Lancaster Examiner and Herald

              VOL. XLVI
LANCASTEE> PA.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1872.
NO. 8.
" EXAMINER AND HERALD."
FVBLISHZD EVEE'X 'VraMIBSBAY. At Ho. 9. Kortli ftaeen Bireet, tanoaitor, tt.
TEBMS-8B.00 A TBAB.IS  ADVASCE
John A. Hiestand & E. M. Kline,
EDITORS AND PBOPBIETORS.
JHE FIBK BY IHE SKA. Thero were seven llsUcrs with nets In their hands. And they walked and they lalUod hy the soa- lildesnnds; Yot aweet as the sweet dew-fall The worda they spake, though tlicy simlto so
low, Across the long, dim centuries How, And we know thcnl, one and all- Aye ! Unow tUem and love tliem all.
Seveu sad men In lho d.iys ofold.
And one was gentle, and ono w.is bold. And tlioy walked with doweiist eyes;
Tho hold was reler, the gentle was John,
And tlicy all wuretad, for the Lord was gone. And they knew uot if lie would rise- Know not If the dead would rise.
The Uve-loiiK night till lho moon went ont,
In the ilrowulng waters they heat about; Ileal slow through lho log tlioir wjiy;
Anilthes;\llsdio])i)ed down wllh rlugingwet.
And nn man drew hutuu emi>ly uet. And noiv 'twas the break nf lhe dny— The great glad break of Ibe duy.
-' Cast your nelson Ihe oll-.or Bide—" <*Twns Jesus speak iiigaeM>.s,s tho tide)—
Au<l lliey CH.st llieir uels aud were ding- Kiilghard; ^   .
Ilutthatdiseiplewhoul Jesus loved,     * Cried slralghtway ont, for  hi.s   luarl   was moveil: "it isour risen Lord— Our Master, and our Lord.
Then Simon, girding his IUhcr".s coat, Went over the nets and out of the libal-
Aye! llrst of them all was he; Stepenling sore tlio denial past, ilo fCiireil no longer his tioui to cast Like uu itnelior into the sea- Down deep Into the liun;4ry sea.
And the others, throogh the misbs so dim, iuu little sliip came alter liiin,
Dniggliig Ihelr net through tlio Hue; Aud wiieu tliey had gotten eloso l-t lhu laud. They saw a Ilro of coals In lho saud.
And, Willi arms of love so wide,
Jesus, llio crucilietl!
'Tis long, nnd long, and Icu.:; ago.
.Since the rosy lights begau lo liow O'er tlie hills of Galilee;
Aud with eager eyes aud lilted hands
The seveu tisUers saw on the sands The lire of coals by tlie sea— Ou tho wet, wild sanda l}y tiie sea.
'Tis long ngo, yet fnith lo our souls Is kindled just hy that ftro of coals,
'Xhnt streamed o'er the mists of Ihe sea;
Whore Peler. girding his Usher's coat,:
Went over tlic net uud out oftho boat.
To answer," Lov'.'-t thou me? "
•J.'l:rlee over, *' Lov'st thou mc? "
and.it was a year before she asfw tbem again.
The winter of. 1870 was as capricious as it is possible foranorthern winter to be. Sometimes it would be so cold that the Ice upon iheriver would grow thick and firm, and'tiams would rattle over It, slefghbells jingleupon it, andskaters dash along as if gifted with invisible wings; when, io! there would come a few days of warm sunshine and soft breeues, aud the whitey-yellow water would begiu to bubble up in sundry places, and the ice to assume a deep lead color, aud then the riyer would be deserted by every creature.
TS'ow toward the last of February, B aroused itself to talte advantage
OS THE ICE.
Corder Graves was an idle, worthless fellow—so people said, and lie looked it. All the summer tbrough he would go .slouching over the prairie with a gun upou hiashouldei'.andalhisheela a vag¬ abond dog, a dog so en tiroly cousciouB of his owu worthlessut'ss, that he uever ventured to look any persioii in the face, uuless it waa hia luaster. And if you attempted to make his ucijuaiut- ance by snapping your lingers athim, or sayiug iu your softest aud most per¬ suasive tunes " here doggy," he would instantly tuck his laiebenveen hislegs aud cree£j away wUIi his nose ao close to the ground that he apiioared to be making ajiologies to it for being upon it at all.
The man had a gloomy, browed, iiigli-nosed brother iu the ministry, whom his congregation believed to be a patron saint, aud honored accord¬ ingly.
He had another—a little-ferret-cyed, sliarp-featured man, who had takeu to the law as naturally as a duck takes to water; and both of these had lec¬ tured the great, good-natured young fellow till he dreaded the eight of them, and would dodge out of back doois, or liido in closets, when he saw either of tliem approaching.     But thia secret manner of eludiug them dia but little good for the culprit, for the high-nosed miuister would chant a solemn warn¬ ing to liis widowed niother, that Colder iiad been ruined by her weuk indul¬ gence of him, and that his arrival at the alma-house was ouly a question of timo.   Wliile the lawyer would rub his hauds vury bard and fast, aud declaro tliat he kept the ponal code of the State constantly on hia table, in e.tpeclation of needing it to duliue Corder's crime, lor that so worlhlesa a fellow could come to uo good end.   AH of tvliich would bu rehearsed amid lameutalions aud tears to tlte young man, till he grow weary of liis life, ami ofteu sat brooding upou tho brink of tbe great river, womleriug what there was in the world forhim to live for, and if it would uot be pleasauter to be lying cold and still at the bottom of thu river than to beshuuiied and ilislikid by everybody. At audi times the dog would sit by his side rcgardiug him with a lugubri¬ ous exprea.-siou,  uever seen  iijjon tlie face of auy dug who is uot an Ishmael among dogy, and perfectly aware ofthe fuct too.
So it came about that the dog and man became fast friends aud constant compaiiiuijs; aud if you saw Corder slouching over the green of the sum¬ mer or the snow of the wiuter, you might be certain that Fidge was at his htels. Or if you saw Fiiige sneaking round the coruer—ho never walked with tbe careless boldness commou to dogs—you instantly knew that you \vp'}4ld meet IJorder iu a miuute tbere- tjfler; and people wlio knew this gene¬ rally turued aside to avoid It, aud so tiie tabooed friends would pass ou iu pwoe.
Upon JTidge fell the ministerial and the legal ireiu Ibe form of kicks and beatings innumerable whenever be (jould be found aloue, but uo oue dared to touch the dog when Corder was present; fliat everybody knew. For ouce,   when   the  "beauty"  aud  the
"manhood"   of B  were  llyiug
over the thick ice of the Mississippi iu front of their city, ono masculine skater, in order—it was believed—lo show off beforo Miss Aetou, the heir¬ ess, made a brisk demi-volt, ahot away in a straight liue to where Fid stood mournfully contemplative oftlie .sport, aud fairly lifted liim off the ice Willi the kick he admidistered, and then with an airy swing began to cut liis ir.itial letter O on the iee.
But he liad only got one-half of a capital O cut, when he was lying with his hccle in the air and a bloody uose tiirned up to tho sky, while he was pa fifuily concioiis of sundry blows be¬ ing dealt his person by a fist tnat had th3 power of a sledge  iu   it.      The
" beauty" of B (led with shreiks,
and the "manhood grew a little shaky, aud slowly left tbe ice, the heiress—wlio had witnessed the unprovoked assault upon Fidge—stood silently by till Cor¬ der arose, flushed and breathless, from pounding the offender when she fav¬ ored him with a bright smile, and the asBurence tliat ho had done just what she would like to do if her dog had been so unjustly abused. She wont away then,and if she ever knewwhose bunds they were which brought the earliest spring flowers in little willow baskets and left them upon her porch, she kept it to herself; Hut the man and \be dog had vanip.hea from ''er sight,
of the coudiliou of the river after the cold snap that had left il a glittering sheet of ice. Tliere were wugous and carls aud drays lining the Iowa shore, and there were men culling great holes in the ice, and conveying the dripping blocks away to be stored for summer use, aud there were crowds of skaters upou the river, laughing aud challiiig and making merry over this the liisl- expecled skate of the season, but not oue ventured below the greut railroad bridge, for tile river was open for half ta widlh ther.', aud the ico was reported very brill le on the edges. There was a lead coloffil vein running down lhe center of liie river above the bridge, too, which the skaters avoided, anil a eovered wagou, wliicli had beeu creep¬ ing over the ice from the Ilhnoisshore, stop siiort of the hard ice, aud a man del:icliiiig himaulf from it, v/eiit out aud looked at it, and llicn going bauk, entered hia wagou.which began to move alowly back lowaid the Illinois shore again.
It waa, pel haps, because she saw that il was a louely pluce, or jierhapa, be¬ cause sbo was u liltle during, und wished lo do that which other people weie alraid to do, thul led l|io heji'csp to prefer the dark icc'lo auy other; aud so, in her jiictureniue allire, she went up and dowu on the livej", over lho very darkcsl portion of the ice, Iiced- \na of the waiuiug the di.icolorallon gave, and of the fact that forty feet of ice cold water curled and gurgled be¬ low her, and flowed twin and free not a tiuarler of a mile away.
Corder Graves' never skated. His brothers united in the opinion that he was loo lazy for that aciivo pastime; and today he justifled their opinion regarding him, by walkiugslowly over the ice to the edgeof tbe dark vein, and stauding there hour after hour as still as a post, wilh hia arms folded, aud Fidge shivering at bis feet.
