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OATS, GAP& FURB,STRAW GOODS AND
LADIBS' RATS.
Ho. SIR W. Baltimore street* Baltimore, l(d
WB. 7. CrDULANY
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331 W. Baltimore street, Baltimore, Md.
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RICHMOND, VA. 6m
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IMPOBTKRi AND DKAI.FRB l«
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368 W Baltimore street, Baltimore, Md.
novl-ly
B. M. WILSON, oTnTO,
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WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
and dealers In Paints, Oils, D)e*. Vtmishc
Frcnch Wlnaot»-wim-, Ac., -
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Proprietor) Aroot ilic Peruvian Bitters J- Com
ptund Syrup Tolu and Wild Chtrry.
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WHOLESALE GROCBRB AND COMMIS
SION MBRCNANTS I
3o S Howard street, corner of Lombard;
BALTIMORE.
We keep constantly on haad a ami 1
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Southern and Western »r*de. We solicit con
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fnr I'U* iuefs are sach as to warrant quick salae ,
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TRUNKS, #o. I
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TUCKER, IMITH A C0 H
MaaufacUrersand Wholesale Dealers ia 1
SOOTC; 8H0BS; HATS AND CAPS.
ff 1M Baltimore street, Baltimore, Md. .
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187 W. Baltimore street, corner of Liberty, '
BA L TIMORR, MD.
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Importers aad Dealer* In I
SBOI riNDLXOS AND FRBMOH OALF ii
SKIMB.
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Ko. 10 CaWsrt street; Baltimore, IM. t *
Rough Leather solicited. £
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| 4WR#9MMWT«
V# " There's
r . , ( Would MMsskiMli, h-; : .-il
"«*"• •>
And tenderly oane It, iol eU - •
And give it a permanent place in our heart.
Ihert t many a soriow, .
* Would vanish tb-osirm# 11 0 • e '
W«s» w*«ot unwilltac to ruvotsb tl^wiaM
,8o sadh Intruding .
• AMtqoVtlv brooSng,
i t batches ««tall sorts at borttt>l*Jt^Bfcl
MAT IfOKRIS' JEAUIif.
BT BBTBI.LT. ■IL 10 *
birds ohttped, la th«" i ,*•. little
breakfaat room of May Norris—biidt
and housekeeper of six months' dun*
tioo. Suddenly, the silence which had
exi-ted for a few momeatu was broken
by May;
"Herbert, 1 do so much want to hear j
Nilsson to-night in 'Norma,' and yon
know she only sings that opera once
while in the city; won't you take me,
please J" and the faoe of May was radi
ant with pleasant anticipation, aa she
addressed her husband, who was deep
in the morning Ditpatch.
"[ am sorry, May, but it will be quite
impossible ; I have an engagement to
night to meet a friend whom I have not
seen for some time ; else, I should cer
tainly indulge my Pet."
The glow suddenly faded from the ;
faoe of May, and with "Oh, 1 am so
sorry !" the subject was dropped.
A-few minute* passed and Herbert !
Ni.Tris arose, went up to his wife, and
stooping, pressed a fond kiss to her lips,
wishing her a merry good morning.
He had not proceeded further than
ths gate, when he suddenly turned, went
back to his wife, remarking :
"May, I beg your most gracious par
don, but I forgot to give you a letter
th >t I received ior you a day or two ago.
It is post marked 'Chilton,' your old
liouie, an > roust be lrom souie of the.
home lolks," meanwhile plunging deep
in hia bree.-i-ponket for the —
"Ah, here it is, read it and brighten up;
we will make U{> our disappointment yet
—we will hear Nilsson to-morrow night,"
snd be 1 'ft, whistling lightly to himself.
M»y carelessly broke the seal, njt
looking at the superscription on the en
velope ; but what was her amsxement to
see it oouiwenced:
"MY OWN HKKBRRT — I am on my
way to Washington, and will pass through
Baltimore on the Bp. M train. Meet
me, and let me once more see your lov
ing faoe and feel your kiss on my lips.
My heart yearns for you, so grant uiv
request for the sake of 'auld lang syne.'
'•Your loving, 'BIRDIB.' "
Like one in a dream, May sat stunned,
bewildered. What did it mraif Who
dared address her husband in such terms?
This, then, was the reason he oould not
go with her to hear Nilsson ! This was
the friend he had uot seen for so long
a time 1 The sun shone still as brightly,
the birds aug ia sweeter strains, but
there was BO sunshine in May's heart—
doubt and distrust were brooding darkly
there. Why could not Herbert have
told her who his friend was, was her
eonstant thought—bat no, he evidently
had his seeret—and then into this lov
ing heart oame the desire to prove his
perfidy. For wsa it not perfidy 7 He,
her husband, another woman's darling f
Clenching her small bands, she walked
the flow, unoonaoioas of the flight of
time.
