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?;,Vn» Vi-ne uu<l.rone For a lonier period
liberal contract * anil L*
WM. WOOD,
DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF
P U RNITURE.
IT'URtflTURE REPAIRED, UP-
J- bolstered and varnished, also a large variety
of wood coffins and Fisk'# Patent Metalie~Burial
Cases always on hand.
Wnrcrootns on Clayton St., next
oi
Business Directory.
i .Mir remit. A. s. ERWIN. HOWitLCOBB
COBB, ERWIN * COBB,
I ttouneys at law,
.'A- Atlieus, Georgia. Office In the Deupiec
*. r. t.tiunti iikniiy acHO*.
Lumpkin & Jackson,
\ TTOUNF.YS AT LAW. will practise in the
Superior<V.itn of Clark county, the Supreme
Court of tlu-State, ami the I'niteil Slates Court
for the Northern District of tieorgln. fcb. Oif
SAMl'EL P. THURMOND,
TT O R NEYATLA W,
t., next to
WILLIAM
iscopul
'1
Church, j Scp9 Cut.
SklpflTf' Flrat Prize Bedali Auard
THE GREAT
i
Southern Piano
MANUFACTORY,
A
lurry A Soii’e Store. Will xire «l>eclal attention
to ease, in Bankruptcy. Also, to I he collection of
all claim, entrusted to hi, care.
PITTMAN A HINTON,
v TTORNEYS AT LAW,
7\_ Jplferaon, Jarkaon county, Ua.
J. J. A i. C. U.KXAMIKR,
1 \EALKUS IN HARDWARE,
I * Iron .Steel, Nail*, Carriage Material, Mining
m(>leuients, Ac.. WIiltchallM., Atlanta.
M.VAN ESTES,
V TTORNEY AT LAW,
jIjL. Homer, Banks CountT, Cla.
JAY O. GASLEY,
NV1TES ATTENTION TO HIS
T
SEW
FALLJ5Y0GK
ClITMNEYS AND
PURE KEROSENE OIL!
Call atul v
fcC|»» KMf.
xamine his stock bcloro purchasing.
SHARP & FLOYD,
Luccessor^ to (Jcort'c Sharp, Jr.,
A tlanta, Ga.
■^yE OFFER n large variety of
FINE WATCHES,
CLOCKS,
JEWELRY,
SILVER WARE,
SPECTACLES,
FANCY GOODS.
FINE BRONZES,
AND STATUARY.
WE HAVE A FULL CORPS OF
AND
.Uanuractiiremany Fhtt Goods
in our torn xhop, and are prepared to FILL ANY
OltDKIts for goods or work promptly,
nv. All good*engraved free of charge.
We maku a specialty or
j n
PRI
FAIRS!
WM.:XNARE & CO.,
MANUFACTURER! OF
RRANP^QI ABB A^P IPUIfillT
Piano Fortes.
Bnltimorc, Baryliud.
rpHESE INSTRUMENTS have
L been l*efore the public* for nearly thirty years
and upon their ev^cilenc# alone attained an unpur-
rhiwa pre-eminence, arhieh pronounces them un
equalled. in
Tons,
TOUCH,
OToa&az.vtssiiu
AH& aU&ABXUTT.
ft*. All our Srpare Pianos have our new im
proved Overstrung Scai.kand tli*' Agraffe Treble.
lift- We would call npeeial attention to our late
Patented improvements in GUAMi PIANOS and
SQI’AUK GUtND. found in no other Piano, which
bring the Piano nearer perfection than has yet
lx*en attained.
EVERY IMAM) FULLY IT A HR ANTED FOB 5 YU ARS
Uftu "*e arc by special t.rrangeiuent enabled to
furnish PARLOR ORGAN8 and MELODEONS of
the moat celebrated maker i, wholesale and retail,
h f Lowest Factory Prices.
Illustrated Catalogues and Price Lists furnished
on application to WM. KVIKK A CO., Balt. Md.
Or any regular estahlialicd useneica. novlOGu
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
georgia”raiLroad.
Superintendent** MOee. 1
(leonrla aud Mat-on A Aocust. Usllrnad, J-
Augusta, U •., January 20,1871. J
AND AFTER SUNDAY,
January 22d. 1871, the Passenger Tri *
run aa follow,:
Day Passenger Train, Daily,
. _ Ewqpiea. ';
Leave Augusta at.....—.— 00a.m.
Leave Atlanta at —> 10 a.m.
Anlveat Atlanta at .«
Arrive at Augusta at 6 40p tu.
Night Passenger Train.
Leave Augusta at 8 SOp. in.
Leave Atlanta at 10 Up. at.
Arrive at Atlania at ———— j 40a. at.