There waa a bar of blue-black clouds across Ihoeast, when the suu bad riiieu tbat morniug, and it hud been alowly creeping up after that orb all day; and there had begun to blow from it a damp, chilly wind, wliich speedily drove the skaters from the ice lo the comforts of Iheir oivn Ijresides. Bul Miss Acton was uot of tliia number. Well protected by warm furs, she sim¬ ply drew her hood a little furiher over her face, glanced at the stationary fig¬ ure aud hia shivering dog, aud contin¬ ued her gentle exercise.'
As the sun declined, tlie cloud begau to change color, and to siiread out, until it covered all but a strip of aky at the remote west, and a (ine drizzle be¬ gau to fail, limilingthe viow to a short distance, and quite shutting off any¬ thing but a hazy perspeclivo of the shore and the ice-cutters. Miss Acton, too, must seek sheller; but she was uot going away up the curve, to get aaltore, at least amile from ber home! Oh, no! slie was going ashore at the lumber yard, just at the end of lbe railroad bridge, and then a v.alU of a few min¬ utes would lake ber home. She started dowu the dark vein towaid the bridge, and the stationary figure, pulling liim¬ self in moiion, went slowly down the ice too; while Fidge, rejoicing at any¬ thing thatgavehim relief from his cold seat, set up a joyful bark, and capered about amazingly, for such a very de¬ sponding dog. Ile ran out toward Miss Acton, aud then he ran back lo his master, slill barking loudly; and then be rail toward MIes Acton again, but this time ho suddenly ceased to bark, aat dowu very quickly, and held up oue paw.
"What is it?" called hia master. "There aro no birds to sight here, Fidge; come away, come away!"
He was walking towara the dog, and towurd her, when, to hia horror, he saw that the dark ice had sunk down several inches below tho white, glitter- lug masscB that stretclied shoreward, and tliat it liad an almost impercepli-' ble movement. He glanced up the river, and as far aa tiie limited viow extended, he could see the dark vein gradually shifting upou the water, and. ho knew that this thin layer of ice liad become detached from the solid, and and was moving toward lhe open chan¬ nel below the bridge.
He called lo her in lhe strange, un¬ natural pitch of voice, induced by ex¬ treme excitement, aud defeating the caller's iuleuliou, always; but the wiud was blowing against liim, nud Miss Acton merely looked at him, and weuton. In herown glidiugmotion, she did not notice thut lhe smooth sur¬ face over whicii she passed was ilself moving; but presently a loud, sliarn report, followed by a crackling, grating sound, caused ber to look behiud ber, and lo siuk down in deadly terror at what she saw.
For the dark vein had parted-, not fifly yards above her, nnd the ragged edges of lho solid ice showed jets of chalky wuter spouting up liere and there, and sho kn^v that she was on an ice-floe, that was carrying her out iulo llie wild, dark waters, Ihat curled and writhed as far as she could see!
Slisa Aclon was a self-possessed, sen¬ sible woman; and although she fully realized the terrible deatii that was ap¬ proaching upon every creeping, chilly minute, still sue made no oiit-cry, ex¬ hibited uo frantic alarm; and when she saw young Graves rush toward the nar¬ row ehuniiel wbicii separated her from tbe shore ice, she waved him baek, and her voice came, calm and solemn lo him. " Do uot come ; we will bolh perisli
ifyou do.   Tell my guardian that "
But il waa quite unnecessary for Miss Acton to dictate a veibal leslameut where there was none to carry it, for with a bound Corder Graves was upou the floe, and Fidge—afler sundry howls, expressive of much anguish dC mind—followed him, and came and douched at Miss Acton's side.
•'It was downright madness for you to come here," she aaid, as hestood be¬ side her and jjlanced about him to see wliat coiild be done iu the way of res¬ cue. "Do you not kuow that in all probabilily thia sheet of ice will burst into fragmeuls when it strikes one or more ot the pillars of the bridge? And do you not know that you could net swim a hundred yards in this icy wa¬ ter, to say nothing of the impossibility ofdrawing yourself upon the sound ice if you should reach it?"
"Yes; I know all this. But I came here knowing it, and here I will stay till  bolh  are saved~or lost."    She
glanced up at his fair face wilU its lawny beard and its blue eyes, and even in that hour of peril, she won¬ dered why she had ever deemed him ono of the world's inoapabies. She knew that his brothers—tbat aoo.Uifs^ had hield'him'aasaoh, but she who dis¬ liked society as a guide—aud who flouted the minister and snubbed the lawyer; why had she joined in Ibis eoudemnallou of him?
" The Jloe bus atruck the central col¬ umn," he said, grasping her liaud and holding it flrmly—" and uow on^ or two things will happen. Either the ice'will lodgo there and gradually swerve rouud till it touches the shore ice or it will break to pieces."
"Itis breaking now,"she said, almoat in a whisper.
It was hardly so much breaking aa it was crumbling. As it touched lbo sharp sloue pillars it woulu crumble oil", move up aud crumble off again, until lhe pale watchers began a mental sum of terriblo solution, of just how mauy hours it would take for that great sheet of ice to break up to where they stood aud leave them the sport of the lurbid wuter beyond. The man ahuuled for help. He went aud exam¬ ined the gulf of water that bounded tho iloe, west aud east, but there was not a sliailow of hope of crossing it, and there had bocu none aince liis des¬ perate leaji had left bim ujion the floe, tie measured the height of the bridge wilh his eye. He miglit be able at the last moment to cling to and scale the great I'illar, but slie could do nothing, uud lie would nol see her perish. His shouts for help hud produced no re¬ sponse, and ugain tlie Iloe bad rushed up againsl tbe pillar and had crumbled (iir, to au c.'clent uuprecedculed in ils fiirmer movements.
II was beglnuiug to grow dark, and the rain was falliug steadily and coldly, and do what she would. Miss Acton could not repress the ahiveriugs tliat shook her frame, to that extent that she was forced lo accept the support of the arm that encircled her waist aud drew her lo tbe aide of the man who still watched the shore aud the bridge, aud, above ull, lho watchman's house upon the bridge, in hopes of seeing one ray of liglit gleaming out from the window to aiinouuce human presence tiiere. Bul there were no bteainboat to let Uiiough llie' bridge, and the watchman's diitie-M were lighl, and he was piobably iii the cily, not even dreaming of tlicir peril.
Another crash,aud the ice breaks of!' so cloac lo llicm that lliey can see the dark water and hear its low wash, and now lliK woiId seems lo turu rouud, and they grow giddy and cling closer to each other, and Fidge selsupafccriea of lieep howls that echo along lhe dark, wiiiiiy sluite; and the ico iloe, terribly reduced iu si/.e, luiua .slowly arouud and paries uuder lhu bridge and uut iulo lbe open chaiinul. But atill, as lie holds the silent lady in liis arms, aud feela that a great danger is left behind, lie dares not bid bur liopc, for at any moment the ice might break up and le.ave them in lhe gnat river. Auil Fidge repews his howls, lill they reach lhe ears ofa man slowly walking over Iho bridge. Tliat mau is accus¬ tomed to lialeu for sounds, and he slops short, puts bis light hand lo his right ear and .listens, again, claps the_ leii nana up to ms mei. eai uiui iiieii hurriedly peers over the bridge and down upou the waler. It is very daik now, butslill the water dimly reflecled three daric obji'i'ts gliding over it like phantoms, and I'loiu oue of these came the bowls that -itill tmole the night with their strong appeals.
It is some one Iloatiug awuy on the
ice," stud tlie mau, und then,aa. if he
waa nol philosopher enougli lo believe in his owu axioms, lie put liis liands to his mouth, aud, ihrougli tbis handy Kjieakiog trumpet, raised the echoes along tbe great cliff wilh this rather taulalizing question:
" Anybody goin| down to tho gulf on a pieco of lee?",   And for auswer there came.back a jirolongcd howl from the dog and broken directions, in a man's voice, rogaiding lbe certainly of being in the river iu lialf an hour uuless the boat froin "Standard twp" cpuld be got into the stream atouce. A dull roar coming in  on lho cold eastern wind smote the ear of ilio watchman with an a<lded fear  for the poor creatures afloat on the crumbling ice.   'I'liu 7:40 train was approuching, and he ought to be there lo show the light. As qiiick as thought he  wliipped into the little box  of a  house,- lighted   the  lamp, whieh  lluew its red rays upou  the water like chtckei work ; and lheu bd waa away  across the dizzy sidewalk; thinking that  tbu bridge across   the ML'slssippi river had ccitaiuly length¬ ened ilself out ou that parlicularuighl; thinking that the uiinrchcd span across lbe mouth of thu Hawkeye ought to be two, if it look so many steps to cross it; and that the light skill'which be seized and begau to drag over the loe toward lho open water, mnst be pos¬ sessed of some impish power of resist-^ ance that mado it'Statiouary at iiiler- vals and then lo spring forward and let thein fall upon tbe ice as he lugged away at the chain.
And eveu when the skifr was launch¬ ed, and her head pointed cost by south¬ east, where the pale rollection of the water .showed soiiielhing foreign upon its surface, it seemed to him Ihat the open chauuel had cerlaiuly widened since twilight, or lliat the curreut was selling toward the low, swampy llli- noise shore, carrying with it the ice and its pafcsengcis.
