1
1
^ptóted
Italian Agriculture.
What we have so often asserted relative to the
conversion of our hill sides into vineyarels and
gardens, we know to be worthy ihe attention of
all who are interested in Agriculture and Horticulture. We ask attention to the article we publish from ihe Edinburgh Journal df Agriculture,
as worthy particular notice, believing as we do
that our mountain sides, even high up the lofty
Sierras, may all in appropriate seasons and under
proper care be math; fertile and productive.
Some of our most beautiful locations for scenery
and some of tbo richest soil can be found upon our
mountain slopes ; anel there can be established,
homes far happier than those that arc found in the
palaces of the cities of our land. We trust a due
attention will be given to this subject; now is the
time to give heed to it. This is the article referred
to :—[California Farmer.
Under the blue heavens and delightful sun of
Italy, even its mountains are fertile ; aud ihe finite
of the earth are reared with ease in every part of
the ascent from the base almost to the summit.
An admirable terrace-cultivation—such as prevails in the mountains of Syria and China—has
everywhere converted the slopes, naturally arid
and sterile, into a succession of gardens, loaded
with the choicest vegetable productions. " Th
grapes hang in festoons from tree to tree ; the
song of the nightingale, ¡s heard in every grove ;
and all nature eeeius to rejoice iu the "paradise
which the industry of man has created." Nor was
that industry a small matter, The earth for thest
gardens had tobe brought from a distance—retaining walls had to be erected—the steep slopes converted into a series of gentle incubations—and the
mountain torrents diverted or restrained, so as to
provide the means of artilicial irrigation wherewith
to support vegetation during tlie long drouths ol
summer. By the incessant labors of centuries all
this has been accomplished, The rocky debris
have been cleared olf the slopes, and built into
walls and terraces ; these terraces are always
covered with fruit trees, and amid the reflection of
so niany%tlls tlie fruit is most abundant and of a
superior quality. One who has himself visited
this mountain paradise, thus speaks of it: "No
room is lost in these little but precious freeholds :
the viue extends its tendrils along the terrace-
walls ; a hedge formed of the same vine-branches
surrounds each terrace and covers it with verdure.
In the corners formed by the meeting of the supporting walls, a little sheltered nook is foifnd.
where fig trees are planted, which ripeu delicious
fruit under their protection. The owner takes
advantage of every vacant space to raise melons
and vegetables. Ulive trees shelter ic from the
ruins ; so that, within the compass of a very small
garden, he obtains olives, figs, grapes, pomegranates ami melons, Such is ttie return which nature
yields under this admirable system of management,
that half the crop of seven acres is sufficient, in
genera!, for the maintainance of a family ot five
persons; the whole produce supports them all in
rustic afiiuence. It may be added, that the sweet
chesnuts, "which grow luxuriously in almost every
part of the Appeniues, contribute to uphold this
dense population, by the subsistence which they
atford in regions where the terrace-culture cannot
be introduced. And much care, and the constant
labor of the husbandman, are required to uphold
the little freeholds thus formed out of natural
sterility; for, if his attention be intermitted for
any considsrable time, the violence of the tempest
speedily destroys what it cost so much labor to
produce. The heavy rains and swollen torrents
sweep away tiie soil ; "the terraces are broken down;
everything returns rapidly to its former state : and
of so much labored construction there soon remains
only shr peless vesfiges.eovcrcd with the wild-briers
of the mountains.
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!
Direct from the-Atlantic States.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE DATS PASSAGE.
rniilE OTDERS3IGNBD oiler to tin' Southern Trade, tho entire cargo of She Ship " JtRCABIA, '
JL   direct from Boston, consisting of in part :
HARDWARE & CROCKERYWARE,
The latest ami most complete assortment ever offered la this Market.
Britania Ware, Fine China Ware, Gilt Edged and Fancy Tea Setts.
Purn'ture,   All   Descriptions,
Amongst which are a few JLuruififont Chumhei' end hurlen- Setts.
Carpeting* • Brussels, Tlirec-Ply, &. Cnnvass, a  new article.   Painted Floor Cloth, Kugs, «C. cSe.
Carriages, Job Wagons, Carts & Cart Wheels. Handcarts, Wheelbarrows,
'.ud -i t'ull-.foriuient ot'   AÍÍIÉICUíjTIjKAIí OIPL.EBIEIVTS—Such as Reapers, Mowers Thiu-d.iT... Cullivator  .
Plows, Rnken, Pitch Forks, Shovels, Spades, &c. &c. &o.
100,000 Feet American White Pine Lumber. 200 Doors and Windows,
assorted sizes ; Wooden Ware of all descriptions.
litis üozn, Brooms «.»<! Buckets.
GROCERIES & LIQUORS, A FULL ASSORTMENT.   .
200 bbls. White Crushed Sugar; 100 do Whiskey; 100 do Brandy; 100
doz. Liquors, assorted, in cases; 2 doz. Liquor cases, filled, a very fine article for private use.
460 Boxes Chemical Olive Soap, Paints, Oils an.l Spirits Turpentine, Tobacco, Pipes, Cigars, Sso. &c.   SQiese Goods arm
direct ¡rom   tlie Atlantic States.  \ro ere ens .¡led to furnish traders with their supplies, as cheap, it not cheaper, tl
they can erecure them in San Francisco
&&■ GIVE US A CASCL AND  SK1-S l-'OK YOVKStSi.VtlS. -ysyt
Samples ot the Careo can lie seen at our Store in Steams' I'rtll.iine, and
THE ENTIRE CARGO WILL b'E  DISPOSED OF CHEAP FOR CASH.
Goods deliverable at San Pedro or Los Angeles.
JOHNSON & ALLANSON.
Los Angeles, April 21, 1855. [No. 40—tf]
Otaras
ames.
GILBERT & GO'S.
:r "..,,.
GREAT SALT LAKE
EXPRESS.
IN  C 0 K H E C T 1 0 Jl  WITH
WELLS, FARGO & CO.,
Will leave Los Angeles,
Wednesday,, April  25, 1855,
For the following places, viz :
SAX GABRIEL.
_ MONTE. "
SAN BEHNAHDIKQ,
COAL CHEEK,
PAKOWAN,
RED CREEK,
I'll,MORE CITY,
M'if'Ul  CITY,
SUMMIT CREEK,
PAYSON'S,
SPRINGFIELD,
PEOVO CITY,    •
AMERICAN FORK,
ANDGREATSALT LAKE CITY.
LETTEHS, PARCELS, PACKAGES AHB
TREASURE,
arded to destination -with dispatch.—
rders und  Commission.-:  filled,  und  sill
to sin Express? aud Forwardingbusine,-
oinntnoiisj nntl dispatch.
II. R. MYLES, AGBST.
[No. 49,—2t]
Los Angeles. Apiri 21, 1S51
Hints on Grafting.
Much ¡9 written in every horticultural journal
upon grafting, and each treatise of fruits gives ¡tli
tbe information desired, numerously illustrated
with outs. Yet a lamentable ignorance exists
.among farmers and many fruit eulturists upon the
subject.
Itisnotour intention to give tbe mode of the
operation, but to say when it should be performed,
and the stocks applicable to each kind. Any work
ou horticulture may inform sufficiently a novice
who possesses an average amount of skill and care,
so that he may bo able to graft, successfully. The
first step to be taken ia to obtain scions of those
varieties wliich are desired ; they can be cut from
bearing trees, or from young plants, if genuine,
between which there be no choice, only that the
shoots should be* well ripened. They maybe cut
down during March or April, or at any time the
buds commence to swell, indicating' the'approach
of Spring. They may be kept till wanted in a
moist cellar, partly imbedded in sand.
There are only two forms practised in ordinary
grafting, viz.: Stock grafting, and whip or tongue
grafting. The former is adopted for large trees,
where the stock is more than three-fourths of an
inch in diameter. The latter is applicable only to
seedling stocks, aud small trees. The stock and
sewn ought to be about the same size, that the cut
may unite on both sides ; but it is nearly as well
if the point of union be oaly on one side, when a
stock, two or even three times the diameter of the
Gciou, may be worked in this manner.
The season for grafting is during March Rm^
April, and iu some localities it may be' deferred till
May. As a general rule, however, it should be
done as the buds begin to swell, and several davs
before they will expand. The cherry is one of the
first trees that shows the approach of Spring, arid
therefore should be grafted first—then plunis"pears
and apples.
When scions are kept fresh and in good condition
we have had considerable success resulting from
grafting trees when in leaf or in bloom. This may
be accomplished sometimes with such easy growing-
sorts as apples and pears, and often with plums,
but with cherries never. Tire composition for
grafting is about equal parts of beeswax and tallow,
and double the quantity of rosin into which, when
melted, dij» narrow strips of cotton cloth or calico.
