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Sm o teal PgBliISHED EYSRr WSPNl^PAY, C . C* W l T H E B S t E I i f E & SO N , EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. T E R M S * a D;iEHOOKi.x will bo sent to a w County unless paid for i a aivanee. S o paper disoontinued unless a ll arrearages a rftpaid, ex cept a t the option of.the pufelisners. BATES OB AD1?ERTISIK0? One square, one waek-.......„,.......„.........$100 , One squat©,!' One squat©, two weelis.,.^. One equate, three weeks... One square* onemonth..**. One square* tvra m onths.. One S q u a r e ,\ t^ee^nfeV . One square* six months....*. One square, one year....^,.. 2C0 amount than a. sauarq. WELTS LINES HAKB A wmmmwmM □ D I sl © FA M m E O ICIN E H E A L fH -RSSTOBER. < 3 - e x i e T a . l D e B i l i t y . ___ ases. The lower limbs are apt to be sw ____ Tlie patient is feeble, aud cannot bear much exertion. The eircniatioii i» irregalhr, but al most always weak. \FalpitatiOn oT the heart is a rery cohiinon symptom. Violent emotion often, throws the heart into the most tumultu( j ) e l i e f k i i t t e f C. O v W I'TH j ESKSTIN’E S& s o w , P r o p r ie t o r s . T h e U p io n a n i l t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n . T E E M S : —$ 1 . 5 0 A T E A R IN A D V A N C E . \rOLUME IKXVi. aiRKIIER, ¥EDMSDAY MARCH 38, 1877. IITMBER 3R THE MAEE140E CE SEE AT MEH.' : to _ Robert Bupns raarrieJ a farm-girl witb wbom be fell iu love while they worked together iu a plowed field.— He was irregular iu his life, and com mitted the most serious mistakes in c o n d n c t i n g h i s d o m e s tic affah Milton married the dai try squire, L s h o r t tim e . .ughtero of a and lived with her but literary recluse, while she was a rosy, romping country lass that could n u t endure the restr^iilt imposed ^ f £ a u s te r e BLUR GLASS ANB TELEPHONES.! J ' t w g I c l l s r . ST JOHN TATES. iskiTOred that the blue aate neuralgic pains In the head, side, breast, otherther partsarts of thehe body,dy, are also frequent , , ----- T h e s e e r f ’ or o p of t bo s attendants upon the disease. The; secretions are sometimes dixnlniSlied* In .females tUe menses are almost always either suspended or very partially performed, 'llie bile is scanty, and coativeness, witli unLealfchy evacimtiona from the bowels and dyspeptic state of the stomach, ore extremely commoji symptoms. MARVELLOUS EFFECT. ______ ___ re used V egethte , and feel it a duty to acknov/ledge the great beuetit it has done me. In the spring of the year 1S62 I was pick from general debility, caused by overwork, want of sleep and proper rest. 1 was Very weak and much emaciated. X tried many remedies, •without receiving any benefit frOmaiiy Of them, untn I was persuaded to-try VEWEmrs:. Be fore I had taken this one week niy improved condition gave me renewed hope and courage. ____ x.EBAxoir, jn , ii., .jan. la/, isiu. write this note to inform you of the effect of your •• Blood I*urifier” upon, nty were swollen so that it was impossible for me to get into or out from a carriage, and very painful to go np or down stairs. Indeed, 1 cpuia scarce ly stand on my fact. My appetite was gone, my strengiA failing rapidly.* After uSmg year med icine for a few weeks 1 began to improve. My appetite improved and my strength retnnied. I can now perform my duties as a nurse with roy wonted ease; and X feel 1 owe it to V egetjne . TILDES. A PERFECT CURE. OHABtESTOWX, June II, ISSl. ^D e S ’Mr-^Thi?^is^*to certify that V egetixe made a perfect care of me when my attending physician had pronounced my case consumption, and said I could-jiot-survivemany.dayB. . M bs . L bdston , 35 Cook street. The facts stated by Mrs. Ledston are person ally known by me, and they are true. _ ,ey say they have diski fflaes oar^s the sro«t And p ats neuralgiat rheumatics and other aches .You sit and^'et the snn’s warm rays shine on yon through the blue, oM behind—yon get up ’^ a .®S“I layxes . W o u l d n o t& & W i t h o u t V E G E T I N E yOR TEN T13U5S ITS COST* The great benefit I have received from the use of VEeETINE} induces me to give my testimony iu if 3 favor. 1 believe it to be not only of great value for restoring the health, b u t a preventive of diseases peculiar to the spring and summer *^WOUld notbe withouUt for t e n ^ w ^ t e cost Attorney and General Agmit for Mass^hn- setts of the Craftmen’s Life Assurance Com pany, No. 49 Sears’ Building, Boston, Mass. Vegetine is spl^by all Druggists. (Mee Mower ai&araeB Seels; STRAW B E B IES, P 1 A 0 I E 8 , &c. N c s 'w S o a r t s , l > y oMCail. P l a n t s of th e new e st and finest im p rov . ed sorts,'carefully p a c k e d an d prepaid by mail- My c o llection o f Straw b e rries to o k the first premium for th e b e s t QoHeotion, a t th e great show o f th e M ass. H o rtienJ. tur&l Society, in Boston, I grow over lOQ varieties, the most com p lete c o llection in th e country, inclnding all th e new, large .A m e r ican and im p o rted kmde. .Priced descriptive O atalognes, gratis, by m ail.. Alao, Bulbs, Fruit Trees, Koses, Ever greens, tJhoice E low