Lancaster Examiner and Herald

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VOL XLVII.
LANCASTER.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER
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"DAILY EXAMINER "
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John A. Hiestaiid & E. M. Kline,
EDITORS AND PaO?RIETORS.
HISHWAT EWBEP.Y.
Rohbei) on the !.i:jlivv.iy Imlillr, Robbed in a ruthless way.
Robbed withonl.cry or purley. nobbed in the open duy I
TlilJ^ I remember only ;
.\ strauge nnd sn btle .spri I; A slaneollkosnmraer-.lljiliiiiH-L'.
AUd voice like silver boll.
I save no ery or strhgelo, , Galled not for aid alou-1;
lifouilhl not thu law's prolection. Norplly.rroni the crowl.
But SKV-* qiiitn. u'lre-fistln^.
Tho Ireasurc I have,lo=l; Nay. more. 1 forgave lbe rMibrr
Whose path niy own h.id i-ni.,-c.l.
"Six foot." .NtvonKnnd>I.ilu-.ilI.
Captnred by "Ilvo loot '..'¦
Iiound by a lelhor liner
Than ever a spiiier spnii •
My captor wore a bonnci,
Allstyaiul blue and .sniiill; Outside It, rose or featlier,
I cannot lell Itall. Hut pearls, an 1 st:ir.s, anil rost'.s.
,^uii curlini; riti;;\ of g»ihl. Were .s-imewhore MwlxL lli,-» ItonnPt
And the throat-tie's nUten i.jid—
And words Willi silver ociinf-s ll:ing a.H stie pas-se.l nie by.
And then, my heart, nri};uirit:»il, .s:ie boro oir budil.v.
't'.v.^s thus tho robber mot mo,
Satnrday— Rnbhed mo In open daylight, Upon tho bread higtiw;ii.
CH2ISIMAS P31SSESX3.
grey, we are not too old to delight iu children's picture books; and we nov¬ er intend to reach so advanced an age that our eyea will not glisten wilh amusement when wo turu over the hrightly colored pages.
So let us make ready our gifts; pur¬ cliase toys, books aud knick-knacks, und rejoice in the secret merriment whieh increases week by week nntil Christraas eve sh.ill usher in the event¬ ful day.
Let me also lell you of nn_aniusing ilovice by which youfcau couceal a pre¬ sent, a Christmas gift, in a "Treasure Loaf." Take a well-browued loaf of broad, and wilh a sharp knife cut a ib'i'p, vertical incision ofa square shape; »'>rk the knife under until you can iif; Iiil" the piece entire, and thon you ¦ • It i-i-ni|Ht rdit ail (he soft p-irl of the i....f.     W'lcn Ihe crumb is   uil   taken
\t. wrap up y<»ur S'ft 't' =^' ft paper aud i it iitto tbe b-'''"*v Itinf, .¦iml scrape oiniii; eruiiib.- nil!i>-iiii!r lo Ibelid; tbeu place it in lliu i:iJt, utid fui^leu il with il.ittr |m.>-u>. Pul lite louf in lbe oven 'iimtz oiuuigli lo blown over thejoliied .¦.tirlut'e^*, titid no one will SUHjiecu that tlie loaf hasi bpcii touciied; and itcan be sufeiy sent louny oiieiiH uCliriBimns i;itt, and uol unlil lbe liiiifc silos tbt;nugh llic otiU-r crust will ils recipi- iMit buvu an inkling ofits Contenls.
OF U3IBKELLA.S.
" Christmas comes imt once :> year," said old Tuaser, oue of tlio poets of tho Tiidors. We, of tlieso later days, repeat his words and alao obey his command " to play and make goml cheer;" and none of us are too old lo join in the festivities, and lo celebrate tbe nativity of Him whosa birlh was tlie day-spring of salvation, and the dawn of peace aud good will tu meu. If we enter iuto the true siiirit of the occasion, we must both give and receive Chriatmas piesenta; for upou that day God gavo lo man tbe great gift of liis only begotten Son—so we also give gifls to each oilier in com- insmoralion of ihat event.
But we must not only consider the monetary value or utility of a present, but the kind thought whicii prompted the giver. The iireseiits wliich are prejiared by tlie giver's own hauds; and persons who havo pleuty of lime can construct elaborate gifts whicii gratify tlieni.selvcs aud lheir fiiends. ISul whcu they possess the mentis of purchasing batter articles of the same kind, it is not aUvays wi.so to buiden all their leisure hours with the loil needful for their preparation.
It haa a good elleet, however, upon children to teach them to make presents Tor others, and to conault the personal tasto anil wishes of their friends, that they may select thttir gifts with good judgment.
One notices, at this season, a glow of happiness upon the Aices of all tbe children one m«et.s, and if encountered at their homes, one hears very mysteri¬ ous whispers aud intimations of secret work in preparation, which must not be exhibited unlil the longed- for Christmas day arrives.
The contents of small portmonnaies are fre(]uently examiued uow, and a well-filled purse is suggestive of much happiness lo lite owner, because its contents will purchase so much de¬ light to others.
Surely half the fuu in life is in look¬ ing forward to the fun that is iu store for us! How mauy children are now enjoying the idea of grandmother's de. light wben she sees tlie pretty present they have designed and made for her, and upon which counlless houra have beon employed; and agaiii witli wliat joy they contemplate the lovely head dress or collar, which tht'ir tiny lingers have produci;;l for mama; and the pretty foot-rest, cushion, or pocket handkerchiefs whicii they have em¬ broidered for jiajia! Tliere ia an iu¬ tense pleaaure to little peoplo iu prepar¬ ing these tokens of atrcction; aud thousands of children all over tho world ara thus employed ut this time; and ne.irly all of ua have been thus occupied at sotno timo of our lives. Alas! for those children who have been deprived of sucii simple, healthful en¬ joyments.
Tile household is fiill of mystery uow; from mamma Lo Bridget secrets are the order of the day. It may be a score or two of yeats since Santa Glaus was a reality to us, but we cau all remember the daj-a when it was nearly impossible to wait the ilawn before we made a rush for stockings jind examined our treasures.
The toy rIio[is o( town and countiy now possesses a wondrous charm tothe childreu, and they iiever lire of gazing at the fur clad Santa Claus, whose pack overllows wilh toys. To besure, many of theni will uot last but a day or two before they are siioilcd and broken; hence it is well to leach the children to make toys for themselves. Wooil carv¬ ing is a capita! occujiatiou for boys, and though the llrst attemtil may be only a bundle of tooth-picks, yet tlie com¬ mencement is made, and soon thelittle workman can produce Uook racks, wall pockets, etc., which will delight liim¬ self and his friends. Sleds, dolls, bed¬ steads, cradles and rustic fiames can also be easily made whon the uso of tools haa beeu attained.
Miss Peabody, in lelliug us of Frco- bel'sKlndcrgartensystem, says: "I'roo- bel would not have children make thiugs to lioard, or merely to exhibit their power, or stimulate tiieir vanity; but to givo away to some ob ect of Hieir affection or respecter pity. Befoie any¬ thing is done, tbe question always arises, 'Who is to bo made better or happier by If;' They can be kept busy ths whole year in providing gifls forall lhelr friends' birthday.s. New Year's day, and the Christmas tree; and es¬ pecially to remember the poor and the sick. Thus their activity is disciplined by their liearLs, which supply the mo¬ tive, DO less thau by their intellect, wblch supplies (or at least accepts) the law according lo wliich tho thing is made."
And whal if the toys wliich are pur¬ chased are broken ? They have given exquisite pleasure to their possessors, and their ingenuity is often taxed in repairing them. Doubtless the lovely WBX-doU will soon lose her eyes, and, the wonderful monkeys, bears, ele¬ phants, l&c, their legs; but what of that? Do not slop buying lhem on that account, but remember the tlays when you were not jiast believing.in them.
Then there are ^books; innumerable, and they won't break ; so buy books,
¦One can liarilij-,believe as he walks dim'ii J,ciiiie of our busy, narrow sireels oil aj'aiiiy tlay, tlodging ouo umbrella to Ilit a aocoud, and come plump up ugainsl a third, that this arlicie tbat is in every one's hand waa uot brought illlll general use until abotit the iiiiildle of the eigbteeuth century.' Yet the ttuibrella as a sliade from thesun is of grekt autiijuily—umbra, shade, indi- f.itea the earliest of Us twofulil uses. We see ilin sculptures and paiutiugs of Egypt, anil the recent discoveries at Nineveh show tb.at the umbrella was generally carried over the king in time of jieace and even in war. In shape it resoinbied very closely tliose uow in comnion use, but ia alwaya seeu open iu thcculptuies.
