e VV tV,ttli4?t. A Juatna.1 Ibr Ike Iopl. . J,'J liavutad to tb IsUraaU of If usually. Udapandila PottttN bad tUUglua, " -. AUt to all Lire law, aad Taoroogbly tUdwal la Opaoalag aad Kspuatag Ike Vsoaa. J , Bla. a. Mil 41, rrm ot lb M Oaavaar.. wis whim. Tbre mouths... Airipoadut ailllng si smaaird ig- -luras auiat sssk kaowa laalr aaasaa to lb tJiior.or ao tvantioa wiu b glvaa la tkalr rommuaHWUvoai-, " -arjrgimwMRTr i TOLUJIETV'. POUTLAD, OHKGON. FBtDAY, JUISK -a, m. MUMllIOlt -41. TERMS. 1ST ADVAXCBl - '":-;Wi... ;.--' i-'".,.- -..,-.'-.. --. :..". I .- rrr-'"--rr-: r:7-X X ,'f'' ":'" ' ' .' r -.-Vr -J .er..-.. '.tml . - w- . . j j ; , " : . v.j -v 1 - . ' - a-a anai . .. -a-- .. " ajirbJ OS lUMNtbM av- CAPTAIN GRAY'S COMPANY ; Cmimtrrw eat trrtagis " -. ; Mm. A. J. M'XJWAT, tu Barer - Bows," Kir-4 are (Entorad, arronll u( to Art of tfeBgreaa.ta tb year I va, by M im. A. J. Ianlwaj,.l th offlr of th UbnurUa of Congrats at Washington, City. la MM aaa Im pblUh4 r 1- M . ? c-Cormlrk la book ioria In Uij . - : rj BMflz Urvulr yfmn m tb math ot h mi lowing (tocy, bavtoc always )tad aaoa a fwat, and bring wholly Ignorant of all V ttnal kaowtodC of Um lltmry world, bcr hw ' wltla anaiaoA I Mm IIIW imU aa4 Mrttf Hag pkMMr.of lh land of b adopttoavoua Mlrvd lb Idea of vaiezlnji fu ojn way lh . world ama of louara. Brio nntd mila laudaatloa, tamarHbat duraUon, allbe. Meaaia aauira, fcwbla aWMmtlt, bad aooiaaU diapoallloa, aafl bavlng aaaoaalrrad aiaay atranca ipbrlaoe wb U-b aaad bar Urad aad -old ! ballB,a MjarlHinlwor ramp Had bar arada idaad la tb karat of aMral, aaany, aad tadaad all tb In porta at lactdaau Utaraof, balnf louadd apoa IxH, k trooped u to (urtn ym aaanwi atory. bba baa baaa latlucad to ra aabllab tb work la tnaa rota m ba, parti jr T)cauaa of a daaira la vavtaa aad am rata tb arlglnal work of bolb hararlfaud tb publUkar, and partly acoaaa an oftaa arged to do a by aabairtbaaa) tbaabMuhi aadi nbllaatW to i f Ui air data aad. ' ) y T tb rtoaaar of Oragoa.aaalo ailkruda of lb grant Nobtm w tar voo dralra taawakaa aa Inwrtat In oar fttat aad Waahlngtoa Tarrl . lory M tb Kind ot tb tboaaaada of dwllr la tb mt4 allmaM of Eaatara wTnUra aad tb torrid teaiparaiur of Eaatara aumaaara. Ibis rarlaad aalt of Iha" ramlnUoorwa of bar " yatB it apaatrjitly AmAMmAt l.f Tac AiTHoa. ....... . CHAPTER HI. ' . rotxT oiiri wtDprwo. x -.Tta WMki paaaed pleoUy way. Tb golJa of HapUmbar b(an to fall In fantaallo beapa In tb foraaU and orchai JTha tnerri bat warolog -"bouk, bouk," of wild f waa baglo ' nl'nf to ba freqntntljr beard, m they war taking tbalr timaly flight aoutb w&rd. ' Autumnal wluda began to algb around the dwelling of the rich and .l00 ' BaUncboly noualc. ' IMaaarOray waa ttnnaually bnay ' with hi! fall work: etth beraon aeemad ''""""bent mood witklria: at btC Dartloular vo- , i . catfoa with uncommon Vigor. r ."'.1 Effia waa alttlng ona erenlng at tha ' foot of a abock of fodder, watching a gloriona tun art, when Tolly came to ber ml IhfAraiAl kaa tKat alia au Ia tia '-named tb enMlng Tbarda7rovIdd ' tbey eouid aJaa gatberjag ayni-ti bajlKl' : aaaa to which aha bad lent a helping laand for a ortolfchi. r '"Bf WttatTTgbt dW aofa-gatuering interfere with yoor weddiog, Polly T' , "Whyryaaeaypap'a mighty busy Jut Bow, and ao's Bam'e . folk. I they'll git through eorn-cattln byTaee day Bight, then they'll bare Wednesday to fix for tb wddln'. . wer- tolernipted by a lotKl call from Mr. OrayLl Tolty iaid that there Woald be aneeUnr at the acbool-house tha at wiay .and tefT Iffle" to her wwa reflection. The young girl eat for noma minute with a corn-ataJk In her hand, - twletlag lb long, dry leaT aUHuiMlbrflngaji lbinkIug-ofib kaw not what,, wbea, neanag as rua- beheld Herbert oomlag 'toward her. II took a aeat tb ataik keaiJ hi alitor and told her that ha waa aroina to church Ui riext Sunday, adding that ' him . ' - '' - . "I wlah Sam rjreea would Uk Polly to uregon u n marne ner," aaia lun. "8h feel ao badly about leaving ber - folk, that I bat to see ber compelled to .... stay bhlnd." . . "It will ail com right, Effi. Daddy Oreen,' aa Polly call him, I going to aall bis farm aad gtaahalf of the money aBjxMlng portion to Sam. Bam doeea't know it yet, for hi father In tend to lurprir biro. I got tb newt from tha old gentleman hlmaelf, and he told cn not to tell either 8am or Polly." " "But aren't you afraid to tell me, Ilerbert? You know girl-can't keep aecrata," " -.;-..- ' .