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THE VERMONT TRANSCRIPT, u r .1 vol. a. THE TKANSORIPT. i-itiMsnco i:vr.nv riutnY. ..mil I. IIAVIS, JliUtor mi.l l'ro- ,.u in.' .sunscnii'Tio. t 'rl-ill.'.i- i. Hm nancr tlirmich tlio Post T 1L.'f'iiiiV.-r .niiiim. foVillnconubscriborH no nor annum. 10 viiihru munuiun n i .... , i . M.kJn mi fMil u i.i 1 ,. Uio paper iiy v" 1 H,.''in will l,c cliftrRcil. 1 ) 1 1 . nta A voar will bo ml Jed whi-n payment li .Vlbvomll month, '"v n. r dis'-mttmietl until nil nrroarnRCs nro j ! t ' ( t at tho option of tho Publisher. F1 it vtrs or AOVHiiTisixm . viirKnTisEMDNTH Per isqunro or 12 ' lNT, or thi" typo, for first liiHortionSi, ....Mwinontlnsortion. "" r of insertions must ho marked on ni, nta, nr thoy will bo contlnnod r ,, ,t nnt Transient advertisements to hi advance. . v hli.Tal discount will bo mado on tho " I , . t , those advertising by tho yoar. " V iii-t will he inserted at ISconlsper liv tho carrier. emu in Si. AU)"S Business Directory. ittl'V U.VVIS, AlTUIIHtilB AHU nnv-e in tho rooms formerly oocu WUi'c A Bowles, Oadcomb'B Building, Will. rAUK DAVIS. M tic, ATTOKN'KY AND COUXSKL T..H AT T.AW. Also, Agent for flint n jn Couipanioa, and for obtaining ,','r V. (-ks storo. 1-tf Minitui: F. HOIMIHTO.V, Attorney and I, ",!,,, at Law and Solicitor in Chan " t, i,i Virmont. Ofticc noar ho Post I ,, i. tire on Wcldun trcct. i ii t. J States Commissioner Commls- i I- for tho States of New York, ., . ii- and other State. Ho will give ,', irn to all professional busineas In may bo nntrustod, ' s v , ,.. V.v. 4, 1S&1. tf iri A?!fOWi.KS, Attonioy and Counsellor at Vi und.'vhcitor in Chancery. Ofticoover FstSstWllanV, St. Albans, t. Vt-V .WaUstt' nd to Collections, and prosccuto Sot neaunt "' u,litwI States for Arrears of St w'SonJityto Soldiers, Widow's and Invalid's J" ' f stliMA.V, I) K NT I. ST. Office In the 5.' KKOMAS 1JLOCK, Slain St., opposite tho regllSM Churrh. 1-tf. -,r Un M' CIIU'A.V. nHNTIhTOfflco yreVcad and Huron's Dru Drug store, i-tr rt" It." MIWIS. .in., & ., Dealers nt Stanle l)rv Goods, Hank ilJAUJaJis, Yt. S. f. LKW1S. Jr., lit) II OU.IITOWS First National Oystor House. IV l lll iu, a, ouuiu ritm i.at.u -it. Morrison Mock, St. Albans, Vt. i d in every stylo. Ordurs filled v and I'ountry at tho lowest Market i,. hi'R, Uuart or Gallon. Liberal tli. trade. 100 TlMF.s STO.YK, OllOCIilt, Safford Ilhk, J M.i'11 Mruet, St. Albans, Vt. 1H5 pinntit jiiioTHKiis, IKON JIKU T I'llANTS. , Nails, (ilass. Oils, Paints, Acricul- wtu.-l, we ofter at a low cash llgure. , i' r Lake and Main streets. ' i a. March 1C, 1S01. 1-tf UIU'MW, dealer in Groceries and i i , i i at Wholesale and Itetail WAI.KKIt HltOS., Agt. hi Albans, Vt. 101 II KUitrilT IIUAIVUHU, dealer in I'ore- isnivtic Ury uootu, iwotn ami ii,, w. comer of Maiu and Dank i' in-, Vt. 103 M ,t ItU.VTI.VCSTO.V, doalera in tt.it, In ,i, I'liH'ks and Jewelry, htorl i1m r Platetl Ware. Fancy Good Watch lleiiairing and finurav- v . in Vt. 103 1 ' v C II. HUSTISOTOS. AHSll u, maso.v, Dealer in Dry Gols, Notions, Zephyr Wools, Paper "il shades, and Curtain Fixtures. M. 101 inuunni.t si'K.VIl. doalcra in Fancy "lui'aiii- nry uootls, plain ana lanoy i i. lobergs, .Vc. 117. duixkhu. w.tnmf ii. srEAit. un str. ut, St. Albans, Vt. C. ihist ,t ct)., dealers in Dry Goods U J.hoiw Family Groceries. Corner of I rlirtlf'til lilmnl. C til...... 't ' lairatid Streets, St. Albans, Vt. 1 JST' l JANRS. F llTU0S "ATIIIXO AXD IIAIIl ij. mti ssixo SALOON Wcldcn House, li ,s. , ' "ig and hair dying. Ladies' and Imr ciiting shaiiywoing and curling. r made to order. Cash paid for Ladies, Hot and cold llaths at all hours of "'lnmng. LDGAH TATltO, Pro'pr. uiuuu, IT. i UJJElff CLEMKNT, Proprietor, I'JO ') 5,"xT,,,-AaENl'8 wanted for X 1 UAllLY, City lluilding, lliddrford vm"1 & B. SMThT" Ketail Dealer in. Hats, caps, fit purs, L, .'"yishltobcs, Fur Overcoats, ' Dress Furs, Fur and Buck Gloves Jl'". Valises, Umbrellas, Trav "'"gllags, Trunks, Ac, Ac. Rou,' Mui,,st,St.Allmils, vt. CWfH PAID FOR SHIPPING FURS. GlLURll'P n KMITII ,)AoTavoLe,!il8,0f,Conros8' 111 So1' ;d tut tim ) urc.J thrco 3'oar8 'd have ,h' C " ,hT rfroAu ' United States, . i conf !,",ei1 f0.r throoyears, oro disl "" "5'n? of. womuf. ana tho wid ,ftWV,Icnl"of,any 8Wier who en " ' aini ui 'vm!U,,ra Proniiso of only , i add tinidl,0'1 1,1 "w-n-ico. are en- ! ' TiSirn''? ,f,ho;,'?ve loat a liani1 - ,,0'lan'lrr,d,disaWlity 'l'llvalnnt to , 'ln.wi' ' "a en"""'! to a large Mu,laHncriTiof B0l,licr'' o"aors are , 1 undor "'"'ecu years of ftltenf tu?"' 4Ild for "c 01 tf.K,m ???'' horses lost in the U. WWr f goiter. P4oB, on Vtter. enXsYnf" jiroso- i PPtr, a't''h-l to a.id tin "Uc.1 r'rtturcdto apnlicant for sic OUce over .u.E; 6,' W. Auk 7ti ?0?'8t tlonal auk. 