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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-09
Roberts & Croft.
FRIENDS CALL AT
CUR COR M ER

IF YOU WISH TO SEE A GRAND COM
il bination OF the Useful, Beautiful
AND ORNAMENTAL All
We have everything in the useful line that
the necessities of this community would seem
to demand, and as to the Beautiful and orna-
mental, there is scarcely anything for which
the heart could wish, that we have not got
We have recently received from the east, a
magnificent assortment of
FANCY. .9.s.D SE9PLE GOODs,
and, although not disposed to boast, we will
at least say that they are hard to beat. Oul
stock consists in part of every variety of
EDEG va @@@DMD% %e
hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Bonnets,
Tg;9o3J,170e ftornpftin0
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TO TEACHERS.

THE Board of Examiners of Wyandot Coun-
ty, Ohio, will hold meetings regularl at the
Clerks office in the Court House on the first and
third Saturdays in each month, for the ex-
animation of Teachers, under the ssact to pro
vide for the reorganization, supervision and
maintainanee of Common Schools passed
March, Id, 1853 Teachers are requested te
meetthe Board as early as 10 O'Clock A. NJ
promptly, All applications will be required te
furnish evidence of good moral character by
certificates or otherwise as no certificates will
be granted without such evidence, and nc
special meetings of the Board will be held un-
der any consideration.
By Order of the Board.
II, MADDUX, Clerk
Aug 1621S55 no50tt
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. E "A MNHMN

M1~ "A n 49, n ~ -
TTOUSE, CARRIAGE, AND WAGON
II Painting; old bug gies painted over. cheap,
Also, whifewashing aud paperIng rooms done
up in the best of style. The undersigned has
lust moved from Tiffin city to this place, and
wishes to follow the above named business, he
solieits the attention of the Public generally.
Residence ON Wyapdot Avenue, directly
west of D. Ayre's brick block. - r,sss
the Railroad. l.. W. kELLER-
Upper sandusky, Oct l6, '56.-No Ally.
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q UNIMPROVED LAND FOR SALE.
TN MIFFLIN TOWN SHIP, WYANDOT
il COUNTY. OH1O-Situate in Section 2S,
West half North East quarter, Township 8.
The land is good warm black soil, wel1-tim-
bered about mile or mile and half north OF
Brownstown, or almost due west direction
from j oel Straw's Reference can be had of
Esq'r. Daniel Straw, in said township Or,
for further particulars, call on a
ass JOSEPH MoCUTCHEN,
Real Estate Agent.
Upper Sandusky, March 10, 81 56-3m*
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$40 ON THE PLANK! HORSES
gao ON THE PLANK 7 HORSES!
z:sz R p s
Staub's New Livery
STARLEl

NHE VERITABLE OLD JOHN STAUB
u respectfully informs the citizens of Up
per Sandusky, and Wyandot County, that he
A9ifsss@@ss>za has 'tpitched his tent amongst
-zE1Eks@S them, and opened Livery Sta
BILE at the old ''Blue Ball, - Zim- n5Tas--s> :.
merman's Corner. He has trans 80
ferred his extensive Livery Establishment, re
puted one of the very best in Ohio, from Tiffin
to this place. and intends to show the good
people of Wyandot County "new wrinkle in
that kind of business.
His horses viii be of the kind especially
suited to the business, varying in speed from
the most gentle and steady gate, to t2-4o on
the plank to suit the person or the occasion,
Ge% 80 with buggies new, comfortable and
-sHs-@zf- finished in superb style, and every
thing accompanying necessary to protect from
either cold, rain or storm.
From his long experience in catering for the
wants Of the public, in this business, he fatters
himself that he will be able TO give sat M
isfaction to all who may favor him with ~
their patronage.
A Hack will run to and from the cars. car
rylng passengers to any part of the town for
one dime, or to any part of the County on rea-
sonable terms.
Teams, Carriages and Buggies always ready
on funeral occasions.
Co. Orders may be left at Staub's Livery
VIZ Office, at the .'Blue BaIl Corner" OF
at the Pierson House, where they will receive
immediate attention
In short, when you want speedy and com
Portable ride or drive, call on cold John Staub. .
Prices will be moderate, 1a-tf
Upper Sandusky, jan, 22d, 1857.
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sale of Real Estate by Order of Probate
Court.

