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business CARDS.
jjOlSllAW & SILVA,
Importers and Dealers in
fiuckery, China and Glassware,
KEROSENE LAMPS and oil,
Cutlery, Britannia and Plated Ware,
^ jU se J’umisliing Goods Gener
ally.
jjJST. JULIAN A$p 149 BRYAN STS.,
jftirecn Whitaker street and the Market,
SAVANNAH, - GEORGIA.
Aug. 31,1870 c.-i-lj
Cerniack & Hopkins,
Dealer in
Tin Ware, Stoves,
HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS,
iuiinn\sRE, ifood .<•»«
WILLOW WARE.
[min; to the late fire which occurred in Masonic
Jill building, I have removed my entiro Stock to
Xo. 167 Broughton and Bull Streets,
SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA,
Two Doors above Weed & Coimyell,
MUCH I AM OFFERING VERY LOW.
t\ & II.
Aug. 31, IS70. 34—ly
JOHN M. COOPER & C •,
v.tr Whitaker <x St. Julian Streets,saviunnaii, pa.
II'/loUeale and /((tail Dealers ir.
I0RS A STATIONARY ALL KINDS,
CURVING iSsSEAL PRESSES, PEN KNIVES,
lews & Boofi FiiiitiJtg Papr & ink,
GOLD-PENS, I’EN AND P-^NCiL CASES,
ledger. Writing $ Colored P;iper>
Of ell kinds and sizfs for Jilankaud Job Work,
Playing, Visiting & Printers 5 Cards, &c-
L'fal-j Ordered or Jmported, at Sew York Rates.
jGw. *4..
Aug. 17, .ItiTu.
Thov. J.XJuribaf.
- _ go T. Quantock.
Alex. C. N. Suiets.
Gm
Ilenry A. Slultr
I. J. DIMSAj: & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in
RRA.NDIES, WHJSKIESj Q|NS, WINES
SUGARS, TOBACCO, $p.
147 Bay Street,
Si VANN An, GEORGIA,
An n, lbtD. A-- ’' ■ -At
' I Li FAL.K &T Co.,
-/one price—
"Wholesale and Retail
ClotMtig Warehouse,
No. 147 Congress <fo^47 St. J ulian Streets,
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IH POLITICS, CONSERVATIVE; IN RELIGION, CATHOLIC ; IN MATERIAL INTERESTS, PROGRESSIVE.
ITo. 37. SANDERSVILLE, GA, SEPTEMBER 21, lSTO.
MOL. XXIV.
BUSINESS CARDS.
PULASKI HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, - • GEORGIA.
Wiltbergcr & Carroll,
PROPRIETORS.
Jan. 10. 1S70.
?.-Iy
W. W. CART tit. tl. O. CARTER. J. T. CARTER, Jr.
w.
V. CARTER & SONS,
Cotton Factors
AND
General Commission Merchants,
104 Buy Street,
SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA,
Prompt personal attention given to Orders.
Planters supplied with Bugging and Ties at
Lowest Rates.'
Aug. 10, 1870. If
3. K. BOTH WELL, W. B. WOODBitlDOE
BOTHWELL & W00DBRIDGE,
COTTON FACTCKs,
AND
General Commission
I EH CHANTS,
74 BAY STREET,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
19, 1869. U
.lit:
CARPETS,
OIL CLOTHS,
MATTI-N GS,
LACE CURTAIN AND SHADES-
Wqi-fc
stone
JLOW
Promptly
Rates.
at
LATIIROP -ft C®.
Feh. 23, 1S70.
D-
New JIfisic.
On the Beau 11 of Long Braneli, Comic Song 30 cts.
L ite Guv young Clerk in the Dry-Good More,
Coiriit song, 40U S -
Tire Lord will Provide, sacred song, 5U cts.
Mari': O! Cvitie back to rue, illustrated litle
soug 40 cts ‘
A hourt that,boats only for thee, illustrated
Title soug - Abets.
Kan Mclerran, illustrated Title song,. 40 ets.
You've beerr a trieud to me, illustrated litle
HOU* r 40 CtS '
Tassels' on the Boots, comic song, >90 cts.
Up in a Balloon, “ “ 50 cts
G ! lot me kiss the Baby, 1 . 1 oO cts.
Music sent by mail, postage .paid, on receipt ot
the price annexed.
