Lancaster Examiner and Herald

              VOL. XLVI
LANCASTER PA.,
DECEMBER 6. 1871.
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EXAMINER AND HERALD."
FITBLISHEI) KVKE'S WKDNESDAT. At Ho. 9 irorth Oneon Btreet, Mncaster, P».
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John A. Hiestand & E. M. Kiine,
EDITORS AND PRDPRirrORS.
BEN FISHER. Bon Fisher hodmulsbed bis harvesting.
And be stood by his garden gate. One foot on the rail, and one on the ground
As he called lo his good wife Kate. There -were stains of toll on hls-wamns red,
Tbe dust of the fleld on hla bat; But a twinkle of pleasure was lu his eye.
As he looked at his stock so fat. "Here,elve methe babe, dear Kate, you are tired,
Aud I fear yon have too much care. You must rest, and pickup a Iitlle, I think.
Before we cau go to the fair. I'd hate to he taking Ui cattle, you kuow.
Fat hogs, fat sheep, and fat cows, With a wife at my elbow as poor as a crow.
And care-wrinkles seaming her brows.
'Can't go!'   Why not?   * Cau't aJTord the ex¬ pense?' I know. Kale, our crop^ aru't the best; But we've  labored together to keep thiOES uloug, Aud together we'll now laUe a rest. Tho ffost blighted the fruit, but -Brlndle' Is prime, Aud * J Inuy' and' Fan' are a show. Your butter and cheese c.m't bo beat In the SUtte; Ho up to the fiilr \vd wltl go!
You've ne'er seen a city, and Cleveland Is line. Never seen tho blue, billowy lake; Ne'er rode ina rail-car, nor been In a throng—
.So, Kate. Ihla short journey we'll take; And gather new feelings, uew thonylits, and new ways, If we flud thoso that suit, as we roam. And garner up xtrengtii iu head, heart aud bat?.d For the loves, and the duties at homo.
1 .sometimes bave thouglit, as I pludJcd along
For mouths, o'er the pame weary round, Tbat auother who had sucii ureal had time,
In Ohio could nowhere be louud. Bnt wheu I've been called frum my bome for a while. And seen how the world gets along, I'vo come back lo toil witb a Ugbt, cheerful heart, And—'There's no place UUe homej' lor my song.
I wouder that niotltcrs don't wholly desp.iir.
Who ne'er from their cares get awuy. But walk the same tread-wheel of tluty for year-^, QB
Scarce stopping to rest, night or day. No wonder they grow diacouieuted.aonietlnies
Tbelr feelings get raspy aud cold; Por loll never cuding, und labor uucheereJ,
Make women, aud men somc/tme*—scold."
Kate looked np with a smile, aud said, "Ben, we will sio;
Tliere may be stock fatter than ours. Horses swlller of foot, cows flner by lar,
Uetter butter and cheese, fruit aud ilowers; But there's otmthmg I claim, lliat can't be sur¬ passed
In the whole yankee nation lo«day— I would not e-vcbange for "akingdom loboct
That's i«ii/(/Ht/c7»irt ."'—and Kate ran away
MY PKOPHET.
" Stay to tea; do," Aunt Desire, with that ridiculous IicsiJitalily of hera tbat would faiu Bhare her aait with every creature that cuiiies to tl>e liouse. " It's Sadi's birthday, aud we ought to cele¬ brate it iu aome way."
"Do you still couutbirthdays, Sadi,"
5> tlie   twenty-
ssid Mrs. Obeureiser. "Certaiuly.     This sixth."
"Hua'i, my dear, apealc low.   You look very youug, still; you ueed not owu to more thau tweuty-two for yeara yet." " Why should I hide it?" " One would thiuk you desired uoth- i3g better than to be au old maid, stay- at home all the time rocking your moth¬ er's babies, and tying yourself down as If you were already a married woman, or never meant to be one." " Perhaps I don't." " That ain't natural.   Of course you waut to get married, but you never will unless you go half away.   I've been married twice, and uothing to boast of in tho way of looks.   I didn't ruu after men; but if they wanted to find me, I did not wear out their patience looking forme. Ifa girl is an old maid, it's her own fault; that's my doelriue."
" I have never seeu any one iu the place that I like better than my broth¬ ers and sisters."
"Make visits, then.   Go out of thia place." " Bnt I have uo invitations—" " Well, at least you could go huckle- berrying Into the next towu."
Ilaughed, aud yielded that poiut will¬ ingly. Auut Desire had knit iuto the middle of herseam-needle by thia time, and now laid down the stocking. She then took off her glaases, wiped them, aud smoothed down her apron. As she uever did but one thing at a time, these were well-known sigus that she was about to give us a "pieceof her mind." "I'm au Tjld maid, as everybody knowa, aud perliaps my doctrine would uot have so much weight aa a woman'a that haa been married twice; but aev- enty years will gather some wisdom, if it is only by rubbing against people so loug. My doctrine is tliat it is no uae runniug around after a bean. You may get one that way, bathe won't stick, or he won't be good for anylliing if he doea. If a girl haa a husband waiting for her anywhere in lhe world, he'll most likely find ber sooner or later. The men who are best worlh having don't look for their wives in public places, when they have on their beat biba aud tuckers. They like to surprise a girl with a duster in her haud or a baby brolher in her lap. It has more eireot on iiic*» tu<^« Auiicrtne « r.,,1 ,»,.a making eyea at them all day."
"Meu were   more sensible in your days," said Mrs. Obenreiser.
" Not a bit.   They aro always senai- bleenoiigh, ifwomendon'tspoil them." "Do J-ou   think every womau can marry if she chooses. Aunt Desire?"
" To be aure. I should have married years ago if I had had time; but I waa always ao deep in other folk's troubles that I never could give my mind to it." " Tell us about it," aaid Mra. Oben¬ reiser.
"What?" said Aunt Desire, with a touch of tbat complacency which every woman atiowa when  ahe counta her scalpa. "The last offer."
"Oh, that was this wiuter, when I went to New Bedford. (Susan's chil¬ dren had the measles, and she sent for me.) Her buabaiid'a father lived with them, a fine old gentleman, smart ns a cricket, (only Susan says he doea have therheumalismJawfuUy); and maybe he liked the way I tended the children, for he asked me all of a sudden one day to marry him, I confess I thought for just a minute how uice my tombstone would look with ' Mrs, So-aud-So, be¬ loved wife of So-and-So' on it; but then I thought of that worthy woman who lived with him so many years here, and perhaps is waiting for him now In the other world," " What did you tell him, aunt?" "I told him I would have had him in a minute if he bad only thought of it fifty years sooner."
"But you didn't know bim so long ago, did you?"
" Oh yes, I did, and I had no thought of tombstones then," A rosy flush spread   over Aunt   Desire's   sunken I
cheeks, and took st least twenty years from ber age for one instant."
"Now tell us about the first offer," said Mra. Obenreiser.
" That was the first—and last," said Aunt Desire, laughing at Mrs. Oben- relser's expectant face till the tears ran dowii-her:Ch*eW*-"•--¦ •
"Yoa have proved my doctrine, tbat a girl does wrong to tie herself down tbrough all her beat years."
"No, I have only proved that every woman has at least oue chance to marry."
" If Badi's chance does not come till she is seveuty, it might aa well not come at all."
" I don't think so," said Aunt De¬ sire, with a faint, sweet smile, that re¬ minded me of th« perfume of flowers long pressed In a book. "Let Sadi sit in her chimney-corner, and make smooth the way for my old feet and the little ones to tread. She is fitting her¬ self to be agood woman, which Is abet¬ ter thing (because lees selfish) than a good wife. Her lover will come some time."
