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Bloomfield New Bloomfield Pa Times (Newspaper) - October 7, 1879, Bloomfield, PennsylvaniaVol. Xi11.new Bloomfield Bil tuesday october 7, lh7i>. Rwy times. An Independent family newspaper is Rusus Nin by but Tus Siht nerf. Mortimer amp co. R u in v ii i i t i o n i it i c b a within til county on year,.ii� six months. Tit out or Tun county inns year i of Lens Imam let. It w hex months. I Oso so a Inonu did. M invariably in Adan of i a advertising rates furnished upon application. Home. Llomo will be Ontl Whitt we make it clothed in sorrow or in Joy lore if pure no Power can break it nor its peaceful life annoy. Darkness always gathers strongest where loves a Ower it Lilloo known a there its Shadow dwells the longest As a tyrant on a throne. Pleasant words at Homo returning bring kind answers Back again t each from each tie Ever bearing it its Bright Golden Chain. Of How grand arrayed in Beauty when loves Power Gulden nil at Home As a Sentinel on duty it remains whale or May come. hearts Are Ever ready to add ple Surca every Day by their life Power Arm and steady Blessing All within to bold Way. May love a san be Ever shining in each Homo Over All the land by its Mystic Grace heart to heart and hand to heart blowing Onward As a River in its silent majesty Jod s True presence to deliver hearts and Homes from recollections. The following revolutionary Story while it exhibit the spirit of our Young men in the War for Independence shows also the discrimination and prudence of Washington. It is copied from the Olive i ranch published in boat on and edited with ability when on a tour to the West i met with the subject of this treatise at Utica new York. The grateful remembrance of the soldiers of the revolution by our country became tho subject of conversation. After there had been no interchange of opinion among us or. Bancroft observed that he had applied to Congress for a pension but owing to uie circumstance that ills name had keen stricken o t the Roll before he had nerved nine Montha to serve general Washington in a More hazardous relation he could not obtain it although he thought his circumstances and his claims for consideration were As great As any Soldier s. He then related the following history of his life i was Horn in Woburn North of Boston. At the age of fourteen was sent to Boston and put behind a counter. I was warmly attached to the whig cause and at the age of sixteen was obliged to leave the town. I then enlisted in the army As a Soldier for three years. I studiously endeavoured to understand my duty in Ziy new relation and thought 1 was a proficient at least As much so As other soldiers. One Day immediately after Washington a arrival at was detailed by the officer of the Day among the guard. It so happened that i was placed As Sentinel before the general a quarters at no Neon Elnick. About 1 of clock the Geu Lral s Carriage drove up which i Kue Vas a Soldier let it not As a Sentinel. I balled the Dilver a a who comes there 5�?��?T he was answered a general a a who is general Washington i1�?� he replied a a the commander of the american a a i done to know him Advance and give the the Driver put his head within the Carriage and then came Sud gave the coup Teralyn. A a the countersign is right a i replied. A a general Washington can now the next Moru lug the officer of the guard came to me and said Washington has commanded me to notify you to appear at his quarters it precisely nine o a a what does he want of me a a a i do not know a replied the officer. In obedience to this order i went to his Ipi Artera at the time appointed hut my mind was greatly harassed to know whether i had discharged my duty aright the night previous. I gave the alarm at the door and the servant a it eared. A a inform general Washington a said i a a that the it Erson he ordered to his quarters at nine of clock is now at the door a the servant made the report and immediately a none and Liada me go in and conducted me to the general when i entered he addressed me a Are you the Sentinel who stood at my door at nine of clock lost night in Quot yes sir and i endeavoured to do my ,. A a i wish Alt the army understood it As Well of you do Quot Sahl the general. This relieved a Burien Oil my mind. The general then continued a can you keep a secret a a a i can a Are you willing to have your name struck from the Roll of the army and engage in a secret service it the Hazard of your life for which i Promise you forty dollars a month Quot Quot i am willing to serve my country in pity Way you May think a a Call Here precisely at seven of clock this evening Nuil i will give you further i then retired and precisely at seven o clock i returned. The