The use oflbe umbrella was at liri-t confined to royal personages, and was assyiubolicalof aiitlioiity as theaceplre itaelf. It figures among the insigniaof royalty, on Persepolilan marbles aud Aaayrian bas-reliefs. I'Vom ils limited Uje ill Asia and Africa, it .seems to have pasHEd both ivs a distinction anil a luxury into Greece ami Rome. 'I'he priests of the eurly Chrisliau cliurches said mass under ic, and oaiiliiials tak- ugtheirtitles fromBttsilicau churches alw.ays received an umbrelia wilh tho reil bat. A golden umbrella figures in the paraphernalia of high church dig¬ nitaries to litis day; and in simie places tlie host is iifcvcr carried through tho slreets without a decoraleil umbrella to bear it company.
JfontaiguB aaya tlio uae of the um¬ brella as a jirotection against the parch- heatofthe suu waa common in Italy in bis lime, but he thought the eueumbr.iiieo more thau counterbal- auced the comfort allbrded, iirououiic- ing tlio umbrella to bea greater burdeu to a man's arm tban relief to hia head. And wecauDot marvel.ithisjudgment, when wo read the description given by Coryate, of umbrellas he saw in Italy, as being made of leather, iu the form of a little canopy, hooped inside with divers little wooden hoops, extending lho uuibrella in a pretty large compass, atul having a long handle. They were espjciully uaed by horsemen, who car¬ ried lhem in their handa when they rode.'fastening the end of the liandle upou ono of their thighs. It ia proba¬ ble that a siniilar c.intrivanco existed at the same period in Sptiin and Portu¬ gal, whence it was brought to the New World.
Defoo, itwill ba remembered, makea Robinson CrusOB describe that he hatl seen umbrellas employed in IheBrazils, and that ho had constructed his own umbiella iu imitation of tliem: "I coveied it with skins," he adds, "the bair outwards, so it cast ofl" the rain aail kept off the sun."
The umbrelia was used iu England asa luxurious sunshade early in the seventeenth century. It wascomposeil exteriorly of feather.?, in imiiatiou of the plumage of waler-birda; afterwards oiled silk was the ordinary material. In the reign of Queen Auna the umbrella appeals to have been in commou use in Loudon, as a screeu from rain, but only for the weaker se.x, and tho cigh- teeuth century was half elapsed before it had eveu begun to be nsed iuEngland by bolh .sexes as we now aeo it.
In 1752, Lieutenant Colonel, after¬ wards General Wolfe, writing from Paris, says, "The people hero use um¬ brellas ia hot weather, to defend lhem from tbe suu, .iud something of tha same kind to save them from the snow and rain. I wonder a practice so use¬ ful is uot iuiroduced in Euglaud." Jti.st about that timo a gentleman did venture to walk the streets of London wilh an umbrella over bis heiul. It was tho noted and courageous .Tonas Hallway, newly returued from Persia, and iu delicate licallli, tlte laller eon¬ dilion serving as au excuse for using sucli a convenieuce by llie considerale part ofthe public; but he was hailed by tho mob as a "mincing French¬ man." As lute as 1770, oue John Mac- doualil found, on appearing wilh a fine silk uinbrella which he had brought wit') bim from Spain, that he was sa¬ luted with the cry, "Fi'enolitnan, why don't you get a coach 7"
Much of the clamor wliich was raised .Igainst the general use of the umbrella ori|;inatcti witti the hackney coach¬ men, who of course regardeti rainy waather asa thing especially designed for Iheir advantage, and from which the public were enlilled to uo other protection lltau what tlieir vehicles could afiord.
In ail the towns of the empire a memory is preserved of the courageous citizeu who fir.st carried an umbrella. In Edinburgh, il was a popular physi¬ cian named Speus. In Dr. Cleland's statistical account of Gl.isgow, it is related that about the year I7S1 the late Jlr. John Jameson, surgeon, brought with him nn umbrella on his return from Paris, whicii was the first seen in tbe city, and attracted univer¬ sal attention. Forty years ago a lady in Taunton could remember when but two umbrellas existed tliere; one. the property of the clergyman, being hung up in the church every Sunday morn¬ ing, to be admired by the incoming congregation. They did not take such aserious view of lhe innovation as the worihy folks of New Haven, who were scandalized at beholding a deacon walk to church under an umbrella, and sent a deputation next day to reprove him for flying in the face of Providence, who evidently intended mau should get wet when it rained.
" Take that thing away," said Lord Coruwallia to the servant about to hold the house umbrella over hi m; "I am not sugar or salt to melt in a shower." It •was thought eft'eminate indeed to shirk a welting.   Emperor Joseph the Sec¬
ond exclaimed, when au ofih" r olfered lo hold an umbrella over his unprotect¬ ed head, "I heed not a shower; it hurls notbing ofa man but his clothes."
Umbrellas, when not on active ser¬ vice, used to be carried upside ii[i, uot upside down, as wo carry them now, the finger being paased through a ring fisetl to the top of a stick.
UmbrellaJs share with bciiks the pe¬ culiarity that lhey may be stolen with impunity, so long as the thief assumes the guise of a borrower. Why this should be is an unsolvablo mystery, liamb's favorite comedian, Munden, was seldom seen olT the stage without his shabby gingham uinbrella. Meet¬ ing an old frieud oue morning, the latter saluted him with, "Ah, Joe, I've been thinking of you—I'm oIFto America!" "Are you?"' aaid Munden; "then you must give me soraetliing in remembrance; take my umbrella aud give me youra!" It ia unnecessary, perhaps, to add that Joe's frieud sport¬ ed silk.
There ate some signs that the world is growing better. We saw lately, with our own eyea, an advertisement ofiering to restore an umbrella left somewhere by the forgetful owner; and a clergyman publicly doclared his con¬ victiou that society was improving iu morality, because he knew of three several instances of borrowed umbrel¬ las finding tlieir way b.ick to the own- crs. But theo, on the other haud, we have tbe testimony of another clergy¬ man that he had only married oue couple in the courae bf a year; tliat they did not jiay him hia fee, but slayeil to dine wilh Ilim, as it was raining liard; and finally borrowed his umbrel¬ la when they departed—since when he haa not seen or heard anything of tbem!
At .somo future day we hope to be able to tell our readers how lo keep an umbrella; till then wecau only advise litem to keep tliem in their haud, if tliey would always be foiiiul "ready far a rainy tlay."
THE SNAWIIE3 BEEP CK EIU ANO PIAIN.
The snaw lies deep on lull and plain, Snell fa* the pel tins sleet and rain;
Snre winler has come back agaln,- Wl' nichts balth lang and wearle O;
Tho snn'H withdrawn his cheering beam'.'.
The Ico has fettered living streams,
And a* tiie face o' Nature seenis A desert canld nnd drcarie, O.
O'er earth a spotless robo Isflnng,
\^ 1' whtte If stoous tho grtivos arc hung,
Whaorssylvan minstrels lately sung
Their touching lays sae cheerio O; There's frost-work on the window pane. And lloclts for green flelils bleat In vuln, Sufo winter has couie tmt-k again.
And winds blow wild and cei lo O.
Bot what cars I for wblstlliig wiiitls, Or drifting snaw that falrlybliiids? Gie mo the Jnrs tbat trne love amis
Beside my trusting doarloO; Sae fondly stlil lomi^ sbo clings, - And sunsiiiue o'er life's pathway llinns, Wl* music sweet our cottage rings.
That mail's our bume s to eiieerie tl.
A Q0AKEE DETECTIVE.
DIXIE'S MATE.
How a Cunning Toper Escaped a Domeatio Lecture. Thero is an ahl gsntlenian who Uvea in the Wesieru Addition, says the Sau Francisco JJullelin, who for aome montha iiuve himself very freely up to the pleasures of the flowing bowl. His wife long remoualrattd with her part¬ ner, but all to no avail, uiul at last as a final measure, she induced him tu make a aolemn pledge tbat he woulil never enter a saloou in thecity. The neigli¬ bors all knew tbe stute of tbe ctise, aud were pleased when they bearil of the intended reformation.
