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charooai ror Pipe I1oaa..

= ! Ih use of charcoal in the preparation
+ Of nQe heads, a long time praetised, has
] la'e|y experienced mally iRlprovments,
] sohat now pipes are prodneCd remark
) a for deep black, lustrOus apppar-
aloe, and Of very great durability, sflhc
bacterial consists OfmiXture oftFo T1irts
% the best charcoal black ard ore part
"a the best black pcaty. fl1, ground So
finely that when rulle HetWeelt -
fingers no traceof rEllIEilCs a. nn-sSl
ihle. Two psrl offliis miNturs
united Win one part Of ar 's,ilA We
U1lyp,f5ed residum - uisllleu c0illoi /
- s6naining stHi q portion Ofits bit1
S57el, and the whole rubbed tOggther
tillall the three ingredients I
are uniformly combined. phe mixture
iFthen placed ia iron boxes in which
ale sunken moulds, o0resp0 tethe /.
pine heads, and while the. boxes are
thea heated to the boiling pointO OF wa-
lHj stamps with rough surfaCes are
PRESSED under hydraulic pressue int0the
1Pniug Of the heads, sothat this pro-
cess, united with the increased atenlper-
'tUre, not only combines the carbOnRce-
tls mass into compact pipe heads, bui
ilso produces q snl0oth exterior, at the
@me time rough Inner surface,
"
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starting srorio. ABou, The VruDustor..

There are 50 many persons I'm Charles
ton who are now, or who have been, en-.
gagged inthe Cuba trade, that greatinter-
esb iasbeen shown I'm regard 20 every
thing that rel lates to the progress of the
Cubim insuTeotlUna We can not saw
that the popular feeling has altogetheT
been on the side ofthe arebels,u - formon
haXe contIasted the mereiless nla1ler
i'm which The Southern Vrebei we're
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TuE INTERNATIONAL 9I.tRBLE COL0RlNG
COMPANY.


TTE INTERNATIONAL 8LtRBLE CoL0RINd
aeNIPANY,
Yesterday number of gentlemen
were invited to- call at the labrat0ry oi
ltIIe- Ie-InternatQnal Marble Colerng Cone
plnEl no, 20 IHird aYenHe, Northeast
eornor Of twelfth street, second story,
Hero they found m Italian sunset lm-
prisoned in enduring stone. Here were
1 shoW-white marbles from NermOutg
tHned by wizard touch of chemic art
info scarlet spieudOr not found IN mature
save I'M the gem, the flower and the
cloud. ON one haud the purple of the
CAESARS cleaned i'm solid gtOne, and ON
the ether mantles, yellow luster rivRled
the rarest marble from the Sienna
quarries. Here plain white chimuer
piece had been tinted with dOve-eolorol
hues softer than those of the chuiccs
Lisbon stone, and there the W8ndr0ls
touch Of this new art had created mas
sive black veined emerald, elhpsing i'm
beauty the finest verde-antique that nasT1
ture ever stained. ina word, more af4n
six hundred hues and tins and shades,
shimmered and blazea on every SIDE
with q confusion and glory OF color tlas &
it hath not before entered INTO t4e Z.
heart of man to conceive as possible ~ i
the domain ofarehlteeture. This inVen.
ton consists pply IN the disc0veTy OF
a certain nlordall, with which tke pro-
per DIVES ate mixed, forming sQlulloh'
lna siatIOW bath Of this marie Is plae-
ei, molecular action immedN Hy ensnes
anu il q few hours or d0ys the whole
mass Is saturated with color, Ihe se-
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9Ienageris insldsnt-FiEht between
LsOpard9,


