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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ! RODMAN, FISK &. CO , j. BANKERS, A If D DKALBBI IB GOVERNMENT SECURITIES ,' No. 18 Nam At; Stun, Vjibw vo*x, / ConUMod lessees! Noise, o>4 g«i4 aad Oliver °CooTrrt on mm of Ham lot# lb. Kn bartssfeiari ssr* ICU. eolleettaas ad oil aeeeseible polon. All 01 «U ouamueion ehugea k. P. a CO. FABMEB5! BUY THE BEST MOWING MACHINE IB THE MARKET We Challenge the^ Wortd to produce • better "GRANITE," For pamphlet tlmiUnxoaUUUf roll tolonuttoo Addsam C. IL, 81 All AX A CO., Granite Agricultural Vforka, LEBANON. N. iT e9> AGKIfTt wam1eo. FAINTS FOB FARMF.BS 1 «d irmem — run ghaoum mihzhai A witi^mamsst wsra fflsj-ss pi tastus. k Hoaoea, Sum, reams, Agraouluuai InItrtMHfTll* .ml W.ter (Toon. OrUJrea, hartal Com, (.ml Hoot., iklp. owl akin.' Bottomsmia^iaawaitts ^itskst'ffl.'.ts.ne mssstt,'; 1 mutMulmbrudM lo k trade, antra Grail o. ' ■thecal hour Auilrem t PXl^^pWKLL lMy^r. 1 sfis"s;: ' pnm*0°TW an Jnieir" mTnmli'Clm' I «° £&"* Sei^pute application wa1.11 J C. BOA PLAT k Co., , . AGENTS WANTED FOB ' GENERAL L. C. BAKER'S . BJirt OR Y 0/ ike SECRSI SER VICE. i r'UM workman aamtutead am (AM o tut ■ •go.hgt owing totr.* attempts oi tb. Outi aisssic i - Um M|b«M oMaal ouloorHf ■ Tb. Mot. a at Um tuiloul CadW uo tfco- , roufklr » ..limrt, .no thm oro not KlU|i C.nilom mi «.ni.o H»»d.ot umkmiii. 1 . ' mrta5alw*il3t'''i3kjl!"' *** * |rji ' \ lubb. UKUTHAM A At), MHUOclpkl., ' DVtnURI AMBMICAS 1CIUUI i . 1) cuiu.g1, IPHIKOPIKU), kilt IBS PUPG1AH thatic usiv'amntt or ' N£« KMGLAHDi | : 2sss ■ ''eove^^eJ^T'rdSeut^lr! 'cm^r.1.1 1 d««i»itoM, ^0 CortmiyoOmm, Ui^b! by lb. potln, mid llan%aMulM pruimu. 1 : —moot m«K ua.M . irntl. mat mklmnt i s:!s£wtlhe"ffi;; 1 k— 1M -41 mm Wrtun* km CoAm c- I oMlik BtnaTod In tk. .Urotl^ Cot- ' 1 sksrsssts- : <SScttUAAJ4PUAA*b.— MtMtUvtaUam. < tieui.n i.imumc ts tb. count el cud;, np mm M bomifug tphoa iyl« hu tntu. rwmm SSa?»Sm&8Sm '""P"* t<1*"'"'1 *— 1 tmo,M7. ,LOCrtW ICHicHAM. r^., , i ; ^sa^ss2e3t OU IOCB BASNBll. projcv iaiibi-> 5?thti»piusnt«tlv i Tb. pnrnlmtly ■**— "■""' n— n f miAilow y1«3a'ga«ii a eg. n a - ■ "^HH — » BMS M mi.i CtatPOCJIO EXTRACT OP > fl «

, — — ■ ■ tElir fart's Ceraer. ! A UBANO OI.D POEM. ] Wbo cb.ll Jolf >■» fro a hi. Manner. I Who ch.ll know kin by hi. dnml , P.U|>.n Bi.y b. at for prlnr.., rrlaco. it lor mawthUf Imo. Crumpled .hlrl ud 41rtj J «k.l I M«j bmlolll. IH. ffoldtc on | Of Ih. drop.il thought, ud forUBfo- ( Th.n era cpringc of crr.tal omUr Then art purple bad. ud go'd.a, Hidden, eru.btd ud ompmi ; WbU. h. v.lurc thronrc tbr bUthmt. But u prbbtm la tb. at. i Mad, upr.lmd ubor. hi. follow^ I Oft fOT(«la bU fellow. Own ( Matter., rulcn, lord, rmrober ( Mrs bp Ubor, moo bj fmllo*. 1 Mm bf thoufbt, »nd tnrn by hu, J Claiming rt; uat right, to eunab.nc. . There .re foooeambrolOmod oet.oe. There tare feeble, lneh-hlgh upllcga, God, who con. t. by oooM, not el.ltw.. Lorn ud p roe peri you ud me For, to hlai, alt v.ln dletlneilone .re u pcbblm la the ma. Toiling hud. .lone uo bulld.n Of ■ utloo't wotlth or fern, i Titled Itilne.e U ptn.loned, Pmludl.tled on the e.m.i , ■y the mot of olhern forehnd.. Urlag only to reJoKt. White the poor mug. outraged freedom lMThlr lifted op It. eolcw. Truth udjuctlre are eternal, Bora with loreltam. ud light. Who'll.