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Smyrna times., 1874-02-11

The most confding woman lives in Provi-
dence. She went to an auction, and, knowing
the prevalence of thieves at such places. asked
nlce-loOking man to take care of her pocket
book, containing eighty-fve dollars. He il
still taking care of it.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-11

St. Lous's wickedest man has died and gone
to Chicago His successor will be selected
by competitive examination.-Cn.p paper.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-11

Twenty-seven Nashville ladies' determined to
practice economy; vowed not to wear anything
more expensive than calico dresses to church
and they stuck to it, as none of them have at
tended church since.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-11

Young lady lat the post ofics). "IfIdon't
get letter by this mail, want to know what
he was doing Sunday. that's al"
Smyrna times., 1874-02-11

A Vermont debating club is now struggling
with the question, (Which eat the most
chickens, ministers or owls p
Smyrna times., 1874-02-11

Mono poet" is the new name for persons
who write but one bit of verse and then die.
This isn't the kind Of poet that sends pieces
to the papers.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-11

Cooling is we'll enough before marriage, but
the billing doesn't come till after; and then it
comes from the tradesmen.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-11

Hartford, Conn, thinks the name New
Haven, should be written NEW haven" as it
is without any capital now.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-11

There is but one baby in a newly made Ore
gon town, aud the neighbOrs take turns bor-
rowing it.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-11
FOR RENT.

A good STABLE and CARRIAGE HOUSE on
Delaware Street, Smyrna. Apply 10 ~
jan26St MANY ~ DOiD'
Smyrna times., 1874-02-11
THE RESULTS.

The exercises develop, to remarkable de.
gree, persipcacity and thoughtfulness, while a
love Of labor under this form becomes seduc
tive. The children are eager to get to school
where all is frolic, and every evening they
take back some new acquisition to their fami.
lies Children are naturally open and com.
municatiye, and are consequently cheerful the
child who is supposed, a priori, to be of "a good
, 1874-11-07
Wills slnd EoHthrnents.

London t0ci. ~ corrcsDondence u the Nsw Io's
Herald.
On Tuesday morning took plaoo The transfer
OF the wills and tostaEu1ntS OF Englanl from tho
stroug room III Doctols' Cummons, where tley
have boon STORED Hfucc tho ecclesiastical charge
OF thom was abolished III 1857 by act OF Par'in-
mont, to ,cIr now .ccoptac!a in the Long HUI! i'll
Somerset House, running parallel with tho
Thames onbanlt,nont. Tho history of the trcat-
uent Ut tho Wills which havo boon stored in
Doctors' Commons from the beginning Of tho
tlftaentf century is exceedingly curious. For
generations they wore kopt III cupboarGs and
lofts, In odd corners OF tho range Of buildings
whlch comprised tho preroeativo Court, tho
Court Of Arches, the Arolloacons Court, md
otncr obscure Hemt-ecces1nskeul tribunals. of
the procedure IN which s';otch Is givcni in "Da-
v.d Coppesheld." About aoveuty yeasa ago tho
Rogistrars who Toro, of course, sons OF Ill Arch
bishop o. Canterbury, built astsong room for
the custody OF tho wills abntsing on tue o!d
end OF Knight Hi1cr street. Whon the net
Of 1857 abolished eccieBlnstical Jurisdiction
altogether, and cleared oil ut ono sweep Of the
broom DOCTORS proctora, aud Ill tue rest OF tho
| fossil nluchincry, the doctors sold their college
| and It's grounds to tho metropolitan Board of
| Works, And Queen Fic.orla street now trayersos
| what waa onco pastly gardena aud partly tho
site Of Tho old strong ruo1s.. Another strong
room VA built ton yosrs ago Win frontage to
como oyorfllol, nnd, as tho Court Of Probate
| sits at Westminster, 1t was thought wsll to
trauBfar westward to Somerset House tlo docu-
n,on.s and official maclluory with which thas
court mud ita aultors h.$o concern. The ro'
| moval began on Tuesday aud tho now scaroll-
room in somerset Housa will bo open on the
Gath inst, tho interval Doing occnpicd In the
removal. Tho nov accommodation in Somerset
House consists Of tho largo rango OF Offices ro'
gently vaeated by d section Of tl,e AdInirats
Department. It consists. Of JOG rooms in the
| rtvor front Of SOMERSET House, and, in cnso any
Of your readers should hayo occasion to mako d
Boaruh Into the toner OF an English will. is n,ay
DO mentioned thnt tho door of tho public sealcl
ine-roon, il oxact1y opposite Tho arohway Leading
into Somerset Houso from tho Strand aud tutt
the courtyard
, 1874-11-07
POEMS hy Tcnnyaoi1,a l5rothor.


