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"WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERATION.'
«W sifl 1
VOLUME XXVI.
ROME, GA., FRIDAY MORN! NO-. 8F.PT. 8. 1871.
tioo, and Emma impelled by a strange and
unconscious impulse said:
‘I believe that I will go.’
‘That tfl right, and you are a good girl,’
answered her father, while the elegant Mr.
Augustus Frazee very humbly looked his
thanks, for the elegant Mr. Augustus
Frazee felt that it would be a proud tri
umph for him to appear atsucli a place, as.
the recognized lover of the proud belle of'
the district.
And so they went. The gathering >as
a grand one; thousands of the ehivalrte sons
of Fairfield had assembled to listen to the
burning words of eloquence from the'lips of .around him, a"d his bands were sore with
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i ll A1’. XX.
f.mtiuunl.)
.-liailow had again darkened
the Eustace household. The
tee had again chilled its at-
r,r.‘. xh,. .erpent voice had again
r.T;’. cu-ic. The elegant Mr. Angus-
□•/.*, bad again returned, and this
■ until the iufernal work of his
: 'i • hands >ras completed, and the
.r-VU’itrcr of that household plucked
. ; ,y:n. a;.d its delicate beauty with-
cnt-'.od in the earth.
;... ; i xo lie came with an humble
.-sb-’ss or.zing from his every pore.
„ in his ma<t ’urnble triumph,
jerimcolvi-d of an haml-Ieness, so very
iit.le.tliat which the elegant Mr. Au-
[’razee, brought into the presence of
,lie came lo betray,
isaestim.ted it at its true worth, but
j, .|. v m her than his affectations of
.ilo-. and his impertinent demonstra-
■.■■!'tenderness. So long as it kept his
.lil'iuia touching her own, so long as it
r him from kneeling at her feet, and
Ccy the lover, she could endure it, in-
could appreciate, and be grateful
::i. This the elegaut Mr. Augustus
-.::einstiiietively felt, and with a serpent's
:::jviho profited by it. Even the hem
■eras two sicred for his humble
asto touch,and the toe of her little
■:;r. was au object upon which his hum-
: ‘slight presume to rest,but his profane
night aot dare to kiss. And in words
;!,ks, and acts, the e'egant Mr. Angos-
was humbly discreet,and meek-
ii&reatial.
: .y:.a saw as little of him as possible,
o.ria herself almost exclusively to the
::: of her own room, never leaving
; tj meet the lamily at meal time, or
ib- in a walk with her mother But
„ b intervened between her, and her
■ill Jar. Two short weeks, but weeks
.-1 with tiiil'e time of dread, of grief, and
The faaiilvwere seated at breakfast, and
'. Kastaaewas looking over the “lieraid”
alien exclamation,attract.d the atten-
|a :: the company, aud all turned to
lb infernal fire-eaters are determined
•atr,y the country I see. I wish every
(them could he hanged,' he cried,
id trust me for the prediction, they
'■■!>.bung.’ encouragingly answered the
Mr. Augustus Frazee.
ibs.l.crc, just listen what they arc do-
- coutiaued Mr. Eustace, and then he
'•aroni the “Herald "
'mod Democratic Rally, aud Mass
•at". Buck and Breck forever. Let
rr bodv come out. The ladies will eu-
a:e with their presence, the great duty
br husbands, sons, brothers and sweet-
Distinguished speakers from abroad
"i ufGcorgia,Yancey of Alabama. Come
stole all.’
biiswasthc, 'triple jleaded heading, of
laoncement which Mr. Eustace read,
-ling at length, the program m e of a great
gathering at Winnsboro, on Tues-
d- the of July, and ooucludiog with
tatriotic appeal to tho unterrified Deraoc-
v to come out ai masse upon that occas-
: sad renew their allegiance to the glori-
s cause of Southern rights, and American
Pretty devils they arc to talk about
btricua liberty, when all they want is to
;-sk up the blessed Union,’ continued Mr.
“lace with a bitterness he could only feel,
1 commenting upon such a theme.
•ahebsterian look.
•’0. they will choke down all discussion,
y don't want to hear the other side, all
■*sat is to run tho country into ruin,
“t they will do it. Yaocey indeed, he
to be shot, and Cobb, another disu-
• atjwler. although he pretends, to bo for
(niou,’ replied Mr. Eustace without
‘dlefinite idea of what he wanted to say.
, 'ish they would allow a free discuss-
/■ said the elegant Mr. Augustus Frazee,
^■Jardedly drawing out of his humble
*. “Css. and plunging deeper into the
j e , is: erian lock. ‘I would like so much to
•^Bo tliam.’
■araia’s quick glance turned with a con-
y~ptu°u3 scorn, upon the elegant Mr. Au-
razee, and her eyes spoke louder
"■ ‘ lcr lips could have done. ‘You reply
, , aa cey, you reply to Cobb, miserable
at it was Tut for encouraging the trai-
. ,A ' toa W like to attend the meeting,’
jotted the elegant Mr. Augustus Frazee,
.(? C ‘ 0U3 of Emma’s withering look.
1 lat makes no difference, I expect
h! "Ff • T-ey are bent on ruin any-
c, j atl “ ' kave a curiosity to see them tie
> s to hang their ownselves,’
Eustace, ‘you ought to go,
, '"vuM be glad for Emma to go too,
tin, out her life here like au old
sy ' some excitement would do her
is i, USC| 1 to the public gaze before
toa t Mr Eustace added this in a
be pleasant, but it sound-
ill of, ! n r f>‘‘y, 1‘kc the muttered gibber-
a drunken fool. . 6
'i'* Mr Augustus Frazee was
ls ‘“bUv'wi^i. M ‘ SS . Kmma t0 8®. tut
7 ooked his wishes in that direo-
the Southern orators.
No adequate Hall could be fouudto seat
the vast audience, aud stands were erected
in the grove.
Tho beauty, and fashion of the district
was there, as well as the chivalry, for South-
ern ladies, though despising, the eaut of wo
rn tu’s rights, were heart audsoul iu the no
ble cause of Southern rights. Aud their
presence on this occasion gave a. ca'm and:
refined dignity to theprocesdingyliat made
it only the more impressive. The influence
of women in politics, though silenr, is not;
to be over estimated. Almost in her keep
ing rest the destinies of a nation. Tho;
cause, be it right or worongt that has her
sympathies, has an elemert of success that
may not be lightly despisad. This the sil
ver voiced Yancey felt that day,as the bright
eyes of Fairfield's beautiful moidtn’s.sparl:-;
led with the thrill of his eloquence.
