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4 SAD STORY.

Daniel Webster Appleton-ves. that
Is the name-a grandson of the 0roat
statesman. by marriage to one Of tI,e
wealthy Appleton's Of this city-b,,
gone down to the drunkard's gray.
through II tame Of fire. The victim
was only twcnty-six years ofaee. lie
was smart, intellectually. hut be b.,I
nor ne moral courage to let rum alone
AZ the public schools he Dor, Off ever.
prlHe contendcd for. and finally settled
"o"h III lawyers Office. But bad
companions cnticed him from his bust
ness ullll he fell into all SORTS of vice.
an" was numbered with the Lowest OF
me low drunk ard, Of the town. Tim.
ana again had he been an inmate of the
N,a,Ioh mouse. where, in consideration
Oh ms family, he was registered NJ
ui'"fderIy, and discharged without
Dcing brought into court. So dcorn-
ued dld he become that he ,tood on
lne corners of the streets. cXposcd to
inc public. and solicited money from
lne piSsersby. with which to procure
the means To feed thc inward flame
mar wa burning out his soul as well
q. body. But at hsr The GrcGcuJ
himself got hold OF poor Daniel WeL-
o,ei appleton. He fell from q passcn-
ger car while ina state of imfovicatio.
ana as picked up by q policeman.
VINO placed him in an old wooden
DD""Ilng used for station house in
,"' Dofc ester District; aud. while
mere he. set the straw of his room on
ntc; aud the fun s. communicniina
WIN his bcdcloihcs, burned him Terri
n,i}. before the fire was discovered
J ms man left wife. Appleton ha-
ipeh' $NlvOO in four years. IN riotous
wv ilS' \ young man Of high culture.
ana Nuh Thoughts aud ilnpulsc- of
lhe highest order lac disgruced great
name amt dies disgr0crd. when no
nlsIii have been brilliant and useful
'"e'h'tr Of Society. BOstOA he Ter.
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III yon are DIR Ame-, philosophically
responded Miss Pennybaker. II think Won
might be better in making pills and pow.
der- than quarrelling over the fence with
your neighoors"
There was n moments silence, then =.
rnstlin, among the leaves OF the arbor vi
toe hedge, and a round, good humored face
appeared bove the green luxuriance
i do believe YOU are Grace Penpyba-
ker, said the abjurer Of womankiud.
'of course am, said Miss Grace; "and
yon are Harry Ames, grown older, and
not half so handsome.
shake hands, said Doctor Ames.
Il would IL could reach" said Miss
Grace.
Hold on minute, III come round hy
the gate, exclaimed the Doctor.
This was the unromantic way in which
the two lovers, separated Tor eighteen wears
met again
"As brisk as ever, eh Grace? said tbe
DIR. And not married yet
81 should think not Miss Grace An
nouncei emphaticaly
And why not?
That's my business"
The Doctor looked roguishly mp. Miss
Penny hacker laughed; she couldn't helm il
when Gerry came home, casting about
IN her mind how to tell her aunt that she
had promised the Rev Carlos Canterherry
to take charge class in the SUNDAY
school, she found aunt Grace chatting ia.
miliarly with the tenacious medical man
who was the terror OF half the country.
Il needn't tell her just vet" thought
Gertrude.
But the catastrophe could not be nut Off
forever.
"Auntyl' gaspei Gerty, running into
Miss Pennybacker's room the next day
1.-THE Rev. Mr.. Canterberry is irving tn
open the garden gate. May 20 and un-
lock it2'
Yes, child, yes" said Miss Grace.
scratching her nose These men Will
somehow work their way in, and ! don
see any use to struggle against fate
so while Gerry and the Rev Carlos Can
terberry mingled romance and theolo,v
together, in the from: garden. Harry Amcs
and his sweetheart talked Il moeldy of old
lang syne aud asparagus. rhubarb plants
aid reproach over the hedge in the kitten
EN- garden.