The ohl geutlemau owns a pony named Di.xie, a curiously spotletl ani¬ mal, anil holh his wife aud himself havo long been seekiug a match for the pony to drivo in barutaa. The husband rode the pony cvery tlay into lowu, and Dixie is aa well kuown In the Westeru Addition as tlie man who col- lecta the waler ratea. For a week the temperanceJmovemeut .seemed tobea great success, and Di.^ic always brougbt his master home itt a conililion of re¬ ligious sobriety. Buttlie good wife, a few weeks after lliis pledge, commenced lo remark an imperceptible odor of somestrongdrugaBaoonasberhusband ontered the honse, afler completing the labor of the day. She feared, yet hardly owned it to herself, but still she felt terribly afraid that the oltl geulle¬ man had fallen into Iiis bad habits agaiu. One afternoon a neighbor called at the house and remarkeil incidentally that ho had seeu Dixio standing out¬ side a weil kuown saloon on Mont¬ gomery atreet. The lady felt ber heart aitik at thia intelligence, and preparetl a good lecture for her legal lord when he ahould return in theevening. But the old gentleman iiereeived thia med- tUesome neighbor surveying his' pony, and preparetl himaelf f.ir the oveuiiig'a retribution. Ue r.iiie liome in deep tliought, but when a few blocka from the door an Idea aeemed to "strike" him, and he daslied up to his steps briskly, dismounted, and rang tbe bell vigoroualy. It waa o])oued by hia wife, who appeared witk a scowl ou her brow.
"Oh, Mary, just think!" cried he, wilh animation, "I have fouiidja mate for Dixie." "Indeed, my ilear," re¬ plied the wife, becoming inteiested, aud forgelting for a moment the in¬ teuded lecture. "Yea," conlinued the old gentleman,
"I saw it Saturday, outside J  aa-
l)on, ou Montgomery atreet. I de¬ clare you could not tell them apart. I wailed to see the owner, who was in¬ side, but remembered my promise to yon, my door, I dared not go in. But I shall certainly inquire about that pouy the first thing in tho raorning." Tlie wife, iu a gush of altered fuel¬ ing, atouce explained to her iujured lord that ahe had been so cruel as to suspect him, bec.iuse Dixie's mate was mistaken byan ofiicioiia uiighbor, and she begged him to forgive the wrong done in thoughtto his integrity. The old gentbman generously begged ker not to apeak of it again; but, strangely enough, although on the lookout every tlay, has not yet succeeded iu finding that mate for Dixie. He thinks the man muat have been from the country, and has taken himself and liis pouy back to the rural districts.
BEADIIFITL ILLTJSTEAIIOIf.
If a child had been born aud spent all Ill's life ill theMaminolb Cave, how impossible would it be for him to com¬ prehend the upper world. Pareuts might tell him of its life, ils light, its beauty uud ita sounds of joy; tbcy might heap up the aanda iuto mounds, and try to ahow him by atalaclilea how grass, fiowers and treea grow ont of the ground ; till at length, with laborioua thinking, the child would fancy he had gained a true idea of the unkuown land. And yet, tliough he'Ionged tb behold it, wheu it come that he was to go forth, it would bo with regret for the familiar crystals and tho rock-hewu rooms, and tlio. quiet that reigned therein. But wlten^he came up, sorae May morning, with ten thousand birds ainging In the treea, and tbe heavens bright an-I blue aud full cf sunlight, and Ihe wind blowing softly through the young leavea, all aglilter with dew, and the lauilscapeslretchlng away greeu and beautiful to tbe hori¬ zon, with what rapture would he gaze about him, aud see how poor were all thefaucylngsand interpretations which were made withiu the cave of the thinga which lived aud crew without; and bow he would wouder that he could ever have regretted to leave the alienee and dreary darkness of his old abode!
So, when we emerge from this cavo of earth into that laud where spring growths are, and where is eternal sum¬ mer, how shall we wonder that we could have clung so fondly to this dark and barren life.
We are but specks of ligbt moving tbrough  infinite space; we move to¬ ward an impenetrable darkness.   Itis Ilight but jnst where weare.
We were five passengers iu all—two ladies un the back aeat, and a middle aged gentleman ami a Ruaker on the middle, and myself in the front.
The two ladies might havo beeu mother and daughter, aunt and niece, goveruesa and cliarge, or might have sustaiued auy other relationship whicii made it proper for two ladiea to travel together unattended.
The middle-aged gentleman was sprightlyand talkative. He sbon struck up au acqitainlauco witll tlie ladies, towarda whoni lu his zeal lo do he father overdid the agreeable—bo-A'iug, aud smiliug aud chatting over his shoulder in a way painfully suggestive at his time ofllfe, ofa "crick" iu tlie back. He wasevidently agay lothario. The Quaker wore the uniform of his sect, ami confined hia siisech, ua many a parliamentarian would save his credit by doing, to simply "yeas" and "nays." As for myself, I make It au inevitable rule of the road to be merely a looker ou aud lisleuer.
Towards evening I was aroused from one of those reveries into whicii a young man, without beiug a poet or a lover, will sometimes full, by an abrupt query from the talkative gentleman. "Are you armed, sii?" "I am not," I answered, astonished, no doubt, visibly at the question.
"I am Sony toliear it lie replied;" "for before raachiug our next slopping place it will ba aeverai hours in the night, and we muat pass over a portion of the road on whieh more than one" robbery is reporletl to have becu com¬ mitted."
The iadifs turned pale, butthe stran¬ ger did hia beat to re-assttre them.
" Not thatl thiuk there is the slight¬ est danger at present," ho resumed, "ouly when one is reaponaible for the safety of the ladies, you kuow such a thing as a pistol in reach would aild materially to one's confidence."
"Your principlea, my friend," ad¬ dressing the Quaker, "I presume, arc as much opposetl to carrying .is using carnal weapoua';" " Yes," was the response. " Have lhe villaius murdered any of tiieir viclima?" the elderly hnly ner¬ vously inquired.
"Or have lliey contented tliomselves with—with plundering them ?" added the younger iu .i timtn-ous vojcc.
"Decidedly the lallei'," the amiable gentleman hastened to give aasurance; "and we aro none of ua prepared to ofl'er reaiatauce iu caae of attack, so nothiug wor.se than robbery can pos.si- bly befall us."
Then, ufter blaming his tliouhlless- nessin haviug uuuecessarily introduced a diaagreeable aubject, tho gentleman quite excelled himself iu en'orls lo raise the apirits of tlio coinpany, and had succeeded so well by the time uiglit had set in that all had quile forgotten or only remeiuboretl their fears to laugh at them.
Our genial companion fairly talked liiniselt hoarse. Perceiving which, he look from his pookot a. box of newly "invented cough caudy," and afler passing it lo tbe ladie.s, he helped him¬ self to tlie balance and tossed the paper out of the wiudow.
He was in the midst of a high enco¬ mium of the uew nostrum, more than half the ellleacy of which ho insiated depended on ita being takeu by auction, when a shrill whistle was heard, and almost immediately the coach slopped, while two faces, hediously blackened presented themsclves.one at each win¬ dow.
"Sorry to trouble you," said the man on the right, acknowledging with a bow, two lady-like screams from the back seat, "but 'business ia buainess,' and oura will soou be over if tbiiiga go on smoothly."
"Of course, gentlemen, you will spare, as far aa may be consistent wilh yiiur disagreeable duty, the feelings of these ladies," appealed llic ixilite jias- seuger in liis blandest manuer.
" Oh, certainly! they shall Hrst be at¬ teuded to, aud shall uot be required to leave their seats, unlesa tlieir contltict renders it necessary."
"And now l.idies," conliHued tiie rob¬ ber, the barrel of his piatol glitleriiig iu tiie light of the coach lamp, "be so good as to paaa your punsea, watches, aud suoh other Iriukets as may be ac¬ cessible without much trouble."
The lailies came dowu hautlsomely, and were no further molested.
Oue by one the rest got out.   The middle-aged   gentleman'a   turu came first.   Ho submitted, witii a winnin grace, and was robbed likea very Ches- tarfield.
My owu afl'airs, liko the sum t lost, are scarcely worth mentioning.
The Quaker's turn came next. He quiellj- liaudetl over the pocket-book and watch, and when asked if he had any other valuables, said "Nay."
A Quaker's word is good, even among thieves; so after a hasty "good night" the robber thrust hia pistol into hia pocket, and, wilh his two compaiiious, one of whom had the reina of tite lead- era, was ahout starting.
"Stop!" exclaimed the Quaker, in atone more of command than of re¬ queat.