Arrive at Augusta at —~~™ 7 30 a. IB.
Benelia Passenger Train.
Leave Augusta at- —.4 13p.m.
Leave BerrelUat ——..7 Wa. m.
Arrive at' AnRasta-— — * 25 a. m.
Arrive at Berxvlia -.6 OOp. m.
Both Day and Klgbt Passenger Trains will make
close connections at Augusta and Atlanta with
Pa.seuger Trains of connecting mads.
Passenger, from Atlanta, Athens, Washington,
and stations on Heoreia Railroad, by taking the
Down Day Passenger Train will make close connec
tion BtCamsk with the Macon Faasenger Train,
and reach Mac n the same day at 7 40 p. m.
Palace Sleeping Cara on all JSight Trains.
J. C. 11IRD1E,
Dealer in Groceries tV Provisions,
College Avemu, Athens, Ga.
THE BEST SUGAR, COFFEE.
-L Lard, Soda, Flour, Meal, Pickles, Oysters,
Nuts, Orange:*, Apples, « rackers, Cheese, Ac., al- »
ways on hand. Abo Iri h couutry Butter, I ggs, !
lNttatoes, tic. ’ Jan 1 Im
TSS
FOR 1872.
A MonthlyMagaziiv for Youngest Headers
rPHIS
ed woi
unuiub untl imich-admir-
work, begun n 1867, and now a wel
come and trusted visitor i every intelligent family
where there is a child, Minins its unrivalled corps
of contributors and Ariists, and gives in every
nuniUir a profusion of tn»
CHOICES 7 riCTL'HES,
executed in the best an-1 most cosily style, and de
signed cepecially for «he young. The peculiar
features tiiat have dis* uguished it thus tar, will
eharaeterise it during * he coining year, and
NEW AND VARIED ATTRACTIONS
will bo continually all ied. Subscriptions may be*
gin with any number ami bark numbers either
separately, or in beautiful bound volumes, can be
rd ways supplied. Te .-as. $1 5o a year. 15 cents
n single Humbcr. PuMIsned by
JOHN L. SIIOREY.
3" U.-oinfleld st., Boston, Mats.
uoiiumo FOR
a 11 an* pretr.tred to give any information on ap- i
phcaiion. \Ve guarantee the
LARGEST ASSORTEMNT,
THE FINEST GOODS,
THE LOWEST PIUOKS,
AN DTHK BEST WORK.
Gall and set* ns.
SH ARP & FLOYI),
Whitehall Street, Atlanta.
May 23-t y
Send your Old Furniture to
WOOD’S
REPAIR SI-IOP,
-Vex! to the Episcopal Church, and have it
may 192m .V.IDK GOOD AS SEW.
RIBBONS. MILLINERY
-—AND—
STRAW GOODS.
187 2.
ALSO,
White Goods, Embroideries, etc.
ASM TOkG, UATo]i & CO.,
IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS.
Bonnet Trimming, Neck and Sash Rib
bons, Velvet Ribbons, Neck Ties, Bon
net Silks, Satins, Velvets, and Crapes
Flowers, Feathers, Ornaments,
Frames, tie., Straw Bonnets
and Ladies' and Children's
Hats, Trimmed and Untrimmed.
And in connec ting warerootus—
White Bonds, Linens, Embroideries. Laces, Nets,
Collars, Setts. Handkerchiefs, Yelling,
Hea:t Nets, etc., etc.
Nos. 237 and 230 Baltimore Ml,, Rnl*
(ininre, Jlil.
rpiIESE GOODS art’ iraiiufactured
■- by us or bought for cash «llrectly from the
European and Am rican manufacturers!,embracing
til tb? latest nove 5 ties, unequalled In variety and
cheapness in any ? nrket. Orders tilled a*ith care,
promptness and dopatch.
I'eb 16-1 in
Sdicdulc on Macon & Augusta Railroad.
To take Effctt Jan. 23, 1871. *
Detween Augusta and Macon—Darf Pas
senger Train Daily, Sunday Excepted.
Leave Augusta at -13 00noon.
Leave Macon at - —6 00 a. m.
Arrive at Macon at -..7 40 p. m.
Arrive at Augusta at - 1 45 p. m.
The day Passenger Train arriving at Macon at
7 40 p. iu., makes close connections with Trains of
connecting Roads at Macon.
Passengers leaving Macon at 6 a. m., will make
close connections at Camak with Up Day Passenger
Train for Atlanta, Athens, Washington, and all
points on Georda Railroad, and n <•••.* *t a
lanta with n *
S. K. JOHNSON, SupL
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A WEEKLY El6flT PAGE PAPER,
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ATHENS, GAvW
■’•■V ranow
Ltrenrorts.
r art laughing In the meadow,
*y are smiling In the dell; '
*ii!f no
■uatitta Mb
They
They
Pfo* th, weody h«| !■[■ ! .li.'i-U
The blne^yed beauties dwell: j it jfs,
And unto those that lore them r,,
A pleasant tale they tall.
