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* n ■ Advertising Rates. Is^metil Outf ooluinu,ou«i year $100.00 <On«f column, nix months. ,...60 00 One column, threomontha ;...,85 00 .Half column, one year. .60 00 Half column,, nix months.............30 00 Half eoluuiu, three months .20 00 ■Quarter column, one ymr............30 00 *Q lorter column.six mouths...........20 00 •Quarter column, three moolhp 18 00 OomumulcaHon« ofa political ohatu*?ler, cl •art olas written m *. Ivocaur or tUuu*« ol' tne 'claiinj ofivsiiirantd (hr office, 16 cents pet* •line. Announcement at* Candidates $6 00. THE BUTLER HERALD. W. N. BENNS, Editor and P«{1>. Suu.-.cnirrioN I*nicn $1.60. 1»eu Annuil TUESDVS.MjNEltl U.. 1877 3>®i Wi&'tf. fl 'WMO itqSSi to lFrcnm or Mother. CnUte, n<yt\-y k\cc)J r,n.\ oIn.se my oyutttU, 1 am wrtir.v of tlie tlay; Take liie oh thy w’urh to (IrciuiilonO, Show urn thu luvvd olios wu^ed .away, /HUow ti»n «»n«t I l«vw-' In ehiltllmoil, I 'a \t t even thnU a brailwr — \ 'Ommk*. •waut nnd L'Iiho my eyoUtls, ( would love to tlreaiu of mother. Tbvn with magic xvor*ls tran sport .us, . i:>uck to Unit old h* me ol ours, IVlrntt* In v**utli I har .cd to jjvir.M htK*, In our child hot si's lihppV hours. Itvl her fciud curesm* J J> •’('oiite, sweet sleep, Thun in difQtuS Wifi mother be. ^nrhiK.mo tinugUt hul drtams of badness, Uiinikh e.ery tlnmgnt uud cure} Tluee her by t o old wist window , In lu*r high bmk'rooking elmir; •Thiiii for i gas let ns slniiiWr, ItM.ining Iro-uus that hath tin o6 ], •’For V-ns l«»Ve like hers that toils mo Mother was mb deaVost friend. They Met -t'firy I'nriteit. ■-.Tjjjxi'rTtiyr^. - '-:i.rrs|;0V By Win. M. BEHHS, Preprirtor. A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO INDUSTRY txr ‘JIYHjIZATtON $k.fiO u Year VOLUME t. «UTLEU, UEOUU1A. TULitifeM, fillllAII iUrll. fLegal Advertising ‘ Will l»o iiiaurtod at thu following ri\ia : ShO-itf s>Uuh, per square.. . 83 HI Sheriff* uiurtgiitfs sales.....' fi uiu Application lor loiters oiuihhiuUtMk.u 4 fltj Application for letters of guitfOiiJSshlp. .4 Ot) Duuniasiou from administration. ....'.6 00 1 JlsmisMon fromffuardltuiahip,,.6 01) For leave to sepand. Vindication tor htnrrstead,4 00 Notion to debtors and. eredlfoipij.,,.. * .4 OF real estatb by ailmmutratow, Wt!01<!i NUMBKU 35 with Mrs. Wiiithrop, and I would go, -if only to let 'my husband see Shift ’ho could uot ooutrol meiin ev erything, even tile .Belcotin'ft of ni'y owu associates. Sc I drew on mv wra|i|iing, went but find bough tan. Opera elcaik of the richest materiel I ccnld find, and when the carri age called for me at six 6'olock I was ready. . •'Oil. what a superb mantilla !” were the first, words that Mrs. VVintlmip-spoke to me when I took my se tt in the carriage. “Yiiinie Brown has cue eXaetly lilco it'; slie -‘tolls tab that it tost her fif'y dol lars.'’ Why were till those rooms light ed? I quoritd its I noticed, while jot. soffit distance utfqy,- lights gleaming from the wind,bw ofsov- ‘/rni apartments of my home. As 'Vo neared the house wu could sou that the lights wore moving, hying earthed thy iwsosH running hither nnd thither through the house, seemingly in the utmost haste and confusion. A great, wild, jude- scrilmole tear tuggod at my heart, and, scarcely waiting lot tlm vehic le to stop its nio'timr, I sprang -tb t rs fmil j^Uartlmiw, I'ticsqttJrt'u..,...... ..fftfc* , S>»lb of luimlmble piyt&rty, tuu day*....... . Astray Uotiorh, 30 <1»»’* ... ....... mi, , ... . i AlldiillH fur atlvfrltMiijj m this pupil «>*.