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' THE INDEPENDENT. CRBEPlXo VPTHK BTAISS.' ' In the soniv-falling twilight Of a weary, weary Jy, With quirt step 1 toured Wbera tii children were at play; ... j wss broodlns ovt some trouble, Thst bad met m uoawarss, Wtwn a I'M voire earns slncing, Me iorepln' up talr!" Al! II lonched lb tendered heart-string, Vk'itb breath and rw divine, -. Aodsucb melcdU-s awakened as mere words can ne'er defines And 1 turned to see jour darling, All torgrtful of my aarea, ft'bfn 1 e.iw the iitt creators . blowlwrpiogupitiutr. , rfo by st sue trvoly clambered yo ur Mil Band and Snees, Keeping-up a eoustni chattering Line a msfpie 1b Ue trees, ' Till at last sne rvootimi the topmost. Wbtoo'fi all tier world's kit tire . She. delifbWd. atuoi Victor; - After creeping up tue stairs. fainting heart, behold SB Image Of maul bril and uruegung lift, Wwm bckl prices taunt Kw eaptnxs With a uotxe. earnest strife; Onward, upward, reaching ever. Bending litb wcititof earrS. lllnp:, Mrarlns. still expecting, . We g. creeping up the su.tr. Oa thrlr step may be no rmpet. By ibeirslde raa be an rail, Hauda aud knee inay often pain as AD1i i be beait my almost Jail; Still above Were la inetlorjr Wrlulini'BfiiliiMi iBln, vnh lta rwl and J-y forever, - Afttrcieeplns up lbs stairs. XXP0S1XU A FRIED. I smell a rat," Bententcntionaly re- rkl Miss Patty Pry: "I do most cer- itainlv smell ft rat of immense propor- f . . I Young Mrs. Wrin-field dropped her 1 crotchet work in her lap and started liie a frightened little bird. i "What rat?" she exclaimed. "Patty, !l don't know what you . are talking I Kha was a beautiful little blonde, with big, wondering eyes, a gentle, pleading face and a -voice as soft and sweet as the nf a rim? dovej I Her friend, Miss Patty Pry, was her 'perfect opposite. A tall, grenadier-like '- ligure, with a perceptible beard on her flipper lip, high cheek bones, and elbows ftirt nn era W that no dress (roods could " Jong confine them. Her newest dresses tdways bore patches in the region of the nlhttwa. "My dear child," continued Miss Patty, sinking her yoice to a low whisper, 'tliA thin or looks decidedly suspicious. "Wrinktield seems so very anxious that von should choose this evening of all others to Tusit your mother, who lives - ten miles from here. "Because lie thinks it would be an agreeable change for me," replied Mrs, Wrinkfleld. easterly. ' ! "Exactly," was the ironical reply. "and a very agreeable cnange lor mm, too." ' "What do you mean?" breathed Mrs AVrinkiiekl, as she turned lier eyes anxiously upon Jliss .Fatty. Thut lady gazed silently and sadly at her companion and shook her head. "You are a timid little goose. He wants to get you out of the way so that he can have a jolly time, invite his friends here, turn the house upside down and all that. That is his real pur- nose, you can relv upon it. I have it from reliable authority that Dollabee, the caterer, has received an order for a hundred 1 oytdcrs on the half-shell, a dozen bottles of champagne besides other wines, and a corresponding quantity of lobster salad, for this evening, my dear child I Ho yon con easily see why your ' husband, should be anxious for you to visit your mother this evening. Well, well, it takes me to find out the men. They are all alike, every one of them.' Mrs. Wrinkfleld began to cry. "I wont tro." she sobbed; "I won't go. IU stay at home. "No, my dear child; that won't do at , all; you will at once proceed to make youiSCH As -jpretty as possible and then tir tv. eliMifcn and eo on your visit. Who knows when you will have another noh a rliance? You can leave it all to me: nothing that goes on here during your absence shall escape my ears and X "Yes; but how will you do it?" asked the young wife, whose head felt as if it was ail in a wturi. ,- "Oh! nothing easier in the world. When you have left, I will steal into the house by the back stairway, to which you mnt.t give me the key, and then conceal mvaplf in the bis dinins-room cupboard. Ther I can sit and quietly watch all that goes on in the dining-room; I will hear all the nice stories this hypocritical male sex spice their banquet with; all those spicy secrets they keep so carefully from na: and when vou tret back I will tell yon the whole story from beginning to end. "But will that be honorable?" qne- uul Mra. Wrinkfleld. "Honorable!" sneered Miss Pry, with a hrnor of her shoulders. "My dear child, don't you know that we must make use of every means in our power to hold this r i j i u . .. tvranmcal male sex in check. . . . 't, " - - play me such a trick. t never uiuairufc jut Viw. "Oil. the men are ail anne, every ouo - , XZL -T,-fi r;. pL aad we of them, reiterated Miss Pry, women must keep aciose wawu on tneiu. I wouldn't' marrv one of them, H lorty were to go down on their knees to me. No, indeed! I value my independence too highly;" and she elevated her head, half triumphantly, half defiantly. i Mrs. Wrinkfleld was a good-natured, unsuspicious, trusting, confiding, cmiu lona littla body, who entertained an im moderate amount of veneration for the advice of those older and, she thought, wiser than herself. ' V.nt as l.r husband, coming home an hour later to see her off, helped her so tenderly and carefully into the carriage, and lionght oranges for the baby and lit tle Minnie, her heart misgave her, and she would have told him all had not Miss Pattv been so close by. "I shall count the seconds till your re turn," said Mr. W nnkfield, as he kissed her good-bye. : . "Oh! the deceiver." whispered Miss Patrr from the other side of the carriage, "ion can't think." continued the un- auftpecting man, "how lonely I shall be without you and Minnie." ; "Ovstew and bampairne!" whispered Miss Patty, viciously, with her hps so close to Mrs. Wnnkheid s ear ina every word sounded like a drum-beat. "Oh wl enr. very lonely!" The carriage drove off and Mr. Wriak . field returned to his office. Having seen Mrs. Wrinkfield, with the baby and little Minnie safely aboard the train that was to convey them to their destination, Miss Patty hurried back to the house, let her- seii in y un ihkk wy wiui mo ; Wrinkfleld had Riven her, slipped noise lessly up stairs into the dining-room, en sconced herself in the Dig cuina eiomn, and prepared to wait and watch. "Dollabee always furnishes his own glasses and dishes," she soliloquized, "so there's no danger of anything being wanted out of this closet and I shall not be disturbed." Then having nothing else to occupy her mind with, Miss Patty constucted a sort of mental diving-bell by which she descended in imagination down into the very substratum of her motives, aud picked up one by one the principles which generated them. Having .done this she came to four conclusions : First Tliat her only object in con cealing herself in another man's house and spying upon his actions was to open the eyes cf his wife, a dear friend of hers, to the rascally character and double dealing of her husband. . Beoond That such duplicity ought to he exposed. : Third That, under such circumstan es, the course she had adopted was per fectly justifiable and in strict accordance with the golden rule. Fourth That, being justifiable, it was a duty, and being a duty, it was the proper course for a self-denying, upright, pious and high-minded woman like her self to pursue The clock in the dining room struck four.'