Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1870, Page 3

_EVENING STAR. SOUV4NIR DE PARIS. What's the world without a Paris? What are all its Joys to me, When that lovely town no longer Lures me from beyond the sea? Every journat brings new anguish; Bursting sobs our grief reveal, ‘When I dream of days of ny And Jack murmurs, “ AA’ Ab! those vanished days of Paris! Kneeling Counts of ancient birth, Begging curls by Cherrel twisted— Lumping dresses built by Worth, Oh! the German at the palace! Led by that dear Marquis Caux— With the Empress on the dais, While Strauss ruled the floor below. Biisstul days with thee, Bon Marcha! Gas lit ni with thee, Musard! Hew my sad feet die to press thee— Asphalt of the Boulevard! How the hours fled, winged with rapture: ‘Tinged with gold Time’s dropping sands, Ip that waste of silks and cashmeres, In the Compagnie des Indes. Ab! the Germ: in the palace, But no more the dancers go, Swayed by Stranss’s magic baton, And the gloved hand of De Caux. Paris needs no boots of satin For the balls that fill the air, And no more she sings with Schneider: “ah! que faima less militares!” L@hicago Republican. <oo-—____ MR. ELA‘’S STORY, | From the December Overland Monthly.) ‘Three or four years ago, my husband and I were making @ winter voyage up the Oregon coast. The weather was not peculiarly bad; it was the —— winter weather. with a quar- ving the ship an awkward motion @ condi- tion of ignominious helplessness, hardly wiiling = ~— and not yet fully wishing or intending ie. In this unhappy frame of mind the close of the second weary day found me, when my husband opened our state-room (oor to say that Mr. Ela, of —, Oregon,was on beard, and pro- posed to come and talk to me, in the hope of amusing me and making me forget my wretch- edness. Submitting rather than goer J to the roposal, chairs were brought and placed just nside the doorway, where the light of the sa- Joon lamps shone athwart the countenance ot my self-constituted physician. He was a young man. ked younger than his years; slight- ly built, though possessing a supple, well-knit frame, with hands of an ele it pe, a > ture and greatexpression. You saw ta glance that he bad a poet's head, and a poet's sensitive- mees of face; but it was only after observation that yousaw how much the face was capable ef which it did not convey, for faces are apt te indicate not so mush indvidual culture as @ culture of those with whom we are habitually associated. Mr. Ela’s face clear- _——— to me the intellectual poverty, want of esthetic cultivation in his accus- temed circle of society, at the it ed possible phases of at beauty, should it ever become o for certain to be habitually to the surface vein of drollery in RA sympathy. Evidently a Tea deen mature, appreciated, and Oftener exhibited to admiring audiences, any of the finer qualities of yught or senti- ment of which you instinctively knew him to be Altogether it was a good face, but one to make you wish it were better, since by not being so it was untrue to itself. I remember thinking all this, looking out with s! interest from my berth, while the two gentlemen did a little pre- minary talkin; Mr. Ela’s voice. I observed, like his face, was susceptible of great change and infinite modu- lations. Deep chest tones were followed by finely attenuated sounds; droning nasal tones, by quick and clear ones. The quality of the voice was soft and musical; the enunciation slow, often emphatic. His manner was illus- — egotistic, and keenly watcnful of ef- ects. “You never heard the story of my adventare | in the mountains ’” Ela began, turuing to me with the air of 4 man who had made up his mind to tell his story. ** No: please tell it.” « Well” running his tapering fingers through his hair, and pulling it over his forehead—"I started out in life with a theory, and it was this that no young man should ask a woman to marry him until he bad prepared a home { Jorrect, wasn’t it? [ was about 19 years ¢ when I took up some land down in the Rogue River Val ey, and worked away at it object.” “Had you realt smadea flower garden up the pegs or nails she I intended that Was to hand by fall to get on m lamet Valley At the notion of ¢ @ in that off-hand. general style, both my husband and I laughed doubtingly. Ela Janghed, too, but as if the rec~ ction pleased him. “You th do ink that is strange, you | it was he whom I had fed, clothed *Twasn’t £0 very strange in those days, because | girls were scarce, don’t you see. There wasn’t ® girl within forty miles of me: and just the thought of one, now. as 1 was fixing those nails to hang her garments on—why, it just ran through me like a -bock of electricity! ‘Weil, as I said, | had about two hundred id fifty head of cattle, a house with a garden, @ young orchard, and vegetables growing— everything in readiness for the wife I had courted on getting to help me take care ot it. And what do youthink happened? There came such