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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20
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Inscribed, aofth deepest sympathy, to Mrs. e. l.
The summer day, that rest and radiance gave
To earth and sky and sea,
Had shed its glory DER an open grave,
That soon the rest should be
OF one who wearied in the early morn
or lifes short, troubled day.
And, e'er its noon, was still and silent borne,
From all its cares, away.
The sun was high upon the coffin lid
We saw his splendor fall:
And meath it lay n vanish d treasure hid,
Beyond our lips recall.
Above, the mourners bent in silent grief,
A child among them, one,
a child in years, but in sublime belief
To more than manhood grown.
The rites were over, earth to earth consign'd.
The fearful prayers were said;
The grave was left, another link to bind
The living and the dead.
And, oh! what mem'ries dimmed again their
AS nearer home they drew,
The child among them, nearer paradise
Than only angels, knew.
The days went by and oft beside her grave
His sisters rest he prayed,
While summers mornings rest and radiance
gave,
And autumn s rest and shade;
And, through the winter, when the shorten "a
days,
Their wings of storm outspread,
He sought how oft, with long and loving gaze,
Her snow enshrouded bed.
And now It's spring, but here he prays no more,
The mourners once again
Have gatherd here all silent as before
But fewer now than then.
His soul, that looked to Heavn with humble
faith
When sorrow hand oppressed,
The saints have carried through the oates of
DEATH
To Heavens unending rest IISSEr
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20

A POLITE HoRsE.-We must certain~
ly Judge that pollteness is increasing in
the world, when we find that even horses
are setting good example. A cores
pondent writes:
''Going one day to a worthy deacon's
for dinner, went with him to the stable
to provide for the wants of my horse,
which, as l consider, is as much entitled
to his dinners as l am myself Before
installing my steed, the deacon turned
out pair of sprightly ponies, and told me
to watch their performance.
''In the yard was well, the bucket of
which hung on an old fashioned sweep.
One of the ponies led the way to this well,
and reaching up to the pole, brought it
down with his teeth. Dipping up pail
of water, he set it on a shelf inside the
well-curb, and then waited till his mate
had drank before helping himself Some
times he would even draw two buckets
for her in this wonderfully gallant man
ner. What man can be rude when horses
are so polite?"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20
NUMBER I6
nE WOULD BE A soLDIER.

The following story is told Of a boy
who became infatuated with a regiment
of soldiers, and followed them from his
southern home. When The little fellow
was first missed by the family Il was sup-
posed that he had only Joined in the
molly civilian crowd following the drum.
and would be sent or brought back in a
few hours; but after a night had come
and passed without his return, alarm
took the place of suppositivn, and DR..
Plnkston, the lads father, and a party
set out on swift horses to overtake the
departed regiment and reclaim the lad.
This measure, to the horror of those en-
gagged in 1t, proved fruitless for the
soldiers, when found, declared that they
had not seen Master Pinkston since their
departure, and exhibited the livliest sym.
pathy In The emotion of the confounded
and half distracted father No LANGUAGE.
says the Nashville Union, could express
the sorrow of the boys parents. Every
means that agonized solicitude could sug-
geSt was adopted TO obtain some tidngs
Of the wandering child but all in vain.
No news came and the bereaved family
finally yielded TO the piteous belief that
the boy was lost forever. Five years
passed away without word of hope until
last week, when a letter bearing an Irish
post mark reached the doctor and solved
the mystery. The letterNwriter was
young Pinkston, now member of the
Ninety~eighth British regulars, stationed
in ireland, and contained q longer and
more minute confession of the truant's
adventures than need be repeated here,
Enough to say that, following the Indiana
regiment until it was disbanded, and even
Witnessing the unsuccessful pursuit of his
father and friends, be had finally induced
a soldier going eastward to take him TO
New York, and from there had gone TO
sea on an English vessel as a cabin boy.
Reaching England, with the spirit of adj
venture still unchecked in him, he had
enlisted in the English navy, made a
cruise in the Mediterranean, aud then
sick of the ocean-entered the army
Now, however, he was heartily tired Of
vagabond life, and eutreated forgiveness
for his desertion from home, and the pa
rental Influence with the British Minister
at Washington to secure bis discharge
from Her Majesty's service. Great was
the joy produced in the family at Peytone
vile by this news, almost incredible as it
was, from one whom for five years they
had mourned as dead. DR.. p at once
started for Washington, where he now is,
and it is scarcely doubtful that his repre-
sentatiOn of his sons age to Mr.. Thornton
will insure immediate release of the youth
ful soldier from his membership in the
Ninety-eighth English infantry. The
Nashville paper giving the story, declares
that sits every incident is true 10 the let
ter" --.. .-.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20