"Stop! What fur?" relnrned the other, iu evident surpriae.
" For at leaat two reasona," waa the reply, emphaaized with a couple of Derriiigcra cocked and preaented. " Help!" shouted the robber. "Stop!" the Quaker exclaimed. "And if any oue of your sinful coni- panluns advance a stei) lo thy relief, the spirit will surely move me to blow thy bralus out."
Tho robber at the opposite widow and the oue at the leaders'head thought it a good lime to leave.
"Nov, get in friend," said the Quak¬ er,*:.I      overing his man, "and take the miti l-le aeat, but firat deliver up thy pistol."   The other hesitated. "Thee had better not delay, I feel the pirit move iu my forefinger." The robber did as he was directed, and the Quaker took his place by hia aide, giving the newcomer the middle seat.
The driver, who waa frightened out tot Ills wits, now set forward at a rapid rate.   The lively gentleman soon re¬
covered Ilia vivacity. Ho waa espe¬ cially facetious ou the Quaker's piowe.ss. "You're a rum Quaker, you are. Why, you don't quake worlli a cent."'
¦' I'm not a Shaking Quaker, if that's whit thee meana."
" Of tIte.'Hiekory,' or rather the 'Old Hickory's siripc,' I should aay^lj. retort¬ ed the lively mun. But'tho Quaker re- lupsitigiulo bia usual monosyllables the eoti veraatlou flagged.
Snouer than we expecteil the coacli sloppeil where we were to have supper and a change of liorats. We bad ilefor- rod a redistribution of our efl"ccla uutil we ahould reach the place, as the dim lightof the coach lamp would have ren¬ ilered the process sotuewhat diflieult.
It ia now uecessary, however, that it should bo attended lo at oace, aa our jovial companion had previously an¬ nounced Ills intention of leaving ua at that point. lie. proposed a postiione- meiit uutil after supper, which he of¬ fered to go antl order.
" N:ty," urged the Quaker, wilh an nptu'oacli to abruptness, and laying his Itatitl on the other's arm, " busiuess he¬ foru pleaaure, aud for busineaa tliero is no (ime like the present."
"Vl'ill thee be good enougii lo search the prisoner?" hesaid to Ihemen. aiiil keeping his hand, in a friendly way, upon the passenger's arm.
I did so, but uot oue of tho stoleu arlii.'les coultl be found.
"He must have got rid of them in the coach," the gay gentlemau, sug¬ gested, autl immediately olfered to go ill si'iircli.
''Strp!" thundered tlio Quaker, tightening hia grasp.
The mail turnetl pale and struggled to releaae his arm. In au inalant nne of tho Derringers waa levelled athis heart.
"St^rahantl or foot ami you are a deatl mau!"
The Quaker roust have been awfully excited so completely to forget both the lauguage and principles of his per¬ suasion.
Placing tbe other piatol in my hand wilil directions to fire at either of the two lueu that mado su.spicioua luove- meul, he went to work on the Lothario, from whose pocket, in lesa time than it takes to tell it, he produced every item of the missing property, to the utter amazement of the two ladies, who had begun in uo meaaured terma to remoualrate againat the shaineful treatment the gentleman was receiv¬ ing.
Tlie t^iiakcr, I need acarcely add, waa no Quaker at all, but a ahrewd detec¬ tive, WHO hail beeu set ou the track of a baud of desperadoes, of whom our miildle-aged friend—who ditlu't look luiilille-aged witii his wig ol!"—waa thu chief. Ths leader of tbe gang hail takeii pa.ssage iu the coach, and after leaiiiing, its he suppoaed, our defence¬ less coiitiilioit, itad given tin- --ii^ual to Ilis coitipaniona by tlirowin^^ out II e scrap of paper all eady mentioued. Af¬ ter the unexpected capluru of the fii.-t robber, it was utlemptcd lu save the booty by aecretly jiashing it to llie ac¬ complice, alill believed lo be uuciis- pecltd, who ciuiiited on being able lo iii.ike oH'ul the next atopping place.
'I'tie it'sult *.vaa that bolli, foraheusoit, "i;iil Ilte Kititf some service."
EDVIK FOSBEST.
THE YEaB OF LIFE.
Tlie lifeof man Iias,nn! inapiiy.been omiiaretl lo that revolution of earth which givea tta succesaiveiy lhe aetiaon-- of apring, suuimei', autumn and sviulor. Ah teuder buds bur.-it into bfing when soflly descending abowei.s utul thin tiiista are disperscil by bittibeatua in soring, itnd giadually ussttme the full spieiulor of coloring and graeeof form which atloi'ii the chlldien of Fiora, so iuraucy.nurtured by parental carp.giowb iuto youlh. humanity being developed iu chiIdlii>od lilio the rose iu April.
Theu comes niatihood witii its steru resolvta, its strength and inalurity— wlii'ti pride of life, desire for glory, emulative zeal, aud larrcacbingdesigu, mark the character, uo less thau well- lieveloped liniba, atateliness of form, and dignity of carriage iiidii;:ito Iho perfect mau. Tliis, theu, is the sum¬ mer of life; every man compreliends the language which so designates it as at once figurative anti truthful. In this graud stage of human exist¬ enco, nerved by power, the arm of the warrior executes deeds of lieroism, the longue of the orator iufiatues or sub dues crowds, and the pen of the author dilTuses over an eniire worl J majestic thought aud buruing eloquence. At this golden epoch of life how mighty ale the sona of genius for good or for iil! Tlio pale sculptor, who sits, hour by hour, embodying in dcalh-cold mar¬ ble his own supernal idea—the pasaion¬ ate poet, who weaves into flowery song his augel visious—the man of scieuce who pierces, deep amidst tho secreta of nature, whether contemplating heav¬ en's lofty arch, earth's vast profound, or the wonders of ocean, devotes his summer uf life to tlie outhusiuam of artiest purauit, fur enthuaiaaui is a quality of genlua, and earnestness is the sure concomitant of enthusiasm.
Ah, but the grand, rich autumn comes on apace. Pomona tiaa painted all her rich fiuits with mystic coloring, vainly emulated by art—ripe hangs the harvest on each hill; each valley is teeniiug with abundant gifts from the bounteous handa of Cerca, crowued with iter wheaten sheaf and holding aloft her long-desired coruucopiu. What doea ihe autumn of life bring lu muu? A glorious harvest of high achievement, provided Us spring has not beeu wastcil iu idleness or de¬ graded by vice. Even honest labor is now rewardetl wliere higher gifts have uol enabled; tlio iudustrioua and tlie virtuoua to win renown. As they all sowed so shall they reap, for the Lord of the harvest isjust, sud man is not their jutlge. Perhaps the good man's recompenae may not be awarded him in his autumn time on earth, but uot tho lesa is he in the care of high Heav¬ en, and none tlie lesa .surely will he obtain hia meed.
Last comes winler. Dead and with- ereil aro all earth's floweis. Amidst bleak winds and chilling skies the dying year folds his dark mantle about him and joins themouruful procession, headed by years beyond tho flood Thousnudaaflerthousauds, lhey grimly march away, nnd tho great muse of hiatory alono dimly records their ad¬ veut aud departure, nolhing here and thero the fluctualioua of empire aud balf-diselosed mutations of earth. As wiuter to tlie year, is death to man. Then, too, he closes his account with Time. Vaster existence opens before his enlarged vision, and awaking to the lifo of gods, he realizes fully tho all- important though fleeting character ol hia year of life—metaphorically ao called.
A transeeudant faith, a cheerful trust turns the darkness of night into a pil¬ lar of fire, acd tho cloud by day inlo a perpetual glory. Tliey who thus march on are refreshed even in the wilderness, and hear the streams of gladness trickling among the roeks.
Aneodotes of Amerioa's Groat Tragedian. There is a story told about Edwin Forrest tuat is jrreaistiblo when de¬ livereti by one wbo can imitate the tra¬ gedian's manner. Unhappily the full forci! of it cannot bo given lu print, but it is so characlerialic of the man that wo will try io give some idea of it. Mr, Forrest was rehearsing "Motamora" in a Wesiern theatre, whero, aa it hap¬ pened, theleaderof the orcheatra was not familiar with the incidental music lothe play. The tr.igediau could nut credit the assertion.
"Not know tlie music iu 'Melami.ra!' Wliy, it is as familiar as 'Home, Sweet Home,'or 'Yankee Doodle!' Every boy in America whistles it! Noue of your fooling, sir.   Strike it up I"
"Upon my houor, Mr. Forrest, I uever saw the music, or heard it, or heard ofit."
