Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 19, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 November 1878 — Page 7
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THE MAIL
A PATER FOR THE PEOPLE.
A CLONK, HARD MAN.
A bsrd, clone man was boloa on Kay, Notbit of value be ffcvv away He boarded and saved.
He plucbtd ands aved, And the more be bad ibe mote he araved. The bard-earned dollarn be tolled to gain Brotigui him Utile but loll and pain
For ill'lu be spent, And all be lent lie made it bring blm twenty par ©out. 8och va* the life of Solomon Kay. The years went by and grew i&*y»
Hu cheeks grew i«la An 1 ssoui within Grew hard as the dollar* bo worked to win. Bat be died one day, aa all men roust. For life le tiertlog, aud man but dunt,
The heirs were »ay ..« That .aid bim away, And tbat was the end of Solomon Kay. They quarreled now, wbo"bad little cared ror So.-raon Bay while bU life was spared ills land»wwe sold.
Ana bin bard-earned goid All went to the lawyers, amttud, Yet wen will ©bentan' pinch and save, Nor carry ihtlr treasure beyond the grave.
All tbtlr gold some day Will mell away. Uke the seiflsb savings o/ Solomon Kay.
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I A gray, lowering sky "sodden eartb, matted with wot leaves lines of melancholy trees bent away from I he east by blasts of fierce wind laden with chilly rain in toe distance, tna^see of black evergreens framing this picture, skele ton vines tbat clung around the window and wrestled dismally with tbe wind.
It is no wonder tbat a pair of blue eyes gazing oat on the soene were turned aisconteotedly away, or that their owner drew near tho tire for comfort, an she said, with a shiver: 'Ob, Bertba, what an afternoon! It seems sixteen hours long! When do you suppose papa will be well enough to go to tbe city?' 'I'm sure I dou't know, Lucy. This kind of weather wpu't beuelit rheuma tism and tbe young lady who spoke went on energetically reeling off her crimson woote. *The, doctor says thai be is improving but then jfte canT: dSt ve about much bo still lets Martin dress bim.' •He'd be better away from here these oountry plfcc$» aire enongh to gi*e any one the bOrror* whop tbe autumn storms begin. And than this place is so Isolated! I do wish papa would sell it,' Hhe concluded, with another disconsolate glance at tbe long line of rain washed avenue. 'Why, Lucy Morris! Sell this placebe was born and brought up in! I believe papareverencoe every timber in this old bouse.' 'There are plenty to reverence, then. It's tbe biggest ana ghostliest ana dullest place that ever A/as. I hate great dusky rooms all finished in oak, with black massive pieces or furniture, and perfect shrouds of curtains, and tiers of family portraits paintod in the year one!' 'Htop railing, Lucy. While papa lives be will always Bpend his summers here. You and I can endure it if it is a little dismal.' •It's winter now almost. It's tbe very last day of October to-day, and still atormiug as hard as over.' •Yes if it rains and blows like this, the servants' Hallow eve will bo rather tempestuous.' 'What are the servants going to do?' was the Interested query. 'Oh, they're going to a Hallow-eve colebration in the village, to be gone all night. I suppose t&ev would go in tbe face of a tempest, Kven Martin wad asking leave of papa this morning.' •Wny, Hnjrtba, I don't think it's safe. Only papa and we tVo lelt in this lonesome place, and papa laid up—' •Dou't be a goose, Lucy. Nothing ever happens hero. In all my experience of village It hap boeu a* peaceful AS Eden.' 'That's because it's so far out of the world,' was tbe rather spiteful rejoinder. 'Maybe. It did occur tome that Mar tin bad better stay, but papa laughed at tho idea. "let him got me to bed," be said, "and como hack lu time to get me out in the morning, and I shall want nothing more of him." So that #a* de* cided.' •Oh, see here!' and Lucy sat upright, in sudden eagerness 'wooldu'tit be fun to try some Hallow-eve magic? Did yoti over doit?' 'Never but onoe—at school,' said her sister, with a laugb. 'We got livo marks apiece then for being found heating lead over the gas at eleven o'clock at night.' 'Heating lead? Oh, I know you drop It in cold water, and then it hardens into some shape. What shape did yours have?' 'I don't know tbat it had any. I suppose wo were ail to be old maids.' 'Bertha, don't be so dreadfully practical. Put down your work, and help me think of some magic for this evoning. It will nmoMi me, at any rate.' •Why, my dear, I'm perfectly willing. And I'm more than willing to put away my work, for it's five o'clock time to dress for dinner.' •Bertha, don't you believe any of this magic over oame true afterward?'
