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Union
LOUIS 0. COWAN.
VOLUME XVI.
"ETERNAL HOSTILITY TO EVERY FOBH OP OPFRESSI ON OVER THE MIND OR BODY OP MAN."—Jctfeuso*.
OFFICE IN HOOPER'S BRICK BLOCK, LIBERTY STREET.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
BIDDEFORD, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 18. 1860.
NUMBER 21.
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»T TUOMAS ROOD.
Hw*. »l»i the tall plantation Ira
Slope to the riw, d»m the kilt.
Strange ina|inl— liha raeaal Kara—
llara made ma vuJer at thair will.
I aw, with kilUttwLn eyes.
The kill tad flowera tkat mart Ik? Spring,
And X»ture'e myriad prop bee We
Of what the Summer rune wBl kriog.
For every aenee I lad delight
The new-wad cuahat'a murtnarouatonee.
Young bloaaome buret to* into light,
And the rich ok eftkt eoaeai
The larch, with taaaala purple-pink,
Wkiapere like diaUnt fhlling brooka;
And aun-iorgottea dewdropa wink
Amid the grtae, in akady oooka.
Tke breeee, tkat haage round every bu*h.
Steal* aweetneee from tke trader ahoota.
With, here and there, a perfumed guah
From violate among the ruota.
Sue—where behind the tried rock
Orow drifta m( white aaemoaiea,
Aa if tke Spring—ia Winter'a mock—
Were mimicking kia aaowa with theee.
The aingle bloom yon fartM bear
Gleame tike the lery planet Mara;—
The creamy primroeee appear
In galaiiea of vernal stars;—
Ami, grouped in Pleiad clatter round.
Lent liliee blow—aome ait or eeraa;—
With bloeaom-conatellationa crown'd,
Thia quiet nook reaemblea llcavru.
Agricultural.
YORK COUNTY
CATTLE SHOW fc FAIR.
To||e held li Sua, Of l 9th, IClh. 4 Ulh. ISM.
Tho York County Agricultural Society
offer* Ibc following premium* lor the year
1600.
PLOWING.
Dovblk Teams.—For the boat perform
ance in plowing, at least one-eighth of an
•em—witkia oue hour—not lea* than nine
inche* fh depth.
Firat premium, $."> 00; acconJ premium,
3,00; tlaird premium, "2,00.
Simile Teams.—For tho beat perform
ance in plowing, at leaat one-eighth of an
acre, uot leaa than seven inehea Jeep.
Firat premium, #4,00; second premium,
0,00; third premium, 'ZOO.
U.-at Trawler, under 18 jrcara of age,
$si.UO; anNNA hooker *JtL
House Teams.—For the beat perform
ance lu plowing with Itorses.
Firat premium, $1,00 ; second premium,
2,00.
Not*.—A double team will conaist of
two yoke ol oxen, with or without a driver;
or a team of one yoke of oxen and a horse
also, w ii h or without* driver. Single Team,
one yoke of oxen with or without a driver,
la awarding pri-iuiuma, one hour will be
allowed for the performance of the work,
regard being bad to the width and depth of
the furrnw.gltce, and ihe evennem, ease and
quiet with which the work la performed.
Teams that aro entered for jitowing, and
remain over night, kept at the expense of
tbe Society.
EXPERIMENTS U.^ x<\nuit&o.
Fo: an exact and aatiafactory experiment
in tha prrparation and application of nn
nure«, either animal, vegetable or mineral,
due regard bring bad to ecooomy. Firat
prvtaiom, $8,00; aecond premium, $5,00.
CULTIVATION OF GRAIN CROPS.
1. For tbe beat conducted experiment in
Wheat, on not Iraa tli in one aero of land,
drat premium, $4.00; a.-eond premium, 2,00.
3. For the beat conducted experiment in
Rye, on not lew than one acre of land, firat
premium, $4 00; aecond premium, 300.
3. Fur the beat conducted experiment
in Oata. on not Isaa than one aero of land,
tir«t premium, $4,00; aecond premium, 3,00.
4. For the beat conducted experiment in
Barley, on not Iraa than uao acre of land,
first premium, $4,00; aecond premium, 9,00.
3. For the beet cooducted experiment in
Buck wheat, firat premium, #4,00; aecond
premium, 2,00.
ti For the beat conducted experiment in
Indian Corn, on not leaa thin one acre of
land, Hut premium, $6.00; aecond premi
um, 4,00. For the brat trace of corn ex
hibited at the annual ahow, #*4,00 ; 3d, 1.00
7. Fur the beet conducted experiment in
raiaiug While Bean*. on not Jeae than one
fourth acre of land, $4,00. *
Claimant* for prcmiuma on Grain Crop*
are required to eeter their crop with the
'Secretary early in the Fall, ao that the
Committee may have time to examine tho
emp before being barveeted, if they deem
U nvcMury ; and aleo, after the crop u hai
veAed, to make an accurate aui>-«wn| of
the amount of the yield, the quantity of
land on which the experiment waa made,
the worih of the crop, and the coat of pro
ducing it, the aukiuot of manure uaod, and
* general atatemeni of the manner in which
the land and crop waa man,r«|. They are
aleo reqeked to have a ammyU of the crop
oo exhibition at the Show and P«ir.
• ROOT CULTURE.
For the beat conducted «xpeum*«t in
raiaing Potatoea, one acre, $4,00.
Fbr the beat conducted experiment m
raxing Beeta, $3,00.
For the beat conducted experiment in
ratamg Carrots, $4,00.
For the beet conducted experiment in
raiaiaf Pa rani pa, $3,00.
For the beat conducted experiment in
raiaiag Rota Bagaa, $3.00.
For the beet conducted experiment in
rawing Turnip*, $3,00.
For the heat eoadaeted experiment in
rawiaf Oaions, $3.00.
Samplae of one baahel to be presented al
tho aanual exhibition.
Theae eropa moat he raised oa not lam
than one-half acre of land, except Paraoipa
and Omooa, which may be oa ooe-quarter of
an acre, and the quantity ascertained by
•••ght, as folio wa i—Carrot a, U poonda;
Best*, GO; Ruta Bagaa, tiO; Paraoipa, 43;
T arm pa, 3a
It ahaJI be the dnty of the Commitue oo
theae experiments, to take into eonav'era
tion the character of the eoil on which the
crops have been raised, the capital mm
ployed, the whole management tad cost of
the sxpsvimsat, aad to award the preeuuma
with particular regard to the geaerai menu
of the applicant, who ahail be required to
aaka a detailed atalaaiaat,
VEGETABLES.
For the best collection am) variety of
Gutlitn Vegetables, regard being had to
tbe quantity as well aa quality exhibited ;
first premium, $5,00; second premium, 3,00
For the beat cuilection and greateat va
riety of Potatoes, not leaa than a peek >jf
each kiod, a premium of $"1,00.
ANIMALS.
Nuts.—Id all cases where it is found that
animals entitled to the first premium have
before received the aame at any former U
| Inbition of the Society a Diploma, certifying,
that said animal ia the beet, ahall be awarded
iastead of the premium. The Diploma of
the Society shall be awarded at the dis
cretion of the several Committees, for ani
msls exhibited from without the limits of
the County.
