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entincL A. YE.AJR 9 ITST ADVANCE . A Vtimtty Newspaper, Devoted to Politics, lAtcrature^gricuVtave, liOcaV Interests, and General i\ews. V VOL. 11, NO. 50. PLATTSBURGH, N. Y., THT^SSUAY, MAY 24, 1866- WHOLE NO. 570. Dentists. Music. IB rUHLlBHK D KVKItY TIltJUPnA V M'lllX OR. F. F. HOWARD, Music Lessons. i« A WMr£i£Tii^ I Surgical and Mechanical Dentist, j 1\^\^™?^\ ' \ • \m y prtre for Music Lo«flor,n-|10, By W. LANSING A. SON. Fo r §»,OO i»tir um , payabl e In Advance . Kocwvlllc , TV. Y. c(r'«IlAW, o l Work Wnrnint Rates of advertising, On. «qa»ra 1 W«ok, 1 00 O 1 One •quuro 2 wsoki, 1 125 O.m «qu»r« 8 week*, 1 M O 3 th H 00 •H.o\'Zmn l'\\fr ' WOO BENTIST. -Kcl my prtre for Mu of cloven weeks (22 Lconnns) t.t my rnnm, KDWAK1) FI.ORY. rRii, April 5, 1800. f>01m3 iiediiig»j«HnM 1 |6pi'ryo»r- I office over G. V. Edwards & Son's Store. bcpU.nly wr. , ! 4Ti I'LATTHjlUR<m N^y r«<n»lr»t]. ublUh.a nt tho rateaprracrl- lid lie taken to write oil ana side only of tl Attorneys. Attorney and Counselor at Law, MOOER8, N. Y. M £ f* f*DfYDV 111. & U. I . DIADI, Attorney and Counselor at Law, PliATTflHUIUJII, N. Y. Vj/wr^. M KOKWITH «%<> TV M. Attorneys and Counselors at Law, • PLATTHBUttGII, N. Y. omoo. Brown DiilMlng. North hlOo of Uio rji>-k._ WM . it. .JOIN IOM. Attorney and Counselor at Law, and Notary Public. Kr(«nn« on Marnarol fltroot, over Ilnlliuwny'. Htoro, 1>. fe». McMAHTintH, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Ju.tlce of thn lVoco, nm) Mcrn.cl A K «nl. for ProeurliiK l'ermlotm, Hountv, ami Ha<:k I'ny. Kromc o ov«r Klrnt Nntlonnl Hnr.k, Hlntt n >tur K l>. Attorney and Counselor at Law, Ami Mronned Attont fur Collodion of IVMBIOIIK, Itncli PLATTBDUKOH, N. Y. \ 8M.ITH M. -W.10I0I>, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Land and Inauranoo Agent, Jarner Brld((O an<l Margaret Btr-seU, ovrr 11. YV. Cudy jj) CO.'B DniK Btorc, riatuburgh. Soldiers' Bounty, Pension, And X»4fr Agonoy. ^V. «-. CARVER, OOUNBKLOH AT LAW, H AVIN G DKVOTE1 ) HJ S ATTESTIOJ T KX- olualvoly lor thn (Hidt ihrim jmrs tn proHct•mirin i.lf.ir()m.:cr«fr<> Office over De Forris' Drug Storo, I'LATTKMJIKJH, N. V. Hotels. LAKE HOUSE, ppoNttu Hull l-tosi<l Wcpol, PLATTNBVRGH, ltf. V. ID. <>. IIOVIJIC, Proprietor. 3 J^viir- i^VKv iT»«Vi ^ii It PlatUburKU,July21,lflO4: ' A. (1. CAUVKll. f Hair Dressing. CNWIBERLAND HOUSE • Shaving & Hair Dressing SALOON. OEO.W.DUHT1N , 1»IM>I>V1O1 or, Pittsburgh, N. Y. New Hair-Dressing ttooms. rpiIK UNOBRSIONEn TAKE THIS OITOK tUlllt HAIR\DRESsiNG SALOON, * On Bridge Stroot, ono door cai.t of Komptrr'i. .Tewelrv Htorn.and wuuUUje li»ppy l^KJy« ^rninpt alt.'.itloi. « j.' II. UHOUAN. MONTREAL HOUSE, BY S. LARABCE, Ausable Forks, Clinton Co., JV. Y. CLINTON HOTEL, (Opposite tin' 1'rlHon (liilc,) DANNKMOUA, TS T . \V. IIAVINH RKCKNTLY FITTK1J I'I 1 THIS II >iou«rwllli Hiil.Hliuitlal lm|.rovc.inciitH nn<l lirr,,,«a- II^. U< \f JIH''B\«'w11 \riII'Wi'lV*tho \M>IIIr«n- l t«Mn<l\ lnxuri\*\ for <•iijoyiiii.nl Hln-ond, nnil n o pnhiH will In- npurnl to limit<• Fteekln K rorri-utloiiniul aniiiHcmt'iit. KDOA K AVKU1LL . I)nnn<.mora,,hilv4 , ISOft. UV.i FRENCH'S HOTEL. ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN. Opposito City Hall and Park. (3()It. FRANKFORT flTRKKT, NEW YORK. Hpacloim Kcfi-c-lory, Ilnt.li It».>ma nnrl BHIIX-I'H Sliop. Hardware. Fine Cutlery. 1,10 AT Pistols, K IKI.K AND IH.ASTIJVU POW1HCK, KOIl Music and Musical Instruments. For Sale, Sheet Music, PIANO-FORTES, Mas. & Hamlina Cabinet Organs, The beat Ifnllnn Violin , Guitar am i Banjo MELODliONS! •I. Enty, (^UCCICKHOR TO Mr..,.. KSTY A. OUKKN, Perfect Melodeon. With Ptitont Harmonic Attachment, UHHH Damper and Manual Sub-Ilas-t. Tho ivnrM-wlil SCHOOL HARMONIUM, powc.A\ml emolor\ V \ml 'lVn:n\lly\th<'\noil CICKIr?ihU. for finhhalh Hi-hooln, (Minn-lios, LiTturo Hoomn, Vontrli-n, nl wh'l'fiti It |'H noii'l t)\rl'ii(!'i It wlll > iln l tl| 1 |-' t(i inf'aiiH\oF'tho Whil e th e Day* art Thore ave lonely he While the <layn ni Tlicro are wcory BOI While the days are going by.T j* As our journey we Ol the good wo nil ; While the days are going b, There's no time for Idle gc< Whllc;the dny. are golnj L«t our face be like tl While the days are O I the world la full of sighs, ; Full ol Bad and weeping eye§, - Help your fallen brother ris» While tho dnya are going bj.'i Ho w the y di d tt . They woro sitting Hide by «ldc, And he sighed, and then BIIO sighed. Ami ho bellowed, and oho bellowed. luck gave him renewed hope, and induced him to purchase the articles that had for a number of months been running through his mind.