- , "It is still quite early, and I shall have a long time to wait," mused Miss Patty, "but it's bettor to be too early than too late. ... If I had delayed longer I might have enco untewed Wrinkfield somewhere. It is not veil to be too ventuvaoine." ' The clcek ticked monotonously J-r-d the minutes dragged on, one by one, till two more hours passed by. a ait. rvruuuneia came in aione and sat down to the solitary meal which iwDara, me active little maid, bad pre pared for him, while Miss Patty was ounged to crouch as low as possible in the darkest and most uncomfortable cor ner of the big closet to avoid being discovered by the little maid - as she brought out and replaced the tea things. "Patience now," thought Patty. "It cannot be long now before the guests be gin to drop in." Little Barbara put coal on the fire, ad justed the curtains and withdrew. Left alone, Mr, Wrinkfleld lit a cigar, thrust his feet into slippers, took a book from the centre-table, drew his arm-chair up to the stove, and liaving fixed him self in a comfortablo attitude, proceeded to read. Will ho not soon go to his room and dress up a little ?" queried the aston ished Miss Patty. "I had no idea he .would take tilings so coolly." The clock struck seven eight nine ten still no guests. Mr. Wrinkfleld read and smoked, turned paper after pa per, book after book, nniuterrupiea, while Miss Patty grew more uncomfort ably anxious aud tigeiy. The clock struck eleven i .air. w run field dropped his last paper, stretched himself, yawned pleepily, arose from his chair, walked across the room to the china closet and locked tne aoor oi me same as his wife was accustomed to do. turned out the gas. left the rooi and went slowly up stair to bed. To her utter consternation Alias rauy found herself consigned to solitary im prisonment, in utter darkness. , . ir l.vl 1. A n. folded his morning paper, on the morn ing following, the little Barbara cam running to him, breathless and mgnv- ened. . - Oh. air!" she panted, there are cer tainly thieves in the china closet. There is something in there making an awful noise." But the door is locked " said Mr, Wrinkfleld, "and I have the key in my pocket. ' " J. hen they must nave been in inere since yesterday, suggested the lime maid. : "Oh, my, the noise is really ter rible. Won't you please come and see what it is?" Mr. Wrinkfleld armed himself with a revolver and carving knife, marched boldly into the dining-room and un locked the closet door. There, crouched in one corner, sat Miss Patty with her handkerchief pressed to her face, swaying her body to and fro and moaning witn a severe neunuuiu. "The denoer he ejaculated, hardly knowing whether to believe his eyes. "You here. Miss Pry?" j "I I was locked in here by some oversight, yesterday," : moaned the wretched woman. "Please let me out." At the same moment feet pattered on (he stairway. It was Mrs. Wnnkneld and the children. j The little woman flew to her husband s arms. Oh. Charles." she sobbed, r'l couldn t sleep all nieht. for thinking: how I left you here under espionage." i "Espionage?" screamed Miss Patty, behind her handkerchief, "f have seen no soies here: nothing but rats and mice and big black bugs that nearly fright ened me to death. I think its a real shame!" . "Oh. Miss Patty! when you know yon persuaded me " . Miss ratty was rapidly growing Hys terical from pain and shame, and could contain herself no longer, i . "If I had known you were sucii a weak, pitiable creature. Mary Wnnk- field, I would never have consented to! assist yon in this." I "I don't want your assistance," re torted Mrs. Wrinkfleld, growing courj ageous. "Get a husband of your own 11 you want to play the spy. I won't allow you to spy upon my husband again." Miss ratty tore out oi tne mouse m rage, vowing she would never again sneak to such a weak fool of a woman. "I know I was right," she said. "MeU are all alike, every one of them. To bd sure. Wrinkfleld entertained no com cany on that particular evening, unt that was not my fault and I'm not to blame. ! "That unerateful woman! To think of the terrible hours I spent cramped up in that miserable closet for her sake, and such thanks as I got for it! What base intrratitnde!" But Mrs. Wrinkfleld 's confidence in her old friend's superior sagacity hail de clined fully fifty per cent. A pretty shabby looking man walked into the office of a Western newspaper, and approaching a man in a red shirt and top boots, who had his feet on a desk and his chair tipped back, remarked: : "Are you the editor?" "I am. sir: but haven't time to talk, If you have anything to say, boil it down to a stickful. The visitor eyed him sharply for a mo ment, and then drew a seven shooter I iron from his pocket and advanced a step or i ....... . , , . 1 "xon t oe lngntened. suant nun T . ... . . , f i j - - . -. --- I much self-respect to commit suicide, i SnHno. Rni -, , -1 i , r . . loves law and a higher standard oi litera ture." His pistol was handed back, also the poem, and the versifier remarked as he stepped to the door "If I were rich and had everything necessary to make me happy, and should offer you an ode ou Spring you would kill me, but now you are too mean to pull a trigger. I thought I could come in here and lie quietly massacred, but I can t. ion are the most contrary man ever saw." Then he marched out with solemn grandeur, Don't Boys. Don! be impatient, no matter if things do go wrong sometimes, Don't give the ball a kick and send i into a mud-puddle, because it would not go straight where you threw it. Do not send the marble against the fence, and thus break your best alley, because your clumsy fingers could not hit the center. Do not break your kite string all to pieces because it will not come down from the tree at the first jerk. It will take you three times, as long to get down afterward, no not give your little