Bills.—For 'he best thoroughbred Dur
ham, of undoubted pedigree, $.'>00; best
Ayrshire, $5,00; Jersey, 5,00; Hereford,
5,00; Devon. 5.00. Best Native, 2 or more
years old, $5,00.
Fat Cattli—For the beat beef animal,
fattened within the county, regard being
bad to the manner of feeding, and the ex
j penso thereof—first premium, $7,00; sec
ond premium, 3,00.
Milcn Cows,—For the best Milch Cow,
Dot le»s than three yesrs old, with satiafac
i tory evidence of the quantity and quality of
her milk, and the manner in which she haa
been fed, certiftcalea of which must be filed
in writing, of the product of her milk and
butter made fr>>m the cow during two pe
riods of ten days each. Three months,
neither more twr less, shall clsp«e between
the two periods of trial aforesaid, and the
last trial ahall be completed before the date
of the annual exhibition. In eaacawhero
the milk is not made into butter, the quan
tity and weight of the milk must be atated,
lime of the cowa calving, and quality of the
calf. Verbal atatementa cannot be depend
ed upon or received. First prumium, $5,00;
sec. nd premium, $2,00; 3d, Flint's Book
on the Cow.
IlKirxas.—Not more than three ycara
old—first premium, $3,00; second premium,
$2,00; third premium, Dr. Dadd on Dis
eases of Animals.
ror 1110 uesj jresriing newer, premium,
Flint'* Book on the Cow.
WORKING OXEN.
For the best pair of Working* Oxen, n<»t
leu than five year* old, regard being had
to tht ir sixe, strength, docility, training and
appearance. In testing their power, the
load la not to exceed two tons— fir#t premi
um, $«>.00 ; second premium, 4,00 ; third
premium, 3,00.
Best 4 oi Team, owned by one man, $5;
second, $3.
For the best herd of cows, not lets than
six, $<»,00.
Steers.—For the best pair of four years
I old steers, broken to yoke—first premium,
$5,00; second premium, 3,00; third pre
mium, book.
Three year* old—first premium, $4,00;
second do., 3,00; third do^ book.
Two years old—first premium, $3,00;
second do., 2,00; third do., book.
One year old—first premium, $3,00; sec
ond do., 2,00; third do., book.
Steer Calves—premium, ——.
HORSES.
For the be»t pair of Matched Horses, first
premium, $0,00 ; second do., 4 00.
Fur the b>-st Single Carriage ilorse, first
premium, 4,00; second da, 3,00.
For the best Work or Fanu Horse, $4;
3d do., $ 300.
For the best Stillion, on satisfactory as
soAince that he shall be kept in the County
at least nino montlis f'om the day of cxhi
bition, first premium, $0; second do., $4 ;
31, Dsdd's llorve Doctor.
For the best Breeding Mare, with foal by
her side, $5,00 ; 2nd do., 3,00.
For the best three years old Colt, $3,00;
2d do., Dadd's Horse Doctor.
For the best two yesrs old Colt, $3,00;
2d do., Dadd's Ilorse Doctor.
For the best yearling Colt, $2,00; 2d do.,
book.
For the best Trotting Horse, regard being
had to the actioo and time—first premium,
$8,00; 2d do^ 5,00; third do, 2,00.
SWINE.
For tbe best Boar, not lees than t» months
old, $3,00 ; 2nd d<v, book.
For the best Breeding Sow, with Pigs,
$500; 2d do., 3,00.
For the best litter of Pigs, not less than
four in number, regard beiug had to their
age. $4.00; 2d do., 3,00.
For the beat fattened swine, regard being
hid to the manner of feeding, and the ex
pense thereof, $4,00; 2d do^ 2,00.
SHEEP.
For lb* brat Buck, ft!,00.
For the bMt Hock, not Icm than six io
i number, $5,00; 2d Jo., 3,00.
LIVE FOWLS.
For the beat lot of Hen*. not leas than
1*2, tint premium $*2,00; 2J, Bennett on
i FowU.
For the brat lot of Turkey*, $-,00; 2d,
book.
For tbe best lot of Get*, $9,00; 2d,
book.
For tbe beat lot of Duck*, $1,C0.
DAIRY.
For the beat produce of Duller, for f mr
month*, from the30th of May to the 120th
of September, a sample of not le«u» than
twenty pound* to bo exhibited—quontily a a
well a* ijiuiJUy to bo taken into view ; with
y\ full account of tho mmner of !*td\ng tho
cow or cowa, and the general management
of the milk and butter, fiiat premium 5,GO;
•Ju l do., 3,00.
Notk.—It will be aeeo that tbc«e prcmi
\ uin* aro offered for lite beat produce and
l not aitnply for th" beat specimen* exhibited,
j Competitor* will therefore be particular in
, keeping an aecouut.and preparing a atate
u»«nt «»f the entire produce within the time
; wculioned. Each lot preaented for premi
um inuat be numbered but cot marked; any
1 pMblie or known mark, mwt be completly
e wcealed, nor mu*t the competitor* be pre
aent at th« examination.
For U«WeM Jane made Bolter,not law
than 12 iba., $3.00; 2wi da, 2,00.
i. »o .t k^L8r'rt-Butter, not I cm
than 12 lbs, $3 00 ; 2nd do, 2,00.
Caiaas. t beat apecimrn of cheese
of not lo- than 25 lb*, F-.r* p^oi.um, #2,00
Second premium, rlim mi tbe Cow.
*^r the moat •atufactor, auument to bo
rendered at tbe aooual Exhibition in 1830
of tba quantity of milk ftraa for ooe ««ar'
fur any number of Cow*, not Ust Ikan tkr*t\
, including a deaeripiion of tho character, age
and breed of the Cowhand a particular ac
count of their feeding and general manage,
ment—firat premium #6,00; second do.,
4,00.
BREAD.
For tbe bMt loaf of Wheat and Indian, of
two to lour lb*i weight; firat premium 1,00;
iccood do*, 50 cents.
For the beat loaf of Rye amd Indian, of
four to *ix lb*, weight; first premium, 1,00 ;
MCOQd <K, 50 ctoti.
For tbe best loaf of WbMt Bread, of two
to foor Iba. weight; Am premium, 1,00 MO
oad do, 30 ceau.
The Bread presented for premium must be
nade on the day previous to the Exhibition
9* anme female member of a family, exclu
uve of hired persona, in whose name the
entries ahall be made, and to whom the pre
mium ahall be awarded. The Bread ahall
be baked in the oven commonly used by the
family id which it ahall be made. A writ
ton statement of the process of making the
Bread shall accompany each loaf.
Names of the contributor* must not be
known by the Committee, and no person
shall serve ou the Committee if any member
of his family shall be a competitor.
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES
Fajsct Articles,— including Needle
work, Cruchetwork, Shellwork Millinery,
6ic.; also, articles wrought bv children on>
der twelve years of age exhibiting superior
ingenuity and industry.
rV such articles in this department aa
may be deemed worthy, a premium at the
discretion of the Committee. The earn of
the premiums not to exceed $50,00.