As a general rule scions should be grafted upon
their own kind, as apples upon apples, pears upon
pears, except when some specific object is wished
to be obtained. All experiments in grafting the
pear upon apple trees, or the mountain ash. will
fail, giving the cultivator no reward for his pains.
The apricot upon the plum stock is an exception,
wliich however, can not be successfully grafted.
unless a piece of old wood-, say three-fourths of an
inch, is attached to the scion.—[Ex. l'aper.
r.lnse Water In JSread Making.
Iu bread making, the vinous fermentation sometimes passes into the acid, thus rendering the bread
sour and disagreeable. Liehig has lately performed a series of experiments to improve the preparation of bread, from which he comes to the conclusion, that the only effective aud innocuous
means of improving the qualities of wheat and rye
bread, is lime water. In making dough he advises
one pint of clear lime water to be used for every
pound of flour. The lime water is iirst added to
the (lour, after which a sufficient quantity of common water is added to work the whole into common
dough—the leaven being mixed with the water.—
The lime water prevents the bread becoming sour,
and is a healthy ingredient. Lime water can lie
prepared by stirring some quick lime in a vessel
containing pure cold water, then allowing the
sediment to settle. The clear is then poured off.
and kept in bottles for use. No care is required
respecting the quantity of lime to be stirred in the
water, as tbfl water will only take up a certain
quantity of lime, and no more. Those who use
saleratus (bicarbonate of soda) in the making of
bread, are recommended to cease its use. and employ
pure baker's yeast and a little lime water. Our
bones are composed of the phosphate of lime, and
those who use fine flour require for their health a
little more lime than is contained in their food,-	
Cream of tartar and carbonate of soda arc far
inferior to common yeast in making healthy bread.
—[Scientific American.
Pacific Express Go.
__ THE undersigned Agent for raa*   -\j\
iJEEL-fy   tin--¡ r.UIFIC'.HUNT STUCK  &   l^^TiK
; N ';::■:-.• noii'ANV."   v,:il •' ■. ■
despatch by every Steamer an Express in «SBESSSB
ciuir.i;.' uf rebullir Messsengers,   on   the  bouthei'ii  Route
SANTA BARBARA,
MONTEREY,
SAN ERANCISCO.
SACRAMENTO.
STOCKTON,
and throughout the Northern Mines.
j:.', ■ Packages, Letters, Parcels and! treasure forward
anel insured.
i.v- Collections   made in^every part ofthe   State  and
U.','.:
Le.s Angeles', March 6th 1SG5.
CHAS- li. JQHsNSON, Assent.
.ull)-tf
WELLS, FARGO & GO'S
:e rsc 3tr» m ies m, m,,
A Joint Steels Company with  a capital of
§500,000,
7"XTjIí dispatch a:i Express from  tlic City o
Vi
LETTEHS,PAKCELS. PACKAGES and TREASURE
:lit liillsm'exehs;!ngeprocured-m oil the prinelpul eiti,
e Atluniio visiles, Oregon ¡mil Europe.
II. R. ÍIYEES, Agent.
i Angeles, March 24, 1855.
FAMILY GROCERY..
S*JTm   THE SUBSCRIBER EU V1NG LEAPED THE
'ftíS RUii.inxc; i-'or.mhri.y  occupied hy
fi" lit I ( Nieb'.ls, on ilsiin street, wbei-e lie wiH1: '■
?■',/& he happy to sec his friend,-; and the public l~i
generally.
GROCERIES OF EYERY
DESCRIPTION,
[EXCEPTING LIQUORS,]
may be found at bis Store,
CHEAP FOR CASH,
as ho ban adopted the motto "rjuich sales and small profits."
His stock ofgoods will always lie seleeled of the b.ist quality, and with special reference to the wants of his customer;;.    All who wish to purchase any article usually found
FAMILY GROCERY,
will rereive Ihe full value of thei
Los Angeles, Marsh 10th, 1SG)
!¿pl ¿^tatistrais.
CITY ELECTION!!!
Sim ¿mam I*tetis«nk
St. Nicholas Hotel.
41,«ií.-,«s¿ e,,™...- „/-,s'«»«,.»s«i».l Co,»™™! Stt.
sss skam-.s.s., <:■„■■
i n     -riirs rxi,i.i;sit:ss;i-S]i 1,,,,-s- l.-ssr.l tlie ..Love new
^é,   Í IBIS   IIKK'K  IK>™,.    Th,-   l...„,s
ffl        ..„,.-, .«-,-11 .-.-..tilsn-.l :,..<! »>■»■'.' '."'si;'';'. »."i
, ¡i*; ;„„.lr.,l posltlo., It is»..surpassed lor tlre
„f trsiisl..,.! ....,I |,tr..>i"«  "«"I""'
s c»u toaZmoW svith ¡single or Suites ot
Vítl» "."..Hon ..rtl,.' proprietor» to keep tl.o St,
Nicholas us o llrst ol...» l.ol.-l. Tlic T»''''' "< V' ''"..." , 'J"
',;,pliisl.vltl, Iho very l,.->t...si.™ll.'';"'''1t'''«11'''*-
aeeJ WM. P. ridgwat
J»¡m' Jfntntisco ^fertistmmfr
i.
iiceuinudatii
IIVTKltiVATIOjVAl.   HOTELj
É Jackson st, bet. Montgomery and Kearney,
San Francisco.
n„. C(„it,-a! position of Ibis new Im-aoj-y Fire r»«
ildhus', convenient to the steamboat lam inland h
sines; part of the city, renders it the most desirable Ho-
.'{' V .' [ j ''..s-,1 and fitte.1 .ip in tii rr.sBt appr-ved
-l,.    ...   comforl   and  convenience, and  having a tauie
-fl,! wifb fl"- I..-M the markets allonbs. it i,-i ¡.a.i-hculiii'ly
iptedtotbi  a.'.-oinuiodatiim of Families as well  as   the
'h'.'.d ■ '"''.,' ¡he Poutheru part of ihe State, and the
blio (teñeran?, are respectfully InVIted to call and judge
SHERIFsFS SALE.
Pedrb Benin,
WS.
Toiucu; Hrquldcs and Jose Maria Cota.
T
RAILROAD HOUSE,
SAN FRANCISCO, CJlLIFORNIA.
HIS HOUSE IS NOW OPEN for the  aecommodalior
aml 'fables   are
. and they have c
l-2llnbiy ol'llav next, at 11 o'cloel; A. M-,  for
J. 11. BAKTO
Los Angeles, April 13, 1S55. N
LOS ANGELES
BOOT AID  SHOE STORE.
try, may be found at the store of «**'
JAMES   M0HKIS,
ON MAIN STREET, NEXT   DOOR   T(
THE BELLA UNION,
The British Periodicals.
Early Copies Secured.
-j" EOIi"A.UI»,   SCOTT   & CO.,  New  York,   eonti-
1.
THE LONDON QUARTERLY (Conservative):
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW (Whig).
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW (Free Church).
4.
THE -WESTMINSTER" REVIEW (Liberal).
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE
(Tory).
ai European affairs will render
y interesting during the forth
icnpy a middle ground between
.  crude speculations, ami
Breakfast, jLuitch, liimn
in Pan Francisco, ami will be con-lucl
a I lenns, being oonfldenl that lib n r-
The Hotel part ofthé house Is kepi
plan.    Harbor .-hop and Hath Rooms :
Entrance  to tbe Hotel or Roslau
and -1Ü Commercial   near Battery.
HALEY  & THOMPSON.
nov23       3m Railroad Ho
, i the moat liber-
M'.'urcs patronage,
il on   the European
nt, ST Clay street,
Jones, Tobin & Co.
IMPORTERS   AND    JOBBERg
Sacramento Street, corner Sansomc,,
S A N, FltAKIHSC O,
EESl'FClFUl.LY invito thoallent ion of the trade-to the!
Ian;'!' ami varied stock of Ys.ijl.eeund European Notiui
Itmbraideries, &e. &c. comprising : *»
LACE AND M L'SLLN EMBROIDERIES ■
TRIMMINGS ;
BUTTONS;
HANDKERCHIEFS ;
LACE GOODS!
MILLTNERY GOODS;
WHITE GOODS;
RIBBONS ;
BONNETS;
HOSIERY ;
GLOVES;COMBS;
BRUSHES;
POCKET KNIVES AND SCISSORS •
RAZORS;
FISHING HOOKS AND LINES :
STATIONARY;
BEIiEUMERY OF ALL KINDS.
