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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW TO-DAY. "S NOTICE I HEREBY GIVEN, T11AT I HAVE ! sV onened- k I Livery' ami in the town of I.KMAN ON, whore T will be con- stantly os bend te-attend to the wants, of the I will rm a back from Albany to Lebanon aud j Soda Springs, on Saturday of each week. All business entrncted, to my earn will be promptly attended to. W. B. DONACA. Lebanon, Sept. 10. 1?70 Iv3m3 r. .- The False soever. for TO PHYSICIANS. BET New Yuri:,. August 15, 1868. Allow me to call your attention to my PREP ARATION OF COMPOUND EXTRACT BC OHU. The Component part are, BCCHU. Long lieaf CtJBEBS, i UN IP Kit. BEERIES. , : Mode of Hreparatlon: Bach a, in vacuo. Ju niper Berries, by distillation, to form a fine girt. Cubeb extracted by displacement with spirits obtained rose Jnntper Berriea jivery little sugar is ased, dad small proportion -of "spirit. - It is mora palatable than any now in use. Bach a as prepared by Druggists, is of a dark 1 color. It ia a plant that emits its fragrance ; the action of a flam destroys this it active principle) i leaving a dark and glutinous decoction. Mine is ! the eoior of Ingredient. - The Buchu in my prep- ! aration predominates ; the smallest qoantity of I mot www uigraiwuig 10 iuugu id prsTffnt lr r mentation apon inspection it will be fosmd not t e d a line lure, as made In ,r barm aco pos a, nor i FANCY - jj i mm wnwun ua w hku in cases where fever or inflammation exists. In this, you have the knowledge of the ingredient and the mode ef preps ration. v , ; Hoping that yon will favor it with a trial, and that apon inspection it will meet with your appro bation, with a feeling of profound confidence. si i ana 'Very? respectfully.' . i . H. T. HELMBOLD. Chemist and Druggist of 19 Years' Experience. 2,000 ON TOE ELECTION Any one' who wants to ivlu can Bo s 'by calling on I. C. IIILL&,S01V, WHO. thankful for past "patronage; still in vite the attention of Linn county ef al., to their unequalled stuck of . , ( DRUGS. MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, PAINT & VAUNIS II BRUSHES; PAINTS, OI LS, VARNIS IIES, ALCOHOL, KEROSENE, WINDOW GLASS, ' s 5 TRUSS E S, AND TOILET ARTICLES, ETC. Agents for'Dr. D. Jayue A Pun's preparations. II. II. II. Horse Medicines, etc. Do yon like medicine for Its bitter or naaseet ing taste? We have that description. Do you want the effect with an aromatic tuste ? After takinc a few doses of our Elixir, 'twill be so very j pleasant tbat your prejudices i Must surely tuin awry, and the preparation ?f "t"fmf t Will lose the name o physic; J I (but not the effect.) Physicians and customers from'- the country j may rest assnrcd tbat their orders will be prompt- it 'I' ml Vt Feed" Stable ! i ..".'' . "1 thiuk it must bar almost Ume him to come now !" . Gertrude Fisher glanced up at the clock, a tiny mother-of-pearl dial, resting in a tangled moss of gilded wheat and ivy leaves, beneath ran elaborate glass and shtde ; the hour: hand was'fast verg ing ort-the figure eight. -'And then Ger trude aighed softly to hersel", and once more took up the bit kf delicate needle work with which she was occupying her aelf. a " "T X j? Gertrude was a tall.nobhi-looking girl, with iet-black hair, .brushed plainly back from her clear, paleTface, and features pure and emotionless" as those of a classic statue Her rtrcss was jot rich, winc colored silk, but very simple :and the sraroet ornaments that she wore, set . in j heavy Etruscan gold, seamed peculiarly adapted to ncr styie t ueauty.. All the iittintrs aad appointments of the room around her were elegant and luxurious.' betokeiiiric: the refinements of wealth. The carpet Was of soft, pelft, gray, witu white buds strewn over it, delicately shaded into crimson V the walls were erav. TjannelecL with cold : and the' furniture wasof darklv-veined rosewood. upholstered with gray velvet ; while the pictures, nanging iroui a cuueu roa wuicu run around the inner edge of the cornice the statuettes on their carved, brackets, : anil the ntalmaf rr vaHts. blind with rare ! trailing ferus and ' hot-house-,,;.. blossoms,' j were selected with. the utmost taste and lv attended to. n Prescriptions carefully -and cor- care- i or Uertruae risner was an ueir rectiy eomponndeJ1.