- Court =
ON the 25th day of April A. D. 1857, at .
" o. clock in the afternoon at the door of the
Court House in the town of Upper Sandusky,
Ohio, will be sold to the highest bidder the fol-
lowing real estate, as the property of James H.
Mathews, deceased, to wit: .sThe south half of
the south east quarter of section number thirty
five, in township two, south of range number
fourteen east containing eighty acres more or
less, = in the County of Wyandot and State of
Ohio, subject to the dover of the widow. Ap-
praised at 100000. 81 -
Terms Of sale-one third of the purchase
money to be paid in hand on the day of sale,
one third in one year and the balance in two
years from the day of sale, with interest on
the deferred payments, secured by mortgage
on the premises.
HENRY AFTER Adpoin;strator of
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! A REVOLUTION Is CERTAIN
Victory is Ours.

OUCH is the progress of scince in this age
- that nothing seems impossible. That there
are new and scientific discoveries being made
every day, no one viii doubt. After a thor
eugh investigation Of the Vegetable Kingdom
with a view to obtain positive or specific rem
edy for the more common ills of humanity,
have succeeded IN bringing together such
Three years have elapsed since its introduction
and it is now esteemed the most popular RENE
dy in the WORLD, known as
HELMBoLD's GENUINE PREPARATION.
Highly concentrated Compound Fluid
l31kl[nAgl 3W,SlSIllIo
For all Diseases of the Bladder, Kidneys, Uri
nary and Sexual organs
JOY TO THE AFFLICTED!
1t cures Diseases of the
BLADDER,
KIDNEYS,
re GRAVEL, rt ~ s4
DROPSY
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Tor Sale.

TsHE neat and comfortable Residence on the
j. corner of Wyandot Avenue and Fifth St.
For terms, &C., enquire at the Hardware Store
opposite the Court House.
F. w. MARTIN.
Upper Sandusky, Nov, 9th. 1856. lott
DLANK DEEDS, MORTGAGES, JUDO
ID MENT NOTES, and all kinds of blanks
required by Justices of the Peace and Consta-
bles, for sale at the
Jan, ,22d, 81. PIONEER OFFICE.
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LEG AL, NOTICE =

LEGAL NOTICE..
A LII persons concerned are hereby noti-
N fed, that application will be made to the
Court of Common Pleas of Wyandot County
at its next term, for an order changing the name
of Upper Sandusky in said county, to the
name of "Mononcue.''
PETITIONERS.
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BOOKS And DRUGS !!

VIE SUBSCRIBERS, having purchased
i the Book and Drug Store of DR.. o. Fer.
ris, directly opposite the Pierson House, and
added largely to its already full stock, beg
leaye to inform the old patrons of the Estab-
lishment, tha. they are prepared to supply the
public generally, and. the rest of mankind, =
with all articles usually found in such stores,
either Wholesale or Retail, for CASH, as
cheap as the cheapest. Farmers, Mechanics
Physicians, and all others, will find it to theii
advantage to give us call before purchas
ing elsewhere.
MAXWELL & HOLTON.
Upper Sandusky, Feb, 10, 81 22-tf
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Afflicted, Read

nH1LADELPHIA4M MEDICAL HOUSE
i Established twenty two years ago, by DR..
K1SKrLlN, corner Of Third and Union streets.
Philadelphia, Pa.
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so ACRES or VALUABLE

JAMES II. MATHEWS, deceased.
IL. MADDUX, his Atty. 27-4,
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"a YER's, Jayne's, Wright's, Galley $
u Brandreth's, St. Johns, Sellers
Halsey's and Chenodin's Pills constantly
on hand at IIENDERSON'S.
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--i-=---------------
REMOVAL.
S. E. BECKMAN,
AMERICAN EXPRESS co.

8 WELLS BHTTERFlEID d Co. New York.
LIVINGSTON FARGO & Co., Buffalo 80
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IN UNEQUALLED STIMULANT, DIU-
IN RETIC AND TONIC INVIGORANT,
AND AN AGREEABLE AROMATIC SANITARY BEvE-
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a YER'S PICTORIAL, and all of DR..
IA Jayne's Medicines for sale at
HENDERSON'S.
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PRINTED AND PUBLISHED AT Sr. LOUIS,
MISSOURI.
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March list, 1857
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A LAWYER AT FAULT.

