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A NOVEL IN THREE PARTS.
BY SANDY DeTAVARES.
om, “never was a kintor-
^.11 give away his last dollar
to the poor? ’ Good Iriend to have. Generous
enemy* Lead a pure life. D —n me, he’s a
PiOus t’raud, but I say there ain’t a nobler
I man in Goram.”
The conversation was changed, and the time
lagged heavily till he train stopped at one of
the way stations for the engine to obtain a
, fresh supply of fuel and water. After look
ing through the window at the groups of per-
parlor, to tease Lottie ii^o damping him with,| She lau«he<f and gave liffr consent, which
a fan, and to bike bis revenge by klsdng her, he instantly availed himself of. Then both
and laughing when she blushed, saying, ladies walked down to the gate with them,
.— “Why, Marcel, rude.” I Marcel hiding Lottie by tfco hand which he
pay Mrs. Lander a visit.*’ Mouday, acgofdiug to invitation, Marcel j gave a tender squeeze every diow and then.
Are you acquainted with her ?” Mrs. Car-, and bis two friends took dinner with Mrs. She had already found an opportunity ant
^ _ opportunity and
roll inquired, with a touch of anxiety in her i Carroll and Lottie. There were no other per- ' given him the bouquet, while he had quietly
—»>««.«««« —» nnr»nti/>fl(i mw hv sons present, and as the hostess insisted upon ' slipped a ring on her finger and whispered to
her guests throwing a*»ide all lormalities, the 1 her to koep it for his sake.
voice, which, however, was unnoticed save by
the one to whom she spoke.
“ Knew her husband well, madam,” return
ed Tom, without betraying the slightest
stored arcordtng to Ac* of Congrews, by the Hf»atj» I _ , - ... ~ ~
Publishing comply, in the office of the Libra- passengers, and teasing the urchins who, with when he practiced law in the ^apreme court
rian at Washington. baskets of apples and other fruit, endeavored at Washington. Very intimate. Didn't know
to make a few peonies off him, Tom proposed j he had married till Marcel here told me.
that they should go in the smoking car and Heard of his death, though. Wrote an obitu-
Um knowledge of Mrs. Lander. “ Knew him oel and Charley, and Tom side of Mrs. Car-1 after and placed it in her pocket.
[Continued from last Sunday.]
while in motion under any circumstances, so
it was necessary for them to make the change
: before the train moved off again.
Marcel and Charley agreed to the proposi
tion, and they arose and started for the door.
They had to pass the middle-aged lady and
from which mk. young girl, with the servant sitting on two ot
! the centre benches. As they approached the
elderly lady turned her head toward them.
On the appointed day, Tom and Charley j and Marcel, who was in front, ottered a cry
entered the cars together with Marcel, bound J of surprise, at the same moment that she re-
for Baltimore. On Tom’s arrival at the sta- cognized him.
tion, the two others exchanged a smile with | “Mrs. Carroll,” he exclaimed, going up to
each other at his appearance. He was dress-! her aud shaking her hands, “Why, what in
ed in a new suit of clothes, several sizes too : the name of wooder are you doing here?
! enjoy a cigar. In those days passengers were ! ary of him. Was curious to see the lady he
not allowed to cross from one car to the other j murried. Man of genius, James Lander
PART SECOND
CHAPTER VI
TRIP TO BALTIMORE,
SUCKERS RETURNS DISAPPOINTED.
large for a man of his size. It was a pecu-: How are you Lottie,” he added, speaking to
Rarity about Tom that he never was seen l the girl who had also turned when she heard
“ He was my brother,” Mrs. Carroll observ
ed, with evident relief.
J With more pra-
inesl was taken in a ldost agreeable and sooia- j deuce than might have been expected in so
ble manner. Lottie whs seated between Mar- : young a girl, she had taken it off immediately
•TATE LAW CARDS.
forties having lusiti'j
lamm SWoto, vnll find Om 1
ed-brlow Ytli
THKN8.
Cobb, Erwin A Cobb.
Attorneys at Law, Athens. Qa.
Emory Speer,
roll, the table being a round one, as the num- ! “You’ll tell Mittie good-by for me,” said ! t«n«l the Courtaof Clarke, Jackson. Walton, Gwhanottl
irn ” ‘ * Give I Hall. Beaks, Franklui. Haimreham. White, Rabun’
and give att.-nUon to collections and other claims.
her was small. Although usually a very quiet j Marcel, as they stood by the gate.
“Supposed as much,” said Tom. “Can cel’s trip,
trace a likeness between you. Very sorry j “We will expect you to write us,” she said
Mrs. Lauder is not at home. Would like to | to him.
have met her. Can’t be helped, though
Must submitto the disappointment.”
Then Tom and the old lady entered into (
conversation ou the subject of the abolition
ists, Mrs. Carroll being greatly concerned lest
they should succeed in their design of freeing
and diffident young man in the presence of I her a kiss for Ine. I know she is sorry itaint !
ladies, Charley astonished Tom ou this occa- s her going to Europe. Tell her I’ll write her
sion by his vivacity, and by his attention to | about all the sights there.”
