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VOL. XII.-N0. 24.
COLUMBUS, NEB., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1881.
WHOLE NO. 596.
THE JOURNAL.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
HENRY LUERS,
BLACKSMITH
AND
AVagon 3Iaker,
Shop- n-ar Fnuudrj, vuth of A. A. N. Iiot.
AH Uml r wood and iron work on
WaH-s Hupcrles. Farm Machinery, &".
lvtup- en haud the
TIM P KEN SPUING BUGGY,
and other eastern buggies.
AUfeO.THK
Furst & Bracllov Plow..
NEBRASKA HOUSE,
S. J. MARMOY, Prop'r.
Nebraska Ave., South of Depot,
i'OI.BT.UHI'S, 7iV.lt.
A new hHe. newly furnifhed. Good
aoeomniAdalioiic Hoard by day or
week at reasonable ratos.
Si't n. I'Irs.-Cla.H Table.
.Voetl-, .. 26 Cent. Lodgings... 25 Cts
32tf
MILLMI! MUM!
1IKS. M- S. DHATCE
II As. .11 ST KKl'ElVi:!) A LAUGH
SiTOCK OF
SPUING AND SUMMER
MILLINERY AND FASEY GOODS.
XSTA FILL ASSOUTMKNTOF KV
Kin THING I'.KLONUING TO
Klir-T-CLASS MILL15-
i:ky stouk.je
TttHftk St.. ttro doors east State Haul:
F. GERBER & CO.,
- IKI.KKS IX
FURNITURE ,
AND rXDEKTAKEKS.
Irs. B
TABLES, Etc., Etc.
:o:-
UIVK 1I1.M A CALL AT HIS PLACE
ON SOITH SIDE Ilth ST.,
One door east of Ileintz's drug store.
--CITT:
Meat Market !
One dor north of Po-t-oflice,
NEBRASKA AVE., - Columbus
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KKKP ALL KINDS OF
Fresh and Salt Meats,
ALSO
Etc.. in their season.
ISrCiifli pall for Hldcii, Iird
unci Ilncoa.
Mi-x
WILL. T. RICHLY.
H. B. MORSE
1 STILL SELLING WM. SCHILZ'S
OLD STOCK
At Cost! At Cost!
AND HAS ADDED
A Line of Spring Goods
WHICH HE IS SELLING AT
EASTERN PRICES.
"WM. SCHILZ
Can still be found at the old stand,
where he continues to do
all kinds of
Custom Work and Repairing.
BECKER & WELCH,
PKOPEIETOES OF
SHELL CREEK HILLS.
MANUFACTURERS & WHOLE
SALE DEALERS IN
FLOUR AND MEAL.
OFFICE, COL UMB US, NEB.
steals
DOM, MM & CO.,
PROPRIETORS OF THE
Columbus Drug Store,
3s::H3-st3l.'.r:Lii73.
The Leading Drug House
IN THE WEST.
A full atd complete line of
Drills, Clienrcals,
Patent Mmliciues, &c,
Painters' Supplies,
Window Glass,
Wall Paper,
AND-
LAMPS. OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
When you need anything in our line
we will make it" to your inter-
est to call otl u.
JSF" Mr. A A. Smith retains his
position as Prescription Clerk,which
is a positive juarantee against mis
takes, and wi'h our facilities every
thing in the prescription line is
PERFECT.
Dob
t Forjjrt the place, 3 doors
u r t It o f I. O. 667-y
WM. BECKER,
DKALKI; IN ALL KINDS OF
FAMILY GROCERIES!
I KEEP CO STANTLY OX HAND
a well selected .stock.
Teas, Coffees, Sugar, Syrups,
Dried and Canned Fruits,
and other Staples a
Sp ciaiiy.
(.'uods IrlivrrMl I-Vee lo any
pari, off he City.
I AM ALSO .AGENT FOU THE CEL
EBRATE!) coq.traxARD
Farm and Spring Wagons,
of which I keep a constant supply on
hand. but few their equal. In style
ami quality, stcoud to none.
CALL AND LEARN PRICES.
