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GA. JANUARY 26, 1872,
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llaneous.
the oppetite 'VSde-?renaenrig«iei
led.'. The ivancoun-
er the softjmoon, in
jtectioD, was enough
SHARP ft FLOYD,
iskateraas made by a sum! There were confus- a cry forhelp.
wnfhave ca tnrves around the spot tod tigmg: It waa : not n
dhabitanta gings, as if there had been a struggle, tenance seen i
I or S0me slight in'rtaating ; its appeal for
P was the hot beyond.that point wore ClvQ'sets of to n$ive Frai
THl MANIAC SKATER. 1 v 1 '&■
' "• ■- v"'-. - • •- ■ .• i vi! ,
* J •f . a } |, t ‘ '*1
A TALE OP CANADIAN' UFE. i
*' On one of‘the Canadian river^a
branch stream that emptied itself jpto
the Ottawa; many miles above the mod:
i 'U >•> TvJ *
DOZEN
,000 pound* Bii So*l
m do™ S35S
JS “ Castor (
300 pounds Indies.
as a young gentleman and Tkdy made
their appearance ! upoii the ice, Coding
up the river fromtfltiWH^n^trare
skating hand in haiid, v nbw’tackwardsif
nbw forwards, now performing some
difficnlt feat or 'whirling around in wide
sweeping circles. 1 ”*•**'• ,m»
“.Who are they?” Svas the question
aslced by many among ihe spectators.
“^Tate* lackenzie and FriLiik Scott,’.
parallel^ and side by side, as -it the without
NEW DRUG STORE.
and with joimthhanda ri! „ mgi! Mirartafe'ilml fesquelt?
! ' 5 The direction;was down the rivers- From whatt. From
i towards the home of Miss Mackenzie fae destroyer—a maniac;
'• ’"At b glance the young man-.recog-. ^ 0 nr o* 8t. Cltir noW p
nitel : thethin tiny mark left by tbe :bo. ./r f--V vW
1 slender steel blades on the feeteof his j Merciful heaven^: II
; late partner. Biit'tb&maxv-Who had sound -heard hUead^lnt
~\VER 100 PAGES—printed in two
*_J color*, ou suptrb Tinted 1'uj.ci. Four llun-
red Knrraviar* ol Ftotirr*. Plast* ami VrertaMr*
-with descriptions, and Two Colokck Tl-itfc.
Erections and plan* for making Walk*, Lawn*.
ORGIA
PiruhtatlJU* M hi
ay a ASj\Tjai$Q$,t}
at three dollars ter annum,
STBU'ThY is JPVtKK { / l
Qjficc, Bwvi »t., overJ. IL Huggins.
FlnyT^nn i - « , each pnhMQUPiit Insertion,
Jnderone month. For’a longer period
contract* will he made
, . i " r—
Husiness
\ TTORSEY AT
^ V Homer, Hanks Coitntft A**.,
ia the counties of Uauka, Jatltsoa,
■haul and Franklin.
y of
to linage
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t /.FiilbMIx(MSi8,C
GLOOKS, i T,fto -/wrtt fivirt
SPEGTAOLES,
FANCY GOODS,
a;
M VSTIN w. Q9SB9 ' >• «»
TTORNEY AT LAW.
*w«wr«sf!teteUMS
alter.llon la tho collection ef claims, and will net as
ag«nt f-w the pnn liiM and sale of TO*i estate and‘
pay taxes on wild lands. lanlot!
J. II. SKKLTON, C.'yr. BlftEW
C.SKKLT0X ft SEIDEl.L. w 1
A xtorneysat law
Hartwell, Hart County, Ueorgla.
PITTMAN * HINTON, ~~
A ttorneys at law
JcfTrrson, Jackson county, Ga.
Samuel A 1 , thurmond,
A ttoi;n e y a t l a w
Athene, Os. Gfdca on It road street, ov*tr
B%rry A Son’s Store. Will^iva sjvcial attention
to cases in Bankruptcy. Also, to the collection of
al! claims entrusted to his care.
J. J. 1 J. i\ A LEX A Ml KB.
D ealers in hardware
Iron Staal, Nail*. Carriage Material, Mining
mp!ement»,**r., Whitehall*!,, Atlanta.
M.VAN ESTES,
A TTORNEY AT LAW,
_k.A_ llomer. Hank* County, Ca.