- -HiksiXt .' i-.k': i ( fess. and she had learned the best and t I1' T ,the impolite guest called a com ? VTc truest way of eojo yin g wjcalth, i - , sell "Cora Slayer.' winch surelv does the work, , ..' 3 . .1 .i j without paiu. Do you desire a book of anykiut', I Tne t,me seemed to pass away elonly i a Oold Ten, an Album. Stationery, or such? W. j as she sat there, UstCtjiDgi to . the " silver I S. Driggs is with ua, for the aciommodatiou,- of i tick of the clock, aad the occasional fall all favoring him with a eau. - 1 , . 5 , . : Do you want a fine Watch, a ot of Jewelrv, of a glowing Cindet; from, the grate into ' cheap or dear?.. J. D.- Titus sella tucsame. under i the rjoliahed fender-i below, and waiting ; anxiously tor tier engagea lover 10 mate bis appearance. - f "lie is uot oftett so f late It was toward" the elose of a ' "lowering day in December that Miss Eisher's car riage, closely ehutand cushioned- with 4 velvet, drew up w 4ront oione or, tnose lasmon in congregat self came iorward to greet ess. " ' "IS'tnr.dtesS finisbeJ.rsnadams? rrw quired Uertrude. Madam would inquire, vpuia miss Fisher be seated 7 - Presentiysho. return - ed in a fit. of French gesticulating des-l , - v pair. 'It was throuo;n no tauit m ners, Dut miss Bliss,' .he, tot eTrom an, , had allow4 tne s -amstrcss to rait e 11 nome 'to nmsn, as she had' a sick " husband whoin-j.she My Experience as a Texas Editor. BY CAPTAIN CHARLES HOWARD. thia,!' i the'same roof. t Come and see us. BiwaBuok. But a Watch j Buy a nil., Buy something or nutbing, but mo 1 ! and see ns. anyway. A well suriukled floor and 1 i a cool drink of water in the summer, and a warm j thought "Gertrude, drawing out her little stove surrounded by comfortable chairs m winter i ;CTrlJ witr-h imT Mmfnrinff it with the constantly kept for the accommodation of atL '-jeweled watcb, ana Comparing t Wltlitlie ! Albany. May 14, '70-Sd j clock, with a sort of acknowledged hope 1 ,B-' j that the mothcr-of-jcarl dial was too fast. i liut nop the two timepieces tallied rex I o f f 1 1' il a Af vOfltt Tin A Trt rpfilfffl Knt t A being r. h. Mcdonald & co., WHOLES.HB (From the largest ManufacturiDg Chemiits iu th AVorld.) November 4. 134. "I am acquainted with Mr. 11. T. llelmbold DRUGGISTS, Call the attention ofDealers to their larpre assort, meat of " Newlv Arrived" Goods. eom nosed In be occupied the drug store opposite my residence t part or thofollowlng artlclea. tpjrM'.T.ii11 -Za:. ,f.,l in ,na,wi, the hosines Tf & 'hlnKkeX " ?' anppUed WHOLE- --- - ----- j,iJS SSltljt wnere erners naa not sen eqaauy so itiwo uu I have been favorably impressed with his charac j tar and enterprise." i W 1 1. MAM WEIGIITMAX, Tina ef Powers A Weigbtman, Manufacturing Cemists, Ninth and Brown-sts., Philadelphia ; Pbish Darns, Pa STORE. iTIHT MXDICtVKS. I DEUOGISTS' STKSBIXS, Tarssss Srrromn I Ssvi Hum, Essbstiai. Oiu. . I PiKrrmiUK, EiBOSKSi Oil, .. 1 Faistsimd Oils. Whidi we offer at the lowest Cash Prices, and are determined not to be undersold. r. h. McDonald & co., 8a fbascisco, cai- FOR SALE, Our Drug Business located ! ciaeo, Cal. Alter our best wishes ; iug our thanks j sigb again, and blame Herself lor 1 too particular. "Ut course I cannot ex j pect him' to measure time by the second," j she said. But nevertheless she did feel ! a little disappointed, f I wonder where Cecile is," mused Gertrude.' Even her merry, unreasoning chat wouI3 he better than this dead silence and loneliness. I suppose she has gone up to her room for the night." '-" 5 Eut Cecile More had not one up to her room, as her cousin supposed. She was in the little parjor, down-stairs ; and ; George Tracy was with her- the recrc- f.j the Pan -Fian- ttnd .rnrnM ' ' . . patronage t sighed in vain. lv Gertrude ' - 1 1- m 1' . 