Mrs. Carroll and Lottie, with whom he kept j Good-bye was repeated for the fourth and
up a light conversation on various social top- j last time, aud the three gentlemen passed
ics till the desert was brought on, when Mrs. j through the gate. Nothing of interest pass-
Carroll got to talking about Europe, aud Mar- j ed between them as they walked to the ho- I
tel. Tom was inclined to be jocose, but
Charley was thoughtful, aud Marcel was too
Tinsley W. Rucker,
Attoruey-it-Law—Prompt attention given to all bua-
LBANV.
Certainly, I’ll write you and Lottie and
Mittie regularly every week. I wont be gone
long, though. Only about four years, and
that soon passes off. But wont the girls be
grown when I return,’ he added suddenly.
By Jove ! I’ll have to learn how to say Miss
the negroes. Tom assured her there was not I Lottie and Miss Mittie when I get back.
properly attired. Years before his credit bad . bis voice,
been exhausted with all the tailors he knew, She was a sweet-faced girl of about fourteen
each of whom had a formidable bill against j years of age, with silky, brown hair, and soft,
him, which there was no use sueiug him for, 1 liquid, brown eyes. Her features were not
as all knew the legal expenses would be a use- j beautiful, but an air of gentleness and amia-
less waste of money. They, however, shut bility pervaded them, quite charming to look
down upon him, or in plainer language, de- at: and the manner in which she blushed
dined furnishing him with clothes. As a i when Horace addressed her was very pretty
consequence, he was under the necessity of 1 in its artlessness. Although one could see
baying ready-made coats and vests and pants I from her face that she was very young, her
for the cash, whenever he had that needful height and figure were that of a grown
commodity. 8o long as the color of the ; young lady. Then, after the first momentary
goods- most frequently a darkjbrown-pleased confusion had passed oft' and she had re-
him, he was totally indifferent to the fit.
covered her confusion, her manner and beauty
He walked up to Marcel and Charley, his was entirely unlike that of a child, though
hat, as usual, perched on one side ot his , she spoke but little, and then always with a
head, and with a cane twirling in his hand, certain air of diffidence. 8he was very hand
His new dark-brown coat had evidently been
made for a man six feet in height, and very
stout, whereas Tom was only five feet ten,
and he was very thin. As a result, all that
could be seen of him was his head, the body
Bornely dressed in the latest fashion, but
everything she wore was neat and becoming,
os was the case with her mother, who was a
lady of perhaps fifty years of age, with a
motherly, benevolent countenance.
of which appeared to be enveloped in two j Marcel introduced Charley to them, not
large brown bags.
omitting to mention that he was the son of
Looking at my new clothes, hey?” said Charles Fradden, Sr., Esq., editor and chief
he. “Bought’em yesterday for twenty dol- ; proprietor of the Goram Daily Repeater, and
lars. How do you think they fit
! one of his best friends. He next introduced
Neatly, to be candid,” replied Charley, j Tom, who gallantly took off his hat and made
laughing. a low bow, and with equal gallantry and
“ D—n me, do yon think I want people to promptness complimented Mrs. Carroll on
mistake me for a tailor?” he rejoined, taking j the possession of so charming a daughter as
the laugh good humoredly. “ Never have a MUs Lottie Carroll, at which that young lady |
perfect fit Bad trade. Let’s have a driok blushed excessively, and afterwards gave Mar-
before we go on board.”
They went into a barroom attached to the
station, took drinks and on coming out pur-
cel a little glance from beneath her hat.
“ Yon have not told me where yon got ou
the cars,” said Marcel, after the introductions
chased tickets, after which they entered the were over, and Tom had concluded hi9 fine
car. But few persons were on board, with I speeches.
them—not a dozen in all in the same car.
‘I have been in Goram lor the past four
Two dyspeptio looking old gentlemen sat at ; days,” Mrs. Carroll replied. “I got on the
the opposite end reading the morning Consol, cars there, and am ou my way home.”
th* remotest possibility of their ever succeed
ing. He believed the "slave-holders perfectly
secure in their property. There was, he ad
mitted, a great deal of discussion kept up,
i and the question was being agitated to a con
siderable extent, but it was all more smoke
than fire. This assurance, made in Tom’s
phatic and assertive style, pleased Mrs. Car-
roll so well, that she began to thiuk Tom a
very clever, if even a rattier eccentric person.
Meantime, Marcel had been engaged in
conversation with Lottie, occasionally
addressing Charley, who would stare at
the girl at such moments, then flush up
and immediately after became profoundly in
terested in a rural landscape. Lottie told
Marcel of all the places she had been to in
Goram, and of how terribly scared she was in
passing from one side of the street to the
other lest she would be run over. When this
subject was exhausted|Marcel began speaking
about his approaching departure for Eurape,
and in a whisper asked Lottie if she w&uld
miss him while he was away. At which her
brown eyes looked up into his face from be
neath the long silken lashes, and her mild
features lit up with a temporary glow. Of
course she declared that she would miss him
very much, and so would Mittie and Mrs.
