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m m run PHI ,r VOL. XXXIX. BBATTLEBORO, VT., FRIDAY, AP11IL 12, 1872. NO. 15. llrattleboro Vast Office. Winter arrangement, 1871 Nor. 1 to May 1. Open from 7:00 4. u. to8r. m.; Holidays from S to 11 130 A. Hi ana 3 to ft V. M. Arrival and Departure at Mnili. BOUIUKHM MAILS. CIobc. Open. A. M. r. U. A. M. r. u. New York and Southern States, 8115 3:19 11 :30 0:18 Albany end Wealern Matca, 8:15a:(5 11:30 5:13 Stitlonabet. Urall'o N. York, 8:1S 3:IJ 11:30 8:11 Asouelot It. n., 8:15 3:15 6:15 Now London Northern 11. I!., 2:15 11:30 ElBTrns HA1LH. Boston, Ilhodo Island, Eastern Mail, Mo. & 8. l:. New Ilamp., 8:13 1:15 11:30 iia ml 3:13 VI. It Mam. It. It., 8:181:19 1:00 nd5:15 Boston, cllntontrilchlurgIt.lt. 1:13 1:00 KOBTIIKUH UilLB. V crmont, Weatcrn New llanip hire & Northern N. Y. 10:15 3:13 0:15 4:00 Duinmcraton, W. Cbceterlleld, iterfleld, "I n, Eel- V n, N. II., .s. ii., i-umey, uorulon, Iowb Fall". Charlcatown. Springfield, Claritnont, N. II., Windaor, Woodstock, North- (If 1.1, Montpelier, llcthel, W. It. June. & towna onWeat Vt. lt.llj 1:00 9:11 Springfield, Claritnont, N. II., Krone, X. It., 10:15 3:45 4:00 ami 5:15 STAGE MAILS. Weit llrattleboro 10:304:00 8:45 Townsbentl, AWHlamstillo, jVsj-- tterlllaud JiniKic 4:00 8:48 WaMaburo(eIoTu.tlh.Bal.t "oi-en Mod., Wed. 1TL() 4:00 8:43 Dover, Ttl.,Tli. & Sat., 4:00 8M5 Ilennlugtou ay, ........ .. l!45 10:30 North Adama way, 1:45 10:30 CIicnterflfM h C. factory, Mod., Wnl.lefrl. UlS 0:40 Califiruia, overland, dally, 2:45 6:15 Foreign mills close 245 r, m. tlay previous to ssll Itigof steamer from New York. U. W, Claiike, F. M. KUSIXICSS CAltDS. B IKK AM) FIRE IN SI It A ME A (J KM. Hepnscntlng Coniianlcsnhcso Assets are otr SM ENTV.TIinEE MtLLWN DOLLARS, Olllre In Thoiti.aon A Knitter's Work, next door to l'mrnlx onire, BRATTLE BO RO, VT. CM. ItUSSEia. k Co., VIImIiiKtontVt., have one of the largest and best select td stockiof oenih al MEQOHiMutsB in Windham County, consisting of everything usually kept tu a first ctsss country store. ffifNew Goods received from Boston and New York weekly. Agents for Grovtr At Baker and Green MmnUlu Hewing Machines. I2f Orders for Country Troducc solicited. All cheap for HEADY 1 AY or on good credit, shout TIME. At 11 lomJ In Alrord's Block opposite, a full assort ment of COFFINS AND ltimUL CAHKETBof iifst quality. All kinds of wood repairing promptly done. C. M. UU8SL.LL & CO. Wilmington, Vt., Dec. 1, 1871. CADA3IH CSIIAY, ivr. I)., i'hiftietttH ami Surgeon BUATTLEBOHO, VT. O.Ylcr, Room No. 14, Brattleboro Uouhc. E CROSBY & CO., Cummisslou Merrhauts, and Wholesalo Dealers In FLO U 11 AND CHAIN, HraltteUoro. Dr. DEARBORN, M. D., Homeopathic l'hyslcian and Surgeon, Brattleboro, Vt. Ofllce one door uortb of Congregational church. Otnce hours from 8 to 9 a. m., and 7 to 0 r. w. HD. HOLT O.N, M. D., Thysician and Burgeon, Urattkboro, Vt. Ofl.cc at rrsldf nee, corner of Main and Walnut sts. At home before 8 a. m., aud from 1 to 2 & 6 to 7 o'clock r. u. 171 J CARrLNTER, Market Block, Elliot Strict, ItU Dealer in Tojs, Fancy Good, I look p. Station, fry. Newspapers, Magazluts and 1'trlod.calx. Sub scriptions Hcelvcd fnr tho prlucli nl Nt vspaj er aud Magazines, and forwarded 1 y mall or otherwise. rpoWNSUEND MARBLE WORKS, Towniluud, Vt. X E. II. FESSENDEN, Manufacturer & Dealer in all kind Marble and Cemitcry work. All work done In a neat aud workmanlike mauntr at prices which defy competition and warranted to glre entire satisfaction. I3C AT.TJ :7V, Dealer In Ltimter. lias cunataDtly on band all kin da of Building Material, Clapboards, bhlnglts, Ftnce Fosls, Lath, Ac. Brattle boro, Vt. "YirJrVfSr-OAV H. 7IA1i:ilfcf Attorney V it Law, Billows Falls, Vt, i . , Al). I'UITVAr, DtmtlKt, Citoiijv Block, Brattliholo, Vt, VTKW WOOD YARD. A. E. Doolitti e, I'roprle JJ tor. High Mreit. 8toe word ff all kludn and dimensions on Tea noun IN tirns. Orders left at C, G. Fhdht's Store or at my n f deuce, prfinptly attended to. jTiriOIAL IEB jq- FITTED TO THE MOUTH. Sipiple,Compound,Root&Contour FILLINGS INSERTED IN THE 11EST AND MOST Al'I'IiOVED STYLE. ET1IEH, or LI0UI1) LAUGHING GAS, the litest thing for the extraction cf tu th w Ithout pain giv-u wheu dehtred, aud all work done In the most THOROUGH manner by a competent workman of several jesrs experience, CLARK'S DENTAL ROOMS, CROSBY BLOCK, over Vr.XAr.IIAXK.lUlATTLKIlOIlO. BRATTLEBORO CI.OTIIKS CI.EAMM1 A t 1 1 . DIE HOl'Ni;. Ol.ll tl.OJIIKS MADE TO I.OIIK AS (1UII1I AM .NEW. rpiIE .uWrlbcr U-ga leae to Inform the citizen, of X Urattl.'Wo and tlrlulty that ho la prepared to Clesnav, lfe aud Kepalr Clullilng, aueh aa PANTS, VEHT8, COATH, & A LI, KINDS Ol' CLOTHS. iii:n voii.i:.v txiiAHN, ui:ssi:h a.i hii.iivi.n, both ttih and trmolttif cKaued In a faithful and acieutl&e manner without the leaat Injury tu the garment, .fi trAii rtaimiHtblr trrma, I'AKI'KTS clkaaTm). iw&rj and bfsi DeI(ouifs In the State of Masiachuiittts, Satisfaction guaranteed In all rnris. , SKCOMI 1HM tlOTIllXJ lHIM.ilT AM) MUD. Cmt3 U. W, T1BBETTS. STEINWAY PIANOS. 'Tho Uest is the Cheapest." rpiIK STEINWAY WAN' 8, for Kullvess, CLKilt i. MEsaiud PifaiTT or Tnur, nd TiionocoHNiss or WouKM4MffUIF,ARK DNLgtfALLED. The majority of the Usdlug artUts, throughout the world, prefer tb-m fnr thttrown uie, and concede to lb. ui t he UivUeet degree of exc( Hence. tVCalUud examine roryouiaelves. 1441 K1MTAUB 1 1. AUK, High St., Uratlleboro. Alsoageut for the Behulng h Kllx flancs and the I.Mtey Cottsgo organs- (JHANITE AVOUKS. II.' J. IIAII.i:V, 1'ioprU K.r. Wcat lMimmeraton, Vt. Oraulle work In all varletlo.of ahape and Onlah, one to order, at prlcca whlih defy cc repetition, and wanauted to glc tttlio ii'laftrlleu. fn.63 arormv cannot iiuv it : l'OIt HK1MT IS I'llICEI.EUS I I Hut lb. Diamond KntrUrles "III l'rrarrr. It. - TRAOt If you value your ejr.lght ua. there 1'EKFECT LKNHEH, ground from Minute Cutbtai. 