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1 ' ; NEW - "ADVERTISEMENTS.;
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. lemcCT, ail Will Feuu iura:riuuire.
r i 1 36-w - MRS. M. C. JJEGGETT,- Hobokcn, N. J.
FARMER'S HELPER i
jEOWS HOW TO DOUJJIJi. 'iiilS l'K.OIl 1J?
THE FARM, and how farmers and their sons
ei eii each make f tOO PER MONTH in Winter.
J l . 008 eaoiM will be mailed free ta farmerl. i Send
" name and address to ZEJGLES, ,McCURl Y A CO.,
Cincinnati, Ohio..r
W1W I
FREE to ' BOOIC AGENTS.
' IT.T.ITSTRA.TED FAMILY to an
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e ltok(nn.freAr eharpf. Address NATIONAL
-r FCBLIHUING CO , Fhila., Pa., Ch cago, or St.
(;j iLouis, Mo. . t . f i r. ., .-s 4ir . , j
BOOK AGENTS WANTED FOR f
STRUGGLES ifc TRIUMPHS OF
Wbittbj by Himself. Ik Osk Larqk Octato Yol
;r nt Nkarlt 800 I'aobs Pbinted is English akd
- Obbman. 38 KiiwiiHT Ftrtt Faes EncraTijios. It
c: embraee Fobtt Ybabb Rbco llbctio m i of his Busy
Life, as a Merchant, Manager, l$aner, Lecturer, and
Showman. No book published so acceptable to all
classes. Every one want it. -Agents average from
i AO io lOO sabscribera week. ' We oSer extra
terms, and pay freight West. Illustrated Catalogue
and lerms to Ageuts sent iree. .- ...
J. B. Ill Kit & CO., rub's uarirord, uonn.
ANTED AGENTS For
Before the FOOTLlCiHTS 4
A I r. and Behiud the SCENES
By Olive Logan. She leU thinjrs out exhibiting in
j ; Tivid colors tbo Show World, as seen from within
and without. Froni Fuppet Shovs to Grand Opera;
" ' Mountebank to Menageries; Laarned Pi?s to Lee
' Tturers. Rich, racy, and fiigh-Mned, it is the great
if Mnaation.and all 1 want it,: ; Contains 660 pages,
riMt-tinted papr. Profusely illastratatl with sjnrit-
. ed engravinjis. 7 -Sells beyond a U other booKs. Warn
! vle copy and prospectus to agents free. For' circa
UrB eziaining-, address :r .. :-.-s .i.- i;
ylr 4 PAKJ1ELEE Jk. CO Cincinnati, Ohio,
cr TO TnE WORKING CLASS. Wo are now pre
C pared to famish all classes t with: constant employ
inent at home, tbe who la of the time or lor. the spare
moments. Business new, light and profitable. Per
sons of either sex easily earn froth 50c. to $5 per
"- CTMtflr. and a tortwmii sow by devoting tnefr wnoie
time to tao basiness.r Boys and girls earn nearly as
much as men. Tbal ail who see tuts notice may
-v. Bend their address, and test the business, we make
tbM oooaraiiele't oiler t To such as are not well sat
Isfled, we wHt send ft to pav for the trouble of -writing.
Full particulars, a valuable sample, which will
do. to commence work on and a copy of The Peo
ttle't Lilerarv 0mpaHiH one of the largest and best
y ; family newspapers pub!isbed--all sent tree by -mail.
ltcadr, it you want permanent, prontabie wore, aa
dress E. C. ALLEN A CO., At oust a, Maims.
Gr e at - Di stribution
- By the 'Metropolitan C.ift Co.
Cash Gifts to the Amonnt of $500,000
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EVERY TICKET DHAWS A PRIZE.
15 Cash Gifts, each $20,000 1 . 40 Cash Gifts tl.OOO
20 - - M 1 10,0'tO j Vf)0 500
50 - - " " " 5,000 I &)0 '" T 100
7S Elesrant Rosewood llanos, ' - each $300 to $700
.- .50 ( - ! . Mclodeons - 75to 100
5 Sowing Machines,; $ -l:iu "0 to 175
. 300 Gold Watches, - , - ...". 75 to 300
; Cash Prizes, Silverware, Ac. .valued at. ' $1,000,000
1 r A chance to draw any of the above Prizes for 25
' cents. Tickets describing Prizes are ttaled in Envel
'3 opes and well mixed. On receipt of 25c a Seated
" Ticket is drawn, without choice, and sent by wail to
any address. The prise named upon it will bo deliv
"; ered to the tickctholder on payment of Oie Dollar.
' ' Prizes are immediately sent to any address by ex
. -press or return mail, ' ,, , ; -
1 r You well know what your Prize is before you pay
for it. Any Prima exchanged for another of the tame
'. valued No Blanks. - Our patrons can depend on fair
. dealing. . -. - ' - , ''
RsrKRENCES. We select the following from many
: who nave lately drawn Valuable Prizes, and kindly
,r permitted us to publish them , Andrew J. Burns,
Chicago, $10,000 ; Miss Clar S. Walker, Baltimore,
. -Piano, $5011; Janies M. Mathews, Ietroit, $5,000;
. John T. A uuro-vs, Savannah, $5,000; Miss Agnes
1 Simmons, Charleston, Piano, $t300. . We publish co
names without permission..