Its all nonsense, | know" said Miss
Pennyhacker to herself, but he certainly
mas improved
Aunty, dear, said Gertrude one day
IN October, 81 wish you would tell me what
you really think OF matrimony; am too
young for it?'
Am ! too old? demanded aunt Grace.
turning with look OF com,cal perplexiv
to her niece.
~ don't know what you mean. auntyl"
Nv hat do yon mean, Gcrty?'
Mr.. Canterbury asked me Ia marry
HIM, fallered Gerty, gro~ing pink.
And I've promised to be DE- AIMEE
wife, said Miss Penny hacker. striving res
olutely not to be embarrassed; so viii.
We are about it we may as we'll have two
weddings
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The gentlemen composing the Parkers-
ourg Convention for the nomination of our
candidates were men ofintelligeuce, probi-
" ana honor The imputation that they
were improperly controlled by the editor
oil the hGgiSter or any one else IL false from
the very facts OF the case AS applied to them
as gentlemen. They were too intelligent
to lie misled to do q base aud dishonor-
able act; they were too honest tn be se
duced from duty to themselves or their
constituency; and their sense of personal
honor would be an example which. ifimi-
tatci ny editors of Radical papers, would
greatly Improve the social relations of life
and the moral condition of mankind. The
imfutatlon Is not upon Us; it is upon the
whole Democratic party generally who
sent their delegates To that Convention. il
IS personal and base insult to the ind,.
yidual members OF thai body, aud we can
safely leave their own vindication To the
polls, aud TO those gentlemen individually
in their daily conduct and in their inter
course among their fellow citizens. shapinq
public opinion and moulding that condi
ton OF public sentiment which has redeem.
ed and will preserve the supremacy OF con.
stitutional law in West Virginia.
But there is duty due from us in this
connection The InteiEgeacer. in sneak
ing upou this subject uses the same sps.
citic form OF language which truthful men
use IN detailing facts. Let the matter then
ne met and met specifically. from our own
personal standpoint. Then Let The editor
etates as true that which he cannot know
TO he true = lie states As true that which
he has satisfactory reason 20 know is false
8. lie state, as true that which he believe,
10 Ice false. I. lie states ~ a fact that
which he knows, in the highest sense of
Judgement and, conscience to be false All
th's, to promote the schemes of selfish NAL.
content, the petty personal ambition Of "A Dol
ter, aud worm his own way back into unen-
Yable position with party he justly de-
nounced for its cruelty, oppression. want
OF statesmauship, and its overweening and
ruinons corruption.
The Democratic party has arraigned the
administration Of General Grant for many
and grievous faults and public offices, and
thi- nisft'3enccr was one OF the very first
to iurn States evidence against its own
party aud mock the nakedness of the
great public dehauch which called forth
the Jeer and accusation, and thus having
holted from its own party aud in danger
OF losing all patronage. il now inins win
boltcr from Conservatism to get hacl
aud both plunge deeper into the Rndtcai
ism which so long cursed the State with
IT. misrule Mr. Jacob Democrat mud
abiding 10y these principles would mal<ea
passahle Governor but sucn a man. or any
man carrying out the corrupt and de-potic
measures which characterized the dcfnnrt
Radicali-m Of this State under Foreman.
aud which now opposes the South under
General Grant aided hy the oficious vote
OF Ibis importunate feehsneess. con.d not
he aud cannot be anything else than q tool
Of the worst men iu the State 90 Ch1rissfoH
CoWisr.
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SASK THE OLD WOMAN.

4 gentleman travelling "out west re-
lates the following amusing incident.
Riding horseback just at night through
the woods in Saginaw county, Michigan. |
came into a clearing, in the middle oiwhicl.
stood a log house, its owner sitting in the
open door smoking his pipe Stopping
my horse before him, the following con-
versation ensued:
Good evening sir, said I.
Good evening"
Can get glass Of milk from YOU to
drink?'
We'll don't know. Ask the old wo.
man.
