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% voLXXXvn. LAKCASTM, P:4,, WBDWp^ MAY 27, 1863. NO. 27. IfraCtr THE fmrtasto ^^mm ^ Ja Publisiied. every Wedaesday, AT TWO DOLLAKS AYEAR. Ttte Examiner & Herald ASD fantaster l^raoii, Is FnUiahed eveiy Sttsiday at S2.00 a Year. Office Ko.S2i Horth (ineeii Street, JHO. A. BIE8TAKD, T. HXOEIfiT. S. H. KLINK, Hditoxa and Propriotors- iW All btmnen lettera, commnnloitioiu, Ac., •hould bs .ddr«ned to Jiro. A. HIEBTAin) & CO, lancastor, ra. ADVERTISEMEKTS will be inserted atthe rato of JI.OO per squire of ton lines, for threo insorUons or lera; and 25 cents per sqnaro for esch addltionslln- sertlon. Adtxrtitcmentt cicoedtas 10 U"" '^^ >» '^"^^ ^ conta per lino for the Brst inscrUon, and 3 csnts per Ilno for etch subs^iiucnt insertion. £utfnm AdvertUemcnls liKcrteil hy the qnarter, half yenr or yoar, will he chni^gcd as followa : smonlfit. Q montht. IZmmtlit. S:-^?- ¦:::'l'S, *IZ MSS ^coio„„ :.•.•.•;;;:...._.. .0 00 ^»oo ^^oo f « .'.'.'.'.',*."' 30 ™ 55 00 80 00 DUSINKSS NOTICES inserted beforo Marriages and De-iths. doublo lho regular rate?. SI'ECIA L KOTICES inserted aa reading matter will bfl charged ten ceuls a linp* 53- Tlio privilege of Anuual Advcrtiacrs ia strictly Jimitc-d to their own immediato business; andall adver¬ tisements fortho benefit of other persona, as well aa all ndTcrtifcmL-ntB not immediately connected with their own busiHcss, Olid all clasiia of advertiscmcnta, in leugth or otiicmiso, beyond tho limit.^ enguged, will be charged ut tbe usunl rates. A SOBG OF MAY. TiiC Spring's scented buds all around me aro swelling. There are songs in the siream, there is heallh in Iho gale : A sense of delight in each bosom is dwelling, .\s float the pure day-beams o'er mountain nnd v.ale; The desolate reign of old Winter is broien— The verdure is fresh upon every free ; Of Nature's revival Ihc charm—and a token Oflove, oh, Ihou Spirit of Uenuly ! to thee. The sun lookelh forlh from Ihe halls of the morning, And flushes the clouds that begirt his ca¬ reer ; He -welcomes the gladness and glory, return- jng To rest on Ihe promise and hope of the year, lie fills wilh rich lighl all Ihe balm-brealh- ing fiowers, Uo mounts to the zenith, and laughs on the wave; lie wakes into music the green foreslbowers" And gilds the gay plains which Ihe broad rivers lave. .The young bird is out ou his delicate pinion. Ho timidly sails in the infinite sky: A greeting to May and her fairy dominion He pours on the west wind's fragrant sigh; Around, above, there are peace and pleasure; The woodland.': are singing, the heaven is bright— Tho fields are unfolding their unrivalled treasure, And man's genial spirii is soaring in light. Alas! for roy weary and care-haunted bosom! The spells of the spring-time arouse it no more; The song in the wild-wood, the sheen of the blossom. The fresh welling fountain—their magic is o'er! "When I list to the streams, when 1 look on the flowers, They lell of the Past with so mournful a tone That I call up the throngs of my long van¬ ished hours. And sigh that Iheir transports arc over and gone. From tlio'wide-spreading earth, fromthe limitless heaven, Tiiey have vanished an eloquent glory and gloara: To my veiled mind no more is thc influence given, Which coloreth life with the hues of a dream; The bloom-colored landscape its loveliness keepeth— I deem that a light as of old gilds the wave; But the eye of my spirit in heaviness sleep- eih. Or sees but my youlh, and the visions it gave. Yet it is not that age on my years hath de¬ scended, 'Tis not that its snow wreaths encircle my brow; But the newness nnd sweetness ofbeing are ended— I feel not their love-kindling witchery now : The shadows of Boath o'er my path have been sweeping; There are those who have loved me de¬ barred from the day; The green turf is bright, where in peace Ihey aro sleeping. And on wings of remembrance my soul is nway: Itis shut lo the glow ofthis present exist¬ ence— It hears from thc past a funeral strain ; And il eagerly turns lo the high-seeming distance. Where the lost blossoms of earth shall be garnered again; Where no mildew the soft damask rose cheek shall nourish, Wliere grief bears no longer the poisonous sting. Whore pitiless Death no dark sceptre can flourish. Or stain wilh his blight lhe luxuriant spring Itis thue that thc hopes whieh to others are given. Fall cold on my heart, in this rich month of Moy; I hear thc dear anthems liiat ring through the heaven. 1 drink lhe bland airs that enliven the day: And ifgcntle nature, her festival keeeping, Bclighta not my bosom, ah ! do not con¬ demn ; O'er the lost and the lovely my spirit is weep lag. For my heart's proudestraptures are buried wilh them. THE rilBECEIPTED BILI. nnd tliere wis'irsrjBtfl^oi it. His age inight not " be fixed about tbat period wheg-tbe enthnsiaaBi of the hoy begins to be tinged tafrthe soberer tints of man¬ hood." Neither Bulwer nor Byron would haye ohosen bim for their hero, for " the contemptuous curl" of his lip, whicb wos thick and straight, nor for that of his nose, whieh wa) in tbe anti- Hom'an direction—upward. The sole claim that he could have put forward to the pity of tbe lovers of romance was, tbat be was an orphan—and it waa high time be should be so, for he was fifty, if he was a day. His profession, indeed, (which be confided to me) was something mysterious, for he was "in tbe wine and cigar line," whioh, though not an xmcom- mon combination, is snrely a curious one, suggested, I suppose, by the association of ideas; but who ever heard of any other occupation similarly snggested ? of tbe "sherry and soda-water" line, for instance, or the "shoe and stocking" trade. And yet tbis man had a grievance, and was as ready to tell it, and at consider¬ able length, too, as tbe moodiest and most soliloquizing hero of melo-drama. We had got no farther than the Mary- lebone road, when I found myself in pos¬ session of tbe principal features of his bi¬ ography ; he bad so " cottoned" to me (to use bis own expressive words,) tbat be had, at that point, confided to me bis birthplace, bis state of celibacy, bis reli¬ gious views—^which, however, were prin¬ cipally of a negative character—his ten¬ dency to colds in the bead (with illustra¬ tions, and his pecuniary embarrassments —which last, however, did not prevent him offering me hospitality at every house of entertainment at which our ve¬ hicle .drew up. In the Marylebone road, tben, my friend and I were importuned to pur¬ ohase literature " Buy tbe Life of Gari¬ baldi, sir; "Buy tbe Lord Mayor's Show" a gorgeous proces,sion occupying several feet of paper, but colored with more pro¬ fusion tbau discrimination—"Buy the Pilgrim's Progress, prioe one penny, sir." " Jolly book is the Pilgrim's Progresi," remarked my companion, approvingly. "Jolly?" said I; "well, really " "I mean horrible," explained tbe Communicative One. " I like tbe giant immensely wbo lived in Dublin—no, in Doubting—Castle. I am an unfortunate man, and to read of misfortunes gives me a great deal of pleasure. There was a oopy of that book, sir, in the home of my infancy, and I used to read it, lying up¬ on my stomacli on the hearth-rug, tbat had pictures in it, tbat bad. I will bet a shilling this has got no pictures." " Well," Eaid I, " you can scaroely ex¬ pect pictures in an edition so exception¬ ally cheap as tbis." " One penny, sir," reiterated tbe nows vender—"the Pilgrim's Progress, 'price one penny. Very suitable for a present." My stout companion shivered like a jelly just escaped from its mould. " Not if I know it," exclaimed he. " I was very nearly being persuaded ta buy tbat rascal's book; but now be has let the cat out of the bag. Suitable for a present, indeed! And where's his receipt, I should like to know'!" " Nay," said I, " you must bea man of business to the backbone ifyou expetit a receipt for a pennyTbook. You don't sup¬ pose that the conductor of tbis omnibus will give us a written release from our liability to pay bis fare, do you 1" " I am no lawyer," responded my new acquaintance, "and cannot answeryou that question; but I will never buy anything whatever witbout tbe acknowledgement in writing. If I had made that resolve a year ago, I should not know be riding in an omnibus, but in my own carrriage." "Explain yourself," said I; X am all altention." " You must know, then, that tbis time twelvemonth I was heir presumptive of Morgan Ap Holog, the celebrated Welsb carcass butoher; you ean scarcely fail to have heard o£kim, I reckon." I was not only ignorant of the reputa¬ tion of tbe gentleman referred to, but bad tbe most indefinite notions of wbat a car¬ cass-butcher might be. A butcher who is not, a carcass-butcber, thought I, must surely sell exceedingly fresh meat; but I concealed my doubts, and nodded assent- ingly, as though one who bad never known of Mr. Ap Holog must be bimself unknown indeed. " Uncle Ap, as I used to call bim, had a liking for me, sir, above all his neph¬ ews : some said it was because of my me¬ rits, and others that it was owing to tbe fact, that he saw a good deal of my cous¬ ins, wbo lived in Wales like bimself, and very little of myself, wbo lived in London; but, at all events, it was not for me to discourage bis gond will. On the contrary, I felt it to be my duty to make him as tender as his mut¬ ton, and to leave nothing undone wbich might cause him to ' cut up well' in ray favor. He was very old and ailing, and I the attentions of bis relatives, as is usual in sucb cases, were unremitting. Per¬ sonal service in my case was out of tbe question, and yet it was necessary that I should do something to exhibit my affecr tion. Under tbese circumstances, I made Unele A-p a present of a handsome clock. It wns handsome, bnt I am bonnd to say tbat it was not dear; its cheapness, in fact, first attracted me—^its beauty grew upon me afterwards. Some persons may think it was not a suitable offering to lay at tbe feet of an expiring carcass-butcher —and, indeed, I did hesitate between it and a second-baud accordion, for a con¬ siderable time. It may be urged that a Reader, did you ever journey on au omnibus from Paddington to tbe terminus of that railway which bas of late endeav¬ ored to obliterate the remembrance of its past by calling itsolf the Great Bastern. j clock was the last thing that should have If so, yon will understand the advantage, been given to one whose account with during that arduous travel, of having a conversable companion. Sucb a ono bad I a while ago, who eaused me to forget tbe dreary wastes of Islington and the Btinalid fastnesses of Shorediteh, in the following loucUng episode of his own life-drama: There was nothing in bis external ap¬ pearance that would bave led you to sup¬ pose bim suffering from an inexpiable ¦wrong. His brow was not what a writer of any principle could have honestly caU¬ ed " noble," nor had it the appearance of being "scathed," although it was red. His form was