He was well out in the stream,  row¬ ing as ouiy a Mississii>pi walchiuuu can row, w]ien wilh a roar that set Ihe monster bridge all in a quiver, and filled the darkuefs with showers  of sparks, the train was flyiug.over Ihe river like a dragon.   And Ihen there waa a scream, a howl and a shout, aud the waler (lowed on with no object to break the pale glitter of its surface. The ice had gone to pieces.   Whelher by any sudden movement of the be¬ numbed creatures upon It, or by the concussion  of air,  produced . by  the swift train, the watchman could not decide, but he gave it as bis opinion, in lbe midatof a wondering and admiring crowd, upon the following day, " that 'ere man und woman went slraiglit down lo tho bottom of the river like a coujile of cannon balls, and that be never could have found the place—tho precise spot—where lhey weul down at, if it had not beeu for thedogswimmin' round and round il, and  a  liowliii' away, likeawild beast to a menagery." But it was a strong and skillful swim¬ mer that the river bad grappled with tbat night, aud allhough in her un¬ conscious state. Miss Aetou Iiad clasped bolh arms so tigliily around him that he must have sunk immediately, but for the strong hand which the watch¬ man fastened upon him, yet, still he had struggled to the surface, and Fidge had fastened his  teeth  iu  hia coat- sleeve, and held on to it with such des¬ perate zeal, that he could hardly be made to let loose his hold, even after lhe insensible   lady   and   exhausted
man had been securely lodged iu the bottom of the akilT.
Meantime, Miss Acton had been missed, and sundry heirs at law had bestirred themselves—first to make sure that she was n6t inthe city',, and ;the}j. 'that she. certainly was, as was sus¬ pected, in the river. For tSis latter purpose the police were induced loturn out in full force; but as they had a wholesome dread of the MisJiasippi, when the ice was breakingup.they con¬ tented themselves wilh pcrcliing aloug the shore ou bits of limber, rocks nnd drifts, aud smoking eacli his cigar, in tranquil disiegaid of MLss Acton's fate. The shore was dotted with lurid red spots, from the fiery ends of cigara, wheu the skifl', with the half frozen creatures, reached the aliore-ice; but when the watclimau bad shouted for ussistauce, and Fidge had essayed auother cliallering liowl, the red spots disappeared like magic, the shivering creatures were surrounded and laken complete possession of,and Misa Aclon's guardiuu liad lo disburse mouey to at least tweuiy different parlies, eacli claiming to be her sole saviour from certain death. It was said that a pair of these olliciala led the half insensible Corder to the ofllco of the lawyer, in hope of reward, but as tliat active gen¬ tleman instantly began to write out an afiidavit, with a view of their arrest, tiiey left in disgust, aud dragged Cor¬ der into the ministerial presence, from which they were compelled to make a rapid retreat, by reason of the appear¬ ance of aforinldablemastiff, which was being unchained for their especial be¬ hoof. There was some serious talk among these worthies, about xiutliug Corder back into the liver, since thers was nothing to be made out of him, but at last—with bis clothes hanging in icicles, and his teeth chattering to that degreo that Jie could not articu¬ late an iulelligible word—he was con¬ veyed to—or rather left at—Misa Ac¬ ton's residence, whjre tbo guardian speedily put him in possession of asuit of clothes and a warm bed, where he lay all night, rescuing any cumber of Miss Actons, witb bearded chine, from tiie writ of the lawyer, and the mastiff of the minister.
It waa nearly two months after the rescue aud a warm, bright, spring eve¬ ning. Tlie river (lowed along, a sheet of unbroken light, undor the rays of the full moon; und steamers crowded with peoplo jLissed each other, aud passed away into aolemn shadows, cast like black xihantouia from wooil island or frowning cliff, and from the open lighted windows of a large stoue build¬ iug which overlooks the river aud tho busy wliarf come forth sounds of music and the subdued hum of happy voices. For there is a wedding parly assembled there, and the marriage rites have just been concluded, and the heiress ia uow Mrs. Corder Graves, and the bride¬ groom glances about him aud half be¬ lieves tbat he must be dreaming; a feeling thut is not at all lessened when the high-nosed minister walks up, und taking him solemnly by the hand,suys, iu his must impressive tones, and with a wave of his disengaged band, whicii aecms lo consign tho almshouse to ob¬ livion :
" Corder, my dear brother, I congrat¬ ulate you." Jle theujjlowly aud very reluclantly yields hia place to the law¬ yer, whoaa  lillle  eyes twinklu, wllh
CI.,I l..l^oituM,   M*»  l.o  «..J-ft . - ~
"/giveyou my word, Corder, that I have put the jicnal code of this Slule upou tha highest sbelf in my libiary, in roy mind, wilh the honorable name ofmy brother! "
" J'ay no altention to these weather¬ cocks uf fortune, my beloved," whispeis thu bride in a tender loue. " But look past the crowd iu the supper room.— Ah, you aee hini now? Look at the while ribbon upon bis now silver col¬ lar; aud sec! he no lougershuns people, but is bold, with the knowledge tbat he is a favorite. Dear old Fidge, how doleful he howled that night wbeu we were drifting down the.stream of lime togeiher! We will not forget I iiis com¬ panion of a former and less pleasant voyage?" And gcully pressing tho hand of bis bride, Corder looked ut her iu serene happiness, sud said; "We will uot forget."
Old Mrs. Hpsley bad long since gone to her reward,'bat tbe family still kept up a friendly interest la Xabby and ber |forlunes, the squire In particnlar being hej "guide, philaubpber, and frieud" ^.Jl>~?l>;tbe'emilSJgUKiCKpr life.
"Why,-what'a th^ matter now KNab- by?"aaid tho squire, good-naturedly. "Are you sick ?"
"Yes, I am," said Nabby, emphati¬ cally, wilb a snap of her black eyes. "I'm sick to death of Josiali. I can't atau' it any longer, and I'vo come to talk with you ubout gitlin' a divorce. You seo he's been agrowiii' worse now for a good while. I've kep' it to my¬ self prelly much, because I was ashamed ou'c and then I kep' liopin' he'd do better. I've talked and talked lo bim, and said and done everything a womau could, but it .-eems as if .the more I talked the worse he grew."
The squire looked at Nabby'a ratlier sharp, hard face, aud perhaps was hardly so surprised as Nabby expected tbat Joslab bad not been reformed by the vigorous "talking to" he had un¬ doubtedly received.
" He grew moro aud moro sbif'less and good-for-nothin'," continued Nab- by, "till, finally, he didu't do much but set round tbe kitchen fire, half boozy. If there's anything I hale," burst out Nabby, " it'a a mau forever settin' round the housu underfoot. Aud there I was a takin' in washin', aud a alavin' early aud late, to be kiuder decent aud forehanded, aud him uo botter'u a dead man on my hands, so far as belpin' auy wus coiicerued, and so I told him, time aud again. He worked just about enough to keep him¬ self in drink. He kuew he couldn't git any of my money for thai."
"But 1 stoou It all till about a fort, uight ago. I'd been worltin' hard all day helpin' Miss B-jrber clean house, and it seemed us if every bone in my body ached, I wa.s ao tired. I come along home, Ihinkin'how good my cup of tea'd taste. Tlie first thing I see, when I opened the kltcben door, was old Hank Slater setlin' there in my rockiu'-oliair. He and Josntli were both drunk as—as hoga," said Nabby, slandering an mnoceut animal in her baste for a simile.
" They tracked the mud .ill ovei my cleau floors. The cookin' stove was jammed full of wood loariii' like all possessed. I wonder lhey hadn't burned tbe house up beforo I got theie. And they'd got my best tea-pot out to heat some waler, and the walcr'd all bilcd away, and the bottom came oul. Bul lbo worst was lo see my hnsbund a-con- sorlin' wilb auch scum of the e.irth as that miserable, low-llvcd Hank Slater. I lell you, squire, I was mad. I just flung that kitclicu dooi wide opeu, anil sez I:
"' Git out of th is house, Joauiii Gould, and don't never let mc tec j oui face in¬ side oii't again.' ' '
¦'Sev! lio,  meek  asj.MotC-.,  'Wheie
always been !i"retpectable'woiijair,'an'd
NABBY'S HUSBAITD.
A kiiooK at lbo Squire's door. An eager "come in" from the squire, to whom any outside diversion is an inealimable boon,he haviug juat reach¬ ed that uncomfortable slage of mascu¬ line convalescence wheu life becomes a burden not only to the so-called " pa¬ tient" himself, but alao to those un¬ lucky feminine relatives whose duly it is lo ollicialo as llia "minisleriiig an¬ gela." Mary, the servant, came ip.. " l'lease,Mi^- Ho3loy,lliere'aa woman down stairs who says she muat i-ee you. She's been here before since you were sick, aud uow she won't take no for an answer.'*
" Show her right np, Mary," said tlie siquiie, alertly, brightening up visibly, like the war horso who scents the bat¬ tle afar oil". Not all the cozy comfort of his stirruuudings, the " Sleepy Hol- lowness " of his casy-chuir,ihe pleasant picturus on the wall,.the wood fire which, now that the wintry twilight was sellling down over the bit of gray sky left visible by the curtains' heavy foldi, danced uud flashed all over the room in rosy sliadows, could reconcile the squire to hia enforced secluaion. St'crctlv ho piued for hia dingy oldden uf un ulVice, and chafed al thu doctor's rcslriclious, which as yet forbade all thought of biisint'sa. But now the moral police force, reiuesenled by hia wife aud daugiiler, being luckily off dulj', there waa nothing td prevent bis aeeiiig this probable client."