ipy Skill oF w So.,, ', =, ""'e, e, -" "'''us
N'''" u a, S'e"v 81 one oi cur courts
en-, nf ,h. i.r"',.,,,,, ,""'I' ,I,, ""''. we cut
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wo ri,,.l, ' W.T." '"u'o S'''''e VI
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s.,,.. L,., '''"''''P''a' we oe'ie'e
Cn,I,,J, 9. ' N'm'' VI ""s "e"r' o'
oI Cor,nn, ,';,,, ."'' '"""s'' we''-'orm'
.,nl y W. ''''"'' '"'hk'lhg eve,
,nc,,v as I,,n,.',," ,''I ,, ,|"' q"'e as d'-
".r ~ ,"''S""@e, ',"' "e Knows n thing
:, u.;,,,,,. ,., "l''" '''e s'"nn us
c,,;s.I yar,, ,ona,,,'' ~ '''>.,'' "e was cafe
M. n.Ii. -, '''H - ,'e Story g"'>) hv
nr;, Iy n,;.;,;nS 'v'''' 20 '''"N" strong
''t"''@ something from the I'll
"W.ra n,u:,, =,
r.r - n,..,,,t", n''''>o"'9n' ~ Mr. Hchee-
"a, U.r..h,,
sov Mr. n.u,,,S ~ ''''c'''''er' "'d You
"Y.s .;r
c,.,,..,n ''' az i'''''S""rsh IN De-
p,u;,.
= mnm.r, ~, ,o't;'I INV" .tI"""n''n,'y tor
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of death. He bad better beware. les,
he appear too animated at the bar ot Om.
Impotence, anu IN crazy, j"stlug mood,
ask Tor gn.c cocktail, instead of suppl.
eating Tor mercy and forgiveness on his
MARROW boues.
y, ny deur friends: that visible spirit
OF hell, called run, will Yet be tho ,urrra.
ton Of this world. | see its sad effects
upon every side: almost every flower AN!
shrub IN the motal kingdom is GROWING
pale beneath its wrlhering influence. The
lew temperance societies that exist are
so many green spots in a boundle>s d. S
ert, delightful aud refreshing To ali. cy.
crplIug To the sore eNe ed suckers of Bac-
c''uS' y, II Is passing strange thai the
loves OF earth, WHO cling 10 It with all
the affection OF n steel trap, viii inuculate
themselves with this deadIl ptaguc, aud
transmit lts poison to pos!erly, have
known some babes to have teen made
drunk with their mothers milk; Iur yru.
orally speaking, my friends, people make
themselves drunk- Sl.h their Owl, hands
they thrust the tirebrands III their bosouls,
and then Gus, Madam Fortune, up hrl
and down, ior beng parllN III the drstr
button ut her ia,urs. | shall 40, dwell
upon Iena.e intuXiCation. Cannot think
upon the Hu")ecI without feeling both sick
AT The heart and stomach. a beautiful
woman saturated with alchoho!. ami with
the iroth and scum Of dcpra,itv ooz.np
from her mouth, is about as Disgusting,
an ohIcc; as eau be found between Cath
e"ne Market and the si"p-yard OF Becle
bub
My friends, keep sob@r--ayiod those
tat"' glasses, at The bottom ui Mhich nes
Tile sediment ot dlsirucI!om--Inuk vuN
II that pure and mquld stream which
ho"s directly from the ever gushing luun
tains OF heaven, whose waters are rrirc,l-
'ng 10 the b ,dy--nourlanng to the sou,
--ahd puiiil my to the heat; aud. q,
dash down frcvcr upon The aLou,antruc
rock OF resolution that seduciur uun,ei
which steals away mans braus---nrs
uieectes--nls boois--hlS murais--.,,L
his reputation. SU mote IT Ue
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jllGrrttaurulls.
YONG AMERICA IN A DUEL.

lne Lymchburg Nmgmian, no, Ionu
slmcc, published All account ut duel winch
caIn9 oil few day ago III Lee>ymIc &, nr-
Tie village III Campbell coumIl) rerween
TWO you,hs ii the respective Il. g, OF T. ur.
teen and fifteen. The difficulty arose from
II misunderstanding about young lady.
Ciarence Ii challenged Edward
W IL ii shI, aud the challenge WAS
accepted. Edward selected pIsio,s as the
weaP"ns with which they shuu,d settle
The affair. Clarence, never having fired
shot, Went 10 him and told hIm OF lu,
advantage Edward very promptly al
lowed hnI TO use the weapon vi hi, choice.
which WAS double barrel shot gun
They met at sunrise IN tire suburbs of the
village with mulua; friend, MIR. Ii.
who had loaded the weapons with DON
der alone, and took their POSITIONS len
PAGES frum each other. Clarence, teuru,,
the load Nh. ii. had put IN his gun wouid
no, he sufficient, took a sluv of lead from
hIs pocket, and placed it IN The barrel he
'nten led 10 Lse, Edward seeing Clarence
hat the advantage of one Shot more IN at,
himself, Was seen to pick up = stone and
deliberately place it IN MS pocket. On
beng asked what lac Inten,ied to do viii
II, lie replied, 4" | intend TO use 1t If he at.
tenpls 10 fire The other barrel" The
wo'd Was given, and both fired about the
same tnue, no darMageldone To either par
". AS soon as they fired, Edward drew
his rock and threatened To use It II CIar
enre fired the other barrel. Mr. II inter.
posed, ind the dIth uIly WAS almcably nd
JnSted. Tue two then repaired 10 tavern,
and drunk each others lIeaith.n
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THE OSTRICH.

