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MISCBLLANT.

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-. NV
An old iady went into prd Store yes
terdsy ana INQUIRED what she would have to pay
for an Antiquarian TO keep goldfish In"
a, IN olo omeer OF Me hoyM ou.rd
nn., IN SnVss%p,onns roysns', nL Just a,.u
sss,s, wnen no sS'ass An No 'oush'"A
'"'', mum no'n'ns'
"A mocking bird entered Methodist
church ct Jackson, Tenn, and amer circling.
around the rosm, liz on the railing Of the altaf
where II sat In attentive silence Till tho close Of
the sermon, whom IL wsrblod some Of It's swsetest
notes and sailed away.
Hobart Pasha. sf miral of tba TsrkIshI
navy. is also csptaia in tho Britlsb nav drawing
81 dav an an oeaoer ON thu rrtirel list Mre
Hobart, who has been with MIN At Constant.
noplo, died ct that city three weeks ago. vhllol
Hobart Pasha vas absent IN speotlns the neot.
A b.,,,s asr.s and n,oIo,s.d r...,,,.
occurred between pair Of hawks and another
and larger ono in GRANVILLE, Vermont. When
last sscn the larger hawk was making rapid but
unsteady progress for the woods, while one OF tho
smaller birds was perchsd upon his back and
hammerng away at It's head In good earnest.
WIN. Hsnrv vsuierb,,t. 18th /. oom,.,,
ar ra,,ro.a u.n ro..n.a yn,.h.s ~
a .nsoIsI tra,n m.r,.a ths $500, ~, ASM
,.d. =, ,h. -. a.a.s.s.s - sae ~
h,rhsst rate Of sne.d. for a ,onS m ths, ~.
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THE HERorss az THE CRISIS.

A&1 20 ~
,hIs ,,,,.,,,,,o. ., M Have. business. IA,
.. -.--.-., ..-.., mi.
osiisf 1. ss.sa uPoa n. .Sssass from coat.n.
porasso=s lterzture Of the Devoted wife ofthe
Enb.rrsues n.--s.,t Prince She appears
ia ali tla.s q eoEn.rs.i sFias.asy, As III.
petrol n psr'sss OF atnosphere srtHusn. oas
her >Fssar..es Prsisiss tie end and not the
, p. "a ssss,it.i sf a.. Srsziis blonde typs
tesns - '. - nsss Ds w
And intsnsesssig $3.50 GeApx a %.
dIxnitarr or . wholesale merchant, . worthy and
- -s. -. -. - -, assI AZ
asaSrss. .s.s.is. AID Pi,yins eos,snpt ss.
presse=p.ed: that he LEAVES his breakfast un.
tAs.ea 40 gl.sse IN ms ai.sosise, ana
kicks her SPttf Win nsSEeney and vehsn-
snes alike ssssaai md yndessr.sd. When
Do;htas.7 fAs u Implied nsnt.i reservation,
.lt "a sI asa, oSs sIi. S% =:
~. a s:..s [ Ss.s, eaa..s ia sSs
iiST.ry, hears two lane. a,..s.-.s EsF van the
tOassss .; vonsn and Of snssis-of the PIT. rnsy
dils,e With the bitterness Of oatdrssssi virtue
sPsa her sItr.,as.a' '.IraJ. her fright o. ne.
toaiet hs Nerts- ana me Pais -s1sgne
once ~ y eAhea N oes " tue veoAies-oi
eostly dtaES.es IL: Slitters upon herl snovy
r.narks oas q ne lA..iss. ana fnss .le yas
fIaIEy: q hsrself- "A bankrupt MARI
whaxtTnaEs1 AL nercantiis heroes are called
Marx, i0r TIE eans osss-t reason that impels all
EnElisn royeIlsts 10 nArne tksif he. lady's
z ~. .ParkSrSJ - barkruptsT sfYs the other
e. sIss: ~ kuseant told ne thk, o-rnorrou
n. x,ze Sesff a L tia se=sS- There u NO Co.
-,ff, IN IL. Il aitsa S,sfsg h.lueFe- uintl Then
thew xltie auay-st u aEothey tsSulisEity or tbs
Iosnen n s<aond elias rslIsE thst yLifs they
ssin CT nOve tsuard you they ia.a.isbiy glide
guaT frpn yC1-And mfngla with the thrOnR
| leaving their unsasp<stst listener In . uhirl 81
enosiea- She steals from the roaa-snsther pc.
eslis-.tT o. the feminine gAit-And unoossrved
tAket h. DEPARTURE and goes to her husbAnd's
CfHes- He shtiSg is--e, By the light Of soil
tary burner, turning usr LE .lsser. We have
been o. reading terms with hurdseds A.. hun
drets Of the enharrassei merehkats Of Ameri-
can ksrf1y bat have never knoun enc Who at the
erisis Of hsSr-r-al fate did not take to turning
over his lefxsr At hlsLs- why, We have never
been able 70 untsrstAst IA r.ai s.s he embAr-
rssSei Esreeant uoald 30 shinuiEg roend banks
Of EsndTea tklst@rS i,llsrs On his wife, % that
| he oo~l fall lfe gelllsr-i1 ard 70 abroad
| and live kAYSly eJer cffer. u 10 struck
| the uill Of his sssS npeie someyhsre
between the pages Of ..s; ledger. or
>aas cher eytfslss Of wealth, NO co.L be
hroaxhi "a n,ty tss E0n0tOny and uselessness Of
| his ooclpAtiOa AL plfy might In course Of time
! nell car soaIs TO love Bat he only turns them
o. en- a. he Night white box cover, to pass the
ii IN the hsIxk; 1e,iser CT hts rnsneiai status,
skS-a "a usRFrNN IA n
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THE ghost of the old Wing party is trouOlsg
the Democracy. 1t Is an honest ghost, and Its
appearance just now augurs that there is
something foul in the Democratic Denmark.
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Daily-as cents line for ordinary advertising.
"a editoriAlpase VI per line. First page, $40
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SIXTY per cent. Of the population Of the
Ottoman Empire in Europe arc Christians. II
Russia would arm and equip this people and
give them her support when needed they would
be able to eHpel the Turks from Europe in
three months time, or kill them.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-04


