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June 15,1843. m4m 42
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June 22,1843. m4in 43
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FELIX G. HENDERSON, Adm’r.
de bonis non. !
June 29,1834. 44
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Sep- 1
* * tember next, before the Court-House door .
in Cuthbert, Randolph county, a Lot of Land
known by number (131) one hundred and thir- ■
ty-one, in the (8) eighth District of said county,
as the property of James Sutley; late of ‘ said
‘county, deceased. Sold for the purpose of a di- j
vision, and by an order of the Honorable the In
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JOHN M. CHRISTIAN, Adm’r.
Randolph co. June 22, 1843. 9t 43
GEORGIA, ) To Thomas O’Kelly and his!
Elbert county. ( wile Elizabeth O’Kelly, Thom
as J. Sandidge, Richard S. Sandidgo, Albert G.
Sandidge, John Q,. A. Sandidge, Louisa A. Pace,
Elizabetli Jane Pace, and Martha Pace, heirs at
law and distributees of the Estate of Claborn
Sandidge, deceased, late of Elbert county, you
are hereby notified that we intend to apply to the
Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county,
while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, on the first
Monday in November next, for an order and to
divide the Negroes belonging to the Estate of
Claborn Sandidge, deceased.
JAMES M. SANDIDGE, I. , ,
ANDREW J SANDIDGE, \ Adm rs
June 22,1843. m4m 43
months after date, application will be
made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of
Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of Or
dinary, for leave to sell a part of the Land and
►Negroes belonging to the Estate of William
Hughes, deceased, late of said county.
BARNARD 11. HUGHES, Ex’r.
June 22,1843. m4m 43
FOUR months after date, application will be
made to the Honorable the Inferior Court
of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of
Ordinary, for leave to sell the Real Estate be
longing to Mary Hughes, deceased, late of said
county.
BARNARD H. HUGHES, Adm’r.
June 22, 1843. m4m 43
I .Ml) UR months after date, application will be
made to the Honorable the Inferior Court
of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of Or
dinary, for leave to sell the Lands belonging to
the heirs of Elijah Hunt, late of Elbert county,
deceased.
ELIZA T. HUNT, Guardian.
June 29, 1843. m4m 44
EXECUTED AT THIS
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY lloltNl'Nli.
WASHINGTON, (WILKES COIN TV, GA.,) JULY , 1843.
I
LAZY BILL SMITH.
CHAPTER I.
I always write stories in a hurry. The
truth is, I do not begin till I am driven to
it; and I may add, that once begun, I might
never end, but forgetting tired. On I hur
ry like a wild horse in the harness, till
completely exhausted. I atn forced to lay
down the pen, and leave my hero, perhaps,
to the Fates.
It shall not be so this time. 1 will write
only five chapters—and these shall be
short—at least one of them. So here it
endeth.
CHAPTER 11.
I don’t say that Bill Smith was the lazi
est man that ever lived, but he was deci
dedly the laziest ever I saw. And I will
venture to say. further, that his match could
not be found in Pepperelbro. There was
where he lived—there he lives now.
Well, Bill was a toper ; for that man
never existed who was too lazy to drink.
Os course he was not one of the real tear
down drag-out sort; but then he drank hard,
and was generally pretty boozy towards
evening ; for he was too lazy early in the
day.
One evening, just about two years and
three months ago, he was very drunk.—
The night was cold—the wind blew fierce
ly, and the light snow swept wildly over
the ground and added terror to the bowlings
of old Boreas. That night, Bill was full
two miles from his own miserable hovel,
snugly esconced behind some old boxes and
barrels, in one comer of a filthy rum shop.
How ho came there, so far from home, 1 do
not know—but will guess that by happened
on board some farmer’s wagon or sleigh,
that passed his house, and was too lazy to
get out till the vehicle stopped at the little
grocery. But at any rate, Bill was there,
two full miles from home ; the night was
wild, and the rum seller wanted to shut up 1
his groggery.
‘ Bill, you must clear out,’ said the ruin ‘
seller.
Bill made no answer.
‘lsay, Bill, you must clear out—go j
home.’
Bill began to snore ; he was sleepy, and j
tired to boot; he always was.
‘ Halloo, Bill ; I say, come crawl out |
and go home ; ’tis most nine o’clock.’
Wait awhile ;’ said Bill, 1 don’t be in a
hurry; there’s nothing gained by hurry
ing.’
‘ But I must shut up, Bill, and go home.
