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VOL XLIV.
LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15. 1870.
NO. 3i:
EXAmSTER & HERAI.1>.
PUBLISHED EVEEie WEDNESDAY, At HO. 4 Horth Queen Street, Isncaiter, tt,
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JOnN A. HIEST.,VND i E. M. KLINE, Editors and Proprietors.
JUUE.
She comes—dear June—a maiden brown.
Yet rosy as the blush of morn. With step aa lightsome ns tlie down
O'er Auturan's crisping meadow's lioriic; A holy calm is ou her brow—
A mellow-tlngo of ripened tliouglit; Her deep, dark eyes, tbat cliastely tilow.
With love and tenderness aro fraught.
As silk ol corn, her tresses fair—     .
So smooth—so changeful in tholr hue; Her bcantenns lips like rubles are.
Or cherries ripe with morning dew; Her hrcitli is sweet as fragrant peas.
Or roses fresli from Summers sliower; Her voice Is like tbe voice of bees.
That humming woo the wild-wood Ilowcr. That voice—Ils murmured music lloats
Through all the quiet realms of air. And night and day lis gentlo notes
Fall soolhlnp on the ear of caro; It pierces tlirongli the busy hum
That wraps the city in, and seems To speak tbo whispered words that como
From lips of angels seeu iu dreams.
Toll's pcnt-np. wan and sad-browed child
Hears, smiles, and opes his ear, athlrst For sounds of " far-olf wood-nolea wild,"
And waten* that lu cascades burst; And maidens that, with finger-tips
All worn, sit fading day by day, A inoineiit pause, with parted lips.
To drink ils murmurs as they stray.
The sick man bears It. and ho quits
Ills couch obcdieiitlo lis call. To IIiig.M- where the brown thru.sh lllt-s.
And shade nnd sunshine mingled fall; The brood of crime that In dark cells
The outer world no morn may si>e. Hear, and are gladdened, for It tells
Of winds and waves tbat wander free.
Tbe greetings of tho poor aro thlue,
SwcetJnne—ofall that tnll below; For thou dost not thy love conllue,
liut lile-ssiugs uiioiijall bestow; Tlie llowers in crowded courts tiiat dwell
liesides tiie labon^'s sunless door. Mny never meet tliy smiles, yot still
Thy tears the drooping ones restore.
Then come, O heaven-born Juno! tbo woods
For thee shall wave tbeir branches green, And all earth's towns nnd solitudes
O'ertlow wllh happiness screno; Inceiiso and song the calm-eyed hours
Shall pour about thy w.ay like rain. And childhood laugh from leafy bowers.
As thy white feet skim o'er the grnln.
And, thou, O mild and thonglitlnl .Tune I
May'st teach a lesson all should know. That nearest, dearest, is the tune,
Wiicro Joy and .sori-ow fcni|ieriiigl Tiiat niirtli and grief, and smiles and tears,
lly mingling make the heart most green- That be is blest, and blessing bears,
Wiio keejis with thee the goldeu mean. —-liY/iiir*.s Jlome Miiuuzliw.
FIEL'S DEIICATE CASE.
Wlien Sirs. Fiel w.13 a bride, till tlio spuotntora .ngreed that sho waa a pretty, interesLhiKgh'l, who would make a fine woman wlion .she came to lill out. 35ut she never did fill out; ou the contrary, Time, that stole her ycars aw.ty, rob¬ bed her of plumpness, too; and after thirty anniversaries of that wedding- day, she was considerably more slender than at starting. Sho wore curls, and a black hand round her forehead, and mitteu.s—not knowing that tliese things had long ceased to make hor attractive, und, ou a first introduction, would have HtrucU yon geuerailv as being some¬ what of a guy; but.a better wife yon would scarcely find iu all England, and that is infinitely more importaut tliau comeliness and tasteful attire, .as you will own before you have been married for a quarter of a century.
E.\cellent at all times, Mrs. Fiel cul¬ minated at meals. Call uo man happy till you have seen him at breakfast; a natural irritability in Mr. Fiel'a dispo¬ sition had been almost entirely cured by litlle soothing comforts and tit-bits. He was a solicitor, with a fine ofiice in Londou, and a semi-detached villa in the suburbs, who had to le.ave the latter at niue to reach tho former by teu ev¬ ery morning. This necessitated break¬ fast at eiglit, but even al that early hour Mrs. Fiel saw to every detail her¬ self.
It would have shaken a verj'confirm¬ ed bachelor to havo seen her table one spring moruing a few yeara ago—the linen was so white, and the tea so black, the water-cresses, and radishes so fresh, the marmalade and apricot jam so daint¬ ily set out, the eggs so new-looking, the loaf so browu and crusty, the dry toast 60 crisp and thin. And when she heard the tread of ber husband's foot on the staircase, and the flourish on hia nose which invariably heralded his ap¬ proach, siie rang the bell for tho appe¬ tizing little covered dish, which match¬ ed and fitted tho slop-basin, to be brought up. This coutained frizzled slices of ham or bacon, delicate and curled, a sausage, a kidney, or the sav¬ ory thigh of a chicken. May such be your ouly domestic broils!
A hale, neat man, with sharp gray eyes, and a very good opinion of him¬ self, entered aud looked at hia letters, selecting and opening one at once.
" Well, Marth.a," said he, " the Chip- chow has arrived at laat."
¦' You don't say so! Then Mr. Lob- year will be here presently. Will he come to st.iy with ns, do you think?" " I don't know. You had better havo a bed ready; though I expect he has not come to England with the idea of Hhutting himself up with au old man aud woman four miles from the Marble Arch. Still, as everylhing will bo strange to him nt first, he may accept my invitation for a night or two."
" This Mr. Tliomas JLiobyear is rich- is he not'?"
" Will be, I suppose. At present, he probably depends upon his father, who lias given me very liberal orders, ab¬ surdly liberal orders, abouthim. From living so long among savages, the old man must havelostall idea of the value of money. However, there is plenty of it accumulating, audit does not matter to me."
" Don't you think," s.iid Mrs. Fiel,
" ituiightbe well tohaveSarahhome''"
Sarall, the only child  of tho Fiels,
w-as at a finishing-school at Clifton, but
ahe was seventeen and a woman.
" AU, ah, ah!" laughed the lawyer. " At your match-making, old lady 1 From what I am ailvised, he is proof against your attempts. Besides which, it would be something like a breach of trust; old lobyear Ikis evidently got other views for his son than marrying him at; present—.at any rate to an En¬ glish woman."
" Why, he would never go and match liim with a heathen, with a ring throngh her uo.se like a pig!"
" I don't know that," replied Mr. Fiel, laughiug; " If he could di.scover a new weed or a fresh variety of bhick beetle by it, ho certainly would."
It was of good augury for Mrs. Fiel when her husband laughed, and a bet¬ ter when he replied to her observations, instead of looking deaf aud grunting, which he generally did if she alluded lo his clients or their busiuesa; forit showed that lie was willing to be pumped, and Mrs. Fiel's thirst for in¬ formation was great, though it waa rarely slaked. • In thepresent instance, however, the lawyer thought he might require feminine aid in tho task which he had undertaken, and was therefore not unwilling to admit his wife iuto his confidence.
"Ah," said she, " that was a curious idea for a rich man, to banish himself completely, and givo up civilized life, for the sake of studying botany and butterflies in Japan. Fora poor man, iudeed, it would be explicable if he cx.- peeted to make something by itin the end; but from what you say, Jlr. Lob¬ year has more money than ho knows what to do with as it is."
" Yes; he waa well oil'originally, and got a good property through his wife besides."
"Ah, poor man; I daresay grief for her death gave him a craze.''
" Fudge!" exclaimed Mr. Fiel some¬ what rudely. "He was glad euough to be free to go hunting on his favorite hobby. If she had lived another year, it is my opinion that ho would havo bolted and left her."
"Ah, well," said Mrs. Fiel, " it ia a fortunate thing for him, or at auy rato for this son, that he fixed on so good a man of business as yourself to look af¬ ter his interesta."
" Well," replied thehusbandcompla¬ cently, " considering that the bnlk of his property is in houses situated in a rapidly improving neighborhood, and the tentmta are up to all aorta of dodges to avoid having their rents rais¬ ed, perhapa an agent who waa not sharp might misa an advantage here and tliere._ Hot instance, there waa an ap¬ plication for the renewal of a lease the other day and I discovered that the tenant, who had been paying forty pounds a year, had underlet for the laat threo years at a hundred and ten " Lor, how sharp yon are!"
fi.^'nlf,-'-'^^'!'" ^°l'^,''^ Yorkshire for nothing. I do not know of more than one person who ever regularly took ma in—that young rascal, Tom Scott, who robbed me five years ago."
"Ah, that waa very shocking," said the good wife soothingly; " but then, you know, Uo was brought up m your own office."
"Why, Martha! Do you suppose, then, that ho learned dishonesty there! I never expected an epigram of that sort from your mouth. I would have you to know that I could put at least a couple of tbonsand a year in my pocket from this Lobyearproperty alone, with¬ out a chance of detection, if I ohoso to be dishonorable."
" I am sure I never meant to call you an epigram, or any other name," cried Mra. Fiel, astonished at this outbreak. "I only said that a breach of trust was easy for that Scott, because he had been under you for some time, and probably had had opportunities."
" Oh, that is difierent," said her hus¬ band, cracking an egg. It was not a tender conscieuce which made Mr. Fiel so touchy—for though priding himself upon his keen shrewdness, he was per¬ fectly upright aud trustworlhj'—but the thought of Tom Scott. Thero is this disadvantage in reckoning yourseli to be cleverer than the rest of tho world, that if everyou are taken in, it rankles. SothcremembranceofTomScottulw.iya irritated him. He had taken a faney to tho sharp l.id, and put him iu the of¬ fice, where he favored, encouraged, and trusted him more and more every year; aud the result had been a cunning bit of roguery, and flight. There was one coiLsolation; he had caughtthescouud- rel, who was sentenced to two years' imiuisonment. Had Tom Scott got oil" wilh impunity, his heart would have bepu near breaking.
