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STATE RIGHTS4 DEMOCRAT.
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CotreaBeadeat wrmng ova fcaaumed signatures
anonymously, otl 'aabwa5 their proper
. ti the nUtteri or no attention will be
twu U A SdUviy pr
tl taMaeosaenjrteatioBS.
w BUSINESS
CARDS
r:!HELM,'
1
ATTORNEY AND i tOUHSELOR AT LAW
WSl Practice in all the Courts of the Slate.
OFFICE i AUUXT, OREG OX.
Not. 11.1870.
JIKI KWAT.
KELSAY & HANNON,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW.
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QS Uirs in Pit Offio BuilJios
ff ICE DF'SCHQQL.SUP'RINTEND'T
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X. 1 1ST 1ST coTJisrTsr,
AT HARRISBURG.
mSOMbTtI. T. J. STITES.
6. F. SETTLEMIER,
Druzsist and Apothecary!
DEALER IS DRUGS. MEDICIXES. OILS,
Puata, Window la. Djestufl. Linaun,
tmntj Somps, Braihes, Pcrfaioeries, e.
Frescriptiois Ctrcfally Componndrd.
All art clef aa4 Dmri in oar liao wnntd of
tk. at alitr.
Firftatiaat, Foat OSee.haildios.
ATbaar. ,
4 MVJfi V;
, jttlUaajI
wi ? ta li U-01S,- p n ;t a
lOSSTASTLT OX HAND AND RECEIV-
a mji . . .V. r I ... . k. .A
aiaaa. Waadjuui. WUlov VTarej Xubaeco. Cigars,
Caafaettoaary. Yaukea totionf , ate., etc.
.?1,f3 :Wklln nni RfajLn if on
vaj-OaaaHa R. C. Hill A Son Drag Store. Al-
j- baay. Uragoa. ! -;-.t. .-i - janioraaaij i .
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B. RICE, M. D., "
rilVSICIAN
AND SIBGEOX,
ALBAXT. OREGOX. ;
a-Offiee: Oa Soatk aida af Main atreat.
Raaidesea : Oa Second atroet, oapoaite Pearee'a
FrrT, ' . ;aprlT5a5ijf.
X. Ill CKAXOK,
Orricc In Xorcroaa' Brick Boilding.ap-atatra
A aaay. Oregon. aa4
ITT015ET i5B. .C0C5SELL01 IT LiW
, Ji, and Notary PubUc
Jfpecwfattefltioa girw to tollcrtiuoa. i
Orrica la tbe Court Huosn.
jJejoirat 1 Si -3 f ii
POWELL 3t. FLIXX,
ATTORXSTS JLS'D COUNSELLORS AT
"LA7W AXO SOLiVITUBS IX Vtljl.we.at,
a4iBA kiOragB Otfocu-- aika- eacaey
J ucea promptly aUended to. c20nlOIy
au.raataatw'
a. Asoaaa-a.
, 2 ALTOS ts Gobl!RIE ASD t
D
PBOVI-
ary.tabaoce. CigraP'paaXot'. ate. Wore
Miine atrcet, aajoiaing the Exareaa uffiee, Al-
ir Wwt ana utuw are. vura""-
fcaay,:Orgoi4.(j(
CHAiRa.ANR.TUPfNG.l;
iUVi-E!DElTTOMEEtvCHAiaS!
f U Wst qolityf wll-fioUhei, eaa be bad at
ME T Z L E:r7s S H O P I
- i'.tt i: i'i .'' , .'
Aha. all kiada. of TCRSIXG done to order.
' Timber for ilnba ya hand aad fixed fur turning
aag. - ' . ,
. 'vXaUler'a Chair are kept on band by E. B.
Maoas A Co., Harriaburgr ',:; '
f.JirinJSjL " . JL METZLER.
NOTARY,, PUBLIC,
Legal laatramenU of ail kinds made and attested:
'Canreyanee4 aad Cvtlectiuna promptly '
atteLded to.
u? ALBANY PATH HOUSE!
" ;-::' A " ' -!'' - '
THE UXDERSIGXED -WOULD RESPECT
- fully inform tbe' citizens of Albany and ri-imf-ikml
laa has takearebarga of this-Eatoblish-saeat,
aad, by keeping clean rooms and paying
etrict aUaatioa to baaioeas, expeeta to suit all tbaac
waa saay favor hioi w.th their patronage. ' Haring
fcacatsfata earried an Bathing bat , ' "
first-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,'
mm .expects, to give' entire satisfaction .to all
' "Childtea and Ladies'- Hair neatly eat and
saied.,. , . ;. JOSEPH WEBBER.,
t , -!;. apr4v3B33tf : ... , j. .
CORVALUS COLLEGE I v
MALES AND FEMAUES.
rw. . .r . w V wa"
OREGOX. ' ' '-
.' r 'Lilt til
IT AklOTVIDfiD' 1X1 TtfREELSESSIOXS.
jLjTuitioa. per Seaaion' of 31 moDthsJ. irom
m ta $li,aMoaiiag ietatadiae. 'jf-i.t
SCALE J5QAR0l$Viai0C8E,l)r3Vpf. J. Em
ory. Board, inelnding room, fuel and lights, $50
fr.aea.ion (H weeks), ;, Washing, $ a ner- eeaaiin.