*. mr'wT' . God, whom worklJward role. U tinging * • Bound leta lor. to you end me, Igistrllanrans. special correepoudeuce of UM Dolly Ware. | ' From the Mailt. H aaacao, Taaa., Jcaa 24, '6T Ma Eduou For tb. aasMaeoi of 1 jgrar many dally r.ad.ri, 1 crafa poraia•Ta* la Fufaiab tbt lullowiay ralbgr car- j 1 tailed daocripuoa of a ladtertoaa wtddiog 1 which cam. off lut gfoaiag in a log j 1 chapel, among the huh aaodi of Taaa. fho jonng folkc doffad thnif tat la rod < hoaacpnn, ud donnad thair comely j.ani. I'hay lurnad ool la what 1 ihonld emphatically call their Bo. lxlaa. My friwnd < and I, after galling wind of the affair, dotaraiaod to atuod. Oar carloiity prompted u«, and what th. appointed ■ lima arrlffd tr. were of the comber Ao aid fogy it ahirt aleorig, aita at a rhroaatic looking duL aciatchia| hit baad, I ortr and noon eaiuiag a period puddle 1 of tabwcco jaiea Irom hu llthy raaoreoir. Uo i« puffing end blowing and ihbi u il Bo bad jam lafl lha ploughed Bald and came bar* in holhanlo, worn and woarind, 1'hia au wo aacortaiaad waa old Sqaiie UolUaa, wba nometiunn tiorlod, prayed, ud, otitic oar informaou phraae, Jaotmrd folka togelber lo a moment 1 hum wbiepara Irom all paru of tha bouu. i'hora aha aoaaa I ihat'a bar ! eu ! aoa ! ' I ho aawmbled Yankc now gtood apon the bancbuaod poialod lowardelbadeor. I'ut»iag ay optic orba in Ikia diroetioo, I ' Ddhold lha object ol etariaf aya*. She cute red lb* chapel between too old crone, wbo carried loaf baaboa to whiek off lb. 1 aogqnitou. Tbotr boada ware docoraud 1 with lilac ud daffodil and raaiadad me of walking Dowar-potc. Following Uau taaa Uo bncnand alant, a ipara coaatry blade, bony and tall, aboat tlx fnt two. tta proauca aoggulod tha though I that 1 ha woe Id make an ilea I leal lightning rod . r«r n baa-coop. 11a waa aacorlad by a 1 coapla raw aod ferdanl ipecimcnc of Teaneo.no, wbo waltnd u though they ware on their tray lo glory. The vietia wore a plug bat, 1 gwoaa it bad doe. aarriea in the capacity of chip-basket, or tike Ike cell had made ft their reeidewew for tbe lut ail moatb*. (or it wu redly i oiled. Hie rw allow. tailed cut might bare' boon pare ud epoUeao obaa be left hie borne, Ml ibe eoegraiataUooe of hie friewde aou maddy wht.k.y combined, had worked a mare elaaa ckugn to lie color, for it now •earned aa if II bad been need amy a day for a Door mop. Hit ihirt wee chock aau tery well, at neck a (igutic collar, a ■tend ap, itiff dad subbora, ud rwachlag abore hie ear., lha bead aacmad decidedly like a nick By in a backet af milk. And ■itl a gnat prominent a.ck.rehl.f arranged 'to twe flat, piueaka-lika bowe. Ota gUneo and 1 tkoagkl of bon-doora, .hipe ■aiaaatl., Ac. Tbt bride to be, deaaod a calico gown of flariag largoIgaraa, cat utr.m.ly low la tba nock, dmw abort ud edged with rad braid, bee abiet waa aenreo tbe the rale, of propriety weald —at to BimaaS. 1 tknagkt, perbapr I: might ban raqnirad tan yard, for a fall paUara, hut u only [ atu t ■ mil. i S of Ibo peuUy AArio. aba, ia -faanaiqwaaoa, appaand ratbar toe long . forth, gamut H.r hair wai eiagnfarty •naGgM bwiag combed bock and wonnd . ioto a lorga qu aod odjaetod with beta of [ipw^M ribboo, egm nyie etrwek ma aa

