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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1874.
NO. 251
THE VAMi: OF LIFE —A HOMILY.
There's a game mueh In fashion—I think it’s
called euchre,
(Though I have never played It for pleasure
or lucre:)
*—■) In cortain condi-
Whllo watching tlio game, ’tls a whim of tlio
bards
A moral to draw from the skirmish of cards,
And to fancy ho finds In the trivial strife
Some excellent hints tor the battle of life;
Whoro—whether tho prlzo be a ribbon or
throne,
Tho winner is ho who can go it alone.
When great Galileo proclaimed that tho world
In a regular orbit was console sly whirled,
And got not a convert lor all of his pains,
lint only derision and prison and chains,
“It moves, for all that,” was his answering
id go it
When Koplor, with Intellect piercing afar,
Idscovured tho laws of each pin no: and star,
Auil doctors who ought to havo lauded his
For he felt In his lioart ho could “go it alone.”
Alas! for the player who Idly dop -nds,
In the struggle of life, upon kindred and
friends,
Whatever the valuo of blessings liko those,
They can never atone for inglorious case.
Nor e.inlort tho coward wao finds, with a
That fils crutches havo loft him to “go it alono ”
Health, family, culturo, wit, boauty and gold,
The unlortunate owner may lairly regard
As, each In his way, a m mt excellent card ;
Yet tlio game may be lost with all these for
your own,
Unloss you have tho courage to “go it alone.”
in battle or I usincss, whatover tho game,
In law or iu love, It is over the same:
In the struggle for power, or tho scramble for
poll,
this la ,
ivlicther tho prizo he
The victor ;8 he who can •
yourself
in or tii rone,
go it alono!”
A BARK RIGHT’S WORK
HI' MUM. •AMULL.
Arrnugod trout tho MiivIInIi.
T UONTINUBD. J
CHAPTER XVI.
Tho Neapolitan steamers to Marseilles
call ut Civita Vacehift to take up paaseu-
pora; but the Neapolitan sailors are
caret ul race of folk, aud do not venture
out to (tea if there is much chance of foul
wroathcr. So Ellinor and tho cauou tveie
iletniuod until the evening of Thursday ut
Die dreary hotel looking out on tlio sea.
Tho raiu prevented her going out; kIio
eat iu the great salle, where alouo there
waft the possibility of a fire. Abovo the
guy painted coiling, decorated with gaudy
arabesques, tho bare dirty lloor below,
the numberless ill-fitting doors and win
dows shaking and rattling in every blast
—she cowered over the hearth, stilling
her weary impatience ns best she might,
lint feeling as though the wiser plan
would bo to set off without further loss of
time, nml wmlk to Englund. The maul
was more inclined to grumble aloud than
Ellinor, and thought her new mistress
strangely passive limler tho delay. Every
one else’iu the hotel was talking contin
ually in either Euglish, French, or Ital
ian, and abusing all existing arrange
ments; every one hut the canon, and tho
pole and gentle ludy who kept her place
by the hearth, on which the damp logs
spluttered and smoked instead of burning.
Canon Liviugstoue, buttoned up to bis
chin, was in and out all the day, bringing
ail the intelligence as to the probabilities
of the steamer's arrival that, in his in
complete knowledge of Italian, ho could
pick up from tho out-door population,
who all soeiued to be as much excited by
the non-sppearnuce of the Santa Lucia
M it it were not the commonest occur
rence in the world.
The food, too, iu tho hare and desolate
ibotol appeared to be falling short; some
broad, an omelet, and a bottle of sour
country wine, was all that could bo furn
ished to tho cation's order Tor dinner,
lie and Elliuor spoke but little together
during the meal. As their table was bo-
ing cleared he walked to the window, and,
returning after the waiter’s departure, ho
said:
»*A am afraid if the steamer does come
to-ntght we shnll havo but rough weather
for our voyage.”
“\¥o!" said Elliuor, looking at him with
surprise. “You are not going ; I thought
you wore only coming witlimo to Civita ?”
“Oh yosJ" "aid he, a little annoyed to
jh*ye betrayed his intention so soon; “but
$U*i. Forbes and I agreed just at the last,
Djal although Morrison seemed a very re
spectable woman, yet that it would be all
the better for you both to have a man
with you in traveling through France; not
that l am any great French scholar
though.” Ho tried to treat it lightly, but
it ovideutly discomposed Ellinor exceed
ingly.
“You must not think of it—I beg you
will not; you havo only just come to
Koine. Ob, I am so sorry; I had no idea
Mrs. Forbes thought I was so helplexH.
Fray, if you wish to make me—" hsppy.
she was going to have said, but the word
stuck iu her throat-—“easy, go back again
to Rome as soon us I am gone !”
He longed to speak out more fully what
was iu his mind and heart to say ; but by
a great etfnrt be restrained himself, and
only spoke the commonplaces of n wise
friendship. He sat down at the table.
“Now, my dear Miss Wilkins,” he said
“I must beg of you to be reasonable, and
to cousidor the anxieties of your friends
idoro than your own dislike to giving
trouble. You are an inexperienced traveler;
aud there are many changes in your mode
.of traveling to be encountered before you
reuch England. Your maid was the best
4,tint could be procured under the circuui
stances, but still we do not know so much
of her capabilities as of her character. It
is of great couseunenco to you to reach
Engiaud with as little delay as possible,
and this for the sake of Dixon more than
for yoursolf. All sorts of accidents and
* contretemps may arise, occasioning you
wuoli distMM. Now, as Mrs. iorbss
koows, I havo been several times ir
France—once on a reading party in Au-
vergnefor three months; and she felt
that her auxiety on yonr account, which is
very groat on account of your but newly-
restored health, would be materially les
sened if I traveled with you."
“Uut you havo oulv just arrived in
Koine.”
“True; I have learned bow easy the
journey is to a baobelor, and shall be
finding my wav again before long. At
present my fall intention is to spare Mrs
Forbea all the uneaaineaa in iny power,
and I hope yon will not oonaider me in
any other light than that of a courier en
gaged by her to render yon all the service
I can. And now I aboil go ont again aud
Ree what chance there it of this cowardly
steamer. ”
it would have required more energy
£EaJP l ? or R° ,0m9 * »t this time to
whfh both worda
Hbe would +*"**«*.
alone with her maidf?iffSv
nood of tho services he offered ; but she
wns utterly listless and broken down ; all
her interest was centred iu tho thought of
Dixon and his approaching trial, and tho
perplexity as to tho mode in which she
must do Lor duty.