1 . j ensa-cd in the Drug business in California, we j as a glancing ure uy la iroui aLiio mu.iujt heg to say in consoiuenee of the rapid growth of glow of a Star, Or a babblings sparkling Dr. Walker's Calitornwt Vmegar Biticrs, now ! Ktrpm frnn, tho silver Kiirfaee of a lake. liberal than years, during which period we have been stead we have reewved lor more man twenry-one n; 1, ac .ITfTornt fr, She was small, and perfectly shaped and M piquant, with sroldeu hair and a trans pacific : pavent skin, and those peculiar turquoise- der tue t , , i , : XI E L M D OLD'S FLUID EXTRACT B U C H U . Tat weakness arriaing from indiscretion. The ex hausted powers o Nature which are accompanied by so saany alarming symptoms, among which will be foond. Indisposition to Exertion, Loss of Henaory. Wakefulness, Horror of Disease, or Forebodings of Evil ; in fact. Universal Lassitude Prostration, and inability to enter into the enjoy -aaents of society. ...... ; . T&e Constintion eace effected with Organ ie W cakness, requires the ass) of Medicine to strengthen and invigorate the sywteut. which HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT Bt: CHC in variably does. If no treatment is sub saitted to, Consumtion or Insanity ensues. CeIsiJldTs Flnid Extract Buchn sex, ' spread over tbc United Ptatcs and j beyond, we are necessitated to devote our entire i ; time to said business. " i We are the Oldest Druj? firm on the same proprietors since 1S49. and hare deermi.ed f bIue eies which SO Often accompany I to sell our large, prosperous, and well established : business on favorable terms. I This is a rare opportunity for men with means, I of entering into a profitable business with advan tages never before offered. . : : 1 ;. For particular enquire of " - ' ' K- 11. McDOXALD A CO.. K. II. McPosiLD, Wholesale Drugfiists. J. C. Hpiscsit. j i?an Francisco- Cal.- N. B. Until a sale is made wo shall continue our importations and keep a large stock of fresh goods constantly on hand, and sell at prices to defy competition. could not leave, and they were starving absolutely- starring," cried iladan D Aubn, with a fluttering motion ot her flexile fingers? "liut il should ' be sent for immediately, the robe of sole gris, and it was. the lust, the very . last4, jtime that a dress should ever be allowed to go outoCth.esta6lment.tJIA YiU?Wl ''Never, mind,. jjiiiadam," said, Miss lusher, good-humoredly ; "Itis really a matter of no gteat moment. Fortunate ly, I have other dresses so yort need not hurry. . . f vu - w, -,3, v,; And she re-entered her carriage, fol lowed by Madam, apologizing all the way. i -i 5 ;st: ust& Gertrude had nearly reached her home when she pulled the heck-string and told the driver to "go ha"ck'i fb"!5iaaairl D'Aubri's. -.iaC! "I suppose it is foolish," she thought within herself, "but I cannot help think, i-ng of that poor seamstress with her ick husband." .. . ,,h : s . ... Madam D'Aubri Avas astonished by the second appearance of Miss Fisher. "The address? I will obtain it 6f Miss BlisSjXshe said, "IfiiiOdj; kiniy wait. m;. , ms '!.--?. -' t . 1 .. . l . l i. . 1. : 3 a ; yscul 1 ,aue, cult"-, ? risiuuj ucniuu 1 the cbuintcr with a hit of wntch'f sue gave to Vrertrude with a low courtesy. Gertrude glanced at it. "A bad neighborhood, I should judgo," she remarked, casually. - "05 sprftbioufjS 1 aleed.S k lasS efa f ed Madam, who was a little uncertain in the use ot English adjeetivess-ja,5 f a Gertrude gave the p.ape: to her coach man, with directions to him to proceed directly thither. -It was nearly dark when,- he -readied the number indicated a melancholy looking house, in. a , miserable neighbor hood . u - l'3 ' ' 1 ' ' "Fourth- floor, back room," said an old i rt tliA rrrAiinrl fljiftr rl ir.itliorfntr hr sUkeif yttws closely around hetv Jie-il Fisher mounted the steep stairs, where, to judge froni appearances, broom's and soapsuds were alike ignored. She knocked softly at the door of the , room indicated.' A hollow-eyed -little ; child, scantily dressed, opened it just far enough to peep through. Gertrude could sec the murky glimmer of a lamp on the table, and the sullen glow of an insufficient fire in a miserable grate. The room was small and "exceeding cl6e, and bore the aspect of the vvreteliedest poverty. "I have come here, in search tf a seamstress, who works for Madam Cel este D'Aubri," said Gertrude I peculiar to Females, is unequalled by stay ether preparation, as in Chlorosis, or Ke ten ties, Painful ujess, or Suppression of Customary ra tiens. Ulcerated or S cirrus state of the' Uteres, aad all complaints incidental to the er tne decline er change of life- The Great Medical DiscoTcry ! Sr. WALEB'3 CALTFOENIA YIN EG A.R BITTERS, Hundreds of Thousands S3 Bear tesvmtony to their Wonder ful Curative Effects. THEY?ISS