"I will flnd him oat I" she exclaimed,
and then, from excitement, she burst
into violent weeping. "Ob, Herbert,
how ooald yoa be so false—you, whom
I thought so trae, so honorable!" and
her form rooked to and fro in her an
gniah.
Rising from ths ehair into whioh she
had thrown herself, she went to her
room, and upon her knees implored her
Heavenly Father to direot her in the
way she should act.
Calmly shs arose, saying:
"I will not seek for vengeance, bat I
will go home, leaving him to his own
remorseful conscience."
Taking her writing desk, she wrote:
"HERBERT—Through mistake you
gave me the wrong letter, wbieh I have
read. Who 'yo«r loving Birdie' is, I
eannot imagine. Hoping yoa may be
happy ia her love, I leave you, thinking
it beat Do not seek me.
."Your unhappy wife, MAT."
Leaving the unfortunate letter aad her
own Bote on the bureau in a conspicuous
plaee, May donaed her waterproof, and, |
veiling herself thickly, left the room— ' |
; not, however, without a fond look at the
dear old rooibj where she had bt«n so
| Aappy for six tnontbs. Just In time for
i the two o'clock train for Chilton, May
sprang aboafd, sad was soon whirling to
her home anil mother, there to Weep oat
all her Borrows
* * • * *
Btistly engsffed in writing, Herbert
Norris reemed uoconseious of time,
Mien gUttctttg towards hit ofiee eloek,
8% «al it wis nearly dinner boor, so
be tocfeliifffcst, soliloquising as he went i
"I am sorry May lo6ked ko disap
pointed w iten I spoke of asy engage
ment—sweet little darliogi—l will eoni
pcn«te her fully Tor it; let heV hear
Nilsson twice, surely that, will do for
her." , *
Reaching hokse, he went to his sit
ting room, expnotiog to be met by the
, sweet kiss he always wss greeted, with—
but no May. Going to her chamber, he
was astonished to find that vacant, too.
"The sly puss is hiding from me. so I
will have to look for her," he exclaifeied.
Crossing to the deor, be suddenly spied
the letters on the bureau. Taking them
up, he read May's note. TekLg the
other he saw the anfortunate mistake.
"Poor Birdie I you the cause of all
this misery, snd so innocent, too I My
darling Msy—where esn she be T" and
the strong man moaned in bis grief.—
"Bhe must have gone home, for she is
too timid to go out ia the world alone
and thus speaking, be hurriedly went
down, took his hat, and was oa his way
to the depot, when be was stopped by a
friend.
"Herbert, have you heard the news?
Terrible, my dear fellow. Tbe 2P. N.
train for New York has collided with a
freight train just this side of Chiltoa,
and fifty killed and wouaded."
"My Ood ! that must have been the
trsin 1" be exclaimed, and breaking
from his friend, he rushed to the depot
"Ob, my darling, my lost Msy I and you
will never know but that I was untrue!"
It waa trembling lips could.say.
As he resehed the depot, s train was
just starting for the scene of tbe awful
disaster, with comforts for the woanded,
and triends eager to see their loved ones.
Soon they reached tbe spot. Stern men
turned away ia tears at the sight. Old
and young, dead, dying and woanded,
lying in one OOD fused beep, while piere
ing cries rent the sir as BMther and sis
ter, father Bad brother was brought oat
of the confused heap, with the "light
gone out from the eyes that would see
no more."
Herbert Norris stood for a moment
gasiag on the sight, when he was tooeh
ed oaths sfcoalder, aad turning, saw
Mr Davis, tbe father of May.
"We have found May," he said, "bat
I fesr she is beyond sll earthly aid.—
Come with me," and Herbert, dased and
stupefied, followed.
Reaching tbe station, he foand her
lying oa tbe floor oa a rough mattress,
her eyes cloeed, bsr face owrble white,
aad seeming as though life bad fled.—
Above the t«mple wsa a terrible gash,
from whieb tbe blood waaoesißg. Sink
ing on his bases, Herbert gathered her
to bis heart, sboweriog kisses ea her
pale lips, aad oalliag every endearing
name, besought her to speak ooee more.
But the pale lips moved aot.