" I wonder what he will look like?" said T.
" ff he la the right man," said Aunt Desire, " he should have light hair aud blue eyea, becaufe yours are black. He must be of hopeful aud sanguine tem¬ per, becauae }'ou are inclined to lookon the dark siile."
"If becomes witb nglass slipper in his hand, you will be the fairy god¬ mother," said f.
"Tbe ],rincedid not come," saidMra. Obenreiser, " lill the podmotber had takeu Cinderella t» the ball. He didn't see her first in her chimney-corner."
"Ob, thou of little faith!" Haid Aunt Desire "Sadl'a lover ia to be Ihrown frora bia horse, or raore likely his car¬ riage, ia frontof tbia houae, and brougbt in on a board and laid at her feet. Wbcu he opens bis eyes and looks iuto hers, full of sublime pity and sympathy—"
"The reat of thia story will be found in the uext number," said I, pulling out my aiint'a prophetic fire. "Matri¬ mony ia the oue god of woman and you are Ila projihet."
Wheu Mrs. Obenreiser was gone, Auut Deaire aat a long time smiling over her knitting.
"Fifly yeara waa a long time to Walt," I aaid, afler a while,
"I was not waiting. I waa hard at work all tbe tiinc. I had my little dia- appointmeiit, and buried it dectutly, and from tliat time I took more inter¬ eat in men's wives than in themselvea. Those few pli'asaiit weeka, when the aigbtof my wrinkled face began lostir up the embers of liia old regard forme, were a aort of reward of merit—some¬ thing lo make a glow in my iieart wben I thought of it, but it was a free gift from above, not aaked for nor ex¬ pected."
"Have you liad a bappy life, Aunt Desire?''
"Yes, Sadi. If I had it to do over agaiu, I don't know whether I would aller a single thread; but I suffered a good deal because of people like Mrs. Obenreiser—aayou do, Sadi."
"I'm glad of it. I thought myself the ouly girl that ever was silly enough to miud it."
"All women mind it. It is vulgar cruelly, that bas diiven many a girl iuto an unhappy marriage; but don't mind it. Go and cut the birthday cake, and above all things do n't pity your¬ self. Bemember what you read to me about Cathariue II.—she was too proud to be unhappy."
"I am uot unhappy!" I aaid, with some scorn.
" I know you are not unhappy now, but it is a fascinating habit to fall iuto."
After the cake had been cut aud eaten, aud all the children laid away for the night, some thoughts came back to me that always made me blush, I did not need Mrs, Obenreiser to suggest that it was time for me to marry, if I meant to do so at all, ouly my own thougbls had not taken precisely that form.    I hungered and thirsted for a
" You look delicate," said the doctor. " It will need steady nerveS."
"She ain't delicate," retorted Tom. "She's as strong as a horse. I won't have anybody else. You can stand it, can't you, Sadi?"
"ye8,.Tom," 1 . •    .>-•¦   .. i- T
" Stand here, then, and liold the el¬ bow as still as death. If the boy keeps up that spirit, he'll live tbrough this and a great deal more."
Tho firat flve minutes were easy enough, but when the stream poured out In great gushes, my own blood seemed to gather about my heart, and for half an instant my head swam.
"Steady!" said the doctor, in a warn¬ ing voice.
"Look straight at me," said Mr. Jus¬ tin; "don't look down at all."
"We were both bending forward over tbe hand. I met his eye^ as they were within a few inches of mine, and clutcheii them, so to speak, as if they were the anchor that held me to con¬ sciousness. It may iiave been hours, or only minutes, that I stood rigid in this way.
" Well doue, Sadi," said the doctor at last, and I aaw only a neat bundle of bandagesatlheendof Tom's arm, lying on a cushion.
While Mr. Justin was bathing Tom's head I went Into the next room and leaned my face agaiust. tlie coolvwali. A sudden rain of tears blinded me, and bad lhe same effect aa a shower upon overcharged air. Iu another minute I ahould have beeu ready to go tbrough the same strain over again. . " Yiiu need not cry; he will do well," said Mr. Justin, speaking very gently beside me; "and you were braver than I thought a womau couM be."
" I was not brave at all; I only strained my will; and this is the way I got over it. Women cry for a great many reasons besides grief."
"Do they? I know vary little of their ways."
"I could not have gone through it but for your help, I thank you very much."
He smiled and held out his band, giving mine a cordial shake, as if I were a man, somehow, to whom he had taken a fancy.
" I willcomeback in theeveningaud Watch with Tom." Theu he went away, and T am afraid I thought fur oftener in the next hour of the way that rare amile lighted up Mr. Justin's pale face thau of poor Tom'a trouble. For Mr. Juatin'a face waa exceedingly plain; at first sight it seemed all of one color- hair, skin, eyes and eyebrows of a uni¬ form yellowish-gray; a second look de¬ tected tbe line between hair and fore¬ head. A peculiarly well-shaped mouth and exquisite teeth were tbo only re¬ deeming traits ahout it.
Tbe rarity of bisauiile proved thathe hnd uo vanity.
Tom'a haud bad to be examined aud rebandaged every day for many weeka. Mr. Justin a.saisted wbeu be was in the house, which was very often, liutsome- timesTom would bave nooncbutbim- self. He exacted more attention tban a baiiy.
One day we were both liusy with bim, wbeu Mrs. Obenreiser waa allowed to make her firatcall on our patient. After the first luquiriea I aaw the arch look that was so disagreeable to me gather¬ ing iu her face, and tried to make roy escape, but Tom held my haud, and would uot let go.
" AuntDesire's prophecy almost came true; did it rot, Sudi ? ouly it was a brother inatead of a lover that was brought iu on a board and laid at your feet. What a pity!" said Mrs. Obeu¬ reiser.
" What's all that about?" said Tom, while Mr, Justin lifted bis eyebrows.
"Some of Auut Desire's nouseuse; that's all," said I.
" But I want to know.   Sadi needn't be having any lovers.   I waut ber my self.   Have you get a lover, Sadi?" "No, no, Tom ; don't be silly." " Well, I knew nobody but women ever came to see you."
I felt, rather than saw Mr. Justin's
love that should be wholly mine—not I amusement at this home truth.
shared wilb a dozen others. I had I enough to do in my orphaned family to occupy all my best years, but the sore spot, which Mrs. Obenreiser was always probing, was tbe fact that no one had ever shown the least sigu of love to me oul of my own kindred.
Auut Desire's coufesaion wosmyfirat intimation tbat other girls suffered iu the same way. I liad been so thor¬ oughly ashamed of the feeling tbat I thought it muat be somethiug new under the sun. Continually X said tu myself, at sucb limes, "I don't want to marry, tbat isn't it at all; I ouly want somebody lo say ' I-love you'as if he meant It."
Kven our little baiiy, four years old, had her little nettle ready to sting me. "What is au aid maid?" sheasked one day.
. "A bappy womau," said Auut De¬ aire. " Why ?" aaked I,
" 'Cauae I heard Tom tell Mr, Justin that Aunt Desire was an old maid, and you were golug to be. I guess il's uice. I will be oue. loo."
I J" How long do people keep up tliat aort of talk about a girl ?" I said to Auut Desire.
" They kept it up with me till I waa about forty."
"And 1 am tweuly-six—ouly four¬ teen years!"
"Juat tlie lime that Jacoh courted Kachel, aud It aeeuieu lo bim oiio Hny for the love that lie bore her. I wou¬ der how loug it seemed to her? But you are prettier than ever I was. You may count on at least five years more." We had a buay spriug tbat year; the children aeemed tu liavcoutgrowu their elothea all iu a body. They could uot spare me five minutes iu tbe day wherein to be diaconaolate, if my heart bad been set on it eversomuch. [went out for a walk the first warm day, aud as I eutered the gate ou my return I saw an unusual commotion about the houae. The front door stood open, aud tbe doctor was juit going in, while the faces of the ueighbors appeared at dif¬ ferent windows.