lhe cry of the UsarIch 81 greatly resem.
Olcs that ui Il ion as urcasluua.i, 10 d.
cei>c even the nalncs. IL Is us,laiN hearu
cary III The nIuriIdIg, aiIu at Tunes, als,,.
At Hght. lhe strength oi the ostrich Ia
enormous. a SIug.c blow from It's giunu-
nc foot II aiwaNs s,nkeS iur~ar,i) Is sutii.
cIcnt 10 ProsI;ate,< ~, 10 khi, many beasts
Oi pray ,>uci AS the hlcnn,the panther, lh.
Wild dog, tie Jickhi, auu ulhc's. lne
trIch Is exceedingly s"nt On loot, un.,er
o.dnary circumstances uulruunlny a flee,
horse. NV hat lluie size nlle,h hers.li IN
hIgh, she scoIucIh lie horse aud iiIs rlu.r.
ou special occasions, anu Tor "A short u,s
tance, It's speed Is Iruiy naivelous-p.t
haps not much less III tu mu!e IA half "A
mIuu:r. Its ieeI appear hardly 10 Touch
tile giound, "ud lhe engln between eari,
stride IS not otunrequenlIN tmeive or fourteen
Icet. Indeed, u We a:e To credit ihe teslI
mony oi Mr.. Adams"n, who SAYS H.. VIII
neSsrd the TACT III Sengal, such is the ra,
'dIt, and muscular power Of the ostrich.
ltht, even viii Two men mounted on ms
back, he VII "ulsIrlp All Emg.i-hhor>e m
speed The Ostrich, moreover. IL Iony
"i"ded, u We may nsc the expression; y
That u l. work "t ume To- exhaust tb.
bird. The food oi The ostrich, IN lis wild
state, consIstS ut seeds, tops and buds oi
various shrubs and other plants bu, IT'S
dlilcnlt To conceive how u can uaua.p io
iIHc at all tor one NOT un .requeaS, ui-cts
with II ~ regions apparently destitute at
Vegetation Ot ANY klnd.-Anderson's At.
ricd. ~ ....
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| am 10 advocate al m-auu"ss Of private
habilalon. would tain Introduce ut"
it alI magnitiriruvc, care, aud hearrv.
where they are p~sihlc; hut | Mould
not haze uSrie>s rXpeuSo III unnN',rlmr
tiucrlcS or iu'malule> /; roluciu.> "t 2.,I.
ln2s, and graiuiny "f doors, a'ml Nun-iug
of curtains, and thousands Of Snr'r lhings,
winch have hprume tonhshlv aud ap"Ihc.
tiral hahiiuaI--ihinYs on " hose con iu"n
appliance hang Whole trades; In w.lrh
th-re never ye, be.onged the bLs>iny OF
giving one real pleasure, or be,'umng
of the remOiest or most .cumlrII.lrtib e
n>c--lhiugS which cause half the expense
OF life, and DESTROY more than hat rs
s"n:"rt, manlness, Ie>rrclahIiy, fresh
ness, anL faculty. speak from eXrei.
"ncn; know whal u is To live N u ca,
ta"e with deal ti,or anil roof, aud a
hearth ut inca slate and know Il 1"
he in mar.v respects healthier ma hapv,
pier, than living between Turkey car
pet and gild-d ceiling, l.-si!e "a. steel
.rare anl polished fender. | d" .n"l. -,
that such things have not ih",r pac,
anh prnprietv but | sav this ,mpuei'-,
raily. that the t"nlh part at the rAperse
which is : mrificcd ia d"nrsric variies, IL
not ohsolureIy and ineaningIe.slv icsl III
domestic di>c"mt"rls and incrurt RANGES,
would, ii collectively offered ami wisely
employed. buill mn,b.c church los
every town in Eng and such ciurrh
rs it should he Il j", and blessing ,ven
to pass lear in our daily wa>s and
walks. and as it w"ulh bring rh- hght
in'o the ewes TO see from AFR. liiimy ,is
fair height above tie purple crowd of
humble roofs - RuSkin ...-...r a.. ....
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How lucky ,lla, onr s,umr orators c,,,.

