.'HE EEllALD.
rt:m.isnr.i every Thursday
at
FLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
OFFICE:
n Vine St., One Block North of Main,
Oorner of Fifili Street.
IM4FST Cln MTIOV OF AXV
f.H'KUIS CAH IOIXTY.
Term, in Adano:
ic cor", wif ye.ir 2.Ck)
r-pv nix months l.oo
ciy, tlire ruowths 50
THE II Eli A Li)
t;1
A t x i; :i r i hi a a a v i: . .
hrAi'F. i Iw.j 2 w. , 3 W. , 1 m. 3 I", i in. I j r.
1 sir...:sl en l ,' i jfi (, ? . s if t:iio
2 sn. . 1 '." 7' "' i i , in to
3 "mi a t.-. 4 mi run :hib
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! el.. no lO'l I.". Ifi . : (r-i .i'i It-1 w i i.ipIO
1 Cl ...!" 'Ill 4, II' ) no (I I 4 i ( :'t II IK I I li.4 u
tf' "Ail Advertising Mils nui U 1 !y.
t ' Trriiisii iit ailvsrtl'or'icnt mil t le p;ii X
fer in .ul ance.
JNO. A. MACMURPHY, Editor. J
"PEKSEVEttAXCE CONQUERS.
99
(TERMS: $2.00 a Year,
VOLUME XIV. V
PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1878. ,
NUMBER 39.
Extra ri jiioi of tlie II in at Ti f;v :'. tv J. I
Y011M1;. rostnftlee newt iliiit. :tiil ( . l'.Ji'lm
8it,fti ner nf Main and Eittli Hfris.
FIKST
National Bank
OF PLATTSMOUTII. NEBRASKA,
17CC1!01I TO
TOOTLE, II.IXXA CliAKK
.' KlTr.rtEKALD....
t . i IlilV K V
. . Tt. "s1el.c;nf.ix. .
.."; ti UT.ul'i:kK
Presiilent.
V iri I'resiilent.
Cashier.
Alisjsta t Cashier.
This Dank is now 0(.t for laisiues nt their
iv loom. cmner Mm 11 ;inl Sitti et eel, and
.if pared to transact u i;eucr.d
BANKING BUSINESS.
8to. lt, Bonds, Gold. Government and Local
Securities
BOUGHT AKD SO I.I).
tlypotrlta Rectire'd, atid Interest Allotc
td on Time Ceitijicritw.
A va!.ntie' ill nnv j.HXt rf Oi" I'tiitml Statoi aud
lu iill iliu 1 1 1 n c :p:ilTi".viij and Olion
id i l. 1-.
A(;n.Ts rosi tijc
vv.u-.v-v. vm
iNiiAN Line and Allan Line
OF STK.VJJ !'.!;.
l-.;iin wishing to lirtn out l!u-!r f. ii-nds from
l-UttCHA
B ri' KLrs i iiom us
Xlironsh
to IMnttNmonth.
A. Schlcgel & Bro.,
JI.inufactuiv.H of
A nd ilea let s ! a
f-iKCY 8M0KKKS A ItTK.'f.K".-, SMnKINCi
and CIlEWIMi
T 0 B A (J (' 0 ' S .
ttjla fcHArS and sies cf CIO A I.' ta:.rt'5 to
trcer, and Hatisfiii-toii an ij:ilre . F:.;:.r
Clipping old for smokl.ie, toba-ro.
)o-i St. cue dooi ct of S. Hinder Mouse.
I'LATTsSIIOLTTM, N.T.. 101 V
r. M
MACHINE SHOPS !
I'LiTTKKOI Til. l:K
.S-nr an t t.ri.st Mil'
am ssTi.AK i i rn;s,
V.'rwr.R'it lr.n Tip. r.ni'0 ,i".il Lift rip--.Sr.ni
t.iiu, s. SatPty- r.l ve t ie ernni and ail
i:nlsi f rTr.ss K:isi" Klttinss.
i o f ''-' 1 V.i hiioil '.,otis-.
f a m
M A C H I tJ E l
K
A h -J
BEST FARMING LAHDS
IfJ NEBRASKA,
fo:: sali: i:v
ix x::s:i: a.
Great Advantages to buyers
IN It.?;.
Ten Years Cre l't at C r erut Inti nst.
Six Years ( r!it at t p r rr:it Interest,
arid 'SO r t-t-ut I'i.f-'.imt.
ttrr I.lhrrnl DiscoriitH For t'nuh
6t!n'nti on farrs risui Fi'ejjr litu,
xLiti ki-t-m i i! i.i v lair lmpiue-
Dl 1. 1 s .
rtntd.?ct and vjf. rnntai&i: i; f'.oi t'H'Mc
Minrs w ill ! n.::i!d frei- to ai.y u tI the
iroild n ?rt'!ic:it: n to
LA.Mi ( l).M)llliiNKi:. I. & ii. K. II.
ol.N .N l.tliiSN A.