Together "i"1 t> pernera! assortment of Varieties an*
Pinafi War.-, con-bi inir in part: ol Hoots ;nid Eyc^, Eta'.stie^
Hiiiflint-"-. Slffl Cf-n-, Needles, Tapes, Violins, Violin and
Cuitar Hirhijis, W'l alebfiues. Marbles, llf.lls, Playing Carila
fee ¡tc. '
J. T. &Co. uro oonstanlly t'ecciyin.e:, via Ihe Isthmus and
per Clipper Ships, additions I o f heir Slock of tbe latest and
most desirable Coods, carefully selected by fine ofthe fi™
iuNowYorh. ami from the unusual facilillos which tll(.v
enjoy in this branch of their business, they are confident
of being able fully to meet the wants of tbo California mat.
bet.
JONES, TOI11N & CO.
San Francisco.
200
BOXES CASTILE SOAJ»—600 botegUim.
il) lioMcs Col^aie's Pfia]) ;
0 boxes Essence I'oppcrn
ISOoasea Pepper Sauce;
i-o cases half Gallon Pickles ¡
150 cases i|i- gallon Pickeui ;
75 kegs 1'it-kles, 3 gallona ;
■silor sale by
HARROLD, RANDELL & CO.,
No. 60 California street, near Front
•eh 24. . lm
100
HI'   IIIh.H FCLTtfN   MARKET W.V.V— 75 I1A1F
bbls extra Mess Beef;
f-.'s Pastry Lard ;
■Ml) cases refined Lard, ML 15 ami 20 lb tins;
180 bids ni'vy June Butter :
101) bbls grime old ButWt ;
For sale by
II AlUiOlJ), RANDAl.L ¡t CO.
60 California street,  near Front
bh M. lm '
150
HALF RAlilll'l.S I)F I'bA   IlKANf-'—100 half bbU
Samlwb-li lslaml Sugar ;
■jon half bids Dried Apples ¡
R15 half bids íplit 1'eas,
IIUO kens East boston Syrup, ü aud 8 gallotu ;
175 kegs Cranberries, si and 10 gallons.
Eoi' sale by
HARROLD RANDALL & CO.
fill California street, near Event.
'.'4. lm
200
BAGS  lilO  COFFEE—150   bags Sandwich
Island Coffee :
75 cases Ground Hovoo** Coffee ;
Hill botos líügb- Milb I'oll'eo ;
' oil bbls Carolina Rice ;
200 mais China Rico;
For safety
HARROLD, RANDELL ,<; CO.,
(ill California street, near Front.
h.24. lm
f A      BBLS.   CRUSHED   AM»   POW
OK) aili-eruonsCbilcIVaehc™;
100 dozen brooms :
w Paper;
ERED    SUQJB ;
10c
lil'lvv
M IRUULD, RANDELL fc CO
Ifi hhds extn
Clei
IfsfCf
1IO and 12.1 Su,
est fli'sir Pork ;
100 bairbbls Clear Pork :
1-or sale by
HARROLD,  RAM FIX* Cft
No   liOCaiibirnia strcel, near Fr.-nt,
March 24.    lm
L, DIXAI'ONT. J. PAIGE,
DBUPaííTft CO.
130 Y/ASHINGTW STREET, SAN FB AN CIS CO.
IÍP-.-oíTloIí Ix__i_*c_>irte_rs
JNJJ DEALERS IV WINES, BRAND IE &
LIQUORS AND SYRUPS.
•■■.:■■ h _t. 3lU
I», tl. Comlns,
GL'A\ LOCK&  WHITE SMITH
LOCKS MADE AND bi.l'.;lblH
E_'a:T-.3„dcr S,":'i s Crcnrd,     All Work
(e ncaortnuof
stnlly -
Dmible in-il SliicH- linrrelrrt Shot Onus,
¡RIFLES.   PISTOLS,   OIX    TRIMWl-iGS,   Ac.
Whkdi will be sold che»p.
Powder and Shot wkalesale and retail.
NO. 73  DAVIS  STREET.
Third door north .-i i '>■■■-■■ Micet.
SAN   ¡-IIANelM [), CAL
rs for work promptly attended tu, ai
Ever on apace with the .
ge and   Times.
TVTSTJ
j   1 '
-. ■.
W 3 1 KR i t'.NT   PER   MONTB, TO
IJUIU
si".!, u: ,'ii ivsiuelse.- w ¡Hi  conlbmeel
ith-sby
MARRIOTT* WHE1 1 ! R,
.■. s PecuriM Bank,
dec7
us Uwehaol Bt. I*_ ínncdscAí
WILLIAM SMITH'S
Tin, Sheet Iron and Stove Warehouse
Commercial Street, Los Angeles.
THE pro  ri lor of tlie num
lar establishment, havitEg recei
Í®
They are luxuriating on ripe fitrawherries 2| of
an inch in circumference in San Francisco.
To some men it is indispensable to be worth money, for without it they are worth nothing.
PARLOR,   OFFICE AND   COOKING
STOVES
ofthe most approved patents, constantly on hand.
The attention of Miners and Travelers is particularly Invited to an examination ofhis assortment of
GOLD    WASHERS,    CANTEENS    AND    CAMP    UTENSILS
BSS- N. 1',.—ROOFINC. and all kinds of  JOB WORK, executed with neatness and dispatch, on the   most  reasonable terms.
Los Angeles, March 31, 1855.                                         8m
 . I	
Dry Goods and Clothing Emporium.
'flus under signed have removed their
entire stock of  .sonéis   from  their old
slsiiol. cornet o I'Commercial and Principal streets, to the largo and
diouB store,
NO. 2 TEMPLE'S BLOCK,
Next door to the Post Office, Principal Street,
directly opposite their obi stand, where tbev will be happy
bo see sill their old friends a sol customers. They have liite-
ly msideiai'.cre additions to their stock, which "is now the
most extensive in the citv, comprising in jia.rt
READY MADE CLOTHING
HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES
FOREICN AXD DOMESTIC DRY C!OOIIS, FANCY COODS. &>::.
Which sire offered, at greatly reduced prices, either at
wholesale or  retail.
"Wc would respectfully solicit a call from purchasers believing that wc can offer better inducements in our Hue ol
imsmeis than a.;iy other bouse in this city.
Jeel'l ELIAS & BROTHER
si copies. Although this Involves a very
r part, we shall continue to furnish the
saino low rates as heretofore, via :
PER ASSüH.
■ four Reviews sS3 00
I-'.u- sill f
•     ■ -..i"  Reviews    7 00
■ Reviews...:  8 00
tw Kisickwooips Magazine  3 00
Eor Blackwood and three Reviews    fJ'Oil
For Blackwood and  the four Reviews 10 00
Payments to be made in all cases in advance.
Money current in the State -where issued will be
received at par.
CLUBBING.
A discount oftvrcuty-Iive per cent, from the ahove prices
will be allowed to Clubs ordering four or more conies of anv
one or more of tiie above works. Thus: Four" copies of
Dhtckwoofl, or of one Review, will be sent lo one address I'm-
Stl; four copies ofthe four Reviews and Blackwood lor SfJO'
Postage.
Remittances n:
dressed, post-pai
nd Towns, these worts willbe
FREE OF POSTAGE. When
any pari of the United Stales
■i 1" fiTS a year for ': Black-
ClbN'TS a year for each of the
;.'."'. us should always ho ad-
RD SCOTT &.CO.,
.ii.'d Street. Neto York.
■1 ■-. u'lv publisher], ami hs've
ER - GUIDE." by Henry Ste-
'.h" late Professor Norton, of
mplete in '2 vols., royal octavo,
:1 600 wood engravings.—
N. lb—L. 5, S Co. : Lt. re
now for stale, the - FARMER
phens. of Edinburgh, and tie
Vale College, New Have,], cmni
containing 1600 pages, 1-i sleel
Frico, in muslin binding, S6.
iffis.. This work is sen the old :i Book of th,
Farm,-' lately RESUSCITATED and thrown upon th,
market.
Lafayelte Restaurant,
FORMERLY THE OLD AMERICAN,
COMMERCIAL STREET,
by bill  Of fare.    Saloon  for private
HAS been splendidly refitted and thorough
■y renovated, ami the proprietors are nov
prepared to accommodate regular boarders
with bed-rooms if desired.
Meals at all hoi
parties.
Families can he supplied at the shortest notice
Cakes of all kind* eor,-lsni!.ly on hand.
Partridge, RabW1 and Chicken Pies.
The best tne market sffords will be constantly served up
FAUR &CO.,)'/'oprIu!oi'K.
Í1ÍT8M. tf
bos Angeles
riTRRAH FOR VANCE'S SEW PACÍ KüRKAX     AI,
ll ihe world   (ovt-r 50Q   fes     ,.].
s'.!>'.'-!Í'ii."r' .l'"1,K'1'  Sacramento and .Moulgome   v e
SAX FbAXf'l.-e.-u.