They embarked late that eveuing in the*
tardy Santa Lucia, aud Elliuor immedi
ately went to bor borth. Him was not
Rea-sick; that might possibly buvo les
sened her mental suffering-*, which all
night long tormented her. Jligh-perchml
in an upper berth, she did Hot like dis
turbing tho othor occupants of the cabin
till daylight appeared. Then she de
scended and dressed, aud went on dock.
The vessel wns just passing the rocky
coast of Elba, and tho sky was flu died
with rosy light, tlint made the shadows on
ho island of tho most (requisite put pie.
Tho .‘.on still heaved with yesterday’s
storm, but the motion only added to the
beauty of tho sparkles nud white foam
that dimplod and curled on tho bluo wa
ters. The rdr was delicious after tho
closeness of the cabin, and Ellinor only
wondered that more people were net on
deck to eujoy it. One or two stragglers
came up, time ufter time, aud began pac
ing tho deck. Dr. Liviugstono cuwo up
before very long; but ho seemed to have
made a rule of not obtruding himself
Ellinor excepting when ho could be of
ftoino use. After a few words of com-
moupbice morning greeting he too began
to walk backward aud forward, while El
linor nat quietly watching the lovely island
receding fast from her view—a beautiful
vision never lo be seen again by her mor
tal eyes.
Suddenly there was a shock nud stound
all over the vessel, her progress wv.s
stopped, and a rocking vibration was felt
everywhere. The quarter-deck wns filled
with blasts of steam, which obscured
every thing. Hick people came rushing
up out of their berths iu strange undress;
the steerago passengers—a motley and
picturesque set of people, in many varie
ties of gay costume—took refuge on tho
qunrlor-deck, speaking loudly iu all vari
eties of French and Itnlian patois. Elli
nor stood up in silent, wondering dismay.
Wns the Santa l.ucia going down on tho
great, deep, and Dixon uunided in his
peril? Dr. Livingstone was by her side
in a moment. She could scarcely wte him
for the vapor, nor hear him for the roar
of tho escaping stcaui.
“Do not bo unnecessarily frightened,’’
ho repeated, a little louder. “Some acci
dent has occurred to the engines. I w ill
go aud make instant inquiry, and come
back to you as soou as I can. Trust to
me.”
lie came back to whore she sat tremh-
liug.
“A part of tho engine is broken,
through tho carelei-aness of these Neapoli
tan engineers: they say we lunst make
for the aearoiit port—return to Civita, in
fact."
“But Elba is not many miles away,”
said Ellinor; “if this steam were but
away yon could see it still.”
“And if wo wore lauded there wo might
stay on tho island for utauy days ; no
steamer touches there ; but if wo returu
to Civita we shall be iu time for tbo Sun
day bout.”
“Oh, dear, dear l” said Ellinor. “To
day is the second—Sunday will bo the
fourth—tho Assizes begin on the seventh;
how miserably unfortunate!"
“Yes,” ho said, “it is. And those
things always appear so doubly unfor
tunate when they hinder our serving oth
ers. But it does not follow that because
the Assizes begin at llellingford on the
seventh tint Dixon’s trial will come on to
soon. Yv’o may still get to Marseilles on
Monday evening, on by diligence to Ly
ons; it will, it must, I fear, bo Tbursduj-,
at the earliest, before we reach 1’aris—
Thursday, the oighth—and I suppose you
know of some exculpatory evidence that
has to be bunted up?”
lie added this unwillingly; for he saw’
that Ellinor was jcnlous of the seciecy
she had hitherto maintained as to her
reasons for believing Dixon innocent:
but lio could not help thiukiug that she,
a gentle, timid woman, unaccustomed to
action or business, would require some of
the assistance which he would havo been
thankful to give her ; especially as this
untoward accident would increuso tho
press of time in which what wns to bo
done would have to be doue.
But no. Elliuor scarcely replied to his
hulf-inquiry as to her roasons for hasten
ing to England. She yielded to all his
directions, ngrcejl to his plans, but gave
him none of tier confidence, and he had
to submit to tbis exclusion from xympa-
thy iu the exact causes of her anxiety
more iu the dreary salt*, with tho
gaudy painted coiling, the bare, dirty
floor, the innumerable rattling doors and
inflows! Elliuor was subiuissi
patient in demeanor, because so sick and
despairing at heart, ller maid wus ten
times as demonstrative of annoyauce
disgust; she who had no particular reason
for wsnling to reach England, but who
thought it became her dignity to make a*
though she had.
At length tho weary time wan over, nud
jain they sailed past. Elba and neared
Marseilles. Now Ellinor began to feel
how much assistance it was to her to havo
Dr. Livingstone for a “courier,” as ho
had several times called himself.
He secured the earliest places in th
diligeuoe, while Elliuor and the maid
were only struggling through the donnne,
aloug with the most of their fellow-pas
sengers; he provided that a comfortublo
meal should be ready for them before
starting; aud placed tLem in the coupe,
which he had secured for the long day
I tun aware of circumstances which— l
can not go on talking about it, for you
havo been so kind to me I shall say some
thing that I shall bo sorry for afterward,’’
And with this be was obliged lo be con-
tent.
Off again to the coaRt of France, serosa
tho Channel to London, ns fast as steam
coulvt curry thorn.
“Where now?" said tho cation, ns they
approached the Ijonriun Bridge station.
“To tho Great Western,” Raid she;
“llelliugford is on that line, I see. But,
please, now we must part.”
“Then I may not go with yon to Hoi-
lingford ? At any rate you will allow mo
to go with you to tho railway station, nud
do my last office ns courier in getting you
your ticket and plaoiug >on in the car
riage.’’
Ho tlloy went together to the station,
ami learned that no train wns leaving for
llellingford for two hours. There was
nothing for it but to go to tbo hotel oloso
by aud pass away tho limo as best they
ii Id.