SAGE BROTHERS,
le!t rs In
S T O "V
T&ja." JZ. El3. XSiZ 9
irTO., ICTC, tWJfJ.
Oij Io East of the Fnst-Ofllce,
Nebraska.
rhitUJiiouth,
Practical Workms in
SI1JSET IKON, ZIXC, T1X, BRA
ZIER Y, Ac, rf o.
lrj;o a9ortment of Hard ana Soft
COAL STOVES,
Wood and Coal Stoves for
HEATING OR COOKING,
Always on Hand.
Cvery vaaiety of Tin. Sheet Iron, and Zinc
Work, kept in Stock.
MAKING AND REPAIRING,
Ione on Short Notice.
tc-yKVETiYTJUXG n'Ar.HA xted : ;Lri
CHICKS LOIY l)OH'..
SAGE BRS.
E. PARIYIELE,
SALIC, FEED d- LIYERY STAZLE
On Main striH't nearly opjoito the Court
House. I'lattsinoioh, Neb.
FIorsEsfoR Sale.
Tl:e buyinir and selling of pood horses made
the specialty of the business.
New Horses & Carriages,
ur.d xentle horses, for Ladies to drive arc kept
at this Stable.
ANo a carry all. whi.-h runs to the depot, and
v. iii carry passengeis from any place in town on
tall.
FARMERS CALL AXD EJ'AJIIXE
21 r STOCK FOR SALE.
S.vl E.PARMELE..
-a A DAY GUARANTEED
T". WELL AUGER AND
ij UR ILL I" poxl territory. HIGHEST
ftoi IOWA. ARKAXr'A.s AfiD Dakota.
Ctalun:n frre. W. GILI;.-'. SL Louij. Mu. I
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
HAM. M. iIAIMIA.V,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ami Solicitor In Chancery. Oft":ee ia Fitzsrr
ald Iilotk,
13yl ri.ATT.S.MOrTII. NEB.
I,AY il I ICi:. Ki-al I-tati?. Fivo and Life In
surance Agents. riatlHUimitti. Nebraska. "o!
lcctors, tax-payi'iv. Have a cotiiplctf alii-tiwt
ofiitli-s. i;ny "and cil real f-tate, negotiate
loans1, ie. l."y 1
jami:s e:. moki:iso.
VrTOKNKY AT LAW. W ill pr;: ti.-p in Cass
r.i!il iidjiiiniii 'o r:i i.-s ; irivci sin-cia! attciittcn
to co-llnclioiiM and absi r;n-ts of title. Oilice witti
Ceo. S. Sinit!i, Fitzgerald U!o k, JI.ttt-i.i-nt h,
Nebraska. nyi
ATTOIINKY AT LAY and Uervl INtati P.ro
k:r. Sx-ri,ii Httetiii!i tri '.!! to ( ' i 1 el ions
unit all matters allerlin'.' tlie t!'.le to real estate
ifl.ee on d I'.nor, over Fust Oi'.ice. Flatlsinoulll,
Nt'Uiaska.
J1IV IV HAI.MCW
.ll'STM i: OF Ti!K rKACK. :nm ci'.lci'ti-ir of
liebts. collections ni-i'I ' fic'ii one dollar t.) one
tlioi.saiid ilo!l".rs. M ilt 'ii'.'es. I leeiis. atld otil
er iiistriimi nt.s ili.iw:i. and a'l county liiisiues.s
nuiall v ir.nisiftcd ln-for- a ,1 es! n t tne 1'eace.
l;-st of ri ft-vnc-L-iv. n if required,
oibce on Main btrect, W--st of fourt House.
4.j-yl JOHN YV. HAINLS.
U. II. WHKFLKK,
P.. II. STO.N E
WHEELER & STONE,
ATTOHyJiVtS AT LAW,
PIiittMiuouil:
. SitraMlkJ
DKNTIST. ni I.iiiiiM:itli' I'll Vfician. Of
fice corner Main and r.ili sl"s., over IIcro!.i'.s
store. l'laltsnioiUh. Neb. . U y
I SJ MVIY;STOY, .
IMTsIClAV sri:UK). tenders liis pro
f -i' ti.-'.l s -rvii - - to the cltvens of 'as- county.
!: sj'jcncc s')ui.i:t:...-t corner sixth and Oak Sits. ;
orr.ee on Main stiret. two doors west of Sixtii,
I'i at Is i n out Li N e li ra.sk .
lit. V.'. II. '! 5 I.ISHX f'A'llT,
I'i: Vi "TISINO I'H'! Sii'IAN. "ill attcrd cr.ils
at a:l hui::s. niiilit or day. I laitni 'ai!i. Ne
l:"kii. tifiicc iu Ciiy.piuau & riinUh's Oi .'