Carroll. He was only person they looked
upon ns a brother. Much more of the same
sort was said, and Marcel was fast becoming
decidedly spooney, aud was stoopiDg over
Lottie and playing with the fringe on her
cloak rather more frequently tbau a lad of
eighteen should have, when Mrs. Carroll, re
membering something that she had not yet
told him, withdrew her attention from Tom
and addressed him.
Altogether, the trip ou the train turned out
a delightful one foi all parties. Belore they
reached Baltimore, Mrs. Carroll had reminded
Marcel of his promise to take dinuer with her
Thomas R. Lyon,
Attorney at Law, practiced regularly In the Court* ol
All bueine** diligently attended t
UEBI0U8.
That is according to circumstances,”
Mrs. Carroll observed, smiling. “I must first
see what kind ot a man you turn out—that is,
my child, if I am alive when you return,
which, I trust, I shall be.”
■Dessert over, they adjourned to the parlor, j
and, as the day was fiue and clear, the doors j
leading to the balcony were thrown opeu to j
admit the odors of the flowers growing in the :
garden. Marcel and Lottie KAtoo one side ol |
the door near each other, while Tom and
Charley had seats opposite. Mrs. Carroll oc
cupied a large easy chair near the centre, i
fronting the garden. fcSbe was not possessed
busily eugflged mW.t* of Lottie to heed j
what was said.
The next morning they took the cars and
returned to Goram. Father Melrose accom- |
panied them as far as the depot, lie w ould i
have gone with them and seen Marcel off,
but his duties forbade bis leaving Baltimore
at that time.
TO 1JE CONTIS’INI 1 ED NEXT SUNDAY’S HERALD.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
DOLLAR SAYINGS BANK,
No. 2 Wall Street.
Atlanta, Georgia.
J. R. McCleskey,
Attorney at Law.
JJAR.K U.LU,r
John F. Reddinur,
Attorn^y-at-Liw. wul gjee careful attention to all
business put tn hi* bands.
J. A. Hunt.
Will practice in Fluit Circuit and Supreme Court.
Solicits business.
of a very stalwart constitution, and hud not j AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ssou.ooo
b«eo for a number of years, bein* subject to j [ a t.r- .t allowed Irma tUUof Depo.it. uutM-It.
c
A I. H O V \ .
Joseph McConneli,
Attorney at Law, Calhoun. Gordon county, Go., will
practice in all the Court*. Office at the couit house.
JOHN H. JAMES,
BANKER AND BROKER,
A llow interest on deposits, whkh left
fortwo or more month*. Collection* promptly j
attended to. Refer* to and correspond* with the Na
tional Park Bank of New York. Doee bnainaas the
game a* incorporated Bank. nov22-3m.
spasmodic attacks at irregular intervals of
time. Ac the time of which I write, however,
she was in admit able health, as she generally
wan during the 6piii g, although comparatively
weak.
Twilight cume on aud found them in con
versation. Pending an animated debate be
tween Mrs. Carroll and the two other gentle
men, Marcel proposed to Lottie that they
should go iu the garden and cull a bunch of
flowers. She agreed to the proposition and
the pair arose and left the balcony, their de
parture hardly noticed by the others.
Both were young and both were precocious, '
in a certain sense of the word. Marcel was a J _
tine, manly looking youth, holding himself ! Holland. Joan Neal. S.VT Inman. W. J. Garrett. W. b|
ahead of man. Probably bis associations 1 Oox.
with Tom aud Charley had done much to
wards making him as people say, older than
his years. Lottie, though gentle and artless,
had fairly developed into womauhood. This
early develoumeiit is not unfrequent at the
South. Many a girl of fourteen there is to
all appearances, as much a woman as a girl
of eighteen in the North. Besides, it is an j
undoubted and undeniable truth, that girls Capital Stock •
aud bovs will fall in love with each other. , ™ m
j t nifin ,• • , .. Special Attention paid to Collection*, for which prompt
Marcel and Lottie were, or fancied them- t ^ lMiXMUtx9 ani n £ de , at luwest r>tea of exchange.
C AK
T K U » Y 1 1. L E
Wofford A Milner,
F°
U S Y T it
Cabaniss A Turner,
ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK
of the City of Atlanta.
DESISNATED DEPOSITORY OF THE UNITED STATES
CAtrr»L, $300,000.
UKT VALLEY
Special attention i« made to collection*,for whiob we
remit promptly at lowest rate of exchange.
Alfred Austell, President; W. H. Tuller, Cashier.
P. Romsre. Asst. Cashier- uov22.
A, D. Hammond,
Lawyer, will practice in Flint Circuit, the United
V'
MERCHANTS' & PLANTERS’ BANK
(Of Washington, Wilke* Couuty, Ga.)
