V 
Not Alcoholic nor a Patent Medicine. 
more. There wasn’t man, woman or child m 
the neighborhood who had any trouble or joys, 
but that she knew it, and her words of sympat hy 
and rejoicing must have done the business (or 
her: for she held their hearts and they fairly 
worshipped her. 
The man who tended the reaper was -Jim 
Miller, a returned soldier; hadn't been a week 
since he wa 3 engaged in making those “splendid 
cavalry charges” we read about. Jim was rough 
as a bear, but tender-hearted as a woman. But 
his rudeness was not to be wondered at. Jhe 
best of men wear off their polish in the bal tie- 
<-» 1 TT r- w n c limns! .1 perfect stranger to all of 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker 
WOUNDED. 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker, 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS. 
BY JAMES G- CLARK 
The following sweet song by the Poet-Singer will 
please onr readers; and they will he glad to learti that 
its author has composed music to accompany it, which 
will soon be published.—E ds. Rural. 
Minnie Minton, in the shadow 
I have waited here alone. 
On the battle's gory meadow 
Which the scythe of death has mown; 
I have listened for your coming 
Till the dreary dawn of day, 
But I only hear the drumming 
As the armies march away, 
Minnie Minton, I am wounded, 
And I know that I must die 
By a stranger host surrounded. 
And no loved one kneeling nigh: 
And 1 fain would hear your whisper 
In the twilight cold and gray, 
But I only bear the tramping 
As the armies march away. 
Minnie Minton, I am weary, 
And I long to reach my goal 
Yet the billows of Old Erie 
Blue upon my mem'y roll; 
And 1 pause to hear you singing 
By the waters of the Bay, 
But I only hear the bugles 
As the armies march away. 
Minnie Minton. I've been dreaming 
Of those moments gone before. 
Ere 1 saw the sabers gleaming 
On the gelds of death and gore; 
And I thought that you were bending 
O'er the turf whereon I lay. 
But I wake to see the banners 
As the armieB march away. 
Minnie Minton. 1 am dying,— 
As the world recedes from view. 
I can see the Old Flag flying 
O'er the rebel rag of blue; 
I behold the heroes saintly 
Who have fallen in the fray, 
And their bugles warble faintly 
Ae they beckon me away. 
us, except Uncle James. But not many aays 
went by before we found out that he was just as 
full of fun as he could stick, forever teasing aud 
tormenting some one. 
Bui to return to my story— Mat gathered up 
the reins, nodded to Uncle James, and began her 
day’s work. The lot was, as a general thing, 
level; but in some places it had been ditched, 
which made it rather unpleasant riding, especi¬ 
ally on the back scat, which, as I have remarked 
before, had no spring and was rather near the 
ground. But Madamoisell e Brine was a roman¬ 
tic child, and at the precise moment the reaper 
was jouncing down and up over the ruts she 
was building very lolly air-castles, of which a 
certain young lawyer was the principal feature. 
“Whoa, whnp there,” sung out Jim, and the 
horses stopped short and round he came mad as 
a March hare, hut May’s innocent face com¬ 
pletely disarmed him, and he only said : 
“ The dic-kcns, Miss Brine, what deep ruts 
these are; can’t you drive a little more careful? 
“Why, what's the matter; isn’t there any 
spring ?” looking down over her shoulder to the 
place where he had to sit. 
“ No, I’ll be hanged if there is, and it’s darned 
queer if a fellow has got to be whacked around 
in this manner. It's naff sight worse than 
Will Care every case of Chronic nr Nervous Debility, 
Diseases arising from u disordered (stomach. tb e 
following symptoms, resnlUug from lUfC'-m* ' 11 tin, Dl- 
•'osllvo organ*Constipation, inward Piles, I (illness of 
flloo'l loThc Head. Acidity or Ihe stoniarii, Nausea 
Heartburn. Disgust for Food, tullnoRKOV Weight in the 
Stomach, Sour Klruciation*, Sinking O', and 
Pit ol the Stomach, Swimming or the Bend, Hun ltd and 
Difficult Breathing, Fluttering af the Heart, t bolting or 
Suffocating Sensation* when In a laying Posture, Dimness 
,-,i Vision, Dm* or Webs before the Bight, Fever and Hull 
Pain in the Head. Deficiency of Perspiration, Y Cl!o« i 
nf the Skin and Kyes.Pnlnln the Side, P«eO i heat- l.n 
Ac.. Sudden Flushes of .. 