not " slight and graeefnl," for he was somewhat inclined to obeiitT. His hair was not like a "raven's wing" time was about to close forever; tbat you might as well offer a man a oase of cigars npon his marriage-day, or a free ticket (for one) to Her Majesty's Theatre; but Ihad niy reasons, nevertheless, and I sent Unole Ap tbe clock. "To say he was pleased, is to give a feeble idea of the old gentleman's satis- fection; suoh a consummate work of art had probably never reaohed the Princi¬ pality before. . It was bonght, in War- dour street, but where it-was made I can¬ aot imagine. ;'.A oackoo clock .would have been a wonder at Abeiystdoverm, bnt in this time-pieoe thiere-wai a whole aviaiy of toechanicil-birdi, baidei' t piaooA; with twelve feathers ia his tail, whocairie ont at noon, snd screamed. The contem plation of it is said to- have added months to Uncle Ap's existence, which, before tbe arrival of this gift, had been rather destitute of objects oi interest. He eonld not read.by reason of a defeoiive educa¬ tion ; and even if it had been othervrise, there is, I believe, no Welsh literature eiceptpropheoies and mystic ballads, sueh as would have had little interest for a re¬ spectable caicasE-bntoher. Englisb he did not nnderstand, even suffioiently- to discriminate between tbe genders or parts of speech; and when he wanted to express a wish fdr liquor, he would -murmur: "Her is dry.' "I bonght the clock, and paid for it over the connter, directing tbe shopman to send it to Mr. Ap Holog's address, whicb a letter of acknowledgement from Abeiystdoverm soon informed mebad been done. I naturally tbougbt that tbe trans¬ aotion was thus completed. Conceive, then, my confusion, sir, when not long af¬ terwards I Teceived a second communica¬ tion from my uncle's amannensis (a ma¬ lignant second cousin,) whicb ran as fol¬ lows :—'Your nncle, Ap Holog, desires me to forward to you the cnolosedacoount. He cannot imagine but that you intended to make bim a present oftbe timepiece in qnestion; if otherwise, however, be will bimself have no objeotions to make tbe vay raosonoifc outlay demanded by Messrs Veneer and Dodge.' " Tbe hill for tbe olook accompanied this epistle. I had taken no receipt on purchasing it, nor was it my custom to do so, at establishments where my name and address were unknown. I forgot, how¬ ever, that in this case I could be reached by a swindling tradesman (as bad now happened) at second-hand. Thc fraud, it is true, was but to a small amount, bnt herein lay the most unfortunate part of tbe business. You will easily imagine, sir, tbat I am not tbe man to tell a false¬ hood, but still I bad rather led my uncle to suppose that tbat time-piece was not bought for nothing. His ignorance of the arts bad led him to put a fabulous prioe upon the gift, and I bad not disa¬ bused bim of tbat error. There was no barm, I suppose, in his picturing to bim¬ self an affectionate nephew, who had de¬ nied himself every personal gratification, in order to secnre for his aged and ailing relative an invaluable artiole of virlu.— Uncle Ap had now, however, beconie ac¬ quainted with the actual amount of pounds, shilling and pence expended, and the knowledgc'tboreof had evidently not given him pleasure. " My connection by the mother's side with Wales has given me a somewhat hasty temper, and I put myself into a pretty passion when I got my cousin's letter; my connection by the father's side with England has endowed me with the strongest determination not be im¬ posed upon, and I resolved that Messrs. Veneer and Dodge sbouid never get money twice over for that clock from me. I wrote tbem a letter explaining the cir¬ cumstances as tbey had actually happen¬ ed, aud appending a few comments, whicb were not perhaps of a conciliatory ebaroter. From a wish not to be person¬ ally mixed up with a dispute of this na¬ ture, I signed myself A. B., and request¬ ed the expected apology to be addressed to the post-office. Messrs. A''eneer and Dodge did not apologize. Thoy vfiitp.ra- ted their desire to be paid twice over, and accompanied it with threats. A. B., in reply, secure in bis impalpability, in¬ dulged in withering satire. Then Messrs. Veneer and Dodge adopted a device from the brute creation; as oertain animals, when in search of prey, will sometimes feign to be dead, in order more surely to secure their victims, so this respectable firm pretended to die in a commercial sense. They declared themselves to be bankrupts, and appointed an official as¬ signee to continue their correspondence for them. " Matters having thus assumed a ser¬ ious oharaoter, where villany must be met by its matcb, I consulted au attorney. Having beeome possessed of all tbe facts thb gentleman shook bis head, and asked whether, in the event of this case going to fhe County Court, my Uncle Ap Holog would appear to give evidence respecting the letter in wbioh I had given him no¬ tice of tbo dispatch of the gift. The jndge would bave to weigh my oath against tbat ef some hireling of the Messrs. Veneer and Dodge, and the least collateral testimony would be most valnable. " Uncle Ap a witness!" cried I; "why he bas been bedridden for a twelvemonth." " But could uot some relative ofbis be summoned to swear to the receipt of the letter in question ?" " He mightbesummoned," saidI, "but be wonldn't come. Tbe law is by no means so powerful in the Principality as it is iu Westminister; and if he did come bo would be sure to witness dead againat Inc." " Are you a freemason ?" inquired the attorney, abmptly. " Yes," said I; f but why do you ask ? Are i/ou a luuatic ?" " I ask because, if Messrs. A^^eneer and Dodge are freemasons likewise, they may acknowledgo their error. I have known tbis to happen in simUar cases more tban once. Some persons will not listen to reason or justice, wbo will yet pay every attention to the same arguments, urged by a gentleman witb bis thumb to bis nose, and bis fingers in a mystic attitude. "Having acknowledged this compli¬ ment to tbe society of freemasons all over the world, I informed the attorney that tbe parties in question were not of the Brotherhood. "Then," said be," you had better pay tbe money ovor again." I made up six-and-eightpence by means of as many coppers as I could, and having presented it to the man of Jaw, dismissed him. " Por an entire week, I received no more threatening missives and began to imagine that all fraudulent proceedings were now abandoned. At tbe expiration of that period"—^here my stout compan¬ ion's voice became well-nigh choked with emotion—" I reoeived this, sir—this."— He extracted from a side pocket a worn, aud dirty envelope, and placed it in my hands. Xt bore the postmark of Aber- ystdoverm, within it was a receipted bill, for £3.19s. Ilid., and aletter.vmttenin' luph-a-liMid <faS when' a ieiii -oEciBeks Tiowa all ita stalks before the wa'rtiiigeastM " Bead it," ejaculated my oompanion, I penitent^ and Margaret picked up the " and then.tell me if I am not the most i mng,'whiph had fallen from his band, unfortunate dog in Christendom.'-' I y,ou \7ill not find many berries hero," "My dear sir,"said I, "There is no said Colonel Clemshire;" over by Mud time. Yonder is the railway-station for which I am bound." "Well, then, listen," oried he, "and may my sad case be a -warning to a fel¬ low-creature." " Mr. Morgan Ap Holog begs to for¬ ward the enclosed receipted bill for the timepiece, and is happy to find himself thereby -relieved of obligation. The clook has stopped for a. considerable period, but Mr. Ap H. detects no immediate signs of bis own dissolution. It would have been better, he conceives, to have given a little more money for a little more-time." "And what did the old gentleman mean by that o^servation ?" " He meaus tbis, sir, that Messrs. Ve¬ neer & Dodge had reapplied to him in- stead.of me, andhad had the indelicacy to set forth the details of tbe transaction between us. They bad pleaded, as an additional aggravation to my not having paid them (twice over,) that I had got the clock at a great bargain; and as for its having stopped so early, (wbicb, it seems, bad been complained of by my uncle,) X had bought it very cbeap, upon the express understanding, that it should be warranted only for two montbs certain, since the person for ichose use it was intend¬ ed could not possibly live ovei- thai period. The whole estate of Aberystdoverm," ad¬ ded my companion, dropping a tear npon me, as I slowly descended from tbe omni¬ bus box by the help of tbe strap, " has passed into native hands by reason of tbat unreceipted bill." liWi* • - OUB iraioH. Our Union, the gift of our fathers! In wrath roars the tempest above ! The darker and nearer onr dauger, Tbe warmer and closer our love. Though stricken, it never shall perish; It bends, bnt not breaks to the blast; Foes rush on in fury lo rend it, But we will be true to the last. Our Union, ordained of Jehovah— Man acts not the flat aside ! As well cleave the welkin asunder As th| one mighly system divide. Tbe grand Mississippi sounds ever. From pine do-wn to palm, the decree ; The spindle, the corn, and Ihe cotton. One piean shout, Union, to thee ! Our Union, the lightning of batlle First kindled the flame of ils shrine I The blood and Ihe tears of our people Have made it forever divine. In baltle we then will defend it I Will fight till the Iriumph is won ! Till the Stales form the realm of the Union As the sky forms the realm of thesun. A STOBY FOU THE IITTLE FOIKS. ost aud Found. The scholars in Miss Merritt's scbool wero to bavo a picnic, and there w£is a great bustle for three days before the time appointed, aud many consultations as to what should be contributed. Lizzy Marly, from the lower road, was to bring cheese and milk; Jennie Kipley, tbe baker's danghter, promised the bread; Mattie Hunter, tbe grocer's eldest girl, would supply tbe tea and sugar; and Mrs. Grant, whose little niece Annie Laurie was the pet and plaything of the sehool, offered a pol of butter; and as for eake and biscuit, there seemed a prospect that there would be a boatload of tbem alone. Margaret Graham hurried home after scbool in a state of great excitement.