They speak of sunny weather, »Utf17»0
Of birds and babhUn, bmka,- «„ >ttiOr
or walks within the forest (lens •
.' And rat within lb nook,.
And many a dreamy fancy ■ I 1
Recorded net In haolcs.
from fallen laayes rad withered
tspjj’r-l |
aM ‘p9, 1872.
it at present much marred by
their^extreme meagerness. The ex
pression of hi* countenance, under
fitvorable circumstances, would have
been open and engaging, but misery
had stamped it with a haggard, care
worn loot, piteous to behold. The
Kiqg <jf $pain, putting his hand firmly
°n the young man’s- shoulder, again
sighed,'/}<Ahs4 -poor boy.-” i
stand there sighing and
looking at met”. name of the
saints heaven, can you give me
employment? if not, let
Aod litih at tater B.^
Unw#kened from their sleep, ,T *
While tenderly they guard them,
Asd loving vigil keep.
In modest maiden beauty
Some blush along the way.
While others fleck the meadow*,
Or by the fountaiu* stray.
In white or blue habilimenta
To greet the April day.
They seem at frolic ever,
Now hiding from my sight,
And then together clustering
As if in half affright,
Yet consdoosof their holiday,
And happy in the light.
No other coming flowers
To me as dear as they,
Of those that bloom in April,
Or in the gentle May ;
I would that thus to comfort me
They evermore would stay!
For talcs of vanished childhood
To me they sweetly sing.
And to the fading memory
They recollections bring
Of home and loving faces—
A precious offering.
Unplucked I leave them growing
Foil thick about my feet;
I cannot call them townward
From out their lair retreat;
No refuge has the city
For anything so sweet.
The story that they tell me
Of pleasure and crodent.
Of hope and trusting confidence
However frith is bent—
This lesson I can bear away—
To teach it they went sent.
—From The Aldine /or April.
The Story ofCoclio.
C A 'N C E R.
Y DRS n ITCH COCK 4 PATTERSON cure
N this dreadful disease, without the use
of the knife, or any poisoning mercurial
V9 agent. For circular, with testimonials, ad-
JiJ
dress
HITCHCOCK A PATTERSON,
jan 1 Madison, Ga.
E. S. ENGLAND & CO.,
^ItE NOW RECEIVING THEIR
NEW FALL STOCK!
sdected with care by one of the lirm. In New
Y»rk, t<> which they Invite tie: attention of their
customers ami the public. They have a good assart-
STAPLE & FANG? DRYGQGDS
UlMtCKIttKM,
im:o vi wiovw,
11AICDW AUK.
lllUllilillV,
IIATM, CAPS,
SOUTH,
... SKOEs,
• t in short, everything in the way of
fai#j ami Plantation Supplies,
CtJritlN or other I-'-!., WV * 11 ,;sT PRICE i'OIt
« a , r
& 1 3S2®Zxa£stss.
• scptntf
Wagon Yanis in
r r 11K SU B H c RIBEHHV* ^
ONJ: AT I <Ji:;o \!)
'.Foaderl''
; r.
PIANOS AND ORGANS!
ON MONTHLY
INSTALMENTS
OF TEN TO
TWENTY-FIVE
DOLLAHS.
Hallct, Davis & Co. and
Slidnway & Sons.
rnwo LEADING PIANOS of the
_L world, the eldest Factories, and Liken more
premiums than any other make, can now, for the
first tiuit* in Augusta, be bought on the instalment
p’.-n. Also, the
Emerson and Southern Cem
Piano*, superior in finish, style and tone, to any
in the Southern markets for the prices—from three
hundred to five hundred dollars. The
Shoningcr,BnrdettandBoston Organ Co's
Beautiful and Elegant Organs,
For I*nrlors, Churches, and Sabbath Schools—rang
ing In prices from Fifty to One Thousand Dollar*.
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ctt iji-itn** AUGtjSTA. GA.
THE MODEL MAGAZINE OF AMERICA.
The Largest in Form, the Largest in
Circulation, and the only original
FASHION MAGAZ1XF.
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Ss 00, sent post free to each subscriber; or, the
largeand elegant chroino, after Jennings Thomp
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for 51 00 extra, (rbotitclmmioa with the Magazine,
for 85 00 post free. Address
W. JENNINGS DEMOREST,
dec 1 838 Broadway, Hew Tork.