brother an angry push and a sharp word if he cannot see into the mysteries of marble playing or hoop roilling at the first lesson. You were once as stupid as he is, although you have forgotten it. What in the world would become of you if your mother had no more patience than you? If. every time you come near her when she was busy she-thrust you off with a cross word? lear, kind, loving mother, who never ceases to think of you, to care for you, who keeps you so nicely clothed, and makes such nice things for you to eat. What if she were so impatient that you would be half the time afraid to speak to her, to toll her of vour own troubles at school or at play? Ah, do not grieve your mother by your impatience and your crossness. Poisoniso Hib Kelatives. Investi gations in Madison county seem to indi cate that Jura, uraneis nrouaer, oz jnii tenango. not only poisoned her mother. Mrs. Lowery Barnard, but also Mrs. Pone, aged eighty, who died in July, 187(J, and Mr. Barnard, who died over a year ago, : Dr. Manlius Smith, of the Syracuse University, found positive traces of arsenic in Mrs. Pope's stomach. The old lady had $800 in United States bonds in her bed, which were never found after aha died. Mrs. Shrouder enent money verv freelv after the funeral Mrs. Pope was buried in Truxton, Court- land county, tne day after her death. is alleged that a Chittenango man se duced Francis at fourteen, and she lived as ins mistress for some time. Airs. Barnard opposed this, but her father up held the girl. : She is now twenty-five years of age, and not very prepossessing in appearance. At the recent term of court in Madison county she and her husband were indicted for the murder of her mother. The testimony againsi is said to be very strong. - bavT Mme. Kilsson will receive 13.1 twelve performances in Spain during weutung leativitwa oi Jiang Alfonso. DOCVfor )he A Dare-Derll Jefaa. Buffalo Bill tells a good story about a party of Englishmen traveling on the plains before the Pacific railroad was finished. They came tumbling into Laramie, abusing the driver and tne coach and the "blarsted country" gener ally, because, they averred, there was no "coaching or driving outside of Eng land." Their contempt of all things American was shown in the most offen sive manner to all the people siantwiK around as they alighted. It happened that Bob Scott, the finest driver and most reckless dare-devil on the plains, was to take the coach to the next station ; eight miles westward from Laramie, and as that gay Jehu heard tho remarks of the Britishers, he slowly make up his mind to give them aepecemen of purely American coaching.' The stable boys loil nnt six colts that looked as if they had never heard of a Stage ueiore; uiey reared and snorted, plunged and kicked until the noble Britons were quite de lighted with the anticipation of a fine drive. . Now. driver, you know, just give em their heads and let 'em go; don't you be afraid, my boy." . "xes," says another encouragingly, "my good fellow, just go ahead." Bob mounted the box siowiy wuue a an held each horse, he gathered the reins and said quickly, "Let 'em go.' And they did, and the oolts plunged and reared, but Bob s iron grasp hold them in. With the aid of the California brakes he held them down to a walk for three miles, while the passengers blas phemed at him for a "cad" and a sneak. At the end of that three miles they got to the top of a hill, and one Britain poked his head out of the window and began to say something, but as he did a wild, un earthly yell waked that vicinity, and at the same time Bob threw all six lines down. The coach seemed to lift from the ground, and those six colts started at the very best speed they could make. Amother yell from Bob, and they seemed to increase it, then to help matters he drew Ms revolver tod began firing over the horse s heads. "Great God," cried the Britons, we've got into the hands of a a blarsted lunatic!" . "Stop, Stop r shey shouted; but the mad j team and crazy driver tore faster and faster .while the stage went bouncing over the rocky road in a way that threat ened) to pound the passengers all to pieces. Bob craned his neck over and veiled into the window: "uents, n lust getting em buutu; . . . ... A L- I . they'll do better after a while." And he took but the lamps and hurled them at the leaders with a wild Comanche war whooi). The affrighted passengers presently saw the station in full view; the question was how was that team to oe stoppeu. They gave themselves up for gone, and hung on desperately to the seats. It seems that the horses were accustomed to co right into tho stable, coach and all, and up they came to the open door at full speed. There was a yell from the as sembled stable attendants anu tavern loafers, then a fearful crash as the whole ton of the coach went off. throwing three Britons out and breaking two arms and a leg. besides other slighter accidents. Bob came out of the stable, picked up an Englishman, and said: Never mind, sir; wen nave a reai nice drive to the next station. I was obliired to take 'em along slowly over that ere bad road. Boys, put in the other team in a fresh coach, and give me a couple of cooktails. Its dull driving so dog-gone slow, and I m powerful dry, Those Englishmen waited and sent for a doctor, but they did not put anything in their note-book about American ant ing. Wotshmgion Capital. It is by far the most painful episode in the history of the church at Maltese Cross Roads. The talented minister of the church was awarded the degree of doctor of divinity by one of our colleges a few days since, and soon as the com mencement exercises were over, he tele graphed the news to one of his deacons, The telegram, as he sent it, read: "I've iust been D. D.'d by my ala mater," but as the deacon received it it read: "!' just been d d by my alma mater." The deacon had the most exalted opinion of his dominie, not only of his intellectual abilities, but of his moral worth, and at once called an indignation meeting of the church, at which, in the most scath ing terms, he denounced the college which had presumed to d n a reverend gentleman who was of unimpeached soundness in doctrine, and whose prac tice was in strict conformity with his preaching. He carried all his hearers with him, and his motion that the salary of their dear but shamefully abused pastor be increased $500, and that a com mittee oe appointed to purcnase a silver service to be presented to him on his re turn, nas carried unanimously, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. The newly-degraded minister, bearing his blushing honors with graceful humility. arrived