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• I jfii, ' „ ^irv: : — 1*V JOHN H. CHRISTY. DEVOTED TO NEWS, POLITICS, AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION AND GENERAL PROGRESS. .OO per Annum, in. advance. VOLUME XXI. ATHENS, GEORGIA,—WEDNESDAY, SEPTR 9, 1874. NUMBER 23. THF. SOUTHERN WATCHMAN I Select IgiscclliiHg. . ....... MruDv wrnvi'cn iv —— »■ ■ ——-— 1 prBUSHEl* EVERY WEDNESDAY. , . r „<• liroad mid Wall Streets, (up-ct-ln.) iff r' ,rH 1 * • TE1CVIS. T WO DOLLARS’'PER ANNUM, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. ADVKIM’LSINO. , ..(isomsnt.* will buinserted »t ONE DOLLAR onllFl'Y CKNTS'por square fur the firstinser- r I sgVENTY-FIVE CENTS per square for lio11 ' *»tiou\n«>. for any time under ono month. For ,r»criods. a* follows : hEOAL ADVERTISING • v sale*, perlovy of 10 lines f50 Sk .. S mortgage »»>•*. 60 ,1b 1 s s -° S.Di by Administrators, Executors, or < *flosfd**V *' S Cit»:i* 9: Administration orOuardianship. Debtors and Creditors 1 . AW, P» f square, each tnsortion Esave to sell Real Estate Citation for dismission of Administrator... Guardian To ascertain tuo number of squares in an advertise „ or obituary 1 , count the words—ooo hundred being *' totea linos. Allfraetion* are eounted as full THE LONG AGO. Oh ! a wonderful stream is the River of Time, As it runs through realms of tears. With a faultless rhythm and a musical rhyme. And a broader sweep, and a surge sublime, And blends with the ocean of years. How the winters are drifting like flakes of snow, And summer, like buds between, And so the year is the seal—so they come and they go On tho river's breast with Ifs ebb and its flow, As it glides in the shadow and sheen. compete with water power under any circum stances. In my next, I propose to give my reasons for that denial. Respectfully, ice., John I. Cheatham. There’s a magical isle up the Rivor of Time, Where the softest of airs are playing; There’s a cloudless sky and a tropical clime, And a song as sweet as a vesper chime, And the Janes with the roses are staying. And tho name of the isle is the Long Ago, And we bury our treasures there; .„ Ml? I here are brows Of beauty and bosoms of snow; j together at Kingston when 525 There are boaps of dust, but we loved them so! • to £ otaor at Kingston, Last lennossee, when Thero aro trinkets and tresses of hair. SAM HOUSTON. How he resigned the Governorship of Tennessee, forsook his beautiful Wife, and joined the Cherokee Indians. The true story of Sam Houston's resignation of the Governorship of Tennessee, and his join ing the Cherokee Indians in Arkansas, has never yet been published, aud when I heard it a few days since, from the lips of a gray-haired residont of Nashville, who bad been a warm personal friend of the hero of San Jacinto, I made a note of it for the benefit of the Times' readers. ‘ You see,’ said the old gentleman referred to. * Honston and I were employed in a store we were boys. That was about 1812. The PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS. HCIR COBB. | A. S. EBWIX. | HOWELL COBB,J R. nilBB, ERWIN & COHIJ, \ . attorneys at law, v - / ATHENS, GEORGIA. Office in the Deupteo Building. D«c2I B AXKRITTCY.—Samuel P. Thurmond, Attorucy-at-Laur. Athens, Qa. OMtt'm **»•«•<•(,orcr thr »torr of Harry A tfon. Will givc special attention to rases in Bankruptcy. Al io. to the collection of all claim* entrusted to his eare. TAMES I!. LYI.fi. • I Attorney at Law, I*.,;* WA TKISSVILLE, GA. uilS M. MATTHfiWS J Pro Attorney at Law, Danielsviile, G». npt Attention will be given to any business on- e«l to hi Marchl4. TUNG LA\'1> St ORR, Pj Wh ileaale and Retail Dealers, an.? COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Dupree Hall Urea.1 St, Athens, Oa. Ve ate now prepared to store Cotton at 2 r .- cents per hale, and will advance cash when dosjred. Oct2S. TJ'KGLISH & CLASSICAL SCHOOL, Jjj For Rotf, cur. Wrav nnd Lumpkin fits., Ath- %u r,». apS—3m * LEE M. LYLE, Prin. There are fragments of songs that nobody sings be enlisted as a pri vate in the army, And a part of an infant’s prayer ; and marched oflf to the Creek war. He was There's a luto unswept, and a' harp without [soon made an ensign, and was the first to scale strings, the works at the battle of tho Horse-shoe, Thore aro broken vows and pieces of rings, | whcn ho was shot twice in the right arm . , • Ho came home and finally got well, and Cr ° shoro aD<l8 tbat WaV ° WheD th ° ^ airy was appointed sub-agent to tho Cherokee In- By tho mirage is lifted in air, dians, but he 8000 S ot ‘“to a quarrel with Cal And we sometimes hoar, through the turbu- boun, then Secretary of War, and was Tomoved. lent roar, Then he came to Nashville in 1818. He began 8 wMlH h y d in ,f he day8g °v n ? b ° f0r0 - *0 8 ^dy law with Judge Trimble, and in six \V ben tho wind down the river is fair, .. . , ?■ ..... ... j months time was admitted to tho bar. At the ° Vn r , e i^ e a B ' ,are r rr V f-n® Wes *®d isle, f )r8t , 808S i 0 n of tho Legislature after, he was All the days of life till night— , . . .. „ , r .u D . . When the evening comes with its beautiful olected Attorney General of the State, o-er smile, Francis B. Fogg, who was ono of tho most And our eyes are closed to slumber awhile, prominent and scholarly lawyers in tho State, May that ** Greenwood of souls” bo in sight, For tho Southern Watchman. Direct Trade.