" I snppn.se this young gentlem.m was quite a lad when hia father went to for¬ eign parts'?" said Mrs. Fiel presently, returning to the pump-handle.
" As he is uot of age yet, I suppose he muat have been," replied htfr husband, continuing to flow.
"Was he educated iu England before he went out to his father V"
" I don't know. Mr. Loliye.ir never mentioned him befoie. I have written regularly t« advise him how his afiUirs stood, and he has from time to time hriefiy acknowledged my letters, de¬ claring himself s.ilisfied, telling me to do what I thought best, saying where he wished his remittances sent, and now and thon requesting ine to under- tiike certain commissions for him con¬ nected with his pursuits, but not at all with my biisinesa. However, aa he has alw.iys behaved very himdsomely, I have doue my best to oblige him, and mean to do so still, though this present job is rather a delicate allhii', aud quite out of my line: wliat I call 11 regular bit of diplomacy." "AU?"
" Yes. It seems that the young man has inherited his falhcr'.s faney for a roving life, thongh not his .scientific taslos. He has been living in Jjoriieo for some years, sailing about wilh ex¬ peditions against the pirates, .and I do not know what all. Mr. Lobyear, se¬ nior, went from China to .Tapan a year and a half ago; and his sou joined him at Hongkong, where ho intimated a de¬ sire to go to England for a while, .and have a spell of comfortable liviug. The father w.is willing euongli to let him do so, and gave hitu a loiter of credit to me, and he .started in oue of the tea sailing-ships. JJut afterhe had sailed, Mr. Lobyear received informa¬ tion from a friend that his sou's princi¬ pal reaaon for desiring to visit England was the hope of meeting with an ad¬ venturess, whose acquaintance he had made at Calcutta, aud whom, in the ar¬ dor ofa first passion, he desired to mar¬ ry. The lady had other views at the time; but had since smiled by letter on his suit; and she is a most undesirable wife for him. This news having come to mo by steamer, has of course loug preceded the youngster's actual arriv¬ al ; aud my mission is to prevent the marriage. This can be done wilh com¬ parative ease while he is a minor; but he will come of age in eight months, and it would be poor success merely to delay matters for that time. I hopo to break it ofrallogether."
"Exactly, and don't you think that if he were thrown into thesoeiety ofau innocent, acoomplisheil, and attractive giri, his infatuation for this creature would the sooner be got over'?"
" Well, well; send for Sarali, if you like; she would be leaving anyhow at the end of tbe quarter. Only don't put her up to thinking this youngster a very good match, for his father m.iy have other children, and older ones, for aught I know. Or he may spend all his money in bulMiiig pagodas, or aquariums, or black-beetle museums; or in titling out expeditions to discover the Soutli Pole, whieli really ought to have a turn, after all tbe fuss made about the North. I am not by any means sure that it is a good thiug, Mar¬ tha.
As Mr. Fiel uttered these last words, he looked athis watch, and then took a cigar out of his case; whereupon Sirs. Fiel brushed his hat, and bronght it lo him, together with alight. Soniething like a wife! And ero a man could cry, "Conductor, hold!" the City Alias had devoured him up.
It is one thing for a s.iillng-ship to be telegraphed, and anolher for it to arrive in port. A heavy gale tantalized the crew and passangers of the Chipcliow, and it was a week before Mr. Fiel and his .sou's client met, by which lime the accomi)lisliod Sarah was safely estab¬ lished under the ii.ilernal roof; for her motlier thought tho lawyer exaggera¬ ted the chances against the youug man's inheriting a good fortune, aud stuck to her little intrigue. It is certain that she herself over-estimated her daugh¬ ter's attractions. Sarah was a good girl enough, but commonplace, and not beauliful—a pellet hardly calculated to drive out anolher very lirmly fixed in the pop-gun heart of a lover.
However, the designing mother and unwilling daughter had a fair chance, for young Lobyear accepted the oiler of hospitality made hiin by Sir. Fiel, and established himself ill their house until he could look about him. Travel iu hot climates liad matured the young man, whom you would have laken for tlve- and iweuty. It had likewise tanncil him; and hia faee aud hands were so dark llialMrs. Fiel was induced to make inquiries about the nationality of his mother; but aa her husband had never known anylhing of Mr. Lobyear before he put his affairs in his hands, on going out to the East, aud was even ignorant, until quite lately, of the very exiatonee of this son, she eould not gel much sat¬ isfactory information out of him. So she concluded that Sir. Lobyear senior's oriental tastes were not confined to the fauna aud flora; and the dec)) blackness of the young man's hair, eyehrow.s, and long, drooping, silky moustache cer¬ taiuly tended to confirm her theory.— His manners were notvery good. There was an evident restraint about him ; and if iu an unguarded moment he gave nature her head, he became bois¬ terous and vulgar. He was very care¬ ful, however, and ouly broke out once or twice, recovering him.self almost im¬ mediately. He seemed to find that the safest plan was to spoon Sarah, aud de¬ voled himself lo her so assiduously the first evening, thatMr. Fiel listened to his wife's statement of pros and cons with seriousness that night.
" I have uo doubt hia father means well by him at preseni," said he, " or he would hardly show so much anxiety aboul his contracting au unfavorable marriage aa to give me almost carta blanche in the cost of preventing it.— Keither would he name so handsome a aum aa sixty pouuds a month for ex¬ penses, if he intended to leave him pen¬ niless at his dealh. Dut this is all a conjecture."     •
" JJut raiher strong, surely, dear; and ho is certainly smitten wilh Sarah," said Mrs. Fiel.
" Don't you be too aure of that. Very likely he carries on with everylhing in a petticoat, or out of one, in those Dor- neo parts, that lie meets; or it may be that he is throwing dust iu my eyes to cover this intrigue with this old Calcut¬ ta friend."
Mr. Fiel felt it to be so important to prevent the young man giving him the slip that he left his other business to the clerks, and took upon him the ofllce of showman, whereby he made acquaint¬ ance with many London sights that he had never seen before—tho interior of St. Paul's, to wit; the top of the Monument; Madame Tussaud'a wax¬ works; aud certain bewildering circu¬ lar pictures, apparently seen from the inside, as if one wero a figure repre¬ sented, called panoramas—all of whieh very much inlerested the young man, who, nevertheless owned that, on the whole, he preferred Calcutta. Mention of that city gave the lawyer an open¬ ing; be inquired if therewas much so¬ ciety there—pleasant society? And eventually Mr. Lobyear, the son, who of oourse could not be expected to know hia father's discovery and communica- 1 ion to his lawyer, took liis cicerone
into confidence. He adored the most charming, innoce'nt, persecuted saint that ever excited the jealousy of a spite¬ ful coterie. Her name was Montacute, and she was a widow without encum- branoea. She had been residing in a quiet part of the Isle of Wight, hut was now on her way to London; so ho would not treaspass on Mr. Fiel's hos- pit'ality after tlvat day. Whereabouts was Duke street, Jermyn street? The complacent Mr. Fiel conducted him to that neighboovhood, and also, in rejily to furlher questions, gave him an out¬ line of the steps it was iicce.ssary to take before a gentleman and lady, in¬ clined that way, could be joiued togeth¬ er in holy matrimony. There could be no harm doue in allbrding him such scraps of inform.ition; the first cabman passing would have driven him to the address, and the charming widow probably had license and banns form¬ alities at her fingers' ends.
" Of couise, you are ofnge?" he threw in at the end.
" I believe my father would say I was some mouths short of it," replied the young mau, carelessly; " but really his evidence is so little to bo trusted inany mailer not connected with pli\uts or in¬ sects, that I mean to give myself the benefit of the doubt. That'sgood law, eh?"
Str. Fiel proposed a bachelor's dinner al hia club that day, and entertained his guest all the evening wilh caustic observations upon widowa, aud the dan¬ gers to which young men were exposed from beauliful sirens, whoso antece¬ dents would not bear strict examina¬ tion, illustrated with numerous apposite anecdotes, which the young tnau seem¬ ed to enjoy heartilj'. Uut he would notapply lliem tohiaowu case; so th.it, at l.ist, the l.iwy er waa forced to be more explicit, aud with mucli apology asked whelher the youug mau knew who the lale JMr. RIontacute waa, and under what circumstance the fairwidowcame to be aloue and unprotected In Calcut¬ ta ? Dut the ardent lover would not listen toahint refiecling upon the ob¬ ject of his afi"eclion.s, and got so excited aud angry that Jlr. Fiel dropped the subject at onee. Where was the uae of talking sense to a man who declared that if all the world swore to anytliing which his mistress denied, he should take her word in preference to the uni¬ ted o.ith? To expose his game'oy show¬ ing the paternal letter empowering him to forbid themarriage, would have been stupid indeed at present; that must be kept as the very last resource, when, combined with considerations of prob¬ able disinheritance, it might have an ef¬ fect. What efi(;et? the lawyer asked himself unflinchingly, when quiet that night. I'robably that of makiug young Lobyear dissemble for tho time, and marry hia widow elsewhere, unknown to the lawyer. And if the agent were deceived, the bridegroom might well hope to conceal the mailer from his butterlly-bnnting father, at all events for a time. Y'oung people, especially when in love, never look forward, but have a confidence in things turning up. Mr. Fiel owned with Inward ehargin that he waa at fault.
Suddenly an idea flashed upon him like an inspiration. Why not attack the woman ; he h.id her address.
"Of course," lie said aloud, turning his head on the pillow.
" What, my dear ?" responded JMrs. Fiel. " Nothing." And he went to sleep. Next morning, young Lobyear left Mr. Fiel's house, and weut to an hotel in .Termyn street.
Mr. Fid possessed avery sharp ofiice- boy, for in spite of the trick which had been jflayed bim by Tom Scott, Uo liked .sharp boys; only, he never meant to give another the chance of abusing his confidence. Dilly Daw wna employed in minor matters alone: hia master had no intention of pushing him.
This lad had already seen young Lob¬ year ; the house in Duke slreet w.is now pointed out to him, and he was directed to watch it, and let his master know when Mr. Lobyear loft it.
