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m t TxTY lA iTi A V. V ... r,.-..'-, -...' P.. VOL.' G. J.W.BOWEN, 1 Irabliaiiertnd Proprietor, V M'ARTHUR, VINTON- COUNTY, OIIIO: EDNESDAY; JAN&ARY 8, 1873. 11.50 PER YEAR, I I Ib Advance. NO. 52. i.K X ft jv rt iv r? Railway Time. Marietta & Cincinnati Rail Road TIME TABLE. H w W f ... M -a At fc4 6i and after Nov. 8, 1872', Trlane will run as follows : : a . : : : o ; I I . V . i .: : j h '1 : ; ; ' -i -?-.' j :,': : : .; ' -.- -i---.1 j .r -; x 5 S 5 f-i- o d i : m : n (4 53 S 3 J a ji ! a c S , e u AM t: art r I : : I : : !! -3 : H c o E3 o a to 5 : : : : : 3? : : : : : ::::::::: 3 ac-si-i-aa 2XS8SSSS!:'8S2i'5'S rt IS : H So : 33 Tv CN.fATI EXPHI5 will Hl'y .r, "'4ln Unlly, estrapt Hunduy. An other . -t gXPHEHH EASB mukes uo OINCINSv. .mi qui AUn-p. Portsmouth -nuBadiiiMs, Villi, Ai. M. II i n liin 00 1. H, 4.89 " 7.0() " S. I5 A. M. 1 i:U5 " 1145 P. M i.. a T.'Jl 11.10 " Hakim Ar'r. I'orUnioiitli Dep. PortMinonth Ar'v. J.toltsoii Mamdon 4:(M) " .0 " Trains Connect at Loveland For nil points m tho Littlo Miami Railroad, and at tho ItidUiinpulis SUliiclimatl Euilroud Junc tion for all pulats West. ' W. Wi PEAB0DY. ifiiafarof Ttnnpnrtatlofi. 2 I iti -s-ii d .2-3 stS s-s 3 v .& t v P BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. Great National Short Line Route Great National Short Line Route East and West. Great National Short Line Route East and West. Only Direct Route to the National Capitol and Eastward. On and al'tr Mn lay, NnvumbQi' 111, Train will run tin follows i EASTWARD. Mail Depart P.irkersliurif Ciiinberlnnd 'Harper's Ferry WViisliliijftonJiiuo'u. rrlvo 'II lit i more AVusliliigton IPIiilii'leipMit 'Mew York WESTWARD. Dcp.'trt "Now York iPliiUdulphla ... ... 'Wivsliliijton Baltimore Arrive Wnshlnajtoii Jiino'n. Hrier' Ferry CumlierUnit . PtrkeMhnr ! 8 44 Am I 12 I'm 4 45 " 5 05 " 6 25 13:24Pm 9:20Pm 4:00 Am 8 .00 I'm 8:60 Am 9:20 " 18 :04 " 8:45 Am II 00 " Pullman Pstaei Drswlng Hbohj Sleeping 0n. Which aro a. comfortable, elegantly furnlsbod, and almost equal to a Hru-sido, are on all Trains from Cincinnati to Baltimore ami Washington. fiooSohu.Uiloof Marietta and Cincinnati Kull wivv for tiinu of arriving -and departing from McArtliiir. Tuu ad vantage of this route over all others Is, that It nlve nil travelors holdlnff throuKli 'ticket! tlia rivilote nf vixitintf Haltlmore, Pliiladelphia, and the National Oapitol free. Timoquluker and rates of faro lower than by .any other lino. , Thsisoiieriralon thh Itailway Is got equaled for grimdodr on tills Continent. to shipperTof treioht. . Tills linu oir.irs sniiorlor liiilunAinents the rates bolng one-third lower tond from Boston, Now York, or nny other B isteru point. In or dorlnir koO'Is of any dosorlptlon from the Kast vlve directions to ship f( llaltlmore & Ohio K. It.,nnd lnshlpning East glveaainediroetions. 1 Freights Nhlppeil by this ronte will have des ipstuh, and bu handled with cure and save mhippers much money. J. L. WILSON, M aster Transportation, ltultimore. Mi. R. BLANOIIARI), Uon. Freight Ag't, Baltimore. - Li. M.COLE, S. B. JONK8, Qen. Tlckot Ag't, Baltimore. Own. Pain. Ag't.. fll" ineinnnn. Oin'mitl Funt Ittprmt Lint. 6 55 Am 6 40 I'm 2 38 Pm J : Am 6 0S " 5 51 ,, 830 " 880 " 8 55" 845 " 1000 " 10 00 " 35 Am ISO Pm fl 15 ' 4 10 " 19 30 Pin 8 80 Am 13 51 Am II 45 Pin 8 45 P.n 8 IX) " 800 " 400 Am 8 20 " 4 15 " ISOflPm 850 " 0 00 Pin 10 83 " Hi " V AISHD AXjX A. ROUTjI west. 23 MILES THE SHORTEST. " EXPRICSS TIIA1N8 leave Indlnnapolis ) dnilv, excopt Sunday, for 8T. LOUIS and TUB WEST. t IB only Lln running PULLMAN'S oln- ntL. .i...H..u rii.li.,..liiia T.nnlnvlllA CAn- ciVimtti, and Indianapolis, to 8t. Iiuls without chanjje. . . . Passengers should rememhor that this l the Uroat West Round Route for Kansas City, Leaven worth, Lawrence, Topeka,. Juno tion City, Fort Scott and St. Joseph. r II I r DA VI TO tTkANSAm, for the pur CMlU'inN I O posoofostnblUhlng thorn. selves In now linines, will have liberal dlsorlm. Imitloii made In their favor by this Lino. Hat 'Hfactoryo'immutatlo.i on regular rates will bo ... fflln..l.,. .....1 ..awflika ftiVf.llBtf tivwthort and their baggage, emigrant outfit i and atonic will ne snippenon inw ni"i isvuin ; bio terms, presenting to COLONISTS AND FAMILIES fluon comforts and sccommodntloni as are pre , seated by NO OTHER ROUTE. . , . mr.iirnrfi..,. nKainAiV at. at I flirt nrtnnlmil Ticket omoflH In the Knttern, Middle ud . Honthera States,. aE "' Oeiwrai Pasonr,er ant At. Loills R'IBT. KMMKTT, " ' Kiltern Paienr Airnnt. Tndlnnspolls.' - JOHIT E., SIMPSON, Oonerat BnprliUnaiot, Indlanapolli. ATTOBWEYS. D. B SHIVEL, . ATTOEUEY -A.'- Xi.A.'W", , McARTHUK. OHIO. : Will attend promptly o h. egal bnslnew entrusted to his cure In Vinion snd Bdjolnluv oounties. OFriOK In the Recunlcr'nOfliie, J. M. McQI LLI VRAY, ATTORNEY LAW. MoAHTHUIi, OHIO. WILL, attend promptly to any buslnesi Klven to his cure and management In any Court of Vinton am adJoinliiK comities, i iprioK In tlteCourt Homo. Uu HtnirH. 18-ti Q ,T. GUNNING,; McARTHUR, OHIO. OFFICE AT PR0Q STORE, MAIN STREET. U. S. CLAYPOOLE, ATTORaSTE-Y- AT LAW, McARTHUR, (Proieontlng Attoruoy of Vinton Oonutj,) WILL practice In Ross, Vinton and adjoining counties. All legal biiHinesu entrusted U his care promptly attended to. 38-tf HOMER C.JONES, AT-roiaisrEir at law, M'ARTHUIl, OHIO. OFFICE 1st noon West of Dan. Will Bros Especial attention glvou to the col lection of claims. IWi CHARLES W. GIST, j Attorney at Law ai Notary PaMc, ZALESKIIv OniO. WILLattond all legnlbiislness entrusted to hlscaro. Supply -of Blank Deeds and Mortgactos always on hand. Ofkick o. IS West Wing BnlnbrldRO Hloolt. tl HOTEL?. MERCHANT'S HOTEL, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO. J. W: VARNER Propretoi THIS Hotel Is In the most convenient pai of the city on FrontStreot. between Mai ket and Jefferson. AMERICAN HOTEL nornpr High and SlKle StreiPlo. (Nearly Opposite Htalo owti CQyTaTJS OHIO J, BLCWr . fropnetr. miTTaHrBT' ' himtehed throughout ; wltl' ' Oarf V " W lltei X mX. Wm Railroad Depots. , , DEPOT HOTEL, CH I LLI COTHE, OHIO. M.MERKLE, Proprietoi THIS Hotel, a few feet from the Railroad Depot and where all travelors upon all tralnscan taU meals, has Just iieen grenllj enlarged and thoroughly repaired, painted, ito., nnd Is now in complete order for the re eption ofijuests. irTrnlns slop ten min utes for mcala. :rTWlMS MQllBltATE. ISH AM HOUSE, JACKSON, OWIO Dr. I.T.MONAHAN, - Proprietoi npiIIS House, formerly the Islmm House,lin JL neon tnorougiuy roiiu.nioi nii.i iiniuiu- fullv furnished. Having superior (anilities, everything will be done to make guests com. fortable. Table always supplied with best market affords. Nicely ftirnUhed Rooms and cleanest Reds Ootid Rtables. Every effort made for the comfort nrpairon. ah cimrgw moderate DRY GOODS, &c. JgSTABLISHED 18 YEARS J". 