Georgia’s d-stinguishcd sou was notthere,
and when Yancey had concluded Mr.
Boyce was called for.
His words, though fired with a patriot’s
eloquence, souuded tame .and almost flat, af
ter the silvery flow of the gifted Yancey.
At length, however, he broke the spell,
aud his own words fell like liquid fire, up
on the hearts of his audience, and when he
concluded the welkin rung with glad ap
plause.
Aud then it wa3 that Emma’s heart was
suddenly stired, and her eyes were blinded
with a sudden diziness, as the name of
‘Lavender, Lavender,’ arose upon the air
At first a thin voice called it out, a voice
cracked and squeeking, a voice insignifi
cant, in itself, but as it was caught ua by
others it swelled into a deafoniog chorus.
It was the voice of Thomas noggms,
whose frieDdly eye had caught tbcpresence
of Hiram, as he and Mr. Middleton Mug-
glcton, and Winthrop and Viola had taken
their seats uear the stand, and seized this
as an opportunity, next equal to that of
punching somebody’s nose, of demonstra
ting his fricudship; and it was the voices of
Hiram’sfellow-studeuts, which as much in a
spirit of mischief, as of friendship,
caught it up, aud these catching it up un
till the coutagion spread among the andi-
ance, and ‘Lavender,'' Lavender,’ rang as
loud as the cry of ‘Yancey Yancey,’ had
rung when that great man had arose upon
the stand.
The sound fell with an electric shock up
on the heart of Emma; but upon the cars
of Hiram it fell like a shower of ice.
He started with a nervous confusion, his
face paled, his breath thickened, and his
hand trembled; with a shaking knee he
arose to bow his acknowledgments, and to
sink down in bis seat again. Bat at the
sight of his commanding form,and iutellec-
ual face, the call was redoubled; he turned
to Mr. Middleton Muggleton with a look of
despair, but that gentleman felt as if the
hour of his triumph had come, and he
clapped his hand and cheered him on ; he
looked at Viola, a iook of conscious triumph
was in her sparkling eyes, and she smiled
an encouragement. Winthrop 'ispered,“go
on, you are equal to it, go on.’
With a doubtful, trembling, step, ho
staggered, rather than walked, to the stand
the encouragiug cheers still resounding,
and with au effort he mounted the rjstruui;
and then a dizziness blinded him, he con-
vulsivly cl itched a tumbler of water, aud
with a palsied hand he raised it to his lips.
Thu water somewhat restored him, and his
vision began to clear He bowed to the
audierce. and the cheering ceased. Then
his eye glanced over the upturned faces,
as if from their sparkling intelligence, he
woulu catch an inspitation. At last his
eye fell upon Emma Eustace, her own was
turned up o his, and as their glances met,
a strange feeling of pride, of self-confidence
inspired .htm,—‘She shall uot witness my
humiliation, she shall not exult over iny
failure,’ he whispered to his trembling en
ergies, and with that whisper, all the pow
ers of his soul were aroused.
He averted his glance, aud with anoth
er bow to the audience he commenced,—at
first in a voice soft but distinct; he opened
with a dissertation upon government,thedis-
tinguishing traits of the different govern
ments, their uses and their abuses, their
origin and operations. He then passed
intoa disquisition upon our own government,
detailing the history of its organization,
the hopes and fears of its founders, the
merits of its provisions,and the importance
of maintaining it,in its pristine purity,and
spirit. He then reverted to the different
partiesthat had administered the govern,
ment; dwelling at length upon the grandeur
and glory of the Democratic party, the very
sonl of the government, tracing its history
from the time of Jefferson up, through all
the trying days of its trouble, and the bril
liant hours of its triumph. He then patd a
mmm
golden memories of- the Democratic party,,
and called up the patriotic reminiscences
of other and more promising days, the
hearts of his old Democratic friends were
softened, and mere than one shaggy eye -
lash, was wet with tears of enthusiasm.
. At lei gth with a bur-it of eloquence
that seemed an *ntheasunf some supernatu
ral agency, he concluded amid a perfect fa
i;or of excitement, ana a storm of applause.
His triumph xas complete, it was grand,
glorious, undreamed of by himself, unhoped
of. by himself.
The distinguished gentlemen crowded
their congratulatory shaking
Emma’s s ul had hung npon every word
he said, the rich melodious eloquence that
swayed every other heart, gathered np her'
own, in a wild delicious extacy of bliss.
T e miserable past was forgotten, only in
the music of that thrilling voice, did her
soul live, and when he ceased her radiant
,'face .was wet with tears.
Ahtf when ethers crowded around him
to congratulate and thank him, her heart
longed to crawl to, and under his very feet
to acknowledge him, god of I or life, god of
her soul; and oh, how did that proud heart
leap into her streaming eyes,and long for a
look of hopefuf recognition, for one beam
of the old'tho precious love; and oh how
did it sink back ag-aiu, so coll,and so dead,
as his glauce, a proud glar.ee of triumph,
rested upon her for a moment, and those
eyes which were as the very gates of heav
en to her yearning soul, wete quickly,
proudly turned away.
She could not die, as she cried in het
crushed despair to die, she could only gasp
with a convulsive breath, and her eyes were
parched with a fiery drought. They still
followed Hiram, and as bis friends re
leased him,and he descended the Btand and
made his way to his place in the audience,
she saw t e proud greeting of Mr. Middle-
ton Muggleton, the friendly smile of the
‘Oh yes, he was very disagreeable to her,
aud gossip had it, that his attentions were
encouraged by Mr. Eustace;’ Viola an-
swered,
Hiram did t ot feply, his thoughts be
came too dark for speech, and be leaned
oack in his seat with afrowning brow.
The drive was continued in silence on
iiis part. Winthrop and Viola; chatting
with each other io a spirit, brightly in con
trust with the sad silence cf their compan
ion. -.-aic* r.d an -tv ioswl
Mrs. Lavender and Mrs. Middleton Mug.
g'eton were as much surprised at the unex
pected honor oF Hiram, as Hiram was him
self, and a great deal mote prouder of it;
Mrs. Middleton Muggleton indulging
quite a little motherly jollification, in which
the complacent ejaculation 1 I told yon so,’
came in with a very pleasing effect.
It may be better for ns to* turn back a
few rages in tun history oi the Muggleton:
family, aud see bow Hiram and Mr. Middle-
ton Muggleton and Winthrop nod Viola
came to be at the ‘Buck and Breck’ rally.
