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ji wPMm'm'lP ,-JUUP- '--!! 7, - T- THE ADVEETISER THE ADYEETtiEE S ."ST. TAZ31230T2X. T-CJULCEZSl iTAIRBROTSER & QAESR, Publishers end Proprietors. FAIRBROTHER & HACKSX PttDllsfcers fc Proprietors. Published Every Thursday HGrning at Bnowrrvnxx. keseaska- ABTEttTISING RATES. Onesaek.eae y"y .114 CEasejseceeCn? tacfc. ?r year ;n tscfe. pc Bsosth- TSSJIS, lH ADVANCES an, sNHntl awn, per aHts. copy, copy, cnj .3150 . 100 50 Isl s4Ternseaaeass at lent rales-Oaesoare." OSlnreaor2?oapareMir Jse&)Srs teeesftes.JftS aacasebseqaea:raraaB.sc. fS-AnsTsasteataaTarUseoeatsraBsi bepafs forts a&rsnee. o stx months tbree moatba. e copy, rg-yo paperseat from the antee BatUpetd tor. ESTABLISHED 1856. i Oldest Paper is the State, j BEOWNTTLLE, EEBEASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1877. VOL. 22.-NO. 7. READING 3LLTTER OXETEUYPAGE OFFICIAL PAPER OF TITSC01IXTI ,' r . iSSm inxl 9 B y m 1 UnnB SSSSafi J hnY & SSSV Una fSr lUBSf J I Ana nnSi nV nKf & V.) ' W OITICIAL DIEEOTOEY. District Officers. t; IWCXD- -JAS. T . - MTTH-. .District AUeraar aIXIAM H. HOOVI LClerfc. 1 A CBCLL- .Bepetj- auric County OSocrs. T VKVT? B. CHURCH Ooassr Jedce , ii K E. 3CAJOS3 CSctk and ecorer A H 'illJCOEE Treasrer i- virso PLASTras Ser I I EBIGHT 0ro J Vlta 3C. HACCBX SerTsyoc UN n. SHOOK. NTIULX HlflgSg. II. rST, - .Orsi3i33JBra City Officers. - PTTIX. -X&yer I E3BIOHT B HOTKKU PoihJire caerK i JttMJE3- Trea5rer Xarfftat tt.' H IJLX3SOX- oouscmtaBc. -' n: ju iiy. Jl.'DKINS, ' MERTER, i- mi.r, i iiOIHAKT. JatWsrd 2aftWarl JtedWotd PROFESSIOKAi CAHDS. CTULL & THOMAS, O ATTOIUfEVS AT LATV. r et nver TIeotore 111 4 Oo.' More, Brwra- T L. SCHICK, JL. ATTOR-VET A.TI.AW. 31, beontoeCtc the Grman butsaoe. Ol - nTt d'r to County Clerk's Oflee. CWsrt II j- Bnlidlpg.BrowBTlIle.aobTnfcfc. H. BROADY, Attaraoy and Canneelar at liatv, rerstat BBk.BrownvllICeb. J. TV' T. ROGERS, AttorscT and Oeuacelor atLair. . lTedi:tot attention to soxljJb353 r.itJtoh1crt. Ottoe In the Bey BUHttag. T-l!l.yb. A 1-. HOLX.ADAY, Plij-ilolan, Snrswn, Obstetrician. j-iiacwI In Jttl. LocAtl la BroTTSTlII 13S. . Atteatlor. ds1I u Obstetrics Md diseases s-enandCblldreti. OlHce. 41 Main street. 5. A. OSBORN. ATTOUSEY AT LATV. ' - N .. l Mala Mrwt, BrownvUe. Keb. v r-- AT. CLIXE, FAHINAimE M . BOOT AXBSHOEXAKEP. - TOM WORK made to or4rr . and fits stawB tutted. K--rtn neatly aod ptomsttrdoac i N,,.gMa..3tet.Browvmc.yeb. J W. OIBSOX, BllAriCgailTH ADnOIlSH SHOER. , r flon to order and satt!faestoB sitoraMed ' '- trt, betTOea Hain and Atlantic, Bro-xs agon &lagksm!thkof . E DOOR WEST OF COTTRT HOUSE. IV "AGON MAKING, RepairiBp, Plows, and all work done In the best .-.v.erxzi4 no short notice, satisfaction mstran- otm! ;;vah:macail f34-Xy. Clocks, Watches, Jewelry 2Jo. 58 Maia Sts-oot BrffTnrille. jTL 5vrpa constantly on hand a larc and well V amwrMd stock of xvaiaeastfcin ata line 4& Repairing of Clocks, Wattfcei and Jewelry " '"uone on snort notice, at rs onshle rates. ALT. WORK WJUtRjL&TSD. Main Street - STJBBAS.T'S STORS. Seooodttoor of Poe( OSee, HRGWffT;iiii:, sbbrasei. Main Street HAYS "E"OTJ SZSS" TOG Pf BPH Miil jJJJJJ "EIi3S?HAlN'Ts' TAID FEED STABLES I wish to snaoaaee lURt I am prepared to dw a nrst dab livery bostneeri. Josli Hogers, J". Xi. KiO"Z"- Sae?e afeMMaeai BDRUL CASES & CiSKEIS OWSETASTELT OX HASD. 5G 2raiuSireet3 TJEOTrXlTIIIEENEE. bnUbLn! k i iluildluii A nTljl lilli! 1 1 U.lUliilliillJjit ArrnoKizzD by the r. s. GOTxnxaEST. THE FIRST NATIONAL OP BROTTS V i I Ttl J?aid-tip Cajntal, $o0,000 Authorised i o003000 IS PKEPAHED TO TEA2SACT A General Banking; Business BUT A2CD SELL GOUT & OUEEMOY DEAFTS CR&UUeprtaei96lettfes afrbe United States and Surope MONEY LOAIvTED On approved ecrityoolj-. Tfaae Drafts diseovBt ed.aad s octet ageonunoJatton granted to dopautt 8IB. Dealers la GOVStTMZKT B020X5, STATE, C0UKTY& CITY SECURITIES DEPOSITS Received MtysWe doasaii, aad INTEREST at owed on lifiio certificates e ' 4post. DTKCTOfSS. TTa.T.S5. B. 3t 3f.A. Haadiey. raak . JotaaeoB. X.atar adley, wa. Jt'raHfier. JOHA" L. CAESOX, A. TL BA VI?Orr. Cashier. I.C. McSAUSHTOS. AseC Cssbier. PresMeat. OEGA2ST1ZEID, IS70. AT BEOWSTILtE. CAPITAT,, $100,000. l KM t&l cine bncinoce, eUs fettles of the Drafts ea sH tayria " - "9. miTED STATES MB HIJEOPE Je Special depositors. acoomraodatkms granted te T&C SE CTJSiZ'XTZSS, BOUGHT JTD SOID. OFFICERS. W.H.HcCREERY, W.W.HACKKE5T, H. E. GATES, : : : President. Vice