Cor. Thirteenth and K Streets, near
A. it JV. Depot.
STATE BANK,
h::tu:r t 3i wi 4 Sni ni ?mir i Silrt.
COLTJMHUS, NEBRASKA.
CASH CAPITAL, - $50,000
EI RECTORS:
Leander Gbrrard, Pres'l.
Geo. "W. E ulst Vice PresH.
Julius A Reed.
Edward A. Gerrard.
Abker Turner, Cashier.
Bank ol Deposit DIncouhI
and Exchange.
Collection Promptly Made em
all Point.
Pay iRtercMt on Time Depos
it. 274
WA6QIS! BU66IES 1 IMQIS
END SPRIN3S,
PLATFORM SPRINGS,
WHITNEY & BREWSTER
SIDE SPRINGS.
Light Pleasure and Business Wag
ons of all Descriptions.
We are pletf ed to invite the attention
of the public to the fact that we have
just received a car load of Wagons and
Busies of al! descriptions, and that we
are the sole agents for the counties ol
Platte, Butlei, Boone, Madison, Merrick,
Polk and York, for the celebrated
C0ETLAI5T) WAGON COMP'Y,
of Cortland, Sew York, and that we are
oflering thesu wagons cheaper than any
other wagon built of same material,
tyleand tin sh can be sold for in this
county.
EtTSend for Catalogue and Price-list.
PHIL. CAIJf,
Columbus, Neb.
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WILLIAM RYAN,
DEALER in
KENTUCKY WHISKIES
Wines, Ales, Cigars and Tobacco.
$5JSchilzs Milwaukee Beer constant
ly on hand.jP2
Elevenths:., . . ..Columbus, Neb.
ANDERSON & ROEN,
BA1STKEES,
ELEVENTH ST.,
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
JSTDeposits received, and interest paid
on time deposits.
T3"Prompt attention given to collec
tions and proceeds remitted on day of
payment.
EST Passage tickets to or from European
points by best lines at lowest rates.
TSTDralts on principal points in Eu
rope. REFERENCES AND CORRESPONDENTS:
First National Bank, Pecorah, Iowa.
Allan A Co., Chicago.
Omaha National Bank, Omaha.
First National Bank, Chicago.
Kountze Bros., N. Y.
Dr. A. HEINTZ,
DEALER IN
wni, iAeuoits,
Fine Soaps, Brushes,
PERFUMERY, Etc., Etc.,
And all articles usually kept on hand by
Druggists.
Physiciaiis Prescriptions Carefully
Compounded.
Eleventh street, near Foundry.
COLUMBUS. : NEBRASKA
SPE1CE & NORTH,
General Agents for the Sale of
Real Estate.
Union Pacific, and Midland Paoiu'c
R. R. Lands for sale at from $3.00to$10.00
per acre for eash, or on live or ten years
time, in annual payments to suit pur
chasers. We have alo a large and
choice lot of other land, improved ami
unimproved, for sale at low price and
on reasonable terms. Also busine and
nvtilMiiM lot's in the eitv. We keen :i
complete abstract of title to all real es
tate in l'latte County.
GXi
COLUMBUS. KR.
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
GEOOEES!
ALSO DEALERS IN
Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Etc.,
and Country Produce of
all Kinds.
TnE BEST OF FI.OIIR AI4
WAYS KEPT 0.' IIA3iI.
FOR THE
LEAST MONEY!
jSTGood delivered free of charge to
any part of the city. Terms cash.
Corner Eleventh and Olive Streets,
Columbus, Neb.
TTEXRV GASS,
Manujacturer and dealer in
Wooden and Metalic Burial Caskets
All kinds and sizes of Robes, also
has the sole right to manufac
ture and sell the
Smith's Hammock Reclining Chair.
Cabinet Turning and Scroll work. Pic
tures, Picture Frames and Mouldings,
Looking-glass Plates, Walnut Lumber,
etc., etc. COLUMBUS, NEB.
W
EBER & KAOBEL,
AT THE
: COLUMBUS HEAT MARKET !
Ob Eleventh Street,
Where meats are almost given away
for cash.
Beef per lb., from 310cts.