cloak on tho Ice some yards distant, and while
the robber hastensd to grasp 1t, seiysd the rein?
And escaped TO the nearest police station. Tbs
alarm was given, and In short time the robbeF
with tho cloak was brought In captive.
Lord Strange, "by name and, All, by ma
ture So" had, among other peoplisrities, . fancy
Tor trying all sorts Of culinary experiments, and
his children viewed with usdisgpised disgust
"ths msssos sent up for papa" by their old French
chef "I'll makes bet," said he ono day, aitcr
they had boon dsolainins against some dish,
"that you would cat dog without knowing It, or
feeling any the worse for H." This speech was
forgotten whom, some weeks after, what was sent
up as fawn made It's appearance. The young
people eat and approved IT, and after dinner their
father told them that they had dined on . nice
young dog. whercupon they were all taken ill.,
and one kept her bed for several days. Ono Of
them said arerwsrd that "roast dog 10 very nice
until you know It Is roast dog.n The ono they
eat had boon fattensd on milk and good food for
weeks before II came to table.
Celia Logan writes 10 the San Francisco
CaH that the woman who has been seen with
Oakley Hall In London cannot be Blanche Grey,
the actress, because the description does not
agree. Miss Grey is q very slight blonde, about
thirty years old, and hasn't any wsrt under her
! leh ear. As TO her history; "Bianohe Grey aud
Rose Eytingo have been friends from girlhoodi
| tho former was prompted to 20 upon the stage
In order to be near her friend, and not because Of
poverty, or even that she was stage struck.
When Miss Eytlngo became Mrs George II.
Butler, Miss Grey's friendship was still so warm
a. to lead her to accompany Mrs. Butler to
Egypt, whore, II will DO remembered, Mr.. Butler
was consul. On Miss EytInEe's return to the
United strtes, Miss Grey was with her, resumed
the stage when she did, and continued to act
| until about two years ago, when she came into
the possession Of snug fortune on tho death of
brother, and last spring went for long tour In
Europe with some friends Of her non. al
days"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-06

IT il said that 10000 artificial eyes
are sold each year in the United States.
Paterson. New Jersey. enjoys tho dis
tinction Of having more ons-syed people
than any other city In the world. accord.
ing to size. and Pittsburg comes next.
Some years the rage Is for black eyes.
another year for gray. and this year the
demand Is for what IL known ~ Irish
blue" a peculiarly light azure that pre-
dominates in Ireland.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-06