Elliuor called for her mnid'a accounts,
and dismissed her. Borne refreshment
that the cation hod ordered was eaten,
and the tublo cleared. Hu beguu walking
up and down the room, his arms folded,
his eyes cast down. Every now and then
h*> looked at| tho clock on the m&ntlepieco.
When that showed that it only wanted a
quarter of an hour to tho time appointed
tho train to start, he came up to Elli-
who sat leaning her head upon her
hand, her hand restiug on the tublo.
“Miss Wilkins,” ho began—and there
vas something peculiar iu his toue which
tallied Ellinor—“I am sure
scruple to apply to me if in any possible
way I can help you iu this sad trouble of
yours.”
No, indeed I won’t!” said Ellinor,
gratefully, and putting out her band as a
token. Ho took it and held it; she went
little more hastily than before:
“You kuow you were so good us to say
you would go at once nml see Miss Monro,
and toll her all you know, and that I will
rite to her as soon as I can.”
“May I not a*k for one line?” be con
tinued, still holdiug her hand.
‘Certainly; so kind a friend ns you
shall hear ail 1 can tell—that is, nil I am
ut liberty to tell.”
A friend ! Yes, I aiu a friend ; and I
will not urge nr.y other claim just now.
Perhaps—”
Ellinor could not affect to misunder
stand him. llis manner implied oven
more than his words.
she said, eagerly. “We are
friends. That is it. 1 think we shall
always be friends ; though I will tell you
now—something—this much—it is n Bad
secret. God help ine ! I am as guilty as
poor Dixon, if, indeed, he is guilty ; but
ho is innocent—indeed he is!"
“If he is no more guilty than you, I am
sure he is! Let me bo more tliun your
friend, Ellinor—let mo know all, and help
you all that I can, with the right ot an
nil! an cod husband.”
“No, no!” said she, frightened both at
what she lmd revealed, and hi* eager,
warm, imploring manner. “Tbut can
never be. You do not know the disgrace
that may bo hanging over mo.”
“If that is nil,” said he, “I take my
risk; if that is all, if you only fear that I
may shrink from sharing any peril you
may bo exposed to."
“It is uut peril; it is shame and oblo
quy,” who murmured
“Well! shame and obloquy. Porhrqi
if 1 knew nil, 1 could shield you from it.”
“Don’t, pray, speak any more about it
now ; if you do, 1 must say ‘No.’”
She did not perceive tho implied on
couragement in these words; but he did
and they sufficed to make him patient.
The time was up, and he could only
der her his last services ns cornier, and
none other but the necessary words at
starting passed between them. But be
went away from tbo station with a cheer
ful heart; while she, sitting alone and
quiet, and at last approaching near to the
place where so much was to bo decided,
felt, sadder nud sadder, heavier and
heavier.
CirAITIlR XVII.
All the iutelligoueo Ellinor had gained
since she had seen tho (laliynani in Paris
had beeu from tho waiter ut the Great
Western Hotel, who, after returning from
a vain seaich fur an uuoconpied Time*,
had volunteered tho information that
there «im an unusual demand for the pa
per because of llellingford Assizes, and
tho trial there for murder that was going
on.
There wero no electric telegraphs in
those days; nt every atntion Elliuor put
her head out and iuquiroil if tbo murder
trial nt llellingford wus ended. Some
porters told her one tiling, so me another,
iu their hurry ; she felt that she could
not rely ou them.
“Drive to Mr. Johnsen’s, in tho High
Street—quick, quick, t will give you
half a crown if you will go quick.”
For, indeed, her endurance, her pa
tience wus strained almost to Knapping;
yet at Helliugford station, where doubt
less they could have told her tho truth,
she dared not ask the question. It was
past eight o’clock at night. In many
houses iu tho littto country town thero
ware unusual lights and sounds. The in
habitants were showing their hospitality
to such of the strangers brought by tho
Assizes who were lingering there, now
thnt the business that had brought them
whs over. Tho judges had loft the town
that afternoon, to wind up the Circuit by
tho short list of a neighboring county
confessing all before witnesses, who not sco it, however. She only saw the
would have boon bound to repeat it us blackness of that fatal night. The bur-
evidence against him. Indeed I never ried work—tho lanterns glancing to mid
thought ho would have pleaded ‘Not fro. She only hoard tho hard breathing
Guilty.’ I think it wus only with n desire | of those who are engaged upon unwonted
to justify himself in the oyes of some old labor; the few hoarse muttered words;
Harnley acquaintances. Good God, Mias
Wilkins! what’s tho matter? You’re not
fainting!” He rang the bell til) the rope
remained in his hands. “Here, Esther!
rry ! Whoever you aro, come quick!
Miss Wilkins baa fainted! Water! Wme!
Tell Mrs. Johnson to como here diroetly!”
Mrs. Johnson, a kind, motherly woman,
who had been excluded from tho “gentle
men's dinner-party,” and had devoted her
time to superintending tho dinuer her
husband had ordered, cauie in answer to
hi* call for nsMatanon, and found Ellinor
lying back iu her chair white nud sense-
less.
ami-night journey, himself retiring to the I town.
“iuterieur.” All through the traveling I Mr. Johnson was enlertaroing a dinnor-
across France ho occupied auother com-1 party of attorneys when ho was sum-
partmont or auother carriage to that in | woued from deseit by the announcement
which Ellinor was placed; but he was al
ways at their window if there was any
stoppage, to loam their wishes and wants.
The waters of tho Rhone wore out, aud
flooded the country throngh which the
diligence had to pass, and caused a delay
of two days. Ellinor seemed an one stu
pefied with repeated disappointments^
At Paris ho brought Elliuor a (ialignani
ot two days old. He could not help look
ing over her shoulder as she searched its
columns for some of the intelligence she
craved. There wus nothing to be learned
from them ; a bare announcement of Dix
on’s approaching trial for a murder com
mitted sixteen years ago was all that wn»
to be soon. Elliuor laid dowu the paper,
and sighed.
“Wo shall be iu England to-morrow,’
said bo, with quick sympathy. “We can
be in llellingford the roaming after to
morrow.”
“Thank yon; you are very good. But
after I am iu England I must go on aloue
You must not think mo ungrateful,” con
tiuued ahe, with a faint effort at a smile
on her pale face. “Some time I will tell
yon how glad I am you have come with
me. I could not have done without your
kind help, though I thought once I could.