President. : : : Cashier. DIKSCTOaS. I.. HO A DLKY . J. C. DBUSKR. WX.H. HOOVER, C. 3f. KAltl'.V AX. -W.W.HACK3TET. H. a ISTT. "V.H- jfcCREEKY. I a G9 "5 -n S I buy my beer by Jake. I don't. j. s, SAWxrss. WX.P. SaETTH. Sa-wlims cL Smitn, TONSOMAL ARTISTS, 1st door west Frst National Bnnfr, JSroicnvillC) - JYcbraska. Shavlnc, Shampooing, Hair Cutting, &c, done In the hlphept style of the an. YOUR PA3.B0NAGE SOLICITED. ESS rVi DYEING HQ I R jP SI CLOT He -will Color or Dye your COAT, TEST or PASTS, In the beat style. WillDy Ladles' Shavrls; tvIII talce all the Spots out or Gents' Garments, andpress theni up In good shape ; -will re pair Garments, and -warrant to give entire sntlp ractlon ; and tvlll cut and make gentlemen' clothes. Equaled by Few, Excelled by Hooe Shop in Alex. Robinson's old stand, next door to Boy'a'Pamltitra Store. ETBBP0UT1I HOTEL SNIDEE & WEIGHT, PSOPSTETORS. This house Is DOW con dnpfort In flrst-AlRM strleJj&e rooms ibr COiQIEECIAL TKAVELERS. BllUard Tiarlor and Tefldtri? room eonneeted with the hotel. The people h 7rau.u. .lanauui are isotKtteu to iry Metropolitan, whea TlBltlns Lincoln. STATE BUK of HEBBUU IC s J i JRSt KS fc tT"iv BtauT 1 r: XjFjj u a A". b4 I- AlSU . . 1 q S3 -2 ra ? & . if.u r- Sa k I SC gyafe Ifi Q lu s3 MESo The Homestead. It Is not as It used to be "Wbon you and I were young. When 'round each elm and inoplo treo Tbe honeysuckles clung; But still I love the cottage where I passed my early years, Though not a single facola there That memory endeara. It Is not aslt used to be; The moss is on the roof. And from their nest beneath tho caves The swallows keep aloof. The robins how they used to sing, "When you and I were young; And flashed about the wild bee's wing The opening flowers among ! It It not as it -used to be ; The voices heard of yore. And forms that we were want to sec, "We see and hear no more. 2To m ore ! Alas, we look In vain For those to whom we clung, And loved as we can love but once, "When you and I were young. THE SMITH'S APPEENTIG jj i A Story of the ReTolution. CHAPTEB I. It was the darkest hour of the Rev olntion fo: the American cause. There were traitors In the camp, tho' the great mass of the people remained firm and determined in the cause of independence. The British army outnumbered the American forces as three to one; but liberty was the price to be won, and brave hearts, led on by Washington, did not despair. What if they were clad in tattered garments, and their feet were shoe less, leaving marks of blood upon the frozen ground, wherever they follow ed their beloved commander, so long as they battled for the birthright of freedom. At the period of our story, there stood in the vicinity of the village of Brunswick, a log house of rather large dimensions, and built in a manner that proved that its proprietor went in more for comfort than apperance, as regarded his dwelling. There wa3 an air of neatness and taste about the garden, that seemed to prove that It was under the special care of a wo man, even though currant-bush, honeysuokle, and hop-vine had been for many days under the snows of December. The proprietor of the house follow ed the double calling of blaoksmith mndJarmer. 3EIew8i-aMhale-.oId man of ahout sixty, and hi3 family was composed eolely of his wife Dorothy, and his daughter Mary, a beautiful girl, just budding into womanhood. In his youth, farmer Jonas Hutton had advocated Quaker principles of peace ; but in his age, his sympathies were Eecretly enlisted in the cause of King George. Hi3 conduct, however, had been so circumspect he appear ing to maintain a strict neutrality as regards both the British and Ameri can cause that, though suspicions were rife of his extending aid to the former, he had, thus far, escaped ac tual proof. The only person hired about his premises was a tall, ungainly youth, who had served as a helper in the smithy, when occasionally a neigh bor wished his horse shod, or his wag on tired. His name was Malachi Doolittle, and he hailed from the Bay State, from whence he had wandered to the present station, some three years before, binding himself to Squire Hutton till one-and-twenty. He had all the peculiarities of the migratory race of Xew England, and though, as we have Etated, he was tall and un gainly in his deportment, a warm heart beat under a home-Epun vest, and he displayed much genius and tact for the benefit of his employer. As a matter of course, he