--No. 3. Jackson County, Ga., Ju,y, 1874. T II. IllV.GIXS, J , h >ld?w\o an»l Retail Dealer in I>HV »j.)0DS, HKOCKRIES, HARDWARE, Ac. Feb 1 ftroa-i Street, Athens, Uju_ TOHX II. CHRISTY, tl Pl.iu ami Fancy BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, Broad St., Athens, Qa. Ofirecorner Broad and Wall streets, over the store Jua<i I). PiuarJ. tf PAVILION HOTEL, 1 CHAhLESTON, S. C. This FIRST-CLASS Hotel is situated in the very Mnire of t!i* business part of the city, and all who •topthero will find every convenience and luxury that tab hepr wared. Board, per day, $3.00. K. Hamilton, Supt. Mrs. L. H. Butterfield, ) D*f22 tf rrouriftrcHn. j GOIMKY h NEWTON, O Dcalcri in i Foreign anti Domestic HARDWARE, June!) No. 6,Broad street, Athens, Qa. Q C. DORRS, O* Wholesale and Retail Dealer in »ple and Fancy DRY HOODS, GROCERIES, Ac. Fcbtf No. 12 Broad Street, Athena, Ga. T?M0RY SPEER, IJA LAWYER, ATHENS, GA. A» Solicitor General of Western Circuit, will attend tie Courts of Clarke, Walton, Gwinnett, Hall, Banka, Jactsoo, llahcrsham, Franklin, Rabun and White, and jive attention to collecting and other claims in thus* counties. March 19, 1873. ' K ELIAS, Attorney at Law, . * FRANKLIN, N. C. Practices in all the Courts of Western North Caro lina, and in tho Federal Courts. Claims collected in all parts of the State. ap!6—ly TjHiWARD r. harden, JLLl (Late Judge U. S. Courts Nebraska and Utah, and now Judge of Brooks County Court) Attorney at Law, July2<* ly (Jiiitinan t Jlrookt County t Ga. T F. O'KELLEY'S 0. Vhotoqraph gallery, Otar Williams'Shoe store, Broad street, Athens, Q—rgit. «ep3 B f.camp, • Aytorxkv at Law, CARNF.9VILLE, GA. Vill giro prompt attention to all business ontrn.ted Dkim. Ho will attend tho Couru of IlAbercbain, franklin and liall, eeplT—ly. TEARS. BY FATHER BYAN. Tears that trickle down her eyes, They do not fall to earth and dry ; They soar like angels to thb skies, And like the angels cannot dio. For oh l oar immortality Flows through each tear, sounds in each sigh What waves of tears surge o’er the deep Of sorrows in our restless souls! And they are strong, not weak, we weep. These drops from ont the sea that rolls Within their heart forevermore : Without a depth—without a shore ! But ah, the tears that are not wept— The tears that never ontward fall— The tears that grief for years has kept Within us—they are beet of all— The tears onr eyes shall never know, Are deeper than the tears.tbat flow. Each night, npon earth’s flowers below. The dew comes down from the darkest skies, And every night onr tears of woe Go np, like dews, to Paradise, To keep in gloom and make more fair The flowers of crowns we yet shall wear. For ah ! the surest way to God Is up the lonely stream of tears That flow, when bending ’neath tho rod, And fill the tide of our past years. On laughter's billows hearts are tossed— On waves of tears no heart is lost. Flow on, ye tears! and bear me home ! Flow on, yo tears of deepest woe ! Flow on, ye tears, that are but foam, Of deeper waves that will not flow ! A little while—I reach the shore Where tears flow not—forevermore. Mil'Ll*, E. p. DOTILL. PEEPLES & HOWELL, attorneys at law, 20 and 22, Kimball House, ATLANTA, GA. pkACTICE in the State and Federal Courts, and - atlend regularly all the Courts in Atlanta, includ- U{ the Supreme Court of the State, and Trill argue ***** upon brief* for absent parties, on reasonable They also pnetice in the Courts of the counties con- lipens or aeeesjihle to Atlanta by Railroad, sepll M.W.RIDEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, U. 5. Claim Agent and Notary Pnlilic GA/.VESVILIB, GEORGIA. A **01fiteon Wilson street, below King A Bro’s. _rihr«ity in ( 1S73, I J *«s I. MISS. VADISOJT BELI ESTEtS Ac ATTORNEYS at law. »iHiBSVILLE GEORGIA w j U.L practice in the counties composing the Weat- Circuit, and Dawson and Forsyth counties ' Blue Ridge circuit. They will also practice in may 11 , JAS. L. LONG, M. D. | Sur c t on. Accoucheur and Physician, (D^iee nr Mr. Thomas Shcat*’ Store,) Good Hope Distriot, Walton oo., Ga. I u.,Jl 1 * P r »fe»Jional services to the citizens of tho | country. aug27 f, Feed & Sale Stable, ATHENS, GEORGIA. Urn, 11 & HEa - VES * FROPBIETOBS, I VVh le [ ound! * t their old stand, rear Franklin Uh*.i ?S. lWin l5> Tho,n »* Keep always Sleek 5°?? ^“ro-outs and careful drivers. Sleek „ e 1! f4r , ed *° r when entrusted to onr oare. * 00 *>»n4 for salo at all times. deo25—ti R. B. ADAIR, D.D.S, Gainesville, ga. marST 4VM*<Wheakt corner Public Square. k EDGE, °°°tj Shoe and Harness iprm, ^AKER, . - WATKINSVILLE, GA. || fi. 8 -ARAMS, M.D, P ■ OSe. Acooui 1 .-«e* M .--•• Accoooiiaon an Pdtsiciar. ^ Mountala Distriot, Waltonooun- ****•» ‘in?