But just now I have no heart to express
gratitude or any other feeling but one.’
“Bnt you say you once thought you
could have done without my help on the
journey, and yet you seo I havo really
beeu of use to you—may it not be the
same now ?” asked ho, anxiously.
“No, ” said she. “It was all plain sail
ing then, but now I must do all myself as
. well as I can; a terrible— You must
*»wet mw bow to judge for mjrwelf, for
of a “lady who wanted to speak to hi
immediate and particular.”
Ho went into his study in not tho best
of tempers. Thero ho found his client,
Miss Wilkins, white and ghastly, standing
by tho fire-place, with her eyes fixed on
tbo door.
“It is yon, Miss Wilkins! I urn very
glad—”
“Dixou!” said she. It was all she
could utter.
Mr. Johnson shook his head.
“Ah! that’s a sad pieco of business,
and I’m afraid it has shortened your visit
at Horn*
“Is h-
“Ay, I am afraid there’s no doubt of
his guilt. At any rate the jury found
him guilty, and
“And!” repeated she, quickly, sitting
down, ti e better to bear the words that
she knew wore coming.
‘ Is condemned to douth !”
“When ?’’
“The Saturday but one after the judges
left the town, 1 suppose—it’s the usual
time.”
“Who tried him ?”
“Judge Corbet; and fora new judge 1
must say I never knew one who got
through his business so well. It was
really as much as I could stand to hear
him condemning the prisoner to death.
Dixon was undoubtedly guilty, aud ho
was as stubborn as could bo—a Million old
fellow who would let no ouo help him
through. I am suro 1 did my best for
him, at Miss Monro’s desire aud for your
sake. Hut he would furnish me with no
particulars, help us to no evidence. I
had tho hardest work to keep him from
“Bossy, Miss Wilkins has fainted ; Hhe
has had a long journey, and is iu a fidget
about Dixon, the old fellow who was sou-
toucod to bo hung for that murder, you
kuow. I can’t stop here ; I must go back
to those men. You bring her round, and
see her to bed. The blue-room is empty
siuce Horner left. She must Htop here,
aud I’ll see her in tho morning. Take
care of her, and keep her mind as easy as
you can, will you, for she can do no good
by fidgeting.”
And knowing that he loft Ellinor in
good bauds, and with plouty of assistance
about her, ho roturnod to his friends.
Ellinor came to herself before long.
“It was very foolish of mo, but I could
not help it,” said she, apologetically. i
“No; to he sure not, dear. Hero,
diink this; it is sonio of Mr. Johuson’rt
best port-wine that he has sent out on
purpose for you. Or would you rather
have some white soup—or whst ? We
liavo had every thiug you could think of
at dinner, and you vo only to ask and
havo. Aud then you must go to bed, my
dear—Mr. Johnson says you must; and
there’s a well-aired room, for Mr. lioruer
only left us IhiN morning.”
“1 must see Mr. Johnson again, please. ”
“Biit iudeed you must not. You must
not woary your poor iieAd with business
now; and Johnson would only talk to you
on business. No; go to bed uud sloep
soundly, and then you’ll get up quite
bright aud strong, and fit to talk about
business.”
“I can not Deep—I can not rest till I
have nskod Mr. Johusou one or two more
questions; indeed I cun not,” pleaded El
liuor.
Mrs. Johnson kuew that her husband’s
orders on such occasions ns the present
were peremptory, and that she could
como iu for a good conjugal scolding if,
after w hut lie had said, she ventured to
send for him again. Yet Ellinor looked
so entreating aud wistful that she could
hardly find iu her heurt to refuse her. A
bright thought struck her.
“Hero is pen and paper, my dear.
Could you not write down the questions
you wanted to ask ? nud he’ll just jot
dowu tbo answers upon the sumo piece of
paper. I'll send it iu by Jerry. Ho has
got friends to dinuer with him, you sco.”
Ellinor yielded. Hhe sat, resting her
weary head on her hand, and wondoring
wlmt were the questions which would
have come so readily to Lor touguo could
she have been face to fnco with him. As
it was sho only wrote this :
“How early can 1 sco you to-morrow
morning? Will you take all the uecessury
steps for my going to Dixon aw soon as
possible? Could! be admitted to him
to-night ?”
The penciled answers were :
“Eight o’clock. Yes. No.”
“I suppose be knows best,” said Elli
nor, sighing as she read the last word.
“Bnt it seems wicked in mo to bo going
to bod, and ho so near in prison.”
Wheu sho rose up and stood she felt
the former dizziness return, and tbut
reconciled her to seeking rest before she
entered upon the duties which were be
coming clearer before ber now that she
kuew all, aud was on the scene of action.
Mrs. Johusou brought ber white-wine
whey instead of the tea sho lmd asked fot;
and perhaps it w«* owing to this that she
slept so soundly. Wheu she awakened
the clear light of dawn was fully in the
room. Hhe could not remember where
she was; for so many mornings she had
wakened up in strango places that it took
her several minutes before ahe could
make out the geographical whereabouts
of the heavy bluo moreou curtains, tho
print of the lord-lieutenant of tho county
on the wall, nud all tho liaudBomo ponder
ous mahogany furniture that stuffed up
the room. Ah soon as full memory came
into her mind she started up ; nor did sho
go to bed again, although she saw by lior
watch on tlio d renting-table th it it wok
not yet Mix o’clock. Hhe dressed hors* If
with the dainty romplotonesA so habitual
to her that it had become an nuconscious
habit, nud then—tho iustinct was irre.
preasible—she put on her bonnet and
Hhawl, and wont down, past the servant
on her kneea cleaning the door-step, out
Jnto the fresh open ail*; and so she found
her way down tho High Htreot to Helling-
ford Castle, tho building in which the
Courts of Acs'ze wero held—tho prison iu
which Dixou lay condemned to die. Hhe
almost knew she could not see him ; yet
it seemed like some amends to her cou-
scionco for having slept through go many
hours of the night if she made tho at
tempt. Hhe went up to tho porter’s lodge,
and asked the little girl swooping ont the
place if sho might seo Abraham Dixou.