* anoo and lull, ain hoau etrikiuu: tim j tlim lih tin t'lrht itpiioarA.iov ul the uuv-.Yiir.- curbstone violently, am! causing “ l * !,, " llnw **•“ ,bl> his death almost instantly.’' Then he had died without a word for me. Tho thought was keen with anguish. Like ono ifi a dream I followed tho remains ijf ihy husband to the ceme'tei.y, arid returned again to the pVisou walls of tny desolateil hotn'o. Weeks elapsed before l beciuno aware that wo lmd lived fa'r beyond our means, mid with this fact came the knowledge that the sidewalk ’find i tubed into the the fault was mine ahum. hall. I met fu't'ir or fiVa ilersons com- I If'ldied hv answering theiiues-ling out. 1 did not notice them, lion insinuated,— \ bin passed I'll'enthl'-ssly up t’lestair ‘‘I gave that sum lor mine.'’ mVay, On ^the landing 1 met theilight? It seems to mock niensit Tweuty years have pissed, dear reader, since that, night, twenty years of remorse, grief and lotter- ness. Wliat oare I for the To be fiaiik, 1 felt just the 1 ‘# rVl tfflaK nsnlfc.v »->t, 'I he l ivers litfk-*din pi* n-mid cli.it •*Of llmi ami lliiH.-iSjil this mnl that, , Hiil of tlm'V wwlilliiX * 1 mainly — • Tldr wciltliiiR. whTbh wa- Hniiii tJt bu, /Anil S«»'i *1111! Ctiik .lid ipiile ayrfij^r ,'Jlf .sjinl “.vch, ,V»w.” In all ihat«lie ■riin'i^M. ht her jiulK'ncup lien’t wiVulil lie /•On nil,'' KuhtOuK, upciili it out; il vc nut tin* IViintcBt xbuihi nl‘ unrtVit That hi ill in all IhfjfTH we'll n«'rwj A mi o .A, as ^Vvo I.w-kuii - Two unit 14 wlth'i«tVfi ! hTnfpo tlioii^bt, 1 hiMrta *lmt lieat u A lnviip* Ktmla. a toiulei’ wjuve/.- 1 , , Opv&hh-dtQWs Uji^n-fu; TliOn unrtf.v Hphkfit wnnla hujiHuliil wtinlwilcli. •dj at'trmrM'wIll hvn wjllt hs, Ami ‘ rule haifMiHt," »iy dar’inp Ous, For le.it, .run k a •a,«elie‘a mho* u>r,” ••Not nmeh !” er tul (Juh,' in tntiijuv hi«h, ;AiulJ<he«p.'il Mm hat, anil erieil ‘.•(itioil-ilju Tint Htiiji-H it Hwixt >dw and 1! At eor.h-,1 Im my vow on 4»l«»t : Ne iiiiithcf in-'ans with tliveiiteniiifi ^*o, AinVpua'.tf all jHie ti lo erucily, Slm.l over rule tlii« rnonlvr!" ELEC'T I-OTST S . Mj- I'liulslilitCJi't ny ,m. li. w. P. “.Inst lilly dollars, Neville, oii- fiUty I You’ll never miss it,'’ I tileailipH said to my husband. “Mary, you know I would not willingly rufu-OyOilanything, but 5 cannot spare fifty dollars just how.’* Oil, pshaw t You don't wish to gruti'y, mo—that's all }’' I tipokf) hastily, half angrily. “That is unjust, Mary/’ ho ro- jdied,'in.fi low tone. “You do not know llow much I uood it, or you Svould not insist.’’ “Then would youhuve mo^oto the opera looking like a fright, or stay at.hoino'afid mnlto a herfnit of myself?” I turned frOUi him anl Walked to tho window. In a moment ho followed me, find plaoing' a fifty dollar bill OU thb wiildohr sill be fore mo, saldkibdly i “There is the monoy,Hfary, hut j would ratlior have you remain at homo to-night. Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop are not fit ttompafiions for you, dear. 1 ’ I made him ho f<-jl!y, bor turn- fed lo say gahddijhs-, fitid lb fi -mo- hioht 1 heard tbs Stfset doBr.®to'; find I was aluno. I slightest twinge of ennscienco us I made the acknowledgement. A drive of twenty minutes brought us t# the ‘opera house, the ennver- iiatinn meatjwliile being Hindu up ofbiis of flattery on Mis. Win- tln-op's part., and, on tny ohm, words vaguely expressing t,hc sense iil'gralilicatinn l experienced bv lior nienningluss phrases. The mu sic,was certainly as grand as 1 had ever heard, blit strange, to say, I \Vas nut an nrtteuf.iv.e listener. ,My onsfly cloak and dress I know x w'ere duly appreciated‘and admired, Imi liir all this I felt ill at case. lavas beginning, in spite of myself, to think seriously of my conduct. 