Txaas : OrA-kolf in advance and the other
kalf at the close of the session. , , .
1 ieiOvOnitf "I- Wi A- PIXLET: A. M
rfi
President
8 E L eT S C H OOLv
CA T'J3 "P5" ibeing JanghtltSQjfsA "ZiiUl
. ACOyTE INSTITUTE,
TJadertheT aaperrialon ''oTK. tJ CSAWF6RD1
i tiute41)MtWjt.rill!i.A i
n.'n t. s. " ij .- ) j a n ita i.i v ( j rs "
. K i' BATES OF TUITION,,1 J- ,
.Wlliaij'Papweat y, m.C. i'..".'..'.ar4
fcpasatory aod Common Branches.... 6, 00
dvaBeadEnglUh,...liw,wi.w,w. Z;00
aeient anaVModarn Languagaw,MM..-.,. 09
it .Tuition PayabUiin. Advances kA' ..t-.,
M.-T. CRAWFORD, r
AlbaaJ. 3T6t.11, 1870. Prinaipal.
x A D V E RT I S E M EN TS .
THE NEW; ENGLAND
MUTUAL. ,
LIFE INSURANCE COMPN'Y
.-,h.-.f .ort.oosToar;,-,M....
The Oldest Purely Matutl Lifo Insurance ,0a
i... ,. 1R ta United; BUtes, , i.,
mcom?oRATrri
1835.
Diridenda of Kia Company are paid ANNUALLY
., i; , ; to Ilia Aanunxt, InCASH. i
It waa ebariered in l(.'U, and ita euviaUle hlatory.
during Tirentyix Year, artiveoiwratutn baa
thorfugbly eatabllahed ita reliability.
Il Uecord fttandM mm FoIIowb i
Cab Aaaeta. January. 187......,..$9,000.0OO 00
Caah Dividend of lSOfl... 673.0UU 00
Caiib Dividend af 13T. 4'.'n,i73 6.
Caah Diatributiona af 1848 T81.W Hi
Caah Dividend of 1S09..-4HV.S.1U 00
Total Surnlua UirtJcd... ........... -I.OOO.OOO 00
ToUl Loaaca paid...................... 4,300.000 00
1 Art f iltntarktnetf, incor-pumUti into
lk beaeral Atattifm of 1901,0 noiiry f lif
tmrnmtmfnr Me bmrlit nf m M A II It It. U H VMA.
OK A A T rEKSVX VK r&KSUJiS At A VI-
F1EIK g.m to tktm idtpmdmlg of lit VtU and
i.ioartee vj M-'arry a?o tjjeef tt fulttf.
The New England is the orly Maanaehuactta
Company doing buaiueaa on the Pacific (.'oaJ. and
therefore the only Company governed by tbe
eqnitablo DSatsachnsetT Z.apaa Law.
EXAMPLE SH0WIN3 THE WORKINGS OF THIS LAW
' ' 1 Plan Ordinary Life.' "
FOR EXAMPLE: A part j iiiKuring at the
ae of thirty-five, l'remiumt all' Cash.
One Annual Premium will continue policy
in force 2 vear arid 3 d.-iva. ,;
Example -J Premium all Cash Age, 35 ;
Plan, Ten-Year Endowment, pnvalile at
the aj;'e i-f 4.V. One Annual Premium will
continue policy in force tut a Term Poli
cy, 7 year. t s .
It yon wiah to make it abaolntely re r tain that
aot a dollar yea in rest will ever be forfeited Jm-
.Mr. in tk Srie Enylnnd.
lr yon wiab to get yunr dividenaa witn tba aec
ond annual payment, and annually inereaaing oa
tba contribution plan, tbat ta to set jvst bat
la rocaa xo bomb axk ao Lcsa. aud just wben
it ia due iMre fa iki Emjlnml. ' -
NO STOCKHOLDERS K THIS COMPANY.
It buaineaa in Lina county in tbe laat Tear and
a half exceeds tbat of all otber companies com
bined..
EVERSOX MIDDLEMISS.
(Srn.ra) Agent.
San praacUeo, Cat,
' S. BL UOLOSXBCE,
102 Front-at., Portland.
Ag't for Orgeon and Waabinon Ter.
JAMES ELKIN, Aft,
ALar, Obcgos.
aulSv5ai2m3
L. BI.MISS.
f. a. rtaisa-
ELKINS&SON,
LEBANON,
One of the Oldest Mfrttntile Firmi In Liua
Conoty!
WE ARE SOW RECEIVIXG A
NEW AND FRESH STOCK OF GOODS I
9XBECT rKODI THE EAST!
Which will be sold at the' Very Cbeapeat Figures!