home one morning shortly after. In the afternoon, the deacon, we regret to say, dissolved his connection with the church and bought a shot-gun. About the same time genial and urbane operator began leav ing for parts unknown as fast as the light ning express would carry him. j Bur lington iiawkeye. : ALL SORTS. General Hooker was engaged in the preparation of some works for the press at thetime of his. death. The latest man picked out for the En glish mission by the correspondents is President Woolsey, of Yale. When a Sioux warrior leaves his badly ventilated wigwam he merely steps out lor a little harr. Most of the shadows that cross our path through life are caused by standing in our own iignt. . When one temptation goeth away an other cometh: and we shall ever have something to suffer. By flight alone we can not overoome, but by patience and humility we conquer all our enemies. Miss Alice Isabel Hooper, step dangh ter of the late Charles Sumner, was re cently married to Edward Balfour, for merly of Scotland. . ,' ' : It was a shifting engine that caused the disaster in Michigan, and now the railroad officials will . turn their atten tion to shifting the responsibility.-PhU.Bul- - "Where a woman," says Mr. Parting ton, "has been married with a congeal ing heart, and one that beats desponding to her own, she will never want to enter the maritime state again. TT . , . .... . . neip anu give willingly when vou have anything, and think not the more of yourself; and if you have nothing, keep the cup of cold water always at hand. ana trunk not tne less of yourself. A correspondent says that nowadays every woman of social position in New York models or paints, or photograph or translates, or earves or chisels, or reads Sanscrit or political economy. "If it was for the years couched nnon his head," wrote the obituary writer; and then he got right up and howled when the type-setter rendered it. "If it were not for his ears he could have stood upon nis iieaa. , The Zulus are an enterprising sort of people, says the Timet of St. Louis. They have declared peace have a dozen times, and are still twisting the British lion's tail so hard thst he doesn't know whether he's got the jimjams or the colic. . : Pious old lady; "Just think. Rose, only five missionaries to twenty thou sand cannibals!" Kind-hearted niece "Goodness! the poor cannibals will starve to death at this rate." "The pole-cat." says Josh Billings. so called because a fellow needs a pol three hundred feet long to kill one, and if the wind favors the eat a longer pole would ce more aesirbie' Once pona evening dismal, I gave her j kiss paroxysmal, and called her iianie baptismal, precious name I love of yore. AJxl She was a darling creature, pert of speech and fair of feather; buL egad, you couldn't teach her, for she had been there before, and only murmured, MA'S OLD BEAU. Clara and Mary Merwin, sisters and orphans, were in the drawing room of their pleasant home on. the edge of a beautiful village near the Missouri. Their mother had been dead several years. Their father had lately died, leaving them an estate, as they supposed, of the value of some forty thousand dol lars, but they hod learned quite recently that the property was encumbered to such an extent that they were very likely to be deprived of it all. This discovery, as may be supposed, filled them with sadness and anxiety, and they - -vf were seated in silence, unable to read, to converse, to work, to do anything but I brood over their great misfortune. - Whilo they were thus occupied with their thoughts a buggy drove up in front of the bouse, a man alighted, and the buggy drove away. The man must have been on the shady side of fifty, to judge from his gray hairs, although his face was indeed fresh and unwrinkled. He was dressed with re markable neatness, and his manner indi cated briskness as well as precision. Iu one hand he carried a small valise and in the other an umbrella, and he stepped ?uickly to the door and rang the bell, n a few minutes he was ushered into the presence of tho young ladies. "I'm obliged to introduce myself." he said, smiling and bowing in a courtly manner. "Aimer Pierce. Here is my .card professional card. - You will per ceive that X am a lawyer m St. fjoins, and presumably a respectable man. Don't be afraid; I'm not here to hurt you, but to help you. I have the honor to call myself a friend of the family that is to say, although it is many years since I have seen any member of your family, 1 nave always had the highest re gard for your now sainted mother, and nothing would please me better than to pe or some service to ner cmiaren. We are happy to meet you," mur mured Clara. "Thank you. I happened to hear no matter how that you are in trouble, and have come up here in the belief that I can assist you. " I hope that you will feel that you can trust me. I am actually an honest man, although a lawyer, and I mean well, though I express myself clumsily." "I am free to admit," said Clara, "that we need assistance and advice, and that we have not known to whom to look for it." Very well. It is a good thing, no doubt, that I have come. Now sit down and tell me all about it." Clara Merwin, who, as the elder of the orphans was leader in everything, told how she and her sister nod taken out let ters of administration upon her father's estate, when a man of whom they had never before heard put in an appearance, and presented a mortgage, with bond in cluded, dxecuted by the late Mr. Merwin, upon all his real estate, for the sum of $40,000. Not content with prohibiting them from attempting to sell everything, he had tied up their money in bank, leaving them absolutely penniless. They had used their credit, but tradesmen were becoming impatient, and some had refused to supply them any f urther with out pay. "That s a bad case, said Mr. nerce. "You need money that is the first thing to be attended to, You must let me act as your banker until I get you out of this scrape, and that won t be long, l hope, How much do you owe?" More than one hundred dollars," an swered Clara. The old gentleman counted out two hundred dollars from a well-filled pocket- book, and handed it to her. For your mother s sake, he said. when she refused to receive it, and he forced it on her in such a way that she could not help taking it. lie then ac cepted the young lady's invitation to make their house his home during his stay, and he went into dinner with them "Is there any place where 1 can smoke?" he asked, when they returned to the sitting-room. . "You can smoke here, said the impul sive Mary, "ra always smoked nere. and we are