Lancaster Examiner and Herald

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TOLXLIV.
LAMIASTER PA.. WEDNISDAT, MMGH 16, 1870.
EO. 18.
KXASnVKR &  HEBAm.
PDBIISHEB, E^VBE^ WEDKESDAT At Bo. 4 Worth Qneen Street, I.aiiea»t«r,P»
TEItMS-S-iOO A TEAlt IN ADTAXCE.
JOHN A. HIESTAND 4 E. M. KLINE, Editors and Proprietors.
"HOWWILLITBEr'
, J When a few moro years aro over.
And tliey lay bur weary heads I.OW beneath tho daisy blossoms ' WilU tho pale and peaceful dpjid. When tUo lips, whieli oCt have klHSod ns.
Strive, "Tliy will be done," tos;ir. And they hide us from tlio suull«lil
Aud the song of birds aw.iy. When our spirits, free from prison.
Aud these feltorhlK bonds of cliiy, Upwurd, toward Iho " m.iuy niauMoiis
Speed ou tireless wlncs-awny. Will the loved ones gmtn boforo us,
W.ttch usonourui>wnrd lliRlif; Shall wc seo their bec-kouiui; lingers
From tho biittlemculs of lightv
Will thoy meet ns nt the gnteway
Wheu wo roucli " Ihe belter land?" When wc tremble nt their glor>'
Will Ilicy tako ns by tbo baud ; Will tbey .s.-iy, •¦ O, friend beloved.
Pilgrim from the land of time. Wo hnvo off, among tho angels.
Sought for lineaments like thine?"
Shnll we not among the singers, ¦ Whllo the music Uoat-s around, lloeognii-.osome frieud departed
Ryan old fsiulllar sound'.' Will not families—nulled
In their changeless homo elysian— Kuow each olber, when they're gazing
Wlih nn angel's perfect virion?
Will not children gladly gather
Round a father or a mother'.? Ora sister bjisle to welcome
.Some ono who was once .a brother? WIU tliey not in pleasant eonvorso
Speak of <'arth—life's liltle slory— As tbey glide, with feet Hint tire uot,
Down t lie avenues of glory ?
O, when they whose presence to ns
Scemeth needful as the day Answer t<» tbo " t>>mc u]i liilber"
Of a voIeo Ibey must obey— Whon they to our bitter weeping
Answer not with slgii or moiui But, with pale hands meekly folded
Inthelr arcainlcss rest, sleep ou.
It Is sweet to think th.at over
The.v will keep some mortal sorablanee; Aud Ihat e'en auvoug tbo angels
Wc can Irace some old resemblance. Thnt to earth—names they cau answer
While elernnl cycles roll- And tbe connlle.ss years of heaven
Make Ihe lifetimo of the soul.
[For the Kxaminor ,t llerald.]
AllEVIEWOF "S.E.'S EEMIBTIS- CENCES OF MARIETTA."
BY A   " N.\TIVr: TO TlIF. M.VNOR r.OItS."
Ill my paper No. I, I briefly stated tbat the old Thespian " culminated in a Lyceum."    Iiy tbis statement I do not wish In be iiiulerBtood as implying tliat no other  dramatic  organization existed in Marietta after the demise of the older institution.    There were .sev¬ eral societies calling themselves " The Thespian," formed at diirerent periods .tft«r\v.ards, Iiy a  younger generation than the one tliat comjiosed the old one, nml between   the organization of the ili-st of tlie.se and the disbaudment of the former there was a sort of transition sttite, during which several volunteer theatrical exhibitions took jilacc, the proceeds of whicli were appropriated to tlie library of the Lyceum, an institu¬ tion which now claimed the special in¬ terest of the thinking jiortion of the old Thcipian.   Indeed, before that institu¬ tion went down, through tho inlluence of Professor Haldeman, J)r. Haldeman, .Tudge Libhardt,   A. N. Cassel, John Huss, the writer, aud several otliers, the title of the society was changed to the " T/ic.ipian Library Association," :iiid an article wa-s engrafted  on the constitution by which no appropriation of the netprolits of ils exhibitions could be  made  except   for  boohs, and this amendment was made unalterable. The very prceautioiis, however, which were taken to secure that end, were defeated eventually by the   Treiusnrer and his friends, who kept the soi'iety in a tu¬ mult until tlie obuiixious article was altered, against the very jnovisions of iLs enactment: and tiie.se short-sighted supporters  only liad their eyes fully opened when the Treasurer got .all the money .and property  in his possession, nnd then became a defaulter.  ISetweeii the Thespian and the Lyceum, howev¬ er, tbe " Amateur liand" was lirst or¬ ganized. This institution li.ad its incip- jency in the orchestra of the old Thes¬ pian, and finally ultimated in a distinct organization, in   the winter  of IS,"!!, adopted a uniform in 1.S3G, and made several excursions to remote parts of the State, oue of which was   lo Milton, Northumberland, Suubury, Williams- jiort, and other points along tho line of public improvements, during the sum¬ mer of the ye.tr l.ist n.ameil, where it created a marked sensation; for bands ot  music,  and  especially  uniformed bauds, in thoso ilays •ivere a novelty, and attracted the attention of the grav¬ est and highest dignitaries of tho laud. The last excursion of this baud was to the borough of York, in the summer of 1837, on which occlusion the membera were all mounted, and 2>lnyeil on horse¬ back, for Capt. Hamblin's company of cavalry, at a geueral volunteer encamp¬ ment.   Although it gained .some eclat on that occ.ision, yet on accouut of some misconduct amoug a few thoughtless members on ils return home, they sow¬ ed the seeds of its tinnl dissolution.   It was succeeded hy other similar organi¬ zations, but the Lyceum Iiaving been organized in tlie winter of I,S37, under tho auspices of Josiaii Holbiook, the founder of the system, after tho act of olienation alluded to, those tbat identi¬ fied themselves with it gave their at¬ tention more to the study of natural philosophy, aud finally to natural his¬ tory.   I think the last theatrical exhi¬ bition gotten up in aid of the Lyceum was the play of Plzarro, in the spring of 1837, and from the proceeds of which twenty volumes of the " I'enny Cyclo- pediue" were purchased.   But to insure a continued and successful existence to snch iustitutious, requires great perse¬ vering   energy aud self-sacrifice, and these elements having lacked in quan¬ tity and quality in Marietta, as in mauy other places in the couutry, the Lyceum " went under," aud its property became scattered abroad.   I think ono mistake iu the early history of tlie Lyceum, aud perhaiis also a mistake in the founder, was, that there was uot sullicieut rfii'cr- si7.i/ of pursuits.  The society, aud many outside of its organization, especially the boys, seemed todevotomost of their time aud energy tominer.aIogy; but too much of one thiug clogs the appetite, and linally creates disgust.   Bo far as I nm personally concerned, I thank God that there w.as a Thespian Society, a Hand, aud a Lyceum in Marietta while I lived there, for they all were schools of instruction to mc, and constituted pretty much all the eflectivo schooling I have ever had.    The Lyceum never formally disbanded; like a " dyiug tap¬ er" it gradually went out, and no one could tell exactly when it breathed ita hu^t.   A little knot of its membership struck out into new channels of inves¬ tigation in tho wide lield of natural history: I'rof. Haldeman in coucholo- gy and entomology. Dr. Eeiiih.ardt in botany. Judge Libhardt in ornithology, and   myi'cif in enlomology;   and  al¬ though these pursuits may never have been a j^ecunlary success to any of ns, yet I feel sure that to wrest them ab¬ ruptly and eutirely  from our   minds would leave a void that would savor of mental devastation.    There are pleas¬ ures in theso inirsuits that enlarge and purify the iniud—uluusures which no money can pureluis?* and which the Humiliated and unapprociatiug never can kuow.
Among the permanent or transient sojourners of Marielta, thero was one peculiar cAnracfcr whose name, thus far, has been omitted in the " reminis¬ cences," as well as in my reviews ofthe same ; and that is "Jakey Vandyke"— among the boys, usually iirnnounced "Jake-de-Vandyke." Jakey's nation¬ ality is supposed to iiave been Malayan —indeed, he could not lell himselt of what country he w.i3, but from his stature, the color of his skin, the texture aiid.color of his hair, aud the general outline of his features, he was evidently Kast Indian in liisorigin, and probably from Malacca. There were perhaps few or no people in and about Marietta, duriug the period lie lived there, who iiad not a personal knowledge of Jakey Vandyke. His name, was cerlainly not Malayan, but probably this was not his original namo. According to his story, or as much of his persoual history as he could remember, he shipped at Calcutta, in the East ludies, and was brought to tlio United btates by a sea captain by the namo of Vandyke, for the purpose ol being educated in the religion, liter¬ ature, aud knowledge of our country and meaus had been provided for the purpose of carrying Baid design into ef¬ fect, but that the Captain bad appro¬ priated the means to liia own use, and "sent him adrift," some time after hav¬
ing arrived here. Herepreaentedhim- seff as belonging to one of the higher
"(iaates," perhaps a spr'S of.^'T^S nobility, irtherl^be such a «toM, and that his father waa a man ofJ^e»"° ™^ Influence in the country. Wheniuked why he had not, or dW "5*.^'iS" ^""s effort to return, he rep led that he had forfeited his caste by "eafn? I™^l ,» thing that was not allowable, and lit consequence of which, ho never could be reinstated, and for which he imahi BUflfer death. Jakey got married to a very good-lookidg Mulatto woman, of aboathisown stature, whosabseqaently eloped, I think, with another man. He liad several children by her, all of whom wero fac similics of their father—liter¬ ally "chips of the old block." His occu¬ pation, in summer, was fishing, and in the winter he did "chores" for any one who needed hia services, and was for a uumber of years employed as a " scull¬ ion" at the hotel of Mrs. St. John. Like our aboriginal brethren, ho imbibed some ofthe vices of the Caucasian race, withoutspeciallyadoptingtheir virtues, and consequently ho became very fond of the " ardent," and correspondingly degraded. I cannot fix in my mind, when, or hoiu he Iirat "turned up " in Marietta, nor when and how he disap¬ peared. My earliest recollection of him waa when I was a "small boy," about five and forty years ago. 'When I was an apprentice, he occupied a small house situated near the centre of aquadrangu- lar enclosure, belonging to Jaa. 'Wilson, on the west .side of the alley immedi¬ ately abovo Bally Bells, and bouuded on the north by Walnutstreet; then, better known by the name of " Back street," aud sometimes also called "Cow street," irom the fact, that it was so little used, that the cows found good pasture there. On one occasiou, while fishing in the Susquehanna, he caught a large " fall- lish," which swallowed the hook, and in attempting to get it out, he introdu¬ ced his fore-fiuger into the fish's throat, through which, this member became so much crushed and Lacerated, as to make its amputation necessary to save his life, or at least his liaud.