Best steak, per lb., 10 "
Mutton, per lb., from 6 10 "
Sauat:e, per lb., from 8 10 "
237Spccial prices to hotels. .Vji-ly
LAW, REAL ESTATE
AND GENERAL
COLLECTION OFFICE
BY
W.S.GEER
MONEY TO LOAN in small lots on
farm property, time one to three
years. Farms with some improvements
bought and sold. Office tor the present
at the Clotber House, Columbus, Neb.
473-x
coliim in; s
Restaurant and Saloon!
E. D. SHEEHAN, Proprietor.
ISTWholesale ind Retail Dealerin For
eign Wines, Liquors and Ciirars, Dub
lin Stout, Scotch and English Ales.
XSTKentucky Whiskies a Specialty.
OYSTERS in their season, by the case
can or dish.
lltk Street, Sestk of Depot
GOODS
BUSINESS CARDS.
pOKHKl.IIJS & SUlI.ITArV,
ATTORNEYS-AI-LA W,
Up-stairs in Gluck Building, 11th street,
Above the New bank.
roiirv J. ITIAUGHAIV,
JUSTICE Of TEE PEACE AND
NOTARY PUBLIC,
Platte Center,
Neb.
H.
j. liuusorv,
NOT A BY PUBLIC,
12th Street, 2 doors west of Hmniond Home,
Columbus, Neb. 491-y
D
R. M. D. TIIUKSTOrV,
PRESIDENT DENTIST.
Otllcc over corner oT 11th and North-st.
All operations flrst-clas and warranted.
C
lIIICAtfO BARBER SHOP!
HENRY WOODS, Prop'r.
JSTEvervthing in first -class style,
lso keep the best of cigars. 510-y
Also
M
cAia,isti:r I1HOS.,
A TTOBNEYS A T LA W,
Office up-stairs in McAllister's build
ing. Uth St. W. A. McAlli-ter, Notary
Public.
J. M. MACI'AKLAND. 15. R. COW DKRY,
A.::s7 ii :tiry Pssli:. C:Uo:t:r.
LAW AN I) (0I.IRT10X OFFICE
OK
JOHN M. MACFARLAND,
Columbus, : : : Nebraska.
F
ii. RtJsciii:
Ilth St., nearly opp. Gluck's store,
SelN Harne-s, Saddle. Collar. Whip,
Blanket. Curry Comb-., Brushes etc.,
at the Ioe-t po.ible prices. Repairs
prompt! attended to.
vr J. THOMPSON,
NO TA R Y P UB LIC
And General Collodion Agent,
St. Edicards, lloone Co., Neb.
BYRON MILLETT,
Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public.
itYieorv aiu.i'K'rr.
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Columbus
Nebraska. N. B. He will give
close attention to all business entrusted
.o him. -'
J GUIS SCHRE1BER,
BLACKSMITH AND WAGON MAKER.
All kinds of repairing done on hnrt
notice. Buggies. Wagon-., etc.. made to
order, and all work guaranteed.
iSTShop opposite the "Tattersall,'
Olive Street. "''
jT J. SCI1IIG, 31. I.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
olumbus, Nel.
Office Corner of North and Eleventh
Sts., upstairs in Gluck's brick building.
Consultation in German and English.
TAMES PEARSALL
IS PREPARED, WITH
FIRST- CLASS A PPA RA T US,
To remove houses at reasonable
rates. Give him a call.
N
OTICE TO TEACHERS.
J. E. Moncrief, Co. Supt.,
Will be in his office at the Court House
on the first and last Saturdays of each
month for the purpose of examining
applicants for teacher's certificates, and
for the transactton of any other buiness
pertaining to schools. PCT-y
Drs. MITCHELL & MARTYN,
COLLMBUS
mm i uffiL imp,
Surgeons O., JV. & B. II. II. Ii.,
Asst. Surgeons U. P. B'y,
COLUMBUS, -
NEBRASKA.
TUTT'S
PILLS
INDORSED BY
PHYSICIANS, CLERGYMEN, AND
THE AFFLICTED EVERYWHERE.
THE GREATEST MEDJCAL
TRIUMPH OF THE AGE.
