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PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Til OS. W. TEASLY, ATTORNEY AT LAW. HARTWELL, GA. Will practice in Superior Courts of Ilart, El bert, Oglethorpe and Madison. Prompt atten tion to collection of claims. ly. R. 11. JONES, AT T ORNEY AT LA W, ELBBRTGN, GA. Special attention to the collection of claims, [ly J. N WORLEY, ATTO RN E Y A T I. AAV, EIIeRTON, GA. W r ILL PRACTICE IX THE COURTS OF the Northern Circuitand Franklin county KkarfSpecial attention given to collections. J. S. BARNETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BLMBTQN, GA. JOHN T. OSBORN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, ELBEKTON, GA. >l7 ILL PRACTICE IN SUPERIOR COURTS V* and Supreme Court. Prompt attention to the collection of claims. nevl7,ly QIIAS. >V. SEIDEL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Hartwell, Hart Cos, Ga. ELEIERTON BUSINESS CARDS. UGKT CARRIAGES & BUGGSES. J. F. A4JF33 I, I f ACT'K ELItERTON, GEORGIA. WITH GOOD WORKMEN! LOWEST PRICES! CLOSE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, and an EXPERIENCE OF 27 YEARS, lie liopes by honest and fair dealing to compete any other manufactory. QoOd Buggies, warranted, - $125 to $l6O REPAIRING AND BLACKSMITHING. j Ti " - AVork done in this line in t very best style. “ /l Tlno Best Harness TERM® liVSII. .V y 2 2-1 v /’ __ mm (rßoeimi ROBERT M. HEARD lias just opened a store on College Avenue, next door lo J. H. JONES’, where he will con stantly .keep a well assorted stock of -HHWKWIS" Tobacco, Sugars, &c. VgfiY CHEAP FOR CASH ANH'CASH ONLY Clad to see my friends and the public generally. [mel)2B,tf HARNESS SHOP SEN H. SHANNON Informs the people of this community that he has fitted up a shop on the corner of Church and College streets, next door to Auld’s Carri age Manufactory, for the manufacture and re pairing of HARNESS, SADDLES, BRIDLES and anything else made of Leather. The best Harness from $lB to $25 per set, in which w ill be used the best Norther Leather, warranted 12 months. I learned my trade under my father, and I think I know my business. Patronage solicited. BEN. H. SHANNON. March 7—4 m. • HEW STORE HEW GOOES! I. Gt. SWIFT, Will keep on hand FLOUR, MEAT, LARD, SUGAR, COF FEE, HAMS, CHEESE, CAN NED GOODS, &c.&c. And other articles usually kept in a first-class Provision Store, which will be sold Cheap for CASH and Cash Only. 'ANYTHING- ~~ FiHiM A CRADLE TO A COFFIN Made to order at short notice and in the best manner by WRIGHT & DSADWYLER. Repairing neatly and promptly executed. SHOP AT FRANK SMITH’S OI.D HILLIARD SALOON. Feb7—4m. SPECIAL NOTICE! The firm of J. 11. JONES & CO., dissolved by mutual consent, first of January inst. JOHN H. JONES senior partner continuing the busi ness at the old stand, where he will keep a full assortment of goods at low prices. Resnectfully soliciting a continuation of the liberal patron age bestowed on the old firm. All those ind. bted to J. H. Jones & Cos. by Note or Account are earnestly solictited to pay what they justly owe, at the business must and will be settled. JOHN H. JONES. February 28—tf. LjP/TG TO per day at home. Samples *IPgP 'JPeOV/worth $1 free. Stinson & Cos., Augusta, Maine. ly THE GAZETTE. jSTew Series. THE MODEL SUBSCRIBER. “Good mvirning, .■ i ; Mr. Editor, how are your folks to-day ? I owe you for next year’s paper ; I thought I’d come and pay, And Jones is agois’ to take it, and this is his money here ; I shut down lendin’ it to him, and then coaxed him to try it a year. \nd here is a few items that happened last week in our town, I thought they’d look good for the paper, and so I just jotted ’em down. And here’s a bushel of russets my wife picked expressly for you ; A small bunch of flowers from Jennie, she thought she mast do something, too, You’re doin’ the politics bully, as all our family agree ; Just keep your old goose quill a flappin’, and give them a good one for me. And now you are chuck full of business, and I won't be takin' your time, I've things of my own I must tend to—good day, sir, I believe I will climb.” The editor sat in his sanctum, and brought down his list with a thump, “God bless that olJTarmer !” he muttered, “lie’s a regular jolly trump.” And ’tis thus with our noble profession, and thus it will ever be still— There are some who appreciate its labor and some who perhaps never will. But in the great time that is coming, when Ga briel’s trumpet shall sound, And they who have labored and rested shall come from the quivering ground. And they who have striven and suffered to teach and ennoble the race, Shall march to the front of the column, each one in his (Ipd-given place ; As they march through the gates of the