A FoHD. father, blessed with eleven
children, recently, business being dull,
took the early train out 30 his happy
home and went up stairs 70 put the child
rem to bed. Being missed from The smok-
ing room, his wife went up stairs to see
what was going on upon opening ithe
door she exclaimed: "sWhy, dear, what
for mercy's sake are you doing p "Why,"
says he, ,'wifey, am putting the child
ren to bed, and having them say their
little prayers." "Yes," says witey. ''bus
this is not one of ours" Sure enough,
he had got one of the neighbor's children
all undressed, and had 20 redress it and
send it home After that he called the
roll every morning and night.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20
A Bachelors GIsOSt--A Warming
from The Dead.

The recent startling revelations made
by supernatural agency in a neishbor-
ing city, says the New Orleans Picaustae.
has caused many of our spiritual believers
to rake up their "reminiscences of ghostly
visitauts. The most remarkable oftthese
IS furnished by bachelor friend of the
reporter, to whom he has unburdened the
one secret that he has between the living
and the dead.
"1ou know" said our friend. show
eyaded the widow whom | followed into
the clover patch many long year ago.
L never confessed to you, however, that it
was like tearing my heart out TO revive
those bright memories, now almost faded
by the lapse of time. My love for flat
beautiful widow had become a rocollec-
ton, its poignancy was gone, ,and my mind
regarded it with the quiet interest with
which we sometimes look upon a beauti>
tul picture. Perhaps these impressions
were enhanced from the circumstance of
her death, which occurred a few wears
after our sad parting. But up to that
event l do not believe she ever forgave
my desertion. She spoke of If in her last
iliuess, and said that she should die content
if assured that l would never love another
1t affected me greatly, and almost resolv-
ed to obey her wishes But as time went
by began to forget this wish of my dead
sweetheart.
''Three years went by from the time we
buried her under the willows, and the vio-
let's had thrice bIoomed on her breast. when
one evening | concluded to call on lady
friend. | didn't exactly love her, but
there is no telling what might have hap
pened but for the spectre that l saw that
night
''We were seated playing the then
fashionable game of euchre. felt that
the air was little chilly and closed the
doors. Scarcely had resumed the game
when my attention was attracted 10 the
opening of the door. Looking up saw
lady enter. She was dressed just as l
had last seen my widow. half rose to
offer her seat. thinking it was some one
Of the family, when | caught the express
sion Of her face. 1t was livid and death
like but the features were those of my
widow. l was spell bound with astonish-
meDt. She walked to the mantel, and
resting one arm on it, regarded me fixed
ly. | was breathless with alright for
moment. but recovering myself l stepped
forward as if to address her, when she
shook her head and moved away. TIE
expression of her eyes was fire and burn
ing. They said as plain as words could
have, keep TO your faith
''What could l do? Would you have
me keep to my courtship when even the
dead warned me against it?
GAS my shadowy yisitant moved away
l glanced down at her feet. Even in
death she had preserved her Identity
There was hole in her stocking"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20

& SINGULAR Tai - Recently a love
sick swain was paying court to his dulcina.
She had smuggled him into the parlor,
and the darkness only served TO conceal
her bushes, while John told the story of
his love. The muttered words reached
the parental ear, and coming suddenly
into the room he demanded to know of
Mary who it was she had with her. ''It's
the cat, sir" was The mumbling reply
Drive it out of here" thundered pate'-
Jimlias "Scat - screamed Mary, and
then, soto roee: ("John meaow little !'')
John set up a woful y0@l. ''Fhat eats
got cold" remarked the parent. John
yowied louder than ever. "Confound it,
bring light, and scirr8 the thing OUT"
This was too much, and John made leap
for the window, carrying glass, frame and
all with bin. Thunder achdt cat ~
said the parent, contemplating the ruin
after the light was brought 81 never saw
anything like it, and confound it, It's taI
is made ont Of Jro1dciott,'' as he viewed
Auttering remnant hanging from the
window.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20

Mr.. GREELEY says the reason there is
scarcity of maple sugar this spring is,
that the farmers didn't more than half
manure their sugar seeds when they plant-
ed them last fall. He says for every
seed you plant you want whole pile of
manure, when the vines will be fairly
weighed down with little seolloped cakes.
Farmers never will learn anything if they
keep on fooling away their time as they
have the past year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20