Coolant Imagining* of 
Sprits. 
REMEMBER THAT THIS 
bitters is not alcoholic, 
Contains no Rum or Whisky, and can’t make Drunkards, 
| but U the 
iirauuu, i vn‘.*<fDe88 
1.Miv.. . Back, Chest, Unibe, 
Heut, Burning in the Mesh, 
KvlU and great Depression ol 
’Till the w> rdpf God hath broken 
Life’s dark mjiteries, good or ill, 
Be thof still. 
“Be tbou still, ‘tie tty Father's work of grace; 
Wait thou vclbefore hi* face, 
lie thy sure diliverancc will. 
' Keep thou still. ’ 
And there he sat, be who never trembled before 
the eannou’s mouth, whose nerves were as steady 
before the enemy as when he lay in his baby 
cradle — his head bowed on bis breast, bis hands 
clenched In agony, and his heart all unnerved. 
Every word of the song had riven his heart like 
steel. He thought of his faithless wife, and liis 
dear children, and Jiis heart cried out within 
itself, “ My God, w^iy must I endure all this, 
how can I 'be still?”*—and the drops of agony 
rolled from his face: bnt he said not a word. He 
would endure his sorrow alone, be thought; 
’twould do no good to tell her. He couldn’t ask 
v,,,- in I,,- hU were he ever so good. There he 
Answer in two weeks, 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
READ WHO SAYS so : 
From the Rev. LevlG. Beck. Pastor ol the Baptist Church, 
rembertou, N. J., formerly of the North Baptist 
Church, Philadelphia. 
«#•*•'** 
I have known Hooflamt’s German Bitters favorably for 
a number ol years. 1 have used them in my owu family, 
and !mra been so picked with their effect* that 1 was In¬ 
duced to recommend them to inauyoiliei^. aud know that 
they have operated in a strikingly beneficial m-inuer, I 
t.ikl* L-n-Ht measure In thu* pubbefv proclaiming this fact, 
amlic all Lht the attention of those afll luted w ltU th<“ diseases 
for which they me recommended, 10 there Bitter*, know- 
in c. Prom e * p erlenoe I hat tny reeoiBmcoilalioni will besus¬ 
tained. l do Oils more cheerfully »* Hootland * Bitters is 
intendedtobenefitthe afflicted.aud Is’ im! “ r . ll iudrlnk. 
Your* truly, Li. VI o. utcix. 
I am composed of ol letters. 
My 34. 7. 21.10. 54 is a migratory hand. 
My 22,13. 40. 37 is a short poem. 
My 16,1, 52. 38, 50, n, 14. 21 is an animal which inhab¬ 
its the northern part of Asia. 
Mv 6, 46, 3. 30, 44,17 is a slave. 
My ID 30, 52, 4, 44 is a part of a carriage. 
My 24, 22.18, 35. 21 is a species of duck. 
My 13. 3.11, 5 is a low carriage. 
My 8,16. 2, 39, S3, 22,12 is a Hindoo priest. 
My 46, 7. 20. 27, 28, 3 is a General In the Union army. 
My 15, 23. 38,1. 16, 33 is a part of a ship. 
My 48, 53. 31 is a well known tree. 
My 43, 40, '15. 37, 42, 3 is a branch of an animal’s horn 
My 27. 3d, 7, 44, 22, 40 is used in making porcelain. 
My 18, 54. 51 is an evergreen Dee. 
My 20. 31. 47. 38, 46 is a county in Virginia. 