Opinion or thb Paass-"The firm is reliable, and
deserve their Success. Weeldj Tribune, Slav 8. "iVe
know thorn to be a fair dealing firm." JV r IJerald,
J!fy 23. "A friend of onrs drew a $590 prizo, which
was promptly reeerrcn. Daily Xew, June 5.
Send for Circular. Liberal inducements to Agents T
Satisfaction gnianteed. Eveiy package of Sealed
envelopes contains i 3 1. amu tir t.
Six Tick-
ets for 1,- 13 for $!; 35 lor $5;
110
for $15. Alt
letters should be addressed to "' '
' HARPER, WILSON & CO.,
n37-12w 193 Broadway, New York
BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTORY
t ; , . .!NOi 18i;MAiN STREET:
... ,,-jgOOTS SHOES, CHEAP FOR CASH!
" ' Having a good assortment of Boots and Shoes
.. now on hand, of my own manufacture and Eastern
.. made work, and being prepared to fill all orders for
eithsr ' . ... -.j . ,
. Sewed or. Pegged Boots and Shoes."
At the shortest possible notice, the undersigned re-
spactiully asks tbecitizens or Kicbmond and vicinity
lor a share of patronage, thanking them ,or that hre-
lAHHA llh.PII. ..LnJI
Just give him a call at bis Shop.ene door East of
r T. Nestor A Co.'s Grocery Store, West Main , Street
whore he ill be happy to see his old customers, and
"V.as many new ones who study their own interest, and
want a good pair of Boots or Shoes, made Frr-titigly,
J " of the best material and at reasonable prices , .
, Richmond Oct. 12th 18-0. C. EST EI. I.. ''
f M - Agent Wanted
' ' ' FOR 'TUB ""''-,!."--
" iMauhattan LIFE Iasitrance Company
IX R1CUMOXD!
" 'PA Nn VICINITY. A good 'maoTcan'do well
ztb. tbr this old and prosperous' Company Apply,
. ; giving qualifications and references, to -, . .
) t'. . J. L. H ALS1 V. Swtvf rv '
i.uuvuwui i; , f dew x orK,
Second:Hand : 1
Z,... '.. -. . and Now
bought, sold, ""' : V s ": .
! f V and EXCHANGED
A T
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E. WORSLEY'S
; 22 MAIN STREET,. Belotr Pearl.
Also, Agent for the "' , ;" -:
an Home Shuttle 5 ewing Machine.
Mates the LicV stitch ; stitches alike oa both sides
has U'flo sod iraadle, sad is in every respect as good
as the $75 machines, - Only $37. Call and see U.
no3-tf..0
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VOE. XXXIX.I
, NEW 'ADVERTISEMENTS., :
DR. S B. HABRIMAN,
No. 16 North Pearl Street, .'
(Of poitc tli ; Warner Beild'Bg,) rjc-l Q!
RICHMOND, IND
Office Hoar: From 1 to 12, and from 6 to 7 Pt
M.aod at, all other times -when not prolessionany
engage. OC' " " " I
Biohmonp, Nov, , 1869., , 4 ,-v r
EU Fi BROWIj I
BOOKBINDEB.
Blank Book Manufacturer,
V No. 86T Main St., Zeller'a Baildinff,
t's V: :t.r
f : RICHMOND, IND. V V -
Magasines, Newspapers, and Pamphlets bound m any
tyle deaired. Old Books rebound. Blank Books for
Counting Kooms, ,
K. R. Corporations, j i
, - ilanu'acturcrs, ' t ,
.';,"'' ' Banks, Hotels,
Colleges, Schools,
County Registers," Ac, s.
Made to order of the beat paper in the market. Print
ed, Ruled and Bound in any style and warranted. ;
Paper Ruliug, aud all work belonging to a Bindery,
executed asatly, promptly, and at the lowest rates.
nrV3n - '
V G U ST U S
B
Y O UN G
Attorney and Notary;
jarOIfice in Haines' Building, opposite the RicU
mond National and Citizens' Banks,
23
Richmond, Iud.
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. " T. ROSE, EentiHt,
N. W. Corner of Main aud Pearl-sts., , i
TftiQliraoiid. Ind 1
TEETH EXTRACTED without pain by the
use of Nitrous Oxyde or Laughing Gas.
j aBTeeth inserted from $10 to $ 15 per set. -JAH
work w abbasted. Feb. 20, 186S,
J OHN H. P OPP,
"a TTORNEY AT I.AW and NOTAR1
OtSce No, J, Maiu-st., R -iimoud, Ind .
Attends to the collection of all claims in any State o"
the Union. Will practice in any cf the Courts of In
diana and Ohio. Execute leeds, Mortgages, and
Powers of Attorney, either inland or foreign. By
special arrangement with C. P. Adac, in Cincinnati,
(German Consnl) and Hillfr a Co., of New York, 1
am enabled to forward and receive any money packa
ges or other valuables, as well as to attend to tho
transit of persons from any part of Europe or from
this country.
3ffAUbusiuessstrictlyconSdential and promptly
attended to. J.H. P.
July 7th, I860. , . I9tf r
! ; r: l j; avbry,;
a T HIS OFFICE on South Pearl, fourth door
m. from the . W. ccr. of l'earl and alnut-sis
S P'
repared to attend promptly to allcalis in tbe tins
of bis Profession.
