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Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-14

There, I've found the place, Cob
Web"
':You have, papa?"'
81 have"
"with admirably planned kitchen
and flower gardens"'
"No," said l, laughing.
"With an extensive view of the Sur
rey Hills?"
"Why, anyone would think you
were a house agent, Cobweb,"
said, smiling.
"No wonder, papa, when I've
been reading so many advertisements.
But do tell me; have you really found
the place at last?"
"Oh, / am, dear, dear, dear faith
er I" she cried. seating herself on my
knee, and nesting her head on my
shoulder.
"There, hold up your head" l
said, "and look at me. Now, tell
me frankly, did you ever see, such a
weak, stupid old man in your life? ?"
81 like weak, stupid old men," she
said, archly; and her eyes twinkl"d
with merriment, and then softened
with the tears that stole into them.
eyes," / said, "because you can
tyrannize over them, and do what you
please with them and make them your
slaves, like you do me. A pretty rig
I've been running this last two months
to find a place you like-just aa if
Byranston square wouldn't do. l tell
you what, my lady, you'll have TO
AXE pains to make me comfortable
Down there, for shall be as dull 40
lead"
"No, you will not, pa DEAR" she
said, laughing, and then laying her
cheek to mine. 81 am SO, SO glad.
You've made me SO happy, for /
was very tired of Londbn.'
did not answer, but sat looking
down on the smooth, Neachy cheek
that one OF my hands Nsould Keep
stroking, and ut the lonl ilow hair
that hung down over the shoulders Il
waves, and, in spite of myself, o sigh
escaped my lips.
Ruth-Cobweb, as always called
her, because she was so often ant
downy-started up, gazing earnestl,
lin my face, and then kissed me very
VERY fondly.
J "Don't think about the past, dea
fsther,' she said softly-she alway
,called me father when she was seri
GUS.
:. "Can't helpit, Child" said, mourn
fully; and then, seeing the tear
gather in her eyes, ! tried to be cheer
!. full, and smiled as added, ssI hay
the future as well as the past.to max
!, me sad, my dear. .
She looked at me wondringly, b'
= did not speak, and i sat there holdir
her little hand to my heart as
thought of the past, and how, Il
h years before, just as business was b
ginning 70 prosper with me, ! was le
alone with the little fair-haired g
II of s. who found it SO hard to belle
hat her mother had been taken aw'
never to return, only to live in o
memories. And / thought, too,
w how the years had fed away, and
on had become q wealthy man, wh<
sole thought had been Of the child
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-14
CATCHING A TRAIN.

ssEli Perkins experience in CATCH
ing train is told in refreshing
manner in the New York Sun:
One night rode all night long over
the prairie, from Usage, Ioa., to
catch the morning trsin at Nerthwood
for Des Moines, only to find it taken
off. shall never forget that morn
ing. Benumbed with cold we road
up to the depot, and I shouted.
''Has the five O'Clock train left for
Mason City"
''The what train left for Mason
City," asked the agent rubbing his
eyes.
1.-The five O'Clock trainl"
''Why, goodness gracion, man
she left last fall; she's Summer
train she won't run again until next
| April, but you can sit around the
depot and wait forher; ITS only four
months, and
''Thunderation and then sat
| down and almost cried. A thousand
people waiting for me in Des Moines,
and thousand miles away, waiting
for Summer train. Oh, it was too
horrible-the riding all night over a
dreary prairie to arrive at a ffozrs
mp station to wait for Spring trai
What did do?
Why, / took another carriage, nc
thirty-fiye miles further to Mas
| City, saw the Superintendent of
! Central Iowa, and with tears in
eyes told him nay story. -
! Why, good Lord, Eli, yon needn't
feet so bad-we Can get you there
yet" said Mr.. Parker, as be slung
his right fist down onto the telegraph
table.
.'How.' | asked pleadiDgly.
why, telegraph President Grin
nell. He's Hayes man and SO are
you- Why, old Grinnell would send
you to the ID for that Hayes inter-
view Of yours he'd
"Click-click click went the tele-
graph and then this reply came from
President Grinnell.
..Yes. Can have an engine for
4 $50. Put Eli through to Des Moines
if you have to kill him to do it.
In ten minutes was on an engine
: and away we went flying down
, through Iowa! The village of Hamp-
ton booked like one long house.
T More coal, and the stations began to
| hitch together. Whistled for Atkley,
but the locomotive ran clear ahead of
the sound, and beat the whistle into
: town forty seconds. 1t tact we were
off five miles toward Marshaltown be-
fore the whistle came loafing along
into Ackley. We went through Mar
sHaitoNh iihe u stieath Vi SHain HSHt-
ming. The town looked like a few
splatches of maroon-colored paint on
, side hill. Whstled for Grinnell,
turned the corner, and ran into Des
Moines AT $3.50 o'clock, tired, black,
aud miserable, but went straight to
the Opera House, and talked as if
had just come from the bridal cham
ber Of the City Hotel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-14