city, with proud victorious tread, The editor and his assistants will not be far from the head! A GREAT MISTAKE. At a certain age one is liable to be sentimental, therefore it is '.' ell to begin my story by stating the fact that I had arrived at that certain age with bumps that would have delighted a Lav.i ter, since the various little idiosyncrasies which will dev. lop my character in the course of this narrative will be a surprising illustration o phrenological contretemps. I had taken the train at the very Dutch and respectable city of Schenectady, for purposes which will duly transpire, and was delighted to find the car full of people as I entered—for, next to the poets, at this certain age, the study of character, as seen in a railroad carriage, was my most profound delight. On this particular day, however, the most in teresting of my companions du voyage were ab sorbed in the highly mattcr-of fact discussion of peanuts—with their teeth—and, with a mind half made up to feel injured, being deprived of my cliicfest enjoyment in travelling, I had taken a sensational friend in red cloth bindings from my sachel, and was about turning in disgust from the real of humanity to an ideal world peopled with chinning pen-and-ink folk, when the voice of a man, most musical, arrested rny attention, and immediately my whole thought was precipitated in one grand concentration upon the speaker, who sat direct in front of me, and of whom 1 could see nothing but a pair of magnificent shoulders, a strong, broad neck, a mass of bewitching black hair, and a section of Panama hat. I do not for a moment suppose that this dem onstration on my part was attended with any particular noise, momentous as it would at first appear; nevertheless, without other, or the least visiable cause, the stranger turned him fairly around upon his seat. For a moment our eyes met, holding one to the other in unaccountable questioning, then, somehow, my book went tum bling down off my lap. I stooped to raise the elegant and wicked gentlemen and ladies be tween its covers from tin contaminating and star tled dust of the car-floor, and, again resuming a perpendicular, I saw the back of the stranger as unconcernedly opposed to the plush cushions and my gaze as if there were no books to fall, no embarrassed young woman to disorder her best bonnet in performing the face-reddening office of picking them up ; as if there were no persons to be considered in all that car-load of self-importance, save his magnificent self. I do not think that I could have grown redder tnan I had already become, in my spasmodic effort to convert myself into tbe similitude of a hairpin in the interests of literature; but I cer tainly waxed indignant at this exhibition of royal indifference, utterly unwarranted by the circumstances. Still, had a stranger been closely observing my countenance, that sti anger would have pronounced upon the blanching of my peony cheeks, upon the bluish line creeping around my mouth, and a frightened expression that came into my eyes, because of the inexpli cable suddenness ot the change. “I should preftr 10 sacrifice a dozen such for tunes as the one you claim I have thrown -way rather than bind myself to a bride not of my own choosing, and to a wedded life from which the very circumstances attending it would pre clude all hope of love !” I bad heard the strang er say, with great force of manner; and, for a most excellent reason, 1 could have sobbed aloud, but that I was altogether too large for such an undignified proceeding in public, to say * nothing of the absurd tendency toward pink which my unfortunate nose always manifested on such occasions. “In attempting to map out the destiny of an other, one is usually preparing oneself for ulti m te dcfea*,’’ answered the compauion of this emphatic stranger; and then there came a roar ing in my ears that out-clamored the rumbling of the train. The locomotive, I was persuaded, must have taken to some- mad pranks of steam and power, for I felt the car rise up under me like the bowed back of a cat, and then I and my consciousness shot cut into ineffable space ; and a moment later, with an odd sense of hav ing done something mortifying and unusual, 1 became assured that the train was pursuing its switt, accustomed way with a rush and a roar, a rattling of windows, and a crackling of check lines in their -in rings, and there was another and a strange face, clear cut and restful, bending over me, and that a hand, strong and beautiful, held a glass of water rather too tightly against ESTABLISHED 1859. ELBBRTOI, OA.. APRSI; 11,1877. I my iips, that were still ugly with the blue of I suspended circulation. Perhaps it is necessary for the purposes of my j story