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Cttttcastct ifttittiicr YOL. xxxni. LANCASTEE, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBEE 28, 1859. NO. 44. P XT S r* X S XES 19 SI IT J. A. HIESTAin), J. F.HUBEB, F- HECKERT TG UHDiB IHB ran or JTSrO. A. HIESTAND ^ CO. OrFICB IH KORTH 4irBB5 BTBKST. THE EXAMINER & HEKAL1> la pnbUahad weekly, at two i>oujlm a year. APVKRTISEatKNTS will be inserted at the rata of $1 00 per Bqnare. of ten lines, for three inser- tiODB or lesa; and 25 cents per squareforaach additional insertion. BasinaBS Advertisements InBarted by the qaarter, half year or year, will be cbarged as foUows: 8 monfA^. 6 numlhs. 12 months. OneSqnare $3 00 $5 00 $ 8 00 Two " 6 00 8 00 12 0. X eolamn 10 00 IS 00 25 oo % " 18 00 25 00 45 00 1 " 30 00 65 00 80 00 BUSINESS KOTICES ineerted before Marriages an Deaths, double tbe regular rates. I;^All adTartising aceonntsare coasldared collectd ble at the expiration of half the period contracted for anBlentadrartisementB. caeh. THE COKTENTED MAN. [From tho German.] "Why need I strive for wealth ? It Ib enoogh forme That Heareu hae (ont me strength and healtb, . A spirit glad and frea; Grateful these blesulnga to recetra, I slug my byma at noon and eve. On some, wfaat floods of richas flow! Houtie, barde, and gold have they; Tet life's hestjoys they neyer know. But fret tbelr hoars away. The more they have, tbey bceli Increase; Complainta and cravl&gs never cease. A vale of tears this world tbey call. To me ^t feems so fair: It countless pleasures hath for all. And none denied a bhare. The littla birdu oa uew Sedged wlug. And insects revel In the spring. For love of a^, hills, woods and plaius lu beanteouK hues are clad; And birds sing far nod near uweet strains Caught up by echoes glad, " Rise" things the lark," Vour task to ply;" "The nighUu..;ale siagB "lullaby." Add wheu the golden sun goes forth. And all like gold appearn, Whan bloom o'arspreads tha glowing earth, Aud fields have ripening eara, I tbiok tbene glories that I eee, Sly kind Creator made for ma. Tben loud I thank the Lord above. And ^ay in joyful mood. Hii- lor^ iudeed la Father's love. Ha willn toall men good. Thao let me aver grateful live, Eajoying all ba daigus to give. A RAINY DAY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT. COSCLDDED. Since the first nigbt and the brief interview wbich had so comforted Rosa's grief, they had never met except in the presence of others ; aud of course but few words bad been exchan¬ ged between them. It was not Arthnr's fault tbat their intereoarse was so limited ; for wearying often of KUa's graceful trifling, ho longed for an hour of conversation witb "tbat mysterious Margaret," as he called ber in his mind, aud determiued to improve the first opportunity that offered for sucb a pur¬ pose. Bat tbe opportunity never seemed to come; be bad gone at alWioars to the nurse¬ ry in hope of finding her alone, but some¬ body else was always tbere, or sure to come in before he conld begin to speak.— Miss Hartley had a way of fluttering in when¬ ever he happened to be tbern, starting with the most iunocent surprise at tbe sight of bim, and exclaming, "you here? why I thonght yon were deep in your letters down stairs !" and then sbe would completely mon¬ opolize his attention, so that, in despair of getting a word from Rose, he would have to depart, no better satisfied tban be came. He went down into the village one after¬ noon in the midst of a heavy rain-storm.— Little Charlie had been fretting for some pe¬ culiar dainty not to be procured at home, and Arthnr, good-naturedly undertook to get it forhim; declaring, in answer to Clara's pro¬ testations, that he wonld enjoy a battle with the storm, after the manner of his school¬ boy days. So monnting oap and overcoat, and spreading a big umbrella, which, if not the very same tbA had sheltered little Rose, once upon a time, was certainly firat cousin to it, he trudged down the street to the self- styled " fashionable restaurant " of Edgehill, where little Charlie's jelly was manufaotured. On the way he occnpied his mind after his usnal fashion, with conjectures about Marga¬ ret. The more he thougbt of her, and com¬ pared herself with, her circumstances, the more inclined he was to build up some sortof a romance abont her. She bad never been hom or educated for such a station, that he could swear to; and he could certainly swear to a strong belief, if not a positive conviction ofhaving met her before and known her somewhere in a different position. Busied with a Ihousand vague thoughts and suppositions concerning ber, he walked down the long street, and passed by on tbe other side without overseeing the restaurant, or discovering that be had gone too far, nntil the old Police office—a well known landmark in his boyish, days—loomed up before litm and showed him his blunder? He turned back hastily as be saw it, with a laugh at hia own carelessness; saying to himself, "So mnch for giving my whole mind toa mysterious young lady instead of attending lo my bnsiness. It is too provoking, though that after all my long walk I have come to no satisfactory conclusion ahout her. Margaret I Margaret! who and what are you ? aud where have I seen you hefore ?" He did not expect any answer to this impa¬ tient question, but one came with the sudden¬ ness of inspiration. A blast of wind swept aronnd the corner, whirled the boughs ofa yonug tree lhat stood exposed to its full force, and struck it dowu so quickly that Arthnr*bad to rush into the side street to escape a blow in its fall. As he did so be came full in sight of a little brown, corner cottage—the -very same that had once been Mr. Murray's home, and, thougb empty now and falling to decay, it kept still enough of the old familiar look to recall vividly a mem ory ofhis boyhood. Like asudden light be fore his eyes the whole acene flashed iuto his mind—a dreary, stormy afternoon like this, a school-boy standiug by this very cottage-gate, a dripping little girl just dissappearing within the door—and some mysterious link of asso¬ ciation couuecting it with his previous thoughts, the solulion ofal! puzzling queries and vain conjectures stood clear before him. " Eureka I" ho exclaimed, aloud. " Rose Murray! myown little Rose that I fouud in the rain ! Oh, what a fool I was never to see it before—never to remember lhat her uame was Margaret, too, as well as Rose ! No won¬ der her eyes .startled me the first time I saw them—little Rose, dear little Rose ?" He was aperfect boy again in the excite¬ ment of this discovery, aud, in the abundance of his delight and exultation, cat such a va¬ riety of capers as would have shocked all the proprieties of Edgehill if they hadonly been there tosee. Fortunately for hia repn¬ tation as a man of sobriety, his gymnastics were unobserved, though it made asm aild iff* erence to him either way. He had but one care in his mind, aud that to get home by the quickest possible route, and in the shortest possible time pnt his discovery to a practi¬ cal test. Is it to be wondered that be did not forget little Charlie and the restaurant noon aa I stood before the gate—^my first en- connter with little Rose. It was on jost snch a day as this, and how many years ago !— Ten, isn't it, mother f" "Longer than that, I think," said Mre. Leighton " It seema more than ten yeara since I saw Mw. Murray last. I wish we had not lost Bight of tbem so completely, Arthur. I suppose Mr. Murray mnst be dead by thia lime—he was always delicate, yon know, and as for dear little Rose, she is a woman growu of course. We shouldn't know her ifwe were to meet her." " I think, / shonld," Arthnr retnrned, quietly, looking atraight into "Margarest'a" face with an air of perfeot simplicity, and ex¬ ulting secretly as be perceived the tell-tale color spreading redly over face and throat, in spite of her averted head and air ofintense iuterest in her occnpation of feeding Charlie. " Yon are spilling that jelly, Margaret," he said, with a wicked enjoyment of her agita¬ tion. •"I shall have to feed Charlie myself if yoa are so careless." "Do it, then," she auswered, hastily, set ting down the saucer. " I wish, yoa would, fori want to go down stairs." No, no, Arthnr !" Clara and Mrs Leigbton exclaimed, in a breath. '* You are too damp to go sb near Charlie. Give me the spoon Margaret." But here Master Charlie interposed with a fretful exclamation of " No, no! no mamma •—no ganma—Jlfa^g'te feed Charlie I hii downt Maggie 1" And so Hose had to take her aeat again and listen to the conversation, which Arthur took care should not be turned iuto another channel hy thia interruption. Eve¬ rything that he could recall about the tami- ly; about herself, the first meeting with her, the subsequent intimaoy, Mrs. Leighton's friendship with Mrs. Murray, and the house¬ hold fondness for little Rose—he brought np relentlessly for discussion ; Clara, and his mother, interested in the topics, responded with tbeir reminiscences ; aud Marian and Ella comiug in presently, the whole story had to be repeated for Ella's benefit. She was like a child in her enjoyment of a story— wbioh showed that there was something true and fresh after all beneath ber frivolities— and had a thousand qnestions to ask con¬ cerning "little Kose." "Was she pretty? was she clever ? did yon love her so very much ? how long is it since you heard of herf don't you really know any thing about her now ? and do you never expect to see her again ?" All of which, and the answers there¬ lo, poor Rose in her own person had to hear ¦—with what feelings the reader may imagine. It was hard to keep the tears that would spring to her eyes from overflowing, as ehe listened to words that showed how lovingly she was still remembered, inspite of time and absence; harder yet to conlrol tbe hot blood that came and went in her cheeks, and mad* her feel as if all eyes were upon her in won¬ der and suspicion. Somelimes—especially when Mrs. Leighton spoke with such tender and admiring appreciation of her precions mother—a wild impulse would come to throw herself at her feet then and there, and reveal the truth before them all. But that was only momentary, and thanks to her innate strength of mind and power of self-restraint, she bore herself bravely, to all outward seeming, through tbe lengthened ordeal. Nor one, Artbur only excepted, saw any thing nnusual iu her mannei", or guessed for a moment that she bad the slightest personal iuterest in the conversation. Jane Lambert's carelessness or Mrs. Leighton's imperfect bearing, which¬ ever it was that caused the mistake in her name, effectually preveuted any association of Margaret Murphy with Rose Mnrray, in their minds. Charlie fell asleep at last, dropping her hand which he bad refased to relinquish be¬ fore, and ahe was allowed to ©scape. Once alone in her own room, she sat down aud cried, as the only relief ahe could obtain in the tumult of donht and distress that dis¬ turbed her mind. What to believe, what to expect, what to fear, she conld not tell; for for she hadno means of determining whether this conversation had arisen from a chance recollection merely, or whether it was con¬ ducted purposely to try her. Sometimes she inclined to the latter opinion, when ehe re¬ membered how pertinaciously Arthur Leigh¬ ton had kept up the subject, how many min¬ ute details he had recalled, especially how much he had dwelt upon herself; and thia belief hrought a thrill .of tremulons joy to her heart which would bave atoned for all she had saffered of late could she only have rest¬ ed in it. But then came the recollection of his perfect carelessness and frankness in speaking, his complete apparent nnconscioua- ness, his openness and unreserve of manner. and her first belief seemed the extreme of folly and presumption. So she aat, tossed in mind, and sore troubled in heart, unable to see any ligbt throagh the mists that bewild¬ ered her, nntil she felt constrained at last to return to the nursery,lest her absence should be noticed and wondered at. Marian met her iu the hall as she went down and spoke in her nsnal gay, affection¬ ate tone, and Mrs. Leighton and Mrs, Rivers were just the same as ever. Nothing in their manner betokened any new feeling to¬ ward her. From