By this time the wife was standing at
his side
oh, yes" sail she, of course You can
While drinking, asked:
Think We are going to have n stornl?'
We'll. really don't know
Ask the old woman-she can tell"
Il guess we shall get one right away."
said the wife.
Again ] asked:
here?
,'WeIi. really don't know. Ask the
old womap-she knows
"Abont nineteen acres" said she, again
answering.
Just then 'roop Of children came run.
mne and shouting round the corner Of the
shanty
Are these your children? said l.
Don know, Ask the old woman
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THERE rsNo DEATH.
BY SIR E. BULwsR LYrroS.

There is no death! The stars go down
To rise upon some farier shore;
And bright in Heavens jeweled crown,
They shine foreyermOre.
There is no dsatbl The dust We tread
Shall change beneath the summer show
crs
To golden grain or melted fruit,
Or rainbow tinted flowers.
The granite rocks disorganize,
And feed the hungry moss they bear;
Inc forest leaves drink daily life,
From out the yiewIess air.
There Is no DEATH The leaves NAV fall.
And flowers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours,
The coming Of May day.
There is no DEATH An angel form
walks DER the earth with silent tread.
And bears our best loved things away;
And then we call them dead"
lie leaves our hearts all desolate
He plucks our fairest, sweetest nowers.
Transplanted into bliss, they now
Adorn immortal bowers.
The bird-like voice, whose Joyous tones
Made glad these scenes Of sin and strife;
sings now an everlasting song,
Around tho tree of life.
Where'er he sees smile too bright,
or heart too pure for faint and vice,
He bears it too that world Of light,
To dwell in paradise.
Born unto that undying life,
They leave US to come again;
with JOY we welcome them the same,
Except their sin and pain.
And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the boundless universe
Is life-thcre 1. no death
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SHOCKING CRUELrY-PouRING MOLTEN
IRON OVER A MAN.-Albauy has the
latest horror-one OF the most lrightful
we ever read The Express tells the
story:
Yesterday afternoon two workmen en-
ployed in Ransom's Foundry. named
Thomas Sheehy and Nicholas Shilfard
had an alteration while the work of cast
ing was going on, witch had fearful
result Sheehey. accidentally or other.
wise, dropped from his lade little hot
iron on Shilfards foot, and burned it
Shillard ran to n tub OF water and plunged
his foot into it, and somewhat eased the
pain. lie then returned, taking position
in the passage-way between the moulds
As Shilpard came along with lade tull
of molten iron, and Knocked Sheehev
down. According to the allegations made
Shiliard, after knocking him down, picked
up the liable containing molten iron and
poured ITS contents upon Shcchey's body,
from his chin down, and then struck him
with the ladle. Sheehey was rendered
frantic 10y the terrible agony which he
experienced and ran to the door. when he
was seized and his burning garments torn
from him by other persons present The
whole fore part OF his body was burned in
terrible manner so that the flesh peeled
Oft He was taken TO his home, No. 239
Ireen street, and DR. Mosher called to
attend him. His recovery is doubtful -
Shlliard was arrested 10y Officers Sweeney
and Miller last evening
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EfGHrY THOUSAND OPHcs. IloiDErs In
the time Of the earlier Presidents the -ub.
ordinate officers of the Government. such
~ po-tmnsfcr-, revenue o7icer4 and the
like were few 800 number Their activity
10 support OF the Administration which
appointed them, would have given IL but
little strength, aud would have excited
general rpmonstrlncc. but .how different
now. when there ARE not less than 1000
subordinate Federal office holler- beSides
tie heai- OF the Cabinet. Foreign Minis
tiers and other princr1 officers. $1,000
nap ieeders. who derive their places from
the PRECEDENT OF the United States. and
arc continued 10 their places hy his favor
The united influence aud activity Of this
army at Office hollcrs IL tremendous
power in all Of The Administration by
whose gih they holi their places power
20 great that to-day 10 c0erce- the ltepub-
licap parry against thc shes OF a large
majority 0i it, Hembrr. iuiu the renomiu.
alton. Of Tive present Executive. aud hav-
ing been used to reuominatc him. will 900
due time be usei e. procure his election
That large majority Of tie p,Op.c b..
dissatisfied with The condition ~ things.
dissatisfied too. With the conduct Of The
PARTY "a power aud With the existing
nature Of the Go,erntnent. must he evident
q every fsir-uiudei and careful observer
Hwie,h (O) Tiucs.