*™ hls ptofentonal services to the lurroundmg country. »ug28—ly * Ho was thon sent to Congress, where he was a warm Jackson man, and while there he had a difficulty with John T. Irwin, and whon they both came back to Nashville, Irwiu chal- Col. Christy :—In my No. 2, I proposed I lenged him, sending bis challenge by a noted to point out how Direct Trade and railroads desperado of St. Louis, who had killed several could bo mado to unlock onr great water tails men. He was not considered a gentleman, and and make them profitable. We will presume, Houston wouldn’t take a challenge through then, that Direct Trade is fairly under way, him. Gen. White heard this and mado some and by this and other means our people have remarks about Houston, which led to a duel saved enough to build railroads to or near the botwoen Houston and White, in which White most of our principal water-falls. The owners was seriously wounded, of these wator-falls should, as soon as possible, ‘ This addod to the popularity of Houston procure tbo services of a competent surveyor I ani l he was elected Governor of the State or drawiQg-master, and have each water-fall 1827. Ho had succeeded Governor Carroll accurately surveyed, and a drawing or paint- W L° was a ver y popular man, and wno was ing of the same that would show tho amount spoken of prominently as a candidate for re- of water, its attitude, its power to drive ma- election. Houston was afraid of him, and in chincry, its nearness to a railroad, amount of order to secure his own ro-election to Con- land attached to tho same, and all other things gross, in case Carroll beat him for Governor, that would show its full capacity, conveniences began to strengthen himself politically, and in and advantages. Wo will presumo further ordor to carry out this scheme married, in Jan- that our Direct Trade line has agents (which nary, 1629, a lady belonging to a very inttuen- it will hare) in different parts of Europe.— tial lamily at Gallatin, thirty miles north of These drawings I would send ovor to those Nashville. She was a very handsome, bril- agents, to exhibit in all the principal manu- Rant young lady, and attracted great attention factoring towns in Europe. I would 6ay to wherever sho went, which exasperated Hous- capitalists there I am Dot wishiDg to sell this ton, who was of a morose, jealous disposition, proporty, I wish to form a joint stock company I used to see him frequently, and know that he to go into tho manufacturing business, I will I had married purely through political reasons, furnish the sito at a fair price, yon furnish the I and soon saw that his domestic life was an un- machinery, send over a manager, one skilled happy one. in the business, tho operatives can be famish- ‘ Ono Saturday in April, I met him at a big ed hero, and wo will go into the manufaetur-1 barbecue, just west of tho city, whore ho and ing business of whatever kind we think best. Carroll both made speeches. I saw that the As soon as the operatives get able to do so, let feeling of that crowd was all in his favor, and them own the principal part of the stock, when told him so, which caused him to be in the thoy would then be engaged in that business I very best of spirits, and while in that mood we that they best understood, aud was capablo of separatod. Monday morning I called at the managing for themselves. In this way capital Nashville inn, where he and his wife bad been and population may be mado to flow into this I boarding since their marriage, bnt I was re country by thousands and millions. You would J fused admittance to bis room. I persisted, not want for laborers to cultivate your lands; J however, and was finally admitted by Shelby, churches, common schools, academies, colleges, 11 found Honston lying on the bod with his face and large manufacturing towns would spring 1 covered np, and, in answer to my astonished np like magic at every principal water fall, I inquiries, Dr. Shelby told mo that Mrs. Hons when yon wo,uld havo a population that you I ton’s father had como down from Gallatin for would not be ashamed for your sons and yonr I her tho day before, and that she had left her daughters to marry amongst, or that tho Civil j husband and returned to the home of herchild- Rights Bill should embrace. I am aware that hood. I will be met hero with tbo old objection, that 1 ‘ Said I, * General, what's this I hear t wo cannot manufacture in this conDtry as I ' Said ho, 1 I'm a ruined man; I'm a rained cheap as they can in Now England or Old Eng-1 man '• land, and with tho further question of “ why * I told him he owed it to his friends to give is it that Old England has bought nearly all I some explanation for his conduct, and asked her driving power, imported the most of her I him why ho and his wife separated, to which raw material, and a large amount of her pro-1 ho replied that he hadn't a word to say against visions, has and does manufacture cheaper, I h* 8 w if°—that she was a high-minded, virtu- and yet have bccomo the richest nation on I tody- earth by manufacturing t” To the first ob-l * He th'en said that he alone was to blame; jection I answer that, in ante-bellum times, that h ® had decided to exile himself among the when our people were making cotton to buy J Cherokee Indians, aud that he wanted me to more negroes to make more cotton, they were I carl Y his resignation as Governor to tho Sec- satisfied, although then against their true in- j reta ry of State. This I emphatically refused terest, to make the raw material, and let the I do, at first, but at his earnest solicitation Yankees profit by its manufacture. But that I aad that of IJr. Shelby, I finally consented, day is passed; old land-marks are