My 26, 32, 3, 20, 49 is a man’s name. 
My whole is an old saying. 
Riga, Monroe C’o., N. Y. 
pgr* Answer in two weeks, 
From Rev. J. Newton Brown, D. D., Editor of the Ency¬ 
clopedia of Religious Kdowledge.aud Christian Chroni¬ 
cle, Philadelphia. 
Althonzh not disposed to favor or rcccommend Patent 
>? Of?: 
under the linprt«3oU Dial they were i ^ 
u ,\Yum . I am Indebted to m.\ friend, Robuishoi m... , 
Ff-a lor Uu? i*i*rnovul ol’ tills prejudice r >y proper tebt*>, 
a cl i or r.ncu it ia ge men t to try them when sufforlug irom 
c-rcat and'ioui coni I n ned debility. The use ol thvee bot- 
tkoi ol Olive hitters at the beginning of the present jeai, 
followed bv ev ident And ruxinratlon Lo adeuree 
o?bodl!yandro\-nu.l vigpr which I had not, cH ; forelx 
his sorrows, condemning nimseu ior want ur 
strength. Mat had thrown herself on the sofa 
and lay there contrasting her happy lite with 
that of'J immy Miller's, and wishing he was her 
brother. When the clock in the hall banged its 
twelve heavy strokes, aud aroused ihe uncon¬ 
scious dreamer on. the piazza, impelled by a 
power he could not withhold, not even knowing 
she wus tic&r min* bo spoke one "word, Mat. 
She heard him, and wondering why he sat up so 
lute was quickly by his side;, and noticing, by the 
moonlight, bow pale ho looked, sho iustunUy 
said, “ Jim, arc vou sick V” 
He turned hi* face from her and said, Only 
hcnrt-elck.” . „ . , 
Vow May wa* by no means dull; she under¬ 
stood in a moment. She would not t rust herself 
there, and turned to go in. But he held her 
back and said, “May, 1 would like to saysome- 
'^M.vV -'at do 1 Irenibling arid unnerved, 
bhc knew Liu . Yigtb of her heart find how she 
wi* to be tempted, and she feared that in a weak 
Memclncs In Ke^imral,through dtetrtbt of their ingredient* 
and ffeew Vvir K,,, w of no sufficient reason* Why a roan 
mar uM testify ulilie benefltsbe. believe* hiini.cn lolmve 
received from any simple preparation, in the hope that he 
may Dm* contribute to ih* beajn^pthera.^^ G er- 
M. Jackson, of ibis city 
‘ _r_- years, 
chiefly aa alcoholic 
“Now. Miss May. what on earth does make 
you let these nags skedaddle along so?” and he 
shook up the bag of straw and carefully placed 
it back again, saying very demurely, “It hurts 
this hemlock board tremendous ; do hold up a 
liLtlu* 
Mat laughed heartily and said, “You must 
forgive me, Mr. Miller, I was thinking about 
my Canary over home—that it is about time for 
As I promised, my dear Aunt Betsey, several her to hatch," (the little minx hadn’t any 
months since, that I would write a story for the Canary,) “ and I never thought. If your seat is 
Rural, I now betake myself to the not unpleas- hard sit light —‘ sit light on the sea, my tuiry 
ant task of telling yon a short story about our hark.' sang she as she drove on.” Long ere night 
next door neighbor, Mary Brine. 
Did you ever get ou top of a reaper and drive 
around a wheat-field? Haven't? Well, then, 
you’ve no Idea how funny May Brine felt, one 
day, when she had gained the consent iff Uncle 
James, and found herself perched on top of one 
of the latest style reapers and spinning 'round a 
large field at the rate of a mile in two hours. 
’Twas an awful hot day, bat Aunt Betsey s 
shaker, an old green veil, and a pair of long- 
A. P. Little, 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
MAY BBINE AND JAS. MILLER 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, 
BIBLICAL RIDDLE. 
In ancient days two boys were bom 
Of very strange relation. 
Each of them became a king. 
And father of a nation. 