Mim Morris turned round and latigbed at bcr sister's solemn countenance. •I've beard girls say it did. Of course I didn't believe it,' 'Don't you know A tint Alice tolls a story of spreading a supper table at midnight, and lighting candles with nine plus sine* in tbem at regular dlstauees and before the (lame reached tbe niuth pin, Uncle Jasper walked in and sat down opposite.' 'Oh, that's true enough. He knew she was going to do it. He almost frightened her out of her wits, though. And, Lucy, If it's all the same to yon, I don't think that I'll leave the doors unlocked to night for our future busbanda to walk
•Oh, no, no, Bertha!' and Lucy turned pale at the very Idea. 'Bat we might try something. I don't want to eat eggs fall of sal tv or bum earn of oorn it's not exciting. One of the girls at Madame Porange's school told roe she went down collar backward at midnight with a hand mirror am! a candle. When she reached the foot of the stairs she was to took in the glass and BOO •The irresistible he, of course. What did »be see—tbe cellar walla?* •No she declares she saw Henry Marrsll's face. And she was married to him In less than a year.' •That was a marvel, indeed. Do yon want me to try tbe cellar experiment?' 'I'd try It myself If I dared and Lucy's pretty face looked somewhat doubt fal, as she sat tapping the rug with her alippor. 'Dont yon dars? Ill mount guard at the head of the stairs.' 'That would spoil St. There mnst be no one in tbe room above. And the doscent Is begun at the first stroke of twelve. I brieve I vi/ltry it.'
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•You'll feel loss inclined at midnight, with this wind railing round the house. What am to do?' •Why, latoaaaee. Mllly Derail told me some other things. One waa some* thing like the oellar one—to eat an apple before a mirror In an empty rooui, while the dock is striking twalW •yVbatl finish the apple before the twelve ttrukeeare dont?' 'No, no don't finish (lie apple at all unless you like, but eat while the clock l» striking.' 'Very good. I wont attempt gastronotnio ft ata, but thereat in easy. '1 here's no uiirrur in tbe kitchen, ho*ever.' •Don't I tell you you mustn't be In tbe kite ben? Tbe cellar opens in the kitchen, and that's the scene of my experiment. You must be in a room. Tne east parlor would do. Qo eat your spple be lore one of the big mirrors there.' •Very well. If your courage holds out long enough to attempt tbe oellar fs»f« I'll try tbe other. Now get dressed il you mean to. 1 must go to papa.' wwk of bjnja Mr. Morris' last attack of rbeu matism, dinner had been served in bis sitting room, up stairs. There, as usual, it was laid to-nigbt.
Asocial diuner tbtiy had, so pleasant tbat wbeu ues&ert was removed, and tbe clock Struck eight, Mr. Morris Showed no iuclinaUoh to retire. He waa unusually loquacious tbat evening. Stories of «jullege life ana travels succeeded one another, until Bertha's attention was attracted by the evicent impatience of M&rtiuu "Papa,' site said, finally,'I snppose Martiu wants to go. Tbe servauts are ail so be off at half-past nine, and it will take an hour to get you to bed.'
Hither testily the old gentleman agreed to be wheeled back to his chamber. 'Hallow-eve parties are foolery,' be grumbled. 'Well, well, Bertha, let tho servants see thst everything is last, and bring you tbe keys. Goodnight, goodnight, my dears. I'll ring if I want anything. Now that deuced wind has gone down, I expect a quiet night.'
At half pas: ten the house was still. And the two young ladies sat by their dressing room tire ready to begin what Bertba call 'conjurations.' 'See what a cnim night it la,' the lattar remarked, going to the window and drawing back the curtain. The sky was Btlll Ailed with ragged uaasses ot cloud, but, high above, a Mfliito October moon shone through watery mi*p. Below, tbe avefiue and thickly wooded grounds stretched quiet and dim. 'Bertba, if we had some pieces of lead we might try melting them. It's an hour and a half before twelve, and we must keep awake somehow.'% •1 don't know that I ii&ve&ny lead. There's tbe shot in my riding skirt, but it would take too long to melt that.'