their penlparro* etrelaa had died aw.y, mu ia ebirt •la.yca koerlrd. eaying lot', pray. 4 'ee heard prayara, bateerer each u ikia lie begu by eatraniia^N.the Lord to bare mercy en Matilda deny, and to do ker good— then (are a denertp- C lion of bar firtbar, mother ud tbe wbols family. (I wonder f the Lerd did ool e, u mock of tha family u ha coold tall kim.) Next he keadled a. ndraw Tbeopolir, uid he hoew him ud hie per.ou ' before him, they war# a noble race, pare American, and thil the blood of tb. Anglo-baiea coarwd throagh their eeini. d I eipecled oaxt uh.ar him tell tbe Lord I where earn coeld bt bought the eh.epe.1 „ and who kept the beat calico id Ibie etc- , Fieaiiy be loaodeii bU t Umiag ha eaid, Mr. Aadrew Theopolia «o and no and Mice Matilda Jaar, aland op Thar. They obryad. 1 om now about to 1 pa logethar, (at lha tome lime ejecta paddle of (patio, thick f-u with an u awfal eplaab on the Boor,) if j. are both willia aow'i tha time to uy to, kaie when o I jam ye together once ye'H iliok won. (, ibau tnrpeaUoi to a tar /barrel, aod it { wont ba oo eaey job to git ye andone. If ye'eo eolh.o agiut ucb other bold rer pence aod l'llga »" *'lt> tk* •■rtnoeoy. Officiating gwat wu abool to cooUnoe 6 when Matilda Jut eighod or groaned. 1 Turning towards her he uid, out with it I gal, don't be afeared, nobody Vgwine to barm ye, if lbar'« uy distaib.nce .t.ntlye aod bim, jatt bank it ap; if tbari uy- j j ihiog cakilaled to digtatb y.r kerliuem I aod kick ap a aou arter I jine ya lo- | ( I gather, jaal wiggle yer loogue aod iambi. | ^ it oat. Aodrew Tbaopolie are ye all | , right io tbi. are cootaro T If tbara any 1 ' thing Driry-ltka elickta io y.r botam, ; eback it oat, doo'i be wiBIio like a de.- ( papted chicken, hold yer bead up aod v boldly proclaim IL (silence reigot. ; ' Mr. Coalleu ooolioc.i with: All right r 1 reckon Jt[ra got oo poikepioe foeliu. agioet her. Coma yer Matilda, cotch a I bold of bin claw. Now itaod thar. He . then took Irom tbe de>k a ; iece of parch- j ( ! meet, adjaeted bis specs and tried to j read aomslbing, ba blaodered through a t or so, tbeo throwing the paper pes- 1 siooately Vatde, said that wrifin was mia- : I arable, it looks a b.ip worse than my , yard ertor a do.Mo Shanghai! bare aetptcb- t ed it op. Sul yo two are eolemoly married, thpt'e sore. Andrew she's yer wife. : Matilda ba'e yer^Rsbud, ao go bom. ud ba happy. As ths yooog fulka were I ' abwat qaiutog the cbapai be roared at the top of his rotee, hold oo yer, something J is I forgot to loll ys, all ye as wuts to bars sam fco.j.ii go ont lo Matilda's £ booao, they art gwme lo bait soma gingerbread sweeten water and one staff , toother. (More Aooa, | Wiuio* WaiLUHir. The New School Law. c Encountered strong opposition io the £ coarse of its pasuge through tbe Legislator*, aod wo osderstud iaatiU oopopolar ( in some districts. This is, aod most be , the case with all aaw maunres, bnt we believe that as the new law ia pot id operation, ud tSa people tea its practical working, ud experience its benefits, it ' will gather sew friends every d ay from the c ranks of those originally opposed lo it. Tbe New York Rtnetc, wkich never publishes erliclet that are not well considered ] ead worthy oardTnl '"pa ratal, says of thia ( "Tie 'New Jersey School Law' reeeat , ly enacted by the Legitlalare of this Elate — a re-ceiling of thn school ijitem of tbe commonwealth— deserves to bo enrafolly •ladled by all the sdmiolstra|pr* of pnb- 1 lie inttroclioa. It is now one of the moat < " *om peel school lews of the conntry - Amuog iU good bourse may bo mentiooad tbe power hgetowad on lbs Elate ] Board of K^e*Uoa>4he orguitatinn ol , btato, eoaaty ud Oily oBamioasa to deUrmini ihw qanliBentions V< Ueckert ; the aoaaeemodt ol n lean ux, not bee than ' two war more tbu foor dollan, for every ' child In tha cmwmBnwealtb. On the other hud, the district St atom is sttU melnteinod, tad corporal poalshmool U I by 1st prohibited