There’s nothing doing here, and 1 can’t af
ford the fire-wood.’
Bill roused up a little—not much, but a
little, and winked. Perhaps he would have
saifl something, but just then the door opt n
ed, and a stranger walked in. He had
rode a long distance, and seeing a light in
the rummy, had called to enquire how far
it was to a public house.
‘Just two miles and a half,’ said old
Boozle, the rum seller ; ‘ and here’s a chap
that’s going e’enamost there ; lives right
on the road.’
Bill roused up a ‘little more ; perhaps
there was a chance to ride, ami it would
not do to lose it. After a little more cere
mony, that may be imagined, and with a
little assistance that Bill actually needed,
the two got into the sleigh, and rode oil’.
I I s’pose I live here,’ said Bill, when the
sleigh had got a few rods past his house.
The stranger reigned up his nag, and Bill
got out. He had began to get sober, and
would have thanked the gentleman for his
ride, hut he was really too lazy, and so he
jostled slowly back to his own door, raised
the latch and went in.
CHAPTER 111.
There was quite a stir in Pepperelbro
the next day. A stranger had come to
town, and it was pretty generally rumored
that he was to deliver a temperance lecture
that evening in the village school-house.
Here and there, little groups were gathered
together, talking the matter over; for in
deed it was something new to have a tem
perance lecture there ; the oldest inhabi
tant couldn’t remember the like of it. Bill’s
appetite, and an itching to ascertain who
and what the stranger was, urged him as
far as the tavern, where he arrived about
noon. Os course he made one of the group
there, who talked about the stranger, and
his business, though precious little did he
do towards making up the conversation.
‘ Are you goin’ to jine the new Pledge,
Bill ? asked an old c-ovey, as he entered the
bar-room. ,
Bill didn’t know exactly what answer to
make, and so, true to his nature, he made
none at all.
‘Flow is it, uncle Simon,’ continued the
same voice, addressing another of the loun
gers, ‘ are ycm. goin’ to jine tile Thompso
nians to night ? they say it’s all the go.
down the city.’
‘ The Thompsoniansf said uncle Simon ;
* I don’i know—they allow steaming it, I
suppose.’ \ -
Old Simon was the wit of the town, and
of course this sally produced a iaugh.
‘Not a devil a bit,’ answer and a square
rigged, double-breastad fellow, who had
stood in a corner of the room all the while.
‘l’ve seen ’em and hoarn ’em lectur too;
but they don’t hold to steamin’ any way as
I know ; nor they aint Thompsonians nei
ther.
‘ What are they, Sam ?’ asked uncle Si
mon.
‘ They are Washingtonians,’ said Sam,
‘ and they don’t hold to drinkin’ a drop of
i liquor- ’
‘ Afore foils’ added Simon, with empha
sis ; and here was another laugh.
Bill heard all this, but lie took no part,
even in the laugh, for ho was too lazy.—
Towards night the company dispersed, the
’ greater portion of them to meet again at the
j school-house. Bill got u chance to ride,
! and so he went to the school-house too.
The lecturer was there, and in good time
began his discourse. He dwelt long on the
I evil consequences of intemperance ; and a
! inong other things, showed that it uniformly
produced laziness; the worst kind oflazi-
I ness even a diregard to those duties, on the
j performance of which depends cleanliness,
I healtli and happiness.
Bill heard the whole, and winked. The
others heard, and looked at Bill.
Presently the Pledge went round, begin
ning with uncle Simon, who was the oldest
man and the biggest toper in the house.
I II sign if Bill Smith will, said Simon;
‘ And I too,’said (he next —and the next —
and
‘But who is Ilill Smith?’ asked the
stranger.
‘ There he sits,’ answered one, pointing
to a seat near the door ; for Bill had not got
far into the house—lie was too lazy.
The Pledge was carried to him, and lie
was requested to sign it. ‘leant,’ said
Bill. ‘ I’m tired.’
‘ But you must,’ said the stranger; here
are three more wailing for you to sign.’
‘ Don’t you see I can’t,’ answered Bill.
‘ And besides, ‘(isn't host to hurry : there’s
nothing got by hurrying. I’m tired.’
‘Sign, Bill,’ said uncle Simon ; ‘Sign,
Bill, and then make a speech.’
The audience laughed—Bill looked so
ber ; he was evidently thinking about some
thing, and this required an effort. I sus
pect he was thinking of the lecture, and his
own laziness. Presently he spoke.