a plague of grasshoppers upon the valley that they destroyed every green thing: crops orchard, flowers, grass, everything! My stock died—the greater portion of them—and I was ruined. (Deep bass.) I considered myself dis. appointed in love, too, because, though I hadn't yet found my giri, I knew she was somewhere im the valley waiting for me; and J felt some- how, when the grasshoppers ate up everything as if I bad been jilted. A with a pang now to think on which so often m: t those w peg: nation hang a pink ghing as he e more pu t peculiar fasii santhropic books I started th I had left, burit bermit “ Aregnuiar f “A stockad bapkment four feet gate, a tent in the unt of Indians and white men. Ves, I've seena ood many In«lians through the bead of my rit hey learned to keep away from my fort. Were mining camps down in the valley, ard you know the hangers-on of those camps” I sold beef to the miners; had plenty of money by me sometimes. It was necessary to be strongly forted.” “What a strange life for a boy! Whatdii you do? How syend your time “I berded my cattle, drove them to market, cooked, studied, wrote, and indulged in misai little rifle practice. By the time one summe: mountains I had d in, and knew how to make money cattle to sell again in the mines.” was method iu your maduess—mis bropy, { mean Well, a mam cannot resign life before he i+ Iwas doing well, and beginning to think again of visiting the Wallamet to hunt up my rl. Une Su afternoon—i knew it was unday, because [ kept a jour 1 was sitting outside my fort writing, when a shadow feli t my bi aying up “So ther the and delicate by na- Sawenek est tm years; ture, castaes reduced tired * No, I assure deeply intereste: “ boy was not a young woman in Py om the contrary becoming saything like that, you know” wi amused look at me. “I thought yob' #0, but as he comes into the ‘as a collateral, I Just mention his introduction to myself. I fed him and nursed bim until he was able to go to work, and then I got Sam ©! Lang to let bim take up a claim alongside a Chinese camp, promising to favor the Chinaman in a beef con- Tract if be was good to the boy. His claim proved a good one, and he was making money, when two Chinamen stv -alotot horses trom Sam Chong Lung, and offered $400 to Ed- ‘wards if he would go aft. ‘hem and bring them back. Edwards asked m, advice, and I encour- aged him to go, telling bim how to take and his prisoners. (Reflective pause.) imagine me living alene, now can Such an egotistical fellow as I avd fond of Indies’ society. You can’t believe it, ermits and solitaires are always egotists, I your loneliness wat sms you have ex- d Edwards @ good e singntar dec Ausene denis hoch happened during ually, it pierces m= | jo! a skele- | Wi | Lonce dreamed it was, I am content.’ | sighed as she said it, and 1 coulda’t believe in last syllable of any word ‘incident ‘C0! ce it besides a pecul ad, ment,” gi' nasal which was sure to reoure the attention. The word incident, as he pronounced it, produced quite a different effect from the spoken in the usual style. “A man came to my fort naked and etarving. he as a bad-lookin fellow; buts man naturally does not look when his clothes are in rags, and his bones Estes —— bis skin. him, cared for him kindly, until he was able to travel, and then he went away. The next Layee Was sitting outside one day who was ‘She was slowly advanc- ace a horse of great beauty and value. richly caparisoned. “She ing, riding with superb came slowly up the trail, as if to give me time for thought, and I needed it. That picture is still indelibly impressed upon my mind; the very flicker of the sunlight and shadow across the road, and the glitter of her horse’s 4 pings, as he champed his bit and arched hi neck with impatience at her restraining hand ——. Are you very tired?” asked Ela sad- deniy. Ne ver less so in my life; pray go on.”” “You see [had joo 80, long, andiam very susceptible. ‘That vision coming upon me Tnddenly as it did, in my solitude, strangest sensation J ever had. bound. Notso she. Reining in side me, she squared around in her saddle, ifasking assistance to dismount. Strugglli as og same word | 4 I clothed him, | ve me the | with my embarrassment, I helped her down, | andshe accepted my invitation into the fort, signifying at the same time, that she wished me to attend to stripping and feeding her horse. ‘This gave us mutually an opportunity to pre- e for the coming interview. “When I returned to my guest, she had laid aside her riding habit and close sun-bonnet, and stood revea! ing, beautiful, elegant- } — . Tom ee eee oon she looked a goddess. Her figure was noble her eyes la black, and melting; her hair long and curling; her manner easy and attract- ive. She was hungry, she said; would I give her something to eat? And, while I was on hospitable cares intent, she read to me some of my Greek ms, especially an ode of one of the yotaries of Diana, with comments by herseit. She