had been in love for a long time with the fair form and blue eyes of hia master's daughter, Mary, though she always treated his case so coolly, that any one else but a genuine Yankee wooer would have left the field in despair. Xo girl can bear to have It said that her lover is an objact of ridicule , and Mary was well aware that tall Alala chi, the name by which her father's apprentice was generally addressed, wa3 the sport of all the young girls in the neighborhood. Yet she might have made a good choice, for he bid fair to become a first-rate mechanic, was a crack shot with the rifie, and he could out-run, out jump, as he ex pressed it, anything that stood in two shoes. He was a firm advocate of the Amerloan cause, and when his boss was not nigh, and he could gain a lis tener's ear, he would express his ad miration of Washington in the high est terms. It was late In the latter part of De cember, and close upon dusk, when a young man, attired in the uniform of an ensign in the Continental army, and mounted upon a powerful gray horse, rode up to Squire Hutton's Emithy, and requested that his ani mal might be snod Immediately. "Friend, then seemeth to be Bome what in a hurry," was Squire Hut ton's reply, glancing at the stranger; "and as Malachi is busy foddering the cattle, and as I have promised to have neighbor Parker's wheel tired in half an hour, perhaps thee had better apply to the next shop, which thee will find about a mile and s half from here, on a straight road to Brunswick, and" "A plague on neighbor Parker and his wagon wheel," said the young man impatiently. "As you have stated, However, I am in ahurry, and bear important dispatches to Wash ington, whom, I understand, is on his way to attack our enemies. May Heaven favor the right cause!" "Amen," said the Emith, earnestly. "But, as I have informed thee before, it will be impossible to attend to the shoeing of the beast to-night. It ia nearly dark, and I seldom protract my labors after nightfall." The stranger mused a moment, and then muttering to himself "It is not possible that I can be misinformed" drew a paper from his pocket and handed it to Squire Hutton. "What is this?" he exclaimed. "Something that it would not be polite to let every one peruse in these times ; but I have heard that you were a staunch man in the cause of King George, and I can trust you. The exigencies of my case do not ad mit of delay. My horse must be shod, and I must be within the Brit ish camp, at Trenton, by to-morrow morning. The old Emith, with an air of sur prise, wiped hl3 glasses, to peruse the document, and by the last fading light of day, recognized the well-known signature of Lord Cornwallls. He Instantly grasped the stranger by the hand, and said that for the cause of King George, he would neg lect every job of work in the shop. "But thee will have a rough ride of it, friend ; the roads are in a bad con dition, and the wind will blow bitter and cold in thy face, I observe, the whole journey." The stranger remarked that he had learned to laugh at such adventures, in the camp of the soldier. "Ay, friend, but the night will be black as pitch, an hour later, and If your beast Is not sure-footed, thee will scarcely reach Trenton by sunrise. However, I see that thou art weli pre pared for thy journey. A good cup of tea, equal to that the foolish rebels wasted in Boston harbor, made by wife Dorothy, and a few warm bis cuits, prepared by my daughter Mary, will refresh thee greatly, previous to thy long ride." "Thanks, kind sir, for thy hospital ity, and be assured that it will be re membered to our oommander-in-chlef. My business Is urgent, for if I reach Trenton by sunrise, the plan I now bear about my person will place the rebel army wholly In our power." "Sayest thou so ?" said the smith, rubbing his hands joyfully ; "then, indeed, we have no time to lose. Hal lo, Malachi I ah, here thou art. Bun up to the house, and tell Dorothy thatiBut I've concluded to borrow old sor fsay-5rIrd4i ii "iSfwaw,- &i Continental army, is going to sup with us. He has important documents for the benefit of the American oause, and must be in the American camp tomorrow morning. Thou canst shoe the horee, whilet I extend to him the hospitalities." And Squire Hutton, taking the young man by the arm, ushered him, in a few moments Into the presence of his wife and charm ing daughter. Meanwhile Malachi, who had eyed the stranger very closely, lit a lamp, and began