HERMANN L SCHREINER,
Book and Music Dealer,
SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA.
March 30, 1870. 32-ly
BUSINESS CARDS.
C. E. GHOOVER,
Savannah.
L V. STUBBS
Savannah.
A. T. MACINTYRE,
Thomasville.
GRG0VER, STUBBS & CO.,
coirOJX factors
Genera! Commission Merchants,
ttYBtiy} Street,- ■ . ■
s'.iivi.v.vjff, c?.f.
TSSd" Bagging, Ties, Rope and other Supplies
Furnished, "fj®
Also Liberal Cash Advances made on Consign
ments for Sale or Shipment to Liverpool or Northern
Ports.
aug. 31, 1S70. 8m
PERRY M. DeLEOX, | CIIAS. C. HARDWICK.
DeJ.EON & HARDW1K,
.COTTON FACTORS '
AND
Healers in PEttTtJLlZERS,
94 Bay Street,
S'A V A N N A H, G E O R G I A.
Agents for Chappell's “Champion'’
Superphosphate.
Aug. 31, 1S70. - 34-1 y
S. G. HAYNES & BR0-
GRAIN -AAlSTjD
Commission
business c akes.
B. T. MORRIS.
S. A r PUGIISLEV, JR.
PUGHSLEY & MORRIS,
General Dealers rn
MERCHANDISE.
S W AlNSBORO, CIA.,
G OODS given in exchange Tor all kinds of
Country Produce.
Liberal advances made on Cotton and Wool
consigned to them for shipment.
June 8, 1S70. If
BERNARD I. SMITH,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
TILT WARE,
SANDEP.SVILLE, GEORGIA.
A LL kinds of work in Tin, Copper, Sheet Iron,
Are.. Ac., done on short notice. Roofing,Gutter
ing, Volleying in town or country, promptly atten-
fled *°*
Merchant* will be supplied with Ware of the
best quality on the most reasonable terms.
Orders solicited.
April 28, 187o. ^
BAY STREET,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
/all, 19, 1870,
"Wpn» X), XI. ]SXiTlan?,
Importer and Dealer in
Railroad and Steamboat. Supplies,
PAINTS OILS and GLASS,
\*arnishes, JYavtil Stores,
,Lard, Whale, and Spcim Oils, Burning Oils,
in cans and Bairds,
Waste, Packing,
&c.
182 BRYAN STREET,
SAVANNAH, GA,
Mirch 23, -137-'. U
A large Assortment of Furnish ng Goods,Hats,
Trunks, Yajises, &c., always on Laud.
|lanufuptory, 44 Murry Street, New York.
Goods made to order at the shortest notico.
January 19‘, 1370. 8—ly
ULMER & DEPPISH,
Wholesale and Retail
flEALpRS IN
flardwarc, Rubber Belting, Agri
cultural Implements,
Powder, Shot, Caps and Lead,
148 Congress and 67 *St. r Jidiun £is.,
SAVANNAH; GEORGIA.
March 30, 187.0. 1/
ME1NHAHD BK0S. & CO.,
i Wholesale Dealers in
Boots,S!ioes,i3a4s,
R eady Made Clothing,
GENTLEMENS
FURNISHING GOODS,
Ml Broughton Street,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
'M
II. Mein hard,
1. MeinHAM>,
S. AitINHARD, |
E. A. Well. J
/an. 19, 187C.
• EFICE,
80 & 82 White St.
NEW TORE.
BLAIR & BICKFORD,
WEEDS & CORNWELL,
Importers and Dealers in
Iron, Hard^aye and Till Plate,
Savannah, Georgia.
Mjj YU IS70. fim
J. M. HAY WOOD,
Dealer iu
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOORS,
COMBS. BRUSHES,
c land
wi«s ^atsss-SSs
American und.'l|Bpo*'lcd® > eriumery,
Cor. BuiLand Brym. Streets,
SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA.
May 11, MJfc..
A- II. Goodman, IL Mters, T- Mteus,
^vijchhurg, Vu. Savawp^h, Ga. Lynchburg, > a
GOODMAN' & MYERS,-
OgfiSCCQ.,.
And Dealers in ; ’
Cigars and. I 3 ipes 3
' ... • Tv -H 4
187 Bay Street;
S A V A N N A ff, .G ^.