e r, G a rden, T ree, E v ergreen, H e r b , or F r u i t Seeds, 2 5 pack e ts of eith e r foii $ 1 ,00, b y njail, O O The-Trne Gape Cod Cranber- \ry ib e s t sort for Hplnod, l<ow- ' W ■ land, or Garden, by mail, pre paid. $1.00 per 100, ^ 5 OR per i,000. Wholesale Catalogue to the Trade. Agents Wanted. B„ M . W A T S O N * Qia Colony Nurseries and Seed Warekonse, FIy> month, Hass. Established 1 ^ 2 , mohl4mX Attention I r invitedto c ur’in e stoek o f F » 3 L . A i i I T S . K a n ts, assarted, fp? $oi|tjj«i 09 S Moom, 1^.00 100 Yerbenas, fn o aggartmenfc..,...,.vr-v- - i | D , b i i „ , ;; ;; N liH $ C R Y ST O C K . Hurrah for bJao class. Nancy I Hurrah for tele- phOBftf I I'll s e t lbeaobes and pains drawn ont of these ^ ^ old crippled b o n « . AndthCit I 'l l tell ear obildren—our John and Mary Jane, ) went away so Ions aso on board that wost- era tram. ITI toll them—I'll not write it, my old hands tremble so— Nor will J ^ lo s r a p b it. that’s old stylo, now. X’ilteTeDbDneTtallthe naj, then they can sit and hoar Tho poor Old voice they haven't heard in many a weary year. What mn I crazy over, now? W hat do I talk -about? Why Nancy, read the papers more, and lot your ThenyOn’llknow'whathisQin’ o n in this, inxan-: - toveland: ............. s No lonsor.^now. are our ways so wonderful and young and n< e flowers bloom, and I start up and Why, blue glass i It lambs They s a y ^ 't^lm 'a h e the maidens more rosy and more brieht wait for-their, lovers upon a Sunday I f this is so, then to my mind it clearly doth ex- 'by Xankees go ahead so fast and sash great Behold our starry b anner ? . See its corner large and blue! Say, don’t the sun rays shine thronshthat. down on their hearts so true ? Well what about the telephones ? That’s harder to e xplain; X o iLm ^^j^LtbB Jittle rpojn.anAialk.-oc_sinx_ And men a thousand miles away can hear the words and tune, . . , Hurrah for blue glass physio I Hurrah for tele phones! , ' I ’l l get the aches and pains drawn o ut of these Then i^ftS S the story, th a t John and JaUe may The tremblin’ voice they haven’t heard in many a weary sear. Well, well, there's ene far city inventions can No voice S p e y e r come from tfiere, no matter Nor wiU th^s^nted ones we love appear to glad n t i l ^ B o m meet them in the glory of the No telegrai^h or telephones can reach, the saints To take the’sounds from this poor world so wrapped in e rror’s n ight; The curses and the wails of woe from hearts by angnish riven. Would mat—would ntierly destroy the harmony Of heaven. NAUGHTY, BUT N IC E . She stood beside my high-backed chair. Met curls against my face, . And turning round to see me mir. Bly very thoughts to trace. She p at a dimpled hand in mine, To hide i t in a trice. And b iasbingiasta little, said •• I really think you’re nice.” Sueh words a heart o f ice would touch And melt away in bliss; , In fact I think I Said as mnoh. And hinted a t a kiss. The winsome maid began to pout. To seem a trifle sad— I told h er while I clasped h er waist. Where long, dark tresses, purled, I would n o t have h e r love displaced. No, not for all the w orld; And kiss without her sweet consent. I never, never would— ” I ’ll tell yon when you may,” she Said, “ And how I think you’re good.”^ She stood beside toy bigh-backed chair. H e f e^ria against my l»oo, . . A nd turmng round to &eb mb fair, I f e s iiu T l e r ^ 2 n « mine. Like Ganning little mloe. And kissed her -when the maiden said, •• I t ’s naughty, b ut it’s nice I” XIHE TO ME. ’T i s a ti„ ------- -------- - — , Hora o%ud itoni want oi tuottaht, Xhau iroxa ansr want o f ^eliug* I f advice we would convoy. There's a time we should cittvey i t ; I f we*ve but a word to say. There’s a time in which to say it. Hftay $ b u u teous flower decays, Though we tend i t e’er so much. Something secret on i t plays, Which no human aid can touch. So, in many a loving breast, . Lies someeanker-griefconcealed. That if touched is more oppressed. Lest unto itselW s healed I -Oft. unknowingly, the tongue Touches on a chord so wcbiug. That a word, or accent wroflg. Pains the heart almost to breaking. Many ft tear of wounded pride. Many a fault of human blindness. Hus been soothed, and turned aaide, • By a quiet voice of kiudneaa. Time-to me ibis truth batb tansht. ’Xis a truth that’s worth revealing; More ofleud from want of thought. 'Xhan from any want of feeling. me this tra truth that’:! orth revevealing Lt ol the; 1 taught, r ; BT TWS SBT.Jtoua' vouso. B u t l^ a t w h ic h w o lo v e ia the m a g ical sp e ll. ’Tis this gives the cottage a charm and a Which the glare of a p a l a ^ bi\t rarely has. It our own. jWSendfbrCaiam^e^ LIOTLB mefaliwd Plattsburgh,.N.”Y. . €B O iC E FR U IT I REST FR U IT f JiO R CHEAFEST FR U IT I y O R A L L K IN D S FR U IT I J o e A L L K IJIPS HUTSI , l?O R BEST B :I^A D . CAKES, X P IE S , GBACKBiVS. OYSTEBS, &o„ Ac.,, . QGTD ' BRUIT STORE AND CANDY WORKS, * Main S treet, Herktmer, M. Y. s»c^4tf THE BL IN b IRAN’S W A S D . Gleasonwood was tlie name of magnificent castle, half riirmous, yet picturesque and very beautiful, with its turrets and towers, jutting abut- 3, long 'eorridofa, leading, mente, long scarce knew wb'here. ed by ground: it was surround' by grounds once in tbe highest state o f cultivation, but now sadly neg lected. In the drawing-room,furnished with almost Eastern, splendor, sat Mr. Gldhsoo, themastor o f a ll tbis wealth; the criiB&ojQ cuBbione o f th© coucH he occupied brought into bold relief the hanfieame, profile, A grand face it was, with the midnight eyes and raven hair, broad, white brow and mouth .tender aa a womaa!a.