the drawing-room below there came a sound of music—a few notes played softly, and two voices singing in a subdued strain. She knew very well whose tbey were, and in bitter humiliation she scorned herself for imagining that she—in past or present person—kept any hold npon bis thoughts. " Why did I ever come here ? why did I place myself in a position to be so humbled and stung ? Oh! lhat I had never come hack to Edgehill I" was the despairing cry of her heart. CHAPTER VIII. Meanwhile, Arthur, in a very different frame of mind, was exulting over the success of his experiment. He had been wandering about the house, whistling and singing, and in the reatlessneas of his delight qnite nnable to settle himself to any quiet occupation, ever since Rachael had left the nnrsery. Miss Hartley took possession of him at last, to try a new duet with ber. He could make no ex- case for refusing, and had to put himself at her disposal; but if poor Rose bad known bow s<ir»ly uuwilliug was one of the voices whose mingled strain sbe listened to, her lonely vigil lhat eveuing would bave been kept with a far less heavy beart. For Miss Hartley's smiles and wiles were all in vain. Mr. Leigbton had no eyea for her fascinations, and uo ears for her flatteries, this eveniug. He lounged about the parlor after dinner, trying all the seats in the room but resting in none, and finally to the aston¬ ishment of every body, sprang up suddenly and declared that he must take a walk. And go he would, although his mother expostu¬ lated, and Marian scolded outright, and Ella Hartley poated expressively, withont saying a word. She was both astonished and indig¬ nant at his behavior, and showed it so plain, ly, that for the first time since Arthur's re- altogether, but he did manage to seonre the tarn, the party in the drawing-room wasa jelly, and then " made a bee-line" for Oak Lawn. A few minutes later and be was sitting in the nursery—at a respectful diatance from the bed on acconnt of the dampness supposed to be about him—watching Rose as ahe fed the_child with spoonfuls of delicate food.— Very closely he watched her, too, thoagh all the while he was rattling offa gay description of the storm and the destruction of the yoang poplar, ostensibly to amuse the children, who made great eyes of wonder wlien lie came to the final trash I of his story—but really to observe whether «Ac would show any emotion >t hia mention of her old childish home. ^•* Do yon remember that little old house, mother F" he asked, taming to Mra. Leighton, who sat beside Rose. " I don't know when I have thonght about the Murray's before, bat it came l^aok to me like a piotare thia aftei^ silent and nncomiortable one. He—selfiah fellow I did not give them a thought as he battled with the wind and rain in his whim¬ sical walk. He only looked back once as he clanged the gate behind him, and that wae not to the bright parlor windows before whioh Miss Hartley's fignre flitted, but to one high¬ er np, where a single light shone dimly, and where a shadowy face and form, only seeu for a moment, caused his heart to thrill with a sudden and strange delight. " Did lie love her—ttia Margaret, or Roae, whichever she were—or was it only the mys¬ tery and romance with whioh he had Inveated her that kept her forever in Ma thouglita f Would he have cared for her if lie had never suspected lier to be something different from what she seemed P And was there any like¬ lihood that her old ohildifili lore for him were the questions that be tnrned over in his mind and viewed in all aapHot^, growing so absorbed in them that be neither looked wbere he went uor thought of how the time was passing. Up one street and down anoth¬ er, throngh narrow lanes and dark alleys— wherever he happened to turn—he trudged along withont pnrpose, unless, aa the state of his garments wben he did reach home at last would seem to prove, to collect as much mnd as he possibly conld iu tbe given lime. It was ten o'ulock when he mado his ap¬ pearance in tbe parlor again—such a dismal figure that Miss Hartley shrauk away from his approach for the first time in her life, and Marian exclaimed, pettishly : "Why Arthur I what a sight you are! If yon will be so rnde as to spend tbe evening oat of doors in such weather as thia, you might at least bave the grace not to come into the parlor in that plight." Mrs. Leighton looked np anxiously. "My dear, where have yoa been ?" ahe asked, for Marian's sally had won only a smile in reply. "I don't know, mother," he anawered, briefly. "Don't know! Why Arthur, what istbe matter with yon f" " I don't know that eitber—at least I am not prepared to give a diagnosis of my oom¬ plaint at present," be said, gayly, and stoop¬ ed down to kiss her good-night; adding, as he did so, " When I find out what the matter is I will tell you, be anre. Good-night, Miaa Hartley; good-nigbt, Marian. I willnotshook yonr sensibilities auy louger with snch an exhibition. Aud so he weut up stairs, leaving Marian really provoked by his cavalier treatment, and Miss Hartley in a fever of miugled vexation aud curiosity. What could be meau ? she asked herself moat anxiously. Was anything really the matter ? aud if so, what was it ? He could not be in lovo with any body—there was no one here but herself, and alasl his manner prove* any thing but love for hert Poor Miss Hartley I she was obliged to feel tbat truth in all its keeness, as every day de¬ veloped it more fully. For Arthnr, haviug but one purpose in his mind at this time— and that lo obtain a private interview with Rose—gave no more of his time or attention to Ella than his duties as a host and a gen¬ tleman obliged him to. She arrayed herself iu her most coquettish morning-robes, her raoat irresistable "baby-waists," her moat voluminous flounces ; she smiled and pouted by turns; she sang dashing, careless melodies one evening, and drooped pensively in a cor-' nor of the sofa another; then she quoted sentimental poetry about tbe beartlessness of men, and talked of goiug into a nunnery, with a most bewitchingly significant air—but it was all to no purpose whatever. Arthnr Leighton took more notice of Rose's plain black dress, worn all day and every day, than of Ella's whole elaborate wardrobe, and paid more attention lo one simple word from her lips than to all Miss Hartley's varied allure¬ ments. How he longed for an opportnnity to see her alone, growing daily more impatient and eager as every attempt was frustrated ! He could never get a minute with her, even to ask for the interview, and he wonld not ask assistance from any of tho family, because that would excite surprise, aud involve ex¬ planations which he did not wish to make until he had firat met Rose. He began to tbink, after a few days of vain attempts to accomplish his object, that she avoided him purposely, for his appearance in tho nursery seemed to be the signal for her departure. If he took a eeat, or showed any intentiou of making a stay, she was sure lo find an ex¬ cuse for going out of the room, and let him wait as long as be chose she did not come back. Even at nigbt, when sho was general¬ ly alone with tbo children, if he managed to escape from the drawing room and slip up stairs, some evil spirit seemed lo be in league against him, for her place was alwaya empty. Just emptied, it would appear, from the book or work thrown down carelessly, and per¬ haps the rustle of retreating garments iu the back hall! At first he thought it all accidental, and only fretted at his "bad luck," and by-and¬ by he coald not help feeling that she acted with a pnrpose. Which was the truth in¬ deed, for poor Rose had come to this determin- tion at last in her distress and perplexity.— She was convinced that he neither recognized heras Rose nor cared for her as Margaret, and tbat for the sake of her own peace she muat avoid him as much as lay iu her power,— Once having made up her mind to this, not with pique or vexation, but with a calm rec¬ ognition of her own weakness, and a convic¬ tion of the necessity for overcoming it, she carried out her plan steadily, notwithstand¬ ing many a heartache, and many a secret longing after the pleasnre that she sternly denied herself. Under tbese circumstances there seemed to be small prospect of any right understanding between tbem, for, with the proverbial blindness of love, they appear- , ed bent upon a mntnal misapprehension.— Rose was convinced that she was forgotten aud disregarded; and Arthur, perceiving her avoidance of him, set it down to personal dia¬ like, and was not a little piqued and provoked thereat. It did but add intensity, however, to his curiosity aud desire, and the more that he was haflled in hia schemes the more pertinaciously he persisted in him. An accident favored him at last, and the opportunity that he had waited and watched and mancDuvred for came to him unexpect¬ edly. He had strolled out for a walk one afteraoon, and passing through the court¬ house yard—a green and shaded enclosure, the only thiug like a park that Edgehill could boast of—he suddenly came upon Rose sitting on a bench beneatb a willow-tree whose slen¬ der, swaying stems still retained some faith¬ ful leaflets. It was a aoft Indian Summer afternooi^ the sun vailed in mists lhat added a dreamy beaaty to its brightness. Most of the trees in the yard were stripped of their foliage, but the bare interlaced branches made a graceful net-work, throagh which the blue sky abone serenely, and the sunlight glauced in broken, wavering lines upon the close green tnrf below. Rose was quite alone; no one else was in the enclosure, and no one lo be seen in tbe quiet streets aronnd. Her head was turned away from the gate by which Arthur had entered, and neither one was aware of the neighborhood of the other nutil he came directly before her. Both started witb surprise, and Rose'a cheek ijrew scarlet with mingled confusion and pleasure. But Arthur was too overjoyed at his unexpected good fortune even to notice tbat she blnshed, and ber heart beat faster still with a tremu¬ lous deUght ut his eager greetiug, and his ev¬ ident satisfaction of meetiog her tbere. " Who wonld have thought of finding you here ?" he said, gayly, after the first excla¬ mation of surprise and pleasure. " I don't believe I ever saw yoa out of the nursery bounds before I" '•And I have heen too long out of tbem now," sbe answered, rising np from the bench, " Mra. Rivera insisted that X should take a walk this afternoon, bnt it is time now that I weut hack." "No indeed, it is not," he retorted; " and you shall not go for half au hour at least.— Sit down again—do—and let me stay awhile to enjoy this beanty with yon." " Aa long aa yoa please, Mr. Leighton," she answered, somewhat proudly, for ahe would not yield without a struggle to the weakness that she felt steaUng upon her. " Yoa have time enoagh to enjoy the beauty, but I have alread given it as much as I can spare. I mnat go baok." "I don't beUeve in that 'must,' Margaret," he said, detaining her as she would have Por one moment he had been piqued at her > " And so she will, unless sbe and Charlton refuaal, aud tempted to let her go, bat he : fall out between this and Christmas. Ihave qnickly remembered that this opportunity . no intention of forbidding the bans." was too precious to be given up lightly, and j " Yon know that is not what I mean," aaid determine'^ to make at least one more effort, she, with a blash. " It waa not as Mr. Hart- Which was well for him, for his last words ley's sister, but as yonr wifw, that Marian wou Rose to stay. Thoy fell upon ber heart wished for the relationship; and Miaa Hartley like sunshine, and ahe conld not resist the beraelf—" genial iufluence, dangerous as she knew it to he. In spite of inward reproaches and mis¬ givings she suffered herself to be seated again. "That's right," said Arthur approvingly.