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OBLINOCII Hi. TIMMONS.
' TERMS 0' Sl'liSCIMPTIOy.
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TKIIM3 OF ADVKUTISIXO.
One square, nn insertion ...... ..........tl (HI
Each anbfcincnt insertion .......... ..... M
lltisiness Cards, Pit annum S WO
Administration, Attachment, Dissolution, Ex
ecutor, Itedcniption and Koad Notices.... 3 00
Marriage Notices.... - ' M
Ielh Notices rw.
The spiice neenpied hy ten linen, or loss, of this
iie tvpe counts one sqnnre.
All' Transient and Legal Advertisements must
bo paid foe in advance tn Insure pnhlication.
X4f Altorners sro iisi.d mcHrosMiiii.it for ll
adverttsemenfs'lianded In or ntiihnried by lliem,
nil for the publication of nil Sheriff Mali) notices,
the writs for which tlier order out.
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jon hunting.
' vVeare prepared lo execute sll kinds of JoliVork,
such as Posters, Sale Hills, Programme. Invits
tions, U.i.ineis Cards, Visiting Cards. Wedding
Cards, Cheeks, Labels, Pamphlets, Hill Heads,
Ulanks, etc., etc.. in the most satisfactory m inner.
, Tho following are the rates for Sheet Hills:
2. , Sheet Hills t-2 on
60 i . ...... ...... ........ .... 2 50
MO i 3 00
25 W 2 60
fin : -. ...t -3 oo
loo 3 '"
loo ft oo
100 full-sheet Hills 8 00
It be (tiled nt short notice, and iiikhi
the ni'i-t reasonable terms.
. I4f Trinting of ererv kind, wllelber job work
or adrertiKinir, which is done for niir association,
society, public meetiug (r political .party, wi'l lie
cliarired io the- person or persons niderinp tho
rr.'';7i,;,;7nu
I'liblishers snd Proprietors.
- BUSINESS CARDS.
L'iro 'Insurance Agency.
JOIIX l'OWKKS,
rr.uiivKiti lit., onto, - -
Is Agent for that .first-class Insurance Company,
MUII.IYllti-X v Vork.
Capiut .. - l,4Uf.,0:l3 SO
i 1'arties baring buildings or personal property of
anr dfscriptimi to insure, will Hnd it to their inter
est to giro mo a call. . J01IN POWKUS,
... 3St Agent, I'errysburg, O.
J. w. ciurrKt..
K. n. At'i.n
CIIAI1CI & AUM,
House ami Sin, PaLntiny;,
OUAIN1NG,
Glazing and Paper Hanging.
' F57" SHOP One door east of Jopbxal Olficc,
Front-street. Perrysburz O. , 4x
JOHN A. SHANNON,
Attorney and ConnscIlor-at-Law,
Otfico iu rhocDix IMock, up stairs,'
I'errysburg, Ohio.
' I3jr"AUenlion given to the collection of Soldiers
Claims', . 44.K
OKOItGC MTIC1IIV,
tAT$(SR$W:LT ti.Yr, rttK;iivsuCRO, o.,
Wlt.I, ittond toallbiisiiessconffdcdto1iiscaro
i 111 jjoy jral Com ts of Ohio. .Military
Ct.UiniiV.iU ' vo..- ilioill Jr. atto,ntioit J
Also Insurniico taken at reasnnablo rates, i
Olficc j-New ILirdiyiio lluilding.up stairs. nsjj
rcr of Louisiana s.renueml Front streeJt. lxx
,'uonjfl i.'itnowsi-' ;,T '"hviki ikown
r t ; Hull .Prairie ; Elevators, '
''" Proprietors j also, Uealers in '
. Dr"Coods,;roccrics,Coots,Shofs.Jlc.
tT Cash for all kiuds of Grain.
3'Jzx . . ..(-.. HUM. PUA1UIE, O?
J. k.lloBD, Fremont.. J.M. Houn, Perrysbnrg.
(T. lw & .T M.1HDKD,
' ATTOUNE18,...lPcrrysburg O.
.-'. Office In Phoenix Illock, , , 3.1zz
Ir. W. F. ENIURTT,
.Surgeon Dentist,
4,.en vsourg. ouu vo., v.
OFFICE over G. It. Krepa Store, no TiOiilsiana
avenuc. Dental work executed in Gold, Sil
ver and Jlnbborv-Teeth extracted without pain'
(vithnnt the-iseiof chloroform; ' ' ' ' "v
N. H. A full Set of Teeth On Robber for tJO.
All work warranted.' Ilvfer to Puck A Hamilton,
I'errysburg, ; i i . ' ' 1
5,000 Cords of Stave Bolts
WA3NTTE2D,
Fy llif Stfvtus Slavf Manufadurin Coiii)aiiY, at '
PERRYSUITUG, OHIO.
41 ' Inquire of CHAS. STEVENS.
BOWLING GREEN HOTEL,
.. i ISAAC C I A. Vj'' Proprietor,
BOWLINCljailEEN, O.
rpjlia House has lal.Jy been refitted and refur
nistiad,aod (he Proprietor will sjaro no pains
to make the stay of his guests comforlablu. 4lxi
J. P. tc S. Il7 PRICE,
"Attor'he'ys-at-Ijw, ' " ' '' 1
,.' .farrr.atwsirajv Wo4 Vanutf
WE hare Urge quantilie of Real Estate for
aale j attend to Tax-paving; also, procure
Uoueties and .Pensions for rioldiersa ' ,)
All busiuess promully attended to. 14
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DOWLING GREEN LIVERY STABLES.
CIII.BERT AVEItV, Proprlftor,'
Hawllna; Urcctt, Wod Ca., O.
'iW tn'E'nV at ail 'linrs,' and 'at 'woilerate
charires f r
t-rTls'1i.ncif Flacks atmnecis With the Accom
modation Train at Ilaskius, going north and south,
and at Tontogany: tvith (lie lil., Train, going
south aud uurtU. . . ... 4lxx
, , CIVIL.- ENClINEEIl.i
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Deputy County.Su.rvoyor,
WESTQM, oiiio. . ,
tg Safer to any County Offioer. " " j43l '
, E..G. jQRADLEYi r .