Lucy mused. 'We might scrape off a little frcm the outside. Anything for fun. Where is the skirt?' 'In the closet. Ah I' 'What is it?' and Lucy faoed round in surprise on her way to the wartirobe. •Nothing. I fancied I saw some one moving down there in the shadows. It was only fancy,' she finished, turning away. 'How do you know It was fancy? Suppose—' •Lucy, for tbe second time I beg you )t to be a goose! I oould imagine I saw more than fifty people If I stared into the dark long enough. Rip the shot out of the skirt and we'll go down to the kitcLoa.'
To tbe kitchon they forthwith repaired each carrying a lignted candle, and each with a ball of lead in her pocket nor had Lucy forgotten her band-glass. Half way down the great staircase Bertha paused to laugh at the ridiculousness of their proceedings. Not so Lucy. Hurrying through the dark halls with cheeks as white as tho shawl she wore, she rushed into the kitchen and hastily lighted the gas. 'Uurry and shut the door, Bertba. Is everything locked up down here?' with an apprehensive glance at the dusky corners of the room. •I suppose so. I have the keys of the outer doors in my pocket. Why, Lucy, what's the matter?' 'Nothing. It seems so unnaturally still arte tbe wind. 1 thought I heard a noise In that recess under tbo-stairs.'
He* sister laughed again a$ she extln-
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the candles and examined the
re in the range. •It was one of the future husbands, of oourse,-Luoy. Do hunt up an iron spoon and get a basin of cold water while I try to scrape this lead.'
Lucy presently forgot everything in her interest in the lead experiment. After tedious scrapings she managed to melt the miuers4 in a spoon, ana dropped it into water, where it immediately hardened into incomprehensible shapes.
Thoee are fishes and crowns. You're going to see high and low life, Lucy. You'll espouse a fisherman and a king.' •Don't be foolish. I'll try again.'
Again and again she did try, with no better success. But when Bertha, in her turn, dropped the lead, there was a cry of surprise from both girls. The rude semblance of a musket lay in the water. Bertba fished It out with a laugh. 'Fate speaks. I'm to marry the son of a gun.' "fry again, Bertba. Let's see if it oomes again.'
Bertha complied. This timo it was certaiuly no musket. It was a nondescript appearance, three cornered and pointed. •A soldier's o*p!' cried Lacy, with a little scream of delight. 'A soldier* cap with a plume! What makes your obotfka so red, Bertha?' •The fire, I suppose,' was tbe cool answer, as Bertha arose and shood out her all ken skirts. •And not tile thought of our friend Oolonel Dad ley?' 'Luay, you're positively ridiculous but this time there was no doubt about her blushing. 'See,' she went on, hastily, 'it's getting near twelvf. Are yoa going down oeusr?'
Lucy's cheek* grew a shad* paler. The speaker had walked over to a door in a dim corner and thrown it wide. •Are you going in ths east parlor?' •I suppose I am. I must find an apple somewhere.' 'You've forgotten the key. It is up
•That's true but the look on tho east parlor door Is broken. I spoke to pspa, out he said it was no matter. Here are some apples,' she continued, emerging from a eloset. 'Now nay soldier will have a chanoe to appear. Do I say over anything to myself while I eat the apple?— any Tne
Notation?'
•No you just eat, aud begin at ths first stroke of twelve.' •And I see somebody looking over my kboutder. I'm sfraid he'll have horns, Luoy.'
Tbe one addressed uttered a little ory of terror. •Oh, Bertha, I'm sowed to death now. I'll never dare go Into tbe cellar. Let's give up and go to bed.' •What a little coward! Lacy, there's no such thins as a ghost. There's nothing in tbe oellar—only It's dark.'
Lucy only looked shudderingly down the black stairway. "I don't know what makes me so nervous. If I tkwU era anything—?
TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING
*8nppose you go to the east parlor, and let me go down there?' '(Jo through ihoee halls Into tbat great ghostly room! Never.' •Weil,as I said before, you're a littla onward,' remarked her aister,scornfully. 'Sit down hero by the fire, then, and wail for me.' •Ob, Bertha, don't do! Suppose you should see something terrible!' moaned superstitious Lucy. •Lucy, I'm turprised at you. There's my Allure husband waiting under tbe stairs You heard him, you know. He'll come out aud luliow me to the east parlor, and 1 shall see how he looks,' And Bertha, who seemed possessed by the very spirit of mischief, laughed heartily, as her slater covered her face with a cry. 'Just lot me see tbe th:ng through. I'll be back soon." And shutting the door at the last word, she commenoed her pilgrimage throutibtho balls, feeling so completely indifferent to tho ghostly influence* of tbe lime and occasion that she even hummed-a tune a* she went.