What do you know about the pris-
onsr ?" asked the jadgs. 81 don't
know nothin' bout him. jsdse. only
he's bigoted." Bigcted." said his
honor. "Yes. sab. "what do you
mean by 'bigoted p" "wsn. jedce.
explained the witness. "hs knows too
much fob one niggah. an not nufi fob
two"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-06

Tux honorable gentleman is seeking
n fs-slsction. nd runs TO meet his con.
stitusnt frsm afar. hat In hand. "Good
day. my honorable sir. l trust your
health Is gpodi " "lt is" "And
your honorable wife is we'll. too.
hope ?" "Shs is" ~ was Just
thinking Of You. knew l should meet
you. for just round tho corner i bad the
pleasure Of meeting your honorable
dog" This was in France. but the
sams thing happens here.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-06

ALApy wears n pair Of sweet little
bottines with heels four inches high.
She suffers agonis.. aud. what Is worse.
the dear heels twist and warp till they
look like a pair OF leather corkserews.
The shoe maker IL summoned in haste.
He examines the heels, feels their
pulses. tries auscultation. analyzss them,
whom suddenly he has an idea. my
grief I" he cries; II know what's
wrong with these boots You've been
walking with them
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-06

LEAN. lank strxnssr-"why. look
here. you charge me in my bill for a
eountsrpans SC 80. Why. the mosqui-
toes alto up that sountsrpano and why
should I bs charged with it1 Hotel
kssper-"o "of course you should. II
You had been nice and fat the mosqui-
toes would have tackled you and let my
counterpans alone"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-06

A sINPLE-MrSpEp and ignorant but
devout Methodist In Barkanistsad. Con-
nscticut. who had been licsnssd TO
preach. was holding forth TO n crowd In
Hartford. when somebody asked him
what kind Of q minister he called him
self. elm regular liccntious minis
ter. answered he. lust tbs same as
Mr.. -. or Mr.. -" naming several
exhorters well known In those parts
"I'm licsntious just like they be.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-06

A Scorcu witness. somewhat given to
prsvarisation. was severely handled by
. cross examining counsel. "iiow far
il Il between the two farms ?" said the
counsel. "By the road it's twa mile.
"Yss: bot ON your oath. how far is u
AZ the crow flies Z" ~ dinna ken l
never was q crow"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-06

run .uALLBREsD FAMILY At
THE SEASIDE.
I'M. sxALLnnExp, xxrIrASr.l
ooiiy sin't di. je-s ds,ishusf
Tan't 20 uonder dat de nshes
cr,mp der nosss q de folks eu Ian an live
War it's eoolsoms an reuivin',
wid do bafhin' an de drivin.'
An dc water tnrned on all do time convenient
an'free
An De hsn'.om. foan a-dssAin.
Je-s o. dough dAr'd bin a-wsshin',
An de soapsuts had b-ea fre~si out door TO
An q. sosts vid bsnds s-piayin.'
An de people all hurraytn.
Aa' everybody faIi OF clam. an is@onsis an
fun
Rox>b-lla. . dseisr chile.
n dat wAy you pull my hsr. chile.
III mostly have TO lei Jou drip. my on'e''
eh.rubim:
D.r, don't cry. my lasly ialSys S,.
who'd ever thank dem ei,y boys 90 hesn'imi
could swim
.wors dair' esi.n'h. honey
An dsr goes P0rpu-s. -onny,
DE lucid " s,.r iallin froa. lie goie ard -iibcr
nj ole woman, herc's ioabls-
Header MIN n.s S.t. ,,s,Sss. sSaS,s shine.
st ms an 81 dc twins
An. when IA. y.rc plenies obsr
Wen fesl illc hslis u eioosr.
An we'll have awaisr'miiii""' an ssp "'"'
Az. Veil tell dem .a..y nlsssr-
Dat t.inhs der cut such ngs-r-,
The New York herald., 1877-10-20
SALES Az AUCTION.