PhysieU'vri, and Su'rgoon.
Mrs, Uoustou's, i'rout-stroet, Ptirryaburg,
OUw.
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pEIUlYSBUIta MEAT STE.
HAS remove d'his Meal Store to the building re
.uiill. ..tii.;...l li. tin, llnrilu'MrM. il...u ,.n
.tiquiiaiia aVreuue. , Aj uxeelleut quality of Meat
i.aialwayakoploa hud,ti whiehhu iuvitcsthe al-
tentioa uf all lurerif juicy Huaat.ur atuudcr
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MISCELLANEOUS.
JAS. W. ROSS, asnsa COoK, LBKRT t. aoss
KOSS Jk, COOK,
An.H!HsVQTH Wrj'XITIiK.
office
Csrarr l.ssUlsss Aressr wis rrsnt
Ntrael, Frryirt watt.
WE hare the nnlr set of Abstract Hooks
now in Wood Comity. containing a. complete
Inpfx to all Lots and l.snds therein.
1-sT? Certificatci of Title given upon reasonable
terms. - .
J.jyAlso, Agents for" purchasing and selling
Heal Estate, getting np Tax Titles, paring Taxes,
get., A'C.
I pOl K desirable residences in rerrvsbnrg.
" Price ranging from $1,200 to $l,S00 j for sale
bv
KOSS A COOK.
ACUF.S of choice land, .1 miles smith of
.1 9v Perrvshurir. on Perrvsluircr and Kinitt,
lUisd, ami at crossing of good comity road; Weil
drained; 10 acres under cnltirntion:' 40 acres of
prairie and opvnings, and balance timber.
Trice I8 per aero, or 20 in payments.
SO seres of excellent land noar Milton Center,
on good county road, mile from railroad : good
log honso and other farm building: 4u acres of
good timlier and balance in prairio and under
cultivation.
Price 11,400, cash, or t 1,600 in payments.
For further particulars, inquire of
' KOSS & COOK.
Ilpsiness solicited. 37ix
MAUMEE VALLEY
LUMBER YARD.
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C-,,"!. - 3 Bi;., J i -v,
COOIi, UUUL ttllU. Juiillu SLQWiV.
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, out; i AIM!
jrlaiiing & Moulding Mill.
On (lie Dsek, lo.t of .oiiiiiti nn. tvc,
ri.KUVMtl ICi, IIIO.
'IIIIS establishment Is now in successful nper
I. ation, aud we are now ullcriug fur sale,
Pine Lumber ;
Countrv Lumber :
Pine Shingles :
Pine, A h. White ami Cotton-wimd Flooring f
Pine, White and t'otton-wood iSiding;
Kasli :
Doors:
Ulimls;
Mouldings, A e.
Our facilities for doing business are such that
Our Prices Defy Competition !
We receive our Lumber direct from the Piiiorict,,
Wo work Seasoned Lnmber.
We use the best and latest improved Machinery,
We work only tho best Mechanics, whereby we
are enabled to oiler to all those who ore building,
or niiio.iniu uiuiwui, biiivi nir no v amazes
Orders solicited fur all wurk iu our lino, and
contracts uiado for
Furuisliin aiii I5iiililin lltiiisfs- fvnii1rtf.
CoimlrT Lumber Planed and Matched'. ( '
Country Lumber Planed ami mad: into Siding.
Strictly Prime Country Lnmlicr W tinted.
PUCK,' JalaKS k CO., Propriotorif
I'errysburg, October 2j, lSfi7. 30
JLs. BTrAOK, "...
Tontognny, Ohio,
PEAI.KIl 1M
PURE DRUGS & MEDICINES,
PAIN3, OILS, A DXESTUFFS, 1
Glass & Glassware.
, ! XERFUAtEilY, .
FANCY ARTICLES AND, NOTIONS,
. Puro Wines and Brandies,
(For Medical purposes)
PATENT ' MEDICINES, : ETC.
FAMILY GROCERIES,
Aa lott as can be purchased for cash.
Hook nml stationery, , .. ,
Wall and Window Taper", '
l'ens, Pencils, Superior Inks,
And al other articles usually kept by Druggists
PICTURE FB AMES & MOLDINGS
Of the newest styles and at the lowest prices.
The bov. articoa have been bongluV. loir for
lA4ir.-4.keUil llk' .im mA4 M-itl k. mtki:
ranted aa rcpreauntedand gold at the very lowest
castr price. i v v j 11 ..j ti i , p. h f CJ
tV Physlelanis' Prescriptions Pare
fully Compounded.
N.: II; Likewiso Agent for that sterling Insur
ance Company tho Hartford Fire, of Hartford.
Tuotogany;, February 1 4,, 180." y, i 4'.2s ,
Millmery1 "and Fancy :Good3.
M1
ISS AUUIE FOWLKR begsleare io KXriu
her old customers and the public Kcnerallr.
that she baa removed her Millinery Store to the
corner of Second and Elm-streets, one square be
low the Avenue, where she will keep couotantly
on tiand a fin assortment of J ' ' ' I i . i
ITIIIlincrjr and Fancy OoodM,
y Inch she will talcQ pleasure ia selling aVlower
rates man any oilier nrm. Tlic latest stylet In
the market received weekly, Also, Hutching,
Dress aiid Cloak-making done to Order. Ladies,
please favor m with a call. , jlm
ROOK AGENTS WANTED
- FOR llOWLANO'S ' ' 11
AS A.SOLDIEB ANP. STATESMAN.
An ascurato history of Itij Military and Civjj
Career. - In 1 largu ticUro vol. noarlr 660 pngos,
finely illustrated. Airenta will find this the book
to soil at the present tiinej lbs Inrynt cuutmu-
aiaiia . Vf employ do. Umteral Agent; aaJ
t0'a. fta-aiuducciueitU to eapvjii.sers. Agents
iU; ije.UuxsuHiiaUgo'of d'aUng tiutfjp with
tho Publisher. For-descriptive circular and
terms, address ' J. It. BliKR Sl CO.,'
7o 1' "' Publishertr Hartford, Cons.
