The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-09-05

he drew up in front of a small DWELL
ing among the hills, and asked the
customary question, "Can you tell me
where can get a woman to do the
work in farm house" "Where are ye
from p asked the old man, viewing the
handsome horse and buggy with cler-
ical air. "My name is -, and am
from -" "Oh yesl I've heard of
you; you lost your wife spell ago.
Wall, I've got six gals<-good gals too,
and you may take pick among 'em
for wife, but they wouldn't none of
'em think of going out ter work.
should full as lives you should take
Hannah, because she's the oldest, and
her chance amt quite SO good, seein'
as she's nigh-sighted and can't hear
very well but if you don't want her,
you can take your pick of the others"
Our friend went in, selected the best
looking one, drove to the justice and
was married, and carried his bride
homo that very night, having secured
permanent and efficient housekeeper,
who proves thus far in every way sat
isfactory, withno question of wages,
and no limit to the work she is expect
ed to do.
Not long since case was tried in
the Supreme Court in neighboring
county, says the Portland (Me) Press,
in which the genuineness of the sigma
lures to a number of promissory notes
was contested. One witness, who wit
messed the signatures to the notes, pro-
nounced his name as appearing on one
OF the larger notes a forgery. The able
experts declared that they could see
no difference in the autographs. The
witness stoutly presisted that the one
he designated was a forgery. Careful
tests were applied. The notes we're
shutfied and dealt to him, and he in
stantly picked out the fraudulent pa
per. Every test which the ingenuity
OF the lawyers could devise was ap-
piled, with the same result, and the
case went to the jury. After the
case was closed one ofthe counsel gave
the papers careful examination,
when it was found that the disowned
signature had been punctured with
pin between the letters, but the mark
was SO exceedingly small that it had
escaped score Of fprying eyes; yet to
the witness experienced vision it was
"plain as a pikestaff."
Halls Journal of Health. sensibly
discourses:-Summer sho wers freauent-
ly overtake persons and "wet them to
the skim" it is then safer to walk
steadily and rapidly on, -hntil the
clothes become dry again than stop un-
der the shelter and remain there still
until the storm is over. If home is
reached while the clothing is vet wet,
take some hot drink instantly, pint
or more go to the kitchen fire, re.
move every garment, rub the whole
body with, a coarse towel or flannel,
put on woolen underclothing, get into
bed, wrap up warm, and take another
hot drink; then go to sleep, if at night,
IT in the day time, get up in an hour,
dress, and be active for the remainder
of the day. Suppose you sit still in
the damp clothing; in q few minutes
chilliness is observed, the cold STRIKES
in" and next morning there is vio-
lent cold, or an attack of pleurisy or
pneumonia which, if not fatal in
week or month it requires years to
get rid of it. The short, sharp rule
should be, if the clothing gets wet,
change instantly, or work or walk ac-
lively, briskly, until perfectly dry.
A Saratoga correspondent writes
thus: "a paper lies before me announc-
ing the death of once eminent clergy
man. He died in an obscure village
in Canada. He was settled in the
city of New York. His society was
rich, large, and fashionable. He rode
ON the wave Unpopular favor. Crowds
attended his ministry, and his pay was
large. In the height of his popularity
a letter was received by the principal
warden of the church late one Satur.
day night, announcing his resignation,
and saying that he had sailed for
Europe that day. No reason was as
signed, and the parish were in a state
of great excitement. After time the
pastor came back. His reasons for
his course were stranger than his con-
duct. The principal one was that he
was subject TO black mail, and he
could endure it no longer. He was
soon settled in an adjoining city, over
an important charge. His popularity
was renewed. But soon he left, went
to Canada, took the place ofan assist
ant minister in small charge, and
there be died. His secret died With
him."
A parallel of Vallandingham's fate
is found in one of Coccoccio's novels
Of a girl and her lover: They were in
the garden together, the young man
raised flower to his lips and slightly
bit one of the leaves; he fell in an
instant he was dead. She who was
accused of poisoning the man she loved
best on earth, besought her judge to
be allowed to revisit the fatal garden,
promising that she would show them
how the thing was done. They grant
ed her prayer. at was thus" she said
plucking flower. She put it to her
lips, her lips just pressed leaf; in an
slant she was corpse.