3P. TCTW" BTjXi WDOLESAI.K DRAl.KK IN DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS, Front Street . . . . Portsmouth , O. J. F.TOWELLUagont for several Mills, nnd ids house Is headqnartem for tinny desirable makes of Eastern Goods. All goods will be sold at the lowost possible price. Close Cash Huvers, First Class Time, Trade. Wholesale Peddlers and FornaceTiien are par ticularly invited to an examination of Ills stock MARBLE WORKS. B. R. HIGGINS & BR0., MMnfsntnrars of ' JIAIIBLE MONUMENTS, TOMB STONES, MANTLES, FURNITURE, &o., &c, OOD assortment of Marble constantly on Ul hand. All kinds of Cemetery WorJc- Done toordorin the finest stylo. S4 DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR I Ton Tenrm tt nnblle teat lias proved Dr.CJniok'a V In oof Tiitoliave more merit than any similar preparation everoflbred to the public It Is rloh In the medicinal qunlltloeof Tar, and uiieojiniedi for diseases of the ThrtMtt A Lanil, performing the mmZ l1SIk most remarkobleoureo. It l2? effoctually oureeall Coughs rrj-nr- snrtCoias. ituaaeurnaNO ZjfT many caws uin Vr i..".'; and Brourhltla, that it han been Droiiounoed peotfla ur thette com. pliiinta. ForIltlnsin (he Itrenst, Nlun or Hark, Uravel or Kidney riia. rAae.dlseasosoftlielTrln ry Organs, Jaumliee. or any Liver ivuiplalui HIiaHiioequai. Itiealeonaaperlor Tonic, ' . llotor the Appetite, .StrenMlin inonv"'"", , Reaturoe tU IVrak ud ltbllllntHl, -Caiiae Ihe tHl lltet, Kemovte Iyspepali Iwsilirjailoii, Give tone iojrurtitui. ' '.:. y v ffewel Cases, SHoll . 'ZBostoa! . JEWELRY, MUSCAIlIwARES, And Other Seasonable Goods, at Popular Prices. . S. C. SWIFT, CI1ILLICOTIIE, OHIO. QOBONEB'S SALE, . statt of Ohio, Vinton County. Daniel Booth, Plaintiff, against Tho. n. Shaffer and Susan F. Sliaffer, Dert In Vinton Court of Common Picas. Order of sale. I PURSUANT to tho command of an order of falo issued from the Court of Common Pious f Vinton county, nnd to mu directed asCorouor if said county; in thin cause, I will ollerlbrsalc at tho door of the Court House, In the town of McAi-tnur, Vinton county, Ohio, on Monday, the 13th Day of January, A. D. 1873, at the hour of one o'clock P. if. of said day, tho following described premises, to-wit.: Sitnato in the township of Harrison, and ounty of Vinton, and Ktatoof Ohio, and known is the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quar ter of Soctlon number eight (8,) nnd the North east quai tor of tho Southeast quarter of hoi tion number eight (8,) excepting ten acres ofl'ihe North side of said Northeast quarter; and, also, the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quar ter ofocction number nine (u.) All of the nforo said lots ore in township number nine (9,) of auge number nineteen (10,) nnd estimated to 'ontain One Hundred and Ten (110) acres, be tlio same moro or less, but subject to all legal highways. Appiaised at Four hundrod dollars ($400,) and must bring two-thirds pf that sum. Ordered to be sold by tho Coroner of Vinton ounty, Ohio, as the Piopeity of Thomas II. shutter and Hiikiiu i Shaffer, to satisfy an order if sale issued from the Court of Common Picas In favor of Duniel Booth. Tkhms OP Sai.k Cash in hand. GEORttK W.GREEN, Coioner of Vinton Comity. r. B. Suivel, Att'y Tor I'l'tiff. December 11, 