used to it. So he took a meerschaum and some to bacco from his valise, and was soon puff ing away with an air of great content. "I can think better when I smoke," he said. "Did you ever have any legal advice in the matter of that mortgage, Miss Merwin? "Yes. sir." replied Clara. "Our law ver said it was a plain ease against us, although it was strange that we never heard of the mortgage before. "Very strange. What is the name of the man who holds it?" "Alexander Campbell," "Hum. A good name, but a bad man. I am afraid. When and where can I see this man?" lie will be here this afternoon," an wared Clara. "He proposes, if we will make him a deed of the real estate, to give up the bond and mortgage, leaving our mpney in banks and the rest of the personal property. "Very liberal. Introduce me to him wheq he comes, as an old friend of the family, and not as a lawyer. Mr. Alexander Campbell called in the course of the afternoon, and was made acuuainted with Abner Pierce, at whom he looked suspioiously; but his eyes fell when he met the old gentleman's intent gaze, Mr. Pierce glanced but slightly at the deed that was offered for the con sideration of the ladies, being occupied in studying the countenance of the man in whose favor it was drawn. ' ' "I can't decide upon it just now," he said at last. "As a friend of these Ian dies standing, as I may say, in loco pa rentis I must make a few inquires con cerning the value of this property. Sup pose you come after supper, Mr. Camp bell, and suppose you bring that mort gage with you. I have no doubt it is all correct, but I would like to see it." Mr. Campbell assented to this and withdrew. Abner Pierce filled his pipe with nervous haste, but also with tobac co, and Mary brought him a light. "I know that you have some good news for us," she said. "I can see it in your face." "Not bad, my child, I hope and trust that it is very good. A good name but a bod man. I said, and it is true. I think I see my way out of this difficulty, and the money that I lent you is safe. But you mustn't interfere with me, young ladies, or object to it. You must trust me and let me work it out my own way." .: After supper, when Abner Pierce had enjoyed another comfortable pipe, and conversed with the girls concerning their mother, as he had known her in her youth a subject upon which he grew quite eloquent Mr. Alexander Camp bell came in, bringing the deed and the mortgage, both of which he handed to Mr. Pierce for examination. "I have made inquiries concerning the property," said the old gentleman, "and am satisfied that it is not worth more than the amount of the mortgage, and would probably bring much less if sold at foreclosure. Your offer is a liberal one; but I must first look at the mort gage. This appears to be correct," he continued, when he examined the inatru ment. "It is all properly acknowledged and the signature is undoubtedly that of Philip Merwin. I suppose the young ladies will go to the county seat to exe cute tne deed. The girls' countenances fell at this sud den surrender to execute the deed, "This reminds me." said the lawyer, picking up the mortgage again, "of an occurrence that fell under my observa tion in Tennessee, where a friend of mine died suddenly, leaving a widow and one daughter. The widow was about to administer upon his estate, when a man unknown came forward and presented a mortgage similar to this, and for exactly the same amount. It was examined by lawyers who were familiar with the sig nature of the deceased and pronounced it correct. Although there was some thing strange about the affair, they could find no flaw in the instrument. It was particularly puzzling to one -of them who thought he had transacted all the la business of the deceased. He got hold of the mortgage and brought it to me when I was in Nashville. I happened to have in my possession a very powerful magnifying glass that had been presented to me the mostpowerf ul single lens I had ever seen. With this I examined the mortgage and soon discovered that 'forty' had been raised from 'four.' There was no mistake about it. I could easily see the marks of chemical erasure, and the difference in the pen and ink, between the 'raised and the rest of the instrument. How the rascal got into the Recorder's office I don't know; but the record there had been altered in the same manner. He ran away, and it was not considered worth while to follow him. Very strange circumstance, wasn't it, Mr. Campbell ?" Mr. Campbell was fidgeting uneasily in his chair, and made no reply. "Here is the glass," continued the old gentleman, taking it from his pocket; "you can see yourself how well it magni fies. Now, as I look at this 'forty,' wuJ( Viv.v, uirntuurj nigua are viuiuie that I saw in the Tennesaee roortfraf?e! I think you will be obliged to drop this, Mr. Civnipbell. My Tennessee man's nume was Alexander Bell, and he has added a Camp to it since he came to Missouri." Campbell, his face red as flame, reached out to take the document. "I believe I will take this, Mr. Camp bell, for fear of accident. What, do you think you can take it by force ? Here is something that shoots five times. Going, are you ? Very well, I don't think you will be molested, if you will leave this part of the country and never return to it. It is barely possible that the estate of Philip Merwin may really owe you four thousand dollars. If so, I advise yon not to try to collect the debt, as such an attempt would land vou in the penitentiary. Good-night, Mr. Campbell, and farewell." "What is it ? What does this moan ?" asked Clara, as Mr. Pierce, rubbing his hands and smiling, bustled to fill his Pipe- . .. ... "Are you dull, my child 7 The fellow is a swindler, and has been found out. I guessed as much when I first hoard of the affair, and was sure of it when you , . . . ... - . toiu me nis name, xou will soon be able to pfev me my 9200, and then we will straighten up matters. Thank you, Mary, you are very kind to give me a ugnt. "Don t you mean to punish him ? ' asked Mary. "It wouldn't pay. We could put him in the penitentiary, but vou mitrht lose $4000 by the job. By trying for forty thousand he lost tho four that may have been justly his due. He will be . far from here by morning, I have no doubt, and good riddance to him. Ah! tliis is comfortable. I know that I feel better. and I hope that you do." The girls were sure that a great weight had been lifted from .their minds and hearts. Alexander Campbell, alias Bell, decamped, and Abner Pierce stayed a week with the orphans, during which time he arranged all their affairs satis factorily, and won their lasting gratitude