Richmond, July 7th,lS68
19tf
JEHIEL RAILSBACK.
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E8PECTFULLY announces to the citizens
of Richmond and Wayne county, that he has
resumed the Practice of Law in the room -over
Haines Store, opposite the Richmond National Bank,
where he would be pleased to see his old friends and
all desiring his assistance in (h&t line.
tarEntrance one door West of S. R: Wiggins
Co.'s Saddlery and Leather Store,
i Richmond, Aug. 10,1869. ? , - 23tf
C. II. BURCIIENAL,
attorney' at law
t i,;..: AND -.-t, .... ,-'f ;
TVT - ci t-t I '-i-i h 1 i . m
Office, over Citizens Bank, entrance on
Main Street! : RICHMOND, IND
NICHOLSON & BRO.,
Booksellers & Stationers,
- (NEW STAND)
Cor: 3th and Main, Odd Fellows Building;
RICHMOND , INDIAMA.f
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WOOD ! "WOOD !
ABOUT 800 CORDS OF WOOD
n the tree for Sale, about two miles from Richmond..
Apply to . ;
JAMES M. STARR,
: r ; ' At the Gas Works.
Richmond, Sept. 21, ISf9.
D. I. Hollo w a v.
Former Com'r of
Patents.
R. Mason,
Att'y at Law
J. M. Blanch ard, '
Late Examiner in
J Fat. Office.
Hollowaj', Mason. & Blanchard,
- '' Solicitors of ,',,.' ;;.; '-
American and Foreign1 Patents,
"-::'.' I AND, ' ..';! -!-.,:
Attorneys and Experts in Patent
" Cases, ' : .
459 Ninth, between E and F Streets, .
:P-.'y WASHINGTON, D. C.
no2l-tf.
, ; JAMES M. STARR,
STEAM & GAS PIPE FITTER
Gas Office on Main Street, between Peai J
and Marion, on 2d Floor. ...
Fine Gas Fixtures, at Less
III AN EASTERN PRICES,
JEWAll work promptly done in the best and most
satisfactory manner and Wabrakteo. r
Richmond, Jan. 5, 1809.
J44:ly
M. E. SIIiIiS, '
IMechanical Dentist,
Office over Addleman's Provision Store,
' Main Street, IUCIOIOND, IND.
HE IS PREPARED to insert Teeth on any kind
of base desired. He makes Mechanical Dentis
try Bspecialiiy.
fof further particulars, inquire of Dr. T.
Ross, Corner of Main and Pearl Streets.
Sapt. 14,1369. , ,; j7tf
TR E MO NT HOUSE
JOHN ELLIOTT. Proprietor c
, CORNER OF. FIFTH AND MAIN, :,:
Riohmond.lnd, .
JUST AND FEAR NOT! LET ALL THE
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RICHMOND, WAYNE ;;C0.; Ifirffo ,
i.'Tba following beautiful poem is from the pea
Chablks Dicki.ns: . ;
THE IVY GREEN.
Oh! k d-iinly plant is the Ivy green, . 4
1 That creepcth o'er ruins old I
Of right choice food are his meals I ween, '
' In his cell so lone and cold. . "
The walls must be crumbled, the stones decayed,
of
To pleasure his dainty whim; - . .
And the mould'ring dust. that years have made
Is a merry meal for him. t ' y. - j.
t Creeping where ao life is seen, ; t ; , r.e
' ' A rare old plant is the Iry green. .
Fast be sieabth on, though he wears no wings,
And a staunch old heart has he I ; . , ; ;
How closely he twineth, how tight he clings
To his friend, the huge oak tree ! '.
And slyly he traileth along the ground, -
And his leaves he gently waves, "
And ho joyously twines and hags around
Tbe rich mould of dead men's graves. ; i
Creeping where no life ia soen,.
' A rare old plant is the Ivy green. , T
Whole ages have fled, and their works decayed, . .
And nations scattered been; .
But the stout old Iry shall never fade
From i(s hale and hearty green.
The brave old plant in its lonely days
Shall fatten upon the past ; - ; "
For the stateliest building man can raisa . .
Is the Ivy's food at last. , , ,
; Creeping where no life-is seen, , , .
A rare old plant is the Ivy green.
BY-AND-BY. k ,
By-and-hy t We say it softly,
' Thinking of a tender hope, .
Stirring always in our bosoms,
;- Where so many longings grope.
By-and-by I Oh, love shall greet us, ,
, In a tims that is to come,
And thatieafs that now defeat ns,
Then shall all bo stricken dumb t
By-and-by t The mornful sorrows,
Clouding o'er our sky to-day,
Shall be gone ;n glad to-morrow,
Shall be banished quite awsy ! -
. ' I . . ,-: L
By-and-by I We say it gently, :
Lookinr on onr silent dead ;
And we do not think of earth-life,
' But of heaven's sweet life instead 1
l By-and-by t ' Oh, say it softly,
, 'Thinking not of earth aud care, ;
, But the by-and-by of heaven,
Waiting for us over there I '
it H , v . . OKCB A MOiiTH.
THE BROKEN- HOME.
'TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION.
