our father doesn't love you us he used to." Here Isabella begun to crj' bitterly, for she loved her father very much, aud it grieved her clear iuto her heiirt lo tbiuk he did not love her.
"I'm sorrj-, too, dear," said ber mam¬ ma, "but I can't help it. I dou't know what to do for j'ou, and-Here comes your godmother."
Sure enough the door opened, uud in came a, little old woman, iu u bright j'eliow.silk gown, witli a green apron, red stockings, and a purple velvet hood and cloak ; she was very odd-looking, but her eyes shone like diamonds, and her face was as briglit aud rosy as a winter apple.
" Well, well, my dears! what is the matter now?" said slie. Isabella's mamma told her, aud the old fairy sliook her head rather soberly. "That's bad! that's bad! I gnjipose she is n't briglit aud strong enough to set to work aud cure herself?"
Isabella had run out of the room, so her mother auswered, "X really think the trouble Is, she dou't know how it sounds: it has got tu be a habit; and as she uever hears any one else do it, slie thinks we find needless fault with her!"
"Hem! you never would do that, mj' dear!"
"I try nol lo, but I'm not slrone just now, and her father has got quite discouraged; it troubles him so much!" "Just Jike a man!" growled tbe fairy (who I regret lo state, was an old maid). "I wonder how long he ever took to get over a habit! witli all his wisdom aud experience and — liddlesticK ! I never ought to hear about men X get so crojs. Send the child home witii me my dear, I'll cure ber. I kuow how! yesiudeed!"
So Isabella put on her things and went ofi" in the chariot with ber god- uiother. By aud by lhey cauie to the fairy's castle,—a beautiful bouse, in the loveliest sort of a garden, all bloom and perfume. Isabella was very lired, so her godmother sent her right to bed in a pretty lillle room, white and cool, with here and there bits of scarlet rib¬ bon to tie the curtains, and red lilies painted ou the panelling to give it a cheerful look. But uo sooner did she step inside the door than "ere-e-eak" went the floor; andwhen sho jumped iuto bed, " cra-aw awk" went the bed¬ stead, with such a doleful sound one would think it complained at being lain on! Whenever she turned over the "cra-aw-ak" was repeated; but Isabella was so sleepy she soon lay gtill, I and knew nothing more UII dayligbt: I    "Odear!" was the arataonndBbe
uttered as she turned to get up. "Cra- aw-awk" echoed the bedstead; "cre-e-e- eak" went the floor when she stepped oiit. "Goodness!" said Belle, very augrily. Somebody laughed a little tiny laugh..
She stepped to the window in order to open it,—"scre-e-ech" went the cords that hung it; and as her fingers slipped against the glass thai gave out a long sort of wail. Isabella felt almost OS if she were asleep and dreaming. All the time she was dressing herself the floor creaked if she moved, and when she beard the breakfast-bell toll below stairs, slowly and sadly as if for a funeral, and her godmother called her from the hall, the very door squeaked when she opened and when she shut it. But there was a nice breakfast table,—chicken and potatoes aud fresh salad aud cherries, wilh a vase of white and red caruatious iu the middle; and Isabella sat down with such agood appetite, she wassure it could not be a dream. No sooncrdid she break open a baked potato, how¬ ever, than it went "O-vv," as if it was hurt; and the chicken on her plate uttered such a mournfui "crijka-rick- a-ree-ee," and the salad leaves rustled so drearily, tbat her breakfast waa all spoiled, and she left tbe table an¬ grily enough.
'You can go.out iu the garden, my dear!" said the old fuiry, "and Fido will go with you."
At these words there crept out from uuder the table a pretty little white dog, with his tail belween hislegs, wlio slowly followed at Belle's heels. Tbe garden was certainly beautiful, hut the wind iu the pine groves seemed to whine through ils uose; tbe leaveaon the oak trees sighed instead of wbi^er- iug; the tinj' brook dropped from stone lo stone Willi no sweet laughter and tinkle, like other little rills, but in slow and sulky splashes, aud fretted ou the pebbles like a very naughty baby just gelling its teeth. Even the fountaiu, whose brilliant drops should have leaped and laughed in the sunshine, and, bounding upward in au airy spiaj', failing back graeefullj' iuto its basin, rose in oue slow column and bounded down on the marble brink as if it were ilolng a hateful task. ^-
If Isabella plucked a rose, hanging ils beauteous bead sideways all heavy with dew, the busli groaned sofllj'; and the gaj' vines twisted away from her reach and rubbed fretfully on their trellis. At last Fido sat up ou his hind paws and howled as if his great-graud- motlier and all tbe rest of his relations were dying before his face. Isabella was vexed; she seized a slick and gave Master Fido a good whack across his shoulders that made him tuck his tail between his legs tighter t'San ever, and run for his life, j'elling " ki yi, ki yi, l>i J 'i yi Ji •" as far as oue could hear hlin. Somebody laughed again, but Belle could not see who; and amid the liangiug flowers, and Ibe complaining trees, and the doleful brooks aud fodii- tains, she went back to the palace.
Dinner only repeated the breakfast scene ; tbe roast beef uttered a loug and pluiutivc "moo-oo-oo!" when il was carved ; the potatoes were covered with hot tear-drops, or what loolied the fried eggs went " peep.