" It is incredible! Such a thing ia iliacreditable in adeceut Iheatre! You mnst have heard uf it, air. It is as easy as 'Old Hundred,'nnd agreatdeal more cxpresjive."
" Well, Mr. Forrest, perhups you can givo me some idea of it, adtl theu I can follow it on my violin."
" Of course I can do that; I know it as well as I do my owu name. It goea this way :'' (Here tlie tragedian matle au elaborate attempt to convey tite tune. All tunes were much Ihe aame to him, aud the result was nothiug moro than a luouotououa hum-hum-to- tiim. Tbe leatler looked piisszled, but manfully attempted lo follow tbe soul¬ less melody on hia iuatrumeut.)
"Great Iieavens, sit! Nnt a bit like il! Have you no ears? I iiave just given it loyon. It ia very auggestive— deucriptiveof Indians d.tucing around a tree. It woulil immediately strike tbe seuse of any man with a grain of imugiualion. Hum te hum te hum, hum."
" Mr. Forrest, I give you my word I can make uotliing moro out of your Indiau music than uf tite music a cart makes on the slones. But try lite uext passage; that may Iiavc more ttiiic in it.
"Very well, air, wo will try the next movement; but 1 am afraiil you liaye uo ear, and have mislaken yonr voca¬ tion. This part is very liue-every man, womau and child in tlie Uuited Stutes knowa it. Huiute hum hum- hum te hum."
The Leader (layiug ilo'.vn his fltldle aud looking up feebly), " X swear to you, Mr. Forrest, lliia ia na much of u jumble tt> 1110 as the oiuer. J can make uothing ofit."
" Aud I awear that you are moat pig- heailed leader I ever met! Notto know the music of Metumora, or even lo bo able 10 play it when it is sung to you! I'il have lho lirat lillio rabual on the corner I c:tu catch in here, to-morrow lo teauli yoti. ('Po tlte L'romplcr, re- algnedlj*). Call lbe uext'sceue. This may be a good totvn, but it is p'aiu llie people have uo souls for tiiusic!"
T.IO "Old Waluul"' liii.VjiTi7iy  lr.u.i- lioaa of F.irreot. ...Tlie- following;, may bf rel.ited aaahowiiig am'naiugly -,ome of his peculiaiiiies;'ilte. Wiis tiding there at a time wiieu,, prcviutia to hia eii!;agement,   "Tlie  Slreets^..of   N'ew Yolk" had been'runniiig. .Perhapa it wasstill played for'iTiatiiiees ami   llic tragedian's "off", nights , (for  seveial yeaih Mr.'Forrest played but four,  or, at the moat, Vive iiigliLs a week) Imt at till events the entiauces were choked up with inatter.-a not  pertinent to  tli»' affair in liuud.   A fiaming siiiii-bo.ird, eKi>ecia!ly, was placed in an oireitsivc- ly prnmiuetit pibilion against lho do.or of thegricn looni. Forre-it we observed lo be iu a paiticularly iirituble mood. Every lime lie left tlio green rotini he would    glare    at    tho    boarti     and growl poitentoitaiy.    At last he pent for the stage maiiagei'.   "I want to as'-c you, Mr. Chapman," he saitl, "how a mtiii can act under tliese infernally dis¬ graceful (language somewhat modified) coudiliona?   'Pully Buker!'    Who iu the  world   ia 'Pulfy?'   What  in the mischief have I   to do with  'Pulty'?' The thing distracis me, sir.   I come cif the stage supposed to be surroiiutlcd by infiuences hundreda uf years oltli and tbe first thing I sea is 'Pufl'y Baker!' Confound'Pull'y?'   Is there no plaee in tho whole  theatre  where  you can hiiie  hia   vulgar   head"?"     Tills  and inucli   more,   witll   great  vigor.    An elfort was made to soothe him by con¬ signing  the  offending  placard to ils ttlipropriate obscurity, but all tbrough tho eveuiug he could be heard growl¬ ing to himself, "Pufty Baker!"
When Mr. Forrest was playing bis lust engagement at the Academy of Music iu this cily "Coriolauus" was producotl. In the coronation scene it waa arranged tliat the "eagle iu a liove cot" ahould mount a tremeuiloua plat¬ form, the highcat, uccordiug to theat¬ rical tradition, ever eonatructedfwhere hu shoultl atanil witli the other charoc¬ lera, groupeil pyramidically arouud him so the base' Forrest, however, despite several generations of the bridge cross¬ ing "buainess" in "I'izarro"—not to speak of Itis earlier adventures as harlequin and circus-rider, and all his inituiuerable professional ehancea—was ver.v nervous about the ".Coriolauus" platform. Be¬ lore he would trust it, the whole eatab- liahmeul had to tramp overtho staging, headed by tlie tragediau's express stiiiulation, by the carpenter who built it. Nordid this inspection end with the first nigiit. At every reiire¬ sentation Forre.st wouid have, botwoeii acta, lhe ceremony solemnly reiieateil. At the lop of the platform was a littlu level space on which "Coriolauus" was to stand, and on thia it was Mr. Forrest's humor lo have the carpouter stanip and gesticulate, and test in di¬ vers other waya; the actor in his robes looking grimly ou at the lillle round- shouldered man iu overalls and.paper cap, capering away for dear life! This has become one ot the staudard stories behind tho scenes.
Oue other story may bo given, as il¬ lustrative of Mr. Forrest'a remarkable llowera of phyaical endurauce. 'The writer of thia called upon him on one occasion, at hia lodgings in New Y^ork, and was concerned to see, aa he thouglit, evideuees of shipwreck ami disaster. Mr. Forrest was propped upon a lounge, and one of his legs waa cnorraoualy banilagcd antl strelchctl upou chaira. The siluution, especially aa the trage¬ dian was at the time in the midst of a great engagement, seemed sufllciently grave. In answer to inquiries, Sir. Forrest saitl:
"Oh, it's all right now; but I've had an awkward timo with this old leg For that wretched gout of mine the doctor had ordered that I be rubbed with a small quantity of Harlem oil daily. It's powerful stuff if too rauch used. I've got an unqualified fool of a servant who, instead of following di¬ reetlona, wet a sponge with a wholo bottlefnl and rubbed fiie down With It. It was enough to kill a horse."
"Of course, then, your engagement will he broken."
"Why 60 ? I have said it is all right now.   This happened a week ago.   It
of tho lime my leg has been like a piece of raw beef."
Aud of course he had been acting nightly with it in Ihia condition. The anecunte ia suggestive. Mr. Forrest was an old mau then, and although when younger he may have borne greater physical discomforts, this was noue the leas a remarkable instance of endurance. It givea an Idea of the plunk that armed the actor to fight througli years of toil and discourage¬ ment, anil eveu afler he had emerged from obscurity but slill was not a great actor enabled him to flnaily take the proutlest position in the gallery of American dramatic art.
WIHIEB DELU8I0K3.
It ia a deiuaion to auppoae that the taking of slimulanta imparls strength for hard work, or euablea the frame lo sup)iort cold or heat. If there is auy beuefit derived from such things it ia In aaaiating tlie powera to recuperate after tho work is done, and while llie body ia at rest; but eveu tills ia dis¬ puted on good authority, 30 far as al- coholicalimulautaate concerned. Acup of tea or coil'ee, wllh a "fair allowance of solid food ia mucii belter. SpiriLs immediately excite the brain ; and wherever they provoke an appetite, the appetite is unnatural, and throws upon tbe alreaily exhausted powera a double and unnecessary duly. When it wrs the rule to give spirit rations lo aailora, and an extra "tol" or gill-meaaure dur¬ iug a atorm. llie rule was to do the work flrjt, then to "aplico the main- brace," as taking an extra dniiii was called. The "watch below," or men off duty, could then repair to tlieir bunks or hammocka, and lhe men on deck seek audi siieller as they might find, and leavo the "potion" to do its work.
But to drink before any employment roqiiiring akill, or endurance, or walch - fuluesH, waa alwaj-a out of onler at sea, even in tlie days' when spirit rations were reckoned among necessaries. The same argument is good on shore. Es¬ pecially shoultl abslineuce be enjoined upou those who have the care of any part of ruilroad machinery, or of other meaua of conveyance, where tbe lives of passengers are entrusted to the pru¬ dence ami cure of men presumed lo be sober aud faithful. Mauy an accident, not only upon the road, but from tbe fall or insecurity of buildinga and alag- inga, might be traced lo judgment im¬ paired, or cauliiin forgolleu, llirougli eveu "moderate" diinkiug. Aud many tlaniTera. fiiltii*j **"-i .s—i«....i.\;.-i, (^icuin' and leas, come from tbe loss of mental balance by stimulanls.