ECCENTRICITIES OF TENNESSEE PIG
Two sons of II G.. Scoyel, Esq of
this city, riding leisu-ely along the Gala
tin turnpike, four miles from the city, the
other evening, passed small pig walking
in the same direction. One of the lads
touched the pig gently on the back with
the whipslash, and the animal acknowl
ledged the salute with a grunt, and quiet
ly took his position in the rear of the
buggy and followed it. He would not be
driven back, but stubbornly persisted in
following the buggy-walking when the
horse walked, and running when the
horses speed increased. The lads turned
in at Mr.. G.. w. Payne's gate and closed
it, shutting the pig out but the pig was
not to be shut out. He nosed about until
he found an opening in the fence, aud
came through and took his position under
the buggy, and slept under it all that
night The next morning the young gen
tlemen hitched up aud proceeded to town,
the pig following as before. lie followed
them the entire four miles-cressed the
suspension bridge after the huggy-fol>
lowed it through the city to the residence
of Mr.. Scovel; and is now in his lot, per
fectly gentle, and apparently coBtented
with the situation. This is the most &c
centric conduct of country pig of intelli-
gence we have yet heard of, and the ac-
count is literally true. -N0shr1lIe Banner.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20

A WONDERFUL PRODUCTION "A few
years since there was exhibited in New
York a most marvellous specimen of hand
write, it being no less than complete
copy of the Holy Bible on surface abont
the size of an ordinary mantle or pier glass,
the words of the same being so ingenious
ly arranged and grouped as to form the
representation of beautiful temple, while
at the same time not one word is omitted, :,
no sentence transposed, and the several
chapters follow each other in proper order.
At first view the spectator perceives only
well arranged architectural drawing,
delicate, and exact but on close exam
ination (some parts requiring the use of
a magnifying glass; every part of the ele-
walton, each window and doorway, each
apparent line and column, cornice and en-
toblature-everything in short, except
perhaps, a slight shading, is resolved into
distinct aud regular handwriting. This
wonderful production was executed by a
Polish gentleman by the name of David
Davidson, who finished his task after two
years and seven months Of constant labor
and application.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20

TuREE little girls who had very care>
fully buried in a garden in Portsmouth,
n. a., the dead body of a pet bird, after
consultation, sent one of their number
into the house to inquire ''if people didn't
sing at funerals" On being told that
they often did, the messenger ran back,
and in few minutes the three were seen
standing hand in hand around the little
mound, gravely singing "Shoo fly, don't
bodder me.''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20
EXECUTOR,S NOTICE.

Estate Of jeremiah 5fcGOnigle, decd.
Letters Testamentary to the Estate of JERE-
MIAH MCGOSIGLE, late of Washington town
SHIP Cambria county, having been granted TO
theundersigned by the Register of said county,
all persons having claims against the estate of
said decedent are hereby notified to present the
same duly probated for settlement, and those
indebted thereto are required to make payment
without unnecessary delay.
ANNA Ii. MCGDNIGLE, rr..
JNO. L. SCANLAN, H@e0'toiS'
Anil =
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20

AN exchange says if you fasten nail
or key to string and suspend it to your
thumb and finger, the nail will oscillate
like a pendulum. Let some one place his
open hand under The nail, and it will
change TO circular motion. Then let a
third person place his hand upon your
shoulder, and the nail becomes in mo-
ment stationary,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20
XECUTOR'S NOTICE

- Estate of RICHARD BENNETT, decd.
Letters TeStamentary to the estate of Rich'd
Bennett, late of Cambria township, decd, hav-
ing been granted to the undersigned by the
Register of Cambria county, notice is hereby
given TO all persons indebted to said estate that
prompt payment must be made, and to those
having claims against the same that they must
present their accounts in proper shape for set
tlement. EVAN KENNETH Ex xecutor.
s. Cambria Twp, April 29, IS71.-4t.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20

\ LOUISVILLE woman was walk ing
along the streets on windy day last
week, the dust filing Ter eyes to such an
extent that she could not see switch
engine that was bearing down on her
Just as it was about to crush her, a man
snatched her by the. dress, pulled her off
the track ,sapd saved her life. In remov-
ing the female Obstruction from the track
he tore her dress, and when she saw the
rent that was there she opened her mouth
and swore at him unsil he fell on the
other track and came near being Killed by
the brother of the engine That was after
the woman. He is not pulling women
around by their dresses any more.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.

