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DEYOTED TO POLITICS, NEWS, LITEE4TUEE, AGBIOULTURE, LOCAL INTERESTS, AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

VOL. XXXII, NO. 8. RRKSEVILLE, N. Y., THTJUS11AY, NOV. 23, 1871. WHOLE KO. 1020.

«f 1 1 S T ! _ WATCHES AND JEWELRY.__

NEW STORE! NEW GOODS!

M - . . . . § 3 111 MILES SflOllTKK 10 l»GTR0!T

I ' o e t r y .

ii ft.

Grand Trunk Railway OF CANADA.

T H A 5 I B% A W O T t l ^ I l M X K ,

Trnitin lonvo l'N'»<*ott .lunrtlsti -in follow*, vit i

H4»iMfl A. QMltM, WI.ANI MI.I.MMO. tOOW

THE AH'ERIUOdUSE ur.rr nv I'M n? I I„\itn.

JRI f MtirTttTn\v%"mmBy ro„ nr. v.

" r m n n . i w VAt.iTfv" '

IYK vV I V K l \ H K > ! V K Y , I Mnt tMbt t ru t i , No V .

I )1!*! ^ M•^\%^ , , ^"««.# uu AT nt« kt»Milliraiy« HII.| Uuii«uHutluh. >ma uuwratloim in l iJL'^T , , ^ l l , , , •J)-1'* *»» »»«'»Tlirwul,uh\h " l***W i V ^ l i v o U ^ h m.»hOit A | olh*f W»ik UAMMU) 1}« fuiinil ill liU rvcuUii pf. T i , wh*/v |miUi\l« np« r«««tv«r

tt<» lu INihiiiiiiti for treHttnetit.

•tHu UAYKMM.M.II K»»r hHrlltiui ri.M.tiUMiii

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AMY ft'tllUMilf WANTINU A ftlWT-OI.AIW

IMPROVED MQWE SEWING MACHINE. W M t t U M ' l l ) , OW H.APIV TritlltMi

UnM tin »tr mMfvM ,f. C i MI T A"W» A| |M i l i l * l ' i r . — Ktfttvilli,W.Y.

OliTUlVuV ^f'MV YOtltt MVSH'AT; IS ^ f M V Y O t l t t A M l ' i M v ,

F* LuREEDf DttAI.KU IN

PIANOS. ORGANS t l ' l l l A l ) « ,

14 \ O if I , M ,

Munlriil nrrrluuidho tlrnerailjs i K. ti, ttttttt), Moruh U«nlrt, N. Y.

f utti«>i"o©ok A iob FrinttrJiOfnoiT. t ) - « t U t t l l 4 l \ 4 M t t t t I X i 4 ,

WILLIAM REED titt*)utt rtfturniHl from Now York, ntiit himnow on

p»liibltinn at F.UNiorf

A t.Attnn •rrcu'K -OK—

r O U ^ I l i X A N D ASttS f t f f M *

GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, With »u eudluu vurlcty uf

JEWELRY, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, Kxi

I»I i u : N i i . v r i t ^VAU^;, I of *ti« «»it#»»t utifl bwt MyiM md bout tmnln.

CintjMt H t t i Y K . u A ^ M * ~ * : r i , W P K C T A *

"OVER THE HILLS TOJfHE P00R-H0US!.M

CttATTIR II.—BY MAT HtUffOKBTTi.

Orcr tlm liltln to the pooi-liuuttt fiul \M\\I* htxre U'i»n inmU' io-flrtv, . . . • , * . i -

For norrow I" m-ar, »u<sh ft» makuth tlie ItvotiN or inc yout»K turn *uiy, , . , . #

Ctiuiiltitr tlie l»*?nrl ot tliM ctirHcM to throb with u fr* vtMiil lirffnth - . . .. « . t

The fiorrow tlmt )«•»«!• lo the cliamber *ho*e light Imt gone uul lu Ut'itlh.

ToRiiAuti, I I . U C M m d !•*»<•, to Thomas iuui Char* |l»Vt ^f^^t'l Hllfit

That "niothi-r W»H ill run! fimt fnlUng, perhtpt when tlu*y lu-nnl in'ght ho ilfiul;"

Hut e'wn wlulo t»u«y wmt«' *ho wan ptnyln^ lirnt lome of h«'t clilUlioii m U h t ruiiM',

To ln-ar trom ln*r tip* thulr l»««t hlr»tlng before »» fthouii.1 Ktuit iur )KT hoiiu1.

appeared to the young, tho lmppy, fiml leading her find giving tlic tiijilior a slight the beautiful, ho*was not KO to tho aged, ' punh, tlmt tumblctl it into tho stream.

~ I tho humble, uud tho suiloriiif?. Ho hud iHiihol grow palo uml leaned heavily on

^liiiiRultitir o n l l i c F r o i i f l r r .

u commaiuling presence, but wua nut what could be culled a haudsoiuo man. His best feature \va» a pair uf powerful gray eyeH that had tho quulity of read

ftftntiiUcrhrcft o f O l d e n T l ine t—' l h e W a r his arm; but recovering herself," she or tin* K«fn». turned hastily nwuy. Thut gleum of, From the New York ^^in^rott. engernoss she had unco beforo observed, CHAMPLAIN, X. YM Oct. 10, 1871. again lightened his features, and passed \ This town wai» made a port for the col-

nig the thoughts of others without re* las quickly, leaving them calm and un- lection of customs in 17(JJ, and Melanc* vealing bis own. impassioned as usual. Nothing more tlion L. Wuulscy, of P i t t sburgh, was up-

Isabel Loring was proud, warm, and passed between them until the company pointed the first Collector. The first at times, violent and rash ; but generous, j was homeward bound. Adrian and Tsa-j deputy on tho line was Judge Hamuel iirm und frank. Hhe was not beautiful, bel lingered and she raised her frank, Hicks, u resident of Cham plain. On tho but what is bettor, she was attractive. J determined face to his. Vermont side Samuel Buel was Deputy From a pair of changeable hazel orbs, "I have been wrong and you were Collector, und Jubez Ponnimau Collector looked forth u fearless, uncurbed spirit, right, Mr. Sterne. It has cost me some- s iu the Hurliugton district. Why the Col-which was made still more evident to the? thing to say these words to you, but they lector's olllco should be located at Hur-

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T h i m b l e s , f t l r t g f t , C h f t r f t ^ s

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utnuKf*. WA*reittoiiir,.i jtcWKUtv t*p*\tv.\ ity i>aburUnt:iid wutkiiH'ii ou nburt ou\\< u, unU at th^ low«ti lerm#.

