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sYes., she said. dear Tom, | have appro
priated your bro,her's daguerrotype. and by
so doing intimated my acceptance OF his
protfered hand and heart
Tom stood one moment the very persOni-
ication OF exquisite surprise; the next, he
threw himself into chair ,clapped his hands
upon his sides, and went of, into an uncon-
troliable burst of laughter-nOt loud but roll
licking with the keenest relish Of feast of
humor all his own. In this exploit Tom t
least was irresistible mirth was cotag-
ious joined in the laugh, and Adela with
some difficulty restrained her features.
There was something SO jolly and yet so
felicitoasly ludicrous in the scene. that it
was IMPOSSIBLE not to enjoy it with him.
at length, Too, spiung from his seat caught
my hssa 10 ose Of. .,his, and Adela's in the
! other, and exclaimed,
well, BY love, Fred-Adela-lhi is the
best joke of the season.
Webster aud Jane came in from morn
ing walk, and it was then understood that
they had concluded an arrangement day
or or two before.
sAnd SO, Gus, you were never in love with
Adela-never had design that way-ehp
Never thought of such thing, Tom; but
l confess my danger, had not your charming
cousin engaged my attention.
We'll, that is rare! Why, of what a
weight of care, consideration, and resPon-
sibility | should have been relieved had |
only known that before!'
But you don't mean to say, Tom hinted
Gus, interrogatively, that you never loved
Adela-that you have been flirting all this
time!'
ASK her, replied Tom. Did moi make
4 solemn conservation of myself to her this
morning. Love her, forsooth! Indeed, |
do. And shall love her all the better, per-
haps, as Il sister. 1t was for the honor of
our house that thought she ought 10 be-
come Mrs. Wells, and was determined to
maintain it-if could. 1t Is quite as well
in Frees hands, ani the sly rogue is very
well satisfied with it,
| smiled and submitted with the utmost
resignation, and some complacency, TO the
soft impeachment.
And may ask said Tom, 'when you and
Adela first realized that my diligent atten-
tions were superfuous--in other words,
Fred, when did you first discover your love
for herr
.When she sPrang from the carriage, |
think, as | held the restive horse ons the
night of her arrival
There was twitching at the corners of
his mouth.
sAnd you, Adela--when did your heart
yield its admiration to this quiet brother of
mine!'
'As sprang from the carriage, | think,
when ne held the restive horse on the night
of my arrival she answered, archly.
Love at first sight. by Jove! Well, you
are both perfect in your catechisn, and may
soon be admitteH 10 the church. Fred, the
honor of the family has been, so far, gal
lantly maintained in your hands. | am con.
tent to leave it there; and shall, very prob
ABLY, subside into the responsibility of
bach!oi hood
Never, Tom, never. You are thouSand
times to- good for such fate as that Such
was the verdict o. our company. And | am
sure, reader, you will agree with me ,wheth-
er he shall be Bachelor or Benedick, that he
is splendid felaw-my Brother Tom.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-09-03
Going into Society.

Here is a spicy but truthful little homily
on Going in Society," Read it:
Society has come to be technical term,
having reference to certain parl9r and
drawing room region, ,bound'd on the Nadir by
a best Brussels carpet; on the Zenith by
fresco and chandeliers, and round about by
satin paper and silkeu curtains. Its pro-
ductions are human beings arrayed in GER
tain quality OF fabric made of the grave
clothes Of the silk worm, and the old ward
robe OF particularly arstocratic sheep. They
must also be 'seized and possessed no mat
ter how, unless the law inquiries, OF GER
tain amount OF this worlds goods; sufficient
to place them above the suspicion OF any,
thing so vulgar as labor.
This done, "a line OF demarcaton is drawn,
and the world at large is never allowed
within the social paddock, bat may look on
al distance, wonder and admire.
But society thus considered is an utter
most fiction. Old John Bunyan could not
have been admitted within It's pale because,
though an immortal dreamer, he was NOR
tai tinker. The respectable Gardener of
Paradise would have been takbooed because
he was no gentleman, and his wife would
hardly have been acknowledged as a street
acqua intapce, because she was known to
make her own clothes.
But there is nobler set of society than
this--it is that to which man is admitted
whose coat is out at the elbows, and whose
purse has a Cassius-like depletion. Does
not he go into society-the best the world
ever saw, who has lying around him the re-
corded utterances of the master spirits of
mankind! May he not consort with meancr
men, who chat familarly with Goldsmith,
listen to ponderous Johnson,and is charmed
with the sweet singers OF all time.
And what need he care, who has atmis-
sion to the society OF nature! Spring puts on
her best to meet and welcome him; Sum
mer deems him worthy of her rare brocade,
embroidered with flowers and inwrought
with gold Gods painted window in the
North is uncurtained 20 his gaze, and the
breath that fans his brow one moment, may
lift a que eny tress the next
Even in this land of ours,therc Is but one
spot where all are equal-one society which
all may enter. Death is great Republican,
and he made tit is the City of the Dead.
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How TO rUIN YOUR HEALrH-First, stop
in bed late; second, eat hot suppers; third,
turn day into night, night into day; fourth,
take no exercise; fl lth, always ride, when
YOU can walk; Blk III, never mind about wet
feet; seventh, have hall-a-dozcn doctors;
eighth, drink all they send You; ninth, try
every new quack; tenth, |! that doesn't XIII
you, quuck yourself.
AN EXCEPTION To EVERY RULE.-The man
who, as Il rule thinks everything and every
boty "a bore always makes an rXcePuo"
in fuvcr of--himselt
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Dark Hours.
Of The Chicago Tribune.