. W. SIMPSON. President. | A. W. HILL, Cashier
- $112,000
G
W. C. Collier
d Counselor at Law. Fort Valley, Ga
It I K F 1 N
R- H- Johnston, Jr.,
Near the centre an old lady and a young girl
4 In Goram, and I not know of it! ” he re
sat with their backs toward the party. They turned. “ I do wish you had sent me a mes-
were accompanied by a servant. Near to the ; sage, so that I could have called to see you."
dyspeptic old gentleman were two ladies and
— “Lottie wanted me to do so,” said Mrs.
a gentleman, who kept up a desperate fitrla- i Carroll; “but 1 entirely forgot your address
tion from the moment they entered. These, and could not remember Mrs. Fradden’s ! escort her home, but she declined allowin
and our party of tourists who bad obtained ; name, or I should have done so. I never | }jj m to leave his companions, so he was com
before be left the country, and she insisted
upon Charley and Tom coming with him. As ; selves, very much in love at this time. They
they had but a few days to remain in the city, j plucked the flowers iu sileuce for a little
it was decided that the following Monday while, strolling from bed to bed, fill they bad
should be the day. j passed out of sight ot the others in the par-
On arriving iu Baltimore, Mrs. Carroll’s j1™- Marcel proposed that they sit on a gar-
carriage was at the depot. Marcel offered to | bench and make boquets, which they
|
FREEDMAN’S SAYINGS & TRUST CO.
1 'Chartered by Government of United State*.
Office Broad Street, corner Walton,
Doyal & Nunnally,
Will give prompt attention to any bus;ne
to their care.
L
A PAYETTE.
; did.
While assorting the flowers, lie took up i
entrance to the ladies c*r ou the strength ol read another newspaper than the Baltimore ! pefled to rest content with seeing her in the I forget-me-not and gave the little blue floweret
Charley's journalistic position, comprised the \ Fire Eater, and that merely to keep myself ! vehicle, although, even here, it must be ad- to Lottie.
list of travelers. 1 posted upon the news of the day,” she added , mUted that he was a little disappointed when, • “Now, Lottie, said lie, trembling all over.
couupouud“d t
rit* upward*. Be
lt b interest. Jute-
Seuil lor cliular.
PHI MV 1). COST Cashier
J. C. Clements
upon the news oi me uay. sne aaueci , m itted that he was a little disappointed when, • ” nuuir, ne, ireiunnug an over, n j nk«Gln TUTnnhinft
half apologetic tone to Charley. alter handing her iu, and turning to do the 1 and looking very sheepish, “You must keep I HP HnjIlP 3||n H f)]]]P \nim[R JflRClllIlG
l old woman, Mr. Fradden, and the ; Ha oie with Lottie, he perceived that Charley I this to remember me when I am far away.”
‘Oh, I’ll remember you without it.” she \
replied with a blush. But she took the flowe
“I tell you,” Tom remarked, as the train , in
moved off, “if it wasu’t for the crowd in the “I’m an
others, I’d never come into a ladies’ car. No effect upon my eyes when I read any other had anticipated him in this act of courtesy,
chance to take a quiet smoke. Then the than large print is very severe. The Goram. Taking a cab, the three went to a hotel, und . .
train goes so fast you can’t look at the seen- papers are printed in very small type. When j W ere shown up to a large room, with two nevertheless, aid held it to her luce,
ery. Won’t lose much though, till you pass iny late husband, Mr. Pinckney Carroll, for- j double beds in it. While they were dressing i “I don t mean that, he returned. “I know
Baltimore and we stop there. By the way, I mallv member of Congress, was alive be ' f or dinner, Tom walked up to Charley, bis 1 yon will remember me. But I—I-you know,
Marcel, my boy, it’s a wonder Father Melrose used to take the Repeater regularly, but be j hands and face covered with soapsuds, i dear Lottie, that I love you. Ot course I
didn’t make a priest of you.”
‘D—n me, Charley,” said be, “ You’re ;
died over six years ago, aud since then I have
Oh, he tried to, but it wasn’t of any use,” j not seen it. So you must excuse my forget- I j D g to get yourself into trouble
replied Marcel. “He bad to give up trying at ting your father’s name, ’
Charley assured her that her lack of mem
ory was quite natural.
Besides,”he added, “our paper is a po
last. The fac t is, I am not cut out for a
priest.”
“What are you cut out for?” put in Carley.
| cannot tell your mother of it now, because we
; are neither of us of age. But by the time I
How ? ” asked 4 the other, surprised. j return from Europe we’ll bo able to marry, j
“Never saw a man so smitten with a per- ! then 111 want you to beeorne my wife,
sou as you were to-day with that girl. Pretty j Tell me, dear, do you love me i
‘Upon my honor, I havn’t the slightest' litical journal, and ladies do not generally
idea. I don’t suppose I’ll have a profession care about politics—particularly the ladies ot
after all. It is too bad. isn t it? Of coarse I our party.”
know that I will have plenty of money when
I come of age, but suppose I was to lose it;
4 We do to some exteut at the South,” she j
little thing. Better look sharp, Marcel.’
“ What’s that? ” returned that youth.
“ Got a rival in Charlie, my boy.
love with Lottie.”
But whatever Lottie thought, she was too
frightened at this bold avowal to give a reply.
