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OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, OCTOBER II, 1875

place, Edward obtaining saddle horse to con
tinue his journey.
"Now," said Edward at parting, "if anything
Happens to you, or you should be OvevtaKen
l by storm, Just turn into the first farm house
YOU see and you will be well seen to Till morn
ing, | know that hospitality is a part OF these
peoples religion. In a few days | Will bt
down, and il possible will bring Roany
with me- So be Of good cheer, and go on youI
way rejoicing"
We will, we will, and more thanks" cried
both of the girls; and Edward turned about to
renew his Journey thus unceremoniously IN
tcrrupted.
He rode along, quietly Illuminating: "What
Il charming, determined per-everlng young
lady is that Miss Nocer. She has come on 10
visit her friends in Washington and Aleghe-
nv counties, and how much have | to do with
this visit: perhaps nothing. And yet feel a
little guilty; | have pald her marked atten-
tions in her own home, and | again declared
to her that | was not engaged. Neither was ;
yet there WAS not an open field, as the insen-
uous young lady supposed. Wei, well, hope
soon to be engaged, and then | will let her
know"
In this manner he went on for an hour,
when he was aroused by the sound of mutter-
ing thunder in the distant southwest Put
ting spurs to his horse he rode rapidly for
ward but soon the big drops came pattcring
down. then the WIND came surging by, and in
q few moments the storm was so near that he
was glad to hitch his horse under a low shed
and take shelter in small cottage by the way,
the only occupants of the same beng an old
lady and gentleman, both well stricken in
years. To his demand for shelter from the
storm, they readily babe HIM enter, the old
man starting brisk fire on the hearth.
sold rI tak jpu of
his coat and hanging It on chair before the
blaze.
Certainly" said the old lady, make your.
self at home. Our son and daughter have
gone to the supper at the great stone tavern,
and we are all alone. You found place for
your horse out Of the RAIN
"Oh yes; put him under the shed"
you do not live in these parts" continued
the old lady.
NO, nv home is in the city but | have
been through your valley before. What is the
occasion of the supper on the hills"
Why, it is for the benefit of the church and
minister"
who is your Minister
"Rev. Mr., Dundee he has preached for US
nigh on ten years"
"He does the marrying for this neighbOr-
hood, them"
"Oh, yes; and it is thought he will have
aDother job soon"
"Who is that"
"a Miss Cary to school teacher--a Mr.
Clendenning-a boy that Mr.. Cary raised 1t
is an old affair, and has been long talked
about
Indeed. Is she sister to the VIM. Cary
who married the minister's daughter"
THE very same; you know herr"
TO be conttnued)
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BERLIN LETTER.
From our regular correspondent

!
BERLIN Sept. 10th, 1879
The undignifed squabble now gong on be.
tween the Russian and German press is at
tracing good deal more notice than in reali-
ty it deserves. 1t Is merely the consequence
of an essential personal anlmosity of long
standing between Prince Bismark and Prince
Gortschakoff, and, to fight it out, they have
resorted to the only weapons they had at their
disposal for the purpose Prince Bismark
wishes to force the dismissal Of Prince Gorts-
ohakoH upon the car, and the latter knows
it. 1t was shortly after the Congress, when
the Russian Chancellor discovered that Prince
Blsmark was patronzing Count Schouvaotf,
for the ostensible purpose of securing for HIM
the succession to the CHARACTERISTIC, that
Prince Gortschakof made the first attack
against his enemy. Then came Bismark' 8
slashing retort in the Grenzb0tsn. He taxed
Russia with ingratltude, knowing that to be
the c0rde sensible with every true Russian.
He drew up the balance of obligations between
that was not known, and that did equally lit
tie credit to both parties concerned In the
mutual recrimlnation that has been carried on
since there has really not been much that
could possibly interest outsiders who were I'm,
acquainted with the true nature of the quar-.
rel. Prince Gortschakotf's utterances at Ba-
den the other day served to revive hostiities
which were beginning to flag; but the fact
that the Russian Chancellor is practically en-
rstratte divests everything he said of the grave
; significance 1t would otherwise have involved
Whether Prince Gortschakof sympathises
with France or not must be matter OF com
parative indifference to Prince Bismark, who
knows better than anybody how much influ
ence his Highness possesses at the present
moment in the councils of the Car. The
strong and deeprooted hatred with which
! these two statesmen are animated towards
each other cannot affect the political relations
between Russia and Germany beyond certain
l extent 1t has perhaps given rise to mo
mentary GOODNESS, but nothing more. II
Count Schouvaloif were to replace Prince
! GortsChakoii tomorrow there would be al
end of it, and we should soon see the powers
? on the most cordial terms In the present
state of things Prince Bismark does not com
mand that predominatlng influence at st
: Petersburg which he would have If Coun
Schouvaloff were TO be appointed Chancellor
of the Empire. VI. de Giers Is not Blsmark
ian. neither are Ii. NJ. Hamburger and d,
=, Jomini Then there Is the possibility o
Prince Gortschakoff's being called upon at I
critical moment to resume the direction o
; affairs, and however remote that possiblllt,
: may be, yet as long as Prince Gortschakoil re
h mains tltulary of the post, it will continue t.
, exist. Such is briefly and, as it is understood
4; here, the rue character OF the RussoGermar
newspaper war.
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CHAPTER VIII.