general then presented me with a sealed letter with out any superscription. He asked me if 1 had Ever been on Toxbury i told him i had and at his request i described the level ground on the he gave me the countersign lest i should not he Able to return before the Sentinel received it and then told me to go the Heights and on the Way to Converse with no one and Endeavor not to pass any person if possible and if i should observe any person who i observed la notice me particularly not to go on the height until out of his sight. And when i ascended to the height must look round carefully and if 1 discovered any person i a St keep Ata distance from him and Sutler no one to take me. If every tiling appeared to be quiet i must go on the West Side of the Plain there i should see a Flat Rock which i could raise by one hand a round Stone about four feet from it i must take the round Stone and place it under the Edge of that hat Rock which would raise it High enough to put my hand under it a a you must then feel under the Rock a sold the general a till you find a Small hollow if there is a letter in it bring it me and put this letter in the same having received my instructions i made my Way for the height and nothing occurred worthy of note except i found the Rook Aud Stone of described and in the hollow a letter sealed without any superscription. I then adjusted the Rock and placed the Stone As i found it. I returned to the general a quarters and delivered tho letter i found under the Rock. The general broke the Seal and read it to himself. He then sold a you Muy retire and appear Here at seven of clock to Morrow this i did for some time carrying and bringing letters without Tong annoyed in any respect. At length i observed a Lic Sou at some Small distance travelling the same Way i was going and he eyed me with More attention than was pleasing to me i took rather a circuitous route Aud when i came of the height i Wascoff Lieut i saw two persons if not More descend the Hill Oil the opposite Side among the Savins. I went even to the Savins to make discovery but would see no one. This i told the general on my Relura. He upbraided Ine for my presumption. He said a a they might have sprung on you and took you. Never do the like again. When i returned the next evening he gave my stricter charge than before. There was nothing occurred till i a ended the height. I then plainly saw three persons Dodge behind the Savins. I hesitated what to do. 1 placed my head to the ground to obtain a clearer View of the opposite Side. In an lust ant three men rushed from behind the Savins on the other Side in full run to me. I Rose and ran with All my Speed. No grecian in Ihler celebrated games exerted himself More than i did. I found one of the three was a near match for me. When i Cate to the Sentinel he was not More Tuliau six rods Thind me. I gave the countersign without much ceremony and tho Man turned of his heels Anil fled. I went to the general s quarters and on presenting his letter said a a hero is the letter you gave me a and then related the above Story to him. He told Iuo i might retire and i need not Callou him again till he should give me notice. He strictly charged me when in company or in Camp to make myself a stranger to the movements of free nil or foe never to enter any dispute about the War or the not by but always lie an inquirer. In about a week the general sent for me Aud i repaired to his quarters at the usual hour. He Luqu red if 1 was Ever Down on what was then called Cambridge neck. I told hit i Ltd been there twice. He then handed me a letter As usual Ami said a go to the lower House and enter the front door und when you enter the room if there lie More than one in son present sit Down mud make yourself a stranger. When All have gone out of the room but one then get up and walk across the room repeatedly after you have passed Aud re missed he will take a letter out of his pocket and present it to you und As he is doing this you must take this letter out of your pocket and present it to him. I charge you not to a Peak to Hiliu on the Viertl of your life. It is important that you observe i went to the House and on entering the room i found hut one Man in it and he was at the Corner of the room. He Rose on Niy entering. I immediately commenced my travel across the room Aud it the Saino time eyeing him attentively. The third Timo i passed he put his hand into his pocket took a letter out and extended it towards with his other hand he took hold of my letter nod i did thes me with his. I then retired with n Bow Nuil returned to the general. We two could Well recognize each other though to were not allowed to speak. This Mode of communication continued for some time. One