was asplendid reader. Well, now,” said Ela, slowly, with a furtive glance at me, and in his peculiar nasal tones, ‘you can guess whether @ young man, used to the mountains, as I was, and who had been disappointed and jilted as I had been, — this sort of thing or not. It wasn’t in my line, you see, this entertaining goddess; though, doubtless, in this way, before now, men b: You'shall judge whether I did. “What with reading, eating together, sing- ing—she sang ‘Kate Kearney’ for me, and her Voice was glorious—our acquaintance ripened very fast. Finally, | conquered my embarrass. ment so far as to ask her some «uestions about herself, and she told me she was of a good New England family, raised in affiuence, well edu- cated, accomplished, but, by a freak of fortune, Seon never ar ores rn! money, jad got it. She went from camp to camp of the miners with stationery, and other trifling articles needed by them; sold them these letters for them, sang to them when sick, or ess to San Francisco, to ‘or all these services, she received high and also had a good deal of gold given to her in specimens. 1 asked her if she liked that kind a life, 20 contrary to her early ——s Shi answered me: ‘It’s not what we choose select to do in this world, it. I bave made a fees cm and gamed a rich and varied experience. If life is Rot what jut she her content.” “You bave not told us yet what brought her to you,” I remarked, in an interval of sileuce. “No; she hadn't told me herself, then. By and by I asked her, in my green kind of a way, what ghthertosee me. I never shall torget the smile with which she turned to answer me. We were sitting quite close: it never was in my nature, when once acquainted with a woman, to keep away from her. Her garments brushed PA knees; Occasionally. in the enthusiasm of talk, 1 leaned near her cheek. You know how itwas. I was thinkingof the useless pegs in my house down in the valley. ‘You will be disap- pointed,” she said, ‘when you learn that I came to do you a real service.’ And then she went on to relate that, having occasion to pass the night at a certain place not many miles away, she had overheard, through the thin partitions ot the house, the description of my fort, an account of my wealth, real or Supposed, and a plan for my murder and robbery. The would-be murderer was so described as to make it quite certain that , andsent away rejoicing only a few days previous. I was in- clined to treat the matter as a jest; but she awed to the belief and humility at once by the ajesty with which she reproved my unbelief “A woman does not tritle with subjects like tuis; nor go out of her way to tell travelers tales. 1 warn you. Good bye.’ ter this she could not stay, though 1 dly expressed nty regret at her going ¥y her command, I sadiled her hor, helped her mount him. Once in th ber humor turned, and she reminded m I had not invited her to return. She su: ‘could fancy that ek of reading, taiking, riding, trout-fishin \l romancing generally. u mdid woods, might be ver ng to ask her to come °”” young man with a rep- ere in the mountains ? 1 must fused to invite her now, mustn't I?" ‘The perfect ingenuousness with which Ela put these questions. and the plaintive appeal against the hard requirements of social laws in the mountains, which was expressed in his voice and accent, were #0 indescribably ludicrous that both my husband and myself laughed con- yulsively. “I never tell my wite that part ot the story, for fear she might not believe in my regard for appearances, knowing how fond | am of ladies’ society. ‘And the struggle wa: great; I assure you, it was great. So she went away. As she rode slowly down the trail, she turned and kissed her band to me, with a gesture of such grace and sweetness that J thrilled allover. i've never been able to quite forgive myself for what bappened afterward. She came back, and I drove her away! Usually, when I tel! that to women, they call me mean and ungrateful; but a young man living alone in the mountains has his reputation to look after—now, hasn't he? ‘That's what I onght to have done—now, wasn't it’—what I always say i did do. [t was the right thing todo, under the circumstances, wasn’t it While we bad our laugh out. tio r shifted posi- m, shook himself, and thridded his soft, ight h his slender fingers. He was satisfied success in conveying an impr e sort of care he took of his rep Now, then, ! was left alone again, in 1 ant frame of mind. 1 couldn't doubt wh bewutiful visitant had told me, and the tho of my murder all planned out was depressi to say the least of it. Rut, as sure as { am te ing sou, the departure of my unknown friend depressed me more than the thought of m The gate barred for the po murder. Th bight, I sat and looked into he 4 inking wild thoughts, and lonely bosom an imagin: and the sense of los we “This was Sunday night. Tuesday morning f received a visit from three or four mounted men, one of whom was my former naked