1t was the last day of the examination The
graduating class was large one. The several
teachers certified that Miss Carys scholarship
warranted the committee III awarding her a
certificate.
But upon her had devolved the task OF
writing the valedictory. 1t had been written
before her sickness; but would she be able To
read 1t. Mrs. ii. could not tell. The young
lady WIS not able TO be present on single day
Of the examination. The last afternoon came
the exercises had proceeded to near the close
the valedictory was the next in order. There
was little stir on the platform-an easy chair
was wheeled to the front, and a tall, pale girl
was escorted TO the seat As she came for
ward, attended by her physician on one side
and Miss Thorn on the other, she was recog-
nized a. the once beautiful-still pretty-Miss
, Cary, and the cheering was long and enthusi.
astic. She bowed gracefully, and then took the
easy chair, and proceeded to read, in voice, at
first ucmulous, but at length stronger and
steadier, well-written essay. Near the close
and after she had read several well.arranged
and feeling sentences to her fellow classmates
she rose, and leaning upon the arm Of Mis-:
Thorn, in clear and distinct voice repeated
the beautiful reflections on death embodied In
Bryant's mafchless poem "Tbanatopsis"
Just as she arose stranger-a tall, hand
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Written for the Free Trade
MOTHER AND SON.

The offer was gratefully accepted, and for
few days solitary horsewonan might be seer
on lonely road, now dashlng along at grea
pace, now moving in slow walk while thu
lady seemed lost in thought She had much
at stake-a bright young life, dear father
brother and sister, and above all stranger
who had become very near to her-one whom
IL all went well she would probably wed; one
who certainly loved her well; yet if she took
the dread disease and lost her beauty, what
then? Yes, what then? Would the gay ana
handsome Mr. Wentworth desire pock-mark
ed bride? Time will tell; time proves us
all /" she said, and then took her course YEARLY
70 her cottage home. For although the nurse
had come from Pittsburgh, yet she would no,
be left alone, and employed Agnes to remain
with her. Agnes would not leave her father
10 company with this odd French woman, 0he
nurse), so she remained
Soon the saddlehorse was dismissed, for all
the hours of the day and night were engaged
70 see to the sick woman, who had taken the
foul disease in good earnest.
ne IISSlClul Wbo III hio
ance, and soon little stranger made his ap
pearance, and was laid beside its father in the
garden The mother, all unconscious, awoke
TO learn of her double loss. But the little
stranger had saved the mothers life, and car
ried the violence of the disease into the grave
with it, The mother rapidly recovered
Agnes took more rest and again took her ac-
customed rides. But it was noticed that she
always rode slowly; the dashing, elasticity OF
youth seemed for the time to have vanished
and it was with the most acute anguish that
the father perceived that in spite of vaccina
ton, which the doctor pronounced good, his
daughter had taken the disgusting leprosy
There was nothing left but to retain the nurse
and see her through with it. The whole town
was interested In her case, Her strong Const
tuition. however, was in her favor, and when il
was learned that she was slowly recovering
there was no small rejoicing, and all the deli
cacics that the arder and market could afford
were sent by the enthusiastic citizens to tempt
return of appetite. And very great was the
rejoicing when it was noised abroad thai
The father and daughter were seen out riding
in the outskirts OF the town. The newspapers
the Examiner and the ReDorter-vled witt
each other in commentators and congratu
latiens. both to the young lady and her imme-
diate friends, especially her noble father.
1t was remarked, however, that the daughter
in these short excursions was closely velled
and the question was asked by hundreds, 81:
she badly marked; is her beauty gone" Tn,
doctor answered in reply, Eyes, she Will b,
marked, but hope not badly
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ENGLISH oRrHoaRArHY.
A pretty deer is dear to me-
-, ,rith dn~pv N air