Why should every one go to Vance's who wis-bes ITlí-
FECT LIKENESSES ? Because he has now the ln-i ,,-.
ranged Oallery on the Pacific coast, ami not to be surpassed by any in the world. Instruments containing louse-
more perfect, and vv ith great er power than anv ever before
used in this country.
Because fie luis tiii: i.akc.k.st ueini' ix the worid, from
roe ilistim-t lights—top, side ami half
enables him |,, overcome tbe "-rout
uimcuiiy wmcu every artist in this cily has to contend
vvilli—munch-, ,11 order to obtain perleet l^encs.-es, dif-
loreiit fornie.l tf::tares refjuire .lilVei-enlly arranged lisbts.
,i.l..lbiyingil,elsii-gt-.st ligbf.be Is cnubletl to make pictures ¡n half fhi' isme of any other establishment in the
(iity : ihei-eioi-e they.must be moro perfect, for it ia well
known, tne shorter the time tbe more natural the espres-
which he c;
siile lights—tbat no-
slon.
4tfe.
i'nsllift
Because   every pinte   is   carefully  prepared   with a
■ oi   pure  silver which proibic.-s  the clear, bold ami
picture that is so much admired, and which cannot
n the common plates,   as they are  now used
be pro
by otherartista.
5tb. Because he has of late, alter 1
brought his chemical prepm-afimis
compounds entirely din'oreut. from
used in the art, which enables hi
likenesses a i .■■, *     -   1   , ■  >   th tl   I
tiful tone, y,-, ,,,,1,, ,..-;,■ ■]  , '
All those wishing perfi   : likeni -■■-
before silting eisevvliere ami ¡ml;m ro
JÍS"- Prices as reasonable and wort
city.
DONT FORGET TBE PLACE.
V."S New building, corner Sacramento  and Montgomcry
mfi-si.nee on .Montgomery street-, next door to Aus-
inch experimenting,
to perfection, using
tnything eve» befiswc
1   to   produce perfect
clear, soft and bi'au-
pieiui'es.
9 111 do well to call
themselves,
mpi'iioi- to any in tbe
lin's
deelt-:
Story, RcOineton «to.
XMPORTERS ami dealers in Drogs. Medicines, Chemicals
X 1'eriumei'v-, 1-ancv Articles, \-e,.
Battery Street, bdnr.cn tPasktnfftott and Mer&ant,
San Francisco
AGKXTS 1-or
!!,"„ i'si-iVS!   ,-i  !   !,'::i;!'-" "   "L ' '"'
I'i'om the fact that one ofour linn will reside permanent-
uv  in tne Atlantic Males, and   superintend   in   jan-son   the
purchasing, putt,,,g up and ,bi].piug of goods for this
market, we Hatter fuu-selvcs ¡hat we can offer suj.evior ad
vantages, both ni quality aud price, to ¡,nv 01 her i„ mlr
Line of business. STtJRY, REDHÍGTON k CO
if. Kremkh,
San Francisco.
TEE undersigned, an obi at
respectfully inform their
are prepared tf. buy and sell
They are cotident liiat from
and familiarity with the mui
hor of their lirm residí uf ei
offer more facilities to the ti
bouse can boast of in this oit   .
_AlIoi-ilei'sfoi-thepn,'cliase'ofmei-chaiulisc  in  San l'ra
olwo must bo accompanied with the cash.
Los Angeles, Augiitt U-i, IS04 .lU'\i
nstsilnly  in
ading publli
A ngeUs
that city,) thay
than  any oilier
3,000 PCKaS.   DEUGS,  MEDICINES,
ChemlCftlB, Dye ^tnlln, Pnlnts,   Oil»,
Tiirpeiulne, Perfiimcij-, Fancy
t.fj.iels, líruslusí, As*) AOi
Ui'iii-y   Jolmsou   &  Co.
\Y II O L E S A L E    DRUGGISTS,
14G Washington street, San Francisco,
OFFER FOR SALE to the trade tbe lanes! and best assortment of Coods, in their line, over itu ported into California, to which tbev invite ibe attention of country buyers, v.-lu1 will find it to their advantage to examine tliiir
stock, as they are- determined to sell'at tbo lowest rate*
Goods can be all'ordeil for. Theirchtmiicals art-all received
(hrrrt from ¡lie host manufacturers, ami their Drugs are of
tbe best quality, ami selected by one of the firm tn tHe
Eastern markets, and tbev will endeavor to keep up their
reputation ol giving their customers tbe best .iiuilily of
Goods, sis heretofore.
Tht-irstock consist s In part Of¡
HiemicaK of every kind.    Corks, everv kind. ,
JJyo 3tuft¡8, every kind. Essential Oils.
fumeiy. assorted.
Paint Brushes.
Whitewash Brushes,
Blacking Brushes.
•Hair undTooth 1 rush-
Spts. Turpi'iitine.
flronzes.
Window Class.
Cold Leaf.
Di'uggisis' Obsswsu-e,
Vials, every  kind.
Soda   Doilies.
Whiting,
Oil Vitriol,
Together with a Calla
kind In demand, ;
business.
Agents for Dr. Jaynea' Family Medicines,  Holloway'i
mils and (hutment, ¡iambs Sarsapari 11a,   .Moffat's Fills anel
Tartaric Acids.
Cream Tartar.
Congress  Water.
Fay Water, in brls. and
bottles.
Olive Oil, in barrels and
bottles.
Alcohfd. iu tins and brls.
Hops. 18M.
Labels,  everv kind.
issortmet ofPatoni Meibein.
other article apperlaii
BY EXPRESS,
Varieties of Hoses.
- .¡ECFIYEDIT.OM TIIE OAH-
f.l',1. .1- THOMAS, of Macedón, X. Y , 100 varieties of
the linost sorbs ol ROSI'IS, inclu.ling every known good vn-
riety. Also a few SNOWBALLS, LILACS', SYItlXIKlS, flii'l
other ornamental shrubs. To ¡hose who wi'sh toadornaud
decorate a borne now is tbe time.
Lo- An-ele-, March I7tb, 1SC6. tf.
f   '
"«-■, , \*r
■
liiisii'dh.
Por JAMES S. WAIT£,
Se publica todos los Sábados en la calle P
de Temple.
T     „  ,     „ Sts'SCJUCtO.VES :
La Estrella por un año (adelantado)
La Estrella por un año, („„ adelantado) '.'.."
„.    ,. , AxpNcioa :
I)ice lineas por la primer vez,..
Diez hneas por ciula vez siguiente '." ".
Un numero suelto, 1 real.
nam
JSfiff- Se hará uua reducción á los  que  publhiuu_
- anuncios en Inglé.sy cu Español. L  ^
ADVERTENCIA.
í á nuestros favoreceeloresque nos remití
^ el .MfirRf.i j|,|i.-s, ,.!e csida   seinstna para aseen 1
nserelon, b
LOS ANGELES, CAL., SATUKDAY, MAY 5, 1855.
M). 51.
Siiplici
I'n
Agentes de
Tomas Huiípil-k ,
Joruk Hice	
_      Kres. K.vux v Wiiistlkk	
/■     S. S. Thomcso.v	
advi     R. Hopkixs	
Ai     Con. J.tciíffo.v	
linos for tbe first insertion, ana v/..^ .^..".'.
each subsequent insertion.    Terms, Caslt.
Transient advertisements must be pai
to insure attention.
jba Estrella."
 San Chirrié
 San Gabriel
 Montéetela i ¡¡
 Monte.
. .San Dernar,,
.San Hernar'
d  for In advance
Agents of tho Lou Angclea Star.
Tbe following gentlemen aru authorized  Agents for the
Stai
Thomas Burpick	
Gbougk Rick	
Messrs. Knox & Whistlkk-. ..
S. S. Trompsox	
R. Hoi'itiNs	
Col. Jacksos	
Ai.ex. S. Taylor	
JOS. A. HlNCHJIAN	
Tiiomah J, Hawvsy	
TiioaiAa Bovcn	
. ..^ÍOTiíe.
.. .San Bernardino.
... Monterey.    ,
,., .Sania Barliara.
.... San Lais Obispo.
.. ..San Francisco.
LOS   ANGELES   STAR
MAIN STREET,  (Temple's Buildings,)
The proprietor of the Los Angeles Star, would respect'
fully inform his friends? and the public, tbat be has
juit received a large and varied assortment of new materi-
.al, aud Is now prepared to execute the following doscrip-
PLAIN AND FANCY
JOB ^ZEtlKTTIItfÓ;,
I» tlie best style of tlie Art.
Books, Circulars, Law Blanks,
Pamphlets, Osards; Bills of Exchange
Bill Heads, Deeds, Bank Checks,
Labels, Notes, Programmes,
Fosters, Billets, Bills of Fare.
Or any   other description of Printing that   may be desired,
ficsj-Persons wishing work done aro respectfully inv
to cn.ll   and  osiamiiie specimens
mmm
fobs.