"Oh, what is it?" I asked breathless¬ ly-
"He boa had his hand torn on a wheel, but it won't be fatal." "Who?   Who?"
" Your brother, Tom, Ho went into the factory, and waa carelesa; that's all."
It was enough, I thought, as I rushed up stairs, and saw Aunt Desire with Tom's head in her lap, and the crushed hand held upright to stop the bleeding. Tbe doctor was watching for the faint- ness to go off before beginning his work.
" I shall' need two to help me," he said, "tind the rest of you musl go down stairs, and keep the house per¬ fectly quiet."
" I was with him when it happen¬ ed," said Mr. Justin, " Will you take me?"
" You'll do," said tbe doctor.   " Now another," But tbe people had scattered ai the first word, leaving Aunt Desire I and nie standing togther.
"I want BadI," inli Tom, faiiitly.
" Your auut thinks that Sadi will get a husband just as quickly if she sits in the chimney-corner tending the baby aud ineudiug ouralocklngs ali the time, as if she wentabnutandenjoyedherself like other girls,"
"I agree with Auut Desire," said Mr. Justin.
" Oh indeed! Perhaps you aro like those very sensible men that ahe knew in her youth, who looked for nothing but solid qualities iu their wives?"
" I hope so," said Mr. Justin, looking straight and serious iuto Mrs. Oben- reiser's mocking face. I looked up to him gratefully, and hia face grew sud¬ deuly bright wilh that rare amile. It waa aa if tbe aun had all at once flaahed through red curtaina intoadull, empty room. He looked absolutely handsome for tbe flrst time.
"Then Sadi would do for you, excel¬ lently," said Mrs. Obenreiser.
"Come, now," said Tom, " that'a go¬ ing it a little too steep. Sadi liasn't been married twice, if you have, and she baa aome delicate feeling left."
Mrs. Obenreiser was going to be very angry, but Mr. Jijaliu said gently, "A aick boy haa privilegea," and tbe storm blew over.
I had becomeaccustomed by this lime to Mr. Justin's quiet way of alwaya stepping into the breach at the crilical moment. He spoke very little at any lime, and uaually to uieaK aome awK- naiU puuat: In the couversallou ; but bia mere preaencein a room gave me a reat- ful aenae of security.
In apite of biaown perfect aelf-posses- aiou, I could uot meet hira witb quite the aame freedom after Mn. Obenreis- er'a call aa I did before. Tom grew bet¬ ter and Mr.SJuslin'a visita became leaa frequent—tbe idea which had begun to suggest itself in my mind tbut part of them were meant forme was nipped iu the bud. I blushed more than ever over my iunermost thoughts. "Two years before we had placed Tom in the count¬ ing-room of a faclory iu which Mr. Jusliii waa book-keeper.
Tom had immediately conceived a boyish paaaion for bim, aud of course I had beard his praises every day. Ihad never met him, except for a brief intro¬ duction in the street, unlil Tom's acci¬ dent made us intimate frieuds.
It seemed to me we must always be that, we had so many thoughts in com¬ mon. I was not in love yet, or at least if I were, tlie feeling wore a different face from that which I had looked for. " I haven't seeu you for three days," said Tom to him fretfully. " By-and- by you won't come at all. I have tired you out."
"No, my boy, you are better now,
and I fiud I cannot quite staud the
nigbt work."
" Night work! What do you mean?"
"Of course, if I spend so many hours
here, I have to make it up sometime."
"Oh, forgive me," said Tom; " I will
never ask you to come again.    Wiil
3/ou, Sadi?"
"Not nnless he likes it," I stammer¬ ed,
" I like it too well," said Mr. Justin, in a qniet way,. " What's that you said?" said Tom,
"Nothing worth repeating, Tom. I wiil come again soon," said Mr. Justin, and he went away at once,
A few minutes afler I went into Aunt Desire's sitting-room, and found Mr, Justin standing bn'the hearth-rag be- forisiiertb a'very'^ejected'^htl'itude,—¦ For once bis.uprigbt, cheerful mask (If it were oue) seemed to liave fallen away from him.
"I thought you wtre gone," said I, in some confusion.
" I thought so myself; but I needed some advice ou a .very knotty point, and aa I passed your aunt's door she looked as thougii ahe could give it."
" Did you leave Tom aloue? I will go to him," said Aunt Desire, leaviug ua alone in a barefaced wuy altogether unworthy of iier principles.
"Ob, dear!" I thought; "you are worse than Mrs. Obenreiser," and it must have been five long minutes be¬ fure Mr. Justin seemed to see the ne¬ cessity of saying something. I made two or three careful speeches in the time, to which he paid no sort of at¬ lention.
"You are quite certain that you would not want me to come here un¬ lesa it ia my own wish to do so?" he said at last, in a quiet, formal way,
"Yea," I said, with a little trem¬ bling,
,. " Yon-h8Ve"'Jhade np yonr mind to wait for that love who is to be brought in on a board and laid at your feet?" " That does not follow at all," "Doea it not?"
His eyes seemed to take a distinct color for once as I met tbem then, and he made a step forward.
"Oh, Sadi, you must come quick.— Tom has been flouncing about, and the bandage Is loose," said Nettie, the baby, rushing in between us with mouth and eyes wide open.
I went at once to Tom, and heard Sir. Justin's step on the' gravel-walk, and a click at the gate a moment after Well, at least, ifhe never came back again, I could live a long time on that strange look in his eyes, and the sud¬ den movement, as if he had been tempted to take me in his arms.
I had not to wait long. He came again iu the evening, and we sat up with Tom as we had so often done be¬ fore. With half a glance at me he said hebad found a letter at his office that afternoou wliich would call him out of town for a week, aud perhaps a fort¬ night. After that Tom would not part with him till tbe last momeut.
At ten o'clock I-went down to tbe door with him aiid he drew me out on tlie piazza. The still starlight some¬ what convinced me, aa I felt the touch of Mr. Justin's arm, that I truly loved this plain man, and, if need be, I could wait fifty years for him to tell me of it. "Sadi, I muat ask you before I eo away for an uncertain time."
"Ob, Mr. Justin, where are you go¬ ing?" called out a little wliite figure that rose up suddenly from the end of the piazza. It was Nettie in a single garment. " Don't let her scold me, Mr. Justin. It was so hot in bed I came out to cool myself, and wheu you opened the door I hid." '
" I forgive you, if you go iu now," I said.
"In a minute. Dick aud Lucy are coming home from the party atten, and mean to bring, me some of the supper. There they are now,"
" It is too true," said Mr. Justin, as the children approached the gate. " I may as well recoguize the haud of fate and soy good-bye, Sadi."
"Good-bye," I aaid, putting a cold haud into hia.
"Till I come back," and lie weut away laughing. My pillow waa just a little wet with disappointed tears tbat night, though bolb Nettie's arms were round my ueck.
Before Mr, Justin came home, Tom was certain that he was well enough to go to the factory; and after arguing with bim two days I walked down with liim, to keep him out of temptation by the way, I had my reward, for Tom's firat question had elicited the fact of Mr, Juatia's return. As I returned home I saw him afar off coming to meet me, and a few rods behind bim walked Mrs. Obenreiser.
We did not speak at first; the glad¬ ness in his face was enough for me. He tried to take both my bands, but I whiapered, " Mra, Obenreiser ia just be¬ hiud you."