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THE HETNNING TTME of TRAINS

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-i.*\v.frurrrrr.-K, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, 0illi'<« hi HiiKcriy's >ew liuilillnv,

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l M .ArrHti i ' t ta i t i«t M U K U V A U D ,

BAKER BROTHERS, \V1lottf*ttt«* nttt l XU ttttl

DKAt.glif IN

Lumber of all Kinds, Wllh MtlUfitt- nrvMtitK4iit i l it tVlirttf.

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tht\h «Vi>r bcfof«4

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PlnttSpriif eaiul Hpmlofk Inmbpr Wo httv» oh hitn.l i turgo •U|>i>ty

O T T A W A PT1VK pf AtlitMvHptlaltiiiithldltiiviifttotifl, ntil thorouglil) •VlliOtH-'li ,

ttitvhttf ft't'hM to ftn<t Imttroveil our trutchlhpry to itiuh ntt I'iU'fit tlmt wi' I*JI-I ooiitlliMit thut we enn cuitipnto with nhv tnlll HJI llrt'itlng and Mtachiriy thut OAU to founii

W H O L C S A L P D E A L E R S will rth-l It lor thi'lr tnt«*ro«l to p;UrunUu IM In ic-uarlttg thi*lr Aup|>lK'* of

SPRUCE FLOORING, Shlnglps, LailH, Hemlock Boards,

joirn AMI WAIJ. *Titir*i ttft wi» ntiitte thPM ftrtleh** «prclnltton. und dPiiMnK In turtle utmhtlMe* nfe etmhiiMl to furnUn t»n»m tin rheitp or ohvupvr ihati they curt b»' purchiipi'd vlmwh> ro.

I t o t n i l M t M t 1 c i * »

Will ttui uohdtrtntty on hnn I every description of t.ttm'rr, drt>PA>d or In tho rough,

Addict* ttAKKtl IttlOTtltlittfl, Ht9«r IMtittniuiruh. N. ?*

Brhrwn tlic EAST nn«t WEST,

%rrrt

C i o s o c o n n e e t l o n s at all P o t n t u ,

Th«1llt«* Ii rqtitppud *;\ih

NEW First-Class CAltS I'NHUIU'ASaBn ON t U B CONTINENT

ORAWING-ROOM CARS «.V AM* DAY 'MAIS!*!

I ' U T . L M A N ' B

Palatial Sleeping Cars «>N

KtOtrr KXPltKftR TRAINS*

And the »«i-vtn«» will hr pi«rformi'd ovor the entlie Utu* Ut u monitor inivml to uny Kutlwuy on

t l i « Cotitir.oiit.

W r i M t U o r c t l l TtCKK'PH to all pulntu Weit, riuuLli, tfuuthWwst und Nuill iWvM,

ftpoclnt nfMnifpnifntii huve been rnitde to ttecomme* duty th«

t ^ l e o m t t r o T r a v e l

fc#*Kot tmtticttlnri tee iidvertliemrnt* nut time I^JU-A. C. J. ItHYlKIKH,

M'^nuglng Director. GEO. U. oaWKLL, Agent, Ugiknil.urg,

E. O. BOYLE, Freight nnd PaastMiRfr Ajffnt,

\ o . 1ft l-»i i i i h t ^ «irrt*t«

PLATTslit'ttOtI* $S4«r

Prescott & Weston ttavo the Inrgcst stock uf

FURNITURE In Xortficrn New York,

ency! 1 M uttv

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w hi- nn.uuu"' l'->

Take Pictures rtt hU ItoomN tn KiM'A.»viltt\itnd in In tin** with nil the l i te Imptovi'lm-iitu and Htyk'ft. If ltt» nimmi yl\ v #ut* Ufni'tloiutlie nth^tlon imtumlly occurs, " w h i m n i i l r»t* ««»1"

Stereoscopes, 1fari*ehi»NtirUclet,c:Hiitaii'.:y «» iiatid,

Strrcoscoplc Views vnrh^y. *\\w

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M*tttirtttttKu i« ttttn rT rou lift* I'oi.un u u rci,--i««l»- C«».imui-. s

HiiiftTrr Flri« hisiirntirr r«m|»nny« « « * THHK I'lHf.

(J»-li Rn|ttUl. .fftOn.OlH)

UprlnirflfM Plre nn«l Hnrlitf Inii To

Ci|i1t«l .•flno.noo Afi<lUtA« 1 1 • • • » • • • 1 • • • • • » • « « • • ' • • * • • » 1 7 J

f.yroiiilnE Fir* Insurntiro rofiipnny,

I K ti,,, .•mxvjon

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tlti't («n|iHnl, . . . . . • • #1,0*^,000

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Oiwh Amtcu, over 1135,000,000 TUN thimimpy lmn«»tet« htiflnv*« entirely «n thi

11 vnii IM.AJfi Ahd It* f uoD.oou AiiM'le Include** f t « in • 1 • n j .

^^tehMt'** "*"" I-adies liirmsliing Store, the Adiruu<iHO

ftlttiUtivd In «r«-ut vnrh'ty. TIUH»M »»t the \N ullwl lUtilmot Itie AttMble. WlilUrriice Sluuntulh :ind Vh idiillv, rttid uthvr Homo Lorullti- , tire n-eeivinic n Inw'etuire ol uttentloii. Porolgti und Futiey Vlnwa Itihtrge vurteiy. Kxecutml in the h*»nt Rtylv of the nrt» tihd eold ou tho muni ruunouuMo term*. I

Picture Frames* | O All Mylefi, Piiuh u« Hlnek Wultiut, Hvt^wuo<l, Ollt, Tttiperliil, tuid iWddi.-Vl»ito. 1

| | euUohuP' , ^« 'Vt / (h^vo iy p M t y for present*, dnd KS'ttHA V/AMiV, HppMprlutu for the parlor And titling Mum. , . . x.