, Uffenng every iniluecment to tbeur old
. : cuatvmcra and others ty .
purchase their , SrV
SPRING SUPPLIL'S
DRY GOODS AND" CLOTHING!
: GROCERIES !
Hats and lap. Boots and Shoes!
BUILDIXG MATERIALS A HARDWARE.
- -r - .-if".:
PAINTS AND OILS, A-SpeeialFeatnre!
Quick Sale, Small Profitt and Prompt Pag!
. L. ELKIXS A SOX.
Lebanon, April I, 1S70 rin33ui6.
..UMATILLA HOUSE!
DALLES CITY OREG0X.
UADLEV &. 8I.XOTT. Proo'ra.
THIS WELL KNOWXFIRST-CLASS HOUSE
having been recently repaired and renovated
tbroughout, oners srpenor accommodations ' and
gives letter satisfaction to the Traveling Public
than any Hotel in Dalles City. - It la tbe only
rirst-llese liutel m tbe City, and really tbe only
Hotel the Traveling Community patronize.
Suits of Booms for Families, and Superior
-" Accommodations for 300 Quests I
This Hotel is located near tbe Steamboat Landing
and Railroad Depot,
TH E HOTEL O M N I BUS
Will always be at the- Railroad Depot and
Steamboat Landing on tbe arrival of Paaaengers,
to convey them and their baggage to and from
the Hotelfreeef charge. 3S Particular attention
paid to calling guecta in tbe morning for the boat
and ears ; and extra attention paid to seeing fam
ilies off on tbe care and boat, . .-
ay-They have two , large FIRE-PROOF
SAFES in the office, for tbe nsa of their guests..
tariiovei open ail mgnt in ebaree of a care
ful Watchman. In connection with tba Hotel
they hare a fine .. .. - , , , .:.
Billiard Saloon and Beading loom ! ; ;
ilarcb 11, 1870-v5u30tC
.-)
NOT COUNTY CLERK !
..) -,-,-.i,a
CLERK 0F-THEDRUGJL1RE!
3-- JttTZJIa " -
with
, Will' take pleasure In waiting on the needy' witii '
Vrag, Medicinaa, Paints, Oils, Dyettnfia,
Glass,' yarniahes, Patty Perfumery,'
.. Pancy Soaps, Combs, Brushes, Vc
PltTsictans' Prescriptions carefully Cotn-
pounaea. . ' n ; ... -.
'. . STDoors open ratl times of night
jOrders from the Interior promptly atteadtd
to. i , - v3n5itf,'
DON'T DRINK TO-NIQHT. ,
' I left my mother In the door, '
My slater by her side f . . . .'
. Tbelr elaaped bands and loving looks
- Forbade their doubts to hide..
' I left and met my comrades gar', ' '::
' When ths moon brought out her light, "
And my loving mother whispered ma,
"Don't drink, my boy, to night.''
Long years have rolled away since thea j
My Jetty eurls are gray ,-
But, .ib I those words are with me yet,
And wilt not pass awsyr ' ' ''
I see- my mother's loving few, .
, ' With gaodnesa, radiant, bright.
And bear bar worda ring In my ears, ,
' "Don't drink, my boy, to-uigbt."
My mother new Is resting eweet . ,..
In tba graveyard on tba hill ;
But mother's words come back to ma, ' 1
And haunt my memory still.
I've often, often, paased the eup ;
Ob 1 than my heart was right.
Because I heard the wanting worda,
" "Don't drink, my boy, to-nig lit"
I've'now paa.ed down tbe road of life,
And soon my race ia run,
A mother's warning listened to,
An immortal erown ia won.
Oh, mothers, with your bleaaed smile,
Look on your buys so bright.
And say, as you alone can aay,
"My boy, don't driak to night."
These words will prove a warning when
la the thorny patba of life,
Tby boy is in the tempter's wiles,
And warring in the strife.
These words will stop tba morning cop,
r Aad tbe revelry at nigbt.
, By whispering back a mother's voice,
"Duu't drink, my boy, to-nigbt."
uC.XEIUL LEE.
Of tbe many Icautifullj written eulo
gies upoo General Leo's death, the fulluw-
tug from tbe Georgia Comtitutionalist w
the ruot loochio sod sppropriate which
we have observed: ' f'.
The telegraph conveys the mournful
intelligence that General Lee is dead.
How lew words, jet how melancholy their
sigmncaace l It seems but yesterday we
saw him, if out full of luxty life at least
wiib the promise ot many useful years, to
Lleos, to guide, to nUHiain aud glorify his
countrjuim of the South. And now the
good gray head is low, the noble heart ia
hufthed, the hearsing eye is diui, aad the
royal spirit, which kept its whiteness
amid the storm of battle, the cruellies of
tuisfurtone and the devoted pings of the
loeniao s treacherous peace, has flown to
higher realms than this. He haa crossed
the river which Jackson crossed before.
he re.is under ihi tbado of the trees of
l'aradte; he haa carried lo Spirit Land
the Southern Cruoa, and henceforth there
is one satot the mure to make us feel that
if we have lot a coue on e irth we have
gained soother advocate for that cause in
beaveu.