Tb. Atonal Report | oa Pablto lostrnctiow ia Now Jwrvey tor , 1«« has aloo jwat been pwbllsbwd." PlxseoM on Capo liland, with assy, ' iisyooaymoat with comfort. Aaknhaal. | i west mu, ud bo wilt mil yew-hie comfort , consists ia being with bis fthily, ukla> I bis salt bath ud lolling ia lb* * . An old bwoheln; takes pleasure in going , to Scbelliager's Landing at Bvo ia the ' , morning, Bring a hoot ud fishing all day . in solan Je, Levers or natara will fraqn.nt alike the ' . woods ud tha waUrs, tb* moodowi ud | , I be hye- roods ia ooartb of tba carioa. ud . the boutiful. Thwy aak no graaUr plea- | I Pleasure with the belies aad tha boa ax r daon wot ixiat oeleide of the hop room. > PI segno with tha topor is oo. fined ft> ' t ths heir-room. r Geormude keew of an plaaanra oateido I af lha dbiag^wnm. ' The piameara of little uhiidiwn ia among ' the tnnda. ' The plismtr. of maw Mm of , » eawiB b tasting moderately ofVvocyiking '• — neng nnseio. watch tag thn eaiie a; .-r I nan, sbboK vsbnriring dstg, gwwd [ ' b-ww, ■ • nmd (bo bwmao $/ find as band mo day im j -t

(lie Aituohitt.] jj Proceeding* of City Coumcll. I Cam laijiRD, Jnxa 21, '67. | Parsnant to n call of tha. Mayor, the 1 f me^nt the Wnsbington Honso. t Fressnt— Mayor Msgonsgle, Re- j f corder Hughes, Alderman Kuonedy. j and CooocilmdB Cake, Ludlam, Schel- £ lenger, Aseph, Bchollenger, W. S., | - Ware and Williams. Mr. Cake, ofihe Committee on Or- | ( 'reported a Supplement to ! j Ao Ordlonnce, entitled " An Ordl- j { nance for sweeping chimneys in tbe ! ( City of Cape Island, and to prevent j tbe bornlog of ths same." j. Which was read und laid on the j ( table. • ! j Sundry bills were tbeo read, and j ; ordered paid. | j Aldermsn Kennedy moved that en j ( order to tbe amount of twenty dollars be drawn in fgvor of John D. Huffman, | ^ City Solicitor, at retaining foe. • I Which wos agreed to. Aldermao Keooedy moved to recon- j ( elder the action of Coaonil in relereoce to tbe petition of Joseph Ueeside of | , tbe Metropolitno Hotel, for liceose. ' ( Which wot carried, when »' Mr. W. S. Schellenger moved that j Rseside't petition be granted. * j 1 And n billot being taken, the peti- , ( tlon was granted lor the term of four , | months for the sum of sereoty-firc dOl- ' Isrt. j The petition for license of W. M. i of tha Ocean Dreezo Hotel, i j ! was presented, when ( Oo motion, n ballot wts taken, which resulted in n tie vote. . A second ballot resulted in n tie vote ; A third ballot rcsoltud in n tie vote. | ; Mr Williams moved that action ou ! , ! Mr. Green's petition be postpooed for ! I tbe present. . | Wbleb wts not agreed to. | I Recorder Hngbes moved that the j • ' vote on Mr. Green's petition be taken 1 ' yeas and nays. | Which woi agreed to. i And on tbe roll being called, the | vote wu announced u follows : i , Yeu — Messrs. Kennedy, Hughes, | Scbeilengsr and Ware — 4. | | Nays — Messrs. Cake, Ludlam, W. S. j < Scbellioger and Williams— 4. Tbe vote being a tie, the qnestioo I decided io favor of granting the • ' license of the casting vote of lh« Mayor j On motion, the time was made lout j < months, and the sum assessed seventy- ' ' five dollars. Tbe petition for license of J. F j of Congress Hall, was presented, i | when Aldermnn Kennedy mored that ps- j titton be granted for the term of four i - months, for iHb sum of one hundred ■ dollars. m I1 Which wu agreed to. Tha petition of Joseph iSiocx, of the i 1 Woodnat Bowling Saloon, was presented, when Mr. Joseph Schellenger, moved