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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-18

Please your chidren--tinest line of juye
nile books in Texas, at Mason 4 Erb.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26

a good story reach. us from Belgium
the truth Of wh!cil IS guarantec,t 4 hank
ing house al N,,yicrs recently received q
letter from bank at Is .c!a Pes,u. III. re-.
cipients knew thai it related t. a matter nf
great Importance; but, unfortunately. they
could not master the contents Of the mis-
slve, as II was written III the Hunyarian
language, auI there was not a soul q, YER
Elers VINO understood that tongue. Acco-
cingtv, one II the partners rook a Journey
10 BRUSSELS, CxneCtlng 10 fad everything
he wanted d, The Capital but OILY to be
tisappolntcd-n noboiy At the banks could
read Hungarian. There was, however.
stl+. the Aastro Hungarian Embassy.
whittier the banker bctcok himself, to learn
mat mere was an attacnc who spoke Hun
carlan, but hc had gone 10 Biarrltz for
some sea haiuin. Almost in despair, the
nero OF ne story cal ed 3pon The yurgo-
master, win whom Le was acqIapted and
related his troubles Afler some ,houga,
his trsaip, striking his foreiead. cxclaItn
co. NJ raj, sometimes ouy most foolish
i"e.9 Prov tht II - v III! THIS eel 5ii4At-
lcal q setva'lan tic asked for the .err.r
Il The next day hc returned the orl- nal to
IEthe gentleman rgo:l icrv:crs, ith trans
iatloa III +IcnCh. II a neat, feminine hand
- what hungarian fairy d owe this
spAI foriuncl asked the s:ei-lleCi banker
II his ls al aIfa!T Involving some .nliion.,
amt shai. y happy 10 pay "a hand-osnc
0>HttHf 10 The translator who has enacted
.!ae % get a. the nleeniEy {: the letter IN
tame u include the affair, i take YOU
at your wIf,t, " replied he Boursouaaa er.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26

what will ,lo?"
Just then h figure came leap.nc ,.p-
stairs.
''Go down he cried 10 me-. as ii.
sprang past nle.
he flung open the door between the
two halls 4 volume Of smoke pour
ed out, and re,reated. It was David
Atwood. knew instinctivelv that lac
had gone for Florence Castleton. and
that she would Immediately be safe
Down stairs the people We're carry
iug ont furniture, and the greatest cen
fusion and consternation- mingled with
much active energy, prevailed.
Mr. Cray caught the arm IF Mrs.
: wiley. as she fled down the stairs
with pile Of valuable clothing
Miss Castleton, Mrs. Hawl,y =
where is she:' he cried.
Il don't kno"8 | don't know" she
exclaimed despaiIinglv. Some one
went for her. | have no; seen A,r-''
Mr.. Gray interrupted her with All
oath, and sprang to the stairs: but at
that instant the figure Q. David At
wood emerged from the smoke on til,
stairs. with the senseless form OF Flor
ence Castletpn III l,is arms. She had
apparently tainted with fright, or been
overwhelmed with smoke. She was
halt dressed; her beautiful hair swrp,
over Davld's arm, her white, uncon-
scious face was clasped to Iii, breast.
They carried her into the air, al,
She soon revived, and was carried t,
The hotel where Mr.. Gray resided.
The fire was finally exting,ushel
but the house was Very much injured
and rendered until repaired
1t was spring and | went ont OF town
but rh#t summer [ received the follow
ing letter from Jeanette Manchester:
my DEAREST ESTHER: I've such news IL l..
Enu: Florence a>t-irii llt- married thar hprr 81
awkward Dall3 tatWooi who l. fright. even If h
does play beautiful, oman. vlpin Ii seems tn
n" saved her fr III tn flt, and she Went lntp pa
Of gratitude. an he told her that h. loved hcl
ami that vas pTctt, state If affair that
cratic GRAY, who - mOlc than halt II luNt2v Il
her himself, believe. l;ui they that Flor, ne
SAID 10 him: Dear guardian. remember INV Hioit
.r, ana !t gave right up ant lct her marry A
wood. ] wash at the wedding. ( took place
the Glat'> country sca., AMI tits "a, ,ie irl
Wore blue larksialr III htf Ed T. Hnlrid taste. an
50 tOrlh.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26
NTH. VIZ Nf.FT AGAIN.