Stoic. -2iy
V . CM'TTKH.
DENTIST.
('-. 1 ( ski o u t ii . Sciirp-kn.
o,"".ce on Main Ktrci-t oer Solo:i!:i .".i d N'a
tl'.a's Store. ;J'y
ATroKNKY AT LAY". Fractiep.s In Sa:tn
dein r.nd Ti'.s C'oe i:'. ic.s. Asiiiai.d, N'j!ir.s,-ku.
CI! .4 el L II l l.TS.
Tonsoi'ial Artist.
EI. A !"3" i!ri'!i! M". 3J 3Z A K A .
I'iace of I'ifi.us en rii.i St.. Ic:.ee;i Mh
anJ.'tii 5!i-i-ts. :-.'i.-::!i;ooini, Shaviiip:, r!:il
dipii's hair cu:t .iij., etc. ctr. lly
HUB BAR I) i I OUS E .
n. Y,'0(i;.ii:i - - - Prop.
0'iod ..rcoii l:! and r--:isn:i:ib!p cliar-
. A sfioil livery kept ta e n. i.trtioa witlj the
hoiu-e. oyl
sa umh:ks house.
J.S.GHEaoltY, - - - I'liprictur,
1ocaiion Crntral. Oood 8aniIj Kooiu..
Kvei y attention paid to tests. 43i:i3
ruiTsMofTK, ----- Nrr.
LEX II OFF d- LOXXS,
iil'l 1 1! o- i!iiv
t-1.,
ioon
f
0;ie door
it of the Si.unders Hoi.se.
keep the best of
We
Beer, Wines, Liquors & Cigars.
a in".t ('oi.st.i.t'y on Hand.
C03I JIERCIA L HOTEL,
LINCOLN", NKII.,
J. J. 1 Mil OFF, - - - Proprietor.
Ti'.e best known and most popular Landlord
in the state. Always stop at tiie Commercial.
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.
r n E MONT, N Llili A S K A.,
FRAXK P ARC ELL - - - Prop.
iood rooms, pirn! board, and every thinjr in
apyde pie order. (Jo to the Occidental when
Mn visit Fremont. lot!
J. C CHAMBERS,
Manufacturer of and Dealer In
SADDLES,
COLLARS,
HALTERS.
WHIPS
ETC., ETC., ETC.
REPAIRING
Done with Neatness! Dispatch.
Tils ftrily place in town where "Turlev's pat
ent self adjustable horse collars are told." "
-1J:ii6
PLATJSMOUTH MILLS.
FLATTSMOCTH, NEB.
C iaKISCC, - l-roprlctor.
Flour, Corn Meal cC- Feed
Always on h.ir.d and for sale at lowest .ih
in ices. Tlie Inchest prices p;il t,,r Wheat am!
. oin. Farticular attentiou giveu custom work.
WILLIAM HEROLD,
dealer in
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHS..
BLANKETS,
FLANNELS,
FURNISHING GOOD3.
:o :-
GROCERIES OF ALL KTXDS.
Large stock of
BOOTS and SHOES
to be
CLOSED OUT AT COST
Notions, Queensware,
and in fact everj thing you can er.il for ia
the line of
General Merchandise.
CASH PAID FOi: HIDES AND FUFS
..!n-..s oi eovi:';-- ;T,'ltl'r r.Ven
ehani for oods.
ill ex
B. & M. R. K Time Table.
C'VTbcted Friday, October 1, 1S78.
Fi:t OMAHA FlToM'LATTSMOrTII.
I.euVL-s 7 S .1. in. An Ives S :15 a. in.
2 :.Ci p. 1:1. , ' 3 :V) p. in.
FKOM OMAHA FOr. FLaTTSMuL'TH.
Leaves 9 :?-0 :i. m. Arrivts 1 1 :Cn a. in.
C xo p. in. 7 :S5 p. in.
K)i: THK AY I" ST.
I'av n I'IhI tiinonth to :'2" a. in. Arrives Lin
coln, 1 l5 p. in. ; Arrives Kearney, it: 0.1 p. m.
Kreijjht leaves y :00 u. in. Ar. Lincoln 2 :C0 p.m.
FKOM Till: YLST.
I-aves Keaniey. fi -.'fl h. m. Leaves Lincoln
12 :1" p. in. Arrives I'latlsiuouth. 3 :W p. in
Fr-iiMit leaves Lincoln 11 ;) ii. in. Arrives
I'laltsiaouth, 5 :) i. in.
GOING EAST.
K press. f :15 a. in.
I'arsenser, t train each tly j 3 :.ri0 p. in., except
Saturday. Every third Saturday a train con
nects at the usual time.