-_ But the face had lines o f care, as o f one who had learned to soifer and be fitroDg; tfie light of the hefintiful long ngo, and all larknesB thenceforth. H e lovely w ----------- a d s B o u g h t h i m b u t , w h ic h w;as Lom^for t h e d a r k , s i l e n t jro o m u ,a p d , cold, reserved master cbillbd eyes had gone bat had i)Cen da was betrothed to a lovely woman add their marriage wtis to take place, when the darkness fell, shutting oub tfie beautiful woHd; and the .haughty belie refnsing to walk in ther shadow which had lailea upon his life, left him ia his desolation. With Ui heart fftith outraged, he _r— country seat, resolved more with the world, for three _ ■his faithi , , , . - „ only companion, ekeept when af^w friends sought him out, which was seldoi the them, shrined there hn d hecoine in d istth o :. asd had not the power to m o te it m of old. fie was thinking of all this as he sat waiting the arrival of his ward, Marian Moore, whose father had'ap pointed him her guardian, and he Could not refuse, though he shrank from the change which her coming must -make in the quiet o f Gleasbn- “ Miss Moore has come. Shall I show her ap t ” announced Lewis, breaking in upon bis train o f thoughts. Uertainly. Show her up immedi ately.” And be waited with a little flutter of the heart, till a soft footfall sound ed on the carpet, and a little hand was laid in his, while a voice of sweetest music said, “ Mr. Gleasion, my guar dian, I believe ?” “ Thesame. And this is my ward, Marian Moore?” he said, clasping her band warmly. “ Rather a troublesome one, I fear, you will find me. 1 can't be dignified, ^ you must not expect it. ’’ lad ■at lingGlea-v soawood, painting the beauties of earth and sky, till be could almost see them through the sightless orbs. One gloomy day when the clouds shut out all sunshine, and the rain precluded the hope of an out-door ramble, she asked him to go with her to the picture gallery. A grand, gloomy place it was, with the por traits of the ancestors looking dark and stern in their armor,.and paint ings o f rare beauty from the bauds of the old meisters, that he had collected in his rambliugs. H e had forgotten none o f them, aud gave her the his tory o f each. “ This is my mother. A perfect- •man. I can hardly think her earthly. A h ! i f she had lived my life Would have been different.” It was a picture o f a fair, delicate woman ; her beautiful face was sur- blue eyos foil of'a tender light— 1 a face as one would want for a this?” asled Marisn, as they paused before a dark, brilliant woman, with a face proud as Suno, but a rare beauty. “ What do you think c f her ?” he- asked, with a kind of tremor in his voice. “ I do not like her, for a l l her droua beauty. 8he Jacks soul, aud :u1 d crush ev— — *“ ---------- 3 an easy mat- •iqe, of tbe I am so ;lad th you are not old and ugly as imagined all guardians were. I know I shall like you, and you must love me a little, won't you ?” I think that will be i ter. Miss More.” “ 0 h ,‘ please call m® Marian.— Papa always did,” And tbe sweet voice had an under tone o f pain. ‘^Well, Marian it shall be. But pray be aeated. How do you like Gleasonwood? Is it not rather a pretty prison ?” “ It is more beautifnl than my im* agiuation even pictured. 1 should be content to stay here always.” I used to think it very beautiful; but now—” He sighed and left the sentence un finished. I am so very sorry for you,” said Alarian, with a quiver in her voir- while a tear fell on the hand blind man, He started quickly, while his face fiashed And paled alternately; and. when he spoke his voice was strangely husky. “ No tears for me, Marian; I do need them. No .one must suffer on account of my misfortunes. It was bard at first, but I do not mind it so much now. I have rare pictures Stowed away in my memory of the blue sky and sunshine, the green fields, and Gleasonwood as it was then. I miss roy books more than I can tell.” ** I t will be a pleasure to read to you if you will permit tbe.” “ I shall be happy to have you.— But it is near our dinner hour, though it is scarcely worth while to dress i6r dinner when you* will only meet a blind mao,” b, but it is though ! I. will oresa, and, Lewis will tell yon how I look. So au revoir.” And the little witch tripped npi to her room. SIRB YEBSBS WORK. TliaC exrly fowl bad never made A b reakfast^hiA h e ad. , A,t noon, no donbt, tbo bird bad. sonebt a Some difitast forest boagb; , And if the wnrm. had sle;>t till then. He might have lived tiU now. ■ f \ L ( ^ . Love 7—1 will telLthee what i t is to tore ; * It is obaUAwith human thoughts a shrine, ’ ,Where ^hopo site brood^ngr Ilka a bsaateouu Whore.tltae seems yonfig. and life a thittf db. Yes. thi? i i k ve!