that I should distinctly state at this exact ' period that I had for the first time in all my j healthy young life, fainted away; and it may jbe equal. y necessary to say that I came too. I was once more an upright occupant of the j seat placed at my disposal for a small consider j ation by the obliging railroad company. The glass of water had been withdrawn from my reluctant lips, with part of its contents be stowed upon the tront breadth of my poplin gown, and part distributed over my face, mak ing an unhappy smudge of the pearl powder and locomotive dust previously adorning it The stranger knight was once more seated be side that other man with the broad, strong neck and handsome shoulders in front of me, and I was quite abandoned to my weakness and chagrin-, with plenty of time lor reflection between my self and the statiou to which I was ticketed. I make no doubt that such conduct as I havet described on the part of a strong, hearty, well intentioned, and well brougi t up young woman may seem decidedly queer to some people ; and : as I have a great respect for the opinions of even 'he pious precise, and innocuous folk in the world, I beg leave to explain that this inde corum of mine was entirely due to two persons, who, having been young before I was born, were indiscreet enough to love each other con trary to the parental judgement, and who had been cruelly separated in consequence These two young persons, with hearts duly broken, went their several ways, and, in the course of time, with that recuperative faculty with which the affections are endowed, each saw another of-tiie sex “devoutly to be wished,” ! and entering into the state matrimonial without violence or constraint, it is to be inferred were moderately happy. Here the romance properly should have ended, but it did not; and these two persons, unhap pily parted in their youth, entertained a senti ment for each ot or quite reprebensib.e, consid ering that the sentiments of each were under distraint, which reached a point of culmination, when the lady had.beeome the mother of a daugh ter and the gentltmen the father to a son, in the betrothal of the innocents; binding the agreement with the condition that should either, ai riving at years of discrection, refuse to ratify the contract made for them, the one so ob streperously conducting him or herself should forfeit the fortunes naturally inherited from the respective and respected narent. Well, the heroine of this lovetale was my mother. I beg you not for an instant to think that I have the slighest fault to find with the dear lady wiio thus diveded the family romance into two volumes, leaving to me the ardor and arduous closing chapters ; but when you have taken into considera ion that this man with the musical voice, with thj magnificent shoulders, and that luxuriant and finger-tempting head of hair who sat directly in front of me, and who had delivered bimsetf of the above quoted start ling protest against prearranged matrimonial alliances, was clearly the man to wnom I had been betrothed by my mamma at an ini-, mature to admit of any thing preference ou.my part, yon wjjj."ow.jjjc; I%aj*t,' even hysteria; if I could have managed if. wherewith to meet the situation like a woman. I had never seen the gentleman before—my mother very properly refraining from meeting her old kvr in the days of their mutual widow hood, and my affianced having passed the later years of his life abroad—therefore, I can not, of course, have been exactly in love with him.— Nevertheless, he might have waited to see me before rejecting me, I thought; and, although I am rather too florid for indignation. I planted my fact upon my carpet-bag, and bridled my head, independent of the ear-window against which my neck neck had at first deposited it, in no contemptible imitation of both. The train drew up at a wayside station with a shiver and shriek. We, that is the man in the j Panama hat and I—were on route for the home ! of an old lady—who would have been our pa rents' bridesmaid had they spared us this un happy complication by marrying each other— whereat we were to meet in respectable conflict to which we stood pledged. The brakeman opened the car door rapidly, and exploded something, the report of which j having no sound simi ar to the articulation of | the words, was to be interpreted as Palatine | Bridge; and, with a sudden determination that j this high mightiness whom I had been brought I up to consider ns my legitimate tate should I never have the opportunity to reject me, as he evidently proposed doing, I gathered up my traps, left the train, telegraphed to my maid, who was to follow me in the evening, and found myself seated in the stage running therefrom