— "May I sit down, too?" and taking the per¬ mission for granted, lie established himself at tbe other end of the bench, leaving a reapect- ful little distance between them, which would not, however, prevent the most confidential conversation. "Do JOU know, Margaret," te began, "tbat this is jnst the opportnnity I have been wishing for these two weeks ? longer thau that, too ; ever sinoe the firat night I came home. But you keep yonrself bo close in tbat nursery, and thoae ohildren are snch exacting little angels, tbat one never can get a ohance to say six words to yon." " If one bas no occasion to say six words, what matter?" asked Rose. " But there was occasion in thia caae. I wanted lo know you." " I am not in a position to be honored with your acquaintance, Mr. Leighton," aaid she gravely. "Nonsense I what do I care for yonr posi¬ tion ? It is not that I want to know auy thing about, bnt yourself. You have been a wonder to me, Margaret, ever since—" "You found me making a baby of myself tbat night," Rose interposed, hastily. ."Yoa wondered how any woman, not a fool entirely, coald behave so foolishly. But you need not speak of that, Mr. Leighton; it is not pleasant to remember that I exposed such weakness to a stranger." • She apoke impatiently, and her cheeks glowed with vexation and shame, for she re¬ membered too well what canse had moved her tears that night, Arthur waa sarprised at her excitement, but he took no apparent notice of it, and answered, quietly: " I did not wonder any such thing, if you will excuse me for contradicting yon, Marga¬ ret—and, moreover, I was not going to speak of that incidentat all. Sinceyouhave allud¬ ed to it, I will confess that my unexpected interview with you under those circumstances added a groat deal to the interest which X felt " Well, what ?"—for Rose had stopped sud¬ denly. "Nothing at all; I have no right to speak ofher; don't think of it," she exclaimed hurriedly,'ashamed of herself for having giv¬ eu expression to what aeemed now an ungen¬ erous and nnkind suspicion. But Arthur only laughed. " My dear little Rose, I know all about it; you ueed not look as if you had said anoh a mean thing. I know if I aaked Mias Hartley to-night to marry me she would aay yes very prettily ; but it doesn't follow that ahe will feel ao badly if I don't. No, indeed t She carea no more for me than ahe would for any one else who might happen to stand jnst in my place. So her disappointment, if ahe feela any, will soon be forgotten in aomo more briUiant conquest ? Do yon doubt it ?" he asked, mischievously, aa the litllo tronbled look Ungered still on Rose's face. " If you feel BO remorseful for the wrong you have done her, suppose you make reatitution—eh? Take back the looket, and all it waa meant to signify, and make over your prize to Miss Hartley ?" " So I will, as far as the locket is concern¬ ed," she retorted, reaching out her baud for the trinket. " Give it back to me; I want it." "Andthe rest?" " For the rest, I have no restitution to make, for I had the prior claim." And with a bright, mirthful smile, which left a sunbeam in Arthur's heart, she ran hastily through the open gate, and ap the avenue to* the honse, before he could overtake and join her again. That evening abe kept watch in the nur¬ aery aa uauah The children slept, and she sat beneath the hght with her work-basket beside her, bat she was not aewing. Her fin¬ gers were idling with the little old locket; her face was radiant with the wavering play of smiles and blnshes, and a tumult of de- Ughts, and fears, and anticipations swelled and stirred her happy heart. It had been hard to repress all these ontward signs of her inward gladness until ahe could be alone and give them vent. Now there was uo one to wonder at her, and she could smile or cry. at my first sight of you. Aak my mother if I according to the varying mood of her joyi did not—even in the excitement and bnatle of my first hour at home—inquire about you, and listeu eagerly to all of your history that she could tell me, especially to the enthusias¬ tic praises tbat she lavished upon you. You need not smile ao soornfuUy, as if my words or thoughts about you were matter of no con¬ sequence whatever. I am aware that such is your feeling, but in spite of it I have persisted in forcing myself upon your attention. Shall I go on now, and say what I wish ? or ia it really diaagreeable to you to have to listen ?'' "What does he mean ?" thought Rose, for he spoke proudly as one who had a right to be offended, aud yet put restraint upon him¬ self. " I do not understand you, Mr, Leigh¬ ton," she said, aloud. " I was not conscious of' smiling scornfully,' and I do not see how you can interpret my feelings toward you.— If it pleases you to speak, it wiU please me to listen," she added, gently. "Truly?" and a hright look shone upon Rose, which more than repaid her for her ad¬ mission. "Tben I can speak freely, aud I will tell you at once wby it is that I have so earnestly desired this interview. You do not know how many attempts I have made to ob¬ tain it, and how conatantly I have been dis¬ appointed. If you did, you would not wonder that I began to think yoa were really avoid¬ ing me from personal disliko. Toll me now, before I go any further, was I wrong ? did I do you injustice in thinking tbis ?" He waited for au auswer, but Rose trembled 'and was silent. I do not know by what snd¬ den inspiration the trnth was made manifest to her at this moment, but it stood clear be¬ fore her at last. She no longer wondered at his strange language to one so far below him in tbe aocial scale. He knew her—yes, and loved her; the whole blissful truth flashed Uke Ughtning into her soul, and made her speechless with unutterable joy. And Arthur did not wonder, either, at the sudden pale¬ ness which overspread Rose's faoe, at the downcast eyes and mute, trembling Ups, nor yet at the quick-returning blood, which rnsh¬ ed in waves of crimson over neck and cheek and brow ; for the same electric flash had re¬ vealed all her heart to him, and he knew that no worda were needed hetween them. Yet one little word he must ask to make love's assurance more snre, more blissfully perfect: "Margaret—Rose! you know that I know you—^you know that I love you I give me oue word I" he added. But ahe was alow to answer, though he waited with passion aud eagerness glowing all over his face, with impatience trembUng upon his lips, with hope and fear alternating in his eyes. Her head was bent low, and her hands clasped over her face. Tears fell tbroagh the linked fingers, and she had no power of utterance in her sadden, unlooked- for, overwhelming happiness. She lifted her head at last, but turned it away from him, with trembling fingers unfastened a ribbon upon her neck, and then shyly, without speaking, and with still averted face, held out something for him to take. He seized it eagerly, unclasped it (for it was a little worn gold locket) with tremulons haste, and then, with a cry of gladness, snatched Rose to hia heart, utterly regardless of place or circum¬ stance, and indifferent, iu his first rapture, whether all the world looked on or not. " Is it 90 ? Is it true, Rose, darUng ?" be cried, when he could find voice for his delight. "You have kept that little locket all these years—you have never forgotten me—you bave loved me always! Oh, Rose, my own little Rose! how can I tell you how happy you have made me?" and as if words could not tell, he strained her more closely to his heart and covered her face and hair with passionate kisses. It waa a thousand wonders that no prying eyes from street or house-top peered throngh the Ught screen of willow-bougha to discover the atiange, imprudent sceue ; that no passer¬ by witnessed what waa done with such thoughtless openness, aud what would have fumished snch precious soandal to the gos¬ sips of Edgehill. But no one saw—more thanks to the lateness of the bour, and the qniet, unfrequented street upon which that side of the square fronteilj than to Arthur Leighton's prudence or self-control. Rose was the first to awake from the wild, delicious dream, aud to remember outward proprieties. She drew herself away from Ar¬ thur, glowing and beautiful with her happy blushes, and declared that she mnst go home directly she could not stay another moment. And she was hurrying off, but Arthur held her. " Not so fast," he said ; yon do not go alone now, Rose," and he drew her arm with¬ in his and clasped the hand so fondly and so proudly, with such a bappy triumph beaming in his eyes, snch a tender love radiaut in hia smile, that Rose had not power to resist him but jnst resigned herself to his protection, and suffered her heart to rest content in its deep and fall delight. A slight misgiving came over her as they drew near Oak Lawn: "What will Mrs. Leighton think?" she asked, anxiously; "U will seem so strange to see me walking up to the door with you." " It is a aight she will see very often after this, my darling. Tbe aooner ahe gets accua¬ tomed to it tbe better," he returned, coolly. withoat having to give a reaaou why. The house was very quiet; eveu from the drawing-room thero seemed to come no sound of mnaic or of voices. She noticed it at last, and wondered why they were ao silent down stairs, and began to listen to see if she could hear any one speaking. She thonght she distinguished Arthur's tones by-and-by, and there sprung up a murmur of voices, growing louder and more eager, as if from aome sud¬ den excitement. Roae listened tremnlously to this little commotion, and she drew her breath more quickly aa she beard the parlor door open hastily and some ono come flying np the stairs. Sbe kuew tbo sound of Mar¬ ian's Ught feet, but she had hardly time for wonder or apprehension before Marian had burst into the room and throwu her arms aronnd Rose's neck, crying ont, in excitedt incoherent explanation, "Oh, Margaret! oh. Rose ! bow could you? To thiuk you should have been here so long and we never knew yoa ? To think that you would not tell rne!" qnite heedless of the cbildren or the diaturbance ahe was making in tbeir quiet domain. Rose waa saved from the necessity of an¬ swering, otherwise than by kisses and close embraces, by Arthur's appearance the next minute. "Marian, you are to come out of the nur¬ sery at once, Clara says, br you will have botb the children awake. Rose, come dowu stairs—they all want you—tbey know every thing. Come, my darling !" And Jtose went with him, hardly knowing where she was or what she was doing, feel¬ ing as if she were in some strange dream, aud yet sure of oue glad reality—that she waa clasped and supported by Ats dear arms, com¬ forted and encouraged by his loving words. And this certaiuly gave her strength to meet whatever else she might have to encounter. Not that any thing terrible awaited her, for Mrs. Leighton and Clara were as ready as Marian had been to receive her with open arms. Just as she had seemed to be—neith¬ er more nor less than poor Margaret Murphyj seamstress and nurse—they loved her ao al¬ ready that they could hardly have refused to welcome ber as Arthur's wife : and when it was discovered that she was Utile Rose—the dear little Rose of old—in addition, there was nothing more to ask or desire. There is no need to picture the scene that followed Rose's entrance—lo repeat the ex¬ planations on one side, and the tender re" proaches on the other—or to dwell upon tbe perfeot happiness which at last crowned the young girl's life of sorrow. It will all be easily imagined, especially when I tell yon that from tbis time till Christmas-day, when the two fair girls bore their bridal honors and wore their bridal blushes together, not a shadow of a cloud came to darken the light of joy which shone so gloriously upon her.— Ella Hartley was bridesmaid for both, radiant as ever, and, to Rose's great comfort, showing no aign of a broken heart. She took ber lit¬ tle disappointment charmingly, saying to Rose, " If it had beeu any oue but you, youjiear, stately, romantic Margaret, I shonld have been dreadfully jealous: that I will confess* But as it it, the story is perfect. I would not have had it altered for the world 1" And Rose was fain to confess that she would not either. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. '"pHK undersigned, Sequcstrattir of the J[ State Flre and Marine lOHUraucef'ompany of Paun- Rylvanla, wUl mwd at his ofBco la Hurrifhnrg on Mon¬ day, Tuanday aud Welaasday, tha l7lh. ISth. aud 19th daya of Octobar aext. tbe tievaml credttoru i>r the uald lUKaraaoe Company, to receive proof of their claims Agalaat naid Company. ThoHt> r&lHng to present aad prove their claimtt will not bo antltlad t" any »hare In the awHeta. WM. G. A. LAWRKNCE, tsefiueatrator. Mup. *2l, ¦ 4t-13 ESTRAY WOTICE. CAME to the premises of the subscri¬ ber, in Sadabnry townfihlp,on the 20tli^ -^ of Aagast laat, a RED STEER, four years old, aV^^ the owner is reqaeated to come forward, provo'rp^yr^^ proparty and take !t away, otherwise It wUI'***'*^ ha aold accordiog to law. WILLIAM BORELAND. aep. 21. :^t-J3 "WANTED. THE subscriber living 3 miles west of Laacanter, on tfaa Harrisburg Plka, wttuta a good coantry BLACKSMITH and WAQuN-MAKER. Thero nra good shops aad snltahle dwalUng houtiof Tha sltn- atioo and nelghhorhood are amongst the haul in tba counly for tha above baHineaa. To sullabla por-ioDa thay will ba lat oa very favorable terma. Also, Two men to qaarry atone aad haru lime. Addresa JOHN McaOVERN, sep 21-31-44 Bor 417, LaucastBr. Pa NOTICE. SEALED PROPOSALS wiil be re¬ ceived by tha uadersigned aatU SATDRDAY, the Ibt of OCTOBEB uext, uqUI 3 o'cloelt lathe afternoon, at the pahllo booae of Samnel ChB-rlas, Valley Inn, la Pequaa towusbip, for thabnildiag ofa houae aud stable, at or aear the Yalley Ian. A plau and speclflcatlon caa be seen at eitber of the aadeislgned, living near the same. BENJAMIN SNAVELY, Peqaea Aug. 30th, '69. ELI R. MYLIN. sep 14 3l*-j3 The Iiancaster County Agricnltural and Mechanical Society's Exhibition. THE Third Annual Fair of the Lancas¬ ter County Agricaltaral and Mechanical Society will be held nt their Grounds, la the city of Lancaster, oo TDErtDAT, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY aad SATURDAY, the 4th. &th, 6th.7th and Slh days of OC¬ TOBER uext. The Eatry Booka will ba opened oa Sat¬ urday, the.Uthday of September, at tho otfice of tbe Secretary, No. 36 North Duke street, and will remain there aaUI Saturday the lst of Octoher. wheu they will ba at the Secretary's Office oa tha Fair Grounda Entriet canbe m&de with the Secretary by perHOual application or hy rorraspondenca. The Eutry Books wUl becloBod on Tuesday, October 4th, at fi o'clock. A. M. 23" In the Premlam Liat, Claas No, 13, whera the words "Bronze Medal" flrat occars, rcud "Silvor Med¬ nl." JOSEPH KONIMACUER, Prar,ident. D. a. EaHLEStA.v, Secretary. Lancaater, aagUHt.ll, 1S59 td-40 T BANK NOTICE. HE undeisigned citizens ofLancaster coaaty, hereby glvo uotlce thai they will apply at the next seBsloa of tha Legislature of FenuBylvauia, for the creatloa and chartar of a Bank or Corporate Body with'Baaking or Discounting prlvUegOH, with acapital of Oaa Handred Thousaud Dollars, and with priviloge of iacraaslQg to Two Huadrad Thouband, to be styled tho " Farmers Bank of Mount Joy," and located iu the Borongh of Mouut Joy, Lancaster county,Pa., for Bauk¬ lDg parposes. ANDREW GERBER, Mount Joy Bor. JACOB NISSLEY. Mouut Joy twp. JOHN B. STEHMAN, " " BENJ. BRENEMAN. " " JOHN M. HERSHEY. " *' JOHN a. HOERNER, Eant Donegal" REUBEN GERBER, W. Hempfleld " J. HOFFMAN HEKSHEY.Mt. Joy Bor. JOUN SHIRK, *' " SKM BRDBAKER, Rapho twp. ABRAHAM HERSH SY, Hapho twp. JOHN ROHRER, " " ISAAC BKUBAKER, *' " Jaue 29 *iifl--'^l AN ORDINANCE EGULATING the disposition of Bonds redeemed hy the City of Laacaster. .ECTios 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the Salect and Commoa CouucUh of tbe City of Laacaster, that all liouda dae by the said city and demanded, whicb have been paid -sinca tbe flrtt day of AaguHt, 1869, out of aay unappropriated funds ia the TreaHury. togethor will all bonds ofa simUar character which may hereafler he redeemed In the same manaer, tiball be trannferre<l by the Mayor to the CommUaloners of tho Sinkiug Fund, h(>come a part of said fund, aud ha deposited In the cus¬ tody of the City Treaanry, under the ragalatiun.'t pre¬ scribed by the Ordinance of April 20, 1819. Ordataad and anacied iuto a law, at the City of Lan¬ caster, ou the 6Lh day of September, A. D., 1809. Attest, Geo. F. BKENEMAN, -) R.F. RAUCH. Clerk Common Conncil. fPrenldeut Commou Cmu.:!!. James C. CARPK.sTKa. f HEMKY CARI'ENTEll. Clark Select CouucU. J PraHldonl Select CouncU, lept 14 Ht.42 university of maryland. schooij of medicine. THE Wftj-Scc.ind Session will be;;iu on MONDAY, Ocl.ilmr nth, IS.«. aud eud M^rch lot, iseo. FA CUL T Y: N. R. SMITH, M. D., Principles and Practlc* of ^iurgary. W. E. A. AIKIN. H- D.. Cbnmlstry and Ph^rm«y. SAMDEL CHEW, .M. D., Principles MOd PracUca of Mn- dlclae. •JOSEPH ROBY. BI. D.. Anatomy and Phy-,mlogy a. W. MILTENBERGER, M. D.. Ohmntricn. CHARLES FBICK, M. D., Malaria Medica and Thara- pentlca. B. B. SMITH, M. D., Demonstrator of Annt')my Clinical Instruction is given at the Balllriioie Infirma¬ ry, situated aear tha University, and open to Malrlcnl- atea oftfae School thronghont the y^ar Fees, for the fuU course, $90; Matriculation fea $5-. GradnaUon $20; PracUcal Anatomy $1(1 •Prof. N. H. SMITH, as AHoUtant Laciorar on Anato¬ my, will lapply any deflclenciaa in lh« Aiiilomlcal Coarse, coBseqaent npon tha 111 hatiKli uf Pr.tf Rohy GEORGE W. Mll.TEKBEROEK. aep 21-3t-43 sakb Di»au. A MEDLEY SONG. " Tha moon was .binlng silver bricht;" "All biuodloss lay th' tbe unttoddausuow;" " When freedom from hor moudtaln hight," " Exclaimed, * Kow don't he foolish Joe!'" " Au hour paseed ofl, tha Turk awoke," '• A bambla hea weut thnndering by," "To hover In tho salphur smoka," " And apread ita pall npon the sky." " Hla echoing axe the settler swaag," " He was a lad of high degree;" " And deep the pearly cave amoug," "' He heard ' Ob l woodmua, spare that tree! *' " Load roars the wild inconstaat blaat," '* And cloudless set the sau at avaa;" " Wheo twilight dews are falUng faat." " Aud rolls tba thander dram ot bsavon," " Oh I ever thnf, from chlldhood'a honr," " By torch and trumpet fast arrayed ;" " Beneath yon Ity-mautlad tower," "The hnll-frog croaks his serenade." " My love Is like tba rad, red rose," " He bought a ring with ponle true ;" "Sir Barney Bodkin broke his oose," " Aod, Saxon, I am Roderick Dha !" Cdltivation ok Tdscas Wheat.—The Agri- Cultural Diviaion of the United States Patent Office has received a letter from a planter in Cedar Grove, Va. in which the writer details the result of hia experiment with that bean¬ tifnl variety of wheat termed the Tuscan." The deed waa consigned to the gronnd about the last of September 1858 ; selecting for the purpose a portion of clover land in the midat of a field of 'several acres. He acattered it over a space of thirteen to fifty-one feet iu extent, and the yield was ten to one of pare plump, heavy wheat. He dispoaed of it broadcast instead of drill, which he thinks is the better plan; hut he would recommend a trial of all modes. The land in whioh thia wheat was enltivated waa of the strongeat limeatone oharacter, and in point of auperior tillage unc[uestionably firat and foremost. moved away. " You were in no linrry until ¦ "And Marian—and Mias Hartley," Roae con- I came up; and if it ia I who am driving you j tinned, '' whatever wiil they say of me ? I ,, _ , , - , liome, I will take myaelf off direotly. Say so, ¦ know they will hoth be ao much diaappomt- wu^^deepenintoBUcliafM^^^ at once-though I can't deny ed. Marian has set her heart upon having wiflh to inspire where he did love?" Theae i ^i j ^„j ^^ stuy," EUa for a siater," Tub Jew and his Purse.—^A Jew, residing at Lyons, lately loat his purse, containiug, 1,200 fr. and he advertised the loaa in the uaual way. The next day he received thia letter: " Ami¬ able Israelite,—It is I who have found yonr 1,200 fr,, and you may weep for them, lor you will never get them again. I am leading the life of a Saidonapalua. Here ia an account of what I have this day had for breakfast and for dinner. (A detwl of the two meals was here given.^ I ahaU continue to live iu this man¬ ner gracioTis Hebrew, until your 1,200. fr are BRIDGENS' COTTNTY MAP. Don'tneglect togetacopy of this MaP* THE Map just*issued is but a patcLe^^- up adUlon of auold one with which tho lubahL tants of the countv have baen famiUar for maay yoars. It has baan emhallished with views and plans which adds somewhat to its appearance, but It is Incomplete and inaccarate, aad Is coademaed hy evary sabscriber who has occaKioa lo mako ase of It as awork of refer¬ ence, b'otwlthutanding tha palna that others have ta¬ ken to misrapregout my intentions, iu order at the pra^ ent time, to accompUsh their owu ends. I heg leave re¬ apectfally to announco that conalderablo prograsa has already beau made with tha survayn, and that it Is nut (as represented) my inientioa to abaudou my present undertaking of getUng up A MAP OF LANCASTER COUNTY, The work when finished willbe afaith/ul Topo¬ graphical representation of the whole county, and shall not, alter delivery, share the justly merited fate of others ia being coudamned by the puhllc as aa impasltiou. H. F. BRIDGENS, July 6-3m-32 PuhliKho'. GROUND SPICES, &e. GKOUND Giuuuinou, Gloves, Pepper, AIlHplce.MacB. Gloger, Mustard, Nut MegN, he— Altto, Baking Soda, Pearl Ash.Salairalua, Cream Tartar, Yeant I'owders, Baking PowdorH, ic. Ac. The fiplces are ground under our personal supervifiion and canltherefore he warranted Freah and Pure, aod wiU ha sold together with the other arUcles to Dealers and Consamers at reduced prices, by JOHN F. LONG & CO.. Dragglsts, sept2l-tf-i:i No. 5 North Qgean Street. BIRD SEEDS, &c. 4 CASKS PRIME SICILY CANARY SEED, 2 BAOS ITALIANHEJIP SEEU; also Millet and Rape Seed, Bird Founlaijis, Bird Dishes.Seed Boxes, and Cuttle Fish Bone, Jast received and for sale at JOHN F. LONG h. CO.'S Drng and Chemical Store, sepl 2Mf-43 No. 5 NORTH QDEEN streeL FUisf ^GRAND ~TnNUAL "plm OFTHE PULTON INSTITUTE, LANCASTER CITY, PA. THE Management beg leave to an¬ nounce to the citizens of Lancaster city and county, and the public at larpo that thair first Exhibition of Mechanical, Agricultural, Domaollc.Flne Art and Mis- callaoeoni ProductluDK will commeuce at fUXi- TON" HALL, on MOHDAY the 2l«t day of NOVEMBER next, and continue for one week. AU tbe nett proceeds of theExhlbUton will ba distrlb¬ ated in Silver and Bronze Medals and pramlams, agreeably lo the awards of impartial Jadgai-. Rntrauces of Articles for Exhibition ami coaipalition canbe mada, FREE 01-' CHARGE, atany time pre- vioaa to the 10th of Nov. laW, hy calling at tho Secre¬ tary's ofQce, No. 13j.^ North Qaeen Streat. where also fall programmes, and other luformstion can be obtaloed. For farther partlcalars nee large Bill**, he. B3-SlnRle Tickets, 25 cts. Children half-price.— Ticketsfor the eotire week $1, uot traosforable. ROBERT H. LONG.Prasidont. Bep21-tf-13 WM. E. HEINITSH, Secretary. PENNSYLVANIA RAIL-ROAD. BEMOVAL OE FREIGHT DEPOT. THE Freight JJusiness of the i^ennsyl- vaola Railroad Company, at Laacaster, will here¬ after ba traosacted at lho hoase formerly uccupied by Robert Moderwell, Esq. Tha following rates aro charged hotweeo Philadelphia and Lancaster: 1st Class—23c. per 100 lbs. Dry Ooods, Books, Boots and Shoes, Cedar 'Ware, Drngs, Oranges, Stationery, he, he, &e 2nd Class—20c. per 100 lbs. Groceries, Carriage Springs and Axles, Domestic Sheet- ing, Shlrtlag aod Tickiog In original hales. Gas Flxtares, Dry Hides, Hardware, Hoop and SUeet Iroa, Faints, Queeasware, Rice, Rag.i, Ropes and Cordage, Sugar, Do¬ mestic Liquors (westward.) Leather, Oil, Whltiog, he 3rd Clasa—IVc. per 100 lbs. Anvils, Alcohol, Bacon, Bones loose. Bran aad Ship- staff, ColTee, Gnano, Lard, Oysters In shell, Potatoes, he, he. he 4tn Clasa—15c. per 100 lbs. Alum, Bark, Bones Packed, Crockery, Cottou. Fish Salted, Grain of all kinds. Nails and Spikes, Rosin, Loaf Tobacco, Tin, Whiskey, (eastward,) ic, he, he Elour 28 eents per Barrel, Salt and Plaster $2 per 2000 lbs. a3-All Freight received at tha Freight Dapol, rOR- NER OF I3th AND MARKET STREETS. PHILADEL¬ PHIA, np to 4 o'clock, P. M., wlil be forwarded Kame evening, and ba roady for delivery at Laocast'-r early oext morning. t^FREIGHT STA TIONS have heen ealahlishad al BIRD-IN-HAND. GORDONVILLE, LEAIAN-PLACE, GAP.CHRISTIANA.PENNINGTONVILLE.PARKES- BURG, COATSVILLE, AND DOWNINGTOWN, S3"SMppar8 can rely upon iucreajsed faculties AT THE SAME ILiTES OF FREIGHT THAT THEY BAVE HERETOFORE PAID. G. C. FRANCISCUS, W. H. MEYER.