— Sbe was a girl of about fourteen, a stout, healthy girl, the only daugbter of a widow, who maintained herself and her two cbildren by taking in washing. Mar¬ garet wns old enongh to be a great belp to her motber, but in the -winter their work was light, and Mrs. Graham sent her regularly to school, feeling tbat tbe time now spared would be of incalculable service to her hereafter. The summer work had begun about a fortnight before, but as the qnarter was so nearly ended, Mrs. Graham managed to do the oxtra work, that Margaret might remain till the end of the term, whieh was to close with this picnic, on an island in the river muoh frequented by pleasure parties. Mrs. Graham was leaning over ber wash- tub at tbe brook, in the garden, as Mar¬ garet came up. If she had been thinking of anything but her own pleasure, she would have seen the brightening look on tbe tired face, as sbe came up tbe patb. " Ob, mother!" she began eagerly, " tbe picnic is to be to-morrow, and may I go and look for some berries ? Sandy Merrill says there are plenty on tbe north lot." The bright, expectant look faded from Mrs. Graham's face. " Yes," she said qaietly, " if you will take Ally -with you. X find it very hard to work alone with bim." Ally, a bright little fellow of three or four years old, who was throwing pebbles into the brook, stopped and ran up to Margaret, crying out, "Oh, yes, take me!" and Margaret went to the house and re¬ turned with a large tin pail aud Ally's hat, but he demurred—he wanted to car¬ ry thc pail himself. " Give him tho pint mug," said his mother, " it is all that he will waut to carry whcu he is tired, and do not go over the mountain. Ally is not strong enough to walk far, and it is past four o'olock now." dy Eun tbey are plenty, but it is too lato for you to go.to night," ond whistling to his dog, he walked on to the village,' whilst Margaret sauntered on, followed by Ally, bnt tbe berries were few and far between. " Ob, Margaret, do let us go to Mud¬ dy Eun," said tbe cbild; " my cup is not half full." Margraret's mind bad been dweUing on the same thought, but she answered harriedly. " You know the Colonel said it was to far for us to go to-night." " Oh no, Maggie, X oan walk all the way," said Ally, " and you want a big lot of berries for tbe party." " Mother did not tell us not to go to Muddy Eun," she said to herself; " she only said over the monntain." But in her own beart sbe knew that any distance was meant. Stifling her convictions, ahe took Ally's band, and turned across tbe woods. The stony ground was hard for the little feet, bul he trotted on bravely, now and tben comforted by a big berry dropped into his mug with great care.— Tbe way seemed very long, and after a wbile Ally's oourage faUed. There was yet no murmur of the brook, and he be¬ gau to feel tired and hungry; but the hill begau to slope away, and Margaret hur¬ ried on as she aaw tbe opening in the trees beyond, where the stream ran through.— The brook was reached, and tbey tumed np its banks, where the bushes grew thick¬ ly between tbe trees up ou the hilly sides of the stream. The berries were abun¬ dant, and Ally's mug was soon filled, but still Margaret pressed on; ber mind was fiill ofthe pionio and the berries, andsbe did not heed tbe gathering shadows.— They had turned away from the brook, and foUowed a stretch of bushes growing up the mountain. Ally began to grow fretfal; be had eaten as many berries as he wanted, and bis mug tired him. " Ob, Mag^e, let ns go home, my feet are tired," he said twice before she heed¬ ed him, and finding that ber pail was nearly full, she took bis band and turned about; but the path was lost, and they had strayed too far to be guided by the meeting of tbe brook. She said notbing of her misgivings, but hurried on, drag¬ ging the ebild, who, footsore and weaiy, perplexed her yet more by bis cries. " Do bush. Ally, and let us get homo," sbe said, impatiently, and the child, cheer¬ ed by the prospect of home, stopped his cries, and followed, but tbe shadows grew darker and darker, aud she sat down, worn out, and took Ally in her arms. " Oh, Margaret!" sobbed the frighten¬ ed chUd, " do you tbink the robins will cover us with leaves ?" She was too breathless to answer, and only bugged bim closer. All tbe stories, she bad heard of a panther seen on the mountain came to her mind. Bears, she kuew, migbt be near, and every rustling brancb increased her terror. She tried to pray, but the thought ofher disobedience cheeked her. There was no deception now—she saw the wrong withont excus¬ ing it to her conscience. " Maggie, don't you think God will take eare of us ?" whispered tbe ohild.— " Mother says he -will." " Yes, he will take care of you. Ally, but X don't deserve It." "Oh yes, he wUl, Maggie, be's real good," said the little fellow, nestling up to her, " But I've boen so wicked," she went on—in ber remorse pouring forth her re¬ pentance even to a child, and trembling yet mo.Te as the branches rustled in the wind—" Mother tnld me not to go over the mountain, audi came away bere; and now we're lost, and God won't let me go bome again." " Yes, he will," persisted the simple ohUd. " Motber snys. he wiU, if you ask him." "But I'am so wicked," again urged the repentant girl. " But be's good," said tbe child again. " Mother says tbat God don't love me be¬ cause I'm not good, for I'm sometimes naughty, but Christ loves mo out of bis own great beart." The simple words of the child came with a power of their own to the girl's heart—" Cbrist loves me out of bis o-wn great heart!" poor, sinful, disobedient,— Thc lesson of the last Sunday-school had been, " While we were yet ainners, Christ died for us." " I see it all now," she said to herself; " while we were yet sinners. Miss Hall tried to make me understand it, but I oould not see it as I do now." Ab! Mag¬ gie, EXKCtfTOR'S NOTICE. Estate of John Gsorgg Killer, late it the olty ot lasoaitar, dec'd. LETTERS testamentary ou said estate bATiDg bosB Kruitsd to ths nndsralgnsd, aU p«r. sons Indebted thereto ars rsqnsstad to maks hnnsdUta Pft7nisnt,and thoseh&vlngolaimsordsiaaQdG sgalnst the ssme wUl preisnt them -irttfaoDtdtUy for ssttls- mont to the ondersigusd, residing la ssld citr. f ETIB a. aSIBlIAB, Ex'r. taty 30- BXECUTOES' HOTICE. Estato of Hary B. Banner, late of the City of Laneastor, deoeaaed. LETTERS testamentary on said estate hsrlDg bsen grsnted to the tmdersigned, all psrsons Indehted thsisto ars reqaested tomake Imms- diato ssttismsnt, and those having cl&lms or dsmands agslnst tbe same wlll prssent them wltbont delay for Bsttlsment to the nnderslgned. residing in said cilv. OABPEHTEB HoCLEEBif, H£BBY 0. LOOHKB, may 3.6t*-23 Kxscntori. EXECUTORS' NO'nCE. Estate OfJohn Landis, late of Landisville, Eaat Hempfleid twp., deo'd. LETTERS Testamentary on said sstfcts having heea granted to tha imderslgnsd, all persons indehted thereto are reqnestsd to msks ssttls. msiit withont dslay, and all psrsons having eialms or demands sgslnst tbs estste of ths ssid decedent ars re¬ qaeeted to make koown the ssme. withont dslsy, tothe tmdersigned, rssidlsg in said townshtp. ARSBEW BBUBiKEB, ma76-et*24 Sxeentor. BXECDTOR'S HOTICE. Estate of Joseph Eelley, late of Little Britain township, deceased. LETTERS Testamentaryou said estate : havlag bsen granted to tbs tutdersigned, all per< sons Indebtod tbsrsto are reqnestsd to make Immedlato ssttlemeat, and thoeshaving olaims or dsmands againet the Btm. will present them wltbont delay for settle, ment to tbe ttnderei^cd, reeidiog in Falton township. JOSBPH BaLLANCB, Sxeentor. «prS9-6t23 EirksMiUs.P O,, Lancaater CO. BXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Christian Steiner, late of West Bon- egal township, deo'd. LETTERS teatamentary ou said eatate having beon gnuiied to tho ondsrslgned, all per¬ sons indebted thereto are requested to make Immodlate ssttlement, sod those having claims or demands agaln?^ ths same will preseot them wltbont delay to the ander¬ slgnsd, residing in ElUabetbtown borongb ADOOSinS STSIHliB, Execntor. .apr 22-61-25 EXECUTOR'S HOTICE. Estate of Jacob Adami, late of Brownstown, Weat Earl township, deo'd. LETTERS testementary under the lost wilt of said deceaeed bavlng boen graoted to the nndereigned. all persone Indebted to tbe estate of ssld decsased ars reqaestsd to make immediate sst¬ tlement, and tboee having claime or demands against tbe same wlil present them withont delay for eettls¬ ment to the lUidorRlgned Bxecntors. Teslding In eaid township. 0|aBI,SSADiH8,| ^„,^„. apr32-6»t-22 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Jacolj Demmj.late of East Hemp¬ fleid twp., Deceased. LETTEKS of adminiatration on said estate bavins bsen grsnted to tha ondersisned. &11 personB iadebted thereto ftre requested to malce Imme¬ dlato settlemeDt, and those baTlng olalnis or demandii against the eajne wlll present them wlthoat dela? to the nndersigned, residing lu Fenn townsbip. JEO. M. STHHHAN, Hay J3-25-6t* Admlotatrator. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Eatate of Jotn Eost, late of Mount Joy Twp., Deceased. LETTEKS of administration on said estate having been graated to the ondersigaed, all peraoDs Indebted thereto are reqaested to mako Jm- medlate payment, and those having demands agalaet thesame will present them for Bettlement to tha nn> derslgned, residing In jhe Boroogb cf Blizahethtown. HAUbBL KBT, Administrator. majl3-6t» ^_^___^_ ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE. Estate of Joseph Foreman, late of Drumoro townsbip, deo'd. TETTERS of administration on said .'estate bavlng bean granted to the nnderslgQed, all persone Iadebted thr«to arereqaested to mako lm< medlB.teB4ttJen)ent,and thoee baving claims ordemands against tho same will prasent them withoat delu]r for settlement to tbe andersigaed, residing in said town ship. ELIAS HBSS, •lABTIN FAOAN, mayd-fi't-Sl Administrators AD.MINISTRATORS' NOTICE. Estate of Dr. Robert H. Jones, late of tbe vil¬ lage of Bainbridge, Conoy twp-, dec'd. LETTEKS of administration on said extate having been granted to the nnderslgQed. all pereooa Indebted tbereto are reqaested to mahe Imme- diate eettlement. and thoso having claims or demands against the same will prosent them witboat dela? for settlement to tbe nndersigned, residing In said village. GBORQE hBAN, may^fi*tSG Administrator. ADMINISTRATOR'S KOTICE. Estate of Christitn Foltz, late of tbe Borongb of Elizabetbtow^^, do'd. LETTEKS of administration on said astate bavlng been firanted to tbe nndersigned, ail persons Indebted theretu are reqaeated to maks im¬ mediate payment, and tbosa having claims or demands against toe same will presBst tfaom for settiemeat to the nndereigaed, rosldlnx in said borongh. QEOHOB BTEODB. apr22-6t-22. Admlnlsirator. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Jobn Hamaker, Iato of West Donegal townsbip, dec'd. LETTERS of administration de bonis non on said eatate havingbeen granted to the undersigned, all psrsons Indebted thereto are reqneated to mahe immediatesett1ement.aQdthoBehaving claims ordemand* against tba samewlll present thetn without delay for eettlement to tbe andersigned. JOBN B. HAMAKER. West Donegal. ABHAHAM UAMAKER, Wesv Hemp¬ fleid, Administrators, npr 23-6*t-22 AEMINISTRATOR'S NOTICB. Estate of Abrabam Bntt, late of East Lam¬ peter townsbip, deceaaed. LETTERS of administration on said estate having been granted to tbe onderslgned, all peraonslndebted therato are requested to make Imme¬ diate settlemeot, and those havltig claims or demands agalost the same will present them without delay for eettlement to the anderslgned. JOSHUA EtTTT. East Lampeter. BBNJ. BOOT, Weat Hempflald. apr22 6*t-22] Adminlstralors. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Oeorge Zeiaetz, late of Lancaster City, deoeased. THE undersigned Auditor, appointed to distribute the balance remaining in the hands or ^etai Zslsels. to and among those legalty eatltled to tbe same, will sit for that purpose on TDESDAY, the 9th day of JUNB, at 2 o'olock p.m., In the Library Boom of the Court noose, ia the City of Lancaster, wheie all persoas Interested in said distribution may attend. WU. A. ATLEE, Auditor. mayl3-4t-25 R£61STBa*S nOTldB—"The Acoonnti . of the TMpectlve deeedenta hereanto aonexed are Sled In lbs B«gl»tei'« Offlee of Lancaater Coacty, for eon. flrmitIOQaadallowance,ata6 0rphaotf Ooart to be held la tht* Court House, In tho City of Lancaster, oa the THIED MONDAY In JD£jE next, the Ifith inst., at 10 o'clock, A. M. Elizabeth HolTmaQ, Borongh of Btraabarg. By David I.andiB, Administrator. Henry Grove, Conoy tosmshlp. By Bamnel T. Horst, Ad¬ ministrator. Jacob Demuth, City of lAocoster. -By 7. A. Muhlenberg, _ Execator. George Mayer, Moaat Joy township* John Myeri aud Tobias Eaylor, Administrators. GeorgeHoQTer, City of Lancaster. By Jacob I^ntz, Sur- vlTing Executor. Uorcer tPhttsou, Bart township. By Oeorge WIiHsob, Ad* minlstrator. Benjtrotn Bluckel, East Earl towaship. By Jeisa Bitzer, Administrator. Martin Shrelner, Manheim towpahlp. Gaardlansbip Ac¬ count. By Daniel S. Groeb, Guardian of Jacob 8. Groab, (now deceased,) mluor grandson of deceased. Cbriatten Wade, Bart fiwuiiblp. Quardlanalilp Ac»>aQt. By Abner Pooplesand Hfram Peoples, Executors ofJohn Peoplee, deceased, vho was Gaardiaa of Emma Wade, minor daughter of deceased. Levi PownaU, Sr., Sadabury township. By Levi Pownall, Georgo PownaU and George Steele, Exocutora. Henry Metzler, Straabarg towusbtp. By Jobn Ranck, Ad¬ mlnistrutor with tbe will BDneioi. Anthony Terry, Ease Donegal township. By Georgo W. Terry. Administrator. Samuol JohoBon, Jr., West Donegal towusbip. Guardian, ship Accouat By Simon Grob, Guardian of Cyrus H. JohoEOD, Samuel H. Johnson aad James W. J. Johuson, minor cblldren of deceued. Jacob Goodman, Conestoga township. By Margaret Good, man and Henry Fnnk, Administrators. John Snyder, Earl township. By Simprua Snyder, I'oter Snyder and Henry Snyder, Administrators. Samuel Ilarmony, Borongh of Elizabethtown. By Samuel Eby, Administrator. Jftcob Brenlge, Sr., Earl townahip. By WUllam Oable, Execntor. Jacob Pancake, Rapho townahip. By Benjamin Baer, Ad- minlstrator. David Stono, Enrl townehlp. By BUas Stone, and G.S. Hoff¬ man, Administrators. Andrew Bobeaon, Csraarron towaship. By James S, Robeson, Adminiatrator. Cbrlstiflo Good, Pequea township. By Honry Good, Ex¬ ecutor. Johu Hartman, Strasbnrg townabip. By Henry H. Kurtx and Jacob Rohrer, Jr., Execnlors. Jacob Collina, Borough of Washington. Guardlanuhlp Ac count. By H. M. North, Esq, Guardian of Amanda CoiUos, dnughter of deceased, now of oge. Jacob StanOur, Eorl towusbip. By Lydiii IJrubakei:, Sur. vlTlng ActincExecatrii. Q.Taylor Lanv, City of Lnncaster. By Martha J. Laco and Wm. B. Fordney, Eiq., AdmlniatratorB of James il, Lnoe, deceased, wfao yi&s tfae Adminiatrator of said de¬ ceased. John DoDnoIIy, City of Lancaster. Uy Hugh E. Bongbarty, AdmlniRtrator. Abrabam Hunsbberger, West Earl township. By Christian Hnnithberger, Administrator. Jobn Bassler, Eaat Hempfield townabip. Final AccounL By Jacob BnSFler nnd Andrew r.rubuker, Execntorn. Chri&tisD B. Habecker, East Hempfleid townabip. tlual Account. By Elizabeth K. Habecker, Surviving Admin¬ lBtratrlx. Magdalena Bronoman, Manor towuahip. By Benjamlu M. Boar, Administrator. ChrihtiftU Obor, . Trurt Account. By iBimc Obor and Benjamin Ober, Executors of Isaac Ober, de¬ ceased, who waa Testamentary Trustee over tho estateof Mary Foster, under tho Will of deceased. Catharine Burr, West I.ampot6r township. By Samuol Barr, Executor. Cbarlea Bewley, Salisbury towusbip. By Levi Bawley nnd R. W. Morton, Executora. Harj- Good, Brecknock township. By Samnel II. Good, Adminlstrstor. Joseph Newswanger, Cu^rnarTou towuRblp. Goardiansbip Accouut Ey Potc-r 11. Souder, Guardian of Henry Nowflwangor, minor cIi-lJ of deceased. Jobn W. Groir, WestEarl townphip. liy .lehn W. Groff, Jr^ Surviving Executor. Samuul MuFaelinan. Earl township. By Cbriatisu Mnssel¬ man and Jacob Musselman, Admioistraturs, John Pnyder. Kapbo towatIit[). QnardiauHbip Acconnt. By Honry Shelly, Gu:irdian of Elizabetb Qreiner, flato Elizabeth Snyder.) uow of ago, and Henry Snyder, minor children of dere^ed. Samuel Balmer, Sr., Borough cf Elizabethtown. By Donle! Balmer, Execator. Tobias Leamau, East Lampeter township. Ouurdiansblp Al count. By Isaac Leaman, Gnsrdian of Abraham Lea¬ man, deceased, who was a minor sou of docoosed. John Erb, Sr., Clay towuRblp. By Hiram Erb, Juhn B. Erb, Uenry B. Erb and Gtorge \V. Steinmetz, AdmlnlG- tr atain. Henry Keller, City cf Lancaster. By John Evana, E:c-ju- t'.r. Lewis Anderson, City of Lancaster. By Cbriatiana Heikenroethor, Administratrix. Ilaory W. Free, Eaat Boneijil township. Ey Chriatian Wiilter. Executor. Andrew KalJur, Borcni^h of .Mount Joy. By Chrisliau M. Martio, Admiulstrator. Martia Lierr, Strasburg towufhlp. By David Uartmuu, AdQ-inifitrotor, with tho Will anoexed. Alfred Pyle. Drumoro townehlp. Onardianship Account. 3y S. L. Gregf:, Ouardlan of Morris J. Pylo aud lloirard T. Pyle, minor cbildron of dercaBed. Aaron LjLiinby, FulU<n tuwntblp. By Chalkley B. Cutler, Surviving Executor. Danidl .Baumiller, City cf LaucosUr. Uy Jacob Walti:, Ad mio Iatrator. Bebecca Fillinger, City of Laacaster. By Uacliel Sbaeffer, Adniiiistrutrix. rhilip Dncfc, West Earl t&wuahip. By Eimuuel Duck, Executor. David 2L Groff, Weat Earl townsbip. By Abraham M. Mnrtiu and Jonas Bc-iff, iTxecutorn. Martha Itcbluson, Salisbury towuahip. By Elizibeth BobJuFOn nnd II. W. Black. Executors. Barbara Sowers, Earl lowusblp. By Isaac Sowers, Execu- David S. Qroff, West Earl tiTwnshlp. By Mory Groff and Levi Bard, Surviving Execntorn. Samaal Martin, Boat E»rl township. Sapplemeutary and Hnal Acconnt By John H.-Martln, Peter H. Martiu and David K. Martin, Executors. i!!»* f°«°k. Manor townabip. -By Abraham L. Sheuk, AdminlBtrator. Benjamin Mooney, City of Lancaster. By Jacob Baas- man, IJxecutor. Jolin BauHman. Lancaaler townahip. By Andrew Baos- man, Jacob BauBman and SamuBl Bauaniau, Eiecntors. Emanuel 8. Bear, Manor township. GuardUnship Account By Abraham Bausman, Quardiati cf Renben, Henry and Emanuel S. Bear, minor cblld-en of deeonaoi Sonatina Scbmucb, Mauhelm townahip. By Jacob Eaben- hhade. Administrator. Henry Flick, City of Line uter. By Qeorge Spnrrier, Kx¬ ecutor. Emannel Hofitetter, Manholm townf^hip. By Charles Ho¬ stetter and Jtcob Esbenahade, Admlnlstratora. Oideon Brenoman, Eprongh of Columbia. By W. Carpen¬ ter, Executor. Gi<leon Itn^Dnman, Boroogb of Columbia. By W. Carpen- ler, Trustee to nell Real illatato. Jobn Denllnger, Kwt Lampeler township. By Daniel Denlinger, Jobn 0. Denliuger, Samuel D«nlinger and David LandlB, Adminintrrttora. James Foater, Elizabeth twonablp. By WlUlem Foater Administrator. Susan Beed, City of Lancaater. By Geo.K. Reed, Executor. William ToellB, City of Uncsstor. By Samuel Fritz and Anoa Toelje. Admlolstratorif. Catharino Kiechler, Cily of Lancaster. By John Kuhns, Adminlutrator. Elizabeth McCIung, West Hempfield townahip. By M.M. Strickler, Administrator de bonis non, cnm testamento annexo. Martin Herr, Eapho townabip. Guardianahip Account By Emanuel Caafel and Hetty Ann Barr, Acting Execo¬ tora of Abraham Caafei, who waa Gaardiau of Ano Wialer and Su8.\nna Wifiler, Legatees uuder the Wiil of deceaaed. ChriHtian Weis, WarwicK townsbip. By Anna Weis and Jobu B. Erb, Executors. ^il"?" ?'?' 2"f0ugb of MarletU. By Frederick L. IJaker, Admlniatrator de bonia non, cum te»tamento an¬ nexo. Ohriatian Eby, Enst Hempfiold townahip. Onardlaoabip Acconnt By C. W. Eby. Ouardlan of Elizabeth Rohrer, (lato Eby,) one of thecbildren of deceased. Honry Einehait, Borongh of Marietta, lly Samuel Hip. pie, Exucuior. Hannah Purdy, City of Lancaator. By Theo. W. Horr, Esq., Adminldtrotor de boLi» noii. OEOKOE C. HAWTHORy. Register. REGi3TEa's OrriCE, Lancaator, May 18tb, 1803. may SO 4t ACCOUNTS OP TRUST AND ASSIGA'EID ESTAThS.—Tbe acrounta of the following named estates biiv& bsen exhibited and filed inths Offieo <^f tho ProthoQctttry qX tlio Court of Coaimon Pleas of Laucaster connfy, to wjt; John K. B»rr, Assigned E-^tato, Isaac L. Boar, ABJiIguee- E;^ujiimin Bleacher, Assigned Ei.tute, John Strohm, As- ai^rneo. James Corran, Asfilfned Tlitato, Ilenry Miller, Afsigneo. Thomaa Henry, Aeaignd ISatate, Jofau Johnsoo, Assignee. Jdcoli U, H-raltey, ASclgoed Eatate, Benj^mlfa Root, As¬ signee. Wllh'am Ncely, Assigned Kstate, Wm. \. Galbraltli, Ae- signeo. Jeremiah Reiter, Assigned Estato, Eli Batten, Aa'igneo. Danlel K. Bbelly, Assigned Estate, John K. Eholiy, As¬ signee. Oeorfie W- Sensoclg, Assigned Estate, Michael SooaenJg, Asclgncc. Reulieu W^nn, Assigned Estate, Cyrus Ream. Assignee. CbrisUan Blank, Aaaigned Egtote, John Neuhomer, As- uignee. Samnel Hober, Estate, Hi,nry Burkhart, Trnitee. Chri.sllan Kelt. Estate. Abraham NoU. TrnRtoo. John LnndiP, Eatate, John Swar aud Chri-tlao Greider, Cum ni ltttle. John Pickel. Asd^^ned Eatate, John Heidoiliaugh and Willism K. Mitcfacll, Aasi;;nees. Abraham 5cfaork, AsEigncd Eatate, Johu Kline and B. F. Hiestand. Assignees. Abrabam H. Mutzgor and wife, Trnst Estate. Jacob N. Motz;;cr, AEBignee. Notice h hrfhy giran to all peraourt IntereFt-jd Io any of Kaid estates, thil the Court have appointod MONDAY, the 15:h day rf JDNE, ISia, for lha confirmation and al¬ lowaueo of Slid accounta, Qnlesa exception! be filed or causa Flijwn, why raid accopnta aboulil not be allowed. PETEIt MARTIN, Proth'y. pROTJiasoTAnv's OiTiCE, Laii., May 10, IfiCJ. may 20 it 79 AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Frederick Swope, late of TTpper Lea¬ cook Twp., Beceased. THE undersigned, appointed by the Orphana* Court of Lancaster county Andltor to pass npon exceptions filed to tfae aeoonnt of Blias Bara and Anarew Bard, acting execators of aald deceased, and to repoit distribation of the balance Is tbe haade of the accouutanta, glvea ootica tbat ho will attead to the duties of his appolutmaut at the Gonrt House, In tho City of Lancaster, on Fridny, the fith day of Jnne, A. D, lees, at2 o'clock p. m. Hay 33-25-41 BENJ.F. BAEB, Auditor. " By palhs we bave not known Qod leads bis owo," It was a toly time. The cliild slum¬ bered at her feetj the trees rocked on as before, tliere was a great solitude^ but God was tbere, and all tbe fear bad died out of ber beart. As sbe finished tbe hymn, a light flashed through tbe trees Toices seemed to spring from every quar¬ ter of the forest, and sbc had scarcely time to start to her feet before Rollo, Tfrith a joyful bark, jumped toward' Ally and licked bis face, Margaret bardly knew how sbe found her way out of tbe woods, or answered the hundred questions. Ally was lifted in strong arms, and never ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE. Estate of Jobn Sboaok and wife, of Rapbo townsbip, Lancaater county. JOHNSHOWCK &WIFE of Rapbo townahip. having by de«d of voluntary assignment, dated lilarch 33,1S63, asBlgned aod transferred all their eetate and effecta to tfao undersigned, for tha beaefltsi the creditors ofthe said Joha Shanck. he therefore gives notiee to all peraona indebted to said assignor, to make payment to tho undersigned withont delay, and those having claims to present tlmm to HENET METZLBE, Assignee, ap 15 6»t-21 BealdlngInKapbo townahip. [Manhetm Sentinel pldaSa copy J Trust Book, No. 4, page 6S. And now. May 2. IS63, petition and sSdaTlt of WU¬ liam Eckert, Jr., of Straahnrg twpl, pre¬ sented by J. B. Liv- iBgaton, Be<|., teUlng Tbey walked quickly along the field, woke till in his own little bed, with bis and crossing tbe fail fence entered' tbe woods. Tbe great trees gave a pleasant shade after tbe sunny meadow tbey bad just crossed, and they sauntered on, plucking from either side; but Sandy Merrill's report of the fullness of tbe land was not found true, fof the bottom of tbe large pale was scarcely covered, and the tin mug was yet a light burden for tbe Uttle bands. Ally ran on a little way, when he sud¬ denly turned screaming, " The wolf I the wolf!" and running toward his sister fell prostrate, whilst a great black animal bounded over him. Margaret stood for an instant paralized with terror, when a crackling.in the bushes, followed, by a cbeerfnl voice, shouting, " Here, Kollo, RoUd!" recalled her to berself, to see tbat. the wolf waa Col. Clemshire's big black Newfoiuidland dog, and that the Colonel himself,, with his gun in hishand, was coming towvrd^er- :^, OaisjGoIond lifted up tbe frightened childj'wliilst'Rono'rtcKjd'by lookingYery motber bending over hiEoi. Col. Clem¬ shire followed them in, and received tbe heartfelt thanks of the weeping group) but be averred tbat, as he had been the means of their wandering, it' was bnt right that he and Kollo should head tbe party sent out for them. " I knew where to look for them," he said ] " tbat story of mine bad a 'great tenaptation." The pail of berries had been overturn ed in tbe confusion, but Mrs. Grabim baked a large oake, and Margaret was not the least happy-scholar at the picnio be¬ cause she had leanied that one great les¬ son in tbe forest %lone with God. In th.e Court of Common Pleaa for the County of Lanoaster. * Petition of Wm Eckert, Jr., to tha Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster Connty, to decroe canceUatlon of Forged Mort¬ gage, recorded In Mortgage Book IG, pace 3SS, &o.,in Be¬ corder's oQce oc Lancaster County. , _ ... forth that there is duly recorded In the Beeordera ofiice of Laboastei coanty. in Mortgage Book No. 16. on page 336, 320, Ac* mortgage purporting to be given, made <iad aigned hy sE^d petitioner to Frederick A. MUlar, Jr., of tbehoroogh of Colambia, and now aeslgned to Henry- H: Wilson and Isaae B. Harter, conditioned for the payment of tbree thousand dollats. That the slg¬ natare, WlUiam Eckert, Jr . to said mortgage, Is not in hiabBnd-wzitlor.nor was it written byhis direction or anthority. Thathe nevergave aucfamortgage. That said mortgage and atgoature ara foigerles from beglu- nlsgto eud. That the petlUoner la dow, sad was at the time eaid mortgage parports tohav* been made aad signed, tfae owner of tbe plautatlon aud ptemlaes men¬ tioned and set forth In aaid mortgage. That Benry H.WIlsDn and Isaac B. Marter, to whoae ufo said mort¬ gage oow atands, are uakn&wn t tald peUtioner. bat he is Informed that they reside In ths city of FbUadelphla, Tfaat the said Frederick A. HUler i« alto unknown to eaid peUtioner, and that he believea he Is not a Tesldsct of LanMBter county &o., Ac. Whereupon the Court, on motion of J. B. Livingston, Eaq., order and direct the Sheriff of Lancaster eoanty to aerve a ao;ice, atatlog tbe facts aet forth la the peti¬ tion, on Frederick A. MUler, the mortgagee In aald mortgage named, and upon Henry H. WUson and Isaac B. Marter,hls asslgnaea, to whoae tuo said mortgage sow atands, as per transfer written tbereon, If theyare to be found la the eonnty of Lanoaatar ; and ia oaae said partita oannotb« foond In aald connly, than tfae sald>herlff aball glva paVlloBotlo* as aforesaid In the Examiner Sr Herald aud Weekly Express once a week for eight weeks aucceuively, prlo: to the 8d Uonday In Angnst, 1863, requiring said partiea to appear In aaid Conrt, on MOBDAY, AUOUST 17th, 1S63, at Lancaater, al 10 o'clock, A. M., to answer sMd petition and ahow canse why said mortgage sbonld notbe caneeUed. B. W.P. BOTD.Shailff. SHERrFr'a OKrrcB, May Sth, 1863. Blayl3-8^25 . A priest was called upon to pray over the barreu fielda qf his. pariabioners. -He passed from one enclosure to another, and proupnQced.hi8 b.euedipfeioo^ until.lie came to amost unpromising, qpfle. .He. survey¬ ed his Bterilfioeres in- drnpuriy^^iiAhl" sitid hey^^f^Mretharezt-^dusetd pry^bere' this need's mauure !" , TtlBinPIKB KOTICE. THE Stockholders of the 'Lancaster . and Ephrata Tornpike Company ara requested to meat at tha bolal of Solomon Bprecher, in the ally of Lanoaattr, on VOfiDAY, tha iat day of JUKI next, at 3 o'clock, F.U., for the parpose of eonslderlDg tbe propriety of extending the said tarapike ona mUe or mora. By ordar of lbe Managers. JBO. K. BBID. SecreUry. may 30 (InleUIgenctrcopy.) 21-36 NOTICS TO TAX. COIiIiECTOBS. TAX COLLECTOSS are notified tbat ' ao abatamaat of Fivb Pek Cbkt wUl be allowed on aU Stats Tax. paid on or before JDLT 16,1863. JOHN DKaUBQBB. ' mayiest'SS Treaanrerof Laac&ater coonty. ' LANCABtBB,lfAY 13,U6S, ^'XrOXICB' isp hereby ©vea^.tbat .my Xa oflce tiestaUiehad'it llo. 11 jr(ntk.]>^a'ii«at, oppoelte thv Oowt-Hew*. .--•. w:.^ .v.-:- -¦¦--¦ Captalaand^Prdtoet'lfi^^hai,'' naylStf fet the Bth2»latHatjF«, tor. Henry E. Kline, Wasfainijlon Borougli. By Georga 3. Manu, KKcc!(itor. John Frick, townafaip. Guardianahip Acronnt.— By Audrew A. Zng, Guardian of Amelia F. Stnuffer, grandchild aud heir of deceased. Micfaael Etanffdr, Penu townsfaip. By Samuol F. Slauffer ami Andrew A. Zug, AdministrntnrH, Janiefi H. McCausiand, Eliiiafaetb township. By Joseph S. Keener, Adoitnistrator. Siiuou Mentzer, Earl townabip. By John Menizer aud John Miilur, Administrators. Adam Koch, iiorough of Marietta. By Eamucl Hippio BDd Henry Copenheffer, Admtalstmtors. Jo9(fi-h Went!-.. Martic township. By Jobu Went?, and Witliam G. Wenlz, Eiecatora. Jea.'so Yundt. Wett Barl townabip. Supplementary and Final Account. By John Sheaff"'', Executor. Louiaa \'oungkeim,'.City of Lancaator. Uy Jofan Eckett, Admiaistrutor pendente lite. Jonaa Motxger, City of LancaMer. By Georze WitboTS and John shaffner, Admiaiatrator do boLia uon, C. T. .K. James Cliimber.-f, Borongh of MurleUM. By Qeorgo W. Wormley, Admiuistratur. .Joseph B- Baldwin, Coleraiu township. By Williom B. Baldwin and John Uuey, Executors. Androw Prirp, Eait Lampeter towuship. By William Carrolns, Adminiatrator. John Roop, Faliabury township. Guardianahip Acconnt. By David Witmer, Gnardiau of Adam Buup, minor son of daceased. Margaret Wiiliama, Sadabury towuFhlp. By Zachariah U. Williams and I«aac Walker, Administrators. Col. James Aukrim, Martic towuabip. By WiUiam Boyd, Administra'or. Samuel Sbciiffdr, Leacock township. Supplementary Ac¬ count. By BopjamlR Landis, Execntor. Maiiin Biir-ndnrf^r. West Earl townafaip. By Isaac Dif¬ fenderfer, Executor, oideon Header, Kost Bart townsbip. By Johu 8. Shirk, Executor. William Kirkpatrick, City of Lancister. By Robert W- McCluro, Administrator de bonis non. cum teatamento Bunexo. Jonas MoEBelman, Earl township. By Henry MusaoU man, Adminiatrator. Alleu YOndt, Earl towusbip. By Ueury Yupdt, Admin¬ istrator pendente Hte. Jacob D. Eberly, West Cocaiico townahip. By Samuol El>crly, Sr., Administrator. Hannab Scharb, Clay township. By Samuel W. Jliller, AdmiDistrator. Jnhn btober. Clay townahip. By Georgo Nies, Executor. Margaret Sanders, Borongh of Elizalbthtown. By John Sanders, Administrator. Abraham Coldreo, Warwick townahip. Ey Abraham Coldren and Jobn Coldren, Admiuiatratora. John gpcuce, Sr., Martlc townabip. By Thomas Robinaon and William McLachlln. Admiulalratora. Roaanns Spence, Martlc township. By ThomsH Robioaon and William McLachliu, Admioistaatora. Catharine Stricklor, ¦ —— . Guardianship Ac¬ connt. Uy Elizabeth C. Stauffer and Nathaniel K. Slaymakor, Adminlstiators of Martin B. Stauffer, de¬ ceaaed, who waa Guardian of Sarah Strickler, Mary Strickler and John Stricklor, minor children of deeeaaod. Jacob Adams, Ephrata lowuship. By Samuel Wolf and Jobn B. Adams, Execnloi.". Susanna Adams, Ephrata township. By Jacob Kemper, Administrator. Mary Andrewa, Villago of KewviUe. By Jacob W. An¬ drewa, Aiminlatrator. Frederic Wlttbnu-, Borouph cf Elizabethtown. By Wt]- liam Barna, Adnilnistrator. Dr. William A. Jfaston, ealisbnry toroaiirp. By Rev. WiUUm Eaaton and Jossph McCluro, AdmlniatratorF. Mary ZeU, Ephrata townahip. By Jacob Kemper, ExecutJr. George Weavor, Cairnarvon towuGhlp. By David Stycr, Administrator. « ., , Isaac NiKsIy, Drnmore townahip. By Maria E-MsMy, Administratrix. David Wanner, Saliabnry townBhip. By John Wanner, Adminiatrator. Samuel Mobler, KoFciuako connty. State of Indiana. Ey Simon Mohler, Administrator with tha Wiil annexed. Henry Bush, Drnmoro township. By Jacob S. Stoner oud Elizibeth Bnah, Admin IstraaorS. Henry Snydar, City of Laocaater. By Calliorine M. Sny- der and John B. Good, Administratora. Michael 0- Wenger, Wc.it Esrl townahip. Ouarillanahip Acconnt. By Cbrlatian Hnnahberger, Guardian <jf Elizabeth Wonger, ono of Uis minor children of de¬ ceased. . Susan Hopkins, Sadabury township. By Elijah Lewi?, Executor, Martin Aibert, Monheim township. By John Miller, Act¬ ing Administrator. Samnel Johnson, Borough of Marietta. By John W. Clark and Simon Groh, Administratora, Snsan Hoffman, Conoy towusbip. By Jobn H. Smilh, Executor. John IlonBbl)erger, Eatl townahip. Ouardlant^Iiip Ac- cuunU By Panlel Rife, Gnardiau of .lubn Hunsbborger, one of the minor cbildrea cf decenaed. Jacob Witmer, Earl townahip. By Auna WUmer, Acting Executrix. Barharo Fahnestock, City of Lancaster. By Dr. Wm. B. Fahnestock, Executor. Bamnel Fahnestock, City of Lancnater. By Ur. Wm. U. Fahnestock. Surviving Executor. John Wlttle^ Peon townabip- By Daniel Gibbie, Execntor. Samuel Rlsser, West Uempfleld towuahip. Guardianahip Account. By Jonas Eby, Guardian of Hamnel W. Ui-n-r and Joseph E. Risser, minor cbUdren of deceased. Joseph Brimmer, City of Laucaster. By Llizabo tb Brim mer. Administratrix. Anna Mail* Grosi, Penn township. By Mit-faael Mooro snd Benjamin 0. Oetx, Execatore. David Graff. Esq., Loicock township. Gunrdlaoaiiip Ac¬ count. Br Isaac Balr, Ouardlan of Suaanna Graff aud Elias Graff, minor children of deceased. Andrew S. MUler, East Uemptteld townsbip. By fiamael Hess, Jr., Adminiatrator. John Ptank, Salisbury townahip. By Mory Ann Plank, Execntiix. Jacob Orosb, Borongh of Marietta. By A. U. Grosh and G. 0. P. Orosb, Admlnietrators with the WiU annexed. Bernhart Haog, City of Laucaster. By William White- side, Esq., Administrntor. John Ileed, Leacock township. By James Reed, Admlnls. trator. Lewis Hurford, City of Lancaster. Final Acconnt. By Maris Horford, Executor. Lambert Hess, Borough of Marietta. By Christopher : Heas, Execntor. Henry Bender, Borough cf Mouut Joy, Trnst Account.