'm, looC, 125-tf. uis- the TO MORROW. Wotcan't recall tho vanished past Nor on tho future reckon; Tho llghUwinged hours. Ilying past, Us to cmbraco thorn beckon. No more let Polly shroud Ihlno oyos; Llvo while 'tis called To-day: What if yon setting huh should rlso To warm thy lifeless olay 1 Life is not given! 'tis but lent; And thousands yet would borrow, Por past, for present, timo misspent, A day of graco tomoirow. 0hs day of hopo I oh, day of fear 1 I oroboding Joy or sorrow; That cotuost not, though over hoar, To morrow 1 still To morrow I POETIC FUNS. "Of courto a race-course Isn't coarse, A line Is far from flue; It is a saddening sight to see A noble pine fro pine." "A kitchen maid is often mado To burn bur face ami broil it; A lady will do little olso Than toll-It at her toilet." "A sea-horso is a sea-horse When you sco him in tho sea; Hut when you see him in the bay, A bay horso then is he." THE DIFFERENCE. If follows break into a house, To bone the oath they need, And got off safely with the swag, 'Pis said the thieves nHcmec; If bankers do tho self-same ththg, Uikjii a larucr scale. Ami they get safely all the swag, Tis said the bankers fait. As William drew his Susan near, Ho whispered to his bride, "Though queer it sounds, I lovo, mv dear, To live by &ittf $ide.n History of SI. Albans. Ily an oltl Itmiilrnt. PAHT VIII. THE SOIL. The land in SL Albans ia a rich, dark loam, and produces groat crops of grass, grains and othor esculents. Tho Easterly part of tho township is probably bottor for grazing than for grain, on account of its being consid erably stony and hilly. Tho Westerly part is equally adapted to grass and grain, and is, in fact, better for funn ing purposos than tho Eastern part. Thoro arc some large and valuable farms, in a high stato of cultivation, in tho Vostorn part on tho lake. A considerable portion of tho land in tho Westerly part of tho town was originally thought to bo of little valuo, on account of its being low and swampy. But it is now found to bo equally, if not mora productive, than any othor part of tho town. Tho tim bor is boach, maple, birch and hem lock, and in tho Westerly part, near tho lake, thoro was formorly a consid erable quantity of white oak; but this has been mostly taken for shin timber for building vessels for tho navigation of the lako and canal. Tho quantity remaining is uotsupposod to bo large. Thoro aro no-large stroamsof water in St. Albans, and consequently few mills of any description. At present there is no grist mill in tho town, and but ono or two saw mills. A steam saw mill was built at tho Biy a fow years ago; but for somo reasons, not fully known to tho writer, it did not suc ceed; and after ono or two years trial it was given up. It has been in con templation for some timo to erect in this villago a steam grist mill to do custom work, and to manufacture flour from Western wheat, to supply tho sunounding country. But it has not yet been undertaken; steam pow er being supposed to bo too expensive to compete with water power, which is abundant in Swanton, Highgato, Shel don and Georgia. It is highly proba ble that tho experiment will be cro long tried. It will becomo nn object of necessity as tho villago and vicinity around increases in population. HANKS. 'The bank of St. Albans was incor porated in 1825, and at tho oxpiration of its charter, it was rechartcrcd for fifteou years. Its legal existence as a bank of discouut expired in 1855. Tho first President Avas Boujamin Swift, who rc8iguou tho olnco on Ms boing olccled a roprcscntativo to Con gress in 1827. X. W. Kingman was then elected President, and was con -tinned in said oflico till his doath in 1815, when Lawronco Braiuord was elected Presidont. Mr. Braiuord was successively olectcd Presidont as long afterwards as tho bank had an oxist enco. Tho first Cashier was Androw Plimpton, who resigned after two or thrco years, and Aloxandor C. Tracy was elected Cashier. Ho