What ncd of miny words. Wheo the
fateful syllables, "Lee is dead" shall, oa
the wings of lighting, traverse the globe,
what worthy man, woman or child who
has hesrd of his great deds io the bu'tlc
fur liberty and his sublima resigoatioo in
defeat what kindly human being tbe
world over will not acknowledge, with a
thrill of genuine emotion.' that there has
passed out of mere muijd&oe cxistaoce
one of the grandest characters that ever
lived in the tide of tiuio J It is the part
of the South to mourn for her departed
chief. It is proper that strangers should
pronounce elaborate eulogies. Suffice it
tor us that the good and pure everywhere
hon r our dead Let and his Trampled
Kight'with an honor which oo liviogrep
resentative f Victorious Evil, strcngly
misnamed Right, ahull ever obtain. Suf
See it for us that now our future shall
grow"immrtal, since
-He U gathered to the Kings of Thought
Who waged contention with their time's
, de.. .. . ; .
And of the past are all that cannot pass
away!"
As "Ixcidest" to Bismarck. At the
Prussian headquarters in Meaux the
King occupied the front, Count Bi
marck the back rooms of toe Arch
bishop's palace. ' The apartments of
the Count were on the ground floor,
and looked out upon the extensive
gardens to the rear of the palace. The
loth of beptember cad been a very
busy day ta many of the Prussians,
and not least of all to the Count.'!' He
wap riding all day, and in the evening
be had a long conference with the
King. -Tired with these difficult la
bors he hastened,1 when he reached his
room, to prepare for; bed. He had
scarcely ,; however, begun to undress
himself when he heard a rustling
among tbe bed-clothes, and on search
ing found there to his astonishment,
an infant not more than four weeks
old, '. On looking closer he found by
the side of this enant trouve the fol
lowing note: "My husband fell at
Sedan; I have nothing to -eat. ' Des
pair forces me to part with my only
child.' It has been baptised ' 'Yin-cent.'-''
Nor does this curious story
end here. To make it dramatically
complete and symmetrical, the unfor
tunate mother committed suicide. The
matter is said to have reached the ears
of the King, and orders were given
that the desolate infant should be sent
to Berlin. t -. .ur-,.'
A sian ja Concord, iV-i tt.y has
his
posession a Discuit; which was set
upon
the table oo the collation given on Lay
ette's visit to that city in 1825..) It js obr
long ib shape, has stamped upon it the
words,. Welcome, Genera LafayeUei"
and, many oflhe letters can still be dis.
tingaighcd.;,,y ; , r .,-.., ,
I The old provcib says, "every man is a
physician or.a fool at forty.' gir' Harfy
Flaff0rd,; a'distingnished- physician, hap
pening' to, quote this old saw to a circle of
f nends,' among whom was Canning, the
latter inquired; ''Sir Harry mayn't he be
both?';1- '" L H .-i ; "
,.i;f-;.. i i ' l m i I I i .) ; y i.ii ;':! -
j i A ROWDY intending to be witty" thus
accosted a lady in the street J "Madam,
can y on i u for m nic where l ean see the
elephant ?" "-No, but if I had a looking
glus8 I could show you a very large mon
key." ' The rowdy sloped. ' ;" 1!" i
HIS OWN EVA. '
"She, really is the prettiest , little
creature I ever Baw," said Mr. ,Wil-
Ioughby Vane, as he turned from the
window for the fiftieth time that morn
ing. . "Jane, ; he added, addressing
the housemaid, who wan clearing away
the breakfast tinners! "have vou anv
idea who the people are who have ' ta
ken Mr. Adderly a house opposite?".
s "Well,: yes, sir, if you please," re
turned the handmaiden. "I met their
cook at the grocer's the other day, and
she said her master's name was Black
Captain Cooker Black, and that he
was staying here on leave of absence
with his wife and daughter, sir.
"Ob, indeed! Did she happen to
mention the young lady's name?"
"Yes. sir. She called her Miss
Eva."
"Eva! What a charming name!'
murmured Willoughby to himself; and
tlien be added, aloud "That will do.
Jane; thank you."
air. W llloughby v ane was a bache
lor, twenty-eight veais old, rich, in
dolent and tolerably good-lookiug.
He lived, with a widowed mother in a
pleasant' house in the Clapham road;
and having nothing else to do, had
fallen desperately in love with his
pretty rw-a-n'j, and auxiously sought
an opportunity for an introduction.
If.. M - ! 1.1
uowever, uaving (uncovered me name
of his enchantress, he' determined to
address her anonymously by letter.
lla'ing decided upon takinor this
step, the next thing to be done was to
ut it into execution; and having shut
limself up in bin study, after many
futile attempts he succeeded in fram
ing an epistle to the lady to his satis
faction, begging her, if she valued his
peace of mind, to return an auswer to
W. V.. the post office. Clanhatn
Common." Tbat done, he went out
for a walk, and dropped the letter in
the nearest box.