broken up; ' The next morning, Houston, Shelby and I the tree failed to produce the desired fruit, and went aboard a steamboat, Honston beiDg dis- is bewn down; times have changed, and men I gnised so that no one recognized him. We aDd circumstances have changed with them, I bade him good-bye, and he wont down tho and that change makes it directly and indis-1 Cumberland. He told me afterward that be pensably the interest of our people not to ship I got as far as Napoleon, Ark., without being a bale of cotton to New York, but to manu-1 recognized, and in that case, he begged the facturo their own raw material, except what Is I man to say nothing about meeting him. He shipped by this direct Southern line to Liver-1 went on to Fort Smith, where be joined a pool. What, let me ask, would be thought of I Cberokeo by the name of Jnlly, whom be bad the people of Georgia ii they should sell their beeu familiar with while he was agent for the corn and wheat to speculators and moneyed tribe. He assumed the Indian dress, painted rings at the North, to be shipped there, ground | his face, and could not be distinguished from into meal aud flour, and then re-shipped back I them. in tboir own ships and at their own prices for I 4 A lew years afterward be passed through tbo consumption of the people of Georgia f— I Nashville, with a delegation of Indians, on his The idea is perfectly absurd, and yet Is attend- ] way to Washington. I recognized him, but ed with just as much common sense as there I wouldn't epeak to him. The fact is, his friends is in onr shipping onr cotton there to be manu-1 here considered he had disgraced them, and factored into fabrics and sent back for onr I were disgusted with him. While in Nashville consumption. I he went with his delegation and called on Gen. To* the question of why it 1b that Old Eng-1 Jackson at the Hermitage, land has bought nearly all of her driving pow-1 • And how did Jackson treat him t’ I asked, er, manufactured cheaper, dee., and yet have I • I don’t know, but I suppose he treated him become rich by manufacturing, I answer, that! all right, as they bad been great friends. Af- custom has done more to bring about this state I ter reaching Washington, I know he. whipped of things and make England what sho Is in I a member of Congress by tbo namo of Stand point of manufacturing than any other thing, j berry, for sayiDg something disrespectful of From the days of the first application of steam I Jackson. as a driving power for ootton mills until to-1 • After this, wo heard notbingmore ofHous- day, England has taken the lead in point of ton until just before the Mexican war, when manufacturing. Other nations have aoquiesoed I we beard that he had gone to San Augustine until custom, without Inquiry, has placed her (to practice law. You know his connection in her preamt high position in point of energy, w ith the Mexican war, probably, as well as enterprise, and ability. That she possesses I j j 0 . those three ingredients in a high degree, I ad- • He married again, I believe V mit; bnt that England or any other nation can manufacture with steam as a driving pow er, pay her present tariff of freights, and com pete with water power, aud that, too, right In the midst of where the raw m^tprial is pro duced, and consequently with but little freight, I deny. Iu fact, I deny that steam as a drlv- Romance in Real Life. A pretty romance has just come to light in Yates county, N. Y., tho dotails of which are vouched for by unimpeachablo witnesses. It appears that in 1855 Sir John Gordon Tal- madge, a gentleman of high birth and great wealth in England, camo to this country and spent some time traveling in Central New York. While there he met the daughter of a well-to-do farmer named Bliven. Tho girl was sixteen years of age, handsome, engaging and sensible. The acquaintance ripened into friendship, and at last the foreigner offered his band to Candace, which was accepted. Unbeknown to the girl’s parents tho two were suited by Rev. Mr. Currier, who was pledged to secrecy concering the marriage for one year. Soon after tho marriage Sir John left his .young bride, promising to return and take his wife to England. Tho year passed and Sir John did not como. Soon another year was gone, and five, then ten; almost twenty, and still no tidings of Sir John reached the ears of Candace. It appears that the return of Sir John to England was for the purpose of fixing matt-are satisfactorily with his family ; and after arriving, it happened that while out riding with his mother his horses took fright, ran away, throw tho two out, killing his moth er and vory seriously injuring Sir John. Though recovering, his illness so preyed on him that he became demented. Daring a lu cid interval last winter, recollection of his earlier life camo back to him, and the secret wife'was uppermost in his mind. He made known to his brother tho story of his marriage, willed bis iuimonse fortune of $4,000,000, half to his brother and the other half to his wife in cose sho might be found alive. Lo further pledged his brother to send a messenger to America for the purpose of hunting up his wife. The messenger camo hither and recent ly discovered the long waiting bride of twon ty years ago. The commingling of astonish ment, pleasure and sorrow which contended for mastery as the sadly romantio history of her long ago bridegroom was unfolded can be bettor imagined than told. sbirtst'Iasked. ‘ Every one of them. My eldest son is somethiiqg of a dandy, as young men will be, and he-bought some shirts a while ago. Ob, such a fit as they were. I spent more time,ripping and fixing them than would have cat and made a good half-dozen.’ 