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
appatlte.K'anse&.bowela costive,
theHead.with a dull sensation in
"P.ir, in ti
the back part, Pain under the shoulder
blade, fullness after eating, with a disin
clination to exertion ofbodT or mind.
Irritability of temper. Xiow spirita. Loss
of memory, with a feeling of having neg
lected some duty, weariness. Diztineaa,
PlutteHng of the Heart, Dota before the
eyes. Yellow BlOn, Headache, iTeitlesa
ness at night, highly colored Urine.
IT THESE WABHTJrOB ARE uTTHEZDED,
SERIOUS DISEASES WILL SOON BE DEVELOPED.
TU'lT'S FILLS e especially adapted to
inch caci,ono dose effects such achange
of feeling as to astonish the sufferer.
They Increase Ui Appetite, mnd cause the
body to Take on FIrah. thus the system Is
nonriUel.an.1 by ttiolrTonle Actionem the
DlrratlTc OrxaBS. RegtilarMtoola arepro
anced. Price a cents. 3iHHrraySUa.T.
TUTT'S HAIR DYE.
GRAYHAiKorWinsKZBs chan(tl tOaGLOSSY
Black by a single application of this Dyk. It
imparts a natural color, acts Instantaneously.
Bold bJlrccKiU,cr sent bj nprto on receipt b! $I.
Office, 30 Murray St., New York.
Dr. TCTrS HASCAL f TalukU UfarvatUa u4 k
Z-M KtMlyt will k aUa FRU as sUoUa.I
BE WILLING TO TRY.
Don't give up so easy.
I pray you, my friend,
Nor judge at the first
How the journey will end.
The pathway is rugged,
The mountain is high,
But ere you looe courage
Re willing to try.
You gain quite a foothold.
You, step by step, climb;
Look out! Have a care
How you tread; and take time I
Lot hope be your watchword
Let truth lie your ery;
Though evils beset you,
Be willing to try.
You're up near the summit
You're sighting the goal,
Where rivers of beauty
Unceasingly roll,
Forgetting youi footsteps,
To think of the crown,
One single step backward,
And you may plunge down!
If so, don't give over
ilen greater than you
Have missed, nor lost heart,
Starting each time anew
With stall" well in hand.
And a glauce at the sky.
Thev said to their comrades:
"Again will I try!"
Persistence works wonders
And pluck is like gold,
And he who would thrive
Mut have patience untold!
Must wrestle with f.ite.
Till the day he shall die,
Or sink like the coward
Who never will trj !
THE YANKEE SCHOOLMASTER.
On 'Miller's Hill' a farm house;
:i lowland &tructure built of wood,
whose clap-boards, weather-worn and
gray, were falling into slowdecay;
whose ' mossy wooden lane-troughs
swung from rusty irons rudely hung;
whose curling shingles here and
there betrayed the need of good re
pair; whose" ancient chimney, capped
with stone, with lichens partly over
grown above the sagging roof, looked
down upon the spires of Brandon
tow n.
An old gray barn was built near
by, with heavy girths and scaHblds
high, and solid sills and maive
beams, and through the cracks and
open seams the slanting sun-Oiine
HpCI to play in gulden gleams upon
the hay, where oft, with many a
shunt, the children jumped and
played about at hide and seek, or
looked with care for hidden nests in
corners there. Where oft at mom
they used to hear the cackling hen
and" chanticleer, where, by Ihe broad
Hour 'neath the mows, where cribs
and stanchions for the cows, and
strong plunk stalls where horses
stood'to eat their hay from racks
of wood, and, in a corner stowed
awuv, u fanning-mill and an old ret I
sleigh. Where jolly farm boys
husked at night the golden corn by
candle-light, and hung their lanterns
by the buy on pitchforks thrust into
the hay, where, sheltered from the
autumn rain, with thundering flails
they threshed the grain.