ngi. meet egalu. ina. - tAe meaning
~ me familiar words that In-n reIea,
II parting IN he street.
An ,e- IL. Inen. Buf when death inprrveniug
i,.uI- a-Iil,l.r I. with VIA. cta,elezs psin
W wait for the Again.
/ HI. trends " ~ cav. ~ DO not -. The 5orr0s
oi parting. a. We f-.. / ~ho nus; stav
I.4t!le.t.Lg daF hv day.
At1 Anowng when W. wake upon the morrow.
Nt ma NJ, Enl in Is accustomed lisce
The one s,eIorei fscc.
Il .,rlc iout'!c grief, Il ne departed,
i3c.ng released from Earth. -aond ,tl.. trtain
\ sense of tarth.F pain:
II wrre dntlf,.e grief II the true hearted
Remember Il, no more.
i,ei!.tlI4g. IN The ni.i-t ot nnr atfflci1un-.
Ehat death IS beginning. not an END.
We cry ~ it@m. AM send
are wells. That etter might be called nfr icti"n
Bong fur--ha,'oH Ing- Of the tntllrr tlro"n
Into me ya-t unkEo"n.
Fan oScr.tai,- the confines Of our reason.
ind II ~ fdlth. "a II OH times VA sad.
Women received tueir ,i-A
Raised Ul 10 life then only Tor "A season
our patrlngs are. nor shall wait III ,.au
nth We meet again.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26

HIiGascs had some teeth pulled !s,e.y
ard 10 cod n lis Jaw. which sweled
unit! II ~ he'i Ike prize watermelon He
poul.ictd l.. birdaged il, all /, 10 purp Sc.
ard wall Ell the .I.,r several nish,sIwi h j..
4acsiue caoice extracts from Bob lager
s)ll : lelt.T.s. bat I'll without effect: il
Kept s"eflsng he ether II orning he re-
marked - his wife ;ha, he Il give $50 10
anv ore who would hit it tremendous
thunp suddsn'y uiihtu. Lis txpec,ing il,
y see II II wouldn't bu.s. Tie swuilln..
Tie {, a. woman, smiling To herself, went
aid gaiEefcd q 5ooijaca and st.ppiny up
quietly hin / the old .nau. as he was
tr,ln. to strain some coffee through his
tech .2v.Taly inquired: "Where Dies II
pain you n4os.. Wrig?" ''Oh, Loru. right
Mere, r>p I'D lie as he turred his Jaw up
anN poE'e To the pru,uberance Taking
stop backward the dear woman rais,t!
tAe bQollacA "a high and hi a regula,
oihSs'al.tr ri-ht IN he Genre Of the Cal
a:n!t' and sA. .ilnglS stepped back 10 AVA,
ic>aits. / IL Oh man S knees flew 10 hi:
cain - ltt s.lG; up Ike a patent ra; trap
AID Win Inflow -rnan he .ol!ci oif ,lt
cnal. on ! the i '3r, 3 II he WAS up in 8
m |4e..l, and as hc Ganccd ,Ec can.caI
| "l.I crl-inal varieties; lis wife smlinal,
~ashId; ibid 1t relieve so,l. dcar:' Aud a.
nc nc pea = :-o@ out an answer Oh Mrs
IrA wao hai last droppei in, beat ha
y retreat. An,: Row tnc whole ncishbor
mood it., il that Wrigg'es las 20, ',n
asain, ana as Mrs Ply rcIsalAeG: Tina
,lc coillt vii he the death . sou.e .
'rse ois.ba,idhca,.s vt setting up 10 sac.
II
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26

H EiP YOURSELVES by making money
Ni4t n = golden chance - offered, thereby
}l"EA h"tpihg ppSrrts from your door. Those
NAO always fakc adyanta-t or the < % chances
tHr mailing money th.t are offered, generally
h".O.nt " dlt!Iy; wni hose who do not I'm
FiOSc ~. Il chances remain In poverty. We want
many lHrA. " plnen boy = and girls to work Tor
u r. llt ID ~, If own localities. The business
VIII nt5 !aGtc than ten tunes ordinary wages
y" fuGHt- Il an tH HpruNiyr Outfit and all that you
!t"d. tIc' 40 on" WhO engages Tails TO make
Hoh Very rtp"ly. You can dcvoto your
F" ,oI" I III" 10 tie work, or only your spare mo-
iurhtS. uf informal ION and all that Is ne edtu
"A Iic". Addre-, aTlNSON l. CO., Portland.
~ ,tne.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26
Europe " ileat ifarve /.