Ihe Liverpool Courier describes a ter.
rible hght between two Of the larpest
leOpards in Wand6ri5 menaeerie. It I,
usual before feeding TO place large NOV
able slides to seperate the animals while
feeling, while preparing to do this the
Keeper had difficulty in Keeping the two
large 4eOpaFC,s from engaging la a cons
bat alld no sO0nerT had he turned his
back to bring up the slide than there
was q howl and the two had eOmmene
ced tolgllt; the sight was fearful Both
boldly eOnfr0nted each other; CrOlelting
down, lashlmg tloir sides with thar t8ils,
qndi mQl1ing-a q spPiuEi theg fell hea yilv,
locked ia each others enlbFaee. The.
struggle that followed was iJng and
fierce. The eyes Of the leOp8rls flashed
with fury as they struggled 6l the floOr
AIr. DIanders used every eRdeav0r 10
seper0te the infuriated eOnbatants. ~but.
all with no avail. He then procured
long scrapeF and dealt zach a blow,
which had the effect Of MBerating them
only to renew the fghf with greateF
herceness. Making "a second spring they
both fell with q fearful crash OH the flOof.
the leaTger one seized tle other one bv
the shoulder, breaking the fore foot: tie
other laid hold Of Che lieshy part Of the
back. The sGugglewas still great, and
animals rolled together over and over.
AfF. AIandeFs by this time had had thel
slide brought, and dealing Onea blow !
with large piece of iron, and causinVit \
% release lt'ss hold and slOuch. To the
ather side, the side was IN position. One
was left prostuied ON the floor and bad
~ hurt tie bo0d flowing freely, and
ne iore leg being broken i'm several
places, and BEYOND recovery. Mr.. Nan-
lers then p.ocure0 sOnle prtissic acid
md poisoned 1t. phls leopard had re.
ieiVed q compound fracture Of. the near
orc leg and the sGapulAl I'M fact, an the
zones were sRlushed, the largest piece
icing Only tive inpiieS and the iIesh
.orn INTO ribbons, and one at tbs claws
vas tpm on,
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NEvER DEsrAIR.


THE dawn grows bright within the eastesn ssi's :
Cast on. Shy elooR-aEisei sad soul. arise5 80 :
Yillduot thy heart TO Grisrs despotie sway,
Bat rise in joy to greet the coming day.
Lay by lIymouruing gaTb of dark despair Ed
The cypress wreath that shades thy br1Iy with c7Tei
Pas oa Thy spoflcss robes Of snowy Write.
And deeked with aowoTs 60 forth t1 meet the light
Alhearts, al times, dTiit o'cr The tide Of tears,
some shadows lie in al the coming years;
But 'moug tio clouds the gIiHting sHHhcaHls hide
And offn shine upon the EtOImigst tide ~ @
Then hush thy plaintiTe vail, Q aching hcsItf
Await Gods time, act wen thy given part,
Live well the life that thou hnsthere commenced
And By and BY thou shalt be recouipensed-
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I The ot,sLoufs BOYS are quito singuina-
I ~ -in their sports, Judging from tie fsi-
lowing accounts IA a st. Louis paper of
a couple Of lTehins 20 get some eni0v-
nlent FOR their holiday hours by 'biar-
ing buteher:n
One Of them pefsonated Glie oxlt5- be-.
slang1teFedli while the0lher acted The
PaIl oi the butcher, Providing himself
with a hatchet, and rollingu his Sleeves.
and ImpFovlsihg an apr0nf0rtle oeeasf lon
he proceeded % get the little feilosrrer-
.Fesenting the OK mta a favorable position
When he dealt him n furious blow upon
the head WiGl the hatcheE knocFi0r
him down, am milking the blood spUrt
out e0piouslyy The b8y's cries attract
ell the attention of his mother, who ram
to the sp0tjust i'm time TO arrest the arm
of butcher whOWas preparing to fellow
upYigOr0usly his first blow. The 1iftie
vietinI Of this most dangerous Sind of.
boy play had his WOuHd dressed and
was soon about again Us usual; but 70 is
safe 70 presume that Ia viii take some
persuasi6ntn lTIglUee him 10 ''plav OK
another tlmes
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meaaMaaa