1'xnuLKa, M ited together, and derive their name "Dlamoud"ou ao'ouni ol tneir naronetiano Dniiiancy. " liuny yeara without change, and are warranted auperl or to all othera, manufactured hy J. E. Rl'ENCr.ll & (10., N. Y. Cautiob. Non. genuine unleea atainpid with our trade mark. THOMPSON t ItANdElt, Jew. elera and Opticians, are Sole Acenta for Ilratllelioro, Vt., from whom thay can only le obtained. No I'rd. ara employed W J.O. TAtLon. & SncceeaorB to II. OLOVBll & CO., Dealers In FLOUR, Ik intATTLEllORO, VT. 11 HE Subscribers would Invite the attention of for . mcr patrons and of the public In general to their large and well selected stock or GROCERIES, consiitlngof St.Louis, Indiana and Michigan ri-iOTjriig, W. W. Carr'a Celebrated ORAIIAM ILOUn, by the barrel, half barrel or pound. linCKWIIEAT, COltN, ItYE & OAT MEAL, freali ground; I'OIITO 1IICO MOUSSES of very Bupcllor qnalltyi SYIIUPS of allgradea; HAW AND HEEINED RUOAItS, etc. Special attenllon la called to our atock of TEAS ! COnaUtluit of JAPAN, OOI.ONI!, KNCI.ISII HltllAIfrAST, OIjI) fi YOIFM! IIYSON. All of tho xery fim,t gradia imported. PURE COFFEES Of all grades ground to ordor. SPICES OF ALL KINDS, Strictly pure. kaisins, runnANTS, ris. NUTS or i:vi:nv VAIIIEIT, F0RE1GHID0MESUC FRUITS nuTTiut, chi:i:si:, laud, urgs, hams, SAIr risii, Kerosene and Sperm Oils. A large stock of ST0XE AIVI) WOODEtY WARE AT VEItY LOW PBICEa. Agcnta for the rale of J. S. CanR'a Doutle Eitra OnAOTTTiKB. A full llii- at TOBACCOS saNTTTarjTs AND CIGAT18. tf LOUILLAKD'S TODACCOS al nhi Ii rale U retail. Aiwa) a on hand a compute aaaortmtnt of REVOLVERS, P1ST0LS& CAHTRII1GES; rOWDEIt, SHOT, CAr8, k oux wads; rOWDMt AND SHOT FLASKS. I'a rt If MUUIitfr IlluRilitir Ioi1t ly tli 4uuittlty cuii ! niippllt'd. ALL THE ABOVE NAMED GOODS WILL BE SOLD AT VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH. K. B. Our Flours are manufactured from th choic est t, heat, are received direct from the mill, and will be sold at a very low margin, Clvo us a Call 1 & Spring Styles ! PRATT, WRIGHT & CO. Have Just received a large stock of floods for the HriUNO k BUMMER CLOTHING TIIADE, consist ing of American ami Foreign Clollis, Cassl mercs, Doeskins, Scotch anil Fancy Suitings and Vestlngs rou tiii; custom tisade. Ready-Made CLOTHING ! FOft MEN YOUTHS U UOYS, IN OIIEAT VAUIETV. GENT'S ri:i!MSllI.(i GOODS. Ladies' & Gent's TRUNKS, VALISES, TRAVELIXG & SIIOl'PIXG HAGS ! ! Umbrellas, ALL SIZES U QUALITlr.S. GENTS PORTABLE WARDRORE. mi: N1IIIITN .Tl.ilir. TO OIlIKU, All tho above goods will x sold at tho lowest Jirlcea for cash. Pratt, Wright &Co. ,o. .1 jiia.iti: mm , BRATTLEBORO, VT. Poetry. WsirlBN ron Tnx Vcrmont Pnaxiz. Till! Ot.ll lMVTM.K-anOV.XB. DT MBB, JKKN1K E. OAUE. The dreamy Summer daya were long, The waving graas waa green, On atalarart England', aunny field. A battle fierce had been. The wild fiowcra, formed to hold the dew While blooming In the dell, Felt their white cups filled high with blood That day, and shrinking fell. And many an insect, which from learea And hannleaa herbs had gained Its colors bright, by dying men That day anew waa atstned, And fleeing from that field of death, Nor daring to turn back, Had marked Ha wild, affrighted way With an unnaturaltrack. The painted butterfly, which baaked In the warm sunlight there, Upon ita gilded wlnga took blood Into tho Summer air. The ground a quagmire foul became Ere that dread day waa done, Whoae one prevailing hoe still lowered And glimmered at the sun. But, Oht from UB may Heaven keep The knowledge of tho aight The slowly rising moon beheld Upon the Add that night, When coming up abo elite lino Of distant rlalng ground, Softened and blurred by trtes aho rose Aud calmly looked around Sailed up into the quiet sky And looked npon the plain With upturned faces thickly atrtwn, The facca of the alatn Whh h once In childish slumber aweet On mothcra' briaata had lain, Who for their coming evermore Would watch and watt In vain. May pitying Heaven the knowledge, too, Keep back from every mind The aocreta whlapered af ter orda Upon the tainted wind, Of that night's death and agony J But many a moon waa bright, And many a etar kept mournful watch Above that Add by night, And many a w lod from every point Dlew ot er it by day, Before the tract a of the light Had all been worn away. But Nature soartth far abovo The evil hearts of men, And aoon upon the battle-ground Serenely smiled again. A c 1 smiled upon that guilty ground As shehsd done btfore, When it wss Innocent and pure As In the data of j ore. The larka Bang high, the awallowa skimmed And flitted to and fro ; The sh.i lows of the flying clouds O'er It did swiftly go, OVr graaa and corn and turnip-fit Id, O'er roof and .pile and wood, Yt h"ro 'mong the treoa the ut tiling town In sltimbroua qukt stood; Awsy, to whore earth's borders seem To melt the evening aky ; Away, Into the diatance bright Where the red aunarta die. The cropa were aowu and gathered In, The Blream which once ran red Now turned a buatllng watermill, Forgetful of the dead. The ploughhoy whistled st the plough, Ghsuer. in grotipfl were aetn, While hcrda of Bheep and cattle there Oraxrd in the parturea rcen. Smoke from the cottage chimneys rose, The Sabbsth bells rang out, And many a chlldleh voice waa heard In whoop and call and shout. Old peoplo Uted aud psscd away, And TIme'a oblivioua tide Stttpt o'er this bloody battle-ground W here many thousands died. Hut could that alaughtcred boat have rlaen Upou that field again, Ilavo stood in their own forma upon The spot where they were alaln, Dashed, ghastly aoldlera would hare Blared In at each cottage door, And would of barna and granaries Have been the garnered Btore, And v. ould on beartha of quit t homea Hate rlBcu up, and e'en Tho cradled Infant and Its nurse Have alerted up bt tween. They would have floated with the itrtarn Which glided Bwlftlyby, Aud with the forms of djlng men Have piled the rlckjard high, And filled the blooming orcliarda And the gretn graaa-cocred dill, So altered waa thla battle-ground Where conntleaa thouBanda fell. auir.t oRi). ri, asit, ma. The Leisure Hour. .t itvsu i tin Lira, "It would have been ciioukIi sluht belter lo bavo sef him tlaiiglltiR at tho end of a ropo nt once, Jutlge, In my way of think Inpr. 