iIoAi t..c al! ual report on The harvest
% the world We gtt 4 al, !tta Of tn.
year wheat t!ot' III The various counties
OF f1rolc lAe' Yield in France IS not 81
sooI ;.s Il vas las year. OF nm y ue,,r.-
mcLls returned, II IS reported very ,3oi IN
three, riy 90, d III twenty three, n edlIm
II t"tntN-ionr aud Dad In ten la Ausro
iiIlIai, the tr,p IS good and above the
aVtF*sc IN ita.y II Is III, dluun and inferior
= mat q itSl Year. AID tie .aa.c IS true Of
u" itrni.h liovllcts on Tie Danube. IN
htfniany, taking tEc hundred AS \ rcnrc
sentative ~ tAc average harvest, the crop
q thi, t,ar IS up"n 10 about eighty. In
S"llz RAND t;.e Yield was greatly rt.i.c 4
~ cA'le~..e AeAt auj drought; but the a,al
/ y u lhe sIal Is good. The Belgian cron
Is lar btlo" The average, while the Span
i>h i bAc. In lie. AID the weld IS up To
INC average. AMI tic quality good, The
! british crop is returned rs ten per ceat be-
IoS the average, u d this report was made
tclO.e tae r~ccnt damaging rams from
three Eund:eI ahd hfty-f9ur aivices r.,
ci''u rs 10 Lee harvest ~ treat Britain
ht"e-ts- Three snow an ov.raytr, one
hundred aId nifty nine an average and
sefcntJ-onc au unteraveragc On H.,
wno!e, the year has been a poor one
'hiou-lout most ,. Ear )pr, an. The gen.
era wheat crop IS bcioH tlc average.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26
RALEIGH, y. c.

Srs rs o,tat sent free To those who wish 70
u k> tl.a = III the most pleasant anu
y lrehlalle business known. ESerS,
NV thtuG nta. capital not required. We
, +. lr .l~tl Nuu everything. SO day ano UP.
words is easily made without staying away
q. ii mn Ner niGht. No risk whatever.
ty new WORKERS waEte' at once. Many are
o.. Hir- fortunes Al thr business. Ladies mako
ss IA..eh a> men. nj young boys hnd yrs
.HaAr great pay. Nnere WHO IS wiling 10 v olA
IL. = ma =, lore money every cay than can
tr H. iit III = W etN at .iDy ordinary employ yfIeh'
IN st eh1tIgat,c 1T once VIII md s1ort ROAD
Is f.rfll'c. Aaultss Ii HALLkI'r CO.. PCrt-
au . Nuifr. :
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26
S1O OUTFIT furnished free. with tuiI ,ao, IN,

S1N OUTFIT furnished free. with fulI IN.
'N1O structiuns fer conducting the Iaost
lIul.le.ale lus.It S. that any one can engage IA
IHc l3islie ss !, % c.sv TO learn, and our III
>tru tons are 80 simple and plain. that Any
.i.r ,gt make great profit from he very Art
n O4. can Iall " no Is willing TO WORK "oHeu
&,ta successful a. men. BOYS and girls can
,.,A .al &c sums. Many have made al The ous.-
J. - over one hundred dollars IN single :" "a.
: fl.ur Ike IL eyei known before All who en-
so-v are surprised OF the ease and rapial'y
w.t4 which lhry are able TO IN ke money. You
80. engage Il this business curing your spaIo
l'r.r al grea, mort You do not have 70 invest
,4.l.u ia I. eWe take all the rssN. Those who
Iced ready money, should write TO US at once
A.. furnished free. Address 1flh 8 w. Az
kuAta Ma.QP
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26