and hungry protege. He did not now try to conceal his character from me; but said he was going down to clean out the Chinese camp, aud pro- tire for hours, ugging to my ‘The solitude | Posed to me to join him, saying that when Ed. wards returned with the horses we would pay him the $400 as agreed by Sam Chong Lung. 1 wason my guard, but told him I would Lave nothing to do with robbing the Chinese; that they were my friends and customers, and le bad better let them alone; after which answer he went off. That afternoon, Edwards came in with bis prisoners and horses. He was very tired, On account of having traveled at night, to Prevent the rescue of his prisoners by ether bonds, and to avoid the Indians. You will understand now the presence of the borses increased my peri!, as there was no doubt the scoundrels meant totake them. It wouldn't do, either, to let Edwards go on to the Chinese camp; to Jed rou, appeared to have been dr! erg oe ny fps i arbacsg bod je. 1 mat e gate fast, the bi woolen ins home withas axe: = = fire, and sent Edwards to bed in the tent. Chinese were asleep on ground. Then I sat down on the opposite side of the fire, facing the gate, placed my donble- barrelled rifle beside me, mounted guard.”” “Had you no arms but your ritle ?”’ asked my husband, anxiously, «I wanted none other, for we understood each | otber—my ritie and 1.” hat did you ex- iter with these 2” was next my inquiry. t seemed most likely that he had planned an attack on the fort. If so, his associates wouid be waiting outside for a signal. He had intended when he laid down close to the gate to open it to them; but when I drove the pins in so tight I caught a gleam from his eyes that was nota drunken one, and he knew that | suspected him. After that, it was of skill and wil! be- ing his opportunity, and at were you looking for; A "band-to-hand 6 It is impossible Eins manner or tone as Tact words. by types, an idea of © pronaunced these They sow | eursed or cried. ave entertained angels unawares. — chest, and conveyed in the utterance, t no’ that death was what was meant Hearing him the command, it was easy to believe that the miscreant dared not do more than hesitate in bis obedience. After a moment's which was the climax to bis rendering of the scene—he continued : “ Thaven’t told you, yet. how the man looked. He was a tall, ewarthy, black-bearded fellow, who me have been haudsome once, but who had the look which distinguishes men in canny with their kind; so that then be re- led Deast, loomy is ips Were drawn apart, so that his teeth glistened. ‘The man’s whole expression, as he stood there glaring at me, was hate and murder. “My eye never winked, while he hesitated. joa. os and it made him — bee F on the trigger, 1 kept my rifle le while be threw’ down his arms isto] knife—with a horrible oath. With knife in his —. — @ movement as if = wesia Tush on me, but changed his purpose in time to stop my fire. His cursing was awful; the foam flew from his mouth. He demanded to be let out of the fort; accused me of bad intentions toward him, and denounced me for a robber anda murderer. To all his ravings | had but one answer: To be quiet, to obey me, and he might live; dare to disobey me, and he should “I directed him to sit down on the opposite side of the tire—not to move from that one spot—not to make adoubtful motion. Andthen I told bim I knew what he was, and what he bad meant to do. When he became convinced of this, he broke down utterly, and wept like a child, declaring that, now that he knew my pluck, and I had been the first man ever to get the best of him, he loved me like a brother! “There was a long night before us, and I had got to rit there, with my rifle across ‘my knees, Ull morning. 1 could move a little, to stir up or add to the fire; buthe could have no liberty whatever. The restraint was horrible to him. Une moment be laughed uneasily—another It was a strange scene, wasn’t it? Finally, to pass the time, I asked him to re- late the history of his life. He wanted first to sbake hands, forthe lovehe bore me. Touch- ing wy rifle significantly, I pointed toa stick lying across the tire between us. ‘This is our boundary line; don’t go to reaching your hands over that” Th and sullenness. “We must have remained thus silent unti near midnight. Several times I observed him listening to slight souhds outside the fort. But his associates must have given up the game and gone off, for, as the morning hours approached e ceased to listen, and everything remained quiet. His head was bent forward, his chin resting on his breast, the shaggy beard spread- ing over it like a mantle.” com) Why not call on Edwards?” “The boy was worn out; and there was no need. I was very much strung we ‘too; so that the exhaustion of sleeplessness, fatigue, or ex- citement was not felt or noticed. But he suf- fered. He was like @ by caged, though he showed it enly by involuntary movements and furtive glances. Finally, he