"Fate again I   I have not a moment to loae.   Sadi, will you'marry me?" "Yea."
"All right.   How do you do, Mrs.
Obenreiser? lam charmed to see you."
"Are you, indeed?   The symptoms
looked as ifyou wonid not be charmed
to see anyone butSadl just now,"
" Tbe symptoms have become certain¬ ties, Mrs, Obenreiser," And she was so much surprised tbat she went on ber way, forgetting to congratulate ua,
" I was a true prophet, after all," said Aunt Desire, as we walked into her sit¬ ting room with conscious faces, " Sadi's lover came to her cliimney-corner at last."
" But she had to leave it," said Mr. Justin, " or that lover could not have proposed to her without Nettie for a wituess."
" Tbat's no news," said Tom, when I delicately broached the subject of my engagement to him, " You began your courting the vory day my hand was hurt." Aud Tom was rlKlit. »
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WHAT WE CATJGHt'r;!i.T:*HE MUS-
Whllea small'purtf^^li.'boys—Jed Wilbur, Bod '¦1Sjt>S^0SSm'^tft^aBti—. were'/'campiiig oiit" a week, ii'p at tha Musquash Lake last fall, we had an adventure that may perhaps interest the boys.
Our camp was in a clump of large hemlocks on the west side of the lake, or rather an arm of tlie lake, for it was not more than a third of a mile wide at that place. 'And on tbe other side, just opposite us, there was a steep rocky crag, overhanging the water, rising abruptly to the height of a hundred feet,—higher perhaps, for it seemed, even from our camp, to tower mena¬ cingly.
We had been out all the morning inourcanoe fishing for trou t; bad caught a fine string of thegreatspeckled-back- ed fellows;and coming in about two o'clock, had drawu up our boat, kindled a fire, and got our chowder going. It was a warm September day. The sun¬ shine fell upon the opposite crag, lighting up its wild, gray face. We were lying in tbe shade of tlie hemlocks looking over to it, waiting for tbe chowder,
" What's that over there among the rocks?" siiddenly"""e3tg33ibed 'Jed, "Can't you see something over tbere, fellows?—'bout half-way up the side, playing round there!"
We all looked.   Two or three small
objects were friakingabout un a narrow
shelf, high up the side of the precipice-
"Fighting, aren't they?" said Kod,
"Fighting or playing just like kittens,''
" Get the spy-glass!" cried Jed,
We had with us asmall pocketglaSs,
Bod ran into the " half-shelter,"  or
shed, of iiemlock boughs after it, and,
coming back raised it to bis eye,
"One, two, three of them," he said. "Look just like kittens, only larger. Gray color. Playing and wrestling with each other like little tigers. And— gracious!" he exclaimed, suddenly, " There's another! A big one too 1 The old mother oat, I'll bet! Did n't see her at first. She's lying still on the rock just above tliem, watchiug their antics. Almost just the color of the rock,"
Jed and I looked iu turn. It seemed to me that Ihe little ones were as large as—well, as woodchucks, and nearly as chubby. But tiie old one was as large aa a large do;, and had a very fierce, wild louk. We stood watching tbem for some minutes, .
Presently tiie old one rose from the rock, stretched, and uft«r sbarpening her clawa In a log whicii had fallen down the side, much after the mauner of a house-cat weut up the rocks at a few  spriugs aud  disappeared   In   the bushes at the top, " Gone off after game," said Kod. "Wish we could catch tbotccubs!" exclaimed Jed.     "Don't believe but that we could, now the old one's gone." "But they're upas much as sixty feet above the water," said 1,  "and it's very steep."
" O, we could clamber up there some¬ how, I gutas,'" said Jed.
" Bet you they wouid scratch some," remarked Rod,   "How could we man¬ age tbe little tiger-cala ?" " Bag theUi," cried Jed. " Where's tbe bag ?" said I. "Might take one of our blankets," suggested Bod.
We had a " darn-needle" and a ball of twine with us, and, taking long stitches we soou sewed up oneof the blankets iu the form of a sack.
"Now let's paddle over still," said Bod, " so as to surprise them."
" But it won't do to leave the chow¬ der alone," said I. "Might catch fire and spoil."
It was plain tliat one of us must stay to see to that; yet we all wanted to go cat-hunting. " We'll draw lots," said Rod, al last. "That'll settle it," The little sticks were prepared,   Jed got the "short one," and, makiug a wry face, turned to give the chowder a stir, " You can watcli us with the glass,"
break our^neckg. There was a quick pounce upon the shelf above, and look¬ ing up we sawa fierce cat-head glaring down. My hair fairly rose up, I ex¬ pected tbopld bmtew.oul^ spring down- at.|i8.- Bod's hat caine rowing past me. I caught my foot in a crevice and left one of my boots.
Bringing up at the water's edge we jumped into the dugout, caught up the paddles, and shoved hastily out, hear¬ ing a great guffaw from Jed, who seem¬ ed mightily amused, at what, from his poiut of view, might look like a joke, perhaps, though we could n't quite aee it so. Getting out a fewrods, we hauled up to reconnoitre. The mother-cat was still standing on the ledge above, an ugly-looking beast, switching ber tail in a restless, wrathful way, and the lit tie ones were peeping out from the crevice.
" Moses! was n't that a touch and a go!" muttered Kod, drawing a long breath. "Expected the old varmint would be sucking at my throat before this time! Our turn now," taking up thegun. " We'll try Jed'sbear-oharge," The night before 'we had heard some¬ tbing round our camp; and Jed bad loaded the gun, putting In what he called a " bear charge."
Taking aim over tbe side of the canoe. Bod fired,- We heard the shot rattle on the rocks. The liltle whelps dived ihto the crevice again ; but the " old one" scratched, and, leaping from rock to rock, came down to the water. We thought at flrsfshe meant to swim out after us, and caught up tbe paddles again. We did n't care to be boarded. Our dugout was a round-boltomed con¬ cern, made from a pine log, which roiled and tipped so easily in the water, that we alwaysbad to sit pretty straight to keep from whooping over in it.
Perhaps it was owing to that distaste whicii all kind animals of the cat kind have for water,—at any rate the beast did n't conclude to swim for us, but ran up and down alougthe rocks, growling and glancing from us up to tbe baby- cats, which were peeping down Irom tbe shelf.
Meanwhile Rod was reloading tbe guu,
"Put in euough lo do something this time," said I. " Double tbe bear- charge."
" I'll see to that," said Rod, turning In a dozeu buck-shot. " Don't believe she'll venture iuto the water," lying down iu the bottom to take aim out of tbe stern. " Back the canoe up nearer."
I eased  lhe dugout back withiu five or six rods of tbe ugly old beast, that now crouched eying us from a great rock wliich jutted out into tbe water. " A little nearer!" whispered Bod. I let it fioat back afew yards farther. "Tb.'it'll do.    Hold still!" aud he bluzed nway, the gun making a tre¬ mendoua report and giving sucb a kick tbat tbe canoe jumped ahead Into tbe water,   Tbo ertatuTe sprang up with another screech, then crouched among the rocks again.    So we began loading and filing,—once, twice,-but there was uo motion.
" Dead, I know," said Rod. " Must be dead.   Let's jiush up." •
Coming near, we saw tbat the fierce eyes weie set and motionless; and a little rill of blood was trickling dowu on the rock.   We pushed up close.