A name also of the early school teach¬ ers ot Marietta, has been omitted by S. B. I refer to a mnn by the name of .Smitli—I think John Smith—who was assisted by his son George. I w.as sent to him nbout three moiitlis in the sum¬ mer of ISin, aud there first learned the "A. R. C's" and "ab. abs." I think lie occupied three diflTerent rooms during the time I atteuded his school. The first was iu a front room of tho building occupied by John Shissler, who kept a grocery or Hour store, in connection with his occupation as a weaver, nearly oppositewhereJohn Spangler,sr., lived. The sccOTirf was in oneof the frontrooms in the building owned and occupied for so many years by the late I)r. Samuel Huston. Frederick Shaefler—father of the lato Gen. Bartrara A. Shealler, of Lancaster—oecupiei} the other front room, as a saddle a»d harness manufac¬ tory, and I thiuk, his family also occu¬ pied the same building, which then w.as in an unfinished condition, like many others in JIarietta at that period. The third was iu the council room, over tho market house. After the school was removed to the market house. Dr. David Watson, jr., occujiied (ho vacated prem¬ ises as a doctor's oflice. I have no rec¬ ollection of Samuel Koss having taught school over the market liouso, although he might have done so. I attended his school in the winter of 1820, when he occupied the little "long-low" brick building, opposite the residence of Mr. George Kudicil, wliich Avas also occupied as a "meeting house." Old Mr. Garret —acobler—and his wife, were regular attendants at these meetings. Tliey occupied a small building near where Mr. Henry Schock now lives, formerly the (rilatz jiroperty. After Boss, George Briscoe, a teacher from Maryland occu¬ pied thesame same school house, and I attended his scliool in the winter of 1820 and 1.S2I. lloss was a tall, slim, red haired, and rather iuilnlgent man. Briscoe was a short, fat, black haired, cross eyed, and rather a p.-ussionate man —aliving refutation of thedoctrinetliat "fat men are always e.xsy good-natured men."   Briscse was my Last teacher.
Is not S. E. entirely wrong, when he says that William Carter, who taught scliool in aiarietta, removed to York, and engaged therein the profession of tho law'; There may have been two Carters; but tiie one J allude to, w.as a member of the Presbytaiaii Cliurch, and was studyingforthemiuistry. He taught a school in tho "old Lodge'-' building; was married lo the widow of Dr. .Smith, who many yearsago was thrown from a Iiorse and was killed, aud died hiinself in Marietla, about the year 1830. His widow, subsequently removed to Cincinnati, where a mar¬ ried daughter rcsidc'l.
S. B. is also wroug in tho succession of Postmasters in Marietta. "Tate Anderson" (Joseph T.) never was ap¬ pointed rostmastcr. After tho ofllce was removed from the Cusliman build¬ ing to Anderson's drug store, on High street, James Sterrit still retained the appointment, and Mr. Anderson acted as deputy, until Dr. Jacob Glatz was appointed. After Glatz camo John H. Goadman, with the successions as stated in tho "reminiscences." 1 also thiuk he is wrong in stating tliat Baker suc¬ ceeded Sicker in the "Susquehanna Institute;" Ihatschoolweutdown with Sicker. U. Washiugton Baker estab¬ lished his school in the SL John liou-se," and was succeeded by Mr. Wicker¬ sham. This is, at least, my impres¬ sion of the matter.
I will not controvert the assertion in S. E.'s 4th paper of "reminiscences," that, " in 3810 the corner stoue of the Masonic Lodge was laid, with impos¬ ing ceremonies," but I confess I never before kuew or heard of that event. The building known afterwards as the " Lodge," must havo been built some years before that period, iu tlio height of the speculation fever whicli had sub¬ sided before that time. It was built liy a mau by the name of Rouk, ami was originally called "Eonk's Folly." I distinctly remember a masonic- gather¬ ing thereas early as iSlQ or 1S20, when a procession was formed, and they march¬ ed to a little wood, on the north side of Wasp street, about miilway or a little more than midw.ay, between " Green Lane" aud Biddle street, where they had a4th of July celebration. At that period the whole building was erected, but unfinished inside, as it remained for many years afterward; aud until the alterations -were made, whieli S. E. mentions. Before Masonry went down in -Uariettatho Lodge had been removed lo the^(. John house, and all the fixtures were still there as late as.l832 aud 1,833, when the Thespian occupied the room immediately below it. Tlio first Ma¬ sonic Lodge ill IMarietta, I think, was oiiened iu the framo buildiug next to Patterson's Hardware store, on the spot where Christiau Stibgeii has erected a new building.
Tho Masonic Lodge certainly did not occupy a room, or "meet iu Kigler'a building," at the time Itev. Orson Doug¬ lass renounced all connection with the Order from the pulpit of the Donegal church, uor did it ever meet or occupy rooms in "Eigler's building; by which, I presume, 8. E. means the "Cross Keys" Hotel, at that period occupied by Jacob lligler. I have no recollec¬ tiou of its places of meeting, other than in the "Old Lodge" building, or"Iloiik's Folly," on the corner of high and  Bridge streets, and in tbe "Bt. John House," or t" Pennsylvauia Hotel," on tho corner of Second and Walnut atreets; but as this latter building prob¬ ably would he dillicult to tind with that direction alone, it may be neces¬ sary to add, opposite tho "Cross Keys" or "Funks Hotel."
S. E. is also wrong in saj'iug that "old Bobby Jones," was married to a while woman. It was C.-cser Jonea who had tho white wife—she generally went by the name of "Maria C.-esar." Bobby Jones (tho father of Sam) was married five or six times to as many colored women, and had a vei-y large number of cliildren, mauy of whom (lied young. Again, Long Dinah's iiusband's name was not " Cicsar," but Pclix—"Felix Cato," as he called him¬ self. Dinah waa very tall and very black, but Felix was short and broad set, with a copper colored skin, pro¬ fusely and deeply freckled. Dinah had a daughter nearly as tall and as deeply colored as herself, who was married to William Turner, afterwards drowned inthe Susquehanna on a "trip" to Port
Deposit. She subsequently married WUliam Singer, a worthy and indus¬ trious man, a leading member of the African Church in Marietta, by whom she had a large family of cliililren.
These are some of the impressions of my earlier years, rather desultorially re¬ corded, but unavoidably so, in following the train of the "rerainiBlcences" which I have been reviewing. '
GRANTELf.nS.
"MTJSCHACHITO MIO."
I have a brother who is a midship¬ man.
That announcement is easily made, and to sisters who are not in similar case it is of no ]iartic(ilar signification, hut to those who are it suggests a great deal. For midshipmen, like other boys, come homo aometimes to cheer the hearts of their relatives; nnd how they spend their time when enjoying these visits is well known to the iiiitiateil, but the world in general can form but a meagre notion of it.
A midshipman, when he comeshonie, soon makes his family feel that no part of the honse, inside or outside, is inac¬ cessible to him, windows aro handier thiugs thau doors to come in at, if ono may judge from habits; there is no tree in the topmost branch of which be will uot sit cross-legged, cracking fil¬ berts, there is no rook's nest, however high, that he has not poked his fingers into; poplars are a joke to him, and he makes no more of oaks and aud chestnuts than he does of hay¬ stacks.
Other boys are contented to sit on chairs and eat their lunch in a dining- room, but a midshipman loves to eat up aloft, and carries his provisfous, some¬ times plate, glass, and all, to the top of the green-house, where strange to say, he uever breaks the glass; or to the top of the pigeon house; which is a very handy place, because of the weathercock, upon which he can hang his cap and jacket.
He comes in smelling of smoke, and presents you with some sooty young jackdaws, which he has just got out of the the top of the chimney.
He spends a sovereign in rope, such as boxes are corded with; it comes home from the shop in a cart, some of it he makes into rope ladders, aud runs up and down them like a squirrel; other lengths are twisted into cats-cra¬ dles up in tho trees, or festooned from one to the other, and upon theso lie disports himself and travels audacious¬ ly from tree to tree without touching the deck. Oh that her Majesty could be conveniently served without so much agility and such marvellous pow¬ ers of swarming!
Finally he goes away again upon his country's service, aud his relatives have tlie comfortof knowing tliat whatever he may have done at home, the feats that lie is performing periiajis at that very moment in the riggiiigof H. M. S. tlio make his otlier feats not worth
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mentioning.
Tho best receipt I know of for keep¬ ing a midshipman on terra firma is to tell him a story. Under favorable cir¬ cumstances I liave known tliis to -suc¬ ceed for two or three hours together, if it is done in tho open oir and among newly cut hay; the lines of hay, I sup¬ pose, remind them of waves ; for cer¬ tain it is I never knew a midshipman run oil' these lines, and I have tried tho experiment several times, and on more than one of these generally refrac¬ tory subjects.
Sometimes my brother could be drawn into relating a story himself; some adventure that he bad met with, or some wonderful thing that ho had seen ; for this sad midshipman, though scarcely yet fourteen ycars of age, had visited every (piarter of the globe, aud known both shipwreel: and toruado.
Once lie told me such a curious story, showing the value of pie-seiice of miud, that I wrote it down shortly afterwards, and I now olfer it to you, divested of nearly all the language of tho sea, its interest partly deiiend-s, in my mind, upon the fact (hat but for this singular presence of mind he probably would not have livcil to tell it.
" I suppose you have heard of Cunia- no'i" ho began ; ignorance on such sub¬ jects as terrestrial magnetism, naviga¬ tion, and the internal arrangements of a finoshipseimiingtoliis miud incon¬ sistent wilh knowledge on any other points.