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GTa"t Esrimarcd BY mis Frlend..

i, 40 man can hold office under
,'I'ui ana maintain .eli-rcspcct.' eaji
I"rn.y % year ago.
Grant ha, no more clpaJiliiy Than
morse said Fighting Joe HoOksl.
month since.
~ i- not ft To- govern this coun
n.y., were Stanton, diving word..
Ih'tr are sixteen wefghty req
,'n' Why Grant should never be Prcsi-
=" n,. wrote tollax IN lSGS.
ne hos un more soul Than y dog.
hcn BUTLER, less Than year ago,
"IIc D. not controlled bv cons,im-
,r.'ll 10y bui 10y political rings says
a.. MS San-bomingo buiuess usmps
,'''l ASA hr~t-cla-- couspiratOr," says
Governor Palmer.
ne y making money out OF hi4
position. and that. All Le cares about
IT, sud senator Carpenter TO Hsrald
correspondent.
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me OLDEST HOTEL IN TuR WORLD -
OF all the hotels in the world. the very
oldest is lonely one in California. on the
road between San Jose and Santa Cruz
imagine ten immense trees standing apart
and hollow inside these are the hotel
neat breezy and romantic The Inr,cst
tree is abont siXty-iiyc feet around and
contains sitting room and the brreau of
Bncchus, whervlrom is dirpenseJ tie linn,
that hteih aud stin,cth All abont his
IRE II - garden of flowers and evergreen.
ne drawing room il . hover male Of
REDWOOD, ever rrcus aui madrona branch .
e. For bed chambers there are nine
great hollow trees. whileNasncd ur parer.
rd, aud having doors cut 10 III tb. .lo,o
OF the holes. Literature fluid. mace IN a
leaning stump. dgbbcd the hLrar, If
70 were not iorthat same haunt OF Riccbus
70 Is certain that the guests of fine Gr..i
establishment would feel like nothing so
much ~ dryhd-.
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w'SrsD lyNtparKr, MFv.-Tb. r-,.

Wasted lHNgpiArEfN- MEv.-1be ,-,,,
wnut of the age j. men -'''.
Men who will not tie
Men that will mind their own b,s;,,,,
Nen who know their r'ue.. AMI f.i
Men who are not too lay to work ,,.
"o proud to boz poor '''N ''f
Men WHO are willing Go catvI.tr..
have carned aud wear what ~ ..'ll
paid ior 'Nes nave
Men that never brar nor PM, NJ.
that never flag nor linci mo, uI. i 'en
courage VINO nave
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with the brakes. It was done in an in
slant the cars were brought TO the quick
est possible halt; and youth, maiden,
saddlebags, and carpet sacks were dragged
on board by friendly hands, just as The
stern old man on the great flying horse,
came near enough in his cloud Of dust to
he heard ordering surrender Then
screamed the whistle again, and away
flew the train like mad, leaving the en-
ragged father to shake fist and pistol i'm
potently at its cheering human freight
OF the adventurous twain thus enabled to
win the race at last, the lover Is only ff
teen years Oil and the sweetheart thirteen.
Disembsrk.ng at the next station, under
the hearty congratulations Of their nu-
merous rescuers, they were married at
the first parsonage, and went back to
their home a one on the next southern
bound train. As Tor the distanced sire,
il he had never got married himself he
would never have lost such n race.