-;.. p.DkV aieter t don't yoa aappoaa I know what I'm about? Olrl can keep aaatrimenial eeorwU, it they want ta.H Sabbath morning cam. - A bright, balmy auahin glittered through tb branch of the balf-denuded tree. The wet aong and merry chatter of bird were beard, a they collected la large - companies to onuit together about re movlDg to a souther ellar. Th path meaiidetad Ihmngh the weila to the jcboot-bog. which waa itutedi half a mil distant front fanner Gray' resideoc. Th ' sound of' footstep among tb rustling leaflets, tha occa "aional WarM ofsom solitary bird7that bad not yet Joined tb thronging maltl tudea of 1U kind, with somailmea an X clamatloa of delight from WUU. were th only sound that greeted th ear of tbo wboererlDgjJbelrjAought- nl way towarda the plaoe of worship. - After tb sermo waa aver: and tb neighborly ooogratalaUona, so too la a, oonntry jnaetlng-hotiae, hsd be 1iohngedthagrcgitloa began alwly to dieperaa. EfB had ateppadl oot iK u ooor ana wa waiting for her mother to follow, when Pally cam out, " eaoorted by Will Black, wb mamlted ' ' off with ber, apparently quit proud of fcla prix,- wbil 8am Orcaa tamed away, looking the vary picture of aba- grin, ?Mo-BriuBloif: 8am .with a roguish laugh, "that If bardUlllu' whether tbe.Uray's a-gola to b dysd Ureea or lUack. load laugh from tb byataaders heightened Ham's coo fusion1, when Her bert Uoodwla ktepped up to, Brow a and said t " W aaa easily discover that h prafera both Ore and Black to Brown." "Duraed If ah ain't welcome to 'am. for all o m," said Joe, "You dida't talk that way last Satur day bight, did ye, aettny ?said farmer Gray, who had beard tha. conversation, and wha felt alitUe proud of tha many attenlioae his fraeklad daughter received from tit rusti rival. -.This, of aouras, turaee) tb laugh upon Brown, who mounted hie horse and rod, rapidly away. 8am tirseo's younger broUter, who gloried In tb appellation of 'Jake,' offered to accompany JCffls ta ber bom. Mrs. Ooodwin mlledr "I appreciate your klad inteoUoo, Jacob; but for tb present j leei competent to chaperon my daughter without your help." - The boy bowed w tb smiling lady, and retreated under cover of bis profuse bluahea. At eUaaer, JSlnk.(aoodwla gently ra- nroved Herbert for taking a partia a coarse Jeat apoa tha Babbath. -I -really -couldn't 4talp- It, mother. Brown insulted 8am and knew to de served th Joke. It would not have hurt Kim so badly, If he had not been Inter td " ' , ... .During the wk, great preparation were mad for the wedding. Tb rustic neighbor for mil around were invited, wbli Yaakaea, aa they called all people of refloeraeat, were alighted with Im- puolty, becauss, aa Jed said to EfB : They think themselves a heap better nor their neighbor. Mammy say b a glad abe fcnowM yer mother afore tbia, or she'd a alighted her, too. Bb think yr mammy'a what daddy calls 'some partita moo.' " ' - . . - - , At ten o'clock an Thursday morning, tb guest began, t assemble, aad long before two, the whole company was col looted aad watting Impatiently for tb appearance of the bride and groom. A curtain, which had bees bung up la the back part of tha best room to. form a dresaiag-cloeet, wa at Ungth drawn aside, and Polly appeared, attired la a very Boat barred Jaooaet dreaa, which aha bad been busy-for two day la reju- Th sodden exposure of ber eouoleuaao before the company, gave to ber cheeks a ruddy hue, that almost hid the frefkita mk usually sbon so conanlcnoualy aa to bid. all traces of beauty la ber round, full face. 8am waa dreeaed la a com plete' suit of homespun blue Jean. HI feature wr tolerably handsome, and a certain air of drollery, which waa nat raj to blm, gave blm a tact of con v era lug agreeably among nl aaaoolate, not withstanding hi extreme bashful ocas, y beaa' the plagu of bis lif. The qulra arose as lent,' I after a short ceremony, told the company that "Saw waa tha Um to commeuc salu- taUbml. A regular . "kissing bV amoag "all uanda" followed this an nouncement, and t was only stopped by tb stentorian voice of farmer Gray pro claiming that dinner was ready. After partaking of a substantial feast, which, InMlray'aopinloovttoshariietbe kniokknaekeriaa of tha fashlooahl-,'' tha company went to tb bam," which bad been decorated with evergreeoa, and dancing began la good earnest. A fid- dlr waa perched la the bay overhead, who parforaacd la really good style. lira. Goodwin aad ber children watched tb performanc until It waa no longer a novelty, and leaving Herbert to enjoy himself n tb society of a very young lady who could danca superbly, tbeyj left the barn and went back Jo In house. After the dauca waa concluded, the company all returned to the dwelling, where pie, cake, and fruit were paaaed round In baskets, waiter being a lux ury tbey could aot