1872. Bw. HOLLOWAY?S PILLvJ and ' O HOUQWAYJlJDljlTMMr, (UK GRAND PI1INCIPLE that operates n I ihesii ui.iideifiil inudleines. is the uoiver that v noesess in nniii'j ng the turgid blood, and " "- , - conupt iUhP't's frinn the system. "xJwli i'Vr VLU cwwilet Mf a careful f ,. ' "i "UIP of lh "nest Veifcliible ana peculiar aiiinu. Medicinal (illlllS. r.xiracts, iierus, mi.. --,.,,1 in their com. I'ossessing not a grain of mi.. l !,' ,m" dilation, tby nevor expose those . ," ' '!,0J ' A I... nui.iifiOtl. NO 'Olll- ernced hesitate to prescribe them to their child ren, anil the most delicate constitutions can iso4hein with us great n boiu'llt fl tliumot vigorous and powerful frame. IjjoLLOWAY Si, Co. Sole Propri'tors, 78 Maiden Lane, New York. Hollowav's pills and ointment are sold at 25c, fKH', and $1 per box or pot. A great enving is made by buying tho large sizes. lec. 4. Railroad Notice. To the Stockholders of the G., Mo A. & C. R. R. Co. NOTICE Is hcrebv given that tho annual elec tion of seven (If) I l rectors for snld Rnilioad company will be held at the principal oiUco ol -aid company In Galllpolis, Ohio, on Wednesday, tholSth Day of January, Conimonclug at nine (0) o'clock In tho forenoon, lllld ( losing at rourtll o riocs ill mo unernoou of said fifteenth day of January, 1W3. J. J. CAIDOT, Socrotary of the G.,McA. & C. R. R. Co. December 18, 1878-td. (TxrHEST IN THE WORLD.tjT Kow York OfHoe. 27 BTTlFM4.Tr ST. Floral Guide FOR 1078. TIIR GUIDE Is now published Quarterly. SS cents pays fortlieyear,fournuinbcrs, which la not half tho cost. Thnso who alterwards send money to the amount of One Dollar or more lor seeds, may also order St cunts worth extra the price paid for the Outdo. The Janunrv Number is beautiful, giving flans for making ltural Homes, Designs lor lining; Table I)ecnratlolia, Window Clar dens, Sc., and containing a innss of Informa tion invaluable to the lover of flowers. One bundled and fifty pages, on line tinted paper; somnflvo hundred Euginvings, and a superb Colored 1'latn end Chromn Cover. The first edition or Two Hundred Tbousund Just printed In English and German, and ready to seudout. JAMK8VICK, Rochester, N. Y. novST-Oial AMERICAN SUBMERGED PUMP. 'The Best Pump in the World.' ' OUR Agents report over :)O0,000 worth of property sved from Fire this ; ear by these pumps, being the most powerful forno-punips lu the world, as well as Non-frner.lng. Seu October number, page 8110, Mlto tho Pree mlum List, pageUliSortho Am. Agriculturist. Tills paper never deceives the laimris. fie notice in Fubriiury number. pnge4o. Try one. If It don't do tho werk claimed, si ndttbsekand getyourmoney.ss we warrnntnur pumps to to do ull we claim for them on our eirculnis. Send forclrrultrnor orders to the llrlilpreport Writ Co., No IS Chambers Ht .New York Ah,order for nine No. 1 Puuips secures an ex slunve ow a4reuoy. No n-ttf. c WISIIART'S PINE TREE J NATURE'S GREAT REMEDY, for Tnu THROAT AND LUNGS It is gratify ing to us to inform the puhllo that Dr. L, O. O. Wishart'i Pino Tree Tar Cordial, for Throat and Lung Diseases, has gulncd an enviable reputation from the At luntic to the Pacific coast, nnd from thence to some of tho first families of Kurope, not thro' the press alone, but by pcrspns throughout the states netunlly benefitted and cured at his olUce. While he publishes less, so savour re porters, ho is unable to supply tho demand. It