So Mr. Fiel waited in his club, whieh was close by, and Billy Daw loafed wilhin sight of Duke Street. jUillyw.is good at loafing; he gleaned amusement and instruction from the window of a newspaper and caricature shop; studied natural history at a fishmonger's; set two boys to fight; exasperated a drunk¬ en man; procured "cuts behind" for several youngstera who were riding without paying their fare—all without losing aight of the door he was directed to watcli. His report at the end of tho day was, that Mr. Lobyear had left his hotel, and gone to the house in Duke Street, at eleven a. m. At half-past one, a servant-girl had come out with an empty dish, and returued in ten minutes with oysters. At six o'clock Mr. Lobyear hail at l.ist come out, ac- comjianied by a lady, and they walked together arm in arm to St. James' Hall. "Never mind," said Mr. Fiel; "he can't stick so close as tliat to her for long, however desperate his condition may be.   Try again to-morrow.
True enough, at twelve o'clock on the following day Dilly D.iw summon¬ ed his master from the club, and inform¬ ed him that Mr. Lobyear had goneout for some time, and the lady was alone. Asked how he knew that his ab.senco was not for a few minutes only, he re¬ plied that the gentlemen had lit up his baccy directly he got outside the door. Ur. Fiel wasted no time in fnrther questioning, bul hastened to tho houae in Duke street, knocked and rang, aud inquired for Mrs. Montacute. Y''es, the servant-girl said, sho lodged there, and was at home. What name? And the lawyer was urshered into the front drawing-room.
A lady wilh creamy complexion and golden hair, elegautly ilressed In half- mourning, closed the novel she had been reading, and rose from her louiig- ing-chair lo receive him. Pretty, thouglit the visitor, decidedly pretty ; but at le.ist ten years older than he is. " You do not kuow me, madam, or the object of my visit," he said ; " ao I had beller tell you .it ouce that my uame is Fiel, anil that I .im tbe legal adviser of Mr. Lobyear, the father of the genlleman who aspires, I believe, to the houor of your hand."
Mrs. JMontacute bowed, and reques¬ ted him to be seated.
" I hope you will pardon me," con¬ tinued Jtr. Fiel, dropping inlo a chair whieh faced the lady, and looking as conciliatory as he could, "if what I have to say .should prove in auy way disagreeable; I am but the mouthpiece of my client, you know. Mr. Lobyear, senior, has heard, not from his son, bul through other sources, of this projected marriage, and I regret to say that he has conveyed to me his dis.iiiproval!" "O, air!"
" His very decided disapproval. He has never had the honor and pleasure of seeing you, madam, or he would Jirobably view tbe matter in a difierent light, and hesitate before depriving bis only child of the felicity so nearly se¬ cured to him. But, unfortunately, his letter was forwarded to me from Hong Kong, aud he was then about to return lo Japan, so that there are dilliculties iu the way ofa personal interview."
"Really, Mr.—Mr. Fiel," said the widow, glancing at the card wliieh had beeu giveu her, " I hardly kuow what to m.ike of all this. I waa certainly aware that Mr. Lobyear had a father very rauch devoted lo various branches of ualural history, who, if alive, waa aupposed to be somewhere in Japan; but that he takes any notice of his son's afiiiirs, or professes to exercise any au¬ thority over him, is quite a new idealo me."
" To me, also, madam ; tmd I believe it to be a very unuaual proeeeiling on hia part. But marriage is an excep¬ tionally importjint thiug, and aa his son is nnder age—"
"Under age! Thomas under ace! Imjiossible!" cried the widow.
" It is a fact, madam; but were it otherwise, it would bo of no importance, since Jlr. Loliyear ia eutirely depend¬ ent upon his father, who is determiued to discontinue hia aIlowaiiee,;and cut him out of his will, if he marries wilh¬ out his consent aud approval."
Jlrs. Jfontacute remained in pensive coutemnlatiou of a very pretty foot for some little timo before she replied: " Excuse me for being over-caulious, Mr. Fiel; but you are an utter stranger, you know, and I should liko to aee the letter from Mr. Loiiyear's father, ifyou have it about you."
" CerLiinly, madam," replied the lawyer. " A very natural and proper precaution ou your part. I might be a rival, prompted by motives of jealousy. Here is tho letter, which, however, I fear may give you pain. Evil tongues," he continued, aa the widow took the document aud ran her eyes rapidly over it^" evil tongues have evidently traduced you. Alas! the best and fair¬ est cannot escape slander! Indeed, the greater the merit, tho more virulent the envy."
"Evidently genuine. TUauk you," said tUe widow, returning tho letter WitU extraordinary, composure, consid¬ ering how slie W.IS treated in it, and then ouce moro fixing lier gaze upou her boot, which sho fidgeted about, she relapsed iuto silence and meditation. At leugth sho raised her eyes slowly lo
the lawyer's, and looking^him <]uiet- ly, but very fixedly, sheihid: "Mr. Fiel, you have come lo metKating this affair as a pure matter of business, .and, Iherefore, I will not speak to you of my afieclions; it would prolong this inter¬ view, and probably you would not un¬ derstand me. I will speak of the mar¬ riage engagement between myself aud Jtr. Tliomas Lobyear, then, precisely as if it were a mere commercial transac¬ tion. In order to fulfill my part, Ihave left India, where I had a home, and have come to England lo livo on my meagre pension. For all his threats, I consider it very unlikely that Jlr. Lob¬ year will really disinherit his only child."
" Pardon my interrupting you, mad¬ am ; nolhing ia more probable. The ardor wilh which he pursues hia favor¬ ite science amounts to a mania, aud I fear that he would be hardly sorry for an excuse to devoto his entire fortune to thebuildingand foundaliou ofa mu¬ seum."
" There is a cortain force in what you s.iy," replied the widow, calmly; "and I do not conceal frora myself tbat it would be a very great misfortune, in¬ deed, for both of us if Jfr. Thomas Lob- ye.ir were to be deprived of hia income upon our marriage. Still, it would be worse for me to break it ofl, and remain here, far from my friends, penniless." " Nay, madam, not penniless; some compeusalion would be your ilue;"
IjUf/clc Vonero! Citi>idinesr/iie—il they didn't come presently to fair up-aud- dowu bargaining! The matter waa finally settled thus: Mrs. Jlontacuto was lo start for New Y'ork by the next mail, Jlr. Fiel taking aud iiaying for her passage; she w;is to write a fare¬ well letter to young Lobyear, breaking the match, and keeiiing silence about where she was going to. Jlr. Fiel was to accoraiiany her on board the ship, and ihen to pl.ice in her hands tho sum of oue thousand pounds.
When this treaty with "No Trust!" for its basis, waa concluded, BIr. Fiel took his leavo; and as ho stepped into the slreet, Jack Horner alone could ap¬ preciate his sensations. Never had so delicate a case been so skillfully han¬ dled! Three days afterward, Mr. Fiel escorted the fair widow to Liverpool; accompanied her aboard the American steamer; staid wilh her till the laat moment, gave her the thousaud pounds aud returned to the bosom of his family, having himself received .md posted a most satisfactory letter of farewell to poor young Lobyear, which was put in his hands unfa.stened, that he might j lussure himself that the coulenLs wero according lo treaty.
Next day the deserted lover came to him in a fury, storming, upbraiding, beseeching hira to tell hiin where his charnier had Ilown to; threatening murder ami suicide wheu tho lawyer remained obdurate. Finally, he rushed away, declaring that he wouhl never speak to hira agaiu.
" Yes, you will, when ynu want money," said Jlr. Fiel, as the other banged the door behind him.
He was right. In less than a fort¬ night young Lobyear returued, pale, calm and haughty, and coldly intimat¬ ed that he was about lo return to the East, and required funds. After some diseussiou about necessary expenses, passage-money, outfit, what his father usutiUy allowed hira, etc., Mr. Fiel let hini havu five huudred pounds, and saw hira depart with infinite relief—for now the edifice of his diplomacy was crowned. Commissioned to separate a young co-.iple, he had dispatched one to the east and the other to the west. What success could be more complete ? He had always estimated his own acuteness very highly, but now he fell as if he should " sLriku tho stars with bis sublime lop," as a schoolboy friend of ours onee translated a familiar line of Horace. Thia stateof e.'ttreme aelf- salisfnetion lasted some months, duriug which Ue looked forward to the letter of thanks and admiringapproval whicii he expected from Jlr. Lobyear, the father.
It camo a mail sooner than he ex¬ pected. Oue niorning, ou entering his ofiice, ho found two foreign letters awaiting him—one from an unknown correspondent, the olher in the familiar handwriting of his client in .Tapan. He opened this lalter eagerly, aud prepared for praise.
"Deau Siu: I can't ranke out tho raeaniug of all this rigmarole you have written to me about a sou and a mar¬ riage. I had a son onee, a lieutenant in the —th, but tho poor boy fell a vie lira to tho climate of China len years ago. You refer to a letter of mine, dated from Hong Kong, and it is trne that I was there about the time yon mention, but certainly I never wrote to you dur¬ ing my stay. Ifyou areiii your senses, you havo beeu grossly imposed ujiou by somo rogue or another. I wish you would have the goodness to call upon Pinum, of the British jruseum, and tell him, etc."—The rest all about bugs and tieetles.
Jlr. Fiel staggered to his desk, took out the letter he h.id last received, and compared it wilh this present one. The imitation of the handwriting was cun¬ ningly executed, but a palpable forgery. Had he eutertained the ghost of a sus¬ picion at the time, he could not have mistaken it.
It was a good liour beforo he partially recovered from the efi'ects of this blow, and then, in a bewildered, meehauical way, he opened the second letter. It was dated from New York, tiud ran thus:
"Snt: When I was a clerk in your ofiice, you tried to gel too much out of me, but I managed to lurn the tables, .and pay myself for time and trouble expended ou your behalf—that was one lo me. You caught me, aud got me two years—lh.1t was one loyou. Wilh the aid of my clever lillle wife, I have drawn about fifteen huudred and eighty pounds out of you, winniug two events out of three. Never mind: it was improbable that I, who alone knew the details of your business relations with JIr.Lobyear,shouhlhavecliancednpon that gentleman in Hong-kong, aud procured a specimen of his baud wri¬ ting; and in the walnut-stained young m.iu, with jet black hair aud raou.s- lache, you could hardly be expected lo recognize the fair, smooth-faced, red¬ headed Tom .Scott.