It. V. II. 15. Time Table.
Takuiu Eject Monday, Xoc. 4, 1878.
hOUTHW AltH.
Arrives
Leaves
1 Att 8 :2l p. m.
I lr. n II;' I u .rn ...
tj ,. ,;, . .n.-.. . , I JMUT J UU, . ."..tn if. ill.
J Fed Cloud, 10 :35 . III.
KOUTH WAKD.
Leaves
Arrives
1 Oow'.es
... i :51 a. 111.
...5 a. in.
. . X, :JJ a. in.
...T:aa. in..
...i fi.i i Llue liiil
itu v iv.iii,-. .wu ti.. in. y
llasims,
52, &. . K. SI. Ti il TABLE
WKSTYAUO.
Kjpn'M Mail.
Lct.ve riiicvuo its ir.ani 10 '.x'pni
Mi'iulota i 12"i'ij- 1 4"ani
" Galesburg I 4;.".pm: .1 3..am
I'.urlirtoii i 7 -to;. in 8 loam
" OUinmra ! 10 .ii. pin tl .v.Hiii
" t'iiariloii j 1 4..a:n 1! l"ini
" Led Oak 7 loam 8 Oopni
Arr. l'lntts:ujuttl I 9 2'ain.
EASTWAUD.
lixjjrrss
x r.ipiii
S 'jlHl
Vail.
.';u.il;l
Via iii
Leave Ilatt.'.nieut!i
Ked oak
" Creston
'!i;:ifi!i
Oitiiiev.a
Fin lmtoQ ,
" (Jalesbui
Blend.-.!
' M .r,:u n l ".v.iii
1-' .aiu , 2 I. .pin
i-iiivi'i 5 t-"iKi
r. :i..:.iii n !';ni
, S r.',;,ei 11 .:.;nn
: !- i;.; m r. l'm
3 a.'t.in ; 7 Oi'am
?'!N hv til" l;C.T
I K iii. FCL4.-
Arrlv ChiL-auo
ONLY 27 HO' lJS TO S r. I.
F. l' l i; j.ist oppiiO I via ! IN
MAN 1'AI.At Ii Sl.J . Kl'i N i
(Al.s ii.vi iiom
Bui liiiKton to.-t. 1 .! W!ll.out caiie.
BY LEA VI NO rLVTTSMOI Tll AT 3:10 F.
M.. 'om arrive m Sr. LOl IS tlie -iext evening at
S :J0. and leavini; St. Louis at ts :'.) a. m . vo;i ;tr-
rive in ll:rtlinoutIi It :-0 the next i:;i".i.i'i.".
Couii in l icket- for sale for ail points North.
Soul ti. Last and West.
SAMLi'.l, I' Kl.li.
I. W. ITITCHf.WK, Ticket Aj'.eut.
:pn. W'esttrn Pass. Aenv.
I. M. I'r. nr.vL. Aent. Fiatt.s.-.uuitli.
c o -- - -j
T. C. x -
- ' -
H -T z -
r"i
1
O
y. - -
cq
c
C3
2 --"i
5
s. ; Z. .- V. Z S- r.
. -.. x:
N
r" "'. r - ' -w
; . r.
Pla 1 1 s in o u lh Tern , era n ce
Jiiilianl Hall.
THE MONARCH
HAROLD h JONES, Props.
The above having; opened a strictly
TEMPERANCE BILLIARD HALL,
on Main St., in the
ST A DELMA AW ISC LVIXG
invite their friend and patrons of the
game to come in and fee them.
Cigars, Lemonade and eirperanco drinks
for aie and none others.
o.i: pool
TWO BILLIARD TAELES.
Remcmltrrthe Place and Call. 25 tf
HARDWARE STORE,
In Flattsmo'itu, Neb., on Fourth St.. about the
MIDDLE OF TIinr.LOCK,
you will find :
Corn Planters, (hand & horse)
Slirilnpr Plows,
Sulky Plows,
Cultivators,
and all kinds of F.irm ImiKment3 and
Shelf Hard ware, Tin Ware, &c, Sac.
ALSO,
Hungarian and Hillet.
Seed for Sale
Excelsior Barber Shop.
J. C. BOONE,
Main Street, opposite Saunders House.
HAIE-CTJTTIlTa',
SHAVING AND SHAMrOOlXG
Especial attention given to
CDTTIX& CHILD REX'S AXD LA
DIAS HAIH.
CALL AND SEE EOONE, GENTS,
And pet a boone in a
iJallad of a IJakor.
Joe Itrown r.-na a baker man.
A baker man was Joe;
He ne'er was known to want fcr anxht,
Ah 1 yet he knondeJ donh.
And ho wns rusrsrcil. lioarty, too.
And had a Ions' life leu-sed.