continued a year or two, when ho was obliged to go South for his health, but novor ro turucd, having died among his friouds at Schaghticoko, N. Y. Abel Houghton was appoiutod Cashier in October, 1829, and remained Cashier till tho bank was wound up. Tho capital, originally, was ono huudrod thousand dollars; but thero was novor but fifty thousand dollars paid in. Owing to tho monoy panic and tho stringency of tho times, tho capital was reduced to that sum. This bank for some years withstood tho repeated attacks of tho Suffolk bunk in Boston to break it down ly receiving its notes, ami re-1 turning thorn in largo rtmonntB, from , Inn )nl,..l.. i- ,l , -i , - . , ijMnii inousanu uoiiars ni a time, and demanding tho specie, or something equivalent. During nil this hard run tho bank novor failed to 1 redeem its notes. Tho Suffolk bank i,,,,,.,!. , , . . at length grew weary of playing such a game, discontinued its drafts, aud ceased taking tho notes of tho bank of ! St. Albans. This, for a while, somo-1 what chocked their circulation, and i ,, ,. ' . occasmnod a small discount from their nominal valno, whon rccoivod abroad, j By ono or two heavy failures in Now , York, at Iho timo of tho groat monov panic in 1837-8, the bank sustained 'a , . . ' , , oss of near twenty thousand dollars; I but it kept on regularly with its busi- j ucss throughout all tho difficulties and discouragements it had to encounter, , and has paid to tho stockholders an i , average of about eight per cent, por 1 annum as.dividonds, and paid back to j thoin live dollars por sharo abovo tho amount of capital paid in. It is pre sumod that fow, if any banks in the Stato have done bettor by their Stock holders than tho old Hank of St. Albans. They may impulo this good fortuno to tho timos, or to tho prudont manago mont of its concorns, ns thoy please. A furthor extension of its charter was denied by tho legislature, and, instead thereof, a new batik was chartorcd tinder tho name of the Si. Albans Hank, with n capital of one hundred nnd fifty thousand dol- lurs. Tho stock of tho now bank was nil readily takoo up at the time desig-! nated by tho commissioners for sub scriptions to bo made; and it wont in to oporatiou uuder tho direction of I II. B. Sowles, President, aud Henry i Howes, Cashier, and a board of Dircc i tors. Two or three years aftorwards, ' tho Cashier was dismissod, and Brad ley Barlow was appointed to succeed him. Messrs. Sowles and Barlow aro still, 1SGG tho managing officers of ! tho bank, assisted by one or two clerks. Nono of those who had tho direction of the old bank aro officers in tho now ono. Tho history of banks, liko that of mon, cannot well bo written till af ter thoy havo lived out all their days, settled accounts with nil con cerned, and mado pence with tho world. In the year IS 19 thoi'VoiWin Coitn- ly bank was chartorcd, aud located at , lncl0 which WftS Jm. beauide:il of per. St. Albans Bay, with a capital of ono j fection. I woro bright colored neck hundred thousand dollars. Tho stock ties, and sported a gold watch; and was all taken up, and tho bank went I iavostoil thrco dollars in a rattan, and , .- , ., , , . six dollars in a beavor, which alwavs into operation under tho charter. At , ' , , J 1 1 gave me tho headache, nnd made mo fow years afterwnrds, uuder authority precisely like in inverted caudle of nn act of tho legislature, it was re- j mould. i moved to this villago; nnd a largo and ', I mado tho acquaintance of several j commodious banking house was orect-, charming young ladies, among whom , , ., i . . . , i wns Miss I'lora Van Yoorhics, the bono jedfor its accommodation. Oscar A. i Qj stroet ju wincu wo livecl. Flora j Burton has boon President from the was n beauty, nnd ono of tho most fas ! beginning, and Marcus W. Beardsley ! tidious creatures in tho world. Noth ; the Cashior after its removal to this ' iug was quite good and elegant enough r-l t t il 1 ill villago. We believe this bank made . ,. . i , . .11,1 annual divulenc.s to the stockholders of nbout ten per cent, up to Octobor i 18u4. with tho exception of ono year In 1SG1 tho First Nationnl bank of St. Albans, commenced business, un der tho direction of Hiram Bellows, j President, Albort Sowles, Cashier, nnd j ' a Board of Directors. Moro recently tho Vermont National bank of St. Al- bans, has boon organized, aud is