HELMBOLD'S FlekX 1 iSxtract " ot ISncIiu, IupreTed Rose Wtisli, win radically exterminate from the system dis essse aiislajg froaa habits ef disaipatioe, sA. little expense, little er no change in diet, no inconven Stun er exposure; completely aoperseding those eapfaetest and dangerous remedies, Copaiva and Starcury, in all these diseases. . . - .r : : ' JScImlwId's ( Fluid Extract Bncba feeff diseases of these organs, whether existing female, frosa whatever cause originate w naaner 01 now Ions- atanainv. It is i In taste and odor, "immediate" in action, reetzeathenina th .mw -r tv. n I Of Bark aw t,n. r . .'l!fllilW broke dc eeHUatSens, proeura the remedy mVhT a7.JT' 1 to eSeet the bodilv health mAZZ' a rv T-raim ana nMntal nowera o B S S3 srjfi rfS-i -W si ' --' fir c-a ' v5sS .- . I 34.' & -L. 4l 1 Ssj SSI X " tits. - ----- : ITsmaaSil ,.,0,- II FAN C V down or delicate at once. however a u .v- i - ,. we mental nowera . Tiimtjaj 1 is the great ' Pnfgiets everywhere. PHee tl fs tisver 4. beetlea fc na . iJVf 1;2 ey stress. Eeaerib. Ztoin.n.10 - vwHiiuii. IE. T, BTXMBOLD, rsmc vswsBicni warehouse, 94 Broad' .- m xora. way, jE3ireM are genuine unless done up in iwi asKfssvsj wrnpper.wu lae-aimUs of my Chemir.1 V amfcenK. and signed ' THKT ABB KOT A VILE DR1 N . Made of Peer Rani, .'"Whiskey, Proof Bvlrttsandltcfaao Liquors doctored, spiced ana sweetened to please the taste, caned "Ton lea.". Appetisers," "Ecstorers," c, that lead the tippler on to drunkenness and ruin, but are r a true Medicine, made from the Kati-re Uoog aad ' Hnrba or California, free Troiii nil AteeafellO etlmnlanta. They are the GREAT BLOOD ' PPJtlFIBtt aad LIFE CUVINU PKIN- . CIFX.1B a perfect Keavator andlnvlajorator of sne System, carrying off all poisonous matter and . restorug the blood to a healthy condition. 'o person can take these Bitters according to dlrec Uon and remain long unwell. ', , ' , Per liflammutorr nnd Chronic Jtheu aantlesn sted Cieur, Drepepeia. er IndU' sjeetlee Billons Remittent nnd Inter' snltten sTtrversv Diaaeea mt the Bleed, 1 Jblver, Kldnera, and Blautder theae Bit tern have been most successful. Such Dis cinene are caused by Vitiated Blood, which Is generally produced by derangement of the . JlareI ve Orsaon.. -,.- r ..5 BT8PEP8IA OR IHDIOESTION. Headache. Pain lathe Shoulders, Coughs, Tight ness of tbe Chest. Dizziness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach, Bad taste in the Mouth Bilious At tacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inflammation or tne Lungs, Falo In the regions of the Kldneya.and a hundred other psSeftii symptoms, are tbe off springs of Dyspepsia. ,4-rL'" '""S They tnTicorate the Stomaoh and stimulate the torpid llm and bowels, which reader teent of n eeaaned. eSBosey la eleaosits lis seod of aU ImpurMimv and Imparting sw Wa sjjdfljor to the whole system. - ' ,vW!i'-s i yORSntlll fSB A CS, sionrtter. fkltBheum, Blotches. Spots, Plmplewt,6siles. htoSS, CarbunoM. Ring. Worms, Scald- Head, Sore feme. Erysipelas, itcii. fJcerAv Disco as of tbe Skin; Hnsum and Pttesaos of ue. In, of wtussvsr name ersatssw, are HieraJJdffg np and carried eat of the system 1a short tane by tne uee ef these BRotes. Cle ou!p rn such eseeswHleossrlnee tbeaaeti Murwroioas of their carattreeOaele. & Vt -Cleanse theilTltyted BkiodJsdieneTer you find ; Its Imparities bursting through the skin luPluf ' Plea, Eruptions er Bores 1 cleans lb whom too .. and It ebstracted and trurinmk n tha veluai 1 H wben It la (ml. and rmr falna wB the blood pure aad the blonde style 01 beauty, fche had ; come to .Loudon, at Gertrude's iuvitation to spend the "Winter with tier ; and Ger trude's generosity had supplied the soft blue mcriao which she wore, with- its sapphire vcjvet trimmings, and even the set ol pink coral which relieved her wax en skin with its deep rose tint. Gertrude had grown very fond of Cecile, whom, ishe regarded aa a sort of plaything a live doll or a tiny white" kitten and - Cecile found her ..cousin's luxurious home a pleasant contrast to the-" dreary farm house," where her uncle and his second wife barely tolerated her as a nurse, seamstress, and general drudge to their many children?, i " ? "' 'Answer me, Cecile," persisted George Tracy," holding--; both hel small white hands In his, and looking directly ; into the turqurjiseblue eyes. - ; Cecile struggled to escape "George, how can you? What would Gertrude say J 'imaSt i "I dont care'two-" straws what "Ger trude says ! haltK . . ' " '1 - .. 