A curious result Of Arctic exposure
was observed in the cases Of those
who were absent from the Alert fiji
the long sledge Journey. The hai
on their faces blsaehed nearly whit.
! The lfss Of color was gradual, n,a
although noticed was ssser llsde a
to, each one inea ming That lis CON-
panions' hair was turning gray fso,a
the effects Of hardship and anx;et,
II wss only after their return so thA
ship that those possessing boards IL,
mustaches discovered the change .
hue in their own hair. The eal,. 8
gradually returned ii abou1 thrsle 3.
four weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-14
This is the scientific way:

sIf man falls asleep il the sitting
posture with his mouth open, his jaw
drops ! the tongue not being ip con-
tact with the hard palate, the sncto-
rial space is olliterated the soft pal
ate no longer adheres to the roof o.
the tongue; and respiration be carri
ed on through the mouth, the muscu
lar curtain begins to vibrate.o
Ard this is the popular form:
..Ifa man doesn't keep his moutl
shut when asleep, he win snore. g
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-14

said. bitterly. .sMr. Burrows, can
not stay. THAT isl need not be
'haned to own it, i love your child
with all my heart
81 knew it, / said, bitterly.
''And you think / have imposed on
your kindness. No, sir, have not,
for | have never shown by word or
look
s'No, you scoundrel,'' / said to
myself, shut she knows it sill the
same"
'And, sir, such a dream as mine
could never be fulfilled-it is imposi-
| bler''
EYES," said, in a cold, hard
voice, lit is impossible"
''God bless you, sir! Goodbye. !"
You will not say goodbye to
herr" said, harshly.
He shook his head, and, as / stood
there, hard, selfish and jealous ofhim,
L saw him go down the path, and
breathed more freely, for he was
gone.
Gone, but there was shadow on
my home. Cobweb said not a word,
and expressed no surprise, never even
referring to the picture; but went
about the house slowly, dropping day
after day. month after month, till the
summer time cameround again, and
knew that in my jealous seliishness
was breaking her young heart.
She never complained, and was as
loving as ever; but my little Cobwet
was broken, and tears spangied il
like dew whenever it was alone.
1t was rs nearly as could be a yea
after, that |. feeling ten years Older
went to seek her one afternoon, ant
found her as expected in the little
wood, standing dreamy and sad il
her old position leaning upon the
tree, listening to no bird-song now
but with n far off, longing look in heI
eyes, that swept away the last sclfsi
thought from my heart.
| didn't let her see ME, but wen
straight up to Eidon's, learned wha
wanted, and short time after
was in handsome studio in St
} Johns wood, staring at the finished
picture of my child-painted, o
course, from memory-framed
against the wall.
, AS l stood there heard the doc
! open, and turning stood face to face
with Grantiy.
We looked in each others eyes fo
a few moments without speaking, an,
then in trembling, broken voice,
said:
"Gantly, I've come as begga
. now. My poor darling-God forgiv
mel I've broken her heart
Itwas my turn TO sit down ant
tly like a child, while my dear bo,
tried to comfort me-telling me, too
with pride, how he had worked AMI
become famous, and in few MOI,
months he meant to come down ant
ask my consent.
But there, I'm mixing it up. o
course he told me that as We wert
rushing along, having just had tim,
to catch the express; and on reach
ing there was no conveyance, and W,
had to walk.
That scoundrcl would not wait, bu
ran on without me, and when l Got
there, psnting and hot, l found ny
darling's heart was mended with al
of that belonging to the good mar
from whose arms she ran to hide hel
rosy bushes on my breast.
I'm not the selfish old fellow that
was about Cobweb, for here in the
old place, wheit they've let me stay
with them, l pass my time with those
two fossy-haired little tyrants, Cob.
web the Second, and the Spider, as
we call little Frank. AS for Cobwet
the Second, aged 2, she said to me
this morning, with her tiny arms
about my neck, and her soft, cherut
cheek against mine-"Oh, ganpa,
dear, l do yove 90 !'--as love hel
with all my selfish heart. t.-Casseli's s
-
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puefra.
A MIsUNDERsT ANDING.