They were their grandsire’e only sons 
Their aunts their real mothers, 
Their meters nursed them for their sons, 
And yet they were their brothers; 
TLcj vrct<> omifina itml n*|>In»W* XtfO. 
Yea more, they each were brothers. 
BT N. A. WILDE. 
From the Rev. Joseph H. Kcnnard, Paator Of the 10th 
Baptist Chureb. 
Dr .liwkeou —Hear Sir:—I have been frequently re- 
ouesteil (o connect mv name witii eoiinatjudiiu ms of dlf 
lereut kinds of medicines, but regarding the practlce sa 
out of in y appropriate sphere, I have *u all case*declined, 
but With a dear proof In various instance*, and P 1 ' 1 tic®- 
Inrlv lo my family, of the usefulness ol Ur. Hoofiand s 
licrmtui Bitter*, 1 depavt for once from my ubuuI course, 
to ex pres- my full conviction Jl.«*t , for general debility ol 
ttie cvsteiu and especially fop Liver complaint. It U a sale 
aud valuable fifeparaUuu. In some cooes it may »U i hut 
usually, l doubt not, it will be very beneficial to those 
who sillier frotu UlO above Cause. 
Yours, very jesycermu^^ 
Eighth, below Coates Street. Philadelphia. 
in go careless, don’t-care manner, that sue j 
couldn’t scold him. (I guess she was a little 
bewitched too.) 
May Brine was a Christian, said her pravcis - 
every day, and lived her religion every day, be- ; 
lon»rd to the church, and was a faitbiul member ] 
thereof. She loved her betrothed dcariy, would i 
have died for him any moment, but as I have J 
said, she’d plenty room in her heart for one ( 
more and she was in a fair way of losing herself 
to James Miller, as well a* bewitching him. 
One day thev stood by the well; he was water- 
in" the horses, and she was drinking out of a 
teaf-eup, meanwhile looking at Jimmy over the 
top. Suddenly she spoke: ^ “ Mr. Miller, they 
eav vou have been married. 
He looked very mucb surprised) but answered 
nonchalantly, “ Well, I ’epose it is so.” 
“ Where is your wife? is she dead — got any 
children ?” rattled May. 
He smiled at her artlessness aud proceeded to 
draw another bucket of water, but answered 
very soberly, “My wife is alive - she ran away 
with another man and lives in New York.” 
May Brine sobered in an instant and asked 
kindly, " How long since sbe leit ?” 
He looked up into her bright* young face, as if 
woudering at the question, and said. Nearly 
four years. That’s what sent meU> war. Home 
was home to me no longer then.” 
“ Have you any children ?’ 
“ Yes, two. Frank was two years, and baby 
Jennie eight, months, when she left us. 
“Ah,” May said, a# she brushed a tear from 
her eye, “ Poor boy,” and laid her hand on his. 
She withdrew it in an Instant and turned to the 
house. Jim’s heart went out to her at one 
bound, and he thought to himself, “If I was 
only free, I would win her.” But that wretched 
wife’s cursed chains clanked closely at his heels 
and he knew happiness was nevermore to be his. 
: But he was a soldier, brave as a lion. He choked 
back the unbidden tears and drew down the cur- 
■ tain of his heart once more, and began to joke 
■ 4 i.* farm-hands as tliev came up from their work 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, &c., IN No. 782 
Answer to Illustrated Rebus: —G. Frauenberger, 
designer and engraver on wood, fifty-seven Arcade, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma:—A soft answer 
turncth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. 
Answer to Anagram: 
Passing through life's field of action— 
Lest we part before lu end. 
Take within vour modest volume 
This memento from your friend. 
Passing through if—may we ever 
Friends continue ns begun 
And till death eluul part us -uever 
May our fru-mleliip cease to bum. 
Answer to Aungrams of Birds: — Pigeon, Seagull, 
Catbird, Woodpecker, But, Robin, Wild Goose, Yel- 
lowbroast. Mockingbird, Pee wee, Eagle, Crow, Hawk, 
Redbird. 