countenance, bee use Yankee used aucb article. Jokea In numerable were passed amoog different persons In tha assembly, and were re ceived, sometimes In a pleasant manner or answcred wlth .repartee, and some time with petulant replies and abarp retort.' "I guess, Joe Brown, you aea bow what color th Gray' pitched on, don't you 7" said Sam, la an exultant ton. "If he'a aa green by nature aa th Green she married, Tm afraid the cow 111 eat all the young Greens,' retorted :joa. ..... , , link Brow woaJbave doo aay better T" said WIU Black. " ' . Brown ain't food f Gray, no way, Ilk Green and Black la,1 retorted Joe, "Biwwa seemed to think that Gray would a-aolted him mighty well about last Saturday Bight," laaghad former Gray, whe enjoyed the Joke aa much a anyone sis. ..-'V:' 'x loud baJ-ba Wrm aU tb Usfoawr followed that cos re J seta, and Jo Brwa and Win Black left th place amid th leer of aaif-a-seors of bor. H On rridayr iBBfwt givaeTd "daddy GrvJs,and, with th-rcep-Uoa of the marriage certmoay, every thlng pmd off much tb asm aa oa tb wedding-day. 8am waa agreeably surprised by tb present of a round cam f gold from bl father, aad Polly's bap- pin waa restored If IhjTknowIedga f tb fact that sfia waa to go with ber par ent t Oregoa. Tfi bdwr frosts, tb chilling bleats, tb driving ralaa, and mantling snows of winter, cam steadily oi Herbert, EffleY and Med aUended the. District school, where tbey eojoyed many ad vanUgee, Polly auyed for the winter at the house of her father-la-law, en gaged ia making patch-work quilts, weavlag blankets, etc, tor future house keeping purpose. Our Bext scene ia aituatod la th out skirts of a tittle village la Ohio. A lady was seated oa a sofa la th parlor, coeu pied with a lato aovei. A child of algbteaar mouth was capering noisily over the carpet. " ( ' "Be still, Lucy dear," said Mra. Wat den to tha little girl, who had a rattle box and toy bell, with which she waa making a loud noise. "O.ma," said Cslia and Howard, Mrs. Weldau'a two elder chlldrenTw bo came running into th room and speaking al. moat together, "Mr Manafleld' folk arc coming with papa, and they'll soon be bare." . ' ' .. "Don't tell tha so, children. They'll think you never saw- anyone coming befor,'iMid thalr motharr la a up preeeed voice, as ah hurriedly arranged a few scattered articles about tha room, and waa ready immediately to receive her guests, with dignity and compoaur. " Well. Meg," said Mr. Weldea to bU wife, after a pleasant conversation bad been carried on for, soma time, "we're need, 'stirring up ou the subject, I thought I would Invite my partner to come" la with bis wife and daughter to animate you a little about the matter." - "I think ws' re doing pretty well ber; w ought to be contented. I shrink from the very thought of tb Journey, In pita cf alt 1 can do," ' . r --"Don't you auppoa wa can do what ever other folk can f, Hundred have already gone to Oregon, and tbousaiids will go jiext summer. This new Dona tion J .aw will cause thousands' to go who would aot otherwise undertake th Journey. His, hundred and forty acre of land would b worth something to-a poor man." . "I do not think wa are so Very poor. It I true, w are sot richf but you are doing. thriving bualnea. You told me not. two mouths ago that wa owed no man a doHar."rT "frii. " A deep shadow crossed: th usually raaay fac of Mr. Welden, as 1 tb thought crossed bhr-mlud for th huud-jof ream urns nn uay, toawnen wa retu tat of hi a flair waa madak&owata4 hi wife, a heavy quarrel, a'aick bead- ache, and a crying fit, would follow aa natural consequence. Ha lived on a forty -acre farm joining the village, waa equal partner with Mr. M ana- field in a star A heavy speco Istioa la which tbey bad. lately bee engaged; bad auddealy railed, aad the paxtacm war aroussd to tha painful conviction that when arrearagaa warn nttlrf and creditors saUsfied, they : would be left without capital to go ahead with their buIn.. - Z - . ' Mr. Mansfield, who enjoyed tb full trust and eoufldeno of bis wife and daughter, did aot hesitate a moment about telling them of tb tra state of bl affairs; but Waldea dreaded to make kaowa the fact of the feller to hie wife, lest a scene quite too commoa with them would follow hi explaaatioav Mr. Welden bad been brought up on aaroliua plantation. She had' been tb enly daughter of aa indulgent father, aad during bla lifetime aba bad sever kaowa want. Her - father's estates, which at tha tlm of hU death wre con sidered valuable, wben eeuied by ad ministrators, lawyers, and harpies, were reduced to but little, and tha proud and milf.tr'ail-M.,.a-t QO ya I brought to poverty. WhilevialUngon day at the h months after the aattlemant bad' been cloeed, be met Mr. Welden. He wa attracted by ber beauty and moved by ber recent bereavement and mlafortuna. 