And all because ho rose up with
His early-risiny; j tast.
To never cheat his customers.
This man was early t:tiif lit.
And yet his loaves were always light.
His pie-crust rather short.
And ho was goner, lus-henrted, too.
And kind uuto the needy.
And neat and tasty in his dresa.
Although his cake3 were sooJy.
With him none dare tn bandy Jokes
AYhen 'er he souijLt tho marts.
For well they knew his repartees
Wore sharper than his tarts.
And whrn I say hia skill wa3 grna.
In trotting up a imiltin,
Uls pastry tiiied the mouths of all,
AuJ n.eds uu further puffin'.
'Tis said he was a temperance man.
If so, 1 can't tell why
He "nixed with wheat ata.l oornuieul too
A trille of tho rye.
Whennjroat last o'ertook the man,
ili.s form Kew bent and sore.
And, like the cakes ho used to bake.
His head was frosted o'er.
And when lit? died all mounod his losa
With no seciarirn bins.
For ho had t een u frien 1 to r.11,
A bouU mt'.u and a pie-ous.
HIS KPITAI'II.
Rcuenth this enist of upheaved dirt,
A well-brcl biker lierj.
And, like the roils housM to mould.
We l.i)iL at l.ut he'll iis:.
LIT I LL JJIS3 JIUFFIT.
FY MARY KYLK PALLAS.
"Wo;id.r.i wiil nevtr cease," sail
lis. ;n;ikes,r.s ziu o;.c;:it'il a letiorsnc
h.nl found btisidii hiT I'latcat breukf.ist
'Us; re Is Ci'iifciu (J.Tiifff coming home
;i( tiT ri'.l U:e.-e; ye.u.s fiom l'alif.)t n:;i,
aiid such a Seller; just listen, i:i' d r.r:
JiSA!t I'lltS'.S .OAKK: I SUplMMf
you have al; iuh-.'.m u;i your inii:.1: Ltiat
lam dexd; but I'm alive, as ymi see,
atnl s-oiiiiii. lioiiic. i'jn Fred of luere
money fri iH Li. 'i;; and Ui. so wlio have
made fortune;: knuw that they reed
so.iicthin.ir else ia tliirf world. I mean
I.) end ii. y days aimmKt my re'ativi s,
;-.nd between you a .d me, I s-diali iul
iht-tn to le.st. I waul to find out who
ate really my fi Sends ami who court
use for other reas n.".; and what I ask
ou to do is to make lliein all think yie
n very ior man, quite on", of pocket.
Biess me, I am laughing; out lisud as I
write! Von should hear me. To make
tht'in think that Tin poor, and that it
would be a chatdy to ask m;; to pay
tlicni visils and to invite me now and
thea to li:t!i; r, and all tS:.t! 1 here 1
go a-rain, lauirhiiij; until the room rias
And in Una way lean discover my true
friend.i. I shall come to your house
first-, drwssed in character. . I know it
is an old joke , (ju te a thing out of the
p'ays and novels, Lut I trust it will
succeed.
Yours, very affectionately,
Ouadiah Corner.
F. .5. Expect me Thursday.
O. C.
"If that isn't the juost amusing
thing," sad Mr. Noakes -"coming
home so rich that he is suspicious ol
his v latives and afraid of being court
ed for his mony. And a bachelor t o!
Dea; ! dear! Fo r Obadiah Corner, w ho
used to be the black sheep of the la'n
ily, and who we never believed would
oo rue to any rx od! 11 ow everything
does change about in tliis world! Life
is a checker board, to be sure! William
what it splendid thing it would bo foi
Arabella Mullit,"
"What would be a splendid thi g for
Arabella, a checker-board?"' xtskod ilr.
Noaker.
"Oh! Mr. Noakes," cried Ids wife,
"don't pretend to be stupid, because
you are not, my dear, and you don't do
yourself justice, 1 mean Cousin Obad
iah." "Cous n Obadiah would bo a good
tiling for Arabella. Oh yes yes
y-e-e-s," s.ud Mr. Noakes. "Oh! I sej
you mean a good match for her. But
Arabella Mufiit, thottg i it most excel
lent person, is no longer young, and
sues never been Handsome, my dear."
"That's so ridiculous!" Mid Mrs.
Noakes. "Arabella is much younger
'ban Obadia'i, and by no means so
plain as he is. But that is tho way
with you men. The older and uglier
they get, the younger and prettier they
think their wives should be. Boys of
twenty sometimes fall in love with
women of thirty, but men of sixty nev
er think of suiy ae beyond sixteen
when they choose wives."
"Very true indeed," said Mr.
Noakes.
"And very ridiculous," said Mrs.