"All right!" said Rod, giving tbe carcaaa a puke with the gun-barrel, " Tbe old cat'a quiet. Now for tbe kit¬ ten!" Landing, we again clambered up to the ledge. The little whelpa were atill in the crevice; and readjuating the bag, whieh lay where I had dropped it, we managed, after a great deal of punching and spitting, to get tbem out aud iuto it. Aud then tbe way they j^aicZedand bobbed about inside was puz¬ zling, to aay the least! We contrived to get down with them, though; and stow¬ ing the sack in the bottom of thecanoe, I undertook to hold them down. Had a " stint" of it too; for they could see my hands and keptstriking their claws out through the bag.
Rod uow cut a stout hazel withe, and, twisting one end of It arouud the old cat's neck, pulled the carcass down iuto the water. Then hitching the other end
LEGjADrNO TICES,
fEB'M smrivn.
10: rollowing persODH are-
'er'a ulllcu of liuuuiujitjr
:oii and allowance at an
beld In th'e Oley of Lan-
', DECKMBERULh, mi, iil
FINANCIAt.
MISCEIiLANEOUS.
THE aeconnl filed lo^- connty, foi OrphaoBt''
caatvr.oi	
10 o'eloelc, A. M.
Jfonea ftl, Ballance and James King, adminis¬ trators of ISlmeun Ballance. George Hackonbercer.and Michael Zook, ad¬ ministrators of Jucob anytier. Isaac iJalr. guardian of HuyanuaGraa and
£:ilas Qr&ft. Emanueltirofr,trii.s(ee of Martin U. Grofl*. Johu V, SenBenig, guardian of Bcolamin EsU-
leman. Samuelfl^.ReynoIds.gurdlanof Henry A, C Frazer, Bcah Fruzeruud JumcH P. W. Frnzer. Isaac oierdorf, executor of fcJllzubelb DIerdorf. JosepU P.Kcbteruacti.Jobn F. Fchiernncli and Duniel W. Echternacli. admlnlatrators of John Kcbteroach. Wm. P. Caldwell, executor of Andrew Cald¬ well. Jobn-ZIegler, admlnlHtrator of Amos Brooks. Jobuuiuiib, administrator of (ieo. Fraoiicb. Henry H. M'Uononjy, ndmlniMtrator of Ellzji
GallogberandMurta Uallngber. Jacob Hertzler and Tbeopbllua Hiestaud, ex¬ ecutors of Jacob I<oi g. IieouardPIckel.guardlau ofthe minor cbll.
dren of lievi Debolt. Ubrlutian Cbrlstlanaon, administrator of Ce¬ cilia Ctirlstlanson. Joseph Gensemer, administrator of Rachel
Young and Su.san liongbouse. Adamyralih.adminisLrutor of Daniel Sioltb. Frederiol£, Sheets, guardlau of Uenjamlu aud
Amos Herr. C. «. Hottuian executor of Amelia Jlorrow, Benjamin B. Flclilnger and Uavid l.,. Weu-
ricn, Administrator of Joseph Nagle. sr. Adam Elser, administrator of John Klser. John B. Erb, executor of Chui les Kreiler. Mariin Musser, guardian of John \V. Higb. Andrew Zarcber, ttoiameuUiry guardiuu  of
Kmannei Johnson. WiUlam Ellmakci-, administrator de  bonis non cum testamcnto uuncxo of Elizabeth Klhnalcur. JacobK. .Nlssiy, Ellas Eby and Jonas E. IIos-
tfctter, executors ot Jacob Nissiy, Benjamin Eshleman, administrator of Chris¬ tiuu HeijS. Jaoob K.Johus, Christian R. Johns and Fetfr O.Jobnd.exccutors of Christian Johns,dec'd, wbo was guardian of Christian (>. GrolT. A. W. Shober, administrator of Levi Uaveler. XsraelF. Gehr, guardiau of Martha McLuue,
(formerly Gehrj and Alaraaret Gehr, John w. tiwiti, executor oiHenrv Crawford. UanlelNolt.gnardlan of Micliael A. Martin,
(uow deceused.) Walter G, Kvans, guarillanof Mary and Wm.
Jolin Buchauan. T.M. Uiorb and-E. G.GroJf, executors of Joseph Mayer, deceased, who was guardiuu of xho minor children of Cornelius Winters. Michael H. Moore aud Jacob Hertzler, execu¬ tors and tiustees under tbe Will of John Hertzler. Mlcliuei H. I^Iooreand C. I. Hiestaud, execu¬ tors of Maria Brub»ker. Abraham  N.   Cassel.   guardian   of   inluor
children ofGeoige W. «t:ihl. Jacob Krehter, executor oftiiiaw Frew. fctamuel Miller, executor ot UlraniEj. Herman. JohnU. nltleubacit, tesiaiueutary trustee of
Heury Ulirenbael), uuw deCKHsed. George May, fxecuiur of Christum May. Juhu   H.  Biclcnell,  guardian   of the   minor
children ol Juhu K. rttyer. JoabuaHourbeeraud Junas Harnlsh,  execu¬ tors 1)1 AmnaWourbeer. Heury F, Herr and John K, Docrstler, execn-
ti>rt> ol Adam Docrstler. JaspL'rGrufn,admiulstrator of Amo."? .S.Green Uamuel Hchoch aud George Bogle, executoiK
of Thomas L.loyd. Magdalena   Hlbshmau,   executrix   of John Hlbshmau. decfiuied, who wus guardlau oi Levi Maruel. Mlcbael W. Nolt, testamentary guardian of
Amos Nolt, {now Oect-oKed.J Ephraim Hershey, administrator  of Andrew
Graubb, Calvin A. ShalTner, executor of Ellzabetli
Clawges. George N. Lefevre, giiaidlan .of John DlU'eu-
bach. Jeremiah McCloud and Christian Wenger,
executors of I'eter Muiuina. Samuel Spreiigte, admiulstrator of Benlaniln
Ament. Uuuiel Martin and Jobn W. Martin, execu¬ tors of Anna Martin. Madii-iou   J.   Ensuiinger,   admlnl-Ktrator   of
Cliristian ZlnitMt--rtnuii, Jacob ±3. Buch, aduthil^traior of Maiy Auu
Buch. Nathan    Ilutnes,    ndinluiKtrntor    of   Is!iac
Haines. Adam Kelhbold, administrator of Elizabeth
Ueln hold. David Doulrlcli, administrator of Catliarine
HartuDg. Ilobert EvacH, executor of Maria Waltf-r.h o
wa.1 guardian ol Mary L. Walker. Samnel Hohmau guardlau ofMarah E, Brandt
Aaron Brandt aud Elizabeth Brandt, nov 2-i td H ENRYy. SHENCK, Keglster.
OFFICE OF
JACOB Br^ONG,
LAXCASTEn, Pa., Nov. 10, IfiTl, Tho Huccc-asful negotiation of
TWO HUNDRED MILLIONS
Xcw GoTcrnuienl 5 Per Cciils.,
DEMOS.STRATKH  Iha fact that Fivo Per Cent, will be tbe hluhest niio of Interact paid by the Governmeut ui the future.
H0LDKU3 OF GOVERN.MENT BONDS, must, therefore, eltber accept from the Gov¬ ernment. Bonds beurmg a lower raie of Inter¬ est. In phu-e t.f Ihose held, or take th« high price wlitch mny bereallzfd by :t Kale of their bonds, and invest in otliei secnrlties wlilch will pny Jt greater Income.
To jiurlUs contemplating making an rx- cbangc, tbe folluwiug Uiillroad Buuds offer nmny «naranleesor safely and proilt.
Uurllugton.Cedarliapldsund AlInDe.solnT'H, Gold, at 00; St. Joseph aud Denver Land GmniR 8'/>. Gold at i)7j-i; Chlciigo, Danville antl Vinceuues 7'i», Gf»ld,at87J4; Chesapeake aud Ohio R's, Gold at 9:J.