, N, U BARLOW & CO.;
!- NUIH 1ST Hi!'
Paints, Oils Virsi.4c8, Treucl ini Amfrlrai Hindu
Class, Plate Class, Iwliii" Class Plates, if. It.
. St. Clair-ttroet, between Washington and
t'erry, Toledo, Ohio. . . to
DRY GOODS. I
BUOWN and illuadied riUoeliopi aud Sbirtiugs;
leaiins j
, Stripes j
, Tickings J " ' ' "
' " Cottoimdes. Ae. AeL at BE AOI'iS.
r , IQUOItS and C10AKS of the choicest i.rund
M.J W bo had at the Haiooo of t. I.KAK.
SLUSCUIPTIO.V price of the Joi'KjiAt, Two
pulldu a vuar, iu iuUuuc. j
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The Castalian Found.
[Written for the Perrysburg Journal.]
ANNIE MAY.
BY LILY LARKSPUR.
Spring Was breathing 'monk llx) fl.iweri,
As ll.ey ileels.l 0i wxllnnd gay
Slftamlete Mneil a wild, tibid warbte,
As they dancrnl along their way t
Flowers "were blooming, birds were pluming,
When I met sweet Annie Msy.
Blight eyes danced when I was near her,
Tears fell if I turned away
Sunny ringleta flit before me.
Often on my cheek they lay
81. e was graeelnl, kind and faithful
01.! 1 loved aweet Annie May.
lint that dream of bright joy vanished
Like a beauteous Summer-day I
Ere I knew how niiirli I loved her,
l.iko a ('ream, she pa.vacd away.
Scarce 1 kissed her, ere I missed her
Ueulle, loving Annie 11 ay.
And they closed her blue eyes gently,
With a silent, tcnrliil prayer
Crossed l.er bands upon her bosom.
And ll.ey placed a white rose there.
Ah I I'm weeping Annie's sleeping
Annie, with her sonny hair.
O'er her gravo the grass is waving,
Where the gentle sephyrs play
Moonbeams glamo through ll.nl lone willow,
Trembling there they softly lay
Stars are gleaming tears are streaming
O, I miss sweet Annie May I
Pbkhysrl'Kii, June, lSOtt.
BY LILY LARKSPUR. BRIDGE OF SIGHS.
BY THOMAS HOOD.
One more unfortunate,
Weary of hieath,
Kaahly imH.rtiinate,
(lone to her death I
Take her up tenderly.
Lift her with ran-!
FashionM so nlii.ilr.lv,
Young, and so fair!
Iniok nt h.-r garments
Clinging like cerements,
AVI.ile the wave constantly
lrips from her c'otl.ing j
Take her up instantly,
living, not loathing.
Touch her not sen. nfnll v ;
Think of bur nMinrnl.illv,
Oently and l.unisnlv ;
Not of the stains of her
All that remains of her
IS'ow is pure and womanly.
Ioop up l.er tresses
F.scapcd from the comb, . .
Her fair auburn tresses :
While wonderment guesses
Where was her l.m.io'f
Who was her father t
Who was lu-r Mother?
Had she a sister?
Had she a brother ?
Or was there a dearer ono
Still, nn.l a nenier one'
Yet, than all other ?
Alas 1 for the. rarity
Of Chri.itii.n' rhariiy
1'nder the sun! ' "
O, it was pitiful I ' "
Near a whole city full,
Huiiie had sho none, ' ' 1
WI.ero the lumps quiver
So far iu the river,
With many a light
From window nnd casement, '
From garret to basement,
. She stood with ainaxemeot, ' '!
Houseless by night.
'' 'The bleak wind t March ' ' '
Maiin her tremble and shiver;
' Hut n-t the d.irk arch,
Or tho black flowing river;
Mad from life's history,
Glad to dentil's mystery,
Swift to be Inn I'd,
Any where, any whole
Out of the world I if : s
' In she plunged boldly,
No matter how coldly
The ronch river ran; '
Over tho brink of it,.
' Picture It, thiuk of it,
Dissolnt msn I
.- Lave in it, drink of it .' .
' Then, if you can I
Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with cnro,
Fsshhin'd so slenderly,
Young, and so fair I 1 '
BY THOMAS HOOD. Selected Miscellany.
[From the New York Examiner.]
THE SILENT DEACON'S OPINION.
When (lie next miininer comes with itfi
heat and dust, anil liingttor, nml tlio tired
spirit fainting l.y the way, cries out for
tho wings nt a dovp, go up to vv ,
among the bills, mado sacred to iNature,
whore the hurry -and anxiety oi commerce
are unknown, and tho silent Sundays are
never broken by the wl.izz'.t.i' of machinery.
or defiled l.y its atuoke anil steam. You
will see no Nowi.ort belles no I'ulniont
eiltiipagea, nor will yiti he hidden to any
" hojm," they don't " hoi," there hut yon
wit lo taken into a hly, cam rest, such
as the pilgrim found in the chatiiher that
was colled ' Ti-uce." It you have toiled
hard enough to deserve lest, yon will find
it in W. ; if uol, you will neck it any
where in vain.
It ia the jnost silent place in (he world ;
and were it not for the farmer turning his
furrows, or ess tint; his seed, you might Im
agine yourself already where " Puhhaths
never end.' Perhaps it is oi ly iiecuuse
Nature reigns with such cairn dignity, and
echoes back every found ho lovirgly, that
W . i . seeing silent in comparison with
other plcea. . . t ..