J. R.
A T T O R N EY ATLAW,
X\- Carncsvlllc, Franklin county, Ga. Office
•ucrly occuiiiod hy J. F. Langston, Ea*|. Ia2l
GROVER&BVKEIl
SEWING MACHINES! !
rnuxoi xtKit tiir bist in rsr.
I > Y ALL WHO HAVE TRIED
) them. Theto machine*, with nil the
IMPROVEMENTS
AND
ATTACHMENTS,
mar be had, at manufacturer'* prices, freight
added, at the
JJANFEK OFFICE.
NOTICE' OF CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
* ON TIIF.-.
GEORGIA RAILROAD
Superintendent'
Georg I* and Jlanui A Amrusta
*a office,
la Railroad, >
mu
^Aonzes,
WATOAR*V r >
.. wp QAyE A FU^CC^^Fj
Jeweller^ Jngrave^
JWmiuntcfuremany Fine Goods
JS.Y.'ir.**? »lWS., «Bd arw^.repaid to FILL ANT
OKIILttS for goods or work promptly.
•P- All go.>ds engraved free of charge.
W c make a specialty or
PREMIUMS FDR FAIRS!
and are prepared to give nny Information on ap
plication. \> e guarantee the
la rg est ASSO rtem n t,
THE FINEST GOODS,
TllE LOWEST PRICKS,
AN DTHEBEST WORK.
Gall and »w us.
SHARP & FLOYD,
Whitehall Street, Atlanta.
May 25-1 y "* —■* *
E. S.^NGLAND A CO.,~
y^RE NOW RECEIVING THEIR
NEW FALL STOCK!
Selected with care Gy one of the firm, in New
York, to which they intito tl»e attention of their
customers and the public. They have a good assort
ment of
STAPLE&FANCIDBY GOODS
GKiirXKIF.a,
IHtOYI.IONS,
IltllUtVAHK.
LROt'KBHV ,
HATM. t 1 PM,
BOOTH.
MIOI!*,
And In abort, everything in the way of
Fami!y and Plantation Supplies,
They will pay the HIGHEST PRICE FOR
COTTON or other Produee,and
Wall *torc C'oiion nt £5 Cent* n Bnle
per month.
We are determined to deni fairly, sell low, and by
close attention to business hope to please old custo
mers and make many uew ones. septl5if
:enger Trains will
Daif l*a**mger Train, Daily, Smulay
Kxcejtted.
I/care Auguntaat 8 00a.m.
Leave Atlanta at —7 10a.m.
Ariiveat Atlanta at ... ♦» 30 p. m.
Arrive at Augusta at„„ ^ 40 p. u.
Night Passenger Train.
Leave Augualaat ,. ~8 Shp- tn.
loave Atlanta at... L ..10 15 p. in.
Arrlv. at AtUata at - * Wa. in.
Atiiveat Augustam 1 50a. in.
Berzelia Passenger Train.
l^ave August.at.... -•< 13p. nt.
Uav* Meraelhtat — .7 30 a. a.
Arrive at August. — —# St. tn.
Arrive at Berzelia 6 OOp.rn.
Both Day and Jiight l’assungcr Trains will aaake
close connection* at Augusta and Atlanln with
i’asaanger Train* of connecting roads.
rassengers from Atlanta, Athens, Washington,
and station* on lieonria Uilltoml, hy Uktng the
Down Hay l*a»sengar wain will make doee coaaec-
tion at Ga 111 sk with the Mncon PAW.-ngir Tlftln,
and reach Mac n the name day at 7 40 p. m
Palace Sleeping Gars on all Night Trains.
Sch.'ilulo on Macon & Angiistu Railroad
7’<> tale Effect Jan. 23, 1871
Deltveen Augusta and Macon—Day Pas-
senger Train Daily, Sunday Excejjted.
lve.ire AiigU'ta at
Leave Macon at
Arrive at Macofe at
Arrive Augusta M
Tlu* day Passenger Train arriving at
7 40 |». m.,' makes el** eonnacUam with
i-onnectlng Hoad. 1 * at Macon.
Passengers'
••lose conn
Train for .
point* on Geordt Rai’road. tnd **
NORTH Eir
GRAND EXHIBITION!!