a pretty deer IL dear to me,
4 hare with downy hair,
hart love with all my heart,
But barely bear a bear.
IT'S plain that no one takes plane
To have PAIR of pears,
Although rake may take rake
To tear away the tares.
4 scribe in writing right may write
To right aud still be wrong;
For write and rite arc neither right,
And don't to right belong.
Robertson is not Roberts son,
Nor did he rob Burt's son,
Yet Roberts sun is Robins sun
And everybodys sun.
Beer often brings bier to man,
Coughing coffin brings, =,
And too much ale will make US al,
As well as other things.
The person lies who says he lies
When he is not reclining,
And when consumptive folks decline,
They all decline declining.
Ouails do not quail before storm
A bough VIII DOW before IL,
We cannot reign the rain at all
No earthly power reigns DER IT,
The dyer dyes awhile, then dies
To dye he's always trying;
Until upon his dying bed
He thinks no more OF dying
A son OF Mars mars many son,
All Deys must have their days,
And every knight should pray each night
To him who weighs his ways.
IT'S meet that man should mete out meat,
To feed one fortunes son;
The fair should fare on love alone,
Else love can not be won.
Alas! lass is sometimes false;
or faults maid is made;
Her waist is but barren waste
Though stayed she Ia not staid.
The springs shoot forth each spring and
shoots
Shoot forward one and all;
Though summer kills the hOwors 1t leaves
The leave TO fall in fall.
| would story here commence,
But you might think 1t stale;
SO wen suppose that we have reached
The tail end Of our tale.
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Old Tom Purdie, Sis Walter SCOTS favorlte
attendant, once said, Them are fine novels OF
yours, Sir Walter; they are just invaluable to
me-" a am glad to hear IT. Tom," returned
the novelist. Eyes, sir" said Tom; "for when
have been out all day hard at work, and
come home tired, and take up one OF your
novels, I'm asleep directly"
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A great deal is being said OF the unusual
prosperity of the present times, but IN milling
circles there can be no greater evidence OF the
truthfulness OF these reports when we consid.
er the great number of new mills being built.
For instance, the mill works at Indianapolis,
Ind, inform us that they have under construc-
ton 200 run of stones to be placed in the nu-
merous mills they are furnishing.-Amer'edn
n,yIs,.
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7 w. BREWER, Attorney and C0anselor AZ LAW Law
-. and Notary Public Rooms No, II, II ana ~, opera
House Block OTTAWA, III. Jah4S
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GILMAN * COOK Attorneys at Law. once,
uois decS
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y. y. LEWIS. G. ;; HobEh,
I t.WIS * HOBEIST, Attorneys and COuiseiors
~ AZ Law. Opera House Block Ottawa ILL., stpIo''9fl
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EDWIN 3. INLAND. HIRAM T. uiLbEhI,
7 FL "a y - x GILBE.RE, Attorneys AZ Law
IL Office In Opera House Block, Ottawa, Ill Juhi''s
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VHOS. w: ID. Ora ME-, Attorney and Counsel
L at Law No. Court street. Ottawa. Ills. Money 10
farm property. iunlIsly
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II McDOUGAIIII, (successor TO Cameron d Nc
~. Dousal) Attorney and Counselor ut Law. Once In
Glover Cocks Block Ottawa, Ill. Ass United States
Commissioner. decrT6
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Professional UaroS
At 70 \ n Z Y 8 .