‘ I s’pose I might sign it, and make a
speech too,’ he said, ‘ for though I’m a lit
tle lazy now-a-days, seeing there's nothing
to do, 1 used to be as smart as any fellow in
Pepperelbro.’
‘So you was,’ said Simon; ‘now sign
the Thompsonian Society, Bill, and make a
speech.’
‘ T guess, on the whole, [ had batter wait,’
said Bill; ‘ perhaps some other time will
do as well.’
But the stranger insisted, for full half an
hour, and strange to say, Bill finally sign
ed the Pledge.
1 And now make a speech,’ was the cry
from every part of the house. Bill wouldn’t
make a speech that night, and the other to
pers wouldn’t sign the Pledge till the speech
had been made.
‘ I’ll come here next Tuesday night, and
make a good long speech,’ said Bill with
more energy than he had displayed for
months before ; ‘if uncle Simon and the
rest of you will come and hear me.’
‘Agreed - ! agreed!’ was heard from all
parts of the house. And then the audience
dispersed.
CHAPTER IV.
‘Tis strange to say what havoc intem
perance will make on intellect and ambi
tion. When William Smith was twenty
five years of age, he was considered the
most industrious, intelligent and noble hear
ted of all the young men in his native town.
He was tin? pride of all (he circle in which
he moved, and hid fair to shine a bright or
nament in the most respectable society.—
He married him a wife,and fora time lived
happily! But the seeds of intemperance
had been planted within him, and in ton
years he had become—Lazy Bill.
But Smith went home that night, after
the temperance meeting, and told his wife
with some effort, what he had done. “I’ve
signed the total abstinence pledge, by thun
der, Kate, hit or miss, and next Tuesday
I’m going to preach.” At first his wife
would not believe a word of it: butthe next
day, the indications of a change for the bet
ter were too strong to go unnoticed, and she
admitted that something “must he in the
wind.” The signing of the Pledge dated
from Wednesday, and on Friday, Bill did
what he had not done for two years ; lie
worked all day, mending his windows, put
new shingles on his roof, hauled firewood
on his hand-sled’ &e., Saturday, Monday,
and Tuesday, were similarly spent, and
when the temperance meeting came on
Tuesday evening, he brush°d up his old
coat, took his wife by the arm, and trudged
silently to the old school house.
The audience had got there before him,
for everyone was anxidus to hear what la
zy Bill would say on the subject of tem
perance. Old Simon had seated himself
close to the desk, that he might have a bet
ter opportunity to play off his pranks, and
exercise his powers of ridicule. But when
Smith entered—looking so changed—so no
ble, so dignified, comparative ; the old man
crept away, abashed, and apparently as
tonished. “Can this be Lazy Bill ?” he
mentally asked ; and the more lie asked the
question, the more he was puzzled to an
swer it. Pretty soon Smith commenced.
“ Ten years ago I was respectable, indus
trious and happy. I came into this neigh
borhood, bought me a few acres of land,
built me a small house, got married, and
went to work. We used to have social
parties in those times, and Sarah there,
(pointing to his wife) and I, used to attend
| them. Sarah learned to knit edging and
tell stories, and I learned to drink wine.—
Very soon I began to find myselfoccasion
ally impatient for the time of the next par
ty to arrive; and when it came, 1 was e
qually impatient to see the wine go round.
\ Finally I drank to excess ; even to intoxi
cation—at one of these parties : and from
j that time, though for a while heartily a
shumed of my conduct, 1 had less of sols
! respect, and more of the appetite for liquor.
I began to visit tite tavern, and the little
rum shop down there at the other village,
I end with others of like inclinations and ap
j petites, I spent my time in lounging about
j these groggeries—sitting, now in the sun,
I now in die shade, bur never engaged in
any more active business than whittling a
pine stick or tipping a decanter of New
England rum. I lost, by degrees, all my
ambition—became lazy ami indolent, and
you called me Lazy Bill. At first iny wife
fretted and scolded at my changed conduct;
hut this only makes it worse. Then she
cried and entreated—hut this had the same
effect, produced ‘trouble,’and I drank more
rum to‘drown’it. Drunkards are sure to
find t rouble enough when rum has become
its only antidote. I drank, —lost the little
property l had accumulated—broke (lie
heart of my wife, and became finally, heed,
less of every thing. So I lived along till
last Wednesday night. You know what
we heard then, and I need not say that 1
was convinced rum had made me ‘Lazy
Bill,” and caused all my trouble. I signed
the Pledge,and till now 1 have kept it invio
late: and God helping me, 1 11 neverdrink
another drop of liquor as long as 1 live.—
Already I begin to feel the tires of ambi
tion again in my breast, and to imagine
myself a man. My wife there, is happier,
and looks healthier; and my little boy
smiles sweetly when ! take him in my arms.