Well then, if you think so, we will go
back a page or two, but we will not prom
ise to transcribe thr.se pages verbatim et
literatim, but will only give a summary of
their contents.
We lelt the pure heart oi Viola all trem
ulous with its new, born joy, and her glad
eyes saiming in tears of delicions bliss.
We left Robert Winthrop, feeling as if an
angel of light had descended upon his head,
aa.I spread around his life a halo of glory.
We left Hiram rejoiciog in the happiness
of his sweet little friend, and congratulat
ing his guest upon a priceless fortune.
Aud when wc left them,they had all decid
ed to leave Norfolk, at the earliest hour
and to spend a few weeks in South Caroli-
ua, before the College friends, had to re
turn to Harvard.
Wo left them too, before Winthrop, with
an ineffable sheepishness went into the
presence of Mr. Middleton Muggleton, and
W SERIES—NO I
handsom stranger; aud dead as her poor after a disagreeable, aud altogether nnnec-
heart was, she.saw Viola rise and meet, him ] cssary, profusion ut a hems and a-has, in
„ _ r just and beaming tribute to the old Whig
" ill they allow a free discussion?’ asked party; a party that had principle and not
kraDt Mr. Augustus Frazee, putting spoils for its basis:—‘In such a party as
this,’ he said, ‘our glorious Democracy finds
a foemcn worthy of it stell;wete the con
test with it,the hopes of our liberties would
not be trembling upon the verge of hap
less destruction, for to be beaten by in it,
would be, only to change the helmsman of
the grand old ship of State. The chart
and the compass,would still be there, would
still direct its course.
‘But’ he continued with a sad drooping
of the voice, ‘it is not with this party we
have to contend, the danger that threatens
our people, so foul with treason and with
revolution, comes from another direction.
It is to bo found in the poisoned breath^nd
the damnable attercnce of the Republican
party.
He then reverted to the history of that
party, how it first appeared in tbo North
an insignificant faction, its threatening
anarchy, at first no bigger than a man s
hand, but spreading wider and wi ler, rising
higher ana higher, more dark with treason
at every expansion - and gaining a teriblo
hate at eTery upward bound, nnfil now it
stands ready to burst upon our land, and
to deluge our country -with blood. _
‘It is against fhis monster of revolution
that I would array all hearts, it is against
its threatening band That I would unite
every Whig and otery Democrat in the
land.’
He then referred to the candidates, a
glowiDg tribute to James Bucbanon fell
from his lips; Millard^ Fillmore’s pure pa
triotism,and noble services were handsomely
acknowledged, and then he lei loose bis
meet withering sarcasm npon the : head of
the charlatan John C. Fremont. , ;
His burning words of eloquence rouse;
tho fire in every heart and as he pictured the
with a happy kiss; aud then a piteous
moan escaped her compressed lips.
‘And now the elegant Mr Augustus Frazee
conceived the Quixotic ilea of creating
d'vcrsion, in favor of the glorious Uuiou,
aud, with the assumacy of his old self, he
arose, and cried out.
Mr. Chairman, may I be allowed to
speak? will you hear the other side?
‘No,” cried Mr. Thomas Hoggins, whose
glory was perfect, ‘set down, we want none
of your sort.’
But the chairmao was more liberal aDd
the cries of others,‘yes, yes,’ ‘let him speak,’
prevailed and the elegant .Mr. Augustus Fra-
zec arose aud walked to the stand. With
ono glance of assurauee he surveyed the
audience, aud then like poor ‘Boh Acres,’
his courage began to ooze out at his fingers
ends. He felt that his brass was paling,
and he made a desperate effort to begin.
‘Gentlemen and Ladies,’ he stammered,
and then he halted.
‘Gentlemen and Ladies- oh, I believe
that I have made a mistake,’ and here he
halted again.’
‘No you aint, go on, cried Mr. Thomas
Hoggins. You are right, we are all gen
tlemen and ladies, on ! y yon’er got your
cart before tho hoss. Ladies come first;
say ladies and gentlemen, and go ahead.’
A yell of laughter gr. eted this encouraging
advice, and completed the cowering of the
elegant Mr. Augustus Frazee; and without
ao other word, he crawled off the stage,
and sliped back to his seat.
The ehairmau here arose, and after sub-
miting a stries of unterified resolutions,
which' were of coarse unanimously adopted,
the meeting adjourned.
‘Lavender I must congratulate you upou
vour brilliant success,’ said Wintbiop, as
the Middleton Muggleton party drove
home. i ■" - ’ '
•Thank you’ iiiratu replied; It was as
unexpected, as it was gratifying to me.’
•Oh I knew that you would triumph’
said Viola; and I declare that it was the
proudest moment of my life.’
‘And to you Viola I owe it; for had you
not euciuraged me wi'h your confidence I
could not have moved a step, ‘he answered.
‘Oh I kuew you would triumph, but
poor Mr. Frazee, were you not sorry for
him,’ said Viola in a tone of pity.
‘Oh no, he deserved his mortification.
NViuthrop did yon know him?, Hiram ask
ed, turning to Winthrop.’
‘Who, the gentleman that made the
mistake.’
‘Yes, can yon imagine who he is.’
‘No I could hardly see him for the con
fusion in front.’ •
‘Then it wa3 your old friend Nodiah
Sernggs.’ . . .. ;
‘Tbs devil you say ? oh Viola please for
give me, I was so surprised, so shocked, at
Laveuder’s assertion, that I forgot myself.’
Viola’s eyes stared ia double wonder,
wonder at Hiram’s words, and shocked a
little from wonder at the naughty profanity
of her ‘pink of perfection’
‘You both shock me, ‘she said with one
ofherbewitching little pouts coming to
the relief of her offended morality.
Then Viola I was a brute to shock you
so. 1 did uot go. to do it; I was shocked
myself, please forgive me,’ pleaded Win
throp with a two-weeks-Iovcr’s foolish fond
ness
Wei, if yon will promise never to say
anything naughty again I will forgive yon,
happily answered Viola.
‘Yes I promise. There now it is all
atoned for,’ he said as he yielded to the
bewitching temptation, Hiram, had de
clared so bard to resist.
I should call that a delightful atone
ment, a premium oa naughty words,’ laugh
ed Hiram.
Oh no, the look Lavender, the little
terror that surprised Viola’s eyes, was a
cruel torture to me, aud I shall never of
fend them again,’ said Wnfthrop in a to ne
that made Viola’s soul musical with joy.