"Show her up, Mary," said lhe squire, cheerfully, straighteuiug him¬ self, and asbumiug as much of legal dignity as dressing gown nnd siijipers peruiilled.
Mary disappeared. -I'resenlly the door opened again. " Why, Nabby," said tbe .squire, ''is it you? How do you do?"
" Y^ea, squire, it'a me," said Nubby, dropping down with a-heavy sigh into a chair; " and I don't do ver.v well." Nabby was a short, squarely built wonian of fifty, with considerable gray in tbe coarse black Iiair drawn slillly aud uucomproniisipgly back under a bounot ubout five years out of dale. She li'id sharp black eyea, and a remi- lute, go-ahead mauner. Evidently a bard-working wonian ; yet iu lookiug at her you could uot help the convic¬ tion tbat sometbing moro than bard work bad ploughed the deep wrinkles which ran across and across her fore¬ head, aud threatened lo lift her eye¬ brows up to lier hair.
Nabby had lived with the squire's uiothsr .fifteen years-from lbo time when Mrs. Hosley took her iu, a ten- year-old orphan, who was, as the good old lady somelimes expressed it, "more plague than profit," until she grew in¬ to the steady and reliable handmaiden, who finally, with every oue's good wishes, married young Joslah Gould, and aet up in the world for herself, i icg,
by'b iiariatiotWcanie to a p.iuse. )^ ^ j.( . ''AYell,','said^Nabby,|^in^iatliei a •sub¬ dued lonei "lifi'\vent'olI.>''A'iid lie hain't come back.   Aud I want a'divorce.'^j*'-
zJ'J^"''-i   ^"M.jr"'-'-—>i"^i"lii>1<"lilllh
squire, "you don't want a d-ivoice. I kuow you belter tban that You aie not tbo wonian lo give Joaiuh up, nnd let him go to the bad without a stru<5gie. Yuu feel a lillie vexi-il with biui now, aud I don't bluiue joii. Jt is haid, veiy hard. But you know you look him 'for betler or worse.' Do joii think, youraelf, it ia quite right lo break i our contract because it proves the worse for you—because you aie the stionger one and he the weakerone of the two.' 'i'b'it don't strike me as good Bible doctrine, Nabby. AVe that are strong ought to bear the iufirniities ot tlie weak, uud not to xilease ourselves,' you kuow."
" Weil, I duuno," b.ud Nabby, tw Ist- ing the corner of ber sluvwl dftbiouslj, " I hadn't thought on't in th.it light, 1 must say. It'sso iiggi.iiatiii' I" have such a man for a busbaud. Besides, I dunno'ahe'd come back ifl wanted him to." " Hasn't he been back at all?" " Why, yes, he did come ouce for a pair of pantaloous. But I didn't take no notice of him."
"Now, Nabby, you may depend upon it, it waan't the pantaloous he was after. He wanted to see if you wouldu't relent. If he comes agaiu be a little pleasant to him, and I warrant he will alay. Oive liim another chance, Nabby. Joslab isn't the worst fellow in the world, by apy means. i\o has hij redeeming traits, after all. I be¬ lieve ho will do betler, if you will try to help him. Y''ou know Joslah is one tbat bear.s a good deal of encourage¬ ment, Nabby."
" Well, squire, I'll think it over. Auyhow I'm obliged lo you. You talk so sort of comforliu' to a liody. You're your mother's own aon; just the same good heart. Would you be able lo cat some of my cheese, stiuiro?"
" Try mc and see, Nabby," said the squire, smilingly, not impervious to Nabby's compliments. Nabby made lier exit just as iSIrs. Hosley rushed in, full of wifely indignation that the squire had been allowed to sea a "client."
Naiiby's liome was over at " the eor- nera," three miles from' the village. She walked rapidly aloug in llie fast- thickening darkness, Willi the steady, stroug gait becomiug the self-reliant woman that she was. Yet eveu her imagiualivc nature was uot proof against llie depressing influence of the chilly, raw November eveniug. The wiud whisllcd Ibrough the bare tree brauches, which creaked und groaned mournfully, aud waved wildly up and dowu in the dim light over¬ head, The wiud seemed to oberlsb a special spile agaiust Nabby. It blew her bonnet off and her hair inlo lier eyt-s, struggled madly with ber for her shawl, tiiok her breath away, and firmly resisted her every step. Fiually, it began to send spite¬ ful dashes of cold rain-drops iu lier face—rain tbat setined almoirt to fiee?e her as it felt.
" .Tosiali used to pomp after mp wilb E(a umbrella when I was caught out ip tbe raiu," thought Nabby. "He W'us always reul kind und good lo me, afler all. I dunuo's he ever gave nie a croaa word in his life, even when he'd been dilukiu'."
Here the driving, sleety rain poured down upon Nabby with renewed lierce- ucsa, bustling her madly around in fiendish glee.
"An awful uight to be homeless, Nabby," something seemed to say.
" I don't care," said Nabby to lier¬ self begiuuing to feel cross again, and generally ill used as she grew wetter and'colder. "It serves him right. He's made his bed, and he cau lie in it."
At "the corners," tbe lightstreamiug
cheerfully out into  the night from
other homes made Nabby's little house
look particular]; gloomy and nniovit-
Nabby fumbled undei tha mat
for the door-key, fumbled with stiffen¬ ed fingers for the key-hole, and; finally succeeded in unlocking tlie door, felt her way Ihrough the little entry.
There is always somelhing "uncan¬ ny',', about going alone at night into a dark and shut up house. Eveu people of the best-regulated minds experience a vague suspicion of something behind them, n sense of possible ghostly hands about to clutch them in the darkness. Nabby wus a woman, like Mra. Ed¬ mund Sparkler, witb "no nonsense about ber;" but, nevertheless, a cheer¬ ful tale she had read only yesterday iu the Chronicle, about a burglar and a lone woman, kupt coming iuto her bead, and she carefully avoided the thick blackness of the corueis and the panlry door as she groped arouud the kitchen for a caudle. Of course tbe fire had gone out.
"Two heads are better than one, if one is a sheep's liead," Nabby miglit have been heard muttering out in the wood liouse as she stooped painfully down picking up chips; by which oracular utterance I suspect ahe was thinking what a good supply of kiudlinga Jo¬ slah alwuya kejit on hand for her, and bow much more comfortable it was in the old times comiug home to a house bright with light and warmth and Jo- siah's welcome.
For Jusian cnorisned the moat pro¬ found admiration for Nabby—an ad¬ miration not unniingled witb awe. He thought her a most wonderful woman. Hhe was just as beautiful to him now asin theold courting days, before the brigiitucss and quickness of the black eyes hud degenerated iulo sbarimess, before the smiling month had acquired its hard, firmly set expression, before tbere.wore any wrinkles in the smoolli forehead. People thought Nabby had done well in marrying Joaiah Gould—a pleasant, good-natured youug fellow tbat every one liked; a youug ine- chuuic, not very rich yet, it waa trne; but, with a good and trade audi a wife as Nabby, there seemed uothing tp pre¬ vent his figuring as "oue ofour first citizens."
Anj body can be somebody in this couutiy It lhey aie ouly deteiniined. But that was exactly the dilliculty with JuMali. He nevei was deteimined about .my thing. He fell into the habit of drinking because he lacked sulli¬ cient streugth ot will toavoid It. Then Nabby's sharp woids, and his owu m'beiable sense of meanness and self- coiiteuipt, ot uller discouragement and deajaii, drove bim loner aud lo«er, and lie sank down supinely into lbe falougn ot Despotid without i.llurt or hope.
By a beautiful dispensation of J'io\i- dence, whenever a poor, shiftless, good- for-uolhiiig man is scui into oui woild, some active, go-ahead little woman is iiivari.ibly Listened to hiui lo tow him aiong througb,uud keephis beadabovo watei.' It's lor the best, ol couise. What Mould become ofthe poor fellow ,wilirout;lier ? At the same luue she s< I'lKliURs finds it a little bard. 'rTNabby wua ambitious and pioud- spirittdj-williug lo woik, IOhB\e, to do Iiei,i)uii-—anxioustogetouin thcwoild und^slaud well auimig the ueiglibois. Tim f.ict giadually icali..ul. Iliac lU her husband she bad,no help, no suppoit, only a ding uud a buideu, und finally a disgiucc, h.id  been a disappointment
"ur..1.111,1, J,4^.       l,«f     ». 1—1.-— —MtM....        L'..
liuvu a biis'iand that no one lesi ected, tliat e\eu the bojs aiound town udlcd "bt Gould," waa dreadful to Nabtiy. i'eibaps ll was liaidly slunge that shu gicM haul aud bitter.
boiled and bubbled and bobbed its lid\ip and down, and from the griddle the savory odor of the cakes ascended liko a homely incense. Joslah'a face, shin¬ ing with mingled heat and happiness as he turned tlie griddle cakes, was something worth aeeing.