"How can you ask .such aquestion?" I answered. ' Yes, of course, I have, and I have read an accouut of it in Humbolt; it is a town in the northern part of South America.
" Oh, well, I thought .you might uot know about It; at least I thought you might not know about the experimeuts that have been made there ; nbout tlio variations, and all that." Hethcnadiled .somelliing about a volcanic country, and tho "inclination," aud the "dip,'' and I thought I would uoteominitmy- self, so I merely said that I had read Sir John Boss's book, and how he went ill search of the magnetic poles.
"Oh. well," he answered, "then I need n't explain it to you. I did tell you that we lay oil' Cumano for some time, aud that wo were .sent up the country to that convent on the mouu- tain; Talbot and Owen ami I -were sent with the -second aud third lieuten¬ ants aud the doctor, to the heights above Cumano, with tho chronometers and the instruments. ""Was it a long journey ?" I inquired. "Xo, not loug, ouly dillicult; it took several days. Y'ou cannot thiuk wliat an extraordinary shore there is in that part of .South America. Wlien the tide goes out it uncovers acres of trees, their stems and lower branches are thickly incrustcd with slimy mud, and they live and grow in the salt water, They are mangroves, and have great, flap¬ ping, fleshy leaves, almost as thick as a person's liaiid. You never saw such unwholesome looking trees; tliey steam with the heat till the mud is dry and caked upon them, and then the tide comes up and wets it again.
"We traveled up the country ou mules; it w.as intensely hot, and so steep that once we begin to ascend the mountain that I.should no more liave thought the mules could climb up with us than I should have expected them to get up to the masthead, and yet they dill contrive it, and took the instru¬ ments too. When there were no trees for slielter the country w.as nothing but dead grass, dust, and rents cracked in ground—some of tliese rents were three feet acsoss and liad lizards hiding in them and crayfish—but under tho shade of the forest everything dripped with moisture, and wo were so wet when we came out that our clothes and the mules steamed visibly, but the sun dried it up.
" We spent three days at the convent on the mountain, and tlie monks were very kiud to us aud tried to teach us some of their Spanish words. I used to thiuk that the monks were dark, diguified fellows, solemn and rather si¬ lent ; but these were very greasy ones! and they had such dirty bauds and gowns, that I've no doubt soap must be very hard to get, ui) there, aud water too.
" There could not be a stranger place than that convent. It was built oil the flat piece of land at the top of the moun¬ tain, and about as largo as this field (four acres;) on three sides there was a precijiice, and if you walked to the edge you could see the Irees growing below, and tlie apes springing about them. Oil the fourth side you could drop stones into a tara or lake a thousand feet be¬ low you, and yet almost overhanging this lake is tlie path downward.
" You would hardly call it a path at all. Imagine tbe steepest descen L down which it would be po.ssiblo to slide without danger of tumbling head fore¬ most, nnd then imagine that upon it was built a wall thirty or forty feet high, and that the path was the top of the wall, and you will have a very good notion of wliat it was like.
"But do you mean that there re.ally was a w.all':?" I inquired,
"Oh, no; but I mean that up agreat partof that side of the mountain runs a sort of a sjiine of rock scarcely wide enough iu some places for two mules to walk abreast; it is Hat ou tlie toj) and bare of trees. The mountain itself is covered Willi such dense forest that you can imagine notliing like it here; in some parts tiie spine is higlier than the forest, and you look down ou the tops of tbe trees, in otliers they reaeli above it ami overshadow it.
"Well, we three youngsters were left with the old monks for a day after the rest of the party were gone down again; and then we set off, Talbot and Owen and I, with two Indians and twoof the fattest of the old monks, who seemed so infirm that it was surprising to see how well they rode. It was the most piping hot morning and thestillest tbat you can imagine wheu we rode out at the court-yard.of. the convent. ,We thought we never were to begin the de¬
scent; those monks were so afraid that we should be playing some tricks or getting ourselves hurt for want of care, that they-all collected routid us, their heads'Shaking at ns, and, with the, greatest gravity, trying to let us under-, stand.that we ought to be grave, and scriousj as it wehad not come up the very same path..: However, I must say it's ten tinies easier getting up than go¬ ing down,-andit was very Sind In the I old fellows to be BOirry to part'with us', for we .led them suchahfe while we were there; in fact, :our- clambering about nearly frightened them out of their wits.
" So otr wo set; and at first we made scarcely any way; the mules aro cun- riiug creatures, and would not goal step faster for coaxing or whipping; they stepped aiinig the spine as daintily as a lady who is afraid of wetting her feet, first a little to ono side, then to the other, so that I could have thrown my cap down right down into the water if I had liked, and I would havo done it, only ono cf the monks, when we frlght- eucd him, used to heave up such deep groans, that we all knew how thankful he would be when we were safe out of his hands.
"There arc two forests there, one' above the otber; firet, there are the trees with branches like our oaks and elms, only covered with flowers, large, white, yellow, and scarlet blossoms, great creepers twine over them; they are like cables, only greeu aud hairy, and here aud there bursting out with queer flowers, some like wax globes, some like tufts of feathers, others all thick and powdery, with red pollen strewing the ground beneath, and oth¬ ers dripping honey. This was under forest, out of it sprang fall trunks, bare, like mists, and spread out their tops just like umbrellas held out to shade under tho trees from the sun.
" We were nearly au hour going down the first thousaud feet to the lake; after that, the way was not so steep, and the spine of the rock was lower, for the trees of the upper forest overshadowed us. Nothing seemed to live in them; liut the under forest swarmed with monkeys, squirrels, lizards, yellow snakes, birds and butterflies. You can not think what a noise and fuss was goingonarouud us; it was perfectly stunning. First we would come to a whole llock of blue parrots with rose- colored top knots; they were tearing to pieces a quantity of wliite, fleshy llowers with their strong beaks, and feeding on a yellow seed that was in them. Sometimes they were perfectly white with tliese flowers, and not one was left on the tree, while the birds sat On tiie boughs absolutely panting with the toil of tearing them up. Next we would come to a wliole tribe of little monkeys, screaming, and squalling and boxing one another's ears, and alto¬ gether making such a distraction that tho cockpit, when wo are all making as much noiso as wo possibly can, is nothing toil."
!' This I thought was saying a good deal for the monkeys, and so 1 intima¬ ted to my brotlier.
"Ah, wait till you hear those mon¬ keys," was his reply; "in the hardest gale that ever blew, when the canv.ass was tearing and the spars splitting; I'll engage myself to say they would have been Iieard as clearly as in a calm."'
" But the noise subsided as itbecame hotter, and at noonday there was not a sound in the forest; and It was droll to see the cockatoos hanging to the branch¬ es by their beaks, just like game In a sliop, and with the white film half drawn over their eyes, sliowing as plain¬ ly as possible that they were so hot that they did not know wliat to do with themselves.
",At noon we came intoasortof bow¬ er ill a level place; it was perfectly overhung, and the trees were so matted and laced up with the creepers that not an inch of sky could be seen nor a waft of air felt; drops of water fell from tbe leaves, and a warm steam arose from everylhing. But there was a perfect shade, anil .as there was abundantroom for us all t« sit down and rest and uu- .saddle the mules, we did all we could to persiuade the monks to rest thc-c.— Besides, we were hungry, aud we kept putting our fingers to our mouths, and telling ius well as we could that we want¬ ed something lo eat; but they shook their heads ami made ns nuilerstand that this pl.aee was infesled with sn.ake.s.
" We looked out from under the trees, and there again hi tlie glare of the sun¬ beam was tlie spine of rock, now wiiid- inj;downw.ard3,almost across the moun¬ tain ; the heat striking up from itniade our eyes burn and our head ache; but it was not very steej) now, aud it was nearly as broad as the turn])ike roads licro, so that I could have got down by the help of my hand and the plauts,— So oil' we set again ; and now, as there was uo danger, we went .as we liked, md I led the way.
"I noticed a great lump of .something lying in tlie path; it was as big asa calf, of a gray color and covered with white; if Ithmight about it at all, I thought il was a stoue. I never aliso- lulely looked at it till wc ¦were within one pace of it, and then my eyes seemed drawn to it, nud fixed upon it. It was a serpent. The mule sprung back and snorled; liercyeslookedius if lliey would stall I'rom her head.
Tliere .she lay, the odious thing, .sleek and fat, all coiled upaud knotted, and her little eyes leering at roe with a horrid smile in them. It could not havo been more than ono moment that I sat gapingatlier, butltseemedayear, and then iho mule cried outalmostliko a human creature, and turned rouud and tore up past the other mules, strain¬ ing and stumbling, aud still uttering tliat fearful cry till in twoor three uilii- utcs we were up again in that level place; and I turned .and saw all the other mules but one tearing up tlie as¬ cent, and poor little Owen straining up on foot.
" Thero was dust in the road—first I saw only that—theu in the twinkling of an eye I saw Owen's mule creeping up slowly, and my first thought was wonder whero the serpentcould be, and my next, wonder at the tremendously long tail that this mule was trailing af¬ ter lier. In another instant this tail was reared up and brandished over her back, and sho AV.as sprawling on the read; and the tail was that great ser¬ pent. Directly the serpent aud the mule vrnro rolled up together Into one mass, and rocking from sido to side, and writliin.g and struggling. At last— thewrciched mule kicking still—they both fell together over the edge of tho precipice, .and went plump into the top ofa tree, and while we sat quaking .lud looking on, they crashed down from thence, and rolled among the ferns and canes and wero lost.
"II was a horrid sight; and when I got over my surprise a little, I found we had all dismounted, and that Owen was standing wringing his hands and cry¬ ing with all liis might; and then, after that, he slopjied and bufstout laughing till he made him.self cry again.
"Of course we did uot like those old niJiiks to see an English boy crying, and -ive kept patting him on the back, talking io liim. At last he seemed to wake up all ou a sudden and begin to look about himself.
"' Well, old fellow,' Talbot said to liim, ' how .are you now?'
" • Oh,' he said,' I'm all right. AVhat are we waiting for?'
"But presently he remembered all about it. Ho was lost, it seems, and as eacli mule came up to the serpent it shied and dashed up tho ascent, but his mule actually put her foot into the middle of tlio creature, slid it down amoug the sleek folds, and at ouce seemed paralyzed, and never stirred, but kept gazing atthe thing .as it un¬ curled itself and began to hiss softly.
