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ROMANCE OF ACTUAL LIFE.

"Cecile!'
eyes. papa"
She arose-a brown-eyed. .brown-haired
girl. with rage grace and sweetness in
her mGnner-and approached. Pierce
val Deadwood pushed aside the mass of
papers that lay on the desk before him
aud gazsd steadily. almost fiercely, at
his daughter. She returned the gaze
with a timid, hesitariug, May-corn look.
while the rosy bushes of maiden moder-
ty chased each other rapidly across her
fair young features and leaped outward
into the great Beyond.
"What brings young FTelirghuysen
here so often?' asked the old man.
"His feet, suppose" was the answer,
in low, shrinking tones. Il noticed that
he had them with him the last time he
called".-and the girl shrank instructive
ly against her hustle.
Il want no nousence." replied the
father. Il bave called you here to talk
about your future. You must make n
wealthy mari ;age,"
"Papa!'
do not interrupt me-" he continued.
Il have spoken my piece, and have only
to add that l am Hard Man from Way.
back.
Sobbing as il her heart would break,
Cecile went slowly to the sofa aud sat
down with dull, sickeniug thud.
She bad broken her buslle.
Suddenly she arose.
i love Harold Frelinghuysen. SIZE
said. 'Wnd will marry no other man."
Two minutes later she was doing up
her back hair.
|
You are sure you love mt?'
"Can you Doubt me?' asked Harold.
"Yes," replied the girl. Il eau, but
have decided not to-"and, kissing him
warmly, she went away.
Spring in Coshooton.
! PieIceval Dead~ood Is again seated ~
| his desk.
You expect young Frelinghuysen to-
day?" he says to Cecile.
''Yss. papa
Even while they are speaking the dool
opens and Harold enters
'Have you come to redeem your prom
ise?" asks tue old man, scornfully.
Il have" is the reply, and Harolt
places $50 600 in bonds ON the desk.
'How did You get this money, ant
whers have you been all winter
Dmwilg himself up proudly, HarulC
answered: II have beeu dooI-keepeT II
New York walking match"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17
A WAR MEMORY.

What Twenty years? 1t seems but yes.
tcrday
That /, amid patriotic throng,
Enlisted as a soldier in the fray
That wise men said could not last very
long.
IIowfresh the barracks and recruiting scenes,
The drill, the guard mount and the dress
parade.
The pork, the mush, and oh, ye gods those
beans
They fade from recollection Nary fade
1t cannot be-too freshly sounds the crack
OF fractured hard.tack meath the soldiers
blow;
hear them rustic in my hnversnck,
As firm as granite and as white ns snow.
Again they vanish as the days go by,
Yea, one by one, Till, miles Of march To do,
reach the last one with a weary sigh,
and view it cross-eyed-thus it seemed
like two.
stand again, a chevroned "non ncommish,"
A new recruit, meath wars destroying
hailj ..
hear the zip Of bullets, and wish
had an overcnat and coat Of mail.
I do not find that fear all fades away,
As heard of, when in deadly strife.
Id rather march on Independence Day
Behind the great big drum and festive fife.
Not twenty ycars7 My legs are aching yet
From lifting mud for Burnside-be whose
luck
AT Fredericksburg. one night as black as get
And raining pitchIorks, stands in history
stuck -
Alas twas there did the fearful deed
That holds me up unto the worlds deep
scorn;
aye, frcnzied, in my awful need,
robbed mule of half an ear of corn
And twenty years have flown-the fates
forbid
' You Yank, there, drop that gun" And
drop did.
"Yca, Id have dropped all Uncle Samuel
owned,
Had it bccu on me. AS it was, ! shed
Musket aud cartridge-box, the while an
eye
Looked keen along rifle at my head,
Yes, obeyed cannot tell lie.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17
MAxIMs FOR EVERYBODY.