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Alter diuiicr she was .sent out waTk- iiig wilh a tall and beautiful lady, dressed in a nun's coif and vail; but veij'little pleasure did the ramble or llie society give Isabella. Everj'wbere tlicy went the world seemed so drca.'y; the birds upou the great cj'press and yew trees sung only the saddest of songs, enough to make even a wax-doll weep; uo gay carols, uo happy twit¬ tering and gossiping together. The criclvets seemed to have forgotten their cosj', heartsome chirp, and lantented away at such a rate one would lu.ve thought they bad lo bear all the sor¬ rows of the world ; the frogs in the pond, jvho should have peeped like young thrushes in their nest, with sweet echoes of the happy spring, croaked like worn-out ohl buU-fn-gs wbo were dying of rheumatism and gout; aud all tbe time the lady at Isa¬ bel's side kept on so loug a face, drew such eudless sighs, and made such speeches, it was worse than anything. "For mercy's sake, let's go back!" Isabella exclaimed, augriij". "I'd rather go to ten funerals!" Somebody laughed. "This world is all a howling wilder¬ ness ! the mourners go about tbe streets, aud hearts are breaking everywhere!" moaned the lady.
'•Oh !" growled Belle, snatching her band from her companion and running back to the castle as fast as she could. "Did J'OU have a pleasant walk?" said her godmother. "No, ma'am! it was horrid!" " Why, I sent a very distinguished and lovely lady with you!"
"She was dreadful. Miss Qodmother! shesuuflled and cried and talked—O, I should think she always lived at fune¬ rals!"
" My dear, she was only sentimental; she was ouce a celebrated poetess, but she had a bad busbaud, from whom she separated, aud several lovely children ; but she was so unhappy in her lau- guage, that when she left tbe world I took ber for a while to stay with me to try and cure her, but X believe X must give It up. She'll do pretty well for a weeping augel."
Now it was lea-time, aud Belle got oil" better than at her otber meals. The teakettle, it is true, instead of singing its usual hj'mn of cheerful content, sent out long wailing iiuft's of steam like a wheezy locomotive; aud the ice melt¬ ing ou the butter gave out little sobs with every lillle broken air-bubble, while that which cooled the water in the ice-pitcher fretted against the sides aud jostled, as if it wauled to get out. but, ou the whole, it was not so doleful a meal as dinner or breakfast.
Going to lied was as bad as ever. Belle's hair was tangled, and the old whining " O dear!" came lo her lips as easily as possible. Hardly wusitspoken before tbe floor began to creak, and the bed lo crawk, antl a pretty white kittein that had crept iu unobserved set up such piteous " meaow-meaow-meaow- ow-ow-s" as never were heard, and the wind outside began crj'liig iu the spout wilh mournful long-drawn howls and shrieks, as if a dozen babes in the wood were perishing directly out of the window. Belle tore the comb through ber hair, and pulled out with the tan¬ gles quite a lock, but she was too furi¬ ous 10 care; she rushed at miawling .kitten and, opening the window, dropped it out ou the grass. Pussy ran as if the dogs were after her, while Isa¬ bel shut the casement with a bang aud jumped into the crawking bed. Some¬ body laughed again.
•'Well, my dear!"  said her
mother tbe next morning, " would you like another ramble?"
"Not there, nor with that woman, ma'am."
"O no! Mrs. Gummidge shall go with you. I believe you like tl^sea." In came Mrk Gummidge, with'a poke bonnet and widow's cap, and an oid s'lawi wrapped round her; she did not take Isabella's hand, but walked meekly along behind her.
"Why dou't you come faster?" said Belle, whose flying feet did not enjoy crawling at such a slow pace.
" I'm a coming^ miss," sighed Mrs. Gummidge; "leastways if il's anywise agreeable, but I'm a lone loru cretur." Isabel gave her one exasperated look, but the sea-beach was before her, and she ran on. How disappointed she was! no leaping blue waves, crested witli snowy foam, no field of living, undulat¬ ing sapphire, laj' before her; from the shore onward stretched a dreary ex¬ panse of livid graj', with hereaml there a wild wailing sea-bird slowly flapping its wiugs athwart the sullen sky: and on the jugged black rocks the billows broke wilh desperate fury, and slid away like crushed and helpless creatures moaning aud beating their breasts us they went. Hero and there tumbled and snorted a black porpoise; herons, with loug bills and bitter sbrielts, heavily sailed shoreward; crowds of lillle beach-birds wheeled above the rocks, fluttering and screaming; the wind piued in the dark and stunted cedars like a spirit in prisou.
"Il's just where I'd oughler be!" whined Mrs. Gummidge. "I'm a lone lorn widder, and tho old uu he's a drowndead in this here muddlin' sea, and I'm a goin' to tlie house to-morrer. O deary, deary me!"
" Goodness!" snapped Isbelia, "what makes you so doleful ? are you cold or buugrj'i or what?"      .
" I've got what's good enough forme miss; I knows well I'm a burden .and a noosauce; I'm a poor widder, and I dou't feel to enter inlo no eheeriness; no, miss, and for why? Vittles and clothes sic'a as I have is p'rhaps good enough for a lone lorn creture, 'nd Dau'el he'd oughler send me lo the liouse to-night."