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STRANGE RIDE To DEATH--On Friday
last, a the up freight train passed An.
napolis on The Arkansas branch of the I
NJ. Il. r., an intoxicated man. who had
been at work upon the track, umped
aboari the caboose ear, and saving that
he paid for his ticket, refused to yet Off
At Hogan Mountain. the tram was divided.
and four cars loaded with lumber aud the
caboose were left there while the engine
and the rest of the train went np the
grade, Intending to come back after these
cars. While the conductor was giving
orders TO some OF the men ahead. this in.
toHIcated man came ont of the caboosc
and loosed the brakes. The cars started
and began running toy rrayitation so fa.t
that the conductor could not ovcrtake
them. Faster and faster they ran. the
crazy man at the helm alone, apparently
enjoying T. Is free fast ride. On thev went
nine miles, when they met thc up passen-
ger train, producing Tremendous concus.
SION, smashing up the cabOo,e car, break
lns mp the engine and killing the man
The man lived long enough 10 state that
he let loose the breaks aud the Cpronrre
jury found that his death was caused bv
his own act None Of the passengers
were hurt-N LoUis D,mocrd1
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IH' Ohio County Democratic Conve,
v"p' was largely attended On the ist ~
"ut. hc-oiniions were passed nnan
l'..N''y lndor-ing the parkcrshnrg nomip
".o"' Ihc rc action against Jacob q,
wv. county D. very great The Democ-
IVY are an ralIying 10 the Regular ticket.
, u OoHers will haycuo ehoV.-CAo-'rs9i
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The widow Of the late y G.. ierrynlan.
ofthe VI. Il. Church. South. has s. .5yJ TO-
rance On her Husbands lie.
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Dolly Warden.
By BRET HARTE.

Dear DollyI who does not recall
The thrilling page that pictured all
Those charms that held our sense in thrall
Just as the artist caught her
As down that English lane she tripped,
In Powered chintz, had sideways tipped,
Trim-bodiced, bright-eyed, roguish Tipped
The locksmith's pretty daughter?
Sweet fragment of the Masters art
o simple faithl o rustic heart
o maid that hath no counterpart
In life's dry, dog-eared pages
Where shall we find thy like? All, stay
Methinks saw her yesterday
In chintz that lowered as one might say,
Perennial for ages.
Her fathers modest cot was stone,
Five stories high. In style and tone
Composite, and, I frankly own,
Within its walls revealing
Some certain novel, strange ideas;
A Gothic door with Roman piers.
And floors removed some thousand years
From their Pompeiian ceiling.
The small salon where she received
Was Louis Quatorze, and relieved
By Chinese cabinets, conceived
Grotesquely by the heather;
The sofas were classic sight
The Roman bench (sedilia hight;)
The chairs were French, in gold and white,
And one Elzabethan.
And she, the goddess Of that shrine
Two ringed fingers placed in mine,
The stones were many carats fine,
And of the purest water
Then dropped a courtesy, far enough
To fairly fill her cretonae puff
And show the petticoafs rich stuff
That her fend parent bought her.
Her speech was simple as her dress
Not French the more, but English less,
She loved yet sometimes, / confess,
I scarce could comprehend her.
Her manners were quite far from shy:
There was quiet in her eye
Appalling to the Hugh who'd try
With rudeness to offend her.
aBut whence" I cried, ''this masquerade?
Some figure for to-night's charade-
A Vatican shepherdess or maid ?'
She smiled and begged my pardon:
'Why, surely you must know the name
That woman who was. Shakspeare's fame,
Or Byron's-well, it's all the same;
Why, Lord Pm Dolly Vardenl'
Harper's Bazaar.
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Lax2acb for Ha122aO7'Gsts.

Why is hen immortal? Her son never sets.
A singular fact-to- day will be yesterday TO-
morrow.
Why is young girl like music book-be-
cause she is full of airs.