" Owen said he did not remember how be got otr, nor uuytbing else, till he found us all shaking him, and tell¬ ing him that he was quite safe; and he kept -shivering and crying out wliile be described the soi'pent's eyes, ' Oh, the his-sing minister! I hate her—I do hate her!' And, do you know, it hasseemed to mc rather shocking ever since, tiiat instcail of feeling thankful that we were all .safe, I couhl think of nothing but that text in Ihe Bible abont Ham.-ii
" What text, my dear boy ?'- him.
I asked
Wliy that account of how Hainan came home aud told his wife about his riches and his honors, and the dislinc- tions tliat tho king had conferred iijion him, and then ended by saying, 'But all this avails me uothiiig so long .as I seo Mordeeai the Jew sitting iu the king's gate.'
" I cannot see any connection be¬ tween tlie text and the serpent," I ob¬ served; '.'how came you to think of such a subject? "
" It flashed into my mind directly, and I thought to myself, what is this world to live in, if sucli odious reptiles as this are to share:it with us. How I did loathe that serpent; It quite cur¬
dles niy blood even now when I think of her!" ,, i
"' I have often hebrd people speak of that peculiar hatred,' I replied, -'and refer It to tho enmity that God placed between the serpent ond theseed of tho woman. .   ;      .     ; .
" Yes; so the ohapliilh' told us after¬ wards. • I have often "heard lions and tigers roar, when I have been keeping the middle watch',-and have felt,ago<)d deal, of fear, ahd,a'adrt of iiespectfor tbem, hut not;dIsgust. It waa grand in the dark to listen; it made one think, 'Oh, you jolly old fellow, I'm glad you are not crushing my bones!' IJutwhen you have once heard a serpent hiss, aud seen his sleek body and the hideous leer In his eyes, it does uot seem enough to liave escaped, only to have looked iit him sometimes makes yon feel ill for days afterwards with disgust and fear.
" But I was going to tell you what a brave thing Talbot did; aa long as I live I shall always think it was the bravest thing that could be, and I shall respect him as much as any grown-up mau, though he Is only two years older than I am.
I told you that we had all dismounted In that sliady place; the mules were standing huddled together, but we were In no fear of the serpent, for we know she would not (luil her prey ; so wo all sat dowu, and the kind oid monks broke ofl' some branches, and wo all began to fan ourselves with tlieiu, while they got out some provisions. Tliero was a sort of patty, made of the flesh of igua¬ nas—very nice these creatures are, I cau tell you—aud thon there was some cake of Indian corn, and some baked parrots; but just as we put the very first mouth- lul into our mouths, Talbot started up as though ho was perfectly astonished, and said to us, ' Wiiy, youngsters, we shall never be ou board of the siiip by sundown if we stop to rest Iiere, and you know what the orders were ;' aud iu an instant he threw down his ciussava and bread, and began to saddle one of the mules with all his might. Wo were extremely surprised ; we did not know that the order had been at all urgent. The monks too were surprised; they arose with many bows, and .as plainly as possible let him understand that it was their wish and inteution to rest. But the more they said the faster Talbot saddled. Their bows and politeness changed to anger, aud slill the saddles went on; they thought he could not undei-stand, but they understood that he was perfectly bent upon setting ofl' again forthwith, and boy .as he was, they did not seem to know what to do to prevent it. We were rather sullen at beingso disturbed; but Talbot's manuer and determination so ara.azcd us, th.at when he ordered Owen to get up and mount the poor little fellow obeyed in¬ stantly. Talbot struck the mule with a whip and ofl she set down the spine. "Now then," he said to me, " up with yon, T—, your mule's ready." He was trembling with hnri'y and impatience. "No," I said, "it suits me to wait a little longer." I shall never forget his face then, it seemed to express so many thiugs—terror, entreaty, and determi¬ nation. " I've uo time to wait," he said, "but if you don't mount this in¬ stant, T—, I mii£t strike you." Ho was far stronger than I, but as he lifted up the whip I knocked up the handle and it fell. Instantly he turned to the In¬ dians, they obeyed him aud set oft' without a word, theu the astonished monks, casting melancholy eyes on the provisions, were somehow made to mount I dou't know how he did it; but I suppose tliey wero so ama'^ed at his hehaviorand his audacity, that tliey had no sense left to contend; and Tal¬ bot gave each mule sucli a blow at part¬ ing, that she set off at full speed.
" 'And then he turned to mo. 'Now, then,' hesaid, 'there is but one mule left for both of us; mount and be quick. I felt that he h.ad no right to command, aud I was angry and astonished. I fixed my eyes on him for a moment; Ilia whole face seemed to be changed by his impatience, and worked and ijuivered Willi it. I heard the pattering hoofs of the other niule.s, they were still audible. If I could have known ! 'No,' I said to him, 'I will nol go till 1 have an expla¬ nation.'
"Very well, then," he .answ-cred, " there it is.' lie had already got his hand ou my shoulder to urge my mount¬ ing , lie now turucd his eyes towards tiie most shady and secluded end oflhe bower, .and there—oh, it makes me cold to think of It!—there, on a rock, folded and reposing, lay another serpent, just like the one we had seeu before. It was watching us, and bathing ils long, slen¬ der tongue in a narrow sunbeam. In¬ stead of siiringing up and setting oft" for my life, 1 could not atir, nor breatlio, uor get my eyes away from the fearful creature; but Talbot dragged me U]>-by main force, and mounted behind me; and ofi' wo went slowly—oh, how slowly !
"Wehad no whip to urge on the mulo with, for I had dropped it wlien I snatched it from Talbot, aud I shall never forget tho terrors ofthe next five minutes. At last the mule caii.gbt sight ofhcrcompanionsaudmeiiilcdher pace, and in a few minutes we camo to an open sward, whereonlyafewlrecswere scattered here and tliere.
"When lie had found a re.ally .safe place where the rock sheltered us, and where thcrejwere no crevices in which auy creature could hide itself, we all lay down aud Talbot made an apology to the monks; aud I contrived to ex- laiu to them wliat he had doue. They wero exceedingly deliglitcd with his presence of mind, aud kept repealing, Muschaehilo mio, Musc.huchitn mio."*
"Talbot told us that he saw the ser¬ pent the moment the iirovisons were .served up, and was so frightened at first that for an Instant ho thouglit of spriuj.':- ing on a mule, dashing down tlie .slope again, and then turning nmiid When he was safe to warn ns of our danger. As he really did something so iiidid'or- ent, I think Itwas very lionorablo of him to confess this first intention."
" Yes indeed," I replied; "and I think ho showed wonderful presence of mind and a noble courage."
"I was sure you would say so. Ho said that he theu considered the confu¬ sion and fright we should all be in- rushing this way and that way, some runuing down on foot, others hinder¬ ing ouo another, perhaps frighteuing the mules and letting them run away -and .you must remember our lives al¬ most deiiended on these mules; we could not get either u]) or down the moiintain with tlieui; and then you must remember, loo, that Owen, .after the fright he had, was uot iit formuch. If it had been any other wild animal, of course he would have told us at once; hut, as it was a serpent, he fe.ared we should be paralyized, and if not that, get dispersed and fall over the preci¬ pice, besides, he hoped at first that it was asleep, and dreaded lest any noise should awaken it. As for me, my be¬ havior when he was bbliged to show it to mo makes me think I should not have escajied. I shall always think that Talbot saved my life, for the ser¬ pent was beginning to uncoil him.self."
" Tliere can be very littlo doubt that he did," said I, "and almost probably he was asleep when Talbot Jfirst saw him, and might halio been awoke by the noise you made in quarrelling to¬ gether."
" We were told afterwards that thoso ash colored serpenta aro believed always to live in pairs," proceededmy brother, " for wlieu one is killed, another is al¬ most sure to bo seen about the same spot."
" 1 hope after this second escape you did not think of Hanian?" I observed.
"No, I didn't," .said my brother, with much more tliougbtfiil face than was common with him.
" When you think of the fear .and hatred with wliich you regarded the serpent," I continued, "you should con¬ sider that this enmity was implaiiled because our first parents were tempted to sin, by Satan, under the form of a .serpent; and that it is sin which we ought to fear and dre.ad, far more than the serpent, whicli can inflict no in¬ jury, excepting lo the body. You shiiiild be grateful, too, that the iiroiii- iae given so long ago has been fuUiilled hy our Itedeenier—tlie ])l'Oiniso that 'the seed of the woman should bruise (lie serpent's head.'"
"Yes," said my brotlier; "that ivas what the ship's cliaplaiii -saUl to us when we came on Imard."
And so ended my brotlier's slory.
•My bravo boy, or brave fellow.
A bright, pretty and intelligeutgirl, thirteen years of ago, a few evenings ago while endeavoring to master a difli- cult lesson at her home in German towu, was suddenly strnck with brain fever and fell helplessly upon the lloor. Tills young girl died, from overtaxed mind, aud we Jiope this case will prove a warning to both parents and children. The youug mind should not be taxed beyond Ita capacity.
LONELY.
Sitting lonely, over lonely. .   Waiting, waiting for ouo only. Thus I mourn the wcai-y momentfl possingby; And tho heavy evening gloom Gathers slowlydn the room, Taky.
And the chiU November darkness dims tho Now countless bnsy feet Cross each other In the street, Andlwatch the faces Ulttlng}>iuit tlio door; ¦EUttJio step Ihat'ling'erednlghtly. . 'And: the band that'rapp'd so iightl.r/ ,   And tho eyes tbat boaniodao brightly, ¦¦.Come no morel"':
By the flrcHghl'Bfltfdl gleaming ¦' 1 nm dreamlng.ever dreaming,
And tho rain Is slowly falling all around; Aud voices that are nearest. Of friends the best and dearest,
Appear to havo a strango and distand sound. Now the weary wind Is sighing. And themurkydayisdylng.    |tiiy door;
Aud the wltliered leaves llo scatlcrred ronnd ilut that voice wlio.so whlsper'a greeting Ket this heart so wildly beating At eaeh fond and frequent meeting, Comes no more!
EOE THE LITTIK FOLKS.
UNCi.EBLUE JACiCIST'S DUCK-BOAT.