-t’:iestto‘j!asta»il the true, .Tbeiaim o itil glory which hath never s e t : ' The best the* brigntMt booa the heart e'( Of a li^fe^ sweet*, the very e w e e teitjre^. “ How very handsome he is., I do wish ho could see,” she said, With a little sigh, as she surveyed herself in the mirror. ^ • . A pretty reflection it was-—a slight form, a iair, sweet face, framed in curls o f golden brown, clear, truthful eyes o f the same hue ; the sweet mouth with its twin rosebuds, revealing tbe pearly teeth, aud over all the picture a kind of radiance, an emanation of the purity within, Cnanging her travelling dress for fairy-liko texture o f blue, and twiuin a. few roses in her curls, she desceude to the drawing-room aod stood a Kt£ proudly, waiting for Lewis to give hjs opinion. “ \Veli, Lewis, what.is it? Surely you have made a decision,” said Mr. CHeasott, laughingly. “ I scarce know, sir. The young l^dr is more like tbfi picturfi o f (bo Madmum than anything I can liken her to.” . ' guided his steps to the dining-room. A pleasant companion she was, •with her cheery, sunshiny nature and sweet voice, aud was withal, intelli gent and informed, winning that grave man from bis gloomy sorrow, ere he was aware o f it, and his happy iaugh rang out as in the olden time. A very sunbeam she was, charming all iu the house. Her bird-like voice rang through the long, silent •rooms, making sweet music tor the blind man, to whom she was fast becoming dearer than life. The broken tendrils of the eld love had twined around this fair young creature with a true, ferv ent love, beside which the old seemed but a weak passion. Into every fibre of his heart she crept with her sweet ways; and, well content, he cherished the image as the most sacred thing in life. Yery tender and kind she wasj that my every sweet, comes so readily ataa: \ I ara going to Germany to-mor- Marian. I have a faint hope m y sight w ill be restored. I f not, and I come back blind Still, will you be mine ?” “ Yours always. The greatest hap- lue. Y ery lepucr auu ...uu v»o, t y life will be to make the SfstepsT h r o ightL ^ c L the beautiful forests surrouudingGlea-v <Jeu wings freighted with joy and sor- p a m tin g the beauties o f sometimes sunshine predominat ing. A t G-leaspnwood a l l was bustle and preparation, servants tumbling over each other In their Ycai to have all prepared for the coming of their beloved master, who was. returning home, but whether with restored sight be did not say, and his silence they attributed to disappointment. What a state ofexcitemeut Marian was in, fluttering from one room to another, like a humming-bird, and glancing down the long line of road to see if he was coming. She had donned a dress o f white, with clusters of forget-me*nots embroidered over it, the delicate lace sleeves looped up with sprays o f the same, while a clus ter nestled in green leaves, tromhled on her boSom. She had changed little, save that the face had grown fairer, with a love liness that seemed scarcely earthly, t l ^ thoughts and aspirations tbund fulflliment. She had grown very weary o f wait: log, and nestled in Henry tsieason’s chair, drawn in tho shadow ot the crimson curtains, where she conld see the arrival of the carriage, had fallen asleep. A beautiful picture she made, the white lids veili everything in the way of her ambition Ovett to her own heart. Who is she?” “ Gome to this window seat, and I will tell yon her history.” Seating herself beside hiu^be told her o f his love and its betrayal, keep ing back nothing e:scept the new love that bad blossomed into life. As he proceeded he felt the hands nestled t-r- - -------- not see the look o f pain that crept intothe brown eyes, as she looked into her heart and found how dear this handsome guar dian had become—dearer for his blindness and dependence upon her. But the light came back to her eyes; as he told her how his love for the iaJse syren had died a speedy death, add peace had come baek^tp him It was your hand, Marian, that led me back ta the aunshine, giving me a ne w hope in life. I can never repay you for your Mndness, and the sweet blpsao ma you have oast over my Hm- What .ahall I do without you? For,’ if I remember rightly, yon are to re turn to 8’pliool in a few weeks,” “ I will not go back to school. Tou need me, » » d i a® happier her© than elsayrhere. . .Fleas© let Jme stay,*^ shs ■ an earnestness els&ypherer . .Jrlease let said, pleadRhgly, with that was bard to assist. I cannot, iDg her oloB^y-ift^ttL VI must n be BO selfish. I will try and be con tent -till.yoiM sph.ool days are over; then yon must cbiae and .stay with me S then yon must come ai till you are married.” “ Then I:shall stay always. But coma, let ug go down and .have some music, and ahake off the glocan that lese pictures have cast over ns.