Pay MS you go.
Don't stop aud tell stories in buti-
ness hours.
If you have place Of business, be
found there when wanted.
No man can get rich by sitting
around stores and saloons.
N, yer fool in business matters.
Have order. system, regularity aud
also promptutss
do not NEEDLE with business you
know nothing Of.
More miles can be made in day by
going steadily than ty stopping.
"A man Of honor respects his word us
he does Lis lond.
Learn to say No. No necessity for
swapping it ont deg fashion, but say it
firmly and RESPECTFULLY.
Use your own brains rather than
those of others.
Learn to think and nc! for yourtlf.
Keep ahead rather than behind the
times.
A tart temper seldom mellows with
age.
A wei is a jewel still. though lying
in the dust.
Allow people to think as well of each
other as they can.
An uuruly tongue is harder to con-
troll than vicious horse.
A character that will not defend it,
self is rarely worth defending.
A friend should bear with u friends
ipfrmaties. but not bis vices.
AS the next to laving wisdom our
selves is to prrfit by that Of others. SO
the next thing to having merit ourselves
is to take care that the meritorious profit
Dy us; for he that rewards the deserving
makes himself one of the number.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17
THE TRUTH AT THE RIGHT TIME.


When General sturgis went on his great
expedition at the southwest, the main body
nj his c,mmand halted ut Salem, and a de.
tachment Of three hundred men was sent
out to reconnoitre the road to Ripley, a
little towL southwest OF Corinth. When
within few miles Of that place. the advance
guard of the detachment came upon and
captured a squad of half dozen rebel
cavalry without firing gum. As iscustom
ary, the prisoners we're closely eSamined
with view 10 eliciting such information
o. the enemy's whereabouts and intentions
a they might be able to give A gaunt
stringv haired man. who seemed TO be the
leader ofthe rebel party, was conducted to
the officer in command of0ur advance, who
asked him.
"What regiment do you belorg t"?"
Il won't tell" was the pointsd reply OF
the rebel.
Glow far is it to Ripley?" was the next
question.
"Dont know" answered the man, ,sulen
ly, with the true Barksdale grit. q
"Who is your commander"
"Won't tell"
GLOW far of is the command to which
you belnng?" still inquired the perseverinG
Federal. pretending not to notice the crusty
den.eanor of his prisoner. Here that rebel
informed him in terms that would not bt
altogether comely III print, that lie would
see him in much hotter region than Mis-
sissippi before he would tell him any thing
atall.
VERY we'll ,'said the officer, drawing and
cacking revolver, 81 will send you thert
to wait for me-
"You may shoot me if you want to,"sair
the Confederate, "Gut you will be sorry fO
| it,"
"Why?"
"Because there are hundred men owe
yonder in the woods, aud / they heard yol
shoot they will! come up and murder eyer!
man of you"
"Well,' said the officer, since yon hav
told me just what wanted to find out
guess won't shoot you"
In thirty minutes the whole hundred Inc
Were prisoners.
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"A Georgia man broke his back with
a sneeZs.
-Darwiu's place in history isape-pai-
ent to all.
"A 'snd" picture: The electrotype Of
"A adt-iron.
-AlWays contract bad habits and cx-
pani good ones.
Wealth is not Lis that hath ii but his
that enjoys it.
-Bonnets made of wash leather have
appeared in london.
Somebody has well said: Anxiety is
the poison Of human life.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17
IN LUMBER CAMP IN WINTER.