Each year the hum of honey-bees
was heard amid'the apple tree, the
lilacs bloomed, the locusts fair with
their sweet fragrance filled the air;
the stubble fields were plowed and
sown; the warm rain fell; the bright
sun shone; the robins sang; the green
grass grew; the roses blossomed in
the dew; the tall red hollyhock once
more bloomed brightly by the farm
house door; the sun-flower bent its
gaudy head; the cattle in the pasture
fed, "the crickets chirped in the
meadows near, sounds were wafted
to the ear o'er waving fields of tas
seled corn, of clattering scythe and
dinner horn. The reapers reaped
their golden sheaves; the swallows
left the stuccoed euve; the apples
in the autunm breeze grew ripe and
mellow on the trees; the leaves were
swept about the air ; the fields were
brown, the woodlands bare; the
snow-Hakes fell ; the air grew chilly ;
the sleigh-bells rang on 'Miller's
Hill.'
The winter sky was overcast, the
snow was sleet and falling fast.
'Twos Christmas eve; the air was
cool; the children hurried home
from school,with laughter loud and
outcries shrill they reached the farm
house on the hill, they came across
the kitchen floor, nor stopped to shut
the entry door, all striving first the
news to tell, exclaimed, in concert,
with a yell : "The teacher's comin'
here to stay ; he's up the road a lit
tle way; he stopped to talk with
Susan Stow, an' we ran home to let
you know.'
The mother stopped her spinning
wheel, and put away her creaking
reel, swept up the dusty hearth with
care, rolled down her sleeves and
brushed her hair, smoothed out her
rumpled gingham gown, and in her
rocking-chair sat down; then striv
ing hard to look her best, she calmly
waited for her guest.
Her ruddy, round, and fleshy face
was bordered by a cup of luce ; her
nose was nearly hid from view by
her plump cheeks of healthy hue;
her eyes were bright, her hair wus
thin, she hud a heavy double chin;
her husband's arms, when both em
braced, could barely circumscribe
her waist.
Of all large women nine in ten
wiH most admire the little men, and
little men why none may tell will
love large women quite as well.
They who, they wed, the man thro'
life is quite o'er-shadowed by the
wife.
Soon, parting from his rustic flame,
the tardy young schoolmaster came.
His eyes were blue, his features fair,
his chin o'ergrown with downy hair ;
behind his ears his locks of brown
hair were smoothly brushed and
plastered down; his bony limbs
were large and long ; his well-trained
muscles firm and strong; the tall
stout boys that years before had
thrown their master through the
door, his rod regarded with dismay,
and seldom dared to disobey. The
pride and hope of Hubbardton was
tall Lycurgus Littlejohn, who had,
his fellow-townsmen said : 'A heap
o' larnin' in his head.' (Three
terms in Middlebury College had
given him his 'heap' of knowledge.)
He often used to sit between the
fair young girls of sweet sixteen and
kindly help them 'do their sums.'
They brought him fruit and sugar
plums; they had their girlhood
hopes and fears; his words were
music in their ears; each smile
he gave them had a charm; each
frown would fill them with ulurm.
What envious looks at Susan Stow,
his favorite scholar they would
throw.
Her eyes and hair were dark as
nitrht, her skin was soft, and smooth,
and white ; a peach-like bloom her
cheeks overspread; her lips -like
cherries, n e and red. hat won
der he cou d'noticonceal "the glad,
sweet thrill he use to feel through
all his palpitating frame when to his
desk she coyly came and, looking up
with eyes of love, like some sly, tim
id little dove, would softly ask him
to expound some knotty problem she
hud found? What being in the
world below seemed half as sweet as
Susan Stow ? Her eyo would flash
and, in return, his face would flush
and strangely burn, and, when he
tried to calculate some lung, hard
'sum' upon her slate, the figures
danced before his sight like little
gubblins, gay and white, and, when
at night, with cheerful face, he start
ed for his boarding place, what won
der that he came so slow in walking
home with Susan Stow?
The woman crossed the kitchen
floor to meet Lycurgus at the door,
and, with a scrutinizing stare, she
said: 'Walk in an' take a chair, an'
be to home while you are here.
Come, Busby, take his thing!', my
dear.'