In short, I am anew man, with new feel
ings and new hopes, and now [ am going
to lead anew life, regain, if possible my
character, and my property, and he happy.
And 1 want my old companions to go with
me. Some of you promised to sign (he
Pledge if 1 would, and nothing has befallen
me to discourage that resolution, 1 hope you
will come up here and redeem your prom
ises.”
There was a pause for some minutes.—
The audience seemed paralyzed with as
tonishment. Old Simon had been seen to
brushaway something that had apparently
escaped from between his eye-lids, and all
were looking to him for some movement
that should break the spell of enchantment.
Presently he rose, walked upsihntly to the
desk, took up the pen. and put his name to
the Pledge. Now the people seemed to
breathe freer ; and one by one, every man
and every woman in that house, followed
the example.
i.'iiAU'Lr.ii V.
Five or six months ago, I was passing
through the little town of Pepperelbro, and
recollecting some of the incidents related
above, bethought me to ascertain whether
Bill had kept his Pledge. 1 could not re
collect his surname, and was obliged to en
quire for‘Lazy Bill,’ as of old. Nobody
knew him, or could tell where he lived.—
Finally I called at a house, and interroga
ted the woman industriously for the where
abouts of‘Lazy Bill ;’ hut she knew noth
ing of him, and turned to go away. Just
then an old gentleman passed the house.
“There’s old uncle Simon Leighton,”
said the woman, “and lie knows where your
man lives, ifany body does. I hurried in
to the street, and soon overtaking uncle Si
mon, put to him the question. “Where
does Lazy Bill live ?”
“Lazy Bill ?” said he, “I suppose you
mean William Smith, thecarriage maker.”
“That’s his name,” I replied, “though 1
did not know he was a carriage maker.”
“He lives on the old spot,” said Simon,
“just where he has lived for twelve years ;
but he don't look much like ‘Lazy Bill’ I
can tell you ”
I hurried yn, and soon came to the place
where, tv, ► years before, I had dropped the
miserable being, called ‘Lazy Bill,’ whom
1 had taken from the groggery ofthe village
below, to pilot me to a hotel, The old ho
vel had been torn down, and on its site stood
a pretty white cottage, surrounded with a
yard of flowers, just withering from the ef
fects of an autumn frost. Beyond was a
large building, which, from the sounds pro
ceeding from it, I judged to be the work
shop of William Smith, the carriage ma
ker. Thither I bent ray steps,-and on en
quiring for Mr. Smith, was pointed to a no
ble looking workman in the further end of
the shop, whose manly hearing and healthy
looking countenance were evidence enough
that the Pledge had remained unbroken.—
On my approach he recognized me, shook
my hand heartily, and throwing off his a
pron, invited me intohis house. We walked
in together, and there 1 found one of the
prettiest and happiest families I had ever
set eyes upon. The wife was all joy and
contentment, the children all animation and
beauty. The oldest boy was at work in
the shop, but on learning that it was ‘thr
stranger’ who had called, he came in ano
appeared overjoyed to see me. Our mee
ting there was indeed a glorious one ; and
never shall I forget the warm grasp of the
hand that the father gave me, on taking my
leaveof him.
“Tell my old acquaintance at S,- ”
said he, “that Lazy Bill is now one of the
happiest fellows in Christendom : that his
wife and children are gay as larks and
lively a^ crickets; that his industry and
his property have come back to him ; and
better than all that not a drop of liquor is
brought, or sold, or drank, inthe little town
of Pepperelbro.”— Torrent.
Supporting the Press. —Taking a news
paper three or four years, and, when dun
ned for the money, getting into a pet, refu
sing to pay, and discontinuing the paper.
11. .1. KAPJPEL, Printer.
From the Highland (S. C.) Sentinel.
ACCESSION TO LITERATURE.