now, 18GG in operation. In Octobor i 18G1, as is well known, a baud of rebel raiders from Caunda, armed and i equipped to carry their designs ito i i ii i :. J , execution, made a sudden inroad into , , tho village, robbed tho St. Albans , bank, tho Fraukliu County bank, and j Ono morning when Mrs. St. Micha tho Fiist National bank, to tho nmount el. and Mrs. Leory, two of our most of about $250,000, attempted to burn tho village, killed tho lamented Mr. Mbnison, forcibly seized a number of horsos, nnd mado thoir oicapo back into Canada. Tho authorities in Can ada rofusod to surrender tho offenders to tho United States. But tho Cana dian govornmont subsequently paid to tho banks fifty thousand dollars in gold, which was supposed to bo equiv alent to tho amount that had been re covered from tho raiders. Tho banks nro still said to bo losers to tho amount of about $150,000. Tho St. Albans bank aud tho First National bank havo since continued thoir businos, though much cramped iu their opera tions. Tho Frnnkliu County buuk succumbed under its loss, and has siuco declinod to pay its notes. By an net of tho legislature its insolvency seems to havo been recognized, and provision mado for tho extinguishment of its liabilities on its outstanding notes. Tho St. Albans bank, wo bo liovo, is about winding up its affairs; tho principal stockholders in tho insti tution boing largely iutorostqd in tljo Vormont National bank of St. Albans, of which Hon. W. O. Smith is Presi dont and Hon. Bradloy Barlow, Cashior. DyOur ovorcoat was stolen tho othor day, and wo havo consequently a touch of rheumatism. Wo havo our ovorcoat nguiu, and wish tho thief hud our rheumatism. Pn'ntioc. Too Much of a Good Thing. XllOVO IS OIlO lUIIlf III WHICH A I (111 I Iv . - ,1.; . ? .. ...1 .i. -r ji , ,IOV0.ialfi nmko n grcnt mistake. If they particularly desiro to onlist tho sympathies of their readers for thoir lun' '- 1'oroino, thoy repecsent him or h(:r aOM hl ,tu,? worl.J. destilulo of friends or relatives, with no undo or nnntj m. ovon ft country cousiu to fnlI back upon. Now to my mind, such a situation is the ncme of bliss. Everybody w ho read s tins will call mo a brute; but I wish before hoiudg- C8 ln(1 Umt' ho Wftit tiU ho isJ t,70 youngest of sixteen childron; born of n mothiT who wns nfllictcd with twolvo 1'iothors nnd sisters, and son of a fath- cr1,,. !,as 'f.Sf8,11''- r This is my situation tho situation of Jnmcs BrJown 0f Brownvillc. I cannot romcmbor tho timo whon my relatives woro not a source of trouble to mo. . 1"$ dlrl lhod unnoted with aunts. Ihey wanted to 1:is3 lne. nu though I never objected to being kissed by tho ladies in goner- al, I objected to this monopoly of aunts. And, besi'Sos, all my aunts but ono took snuff; and she smoked. As I grew older, my uncles becomo my trial. Thoy wanted mo to do chores. They woro all settled down near my father's residcuco moat of them farmers; and if tho sheep got in to tho field, or tho dog killed tho gos lins, Jim was called to attend to tho matter. Its tho greatest wonder in tho world that I did not run my feet oft' before I reached tho ago of young manhood. "When I reached tho period of being tortured with tho tio of my cravats, and agonized about tho closs of mv dickies, then mv cousins camo down P011 ,no with their wants. If thoy wanlcd to cro to a concert, or sincinK- school, or lecture, or dance, why th&ro was cousin Jim. Of course cousin Jim would bo dolightcd to go. And cousiu Jim would go; and thoy would iiirt with other fellows, who were not cousins, all tho evening; and likely enough get to sleep going home and loavo cousin Jim tho pleasure of whistling to tho moon for his amuso nie.'it. Whon I was about twenty my fath er removed to Boston. Twelvo of my brothers and sisters wero married; two wore at school; and only Ellen and myself wero at home. I was delighted with tho change. Wo should bo relieved from our rela tives. Most of theiiuworo thoughtful of their money, and would not bo like ly to spend fifteen or twenty dollars in visiting us. I began to mako mysolf into n poii- j tleman. I patronized-the barber and ni3 unguents ana cultivated a mous- ?r 1101 0,10 won" not nave urcatneu the common air if sho could conveni- eut,v dispenso with it. nnd if tll0 Boles 0f ilcr dainty boots touched tho soil of mother earth, it affected Flora's nerves so