'Taint no tiso to show any mercy to llic-m scoundrel when wo ouco get them In our clutches," exclaimed a tall, rnw boncd man, Uandlng by n bar and holding In his hand a glass of whisky that ho was on tho point of toss,lng off, and addrcslng another Individual standing In the satno position and evidently with tho same In tent, and who In tho now settlement was tho head man and rejoiced in tho title of "Judge." "Drown Is tight," echoed at least a dozen other voices from thogroup assembled about them. "Hanging at once, Is good enough for a horso-lhlcf any lime." "lttittho law, men, tho law," said the judge, draining his glass without slopping foi breath during tho operation, "Wo must liavo respect for that; and It Is my duty to seo that all In this settlement ob scrvo it. Now, you all know as well as I do, that to havoslrung tho man upto-nlght without any sort of u trial would have been showing dlsrcsjtoct to a power that wo must all observe. To-morrow wo will try his caso; and then you may hang him as soon as you please, only I wish It was his rustuilly lath cr that was to swing Instead of tho boy." "So tin I," salt! tho tall man, named llrown, who had flrt spoken ; "but as ho gave us tho slip tho boy must lako his place. IIo Is a chip of tho old block; and thcro Is no use standing up for him. With my own eyes, I saw him rldo on" with that sorrel mare of inluoj and I sont n bullet aflor him that I wish had gone through his Impish young soul. My lingers Itehod, when I had hold of him, to stranglo him on tho spot." "You shall pull to-morrow, llrown, If you think lhat will help pay for tho niaro j but bo's my prisoner to-night, and us such, you will respect him. Wo know that ho is guilty, but wo must have a trial a form of oiio ut least, ami thou you shall say whon you will string him up. lie's as safe us though tho broath wns choked out of him ; for my cabin Is strong and Jones Is stand ing guard." "Howdoosho take 11, Judge? or ain't you seen hlin slnco wo shut him up?" "Of courso I've seen him and riuostlond him about tho gang 1 but ho clonics belong' ingtolt, although ho acknowledged that Ills father Is somehow connected with thoin. Ills being In their company to-night, ho Miys was by accident, and that ho lingered behind and allowed hlmsolf to full into our hands, becauso lio did not want us lo think him ns guilty ns tho othors. I hold out n chanco of his getting olTlfho would toll us where tho gang tnado their headquarter, but this ho refused to do, Baying ho would not betray his friends If thoy had broken the laws. Comlngotit, I toldhlm ho might os well makohls poaco with Heaven, for ho would swing boforo noon to-morrow." "And what did ho say to that?" "That I would hang on Innocont man and that perhapi it would not bo the first tlmo I had been tho causo of lis being done." "I suppose ho meant Italloyi and some times I think that perhaps tho man had nothing lo do with that nffnlr." "Whethor lio hod or not ho was n villain that tho world was better for bolng rid of;" and having tittered this sago opinion, the Judgo turned to tho bar, and ordered his glass replenished. Leaving the judgo and Ids companions to drink and further discuss tho fato of their prisoner, wo will look Into tho cabin of tho former and sco how It f.tros wllh Its in. mates. It stood near tho centro of tho straggling vlllngo and wns tho largest mil most prg-. tenuous or any,aslt well should bo, lo bo In keeping with tho dignity of Its owner. It was divided Into three apartments two small sleeping rooms and a largo kitchen ; mid In tho latter, beforo n bright blazing firo sal Sam Jones, tho man to whom was conflded tho safe keeping of tho prisoner. The night was cool and ho apparently had como to tho conclusion that somo other warmlli was needed besides Ihatairbrded by tho firo ; for on a bench near him sat a bottle which every now and then ho had ro conrso lo, and which seemed to atlord him a vast deal of satisfaction. Whllo thus caring for lilnn-clf ho did not forget tho comfort of tho pilsoncr for, oneo or twice during tho evening, ho had gono to (ho door, n nd opening It a lhtlo way had asked him to drink, an Invitation that had often been refused. Thcro was another Inmate of tho kitchen who also had tho wclfaro of tho prisoner at heart. This was Katlo I.arktn, thojudgo's only daughter. Willi n face so palo lhat It looked almost llko dcalli sho was moving around, preparing supper for tho captive and his guard. Her father had said on go ing out that ho should sup at tho tavern, but she was lo sco that thoso who remain ed behind wcro well fed. This duly sho was trying to perform, and also striving as best she could lo lildo from her companion the agitation that convulsed her frame. Her task was ended at last. Tho repast was ready, and set upon tho lablo covered with a snow whllo clolh. Tho lootl tlo- slgncd for the prlsonor was set out by ilsclf in readiness. Junes set down tho bottle he vt as at tlia. moment paying his attculinu to, ami moved toward tho tablo upon which was laid only ono plato, which ho no soon er noticed than he exclaimed : "What Katie I ain't you going to keep me company? Put on another plato and help mo cat this capital supper you havo got up." 'I don't feel liko eating tonight," said tho girl. "My head aches; and I think I shall go to bed toon. Tho prisoner's supper is all ready. Ain't you going to carry It in ?' 