that ! it be granted. Which won agreed to. Recorder Hughes moved that the lima bo fonr mootha, and the som —fifty dollars. Wbieh wu agreed to. Tha petition for licenoe of Joupb of the Philadelphia Saloon, pretested, when Aldermnn Kennedy moved that it be granted for tho term of three months, tho eon of uveoty-five dollars. Which was agreed to. Mr. Ware moved that the Slreel Commissioner be ioatrocied to open Second street to tho beach, soluble for a carriage way. Whleh was not agreed to. Alderman Kennedy, of the Committo investigate the Patent Fira Ex-llngitahr-r, made b verbal report. Mr. Iff illlams moved that tho report ha accepted ud tha Com mi Owe discharged. Which wu agreed to. A Ida rat an Kennedy moved that the City purchase three of the Pin Ex tinfatthera. Recorder Haghet moved to amend, by atrikiag oat " throw' ud inserting " foor." Mr. Ludlam moved to amend the amendment by ntrikhsg ont "fonr" and tonerting "five." The qoeetioa being Ukea On the amendment to the amendment, It wu not agreed to. The question being Ukea oft Che ' original motion. It wan inhaled. - J Mr. WHiinms moved that the Stmt j j CommUsiMer he iu trotted to aoOfy , j Mr. Iff. B. Miller to remove Ma beer 1 atftmdtaf eft the pmUk Ugh way, W*

jolting the property of Mr. George! i ' Which wan agreed to. | Aldermap Kennedy moved to rteon- ' aider ths action of Cobncil in reganlto ] ; removing lbs bath booses frcm Decatur { i Which molted io a tin vote, and was ! , I decided against the motion by the cut- | ! ing vote of tbe Mayor. \ I Tbe minutes of tbe meeting of the ! ' j citizens of Caps Inland, in favor of ' j building a suitable School House, was j j then presented, read, nod laid on the j , ; uUe."**' 1 The Ordinance Committee presented ] i j "A Supplement to Ao Ordinance, en- I i I titled 'An Ordinance Ao raise money 1 | for Officers' Salaries, Repairs of Public ' Oas, Police, end Watchmen i | on City Bonds, Unpaid Or- j ' | den,. Poll-Tax and Incidental Kxpen- < . j art of the City cf Cape Ialaod, for the j , I 1867,' "^making an addiiinnal ap- j propriatlon for (he porpose of buildinu' | i I a School House on the lot at the cor- j j oer of Washington and Franklin rtfceu j ! Mr. Ludlam moved that the title ol | tbe supplement he taken fur it* first I resding. Which wu agreed to. | Mr. Wijlisms moved that tho Sop- [ ' plement pus to its second readiug, be ! read by sections for amendment, L Which was agreed to. The first section was agreed to. The second section was agreed to. And the further consideration of the ' | Supplement went over under the rules io ilia next meeting of lha Council. Aldermnn Kennedy called up the "Supplement lo the Ordinance for ■ sweeping chimneys in the City of Ctpe j i and to prevent the burning of j 1 On notion, Ibe titlcof tba supplement ! j wat taken for its first readiog. Aldermao ! Kennedy moved that it potato in aecond | reading, and be read by hvctiona for j I amendment, which was agread to. ! Thn first section was agreed to. ; jAn ucoud section a as agreed to. | Mr, Ware moved lo amend lha Ibird | lection by striking oot ••tea" and Inse/ting '•iweoly.fira, which wis agreed to. Tha furiber consideration of tba sop I piemeut tbeo went over under tha rulva I until the next meeting of tha Council. Oo motion, tbe Cooncil adjourned. Joa. B. UtroHEs, City Clark i F AsttioNs roa Jolt.