w o. HOFFMAN. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OGDEN
w Il CLARK viii soil this day. through Messrs l. ~
the residence Of the late samuel g. Ogden. No - hAs
25th 10Y O'clock all ths hsndsoms furnitur. CON
tsned IN she above house consisting ~ Carpets beddn
Mirrors rictures Bronxss China, Glass slverwere
Paror. Librsry and Bedroom Furniture
yIrILiLAM ABBOTT. AucTloNEER OFFICE .
w Chambers By virtue OF chattei mertgayc wiz
ss on Monday. I'D inst lOts o'clock. the splendid
Faritnrs contained Ia the four story resdenss At No
all through the house. carved polished
Brdse ADJ npe Dressing Cases. rosewood weber's
Piano French plate Mirrors Mattresses. solid sverwars,
gold Watch studied win damonda .nd other e~ery
Catalogues ~ the otcs OF Auctonesr WM AbBorf Jr,
AltArnnI tor
The New York herald., 1877-10-20

ID FIELD. GENERAL ArcriONEER-sALESEoOM
lt.No l,2 Canal A.. near Bo~ery will sell Monday
Uc.ooer ~ VI III O'Clock, large assortment OF fine Car.
pets consisting velvet, Bruhscs Eglish body Brussels
threopy anu ingram CARROTS, oil Clothing. he. also
quantity of Furniture. Sale positive.
GuERItF,s sALk.--vAS TAssELL 4 KEARNEY
)sherirs Auconeers. will sc this day o'clock az
Nos oSo and ot West 57th St. tho stock aud Machinery
The star sugar Works consisting .: Tank Filters Boiling
brass Separating Machine steam Pump. ppos
Cocks, Bone Black, Goal fixtures.
u. GALLiGAs. Deputy BERNARD REILLY shcrla.
GHERiFFS SALE--vAN 1AssrI.I. A KEARNY
~ herins Auctionecrs. will sell Monday. October A.
~ 10 o'clock a Nos ~ East 25d 4O 4o5 aud 4o7 East
I'D 81 large and valuable lot OF Marble Ststuay, Man
tets Urns Pcdestals. Head stoncs. ptismal Fonts
Bronze Figures Models Monuments marble Sabs Blocks
oi Marble. Dcsks sales. Chandeliers Chairs, Stoves
brussels Caipois Gtasos and Bowars leather Betting large
copper Boiler. Fixtures, 4O-horse power kngine
. . 49, BERNARD REILLY Sheriff
ID. c. GAIN. Deputy.
CHtElFF's SALE--ON PREMISES $40 WEST 571H
h)s tohtents oi Corn syr Refinery. consisting OF
a 81 ro,s boiling tpPMataa sst Of Inclined p.ancs
lUts o'clock. IN
The New York herald., 1877-10-20

MERCHANTS LINE or STEAMERS TO RRAzIL--
l rhe hno ne ewa.on ste amer GLkNsANSox LOO tons.
Captain samuel Mardon. will sail for Pefnambuco aud
Bana, Thuisday next, October 25 at r. NJ from pier IL
T. H. ias splendid passenger accommod tion snidsips.
B0RLASD 40 Wall st.
EoR NASSAU, y. p.-REGULAR NAIL srEAxsfiIP
cAhoN pEI.hT viii sail fon pier 10 last livof. satur
DAY. sovembsr ., ,s!isr s;2r ~ y...,. .
The New York herald., 1877-10-20
EuROPrAN sTEAmsHIPs.