to Sharon Springs, immensely pleased with my own cleverness, and facing the man with the clear face and helping hand who had deluged me with water during my moment of imbecile weakness in the railway carriage. The rencontre vexed me momentarily ; but from this 1 recovered, especially as, having on my feet a pair of boots excruciatingly pretty, j and new, and tight, I was obliged to ask him to get out and walk up the very first of those interminable bills forming the rocky way to Sharon, in order that I might relieve my great toe joint from the intolerable pain arising from undue pressure. Then, of course, one must be civil when one has asked a favor, and so we fell into pleasant converse, which only terminated when the peculiar odor for which the springs are chiefly remarkable stole down to meet ns and we v ere both compelled to hold our noses between our thumbs and fingers in dclerence to the distinguished and undiserimiating courtesy. I am not acquainted with voiy many Teutons of degree, conf.eqently I met few persons of my acquaintance at Sharon ; but the place is un deniably jolly and enjoyable, and in all my pe regrinations here and there I seemed to rneetmy clever and kind fellow-traveler, particularly at those moments when an escort seethed most desirable. I think we had been at the Springs a week when my mind suggested to me that it would at least be convenient to know the name of the gentleman who was making himself—well, let us say—useful. Several time3 during the day this suggestion occurred but I did not seem to ste exact ly what was to be about it. until, standing in tha evening under the blazing chandelier of the dancing-parlor, 1 heard someone speak my name in the crowd by the window, and ask who this gentleman was upon whose arm I leaned. Now, in the main, 1 was an extremely well conducted young woman. I had even been known to pass a very severe criticism upon those young ladies of our acquantance who would allow themselves to be addressed bj r gentlemen who had not been properly presented. A chill ran down my back, and, trembling before the specter of outraged propriet'es until the sumach berries in my corsage went also into tremors and broke away from their slender stems, I said to my companion : “Take me out upon the veranda please 1” There was a peculiar sweetness about the midnight air we breathed—something peculiarly impressive about the midnight field of blue stretching above us, spangled over with flashing stars-of-Bethlehem and golden buttercups, through which the white moon traveled— there was something softly subduing in the tender night-dews falling about us ; but I struggled womanly against the influences that were ; and blurted out too energetically for euphony, too abruptly for good taste : gjj| “What is your name ?’’ W : “Campbell Clinton.” St’- There may be persons who can scientifically account for the phenomenal sensation I experi enced at hearing this answer, but IJcan do noth ing of the sort The ground slipped uncon scionable from under my feet. 1 do not think I actually reversed myself in mid-air in the extraordinary manner my scat tered senses would indicate; but the golden buttercups and the flashing stars of-Bethiehem whirled in dazzling showers nboutme. Ic’utch ed desperately at what appeared to be the dark bonier ol a falling cloud, but that proved to be the lapel of a broadcloth coat, and, after a lapse of fearful indecision I cried: ' “Oil, Lord! I thought you were the other man !” , “What—the stranger in the Panama hat? Well, I guessed as much when you tumbled off Hor seat in the car upon overhearing his vehe baent protest agai st a-situation in which he found himself, very similar to the one in which the forethought of our parents lias placed us !” “Yes, but 1 don’t understand. You \vt r : !o go to Mrs. Denistown’s !” 1 said, in a confused, helpless fashion. ? . “And so were you ; but. you ran away from me, and—l followed you.” “But how could you know that I was 1?” , “Easily enough. By reading your name upon the plate of your traveling bag.” Well, I beg your pardon for not having staled at once the simple fact that the -trange gentle man with the clear, restful face and strong, beautifu. hands, was really not at all a stranger, but the son of my mother’s first love, to whom and had shown myself one grand simpleton throughout the affair; yet, while I may still further be imposing upon good nature, allow me to say, and because I take a certain pleasure in tie announcement, that the affair is all agreea bly settled now. Wo went in the most matter of fact war to Mrs. Denistown’s and were mar ried from her house. Our combined fcrtur.es enable us to live quite as wjs wish, and we are extremely obliged to