II ia not commonly known that Alfred Tommy
Bon has n brother CharleB, who under the ndolIt-
Cd t.ailo OF Chasos Turner, las published aoy-
cr,I vniun,na nj roctry yy;,tnl thounl thoy do
unt a,n,y tha wn,ioy -, ,u,wor NJ n9rtin oxnrea.
aion 'u Far vhio,, Tho noat In,lreato Las Looonao
oelehratod, yes, evinco tho aamo cuirenta OF
thoughtand feeltug witch have fnatle = IN A1o.
moriam familiar to MI lovora Of tho poetry OF
religious sentiment. Noarly half century ago
t. 1;t,i ,,,,a.i, ,n,v. ir IadY annnnreh lin HHmnl
Tabioaux," md ' tiyo' years lator tho "sonnetA
from which wo giso few selections. The son-
nos arc reflective ana nLoT as pay 5.at ~ fo' uoGs
mncl Of Ing poetry ol NJ iatea.u asSs 81 WILL, rn
laisY WIZ sn9 "ns m,,s,nr ~" .,,nuli he r"mon,
Msnc1 10 - ninrSr,nnn.
oofoa' 40 e'o. '.. T., .".
tue PASTORS raAEa.
At aw 10 70 9 Ws s a aanS S
And hopea. md fears, at'd pondera on MS kneca,
LIS Ioor slecp VIII LII heas ,s,s, s voice or q;
What wh0losohlc eurn VIII Alaiea sorfoWe taKo7
Her latest ain Will carc!Gsa AnniD rue?
Will Nnbtl now. at last. his ,sles foraake, ,
Acct s ~ oa anps1 & yo I'll @ @ s %IG If heSe aSes
About his heart. that cacl may DO forgiven;
Ho rr1ys at exc. aud through tAe midnight ar
s seus ysEs npa sen Il S m a
LILY H x11y fs1o VIII oa1 avca ia ,,a IF ovc
-. <
Anothar sonuot IL lno iosson nV aFama I'VE, Hpn ns
EMO eHect OF s1. huGust'heh ,noshet upoh Aot
aon, WHO once lod very Wild lilo Ut casthage'
ST. AUGUSTINE AND MONICA.
Whom AIuncas youuH son had felt her kiss--
IIor wecpInH kgs-ior years her aosrpw Nowod
It lnat iItu liz willful i,lool: he owed
To her lis afcrlife Of truth md bliss;
And bur own juy what words, what thoughts could
paintl
cuao Mnsn us 1o uso sn fsss isou rooato
1 A. Who s sex pa,
paranfa ind frrt,tta / for0at not In YOUR fears
, 1874-11-07

Al tho method adopted 10 rob tue Bowdcinham
Daax, aud repeated ut Milford, y: H.. On tue
fayorlto With the burglars, the boston Adreylisc,
suggests that thero IL very simple wRy. Of pre-
vcltiug auoa rohhariaa. II the koY used to So
cure bunk funds IL 10 mado as to ho separated,
and the parts put beyond the control OF any one
iiud tue sagEing l and intimidation Of cashiera 70
be protitless work. "We know" II says, "of at
loast one casa wllero THIS pa, haa boou Adopted,
md It aeesis 10 offer complete security aSaaat
tho 1atost aud tho most 1aYorlte tsick OF bur-
glpra."
, 1874-11-07
s-'++-
MARINE.
Port ot Clltcnx0, Nov. o.

Fort Of OllicnE0, NOV. O.
AnltIvED.
Prop Bky Lark, al. Joxepl,, fruit.
Bnr Chicago, Aanltuwoe, lutub0r.
U. y. stulr Alaruw JohnnnIl.
Prop u. 0suh, Hian!at1e. iunbor,
barge Windsor, M4,ltatcG, iuulber.
Hrlr Ithaca, MailAte1, lntlhor.
Achr Arctic, Green Bay, lumber.
Sthr q. lIarrtson snugatuGk, lumbar.
bchr U. y. 0rAut, uauet by, lumber:
schr Andrew IackRnnt Allskcguu, lumber,
Brllr Pride. Kcnoalln lumber.
Bclr Glad TiatnHs Whtta Lake. lumber.
Srhr Won, Holland, wood.
Prop pecrcss, llancocG, sunarles.
Schr Annie O. Iiunas,. Manisue. lltEaber.
achr L!zzis poAk, ss: Josep!, lumber.
Bchr ueurao Steele, Sturgeon nAy, lumber.
Prop East Saginaw, Alpena. lumber.
uLEANEu,
Gchr L, A. nurton, Iled vur, 1910 bu oaa, IS tons
feul. 90 hrls rork. - brlS beuf.
Bchr c. Nicholson, Ludngton 4,d9b bu oats, 100 hrla
1ar g. br, gSS rs Sr, Po5 - ton, fs9d'
, 1874-11-07