4 Do yon ever havo time to go outside your house t* I inquired. 4 Oh, yes,’ she replied with a smile; 4 1 am here this morning, you see, to inquire about the land, and day before yesterday I went to the State fair with nome butter and took a premium.’ 4 You must sit up very late nights,’ I said. * Ob, no, not very ; we always finish up our work by eight o’clock of evenings, unless some thing special is going on, for we are a musical family. We have iv- piano. My daughters play, and father and mother, boys and girls, count upon a good sing, often before going to bed, and this causes as to sit np rather later, have sometimes thought than was good for considering we have to be up with the lark the mornings, Ton know that music is very fascinating to those who love it,’ 4 Are you always well!’ I asked, 4 My health is perfect. I have a good natural constitution, and have no time to be debilitated and ner vous.’ Here this paragon arose to go. I fol lowed to the gate, sa w her unhitch her horse and depart, while I re tamed to thehoase with these reflections: Eleven children, boarders, farm, no servants, no sewing pat ont, all teaching done in tho honse, premium for but ter at the State fair, music and fino arts. Think of it, O, ye daughters who have a fam ily of throe children, three servants, hire all your sewing done, and have headache, dys pepsia and general debility thrown in. As for me, I went up stairs after this inter view, anrolled some shirts I was just going to send out to be made, and oiling np my machine went to work at them. Of course I hate it, Of course it will tire me to doath bat it is so nice to be smart like this good woman. I have made some inquiries about her since she was here, and find her story was not exaggerated, She is a living example of what perfect system and industry will accomplish. She marriod her husband when ho was not worth a cent and now they live in a fifteen tbousand-dollar house, own a good farm, and to tho good man agement and thrift of the wife is attributed much of tho husband’s success. They and their children have the namo of being one of tbo happiest and most united families anywhere about. But my paragon does not write such long letters as this, I suspect. I must go hack to my machine; it acts like a witch to day. Mister Quad, will you deliberately plot to kill a lonesome widow, who is working her lifo ont to make your position here comforta ble, happy and luxurious t” I couldn’t go. I’m there yet. I sleep on tho floor, put up with cold bites, and use the bootjack for a chair when I have company- wish I wasn’t so tender-hearted, but I can’t bear to think of hurting Mrs. Dolby’s feelings by looking up another place. i Matetaiu office. I tog power to manufacture cotton fabrics con •Yes. His wife got a divorce, and he mar ried a Mobile lady, aud she made a man of him. They visited Nashville together, and went with them to see Jackson at the Hermit age, twelve miles from ths city. His first wife married again, and is now living near Nash villa, unless she has died recently.’—Nashville Cat. Ehkttgd Times. ' A Working Woman. What good Health, System and a Willing Heart can Accomplish—a model for Housewives. Ruth’s letter to N. Y. Journal of Commerce. Looking out of the window tho other morn ing I saw a woman drive to the gate, with a trim little establishment in excellent order. I had never sot eyes upon her before, I was sure of that though she looked up at the window with a bright and cherry smile like she had known meall my days. Springing ont of the high wagon like a girl of sixteen, though she was evidently three times that age, sho hitched her horse and blanketed it, and was then ushered into | the parlor. She had come to inquire about some lots upon our farm, and I assure you she talked business, it evidently being no new thing to her. I found she was from a neigh boring town, five miles distant, where her husband is a prosperous architect and builder. After she had obtained the information for which sbe came we fell into aeon vorsation such as onr sex will indnlge in. 4 Have you much of a family!’ I inquired, Eleven children,' she replied, I opened my eyes in astonishment, expecting to hear the nsnal answer of these days, 4 Three, two boys aud a girl,’ or vice versa. * Havo you never lost any children!’ said I. ‘None,’ she re plied, aud none are married; they are all liv ing dt home.’ * What a family to look after I exclaimed. * Oh, I shouldn’t mind onr own family at all, but we have always boarded three or four carpontors necessary in my has bands business.' Then we have a farm, and good many cows to see to and batter to make and as my husband is always busy in other ways, the oversight of the farm dovolves most ly.on me.’ 4 1 hope yon are more fortunate than the rest of as in having good domestics to help yon with all this work,’ said I. The good woman straightened herself up and gave a decisive reply. 