— These, with the cost of each one, I will here write down, that all may see what they were : One gold watch and chain, key and seal*, »100.00 A fine plain ring, nml a diamond one, 03.00 A JUU 0 f*lb' n f 1 0 of*clotb'eso mber of othe of the'best il st m ^ inticlcB And In; (fr \And you ,dl, nncl then she groaned. Boots and Shoes. Polish Boots. 1?OU MISHKH, I.APIE H AN D (HIIJ)UEN , V »iil,!.,artlcl..,Jili.l icrclvt-d by IT. H. HHKHMAN rinttiibni-Kli, Nnv. 10 .ISO.',. Mi) Koots and Shoes. /IMI E RTJBHCUIHKK IH I N RKCEIP T O F ' Ion wli l |fiii r wil'| l bo iol'd'iit th'e'lowe \l po*i.|b'lf'\ciii.l?\pi !- • •». II. II. 81IBRMAN . Pl.-ittnlxiruJi,Relit - 2R. lK(i5. CM BOOTS A SHOES. H. H. SHERMAN, MAXIilMnritKIl AND UKAl.KK IN Wools, Shoes, an A Rublicrs. Also, SHOE FINDINGS. • lie, \My denrcflt Luke Peter Pimpkins; n Failed to Blurry a Rg to marry some ono who is rich. Yes, I &n\ determined to marry a lady who lifts money enough to support us both hand- somely. I'll do it, see if I don't, and that too before nnotliw year has spnd away. I am old enough to get spliced, even if I am not worth •nt in the world. And what's the odds \I a 75^00 25 00 It will be seen that the whole cost Peter 269 dollars out of the three hundred he had earned In the eight months he had been to work. But what cared he for that, if he only succeeded in catchipg Bome one who waa abundantly able to give him all the money he could use ? A few days previous to his buying the above articles, there came into the village from a dis- tant city, a wealthy lady, so Madam Rumor at once reported. This report, reaching the ears of Peter, set him to musing: \Now is the time to strike, 1 ' said he to him- self. \ She ia from a distant city, and knows nothing about me, and I may be the very one that she will take fancy to and marry. Stranger things than this have happened in the world, and I can't see why it ain't as likely to happen to mo as any one else.\ And Peter's heart fluttered with joy as he thought of the prospect before him, and the chance of his marrying rich. But how he should get acquainted with her troubled him. Some one might get the start of him, and then there would be no use of his trying. It might not, he thought, be of any use to him, even if ho should make her ac- quaintance ; but there certainly could be no barm in trying, and if he did not succeed, all he would have to do would be to try again, and be counted a lucky fellow. A fortunate occurrence, which happened in the following manner, gave Peter an opportuni- ty to make her acquaintance much sooner than he had expected. One evening, after Peter had finished his tea, and dressed himself in his best, to take a walk and breathe the air of the evening, he chanced to meet the very one he most desired to see. Hardly had she passed him, than by accident or purposely, she drop- ped her pocket-handkerchief, which no sooner touched the ground than it was in Peter's hand, who quickly restored it to the*.object of his soul's affection. As the supposed rich lady i whether 1 am or not, so long as I marry some too k it j 8h e kindly, and in a very sweet voice, rich heiress which I am bound to do-well, 1 j ti, ftnkct i onr ucro an( I ps9se( ] o n much t o hi s will add, il Iran; and I don't see why I can't ,f disappointment But it so happened that they I practice a little deception, and make h think I am worth a few thousand, when in reality I am not worth a cent. \There ia my old friend—not much of a one to me now, though—Mr. Theopolous King. He hadn't fifty dollars that he could call his own, and what is more, he owed the tailor for his wedding suit. Notwithstanding ail this, sec where he is to-day. ' It makes me envy him his good luck when I get to thinking, as I often do, how well he married, and how much com- fort he taken with his rich wife, ridinsr around the country with a thousand dollar carriage, and three thousand dollar horses. A mighty nue time he has, and quite a different life he lives from what he has been in the habit of living. I am just going to dress, live, and ride in as good Htylc us Mr. Theopolous King does, and that, too, before twelve months have gone. If I don't, then you may call mo not very smart Tims tiilke or rather mused, Mr. Peter mid afford to pay •lolln r i ti l r thr Fashionable Hair-Dressing Saloon. T HK XTKDKRSIO1VKD, IIAVIN« FORHK D al»nrttier«tiip undor Uic IIrm nuino of 110AU c^ LAPOffT, havo openud a ' Hair-Dressing Saloon In tUc Iron Bank nullillng, <up Btulrs) who m tlicy will bo lmpp y t o giv e promp t attentio n to lUl ™ 1 ^ > li ™ 1 (l ll ^ vv l !j t '' ra 1 *ir»nil l win'Kuaraiit.i'c to givo llio IXNI of «all«ri».:Uuii t o al l cuitorncr a In tliel r line . Shaving, Shampooing, Hair Cutting, and D Hair and Whisker Dr«lng. N. B. -I'artlonlnr aitnnUoii paid to <)!IIU>KKNH OU1N IIAIU OUIT1NO. i.