The child stared at her, and rau into the
house, bringing out her father, a great
burly man, who had not yet downed
either coat or waistcoat, aud who, couso-
(pioutly, felt tho morning air as rather
nipping. To him Ellinor reported her
question.
“Him as is to bo bung como Saturday
sennight? Why, ma'am, I've naught to
do with it. You may go to tbo governor’s
house anil try; but, if you'll excuse me,
you’ll havo your walk for your pains.
Them in tbo condemned cells is never
soon by nobody without the sheriff's or
der. You may go up to the governor*!
house, and welcome; bat they'll only tell
you tbo same. Yon’s tho governor's
house.”
Ellinor fully believed the roan, and yet
she went ou to the house indicated oh if
she still hoped that in her case there
might be some exception to the rule,
which she now remembered to have heard
of before, iu days when such a possible
desire as to hco a condemned prisoner
was treated by her a* a wish that Homo
people might have, did have—people us
far removed from her credo of eircum-
stances an the inhabitants of the moon
Of course sho met with the sumo reply,
little more abruptly given, an if every
man was from his birth bound to know
Much au obvious regulation.
Hhe went ont past tbo porter, now fully
clothed. He woh sorry for ber disap
pointment, but could not help saying
with a slight tone of exultation,
“Well, you see I was right, ina'i
Hho walked as nearly round the castle
as over she could, looking up at the few
bigb-bnrred windows she could hco, and
wandering in what part of the building
Dixon was confined. Then she went into
tho adjoining church-yard, and Bitting
down upon a tomh-stone, she gazed idly
at the view spread below her—a view
which wbr considered bh the lion of the
place; to bo shown to all strangers by the
inhabitants of llellingford. Ellinor did
the swaying of the branchos to and fro.
All at once the church-clock above her
struck eight, and Umn pealed out for dis
tant laborers to cease their work for a
tiuio; such was tho old custom of the
place. Elliuor rose up, nml made her
way back to Mr. Johnson’s bouse in High
Htreot. The room felt close aud confined
which sho awaited her interview with
Mr. Johnson, who had sent down an
apology fur having overslept himself, and
at lost made his Appearance in u hurried,
lia'.f-awnkeued state, in Consequence of
his lato hospitality of the nigfit before.
“I am sorry I gave you all so much
trouble last night," said Elliuor, apolo
getically. “I was overtired, and ho much
shocked by tho news I heard.”
‘No trouble, no trouble, I mu suro.
Neither Mrs. Johnson nor I felt it in the
trouble. Many Indies, I know,
feel such things very trying, though there
uro others that can stand a judgo’s putting
on the black cap bettor than most men.
I’m sure I saw some as composed as could
be under Judge Corbet’s speech."
“Bnt about Dixou? lio must not die,
Mr. Johusou.”
“Well, I don’t know that ho will,” said
Mr. Johnson, in something of tho tono of
voice he would have used iu aouthing a
child. “Judge Corbet said something
about tlio possibility of a pardon. Tho
jury did not recommend him to mercy;
you pee, his looks wont so much against
him, and all tho evidence was so strong,
and no defense, so to speak, for ho would
not furnish any information on which wo
could base defense. But tho judge did
give some hopo, to my mind, though
there aro others that think differently.”
“I tell you, Mr. Johnson, be must not
die, aud he shall not. To whom must I
go ?"
“Whew! Havo you got additional uvi-
ilcneo ?” w ith a sudden ehavp glanco of
professional inquiry.
“Never mind,” Elliuor answered. “I
beg your pardon only tell me into
whose bunds (ho power of life and death
have passed.”
“Into the Home Hoerotary’s—Sir Philip
Home*; but you can not get access to
him on such an errand. It is the judge
who tried the case that must uige a re
prieve—Judge Corbet. ”
“Judge Corbet?”
“Yes; und be was rather inclined to
take a merciful view of the whole case.
I saw it iu his charge, lie'll he the per
son for you to see. i suppose you don’t
like to give me your confidence, or elso 1
could arrange and draw up what will have
to be said ?'
“No. What I have to say must 1
spoken to the arbiter—to no olio else. I
ain afraid i answered you impatiently
just now. You must forgive me; if you
knew All, 1 am suro you would.”
“8»y no more, my dear lady. Wo will
suppose you havo some evidence not ad
duced at the trial. Weil, you must go up i
aud see the judge, since you don’t choose
impart it to any one, and lay it heforo
u. He will, doubtless, compare it with
his notes of the trial, and seo how far it
agreeH with them. Of course you must
be pre; arud with some kind of proof of
what you say, for Judge Corbet will buvo
to test your evidence.”
“It seems strange to think of him us
the judge,”Hnid Ellinor, almost lo herself.
“Why, yes. He’s but a young judge.
You kuew hiui at ilamlcy, 1 suppose ? I
remember bis reading there with Mr.
Nosh.”
Yea. Bnt do not let ns talk more
about that time. Tell me, when can 1 seo
Dixon? I have been to the castle already,
but they said I must have a fthorjlT’ft or
der.”
To bo sure. I desired Mrs. Johnson
to tell you so IohI night. Old Ormcrod
was diuing here ; he is clerk to the mag
istrates, and I told him of your wish, lie
said li would sco 8ir Henry Groper, and
have the order hero before ton. But all
this time Mrs. Johnson 1h waiting break
fast for us. Let me take you into tho
diuing-room.”
[to na rowTiNUKn.)
Fhyhiual Fkouliaiutikh ok Neauokh.
-Dr. A W. McDowell publiDiea in tho
Imerican Practitioner some observations
on this subject, which contain Home facts
that aro new to u*. Tho negro’s want of
power ot resisting disease was abundantly
shown in tbo lot" war. Dr. McDowell
states that the fine chests frequently soon
among the males are dun solely to tho
great development of the pectoral mus
cles, und that the liiugs are decidedly less
in weight than those of white men. The
liver, on the other hand, is larger. He
goes on to say: “The negro's lower
bowel was smaller. The colored troops
wero much troubled with constipation,
often requiring purgatives, while at the
same time and place the white troop.* had
diarrhmt. The most marked difference
existed between the spleon of the black
aud that of the white, the foimor only
gbiug half as much as tho luttcr.