But aro you realy in earnest abont this
man? and wa3-itFrazee or Scruggs,’ ‘be
asked.’ -. ■ hsth
Yep, indeed, the .same, answered Hi
ram.’ ,„ .
■Then his confusion ongbt to have
choked him dead, ‘said Winthrop, with an
energy that threatened to terrify Viola's
beautiful eyes again.
Why are yon so severe on Mr. Frazee,’
asked Viola.
‘Because Viola answered Hiram,'‘he is a
cheat, and a scoundrel. Hie name is
Sernggs, and. te has a wife in Connecticut.’
'Impossible,. ‘cried, nor rather .gasped
Viola.’ .„- .j-w,
‘It is true,Iiis impudence is unbearable;'
said'Hiiram.
<1 am sorry,’ replied Viblaltrith her pure
heart shrinking from the realization of so
mack depravity in poor frail, hnman..na-
tU \And *Vi61a, So you know'liow yon first
recoiled’froth fiW prisenee,’ asked Hiram.
‘Oh yes, I never did like him, bat then
I did liiot difcaW; of.; «qoh a creature,’ she
with a sudden start.
which a premeditated, and quite eloquent
little speech was forgotten, wade that splen
did old gentleman sensible of the fact, that
he, the old gentleiuaa, had a most charm
ing daughter,and that he,the young gentle
man, only wanted his, the old gentleman’s
I (.mission, to be the happiest mortal upon
all ot God's green eaith.
And having left them before all this
happened,of course we conld not report what
the splendid old gentleman said to all this;
of course we could not. And this is why
we thought, with you gentle readers, that
it would behest to turn back a few pages
in the Muggleton family history, and tell
what the afore said splendid old gentleman
answered; and this was what he said:
‘I like you Mr. Winthrop, very much,
and of course feel, not ouly flattered, bnt
honored by your attention to my dear little
Viola, bnt I fear My dear sir, thatyou have
been rather hasty in your co iclusion, and
that a better acquaintance with Viola, and
with her family wilt materially alter your
present views.’
Mr. Winthrop vowed that it would not.
‘Besides,’ continued the splendid old
gentleman, there are others, whose fccliigs
aud whose rights are concerned in the mat
ter. Your father and mother, whom Hi
ram assures me are the most excellent of
persons, havo a right to be consulted iu so
rave a matter.’
'Oh my father and my dear mother will
only be too proud of Viola she is just such
a little angel as my mother is always dream
ing of/ interrupted the happy yunng gentle
man, sending his sheepishness out of the
window.
At any rate,’ continued the splendid old
gentleman with a manner kind, but alto
gether too conventional to suit the impa
tience of the happy young gentleman, ‘at
any rate you have over a yearyet to reflec'
upon the matter, and if at the end of that
time, you have completed your collegiate
course, ?ud your father does not object to
you taking to his houic.and his heart,a pen
niless bride, and you still are foolish enough
to mistake her for an'aog'el, you may then
claim and expect my hearts truest blessings
upon you,and Viola,’ and if any doubt re
mained in tho mind of any one, that the
heart of the epleudid old gentleman was not
the purest, tenderest, best heart in the
world, the tear that glistened in bis eye, as
he said this, wonld have dissipated that
donbt, as the bright dew of the morning,
dissipates the noxious airs that cling to the
earth.
The happy yeaog man had no such
doubt, and as he seized his kindly hand for
very joy, he did not wonder; at all, at Vio
la’s angelie inheritance.
And that sir, is all that I could now
ask, ouly this, may I go with you and Vio
la to your South Carolina home,’ be said,
after he had done wringing the splendid
old gentleman’s brad. -
Yes I would be glad that you would, it
were best that you should see Viola at
home, and amid her true surroundings,’an
swered the splendid old gentleman with a
candor that did him a great credit, ‘Viola,’
he added ‘will have no dower.’
And I desire none with her, she is a
priceless treason! within her own sweet
self,’ said the happy young man, evidently
more disposed to be sentimental than ra
tional, ‘besides my own furtnne will be am
ple, and more than I really want,’ he added
a the profasion of his delicions liberali-
ij.
And this is what wo found npon the first
page, and now we will torn another, indeed
we will tarn two more at once, as there is
.nothing on theso tbat wonld bo conducive
to a better understanding of the events
whteh are to follow. The tbird page is
hardly worth scrutinizing,as it told of noth
ing,only thehotdnsty railroad journey from
Norfolk, through the dry pine woods of
North Carolina, down.into the bright hills
and more laughing stteams of the Palmetto
State, and that jonrney was about sneh a
journey^ts one would make,even now,fifteen
years later,entirely too hot, too'dusty, and
too disagreeable to be recalled. - :: **
They reached Winnsboro, only tuo-daya
before the grand Democratic Hilly, and
tha desire to Ahow Winthrop,how the South
cm Democracy could turn out,induced Hi
ram, and Mri MtdAetou MqgelMea to in
sist open the party attending it.
■ And.now; having brought all the rows
np even; we will go ahead again with''‘the
Muggleton family, which we left indulging
in a jollification, over the trinmph of Hf-
ram. *
But the funniest part of all mother,’ gai
ly chimed in Viola, 'was the r ridieiii&S ’fig
ures Mr. Frazee uAHr-. Hoggins eat' '■
‘How was that darling,’ asked her mama.
•Oh he attempted to make a speech too,
and ridiculously failed, and Mr. Hoggins
tried'to set him Tight,and only made things
worse,’ said Viola.
Was Miss Emma there?’ asked the in-
qositive mama.
: :‘I'did not see her, I hope she was, I
kuow that shu would have enjoyed her o.d
pest’s confusion,’ said Viola with a little
tinge of spite in her tone. .;
*.‘Noll wonld be sorry if she knew
thing of it/ answered the mama, ‘it
hayotiecn as.mortifying to her, as it was to
, .‘Why so, mama, she cares nothing for
him,’said Viola., , . . * . I
‘Oh yes she does. They ars to be mar
ried next week, JVhylJ gum, what‘is' the
juafter? Look Mr. Winthrop,. Hiram is
falling!’ cxcTainledfMrs. Middleton Mug-
S n, as , Hiram’s' eyes, glared vacantly,
ice "jnded, and his knees.dropped like a
dish-rag benea th his weight. .
’ Winthrop caught his arm^tnd helped aim
to a seal', and then his head bowed upon
his khpes, and be groaned alond.
Mrs. Lavender rushed to his side and
chaffed his forehead withherhands,Viola ran
for her papa’s brandy decanter, and Mrs.