(,UNARD LINKS. AxpN; A. X n . 5 co.
With view to diminish The chances Of collision tho
steamers Of this limo specific cearae for all oi
On the outward passage from Queenstown 20 New York
Or yssca crossing ,hc meridAn oSo a ~ latitude or
tie home yard passage crossing the
ySsk 1Ss"t u sS
Oct Oct i i Nov i
s,ssss, .a s -! ssT.y ',ss;sss
co%@oaa..ea ss,srn .icss.s on ,ayos.es terms.
Freight aud SssHras sf. r. j. rss.es -s'
hEffSshhE sSw 93se asS ssSHhfayh haSfh VIA Ply
S sSSSSa %:s%:.sy Ss:s,
''' freight I6tis stti'siDS D spgi pSEhAs AGENT IS broadway
II .ur,.nn, oE FiiLLXSDi;iIrrsuIjA.a,, 80.
ehs and n s9 s rA'
carrying TnS 4. Ssp sp.s san AR dasa sa s
every i3 days alternately philadelphia AND Vow York
DA'e' A"a ''' TO ANTWERP
For 'iss III 's"s o 1ss "pss: gsa
oaa Battery ssss Sss
UNITED srArEs wh NAN AXp ShI1AA IslKGE15f TO euA'
IRON, pier 81 Sorth River ios, Of chaslcss.
S sss 5DH0 %
Cabin. sa5, sB5 ana sra currency.
Intermediate. SiOi stooragc. x25.
Passen ngors booked 10 and Paris amburg Norway
Sweden he Drafts ireland England, France and Cor
~ " WILLIAMS A GUION 10 Rroadwsy.
CPEciAL NorlCE,-IiiE SPLENDID NAIL STEAM.
k-)ship MONTANA. Captain Bcddos, sails from pier 80
North River foot of Charles ST. tor Queenstown and Lv
erpool, Tuesday. Octoer 23 ~ A. NJ precisely.
perior accommodations for cabin. cabin steer
age passongers ut lowest rates Apply 10 wILLIAMs
GuioN. ~ broadway.
A NCHOk IhE--uNIrED SrATis> NAIL STEAMERS.
~ NEW YORK AND GLASGOW. II
DEvONIA.. Oct 30 3 Il. NJ. BOLIVIA. Nov g. 2 Il. VI.
ANCHORIA Oct. ~, AN. CALIFORNIA, Nov. 10 A NJ,
TO GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL or DERRY.
Cabin, $55 to $40. according 10 arcomm cd ationa
Second Cabin. $40; Steorage, $2a
NEW YORK TO, LONDON DIRECT. ttsl
AUSTRALIA. Oct. - Pm. lUrOPIA.... Oct 81, noon
Cabin 500 TO $50; Ststrage $2s rls Il
The New York herald., 1877-10-20
VIA
NN@ Pennsylvania RAILROAD

l3 through trains each way daily epots Phadsiphia,
In New York
Double Track tho most improved equipment. and ths
fastest time Consistent with absolute safety
The New York herald., 1877-10-20

A LARGE STOCK OF BILLIARD TABLES AND
AIrimmings; newest STYLES, latest inpyovofncnts
How. COLLENDER, 735 Broadway
A MEXICAN ST sNDASD BILLIARD TABLES, NBW
aud second huad great bargains; imme OF
Balls Cloth. Cue Leuthcrs, Cues, thalk. ne.
.eg M W. u. GRIFFIN 4 Co, 40 ycsey st.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-16
wv BLOOMFIELD. PA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1877.
NO. Al.


say, "There she isl" when the voice of
Frick floated down to them.
Say, poys, you have one larch, big
stummicage, heyY What vor den you
howl in dot manner, hey COON down
and get you medicine; gfe you bara-
goric to mage that lightning, hey p
Waid mlnnid. COON right down.
You don't understand" said Mr..
Boggs. awe were singing--a serenade,
you know"
All hah you COON to serenade mep
You sing der music for me, hey hey p
Dot is wat you call singing, dond II ?
Veil boys, / tell you something. l haf
one liddle schall tog oud in der garten
yonder, named Setback, und ven trod
on his dali he sings peter as you"
Shut up, you old fool, and go to bed.
We didn't come to serenade you"
"NoY Ish dot so 7 You come to
serenade der tog den. / call him up, so
ash he can hear you. Maybe Won your
legs bide him in der mouth. He likes
dot. You serenade him oud git some
mead at all ad once.'
Where is Miss Peterson, you Dutch
idiot 2"
g Miss Henderson hafe mofed away
Somebody tolt her you poys vas comm
and she clear right oud. You go town
and sing to Miss henderson, and der olt
man'll rush oud and blaze away mid de
shod gun. / saw him loaf 1t last night.
Never you mind now where has
she moved? If you don't tell us we
will stay here and sing all night"
"I'll see aboud dot. You vait till I
COON down o minnid"
About three minutes later O German
gentleman named Frick emerged from
the back of the house carrying pistol
and accompanied by dog the size of a
Bengal tiger. AS soon as the club saw
the dog they scattered, and as the last
man turned to run, Mr.. Frick called
after him:
Poys, wend you stahy und sing all
nide, to his schmall liddle dog? Ahl
hah you go away, don'd idy Dunner
and blitson if you could sing der way
you run, you do good enough for
angels"
The club is studying up some fresh
music for Miss Peterson.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-16
The Chances of the Battlefield.