Disastrous t3cnson..
Though each month Of this Inns beer nnrroht-
Abl0 alI disastrous 10 ile vcsKe-Uwners, still tho
month Of Novelnber will provo p most DISASTROUS Of
MI. It was expected that during ts month. brn9
the laBt OF thu Hcakon Of tho losses might 10
made up, as ratea uaaaly aro higher during November.
III calculating upon too ersnseA tasea Of fgetgs, The
v0asel-owners however, overlooked tic increased risks
from foFa mud gales which haya been unusually
thus fur this month. Veteran veastl-ulen declare that
tue gale Rnd toGH Of Wednesday mud Thursday wero
tho most disastrous that hnvo bGcn experienced fur
nany yenrs. Disasters arc reported from every
tlou and 1t IL HtAtod that the leach is Rstswn with
wrecks G&c.
Thu latcat disasters hoard Of nro:
The Hclir Hattie johnson, with d cargo Of grain
from THU city. !R aHhore on Lake unron.
The scar =. y: Osboriic, laden with ore, and tho
achrs ltolvla an Twill Satcrs. with salt, aud n-
known are asl,A:n below Port Dovor.
Tho MMherscArres 1aahel!a Sands struck On
Gsasse Point Wednesday, dispacing tho ceutrc-Goar
and compelled to cuille tU outside the 1arlor, be-
Ahoro and the lake crib whore sho 10 now lying.
Cap. King reports tho tug Frank AIoGatt aahoro
Oh lilo lower cud Of Uois Dlapc, aud nut about two
feet. The tug uran!n otftr red her assistance. which
was declined. Subsequently the tug Broessay, of
Tho expe,ttion which attempted to MD tho Echr
Thomas T. Sheldon, ashore below DIR Point, were
ulo 10 accomplish unsthing their arrival at tho
wreck.
The barge Wurner, which was ashore a short dis
ta,lco above White Rock, Lako Huron. and abandoned
utter esculcan ecrs Oh the part Of four tugs, haa
been Cotton off at Inst by tho MD Of tho rontoona aud
tho TUG Champion. She WA taken 10 Detroit.
Thp ncr john Ncsly IL reported ashore on tho south
| glore, hut tho locality Ia not stated.
Tuo Hchr Chouango, which was ashoro on Graham
SluaH, las eccn rcoAsca.
Tha Harriet Ross, aahore near Port Colbornc, ooal
laleu, from Eric to Buffalo, has been abandoned.
, 1874-11-07

ponr IIunor, Nov. G-pAssED DowN-prors Ilnho,
Inter-Ocean Mud tow ecllra Fayec, Brown, Oak Loaf
Champion, Ieluucr, William Howe, Cltyof Aheboy~
VI" psssnp Ur--lrops Manissco. Alnens, Huron City,
WusIow pchrs Ahirn Cobb Tillen, Empire atato,
I. N. Fostcr.
lunr ltuuoN, Alici., Nuv. 8-Eye-DowN-rrop
st. Joaoph schrs Wndiato, Twilight, Vanderbilt,
Hazard, Unadila, D. Btewart, Ninrod, Emma untch-
inKn.1. .....
Up-props Cotorada, Potomac: achrs Hiram Cobb,
Tillc.l, En,p!fa State, T. II. Foster.
WsNp-Sputuweat, light.
, 1874-11-07

..... SEWING MACH1N E5.
T1OK SALE-AN sH3 DOMESTIC FAMILY SEWING:
rlnohno. III perfect osdsr, tor $s1 AVatoones saa
Miuhigsn.3Y. .-
GINGER SEWING MAUHINE-PRlkQlPAL OF.
- Hcu III 8tata.st. Machines sold on monthly paJnenht
" pos cont discount Tor eaah.
G1NG En- oEFiuE or X. ]. .MKL0lIElT, ats SOUTH SOUTH
- lalitudlt.t CITY agent. hEGh1nss &o!o Oh @oolny
p&Sniduts, seltat, Aua repaired.
, 1874-11-07