Forth from his corner, by the lire,
the husband came at her desire. His
head was bald, save here and there,
stray little tufts of grizzled hair;
his shoulders stooped, his form was
thin, his knees were bent, his toes
turned in ; he wore a lung blue flan
nel frock, gray trousers, and a satin
stock ; a cotton collar, tall and queer,
was rudely rumpled around each
ear ; his face was mild, his smile was
bland, as forth he put his ponderous
hand, and said : 'I think I see you
well, I hope you'll stay a leetle
spell ; we're plain folks here I'd have
you know, and don't go in for pride
nor show.' Then, after stepping on
the cat, he took the teacher' coat
and hat ; he hung them on a rusty
nail, and, picking up his milking
pail, he slowly shuffled out of doors
and went to do the evening chores.
Close by the firelight's cheerful
glare Lvcurgus drew the easv chair.
The savory steam of chickens slain
came from the black pot on the
crane. The kettle's merry song he
heard ; upon the hearth the gray cut
purred ; while by the chimney-corner
snug, the house dog dozed upon the
rug. Among the chimney-piece of
wood an idle row of flat-irons stood,
two candlesticks in bright array, a
pair of snuffers and a tray. The
time-worn clock ticked slowly on ; it
struck the hours forever gone. 'For
ever gone,' it seems to say 'Forever
"one,' from dav to dav, in it? tall
case of sombre hue 'twas fifty years
since it was new. Between the win
dows, small and high, the looking
glass was hung near by; a brazen
bird with wings outspread, perched
on the scroll-work overhead ; beneath
a shelf, the common home of family
Bible, brush, and comb ; above, from
iron hooks were hung long frames,
with apples thickly strung, and, fixed
upon the wall to dry, were wreaths
of pumpkin kept for pie.
Forth from the buttry, to the fire,
came Aunt Rebecca Mclntyre, a
swallow spinster, somewhat old, whoe
mellow age was seldom told ; her hair
was gray, her nose was thin, it nearly
touched her toothless chin. Life's
weary work and constant care had
worn a face that once was fair.
Each Sabbath morn, from spring
to spring, within the choir she used
to sing, in ancient bonnet, cloak, and
gown, the oldest relics in the town ;
beside the chorister she stood, and
always did the best she could, and,
while with tuning-fork, he led, she
marked his movements with her head,
her nasal voice roe sharp and queer
above the deep-toned viol near.
She took the black ot from the
crane, removed the kettle from the
chain, and made the test and chicken
broth, drew out the table, spread the
cloth ; then, from the table, bright
and new, brought the best china
edged with blue.
The chores were done, the feast
was spread ; all took their seats and
grace was said. They ate the savory
chicken stew, so juicy "and so well
cooked through ; before them, rich
round dumpling swam, on steaming
plates, with cold boiled ham, with
feathery biscuit, warm and light,
with currant jam and honey, white
and crowning all a good supply of
yellow, meatly pumpkin-pie. Where
such a bounteous feast is found, who
would not teach and 'board around?'
The supper done, the father took
from off its shelf, the sacred Book,
and read of one who stilled the sea
one stormy night in Gulilee; then,
kneeling down before his chuir, he
usked the" "heavenly Shepherd's care.
Soon from the group, with drowsy
heads, the children started fur their
beds ; took off the little shoes they
wore, and left them on the kitchen
floor ; then, bidding all a fond 'good
night,' with pattering feet, they pass
ed from sight.
Dear little feet, how soon they
stray from the old farm-house far
awav ; how soon they leave the fam
ily fold to walk the shining streets of
gold, where every hope is real and
sure ; where every heart is kind and
pure ; where every dream is bright
and fair, O ! may we meet our lov
ed ones there!
The farmer left his cozy seat, with
clattering slippers on his feet, went to
the cellar where he drew a mug of
cider, sweet and new, and from his
broad bins brought the best and
ripest apples for his guest. Then,
by the warm fire's ruddy light, they
lingered until late at night, strange
legends told, ami tales that made
them all feel nervous and afraid.
But 'Aunt Rebecca' watched iu
vain the curling smoke above the
crane; she nodded, dozed, began to
snore, she dropped her knitting on
the floor, awoke, her eyelids heavier
grew, arose and silently withdrew.
Along the creaking stairs she crept,
to the lone chamber where she slept,
and close the window-curtains drew,
to screen her.-elf from outward view.