and love. How can we ever thank von for all you have done for us," said Chtra, when he was about to leave. it was for your mother s sake, my child. And for her sake, if I can ever help you, all I have is at your service. Abner fierce has mode visits to the orphans frequently since the event above narrated, and they have always had cordial welcome for "ma's old beau." Mark Twain in Polities. The largest political meeting of the campaign was held in this city by the Republicans lost evening. The Opera House was densely packed to hear Gen eral Joseph B. Hawley, of Connecticut, General Hawlev was introduced by Mark Twain (Samuef L. Clemens) who said) ' I see I am advertised to introduce the speaker of the evening, General Hawley, of Connecticut, and I see the report that I am to make a political speach. Now, I must say that this is an error, I wasn t constructed to make stumn siieechea. and on that head (politics) I have only tnis to say: f irst, see tiiat you vote. becond, see that your neighbor votes Lastly, see that yourself and neighbor don t scratch the ticket. General Haw ley was President of the Centennial Com mission. He was a gallant soldier in the war. lie has been Governor of Con necticut, member of Congress, and was President of the Convention that nomi nated Abraham Lincoln. General Hawley That nominated Grant. Twain He says it was Grant, but know better. He was a member of my church at Hartford, and the author of "Beautiful Snow." May be he will deny that. But I am only here to give him a character from his lost place. As a pure citizen, I respect him; as a iersonal friend of years, I have the warmest re gard for him; as a neighbor whose vege table garden adjoins mme, why- -why. watch him. That's nothing; we all do that with any neighbor. General Haw ley keeps his promises, not only in pri vate but in publio. He is an editor who believes what he writes in his own paper, As the author of "Beautiful Snow" he has added a new pang to winter. He is brood-souled, generous, noble, liberal, alive to his moral and religious responsi bilities. Whenever the contribution box was passed I never knew him to take out a cent. He is a square, true, honest man in politics, and X must say he oc cupies a mighty handsome position. He has never shrinked a duty or backed down from any position in public life. He has been right every time, and stood there. As Governor, as Congressman, as a soldier, as the head of tho Centennial Commission, which increased our trade m every port and pushed American pros duotion into all the known world, he has conferred honor and credit upon the tne united states, he is an American of American s. would we had more such men! So broad, so bountiful in his character that be never turned a tramp empty handed from his door, but always gave him a letter of introduction to me. His publio trusts have been many, and never in the slightest did he prove un faithful. Pure, honest, incorruptible, that is Joe Hawley. Such a man in poli tics is like a bottle of perfumery in a glue factory it may modify the stench if it doesn't destroy it, And now, in speak ing thus highly of the speaker of the evening, X haven't said any more of him than l nave of myself, juadies and gen tlemen, this is General Hawley. Mr. Clemens was frequently inter rupted by applause and laughter. At the close of his remarks, General Haw ley stepped forward, and, for an hour and a half, spoke on the issues of the daj.Elmira Republican. A Tiwra-YaAB (Xux Boy Drinks Ca. Boiac Aero and Dies,, A distressing ease of accidental poisoning by swallowing carbolic aoid, the viotim being the three year old son of W. H. Heisler, Cashier of the Seventh National Bank, was re ported to the Coroner yesterday. During the summer, while Mr. Heisler's family were away, carbolic acid in various ves sels was distributed through the house to prevent the ravages of moths in the car pets, furniture coverings and winter gar ments. The cupful wiQch the child par took of was under a jtafa in the parlor, and had been overlooked by the family on their return from the country. On Saturday the little felltfw crept under the sofa and drank some -of the burning acid. He sprang out and fell into convulsions, and the sickening odor of the disinfect ant told the story. Physicians were sent for, who administered antidotes, but without avail, and the child died on Sunday morning. Philadelphia Timet, Oct. 28M. Cobms in House's Feet. Coins are the result of a brnise of the sensitive part of the sole of the horse's foot, and generally occur at the inside heel. They Are caused by the shoe. Among the symptoms are redness or discoloration of the horn at the inner angle of the heel, more or less increased local heat, tenderness, and consequent lameness. When standing the horse is inclined to favor the foot by slightly raising the the heel from the ground. la some cases active inflamation and suppuration may ensue, evidenced by the escape of matter above the hoof, where the hairs join the same. In ordinary cases relief may be obtained by proper attention to the shoeing. Such, a horse should be shod regularly every three or four weeks, ike diseased parts carefully pared down, but without starting the blood; and the shoe should be affixed so as not to bear on the inside heel. " Hamlet has well sid: "We know what we are, but we don't know what we may be." ' Ans Bo leys akd Hksbt VIII. I i wrote lately to your Majesty that if the i lady (Anne) could only be kept away i from Court for a little while the Queen might still regain her influence over the King, for she docs not seem to bear any ill-will toward her. Quite lately he sent her some cloth, begging her to have it made into shirts for him. The lady, hearing of this, sent for the person who had taken the cloth one of thd principal gentlemen of the bed-chamber and al though the King himself confessed that the cloth had been taken to the Queen by his order, she abused the bearer in the King's presence, threatening that she would have him punished, severely. In deed, there is talk, as I am told, of dis missing, to please the lady, some of tho officers of the royal household, and if so, the said gentlemen will not be the last, for some time back, tho wife of the young Marquis (of Dorset) and two other ladies, most devoted to the queen, and in whom she found morel comfort and con solation than in any others, were at her request dismissed from Court and sent home. Simancas Archives. 