Itegularly, three times a day. for a
week afterwards, ho called at the post
office to see whether an answer had
arrived for him. As the week ad
vanced, Willoughby began to lose bis
appeti, and grow so restless aud ir
ritable that 3Irs. Vane, like a fond
mother, fancied that her dear boy was
unwell, and begged him to consult
their medical attendant. But her son
laughed at the idea, knowing well
that his complaint was beyond the
doctor's skill to cure.
He was beginning to despair of
ever receiving a replv, when to bis
great delight, on tbe seventh morning,
a letter was handed to him bv the
postmistress, written in a tlaint fe
male hand, and addressed to "V. V."
Almost urable to conceal his emotion,
he quitted the shop, broke open the
seal, and drank in the contents.
They were evidently of a pleasing
natuie, for he read the letter over
again and ogian, kissed the envelope,
put into his breast coat pocket, and
hurried home, to sec bis inamorata
looking out of the window of the op
posite house, ns usual.
lor a moment his hrst impulse was
to salute her respectfully: but imme
diately afterwards bethought himself
tbat as he was still incognito, the
young lady would perhaps feel insult
ed by the action, lieside, bow could
she hare any idea that he was "W.
V.? So he went indoors and amused
himself for three hours in inditincr a
reply to her letter, which he posted
the same afternoon ; and , in due course
a second answer arrived.
And so matters went on, a constant
interchange of leters being kept up
for a fortnight, during which time Mr.
Willoughby Vane spent his days in
running to and from tbe post office,
writing letters, and watching his , fair
neigubor irom tne window oi tue dining-room.
"Confound it! be would sometimes
say to himself. "How very provoking
the dear girl is 1 She neverwill look this
way. A do wisu 1 could eaten her eye,
if only for a moment. What a horribly
sour looking old crab the mother is!
Depend upon it, Willoughby, " that
poor child is anything but happy at
home with those two old fogies. In
deed, her letters hint as much," and
having given vent to his feelings, he
would put on his hat and walk to the
post office, or shut himself np in bis
room and compose another note to his
"Dearest liva. -
At length three weeks having flown
rapidly away in this manner, he re
ceived a letter one morning from the
young lady, which ran as follows; ,
.'v...; , v ;;T04f.w,T.",. ,..;, , : ,.
"Sin: As it is useless to continue
a correspondence in this manner, I
win lb in now uuio lor you w turow
off your incognito, ana reveal your
true name and position to one to
whom you are not totally indifferent.
Believe me that nothing inspires love
like mutual confidence. Prove to me
that I have not been impiudent in an
111 ej . .
swenng your letters, oy at once in
forming me who you are. It , is with
no feeling of curiosity I ask this, , but
simply for mutual satisfaction. .
' ; " 1 Yours, &o. ; ' Eva.
; To which Willoughby replied by re
turned post: " . : ' '
! Deabest Eva: If you will permit
me to call you ; so, . have you not for
weeks paBt observed a young man
with his hair brushed back, anxiously
watching you from the opposite house?
And: although you . have : apparently
never taken tne slightest notice of him,
I trust his features are not altogether
repulsive to youl I am that individu-
, i Charmed by the graceful majrio of thine eye,' '
. Oay Biter, pay x watoti. and dream and sigb;
Watoh thee, dream of thee, sigh for tbee alone
Fair star of Clapham may I add my own T
' j To quote 'with some alterations, the
noble stanza of the poet Brown 1 And
now I have a - favor to ask of you.
1VT1 . . 1 1J
wnenever you see me ai tne winaow,
take no notice of me at present, least
my mother should observe -it. In a
few days ' she will be .. going out iof
town, and then we can -throw: off all
restraint.. . Till then, , adieu f adieu
my adorable one. ; My eyes are . ever
on you. Your own, " !i V
s !'; WfLLOUOHBI Vak. .
To which epistle came the following
answer: , .,.,
' "Dear" Sia: Your explanation' js
perfectly satisfactory. I may add tbat
your features are not at all repusive
tO' ' .. .'.ffi v.'t ; ; f r,i ii ,u IsVA. -
"Bless her! What a delightful little
soul she she is!" ejaculated Wil
loughby. "
And he went out, ordered a new
suit of clothes, and his haircut.
"Willy said Mrs. Vance to her son
the next morning, "I wish you would
do something to improve your mind,
and not waste your time by looking
out of the window all day, as you
have lately done. Come and read the
Parliamentary debates to me, if you
have nothing else to do."
The worthy lady was a rabid politi
cian, and for three mortal hour she
kept him at his delightful task; at tbe
expiration of this time be succeeded
in escaping to bis own room, where
he wrote tbe following note to Eva :
"Deabest Eva: I am overjoyed at
the contents of your brief : communi
cation. If as you say, my features
are not altogether repulsive to you,
may I hope tbat you will consent to
be mine mine only?
WnxocoHBr."