The men who cut and haul lumber ara
feOrrully exposed in severe weather, and
although hardy and rugged, are sometimes
laid aside from duty. Mr.. Randall, of Au-
gusta Maine, who is extensively engaged
in the numbering business, writes that one
Of his men was attacked with terrible snre
throat, So that they thought he would die.
They administered PERRY DAvls's PAtN
KILLER. both internally and externally. In
an hour the sufferer was relieved, and the
next day he was at work as usual.
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had already caused him TO betray hesi'
tation, almost confusion, very unlike his
usual easy confidence, He seemed tc
have an instructive knowledge that the
artist was measuring him, and TO shrink
from that measurement with unconscious
dread.
Carradine saw Leila Auvernny once
more before she returned to her home in
a distant town. Then he took his pic
ture from the academy walls, and hung
it in his studio, where his eyes could find
it whenever his eyes looked away from
his work. For he did not give up work
yet, among themselves, his friends pro-
nounced him an altered MAJ, and mar.
yelled what had caused so subtle diff
ference. Always quiet, he now seemed
to live in an ideal world of lis own; and,
whatever he might occupy himself with,
there was that in his manner which ap.
peared TO in ply that it was only tenn.
porary diversion until the coming oisome
event for which he was waiting.
So passed half year. Ht the end Of
which there came letter to CaIrddne.
Il was very brief, but it was enoukh b 10
assure him of that which he had been
almost unconsciously expecting.
The letter was from Leila Auvernay.
He went to her ut once. She met Linn
with a laughing light in her eyes such as
he had net seen there when she stood in
the gallery beside her bctrothed husband !;
light which recalled tho merry child
who had smiled down ON him so long ago.
"Mr. Carrldine," she said, Il told you
that my flrtune was gone, but did not
tell you how utterly it had been swept
away. / lam nothing better than beg.
gar. Will you take me for one Of your
students, for churity's sake?"
He looked Searchingly into her smiling
face.
"And Mr.. WyndhamH" he asked, in
low voice.
She laughed without SO much as flush
of emotion.
"Mr Wyndham has gone with the rest
of my worldly possessions. Did 1 not
say that had lost everything? You see,
Mr.. Carradine, thnt am not oc as much
worth now as my picture"
The words, as she said them, did not
seem bitter He took her hands.
Leila. "he said, "does ycur loss make
you unhappy
"Do look so?" she asked, gayly. "As
for the marriage it was my fathers wish,
and to crafty his dying request con-
sented--before knew my own heart"
Here quick, vivid color shot iuto her
cheeks. but she went on. There rever
was love on my side: and ON his-well,
money is moro ihl love-wiih soms
natures. I do not wish to blame him"
Carradine's grasp tightened ON her
hands.
Leila" he said, ''once your answer
put a bar between MS. when spoke words
that were surprised out of my heart.
Would it be SO now, if I shoull say them
once more2 My love, my life. will you
come TO me?'
"Will come! she repeated. looking
up in his eyes and drawing nearer, until
his arms silently folded about her.
Aud SO Carradine found his love at last
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17
DURATION OF DREAMS.

It is claimed that the longest dream
lasts less than three minutes. A mon
fell asleep rs the clock tolled The FIRST
stroke of twelve. He awakened ere the
echo of the twelfth stroke had died away.
having in the interval dreamed that he
committed q crime, was detected after
five years. tried and condemned. The
shock of finding the halter around his
neck aroused him to consciousness. when
be discovered that all these events had
happened in an infiuitesimil fragment Of
time. Mohammed, wishing 10 illustrate
the wonders OF sleep. told how certain
man. bcing q sheik, found himself, for
his pride. made poor fisherman; that
he lived as one for sixty yeais, bringing
up family aud working hard; and upon
waking mp from this long dream. So short
a time had he been asleep that the mar
row.recked bottle filed with water
which lie knew he overturned as lie fell
asleep-had not time in which 10 empty
itself,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17

An Irish woman, needing some silk
and some tape, sent her husband for them.
The silk was shown, but the buyer thought
the price too great. The clerk explained
that all silk goods we're dear, owing to some
d sease at this time prevalent among the
silkworms. The tape was next examined,
and the Irishman thought that little stiff
as to price. "And indade, sir,"siys he, sis
likewoise deSase a-prevalin' among the
tipeworms?"
TO correspondent; No, you are mis-
tAkeni Fathar Tiber never occupied the
Pspal chair. lie thought tOo much OF hi
bed.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17

There are thirteen grounds for di-
V v,rce in Kentncky,and too mach grounds
in the coffee is one of them.
"A Louisville man hiss sa pet coekToaeh
which makes its home in the man's ear.
Delightful eccentTioiiy.
Hens have no more sense than strit-
ing mechanics. They ~illall commences
laying - soon % eggs sFe chsaper.
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Private troubles are very much hike
infants-the more you nurse to- IN tie
bigger they grow.
When the flower of the family gets
disappoin ed in love she finds out Lat
her cake is all dough.
Mixed society is like mixed pickles.
All become Of the same favor ii nIiAed
together long enough.
The new French rife will carry over
two miles. and the bullet will travel nesr-
ly as fast as scandsl
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17

The gospel Of relaNation'-Preach-
ing to man about losing his grip.
Necessity knows no law, but necessi-
iy's ignorance doesn't excuse II, for all
that.
It's No wonder that the Mormons
think highly # their religion. It's very
reviving
Shot falling into Tin pan "tnmbles
to the racket, aud so do hailstones on
slate roof.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17
bov with top tried to spin It.