4 i , Heb Cheek. A Paris letter says: During the earliest days of Sarah Bern hardt's fame, a gentleman in the audi ence hod the exceedingly bad taste to persistently hiss her. She "spotted" him, found out his address, called at his house and had anj interview alone with him. I wonder how he liked it? Then and there she told him it was always her endeavor to conscientiously do her duty as a historic artist; and please the public, that she regretted! anything like failure in that duty, and ehe would feel greatly obliged if he would kindly point out her defects, in order that she might correct them. This spirited conduct won for her another passionate admirer. An other day she read in a Parisian paper that her hair was false and that her teeth were far too good to be genuine. Next day the dramatic critic was amazed to behold a lady dash into his room and let down her hair in his presence. "Pull it!" she exolaimed, as she placed a luxu riant tress in his hand. Miss Julia Jackson, daughter of Stonewall" Jackson is about sixteen years old, tall, slender and graceful; a blonde, with fresh color and fair hair. Her manners are gentle, yet not shy. J. K Gill & Co., the well-known sta tioners, are now permanently located in their princely quarters in Union lllot k, on Stark and First streets. Their magnifi cent establishment is filled with a choice stock of stationery and the beat selection of books of all kinds on the coast. The prices arc always low, and satisfaction is assured. If you want anything in their line be sure to call at this house. - aria naaklaa- anjr tureMa orla writ. aa;laaMnae ta-y adverlisenavatla Sals paper yau III a'eaae meallaa the ana mt tae paper. Portland Business Directory PHYSICIAN ASD IIIROEOS, rARrWELL, W. B.-H. E. oor. Pint and Mor mon, ovar Morte-a rmaee oi ah. DENTIST. SMITH. DR. E.O. Portland. 187 Fl rat street. M. B. Wallace, secret detective and Cotlecitor. Batlami at I dtataoca promptly attended to. Sor.4l.h and salmon. MONEY LOANED GOODS BOUUHT Produce Hold Accounts Collected. T. A. WOOl A CO., Principal Keal Eatate Agent Portland TO PaiHTKBK. We Have 900 poanda of Brnvler In excellent order wh'.cn we will aell ftir 8 eut per pound. W. 1. PaLMER, Portland. 25 fine Visiting Cards for 100. WITH NAME IK GOLD-NO TWO ALIKE. S3 BEAVTiri-L ! W YEAaVS CARDS rwa ia ceatm. Address THE "BOSS" CARP CO. No. 80 South Fifth 8t , Portland. Orcon. PRESCRIPTION FREE for the speedy and permanent cure of Lost Mansood. Itervous debility, Loea of Vigor and all dlaeaaeaof a prlrate nataie In bo h rexea. Alao a private preaerlptlon for WOKEN for the cure of Weakneaa. Irreanlarltlea, O' -ttruollQn of I lie menaei, ., tt. Addrtn, F H.. l-ock box No. 8, E-wt Portland, Oreon. FOR SALE. A First-Class Lodging House IN THE BEST PART OF PORTLAND. WILL be aold on evay terma. Tbe bouse ba e'eared $300 per month under II preaent man- ar-menr.. a rare Darrein tome nam perron. Addreka Tklvgham nfttoa. Por'laniT LIME ! LIME ! The undersigned having been appointed agents tor the celebrated EUREEl B IN JDA3 LIKE, Would resiwctfully call tho attention of dealers and oontrctorn to that brand before purchasing elsewhere. We shall endeavor to keep a full sup ply on nana at an innea and ac tne lowest market rates. WADHtn F.I.LIOTT .11. j NATIONAL DUOU1LOO L-ULLLUL. Prepare for Bnatneaa nd the practical dnileaof life In a ajatematle course ol instruction In Bookkeeping, Business Forma, BualoesF Arithmetic, Penmanship and be English Branches. Foi 'ull Information address Oe Fmnre ,t While. Phrllnnd 1 u S3 ROCK SOAP! Tho Best Soap Made. Ask your Grooar for it. M. O. NEWBERRY, 133 Front (St . I'ortland, or. Agent for Oregon and Washington Terrltorr A. C GIBBS. K. W. BINGHAM GIBBS A BINGHAM. Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Portland, tJi t Oregon. Office, 8 arid 9, over First National Bank Particular attention paid to business In the vdiin mates eouna. D. W. PRENTICE Sc. CO. MUSIC STORE. SOLE AGENTS FOB T1IK CELEBRATED WEBER, TT All Eft A BROS.' AKD PRASE A OO.'S f-a. Urand, Square and Upright Pianos, and Eater and Standard Organs. IOT riras Mreot. PerHaail grfgrosi JON J. SCHILLINCER'8 Patent Fire, Water and Frost Proof ARTIFICIAL STONE. THE UNDERSIGNED PROPRIETOR OF this valuable patent on tbe Pad Be Coast, Is now prepared to exeeole all orders for the above stone for walks, drives oellars, floors, and all kxilldlaa- amrnaaaa. This stone Is laid in all shapes and ia any color or variety of colors. Orders may be lelt at Si Front street, opp ialte the Holton Pouse, Portland. Terms given and estimate made by mall. CHA8. a PUHRKOOP. Proprietor NEW BOOK STORE. THE STATIONERS, J. IX. OILL & CO., Have ntoved into their Splendid EslaU'shnient in Union Block, on Btark and First streets. An inexhaustible stock of well-eelected . STATZ O Z7 XI5 JilT. And an unlimited supply of bonis areVlr7 on band. . This noose has a eomprehensta as sortment of everything known to the tradefcnd iU prices are always reasonable. Prop in and see tbe pretnisea. "The Finest on the Coast." IS TBE UNIVERSAL OPINION OP :. GILL & GO'S New and Splendid Double ! Store, IN THE BEAUTIFUL UNION BLOCK SITE OF OLD ORO FINO. We invite the public visiting Portland to call and examine our immense & new stock which far surpasses any ever before im ported. Wo Keep tlie only Com plete to 1c of IH)0-?SiS . AND Stationery i . IN THE STATE. . A.nl can offer plendtt Itar-KTiiln to pnrtless vlsilt tnr Portlanl In nearch of elctrant HOLIDAY PRESENTS. To Dealers in our We make liberal terms and can oiTr an un equaled stock, both in completeness and ex cellent quality, of BLANK BOOKS, DIAUIEH, 1S80. School Books of all kinder, WRITING PAPERS, ALUUMH, FINE FAMILY UIIILKN and General Stationery. Wei hall he happy toineet our old friends and 011 new patrons at our line new (store. 93 First Street, and 25 Stark Street, PORTLAND, - OREGON. J. K. GILL & CO. Jtim. i I smmmmmmmamK uuuu - II im i f T 111 '" - J WM. COLLIER. v - A. CAMPBELL. XJTVIOTV IIOIV WORKS, . (80OCKS8OBS TO COLLI SB'S lBO W0KK8.) MACHINISTS AND IRON FOUNDERS Manufacture and keep on band fltam Engine and Boilers, Turbine 'Water Wheel. Orlsv and Saw Mills, Shifting, Pullers and Hangers. Pattern Making Blacksmltblng and repairing don at short notice. IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS. SHVil J a ruin r- r vi wa .i ftptelal attention given to Wood Working machinery, tvorsier frmt UasMla Orecaai. THE CHEAPEST . ., TO . Dry Goods, Clothing; Groceries. .. P. SELLING CORNER FIRST AN3 YAM COMPOUXD OXYGEN, With free use as adjuncU of PHOSPHORUS and CARBON compounds. A new treatment for the care of Consumption. Bronchitis, Catarrh, Neuralgia, Scrofula and the worst cases of Dytpesia and Jiervous Debility, by a natural process of Vitalization. The following cases treated within the last few months are selected as showing its range of ap plication : . ! 