8b wa pleased by bis easy manners and pleasant conversation, always saa saned by au air of natural drollery, Tb acquaintance sooa ripened Into inti macy, and before tb eioee of th year, they were married. Mr. Weldea took hi bride to Ohio, where he bad aceuma tated some property while employed aa bead clerk la a store. ' He went late partnership with Mr. Manefleld, who bad known him from boyhood, aad who bad alwaya felt a great Interest la bis walfare. They proepered for several yews bat-timea .-gavfcjnll, ami iia WekleB, who bad but little Idea of 13m value of money, made ad many depre dations upoa ber hasbaoxfs puraa, that ba became impatient, and Induced hi rather reluctant partner to eater with him Into a speculatloa, which, aa the leader ba bee iafermsd, failed, laav log them with but lltU mean of tbdr owe. Tb Uregow 1AB4 Law being umb ow tfw erimrtwj4r Ct their atteottoe, and aoea both Manafleid and Welden reaolved to en gage la tb eaterprise of removl ag ta Use far, far Wast. . "Howwirr "youbreakTbe news to your wife, Mansfield P Waldea aaid to bte Mend, after tbey bad both decided what t do.' "Why, m Just go home and kirn br, tell bar Pm brokay aad muat go ta a hew aountry ta begin' agala. She'D kle me, ayvbe's sorry Pve been on fortuuate, and then -ahe H do anything that I think a for tb beet" , ; ' v "I wieh I could do a, yaw my; but when I tell Meg, he'll pout and coIl andnray I'm always doing something illy. Th lik 'of that niaeemy Irish blood, and Pm ear teT'say something eareeatlo. I wish I bad. a better temper, or that Meg would aot provoke me as often." ' . The trait you apeak of in your wife i a very unfortanata eoet -but I am half Inclined to believe that the fault Ilea In yourself as much aa la bar, ribe was al ways petted and apolled when a child, and the comparative adversity abe has bad to endure ine ber marriage, con trasted with the III cf luxurious ease ah led In hr- father' bouse, tends (o make her uoreaeoeable You should sxerclse a great deal more forbearance with ber. I have beard you tease her unmercifully when you considered It excellent fun.71" "I rather think," said Welden, Ironl Ci!yrnbat b ! m much of th( world' good now, aa h bad when I married ber." "Y," replied hi friend, "that H very true;- but you should he - careful never to allude to aucb a thing let her presence.-1 don't blam' bar r"ny other hlgh-prrited person for not liking sach allnslona" "I know tbat I oftcntaay unpleananT thing; hut I will try to o more guarded in future.? . ' ' "Well," aaid Manafield, "do a I toll yoovgo-boma, kl your wife, aad make soma candid remark about tb state of our affair; tell ber. of our mUfortune, and then ask ber advlo about going to Oregon. Treat ber as a rational being, and my word for It, you'll have no trou bleT I would wut no mora pleasant occupation than managing such a wom an ao well that b would never annoy me." The " friends separated. "Siansflold went bom without a alngle misgiving: about bf wife' acoulcscenc In his plana, while Welden, with a clouded brow and a heavy heart beating; Um ta bitter thoughts, walked lowly toward hi dwelling. ---4rir--. Mansfield, aabs bad aaid, had no dif ficulty In persuading hi wife to go-wlth him In search of a new home. "Certainly, my dear, if .you think it beet,'' wa ber smiling reply to bl lug gesUona. If spoke of Mr. Welden' way . of treating her husband, and of bis apprehensions eonoerntae; the dlacloaure tnabulneaf fallh re, adding tbat Mr, Welden had ex pressed a wlab that Mrs. MaaafloM would eall tiow htewrifo and exert ber influence to awaken ber taj sense of duty. That' Just what we will do, pa," said Ada, a glpsy-oomplcxloned girl of seventeen fummers, who : wa - full enough of vivacity and excitement to be always ready to embrace any project, provided It waa new or tr Very well, pet; w will do a yoa ant bom to look after bl buslnee for th remainder of the forenoon, H reached th store Just aa Welden, who bad been absent on a similar errand, en tered the doorway. "How did yeur wife receive tb Intel ligence yoa went bom to communi cate?" Maofleld asked, a soon a they ayfa oeated,,ij"'r - v.ai. .n. , "Tbe 'first thing abe said after I stepped la tb bouse waa, that h must bava a new sofa aud carpet thl very week." 8h was going to give a large Nw Year party, and th parlor mast be fitted up becomingly. This damped my spirit and I knowr looked vexed. I eofuldu't help It Li told her tbat fund wcra scarce, aodT did not see bow we were to give a party, febe flared up at thl and said I was always making a prjnButh7rrt ably well, and thinking It best to come ib point, I toid tart to Oregoa In th spring, and spoke of tb advantage of securing a fortune In a new country, until sb became In terested. . But I did not dara to apeak of th bualnea fall a re, lest h'd blow m$ ty AiA,"h added, with a bitter laugh. "Mr. Manafleid and Ada are going to call upon Mrs. Welden thl afternoon, and I promised to accompany themI believe tbat If Ada were left to herself h would soon get your wife Into a per fect fever to eroas tb Plain. 