. In San Francisco, on the north ekle of
Folaom street, overlooking Mission liay,
stands a palatial residence. '
The interior of this honee is even
more beautiful tban its exterior, every
apartment being in its way a gem of
magnificence and refinement.
The library especially realizes the
most perfect ideal of an elegant and cul
tured home.
Aud yet, at the moment we look in
upon him one- August afternoon, a3 he
occupied his library the proprietor of
all this wealth appeared of all men the
most miserable.
He was Mr. Morton I'reble, for many
years a leading banker of San Francisco,
It was in vain that the broad bay-window
at the sonth cud of the room had
been opened, giving ingress to the sun
shine and the fragrance of rare flowers
in vain that the walls were lined with
richly carved book-cases and paintings
In vain that soft couches and luxur
ious, chairs had been gathered around
him. . " "
He was wretched. u-
t. He lay on a sofa, in the depths of the
great bay-window, the wreck of a once
powerful man. ' His figure wat thin and
gaunt; his face white as marble; his eyes
naving an expression or woiul appre
hension,! of harrowing anexiety, of
dreadful expectancy.
At, was evident ac a glance tnat no
merely physical ailment had made him
what he was.
By what withering secret, by what
destroying affliction, had he been thus
agonixed ? thus hunted ? thus haunted ?
he so - noble and good ! he so wealthy
and distingushed !
As he moved restlessly npon his lux
ations cushions the pretty clock on the
mantel-piece struck five, every stroke
seeming to fall like a hammer upon the
heart of the nervous invalid. He arous
ed himself, struggling feebly to a sitting
posture.- - -;
'Oh," will this .fatal ; day . never, never
pass?' he mutmured; 'nor bring us re
lief V
. Noticing with a nervous start that he
was alone, he touched a bell upon a ta
ble before him, and called : . - . ?
Helen, Helen ! where are you ?' ' ;
I - Before the echoes of his voice had
died out a step was heard, and his wife
entered hi3 presence.
T I left you only for a, moment, Mor
ton,' she said, advancing to the bank
er's side. . 'You were dozing, I think. I
wished to send for the doctor ! .
She wa3 a beautiful woman, of some
six and thirty years, graceful, with
broad white brows, and loving eyes, in
which the brightness and sweetness of
a sunshiny nature were still perceptible,
under a grief nd anxiety no less poig
nant than that evinced by her husband.
The doctor V he , echoed, half-re-proachfully.
Yes, dear, she said, in a calm and
cheerful voice, as she drew a chair to
the side of the sofa, and sat down, strok
ing the corrugated - forehead of the in
valid with a magnetic touch. He will
be here immediately. Your last nerv
ous crisis alarmed me. - You may be
come seriously ill !' , , , , -
Mr. Preble bestowed an affectionate
look upon his wife, but said despondently-
;.,- ...... 'i,
- The doctor ! He cannot 'minister to
a mind diseased !' Oh, if these long
hours would only pass ! If I only knew
what the day has yet in store for us !' ,
Look ..up, Morton !' enjoined Mrs.
Preble, with a reverently trustful glance
upward through tbe open window at the
ENDS THOU AIM' ST AT, BE THY 1
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blue sky, and as if looking beyond the;
azure clouds therein.' Let us i appeal
from the injustice and 'wiekedness Of
earth to the goodness and mercy of
Heaven!' 1
The banker gave a low, sobbing sigh.;
- I cannot look up,-Helen,' he answer:
ed, with a passionate tremor ia his voice
'only down, down at the grave, that is
opening before me "s. i-,n r., :!..'."- ;
t Mra. Preble continued 7 to stroke his
forehead softly, while she lifted her,
pale face to the suo-light streaming into
the apartment. - :: ; '( " -4 '
'Look' up, Morton-alway8 !look up !;
ehe again enjoined 'npon the invalid.
During all these fourteen years of ago j
ny, I have not' once doubted either the
goodness or the justice "j of Heaven.!
Blessed are they that mourn i for they
shall bo comforted.' I believe that we
shall' yet rejoice - more "keenly than wo
have mourned, and that we shall come
to n glorious day of . joy beyond all this
long night of sorrow T ' ,
The face of the invalid lighted 'up with,
an answering glow, and he murmured :
, 'Glorious faith !,,. My wife, jou are in
deen a blessed comforter ! Perhaps, af
ter all, you are right !' ;
A knock resounded on a side-door at
thi3 juncture, and the next moment Dr,
Hutton, the family physician, for whom
Mrs.! Preble had sent, entered the room,
lie was an old man, portly in figure,
with white hair and beard, but with a
fresh and ruddy complexion, a pair of
shrewd blue eyes, and with an exhuber
ant boyishness of raaoner thai sat wrll
upon him. He had a kind heart and a
clear head. -He approached tho sofa af
ter greeting "the husband and wife, and
lifted tbe thin restless hand of the inva
lid, feeling his pulse.
ytiue a uign tever,' ne said, after a
brief pause. Worryincr aain, eh, Mr.
Preble ? You are wearing yourself out.
Medicine will do you no good so long
as your mind is ia its present condition.