to ply the bellows. "Well," he exclaimed to himself, "if this don't beat all natur. I tho't there was something In the wind, when that critter halted at our place ; so I ju3t stopped foddering the cattle, and sneaked up to the back side of the 3hop to listen. So, If ho gets to Tren ton by sunrise to-morrow morning the American army will be in the hands of the British. If you are there by that time, by Jnaas, Malehi Doolittle don't know anything about shoeing. Whoa you critter; can't you stand still a moment, while the irons are getting hot? It's no wonder you're so restless, with such a load of sins as you are about to carry ; and I am go ing to cut my Indentures to-night, and join the American Army. Who knows but I may come back a Cap tain, and marry Mary Hutton, and then strike a bee-line for old Massa chusetts ? But I must hurry this job through, for I would not like the boss to inspect my work to-night. There," he added, as he drove the last nail, "you'll ca3t off a pair of them shoes about five miles t'other side of Bruns wick, and then, If I can't catch you, Ensign Spencer, on my old sorrel, I wish I may be blowed up in a powder mill." Big with Intentions for the benefit of the American cause, Malachi fast ened the horse, and closing the shop door, wended his way to the house. The wind blew keen and cold, and the sky was overcast with dark clouds. "Shouldn't wonder if we had two foot of snow before to-morrow morn ing." said Malachi to himself, "and I'd rather, by a darned sight, go to an apple-bee or a quiltin' party, with Mary tucked under my arm, than take a journey to Trenton to-night. However, what can't be cured must be endured, as my old schoolmaster used to say, when he applied the birch ; so, all you have got to do, Ma lachi Doolittle, is to play possum, and not to give the British too big a start." He found the kitchen empty, for Ensign Spencer, being considered in the light of an especial guest, thesup per table was set in the parlor. "Bothis picture! he will be mak ing love to Mary next," said Malaohi, uneasily ; "but if he doe3, I'll pay him off In his own coin. Ah, here are his pistols and heavy riding coat. Well, now, Malachi DoolittleI don't think it would be unwholesome to your constitution to jerk the priming out of them barkers, for fear matters migni come to a rough-and-tumble. So here goes," and suiting the action to the word, the stranger's weapons erf ,!stantly placed in a harmless condition. When the apprentice entered the parlor, he found Dorthy Hutton and aer uauguiuMaiy m xiiga giee ana good humor. The supper was over, but the Etranger seemed to be attract ed to the Emith's parlor by the bright eye3ofMary; and looking twice out of the window Into the cold, bleak night, he gave a shudder, as if loth to depart on his journey. Tall Malachi devoured his supper in moody silence ; but notwithstanding his discontent at the notice the young officer took of Mary, he made fearful Inroads on the johnny-cake and Eaus ages. A genuine Yankee 13 seldom so deep in love that he forsakes his victuals, and such was certainly tall Malachi's case. When there was no excuse for long er delay the apprentice was deputed to fetch Spencer's horse to the door; and, thanking his host and hostess for their kind attentions, and bestowing a kiss upon the blushing cheek of Maryr ha bestrode tho animal, and set forth ata round gallop on his dark and dreary journey." "I guess I'd better go and finish foddering the cattle," said Malachi, as the clatter of the horse's hoofs died away In the distance. "Old Bull has broken ils surcingle all to smash, and I calkllate I'd better take the sorrel horse and go down to Brunswick to morrow morning, and get it fixed, as I we want to sled some wood from the swamp, Suppose you can let me have scrrel for a little while, Squire ?" "Why, how on earth can thee go down to Brunswick without him, Malachi? How foolish you do talk to-night." "Well, I didn't know but that you might want to use him,' said Mala chi, dosing the door behind him, and starting for the barn. "Consarn his piotur! kissed her lips did he? Well if Idont have a wrestle with him for that trick, my name ain't Malachi Doolittle. Jerusalem, how cold it is ! I wish I had on my other shirt, but it is no U3e to grumble. Old sorrel, put In the big licks, and you shall be kept on nothing else but oats and clover for the balance of your days. And now for a parting ealute to the boss," and he strode