Dead iu ! She held down her head, hiding a lace more
flushed than Marcel had ever seen it before;
Pooh,” answered Marcel carefully brush- and when be tried to steal his
around i
answered. “But that is on account of tlie < inj? his faint semblance of a moustache. | her waist, she shrunk back and caused him to
“Give yon a position on the Repeater, my negro question. We have to watch what i “SLe’s only fourteen and Charley is twenty- j
boy,” said Tom. “D—n me, it you don’t those horrid abolitionists are doing.” Then, J four. Ain’t afraid, Tom. Why, Charley’s old
speaking to Marcel, she went on. “I am 1 eU ough to be her father.”
write a very good article already.’
Marcel laughed, but felt pleased with the sorry myself I did not see you, my cbiid, for \ “X 0 t quite,” said Tom. “Never
those hotel keepers tried to cheat me terribly, I father of ten yet.”
desist. He begged her to tell him if she loved 1
him, but she would not reply. Not satisfied
with her offering him no resistance to his tak
ing one of her little hands in his and retain
ing possession of it, he continued to impor-
Charley had not joined in the dialogue, but i tune her lor an answer, only adding to her
Will |*rsctu*e in Home ami Cherokee Or
attention given to collect!one. Claims
attended to promptly.
I A G it A\UE.
W. W. Turner.
Special attention -
M
A. G. A F. C. Foster,
Attorneys-iit law, will practice in Ocmnlgee Circuit.
: Supreme Court, aud United State* Circuit Court*. Tbe
, Senior is Register in Bankruptcy lor 5th and t*th Dis
trict*.
L K
wl
M 1 ^‘■ kugk i_
Benj. W. Barrow,
Lawyer; will K»ve prompt attention to any le^al busi-
ue** entrusted to bin tare.
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OXTEZUMA ASD OOLETHOKEE
FISH A DUPREE.
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implied compliment.
“Mr. Greenmount is opposed to my be- and *ould have done so had I not met up ^
coming a journalist,” he replied. “He said ; with an old friend 1 had not seen for many i been an attentive listener. When Marcel j bashfulness and confusion, and makin
there was enough tools writing for newspu-1 years. They actually charged me for extra ! suggested that he was old enough to be Lottie’s ; ply less probable from her lip:
dinners every day, although I never bad one. I father, be had merely laughed at the sugges- *
Hamilton Yancey.
Attorney at Ltw. Office in New Empire Block, Broad
street. Will practice in all tbe Court*. Prompt *t-
unuiog. and warranted for teution given to business.
any bigh-
pers already. . . _
The three laughed at this profound idea of . I do not think you know the gentleman I re- | j lon
the philosopher.
“You’ll never have a profess
fer to. He saw our names—Lottie’s and
Tell you,” continued To
if you de- j mine--on the register of the hotel by chance. ! would make a formidable rival.’'
pend upon old Greenmount to name one for His name is William Koppered.”
iuked at the ycung journalist, who then
you,” said Charley. “My lather suggested I “D—.” Before tbe word was complete Tom , eertained he was only teasing Marcel.
If you won’t answer,” he said, at length,
’t you do something that will let me * It
Charley j know? It you love me, take this flower from
Here he my hand.”
• I As he spoke he took up a flower and extend
ed it towards her. She hesitated tor a brief
bile. But before she could withdraw tbe
clue* all kind* of work tonally
price Machine; 1* light '
tty* years. S**nd for circulars aud samples of work.
If you want th* lloest Mschtce made, buy tbe HOME.
almost noiscle**,
chine iu every reaped
ticularly, imited to c*i
Broad aud Marietta *tr
the law, and he opposed it on the ground that j stopped himself. He had found it very diffi-' “You can't tease me,” that youth remark-
there were enough scoundrels practicing law cult before to prevent himself requesting ( e j. “Upon my honor, I don’t mind telling ! band, she gave him a shy glance, and then,
already. Then medicine was proposed, and t Mrs. Carroll to d—n him when he first spoke both of you (you won’t say anything about it. ! trembling all over, took the flower. It
JauAlS-eASr-Sm
i li^bt. aud is * perfect Ms- .
Ladle*, and Machinist* par-
ami examine it. Office corner
eta, Atlanta. Ga.
I). <r. MAXWELL.
I for N'-rth aud boutii Carolina,
Georgia aud Florida,
ta. Ga.. and Charlotte, N. C.
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he declared that doctors were all a pack of and had only done so by an effort.
I know) that wbeu I return from Europe I
. _ # , very natural that, after this, Marcel
knaves,, and the patients all fools, in- “William Koppered, madam” he ^aid.^ “Have intend marrying Lottie. It is all settled.” : should followup his advantage. He caught
exclaimed 1 her iu his arms and in spite of all her!
resistance kissed her repeatedly, giving i
eluding my father, who got mad at this and known him for years. One of my best friends, i “Engaged already, d—n me.
refused to propose anything more.’