White squares of moonlight lay on the flor aud walls opposite the great windows when she came Into the main hall, and passed along to the front, paused for a moment at the entfaooe of toe east parlor. As she stood tfyere the old ball clock gave warning of twelve so she threw the door wide and went in.
It was, as Luoy had aaid, a great, ghostly room- Everything, in it was black and massive heavy curtains fell before tbo lofty windows dim pictures of ancestors and ancestresses started out of tbe gloom like phantoms as tbe candle's flickering rays penetrated the gloom. Two great mirrors were set in the wall opposite each other. The ohili air of the room made the new comer shiver as she walked round a high black oabinet, set down her candle on tbe slab before the nearest mirror, and felt in her pocket for the apple. 'I wonder if any of •f.• "These knighufand these'damea
Come down from their frames'' and walk tbe house at the witching hour of midnight Bertba soliloquised, surveying the portrait of a bewigued gentleman in a flowered silk douBlet, who seemed to be eyeing her with interest from tbe wall behind.
A healthy disbelief in tbo supernatural is an excellent steadier of the nerves. Not many young ladies would have oommenoed eating as coolly as Ber.ua did when the first stroke of twelve rang through the honse. She was rather ashamed of the silliness of the proceeding, and laugbed at her own reflection, standing in modern furbelowed drass, apple in band, beneath those ancient pictures..
Three, four, five, six. Still no stir, no appearance. S&ill her eyes vainly explored tbe shadowy space behind her, doubly reflected in the twin mirrors. 'Look over your right shoulder all the time,' Lucy bad said.
What was it tbat at the stroke of seven suddenly drew' her gaze, as by magnetic attraction, to tho left, and .gave nor a curious, uneasy sensation as of some one watching her, or of another presence in the room? There was nothing in the parlor. Ah! but in the glass behind her was mirrored tbe door through which sho had come. It was hidden from her as she stood by the bulky black cabinet but in the mirror's depths she saw plainly a crouching form appear for an in stant in the gloom of tbat doorway, and an ugly, sluister face look in. Anothejr instant and it was gone, and Bertha's heart seemed to stop beating, and the apple fell to the floor.
It was a wonder she did not scream in her first surprise. She was not afraid of the dead, but she certainly was of tbe living, and the shock caused by tbat momentary glance made her faint and cold with terror. Mechanically she picked up Che apple. No ghost could have been whiter than sho as she faced tbe mirror again.
How much thinking can be done in a second! It seemed to Bertha tbat an ago was compressed into the time occupied by the last lour strokes of twelve. That first glance bad shown her the wholo peril of the situation. Two girls and a helpless old man in a lonely house two miles from a village, and at least one from the nearest neighbor! One robber already in tbe house, probablj' another outside—for she leaped at once to the conclusion tbat she had really seen a figure lurking in tbe sbrabbery. How many more might be about she dared not think, but that the one in tbe hall had but juat followed her she bad no doubt. She shuddered at the remembrance of her own light words uttered not ten minutes ago: •He will follow me to the ea3t parlor, and I shall see bow be looks.'
What w,as to bo done? There were no firearms in the bouse but her father's pistols, and she doubted if those were in a condition to use, for Mr. Morris' carolesci, improvident security was too well known to his family. Her father asleep above with unlocked doors—suaroely an inner lock in the hou»e was in orderLucy waiting for her in tbe kitchen (she would not dare givo hor sister any hint of her fearful disoovory).
What a position! wTuld tbe burglars be satisfied with the silver below stairs? No, surely there was jewelry and money to tempt them in tho chambers And if her father were aroused, as ho was sure to be, there might be murder as well as robbery. .Oh, what should she do? And how should she go through the hails again with tbat uncanny follower, who no doubt bad been listening grimly to all their nonsense in the kitchen about Hallow eve magic?
It was all she could do to keep up an appearance of indifference as she olosed tho east parlor door and began to retrace her steps. It seemed as if that crouching figure were ready to spring upon her from every abadowy corner. Still, she compelled herself to move slowly, and teven to go on eating the apple. Anything was better than to excite suspicion.