Mr. Editor:—l send you di following
j as a race specint u of our advanced s'ate
of Polite Literal ure. The chief merit of
the performance is that the thing dually
i took place notfive hundred milestiom some
where, and the adventurer will no doubt
! recognize his own phiz among the dramatis •
1 persona ’, if the annexed letter should chance
j to meet his observation :
“ M c, April 1 st, 18—
! Dear Miss :
I take the opportunity of writing you
a few lines, hoping that you will answer?
it. How many clear remarks of benevo
lent intention appear every where around
me. What profusion of butv and ornament
i- poured forth on the face of nature. \\ hat
I suply contrived to my wants. What a va
riety of objects set before mi? to gratify my
senses ; to employ my understanding ; to
entertain mv imagination ; Cheer and glad
den my heart.
I shall leave these few lines with you
|to decide on. 1 have kept your.company
for sometime. Now if is Agreeable with
you I shou’d like to have? the pleasure of go
ing to set: you. 1 flatter myself that you”
will give me an answer one way o. the
other, If you Do not, Burn these tew lines
and you Will Oblige yours,
J. M. M——.
N. B. You will gratify me highly by.
giving me an answer shortly.
J. M. M .
EXTRACTS FROM ‘THE FALSE
HEIR,’
A NEW -NOVEL BY JAMES.
The Love of Bovs and Girls is an ob
ject on which grey-bearded men vent much
spleen and scorn ; but depend upon it, where
it exists in reality, it is the sweetest thtnir
that ever life lias known : it is the violet of
oni short year of existence. The rose is
beautiful, richer in hues, full of perfume
and brightness, as she flaunts her gay bo
som in the ardent sun of June ; hut give me
the violet, that scents with her odorous
breath the air of unconfirmed spring ; the
soft, the timid violet, retreating from the
gaze wit!) her blue eye east down. The
first sweet child ofthe sweetest season, the
tenderest, the gentlest of all the flowers of
the field, the emblem of earnest affection.
No, there is nothing like it ! In all after
years, we may lav our hand upon whatior
we will—pure for a moment; hut in after
years, we shall never find any thing on the
earth like th >■ first flower of the heart.
Hope.— What is noi hope to man ?-— the
vitality of vitality, the life of his life, the
great motive power of all exertion, the
strengthener, the consoler, the stay, the
great battle-sword that cleaves through the
armor of all adversaries, the conqueror that
strikes down all adversaries, tramples on
reverses, hursts open the gates of the tomb,
and treads upon the neck of death !
Mental and Moral Maladies. —As dis
eases and plagues affecting the body are
generally diffused over the whole world at
particular periods, each country suffering,
in its degree, nearly at the same time, so
moral pestilences and social maladies are
equally epidemic, and we find, at particu
lar epochs, almost all countries suffering
from them alike. A curious historical ta
bic might be made, showing, iu parallel,
the vices and follies of each particular e
poch, with their modifications in various
countries ; b..- military madness of one pe
riod, the sanguinary fury of another; the
bloody fever of civil wars appearing in its
season over the whole world ; the licentious
scabies spreading abroad in another ; the
spasms of fanaticism, the atony of infideli
ty ; the S: Vitus’s dance of levity, and the?
delirit.i tremens of revolution, following
each r periodically, and affecting the
who. ■ ante of society.
Marriage. — l look upon a man’s attach
m :tt to a woman who deserv. s it, as the
greatest possible safeguard to him in his
dealings with the world ; it ke ps him from
all those small vices which unfettered
youth thin!:* tile of, yet which certainly,
though sb . y, undermine the foundations
ofbette. mgs, till in the end, the whole
fabric .'lit and wrong gives way under
the a- ••!( of temptation.
RESULTS OF A BAD CHARACTER
What a traveller you have become! ex
claimed an Englishman on meeting an ac
quaintance at Constantinople.
“ To tell you the truth,” was the vert
frank reply ; “I am obliged to run about
the world to keep ahead of my character ;
the moment it overtakes me i am ruined:
but I don’t care who knows me so long as J
travel incognito .”
Boswell records that an unhappy man,
who having totally lost his character, com
mitted suicide which Dr. Johnson reproba
ted very severely.
“ Why, sir,” urged Boswell, “ the man
had become infamous for life ; what would
you have had him do ?”
“ Do, sir ? I would have him go to some
country where he was not known, and not to
the Devil, where he. was known.”
A maiden lady named Lucy Long has
has desired the proprietors of the Detroit
Advertiser to send her their paper, promis
ing to cash up “ after harvest.” The edi
tor says in reply, “ The paper shall be sent
of course, for we could never find it in our
heart to refuse a lady anything ; and as tc
the payment —.why,
Take your time, Miss Lucy, . •
jVOI.I'MK XAVIII.