8he ia ao vivaclou and nthueiaatictbat ber ani mated talk will do mora to reconcile ber to our plana, than all our sage reason ings can accomplish. : Call round aad dine with us, and we will go together to lyourhonaa. "The interview bet ween Weldea and bis wife bad paaaed roach aa be bad stated It to bl friend. After ber boaband left the bona, sb Indulged la a fit of weep ing for half aa bear. Then taking up a lata .French) novel, sb buried ber -die ordered thought I It content, Wel dea aeually dined at tha tevera as bwsl Bea days, and Mrs. Weldea always ate Interted la th novel that bar dinner, aa well aa tb moruisg1 eoarereaiieii bMwaaa brsaif aul buabaod. was .for- gottaa wbea ber guest arrived, Mr. Waldea waa graasiul and J Me la figure. Her coustenancs, when la good haaaor, waa pleasing, almost faaef- aaUag. A haughty bsariog f th beauUful bead aad elastic fraaae, caassd bar to appear aba vary per ef prtd aad baughtlnesa, Th awa I wa. : t'li.ir,-Aiirf iu i.i h a... ik. no ope jndfrtfotitf AtrHer control of ber children waa truly commendable. They all poeseased the fun-loving, ml chlevou prouaitiee of ber father, who left the management of . them 'entirely to hU wife. Hli seldom apoke cross word to them, but th rein of govern ment In herJiaud were held ao firmly that ber children never thought of diso beying br command. 8b was gener ally affable before company, and Wei-, den always, communicated unpleasant new to Iter when company wa present, so Jhat the effervescence of her Itl-bu- fOor might flud a bidden vent through which-to, exhanat Itself before tbey wou'4.bJe' .!00'rJlPP. p?pJ!.k?1fj; St her disposition was that sb eould not generally remain kogry long at a time', trait ofuer Character with which her buxband wa well acquainted. ' .. . ' Mr. Welden' keen black eye sparkled continually with merriment, unices he wasTtngry or excited, and then the light from them beamed in succeaaiv flahe.Evei7rrol-n'metwat Id danger of his ready wit; but lila tic Joke were more frequenUy Inflicted upon hi wife than any one etna; No doubt, aa MsnsfleM had told him, these oft-re pealed Joke at ber expense wen thermal n caueo of the -pettlshnen and Ill-humor li exhibited toward him. Mr. Mnfield' well-pro portlonedTlf preT pleaslug countenance; and auburn curls, contrasted with tbe Jetty braids, luatrouk, eyes, and ttont, well-rounded form of hi wife, made'bim almoat look aide of forty, but no on would bav pronounced him past twenty-eight, at tha farthest.-; -.' --j Ada loved to look proudly at her father, and tell of tbe times no bad been mistaken for a' beau of her by her friend. 8h poaeeosed th elastic flgu re of her father combined with tbe bru nette complexion of ber mother. "I have known such things to happen,' sb began, "a husband and father getting Their buaiuea so enthralled that it has been necessary for them" to break up aud begin bunlnea in a new country, From what pa said thl morning, I be lieve he and Mr, Welden are badly off for money. If tbey eouid bull out, settle up, and have meaus enough left to take us to a new country, w could hegln anew,' choose our cwu location, -get rich, and some day surprise the rustic InbabiCtnta of ItockviUe, by coming to see them wltav gold eaougU iaxkux poa awaalnh In iay the tow." : .- -. "But our buabaod are not ptbraUcd In their uusineaaT Inquiry towards her husband, aa tb probabl truth flashed acrona ber iniud, H replied healtallngly: "Ye,Mcggle, the Immena cargo, of pork wa sent to BaJUmore ,raacbd r te destination thaw and freexe rule tbe price of pork, a the hog. Tb expense of: iraosportaUoa waa so heavy,' that When all arrrantges are paid, tha store will go to 'Davy Jonea.' " "Ab, well 1 If that' tb way matters tanoVw bad better sell out and go," said hi wife, now fully aroused to a en of duty. 8b possessed a heart behind ber practical salfitbueaa, which, wben fully aroused and rightly moved, we capable of developlug seusible and Wlfe-llk action. A gentleman. waa ushered Into