When she oame opposite the dark recess under the stairs, she dared not even glanoe tbat way but listening as she passed with hearing quickened by apprehension, she was certain she heard a stealthy movement. Again it required an effort to control the impulse to run and scream. She did close tbe kitchen door rather hastily, and oame into Lucy's presence with a faoe so different from tbe one with which she left it that the latter exclaimed: 'Ob, B«»rtba! you're white as a sheet!' •White? Nonsen*e! I'm only cold. Tbe room was like a tomb.' •Bertha'—Lucy's voloe dropped to an rieken whi thing?'
awe stricken whisper—'did yon see any
I saw all I expected to soe the walls and furniture. I didn't see anything else,' was the unnecessartl loud reply. 'You didn't? Oh dear!' said Inconsistent Luoy. 'Well, then, let's go to bed.' 'Dont go just yet,' Bertba said, feeling tbat she must gain time somehow, •I must. I'm dreadfully worn out,' 'Well, then, you'll bsveto go alone. I shall stay up awhile.' 'Why, what for? How unreasonable!'
What for, Indeed! Bertha's brain waa in soeh a whirl tbat she thought she wan going crazy as she sat by tbe fire, trying to warm her trembling bands. 'Let's try some more magic,' she raid, desperately. 'Hallow-eve only comes
onee a year. I dont feel in the least sleepy. Let'a roast some chestnut*. That will be good Inn.' •CheelnuU? Those tbat were gathered were all left outside In tbe storehouse. I know, lor I wanted some to day, and it, rained too much to get them,'
An idea darted Into Bertha's head. She rose to her feet, saying, in csreleta tones, still intended lor tbe listener who she was sure was just outside tbe kitchen door, 'Well, couie and get tbem now, tben.' •Qo out doora at this time? Have you lost your wits? For mercy's sake, what makes you speak so loud?' she ended, querulously. something in her sister's face obeeked her here, and brought her to her feet in obedieuce to an imperative motion from the latter, who already bad the key of the outer door in ber band. 'Why ahould you be afraid?' Bertha said, lorcing a laugh. 'Nothing ever bappen8 here, it's bright moonlight. We'll lock tbe door snd be bsck in a few minutes with tbe chestnuts."
Aud again a look checked tbe query on Lucy's white lips. In auother moment they were both outside. Then without a word of explanation Bertba seized ber sister's band saying, In an agitated whisper, "Don't stop to ask why. Run with me as fast as veu can!' and Bhe started swiftly down a side pa'b, almost dragging ber half paralyzed sister with ber. if they weie only not followed at onct! It seemed to Bertba the only chance lay either In getting help or in drawing the robbers away in pursuit. She knew that tbe outlaw in the house would aoon discover ber flight, but she was rnoBt apprehensive of the accomplice concealed outside.
On she went at desperate speed, under wet branches and over sodden ground. Luoy kept at ber side with difficulty. But just as they struck- tbe main avenue near tbe street gate Bertba looked behind, and this time could not snppruss a cry of alarm. A man's figure was dash lug down through the moonlight in full pursuit. Lucy lookod also, uttered a scream of terror, tore her hand from ber sister's, and rushed away among the thick trees on tbe right. Bertha did not stop. She knew the man wotrld not fol low Lucy. He would pursue the one running toward the village, and stop her at all hazards. And tbe nearest bouse was at tbe cross roads, a full mile away!
Sbe had been a famous runner in her girlhood. Remembering tbat her pursuer was heavy and thickset, sbe took courage as she sped like an arrow along tbe lonely, moon-lit road. On and on, past woods, past fields, past meadows, she ran as she had never run before, still spurred to fresh efforts by the footfalls behind.
Tbe distance had never seemed so great. The robber kept close in her rear. It seemed ages before she reached tbe tree tbat marked the half mile. Would she never come in sight of the cottage at the cross roads? And oh, suppose the people were away! But no they were Americans—Haliow-eve waa nothing to them. And sbe ran on with renewed energy, though her breath came in painful gasps, and the stones cut through ber thin, soaked slippers.
On and on. Still the man uebind held bis own, and even seemed to gain at times. Her brain whirled, her leet faltored, but the next turn would bring her in sight of the cottage, so again she took heart.
But her pursuer was also desperate. Despite her exertions he came nearer and nearer. SUe could hear his mutter ed curses and hard drawn breath as she struggled on, still many rods distant from the cottage gate. Oh, better die than be caught, and at the mercy of that ruffian!'