How lucky That onr stnn'p orators ear. 81"
not he heard thousand miles! N,.l G.at
woud lie the case, il tI,er lind ro't-st :,&t
iou' in proportion 20 Their weight, .. % ~
Gusts. A naIurai> saN>:- N'.,H.as-sas
a Gusts can br lt ard ~ the ,lis ancaf
"f one sixteenth of a m,le The gcld, Il
wren is ssid To Weigh hut half IN ,,tnre5 =.
so that a uidd!ing >,zcl nlau wmil, wri,t
down not short "f t"nr th'u,utL ~ tE+.,r: 3
and 1t mus, he stage II u gni!'r rlr,t 4"
would not outweigh tonr Of our otfi$ls - Is
Surprising, therefore. ,h"ia cr.rn,nots An, "
weighed a. much a. six cen lho'i> u, ~ -
our locusts, and 'hat the note 81 ), l,",.Stst
can he heard the ssiSi-rnrf~of a rl..a
man "i conrinon d',neuslos. 4, ,re,t, souR q
III the wind and innir, ought tote ;ibr
to make himself heard at II dis auc, ~ ur,
Thousand miles"
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DEATH FROM A FKICKlIoN MArca -~4A,.ia
l'tlIe ch''d n aned Margnru, ,N'lpi,osar 3
Hged-o ,eaF, a,si i'vIa swlt,.yl,ss T. ga. .
rr"ls III li'c corner al u, ana {, = rrais. -z
came To - painful death uu Mep,ia, B..
bnr"ng. 1t appears that N Ice. u,uyue.s.
lhg soon alteS rIs,"g size lu X - ins,eil
iroln the inan'Ie pra,e. wihch lie iits
and let tnv towards tie iL'pr. wten a aa,sis
n'led lrer dress, ard before, Isepsoa' d ars,.,
rive sue hsrane so, 'nyrl"ped J'1 ii,u,ss 4
aud So s'ri"'isIy urn bar dsa !i,I, ussrnls
The a'lern""n, Medlcalasssianre- 5 %, en-.
poye'i, bnt the ,2>e proved T. %. hes
You'd lis NaiioDai IahHGeacer.
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An excellent illustration OF the weakness

An excellent Illustration of the weakness
They tell good story OF Two bach.
lois down east, WHO lived sort of c.i
aud dog llte, L" rlIer ueIglbors ,hscomi,,rl
tor good manN years, but who had been
at campmeetng, We're slightly cuuvrr,
ed and both ol lhem concluded 10 ~.
form.
Brother Tnm," saws one, when they
had arrived at lteir homes, set us sit down
n"@ aud III tell You ~haI well ,in. You
tell me all of my faults and II tell YOU
a'l OF yours, and So We will know how to
get al"nt mending EN-
Good Z says brolher Tom.
We'll. you begun"
No. YOU hegln, brother joe" "
We'll, IN The tirSr place, you know.
br hher Tom, yoa WiH lie.
q Crack goe> broIhsS Toms paw between
brother Joe's /" b!itkers, aud n cops,d..ra.
bile Of - "scrl,nmage" cuisines, ullH. in ,be
course OF ab''at ren ninneS. usi,l.es being
able to come to time, reformation is post.
poned SINE die. Ind brt z-fN- a
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A RnYMsTEn IN LrMpo.-A rrelicri 20
Mus " IS hauled up rc'''r" one "f tn" 20.
lice magistrates fr kissing ~ han.isnu.e
g'rl and kicking up II du>t-aud tite to,-
lowing exnm nation took place:
M-r;.,rare vuur name J rIn K V 4?
Pri>oner-Ics, your honor, 50 the ,,eo
ph sv.
M,--Was ii Won that kissed thu rrl
and raised h al rrm?
PriS -l">. Your honor, hut | thought
1t VS. NO harm.
Mag. You rascal did YOU come h"ro
I" make rh,mr.?
Prs.-No, Your honor, but it wiI! hap
pen sometimes.
Mag.-Be off YOU scamp. get on, ofny
si~h.
PrS.-Thank'e", your honor, ,hen TT
did you good night.
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CHAPTER III.