P. S.—Love to .Sarah. I regret that we could not square matters by amatri- monial alliance; but bigamy is not one of ray little games—at present.
Jlr.Fielthrewtheletlertotheground, pounded it with his heel, buried his lace in his hands, and iu a toue of ago¬ ny which might have melted the heart of his bitterest enemy, exclaimed, "Done!"—C/iamio's' Journal.
thou sacred city, so ofteu spoken of In sacred writ, and in which Daniel dwelt and expounded the four mystical words which scaled Belshazzar's doom. Who now are the inhabitants of thy streets but horrid beasts aud creeping reptiles ? Where now aro those massive walls which loomed upward toward the sky? gone lo ruin. Where now are thy beau¬ tiful hanging gardens, and the noted Elysian retreat whieh allied thee to Paradise? gono to ruin. Where now are thy lofty walls, splendid chariots, mighty armies and oriental magnifi¬ cence? gone to ruin. Ruin answers "all are raiue;" all earth lies helpless in her power; ancient temples, ancient cities all are thine. Hark! once more the sepulchral voice echoes from the four winds of tho heavens; the living and dead shall hear that voice and tremble. Y'es, on that last, that mighty day, when tho heavens and the earth shall have passed aw.iy, then for the most iei-riOle imA last tirae, ruin sounds and sounds "no 7norc."
S, E. KlEFFEB.
FOE THE IITTLE FOLKS.
CmLDHOOl).
Childhood! happy clilldliood I
Once agalu I stand. In my silent dreaming.
On thy sunny strand; 'i'o mine eyes the langhler
Comes In place of tears. To my lip tiic music
Jjcarued in elondiess years.
Ouce again tbo morning
ito.sy red ia born. And the yellow sunshine
SlaiiUl across llic corn; Clearly pipes the blackbird,
In tho orchard trees. In the rnddy elover
Hum the drowsy bees.
On the .sloping hillsides
Daisies wliltely blow. ¦\Vlille abovo them softly
Shade aud sunshine go; VlolcLs iu tho meadows
Illossoui all untold. And liiocowsliiis cluster
Witll their ciijis of gold.
Tiivongli tlio tender gras.scs
Uarcfootcliildren run. Fanned by summer brec>:es.
Kissed by summer sun ; All their pulses throbbing
To ono bli.ssful tune; All their days at d.awulng.
All their moutlis aru .1 uiio! ¦Lillle Corporal,
KLSSIE'S   .SrCK  SPKf.L  ANJl  TftlS TALK TJJ.Vr CAMK OF IT.
Kissie was not well. She seemed a litlle fretful all day, then a fever came on, which lasted all nigiit, and bymorn- ing Mrs. Boylston seut for tho doctor, who soon discovered that she had the measles.
The sweet litlle face was soon ilecked all over with a thick rash, and Kissie hardly knew herself, wheu ahe hap¬ pened to look in tho glass. But the diseaso showed itself iu its mildest form, not keeping her in bed except for a d.iy or two, and, as the iloclor wils a very agreeable man, Kissie enjoyed his visits, and almost forgot, in listening to his conversation with Uer inotlier, that they were made on her account.
"Jtother,"shesuddonly asked, "what is anybody's coihitilulion?"
"It is one's whole make-up, aa nearly as I can explain it to you. It means the diU'ereut parts which make up your boily, und the way they arei)uttogelh-
[Fortbe K.'caiiiluer A Herald.
¦Rxrrs,
Wh.it is il? It is like a vast aqueduct that Ilows in subterranean streams.— Slowly butsurely ituudcriuiuesall that is beautiful to mau, and in time lofty walls loiter to their fouudation and with ouo crash fall lo the earth. JIark I a solemn sound comes from afar, and falls mysteriously on the ear; it whispers Ruin, This mournful cry comes from Kome, yes, from that mighty seven- hilled city, once famed for its beauty, weallh aud genius, now crumbling under the mighty haud of time. Her vaslainphilheatre is mouldering to ruin, the croak ofthe vulture, ius if her fune¬ ral dirge, is theonly sound .irisingfrom some of her most magnificent temples, the thunder of a Cicero's eloquence is uo longer heard in her forum, but all is silent and dreary as the tomb. The " Gotldess of Liberty " that presided over her destiny for centuries, litis given placo lo the dark " Fiend of Despair;" her galleries of the fine arts containing, as they were, gems of immortal genius, only remain as a relic of departed great¬ ness. Hark! a mournful sound comes from classis Greece. Ruin has placed her ruthless haud upon her, her muses lie silently in the tomb, und decay aud desolation reign in uiidisputed suiirein- acy. Where now are the beauties of Athens? Where uow her colo.ssial stat¬ ues and mighty temples? ruin holds thera tiglilly in her grasp, and when a few moro centuries shall have passed away, nothing will remain to mark their once proud position; even her crumbling walls awaken a feeling in the traveler's breast, which once felt, will never be forgotten. Sleep ou, thou ouee'proudmistressof Greece, thou hast already accomplished tbo destiny which time has marked out for the now grand cities of the world. Hark! a mournful cry comes from the east; we hear the cry re-echo ruin, O, B.ibyIou!
" Well, the doctor said I would soon get well, because I havo a good consti¬ tution."
" Certainly; and hemeantthatevery part of your body was stroug and well made, without auy weak spot in it."
" Like the One Hoss iShtiy," chimed in Louise, who was always quoting her favorite, Holmes:
"The wheels wercju.st as strong as the thills, Audlhc lloor was Just as .strong as the sills. And tbe iiiiuelsjiist as strung as lbe lloor, Andtlie whlpplctree neither less nor more. And tile bade cross bar its strong as tiic fore. And .spring, and axle, and hub encore."
"Yes," coutinned Jlrs. Boylston, "and what Dr. Holmes says of chaises ia true of jieople. Head it, Louise, my dear: I cauuot remember it well enougli to quote it. It begins 'Now in build¬ ing of chaises I tell you what—' "
So Louise read: "Nowlnbuildlngofclial.sesl toll yon what, 'J'liero Is always noiiwit-Iiere a weakest .spot; In bull, tlie. felloe. In s|>rliig or tblll, Iu panel, or crossbar, or Iloor, or sill. In screw, bolt, tboioughbrace-lurking still. Find Itsomewbere you must and will. Above or beiow,or within, or without. And Ihafa tho reason, beyond a doubt, A chaise breaks down, but doesn't wcaront." "Now," continued Jlrs. Boylston," it is  precisely  so  in   our   constitution. 'There is always somewhere a weakest spot.'   If that weakest spot is in the nerves, we call it a nervous constitu¬ tion.   If a person is too rauch iucliued to biliousness, we say ho has a bilious constitution; and so on."
Kissie made no reply to .ill this, but her face showed that she was not yet satisfied.
"Well?" inquireil her mother, no¬ ticing her look, "what is it, my daugh¬ ter?"
" Then, mother," said Kissie, "what do they nie.in when they say tho Union and the Constitution must be preserved. When you iircserve auythiug you boil it in sugar. How can they preserve a constitution?"
Wasn't Fred amused at this ? Didu't hia mother's warning look make him almost exjilode with suppressed laugh¬ ter? Bnt he hehl his peace, and Jlrs. Boylston continued her explanations. "O, iu that case the constitution means the government of our country, aud to preserve it means to keej) it un¬ altered."
" Aud h.is our couutry a good consti¬ tution?" inquired Ki.ssie, smilling.
"Kiss wanta to know whether the nation could get through tliemeaales?" commenced Fred.
Cousin Will and Ella had come in uuperceived, while this conversation was going on.   "Y'es!" exchiimed the former, emphatically, "our country Arts a good conslilution, Kissie, or it could never have come safely through the war whicli is just over.   That was oiir measles." " TeU me about it," said Kissie. "About what? the war?" "No; aboutthe conslilution.   Whal does it look like'?"
" Why, my dear child, if you .saw the constitution, you would see a set of rules or laws priuted in a book. That is what it looks like."
"But wh.1t is it like?" .said Kissie, feeliugsure there wasagrealdeal which she did not uudei'sloiKl.
" What is it like?" repeated Cousiu Will; "well—it is like—yoij."
" O,  Cousin Will," laughed Kissie, " the constitution like me! tho idea!" " You need not laugh," relurned he. " I am in earnest."
" You are uot, really, are you "" asked Louise, confidentially.
" Certaiuly I ara.   Every government I'oserables an individual more or less." " How, pray ?" asked Fred, iu a toue of interest.
'•Well, look at yourself. I do not mean at your outer, but at your inner, and therefore your real, self. Each part of your internal constitution is represented to a certain extent, in the constitutiou of your country. That is one reason why a nation seems like one individual, and is often spoken of aa such. The English nation, lor instance, is called John Bull; theFreucU, John¬ ny Crapcau; tlio American, Brother Jonathan." " Do explain," said Fred. " Yes, please do," added Louise. "There is no need of explaining," said Cousin Will, " if you will think a moment. You have withiu you a mind which reasons, a will which decides, and a cousciencc which aiiproves or disapiirovcs. When you do any act, you think it over with your miud, you decide on it wilh your will, and your conscience tells you whether it is right or wrong. Now all these purls of your constitulion are represented or imitated in the constitutiou of your country."
"Well," cried Louise, "I did not suppose there was iMuch of any con¬ science iu our government, or iu any goverument, for thai matter."
"Yes," returned Cousin Will, "a couscienco there is; thougli it is not tilwtiys infallible, any more thau yours or mine."
" I believe I shall have to ask you all to go down stall's," interrupted Jlrs. Boylston. " Dora's face looks flushed, and I think she had beller be kept quiet alittle while."
So all left the room except the good mother, who remained with her lillle darling. She placed the child on the lounge, and soon had the satisfaclion of seeing her fall iuto a sweet sleep, after which she, loo, weul dowu and joined the family.