AHurelitvlted to call ut lite room*, In the Adlron* tlm* ltlo«ki*ud^peitdun hour tti n fcrtuiml rxuiuUm. tlftn. II. t)« TOUUIiKV.

KccnevltUs thie. M. 1100. 1^-0

Millinery, anil

Among other!!, they make a specialty nf

PARLOR AJSTB Chamber Setts,

• in BLACK WALNUT,

ASH & CHESTNUT, Also, tt targe stuck of CIHAlNED SETTS,

BUUKAUS, TAliLES, c^c,

BURIAL CASES AND COFFINS In all styles.

CHAIRS, CANE nnd WOOD SEATS.

Mirrors, Picture Frames &

Molding, Baby Carriages,

&c. Also, h large assortment nf

Window Shades, Sash, Doors and Blinds,

Bui lding Mate r ia l FURNISHED TO ORDEK.

All "f ttUU'h llioy will Roll at prices

DEFYING COMPETITION, Keest'villo, Mny t, 1»71. 1591

To HuPitn.poor Buenn! how bitter tho ogony brought by t i n - n i l I,

For iteep In her heart for her ittuther wldo room* hud \»vi, Uft uft, r i i l l;

And n o * that idie thought, by her fltn-ide one place hud bet-n viu'iinl fur yi-ur«( —

Ahd whtV "o\'i tho htlln" nhv writ Ppeid',n»f,her W»y ml|ht bu I meed by hur tear P.

but thoie who

the wuvcn of

IM*e«ftf ehe hrnrd not the tldinyi, »M-tit t.v«»r lurr knew

That, U»d liy tin* Aimid <»t Pt-ath, iiviif tin* riv«T »liw drtw;

T)ktlrionp. over nhu told them \wr mother vrnn cooling lu-r lu-ad,

AVh'.l--. wwplntf. thoy thoiu'ht thut eto moriitr-g both tn< thcr und child mlyht bu dvud.

An.*, knwlln^hi-iildo her, •Urn T»«tud wn§ quieting i«tt«pi-n-l»ki,grli.*f,

Whll" WHVPH nf pirid menrrv nursed o'er lilm like bil­low* of wind UVT the U'uf;

•'To**'•ti*,'' w n * tl»»» word* thut hud hunibkd ht* c - l \ hnutfhtv prblv to tlu* du*t,

An! I'«u(t», wlih hur oiivi-boti^U* la«!pn, crowned Invitig forMtv tj«** with truHt.

ttowi'dnwrhU Inttfr nhd paperi Ptit Thomn*, hi* brow IUIIHI by thotiKht,

flat htt:© hi* IH'MTIM! the nuirkete or m-w* of Id* gtilne tliut thiv brought}

Hi* Iti-** wr«*w an pu!< nit hl« clieek* hut tt*W purpote •PffiM'd horn In hi* w o ,

And Tbomu* went "ovt-r the hllle" to the mother th it phurtly mti»l die.

To CI irli y, tier .votingont. her pride, ccimo tho Moth* or'n tm-«*»tfi' tlmt tnoni,

And hi* wa« uwuy _'Vi-r tin* liilli" erg the •untlnf.t hliicJu'il ovt't tho c< r» ;

And, «triiti«ci*»t uf nil, hi till *ldu watkud the wife h« h»<l "lironitht fn»»" tb«« l»wn,"

And pilftitlv w»pt, \\\i>v hat «H\r* Mruhg With dlft* moil li« le i i-ialn in undn^ K<»WII.

For iiich had hn-n thltikhitf, of lab , how they m!in»d thu old inotlu'r1* pwett Rtnllf,

Atnl wotid'iinw how th»-y could have torn to blind nnd unjiipt nil tlmt wh|n»;

Tiny thought of theli lutrih, cruel Uurd*, nnd longud to atont* for tin* nuKt,

When Awlfi v\tt th** h»*art of Vntn dreattli iwepl the pri'pi'iice of death'* uhiiilog blupt.

80 Ifto thochniuWr of dftith, one by one, thew eud (dilldron had er«'j»t,

A* they, In their chiidh')*!, hnd don*», wben mother \ \ M * Hied mill ph-pt,

Atid pewr, rtrh An then, enrrte to CACII, «P lin»y drftuk in Iur bU-HMlid*, H«I d'*ep,

That, lirc'jiitiltiir Into her lhV, **.• f*-tl tmck into her lu*t blc»*ed i l e c p .

And wheh, "o'er the hill* from the poordioute," that mother '•> tciiilvrly home,

Tho life of Iur lite, her loved children, trend *oft!y, tttid fllent!y iiM'tirn,

?or thetre I* no rivulet §ottow, but deep BP. the ocean I* deep,

And Into our life*, with PWeet healing the 1»lm of their bruta'ig may eieep.

Kur *wlft come the fhtphtngA of temper, and torrent* of word* come iu- aw:ft,

Till out 'mong the tldewuve* of anther how often wo thuui*ht>P*ly drift •

And bend* tlmt tire vrny with life'* Qfthil, and feet that walk down inotiK the dead,

We tend "oVr the hilt* to tho poorhou'u" for love, und, it muy be, lot bread.

Oh' when PIIAII we value tho living while yet the keen piekk* IA p'ayed,

Nor Ahicbt the wtld flower lu ltftbloBRorntng, till nil tt* »weel life i» decayed t

Yet open the fragrance i* richest when poured from the brulpi'd bloMoui'p POUI,

And "over the hill* from the poor-houee" the rttre*t of ruelodle* roll,

PATITTB, IOWA,

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AT KfiLIi

do not like it. CLIFFORD,

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Steroscopic Views Of Ausable River Chasm,

WhitPfare Mountain Scenery,

And John Brown's Grave A n d Residence,

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In .k, Where

Millinery Work tjutitirnllv will tie do no on <<liort notice, nnd

Furnishing Goods $];! kept coimtimtiy on hand, of g-su I qutttlty nnd InK-it

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tJotiPturiily on huhd and for pule by II. H. Tou«ley, at On*' IMhirVlflx t'''ntp pordo3*<*n.