Pi
nt
$tftt
FARMERS, ATTENTION.
Destraille    Farming    Land   For     Sale.
THE SUBSCRIBER having bad a. portion of his ranch surveyed into 80 acre lots, would respectfully call the attention of Farmers and Fruit Growers to tho same. Those
lots are situated 10 miles from Los Angeles and 16 miles
from San Pedro', on the river San Gabriel, from which can
be carried a never failing and bountiful supply of water on
to each lot. They will be sold very lovv and in accordance
with the times, An opportunity is here offered to the pub-
lie. I.o scenic a most desirable!  homestead.
The surveyed plot can be seen at tho office of J. R. Barton,
Esq., to whom reference can bo made. For further particulars enquire at this office or ofthe subscriber.
feblS       tf LEMUEL CARPENTER,
House and Lot for Sale.
MA VERY DESIRABLE HOUSE, suitable for a small
family, containing two rooms, with a Lot attached,
situated at the head of Main  street,  is offered for
sale on reasonable terms.
For further particulars apply to
IGNACIO GARCIA,
fehS-tf Temple's Row, Main street.
For Sale,
PACK, RIDING and WAGON MULES ;
SADDLE ami HARNESS HORSES ;
LARGE ROAD WAGONS AND HARNESS ;
Two or three pair full blood Sb'1'TOLK HOGS,
And a number of HALF BLOOD do.
Purchasers wanting will liml  it   to their iulerest   to call
on the subscribers previous to purchasing elsewhere.
ALEXANDER k H.VNX1NC, San Pedro
jaiitir.-tf Or 1-1. W. ALEXANDER, Los Angeles,
FOR  SALE.
(flgfelOt)ACRKStlETIIE ¡JEST A(:RICUI,TT;RAL LANDyj'fi
•CTn&in the County of Los Angeles, which needs no SjCi
—As- irrigation, 50 acres under fence, has a good^L
HOUSE and necessary outhouses.
Also, 500 HOGS, among which are in<l Breeding   Sows
pig.; twenty HORSES, TOOLS,   WAGONS, &c.
Tbe Farm is situated three miles from Ibis City, and the
only object tbo present proprietor has in selling it, is that
he wishes to leave tbe State.
■ft^L, Terms easy.        Enquire of
uov23—tf WM. B. OSBURN, Agent
SAMUEL ARBTJCKLE,
Auction & Commission Merchant
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
Sale    Room,   Principal   Street,
Opposite Temple's Building.
Hfi)_ Sales of MERCHANDISE every THURSDAY.
J3fg- Sales of HORSES ami MULES every MONDAY.
G-»^ Particular   attention   given   to   tbe   Hole of Real
Estate. (feh22-tf
WILLIAM B. OSIIIIIIN'S
AUCTION     ROOMS,
IX)S ANGELES STREET,
NEXT DOOR TO THE POST OFFICE.
¡63- FURNITURE sales, every TUESDAYS.
■«•=5, HORSES And MULES salea, every SATURDAY.
íj£g- Alt business in any part of tbo city and county entrusted to me shall be despatched with promptness, and
iati-iratiorily, WM. B. OSBURN, Auctioneer.
Los Acceles, March 1st, 186(5. mhl   tf
W. W.  TWIST.
GROCEK.  and ¿OMBnSSlON MERCHANT,
Scaudry's Bloult, Aliso Strct.        (
Loa Augeies, April 21, 1855. No 49—3n^
Doctor A. B. Ilannum,
TENDERS his services to the citizens of Los Angeles and
its vicinity iu the various 1»ranches of  the practice of
Medicine.    Office at the Bella Union. febl-tf
I)
Matthew I, an franco,
F.ALEIt IN PROVISIONS, GROCERIES   AND LIQUORS
Calle de los Negros, Los Angeflos. au31     If
Chía. R. Jon.xaox. EL S. AllahsoK.
.lull ii-'n & Allatvson,
Steeessors   lo   Alexander   &   MeHus,
WHOLESALE   AND   RETAIL   DEALERS   IN   GENERAL
MERCHANDISE. Main st.. Los Angeles.        aul7
, !.¡i'/,-i'i:   & ICi-emer,
IMPORTERS, ANO Wii OLES ALE AM) RETAIL DEALERS
IN EOUEtbX ANO DtOIESTlC DRY GOODS. CLOTHING.
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, .fee,, corner of Melius^ itsow. Los An
geles. iylü    ly
<í- C. ALÜIANRKR. D.   W.   AL8ZAHDBR, I'HIXKAS bA.\.\I.UC
ALEXANDERS & BANNING;  '      -
Forwarding and Commínslon Merchant Si
SAN FEORO AND LOS ANGELES, Cal.
 ^affirm—i—
TL N. ALEXANDER, Los Angeles.
LYMAN, ItlCII, HOPKINS .fcCO-, San Bernardiiib
W. J. WILLIS. Lexinuton, *
RANKIN ic CO., San Francisco. nov 23 t.
WATCHMAKER   &   IÍOOKSELLEK,
COMMERCIAL STREET,
Los Angeles, Cal.
üchitect and Builder.
THE undersigned  oilers his scrviees to the publicas an
Architect and Builder.
ELEVATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS
DRAWN.
Contracts for all descriptions of Bnildlngs
m*ele and executed in the best manner, and at the shortest notice.
Building Materials
of all descriptions constant ly on  hand and for sale at his
Lumber Yard, MAIN STREET.
DOORS, BLINDS AND SASH
of all descriptions constantly on band.
Workshop in Melius' Row.
Office at Lumber Yard, Main street.
IRA GILCHRIST.
REFERENCES:
Abel Stearnes, Esq,, I     Hon. Francis Melius,
Henry Dalton, Esq., |     B. D. Wilson, Esq.,
janll-tf Wm. T. B. Sanford, Esq.
FARM FOR SALE.
Tlie  si
taini
lie stfbscrlber offers ills Farm, con-
big One Hundred and Sixty Acres of
cnoice i-and, situated at San Gabriel .Mission, on
the main traveled road from this City te) the
d San Bernardino. There is a large vineyru-d on
ses, anda fine grove of Olive and other Fruit
There is a comfortable House, Con.'als and othei
encies, that make it a desirable location for the
Dairy Business, or for keeping ranch stock, having tbe advantage of a large and unobstructed range.
For further information apply at the Office of the Los
Ax<;l-:i-!-:s Stah, oi- ou ihe promises to
THOMAS BURDICK.
March 24, 1S55. tf
Ti
FOR SALE.
c SEW  HOUSE situated on   Alameda
, near the corner of Aliso Street, opposite the
frame house nt Don Pedro Sansevaine. The House has a
f.-ont of 80 feet on the street, and 21% feet djep—is two
stories hiurb—contains six rooms, three above anel three
below, built of adobos with good stone Inundation, and
floors of American pine. Lot 80 raras front and 100 deep.
Eui[iiii'i' of FELIPE 0UNZA.hES. on Ibe premises.
Los Angeles. SfermrSo; lSo'5. tf
The BritishPeriodicals.
Early Copies Secured.
LEONARD,   SCOTT   ,1i CO.,  Now York,   continuo tu rri.ubl.,1. li.o l'..llo-.viiii,' British 1'oriodioals, vii:
THE LONDON QUAKTERLY \Conservative):
■2.
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW (Whig).
3.
TIIE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW (Free Church).
4.
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW (Literal).
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH 3IA&AZINE
(Tory).
The present critical state ol European affairs will fender
these publications unusually interesting during the forthcoming year. They will occupy a middle ground bfrti-.-e-on
the hastily written news item's, crude speculations, and
living ram •■-- i *' ■ ■ B siilv journal, and the ponderous tome
oftbefutnr. '"•■ rtan, written after the living interest
and excitement of the great political events of the time
shall hsive passed away. It is to these Periodicals thai
readers must look lor the only really intelligible and reliable history of current events' and.as such, in addition to
their well-established literary, scientific ami theological
character, we urge theiu upon the consideration of the
resding Public.
SS~ Arrangements are now pcnnammtlv made for the
receipt ot'EAÍíLY SHEETS from the Üritish Publishers, by
which ive are enabled to place ALL OUR REPRINTS in tbe
hands of subscribers, about as -¡oon as they can be furnished with the foreign copies. Although Ibis involves a very
large outlay on our part, ive shall continue to furnish tbe
Pees'.n.'iieals at the same lovv rates as heretofore, viz ;
PES AXNTM.
For any twO of the four Reviews.