Nabbyatepped briskly around gatting supper ready. Itseemed so pleasant to set the fable for two again, to have aome one to praise and uppreciule her cooking. The November wiud might howl its worst-now. Its hold on Nabby was goue. In place of all the bitter sadness that bad hung heavily arouud her lieart was a warm feeling of happi¬ ness, of comfort and hope.
All the explanation lhey had waa this: Josiah drew forth from under his shab¬ by coat an exceedingly awkward and knobby bundle.
" I've bought soinclbing for you, Nabby," said he.
The "somelhing," undone, proved to very be u hand.some brilauuia tea-pot. That tea-pot most have kuown it was a peace-ofl'eriug, wilh such preternatural briglilness did it shine and glisten. Something iu Nabby'a eyes shone und gliatenedtoo,allhoughshewiDkedhard, and scorned tbe weakness of a pocket- baudkercliief.
" Thank yon, Josiali,"she said; "It's a regular beauty, and I shall set iobj by it,"
Which, so long as tliey nnderstood each other, was perhaps, aa well aa if Josiali hud made a long-worded speech of repentance aud reformation, and Nabby another of forgiveness.
I wish I could say that Nabby never scolded Joslah again. But I can't. However, she "drew i t mi Id" an.I tbere was a general understanding betweeu them tbat this was only a sort of exer¬ cise made necessary by babit—a barking by uo means involving biting. Aud Josiah was ao accustomed to it that he w«uld havo missed it, and not felt na¬ tural without being wound np aud set going for tlie day by Nabby.
The parents kissed them all around and then liltle Emma said, "I think Uncle Peter ought to be kissed too." "So ho ought, my dear," .said her niother, laughing I " and you shall give kisses for all." So Emma gavo Uncle Peter five kisses; and Uncle Peter was so pleased, that his face sliono like a jolly full moou.
PROFESSIONAL.
1).
f. KONE.VMIf.l.F.K. Jk.,
ATTOKNKY AT LAW. ¦  '¦  -lltf
>'¦!. IS North Uuke street.
LEGAL  NOTICES,
Ai>]ii9iis ricvTwics .\<i rici-;.
Eatate of Samuel Hershberger, iate of East Cocalico.township, decM.
IETrEIWorAdiViinlsli-ulionon .¦fal.t e.Hl.alr. J liavlnKlH-en grniited;io the nndi-rslgned. all piTHOiis IndHlUi-il tberelo ure reiiui-sleil lo Illlike iuiiiH-diate (layiuenl.aiui tlinse liavhig elalmsor fleinaud.s ngnhisi the estali! of Mi,-. deeeueiil.. wiil luako lhe .-(aiiie kiuiu'u lo Ihem witliout lieitiv.
da.mel HT--i!sifRi.:KOi-:rt,
JlUSl-X HKI!HllI!KI:Ul-:i!.
1-Jast Uoctilleo toivusllip. JOIIN L. iMOIII.KK. dec Ki-fit-ii Kphrulu townshlii.
AI>.HINISrKATOR'H NOTICE.
Estate of Benjamin Breneman, late of Mt. Joy lwp., deceased.
IETTEItS of Adniinistratinii on said esiale J Iiaving heen granled lo llie umlersittned, ail )ier^ons ludehled therelo are requesled to mane imntcdiulc payment, and tlii»>e iiaving clal ins or demands against the eslaie of thi deeeileut. will ina Ice llie same known to tbem wltlioutdelay.    IlKNuy 1'. I!!ll-:N'1-:.\1AN,
is-vAcr. imi-;.N-f,.M.\.N.
Ko>I(Iluglii Sll. Jov lwp- O. .M. .M.McriN.
Kesidingiu .Ml. 3i'y hor. dec itilitS) Admliiistl-alor.<;.
r If'. FKUEAiiri-',
ft . ATTOUNEY-AT-fyAW.
Olllco. Columbia, fu. '•        [febll l*y 13
71 ru.iKK Ksifi.r..iiAw.      ^ '
Jj. ATXOH.NEV-AT-LAW,
Dllieewilh f. K. Illeslur, Ho. XS Kojtii Dutie slreet, Laneasler, I'a. fdeCS iy 7
Itfllei , House.
: ti. II <>'.>»,
ATlOliNKV AT L vw. mice, No. a Court Avenue, West siilo of Court Juu 2.) l*f ;r.:
A!)]St.VI.VrK,\TWR'N XOTIOE.   .
Estate  of Jacob- Heir  (.S;iw   Miller)
Iateof West ianiiieler
townsbip, deed.
JKTTEHR of Administration on said esiale J Iiaving bei-ii gi-anleil to lbe undersigned, all iiei-soiis indebled Iherelo aro reiiiiestud to make hiioieoialo paymenl, and tbose Imriiig claims or demands against lbe same will lire- sent l.bi.-iii wiLli'.iit. tleltiy lo tho uudersigued, residing in .--aiii lowiisbiii. ilea 111 llj GliollGR IC. IIEIII:. AiiioiiiLsiralor.   I..'inejisler. 1*. IJ.II0.X 1^1.
A n.ii IS isTK.iTOK's s«th:e.
Estalo of .facob Ijced, iate of Epiirata township, ilcceu.seil.
LETTEItS of Adinlulstrullun on said Ei-- late having breii granted to tbe uoder- .sigoeil. all Iiersons indebled therelo are rr- cjuested Ut make Immediate iiayiiient, and tiii>so baviiig elaliii.s or deuiaiiiis against the siinie will preseiil. thein fiirsellletueiiL to the undersigned, residing iu Wurwlek iwp.
JUSKl-H  llli-iS.
11. C. K11K.4.DV, Att'y. Admiiilstntinr.
dec 'J lit 1
POS THE IITTIE FOLKS.
TttE K.\1N-.S0NU.
\V hen tho woods were still and smoky,        '
And roads with ilustwere whito. And daily tbo red sun came np
With never a cloud In .sigiit, Aud tlio hiiisidu brook had liardly atrr-ngth
To Journey dowu to tlie jilain, A welcome sound itwas to hear
'The robins' aong ot rain.
"Lily, fUKChia,pansy,''
ThoroblEssangin tiie lown To Ihe tlilrsty garden llowers tbat stood
Willi delicate heads bowed down; "LIslon! wo bringyou a messuge,—
Yonr doubis Ullli fears aro vain. I'oi lie wbolcno-.vctli atl your net-its
'io-morrow will seud you rain."
•• Goldeu-rod, aster, genlian,''
'lhey aaug in ticid uud wood. ** We whose liomes are near 10 tiio skr
JI ive broughtyou tidings good .- I.I It np your heads aud llslen.
1 orget yinir thir-st and pain; J orHewhoItuowctb all yonr needs.
'lo-morrow will send you lain."
Tdr aud wide tliey sang it,:
1 III grove and garden know; ilie green trees stirred at llie joyful woal
lill the sunset clouds looked ihrough, 1:11 h lold the uews to Iiis luuglibor,
Kaeh nelgbborpassed il along, I'Jll the loneliest lloirej; in the «iulet wood
liad lieard of tlie robins' soou.
JJcar liltle feathered proplicts.
\ our meiLsage was not vain; l-'oi in Ihe stluneo of the nigbt
I. uue tile loolsleiis of llio rain.
—Oa*' Youjtf; J'otnX.
-• ^ Ar!.--!!   irii !:•
MeunliiiiC Nabby hid succeeded in stalling thu lne, uud b.iving changed hei iluna, aat dov.'ii to diy her leet un¬ lil the lLa-ke'i.tle boiled, liut even lbe luddy llglit and warmth with which the kitchen now glowed could not fend oil the drcarines-, of the night. The lam " Lipped AV uh ghostly linger-tip upon tiie w iiidow iiaLc," and the wind bowled and wuiled uround lhe house like the spiiits of the lost i>leuiliiig to be taken ,buck iulo human life and warmlli. Sucb a wind stirs even in the hajipiest hearts a vague sense of loss, of change, ofall tb,it gois to make IIJ) the unsali-<racloiiness ut life. Dead sol lows ci eep foi th liom their gia\esou such nights, aud stalk up and down the cchoiug chambers of the lieart.
Nabby could not help wondering where Josiah was to-night. It was ao louely sitting there with uo one 10 speak to, listening t» tbo moaning wind, the creaking of the blinds, tlio loud ticking of the clock. -jK'
" And Thanksgiviu' a-comin',',L thought Nabby. " A pretty Thanks-^ giviu'I slmll have!" ~ ,
The wind wailed and. wuiled, and Nabby thought. The very thought of haviug " freed her mind" to the squire had relieved her long pent-nxi indigna¬ tion, and now she fell more bad than augry. Up before her seemed to rise a picture of her life; tlie youthful dreams and hopes, the chances aud disappoint¬ ments, the love lurned into wrangling. Hhe even Ibougbt of Josiah witli pily. For the first lime ihe " put herself in Ills place," and reali/.ed bow almost impossible it was for one of his weak nuture to resist, unaided, the Icmplaliou wbicii wuuld cost a stonger will no eii- forl.
" I'm afraid I've been a lillio too sharp v/ith Josiah," thouglitshe. "I've sorter toulc it lor grnnled I was a saint and he a sinner, and scolded him right uloug down bill. A nice saint I ami Aa proud and liigh-alrung as Jjucifer himself! Oh dour!" sighed Nabby; " a pretty mess I've made of living! If we could go back and begiu over again, seems to me thiugs would go belter."