1 could listen to conscience now-, al ter l had riiaehed thce.limnx ofmy doSircsj end noenmplished nforhid- den.ptirpeso. In tlinnght l livial again liiu five brief yefirs of toy Vbauied lil’6. Had Neville 'ever given mu an unkind Word ? Never Had lie ever rofbsed mo any re quest, 'vhotlior trifling or impor- .t.int.?—Was ho not now the sumu lover-'.iko, tenilor husliand that Im was live years ago when he brought ■mo, a liride,- to a neat liltlaeottago fiir t.lie outskirts of the town, say ing. as lui led mo through the romns, ri’Tis plain and humble, Mary, lmt with yuttr pVesonce tu brigliteu it, ’twill bo a little para dise to mo.” I was content Willi it then—con tent to roign the queen of my hus band's hem t and of our littlo do minion, homo. But iu a year or two the serpent crept into ourEdon and I become its dupe. I loved society, and was too easi ly drawn into Shat whirlpool that ruins thousands—a life of fashion able gayety. Tho cotiaeqtiouoe was that wlionj came to compare my own humble cottage with the hand some dwelling of some of my irioi ds, it lost fill its olden beauty and cheerfulness. I grew disoon- hnusomaid, bur face blanched with j falls athwart mv pfige. Wave I terrijjl . I not darkened i: ■ life with an irtr - “What is it, Mu'thn?" I wins- pe'netrablo 'tiliadnw? Twenty pored hoarsely. “ Where la ISe- years I Afnl to-uight I see hoiore ffiBe:' 1 ! me, ns plainly as their, that sad, “Oh, Mrs. VVhately ! Is it your’ sweet, mournful fi«!e, tiiniingfmifi she anxiously replied. I mo as he said, “d would rntlier I almost Where is Neville?* screamed. “In there,” the frightened mul ture answered pointing to tin, li- hrnry dour. I hurried tu the door, lmt'before Rmld open jt, a lmml/Wrls laid jjiuyvily on my anil, and a stran ger's Viiielsstiid, excitedly,— “Mrs Wlmtely, ymi must nut go iu Ihere-r’ .“I must find will !“ I said, hoarsely ; and juijciug rayielf fine from his grasp, 1 iliuw hack tho lock, and stood within tho ftpfirt- uijmt-. I.ying tliore bofiiro me, his pallid face upturned to mjno'i i'. fi my Ne ville, my husbaiul, deu'l—dead I ,1 had ouiue tj seek his f have you remain at home to-night, Mary and a lew hours lator, that same dear face ghastly with the pallor of death. Reader, if you tiro a wife, limy the story of my punishment save you from a similar fate, (/lose your heart. t_d,the demons of finger and discontent. Brito the smile of your husband as yoni' greatest reward, and pal t not fOr a day nor an hour in anger. I would spare you the remorse that embitters my life, and enwraps my heart in the biureuness of ‘desolation. A Tiior.eaglily Pr.-ictlroj Jr.fir too late. Would lu fjnl flint f eorlfhi say now that niieoasciOusi- ness follnwed this terrible ,ihqn{, ; toeri would I have liven spared, for a time, at least,• tho hellish ior- mont thilt, follmvirl. A sail in perditinn emihl scarcely have suf fered more, J Uiielf. by his side-, called him hj Hie old endoariug names, press ed kiss after kiss .oil his lips and olicok arid forehead, jful; my mild- est qppeal 'bl-niiglit. tin response-to thosu colorl'ess !}|is, now forever aijd forever sealed. My burning kisses fell on a .brow ns Bold ns mfirblo. 1 placed my hand nliov'u his heart.—’Twas liushed." 