I must give yon an opiate ' r t
Not now, doctor," interposed the
bauker. 'I eannot must not sleep to-.
uay i i need to be broad awake now,,
for I cannot tell at any moment what
the next may bring forth. I am look
ing for the "culmination of all my years
ol ar.guish for the crowning agony of.
the whole. . Perhaps even now " Ah,,
what was that?' ' r
: He started up wildly, and then, as the
sound that had disturbed him was not
repeated, ho Jsank back again on his
cushions, pallid and panting. -
The Doctor looked at - Mrs. Preble
with an anxious, questioniug glance. ' :
J It is the anniversary,' she replied to
las unspoken inquiry 'the anniversary
of our loss.'
Ah, yes,' said the doctor. 'I remem-
'les, it's another Of those terribto
tJaJs' cried the Iianker, in ; a hollow
whisper. 'Sit down, doctor, and I will
tell you the whole story. .1. can think
or nothing else to day, and am almost
will with apprehension and anxiety.
Sit down.' "
Dr. Hutton drew up a chair and seat
ed himself, his face expressing the doub
le solicitude of a friend and pnvsician. '
'You knew us fourteen years ago, doc
tor,' said Mr. Preble. 'We lived then
where we do - now, in a cottage on the
site of this great mansion. There were,
but the three of us Helen and I, and
our threesyear Old Jessie. And it was
fourteen years ago to-day' that our little
Jessie was stolen from us.'
I remember it,' said the doctor softly. "
'Yet might she not have been. lost, Mr.
Preble ? She went out to play in the
garden, if I remember rightly, and was
never, seen by you again. She might
have strayed away '
So wo thought for a whole year, doc
toir' interrupted the-banker. ; We nev
er dreamed . that she had been stolen.
We searched everj-where for her, and
offered immense rewards for her recov
ery. I employed detectives, but all to
no purpose. When our little Jessie ran
down the steps into that flower-garden,'
and he pointed to the front of the house,
'as if the earth had opened and swal
lowed her up, we never saw her again.'
,.She mu3t have found the gate open,
arid wandered oul,r suggested Dr. HaU
ton.' 'She might have strolled down to
the waters and been drowned.
The banker fixed his burning eyes
upon the physician's face, and whisper-,
ed : .... . v::
'I said we never saw the poor child
sgain. I did not say we had not heard
of her. She was lost on the 9th of Au
gust, 1854. For a year we thought her
dead. But on the anniversary of our
loss we received a written message con
cerning her.' . . 1 '
A message !' cried Dr. Hutton, start
ing. " 'A mere scrawl a single liue in a
hand evidently disguised,' snid the bank
er. 'Here it is.'. 1 '
He produced a dingy scrao of paper
from a drawer in the table, and held 'if
up' to the view of the physician, who
read as follows :
t 'August 9, 1S55. Jeitie, ha, ha I Jenie.'
Dr. Hutton looked, with a puzzled air,
from the scrap of paper, which, he turn
ed, over and over to the countenance of
the banker. -- :
'I can make nothing of this,' he de-1
clared. 'It is merely a date, with the
name of your lost daughter. It tells me
nothing.'.;
. 'Nor did it us; at first,' said Mr. Pre
ble. 'Then thafname and that date,
with the demon laugh connecting them,
set us to thinking. A whole year we
agonized over the dreadful problem, and
men we- received another
which you shall see.'.
message,
He thrust a second slip of paper, iden
tical in shape and appearance with the
first; before the gaze of Dr. Hutton, who
read it aloud: - -..,j;:j:.at,:; - !
. 'Augsst 9, 1853. Your Jmtie tiUl iivei.'
ia ez,,
The physician started, as if electrified.
Ah ! this is something definite
J something decieivo,' he muttered. ; It
GOD'S, THY C0UNTBY!S ANP TRUTH oi
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NOV- g I860.
convinced yous that your daughter was
still living.' ., - - . ,
tYes, doctor, said Mr. Preble, 'and
every anniversary of ' thaf day has
brought us some message. The disap
pearance of the child, mysterious as it is,
docs not seem to me half so strange as
that the villain who took her away could
contrive to communicate with, us every
year eince, and always on . a; particular
day the anniversary, of that on, which
she was stolen without our being able
to discover, who he is. And a still great
er wonder to me is what can be his mo
tive. It seems incredible.; If , it ; was
stated in a, novel many people would
1 not believe it.: ' Bat 'truth, is stranger
than fiction-1 ' ; ; ';.' ': " ;
Mas. Preble drew from her husband s
breast pocket his note-book, opened it
to the proper page, and presented it to
the physician. ;;" . : (
Dr.- Hutton adiustcd his spectacles,
glanced over the page,' and ' then slowly
read the . group of entries aloud. . I he
entry the first: vear is as follows :.
tAttgUSt O. 1855. J(mie, ha. ha! Jensiet
And the next year it is - ' -
August B, 1856 ' YourJctne :sf2 ltcer
And tho next . ' ; r
'August 9, 1857 She it good handtl - , i;
And the next
Aupast 9, 185S.
She it toell as ever? '
I tan her yesterday !' ,
She't growing rapidly!
And tlie next
t August 9, 1859.
And the next
August o, i seo.
And the next
AO?ust 9, 1S61.-
She continuet to do
ur
And the next
August 9, 1862.
1'tc teek her njainV -
And the next
August O. 1 863.
She't becoming a woman!'
Your child it Airteen!'
She't lovelier than evert'
She t really charming P
And the next
August 9, 186.