"X wish to patience he would!" said Belle, pushing angrilj' by Mrs. Gum¬ midge uud getting buck to the palace just in time for dinner, which passed as usual, except that Belle begged her godmother not lo seud her out to walk any more.
" BIj' dear," said the fairy," X have just discovered that your twin sister, wbo was always supposed to have beeu drowned in her infancy, wasonly stolen bj' fairie3,and is uow here in tlie palace. She is exactly like you in appearance aud temper. She shall come to piay with J'OU right after dinner."
" Why, godmother! I never knew I ever had a twin sister!"
"My dear, liltle girls don't know eveiylhing, thougli I am aware they often think so."
Isabella said no more; and when dinner was over her godmother took her by the hand and led her out inlo the yard, where there sat a lillle girl just like herself. Belle walked up and kissed her.
"O. dear!" said Arabella (for that was her name), "you tumble my collar soo!" She frowned and pouted when she said this, and Isabella could not help thinking how unpleasantlj' her pretty face could look.
" Come, " said Belle, " let's jday catch !'' So tbej' ran round and round till Arabella fell down and hit her kuee.
"O dear!" cried .she, iu .sneb a drawl and whine. "I've hurt'me a-.vfuilj-, T know X have; you went and diil it, you're real meon.   Odeiir!"
" Why, I did not!" said Belle, sharplj'.
" I do believe X can't walk; there!" sighed Arabella.
"Just look at that squirrel!" ex¬ claimed Isabel; and in a moment her sister was on her feet chasing it, the hurt on her knee quite forgotten.
Then they went lo play in the brook, but Arabella cried when she wet her shoe, and bemoaned herself because a pebble Belle threw splashed her dress. There were berries on Ibe bushes, but she fretted and wept at the thorns, though the fruit was large aud sweet. There were long trails of sweelbrier studded with shell-pink blossoms hang¬ ing across their path, and loudiug tbe air wilh its scent of spice and apples; but Arabella saw only tba t thej'dripped with dew, and knocked her hat oflT.— Sunshine was too hoi, shade too cold for her, apparently; for she objected to something all the time, in such a voice that Belle thought the creaky floor aud the crawky bed and tbe howliug spout would have beeu pleasauter.
"Don'tyou think godmother is real nice?"   Belle at last suggested.
"I dou't kuow!" dolefully drawled Arabella. "Nobody is very nice; some- Ihiug's alwaj's the matter wilh every¬ body, is n't there?"
"No, indeed!" Isabella answered, rather crosslj'. "I guess you don't kuow my own mamma! she's just as good!" Tearsreally choked her, as sbesuddeulj' remembered the old time when she had troubled and grieved that dearest moiher.
" Don't crj', anyway!"  whined Ara¬ bella ; "I'm all lired out! I wish X was iu bed." l[Do go there!" snapped Isabella. Somebody laughed ouce more. For two or three days Isabel endured the society of her new sister, who kept up  such  au   incessant    and    forlorn whine about   everything  and every¬ body, that  Belle  almost  hated   her. •Moruing, noon, and  night the little creature fretted and wailed and wept; uothing pleased her, she hardly ever smiled; aud at last one day Isabella's patience fairly gave out; she flew lo her godmother's parlor, where liie old lady sat netting a coat of cobwebs for ber pet bumblebee, and buried her head iu her lap
was, yourslster; that was a fairj'storj-. She was one of my maids, who has invisibly attended upon|you so long tbat she knows how to represent you to the life, under tlie name of Arabella. Nowget your bonnet, and wc will go outof this world, where everything is made to whine, into the real world, where everything was made lolaugli!" Isabella danceil oil' joyfully lo gel ber boonet, and was soon seated in tire ciiariot with her god mother.
O, bow glail she was lu bear once more oil the gaj' and happy sounds of Ibceurtli; brooks and birds and fliil- leiing winds ull rejoicing, in their own voices; even the bees in llie clover, und the rushing mill-wheels, added lo the chorus; and a fairy swinging from the lithe lop of a graceful joniig birch laughed and kissed her liny liuntls to Belle, lliiiKing a scraii of a song after her like a gaj- flower^—
"'riien laugli and sing. With everything And let llic rain ilo all ynui- c-ryiug,'' "Here she is," saiil Mi.ss; Godiuoiiier, as she opened the door into lier iiiotli- er's room for Belie.    "Gracious! wljal hugging and  kissing!     .She's qiiilc a good cliild now, niamina!"
Presenty Belle rail oil" lo lind her father. i
"Jfj- liear friend, Iio'.v did j'ou cure Iier? I am .so thankful!" ci-ieil mamma. Similia—O, I forgot; it's liigli tre.i- sou for fairies to kiiowXj:ilin,so wet-ake to slang sumelime.-*; — a hair oftlie same dog, my dear,—indeetl, several of tliem. X don't approve of talking lo and at children, inj-self; it alwa.vs e.\- aspeiates me and why not tliera ! Help 'eiu to use their eyes, nud see fur tli.em- selves, if they're not fools ; if tliey are —why let'em alone. When will you seud your husbaini lo me, raj- dear, to be cured of smoking and clievviii^?" Belle's mother onlj' shook her head aud laughed.