From Rev. Warren Randolph, Pastor or Baptist Church, 
Germuntown, I’enn. 
Dr. C. M. Jackson,—Dear Sir:— Personal experienceen- 
ahles me to say that I regard the German Bitter* prepared 
by vou ns a most oxcel lent medicine. Bienne* of uever© 
cold and general dei/lllty 1 have ticen greatly benefited 
by the use of the Bitters, and doubt not they will produce 
siiuUIar effects ou others. _ vimtim pit 
Your*, truly. V?ARUEN hANDOhj- II, ^ 
in New York with a former lover of hers. 1 ve 
never seen her sipce; I uever wish to. Detest¬ 
able thing!" and he fairly ground hi* teeth with 
“ Why don't you get a divorce,” said Mat. 
“ { do intend* to, but it is so dreadful. Oh, 
Mat, I can’t marry you, 1 know; I’ve no right 
to 8Ueh a pure heart us yours, but 1 must tell 
you 1 love you. 1 never loved my wife aa most 
men do, but she never knew it. It was a boyish 
contract, urged on by my father. But, darliug 
friend. I do love you as never man loved. My 
heart is all yours, always will be. Forgive me, 
0 May.” The strong man burst into tears. 
His frame shook with sobe, as if from his soul's 
inmost depths. May leaned her head agaiust 
the trellis, faint fvitli emotion. She asked guid¬ 
ance from ubova but said not ft word. VS ithout 
raising his head,at last he spoke:—“M at, have 
you lc-lt me?” 
“No, Jimmy, J am here: but I’m sorry you 
have said these dings. I could not return your 
affection even v ere you free.” Her eyes grew 
earnest as she * oke. However much her way¬ 
ward heart may have run after new idols, it was 
6 till true to itf allegiance. She continued in 
firm tones, though low, “No, I can not. If 1 
was unfaithful m him whom I’ve promised to 
marry, how coad you trust, me. But you've no 
right to ask anlther woman lo love you. ret 
I’m almost po» urlesa to put you away. You 
hold a place iu.Dy heart none other can ever fill 
If you arc ever Lek and weary of this world aud 
its “vain cures, c me. to me; bring yonr children, 
and in my homt. a* In my heart, you shall always 
have a home. vS’ill marry the man I love, if 
we both live. shall be to him a faithful and 
true wife. 1 stall love and cherish him; if need 
he, die for huL" 
There was n more to be said. 1 hey both 
knew how vaifl words were, Bnt Jim told tier 
of his trials, tod she told him of Heaven, and 
and HI care for weak Immunity, and 
urged him to te earnest and true lo himself and 
to live for GOD They talked no more of love; 
thev laid that away a-* not only useless, but- 
The Tiimin riiunc with unusual brilliancy 
through the yhcs and rested on sweet May 
Brine's luce almost like tin* Glory of Heaven. 
James Mieekh looked at ln*r with a love tuinofrt 
reverence, and tie thought no angel in Heaven 
could be mon beautiful. Aud so May was 
glorilled In Jim’ * eyes, aud he was more ol a man 
b. her eies. I’erilups. 11 Mif’j betrothed hud 
From Rev. J. H, Turner, Pastor ol nodding, M. E. Church, 
Philadelphia. 
Dr. Jackson,- Dear Sir;- Having used your German 
DUt.crt In my lamllv frequently. I mu prepared losaj that 
it has been of itreut s/rrico I Wtevo that ta most cases 
[special notice.] 
For Coughs and Throat Disorders, nee 
** Brou n's Bronchial lYoc/iet," having proved their effi¬ 
cacy by a test of many years. 
" J have never changed mg mind respecting them from 
the first, excepting to think get better of that which 1 be¬ 
gan thinking well Of." 
rev. Henry Ward Beecrkb. 
From the Rev. J. M. Lyons, formerly Pa*tor of the Colum¬ 
bus [New Jersey land Milestown t Pa. | Baptist Churches. 