Fainpblcts uud Information furnished ou apiillcatiou.
iSOIU'nu    1    Whether yen wi.sh to buy *  ' or sell, go to
JACOB B. LONG,
NO. 10 NOKTU QUKKN .ST.,
Up C5la:ri>.
Knov a'71
FAI.t,
-     1871.
STOCKS,! GOI..1>,   I
I1.4IR A SUKXit,
BANKERS
HAVE REMOVED TO THEIR NEW BANK
ING HOU-TiK. N. E. ANGLE OF CENTRE
SQUARK. LANCASTEit, PA-
SPECIAI..uiteuiIou given luibo purche.se ol Governmeut Bonds and Securities. Draw Hills of Exchange ou England, Ire¬ land l*'ranco. Gerniauy, ere.
Buy aud scil Gold and Sllver.and will make advances on :ipproved securities.
CorpuratlouK, Firms, or Indlvidualskeeping tbeir accounts with us, will be allowed Intei- est (I f NO deposited):
4 per ct:ui. 1 mouth.15 per cent. 6 months. 4>A     •'     8     ••      \b^A     •'    12      " lan-JS tf 11
JNO. D. SKILES
MAS NOW I.s- STOKE,
BLAXKET.S,
ALI. "WOOL FLANNELS,
CANTON FLANNELS.
SIIIKTINO PLANK ELS,
PLAID SACK FliANKEL,
0PER.4. FL.\NNEr.«,
In-n'blte.BlackBDd Colors.
All pnrchnAt^d berore the late advance, and will besold »t lowpiiccH. 1 am daily r{:celvll:{;
New  Fall   Dress  Goods,
VELVETEENS,
HHAWL.H,
SUIBTS.Ae
CIotliB, Cassimercn A T«sliiig8.
Tlie-Iargp.st a8j«orIninr.l in llie clty.lowest
Crtceti. niadts up to urder ul slitirl DOlice, and eKL-style.
My smelt of KE.\1JY-SIAI)E CLOTHINO Is complete for Men uuu JJovs, ut llie lowest prtceu.
JOHN D. RKII.ES,
¦TEIE!
Columbia Deposit  Bank,
at>17 I
Ko. m East King streot.
Ijancaster, Pa. Eaeytaj '71
NOTKIK.
To the heirs and legal represenlutive.^ of Callmriue Huston, late of Kast Donegal twi>., (Jeeeasetl. "V'OU are hereby notllled that by virtue of i au order of the Urptinus' Court of UHU- ciister county lo mo dtrecteil, I will hold au Inquest to divide, purt or value the real estate of Cathariue Huston, dec'd. ou TtJKyDAY, the lUth day of L)Ei;EMnEll, ISTI, at 10 o'clocK A. M., at the public house of George Murry. lu the vlllageof Maylown. Eust Donegal twp.. Liinciwter eouuty. Ph., when and where you muy atteud Ii you thiuk proper.
F. MYEBS..Sheriir. Lancnstor city, Nov. 21,1071.        uov 25 4t *J
ADJII.^IN'rRATOR-N KOTIOE,
Estate of Adam Hoar, Iateof S-alisbury township, deceased.
JETTEBS of Adnitulslratlou on said eslate J liavlug beeu granted to the undersigned, all perrions iudelited Mieretn are requested to malte Immediule puymeut, and those having claims or demands ngalnst the same wtll pre¬ sent them witluuit delay to the uuderslgned, residing In suld township.
WILLIAM D. IIOAB. At>AM B. IIO.AB, BENJ. P. LIVI.NUSTON, nov29Bt.5l Adninistruturs.
c'»i.t;9niiA, p.«.
DIRECTORS:
Edward K. Smith, Daniel U. Detwiler,
Hugh M. North. Holouiou 8. Detwiler
Henry N. Keliler,
«S- ¦Who nre responsible for all liabilities of .   Ihls Bauk,
XIic   Coluiuliisi Deposit Bank
Pays Interest ou Deposits as follows: For       1 Jt 2 Months, -1    Percent.
•¦   3,  4 & 5       •• 4>i
"   «,   T&.S       •' 6. "
" -1), llli 11     " r,y,
la •¦   »
ON mouey deposited subject to cheek, Inter- eM at tho rulo of 4 per ceut. per annum will bo ullfiwe.l ou the b.-tlunce remaiulug froTU tluie lo liiui-.
The Business of the Bank Is to BUY AND i^ELL IlllNlW. .SIOUKS, OOVKKNMEKT SKUtTRiriK.S .AND GOLU. ANO lilSCOUNT I'KO.M Isai.RV NOTl->i AND BILLS, nnd ti-:iusaet a Geueral Hanking Biisini-.is.
augl-i ly;» U.K.(fKAYBILL.Cashier
SAl'ti Insnnvneo Compauy
OP PHILADELPHIA.
OW Tio. 32. New No. 40,
Xevr   I^tabH.sIiiueut.
SI100L[, HllEls & COILIIR
BIAXUFACTORY.
THE suoscrlber informs his friends nhd tiie public tbnt lie has oprned ut KO. -IU NOH'I'K ai^KK.V XTKEKT. I.etweinShuItz's Hut Stole und Inquirer Building, wiieru lie will luanuf.ielure uud constantly keep ou huud tbe Largest und Best Asjurlmeut of
ftiaddles, UariiesH, Collars, Ac,
everkeptiu Ijincaster. Having secured some of the liest Workmen, bu will maoulacture Buggy and Fancy III.ruess, equal loany sold in the l-Iastern Cllies.
He also keeps ou hand a larg^ assortment of Wagou Gears. BuQ'alo Holies. Horse Blunkels. Buggy and Team Whips, Trunks, Vail tea. L.a- dles' t*ati.-liels. C'arpet Bugs, die.
Persous iu wantof anylliing lu myllneare
partlculurly Invited lo call uud examine tbo
stock, belore purchaslus elsewhere.
Bepalring reatly and promptly attended to.
EDWIN MUSSEB.
sep9 6m 4^
ALKX. WHILLDIN, Presldenu--
J. S. WILSON, .Seorotary.
GROWTH OP THE A-MEIIICAN.
Date.
ISol), Dec. ; 1861,
1807, "
1888, "
No. Policies.
!, 991
1,120
7,(iS6
10,282
Amt. Insured.
$ 1,080,450 00
1,20«,000 00
18,312,478 ¦
24,7Sfl,i)01 59
riRHT PREnicni
AWARDED AGAIN!!
FOB
BEST  SIIIFTIXO-TOP   BUGGY, At the late County Fair to
£I»»)R:Rl.f:T & CO.,
Market Stroef;. rear of Market Houses
I^ANCASTPIU. PA.,
VIT'E keep on hnnd nud muke up toorderlhe
T>   rheapei^t, laltHt nnd ne;iie«i slyleH—fiucJi
as PH/ETONH, nUUGIlCS, M AKK ET^VAGO^'^1
and CAKU[AtiK.S of every de.strrlptlon.
The secret of our tiuceeK la that we are all Practical MechiiulcH of dHfcrent tn'uncheKot the buHlncss. We askatrial and gnuranlee satisfaction. Aliworkwarrautcd. Kepalring. promptly attended to.
E. KDGERLY. .1   ll   .VOBBECK, J.SHAUD.
rauj<i-lf
1/
»8id Bod, as be and I got into tbe   oftbe withe to tbe stern, we paddled "dugout," as   we  called  our  canoe,   across with tbe whelps In tbe bag and
What He Asked Jb'on. —Mr. Pepper was riding by tbe door of Mr. Uasbment wbeu tbe latter, wbo was uonveising witli one or two of bis ueighbors, culled to bim, sayiug:
" Ho! Mr. Pepper, dou't be In sueh bn.ste; stop aud tell us a lie."