'Not till 1'vo had mine," answered tba man, drawing up to the table, nud com mencing n fierco attack upou tho viands. "Twico tonight 1'vo offered him a drink, nnil lio rcluscu ; and now ho may wait un til I get done. Ily to-morrow noon It won'J make much dlll'ercnco lo him wheth er ho cats first or last tonight." Tho girl gavo a perceptible shudder at this allusion to tho fato of tho prisoner, and her face, If it wcro possible, grow a shado paler; but sho mastered her emotion Jiy a determined effort, mid then observed in as careless a manner as sho could ossuuio "It seems a plly that his supper should get cold, when, as you say, It Is probably the last one ho will over cat on earth. Can", not I carry It to him? I would llko to seo how ljo bears up under his misfortune" "Tho Judge told mo to let no ono Into the room until ho camo back ; but I don't sup poo ho meant lo keep you out If you had a notion to go In. I'll run tho risk, any way; so go ahead with it If you want to." "I'll make It all right with fjlhcr," nil s' wored Knllc, as sho took up tho dishes with n trembling hand and turned toward tho door, whllo a faint led glow burned on her palo cheek. Kcmovliig tho rudo fasten ings that had been oxtctnporlzed for tho cc caslou, sho entered tho room aud the door closed behind her. A light was burning on tho shelf, rovcal Ing the prisoner silting on a rudo boucli in ono corner of tho npaitmcnl, his elbows resting on ills knees and his faco burled In his hands; and so occupied was he with tho gloomy thoughts that weighed down his spirit, as ho reflected upon his tcrrlblo situation, that ho heard not tho light foot steps of Katlo, until sho was standing bo foro him and had called In a low voice "William 1" With n start tho young man lookod up and a look of joyful surprlso for a moment beamed upon his faco as ho saw who his visitor was; but it died away as ho noted tho pale, sad faco bent down upon him. "Katie, I am so glad you havo come," ho said, Sho set down his suppor upon a table closo bosldo him, and then stood gazing down upon hlsupturncd face, with sorrow ful eyos. "Katie, Katie, spoak to mo. You do not think mo tho villain they havo taken mo for?" The words wcro spoken earnestly, but not so loud that they could havo reached tho oars of tho guard without, bad ho been on tho ulort. "William, aro you Innocont? Tell mo tho truth, as you hopo for pardon from your Clod. Do you, or do you not, belong to this gang of which your father is tho loader?" "As I hopo for happiness hero and hoi oafler, I am Innocent of tho crime of horso stealing. Today I was caught with soino of tho gang, as wo wcro out on n hunt; and I purposely left their company and allowed my captors to como up. They would not bollevo but that I was a horsO' thief; and ono man oven wont so far as to swear ho had plainly seen mo rldo off with a horso that belonged to him. This mad dened tho wholn party; and, had It not boon for tho prosonco of tho Judgo thoy would havo hung mo on tho spot, As It was, they brought mo hero; and to-morrow I suppose, I must die; though they havo ollcred mo my lllo If I will betray tho man I havo ulways known as father. Had as ho Is, that I'll never do. Woro It not for inv mother, I would not caro how soon I am dangling from somo troo. For her sake I havoslald In tho company I havo until It has led mo tu this. Oneo Kate, I had hoped to win your baud; but tho dream is over, A sou of k lioivo-thlof Is no uiuto for you. Hut why talk of this? To-morrow I shall bo who can say whoro?" , "William, I bcllovo what you havo said ; ond an Innocent man shall not dlo If I can help It, I fear my father has tnado a tcrrl blo nilstako boforo this; and, If posslb.o, I'll savo your lire, and hint from commit ting a tcrrlblo crime. Hut promlso mo this: thatyoti will leavo tho connections to whom you havo been bound, and this part of tho country at once. Flvo years from hence, If you como to claim mo ond aro worthy, I'll bo your wife." "I promlso, Kollo; and I will slrlvo to bo worthy or you when I como back, os I surely will It I llvo. Hut how om I to cs Oipo?" A footstep In tho kltchon startled tlicm ; and, for a low moments thoy con versed In o whisper. The guard was through his supper ond had niovod again to tlio fireplace and to tho companionship of his bottle. Ton minutes later ho advanced to tho door to look In upon his prisoner, and met Katlo coining out bearing tho empty dishes also a small bundlo which, howovcr, ho did not see, Sho reported all right within ; and after carefully securing tho door ho returned to his seat, whllo Ka tie, after clearing off tho tablo, ictlrcd lo her sleeping room, leaving him alone. .Tftmorllftoon minutes passed by; and tfi?s"arii lieforo tho fire licgantojiod, ns If sleep was fast coming upon him. Oneo or twice ho straightened himself up and tnado on effort as though ho would shako It oil". Hut ho fulled 111 tho attempt ; and at last his head fell upon his breast and hu slept soundly. Through tho half-open door Katlo I.ar klu had liccn wnlchlug his every motion J and when at hist sho saw lhat he slept, she camo nut into the kitchen nnd moved noise lessly across tho room nut Into tho night. With a glanco huckwaid, to boassurcd that tho guard had nut been awakened, she passed around tho cud of tho cabin tu tho riU'Obatn that contained tho two horses that were owned by her father. To saddlo and bridle tho fleetest of them was to her the work of a fcw'momcnls, accustomed as she was lo perform tho task ; and then sho led tho eroaluio out slowly, so as to make as llltlo noise ns possible, and fastened It beneath tho deep shado of a largo treo lhat stood close lo the cabin. Then, wllh n glanco toward tho tavern, from which tho lights woro gleaming, sho again passed Into tho kitchen whero tho guaid was sllll nodding befuro the lire. A loused by her footsteps lio tried 4o shako off tho drowsiness that oppressed him, and half awake, ho saw her pass into her own room, ltlstng to his feet ho again oxitmln. cd tho fastening of tho door that led into the prisoner's apartmont, and then relum ed lo his scat, evidently dotermlncd lo keep hlseycsopen, judging from IheelVorls ho made In that direction. Ncvcrhad Ihe moments sccinctl so long to Katie i.arklu as they did for the next fifteen minutes, ns slioslood In her own lit tle room, hoping and praying that tho