" Sliot seven ducks dead atone shot?
0 Uncle Blue Jacket! how could you do that?" said my nephew Tom, one day after he had told me about shooting a loon.
" Well," said I, "that's a long yarn, my boy."
"O, do let's liave it, uncle, for that's some shooting."
¦'Tills was the w.ay of It. In the summer of ]8()4, after Old Salamander had passed Forts Morgan and Gaines, at the eutrance to Mobile Bay with his fleet—"
"Bnt, uncle, who is Old Salaman¬ der"'"
"Why, Admiral Farragut."
"What do you call him Old Sala¬ mander for?"
" Because he li.as stood moro fire with¬ out getting hurt than any other per¬ son."
' Oh!"
'I was one of the junior ollicers of the gunboat Nonesuch,, aud as she was a light-draft vessel, she with several others was sent up the bay above Point Clare to watcli thellebels about Mobile City. We had heard that there were two bloekade-runuera In Blakelv Biver —which empties into Mobile Bay on the eastern side—that they were laden with cotton, and were going to try to run past tlie fleet and get to sea some dark niglit; so each one of the gun¬ boats used tosendoutapicket-boatevery night, with an armed crew, to watch the inoutli of this Blakely River; for altliough our gunboats drew but little water for sea-going vessels, they could not get into this river, ou account of a sand-bar at its mouth; but the block- ade-rnnners could get oat, because they wero much smaller vessels, than the gunboats. After we had watched there .some time, spending long, cold nights in our boats, aud hadn't seen a Bebcl, much lessa bloekade-runuer, one night we chaps on picket discovered lighta on the land at some distance up the river, and as they didn't move about, aud were quite large, we concluded that they were the camp-fires of llebel .soldiers. Next morning, on going back to our ships, we reported to our cap¬ tains about the camp-fires, and were told to' keeiia bright lookout' on them. So it happened for several nights. I''Inall.v, 1 became so .anxious to kuow what those lights were, that I made np my miud to ask my captain's iieriiiis- siou to go UJ) there and see. None of the picket-boats dared go above Blakely lliver bar.' The morning after I had mado up my mind to request permis¬ sion to go above the b.ar, I asked the oflicer of the deck if I miglit see the captain, and on receiving permission I went into his cabin. As .soon .as I en¬ tered he .said, 'Take a seat, Mr. Blue Jacket. What do you wish to see me about ?'
"'Captain L , I want your per¬ mission logo up I'.Iakeiy Biver to-night far euough to find out what those liglits arc'
"He looked at me a moment, I thought, as if he wore going to say, ' You can retire, sir. AVheii I want to know what those lighls aro I'll send some one to Iiud out;' but he didn't; he smiled a little and .s.aid, 'How do you propose to go, sir?'
"Now, all night in tho picket-boat T had been thinkiugof that question, and had formed this plan. On lioard the Nonesuch was a bay ]>ilot, a colored man, who, before tho licet passed the forts, used to fish, catch oysters, and carry .wood from the little creeks aiuI bayous at Ihe uppereudof the bay for the Mobile.market. Now, he knew every incliof water and foot of shore about there: ' When the Yankees come,'as he called the arrival ofthe fleet, he left Mobile-City one dark, .stormy night in a little canoe, which would hold hut two. persous if tlicy knew liow to m.dhage it, and it -would not hold one if he ilidii't; it w.as alog just scooped put and sliarpcned at both, ends, not meant to be rowed, but pad-, died. In this thing, the jiilrit joined our ship one inoruingV'lcaving-it on board. I meant to enlist the pilot in my 'cxpiditiou,' if 1 could, land we'd go ill tlie canoe. So :I told the captain; he asked if the jiilotwould go; but as
1 hadn't a.sked iiiih'of course I could notauawcr.' However, the captain sent me to findoiit,andaway Iweut tohave .an interview with the pilot. I found hira on the hnrrieane-deck jnst abaft one of the paddle-boxes.'Iishing, as he always was when the ship was at an¬ chor.
: " 'Pilot, let's lake tlie canoe to-night and go up Blakely Ris-er aud find out what the Rebs are doing there iu tiiose woods with fires every night.'
"He looked at me out the corner of his eye, gave a little laugh, and said, 'Iknow what dem pizeii r.askilH is at well's if I was dar dis minit'
"'What.are they at?'
"'Mr. Blue Jacket, on top dathill you sue jest ober de nose of dat barker' (pointing over tlie muzzle of a nine-inch gun iu broadside on the spar-deck)' is old Fort Spanish ; dey don't use dat fort now, but dey's gwiiie to .'ioon, and down near de shore, iviiar you see dem lighlsebry night, dem raskils is buildin auoder fort, sure.'
" J)o you think so. Pilot?'
"'Sai'fin, sail.'
" ' Well, will you come with me to¬ night, ifl can get pormissioii ?'
'"Course, and you see if dey isn't doiu jest wli.at I tell you.'
"1 went hack to the cabin, and told the captain what the pilot had said about the Rebs buildlnga fort, and then he was sent for to eoiiie to the cabin.— After a great many questions by the captain, he gave me permi-ssion to go, but thought we could n't get ready un¬ til the next niglit, as the canoe and liaddie must be painted white, and ive rau.st be dressed all in white."
" What was tliat for'?" said Tom.
" Because a white object on the w.ator iu the uiglit, especially if low down, is more difllcult to be seen than au object of any other color.
" However, by pntting spirits of tur¬ pentine in the paint, we had the canoe dry by night; aud great was the curi¬ osity on board tiio siilp, among both ollicers anil men, to know where we were going and what we meant lo do. The pilot told the men he was goiug on shore to see his wife, while I told the ollicers I thought of attending a lecture on the Lost Arts by AVendell I'hillips atMobilo. When nightcaine, and our picket-boat was about to leave
the shij), I told Mr. G , who was
going iu cliarge of her, th.at about twelve o'clock I'd give him a call, and that he mustn't tako to much noise in hailing me. He said, 'All right 1' and went away to his station. I turned in about nine o'clock, after seeing everytliiiig sliip-sbape for the expedition, but you in.ay know I didn't -sleep a wink. At eleven I got up, dressed myself in my uniform, and then pulled on a pair of wliite trousers and a wliile saek-coat over it; I drew a wliile linen cover over my cap, the visor of whicli had been paintetl whito; in each coat pocket I put a navy revolver, and overinyaliouldor I slung a pair of night gla-sses, the leather on them nicely cov¬ ered with white linen; my .shoes even hail two or three coals of white paint, and felt as still' on my feet as if made of wood. Going on deck, I found the pilot equijiped in like manner, witli the exception of thouiglit-giasses. Our canoe was put overboard and hauled up to the gangway, when the oflicer of the deck informed mc the captain wished to see me. On walking toward tlie cabin I found him near the nine-inch pivot guu.
"' You sent for me, sir?'
" ' Yes. Don't run any unnecessary risks, tiooil night, and good luck to you.   You can siioveofl', sir.'
" t started for the gangway, reported to (lie oflicer of the deck that I had permission to leave the sliip and take tlie pilot with me.
"'Very good, sir; your boat's ready;' then, dropping the oflicer and ptitting oh the messmate, he remarked,  'Be
bock to breakfast, won't you ? If you ain't back In a week, where ahall I send your b.aggage ?'
" ' LIbby Prisou. Good night' As I was stepping in the gangway, Marlin (one of the bo'suu's mates, and a great favorite of mine, because he was captoln of my hundred-pounder Parrott) camo ont from under the hurricane-deck with, a white' paint-brush in his hand aitd; said,' Y'^ourself, boat, and crew are all in white, except the pilot's face; shall I give him a lick or two of tbls, sir?'   '
"'No; clear out!' and I wentdown' tlie gangway ladder, stepped carefully In the bow of the canoe, and took my seat. Tlie pilot was already in his place,' so the moment I got seated we shoved off from the ship's side, the pilot using, the paddle, while I directed hira how to go, by looking at' the lay of the land,' at the same time keeping a bright look¬ out for picket-boats. It was rather un¬ comfortable sailing, for wo could only move our arms and lie.ads. If we should happen to move our bodies, over would go tile canoe, and we should h.ave to hang on to her uutil morning before we could be seen and taken olf by our boats. It was astonisliing to me, who had never beeu in a canoe before, to experience the rapidity of tlie motion produced by that single j)addle, aud lo see how perfectly she was steered by it. We neither of us spoke for nearly an hour, when I said, iu a wliisper, ' Boat on our starboard bow; starboard a little; ao. Hold on, let's .sec if I can make her out' I could only make out it was a boat, but what one was a mystery, so I told the pilot to 'give way,' and we began approaching the stranger very cautiously, I all the time keeping my night-glasses on him. Soon I made it out to be our boat, wliispered to tlie pilot, 'Go easy,' and lie bringins tho canoe, 'liead on,' wo coutinued to crawl up until I imagine we were within at leasta hundred yards of our picket-boat, .and they had n't seen or heard us. We lay there for a few minutes, aud then I said, in an ordinary voice, 'Boat ahoy! Wliat boat's that ?'
" • Nonesuch.   What boat's that ?'
"' Blue J.acket'
"'AU right; come 'lougsidc'
"Wepaddled up to the ])icket-boat,
and after Mr. G  had expressed his
surprise at our getting so near without being seen or heard, I told him I was goiug up tlie river a short distance, and would stop on my way back. I bade him keep a good lookout and uot fireou me, for it was dangerous approacliiiig our pickets from above, .as an enemy Was most looked for from that direction. Away we went, heading for the marsh ou the left of Blakely River cliauuel, intending to keep clo.sc lu under the shadow of the high grass, and to be ready to dod.ge into it, should we find it necessary to liidc from anytliing. The laud on the east shore of the riyer is quite high, and wooded to llie water; on the west is a large marsh extemliiig .acro.ss tiie head of the bay to Mobile River, on the west hank of which is the city of Mobile. We were soon skirling along the marsh, the pilot paddling rapidly, and so silently 1 could n't hear his paddle enter or leave the water, and my sen.se of heaiingabout tbat time was very acute. You may rest assured the night-glasses never left my eyes now, aud I kept sweeping the river ahead of us from shore to shore, for any llebel boats that might be .about watching for 'Yankees'as we were watchingfor tliem. We had gonea full milealong the marsli when Ihe pilot suddenly headed the canoe for the grass, and in the twink¬ ling of nn eye we were among it Pilot whispered, 'Dar'sa boat abont yerc; don'tyou hear do em's?'