Back came the reply the next morn
ing: Dear Wllocohbt: Your reply has
mode me feel happy. It is very dull
here no society except my father and
mother. I long for more congenial
companionship Thine, Eva.
In this delightful manner the days
flew on halcyon days, too, they were
for Willoughby, and sweetened by tbe
enterchange of this and similar love
like correspondence. On tbe follow
ing Monday morning, Mrs. Vane left
town on a visit to some friends in
Devonshire, leaving her son to keep
bouse at homo. 11m same afternoon,
one of Captain Black s servants
brought the following note for Wil-
lougbbv.
"Willie Have you any objection to
mv tellinrr mr dear nana? Matters
have now gone so far, that it will be
impossible for either of as to retract
what we have written. Let us take
papa into our confidence. I know bis
kind and generous nature too well,
and have no fear that he will oppose
our union. Pray send me a line by
bearer. . t "Iuva.
The answer was as follows:
"Mr ovot Eva Do whatever you
consider best. ly late is in your
bands. If your papa should refuse
bis consent, I But I will not think
of anything so ureadful! Fear not
that I shall ever retract. Life with
out you would be a desert, with no
basis to brighten it. Yours until
death, WiixocoHBr."
That evening, just as Willoughby
had finished dinner, he beard a loud
double-knock at the street door, and.
on its being opened, a strange voice
inquired in a loud tone "Is Mr. Wil
loughby Vane at home?"
11 is heart beat vehemently, as Jane,
entering the room, said "A gentle
man wishes to speak with you in the
library, sir."
And she banded him a card inscrib
ed, "Captain Choker Black, C. B.,
H. M.'s 17U4th Foot."
. "I will be with him in a moment,"
said Willoughby, and he swallowed a
couple of glasses of sherry to nerve
him for the interview.
"Captain Choker Black, I believe,
he said, as he entered the library.
"Your servant, sir," said the gallant
Captain, who, glass in eye,, waa busi
ly engaged in scrutinizing an engrav
ing of the battle of Navarino. , "Your
servant, sir. Have I the pleasure of
addressing Mr. Willoughby Vane?"
Willoughby bowed.
"Then, sir, of course you know the
business that has brought me here ?"
Terribly nervous, and scarcely
knowing what answer to make, our
hero bowed again. '
"Come, come sir, don't be afraid
to speak out. My daughter has made
me ner conndant, so let tnere be no
reserve between us. Eva has told me
all." , . . ..
Here poor Willoughby blushed Tip
to tne roots oi nis uair.
"You see, I know all about it.
You have fallen desperately in love
with the poor girl, and although you
have never exchanged three words to
gether, you are already engaged to be
married. Mighty expeditious, upon
my word l Hal nal nai ATay excuse
me for laughing, but the idea is some
what comical! Hatha!"
As the Captain appeared to be in a
very good humor, Willoughby b cour
age began to rise. ,
"Don t mention it, sir. xour are
her father, and have a right to do what
you please. But I arhcerely trust you
have no omecuons to oner.
"I? None ! , Believe me. I shall be
delighted to see my Eva comfortably
settled.. But hark, sir. ' Business is
business. -; I am a plain, : blunt man,
and. fif teen year's service with one's
regiment in India does'nt help to pol
ish one. , 1 rst of . all what ore - your
prospects; ,; : .... ..-,
And the Captain drew a note book
from his pocket , and proceeded to ex
amine our hero, as if he were in i
court of justice. ' ' 1 1
"You are ah only son; I believe?"
' , "I am." ' i 1!- ;-'-' 1
"Good." And down went the note
in his pocket-book.
"Your age?? . - . f
. "Twenty-eight, next birthday."
"iwenty-eignti - urooa. is your,
lit sk a
constitution neaitny r :
' 'I believe so.' I have had the mea-
sles,whooping cough and mumps." '
i : "Disorder peculiar. to . infancy.
Good," And the captain aeribMad
away. , ... ,
"Are you engaged in any business
or profession?" - : i- '
""Jione.,'2 ,.t w
ft ('ThenJbow on earth do you live?'
'un;my private lnfloxne,'' ... .
Then all I can say, is. J you're an
uncommon lucky fellow to be able to
subsist on that. - I only wish I could.
What is your income? . nu-.x i
"About seven hundred a year." -VJ ,
"Is it in house property, shares in
limited companies, or the Funds? If
in public companies j I should be sorry
to give you two years purchase for
the lot'.
"In the Three per Cents." ,
"Good. I think I may say very
good ! What sort of temper are you?"
"Well, that s rather a difficult que
Uon to answer." said : W'illou&rhby.
smiling. , i . .. ,
"Hang it, sir. not at all! ' returned
the captain. "If any one asked me
my temper, I should say 'Hasty f sir
confounded hasty! And Choker
Black's proud of it, sir proud of itj"
wwuw .uv BUD IC1 DO
Willoughby, timidly.
"Temper average," "said the cap
tain, jotting it down. "I think those
are about all tbe questions I have to
ask you. You know my daughter by
sight?"