‘Ague cake' was one of the sequela; of
malarial diseases observed among the
bites, bnt not among tho blacks.” In
his army practice tho author weighed the
brain at every post mortem, and found
that its weight incr used iu direct ratio
to the Admixture of Caucasian blood.—
JtoMton Medical und Surgical Journal.
Why the Whies Wouldn’t Wouk.—
Last Monday tuorniug, while the opma-
tor« in the Western Union Telegraph
office at Central wharf, Buffalo, wero
busily engaged tranciu ttiug gold and
Htook quotations from that office to the
different banks in the city, the instru
ments suddenly and without warning or
apparent cuuse refused to work. Con
sternation seized all the operators and
they simultaneously gavo up tho explana
tion of this break of tho lightning. The
office was searched ; no breaks or enns-
ing of the wires could be found. The
entire force thon were non-plussod, dis
mayed and at a loss to understand the
wherefore. The gold end stock qrioti-
lions had to be carried around to tho
hanks, for the instrument sternly refused
to utter a single click. The wire* were
followed all uhmg 'heir rou'e through the
ity by the disbeitrtencd and now frantic
telegraphers. On top of a tall home iu
the lower part of tho city, across which
two of the wires ruu, ou Tuesday after
noon was discovered a hoop skirt sus
pended from both of them. A remark
tinged with more force than elegance
beard, and the ohuoxious article of femi
nine apparel which had restored the equi
librium between the positive and nega
tive wire was dragged down and thrown
over into the street. Gold and sil
Q uotations can now bo traiiHioitlod
ormerly. We bnve beard it said tlmt
there is always a piece of oriuoliug nt the
Iwttoin of every trouble into which a man
, gets. Bo it aeema.
—Talk about your ragged edge of dos-
p.tir, just think of the Huporauuuted dan
dy, who, after cutting a great swell
among the tourists on an Erie palace
sleeping conch all ono afternoon and
evening, got up next morning, and, after
hunting ell over the oar for his false
teeth, and accusing every passonger in
turn, of stealing them, finally found them
anfoly stowed away in his vest pocket.
I INKS TO MISS I.KUO.
To tlio swcot little valley of Fort Byron lenme,
Ne’er'Ireamlnu wplnlanuor ’twaa Inuight:
After wlinttnaa year, oh, 1 toll If with slutmfc,
On tlio pin-hook or love l was caught.
Long yonrs in uiy hoart this misfortune will
rankle,
I tho t
While otlio
ankle,
Too lonely 1 love a wholo Logic.
—From the liar.
—This is n strange story, not to bo
used in Hnndny-hcbool. An Albany man,
out of work aud nearly starving, turned
fur comfort in his extremity to his saint
ed mother’s Bible, for tho first timo since
her death in 18<»7. To his surprise and
delight ho found a teu-dnllar bill between
the leaves, and immediately fell on his
knees for the first time since 1H10. With
a light heart and glittering eye, he pray
erfully started for the baker’s to obtain a
loaf of bread. There he found that the
bill was counterfeit, when ho swore hit-
telly for the first time in three hours.
—Here is »n Irish gentlemen's letter to
his son in college: “My dear son—I
writo to send you two pair of my old
blotches, thnt you may havo a new coat
made out of them ; also some new socks
which your mother bus just knit by cut
ting dowui some of mine. You mother
sends you two pounds without my knowl
edge, and for four you may not use it
wisely, I have kept back half and only
send you one. Your mother aud I are
well, except tlmt your sister has got the
meuscls, which we think W’onld have
Hpread among the other girls if Tom hod
not had it before, and ho is the only one
left. I hope you will do honor to my
teachings; if not you nro un ass, and your
mother and myself your affectionate pa
rents.”
—A wng walked into a saloon tho other
duy whore three men wore sitting uround
tho tireless stove. As ho onlured all eyes
wore turned towards him. Apparently
taking a menial inventory of tho number
of people iu the room, the new comer
stopped up to the bar and blandly order
ed four glasses of bear. Tho boots thnt
bad adorned tho top of tho stove now
ght the floor, three men cleared their
mouths of tobacco, and all looked at the
bar-tender ns lie tlllod tho glasHos and
placed them in a row on the bar. When
•ything was ready the tlirao loungers
rose and tin* stranger paid for the beer.
Then starting with tho glasses furthest
from tho door, lie emptied all tlmt. the
bnr-temler bad tilled nud quickly left tbo
Hiiloon. The three chairs wero resumed.
IYuhuu ( 11 Vs.) Central.
JoaIi Hi II i it if m on flolela.
mu tile Almanac lor 1875.]
Yuro room is on tho uttermost flour.
r ihe carpet is iugraiu—ingrained with
the dust, kerosene ilo, and ink-spots ov
four generations.
Tharo iz two pegs in the room tow bitch
coats onto, ono of them broke oph, and
the other pulled out ami missing.
Tho buro has three legs and one brick.
Tho glass tew the buro swings ou two
pivots which lmv lost their grip.
Th nro iz one towel on the rack, thin
but wot. The ruin water in tho pitcher
cum out ov tho well.
The soap iz ns tough to wear uz a wbot-
stouc.
The soap iz scented with cimiAinon ilo,
nml viiringnted with spots.
There iz three elmirs, kano setters; oue
iz a rockor, ami all three are busted.
Tharo iz a match box, empty.
Thure iz no kurtin tew tho wimlo, and
thnre don’t want tow be enny; yu kan't
seo out, nml who knit seo in ?
The bell rope iz cum oph about (1 inch*
es this side ov the ceiling.
Thu bed iz a modern slut-lmHom, with
two mattresses, one cotton and one lmsk,
nml both harder und about as thick as a
soa-biskitt.
Yu enter the bod sideways, and knn fool
every slat at once, az onzy us yu could the
rib* ov a gridiron.
Boots and Shoos.
WELLS & CUIITIS,
No. 73 Hr (Mid fit., Sign of the Biff Hoot,
mtALUUS IN
Hoots and Shoes, Leather and Finding*.
Give prompt ami oarotUl attention to orders
l>y mail; pay tho hi#bu*l market price for
Hides.
N. H.—PlABtorerH* Hair always on hand.
jy4
Lawyers.
JOHKPH F. IMHI,
Attorney nt Law,
and Judge of Comity Court*
tfllcoh hi nil ullivr Court.,
over stori* of \l . II. Kolutrta Co., l<ro«d 8t.