Wore lu1! and unchanged Quotnhe al Axe for corn,
or 1s1e fnr wheat. 10 BWffa.o Ths charters reported
voro: 70 Bullafo-schr D. 4. Wols, wheat at 4Xo; ;
{ahtnpcrs opt,nn5 barge Tnyor1to, oata on private
terms prop Vanderbilt, wheat and corn, and prop
noanoke wlo.t through. To uongwooa- d Lako
corn tronuis, Total, 7; eapaoity, 10000 bu whcat,
GO 900 bu corn, nna Us 900 bn oats.
, 1874-11-07
miscellaneous.
CHICAGO.

H1stulltHooHb'
,,. CHICAGO.
Mort Of tho lurber-cnrrers have Gona into winter
quarters.
Tho ialo is still covered With b1ack, imrcnetrable
fog EoE horns hayo latcy been In groat dciuni,d.
Capt. John Crawford thinks If our lakes bud no
shores, navigation would not bo half rs dangerous In
fpggy weather rs it IL nav.
running On Lake Michigan tho Chiengo steat1ors did
not reach Grand Haven until Thursday aftel noon,
seye,i hours brhfnd tins.
file ow1,ers Of the Achr pamlco intend to sell her
on tbs ohcr ado II purchasers can 10 found. What
will hp done with tho scArs Alice and Triumph has not
, 1874-11-07

Illinois j, NllchfHnn Cnnn3.
un1paaronr, ILL.,, Nov. d-CLrARRp-hlorchAn
scucca. l2U,57u It unbcr Danube. Lasal'c 4,34g Il
lumbar. -
, 1874-11-07

SuoNvn3N~
ITO nEST-FURSfS11ED BRICK HOUSE IN lIYDF:
l. Park, dprot; water gat, ote gent!aen would
board il dasirod. Ci1AuE 1 AhELL, l64 DaatbuEnst.
it,O RI2Nr-AT HALF PRICE, UNTIL MAY NEXT,
houses and cottages In Evanston, hasine from to "
tustead q sl s2 pef month t.hs srter ront}
ioaatod, and pure walcr IL will soil Ior monthly pay
plon1s time, With nothing but nt ornst paid
annually IN adsanco. @. 4. BROWNE, los Eilth'av.,
1luoM II, Evanston.
, 1874-11-07

Ai,,la OF fur, md are worn NJ aacaues, loa8 mud
| nsulIs. AAtrakhan sets. which wero formerly 10
popular III New Yorls, are nov sold principally IN
tic West. Some clnchitIn sots. and particularly
sacqaes, aso still worn, but this ya.iety Of fara
] is must popular fur trisluing lauIoB' o!oaks.
| Lynx boas md tnulrs arc also fashionable. pno
most popular fur ia mink, since It u Landsomer
ba bought for its price. Robos Of fox,
wolf, beavcs, AVID racoon fur sge very
| popular. AL kiuda OF iurs aro used fur
| trimming ladcs' closl, oloaka. Tho latest Htylo
Of nun oloses with elastic ut tho wrists, Ok
uiuliug tue cold air a,.d addng greatly to tho
| comfort OF tho wea1or. Seal solg, u boa and
mum, ,augo from als to a50. Seal eloaka cost
from $500 to 93u0. Mink aotB colt from $40 to
$50. LYNX sets can bo bought for Sl5 to 800.
| ohi,)a trimming costa IS to $40 por yard black
marten Tor trimming from Si.50 to 81 peT yard
Erm,no aoa vary from $50 to $75. A tluo sat
Of llu4son's lsay aah oa, tnu(f loa, or cnar, u
worth GoUQ, An ordinary aot OF Iludson's Bay
gabIcB costs from, 500 to 9260, set OF i.sIl
| from s16 to 935 Pcra(ana aud astrakliaH aeta
aro worth from $50 to 4l60, and oolo1a or boaH
OF tho sAno from s2D to S45. A beaver eoltnr
samo $3.50. Utter caps cost from sl2 to 800.
WnIf ropos are va]uosl a1 from s15 to $10, aud
beur robes tloln STD to Sl5o
FAIRS AND TRADE BALES.
Tho major part Ut Tho Russ.a" snb'ea aro
shInpel from Leipslo 10 Bremen and liayro dc
Grat.o. md thonco 10 foreign conntrloa. Wholo-
saIo furrors Or their ayo9ts bny tl.olr suppliol
u fur n'srfot l. tt Of lie war Ihls ralr IL usually
hold ii the month Of March or April, s"d th'tho'
quarter Of tie gobo even frpm tho m9s fom9te r; n9t
diatrictB Of Chiua mud Grim 1aftefY. ~ ~ a!sl
hold In tue autumn, but tho attendance 's thor
nut nearly no larso Us in tuo spnns. ;rha gren1
Falr Of A!uhua Novgorod, n Russia. ts ltiowlHe
al occasion for lha assembling OF traders floH
all parls Of tho world The great trade aalos d
, tic Hudaon Day fula In FouoAu.oh street, apt
, 1874-11-07