It ia a delusion that the cmplnymciit of the holidays or the plcisures of so¬ cial iiiterciiursc are promoted by over¬ drinking and over-eating. Witli; the avage^life ia alteruate. feast ai d fuuiiiie. But iho.se who boaalof their civiliz ilion aliottld be ubove in this respect iniital- itigSiivuges. Theaavagea have the ex- cti.se uf igiiiiraiu'c, or tbo case of ueces- ity lo pleuil in excuse. Ina civilized community no such plea exiala. The temptalioii ia atrong tluriug the houae coniforU and the social gatherings of the early winter moutlis to give indul¬ gence to appetite. It ia atiueatitm worth coubidei'ulioti, wlteMier many diseases for wbicli the elimule andlhe season arc held to answer, may not be belter traced to iuipritileni'e iu the matler of indulgence of the appellte.
BILLINGS' GOOU BEZ0LUSUTIII8 FOR 1873.
That i won't .siiiolio enny moie cigara, ouly at mm botly else's ex¬ pense.
..Thati  wontborri  nnr lend—pspesli- iiy lend."
.That i will live wilbiu tni itiUutn, if 1 hav; lew git IriistiHl tow, do il.!;
Tliat i w.int ailvi-ie'i-uny,' u'lilil I l..i ¦ the kind oy^iadvitiojflbeyi^ are itii.Mwii^ tew follow.L .-,';. ¦•'%-¦'-•'' - . 'That i - woiit \vejir''einiy inore tite boots, ifi have' tewl'gti" biirefiioled lew do it:, -    ,
That i woutawop flogs witli no man, unleaa i I:un awop twt) for one.
Tbat i wtiiil awaie euiiy, unleaa i am uuder oalh.
That poverty muy be a blessing, if it iz, it iza biesslug in disguise.
Tliat 1 wilt take my wlii.sky hereurier straight—slraiglit lew tliegullrr.
That tho world owea me a living— provided I earn it.
Tiiat 1 wont swop enny Itorsts with the deakou.
Tiiat no man ahall betit me in polite uess, notao loug as polllenesa kuntiu- ues tew be az cheap az it iz now.
Tliat if a man kalis me a pliool, i wont ask him tew prove it.
That i will load a moral life, even if i go lonesum and lojo a gootl deal of fuu by it.
Tbatif a man tells me a mule wont Klk, i will beleave what he stz without trying it.
Tiiat tlie best time tew repent ov a blunder iz just before the blutiiler iz matie.
Thut i will try Iiard,'to be honeat, but it will bejuat my darued luk lo miss it. Tbat i wont grow enny kaLi.   Spon- taueoua kats hav kill the bi-ssnesa.
That i will love rai raolher-in-law if it lakes ull the mouey i kaii earu tew do it.
That i believe real good lies are get¬ ting akarser and akarser every day.
That wlien i bear a man bragging on hia aneealora i wout euvy hitn, butl wdl pitti the aueestora.
Finally, i will aeareh fur things that tire iitlle, for Ihiuga tliat are loneaum, avoiding all torch lite proseshuns, bands ov brass muaic, Wimiuens' rights eonvcuBliuna, aud graaa widder.s gener¬ ally. 	
THE -ttTEDDISG SUIT.
Doubtless raany of our bachelor friends are contemplating a plunge into the aea of matrimony, ere the sombre season of Lent comea on, and will thank us for telling them what Dame Faahlou ordains that they shouhl wear on the felicitous occaaion of the cere¬ mony. Tlie coatumo is a royal blue aupertine cloth Eugliah frock coat of medium length of waist aud propor¬ tionate length of skirt, silk breast facings to tbe button holes aud the edges flat braided, five button boles worked in tho lapjiels, three to be worn buttoned, and the upper one used for a flower; a double-breasted white clolh waistcoat, showing tiiree-quarters of an iucli above the turn-over of the coat, and ligbt colored dressed doeskin troubles—lavender or silver-gray being tho most correct. The glovea and scarf shonid be of the same shade as tbe trousers, tbe latter of plain satin, and a "Stanley" or tied knot. The groom should be disliuguished by a white dress waistcoat neatly einbroldered on the collar and forepart. Dress trouseis are mode of medium weight black doe¬ skin, the same shadea as the coat. White tie and gloves should be worn with full dress on the occasion.
am pretty comfortable now, but most! own
Cuise.? always recoil ontbe head of him who Imprecates them. If yoa put a chain round the neck of a alave, the other end fastens itself around your
"WI8E AND 0THEBWI8E.
Wliy is a heupecked husband like an opera hat?—Because he'a very big wheu he's out but immediately shuta up when he gets home.
Tho great number of Smiths In the country is n jw accounted for.They have in Norwalk; Conn., a Smith Manufac¬ turing Company,"
A Mlaa Apple trletl to commit suicide at Mariposa, Cal., lately, because she was neglected fruil. Mlaa Apple want¬ ed lo be oue ofa pair.
Josh Billings gives (lie following ad¬ vice to young men: "Don't be dia- couragctt If yer luustach don't grow; It aomelimes happens where a mustach duz the beat nothing else duz so well."
Tliere aro chosen remembrances which come firat lo our memory; as our favorito books open of themselves lo our best lovod iiagea.
Namea that iie upou tho ground are not easily seton fire by the torob of euvy ; but those ipilckly catch it which are raised up by fame or wave to lhe breeze of urosnerltv.
Failh ever atands betweon conflict¬ ing probabilities; bnt her position Is the centre of gravity betweeu them, antl will be proportionately nearer the greater niasa.
When one is .ilways trying to please self tiiere is always a dearth of ways aud mcaiij. But let an eltiirt be roade to please otliei'a, and what a variety of avcuuea are njieiied.
When a man dies they who survive him nsk what property he haa left be¬ hind. The angel who bentls overthe llyiug man a.ska what good deeds he has .sent before him.
We ure all liable, as we leara trotaa faithful frienils andsarcuslicneighbora, to judge severely those thinga which we have escaped, and lo rate highly the virtues which we posaeas.
•Tryinglo do bu.siiies.s wiliiout adver¬ tising ia like winking in the dark; you may know tiiat you are keeping up a powerful winking, but nobody else has any ideaof It.
Tlie bicssnnieannoltell wbatbecomes of its odor, and in mau cau tell what becomea of his influenco antl example, that roll aw.iy from hint, anil go be¬ yond his ken on their perilous mis¬ sion.
Wore it not fur the scorching drouth we shoulil not appreciate the refreshing shower. Vt'ith leaa couflict we sliould have ieaa viclorips Willi '-•— t-:ni~ i~ j'ly-
Kaluie never fills our hearts with more of licr lieuuty than when weare recoveriii;.^ from alo'Kiiesa. Like a moiher, ua alio la, she then leans over Ui mnst loviiigi.y, and smiles her sweet e.sl and kis.se.s us into beatiliftil dreams.
What a giorioua 'A'orlil this woulti be, if all iis itihaliitauls could say with Kli.iksfiert.''.ssiiepliei'd. "Sir, I am a truo Uib.';rcr; I earn what I wear; I owe- no iiiuti bate ; envy no man's hap- piuesG; glad ot' ollur men's good ; con- lent Willi my farm!''
Ojiporttpiillcs are riiiiniiig to waste everywhere, liko the gulden frullof tbe over-litirdcned oicharil. They aro not confined lo parallels of latitude. Iu running after Iliem, wo are perpetually running av.iiy ftom tliem.
The voice of eonscietice is ao delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but It Is also so clear, that it is inipiwaible to mis¬ take it.
.Mary had r. littlo lamb,
Bho asl:(.-il a man lu shoot It, And when hi- went to kill that Iamb, It lud llm viili-.iii.tii-.
J f you have lho feeling of liate or re¬ venge, Kiilijei.l it (ll ;i aevere procesa of mental chemistry; examiue into its itatuie, iis pbilos-opliy; and, before you nave lliiii.iifd lho .st'tiititi.y, it will pro¬ liably vahisii likea volatile essence into the air.