Just theu there was a faint noise, liko the clicking of the door latch. Nabby started und looked sround. All waa slill again—no one was visible. Y'et Nabby could uot rid herself of the im¬ pression tbat some one was uear her, that odd sense v^e have of anolbur's in¬ dividuality near us, thougb notprcBcnt. "There's some one hangin' round here, I know," said ahe to heraelf.
Nabby was one who alwaya met thing! half-way. Aecordingiy ahe walked to the outside duor, and, open¬ ing il quickly, peeved oat iuto lb? dark¬ ness. 'X'here stood Josiah—wet, sheep¬ ish, sorry. Onco be had started lo go ^11 bnt his coiirnge failing, he lingered iu dubious licsitalion on the door-step. "Why don'tyou come in, Josiah'?" aaid Nabby,
" I didu't kuow you'd want me, Nab¬ by," replied Josiah, with all the meek¬ ness becoming 11 returning prodigal.
" Want you ? Of cbuiae I do," said Nabby, heartily. " Come right in. I'm goin' to liave griddle-cakes for supper, aud you must lead 'em while I set the table." Griddle-cakes were one of Josiali'a favorite weaknesses, and Nab¬ by kuew it.
Joaiah came in. If be ever gets intp heaveii probably his aensatipiis will uot be one whit more (delightful than they were now, as from the bleakness aod gloom of lhe uight, the toriornnei-a of his wretched wanderings, he came into tho cozy brightness of the kitchen, and felt that ho waa home once more. How good the tea smelled I The fire roared  and   snapped,  the   tea-kettle
At>MIsj.srit.i'i'ou'.s Moist;j;.
Estate of John Y. Hoist, lale of Conoy towiiE-liip, ileceased.
IETTEItfi of administration on said estate J liavlug been grauleil to the unilersigueil, aii lier.sous indebled thereto, are reiiuesledlo make Imniefliiile s-l.llemciil, and tlioso hav¬ ing claims or ot-ni;iniIs.-U{jtto.-<L llK.'.-j.itiie, wilt iiresent :lii-m wiihouL dela.v I'orsenienient to the underslgtiett, ri.sliliu-g ill saj.l lownshiii. J.VCun ilAl.lJl-:.MAN, decl:Uit5 Adiiiiul>traUir.
I'liiMi- ii. n.iirKi:, Allorney Ior Ailm'r.
DW. p.i'rrKKK«.v, ..    • A'ri'DllSKY AT LAW.
Has removed l.lsolti apl I.',
. lo No.liS Eaal Klnu-KI.
ly
.¦\nonNEV AT Law,
Oince in WIdmyer'.s Itow, No.-l .Month link*) si.i-eet, :..!ini-4isl.i.r, I'a. t'ensiona and Uounly Olulois promiilly atleniled to. 1 Jy m •».-,
fl .\.>iT .\XI> .VI-KLIMlLTzI
\J                AfTillt.N'KY'S A I' LAW. Oliiee. No. 1:; soulli luilii, .SU, l..iiii-.-isler. I'a ¦ii.it'Tlilf	
|«H.V «¦. KK.l.
>> .vn-OllNKY .tTL.^W.
Ofllee with O..I. ulekey Bireet, Laliea.^ter. I'a.
esii.. Wo. -Ji a.tlucec I I-tf
s
2t.'««.'» I'. t-;i'.v.
ii.., ,.    ,     A'lroK.NHY AT LAW.
OlHce ^itii >f. e:iimaker, esij., Nortii Diikest. L-aii,Msl.:-r, i'H. i',.ep -.Ji '|!7
Vi'    A. V.-fl.SO.'V. ~
Vf . AI'nm.VEY AT LAW,
lately with Hninuet 11. Uevuotds, Ksfj., iuls re- miive.l ills o.iie.) lo bis residence. N'o, .-Ji Houl h
Duke slreel. seplS-tf I!.
(3  It. PKICE,
l5. ATTCIiNKY AT LAW,
Olbee No. fl. nortii   eorm-r of Court Avenue near Court liouso. Laneicster. Pft. [Je2'll!J
VV A'n'OitNKY .vr i„\w.
So. 2S ."forth Duts Htreet. Lancaster. 1>h. ang :a> t.f.jo
SUilVEVlIlt .-VND COJiVEYANCBB.
Alsogivi-s iiarticnhir attention to^elerking sales of real ami iiersoiial proiierty al any distance 9/ithiii the eouuty.
Office in Springville, ftUai.it Joy township Laneasler CO.   Add reus Spri ngOftrdeii. Pa.
l>E!tJA.1IIX r-BOWE.
iJ At'UTloKEER.
Kesppel fully informs llie public that he wlli allfcud 111 Cry tug .Sales i.f real eslate nnd per- soiiiil proiierly iu any oiirtof the county.
I.ellei-Miiildre.s..ed lo bim at.SrnilhvtIleP.O . riaiiea.-iler couuiy. will be promptly ulleiuled to.
Respecifuiiy luforms tlie public tbat be wiil all   -   ' ¦
A I«! «Ai.S'tK.4'S'»Jt.V A' iyi'I VU.
Estate of Jacob Busliong, lale of Ujiper Ijcacock towiisliii), deceaaed.
rl^n'l-'.USof Adiiilnistrall.-iii ou said estale jhavlng liecu gruuted to Ibe liiidcl-sigu'ed, ail )>er.-ons iiideoled lluii.lo.ari: n iim-sitii to make iiiiiiieiiiale pa.vnienl, :;iitl IJ«.i.e liavlug elaiins or demands against lliesi.iiie will pre¬ sent llieiil lor SelllenieriL lo the iiiidersiulicd. . liiCNJ.lMlN llU.SliONO, JOll^l ILBU.SliuMi. I'llTl.ll'I). ILllcr.u. (^       Adiniuistralors.
Attorney ior Ailin'r.s-.j dee lll-G-^lrri
Aj>MfXz.vi'ii.vro!i' s.v(>!-n:i:.
E.-'lulo of Davis Clemsou, laie of i^aiis- bury township, deceased.
rETTEIl.Sof Adiulnlstiation on said eslato J haviug been grauleil 10 the undeisigued. all nelsons Indebleft Iherclo. are reiine-Hied 10 ma.ku immediate setllemeul. uud Ihoso tiav- iligelattosor Oi-oiauds against llic samo. M-lll preseiil, tlu.-ni without delay for setneiueiit to the undersigned, residing In said townshiii.
J.\.l'llU 11. WAlll-'liiL. I'llir.ll'D. TtAKini, 1        Admiuisti-alor.
Allorney lor Adm'r.   J deel:;i>L-
CllUAHiKK. Walter should have known better; but he waa aiwaya a rash boy. I will tell you wliat he did laat month, at tbe se.iside, where ho was sluying with his mother, lie pursuaded bia two little Slaters, Emma and lillizu, to go wilh him on to a roclc on the lieach, near the Water'a edge.
Tbere thoy .staid, iilayiugiii tliuaaud, till, all at once, tliey looked up, and saw [but the water ot the ocean was all .ibout them. The lido bad como up, and crept ruund the rouk, so that lhey could not get lo lbo dry land without going through water; nnd tbat they were afraid lo do.
Soon the little girlsbegaulocry. The sea-biids swept down near tbem; and uow aud llien a li»li would como up by the rock as if he did not fear them at all. Walter told the lillle girls not to make a fuss; thougii jio began lo feci a liltle anxious himself.
All at once he cried out, "There's a boat\vILlisome men iu it! Iiut it isn't coming this way. A man with a spy¬ glass bluiids at the bow. lie la kpying out'somelliing. Why can't he look tliis'.way'? Halloo, halloo!" -^%Valtersliuulcd usioud as ho could; and then the three children shouted all to¬ gether: but nobody aeemed lo hear iheiu. On and ou went the litllo boat befoie a gootl bieeze; but nol one of tbu five men iu it seemed to take uo¬ tice of the three children ou the rock. " What faliall we do now'.' Shall we have to alay here ull nigbt*.'" asked Emma, the elder sisler.
" We could'nt stay here all nigbt," aaid Walter, "becauae you see, the rock will be all covered with water at high lide; aud, if we don't get ofV before high lide, we shall have to be drowned." " I don'i want lo he drowned," sob- bad li^muia.
"Neiiber do I want lo bo drowued," said Walter; "bul there's uo use iu cryiug. Teais will ouly add more wa¬ ler to tbe sea, and Ihere's more waler in it ulreudy tban we_waut."
The little girl slopped cryiug at these words, ullli look care tbat no more tears ahould fiill from her eyes. She looked at Walter with stirpriau lo sec hini so brave.
But the iitlle fellow was sly; be had cause fur his courage. The boat with men iu it hud sailed far a'.vay; but not far off he saw Uucfe I'eter, waving bia urms at bim. Theu lie saw Uncle I'eter take off hia boots, and pull np his trousers. Walter well knew that all would be right, tlie moment Uncle I'eter got sight of them on tbe rock.
Uucle Poler was a clever old flalier- man, who caught fish for the holel, where tbe chililren were slopping. He wus fond of ohiltlren; and haviug none of hia own, he made much of those of other people. He had tukeu such a liking lo Wullerund his sisters, thathe waa ou tbe wulch for tliem a good x>urt of the time, lo sse that lhey did not get iuto mischief.