up to the door of the house. "Why, Malachi, what Is the mat ter?" asked the smith opening the door; "is the barn on fire, or "Iso, nothing of the kind, boss. rsI-io'irTWlit, lc;, laroc,d nfVfn-r&or-.: row morning. I know the whole plot, and am going to take them pa pers from Ensign Spencer, and give them to George Washington." "Why, his horse is as fleet as the wind, and he will be to Trenton be fore thou art half way there," said said the smith, with a laugh. "You forget that I shod hla horse, boss." Well, he Is armed, and will shoot thee as dead as a nail, if thou dost at tempt violence." "Can't be did, boss. I shook the priming from his pistols, when he was to his supper.7' "Thunder and Belzebub ! Lord forgive me but " The remainder of the sentence was lost on Malachi's ear, for, with a wild "Ya.hip! ga-lang, Borrel," he was following in the traok ot the British spy. CHAPTER U. Thn night was very dark, and --"c "e flakes of snow were falling fast over the already whitened ground, but the old sorrel was perfeotly acquainted with every inch of the road, and, as if prompted by instinct that he was on business that admitted of no delay, It needed but little urging on the part of Malachi, to make him stretch his neck through the village of Bruns wick like a greyhound. Occasionally his rider would rein up and pause, to listen If he could hear the clattering of hoofs in the distance ; and when he could hear no sound but the moaning of the wind, as It whis tled through the forest trees, he would shout, 'Ga-lang!' and the horse would resume his old pace. But this perseverance was not to go long unrewarded ; for he had scarce ly put the village of Brunswick five miles behind him, when he disoried the object of his search a short dis tance ahead, and traveling at such a gait that convinced him that Ensign Spencer had little cause to thank Mal achi Doolittle for his handicraft. As the matter stood. It was no great feat for the sorrel or apprentice to rein up by the side of the officer in the space of a few moments. It was too dark for Ensign Spencer to recognize his new acquaintance of the smithy. pine evening, Squire,' said Mala chi; 'Eleighing will be first-rate to morrow, If It contines to come down In this way.' 'There we don't agree, friend,' Eaid Spencer placing his hand, by way of precaution, upon one of his pistols; for the night, to my mind Is a cursed dark and stormy one-' Well, 'tla something dark, that's a faot,' was Malachi's response, 'for a man that has got a considerable dis tance to ride. Got a fine horse? Ican't see for sartin. Critter goes kinder lame don't he ? Yes, thanks to a bungling fellow that shod him, about two hours ago, I shall not be able to reach my destina tion by daylight.' Rather guess yon won't, Squire, at the rate you are traveling now. Tren ton Is & long way off yet, and it 13 a rough road to travel. Xow, Squire, seein' it's you, T wouldn't mind swap- pin' horses. Old sorrel is sore-iootee, I and only ten yeara old, come next grass ; though I should require a lit tle boot, under the circumstances not Continential, but hard Spanish and 'Hold on, friend, for Heaven's 3ake. I have no wish Jo trade horses, at any rate, and your loquacity i3 perfectly overwhelming. I have but one ques tion to ask, and you can act your own pleasure In answering it. Who gave the information that I wo3 traveling to Trenton ?' 'Just as slick a grease. Squire. You are on our side. God save King Goerge and down with the rebels. I am Malaohi Doolittle, Jonas Hutton's 'prentica boy, who shod your critter this very night ; and It appears it was so confounded dark in the shop that I made a pesky job of it.' ..'Pesky job indeed I said Spencer. 'Why my horse is going! dead lame, and I must be in Trenton by to-morrow morning my buslnes3 la of the most vital importance.' 'Could I not do the business for you ?' Eaid Malachi. 'You can go back to Squire Hutton's, while I oarry the dispatches you bear about you to the British camp.' Xo,' said Spencer with a laugh, 'thatwould hardly do. A brltlsh offi cer placing important dispatches in the hands of a blacksmith's apprent ice, is altogether out of the question.' By Judas, I've got it !' exclamled Malachi, as if struck by a sudden thought; 'we'll swap horses for the present. I'll take your critter back to Hutton's, and doctor him until you call for him, and lend you old sorrel he Is just as fresh now 03 when he left the stable, and can keep the same gait for four-and-twenty hours to come.' Ensign Spencer was delighted with the proposition, and halting at a favor able place, they both dismounted, to make tho exchange. But no sooner had tho officer's foot touched the ground than he found himself In the olose embrace of tall Malachi. 