" ' Head her out a bit, I can'tsec'; for my back was toward the river, and X dared not turn rnnnd for fear of capsiz¬ ing the canoe. With one stroke of the paddle the bow of the canoe was pointed so that I could look up stream, aud there, about a liundred yards ahead of us, just emerging from the dark shadow cast by the land, w.-is a large boat pull¬ ing directly across tho stream. For an ihslant I thbuglit itwas coining for us; but no, it w.as going loo slowly to be iu ptirsuii;; so, instead of dropping my iiight-glassps and seizing my reveivorsj as I was about to do, 1 walched the bo.at iUi closely aa a cat watched a bird she is about to spring upon ; only I did not intend lo .spring upou thatlilrd. On came tho bout iinlil she got quite near the marsh ahead of where wo lay, and so near to us I conld count her eight oars on a side, sec lier coxswain and the oflicer in her stem sheets, tlien,;slie slowly rounded to and slnrted back. After she had entered the shadow of tho land, I whispered to tlie pilot, ' Rebel -picket, eh ?'
- " ' Yes, .s'n7(. .Set mighty still iu dis yere caiiiie now, 'cause make trnbble if we turn over and-splash in de water'; and thcii I heard the pilot giving vent to .suppressed laughter. X thought,'Old chap, it's a queer Lime {or you to laugh. If tlio.se "pizen raskils" in tliat boat caught you, they'd give you short shrift; for you're a nigger sliowing a Y'aiikee around.' Pretty soon back came the boat, just as she had done before, turned, and crossed to the land.
"' Pilot, when shegetsovernext lime make a run and get above her; we must find out what's above tlioso fires.'
" ' Yes, sail.'
" 'Back camo the Rebel boat, turned, and rowed for the land side, when she was just entering the shadow of the shore opposite, out shot onr canoe, and away we went, close along tiie marsh toward the lighls, as silently as aghost! We rounded a pointof marsh. In among the grass, pointed the bow toward the land, aud stopped.
'" Jfr. Blue Jacket,' whispered the pilot, 'you can see all you want to from yere, deii we muss git back; sliip's a loug -way from dis, and dat debble's boat to slip ii.ass agiiu'
"You see I had been so intent ou watching tliat boat and the river I liad paid no atlentioii to the lights; now, however, I levelled my glasses at them; lliey were a litlle above us, back from the shore, on fjiiite high grouud, -n-itli ground .still higher behind them' and woods all about. Occasionally I could see forms pass hefore the fires, and that was about all; the trees hid everything beside. We stayed a long lime watch¬ ing, but seeing notliing else, we com¬ menced crawling back, close to the shore all tlie time until we got round the point, when we weut into the grass to watch for the boat; soon she hove in sight from out tbo shadow, came over near the m.ar-sh, and went back again.
"' Now for ic. Pilot; let lier go!' aud away we glided past tho rebel picket- line in safety. Wecontinued ourcourse until we got below the point of the m.arsli, when I said ' Oars.'
" Tlie pilot stopped the canoe with two backward strokes of Ihc jiaddlo and whispered,' Does you see auythiug, sab ?'
"'No; I waut to lell you we'll go 'longside our picket-boat aud let Mr.
G I;now the Rebs haveaboatabove
here; if it ventures down near the bar to give it a dose.of Sharp's rille bullets. Ain't you tired?'
"' Tired ? No, sah; could paddle dis canoe a week.'
"Wc spoke our picket boat without auy trouble, and learning it waa three o'clock, we started for the Nonesuch.- Wlien she hove in sight I said to the pilot, " Let's see how close we can get lo her witliout being seen." We jiad- dicd very slowly and quielly, forltisn't an easy job lo elude eight lookouts, and that Is tlie uumber wo had every niglit —oue on cacli bow, one ou each p.addle- box, one In each gangway, and ouo on each quarler, beside llic quartermasler and the oflicer of the deck on the liur- licane-deck. After we had got so close we could distinctly see all the lookouts, excepting those ou llie bows (we were approcliing the ship's stern), tho pilot p.addleil more rapidly, and soon, 'Boat ulioy!' rang out Hliari) and quick.
"' Blue Jacket'
"'Ay, ay, sir;' .and beforo the nies- sciigei'-lmy could get to the gangway Willi a lanleru wc shot up to the lad¬ der, and I was on deck reiiorting my return (o ihe ollicer, who informed me the captain wished to .see mo in the cabin :Ls soou :us 1 returned. As I was goiug down tlie cabin-stairs I heard the oflicer of tlie deck singout,' Come lierij, the after-guard, and get thisBIue Jack¬ et on deck,' meaning the canoe.
"1 fouiiil tlio captain reading, and after hearing my report, said he, 'To¬ morrow niglit you can take the launch and go bring down that Rebel picket- boat Don't say anything about what you've seen or done'
"' Very good, sir,;' .and away I went for my state-room and some sleep.
"The next morning at daylight six men were at work painting our launch white, olhers were painting her oars and tbu howit'/.er slide, while others were making new Ihrumb-roats for muffling the oars. After quarters the executive oflicer (or first lieutenant) told me I might pick out a crew forthe launch instead of taking her regular
crew. I -went among the men, and when I saw a man I wanted to go I put this question, 'Want to go with me in the launch to-night?' and Invariably the reply was a quick ' Yes, sir.'
"' Very well; you wanta white frock (shirt), trousers, cap, and slioes.  Word WiU be passed when you're to be ready.' "'Ay, ay,sir.'
" The report had got around among the-'bther gunboats, by their omcers visitingion toard of us during the day, of an. expedition fitting out from the Nouesuch ; but no one except Captain
L , tlie pilot, and Mr. Bluejacket
knew where it was going. This report created great excitement among the other shiiis' companies. Our caiitain being the senior olficer present, could keep hia own counsel. At dark that night the launch waa lowered, the how¬ itzer and ammunitiou were aboard, ev¬ ery one of the crew, dressed iu white and armed with a Sharp's rille and navy re¬ volver, waa in hia place, aud Mr. G	
aud the pilot at tlie gangway, ready to get iu, when I went to the cabin to re¬ ceive my final orders. The launch's crew that night consisted of twenty men to row, the captain of the howit¬ zer to keep a lookout ahead, a cox¬ swain to steer, the pilot, Jfr. G , and
myself. After gettingmy final in.struc- tionslcameon deck and reported to the oflicer of the deck, 'Tlio picket-bo.at is ready to shove oil'.'
" ' Very good, sir; you can shove off when you please.'
"The pilot, Mr. G , and I took
our seats In tlio stern-sheets, aud I told the coxswain to shove oft' and steer as the pilot directed.
" • Up oars ! Sliove off'; and as soon as we wero clear of the ship's side, 'Let fall, give way jiort, back star¬ board '; after getting headed properly the coxswain ordered, ' Give wa^- to¬ gether' ; and away we -went' to gobble lip' tho Rebel pickot-boat T forgot lo tell you the howitzer was loaded with shrapnel cut for fivo seconds." "What's that?"
"It is a shell filled with bullets, aud the fuse cut so the shell will explode fivo seconds afier it leaves the gun, scattering the bullets in every direction. " We went to the usual station of the picket-boat, and there remained uutil about tun o'clock, when we got under way aud pulled for the lower end of the marsh. We had n't been rowing more than l\ve minutes when the pilot came and sat down uear me and re¬ marked, ' Won't see any Rebel boat to¬ night, sah.' "'Why'?'
" ' Got sou'e.ast wind uow; in fifteen minutes do fog'11 be so tick ean cut it wid a knife.'
" And sure enough, almost before we could see the grass on the marsh the fog came sweeping in from tliu.sea, hiding the laud from us entirely; but I con¬ cluded to go on, keeping as close as I could lo itlio marsh without getting aground; —you see I could n't go nearly so close to the marsh witli the launch as with the canoe, because the launcli drew a greatdcal more water. Finally, the fog became so dense we could n't see tho marsli with the launch scraping on thogroiind. We had a nine-inch solid shot forau aclior, wliich wo lowered over the bow, after getting in deeper water, tlien made our arrangements to wait until the fog lifted. Tlie four men on each side nearest the stern kept their oars in their hands, ready to use them at moments notice: tlie six meu on a side forward had tiieir oars laid in, llieir rifiles iu their bauds, aud revol¬ vers ready ; the captain of the guu was to hft tlie anchor, the pilot was to lake tho liller in ea.sp anything liappened to
the coxswain, Mr. G was to aa
aetas my lieutenant, while .all hands were to keep a good lookout and tlieir ears open for any sound. All night lung we sat tiiere without hearing or seeing anything else but ourselves and the fog. When it began to grow light in (he cast wo got U)) our nnchor and started for the ship, about as di.sgusleil a lot of chaps as could be imagined. We liad been rowing slowly for somo lime, when we rodiided the lo\yer end ofthe m.ai'sh and came into the midst of tbe largest flock of ducks I oversaw; .some of I hem were struck wilh the oai'.s, and, strange to s.ay, did n't attempt tolly, butoiilypaddledout of our way, with such a quacking as you never heard. I jumped np and sang out, 'Oai'.s, Marlin; point that howitzer at those diicks and lire.'
"Ill an iii.stant, boom ! went the how¬ itzer, aud live second after, bang! The shell had burst among a lot of theni; theu tlie wliole llock rose wilh sueh a spla.sliing and quacking il could be heard a long w.ay oil'; we iiicked iiii six dead ones and one that died soon afier. When we again started for tlie shiii I thdiight, 'They've heard llial gun, and will thiuk we're in some Iroiible; bnt never mind, roast duck for-, dinner.' I'resently the lookout forward sung out, '•Ship ahead, sir!'
" 'All right; give her a.wide berth, coxswain ;1l's llie l!nll-dog.'