SANUKI. U. HATCHIJK.
Attorney at Law.
Ja2o Oflloo over Wlttidi .1 KliuMd’q.
J. If. MeN FILL,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
'metin'. In court, of Ocorgla and Aliilotnm.
Ott\> o li!8 Hr.uni St., (over C. A. Held A Co.'.)
fpci’lal i»tt< ntloli uireii lo rollociiotiH. Jail
Martin ,T. CiuwronD.
iwroap.
INtiRAN * CRAWFORDS,
Attorneys nt Law,
Will practice in tie* Statu aud Jtalaral Court, ol
11 coral*.
OlBci* over Vrwr, lll|C«. * Co.’, .tore, north wont
imni'-r Hroiel anil ht. Clair fit.. J«H
A. A. 1)0X1 RR,
Attorney nml Counsellor nt Inw,
Practice, in Hl.to and Federal Court, iu Ueorgi*
nn.l Alahamsi.
JMHco Uroud tl., Oolumlais, (la. JnO
Mark 1C. IIUNbroRu. Louis tt. Uauiiard.
ULANUl’ORD A UAHRAKH,
Attorneys nml t’-oaminllorM nt law,
Ofllco No. l>7 Uroud all Set, over Wltticli k Kin-
ael’. Jowelry Htore.
Will practice Iu the Htate and Federal Court.,
sap*
Jah. M. Kuhhm.1. Oman .i. swift.
RITNHKLL 4k SWIFT,
At tome), amt Couu.eltor. at Law. Will practice
'Uoorgis (ChntlAlnMKli.ic Circuit)
iu Ihe Court,
and A lull.ilia. Oltli
I*road street, Ooiunilai., (la.
C. A. iledd * Co.
L. T. UOI^IkU,
ud ’Valle
Jid
Attorney mid Solicitor.
U. 8. Cotu’r and itejri.tor in liaukrupic;. Ollico
mo201 over llro tk.’ Unix Store, Golmuhu., (iu.
I* LA HO IIY * BKANXON,
Attorueys nl Lnw.
ornus ovkb J. Km his k Co.’s Htoos, Uuoaj> Ut.,
iiovIH] Wsst Bios.
M. J. M Oft EM,
Attorney and Counsellor nt lnw,
ftoorgi* Home Iu.ursnce Company building, .ec-
oct7 ly J oud story.
Doctors.
»*. J. A. ( ■Ul lf ART,
Oiltco roinovod to ths Drug (Store of E. U.
Hood fc Brother.
Sleeping apartment at former residence, on
iho corner oi H*ndolpli and lviolntonh mroeU,
Cortex Chapel.
Hiiyn n writer nt Key Wont, Florida
On Couzinel Island nro yet to ho soon tli
walls of the first elm roll ever built on the
continent of North America. Cortez, be
fore his conquest of Mcxiao—say about
three hundred years ago—built his first
place of wovshqi ou this beautiful island.
Tho foundation* uud walls are yet par
tially preserved, each side has an eleva
tion of houig ten feet. The altar is cov
ered with an almost impenetrable growth
of chaparral, and all about and even in-
side these ruins are ancient and modern
tombs, where patriarchs rest. The wild
flowers bloom over them in groat profu
sion, und the birds enrol sweet songs
morning ami evening. A paved walk ex
tends several hundred ynrds westward,
but it is now almost buried from sight iu
tho sod. Excavations nro soen, where
searchers for hidden treasures have
delved. There is a fine field there for
tho curious to explore. But tho natives
>f the locality allow it to rest so quiotly
that tho douso shrubberies almost cover it,
The Moon.—Every nation has its own
traditions and myths about the heavonly
bodies. We often talk about tho muu iu
the moon ; but in Hwadeu they talk about
a boy and girl there. Ht. Nicholas says
Tho peasants’ children sec, instead of a
muu, a boy nml girl in the moon, bearing
hotwocn them u pail of water. That i
old Scandinavian legend (which moans a
legend known to Bwodcn and Norway in
ancient times, when tbeir name was
Scandinavia) which says that Man! (the
on) stole these two children, lljnki
und Bil, while they were drawing water
from a well. They wore lifted up to the
a along with tho bucket and well-
pole, nnil placed whero they could be
soon from the earth. When next yon
look at the moon, if yon have imagination
uough, you may see lljnki and Bil with
their pail of water.
A Noule MoTHr.n.—Woman’s rights, oh
a nutural right, must havo come to mo by
my mother. I believe, ns I Hit and think
of her wonderful gonius for doing wbut
over sho took in hand, that if she had
been told to do it by her hoiim; of duty,
and then the way bad opouod, she would
have led an army like the old queens, or
governed a kingdom. What she did gov-
orn was great, growing, hungry, out
breaking bairns—keeping us well in hand,
smiting all hindrances out of tlio way,
keeping u* fed and dad bravely, and pay
ing for school a* long as we could bo
spared to go, out of llio eighteen siiifiinga
a week tho quiet, manful father made at
bis anvil.—Exchange.
• I»M. H. B. LAW.
r Uroud uud ltundolpli i
luiilditiK.
ii Foruylli, I hr co doom
root*, Hu mu’
clow fit. Clair.
• Dentists.
W. F. TICiNKlt,
Dentist,
0|ipodU« filrappei’it loiilding, ltniidolpit fit.
I’flLVMMTN RENTAL UUONN,
W. T. Fool., Prop’r,
Georgs Home UulliUag, Uoluinlm* Georgia.
Cotton Factories.
Hlieetlufts, ftlilrtings* and Sewing and
Knitting Thread.
Oanls Waul aud Uriuda Wheat aud Cora-
Ollico in roar of Wiltich k Klimd’ii, lUudolph at.
JalH K. II. OIIII.TON, lWdont.
MLM’OUEE MAN t! FAITH KINM FtK
Manufacturer* of
81IKKT1NHS, HIUKTIN08,
YARN, HOPE, Ac.
COLUMUIIH.UA.
o.!». SWIFT, V
octal ly,
O.!». SWIFT, Proftldotit.
W. A. SWIFT, Becrotury A Trenal
Watchmakers.