"Haven't titne," responded Pepiier. " Boltll and Corke had a quarrel about tbeir wives tins moruiug, aud Uottil waa killed, and I guess Curke will die; he's sliot llirough tbe breast, and I'm going after Dr. Probe." Aud be gal¬ loped ofr.
"Bless my heart! How awful! Let us go down, friends, and pick up the particulars," said Hashmeat.
And ao they did, ouly to find Botlil and Corke living, souud iu hody, se- leue in spirit, aud witb not an idea of a quarrel. As tbey rode homeward, Hashmeat reflectively said:
"Sold, by George! We asked for a lie, aud got it, and a six-mile ride tu boot. 'Taiut safe to poke fun at Pep¬ per."
A Western paper observes of Mr. Wentworth, member of Congress for a district of Illinois, that " he is so tall tbat wben be addresses tbe people, in¬ stead of mounting tbe atump, as usual in the West, tbey have to dig a hole for him to stand in," Another paper, which goes the whole ticket against Mr. Wentworth, politely observes tbat they " dig a hole for him, not because be Is too tall, bnt because he never feels at home unless be is up to bis eyes in dirt."
" Woman Is a delusion, madame," exclaimed a crusty, old bachelor to a witty young lady. " And man Isalways hogging gome delusion or other," was ttie qaicic reply.
Standing up in tbe Stern, Bod "scull¬ ed" quietly, while I kept, my eye on tbe little savages up among the rocks. They din n't notice us; we came silently up beneath them, and, getting out, pulled the canoe up between twomoosy rocks.
The*faide of the crag was very steep,— so steep that after landing at tbe foot of it we could n't; see the game, whatever it was.
We did n't try to tako up the gun, but left it in the canoe. The bag Bod slung over his shoulder; and, taking advan¬ tage of tbe crevices and clefts, we clam¬ bered up, making as little noise as we could. After getting up pretty higb, as It seemed to us, we turned to look about. We could see Jed on the shore opposite, with tbe glass at bis eye. We waved tbe bag at bim.
"They'rethere!" came in distant ac¬ cents. "Iiying in tbe sun! Only a few feet above you!"
Baising ourselves cautiously up, we peeped over the edge of tbe rocky shelf. Sure enough! there tbey Jay, witb their eyes shut, purring in tbe sunsiiiue. Fierce-looking little chaps, with great round heads !
" How are we to get 'em into tbe bagf wuiapered Hmi
Suddeuly one of them opened bis great drowsy eyes, saw onr heads, aud quick as a wink leaped up witb a great spit. How his drowsy eyes changed and glared ! That waked the otbers; and they all jnmped to tbelr feet. Up went their backs, and such a spitting! Two of tbem darted into n crevice be¬ tween the rocks, and tbe otber scram¬ bled otr, out of sight somewhere, quick as thought.
"We'll bave tbe two that ran into tbe hole 7" shouted Bod, throwing up tbe bag aud then climbing on tu tbe shelf. I got up after him. The crevice seemed to lead into a little den behind one of tbe large loose stones. Another chink from above also led down into it. We could see the little chaps shrinking back Into the darkest pitt, their pale, silvery eyes glowing and flashing.
"Just bear 'em spit!" cried Bod, punching into the chink with a dry mullein-stalk. "Tell you bow we'll manage them. You hold the mouth of the bag over the crevice, and I'll get up on the rocks and podge 'em out!" {Poclge is no verb; I've told Boil so a dozen times.)
But the moment he began to punch tbem there was music, I assure you. Buch a " yowling" and snarling! Sud¬ denly we beard Jed's voice again, above tbe uproar, shoatlng, excitedly, "liOok out. Bod!   Look out, Kit I  Look up I"
And atthe same instanta raspy growl broke on our ears.
"The old one! The old one!" screamed Jed from the otber shore. There waa a greatscratchlng and claw¬ ing on the rocks above. Bropping the bag, X swang over the shelf aod slid down among the rough stonea, bailing my hands and grazing roy kneea,—Bod after me.    'Twas a wonder we did n t
EXEOUTOR-H Ji«TlrE.
Estate of Daviii   Z loU,   late  of East Douegal twp., ileceiiseil. ETTERS   Testamentary oq   Bald   estate
 I    having beeu granteil to tiie tinilerKi<;ned,
allpertions indebted thereto are reqne.ited to make lioinedlate payment, and those liiivlBg claiiQB ur dciuaiiils iiKninst IheeRtnte of the decedent, will make the same known to them without delav.
M.VTILDA Q. NISSLY, EiecuUir, Kesldlng In Mount Joy. A. Hrrk SsilTn, Attorney. (nov 2(1 iyc\
THIS AMERICAN
Issues Policies on all deslrnbie plans, at low rates, aud for secnrity and promptnesa in meetlu" losses Is unsurpassed by auy coinpany lu the United States.
BOARD OP TRL'STEES.
Hon. JAMES POLLOCK, Ex-Gov. of Penn'a, IllrectorU. S. Mint.
J. EDOABT1IOM80S, PresiaentPeun'aB.B. 238Soutli Third St.
GEOKGK KUGEKT, Gentleman, residence Germantown.
ALBERT C. ROUEETB.Presldeut Fourth Na¬ tional Bank.
PHILIP B. MLN-GLE, Seed llereliant, 108 Mar¬ ket streot.
Hon. ALEX. a. CJi.TTELL,U.8.Senator, Mer¬ chant.'J7 Nortii Waters!.
ISAAC U.-VZLEHUIWT, AtUoney-at-Law, 606 Wain-J I St.
L.M. WHILLDIN, Merchant.20nud 22 Booth Front St.
HENRY K. BENNETT, Merchant, 7« South Fourth St.
GEORGE W. "HILL, President Seventh Nit tlonal Bank.
JAMES L. OLAGBORN, President Commer¬ cial National Bank.
JOHN WANAMAKER, Oak Hall Clothing Houso, s. K. corner .sistu and Market ste., and 81!> and 8-.i0 Chestnut st.
H. S. GAR.\, Agent, WA E. King St., Lancaater. anglS-R sep29 tf
Cheap 0.4 tne Cltcapett I
AMOS MILEY hereby In.forms the pnhlic tliat lie has uow on liund a complete slock of hlBOwn manufacture of
SADDLES. HARNESS, TRUNKS, 4o.
He flatten! himself that his FANCY HAK- NEBScandothe equalled hyauy estatilishment In this city, nnd his prices are moderate.
«»-REPAlRINO promplly attended to.
Mr. Miley la also a:;ent lor
Baker's £Ioor I^luiineut,
the best article Known for Quarter or Sand Crack,Corns, Thrush.Con ti'Hctr.d, Hard or Brit¬ tle Hoolii, Ac, and for general uj.e. in place ol Stuffing or soakiuK. As a dressing for th^ o-ut- side of the Hoof tt has no superior. fg|.Call aud get a circular.
At A. MILBY'S
Baddli? & Harness Manufactorv,
No.37North tJueenSt., next door to  8hoi>H
Hotel Lancaster.Fa.
the old one In tow.
Jed had seeu the whole thing through the glass plain enongb; but be couldu't quite keep his bands off the bag, though we lold bim he'd better, aud got a jolly scratch.
What to do witb them was tbe next question. The old one was skinned,— made a rather awkward job of it,—and bung tbe hide over a limb to dry. We meaut to stulTit foruspccimen ; wo bad killed ber for that. Though here I may add that a few nights- after some wild creature, a fox most likely, got it down and carried it otr. But the whelps we wanted to keep and take bome wilh us. So we made a pen, about six feet square, by driving strong stakes into the ground close together, and covering it over with poles, putting ou stones to bold tbem down. They tore round amazingly wben we first let them out of tbe bag into it.