MAXi'rACTi'Rr.s or Cloth, Flakjiels,
Hosiery, Sic.—Cotton Clotk.—For the best
specimen of Woolen Cloth, of any descript
ion not less than twenty yards in quantity,
a premium of $2,00,
Cotton and H'ooltn .MLrtd.—For the best
specimen ol Cotton and Woolen Cloth, of
any description, not less thnn twenty yards
iu quantity, a premium of $2,00.
FlanntU.—Vot the best specimen of
Flsnncl, not less thsu twenty yards, a prem
ium of $12,00.
For thu beat pair of Woolen Blankets,
$1.50.
For the best specimen of Woollen Hose,
50 eta.
For the beat specimen of Woolen Half
Hose, 50 cts.
For the best specimen of Cotton Iloae,
50 cts.
For the best specimen of Worsted lloae,
50 cts.
For th* bc«t specimen of Sewing Silk,
not less tlun 1-2 pound, $2.00.
For tho best specimen of Knitting Yarn,
not less than one pound, 50 cts.
For the beat Fleece of Wool, $1,00.
For the best llcarth Rug, $1,00; 2d do,
Diploma.
Counterpart.—For the best Counterpane,
regard being had to quality and expenae of
rnateriala ; first premium, $2,00; second do.,
$1,00.
TMirintm ana rropficro rron.—r or iuc
finest collections and beat specimens of ar
tides in each of these departments, a pre*
miuinat the discretion of the Committee.
Unnt, Copptr, Iron and Hriintmia Hart.—
For the best specimens b\ articles in each
of thcs« departments, a premium at tho dis
cretion of the Committee.
Cttbintl H'urk.—For tho best specimen of
Cabiuet Work, a premium or the Society's
Diploma.
Jiorst and Ox Shoes.—Dest specimen of
Iiorse and Ox Shoes, book.
Ltatktr antl . Iriiclts M*nufacturtd Ikirr
from.—For the best specimen of Thick
Boots, 91,00,
For the be*t specimen of Thin Boots, $1.
For the best specimen of Ladies' Boots,
$1,00.
For the bant spaeiiaen of LadtW Walk
ing Shoes, 50 cU.
For the best specimen of Upper or Sole
Leather, or Morocco, a premium of $1,00,
or Diploma.
For the best single Carrivgo Hsrnrss,
For the beat apecimeu of Double Carriage
Harness, $(1,00.
For the best specimen of Cart Harness,
$1.50.
Carriafftt, Wagons, Carls, t(C.—For the
best specimen of Family Carriage, for one
or more horses; Sleigh, £1.00, or Diploma,
For tho beat Covered Wagon. 00.
For the best Open Wagon, 0*^ 00.
For the best Farm Wagon, $2,00.
For the beat Farm Cart, j>\{,00.
Jtllits. Prtsrrvts, Picklts and Ktlchups.—
For the finest collection and beat specimens
of each, made of articles of domestic growth,
• premium of $1,00 each.
Note. It la to be uoder<t»od that all aiticlra
presented for premium in each of lbs foregoing
department*, ahall hava tieen manufactured or
produced wilhiu the County during the last Tear
and by the person present)- g tbsui. Also, that,
in every ease, the examining Committee ahall
have*the right to aubatilute the Society'a Dipt »
ma, lor a premium, or to give it where none haa
been awarded at their diarrttioa.
Article* iu either of the above departmanta,
contributed to the Exhibition by peraons not
reaident in the Cwunty, shall receive autiable
attention from the Couimitte and if worthy, be
awarded a Diploma.
HONEY.
For the greatest qmniity and best quali
ty ot Honey, $.'1.00, tor the second quantity
■ad bent q«i««litjr of llonry, bonk.
FRUITS AND FIX)\VERS.
For the bent grown and greatest variety
of Apples, 3 00; 2nd, 2,00; 3d, Quinb)'*
Mysteries of B«?e Keeping Kxplainud.
For the beat grown and greatest variety
of Pears, 3,00 ; aecond do.. Book.
For the beat Diah n( Pears, not le«« than
12 * pec I ma pa, 1.00; 2nd do., ,S0.
Fur the beat I>i»b of Applea, not less than
12 specimens, 1,00; 2nd do., .50.
Fur the beat buabel of Autumn Applea,
1,00 2nd do., 7 Vu,; 3d do.. ,50.
For tlie beat bushel of Winter Applea,
1,00; 2nd do., Tocta; 3d do.. .50.
Grapts.—For the best Native Grapes,
raiml in the open air, 1,00; 2nd do., 50cts.
For the beat Foreign Grapes, 1,00 ; 2ud
do.. ISO.
Flotrtrt.—Premiums will be awarded on
Flow or* and 1) xjucta in amount not exceed
log #5.00.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
For the beat Plow, $3,00 or Diploma.
" Cuilioator, $2.00 or Diploma.
.Ill other .itricttUurnl Implement*, a Di
ploma at the discretion of the Committee.
General Kegulalions.
All entriea for premiuma muat be made
in writing with the Secretary, Jour Ha.i
•com, belore the first day of the Show, (ex
cept aa specified in the offerings,) so that
tiny mar be arranged in J ready for the sev
eral Adjudging Committee*, without conlu
aion and mistakes, on the morning of th«
Show. They may be transmitted by maiifpott
paid) or by private conveyance to him at
Saco, prrrious to Octobt-r ihh. No entriea
from Saco or Biddelord will be received af
ter Monday evening, and none from any
other town in the Cooniv after 0 o'clock A.
M., on the moroinf of tha Show. Article*
brought ra after the time specified will be
for exhibition only.
Persons wishing tn exhibit artklea or
stock for show or eale only, by attaching
their nam*a to the earne, willhsve leave to
do so, by entry with the Secretary.
Tbo written atatemruts heretofore re
quired by our regulations, having Jailed
somewhat to answer their design, special
attention is (eqoeated to the following ax
tract from the law, prescribing the powers
and dntiea of Agricultural aul llorticultur
i| Societies
Sacr. 4. It ahall be th. d.tr of mrj Agri
celtural 8ss*a*y. applrtsg far the beuty ot tko
Stata, la rsqaif* mt *11 eoaipetitora far prswU
«ns te iU as tba blank* furnished br tfca Bee
ratery ot UiBwH ot AKrtaeltaie, he sask
perpuae, by aaawenag all theqaastisM thsrain
proposed, to (he beat of their knowledge and be
lief, mil present the Mine to the several award
ing Committees, with their application for pre
mium* ; and aaid Committeee shall file all auch
returns with their list of awards, and return
the aame to the Treasurer of auch Society ; and
no snrh Treasurer shall pay any auch premiums
aa may be awarded by such Committees which
are not accompanied by auch returns as abovo
ipeeilled.
Section 3 make* the payment of the
8tate Bounty conditional upon the Society,
requiring the statements a* above, and re
turning them to the Secretary of the Board
of Agriculture.