 ;  5 00
For anv three of the four Review
    T 00
For all four of tbe Reviews	
    8 00
For Blackwood's Magazine	
    3 00
For Blackwood and three Review
   0 00
For Blackwood and the four Rev
ews	
 10 00
Sanford. «& Carson,
HAVING removed to the large Brick Store on tbe west
side of Broad Place,
* Los Angeles Street,
are now receiving at their new stand, and offer for sale a
general assortment of
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
HARDWARE, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE,
Tinware of tlielr own manufacture,
PARLOR and COOKING STOVES, of tbe most approved
patterns,
Pannel Doors, Lumber,   Wheat, Barley, &rc.
They would particularly call s.t I entinn to their large lot of
FRESH FLOUR,
manufactured in this city, ami whieh they guaranteebetter
than any brought bore from San Francisco.
sLos Angeles, ¡Sept. 21, 1S54 sep21    tf
Almanacs! Almanacs
JUST REOtSlVKl, AT THIS ST Mi  OFFICE. .. supply Ofthe
CAUFOKSiU STATE ALMANAC for 1855. jsrlll
Salt!  Salt!!   Salt!!!
THE PACIFIC SALT WORKS CO. having completed
their block, consisting of fifty kettles, and being now
in complete operation, are prepared to contract for any
quantity of SALT, deliverable at, the Company's Works, oil
the coast, about twelve miles north of the anchorage of
ÍÍ.-U1 Pedro, aud distant, from Los Angeles sixteen miles,
where vessels can load with tbe greatest facility, the beach
being considered preferable for loading and discharging to
any south of San Francisco.
Samples ofthe Salt can be seen at the office of the Company, Los Angeles, or at Case  lleiser & Co., Pan Francisco. CHAS. R. JOHNSON,
Secretary P. S. W. Co.
Salt packed for the trade in any sued packs, and delivered at the Work?, or at the Company's Warehouse. Los
A ágeles. febS-tf
Payments to be made in all cases in advance.
Money current in the State where issued will be
received at par.
CLUBBING.
A discount of twentv-fivo per cent, from the above prices
will be allowed to Clubs ordering four or more copies of auy
one or more of the above wórrks. Thus: Four copies of
Blackwood, or of one Review, will be sent to one address for
$9; four copies of the four Reviews and Blackwood for $30;
and so'on.
Postage.
In all tbe principal Cities and Towns, these works willbe
delivered, through Agents, FREE OE POSTAGE. When
sent by mail, tbe postage to an" part of the United States
will be but 'TWENTV-EOUR OEMS a year for "Blackwood," and but FOURTEEN CENTS a year for each Of the
Reviews.
Remittances and communications should always be addressed, post-paid, to the Publishers,
LEONARD" SCOTT & CO.,
54 Gold Street. New York.
K. B.—L. S. & Co. have recently published, aud have
now for sale, tho " FARMER1 S CUIDE.-' by Henry Stephens, of Edinburgh, and the late Professor Norton, of
Yale College, New Haven, complete in 2 vols., royal octavo
containing Uit'in pages, 1-1 sleel and 600 wood engravings.—
Price, in muslin binding, ÍG.
^s^. This work is not the old " Boük of the
Farm,7' lately resuscitated and thrown upon the
market.
Blacksmith and Carriage Shop.
Los Angeles Street, next door to Childs, Hicks and Dennison
THE SUBSCRIBERS would respectfully
form their friends and tho public tbat
they are now prepared to execute
orders iu the above lines of business with
neatness ond dispatch. None but experienced workmi
willbe employed, and as both departments are under the
immediate superintendence of the proprietors, our customers may rest assured that their work will be done in a sat
isfaot n-j- ami ivoikin;]nlike manner.
il Mclaughlin.
scp28 tf E. L. SCOTT.
Home   Mamilactory,
Main Street, nearly opposite the Star Office-
FOY   &/ BROTHER,
SADDLE AMI ¡lAEXESS MAKERS,
Keeps   constantly on  hsind  an  assortment   of
SADDLES,   HARNESS,   BRIDLES,   WFHPS, COLLARS, SADDLE WARE,  ,tc.
We are also prepared to execute all kinds of work in our
line at the shortest possible notice.
Asuporior lot of  California  Bitts  and Spurs alwsiys   on
hand. ocil9   tf
Jabíes Patrick & co., sole agents for
ROYSTER'S '-FRUTT1'BRAND TOBACCO,   have   for  sab
and to arrive, the following well known brauds of Virginia
Manulectured Tobacco :
A. L- ROYSTER'S ;FRUIT,"
WM, GREANER'S --SUX FACTORY,"
TURPIN & YARDOPOI-OH'S "APRICOT."
J. H. GREANER'S -; -TETDE OF THE UNION."
C. WORTHAM'S "SQUARE AND COMPASS,"
JNO. GILMORE'S "GOLD DIGGER'S,"
L. LOTTÍF.BS 'STRAWBERRY." mhl7       3r
[From tbe Ladies' Repository, for March.]
AFTER. MANY DAYS.'
BY VIRGLNINA P. T0WNSÜND.
"Cast thy bread upon tbe waters, for thou ¡shall ¡hid it
after many days."
" Won't John be ¡surprised, though ! and to think
I earned it all myself, too! It'll strifce bin eye the
flrsi moment he comes in, 1'or 1 shall have it stand
right there under the looking-glass," and little Mrs.
Strong rested the handle of her tin dipper on tin:
edge of a large earthen bowl, half filled with rich
pumpkin liquid, and glanced toward an opposite
door which led into a small front parlor. You
would have known at once that the thoughts of the
little woman were very pleasant ones by the happy
twinkling of her blue eyes,and the smiles that every
now and then revealed the two dimples hidden just
above the curving of her fair, smooth cheek.
It was a bright morning on the hither ¡side of
November, and the sunshine looked with a real
June smile into the pleasant little kitchen, and
wrote golden ballads ou the striped carpeting, and
laid its bright sterotyping upon tho newly whitewashed walls ; but after all, the little woman bv
the table, with her cheeked apron and happy, beaming face, was tho sweetest picture there. " I s'pose
all tho neighbors will stare dreadfully when they
see it," continued Mrs. Strong, as she deposited the
contents of her ladle in the heart of a rich pie-crust,
" but I'm sure they can't say that I'm extravagant,
as I earned the whole sofy with my own hands,
taking in those plain shirts from Williams. I must
hurry along with this baking, to ride over to town
with fanner Williams, aud engage them to send it
over to-morrow. How cheap it was—with that
carving on top, too! It As as much as I could do
to keep from telling John what I'd set about doing
when he was here in September ; but I'm so glad
now I contrived to hold my tongue. Bless me.
there's baby waking up in just the wrong time,too I"
The low cry of the half-awakened child put all Mrs.
Strong's dreams to flight, as she hurried into the
bed-room.
They were poor people—the Strongs. You must
have guessed that already,reader ; but the sunshine
looked into many a gorgeous parlor, and lay in rosy
flakes about the crimson drapery of many a palace
home, and found less of real happiness aud heart-
light than dwelt behind the chintz curtains of Johu
Strong's cottage, in the suburbs of the little village
in L .
He was a journeyman carpenter, it is true ; and
hiswages were low.and his employment often called
him, for mouths, from his young wife, and the; sweet
child that of late had come to gladden his home ;
but their memories always lay like dew and sunshine about his strong, honest heart, and nerving it
for its daily toil, and gathering round his pillow
sweet home dreams, which many a rich man might
have envied.
John had been absent from home since the late
summer, aud the days were now hanging on the
skirts of winter. No wonder the wile's heart
quickened at the thought of his return.
" There, I've got just tart enough left for another
pie,'' said Mrs. Strong—it was a strange habit site
luid of talking to herself—as she scolloped with her
thumb aud forefinger the rim of her last pie. ■• I'm
sure I don't know what to do with it. We've got
enough to last a whole week after tiianksgiving.and
—dear me, why didn't I think of it before I" continued the amiable little woman, as she achieved
the first crust circle, " I'll fix it as nice as Í know
how, aud give it to that little boy across the street.
Poor little fellow! 1 don't b'lieve he or his mother
have had auy thanksgiving.for I've a notion they're
terrible poor. She looks Hke a real lady when I've
Been her in the garden, and her large eyea and pale,
mournful features always make my heart ache!
though somehow I never yet could find courage to
speak to her. The boy, shall have the pie though,
that's certain. I'll call him across the street and
give it to him,—maybe 'twill open the way to make
acquaintance/''
" Little boy, little boy, just come across the road
here, I've got something for you."
The child was standing in ihe front door of the
old brown building, and the November wind was
sifting through the long golden curls that dropped
like a bright cloud about his fair child-face, as he
looked wistfully up and down the road, when Mrs.
Strong's voice arrested him.
She was leaning over the little white gate, and
there was something in her face that would hav
brought almost any child to her side.    The boy
did not wait for a second invitation.