1 smoothod the olustoriog locks from his brow, and thus exposed n deep gash, extending far back into the head, and from which had been oozing a purple streum. The fam ily pliysioian, now caiuo forward, and replaced tho masses of hair over the wound I lmd uncovered. A yn’ilng Vnan of cighfoen or ivciiess i twenty, a student in a univoisity, touted, abd'^fii'y fancied tnysoir; ftnd > taking me by‘the orm, bade really uiffippy. So I coaxed Ne-| mu folloW ‘‘M'. < rorn the r00m - 1 Villo to loavo our little vine-cover-1 °h°yed as passively us a child, ed cottage and reut a handsome j “Can you bear to lientgj.be full house in thfe heart of the city, Ho | particulars now, Mrs. Whatoly ?'’ consented with extreme roluctance After vainly Sfideavuring to show tap the liedeimity of remaining where we Werti for a time, at least, until lie was hotter established in business. Now tho music had become an annoyancei and I longed to return to my heme,, throw rnysblf into Iris arms, and-ask his forgiveness fin al! my petulanco find waywardness. I could bObr it ho longer; ard, wllisporin* 10 lift-, \tfittthrop, I ho usked, when seated in another apartment, , “What can I not boar?” I re plied. “Hfive I not already borne that knowledge.whifeli will becloud my wliole future, tile vfery worst, that God could possibly send ? Yes let mo hear it now/' , .He told it briefly s “About an hour ago, as Mr; Wliately was returning home, a pair of mettlesome horfics broke away,froui.thbir driver; .and oaifie dashing flolfu the sttoit with frightful.speed, itbst as lie tui-ued , t piefldtili iudUptlflitiubj SHd begged „ . did tint sitj that shB iVoillll likbuBt! too. Her down to think, for fear I should 1 husband ordered tbe efit-riuge, mi-! tho eoruor they came lull upon Waver my resilutinn. > I hnd inadejsisted me ill, aud wo wore soon ,1dm ; uuu of tho animals stn.o't lip mv mind to go to. the ot.era drivln-5 lilptdly 1lfflfflr|»fdi took a walk ono day with a prole.— snr who wus cninmonly called tho student’s fi-ieml, such was his kindness to the young mon wiiom it. wits his office to instruct. While they were now walking together, urtii .he pmfflsnr was trying to lead the conversation to grave subjects, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path, Which tlioy Supposed belonged to it pniir man who had nearly finisod his days work. The young studerti turned to the professor, Baying, “Uot ns piny tho man a trick. Wo Will Hide his e quit the tmto'ey int6 his peeked ami proceeded tu put on the o.'K shoe ; hut what was his tu’oo'ab ) ment when he tound tho othm- - clown! His feelings ove come \ him. He fell fiptfn his knev, In ik ed up tu heaven and fi’uio.i a 'o. .1 , and tdrVent tliunkagivi/lg} ifi * Whieh lie spoke ol his trill s'e ’ and hwlpless, a'liil his ol/’d ett', , who, by so'me ituknowo he o' would be saved from pevltth 1 'g: * The youug man etood , ; et ilueply affected, arid with c:i s ifi , bis eyes. "Now/* sfiid tho professo", “s:. you uot butter pleased than ! yod ‘ had played yo«r intended ! iok ?” , “Oh, dearest Mr,” atiBwuicd hfi youth, “ynii havo taught mo a lo- son hOw that 1 will never fo go. i L feel the truth of the words tinw i wliioh I never boforo unde s'nnd —“It is more blessed to give thiifi , tu receive," Ulittil Advice t.i (tll-J* The following taken from o wefi. torn journal, uuutains a great dud lit'gaud sense, and .will bo fund li« ~ Sn'nfllabll thuliglit to those who teal .th'eitotslves addressed : , “OiVIsi lei lne UiilJ a little wlille.” Not t’u yen wild girls, who do So, earii iiinuli w-l.iit .mu do; nor to you; very proper.girls, who liovor laugh uuliir thebvrong side uf yoijt’ lnoutld iiur at the. wi'ung. time, nor nuvor do . imyihlug you shoiddn't. Hat tin uumniuii nverage girls wnOiii ive inue! at.the i-alUvuy.sti.tioa and lii thoueiul- , emy, -in the llu-mlieuse, -Old in tho Vi.