out. parents after all tor this second volume of the family romanee tor which they so kindly laid the plot. LOOKINGFOR WORK. A tramp, depressed by hunger, but bristling with ambition to work, came into this office this morning and wanted a “sit.” There was nothing for him to do, the foreman told him. But lie beg ged all the harder. He was penniless, hungering, but be would not take chari ty. He wanted work. His importuni ties grew so strong that a compositor was induced to vacate liis case for the accommodation of the wretched strang ei’, and the stick and rule were given him. He looked at the copy, at the case, a/id then around the room with an ex pjjiesion like unto that of a pleased he mentioned tligt ije could ! not |g:> to work untd he had breakfast. It lacked but an hour to noon, so the foreman said that as the typo was need ed he had better wait till after that time. But he was so faint he could not possibly lift a type. So a man was dis patched with him to a restaurant, and he breakfasted. He came back with a face radiant with gratitude. He took up the stick again, smiled agreeably at the copy, and said to the foreman: “I guess I’d better hunt up a boarding house, eh?” The foreman kindly volunteered to perform that office for him. Again he toyed with the stick, and again he smil ed at the copy. Then he said: “As this is Saturday, and too late in the week to do much, I guess I’ll wait till Monday to go to work, so as to com mence fresh and square.” There was a sudden commotion, a hasty movement of legs, shooting stick, planer, and a few other articles of less importance, but the tramp reached the door first. The office is waiting for Monday with anxiety. — „ * DOES FARMING PAY. In conversation with a distinguished citizen of this State yesterday, this thought was suggested by him. It will do to ponder over. He said many peo ple think farming does not pay, but when you consider the enormous inter est our farmers pay in one way and an- i other, it is astonishing that they have ! anything. When a man fails at every thing else he goes to farming, and buys everything on a credit, or borrows mon ey at a high rate of interest, and be cause lie does not make money be thinks there is no money in farming. This is true, and when we think of the matter - , we can at once see that those who fail to make money fanning are the men who borrow money at from 12 to 18, and sometimes 20 per cent., or pur chase guano that sells for $4O per ton, at SGO on credit, and other articles in like proportion. There is no business that a man can engage in that can stand this pressure, and it is just as certain as fate that he who undertakes it will meet, in the end, the sheriff—or bank ruptcy. There is notin our Lnowletge a farmer who attends to his business, who pays cash for what he buys, without paying interest for it, that lias failed since the war. Men who borrow money bi - eak in almost any kind of business. The men who lend it get rich. “Pay as you go” is a good maxim, and applies to farmers as well as other men. [Atlanta Constitution. Once upon a time an eminent London physician asked the quack, Dr. Lettsom how it came to pass that Dr. Lettsom’s practice was so much greater than liis own. “You know you are a quack,” he said, “and I am a physician.” “Per fectly well,” replied Dr. Lettsom, “but just look out of the window here. Of those ten people going past how many do you think are sensible persons ?” “Perhaps one in ten,” said the physician doubtfully. “Exactly so,” replied the quack, “and that one in ton is your patient. The other nine aro my pa tients.” Vol. V.-No. 49. THE ELBERT COUNTY COURT. We publish a copy of the bill extend ing the jurisdiction of this court for in formation : An Act To change and amend an act entitled an act to limit and define the jurisdiction of the County Court of Elbert County in matters of debt, approved March Ist. 1875, to extend and further define the jurisdiction of said court, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Georgia, That said act be and the same is hereby changed and amended and made to read as follows, to-wit: That the county judge of Elbert county shall not from and after the passage of tliis act, have authority and jurisdiction to try and de termine matters of debt when the prin cipal sum is less than fifty dollars, except in the militia district in which the town of Elberton is located, and also except in the following cases, to-wit: When in any militia district in said county where there is no lawfully elected and qualified justice of the peace, nor a lawfully ap pointed and qualified notary public, who is ex-officio justice of the peace, or there being such, and both refuse to serve generally, or refuse to serve