1uEEtY.
A MISUNDERSTANDING.
ngry owl on belfry tower
thinking grave at the rising sun;
---.. shame" he said, sat this early
hour
For the suh to get up, and nothing
done
Watching ali night,
And never bite.'
A Thomas ca, on the break of day,
Hungry as ever cat coald be,
Prowling around in a gingerly way,
Come to the foot of the tall belfry-
prowling all night,
But meyer q bite.
"what that UP there on the top of the
house?
ait looks like bird, says the Thomas
cat,
"Semething below moves like mouse,
Said the owl, "It's breakfast; hurrah for
that,
Waiting all night,
Bat at last bite"
"I'll go for that bird" said the Thomas
cat soft.
"I'm after that mouse" said the owl
down there
L.. 4 h. lDff
And they met half way on the belfry
stair
Waiting all night,
Now surely bite.
As both were blind in that morning sun
Neither the other ct'uld piainly see
| "Pst, pst," hissed the Cat, "Kshoot," sale
the owl,
As they clawed tor each other quit
sAvagely.
And with all their might
Tried each other to bite.
Frantic and fierce was the conflict, too,
Fearful the scratches and boots OF pain
Till the owl to Q lofty beam suidenl.
few,
Leaving the Tom cat scratching il
vain
A terrible fight,
But both got bite.
''This seems" said the owl. "some borrit
| mistake;"
| "Yeu misunderstood" said the cat will
| frown-
''Let's both an apology formally make
Then the owl he went up and the ca
went down.
Each got bite,
| But the kind wasn't right.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-14
Cur Stun.
o.
TWO COBWEBS.

AN OLD MANS TALE.
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The Three Little Chairs.

They sat alone by the bright wood
fire,
The gray haired dame and the aged
sire,
Dreaming of days gone by;
The tear-drops fell on each wrinkled
cheek,
They both had thoughts that thev
could not speak,
As each heart uttered sigh.
For their sad ana fearful eyes descri.d
Three little chairs. placed side by side.
Against the sitting room wall
Old-fashion enough, as there they
stood,
Their seats of rush and their frames of
wood,
With their backs SO straight and tall /,
Then the sire shook his silvery head,
And with trembling voice he gently
said,-
Mother. those empty chairs!
They bring such sad, sad thoughts. to-
night,
Well rut them forever out of sight,
In the small, dark room, up stairs.
But she answered, Father no, not yet
For | look a. them. and forget
That the children went away;
The boys come back, and our Mary, too,
With her apron on of checkerei blue.
And sit here every day.
$50 let them stand there though
empty now,
And every time when alone we bow
AT the Fathers throne to pray,
Well ask to meet the children above.
In our Savicur's home of rest and love,
Where no child goeth away"
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came home. he found a man hid under
the bed. He siezes him and drags him
him out into the light 1t is one of
the honest mechanics He has revol-
yer in his hand. Sandrokc is q prisoner
in twinkle His nest is searched,
and $4,000 glitter before the officers
eyes. A gold bar only is missing
But the rascales are trapped
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
THE LABOR SOCIALISTS.

AT the meeting held to organize club o.
Labor Socialists in Capelle building, las
evening, DR.. Cadwallader presided, and q
haggard looking young man whose name
we did not learn, acted as secretary.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, young shoemaker from
Philadelphia, gave tie bloated bondholder
and capitalist "fitz." During his speech
he gave large amount of interesting
statistics concerning the shoe business,
which we would like to give, but space for
bids.
Mr.. Kitchner, a young German, also from
Philadelphia, delivered an urgent appeal to
those present TO organize
The meeting then proceeded to organiza~
tton, and the interval which followed was
filled by DR.. Welch, who made a few re-
marks, during which he said he was a COM
munist Of the first water, and If this was
communistic body he was proud of IT,.
After considerable difficulty, VIM. LudolA'
was elected Organizer; E. Crawford, Re-
cord1og Secretary; +. Gicker, Financial
Secretary; F. Scheu, Treasurer.
The meeting then adjourned to hold
another meeting in the same place one week
hence.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
OBITUARY..

James Bowman, aged fifty years, residing
at Centre and Wood streets, Manyuuk, was
run over by the 8. 10 train on tao Norristown
branch of the Reading railroad, yesterday,
and had both legs cut off below the knees
He was removed to his home where he
died.
Lewis Weldip, an old and we'll known
resident of Newport died. at his residence.
Mr. Wcldin was a man of good business
standing and excellent character, and he
leaves large circle Of friends to mourn his
death.
Isaac q. Crouch died at the Home for
Friendless Children, of which he was the
superintendent, Monday night. Mr. Crouch
was consistent member of church, and
one of the leading spirits of the temperance
movement in this city last spring and sum
mer. The funeral services will be held at
his late residence, to morrow morning,
after which his remains will be taken to
Dover for interment.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
G. P. JOHNSON, Secretary.
REFORM NEEDED.