Ag Agents tor tho 'yanoiis jianufactures oi
lr ^ l,1 i a > We are prepared to fill orders forever*
d L * and style, at M anufac^urerfeUj^riccs. ‘ ^
Me Piy T jj K highestpbiues ro^
„ UlD£8,J»£E«W>AX,Aie. C
•May • « X. i - - - -
Dealers in
Doors,
Mouldings, Balusters
J\'eu>el S*osts a ml Stand,
'
RAILINGS,
169 and 171 Bay Street,
/•SAVANNAH,- GEO.
May 11, 1870, 1W Y
S- MILLER,
[Xext doqr t» Weed & CorDWtil-]
DEALERIN
jfiahogany, II\ilnnt S' Pine
1870.
\e-\ 7
d
D
41 r
I^i-Qiicli & Cottage
Chamber ^ets
■- ' 'V: ; - ■
; -Mhl'trcEses Made to Order.
« • X&oatrd, 157 Broughton Street.
. . S A VA-NNAH, GA-
- July Ail#* lj .
M. FERST & CO.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Wines, Liquors, Segars and
-ga B87®. «K
FANCY GROCERIES, CANDIES, 4c., &c..
Removed to corner
B1Y and WHiTAKE’i t sTREETi
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
House in New York, 449 Broadway.
April 6,’1670. ^
J. A. MERCIER,
DEALER IN'
Corn, Oats, Hay, Oran,
And all Kinds of
FEED, GRIST, and HEAL,
CQNRIGNMENTS SOLICITED
And Orders Promptly filled in every chatiTiel
— of Trade.
153 Bay Street,
One door ca>t of Holcombe, Hull .t Co.,
SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA.
All Orders will receive Prompt Attention
May 11, 187d.
13-ly
Alexander k Russell,
Wholesale
CLOTECIdiTG-.
Heidt, Jandon k Co.,
No. 135 BROUGHTON STREET,
SAVANNAH, GA.
Have now hi Store the largest Stock of Cloth
ing in the City, of their own manufacture,
which tli y offer to sell very low at Wholesale
ami Retuii. Tky.r Slock of
FURNISHING ’GOODS
is unsurpassed, all of tvhivh, they invite those
in want of goods to call and examine.
Sept. 7, 1S70 1m
J. Fincgan, J. B, Parra more. J. ltntlcdge pim-gan.
JOSEPH FIN EGAN & CO..
cotton- factors,
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
BA Y STREET,
SAVANNAH, \ - GA. jj
—«mwb>—► •
Liberal Advances w Cotton consigned to
us or to our Correspondents in -New lork and Liv
erpool.
aug.31, 1S7D7 4m
J. Berrien Oliver,
C O T TON FACT O R ,
and 9
Gcn’l Commission Jitcrchant,
94 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga.
Agent fur the Unrivalcil Brown (Upland) Cotton
Gin. Price, St per Eaw.
agent for the unrivaled Lyons (Sea Island Cotton
Gin. Price $126'per.Gin. •
SOT 1CITS RISKS IX THE
Southern Life Insurance Company
Gen. J. B. GORDON. President.
Prompt Personal attention to ALL Orders.
Aug. 31, 1870 3i-}y
JOHN M C0NAGHY, AGENT.
WHOLESALE DEALER IN'
Foreign and Domestic
ilWRS.
IZ73 BAY STREET",
g&c/Ammiz? <2L3cj)rM}2A*
Aug 31, 1870. 6m
BUSINESS CARDS
A. J. MILLER k CO.,
j
Cor. Abercorn and Bryan Sts.,
SavaiiYLaUi, G-a,
Wm. E. Alexander.
May VC
W». A, Russell.
18-1?
Q, Y. HUTCHINS,
Wholesale Dealers in
Hay, Grain IProducc,
138 and 135 Bay Street,
SA VANN AH, GEORGIA.
REFERENCES,
is Brown A Co.; Boston ; A. L. Griffin & Co., Buf-
lulo ; E. XV. S. Nell, Ciuciunutti.
M„v 11. '870. 18-7v
We Defy Competition!
THE undersigned have
moved to their large new
Shop on the Public
Square, are now doing
•all kind ot
Carriage,
Buggy
AND
"W” _A_ Gr O [JST
work. Also making Plows nud Shoeine Horse?