4 1 never keep any,’ she said; ‘they never suit me.’ ‘Yonr children most help you a good deal then.’ * Yes, but they have their lessons to learn. Their oldest sis ter, who has as good an education as money could give her, teaches them entirely at home We have a room in our house fitted up especi ally for that purpoee. They are more thorough ly taught by her, with the deep interest she feels in them, than if they went to school else where ; and being able to recite their lessons In the early part of the day, they spend fewer boors over books, which is better for their health, and this enables them to give me more assistance than they conldotherwise do,’ What a sensible woman (thought I, for you know what a favorite idea home education is with me when it is at all practicable. So I drew my chair up closer to her, and said* * You don’t do your own sewing do yon!* ‘Never sent ont a stitch in my life, dresses or anything elfiD-, wen when we had not a sewing machine,’ 1 Bo you make your husband’s and yonr boy’A Robinson Crusoe’s Island. Crusoe’s island is to-day a little paradise. Lord planted there, on one of his voyages, apples, peaches, grapes, plnmbs, strawberries aud several kinds of vegetables. The num ber of tho latter was increased by a Scotch man, David Douglas, who bad landed there in 1825. Ho was not a llttlo astonished to find a hermit there, who bad been on the is land five years. On tho second day he was net a little surprised to soe a man suddenly emerge from a clump of bushes and approach him. Ho looked npon himsolf as Crusoe's sne cossor, although ho did not occupy the his torical cavo, having built himself a hut of stones and sods, roofing it with the straw of wild-oats. As cookiog utonsils, he possessed only a single iron pot, the bottom of which, ono unfortunate day, had fallen out. This damage he had, however, the ingenuity to re pair with a wooden bottom; but now he was compelled to place his pot in the ground and build a fire around it. This man's name was William Clark, and he camo.from London. He had a few books, and among them there wa3 a copy of Bobinson Crusoe!s and Cowper’s poems. Ho called Douglas’ attention especial ly to tbo well known poem beginning: In less than a week from tbat date Katie bad her engagement ring. “I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute,” etc. Nevertheless, be did not seem to be happy. There was ouo wish, his greatest, that he could not gratify—he could get no roast beef! At present, this island is in the possession of a colony of Germans. Sixty or seventy, under tho leadership of an engineer named Robert Webrhahn, settled there in 1863. They describo the island as being in the highest de gree salubrious and fruitful. On their arrival thoy found largo flocks of goats, about thirty half-wild horses, and somo sixty asses. They brought with them cows, hogs, fowls, farming utensils, small boats, aud fishing- tackle. How She Turned Presbyterian; Mrs. Magruder will probably leavtyjfcFHop- kins’ church, and go hereafter to the "Fresby- 1 terlan meeting-hoaso. Dr. Hopkins for a week had a frightful boil on bis log, and ho experi enced very severe pain when he tried to walk. While be was sitting in bis study on Friday, Mrs. Magruder called aud was ushered into the parlor. The sorviqt went up the. back stairs to tell the doctor, and while she was on the way, the doctor started’ to go down the front stairs to get a drink of water. It hnrt him so much to walk up the steps, that he concluded to slide down the banisters on his stomach, and so, aftar.looking carefully over the lauding to satisfy mmself that nobody was about, be mounted tbo banisters, and be gan to descend. Tho stairs ran directly past the parlor door, and Mrs. Magrudor was amaz ed to see the clergyman descending with great rapidity, and in that sihgnlar fashion. It seems that the servant girl bad left a coal scuttle by tho newel-post, while she went for tho doctor, who, descending with awful veloci ty, alighted in the scuttle and fell to tho floor. Without being aware of the j^senco of the visitor, he leaped up in a rago and exclaimed. 4 Hang that woman!’ He gave tho scuttle a kick which sent it whirling into the parlor, where it brought up in Mrs. Magruder’s lap. Of course sho thought the demonstration and the ejaculation wore intended for her, and after rising to her feet, and shaking her umbrella at her pastor, sho shouted. ‘If you kick another coal scuttlo at me, I’ll punch tho stufiin out of you with this ycr umbrella!’ Sho emerged from the front door with tho convictiou tbat Presbyterianism was the only religion for her. A Portrait of a Lady we all Fear. BY M. QUAD. I board now, and I think I have one of the kindest landladies in the world. She seems to think a great deal of me, and I sometimes al most decido that I should weep if any harm came to hor. Sho is very particular about hor boarders. Before she would take mo in I was compelled to get a certificate from three clergymen, two bankers and a lawyer , stating that I had nev or been hung for murder or sent to Stato Pris on for horse stealing. I bargained for a front room looking out on the campus mertius, and it was understood tbat I was to have the room alono. On the third night I went home and found a stranger in bed, and when I began to raise a row, Mrs. Dolby-caught my arm and whispered: 44 There, now be a good, dear man, and say no more. He’s a preacher, and, as ho is going away to-morrow I thought you wouldn’t mind it just ono night.” At the end of the week she beckoned mo aside, and smiling like a load of fresh hay she wanted to know if I would do hor a favor, a favor which woalci place hor u nder great obligations to me. I replied that I would die for her, and then she asked me to give up the room looking ont npon the grand square and take one looking out npon a grand alley, fall of ash barrels and oyster cans. She had a new boarder coming who was awful particular, and she knew I would do anything to accom modato her. I made tho change, and tho grateful look sho gave mo was enough to melt a vest but ton. I had only got fairly settled when I was told that she wanted to see me in the parlor after dinner. I found her in tears. She said that a very nice man and his very nice wife wanted to como and board with her, bnt sho had no room, and it grieved ber to think-tbat she most turn them away when she was so bard pushed to get along. 1 told hor that if I had a hundred lives I would lay them all down for her and borrow a hundred more and add So the pile, and she seized my hand and said tbat Heaven would surely reward me foi being good to a father less orphan. I moved into the garret, the awful particular man moved into my room, and the very nice man and his very nice wife into the front room. In about another week Mrs. Dolby whis pered to me and wanted to know if I had a snake in my stomach. Bhesaid that she had observed that I was a very hearty eater, and she didn’t know but 1 had a snake. I set her right, and when I promised to take fall loach es down town and urge ail the other boarders to do the same, she put her hand on my shoal- der and remarked that Hoaven had a place for me. That night my bed was made without sheets, and when I went to raise a row she took me by the hand and sadd that her experi ence went to show that it was healthier to sleep without sheets. I waa going to argue toe question, when tears came to ber eyes, and she hoped I wouldn’t saiy anything to hnrt a poor, lone widow, whose lifo had been one long straggle with poverty. The next night ihe featherbed and one o-f the pillows went, but I didn’t say anything. Then she wanted to borrow my toothbrush lor a boarder who hadn’t any, and she took toy stove to use in the lower hall. I didn’t say a .word until she wanted to know if 1 couldn't spare the old rag carpet off the floor, avid ill wouldn’t set toe other boardora s.n (trample by drinking nothing bnt water, and nut Uike a second bis cuit. Then I told ioer timt I was going to leave that honse and try to tear her i'.mage from my heart. ' • - She seized both my baoddu teats rolled down her cheeks, and tots Hiked r ■ From the Providence Journal. Ilow they Finally got Married. Ono long summer afternoon there camo to Mr. Davidson’s the most curious spccimon of an old bachelor the world over hoard of. He was old, gray, wrinkled and odd. He hated old women, especially old maids, and wasn’t afraid to say so. IIo and Aunt Patty had it hot whenever chanco drew themJtegetber; yet still be came, and it was noticed that Aunt Patty took unusual pains whenever he was ox- pectcd. i_Ono day tho contest waged unusually strong, and Aunt Patty loft in disgust aud went out in the garden. • That boar!’ she muttered to herself, as sho stopped to gather a flower which attracted her attention. * What did you run for t’ said a gruff voice behind her. •* To got rid of you.’ * You didn’t do it, did you !’ ‘No; you are worse than a burdock burr.' * You won’t got rid of mo, o’tber.’ * I won't, oh !’ * Only in ono way.’ * And that!’ * Marry me.’ * What! us two fools got marriod! What would thoy say T’ ‘That is nothing to ns. Como, say yo3 or no; I am in a harry.’ ‘ Well, no, then.* * Very well; good by, I shall not como again.’ * Stop a bit—what a pucker you'ro in.’ * Yes or no !’ * I must consult—’ ‘All right; I thought you were of age. Good by.’ * Jaboz Andrews, don’t be a fool. Come back, I say. Why, I believe the critter has taken mo for earnest. Jaboz Andrews, I will consider.’ * I don’t want any considering; I am going. Becky Hastings is waiting for me. I thought would giro you tho first chanco, Patty. All right; good by.’ Jaboz! Jaboz! That stuck up Beck Hast- iugs shall not have him! Jabez, yes! Do you hear—Y-e-s!’ A Successful Conundrum. John has never given you a ring!’ said Katie’s sister to her ono day. John was Katie’s lover. j Never,’ said Ratio, with a regretful shake of her head. And he never will until yon ask him for it,’ returned the sister. * * Then I fear I shall never get one,’ was the reply. * Of coarse yon never will. John is too stupid to think of such things, and you can never pluck up courage enough to ask for one, it follows tbat yon will never get one.’ This set Katie to thinking, and to what pur pose we shall see. That evening her lover cams to see her.— He was very proud and very happy, for the beautiful girl by bis side had been for several weeks pledged to marry him as soon as toe business could be properly doue.aud John was a grand good fellow, too, notwithstanding bis oblivionsnes8 to certain polite matters. 