FOB THE
Farmers, Mechanics and Houscicircs of
Forth-East Georgia.
Open MU very Day 2
T HE SEASON for Fairs is at hand and tiring un
willing that Athens should be behind other
places of loss importance,I have determine 1 to have
A C mmercial Exposition,
i4t My Old Stand, Fo. 7, Broad St.'
To make the display attractive, I hav® visited
the Norlheru > v .arkets. .*uid brought out many
WOVE: I, TIES 7
Embracing a verv handsome display in seasonable
DRY GOODS!
An unusual assortment of
JAY 0. G.MLEY,
yNVITES ATTENTION TO HIS
NEW FALL STOOK
For Men, Women and Children ; and au unequalled
variety of useful articles for
TFor Home and Farm!
In bet, the Establishment, heretofore known ns the
“ Planter’** Store,”
Is to hecotne the favorite headquarters for farm sup
plies, if complete slock and fair dealing can make
it so.
An attractive feature of this Grand Exhibition,
will be Us display of
OIL!
CHiimers and
PURR- KEROSENE
Call and exainia* Us stock be (or. purchasing.
aaptlMt
GLASSWARE*
Lamps and Lamp Fixtures,
Far ahead of anything berctoftire offered, mad con
stituting a leading
337well worth the attention of Housckcepea.
There will always be a complete aisortment of
em vai
or village of Pi—Ji It .ib
place, pictarcsqudy. eituated. onjhtf
ri ver’s bank, and baefted by bills of bold
ootlin^,. npon whose sides the maple
sheds its broad, bright leaf, while their
crests are covered by forests of. thte
evergreen hemlock and spruce.;|
■u -Romantic in appearance?the little
town is also of romantic interest in its
history; having been in the earlier days
of Canadian colonisation a noted ren
dezvous of fur traders, trappers and
imjageurs—the boatmen made immortal
by Moore in his celebrated song.
That was in times past. The fur
bearing animals are still found near it,
but not in such numbers as of yore;
and the trade has sought other centres
of activity, and other depots, further
off in the great wilderness of Prince
Rupert's Land. Still the town of P—
has not been deserted. A considerable
population yet remains in it, chiefly
descendants of the ancient trappers,
voyageurs and eourcurs du bois; while
the axo of the colonist, echoing in woods
where once was heard only the crack of
the rifle, has brought a new era of
prosperity to the place. Above and
below it, on the river’s honk, large
cleaaiiigs have been made, and hand
some houses are seen, reflecting their
images iu the water. 1
A mile below the town, and just be
fore the stream mingles its waters with
those of the Ottawa, it makes a leap
over a bar of rock that runs transverse
ly to its course—forming a beautiful
waterfall of some forty or fifty feet' fa*
height. Although the stream itself is
of inconsiderable size- 1 that is, for Can
ada—the rocky ridge, thus damming it
up, gives it a breadth of two or three
hundred yards, which is continued up
to the town, and for some distance be
yond. Jbis also imparts tranquility to
-thaummaBt, leaving. tl>o. JUfcr mrfoqfa; the cajqje of disappointing them. Sup-
*1 __ _ ! 1_1 ... xL .a J L--L xL A Mz
MM!t¥
GROCERIESt
paid to the
t,zod
PROVISIONS GENERALLY.
For the accommodation of builders a large supply o
of the beet grades, and special
regular supply of GOOD FLOL'K, MEA
may always be found.
As all these attractive and useful goods are to be
sold at
n at
us of
ng Itoau* at mum.
■ Atlanta, Athene, Washington, and all
DEALKR'IN ALL KISBS OF
F V R. NITTJB.E.
Warerocms on Clayton St., next to Episcopal
Church.gj WILLIAM WOOL.
t» with ^ -
to
9IERL front th
mufactorv, and will fas'sold as low as ca
A a
i. A mi
CX!
at mmrnm
1^4 iB-vr M»-yr mo^
(i
ILL & BRYDYE, at the old es-
the itonaJUMefraT. R. a
Ihe tie** an« mart attentive
workmen and all the modern appliances for MIA* •
I NO. Mltm-OOINO. ll.tm.littaSM.NU, etc. La-
prompt and careful attention. . July 28.
* i~. * r (—-
—7 .-— my old customers and the publican invited to caU
WM WOOD 1
sept IS
HUGGING
Sign of “ Planter’s Store,” Athens.