A boy with top tried to spin it,
But his hand got thorn right in it,
The sport didn't spoil,
For St. Jacobs OIL,
Cared his hurt in less than a mint.
A red haired clerk in Savannah,
Slipped on piece Of banana,
Great pain he endured,
But ST.. Jacobs Oil cured,
He now goes dancing with Hannah.
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oh, the hog. the beautiful hog, curl
ing hls tail as he watches the dog; DEFY
ing The law for his bread and meat;
roamiug at large through every street; ;
hunting, eruntlnR, nosing around, M
the open front gate is sure to he found
with Its hinges broken aud Tnined
anits by the lovers that hung there Sun
day night; il won't stay shut; It wont
hang level; in walks tue hog and raises
the -Old Nick with the flower beds aud
other things.
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VOL. XII, No II.
Railroad Guide.
PHILADELPHIA & Reading R. R.

Arrangement Of Passenger Trains.
NOVEMBER, 18th. 1882.
Trains leave Allentown as follows:
(via PERKIoMEN RAILRoAD.l
For Philadelphia at $50, e.4j, ll.4o a. M,
and "3. y. IN.
SUNDAYS.
For Philadelphia at $500 n. IN. and 335 p. m.
(via EAST PENN BRANcH.)
For Reading and Harrisburg, 6 90, $40 n.
M, 1915. a., and 9.05 y. IN.
For Lancaster and Columbia, 600, $40 n.
IN. and 3Jp III.
SUNDAYS.
For Harrisburg, and waypoints 9.o5 y. m.
Trains for Allentown leave as follows:
(Via PERRIoMEN RAILRoAD)
Leave Philadelphia, 7.4O a. IN. and 100,
Al.35, and 5.l5 p. M.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Philadelphia, $50 a. m, 3.l5, and
+420 p. IN.
(via EAST PENN. BRANcH.)
Leave Reading, 7.3O, 1915 a. M, 200. 2.65,
and G Is y. M.
Leave Harrisburg, $40 7.5O, $50 a. m, Las
and 4.Uu p. N.
Leave Lancaster, II. 80 a. M, 100 and t3.io
= m.l
trrom King Street Depot.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Reading, I 80 a. m.
Leave Harrisburg, 20 a. m.
Trnlrs via "PcrklOmen Railroad" marked
thus (#) run to and iron Depot. Ninth and
Green streets, Philadelphia, other trains TO
and from Broad street depot.
The IS 90 and Gas y. m. trains from Allen.
town, and tho ~ 50 and ais p. IN. train from
Philadelphia, via perkiOmcn Railroad, have
through ears to aud from PhilaGelrhia.
J. T.. WOUTTEN,
General Manager.
e. @. HANCOCK,
GENT pa.s'r & Ticket Agent.
November 9th
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mr. Feathers, ribbons. velvet ran all be
cnlure'l to mattel that new hat by using the
Diamond DYES. 10 cenls for any eulOr.
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"BUCHUPAIBA."

Quick, complete cure, all unnoying Kid
ney, Bladder and URINARY Diseases. 81
Druggists.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-17

Charles Mace. Wrightsville, Pa, saws
Browns Iron Biiiers greatly benefited me
IN chronic rheumatism"
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-03
A Father, ess Country.