— What narrow : I tied aashea half way down the side of the 1 long, trailiog skins ; cbaius and t>cad> i over tbe straight severity of tba dress, ! hair massed to curls oo tba top of tbe i . baad, a stray one only banging bare aou . ! thertPYack of tba ears ; beads or chain* , about tbe neek and bead ; long, looKV ; ' sleeves, displaying white ronoded arm. j j and rich bracelets— tbsse are the poiuw | ; that first strika oue on seeing the gorge- | { oas, glittering throng. Tbara are some, however, whose taste \ i hu made their toilets u fresh nndcbaituj ing u a Juoe ciorning. Una o( then, ladies wears a lilac a.ilk drrts dotted will* abita lace barbe, aod aoioe delicate iilai flowers io her hair, and pearl oroametiia, orooch ear-rioge, and bracelet. Lei dress is trimmed with plain lilac bands, corded with abita utin. Another charming ..drase, bnt much more striking, is ol maroon colored gauze, •hot with while, aad trimmed with wbit> • ilk ud crystal lunge, lus quite a oe> effect bat tba weaier being a handsome, ' snowy brunette, it soiu her vary well. Large black aod abita laca shawls aod barnoose era very much worn, bow thai iba warm waatber baa fairly commenced, over rich loileta. tihorl silk sacqnrs, oasqoines, and peplnms are not elrgaoi | over very loog gured.and traicaj dresses ; and il being too warm fur eubmare o> paisley shawls, laca ts breagbt into reqaiaitusa. Tbey arc. hnwevar, somtwbai expensive ; lha lowaat price for even a Lima lam akawl or cloak ia forty or fiity dollars, aod from this tba coat raagaa all ! iba way ap to two tboaaand. -A haodsoma laca shawl or cloak ishowever, considered indispensable lo • lady's wardrobe, and is really asefol in a iboosand ways. Oae of tba great fealnrct of tha season ' it tba rish silk and jet embroidery lavish ed opoo costly silk cloaks aad draasea. Magnificent loileta of black grot grain* -era literally covered with embroidery, •ad saaay are wroegtll ia exqnisita dr. Signs wpen Iba seams, or so at lo describe ! sashes or poiated bavqaae opoo tho skirt, m addition to tho border .oood the bottom. Thio embroidery is rxeeotod by ! baad, oad gives' aa la finny of hsbev to ■be completion af one haadaomo toilet. Tho mw otylaa af roaad hata consist r simply of a erawn. daaeendiag aligb'ly toward the oalar edge, bat witboal other j radical! oa of sftr brim. They are very | pretty aed very fioteoo; bat u that hu 1 i been the cue for a loag Horn with bon- ' j oeia, wo aaod no* grambio at the dmrase Mopcaadrag to roaad hald.-JWwo»> -1 JMawdfijy. ^ J

A strange Story. Strange stories have from time to time been related of jewels, rings, aod evej watches found in fishes wbeo caught tad opened, and rabaeqaenlly returned to | their owoer. Whether or not lhaaa slo- | riea be true, I, of coorse cannot uy, bnt I I vouch for the entire troth oftbs follow- ' log related by a clcrgymao, himself tho j hero of tba ftory, lo a wondering circle of i listeners. Though expectant of some- | thing strange as a fioale, tbay wars by no j prepared for tha acloal deaqae. | "It waa on a summer twilight,"' said j he, "that standing on a tuslio bridge ! which spanned a Well known trout streaiu i near my lalbes's house, I woo from The girl 1 bad loog loved Ibe promise to be I my wife. She was something of a coi|aeUe. ! and 1 bad a rival in tba field ; so to make ; ibe matter sure lo myself, and evident lo him end others, 1 drew from bar bend t 1 ring which (ba 'bad oflao declared the | would give only lo h.r betrothed lover, I " 'It was my mother's engagement riog,' said the, half io earnest aod half playfully. | 'aad then is nnaparalitido ctmnwefod with : ara engaged ; but if you lose or part with | it io suy way, tbe engagement is broken. "Some weeks after she went away oo t >iait, sud than my great consolation waa wbicb bad been our trysuog place. Dice, leaning over tba railing and ibioltiog oyaf ( on.