\i>. > Tio 1 AO°\ l'lattabur|{h,Ocl. j \1I.S, IM1TTV, Ac, &«•. , FOIL SAI.K AT The Famous Horse Shoe Nails, j M /%1V< HKSTIOK, l'l.ATl'OHM , AJV1> COIN - Hardware! Hardware 1 C - .A. . CJ O O 1£ , 1IKAMCR IN Foreign and American Iron & Steel, Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Mechanics' Tools, Ag'l Implements, Saddlery and House Finishings. Circular and Mill Saws, road, Zinc, Cutlery, Nails, Class, Puluis, Oils, Cordage, Powder, etc. M.ir*nret-fit. PlnUubfirffli. N. Y. At Drown's A MONO .HOOTS & SHOES. To be Sohl at Prices Ruinous to Man- UFACTURERS, UNDER AN Assignment to Cash! FOR SIXTY DAIS. 1RES11 ARRIVAL. Spring Stock \ Goods in Great Variety! , not yet c Pete) ren.s, but ,,r . my more llnin wan actually necessary. Tru< le had to work to pay for his board, a.s he wi m orphan, and left \without anything but itron-r eonslitution and a good pair of hands ,lso to buy the clothes he wore, which, wei Miscellaneous. NEW FIRM. 1 ) K . DICIj/VIVlfiY «fc CO. , SVCCKSSOIIH T O . Hi.>iu« &, Morrltt, inSCHIIIKK, le°BnT!iii!iiity,Vlm'K'niroly bomi Physicians. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCKRS, Dealers in Provisions, •—-— Commission MLcrcUnnts, Ami DeuleiH in Wood, Coal, and <Vdur Posts, Txuly's Hlipiioin, Ham $0,50 to $1,0:). WISH,.!. MOIDCI'O Allots, nt $1,00 per pnlr. •' ( SUo, OilfHIiors, from $1,00 to $],&0. ! 7. M.-II'H (! i iif l iio l .!iV»;) < 60 ll t?. l }6 l o6! <) tu| \' 00 ' | 8. Mnw.'.l Hoots, from «0,0(( (o if7,00 ] !l. ((«iitl.-mcM' H Hi-oi{iii.H, $l,7f» p.-i-i.alr. 0. \ _ CiilfJ.ncoJ Shoes, fn>m 12.00 fo $2,50 ->'. Co\r«\ IlootB.'Vrom&o'to $4 O 00. *'°° *° DELAWARE,MD AGENCY, DAWSON & MORRIS, (Cuinth'ii, K.:nt C.m.ily, Delaware,) That Noble Animal, the Horse, YVTII-I, IIK IIKTIiOll KVKIIV WAY IF >n ALDErs\coiipm^ va,tl y hujl.-rio r lo\., T , y tliiii K kMow'ii!' ' Slnn y ' '\vr\mo\ i l rT, nt !,'!,'i\Tv \ihTi'iur 1 'I'- 1 ''A rH ii H <' b \ y u \'\ ' ''^i' 1 ' \ ll \ z \ Farms, Dwellings Mills and Nlorcti, ' \i;l''; : I l l l XZ. SI. liVON , M . !>., Physician and Surgeon. Office ove r K<Uvar<l« Si, Hon. r*ijATL' 1 x i Hi*irii< » ii, TV. v. ti.it Physician and Surgeon, PLATTSBIIRUH, N. ¥ . fltoro. Ki-nljmi.-. . ,-ai.t Hi,|..'<,i'()., k MrrH , imiilt i '.» HrliikcrlKKil' , nm l ou r duo , .u.ull i ,,f DiMtkl M . K. I' m ~\'\ : CHAMPLAIN VALLEY • », ,.*«*., <~-,,,„,„ CALL AT CHANDLER'S i^iandj^uriniinnaiy , ; Timber Lands & Improved Lands | _ _ , J::Z:^;:::Z:- ; And Houses for Sale, Tin ^ JJ Stoves \ ior J..x.MuuHU,<m and (ouHultation, N»iiunlny». j 1NCLINT0N & FRANKLIN COUNTIES. ' ' o. ,m,i,. uuir,,^.i.in., ^ Kjinu)(ui . N y j ,j,,,,, H,.,,.,,.,,,,, Klt|W|1U , HKU, :n. K you.\*-. And KKehcu Funiishiii g CJoods. New Paint Firm I! i ^'SH^Hi'HSSHKto^'T. 1 \ CRAMER & TAYLOR, ' \'TsV^rl;.Vl M'rl^^riut^nZ^ H AVBOPKNKDTIllCPAIVr.siioi.i,,,,,,,, : \Tot N,,. HI , I n To. 1 (). M. Tm.-i, Mu IU-U-H in M'inv \y ( ,,-<-it,)|.-, l l, y <!.•., . S V Ki < ,., ,.„„ ; ,.,,!,. ,,,'\ . „ ,.'. iv,-||i i ,,,l,,-n-,l . II.' <>!' till ' 'd to i s he oked li r-r onhiH rural': \] plan' nndgo WIHTC I'm ,,,)t known. I run cr iKTomplish the thing horo. though there pli-nty of wealthy ones I would marry, hud I the elmncc ; but I am too well known to suc- i.-.l in an undertaking of the kind in this illrigc. There's not a girl here that would have me, he she rich or poor, which, by t,»<; ik very highly of myself. I must ho if I intend in or.der to make «n the thing, I miiHt d d h i di y gy y different mun, find I •y a rich lady: f< inpression and accomplish « well, sport agoldwatcli ftml cin\in, diiimonci ring and pin, and have, in the mcuiiliiiHi, conwiderableof the needful about me. In order to obtain it, and all the numer- ous articles I shall want about that time, which will cost me a good round sum, I must go to work, or I shall not accompliah what I have finally resolved to do ere many more months mall \pass away; and do it I will, for I am just - ' s Mr. p y; geing to rule and liv good style m piiri l King dot's.