'jSow Squire,' he exclaimed, 'before it comes te a worse tussle, I'll trouble you to fork over them papers.' 'Why what do you mean, you ple beian hound,' said Spencerj 'by insult ing an officer of King George? strug gling to free himself from the iron grasp of the blacksmith's apprentice. 'Mean just what I say, you darned cantankerous Tory varmint. Hur rah for George Washington and the f-OoHEInonel. CSncrrooal Hwies MS"3y again will yon ? Well, I'm not going to be cruel, but if you don't fork ove them papers in a jiffy, by the six teenth chapter of the Revolutions, I'll make mince-meat of you I will, by Judas!' 'Don't throttle me !' exclaimed Spen cer, (for Malachi's grip at his throat had been tightening every instant,) 'and they are yours.' 'Don't attempt to come any of yocr games, you Tory varmint. I can oet run, out wrestle any thing in our dig gins, and ' 'Such is not my intention. There are the papers ; much good may they do you. And now be kind enough to release my collar.' Wait a bit, Squire. So ho, sorrel must make all right ;' and at the same moment he let go of Spencer, he leaped Into the saddle. 'Good night Squire, and pleasant dreams.' Spencer Instantly aimed one of bla pistols point blank at Malachi, but it missed fire. He dashed it to the ground, with a curse, and leveled the other tho trigger clicked but there was no discharge. 'Ha, ha, ha !' laughed Malachi. 'You will find the primin' scattered round Jonas Hutton's kitebn floor, where I left it. Ya-hip, sa-Isng sor rel. Three cheers for George Wash ington and the Continental Congress.' CHAPTER IU. The Eun was not above an hour high, when a tall, slab-sided Yankee, mounted on a bony horse, rode up to the American lines, where he was hailed by the sentries, aud to whoai he made known that he had something of the most vital importance to com municate to the General. His invin cible pertinacity finally procured the coveted audience with the Commander-in-chief of the American forces, and tall Malachi placed the documents he had procured with so rnneh trouble In hla handa. Washington saw at a glance that, had the plans they di vulged been carried out, the army would have been placed in great peril If not annihilated. Of his master's share in the transaction, Malachi Doo little Eaid nothing, for he was too much in love with Mary to betray her father ; but all other questions he an swered with a promptness that prov ed he had a large share of good sense to make up for his uncouth appear ance. And you wish to serve in the army? said Washington kindly. Such Is my intention, your Excel lency, If you think my services worthy of regard.' We are always glad to receive such good recruits in the cause of freedom as thou art. The service thou has rendered Is a great one to the Ameri can cause. Captain Doolittle, allow me to congratulate you, for such is the commission you hold henceforth in the Continental army.' The heart of the new made officer was too full to express hia thanks, and he resolved to prove by deeds, and not by word3, that he wa3 worthy of Washington's consideration. The commander-in-chief saw tb&s some immediate steps must bo taken, not only to take.PbIIadelph!a whleh, as lie learned by the dispatches broeghSi by Doolittle, the enemy were deter mined to possess but to arouse the spirit of the nation, that had now sunk to the lowest depths of despon dency. He resolved to anticipate the 1 British, and cross the frozen Delaware on the night of the 56th of December, where he learned that a large body of Hessians had encamped. He followed up his plan with eminent success; for the attack being wholly unexpected, more than nine hundred of the enemy were taken prisoners of war. He re crossed the river again, and though his shadow of an army was weary and exhausted, hel determined to makean attack on the British forces at Prin ceton Here he had the good fortune to kill sixty, and take three hundred prisoners more. This good fortune served to dispel the gloom that had settled over the American cause. It is an undoubted fact, that Mal achi Doolittle held a Colonel's com mission In the army, before the close of the war, whleh took place