guard would azatu soon lose himself in sleep. To Iter It scorned ns though ho never would. Slowly did the moments pass, aud tho hopo that had itscti In her heart died uway and a torriblo fear took possession of her that after all sho would not bo able to save tho Ufa of tho man sho loved, and whom sho knew lo bo Innocent of tho crimes charged against hlin. To fall now was tcrrlblo ; aud sho stood with this giuat fear at her heart, watching his every motion. In spllu of all his efforts, tho ma.i found It Impossible to keep awako; and at tho ond of fillcoii minutes his head sank upon his breast, and he was unconscious of what was passing about him, and unmindful of tho chargo that had been committed to his care. To him it seemed ns though he had lost himself but a moment, when ho was htm tied by a sound of footsteps, and ho sprang to his feet Just In tlmo Iosco a man rush past his seat so near that his clothes brushed against hlin and disap pear out of doors. Of course, it could bo liono other than tho prisoner J and with a cry of alarm he sprang aflor hlin Just as tho llguio beforo him leaped upon n horso and dashed violently up tho road past the tavern whoro tho judgo and his companions were sllll discussing tho fato of tho prlson or, startling them from their cups and bringing llioui In tho door just In tlmo to hear tho shout of Sam Jones to stop tho prisoner, who had e capo.l from his custo dy. With a volley of oaths tho Judgo and his companion dashed out Into tho road; but Ihey wero too into. Mounlod on tho Judgo' powerful sorrel, tho rider went past him like tho wind. "Out with your horses!" shouted the Judge. "After Mm, boysl nnd if wo can catch tho young villain, we'll string him up to Iho first treo wocoinoto." In it very low moments tho wholo party wcro mounted nnd In full pursuit, tlio judgo at their head ; and for half an hour thochaso was kept up w ithout apparently gaining on the object of their break-ueck ride. At tlio end of that time, Jim llrown, who was In tho advance, exclaimed "Wo aro gaining, Judgo. Tho young scamp don't know how to ihlo that sorrol or yourn." "That ho don't," said Iho Judge, as mix tous for tho credit of his horso as ho was to overtake iho rldor. "If ho had he would havo left us a long way behind beforo this." For Hit) next fow mliiuto Ihey gal nod rapidly upon thu horseman beforo Ihcm ; and nt last they wcro so near that tho out lines of tho man ami horso could bo plain ly discerned, and Jim Jones proposod lo send a pistol bullet after hlin. Hut to this tho judge sternly objected. It might In Juro tho horse Instead of tho rider ; and ho would not run tho risk. A llltlo longer at this rale and they would havo hlin In their power again. The judgo was right. Dospltotho cllbrls of tlio fugitive tho distaneo between Ihem grow less aud less each moment; and be. foro many miles front tho settlement had boeu gono over Jim Hrowu was alongside, and with his brawny arm pulled him from his horso, reining In his own at tho saino moment, "Safe again, my bird," exclaimed tho set. tier, as ho gavo 111 ui a rough shako; "ami now wo'll hang you as wo would 'i dog," "Yes, siring hint up," oxclalined tho judge. "A llltlo iiioro and I should havo lost my so'rcl, that Is worth a cool hun dred. No need or n trial now, Tor wo havo caught him In tho act," "fllvo mo tho halter oft" my horso," ex claimed llrown, "II will answer to stretch his neck as well as anything wo havo hore," Ono of Iho men obeyed, and n nooso was inadoniid slipped ovor tlio head ol'lhelr victim, and Iho other ond wns thrown over a low branch'of a treo beneatli which they stood, "Say a prayer ir you want lo," said tho Judge. "You havo not llvo minutes to live." During this tlmo tho prisoner had not spoken or uttered a sound ; but now u volco oanie o their oars that caused thoin to start i nil lotry to plorto tho gloom about thoin. "You would not hang your Katie, would you, mtlicr?'' Tho Judgo and hlscompanloiis woro spell bound. Tlio volco was that or Kallo I.ar kin; and It wns Impossible to mtstnko it. Tlio Judgo was tho first to find his tongue. "What In tho nainoof all that Is wonder ful does this moan? Why Is It that wo havo followed you hero tonight?" "That on Innocent matt might cscapo with his llfo, lather," salt Katlo, laying her hand upon his arm, whllo Jim llrown has tily removed tho halter from her neck, "William Habcolm was Innocent of tho chargo you brought against lilm; and I employed this rnso to cficct his escape. Hy this tlmo ho is far away, nnd all pursuit on your part Is useless. Como, let us go homo now." Tho Judgo never utteicd n word, but helped his daughter to tlio back of sorrol j but Jim, finding his tongue, exclaimed "lint how In natcr did you dolt? Did you bribe Sam to let hlin out?" 'No, Sam know no iiioro about It than did you." And then In a very fow words, sho told thorn how sho had put them on tho wrong scml ; but sho did not say that whon sho left tho houso ho was still there, and that sho had unfastened tho door of his room nt tho samo tlmo sho had purpooly awaken cd Sam to glvo tho alarm, lhat they might follow her, and so glvo hlin a ch.mco to cs capo. Nor did sho toll litem or her pulling on the garment she had brought from his npaiimont when sho had carried In his supper, substituting thoso of her rather in tliclr place. Hcforo tho fivo years had rolled around, great changes hud como to l..o settlement. It had increased to Importance, and tho Judge had como lo bless Ids child lhat sho had saved him from a crlino 1'iai lie wouiti have icgrcttcd to Ids dying day. At Iho expiration of that time, William Ilabcolm camo and claimed the walling bride; and nuno of tho parties had ever causo to ro- gret tho ruso for life. IH) 1 1. IT JJMII.V Whatever yon have to say, my flfend, Coudenae It aa much as you can And ssy it in the readiest wsy ; Aud whtther you write of rural affairs, Or particular thiugs in town, Just take a word of friendly advice Boll it down. For if you go spluttering