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Operator and 1'roprietor, 16M Kee^vile, N. V, l » r A I * o , i*/M\r7*.f .-iVrftffM.V clfttnstns,

nudn variety ot FAM'}' i*H It H< S; ILI.IMIX* M'Kfr TK.VTS; KMUlATlf S r ft f) O /, C\ltI>S; »s rKtiosci'tiit f*»r !i.oo j /»/ ».f r v n K FKA MKS nf every *i/e nnd d«'*crlptlon, Hl:n k Walnnt, Ituniic, (lilt, nnd ttrtltntlon of Uo*e ; all to be *old loWef tlrui ever heforo in Xorthern New York.

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i t is too culm nntl sweet. There IR not Builicient clmrneter in the expreBBinn,"

"It i» beautiful, 1 grant YOU, it is wo­man as we want her to be, rather than an nhe is ; tho ftngel of our Youthful fancies, rather than the faulty, frivolous creature we know her to be."

"It is beauty and sweetness without cluuigp, aiul you wouhl tire of it.''

"It is not woman as you want her, You love better the river that comes tumbling ilown the mountain side, dimpled and laughing, 110w slyly hidiug away among the long, meadow grasses, uow ' rushing rtnprrily ulonp, a charming scold, foaming out its little hour of wrath, or sweeping ulong with majestic ilow till it mingles all its treasuro of brightness with tho ocean, to which it is constantly muuiur-mg T love you.' You want woman like tho river, and then you can love her for­ever," she saitl in half soliloquy.

There was, for au instant, an eager five in his (hie grey eyes; but it went out, and n smile ot contempt curled his lip.

"You it re enthusiastic and sentimental, Mis* Loring,"

"Nut a bit, 'Stw Stcme, if you mean a sickly over-growth of tho nervous sensi­bilities that men accuse our sex of. T disclaim such weakness, whatever others I may be possessed of,M

"Am I to understand that rou lay claim to that other character which is so popular with many, that of a strong-minded woman f'

She was thoroughly provoked, "I shall not astonish you, sir, by ap­

pearing in any position T am unable to maintain. I think you are more harsh than yon need to be."

It was his turn to flush now, "You betrayed me into it.M

"The old accusation from Adam, down-Ward, 'The woman gave it me and I did eat' "—

"Tt was the truth.M

"It was not manly or honorable to charge it upon K v ( 0

"1 disagree with you.M

"Of eourso, you do." "Adam knew the sin could not be hid

from (lod ; and T can imagine tho feel­ing that actuated him as ho made, what you have termed, his accusation, which was rather au avowal of his determina­tion to share her fate, whatever it might be."

"Perhaps so, nnd yet it does not ap­pear quite clear. AVhy did he not chargo it upon their common enemy?"

"The exact account was lost.*' "Mny bu so," sho said musingly, "Do you find any other fault with the

picture {" he usked, going back to the tirst topic.

"Yes. Venus was eapricloun, and this, therefore, does not truly represent her. It is more like a Madonna,"

This conversation occunvd be fore a Ve­nus de Medici, in the Dusselldorf gallery. Tho speakers had been only a short time acquainted ; and, almost their first words had been 11 disagreement. Each had all tho more interest and fuseiuation for the other on this account, Metaphysicians might explain tho strange attraction on common principles. AVe have not the gift and can only present tho facts. They act­ed as rasps upon each other'H dispositions, and always parted with their feelings wrought up to a certain pitch ; yet they sought, rather thau avoided, each other's society. Their outward manifestations were dissimilar. Sheehafed, nnd her man­ner and words during an interview with him were curt in tho extreme, l i e was calm; but his lins would draw more tight­ly over his teeth, as if he wcro mentally saying, I will conquer nnd bend that will to mine beforo T am through with her. Was it a wonder that, in his framo of mind, sweeter and tamer beauties were at a discount ?

Adrian Hterne was n Cold man to the exterior view, with nn over-weening con­sciousness of power, nnd a will of tho most inflexible character, which, com­bined with a cynical disbelief in much that is true and innocent in womanhood, made him, in some respects, ungenerous and exacting. A warm and large heart

«... 1 u,l#.#4 , bent beneath this hard crust that had Hernh ffrWi'V Hh.S ! hv™ gathering over it till he had reached

middle age. To balance his faults, ho had n massive intellect nnd quick find

J delicate sympathies. However cold he

scenery \\p ami down this river for several miles, is a combination of tho picturesque, the beautiful and the grand. The eye vainly and longingly tries to see a little further than tho abrupt turns and projecting col­umns of stone will allow. Wooden Htojy* have been placed between two perpen­dicular ledges nearly npproaohing each other, which makes it easy of descent. It lias its "Falls" and "'Cubic Hock," too, a large flat stone notched with tho names of tlios^ Ambitious to bo remem­bered for a brief season.