gains and holds its reputation - First. Not by stopping cough, but by loos ening and assisting nature to throw or) tho pphealthy matter collei ted about the throat aud bronchial tubes, which cauttt irritation. Second. ' It removes the uuse of irritation (which produces cough) of the mucous mem brane nnd bronchial tubes, assists the lungs to act and tin ow off the unhealthy secretions, and purities the blood. Third. It Is free fi om squills, lobelia, Ipecac and opium, of which most throat nnd lung remedies are composed, which allay cough only, and disorganize the stomach. It has a soothing efl'ect on tho stomach, acts on the liver aud kidneys, and lymphatic and nervous ri-gioim, uiiin reaming 10 every part ol the system, and In its Invigorating anil purifying effects it has gained a reputation which it must hold above all others in the markat. TJI3 PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL, GREAT AMERICAN DYSPEPSIA PILLS, AND WORM SUGAR DROPS, Being under my Immediate direction, they shall not Isso their curative qualities by the use of cheap and impure articles. HENRY R. WISHART, Prop'r. FREE OF CH ARGE ! Dr. L. Q. C. Wlshart's Offlce Parlors aro open on Mondnvs, Tuesdays nnd Wednesdays from 0 a. H. to B P. M., for consultation bv Dr. Win. T. Mngoe. With him are associated two insulting nlivslctnns of ccknowledired abll. Itv, This opportunity Is not offered by any other institution in the city, All letter must be addressed to ' L. Q. 0. WISHART, M. D., Io. 333 IVorth Second St. I'lIIXjAXJEXiI'fEIIA- NovemborW,19Ti."m - AS HOLIDAY PRESENTS, Sent, Post-paid, on receipt of the marked price. Wo can recommend the following Vocal Col lection of choice l'inno Hongs: ''Shining Lights," (sacred song;) "Golden Leaves," Vols, I. and II. ( "Hearth and Homo," "Fireside Echoes," "Sweet Sounds," and "Priceless Gems." Price, 11.75 cm h in boards; 1 in cloth; 12.50 in cloth and gilt. Also tho following Instrumental Collections: "Fairy Fingers." "Magio Circle," "Young Pianist," and "Pearl Di ops," four essy col lections. "Musical Recreations," "Pleasant Memories," "(Jolden Chimes," and " Brilliant Gems," for moro advanced players. ' Prlco of each book, $1.75 In boards; 2 In oloth ; (9.60 In doth and gilt Strauss' Waltzes, (ask for Peters' Edition.) In S vols., ft each in boards; (5 In cloth. Movello'i Cheap Edition of Piano-Forte Classics, consist ing or Mendelssohn's complete wot Its In 4 vols., 8vo, price (11)0 each: Folio Edition, IA each; Beethoven's Sonatas. 4; Beethoven's Pieces, 3; Chopin's Waltzes, Polnnaitt's, Nocturnes, Ma zurkas, Ballads, and Piobides, price $S each; Schubei t's Ten Sonatas, fs; Schubort't Piano Plores. li; Mozart's Sonatas, Weher'l Coin plots Pluuo Pieces, $4; Schunian's 43 PIwoh, 3, In ordui ing these, lie sure to ask for Novcllo's Edition. Thcv are nil hnndsomeeilltloni. Nov cllo's Cheap Vocal Collections t Mother Goose, W and $3: Randegger's Sacred Songs, (2.B0; Mendolssonn'i 7fl Hongs, beautifully bound, $7.50; Hi hinnan's Vocal Album, $11: Moore's Irish Mel odies, Folio Kdltlon, by Itall'o, $8; German Volkslleder Album, !!. etc.. ' ' Stalner's Christmas Carols, new and old, lllus tialcd. Price, $4. Tho same without: Illustra tions, In S vols., II each; complete, $1.60. I'r.TXR'8 Mi'hioai. Monthly, price 90 cents eaih, every iiiimbcrcontalnliigat Ieast4 dollars wmthof muslo. Bound volumes for I860, 1870, 