Ella had meanwhile been saying, " Cousiu Will, it is quite a riddle that you have put forth. I'ray explain It to poor, stupid me."
" Y'es,"  said  Fred,   " conundrum :
Why is the constitution of the United
States like a human f"
"Do be still. Fred," laughed Louise.
" Well," said Cousin Will, " ourgov-
ernment Is divided into three parts, viz: the legislative, tho executive, and the judiciary. The legislative branch Is tbe reason, the executive is the will, and the judiciary the conscience of the na¬ tion." " I don't seo th.it, quite," aaid Fred. "I thiuk," aaid Cousin Will, "you cau see that the legislative function an¬ swers to tho reason.' Congress is the legislative branch. What does congress do? Doea it not debate and consider and discuss reasons for and against '?— And does that not resemble what is done by your reasou or intellect? And the executivo department answers to the will, for it is the part of the execu¬ tive to seo that the laws are obeyed."
" Isn't the presideut called the execu¬ tive, Cousin Will?" asked Fred. " Yes," replied Cousin Will. " Well," said Fred, with a little tri¬ umph in his voice, for the thought he was about to present an unanswerable objeetiou to Cousin Will's "riddle," " does uot the president himself have to obey tho laws made by congress ?"
" Certainly; and ought not the will itself to be guided by the reason?"
"Well," said Ella, "I can admit that the president is tho will, and congre.ss the reason; but where do you fiud the conscience of the nation?"
" In the .supreme court," repi led Cous¬ iu Will; "itisthatwhichdecidcswhat is right and wrong for the couutry."
"Ileally," said Jlra. Boylstown, "I had uever thought of this resemblance before. It strikes me as very curious, and I ara inclined to thiuk there is something iu it."
"Where's grandmother?" broke in Louise, who was getting tired of the | discussion. tct:
"Sure enough," chimed lit Fred, " she was to be chairman this evening. Let's go after her."
Just at that moment the door slowly o|iened, aud Kissie apjieared. Her sleep had been short, butrefreshiug, and she had come down to secure the rest of the evening's ontcrtaiumeiit.
Come, Kissie," added Fred, "let's you .and I go in procession ami bring 'raiidmother over to tell us somo stor¬ ies."
The very thing to delight Kissie!— The procession was soou formed, Kis¬ sie headed it, carrying a small hand¬ bell; which she jingled with great zest; Fred took the poker and played upon it with his jack-knife; Louise carried herguilarand drew her lingers across Its strings; while, at Kissie's earnest entreaties, Ellen aud Cousin Will brought up the rear. " Y'ou come, too, mother," the child had begged; but mother preferred lo sit still with her knitting. Ctusar and Biddie, however, were pressetl into the service, and stood liack, watcliiug the perl'ormauce wilh I unbounded delight. It is wonderful what a little thiug it takea to spreiul pleasures through an eniiro family, and moro wonderful still that thoso little things are not oftener done.
"Dear rae!" saidgiaudinolher, ojien- iiig the door, in reply to Kissie's knock, "I could not imagine what was com¬ ing."
" Wo waut J'OU to tell us .ill about— everything, grandmother," said ICissie, "aud so we have come after j-ou wilh a,2>orcca.iion."
"Allaboiitcveri/thinf/," rejilied graiul- inolher, as she look the little girl's of¬ fered haud, while the procession started back again. "I do not think I prom¬ ised quite .so much as that."
The te.i-bell jingled, aud the poker rattled, and the guittir   twanged,  and everybody  laughed,  tmd   so nothing more was to be heard unlil grandmoth¬ er was sealed iu her arm-chair.    The procession airiinged itself around the fire, and Kissie saitl, "Now, granilmother, jileaso begin." " I have a'most forgotten what 1 ara to begiu about." " Jlouey was one thing," said Fred. "And,"   added  Kissje,   "you   said something about a prorassion, grand¬ mother, aud the jteskj/zanza."
"Jleschianza,   child!"  said  grand- mothm', quite hovri lied.   ; " What was that, grauilmother?" "It was the name iif a grand party, given to Sir William Howe, by his olli¬ cers, ivhen the British helil Philadel¬ phia."       , "Did you go to it, grandmother " No, dear, but au intimate friend of my mother was one of the Ladies of the Blended llose, nnd I havo often heard thein talk of it togeiher."
" What do yon mean by the Ladies ofthe Blended Hose'?" a.sked Louise. "It sounds very romantic."
"Y'es,,' said grandmother, "the whole thiug was very romantic. They had a regatta, aud a tournament, anda supjier, and fireworks, and Ladies of the Bleudid Rose, and Ladies of the Burning Mountain, aud Knights be¬ longing to each-"
" O, tell us all about it!" cried Kissie, seltlingherself in her littlechair, which sho moveil close by her gi'tindmother. "Well, Sir William Howe w;is to re¬ turn to Englaml, and as he had com- m.inded tho troops, his ofiicers gave him this party as afarewell. Poor Ma¬ jor Andre, who was afterwards hung by order of General Wtishingtou, you know, was oue of the chief luoveis in the iUrair, and, wilh the help of anoth¬ er oflicer, oveu painted most of the decorations. They gave the party a lillle outsiile of Philadelphia, at the country seat of the Wharton's. About fifty of the handsomest ladies of Phil.i¬ ilelphia wcre invited. There was much hesit.itioii about going, as theparty was given, of course, by ' the enemy.' How¬ ever, the ladies went, and seven of them weut as Ladies of the Blended Hose, and seven as the Ijadies of tlieBurning Jlo'jutain, und there wero knights dressed in white, and knights dressed in black, who attended them."
Here grandmother pauseil. "Well, what did they do?" urged Kissie, im¬ patiently.
Grandmother smiled.   "Itwould be too long a atory lo tell you all tliey did. 'rUe corapany starteii from the cily in boats aliuut the middlo of the after¬ noon, and had aregatlaio begin with." " A regatta?   What is that?" "A boat race, Kissie," said Fred. " The regatta brought theni to Whar¬ ton's, where  they disembarked, and marched in procession, with music, to the  lawn of the house,  which they found lilted up for a tournament."
"What ;.s'a tournament'?" again in¬ terposed Kissie; and Fred again re¬ plied, "It is a .sort of a fight."
"Yes," said gramlmolher; "the White JCnights of the Blended Koss fought with the Black Knights of the Uuruing Jlountain.''
"Which whipped?" asked Fred, quickly.
"I never Iieard," returned grand¬ mother. "The ladies, elegautly dress¬ ed in Turkish costume, sat in iiavilions, looking on, and the knights met tit full gallop. Iu the first encounter they broke their lances; in the second they discharged their pistols, and in the third they shivered their swords. But, iudeed, you must be tired of this !"said grandmother, suddenly interrupting herself. " No, indeed!" exclaimed a chorus. " Please go on, grandmother," urged Kissie.
So grandmother, her face growing .in- imated, as old people's faces do, with old-tirae memories, told how, after the tournament was over, they ascended a flight of marble steps to a large saloon, where refreshments were served ; and how theknight3receivedhere,on bend¬ ed knee, the favors given by their re¬ spective ladies; and how the wliole company was then shown loa ballroom, elegantly dressed and festooned with flowers; and how they danced here so gaily ; and how the winilows were then thrown open, and a disphiy of brilliant fireworks matle the evening beautiful; and how dancing went on again inlo the night; aud how, precisely ,it mid¬ night, some large, coucealed, folding doors, thtit nobody had dre.imed of, fiew open, and lo! there was a long, splen¬ did supper room, all flowers, and lights, .ind wreaths, and glass, aud silver, to say nothiug of the supper; and how Hie supper tables were waited on by twen¬ ty-four black slaves, in turbans, and gay, oriental enstunies; and how, to¬ ward the end ofthe feast, a herald came in, and called aloutl upon everyone to driuk the liealth of the King of Eng¬ land and his family ; and how, after each toast, there w.is a flourish of mu¬ sic; and how they all went back to the ballroom, and danced uutil morning,
"Showing," said Cousin Will, "that they m.ide a nighl of it."
" O what a gay night it must have been!" cried Louise.
" Yes," said her mother; " and how it strikes one to hear of so much merri¬ ment and mirth, while tUo.se who en¬ joyed ilare in their graves."
" I wonder how long thia w.ia before poor JIajor Andre met his death?" queried Ella, mournfully.
"It could not have been long, I think," said Cousin Will.    Then he
asked grandmother if she remembered the date of the meschianza. " It was in '78," said grandmother. " And Andre was executed in 1780: so it was two years before his death,'' added Cousin Will.
" Poor fellow!" sighed Ella; "and he the life of that gay party! If ho could have known—"
" Now, gr.indmother, tell about tho money," interposed Kissie. who had no patience with anything sad.
" The Continental money? Well, in those d.ays a silk dre.ss was a hundred dollars a yard, and lea, flfty and sixty dollars a pound. Jly brother, I recol¬ lect, lighted his pipe wilh a fifty dollar bill."
" It was very wrong, I think," said Kissie, shaking her head ; " it might have done gootl to some jioor person." " O child! it wasu't worth anything," said grandraother. " Jly mother saw a drummer drumming .iway in a coat, the whole of which was covered wilh Con¬ tinental paper money. Once or twice, in a frolic, we used it to light tho fire with."       '
" But j(iA,y wasu't it worth auy thing?" said Kissie.
"O, because tho Government had nothing lo pay it with. When the con¬ slitulion waa adopted, people hoped the money might become gootl for some¬ thing, and were very much pleased. In Phihulelphia they had a procession in honor of it."
" In Iionor of the money ?" asked Kissie, a little puzzled.
" No, dear; in honor of the constitu¬ tion."
"What!" exclaimed Kissie; "the very constitulion wo have beeu talking about?"
" Yes," said Cousin Will; " the very same. Y'ou remember, Kissie, that when we first began to govern ourselves we tried a Confederation. As that did not succeed, it was soon given up. Then our wise meu planned and wrote out the constitutiou. When all, or nearly all, the thirteen Stateshail signed it, it became the law of the lauii, tind has been so ever since."