"Idid n't-vvaut them lo see us and ask us what we'd  been firing at; but tliey did and hailed,' Biiatalmy ! What' Imal's tliat?' "' Oai'S, Nonesuch.' " ' All right'
"'Give away; lively, lads, lively!' and away we went; but, as I expected, the. oftlcer of the deck of the Bull-dog hailed again,' Wliat did you slioot at, sir?'
"I jumiied up iutlie stern-sheets, pointed excitedly astern, made my inouth go as if talking, tlien maile Iiiiu hear, 'Killed aevou; got them in the launch.'
" We hadn't been on board our own ship tliree minutes before a boat from the Bull-dog, with an ollicerin charge, who came alongside and reported to the ollicer that lie was sent for the particu¬ lars of the fight. Our oflicer 'took' Immediately, and, thinking there was some joke on foot, replied, 'I liave n't heard the particulars yet; Mr. Bine Jacket is in tlie cabin making his re- jiort.'
"'Where are the killed? Can't I see tbem ? He said there were seven ?' " ' O, I'll show you the killed.' "And, taking him up to where the dead ducks were, he said, ' There they are; poor fellows! Pi(y tbey had n't been killed fighting for the old flag, eh ?'
. " Tho BuU-dog's oflicer looked blank for a iuomeut,,ihen, seeing the joke, said,'I'll shove oil'if you please, sir.' ¦"Y'es. Come and see us again; any time after dinner to-d.ay.'
" It wasn't long before the joke got wind among the rest of the ships, and for a long time a Bull-dog could n't be seijii •witliout being asked if he'd 'seen tlie killed on board the Nonesuch.' To squaro yards with us the Bull-dogs al¬ ways called our launch' Mr. Blue Jack¬ et's Duck-Boat' "
" liut, uncle, did n't you ever capture the rebel picket-boat ? " . "Ah, my boy, that is loo iongayarn to spin now; some other (inie perhaps I '11 lell you that."—0«)' i'oung Pot/ts.
LE6AL NOTICES.
AnjiririsTitATOifs notuck.
Estate of Elizabeth  Dietricli,  lalo of West Cocalico township, deceased.
LE]rrTER.Sof administration on snid cslntc having heen grauteil Lotheundci'slguMl.all personsinilcbl.edtlii!reloarGrc(jn&sU'd UMnjiko immediate paymenl.and thoso li.avliigchilms ordemands against tliesame will prcsentlliem without delay for settlement to tlie Uliflersign- cd residing in said t4iwiishlp. _
IJKNfty EIP.TRirH.    ¦ mar9G*t)7. ,, .Aduilnislnitor.
AD3IINISTn.»T«»If« SrOTICE.
Estateof Samuel O. Bare, late of Earl township, deceased.
TETTKimof adniinislratlon on snld eslato J having been gr:uili,d lothe undersigned, all personsinrleljted tlici'clo arereriiicslcd lo make lininedialesettii'ineiit.aiid those Iiaving claims (,rdctn.ands ngninst the snme. will prc- scutl.iicm willKintdelay forsettleinent to llic nndci'sigiied, residing In saiil townslilp.
KT.IZA A.NN llAItK, UANIKL KII'B. roiir2C'tli; Ailniliiistralors.
KXF.«;ii'r«RS- WOTICE.
Estate of Jaiiiib Warfel, late of Coiieg- tog.a township, deceased.
I' ETTKIlsteslainentaryonsatil eslato hnv- jiug been granted to the unUersigiied, all persoiis indebted thi-reloni'orMiui-slcU to make immediate SHttlenient, and tiiose h.aving claims ordemaiiilsngiiitist the same, will pre¬ sent thi-iii w'ithoiitiii.-Iay forsettlemelit to the nnilersigiie.1. ri'sidlng In said fownslilji. IIKIJIIC.K li. WAltl'I'X.
VAi^K.vriNi!: v/AKKKf,;
rnarO B^t 17 Ks.i:cuUiiit.
KXF.CIITOR'.S NOTICE.
Estate of .loliii Weidler, late of Jfan- lieim townsliip, dec'd.
JTirrrKiy^ teslaniei,*.:iry on tlm eslnleof sahl J deceased having been granteii to the lin- deisigneil, all persons liidebled Ihereto are reqiiesteit to make Imincdlalo payment, and tliiLso having claims ordeinnniisngalnst llic same will present tbem for settlement lo the uudersigned, residing tu said township.
JACOB O. WEIIILBII. marO C*t 17 I'l.'ceciitor.
F..^E<;OT«ir.S K-OTIC'E.
Estalt^^of Chri.slian Killliufner, late of
East Earl lowuship, dec'd.
i ETTERS   teslainenUiry on   said jjhavlng been giaiile
iinenUiry on  said estate ili.-iltotlieundorslgiicd,aii persons iiidebl«d  thereto, are  rcQiiesleil   to make Immedlnle payment.and those liiiviug cl.nims or demands ngalnst the same, will pr.t- sentliiem wltIloutdchi.vrorsettleineut to the undersigned, residing Itl said lown-'^hip.   , U. M. Ul'^IHT. OEOItGE llEnAVE.V, mnru C*t 16 Execniors,
LEGAL NOTICES.
,    A1>MINI.S'rieATOU\S NOTIt^K.
Estiite of Jacob Bowers, sr., lalcof Ejist Hempliokl township, deceased.
IKTTKIW of HilmlnlstraMun on Kiiia estate jlmvliiKbei^nRrjuiird tiJtlieuiuIci-sisiiPi^nn IH.'i'HfiiiKliKtclit^iI Mu'n?ioiireri.'qm*Ktc'<lioin:ike liiimctUabfpaymeiii. nntl ilinsu ))iivln<;el:iiinH or<lGin:ii)ilH:L;^:iiiisLl)ics:ii))nwl1I])i-csL''til them roi'solHemtmL to Mieundi'rsi^riu'd.resUIIiii; hi Aianor township, Ijiimrasiur couniv.
HKNUY G. lIOWEItS. Mii)(iLl".[ Adininislralijr.
AU.lKIVISTieATOR-S NOTK'E.
ICslato of Annie Kberman, lateof Lan¬ caster city» dec'd. f ETTKIliS or uaminisLruLlnn on salil estatfi _lj having; bocn t;>'iLii(oil to tho uiitl(-r.si};ni'il, all pei*Mons Imlohtotl lo said ilocpdcnt an; rv.- <ine.slu(I Ut iniikc innnciliato Hcttloniunl, and llioKu lmviii:;cI;tlniK ur tleniandH ngalust lliu t>f<tulfi of Siiid dewdont.. tn nmitu icnown tlio Kaino to him without, delay,
i                \VAI;i'EUO. KVANS, rWjQ(ill::|   . Adniinisl-iah.r._
I : AnMENISTKATORM* HiOTI€'E.
Ksiato of .Tames J*nrcfll, lalo of Mati-
Iieini twp., Ijancaster CO., dfu'd. X itfrrmttJ or adutinislnitlon, dn Imnls non Xj cnni tuslanieuto annexo, on sani t'Ki-jiu* having litr^n (irnnlcil to tlie undor.sf<;n4*d,all pemon.s indi-hiod In maid decoitt-ntnix- ix-'inpHt- 4^d to niidCd iiiiinrdiat<'-8ftttcMii<:iit,an(l ttinso Iiuvin^uliiinis or dnnands «t;allist ihoiistjUe ofsaid di'rcdi'nt, Io malco linown Ihtt anmn to Ihtiin wltlmut diday.
JAMKS T. DUNK- WAMl. It. Iti:YN6LIlS, .S. ir. Itr.i-Nni.DS Adniiuislrators.
ACCOIT.^TS 0V TICITST K.S1ATK.S, AV.
Tni'] accounts of I lie foUowins named CRt-atcH will hf prcsenlrd rorcnntlrmationon MON- J>AY, A! AltUH '21, 1S70: Samuel Lines' estate, Amo.s Wade, adminls-
t ri\V>v ol" Jlt'nJ. Uleaeliev, dt'c'd, trustets. .loliu.('liarloK' fstnle. Chi'ist'ii B.IIt'rr. trustee. Ili-nry Picklo and wife's eslate, II, Jlartman
Kliertz, nSHicnee. Josepli Smedley and  wife's  estate, J-Tarvey
Kwirr., ilHSlgUDC. VctfirKellenherger nnd wife's rslate, Rohcrt
ItucsU el al., iu*li;nees. lUMiryKreider'sc'sUito, Daniel D. IIcss et al.,
iLSsiHiiees. James Mehnffey^s estate, Calvin D. MelialTey
ttal., tEUsites.
W_. I>. ^TAUFKKR, rrotUonotary.
ffobaitis
rrrithonotary'H Office,) . I'eliruary 21, tS7W.     i
KXEOUTORN' NOTICE.
Estate of ratrick McEvoy, lute of Man¬ lielm tw^p., Lancaster co., dee'd. IKTrBRSlestJimentJiry on snld estate hav- jlng been granled to tho nnderslKUcd, all personn i udebted thereto are req uest ed to male e Imnied iatCKettlcment.iind those imvlngclalms nr demands aRninst the same will pre.suni tbem wUhoutdelay for settleraenMo the iin- dei-signed. JAMI« T. DUN'N,
KAM'I. H. UEYXOLDS. S. H. TlKVSObOS, Att'y, - Kxecnlors
fribiiietKt
ANSIGNEF/K NOTICE-
Assigned Estate of Dr. 0. Edward Id¬ dings and Harriet J., his wife, of Drumore township,LancaBterconnty.
DB. C.Kdward Iddlnss and Harriet J., his ¦wife, bavins by deed of volnntaiy nasiuu- ment lussiKiicd and tratisfrrn-cl all their fslulr and elli'uts to the uudersi;;ned r<ir Ihe benolit of Ihelr creditors. Al) persniis lndi-l>t(!d lo said C. Edward Iddings and Ilnrrh-l J., his wife, ¦wiJI ma!:e payment to the undersiKoed. and tbnso lmvin;r etatnis against them will preseut them to IMVL K. DROWN,
Assi^ruci!. feb23CtI.'i Goshen I\0.,Fulton tup.
AftSIGNEE'.H N4»TICE.
Assigned Estate of William 1/. Custer, of Earl  twp., Lancaster county.