\ And Mr. Peter Pimpkins brought ! his list down upon the stand beside him with } great force, which must have hurt him some, [ at the same lime throwing away the stump of j He'then prepared to retire for the night; for | while he had been musing the evening passed i rapidly away, and brought the hour of ten much sooner than Ira expected. What his ! thoughts were after retiring is not in the power of the writer to record. But we will venture to say that they were, no doubt, good ones. When the morning dawned, 'Peter arose bright and early, partook of a light breakfast, and at once set out in search of work that would pay him well, which he was lucky enough to \find in a large manufacturing town, distant twelve miles from his milivo village.— He commenced working at two dollars a day, which WHS more than he had ever earned before, and which bad the eilect to encourage him to work with better spirits than bo-ever had done, that he might sooner accomplish the object he had in view. To make this story short, we will take a_ leap—which writers arc privileged to do—of some eight months, and give to the *cadcr all that transpired after that\ up t' \ \ ippointment. But it so happei :t again the same evening. This time the lady smiled; and, as they were both going the same way, they walked along together. Some moments passed before either spoke ; but, Peter, anxious to make her acquaintance, and fearful lest the opportunity should pass of doing so, first broke the silence by alluding to the beauties of the evening, and calling her at- tention to the moon, which was just then rising above the hills, and making the evening lovely by the softness of her mellow light. \It is very beautiful,\ said the fair one by his side, \and such as I most delight to see u It certainly ia a very beautiful evening,\ said Peter. \ I think I never saw a more lovely one.\ \ I am sure I never saw one more lovely.\ said the lady, who now reminded Peter that she must leave him, as they had arrived at the hotel where she was stopping, and they bade onc each other good-evening. The lady, whom we will now give the name of Miss Amelia Brown, tripped lightly up the steps, and was soon lost to view to the wonder- gazing eyes of Peter, who thought her the loveliest and most charming being he ever met. Peter, who was already deeply in love with tho lady, hastened home, and sought his own private room, void of everything comfortable and cheering, to muse and dream of her he had just left, and the blissful life that would eventu- ally be his if lie could only succeed in winning the heart and hand of Misa Amelia Brown, the wealthy heiress, as he then really thought her. Visions of the sweet girl were constantly before him that night, and drove away the drowsy god, Morpheus, so that it was impossible for him.to get any sleep until nearly morning ; but when he did get into the land of nod, ha slept so soundly that it was some time after eight in the morning before ho awoke. It was so late that he concluded not to work that day, but enjoy it in taking a ride into tho country with the being who already had possession of his heart. Peter donned his best,-and with a palpitating heart walked slowly toward tho hotel. lie in- quired, in a .stammering and blundering man- ner, if Miss Brown was in, and being politely informed that she was, he was forthwith shown into the parlor, and the lady called. She soon appeared, but failing to recognize him as any one she had before met, she said : \ Will you please inform me what your name is, sir, and also what may be your business here with me so early in the day*\ \ My name,\' said Peter, blushing and tremb- ling, \ia Mr. Pcter Pimpkins, from Pimpkins- ville ; so named after my grandfather, who WHS one of its iirst settlers, and departed this life a very rich man, as did also my great and good father after him.\ \But paid the lady, smiling, \you have not yet informed me what your errand is.\ \Excuse me, Miss Brown, for calliug upon you so early in the day, I meant no harm in so doing.\ \You are excusable, sir.' i,\ continued Peter, \the young man iort ; •iod aftci In it the ultimate success of Mr. Pimpkins, it will bo necessary to read ry through, which I hope all will do, .