''W.1l all stay ard see the fun.
said Grove, sitting down by Miss Cas-
Teton
David came ia. | began to under
stand what wa> coming US be bent his
head over the violin and drew the bow
lightly across the strings. 1n mo-
| nlent he glided into an air Of Nerdls,
50 light and graceful that il was like
the fall Of sea spray. EAcrv ear and
eye wa, given III rapt attention; some
III delight, some in troubled doubt; as
If they could not believe their own
senses; some in spleen and envy, and all
! III aInazement. Astonishment was the
prevailing emotion.
When Ii. had finished the opera air.
he asked: is there any tune YOU
would particularly like" And he
! glanced toward the side of the room
where Florence Castlcton sat, rather
than at Dick and Martin.
''Wlll Won play the Phantom Choz
rus from FAUST asked Florence
And the mild, sweet tones came forth
obediently, in beautiful perfectlon.-
ar l'iio"eo ali' i"e ,''',t''
spel1-bound until the suddenly reveal
ed r.llsician laid down his bow. A
chorus of eulogistic phrases and ex-
pressiol.s OF gratitude followed, but
n;, ..,.,.1 ;,,a o,I,- 81 Elor.
caa.1..a,,,. ;,,,1a ra,,,.rl ..W4
.,,o,,- ,,,,.,
o. ,a., -, ~ ,;++1 ,,,;,o
,fta, T won't t,,on.b y. han and mot
,,;,,
..y o,a ln1;.,l,..l
us all with Won, performance Mr. Al.
wood T sill
He smiled
.1 1,o,o,i ;, Via, j.. ,l.o. E++,..
.;,,. t,uIla1 a,. -h .,a3
..-;,o.,l 1;a,J1a4 ,,, 20 ,,lov
., a1,,,oo,,
c.., .:.
y, an1 u,,n, ~ st.,;r- thonuht .b.
hoard what H.. sail
, ..Do Won think she liked it2" he said
VIII, omnsi,o sin,nl;c;tv and direct :
: ness.
"Yes am sure she did," answered,
/ Itsoon became perceptible to all Oh
, serving people how much David At
: wood was in love with Miss Castle
5 ton He won]I turn pale every time
: She spoke TO him and once when he
5 bronoht her = chair in AN awkward
hurry 7 saw him trembling like = leaf
y under uer beautiful ewes. They were
together that evening. witt, three or
e ,onr others in tbe nar1or
!, M. caut,.ton ,,.a;, q ,rett, ,;,,,e
: schoo, .o;,l who ;dol;zed Florenc. 70,
. her h.au+v oYt.r rho manner of school
5 ,;r,, u,.n,r o. r, ,,.+ tlo o,lor =,
e tha w,+., off C,nev React, where 7 uav
+ = 1,s. .un,,,or
:. ~.
) ,;,- .,.;oe ;, ..,;1
n c,,,.
5 49,. -, :,
q ~,
e -:,n:, ,t,
II '''''' { '.'''
: ana "iia' Is your comparison VIZ
9 ATWOOD: sala lorehce' LOOKING afth
y AT oa'ld.
!. his answer was Involuntary ne.
y are Ike the hi1e larhSpur ~hlch ose'
i TO gro" III my m'eherS garden n
! s'iu.
Florence Castleton hilshed' II Wa
:, the only time l had seen her 'i''sh
: LOCKING MP she suddenly il'e' ''ie eSe
. OF her guardian, Mr.. gray VINO va
present. hAslng 4"icAlS' sue "e,'
Tue piano, ana scouting Aeioe''' P'''' :
hight ar.
= That night cry OF tire a"oAe me-.
: lay unaffected f"r moment ulul
suddenly perceived III" "aof o' Sl''k'
-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26

Az irish .ads VA 50 E.cen oa aer slAI !
sEaios' tel raslag Ler aA;.oh2. sceea. II i
.ae is reported ~ lave srosca :. \
creature ot Nesuvlu-, t-2s4ng Tia. L :
crate! would lSiray her aSe-a.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-26
E.NNfAEi.lSHBD 1871.
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.