Noakes. "At ail events, I've an ailec.
tion for Arabella, and I'll do all lean
to lurther her in West; and don't for
get that we must i&ep Ohediah's secret
from t lie rest of the relatives. 1 s' all
give Arabella a hint of the real state
of the case, but not another soul shall
know a word beyond what Obadiah has
told me to tell them."
"Well, women must be match
makers. I suppose," said Mr. Noakes
as lie swallowed his last cup of coffee
and glanced at ihe clock, "but don't
calculate too much on success in this
affair, my dear."
Then he took his lint and coat and
dep arted for these regions colloquially
known as "down town,"' where men
of business hide themselves the best
part of the day, and shortly after, Mrs.
noakes, having arrayed herself tor tne
pionieuade, went out also, her purpose
oeing no less an one than a confiden
tial interview with the Arabella nt
whom she had spoken to her husband.
Arabella Mutfit, known amongst her
friends as little Miss Math', was a very
small, black-eyed lady of forty-live
years old, who lived in a tiny house,
principaly furnished with specimens
of all the fancy woik that bad been
I fashionable for the latt twenty-live
year3. She h:id no near relatives, and
could remember none but the grand
father who left her the small property
on which she now lived, but she had
connection-) who took tea with Let
occasionally and with whom she dined
at times; for the rest, church going,
needle-work and books occupied her
time.
She opened the door for Mrs. Noakes
herself, and having kissed her on both
cheeks escorted her to the bedroom
above, where she was busy with a
queens-woik ciiair-cover.
aow we can have a nice chat."
said she "And you'll stay to lunch,
won t you Martha?"
Martha promised to stay, and bavin
taken oil her cloak and hat dropped
mto a bleepy Il dlow chair and pro.iue
sd Obadiah Corner's letter.
"There," she said, "read that Ara
Delia."
Arabella read it, changing color as
she did so!
"Dear ine," said she, "how romamic
he must be. lie never used to be ro-
mantc. 1 suppose he"-s changed very
much in thcsj live and twenty years
lie inusi be hfty-seven now. And to
think of his having made a fortune,
and wanting to prove his friends sin
re. Martha, do you think you ought
. betray him?"
"No, 1 do not." said I shall tell no
one bat you. I hail a motive in teliiupr
you; and as he says in a postscript he'll
be here Thuisd iy, 1 want you to dine
with us Thursday and meet him."
l'oor Arabella looked in the glass
jadly.
"Jle'll find mo so dreadfully chang-
ec " saiit she; "but I 11 coiue, Martha."
' iSless you, we all change. We can't
help that," said Mrs. Noakes. "1 nev
er wony about it;" and then they fell
to talking sihout Obadiah, and what lie
used to do, an I what lie had been do
ing; and found tiie subject so inteitst-
ng that they kept it up over the cold
chicken. si)on;e cake and Un J. sh
rrcaklast tea that composed their
unch.
Wheu Thursday evening arrived it
found liule. Mis.) Muilit in Mrs-
Noaku's pallor, sitting opposite a burly
lookinjr man, wliose nose w;ts rather
red, and whoso eyes were not hottest,
candid eyes by any mea .s. Ho wa
dressed veiy s'.abbiiy, to say the lea.t,
and had whiskered io Mrs. Koakes in
the ha l.
"Take notice of this coat; it carries
out the character, doesn't it? i look
like a seedy old fellow who has had ill
inch , don't 1?' And he nudged the
oilier, while they mentally agreed that
he certainly did look the character
most thorot:.h!i.
Oo the whole, it was rather a plcas
a it evening, ttud Arabella ami Obad
iah irot on liaelv. Ue promised to take
tea tit her hou-e in a few days, and saw
hi-rhoaie at ten o'clock.
The rest of t.ie connections, not hav
ing read Obadiah s let'er, were not d -
igbled at his return. They taw him
shabbier than ever, a::d they were ver-
careful t kiis'p him at a distance.
Mrs. Noakes often .smiled to herself
io think what a difference that letter
would have made in their conduct i.nd
they Known of i'; but .she wis. ly Sieia
her tongue and left a fair lield to Ara
bella. In a little while, to her joy and
the great surprise cf Mr. Ni-akes,
Obadiah Corner actually proposed to
utile Miss Mullit, and was accepted b
her.
"Such a splendid thing!" said Mrs
Noakes. "uch a wonderful thing for
Arabella, and it shall all come out
now."
Thereupon Mrs. Xoakes went calling
amongst the relatives, showing Obad
iah "s letter everywhere, and creating
excitement.
"And what can lie see in a little Mis3
M iflit?'' said one mother of many
da'ip-htei s. "And though I say it
who, perhaps, should not there's my
Marguerite such a beauty."
"Jlut Marguerite was very rude to
Cousin Obadiah," said Mrs. Noakes.
"The idea of an old man like that
marrying with relatives he could
leave everything to.'-
"But men don't leave averything to
relatives who snub them,' said Mrs.