-and especially those who, like him, arc think- , To . V, W «,» «:'« { M.M V,, lh (.ia M. ] 1-7 Si'.-J . 1 : ! ss ••'\MU'I'MV;; J Notice. rr^^ A IN i> (••||iM.s\l'vN ; 'l' Need. lmiK, Strain, (ias, lion , Ti n AND COPPER WORK, ocut <»<1 l.*]\oinptl.y . K, r.i:nx;K NTK Si«ht Drafts \M), IUKI,\1\1>, HCOTl.XKU Dried Apple*. p of y dding a il g g In the eiglU months that Peter had b work he hud earned three hundred and fifty dollars. Three hundred of it ho had saved; the remainder had gone to keep him, be, in the meantime, having boarded himself, and lived on almost nothing, in order thequlcker to bring about that for which ho RO ardently longed and the fuilillment of his soul's desire. A long- time, however, imist-yet pass away before the accomplishment of Ida plans, if ho was going to d hl f ' i bi thi who picked up your handkerchief last evening, and afterwards had a short walk with you, and my errand this morning is—though short our acquaintance, but which I hope will bo of long duration—to invite you to take a ride this aftcr- \ I should enjoy a ride very much,\ said the lady,\ and as I have not had onc since I have been in town, and feeling the want of. a day of rest anil a little country air, I accept with pleasure your kind invitation.'' \Thank you,\ said Peter, quite elated at his success, and asked her what time she would be ready, or at what time they had better start. \ Any hour you choose,\ said Miss Brown. At tun o'clock they smarted, and did not re- turn until very late in the evening; tho ride was enjoyed hugclv by both, and by Peter in particular, who thought he had never spent so pleasant an afternoon ; and he thought, further- more, that the rich heiress was certainly in love with him, and it only needed a confession of love on his pait, and a proposal of marriage, to settle it at once and forever, placing him in a position to enjoy himself the remainder of his mortal life; and astonish the inhabitants of Pimnkinville by his sudden rise to wealth, pow- Poor deluded fellow ! he little thought lie was reckoning without his game, or that he was counting the chickens before they were hatched. Believing he could win the heart of the rich heiress, as he really thought her to be—though spend a half year's wages in buying thhig.'T to j never by word or deed had she given him oc- adurn the outer man, and which ho must of I casion to think she was anything but a girl in -nurse do in order to make his way, and strike \ moderate circumstances—and fearful that, if ho Jeep at (he heart <vf her who would be. foolish should long delay tho opportunity of asking I'liough to be carried captive with the sight of her, the thing would end without doing him ii pivlty face, black hair and dark eyes, (all of I any good, be made a vow to himself that, be- whichMr. Pcler Pimpkins had,) and the glit- i fore \another twenty-four hours should pass ig show of u little jewelry, which foppish I nway, he would know the worst. F< with think they nd small br cromplish i s lucky cii< owed purpose he*called upon Miss B: the evening of tho day after the ride. She received.him kindly and warmly, with joy beaming in tho depths of her mild blue- eyes, which had the effect to give encourage- ment to the already fainting aud quickly bcat- inj; heart of Petei\ who trembled not a little m'he st\od in the' presence of the fair our, so fearful was he that it would not be as he most desired and wished. Taking courage from what he had seen and heard, he laid aside his hat, and seating him- self not far from her, entered into a lively con- versation with her upon the beauties of the evening, and other subjects toy. numerous to mention here. But there waa olie of which we will speak, and that was the subject of love. This was fully discussed by both, and before the hour of parting came it was decided that Peter was to be the future husband of Miss Amelia Brown; and the day was set just one month from that night that was to make them man and wife, and put Peter, as he foolishly believed, in possession of a rich wife, and the envied of, all WUo knew him to be ouce a poor youth of PTmpkfnsville. Many of the young men, when they heard of the intended marriage could o«t believe it. The idea of a wealthy lady marrying a man like Peter, was perfectly preposterous, they thought. The day of the wedding came at la«W as all such days eventually must, and atJfccisely half-past seven o'clock, the knot was Wed that made Peter Pimpkins and Amelia Brown man and wife. Half an hour after, they were seat- ed lovingly together in tho cars, going at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour on a three weeks wedding tour. What transpired in these three weeks, it is not the intention of the author to narrate; but of what happened after it was ended, all shall know, for thereby hangs the thread of my story. One evening, soon after their return, Peter being anxious to learn how much his wife re- ally posessed, 9aid to her: \You know, my dearest Amelia, that it takes an awful pile of money to travel.