S. <J. DOBBS,
PkEALEIi IN DRY GOODS,
JL/ GROCERIES, PRODUCE, HARDWARE,
READ Y-MADE CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS,
And in short, an assorted stock of family nod
plantation roerVihndise. The hignest market price
always (Wild fc.i country produce.
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COR.\ER WHITEHALL AND HUNTER STS.
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YOU^C MEN AND ADULTS
Practically Educated for Business Life by a Thor
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book: KkiPINGS-,
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FACILITIES FOR OBTAINING
P a t borough knowledge of the dutiee of Count
ing House and Business Life are coual to anv simi
lar Institution in the country, and worthy the pat
ronage of the young men of the South.
Hon. Horace Greeley says:
I wish every man bad such an education—every
v< ung man especially. And if either of my sons
had lived, anil I had trained him, as I should have
tried to do, to he a great and good farmer, I should
have wanted to send him at least six months, to a
Business College, to give him the aptitude, habits
and forms of a thorough business man.”
Studeuts may enter at any time. Notcaehlng in
classes. Circulars mailed on application.
i t n( 29—lv B. F. MUORE. Principal.
Liberal Cash Advances on
COTTOIY*
GROOVER. STUBBS SCO..
D EGPECTFULLY inform the
IV Merchants and planters of Georgia, Florida
and Alabama, that their large
FIRE PROOF WAREHOUSE,
trith a Cpneity of 93,000 Bale*,
is now ready for the storage of cotton, and that they
arc now prepared to
MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES
on cotton in store and to bold • reasonable length
of tlae,eh»ging bank rates of interest. If you war-
money. send your cotton to __
GROOVER, STUBBS & CO„
sept S-tf SaTannah, Ga.
RUPTURE CURED!
BY uaino
Schevenelt's Patent Truss!
xriHIBTRUSS has been sometime
_L before the public. It has bwn thoroughly
testod, sad It* groat anperiority overall similar ap
pliances la ftillv established. Large numbers of
idem are in use in thia and other otatas, and in
every case the verdict ia in their fkvor. Send for
d&?i£u?. Circular. I-^HEVENELU
Feb. 15-3t General Agent, Athens, G
*■' f4.ni v pro?., , "J ,^''7'^'“tk-t pricc pa'
ap-
1,
palp
UILEV il«>Of»r*
°’HARA’S
Slieller,
Carringe, Buggy & Wagon
JlATElUxlL.
the
-
,s ’ mmky a newton.
COTTON STATES
Land & Immigration Company.
£ckallcr, Carlton & Newton,
-A.<3.E2STTS
ATHENS, OA.
r PIIE above Agency is now pre-
J- pared to furnlsb laboi ‘ * - - —
_ now r
pared to furnish labor al any description to
of lli» (Vi J States, such ns-farm laborers,
any
gardeners, wait
scainstruvses,.: nd
ners. At). One of the
.•chantn, ■
• attending to the ■
lection in Europe, peraoumUy, the utmost
lion fa thereby guaranteed.. 1 .
All commun.cations aduretsed to Sc
Carlton ft N ewtor, Athens, Us., .Ill receive
prompt attention. Agency at Cut. U. «T. Carlton’s
Office, earner Clayton street ana College Avenue.
THE INVIGORATING
PLANT PROTECTOR.
rpHE most intei'csting ingredient
A ever offered to any people, in
a m,.t comnlcte insect destroyer and fwtlllser
A meet complete Insect -- -—,
it now offered to BaS?ij
hrourh the oscncy of H. II. Sutton, Bateavti
Habersham county, Ua. Any perau ou procara
a farm right from him, m hepwe. « >«n«t
formers on hit tours, or by tending ffl o##d
toto ““
ura.
jSdvc^tttion. H. H. BUTTON ft £».,
.Ag’t..
Carriage, Buggy gMfi*
A‘ LARGE and well selected assort-
■ "cfefLDS, b ^ICKERSON & CO.
Philip II., King of Spain, like many
other powerful monarchs, loved to lay
aside the insignia of royalty, find, fol
lowing the example of Caliph Haroun
Alraschid, roam the streets of his cap
ital of a night, accompanied by a faith
ful servant, in disguise. He was thus
often enabled to discover himself causes
of popular discontent, trammels ol
conspiracies, or wishes for reform;
also, to perform many acts of muni
ficence towards the poor and meri
torious.
In the year 1549, Philip paid a
visit to the capital of the Netherlands,
Brussels, where he resided some time,
and was entertained in a manner
which recalled the magnificent; of the
days of chivalry. Ho was still the
idol of his people, who hoped that the
son of Charles V., by treading in the
footsteps of his illustrious father, would
continue towards them the favors and
wise policy which had rendered both
Spain and the rest of the empire so
unusually flourishing. How Philip
ided to these expectations be
longs to history. I will only mention
that at the period of the action of this
story ho was in the zenith of his popu
larity.