— By B. M. Qrelder, Trustee. Magdalena Groaa, Warwick township. By Jacnb Stehman and John W. Groaa, Executors of Georgo Oroes, who was the Survlvlog Execator of deceased. Jamts Sproui, Sadsbury township. Quardiansbip Ac¬ count. By William H. Spronl, Guardian of Mary D. Sproal, achild of deceaaed. Jobn frick, Manbeim townahip. Trnat Account By Dr. B. M. Frlck, Tmstee of Martin Frlck, under the WUl of deeeaaed. BenjsDtlD D. GUI^ City of Lascafter. Supplemental aud Final Account. By WiUlam" L. GUI, Administrator. Robert B. Writtbt, Borough of Columbia. By Samuel Wright and WllUam A. MarUn Executsra. John Arm^ Borongh of Oolnmbla. By JoUa A. Arm?, Adminlatratrlx. Michael B. Wisler, Borongh of Colombia. By Heory Wis¬ ler, 'Sxeentor of Jofan Wialer, deceased, who waa Bxeeu* tor of deceased. John J. Bengerer, Cl^ of Lancaster. By Mnry Heogerer, Administratrix. Jacob Nolt, "West Earl township. By Abraham Nolt, Act¬ iog Bxeeator. Muy Carr, City of Lancaster. By Jeremiah Campbell, Admlniatrator. Levi Harris, Drnmore towoahip. By Oaorge Smith, Ad¬ mioistrator. Mlcbael O. Wenger, West Earl township. Gaardlansbip Account.'By BenjamlnB.-Oroff, Gaardiau of Francis WenRor, minor child of deceased. MOBtv Sling, Manheim township. Ooardlanablp Acconnt. .'. By Martin EUag» Onardlan of Moses Kling, on estate beqaeathed to him by deceased. Jdosea Baiun, Fenn towaabip, . By Joseph Greiner, Admlu- 'Iatrator.' Nao^ ^°^^^°^^^* Kul towoshlp. By Daoiel S. Bark* ' bbldar Uld Dilvld Barkhoider, AdmlolitratorB. JobD JBorkhoIdar, Earl townaUp. By Daniel B. Bark* - holder, Dvrtd "Btirkholder aod Chrlithm Zlomiermao, ,.Kzarators. . :~ . Jacob Schopp, Weat Earl township. By Henry Schopp and Lwac U. Brown, Administratora, TRADE SALES! TllADE SALES! The Bubsoriber, having just retumed from the Philadelpbia Trade Sales, ollera at tbo lowcRt ptlces All bled of bool(». embradn/j LAW, FICTION, MEDICAL, RELIOIOUS, BIOGRAPHY, MECHANICAL, and anj otber kiods. Tbose books will be i^old at lbe lowsfil prices, ae Tre bad the advantace and wore lbo only bookseller from Lancaster at lhe Trade iialcH, acd, asaaonssfiusuce,wecan sell lower tban aoy otber store. A,row of thebooke.re bere meatloaed: WEBSTER'S UNABHIDGED DlCTIONiBy. WORCESTEE'S U.N'AB RIDGED DICTION¬ ARY, UNDERCUilRENTS OF WALL STREET, RSSULTS OF E.MANCIPATION. STARS AND STRIPfiS IN THE SOUTH. BSSATS AKD BEVIEWS, .io, ic. PHOTOGEAPHIC ALBUMS. We invite the atteution of all to onr large stock o Albams. We faave tfaen bonad in Cloth, imt. lUotoc co.Tnrkay Moiocco, Antique, Votv(>t, and a variety of otfaer fityiea, ranging in price from lo cente to $16. BIBLES In great variety, from Twenty.&ve Ceota to Twenty-five DoUara, some of them baviog the fineat bindings and Illustrations ever received in towa. li^UNDAY SCHOOL BOUKS—Mothodiat, Lntberan, Epiacopal, Prafbyteriiia. AtuoriciQ Tract Society, Americnn Snnday t'chool Dntoo. SCHOOL B^.-OKS—Sandera',Towers'. ts-rgent'n.Park- er and Watxin'a KeadiTH. Mojteltfa'a, Ultctel'a War¬ ren's Smith'a Geofiraphie*. Also, Algebraa, Aritfame- tied. Grammars, Hi(;totie.i.1}|ctIjaartes, &c. Stationery, Copy and ComposUbn Euoks, tip. Note, and Letter Puper. Blank Books, Slate?, Lead and Siate Ponciis. Fens and hold'P). Ini: and Ink Standa, RnleaR, Enve¬ lopea. Tfaa best Inttsin the marketare suid hore. Viz.: Maynard & Noyah'. Aroold'e, Hover'a. Langbling tt Bnabtield'ti, Blackwood'a, e'c At tbe Chnap Book Store of JOBS SHBAFFKKa. apr 18, tf 21] No. 32 N'orth Qaeen Street, Lancister. Gold Pens • Gold Pens Gold Pens ! FROISl THE BEST MANUFACTORIES IN THE COUNTin: THE Celebrated BAGLEY PENS (G. F. Sewton & Go's) In great variUes, with holders toeotreiipond, BARBEL PENS LONG NIBS, and SHORT NIBS To suit the the stylo or wishes of the purcfaaser. "TIP TOP" GOLDPEHS. Tfaefe exceUent Pens, mannfactured by Dawson, War¬ ren U liyde, always on band, and for caie at priees to suit tfaa timea, at -. M. V»'E£THAEFF3B'S ap-lS tf-21 Cheap Book Store. A Foundation and Plain Instruction OF THE Saxlng''Doctrine of our LorilJesiis Clirl»t, iHIEFLY Compiled from thc "Word ' if God, translated from the Dutch L^nguatre Into tbo German, together with otfaer Inatradlve Treatiea, written by tfae Anthor of thlB'Foaodation,' whicb were formerly pnblished separately,bnt heieappended, «nd tfae wfaole smnged as a Common Mannal, by MENNO SIMON. To wblcfa an Index is added, to order that all Pointa, Articlea. Passagea, and Admoaltlons herein containod, may be leadUy found. Pobiiahed an. for sale by ELIAS BAKB & CO., ap 8-tf-20 .No. 6 East Kiog tt., Lancaater,Va. .f< Garden Seeds I Garden Seeds THE Attention of Gardenera, Ke. taUera and othera Is Iorlted to oor' enpplr ol FBBSH OAnDXN SEEDS of the growth of 1863; CABBAGE. Large Early Tort, Karly Cone, Barly Imperial, Early Savny. Barly Sogar Loof, Bed Dotah for PlokUng. Flat Dotoh for Pickling, Dram Baad BEST. Extra Karly Tarolp. Early Bed Tarolp, Large Sogar, Loog Blood. BABISH. Early Soariet, White Tarnip. Bed Turnip, Tellow Turnip. White Sammar. Blaok Wfotar, BABLY "WHITE CATTIiIFLOWER Aflparagua. Broeeola. OWIOTT. Whits or SUver Skin, Large Bad BEAirS. Early six Waeks, Karjy YaleoUoe, Early lilohawk, Lima. PEPPEB. Largo BeU Pepper, Small Bed Pepper. OYSTEB PLAUT. Marjoram, Bhubarb or Pia Plant. PEAS. Extra Early, Large Marrowfat, Blae Imperial Prince Albert, Tom Thumb, Sngar, Early Bishop's Dwarf. CELEBY. Large While SoUd, Bed SoUd, Silver Gtant, Seymoar's Superb. Long Qreen Baily Gnoumber. Long Oreen Buah Sqaash. Purplo Egg Plaot. _ . Corled Parsley Long Orange Carrot, Sugar Paranlp. >'Akra or Oombo. SMALL WHITE SEED ONIONS. Por Sale Wholeaale and Betail, at JOHN F, LONO St SONS, Drug and Chemical Store, No. P Korth Qnean Slreet, Lancaater. jan 28-10 tf . STAHDABD MEDICIHES. JAYNE'S Expectorant, Alterative Tonic Varmlfuge, and Carminative Bal»am. KEN NEDT'S Medical Dlacovery; ATKER'S Cherry Pectora Oxygenated Bitters ; Townaend's Sarsaparilla; Helm¬ bold'a Bocfao; Hooflaod'fl German Bitters; Carter's Spanisfa Mixture; Sanford's Invigoratof; Ayer'a Sarsa¬ parilla : Swalm's Panacea; Wlstar's Balaam; Swayne'a bjrupofWUd Cheerry: Boorhave'a Holland Bilters, and Wood a Hair Restorative, conBtantly on hand and for sale, togetfaer with all popular medlclnea, by tfae dozen or single botUe by. JOHN P. LONG St SOKS. Drnggiats. l-tf-4g No, 6 Nortfa Queen at.. Lancaater. DKUGS, &o. 1862, DIIUGS, &c. J. B. MABKLET, Wholesale and BetaU Dealer In DEUGS, MEDICINES, &c.,"^ Tio.i:! Kortb C^neeii at., TLale Kaiiff-iiuin'i,) Lancatter, Penna. ' —^ Hli subscriber has just opened tho PJi UFDMERT, SOAPS, io., ovei offered In Lancaster, to tbe attention o» wblch be sollclta a call from conntrr ojercbanu and others, feollng aaanred lhat be can sell at lower rates tban any other honse In Lancaster har¬ lng pnrchaaed blo stock before tbo adraace price of Goods. He Invitea aU to call hefore making thalr por- chasoa and test tbo matter tbemeelToa. Bis entire stock la FBBSS, and eelected with care and Jadgment J. B. UAESLET, Wboleaale Dmggist and Apotbeearr, may 7-lf-M 41 Morth aneen street. TOBACCO SEED. FRESH SEED LEAF TOBACCO SEED for sale at JOBS F. LOSO 4 BOSS, Draggieta, marll-tf-ld Ho. 5 North Oaeen st Freali Garden SeetJa—Hew Orop. THE attention of Farmers and Gard¬ enera, 1. reqaested to tbe large Tarietr of NEW CKOP OABDEN SEEDS, Jilkt recelred and for >ale whoieealo acd retail, at J. B. MARKLEY'S mar l.lf-'H ApoHinrarr Nnrth Qn-en «t. Sweet Potato and Tobaooo Plants. IN their propu-i' season, on liand at 8 HES.V PRBITANT) VEGETABLE GAEDENS, half a mile soatb of Willow Siraet, Adjresj : SAMOEL HESS. Willow Street P. 0., Lancaater coontr, Pa. ma70-tr.24 T>. G. SPRECHER, WHOLESALE & KETAIL DEALER — I s — Cigars, Snuil" and Tobacco, No 14i Korth Qneeu Street, UXCASTER, PjJ, OPPOSITE flllCHAEli'S HOTEL HAVING- fitted up the room next door to HoitBhu's Hat Store, fae Is now prepared 10 accommodate coantry dealera and tfae publlo nanar- ally witfa the bent ClGiHS, TOBACCO and riKOPF evei offered in the Cityof Lancaster. Hla stock cooBlttta In part ofthe following brandi: CI G- A B S : Harl Karl. Jockey Club. Waahlngtoa, Carona Dogal, EUawortfa, American Consin. La Pidella. SIXES ANn HALF SPAWTSH and every farand to b* obtulaed In tfae market. T O JL$ A C C O : Fine Gut Audemon'a Solace. FlanlatloD, Heart's Delight, Tallaman, Chesapeake Bay. Sunny Side, Cavendish, Flounder. Blackfiualce, Gongre^'ii. Natural Leaf, Coarae Twist, ic- SNUFFS: Demnth's Happeo, Scented Rappee, Scotch, Maccaboy, &e. K^AII orders promptly filled at reasonable rat«s.«^ Ur. Bprecher respectfalli'Invitea hia conatry friend- to give falm a call, as be feels confldent he can glv* atlBfactlon in all articles In his Une of bnaloesn, Jan2l 6m-9 " The Lord of HoHts is with ne : Tbe God of Jacob le onr Refnge. THE PATRIOT'S HYMN' BOOK— Complied hy Eev. A. Manship. For sale by ELIA.^ BAHK & CO., oct5-tf4'» No 6 East Klngel. UNITED STATES STAMP TAXES. IMPOSED Bt TUE ACT OF I6G2. T)UBLTSHED for tlie convenieDce of X STORE-KEEPERS, MBRCHANTB, BROKERS, EiWYEIta COaVEYANCBRS. aod tfae PUBLIC gen¬ erally, on aiarge neat cM'I, showing at a glance tbe amount of duty or tax to bo paii. PRICE 10 CTS, For aalo by ELIAS BARK A CO., ctS-tf.4 Wo. ts East King. JOHN G. SHENK, ftBOOT Illlll SHQEft MAKER, EAST Kl.NG ST., NEAR CENTRE saUARE ^estDoorto Gyger's BanklugHouae, LANCASTER, PA. C?" ConBtantly on baud a good stock of BOOTS atd SHOES of 9v«ty dancrlption. E^ All ktnds of work made to order at tho efaorte»t notiee. In thebeat mnaner, at tfae lowest pricaa for cakh I ma; 6 3m24 NEW SHOE STORE. IIO.iniKIKiER'S UUlLpINO. Centro Squaro, Lancaster, Penna. THE sub.scriber having opened a Shoe Store at the above placa, will keep conetautlyon haud, or mako to order, alt kindt of BOOrSAUD IjHOESmadeof tfao best material, nnd >if the mont Qolsbed work- manship, wfalch will he eold on vety reaaouable terma. He lOdpecLfully BolIclts a afaaro of the pnhlie patronaRS IC^ R'pairing parlicit'arly attended to aprU U^m.'Ja DAHIEL K. MIE3SB. BOOTS AWD SHOES. FOR tlie best Boots, go to BREilEJiAN'S, W. King Street. For the best Women's 8faoe», go to BBESEilAIi'S, "W. King Stieet. For the baat CUUdren'e Shoes, go to BBENEMAN'S, W. King SUeet. For the moal comfortable flt. go to BKENEiUAN'S, W.Klng StreeU For work that wUlflot rip. goto BRENESIAH 8, W. King Stroot, 11 not let in water, go to BRENEMAN'S, W. King SUeet. AU In want of Boots and Shoes, vo lo BBEHEUArrs, W. King Btraet. Xvarybody luthe tonntry go to BRENEMAN'S Opposite Coopor's Hotel. NEW BOOT & SHOE STORE. O. lOXT 0 2K.ITJS, BOOT lk SHOS IlIAKEia, Kext door to Baar'a TMqUdi; Offica, Uorth Qneen iAHOAtTBS, Pl. JtTBT OPEltBO Jk- LAEOE STOCK OF BOOTS AND SHOES OF EVEBY DESOBIPTIOH. »hloh mu be aold at the LOWSST CiSH PEIOES. C?