Yonder, in the s.jnare pew, sits i'eacon
l.ee ; you would know he was a deaoon if
he hud not told you. Some men are born
dmicoija whnt a j.jiy.that sqiye t-hould en-
trer-tiie iiely nmce who at e -not V . JIuaooii
Lee was not a native of W ,bnt went
there, to till a farm left biin by as seed rela:
live aoine twenty years ago about tho
time Deacon Hell died, leaving a fcitdjVeid
in the church and parsonage for 1)0 was
a pillar in Zion. and a stroiiff arm to his
pastor; : After seeking long; to fill his place
the mind of the people united on the new
coiner, who by his solemnity, piety and
zeal seemed created forth plnce. lie was
a man of ftjw wonU, tart ly talking; so that
the boys called him at first " a gruni old
fuan." 1 Hot thay soon changed the opinion;
for he set apart a tree of summer sweetings,
and one of bell-pears for their express
benefit, as they went to and from school,
and surprised them by a fine swing, wbicii
he hung for them in his walnut giovo. Bo
the verdict of that and each succeeding
generation of boys Was, that althbugh tho
i'eacon never talked, he was a kind and
gonial man, and a lover of children. Every
boy for twenty years back bad been bis
shepherd, his watchman, or bis assistant
farmer; feeling it a high honor to hitch his
horse on Sunday, or lo drive his manure
cart on Monday; and all because they saw
through the thick vail of reserve, the love
that burned and glowed iu his heart.
l)eacon Leu's minister trusted in him,
aud the cttuich felt hor tciut.orat ull.iiia
safe in hands, and tho world honored bis
otc.ru consisUucy. . ,
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There was a serpent in KJon, and a Jui'ss
that thtioe-l.lcsTil band who walked and
talked with our Redeemer on r-nrth, and
who saw his glory mingled with his ' hu
manity t why then, need we wonder that
one man subtle ami Ire achcrons, hid hint
self in the calm verdure el V -, crawl
ing out rentty to spring upon them with
his poisoned fangs t ' I'pright, and faith
ful, and earnest, as were the people, they
wero not proof aJihit Hattnry and decep.
tion. There came among fhem one rinito
nnused (o Iheir tint.stei.tations way of serv
ing t!nd, and ambitions, as ho said, "of
seeing (hem make some stir In the world."
We know from tlod's Word thai "one sin
tier doMroyeth much good," and yet wo
nro often annoyed at tho results of ono
man's evil work in tho church; ono may
sow tares which a hundred cannot phtck
onl ; nml therefore does it become ("oil's
children to slay the enemy in his first ef
forts. He wht aimed at tho life of tho Hospel
Church at V , was " dead, while he
had a name to live." llo scorned many of
the humldo ones huso crown is waiting
them on high, llo hated tho huuiblit g doc
trines of the Cross, and desired to see man
glorified and exalted; ho rebelled against
tho " iron bars '' which he chose to cull the
bonds of h.ve which separate (..ids chosen
nnd obedient ones from tho world that
licth in wickedness, llo declared that tho
Millennium could never dawn until all
Christians were as one by which ho mount
that, for the sake of union, light must yield
to wrong as if be wero nl Iho iiuii.bvr who
loved nnd longed for tho appealing of
Christ! lie began stealthily to sow his
poisonous Reeds among ll.o younger untl
weaker of tho flock, and when ho saw th
fitHt token of their taking root, ho grew
bold, and begun to cast 11. em iu on (ho
strong hills. Hut hero he found resistance;
the coil which had borne such rich har
vests of grace repelled his seed trout its
l.t.scm ; and he cun.o to the nmd resolve lo
assail the de-ii im, nml try how ho would
K ieivo, it. If ho, with bis piety, ileal nnd
il.flilcnue, opened his bosom to it, Hie end
was cah ly attained. Tho minister was not
worthy of consideration in tho matter
ministers arc not so readily put out of (ho
way if they do not yield to ungodliness.
II ho proved a dead sentinel, ho would not
molest him ; if alive and jeuhius of his Mas
tci's honor, ono bullet would settle him lor
ever. In pnrsuauco of his " liberal views 'V and
his deep-laid plan, our valiant reformer
rode by nnd fastened his horso before tho
unpretending dwelling of Dc.cim Leo,
I'shered into tho neat " keeping-room " lo
await bis coming from (ho harvost field, his
restless spirit was almost awed by the si
lence which reigned there. Tho tall clock
in tho corner, with its ever-sailing t-hip,
ticked ptiinlully loud ; nnd even tho buz
zing of the ll.es on tho panes snuoyod him.
llo suffered much the snmo oppression ns
.In those who wait lung iu a silent dark
ened room the coming of a minister to n
funeral, llo wiehi d for nnd then dreaded
the uuiid man. being not finite sure of a
warm reception, lie had just decided on a
tlaii.lestino IliuM, when iho door opened
mid tho deacon entered, as if toil had never
milled his spirits or soiled his 1 garments.
Alter tho usual greetings, and a dead, aw
ful pause, tho visitor began ll. ink ol the
wiles of Kalan ! by lamenting tho low
state (jCi'cltLinHi. asking tho good limn w hy
this hurch hud enjoyed no revival for
tin eo or four years! What enred he for
tiotl t set time to visit .ion T lie was tar
tnoro deeply interested iu Iho opening of a
new stage, road to tho frnnituit. n.d getting
up stock in tho projected hotel there.
" Now what do you think is .the causo of
things being so dull, here ? Do you know 7
he persisted in- oslting. ' : 1
The deacon was not ready to give his
opinion, and after a littlo thought, frankly
answered, '.' No, I don't.", . , ..
o Do you think tho church . are alivo (o
the work beloro them ? '
" No, I don't." ' ' " "
" Do you think the minister fully realizes
the solemnity of his woik !"
"No, l-dou't." . . . '
A twinkle was scon in the eye of this
trr.ublcr in' Zion,- and taking courage, he
asked.
"Do yon think Mr. B, b rcry extraordi
wiry man T "
" No, I don't." . - ' .
Do you think ' his 'sermon n ' Their
eyes were holden,' anything wonderfully
trest?" -.-!,', - '."
" No I don't." r ' .
Milking bold, after all this encourage
ment in monosyllables, lie asked, " Then
don't you think we had hotter dismiss this
mon and" hire another t" -1 . i v
Tho old deacon started as if shot with an
arrow, and iti n 'torts Ti.r louder than his
wont, shouted, " No, 1 don't."