. The importance of faithful and accurato
atatementa can hardly be inaptcd upon too
strongly. It la of little consequence to the
public whether Mra. A. gets the premium for
the beat butter and cheese, rather than Mra,
B., or whether Mr. C. can crow a lujndnV
buehela of corn or a hnndred pouwl^ofCteA'
and pork aa cheaply aa Mr. D. doca fifty,
but if we can obtain auch information from
Mra. A. and Mr. C. aa will enable the whole
community to go and do likewiee, it ia evi
dent that a great public good baa been ac
complished.
Competitors for prcmiuma will obtain the
blanka of the Secretary, and they will un
derstand that unleaa they are filled and pre
sented, (in all cases where they are requir
ed,) no Committee is to award premiums,
and even if they should, the Treasurer ia
forbidden to pay thein.
The list of preniiuma offered being much
more liberal than that of moat other Socie
ties in the Slate, and aa largo aa the funds
will ollow, no Committees (except the Inci
dental Committee) are authorized to award
gratuities or discretionary premiums, except
i in such caaea as tho Trusteca bavo author
ised them to do so.
Discretionary prcmiuma ire expected to
be in proportion to the others offered, and are
in all caaea aubject to the revision and ap
prove I of theTruateea.
Inhibitors of neat stock and swine, living
more than eight milea from the place of
Show, will be paid for expenses of trans
portation at a rate not exceeding ten cents
per mile for the distanco over eight miles,
for each single animal; and a further sum
not exceeding six cents per mile, for each
additional animal driven by any one exhib
itor, provided he enter with tho Secretary,
with his entry ofssid animals, the distance
travelled, and provided aaid animals bo ad
judged by tho appropriate Committees to be
of more thajj ordinary value and to contrib
uie io me onow. i no Bum 10 do »iin»ni
by tlio Trnatccs, who will (alto into conaid
oration the circumatancea of cach cmo so
aa to operate equitably unJ impartially, as
nearly aa may be.
No premium will be awarded on any an
imal or article thai haa previously received
eno in the aamo clan from the Society in
this County ; and no object or article will
be entitled to a premium, unleaa it posses
ses point* of superiority; and the Commit
teen are instructed to withhold premiums, if,
id their opinion, the article* or objecta are
not deemed worthy to receive the aamo ; and
no animal, or apeennena of Iruit, vegetables,
or other article of produce, shall be uward
ed more than one premium, thoii|:h exhibit
ed for cxccllenco in different clusses.
To be entitled to a premium claimed, the
animal must be owned in the County, and
the crop must bo raised, and the articlo
manufactured in th*> County of York by lite
person making the entries.
AnwniI* for breeding, thooch raised out
of the County, may be entitled to the pre*
mium, payable alter they have been in the
County one year.
Satisfactory evidence will bo rrquircd re
specting the truth of all statements by com
petitors, before any premiums ahall be
awarded.
Gentlemen appointed Adjudging Commit
tees are requested to make arrangements to
attend to the duties asaigued them, and they
arc authorized to rill all vicancies that mny
exi«t on the daya of the Show and Fair, in
their respective Committee*. And all who
arc appointed on any Committee aro re
quested to register their namea <m a book in
the hands of the Secretary immediately on
their arrival. It is hoped and expected
that Committees will report more in detail
than heretofore, and will previously prepare
the general outline* of their teveral Re
ports, that they may bo completed and
ready to bo read on the second day of the
Show.
The several Committees aro expected to
aerve gratuitously, unless otherwise provid
ed for by the Trustees in advance. Any
gentleman named on ■ Committee, who
may decline to aerve, or cannot attend, i*
requested t-j notify the Secretary thereof
in season to have the vacancy supplied.
No peraon serving on any of the Com
mittee*.shall have a vole in any caae, when
he ahall bo personally interested a* a com
petitor.
In caae prcmiuma are awarded to per
rons not members, of or upwards, $1
will be deducted from each—ahould the
premium be leu that the aum paid will
be one half the published amount. This
rule doe* not apply to articles made and
exhibited by the ladies.
Hay will b« furnished, free of exepnac,
for all auimala exhibited during the day of
exhibition.
I miliums win vv |mhi mjahi umu»-j
to the Treaaurer thirty «l»y« after tin- Sliow
and Fair, and auch aa are uncalled for
within one year from that time will be con
aidered aa being giveu io the Socicty in aid
uf ita fund*.
Every Life and Yearly Member ofthe 8o»
eiety will be entitled to ten »ingle ticket*,
to be delivered to the door keeper on enter
ing the hall, one for each peraon who en
tera. Tboae not membera of the Society
will be admitted to the 11*11 for 12 1-2 cent*,
and children at half price—their ticket* to
be delivered to the door keeper, on entering
the Hall. All peraon* admitted lo the
Show Ground on iho firat day of the exhi
bition,/m.
It la to be hoped that the Lsdica ofthe
County will not only contribute to tho ex
hibition the worka of their taate and aklll
but that they will alto enliven it with their,
preaence.
COMMITTEES
Grain ItooU and Vtgdahlt*.—Joahua
llernck, Alfrrd; Oliver Dyer, Suco; Na
thaniel MilUken, Buxton.
Working Oxtn.—Si inn el Robert*, Wal
erborouch ; Wm. II. Deering, Saco; Oliver
P. Milliken, Buxton.
Built and SUtrt.—Francia Durrell, Ken
nebunkport; Daniel Knight, Limerick; Sam
uel Uilpalric, Biddcfoid.
fhtCalUf.—Chaa. Hill, Sico; Aaa H.
Fom, Biddcford; Norm Wiggm, Kenne
bunk.
Cbtet and Hei/rrs.—Jamra Smith, Ken
nebunk; Lawrence Jordan, Saco; John El
den. Buxton.
Hortu, Entire, Working and Carringt. —
John (iainee, Saco; Walter P. (iowen, Bid
deford; Eliaha LiUlefield. Lviuan.
Marts and ColU —ln C. Doe, Saco; Ro
fua Smith, Kenncbunk ; Tbomaa CarII,
Hollis.
Sheep and SWmk.—Rufua M. Lord, Saco;
Dimon Roberta, Lyman: Jo*. Staplea, 2nd,
Biddeford.
Plowing Match.-L. & Randall, Liming
l'»n; Win. Scammon, Sico; Nathan Dane,
Alfred.
fruits and Floirers.—J. M. Hopkinaon,
Liminpton ; Daniol Smith, Sieo; Ilufua.Mc
lntire, Parronafield. .
Dairy Products and Hrtad.—Horace Ford,
Biddeford ; Elijah Hayes, Berwick ; Lewis
O'Brion, Saco.
Honry.—E. E. Bourne, Kcnnebonk; B. J.
llerrick, Alfred ; John Hanacon, Saco.
Manufactures.—Cotton Bean, Limerick ;
Chaa. Holland, Kcmiebunk ; Stephen Ever
ett, Biddeford.
Lealher, Boots and Shoes.—Cornelius
Sweetaer, Saco; Silaa Hurry, Buxton; B.
K. Kom, niddefoid.
Carts, flagons, Sleigh* and Harnesses.—
Timothy B. Tluaaey, North Berwick; Jere.
Pluuiincr, Biddeford; larael Downing, Ken
uebunkport.
Paintings.—Francia Bacon, Alfred; A.