One night, when the ceremonies of
the court were over, Philip summoned
his faithful servant, Ruy Gomez.—
Masking his face with a long, gray
beard, and enveloped in a great Span
ish cloak, he and his attndant went
forth into the dark streets of Brussels
in quest of adventure.
They had not proceeded far in the
direction of the river, when their at
tention was drawn to a person hurry
ing with rapid but uncertain steps to
the bridge. By his excited gestures
the king concluded that he was some
unfortunate creature driven by de
spair to seek a watery grave. He,
therefore, hastened after him, and, to
gether with Gomez, arrived just in
time to prevent his leaping over the
parapet into the river.
Stop! for God’s sake, stop!” cried
Philip II.
Who may you be ? Let me alone,
I say. My life’s my own, and I sup
pose I may do as I choose with it
“ That you may not. It belongs to
God, who gave it. He alone may
take it”
“ Wherefore then does He not pro
vide me the wherewithal to sustain
L? He feeds the vermin, but leaves
man so dependent that he may^ie of
starvation, as I am doing. Unhand
me, I say, unhand me 1” The desperate
man sought for his rapier, bat it was
gone.
“ What misfortune lias driven you
to this rash extremity?" asked the
King. / '
** Sir, this is my misfortune, a*d
may it never be yours- I have not
th ® fasted food % tiro days.” , >
“Alas! pooryonth.” Ho was a
tall, lank young man, who, had be
, been properly fed and clothed, would
have been remarkably handsome.—
His bony frame was elegantly built,
slender and graceful, yet strong. His
eyes were black and .fiery, his brow
bread and intellectual, his features reg-
the person of His Most Catholic Mar
jesty, and oar soverign often passes
through these apartments; and, as he
objects to the scent of paint, oil and
turpentime, I think it more becoming
that my portrait be painted without
the palace. As I am in service about
the king’s person in the day, I can
only come to you at night. Con you
paint by lamplight ?”
“I can, sir.? ,,•
Above all things, mention to no
7' 1
upon the floor with his sword. Sud
denly the door opened, and who should
appear before the astonishment San
chez Coelio, but the Marquis of Mariar
valle, leading in Dona Estafania 1
The young lover stood like one un
der a spell. Presently he opened wide
his arms, and folded them again, press
ing the beautiful and fathful Estafania
to his heart. He led her to the king,
who, drawing from beneath his cloak
the gray beard and locks of his dia-
one, I besscech you, that we—that is, i guise, held them up before the aston-
smfci'/loolt into'mylifee.-^
See, does it look careworn ?”
Verymuchso." dv.ent,
Well, young sir, when you have
gone through as much of agony as
myself then may you think of leaving
this world in search of another, where,
as just punishment for your crime, a
worse fete awaits you in eternity.—
Who are you ? Wh »nce came you ?
Above all”—here Philip searched for
the tiny crucifix that hung from the
rosary he wore round his wrist, “ are,
you a Catholic V
“Whodares to question it?” ex
claimed the young man, haughtily. “ I
am.”
1 Are you a gentleman ?” again
questioned the king.
By my patron saint, I am, sir—
as true a gentleman as ever wore a
sword.”
“ Gentleman or not, you are a
Christian. Come, follow me, and I will
give you some snpper and a bed for
the night. To-morrow we (continued
King Philip who, accustomed as a sov
ereign to speak in the second person
plural, had difficulty to adopt the first
person sigular in his disguise)—that
is, I will further question you as to
what you can do to earn your liveli
hood for the future. There, Gomez,
lead the way.”
Holding the rescued youth by the
hand firmly, lest he should escape,
Philip, preceded by Buy Gomez, bent
his steps towards the palace.
On his way curiosity, one of the
strongest passions of this great sover-
eign, got the better of his charity, and,
notwithstanding the young man was so
weak as fi> render his answers almost
inaudible, the king obtained from him
the outline of his history. He was, he
said, one Alfonso Sanchez Coelio, a
native of Portugal, and a portrait-
painter by profession. He had been
driven from Spain by order of the
Marquis Don Louis de Maria valle,
Governor of Badajos, for the crime of
felling in love with his excellency’s
daughter, Dona Estafania, in whose
company he had been much thrown
during a considerable time employed
in the execution of her picture. He
had wandered to the Netherlands in
the hope of obtaining work. But al
though he had done all in his power to
earn his bread, he had in every case
failed, and for two days had not tast
ed food. He was too proud to beg,
and, maddened by want, had sought
to free himself of his miseries by a vio
lent death.