LEGAL    NOTICES
AVDITOK'S NOTICE. ~~
Estateof Thomas G. Henderson, Iateof
Salisbury township, dec'd. 'I'lII! uudersignedAuditor, appointed by the J. Orphans' Court of Lancast.ir county Pn lu dtslributa the balance. rein.alnlog lu the bunds t'f W. C. Henderson nud bumuel J. ileudersim ndminlstral6rs'or'tbe esttetu of suid (lecciised. tu and Among tii04e legal¬ ly entitled t^ithe sanif,will attend fur thnt pur- liiiso on TIlUa-iUAV. AUvlUdT Sd- Iiq«, ut •Ji o'clock p. in., iu the Lllirury Ruum ol tba Court House In the city of Lancostur, where ail per..4U)is Ilileresled In said dlstributivn may utlenil.
GEORGE NAUltAN. Julyl til .11 Andltor.
Al'UITOK'S   notice!
Estate of George Foust, Iateof Lancas¬ ter towiishiji, Lancaster county, deceased. rnilE tindor.'iigned Auditor, appolnfed to dls- J. tribute thu balance remaining ill tbohauds of .ruHii .lohn.s administrator cum testunienlo an nexuuf(>eurgel<'(fU.it,deceused,lo and among those legally entitled tu Ihe s'lin*-, will sit lor tiiat puipuseuu t'itIl>.\V. AUt3Urtr 4.1S71, Ht :2o'cl<ick. p. ni.. In the Library Koom-ufLfaa C<airt Iluitsc. In thu cil.v uf Lancaster, where all persons lutere.stc.I lu said distribution aiay .attend.
E. a. YUNDT, Julyl 11 :ii Auditor.
LEGAL   NOTICES,
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Eli/. tlJUTU Wri>-.^iii.i.ki:, I    .Vilas   Sub.   for by her ue.\t I'rleii.i        l Ij.voree,
JN'ichulas G.irducr,      f-
vs. 1 June Term,-hjTl.
FKiU)rN-.\ND\VEiN.inr.r.Ki'. J Isu. li'.
'I'u Kkui»in.\.ni> \Vi:i.v.iiii.ur;u.- ArOU-ire hereu.v iiutllii-il Una. .loi'iiriitioiis of X witues.ses Ut be read ia evidence in the abovecse.uu p.iM «il l>i!liliuhi-r, u'ill lielal:'-n bel'oru the L'nIilIUi.ssiurter jippuint'-d b.v siiiit Cuurt lur that purpuae, at lij.s olllci*, >'u. hi North ijidiu stivel. in tin--H v oi l.ancit^le^¦. un KllIU<iV. ,\Ulii;.sr 11, l^.>71.at2 u'el.Hl.-. p. m., when and where yuu may atlt.i.d if you thiult pruiur.
WJI. D. WH.liV, jnlyl:! td ;!.j Cununis^iuu-jr.
.\illlII'OK-.S NoriCE.
AsHigiiCil K-ilale of Samuel Binkley ami wife, of Manor township, Lin- caster couiitj', rnHE undi-rsiitnt'd .'Vuilitur, appointed bythe L (.'ourt i>I Cumniun Hleas ul said cjuuty t» flislribnle the balance remHliiiiifC In the hands uf.Jnhn Uitii;rleli.-.ind John Brenner. a..sit;nees uf tii.^ said Haniuel Binkley and wife, t» uiul amuni; those legally entitled Uj tlie.sanii-, win attend fur that purpUuMa ou .s.\rlIltI>.\V. tho rtih day or Au.iust, A. D., IS7I, at:: u'eiock. I*. .M..lii Ihe ijibrary room of tint C>uri Hu ise, iu tlie city of I^anccster, wbereall persuiLi interesle<l lu said distribu¬ tion may aitund. sa. l-i aLAYMAKEK. Jr.. July I   t ;w Auditor.
.viii>iroir.H .NOTICE.
EsLilc of Benjamin   King, iateof East
Xitiiiipeter township, ileceased. '¦¦"HE undersigned Auditor, appointed to i distriliiittt the balances remaiulni; in tbe hauds uf Ctltteuii KIsher, surviving e.xecntor utNaiil dcc.'a..«ed. tu and .amungthuse Ieg.*IIy eulltled lu llic same, will sitlur that purpusti uu .-i.VfL'Itll.VV, Aliijtist Sth, 1871 at 'J o'clock, A. ."it.. Ill tno l.iurary roum of the Court Iltuise, In the city uf f^uctster. where ull p.'ixHt.s lut.:re.Hted lu said distribution may iitteiul.
C. II. nOFFJIAN, July I Id :lr Auditor.
AUnirOR-.S NOTICE.