1, t. Four cases of consumption two of them having cavities in the lungs are all entirely well.. 5. Mr. T. R. G.. of Bav Centre. W. T.. Chronic Broni-hial difficulty of v ears' standing, also cen- eral and nervous debility, thrcateuinp; complete wrecking of health. Cured in October. 0, 7. Two cases of marked blood poisoning. Cured in few days. 8, 9. Two cases of nervous debility of women doctored to death." One cured in seven and the other in sixteen days. 10 to 14. Five cases of chronic dyspepsia, catarrh or scrofulus ailment. All cured' or greatly relieted in a few weeks' treatment. A small pamphlet on the Oxygen Treatment and all enquiries answered, ssst frki, on ap plication Also, references to patients who have taken, or are now using the treatment. Addreua Ir. Fllklaictost. Tor. First Mil W ashing; to s s t , Portland, 0n. SIC KHSTRVS PATENT ELMTr, FIRE & WTER-Pn00F PAINT! For Roofing beth on Tin aud Shingles THE BEST PRESKRVATIVICOP TIN AND shingle roofs In the world. Will stop leaks nn any roof. We refer by permission to i. P. Donovan, Jules Knspp. Allsky A Heeele, Ue fjasbmult A Oatinan, and other eiticens ot Portlaud. Tbe paint will be supplied by Mooge. uavtN a tsa., rortinna. at Si so per gal Ion. reb gallon will cover 2M sauans tin and 1 square sblncle roof but one coat Is nec essary. Full directions aeoompauy ech pack age. All Information with retard to the paint can oe naa oy aaaressiof McKINSTRY DENDBYX, Portland, Or. Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, : SUrer and PUtad War, At Greatly educed Prices. No Failure, No Forced Sale, No Deception, To make room for a new stock of goods which I am about to select personally in the East and in iturope, 1 oner an articles in my line At Coat Daring September Customers are invited to call and inspect, and be convinced of the good faith of my statement J. VAN BEURDEIf. B LIB lFfa. HiJ yJl Hacino, Wis. Annually mcnuiacturc and sell mora THRESHING MACHINES Than any other Firm In the World. GOLD MEDAL at PARIS Medal of Honor and Diploma of Merit, at the Centennial Exposition raiLADEU-HlA. Highest Award and Bilver Medal at OHIO STATE PAIR, 1878. First Premium I Gold Medal COLORADO. I CALIFORNIA Eclipsef Apron Ilachines Will Thresh, (lean. Suva per 'lay mors bushels of Wheat, Rye. Ouw, Flm, Tiniotliy aud Gover Seed than any othes Rin-uiiig iliwhlno in the United Males. - ... ThrechWw fund Farmers m your Money by purchasing J. I. CASE at CO'8 THRESHING MACHINES. 17 mm m forme li. i If. T-njTEOT THKEnnNO ENGIKKfL S-rft-lftYnra :mbin!n(r rUFCTV, C'ONOMV O FLEKDID List !f HOESB-pflWD! Mounted O Pitta, 4-wheet Wvbury, is-wIsM WondlMirv. Euwn Pitts, Duwn Otiskax, oua and two lmne fet ei-p. Tread Tower. . QATAIjOOTJIH WITH FU1X PAETtCTI,ATt3 of Improvement e&(sent,free on apUtcotion. sf . nr. W -ss ! eroi house, Co-star 1 bird aasi Jr gts., Portland, Or. - This popolsr bouse hsrln been thoroughly renovated i under lha nietrni manage --ment, is now opea to toe trsv ;ellcgpobtta i No pains will tw spared ! ' make mis oue at t.e it and most comfortable Ujlels ku ; the city. PHII Ui 5 rrcin f l in II 60 per "y. ac - coidiiiff iu loom. f PKaclc CHACH To and from lha House. I FUKT1ANI), aUK-GKB. at aid Mala Htroela HOUSE IN OREGON :. BUY KILL ST3., PORTLAND. CLACKA11AS PAFE3 CO. Manufacturer ud Dealer in 102 Front Street, Portland, Or m STOCK t NEWS PRINT, White and Colored. BOOK PAPERS. White anrl TiMivl FLAT PAPERS, of all descriptions. ENVELOPES, of all sizes and qnalitU i WRITING PAPERS. CARDBOARD of all kinds. GLAZED AND PLATED PAPERS COLORED MEDIUMS. MANILA PAPERS. BUTCHERS' PAPER. STRAW PAPER. PAPER BAGS. STRAW and BINDERS BOARDS ' TWINES, Etc., Eto. Cauda Cut to Orater. Agents for Shattuck A Fletcher . well-known Black and Colored Inks. TYPE FOR SAUB. We have several fonts of Job Type (nearly new), which we will sell low. Cases Galleys, Leads, Rules and Printers necessaries generally kept ou. hand. Newspapers outfitted at list price freight added. M'MtJRRAY'S Adjustable Strainer AKD CAST IRON GTEAr.-sCrr. Kttber or Doth Fitted to any KU TT HE UTRtSim WITT, caw a. pnoe of themselves in two weeks ia any family. They can be used with equal advantage in boiling, as it is impossible to bare nmi vr vegetables to the bottom of yor kettbx When they are used in steaming, whatever you are eooking is inside of the kettle, thereby eettiu tlie full benefit of the heat. They are just whal is wanted in canning fruit Either the Strains or Steamer ran be removed with a knife or fork when hot, and are easily edjortd No eruerM or joints about either that are hard to keen elean shh r aajvaws lor ia Cents U Comaty Blgkta tor Sale, Address JL 'fill aiuui ncaunKAT, ! East rortlantj. Or. "ftTS .. asantasasai So famed for his great success In the treat ment and enre of CATARRH. Can, will and does, positively, radieafrr painlessly, and mUltotU the use of the tnijf 't, CURE CArJCER. If afflicted with this terrible disease heretofore ntmalty fatal, do not, as you valne yonr life, submit to tbe tmirderoef butchery of a surgical operation, which tn variable leaves portions of the roots ia the, flesh as gernu, and all the cancerous humor in the system as food for the growth ami development of one or more cancers more painful, larger and steeper seated than the first. . , . By Dr. Keek's method, the cancer, if not too far advanced, is deiahtd by medi ctne, administered, internally, and thus carried from the system, never to return; and in the more advanced stages, it is re moved by a medicinal application to the part, and the medicine is used internally to cleanse the system of the cancerous humor. Do not be humbugged bv physicians wuo will show yon a number of cancer, tumors, cut from patients and preserve! in glass jars. Tree, the cancers are r,ere. they were cut, can be found on in the grave. a (Jail and jiaa (Iia i . ... . , . r . -fvkvis, a ski. iiiaieau 01 , , uf written cemn- cateMie will refer you to reputable, liv- - f ,"iT . uriianu anu eiecwnerr, Vfafl Will aHlbA.tt- . . ... . . : " .-.jwiijr lesury mat tney nave been permanently cared by him, even after navirg been proBonnced incurable t - """wtviou iree. jnmnic and m Vffi ?.'1Ur to women a special tr.f -" : ViUiin TE.U!HS1 & um.FF. MACHINISTS.. And HannraaiBnm Tool for riilr.gt XeUlaj cM TantJ-r ""'"T Wsm-ss SMW ;: w - " 1" S'-.lCv.. . a0 cocs.nb & cir,cn, Wholesale sad Retail. Stealer im AVERILL, AND RUOCER, HXSEB -PiiXOTSlv..-...- Ooof,Wtedowa and Et'xsU, Ps'stj, fa Brashes, at., IMristatm4,faHiUl. (Former! SMsnu . t . eappoetraetors sod rwaiersair east !uroarljlo trfiem XXEQPS'irSD PAPER v )