The king provided Coelio, as he
promised, with a substantial meal and
a good bed, and the next morning he
awoke much refreshed, to find Ruy
Gomez by his couch, holding in his
hand a handsome suit of clothes for
his service. Vainly did he question
the shrewd Ruy as to the condition of
his unknown benefactor. Ruy inform
ed him that the gentleman was named
Don Paes; that ho was in the service
of his Catholic Majesty, and that pres
ently, when he had finished his colla
tion, the Senor Don Paez would come
to him, and talk of his prospects for
the fofore. ••
Accordingly, when Sanchez Coelio had
dispatched an excellent breakfast, tho
king etilL wearing hkduguise, entered.
The first impulse of the grateful
young man was to raise the hand of
the supposed venerable Don Paez to
his lips and thank him for his kindness,
above all for having prevented his
committing sp fetal a crime as suicide.
Don Paez listened to him with kind
ness. “ Young gentleman, we—that
is, I am convinced that the fearful act
which you contemplated last night was
the result of famine, which had de
prived you of your reason. As we
have taken some interest in you, and
are desirous of providing for your:fu
ture, we—that is, I, am willing, since
you say you are a painter of portraits,
that you should tyke a likeness of my
self. But on the one condition, that
it be finished by the least day of our
daughter. Afaria. It wants one month
to the holy day of Our Lady Mary of
Mount Carmel. We intend this picture
as a pret wit to our—my—daughter.
Can you paint so rapidly ?”
“ I can, sir.”’ '
; “ $ly servant will pay J*» two hun
dred ducatsitt .advance for theaaid
picture. He will also escort you to a
lodging I have prepared for you, and
to which Y mQ.-repalrfor iHie^ filfliqp
for my picture. I am, as you have
doubtlessly discovered, employed about
that I am having my portrait painted.
Mention my name to no one. Guard
your tongue, and never come to the
palace to inquire for me; I object to
persons coming here on business. If
you require anything ask it of Ruy
Gomez; he has orders to serve you in
all tilings. To-night, at nine o’clock,
I will be with you. Farewell.”
Before Coelio could answei, the dis
guised king had disappeared. Ruy
Gomez escorted the painter to a spa
cious apartment, situated in a remote
part of the city. There he discovered
painting materials—canvas, easels, pen
cils, and colors ready prepared for his
use. That night, and for many nightB
following, Phillip arrived punctually
at nine o’clock; if detained overnight,
he came very early in the morning.
The portrait was executed with such
finish and fine coloring that the. king,
who was a good judge of art, pronounc
ed it a masterpiece. About a week
before it was finished Phillip informed
his new protege that he had mentioned
him to His Catholic Majesty, who ap
pointed the following day, at noon, for
the purpose of becoming acquainted
with the new artist, and also to fix an
hour for sitting for a portrait of his
royal self. I will not venture to de
scribe the feelings of joy with which
Coelic heard this news, or his vision of
future glory, culminating in a brilliant
marriage with Dona Estafania.
Punctually at the stroke of mid-day,
Coelio found himself, with beating
heart, in the presence of the King of
Spain. It would have been impossible
for him to havo recognized the aged
Don Paez in the stately sovereign who
stood before him. Phillip was at this
time in the bloom, of youth, as Titian
has presented him to us. So slender
ly, yet so well proportioned, that al
though he was not above the middle
height, he appeared tall. His hair
and beard were exceedingly fair, his
brow broad and intellctual, his eyes
blue, dear and penetrating, and his
expression majestic and commanding.
He wore a suit of black velvet slashed
with satin, and upon his head a black
cap with feathers. Beneath his rufl
of fine lace hong upon his breast'the
gorgeous collar of the Fleece of Gold.
“Sanchez Codio,” he said, in a
somewhat stern tone, “ we hear from
our good servant Don Paez, that you
are an artist of some skill. It is our
purpose that you paint our . portrait”
“ Your majesty,” said Coelio, bow
ing low.
“Silence! interrupt us not. This
picture must be finished by the day of
St. Phillip, our holy patron. There
wants three weeks to the time.”
“ Your majesty,” again broke in
Coelio. B ‘ : *
“ Speak not until we have said our
say. We intend to be painted in the
character of our holy patron, St Phil
lip,'and trlD take bur Bret sitting this
very day. What is^t you would say
to us?” - s - l “11’II adlto
“ This much, your majesty,; and ho
more. I cannot undertake the task to
point your majesty’s picture by St
Phillip’s day,because I cannot begin it
for at least a week, although it is the
greatest honor and ambition of my life
fo sfcrvetybur majesty iu this inaiter.”