Near it was once a bridge for footmen, but time had decayed it until it was no longer passible. X sprig of wild flowers grew just upon the other side, and tho rash and venturous foot of Isabel sought

ho j physiognomist by tho short, decided nose | , and upper lip. Her mouth was tender­ness itself, but as nroud as tender, i ler hair, of a rich und heavy brown, curled j in short, close rings over u finely shaped ' head, and gave to her appearance a boy-1 ish air by no means ungraceful. Her form of medium height, was fully and j finely developed; and every motion was one of untutored elcgauce and freedom. Brought up iu the seclusion of the coun­try and surrounded by n refined circle of acquaiutaneusaudfriends, Isabel Loring, at twenty-four, was younger and fresher thau most city git's at eighteen. Her anger may be no evidence of her refine­ment, but a hasty spirit will break through artificial restraints ; uud it is due to I'suuel to say that no other than Adrian ttteruo could'make her forget herself. This was her first visit to the metropo­l is; and her mind quailed eagerly a new draught of information and delight.*

Her home was iu the small, aristocrat­ic village of K , on the western shoro of Lake Champlnin, This sheet of wa­ter is the pearl of tho North, and the Adirondac and Orcen Mountains form its emerald setting. No language can paint the exceding loveliness of tho sur­rounding scenery. Tiny bays indent the shoro; and the silver-tongued waves sing tho same songs, and keel over on tho pebbles to the same joyous measure they did six thousand years ago,

In her nativo village, Isabel Loring was the presiding genius of every social gathering, entering with zest into every amusement that may be innocently en­joyed. Upon her return from the city, Adrian Hterne had followed her, with tho ostensible purpose of getting out of sight of dust iiiid brick, to havo a breath of mountain air ; but really on account of a certain magnetism whic:i drew him half unconsciously after her,

An excursion to Am; tblc Chnsm was proposed, and it hud their hearty *ou-ourrencc. A part of the excursionists designed going upon horseback, among whom were Isabel and Mr, Hterne. The lack of suitable horses was the greatest draw-back to this arrangement; but they were all finally provided for with the ex­ception of fsabel, who could have her choice between an old ono and a spirited creature, but little used to curb or sad-die.

"I'll have this one," she unhesitating­ly said, pointing to tho latter.

"Miss Loring, do not ride it, Tt will be beyond your control."

J is remonstrance was uttered in that tone of conscious authority that indi­cated sho should not, were she his wife or sister, and was therefore resented. |

"I have no fear, and it is not the first time T have taken this kind of exercise*."

"There in or should bo propriety iu everything, Miss Loring, The horse is unsafe."

"By what right do you dictate what I shall, or shall not do V"

"1 do not seek to dictate, nnd I havo nn right except that which wisdom and experience- have to guide tho rash and head-strong child,"

"I do not come in this class, T nm quite capable of managing myself and this horso, too, and L will r i d o n o other to-day."

Beforo he could offer any assistance, she was mountsd. Her eyes were glow­ing, her cheeks crimson with vexation. She struck tho animal a sharp blow, and it bounded forward at n fearful pace. Had sho been u less skillful horse-wo­man, sho must havo been thrown ; but she firmly maintained her seat, Hhe was soon far iu advance of her terrified com­panions, save one, who had the presence of mind to spring upon his well-trained animal and was rapidly Hearing the now frightened girl. Tho colt, hearing the tramoing behind, sped madly on, Hee-ing this, Mr. Mtcrno endeavored to got in advance of it, by taking a shorter side route. The plan succeeded.

"Now, Miss Loring, bo firm," ho said, as ho grasped tho reins, The panting beast stopped suddenly, reared, and then subsided into gentleness,

"Did I not givo you fair warning of the consequences of your temerity V"

"Nay, you are unfair," Isabel replied; with a face from which the liro had not yet departed. "You angered me or this had not been,"

"Did I say more than the truth ?** "It was disagreeably said." "Will you persist in riding this horse Ty

"I will." "Perverse child, then I shall maintain

my position ns guard." "As you please." It was a ride with which pain had more

to do thau pleasure. Each experienced a kind of triumph in being uble to dis­turb the equanimity of tho other, If sho succeeded in making him bito his lip, it sent a gleam of brightness into her .ioul that she did not try to account for.

Tf he caused her eye to flash with in dignant light, it sent a wave of conscious power through his heart that gladdened it, ho cared not to ask why. The little savage warfare between them was not waged without attracting observation.

Minnie Colo whispered to her escort; "Did you ever seo a couple like Isabel

Ahd Mr. Hterne ? I believe they cordially hate each other."

"They are peculiar, but T don't know as the hnto is very earnest."

"Not earnest, Mr. Burnham! Why* just observe them and see if it is not."

Perhaps, so, Time will make tho facts plainer."

Our party had now arrived at the chasm, n gorge in tho Ausable, two or three miles below Keeseville. At this placu it is one hundred and eighty feet down to the river, which is narrow nnd quite rap­id. Nature was in one of her wildest and most wayward moods, when she made this passage for the Ausable. Tho rocks are regularly piled up on either side in blocks of solid masonry, and look as though they might havu been wrenched apart by some tliroo of mother Earth, centuries ago. Tho see

are your due, You saved my life nnd I thank you," and sho reached out her hand, which met his ready clasp.

"Why is it so difficult to say them, thou?"

"Pleaso don't anger mo again, after heaping mo over with a burdening sense of obligation, I want to bo pleasant with you, if you will let me.

If is face was grave and displeased. ".Miss Loring. f have no desire to havo

you i'ocl burdened in that way. Act and speak as you have done."

"f should bo ungrateful." "You pain me." "I am sorry. Let us be friends/* A;rain tlte small hand was reached out

to him, and again it was clasped and not only clasped, but retained.

"We cannot be," he said, with an em­phasis that startled her.

"You told me once- what kind of wo­men men love. Will you reverse it, and tell mo what kind of a man women lovo r

His penetrated gaze searched her par-thillv averted face.

"\'ou refuse? Your tell-tale eyes have relieved you. T do not know what all women lovo, nor do 1 care: but Isabel Loring, iu spite of her varying moods of anger, and pride, l oves - Adrian Sterne," and he almost crushed the hand he grasp-ed.

"Dare you taunt me with it?" "And T dare taunt you with it. You

showed it most clearly." And so the exacting man tortured her:

for if there is any thing humiliating and torturing, it is to have the most sacred feelings of tho soul dragged out to the oiKJu scrutiny of the cold and iudiflerent. Unsought love known to its object J and he urgently striving to force her to avow i t ! No wonder that sho paled and flushed in quick succession,

"This is more than T can bear. You arc more unfair than I thought,"

"You cannot and you do not deny it." "L have not been a traitress to my sex.

You have no right to talk to me so, I begin to hate you."

"You canuot." "Then you do not know me.M

"Not know you, Isabel! Yon have been my study from the first hour of our acquaintance. You have pained, but nev­er unfiled me. I know the treasures of your heart und intellect, and I know your defects."