SuMMfev & Newton,
uitoADsr.iT.ihrvsTM.
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A WEEKLY EIGHT PAGE PAPER,
Published in the City <f Feus York,
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the wonderful resources by encouraging immigra
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cerning every part of the South.
The south ' as mettheeord:alapproval and sup
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al*. trade—in fact everything—all over the South.
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Eurot t. , ,
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30 " Donnell's Composition.
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CASSUrJjJ ADAM&,
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d^c.% t .V t nr • «.»« t ;
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au. ZVJm
die f-ir c,.\ net
o
Fortes
was .die lojiy, pointing them out a* be
longing: to tho two most
families tin the neighborhood,! whoso
splendid mansions stood near the m-
oFs bank a littlefiigtfaaf down.'
The two skaters who tad ttas unex
pectedly mudotheir appearance, at once
became the object of universal atten
tion, and an admiring crowd soon col
lected around them.
Observing this, and not-appearing to
like such a public exhibition, the young
lady whispered some wotds in the ear
of her companion; who, suddenly
wheeling, so as to face down the river,
and carrying, her along with him, by a
few forcible strikes shot clear of tbe
crowd, and skated rapidly away.
A murmur of disappointment fol
lowed their departure; while glances of
something like disapproval were cast
after them, as they glided off under the
gleaming firelight. The villagers ap
peared to think they bad been unfairly
dealt with, to be thus cheated of a
spectacle.
They, are vexed at our leaving
them,” remarked the young gentleman,
ns he swept along by tbe side of his
beautiful companion, her band held in
his.
“ For What reason?” she innocently
asked.
“ They don’t often see such an
compli8hed skater as yoo, Kate.”
“ As yourself, yon mean, Frank. It
was your performances they so much
admired; and now I think of it, it
wasn’t very graceful in me to have been
smooth as a sleeping lake; so that dur
ing the long Canadian winter the ice
formed upon it is of the very best qual
ity for skating. !
As a large proportion of the inhab
itants of ? are of French origin—
habitant, in short,—it need not be told
that they are fond of cheerful amuse
ments, and take full advantage of the
pastime thus ofibred them. On the
bright, crisp evenings, almost peculiar
to the Canadian winter, men, women
taken her off, skating so close; by; her
•was ho? ni This was - tho
ttto himself,
A painful suspicion shot through his.
tai.isflMMHUlW'liift. tafiji
after leaving the house, they had 'pass
ed a man upon ihe ice, who was also
. They had brushed so near
itlns man as to see who he was; and in
the moonlight had beheld a counten-
aace bearing a arest sinister cast It
Wte thi'fiM ' tf Okaibiflt Ciair, a
French Canadian, whom. Frank knew
to he a rival—like himself a suitor for
the hand of Miss Mackenzie.
This man had made his appearance
in the neighborhood, some three
months before; coming no one knew
whence. In fiict, there was nothing
kndwnof Ma except his nanie; and
this might have been an assumed one.
-He put npi at the principal hotel of tho
village; appeared to have money, and
to be a person of good education. Was
it he who had joined Miss Mackenzie
npon the ice, and carried her away
with him ? It could be no other; for
Scott now remembered having heard
the ring of his skates behind, m»- they
were coming op the river from the place
where fit Chur tad been aeon, and
where shortly after they had,passed
him.
The first thought of the lover was
one of a most painful nature. It was,
in fiict, the bitterest pang of jealousy.
The whole thing had been pre-arrang
ed, and she had willingly gone away
with St. Clair, who, though a stranger
to others, might be better known to
tanridfmiliT isfj ai ki-tstai
Scott-did not need to ask thia quea-
tiod. He knew that it was tile riCr of
watei^-heknew that d eatardd teas
bur. And near below; !br, oi< sweep
ing round another curve oh the- rurer|
the black smooth water could be
shooting forth from undorthw .field
ice, quick whitened into froth, as
Every S uthern tarn aliould give It his etippert.