We fed tbem ou hares, for which, after getting overtheirfirst fright, tbey showed a most inordinate appetite.
I may as well tell what became of tbem. When we weut down home, four days after, we got tbem out vf tbe pen and inlo the bag agaiu, and, sling¬ ing it across a pole between us, took
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"cleared laud " tbe second nigbt after leaving the lake, we stopped at a farm house.
"No need of telling the folks what we've got here in the bag," said Bod, 88 we came near the house. " They'll be wanting to get them out to fool with tbem."
So we wrapped ourother two blankets arouud tbe bag, and after going in set the whole thing away as our baggage, In what we thought was a sort of "backroom," or store room, though there was a bed in it.
Well, aloug In tbe nigbt tbere wns an awful outcry and noise! Tbe " back-room " turned out tobe tbe bed¬ room of the good man and his wife.— And getting uneasy, from being wrap¬ ped up so closely, perhaps, the young wild-cats bad dug out, and went tear¬ ing around the room, scaring tbe old woman almost into fits. We mistrust¬ ed what was up, and ran down to ex¬ plain matters. But the man bad killed bothof tbem with his axe. And such a " setting up " as we got! The lady was for turning us out of doors, at flrst, but finally calmed down a little, and let us stay till morning. I expect she'll always owe us a grudge, though.
Persons we've told the story to say they must.have been wllti-cata (tbe Bay Lynx). But tbey didn't answer very well to the printed descriptions of tbat animal. Tbeir tails were longer, and tbe old one was larger. If they weren't w^ldcalB, what were they? I don't know.
C. A. Stephens.
Every man's life lies within tbe pres- •nt; for the past iaspentand done with, and the fatate ia nnceitain.
AD.lIIXlSTKATOR'.S KOTIOE.
Estate of Benjamin B. Miller, late of East Enrl township, deceased.
IETTER.S of administration on ,ald estate jhavlngheen granted to llie undersigned, all peraons indelited tliereto are requested to make immediate payment, and those Iiaving claims or demands a^iilnst thesame will pre¬ sent them for settlemeut to tho uudersigued. residlug in said township.
DANIELS. GEIST,
Adnilnistnilor," E. H. Yu.SDT. Attorney. nov iS-ij*t-3
EXecUTOICN NWTIVE.
Estate of Alirahatu Ltiudis, late of East Lampeter township, deceased.
IETTEItS testamentary on said estate i having been granted to the undersigned, all persons Indebted thereto are requested to makeiminediate payment, and tbose having clalmB ordeiuunds agulust the same will pre¬ sent them for .setttomeut to tbe uudersigued, restdluglii said towuship.
ESTHER LANDIS, JACOH L LANUIS, BKNJ.VMIN L. LANDIS. novl5C*t-lJ Executors."
BANKING HOUSE OF
IIEIED, McQBANItr  & CO.,
FI.V.VXCIAI, AOENTH OF THE tTKlTEn
STATES.
HAVING been appoluted by the Govern¬ nient, Agents for the selling of the New Loan, nre now ready to i eceivo subscriptions. Bonds antl Slocks of every description bouglit and sold. We sell Drafts on Ireland, Germany, Euglaud, Ac. aud issue Passage Tickets lo nud from the Old tjounlry.
Gobi and'SUver nought aud sold.    Money loaned on Oood .Security.
Will pay InLerekt Olt ninnit or large suma ol money deposited Willi us (If so deposited): i    percent, oucall.   [5    percent. 6 months. fA        " 3      "       \i,<A        " 12      "
an 4 71 ly 8 RmarM20
PROFESSIONAL,
TO F.illMEBNIt
TUST ¦RECEIVED,
FBESII PURPLE TOP LARGE WHITE FL.\T,
LARGE GLOBE, E.\RLY STONE and
SWEDISH TURNIP SEED
ALSO. FREN<-I1 SUGAR BEET.
M^VNGLE WUBTZLE, WHITE CLOVER aud
LAWN GRAaS SEED. FOR BALE BY SOU'S F. I.OXCI A N0X, Drugglsia, No. 5 North Queen street. Ijincaster. Penna
E.STABMSIIED ISIS.
AD.HINISTBATOR'N WOTU'E.
Estate of Wilhelmiua C If uber, late of Lancaster city, deceased.
I ETTERS of Administration on said estale Jhavlng been granted to the underslgneii, all persous Indebted thereto aro reiiuested to make Immetllate payment, aud lliose having claims or demands against thesame will pre¬ sent them lor settlement to the undersigned. BKNJAMIN HUHER, Adm'r.,
Lancaster township, or to BERNARD HUUER, nov II (it 51)        residing In Laucaster city.
ADHINISTRATOR-N NOTICE.
Estate of Jolin P. Kopp, lale of Lan¬ caster <;ity, deceiiseil. IETTEBSof Ailiuiulslratlou oiisahl estate J having been granted to the underHlgned, all persons Indebted therelo are retiuested to maae liumedlate puyment, and tbose liavlug _i..i ¦  I f,,,^ j^,!^
- «. Ltieni W. U. WILKV, Aflmliilstrator. No. 10 Nortii Duueat,, Lancitster. Gt.5U
aeceueni, will maao without debiy.
oct2j
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Willium   F. Miller, late   of Lancaster cily, dec'd.
LETTERS TeatamentJii-y on saitl esiale having been grantetl to tliu undersigned. all persons Indebted thereto ant requestetl lo make Immetllate payment, antl tliose having claims or demaniis ngalnst the same wilt present Iheiii for settlement to the under¬ signed, residing in said city.
C. G. HERR. oct21Gt-19 Executor.
DV. RO.SE»9II.I.ER, Jk., AITORNEY AT LAW. No. IS North Duke atreet. -11 tl
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FRED. .S. PVFER, ATT'OBNEY AT I^IVW, Offlce In Wldmyer's Bow. No. 1 South Duke Slreet, Lancist^tr, Pa.   Pensions aud Eouuty Claims prtjmptly attended to. f Jy IS '(j6
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HENUY G BHM AN, of Upper Lencocit t own- Bhip. Iiaving by deed dated OUTOBEU ITMi, A.D, 1871, lor Ibe uses and purposes therein mentioned, trHn«fdrrt'd his pnutcrly to the undersigned, all persons lijdf>bted to lilrn, .irn reqnetiteU to nmke poyntetit (o them wuhotit delay, and thoKo IimvIuk chilmH HgnfiiMl hlni, prior to OCTOUEK 171 h .^. D., 1871, to present tbe anme for setilcutou t.
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C. B. LANDIS. S0LOMO.N H. MYER, nov 8-31-52 Trustees.
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Office in SprlnjrviUe, Mount Joy township Lancasterco.   Address Spring Garden. Pa.
BESJ.iMIX F- itowi:, AUCTIONEER, Respectmily lufornis tile iuihllc thnt he will attend to Crying .Salesof real estale aud per¬ sonal property In any part or tlie couniv.
Irtittersiiddressed to him al HmilhvilleP. O., Lauciwlor couuiy. will he promptly attended to.
M. II. flREIOKK,        "
REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE AGENT
(formerly of Tjirapeter, Lancaster county, Pa.J
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Mulberry BtreelH sterling, Wbiteside connly IIllnolH;^ tiune:i5'70iy
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CRYING SALES of Real and Personal property. In any part ol tbe county. Persons wisnlng bis services will please call At his residence on the Columbia turnpike road, three miles west of T^aticaater, or at Brenner's Hotel, West King street.
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