At a sale of piuto. a siiver water-pot eluboraleli' worked waa putup for sale, when it was discoveroti that it was not sound, and consequently the water ran ou*". This w:»a nolicctl aa au objection 10 It, but Uie attelioueer obaerved that " aa it had been much chased it waa no wonder it should run."
An eccentric party, of which Jerrold wits oue, agreed lo have supper of abeeps' beads, Ono gunlleman waa partlcularii- euUii'.sluslic ou the excel¬ lence of the dish, aud aa he threw down his knife and fork, exclaimed: "Well, aheep'a heads forever, aay I." Jerrold remarked, "Theie.s egoliam."
Jlr. Smith, of Danvera, iiaa discon¬ tinued eating crabs, as he had eaten thera so long that everything he under¬ took went backwartl. He had a brother wbo dug a well till he found he was getting ilijwn in the world, when he gave up the buainess nml lurned lamp lighler. He then soon began to look up a little
Deeds done thoughllessly, as we drop a v.itliclsm, are made into formal trans- grtisslous. An artificial atandard is set up for eouseienee. ami religion ia made' to be a little too much in the things we keep from doiii.g. Tiic furtlier evil en¬ sues that men arc set ucedlcaaly to work to pick iioica lu other peoples' couts.
"Where's my wife?" Inquired Nil, on retitrning homo one evening and missing his better half. "Shehaa gone to betl with iho toochaclte," was the reply of some member of tho family. "Well," said the indiguant Nil, "If aho had rather go to betl wilh the tooch- atdie than with mo, let her go," and he foi'lhwiili aellied himaelf to the perusal oftho latest uow.s.
A good joke is told of a young raan wlto allemled a social circle. The con¬ versation tiirneii on California and get¬ ting rich. Tom remarkeil that if he was iu CaHforniti, lie would. Instead of working in the niliiea, waylay aome rich miin who had n bag full of gold, knock out hia brains, gather up the gold and skedaddle. Oue of lhe young ladiea quielly replieil that lie had better gather up llic brains, as he evidently stood more lit need of thtil arllele lhan gold.   Tom sulisided.
A latly askeil a very silly Scotch no¬ bleman how it iiiippeued that tbe Scots who camo out of their own country were, geuerally apeakiug, men of more abilities tliau thoso who remained at home? 'O, madam," said he, "the reason is obvious. At every outlet there are persons stulionetl to examine tlioBs who P.T.S3, tli:it, for the houor of the country, no one be permitted to leave it who is not a man of under- tanding." "Tiien," said she, "I sup¬ pose your lordship waa smuggled."
Some oue is saitl lo be getting up a modern diclionary, autl haa got so far Willi hia dWiuitious: jtfi/ Dear—Aa ex¬ pres.sion used by man ami wife at the oommencenient of a qH.irrel. Bargain —A ludicroiH transaction In which eac'i parly thinks hecheated theother. y«r^—Twelve prisoueis in a box to try one or mere at Lha bar. Stale's Evi¬ dence—A wretch who is pardoned for being baser than his comrades. The G'rotI'C—An'ugly hole in theground, la which lovers and poets wish they were but take uncominon means to keep out of.
E4EBE5TNESS.
How mueh more we might make of ' our famiiy lilc, of our frientl.sliips, if cvery secret of love liloasmned into n deed! We aro not now speuk Ui|; mcii- ly of personal caressts. These muy ot may not be the best laiigiioge of afl'et!- tion.
Many are endowctl witii a ilelio.icy, a fastidiousness of physical orgaiiiz.ition, which shrinks nway from (oi. iniieh of theae, repelleil and ovorpoivrfiid. lim there are worda, and Itii.ks, ami li;tle observances, tltoHghtfiiliiess, wiilirhiul- ness, little atleittioiis, wbieli .'¦pnai; of love and make it inatiil'eal, and tlu're i-i scarcely a family (hat nii-lit not Im- richer io lieartwcullli for iiioro --i them.
It ia a mistake to att;>p.-ise Uiul lel.i.- tions mu.st of conr.He love esch oibir becauae they are riluti.-iii.s. r.-^ivc in:; ; be cultivated, and cm bo ii.ci/'.isFil i.v judicious culture, as wild fruits m.iv double their bearing iiiiik-r the band i.f the gardener; and lovo can ilwiiidii-umi die out by iic-glocl, as cltoifc ilir.vfr- seeds planted in poor i-oil ii'.'.-i;;i!'i- ;i:..i grow single.
The impruilenl iirjti itllfi'i-- on w;;..! he baa said: the wi.se mun nu '.viiat h'- ia going to suy.
Oue bad habit ovcispreailt a briliiat.i education; It Is 111.-! dr. p if iule in :i glAsa of cleur water.
Itis the matt wiio ilB!ir.:!i;!i's ii,., digniiy of the iifcupatloii, 1,1.1 ii, • 11- cupation whicii iiiijasuics tbo ilii;.-.!- ¦ ofthe man.
Mrs. Dust, wife of a biuiilniMiler i i a British regiment, haa pi'i!...;!i!i.|| i,r., lord wllh three liltle specs<,f.lus!, 1..... •; of equal age.    "Dust to diit-l.''
LEGAL NOTICKS.
AU.UIKS.STBATOlt'.S   \«S'!<'K.
Estate of Tobia.s K. Hurst, lull: uf W.~ Earl lwp., ileei.-::.st-tl.
IETTERS olA.lininlslralioii i,,i jaii.l ral^.i . haviug been gnluleil to tin- !i;i'I.-r-.i .!i".( all persous luilebled tlnM-i.I.mro neim.srcir . make Imioeillutc Ketlieiitnul. nnd iin,.-.-.. i.;.. Ing ulalms or ileiiiaiiils agaluM. ilic i-st;-!.-' the decedent, will make ibe r-;)],i.- .;i,f.ii-ti ; him without delay. .IiJM.N l<KI-;iiil-:tt
Residing in Wi-il l.,.iiij.,.i..i- :i,'. Philip D. Baker. Attunuy. i,.,v;i It;..¦'
EXEC'lI'rOIf..^ Sit'l'It!!:.
Estate of Jacob Weaver,  iui:' of We Lampeler twp., d£ci-u.-eti.
J ETT lilts Testamentary bavin;; b<'.'i.;.:=r J   e'l lothe uiidersigue:!, ail |>;-i>•::-: -ii.-fr-i ed thereto are reiiuesle'l in tmt iio iinti:i.:ii! paymeut, ami  l:ii.so  ti-ivii;-.r ciii.ii.is .!,•  tl inands agaiust lho cstai*^id !lti,il.i-.:il-i)i.. v; luake thesame kitowii t.i:Ium,i .v-iiIi'mii .i.-;:, .MAltTl:\' Vili.i.VKI;. 1-Iasl tj;-iiiri i.r Philip D.Baker Allornr-v. t^f.:^:::...
An}IINIS'('K4rOiC-.S 7i<n'l<'f.
Eatalo of Henry K. Beruliuid, l.-iii' Mt. Joy IwiL, deo'd.
LETTERS of Adiiiliilslration ou saiil tMr. having lieeu granled lolhe iiiii!i-isi--::...t,; persons Indebted lliL-rcto an; ri'iii:'-:.!.-.! make immediate tiaymeiit. and ili.'S.r L.-ivi cl.aliiis or demands ugainst iul-rut.-.i i ct i ileceili-iil. win make Ihesame k'M.i.^.i l.i I i.i wlthoutdelay. JOSKIMI IlKRNliAI'-H.
i:ilRN'. J. Ili;isn.\i.. novili 8tiv* Ucsiding In ,Mf. .ii-v i >-;
iiiiiti; •.• 1"...M..:';.-.
KXEi'jirOR'.s MO'ir.-,:; Estate of Aluriiii  ITotitz, l;-!.; ut : burg tw[i., doc'.i.