\Ve will sell u.l kind of D ^‘ w^^qf.OVlGOXV
“Merchants and Planters
SAVANNAH,
Purchasing Agency,”
ANYTHING wanted bought,
anything sent us sold.
Bga., Copimunications solicited from interes
ted parties.
Semi for our Catalogue and Daily revised
Produce Price list free to all.
Address HERBERT &■ CLAY,
Office* Sample Rooms, 1
160 Bay Street, . { Savan ah, Ga.
Aug.<3dj I8t0 . 4m
Furniture Warehouse,
150 BROUGHTON STREET,
Savannah. Georgia.
New Work made to order, Repair
ing, Bel! Hanging, Mattress Making
and Upholstering,
JT SHOUT JTOTICE.
A. J. MILLER.
Aug. 81, 1870.
C. P MILLER.
34-ly
Miscellaneous.
ESTABLISHED 1840.
John Oliver,
Dealer in
Sashes, Blinds | Doors,
JVindoiv-Class, Oils, Tur
pentine, FVirmsIt, Brushes,
Putty, Etc.,
House & Sip Painter,
Vo. 3 Whitaker Street, Savannah, Ga.
Aug. 31, 1870. 12m
CtS.SJVGE dt sett tin CHE.
Change of Curs Between Savannah,
August)., Hiid dJoulguinery, Ala.
GROCERIES.
COFFEE—Rio and Java,
SUGAR—Different Grades,
TOBACCO—Various Kinds,
WHISKEY—Corn and Rye,
“ —In Cases,
LYON BITTERS—in Cases,
HAGS “ “ “
Assortments of Shelf Goods, for sale by
PALMES & LYON
SAVANNAH, 6a
auj5j3I, 1870. Gm "
L. J. Ouilmartin. John Flannbey.
L: J. GU1MAETIN & CO.
and
General Commission Merchants
Bay Street. Savannah, Georgia.
AGENTS FOR
BRA PLE’S Super IMiosphale of Lime.
Jewell’s Mills Yarns, Domestics,
AC., AC.
Bagging, Rope, & Iron Tics,
always on hand. Usual Facilities Ex
tended to Customers.
Aug. 31,1S70. 6m
A. M. SLOAN. n * SLOAN.
A. M. SLOAN & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
AND
General Commission Merchants
Agents for the El1IV AN and SOLO -
BLE SEA ISLAND GUANOS
Claghorn & Cunningham’s Range,
BAY' STREET,
SAVANNAH, - - - GEORGIA.
Bagging and Rope or Iron Ties advanced on crops.
Libera? Cash advances made on consignments lor
sale in Savannah or on shipments to reliable corres
pondents in Liverpool, New York, Philadelphia, or
Baltimore. aug. 31, 1S70. ^ 6m
J. E. PURDY,
Manufacturer of
Saddles, H arness and
THTJN-KS,
and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in all kinds of
SADDLERY WARE,
Corner ot Whitaker and Bryan Sts..
Savannah, Ga.
Orders for Rubber Belting, Hose and Packing: also,
Stretched Leather Belting, filled promptly,
aug. 31,1870. 34—ly
HACKER, M0L0NY & CO,
Produce Commission
THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN
• RATES OF ADVERTISING.-
1 $1.00j$1.7o $2.50 $3.25 $5.001$7.20
O O PfS. A AA E AA f rt Art I 1 O A A
2
3
4
5
ft] 6.00
12'10.00
24-20.00
1.751 3.75
3.00' 4,00
3.50! 5.50
4.00
4.00
5.00
7.50
7.00 i 9.00
8.50 j 12.00
30.00 40.00
5.00' 9.00 12.00
7.00,12.00116.00
9.00-lS.OOi 25.00
12.00 i 20.00128.00
15.00 i 25.00! 34.6 J
15.00 2(1.00 25.00l45.00f60.00 80.00 T.
50.00! 70.00! 80.00-* 120.00i 150.( O
$12.00
18.00
' 28.00
36.00
40.00
$20.(0
30.00
40.10
50.(0
60.00-
50.00 i‘ 7.