\ Swiftly sped the intervening weeks, bringing the time o f separation. .M j . Gleason determined to ejcecUte a.plaui long thought of, to visit Germany,^ and hear from an eminent ocnlist if* there was any hope o f restor*— sight. I f so, be •would try to \ sweet human flower that had shed so cried, with a face whiter than her “ You obdurate mortal 1 Can’t you tell that I love you, since every ac tion proclaims how dear you are to me? Dearer far, on account of the darkness shrouding your life,” she said creeping close into the shelter of his arms. With a low erv of intense joy, and face radiant with his new found hap- dutUned,” and was both dreaded and feared by the entire neighborhood.— Of course, time added weight to the testimony agaihst her, and at last eve ry ill which befell any one of the lo- ility, was ascribed to Her evil maebi- itions. Among the resident owners o f farms of the vicinity were Wilmot Halstead, Wilinot Arinstrong; Peter Corwin, James Neily'ind Capt. Brown, a vet- eranof the war of the Revolution. They were hooest aod in the main sensible folks, but they were fully persuaded that old Mrs. Oldfield was with‘the white lids veiling the brown eyes, the Ijttfe l^l-bds, like twin snow- flakes, quietly folded. \\ ■ nghfc Mr. Gleason, as he* t© door noiselessly, and stood with brimming eyes, gazing upon the sweet sleeper. ‘ Fairer than ever his fancy had painted her, was the face that had been his guiding star, the one sweet hope in life. H e kissed her softly, d and rest se moment in bewilder- The brown eyes opened and rested dnonhisfaci glad cry she heart. “ But you do not ask me about my sioht. Can you still be the wife of a blind man ? I will rele wish.” “ I see you want to get rid of me.— But I will not accept my freedom---^ . ........... • ■ — most unbeiiev- d, placing oyer one .little hand, that soon grew rosy with his J l^es. “ More than content, my sweet song-bird. For Heaven has ^ y e n me the best .treasure ,in life,in yqijr.love, il®d;g^o'srestored ray sight.” And the dark eyes gazed down into; her own with a radiant joy that al-‘ most blinded her. For a moment she could scarcely comprehend her great happiness ; then a glad jery went ring ing Lfc into the darkness, as the strong, arms that were to be her protection iienceforth enclosed her, while a grand thanksgiving swept upr to the golden portals from fwo grateful hearts. So we leave them, knowing that their lives would be full o f a ;^rfect joy and love that easteth out fear and that after the darkness a glorious dawning came, promising a blessed fruition. much fragrance,over.his life; i f not ■bat he would not think of that. Seating Mmself at the- piano one evening, he-drew forth a few rich notes; then, as bis thoughts wandered back to the past, he gave them utter ance in aa improvisation. As be closed the piano, he turned to her, feeling her presence intaUivejy» ” M a rian^ y o a here ?” “ Yea. I have been listening to your playing. What is it th»t pains y o u s o ? ” “ N o t h i n g n o w . I c a n h a w e n o p a in w h ile y o u a r e w i t h ode, m y su n - He drew her to a seat beside him, And iping her closely as if to defy Ihe Id to separate them, said t “ Marian, Marian, I cannot letyo.a go. I love you so— with a love-tha»t ^ _ ___ is more than love. I know you can- I » ta ....4. _ _____ T „ „ „ l Ris'WHO 8 a m THE WITCH QE MINISINK, A Terror of the OldenTime-Bewitches the Ghtun and gives Wings to the Cows.' Between sixty and seventy years ago there lived in a small bouse ou tbe opposite side of the road where* the Ron If mile i >f Minisii by the name o f Moliie OldfieW. For many years she had lived a solitary life, avoiding her neighbors, and m turn avoidM by them, for they had come to regard her as one holding intercourse with the Prince of Dark ness. The belief in witeheraffc was al most universal among these ancient set tlers o f the soil, andTiad they had such a leader as Cotton Mather, they would hav.e burned and drowned find sacked and branded\ those suspected o f com- moiiiOQ with tbedeyll, as did the Furl- ta n s o f N e w iE o g la n d . H e n c e , t h i s sol it a r y o l d w o m a n , w i t h h e r re p u l s i v e m a n n e r , n a t u r a l l y ca m e t o b e r e g a r d e d a s One*“ h o l d i n g c o m m u n io n w ith nn/l ixmo tbe children of families the woman was even Jfe au object o f dread aud aversion an to the males, Tlie lehildreu »Uld suddenly start in their sleep and cry out, “ the witch js pinching ” hich the parents religiously be- to be true, though we are with out proof that' the marks of the nails of mother Oldfield were ever found up on their persons. One day Gaptain. BrovEO* iu the of his business transaction with course . Mrs. Oldfield in som her, and she angrily €xclaimed “ Hover mind, Gaptain way affronted e :■ deadly cannon's mouth and paicu uut,, he was filled with mortal dread at this significant remark which he in stantly interpreted to he a threat, and he left her presence tally.convinced that he and his were marked obj ects for witeberaft^s-spells. He had not, it appears, long to wait for a verifica tion of his fears, for in a few days his cows, heretofore healthy beasts, sud- denly began to let down bloody milk. This