Several days hac elapsed, and Col Nc
Henry bad quite forgotuon tue ciraum-
staLce we have just narrated when. as be
was leisureIy passing along the street he
felt his sleeve suddenly pulled by some
one he heard running behind him, aud
booking round hc heheId will, a cheek
glowing from pursuit, the girl he had seen
at the gold>mith's leH ts as
Oh, sir. am so happy to have fund
you she SAID: at once addressing him, a.
he stopped and with pleasure listened 10
her. Il was at length enabled TO get my
pay. and by other work have earned
enough 70 r,pay you the ten dollars, you
30 kindly gave tue. You don't know the
gooG you dld---the sutierings you relieved
--,he evil you timely ,ayeIled. Iere is
The money, SIR s,,,...a -....a.
Nay, my good girl, | do not want il, I
made you present Of il at the time, and
did not expect youto return IL. i am
however, glad 10 fpd YOU have The dispo
snion TO do so; and that 4 was not de.
ceiyed in my. eslimal.on Of YOU "a -
You must take il; she said with inge.
nious easres,ntss. 4 should be distressed
- eg,s.lrs.sf a \ -...4sis - 4. - - -
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. n Daichman wanted to we'd n widow,
and h's msrner Of msking known hls 10
tentioB, was "a fellows: 80 =
I'll y"u Is conten: to yet a better for y,
worse, to hr happy for a miserable, and
II yon snmtkes aud drinksals. sF,sR take
YOU Tor no better aud worse. Upon wbicL
the lady said yaw 'si,sia-a s.'s hs,iFa e.
sd sssEfpiaoi "a s Bss{apg .asS3 "a grsf,
VI EFn a sse,ss-r.a So ~ 4
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INFLUENCE OF A NEwspApER-A
school teacher who las beeI, euyaped a
long time IN his profession, and wItncs sed
TIE influence Ola newspaper Oh the mruds
VI u klnily OF children, writes " the edl.
tor OF the OsdemsJurg Sentinel AS to,
lo"s:-" i have found IL tu be the unry.r
sal Tact, without exception, that those
scholars, OF both sexes, aud Of all ages.
who have had access To newspapers at
home, when compar, with those WHO
have not, are-l. Betler readers. excelliup
/. IN pronunciation, and consequently read
more underslandingiy.-2. lucy are bet.
Ger spoilers, and define words wilh ease
aud accuracy.-3. They obtain pracL,cai
know.adge Of geography in almost half
the time u requires Others, as the news
paper has inade them fsw,l,sr will the
location OF the most important places, ma
tons, their governments and domps, OF,
the globe They arc better grammar.
iaus; for. having become so familiar uitlI
every variety 10 tie newspaper, from The
commonplace advertisement To the finisl,
ell and classical orstion Of the sta,eman.
they more readily comprehend the ,p-an
lng oi The lexL and consequently ans.yze
IFS consruc,lom with accuracy"
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LIVE FOR PURPosE.-The secret ut
all success III life. OF all GREATNESS. NV,
"t all hapriess, is 10 live for n purpose.
There are many Per omS aIwa>s busy
who have vet no great o. ct in ,rw.-
They tr'tier away Their en,rLcs on y
hundred things, ami never acrumpli>l
ANYTHING, hecau>c never giving their At
'cntl"n To "nl one thing. They are
like butterflies, tlrting from spot to spot
never gaining wealth, While the All. who
keeps To Il. certain circuit around nrr
hole, laws mp stores for winter cnrnln4'.
Such persons arr d"oncd in he diSs r,>.
feel in the end, ii they are smn~r tur
they tiud in the race oi life ihpy have
been passed hv all who had purp.,$".
II Is not only the pnsirlv" ,irnue>. rhr,e
fore. hu, tue busy ihIrrs that make u
hlunder of life for :hc want of parpJaz
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THisas We SHorLD LIReao o sa:K.--sA,ss
married mans~ iio could gise stlarsriehtg
hand Of ieil""sbpitoisn v,fe'T iAoterg8
or lake iint hon, ihe.ioe oi iSbr ssil tersf
under the table. before ,e,api.n vgsssA aaes1
liner tho could slmihet 10 nisk,- hato6., y
nnt soicnper the heSdssaA A i,s-l,SpS'sss a
y ives who could speak seiliofhs &sse.sS
e',,,l, n IL. ~"o as had s"ore Nnts ,hra,psa
.s's'sssk s1ssasHs' .Sssassa ~ su1sk ss.ssk
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BE not afronie,i at 4 jest. II one throw
salt at Tee, tboa Wit receive no harm
unless thou hast sore places 2 g 81 ny