And the next
, August 9, 1S03.
And the next :
August 9, 1866.
And the next
August o, 1 86T. My reward i at handr
And what shall we get to day!
The physician looked up and fixed
bis thoughtful gaze upon the bereaved
husband and wife, 7 ,
'How did these messages come to
you?',, he demanded.
Invariably by post,' replied Mr. Pre
ble. ,, , . ,v .-- . , . , u
- 'Usually to the house,' but sometimes
to the office!, '
And j ou have neyer seen their au
thorVV , - , : '
Never!' " .
The last of them is dated, I see, a
year ago to day!' - " '
Yes, yes.' ; faltered the banker, and
the time has come for another message.
This is the 9th of August, 1863!'
I see.', said Dr. Hutton. 'And this
i3 the secret of your terrible excite
ment! You are expecting to receive to
day another of these etrange messages!"
There was a brief silence. Mrs. Preb
le's hand fluttered in its- task, and Jier
face grew very pale. The banker breath
ed gaspingly. The physician rejarded
them both in friendly sympathy.
We shall hear of her again today,'
said Mr. Preble; 'and what will the
message be?'
The mother averted her face. Her
1 brave heart faltered as that question
echoed in her soul.
'The writer is unquestionably the ab
ductor of your child!' said Dr. Hutton.
'Have you any suspicion as to his iden
tity?, 'Not the slightest,' said Mr. Preble.
We have puzzled over the problem for
many years, but we cannot, guess who
he is.'
Think,' said the doctor. 'Have 3rou
no enemies? I do ' not mean people
with whom you are not friendly every
stirring man has plenty of these but a
downright enemy? Is there no man
Whom yon knew in the East who hated
you? No one against whom you were
called upon to testify no one whetu
you possibly injured?' - :"
The banker shook his head. He had
asked himself all these questions re
peatedly. 'I have no such enemy, doctor,' he
answered with sincerity and manner. .
- 'And ; Mrs. Preble,' suggested the
doctor, turning to her. 'Have you no
rejected suitor who might be revengful
enough to desolate your home?
No,' said the. lady. I was married
early. Morton was my first lover!' ,
. . ,'Thi-j is strange very strange! mut
tered the doctor. 'You are not con
scious of having nn enemy in the world,
and yet 3 0U have an , eneuij- -a hidden
foe a fiend , in human form who is
working out againgt you a fearful ha
tred! . And you have not the slightest
suspicion as to whom he is?
- Not the slightest!' declared the ban.-
ker. - : r! :. ' ;;
My husband had a step brother who
might have been capable of this infamy
but he is dead! 1
The haudwriting is cot familiar?'
- 'No. It fs merely a rude scrawl, as
you see, said the banker. 4It suggests
nothing except that it is evidently dis
guised!" . . "
Again there was a profound silence.
Our child is seventeen years , old
now,' at length murmured Mrs. Preble,
her voice trembling. - She is on the
threshold of womanhood. ' No. doubt,
during all these years, she has yearned
for us, wherever she may be, as wo
have yearned for her!' !
But where is she?' asked the physi
cian and now his voice was broken by
his deep sympathy with the agonized
parents. Where can she be?'
'Heaven only knows,' answered , the
mother. 'Perhaps in San Francisco
perhaps in some rude hut in the interi
or, with some obscure farmer, and un
der a name that is not hers! I think her
abductor would : have carried her , to
some lonely region of the interior,
among the valleys and mountains. Yet
I never see a young girl in - the streets
without turning to look at her.' I nev
er hear a girlish voice without listening
eagerly, half fancying that it may prove
the voice of my lost Jessie!'
Ob, pitying heaven! " signed Dr.
Hutton dashing a flood of tears ! from
Whole Naraber,
his tyes.
be over?
Will thi3 long agony; never
. 'We hope so, and believe so,', answer-.
ed Mrs. Preble, with the firmness of an
unfaltering trust in God's mercy. 'The
last message we received from our ene
my seems to point to ' some kind of
change." ','? 'J n
True,' assented Dr. Hutton, : looking
at the message in question. . 'It is un- ;
like the others. It says that 'his reward ;
is at hand.' ;oi He means either that he
intends to marry your daughter, or that
he intends to demand money of yon for
bringing her back :or .both.V- t ,, r -, 1
r, We shall soon know,, said Mrs. Freb- j
leV'With forced calmness. , ;- To-day ,wo
shall have another message,' no doubt.:
What will it be?'; " : : v ;:f .
The banker turned restlessly on . his
sofa, and his face grew even paler. ' V
'Whatever it ia let it come! he ' raur-1
mured. 'Anything can be borne better j
than this awful suspen3e.iLet It come!'
As if his impatient words, bad precip-
itatod a crisis, a step waa beard on - the:
walk at this moment, and a; ring at tbe i
front door followed. :.-:-v n t.-s
: . 'Another message!' breathed. the, ban
ker. ,. .,-.;.; -;l ' ' 'A -His i. ,"i
r A servant soon entered bearing a let
ter, which he extended , to ; Mr. Preble
saying:;, -;;; . .' ' .;):" I
.. 'The bearer is in the hall.',, , i r "T
With an eager gaze the banker glanced
at the superscription of tho. missive.