H ars
Reading aloud is one Of those 6kereis-
es which combine mental ANA n3uaauIar
effort, and hence has q siQHbie advan-
tage,
O. read aloud vel, person should
DOb only understand the subject, bnt
shonld hear his0Wn ToiG8, and feel With
IN him that every sYlg5le was distinCt-
~ enuneiatedi Whle there rs an instinct
presiding which nlodulates the voice to
the number ana distance Of tho hearers.
Every public spealzef ought 30 be athletic
tell whether he isdistinctly heard by the
farlhest auditor in the room; if Inc isnot,
it IS from Q want Of pr0per Judgment
and Ooset Dti0n.
Reading aloud helps to- develope TIE
lungs jllstas singing dOes,' if properly
perfOrme9. The effects is 10 induce the
drawing ,0fa long breath every once ia
q while, Oftenef and deeper than QfR5ad
ing without enunei0tiug These deep
inhalations neyer.faii TO deyelOpe' ca
pactty Ol 43a lungs I'M direct prOpotion to
their pEo ZEE.
Common consumption beg be uniforms
ly inlperfeeti Insufficient breathing; tits
the eharaetefistie of the disease that the
breath becomes shorter and shorter
through weary months, down to the
close Of life and WhQteVef eountelaets
that short bFeaf afllilg. whafeverpromotes
deeper-insp spifatiOns, IS eefltiVR 10 that
extent iileFita an iilleE alL clrcum-
st Let ma zC Tie
peRiment py Teaain lis page cloud
and Il Tess tlan three months thcln-
sllne ol long 1re8th Wil show fseIf.
TINS reading aloud doEeoles d weak
voice nd niakes 0Hq las
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corr o.Eanu. o. Bow.


SOME things may be said in favor Of
boys some trades would not live with
out them. The glass pUt-in-nen would
MT have much fOd0, and putty would
be on the decline, If there were no boys
to break the windows
lhere would Re no customers 1or the
cast-IrOn peaches and green apples which
come early in the seasons bat for the
boys, the Doctors wouldn't have So
much 70 do in curing cases Of cholera-
n1orous arising therefrOin.
BOYS can Be Useinl when they irfYc e. g
mind To- and can sell newspapers, black
boots, hOld horses, and do chores.
Ia printing offices the boys are known
as deyls-printers have plain way of
BOYS Individually are better than boys
lcellecdvely.
il there were only one boy ti ill,a
nUfld, ] think he would be q good hoac &
i generally lakes at least two hoYs y
get Up any mischief. .--
Have one boy in q store and YOU haVc
/ him useful
ElTs sgolid boy, and sleir 5iule Rill
be chiefly eaCQtedl 10 chasing one GnOth-
eE over the eoupterf and fIing the dHst
0f45a anu QlrectorY at eaeh -othet
boy begins TO- De & nuisance 7whelr
he IS eiglt years Old. How soon he
grows out Of il eepends on circulQstanc-
es. some never do,
Itis questionable whether boys lead
an sniogable existence They sake 81
gfeat deal of fn at0ther peoples eN-
pensei bur they have most always got
grievanees. They would like to have
their own way tltle more, and pretty
way ib would BE-
Give q boy a choice of an occupations
81 lie, ard the chances are that heWOuld
prefer either to be q Robinson CrUsOe on
aadesert island, OF q captain Of band 0f
robbers, such as he had read about ard
seriously thinks Of going into one or Che
other of these desirable occupations
when he gets to be a man. He has
great respect for stage driver and thU
captain Of canal boat-theTe is On idea
Of command in these positions thattalzes
his ideas. His idea Of being man IS
hg wing plenty Of money, doing Wbat
yOn please, and being able to smoke or
chew tobacco without getting sick over
\ Somebody wrote 9 song, " 0uh
were q boy againi Those who had che
bringing up 81 him are not likely 90
have the same sentiments tifllsIng
boy once IS as much rs any boy wants
to Undergo, and, fortunately -It-Aen they
once grow up they stay grOved up, and
lave children of their own % ailie'
them.
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fIsi OHIO. to-Nii Beginning el ii7 u.t
falucr VI iell acres anl SCI 81 - qq 1r
allr inee4-iel lqnh
inea l aln1s nc sne Of he lan4 q e-
3aer pel . tue iand os $50 eltel
shan nee laet5 s. 70 pslee, thence North -
os1al dove Inc. thence rst 6s-lQg
polc % e 1nHiz qoil alning Aacrea Appta3fll
al 60, Ifee oi 1oWcf.
Toms 81 sale Ono Iifd cas- In lanl one'hrl ia
qmonth1 and c other tird in IS months from the day
e sale tile deferred payments 10 be secured BY mort.
gage uPon lkelii1 dand to bear iiitere from estc
/ 2EFT Adm. of The estate
! Joseph Shaher, dec,d,
( Blaroh IL 1865 Ga 1w.
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Fhe AIs.I.a cIsrsy in trouble.