could bear it no longer, and entreated me | opm , abjectly,to give him his freedom or biow out his brains. I told him he couldn’t have his freedom just yet, but he knew how to get his brains blown out if he desired it. Then followed more execration, — in renewed protestations of regard for me. Ireminded him that talking would relieve the irkscmeness of his position, again invitin, him to tell me his histo: He replied that it ny. he talked about himself he should be sure to get excited and move about; but I promised to | Temind nim. | have a fascination for him. Once on the subject of himself, it seemed to What he told me was, in substance, this: He had been honestly raised by good, affectionate parents in the State ot Missouri; loved a young girl in the town where he lived, and, wishing to marry her, had | resolved to go to California to make the neces- | sary mone: ickly. He was successful, re- built upa great | ty i from the bottom of ua turned, Tull of joyt anticipations, and arrived ap old neighbor's, a few miles from his home, ving hardly tasted food or taken any rest the ious twenty-four hours. r “a While he orand A listened to the frien: ers,one name, the name of her he loved, his | romised wife, was mentioned. She was married. le staggered to his feet, asking the nameot her husband, and when he heard it be knew he y gossip of his entertain- had been betrayed by that man, He could recall a renee sensation in his brain, as if molten lead had been poured into it. That was the last of his recollections. Afterward, he — that he had been weeks in a brain fever. “When lie had recovered, some of his old friends, thinking to do him honor, made an evening party for him. To this party came his love, and her husband—his betrayer. When she gave her hand to welcome him home, and looked in his eyes, he knew that she, too, had been betrayed. Again the molten ‘lead seemed poured upon hia brain. Turning to leave the room, placed in bis path the moan he now hated with a deadly hatred. With ove blow of his knife, ha laid him dead at bis feet. A few hours later, in the desperation of trying to escape, he killed two other men. Then he eluded bis pursuers and got back to fornia. rand every species of crime. seen, inthe streets of Sacramento, the woman he loved. Up to that moment it had never o: curred to him that she was free, Following ticr to her home, he forced himself into her house, and reminded her of their former relations. ¥ Since then he had reveled in mar- 0 cehe had She bad denied all knowledge of him, ti calling upon her husband, to satisfy him. The husband ordered him outof the house, and he shot him. Then the Vigilantes made it hazard- ous to remain in California. He fled to the mountains, where he was nearly starved out, when { took him im and fed and clothed him “Such was his story. My blood curdied in my veins as I listened to the recital of his atrocities. ‘In God's name,” name’ 1 said, « who ‘Lam Boone ho was Boone Helm“ | asked. * One of ihe greatest desperadocs that ever was on this coast. He met his fate, afterward, upeast of the mountains.” “What did you do with him? What could you do witb him 2 * You ought to have shot him while you had him,” my husband suggested. “7 didn’t want to shoot him. He said, if I hai been a coward, I would have shot him. ‘lo con- fess the truth, the wretch appealed to my sym- pathies. I don’t think he hadever been sane since he felt the ‘molten lead poured into his brain.’ I knew somebody was sure to kill him, before long; so, when morning came, I called Edwards to open the gate; and, when it was un- barred, escorted my visitor out, telling him that there was not room enough in that part of the country tor both of us, and that the next time I pointed my rifle at him it would be toshoot. 1 never saw him again.” “Then he did not molest the Chinsse camp “No. Edwards got his tour hundred doliars and went home to Boston.” ‘There fell a silence among us, and, through my open door, I could see that’ the cabin was nearly deserted. Ela seemed wearied, sighed and made a movement as if to go. “What about your Guardian Angel?” my h band asked. “You have not told us about second coming.” “Lalways say that she didn’t come; or else | say that ehe came, and | drove her away ‘That is proper: isn’t it now?” glancing at m-. “But 7 want to know if you have eeen her if you have never met her any where in the world—since that time. | have aright to be curious—yes,'or no” I urged, langbing. “How do you feel now?” —with a light laugh and a peculiar change of expression. “O, better, a great deal better. ‘lo be per- tectly cured, I only need to hear thesequel.” «I may as well tell it, I suppose. It has been running in my head all day. Wouldn't want my wife to know it. Didn't think of meeting her when 1 came down to ’Frisco. You see. i've been in Oregon a mak Selle never, trav- eled ona railroad in my life—wanted to see something of the great outside world—and so, ran down to the great city to see the sights, ‘The first = 1 did, I went up to Colfax, on the cars; and while I was up there the engineer in- vited me to take a ride on the engine—a specia’ one. Now,1 knew that he meant to astonis! me, because he thought I was green; and | didn’t know, really, how fast the run. But we came down the speed that was ter-rific!