" What is the exact d.ite of the con¬ stitution'?" said Jti's. Boylston; "do you remember. Cousin WiU? I want tho childreu to learn it."
" It waa adopled," stiid Cousin Will, "on the 17th ofSeptember, 17S7."
" There are so many sevens in that date that it will be easy to learn," said Fred. "Seiiteraber itself means the seventh mouth; our teacher told us on¬ ly to-day."
" It was abont that time that they had the great Federal procession  in Phihidelphia," said grandmother. "All Philailelphia a'most  turued  out—sol¬ diers, citizens, socreties and trades; peo¬ iilo on horseback and in carriages, and in wagons, and on foot.   All the trades worked aa they moved along. " How worked i asked Kissie. "Well, for instance, the weavers rode along with a loom, set on a platform, and worked .is they moved through the streets.   Blacksmiths rode with their anvils on a platform in the samo w.iy, making swords into plowshares. Priut- ers printed an ode, and threw copies of it ainong the crowds The coaohmakers had ashop on wlicela, and cabinetraalc- era, brickmakers, cloekmakcrs, tailors, carvers and gildc^,   all  had   elegant cars, and meu at work on thera. . " How curious," said Louise. " How pretty," said Kissie. " Yes," said Cousin Will;" labor was made honorable by the constitutiou, and the trades might well rejoice over its   ailo|)tioii. . For   the   constitution brought to all people who work a bet¬ ter day and a happier time.
"What elae did they have, grand¬ mother?" asked Dora, who did not like quite so many interruptions to grandmother's stories.
"They had the Federal Ship Union, •IS it was called. I meant to tell you aliout it. It Wiui one of the most beau¬ liful things ill the procession. It was a perfect little ship, and carried ofiicers and a crew to the number of twenty, and as it passed along, the men liuug the lead autl cried the soundings, as if they were at sea. And you may be sure that they made out, by the way they trimmed their sails and called the fathoms, that the ship Union was iu .safe waler."
"Oh !" exclaimed Kissie, cnthnsi.is- licilly, " how I would like to have seen that!"
" But some thought the 'Federal Edi¬ fice' nicerslill. Tbiswtisabe.iullfulopen dome, standing on thirleen columns. Anil aa two of the iStates had not theu sigueil the lamstitution, two columns were left uufiuiahed. The proCession concluded with a gr.ind supper in the open air, to which over six thousand Jieople sat down, and the shiji Union and the Feileral Dome were drawn to the center of the ground, and weresiir- roundeil by the feast."
"O how nice it was!" .s.iid Kissie; " and how nice you are, grandmolher," ahe added, wilh .sudden impnlse. "You are a dear, nice stor/i, grandmother," and she threw her arms around the dear, old lady, and kissed her agaiu and tigain.
" T.iko care of my spectacles, dear," said grandmother.
" Do you consider her a two-story or a three-.slory grandmother?" asked Fred. —Little Corporal.
LEBAL NOTICES.
EXECBTOIfS KOTICK.
Estate of Isaac Fasnacht, lale of Jte- chanicsburg. Upper Lcicock town¬ ship, deceased. r ETTERS testamentary on tne estateof said Jj deceased having been granted to the un¬ dersigned, ail persons indebted tliereto aro requested to make Iinmediate )>ayment. anil those having claims or demauds against tlie samo wil] presentthem for settlement to the undersigned, residing In said townsblj,.
.MAUIA FASNAUIIT, m.all li't 20        Exeisltrljc of said deccusi'd.
KXEdUTOR'.S NOTKIK.
Estatoof Philip It. Wiker, lateof East Lampeter township, deceased.
LETfBlt.S tcsuimcnuiry on said estata ;havlngbeengiantedtotheuudersigued.all persons Indebted thereto, are requested to mako Immediate payincut.and those Iiaving claims or deinaiids againstthe same, will pre¬ sent them wilbout delay forsettleinent to the undersigned, residing In said towusiiip. HENJ. LANDl.S, E.leeulor. J. II. LivlxosTuN-, Att'y. [mayl I (:*t 'J(l
EXECUTOK'S NOTICE.
Estate of Jacob Carpenler, late of West Earl township, deceased.
LETTERS testamentary on the last will of said ileeeuscil iiaving been grauted to tlie iiiidersigncd, all persous Indebted tliereloare requested to mako immediate settlement, and those having claims or demands against tile same, will present them withont delay for seltiement to the undersigned. ¦
.TACOn 0.\RPBNTKK. Residing in West Earl township, .Tohn OAUfENTEii.
Residing in Upper JOeacoclc tw],., lnftl.H.0t*27 Exeeulors.
PROFESSIONAL.
C. KKEADT,
Be J&J&CAVX, ATTORNEY AT LAW Olhco No. 21 ExstKIngstreet.secoudlloor, over Skiies' new IJry Goods store, Laniiasler, Pa.
CI[.lRr,F.S K. OAST, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Otllce, No. Tl East Orange street, Lancaster. ap!i TU If        _
DW. I'A'rTERSOW, ATI'ORNEY AT LAW, Has removed b Is olllce lo No. 08 East Klng-St. npl 1.5 Iy-'tW-2'2
Dr. R»SE.VHir,r.ER, jr., A'lTOUNKY AT LAW. OlHcewith A. Herr !3inlth, esq., Houth (incen street. 44-tf
J; A'lTORNEY AT LAW,
Ofllce in Wldmyer'.s Itow, No. 4 .South Duke St., Lancaster, P.a. i'ciislous and Uounty Claims promptly attended to. I Jy I9-tf 35 '65
»l ATTOnNEYATLAW.
omce with O..T. Ulclccy, esq.. No. 21S. Uueen street, LanciLster, V-.i. i I-tf
H    1-KICE,
,   . ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ollico No. 0, north corner of Court Avenno, near tiie Court Iloiise, Lancaster. Ta.      fje^'liy
CIM«N IV EBlf,
O                              ATTORNEY AT LAW. OUlco with N. Ellmaker, esq.. North Uuke at., Lancaster, I'a. [scp'.JI 'i>7 Iy
W ATTORNEY AT LAW,
No. 28 North Bute Street, Laucasler, Va, aug .to tf-4Il
EXECCTOKS' NOTICE.
Estate of Bartholomew Garber, late of JIanor township, tieceased.
IETTEIWTeslamentaryou said estate liav- Jlng been granted to the undersigned, all rersons Indebted theretoare requested to make mmedbitc iiaynient, and those baviug ciainis or demands agaiust the samo will present them forsettlemelit to the unilersigued, re¬ siding in said Inwilshlp.
JOHN S. KI.SE. Safo Harbor. RUUOLl'II A. FREY, HlghvllIc, niayis G^t 27               E-tecutors-
AD.iiiNi.srK.i'rnR.s' noi'ice.
Estate of Nancy Gerber, lale of Ephra-
     ta township, ilece.ised.
r ETTEny of administration on said estate J J having been granted to the undersigned, ail persons ludebted thereto are reiiuesle.1 to make Iminediale payment, and thoso luivlng claiius or demanils ngalnst the same will pre¬ sent tbem for settlenicnt to the undersigned without deltiy. JO.SEPIl GERm.;R. mayll Ii»t2tt Adininistrator.
ADMISISTRATORS- NOTICE.
Estate of William Conard, laie of East Lampeter township, dec'd.
LETTERS of ailmlnlstratloii nn said estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons Indebted tliereloare requested tomako linniedlati!paymcnt.aiid those liavliigcliiinis ordemands a.,;aliisttlie same wiiliircseiit tliom for settlement to tlie iindersIgURii.
SAMIJI'IL CONARD. South E. corner of lllb ami Market St.. I'lill. .10S|.;i'II CONARD. Eafet Lampeler twp., mays.-? tl*t 2S Ailtnlnistralors.
WII.f.IA.1I TII»JI,«S. ATl'OUNEV AT LAW. onice with  Hon. O. .1. Dickey, No. 21 South Ciiieen street, Lancaster, I'a. aiirjij tf'i:;
JOHN II. 7.EI.1.ER, SUUVEVOR ANIl CONVEYANCER, ISO glv<^sparticubl^al¦telltlonl;oclerkill'.; snips olreal tind personal j»ro|.erly at any distance within the eounty.
Otlice In Springvllle, Mou'.it Joy township I.aiicaster eounty. Address Spring Garden. I'n
REUiiEN ir. i,oNn, A'lTORNEY AT LAW, No. 8 South Dnke st., Ltincaster. .Siiecial at¬ tention paid to procuring or opposing dl.scharg- es of dolitiirs in liankriii.tcy, proofand presenl- ation of claims, rendering iirofessionai iissis- lauee to a.sslgnees, and all business in sliort connected witll proceetiiiigs In voluntary or Invohintary bankruptcy, whether before tho Reglsler or tiie United Slates Courts. I'artics intending Ul take tiic beuellt of tlie law will usually tiud It advantageous toliiiveapreliiii- iiarv consultation. .inn Itl-tf-ttl
AnjIINI.STK.VTORS- NOTICE.
Estate   of IJeiijamin   Charles, late   of Lancasttu' townshli), deceased.
I itTTicus of .adiuiuistratiou on said est.atc ha- jving lioen grauleil to the uudorsigncd, all persons Indebted tiicretoiire requestedto make immediate |>ayiiieiit. and those havingelaiins or deiiiandsagaiustthesanie will presentthem wltlioutdelayforsettlenieut to the umlei-sign-
liKNJAJIIN U. CHARLES. Itesidillg In Lancaster township. liRENNE.MAN IT. SIIIJ.MAN, Resldiug lu Manor townshiii. CirAltl.ES DkXUKS. Alt'y. ._      my lS-(it-27
AUCI'IONEERINO. UEN J A.M IN F. HOWE respectfully Informs the public that he Will at¬ tend to Crying Sales of real and personal prop¬ erty in any part ofthe county.
'Tiiose wishing ills services are requested to apply to GEKAItDIIS CLARKSON, Esq., at tho Protlioiiot.ary's tllllce, who will promptly at¬ tend to the matter.