It was just then that she became aware of another sound, sharp and distinct, ringing through the night silence—the tramp of a horse on one of the cross roads. It was sorely approaching. With her last reserves of breath she uttered a wild scream for help tbat brought a vol ley of oaths from the miscreant, who had seemed to bo almost overtaking ber.
The tramp changed to a gallop. Faster and taster it came on, and presently a rider dashed around the corner. Bertha recognized the tall form bending for ward in tbe saddle, the eager gray eyeH, and martial bearing. 'Colonel Dudlev!' she cried, and the next moment only saved herself from falling by grasping the fence. Iler deliverer was off his horse in a moment, uttering an oxclamation of wonder. •Miss Morris! Miss Bertba! What does this mean?'
It was not so easy to toll. Her pursuer bad dashed into the woods at tbo first sight of tbe colonel, and she was near tainting nevertheless, she managed to make tbe situation understood. The colonel wasted no woras. He simply took ber in his arms and carried her to the oottage door, atound which his loud knocks soon brought tbe entire family. •Mr. Johnson, get your gun, and saddle your horse, and follow me as soon as poauble to our neighbor Morris'. There are robbers in bis bouse. Bring your sons with you, or let them come on foot. Meanwhile your wife must take care of this young lady and before anyone bad recovered from their astonishment the oolonel was off, riding at a great pace down the road.
Bertba waa too much exhausted to b« vividly conscious of anything during tbe hour that followed. She let the women take care of hor, but did not attempt to answer queations or to move until one of the sons of the family came riding back in haste. •It's all right,' reported this messenger 'leastways the robbers is gone and nobody's hurt. But the young lady was found fainted out under tbe trees, and tbe silver's all taken. The feller in the bouse didn't have time to take no more. I'm to ride to town and get tbe village out to hunt bim and tbe feller tbat run after you.'
To use tbe conventional phrase, Bertba woke tbe next morning and found herself famous. Tbe whole village was agoz, and the greatest efforts were being made to capture tbe robbers. The carriage and horses were at tbe door waiting to take her home. There everything was in confusion. Lucy was in bed, and Mr. Morris, in a state of wild excitement, was actually dressed and down stairs.
It appeared tbat Colonel Dudley had found a neck window open and the robbers gone, and tbat Mr. Morris, aroused and mistaking the colonel himself for a burglar, had actually crawled to the head of the stairs and shot at him, fortunately without effect.
Bertha had bard work to restore the distracted household to order. Late that evening, when Colonel Dudley rode over to announce tbe capture of tne burglars uid tbe regaining of moot of tbe sliver, the elder Mlsa Morris was still occupied with ber father, whose efforts bad brought on an agonising attack of rheumatism. From Lucy's lips, however, tbe oolonel heard the whole story of Bertha's adventure, and it is needless to ssy that he waa greatly amused and amazed. 'So yon dared not go Into the cellar, Miaa Locj?' he aaid, rather quizzically. •Were you not even tempted by thepoeible sight of your troo-loveT
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•To tell the truth, I bad been too unsuccessful with tbe lead. Bertba, I suppose, was curious to see if Fortune would smile upon her again.' 'What was your sister's fortune?' Colonel Dudley asked, a little too eagerly. 'What shape did tbe lead take for her?' 'Tbeabspe of a soldier*a cap aod a musket,' was tbe demure rep) v.
When the nine days'wonder of tho attempted robbery bad been talked over, tbe little village bad another sensation, wbicb was a matrimonial engagement between tbe two principal actors in that night'sdrsma—Colonel Dudley and Miss Baitba Morris. And tbe first present wbicb the bride expectant received from her fiance was two little golu charms for a watch chain—one a tiny musket, the other an old fashioned three oornered soldier's cap.
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Hop Bitters will Be*tore Ton. If you area man of busio«», weakened by tho Htrain of yonr everyday duties or a man of letters, tolling over your midnight woik,
Bop Bitter* will MiYon. If vou are young, and suffering from any indiscretion, or are growing too fust, as I often the cane,
Hop Bitter a will Believe Yon. If you are in tho work*hup,on the farm, at the desk, anywhere, and reel that yo system needs cleansing, toning or *Umutating. without Intoxicating,
Hop Bittern la What Yon Heetf. If yon are old, and yonr pnlae feeble, your nerve* unsteady, and yonr faculties waning, Hop Bitter* will 6lv Yo« BTew Life •ad Vigor.
Try Hop Cough Cure a«d Pain
*vt Helief.