" I declare, there's Uncle Teter com¬ iug I" shouted Emma with delight.
"Uncle .Voter? Nonsense!" said Walter.   " Where's Uucle I'eter'?"   .
Now, Waller knew very well thit Uncle I'eter waa coining, and Walter ought not to have pruleuded that he did notseeliim. Buthe wauled lo seem brave. Ah, Waller! you had heller be than scan.
"Well, hero's a scrape, you little roguea!" said Uncle Peler, ua be waded up to the rock, and look one child, then another, in his arras. "Here's a scrape, indeed! What would you have doue if I had not beeu on the lookout for you ?"
Then, wilh his arms full of children. Uncle Peter waded back tlirough the salt water, to the beach, aud put them all down, on the warm, dry sand, wheie their mother and father were waiting for them.
,vi>.m.MiS'j'B,v'i'ore'.=i N«rr;c'K.
Estalo nf Jicnjaiiiin li. MiIIhi-, late of East Euri lowusliip, deceused.
Il-n'J'ICHS of adinlnl.slratIon on said estato jliiiving heen giuo'ed to lbe uiiilei'sigiied, all Iiersons indebled Ibereto aro leiillesti-rd lit make iiumediate payment, and those liavlug clalmsoribimatulsiigtiinst the SIIIIIO will {ire- seu_t_ii^eni lorsetMemenl to the uuil.jrsigncd.
"    'iJANIl-'.LS. OEIHT,
Attiiiiuisli-alor. K. IF. YUNDT. Altoruey. nov'JS-li^l-:!
Ob Yes!      Ob Ves I      OJiYtsI
DAA'TD BRENNKP.
,ull>
CRYING SAI-IW or llt-.xi und I'(M>oii:il i.ro|i.>rty, in any part ot tli(. comily, IViiioiis-.vistiiMfihliaxHiviC'-nwllI pl»!ji«»-I'jill jU hiu ivsjili-iiue on thf ('n^iinil-lu Iiuii[j11:l- mnd, (HreB milus west or I^utcaKlft- oiul. Itmn hit's I!ol..-J, W'usl Klii^ slreirL.
«rf-Lcrifi-.siJ<Jifri'.s.si;<l 1(1 Iiim nt l.,iiufunter I*. O., will lit?i>rni:ipHy iitluniled to
R(-i'7 '70
H
iit;£J IS. rsij.'j'ox.
A'rmltNKY-.'.T-LA w, Iteai Fslale Itrokerand Conveyaiiuor. I'.ns- Im-.s.s tn thesev.-rat Courts falthlutlv ntleni!e<I lo. Iteal tjrlalo bought, sold, or n-iiled. lleeds, Wilts, lionds, liorlgage.s, Ac., wrilleii and cotleetions promptly mado. liliie;- :>io 11*2 East King sirect. Laneasler, I'u. declli ji.-
(lOSVEYATVCISO, nEEn.M. .1       .-ItOlITtiAUJ-i*, LUiNIW.
itEi.l-;AsE.s. LEASi-;s.
AliKBEMENT.S. Ac, rroparrd  wlih  eare und  U|a.n reasonablo leinis.   i:ilLLE(moXM alteuded lo und Ul'- TUll^'S I'ltOMITI.Y M.\D1-;.
TIIOMAS !•¦. Jli-ELLTOOTT. decSJtftl] Ald(-rmai>.
JL-.yor's Ofllce, !.ani-aster, I'a
Anm.visriiATOK.s" xorjc!:.
Eslate of J-iculi Eiirrey,  Iain of West
llenipticid twp., Ijaucaster county,
decear^ed.
TETTEKR nf ..\dmiulsliat-nif on said J eslali h-iviuc; b.-eii gr.inled lo the ttliiloi'sigiie.-l.all persous ittd'-bt.rd tlieieto are reriuesteit to iiriUe iiiiiuediale liiiymeol. am'. Ihose having elaliiis or deioalnis'tigiilust tlni same will present I hem fi>r i-eUleiiient to the uuilersigoed, as billows:
.lllllNI'. VOlinEY. WeSllli-liinlbild l.iu'iisliip. -lAroK f. l-'OI!l!l-;V. doc I! (i't-I .Manor township.
REAL ESTATE, LIFE,  PiGK AND STOCE INSimANCE AGEKTS.
i'.\!:TfCb-r.,vit .vrrcVTiox iv.in To sem.ino I'cr.scual X*vor>vrty, .Siaek;;, Oiv.
IXlLIJCtTIOK,  INTL'LLItlKXC'I-:  AN'D   K.M- I'LOYIIE.NT OI-'Kil?E.
No. G {Second rioor,) HlnSH'S  BUILDISO Coll. M. liuici'.N St. ,\NI, t.-K.STUK S<if.VRi:, uig'Jj LAKC'ASTI-;!t, I'.A. (Iim-:;il
FINANCIAL.
17
EsUtc (if Catherine GroiT. lato ol" T.e.i- ooc'U lownsliip, (U-uM. >";rrrr;iWor Aiiininistniilon oil KJiM Citftio _ „ linviiig li(-t-ii i;ntiifcd to Ihc uuilcrKifriiftd, nil p.M-.sons intR'liliMl Iher.jlo uio r-jiitioxri'il to miilcc iniiiit>iii:iiu puytiiunti, iiiiU tliose Uuv~ iw4 i-IaiiiiK or deitiiiinlH a^^iiiiisiL the Hiiiil du- i:(.'(ienl, will iiinkp Iciiowu tlm siiiiie witliout, ilelny lo llie iin(l«Vsi,.'iied, vcsidinj; iu J'J:t.st Liuiipmer lown.ship,
I3EXJAMIN GKOFK,
J..JlHC!IStt.T I*. O, DAVID «HOKI.\
Kulorpvisi* I*. O. dPc i:i Cil'O Adui'vs.Ac.
Kx.Kv.vroti-s -^xorn'io.
Estate of John Schleiiih,  Into of   lhe (.•Uy of Lancaster, (loooasud.
TK'n'KllSTpstnnienlnryini sjiiil c.-tnlp imv- jiu;; beiMi granted to Hie tiiiaeisi^-iieii. till pcr«nus itulcbtod tlit=rpl.t> uru rt-i|U>;si»'d In iiiiiUb IraiiiL'diitlo piiyiiiriit,iitul Miosk hnvini; cliilnis ordc-iii:iiid.s i>u;iiiist lliu csliili! ol' thu (tcafdetit. wiii riKiku tltu Huniu kuown to tliGUi wlihotiL dohiy*
^[AntASCin.Kicir,
I'llILir !¦'. ItLliSSlXO, .T. II. Goon. All'y. Jixcriiutor.s.
iletrlU 0*t-5
Estate of Ahraltam Landis, late of Kaat Lampeter township, decctt-scd.
IKTlMCriH TcslaniiMttiiry on sahl c-'late jliKvlii:: htiuu uruiiled Lo llie tini!<:rsii;uod, nil persons liidftiU-d then lo, arn re<tUt:flfd lu inii];oiniinr:i]hite>-clllL>n]fnl,-iuiil thuHchuviug (ilaini.sor dt-'UiJinds iigtiin.st lliesiinie, wiUin'«- Hent (hem withuut dtilwy roi*st:ll!em'»nt to tlio uudersii;utid, rcshlluK in snid lownshlp.
IIK.NJAMIX iu hANDIS, JAlHJlt U L.^NUIS, Pnil,7fT>. n.'.KKri.        { ExpirntoVK.
Attorney for ICx'is.   j due l:t-ltl-r»
JACOB B. LOHG,
I.AN.'MriTKU, I'll., Xo\-, Uf. l.HTI.
Thci:Ui;ct;s.-:\ii in.-;;o:i!iiir)n of
TWO mTX'lilll-:!) MILLIONS oi'.TllK
IS'cw Goverss5sst'«B. »"? I*c*r Co»<s.,
nrMONSTHATK-*^ Ih- tMt Ihnt, Flvo Vcr . ('.-111. n-iil ht'the hi^hi-.-.!- i:>ii- ot Intvlt.-.l p:ihi r.y rii(.*(Jf>\-)'riiiiiMni ,;i tih- hiiiir*?.
I101.iiKll>i Ol' <;oVKKNMi:XT ito;^iw. ti:n:it. thercl'iM-c. cilh.ir jici-fi'l tii.io (he Gov- Hi'iimcnt, Horn's hf-arUiir :i I.'Wlt i-uluoi' Inltrr- tsf, in phictt if IhoHf hi-hl. or t:ik*- Ih^ ht^h l>rii-(r which niiivhff ii-:ill/,i-d hv n suUiof lh.>tr hoiuiK.:iiul invc.'-l. In olhui sr:.'iirhiv*i wlii*-h will pny nuiualnr Iih-*>iip<'. -^
'i'i>  p.uii-s i-:»»i^iii|«l»iiiiL' mr-lilns nn  i-x-
c>h;>n<;<-. Itt^ r.-lloWioi; ]::(t!lo;fl l:niid>4 oil'-t- ni:ii!y ;:ii!ir:niffi-sol' ^:lfl•:v jiiiii pn.lil.