"I have had the pleasure of seeinc
her frequently from the window,
sir!" ' . r
"And you think you could be happy
with her?"
" 'Think.' Captain! I am certain of
it." ' - '
"Very good. Now. hark ; ye. Mr.
Willoughby Vane. Marry her, treat
her well, and be happy. Neglect her.
blight her young affections by harsh
ness or cruelty, and hang me, sir! if
1 don t riddle you with bullets! Gad,
sir, I'm a man of my word, and 111
do what I say, as sure as my name's
Ulacltr
"I have no fear on that score, cap
tain. Unite her to me and if a life of
devotion " . ;
, "I know all about that." said the
captain. "Keep your fine phrases for.
the girl s ears. uive me your hand,
bit. 1 ve taken a fancy to you.
"You flatter me, captain 1"
"Hang it, sir, no! Choker Black
never indulges flattery. Don't be
afraid to grasp my hand, sir; it's your's
so long as I find you plain sailing and
straightforward. But if I suspect you
of any artifice or deception, I'll knock
you down with it.- bo now I hope
we perxectiy understand each other.
"One word more," said Willoughby.
"Am I to understand that you consent
to our union?
"Certainly. You can be married
to-morrow, if you . please. Sir, the
barpiness of my dear child is my first
consideration. Uad, sir, 1 am not a
brute not one of those unnatural pa
rents people read of in novels. Cho
ker Black may be a fire-eater in the
field, but at any rate, he knows how
to treat his own flesh and blood."
"Captain, you overwhelm me with
gratitude."
'-Say no more about it. Clap on
your hat and come across the road
with me. and I'll introduce you to my
daughter at once."
Scarcely knowing ' what he was
about, Willoughby did as he was told.
They crossed the road together, and
the captain opened . his door with a
latch key.
"One moment if you please," said
Willoughby, who was titivating his
hair and arranging his cravat. -
"Are you ready now?: asked
the
captain. , "
"Quite."
"Mr. Willoughby Vane," cried
the
the
hia
my
captain ushering our hero into
drawiug-room. Then waving
hand, he added: . .
"Allow me to introduce you to
wife and daughter." - ' !
Willoughby looked T exceedingly
foolish as he bowed to the two ladies.
On a couch by the fireside sat his en
chantress, looking more bewitching
than ever ; her vie-a-vis being the tall,
thin, angular woman in black that he
had frequently noticed from, over the
way. , ,; , . ... - .,
"What a contrast," thought Wil
loughby, "between mother and daugh
ter!" . rr:, :
."Annie, my dear, Mr. Willoughby
Vane is anxiousV'no" k doubt." You
know the adage.1' ' Let us' leave the
young people together, and he'll soon
find his tongue then, I'll wager,", said
the captain, addressing the younger
of the two ' ladies, who immediately
rose from her seat. ' - -
"Stay, sir, there is - some mistake
here!" said Willoughby. "This lady
ia " and he pointed to the gaunt fe
male. ' " . , " ; .',.
"My daughter, sir!" said'; the cap
tain . " My daughter by my first
Wife." i ; ; .L -:,.! .iv.:.il.-.
"And this " ejaculated: iour; hero,
turning (to the young lady., w r ,. j
"Ib my second wite," wrl" ..?r
Mr.' Willoughby Vane fled from his
home that night. About a rnvnth la
ter, his almost broken-hearted mother
received a letter from him, explaining
the! whole affair;, and, the post-mark
bore the following words: "Montreal,
Caiada. H-'- ;i,HV"u -u
"Sir,", said an.u8topished landlady to a
traveler who had just sent his cup forward
for ,the seventh time, "you, must be very
fond of coffee."-- "Yes madam. I am" he
replied,.; "or I nevor shoujd hsve drank
go much, water to get so little," ;
Open your heart to sympathy, hut close
it to despondency. A he nower which
opens to receive the dew
rain. .. ...
shuts against
VABIETIES.
'A
Tbii is gODuine belle weathen : r t
i. The "woman is black"- Dinah. , r,
M a A 'a. "
t.i ocun race a college examination, ,r
' A shot inltii tirdf ii 'wwtb two a t
band.
Whe'a, is.thit ivisd like ' 'newspaper T'
When it pufei' '' " I -?- ''
'r't Doing fair thingile4uoine the" fart '
ba the railroads. w h-;. f:.i-y.-t"l :;svj mz
Old fogies are averse to ovatioas we
mean innovation., f? '.t
A sure way to make an impression-r-Fnll rr.r
down ia tbe mod. , ,Sl . . : .,
' Misscotai has 927 miles of railroad,..,-';
costing $51,000,000. 7 , ' ''
1 1 Calif oasiA produces 1 3,000,000 tbi
of quicksilver annually. , ' ". ' '
. " A lass I am no more," as the girl said " "
wben she got married.
'. Living from band to mouth is what a-1 '
wit calls "manual exereise."- ' " '' ;
Charles Lamb calls -colored obildren - i
"innocent little blacknesses." . ,
' A pretty girl, like a bard sum, is some-. !
thing to sigh for (cipher.) . ; ,
' . There is no point a lady likes so welj -:1
as a point of admiration,., ' : .