Kor mle by all druggists. Oulick & Berry, Wtiol«eaie Agent*.
Never Failing Remedy. THE EUROPEAN
TEGET1BLE1C9E C01EI
For Fever and Ague. Intermittent Fever, Dumb Ague, Hem it tent Fever, Hilton* Fever, Dywpepeia, lndigextkm. Liver and Kidney Regulator, and Yellow Jaundice. Purely vegetable. Warranted ax here represented. For sale by all drnggteta.
Prfc*,S0 aetata and 1 per bottle, if rour drnggtat has not got it, I will *end it to youtreeof change on receipt of your cider, at 50 crntaand SUM per bottle. Try It. PreHi |g iTUWimi e»«w pro wvmmh
Pflkly
J&HM BOMMEli, Terr* Hante, Ind.
0ITY MARBLE WORKS.
M. HANRAHAN,
Manufacturer and dealer in American and Italian Marble and Heotch Granite Monument*. Tomb RUJDM, Urn*, Varna, Harden Ftgurea and MUUuary
Hliop. 128 south Third street, between Ohio and walnnt, eaat aide, Terr* Hante, Ind, Fbftt-e!&J« material and workmanship.
$r,7**s?
wdL J«L
ANTI-FAT
ALLAN'S A3«TI-FAT Uthefm*t reme^ *r Corpu
lency. it 1$ ptuvljr rercUiile anl prrAjetVy harmltf 11 act* on the fooi in tl« clomach, prcrcnflnK i'*co version Into it. T.ik uccor llu* to «llnttlmv la [tUctijjr UiU remedy bcfor^tlic 11c as a tea ... .„ nCoti l« a sample: Gentlemen?—Your Anti-Fat wtw lu!
thro
Hi
will r*4aee a fU yw»» hwi a to ft |MMb a'
curc Tor oicflty, we do so know] cure, as attested by hundreds of which the following from a lady in Cotumi -¥o
lit aljltuy
hundreds of testimonial* a
bos, OhJ«,
I took It according to directions ai
r^luo«y| mc Ave poun is. I was to clate«l over tli
rwl»ei. re.tue«l rr»p Ave poun-ts. 1 was to rult tti.it I Immediately eent to AciEUUIfB df •tore for tUe second bottle." Another, a pliyaktai, wrtilna for patient from PrnrMenefe, H. s*y Tiur bottles have reduced ber weight tram JS9 pounds to 193 pounds,and thereisa general Improvement In hi-alth.** A gentleman writing from I*n»ton, civs: Witlmot special chanM or attentu.^a diet, two itot ties of Allan's Antl-Kal mloced mo fU* and onoauartt-r pound*." Tlx well-known W bote* sale Drugieiots, BMiTU, DOOUTH.K A Burnt, of Hoeton, Ma#*., write as follows: Allan's Anti-Fat naS rcduci-d a lady In oar city seven pounds la week*." A gentleman In Bt. Lotils writes: **Al Anti-Fat rrMuoed me twelve pounds In tbree and altotrth«T 1 have lost twenty-flve pounds slti commenctiL lu use." Messrs. row ELL 4 Punnt)] Wholesale Praniists, of Buffalo, N. Y~writct ". THE PitoiniiETOHtf or ALLAN'S AJ*TI-FAT: Genf men,—The followlu* report from Uie lady who Allan's Anti-Fat. 'It (the Anti-Fat)bad thedesl effect, re-luflnK tlic fat from two to Ave pound* •-•eelc uulll I had lost twenty-Are poenda. 1 In« never to regain what I have lost."* Anti-Fat Is 1 unexcelled blood-purlJIer. It promotes dlpcstlo»« eurinar dyspepsia, :ind Is also a potent remedy fCAP rlivumatuni. Sold by druggists. Pamphlet ou Oboity s* ni ou roee|pt of *t.iini). ISOTAXIC MEDICINE CO., PROF'S*, buffalo, N.Y.