Nr. Davia, in whose heart there was
a lingsriag hsps that May might aot be
dead, BOW harried away ia ssarch of
some way of carrying her to her home,
only a mile from the statioa. For an
hour his attempt to prooare aay kind of
vehicle proved unsueeeasful. Turning
toward the atatioa ia despair, be spied
a oarriage, and standing Bear by was
one of his asigbbors, who stepped to
him, ssyisg:
"I heard your daughter was assoag
tbe passengers and ssrioosly woanded,
so if yoa will seespt my offisr, the car
riage Is at your ssrviee."
With gratefsl voiee Mr. Davis ac
cepted, aad together they prepared to
carry the uneoasoious woman home.—
Herbert, atill ia a stupor of grief, spoke
aot a word, bat assisted them ia carry
ing May ta the earriage, aad softly pil
lowing bar bead oa his breast, eadsav
ored to awake some life. Bat, slas! be
was aot saooessful. Reaching tbe house,
they speedily seat for a doetor, aad ware
sooa rewarded by his prssense. Hastily
nseendmc to tbe ream where they bad
earned May, be ordered every one ex
cept Mr. Davis from ths room, aad tbes
begaa hie examination. Presently, tura
ing to Mr. Davis, ba swd :
is f'l like to srouss no false hope, but
o thaw is a slight waru.th around the
ir bsSr', and by oarefui attention we may
y safe her. Still, the hope is faint."
0 Dr Gray watched with his patient
1 until a late hoar, hoping, yet fearing a
reonvery. At last be saw s quiver ol
t the fiale lipe, aad soon the eyes partially
opened but eloeed agaia But "where
ther s is life, there is hope," aad Dr.
' Gray redoubled his efforts to bring bsck
' eesfceiousoess. Shortly tbe dyes sgsin
1 uniloeed, aad «be lips murmured "Her
-6 bsft"
wssbaftiltsaud in rapid *uc
sessitta of delirium, snd always a ery of
r s&ifasrt," wad ibea sometimes toe aaute
r of "Birdie." Herbert Norris hung
sround her bedsids, refusing to let any
oa* attend to her beside hissself. Ooe
1 sweet morning, as she lay with eyes
eloeed, Herbert bent over, kissed the
pate face, and aaid :
• "May, darling, if you would only aay
yoa iorgive 1 God only knows bow 1
long to hear yoar sweet voice again I"
Slowly raising one thin hand to his
' faoe, May asked :
"Herbert, tell sse who is Birdie V'
Catching ber closely to bis bosom, bs
' tenderly answered :
lM,sy. she is my only sister 1 Birdie
and myself were left orphans when quite
youQ/, and found a home with my aunt,
' Mrs. Holmes, of whom you have beard
me so often spesk. Birdie grew into a
beautiful_girl of fifteen, and was the
light of my annt's home, and tbe pride'
of a brother's heart. I wss sent to a
college in a distant oity to finish my
studios, and beard nothing of Birdie for
a year, exoapt from Auot Mary, who
eoaatoatly spoke of her great beauty. I
loved Birdie as only a devoted brother
oould. One bright dsy there eame a
letter from Aunt Mary, saying 'Birdie
had left her home with on opera troupe
whieb had been playing in B ,' and
beseeching me to go in search of her,
and bring ber bpek. Bat uiy search
' >L; aad seeswa beard.«f
the marriage of Birdie to one of the
troupe. Feeling disgraced and humili
ated, I never spoke of her again. Soon
after, Aunt Mary, wbo sorrowed con
stantly lor our lost ons, took to her bed,
aod ere many weeks passed swsy, leav
ing ma alone. Blaming Birdie for her
death, my beast steelsd itself against
ber, aad from tbe time »he left us we
have never met. I have never spoken
ber name to yoa, so you were exousable
for blaming me. I iuteaded to meet
her, aad try to persuade her to leave the
life she was leading, but I will aot see
her now. Msy, my prseioos wife, won't
you forgive my falae pride io not telling
you this before ?"
With tenia ranniag down her wasted
foot; May elaag to bim, sobbing and
imploring his forgivness lor ever doabt
iag hie love.
"Ob 1 Herbert, I only kaow I have
bees tbe aiaaiag one, aad yoa iaaooent.
God helpiag ma, I will aover doabt you
agaia."
It ia aeedlees to say May recovered
rapidly, aad ia a weak waa able to leave
for ber owa home. Mr. Davis never
aoooaated for May's appearaaoe ia such
a sudden maaaer, nor for Herbert's
spssdy arrival aa the aeaae of tbe die
as«*r. If there were aay doubts ia bis
miad aa to May'a bappiasas, tbey were
d&pelled by the bright faoe that left
them a week, later. Above tbe right
tottpie ia aa ugly sear, almost hiddso
by tbe boaaia brown hair, wbieh May
laughiagiy aalls ber mark."—
Sinnff Soutk.