As.signeil Kstateof Edward H Bryan and wife, of Conoy township, i.,anca<Ier Co., ileceased. rpIJE undersigned Auditor, appointed by the X. u'uurt of Cijuimun I'teasofsald cuuniy to tl.stiilaue theliaianct^iemalniuglu tue hauds of .lacob II, .Meckley -.t.vsignee of the sa d Etiward H. Bryan tmt'. wlie, to and ainuug tnu.se Ici^ully eulltled In thesainR. will alleuil I'.a- thai, iiiirpuse tm WEDNp:-D.\ Y the yth day i.r AuylHt ,.v. 11. I.S71. at 111 u'oluclc. a, m. tu thrf l.ibnti-y Kuuin uf the Ouurt tfuu;.e m the city ul I.an;;.is!.(r, wueivalt p.tnsuu. Interested lu SHid dlsti ibiitiun may attend
JOHN KOB,
Jiiiio::t it:M Auditur.
AI]UITI>K-,S   NOTJCK.
Eslute of John R. Slierk, lale of West
lleinidield township, tlcc'd. inllE tinilo-si^ued Anditur. a)>i)uliiteit tu dis. X tribute the balaucu reniainiiii; the h.iiMls ofLuelnila iSiierk aud Kinauuc! Mlieru. ad- inilil!>traluis tu and ainuin; those legally entilled iu the same, will sit fur that purpuseon I-'UIOaY. AUtltJ.-ST l.at I'l u'cluek, a. in,, iu the Library Ruuni (if i.iic C'Uirt Holi.se, lu the city of Lauca,ster. where all per- ,sOUS lulcrislcd iu said distrlbutlun mav at¬ tend. GEUKGE.M. KLI.XE. julyl,! td y.j .tn.iitur.
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Eslute of .Insepli Wurlel, late of (loti-
estoga lowiij-iliip, Ijuticuster (lo.,
deceusetl.
TIIE undersignc!l Auilltor, apiKiintod luills- tribnlc Ihe balance leni.iilillig in the hann.s uf Geurj;e W'aricl and Valenlln.! Wu-lcl, ever, utors uf said dceca.-ed, to and aiiiung ilcisc legally entitled tu the same, will .-mend lur thatpuriiuseun M VTOUlu V. Ihe IJlli dav ul AUCJUrtf A. 1) , ISri, at luo'clock a, in., lu the I.ilirar,v Kuuni-.1 the Ctiirt MoiiMt Inlbc City uf Lancaster, wliere all pcrsuns Iiileresled In said di.Ii-lblltiuu may altctid- july liM Id W, I.E.VM.VX. Amiilur.
.mniTOK-.S  NOTICE.
Eslute of John K. Landes ami wife, of
Epiirata Iwp., Laneusier coiinlj'. rnHE undeislgued Andltur, apiiuinled lodls- X tribute the balaiic.' reinalnlt:.^ in the hands' of .•\ilam KuniclimaiTliKr. assignee ut- Saul .1. Jv. Laliiles anil wile, tu and aiiiiin:: those legally eiilU cil lu Ih-* ,sain-. will sit lur Ihat purpose cm TIlUUsIl,.\Y. i;',.-::i-.i ut ,.Mf- GU.-<'r 1-TI. at IIiu'clucU, A. .M,. iu the l.ll.raiy riTulu uf llie Cuurt Ilunsi', lu the cliyuf Lan¬ cister, wliere all p« isuiis inlercsl'.-d In said ili.atrlbutiuu luiiv alleiiil.
.-^A.MIJEL .N'l.SKl.EY.
,liilystd:ti Andiu.r.
.\iii>sr<ijf.»i Mvi'K'i;.
Estaleof Amelia .lane Slieriiian, lale of Eunt Donegal towiisliip, tlve'il.
TIIE iindorsigiie-.l Audilur a|i)iuiul>d luills- Iriliul-; tne Lalaliee rciualnili,; In Ihe hands uf Juhu H, Zcller. E.lceipur ul .said lieccasi-l, lu and iiinuim lliusc I. gall,vciiiil1(>d lu the same, will SI til.r Ihat imrpuseuuTll ITI Wll.VV. AUGUST 3.1. A.ll., l.S7l.at II) u'clnck a. In, lu the Llhr.iry Kuomuflhe f'uiirl ll.iuse. In Ine ciiv uf Laneaslcr. wliere all pcrsuns llilcru.sl- ed'ln said distrlbllliuu iniu-atlend,
C, .M..MAIITIN, JuIyI2 td 3". Ainlitur
Al'BII'OIl'.S .VoriCE.
Estate of .Titcob Kdiik., iule of JIaiietta
borough, Lunuasler counij-,
lieireusetl.
TIIE undersigned Audilur, apiioiiitcd iu dis- Iriliiite the liiilance rcniaiiiliig In the hands of ('hrlslliin Klibgcii, adinini.sir.ttur uf c.sl;iti- of Jacob I-'uuk dcca-se.!. tu ami am ii.g tliusc legally entitled lu ihe same, will sit lur Ihat piir'pu.sc nu l''ItlI>..\Y. AIIGU.sT 1. al lOu-clucK, a, iTi„ In llie Library itiiuiii uf the Cuiirt Iloii.se in the ('il>- nC Laitea-Icr. where all pcis'iiis interested in said dis:rlbutiuu mav attend. E, C, Iti'.KI>. .InlyStdJ^t AiKliiur.
Ai;i>i'i'<iK-,s Aurict:.