was followed by the “ old boy” getting into the churn; for though the womap of the household.prepared the milk for butter making as care- ■ ■ ” * lurpose ight as tbe butter fully as'usual, it was all to no pi that they pumped the dasher morning till night as the but fused to come. The Gaptain, How ever, was equal to this extraordinary emergency, as he betboaght himself of the sovereign proprieties o f horse shoes against witchcraft. Sp be col* looted a lot of cast-off shoes and heat: ing theta red hot he plunged them in to the.ckurQ. The effect of this pro- c e e q ib g w a s n ia g ic a l , fo r in th e siz- i?Ing and ,vapor produced tbe evil sp irit 'which bad entered the-churn vanished, and in a few mioutetr the ■ ;iobules appeared as better success than before. How en raged, the man again .tried force, and stooping, picked up a stone with w h ich he struck tbe horse on the head, and with such violence that the animal dropped dead in his tracks. The following day some one of neighborhood entered the house of the old woman, ing upon ' a cold an and there found her ly- 3 floor o f one o f the roonJs and stiffened corpse. A jury of inquest was empaneled, and they found a verdict of “ found dead.” There is yet living in the v i cinity of State Hiii, a man who sat ^OD that jury and viewed the body. Upon being asked the other day what he thought Caused h e r death, he said no one ever knew, but that blood was issuing from her mouth and nose when the inquest was beld.—-Mzddle- tomn Argus. A TRAGEDY OF ERRGRS. All Arising from Capt. Buchanan’s Wrong Impression. Regarding a From the San Fraricisoo Ohroniole, Between 12 and 1 o'clock this morn ing Broadway was alarmed by shrieks and cries o f murder proceeding from th e u p p e r sto r y of a te n e m e n t h o u s e near Dupont street. Those attracted e scene were horrified by the sight of a man and woman struggling in a tyindow, the latter attired in her night clothing, aod the man exerting his strength to throw her out to the pave ment below. Finally, warned by the shouts of the people in tbe street, the man desisted from his murderous at tempt, but piercing shrieks, as if evoked by mortal pain, were heard, and „ _ ________ _ _ __ the woman disappeared from the win- a^itch, and at pleasure she qoulff, Ibors. To the xnaja.wbo. had been engaged in tbe struggle with abyrinths of the id made good his .the wo man.,was-met on th© stairway seekins: to make* his escape! For a momenc he kept the crowd back by threatening to shoot the first who ap- proached; then, smashing in a door at the bead of the stairway, he raised a window in the room, jumped from the second story to the sidewalk, and ran away, apparently uniujured. A crowd started in pursuitj but the fugi tive gained the la*— -eaven Chinese quarter ’ani escape. Meantime the occupant of the room through which tbe man dashed in avoiding the crowd on the stairway, aupposing that his premises were in vaded by robbers or murderers, sprang out of bed and began firing a revolver recklessly, the shots being responded to by a man ip the hall, but fortun ately without effect. Tfi© crowd, on the stairway, under the misapprehen- sion that the man who was shooting in tbe room was the same whom they bad observed attempting to throw the woman from the story above, cried “ Lynch him !” H e was secured) dragged down the stairway heels fore most, and was being hurried to. a •lamp-post by his enraged captors, when those who had remained in the street interfered and explained that they had caught the wrong man, the one who was responsible for the dis turbance having jumped from the window and ron away. The person who thus narrowly es caped being made tbe victim of mob violence was one Oaraon, proprietor of a coal yard on Pacific street. He suffered severe bruises iu MODIRK BEATITUDES. Blessed is the man who minds bis .town business. li^teesed is the woman who never sag® .'to her husband, “ I told you so.' Blessed is tbe man who can sew on his hattqns when tbq baby is crying. Blessed iis Yhe woman who won’t infcrry a widouesar—provided he’s your father.* Blessed is th« rrootber-in-law who never reminda you Dftarried abovn your atatioo. Blessed is the rich freflsition who n e v e r lo o k s d o w n o n you-=-.¥?keu y o u are id the gutter. B lessed ia th e poor relaaiioo „ „ ___ , — ---------- , never looks up at you—foT caOB©y. K t}iey were watched the cattle Rblded Blessed ia the old maid that don’t: ihethe pasture grounds contentedly ; ’ . -13 ---- , oH golden butter gl usual. {Singular to relate, the next d a y af ter the Captain exercised the churn, it was ascertained that Mrs. Oldfield b»d in some way been most shocking ly horned at the very time he, the Oapteiu, dipped tbe red hot shoes-in the mflk. For this, o f course, there could be hot one explanation—Mrs. Oldfield was'in the churn and had met her deserts, At alt events, there W£i 3 po cQor 0 trouble witb the browfl. churn after that. . James K eily next incurred the dis pleasure of tbe dreaded womanu^ How, we are not able*to state. But that it was so he soon koew^ to his ,eost. Time and