The word love in the Indian language, is
Observation-Disclosures" How nicely ii
would sound, whispered softly in ladys ear
II schemlendamourtchwager you"
ITO lazy housemaid.) "Now Mary, you
and shall expect you to bestir yourself and
make yourself generally useful" Yes, MN
but L am sorry to say m m CAM dance"
A Philadelphia paper thus comments on the
weather: ''The showers of the last three days
will cause every stalk of corn to carry ears like
jackass, while every watermelon will fancy it.
self lager beer keg dressed in Paris green"
A Boston bride. whose groom demonstrated
with her at the wedding for indulging in rather
lndlscrlmlnate bestoWal of her last maiden kiss
es on a number of her male friends, remarked
with natural navaite that the gentlemen in
question had been in the habit of kissing. her
all her life, and she didn't see why they should
stop now.
A Western man was presented by young
lady with fine plated bosom shirt, made with
an open back. He wore it hindside before for
a year before he found out how it worked. On
being told of his mistake, he remarked that he
thought it strange that the young woman
should put so much work on the back.
A doctor was summoned to cottage at Har-
wood, in England, and found boy in need of
his services.
"Show your tongue" said the DOCTOR
The boy stared like an owl.
My good boy, let me see your tongue" re-
peated the doctor.
Talk English, Dr. said the mother, and
then turning to her son, said: "Hopen thy
gobler, and push out thy lolliker"
The mouth flew open, and the doctor was
terribly taken in.
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Couldn't Spell It.

Yankee from the Green Mountains visited
the city of London. While passing through
one OF the thoroughfares his attention was ar
rested by some specimens Of writing paper, ex.
posed Tor sale in shop window. Seeing the
proprietor of the establishment standing in the
door, the Yankee asked civilly what he die
with those nice bits of paper.
''We keep them to tie up cape seed in
said the cockney snappishly.
"Oh, du-du YEP" said Jonathan. Passing
down the street few steps, our indignant Yam
kee saw another merchant.
| say. mister, can you tell me what that feI
Ter does for living what keeps them ere nice
bits OF paper at the Window"
Yes, sir. He is small dealer In paper and
sort OF scribe. He writes letters for persons ~
II recon he is small dealer and that he is
pharisee as well as scribe.
Do you think he will write letter for me il
l pay him for it?''
''Of course he will.
The Yankee thrust his hands in his pocket
almost up to his elbows and walked back
Il say, mister, they say as how you write
and sell letters for folks what can't write"
What viii you ak to write a letter to my
sister Sallie?''
u will charge you five shillings."
will ye write just what [ tell We, and spell
the words right as we dy in Vermont?"
TO be sure will
We'll, guess you may write to Saie.''
The Londoneer procured pen, ink and pa
per. and the Yankee commenced dictation af-
ter the usual style.
Dear sister Sallie'
Rived In town last week. -
Got that down?''
Eyes, go on"
Thought I'd go into the country and take
ride"
''Well, the old mare baked. She wouldn't
go, SO l licked her.
her-icked her.
What is the use of saying that so many
times?'
None of your business I pay you five shil-
hngs-llcked her-lcked her-licked her,
This page is full of licked hers"
Turn over then-licked her-licked her
licked her: She would not go then, so | got
out and kicked her-kicked her-kicked her."
"You are not intending to say that as mapy
times as you said licked her, are you?''
None Of EEcc;Sir business I pay you-kicked
I.er-kicked her. She wouldn't 90 then? SO
I sharpened the end of my whip handle, and
pricked her-pricked her-pricked her.
Never mind, l pay you Licked her-pricked
her-kicked her-licked her.
,''She wouldn't go then so got out and
there the Yankee made chirrupping noise
with his tongue and lips which bid defiance to
the photography
81 cannot spell thai"
.'Oh you can't spell that Well, you needn't
write any more for me-
Need not write any more?"
No more,' said the Yankee
Not word to close with p
mary word''
You will pay for what have written?"
Not red. You did not write down what
told you"
We'll, sir, what shall do with this paper l
have spoiled p ''-'O
Keep 1t to tie up cape seed.''