1 ,. -riiMi "ad OUlr WORMS, tasfeat la daasi n "' enaaada. enaeCsetnaUr ' 2a HTmJin'A-m rsaasleea, BOU BT AIL DRCOOI8TS Ao DEdXEBS. I am only -interested in u, my darling, lell me, do you Jove mo ? "Gecrge!" - ) ' "For I love you, little pet, better than all the world beside. There, it's but now, and I don't care who knows it." - Cecile put her hand on his lips, with an apprehensive glance toward the door. 'OVhy. is this v.'- he asked. ''She fBust not know, George-1 should be sent home to morrow, f ' 'tThen you will try atid love me, clear est I" lie "pleaded. S, Qhe gave him a glance rom-;berreath herilonglcurled eyelasTjes-i-a glance half tender, half corjuettisir'and entircly-bo-wilderiug. George Tricy had been wan dering a5jd uncertain .before; JhotrThe lost -, hU t self possession entirely j- snJ while Gertrude sat wating; and wonder ingn to drawing-room above Gjdfge and Cecile arranged the treacherous plan which was to wreck herliappinesS forever, with oalni, smiling faces, and foices whieh nycr faltered once. " : 'aralij go upstairs and call ,Miss Moore trthe breakfast-table," said Ger trude the, next morning to th parlor maid, who had brorght in! the; hisaiog uroi. "She is later than usual 1 .i SJarah went accordingly, but presently returned with a scared face, j,,: "She's not io her room, ma'am, and the bed's not been slept in." : JBi Jthat, was, the last Gertrude Fisher heard of her cousin Cocila. And .hai be trothed husband, Georga. Tracy, for long years. . What did she do? Ahat do people generally do when the weight of a great m is for W OS falls upon therpj crumbing the very life; and vigor ou of their;hearU ? Tbyrsufier and endure,, and - Iiy) on. Gertrude did this ;.- and after the first bittef nesB bad died out of herf nature a ana ccnerous -oos sne A-eren Pistol for stove and books. thirty bro ken swords, eight bowie knives, and three bushels ot maimed revolvers. 111s Tea 3on for retiring from ' business was, that be had two hundred and eighty accepted challenges on his hands," which deman ded his undivided attentidn. ? t ; ( Tlie Killboiirg Pistol, boasted of a cir culation of eitrht hu'rrdred. Tts advertis- inir Datronace was siood. " It had a srtort- iug page, 'mainly taken'up with notices of coming duels, in which the editors name figured quite 'conspicuously. K Its motto was the characteristic and appro printe utterance of a certain Seminole Indian, "I ne'er will ask for quarters " I ne'er will be a slave, ' I'll swhn the sea of slaughter : Till ! sink boneatb the wave V! The verse was flanked, on either side' by bowie-knives and revolvers In his valedictory the retiring - editor spoke of myself as follows : "Uur successor is a gritty tellow. . He will retract nothing, and will give satis fastion to its demeanor, only at the pis tol's mouth and the bowie's point." , I sent three bushels of revolvers to the gunsmith's for' "repairs, and the bowie knives to the grindstone. ,.'.. ,. , V. Then I wrote my first - editorials. found an orijrinal poem in the' desk be. neath ten pounds, of cartridges, which sent up to the devil.' ; It : was from . the pen of Maud Esther Abigail Battons, the Killburg poetess. ; I clipped a good deal trom my exchanges, giving.- credit now and then. I made a slight change in my paper. . I extracted the column headed "Gomancheisms" and substituted healthy extracts from he11 Indeutndent; Church Union, etc., with the caption" " Religious Food.",; ;.' , - - ,., .. Well at last the first number of the Pistol, uuder 'he new management, came out, aud I was greatly pleased with . its appearance. - -; - ' The day following- the issue of the paper found mo seated at my desk, .pre paring copy. Suddenly steps on the staii-s assailed my cars, and a moment later a young lady burst into my sanctum. She was tall, boasted of red hair and freckles and the combined strength of a yoke of oxeu. Her face was flushed, and I saw that a sturui was about to burst over my unprotected head. Unprotec ted. I.say, for my hat lay on , the floor, my wig lay on it and the gunsmith had uot repaired the three bushels of revolvers-- "."'