ov er a page, When a couple of llncB would do, Your butter Is epread ao much, you Bee, That the brt ad 'ooka plainly through ; So when you have a etory to tell, And would like a Utile renown, To make quite Bilre of your wish, my f rjeud, Bill it down. Wheu writing an articlo for the prtsa. W helher prose or v erae, Juat try To utttr jour thouhla In the falrtat words, A lid It t tht It) lie crUp aud dry ; Aud wheu it is flnUhed, and)OU auiporo II la done exactly brown, Jnat look it our again, and then Boll it down, I'ur tditora do not like to print An aiticle laslly long, And the general reader doea not caro Tor a couple of )arda of song; So gatht r your w Its In the smallest apace, If you'd win the author'a crown, And every time you write, my friend, Boillt down. I'llOl'. .TIi7JI.SK. The Now York Trlbuno or Monday con. tains the rollowlng sketch or Prore.sor P. S. U. Morso, tho Inventor tr tho electric telegraph, whoso death occuned in Unit city on Tuesday ovonlng, April 2: Samuel Unley lliceso Morso was born In Charlcstuwn, Mass., oil tho 271h or April 1701. His lather, tho Itov. Jcdidlah Morse, I). D., paslor or tho First Congregational Church in Charlcslnwii, wa a leader In tho controversial dispute or the day, and a shining light of tho Orthodox party In their strugglo against Uiiltarlanism. IIo is best remembered by tho piescut generation, howovcr, as tho author or a scries of geo graphical lexl bioks, which for thirty years were adopted almost universally In our school", and wcro extensively reprint ed In Ilngland and on the continent. Mr. Morse has been called Indeed Iho father of American geography, for ho was tho first laborer in lids field of science, and a largo part of tho material for his works was gath ered by personal research and travel. Sam uel was graduated at Yale In 1S10, and hav ing lesnlved lo becomo a painter, went the next J ear to linglaud with Washington All- stun, to study under his tuition ami that of lScnJamlu West. Ho showed a decided talent Tor art, mid produced a model of a dying Hercules, wlilch gained for him a gold medal from Iho Adelphl Society of Arts ; but I'lovldcnco bad reserved him for other uses than thoso of tho pencil and tho chisel, and though ho always retained his oarly fondness Tor tosthotlo pursuits, nud even inado a second voyago to lluropo 111 1S29 to complete hlsstudlc In tho chief cit ies of the continent, ho can hardly bo said lo havo really adopted art us his profession. Ho was onoof tho rounders or tho Nation al Academy or Design In .1820; ho was Its first President; ho was nbout tho sanio time lecturer on tho lino arts ut tho Now York Athcnnmm ; and during his second lesl deuco abioad ho was elected to tho proros sorshlp of tho literature of tho arts of do ulgn In tho University of tho City or Now York. It was on tho voyago homo in 1832 lo enter npon tho duties or this position that ho conceived Iho great Invention lo which ho owes his world-wide fame, liv er slnco his collego days ho had dabbled a llltlo In chemistry. Tho new discoveries In tho scleuco of clcctro-magiuilsm had an especial attraction for him, and ho had dis cussed them over ami over a ulu with his friend, 1'iof. J. 1', Dana. On board the Havre uckct Sully, which brought hlin homo an October, 1832, tho subject formed ono day n topic of conversation among tho passengers. Dr, Charles Jackson of Hos tou described an experiment recently made In Paris, by mcnusnf which electricity had Instantaneously been transmuted through a great length of wlro, "U that is so," said Morse, "I sco no reason why messages may not bo Instantaneously transmitted by electricity," lieforo tlio packet rrttehed Now York tho invention or tho telcgrapli was virtually inado, and oven tho essential features of tho olecLro-niagnctlo transmit ting and recording appiratiis, wcro sketch ed upon paper. Of courso In reaching this result Mor.e inado uso of tho ideas and discoveries or many other minds. Nogreat Invention over sprang complelo ami per fect from any one brain, Yurlotis fotins of telegraphic intercouiso. had been studied by savan for many years; Franklin oven had experimented with the transmission or olectrlcity through great lengths orwlie. It wa reserved for Morso to coinlilno tho result or many fragmontory ami unsuc cessful attempts, and put thoin, after yoais or trial, lo a practical uo; and though his claims to tho invention havo been many times attacked, in tho press and in tlio courts, (hay have been liliimphaiitly vlu dleatednllkobyllio law nud Iho verdict of tho peoplo both nt homo and abroad. Pari of tlio apparatus wns actually constructed by Mr. Morse, In Now York, before tho closo nf Iho year, but it was not until !!3. that ho succeeded In pulling up on experi mental lino, consisting of half a nillo of wlro stretched a rou ml ond around a room, and exhibiting a tolcgraph In ncluul opera tion. With lids Instrument ho could send nnd record n mcssagoonty In ono direction. Ily 1837 lio had a dupllcato apparatus, and now ho gave greater publicity to his schema by an exhibition at tho University. Tho Invonllon attracted a great deal or Interest, but vory Tow persons could bo persuaded or its financial value. Al tho dofo of tho yoar Mr. Morso went lo Washington nnd asked for an appropriation to build n tolc graph lino from Washington to Haltlmoro. Tho Houso Commlttco on Commerce, at tho head or which was tho Hon. F. O.J. Smith or Maine, gavo him nn attentive hearing and a favorablo leport, but theses slon pavsod without further action, and tho disappointed Inventor wont lo l'.ngland nnd France. IIo met with no encourago mont In Knropo, nnd struggled on for four years longer, regowlng his appeal at Wash ington yoar after year, and sllll honcful In themtdst nrpovortyand troublo. Onttio InsL night or tho cession In March, 13 13, 'ho loft the Capitol entirely disheartened, oftcr pa tlonlly waiting through Iho long day. Hut Iho next morning, to his amazement, ho learned that tn tho hurry nud confusion