badly, that sho had tho bcadacho for hours afterward. I was raised to tho seventh heaven and lemon-colored kids bv her nrefer- 0UC0; and oveiy night 1 devoutly prayed that soiio of my relatives uiight not appear and nip tho wliolo thing in the bud. Fivo months rolled awav and I bo- prun to feel nt case. Nono of them hnd troubled us, and wo had not heard from them in any way. I iudulged the hope that they had forgotten us So, I think, did my mother, who had be'omo nml fornod B0IU0 ,rcnteei acquaintances. distinguished acquaintances, woro in tho parlor with my mother, ono of tho railway hacks stopped at tho front door. An indefinable droad seized mo. I felt mysolf growing cold as n poalcd frog. From tho hack thoro issued three bandboxes, two trunks, a buttor box, a handled basket, a bundlo of brown paper, an umbrella, and lastly a groon poko bonnet, boneath which I discovered tho littlo wizened face of my father's oldest sister Aunt Sally Nut tor. The vory blackest sheep of tho wholo llock. "Bring 'om all right into tho entry," sho called in a stentorian voico; "I'm tu hum hero. This is brother Juson'a houso. La! Jasou's got up in tho world sinco ho used to peddlo lobsters ! It was a lucky thiug for him that ho went to making pills, and got Doctor hitched on beforo his namo. I ixpict Martha's got so big you can't tech her with u leu foot polo. But Jaw mo I sho needn't try to put on any extras with mo. I know 'cm all, root nnd branch! oggnnd bird!" and bIio burst into tho room, carrying her basket and bandboxes. Tho bliudj wero drawn, nud Aunt Sally's foot struck against nu ottoman, which brought her down, basket, bun dles and nil to tho lloor. Tho cover of tup basket flow opon and out rolled sovon dozon of eggs most of which woro auittsliod by tho fall, but como wore in n good stato of preservation. "Consarn it," cried Aunt Sally, struggling from tho ruins; "thero goos seven dozen of eggs 1 And I brung them hero to get thirty conts a dozon; thoy ain't been but fifteon nt Brownsvillo ! What oil earth do you havo your houso so dark for ? Anybo dy ?ick, or dead, or gwino to bo? It smells mouldy hore ! Do opon n win dor, no I can soo nn inch beforo my nose!" My mother, red and discomposed, throw open n blind. Aunt Sally rushed up to her. "Why, Marthn, how tickled I am to sno you ! You look ns nntcrnl as lifo, only it seems to mo you begin to show your ago. Well 'taint to bo won dered at. A woman that's brung up so many children as you hnvo, whon sho gets to bo fifty year old, will nnt lurnlly show it. And hero's Jim I do claro! why hou'vo growed. But I must say you hain't growed handsome Tho Brown family hnin't nptto. Ho's going to bo tho express imago of gran thar liain't ho Martha? Jest tho samo drop to his under jaw. But who's those coro pooplo hero ? Somo ofiyour city friends, I reckon." Mre. Leory lifted her cyo-glass, nnd surveyed aunt Sally with an ill-concealed contempt. "Ho 1 ho ! I recon you'ro nigh sight ed, maim; thought so tho minit seed your eyes. Eyes that's kinder faded out anil reddish liko yourn, is apt to bo weak. Evor tried roso lonvos ' steeped in milk V" Mrs. Leory aioso, and drew hor skirt around hor. Her faco was as i her eyes. Sho spoko very pointedly: ! "I think I "will bo going, Mrs. ' Brown; you havo othor company vast ly moro amusing." ; My poor mothor stammered out i somothing, and followed tho ladio3 in to tho hall. Aunt Sally brought up ; the rear, crying out: "You'd bolter do something for jyour eyes right off! They look drcad ' fully. I can sco it clonn hero I" My mother drew my aunt back. "I will bhow you up stairs now, if you please, said sho. "Oh, no 1 I don't keer about seeing your houso just yet. There'll bo timo enuft' for that; for if I liko Boston, I kalkorlato to stay four or fivo weeks ! I'm tired now; them pesky kcors has cannmost shook mo all to pieces. And then your roads hero is so rockj I got all jounced up. If I lived hero, 'd havo all tho rocks picked out of tho roads if I had to do it mysolf." I seized my hat nnd left tho houso. I was too much excited to stay in aunt Sally's socioty any longer at present. Anything was bettor than staying at home with her. 1 rushed down tho first littlo strcot that, offered; but my course was soon stooped bv a crowd, among which tho star of tho policeman 'shonoconspicu- ous. "I say I didn't do it !" cried a