the parlor by a servant. . " "Why, Maurice 8tanton Ti Welden exclaimed, as he grasped bl band right cordially. r " '. ' 1 ' Maurice bad a plcasaut word for all, and soon a lively chat about tbe current news of the day, In which tha ladies Joined with interest, chased, for a time, all visions of Journeying from, the mind of every one. "What-la-your father- driving at now r Manafleid asked, a soon aa b could find a pause lung enough conversation to ask the quesUon. "PracUciog medicine aa usuaL" You have graduated, have you aotr "Yes;' but I never expect to practle a a phyaiclan." "Why not?" "I am going Wast to Oregon or Cali fornia, where people don't die, andibeu I'll beat liberty." nvfcardoe youf falher thluk of such a achema V ... , , ' "II think b caa't bla hlmaalf, I gucaa. Thank to tb twenty-two past year, I am myowa man now. Though I am vary sorry to disobey ray father, yet 1 can't bear tbe thought of following la hi wak and spending my lif with a pair of saddle-bag la my band, ready at any-moment to run at every body Te calL The Doctor says I ahall hav ao help from hint If I go, but I am able to work. I'll drive somebody's team acroa lh Plain vandwprkforjmooey In I1 mine." . . .. ' rl:bellcv Providence hu sebfyou here. If that I tha caa, for we were peaking jut a you cam la about get- rem ox loam," aid Weldea. "Can you prove tbat by Mr.' Mana fleid? He h old and atedy7 and sever rpeak io Jest, aa yoa do," laughed Mu- rlca.'-s,, - "I bavevnad ap my mtud toceaa Jeatlag aad talk ta earnest for the rest at my Ufa. I guem Meg won't ba sorry." "Mr. MsaefWd, la it a f set that Wt- dMtblaUofOTomlBf taePlalaer Tss; aad tbat ta aot ail; Pm gotng, "Pm Jut In town, then, provided I can, get a situation with either cf you a ox-driver." :' '." ' " ' "There la an Irishman at my bouse, who will drive my1 team.' Welden'a tUe man to talk to you.1' - -j-- An arrangement waa soon agreed tfpon between th two, and Maurice, after an hour pleasant conversation, left the bouse In company with Ada. Mr. aad Mrs. Mansfield had gone , horn some Umobcforc. Ada promised to call In often, and left the house, feeling that sh bad dona soms good In helping to opeu tha eye of MraT Wcidou to a true tat of their affair. Maurice-Ktanton' dark liaTis baxel ?7eft thoughtful 6rew.werBjbWB- otf to good advantac by a fa u I Ilea mouth, that wa al ayready to break lutoasmile. Hi manly carrlageTmusl- eat voice, and affability cf manner made blm a general favorite with ladies who' bad perceptive facnltle jafflcient to enable them to discern bis depth of intellect, while those women, young and bid, who could only be charmed by simpered compliments and nly noth ing, oon tired of hi company. . Dr. Htanton waa an cmlneut pbyalclan of Cincinnati.- Ho wished bir son-'.to follow th not beaten path, and had -educated him with that Intention; but Maurice, who bad no taste for th prv- fetoion.-poascmed annthutUtr1ov for adventure, and had a atrong desire to emigrate, to-tbe distant West, lu search of bidden treasure, or, as b said, "after auythlng In his line,r'wblcli i meant aaythlna eaeiting or rxbi tag. - . "- ' ITp bo-eonrltioad.I ' ' '. - - '. . - "Mutual Improvement"'." ' ' '1V are requested to publish the ful lowing assay on "MutuaJL. Improve ment," written by Mr. J. H. Foster, of Albany, and rai.at flat trfeeiiug of th Woman cuffrsge club in tbat city. The article show careful thought : The meaning of tha word mutual J the Interchange of the thing spoken of between tbe parties. Mutual Improve meut, ' than, would be advancement. growth, progress of tbe miud. Thl I a very appropriate subject for tha eonaid ration of this society, and I hope and trust tbat we, as aa organisation, will labor for the improvement of all the power God baa given us, aad the ad vance mentor urseivee individually and eoUecUvelv. I claim bat It I helpfulLppcj a b'rtKmie o( about 1.310 wvuiVBi apsj wwwa v- we wuiv e aswis war make good men. I know tbat Uie op poaera t thia tuvt iawtn a fearful dread tbat the commands ef the Ixmi are ti sat at denaaoe, saying. 4iiat law aud a rule by which woman should he-governed) ad it ie mao' province to - put such eottstruction upon it aa suiu blm. What be pro-7 (claims aa me aireci oommaua or uou to i .- . . . . r sustain in his position, Is lu opposition to tna plain teachinga aad spirit of the rferinturee from Geaeais to ItevelaUons. The Bible rule Is, "1H unto others as you would-have fbem do unto you." trad Is no respecter of person. The Kcrin- I turea tsaeta in-tbe piaineat, fcecedeat aatH Strungeat Sena, ttiatali person are en dowed by their Creator with original rights, and are held iepwuslbr fur tha talents committed ta their ebarge. 