in any par ticular case, or both are disqualified from presiding, or both or either are parties, and there is no justice of the peace and no notary public in the district, who consents, and is qualified to preside : Provided, that all matters of tort and all cases and matters mentioned in sec tion 295 of the Code of Georgia of 1873, and all cases and matters and issues connected with, incident to, or growing out of the same, whatever may be the amount, shall remain and be within the jurisdiction of said County Court over the whole county. Secton 2. Be ic further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the special jmidiction conferred on said County Court by section 283 of said Code be and is hereby extended to cases of con tract and tort when the amount claimed is over one-hundred and does not exceed five hundred dollars principal. Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing contained in this act, nor in the, act of which it is amendatory, shall be con strued to impair cases and matters pend ing in“s.wtHwSltlL certiorari or new trial as prescribed by existing law, ‘nor to limit the jurisdic tion of said court otherwise than herein distinctly expressed. Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed. HANNAH ANN STERRY. It was a great many years ago that the story was first told of Miss Hannah Ann Sterry, an uncommonly mature virgin who had never been persecuted with masculine attentions be,cause of the vigorous manner in which she shunned the face of man. It was related that Mr. Theopilus Wimblebee, an advanced bachelor of the mildest possible deport ment, occupying single quarters in the neighborhood of Hannah Ann’s apart ments, called on the spinster one after noon to borrow a match. Hannah Ann was not easily fooled. Folding her hands on her level breast, she backed Theopilus Wimblebee into a corner, and thus addressed the invader: “Match ! Oh, yes ; great match ’t.is you want! You don’t want no match, and you know you don’t. You’ve come over here’cause I’m alone—to hug and kiss me—that’s what you’ve come for— but you never shall do it in the world unless you are stronger than lam and added in a softened tone, “and the Lord knows yon are.” A friend of Han nah Ann’s, reading a letter from a pub lic man the other day in which the writ er said: “To recapitulate, lam not nor never have been a candidate for renomi nation ; I would not accept it if it were tendered, unless it should come under such circumstances as to make it an im perative duty, circumstances not likely to arise,” laid down the paper with a sigh, and remarked, “Ah, how much that reminds me of poor, dear Hannah Ann ” A GENEROUS OFPER, Another amusing incident is told, as hiving occurred recently at a church, in , not many miles from . The clergyman, it would appear, desired to call the attention of his congregation to the fact that it being the last. Sunday of the month, he would administer the right of baptism to children. Previous to his having entered the pulpit he had received from one of his elders, who by the way was quite deaf, a notice to the effect, that as the children would be present that afternoon, and he had the new Sunday school books ready for dis tribution, be would have them theie to sell to all who desired them. After the service, the clergyman began the notice of baptismal service, thus : “All those having children, and desiring to have them baptised, will bring them this af ternoon.” At this point, the deaf elder, hearing the mention of children, sup posed it was something in reference to liis books, raising up he said : “And all those having none, and desiring them, can be supplied by mo for the sura of 25 cents.” Senator Hoar says he can see no con necting link between piety and talking through the nose. ARTEMUS WARD’S SERENADE. Things in our town is workin’. The canal boat, “Lucy Ann,’’ called in here the other day, and reported all quiet on the Wabash. The Luoy Ann has adopt ed anew style of Binnakle light, the shape of a red head who sits over the compass. It works well. The artist I spoke about larst lias returned to Phila delphy. Before ho left, I took his lily wkito hand in mine, I suggested to him that if he could induce the citizens of Philadelphy to believe it would be a good idea to have white window shutters on their houses, and white door stones, he might make a fortune. “It’s a novelty,” I added, “and may startle ’em at first, but they may conclood to adopt it.” As several of our public men are constantly being surprised with serenades, I con clooded I’d be surprised in the same way, so I made arrangements accordin’. I asked the band how much they’d take to take me entirely by surprise with a serenade. They said they’d