1871, and 1878,f6 each. Address, 6V9 BrwwJwtry, jTinr Yort, DEACON SMITH'S BULL; DEACON SMITH'S BULL; OR Mike Fink in a Tight Place. j Mike Fink, a notorious Buck eye hunter, was contemporary, with the celebrated Davy Crock ett, and his equal in all things appertaining t0 human nrowess. It was even said the animals in his neighborhood knew the crack of his rifle, and would take , to their secret hiding places on the nrsfc intimation that Mike was about. ' Yet, strange, though truer he ..was .but little known beyond his, immediate "ICbKUTST When we knew him he was an old man the blast of seventy winters had silvered o'er his head and taken the elasticity from his limbs ; yet in the whole of his life was Mike never worsted, except upon one occa sion, lo use his own lansTiafe. he never "gin in, used ud. to o O ' anything that traveled on two legs or lour, but once. "That once, we want." said Bill Slasher, as some dozen of us sat in the bar-room of the old tavern in the settlement. "Gin it to us, now, Mike you've promised long enough. and you're old now, and needn't care, continued Bill. "Right, right, Bill," said Mike, "but we'll open with a HcJcer all round fust, it'll kind o' save my leeiin s, 1 reckon " "Thar, that's good. Better than t'other barrel, if anything!" "Well, boys," commenced Mike, "you may talk o' your scrimmages, tight places and sich like, and substract 'em alto gether in one all-mighty big 'un, ana tney nam t no more to be compared with the one I war in than a dead kitten to an old she bar! I've fout all kinds o'.var mints, from an Injun down to a rattlesnake ! and never was more willin' to quit fust but that once -r-and twas with a bull "You see, boys, it was an aw ful hot day in August, and I war nigh runnln' off into pure He, whei I war th.inkh' that a dip in the creek mout save me. Well, thar was a mighty nice place in old Deacon Smith's medder for that parti'lar bizzi- nesa, po 1 wept down amongst the bushes to unharness. I iist hauled the old red shirt over my head, and war thinkin' how scrumptious a feller of my size would feel a wallerin' round in that ar water, and was jest 'bout gom in wnen itseed the old Deacon's iull a makin' a B-line to whar I stood. "I know'd the old cuss, for he'd skar'd more people thftp all the parsons p' the 'settlement,' and cum mighty near kill'n a few. Things J, Mike you're in rather a tight place-r-get your fix'ns on, or he'll be a drivin them big horns o' his in ver bowels alore that time ! Well. you'll hev to try the old varmint; naked, I reck'n. "The bull war on one side o the creek and T'oii t'other, and the way he made the sile fly for awhile, as 11 lie ,war a diggm my grave, war distressing . "Come on, ye bellenn old heathen', said I, and don't be a standin' thar: for. as the old Deacon said o' the devil, 'yer not comely to look on. "This kind o' reach'd his un derstanding and made him more wishious ; for he hoofed a little like, and made a drive. And as I don't like to stand in any body's way, I gin him plenty sea-room ! So ho kind o' passed bv me and come out on t'other side ; and, as the captain o' the Mud-bwamp Hangers would say, "Though I war ready for 'im ;his time, he come mighty nigh runnin' foul o' me ! So I made up my mind the next time he went out he wouldn't bo alone. So when he passed I grappled his tail and he pull'd me out on the sile, and as soon as we war both a top