‘Our servant, Don Paez,-assure?
ns, that yon paint with marvelous ra-
4md MTOfitO nfik orabm
, “ Saveyour majesty!—-Ihave prom
ised to finish the likeness of the Senor
Don Paes by the festival of his daugh
ter. He saved my life, and has pud
tie m advance on condition it is finish
ed by that day. I have given him my
promise; I mpst fulfill it.” , v ,
“ Sir, Coelio," said the king, assum
ing a terrible aspect, “ Know that we
have some reason to suspect that you
are an imposter* and have deceived
our must .worthy servant Poes. There
are thCee within who know yon better
than you think for." . i
“Let them appear!* exclaimed
Sanchez Cool io, with impetuous indig-
nation. “ Let them appear $ I do not
fear them, whoever they may be.—
Never has a lie passed my lips; never
have I committed an action for which
I need blush—never but once, and
love, be ever true to Phillip. Marquis case was desperate, indeed. Witlr •
of Mariavalle, we ask of you daughter, quick and stealthy steps, inclose,'’
Dona Estafania, for our court-painter, ; s j n! ,| u fi| e , they approached, ami
and beloved friend, Don Alfonzo 8an- were already within a few yards of
chez de Coelio. t he hrinse, when a slight change in 5
. ” That «Md. the ttogais, Ji.ut. the m „ vcme „ t „f t l» forwar.1 MU”'
j«t may not deny, unwed the old „„ oh a th „ . ix si , lUl ,
cnuntier, bowing low before hissov- . „ , ., , , w
tion of the side of each was uucov-
ered. ’
They were in range, and one aim
would cover all. Quick .as t
thought, 1 aimed and fired. As
ered his voice,—“ as I am wretched.", tl ' e smoke cleared away 1 ooulcJ
ished painter.
Phillip of Spain and Don Paez
■fllfoMri jsat #MiMa aftato
an enteranc© into our :cabin, she
might climb out through the lower
chimney and make her escape. For
myself I entertained no hope, but
determined to sell my life dearly.
With breathless anxiety I waited
at the pork-hole. At length I.saw
them emerge from the shadow of
the stable and advance across th«
open ground .towards; my eabin,
One-^two—three—great heaven* I
six stalwart Indians, armed to Mtot-’
teeth, urged on by the hope of
are one and the same; May Sanchez venge, and I alone to oppose thorns
Coelio, whom Don Paez has learned to •'—— i —-a... <**—<
with cno charge of powder. Sty*
ereign. „ t
God bless you, Sanchez,” said
Phillip, as he placed the hand of Esta
fania in that of Coelio. “ May yea
both be as happy as F—here he low-
tM
YfPTl
—From The Aldine for April.
A Thrilling Adventure.
hardly credit what my sense* show
ed me as the result of my shot.—
The fifteen slugs with which I ha<&
aided the musket had done tlleir
It was about the year 1805 that ; workwe „. fiveofthesix Indinnil
I settled in Virginia, near the falls j rty ^ n p Qn ^ g roan( j < an( j t | le
of Kanawha. The country at that gi ; th , iml di8a ppenred. ^ /
time was an unbroken wilderness. AlthougW no enemied were rt( iW
But few settlements had been made sjght j di(J not v . enture foQrlh it
by the whites, and they were so f?r unti , morning . There lay tbe --
apart as to render vain all hopes of bodies of five Indians, nndistuhbed, '
assistance m case of attack from hos- together with the rifle of the other. 1
tile Indians, numbers of whom still j Securing the arm9 and ammunition
infested the neighborhood. I lived | of tIie faIIen i nd ; a ns, I followed.up
there alone with my wife for j the traU of tbe missing one until I
eral months unmolested, and by Kache d the river, beyond wf
dint of perseverance, then young
and hardy, had succeeded in mak
ing quite a.clearing in. the forest,
which I planted with corn, aud
which promised an abundant yield.
One morning, after we bad
despatched our humble meal, and
1 had just prepared to venture
fourth upon my accustomed routine
of labor, my attention was arrested
by the tinkling of a cow-bell in the
corn-field.
“There,” sad my wife, “the
cow is in the corn-field.”
But the ear of the backwoods
man becomes by education veiy
acute, especially from the fact that
his safety often depends- upon
the nice cultivation of that sense.
I was not so easily deceived. The
sound was repeated. “That,”
said I, in reply to- my wife's re
mark, “was not the tinkle of a bell
upon the cow, but a decoy from
some Indian who wishes to draw
me into an ambush.”
Believing this to be the case, I
took down my old musket, and
seeing that it was properly loaded,
I stole cautiously around the field
towards the spot from which the
sound seemed to proceed.