Middleton Muggleton, emptied a bottle of
spirits of camphor upon bis head. The
camphor did the work, it flowed ia his eyes
and nostrils, and struck straight for the
brain, and blinded with the pain, he forgot;
for a moment bis poor crashed heart, and
could only think of his burning smarting
eyes; ■ -■ '
With a cry of pain he sprang tip and
groped for a bowl of water.. It. was seon
placed before Lim, and the plnuge afforded
instant relief Viols had returned with
the brandy,and administered a dose, which
if it did not still the aching heart, did most
effectually straighten bis knees.
‘And now,’ be said, ‘I am better, it was
a foolish weakness, but ob, tbe shock was
so sudden, so terrible that it crashed me.
Sorely Mrs.Muggleton there mast beamis-
. “J
‘No Hiram for Emma’s sake I wish there
was, bnt the Eustace family have been busy
for weeks preparing for tbe wedding I
beard it from the servants, bat I know that
they tell the truth.’ . •
‘Then it mast Dot bo’ he cri d startioj
np again, this time not with a trembfin;
knee, bnt a firm clutched fist, ‘I will g
now, this evening, and lash the impostir
from the place.’
Winthrop was surprised ‘ at the violent
excitement of his friend, and he asked
Mrs. Lavender what it meant!
‘Mrs. Lavender’s own heart was too full
for utterance, and she burst into tears.
‘It means this,’ answered Hiram, ‘this
miserable impostor, Sernggs, Frazee, is go
ing to marry Miss Eustace, a lady of in
estimable worth; of fortune gmd of social po
sition. It is an outrage that Bhocks my
very sonl, and I intend to go at once,
and drive the infamo03 villain from tbe
land.'
‘And yon are right Lavender,’ answered
Winthrop,and then turuiog to Mrs Laven
der, he continued,‘this man is already mar
ried, he has a wife iu Connecticut, I know
him well, be is a cheat and a villain, and
this lady, most not be (has foally betrayed.’
Bat Hiram waited not for this, bnt seiz
ing his bat, be rushed forth. Winthrop
wonld have followed, but Hiram had moun
ted Mr. Middleton Muggleton’* horse,which
had not yet been unsaddled and before he
could offer h>s company, Hiram was gallop
ing far down the road.
The entrance gate at the Eustace park,
checked his forions gallop, and also check
ed the turbulent violence of his thought#.
Iu opening the gate, he paused for a mo
ment, and then his calmer thoughts be
gan to be exercised, and as reason began to
reassert its sway, he hesitated whether to
proceed or not, bat it was only for a mo
ment, the outrage that threat ned the wo
man he had odcc so ftmdly loved, must not
be allowed’ What if she so cruelly wrong d
him, had so wantonly crashed out all that
was lovely, hopeful, beautiful, and
good that was in his heart ? What if he
had once loved her better than his own
soul, and she had so heartlessly be
trayed that love? What iadeed if >be could
never be to him more than a bitter reproach,
she was yet a woman, an innocent woman,
about to be foally betrayed, by one’of
the deepest died villains that ever walked
thefaccoftbe earth unhung. Hewouldhave
been less than man, had he turned back,
and then crushing down all thoughts of
self.’huryiug his own bleeding heart, under
its mountain weight of misery, he rode
on, thioking only to save a woman from a
fate worse than death.
When ho reached the old well remem
bered gate, he- lightly sprang from his
horse, and with a determined step he enter
ed the house.
Mr. Eustace and the elegant Mr. Au-
ustus Frazee had walked to the stables,
and were trying to forget the events of the
day in the contemplation of Mr. Eustace’s
koek: ■ j. ■, ■.
Hiram tang the door bell with a sharp
impatience. Ths 'ring was answered by
Nettie, who almost screamed with surprise
and delight at the sight of “mass Hiram.”
‘Oh, mass Hiram, is dat yon, Tse so glad
to see yob; we’so bad sad times since yon
left snafa. Tbe old dickens has crept ia
and everything La# gone bad.’
‘Nettie, can 1 see yonr mistress ?’ Hiram
said, without noticing lue girls’# friendly
greeting. —
‘Oh yes, walk in de parlor. Miss Emmy
has just got buck from de speakin’, and she
is sorter siek, but she wilLbe glad to see
yon. I’ll run straight to her oow.
‘No Nettie, I desire to speak to Mrs Eos
taco first; I should ask her permission first.’
‘Oh well, walk in, ole missus is cornin’
now.’
Mrs. Eustace at this moment appeared,
but she greeted Hiram with a cold stiffness,
that almost froze bis pnrpose fast in bis
IhitMfc-”'-• - m* ntU
Without inviting ; him in, she said, ‘I
presame yon wished to see Mr. Knstaee.’
■ ‘No—yes l wished ta see anybody, any
one, only that this terrible calamity can be
averted,’ he stammered, not knowing what
hewassaying. -• ' ■' >-'
‘If I knew whether-we were indebted to
yonr kindness,or yonr presumption,! Wonld
know better how to thank yon,’she replied
m a cold, cruel tone.
“Attribute my-'motives to what yon
ilease madam/ he replied, cat to tbe quick
iy her cruel manner, ‘Only that yon will
profit by my interposition. <
‘Yonr interposition,-Mr. Lavender,
anything that concerns my family, would
be as useless as it -is impertinent, and I
most bid yon good evening;' replied Mrs:
BbaMe, tatalig ta'leavz.' - -
i ‘Hold miserable woman, *he said, catch
ing at her arm, with an almost frantic
grasp;‘this thing must hot be, let me see
Miss Emma.ifyob will not bear me;’-
Mrs. Eastsee wag touched by tire soul
eagerness of this appeal,rand she tarned.
■, ‘I presume that yon understand the re
lation Emma sostains towards another.’ ’ -
‘Ob my-God yes j-it' is for this T want to
se&’her; n’Ofr for uiysell; oh do not thiuk
thht. I shall quit this accursed place to-
c iniing, at Louth t’ue rustic of her: fires!
was heard,'atid he atoteJx> jwpsfcbar.:::, 3 )■
A l&tfer from tire Country.
She drew hack from hu zdvanee. and^mo- »“>bles in search of places where tberi
tinned him to be seated. Hiram paused ad art P_o heat and dost; where the trees an t
bis advatiee, bnt bc declined the seat, i;, : green and cast , immense shadows, the
i‘I have bnt a few words Mias Eustace,-
he said with an effort to. begins, ci« *>eq4
‘The fewer the better sir,'- she. answered
with a carl of her proud lip: *say on.’-
. ‘I was surprised this evening to bear
< that you are engaged to be married, to .Mr.