There are dark hours, that mark the his
ory of the brightest year For not a " hole
month in mary o. the millions cf the past,
perhaps, has the sun shone brilliantly all
the time. And there have been cold and
stormy days in every year: And res the
miSts and shadows of the darkest hour were
diSsipatrd and lifted hcedlrssiy awa-. TIE
ruelcSt of the ice feiters have been b5oSt
and dissolved, and the most iuriois storm
loses its power to harm.
Aud what parable is this Of human life;
oil our inside word, where the heart works a,
its destined labors. Here, tno,we have the
overshadowing OF dark hodFs, and many a
cold blast chiils the heart to its core. But
what matters it! Man Is born aero, and it
is only by darkn'si aud storms tha; heroiSm
gains is creates; and best development and
Illustration; then 1t kindles the black cloud
into Il blaze OF glory, and the storm bears it
more rapidly ON 20 IS. drs,iny. Despair not
there Neither give Up, while one good
power is yours, use it. DISAPPOINTMENT viii
not be realized. Nartifying fsiurc May at
tend this etfoEl and that one-but Only be
aOges!, and sir%gqls 0s, and it VIII be wall.
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Speak not Harshly.

Speak not harshly, know that chiding
One poor wanderer never brought,
Back from foily's path in salty,
From the ruin which it sought.
Speak not harshly noble feelings
Still may linger in the breast;
Would you rouse them to their dutyi
Kindness surely answers best.
Speak not harshly some poor spirit,
May be reused by one kind
From lethargy OF sorrow,
Let not chidiag then be heard.
OH speak kindly for IT'S better
So to do in this cold world,
Sorrow round the hearts of many
Hath her cold dark mantle furled.
EAULIE.
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0,-The price of fruits is very hish ,hi
season, nota ith,tandSsg the kVafe qusntl
~ ripening.
CEE~.That's the end OF my tali."as the
tad-pole said when he turned into bali
frog.
Cy-The fountain OF content must spring
up in the mind; and Ne who bss so little
knowledge oi humsn nature, - 10 seek hap
p.re>s by changing anything out his own
... s,5Iur wIl waste his life in irui'less
-.s. .aujtiPiY the griet which be FsE>
poses to recicve.
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3 0 { trp.
IOnginal-l
The Storm.

1uC OUOl lls
Harki hear the mutte.ing thunders,
Sullen rolling through the sky,
While the heavens gather blackness
Telling US q storm is nigh.
Near. and yet more near It's drawing.
Tightening flashes, the thunders roll,
Spreading terror with the fearful,
And timid guilty soul.
Now cain, the storm preceding,
Lingers in the air around,
Soon It's broken, heavens wherlwlnd
Through the world is onward bound.
See the mighty Oak is ruin
By the winged lighning's power
Rain in torrents fall around US
From the clouds that DER US lower.
WHAT'S there SO grandly awful
As the storm: when thunders roll
When the wind howls fer cely round
Lightnings blaze from pole to pole.
Now it's over, all is beauty,
Nature thankful lifts her head
Fresh revised to do her duty
By the storm we so much dread.
EAuLlE.
MARTINS FERRY.
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MARTINS FERRY.
Farmers In l776.