Aa I suspected, there in a clump
of bushes crouched ait Indian, wait
ing for me to appear in- answer to
The San Fnincisco Commercial
Herald of the 8th xmtains the folluw-
his decoy bell, that he might send fog enthusiastic View of tho growing
a fatal bdllet to my heart 1 ap* crops of California: "
preached without discovering my
self to him until within shooting is
tance, then raised my piece and
fired. The ballet sped true to its
mark, and the Indian fell dead.
Not knowing but that he was ac
companied by others, I returned
with full speed to the cabin, and
having firmly, barricaded the door,
I washed- idl day/or the compaqr
ions of the Jndiau,L had Jailed. To
add tq. the danger and seeming
hopylossnes of my situation, I dis
covered that I had but - ooe -shot
left, and if attacked by numbers,
powder, I put it into the , musket,
and then waited ter the approach
of night, feeling sure of an attack.
; Night eatne at last-, A.beautiful
mnon>4ight night it was, too, aud
favored nw greatly, as I would
thereby-b* able to observe tbe
itpproachedthecabin. »
jf was some two : hours ; after
then I wa» driven by want and misery
. _ . • S...- If* f..— n 'lit. mli-rtW
to aeektJ free myself from alife which *
had become an intolerable burden.—
Your servant r Don Paez, saved me.-
I impose upon him ? No? I would
die first. Bring forward those who
fcnqw'me bettor than I think for; and
then. King Phillip, truth shall put
calumny to the blush.”
The king struck three times heavily
heard or seen a sign of the Indians,
when suddenly I. was startled" by
the baying of my dog at 'the stable.
The stable stood & little- to.thepurest
of the<
was a
sterna
clear ground on
point I could discover < no trace : .;
whatever.. From tbe: amount of
blood which rnaiked his trail, to
gether with .unmistakable evidence:
that he hod picked his way with dif
ficulty, I was led to believe that Mur
was mortally wounded, and in or*-
der t > prevent his body falling into
the hands of the ibu, he had groped
his way to the river and thrown 1 '* *'
himself in the current which had
bore it away.
The Indians had killed my cow,
and that, you may be assured, was
no trifling loss; yet in my gratitude
for my escape from the murderous
savages I would nave made greater ..
sacrifices! ‘ ‘I was well prpvided^ tyr
means of ..n^m? apej, ammunition
taken from the six Indians, in.case
of a second attack, but this proved
to be my last adventure with the
savages. Not one of the band es
caped to tell the tale and incite his
brethren to revenge the death of
his comrades.
“AM" txclaimed the old man,
white tears gushed from his eye* at
the memory of that eventful night,
“ that was a glorious shot -the best
[ ever made.’*
,«J , OltS 1
Bright Provpects to California.
The weather does nof appear to ho
aftegethbr settled with ns, and we
need a fortnight’s bright sun after the
heavy rainfall of 39,50 inches the pres- 1
tot season. Much ground is vet to
be plowed,- and the season is waning,
though wheat can yet be planted a
month later, and then secure a full
U aairiSU VBe ASnhedtt 'Oounb^' Gatotte
thus alludes to, the bright prospects of
the Sfete f “ We doubt whether the
prospects on the Pacific slope, and es
pecially in California, were ever bright-
w {b^tu^dSy.-Three shcciisrivbyfofe 1
of drought and short ’-toops gave ourty
peopled severe trial. But the worst
hdfet
I should be entirely in their power. •„ ovcrj aad th , fu ture „ foil 0 f gfod.
Determined to do tie best with tbe some promise. Thoetoty/and fetor
rJxmAnv T.nnt it intn tha. mnolrat • • * ■ • • • • ■ .
rains have comb fo quantities sufficient
tosatiafytol, and from every portion
of the Statlr-except San Diego, which
seems to be outside the rain belt—we
get the most encouraging reports.—
There is oobnnch of fodustsy bqtfeels
stronger, richer than it did throe
movements of tbo enemy as they “ 0Et b3»g°» and never has there betna
time in the history of California when
her people evinced. - more public spirit
. and yet I had .either
prove .their great resources than now.
Something was needed to awake Cali-
fornians from their lethargic condition,
and the . unparalleled three years’
drought did it mostsoocesafolly. Vast
quantities of swamp and tide-lands
jtoive.h»mhriatmedi'*-Irriytfaqt-c*-'
unobstructed. Judging from, tfii
noise at the stable that they would
advance from that direction, I post
ed myself at the port-bole on th^tf
side of the cabin; v,i ' : A ' od.
I had previously placed my wife
on the cross-pole in the chimney,
moon. Jell, nafe have b;en and are mow being c>i -
* itructed on afergp scale. Railroad*
are being built,-'reachingout in every
direction, influencing ami forcing com
merce to her metropolis, and rapidly
settling bp the country with those who
are here to build up homes.”
End of the world—Making money.