1t Is scarcely necessary for us to say we are
lcttcr lrcp4Acd tor work in his line than any
,lilt" m the state, Tor our vork lS known
lhrl uaMuut Moth Carolina. But we wish 10
c.t attention to The fat that our facilities are
slicI us to cI.@ble US to compete with any house,
r'h nr south. In good work and low prices
Nr AaS th3 B,st Book and job Presses. The
Iar.r~i Variety or Material. The most &C m
+ Ctr ;, sol tmtnt Of Paper. Employ the most
tu3.l .'cll Norhmtn ana therefore rarely lO'
4. zN.ng o,!r patrons perfect satisfaction.
BOOK BINDING AND MANUFAC.
TURING.
Ne rab,nd hooks OF every kind IN the neatest
81. * or the art.
BLANK BOOKS
.,t.r> ie ana quality, made to order Cd
AZ notice.
l'Ne q T. s!nplcte Mndery in charge OF a
itrl,urHlN competent man. Record BOOKS
! &. }, t-<Il,arN 10 rs IodSers, Day BOOKS, &C.
.U..u AZ NJ" lolA rri,es.
send us lollr orders and we Will give you sat.
Stc'ory Juh, ana prices.
lDWARDS, HHOTGHTON & CO,
RALEIGH. y. c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-20
DIR. Stuart RobInson.

The following notice OF the death of
DR.. Stuart Robinson is from the
Christian Unien, of which Henry
Ward Beecher is editor:
in the death Of DR.. Stuart Robin
son, of Louisville, KY, not only the
Southern Presbyterian Church. but
that church throughout the whole
country, has lost an able minister, a
staunch and vigorous upholdsr and a
genial, Christian member. He vas
graduated from Amherst Colleas IN A
class that numbered men Ike Dr.
Palmer, Of New Ohsara add Presi-
dent Roswell Hitchcock 81 the Union
Theological SszziEzy Soon after his
graduation be vent b the South,
During the var Ia sqmpathies were
very nztgFs.g rIsh sfa5 section. and.
be Was Obliged v have biz home Ia
Kentucky iof CaA89a Beiaq A man
0f fortune he Was -esssaaa5i3 a5psa *
TO By Southern ~fsfsasse biz AZ n
them be based entirely Eson rs fgtt
grounds. The siassaess erras.
charging hin with an aiteia% 0e.s
yey contagious Giseagss in0 The PED.
eral lines durinRthe war. we're reeoz
nized as basely false By al those w6s
knew his Christian character, whether
ofthe North or South. lie was Lure
divine Presbyterian, and 20 firm was
his faith and attachment 10 tina.
church that he organized a plan for
the ecclesiastical union Of the North
ern and Southern divisions. His idea
was to make three or four provincial
synods, which should control the
southern, northern and western sec
tons Of the country and TO make the
General Assembly a sort of Court OF
Appeals; a plan toward which 10 gen
eral features the Presbyterian church
seems gradually tending. Although
separated from the North by political
and religious relations he has made
and retained here a circle of the
warmest personal friends, ono OF
whom describes him as a genial. mo-
bic, whole-souled fellow That is
the kind Of Christian men this world
needs, whatever their politics or the
ology."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-20
me KnoxviIle Post-Omce

The Knoxville Chronicle of the
10th thus mildly alludes to the pros
pectiye removal Of Its editor from the
position he has so long held:
Reliable Information reached Knox
vile yesterday from private sources,
that the name of the present incum-
bent, who was nominated for the posi-
tion b. the late President Garfield,
had been or would be Withdrawn, and
the name Of ex Chancellor o. p.
Temple substituted. If it has not
been done already, il will be done this
week, most probable to morrow.
Judge Temple was an applicant last
spring. but it has not been understood
that be was pressing his claims latterly.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-20

at any time. The elastic nature of
this "etheric vapor" generated was
next demonstrated by experiments in
gunnery. A peculiarly constructed
cannon, OF one and one-fourth inch
bore, was connected with the generator
By a copper tube of small bore, and at
each expulsion of vapor (induced by
the turn Of a cut Off a bullet would be
driven with terrific force and loud re-
port into a target. Four inches Of
timber we're pierced with the greatest
ease, although Mr.. Keely claimed that
only a low degree Of force was used,
He can discharge the gun about eight
times in a minute. There is neither
%recoil, heat nor smoke. The vibrator
engine was next put in motion by
means Of yapor conveyed twenty feet
or more through tiny pipes. A large
wheel is made to revolye with so much
force that the strength of a nan
exerted by means of four foot lever
was unable to stop it, one gill of water
is said to be sufficient to run the
engine for six hours. In demonstrate
ing the power of vibration to produce
motion, Mr.. Keely caused a copper
globe ten inches in diameter, sus.
pended by center points in a metal
ring, and supported by short legs, to
revolve with great rapidity, although
it was completely insulated by heavy
sheets OF plate glass, and the vibra-
tons were conducted ito the glass
through a solid steel rod three feet
long. Mr.. Keely says that the only
thing that now stands between him
and the complete success of his
labors is the perfection of some of the
minor features of his engine. Those
present last night wers unanimous in
expressions of wonder at what they
saw, and no n pretended to explain
the phenomena presented. There
seemed no opportunity for trickery Of
any kind, and every facility was
afforded for the most thorough ex-
animation Of the machine in working
order.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-20
About bliss RiII.