TEEE Russian clergy I'm Alaska. ID l. re-
ported, are suffering serious inconveu-
ienee from the transfer Of that country
70 the United States. Under the Rus
sian rule, the members OF the Greek
Church were Obliged 60 pay a tax flr the
support Of their pastors. The United
states authorities, ON taking possession.
declined to collect taxes for the Russian
clergy, and the people, not bcinediSuo>-
ed TO make any voluntary of3FifcS fbt,
pastors were left entirely ywithout TcSour-
ees. They then applied to the Sy-nod al
81, Peters 3urgl, which decided tbatfhev
should remaln nnder the protection and
IN the pay Of the Russian Government
as 1eieFel and be subject totbe inri-,lfe-
lion of the synod. This decision, II +
stated, Is objected to hy fhc LNHcd
states Government, siHceit b untrHiiug
90 tolcrQte any spraCectiQuH iiv a. tor
eign Power Of pers0is resthng in it- -
and tlle iourlJ0lS al st. "
burg are alFesdy warmly nls,-,,.S
favor % ftl8cir distressed cu1'
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NsW lFhile mouse.

There s. much talk in Nashinet0H 81
building q new resid6nee fof the MlHFe
Presidents Of the Enited states. i
iltefestIng letter so iile iucinla t CONS
rlerlia sag eoIl bafn-Iize White
House, has e8ble ta 66 3 n1isance
cismalest sort o. nuisance cons
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,.-..,,r,....-,- - .s,..sfy-, -=tlC CHou-tes
=, - as,.,S ,.,.,> ,.id,rstinfiDg tue glacial
,,-.-;,..9 sss -irSiuEIy illustrated bva
l.o,SI.I 5c apecuiiarNR NRriety-of garuitc,
sSleeIl fect liigh 0hd seventy feet In cif- y
5ip1lle eIlcei porc1ed upol flotolEel tllari
dQQsaio MO'lntHtlli plic or the hlghestss
peaks IN Massachusetts. This bowldcI,s
g IS cOnciOsiveIv proved, was cihNCd
l1 the apex Of another mouutail at-
stamford, VERMONT, and triiJsportoll ln- Z
ne ice 90 ats RTeseuf pgsitiQn. khe-,
stanford mountain is now 0truDc0tel-
cone, and the bOwlder is composed ri
.he same kind of granite, which tHaefs a.
IN every respeet from the Ho0siRc rocks.
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It is stated that0 swarm 0f bees ia
the number of fifty, can be packed inpa
sponge saturated With honey and sfi
ly transmitted nom one point 10 0auosner =
through the mails. If mai foh1er &
ages without being aware ofits nuure,-
he would soon be Taught stlnging les,
son 10 let L be
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SOME things may be said in favor Of
boys some trades would not live with
cut them. The glass pHt-in-nlen would
MT have much fOdo, and putty would
be on the decliney If there were no boys
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LEGAL.
Administrator Sale


DagdLoudeuback. Admir-. Cham. Com. Plea.
Petition TO sen land
Maria StecubaTger 8 others
In Obedience to the order Of Court in The above
case the undersigned. Admr. OF Isaac SteenlaEser
decd VIII ufer az Public sale, at tho Door OF the
Court House, in The Town Of UTbanas OHIO on
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GBe 4uet's 8fpmtmtnt.
THE PAUPER,s DRIVE.