“Tell you what he wants you to do,” Tom
observed, “Buy a farm and go to raising cab
bages that cost two dollars per bead. D—n
me if he don’t spend thirty thousand dollars
Charley here knows him well. Why, Marcel, Tom
dont you know old Koppered, the merchant?” j “(>h no,” he replied, “I never said auv-
“Yes, but I never thought of him when in , thing about it to her. Only I made up my mind
Baltimore,” be answered, and continuing, be 11 0 ( \o it. She’s prettier than her sister. Mit-
said to Mrs. Carroll: “Why yon had oompa- tis’s gawky looking, and has an awlul tern-
a year on his farm, and can only raise aboutny after all. Did you go to any places of p er . You might think I’m joking, but I tell
five hundred dollars worth of vegetables. The ! amusement?” you I intend to marry Lottie. You’ll see if I
you L
“Yes, we weni to the Park Theatre,” Lot- don’t.
ground is covered with six feet of manure,
and every yearj he adds three inches to it j tie said, for the first time speaking.
When he bought his place it wa9 only eight > “I'm so mortified at not having been with
feet above tbe level of the river at high water , yon,” returned Marcel, addressing her. “Do
mark. D—n me if it ain’t fourteen feet, you remember I promised to take you to all
now.” i the places of interest in the city? How did
“ Oh, he advised me to lead an agricultural ! you like Goram?”
life,” said Marcel, “ Upon my honor, I don’t “Very well,” she replied. “It is very large,
know how a plowed field looks. He is op- I and it was pleasant to sit at the hotel window
posed to my living in tbe city, because tne and watch the great crowds, walking on the
population is too crowded.
CHAPTER VII.
MARCEL VAN DU8EN GOES TO EUROPE.
The five days passed in Baltimore were
most enjoyably spent by tbe visitors. Tom
knew tbe city almost as well as be did Go
ram. Indeed, it is doubtful if there was any
place in the republic bearing twenty thou
sand inhabitants with which he was not inti-
Residence for Sale.
LXOUR LARGE, ELEGANTLY FINISHED BOOMS,
Dunlap Scott,
Practice* iu all the Court?.
C. A. Thornwell,
acf.ce* iu oil the Court*. Si
George F. Pierce, Jr.,
Attorney at Law
1 K Y N A
utterance to some incoherent expre<- * >th room , gtori , roani p»ntry. 3-room Kitonen. i
sion between each kisj, in which the words
lathed and plastered, large trout yard, choice shrub-
streets, and the thousands of vehicles going
Been saying that for the last thirty years,” j backwards and forwards. On day before yes-1 mately familiar. Charley, though a stranger,
remarked Tom. “If every time be advised terday I thought I saw you pass, and told | was taken to numerous places by Marcel,
the men of Goram to leave and go West, twelve mother of it, but she said I must have been who introduced him to a large number of
had left, he’d have been tbe only man liviDg , mistaken. We stopped at the German persons.
there at the present day. Good hearted fel- j Hotel.” The evening of their arrival was spent in _
low though. Swear, awfully and canes ev-, -By Jove "exclaimed Marcel in a mortified . strolling about the city, more tor tbe purpose i M.^eTindulgedTu'Tnnmber”'‘of'indearing
erybody. Very eccentric. Neter beard of j tone. “X did pass that notel day before j of keeping company with Tom, who had eX p reMlon , wbich need not suffer repeating
darling." ••dearest,” ••sweetest," were the 1>erT , nd , h „,. „„ , b^utifnl lot luo
most conspicuous tor their repetition.
“It is a problem bow long* Marcel would
have continued kissing her. had Lottie not! prorementa all new and iu perfect order. Apply t3
threatened to go in the house if he persisted 1
in his amatory manifestations. This threat
influenced his restraining bis ardor and be
consented to hardly come down from imagin
ary realms of bliss and act aguin like an
ordinary mortal.
The pair resumed boquet makiug.
“You needn’t say anything to vonr mother
about our being engaged just yet,” he .said.
by ‘J25 feet, in a muet excellent neighborhood, and just
at the terminue of oue of the Street Cor line*. Im-
WAI.LACE fc FOWLER,
Real Estate Agents.
No. 9 Alabama st.
A Physician and Surgeon
V
John H. Woodward,
Attorney-at-law aud Real E*tote Agent. Prompt and
■ energetic iu pushing business placed in his hands.
I W‘ 8B, ’ ,8 T°-
W. H. Toombs,
Attorney at Law. Prompt attention given to all buei-
Condensed Kail read Tine Table,
Jove ! she would be angry and would not let
us write each other while I am iu Europe.
8o we will keep it secret."
“Do you think it best not to tell her ?”
asked Lottie iu a faint whisper.
I do. my sweetest, # deureat. little—” And
I N first-claa* city practio*. n>*alt ot twenty-ftv# year* owing the arrival and departure of ail Trains,
labor in one locality, want* to retire rrom busmen, i , „ . _. , . . ...
- - reeled by B. D. Mann. General Ticket Agent, No.
Kimball House:
WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD
A rare opening is offered to*man of good professional
^ r abilities and expenenc-, who car. purchase $6,000 of
X wouldn't owe, yoiT know, but’ then, >y j‘‘•JESS* Ad<lr *** "a?h^uo«c,-
1873. FALL TRADE. 1873.
some of his scrapes ?”
“No,” replied Homce; “tell us of them.”