An exchange says: Battlefield sta
tistics show that it takes mans weight
in bullets to kill him. This is clumsy
statement of an interesting fact and only
the absolute absurdity of the idea that it
expresses so much more clearly than the
one intended would prevent general
misapprehension of the writer's mean
ing. The Chicago Tribune has published
statistics to show that the same fact ex-
lists in regard to riots, and that for each
person killed in the late riot in that city,
bullets having an aggregate weightequal
to that of an average man were dis
charged by the police. The total weight
of metal discharged was one thousand
pounds, and assuming the average
weight of the men to have been one
hundred and forty pounds, the weight
of metal divided by the assumed average
weight of-a man, gives result of seven
and one-seventh people injured. This
result of the 7Tibune's estimate tallies
with the number of casualties, which
consisted of seven men killed and one
boy wounded. The statistician who
made the calculation might have added
another to it, that the chances against
a man being killed by a volley of mus
kerry in battle or riot are nearly 25O0to
L, supposing each bullet to weigh about
an ounce. For all that, the one chance
against man isn'ta pleasant one to
face.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-16
SAVED BY TWO MINUTES.

ZOE was not half as good-looking, but
u Jennie liked him great deal bet
ter; and, indeed, it was only sometimes
that, in caprice, she fancied she liked
Mark Maldon at all.
Joe Thurston was the driver and
Mark Maldon the fireman of freight
train No. 80, which stopped regularly
all the year round at Redwood Station
to let lightning express No. 40 pass.
No. 80 whistled at 1885 p. NJ, invari-
ably; at IL Joe had Jennie in his arms,
kissing her almost to death. This was,
of course, after they were married.
Jennie lived in the only house, and
kept the only store, there was at Red
wood, and all the company she had
after dark was her old grandfather and
the little dog-at least, till the train ar
rived, and then Joe and Mark made their
appearance.
Thus the courting was done. Some
how, although each of Jennie's lovers
kept sharp eye on the other, yet both
found opportunities to propose. She ac-
cepted, Joe, and when she informed
Mark next night what she had done he
turned pale, and then congratulated her,
and when he got aboard his engine he
was unsober.
1t was the beginning of his ruin and
on the night Jennie and Joe were mar
ried-which was but brief ceremony,
as Joe was pressed for time-Marl1 NAL
don was not in condition to take his
place on the train, and on the day fol-
lowing the company dispensed with his
future services.
From that time Mark, as the express
sion is, went to the bad His little
savings he proceeded rapidly to drink
up, and this dissipation made the usual
changes, and soon, in appearance, man
ners and speech, and the rest, he was a
different man.
Sometimes he dropped into the little
shop, and more than once Jennie spoke
to him in reproof, but with gentleness !;
and 1t was only when she perceived that
those well-meant reproaches made him
great deal worse that she ceased to
offer them.
1t is terrible sight to see human
being sinking in the dark and dreadful
pool in this way but down, down he
went, and no mortal hand could save
him.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-16
Serenading a Dutchman.

THE Orphans Glee Club of our place
i concluded to serenade Miss Peter
son upon given evening. One or two
of the members were a little tender
about Miss Peterson, and they thought
that maybe they might make a favor
able impression by giving her little
midnight music. Unfortunately, upon
the very day of the serenade, old Peter
son moved his family about four blocks
down the street; and his house was
taken by an old German butcher named
Frick. The Glee Club hadn't heard the
news, and late in the evening went
round. Ranging themselves upon the
pavement they tuned up and began
They sang two songs without obtaining
any response from the fair Peterson, al
though one of the infatuated members
was encouraged by the conviction that
he saw something white at one Of the
upper windows. Finally, when they
were dashing through "Come where
my love lies dreaming" the sash in the
second story went up with crash, and
a head was protruded. When the song
ended Peter Lamb had barely time to
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-16

"a They were telling yarns about
shooting, the other day. Said one of the
marksmen: Some years ago was
out in New York State bunting grouse.
There was an old fellow along who was
near sighted. We were just at the edge
of the farm, when suddenly one of my
favorite game cocks jumped up on the
fence and he drew bead on it, mistak-
ing it for grouse. didn't have sec
ond to lose, and just threw up my rifle
and quietly knocked off the left nipple
of his shot gun at fifty yards, SO that
when the hammer fell the nipple and
cap wouldn't be there-see 2"
g You saved the bird, then ?'' Clipped
in an attentive listener.
No. said Austin, sadly; g 1 picked
out the wrong nipple: and the fellow
fired the right barrel, and blew my $50
game cock all to blazes.n The crowd
quietly dispersed.