There's grim .one-horse Aears2 in jolly
round trot
70 the churchyard Paupe is going. wot.
The road it is rough, and the hearse has no
@ springs, 2A'
And ha1k to the dirge that the sad driver
Rattle his bones over the stones,
He's only pauper, whom nobody owns.
Oh, where are the mourners alas there
are none;
He has left not gap in the world, now he's
gone,
Nor tear in the eye of child, woman or
To the grave with his carcass as fast as you
can.
Rattle, SC.
What jolting ard creaking. and splashing
aud din! Ea u. .-E-H
The whip how it cracks aud the wheels how
they spin
How the dirt. right and left, o'er the hedges
is hurled -E .
The pauper at length makes noise in the
world. --- e--. Ese ---r s-sr
Rattle, &c. " @
roor pauper defunct lie has made some
approach
To gentility, now that he's stretched in
coach,
Hes taking drive in his carriage at last,
But it will not be long, if he goes GA SO
fast.
Rattle, &c.
But a TIL ce to tlis strain, for my soul it is
sad, a
To think that a heart in humanity clad.
Should make. like the brutes, such desc.
late end, .esH1a-. A--
4 nd depart from the light without leaving
friend Fan
Bear softly his bones over the stones.
Though pauper, he's one whom his Ma
ker yet owns.
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$50 soon, surely said Sally, smiling !;
Especially since sire shows such spirits"
Be- So Sam, somewhat scared, sauntered
slowly, shaking stupendously. Sam so-
hloquized: vrzea rE.ay - ~ asas ESQ
''Sophia Sophronia Short, Samuel
Shorts spouse sounds splendid! Sup
pose she should say-sho : she shant !
she shant y
Soon Sam spied Sophia starcbing shirts,
singing softly. Seeing Sam she stopped
starching, saluted Sam, smilingly Sam
stammered shockingly.
'Spl-spl splendid summer season, So
Somewhat sultry,'' suggested Sophia
s'SaF>sartain, Sophia said Sam. (Si-
lence seventeen seconds. Ess
Selling saddles still, Sam
ar-sar-tain," said Sam, starting sud-
denly. Seasons somewhat sudoric,' .
said Sam, stealthily staunching streaming
sweat, shaking sensibly,
''Sartin,' said Sophia, smiling signifi>
cantly. Sip some sweet sherbit, Sam. -
(Silence sixty seconds.) ro7 Ezs
''Sire shot sixty shelldrakes Saturday" +"
said Sophia.
"Sixty! shol' said Sam. (silenco
seventy-seyen seconds
''See sister Susan's sunfowers.' said
Sophia, socially scattering such stiff si-
lence. @ @ - saEy bss
Sophia's sprightIy sanciness stimulated
Sam strangely 50 Sam suddenly spoke
sentimentally. .-
"Sophia, Susan's sun1owcrs seem say
ing, Samuel Short, Sophia SophFonia
SprIggs, stroll serenely, seek some seques-
tered spot, some sylvan shade. Spark
ling springs shall sing soul soothing
strains. sweet songsters shall silence Sc
cret sighings; super angelic sylphs shaIl''
-Sophia snickered, so Sam stopped. s
''Sophia,' said SAM soleInnIy. z-
''Sam,'' said Sophia --a sz-1e r- 70
''Sophia, stop smiling. Sam Shorts
sincere. Sans seeking some sweet spouse,
Sophia"
Sophia stood silent. ..-- ~.
''Speak, Sophia, speak such suspense
speculates sorrow" -sa
''Seek sire, Sam, seek sire .
So Sam soughts sire Sprigg sire Sprigg
said ''Sartin.''
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sitncn shorts SON Samuel.

Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes
Seventeen summers spreading sunshine,
speeding storms successfully, saw Simon's
small, shabby shop still standing staunch,
saw Simon's self same squeaking sign
still swinging, silently speechifying: "Si-
mon Short, Snithfeld's sole surviving
shoemaker, Shoes sewed, soled super
finely" Simon's spry, seduIous spouse.
Sally Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. Limon's six stout sturdy
sons-Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Shad-
rach, Silas-sold sundries Sober Seth
sold sugar, starch, spice simple Sam sold
saddles, siirrups, screws; sagacious Ste
phen sold silks, satins, shawls; skeptical
Saul soil silver salvers selfish Shadrach
sold salves, shoe>strings, soap, saws,
skates; slack Silas sold Sally Shorts
stuffed sofas .a
Some seven summers since Simon's
second son Samuel saw Sophia Sophronia
Spriggs somewhere. Sweet, sensible,
smart Sophia Sophronia SPrigggs. Sam
soon showed strange symptoms. Sam
seldom stayed storing. selling saddles =
Sam sighed sorrowfnlly, sought Sophia
Soprhonia's society, sung several serenadcs,
slyly. Simon stormed, scolded severely,
said Sam seemed SO silly singing such
shameful, senseIess songs. Strange Sam
should slight such splendid summer sales
Strutting spendthrift .sShauer-brained
simpletonl" a5 sa 3s4
''SoftIy, softly, SIRE said Sally Short,
Sans smitten. Sans spied some sweet
heart"
Sentimental school-boy," snarled ST.
mon. "Smitten! stop such stuff" ST.
mon sent Sally's snuf-box spinning, seiz-
ed Sally's scissors, smashed Sally's spec
tacles, and scattered several spools. =
''Sneaking scoundrsll Sans shocking
Stiffness shall surcease !" -.r--
Scowling Simon stopped speaking,
starting swiftly shopward. Sally sighed
sadly. Summoning Sam she spoke sweet
sympathy. -o1S sa'71 49si aa' Ha
seSam," said she, <'sire seems singular
Iy snappy SO, sonny stop streets stop
smoking segars, spending specie superfu-.
ously stop sprucing SO ; stop singing SER
enades-stop short. Sell saddles. sonny,
sell saddles sensible see Sophia Sophro-
MIA opriggs soons she's sprightIy, Esbe's
stable, so solicit, sue, secure Sophia speed-
ily, Sam..''sss 80 90 80 80 80 i, -
$50 soon SO soon = said Sam, stand
ing stock still.
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.EBENsBURG, PA:,,sTHURsDAY, MAY I8, 1869:

witnesses to character, and upon such
evidence the jury could pronounce no 9TH
er verdict. blame them not. From my
soul, too, / forgive these men upon whose
false testimony L have been convicted
Bot, my Lord, protest most solemnIy
before this court, before your Lordship,
and, above all, before that God in whose
presence | must shortly appear, am en-.
tirely guiltiess Of the crime for which am
! about to suffer. have produced no one
to speak in my behalf Two years have
! scarcely passed since came to.this coun-
try, an utter stranger. | have made no
acquaintance beyond the household in
which | have been employed, and I have
endeavored to discharge my duties faith
fully, honestly and we'll Although dare
not hope, and do not wish my life to
be spared, yet it is my devout and earnest
desire that the stain of this crime may
not rest upon my name. [ devoutly
hope that my good mistress and her kind
and excellent daughter may be convinced
that they haye7not harborcd highway
rob5er. have, therefore, in humble de-
yotIon, offered prayer TO Heaven, and [
believe it has been heard and accepted =
| venture to assert that if am innocent
of tire crime for which | suffer, the grass,
for one generation at least, win not cover
my grave. My Lord, | await your sen
tence without a Inurmer, without sor>
row. And l devoutly pray that all who
hear me now may repent of their sins and
meet me again in Heaven" &"
This unfortunate man was condemned
and executed, ana was buried in Mont
gomery churchyard. Thirty years had
passed by when saw it, in company
with poor Eliot Warburton, and the grass
had not then covered his grave 1t is
situated in remote corner of the church
yard, far removed from all other graves
1t Is not raised mound of earth, but is
even with the surrounding ground, which
Is, Tor some distance, especially luxuriant,
the hcrbage being rich and abundant.
Numerous attempts have from time TO
alive, and others who have passed away,
TO bring grass upon that bare spot Fresh
soil has been frequently spread upon it,
and seeds have been sOwn, but not Il blade
had there ever been known to suring from
them, and the soil soon became smooth,
cold and stubborn clay. With respect to
the unhappy Witnesses, it appears that
Parker's ancestors had once owned Oak
field, and that lie had hoped, by getting
rid of Newton, 10 remove the main OBJ
stacle there was to his repossessing it, and
that Pcarce had at the time of Mr. Nor
ris' death, aspired to the hand of his
daughter, in whose affections he felt he
had been supp'anted by poor Newton.
The former soon left the neignborhood.
became a drunken AMI Gissolute man, aud
was ultimately killed in some lime works,
while in the act of blasting rock Pearce
grew suilen and dispiri'ed, his very exists
ence seemed a burden to him, and, as
the old sexton of Montgomery expressed
it, che wasted away from the face of the
earth" ara @ as