A certain editor recently received a
woodcut of George Washington, and
pinned it to the wall near tho Office door,
One day while at work his little girl came
into his room, and spying the picture,
started the following dialogue:
"Who is that picture of, papa ?"
Washington"
"Who was Washington ?''
Father of his country
"Why was he called the father Of his
country, papa?"
Because he fought for her independ-
ence, and was great and good man."
SIS he alive now, papa ?"
"No."
"When did he die 90
"December IA, 1799."
"Who is the father of this CO untry now,
paps?"
The little girl was silcn: few moments
and then inquired:
"Was be the little boy who couldn'
tell lie?"
"The same.''
Swell, this country will never have
another, will it, papa"
And the conversation was concluded
with the empeatic remark
Not even a step father"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-03
An Americ an Joke in Paris.

The feast was set, the guests were met,
when young man entered in.
Sir" said he to the master of the
house, have come to you upon very
important mission. Were it otherwise,
should have not ventured to call upon you
upon this auspicious day, when, as l per-
ceive, you are about to celebrate the
betrothal of your fair daughter. Still, as
it may save you $40, ,OOO-but if you are
engaged will retire."
"By no means, my dear sir, by no
MEANS" said the father of the bride ex-
pectant, warmly we are just about
sitting down to dinner, but join us, and,
after dinner, we can discuss matters"
The young man allows himself to be
induced to join the jovial company, where
he eats for two and drinks for three.
At the conclusion of the feast the father
escorts him to private apartment and
begs him to reveal his business.
81 think, SIR" he says to the stranger,
Offering him a cigar of prime quality,
"that you observed that you could show
me how to save $4,000"
"Precisely," says the stranger, lighting
the cigar. "Now. you intend marrying
your daughter to that amiable but some
what weak minded youth down stairs,
and giving her a marriage portion of
$20, 900. Give her to me, sir, and I'll take
her with half the money. That'll leave
you $40, 600 ahead -
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zancaster 3ntellige11rcr.
IAruRDAY FvBsnNa. MARcH 8. 1888
BEnNk1r,s YAOnT cRUIsE.
Merry DOlngs I'm the Mediterranean Chr
1clOd By Cook.


nerry Doines I'm the Mediterranean Chron-
iclsd ~ . Cook.
The cook who went with James Gordon
Bennett on Q yacht tour around the world
tells World reporter what doings there
vere ON the vessel : "S0metimes a. many
q twenty gentlemen would sit down to
table of an evening, and, while that same
German band was playing airs on the
deck till it would make you sick, they
down in the cabin were eating and drink.
ing. Each day there would be new bill
of fare and as many a. ten courses-s0me.
times more, according to the occasion and
the company. Before they got fairly down
TO the coffee they were pretty lively set,
cutting up all sorts of capers. Then they
would come up on deck and sing some
more. Mr.. Bennett used to call all the
mon up on deck and have them dance the
sailors hornpipe. Then when they got
through he had champagne served 10 them
al around like prince. All the time we
were at Gibraltar had mighty hard
time getting any sleep at all, what with
the cooking and the rest of it. Then Mr.
Bennett Was all the time plsying tricks
like . student. One night; very late, he
went down into the hold and filled
Q big pan full of some sort of
burning stuff and set it on fire.
There MAS a big flame and great
deal of smoke at once, and he was de-
lighted, and sent boy rushing around the
ship shouting Fire ! Fire p at the top
of his voice like madman. The guests
down in the saloon and the sailors and all
on board came up on deck terribly fright
ened and most of them only half dressed.
Some of them jumped overheard and
boats had to be lowered to pick them up.
They were very sheepish when Mr.. Ben
mott told them it was only joke. He
only wanted to get them up SO that they
might have some fun with him.
No, I tell you most of those fel
lows were, pretty mad, but you
sec they didn't say word because
they were all bis guests and didn't want
to offend him. He ordered up fizz and
polly, and they sat there laughing and
talking in their shirts and night gowns
till morning. Another time after big
dinner, about 1 o'clock in the morning,
Mr.. Bannett came up on dock alone and,
calling one of the men on watch, told. him
he wanted hose. The man fetched it to
him, not suspecting anything, and taking
the nozzle in his hands he stumbled down
stairs, opened the state room doors, and,
quicker than a flash, poured big stream
of cold water into all the beds where the
men were sleeping. That time they were
hopping mad and did some tall swearing,
but in the morning nothing more was
said about it"