VIZ BUSHNE;I.I., Attorney at Law, Ottawa, III
w VIII practice In any OF the courts IN this state
Close attention paid collections Conycyances carefully
made and abstracts prepared with care, &c Notary public
Once west of Court House janl,I3
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CHAS. II. BRUSH, Attorney and Counselor II
" Law Office In Post Office Block, Ottawa III. mari u
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= r. BULL, Attorney at Law. once over Cry
II. Drug Store northwest Of La Sale and MadoH
streets. Ottawa Ill., may1r16
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NJ IT. MOLONE;Y, Attorney and Counselor at
WI Law. W0lrs Block La Sale street, OTTAWA, Ills.
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u +. LINCOLN, Attorney at Law. Once over
d. No 10 La Sale street. west side 1t the Court House
OTTAWA, Ill. julyS'75
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nR. j. $. RYBURN, OTTAWA, III. Once In the
~ Opera House Block Residence second door north Of
Clifton Hotel. anl|S
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CEOR9E; =. EIIDREICE, Attorney 1t Law
VI ONCE In Opera House Block Ottawa, III april
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GEORGE NJ. LEI.AND, Attorney and Cogn-
VI seor At law and Solicitor IN Chancery ONCE in the
Opera House Block La Sale st. entrance. nlsylS7s
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WALrnR REEVES. l. L. THOMPSON
u EEVES e THOMPSON, Attorneys aud
~ COunseGrs at Law. ONCE east OF Court House VIII
practice In state and federal courts. sugD,S
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p HY0 CHA n Q &,

JNIe. II. w. WEBS, (Deutcher poctor,) late Phys,
~ can and Surgeon the st. Louis Female Hoaptsl.
Once Dickeys Jewelry Store, cor Main and Coum5
streets Residence sosth bluff. at Mrs Renzs. APPS
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an axe upon his shoulder.
you are friend in need" cried Edward.
"Wall, We hev got into precious mess,
reck on" observed the Pennsylvania. What
can do for ye?"
The first thing to do is TO chop this horse
out, reckon. What do you say, my honest
frcndg"
II believe that is the first time was ever
called honest; yet | can do a neghbor aneigh'
borly turn any how, so here goes
| In short time the stately maple lay its
+ full length upon the ground and Rcany
with n little help, got upon her feet. But in
the fall she had wrenched herself in some way
50 that 1t was with the greatest difficulty
she could walk.
Now, Mr. Wentworth" cried Miss Nocier
| how are we to get on with such a cripple
II think" SAID he, that Roany must tarry
nj the hotel or with some farmer for few days
Will you return to Mr.. Cary's"
"Bv no means, Mr. Wentworth. | never
turn back when | set my face in any direction
we must proceed somehow" said Clotild.
We'll, can help you forward, if forward
| il Is"
MANY thanks, my friend"
II will see YOU back six miles to the Rogues
Alley hotel, and then we can make some ar
rangements for another horse
| The harness was stripped from Roany's
back and placed upon Prince; the broken
strap WAS replaced with part OF strong halter
that the driver happened to have with him in
the carriage; the broken singletree was replac
ed by one hewn out hurriedly by the woodman
and leaving the driver to lead Roany slowly
along, Edward himself drove the carriage tC
the Rogues Alley hotel. Here the ladies rest
ed and got good dinner, and Edward saw tc
the mending of the harness and carriage. The
mending of the latter was but temporary, but
was safe, and at three o'clock they were again
on their way. Roany was left at the hOtel
under good care, and Prince was kept IN hel
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past thus acts upon ms and through us
upon the future. Curtirus leaping,
clad in full armor, into the yawning
chasm TO propitate the offended deities,
and by this sacrifice to save his coun-
try, and Leonidas and his 800 brave
Spartans Offering themselves up TO the
invading Persian hosts at Thermopyle.
are illustrations of ancient Greek and
Roman patriotism. Washington and
his fellow heroes Of the Revolution and
the Union soldiers during the late Re-
bellion, appropriately illustrate the
patriotism OF modern times under free
governments. They successfully labor
ed and died and we have entered into
their labors. To us il is committed the
duty of upholding and perpetuating
that country and the tree institutions
they preserved and transmitted to US,
and to show ourselves worthy OF our
departed heroes. Like the poet Col
lins we may we'll say Of them on this
day:
How sleep the brave who sink TO rest
BY all their cOuntry's wishes blest.
And when in the discharge of their
duty they were called TO give up their
lives, we may conceive the summons
came as was written OF the modern
Greek patriot:
"But 10 the patriot whose sword
Has won the battle for the free
Thy voice sounds like the prophets words,
Aud In It's hollow tones are heard
The thanks of millions yet TO be.
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BRIpGE on TuNNEL AT pETRoIr.
The Modern Bogus Democracy.