A. Hin.com, Saco; L. O. Cowan, Bid
dcford.
Live Fowls.—T. K. Lane, Saco; John R.
llaley, Dayton; Frank Atkinson, Biddeford.
Incidental.—Ivory Lord,Saco; Amos W.
Page, Biddeford, John A. Dennett, North
Berwick.
Jlgriciillural Impltmtnls.—Samuel Milli
ken, Saco; King Smith, Lyman; Joacph
Frost, Elliot.
Manures.—Daniel Dennett, Buxton; Al
mon Durgin, Limerick ; John Milliken, Bux
ton.
Ladies Committee.—Mrs. Cornelius Sweet
ser Sacn, Mrs. Daniel Dennett Buxton, Mrs.
Mark Prime Saco, Mrs. B. E. Cotter, Saco,
Mrs. Daniel Stiinaon, Biddeford, Mrs. John
Elden Jr., Buxton, Mrs. T. B. Iluaacy, No.
Berwick, Mrs. Nath'l. L. Webber, Alfred,
Miss Lizxiu Boyd, Sanford, Miss Elixi Good
win, So. Berwick.
Mileage.—Wm. Noycv, Saco, Oliver Boyd
Sanford, Elias Milliken, Saco.
Com. qf .irarngmtnts.—Charles Twam
bly, Saco, B. E. Cutter, Biddeford, Mark
Priuie, Saco, Lawrence Jordan, Saco, Corn
rliaa Swectaer, Saco, Owen B. Chadbourne
Saso, Charles 11. Milliken, Biddeford.
Officers of York Co. Ag. Society
For tlio year 1800.
President,
CORNELIUS SWEETSER, of Stco.
Vie* Presidents,
OLIVER DYER, Saco,
JOHN ELDEN. Buitnn,
ELISHA LITTLEFIELD, Lyman,
ELIJAH HAYES, Bcrwick.
Trustees,
MARK PRIME. Saco,
EDWARD B. RANDALL. Limington,
CHARLES IAVAMHLY, Sico,
CHARLES H. MILLIKEN, Biddeford,
HORACE KIM HALL, Keiinobunk.
Secretary,
JOHN IIANSCUM, 9m
Treasurer,
ROSCOE L. BOWERS, S«co.
Librarian,
ALPIIEUS A. HANHCOM, Stco.
.Member of Hoard of .i^rienlture.
STEPHEN L. GOOD ALE.
Miscellaneous.
SMITH BROTHERS.
1IT DAU'll lIl-MrilRIES.
You ran read upon our aign, •• Smith
Brut hem." "Snillh Brother*" hood* our
advertisement*. Wchavealwuv*l>een "Smith
Brother*" at heart, except for ono brief
fjmco. Wo nro in the wholeaalo dry good*
lino, a* our father wa* before u*. \N hen ho
died he Idft ua hia atoro and hi* business, mid
"Smith Brother*" took the plaoo of the old
aign—"Jonathan Smith."
Wo were not young when our father de
parted this life. I, Ahaalom, wm thirty-fire,
and toy brother Abijah waa thirty-throe.—
Our mother died whon we were mero child
ren, and her last chnrge, a* they any in nor
ela, wu* that wo ahould jovo eacii other, and
try to eonaolo lather. Wo can remember
her very diatinctly, both of ua. Slio wna n
fair littfe woman, with a pale faco and gen
tlo cyoa, of a aort of bruwniah blue, Iler
voice waa very awoet and low, and alio lovod
ua, aa no one will ever Ioto ua again. To
this day I can recall her cooing, munuuretia
intonation*, a* *ho called ua It)'a mother'*
thouaund endearing name* ; the warm claap
of her aoft arm* ; the awoetmwa of her anu'le;
the delicacy of her beauty. So can Abijah.
It ia not atrango that after her doatli, aa our
lives exjundeu from boyhood towaid (nan
hood, our mother, a* wo remembered her,
became to our dawning fancica the type of
all that waa lovely in woiuun. The future
wife, of whom we both dreamed, waaalwaya
a little faircroaturo, with bruwniah blueeyea,
awoet voice, and tender amile. Wo uaod to
talk about her freely with each other, and
tho ono who found liia mate first waa to
marry and tako hia brother to lire with
him.
It was a queer lifo which wo led, all thro'
our boyhood and young manhood. The aer*
\nnt« who had lived with ua in our mother'*
time wen* atill with ua at our father'a death;
two staid, church-going atiinatera, all linoa
and anglea, ami a gray-haired Borving-raan,
who looked like tho very incarnation of the
family reapoctabilitr. Bcaidos theae wo had
no housekeeper. My father did not like a
stranger aUiut the houaj, and himself he
atowed upon tlie doneatic affair* the alight
amount of auperviaion nooctasiry, until I be
caino old enough to relieve him. W e went
to achool till wo were sixteen, but we were
shy boy*, and, Iwaidea each other, made no
ioiimate friend*.
When wo were aixteen out father took ua
into hia store. Thia pleased ua vastly better
than a longer achool life. We were contem
plative, rather than communicative, and we
uaod to like to lit, when the day'a work waa
over, and look from an upper window down
the harbor and watch thoahlpa coming home,
bearing to temperate New Knglanu muaka
and ipkm ami taaaiiw; ahawla and rubra
en wrought with many a strange Kaatern de
vice : print* of acacia* and Indian palmaand
duaky women roving under them. 1 apeak
for ua both ; our taaica were aa one taato;
what ono liked the other liked also. We
uaed to aaanciato the gentle wom.'u of our
dream* with all (Mir oriental fancies. She
ahould wenr the bright-hued ailka ; fold her
lithe Rgure in the <|uaint, rich ahawl*; bear
the odura of the spicca in her aoft hair and
the fold* of her garment*.
But when my father died, and we had got
alone into our thirtiea, we were no nearer
the dream-wife than in oar boyhood. We
■aw no company aave the mjpia we met in
ourbuaimaa. Year in and year oat, no fe
male footstep lighter or Quicker than Jane'a
or Ilepsibah • ever wandered up and down
the stairs, in aid oat of the roo«M of oar
spaoioua, old-Cubionod bouee. We dreamed
of the future still, with the ahj tenderness
of our boyhood. We did not at all real lie
that we were crowing old, growing away
from tho possibilities or yooth and Deauty
and tenderness. Our life hail bean so quiet,
so bartvn of event*, that it seemed short,
unconscious of the boatagea time waa leav
ing witli ua in the abapo of gray hairs and
wrinklca.
It was a audden ahock, rather than a bit
ter grief, when our father died. Ilia heart
had lieen buried, twenty-five years ago, in
the grave of our mother, ana, ainee that
time, though kind and juat to all, there had
been no eon to melt for him the ice of life'a
long winter. Wo honored him, bat we nev
er got near enough to love him. There waa
a saddening aenao of luaa and abatnee when
wo looked at hia vacant ohair at home, or in
hia eounting room, when wa aaw "Smith
Brothers" on tho aign, in plaoe of the hon
ored name whieb had hang tbsrs for fort/
years, but thcro waa none oF the anguish ol
desolation which renda the heart when onu
is taken whom we loved, who loved us.