- glaa, and who liitvn ‘l , eilow'a , and en joy ‘going’ with thellt. “When 1 see you at eliui-cli end nf lectures with these salmi Mellow's* sit-' ting eUjso toga her, liikud-iu-liuiul, 1 - waul lo whisper in youil Bar—dou'n' Jiuu’l do anything that you will loo. back upon trun. mo n,nailer age i. thirty and wish you hadn't. Jton'i do qjiything, no mutter Jiow long yo. inivu iieeu engaged to a man, lli.u, when you are iimniud, you will r, • grot. Vout' husband will respect) no id the mow if you have always hue,, info to yoin'tolt dm'ino Ids cmu-tsldp. Tlmu enough for the kisses, mill !m •' lug clasps will uu’iini.' uiier miurisge. all i he enjoyed all the inuru lor trn. purity of thought auil c.o.d. And i. lliu iiiigiiguuiont should happen to go. broken, It will save niuiiy nnnoyili.. Ihouglus, if not words, to know tie,, it is impossiblo lor soimi man, whom'. siloes and eoncoal ourselves bohind , you ea o nothing lor thou, lo boast, these bushes, and Watch to see bis fiffiliarltioa ti-om you. These youn., perplexity wiled he cannot find I men who aro wiliieg to dra„- .u.u / tliuso little, carossiug, faiuiliuv tut . ’ . .■ . J that tu llicmsoivcs . couudu hutlimg My deaf frtgnd, answered the j | m j ml . Uj tjjfmt possess iuipui-o mini.. - professor, *“.ve must never amuse otirsfelVes at the expense of the, poof . But you are rioh, and may giva yourself a much greater pietist, ure by menus of this poor man. Put a crown apiece; if you lmve thorn in each shoe, and then .we'll hide ourselves.” The etudmit; luckily having two crown-pieces, did so, and theti pla ced himself with the professor, be- hihd the buahes hard by, thiough whioh they could easily watoh the laborer, and see whatever wonder or joy he.taigbt express. The poor man soon finished .his Work, and. came aerdss the field.to the path where he had lfeft his coat and shoes. While he put on his aud will sootier or later, with soitt.. vupture more, you may dopeml. Yu. Bm-o oH words ami uuiit*us~*niuy ,1-' haute Ills passions and pi-esofiliy ttit.:. one fulls-saud you can Out snj it iv... partly your fault. .No tlotibt it very pleasant to be supported in y ot evening wall: or rldo m the arms .. your dour Augustus, or to lo ..i yui. bead upon bis couveuiuul sliuunle. bolding his ltau l> mid to give tout a parting kiss | but us sure as you lit. to bo ton yenvs older you w'll be to ry tbai you did it. Thun lonslucroi.i- tniug more, lu strength of y our v.. • tue, did yutl over think some weak.. sister may sou or know of tbo act, unit think if you do so it cannot bo im proper '(, Tito consequence is flitip somebody takes udviiutugo of ini' weakness,'Aud slio is lust. O girt,-; wo must blame Our own solves i'o. so.mo of this evil 1 Do bo tbouglitii,. I and avoid any action Jvliielt soil rr- ooat, he slipped one foot into one pi'his.e toes. Feeling southing har(i, he stooped dowu and tound j — tho crown. Astonish mo nt nnd] ‘*Mii r y/* mu ruiuruU, Utjiung A ItVpii ( wonder were upon.tiU cd'untemtnce; imdedidod.wlmt to say; ‘'Siiiry, if yt He gazed upon the crown, turned I“ ‘ ' it around, nnd looked again nnd love me, “prei him with htshoi.il ; heinst Iris Ilium Ul UIUUUU, C*W“ O , V ' L V ' , » stn.o'c ngnin ; then ho luokod around is'ed- all sides j but could see tm otic. Now nty tiaud."--,;v; f. - . . .i Mi . u ..