Noakes. "Hei-les. Obadiah is not vet-
old not old iit alt. It's ju; t sp'endid
for Arabella; and she was the only one
who '.(us civil to him, you know."'
Then she went away, leaving the c n
nections generally envious of Miss
Muffit, and angry with her also, as one
who had been wiser in her generation
than they.
And Miss MuiTit, so happy th..t she
began to grow plump, was m king up
a pearl-colored silk dress, and had sent
some pearls, that had been left to her
oy uer grauuiainer, to uie jewe ler s to
be reso.: and sat one evening building
some mnl.l.e-age castles in Spain, with
her feet on the fender of her grate,
when the bell rang, and her elderly
lover was shown in.
There was no light in the room but
that of the tire; and as site would have
lit the drop-lamp, he stopped her.
"I want to talk a little," he said,
'and I Jike talking in a lulf light.
Arabella, I've a quest i n to ask, and I
want you to answer me truly. 1 want
you to promise solemnly that you'll tell
me the truth."
"1 will, ' said little Miss Mufiit, faint
ly. '-Whatever the question is, I'll tell
the truth, Obadiah."
"Well, then," said Obadiah. "Did
you see the letter 1 wrote to cousin
Noakes?"
The blood rushed to Miss Mufiits
face in the darkness.
I Yes, I saw it," said she.
"I know no one else did,'" said Obad
iah. "But you the showed it to you?
Well, 1 intended she should. I wrote
it to be seen. I never thought Cousin
Noakes could keep a secret. Arabella,
I'm a ioor man, ami a rascal, I .have
met witSi nothing but failure. You
are rich in comparison. You've a
home and Sve hundred dollars a year.
My letter wa3 only a trap. I want; d
every oiio to see it, and hoped to settle
comfortably down among my l'riendH
with the reputation of being a rich
bachelor, with a foituue to leave be
him. You only saw the letter. You
only were civil, and 1 offered myself to
you meaning to impose on you until
we were safely married. 1 cared very
little for you then, Arabella. 1 wanted
a home, that was all."
"Oh!" cried little Miss Mu.Ttt, as il
something had stung lur.
"But since then," said Obadiah, look
ing miserably into the lire, "since then
I've found how good you were how
nice, how sweet. I've come to love
you, Arabella, and to feel that I
mustn't play a trick on you. It was
natural you should like the thought of
a rich husband and then we were
great friends as b y and girl. I don't
blame you, and I cau't cheat you. I
think it w iii break my miserable old
heart. But good-by, good-by. I've
come to say good-by and beg your
paruon, my dear. They'll say you had
a lucky escape. So you have. I'm
goimr."
He arose; but little Miss Mufllt arose
too.
"Obadiah." said she, "I never thoughl
of the money. "Obadiah, don't think
that of me. And you do care for me
now?"
"The only thing in the world I love,'
said he.
Then she held out her trembling
hand.
"Stay, Obadiah,' said she.
And he anight her hand and kissed
it, and in the darkness she heard him
sob.
So they were married after all; and
Obadiah has turned out better than
could have been expected, and only
:-rs. Ao.ikes knows of that bridal eve
confession, and she, yo.i may be sure,
!eeps the se.-ret.
The Sacfe or Earth.
Alhakem was tho Moorish king o:
Cordova in the hitter part of the tent:.
Ytury. He was an enterprising mon
h, and his reign has been termed
the Augustine Ag of Arabic litera
ture in Spain. But ho was not always
ju.-t.
Once upon a time Alhakem walked
foith into one of his beautiful gardens.
uid tne desire c.ime upon him to en
large it. In order to do so he must
pu: chase an adjoining ileld belonging
to one of his subjects. Tho owner of
the field, being attached to his inherit
ance, refused to soli, whereupon the
king. i;i great wrath, look it by force,
and drove the poor proprietor off.
The owner went to the Caut and
mule complaint. l!e might demand
justice even of the king.
The old Cadi took an emp'y pack
and having slim it across the b;ick of
a mule, he proceeded to the spot where
the monarch was superintending the
tearing down of thy wall. Ue asked
permission to fill his sack with earih,
which was readily granted. Wh n he
had completely filled it, and secured
the mouth, he called to the kintr, beg
ging that he would help him to lilt the
burden to t' e back of his mule. Alha
kem, taking il as a jest, made no ob
jectio.i. He took hold of nno end of
the sac!;, but it was h -iivier than he
thought. lie could not lift it.
"O, rrince," said tho Cadi, "if thou
canst not now lift so small a portion of
the fi Id th ui hast usurped as is con
tamed in this poor sick, how wilt thou
bear the weight of the whole of it upon
thy hea l when the King of kings, in
the Judgment day, shall ask of thee a
return of thy stewardship?"