—more engineer said. ‘Lincoln, the fellow asked me, sort of I tol an a mile a When we got to with his superior smile,‘ How I liked that rate of travel?’ liked well; ‘ but, I sup- make time, you can d rate atural drollery of phisu cated air. "While we laughed ue prepared . Qn imself to finish his story. sora : “Tt was Onl; before yesterday,” he said, « teat T mot ber 1G ippemed to be in the par- lor of the hotel whem she came in. At first I wasn't certain of its being her; but, as I watched her, 1 became certain of it. And she ri ized me; I felt certain of that, too. It was in the carly part of the evening, and I had to wait un. til Je in the would diaperse. S saw what | was wail , and stayed, too; she told me with ber eyes she remembered. After awhile, she went to the piano, and played and ‘Kate Kearney.’ Then i wassatistied that she would not leave me before { had spoken to her. As soon as the opportunity came, we con- fessed ourselves!” « Was she married? was she Len 5 Aa “ She was married, yes. py? she told me. as she bad once before, that She said it with a sigh, as she did the tirat time; and I dow putting out the lights. There is always, in this world, somebody Foire around, putting out our light’. Good-night.” “ Good-night «7 Charles H. 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HELMBOLD’S GENUINE PREPARATIONS, “ HIGHLY OORCENTRATED” COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU, A Positive and Specific Remedy for Diseases of the BLADVER, KIDNEYS, GRAYBL AND DROPSICAL SWELLINGS, | ‘This Medicine Increases the powers of di | | and excites the absorbents into fraithy setfon, by | | ich the matter of calcareous depor and upatarel te redoced, as well as sat amination aad kt onlte tin ca | H MUST PREVAIL!) The beat place in the District of Columbia to get all kinds of | i LADIES, GENTS’ and CHILDRENS’ | BOOTS AND SHOES, | | IS AT NO. 1200 ¥, CORNER 12ru STREBT, ‘Where all qualities can be had at lowest cash prices. Don't torget , TRUTH 18 MIGHTY, AND, JOYCE & MILLER, 1200 de3-2m corner of 12th street, N. W. | | HH. BURNS & co., 903 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, 806 NINTH STREET, store | ALL OF THE LATEST AND MOST APPROVED STYLES OF BOOTS, SHOES, GAITERS, ayD SLIPPERS, | LADIES’, GENTLEMEN'S, MISSES’ AND ORTL- | DBER® WEAR, | All of which bave been gotten ap with » great | | deal of care and attention, | AND THINK WE OAN PLEASE THE TASTE OF THE MOST FASTIDIOUS IN STYLE, MATEBIAL, AND PRICES, } m7 A CALL FROM THE PUBLIO GENB- BALLY IS SOLICITED. oc88-ly BOOKS, STATIONERY, Eto. | N BOOKS. } THE MONITIONS OF THE UNSEEN. By Jean ingelow. rat $140 THE CLOVEN FOOT. By Orpheus 0. Kerr,g1 59 THE CROWNED CBOSS. By M ElvaWood.$1.60 A CHILB’S DREAM OF A STAR. By Chas. Dickens, illustrated. - 3 ILLUSTBATIONS TO By Paul Ronewka. 3.50 GOETHE'S FAUST a HOODS POEMS. Illustrated by Dore. FoOli0.. 0. <8 oresonoentenestl SOO: NG OF THE SOWER 1 volume illustrated GEMS OF FRENCH ART. $1000 PIOTURES FROM ENGLISH LITERA TURE a BLANCHARD & MOHUN, des-tr__ Corner Pennsylvs ve EADY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. The largest and most complete stock of JUVENILES ever offered in any one store in this city, consistin: of ail the choice English and American Ju’ ies. elegantly Llustr: og nd Becund. substantial ¢ of Standard W one ‘Titing Deske, Work Boxe Dress ‘Cases, Chrom: etc. Late BALLANTYNE, de6 402 7th street, Intelligencer Building. | ARIES FOR 1571, in large variety and popolar styles, at PHILP &@ SOLOMON’S BOOK AND STATIONEBY ESTABLISHMENT 911 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. NEW BOOKS, NOVELTIES in STATIONERY LATEST STYLES IN PARTY AND. VISITING CARD ENGRAVING. WEDDING, no 15 BIRDS, &e. B LD S —imported CANABY BIRDS. MUCKING BIBDS, MOCKING- BIRD, $54 _ b dong = i No. . een dt Stl wae RIO Mgskisss. CANARILES. AND OTHER) kinds of BaKDS, tor tale at No. 304. = Street, between 2 end a. reete,, je 6-3w* IBD S — Imported CANARY BIRDS. OKING BIRDS, MOUKING BIR vod, CAGES, &c., for sale at 1135, t, er ty streets. re ee ea TG ARTBRECHT. N eat 4 OTICE T ‘D DEALERS AND FAN CIERS.—CHAS. KEICHE & BROTHER, Chatham street, New York. importers 4 Birds and Animia's. 9 fantly. recelving ¢ Iresh weekly importations ot inging Birds and are enabled to offer them for sale at lower prices than any other house in ihe city. Birds may be sent T express Wilh perfect safety to any part of the | Buitea’Statea. Allorders attended to with prompt | ness and care. nol6-6w PERSONAL OUTFITS. 