I ■ ..HI .
Appaaraaoea are Daooltful.
Yesterday, a poorly dressed, hay-seedy
old gestlamaa, accompanied by his wife,
son aod two daughters, all in eentennial
dusters, were doiag tbe eity, aad io pass
ing a furniture store at the ooraer of
Seventh street aod Louisiana avsnus,
stopped to taks breath. The old man
took a seat on one of tbe rustio benobes
in froat of the eetablisbmeßt, while the
others were lookiog about tbem. Just
thea a braoeof nobby-looking dry goods
elerbe came along, aad one made the
remark aloud:
"Hallo I There's an old greenhorn
roestar oa bis oeoteaaial trip."
Tbe old ama overheard tbe remark,
ealled to ite author, aad beckoning bim
back, said:
"I'a aa old graeahoro, am 11 Now
I'm jail tbe oM Bsaaa bay you,'
i yoar employer aod all your relatives
» out, pay tbe eash down, nud havs my
ten thousand sore farm in Illinois be
sides "
By tbia time tbe crowd began to
, gather, and the young man fioding the
laugh tarned on him, left the scene,
while the old fallow quietly chuokled.—
i Wmtkinglrm Star.
Questions for Colorod Men.
We commend the following questions
from the Charleston Newt and Courier
to tbe consideration of our colored peo
ple Let every man who has colored
men ia bis employ mens ask eaeh oae of
them these qteetir*n* snd get an answer
for eaoh question :
Whom do yoa work for ?
Is he a Republican or a Democrat t
If a Democrat, why do you m>rk for
one who is opposed to you in politics?
Why do you not engage in business
only with those of your own political
faith ? Would not this be better ?
Can yon not find employment among
them? If you oanuot, have you asked
yourself why is this so T
If you work for a man—we appeal to
you e« mea—do you think it lawful to
injure his interests?
If yoa do not injure them direetly,
ought yoa to give others the power to
do it?
If yoa were sent to toad cattle would
you lead tbe gun given you to protect
them to some thief to kill any that he
' plaaMßf
How m it, then, that yea so readily
combine with others to pat in office men
wbo rob yoar employers? Are you
awer* that wkea yoar employer is rob
bed yoa are robbed to a certain extent
also? If your employer thrives you
thrive with him. If he is pinched, how
oan he pay you good wages ?
If you pat up mea who tax your em
ployer and yourself only to enable them
to steal aad live finely, are you honest ?
Aad bave you not allowed your vote to
d>tM* agaia.a*d agaia? J
Yoa call yourself a Republieaa ? If
men are named whom the people can
trust, your hands are clean ; but if the
old story is repeated, aad swindlers,
eheats, or inconipeteat persons are pat
forward by your party and yoa oliag to
them, do you think your employer can
trust you with hit interest* ? Oujht
he to do to T
Cure fbr Qoaaip-
Dr. Holland, the popular author and
editor of S~ribner'i Magazine, writes
strongly against gossip, whioh, in his
opinion, "is slwsys s personal confession
either of malice or imbecility." Though
there is a great deal of gossip that has
no malignity in it, yet it is, be says, "a
base, frivolous, aod too often a dirty bus
ineas " The cure is culture For many
people talk about their neighbors only
because they have nothing else to talk
aboat Dr. Holland draws this picture
of a family of young ladies, which we
advise our readers to gate at:
"We havo seen them at home, we
have met them in galleries of art, we
bave caught glimpses of them going from
a bookstore, or a lil rsry, with a fresh
volume io their hands. When we meet
them tbey are full of what tbey have
seen and read. They are brimming with
questions
"Oae topic of conversation is dropped
only to give plaee to another, iu which
tbey are interested. We have left them,
alter a delightful boar, stimulated and
refreshed ; and during tbe whole hour
not a neighbor's garmMt was soiled by
aa much as a touoh. They bad some
tbiag to talk aboat.
"Tbey knew something, aad wanted
to beow more. Tbey eeald listen as
well as tbey ooald talk. To speak freely
of a neighbor's doings sad belongings 1
would bave seemed aa impertieeßee to j
tbem, aad of course aa impropriety
They bad ao temptation to gossip, be
oause the doings of tbeir neighbors
formed a subject very ssaeb less inter- !
estiag than those which grew ont of
their knowledge and their oalture."