* Hoaanred Worlt promptlT made and ot the •¦ material. 0.a^,M.«n. cBncKiiis. SEGAE AITD TOBACCO STOHE. THAT Old Stand, No.—, W. KING 8T.,aecond doorhelow theCrosa Keya Tavern.eon- tains the finest and best aeaortment of Segara and To¬ bacco ofevery deBcription In tble city. The stock coo- alBtsoftba flnestand beat qualitlDgor Havana, Princl poe acd Tara Segare ofevery variety. German and Ameri¬ can Sixaa ,aod Balf-Spaclsfa Segars. Rough and Ready Roue Twlat, Flg.Eldorado,Congress and TwiatTohaccos. Snnff ofevery variety. PtpeA,SDuff and Tobacco Box^a, ana a general variety of Funcy Gooda beiooglng to thr ttade. AU of which will he aold at prices to suit pur¬ chaaera, wholeaale and retail by the proprietor. ALSO, Kentucky, MayaTille. Maryland, Ofalo a Penna. caed leafTobacco iu lots to auit mannfactnre Jnoe8-ly*-23 P. G. EBERMAN. il. REMOVAL. Op THE North. Queen Street Tobacco Store, To No. 34, North Qaeen Street, (Next door 10 the-'Examiner" Office, Lancaster, Pa.) HE undersigned bas removed bis large and well-aalec:ed btock of Tobacco. Segaie. &c,, to tfaa above location, wfaere ha will be happy tu meet bis old frionda and customers. His Stock coDsistH now, as it always hab of thevary beat Intbe market, being aelected with that care and Jadgmeat thatalong experieace fornlaheH. Hla aup ply of UEGARS. OF EVERY KNOWN BRAND, CHEWING TOBACCO. OF THE BEST QUALITY SNUFF, FROM THE BEST IdANUFACTURERS. PIPES, OF ALL KINDS. CANES. AND FANCY Alt- TICLES GENERALLY, s unequalled In tfae city, audwill besold on aa low erma aa caa he pnrch-.u>ed, eithor at wfaolesale or retail prices, at any otfaer scoro In tho city. Hoping by etriot attention to buainess. and adeterml- uatiou to deal fairly, jn«ily and honestly witfa all thfe patrona, he eollclts a continuance oftfae liberal pat ronage he has ao long and kindly raceiTed. C. a. HERR, No. 31 North Queeu et., Sign of tfae Big Indlao. mar 7 tf-10 SAMUEL B. COX, CABRIAGE MANUFACTURER AND PRAC¬ TICAL MECHANIC, Corner of Dvke and Vine St. ioncosfer, Pa.j KEEP constantly on hand and maau¬ factore to order CAERIAGES "^ OF EVERI DBSCBIPTION, made ofi tfae belt materials and by experlencedf workmen, Havingbeen engaged in the Carriage making hnsl¬ neaa for aome years, fae feels eoafldentthat the woriC made by him will be found fully equal If not superior U> any otber madeia the btate,eitber as tostyle, work¬ manship or quality of materials, antl also la reasoQO- bleneaa of price. He therefore invitea thnse In want of Carriages, to glvo falm a call before parchaalng elsewbere. The foUowiog FREHIITHS havebeen awarded to thia entablishm»Dt:—A Premium by tfae lauucanter County Fitlrof 1S53 for BEST SULKY; alao, a Promlnm and SUvar Medal for Ifae BEST SUIiTINO-TOP BDOOT.— A bUver Medal by the Hlatorical, Agricaltural and Meohanlcal Institute, In Juoe, 1869; and aUo by the Fnlton Instituto, In November, 1359, for BEST SHIFT¬ INO-TOP BUOOT and TROTTING BDOOY. J3"PerBon8 wanting carrlagea can select from FIFTV DIFFERENT STTLES, all In one room All work maaafactored at thlseatablfehmflnt la war¬ ranted. Kepairingof all kinda done on ihortnottce. BOV l-1-tf-.'.l SAMDBL B. COX, SPBING MHiLHSEBT. MRS. JM. J. DAILY, (formerly Mrs. Eberly,) has opened at No. 61*^ EAST KISO fit., a beanUful variety ot Spring MUUnery—lateat ^^-^ Btvlea—to which the Ladiea ate iuTlted to call ggiy and examine. Z?^ £}~ Also in North Qneen street, next door to , the Kxamlner and Herald Offlce. Imay l3-2m-2o. bbls. best qualitv COAIi OIL. Jpor aio wholeeale and letail. 'YOaK HOMIHT. CHOICE CBAH8KRBIE3. fib bbla OHOIOBQBBEH APPLKB. JuatrectivedMdforBalety ,„«¦,* «-ttm S«WY( CARllIAGIi MANUFAOTOKY ALTICK & MoGINNIS, FOEKEItLT DSCCZS, ALTICK &. Co'e., Extensive Carriage Manufactory, "W. Orange St., next to tbe cor. of Prince. KEEP constantly on hand, and manu- ractnro to order CABBIAOES o( ererr deecrip¬ tion, mad. of the hoat materlala, h7 tg: experienced and competent vorkmen.^^-^^' HaTlos heen extenalTelr eogaged In tbe above boalneua formany yeara,theyare. conldent that the woric tnraed ont by them wlll he fonnd eonal if not snperlor to any other make In the eonnty. eitber ae regarda STTLE, WOBKMAHBHIP, iinallty of materlale or price. Their etock of new and second hand carriagee Is tbe moat extenalTe In tho coanty. 13-PeraonB In want of anything In tbelr Une wlll pleaee eall and examine their work and ucertlln their pricas bofore parchaalng elsawhera. All work mann. factored at tble eatabltahment warranted, l^rtlcalar attentloa paid to all kinds of repairing. DANIKL A. ALTICE, ang 31-ly-S9 A. McOlKNia. BtTPEEIOB PEQUEA liIME FOR SALE, THE sabscribei jontinues to sell tho beat qnailty of WOOD BDENT LIIB, at hie KUne, one and a balf mile sontb of lamreter. Ordera left at 8precher-« Holel, In tho dty ot Lan. oaater, wlll be promptly attended o. mar6-ly'l« JOHM W. MAETIB "" PEQUEA LIME"' THE Original Pequea Lin« constantly on hand at the kllne of the ar^eorlher. All o*i> dera laft at Cooper'a Holal, Lancnat^'. will be promptly attended to. 'ANlXIj HEBB. apr- 4.ir.to ' - I'OB Bii^. AFOUB-HORSr (Kehie.v-Flue) ETEAH BOIlBB,wl>*« "o!i "W. If applied for aoon. Thaller oan bi a" "BBSrSBOILBB MAM. FACTOET. Bael Cheenr Strert, naarly oppoalle lb. Hailroad Depot. aKnr"" •! lb« BuiraaiAOT Hra. tij>TtaraiaOtm!t; niay7.1Ml
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Title | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Masthead | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Volume | 37 |
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Title | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Masthead | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Volume | 37 |
Issue | 27 |
Subject | Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County |
Description | The Lancaster Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834-1872, patrons are provided with a view of politics and events of this tumultuous period from a liberal political slant, providing balance to the more conservative perspective of the Intelligencer-Journal, which was recently digitized by Penn State. |
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LAKCASTM, P:4,, WBDWp^ MAY 27, 1863.
NO. 27.
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THE
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Ja Publisiied. every Wedaesday,
AT TWO DOLLAKS AYEAR.
Ttte Examiner & Herald
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fantaster l^raoii,
Is FnUiahed eveiy Sttsiday at S2.00 a Year. Office Ko.S2i Horth (ineeii Street,
JHO. A. BIE8TAKD, T. HXOEIfiT. S. H. KLINK,
Hditoxa and Propriotors- iW All btmnen lettera, commnnloitioiu, Ac., •hould bs .ddr«ned to
Jiro. A. HIEBTAin) & CO, lancastor, ra.
ADVERTISEMEKTS will be inserted atthe
rato of JI.OO per squire of ton lines, for threo insorUons or lera; and 25 cents per sqnaro for esch addltionslln- sertlon.
Adtxrtitcmentt cicoedtas 10 U"" '^^ >» '^"^^ ^ conta per lino for the Brst inscrUon, and 3 csnts per Ilno for etch subs^iiucnt insertion.
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DUSINKSS NOTICES inserted beforo Marriages and De-iths. doublo lho regular rate?.
SI'ECIA L KOTICES inserted aa reading matter will bfl charged ten ceuls a linp*
53- Tlio privilege of Anuual Advcrtiacrs ia strictly Jimitc-d to their own immediato business; andall adver¬ tisements fortho benefit of other persona, as well aa all ndTcrtifcmL-ntB not immediately connected with their own busiHcss, Olid all clasiia of advertiscmcnta, in leugth or otiicmiso, beyond tho limit.^ enguged, will be charged ut tbe usunl rates.
A SOBG OF MAY.
TiiC Spring's scented buds all around me aro swelling. There are songs in the siream, there is heallh in Iho gale : A sense of delight in each bosom is dwelling, .\s float the pure day-beams o'er mountain nnd v.ale; The desolate reign of old Winter is broien—
The verdure is fresh upon every free ; Of Nature's revival Ihc charm—and a token Oflove, oh, Ihou Spirit of Uenuly ! to thee.
The sun lookelh forlh from Ihe halls of the morning, And flushes the clouds that begirt his ca¬ reer ; He -welcomes the gladness and glory, return- jng To rest on Ihe promise and hope of the year, lie fills wilh rich lighl all Ihe balm-brealh- ing fiowers, Uo mounts to the zenith, and laughs on the wave; lie wakes into music the green foreslbowers" And gilds the gay plains which Ihe broad rivers lave.
.The young bird is out ou his delicate pinion.
Ho timidly sails in the infinite sky: A greeting to May and her fairy dominion
He pours on the west wind's fragrant sigh; Around, above, there are peace and pleasure;
The woodland.': are singing, the heaven is bright— Tho fields are unfolding their unrivalled treasure,
And man's genial spirii is soaring in light.
Alas! for roy weary and care-haunted bosom! The spells of the spring-time arouse it no more; The song in the wild-wood, the sheen of the blossom. The fresh welling fountain—their magic is o'er! "When I list to the streams, when 1 look on the flowers, They lell of the Past with so mournful a tone That I call up the throngs of my long van¬ ished hours. And sigh that Iheir transports arc over and gone.
From tlio'wide-spreading earth, fromthe limitless heaven, Tiiey have vanished an eloquent glory and gloara: To my veiled mind no more is thc influence given, Which coloreth life with the hues of a dream; The bloom-colored landscape its loveliness keepeth— I deem that a light as of old gilds the wave; But the eye of my spirit in heaviness sleep- eih. Or sees but my youlh, and the visions it gave.
Yet it is not that age on my years hath de¬ scended, 'Tis not that its snow wreaths encircle my brow; But the newness nnd sweetness ofbeing are ended— I feel not their love-kindling witchery now : The shadows of Boath o'er my path have been sweeping; There are those who have loved me de¬ barred from the day; The green turf is bright, where in peace Ihey aro sleeping. And on wings of remembrance my soul is nway:
Itis shut lo the glow ofthis present exist¬ ence— It hears from thc past a funeral strain ; And il eagerly turns lo the high-seeming distance. Where the lost blossoms of earth shall be garnered again; Where no mildew the soft damask rose cheek shall nourish, Wliere grief bears no longer the poisonous sting. Whore pitiless Death no dark sceptre can flourish. Or stain wilh his blight lhe luxuriant spring
Itis thue that thc hopes whieh to others are given. Fall cold on my heart, in this rich month of Moy; I hear thc dear anthems liiat ring through the heaven. 1 drink lhe bland airs that enliven the day: And ifgcntle nature, her festival keeeping, Bclighta not my bosom, ah ! do not con¬ demn ; O'er the lost and the lovely my spirit is weep lag. For my heart's proudestraptures are buried wilh them.