eve lung As this Man was presenting his letter he whispers to me a a Tell general Washington the British Are coming out of tho neck to Morrow it two of clock. The general started and Luqu red a a Wuh it the Samo Iier Sou you received the letters from before a a a a yes a then saying a a Stop Here until i return a he took Bis hat and Cane and locked the door after him. He was gone nearly an hour Aud a Lulf. When he returned he said a a i do not know that i shall need your services any More you will Cut Niue about the Encampment and i will allow you the same pay you Havo having nothing to do i had the curiosity to ramble at out the army and Vicinity to find the Man who whispered to me but i never saw him. Whether that we Tejar was fatal to him i know not. The injunction on me was a Paramount to it in Case of disobedience. I continued with the army till they left Cambridge Aud then 1 was discharged. A somebody loves two or three years ago the Hupe Riu Tenient of the Little wanderers Home received Rue morning a request from the j Edge that he would come up to the court House. He complied directly Aud found there a group of seven Little girls ragged dirty Aud forlorn beyond what even he was accustomed to see. The judge pointing to them utterly homeless and friendless said a or. Can you take any of these a a a certainly i can Lake them All a was the prompt reply. A a All what la the world can you do with them a a ill make women of the judge singled out Oue even worse in apis Eurance than the rest Aud asked again a a wll can you do with that Ope a a a i la make a woman of her a or. T and hopefully. They were it shed and dressed and provided with Good supper Mil Beds. The next morning they went into the with the children. Mary was the name of the Little girl whose chances for better things the judge thought Small. During the Forenoon the teacher said to or. T in reference to Hor a a i never saw a child like that. I have tried for an hour to get a smile and have or. T said afterwards himself that her face was the Saddest that he had Ever seen sorrowful beyond expression yet she was a very Lett la girl Only five or six yearn old. After school he called her into his office and Sahl pleasantly a a Mary in be lost my Little pet. 1 used to have a Little girl Here that would wait of me and sit on my knee and i loved her very much. A Klud lady and gentleman have adopted her and i should like for you to take her place and be tuy pet now. Will you a a gleam of Light flitted Over the poor child s ice As she began to understand Hiliu. Lie gave her teu cents and told her she might go to a store near by and get some Candy. While she was out he took two or three news it Lapors Tore them into pieces and scattered them Al out the room. When she returned in u few minutes he Sahl to her a Mary will you Clear up my office a Little for me and pick up those papers and make it look Nice a the went to work with a will. A Little More of this kind of Nunge Meutz in fact treating her As a kind father would wrought the desired result. Bhe went into the school room after dinner with so changed a look and bearing that the teacher was astonished. The child s face was absolutely Radiant. Blie went to her and said a a Mary what is it what makes you look us Happy a a a a of i be got some one to love me 1&Quot he child answered earnestly As if it were heaven come Down to Earth. That Wnm nil fire secret. For want of love that Little one s life had been so cold Aud desolate that she Hud lost childhood s Beautiful Faith nud Hope. She could not at first believe in the reality of kindness or Joy for her. It was the certainty that some Oue had loved her and desired her Alicc Loii that lighted tho child a soul mud glorified her face. Mary Lias since been adopted by wealthy people and lives in a Beautiful borne but More Thun All its Beauty mud Comfort running like a Golden thread through it All she still finds the love of her adopted father Ami Mother. A Diamond Hunt. John e. Hagerty of u4� Broadway says a St. Louis it a Ier yesterday sold seventy two dozen chickens under circumstances that were out of the usual routine of Trade. One of the we chickens sold and immediately killed was for a few minutes valued at $.500. It occupied As it were the position of a capital prize in a lottery. The circumstances were like this or. How Thorpe a sojourner in St. Louis whose Home is in Syracuse n. Y., was strolling up Broadway yesterday to Ornong observing with interest the huge proportions of the poultry Aud game business of the City. A a Truber of the coops of very Fine chickens numbered the sidewalk in front of Hagerty a place. Or. Hawthorne was and is the owner of a very Tine Diamond Cluster pin of seven stones and valued