Frazee/be stammeringly began.’ .
Yonr information was correct Mr. Lav
ender, I expect to marry him next Tues
day,’ shr answered with the same hanghty
carl of tho lip. .
‘And are yon aware of the character of
the man yon intend to marry’ f he aaked
undismayed by the hangbty scorn.
.‘I have no very exalted opinion of his
character/ she said in-a tone of.con tempt;
‘bnt 1 do not consider him hardly, so bad'
as the miserable man, who Wonld attempt
to poison tho mind of bis affianced bride
against him. Whatever he may. be, I
have more regard for him, than I havo. for;
his tradacer.’
This answer, so unjust, ®° cruel, coming
from the lips, npon which bis dearest hopes
once hong, withered the very life in his
veins, and tor a moment be could not speak.
‘If your mission is ended I beg that
you will terminate the interview/she ad
ded chagrined at his silence. This cat
aroused his spirit, and his own proud hight
straightened np.
-Yes’ he said, ‘my mission is ended, end
I will not detain yon.’ And then his heart
softened as he added. ‘Oh Emma, I would
have saved you, bnt yon would not, and
now may God pity yon/ and with this he
rushed from the .room.
He had half descended the marble steps
of die portico, before be thought of his
hat. He tamed, and hastily retraced his
steps to get it, bat when he had re-entered
the parlor, his-heart was chilled to see the
>roud form of Emma, kneeling with, her
lead io the onsbionsof the sofa, and. her
body convulsed with sobs.
‘Gone, gone, she mammered/gone, gone.
Hiram stood irresJute with conflicting
emotions, his first impulse was to kneel by
her side and implore her to recall the past,
bat then the chilling, the unmistakable scorn
that had bnt the moment before, cot into
his sonl told him that the prayer wonld be
returned with an insult, and with a noise-
ss tread, be seized bis bat and harried
from the room.
Gone? what a world of meaning is con
tained in this little-word, a depth of feel
ing, and a heart teaching pathos, that no
other iu our language can convey. Gone?
only a monosylablc, four short letters, two
vowels and two consonants, a id yet it is a
sentence of itself, an epitome of misery, a
volume ol'despair. Gone? Who that has
felt the loss of some dear friei.d, who that
ia the fullness of joy j and of love, has sud-
endly been told that, that friend is gofie,
can even again hear that word Unmoved.
The fund Francesco standing npon his
nuptial eve, in all tho hopeful assurance of
love was stricken heart-sick at the whisper
ing of tbat word; hi# fair and blooming
bride, his gentle Genevra was gone. Goa®,
and with tbat dread revelation came the
chilly breath of despair creeping into bis
very soul, and withering its joys forever.
The tender mother bending over tbe icy
oold Form ol ber darling, has bnt one u’-
teraoce of grief,‘Gone.’ The child wailing
for its missing parents, can feel bnt one
great, crushing, expression of woe, gone.
The poor woanded heart, Weeding in the
ngoey of a crashing despair, can only
manner te its own dreary sonl ‘Gone ‘and
gone, gone, gene; wik all that Emma’s
bruised heart could find ar, utterance to
say, au-t g me, gone, gone,’ smote upon Hi
ram’s wretehe I car, init rang like the wail
or the lost in his own bitter sonl.
Mother,’ he cried, as together thej
walked after supper, from Mr. Middleton
Muggleton’s ti their own e-ittage home,
‘Mother I intend to go away to-morrow.
~ cannot live, and remain aoother day
here.
‘I am serry that I persuaded you to
come/ was all the answer that the sympa
thising mother conld return.
But tbe morrow, be was doomed to a bit‘
ter disappointment, tor with - its morning
snn, came a burning fever to the brala of
his gentle mother. For days she linger® t
"As in her breast the ware of lire.
Kept heaving to anil Tro." ••
And in the tender, yearning, watching by
her bed side Hiram forgot his own cruel
woo. Viota shared his watchings, and al
ternately one or the other of them, night
and day, was to be fonnd tenderly, prayful-
ly leaning over the sufferer.
It is only when death threatens to snatch
from oar arm* the loved of ohr hearts, that
we feel the fall farce and pain of love.
And as Hiram
flowers Iresh and smiling, and where the
breezes come, not like the breath of a fur
nace, bnt cool and invigorating, has reach
ed this village of Franklin, the. county
rite of Heard county. As it will become
at no distant day; we hope one of yonr
neighbors, by the constraction of tbe
North and Sonth" Railroad; perhaps you
will not object to’ tieing made better ac
quainted, with jf. „ r
,t£herill«p, withf-ft, pofMiatifp, pUaom
three hondred inhabitants, is sitoatei
situated on 1
the East bank of the. Chattahoochee, a
river at this point "about’ the'site of tbe
Coosa.' A’tali bridge supplies eommhoi-l
caticns with the West. A range of gran
ite bills, ihnt in the town on the East,
except that part scattered over them.
Two clear sparkling brooks flow off these
bights down with many a noisy cascade to
the village below. Gn this elevation is
the village ocmctery, after the manner of
Rom*; where the dead sleep in qniet, re
moved from the din of busy life. From a
projecting cliff, overshadowed by tbe
spreading boughs of an oak, and fanned by
exbilerating breezes/we get a view which
might well adorn a printers canvas. Down
from the North comes the Chattahoochee
(Indian for “rocky river,” J with its cease
less roar of waters over their stooy bod;
sweeping along in silence by the village
and nnder the arching spans of the
bridge, again brokenioto foaming currents,
and whirling eddies upon the rocks below,
and finally lost in the distance to the Sonth.
Beyond the river a abort space, rises a
range of lofty bills, extending parallel with
the river, and like ilT'disappearing in the
dhfeqoe to. the North and South. Cowered
with a dense growth of pines, their somber
and perennial verdure presents a striking
oontaat with tlur oat clad hills on this side.
Hereunder in former years, has yonr cor
respondent, sat anfi watched the son go
down behind those solemn bills, its hori
zontal rayi, bridging the intervening
chasm, while the, scene below lay wrapped
in shadow; The view never tire#, nor
looses its pscnFar charm.
A part from its surronodings, tbe village
presents nothing remarkable—a quiet or
derly place, fine schools, two churches,
eight or ten business bouses, aod one news
paper.»*•*«»
The eonntv though small is much above
the average iu fertility. There is, muen
fine bottom on the river, and the Camerons
streams flowing into it from both sides.