8is tera, let mo warn you that yea canuot throw off these great raspdnsibllitle. I)oe not a weil-euucated, good and in telligent woman make a better wife and mother than on who is Ignorant and selnah . If so, why slrsuld man abject to aiding women to improv ia all things, loatead of laying reatrictiorj upon theruto hinder their progress? AVaaaan aitouw nave in same ngnta. religiously, poltttcally and flnanciaJly, that men enjoy, rihe should have the privilege of learning any trade, or enter ing upon any pursuit, calling or profes sion tbat t open to her brother, -pro-vtded site ba the InclinaUoa end the reqaisite ability. If sb choose to cook add wash dishes, alt Is right. But r sue uesires to ieau a proiemiomi me, i build sblpa, maaage railroads, culUvatel tbe soil, raise oatue, or enter to politi cal arena, aafurc baa not debarred ber. Women are not particularly asking for religtou liberty, aa tney nave now ao- T 4 .1 . .! .hfcrl wiuiw r 'T-'M -m nn rinriiH tb church. Thi ha beeu glveuvao-1 aaked. Id religious meetings thejt are 'lien reininuruui tucir pnviirea san duties, by being called upon to pray or peak, aad not aafrequt-nUy urged to vote oa church matter. ' But, If one of these sisters of the church waa to make a political er financial apeecb. the gen man who waa delighted with ber prayer or church talking, would at once quote J'auL I ak, waa Paul teaching poilU oally, fluam-ially or rellgioualy f lle ligtoualy, all will admit. Then wby aot quote Paul to loose women In thtf prayer meetings, Habbatu schools, temperance ralliea, and the trruaading, praying women, who speak and pray la public ? Wby not toil them to keep silent, ac cording to Paul ? Tbev should, I u order to be consistent brother. Bat tbey know that scow there WTmld not ba a church lu th land, or at least a emigre-: ration, If women did not leuJ their aid. If tbey are not reeponelbie, why go to cnurcn r ruui aiae y, -neip tne Womcu whu Iabvrcd"ftb je In the goaah peL Did he not-here -make -those women hi equate? Tb Scripture no where teach man political or financial libertiea any mor tban they do women ; hot tcacb ail honesty, truth and purity aIlker-thytrjTait thtrrg ar pur, aad to tbe vll all thing are vile., Io litiaal righte to tbe power retained by the poo pi. I would ask If all of tb peopte, or only one-half of them, bevel political ngnta; i eiievtiii royexutA mnt l bunded aa tbe prinelpie tbat titer I far less danger of a larg num ber of Voters, or citizen, onmmlttine aa rror or beisg led astray by deal gnlag men. tbaa a small neasber. ttrtfl know thai Uiara la anlv ano-ball of the I eltiseos of this Kepubli wbe have any voice in tne formatio or toe iaw oy which mil are roveroed. Taeotber half are aot forgotten wben tbe tax are levied. Our forefather raid that taxa tioa without representation wa tyr annv. - Wkv la It wore for our father to be taxed without their sonaant, thaaH ear asoUr? - Al tby AOt tqaall la tereated la our famlllea, and the pros perity ef the-aatkm What right ba a number of meo, on tbe death of a hus band, to go Into tbe bona, demand, the keys, ransack tbe bouee from to to bottom, not evea forgetting tbe ward-" robe, and make an Inventory of the ef fect ? To aay tbe least, It took a If the wife and mother were- suspected of dis honesty, and a desire to rob her awn . flesh and blood, in moateaa, the wife baa earned at least a moiety of th prop- ' erty, and ba an equal Interest la it preaervatloB. Where ia ta liistte in thi eoAirae of procesdiag f But let the wife die, and" the husband la left in ue dlaturbcdpoaacsalon. Are mot bars more -liable- to scatter tbeit children 'and - squaader taeir effeeta than father are ? - lu an reason aud candor, way aaeukt 'mother not be allowed th same privll-. ere n such eases, a father have Given the ballot, would 'we not 'change the atatalea ia saeb ease made and pro vided 7 Assuredly w oould aud would. It I aaid that women abould not vote. because they do not go to war. .The man who ease that, argument 4 gener- . ailyaaripp)e,orxampt from th terrors of tha battle plain. , But one vote -in four, as Is estimated, la able for military duty. In time of war, are not women called una to sa orifice aa moch asmee, enpeclally among tbe working classe ? bo looks after tbe children and keep up th horn whll tbe husband is lu tbe battle field ? Who suppile. t he Soldier with tbe little comforts tbst reaob blm -while on bla inarch tWbo gather about tbe hospitals aud soothe tbadylng spirit The presence of woman on and about th battle ground I, aud ever baa