She stopped the key-hole of the door,
she sat the candle on the floor, look
ed 'neath the valance half afraid t
find a man in ambuscade; then sit
ting down, aside with care she laid
her garments on a chair, slipped on
her ghostly robe of white, took oil"
her shoes, blew out the light, then, in
the darkness, from her head removed
her wig and went to bed, curled up,
with chilly sobs and ighs, and quiv
ering -hut her drow.-y eyes.
Poor single soul- who sleep alone,
the night wind liaili a dismal tone to
your lone ears you start with fear
at every midnight sound you hear,
when late at night with weary heads
you creep into your weary beds. The
nights seem long, your Iip- turn blue,
your feet grow cold vou know
they do.
She slept at last ; she heard once
more the ripple break upon the
shore; again she sat ujon the strand,
and some one clasped her fair young
hand, and words were whispered in
her ear that long ago he loved to
hear, and starting up, she cried in
glee: 'I knew you would come back
to me.' She woke. Alas! no love
was there. Her thin arms clasped
the vacant air. Twa but a dream.
She lived alone. Without she bean!
the night wind moan, while on the
window-panes the snow was wildly
beating. From below the smothered
sound of voices came when still with
Busby's social dame. Their guest
sat by the fading fire and watched
its fleeting flame expire while she
listened, but no word they uttered
could be clearly heard ; but soon a
recollection came that sent a shudder
through her frame the sausage to
be fried at morn, the breakfast table
to adorn, was in the bedroom where
their guest would soon betake him
self to rest. The clock struck ten,
she soft I v said, 'I'll get it ere he goes
to bed.'
The spare bed stood within a room
as chill and humid as a tomb ; 'twas
never aired, 'twas seldom swept, in
its damp corners spiders crept ; they
built their bridges through the air,
and no rude broom disturbed them
there. The rain, that fell on roof
decayed, dripped through the chinks
that time had made, and on the
whitewashed walls ran down in won
drous frescoes tinged with brown ;
the window-panes, with fro-t o'er
spread, were warmer than that icy
bed. Cold was the matting on the
floor ; cold blew the breeze beneath
the door; cold were the straight
backed chairs of wood ; cold was the
oaken stand that stood on spindling
legs that looked as chill us lone, bare
pines on some bleak hill ; high rose
that bed o'er things below, like some
tall ice-berg capjied with snow. Here
every highly honored guest, when
bedtime came, retired to 'rest.'
Within its large and moldy press
hung Mrs. Busby's best silk dress;
her Sunday bonnet, shoes, and shawl,
on ru-ty nails against the wall, by
Mr. Busby's suit of blue, that at his
wedding had been new. Here on a
K'g his best cravat reposed within
his old fur hat; here, shut from sight
of human eyes, were rows of mince
and apple pies, with rolls of sausage
and head-checsc, stored on the shelves
and left to freeze.
From out her cot the maiden
crept, slipped on her shoes and soft
ly stepped along the hall and through
the gloom until she reached the
chilly room. Un-een she crossed
the icy floor, unheard unlocked the"
closet door, snatched from the shelf,
iu a firm hold, a bag of sausage, stiff
and cold, then turning quickly,
sought to beat a sudden, safe, ami
sure retreat. Too late! A light
gleamed on the wall, and sound of
footsteps filled the hall, then to the
room came boldly on the stalwart
form of Littlejohn! She backward
stepped and stood agast, then closed
the door and held it fast.
With chattering teeth and tremb
ling frame across the floor Lycurgus
came. He placed the candle in his
hand upon the spindling oaken
stand. Then closed the door, and,
with a frown, within a cold chair
settled down. He threw his boot3
upon the floor, and, rising, tried the
closet door; but Aunt Rebecca, in
atFright, clung to the latch with all
her might. To look with Lycurgus
failed, he turned awav and thought
it nailed! Then, pulling down the
nowy spread, he put his warm brick
in the bed, took off his clothes, and
slipped between the sheets of ice, so
white and clean, blew out the light,
and, with a sneeze, close to his chin
he brought his knees, beneath the
clothes lie drew his nose, and tried
in vain to find repose; while "Aunt
Rebecca," from the wall, took down
the Sunday gown and shawl, she
wrapped them round her freezing
form, and blushed, to keep her vis
age warm.