Near nine thousand bales of cotton were
produced last year; Could this be diverted
ia the direction of Rdme, and there ex
changed for mefehaiffise'; it wo ild add
many thousand to her trade The county
East of the river is oak and biekorj, and
thickly popnla'ed. West of tho river it is
iiioy woods, though containing many fine
I arms. Here in ante LrUtim. dajs yon
would find an oeoasiobal “slave aristocrat,”
his numerous buildings, and stately man
sion fouling a little village in themselves.
Having monopoliz.d some thousands of
acres, he. presided lord of. his demeanse,
prided himself npon his fine hors. - s, and
game chickens, as well as bis farm, huoted
deer in his surrounding furrests, and dis
pensed to his numerous guests,, an uncere
monious, free and sumptuous hospitality.
What a place Tor your' refuge, to rusticate.
Beside# its agricultural rcseiurses, the
ebuDty offers an almost endless supply of
wtfter-power and inexhaustible qnaries oi
granite of superior quality.
The.people are thoroughly al.ve to ihc-
iipportance of the Railroad, and will sub
scribe between seventy-fire and a hundred
thousand dollar* to its capital stock. This
jlaoc will be distant from Rome by tbe
Sailroad abont eighty miles.
Atlanta, July,-#^*^'*
T«> tiie Editor op Tbe Plantation:
: 1« accordance with yonr request, I here
with send yon the result of my experience
with different varieties of Strawberries.
Some varieties of Strawberries are very
uniform in quality and productiveness; but
other kinds are so variable in different soils,
and in the same soil with different seasons,
that they are often described Yeiydifierent-
ly by fragrarians For instance r If’ I Was
to deseritc Leaning’* White, as it sneered-
ed with me last yctx,--! should pronotmea
it a large beantrfri-herry; white ineide and
under, with a beautiful blush on the mnnj
side; excellent flavor, firm, eta. If I dis-
eribed it os it proved this wet. season , of
1871,1 should pronounce it very large,
one berry measuring 51 inches in eircnm>
frcnce, white all over, and a perfect mush;
with a teste similar to-.a raw mushroom,
etc. Bat there are bnt lew varieties that
are so much refinanced by the weather,
etc.
Wilton’s Albany.—This variety, in many
respects is still entitled to the headof tho
list, especially in prodoetivenere. A few
other.varieties will prod nee abont ca much,
some seasons, as tbe Wilson; bnt taking a
number of years in succession, no wei’-
tested varietie--can conpcte with it. But
flavor, it is far behind many other kinds;
though, when tborongly ripe; it is good
“ Watched her breathing through the night;
Her tree tiling soft and low.’
his own, breath came with a rilent dread,
aod he implored for bis own, thefieath that
threatened to chill tbat bring and belov
ed mother’s heart.
Cadet Smith.—The trouble is not en
tirely over with the celebrated negro cadet
Smith yet. It seems when the second ’ ca
det of this color, who was appointed ear}*
the present sommer, was sent to West
Point, he was pbced qndcr the charge of
Smith/who was to initiate (he new comat
into the mysteries of'tbe -position. Char
es are now brbnght against Smith to Hie
effec-t that he is. hard, tyraoical and over
bearing, and that he treats his protege with
genuine savage cruelty. In • several in
stances the officers of the ‘iostitntieit bare
been obliged to reprimand Smith severely
for bis inexcusable conduct.
Washington, August 30.—Department
of Slate bas issued two circulars, urging
claimants to prepare and present bis claims
under the reeent treaty at once." No pv
per® «fraady fi?eI^¥r1 l P®f'WPb
claimants most prepare for themselves the Tbe
■root of claims. • Upon application, tbe
it itc Department will furnish a copy of
the treaty and instruction regarding the
mode of preparing proof. ’
L John Slidell’s listete-‘l".^T.
I A petitionhas been filed io the ..Second
District Court of New Orleans by the Pub
lic Administrator, setting forth that’by the
do not ask that, bnt for her own sake, 1
must see ber’ -Hiram said with an earnest
ness tbat Mrs. Eustace conld’not resist.
‘Then I will send her to you,’ shesaid,
and she hurriedly conducted him to the
parlor, and then hastened to Emma’s room.’
Hiram threw his hat upon tho table and
sank iDto a chair. The moments seemed
hours to him as ho watched for
morrow, never to put my fbot upon Cardins operation of the laws of tbe United States,
soil again. She can be nothing to me, I cx-Senator John Slidell had died intestate
as to his confiscated estate, and tliat t
arc no surviving widow'or heirs presetii
represented in the State of Lousiaca, and
that no will or testament has as yet . been
exhibited, or beard of as beiog left by Mr.
Slidell. 'Tlie petitioner therefore prays
tbat he be appointed administrator of the
estate of John Slidell, anil as such putin
possession of the property.
Rome, Gzonal t, has, we believe, the
most brilliant future in store of any other
City in our State. Its mannlacturing .re
sources are unbounded, and what is better
lor its prosperity, its residents seem to be
aware of the- fret, and bestir themselves
accordingly. Our recent visit to Rome
bas given occnla demonstration cf these
facts, an I our only regret is that our space
is too limited to allow us to describe in de
tail the manufacturing interests and pnblio
enterprises of that City.
We clip the above from Tbe Faria and
Gardner, Augusta, of the 25th inst. We
hope tbat seme of onr “doubting Thom
ases” will read and reflect npon what a
disinterested man, a man of great practical
experience and observation, says of tbe
prospects of Rome. It is bis honest and
t'rtie convictions. If they 'do not feel dis
posed to. lend a keeping band, surd help
bnild np max city, we' earnestly hope
that they will cease their efforts to poll it
down and not t ry To cripple every enterprise
put on fo'it, by saying we cant do this, and
we can’t do that.'" We know soma do not
say this for tie purpose ol- defeating tbe
ebterprige/'bht it has that effeeti <-TiMtre
are many who believe as the writer'of the ^
article doee^snd/are sadrificidg; their time
and means, and taxing their brains for
ways aod means to make Rome- what-na
ture bas designed her fo‘ be. Sbit'i^B
succeed, for help will come to. thefr'relief
We have, much jo encourage u» and,
ttimhl&temt to met, and aet promptly, and
K«* r vL'- .*} aui
** ' t),iasi*si#L
enough.
Tn'omphe de Garni.—This variety » tof
French origin, and sncceeds more oniTer-
saly thaD.any other imported variety that
has beeu thouroughly tested. It ia vezy
glossy, highly flavored and perfumed.