Assigned   Eslaie of Charles Sliarplef..=,
of .Suilsliiirj' lownsliip, IjuiiL'a.srerco. nillE uinierslgned Auditur.appniiiled ludis. X Iribute lliehalanee remaining Itltht! bauds uf Svilliam \. .Murloli.as-igueu loand ulnutig Ihoso legally entilled tu llie .'^ame.wltt sit fur that pnrpu,so on SATUHIJAV. .VCGlJ.Sr .-jhl. 1S7I. at lllu'cluck. A. ^I., lu the Library ruuiu of the Cuurt Huusc. In the cit.v uf Ijiucaslcr. where all per«uns Inlereslcil in said distiibu- tiou may attend.
W. A. WIL.-'OX. julyS tdill Audilur.
,\!).«! ,\ i,s ntvroits' .'«i>tic£.
ICUite ¦if.loliii Kleiner, (Kuller,) lale
uf West liUiiipeler townslilp,
deceased.
rKITEIls of Administration on said estate J having been granted tu the undersigned,nil per.suiis indebted thereto are requesteu lu make Imiiiedlate paynieut, uud thuse hLving claims ur demauds against the estate of tbe decedent, will make tuesume known to them wilhuutdeluy.
JOHN n. KBEIDER, ASDKEW MEHAKb'EY, Adinluistr..turs. .J. Ii, LiviSGSTOX. Att'y. June2t 0't32
A».1If.VI,VrKATOil'S NOTICE.
Estate of Samuel Heiney, Iateof Providence lownsliip, deceusetl.
rETTEIW nriulinInlstr:itlon on .said Estate J llavliig been griiuled to the uuderslgned, ail jicrsiiiis indebted thereto are rutiuMited to iilaUu inilnedUle p yineut.and thune having elaltiisur demands against the estate uf tho dei-i.'ileut, will make tne nume kuuwu to him . v.-llhout delay.
PHARE-i WEAVER, Residing 1(1 EiLsi J.ainpeter twp. .1. It. Livi >i:sruN At^iruey. Jua7tlt30
AU.IKMVF.'It.VTOR'.'t  NOTICE.
Estate of Henry Greider, lale of Conoy lownsliip,   dec'd.
II-riTEiW ul AilmJnlstrallun on Bald Es- j tale having beeil.granted tu ilje under¬ signed, ail prisons ludebltd thereloare r<- iliicsted lu make Immedlale payment, aud Itiiise having elaiinsur de-nanils agaiust the esl.-iie Hi the decedent, will mukti the same kuuirii lu him wllhuiitdrlay.
JiJH.X E, GREIDER. Residing lu East Donegal twp. ,1. It, l.iviNOSro.v, rtll'y. Juuelll fit I^O
i'.SKCJtiTOIf.S NOTICE.
I''slule of .lucoh Bierlj-,  lale of Upper la'Ui.'iick township, deceased.
I E'rri'iitsli.stamenl.iryunsaid estate hav- j lag been granted tu the uiiderslKtied.ull licrsuns iniii.'btcd tusald decedent are leqoest- c,l lu make Iiiiiiiedlile .settlement, and tUosa liavinif claiiiis ur demands against tho estate ul said dcccbuit. tu make Icuuwu the sama lo hull wilhuut delay.
.vIIUAHaM H. niERLY, Executor. .1,11, l.lviNosru.N, Att'y.        fjuua 14(it *:2l.
EXECCl'oltS'   NOTICE.
Eslate uf .lonas Ilenninger lale of East
E.irl lownsliip, dec'd. I ETri-IRS Icslamuulary ou said eatnta i J Iiaving been gr.inted to the undersigned, ali pcrsuns iiiiiebteu theretu are requested to make iiiimeilnitu pa.viuent, and tuust. hav¬ ing claims ur dctuaiids against the estate of ilieilcccileni, will make tne same known to them wilhuut delay.
JOHN II. HIGH. .lOil.V .M. RE.N'.VINOER, Re-idiug III Eu»t Earl Iwp. - . JiillN II, Gooil, Att'y. JunelOG«t;lO
EXECirroii-.s NOTICE.
Estateof J'^lizubeth Helfen.stein, Iateof the cily of Xiuncaster, Pa. i,
I irfTEILS Test'tmcntftry on said estate i J having been granted to the oudcrslgncd, all licrsuns in.lebled thereto are requesled to iiiiiKe imiiiudiale p.iyment. .aud thosehavliig clai.ns or ileiiiauds against the same, will present Ihem wilhuut delay fur settlement to the nnilci'signed,
CVnU.S U. JIELI'ENSTEIN. Ejecutor. jnnliHIi*:!'!     or Simon 1'. Euv. his ageut'
PROf ESSXOKAL.
Acoirosi'.*! KOTici;.
Assigned Estate of Samuel Wechter. of
West Earl lo'.viisliip, Laiicaster
couiitj'.