of tho midnight hour the expiring Congress had voted $30,000 lor hi experimental es say. Tho dlfilculllc", however, wero not yet surmounted. Mr. Morso proposed Inclos ing Iho wlro In load pipes burled In tho oarlh a plan which sum proved impracti cable. Tho cxponso far oxcocded hi ex pectations, and lio was endeavoring, with tho old of Ids friend Mr. Smith of tho Com mltlco mi Commerce, to dcvlso a sort or plow that would both open and cover a trench for Iho pipes, when accident brought hlin Into association with F.zra Cornell, ar tcrward so Intimately connected with the progress of tho telegraph in tho United States. Mr. Cornell devised a machine, drawn by a yoko or oxen, which, as It moved along, opened tho ground, laid the plpoand covered It with earth; and wllh this, superintended by Cornell himself, the work was begun at llalllinorc. Ten miles had been laid when .Mr. Morse was con vinced that tho plpo would not answer, and the story runs that Cornell saved him the enibarassmcnlnf confessing failure by pur posely (hiving the niachlno nt full speed against it lock and breaking It lo pieces. Tho wholo yoar was consumed In fruitless experiment, At last, when only 87000 or Iho npprnptiat'on remained, Mr. Morso gave Ihe mechanical execution or Iho wmk entirely Into Cornell's hands; tho plpo sys tem was abandoned, and the w Ires were In sulated upon po.es. Tho flret inessago was sent on tho 27th or May, 1811. Ilvcry part ir the apparatus worked Imperfectly, hut tho feasibility or the project was established, and tho long strugglo was over. Theie came afterward a long series or vexatious lawsuits. Morso's patent woro vloIateO, Ids honors wcro disputed, con his Integrity wa assailed, and rival com panies dovoured ror a whllo all tho prolll of tlio buslnoss. Hut thoso troubles wero finally otcreouie, and though his pecu ila ry rcwaids sccni small lu comparison with tho colossal fortunes ainas-ed by other men nut of his invention, ho n verthelcs oh talned a full recognition or his service lo Iho world, and dies wllh Iho know ledge lhat two hemispheres spoke bis namo with gratitude. Hardy, Indeed, in tho history or Invention have mankind been so prompt and hearty In honoring their benefactor. All the principal nations of Kuropo gave him token of distinction. Socaily a ISIS thoSullan presented him ndccoialion set In diamonds, Oold medals wero awarded him by Prussia, Austria, and Wnrteinbcrg. Franco inado hlin a ChovuIIcr of the Leg ion or Honor. Denmark gavo him the cross or Knight ol' tho Danncbrog; Spain the cross or Knight Commander of tho Or der of Isabella the Catholic, At the In stance nf tho Kmpcror of tho Fiench, rep resentative of the Iluiopeau States Franco, Ililssla, Sweden, llclglum, Holland, Aus tria, Sardinia, Tuscany, the Holy See, and Turkey met at Paris to decldo upon n col letiivo testimonial to lillu.and the result of their deliberations was a vote of -100,000 francs. Score of learned soclelle all over tho world admitted him to membership. In ISM, tho telegraph companies of (lieat Hrllaln gave him n banquet In London. In 1833, tho American Colony in Franco en tertained hlin al a grand dinner iiiPail. On Iho eOlh of December, ISO'S, Iho citizens of New York gavo him n dinner at Dol nionlco's. In June, 1871, a bronzo staluo or Prof. Morse, erected In Ihe Central Park by tho voluntary contributions of telegraph employes throughout Ihe country, was for mally unvailed, with an address by Win, Culleii Hryaul; and In the ovenlng a re ception w as held at tho Academy of Music, whero ono or tho first Instrument used on tho original lino betweon New York and and Washington was plocod upon tho stago and connected with Iho wires, that Prof. Morso might send, with hi own hand, n word orgreellng lo nil tho cities nf tho United Stales and Canada. It should not Ik) forgotten that to Prof. Morso wo also owo tho Intention or tho submarine cable, Ono moonlight night In Octolier, 1S12, ho laid In Now York harbor Iho llrsl submarine telegraph, anticipating thu by more limn n year and a hair tho actual construction or tho first laud Hue. It was only an experiment, but It enabled Prof. Morso to pi edict tho next year In a letter to tho Secretary of tlio Treasury Iho certainty or (ho great project which so long afterward was e-arrled out by tlio energy of Cyrus W, Field. Tho latter years or Pn f. Morse's life wero passed In quiet comfoit, chiefly at his rosldonco In Poughkocpsld. Ills voneni blo figuro was often seen nt public gather ing, nnd whoiovor ho uppeurcd hu was al ways ono or tho most honored ami distin guished guests, Tho longer I llvo tlio more I am certain that tho great difference between men, be tweon tho feeble and tlio powerful, tho great nun tlio lus un tlcont. I , ner,.v 1... vlnclblo determination a purpose oneo fixed, and then death or vlpiuev-. Ti.t quality will do anything that cm bo dono in tuuwoiiii; ami no talents, m clreiim sl.iiicos.no onnorlunllles will i.n.L-n n tu-, legged creature a man without It. .Sidney vhiki. A CANIII.K to HunN ALL NlOIIT. When. as In casonrslckness.ndull light Is wished, or when mutches aro mislaid, put ww dered salt on tho candle till it reaches (ha black part or tho wick. In this way a mild and steady light inaylsi kept through tho night ny a small piece ofcimdle. .11 It X ICO. At the present time, when Iho deplorable condition oi Mexico a country oneo so prosperous -I exciting Iho solicitous at tention f statesmen nnd philanthropists, n brief allusion In her history and resources may not bo Inappropriate. Her history seems n highly coloretl fictitious narrative, rather than a sober, truthful record of events; presenting n series of vicissitudes without a parallel In thoJiIstory of thopist. From about tho yoar 1200 tlio period when tho Aziec, or Mexicans propor, acquired possession or tho country until the mid dlo or tho fifteonth century, an uninter rupted warfaro was waged between them and neighboring peoples. When hostili ties ceased, they had secured