ovenvlielm mo with an unexpected honor for §7, which I expected. I wrote out my itm promtoo beforehand, bein’ careful to ex punge all ingramaticisms, and paying partic’lar attention to punktooashun. It was, if I may say without egotism, a manly effort; but, alars ! I never deliv ered it, as the sequel will show you. 1 paced up and down the kitchen speakin’ my peace over, so as to be entirely per feck. My bloomin’ young daughter bothered me summut by singin’, “Why do summer roses fade?” “Because,” said 1, arter bearin’ her sing it about 14 times, “because it’s their biz ! Let ’em fade.” “Betsy,” said I pausin’ in the middle of the room and letting my eagle eye wander from the manuscript; “Bet sy, on the night of this here serenade, I depil e you |to appear at the winder dressed in white, and wave a lily-white handkerchief. D’ye hear?” “If I ap pear,” said that remarkable female, “I shall wave a lily white bucket of bilin’ hot water, and somebody will be Rcald ed. One bald headed old fool will get his share.” She referred to her husband. No doubt about it in my mind. But for fear she might exasperate me I said nothin’. The expected night cum. At 9 o’clock precisely there were sounds of, footsteps in the yard, and the baud' struck up a lively air, which whep they did finish it, their were cries of IjVardl. Ward ! I stept out on the portico. A brief glance showed me that the assem blage was sumrnat mixed. There was a good many ragged boys, and there was quite a number oi grown up persons evr idently under the influence of the intox icatin’ bole. The band was also drunk. Dr. Schwazey, who was holdin’ up a • post, seemed to be partic’ly drunk—so much so that it had got into his specta cles which were staggerin’ wildly ovei; Lis nose. But I was in for it, and I com menced : “Fellow Citizens: For this unexpect ed hono’ —” - Leader of the band.—Will you give up oar tnonov now $r wait till you getl* through ? - ' To this painful and disgusting inter ruption I paid no attention. “ — to r this unexpected honor I thank you.” Leader of the band.—But you said you’d give us seven dollars if we’d play two choruses. Again I didn't notice him, but resum ed as follows : “I say I thank you warm ly. When I look at the crowd of true Americans, my heart swells—” Dr. Schwazey —So do 11 A voice—We all do ! “my heart swells—” A voice.—Three cheers for the swell. “We live,” said I, “in troublesome times, but I hope we shall again resume our former proud position, and shall go on in our glorious career!” Dr. Schwazey.—l’m willing for one to go on in a glorious career. Will you join me fellow citizens, in a glorious ca reer? W T hat wages docs a man got for a glorious career, when he finds himself. “Dr. Schwazey,” said I rather sternly, “you are drunk. You’re disturbin’ the meetin’.” Dr. S. —Have you a banquet spread in the Louse ? I should like a rhynossyros on the half shell, or a hippopotamus on toast, or horse and wagon roasted whole. Anything that’s handy. Don’t put yourself out on my account. At this point the band began a hidy. ous noise with their brass horns, and an exceedingly ragged boy wanted to know, if there wasn’t to be some wittles afor3 the concern broko up ? I didn’t exactly know what to do, but about this time an upper winder suddenly opened and a stream of hot water was bro’t to bear on the disorderly crowd, who took the hint and retired at once. When I am taken by surprise with an ohter serenade, I shall among othor ar rangements, have a respectful company on hand. So no more from me to day. When this you see, remember mo. YOUR MOTHER AND SISTERS. Never use a lady’s name in an im proper time, or in mixed company.— Never make assertions about her that you think untrue, or alluions that she herself would blush to hear. When you meet with men who do not scruplo to use a woman’s name in a reckless manner, shun them. They are the very worst members of the community —men lost to every sense of honor, ov ery feeling of hvmanity. Many a good and worthy woman’s character has been forever ruined and her heart broken by a lie, manufactured by some villain and repeated where it should not have been, and in the presence of those whose little judgment could not deter (hem from circulating the foul and bragging report. A slander is soon propagated, and the smallest thing de rogatory to woman’s character will fly on the wings of the wind, and magnify as it circulates, until its monstrous weight hasjerushed the poorunfortunato victim Y’our mothor and sister are women, and as you would have their names untarnished and their lives un embittered by the slanderer’s bitter tongue, heed the ill your own word g may bring upon the mother, tbe sisters !or the wife of some fellow creature.— 1