\ \I suppose it does,\ said Mrs. Pimpkins, in blank astonishment, wondering at the same time what her husband could mean by telling her that, when it was at his own suggestion that the wedding trip was taken, and also much against her wish. \Well as I was agoing to say,\ continued Peter, ' 'it takes an awful sight of money to travel. The trip we have taken, love, with that of getting married, has cost me nearly four hundred dollars.\ \Indeed 1\ said Mrs. P. with still greater as- tonishment. \It certainly has,\ said Peter, \my purse is nearly empty, and wishing to get it replenish- ed, I thought, seeing as how you was my wife, and the possessor of a good deal of the need- ful, that I would call on you to replenish it for me, well knowing that \you can do so.\ ' 'Then you know a great deal more than I do,\ said his wife, looking him full in the face, and wondering what he could mean. \I know, my love, that you could help me if you but think so, and help me you must, so that I can make a show, and pay some little debts that I havo contracted.\ With greater amazement than ever, Mrs. Pimpkins said: \Sir. Pimpkins, will you inform me what you are driving at ? I certainly do not know what yon mean by asking me to do what it is impossible for me to do I'' \Impossible !\'said Peter, 6taring at his wife in perfect amazement. \Then you are not the wealthy heiress that I took you to be 1\ t an heiress; if you took me for re greatly disappointed yourself.\ 'I certainly did,\ aaid Peter, jumping up and gazing at the gay deceiver—as he now thought her to be—in perfect astonishment. \Then you are really worth nothing! Are you fooling me ? Speak, Amelia I speak, aud let me know the worst.\ \I tell you the truth, and God is my witness, that I am poor.\ \Then why didn't you tell me so,\ said Pcter, interrupting her, \and not wail until this late day before^ informing me as to your circumstances P 1 'For the very reason that you never asked me. Had you done so, I should have given you the desired information. As it was, I did not consider it my duty to inform you, for I thought you must havo known me to be a young girl in moderate circumstances, or I should not have deigned to notice a man who worked for a living.\ \You have deceived mo nicely,\ said Mr. Plimpkins in a loud and angry voice. \None of that, sir,\ said his wife, rising, while her eyes shot forth flashes of fire. \Ac- cuso me not again of deceiving you, for you know it is a falsehood. I never deceived you, nor any one else; if yon thought I was rich, it was a false notion of your own, and none of my making.\ \What the duce would you call it, then, if you wouldn't call it deceiving?\ said Peter. \If I should go into a strange place, and pre- tend I was an heir to a large fortune, I should call that deceiving, if I know what the defini- tion of the word is.\ \I never said I was rich, or an heiress, and never told a single person about my affairs; this is the first intimation that I have had that you or any one else thought mo rich, or any- thing but a plain, honest young lady, earning a living by my own hands, which I have done for a number of years.\ \Then you never told auy one that you was an heiress?\ said Pcter, speaking in a softer tone of voice, to the being he supposed was an heiress, and would place him above all future ' ; No, sir, I never did I came here from the city of Albany, for the purpose of finding em- ployment, and better pay for my labors than. I could possibly find there, and also to get away from tl^e snares and temptations a young lady is daily subject, to in a city. And because I stopped at a public hotel for want of a private boarding house, which I could not find, you thought me an heiress; and for this very rea- i 6on, and no other, you sought mo out, gained i my acquaintance, told me your undying love, proposed, was accepted, aud in due time mar- ried. Being sadly disappointed, as you must of course be, you now accuse me of deceiving you. Is not that so, Mr. Pimpkins?