NTANTED-To ENGAGE THIS DAY, FOUR EN
" porcaced sales alios for our Hosiery. Suits, Cor
set. aud uudq.wear pcparueas. Lsd,es Of education
pornansn; .!tnso9 @ pna gooa .slay pn5t3s tn ho
o1purionco and Goud addrsas need hapy.. II, II. Mic
DuWELl. i CO., corler P1nrEa aaI Wr4t Mhd<nti.k Il
, 1874-11-07

HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
A BRAND NEW AND HrLEfDlD WALNUT AND
II plush pasor suit. With rutnx, veeY elegant aGt
ate 70 osdes for *.s9 dor s.y. prlee 'tl handsomo
IN KAHY TERMS - EuHNlTUNE, STOVES
" orcckay and carpets. on torn. 10 suit thu ptcas'
Elans HtlF xuons al pttcua ofnrD nuEGhatlG oks1
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-23
Connecticut.

Some, besides the Radicals, will De sor-
nv over this Connecticut electiOn-this glO-
rious Yankee Democratic election that has
lust gone all one way, that has put It's
hands as it were upon the party OF the
Republic and blessed it in the Hame OF the
constitution and the laws. n triumph
was expected there, but not that sort OF a
triumph which has beaten Radical and
temperance fanatic, the Puritan and the
Pharisee, which has swept over the legs
lative districts as an inundatiOn, and which
guarantees the election of United States
Senator who believes that the war Is over,
and that official robbers, no matter whetil-
er loyal or disloyal, should be put In the
Penitentiary.
1t is not difficult to apply the moral OF
this most satisfactory result. AS long as
the present form of government exists,
there must of necessity be two evenly bal
anced and bitterly antagonistic parties.
1t is the attritiOn of these-the constant
watchfulness and circumspectiOn that pro-
duce all of official honesty there IS Ill the
administration of public affairs. Radical
ism can find reason for all of its mon
strous corruptions in the fact that for
dozen years of its existence-because OF
the despotism established by the war-ll
was not made dependent upon the natural
| order of politics. 1t was thing OF revO'
luton and the sword 1t could live long
er under excesses, survive more criminal
mistakes, and maintain fora greater perioc
its superb organization than dozen 9th
er parties of any kind where there wer'
no sectional or abnormal influences to sris
tain them and shelter them under the drill
and discipline of military glories and re
membranes. Time, however, is bringing
back tie inevitable. The party OF Law
and conservatism is the Democratic party
and so when the reign of the proves
marshal and the proscriptionist is over
the result as in Connecticut will be on
of consolation to all who value libert
and honor the constitution.-St. Loui
| Disrnfch
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-23
A Weed.

A weed! What is weed? Nothing but
a little plant which grows where it is not
wanted. 1t may do no harm in itself, but
it takes the place of other more useful veg
citation. In nsome parts of the world seed
or two of some foreign plant have been ac-
cidentally brought into the country. In
time these have proved so fruitful that the
plants growing from them have almost
filled the land, doing more lasting injury
than even an army of soldiers. This is
said to be the case now in South Africa.
In consequence of the introduction of the
merino sheep, one single weed (the Kan
ttium Spinozun) has spread TO such an ex-
tent that it threatens to leave no room for
anything else to grow, and the farmers are
going to work with all their energies to
eXterminate it. Just as spark OF fire, II
left alone, will burn down whole city. OF
bad habit, if indulged. will ruin a noble
character, so single weed is capable. II
not repelled, of destroying the prosperity
of an entire province. A curious circum-
stance is, that this same weed in southern
Europe keeps within moderate bounds
and troubles the farmers no more thar
others of its kind.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-23
Scenes of the Arctic World.