“Old Greenmont’s office right under the ] the register.”
composing room, you know,” continued Tom.
yesterday. If I had only thought you were i made up his mind to visit, the scenes of his
in town, I would have gone in and examined former days, when as a correspondent ot the
expressions which need not sutler repeating.
.. 1 am not responsible for it, but it is a inel-
Repeater he had penetrated the mysteries of J Rucholy tact that then and there a bey of
^V“But you did not, my child,” remarked Baltimore, than lor tbe sake of the stroll. [ eighteen did deliberately enter luto a secret
One day he was busy writing an editorial. Mrs. Carroll, speaktug to him in a familiar, j Tom took them into at least thirty bar-rooms, engagement with a girl ol fourteen, afterwards
Very important subject. Small pieces cut motherly tone. “It is not worth regretting the proprietors of most of which recognized i persuading her ot the bad policy of informing
out of six niggers and the holes tilled with now.
salt and cayenne pepper. Turned out to be The train had moved oft by this time, and | ance. Drinks invariably followed until Tom
him, after a brief scrutiny, as an old acquaint- i her mother of it, and thus giving her a lesson
u duplicity. All of this was very wrong
Murcel doubtless, and I am afraid his example
Wag wrote six blacks—meant biack ( there was now no chance oi their getting | had become so muddy mat ne coma scarcely > i . V. »• . " c**-
hogs. However, right above bis seat was a I into the smoking car, had they ever desired s.aud, while his companions had drank an ; J® daily followed by thousands of youths iu
printer setting type. Chewed tobacco enor- to get there, before the next station was extraordinary quantity of soda-wnter and had j »he republic, Society was dmerentiy organ-;
mously. Y’ou could float a man of war in the j reached. None of them, however, cared for their pockets filled with cigars, forced upon j 1,1 clsi y s ( . >U F g raQ d mot hers—atanj
juice he squirted around him. Hole ip the ; the cigars any more. The servant had left | them when they refused to drink any more, j 80 ( “ lir °‘d ladies tell us. Did it
flooring. Greenmount looks up at ceiling to her seat opposite Mrs. Carroll mid" Lottie, ! Finally they got Tom into a cab and return- j nf!Vel ^riike jcm as singular that many ot m
catch a thought. Printer squirted out a tre- and the vacant place had been filled by ! ing to the hotel, compelled him to retire to bed, grandmothers married at tbe early age
mendons mouthful of juice. Run down the , Marcel and Charley, while Tom sat on the which he did, Charley undressing him, and j wlxleeI1 •
M. N. ROGERS & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS AND JIBBERS OF
Mens’, Youths’ ami Roys’
CLOTHING
446 BROADWAY. MCW YORK.
Deport* S:S0, a. x., Cincinnati Kxpr***; 6, r. m., Ken-
nrsaw Line. Arrive 1 :*J0 f. u , Cincinnati Exprr**:
11:15 r. K.. Krnueaow Lin*.
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Depart 8:15 a. m., and fir. M.; Htone Mountain Accom
modation, 5 r. H. Arrive 5:45.». m., and 11:15 p m.;
Stone Mountain Accommodation, 8 a. x.
MACON AND WESTERN RAILROAD.
Depart 1 a. x., Mail Train, and 1:50 p. X : Arrive 5:50
a. m.. Mail Train, and 5:40 v. m.
WEST POINT RAILROAD.
Depart 11:30 P. M.; arrive 5:40 a. x.
ATLANTA AND RICHMOND AIR-LINK RAILROAD.
Depart G:48 a. m. : arrive 7 p. x.
bole. Instead of catching a thought Old elbow of a bench ou the other side oi the was soon sound asleepJ
Greenmount caught the squirt right between aisle, occasionally leaning over aud address- Saturday being the next day,
his eyes. Mad
worse than
“Where’s thi
that did this,
me and I’ll
laughing. Had come up without wiping his
face. Squirt had run all over it.
ha.”
Murcel and Charley joiued iu Tom's hilari
Aud so the betrothed pair sat together until
Juvlr ml,..,. \f... ,u
W E offer to SOUTHERN MERCHANTS fur tbe
ruxuiun Fail »u<l Winter Trade, a very lar#e
aud attractive stock of CLOTHING, specially adapted
to the wants of the Southern people. Sparing no e\-
l*en*r to secure the l»-*t talent. *e invite an examine-
• mduufacturod «
ERN STATES.
After indulging iu a few remarks about Go-
Ila, ha, ram, its places of note aud on kiudred topi
Marcel said:
‘•But where's Mittie? Did
ty, which was of itself contagious, aside from alone in Baltimore ?
any mirth-provoking element in the story.
“She is gone South. Sh«
gainst the evil ti-n lencies of large cities iu
Europe, the infi<it y that permeated society, S ilv
and the danger.-he ran from the possession *'*“
ou leave her of large mean-:. It was very toacLing to see
tl»* priest take Marcel by tbe bunds iu
returned to the parlor, and Murcel wants than
of the boquets to Mrs. Carroll and tun'd for a North
the other to Tom, while Lottie, with a pretty
blush, gave Charley oue of hers and re ained
other for the purpose of parting with it
Another time,” he went on, when tbe ago,” Lottie observed,
laughing had ceased, “he came down to the ’
left two weeks I the most aff' Ctionat
I lad throw
• manner, aud to see the I ^ Marcel, when an opportunity ottered.
find with v.*
adapted to tlic
•f Clothing man Ufa
\\Vat**rii market.