-, Supt, Phil. Div. Penn'a. R. It. Freight Agent, Lanc. sept 21 3m-43 SOMETHING NEW! THE ALBANIAN SMOKE AND GAS BURNING STOVE, patented hy J. C. Henderson. November 0,1S53, for heating Parlors, Halls, Offices, Charches, f^eminarien. School Rooms, he. he.hc. THE HIGHEST PREMIUMS have been awarded to this stave where It has tf^^i* been bronght loto competitloo with other stoves pfeaSl as decidedly the best heating slove which hasa^gi^ ever been mada, for bnrning either Bitamloons ^ "^ or Anthraclto Coal. The cone, from Ua peculiar form, acts an a reflector, and iutanslQes tba heat,hy which »ll tha smoke aud gas are consamad. It radiates mora beat for every pound of coal used thao any other stova aver mada. It ts eqaaUy well adapted for harolog hard or soft coal. It will burn the poorest kind of coal. It does not clinker and become foul. It radiates the heat from tba lower part of the stuve. It comblnas all the advantages ever Introdnced In a heatlag atove. and la tn all respects A mnat perfect gen¬ erator aud radiator of heat and econontlzer of coal. THE ALBANIAN la philosophical in principle. Elegant in design. Economical io cost. Simple in conatraction Easy in maungemaut. Saving in fnal aod wonderful In heating. In addition to tbla, no pains or expense have heen spared to present to the pnbUc every kind of nlovethat la newer desirable for harning either wood or coal, adapted for cooking or beating.porposas, and at prlceswhlcb cannot fall of giv¬ ing aaUsfactloo. Persons In want of a good and chaap stove will flnd it to their advaatage to give us a call. QEOROB M. STEINMAN i CO., aept21-6m-J3 Weat Kiog Streat. POR EVERY FAMILY, BABBITT'S GONCENTUATEU POTASU, for making Soap. BABBITT'S MEDICINAL SALAERATUS, for baking Bread, Cakes, &c. See advertiaement in aaother column. For sale at CHARLES A. HEINITSH'S Drog and Chemical Store, No, 13 East King Street. Lan eaater^ [aep 21-tf-43. Jl nawapaper devoted to Literatnre and Agriculture, also satttng forth fall accoants of the new settlement of Hammonton, io New Jersey, can be snbiicclhad for at only ^ ceniB par aonam. laclosa postaga "tamps for tha amount. Address to Bdltor of tht Farmer. Hammoaton, P. 0.. Atlantic Co., New Jarsey. Those wishing cheap land, of the hest quality, in one oftbe healthiest and most delightful cli¬ matea Id the Union, and where crops are never cnt down COATESVILLE SEMENARY. 3IALfi AKD FE»ALB, COATESVILLE, CHESTER COUNTY, t'n JAMES E. GIFFIN, A. M., Principal and froprietiir. THIS Seminary is loeatcd iu Goatosviile, oo the Ceatral Railroad, about thlrty-savuu miles from Philadelphia, and sixty-two from Harrisburg. It is easy of access from auy part of thi Uolou, aad la la the midst of a moral and refined populatiou. There could not be a more healthy aod romantic sitnaiiuu. It possesses the advaotages of having a daily mail, a lala- graph offlce and ao Adtms' Express olBca. Tbe next session will open the fl,Mi day of .NOVEMBER. The School la sound and practical in every department.— Tha coursa of btudy embrdcas everything thatis taught in the hest Colleges of oar coantry. The school is or¬ ganized on tho mobt approved plan of tha best ionlitu- llons lotha New Englaud Slates. I.udied and Oeullaman are entirety separata, uxcapt in rocUatlous; trt truth, they have less intercourse than al home. Thu Tdachera occupy apartments in the baildings, and their \n do as¬ sociation ofthe sexes hot io the presence oftheir ioetrnc- lors. "The happy influouca, muluaUyexerted, io their Blight auiioclatloo in tbe recitation room, at tbe table aud io the public exercises, is to be seen lo the caltlva¬ tioo of a cheerful and animated dlspositioo, lo the for¬ mation of good habit» and manuers, lu ardent devotion to study, and la tbe atiaiamant of high mural character. These, with many othur valuabla re»^ults, h:tve astKblnh- ed the fact, that tho ht^si jiltttt fur a tfchool Is, accordiug lo the avidaut design ut' Provideuce iu the coustltotioo of riocluty, on tbe b^nla of a wall regulated chrietlau family. Lotfiex, equally wUli Iha gaotlameo, aru bsnoated hy ihiti arraQgamaot. Tbo uumerous aod crowded schocls of this kiud spreading ovar tha coantry, fully attui^t the correctness of this plau." COURSE OF STUDY. PREPARATORY. FiasT Term : Reading, Spelling aad Defloing. Watsoo ^Parker; PronuuctaUou, Worcester; Chart Exercfnss, t^anders aad Merrill; Arithmetic—Meutal, Studdatd'n; Arithmetic—Written, Greenleaf; Engliah Gaammar, Smjth; FirstlesBoosinComposiUou, Black-board; Gen¬ eral History, Goodrich; Qaography.-.Etumttnti«, .M itcheil. Si;co.tD TesM: Orthography and Orthuapy, Scbolar'a Companion; Geography and Map Drawiog, MeNally ; Etymology,Lynd; Pbjriology—Primary,Cutter; Arith¬ metic—PracUcai,Greeultiar; History of tne United Staleri, Goodrich; EugUrth Grammar, Smith; AU'abra—Iutel¬ lectaal. Towar; Algebra—Writtto, Davies; CompiU-l- tlou, DeUnealion aud Vocal Murtio. CLASSICAL AND SCIENTll-'lC. First TKaM—FirsJ I'tar; Eaglish Grammar, Hurt; Mo¬ dero History, Willson; Algebra—Practical,Davies; La¬ tin Exercises, Aathon; Peunianship, Potior uod Ham¬ mond. Skoo.vdTerm: Modern Hisl.iry—CouUune.1, Willrou; Advanced Compusitioo and Rhetoric, Quai^kaiiboss; Al¬ gebra—Cootioaed, Davies; Latio Exercises—Contloued, Aothou; Greek Usercises, Authon; CIasi>lcal Antiqui¬ ties, Baird; Peomaoship, I'olter and Hammotid; Phynl- cal Geography, Fitch; Physiology. Cottar; I^itlu—fa¬ ear commeaced, Antboo; Greek—Anabasis cnuuneuced, Anthon; Book-Keeplng, Eastman sud Fultou. During Ihs year: Orthography, Reading, Composltluo, Declamation and Vocal music. Fjkst Teiui—Second Year: Ancient Gao>;r«phy aud History, Mitchell; Biblical AotiquiUes, ^uvlu; Astro¬ nomy—Dascrlptiva, Burritt; .^stronomy-PracUcal, Nor. ton; Natural History, Agassi/.; ticomutry, Loomis; -^1- gebra.Alsop; Latto—Caesar lioi^hed, Anihou; Greek— Aoabasis fiaished, Authuu; Nalural Philuxtphy, Corn- stock; Moral i'hllodophy, Waylaud; Viriiil wilh tha Scanniag, Antboo; Graek Tahtament, Uivau. Second Tebm : Philosophy of History aud Chronology, Willsoo; CooBtllation of tba Duited i^tates, Stoty; Chemistry, SUliman; 'Trigouumutry und Navigation, Loomis; 'Sarveying, Alsop; Latin—Sallust, Anihou ; Greek—Homer'a IUad and Scaaolug, Aothoa. During the year: CompoMliou, Declamation aui Vo¬ cal masic. *PracUcal lessons are giveu io Surveying ootbe fleld FirstTEH3i—'i'/iiV(£ Year: Mental l'hlloKoi>l.y,UphHm; Evidences of Christianity, Paley; "Measanitiya, Bonny- casUo; Mechaoical Drawmg, Mlnlfle; *Clvil Engiuear- lug, Mahon; PoIUlcat Econoaiy, Wayland; Lo,;ic. Whato- ly; '.Mineralogy. Dana; LaUn—Horace and Scauulug, Antboo; Graak—Herodotus, JuhUKOu; Scieuce uf Gov* erumaui, Voung ; *Coaic Sectlous, CnUlu. tiivCu.NU TeujI: Rhetoric, Whaloly; BuikT'.s Analogy, Emory and Crookd; •Agrlcultaral Chemlntry, Johnston; *Gaology, Loomis; Calculus, Dilleraatial and Iutt>gr:il, Loomis or Davies; Latin—Tacitus, Willinluu; iJrflpk— Sophocles, .^schylur!. Woolsey. Duringthe Year: Cuiupo-'Uiua. Dechunatloii au<f Klo- cuiion. Jl3™0ther studios than thosu muntioneil uan Im "uh- stituted for thosa marked with aa anlarick (*), so ae to accommodate the wiahus of Ladias aud Gautlemen. MoDKRS LASUUAdKH—2'e2-/ Books, in the Frencli Lnn- guage: OUeadorPs Grammar, (Valun) DaFivas' Eleiueu- lary Reader, Telemaque. Charles XII. CoUot's Drauiaiic Reader, Racine, Sarreua's Dictionary. Text Books in the Gernian Language: DllaudorCs Grammar, Adlar's Reader, Schiller, Gotitbo, Adler's Dictionary. IIedkew—Text Uoaks: GaBOiUub' Hebrew Grammar, with tha Gbra^iotuathy, BiliUa Habraica, Guseuias' Ua- braw Lexicon. Ornamental BaANciiEs: While it is wall aud proper thut youug Ladias aud GeuUem-n should bo taught MuHir, Drawiag, PaluUug, he, U in at tha eama tima bighly culpable, to oeglect for tha;:>e hraaches, the prac¬ tical aud Usefal stndleM, which datt-roiino tha Intellectual status of an individnal. Th>iusaads of youog ladieslaaru a little French, a little Music, he, huing ignorant of tha plainest priuciples of Grammar and Matheiuatlcs Ad Edacatlon is an Injury rather than a ht^ualit, if tba mind He nut trained in thu right way. Acquire first, if possible, the solid brauches, aud then the mind will be prepared for tha Fine Arts. Mubic—Vocal and lostromeotal—Piauo. Violin, he In the dopartmeut of Language", (ho cl:tK.-,as ara prac¬ tised io oral and writtau uxari-ihss ; auu particular at¬ tention is giveo to tbe pronnnciatlon of tha Langnage tha stadent may ba acquiring. Ladias cau sobstitate Masic for soma utber brancbaa iftbey (lekire it. The classes In MaaBuratioa. Surveying, and Leveling, are practised in the useof the Quadrant, In Plotting, and in other lastruments. Particular atteutlou will be given to the analyzlug of Mihou'a Paradise Lost, which Is used as a Book of Parsing axarclseu. A Normal Class will ba formed, and special lustruc¬ tiou devoted to the Tbeory and Practice of Taachicg; and thas afi'ordiog all the advantages that can be ftiven in auy Normal School; for the great reqaUitea of a Teacher ere to have the qaaUflcaUoos, bo abla tu disci¬ pline a Hchool, and heekilfal lo Impartlog iustructloo. Books of REPEkE.\'CE: Aothon'a Classical UictionarT. Smith's DIctioaary of Greek aad Roman Biography aod Mythology, Ramshorn's Latin Syaooyms, Blake's Biog¬ raphical Dictionary, Battman's Greek Grammar, &e Lectcbeb. LectnrsBwUl ho delivered at staled timas during eacb year; and the dilTaraat Sciences elucidated by suitable apparatus. Full sets of Geographical aod Pby-iiologlcal Maps, and Minerali*. are provided for il lustraUao aad experlmeot. Diplomas: Ladles aod GenUemeo comploUng tbn courso of utady, (threa years.) prescribed la the Cata¬ logue, or passing a thorough axamloatioa upon the dlf¬ fareat braoctes taught, will receive a ClasEical Diploma, To those who omit tbe Langaagos,a Scieotillc Diploma will ba giveo. AccoMUouATiOKs: The boUdingg (wheo lbe ooa now bdiag erecled is completed) will accommodate about ^^n^ handred hoarders, besides a larga nambar of day schol' urs. The rooms ara large and well ventilated; aod part of the groauds attached are used for Callsthanlc exer¬ cises. EXPENSES. 1. Boarding, washing, ligbt, and taltloo la the English branches, per session of 20 weeks $75.00 2. Ancient or Modern Laugnages, each, H.OO H, Music on the Piauo iri.OD ¦1, Uoauf instrament for practising :i.00 e. Linear aud Perspective Drawing, or 6. Colored Crayoning 7. M..6ic oo tbe Viollo, 10,00 S. Payable jn advance $4U. Balanco at thu uloaa of tha Sesnlon. Each stadeut will ba charged from the time he or "ha may enter the Institation, ootil the aud of the Sasnii and no deduction will ba made ander auy clrcumst cen, except in case of protracted sickness. {C^No extras nnless by previous agreement. Admissio.'C ah StadontH from sdlnlauca, uale and female, are required to board iu the Instltullou, and ba sabjeet to tho rules and regnlations ordaiued f*jr tha proper management of the SchooL Sessions: The Collegiate year is divided into two sttr> sions. The sessions in IS-I!) and ISGO will cuiumeuce tbe flrsl day of November, (Tuesday,) and tha llrat day of May, (Tuesday.) Rooms a.sd Ci.otiii.\o : The rooms ara furujshoJ with all heavy artictaB, and comfortable bedding; but tha etodeots mui^t bring theirown tuwels, hrouuis. and ba¬ sins. Students shoold be supplied with dunihla clolh- iug, haavy hunts and shoes. All articles of clothing shuuld be carefully marked with the name iu full. Dii-cirr,i.vE: The discipliue is mild, decided, aod Im- parUal. ItELtiHous WoBSiiir: Each studout is rc<)iUred to at¬ tond religtousKervlce every Sahhath.iiiwhaievorcharch he or aha may wish, or parents designate The Blhlti is read every morning in tho ircbuol without jiactarlau commeut. Lectdhk.': o.v Agricui.turai. Ciiemi^tuv : Lecturas will ba delivered daring each tarm. on tho naturu, uri;:lu, and cbaractarisUcs uf soils and subsoils; alKu,uu tha ap¬ plicatiou uf Chemistry to Practical Farmiug. Merit and Dkmehit : A record is kept of each reclta- tiun, which ia graded from 1 to 10—10 being the highest mark, either for recitation or deportment. TnEMAy.VEKOFCo.VDCCTI.VO TUK RKCirATlO.fri: (n all the dilfarent branches, whichever one thu studunt may ba stndying, he Is raqulrad toglve aciear demoiistra- tioo of his anhject, and assign a rca^oo for each stop aa fae progresses. All the scleocos are taught on Ibc prin¬ ciples of analysis and iudactioo, t-o far as uussible. TESTIMONIALS. Co.4TEdViLLE, July '£.H\t, IS-JH. Having baen acqaaiated with James E. Giffio, Esq., sioce he has become proprietor of tha CoaI«i-ivllle Seiui- oary, 1 tako pleasnro in sayiug tbat I cousldor hliu very competent as a teacher, and vary coarteoos as a gentle¬ man, aud most cheerfaily recommend him, and the la- stitutioo over which he presides, rs most beflttlag to all persons having children for whom a thorough educatiou is desired. My daughter is at present a studaut in thu instltuUon. U. G. THOMAS. CoATdViLLE. Joly 2nth, la'/O. Mr. GiFi'iN—Dear Sir: It Is now oear the clusa of your secood tarm of school ia this place, aod I faal very greatly gratified in seeing your prospects of making CoatesvlUe Semlaarr second to none ia the couotry.