THE rilBECEIPTED BILI.
nnd tliere wis'irsrjBtfl^oi it. His age inight not " be fixed about tbat period wheg-tbe enthnsiaaBi of the hoy begins to be tinged tafrthe soberer tints of man¬ hood." Neither Bulwer nor Byron would haye ohosen bim for their hero, for " the contemptuous curl" of his lip, whicb wos thick and straight, nor for that of his nose, whieh wa) in tbe anti- Hom'an direction—upward. The sole claim that he could have put forward to the pity of tbe lovers of romance was, tbat be was an orphan—and it waa high time be should be so, for he was fifty, if he was a day. His profession, indeed, (which be confided to me) was something mysterious, for he was "in tbe wine and cigar line," whioh, though not an xmcom- mon combination, is snrely a curious one, suggested, I suppose, by the association of ideas; but who ever heard of any other occupation similarly snggested ? of tbe "sherry and soda-water" line, for instance, or the "shoe and stocking" trade.
And yet tbis man had a grievance, and was as ready to tell it, and at consider¬ able length, too, as tbe moodiest and most soliloquizing hero of melo-drama.
We had got no farther than the Mary- lebone road, when I found myself in pos¬ session of tbe principal features of his bi¬ ography ; he bad so " cottoned" to me (to use bis own expressive words,) tbat be had, at that point, confided to me bis birthplace, bis state of celibacy, bis reli¬ gious views—^which, however, were prin¬ cipally of a negative character—his ten¬ dency to colds in the bead (with illustra¬ tions, and his pecuniary embarrassments —which last, however, did not prevent him offering me hospitality at every house of entertainment at which our ve¬ hicle .drew up.
In the Marylebone road, tben, my friend and I were importuned to pur¬ ohase literature " Buy tbe Life of Gari¬ baldi, sir; "Buy tbe Lord Mayor's Show" a gorgeous proces,sion occupying several feet of paper, but colored with more pro¬ fusion tbau discrimination—"Buy the Pilgrim's Progress, prioe one penny, sir." " Jolly book is the Pilgrim's Progresi," remarked my companion, approvingly.
"Jolly?" said I; "well, really "
"I mean horrible," explained tbe Communicative One. " I like tbe giant immensely wbo lived in Dublin—no, in Doubting—Castle. I am an unfortunate man, and to read of misfortunes gives me a great deal of pleasure. There was a oopy of that book, sir, in the home of my infancy, and I used to read it, lying up¬ on my stomacli on the hearth-rug, tbat had pictures in it, tbat bad. I will bet a shilling this has got no pictures."
" Well," Eaid I, " you can scaroely ex¬ pect pictures in an edition so exception¬ ally cheap as tbis."
" One penny, sir," reiterated tbe nows vender—"the Pilgrim's Progress, 'price one penny. Very suitable for a present." My stout companion shivered like a jelly just escaped from its mould. " Not if I know it," exclaimed he. " I was very nearly being persuaded ta buy tbat rascal's book; but now be has let the cat out of the bag. Suitable for a present, indeed! And where's his receipt, I should like to know'!"
" Nay," said I, " you must bea man of business to the backbone ifyou expetit a receipt for a pennyTbook. You don't sup¬ pose that the conductor of tbis omnibus will give us a written release from our liability to pay bis fare, do you 1"
" I am no lawyer," responded my new acquaintance, "and cannot answeryou that question; but I will never buy anything whatever witbout tbe acknowledgement in writing. If I had made that resolve a year ago, I should not know be riding in an omnibus, but in my own carrriage."
"Explain yourself," said I; X am all altention."
" You must know, then, that tbis time twelvemonth I was heir presumptive of Morgan Ap Holog, the celebrated Welsb carcass butoher; you ean scarcely fail to have heard o£kim, I reckon."
I was not only ignorant of the reputa¬ tion of tbe gentleman referred to, but bad tbe most indefinite notions of wbat a car¬ cass-butcher might be. A butcher who is not, a carcass-butcber, thought I, must surely sell exceedingly fresh meat; but I concealed my doubts, and nodded assent- ingly, as though one who bad never known of Mr. Ap Holog must be bimself unknown indeed.
" Uncle Ap, as I used to call bim, had a liking for me, sir, above all his neph¬ ews : some said it was because of my me¬ rits, and others that it was owing to tbe fact, that he saw a good deal of my cous¬ ins, wbo lived in Wales like bimself, and very little of myself, wbo lived in London; but, at all events, it was not for me to discourage bis gond will. On the contrary, I felt it to be my duty to make him as tender as his mut¬ ton, and to leave nothing undone wbich might cause him to ' cut up well' in ray favor. He was very old and ailing, and I the attentions of bis relatives, as is usual in sucb cases, were unremitting. Per¬ sonal service in my case was out of tbe question, and yet it was necessary that I should do something to exhibit my affecr tion. Under tbese circumstances, I made Unele A-p a present of a handsome clock. It wns handsome, bnt I am bonnd to say tbat it was not dear; its cheapness, in fact, first attracted me—^its beauty grew upon me afterwards. Some persons may think it was not a suitable offering to lay at tbe feet of an expiring carcass-butcher —and, indeed, I did hesitate between it and a second-baud accordion, for a con¬ siderable time. It may be urged that a
Reader, did you ever journey on au omnibus from Paddington to tbe terminus of that railway which bas of late endeav¬ ored to obliterate the remembrance of its
past by calling itsolf the Great Bastern. j clock was the last thing that should have If so, yon will understand the advantage, been given to one whose account with
during that arduous travel, of having a conversable companion. Sucb a ono bad I a while ago, who eaused me to forget tbe dreary wastes of Islington and the Btinalid fastnesses of Shorediteh, in the following loucUng episode of his own life-drama:
There was nothing in bis external ap¬ pearance that would bave led you to sup¬ pose bim suffering from an inexpiable ¦wrong. His brow was not what a writer of any principle could have honestly caU¬ ed " noble," nor had it the appearance of being "scathed," although it was red. His form was not " slight and graeefnl," for he was somewhat inclined to obeiitT. His hair was not like a "raven's wing"
time was about to close forever; tbat you might as well offer a man a oase of cigars npon his marriage-day, or a free ticket (for one) to Her Majesty's Theatre; but Ihad niy reasons, nevertheless, and I sent Unole Ap tbe clock.
"To say he was pleased, is to give a feeble idea of the old gentleman's satis- fection; suoh a consummate work of art had probably never reaohed the Princi¬ pality before. . It was bonght, in War- dour street, but where it-was made I can¬ aot imagine. ;'.A oackoo clock .would have been a wonder at Abeiystdoverm, bnt in this time-pieoe thiere-wai a whole aviaiy of toechanicil-birdi, baidei' t piaooA; with twelve feathers ia his tail, whocairie
ont at noon, snd screamed. The contem plation of it is said to- have added months to Uncle Ap's existence, which, before tbe arrival of this gift, had been rather destitute of objects oi interest. He eonld not read.by reason of a defeoiive educa¬ tion ; and even if it had been othervrise, there is, I believe, no Welsh literature eiceptpropheoies and mystic ballads, sueh as would have had little interest for a re¬ spectable caicasE-bntoher. Englisb he did not nnderstand, even suffioiently- to discriminate between tbe genders or parts of speech; and when he wanted to express a wish fdr liquor, he would -murmur: "Her is dry.'
"I bonght the clock, and paid for it over the connter, directing tbe shopman to send it to Mr. Ap Holog's address, whicb a letter of acknowledgement from Abeiystdoverm soon informed mebad been done. I naturally tbougbt that tbe trans¬ aotion was thus completed. Conceive, then, my confusion, sir, when not long af¬ terwards I Teceived a second communica¬ tion from my uncle's amannensis (a ma¬ lignant second cousin,) whicb ran as fol¬ lows :—'Your nncle, Ap Holog, desires me to forward to you the cnolosedacoount. He cannot imagine but that you intended to make bim a present oftbe timepiece in qnestion; if otherwise, however, be will bimself have no objeotions to make tbe vay raosonoifc outlay demanded by Messrs Veneer and Dodge.'
" Tbe hill for tbe olook accompanied this epistle. I had taken no receipt on purchasing it, nor was it my custom to do so, at establishments where my name and address were unknown. I forgot, how¬ ever, that in this case I could be reached by a swindling tradesman (as bad now happened) at second-hand. Thc fraud, it is true, was but to a small amount, bnt herein lay the most unfortunate part of tbe business. You will easily imagine, sir, tbat I am not tbe man to tell a false¬ hood, but still I bad rather led my uncle to suppose that tbat time-piece was not bought for nothing. His ignorance of the arts bad led him to put a fabulous prioe upon the gift, and I bad not disa¬ bused bim of tbat error. There was no barm, I suppose, in his picturing to bim¬ self an affectionate nephew, who had de¬ nied himself every personal gratification, in order to secnre for his aged and ailing relative an invaluable artiole of virlu.— Uncle Ap had now, however, beconie ac¬ quainted with the actual amount of pounds, shilling and pence expended, and the knowledgc'tboreof had evidently not given him pleasure.
" My connection by the mother's side with Wales has given me a somewhat hasty temper, and I put myself into a pretty passion when I got my cousin's letter; my connection by the father's side with England has endowed me with the strongest determination not be im¬ posed upon, and I resolved that Messrs. Veneer and Dodge sbouid never get money twice over for that clock from me. I wrote tbem a letter explaining the cir¬ cumstances as tbey had actually happen¬ ed, aud appending a few comments, whicb were not perhaps of a conciliatory ebaroter. From a wish not to be person¬ ally mixed up with a dispute of this na¬ ture, I signed myself A. B., and request¬ ed the expected apology to be addressed to the post-office. Messrs. A''eneer and Dodge did not apologize. Thoy vfiitp.ra- ted their desire to be paid twice over, and accompanied it with threats. A. B., in reply, secure in bis impalpability, in¬ dulged in withering satire. Then Messrs. Veneer and Dodge adopted a device from the brute creation; as oertain animals, when in search of prey, will sometimes feign to be dead, in order more surely to secure their victims, so this respectable firm pretended to die in a commercial sense. They declared themselves to be bankrupts, and appointed an official as¬ signee to continue their correspondence for them.
" Matters having thus assumed a ser¬ ious oharaoter, where villany must be met by its matcb, I consulted au attorney. Having beeome possessed of all tbe facts thb gentleman shook bis head, and asked whether, in the event of this case going to fhe County Court, my Uncle Ap Holog would appear to give evidence respecting the letter in wbioh I had given him no¬ tice of tbo dispatch of the gift. The jndge would bave to weigh my oath against tbat ef some hireling of the Messrs. Veneer and Dodge, and the least collateral testimony would be most valnable.
" Uncle Ap a witness!" cried I; "why
he bas been bedridden for a twelvemonth."
" But could uot some relative ofbis be
summoned to swear to the receipt of the
letter in question ?"
" He mightbesummoned," saidI, "but be wonldn't come. Tbe law is by no means so powerful in the Principality as it is iu Westminister; and if he did come bo would be sure to witness dead againat Inc."
" Are you a freemason ?" inquired the attorney, abmptly.
" Yes," said I; f but why do you ask ? Are i/ou a luuatic ?"
" I ask because, if Messrs. A^^eneer and Dodge are freemasons likewise, they may acknowledgo their error. I have known tbis to happen in simUar cases more tban once. Some persons will not listen to reason or justice, wbo will yet pay every attention to the same arguments, urged by a gentleman witb bis thumb to bis nose, and bis fingers in a mystic attitude.
"Having acknowledged this compli¬ ment to tbe society of freemasons all over the world, I informed the attorney that tbe parties in question were not of the Brotherhood. "Then," said be," you had better pay tbe money ovor again." I made up six-and-eightpence by means of as many coppers as I could, and having presented it to the man of Jaw, dismissed him.
" Por an entire week, I received no more threatening missives and began to imagine that all fraudulent proceedings were now abandoned. At tbe expiration of that period"—^here my stout compan¬ ion's voice became well-nigh choked with emotion—" I reoeived this, sir—this."— He extracted from a side pocket a worn, aud dirty envelope, and placed it in my hands. Xt bore the postmark of Aber- ystdoverm, within it was a receipted bill, for £3.19s. Ilid., and aletter.vmttenin' luph-a-liMid |
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