(Inter* solicited, to Which w* give special att*ntioi
Mr. \V. T. I hi rue, late Marshall A Barge, Chorleatoi
connected will* u*. *nd represent* UuorwU.
haul pies of our Goods aent ou application,
augb-dtf
g> ntlem .n.
feigned a
composing room. Bays to tbe foreman,
• What d—d jackass wrote this ? Show me
his copy. Woald like to break his neck.
D—d infernal d—d fool! Discharge him this
day.’ Foreman gets out copy and hands it to
him. Greenmount looks at it, very much
surprised. ‘Won’t discharge him,’ says he;
4 bot he’s a jackass.’ Had written it himself!
Forgot all about it Very absent-minded. ”
i kindle
_ “You are all determined to surprise me,”
office quite early one morniog. Read the ed- Murcel remarked. “Why, when I left B.dti-
itorials in the Consol. Got into a towering more you hadn’t the remotest idea of her | the
passion over one. Goes up-stairs into the going.”
“No," replied Mrs. Carroll. “But theu
you have not been in Baltimore for four \ ing over 1
mouths, my child. The trip was decided ! mass he
upon quite sudden)}’, though.”
* Aud who did she go with ? ’
‘With her aunt, Mrs. Lander. She (Mit-
J .-v arms around tbe reverend
« .bracing him with uu-
• i >i vhen they parted
>g. rather Melrose,
n.n -1 pleased, and his
i with . easure, when, on glane-
ng ation the next day at high
Mar* -fl, Tom aud Charley kneel-
i ing in t h-sr places raying. Had he desired
| to find M-reel th* same evening be might
d ne f at the residence of Mrs
WA2MTEX>
tie’s aunt, I mean) had to visit New Orleans I Carroll, < • re he remained tell ten o’clock at
on busineFs, She has a large property in ; night, n<>t 4 orgett>n ., before he left, and dar-
Loui-iem. A few days before she left ] ing her i.
r’s temporary absence from th
B y a gentleman.
* private family, wl
■ bo*rdvr*. Reference* *
! Herald office.
A FURNISHED ROOM IN
ere there are few or no otho
chan (fed. Addrc*a H. O. II •
It was not many minutes before midnight
wbeu the gentlemen rose to leave for Goram
early the next morning. Marcel bade a final
too, good-bye. Tom aud Charley shook hands
first, and theu went out on the balcony, leav
ing Marcel alone with Mrs. Carroll and
Lottie.
“You must not forget to write us, my
child,” said Mrs. Carroll, standing up aud . jnLttOrHOy ■ W
giving him a kind, motherly kiss. am>-—-
• 4 I’ll write you and the girla regularly.”
Theu he took hold of Lotlie’s hand and cou-
tium'd, saying to her mother, “You don’t ob
ject to my kissing Lottie, do you ?"
S. A. DARNELL,
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF CLAIMS
For Georgia. Office corner Broad and Alabama 81s
Will practice In thu Courts of Atlanta «nd Blue llidne
Circuits.
N. R. FOWLER. Auctioneer
VALUABLE PLANTATION IN GOR
DON COUNTY.
rilHE FORMER RESIDENCE AND PLANTATION
of Major,Taiue* Freeman, deceased, of Gordon
county. This plantation contain* about
-1,000 Aoroa of Ijnucl.
1 lyin« near the Ooasew attie River, ou the old Tenues-
! M*e Road, and on the contemplated route of the 0*r-
teraville and Duck town Railroad, with tine, large,
commodious Dwelling containing eijtht rooms.' Also,
buruos. a table*, Ao.. Ac, It ha* *lw*ya been oLam« d
a* oue of the beat era as and stock farm* in Cherokee,
Georgia. It has been lon« known a* a place exceed
injjly healthy, beinn surrounded by mountain* aud
with plenty of the beat running water* near the
homestead. The land* are well watered with good,
clear, never-falling attwauia. and in good condition of
improvement,aud contains over <500 acre* first class bot
tom land, aud will produce clover and grasses of
1 heavy growth, a* well aa cotton. Thi* desirable farm
| i* located eighteen miioj from Caihouu, and eight
ml es from Fair mount post office.
The Hale will take place at Calhoun, Ga.. on the
! FIRST TUESDAY in NOVEMBER next. Posseaalou
I given immediately. Plenty of good mule*, stock.
grain, implements, Ac., on the place,
i Terms—Oue-third cash; balance one. two and three
! years, with iuterest bearing note*. Sold ou account
1 of Judge Lochrane aud B. W. Freeman. Apply to
j Judge Lochrane, R. W. Freeman, on the place, or to-
Wallace A Fowler, Real Estate Agent*. Atlanta. Ga.
I July6*eBu-tf