— After becoming fiiUy acquainted with yoar mild, hat flrm disclplino. and close attaotlun to yoor pupils' reel- tatioDS, as maolfastad lu the improvement uf my eon, ( feel myself under ohllgaUons to racommeud all my acquaintances aod frieods to send thair sons and daugh¬ ters to yoor school. WM. H. THOMPSON. COATESVILLB, July 291b, laW. I chaaffnUy commeud to tbe pahllc, and aspucially to my friends, the Seminary of James E. GUHa, tucatad at this place, as belngespeciaily worthy of patronage. My sou having bean a pupil fur tba last term of this In.>^ll- tation, lean upaak with contldeBca of tha fldellty uf tha Principal as a teacher—his suavity of manner, yet flrmoess as a goveruor, aod his entira gootlemaoly de- portmeotiu alibis relatloos. B. I. MILLKK. Coatesville, July 29lb, 18.19. Mr. James GiFPi.v—Sm: We most cordially recom¬ meod to pablic favor your most excelleat achool. Oue of tha flrm having had a sou lo yoor lostUntion. aod the other a sister in-law, wa can speak with confidence In regard to the merits, iod thorongh Instrncllousgivan in Coatsville Semloary. THOMAS S. TOUNG h CO. COATBflViLLE, Jnly aSlb, 1859. From my personal knowledga of Mr. GltHo, Princi¬ pal of Coatesville Semiaary, and his method of Instruc¬ tion, tt gives lae pleasare to ha ahla to recommend to parents and guardians this InstitnUon as a place whare their BOOB and dangblera or wards will receive every attention wbich their comfort and thorough edacatloa may reqaire. J^- G. MORRISON. Coatesville, July 29,1859. It givea ma pleasnra to add my testimony to the fact that wa have iu our midst a well-condacted aad thor¬ oagb Institntion, ooder the coutrol aad snparvlston of James E. Olfflo, I'rincipal. Having bad a son uodar his cara for naarly two sessione, I can speak advisedly; and wonld recommend this flourishing Semloary to the consideraUon aod Inquiry of parents and gaardlann. JAME9 PE0PI.E3. Coatesville, Aagast 13,1869. I recommand James K. GLflla as lo every way compe¬ teut to discharge the doUas of a hlthfol teaoher, and kaow that the Institation is io a floarisblng condition. No parent can.sand his son or daughter to a better In- stItnUoD. JESSE COATES, ¦ S3-Send for a Catalogae. JAMEd E. GIFFIN. aoggl-39-ly . . NEW AGRICULTURAL SETTLEMENT. TO ALIi WANTINQ FARMS. A RARE OPl'ORTONlTY IN A DELIGHTFUL AND HEALTHV CLIMATE. 25 Miles Southeast of Philadelpbia. on Iht Camden and Allantie Rail lload,'<ffea Jersey. AN OTiD KSTATE eoDsisting of sev¬ eral thuasaods of acres of pkoductivr soil has boeo divided into Farms of varlons sizaa to salt tha pnrchai—r. A popnlation of soma Fif leen Ilundred.f torn varivaH (^aitttof tbe Middle States and New England bava ""tilad there tha past year. Improved thair places, and raispd excellent crops. The price of the land Is at the low sam of from $16 to $20 per acre, tbe soli Isof the best qiialUy for tha production of Wheat. Clover, Com, Peaches. Grapes and Vegetables. ITIS CONSID- EREDTHEBEST FRUIT SOIL IN THE ONION. The placa Is perf<)cily secare from frosts—the dontructive enemy of tba frf-rtnar. Grope of grain, grass and fruit are now growing and can ba seen. By examining tbe place itfalf, acorrect Judgroent can beformad of tho pro- dncllvanexs of the Innd. Tba larms ara made easy to "ecura tba rapid Improvement of the laud, which Is only sold f.yv actual improvement. The result has heen, that withiu the past year, some (Aree hundred houses bave hesn arHCtail, two mills, ima Steam, four stores, soma f'lrty vinynrilH and peach orchards.plantad.and a large uumher o* oiiiar Improvements, making it a desirabla uud ai-tive jitacaofbuslaesa. THE MARKET, an thu raadar may perceive from Its location, is the BEST IN THE UNION. Produce hriugiug double the price than In locations away from tha city, and more thao doubla tha pi^ce tban tha West. It la known that the earliest aod best froilB aod vegetables lo this latilnda come from New Jersey, and are annaally exported to the extent of mUlloos. In locatiog bere, the settler has many advantages.— He irt witbio a faw hours ride of the great cities of New England and Middla States, he Is uear his old friends and aseoclatlons, he is in in a settled counlry where evey improvement of comfori and civHtzafion is at hand.— II" can hay every article he wants at the cheapest prlca. and sell his prodace for tbe highest, (lo the West this is reversed,) he has schools for his chlldraa,dlvLoe service, and will enjoy au opso wiuter, aod delightful climata, where fevers are utterly nnknowo. Tbe result of the cbange upoo those froto tha north, has generally faeeo to raMore them to an excellent state of healtb. Io tba way ofhalldlag and improviog, lumber cao be obtained at tha mills at the rata of $10 to $16 per thoasaud. Bricks from tbe brick yard opeuad In the place, avary article can he procart*d in tbe place, good carpenters ara at hand, and thara Is oo place lo tba Union wera baildings aud improvements cao he made cheaper. Thereader will at once beBtrnck with the advantages herepresanted.aad ask hlmflalfwhy the property has not beeo taken up before. The reaooa is, il was never thrown la the markat; and unless these statements were correct, no oua wonld be Invited to examine the land befora purchasing. This all ara expected to do.— Thay will seethe land onder caltlvatioo, each letbeex- tent oftbe--attlemeat that they wil] oo doubt, meat par¬ sons, from theirown oelghborbuod; tbey will witness tba Improvements aod can Jodga the character of the pop¬ ulatioo. If they coma with a vlaw to settle, thay should como prepared to stay a day or twu and be ready to purchane, as locations canuot he hald on rafnsai. 'There are Iwo daily trafos toPhiladelphia, aad to all saltlers who improve, the Railuoaii Compant oives a Free Ticket for six mo."»tii3, asd a half-pkice Ticket FOR three VEARB. THE TOWN OF HAMMONTON, In connection with the agricnltoral eetilemeut.a new and Ibriviitg towu has naturally arisen, which presents induccmenlsfor any kind of business, particularhj stores and vianufactories. The Shoe business coold be carried oa io this place and markat to good advantage, also cot¬ ton basinafrt, and mannfactorles of agricultural imple- menls or Foundries for casting small articles. The im¬ provement bas baao so rapid astoinsare a constautand permanent increase of business. Tuwn lots of a good si2e, we du not sell small ones, as it would elTect the improvementof tho place, cau be bad at from $100 and upwards. Tha Hammonton Farmer, a. monthly lllarary ami »g- rlculcoral shaat, contalulng full Infurmation uf Ham¬ monton, can ha ohtained at 25 cents per annum. Titlo indisputable—warrantee deeds !;iven, clear of all incomhrauca whan money is paid. Routa to the Uud: Leave Vine ntroet wharf, Pbiladelpbla, for Ham- muuiou hy railroad, at 7J^ a. m., or 4Ji p. tu. Fare 90 cenls. Whao tnore taqaira for Mr. Byroes. Boardiag cooraaiaiicas ou hand. Parties had hetter xtop with Mr. By rue)-, a principal, until they have decided as to pur¬ chasing, ax ha will show them over the land ia his car¬ riaga, freo llf expense. Letters and applicaliouH can be, addressed to LANDIS & BYRNES, Uamioontou P. 0. Alla.itlc Co., New Jersey, or S.B. CODGHLlN, 202 South Fifth Straot, Philadelphia. Maps and information cbeorfully famished. Bept2l-6m-i:^ PHILADELPHIA ADVERTISEMENTS. COAL! COAL!! TIU'] subscriber having leased thc prop¬ erty on tbe corner of PRINCE AND LEMON STREETS, formerly occopled by Shenk h Loog as a Lumber Vard, otTerB to the public COAL OF ALL KINDS, and of tha hest quality for Family, Foundry, ."^taam, Blacksmith and Limeboroer'n use, such a^ Baltimore Company, Lancasier Collierj, Locust Gap, Lnke Fidler Colliery, Lambert Colliery, Short MonntaiUj Treverton, Broad Top, Aud Hoina-iysburg COAL. Tba attantion of Farmers Is particularly called to tha fact that tbey cau drive Iq or oat of thi« yard withont crossiog or goiug oear the Railroad. 53"Pricesas lowa-sthe lowest aod clean Coal aod fall weight goarantied to all. D3"fiUyordersleft at Dr. T.EUraaker'a Drug Store, West King street, will be ponctnaUy Attenilbd to. julyd.6m-;i2 LEVI ELLMAKBK. STEAM. ENGINE FOK SALE. AFOUR-HOHSK ENGINE in run- ning urder, for sale cheap. Eoqoii XKa AND ilRKALD O&lce. I tha £xAM- Jau .'i-tl.tl Great Westem Insiarance and Trust Company, AND THE FARMERS' UNION INSURANCE COM¬ PANY OF ATHENS' PA.. HAVINGr consolidated their business, will hereafter cooduct the i-ame onder tha nama GHEAT "WESTERN INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY, Oflice, No. 40;J WALNUT Street, (Company's Building,) PHILADELPHIA, WUh a combined Capital and available Assetb of over $350,000, Iave8tad,rjr the moat part, lo First Bo.id3 sod Mort- UAQEs, haariog six per ceot. loterest, on improved proporty worth donhla the amonot. FIRE, INLAND, asd MARINE CARGO RISKS Taken on the most favorable terms. DIRECTORS, Charles G. Lathrop, William Darllog, Alexaoder WhiUdio, E. Tracy, Jobo C. Huater, James B. Smith, Isaac Huzlebarat, C. N. Sblpmaa, J. R. McCardy, FranclB Tyler, Thomari L. GiUe^pla, Obarlas Ilarlao, Dauiel L. ColUer, Jooatban J. Slocum. C. C. LATHROP. Preaideot, WM. DARLING, Vica President JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary and Treasarer, C. 3. RDSSELL, Assistant Secretary. aso. CAIiDEK & CO.. Agents, mar 30 lyr-18 FALL GOODST FALL GOODri!! THE SEASON FAIULY COMMEXCED! MACDONOTTGhTsTILIi ATTK/VT) I!! I AM HAPPY to annoutce to tlic Ladleu of Ii&Dc&8t9r cit/ an<l conaty, that my F&ll Btock of FASHIONABLE MILLINERY Is DOTP complete. 1 haTe the richest and hcHt aiiHorted Stoel; of BOKSET UATEBULS. FEiTHERS, FLOWERS AKD KIBBONS, erer brooght into Lancaster conaty, which f am selling very cheap, 1 Bhouid he happy to ses all my old aad as many new frieudH a-i may favor me with acall; a call by no means implies a parchase. PHILIP MAODONOnOH, OF THE Philadelphia Millinery a.vd Variety Store, A'O. 3S NORTH dUEEN ST., Lancatter Ciltj. septu twa A BABE OPP OET UNIT y". $2000 or 3000. AYOUNa MAN of busiuess liabits, and haviog tha above casb capital. 'n-lU ha takea as a parlaario a profitablebuslaQs, estahlished 3-2 years. Address, MERCHANT, with real oame. BOX NO. 218, Lancabter city Post OtUce. Sep 7 IMI IVtAPES' PHOSPHATES. MAFES' Nitrogenised, $50 per Ton. " No. 1 Piiosphate, 45 " " Saper Phosphate, 40 ** BS-FAKiMERS TRY IT.'-®lt R. W, P. AiISeS, Sole Agent, No. 14 Soulh Delaware Avenue, PHILADELPHIA. SOAP.'l, CA.fOLE3 aad CO.VDE.VlED LYX. lm-43 fcCHAS. P. BtTMPP, lis NORTH FOURTH ST., PHILADELPHIA, AT THE OLD STAND, Wholesale and Retail Manuracturar of Port Moonales, CabasaodParsas, Dressing Casaa, Monay Halts, Keticules, Cigar Cases, Banker's Casus, Leatber Ba-^s, Writing Dealca, Pocket Books, Port Folios, Bill Booke, &a. septal _ _ _ly-^ Philadelphia Warming and Ventila¬ ting Warehouse. NKW OAS COXSUAMjixa COXE i'URNACE, Its Superior Qualifications. Thay are mada eotlrely of cast Iron. No cracklog or baroing out. Ho sheet Iron to rost or bum oat. No leskiog of gas or smoke. No rod hot Iroo to baro the air. They are powerfal radlatoru of heat. Tha claster of cones coosamos tha gaa. They are great savers of foel. They give a mild and eqalble heat. The most perfect vaotttatioa secared. Nodaogerofeettiogarato Balldioga. It is tha latest aod most approved pattera. Tivo thoosaod sold lo two years. The people will have them. They give the most aniversal satiafaction, Persoual atteatioo giveo to warming aod veatiUtlng Baildings. Satififftctioo guaraateed aud prices moderate. Maonfactared aod sold wholesale and ratall. Aod pot up to salt the people, BY AH.