. 'It ia from Jtim .r, he faltered. " . r
; He toie the envelope opeu M -1 ,-. ' j
, Itaontained : a slip of paper, of well
known shape, and .appearance, . upon
which was soravletl a suigle line, in an
equally weil-knowa hand writing which
the banker exhibited to bis wife and the ;
pnysician. , , . t
This line was as follows : " ; , ;
' "August 9 1S58. At tie twaicatt !" " j ?
A shock of wonder aad ho.rror shook
the three simultaneously. .' "7 . , ,". ; -'Will
call cried Mr, Preble,' starting -to
his feet and glaring" wildly around.
Is coming here ?',ctied ;Mrs. Preble (,
also arising. . ' , .,...' t
It seems so," said Mr. Hutton, AxWl
eyes again reverting to the. message. ?
He will be here at : six o'clock, . and ;
see! it is six already !"' " s - T ; a
IJven as he spoke, - the clock on - the
man til piece .commenced striking thes
appointed hoar, and i at that instant
heavy foosteps resounded in the hall ap-t
proaching the library;--' ''''' ' '- 7; "
JIt is hel cried the dooto?, also arising.
As the last stroke of the hour resound
ed, the door leading frorn the hall again
opened. '- --iJ7: :1' ;:' J 'i' . . ; '
One long and 5 hbrrifled glance; cast
the banser and his wife in that direction
and she fell' heavily to the floor. ;? 0
Her senses had'iaft her; The above
we publish as a specimen" chapter :' but
the continuation ; of this story ; will ' be
found only in the N. Y. Ledger. Ask
for the number dated-December 4tb,
which can be had ' at any news office or
bookstore. If you are not in reach of a
news office, 3'ou can have the Ledger
mailed to you for one year by sending
three dollars to Robert Bonner, publish
er, 182 William street New York. The
Ledger pays more for otigniai contribu
tions than any other periodical in the
world. It will publish none but the
very, very, best. Its moral tone is the,
purest, and its circulation the largest.
Every body who takes it is happier for
having it. Leon Lewis, Mrs. Harriet
Lewis, Mrs! South worth, Mr. Cobb,
Professor : Peck, Mary Kyle : Dallas,
Fanny Fern and Mrs Dupuy will writeu.
only for the Ledger hereafter. ?j
Mr Bonner, like other leading, pub
lishers, might issue three or five other
papers and magazines ; but he prefers;
to concentrate all his energies upon one
and in that way make it the best.. One
Dexter i3 worth more than five ordinary..
horses. - , - ;
One science only can one genius tit.
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
Chips and Scrapings
Four prominent English
are now edited by ladies, ;
Congress will have to decide
, ninteen
contested elections. '
There arol.SOO parishes and hamlets
in England and Wales in which not liq
uor is sola. :y - ; -' ' '
The late N P WillU iT charged with
having invented tho now epidemic inter
viewing business. jgA; 1 rr.-S!i U
" It is computed that in the " United
States there is one mile. of telegraph for
every three inhabitants.' " ; 'v ' ; "3
The ; Lawrence - (Kansas) 'Tribune
suggests a monument to , the" martyrs
who perished in the massacre by: Quan
trell. - tf;i 't..i ;:;j't iu -j-:,l ..ii
1 A Western dentist declares" that he
recentl3 extracted some teeth tor him'
self after putting himself to sleep with
chloroform. " - . :n' . - f ; s
For the last two weeks the trains go-'
ing south from Richmond, Va, have been !
crowded with colored people, emigrants.'
to the cotton, rice and sugar country : -
Negotiations are said by the Elglish '.:
papers to be on foot for the reduction c
of the letter postage between the UnU
ted States and Great Britain to three,
cents postage. -' ".-- u , --
; .Some body has just discovered that
president Jefferson once made a judic
ious improvement in a sawmill, and her
is known to have been the - inventor of
several wise saws. .. . ,. - ; f 1
' The popularity of Burns in Germany,
is attested by the recent ' appearance of
a new metrical translation of his entire1
works by Adolf Laun. . ; They are said
to be exquisitely rendered., "t ' .;n
-The students of Bowdoin College
have suggested to the Faculty that they
could keep Sunday much more strictly,
were Monday morning recitationsabol-'.
ished. - The recitations come ' before
breakfast. l-zd oJ st-wts tu-,-t
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PRICES FOR WORK REASONABLE
HELIGIOUS UTTELLIOE NCR .
- Boston is bent on carrying out a move -ment
that will result in the total oboli!i
ment of pew rents,. Several of the lead
ing" churches boast tree 'pews, and' th ?
parishioners are satisfied that theyesn
raise moreirooney by. the free system
than.thiough the sale of pews. . .
f ; The :Ar'ct-bi3hopcof CamBray has x
dressed'a parting charge to, his clergy
relative to "Jthe OSeutnenieal Council, i;
which he Qleclares emphatic ally that the
dbjcct'of that assembly is to' repudiAto
all private judgment and to rally ull tlso
faithful aronnd the-SovercigrfPohtif?