. : .,r, "... . - "Good morning," 1 said to the visitor, politely pushing her a chair. " She did not reply toniy salutctiou, nor .accept the profl'ercd ; seat but moved nestrer to me. I canzht sisrht of a cow hide which she tried to conceal behind her. "Are you the editor of the Pistol ?" she suddenly broke forth, her hand itch ing to lay the" cowhide on my per-son.- 'I am, Miss, I answered as calmly as I could. "Can I be of any service to you this morning ?" ''Sir, I am Miss Maud Esther Abigail Huttocs. the Kiilburi: poetess, and for I'll teach - you (crack) how to (crack) ruin a ladVa -rennlntion ' ferar-sr.' iraiV crack).' Oh, you miserable (crack,fcrack . ? w ncYcr ruin inoinersnpa' tattoo (crack, brack) when I have " done " IV. u Acract crack, crack). - ue sang. Dacic rjerfectly ' ex hausted. and so dirl T v... T: we glared at each other like rCnt,,,, cats, and when she recovered, she moved towards the door '- - ; urn i inronzB with vott v.i' ,u 1 1 -r - . . V e J . " nissea. . 11 a can t make von nair -i - - - - K J your dirty work before a court ot law. i 11 come back and beat you into printer's lUfct. '" 'a' '"n l-'i x xf' ' She darted from my sanctum, and NEW f TO-DAY. Ah? "Mamma f' said the little child .-doubts) years the Pistol's favorite contributor learned to think forgivingly., oJU GeOree and the, little hluo eyed-girl she . had . so loved sad cherishsda-ds? ?i j ,:s s sf i- i-k-s t,tiWJf 1i.fTS? ISUStX passed away,' and she Bottled; peacef ully down into a soft-voiced, tcflder-eyed old maid yfor Gertru de's waBOto f those facile natures which can , grat a now lore, on to ao.old disappointment find be happy, after all has come and goneT fully : but she opened the door a fraction wider, and Gertrude entered. A woman was sewing on the identical robe de soie gris, with intent eyes . and flying fingers. A man stretched motion less" on the bed, with a sheet pulled ' up over his faceJPJtn S5.'r,?S .K-n "You arc in trouble," said Gertrude, gently, trying to accustom her eyes to the dim uncertain light. - v; , The woman made a fretful motion of her elbow, but never looked up. "Dou't disturb me !" she said, petu Icntly. "I am free at last ; but I can't bury him until I've done this work and got the money." "Cecile 1 Cecjlef MoorVf The woman looked up, at length, push ing back the flaxen hair that hung in wild disorder over her eyes, 'u J . T r ;' ". f -.; "Who is it that knows hie by' m old name? she demanded. iI am your cousin Gertrude V replied her kind visitor. T,here;wa something in herxoice and raanner" that inade'Cecilodrop hor work, and rise hurriedly to her feet. The next moment she was sobbing: convulsively in Gertrude's gentle arms. "Oh, CGertrude Vj Mi AWfileU, "I wronged you cruelly, but I was cruelly punished. If you know how miserable, how poverty-stricken I have been ! And he" -with ashudder ifio beat saoi and drank, and gambled, and squandered my wretched earnings - but he is dead cow, thank heaven, ho is dead I'!, -j y t - "When did he die " J asked Gertrude, inexpressibly shocked." H.HI fH li " "Half an hour ago" t-v Gertrude went to ihe side of the couch and looked at the face of her dead lover tho man she had worshipped years ago. It was old and haggard now, with sunken features, and strange set lines round the mouth sndibrow-vli And'Kas i she' 1 'stood shuddering there, tbe last 6 park of the love she had cherished lor so many years died otit forever. Sfleihafl forgotten him once -now; she f6rgave:.his icmorj "Cecile,"-.ylie saidfurolsg,, her cousin alasThw wbrn""and wretched thm was,wih ijta jTeli ?pf eold beauty remaining 'jou, jnusL-cotno home with me, ydu and y6urchtrI.' "With you, Gertrude Fkerafmed Cecilf, in amazement. Aim H "With me. Naypo't Blijinf away! I have forgiven you." And she bent to brvVlss upon the brow that had been tf waxen and fair once; while tia JltfleSonTc, taught by a child's unerring jostinot, clung close to hex skirls. wj , ' "O; Gertrudesobbed Cecile, "I think yorf'muirt be like the angels in heaven ?" n.HiTy t:ak jz In all, the pain jind biteosi&Jher first bereavemont. Gertrude Fisher had neverwkbed fof rereng, but sbJad it nowtfairtnd cbmletl?:?Ai George, Tracy lay ''deuid; be fore her ejes, and Cebile wept iipon Sielr brVast. " A Cleveland, mininer firm-.t he part ners young ladles is said to have cleared $40,0.00 jrUhin iWU&$fyjfin, Anf aictiooeer'advertujes for sale a large quantity .of oil paTn tings "by , some of tbe ancient masters" of tbe day." Ah, Miss Button," I ttnswered trying to smile, with my eyes fixed upon the cowhide, "I feel gieatly honored by your presence." She did not notice my remarks. , "Do you ever read proofs?" she cried. "1 d." "Did yon read the proofs of my poem, "Manfred," in this week's Pistol ?" "I did, but I may have overlooked some slight typographical errrrs. I guessed what she was coining to. 