WXLLIA5I W. CUSTER, of Ji-irl township. hnvinKhydeedofvoIunt.iry nssljrnmeni, dated I'\rbrnury 18lh, ISTO, aKsiRued luid tnins- fened alibis eslale and eireclji to the under- stoned, fur the beneflt of liie creditors of Wil¬ liam IJ. Caster, thoy tberefjro k'vo notiee to all persons Indebted lo said ns.dgnor, to inaUo payment to tlu; tindersigned wltboht ilelay.and those havluKlclaims to presenLthum to LEVI HENSI^NIO.
IlesldiDf; in llie city of iJiiiciisier, JOHN SI-YER. foblil fit 11 KesiilinK in New llollnnd.
ASSIflNEE-S NOTU'E.
Assijjned JSstiite <»f John  .S. Kiso and AVilo, (tf Manor township, Lan¬ ca.ster county.
JOHN R. KIRK luul Rnsan, his wir.\ of Manor to%vnsbip. luivinf; hy dfiHi nf voluntary :is- ri;:nment, ihtledllie KKh duy of Mareli. A. 1>. IS7U,assigned ami iriinsft'rriil all llielrestati! nml ell'eeis to the undersi<;iied, for llie beueflt of the ore<morH of the said .InlmS. Kis<-. \w therelore j:lvi-s not ire to all pprsons indebr^'d to said assignor, lo nniki!) payment tt» ttiir un- ilerslfjned witlmnt delny. and tbosu liavln*; elaims lo lireseut them to.
A. It. WITMEK. Assignee. Uesidin-i in Manor Iwp.,Sate llnrbor V. O inarl'J lit-MT
N4»ri<;E.
IN THE MATTER Ul-' THE AnUJCATIKN DE W. K. Sluher, tor J^iconse In Keep :mi Eidintr Hnusi', in .Si-lnoneck. Wrsl Cuiiilirn townsliip, April .Si'.ssIons. Hyltt.
L'ubllc noiicu is hen-hy slvt-n Ihat <lispo>i- llonsid wllncssi's lo lntrtiaiHn i-viih'iuru on Ihe liearinK In support, of snld appllenlion, will he tllteen hefoii! Dcnjiimin i-'l!cicinf:er, es(i,, nt hisolllc'j',in West (•ni-alico twp., nn S:H.- urdiiy, Miireb *Jitb. ISTO, lM.>tu>'cn thit hoursof !> a. m. and i> uclock. p. ni.. of s:tid day.
W. E. STIIIJER,
ma.nr>:i*t;ii;
NOTICE.
In tbe Conrt of Common I'leas of Twincasler Omnty:
A»AI.INK AlKItSIOWSKVl hu her vtrxL friend Alias Snbi»opna  for
MWderirti Tionmcl       J-     l^ivorce to 1-VI». vs. Teim, IKTl>.   Ho. 'A.
JIORITZ   MKBSIOWSKY,
NOTICI-:.—i'^IOIUT/ MER-SrOWSKV: Yon are hereliy notitled and eonmiuudtHl to bf and a|>puar inyuur j>roper. pi:rson in-fore our. .Ind;;es, at- Laueaster. iil Ilie Ctuirl, of ('ouiinun IMeiis. to be held «u MON 11 AY. Ibe iUt day of MAKCir. A. 1>. I&7U, at JOiAloi-l:. !u m., toshow ejmse, if anyyon have, why the said Adaline Mei-siowslty should mil hu tiivorceil from tlie bouds of inatrhnoiiy contracted u-ltli yon
E. MYi:»S, .Sherlir. .SherilT's Oflice, T.:inciLStt.T. i
EebrHar>* i'., ISTIt. f rcl> 2il 111:»
AOAT.tNK Mi^i:Hiro.«Kv."| by her noxt rrli*nd,    I     Of Jan'y T., IS70. Ercderirk: Rommel,    r No.;i.
vs. |Rubpo>na in Divorce.
JIOUIT-/. MKIfcSICOSKV.   J
NOTICE.—Th« Dffi'lidnnl will lalienoIiri> thatdeiMisilions will bo (-.'tken on the T>ari,' ofthe plaintttr hcfoit; I!. C. Kready, esq.. Com-, misslouer, at his olllce. No. *JI T-iist Kin^ st,, in the city of I-iiieiLster, on EIllDAY. the SI h day ofAPKIIi, 1S70, belween tbe hours of lOo'eloiMt a. m.,antl-l o'clock, p. m.,on s.iid dm*. nutr2ldl(t Atlorney for I'lainIlir.
NOTICE IN »ANI£Riri>T4rr.
IN THE DI.STRICT COURT OE TIIE UNIT- RI) HTATE-S, EA.STERN DIHTRlCT (.H' I'ENN.SYDVANJA:
ItENJAMIN WITMER. of Lancaster eonnty. Ilankrupt, huvlnKpoitlionoiUorlilsdisfbnr:-!*. amectin<: oflhe ercdilnr.s of ihu snid Itanlc- rnpt will beheld on ERIHAY. Ihe i'.lli diiy ni' March.ISTO. at lO o'cUHrk a. m.. hefon-AinoM .Slaymaker, e.sii., lU-^ister, at his ollice, in Routh liueen st., Unncasior rity. ihat the ex¬ amination oftlie bankrupt nmy be flnlsbed.
Ahearin:;wlll also Ije bad before tbt^Vimri. at IMiiladoIphla, on WElJNI'>;i)AV. Ibe (lib iifArillL.at hi o'clock .-u m., wlirre |>arlics interested inity show cause a-jainsl Ibo dis¬ charge.
[I..H.] a. R. EOX, Clerk.
Attest: A. Slaymakkr, Register.
marii '¦ 'MM
ItANKKlJrT NIKI'ICE,
Inthe District Court of Ihe) United Rtntes, for tbeK-ust'n VTnBankrnptey. District of I'-'iinsylvnula.-    J At HKAorVrt, March 2d, 1S70.
rno^VHo^^ it maa- conceun.—tiic under-
Xsigned hereby gives notice of his appoint- mcutas Assignee of CHARLICS A. GUI I->5E- MER,of tho eity of Rending, In the connly of lierlcs, and Htiite of IVnnsylvunla, witliin said Disiriel. win* has been adjudged a Itankrupt upon his own petition, by the District Court ofsaid dlslrlel.
WM. H. LIVIXnWOOD. As.«isnce. No. as N. North tJlh st., Itcadlug, I'a. mnrO ^ -'i il
nissortmoN of iMitTNEnsiiii*.
XjOTICE Is hereby given, lliat the pariershlp. l\ lately snijslsting between .lacob II. Keller. William USprccbcranil Aaron C.RnuU, under tho lirm ot .T. i;. Keller * Co., was dts.<oIvetl ou the lirst day of March, ISTD. hy mulual eon- sent.. All del>isowing to ibcsatd partnership, are lo be received by tuxUl Jaeoli II. Keller, or ' Wm. O.Kpreelier, aud all demands on ttie said pnrluership are tobe pri'senled In llmm for paymcnu JACOU U. KELLER.
WM. ti.  .SI'RECHeU, AARON C. lEANIC. March Isl.ISTO.l Eplirata. I'u.       J marlil.lM?
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ni.ssoMiriov or fautneilkiih*.
OTICE isherebyglventbntlhepnrincrsliip belween Theodore AV, Herr and .lerenilali Ui re. under Ihe Arm of Herr >!(: lEIfu, was dis¬ solved on theUh day of March,lS70. byniutnal consent. All debts owing (othes.nid partner¬ ship are tobe receiveil by s:iid ThetMlore W. IIerr,nnd all tlomands nu^fnst It nre to he pre- senteil to him fur paymeut at their lato otliec, No. ;t N. Ditkc street. Ijancaster, I'a., where llio Real Rstate, Collection, and Insurance ItusiiHTss will bo continued hy tho said.Theo¬ dore W- Herr in all ll« braiiebes as ro'rinerlv. TUKO. W. HERR.: mariimiT .IKREMIAH UIEE.
OI.S.SOr.tT'K'ION or 1MKTNEU.S1II1>.    .
NOTICE Is hereby given Ihat the parln«'r- sblp e.-cisLlng ht'iween R:imuct Itoyd and E. W. Marsh, of Drumore Iwp.. l.rfincastt'r co . Pa.'eaiTyingonllu! bnsiin-ssof Merehandiziiig nnder Ibe Ilrm of llnyd&Marsh, wnsdissnlved on ilieTtb dayMareb, by mutual coiiscni, All dflits owing to Iho snid parinersbtp are to he receiveil l>y the said.Satuiiel Iloyd.uiid all de¬ mands on Ihesnid p:ii-tn»-rshlp ant to be pre¬ sented to liiiii lor payment.
SAMUEL no YD, E. \\. .n.vii.->li.
Tlio undersigned intends to carry on tin; business of Meirbandl/.ing at the old stand. hoping by prompt aticnllnn lo husiuiiss to merit :v ct)nl.inii;»nce of the patronnge so lUier- nlly oxlended lo the Ilrm.
mar»-l7-:}t RAMUEI.DOVD.
I>1N.SDI.UTI<»N OF 1*AKTNEK'«IIII>.
TIIE partnership heretofore exi.st Ing between It. O, f.tescbgcrund Aaion JH>.Ninger, Intlio (h-ntleincnH* Knrnisblng Ihisiness, under the tlrm nameof It. O.oKSCllUER A CO., has tills day heen dls.solVcd by muiniil (ronscnl,
li. O. OJ::sCHUER *t CO.
CO-PA UTN ER.SIITP.
The uiuIci'SlgmMl tiavvfotinud litis tl.-iyu Co-
portnorslifp. ami win cont lune th'> business at
lhes.ami)KLuul, under the Ilrm name of I'.. O.
Uesebger A Co.
B. O. OESCIinEU. S. H. IJItUIlAKEi:. Eii7.ibcthtown,Feb.2I. IR70. nmrJ.it IG
SUI'ERIOB Short-Hom nnd Aldi-r-ff^fffff ney IJlootled StuelL for sale.   ApplyjLj3fr* to or mldress O. CALDWELL.   lgJL».-
Driukcrsvillu l\ O., J.^ncasterc«,. i'a.,. Agent for 0.1>. <'oleman. AL«0. a lot of Chestnut Posts and RtiUn, maris 3m,»17