time again his cattle were found in ficldS Of HrOWiPg Train, though there existed no visible grain, though way of their fences, leaving sage, i l e i l y , in tery, fifit fl watc|i upon: them, no purpose, however, For so lorig^ as hate old people and children Blessed is tbe old bachelor that don't hate cats and pincushions. Blessed are tlie joaarried people tliat don’t wish they were maglA Blessed are the single people that are contented to remain so. Blessed is the husband who never says his mother’s piej Svere better than not return it. ta link yoi 1 would, not ask sweet young life with that of *a poor blind man. Forgive me, darling; 1 did cot mean to tell u this, but in the thought o f separa- n I forgot a ll but the pain it would Jug. Only tell me this, Marian.— It we had met earlier, ere the dark- nesa came, could you have loved me?” Her face had grown very white as she listened; but the crimson tide rolled in rosy waves over neck sud brow as she answered Softly: “ I have loved you from tbe first.— More precious than anything in life ia the iove o f Henry Gleason,” \Marian do not deceive me. IIS WJJtO O Blessed is .the wife ffo^Merly a widpw) who never calls the virtues 0 *^ the “ dear departed’ ^^^jBlessed is the man wMo gives Ms wife' ten cents without a.fking Sfhat scold when tbe stove pipe IVtlls down on the ■ diooer table and—ihlees^ is the mat ^ can fix it up , ’ is the friend who \ lever re quires the loan of your nmbre IJa. B leised, h* -.neigbbor^ wh to « “ Thank you,” said Marian; and j could not bear it. Tell me truly. I she look the arm of Mr. Gleason and 1 yon can—yon love a blind man ?” ) 11 tbe o,maxks o f tneir pas- 1 order to solve tbe mys* AH fe her, 80 they separated,. Subsequently, however, abe returned, and they Jived tolerably happ; ^ueen Victo w e r e qpnsins, a ajple in ria and Prince Albert jd about the only c z - ample in the long line of Euglisli monarehs wherein the marital vows sre sacredly observed, and sincere eetibn existed, Shakespeare loved aurl wedded a farmer’s daughter. She was faithful to her vows, but we could hardly say self. Like most of the great poets, he showed too two chiidrea. It is enough to. say sbe was worthy of him, and they lived as ried folks should live—in perfect ame o f the bard himself, of the gri little discrimination in bestowing his affection on the other ses. Washington married a woman with gb t rorthy of him, and t marri harmony. John Adams married the daughter of a Presbyterian clergyman. Her father objected on account of John being a lawyer. He had a bad opin ion of the morals of the profession. John Howard, the great philan thropist, married his nurse. She was altogether beneath him in social life and intellectual capacity, and besides this was fifty-two years old, while be was but twenty-five. He would not take “ Ho” fur an answer, and they were married and lived happily to- tber until she died, which occurred 0 years afterward. P e t e r t h e G r e a t o f P u s s ia m a r r ied peasant. She made an excellent wife and sagacious Em cause he loved her. were happy. bm press. H u m b o ldt m a rried a poor g irl be- Of eoi course they It is not generally known that An drew Jackson married a lady whose husband was s uneducated 1 was most devotedly attached i old warrior and statesman. John C. Calhminjtnawwddteiy’^ \ ^ neither diseased nor idiotic, but they do not evince the talent of tbe great State Rights advocate. ®on m a rried a lady whose as Still living. Sbe was a n i b u t am iable woman, and ad to the He being dragged down the stairway, and com plained that one or more ribs had been fractured .by a kick he received in the side. After this unfortunate mistake the excited' crowd proceeded to GXjplore the upper story of the building. In the room where the struggle at the window had occurred' ’they found-a jman lying upon .the floor in a half-i conspions condition and bleeding from a kpife-wojpnd ia the shoulder. After --------- composure she related a! g a A K g T E’S H E A V E N . Qertrade in Indianapolis Herald. I heard a little girl of five describe God and Heaven to a little brother of three a few months ago. She was standing so near the golden gate she beyond it, but no one knew it. In her heart she was sure that H was very lovely, and with strange child-wisdom had always talk ed of going there to live. Her little brother Frankie refused to take any interest in the mysterious country.