THE undersigned Auditur,.apiioiutis! to dis¬ tribute tile balance rnniaiuing in llie hands uf lleiir.v Kafruth. jisslgiu-e ut said Samuel W'eehter, Iu and auiuiig thuse Icgaiiy outllh-dtt. the same, will sit fur that piirp"sc ou EltlD.VY, the mil diiyol AL'tit;.--'r. t.s71, at 10 u'cluek. a, in,, iu the I.Ibrar.v Ruiiiii ^f the Court Huusc. in liie cll.v uf Lancaster, where all pcr,suns Inlerested lu said dislribu- tlon may ullend,
E.liUKICHOLDEI!. Julys Id .'II .Mlililur.
I)E(}ii>:n ii.i.on«, X, ArrORNEY AT LAW,
ND.SSouth Dukest., l.ancaster. Special atten¬ tion paid to prucuriiig or opposing discharges uf debtors in bankruiitcy.a profoud presenla- tioii uf claims, reuderlug professional asslB- l.iiice lo assignees, and all business In short cuiinected witii pruceedlugs in voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, wiielher beft-78 the Register or the Uiiitedstates Courts. Parllea luteiiiiiugtu take the beneflt of the law wlh usually Uud Itadvantagcoustohnveaprellra- Inarvcor.siilLatiou. Inn l^-tf-H]
AL'I>l'l<>It-.S NOTJCK.
A.ssigned ii:stute of Jacob Hell, of Rit- lilio township, Luiica,ster cnuiilj-.
nillE unilerslgued Audilur. appnilllcd lu dis- X IriluUe the balance reliiainingin Iheiianiis n( Daniel F, Hanluker, assignee ul said Jacub Hell, lu and aniung Illume legally eutil Icil lu the same, will sit fur that puiiiusc ttn 'rl.*E.S. DAY. the .SIh uf AUUL'.S'I', I,S71, al IOu'eluck..\. M,, lulhe Llbraiy ruiiin uf the Cuurt lliiilsc. in Ihe cil,v uf Lancaster, where all persons interested is said dislrinutiun mav alteinl. JIIH.N' EX.-iMI>.'CEIt. July .Sid III      Auililur.
.jgod;
"Dear Miss Godmother, please, j:>lensc do!"
"What for, my dear?"
"O, ma'am, do excuse me, but it isn't pleasant here!"
"Why uot?"
"Everything is so doleful and so .for¬ lorn, I can't bearil."
"But dou't you like your dew sister?"
"O, lam so sorry! but really, ma'am, I can't; she frets and whines and scolds and worries so, I can't love her even if I trj-!"
The fairy laid her hand with ils magic ring on Belle's head, and sud¬ denly she saw or rather felt, that Ara¬ bella was indeed just her owu self over again. Down went her head again into the fairy's lap.
"My dear," said Miss Godmother, laughing, "I think you may go home. I don't believe you will whine auy ipore."
"Aud I just like that, dear god¬ mother ?" sobbed Belle.
"You were a week or two ago; but you're using your common sense and getting better fast. And to relieve yourmiDd, my dear, you must know tbat yoar comiKUiion is not, and never
ACUITOttV NOI'ICK.
Estate of Elizubelli Frilz, lale of Lan¬ eusier eouiitv, deceased. THE undersigned Audllur'.s. appointed tu distribute the balance remaining iu llie hands ut Menjamlll Krill^ Sr , adminlslratur tu and amung muse legjill.v entitled to the same, will sti. fur thai, imrpose un EUUl.xY, AUOU.Sr llh,l,s-I,alIO u'eluek.A. M.. in Ibe LII>rar,v rui.m uf the Court Huiise. iu lhecil,v uf Lan'ciisl, r, wliere all persuns InteresLeil In suid (lisirilinliun nia,v atlend.
\f. A. WILSON'. A.MUH Sc.VY.MAKER. July S Id 111 Auuilur.'J.
AUI>«TOKM'  >'«»TI<IK.
Estateof Patrick McEvuy, Iateof Jluii-
beiiii tuivnsliip. deeeuseii. rnHE uiidersigueil Aiidliur. appuinlcd In dis X tribute tile balance reiiuii 111 ug III I he hands of Kight Kev. James F. W'uud. J-iiiies 'I' Dunn and Samuel H, Rcynnlils, exiculors. lu ai d smoug those legally^'iilllbd lo ihcsanie, will sit fur that purpuse uu EltlD.VY. ..\ir. GUST lib, 1S71. al 2 u'cluck, P. .M., lu the Li¬ brary ruoin uf Hie Cuurt liuuse, in tlie cily uf Laucasier. wlicru all pcrsuns interested in said dlijlrlljuilun may altetid.
\V. A. wiL-soy.
W.M. OARl'E.NrER.
t->esppcl fully Informs the pnbllc thathe will
SirUVKVINO .1N» CO.VVIJYANCISiG.
rnHt'^ undersigned hogs leave lo make known X. to his friends and ihe public In gMuetal, Ihat he has liicaled hiiii,s>-ir at LanulsvIIIe. wiicre llni Inisinessof Surveying and Coovey- aiiciiig wilt he pruinplly aileuded lo In all lis carious braiiclies, un thu mist nioderale terms, iL N. liHUB-iKER, Landl.svillo. P. O. iapru'J! :;iu* Lanciuiterco., Pa.