'And a pretty proof reader you arc," she yelled, drawing a copy of the PistoL from her bosom. "You good-for-nothing scamp, you have ruined my poetical rep utation ; Oh, you unscrupulous black, guard! you -scum of the earth i" ' and the whip was raised menacingly over my head. -:-- - ' . . . -; -i-n Calm vourself Maud Esther Abigail Buttons, I said, hoping that the acknowl edgement of her entire name would have some effect upon her. "lilt me seethe cause ef the trouble, and I stretched forth my band for the paper.",". - v But she stepped back. , ."The first ruin I. will read myself, she cried ; but the second perversion of beau-., tiful thought is not fit for a lady to read.. Rascal you have ruined me for life for eternity ! The manuscript of the fourth verse of my' "Manfred" reads thus : " - ... Good spirit, heed my plaintive cry, Kesorvo those days of stain, And let mi tread my native hall,-' ' f , With nitublc foot again 1" - "There's trus poetio sentiment the cried." - But listen bow it reads in print 1 "Good spirit, heed my blatant cry, . ;- Keserve tbosc days of stain, And let mc tread my native 1 ell, t- ' -' With nimble fools again l";: -i ..' - ' i . I wis sfagscred. In all my 'thirty years of editorial life such a 1 batch ! of errors had not crept into my paper..-..: t I really pitied Miss Buttons. , - --v 5 "I am truly sorry for you,": I said, ; "I will explain . in next week's Pistol and set the matter right." . ; Kxglanations will not restore my repu tation, she shrieked, and again the cow?-, hide hovered over my hairless cranium. I might forgive you for the mistakes I have read, but for the perversion of the first line in seven I must " have satisfac tion! My manuscript reads thus : ' ' "I see my Manfred's ship in flames." ;' "Oh, how you perverted it, you villain,'- scamp, : base "perVertcr of sweet thoughts ! Head the perversion yourself. It makes mo blush to think, of it, , Ol), oh, oh, I'm mad!" . ;, -( - I seized the paper-and read the typo's reudition of the above. line : -j"' "tsce niy man's red shirt inflames." j My God ! I sprang to my" feef, intend ing to run up stairs and pitch . the igno rant typo out of the window, but Miss Buttons caught my arm and forced tne down into the editorial chair. j ,H , 1 Then the cowhide descended with her culean force, and I shrieked . under , the blow. I believe the whip had laid- my skull bare,' and that the next blow would scatter my brains to irrecoverable cran nies of the sanctum.. But . the. second blow fell upon my.bek? . '.'You villain ! she shrieked, holding me down with "one hand," and.,' dealing blows with the other in dizzy succession ; my sanctum, and I thanked my stars tbat she bd gone, I waS the sorest man in Texas, which State I resolved to leave forthwith.1 I was ex-i aminiug my fondsf when the door ""open ed, and a stalwart Texan' Cartying a lariat and a terrible looking whip paused before me:.' J i: ' - ' -y" I gave myself up" for lost, and sank back with a groan J ' ! " "f. "'" ' ' "Are you the editor 9 .this vere pa per '. lie cried. , ,: . -r ' .. ... J VJfoT'.X yelled , 4 "WJiere'is the editor ?" '"Z,.. . "lie went . to , Austiu this" iubrning.t Did you want to see him ?" ', , V' ".Well I rather think I do.. I keep hfm posted about the Cotnanches, aod he has took my news out of the' Pistol, and stuck in a fot of durned trashy " matters 'from New York. " Wrho wants to read r such stuff down hyer in Texr.s ? The cussed Comunches trouble us" more', than - the devil. Now look hyer, lam hyer" to whip the houn to death, and harjg' him'' with this ei-e'1arlat.' " By thunder T mean just what I say. . I will call again. " J 1 I did not ask ' him to remain longer, but permitted him to depart in peace. I congratulated myself over my narrow escape, and rose to my feet. ' I would go to the gunsmith's, get some of my re volvers, and fill with lead the next per son who entered my ..sauctutu.. . IF .they would give rue. six hours time I would be out of the State., , ,. t .