when Great Britain acknowledged the inde pendence of the United States, No vember 30th, 17S2. On the banks of the river Rarltan some ten yeara after the incident de tailed in our story, there stood a fine house, built in the style of the Eliza bethan period the residence of Colo nel Doolittle and his family, who was now one of the wealthiest farmers in the whole coutry. He was one of the most hospitable of men, and neither friend nor stranger could pass his door, without being asked to take a mug of the Colonel's good elder ; or if It happened to be about tea time, a cup of tea and a slice of short cake made by the fair hands ot his wife Molly. There was an old man, too, who eat in the cosiest place by the fire-place, who, for a long time after the close of the war, would advocate the cause of the war, and talk about having somebody arrested forsteallng a sorrel horse at which his daughter would wink slyly at her husband but he finally came to the conclusion, as peace and "plenty crowned the land of freedom, that George Washington was not such a rebel, after all. There was an old lady, too, who ap peared to never grow tired of praising her son-in-law ; and a little boy, the Image of his mother, who, at the close of many a Scmner's day, would climb upon his father's knee, and say with a tone of earnest entreaty 2-raTrdcrte'IlTno-aH't'ADontBn-sign Spencer, and General Washing ton, and the Hessians, and how you hooked grandpa's horse, and listed for a soldier.' Willingly, my son,' the Colonel would reply ; 'but I have related the story so often, I should think'you knew it by heart.' Yet his son and hlr often related It over and over again. Seen te one of the many Incidents connected with the dark hours of the Revolution. Though pa rebased with the blood of thousands, it left the leg acy of freedom to mankind ; and feiv In those 'times whleh tried men's souls,' aequired greater fame In the American cause, than Malaohi Doolit tle, the Blacksmith's Apprentice. Dropping Cera. Prattr Phoebe Laae ead I, In the soft May watttoar, BarootkMrn Use ferrate Irop4B earn Sloe by side aeros the flefcl Bade and Jorth we hurried; AH the golden ggateg we dropped Soon the pftewdtoare berietl. Bluebirds on the J Cnn-plns; knr and bfUtag ; "Why tfaowrht I, "not 2oUow astt If tfee asekl to wfiSag? So I whispered. "Pfecebe. dear, Ktgs me" "Keep on dropping!" Oiled her lather from the plow. "Tttoee's no Stone Jbr Mpptacjr Theoord- Tne golden ensrat was broken. 29ever raere liwm eg two Word of lore wui soofees. Whet a lUUe slip, soseetteMe. All our hopes releases I How the aurtot breatn of ennaee Bfeakeoer joy to pieces I Sorrow' cop, thonsh often drmtnee, XaYerlajrs forfllHag; And we ant get Portenea ktea When the maid la wining. a i m The WorH's Population. The population of the world ie esti mated at l,396,Si2,CQQ, and following are some figures showing how these are distributed. The Inhabitants per square mile are In Austria-Hungary, 153 ; Belgium, 460 ; Brazil, 3; British India, 210 ; Chinese Empire, HO; Do minion of Canada, 1; Denmark, 111; Egypt, 18; France, 150; Great Britain and Ireland, 265 ; Germany, 198 ; Ita ly, 237; Japan, 211; Russia, 11; Spain 90; Switzerland, 173; Turkey, 20; United States, 12. The population of China is estimat ed at -125,213,152. British India is next, with 1S0.563.&IS. Next is the Russian Empire, with S2.172.022, and next to Russia comes Germany, with 41,K,fle9, and the United States with 33,558,371. France has 36,102,921, Austria, 35,904.435, Turkey, 35,350,0 and Great Britain, 31,S17,10S. The Pope's Gift to 3Irs.Sfeenasa It is rumored that tbe Pope intends testifying his appreciation of Mrs. Gen. SJierman's zeal, in raising the largest subscription sent by the Romanists of any one country in honor of bis jubi-i lee, by presenting- her with the Gold en Rose, with which only sovereigns, churches, or cities hare been hoaered heretofore. Indeed, It is said that on ly three times has Piu3 IX. given thla honorable symbol to any one. On of of the three he has so honored is Ma ria Theresa, formerly Queen of Na ples, to whom he gave It a3 a testimo ny of his appreciation of the kindnesJ and affection with whtoh she and he? royal consort, Ferdinand, received him at Gaeta, when he fied froni Rome In 1318. The Empress Eugenie received the second, and Elizabeth, Empress of Austria, the third. Mrs.' Sherman will be the rst individual In private life who has received so" distinguished an