"It would not have been right to marry
while father liv«d," I said to Abjjali, ono
evening, as we aat by the library aro. "It
would have pained him to bring a wife home
here where motlier died. But now—"
"Yes, I think It is time now, brother Ab
salom; bat of course we must wait till our
year of mourning is over."
Our eyes met inch other, and wo smiled.
Wo mado no confessions in words, bat the
truth caine homo to us both that wo had lived
so long out of the world, it would be a work
of more magnitude than we had rcalixed to
go into society and cbooso tho household an
gel we both ooveted.
And so it went on for another year—tha
old houso quiet and silent as ever; the old
servants; and "Smith Brothen" growing
old together. Our father had been dcau
something over a twelvemonth when there
cauie to us a letter superscribed in a fctnalo
hand. It was a very unusual ovent, and we
speculated a little as to its possible origin be
fore we opened it. It proved to be from a
lady of whom wo had often heard as our
mother's most intimate friend. This waa
what it said:
"I write to you, gentlemen, m sureiy ,nn
ry Chelmsford may feel privileged to write to
ttiechildrcn of Margaret Smith. Your moth
er and I loved each other with a tenderness
doepcr than most sfeten know. All thnt on«
womnn could hare dono or ventured Tor an
other «h« would havo done for mo, or I for
her. Since aho died I hare aocp neither of
vou, hut I remember the promise of your
boyhood. You, Absalom, had jour mother's
smilo, and you, Abijah, your mother's kindly
oy«*. I will believe thnt you both inherit
your mother's tender heart. At any rate,
this is my only hopo. Under Ileaven I havo
nowhere elm to turn. I am dying in a
strango place, of slow doclinc, going to join
my husband. I havo no near friends or Kin
dred to look to—only you. I am not harassed
hy nnr anxieties for myself. My soul is at
rest, for I know in whom I have believed.—
I have property onough to mnke my last
days comfortable, and to laavea provision foi
my only child, my daughter Margaret, who
was named for your mother. It is in her be
half that I appeal to you. Sho is not much
over twenty, for I was not marriod until late
in life, some years after your mother diod.—
She has a gentle, loving nature, which, save
at her father's death, has never yet been sub
jected to any of tho lmntli discipline of life.
It is from this that I beg you to snvo her.—
Sho will not suffer from nny bodily wants,
but do not let her soul sbu-vo. Po not let
her fool herself friendless, lonely and love
less in life, By this time one or both of you
must surely havo chosen some emtio woman
to bleM your home who will not refuse a
mother's welcomo to Margaret Chelmsford.
I will not org" my entreaty. 1 know that
to make it nt all to your mother's sons will
bo sufficient, If you liuvo it in your power to
eomply with it. I am ablo to write no more,
hut 1 hop!) to hear from you before I g.»
heneo. Address Mary Chelmsford, at Oswe
go, New York."
We were of ono mind and one heart in
the matter, my brother and I. If Mrs.
Chelmsford would confido her to our euro
tho daughter of our mother's friend should
seek no farther for a home. I do not think
the prospect, at first, afTorded cither of ua
much pleasure. A young lady in our very
house would sadly disturb our wonted quiet,
especially if ahn were fond of gaycty, and
wantod to go into aociety. llut neither of
us felt any hesitation as to what was to bo
dono. » o resolved not to trust to the do
lays and chanccs of a letter. One of us
would remain at homo to superintend busi
ncm, and mako ready for tho reception of
tho young lady, and her mother, if we found
Mrs. Chelmsford ablo to travel. Tho other
was to nrooood to Oswego. My brother in
sisted that thU latter duty Iwlongud to me,
as the oldor, and 1 began my journey tho
next morning.
When I reached trie viuagn among urn
lakes, I found tho invalid moru feeble than I
had exported. She had evidently not many
daye to live. 1 resolved to remain until all
wai over. She welcomed ute with feverinh
eagerness; entrusted to my cure all the pa
pen which concerned her daughter's inherit
ance, leaving the settlement of her afialra in
my hands. I had sums hesitation in promis
ing to Iht that Margnret should reside,henco
forth, with my brother and myself, tome
douht as to whetlier she would not think u*
too young to receive such a ward. I was
f;lid to find that she saw no improprietr in
t. I supposo I did not look, at thirty-live,
very dangerously youthful. She accepted
my offer witli tear* ol joy and many thanks.
It seemed to have tx*n the one pang of her
death-struggle that sho mu»tlsave her daugh
ter so lonely in tho world. Nowehowas
reaily to depart.
••I know you will bo a brother to her,"
«ho said, holding my hand, on tho day slw
died. "I havo no moro fears about her, and
( am very glad to go. Life is weary enough
at best, and so many whom I have loved
have gone liefore— my husband, the little
boy, my first cUfc), who died in Imbyhood,
and your mother, my truest friend. Moro
arc there than hero."
It was my place to oooaole Margaret. She
grieved for lier mother, at flnt, with an in
tensity of anguish which no words ooald por
tray, but after the funeral was over eherrew
calm amid her sadness, and began, with ■>
reno patience, to take up again her burden
of tile. I remained with her at Oswego un
til I had completed the settlement of her af
fairs. They had been badly managed, and I
found that when they were reduced to a ays.
tern then won Id be scarcely enough left foi
Margaret to keep elovee on her pntty bands.
I was venr glad when I made this discovery,
that I and no other had cliarge of this busi
ness. Now I could spare her front any feel
ing of dependence. Kvery quarter I could
givo her an (tnple provision for her expenses
in such a manner that she should receive il
as the income of her own property. 1 would
not have her feel under a feathers weight ol
obligation to me.
When all our airangeaenti wen estiefov
torilv eompleted, 1 wrote to apprise my broth
er ot oar coning, and we stutsi lor hone.
Abijah met ue at the depot.
••My other cousin 7" Margaret ■id, plea*
antly, as she extended her hand, renovinf
all restraint with her graceful, womsslj loci
1Sho bod railed mo "Cousin Abalom," from
• the first.
! I found that m? brother Kiul worked won
ders during mv aUenoa. Our old bone no
| longer looked a gloomy abode, evrn for a
I youoffgirl. Fresh, I wight paper waa on the
j walls ;f carpets of warm, rich hues, covered
I the floor*; t.i-ti fnl furniture was dls^oed
about tlm n|urtinents, and n room, leading
from tin1 little trnrlor especially designed for
our guest, had oeen transformed Into a con
servatory, and was already gay with flowers.
With one consent wo entreated Miss Chelms
ford lo uMume the office ot housekeeper, as
neitlier of us felt competent to regulate any
longer the a Hun of a household which was
to number each a member. Sho promised,
with her customary sweetness, to comply
with our request, and presently our domestic
AfTMJgements put on m order and beauty
the* had new known before.
W ben we wor6 (airly settled at borne I had
leisure to study Margaret Chelmsford, the
iiitt young lady with whom 1 had ever been
familiarly ansociated. Until then I had not
observed, what affected me strangely now,
her remarkable resemblance to mv memori *
of my motlier; to the ideal I had so long
cherished of my future wife. Here were the
little, gracoful Aguro, the brownish bluo ere,
tho low, sweet voice, tlio winning smilu;
here, and my heart thrilled as it had never
thrillod before, was tho woman I could luvo.