- '" I had not reached the door when I found myself confronted by a six footer, in whose belt four Arkansas toothpicks were conspicuously displayed.' "You the editor ?" he asked eyeing me savagely. ' " ! "No." ' " ' " ;" "Then IU leave." ": "Did you want to see the editor ?" "Yes. I owe him abcut S18 which 1 want to pay." . . I had missed Tt;'., That sum would take me out of that State and the perils of a Texas -editor. . "Yes, I said, reflecting, I am the cdi tor." : - ' ' ' - -" ' - "Why didu't you say so ?" 1 I thought you intended to do trie bod ily harm. 1 have been so annoyed here of late that it is best to be cautious. "Look here, old hoss, that won't do me, that is too thin. ' You'icsome loafer what wants to make a raise No, sir ee ! I pay the money to the editor himself. Good day, boss." i - Ho walked out and I followed him. . 'I am the editor, I swear it. I cried, clutching his arm. "I'll let you off with 815, I want money enough to leave this infernal State." j "If you diin't sneak back! into that office, I'll tickle your ribs I;" he said drawins one of the bowie knives.- "Git I''- I got. j A moment later, the "devil"' airivcd from the post office aud threw three let ters upon the "deck. I opened them with great expectaitons. I had lately mailed duns to delinquents, and I thought that the letters coniaiued Patronize Home Manufacturee ! 'f . Ajt OPox'tlaixcl Prices!; IIAVING GONE LARGELY INTO r , the manufacture of - ALL GR ADE& OF CR00M8 1 - I am prepared to furnish the Oregon public wltn as good' broom as can be obtained en the coastiS" at Portland prices, trdors solicited. Aaaress all ordeTS to IlLAIN, YOUNG cV , CO., Gereral Agcnu, Albany, Oregon. Albany, December 3, 1870-1 3 y THE '.'SINGER'.' NEW money. - -; The first read i ' 1 Mb. Ei)lToit Sur : I paid my account four weeks aro. I can't overlook your brass to dun me again." By George, 1 won't stand it. I'll be in Killburg oac day next week, and I'll beat you flat. I am tho roariu' alligator of . Comanche creik. 8!, if you are married, make a will, and will your wife all I leave of you. J. BEliUS. , The Second was no better: " Sir : ,. You. have grossly . insulted me by dunning me for au account I have twice paid. I must -have satisfaction at the pistol's mouth.,;? I will meet you ou Simpson's Hill to-night at 8 o'clock-. If you refuse to meet me, I will ?cek your sanctum, compel you to write your own obituary, and blow your brains out. There is no going back on the above. '' ' J. I. slayer. ; Mem. of the Texas Legislature, Tlie third was brief, but to the point : . Ma. Euiroa: Nothing but your blood will wipe out the insult you have otfercd me by dunuing me for'a thrice paid debt. J will have it prepare to die., -1- i -..i - , . r A- K. XLLER. " Five minutes later my' sanctum - was tenantless. - I flew to tho ' depot." The funds I had took me to Duelville, where I borrowed 810 from-the editor "of" the Roveieknifii which sum whirled me from the State. . '" Within tbe past two weeks I have re ceived three hundred repiie to my duns. The writers without a single exception, threatened my lifo.- V.n '. - ' Biit I'm safe, where Texans cease from troubling; aud where the editor- is at rest.: I wouldn't put a foot in Killburg'. un less I had the national army to back me, for the national debt 4 -1 I want to dispose of my establishment in the above named place.' I'll sell out on reasonable rates. I will' charge noth ing for my J predecessors ' books, his knives and revolvers. It is a good opca ing for a mdraf- young man. For the benefit of inquirers I will state that there is an undertaker , In ; Killburg, "and, that the cemetery is ; but fiyo , minutes ,walk from the Pistol office. - . Parties wishing to purchase after bd amg tneir inends an - affectionate fare well and singing , .. . . .-. . r "I would not live always, . I ask not to stay," - address, care of the editor of this paper. Family Sewing Machine, , With Attachments for aU kinds of Work, . 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