In winter, says the author of "The Po-
lar World" when animal life has mostly
retreated to the south, or sought refuge
in burrows or in caves, an awful silence,
interrupted only by the hOOting of a
snow-Owl or the yelping of fox, reigns
over the vast eXpanSe; but in spring,
when the brown earth reappearS from un-
der the melted snow, and the swamps be-
gin to thaw, enormous flights of wild
birds appear upon the scene and enliven
us for few months. An admirable in
stinet leads their winged legiOns from dis
tant climes to the Arctic wildernesses,
where, in the mOrasSes or lakes, on the
banks of the rivers, on the flat strands, or
along the fish-teeming coasts, they ind an
abundance of food, and where at the same
time they can with greater security bulld
their nests and rear their young. Seine
remain on the skirts of the forest-regiOn;
others. fiying further northwards, lay their
eggs upon the naked tundra. Eagles and
hawks follow the traces of the natatorial
and strand birds; troops of ptarmigans
roam among the stunted bushes; and
when the sun shines the finch or the snow
! bunting MARBLES his merry note. While
thus the warmth of summer attracts hosts
| of migratory birds to the Arctic wilder
nesseS. shoals of salmon and surgeons en-
ter the rivers in obedience to the instinct
that forces them to quit the seas and swim
stream upwards, for the purpose of depOs-
iting their spawn in the tranquil sweet
waters of the stream or lake. About this
time, also, the reindeer leaves the forests
to feed on the herbs and liehens of the
| tundra, and to seek along the shores, fan
ned by the cool sea-breeze, some protect
ion against the attacks from the singing
| flies that rise in myriads from the swamps.
But as soon as the first frosts of Sep
tember announce the approach of winter,
all animals, with but few exceptions. hast
en- to leave region where the sources OF
life must soon fail. The geese, ducks,
and swans, return in dense flocks to the
south; the strand birds seek in some low
er latitude a softer soil which will allow
their sharp beak to seize a burrOwing prey;
the waterfowl forsake the seas and rein
deer once more return to the forest, and
in a short time nothing is left that can in
duce man to prolOng his stay in the tree
less plain. Soon thick mantle of snow
covers the hardened earth. the frozen lake,
the ice-bound river, and cOnceals them all
seven, eight, nine months lOng-under
its monotOnous pail, except where the fll-
riOus northeast wind sweeps it away and
laws bare the naked rock.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-23
EnOeh Arden Again.

On last Saturday an old gentleman en-
tered the ears at Sabula of the train COM
ing north, and in a conversation with
fellow passenger confided to him an inter-
esting portion of his history, which is as
follows: Some time previous to the late
war he purchased farm near Green
Island, paving half the purchaSe-money
down. and married widow who was also
his second wife. When the war began
he entered the army, and in one of the
hotly contested battles lost leg, for
which, upon returning home he substitute
ed a cork limb. His last union was
blessed with several children, and all went
along smoothly until the year 1866, when
he and his wife began discussing the vir-
tues of their former spOuses, which pro-
duced a serious quarrel, ending by his
wife driving him from home. Like Rip
Van Wrinkle, he kissed his children and
departed without one word of complaint
or reproof From his own threshold he
wandered over almost every portion OF the
world, and for eight years his family never
received either letter or message from
him. On Saturday, when he took the
cars at Sabula, he was within a few miles
of his home, from which he. too, had
Eever heard a word since the day he left.
On the train he met an old acquaintance,
who informed him that his wife, suppOs-
ing he had died, had married again, and
had two children by her last union; that
she was living on the same old farm, and
as Enoch Arden was told of Annie, ''was
happy" The old man replied that he
was not grieved at that, but that he re-
turned to see his children, of whom he
spoke very affectiOnately. The third sta
ton the train stopped and a young lady
entered, who upon perceiving the old
gentleman, examined him very closely,
after which she asked him his name. He
told her, and exclaiming, "Then you are
nv father" she threw herself into the
old mans arms. Both shed tears of joy
at the reunion, and our informant des-
cribed the scene as very affecting. That
old gentleman has accumulated quite a
neat sum of money in his wanderings,
which he says ne intends himself and his
children shall enjoy, and that he will leave
his wife and her new husband to- them
selves on the old farm, adding that he
will be happy in company with his daugh-
ter. who is married, and that he feels no
desire to interfere with the happiness OF
his Wife.-Dlbuqlte Herald.