; A letter from Peter Cartwright," tLc
TeneTablo Methodlsfcielderv-whos e. jitbi
lee was celebratedithe.other dayi lefers
with gratidato to the'gold and silver gift ?
of tho-joccasidn, and jays, Xhay; do ? no--aolvfr
the 'questi6nBr, W.hat 'ehalLI aa 1
my? old hnd" faithful wife cat and wear ?
ferhatall the available means receive 5
on the occasion,; that could.be "used in
that Avay with any. conceivable propriety
would cot secure a comfortable overco -or.
awarm -shawl 1. to ;brea9t the,-winter
alorms of-Iilinois.'J; ii r.-n'rfw Juts -a
' A severe rebuke of Intemperance is ad
mtiii3tered by ' Bishop 'Baley," of ; the
Roman; Catholic Diocese of Newark, ' "N.
Jersey! Addressing his clergy, -'tho
Bishop says; - ; ; 1 ' "
I am compelled to call - your attenuou
in' a particular manner to tW-dreauf il
sin of drunkenness. Ibis horrible 'viccj
so distmctivo alike to .body , and scml, u
as we all know making the most feariui
ravages among our "people. It 'may ;b.
said td be the chief cause' of all' tbe;.ln3
they commit, and 01 an tue social ,eyin
and discomforts under whictv they labor.
I ' am determined to make use of tho
most severe .measures against ail, v? ho
9 re addicted . to ' this ' scandalo uaJ : v ice ;
and if they Continuo In tUe practice of it
Ihey nnist do it as 'outcasts from ibe
Catholii Church, who have no right; to
the name of Catholic while'they live,nor
Christian burial when they die.
r. ThQ ,Xolos of St,0 Petersburg sta.tr?
that the principals meeting, place of tho
Skoptzi (sect of the mutilated), has just
been discovered at. Moscow in the house
of four brothers named Koirdrin. j Thee
men had a photographic studio , near tho
theatrewhore the idols .adored by tho
Skoptzi were- manufactured. M Tjk
homiroif the Crown prosecutor, has dis
covered some of the persons r employed
in the manufacture, who Lave confessed
that the.; Skcptz , hold, their religion
meetings iu the house at nighty and tiiat
there is a convent attached to the build
ing. ; And inquiry that the brothers Kou
drin have been in the habit of. kidnap
ping children between the age of. 3 and
12, and then forcing them to becomo
members of the seot. The , District of
Serpoukhov, in which the house is situ
ated, is sail to be full of Skoptzi, and
forty eight women belonging to the sect;
have been arrested. .1: '
. , -School 'Readers. ""
The Detroit 'Free Press' wants mod
ern improvements worked into school
reading books and offers tho following
as a sample of the sort, that would, i?
up to the spirit of the age: n -!
The horse is on his nest -Tile is a lino
horse. Can he make his' mile- in twa
minutes? Some horses have the scratch
es.-So.jdo some boys.
: . The goose is on her roost.-;:.Sheis "
fine quadruped, and , has a tender teno
voice. Can the goose fly far?,. No; r.ei
ther the goo3e nor;. the . rhinoceros , csn
fiy far. ;.'.:.:y-7i fr--nt "'.'"'ih'Jr''; u
Here is a man. He is a ; fireman.- Hi
belongs to No. 1. ' If you are a good
boy 3'ou will some day be an angel like
that fireman. - . It is a dangerous tbin j;
to be a Cr"eman.v;tThey - sometimes gct
their heads broken!, .. T
Here is the gas works. ''VlTis a" .'.high
building.. . All our Congressmen txtt
born here. J Do Congressmen ever steal-?
You i33be sure they do. . V".
.Do'you'see that small .loy? ile U a
good boy and supports his . mother by
selling .newspapers.'!rHis"? father , tic n't
have Id work any more now.
1 Here is a picture of a j'oung widow.
See bow-sad abe looks. Her husband
could not pay her. dry goods lill, land s.
he tliedirDo you think ste- will get an
other: maa? She will try. hard.- -
Here i the sea -side. - You see that,
'swell there f drinking spring"' water?
W hat is Jie hero fpr? For ; his hea ! t : 1 .
Will he get it?iiYes: t his-lather's mon
ey holds out, and she donVget engaged
first tothat fellow with the paste 'dia
mond: . f , ' -
Do you see this colored man? , . See
how fast he runs! He is running r for an
office.' TLq was a poor , lad' once sai
worked4 for his" clothes and victual.
Now he don't; " " ' ' " ' '-'
This is a picture of Horace Greeley.
What 13 he doing? He is inailing straw
berry plants to his eabscribers. ; The'
are fine plants, and yield about a' bushel
a plant.' ;This is 'political ; economy.'
. .Here is a fine likeness of Colfax. . Sea
how he smiles!.; "He looking at the
White.House. : " T ?.t, , 1"
: What is that man doing there? , He n
counting; over government "greenbacks,
he is a public official. ' . See how fast he
counts! Those one dollar "j bills ; on the
left hand side are the money he is to
return to the Government; those ten
dollar, bills bnthe right are the money
he is going to put into his pocket. It
is a good thing to be a ! public official.
Now you're talking?. ' :; IA
i 1 Here is the face of a reporter. See
how joyful ho looks. He has just heard
that a man has cut his throat, and he is
going for the item.' Should you like to
be a reporter, and get licked on dark
nights, and see dead. persons, and climb
up four flights of stairs? , v .
. . Electricity produces , heat so intense
that it cannot be " measured, as " every
ort of matter ie diaitpated by "it. "
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