Chicago Tribune.l
DR.. Bliss bill for 2 5000 on
account Of eighty days services, if it
shall reallyb be sent in to Mrs. Garfield,
as the correspondents say, will raise a
nice point in medical ethics. The
courtesy Of the profession will not per
nit one physician to say that the bill
of a brother practitioner, however
large it is, is exOrbitant. We should
not, therefore, be willing to submit
Mr.. Bliss bill to a jury Of peers for
the purpose of getting a candid YER
dict upon it. Such a proeeedin
would be unsafe, and probably as un
satisfactory as an attempt to dispute
a lawyers bill before a Judge who has
been a lawyer and expects to be one
again. But DR.. Bliss bill would
have a small chance before a jury of
bushes men, and even a lawyer might
be trusted to pronounce upon its
merits, just as a jury of doctors could
be relied upon to detect the extortion
Of a lawyers bill. The question to be
decided in DR.. Bliss case is, What are
his services ordinarily worth? To de-
termine that question it is only nee
essary to ascertain, first, wheth-
er the services were, in
point Of fact, beneficial to the
patient, and, secondly, what was the
market rate for such services as Bliss
pretended to render2 1t goes almost
without saying that his income in com
mon average years has not been SIS
900; and hence his services by the day
cannot be worth $3l2. There is not a
physician in the United States whose
average daily earnings are as much as
that, and Bliss was far from being at
the top of the profession. His claim
for $4,000 must be based therefore
either on the condition of the patient
or upon the circumstances Of the
widow. But by DR.. Bliss own con
fession the case was hopeless from the
start. Medical skill could not avert
the fatal result. Hence, the Doctors
services we're useless. They were not
worth $4,000 to anybody. The cir
cumstances of the widow justify the
demand still less. Mrs. Garfield has
not $4,000 in her W right. DR..
Bliss bill is a virtual demand upon
her for her whole property and some
thing more on account of his failure
to save her husbands life, to diagnose
the case properly, or to let anybody
else more competent try to do so. If
the treatment had saved the life of
the President Garfield, the nation
would joyfully pay the bill; but the
failure of medical skill to give him
the least assistance ought not to be
charged for in so magnificent a man
ner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-20
ohio Girls and a Preaeher.

Wooster special. Two sprightly
and beautiful young ladies have been
visiting a lady cousin living in the
country, not far from Wooster. These
three young misses are Of that happy
age which turns everything into fun
and merriment, aud we're constantly
playing practical jokes upon, each
other. All three occupied room on
the ground floor, that which in coun.
try parlanee is termed the best
room. The two visiting young la
dies on a particular evening went to a
party in the neighborhood. About
an hour after they had LETT, a young
Methodist minister called and cravea
a nights lodging, which was Of course
granted, and as ministers always have
the best Of everything, the reverend
was assigned to the best room" The
young lady who had not gone to the
party was intrusted with the duty Of
sitting up for the absent ones and in.
forming them of the change Of rooms.
She took her post in the parlor, and.
as the night was sultry, sleep overlook
her and she departed on an excursion
to the land Of dreams. About 1l:3O
o'clock tho %sprightly cousins returned.
and as it was late they concluded
not to disturb the household.
SO they quietly stole into their
room through a low open window. By
the din light Of the moonbeams as
they struggled through the curtains
the young ladies we're enabled TO
descry the outlines Of their cousin, as
they supposed, eusconsed in the mid.
die Of the bed. They saw alsola Tair :
Of boots. The thought flashed across
minds that their cousin bad set
bouts in The room to give lhem a