."H. G. Turner, Esq, made the point that
there was no proof adduced that the goods
were "part nohsir and part silk" as laid In
the indictment. The Court decided the point
well taken, and directed the jury to acquit
the defendent."
This is one of several cases which have
occurred in our county courts, within short
time. Here the prisoner was undoubtedly
guilty, but was get loose because of an over
sight of the prosecuting counsel in sustain>
ing the technical averment In the indict-
ment. An act of Assembly to permit ad-
mendment of description in an indictment,
at the bar, as in other states Is much need>
ed. A rule of court to permit the intro
duction of evidence when substantial justice
requires it-st any Time during trial, would
greatly improve the practice of our criminal
courts. The reason of the LAWS the life of
the law, and in this view, the narrow techs
nicalities of the common law, Is absured -
when Susan Fontain tho defendant in the
case referred to, would have been hanged
for the larceny of the goods she stole, there
was solid and merciful reasons for the judi
cary interposing the guards of the pleader
in favor of life but 1t ceased to be useful
and is Eow mischeivous.
The next Legislature would no doubt con-
fera favor upon the judiciary, by enacting
code of procedure. England was compelled
to do 1t forty years ago-and again in 1856
the criminal procedure act, of that year
would furnish safe guide for US to follow.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
HAPPY WITH THE BOOKS.

Who wants anything more delightful than
q cheerful home, with nice library, and a
sun shiny mother to tell all about the books!
Some children would rather take tbras-
Ing than read books. Give them a book,
and they take their first chance to run
away and get into some mischief or other.
Home without books would be dull place
Books without pictures are often dull
hi' gs for children. We can make home
happy by saving II tie Gums that might be
spelt on toolishress, and buying good spd
beautf full books. A bad book ought not to
be bought at any price, if we have ever 60
much money. But good books made peo-
pie b t er and homes happier.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
LEG FRACTURED.

Leonard Bell, colored, living 10 New
Cou't. ruunins from Eighth street between
Tatnall and Orange streets, employed as o
laborer at the Diamond State Rolling Mill,
had his right ankle dislocated yesterday
afternoon, by iron rail falling on 1t from
truck which was being unloaded from q
vessel at the wharf DR.. Maull was sun
monfd. The ankle was laccratcd to such
degree as to necessitate amputatiOn. Dr..
MAull, assisted by DR.. E. G. Dunuipg, per-
formed the operation. The unfortunate
man was resting well last evening.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
THE METHODIST BISHOPS.

The semi-annual meeting of the Netho-
dist Bishops will commence at Grace
Church to-day. This morning at 10 O'Clock
a meeting of the Methodist ministers will
be held for the purpose of welcoming their
distinguished visitors and arranging for
their reception. The business which they
meet to transact will be strictly private,
and during their conference their own ap-
pointments for the year will be arranged
and business discussed.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
MINOR MEMORANDUM.

Try deyiled crabs at Fullmer's, SOC Market
street. g..
Calumbach Vienna beer at Fullmer's, 5oe
Market street. ~ .t.Eu
Nobby Mack iaaw hat for 50 at McCloskey's
S12 Market street.
A full line of straw hats at McCloskey's
Opera House Hat store, sa9y Market street.
Drs. stearns and Wilson, % celebrated for
their many remarkable cures ars stopping
at the Clayton House, this city AZ 4
Go to the Ohio store for everysvariety of
plain and fancy crackers, Vienna bread and
biscuits. Health food made a speciality,
Dr. g. 8. Honeywell, 72S Market street.
Refrigerators, water coolers, baskets and
stoves, of best quality and material, can be
bought at Milton Shippers, on Eighth street
near Orange. 3 per cent. off to all cash
purchasers.
Mrs. NJ L. Mcdaniel has removed to No
S19 Market street where she has opened
with large assortment of dry goods and
trimmings, and will make speciality of
Ladies garments and childrens clothing.
Sure cure for the blues A nice set of
croquet for so cents, nice sun umbrella,
nice hammock, or nice straw hat, 90
cents, and hundreds of other things too
numerous to mention, SOL Market street.
Come to the 99-cent store, 800 Market
street, for croquet sets, picture frames,
brackets and a thousand and one other
things. Hundreds are coming, and there
are more to follow every week. 1 T.I -. -
Our lady readers should call on Mrs.
Weptz, I'll Market street, for their spring
and summer hats as ~she has the latasf
styles and several entirely new shapes. aIso
full lot OF trimmings and notions. Har
prices are low and her work first-class,
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
DECORATION DAY.