— The earth suited him first-rate, the principal attraction here being pea nuts. In vain she tried to implant iu his mind the same longing for white robes and flowers which lurked in her own. He denounced Heaven outright, declaring ^that “ bright things and moosic was nuffiu without peanuts.” “ But, ob,Frankie,” said the devout child, “ God is very rich. The very waahtubs in his house are fi.lled with, peanuts.” “ Does he teep them tovered ?” said the worldly Frankie. “ Ho,” said the trusting Mamie; “ all his little boys and girls take pea nuts whenevbr they want them.” The unspiritoal infant mused a lit tle, and then said, with an air of de cision : “ Weil, Mamie, I ’ll stay here, but i f you go to heaven send me back one of Dod’s washtubs full of pea- Mamie went to heaven in a little while, and the hopeful Frankie sits by the .window very often, keeping a ■ , for t* - • - • - sharp lookout 1 iah of peanuts. the arrival of his ffhe jcnurderous assailant was her hushand, who is captain of the schoon er Mstamora^, engaged 'in tradiug to the Mexican ports. Yesterday he re-* turned hom’e by the.steamer ijotvnpa,, “ WOT’S TO BEOgM OE ME?” A touching instance of connubia auction and devotion occurred ] ago “ down in Sussex,” !KTew Jersey. An aged couple, who during half a sntury of married life had wrangled id quarreled with, each ether, were as the watch was remo! the hcrflvWould again ha found in the grain fieidL Heily, like » sensible man, lost no tipie in acGomplisbing a ,reconciliation ter which bis -cattle ..^topped flyiOg Over the farm fences. With this t*\ concluded-thf with Mts.pidfield;was to notc^oss.^er, ^ they ftiiways got the worst qf 4t. ter this they managed to get aion^ very well with her. ^ ^ - L The last remarkable fact in the:his- tory of Mrs. Oldfield occurred about, the close of her % and to this daj: it remains unaccounted for. a certain day, one d e n ts o f th e lo c a lity appro a c h e d h e r itonse on horseback, wlien suddenly, and without visible cause, the horse became nnmanageab^e, making the wildest efforte to turn and flee from the spot. The man repeatedly essay- f .• - ® f s . r , a J U o ? f a U t o S i S . f r a S j ? ufamouitea M d mdcaTOrea to m s inothci' to go abroad. On perceiviDg the iD/ant; the hueband repulsed her affectionatewelcome with terrible curses and a blovv, and immediately left without permitting a word of ex planation, though she followed him out and for some dietanoc on the street, heseechiag liSni. to retara, un til he threatened to kill hep 6Q the spot if she. pursued him ancther step. She went back, to her rooms, and had just fallen asleep, exhaustiug herself with weeping, when she was awakened by a knock at the door. In the ex- pectetloo thati^ her husband had relent ed and recovered his confidence in her fidelity, sbe sprang up and opened the door, hut'before she could utter a word he had seized her by the throat ^nd began dragging her toward the window, which he succeeded in raising .w h ilestill holding.her speeehleife.— !^h© straggled desperately for lifejj and .finally escaped the deadly grip j safe .flciehtly to scream for ussistanee, when she felt R knjfe-bladetedter^ber: pack and was dashed violently to the flooh, She remembered no more until she recovered consciousnesathrough the re- T^e occurred yes ifew Jers aged couple, who during hal ury of m a rried life h a d wrong and quarreled with, each ether, were in all prohahilily S 00 H to be separated. The old husband was taken sick, aqfl was believed to^o near^is end/..- The old spouse 'Camc^to' fits bedside, and aftercarefuily examining his condi tion, exclaimed “ Wy, daddy, your feet are cold, and your bands are cold, and your oose is cojd ?” “ Wa’ai, let urn be cold!” VVy, daddy you are going to d ie!’/ “ Wa’ai, I guess I know wot I’m loutr ‘ • ...... > “ Wy, daddy, wot’s to becum of me you die?” ' after a. year’s absence, and on entaring her 8p.actmeat&J>e found her attending a young infant belonging to a neigh bor, and which had been left in her jf you die ?” ' care for a short time to permit the “ I dmmo, aud don’t carel Wat J /yn nhrnnri l i n nprraivino* , . ? _____ __ 4... want to know is, wat’s to bscara eff me?” The old man, thanks to the superior skilll of the late Dr. Hunt, who medical a was then a joung.practit ad from th e seem in g ly fa t a l attaCji., ■fldiiyed ananiber of years thereafter. B o t h “ d a d and m a m ” j last sleep in the old country graveyard which lies b u t a short distance from the dividing lino .between Sussex and W a rren counties.—P o r t J e r a is Gazette. Dratives applied by the physicians. Jb poor woman pleade.d piteously that no harm should be done her hus band, as eb© knew that ite would dis cover his mistake and come back to her agsim . - ictitioner, recover- nr s l e e p t h e i r fSATiON IN C hurch :.—There was a sudden sensation in an Oakland church on a late Sunday. It appears that ayounff lady member of the choir became so anxious to examine a cer tain exasperatingly pretty bonnet in a pew back under the organ-loft that 'she lost her balance and turned a somersault down upon the unsuspect ing congregation. *Tbe minister had only reached “ tenthly,” when he was shocked by a disaolying view o f strip ed stockings ; and tbe millionaire un derneath had Just selected his smallest coin for the heathen, when a pair of two-inch heels took him in the back of the neck like the last dying lick of a pile*driver. When the dust cleared away riie ehureh was found to be emp ty, and since then the flock have meek ly but firmly informed the vestry that unless the choir is fenced in, or a net ratrie,tchcd“OVer the heads o f l the con- jter Sheet muric-UOhiidrea crying fehgatm^ required by law, they bed. * will stay away ftom the sanctuary*