it $000. While Raul us Over a Coop of chickens playfully stirring them up with his Cane one of the fowls suddenly shot his head through an a Gerture in the top of the Coop Aud with a rapid firm movement Aud grip Tore the glittering diadem front the snowy expanse of or. Hawthorne s shirt front. The Plu actually presented a front with the circumference of a dime. As a Grain of Corn h Alsap i bored Down the Gullet of the voracious Hen. Or. Hawthorne at once became wildly excited. He Rau into the store and loudly proclaimed his loss and lieu danced out on the sidewalk Aud there bewailed his bad were a Nuu Iber of hucksters at the time. They were pulling the coops about Aud somehow Between the Umfort Uuttu Many a acc Lemeut Aud tho handling of lbs Coop by the huckster he lost All knowledge of the identity of the particular Coop in which the prise Chicken was strutting. Hast Larne was in despair when or. Jehu Hogerty oame to the scene. John explained that there were seventy two. Down chickens 111 the Coop. In order to sorely recover the pin they must Alt be killed. Hagerty Sells More Dre Soad cola Ken every Day to the a motels than that and alb he asked Hawthorne to do was to pay the Price of Twenty Uve cents. It or Down for the actual la sir of killing and dressing the Birds. To thl the owner of the missing jewels consented. The poultry were taken i tack to the kill lug and cleaning room where seven women Are constantly employed dressing fowl far the Market Aud the work of Slaughter Wigan. Or. Hawthorne and. A. Hagerty stood by carefully watching the Cha Iii nation of Llie Craw of each Hird. Tho women were not aware that Busy were Hunting for a Premium Bird Cru the Oue who discovered the Cluster in the Craw of a Bird when there were but six Munro left to clean was thoroughly surprised. The pin was found uld Jared nud after a Good washing resumed its position on the owner s shirt front. He very handsomely gave the woman who found the diamonds a $10 note paid or. Hagerty $18 for killing the chickens and set up tho drinks about a a Worth. To will not care to examine caged poultry too closely in the future. A Story of Benu Hack Man. It is related of the famous Beau Hickman that in Bis Best Days he once went to a first class hotel in Baltimore and after registering ills name said he wanted the very Best the House could afford for his Money twirling in his hand it the same time a Quarter of n Dollar. The clerk saw before him an Ete Gully attired gentleman and As Beau requested assigned him n handsome Purl i and bedroom. Beau lived like a fighting cock ordering wines extra dinners and everything Tola table for n week it the end of which Timo the Bill was sent. The amount was something extravagant. Nothing abashed however he strolled into the office and confronted the clerk. A a look Here sir there must lie some mistake about this when i came Here 1 told you i wanted the Best you could it lord for my Money a Worth. I had this Quarter then producing the Coin Aud its All in be Hail the clerk waxed angry und High words followed. A your fault sir your fault a said the imperturbable Beau a a not mine. You can kick me out if you like but id rather go tradition says they were about to proceed to violent measures when the landlord appeared on the scene Aud looking at the name on the Register recalled the Peculiar vagrant character of the mau before him then just becoming notorious in Washington and discovered that he had la Cut a egregiously the thought flashed across Ida mind a a if this joke guts out i shall be the laughing Stock of my friends and never Bear the last of deliberating a moment he turned to Beau and Good Nat redly remarked a a Well Hickman that a tho Best i Ever had but i can t keep it. Ill make a bargain with you. Here take this $5 to pay your fare to Washington Beau quietly pocketed the half Eagle and now go Over to the House stay a week on the same terms that you stayed Here and i la give you a dinner every time you Como to a thank you Quot replied Beau without cracking a smile a a in be been Over there for two weeks and they sent me Here a do not get into anybody s Way. La aul wished the lies alonians to Pray that he might be delivered from a a unreasonable men and the a Vargiu of our English Bible makes them a a absurd men. Both of these kind of men exist in these Days and they often get in the minister s Way. But the greek word Means literally a out of place audit is Worth while to remember that every Man who is out of us own Phuse is pretty sure to be in somebody else a Way. $9 calumny and detraction Are but so res which if you do not blow them will go out themselves. St other Man spa lug Ore easily borne

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