'■ Come in, just a minute," said Mrs. Strong
her kind, motherly way, as she took his hand and
led him into tho kitchen; "here's a nice thanksgiving tart pie I've been making for you to-day.
Don't you love pie, little man?"
A sudden light gathered into the brown eyes of
the child. " Yea, ma'am," he said, "I love it, and
so does mother, too."
" Does she? Well, I think it's quite too bad we
haven't been more neighborly since you came here.
My name's Mrs. Strong ; now, what's yours?"
';My name's Willie Gregory, ma'am," replied
the child, with his eyes fastened on the pie.
" And your mother and you live all alone across
the road, don't you?" queried Mrs. Strong, as she
parted away the golden curls from the fair, broad
forehead.
" Yes, ma'am, we've lived alone since papa died
it was a long time ago, and mother hasn't hardly
smiled since.-"
The little fellow's lip quivered, his eyes grew
moist, and the tears hung like twin dew-drops on
his long brown lashes.
■'Dear me, haven't you any father? Poor
child !" Mrs. Strong spoke with a choking in her
throat aud a quick glance toward the cradle in the
corner.
i¿í like you," said the child, drawing up closer
to the little woman, and resting his hand in hers.
'•I shall tell mother so, and when she gets well
I'll ask her to come over and see you. You see
she's sick now, and we didn't have any dinner today. I don't know what we shall do, for mamma
says she hasn't any money, and can't get to grandpa.   He lives a long ways offi you see."
Mrs. Strong did not speak another word; she
rose up quickly and went into the pantry,—a moment later she returned, carrying in one hand u
large bowl of bread aud milk, iu the other a plate
of cake.
"Now Willie, sit right down here," she said,
placing a chair by the table, " and eat till you
can't cat another mouthful. Havn't had any
dinner—poor child! poor child I"
It was a pleasant scene that the dying day-beams
looked in to sec that beautiful boy, as he turned
from the table to Mrs. Strong's face and said, while
the large spoon was poised awkwardly in his littl
red lingers, " O. ma'am, it tastes good, so good, and
I was so hungry."
"Well, then, Willie, don't stop to talk about it,
only eat—eat just as long as you can," Mrs. Strong
answered, with tears of genuine womanly sympathy
glistening and sparkling in their travel down her
cheeks.
"Mamma will be so frightened if I stay any
' longer/' said Willie, at last, laying down thespoon,
for he had obeyed to the letter Mrs. Strong's
peated injunctions. " Please, ma'am, can't I go
now. and take the pie, too ?"
"Yes; and, Willie, I want you to tell your mother that I'm coming over to see her this evening."
A low, soft voice answered to Mrs. Strung
knock. She opened the door and went in. ]so
wonder she started at the story of utter destitution
the opening of that door revealed.
A fallow canille was burning on the tiible, and
the light flowed over the palo brow of the woman
who lay on the bed in one corner.
" Your boy said vou were ill, Mrs. Gregory,"
said Mrs. Strong, advancing to the bedside, " and
1 thought I would just run over aud see if there
was anything I could do for you."
" You are very kind, ma'am, and—" the words
were broken by a quick sob, the woman placed her
hand over her eyes, and the tears trickled fast aa
April drops through her small,slender lingers. "It
is very foolish in me to give way in this mr-iiner,"
at last murmured the invalid, recovering herself,
and giving lier hand to Mrs. Strong, " hut it is so
long since J have heard anv-words of sympathy that
your kindness-; makes quite a child of Vie."
Her lady-like manner was so strangely in contrast
with her meager surroundings, that the quick, tender little heart of Mrs. Strong was more touched
than ever. " Il'you-ere only able to walk over to
my house," she sat<5, " I could fix you very comfortably • but as you can't do that, 1 must make up
a fire here and bring you over a cup of tea ; we can
talk afterwards.you know," she iulilfil.antiduating
the thanks of the invalid ; for Mrs. Strong's benevolence always partook more largely of a practical
than a theoretical character.
A little later, when a bright wood fire was lifting its columns of ruddy flame up the black mouth
of the chimney, and dropping its crimson glow on
the bare walls of the iineai-petcd Hum-, Mrs. Gregory
sat up ou her low couch, and. with her hand fas-
tened in Mrs. Strong's, she told briefly the story
wliich' never before had crossed her lips.
Her father was a wealthy widower, and she had
been the very " light of his eyes." Her feet came
up through life's brightest suaahine to her nineteenth summer, and then a very dark shadow
dropped over the sunshine. Mrs. Gregory's father
■ desirous she should wed a friend of his—-a millionaire—and a man thirty years her senior. The
young, fresh heart of the girl of nineteen shrank
with terror from a union so whollv antagonistic to
her tastes and feelings. For the first time her father spoke harshly to her ¡ " Elle», it is useless to
rebel against my authority. I have sworn that you
shall be his wife."
And that night Ellen went out from her father's
home and returned to it the wife of her distnnt
cousin, William Gregory, and ihe doors were closed
against her.
The newly-made husband took his young wife to
a Southern city. Ho was poor,and she had brought
him none of her father's vast wealth ; but he obtained a lucrative situation in a large mercantile
house, and Ellen Gregory forgot her early home iu
the quiet bliss of the six years of her wedded life.
Then all its light went out very suddenly. In less
than a week her husband sickened and died of lever,
and his young, tenderly reared wife was left with
her child without pecuniary resources iu a laud of
strangers.
Alter the burial of her husband. Mrs. Gregory
resolved to return to her father, of whom she had
heard nothing for several years.
Avoilcnt i'ever.iiiducetl by mental agony.brought
her to the brink of the grave before slie had completed her ijurney, She partially recovered, to find
that her small stock of money would hardly defray
the expenses of her long ilh.ess. In the excitement
of the moment she resolved to achieve the remainder of the journey or, foot, aud had accomplished
20 miles.    Her course had lain through L .
Physically and mentally exhausted, she learned, at
the tavern where she stopped, that there was an
old brown house in the suburbs to rent. She had
secured two rooms of this, and for tlie last six
weeks had managed to procure herself and her boy
a precarious subsistence by the sale of her clothing.
" I have written my father several letters,'' was
the conclusion ol the sad history, " but they have
been returned to me unopened, and yet I know,"
aud the invalid lifted her bead from the pillow
while the light kindled likes a fiamo m her dark
eyes, and the hectic burned in tlie hollow of either
cheek, bright as a Damascus rose, " I know if J.
could sec him—If I could go in suddenly, pale and
dying, with my child by my side—if I should put
out my arms and cry, ' rather it is your Ellen—the
Elfen that sat every night by your side, and was
held every morning to your heart, and she lias come
back to you with her child ; do not send her away,
for she has come back only to die.' 1 know that in
would open his arms and say, with all his old ten
deruess, ' Ellen, my darling,'and when I rushed
into them bis tears would drop as fast. i'.J Ids kisses
used to on the forehead of his child. His heart is
proud and self-willed, but I know it well; there is
a fountain there very far down, whose waters will
never dry up—it is his love for his child."
■'■'And how much would it cost for you to reach
him ?" asked Mrs. Strong, with a fresh shower of
tears, as the beautiful invalid sank exhausted on
the pillow-.
"Just thirty dollars, and I can not raise one of
it. O, it is not for myself that I care, but for him I
hi a little while he will be motherless." She pointed to the golden head that lay close to her heart,
and Mrs Strong felt thac her prophecy Was a true
one, as she looked on those glassy eyes.'on the sharp
features, and the hectic hollow iu either cheek ; for
she knew It was the mournful cidro g rap i ly of consumption.
"Thirty dollars! how I wish! had it! howglad-
ly would I give it to her!" soliloquized little Mrs.
Strong the next morning, as she drew the white coverlet over her slumbering babe ami printed a light
kiss on the sweet cheek, fair asa half-ripened peach
blossom, as it broke over the snowy pillow.
Suddenly the mother started, and caught her
breath at the thought that had flashed into her miud.
In one corner ofthe little cupboard over th;11 nan ¡el
piece was a broken tea-urn, and in that broken tea
urn, carefully wrapped up in brown paper, were the
thirty dollars she had been so long and dilliguntiy
earning—the thirty dollars she had consecrated to
her new sofa. The little woman rose up and walked
the room in a hurried, perplexed manner : her cheek
was flushed, and her brow was plaited, aud the Ijlut;
eyes of (lu; angels looked down into her heart as
she walked round the kitchen. "I've thought so
much about that sofy," she murmured to herself
"I've dreamed about it at night, till it really seemed as if I'd got it. set up snugly in the parlor, and
now it will be so hard to give it up," and tlie tí
sparkled in her bright eyes. " I'd so set my heart
upon it. But, then, there's that poor, dying woman
and her little helpless boy—supposing it was my
Mary, now?" and the young mother turned to the
cradle aud gazed, with overflowing eyes, a moment
On the sweet sleeper there.