A meeting of all honorably discharged
soldiers AMI sailors will be held this evening
at 8 O'Clock, in the armory of the Dupont
Guards, in the Masonic Temple, to make
the necessary arrangements for the decora-
tion of the soldiers and sailors graves, on
decoration dey. The American Rifles and
the DUPONT Guards are requested to be
present.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
HERALD NOTES.

|
What beats good wifes A bad hus-
band.
Canal freights are unusually heavy this
year. |'..
Harvest hands will be in demand In every
part of the State. . 9aa
There will be chorus of five hundred
singers at Valley Forge, on the 10th of
June.
Two large diamond drills have been manuA
| factnred at Pottsville, Pa, for company In
Australia.
Subscriptions 10 purchase the headquarters
of Washington at Valley Forge, do not
come In very brisk.
Coaching is spreading in the rural dis
tricts of Pennsylvania, and revives many of
the old habits Of the turnpike.
Jonathan R. Bass, of Cambria, is a bone
man. His joints have ossified, and he Is as
stiff as stick from head to foot.
Judge Hastings, formerly Of Iowa, has
paid 100000 of his promised 100000 for
founding law school in California.
At the Spanish railway stations special
tickets at low price are issued, permitting
the bearer to wait upon the platform.
During the month OF April there were
1888 post-offices established, changed, and
discontinued throughout the country.
OF thirty-two cases Of suicide in Pennsyl-
vanla, for the month of April, twenty eight
were the direct result of drunkenness.
A man in Pensacola, Fla, has an orange
tree thirty-four years old, which has
bloomed the present season for the first
time.
One hundred acres of sugar beets will be
planted this season In the vicinity of Fairs
field, Maine, as a result Of the establish
ment in the State of Maine Of beet sugar
factories.
A young man tried in Loudoun county,
Va, last week, for shooting into crowd
who visited him the night of his marriage
as calathumpiar band, thereby killing one
of the party, was sent to the Penitentiary
for eighteen years.
Bljou Heron sailed for London Saturday
to study for the stage under her father.
She Is only fifteen years old, and was found
few years ago, ragged and unkempt, in
the apartments of her crazed and poverty
stricken mother.
The acronaut Lavalle, who made an
ascension from Rochester, N. Y, or Friday
in hot air balloon, broke his arm and his
thigh against the side of house In going
up, but hung to his trapeze and was rescued
in safety.
The fashion reporter who wrote with re-
ference to belle: "Her feet we're encased
in shoes that might be taken for fairy
boots,' tied his wardrobe up in handkers
chief and left for parts unknown when It
appeared the next morning: Her feet
were encased in shoes that might be taken
for ferry-boats." ,.... .......
A fashion journal says: "Nothing will
worn this Summer by the fair sex, except
longitudinal striped hose" Good.by We
are off to the Fiji Islands, where the women,
in addition to a red string around the left
ankle, wear bracelets of sharks teeth
around the waist and fish-bone in the
nose Norristown Herald.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
SOCIETIES..

MEETINGS THIS "WEDNESDAY EVENING
Hope Lodge, No. 81, I. 0. O.. F., at Odd
Fellows Hall.
Morning Star Division, No. 2, s. of T.,
Ia the McClary Building.
Olive Branch Social Degree Temple, OF
True Templar's at McClary's Building.
Delaware Council, No. 2, 0. U. A. NJ, at
Mechanics Hall, 2l9 King street.
Harmony Lodge, No. S, A. 0, of G. F.,
of Clary's Building.
Champion Lodge, No. 6, X. of P, at X.
M 2. Hall, 2l1 Market street. ~.
Oriental Lodge, No. 13, X. of P, Jr. o.
U. A. M. Hall, 51l Market street.
Cherokee Tribe, No. 4, I. 0. Il. N.
Maris Building, 9th and shinlev strcgls.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY MEETING.

In accordance with the time honored Gus
tom of the Democracy Of New Castle
county, a county meeting will be held in
the Court House in the city of New Cas-
tie on SATURDAY, MAY 25tb, 1878, at
l O'Clock, P. M, for the purpose of re-or-
ganizing the party, appointing judges Tor
holding the nomination elections, appoint.
log County Executive Committee and for
the transaction of any other business that
may be properly brought before the mect>
Ing.
ISAAC N. GRUEB,
Vice President.
G. P. JOHNSON, Secretary,
The Morning herald., 1878-05-15
SENT OVER.

After several Intellectual Efforts to procure
the 81 1000 bail required of him, Samuel
F. Shepheard, who attempted TO kill his
wife last Saturday afternoon, was COM
mitted to New Castle yesterday