Ida.—When grown in stools, this variety
immensely productive. When ripe, they
lay iu such masses, that it is difficult to find
a berry that does not touch one or more
other berries In flavor and firmness, it is
very similar to Wilson’s Albany. If.it
were not for tbe faet that tbe berriee are
very small, this Variety would be exceed
ingly valuable.
Jucunda.—This variety may be arid,
with propriety, to be tbe most magnificent-
looking we have. It is not suited to onr
climate, but with very nek culture, and a
suitable season, it sometimes sncceeds won
derfully, even in onr warm climate.
Uucey’s Seedling.—Medium sixe, good
flavor, and productive.
Agriculturalist—Some few Urge, fine-
looking berries; bat the general crop is so
badly shaped, that I have nearly discarded
it.
Golleji Seeded.—Fine-looking berry when
it first ripens, but it declys too soon;
McAvoy's Superior.—This ia one -of 4*
very best flavored berries we have; very
prolific, aod sometimes, very Urge.
Starr.—Quite prol-fic, bat smriL
Hong ic or iiis Prolific.—Large, early and
excellent flavor.
Pipaicain.—After two year*’ trill, I find
tb it this is Seedling Eliza, nnder s new
name: r -
Cutler.—Sweet and nice; bnt a little
acidity; excellent table berry.
Seedling Eliza, (River’s.’)—A splendid
berry ; very Urge aud prolific, aod eomci
in jut as the Wilson is declining.
Nimrotl.—Unsuited to onr climate.
Georgia Mammoth.—Abont the Uteat
berry we have, bat small and! sour.
Metcalf s Early.—Worthless In this eK-
mate.
Doicne/s Prolific.—Tbw mneh-noted va
riety has never succeeded well with me.
Purr's Me-: Pine.—Small bnt good fla
vor. vSintrs.-e sisga
Fry mb Sailing.— Of hot little valne
here. .... ,
Austin's Shaltcr,—This is a very fins-
rookiug ferry; of good flavor, and very
prod retire • it only lacks firmness to make
it one uf the most valuable berries we have;
it is too soli for market.
Golden Queeu,(Tmiops Victoria.)—Very
large, late aod fine-looking; the best
late h^rry.
Mapol on 111 —Makes a fine show, and
a great effort, bnc ca- ’l succeed in tbb cli
mate.
Chur. Doubling.— Exceedingly fine; Urge,
am! ut excellent flavor, and very prolific. •
Great Prolific.—This variety U being
highly ux>»iled. I roited it for the first
tun - th.s ear, and was very much disap
pointed in the result; though I have faith
cneugn'to try it again.
UtnJcer. —Not prolific, but or excellent
livor.u')'
Colfax. ~ Small, late, very poor.
Nieanor.— Small, prolific, poof.
Withy s Zoleatli—Very Urge, bat an-
prulifio-..
Fdtndre.—This is a lovely berry, of good
size aud dilicinus flavor ; very dark when
ri: e, aud fruit all perfect
PerpetualfPiue.—Failed with ! me this
year.
Dr. Nicaisr.—Only valuable as a curios-
*y-
Boydens Mo. 30.—The coming Straw
berry. Excepting Dr. Nieaise’s,this is tha
largest berry I have ever grown; sad it U
almost as firm as an apple. ’ It bas bnt
one fault and tbat is, tbe surface presents
rather a rusty appearance. If it-were equal
in color to some other kinds (Triemphe de
Gaud, for iostane,) this variety would be
exceedingly valuable.
I am testing some flirty or fifty other
varietie#, which I may describe at some fa-
tare time, cs.this list is getting long;. . .
Yours, respectfully and truly
F. D. Thurmond.
• silnWvasi#
firTrf if. Shaw, of &ew Hampshire,
writes to tbe New York Farmers’' Clob,
tbat the sheep IB^SeffiryhSlnty are becom
ing valueless,from a disease called the scab,
bnt pbipb the usual treatment.friUto;eqrp.
1 fill off and they become poor on
gped feed, breaking out in smalt tores, and
acme die. The writer says tbat .Ust wic-
v ’ia flock ol ninety of the best
some distance, but tbe latter part
.. winter they suddenly began serach-,
ingandpnlling tbeir wpoL Hewas advised
to use a wash oi tobacco and poke root,
which he dii, and administering sulphur. at
times, but with no success more than the
sheep did not scratch as much, but the dis
ease remains unabated, as the wool still
continues to fall and they remain poor-
The New York Tribune advises to try
carbolic salve or sheep wash. Can, get it
of almost any drnggist. If one cannot
get the salve, it may be prepared as follows:
Take of corbolic acid, one ounce; lard,six
ounce#; snlphnr, two. ounces. -Mix thor
oughly. Two dressings two or three days
apart will cure ordinary cases of mange .or
scab.— Ohio Farmer. , Laterise La
Experiments with Potatoes. -Though
it is yet premature to speak with certainty
in regad to results, I"will give the appear
ance of some experiments at present, start
ed by myseif last spring. My soil i* a
pravellj loam, wore by cropping and not
a a high vtate of fertility. 1 planted poU-
on barn-yard dressing, a shovelful
1; beside these, and npon the same
peace of land, I plan ted several .runs ACtk*
same variety of seed open tfsefind aahqs,^
pint per bill; also other row* npon • mix-
tare of lien manure aud plaster, one half
pint per bill. -Pmsewtappearanee are deri-
dedly.intsvoroftbeplgster and ben manure.
One row was left nbmannred. I will report,
at digging, the results of tbe experiment.
Upon my garden I nsen mixture of ash
es, plaster and hen mat
apply it'is the drilled
npon it and cov.r- I find it t
porphosphate I have tried. We have a
wealth of mammal mice in the dropping!
of onr fowls, if eorfoltysaved.
Politics jas Virginia. ^
R.ciimond, August 30.—The Conserva
tive Convention organized by electing
Thomas S. Babcock President. Delegates
from tb» colored Conservative Club were
admitted and applauded. A motion to ad
mit Geo. Walker to (be privile. es of the
fiocr wa* opposed on tbe ground that it was
not doited to give the appearance of ofi-
cia! fuffoeote'to the deliberations. JabaT
Early refused to serve on the busine## com
mittee. . because of bis not sympathizing. ’
with the report of tbe majority. Tbe Pres-
ident made a speech, couneelliDg the bnri ’
al of the dead issnes.
1“ 8 sir m. •
St. Loots and Cairo are to have a narrow
guage railroad. Ground has been already
>kcn, and its completion is to be perfeet-
in two years.