Letlcrs addressed tn mo at .Smilhvllle P.O. I.aucas ter countv. will lie promiitly attendedto
AH.IIIMSTIC.VTOIIS NOTK'E.
Estate of Dr. John \V. Luther, late of New Holland, Earl twp., tleceasetl,
Lj'JTrElCS of adinlulstration.on said esute. havingbeen granted lo tiiu uiiderslgiied,all persous imieiiteil thereto are requesled to make immediate settlement,and tiiose liav¬ iug claims or ilcmanils against thesame will present tiicm for settlement to tile undersign¬ ed residing in said township.
ROLAND DILLER, maylSfit27 Administrator.
DU. A. A. KOTII. I lO.MI EOI'ATIIIC rllVSICIAN. respeetfuiiy otfers ills iirofe.ssional services lo tin, citl/.ens of Lancaster cit.v ami surround¬ ing c.mnlry.   Calls intn thecountry pruniptly atleildeiUo. OKFICE.Ki EAST KI.Ml.
OFFICE HOURS—From S to 111 a. in., 1 to.'! 11. 111., ami II to 7 p. m.
REFERENCES—^'1'. F. Allen. Jf. D., New York; Jl. .N. .Martin, .M. I>.,l'iilladelplibi: Cnr- riill Dunhaui, .M. D.. New Yoric; o. 11. (Jaiise. M.I)., I'hlladelpbia: .M. Friese, M. U, Harris¬ burg. I'a. aiilti:tin2l
FIRE & LIFE INS D R ANCE^
THE AJIEltlCAIS
I.ire Insnraucc Conipany
OF PHILADELPHIA.
ADJHNISTR.VTOIf.S NOTICE.
Estate of John Gyger, late of East Lam-
I peter township, ilec'd.
ETTERS of administration on said cslato J havlug beeu granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted thereto, are requested to make settlement, nnd tliosc luiring claims or demands again.st the same, will present them without delay for .settlement to tiio under¬ slgued, resiiiiiig in said townslilp.
EL1/.AUETH O. ESHLEMAN. mayHCt2S Admiiiistralrix.
A»MINI.STRATOir.S NOTI«:E.
Estate of Jacob I'^rantz, late of West, Cocalico township, deo'd.
LETTERS of administration on said estate iiaving been granteii to tliQ nudersigued, all persons Indebted lo said decedent are re¬ quested l4> make immediate settiement, and tiiiise Iiavliigelaims or deuiands against tile same will present them for settleiiieiit tothe nnderslgned, residing in said lownsiiip.
CATHARINE FRANZ, JOHN W. .MENTZER, may2iC*t2S .    Administrator.
AlIOITOR-.S NOTICE.
Assigned Instate of John L. Binkley
and Wife. rnHE undersigned Auditor, a]ipoluIcd li.v tiic JL Conrt of common I'leas, of Lancaster co., to dlslrllinte the balance remaining In tile hands of Jesse Landis, esq., A.ssiguee of said Joliii L. Rinkiey ami wife, to and among tbose legall.ventitled to the .same, wiii meet tiiose Interested In .saiii distribtitiou, iu lbe Library Room of tlie l.'ourt IIou.se. in the city of Lan¬ caster, nil TUEsn.VY, .IULY .lib, 1S7II. at 2 o'elmdc, p. in. All intcresleii parties are invi¬ ted lo atteud.
ANDREW M. FRANTZ. JunSItra Audllor.
JOSH BILLINGS ON TIGH'T BOOTS.
lAvould jist liko tew kno who the man waz who fust invented tile bides.
He must have bin a narrow und kon- Iracted kuss.
If he still lives, i hope he hez repent¬ ed ov lib. sin or is enjoying grate agony OV sum kind.
I have bin iu a grate many tite spots iu m.y life, but generally could manage to mtike them average; but thero i/. no such thing !>s making a pair of tite biites average.
Yon Icaii't gitan average on thepinch ova lite btite, eiiu.v iuore than yu cau on the bito of a lobster.
Euny man who kau wear a pair ov tite butes, anil be humble ami iieniteiit, and not indulge in profane litertitoor, will mnke a good husbaud.
He will do more than that; he will do to tlivide up into several fust-klass husbands, and; be made to answer fur a whole nabcrhoptl.     !
Oh! for the jien oy the departed Wil¬ liam Shakcspear to write au auatheina against tite boots, that would make aii- shuiit Ivorac wake up ant] howl agin, az she tlid once bofore on a previous oc- ka-shun.
Oh! for the strength ov Herktiles, lo tare inlo sliu strings all the lite butes ov creiLshuu, aud skatter them to the 1 winds of hetiveu.
Oh! for the buly of Venus,; tew mako a big foot look liansum without a tite boot on it. -
Oh! for the pashunce of .Tob the Apos¬ tle, to nuss a tile boot aud bless it, and even pra for one a size smaller an more pinehful.
Oh! for a pair ov boots big enufl' for the foot of a mountain.
I hav bin leil into the above collection ov " Ob's " from having iu mi possesh- un, at this moment, a ptiir ov numberO boots, with a pair ov number 11 feet iu them.
Jli feet are az a dog's none the fust time he wears a muzzle.
I think mi feet will eventually choke the hoots to tleth.
I live in hopes they will.
I suppozed i had lived loug ouufi'not to be phooled agin in this way, but I have found that an ounce ov vanity weighs raore than a pouud ov reason, espeshily wlieh aman mistakes a big foot for a small one.
Avoid tite boots, my friends, az you woulil the grip ov the devil, for many a man haz caught for. life a lirst-rate habit ov swearing by encouraging hiz feet lo hurt hiz boots.
I have promised mi two feet, at least a dozen ov times during ml checkureil life that they never should bestrangled agin, but I lind them to-day az full of pains az the stunimick ake from a sud¬ den attick ov tile boots.
liut this iz solemnly the litst pair ov lite boots i will ever wear; i will here¬ after wear boots az big az my feet, if 1 have to go bare foot lo do it. I am too old tmd too respectable to be a pliool eniiy more.
Eazy boots iz one uv the luxuries ov life, but I forgit Avhat the olher luxury is, bul 1 don't no az i eare, provided i can get rid ov these tite boots.
Emiy man kan hav them for seven dollars, ji.st half what they kost, an if they dou't make hiz feet ake wuss than au angle Avorin in hot ashes he needn't pay for them.
The boots are no insult lo enny man's understanding.
He who wears tite boots will have to acknowledge the corn.
Tite boots have no bowls of mersy; their insides are wrath and promiski- ous kussing.
Deware of tite boots.
RAXKRITIT N4JTICE.
A .SECOND .general meeting of tlic creilltors of Jobn Ii. Glsh. Iiankriipl. wlil be held al Lanciisler. ou TIIUR.sn.\V, the ::illh day of .IITNE, A. D. ISTI). at II) o'clock, a. in., at the otlice of Amos .Slayiualter, e.s.i.. Regisler In llaiikrtiplcy, lor the puriioses miuieil iu tiie 27tlisi..ctii>iiorilicU..S.lJaiikrupt.\ctof March ¦'d, ISliT.   All creditors are invited to ntleiid. W. A. WILSON. JOHN L. OINGERK'II. Assignees in bankruptcy of Joliu U. Glsh. .|iinli'.:t:iii
ALEX. WHILLDIN, rresldeut.
J. S. WILSON, Secretary.
GROWTH OF THB AMERICVN.
ISfiU, Dec. 31, ISGl,
18(17, "
1808, "
No. Policies.
8iH
1,13)
7,(i.3(i
10,'2.S2
Amt. Insured.
S 1,090,450 00
1,200,000 00
]S,:tl2,47S OS
2l,75'J,i)01 50
TIIE AMERICAN
Issues Policies on all deslralilc plans, nt low rales and for secnrlly and promptne.s.s lu meeling losses is uiisnrp.assed by auy compauy in the Uulted suites. J   '   i ¦ uy
BOARD OP TRUSTEES.
HON-. JAMIiS POLLOCK, Ex-Gov. of Penn'a, DlrccUir U. .S.MIiil.
J. EDGAR THOMSON, rrcsideutPcnn'an.R., 2:)SSoutllTUirilst.        i
GEORGE NUGENT, Geutleman, rcsldcnco, Gcrinanlown.
ALliER'f C. ROBERTS, President Fonrth Na¬ tional Rank.
I'lIlLlI'R. MINGLE,Seed Merchant.IIW Jlar- ket street.
HON. ALEX. O. CATTELL. IT. S. Senator, Jler¬ cliant. 27 Nortll Water St.
I.S.\AC HAZLEHURST, Altorney-at-Lnw,50,s Walnut St.
L. JI. WHILLDIN, Merchant.;oand 22 South Front St.
HENRY K. DENNETT, Merchant, 715 South Fourlh St.
GEORGE W. HILL. President Seventh Na¬ tional Rank.
JAJIES L. CLAGHORN, President Commer¬ cial National Rank.
JOHN WA.VAMAKER. Oak Ilall Ciolhlng Iiouse..S. v.. coriier.'..ixtIi and Market sts., ami .SIS and SJO Chestnut st.
auglS-R scp2ll tf
H. .S. GARA, Ageut, . SI!!! E. Klug St.. Lant'aster.
AIIKITOR'.S NOTK^E.
Estate of Benjamin Reinhold,' late of Lancaster City, I'a., deceaseil.
THE uiulursigncd anditor, appoiiiled b.v lhc t)rpliaii.s' Court of Lancasler couuly, I'a., lo distrlottio Ibc iialance remaining in tile bauds of John linker, adinllil.strator of the eslate of said deceiLsed, to and among IXioim legally en¬ titled to thesame. will attend tor tliat purpose ou TUESDAY. JIINE 2Stli, ISTU, nt 2 o'clock, p. m.. In the Lihrary Room of IheConrt House, in tho City of Lancaster, i'a., wiiere alt per. sons inlerested lu said dislributiou ma.v at¬ tend. E. IL YUNDI'. Junl it 29 Auditor.
.\.S«IONEE.S; NOTICE.