o' the bank old brindle stopp'd and war about commin' round agin when I begin pull'n' t'other way. v "Well, I reck'n this kind o' riled him, for he fhst stood, stock still and looked at me for a spell, and then commenced paw in' and bellerin', and the way he made his hind gearin' play in the air, war beautiful. ; "But it warn't no use, he couldn't tech me, so he kind o' stopped to git wind for suthin devilish, as I jedged by the way he stared! By this time I hac made up my mind to stick to hif fail as long as h stuck to hb backbone ! I didn't like to hoi lar for help, nuther, kase it war agin my principles, and the deacon-lad -pvsic$i'in;attiis. - honsc aod it'warn&f c' nailer. "I know'd if he hern the noise, the hull congregation would come down ; and as I warn't a married man and had a kind o' hankerin arter a gal thai war thar, I didn't feel as if I would like' to be seed in that ar predicament. So, sez I, you old sarpent, do yer cussedest!. And so he did; for he drug me over every briar and stump in the field, until I war sweatin' and bleedin' like a fat bear with a pack o' hounds at his heels. And my name ain't Mike Fink, if the old critter's tail and I didn't blow out some times at a dead level with the varment's back ! "So you may kalkelate we made good time. Bimeby he slackened a little, and then I had him for a spell, for I list drapp'd behind a stump and thar snubbed the critter! Now, ses I, you'll pull up this 'ere white oak, break yer tail, or jest hold on a bit till 1 blow "Well, while I war settin' thar, an idea . struck me that I had better be a gittin' out o' this in some way. But how adzactly was the pint. If I let go and run he a be ioul o me sure, "So lookin' at the matter in all its beanns . I cum to fhp conclusion that I'd better let somebody know whar I war ! So I gin a yell louder than a loco motive whistle, and it warn't long afore I seed the Deacon's two . dogs a oomin' down like as if they war seem' which could git thar fust, "I know d who thev war arter they'd jine the bull agin me. I war sartin, for they war orful wenemous and had a spite agin me. "So, ses L old brindle. as ridin' is as cheap as walkin' on this 'ere route, if you've no .ob jections, I'll jist take a deck passage on that ar back of your n I bo I wasn't long gittin' astride o' him, then if you'd been thar, you'd 'ave sworn tbarwar'nt notnm' human in thatar mix! the sile flew so orftillv as tho critter and I rolled round the field one dog on one side and one on 'tother, tryin' to clinch my fee,t! "I pray'd and cuss'd. and cuss'd and pray'd, until I couldn't ;eu whicn i did last and neith er warn't of no use, they war so oriuny mixed up. Well,' I reckon I rid about an hour this way, when old brin dle thought it war time to take in a supply o' wind and cool off little ! So when we got round to a tree that stood thar. Iia nat'rally halted. ' "JNow, says I, old boy, you'll ose one passenger sartain. So I jest clum upon a branch, kalke- latin to roost thar till I starved. afore I'd be rid round in that ar way any longer. S'l war makin tracks for the ;op o' the . tree, when I heard suthin' a makin' an orful buzzin' over my head. I kinder looked up, and if thar . warn't well. ther's no use a swearin' now, but it was the biggest hornet's nest ever built! "You'll (gin in' now, I reckon, Mike, case thar's no help for you! But an idea struck me, then, that