- If vou would ever be . remembered .by., '
your friends, place yourself in their debt.
; Why is a convent like an empty house J
Because it's a nun-inhabited place.4 1
Ilaioing pitchforks ii bad, but "hailing
omnibuses" is worse, says aa old joker.- ' -
Always a woman in every troubled '
Miss. Management has killed the .French .,
Empire. , ; ' , ', . Z
At a late fire in Fitchburg, Mass., a u
Steamer played thirty-six consecutive r
hours.
Thebk are twenty-one prisoners' in the
North Indiana State prison who are sen-' ' '
tenced for life.
' Seventy-five brides sat down to din-.,, :
ner on a recant Sunday at one , hotel at , . .
Niagara Falls.
The winner of a floating match at Long
Branch lay on his back three hours sod '
forty minutes. ;
WuY is a pimple on a drunkard's face
like the cuts in a London paper? - They -
are illustrations of 2acA. -
The Romanist population of tbe French, .
Empire is 36,800,664; the Protestant, , .
1,501,150 j the Jewish 158,994.
Wbt are country girls'' cheeks like a
goed calico dress? Because they are ' '
warranted to wash and retain their color.7 !-
Several yonog men of good families
in New York have been taken to the
Biogbjmpton Asylum to be cured of
drunkenness.. --
Ox a gate-post ia front of a farm houso , '
near Indianapolis, is a sign which says
"No life insurance nor sewing machines
wanted here."
A SEaYAST girl, ia Toledo, frustrated ,
a burglar's plans by throwing him out of
a garret , window to tbe sidewalk. He ' '.
never recovered from the shock. '
A DiscaiMiNAtisd young lad of our ,' . .
acquaintance says that he likes a rainy
day one tbat is to rainy to go to school,'
and just rainy enough to go a-fishing. .
"How about the small-pox excitement
up your way ?" asked one countryman of;; ,
another. "Oh !" was'the reply, "it's dy-i
ing oat with the patient." , . . - . '
f Besj amis Gbiswold, of Cambridge, -t ,
Ct.. now in his 78th year, has just finisbr . a
ed reading his Bible through, by course, '
for the one hundred and thirteenth time" s
A Smart young lawyer's clerk, hearf
ing a lecturer state tbat ?'man is merely a
machine, remarked, "! suppose an attor- 1
ney may be called a tueinj machine."
-A Woman oi Troy, was lately brought..,
before a Justice, charged with stealing
sum of money from her husband.' She."
was dismissed on the ground that a wife''
could not steal from her husband. - ' Tf 1 '
The champion shoemakers live at Lynn, :
so far as length of service ia concerned. .
Edmund Lewis and James Barney hare.; ;
worked at the trade seventy one and sev
enty years respectively, and, now work
every day4 --;;. '-s
1 " "What is the chief use of bread ?" ask- " '
ed an examiner at a school exhibition. -! J
"The chief use of bread ?" answered the.-: t
urchin, apparently astonished, at ' the, ;
simplicity of the 3 inquiry. "Why. to
spread butter and molasses on."" --- -
"Ark you not ashamed to 'beg 1" said "
the philosopher Montague, to a strong, '- "'
healthy beggar, who was soliciting alms,'
"you are certainly, able to, work," "0,.i".
sir," waa the" knave's rejoinder "if you,
only knew how buy I am 1" ' 'j
, The commander of a Prussian battalion !-
was arrested after the storming of Spich-,. u
eren Higbts, for having charged without
waiting either for the artillery or the re ' 1
serves which were to covet his flank! to.' ,
come up. v His defense waa made in these ..
words : "I had nothing to do with the at- - -tack
; neither had my subordinate officers. ' ; )
When we entered the attacking line every .. ;
one of my, men rushed simultaneously
ahead, without waiting for any orders.'
What could we; do'burfollowhcmtto
prevent disorder and give the movement
as favorable a tarn as possible ?" I' At tho
Same time, the captaia of a company iu '
this battalion,, which was almost deoimat-.:
ed, tried to lead his handful of men to the :
rear ; but they pretended hot to hear the '.
signal. - He then struck 'a 5 man in f r6n t '
of him on the back with -th flat of his
sword, , but, the soldier,! without turning
replied : ."Kill, me, Captain, but don't or
der me to retreat rr."t-JFinally,' finding ha
could hot fprce a Tetreat theuli6fficer or
dered the; bugle to sound the attack, for
the third, time, and ahead the meaiwentl
as1 brisk, as .ever, But oaly..one , ofBcgr
and thirty Vprivatea. evet ; reached, the,
TJ t,Io.nlra 'ViW.tVAt.'..' " lllV
TDUUU Uioao. nv.no. A.. ,111 wi.tvwj .
little group vaulted over ondaunted, form--:
ed into line again, aad, uttering a loud j
German cheer, rushed forward and off (t'
weqt the Frenohmen I
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