a domain whoso aien measured 1,000,317 squaro miles. Then commenced a period of almost un interrupted prrispcilty. Agriculture was encouraged ; manufactures wcro estab lished ; communications between tho re motest portions or tho country was main tained ; wlsa and wholesome Internal regu lation wero adopted, and a government inaugurated wlioso code, Mr. I'rcfcott ,sUteH,,ovlii9a?dja profound respect for the ' groat pniiclp1fsa'nrinorri1llyrwnci elenrn perception nT lhuo principles as is to bo found among Iho most cultivated nations. Hill, Iho glory nnd magnlllecnoo nf tin yp'ondld empire they had erected upon tho ruins or other dynasties, was destined to bo crushed by tho niiibitiuu nud cupidity of the Spaniard. In 1518, a Spanish squadron discovered Moxlcojnud soon nftcr, Cortex entered iipin that brilliant but merciless crnsado which resulted In Its coinplcto subjugation. From IS3S lo 1808, Mexico was held In sub jection by Spain, and ruled by viceroys of Iter appointment. Then commenced re volts nnd insurrections, wllh varying suc cess, until, in 1821, n Republic was pro claimed, and a constitution, similar to that ol tho United Slates, adopted. From that tlmo until Iho piesent moment, with brier Intervals, this Ill-fated land has been the bloody theatre of anarchy and misrule. Her agilculltiiiil and mineral resources have been largely diminished ; her com merce paralyzed, lu conscqucneo of tho Instability and lnsocurlly of her govern ment ; tho most tlagrant abuses or person and property have assed uncorrected; mctcHcss bandits untl vindictive guerrillas havo perpetrated nets of vandalism and violence almost iinrcbuked, and havo roamed her territory wllh Impunity ; In a word, theie scarce remain- a semblance or order and established government. Mexltsi possesses a eilmalo unexcelled by any other on tho globe, Including both Iho tempt rote and tho toirid zincs; and her products embrace the growths or Iho fi o7.cn eilmcs of the Ninth, us wi ll ns those of tho burning skies of Asia and Africa Although her developed wealth e-onslsts mainly In tho product of her nilno nfgold, silver and copper, her soil, with Ihe ex ception of unall districts, is exuberantly fertile, and, owing to tho variety of her cli mate, there Is scarcely a known produi-t which cannot be grown within her ten I torial limits. In somo localities nil Ilia species of oak, chestnut anil plno Iris's, also logwood and mahogany, grow spontane ously; In other, a great variety of dyo woods, medicinal plants, aud tree, from which tho mo-t vuluahlo gums nro pro duced, arc found lu great abundance. Tlio agricultural productions embi.-ieo not only every variety necessary for tho consump tion ol' tho inhabitant., but Iho most lln orlant article ol' commerce. Among these may be mentioned wheat, maize, beans, Inrlcv, rice, potatoes, peas, tugar, cocoa, collcc, colton, tobacco, pepper, anise, van- llhi, sarsaparilla, and all descriptions tr fruits and horticultural productions also Indigo, cochineal, leas and silk. Yust herd or wild cilile and sheep roam the plains and mountains ; horses, as-es ami mulct abound In an tindoincslicatctl stale, nnd numerous tortol-e-shtil and pearl HshcriiM vleld rich icliirn. Irrespective or liitidcn'al considerations in which the Interest of tho United Stales aro concerned, tho future or Mexico is cei- tainly a proulcui, the solution of which 1 of tlio deepest significance, lwth a It affects tho wilf.iro of her own citizen and tho causo of civilization and huniaiilly. It Is to bo deeply deplored lhat a country so rlchlv gl. led with every inatcilal clement ofgiealness, and every natural facility for tho accomplishment of u glorious destiny, should bo tho pieyuf lutcsllno wars and Insurrections, which periodically detiniato her population and bankrupt her national licastiry. That tho United States are deeply inter- csled, both geographically and politically. in tho speedy dciiveranco of Mexico from tho overwhelming evils wllh which sho is atlllcted, cannot bu galnsayod; but how this can bo succosslully accomplished, and our national honor remain untarnished, Is tho perplexing question. On the one hand it is proposed, In tho Interests of humanity, to extend tho moral support and sympathy or our government lo tho ruling powers, In tho hopo that thereby tho restoration of law anil order will speedily harmonize tho revolutionary cicmonis which now rolgn supieine. on me oilier mini, u isconiemi etl that aiit.oxatiou or n prutee.orato is tlio only ctlccliial icinedy, from tho fact that sluco tho adoption of a republican lorm of goveriinionl lu 1821, her peoplo have uni formly demonstrated their Incapacity for self-government. Wo trust that tho wis dom of our statesmen will deviso somo plan for Iho suppression of her liitcstlno struggles, and her speedy restoration to peaco and prosperity. .Ycic York Mercan tile Journal. ItAli.iiOAl) Consolidation. The Rut land Independent says that tho following fivo roads have been consolidated, In wit: Tho New York and lloston, leading at present from New York to Cartuel, Put nam county, N. Y.j (ho Putnam and Dutch es.!, from Carmel to n point near Hopewell on the Dutchess nud Columbia ; tho D itch ess and Columbia, toMllleitown ; tho Pino Plain and Albany, leading from lino Plain lo Chalhain Four Corners; and tho Harlem llxlensloii from Chatham to Holland, Vt. Tlio entire lino will lie about 3.V) miles In length. Two-third of thostocknf the Now York and lloston nnd Dutchess and Colum bia havo been subscribed. Tho trustees nro the Hon. Ablah W, Palmer, Samuel J. Tllden, and H. H. Van Dyck. Oeo. H. llrown, President of tho Dutchess and Columbia road, will sail for F.tiropo on Iho Oth of April to negotiate a loan lor the now consolidation. An express train with drawing room curs Is tn lio placed nil tho Harlem Kxlcnslon Railroad, leaving New York at 8 a. m., and arriving lu Rutland nt 5. v. M. For appropriating lis Items a western u per accuko a ismtoniiwmrv or "wholosalo I (iistry."