somo- , what familiar voice pitched on an ex tremely high key; I tell you 1 ditln t teckit; and if you don't let mo alono I'll knock you down by hokoy. Hello! thero's my cousin Jim. Ho knows me, nnd he'll tell jou that I'm jest ns honest a feller ns tho dav is long I I shuddered. Hero was another of my relntives; and a littlo distanco I recognized the glossy tile of Dick Van Voorhies Flora s urotuor. "I sny, Jim," cried my cousin, Tom Broni, nourishing his nrm toward mo; "como hero this minit, nud tell this man I hain't a pickpocket! I say Jim ! "I don't know you," stammered 1; and taking a stop backward, I stum bled over the stand of a candy and ap ple woman, upsuting tho wholo con cern, nud mvsolf besides. Iho wo mnii was angry, as sho had a right to bo, and called mo somo very hard names iu n vory strong brogue, and hit mo two severe blows with n long handled two quart noggin. I scrambled to my feet nnd fled, hearing ns I went, tho finttoring re mark of a bv-standor: "Ho looks more liko a pickpocket than tothor one! Shouldn't wonder if ho was tho ono. Ho's got a rcnl hnug dop; expression !" I plunged into tho first cross street that ofiercd, and camo upon uoorgo Seward, a young sprig of tho aristoc racy, with whom I had an acquain tance. He gavo mo a cigar, and wo walked up Uio street logothor, smok ing, and ninkiug remarks on tho la dies we met. A coal cart camo rattling along, and a rusty voico sung out: ''Hello ! if thero isn't cousin Jim Brown. Jim, I say, look up hero and sco Sam Smith, won't you ? Shako hands with a follor, do," and ho ox tonded toward mo a paw which, for size, would havo fitted .Horcules, nnd for color, nn Ethiopian. I mado a dodgo into n backyard of n houso, tho rinmates of which sot a dog on mo, and inspired by tho stimu lus of his bark, I managed to oscapo into another yard, by climbing, my hat and coat-tails bohind mo as a souvenir ! In my flight through yard No. 2, I noarly upset a woman who wns hang ing clothes on a lino. I opouod my mouth to apologizo, but sho seized mo by tho arm with an oxclaniatiou of do light: "Why Jim urown, l ueciaro, tion t you know mo? Me, your cousin Nel ly ?" I broko from hor; and now grnss grow hndor my feot until I wns snfo iu my own chamber. I sunk down complotoly exhausted, wondering if tho cntiro population of Boston con sisted of my relations. Suddenly I romouibered that I was going to tho theatre that night with Flora. I must put my hair in papois and perfume- my moustache At dinner, mint Sally oyed mo cu riously, iu.d naked mo what I had got my hair rolled up for. Sho guessed thero wns going to bo a quilting somewhere, 6ho said. My mother unfortunately informed hor that I was going to tho theatre From that momont my doom was scaled, 1 hat was the placo of all others, on ti,0 book, got a seaman's rig, and mint Sally wanted to visit. And sho 1 presented myself to tho, captain for "could go with mo just as well ns not inflection. Ho received mo with dp' u not more so," sho said very conipla- j 0I, nrnin. ccntV'- , , , . I "dpod heavens 1" cried 1. I dressed myself when tho tnnoj Yc.s 1". said he, "I am your own. ennio, and hurried out ot n sido door, cousin David; nnd vour cousin Dani dotormincd to balllo aunt Sally; butjcl, and (leorgo nro'mong tho crow, tho old woman wns too shurp for me. ,UH1 vour mint Peggy is going ns far Thoro sho snt composedly, on ono of , na Florida for her health." tho stono lions that Hanked the L'ntt- wny, dressed in n flounced pink calico, nud a yellow bonnet, patiently waiting for mo. "I'm all ready," sho juinpinrr up; and 1'vo took rcmnrked, my work- bag along, with somo crackers in it. If it holds iu liir after nine o'clock, wo may want some luncheon." Wo stepped into tho street. The pooplo stared at us. I felt ns red ns n full blown poppy, My faco streamed with prcspcration. I could not en dure it; it was no use. Politeness I ignored in this case. I took advant age of tho old lady's rapt gnzo nt the window of a print shop, to bolt down a by-street, and in a few moments I wns in tho presonco of my divino Flo ra. Wo walked leisurely to tho thea tro; Int my ease for I knew that tho old lady nevor could find her way, un assisted, to tho theatre. Judge my horror, when on ronching tho place of amusement, tho first spec tacle that grcotcd my eyes was aunt Sally, standing iii tho door, her work Lag on