Nisw Rochelle, N. Y. 
Ilr C Id Jackson,—Dear Sir: I feel it a pleasure thus, 
of my own accord, to bear testimony to the excellenre of 
the German Bitter*. Some year* suico being much aillia- 
-.1 with DyftTioinilu, I used Uiem with very lumefielal re¬ 
sult". I have, often recommended them to person* eu- 
let'Ulcd by Unit tornienUiiK dUease, and have hoard from 
them the must tlaUolInK u->lnnoual* n* to their great val¬ 
ue. In case* of general debility, 1 believe It to ho a toldC 
that cannot be surpassed. J . n i un ». 
From the Rev Thomas Winter, Pastor of Roxborouyh 
Baptist Church. 
Dr ,Inck»oo —Dear Sir: -I feel It due to your excellent 
nii dftrauori limifland’* German Bluer*, to add my tenth 
uiony to llic deserved roputatlnn It lias obtained. I have 
(,,r vi'urs lit timed, becu troubled with crest disorder In 
mvl.eart and neVvoU* *v*lem. 1 w;u mfvtseil by a friend 
u.\ry a tiotilo *if your German Bluer*, l did Bo and have 
ex Dane need great and unexpected relicl: iny health ha* 
been verv materially briieliucd. I corirtdentlv recom¬ 
mended die article where I meet witii cascssimllar to my 
own and have been assured by many of their good effect*. 
ReBpectfully youra, 
T. WIN IER, Roxhorough, Pa. 
girl you eTursiiw, Sue wasn't naiia.fc'Omuj uv» 
bit of it. She was short and dumpy, with rather 
large hands and feet, short, nneven hair, (but 
with several rats and a beautiful net no on© 
knew anything of that,) good, respectable look¬ 
ing teeth, and red cheeks. Her eyes were the 
beauty of her; large, black and saucy, brim lull 
of fun, with ft “ dare-devil” peering out at the 
corners. She was a perfect Witch of Emlor, 
al wa the ring-leader In all mischief at the Sem¬ 
inary, and the “ setter-on” of the boys at home; 
always on the top ol the fences and up the apple 
trees when a child, and not quite grown out of 
her youthful habits yet. 
One tiling is certain, however, she has a time 
heart under that fancy girdle of hers. Many a 
fine fellow will tell you that; for though their 
hands never will freeze for the mittens Bhe has 
given them, yet they love her just as well. And 
she hasn’t kinder friends in the world than those 
same men who have loved her in vain. I’ve 
wondered a thousand times why it was that she 
was so attractive. But she had the kindest heart 
iu the world; perhaps that was it. 
May was engaged — had been some time. Her 
lover was a talented youug man, studying his 
r.s/vfaauinn in one ot OUT large cities. He was 
From the Rev. J. 8. Herman, of the German Reformed 
Church, ICutztown, Berk* County, Pa. 
Hr. C. M. Jackaon,—Reaper ted Sir:—l have been troub- 
loil with Dy*prp*lu nearly twenty year*, ami have never 
used any medicine that did me a* much good as Hoof- 
lund's Bitter*. 1 am very much Improved in health alter 
having taken live bottle*, h IT TIM AN 
Your*, with respect, J. 3. HKKMA-n. 
PRICES. 
Large Size (holding nearly double quantity,) 
$1,00 per Buttle- ball’ doz, $5.00 
Small Size—75 cents per Bottle—half doz. $-1.00 
BEWARE OF COUNT EE FE1TS. 
Sec that tho HiKtmtare ol ill. I VCK.SON ” is on 
the WRAPPER of each bottle 
Should your nearest druggist uot uvo the article, do 
not be put off by any of the Intoxicating preparations 
that may tie offered In Its place, but send to us. and wo 
will lbrward, securely packed, by expre-- 
Principal Office and Manufactory, 
NO. 631 AK< II STREET, 
PHILADELPHIA. 
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(Successors to C\ M. Jackson ck Co.,) 
proprietors. 
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