Book and Job work, of ali kinds,
PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED
AT THIS OFFICE.
froi
p’rkmcL
iild •Blacksi^Ylbii that are witbout'snperiors. Give
ns n call before purchasing elsewhere. All work
WbhWcf. ' HENfROE & BROTUEE.
g^n^WYill c i Marieb 28,167p.- lMf
TRANSPORTATION OFFICE CENTRAL R. R-, V
Savannah, Aagust 14, 1868. J
O N AND AFTER SUNDAY. I6TE INST.,
Passenger Tiair.s on (lie Georgia Central
RsilrusCoxviiUrun as follows:
UP DAY TRAIN.
I.KAVF.. ARRIVE.
Savannah -.8:3e A. M. • -
Maeou...... T. M.
Aiigu-tJi 6138 P. M.
Milledgevillc S:7;5 P. M.
Eatui.n.u U;0<1 P. M.
Connecting with trains that leave Angusta8r4o A. M
Down day train.
.VI aeon .7:00
Savannah 5:30 P. M.
Augusta 5:38 P. M.
Connecting witii train that leave Augusta 8:45 A. M.
• UP NIGHT TRAIN.
Savannah...i.).. 7:20 P. M, „
Macon............: .........6:55 A. M
Augusta 3:13 A. M
Connecting with train that leave Augusta 9:83 P. M
DOWN NIGHT TRAIN.
Macon...... ....6:25 P.M.
Savannah.iV.'.Y:.'. r . : .S:i(* A. M.
Augusta..,,.., 3:13 A. M.
Millodgeville 7...4:30 P. M,
Eatonton 2:40 P. M.
Connecting with train that leave Augusta 9:83 P. M.
A. M. trains from Savannah and Augusta,
and J\ M. train from Macon cpnaect with Mil-
iedgeville train at Gordon daily, Sundays ex
cepted. ..
P. M: train from Savannah connects with
through mail train on South Carolina Railroad,
and P. M. train from Savannah and Augusta
with trains on-South Western and Muscogee
Railroad* ' ~ ‘VYSf.-*WJERS, !
Ja ne 2, Iff 1
.AD .XLMIt!
Act’g Muster of Transportation.
Bw •‘>K -
22-ly
HOUSE,
FEOIB, B.ICO.Y, WHISKEY,
CORA', BISCUIT,
AND FERTILIZERS,
-• .V I r ■ .. OO . : 1 ft:
SEEDS.
We call onr patrons attention to our Seed
trade Jist. XVe are tbeonly Wholesale Grower
and Importers of seeds rn tha State of Ga. 1st
premiums at Ga. • State fair, Ala. State fair,
Penn. State fair. United States fair for Cnteiy
seed and Early Rose Potato,, and a complimen
tary reps! on dccouneof our fine Fruit. Wheat',
Oats, aud Grass seeds furnished pure, free from
trash, grown especially for the trade by us.
Catalogues and price list furnished on ap
plication.
80 BAY STREET,
SA VANNAH, - - GEORGIA.
From the Little Corporal.
Another True Ghost Story.
‘Grandpa ! Ned Burns says be saw
a ghost last night, as he came home
from his uncle’s, and it was white, and
followed long quite close until he
got nearly home ; he says he was frigh
tened dreadfully. Now grandpa, do
you believe it really was a ghost,’ said
Frauk Hays, as he ran into the room,
all excited and out of breath.
His grandfather smiled, and bid him
be seated, and he would tell him a
ghost story.
‘What, a true one, grandpa?’
Yes, my dear, for it happenedjin the
town where I lived when a boy 1’
‘O, grandpa, do tell it!’
In a beautiful town in the south of
England, there stood a white house—a
nice house for those days. It was call
ed the ‘Haunted House on the Hill,’
and no one lived there jbr years, as
each tenant that had tried living there
had left in short time, declaring he
heard noises every night, and could see
ometbing white running through the
house.
In those days, there were very many
superstitious people, and the house
was a terror to the neighborhood; and
asthesimplestory of ‘something white,’
etc., was repealed again and again, it
grew to be a frightful tale.
One day, a poor man came to the vil
lage, and could find no house to shel
ter his family. Thestoryof the Haun
ted House was told him, in all its hor
rors, as it was to every stranger. Al
though poor and ignorant, he was a
golly man, and did not believe in
ghosts.
‘I don’t know whether that house is
haunted or not; but if you will go
there and live, with your family, I will
repair it and you shall have the rent
Dee, for five years, fir I am tired ol
seeing it look so deserted.’