Assigned estale of Edwin Siubbs and
JIary H. his wife, of Fulton twp.,
Lancaster county.
I7DWIN STUURS.of Fulton lownship, iiav¬ ¬ing by deed of viiliiiitarya.ssigniueiil, dated AlAYt;, ISTO, assigned and trauslerred all bis estate and ell'ecls to lbe undersigned, for the benelit of the croiillors of the said Edwin Stubbs. tliey therefore give noilee loall persons Indebted to said a.sslgiior.tomako liaymeiit to the undei-slgned without ilclay, and those having claims to present them Io
IWOl'KR.STL'IinS, S. W. I'. liOVI), A.sslgnees, residing In FuUon twp. niy2.^-f[|,-2S
ACCOUNTS OP TRIWr EST.VTES, AC.
THE accounts ofthe following natiied estates will lie tircsculed forcouliriiiatiimoii MON¬ DAY, JUNE'Jil, I.STll: 11. F. Houston's assigned eslate. Autos S. Ileii-
ilcrson, iLssignec. Saniitel iless ami wife's assbgiied eslate. R. A.
!.:vaiis and George K. Reed, lussigiiees. Will. U. cusler's a.ssigueil estiile, .lohn Styer
etal.. a.sslgnees. Frank L. Calder's assigned estale, II. It. Ureii-
cmall. et ill., a.ssigllei;. N. 11. Gillespie's iLssigued estate, C.Iliackbiirn,
assignee. Edward II. Rryan's a.ssigucd estate, .Tacob 11.
Meckley, iLssigiiee. Springer A Weldler's a.ssigned estate, Hugh S.
Gara, assignee. D.avlil H. Iliackhlll's triLst estate. .Iiiliu Urack-
blll. trustee. Peler H. Frey's trust estate, Jacob Frey, et al.,
committee. .Tacob Lut/.'s trust estate, Heurj- Copcnbeirer,
truslee. Martin Rolling's Irust eslale, Jacob L. Steh¬ man, et al., trustee. Susanna Laudis's trust estate, .Samuel Royer.
trustee. George Rrenherger and wife's tutsigncd estate.
B. F. Rowe, a.sslgnee.
W. D. STAUFFER. - Protlionotary.
I'roUiouotary's Ollice, May 2!, l.iTII.
Ilia'2jlt2S
COI.II.1lniA      l.\SIIRAN«^E     «'0.1II»ANY J.VNIl.VRY I. Ise.«i.
CAPITAL AND ASSI-ri'S, SbTO.tnirJ.
THIS Compan.v continues to insure Build- lugs,  Mercliauiilse,  and   other   prii|ierly.
again.st' lossand lianiii tual plan eitlier for a miuni note.
by lire, on'tbe'mn- ^ash premium or pre-
EIGHTIt ANNUAL  REPORT.
C.\riT.\T. ANIl INTOJtK.
Am'tof premium notes .SStEt,.','.'',rtl
Less amount expired 21li,o;Jll2ul
Cash rcceipts.Iesscommissions iu'117'
Loans	
Ilue from agents ami oliiers	
Estilnatcd net assessment No.T	
CONTRA.
I.Kisses and expcu.ses paid in l.sirr	
Losses adjusted, uot due	
Ualanee of Capital and A.ssets Jan. I, ISliS	
iai.721 l:i
in.iHiii IHI ^.lill l:!
,    2II,IIIX) IHI £761,1211 111)
ti':,7221:1 lii,5iiii i:i
f l,Tll..'«12 tt1
S7.'>I.I2I1!II) A. S. GREEN, President. GKonnR Youjto. jr.. Secrelary. MlctLVKt. S. SllUMAX. Treasurer.
DIRECTORS: R. T. It.von. WiUlam Patton,
Jiiiiu Feudrich, John W. Sieacy,
H. O. .111111011. Oeo. Young, jr.
Snmuel F. Eberloiu,      Nieliolas McDuu.ald Amos S. Greeu, John R. llaehniaii,
Hlraiii WlLsoii. Robert Crane.
.Ificiiacl S. Shuinan. For Iusurauce and otherparticularsapply to II ERR .t RIFK, Real listatc. Collection .t Itisurnnce .Agents, No. :l North Dnke street. Lanciusler. nov 4 tf-51
a'OTICE xo FAR9IER.S.
THE attention offarmers Is called to the fol¬ lowing low rales charged by the LANCA.S- TKR CITY ANDCOUNTY FIRE INSURANCE CO.MPANY oil Farm Hams and contents;
I yr. .', yrs. Rrlck nr .Sione Rarns. .Sll ft. or more
from bouse, por SUHl '.ile      T-lc
Frame Itarn.s. Sll feet or iiidi-c from House, per SllK) .lie    SI 1)0
Content.s at .same rates, tents also Insured.
Dwellings and con-
Tho abovo .system will prove in the end to be clieaiier tiian an insurance in mn trail companies. NO ASSISS.MENTS ARE MAnE.andanipIosecurlt.vls guaranteed In a. well Invested caplt.al of S20I).IHH|, wlileli, togeth¬ er witll a large surullis, is held for tile protec¬ tion of those Insuring In tliecompany. Losses nre settled as woou as adjusted—no need to wait until the money is collected by il.sses.s- mcnts.  Ample funds ou hund.
DIRECTORS: Thos. E. Frankiin,      B.F. Shenk,
rresldeut. John L. Attee. M. D., Jacob Bausman, George K. Iteed, V. Shroder,
KSTRAV NOTICE.
STUAY'ED aw.a.v from the residence of Ibe .subscriber, iu Earl townsliip. Lancasterco., ou tlic2.~,tli of Jiay, near New Holland, three Slioals aud one Sow. A rea-souable reward will be given for liifurniatiou which will lead to their recovery, juiil lt2!)J IIENRY SHNAVELV.
so'rn:E.
rpHE undersigned Comnil.ssloners.appointed X byanac Iof the General Asseuibly, enti¬ tled " Au act authorizing the Goveruor Ui lii- corporale a company to erecta brldgeover the .Sustiuebanna river al or near .McCall's Ferry, in tlie couniy of Lancaster," hereby give no¬ tice tbat books to receive subscriptions to the stock of said Company will be opened ou tbe 2-Itli day of June, ISTO, at the rollowlng places, viz: ThesUiro of (Jeorgo JI. steininan .t t;o.. In West King street, Lancaster city; the pnb¬ lie Iionseof Jllchacl Douahoe.atJIcCall's Fer¬ ry, and the public house of Wllliain C. Colviu, atCentrevillo, York couuly, aud at I lie olllce of II. W. JlcCall. Vork borough.
Said books will be kept open for at least two siicce.ssive tlays,andat least four hours tn each day, aud as much louger as may lie necessary, liy one or more nf said Commlssloiiei's, wlieii and where all pcrsousof full age may have an opportunity to subscribe for .said stock.
S.V.MIIEL DOUGHliRTV, JAJIES IlOVD, JOHN COIIX, ROIIKRT.SJI1TII, JIICHAEL DONAHOE. I,. W. FINDLEY. GEO. M. STEINMAN, DAVID WILSON, jun 1 ::>t 2!M H. W. JIcCALL.
NOTICE.
ipHE nndersigned agent for Lancnster couniy. i for the snle ol RANKEN'S COJlIil.NATIoN SCHOOL DESKS, niannfaetured by Georgo F. JIcFarlaud and C. K. .Schaelfer, Harrisburg. Piu. would respectfnlly lusk the Directors of public and Principals ufprlv.ateschools to call at the Couuty TreiuiUrers oUIce, at Lancaster, and see the model, aud get the prices of the desks, before purchasing elsewhere. They are lu nse ot the Children's Homo. Lancaster. Sol¬ diers* Orpiiana' School, Jit. Joy, Eastaud West Hemplield, and othortownsliips lu the county, and give full satisfaction w'herever used. maat3n'2ii       JOHN M. GRIDER, Agent.
Jul21-tf
Treasurer.
II. Carpenler, JI. D.,
J. JI. FrantK,
A. E. Roberts.
John C.Ilagcr.
E. BROWN, Secretary,
Lancaster.
A.  B.
KAUFMAN, AGENT FOR
The   Oia   Connecticut Mutual
Iiife Insurance Company. Surplus over    -    -    -    $24,000,000 00,
ALL the protltft aro divided among the poli¬ cy Ilolders.
The dividends are the largest of  any Lifo lustiraneo Coiii]iany. OFFICE, NO. 1 EA.ST ORANGE .STREET, marl;J-tf-17 I.riinciisler. I'a.
PBINTINO Ov EVERY DESCRIPTION ex¬ ecuted at tbls olllcc on Tcosouablu terms.
ALL UK   GUTJIlilE, iroii.so  aiKl   Sigu   Painter
AND
PAPER IIAXGER,
TIIK unilorsi-iiit'il rospfclftilly Inform.s lil.s frh'inl.Kiinil Iln- jmlillc, tlmi. he linKPRtali- lislK^il hiiiisirlf ill NOHTJI t^UEKN HTKEtrr. liiiir Jl siiimri? aliDVO tin; Pciiira i^iiIro:iiI Dc- I)nt., iu IIm" i:lt.y f»f Ljinciuster, wlu-re In: Ih prt?- tmreil tod.iull kinds of JIOL'SK ANi) aiON i»AlNTlNa.   Aluo.
Oir CiRAININC;, 111 Oak, Maple, AV:iInut, Ac.
ir.iviiiK luul tliirty yiiars' osperlcncc In tlio above t>iiHhu\s.s, he lliiltrrs hlm.scir thut tiu L-uiiiioLlieKurpassfd In lliis Jinn, eitlier In tlilH city or luiyollier plai-e. (tratnlUK promptly attoniled lo for the trade iu all parts uf tho country.
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Taper fiirniulicil and put on by contmct. By this mi'lhnd any persou can kuow what tho work will cost hefore It Is done. *S-First ohuis workmen engatted to attend to this branch orbusincJ»s.
By KiviiiR his personal nttentlon to nil or¬ ders, ho hopes tu render sntlsriiction to his pa¬ trons. ALI.KN GUTHRlfi.
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