She' did not hesitate any longer. She went to the
cupboard and took down the broken tea-urn, and
the blue eves of the angels grew full of liglit.
Au hour later Mrs. Strong entered the chamber
where Mrs. Gregory was lying. She carnea a small
tray in one hand, and the smoke was rolling like a
cloud of iuceuse about tlie mouth of the tea-pot,
aud the toast looked very tempting, as it lay floating in Its ocean ol'fresh milk. There was a saucer
of mince-moat for Willie, too. No wonder his eyes
grew bright when he looked on it.
" Now let me fix your pillows nicely, so you can
eat at your ease," said Mrs. Strong, in her kind,
bustling way. " There's tlie fire, too, I must brighten
that up a little. I knew 'twwdd'nt go out; trust
me for keeping a tire all night. Slept better, did
you. after 1 left?"
" Willie, when you get through with your breakfast, if your mother's willing, won't you run over
and sit by the cradle? Mary'll be awake before
long, and you cau play with her, you know, till I
comeback."
" Mrs. Gregory,"—Mrs. Strong had come close to
the bedside and was playing with her apron-string
in a kind of awkward manner—"you said, last
night, thuf-thirty dollars would take you to your
father. Well 1 happened to think this morniugthat
I had just that sum on hand, andas I've ue, special.
that is, no necessary use for it, why you'll be welcome to ¡fc, so here it ist° and she laid the roll of
bills on the bed.
The bright eyes of the lady wandered from the
money to the glowing face of the little woman, as
though she did not at first comprehend her. At
last the blessed truth broke into her mind. She
could not speak her gratitude ; but the look of
those eyes was lithographed forever in Mrs.-Strong's
memory, as the lady grasped her hand and sobbed,
" God will reward you for this,amll—O, if he will
but spare my life!" * *       '   *
" O, my dear madam, you mustn't think ofit!
Starting tenlay in your state óf health ! I'll have'
you removed over to our house, aud iu a few days
" I may have taken my last journey. Mrs. Strong,.
I beg yon will not frustrate me in this. Whut I
do must be done quickly. My days are numbered ;
and if Ido not go to him now! shall never go. Will
you add a little more to the great debt which I already owe you, by securing me and Willie passages
in the next stage!" .
And Mrs. Strong looked on that pale, pleading
face and yielded. " •
•lohn. did yon not hear my orders? I will see'
no one this morning-."
Tbe old man looked up from his writing-desk
with a dark frown, and the sunlight, that came in
rosy smiles through the hes.vv .¡:-,nia-k curtains,
looked very mournful as It tangled itself with his
gray hairs. .    ,
"But the lady, sir ;' she will r;ot be refused, and
she looks so white and strange."
"Pather!", What a cry was that'! It wailed
along the rofty walls, and the servant grew pale,
and Die old man sprang from bis seat. She rushetl
wildly in—his daughter-he knew her'at the first
glance, though the cold white features were all so'
unlike that beautiful being whom he had last seen
in the finish other ripened girlhood.
" Father," she cried, stretching out her amis, " I
have come back to die. O, will yóh not take me to'
your heart once more before 1 go home to mother
in heaven I"
He looked on his daughter and her child, and tbe
pride of many years gave way, and the stern heart
at last yielded.
He opened ins arms, and with alow glad cry, she
sunk into them.
"TeS. Nelly, darling, you shall come back here—
right here to my heart, as in tiie old time,'" he said,
while his tears audhiskissesdroppeda blessed baptismal of affection on her forehead. " You have
been gone a long tijiie, daughter—so long that your
cheek has lost its bloomand your eyes the old laughter ; but we will bring it back again, my pet, my
treasure. Do you know how this old heart has ached
for you? Look up, Nelly, and say you forgive mo!"
But, alas! alas! she did not look up, for she had
gone, as she said, to her mother in heaven.
White winters and rosy summers— a score of
them—had cast anchor upon the shores of the: past,
when, one aí'ternoó'n, a young and noble looking
man stepped into a fashionable clothing saloon ou
Broadway, and inquired fchy some work had not
been sent home the evening previous, as had been
promised.
" I am very sorry;sir," said the obsequious foreman, " but tho young womati who promised to'
finish the wristbands has been quite ill. Tom,"
turning to one of .the clerks, "when did Mary
Strong say she would send that work in ?"
'•' Mary Strong !" rcp'eated the youug man, with
a sudden start, his fine dark eyes kindling with
esigeraess. "Who is she? Where does she reside?'-'
The address was furnished, and without another
word he left the store. * * *
" How I wish I was sleeping there, close by
mamma, an-.ong the cool clover blosssoni's, and the
wind stirring the long grass all about me! 0,1
should sleep there so sweetly, aud 1 am so very
wearj1!" and tho work dropped from the young
girl's fingers, and the tears fell fast over her pale,
fair eke'ks, as she sat there in that old chamber;
Where the May sunshine only came in faint and
broken. It would have made your heart ache to
see her, so young, so fair, so wretched.
" How hot my head is! and it aches so. I cannot
see tlic stitches. O, if those sharp pains would not
run all over my limbs—" There was a knock at
the door, and tlie young seamstress started up, aud
exerting her remaining strength, walked toward itr
'■ Good afternoon, itia'am." The young stranger
iif'ted his hat to the seamstress in that miserable
chamber with courtly grace, aud his eyes were Hastened wi!h eagerness ou the face whose exceeding
loveliness slione out in strange contrast with this
foverty about it. "May I inquire if I address
liss Mary Strong?"
•• That is my name, sir." The girl's blue eyes
Oiled with wonder and alarm.
"' Aud did your parens ever reside in L—-?'*
" Yesv sir, and my mother is buried there ¡" she
said it with quivering lips.
" Ah ! it torast be the same,- then. Surely God's*
own hand must have directed my steps this afternoon. Will you allow mc to walk in ? I have
something to tell you which intimately concerns
us both."
And sitting there in that miserable chamber, he
teld her a story of the past; how her mother had
saved his own mother and hiaisclf from starvation ;•
and how, in that last journey, when she went borne
to die, she had made him promise that at some
future day he would repay tenfold the great debt
that lie owed the family.
"I remember all," he said: child as I was, I
remember, too. the blue eyes of the baby girl that
opened upon me. like an angel's, as 1 kept watch
by her cradle that morning."
" And I remember mamma's often speaking of
the beautiful lady aud her bey, and wonelering what
became of them," answered the young girl.
But the surprise proved too great a one : her
head dropped, and with a low moan she would have
fallen to tíhí floor, had not William Gregory caught
her in Ins arms.
" Goodness alive! mister William, what on earth
have you got there !"
No wonder tiie old woman's eyes seemed starting
from their sockets as she met the young master of
the mansion iu his hall, with that fair, unconscious
girl, which lie and a domestic were bearing toward
the parlor.
"Ño matter now, nurse. In a little while you
shall know all. only send Tom for a doctor, quick."
Two years more had joined the past. In one of
the parlors of his elegant home sat William Gregory and Mary Strong. It was evening, ami the
light from the two large astrals fell in soft billows
on her golden hair and May-blue eyes.
The shadows ofthe past had all gone off from
her sweet face, and the purity of her fresh, happy
heart was written on every feature, and yet there
was a little shade of earnest purpose there, as she
¡urn. ii to the vouug man, Baying, in reply to some
remark of his, " Yes, Mr. Gregory, our term closed
yesterday, and now I have been so long a pensioner
upon your bounty, it is surely quite time I was doing sume thing for myself. If 1 could pnly procure
a situation as assistant in some seni—"
"Marv. have you grown weary of your home,
that you thus wish (o try another ?"
"O, no, no!" Her lips grew tremulous and her
eyes filled with tears. "You know I have been
happy—so happy since I came here. It all seems
like a long, bright dream; but then—"
" But, then, you want to teach. Well, Mary, you
shall have a pupil," and he walked across the room
and laid his hand gently on her shining hair.
Will v.ui take him i'' he said,in tono* whose tbrlUing _
i.mhoTu-s-'.s ib.- oi'j.hssu could not misinterpret. •• "Will you
share with him the wealth lhat bin grandiather left mm—
the wealth thai bul lor -,-■■•:■■: mmlier. he mi.;ht never have
lve.'iv ssri ; siial will vou teach him by your ¿eatle life and
unswerving Faith, I tw <rej '-'■ thai lar oil' hmd, noon whose
Miiuiui: be-ghii both eubl-sm'.hors- sit vvailiu-—:co.i:¡n,j for
The head beneath his hand dropped slowly, and** saw
tbe tears lirippiOgon !  ■ .w be w»* answered.
•     .       ■ ■    ■ r . .    ■   -,    -
the- waters," looked down ¡tad fo «ad it •■ after mjny da; st.''