The poor man gladly accepted the
offer; but he resolved to go there alone
fora nightor two, or, at any rate, until
he found out what theghosts were made
of. That night he took a blanket and
wended his way to the silent house.
Tiie weeds had grown rank before the
door, and it was with difficulty he
could gel through. Alter sometime he
managed to open the front door, which
for long years had been closed. After
examin ng each room carefully, he
decided to sleep in one of the cham
bers from which a door opened that
kd down stairs.
It was growing late, and after kneel
ing down and begging the protection
of bis kind Heavenly Father, be wrap
ped himself :n his blanket and was
soon last asleep. Aftei a time, he was
suddenly awakened, and lie soon heard
the clock in the old church tower
strike one. Now thought he, this is
just the time the ghosts are said to ap
pear, so I must watch. Rresently he
heard something coming pit-a-pat up
the stairs, and then a scratching noise
at the door. He arose as quickly and
quietly as possible; but the floor crack
ed,and before he could open the door,
the pit-a-pats were growing fainter,
and all he could see was ‘something
white’ disappearing at the bottom of
the stairs. He watched, and waited,
and listened ; but the ghost was too
frightened to come again that night.
‘Then it really was a ghost ?’ said
Frank.
Wait, said his grandfather, and you
will know. The man said nothing to
the villagers, the next day, of his pre
vious night’s adventure.
The next night, he watched again ;
but before going to his chamber, he
sprinkled the stepa with fine sand,
lie was sure the the print of the foot,
that made the pit-a- pat would be found
there.in the morning. Then again lie
prepared himself to wait and listen. It
was several hours before he heard
anything, then there was a noise upfc te
stair-, and again the scratching at the
door; and this time he opened the door
in time to see something white, run,
scramble, and failover each other, in
a very undignified way for ghoits to
disappear. And although the moon
was shining brightly into the chamber-
window, it was not light enough for
him to define the objects. But, at peep
of day, he ex3nmed the steps, and what
do you think he found? The sand
wascovered with rabbit tracks. Wbite
rabbits bad burrowed there and mul
tiplied; the villagers had avoided the
place, and they had matters quite to
themselves.
‘Well, grandpa, did the poor man
move in with his family ?’
Yes dear; the landlord kept his
word, and the poor man aud his large
family feasted on rabbit pie7wbich was
considered a great luxury in England,
and in which few could indulge, ex
cept the gentry.
. And I should like to say to Ned
Burns, or any other boy, who thinks
he sees a ghost, if he can have the mor
al courage to go to it, be will find it is
nothing to be frightened at, any more
than the‘something white’ which haun
ted the house on tub bill, which prov
ed to be only white rabbits.
W1L HACKER, “hila.
It G. LUKE, 8*r.,
Aug 31, 18 W-
S'
FEED. ENGLE, Suv,
T.J.MOLONY, “
ife-Un
One Hundred Emigrants Burn
ed to Death.—-A very sad occurrence
is reported at Rio de Janeiro, namely,
the burning of and- emigrant ship, and
the consequent loss of over one hun
dred passengers on board. The details
of this terrible catastrophe are given by
the captain of the French, bark Adele
Louise, who succeeded in saving some
of the persons from the ill-fated ve^pl
—the Manin Barravia-—on its way
I froth Genoa for Monte Video, with one
| hundred and fcwcntj-raigbt passenger
,ii <.-b oi .rid ;»! 0.r ■: - : j- ? t^-
and twenty-five of * crew. It appears
that on the 21st of July, about 9 p. m.,
being abreast of Rio de Janeiro, the
Adele Louise sighted the Barravinoiil
fiames some distance astern, and at
once went to her assistance. W hat
fallowed is described in the ‘Telegraph
Miritimo:’ ‘The spectacle preseDt-d
oy the burning ship was extremely
awful ; the cries of the passengers, the
flames leaping out on all sides, the wo
men shrieking frantically; some of
them jumping overboard, others hold- ,
ing on by the chains and bow of tbe .
vessel, forming a scene of disaster and"
confusion that baffles description: ’
Oue boat that was lo vered sj ejdily-
filled with people crowding into- her,
and went down. It was almost impos
sible to render assistance, but the
bark succeeded in taking off eight per
sons, induing the captain and mate.