her nrtn, hor voice rnisod to its highest tension, nnd her right hand gesticulating to the crowd she had gathered around her. "Ho wont out of sight just liko n flash !" sho wis saying; "and I gavo n littlo boy a ten cent piece to show mo tho ,wny hero and I'm waiting for him to come along. I'm kindor'nfered ho's got lost, for lie was alius rather weak-headed; seems as if ho might havo nsked somebody tho way; ho's got n tongue in his head hallo thero ho is now aud tho Queen of England with him, by her gound ! Como along Jim; the meetin's just goin to begin. They're a tootiu on tho bass-viol now ! Whoro on earth did you go so quick ? Is that your gal ?" Indignation and dismay held me si lent. Flora's faco was liko a blush rose. The crowd, by a groat oft'ort, restrained themselves from cheering tho old lady; but it wns very evident to mo that they would not long exer cise such forbearance. "Jim," said my ancionl relativo in a confidential whisper, loud enough to bo heard by tho wholo assembly; "you havo got smut oil your upper lip I I seed it beforo wo started, but I didn't liko to sny nothing. You'd better wipe it oft'; it looks dreadfully 1" "The crowd fairly roared. Smut, in deed ! My cherished moustache, that I had scented and oiled, and admired for thrco long months. If tho old la dy had been n man, I should hnvo challenged her on tho 6pot. "With n desperato effort I nddt cssod Flora: "Flora, my dear, wo will go in, nnd not pay attention to that iusnno old woman." "Frank," sho said sho always called mo Frank "toll mo who that horrid old creaturo is beforo I go an other stop?" "Horrid crittor I I hnin't n horri.l critter !" ciied aunt Sally waving her work bag. "I'm a decent woman, nnd liain't got no paint onto my face, as somo folks that I know of has. And I'm Jim Brown's own mint his fath er's sister Sally, thnt married n Nut ter; nnd I've mended his pinnyforcs nnd trowsers ninny a timo ! Flora listened, nnd whon aunt Sal ly finished, sho oust upon mo such n look. "Mr. Brown," sho snid quietly, "I hnvo tho honor to wish you n very good ovening, with your cstimablo rolntivo;" and then took tho nrm of Fritz Ludlow, nnd sailed away. I thought I should havo fainted on tho spot; and, perhaps I should, if hnd not felt my sleeve vchomontly nulled. I turned nnd saw n lean- faced num. "Jim," said ho: "loud your unclo five dollars, do. I've left my pocket book to hum !" Good L'racious! it was my unclo Solomon Fundi, end Lthind him was mv unclo Bill, nud behind him my mint Mary nnd cousin Siuau. did not stop to sco how many moro thoro was. I took it for granted that tho wholo nudienco was to bo com posed of my relatives. I jiimpod down tho stops nnd fled at tho top oj mv speed. Aunt Sally cried nt tho oxtent of hor voico: "Stop him ! stop him 1" And grasp ing n btrnnger by tho coat uloovo, rIio iinpationtlv demanded of him whom tho uoarest policeman could Do ton ml This excited action of mint Sally was uftdrwurd told mo by pousin loin I run down tho street with only ono thought in mv mind, and thnt was tho sinccro hopo of ronching my residence beforo I was overtaken; out ns many woro following closo to mv heels in mv hasty flight, thoy supposing mo to bo a thief, I could not succeed iu reach ing homo unmolested. I was too stopped and surrou ruled by a noisy rabble, who held ino by tho sleeves nud dollar until n policeman arrived. Tho officer soju camo up, nnd without paying nny attention to my protostatiousjof innocenco, hurried mo along to thu lienrcst station houso, whoro I lomatncd until tho noxt morn ing, when my examination took placo, and no ono upnenring against mo, I was disohurgwl. But I would not go homo. Aunt Sally was still thero, porhaps a dozen moro of my relatives, pinco "It never rains but it always pours." A bright thought stiucl: me I would put tho ocean betweon us. A whaler wan lying at ouo pf tho wharves, which was advertised to sail that dajv I wcut down thoro, ontered my namo i T waitnd to hear no mnro. Tim vpb- scl was just putting oft', but I could swim. Thank ucavon, l could wim l And without nn much ns savior? crood- ; bv, I dashed into tho water, and struggled to tho Bboro, to bo met bv mint Sally, who oxclaimcd; "Better go right homo Jimmy, nnd chnngo your stockings. Wot feet is dreadful apt to bring pn tho rheuma tiz. Don't mind him, enptain !" sho yelled after tho