Tlilrty-siz Itegun to swm very old to mo.—
Sixteen yearsbetween mo and the young life
I longctf to link to my own. 1 did not men
tion these thoughts to my brother. For the
first time in our lives there was a shadow be
tween us; a'line, indefinable ice of reserve.
I think it arose, on my part, not from any
unwillingness that he should read my heart,
but from a secret fear, as bitter as accrct.lest
he also might recognise in her the idual wo
had Iwth so long cherishcd, and love her as
I loved her. Besides, I had so littlo hope, it
seemed useless to talk of it.
Sho made no distinction in the manifesta
tion of her regard betwern iny brother nnd
iuo. To us both sho waa uniformly all that
a young sister could have boon; tho joy and
brightness of our home and our lives. JVr
hups sho camo to ium most frequently (or ad
vice concerning her affairs, which was but
natural, at I had taken them upon me at
tint.
A year paaacd away thus. She, growing
reconciled to iter loaa, and blearing our home
with lier youtli -and beauty. \S o, alas 7 1
could not (hut my cyea to that now, we lov
ing her, loving her Iwtli of ua, doapcrately,
eccretly, almost hopelessly. Thcro aro flow
em that bloaaom only »nw in a centiirv, but
fervid and tropical is their late unfolding.—
I<ovo waa slow and lata in coming to our two
Uvea, but now ita away waa almiluto. And
yet we were faithful brother* (till. I do not
think either of ua dared to indulge a heart
felt longing for a auccvaa overshadowed by
auch blackueaa of dcaolation aa It muatbring
to tho other.
At length I rraolred to apeak. She could
but rofaae mo. Hctter to know at otue that
the flaming aword guarded forever against
me tho gate of my longed-for Kden, than U>
wait afar off in auch intolerable suspense. I
would try my fato. 1 went toward her ea>
pccial aitting-rooin. In tho puamigo I mot
iny brother, going also in the mine direr*
tion. In an instant it floahed upon tne
that liia errand waa identical with my own.
Como what would, no wouian'a lorn should
divide ua wliom lleaven had mado brothers.
I went up to him and laid my hand on hia
arm.
••Come with mo, brother," I aaid,op»uiiig
tho library door, llo followed mo in, and
atood silently licfora tho fire. I went 011. "I
know what your errand waa, brother—mine
was the muic. It waa imnnnihle that wo
should not both love her. oho waa the wo
man alstut whom wo had boon dreaming all
our Uvea. She came, and wo could but wor
ship her, you and I. llut we aro brothera
still. No other tie can acver that. Ix-t ua
lovo each other, whatever amea."
Wo uro much alike, but I think my brother
ban more of fire in hia naturo than I. Ilia
eyea kindled, and he auawcred, with an oar
iMVtnm which waa almost aavago—
"llrothers or not, no man boa a right to
forco ine to give up mv lovo. I will have
her, if I can gut Iter, in apite of all tho
world."
"So you ahall. If alio love* you, ahe w ill
mafry you. I know her wall. No power
would force her, neither want, nor pride,
nor gratitude, to give her hand where alio did
not hive. I only meant to pray you to let
notbing'scpante ua. However ane may de
cide, onn at leart of ua will havo bitter nocd
of conaulation. (>o you firat. I mywlf think
your hopo ia lietter than mino."
He would havo hesitated then, but 1 urged
hiin forward. If be aucceeded. ahe would
never know how my whole being bad poured
out ita adoration hofori her ; if he failed I
could but try my fata also. Ho was not
there long. I waa cool enough, in tho midst
of my auapenae, to know he had I wen al»*tit
but a lew momenta wheu bo ro-openod tho
library d sir. Hia face %»aa white with n»>
|T' as ^1 suffering, llo cauio up to tuo and
said hoaraely—
"Brother, ahe doea not lore mo. I told
I1IT JOU WIKI1U coral- n«-H. nnr Mill ■nuir I
thins in answer. 1 did not hour what. <«>
youln, now."
I found her weepii^, hut she roused h«r
•••If at the sound of my footstep, and crivd,
lumionately—
••Not yoo—not yon also' Do not give
mo the (vtin o( thinking that I must wouiid
my lx*t friend. Your brother m»id rou were
comins. and I told him it would fn» of no
ii**. You would not want me, without my
love. Oh, nretehed uirl that I am. to bare
brought unhapnin'w to tho roof that abrU
ten<d mo when I was an orphan and alone !"
I found strength to answer her.
"Do not f**r dear Margaret. You hare
brought us more good than evil. Wo an*
men. We will compter ouix'lvos liko men.
You shall be ocr sister, when you ran for
giro us for the pain wo ham caused >ou."
I wont out to Ahijah. who waited for roe.
"1 have (ailed, aim;" it was all I could
Ilia arms opened and clasped about mo in
an embrace Mich as those witb which we had
comforted each other in boyhood. I had
lost Margaret, but I had found again my
brother. I hare nothing more to say about
the suffering that followed. It is hlla to
dwell upon it. (tod sent it, and we bora it
manfully, I and my Inotto. s
The next day tbaro came to oa a little note,
from Margaret. It waa such an one as it j
was like her klndneas ami delicacy to write.,
She had eboeen that mode of emaoHinieatiun
hocauao she thought it w ould I* easier than
to sprak to us ofwhat so nearly concerned
her own heart. Sh* wrote renr teooem,
thanking us far mora warmly than *•
snnrad (or our kindneas to ber, a lonely or
pltan ; praising us fcr beyond our poor -
its, and telling us it would hare been so
|y possible for a girl whoso heart waa free to
barereoMined Iaa»aible to our «^otion^-|
For berealf, ban waa not free. Befcrs aba
oaaM to aa it bad paaeed fro® bar kaepjng.
She bad loved ami'been blind by tbe pbys
iciaa a yo—g man, poor b«t talented--wbo
attended oar aothar in ber leal illoaaa. fti
had aaser known bis lore for bar an til be
bid Imt fcrrwatl tbe day before aba left Oe
or ill mat, at* jj 1
PAMPHLET8, DflFNCB KUCtStij
rOWK REPORTS, LABEL8.AH KmDS,i
SCHOOL RETORTS, CARDS, ALL IINDO
HAND-BILLS, CONCERT TICKETB, I
POSTERS, AUCTION BILLS, |
SHOW BILLS,
sfomftlu&ifrirtTtii
And on Um Boat iswaMa V »
t7" Omxas roa ?aumae M lespsetftUy »•
IkiuJ, m arafjr sttantioa wlU W paid Is Mat Ua *
*mU mm! wlaha* of CmMMi «
wegu. Then he had told bar all, and though
Ikmiuw ho muet ha, for a long tiao to ooao,
too poor to marry, ha would sot foait bar
to hind haraair by an engagement. ah* knew
that ha lookad upon her aa hia future wlft.