Every other ioiui that wants to know anything
about the South would And it worth the eubecrip-
about the South would
tion pi
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«w.»,piions of Southern property for sale or ex'-
change, or for invilingjabor or cspiul in .any de-
**Subscribe for It at once, and induce a* many to
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for thaee who will canvass for us. Specifaaaeople*
sent on application. Address _
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rp H fi'sU B SCRIBElt HAS
1 a safe, comfortable and commodious Wagon
Yard on River street, near the Upper Bridge,
when Con, Fodder, sad ail QtW necessary »P-
for^aW «dl haak bma^ix^n ex
Carriage, Buggy & Wagon
A
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MIE.SE INSTRUMENTS
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Z ‘"“■•sfmsixs.tsr
-iSaS'iasnjssK assrsss:
tryjold p. the be-l advanlari ^iitl,
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T 8 WARRANTED TO CURE Scald
th “<*» ortier disease* of
dreeslrtt. 1’reiwred at tbe
may 5
SEW DRUG STORE-
r I t,,„
1 been before the puUiefornewI]MhlrtjMr**n>
and upon theirexcelleoc*aMoMnlnM
I, toted pre-omisesrf, .which pronoonce* them nn-
wtdu
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. 8ISGLE COPIES OF
BOLMAN’S RUiiAL WORLD,
'’A WEEKLY Agricultural Journal
tint has been puMtahed tweaty-three yes^
)U j- haring tlie Largest Cwulation anc
23jgd?agi^s«Bga!
J2i2£.”sas
pinhUaher. bt. Louis. Mo. dee.au
•f.
J. C. HARDIE,
Dealer in Groceries & Provisions,
College Avenue, Athens, Ga.
HE BEST SUGAR, COFFEE,
Or any regular established agtndra. ^^DoriOem
Blacksmith’s Bellows, Anvils,
VTISES, HAMMERS, Stock and
YaX? 4C - iRcXEBSOS * CO.
and children may be seen in scores, cos-
tamed in garments tastefully trimmed
with furs, standing in groups upon the
smooth shining ice, and circling about in
every direction; while the air resounds
with their merry laughter, and the me
tallic ringing of their skates.
Contests are often carried on between
them as to who can perform the most
difficult feats, ami cut the most compli
cated figures; and excellence in the
pastime—in Canada truly national—is
held in high estimation.
About Christmas times these contests
arc especially common, and full of ex
citing interest; for in Canada, as in all
Christian lands, this is the season 6f
most merfimeiit. Fortunate it is for
the villagers of I’ when the ice dur
ing the last days of December is in
good condition; that is, free from snow.
If not, however, they will not be baulk
ed of their sport. A band of volunteer
sweepers, armed with birchen brooms,
will soon clear up space enough for
this; and if the white mantle be too
deep and heavy for brooms, horses and
the snow-plough will be employed in its
removal. ' i • ■« j
On a Christmas eye some few years
ago, the villagers of P were out in'
force upon the. ice. This was in pert
feet condition—dear as plate glass.—
Not a smirch of snow could be seen,an
the long reach of river extending bdow
the town; although a white mantle
covered the earth on either bank, and
even the dark leaves ot tho hemlocks,
aud the sprawling fronds of the sprue®,
types, were loaded with enow flake.
On this Christmas eve King Winter
seemed to have taken esspedal delight
ip spreading a table, so attractive-as-to
draw from out their houses nearly the
whole population of P ■« Men,
women and children had assembled
.the river ice to participate in the do-
lightful sport of stating, W to
the evolutions of the skaters. .
It was, in truth 0 a grand sight to ob
serve hundreds of both sexes dressed
in various costumes, and gliding rapid
ly over the smooth trausluscent surface;
while shouts aud peals of laughter rang
mellow and merry on the still evening
air. The low winter sun had already
sunk behind the hemlock clad hills, and
a bonfire, kindled on the ice, sent up
the flames, that cast their red glare far
along the river. From the quiet vil
lage nestled near its Bank tho light
glistened away to the frosted forest on
pose yon go bock, and show them 4 lit
tle more of-your skill. Do, Frank!
I can atny hero till yon return.” ; v ,
Anything to please you, my deftr
*0hm| d*» c* j ai
And so saying, tho young: mail ife,
leased tho tiny*gkncd hand e£ his
ctanning partner; and, aftera few long
shots, was once more in the midst of
the villagers, gratifying dm with the
display so much desired.