receding vossol, "ho wns alters n littlo weak in tho upper story 1" I broko from aunt Sally went to n hotel dried my clothing got into n railway car went to Philadelphia, and enlisted into tho army. My cap tain is my unclo Saul, nnd I havo three cousins in my company, and llvo moro in nnothcr regiment with which ours is brignded. Did over n poor follow havo such luck ? If I should over bp found, somo lino morning, nt tho ontl oi n ropo, it will bo tho fault of my rela- tives. Thc Cretan War. THE CONVENT TltAGEUY. Many worn disposed to doubt tho truth that somo fivo hundred nud twenty persons mon women nnd chil dren nt tho Convent of Arcadian, in Ciindiu, rather than surrender to tho Turks, blow up tho building which was likely to fall into tho hands of their enemies, nnd saorifioed their" lives, and thoso ot somo two thousand of their besiegers; but thoro is no lon ger any reason to disboliovo tho story. Tho convent is n very ancient ono, and has been famous for ita hospital!' ties for many generations. So noted was it in this respect, that it stood un molested through many wars. Pagan invaders cvou, respecting it nnd its reputation. On tho llUh of last Nd' vembcr, it was invaded by an army of 10,000 Turks, commnnded by Musta pha Pasha. Tho iumntes nt tho timo numbered 510 mon, womon and chil dren. About 197 woro men capnblo of bearing arms, viz: 03 Monks, 3 Greek volunteer, and 131 Cretans. No assault was mado for somo days. A letter from Athens in tho Now York Herald gives tho particulars of tho tragedy which ultimately occur, red : "Upon tho morning of tho 20th tho Pasha summoned tho Cretans to sur render, and upon their refusal imme diately began tho bombardment. In tho nftornoon Turkish messengers reached Bethymnos, requiring fresh artillery, men nnd munitions; uud all that still remained in tho town woro at onco sont on, so that ou tho 21st twenty-six heavy guns and two mor tars woro playing on tho convent. Tho seigo continued uninterruptedly two days and nights, when, a breach j being ofl'ected, tho Turks entered tho convent court, and tho urccks contin ued firing upon them from thp pells. But this inooBsant firo terminated by putting most of tho firo-arms of tho Christians out of order, many of their" numbor had nlso been killed nnd wounded. Tho remn'nder men, womon nnd children then nssomblcd in a. hall, under tho leadership of Father Ga-' briel, tho Superior of. tho convout, and detorminod to blow up tho build ing. Tho powdor was deposited in tho collar. A young Monk, twenty years of ago, Emanuol T. Coulns, up-' plied tho match, and tho bulk of tho convent was immediately blown into tho air. Thirty-nino men, and sixty women and childron, most of them wounded, who woro in tho wing that romnined intact, survived tho catas trophe. Tho groator part of these nro reported to havo been massacred,--Tho Turks nppliod lighted torches to tho faces of tho wounded stretched upon tho ground, to soo which of them still lived, nnd then dispntchod them. Tho largo and beautiful church of tho convent wns not shattered by tho ox plosion. Tho Turks rushod into it to pillngo tho wealth accumulated lor ages, and nftnrward sot firo to thee building. Tho Turkish woundod began to nr rivo nt Ilcthymnos nnd tho adjacent towns on tho 22d. Tho hospitals, bo ing insufficient to neeofnmodato tho numbor. nrivato houses woro trans formed into infirmaries. Ther number of two thousand Turks killed fcy tW osplosion, Btnted previously, is below' tho truth. Tho bodios of insurgents in tho othor parts of tho department hnstoned to tho nid of tho bosiogod uV soon us ahoy hoard of tho attack; bufi Mnstapha Pasha detached troops to meot them and hold thcrrf in check." y A young lady from Grass Valley ltly visited tho city of San Vrau reoentli Cisco, nnd hits conimutncaioii bumu , hor oxperioncos and observations to ' - Y. " L A f tho Grass Valloy National. Of course, as becomes vouug ladies, sho went to church, nud, among othors, attended that of tho llov. Mr. &tono. ner. roforoncos to him in hor letter con tains poiuts of information aud inter- est. Wo extract us follows: "1 wont to hoar him preach last Sunday night. . Ho is certainly ouo of tho host olocu-. tiomsts on this coast And Such bob- y hires! they nro so grncoful Iloja, ,U: Vf.ena seven lino. hoifcos! But who would own 'slow and thoy wro'nbl6"tg Word, bettor.