Hnitlni;l<iii.(Vd:ir iii'i'ids nnd Mhiitt srifnTS, GoKl, at :ni; HI. .Jiw.-pli and ItrnvtT i-!ti:0 Cnuiis h's, r,:,Ul :U '.'7'.'.;. flih-nyo, J>iu.viil. anil ViiuTt-niii-s I's, C'd.l, at.rt7'^. fOhtMnpeii!:-- luid Oi.iatr.... t;.,ht :.• if.;.
I'liiiHihh'ls nnd lolortnution I'lirulslied on appUnilioii.
Whether ycu wish, to huy or soil, yo lo
JACOB B. LONG,
i *so. m >'uUTii QUKK.v .sr..
i;i»»l:iir«. Knov t-J'7l
Estate of David   Zook,   lale   of East Donegal Lwp., deceased.
rKTrKltS Ti;st!imentiiry on H:»hl OKt:)te J hiiviii)^ hi'L-n grunted to tho undcrHl-^iiu'd, atl tiersoiis jndohlcil thereto «re rcquosit-d to tiuiuu iuiiML'ili.'UH pnynicnl, and tliosu having ehiiiiis or dt'tn.-iials n^ainsL the estate of tint dtxvdcnt, v.'ill TiiuKu the »iimu kuown to Clieui wllhoul dt-la.v.
MATir^DAG. NISSM'. Kxeditor, Kfsidlng 111 Mount .lov. A, llKitu.S.MiTU, AtloruKy. (nov iSJb*;;;
Estateof Aliialmin Laudis, late of East Lampeter township, deceaHed.
TKT'i'KIW tfstanioutnry on said estate J iuivinfiheen ^ritiilcd to tlt<» iitidarslKMt!*!, all piTsouK Indebted thereto nre reipiested to ninUeininu-diate payintjiit, und lliose haviu:; claims or detnniulri against the samu will pre- st.>nt.lheiii forseitlenient to tho underslKUiid residing in said township.
J'iaTHKU LANDIS, .lACOltlj. LAN1>1S, JJKNJAMIX U LANDIS, nov I5C*t-l]. ¦  K-xeiiuiot-s.
Columbia DcjDOsit.  Bauk,
DlUK'L-rOUS:;
Kdward K. Smith, Danlr»l II. IVlwilfr,
Hugh it. Noiih. j^iionmnri. Detwlitr
llenry H^.Kehlur,
.5*- Who aro responsibio foralMIubllltlcsor this Hank.
The   CoIiz2&b1>Isi  l>ci)0!<i:t £i:ti;k
I'ayK lulcrestnu Deposits as rollows: For       I A 'J Mouths, 4    For eent.
OS nioney ih'pnsiU-d snhJ.'cMo ehci-k. Inter¬ est jit the raii^ of-I p^r cent, pvr annuni win he allo-.vtsl on tiie halaiiee icUiatntlis I'rotn time to rime.
TlmDil^iii.ss of the IlanlciH I" DUV A.\l» SKI.t. ItONlM. Hll.llKS, GOVKItNMKNT SKciTltlTJRS AND COLD. AND hlSiroUNV n;(>.MlstScKV NOTK-S AM* lW(*U->, an.i traiisaeta ((¦•ntsral UiiuUim: nuKini-s>4.
aiiglL* Iy71 'i'j      CK GKAYItIl,.li,fa.stiij-r
B.\ N KINO lU)i;i»ti 0>'
yis.isiixt. .Ksr.NT.v <*F tii;: cr3:iTri>
TT AVING been appointed hy tho Govorii- l.l     iiieni, AKeut-i .or lhe sell lug I)!" Uu* .N>v.-
KXF4C5."r«ira Norit'i:*
Estate of Aim iWiisselinan, Iateof Stras- luiVj^ Jlorough, deeeased,
I KIT Kits T«;st!imeiilary on saiil estalo J liaviiig het'ii is-^ned to thu undersigned,all l)ersonsiiidtliIed thereloare requested loinaku iininediale seltlemeni, ami Lho;^e having elaliAiK or deniandH against. I bi^ same will pro- sentlhem forseillemenlto the undersigued, residing in said township.
,lOliS SIU.SHKr.SlAN. dee i;; i;t-5 Kxecutor.
AITDITOK'N XOTICr.
Iu the Court of Commou Tleas of r*anc:u»ier Comity.
1     AnirnstTerni, 1K7I,
C. E. IIusTiirrrKi:, ctal. iNo. TS.      linvits   Du
; I'arttone Kaelemla.
V.s. i  rureJias(*money for
; Heal Kstate N<dtl hv
Joiix lIosTETrKi:, el'ftl.! the.Slierilluudi.rtirc
J Orderof llm Cuurt. nillKUudersigned Auditor appointed hy lhe J.Ouurf. lo a.MrertiiJii Ih*' sevenil iitimnnl.H eouiliig toeaeliof the parth-K out of the pur¬ cliase money atore-said, Hn<l make report of the.ianie to Die Court lor liielr inrormaiiou, hert-hy gives notit^e that be will aileiiil hir the purpose of his aptioinlincni, attho i.Wtrn- ry Ito(vin hi the Court llimse. al I,ai.east<^v, on I'MtlDAY.Um ISllLdiiyt.f JANU.MtV, 1.S72. ai ID o'clock in the fcHViioou. wht-ii and wheie all persous initrested mjiv I'lteud.
\V. CAUl'KNTER. d(3c 20-td-tJ Auditor.
Loan, are now re
Ifonds   and   ^
hoiiLiht and sohl
Germany. KnKhin<
> leeeivc siil>-<eripll< Iff eviMV iii-M!riiitii:l» sell Drafis on lr*-hiiid, and   Issue   IVissnge
Tiekels li>am! Irom lbe i>ld Coiiiidv.
Goid and Mllver nou::ht aud »^^U^. 5Ion(jy loaned on Good security.
Will piiy inlereKlon small or Inrire huius ol money dej'osit-id wltli u:> (If so ib-pi.-ilted): 4     i>t.Teeut.   •.»iieJilI.    {5    pure*:nt. fi monttis. ili        " a      "       luJi     • " 1'-      "
an 17lly S Umar'.'yiSJ
JJ.tlM A: SUEXK,
ii A N K E K S
IIAVK UKMOVKD TO TIJKIU NKW RANk'
ING llOUsi:. N. K. ANGLK DK CKNTKK
StillAIti:. LANCASTKK, IM.
SrECIALatleiiMon kKvii to Use purchrjje ot _   Government Uonds and S(   --'-¦
Draw Kills of  Kxcbn   , land. Kram^e, Oermany. e
Ihiy and sell Gold and .Sliver.nml will make advaneus on nppnivwd seuuritifs.
Corporal ions, l>Mrms,or linlividnalskefpln:: their aeirouIlls with lis, will he ullotVird lulf-i- est (if so deposit eti):
4 perfi-iit. I ni»niih.|5 jier cput. ii mouthx, ¦1,'i     ••     ;*     •'      tr.;i     -    J->      *• lani) K 71 11
mitie go Ull Kiiglund,
Irc-
A^isi*;^led Estate of Levi j\r. Zimmor-
niaii ani-i Wife, of Earl lownship,
Lancaster County, Pa.
J EVI M. ZIMMKHMAN, of Earl t(»wuship. ybaving by ih-fcd of voluntary assignniuiit, date«i DKCKMP.hR l'2th, IS7I, n-vsmucd una transferred alt hi.-* cshtlB and elU'cts lo lhe uuderslgiic-d, for lhe benefit of the nredltoi'.s of tlie saidliovl M Ziinmeriuau.they ihorelore glvesnollco lo all persons ludehled lo shjiI assignor, to muke paymenl to the under- Higueil w'llhout detiiy, uud those having claims lo pre3emth(;m to
JOHN M. ZIMMERMAN.
ol CaerDBrvua towutihib. Jl VUTIN R. STAUFKER, dec20'Cti:» of Earl towniihlp.
Old >•«- :t2. Avw Ao. -i».
SIBBLE, iisS & tOlliS
IIIIK sii"serth(r informs ills friends ahd l!tn . piildu: lh:<t he lias opf-ned at A'O. ¦i:\ T^OiVtn n«:KKA .STKKI-rr.bHlwe.-nShnlf/.'s. Hat Sio:e and liHiUirer Huilding. where ttv* will irianuhictuiv and e«instafitiy Iceen uu hand tlit;]-.urgc&iaud Itest Assort tucuLOi
Ssiilfllcs, Harness. CoUuty, ckc.«
evt.-r kept lu I.jiucuster, Having sveured some ofthe bfst Workmen, lie will iuaiuilm:lui>f Uuggyand Faiiey Jiurnes5, equal to any sold lu the l-wittern Cllies.
llu ali-o keeps on hamla larg^a.woTtmfntot "Wagon Gears, liuUitlo Uohi'S, ltois>> Ijhmkel.s , Buggy and Team Wldj s,Trunks, Valises. 1 jt- dles'.Sal'.'hels, Carpet liaiT's. Ac.
Persoubln waiitol auMlil";; In my llnearo partieularl.v Invited to call aud f^xamiue the stuck, bcture purelmsiug eitewhere.
EcpairiDg noatly and promptly attended to. KDWIX MUSSKU. sep9 Cm 43 _
11KI?rriNU Oy EVERY UKSCRIPTIONex- ; ec'UlcU al Ihis olllee oti rcsbODablfs ttin'-ii.
jgjjg|gjj^^jjjg^ijigyjj^ig^s:£ij;,ir^ ;.%-.,. -;.-''