The schooner Mary, from London to
Australia, also happened to pass, and
rescued ten mere, whom she trauship-
ped to the Adele Louise. The remain
der, one hundred and twenty-three in
number, perished.’ It seems that the
conflagration broke out it the chimney
of the cooking galley and spread to a
large number of chairs that formed
part of the cargo. The passengers ami
crew immediately became panic-strick
en, and in tlieabsence of discipline the
captain w asunable to take effective
measures to suppress the flame 1 ', or to
savethe lives of those on board.
The Good-for-Nothing.
Poor Billy blotted his writing-book.
His clumsy little fingers couldn’t make
the marks he wanted them to. The
straight lines were crooked, and the
crooked ones were so very crooked that
they all seemed to be falling down and
crawling away; but he tried ev^r so
hard, and began to think he was doing
wonders, when, just at the last, down
fell a big drop of ink. He tried to
wipe it off, and that made it spread.
Then he tried his tongue as he had seen
the bigger boys do. Then he sat, feel
ing almost sick, and waited for some
thing. What was it? A whipping!
His sharp-nosed and sharp-voiced teach
er had very little patience or judgment.
Billy had blotted two pages just before,
and she had promised him a whipping
if he blotted this one. Soon he heard
her walking up behind him.
His little heart thumped so hard
that he could hear it He placed his
hand over the blot and began writing)
very diligently underneath, and wa3
very glad when Miss Snarfiy wtal^gd
by without seeing it, although she had’
looked right over his shoulder. Billy
was very small, and had not yet learned
how r much braver it would be to take
his whipping and have it over with,
even if he did not feel that he deserved
it. He might have known that Miss
Snarley’s sharp eyes would see every
thing he didn’t want them to, sooner or
later. When the books were gathered
up she opened Billy’s. He thoughtshe
was hunting an excuse to whip him, and
he thought her eyes really twinkled
when she saw such a fine one. Pemaps
lie thought so because he was so badly
["scared.
As lie walked home he kept asking
himself if he really was such a great
“good-fof-notbing” as his teacher said..
She had called him so four times that
day. First he was late ; but he would
not have been if he had not drawn poor
little lame Bertie Green to his school
on his sled. Miss Snarley scolded him
without asking any questions. The
teacher didn’t know his father made
him work all the time he was out os
school. Then the poor little tired hoy
fell asleep in school, and got scolding
number three; and, lastly, his writing-
book got him into trouble. Now, while
he was going home, tugging the sled
with same lame boy upon it, he thought
of all these things. “I xvonder if there
are any other good-for-nothings ?”
he said. He looked all around him.
There were old fences, but they were
good to keep cattle out of mischief:
There was a dog, but he watched for
thieves in the night. There were some
old maple . trees, but even these made
good maple sugar. “Yes,” he cried,
“there are some ‘good-for-nothings/
and I’m ‘ like them. I’m like weeds.
I’m growing up fast, as they do, and I
shall always be in somebody’s way. I’ll
never try to do anything or be anybody-
again until weeds grow useful.”- And
poor little discouraged Billy began to.
cry.
Just then a chickadee lighted on the-
fence and began to sing. “Poor little
winter bird ! thought Billy, “I wonder
xvhere you get anything to eat when the
ground is so snowy ! The leaves and.
berries are all gone, the butterflies are-
dead, and the worms are all frozen in
the ground.”
“Peep, peep, chickadee, dee, dee dee-
e-e-e,” cried birdie. “I’ll show you !”
Whirr r-r-r went his wings, and then
he lighted on one of the good-for-noth
ing weeds. How he clung and picked
out the little dry seeds, twittering and
peeping at a great rate.
“Ah,” thought Billy, weeds are use
ful then ! They are the little bird’i
corn-cribs ! I won’t give up yet! If
I’m a xveed there’s a lame chickadee on
my sled to look after. I won’t believs
I’m a good for nothing, even if. Miss
Snarley does say so. I’m going: to
keep trying !•” This was a good resolu
tion, and Billy kept it until Mass Snar
ley left and a better teacher came; andt,
at the end of a year, when Billy>found
himself at the head of his Hass, how
grateful he did feel-towards'the chick a*
dee and the weeds for teaching him sach
a good lesson. " •" ’' '
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