I'd stand a heap bet ter chance a ridin' the bull than whar I war. Says I, 'old feller, if you'll hold on, I'll ride to the next station, anyhow, let that bo whar it will 1 "So I jist drapped aboard him agin, and looked aloft -to see what I had gain'd in changin quarters;' and, gentlemen, Pin a liar it thar warn t nigh a half a bushel of stingin' varmints ready to pitch into me when the word 'go was gin. ; "Well, I reckon they, got it, for , 'all hands' started for our wmpany! t Some on 'em hit the Jogs about a quart stuck me, and the rest -charged on 'brindle ' . "This time, the " dogs ;led off fust, 'dead bent' for the old dea con's, and , as soon as I and old brindle could get underway,, we followed 1 " And as I war only a deck passenger and, had nothin' W owitk.. fiteerinl jha.' crafiVl wore if we had :v v'o shouldn't have run that channel anyhow 1 "But, as I said afore, the dogs took the lead brindle and I next, and the hornets dre'klv arter. The dogs yellin brindle bellerin', and the hornets buzzin' andstingm'1 1 didn't sav nothin'. for it warn't no use. "Well, we'd got about two hundred yards from the honse. and the deacon hern us and cum out. I seed him hold ud hia hands and turn white! I reck oned he was prayin', for he didn't expect to be called for so soon, add it wan't long, nither, afore the hull congregation, men- women and children, cum out, and then all hands went to vel lin! V "None ot 'em had the fust no tion that brindle and I belonged to this world. I iist turned mv head and passed the hull conjrre- gation ! I seed the run would be up soon, lor brindle couldn't turn an inch from a fence that stood ahead ! "Well, we reached that fence. and I went ashore, aver friA nl1 critter's head, landing on 'tother side, and lay thar 6tunned. It warn't long afore some of 'em as war. not so scared, come round to see what I war! . For all hands kalkelated that the bull and I belonged together ! But when brindle walked off by himself, they seed how it war, and one of 'em said, 'Mike Fink has got the wust of the scrt'mmaae once in Ma lifeP "Gentlemen, from that day I drapped the courtin' bizziness. and never spoke to a gal since ! And when my hunt is un on this yearth, thar won't be any more n i . . . r ink s I ana it is all ow n' f. to Deacon Smith's Brindle Bvlll in Features of Fashion. Monkey skin furs are to be. Gothic iewelrv ia cmite tbo v , 1 fancy. Ladies muffs will be meagre in size. .Neutre color is a late fashion able tint. New York belles are weariiifr "Orloof boots." Ladies' mantles consist mainlv' of sleeves. Spotted short veils have glim mered out of vogue. Crinoline is being wholly dropped on the promenade. Eccentricity in dress is the rage at present in Paris. Nothing is so dignified for an elderly lady as black velvet Dull filigree work makes a beautiful setting for diamonds. The donariere glove, for half toilette, is the latest in that lone. Ruffles give softness and whiteness to thtf hand. Cuffs do not. Ladies carry -alligator skin traveling bags valued at $50 each The nobby bracelet no longer clasps; it twines around your arm. ' Feather trimmings will worn for dresses as well be as cloaks. . A new Btyle of bracelet fast ens with a button, like' a shirt sleeve.' Bohemian garnets, set in sil ver, are getting fashionable for demi-toilette. Love is ownership.'1 We own whom we loves. Tho uni verse is Gtfi'e boc9u0D.fyIcta.