\ \I must,\ said Peter, \own up to the truth of what you have said. I wad told that you were wealthy. How the story started is more than I can tell, but such a one there was ; and wishing to better my condition in life, I made a vow 'that I would marry a wealthy lady be- fore ono year should roll away. How well I have succeeded you know better than I can tell \ Yes Peter, and sorry am I that you are so wofully disappointed ; but I do not see how it can )>o helped. You took me for better or worse, and I am going to hold you to your bargain.' 1 It is needless to write of what farther transt piled between them on the eventful night that revealed, to the astonished Mr. Peter Pimpkins tho fact that after all his working and decei ing, be bud married a poor working girl, with- out anything but a good pair of hands to earn a living with. Mr. Pimpkins went to work at his trade, at throe dollars a day, and his wife nt hers, and though only four yearn havo passed away since thev were made one by tho man of God, they ar<nn a fair way of becoming rich. Neither aro sorry as j-ot they were married, for they live happily'and lovingly'-together. Though Peter Pimpkins married not an heiress, he has found, loug ere this, that he has married some- thing better than riches, or all the comfort they can bring. Thankful now is he, that he mar- ried a poor girl, and one who knew how to* work, and that she proved such a blessing in- stead of the rich heiress which he took her to bo. The Place to Get IaformatUn. The following notice, posted upon » Missis- sippi steamboat, shows that there is no place wjiich offers such opportunities for extending one's fund of general information as ott one'of those floating palaces which navigate the Father of Waters: . . • NOTICE. Any person, or persons, desirous of obtahK ing information In regard to the distances to the various pointa along the river—the proba- ble time of reaching them—the length off thaw the boat will remain—why the .boat wift io l remain longer—if passengers would haw *kotA \\ io to the irfntofljnr '. Jfo n ^ppth, yi>f- T tural statistics of the coantry^-po wealth, crops, leading ot prominet-•&_-», istlcs of the people; their origin^average h complexion, color of hair* eyes aud jeyefel^,.— —nature of dispostion, temperament, rate. :pf, increase or decrease—number of births, mar- riages, deaths, or serious attacks of illnessr— relative proportion of male arid female pro- geny, and the probable reasons therefor—caa- ses of decline in prosperity, and ths different ways in which such disasters might hate been* and probably would have been, avoided, had they been known at the time—the political, social, and religious peculiarities of the people —their mistakes in belief, and the means of correcting them—the part taken by each indi- vidual member in the late unhappy and un- necessary rebellion, and reasons therefor—and, in general, the history and probable destiny of the inhabitants—the character of the stock raised, or to be raised—relative proportion of mules, horses sheep, hogs, and negroes—de- velopment of superior stock—improvements anticipated or deteriorations expected—number of bushels of corn to the acre^-quaaHty of cotton—average size of water-melons—hight, of grass—depth of wells and cisterns—breadth of beam of all the steamers on or near the river and the Gulf of Mexico—how many times the boat stops between any point and any other point, and why—exact distance from Catfish Bend to Skipwith, and thence to the point where the willows project into the river, be- tween, Sucker's Point and Skinnykindink— probable time of reaching Vicksburg, and why it cannot be reached sooner—length of lime the boat will remain at Vicksburg—amount of measles and cholera-morbns prevalent in' Skipwith, and why—the medicines used for the different local complaints, and the propor- tions of the different ingredients thereof, and, the reasons for adopting such proportions, especially in particular cases of aggravated* fevers, bilions and remittent, congestions in- flammations and incipient disorders peculiar to the country—the number of individuals annu- ally carried away by yellow fever and cholera in all the different cities, towns, and villages along the river, and whether these dangerous epidemics will