"But oh! to be accused of unmaideu-ly conduct—Let me go, Mr. Sterne."

"No Isabel. Be truthful. You ft hall say to me what tho river said to the ocean."

"I will not. "If you have any mercy on me or your­

self, you niunt sav it. You have not been unmaidenly. Who Accuses you of being a traitress to your sex i You are strong and weak, proud and humble, cruel and tender, nnd voti liavo grown into my heart M , " and ho folded her so tightly to his breast, that every vestige of color fled from her cheeks.

"You frighten me," she said, tryiug to escape and evade him. . "Darling, do not be so chary of kind Words and caresses. I will not let you go till you tell me you lovo me?"

"Ii* this yoUy you cold impervious cyn­ic ?"

"Cold! I am n volcano. Tell mo you love me,"

"I have loved you, Mr. Sterne," sho said provokiiigly,

"My heart has hungered many years, Isabel, feed it, Call me Adrian."

"1 love you, Adrian," she whispered. "And you'll marry me?" "And I will marry you, and then quar­

rel with you all the rest of my life. Let us go."

"When they rejoined the party, they looked so much happier, thut little Min­nie remarked it.

"Mr, Burnham, I believe Isabel and Mr. Hterne have made up."

"Yes, peace is declared. I wouldn't wonder it wo had a wedding before many weeks."

The supposition proved correct. A few days went by, and Isabel very quiet* ly and willing became Mrs. Sterne.'

"4 + t»

Indies* Hand writing, We continually seo advertisements of

ladies who can write a good hand, and wish for work iu copying manuscripts. One lady's "good hand" is all peaks and angles ; another's all scrawling dashes ; while tho sins of undotted i's and un­crossed t's aro legion; not to speak of errors in spelling, by no means infre­quent. The luckless employer is driven to distraction by tlm labor of decipher­ing, to which is sometimes added the labor of correction; and ho finally throws down tho ill-done work, with a pardona­ble sneer at the incapacity of woman for anything but dress. Of course, sho gets no further work from him. Now, to write an ugly hard may be called a mis­fortune, if yon will; but to write uu illeg­ible hand is a crime against society. Everyone who chooses can form each let­ter distinctly, can make a diflerence be­tween an 11 and a u, between 0 and c ; can dot i's and cross t's, Therefore, no educated woman who wishes for employ­ment as an amanuensis or conyist can be

Sue ought to excused for writing badly be able to write letters and copy manu­scripts clearly and legibly; if she cannot, she lias only herself to blame. To those who feel their deficiency and wish to im­prove, here nre a f*w hints. Write two or three copies every day in a large hand. Look at your copy upside down, when the turns of the letters should appear as well shaped as they did when you looked at them the right way. Thin*, let tho letters nu, when turned upsido down, make a good clear mi, only wanting tho addition of the dot to the 1. Never leave an i to be dotted or a t to bo crossed till you havo finished tho line or sentence. Dot your i's nnd cross your t's when you finish the word, at latest. Ilcniember that the lines of legibility in writing, us of beauty in nature are all curved. An­gular writing is never preUyt seldom leg-ible. Never indulge iu making over-long tails to g's. <|'K, y's or ovcrloug heads to i's, t's, and similar letters, running them into the upper and under line. Indulge not in turns, curls, or flourishes of any kind. Study to make your writing com­pact without being cramped; free, with­out straggling. To write rather upright than otherwise contributes to the union of compactness and freedom. Never imitate another person's writing under the idea that it is prettier than your own. Many a girl has spoiled a gut d Itaud-writing in this way. Let your handwrit­ing form itself from frcis bold <*opy-writ­ing, nnd let it ho thoroughly your own. Cultivate thw power of writing quickly*

to crosB^tho frail remnant te gather j becauso it will probably bo a necessity to "** '"'**" *" *"1"" , , , , you—certainly an advantage, But es«

chew hurry. Legibility must never be sacrificed to speed.— Victoria Magattnr,

them. The movement did m,t pass uu-1 noticed. I

"Don't go, Miss Loring," and the strong hand of Adrian Hterne restrained her.

"My head is steady. Let me go." "Do you court deathV*' "It is tho second time, to-dny, you

have used unwarranted authority over mo. I am no child, sir.

"This shall be my answer," he said, w*

- * * r »

WTTho Inflttonoo of women, either for good or evil, on tho heart and mind of man, is omnipotent. Vain are the strug­gles to resist it. In misfortune, it tem­pers the energies; in prosperity, it adds grace to them.

liugton, fifty miles from tlte province line on tho east side of this lake, and the of­fice of Collector for this Cham plain dis­trict, at riattsburgh, twenty-fivo miles from the liue, is a mystery the inhabitants of this frontier have never been ablo to fathom. For convenience sake the Col­lector's oflico should be iu Alburgh and this town, each of which places l ies di­rectly at the foot of the lake and on the Canadian border. It would be a matter not only of propriety but of immense convenience if the locution of both were changed. The Champlaiu district ex­tend* un and down the lake and frontier for a distance of nearly two hundred miles, embracing Old Ti. on the south und Tort Carriugtou on tho west; never­theless full seven-eighths of the.receipts of ci'.btoms are taken in this town ut the lalvs port of House's Point. Of course tht olncers in this coner of New York are kent pretty buby, but au efilcieut, hoi, >rul»le body of men are found at this poht, and their duties are faithfully per­formed. But to assert that tho most watchful deputies cau stop all smuggling, ever did. or ever will stop it, is to expect too much. Evasions of the law have al-wry* been practiced, and it would take an army of men to enforce a strict com­pliance therewith. I t would require a deputy or watchman to be stationed at intervals of but half a mile on a frontier of three or four hundred miles, stretch­ing from the river St. Lawrence eastward to the wilds of Maiuc, and this army to bo ever ou the alert, day and night, in­cessantly. And yet, despite contrary re­ports, the border inhabitants are not be­lievers in violent resistance to law, and when lawfully captured in the work of smuggling submit with a good grace to tho confiscation of goods and the loss necessarily entailed. A residence of nearly fll'tv years on this border and a thorough knowledge of local history en­ables i u to say that we never have known an instance of the forcible resistance of the customs laws in this district.