4 other Baropean | | at | STUN Maen ‘he public i tfully invited to examine the | s ny oven ti eater unt SGT Me | Agate, Ok : ceived by Elias Howe at the Paris Bxhibitio i toh. T FIRST SEWING Ma. | WALKING UANES, 15 conte aud upwa Uhink ee bee Roker ue ee | SILK Pamarons.\ OU i J. KABR, | 1419 Peonsyly, | Local Agent for these COMPANY | _des-2w* between Mth and 1sth sis. EMA : ZAAR — in Ladies’, Gents” Chil- | decl-tr 620 Pennsyivania avenue. Bicrew Ox baucLUTHING inay be Tone at | REAL ESTATE AGENTS. | ir'giine?bntenthasteen Sita C W. HAVENHER & ©0., ; X-mas oLunxs 7aas | le 20 PER CENT. \ REAL ESTATE AND ROTE BROKERS, a NOTICE,—To cnabie all £9, emo7 the good ings i s life during Obristmas . i Mo. 643 LOUISIANA AVENUR, THIRD Doon | oi '5glifedurine Cnrisimes olidars.« Discouatot EAST OF 7TH STREET. amo | | ,qW7g,are constantly having placed in onr hands, for fi L Ni y investment in BEA! BARE NoTas various je D PAPER AT THE LOWEST BATES. 00 000 10 money, and are re, ‘Bow on — TO LOAR FOR z YEARS, 4 5 loan for one year, in amounts to suit 2 SOATEST PAPE “GPa (BNT, and other BONDS. n23 K. WILSON, BEAL ESTATE AMD INSUBANCE BROKER, 611 SEVENTH STREBT, Orrositg Post OFFics, WASHINGTON, D. 0. Sales and Exchanges of Beal Estate effected Loans negotiated, Houses] for remt, and rent col- ected. yunting to and exceeding $15, at ' SUTHERLAND'S Hl SHIRT AND UNDERGARMENT FACTORY, | ‘BEST. | nol7-eoly ST! Esmensss 7 Lede ROCKY MOUNTAIN TONIC. i ! | | — H SOLD AT ALL THE PRINCIPAL HOTELS, RESTAUKANTS, GROCERIES AND DKUG STORES IN THE DISTRICT OF OCOLUM- Blt JOHN @, WILSON, Agent, Boom No. § Colonization Building, corner 4% street and Penn. avenue cw-ly cee pail aP de al mat | oe ae a wien care. land avenue and 9th C sat, above Fa. ave. ) and do not need to bs alone for its H.T. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For weakness arising from Excesses, Habits of Bis fipation. Early Indiscretton, attended with the fol lowing Symptoms: {ndisposition to Exertion, Lose of Power, Loss of Memory, Dificuity cf sreath! Trembling. = Waxeral Horror of Disease, neem, in in the Back, imness of Vision, Bot tseds, 5 jushing of the Body, Dryness of ‘the Skin, Eruptions f the Face, Universal Lassitude of —P, ntenance. the Muscular System. ‘These symptoms. if allowed to goon. (which this Medicine invariably removes) sone feliowe FATUITY, EPILEPTIO FITS, &, im one of which the patient Ny carr, Whocan fa al re tty those** Tul diseases, Se . = INSANITY AND CONSUMPTION? Many. are aware of the cause of thelr sufbring. bat pone will confess” ‘The records of the iveane any lame And the melancholy deaths by ‘consumption Deer ‘ample witness to the truth of the assertion. Constitution, once allected by organic weak. pepe. requires the aid of madicige g strengthen aad Exfuacr Ur BUCHU ioratiatiy ome, A ie | a Will convince the most sceptical. | | E | peculiar to jaaled many affections TRact Becuv DEOLINE OB CHANGE OF LIFB, ST Sex Sturtoms Apove, S77 NO FAMILY SHOULD 8B WITHOUT IT, L Penal no —— e—- ‘unpleasant medicine H. T. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHD | AND IMPROVED ROSE WASH | ASES | | CUBES BECRET DI in all their stages—tittle expense, little of diet, no incouvenieuce, and NO BX POSCRE. USE H. T. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU Ail affections and diseasce of these organs For whet! EXISTING IN MALE OB PEMALE, From whatever cause originating, and no matter how long standing. Diseases of these organs require the aid of a diuretic. H. T, HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU 18 THE GREAT BIURETIO, And it fs certain to have the desired effect diseases for which it is recommended, BLOOD! BLOOD! BLOOD: H. T. HELMBOLD'S HIGHLY CONCENTBATED COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA, Fitutious! Dlcaneaariaing irom an Linpars Sao the Blood, aud the only reiiable and effectual known remedy for the care of Sc: ‘aid Head. Salt Senaet the Throat and Blotches. keer a ‘Eruptions Legs. the Face, Tetter, Erysipelas, and all scaly of the Skin, _— AND BEAUTIFYING THE COMPLEXION. NOT A FEW of the worst disorders that aMict arise from the corruption that accumutates in the Blood. Of all the discoveries that have been made to pang it out, ro", ortte in eftect HELMBOLD Ay 4 POUR. BACT OF BARSAPARILL cleanses and renovates the Blood, instills the vigor of health into the sysiem, and purges out the humors which make disease. It stimulates the healthy funo- tions of the body, and expe's the disorders that grow and ranklo in the biood. Sach a remedy that could be relied on bas long been sought, and now the pab- lic have one on which they can depend. Our space here does not admit of certificates to show its effects but the trial of a single bottle will show to the sick that a has its virtues surpassing anything they have er taken. “Two. tabiespoonful of the Extractlof Sarcaparitie added jut of Sa cet to the Lisbon Diet a Drink one bottle is fully equal toa gallon of the Syrup of Sarssparilla, oF the decoction as usu- ally made. ° H. T. HELMBOLD'S