'' "IV by," cried the amtizej visitor, " yon
ngreo with mc-iii ll ( huye said don't you ? "
" No, I don't." ' ' '
"You (alk so little, sir," re jdied the guest
not a little abashed, " that lio one can find
out what you do mean."
" 1 talked enough once," replied the old
man, rising to his feet, " for six praying
Christians; but thirty years ago, I got my
heart humbled and my tongue briillej, ami
ever since that I've walked softly before
fioil. I then made vows solemn sh otoriiity;
and don't you tompt mo to brelik them!" :
Tho Iroubler was startled, at the earnest,
ucssof the hitherto sileuf, iiumovable n.an,
and asked, " What happened to you thirty
yenrs ago T"' :" ' '
" Well,' sir, I'll (ell yon. I wns drawn
into a scheino just like this of yours, lo
uproot ono of U oil's servants from the field
in which he had planted him. In my blind
ness I fancied it : was a little tiling lo re.
move one of the ' stars ' which Jesus holds
in his right hand, if thereby my ear ennld
be tickled tiy more flowery words, and the
pews filled by those, who turned sway from
ie simplicity of the Uospol. I hud , (he
men that led we for I admit that 1 was a
dupe-and a. tool fiut Lured ourselves Ihat
we were consoientions. We thought wo
were doing God service whcn' we drove
that lmly jusn from' tho 'pulpit and his
wotk. and .uid we cotisidcrecl his' lubor
emlud in 11 r , whore I iheu lived. . Wo
grnnned because -there was no revival,
while wo1 Were gossiping about and criti
cising, and crushing, instead t.f upholding,
by our cfftrU and inr prayers, the Jnstrti
u. en tut whose baud we .harshly demanded
the blessing.- : Well sir, he could not drag
on the chariot of salvation with half a
tlo.en of us taunting him for hie weakness,
while we hung on as a dead weight to the
whcils; he bad not (ho power of the
Spirit, and could not convert men; so we
hunted him like a deer, till, torn and bleed
ing, he llotl into a coverl to die. Soarcrly
had he gone when Hod camo among . us by
Mis Fpirit to show that ho had blessed the
labors of Hi dear rejected servant. Our
own hearts were broken and our wayward
children converted and 1 resolved at a con
tenieut seusou to visit my former pastor
and confess my sin, and thank him for his
faithfulness to my wayward boiis, which,
like long buried seed, had now sprung up.
l!it Cod denied nio that relief, that ho
might loach mo a lesson every child of His
ought lo learn, that be who- tollcheth ul.o
of liia servuuta louthcth the apple of Ilia
rye, 1 board my old pastor was ill, and
taking my oldest son with me, set out on a
twenty-live miles' ride lo seo him. It was
evening when I arrived, and his wife, with
the spirit which any (rue woman ought (o
exhibit towards one whoso wronged her
husband, denied me admittance to his cham
ber. She said, and her words were as ar
row to my soul : 'lie may bo dyii g, nnd
the sight ol your face might add to his an
guish 1'
II .l it come to tins," l said (o myself,
that tho mail whoso labors had through
Christ, brought me le his fold, whoso hand
hnd buried n.e in baptism, who had eon
soled my spirit in a terrible) bereavement.
and who had, till designing men had alien
ated us, boon to me as a brother that
this man couhl not the in pence with mv
fnen before htm? ' (.ml pity mo ! I cried.
' what have 1 done! 1 confessed my sin (o
that ineok woman, nnd implored her for
Christ's snko to kneel before bis dying ser
vant, aud r-iceivo bis forgiveness. but
did I care then whether tho pews by tho
door weie rented or not ? I wou'd gladly
hnvo taken this wln.lo family to my home
forever ns my own flesh and l.lood, but no
such hnppiness was before mo.
"As I entered the room of the Messed
warrior, whoso armor wns just falling from
his limbs, ho opened his languid eves an. I
said,' Brother l.ee! llrolherI.ce!''1 1 bent
over him and sobbed out, 'My pnslor, my
pastor ! " Then raising his band, he said in
a deep, impressivo voice, 'Touch not mind
nnni.il. ted, nnd do my prophets no harm!"
I spoko tcn.leily to him, told him 1 had
come to conlt-ss my sin, and bring soma of
his (mi! to him ; calling my ton lo tell him
how lio found Christ. Hut ho was uncon
scions of nil iiroiiutl ; tho sight of my face
had brought (ho l int pang of cailh to his
8piri(.
''I kissed his brnr. Slid (old him how
deur he had been tome; I craved his par
don for my unfaithfulness, and promised to
raro fir his widow nnd fatherless little
ones ; but his only reply, murmured as if
in a troubled dream was, ' Touch not mine
anointed, nml do my prophets no harm.'
"1 stnitS by l.im all night, and ntd i-briak
I closed his eyes. I ull'ereil his Widow a
bouse Is live iu the remainder of her days ;
but like a heroine she said : " I freely
forgivo Toil, ltnt my children who oulerrd
deeply into (heir father's anguish, shall
never see run so regardless of his memory
(o (tiko anything (mm thoso who caused it.
I e ha left us all with his covenant to
tiod, und Ha will take euro of us,'
" Well, sir, 'those dying words sounded
in my cars from (hat cnllin and from that
gravo. When I slept, Christ stood before
me iu my dreams, saying : . ' Touch tint
mine aunoiuted, and do my prophets no
harm.' Thesu words followed mo till I re.
nlizcd fully the' esteem in which Christ
holds Ihoso men who Imvo given up all ror
His snke. even if tliov are not Perfect. And
sinco that day 1 hiVu talked less than be
fore, and have supported my pnslor , oven
if. ho is not an . ! cxiraurdiuaiy liinti.'', ,.My
tonguo shall cleave lothe roof of my month,
and my right hand blmll lorget liur cunning,
beforo I daro to put nsundor what ('oil
hath joined together. When a minister's
work is dime iu a place, I believe Uod will
show it lo him. 1 will not join you, sir,
in I lie si.-hemo that broii'-lit yon horo ; and
moreover, if 1 hear another word from your
lips, I shall ai-k my brclhrou to deal with
you as with them who cause divisions. I
would give all I own to recall what 1 did
thirty years ago. Stop whero you are, and
pray Hod, if perchance the thought of your
heart may bo forgiven .you." "'''"" !