L n Estate of MICHAEL DURBIN, decd.
Whereas Letters of Administration the
estate of Mich'l Durbin, late of Clearfield town
ship, Cambria county. deed, have been grant
ed to the undersigned. notice is hereby given
to all persons having claims against said estate
10 present them legally authenticated for set
tlement, and those indebted to the same re-
0uested to make payment without delay.
JOHN III. DOUGLASS, Admir-.
st. Augustine, April 29, 1S71.-4t.+
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|. !! THIS 0TIT /!

Watch S:S,--i.lve Cents for Ticket and
..ly8lge wing Machine, Plane, or some
IS PACK 40 blanks. Six for One Dollar.
--4i'o y CO., Cincinnati, Ohio.
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mo WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Notice is hereby given that have pur-
chased 2 ray Horses. l Wagon, Windmill,
Horse Gears, Cows, Hogs, Plow, Harrow and
Log Chains at private sale, and have left the
same in the possession of Charles RI. Stitzel at
my pleasure. All persons are therefore warned
against interfering with said property in any
manner whatsoever. HENRY HOPPLE.
Carroll Twp, May 6, 1871.-3t
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FRIgNDs of civilization will be pleased
to learn that the "Cesko KrejcoOskypod>
poinjici Spolck of Chicago" has filed
certificate of organization.
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THz Gardeners MOttO-Lotlucc plant
The Portland daily press., 1871-09-13

The MEsQUT.-The San Antonio Ex-
press says that the mesquit bean crop in
western Texas is bountiful gift of nature.
No labor or expense is bestowed by man in
the production of this valuable crop. During
the present month, the Herald says, nine-
tenths, even more, of the live stock of western
Texas-cattle, horses, sheep, goats and hogs
are subsisting aud fatteniDg on mesquit
beans. The Herald suggests the co ollectlng
of quantities of these beans by the farmers tor
winter and spring feeding of mich cows,
working oxen, horses and mules, 10 save corn
and fodder.
The Gonzales Inquirer SAYS that the pres-
ent dry season has shown something OF the
value OF the mesquit to western Iexas. II
has long been known that the leaf and bark
answered an excellent purpose as a tanning
material, and a mucilage exudes from a
wounded tree Which our physicians pronounce
superior for medicinal purposes to gum arab
ic. The brushwood, being thorny, is often
used where rail timber is very scarce for fenc-
ing fields and pastures. When rain is abun-
dant, producing grass for the sustenance of
stock, the mesquit tree is almost barren of
beans, but when the earth is parched with
drouth, and grass refuses to grow, this inval-
liable tree produces immense quantities of
beans to supply the place, affordiug penti-
ful supply of most nutritious food tor horses,
hogs and cattle. These beans may be gather
ed in summer for winter use
The Portland daily press., 1871-09-13

Judging from the following article in the
Albany Argus, the professional base ball play
ers earn their money. The Argus says:
The Mutuals and Athletics are in rather n
bad fix. Only Hatfield, WoIters, Egelers and
Start OF the former, and Reach, Fisher. RAD
cliffe apd Cuthbert of the latter are in cOndi-
ton for play. Mills is supposed TO be useless
until October, and Fergusons right arm still
continues to trouble HIM. Pa. aerson. usually
a good change second baseman, is so stiff as ID
be uuabIe to get down for a ball, and therefore
cannot be brought into the field. Pearce, from
recent family Affections, is not quite up 10 his
usual style. Poor Charley Smith is no longer
playing member OF the club, and the ball
fields may know him no mole. At present he
Is unable to get beyond the house, and it will
be weeks before he appears again. 1t is possi-
BILE, though doubtful, that he will resume his
place at third base before the end of Septem-
| Der. His illness is said to be mainly due to
over-exertion. In this emergency the Muluals
| have taken Fleet, late second-baseman of
| Flyaway club, and until Mills recovery, Hig-
| ham will catch and Ferguson play at third.
| IL was at one time contemplated to change
| Hatfield to second base but the directors con-
cluded to leave him where be is-a tower Of
| strength in the out.feld.
The Athletics do not appear TO be much
better of. Meyerle and Mcbride are suffering
I from rupture, the latter only slightly, how
| ever. Meyerle's physicians say that he will
| be able TO play within a month, provided he
| takes care OF himself Heubel is as lame as
| ever; Beehtels hands are next to useless, and
| Malone has not fully recovered from the ILL
ness which prostrated him early in the season.