ROSE WASH, An ex. of dissigatien, used in connection with the Extracts Bachu and Sarsaparilt: such diseasss as recom: mended. Evidence of the most responsible and re- Hable .character will a>company the modicin Also explicit directions for ues, tctth Aundreds ef thousands living witnesses, and upwards of 30-000 unsolicited cer ificates and racommendatory letters, any of which are from ths highest soutoes, taclud ing eminent phy: Jans, clorgymen, oD The Proprietor bas never resorted to their pablica- tion in the bewspapers; he does not do this from the fact tat hie articles raak as Standard Preparations, aoe 2 propped ap by cort : ‘The Science of Medicine, like ths Dorie Column, for tes, baste, Lndect ivf Capital . ‘Member FA ‘ Gucet's Journal enn PaavEns, the Moyai Vollege ‘Bes most of the late standard works on Medicines SOLD BY ALL DBUGGISTS BYBRYWHEER Address letters for information, in confidence, to H. T. HELMBOLD, Chemist. OBLY DEPOTS— HT. Holmbold’s Drag & Chemical Warehouse. . 694 BROADWAY, WN. ¥ oR TO 4H. T. Helmbold’s Medical Depot, No. 106 SOUTH TENTH ST., PHILA. BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS. ASK FOR H.T. HELMBOLD’s: Ro Mtr TAKE NO OTHER: Cc. + Sowna, PAINTING, &c. OUSE, SIGH, MMA SETS FMRI EE ARR SLATER. LA. AVE. wer TL Pal of all Kinds of wood and marble in the latest and most approved OBBING { BSTABLIS! PADDLE MY OWN Cano. PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. neatly ex- wylee. wand hevins me partect fodiens Sa wihe PROPOSALS. of Sfty years? ears” carrying on business om aren Bocwees Sizth and Seventh sareete tan rt, be is thankful fer past favers. fond calcite peere ALD FOR Fascd BEB, OFrice oF TWE A cone ‘of Doce. sb Beef req + as aired leas time as the Com Wissary Geveral may direct, commencing January 13s} a ‘Details and reqatrements fu: signed ment, to be attached to eac Bealed Pr ished by tl m.,Janva he vi de T-6t copy of the latter, RY hantabie Oak W irements furatshed by req ned. ee of the latter, with this advertisement attached to each | offered WILLiaM Capatin and Depot tnart y quarters hie of be hundred end fifty 150) the upder- to be s, LOAN OFFIOES. S GOLDSTEIN & CO, Lean Office, 207 AND 209 4% STREET. PRLNCES Leas OFFION STILL BXists, FIC ¥ ol of ny |. 7 SOUTH FREDERIOK STREET eXtenaive practice in the great and the fret in this country, Philadelphia and land, France, it ‘al + Low. Bpirita, “Ooufusion not . Tremb- it _or Giddiness, Discase of the tation of the Heart, r ling, Dimmuene =f Sigh 2 Throat, Nose, or Skin, Adlections of . Stomach or Bowels—those terrible Die. ‘Srising from Solitary Habits of Youth RET aod solitary ctices more fatal to their victims than the songs the Syreus to the Mari Ulysses, blighting tering ae ny hopes or anticipatious, ‘ YOUNG MEN Especially, who bate bec me the Victims of Sotttary Vice, tuat dread’ 4 destructive babit whieh ponliy sw untimely grave thous cepe Jone men of the most exalted talente aud bri intellect, who micut otherwise ging, Senstes wit waned to ecstacy combdence. Married marriage creative P. Paipitation or, Lt Ammediate!: This distressdag affection, whic! Je and marr; by the victims of improper indulgences. AOURE WARRANTED IN TWO 3. par: the living 1) MABRIAGE. persons. or Yo: rect Physical ‘eaknoss.( U r—im potency.) Mervoor kx . Organic W. ‘aves, Nervous any ether Disyualitication, apeedily rem © Who seit c religiously confide jouey rely sre OBGANIC Boder the care cy m phy Has BARKNESS s |. and Full Vi iy Oured Mon conten, or Bestor readers ve h the thanders of eloquence, oF re, may call with Yui platin entero ttab . lity of Dr. J is bonor 888 geatlwnan, scien. oa. ltfe mie- impovible, is the penalty paid to apt t> commit excesses he dreadfal couss;a: hho that und roe ero moet body and in ve rame, cough, ¢ usamptiou, Tuined ju health by unlearned protem who keep them trif_ing mouth after month taking | ete od ur vm@po ands, y injurious compoun Member of the Roy Graduate of oue of the United States, and the been apent i deipoin and to are These lent Lotion for diseases arising from habite produced by the 4 pese of the Dimness tation tebe tt eart, Dy; Derangem: . tw DE JOHNSTON, 1 College in thi el pitais of Goaton, Pat ore, bas eflected som of some of rly habits of yor Back and Limbs, P Disa ngoaliy —The fearful etlects . of Memory ot Spirits, Be Soctety. Self Distrast Lo imidity . &c.. are some of the evils Produc! Thousands of pereous agen what is the cause of their declining health. reath pepeion, tat , constitutional Seeks aud wast decay aud of Durgeons, Moxt eminent Colleges in the ir part of wine | Nervoas Irri Fapctions, Symptoms of Consumption, & on the Confusion of orabodin from nc jon is habits Doing deprived of the rious and ind arise power, of the Should apply Lonton, Poila- the most ching cures that Were ever Kaowe. a troubled with ringing in the head aud nar theead and melancholy effects Geucral mind are Solitude, ed. ow yndee » Losing and