LETTEUSTiisliiuii^lllaiy ini .--ai.l .-t..! log lii;.fll graiiltiit 1./ Iiil- .i:i.l.-..-::,'i persons imlebteitlliercttiaiert,(]iit~tt-.'. t'l Immediate pa3*nu.)tl.Hiiii lliu-.- Ir.v i.... , or demands against Ille e>:l..t..i tli li;.-i!i .- win make the .same known tl. ;'.;..;ii V.' delay. H. Mil.l.t-:i: f.-i
ilAlfi'I.'V I'i'.li;
ii.N. i!.'c:-:.\i..t nlCtltw* l{<i.-iiliiig ill s.triis'
v..
soTurf. To the heira ami  leiial   lepi
l-IiiiMlV lll'l.lltl
of John   \Vrtiaoii,   lai lownahip,   Lancaster   c-niiity,     [*; deceased- Yon wrcbereb,v liotilleil tiiat l>y viil.:j.. .i:':; order of ttie orpbans'  r.aut   at  t.;iii.-;i-i. county, lo medir.cletl. I -.ritl ti.il.l ;t.i ii»..:. to divide, purt or   v.itii.>   Hit;   i-'-..i   '--,¦.•¦ John Watson. .lei'»':ii.-.t. o-, 'MU'i;- ;..-.-r. • 23d duy orj.\NirAU'l'. I.^7;:,:!l. Iili,'-;.. -i--. ,l   .' ut  llie   public   buiiseof .l,tni>-s   I;. .Mi.|..:i, Drnmore t-iiviistiip, l.-ui.in'.i.-r   i->ii.i.'..-,   !• wben and where ynu muy !.t.;*-i:-t :: .v..ii ibi, prop»r. .¦..\H:s i.itii.-";-'
dfcllClir .-Oi-r;!;
aiierlirs OIIIcc, f/iiic.i.Mi.r. i';..-.   !i. . T ¦.
Ai>.tii.M.vj'jt.vri>K".^ siriK t;.
Estato of Jucob (I't'.-iU'c, hliu i:!'   I'i j':!:i
town.ship, dreeus..;..i.
IETTEIt.Sof.\.lii!luisIl*atioli ua   ..-;-.i.t . -:.-:r J   having biitiu graiili-il lo ttic ijn.i.-i'-:;--.-!!. all persons indebled Ilieri'Iu ur.- m-.;-!,--! u :.. makeImiucdialu pi..viiu-iit.all,: lb.»..' Iiiivu.i^ clalmsor demands iigiii list the smi.c iviii i-..-- sent tlieni for seltlemeni. tu tin; lULli-r-n-ififil. Jiili.'-' K. i;!tiii-i-f Ko.sliling In I'l-.i-.-i.li--.-.-1 .¦-1>. All.vM tl. (iitt.I'l-. dll-OtW« Resldiug iu I'l.pl •,. l::-;:
AD.'Hisi.STBA'rini.s Nir'S'i;::.
Eslato of David K. Wolf, kite of l.n:i
caster lownahip, tiecey-i-.i.
LETTERSof AdmiuLslratlon uu .-i;i!ii f:-:.->l.! haVlug bc-en grante-l lu llic liii.l.:rsii;i:f.! all persi.us Indebti'd llierelu arc i. qn-:'.tt! t > make Immediate pa.vmi'iil. and tli.isti uiimi.l' clalmsor demands agaiust llii! isl;tli. - : tl.-.- det^dent. will make llicsninii kwiun if. I l.i ... wlthoutdelay. A.N.v.y I.. V.'DI.!'.
Ailmlnlstratri-f, I.ir,i':i.'-!i-;- 'v.i.. Or to M. O.Stirk. residing iu l.:tii. i!.--l. i. I'.:. decll Utw*
AUDiroifs x«»:<¦::-
Eatate of Jacob Franiz, luti: ol" i'.i:;>iii.-i>
Twi)., Laucaster i:o., Pu., i!i'-t'i-.-..i!.
Theunderslgned .Anditi.r, a;ip:>!'.tcit tu n^
certain the indebtodlless uf ilei-i'd..-ii'. :;llil i:;.i
araountdne to bis respective cri-itil.ir^. ".¦i t
Bit forlhatpurpn.scon llie lilt li dn.v uf .Imiiiii; ,
A.D. 1.173.at ll;iu'clui-k.ii.m.. in ilu-i.ii>-.:ir.
Room oftho Conrt IIuii>e. Ill tl'u-i'il.v ul L.ut
caster, where atl pei'.s.iiis liitrrc*ili::i hi Mii.t
distribution mny alli'iid.
declD-Jtw A.SL.V"l';iiAi:i
iiUt..
F.xE<'r'r<>K.s" ."vorEs'i-:.
Eatate of Levi Klu^ailef,   lutu i.f township, doc'd.
LElTEifSTcsL-imfnUny Ull sal.! r-sliui' i Ing bi-eu grniiti-d lu the- liiiilf>rsii:in--t. persous lu-leliled tbcri'lii an; r. .pn .--'—l make Immrdlate paynient,nntl lln.si> Ii-iv claims or ilcin.ands ugainsl the s.ti.i.i present withuut delay tor setttiiait-iu. ii nnderslgned cxetulors.
MAMt!Ei,i:.si!i-;-\i'!'i:i:, JOHN tf. yu EA 1"!"E!:.
OfEarl t-iw-11-.tiii.
KOLOJIfiN'U.SHEAFIK
declStltw* OfUpper ],ctii-i-.s. l-.
K.ll
AUniTOlts' ar«'!'is:K.
Assignetl Estaie of Rudolph .X.   I'lcy autl wife, of Manor tv/p.
1lHEunderslgnodAndilors.ai.poiiiU"it'-i."-'i .npou exeeptious tu urcoutiliiiMl t...ii.-li-i butetbe- balance remaining In Hie iiaiiil.-i ut Jacob F. Kr.'y, assignee, lu and amuug tliu:-- legally entilled to Ihesame. will sii turitint pnrposeonFRlDAy.JAN.:iil.l.S7:!.al.I'.lu'.!uii:. a. m.. In the Library Itoom uf llu'Ciittrt li'.iis.i In theClty of Lancaster, wliereall pcrsuiw Iu¬ teresled lu aaid distrlbntluu mnv atleinl. -VIJRA.M SII.-VNK, W.A. WILSON. J. W. |-.SV."1K1. declt 3tw Auitil.-r--.
PROPESSIOig AL.
BESJ. F. nAVIS, A'1T0IIN'1-;V-A'l'-I AW. Lancaster, Pa.   Ulllce, Ku.6 Nuitli IMiki-i JnnS 1;.
JAM. K. I-ATrEB.*<»N. A'lTOBNEY-A'j'-l.A W. No. liU-ii-.lKliig.'it.. Lau.--.vl.::-. I'n, tXILLEUl'lON.S PROJlPn.Y ATTE.M).' .-• aprM'7J '.:,-r:
JF-FIlUEAltFI', ATIUUNKY-AT-LAW. OlBce.Colnmbia.I'a. Itouii '
TOUN P   KK.1,
«l A-rrORKEV AT I.A"i\".
0£Elcewil'jO .1. Olckey, esq., .No. '^t it '.1 street, Lancaster, Pa. ;
D.
p. ROSESiaiII,L,EU. Jn.,
ATl'OK.M-.'f ,'. No. IS Norm Duke .Strict.
FKAKK ENIII,K.1I.%N-,
Al'l'URNEY-ATLA'.V.
iffiCDWlth I. E. Hiesler, Ku. ;.s .\i.ii.;
street, Laucasier. Pa. JiiL-^.s
Offlc
AiToit:-ii.:Y ,\r lav.. omce. No. 9 Court Aveuue, We.-l sldu -.11 House.  Juu 'S-l I'
DW. patterkos, , • AT•roH^'E^ at t.aw.
Has removed hlsoWi-elnKu.liS Katt Jilu- apl 15 Iv-1-..-l
FBED. S. PYFER,  .             A'r;i'OR.\EV AT LAW,
Office In Wldmyer's Ituw.Nu.-l Siuilh I'ltkt Btre«t,Lancaster, Pa. Pensluns ami K'-iut? Claims promptly attended to. I Jy 11 'if.
GA8T ASiI> STEIS.1IE-1Z. ATTOKNKY'.S AT LAW. omce,No. 12 South Duko Ht., Ijmcnstcr.Pn apt '71) tf '
SIMON P. EBT, ATTORNKY AT LAW. Oflloo With N. Ellmaker, omi., Nottb Duke st, Umcaater. Pa^  (aep al 'e;
WA. wiLsosr. 	
. . ,•    ....           ATTORNEY AT LAW, lately with Hamnel H. Reynulds, Knu.. Iiii4-; moved his oJtco lo his residt-nre. No. a; .-iuu' Pake street.              sopL't-ii-ii"
OlUoi
¦wr   VKWfTwr -J    '„     „     '-iTTORNEY AT LAW imo© Wo, 8, north   corner of Court A-'OPn . near (^nrl ll.iuse, Lancaster. I'a.       ; io. '(;.j "