Far mers In l776.
Men to The plongh,
Wife TO the cow,
Girl to the yarn,
Boy TO the barn,
And all dues settled.
Man mere show,
Girl. Piano,
Wife silk and satin.
Boy Greek and Latin,
And a i hands gazetted.
IL 1850
Men all in debt,
Wives in a pet,
Boys mere muscle,
Girls sunff and hustle,
. And everybody cheated.
IN 1857
Doctars foot it and farmers ride,
Age abounds-youth multiplied
Girls are clad in big hoop skirts,
Boys in kids and ruffled shirts,
And every fool tobacco squirts.
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GA lady being in want OF dyer, was
referred to an excellent workman,and some
thing of Il wag in his line. The lady called
and asked,
'Are you the dyeing mani
mo, mn an, I'm lMing man, but I'll dye
for you,' promptly replied the man of many
colors, putting the emphasis where it was
needed
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-09-03

To the utmost Limit, 4 sia had become the
possession of the Macedonian. F-tigued
with conquest, and anxious to seek co N
try where the difficulty of victory should en- :
hance its value. the hero was returning to
Europe. A few days would have brought
him to the capital. OF his kingdom, when he
fell suddenly i'll. He was lifted iIom his
horse, and one of his gener is, unacing his
ermor, spread it out for him to lie upon, and
held his golden shield to screen him from
the midday sun. When the king raised his
eyes, and beheld the glittcring canopy, he
was conscious Of the omen. "The urac G
has said that where the ground should be of
iron, and the sky of gold, there should my
grave be made! Behold the fuifIlment.
it is a mourDtul thing. the young cypress is
cut down in the vigOr OF lis strength, in the
first fulness of its beauty. The thread of
life is snapped suddenly, and with it thou
sand prospects vaaish,s thousand hopes are
crushed! But let the will of fate be done!
She has long obeyed y behesi! yield my
self now to hers! Yet, my mother!''
And the monarch mused in melanc Iolv
silence. At length he turned to his uilend-
ants, and dered his tablets t. be brought,
and he took them and wrota. s.Let tine GUS
tomary aims. which my mother sha dis
tribute at my death, be given to thos. who
have never felt the miseries of the world, 81
have never lost those who were dear to them;
and sinking back upon his iron cJuch, he
yielded up mis- breath. TheJ buried him
where he died, and All army wept over his
nraunI
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When the intelligence OF the death of ST.
kander was brought to his mother, as she
sat among Acr ladies' she was overwhe!m-
ed by anguish. "Ah! Why" she exclaim I'd :,
was | exalted as high. only 20 be plunged
into such depth of mi1,ry! Why was not
made of low ler condition, so haply. had
escaped such grief! The joy o: my youth IS
plucked up ,,he comfort of nv age IS with
cred. Who is more wretched than - And
she refused to be comior'ed
The last wish of her son was read to her,
and she resolved to perform tha: on remain
ing duty, and then retire to solitude, to in
1ulge her grief for the rema inder of her lie.
She ordered her servants to 20 into the city,
and bring to the palace such as the will of
Ska nder directed selecting those who
were the poorest. But the messengers, ere
long, returned ,and slit that there were none
of that description to be ;ound among the
poor. Go, then,'' said the queen sand ap-
ply to all casses, and return not without
bringing some who have never lost any who
were dear to them" And the order was
proclaimed through all the city, and all
heard it, and passed on The neighboIing
villages gave no better success; and the
search was extended through all the coun-
try: and they went over all Maccd mia, and
throughout Greece and at every house they
stood and cried, "lf there are any here who
have never knorn misery, and never lost
those that were dearto them, let them come
,I,,> s 81 y
but none came forth. And they went TO the
haun,s Of tie gay, and into the libraries of
the philosophers; to the seats OF public Office,
and t. the caves of hermits; they searched
among the rich, and among the poor
among the high aud among the low; but not
one per on was found who had not tasted
misery; and they reported the result to the
queen.
at is strauge.'' said she, as ii struck with
sudden astoniShment. t.Arc there none who
have not lost their friends! And is NV con-
dition the condition of all. II is not credi-
Bile. Are there none here, in this room, in
this palace, who have always been happy"
But there was 10 reply to this inquiry. ~ on
young prgc, whose cnuntcnaucc is gny,what
sorrow have YOU ever known!"
"AIa~! madam, my father was killed in
the wars of SikaUdcr, and my mother
through grief, has followed him."
And the question was put to others; but
all had lost father, brother, or mot Ter.
"All are as you are. madam" SAID an old
man who was present, "excePtIng IN these
splendors aud these consultations By pow
erty and humility, you might have lost the
allcvarions, but you could not have escaped
the blow. There are nights without astar,
bu. there are no days without cloud. To
suffer, is the lot of all; 10 bear, the glory
| of fcw!"
81 recognize" said the queen The wisdom
/ of SiLanGcr!" ana she bowed in resi- sua-
tiun. and wcpt 10 more
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THE WISDOM OF SIKANDER.
ROMANCE OF HISTORY.
BY HORACE BINNEY WALLACE.