Mto*-' thta fve utaotee wa* thus
spent, daring whieft tune tko—lrwn-
plished stater was repeatedly ebeered,
and greeted with complimentary re
marks. Then, bethinking hjmsdf of
the fair creature he had left waiting
alone in the oold, he was about to break
Off, when the pleased spectators en
treated him to remain a moment long
er, and once more show them a figure
that had specially-elicited applause.
He consented; repeated the figure
called for; and then resisting all fur
ther appeals, with one grand stroke he
glided out from among the people, and
off toward the spot where he had left
the young lady on the ice.
On nearing the place, he saw that
she was not there, or anywhere in
sight!
Where could she have gone?
It occurred to him that, while be
was entertaining tbe villagers, she
might also have rejoined them, .and be
come one of the spectators.
With all speed he stated hade again,
and quartered tbe crowd—in every di
rection scanning the faces and figures
by the red firelight.
But among them be saw neither fea
tures nor form bearing the slightest
resemblance to those of the beautiful
Kate Mackenzie.
So,” soliloquised ho, '* $he’s play
ing a little trick, to surprise me. Sbe
has slipped in under the river-bank
and while I am rushiag to and fro in
search of her, she is no doubt standing
in the shadow of a hemlock, aud quiet
ly laughing at me.”
Yielding to this conjeoturg, b&S 1 ? 0 *
more plied bis skates, and shot rapidly
back down the river—keeping doee
alongside the bank, and scanning every
spot overshadowed by the dark fronds
of the hemlocks.
But he saw no one thore, either, in
the moqnlight or shadow j nor
there any mark made by skates upon
tho inshore ice. .
It now occurred to him, that he might
discover where she ^ _
upon the track of her skates and fol
lowing it up. With this intent he
hastened back to the spotwliere he had
Baite* mmd . v?.£
On reach in^ it^ col
through his frame, as ifthebloodhad
suddenly become frozen in his veins.
In addition to the sets of skate
tracks made b^himsetf i
lady in their passage up *pd,dqwn, be
now saw a third, whose deep scores
ber.' TheFitenChOapiadiaq, tfnab cirri nd even the edge ofrthe <c» 'aver [ Unfortuato4y* fttobliir,'LiJM~,
what might he railed a very handsome;
man, whs, nevertheless, good-looking
ugh to give cause for jealoiny. yt
.t m AHjWBaitfflwii
Scott, who was exasperated 'beyond
kounds at being, as he fancied; both
iiiped and slighted. It passed like a
spasm; another n«trly as paipflil tak
ing its place. He reralled a rumour,
that had been for some
the neighborhood—of a strangeness ob*
sepred'in' the behaviour of St. Clair,
that bad caused doubts of hts sanity.
And more forcibly came back to Frank
Scott’s mind, what he had heard that
very morning; how Hie Frenchman
had presented himself at the house of
Miss Mackenzie’s father, ’ proposed
marriage to her; and, when refused,
tad acted in such a strange
uttering wild speeches and threats
against the lifo of the yui’ng lady:—
that it had been necessary to nse force
in removing him from the premises.
Could this be the explanation of her
disappearance ? Was the man in real
ity a maniac ? Was he now in the act
of carrying out the menace he had
made—some terrible deed of vengeance
—under the wild promptings of insan
ity? -'i .:«frwz „ a
The thoughts came quick—for this
wftk aqries of; corpse turn a did not oe-
copy tea seconds of time—ynd with
tbe tat of them "Frank Scott threw all
his. strength into a propulsive effort,
byteriinChirtch.and'at the ageoftix
Wi the son- uhiteff with : the sSfme
<&dkh;'‘ajtf'*m4 4bspec^
4'of Ihat'bbd^iit thff'tirne of hw flthfeFs
death. He had no bad habits iirit? no
evnl'associa tes, and'tM re^SHlCtf W^the
ntotlo! young man <>f bin towiV’iind
tddktfr OlV ! JottiiJg posyeMsion'of^his
inftj'Wftt««4i , lft : l)ad no diflft4Mty,
iirig the duly lihUd/antMiis ’rnWlmr
died
father, young Hendewon conciOddd to
rtradi against'aamaroeta itMtelMMl YllittlJ all thte IfriiMpal
the fall, /i . . - .. pmnfa of interest hi America, and- then
The punned saw it first ; bft noon lefalftrked' Pftfflgf this
after the pursuer. itraveh hecdntriStefr ttaWMV ftJRUip-
“ My God 1” gasped tbe litter,do a J phnjT. and this habit led him to gam-
VDiqe choking with agony.' Can.tKe|Wh»8- He played at first with indii-
min mm to carry her nai ■ lock, but tcry €MiH6iiiIy f , ‘iwvor
Stop, madman I” hazarding large sums. But, ns time
St Clair heard the call, and looked wore on, f he habit of drinking grew
back,. The moonlight falling full upon | upon him; nud increasifife inebriety