^OLD h WILSON, 1010 Chestnut Street, PhiladelfbijL. B. ,11. FELTirELL, f^np^t- Bapt2l^3m-43 A Partner Wanted. AI*ARTNEK wauted in the wholesale Liquor Basiness, [n Uarket Street, Phtl&dglphia Capital from $10,000 to $20,000. Thla 13 a flrst-rate chance for aoy person having tha above amooat, to go at once luto an astablisbed busloesB, aod tbe proflta at least teo tboosiiad dullars per anoom, Oood secarity io real estate glvao for tho capital lovestad. Addrees Box 533. Philadelphia, P. 0. [aog 17-2m-38 Chiison's Patent Elevated Double Oven Cooking Range. SOMETHING uew and decidedly the best aad most complote Cookiog Range everoffered to the-Public, warranted to give ^tlsfaction iaallcaies. Call and sec them. * LOW DOWN GRATES. A uew and beaotifol pattera of Low Down Orates of various styles and finicb of onr owa. maaofactara. PARLOR COAL GEATES. A large assortmeot of the most desirable patteros aod sizes, to salt the taste of the peopla. Hot Air Registers and yeatllators of all sliea aod patteros. Patenl Ventitators fur Charcbes, Halls, and tbe care of Smoky Cbimoeys. ARNOLD & WILhON, lOlu Chestout :^traat, PuiLADzveaiA. B. 31. Feltwbll, Sop't. sapt 21-3m-43 ENAMELED SLATE MAKTLES, MANUFATUKEDhomPennsylvania • Slate Stone, and eoameled aad marhalized to imlliilioo of tbu richest aud most mra E^ptlan, Spao- isb, Verd, Autiqaa, Siaoua aud other desirabla Marbles. They are highly polished, will not stalo or discolor by Oils, Acids, Uas or Smoke, are six times aa strong aa marble and ura suld much chaaper. Tbey bave been ased iu this couutry for tha lust Sftaeo and la Earopa for the last forty year.-i, with iucreai-ed satlsfactloo. g^^Archltects, Builders, and all io want of Maotlaa shoold not fail to examine them. Idunnfactured and for sale hy AKSOLD h WILSON, 1010 Clie&lnat Street, Philadelfbia, B. M. Feltwell, Sap'i. sept 2l-3m-43 TTNIVEESITY'oF PENNSYLVAiaA. LAW DEPARTMENT. PHILADELPHIA. A TERM OF Tilts INSTITUTION will commanca on tha THIRD OF OCTOBER ftEXT. Thefollowing are Ihesahjacts of the Lectares: Hoo. GEOROE Sharswood, Persons, Personal Proparty aod Mercaotile Law. Prof. P. McCall,Evidence. Prof. E. Si'E.scER Miller, Eiiuity Jutisprudeuca. Every etfort is made to reoder this lostitatloa efilcieat for the purpose it hat ia view. The stadeota are fre- qoeotly and carefally examlaed, legal quastiooa ara discassed,aad exercises In writlag form part oftbe coarse. By tha rolus of tha coarls, the tima occopled hera, is treated as eqnivalent, for most parposes to offlce study, in eutltUag to admission to tha bar, aad wheo admitted la the coort balow, a gradaate of this lostltu- tioQ can practice at onea io tba Supreme Court. The lutrodoctory lectaro wlllba delivered oo Friday, September :i0th, at S o'clock, P. .M. at tho naaal lectara room, by tho Hoo. Georga Sharswood. sep.21_ _ _ gm-43 1859. 1859. HOWAKD ASSOCIATION, PHIIiADELPHIA. A Bencvolcnl Inslilulion, established by special endow¬ ment for the relief of the sick and distressed, affiicted with Virulent and Epidemic diseases. rpiIE Directors of this woll known In- _!_ stilutloolnthelrAunnalReportoponthetreatment ot Sexnal Diseases, eiTpra b the highest satisfaction with thesnccei^rt which bas atteoded the labors of tbelr snr- geooti io tha cara of Sparmatorrhtcs, Seminal Waakoaas. Impoteaee,Gouorrbma,01eat, Syphilis,tha Viceof Oaao- Ism, or Salf-Abusa, he, and ordar a contlnoanca of tha aama plan for tha eosaiog year. The Coosnltlng Snr¬ geon is aothorized to giva MEDICAL ADVICE GRATIS. to all who apply by letter with a deecriptlon of their conditiou (age, occupatloa, habits al Ufa, he,) aod ia cases of extreme povarly, to FURNISH MEDICINEFREE OFCUAHGE An admirable Report oo Spermatorrbma. orSemloal Weakness, tbe vice of Ooaaism, Mastarbation, or Self- Abase, nod otber diseases of the Sexual Organs, by tha Coasolilog Sorgaoa, will be seat by mall (U a sealed anvolope). FREE OP CHARGE, on receipt of TWO STAMPS for postaga. Otbor Reports and Tracts on tha nature and Treatmentof Sexnal disaasea. diet, Jic., are constantly beiug pobllshed for gratnltoos distrihation, and WiU bo soot to the alUicted. Some of tha oewrema- dles and methods of treatmeat discovered daring tba last yoM, are ofgreat valne. Address, for Report, or Treatment. DB. J. SKILLIN HODGHTON, Acting Surgeon, Howard Association, No. 2 Sooth Njatfa Straet, Pblladalphla, Fa. By Order of the Directors. EZRA D. HEARTWELL, Prasldent. GEO. FaIRCHILD ,Secretary. gapt 7-ly-a ^>« Pequea Valley Nurseries, ^^ j,^. One Mile East of Strashnrg, Lanc. Co., Pa. ...Jm. WABPEL & HEBR, OFFl'jR lor sale tbo most approved va¬ rieties of FRUIT, EVKKGREBN AND ORNAMENTAL TKEES AND SHRUBS, of large slza and at reasonabla ratas. S3~ Orders will receive inimediata atteutioa. ALBERT K. WAKFEL, sept l-t-tf.42 CYRUS N. HEKR. FOB'BENT. A 0001) BUSINI'^SS STAND uu tl^c East sida uf North Qaaaa Street, adj'^ialuf; Iha' Examlaar and Harald Prlotlng EstabIi^hmeut. Euqulra of MRS. n. WIND. S3° Also for saleall kiudsof Magical lostrnmeats, aod Pianos for Reut. I'^^n^'' '^-tf-SS. FOR BEKT. r"pilK subscriber hus for rent a IjARG K JL SHOP, suitable for a Carpontar.Cabinet or Coach- maker Shop or any utbar mecbabical bosines.-(, .'>0 by 27 feet, well lit np by thirteen wiDdDWS,witb snfflclent- yanl room and Shedding for tha accommodatloa of lam- bur. he, located lu tbe rear of the " Merrimack Hoose" balf a sqaare from the Railroad. jau 19-tf-S AMOS FDNK. Lancaster Stove Works. CORNKR of Duke and Ohesnut-sts., at the Iron Bridge. MARSHBANK 2c McCONKIT maoofacturers of Saperior Cooking Stoves, Parlor and Offlce, Ac. Iron Railing, Gas, Water, and Blaat Pipes Wash Kettles, and Ligbt Hollow-ware. jau 12 iT-ti CHURCHTOWN ACADEMY. A COMPETENT Teacher is wanted to take charga ofthia Wflll known InslUatioo. Fine huUdincs, Riiud )<cUool apparatns and a pleataot aod healthy aeighborbood make U perbaps tbe most desira¬ ble opaotoR iu tha coaoty. A single man preferred at present. For farther loforoiHtioo apply nl once to JAMES M'CAA, Secketaby of the Board or Tscsteeh, Mpt 7-tf-41 CHIIK0HTOW.V. Lancaster Co.. Pa. BHOOKE & PTTGH, Forwarding & Commissioii Merchants. No 1731 MARKET ST., PHILADELPHIA. EXCLUSrVBLT COIIIIISaiOH. FOK THE SALE OF Mout, Grain, Whiskey, Seeds and COUNTEY PRODUCE. J3-Forwftrder8 of Freight, par A. K. "Witjaar's C*ri lo Paradiiie, LBcc&ater coaoty: Alafibelmao, Uorr & Co', G&rato Straaborg. Laocaster coooty, Fa. loly6 _ ly-3g Coal, Kerosene, and Carbon OU, vxnifALLEo IX i!E.iuri. aiiipucrry asd ECOXO.Vt! A SOBTABLE LIGHT, Equallninteasityof flama and similar in appearance to ' OAS, at one-third tbe price. Side, Hanging and Chandelier LAMPS, FITTED UP AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE. 53-Aay wisbiug to try tha I^mp, by aacloBlng $3.00 hy mall, will he lurnihhaJ with a Lamp, one gallon o Oi! In Cio. half dozeo Wicks, aud two Chlmoeyi, da curely pnl up in onw package, randy forarpresa. F. F. HOLT. Ageot. No, rtG South Second Street, foar doors above Ch^stntU. sapt 22-1 y-42 _ PHILADELPHIA. "^JOSEPH E. SHtlLEY. " No. 23 SOUTH FRONT-ST., PHILADELPHIA, COMJIISSION MEHCHANT A.VD DHAI.KR J.Y Foreign and Domestic Fruits. HAS IN STOKE AND Ot'FERS FOR SALE, Oranges aud Lamons. French Plums, Layer Itaisinjj, Cocoa Nnta, Daiad, Shelled Pea Nnts, Figs In drnmrt aod boxes. Shall«d Almonds, Bordeaux aod PaperSbell) Valencia Raisins, Almouds, S African and Sonthern Faa Seedless Kaislns io Casks, { Nuts, Half Caska aod Mat.-*. { Salad Oil, he, he feb 1.(3 ly-12 SPICES! SPICES'I SPICES I! Pure aud No. 1 Ground Pepper. Giuger, Cinuaimon, AlliJpice, Cloves. American aud Euglish Mustard. Cayenne Pepper, Nutmegs, Mace, Sap. Carb. Soda, Saltpetre, Saleratns. Sal. Soda, Indigo. Caraway & Coriander Seed. Ashton Dairy and Groand Salt, &c.. For Sale at the Eagle aiilla No. 2-11 aod 346 North Fiont Street curner of Now. Philadelphia. HOWAHD WOHBBIiL. t^Porchasers will Hnd it graatly to thair Interest buth in (Qaaiity aud prlca to buy thaiia goods, which are warranted as repre^ientod ur forfeited. A. trial Is sollc- ted. mar 16-ly-lg D^ oThnnnfMl tmH 1 will finish hv i^nnVi'rt., „ piatea in the Union, aad where crops are oever cnt down exnanstw^ anai wiu nmsn. oy dnnking a ^ ft„j„ a, ,,„i'bi, .conrgoot the north, b«o adrer- glass of wine to yoat nealtb. ' Uaeinent of Hammonton landa. tsap-2Ii 6IB-43 PERSONS WANTING CHANGE of climatafor health. See adTertiumsnt of Ham¬ moaton Lands, In another column. [aep. 21,6m-43 NEW A U T U ]M N O 0 0 D 8. HAGEB & BROTHERS HAVE NOW OPEN A LARGE :^TOCK OF KEW SEASONABLE RESS GOODS—Kich Silks, Varis ^ , Printed .MonssalineB, Ottoman PopUna, Poll de Cbevraa. LUPIN'S French Merlnoea, Chinti. Ac., he. HODRMNG GOODS—Bombazines, Alpaccaa, Crapes, Silks, he SHAWLS—Stella, Brocha, Woolen and Thihet. CLOAKS—Naw BtyU FaU Cloaks. ALSO—Ttibhon Monnd Blaokels, Flanaels, Damasks, Linens, Cottons, Diapers. &e. CLOTHS—Snitable for Ladies' Cloaks. Embioiderles, Hosiery, Gloves, hc. MEN'S WEAR: FREXCH, ENGLISH and AMERICAN CLOTHS, CAHSIMSRES. Velvet, Silk and Woolao Vestings, Merioo Shirts and Drawers. GENTS' SHAWLS, READT MADK CLOTHING, A foil Hlock at Iha lowest prieas, for i'llla hy 8ep^2l.lf-43 HAOEB it BROa. FARM1;ANDS~F0R SALE 25 miles from Philadelphia by Railroad lo the Stato of New Jersey. Soil among tbe beat for Agrlcultaral purpoBes, being a good loam sol!, with a clay bottom. The land Is a larga tract, divided Into small farms, and hoodrcds from all parta ofthe coantry are now settling and bail¬ ding.;. The cropa prodnced are largeand caa he seen growing. Tho climate is delightful, and aecare from frosts. Tarms from $15 to $20 per acre, payable within foni years by Instalments, To visit tba place—Leave Vine Street Wharf at Philadelphia at 7K A,. M. by Rail¬ road, for HAmnionton,ot addreaa B. J. Byrnes, by latter, Hammonton Post Offlce, Atlantio County, New Jeraey. Se» foil advertlsament In anothoz colnmn. aep. 21, em-43 MAPES' Kitrogeiiized Super-Phosphate OF LIME ! 0"0ne Hundred Pounds will e«iual in effect and lasting powars, one hundred and eigbty- five pounds of Peruvian Guano. It baH the expariance of Ton STears, and allwho bav* Cried it, pronoanca it tba best farllliiar now in naa. K. W. P. ALILEN. 14 SoutU Delaware ATeuue, PHILADELPHIA, Sola Wbolesala Agaol I'or Pennsylvaola, Delaware and Soothern part of New Jeraey. ang 10 3m-37 BLINDS AND SHAPES, CHEAP FOR t;ASH. B. J. -WILLIAMS. 'N. I'i Wtft ICSTH STBEET. PHILLDELPHIA, Is tha largest Manafacturer of WINDOW BLINDS, AND DEALER IN ¦WUrDCW SHADES, OF EVERY VAEIETY. He lit the Originator of all New Styles end has a flo« Stock to ha sold at KEDUCED PHICES. BUFF. AND ALL OTUER COLORS OP LINEN SHADES, TRIMMINGS, FIXTORES, he STORE SHADES Painted to order. Bj-B. J. W. Invites Cltirens of this Connty to call before pnrchasihg, and assores them ha can nell a bat¬ ter article for tha mooey than any other £«ubliahmaat lo the Dnited Stataa. mar 23-tf-17 WALL PAPER. ~ " HOWELL & BOURKE, Mannfactarers and Importers of PAPER HANGINGS. No IT SOUTH FODRTH STREET, (balow Market ani opposita Jlerchant street.) PHILADELPHIA, Keeps ou hand a large and beaotlfnl MHortmeat of PAPER HANGINGS, Borders, Fireboard Patterns, &o. which they are sailing al vary low prices. Countrx merchanta supplied at tha loweat ratas. Sooms pa¬ pered at short notice by carafnl wurkmaa. The citizens of Lancaster connty, are InTlted to examlno their splendid asBortment of Paper before potohaaing elsewhere, and jndge for tbemselTes. 2:3^ XleQAKT hew BYLE3 TCVt BSCBIVED. mar SO ea-lS
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Title | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Masthead | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
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Issue | 44 |
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Title | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Masthead | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Volume | 33 |
Issue | 44 |
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. |
Publisher | Hamersly & Richards |
Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa. |
Date | 1859-09-28 |
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LANCASTEE, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBEE 28, 1859.