4 John,’ said Katie, at length, looking up with an innocent smile, * do yon know what a conumdrum is t’ Why, it’s a puzzlo—a riddle,’ answered John. Do you think you could ask me one I oould not guess V I don’t know, I never thonght of anch things. Could you ask me one f * I could try.’ £ 4 Well, try, Katie,’ * Then answer this: Why is the letter D like a ring!’ John puzzled bis brain over the problem for a long time, but was finally forced to give it up. I don’t know, Katie. Why is It!’ Because,’ replied tho maiden, with a vory soft blush creeping up to her temples, * we can not be iced without it!’ Egyptian Lore. Great must havo been tho wisdom of that ancient land, for it is spoken of in tbo book of saored truth—tho volume of wisdom, But of tho numerous parchments and vast libraries, alas! but few pages have como down to us. There aro three or four manuscripts on papy rus still extant that were taken from the tombs: they are of great interest to alt, and especially to Biblical students, as they aro corroborative of Bible history. Tho most interesting and the largest of these is now in tho British museum; Besidos these, we havo a few pages of Manetho, the Egyptian historian. Of tho forty-threo sacred books thoy once possessed, but ono re mains ; it was called tbo book of the dead, and contains a description of tbo trial of a departed soul. It is represented on its long journey as occupied with prayers and confessions. Forty- two gods occupy the judgment-scat. Orsirus presides, and before him are tho scales, in one of which the statue of perfect justice is placed, in tho other tho heart of the deceased. The soul of the dead stands watching tho balanco, while Hornns examines the plummet, indicat ing which way the beam preponderates, and truth, the justifier, records tho sontonco. If this is favorable, tho soul rccoive3 a mark or seal * Justified.’ Somo of the ancient inspired writers appear to havo been familiar with this book. Ly’cur- gus went to Egypt to learn, and there many a sage of Greece learned his first lessons in wis dom and philosophy. Classic limners, sculp tors and historians searched for knowledge In the land of Lotus. Tho land of the wonderful pyramids and mystic hieroglyphics is the birtb-placo of the alphabet. There the wonders of astronomy were studied, and was not that little apart ment that crowns yon colossal temple an ob servatory by which the heavens were swopt by optical instruments ! In tho arts, their knowl edge was great. Tho manufacture of glass was well understood; they made coffins.— Paintings have been discovered, showing ma chinery whose motive power couldn't havo been anything else but steam. An obelisk brought from Egypt by Napoleon, and orccted at Paris, was found to have been polished by the sand- blast process. Men skilled in the art of stono-dressing coaid not effect a polish with their steel instruments on that grauite shaft; it would crumble and break beneath tho plastic hand; but by tho sand-blast process recently discovered in America, they could wear smooth the crumbliug stone. The process consists In putting in motion a stream of sand by a car- rent of steam or boated air. They made steel, and were skilled in metallurgy. Their paint ings still remain, and are wonderful for bpanty t though thousands of years have elapsed since those strokes were made. In tho science of medicine they were proficient; in embalming they could see the effect of disease. To this day tho characters used by apotbocaries to do- note drachms and grains arc Egyptian ciphers as adopted by tho Arabs. — Washington Repub lican. A Happy Woman. What spectacle more pleasing does the earth afford than a happy woman, contented in her sphere, ready at all times to.benefit her little world by her exertions, and transforming tbo briars and thorns of life Into roses of Paradiao by tho magic of ber touch ! There are those who are thus happy because they cannot help it—no misfortunes dampen their sweet smiles, and they diffoso a cheerful glow around them, as they pursue tho even tonor of their way. They have the secret of contentmeut, whose value is above the philosopher’s atone; for without seeking the baser exchange of gold, which may bny some sort of. pleasure, they convert everything they touch into joy. What their condition is, makes no difference. They may he rich or poor, high or low, admired or forsaken by the fickle world; but the spark ling fountain of happiness bubbles up In their hearts, and makes them radiantly beaatif'il. Though they live in a log cabin, they make it shine with a lustre that kings and queens may covet, and they make wealth a fountain of blessings to the children of poverty. Tkaches—’ Peter, you are such a bad boy that you are not fit to sit in the company of good boys on tho benoh. Como np boro and sit by me, sir.’ .It is a question why a jay-bird and a ne gro aro always hierry. Is it becauso in both the leg is run into the middle of the foot, to they can go ono way as fast as tbo other i Double-endors never have to turn round. ..Orators whd speak host when thorough warmed ap to their work, find no diffloulty in being eloquent at this time. .