Alhakem restored the fijlJ
Fashionable WlTes.
The fashionable wife, savs London
Truth, looks on her husband's money
as spoil something which he wants to
guard, and she to seize. It is no joint
property which it is as much her inter
est as it is his to save and use wisely;
but an enemy's possession which it will
be her gain to loot. As for compan
ionship lo'ijours perdrix palls, and an
evening spent with her husband alone
counts as the 112 plus u'tra of d-adly
dulness. Personal love for him lias
died out, if even it once exis'ed under
the guise of passion because of novelty
and, whatever she may be to others,
her husband finds her uniformly cold
and repellent. Mo herhood is her bug
bear; children unwelcome intruders;
and there is no more miserable woman
extant than the fashionable wife witn
a baby, that binders her from jo ning'
in the season "s vulgar pleasures. Es
sentially selfish and shallow, love has
as little meaning for her as the doctrine
of duty or the glory of sacrifice; and
those who know her stand aside in a
kind of wonder at the scheme of crea
tion which includes, among its offsets
ii being without uses, and without vir
tues woman with presumably a soul
like any other, absolutely destitute of
he love which saves the world from
worse than death, of the reality which
seeks truth and lives in it, of all noble
ness of aspiration, and all righteous
ness of life, a woman whose god is
pleasure, and her one sol-i religion.
Lash ion.
M. Darby de Thiersant, a Fiench
Charge d'Affaires, who h.ts been in
strumental in introducing a number of
Chinese plants and animals into Ids
native country, is now making arrange
ments for importation in quantities of
setz, one of tho most valued fish found
in Chinese waters. The fish belongs to
the carp family, and when fed on sea
plants in ponds attains with great
rapidity a weight of about forty
pounds. During the past three years
experiments nmde on the fish in the
Jardin d'Acclimat itioii have shown it
to be well adapted to a European cli
mate, and, as it increases rapidly, it 1.1
hoped that within a few years it can be
introduced extensively throughout
Europe.
"Mr. President," said a delegate in a
recent convention, "I think we should
adjourn till to-morrow, a3 I notice that
there are fifteen delegates iu this con
vention hero who are absent."
TELEGRAPHIC.
ScTcrc Rain Storm nnd Hood on
l!asterii Coast.
the
New York, Dec. 10. The storm
along the coast is very severe, inflicting-
considerable loss to property on
land, but the marine disasters reported
are few.
PouoHKEcrsiE, N. Y., Dec. 10. A
heavy rain has prevailed along the
Hudson since yesterday. Many places
on the track of the Hudson Kiver Tlail
roaJ are submerged, and forty feet of
the track has been washed away near
Highland Station.
Richmond, Va.. Dec. 10. A serious
flood in tho James River is probable.
New York, Dec. 10. A private ca
ble dispatch states that Ileurv Wells
of Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, is ly
ing at tho point of death in Glasgow
I ken-ton, N. J., Dec. 11. The Dela
ware Kiver has not been so high since
1SG1. Fair Street is flooded and peo
ple are moving out of their houses.
The factories and mills along tho river
aro submerged. Yardley villc bridge
is in great danger.
Si'Ranton, Pa.. Dec. 11 Travel ui-
on all the railroads entering this city
is interrupted. At Portland, Pa., the
Delaware has risen nineteen fret, and
a portion of the town is inundated.
Nebraska Crrv, Dec. 12. Peter
Carbon, a Swede, was killed in Fat-
rick's plow factory at 4:20 p. in. He
wa3 caught in the lly wheel and had
his brains battered out. He leaves a
wife and child.
A York special to the Nebraska
Press gives the particulars of the mur
der of Noah Martin, of that county,
while returning home. His skull was
smashed in and his body left in his
wagon. IIo had just sold a lead of
gi.uu.aim tne muruer is supposed
have be:i for money. No arrests, al-
tSioiii,h there is a strong aUispicioii as
to thf. rrii:'!v mrtv
iv i:a ::n f.y .j cnction, jn i:i;., iJeeoui-
ier 12. Mrs. Harlston and her three
..'iii'ii'il IKIIIIICII'U lit lYD.tl lir j
ounty, about November d, by one S.
D. Richards. The bodies were not
found until yesterday. They were
uBc'eras'raw stack. Mis Ilarl-ton
was murdered by Richards to ge t pos
session of it span of mules, some grain
and a homestead claim. Her head
smashed with a smoothing iron; also,
one child killed by the same instru
ment. One was taken by tho heel
and had its brains dashed out against
tho door. Tho third chfM was kicked
to death.
Peter Anderson was murdered about
I
the 8th inst., about five miles frwm
where Mrs. Harlston was. He was
found in the cellar of his house, under I
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on tlie head with a hammer. He was I
killed for a little money ho bad with
him at the time
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