- betrothal, I took irom my finger Iba ; treasured ring, end gated fondly, op she • engraven witblp. In ellrmpting lo reI grasp and disappeared lu tha waUrs below. "Only a lover aoder similar circum. ; 'ugh1 1 mourned, disconsalwU, my lost j turning end bodrag tbe nug miating.-^ k'el, elreuge lo say. I had aaiogular pra- | day recover it— tb.ugb by what means L' | had oo idea. j ' "Not long after, fishing in tho tdma stream, some distance below tue bridge, AI tell to thinking uf my lost ring. II i could j quiver, a lug, a pull and a struggle at my ■me, aud alter some pley 1 drey out a lino 1 -uudenly and unaccountably Dashed into my tmud that the ring— my lost ring — waa j to be found within bis body. 1 cannot account for tbe leoilog, bnt 1 know that * • heu, upon grasping tha victim, 1 pari ceived on a portion of bis body a singular j skio shmelhing l.ke a bard, foreign anb- | "1 seized my large pockst ciaap knife. Eagerness made me craai — yet nut mora an men if I bed left my victim to dia ft .low aod liogermg death. 1 cut off bit head, aud tbeu, with a trembling bond ripped open hie body, aod explored tha j auspicious proluberaatce. My knife grated •gsiu.t aouietliiug hard, and— yo«,l ceaghl j >ue glitter ul auuie shiuing sahsiauce ! I imagine my leeliugi wbeu. with a beating rifeart and trembling hand 1 drew forth—" V^Nhe ring, uncle f" breathlessly laqoir- , "No, my dear. Only a piece of green glees!" Tba general consternation aod ladignt.100 may be imagined. Thk Krrtic-T or .Uaauiaua.— Doubtless - you have remarked, wan sausi.cliuu, now Ibe little odditiee of men who marry (ate are praueii away speedily altar mai- ' .lege,* Yon have fouoq a man wbo need - io be shabbily uiessed, with is huge shirt collar frayed at the edges, aud a glanug 3 yellow silk pockel-haoukcicbiel, ueouuio 1 a pattero ol oealoess. Yon have seen a > • uiau wbo took soull copiously, aod wbo • generally had h|a breast covered with 1 .uotr, abandon the vile aabit. A wife la • ibe grand wedder of ibe mural pruoiag- f ' anile. If Joboeoa'e wtfo badJrv^tbere/ euold have bean no hoardiog ap wHITa 1 of oraoga peel, no louehiog 111 Us poett " in walfciug along Ibe rtvug/^qn eadUg > aod driukiog with diegastiug vhanaskjh/' " If OUear Golds asiik bad moorriad, he J •ould never base worx ibat rtdicafocy" " coat. "Whenever Jul find a man, vhul ' yoa know little aboal, oddly Irsawd/er " ..ItiBg ndicaloetly, or exbiMIMg ecAstricity of manner, yoa may be sere Jb ia c not a married men , for the little wo Aara ara roandad off, tba - little aboow are ' pruned away io niarrioAmea. Ihw wife 'a ' advice is tba Hilar that heap# Iba ship ■ steady. They ara Ilka tha wholesome. '- iboagb painful shears, nipping off the » little growths of self-coecelt aod folly.—' • Prater' i Mageriue. J — Many of lha Y> ealeio pa pea have „ nominated Grant foe Proaldeat. T«* Ait «v Anvmmarao.— Om this >t sabject tba Leoiavltla Journal boa the y fuliueing: "»• hava been carrying on |> lb# Louisville Journal between thirty. six J aud tbiriy-aaveo yeara. During all thia • time we have kaeam oo man In busiiraaa i- in tba eity to foil wbo advertised liberally. • Aad wa bare known an one lo encoded la > any coaaidwrable, if eVM ie-a respectable degree *>• iMfin't Bkwtiae Ubwrafly.