The paper curtains, loosely hung
rpon the windows, rustling swung,
while through each quivering, nar
row frame of frosty panes a dim
light came that mad'e the furniture
appear like dusky phantoms crouch
ing near. Lycurgus listened in the
storm and hugged his brick to keep
him warm, but colder grew the
humid bed, the clothes congealed
around his head; to feel at ease in
vain he tried; he tossed and turned
from side to Hide; each time he
moved, beneath his weight the bed
stead creaked like some farm-gate.
His brick grew cold, he could not
sleep, a strange sensation seemed to
creep upon bun, while across the
floor he closely watched the closct
door. Was he but dreaming? No! his
eyes beheld, with wonder and sur
prise, what man had never setn be
fore there was a movement at the
door. It slowly turned and to his
sight came, through the dim, uncer
tain light a hideoiin hand, that in its
chwp some awful 'object seemed to
grasp, a crouching form, with fright
ful head, seemed slowly coming to
wards the bed. He heard the ruty
hinges creak, he could not stir, he
could not sjHiik, he could not turn
his head away; he shut his eyes and
tried to pray: ujmiii his brow of
jalil hue tin cold sweat stood like
drop of dew; at hist he -bricked,
aloud and shrill the door swung
back and all was still.
That midnight cry. from room to
room, resounded loudly through the
gloom. The farmer and his wife at
rest, within their warm and cozy
nest, awoke and sprung, in strange
attire, forth from their bed loud
shouting "lire!" But finding nei
ther smoke nor flame, soon stuml
ling up the stairs they came, hi
cotton bedquilts quaintly dressed,
they heard a deep groan from their
guet, and, full of wonder and af
fright, pu-hed in the door and struck,
a light.
Deep down within the feather bed
Lycurgus had withdrawn his head,
and, out of sight, lay quaking there,
with throbbing breast and bristling
hair. They questioned him, but he
wa- still; he shook as if he had a
chill, the courage was completely
gone from tall Lycurgus Littlejohn.
What human language can ex
press, the modest maiden's dire dis
tress, while standing still behind the
screen, a sad spectator of the scene?
What pen or pencil can portray her
mute despair and deep dismay? A
while she stood, and through the
door she peped across the bed-room
floor; the way was clear, and like a
vise .-he gra-ped the sausage, cold as
ice, sprang from the closet, and from
-ight she glided like a gleam of
light, away without a look or word,
she flew like an affrighted bird;
without a moment of delay, the
mystery cleared ilflf aimty!
"Again the snow gleams on the
ground, again the leigh-lel!s gayly
M.und, again on "Miller's Hill" we
hear the shouts of children loud and
clear; but in the barn is heard no
more the . Happing flail upon the
floor. The house is down, its in
mates gone, and tall Lycurgus Lit
tlejohn is now an old man, worn
with care, with stooping form and
silver hair. He married dark-eyed
Susan Stow, ami they were happy,
years ago.
When, in the merry winter-time,
their children's children round him
climb, he tells them of his fearful
fright, on that far distant winter
night; and, after they are put to
bed, when by the fire with nodding
head he sits ami sinks to slumbers
deep, and quakes ami shiver in his
sleep, alas! he is but dreaming still
of that spare bed on "Miller's Hill."
Eugene J. Hall in Chicago Trib.
We do not wish to pound a need
iest alarm, but that direful (lnene,
diptlieriti, is again so prevalent
among children iu this city as to bo
almost epidemic, it h the natural
sequence of tilth, and cleanliness is
the only mean of guarding against
it. And even this is oflen only
measurably successful. Let all pa
rents watch their children ecrupu
ously, keep them from exposure to
cold and association with those who
have ihe disease, and on the appear
ance of Ihe first arriou uymptom
send for a skillful physician. The
matter of cleanliness about the
house, yard and cellar, as well as
the bodies of children, is of too
great importance to need more than
mention, and diet should be care
fully looked after. Attention to
these thing-', if not successful In
avoiding an attack, will generally
avert a fatal eudiug. Lincoln Jour
nal.