AS EUKABGO.

In earlier and ruder times it was not so. England's violation of neutral law in the searching of our vessels and the impress­ment of our seamen, early 111 this century, led to an act of Congress laying an em­bargo on all trade with the Cauadas. This was done in 1808, the intent being the restriction of all commercial relations with the inhabitants north of latitude 15 *, The result was highly disastrous to the peace of the frontier. Canada af­forded a ready market for our lumber and potash, und was easy of access for ail the necessaries of life requisite to the comfort of the border people, then dwell­ing iu a sparsely populated and partially cultivated wilderness. A sharp conten­tion arose between the persistent smug­glers and the officers of the government, which in some few instances led to vio­lence and bloodshed. As the waters of the lake allorded a thoroughfare for all operations of tlic smugglers and traders, some incidents of a very exciting charac­ter took place. At the time we are writing of, Judge Hicks was still deputy at Champlaiu, General Ezra Thurber held the same ofiice at House's Point, and Mr. Buel was stationed at Windmill Point, on the Vermont side, which place had been made the location of the Custom House offices in 1803. Just previous to the em­bargo taking effect the Collector at Platts­burgli visited the frontier and gave per­mission to tho inhabitants to go into Canada aud buy what salt they would be likely to use for some time. ( On the pass­age of the odious law the inhabitants of very many of the lake towns, conceiving their liberties to be wrongfully abridged, held indignation meetings, and Burling­ton, St. Albans, Champlaiu, &c , memor­ialized Congress for the repeal of the law. The President in his messago gave tho name of "insurrections" to the violent resistance of the act, and people only grew more exasperated. Desperate men caused sleepless vigilance to the officers of the customs, ana the station at Wind­mill Point was the scene of constant mid­night watching and many a fierce en­counter. On one occasion ft thousand dollars' worth of goods, seized and con­demned, were secretly abstracted from the custody of Mr. Buel.

BATTLE OF TILE RATTS.

A great raft of timber, a quarter of a mile in length, had waited for some days opposite tho shore of Islo in Motte, for a strong south wind to carry it past the Point over the line. The owner, ono Van Duyseu, had set his heart ou floating it down at whatever risk. Captain Pratt, of the Vermont militia, with a lieutenant, sergeant and twelve men, was stationed on the Point to assist the Collector. '£he old French windmill, built in 1741, was the quarters of tlic officers. As the raft came down opposite the place she was boarded, seized, and taken ashore in tho bay on tho east side of tho Point. A guard was put on board, and Judge Hicks came over with his men to aid the Ver­mont officers in retaining the huge priz*. In the darkness of the following night fifty banded men crept on board, seized and bound the guard, pushed tho im­mense structure around the Point, and got it under way down the shoro. Cap­tain Pratt drew up his men and ordered the raftsmen to come to or be fired upon. They stubbornly refused, and then tho bullets sped at them. Barricades to shield them from the flro were thrown up, and with a yell of defiance, and hotly returned fire at the troops on shoro, the victorious smugglers passed the timbers down into Canada. A thousand shots were fired at the raftsmen, so it is said, and no soul was killed or hurt, although Van Duysen, who was ttt the helm, had seven balls put through his hat.

Old men say that the militia, in follow­ing down the shore in pursuit, on arriv­ing at a plaoe cleared of its trees, were driven by tho hot fire from the raft into some potash kettles, where they found shelter. From this circumstances arose tho story, considerably colored and alter­ed, that Judge Hicks, iu affright, fled i away in a potash kettle, which canard I was repeated to his disadvantage for! years afterwards. Tho fact was, that knowing that the rafUnion had vepoated-ly threatened his life, and that if caught their ire would be poured upon his head, two of his men rowad him in a small j boat towards tho New York shoro, where j they halted until tho raft and its deter­mined ercw passed down tho channel. Oi\t ol this went the rumor that the , doughty oificer had attempted to oscapo j rowing across the lake in a potash kettle!

On ihe night uf June 25 that year the revenue cutter was stolen right under the ; eye* of the government officers, who were j keeping ward at Windmill Point, and tho \ perpetrators ol tho bold theft wore, sought fur in vain. Forty soldiers kept guard on the New York side. Men ar-. rayrd themselves in female garments, and ' in'tliis disguise sought to evade the offi­cials. Tne deputies were threatened j with Arc and death if they insisted on j enforcing obedicuco to the hated non-! intercourse law. Judge, Hicks was way* \ laid by an armed man while in the per-, formauce of his duties, who, in a dis­guised dress and tone, hade him to pre­pare to die. In the morning a coffin was

found at his door. Some of tho officials left their posts and retreated to Plntte-burgh. Two pieces of brass cannon wcro planted on Windmill P o i n t A large batteau, to which had been given the name of the Black Snake, with a crew cf desperate men on board, annoyed the of­ficials greatly. Samuel J. Mott, of Al­burgh, commanded her, and seven sturdy smugglers composed his men. August 3, 180K, she was chased into the mouth of Onion (now Winooski) river, and captured by Lieuteuamt Farrington and his militiamen, in tha revenue cutter Fly. WTiile she was being conveyed down tho river by her emptors, suddenly the crew of the Black Snake sprang from tho ambush where they lay and attempted a rescue. A deadlv conflict ensued. Ouo man on the Fly, Eiias Drake was killed* On the captured batteau, of tho men who had her in charge, Jonathan Ormsby and Asa Marsh were killed, and Lieutenant Farrington wounded. A reward of 8100 was offered for Samuel J. Mott, and $50 for each of tho others. The entire com­pany was afterwards arrested, tried and condemned. Ouo of tho eight men, Dean, was executed at Burlington, No­vember 11, following. Mott was sen­tenced to stand one hour in tho pillory, receive fifty stripes, and endure close con­finement with hard labor for a term of ten vears.