This decided . rebly put .an ciid ' lo the
new-comer's eflorts to gel a minister w ho
could make moro stir, and lelt him fiuo to
lay out roads and I. mid hotels.
' There is often great power in tho 'littlo
word no,", but sometimes it .ictiiiircs not
a littlo courage to speak, it. as resolutely as
did tho silent ileston.i. -i. i
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Pen-Picture of Schuyler Colfax in his "Den."
G. A. Townsend's Washington Letter to the
Cleveland Leader.
In what ho called his " den," I found
Schuyler Colfax, some days ago a little
closet-room, lighted by - one basomenl
window, under the Capitol. ', It was a curi
osity shop of manuscripts and documents,
order reigning tlirnugli superlicial con
fusion. Here the Bpeaker bides himself
away from pages and harpies, and 'works
uiiassistediy at bis speeches and his cor
iespondbi.ee, tho hitler of itself a drudgery
as great and exciting as any accountant's.
Hut a lighthouse never grows old ; after
the hundred years its flam is as youthful
as whotl it Cegan. Tho pure, unaffected,
radiant cheerfulness of Mr.t'ullnx keeps him
as rosy and hopeful as a boy. Here he sits,
smoking his cigar, surprised in the midst
of a smile, for all his thoughts are good
companions.. "' ' ' '
I look u scat beforo' him, and whi!o he
answered come .questions I had brought,
I. d ied to make out hie .fact-aiuL-character
a very dif'kult type wero both of them,
for a country of which (he Speaker is so
representative, and yet of a temperament
eo uncommon. . . :
We are. a sober minded peoplo, with
lines of thrift and anxiety in their faces,
like (he min ks of whip and burden. We
go to law and go to church with tho
same countenances.' 'We want to make
Hioney fsst, a:.d on the way and alter the
end wo huvo remorses, tidies ( wounded
self-esteems, asceticisms. ' The air, the soil,
the worry and (he hurry of American life
provincialize (ho American iu(o a hard, re
pelluut, dreadfully over-earnest titan, with
a skin, a stomuuh, and u soul equally iiys
peptio. . Out )f this population a face grows, now
and then, like cloverhead out, of a stock
yard, sll fieshness and color, and qnick to
feel the earliest breezes. This is Mr. CM
fax.ii Hi life , is perennial ,. hopefulness,
having a good consv'ijence (or its compass,
and fof its ballast a temperament (hut is
equal as all liottr glats; full of the" clas
ticity of the Empire CSty.; A ' widow's son,
born forty five years ago, with a parentage
reaching lick on one side (o the Pehny leis;
on the oilier .to an uflicer of -Washington's
body-guard.1' A I ten years of 'ago hi
schooling ceased' and bo bad found a new
father. At thirteen he quitted New Vork
and bis step father's store for a home in
Indiana. At twenty he was an -editor;
twelve hundred dollars in debt. , At (weuty
saven he was a candidate for Congress
already young widower made sadder but
manlier by a deserved love. At thirty b
was Congrer.-aiian, aa he has beer, ever
since, aud three times. elected Speaker of
the House, the (bird position in the nation.
At the base of . (hie successful career we
find neither wealth, chicanery, nor patron
ago, but good citizenship, faithful .public
services, steadfast Self respect, and a cheer
ful temper. ' It is a quiet career of success
under republican institutions, with steady
talents, quick perceptions, and excellent
confidence. His model in tho btalo has
been Henry CiTty whoso manners were like
his own, and he confossea lo have modeled
hi sprukciship upon . ('lay's career ns
Bpcsksr o.' the Ilouso; u Never hoping,"
he fays, " lo reach this high standard, it
huti ever beeu before my mind, as tho
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Master of his art. In (Ins position ho
has never bunn tradneed (ill of bile, when
during Iho In.penchment (rial (he majority
(he House has connived af rertnin
quarrels, but the Ppeaker bimsell has
aimed, in bis own language, to make all
forgetful of Iho asperities w hich should
perish wilh tho occasion (hat evokes them."
Sir. Cidlnx is a member of tho Dutch Re
formed Church, and total abstinence is one
his privato principles. He Is a smoker.
however, nml a loving traveler ny loot ami
rtage. His oratory is fervid and llorid to
gether, and bns served bis parly hand
somely in trying times, while his judgment
guarded, yet decisive ns ins me.io ol
speech. Ol his speeches I hnvo collected
some illustrations from various parts of the
'.
Thus he said of tho employment of negro
tioops :
" 1 do not rail negro soldiers, hotter than
white ones. If I were to express mv own
opinion it would be that those of my own
color are bettor and braver. For I havo
alwnYS (old you, in spite ol charges to the
continiy, that I believed tho Anglo Saxon
race was superior to nuy other that walks
the footslooi ol fioil ! "
So he said of moral faithfulness in leg
islation :
"Whether (raveling in (ho valley of
humiliation or disaster, or keeping my eye
fixed on tho heavens, I believe Cod reigns.
don't believe bis blessings will lull on
tho Confederacy. tSod'a ways are some
times dark, bill sooner or later they reach
Iho shining hills ol day!"
Hu fust nnnouuued Iho UeptiU'.ean plat
form after (ho breach with Mr. Johnson,
(litis :
Let ns mnko hnste slowly, nnd we can
then I. olio that (he foiindalions nl our buv
eminent, when thus reconstructed on tho
basis of imlisputablo loyally, will bo us
eternal as the stars.