aeeay a necessity, i submit the propo- -sition to all boaaat men, w bet her tbey would not prefer to boulder th knap sack and rlda, and march to tha field of trife, rather tbaa change places with their wivea, remaining at 'home to care for tbe children, and perform all of tbe duties' lb At would devolve upou their wive? None but cowards, as a rut, but would prefer tb battle strife. ' Adam and Hancock at Lexington. .' Paul lie vex arrived at tbs residence of Kev. Jonas Clark, where Adams and Hancock were vlalUng, In Lexington, about midnight. Hargaant Mqnree aad eight men were oa guard, itevere waa reiuaed admittance, a the family did not wish to be disturbed by any' noise. "Nolae !" exclaimed he. rYou'll bava noise enougb before long ; tha regular arevomiag!" H requested to Mr. Hancock. Mr. Clark aaid that he must rerun UK k droit stranger at that tima of night, hut Hancock rasogaiasd Ite vere1 voiee, and called out, 'Come In, Uevsre; wa are aot airaid of yeu." . Ebeneser Dorr, la hi flapped , hat, made bl apiearanc soon after, with the annexed dlapatcb from General War- A large body of the klng'a troopa Boeton,- and gone over to land on Lch- mere' Point (so-eajled) In-Cambridge; aad that It was shrewdly suspected tbat tbav were ordered to aeixe and deatrov the tore belonging to lb colony da posited at Cuncnrd.1' ' " . 1 t Hancock I mmediatetv rave Iha alarm. aad the vUlaecburub-bsn pealed forth ite warning notea; aud long before tit dawn of the 19th one bond red and thirty or forty inhabitant of that town and neighborhood bad eol looted oa the com mou. Among th exciled patriot wa Jonathan Harrington, tb fifeft . About ott o'clock hi mother aroussd him from hi sleep. "Jonathan, yoa must get up; Uie regular am coming I aeme- thing iuuat be doneT , " Hancock waa run or resolution and activity. Adam waa ralm and plaeii and happy. Hancock occupied much - of bl Urn In cleaning hi gun and hi wora, ana nutting bis aoooutermeuts ia order, with tbedetermiaaUon-.to act with tb militia. It was with difficulty tbat be was dissuaded from this purpose. Adams cispped blm ou the shoulder. aad said, "Hancock, this I aot our ba. Iness ; w belong to th cabinet." It was nearly th break of day before be waa persuaded not to throw himself Into tbe hands of the eaeeay. It waa made manifest tbat oee of the object of tbe expedition waa the capture of Ad- am and blmaelf. Indeed, fhe Inquiries on th road of tbe offlcer who had pre ceded the main body of the eoemy aat iAed hi m of tb la fact, They ware nog- ioua to find "Clark'a tavern," aa they called Rev. Mr. Clark's hous. where th tw patriot were vUltlng, with Mr. Tbemaa Hancock, aa aaut. and Mlas Dorothy Uuincy,. thetovteee of John Hancock.- : " . L 'arnootb.SDnarainrchaad.witbapruitod balr. lJpatBat4oananaa tuaU- , Tnpay aaaara and slanagr i Luumi irv.- of .on broowtv- Kt, tbey palntad tb Hula maid.-' . I t i - Ifolfl IB th eaavas mil In vlawi Jiooai thercaaiaattna llsbtaniaaaUruagb. 1rk wllb a antory's rrlna of dust Tnat waa a radnf raptor tbrast, . Hurb M lb tola tb lady told, Dorothy daoghlara daughter, told." i To Insure' th safety of tbes rebl statesmen, Uey were conducted to the bouse of Jam Keed, la Bartlagton, a am ail neighboring town, and It waa while on tb way thllbar that Adams, aa bearing tbe volley of fl re-arm of the Britiab, and behaldlng the rising hid, ' exclaimed to- Hancock, "Oh, what a glorioua morning is thl I "Vow "Th Omeord tSuW by VeoVrfo JfvxUon. in llttrpir't Magatim for Mag. It Is a curioe feet tbat Ua little is land ef Amsterdam, la the bouth Indian Ocean, Is known to be covered wllb trees, while that of 8t Paula, only fifty -f- mlleo to tha South, ta itaatTtnla a riib Botealstabav toog been aax- roua to oetermlcs tb character of tbe Amsterdam forest; but the difficulty ef affecUng a landing oa the Island baa goerally prevented the collection of specimen. Ia tbe lest part of tb Jottt- naf o U 7JmurmSonsi,-Dr. UookeF anaouneaa tnat at laagut be baa received tha desired raclmena, tbas having'' been collected by Commodora Goode- sough, who statas that tbey represent eaiy ypecie isisnt. Dr. Hooker tdentifles this with the Jtiylicn arbarta of Tuonan, a tree which, strangely enough, is found la the ramoto taiaod of Trtalaa a? Aaaaha, It I a Problem for I hoe who Mud v Insular JOraa m aurgssx now uta aame plant ta have estebilabed Itself on thee two lit- U Peeks of land separated free each ether by about tv Ihemaand Btltes of ecean. , . . . ,iw ""Tbs'rfentlst to th chttdrea "of Her Royal Highness, tb Crown Prlneeo of " Pramla, I a lady, a graduate mt lb ItiledeJpaia CcUege f Dentletrj. i. r- - ,v