honor. l$m Jbrjlf Graphic w O 1 o Tie CoieraarC&ti! sfegr "Western Bsr&I. The letter of Mr. JsaMe MoDoasW in the last number of tho Ocmioman, that baa come to band ie dovoted to condition and capacities of Cotoxatltt for rearing live stock . We have read Mr. M.'s letter from Araoriea soon our agriculture and the exportstioa of meet to Europe, with sueh iatorest. He is a man of superior judgment, and olose observation, and heaee hie viewsT areetearaad ooeiprehensive of what be sees. After speak lag of tho cattle raising capacities of Celrado and th$ method employed in the management of herds as well as the efforts being made to Improve the native eattfe, he refers to some of the leading eattla raisers of that State as follows : The "Cattle King" of Colorado fcr Mr. J. W. IlftT, of Soutk Platte. He began cattle raising on a small scale in 1361, and now owns alose oa to SS.r COO cattle and nine ranehoa. extend ing to over 15,000 acres, and streteb lng for thirty milea kag the north bank of the south fork of the river Platte. The State land grants, exten ding to about 650,000 acres, have no a3 yet been located, and thereto: the praries of Colorado are all (or have' been) subjeot to the horses toad and pre-emption laws, whleh make it im possible for a ra&n to bey bo tecgai tracts of land. Mr. Iliff obtained his large estate by buying oo settlers, many of whom were hi own eattfe men, wbo boraeeieaded or pse-erafrtad most probably with the view of sell ing off as soon ae possible. Mr. IWrT keeps from 6,000, to 7,000 sews, aswi nses nothing but Short-bora buDs. He has been using improved sftseji all along andt now tee ben possnebsj the finest stock in the State. He "keys" bulls generally ia Illinois sad Iowa, believing that animaJa bred in these States stand the change to Coiecado better than those bred tit noce east ern States, and pays for each ftoe six ty to eijrhty dollar. His draft flsr this year numbering fifty, arrived the other day, and these wftl be graaetf during the present soasaer as reserv ed pastures and fed on bay in tbe first winter, so ac to them gradually to Use rigos of tlb Colorado winters. About the : of July, Mr. HUT boys in froea to 15,000 Texas steers, rising tws 1 three years, and retains tbesa fier m year or two, and tbea exports thee te Chicago as beef in the fell, alone; wttst three and foer year-oM stows of Mr own breeding. When bongnt tfoojo Texas weigh from 600 to 300 seendfc, and cost from eleven to fifteen deitara, and wnen sold they weigh est tee av erage, sboet 1,000 pounds and Wing from thirty to thirty-seven oeilacg, or frea 3 to 3$ eents per pound of live weight. Mr. IlliF's steers of nte ern breeding weigh froea 1,000 So 2,sw when sold, and brine; from taicy- eigh te fifty dollars, or 3i to 4 per C. Tbee native steexs probably weigh from 600 to 780-80. in beef, which would thus coot the m who aJaoghtezs the animals from s te 7 eents, or from 3 to 3fd. per sV. Mr. IltflT employe abaci fatty nest est terminer, and a lions n derine; wi'lsnni and pays them Cram twenty-five toy thirty eoUars a month at boaxd. Me requires 200 horses, and these nm all bought hi. Occasionally in n i snow storm, eattfe net a little hut never taste eon. A good many steess Wyoming and Nebraska era rainrle with Mr. IlMTn tween the north and south susfc ef the Pistte Biver. Messes. Bwnw then have about 1.200, Brothers have 10.000 ; M ton & HeSbane, 10,000; gers&Laue 3,0600. and Mr. Osatfcjhsv 6,000 ; while several otbessl nearly as large. All in the main, en the set i Illfi', bet all are set so ostwaml in procuring at really good sires. Dexter, the tamer of ted a greet eeueetion in yesterday by appearing is a carriage drawn by four silk-white ease, nil la harness, and driven trnihir ?her gay and festive looking beasig praast ed along ia flne style, beene up aasi tails risen,' as oer John weald sex, Governor Tbeyer was invited te fea&e a ride, and driven about far some time by Dexter. Other gen Uetsen al so enjoyed the novelty. Dexter sojb that either of bis oxen can tret a mflo in 3:47. He oflers to bet any ainou-nfr of money that be eon load a wagoar with 4,50 poesds of freight, atsaeh hfe lour oxen, and make better item te Deadwood than any Jber-besse or mole teem with die sense lead asn possibly do. Otycmte Ltadm . A bow wrr&ag te hssv states. aiea Ssrah Jane "!fhea 1b need, ansf besr mother's get twins. They awergfcmr and this k awinl flue dock Bi fif?ennnnnnnnnnnnnnnh yntfha