Iu like manner, on April 10, 18fi(!, when
he made mild, but manly irsim with John,
son, ho said of the Civil (light bill, in tho
first moment of its enactment :
" That law, iiiismprt'snntod as it bns
been by its opponents in Congress, will
never bo repeated, and iu the years thai
are coming it will bo Iho proudest recol
lection nml the crowning honor of those
men who stood. up iu the national councils,
that they gave to that American Magna
Chart their cordial support.-'
He treated iu Ibis way a taunt of tho
Democracy :
" The new nicknnmo (lung at ns is ' 1'adi
cnls.' 1 had rather bo called n Kadical
than a rebel, at any timo. I am a l'adiral
for right against wrong ; for liberty against
slavery ; tor justice against tyranny a
Kmlicul friend of my country, and a Kadi
cal enemy of every hater of my native lai d.
believe in n Itudienl government ' of the
people by tho people' tho woild ovor, and
my sympathies go out toward the I'adicnta,
who are trying lo imitate our free institu
tions in (! recce, Italy, Franco, Ireland mid
Mexico. I wish lo seo n bill ol la-publics
encircle the globo."
Hero is nt. oilier curt passago :
. b I nm for leveling up rather than level
ing down. (od do so to mo, nnd moro
also, if, 1 do aught moro to crush any inun
down lower."
In short, this is Mr. Colfax, ns described
iu Iho words of his puutur ami poet at South
liend, bis homo : ' , ,.
. TIioq art tho clear, , j .
Persunsivo orator of right ;. pure, " '
I'lisitlliud patriot ; the changeless, sure, ' ',
And genial friend, to nun; heart bow dear I
The Year—History of the Locust
—The Present Visitation.
- In answer (o many inquiries in rcferenCo
lo ' the i present visitation of locusts a
visitation (list promises to exceed, in Iho
uhituduuco of tho insects, any for the past
century wo have coudutised, from various
authorities, tho - following facts: Many
have supposed that the insects with which
the woods and fields of the . count ty, Iho
trees and gardens of tho pity are so rapidly
filling, were (iio cicatln or American lur
vesUlly. This, however, is a misappre
hension. It is tho real locust that is, now
upon us.' The dentin subsists on ' the
leaves' of trees and other vegetable' sub
stances. They aro furnished with a hard
proboscis capable of boring wood. - This
insect is common in some section of the
country, appearing annually.
Our present visitor aro what aro known
as the sevontecn-ycar locusts, from Iho fact
that tl.ey make their appeal unco in certain
sections of the United State, and probably
else whero, every seventeenth year. The
seventeen-year locust begin to emerge
from '.ho ground about the latter end of
April ; but if tho season bo cold and back
ward, they sometime do not begin to
uppcar until about the middle of May, as
was Iho case this year. On their first
coming out of the ground, they are in Iho
pupa state, bill the back soon bursts and
the perfect locust soon appears. They be
gin to lay their eggs about the cud of May
or in the second week in Juno, according
lo (ho beat of tho season. 1 heso eggs mo
deposited in close lines of 2 inches long,
iu (he tender twigs of trees. As soon us
the young attain their growth iu tho grub
state, thoy tall to tho ground, and make
their way two er three feet underneath tho
surface, in order to undergo their chsngo
into tho pupa form. Boon after attaining
their transformation, 'they are found in
great numbers over targe districts of conn
try.- They appear every seventeen years,
though it is probable, according (o sumo
writers, (hut the periods of their return
vary, according to the heat of (ho climate
anif otlmr circumstances. It is stated by
writer thai (hese insects have been known
loaiuko Iheir appeanujco in rhiladclphiu,
uoytou apd. other title in great I. umbers,
penetrating from their subterranean resi
dence between bricks of a pavement.' Not
withstanding the Usual Idea, these seventeen
year locusts nreteldmii in any way injuri
ous to vegetation, .except in the damage
done by tho Icmale- in depositing her eggs.
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v a uisiincuy remciuuer uio visitation oi
these insects in 1851. ' At l hot time' we re
sided , in Washington coui.ty, this Slate,
aud frequently tuok occasion lo go. to (he
country, for .the purpose of observing' Iheir
habits. H6 have ncen Pedis ol yi.ui.g
com, )(, .anil wheat, lileraly sl ve with
bein, the ground being completely covered
l.y litem ; and yet not corn ldailo or speur
wheat or oals were injured. In the
woods, however, it was 'different. The
tendereat leaves were nearly all eaten from
the trees, particularly on thos Irev upon
which tho leave wcra tlighlly acidulated
lie seventeen-year Jocusui are the favorite
food of-various species -of animals. Im
mense numbers are destroyed by hogs be
fere (Ley emerge from the ground ; and
they are nlso, in their perfect state, eagerly
devoured by squirrels. All our old hint
en will call to mind how abundant and
Ut Iho squirrel-, wero in lbTl. Most pi
the larger birds feed upon these locusts,
and Hie North western tribes of Indians
consider them a rare delicacy when fried. 1
IJitt locust .is never loui.d in tho pipe
woods. They will neither light upon or
b posit their eggs iu tho limbs of ll.o pine
tree. I be locusts ci.ii.inoiiced miikiuu
their appeal auuo iu this puilof (bu Stale
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about (he 2Mb of Msy. Their number
have been slead.lv increasing every day
siuer, aiul ll.ey Will probably remain with
ns until the middle of July or the first of
Ana ust when they will disappear as aud-
denly as (hey lnnde' ' their advent. Aew
AH'Uty Com lor I fid, '.if ( .
—The Present Visitation. Waht God Has Called Pure.