THis narration is g're7a, By the Persian
historians, as the manner Of Alexander s
death. HdiGsrs entirely from The Grses ac
counts. The hero is called by AsiG,ic ,Criisrs,
/ IssGRdsr, SiIander, ard Secunder THe1 rep
resent him to haze teen Miriy-sir gears old
teisa he disd-the same rge as Lord Byron.
The hammered hosts OF Macedon stood ar.
rayed in splendid might. Growing the
hills, and filling the valleys, far and wide
extended the millions in arms, who waited
on the word of the young SiEander-the
most superb array of human power which
sceptered ambition bad ever evoked to do
its bidding. That army was to sweep ma
tons off the earth, and make continent
its camp-fol!owing the voice of one whose
sword was he index OF glory, whose COM
mand was the synonyme of triumph. 1t now
stood expectant, for the king yet fingered
While his war-hOrSe fretted at the gate,
and myrads thus in silence awaited his ap-
pearance, Sikander took his wav to the
apartments of his mother. The sole liga-
ment which bound him to virtue and to feel
ing was the love OF that mother, and the tie
was as strong as it was tender In mute
detection they embrased; and Sikander, as
he gazed upon that tender face, which had
never been turned to him but in tenderness
and yearning love, seemed to ask, "Shall j
ever again behold that sweet smile." The
anxiety of his mothers countenance demo-
ted the same sad curiosity; and, without a
word but with the self-same feeling in their
breasts, thev went out together to seek the
oracles in the temple of Philip, and to learn
their fate.
Alone, in unutte-ed sympathy, the two
ascended the steps of the sacred terple ,and
approached the shrine. 4 priest stood be-
hind the altar. The blue sm Ike of the in
cense curled upward in front, and the book
of oracles was before him. "Where shall
my grave be diggcd!' said the NJ; and
the priest opened the book and read:
ssWhere the soil IS OF iron. and the sky of
gold, there shall the grave of the monarch
of men be digged."
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NOTICE!

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HOWARD ASSOCIATION
PHILADELPHIA.

Important announcement
HNO all persons afflicted with Sexual Diseas-
es, such as SpermatorrhGa, Seminal weak
ness Impotence, GonorTh9a, elect, Syphilis, the
Vice of Onanism, or Self-Abuse, &C., &c.
The Howard Association, in view ofthe awful
destruction ofhuman life, caused by Sexual dis
eases, and the receptions practiced upon the un-
fortunate victims of such diseases by Quacks,
have directed their Consulting Surgeon, as
Charitable Act worthy of their name, to give
medical adviceGRATIs, to all persons thus Attic
ted, who apply by letter, with description of
their condition, Gage, occupation, habits of life,
&c., and in cases Of extreme poverty and suffer-
ing, to Furnish medicinesfree of charge.
The Howard Association is benevolent In
stitution, established by special endowment, for
the relief the sick and distressed, afflicted with
"Virulent and Epidemic Diseases" 1t has now
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ted to expend in advertising the above notice.
1t is need less to add that the Association com
mands the highest medical skill of the age, and
will furnish the most approved modern treat.
Just Published, by the Association, Report
on SpermatorhGa, or Seminal weakness, the
vice Of Onanism, Masturbation orSelf-Abuse, and
other Diseases Of the Sexual Organs, by the Con
sultng Surgeon, which will be sent by mail Gn
a sealed envelope,) Free of Charge, on the re-
ceipt of two stamps for postage.
Address, DIR. GEO r. CALHOUN, Consulting
Surgeon, Howard Association, No. 2, South
Ninth ST., Phila., Pa. BY order of the Directors.
EZRA d HEARTWELL, Pres't.
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