The death of Elias Drake was preceded by a very singular presentment. He was an oarsman in the cutter Fly, and lived with the deputy, General Thurber, at Houses Point. A few nights previous to the sad occurrence narrated abovo ho dreamed that he was chased by a black snake that pursued him furiously, wind­ing itself about his body ; aud ho awoke iu great fright by reason of his terrible struggles to escape from its folds. Tho dream made a powerful impression upon his mind, and was strangely verified in his death, caused by the crew of the bat­teau Block Snake.

Amid all tho border tumult, some­times there came in a dash of wit and humor. The house of Mr. Buel, on Windmill Point, was one dark night sur­rounded by men bent on the rescue of certain captured contraband goods there­in stored; and tho deputy saved them oulj' by an ingenious stratagem. A single boy was with him in the lonely dwelling. Fastening the doors and win­dows, he bade the lad, with a loud voice —sufficiently loud for those who were skulking about out-doors to plainly hear him—to ascend the stairs to the upper chamber of the dwelling, and quickly bring down the muskets (.here kept in readiness for defence. Then John, lames, Tom. Dick and Harry were called for, as though a dozen men were by his side. He continued his loud orders, un­til iu imagination a half a score of loaded guns were ready and handled by stout hands, prepared to greet the expected raiders. The lurking foo was really de­ceived, and, supposing Mr. Buel to have any quantity 01 men and firearms on hand, gave up their project and fled from tho house. The cheat practised upon them was discovered to have been perfect when, subsequently, it became known that the deputy collector ou that night had with him a half-witted boy, and was only armed with one single rusty old musket !

THE EXCITEilENT CULMINATED.

In 1809 the excitement culminated. The warfare went on until the embargo was taken off and the obnoxious law re­pealed. Three years latter the smuggler, Harrington Brooks, of St. Albans Bay, was shot by the officers of custom. Be­ing overtaken on the lake, opposite Point au Fer, in tho act of conveying salt from Canada, he was ordered to halt and surrender, when refusing, he was fired upon by John Walker, ai tho command of the deputy, Mr. Buel, and mortally wounded. Mr. Buel and his men gave themselves up for trial at St. Aibans, and were acquitted ; the deed was pronounced justified by the law. But Walker's life was threatened, and the fatal shot was a source of grief to him while life lasted. No events of this kind have taken place on these waters or frontiers for a period of nearly sixty years. Smuggling is followed by many persons, not for speculating purposes, but for private and personal uses and ends. The poor man who can buy a pound of tea in Canada for eighty or ninety cents, of a much better quality than.is sold in the States for af.dollar and forty cents, is apt to improve his chance of doing so, and runs his risk of being detected, and if detected he shoots no­body, but submits to destiny with good nature.

D. T. TAYLOR.

«-**• S p l i n t e r * .

—Time on the jump—leap year. —The best frontispiece—au honest

face. —The druggist is not inappropriately

termed the piller of society. —What can a man have in his pocket

when it is empty V A big hole. —Carpets are usually bought by the

yard, and worn by the foot. —When is a ship like a scarf-pin?

When it is on the bosom of a heavy swell.

—In conversation, a wise Lian may be at a loss how to begin, but a fool never knows how to stop.

—Mutual admiration—as the season of parties approaches, boys begin to feel gallant ana "gals" buoyant.

—A good drain on a farm—heavy mort­gage at ten per cent, will drain it about as rapidly as anything we know of.

—A wag, speaking of a blind wood-sawyer, says that "while none ever saw him see, thousands have seen him saw."

—Valparaiso has a Rov. Mr. Beer. I t is not stated whether he ever gets at lager-heads with his congregation—In-dkinapolia Sentinel.

—"There are two ways of doing it ," said Pat to himself, as he stood musing and waiting for a job on the street corner. "If I save me W,000 I must lay by 8200 a year for twenty years, or I can put away 820 a year * for 200 years. Now, which way will I do it if'*

—A committee was recently appointed to investigate the excessive chastisement of a pupil in n Michigan public school, and reported that tho punishment was not actuated by malice, but occasioned by an "undue appreciation of the thick­ness of the boy's pantaloons/'

—A full-bearded young grandfather recently had his hirsute appendage shaved off, showing n clean face for the first time in a number of years. At the dinner-table his three-jear-old grand­daughter noticed it, "gazed long with wondering eye," and finally ejaculated, "Grandfather, whose head you got on?"

—"Doctor," said a wealthy patient to his physician, "I want you to be thorough. Strike a t therooto f tho disease." "Well, I will," said the doctor, as he lifted his cane and brought it down hard enough to break into pieces a bottle and glasses which stood upon the side-board. I t was his last professional visit to that house.

—A lady was reading to her servants an account of the Chicago fire. The in­cident of tho l a m i n g of the Emancipa­tion Proclamation arrested the attention of one old colored woman, a slave all her life, who viewed the proclamation much as the Israelites did tiie ark of tho covenant. "What dat," she said, "burn­ed up?" "Yes, aunty, burned up." "Den what gwino come of us again ?" "I don't know; may be you'll lie slaves as before." "Den dis chile gwiue to die right now." Aud throwing up her hands in dismay, she left the presence of her mistress, vis­iting dire imprecations on the head of tlte man "what sot out dat fire."—New Orleans Picayune.

—Edwin liooth was traveling on tho cars. Tho passengers, hearing he was al/oard, naturally evinced curiosity to seo the great actor. Among the passengers was a genuine Vcnnonter, who occupied a seat some four or live benches in the rear of tho great subject. By slipping from one seat to another he soon occu­pied the one immediately "aft" of Booth. l i i s anxiety was great. Beaching over and touching Edwin on the shoulder, he sa id : "Ahl eh 1 excuse me, sir, but is your name Beuth ?M In his well modu­lated voice Booth replied : "Yes, sir, m y name is Booth." "Ah! e h ! excuse me, s ir ; but is your name Edwin Beuth ?" "Yes, sir, my name is Edwin Booth." "Really, eh ! ah ! s ir; but you must real­ly excuse me, s ir; but all! eh ! sir, nre you brother to the gentleman who had the little difficulty with Mr. Lincoln at* the theater ?"