Tha click aod clack of tbe croquet
ball ia heard again in the land, io con
nection with ,a Toa did not! I say I did!
Yoa horrid cheat! Oh, for shaoie 1 Ma,
uia!"
Medical mea aay thst whea a maa is
lallef whisky he can't ireeas,and ap
pearances indicate that a large number
ot oar citiseos are expecting a mighty
oo!d snsp.
NUMBER 20.
■ A Fashionable Woman's Prayer.
1
| Strengthen tny husband, and may liis
faith and bin money holdout to the last.
Draw the lauib's wool of unsuspicious
| twilight over bis that my flirtations
| J -i »jr look to him like victor!' s, and that
my bills uay strengthen his pride in
I uie.
Bless, © Fortune ! my crimps, ruffs
j and frizzles, and let thy glory shine on
I my paint powder.
8 EuaWe the poor to shift for them
selves, and save me from all missi(>nary
j beggars
Shed the ligjtt of thy countenance on
my camels' ba» my lavender silk,
r my point lace and mj necklace of dia
monds, aod keep the moths oat of my
sable, i beseech thee, 0 Fortune!
When I walk out before the gaae of
r vulgar men, regulate my wriggle and
add new grace to my gait.
| When I bow myself to worship, grant
that T may do it with ravishing elegance,
and preserve u~to the last the lilj-white
' of my flesh aod the taper of my fingers.
Destroy mine enemies with the qall
of jealousy, and eat up with the teeth
' of envy all those who gaae at my stylr.
1 Save me from wrinkles, and foster my
plumpness.
Fill both my eyes, 0 Fortune! with
the plaintive poison of infatuation, that
I I may lay out my victims—the men—
ab numb as images graven.
Let the lily and the roses strive to
gether in my olieek, and may my neck
swim like a goose on the bosom of crystal
water.
Enable me, G Fortune ! to wear shoes
still a little smaller, and save me from
all corns and buttons
Bless Fanny, my lap-dog, and rain
down hail stones of destruction upon
those who shall hurt a huir of Hector, •
my kitten.
Smile, 0 Fortune ! most sweetly upon
Dick, my canary, and watch over with
the fondness of a ghost my two lily
white mice with red eyes.
N Cheering Vows from Guilford.
John S. Staples, the Democratic can
didate for the house from Guilford coun
ty, was at the Yarboro yesterday, lie
says that Hiram Worth, heretofore a
p oiuinent Republican, and one of the
most sterling men in Guilford county,
has renounoed allegiance to the Republi
can party and is supporting Tilden and
reform. He is a nan of ofaaracter and
will exert a good influence in that county
in behalf of honest government. Guil-
I ford voted in the last eleotion on the
I constitutional amendmeLts over 100
i against the Detaoeracy, but this was
! occasioned by an apprehension on the
j part of many that the homestead was
jeopardised and the convention would
ooet the tax payers an immense amount
of money. Since the convention met
and oost the State so little aod the fears
of these people were uot realized, Mr.
Staples believes they will now vote a ma
jority for the constitutional amendments
in the county and tLat Vance will ran
with the bulk of the tioket *ud the
ticket will be carried in the county by
! from one to two hundred majority. The
Republican county ticket is composed of
men who have prominently been identi
fied with the collection of internal rove,
nus and is more an expression of the
office holding sentiment than the voioe
of the Republican people. He thinks
he will get an increased vote over his
majority of 1872.— Raleigh Sentinel.
Removals from Office.
An exchange hopes that among the
removals from office, which the ins seem
to apprehend, and the outt to riaim, one
man in particular ifll be spared. He
is a postmaster in Maine, near the Aroo
stook Hne, who, when (Jul." Barry took
command of the Poet office Department,
I and was sweeping all before him in tho
1 shape of reform, addressed him a letter
' which ran in the following vein :
' lK Mjf Dear Cotoiwh —The sound of
your brooui whioH is now sweeping the
I Augoan stables is echoing anio ig these
distant hills ; village and forest are alike
| filled with dismay; the birds forsake the
woods, the trembJisg infant flies to its
mother's arms, aod even strong men
find their joints give way—they shake
| like Belnhazza at the visiouary hand
, that wrote his death doom. I treuible
for my office—l have eleven small chil
dren and nine of them girls—it yields
me now three dollars and thirty seven
and a half cents a year—this woa&tta. i-j
me to buy theqi sugar-plums, jewsharps,
piccaninict, besides a 'thanksgiving'
goose. 1 cast myself on your clemency,
' Ever faithfully, yours."