appear during the present year or not, and, if not, why they will not—the relative number of men, women, and children generally attacked by chills and fever, and the remedies used—the average amount of freight and produce carried on the boat each trip, the points to which it is carried, the price of carry- ing it, and whether the boat is always paid promptly for the same—how far the money re- ceived from the passengers will pay the ex- penses of the boat—how many passengers are aboard ; their names, history, and destination; their probable business, and their qualifications for attending to the same; whether married br not; if married, how much; if not married, why not; and, in general, all details of infor- mation respecting their future hopes and pros- t pects—whether the gentlemen playing cards are professed gamblers or not; if so, how muck has been won—whether the pilot of the boat is a temperate man or not, and the probable danger of fire or explosion of the boilers, or being sunk, or any other accident—whether the clock is exactly right or not—whether the duties of a steamboat clerk are not exceedingly arduous, and how long each clerk has been thus employed; are they all courteous gentle- men or not; whether he has ever been blown up or sunk, or bnrnt up A or why—and, in general, all information of a geographical, legal, medical, theological, metaphysical, biograph- ical, historical, geological, anatomical, statisti- cal, astronomical, arithmetical, grammatical, ethical or intellectual character, can be accom- modated by calling upon any of the courteous and gentlemanly clerks connected \with the boat; or, in their absence, any information will be cheerfully given by the pilot, engineer, mate or deck-hands. As AMT/SING INCIDENT.—A dozen years ago, some members of the choir of one of the church- es of Nantucket occasionally preferred to enjoy a lookout from the steeple, rather than, listen to the sermon below. One day one of them,' in attempting to walk from the belfry to a window at the other and of the church on the joists, there being no floor, missed his footing and fell astride a joist. The audience below were surprised by the sndden. appearance 6f a pair of shoes and stockings, pantaloons and, legs through the ceiling above. Some snicker- ed and some roared, and the clergyman, being unable to proceed, took his seat ten minutes or so, during which time the : legs bad disap- peared and the audience became composed. THE HYPOCRISY OF DA^ LOR.—Seth Brown was called in at a neighbor's and was urged to take supper, which he did, the old lady all tho while saying, \ I am afraid, Mr. Brown, you will not make a supper; you have eaten noth- ing—do eat some more.\ After he had stepped out, he heard the old lady say to her husband, \ Why, I do declare, I should thiuk Mr. Brown ~ had not eaten anything for a month. 11 .^ A lady was once declaring that she could not understand how gentlemen could smoke. \ It « certainly shortens their lives,\ said she. \ I don't know that,\ replied a gentleman. \There is my father, who smokes every blessed day, and he is now seventy years old.\ \Well was the reply, \if he had never smoked, ho might have been eighty.\ A theatrical company was playing, in one of the interior towns of tho West, Shakspeare'n Othello; and when Othello demanded of Dres- demona \the handkerchief! the handkerchief!\ a green'un called out, impatiently: \Never mind the handkerchief; blow your nose with your fingers, and go on with the play.\ On Sunday, a lady called to her little boy, who was tossing marbles on the sidewalk, to come iuto the house. \Don't you know you shouldn't be out there, my som? Go into-the back.yard if you want to play marbles—it's Sunday.\ \Well yes. But ain't it Sunday in the back-yard, mother?\' The other day, Mrs. Snipkins, being unwell, sent for a medical man, and declared that sho was poisoned, and that Mr. Snipkins did it.— \ I didn't do it,\ shouted Snipkins. \It's all gammon; she isn't poisoned. Prove it, doc- tor; open her on the spot; I'm willing.\ Sir Joshua Reynolds was oiico asked by a person for whom he had painted a small pic- ture, how he could charge so much for * work which had only employed him for five days.— Sir Joshua replied : \Five days?—why, slr^ I have expended the work of thirty-flve year* upon it.\ Those twoEnglishmen who discovered tho source of the Nile should come over hcro and discover \ the last ditch.\