NO. 44.
P XT S r* X S XES 19 SI IT
J. A. HIESTAin), J. F.HUBEB, F- HECKERT TG UHDiB IHB ran or
JTSrO. A. HIESTAND ^ CO.
OrFICB IH KORTH 4irBB5 BTBKST.
THE EXAMINER & HEKAL1>
la pnbUahad weekly, at two i>oujlm a year. APVKRTISEatKNTS will be inserted at the rata of $1 00 per Bqnare. of ten lines, for three inser- tiODB or lesa; and 25 cents per squareforaach additional insertion. BasinaBS Advertisements InBarted by the qaarter, half year or year, will be cbarged as foUows: 8 monfA^. 6 numlhs. 12 months.
OneSqnare $3 00 $5 00 $ 8 00
Two " 6 00 8 00 12 0.
X eolamn 10 00 IS 00 25 oo
% " 18 00 25 00 45 00
1 " 30 00 65 00 80 00
BUSINESS KOTICES ineerted before Marriages an Deaths, double tbe regular rates.
I;^All adTartising aceonntsare coasldared collectd ble at the expiration of half the period contracted for anBlentadrartisementB. caeh.
THE COKTENTED MAN.
[From tho German.]
"Why need I strive for wealth ?
It Ib enoogh forme That Heareu hae (ont me strength and healtb, . A spirit glad and frea; Grateful these blesulnga to recetra, I slug my byma at noon and eve.
On some, wfaat floods of richas flow!
Houtie, barde, and gold have they; Tet life's hestjoys they neyer know.
But fret tbelr hoars away. The more they have, tbey bceli Increase; Complainta and cravl&gs never cease.
A vale of tears this world tbey call.
To me ^t feems so fair: It countless pleasures hath for all.
And none denied a bhare. The littla birdu oa uew Sedged wlug. And insects revel In the spring.
For love of a^, hills, woods and plaius
lu beanteouK hues are clad; And birds sing far nod near uweet strains
Caught up by echoes glad, " Rise" things the lark," Vour task to ply;" "The nighUu..;ale siagB "lullaby."
Add wheu the golden sun goes forth.
And all like gold appearn, Whan bloom o'arspreads tha glowing earth,
Aud fields have ripening eara, I tbiok tbene glories that I eee, Sly kind Creator made for ma.
Tben loud I thank the Lord above.
And ^ay in joyful mood. Hii- lor^ iudeed la Father's love.
Ha willn toall men good. Thao let me aver grateful live, Eajoying all ba daigus to give.
A RAINY DAY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
COSCLDDED.
Since the first nigbt and the brief interview wbich had so comforted Rosa's grief, they had never met except in the presence of others ; aud of course but few words bad been exchan¬ ged between them. It was not Arthnr's fault tbat their intereoarse was so limited ; for wearying often of KUa's graceful trifling, ho longed for an hour of conversation witb "tbat mysterious Margaret," as he called ber in his mind, aud determiued to improve the first opportunity that offered for sucb a pur¬ pose. Bat tbe opportunity never seemed to come; be bad gone at alWioars to the nurse¬ ry in hope of finding her alone, but some¬ body else was always tbere, or sure to come in before he conld begin to speak.— Miss Hartley had a way of fluttering in when¬ ever he happened to be tbern, starting with the most iunocent surprise at tbe sight of bim, and exclaming, "you here? why I thonght yon were deep in your letters down stairs !" and then sbe would completely mon¬ opolize his attention, so that, in despair of getting a word from Rose, he would have to depart, no better satisfied tban be came.
He went down into the village one after¬ noon in the midst of a heavy rain-storm.— Little Charlie had been fretting for some pe¬ culiar dainty not to be procured at home, and Arthnr, good-naturedly undertook to get it forhim; declaring, in answer to Clara's pro¬ testations, that he wonld enjoy a battle with the storm, after the manner of his school¬ boy days. So monnting oap and overcoat, and spreading a big umbrella, which, if not the very same tbA had sheltered little Rose, once upon a time, was certainly firat cousin to it, he trudged down the street to the self- styled " fashionable restaurant " of Edgehill, where little Charlie's jelly was manufaotured. On the way he occnpied his mind after his usnal fashion, with conjectures about Marga¬ ret. The more he thougbt of her, and com¬ pared herself with, her circumstances, the more inclined he was to build up some sortof a romance abont her. She bad never been hom or educated for such a station, that he could swear to; and he could certainly swear to a strong belief, if not a positive conviction ofhaving met her before and known her somewhere in a different position.
Busied with a Ihousand vague thoughts and suppositions concerning ber, he walked down the long street, and passed by on tbe other side without overseeing the restaurant, or discovering that be had gone too far, nntil the old Police office—a well known landmark in his boyish, days—loomed up before litm and showed him his blunder? He turned back hastily as be saw it, with a laugh at hia own carelessness; saying to himself, "So mnch for giving my whole mind toa mysterious young lady instead of attending lo my bnsiness. It is too provoking, though that after all my long walk I have come to no satisfactory conclusion ahout her. Margaret I Margaret! who and what are you ? aud where have I seen you hefore ?"
He did not expect any answer to this impa¬ tient question, but one came with the sudden¬ ness of inspiration. A blast of wind swept aronnd the corner, whirled the boughs ofa yonug tree lhat stood exposed to its full force, and struck it dowu so quickly that Arthnr*bad to rush into the side street to escape a blow in its fall. As he did so be came full in sight of a little brown, corner cottage—the -very same that had once been Mr. Murray's home, and, thougb empty now and falling to decay, it kept still enough of the old familiar look to recall vividly a mem ory ofhis boyhood. Like asudden light be fore his eyes the whole acene flashed iuto his mind—a dreary, stormy afternoon like this, a school-boy standiug by this very cottage-gate, a dripping little girl just dissappearing within the door—and some mysterious link of asso¬ ciation couuecting it with his previous thoughts, the solulion ofal! puzzling queries and vain conjectures stood clear before him. " Eureka I" ho exclaimed, aloud. " Rose Murray! myown little Rose that I fouud in the rain ! Oh, what a fool I was never to see it before—never to remember lhat her uame was Margaret, too, as well as Rose ! No won¬ der her eyes .startled me the first time I saw them—little Rose, dear little Rose ?"
He was aperfect boy again in the excite¬ ment of this discovery, aud, in the abundance of his delight and exultation, cat such a va¬ riety of capers as would have shocked all the proprieties of Edgehill if they hadonly been there tosee. Fortunately for hia repn¬ tation as a man of sobriety, his gymnastics were unobserved, though it made asm aild iff* erence to him either way. He had but one care in his mind, aud that to get home by the quickest possible route, and in the shortest possible time pnt his discovery to a practi¬ cal test. Is it to be wondered that be did not forget little Charlie and the restaurant
noon aa I stood before the gate—^my first en- connter with little Rose. It was on jost snch a day as this, and how many years ago !— Ten, isn't it, mother f"
"Longer than that, I think," said Mre. Leighton " It seema more than ten yeara since I saw Mw. Murray last. I wish we had not lost Bight of tbem so completely, Arthur. I suppose Mr. Murray mnst be dead by thia lime—he was always delicate, yon know, and as for dear little Rose, she is a woman growu of course. We shouldn't know her ifwe were to meet her."
" I think, / shonld," Arthnr retnrned, quietly, looking atraight into "Margarest'a" face with an air of perfeot simplicity, and ex¬ ulting secretly as be perceived the tell-tale color spreading redly over face and throat, in spite of her averted head and air ofintense iuterest in her occnpation of feeding Charlie. " Yon are spilling that jelly, Margaret," he said, with a wicked enjoyment of her agita¬ tion. •"I shall have to feed Charlie myself if yoa are so careless."
"Do it, then," she auswered, hastily, set ting down the saucer. " I wish, yoa would, fori want to go down stairs."
No, no, Arthnr !" Clara and Mrs Leigbton exclaimed, in a breath. '* You are too damp to go sb near Charlie. Give me the spoon Margaret."
But here Master Charlie interposed with a fretful exclamation of " No, no! no mamma •—no ganma—Jlfa^g'te feed Charlie I hii downt Maggie 1" And so Hose had to take her aeat again and listen to the conversation, which Arthur took care should not be turned iuto another channel hy thia interruption. Eve¬ rything that he could recall about the tami- ly; about herself, the first meeting with her, the subsequent intimaoy, Mrs. Leighton's friendship with Mrs. Murray, and the house¬ hold fondness for little Rose—he brought np relentlessly for discussion ; Clara, and his mother, interested in the topics, responded with tbeir reminiscences ; aud Marian and Ella comiug in presently, the whole story had to be repeated for Ella's benefit. She was like a child in her enjoyment of a story— wbioh showed that there was something true and fresh after all beneath ber frivolities— and had a thousand qnestions to ask con¬ cerning "little Kose." "Was she pretty? was she clever ? did yon love her so very much ? how long is it since you heard of herf don't you really know any thing about her now ? and do you never expect to see her again ?" All of which, and the answers there¬ lo, poor Rose in her own person had to hear ¦—with what feelings the reader may imagine. It was hard to keep the tears that would spring to her eyes from overflowing, as ehe listened to words that showed how lovingly she was still remembered, inspite of time and absence; harder yet to conlrol tbe hot blood that came and went in her cheeks, and mad* her feel as if all eyes were upon her in won¬ der and suspicion. Somelimes—especially when Mrs. Leighton spoke with such tender and admiring appreciation of her precions mother—a wild impulse would come to throw herself at her feet then and there, and reveal the truth before them all. But that was only momentary, and thanks to her innate strength of mind and power of self-restraint, she bore herself bravely, to all outward seeming, through tbe lengthened ordeal. Nor one, Artbur only excepted, saw any thing nnusual iu her mannei", or guessed for a moment that she bad the slightest personal iuterest in the conversation. Jane Lambert's carelessness or Mrs. Leighton's imperfect bearing, which¬ ever it was that caused the mistake in her name, effectually preveuted any association of Margaret Murphy with Rose Mnrray, in their minds.
Charlie fell asleep at last, dropping her hand which he bad refased to relinquish be¬ fore, and ahe was allowed to ©scape. Once alone in her own room, she sat down aud cried, as the only relief ahe could obtain in the tumult of donht and distress that dis¬ turbed her mind. What to believe, what to expect, what to fear, she conld not tell; for for she hadno means of determining whether this conversation had arisen from a chance recollection merely, or whether it was con¬ ducted purposely to try her. Sometimes she inclined to the latter opinion, when ehe re¬ membered how pertinaciously Arthur Leigh¬ ton had kept up the subject, how many min¬ ute details he had recalled, especially how much he had dwelt upon herself; and thia belief hrought a thrill .of tremulons joy to her heart which would bave atoned for all she had saffered of late could she only have rest¬ ed in it. But then came the recollection of his perfect carelessness and frankness in speaking, his complete apparent nnconscioua- ness, his openness and unreserve of manner. and her first belief seemed the extreme of folly and presumption. So she aat, tossed in mind, and sore troubled in heart, unable to see any ligbt throagh the mists that bewild¬ ered her, nntil she felt constrained at last to return to the nursery,lest her absence should be noticed and wondered at.
Marian met her iu the hall as she went down and spoke in her nsnal gay, affection¬ ate tone, and Mrs. Leighton and Mrs, Rivers were just the same as ever. Nothing in their manner betokened any new feeling to¬ ward her. From the drawing-room below there came a sound of music—a few notes played softly, and two voices singing in a subdued strain. She knew very well whose tbey were, and in bitter humiliation she scorned herself for imagining that she—in past or present person—kept any hold npon bis thoughts. " Why did I ever come here ? why did I place myself in a position to be so humbled and stung ? Oh! lhat I had never come hack to Edgehill I" was the despairing cry of her heart.
CHAPTER VIII. Meanwhile, Arthur, in a very different frame of mind, was exulting over the success of his experiment. He had been wandering about the house, whistling and singing, and in the reatlessneas of his delight qnite nnable to settle himself to any quiet occupation, ever since Rachael had left the nnrsery. Miss Hartley took possession of him at last, to try a new duet with ber. He could make no ex- case for refusing, and had to put himself at her disposal; but if poor Rose bad known bow s |
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