his face, revealed an expnasion. horri- lied to greater recklessness-fti*phtdfnp,
ble to behold. "His eyes were no long- until finally he- Itet as freely affitho
er rolling, but fixed in a terrible stare | most expert gambfar. ■■■ *
of determination ; while Upon hiq fea- . Hoping to conquer Ms vices, lie ro-
tures could be traced a smile ot demo-1 turned to the home of his childhood,
nine triumph. He spoke no word; near Mexico, Missouri. Here lie' re
but raising his unemployed arm, point- malned for a few months, dt#ing
ed to the cataract. ‘" wliieh time he suffered all the agOnies
There could be no mistaking , his I that rait net fafl In dHRut-ftie fttkYhin-
gesture; but what foliowfd.madestill I d«r timtar cfreumsfaficea. - OWImy
clearer the dreaded design. Giving a an( l full °f remorse, * he- visiteff the
loud shriek, that ended in a prolonged graves of his parent#, where he remain-
peal of laughter, he faced once inoro f° r liours together, Undei^oliflig sUch
in the direction of the open water.— j toftftfe as can not be desefftted.
Then, throwiag all bis mad epetg^ p^*^? ta-4eterrained to
into the effort, he shot straight towards I Louis. He had yet about $6,000, and*
it, dragging the youngladyalong with I ^ detonmited to invest this id tomes
him. ■ j busfnete, 'hoping that in the ovtitenient
The crisis had now come; a moment 1 °f trade he would forget the past, and
more, KnUMmdbmuo, Btruggling l 1)0 ab ^ e to overcome his old habits, tad
in the arms -of. a madman, would be I g»ta the comple te mastery of them.
the cataract, and dowh tb' certain de-1 u P on Urrivij% )nbWt. -Louis, fading
strnction on the rocks below, ii • .* : i ‘4«tomg ini his dotermiluttioo to reform
With fen* tat,.a&i*cift “< <****-
lover saw her peril, now .proximate, I qunintahce to enter a saloon and take
tail aiiitoi nUi imnnsnikts 'if lrinr I a dr ink of liquor. This ode^Mftkwas
averted. But his head torn stilleooM*M*k the fatal one that it tadtfccn
and at a glance betook intaa : ntua-|tO'hundreds-tf thousands. Jt -awoko
thedenion that wxsonly Sleeping witii-
By bearing direct down upon them, I In binj, tad fired .Ms appetite 'fbr fur-
ta wuold only jncreMe the meiosntuiii I ttea 'ptaaiuir dtMIfl 4a»'"qftite
of their speed, fuid/ouae both, over dieWtqaifSwad ' tleft:ft was 1 la- ilMcult
edge of tbe ice. His only hope lay.jfask to entice him into hfcFvddJftMftits
in making one last vigorous effort to —the gambling houses. Thither 'he
get between them and the open- water. J went, and thero he played, -day after
A grand sweep might do it; and, witb-1 day, wfifa varying rtrasss. - But., at
out waiting to reflectfarther, Jpe threw jltot, • when fta- came to himself' he
his body forward in the curve of a j fotfnd that aU his money was gone ex-
parabola. - I cept $75. Ho was almost a beggnri
- • With haads and teeth talk tightly | Thia touted him agata«o fio* left
clenched, with eyes fixed upon one j St. Louis, anal in doe otatea'of - time
point, and thoughts concentrated into arrived at Louisville. Here ho put up
one great purpose, he passed over the at tho house o^’a’friend, a. relative of
smooth surface like an edectric flash. I his mother. For a week He was sober;
The effort ended in a shock, as his body but on Christmas day lie became in
come in contact with that of St Clair, toxirated, and that night d)d not to-
A blow from one arm, already raised, turn to the house of his relative;—
sent the latter staggering off along the I Sunday passed and still lie did not re
ice, at tho same time that It tlstached j turn; but on Monday evening he made
his hold from the wrist' of his intended I his appearance almost in a state of tie-
victim. Ibis was instantly grasped by j lirium tremens. He was kindly cared
her rescuer, who, continuing the sweep I for by his relative^ medical attendance
“tercepted, succeeded in carrying procured for him, and he recovered,
toaplace ofsdfttjr. ' - 1 But on examining his pocketbook he
her on
In vain the madman tried to reeov-1 found himself penniless. The last dol
or himself ’Hie momentum he had j lar had gone of the one ,huntlr(d ;nii(l
obtained by his own pfievious speed, I twenty thousand his father had left
and shot off like an arrow down the increased by the powerful blow he re- him only four-years ago. He was a
ice-bound river*
A bead was soon turned, beyond
wtidi wppeared a sketch of dear Ice
extending for more than amtie On
this, and away at its farther end, two
fertaa were dimly discernable; while
still frosty air could be heard
the faint ringing of states nt quick in
tervals repeating their strokes.