Mm took gnat hlama to banal/ for not bat
ing toll! u* this at lint. If tkrra bail baas a
Mm. Smith she waa aura aba abould bare
confided all to her; bat, aa then waa no aa* ,
tual iimntiae of marriage, aba could not bring
herself to s|«ak of it to oa, particularly aa
she ncrcr supposed it poaaibla that Ac ahould
poaaras any hold npon oar haul fa aara the
C nerou* aymnathy which had opened them
to hrr. She hoped in time wo Arnold both
be far happier than aha oould hare made,
either ot ue, She knew oa too well, alas !—
to think wa had lorad bar with a Una to ba
at once oouqaerad ; bat tine and bar abaaaea
fur aha moat leave oa now, would faring heal*
ing.
Wo read the letter torcther, and aa we An
iehed it my brother looked nn.
"We hare much mon titan enough for
two solitary men; let oa make bar haprv
with fart of it.
Ho had uttered the thought that um in
my heart alao. He replied to Margaret'* lei.
tcr, fur nature bad made him more elohaeut*
than I. Ha begged bar to remain with ua,
by entmatia that oould not be restated ; ex
cul|iatod ber from the fainteat ahadow of
bbimo, and claimed bar, in bebnl/ of aa both,
and fur the aake of the tender lore between
our (lend muthon, for our eieter, henceforth.
In tho meantime I wrote to Dr. Wcnt
wurth, at Oawego, in forming hia that air
stances had induced ay ward to ooofida to
mo the relatione existing between them, and
hinting that her dowry would ba aufleieut
to make their marriage prudent at any time.
In conclusion, 1 begged leave to ofcr hia the
adrico of a man who had Been mora of Ufa
thau himaelf, not to delay hia bappiaaa too
late. •
It ended aa we bad formal and intended.
We persuaded Margaret to remain with ue
until she waa married, and that waa not
long.
The dear child waa very happy, though I
could *oe with what delioato tendernea ah*
iitruvo not to ahow ua all Iter joy. Wa eeo
her often, and we like to tbink that «b« owa
ua part of Iky happinea. It iaall the tweet
er that alio doa not know it.
We lire alone again in thaold bouse, with
tho uld aorranta. The paper oa tha walla,
thecarpota on Um floora Kara grown dim,
and time ha aoftened a little tbe memory of
the sharpest wound oar bearta ever raoaired.
We liaru given up all thoaghte of love and
marriage. We ahall lira together till Heath
ports ua; but when that hour coma, and
they poll down the sign of "Smith Broth
ers," there will be no one to take our tuuna
or our place.
The Btudont'a Adventure.
Soma ten ye»n ago I a pent the long raca
tion on the north-weet coaat of Antrim ;
HoiiK'whut diaapnointed with early failure*
an<l with myaelr, I affected tho aolitary. I
tried hard at twenty to grt un the then im
|MMil)iu character oUooliah, old, miteitlhmn
ical Timon. I aoon, however, diecoverol the
unpleamutneea and impracticability of thia.
Tho wild preeiplcee and mountain* of that
f;ntnd onxt exoiriaed my demon, und tl.«*
imitleea, full Atlantic beating mtleealv on
it* iron Uiumln, rouaed m<* to action. ' Prr*
ently I dropped into the doing* and crufta of
the rough iiahermen and cragauien of tho
neighborhood, and aoon gaining their heart*
by Kiiue unusual font*, I acquired the high
character of being "a gey >cntereumo lad"
—no unworthy fume.
My rather confident addree* and courage,
•uch aa they were. underwent a peculiar tri
al when and aa I leant expected. I waa liv
ing in the vicinity of the ce lebrated awinging
bridge, Carrick-a-rede. The troope of tour
i»ta viaiting it reminded ine of tl.o world
fn>m which I waa, after all, I fear, an «n
willing exile. The danger of eroaaing the
bridge with inv dog and gun afforded aoon
excitement. Ine glorioua view*-of ehore,
and ialra delighted me ; the derp mo*j
heather on tho heodUnde made a luxnrioua
couch for reading or doaing upon under tho
aunimer aun.
One day from ny favorite eyrie I had
watched a gay party deeoending Um elope to
the bridge, mixing and eltanging colore aa
they went, like the view in a kalei
1 could diatinguiah laughter and awe
plcuaantly ringing out; and I confeee it
needed the enlace of my favorite hook and all
mv fortitude to render me contented in uiy
eolitude up among the aeft-gulle.
I had reaumed my I oat place and etratehed
mraelf very comfortably on the moaa of my
tall, outstanding, pillar like cliff, when auu*
<!only my old dog, Aiaeo, ruahed eloea to me,
and fixed hia big, dark eyee anxioualy in the
direction of the bridge. We both trembled
at that moment, for a piercing acream emote
ua. The ee*-birda darted oat from the roek
luce, and after a abort fligl.t outward, cried
at their ahrilleat and loudeet. Could I lie
deceived! It waa eurely human ! Another
ecrvaui, if poaaible more ioteueelj painfal.—
It waa a woman'* voice !
"Can it lie," I thought, •'eocne of the*
CV«T UM) run.
Liraepinr my gun, I rnebcd down Um bill,
a* men only run to am life, Again and
ft^ain, om I Hew over the broken ground, I
Alt llie «uin« hitter cry striking, aa it Mem*
ed, into rnjr very heart.' A few bounds «tr
the alijijiery *u-grani along the edge «(tho
precipice, and I utood at the head oftbe lad
der which lead* down to the swinging bridge.
ilea vena' what a sight I
Kiglit in the midat of it was a young, fair
haired girl. With her two email wbita
Imndfl »he deepcrately clutched the aleoder
cord which the Itahertnen nae aa a balance or
a guide; the preeeure of her whole weight
dmvc it out (run Um floating atripa ofboarda
on which ahe atood. bometimee with h<?
banda atretcbed out aha ■wayed, taoe down
warde, ow the abjM, with JU nblte raging
ware* a hundred feet below; eometinee tho
wind and the double oacdliaUon laid bar
backward, with bar hand clenched upon that
wretched, worthleaacord, and bar paia,aharp
(ace atraining upwtrd, aa iter long hair
■trimmed out, pointing down to
The bridge i tee If waa Making and ewaying.
giving forth that clank and nan pccoHilg
to it in ■
to itTn atorraa, writhing abont Ilka i
pent atruggling with toe poor giHV eflbrta.
On tho platform of lt»ck beneath the ladder
atood the mat of the party, each In a di*r
enl attitude of aileot, hotrtfed aapeetancy,
incapable of the alightaal nUnnpt aim
Ataglaneethieoeraa^to ba forgotten I
waa all undetefcwd. Another acraam "
rr look of wild, appealing deepair 1
iioor girl, and I waa oat upon the
plank. L'nder the doublehmMion and
the ronee ahook and were deprM**], <
I could aoarcelv walk; Um ntUna on wl
Um foot board* lie atminad to the ut
■harp anglee, clearly marked a garnet
ruahing white and grae
ing white ana green
There waa no Uiim to think or
With rapid atridee I aame on. 1
her praying now. Botl a*w aleu
bat loaing her conacioMMM; bar
and etraagth bad given way awUr
tion of bona; aba waa aboat to faint,
meaaured tne terrible vacancy iato which Ae
waa about to feU f