"A Mother" writ. the New York l.ttU
I'tmlriit as follows : " Matron years ago,
Madame Hnrti gave physiological leelnrt n
In New Toik, to ladies. One day there
enmo to her rooms a mother, wiili Iwin
boys, ten years old. She asked Msdnmn
Haiti to show (o (he children (ho wax
model of the female body with which aim
lectured, nnd to give lo (hem her usual
full description aud explanation of every
o' gn.it and its use. The womb was repre
sented in tho seventh month of jiregnancy
with (wins. When Madnmo Haiti reached
this, she was til. out to pass it without
mi n I ion. Stop,' said the mother, ' that i
precisely what I most wish mv littlo srum
to see.' Then, ns t!io two rhil.lron l.u.ki d
with earnest wonder on Iho two liny
bodies, locked tightly in each other's ciu
brnco, r-ho said, ' My darlings, yon know I
have often told you bow fur nino long
months you lay clono together, in that
wonderful littlo room, which t.od has mndo
iu the mother's body. Now yon can seo
just how it wa. Seo bow much mamma
must love you, and how dreadful it would
bo if you did not lovo each other.' When
Madame Parti told us this story, tho (ears
stood in her eyes, nnd she said,' in her
broken F.nglisb, 'Oh 11 did like to bless
tl. at woman 1 What uicu will she luako
those boys lo be ! ' "
Tl.ore aro mothers who will rend this with
a hasty blush and half sneer. It is of no
use to speak to such; wo have tried it. and
wo have not found any words which they
can Ulitlcrslnnd. Hut (hero aro other
mothers who will pause ; and, while they
are perhaps a little startled, will havo n,
thrill of earnest questioning; "la this
reatiy wnal ongin to lo mute I Mow
could I do it?" To theso wo stretch out
our hands, and crv, " What Clod has called
puro, khnll we call impure, and withhold it
from His littlo ones ? Shall wo allow tho
holiest of His mysteries to bo rudely
handled by coarse meu and women in their
hearing to be defiled and overlaid wilh
lies, to be made a savor of life unto death ?
All this we do if wo delay for ono unneces
sary hour (ho (t iling (hem all (hat they can
understand and they can understand all
that wo know of tho great laws of tho
human body, of sex, and reproduction."
Vesuvius in Eruption.
A correspondent of tho Boston Journal
lately visilod Vesuvius. In tho existing
uctivo condition of the mountain tho op
eration was a duugoroiis one. Tho writer
says of (ho highest point reached : . , ,
It is n fearful place. At Iho lime of our
ascent the red hot rocks from tho main crit
ter wero falling about the place with ter
rific noise, and rolling liko golden bulla
down the mountain. l'ggs were . baked
by laying (hem (or a moment npou; tho
l.iva, nnd sulphurous extinctions filled Iho
nir. Tho heated and ruriliod . almospliQio
roso from tho sniluco as from an . over
heated furnace. The guides wero evidently
unoasy, and closely watched (ho crater,
which wns vomiting forth wilh august
fury such terrible shower of sloie. , This
point is ul.oul 200 feet from the gn at cra
ter, and is tho nearest point to il, attained
by any advrnlurors sinco tho late eruption.
Whilo Btanding tremblingly in range of ll.o
filling showers of molten- minerals, nu old
orator opened lo the rghf, at a distance of
about 25 fri t from the parly,' 'i bis new
vent to (he pent-up fire was heralded by a
forrllilo shock, which shook Iho entire
mountain.' A river iif? lava burst forth ami
rolicd down Iho precipice, acinss tho very
path by which wo cutue, beating to its own
consistency the lava in its Course, and in
creasing nnlil it attained a width of -perhaps
six feet. ' Whenever there was. no up
heaval from tho grcut crater, (ho lava rolled
nht of tho new ono'. like tho - waters, resil
ing from a mighty fountain. Overpowered
by the terrible sublimity of such a scone
nnd their own imminent danger, tno guinea
hurried the little party away from tho
stream ol fire to the opposite sido uf Iho
mountain. Scarcely had we lelt tho spot
when it wa buried beneath a shower of
falling rocks, and wo iuwardly thanked
Uod for our great preservation, ns well as
for being allowed lo witness unharmed Ilia
must sublime action of the volcanic power.
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The Conspiracy to Murder Lincoln—
How his Life was Saved.
The Dottton Adoerliner mentions that Mr.
S. L. Feltou bus furnished a very curious
and interesting piece ol history lo (ienoial
Schouler's history of Massachusetts in (ho
war, Mr. Feltou, a brother of tho Into
President of Harvard College, was iu 1801
President of Iho Philadelphia and Uultimoro
Railroad. His statement places beyond till
doubt the fuel that there was an organized
conspiracy to prevont (oven by murder, If
necessary) the inauguration of Mr. Linton,
and to seizu Washington, aud make it a
seat id the Southern (Jovcrmnent. How
Mr. Feltou fcrrotod out their secret, how
he got at the very heart of tho nelariotm
plot, organized a loyal police of armed
whitowushei lo protect the long hnd
numerous bridges, warned General Scott of
the danger that threatened Washington,
apprised Mr. Lincoln of the perils in his
way, and managed (o get him out oi liar,
risburg while everybody supposed that he
wns spending' ttie tight at. Governor
Curtiu's; how ho, contrived (o delay (ho
regular night train from Philadelphia, and
also the Washington 'branch train, under
pretense of important dispatches, wbloh
dispatcher 'were a huge, sealed bmlrlle of
old pamphlets, and thus made it pnesiblo
for the president to go through without
the suspicion that Would attend ait extra,
train ; how, early iu the evening, hn cut
ull the wires lending from' llarrisliiir;.'; lest
some malignant or bnBy informer gctling
(rack of (he' illustrious traveler, should
through (hem', '" prato; of" 'his " where
abouts ;" how he!' thus ''carried Abraham
f.incoli through (rt .Washington, and pi-nh.
ably saved a life ol iuestiniablo. value ; litis
and much moro of similar importance ami
interest may be found in "Mr. Kclton's
thrilling uairativo, and must impress nil
generous iiilmis wilh a lively eei.bO ol .ad
miration and of gratitude. :j ,. , t .
Tknpkr.uiurtkd. Mr. Jones, a farmer's
Wife in Connection ssys : " I bleve I've
get the tuiuleruat hearted ' boys in the
world. 1 can't tell one of (hem (a fetch a
pail of water, but what he'll burst out a
cryin'." .. '. .
Mr Uoss, (hn Senator from Kansas, was
foreman of the-Milwaukee S-Hliii,l up In
I8i5, and (hen and thei.ee migrated lo Kan
sas, carrying the customary carpet bnjf and
revolver, , , .
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pRor. I.odmis, of Yule College, says,
8,01)0,000 shooting stars shoot through the
earth's Hliiiosphcio every 'i I hours.. Mott
of them are veiy small- -ISO lo tho otiuce!
' l'iAi. likU the liiaitiae ceremony. ;
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