From the Chicago Times Independent Dem.l
The fact that that which goes by the
name Of democratic party to-day is a
thing totally different from the early
party of that name was pointed out by
Mr.. Chalmers, February 20, 1879, when
he said: The Democratic party is
divided on the currency, divided on
the tariff and divided on international
improvements. That was what APP
peared at the close of the forty-ffth
congress. The appearance has chang
ed somewhat in three months. Now,
as the vote on the Warner abomination
shows, and the failure Of Mr.. Hurd 10
discover more than seven honest-money
men among its one hundred and forty
seven representatives, il is not divided
on the currency, but is virtually a unit
in favor Of all the fiscal shams and pa
ternalistic charlatanry which the former
party OF that name so uncompromising-
iy opposed. That which now goes by
the name OF democratic party is a par
ty OF fiscal dishonesty; party combin-
ed in hostility TO honest money, in ia
vor Of projecting the practice OF papa
government into an unlimited system
of financial swindling, and Of entering
upon all manner OF paterualistic ''im-
proyement' schemes in order 10 de-
moralize and curse the country with n
pestilence OF sham-money imitation. lt
has been said that the word democrat is
mere name without meaning. IL is
not so. The men who now employ il
as the convenient handle of party or
ganization have wrenched from IL
meaning il once had, and made ii sy-
nonymous with almost every form of
political badness; almost every method
Of economic humbug and fraud. The
so called democratic party of Thur
man aud Hendricks aud Chalmers and
Blackburn and the southern brigadiers
is no more the democratic party of
Jackson and Benton and Marcy and
Wright and Woodbury., than the party
projects of Thurman and bis confeder-
ate brigadicrs are an expression of the
political beliefs OF Jackson and Living
ston. Ii is a combination OF southern
demagogues attempting to carly on the
ofiice-getting business upon false and
fraudulent pretenses. But the most
contemplate partisans in the whole
bad lot are those who recognize the
badness OF its purposes, yet lack the
manliness 10 break loose from the
tyrrany Of its machine.
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wOMAN's COMPLAINT.

"Ef here aint terbarker spit, right on my
nice new mat
Where tuck such pains tew pick In a hand
some yeller cat:
Meow Mr. Bruce, there's no use talkln', you
and will hef tew part;
Ef had knowd yon chawed the weed, you
should never had my heart;
You're a spittin' round TINS house from morn
In until night.
guess the furniioor will soon. beiin pooty
Such tarhal fools as men arel wonder what's
the use
For them to ehaw terbarker, and spit out all
the juice
They sit in ey'ry corner, and they spit In ev'ry
room,
They spit beneath the table. and they spit be-
hind the broom;
They spit on bristes carpets, the spit on
painted floor,
'Tls spit. spit, spit, In the house aud out o.
door;
FL they really think this life was made for
nOthin' but chaw
They can't expect the wimmen folks tew dew
anything but jaw;
But say you've got 10 stop ii, Mr.. Hezekiah
Bruce,
FL you chaw terbarker, you shall swaller all
the juice.
The other day went to ride, clear up TO Bos-
ting town;
wore my very best, a bran new purple
gown;
But when took my little pew, within them
plaguy keors,
liked tew dropped my carpct-bag, and burst
all into tears;
Don't you think that very seat, where / un-
dcrtOok tew sit,
Was nothin but a yallcr ocean OF terbarker
spit
must confess wished the men would 20
straight tew the duce
Always chawin' their terbarker, and spliten
cout the juice.
Then jest tcw hear the critters talk about the
wimmen drinkin' tea;
Maxim mountains eOut of apt-hllls and
whale eOut of a flea
They Jaw tew about the Schoolgirls, kause
they take to chawin gum;
With their mcsh full Of terbarker they say,
Thy kingdom come
don't see how they think the Lord viii take
a fiag Of truce
From a man that chcws terbarker, aud splits
eout all the juice.
However. ! suppose that you can't instruct
fool;
But there is inst one man on airth who is sub
jet tcw my rule;
And II you spit terbarker juice, tell you
Hezekiah,
You won't meyer need tew die tew get into the
fire
/ must and will assert my rights, ~ female;
not goose,
And eff YOU will chew terbarker, you shall
swaler all the juice.