Frank Seott tad no doubt about one
Kate Mackenzie
Nerved by the sight, ho threw fresh
vigor into his stroke, and went sweep
ing over ihe smooth surface film a bird
Upon the wing.
Gn, past rock, and tree, and hill,
and farm-houses sleeping in silence; on
in long nervous strides; his eyes flaah-
but fixed upon the two
able, as the distance lessened between
And now he was near onougb to see,
att one of them was
the other St Clair.
The latter, glancing bock over
shouldef, recognized his pursuer; i—. , ,, Vl
taking a fresh hold.on tta wrist of hU ? maniacs lips—as
: an object of ciiurity;
TTds was thori> tan; b4 eorAd' bear,
id so, takiiighls flhe gnM watch from
Xiocket, he sold it to his relative,
with the uiOne^thns obtained he
Sundny purchased a ticket for his
fin Missouri, where he goes with
| hi*
and
[oil
ccived from Scott’s clenched fist, forced
him on to fh4 extreme edge of the fee i
where, losfhg^hU CquiKbrinm, he feU I
flat upon his face. Perhaps he might I
still have been sqved, but for hp own!
frenzied passion. But fu the states,
following along the curve already com- j
menced, swept close to tho spot where L resolution to lead-a new life.
he was lying, the toe of the young lady I { —\ '•••*> .tii
almost touched him. Clutching rapid* I - ^ folly for an eminent man to
tf -^omo-tKom
of her ankle, still designing ft* t ^ c ' "
her down along with him. In this Iu8trious Pe«°m. of antiquity, aud, in-
fortUnately he feUed. Biit the move- deed > of every age of tho world, have
ment was fatal to. himself. The piece Passed the fiery persecution. There is
of Ice on which he rested was rotten. no defeuc0 against reproach but obse-
It gave way beneath his weight, break- 5 it is a kind of concoraitant to
ing off with a hoarse crash: and the I greatness, as satires and invectives
detached fragment, bearing his body Kere an essential part ofRonmn ftri-
along with it, in another instent went timph. . . -rt. ■
whirling over the fall—both tofte shat- |
tend on the rocks below.
The lovers, tfBW no lqnger in ganger,,
stood hand in hand, .silent and; listen-; j
.GonmeuSn
If a man or woman wishes to realize
power of personal beauty, it
by cherishing n9hlc,hopes and
»; by having something to live
I for, whieh is worthy of humanity, and
ing. They heard the caq]jdron ■coin: mammru
*«• m "°; 'fb' 1 i which! by expumim^ tile capaeitiea of
. ,„d one wild ,h„ek that tom
apparently unwilling .partner, he car- 1
^ttCIffitePTher onw^toLStoefosing veloc- '
ity, Jliw * dlia* doq
Site had looked bade, and saw who
was coming after. Tho filter light of
the moon, falling upon herfaee^ show
ed an exprasaon of sadness, suddenly
Changing to hopa; then raising ber
to the body which contains-it.
body balanced on. the combing of the (
cataract—was his last utterance. It j . \Vliat weed does a gardener seldom
was succeeded by thehoarae monotone object to see? A cigar in bis own
of the waters, to be continued on to moa th.
%.ii no lastak a* <i fa it possible for'a garret window to
Barbers make; many-friends,
scrapo more .1... l” An universal want—want of money.