Oil Yes!      Oh Yes!      Oh Yes 11
PAVID BUEXNEK
.     ,       ally
'i. atleud lo
CRYIJ;G SALES uf Heal uud Persunal properly. In any part of Ihe cuuniy. Persuus wlsiilng his services will please call at his residence on the Columbia luriipike road, three miles west of Lancaster, or at IJrcuner's Hotel. West King street.
jgirijvUcrti addres.sed In him at Laucaster P. O.. will be promptly attended lo
!iC|i7J7ll 4gt
n. II. KREIDER,
RE.VL ESTATE and INSURANCE AGENT
(formerly of Lampeter, Lancaster county. Pa.)
IJEILSONB niovlug West will And It to tbelr iulvantiuie by giving him a call, eltber In person or writing. OlUce coruer of ilrd and Mulberry streets aterliug. Whlt4*side ronuly, Illlniils. Iluiie:t5'7ll|y
Dl>. ¦CO.SKN'.n I LI.EIt. Jr.. ATTORN EY AT LAW. yn. IS North Duke.streaL 41 tf
AUOITOirS NOTH'K.
Estale or.folin  SeheaU'er,  hile uf the
cily of Lunt'usler, J.uiiciisler cu.,
tieceiised.
TUE underslguod Audilur. appointed tu dis- tilbnle Ibe balance remaining In the iiands uf Juslall II. Sheatferaud David lluclisletlei, adiulnlslriitorsul said deceased, tuaiulamuiig thuse legally eulltled UMlic same, will altcuil for that purpose on l''RIflAY. ..\UOl,'sr 1,'. I,'>71. nl 10 o'clock a. m . iu Hie IJbrary Uuum uf tlie
Court liuuse in the  eliy uf L asler. wliere
ail persuus Iiilercsteil In said dislrihiuluu may attend.
ANIIIIEW .M. I'RANTZ, July.t Id III An.iilur.
T K. I'KijE.nirr,
.1. ATl'oRSEY-AT-LAW.
Olllee. Culumbig, Ha. [febll l*y 13
HFIMNK E.SIII.K>I,VN. A1 TO RN E Y--\T-LAW, Ollice wilh I. E, Hiesler, So. :18 Ninth Dnke street, Laucasier, I'a.    [dec28 ly 7
AIIUITOICS NoricE.
Assigued   Estate of John  Sener and wife,  of   Peijuea  lownsliip,  Lan¬ caster COUlltJ'. TUE nuderslgiied.  Auditors   appointed   by Ihe c.iiirt ul Cummiiu Pleius uf said cuuiity tu pass upunthee.\ceptIuusllledtolheuc.;uuiit of sal'.l estate, and to distribute   thu  balance remaining iu the hands uf Henjamiii G. Gclz, and  William ilcMalllau. imsignees,   to and among  thuse  Ic-'ally  entitled   tu tho same, will sllfur that pill puse ou FRI DAY'. AUGUST Jlth, A. D.   t.S71. at 10 o'clock. .\.  M., in the Library room uf Hie Cuurt House, In Hie city of Lancaster, where ail peraims inteiested In said exceptions and distrlliutlun ma,v attend WILLIA.M LE.V.MAN, ADAJl J, EBEKLY', AMOS MYUN. , July 1 td 33 Auditors.
ITtKill IC. F(,-I.TO.\. "I                ATTORNEY AT L.VW, Ollice with Win. .\ug. Atlee, Esq.. ?lo.4!i East IviiigSt., L.nica.ster. Pa. OC119 O*ino iS
\i,i:x.iNnEn H iiood, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ollice, No, !1 Court Avenue, West side ofCocrt
iiuiLse,   juniat*faa
DW. l'.lTTEBSO.>", A'lTORNBY AT LAW, thus removed his utDcc to No.fiS East Klng-SI. apU.T ly-'(»-22
J.^BEO. S. PVFEB, ¦*                            Al-rORNEY AT LAW, Offlce In Wldmyer's Row. No. 4 South Dnke street, Lancaster, Pa.   Pensions and Bounty Claims promptly attended to. Uy 19 'US
G1 ,VST AXI» SrEIN.1IETZ. r                ATl'ORNEY'S A'r LAW. Ollice. No. 12 south Duke SL. Lancaster,Pa. apll '70 If	
lOlIN I". KE.», „
t)                         A rrORNEY .'VT LAW. Olllee with O.J. Dickey, esq.. No. 21 S.Qneon street, Liiuca-ster, Ph. 44-tf
TOHN tl. ZEI.I.ER.
tJ     SURVEYOR AND CONVEYANOEB.
Also gives particular altentiou to clerkliig salen o'l real and personal property at any distance wltilin the couuty.
Oltice in SprlngvUlu, Muu.it Joy township, L-lucaslarco.   Address Kprlng Garden. Pa.
O   II. PItlCE. „
O. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ollice No. ft. north  corner of Court Avenne, near Court House. Lancaster. Pa.        fje2'ti8
.1I3IO.V I». ERY.
S AITORNEY AT LAW.
olDce with N. Ellmaker, esq.. North Buie at.
Ljiuc^ter, l^a^ [sap a'67
»irA.SIIINOrONW. HOPKINS,
VV ATTORNEY A* LAW,     .
No.28North DnkeStreet,Laiicaater,P«.';^-'• auilSO t'-^