U. ftCIIOMHUUG,
Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Uuccoaaor to L. Uiitowcky,
loft llr,mil etinot.
Jail
O. H. LKUUIN,
Watchmaker,
i:t4 Uroud Htruel, CoIuiuLum, On.
Watchc
cr nud v
Builder* and Architect*.
j. a. CHAUUU, ~
Honao Carpenter aid Ballder.
Jobbing done nt short notice.
Plans nuil specifications furulahed for oil styles
Tin and Coppersmiths.
WM. FEE,
Worker in Tin, Ikeet Iran, Copper.
Order* from abroad promptly attended to.
Confectioners.
* I. G. STRUT PER,
Candy Manafkcftarer
AND DKALES Iff
All kinds of Confectionary and Finite,
Stick Candy 18 cants.
Full weight guarauteed to each box.
In-*
Hotels.
PLANTERS’ HOTEL,
Next to Columbus Bonk Building.
I’ortern at all tlm trains.
Jala MKB. W. F. BNIPER, rropFw.
Livery and Sal* 8tabl*«.
UOHKKT THOMP.ON,
■ilT.rjr, ..1. M. l»kU|l MM.
Oolstuobpk, Noati o» Kakdoltk 0M.,
octao Colundm*, Os.
A. UAMMKL,
1.1 vary and Sole fttahlao,
Oglethorpe St., Coujmbus, Oa.
Particular attention givsn to feeding and fiols
Fresh Meets.
J. W. FATKICK,
Stalls No. 8 aud 18, Markot Hoaoe.
Vrc.h Musts of every kind and bust quality.
Jail always on hand.
1. T. COOK,
Fresh Meats mt All Kinds,
Cun and Lookamltha.
philip iincm,
Qua and Lockawitb, Crawford street, next to
Jobmon’s comer, Colon bn*, Oa. jaS
WILLIAM 8GBOB8K,
Oun aud Locksmith and dealer In donning Mo*
terlal*. Opposite Inquirer OSes.
Jalfl
Crooers.
WAN-La. ana,
Heeler in family Groceries, on Bryan street, be
tween Oglethorpe A Jackson streets,
r No charge for drayogo. dec?
JT. H. HAMILTON,
Wholoaftto and Retail Grocer,
Junction of Franklin, Warron A Oglethorpe 8U.
snqSW
Tailors.
No charge for drayage.
G. A. KtBHNE,
Merchant Tailor and Cutter.
A full stock of French and KngUsh I
Casslnicres and Vestings,
kprlfl No. 134 Broad 8 treat.
HENRY 8KLLMAN.
Cutting, Cleaning and Repairing
Done la the heat style.
upr24] Corner Crawford and frost Its.
OPELIKA DIRECTORY.
A. O. Harwell having withdrawn from
tbo firm of Harwell, Oriffln k Co., baa
removed lo Chambers street. HU friend*
and patrons wonld do well to oall on bins
in bis new qnartors, and .lamina stock
before buying elsewhere. Priam at panic
rates. Jal8 snAwsdtf^
Doctors.
DR. JAS. T. WAKNOCK,
Surgeon und Physician.
Ofllco at Blaughter’s Drag Store, Kail road street.
fobl4
UK. J. W. K. WILLI A MM
Offers Id. professional services. Ofllco over ft. M.
Green A Co.’s, Chambers A tt. ft. Streets.
Millinery.
Coinmiaiii, On.
Tobacco, Cigars, go.
MAIEK DOWN.
If yon want to enjoy a goal .moke, go to his
Cigar .Manufactory,
Between Utorgia Homo aud Muscogee Home.
C. LOPES,
Dealer Iu aud Mauufactnrer of Fine
Cigars,
Barber Shops.
LOGIN WELLS' NHAVINO NALOON,
(fiiiccess»r to II. lleuet,)
Under Georgia Home Insurance Building.
Prompt am] polite barbers In nttouduuco.
Ju25
JaS
ED. TEKKY, Barber,
Crawford fit., under ttaukin House, Colnnibn
Dress-Making.
Mlftft M. A. MOLLINftft WORTH,
Dn-aa-Making, Cutting and Fitting. Terms cheap.
Uealdunco aud .bop in Brownuville.
Plano Tuning, 6cc.
E. W. IILAl,
Order, may be be lei
fiiL'ii Painting id.o doi
Boot and Shoemakers
WM. MEYER,
Boot aud 8hoeiuaker.
Dealer in Leather aud Fiudlugs. Next to C
Uedd k Co.’s. Prompt aud strict attention g
Painters.
WM. NNOW. JR., A CO.,
House and Nign Painters,
Old Oglethorpe corner, (Just north of jaistoflct)
Columbus, Georgia.
Will contrast for (louse and ftlgu Pointing at
.... —. -* *
MINNKft WRITS A TUCKER,
Fashionable Milliner* aad Dressmakers.
Gentlumeu’s Blurt, cut by chert messure, end
guaranteed to fit. Chambers street, next In
Katin', dry good, .tore, febt
MBS. C. Y. MARLOW,
Fashionable Milliner and Dresomaker,
8olo Agent of Butterlck A Co.’s Patterns.
At the lute Baukiug House of fihuppafd A Co.,
Opelika, Ala. Ja»
Notaries Public.
U. D. HIGGINS,
Being appointed Notary Publio for Lee comity,
respectfully solicits the patronage of his friends.
Furniture, to.
At Panic Frle*«.
A. O. HARWELL,
Dealer Iu all kind* of Furaltnre.
Also, Metallic, Wood Coffins, aud Caskets.
Julrt Chambers stresL
;
■■■ •* •
-
Lawyers.
A. J. YIUKEKM,
Attorney nud Counnella* At lAMge
Office opposite Alabama House. ^
Practices in all the Courts of th* f* ‘‘
Tailor*.
J. B. CAMPBELL, TRIM,
Cutting aud Making iu the Latest Itjrles. ft*
pairing neatly done. *
South Railroad fit., over Furpltureftiglj^^y
Dentists.
J. L. K. WITH, i
Dona Plate Work aoq Plugging Oft
dec'll] term.. Chwrntwrs street.
WEMLEY DAKKINC
Corner South Hull road aud
decks
uiu.von Ac imn, i
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a\