WOMAN
Jlr an Immense practice at the WortrVe Dl*p«a* sii and Invalids' Hotel, having treated many t'we«aud cftscs of those diseases peculiar to womaiuJI tiav been enabled to pertl-ct a uwst potent mid pon-
Ive reme ly for these dlseaws. To dusl^natc tills natural specific, 1 hare named tt
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Tlic term, however, Is but a feeblo expression el •ny lilirh appreciation of its value, based ujvou pej.,iial observation. 1 luve. while witnessing ltd iiv« n^ults lu tlie special dKeaees Incident to tbe rraulsiu of woman, Mu^lu It out na tke Uawa retrain*
gem of my
utedlcal earcen On it (ined|a
ipositive, sift-, and effectual remedy for tills tkjCf Uncases, and one that will, at all tlnw-s and uiKKT 11 circumstances, net kindly, I cm willing to clifil iv reputation as a physician ana »o ccnuaeuHSni I Hut it will not disappoint the most eanrruiucexlcctatl»iisoi a single invalid lady who nscs Itforiju* if (he aliments for which I recommend it.Jh.it 1 OS® and sell itjinder A POalTIVJS Cl'AHABiTEE. (Fot con lltions, fee pamphlet wrapping little.)
The following are among those diseases in w.ilCa tnv Favorlt« Prescription has worked cures, as if tar laii^k-. an I with a certainty never befbrc attained By anv niedioiu'j: orrlitta, Executive Floxinif, I'ainrtil Monthly Periods, Suppressions wlun f?»Ta fnna'.ural caus.-s. Irregularities, call Back, 1 qjl.ipsns. or Fall 11 ik of ibe Llems. Antevcrslon aid Keir.)version, B. aring-down gensatipns, Interna Heat, Nervous Depression, Det.lllty, Despondency, Threatened MIscarrlaxrc, Clir-mic Congestion, loflaiumalUmaud Ulceration ot the UeniOmpotCTicy. ltuirennet, or Sterility, and Female Weakness, I do nt extol this me'lldiie as a "cureKili, l.ut It adralrabl- fUlflllj a •Inskacfti parpoM, lielng a mdst perfect epc iiV- !:i all chronic i.i*:ases of IM sexual svsUmi of woman. It will not disapp"ln.\ BW will It do h:inn, lit any nab- or condition.
Those who .lettl re further Informal Ion r.D these uaplects can obtain It In TttE 1'EOfI.E'S COMMON &E7<8« MiUtiOAL APVISKH. a book of over 900 post-paid, o:i nn elp! of 11 treats thiwo diseases jx-voliir to t'efimU s, and friv,~. TrKiUi valuable adrloe 1 re^ur: *. to man ururamt. flr
thos-' nlP"** Fsrorlt" l*r n. V. 1".
A AA A YEAR.
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paeos. ^14, liiinutener pirii. Tfrfith
"It is worth twice ite money.''—Ottawa (Canada) Advertiser.
CHEAPEST AND BEST!
PiTERSOH'S MISUIKE!
Full-8ize Paper Patterns.
BW A Hnpplement will be given in everys number foriS70,eontnlnlnjE a fn 11 RIKOpattern sheet for a lady's or child's dies*. Kvory ntbacrlbcr will receive, during thai y«ai, twelve ef these patterns, no that thoae alonowill be worth ore than he an Inscription price. Great lmprovcinenta will also be made in other rospeet*.
"PF.rKRaoJi'8 MAOAZIHR" contains, overy year 1,U00 page, 21 steel plate*, 12 colored Berlin patterns, 12 mammoth eolored fashion plates, 21 pages of music, ana about 9 0 wood cuts. Us prlneipii cmbcllisnxientv are
Superb Steel Engravings.
Its Immense circulation enables its proprietor to spend more crabeJlhhracnW, stories, Ac., than any otner. It gives more for tho money than^any In the world. Its
Thriving Tales and Novelettes
Ar»i tfte"bert published anjWbeire. AU tbe: most popular writers ar« mployed to writ® originally/or "Pet« mm." In 1»7» In addition to the nsnal qnanritv of short storlc% FIVE OKIOINAL COPV'Rl«HT NOVELETTES will bo given, by Ann 8. Stephena, Frank Lee llemsdlct, Frances Hodgson) Burn* tt, Jane «. Austin, and that unrivalled humorist, the author of "Josinli Allen* Wife." Mammoth (lolorwl Paiitiioa
Plated
Ahead of all others. Theae plates are engraved on stee twice the nsual slxe, and are uneqnalled for beauty. Tbey will bj superbly colored. Also. Household and other receipt* in *hort everything lntereel ing to ladies.
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picture, artvc dollar engraving, to the perron getting np the ClaU, $ Addrtas, prTEB^OB-.^j 90$ Cheatnnt Kt., Philadelphia, Pa, 09"Specimens sent gratis If written ftr/
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