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Si?:'* AND TIMES P ■ < .> M A DEWoLF. THOMAS Rir.HBRT. Thos. Gilbert & Co., PROPRIETORS. Terms oi Daily and Weekly Sun: Twelve months. In advance $8 00 <*| Six months, 4 00 ! Three months, “ 2 00 [One mouth, 11 . 750. I Weekly Sun, “ *1 50 TB LESRAPH ic.j NOON DISPATCHES. rEIBGK.4Pl«C ITEMS. I ! New Mexico, Dec. 20.—An attempt, to ® % Arrest certain parties across the Mexican ! I line, resultea , , t -s|- 8 f ihfl shprff ‘ miH igf another. New York, Dec. 20 .—Eighty leading ■ firms in this city have signed a protest ■ It addressed to the United States Senate, ■ against a „r,„t ep. o ,fti,o hank rant R law ’ t,nt ■ the law needs amendment . admitting io S 1 many of its provisions. The transfer of the Pacific and Atlan tic telegraphic lines to the Western Union was i.j stardav qi de p ac ,g c . ■ 2 and Atlantic . has oflOO r nntes , or - . tine ana , 1 10,0011 miles of wire. London, Dec. 20.— Special dispatches ll ■ from Madrid say there is great rejoiciug H there over a rumor that the Government of the r* united , ^ fttawea mis ueoiaea tnevir v m H ginius was not entitled to carry the Amer- 1 I lean flag. 1’he Times, commenting on . flj , report, says : “Such a decision would ' tie consistent with truth and justice” p,’ I iue r , report r that mat Ruvfimlrl caunoi j, oune ri,„ r tenon e Legation at St. Petersburg, has been • A ... j pointed Minister to Washington, is con I firmed. ■ New York, Dec. 20.—Brooklyn investi _ I show , trauduieu , , , coroner . gallons many si |S inquests and C23 bogus small pox cases. Yhe Virgin!us has three feet of water 1 in the hold and is leaking. A revenue cutter, en route from Key West for Savannah, has gone ashore. CUBAN NB MS TAT UK BOBBED. Havana, Dec. 20.— The office of the ■I | ^ morning, Diario was and entered the by administer burglars early ana this nib I nephew lied, gagged, and then- lives * threatened. Tne burglars, after securing about $28,00, decamped. ■ 3IAHKETS Hi TMLEGHA Fit. | j Money Market. | London, Dec. 20—Noon.—Small sides j :■ o American 86p securities; prices " unchanged; Erie Paris, December 21).—Bentos 58f. and I olio. 1 New York, Dec. 20 — Noon.—Stocks 1 -f dull. loans, 7 Gold opened cent. bid. at 110i Gold ‘Money 11 j. E.- no 1 per 9J. change du.l and-lower. long 8^; State short bonds Governments quiet. Cotton Markets. 1 Liverpool, Dec. 20 Noon. Cotton I easier but not quotabiy lower; Uplands < 1 I 8|; Orleans aud 8$<§>8}; sales 10,000; Uplands, specu- , J lation export 2,000. not | below good ordinary, shipped November, December and January, 8|d | I Later.-Sales include b,500 American, _ j | Up ands, nothing below good ordinary, j deliverable in January and February, fefd. j New York, Dec. 20 Noon. Cotton i quiet; sales 500; Dplands 18c; Orleans : lGfc. follows: December j Futures opened as 15|; February i 1 15|: January 15f; March 15 5-16, 16 3-32. 16^; April j | | 15 13-16, 16 9-16. ! - ■ Provision Marlcets, j New Yoke, December 20.—Flour dull i and heavy. Wheat quiet and declining. I j Corn dull and unchanged' Pork quiet; i J§ mess $16. Lard heavy; steam 8 1-16. I GEORGIA NEWS. j j ! ■ Atlanta . , . had , received . , 39,526 „„ , bales , of , i | cotton up to Friday; LuGrange 7,973; | Albany, 14,077. j j Rome is supplied with water pumped by steam from a well of great depth aud size, and the Commercial says: The 1 water works engine has been in use since November 14, 1871, aud has raised over 84,000,000 gallons of water without cost¬ ing a cent for repairs. It was made in Rome by Messrs. Noble Brothers & Go., ,j and Mr. -Junius George is the engineer. There is a local sensation in Carroll county about the burying of a box of gold in the vicinity of Carrolton during the war, and the proceedings of two men last week, who are supposed to have found it. The story goes that a wealthy Virgin¬ ian, early in the war, sent his two sons South to sell a number of slaves and con¬ vert the money into gold; that they sold them for about $40,000,and conceivingthe idea of appropriating the money to them¬ selves,buried itnear Carrollton and report¬ ed to their father that they had been rob bed; that one of them was afterwards killed in battle, aud the other, before dying in a hospital, revealed the place where the treasure was concealed; and that the two men seen prospecting rn the vicinity were in search of it and found it. It is said that one of holes which they dug presented exactly the appearance as if a box or bar¬ rel had been taken from it. The Carroll¬ ton I'imes of the 19th devotes a column and a half to the subject. Jim Cooper, colored, who killed John Morgan, also colored, was convicted of murder by the Superior Court, of Rich¬ mond county, ou Thursday, and sentenced to be hung on the 13th of February. The evidence showed that a party of negroes were loudly singing in the neighborhood of Cooper’s house ou the night of the 6th of August, that he ordered them off, and soon thereafter shot at them, killing Morgan. THE CALIFORNIA SEN AT OR SHIV San bAN Frarcisco iRANCiseo, Dec Lieu 17-It 11. 1 is ’ Conce- WM ded on all sides that senatorial matteis. are in a critical position. There will be balloting m joint convention to-day. Kchtt^en^ueu^e^ed^ but eignt or teu men oeiievetl to be tie sound sound of CtT 1 11 “rS * ? a : m TZ 1 u hoped they may yet , come to his s side. J The Republicans m caucus last night at tof for th*e the Senate*forf benate foi a short short term^ term. Later. In joint, onven ion a Sacra mento the first ballot was Booth, 57; Far¬ ley, 41; Shaffer, 28. The fact that Booth gained one vote in joint convention over the vote yesterday in the Senate and Assembly Mr. has made the railroad party desperate, Cole has withdrawn. Another ballot will be taken to morrow. It is reported the opponents of Mr. Booth and the people are using money lavishly, hoping to prevent him from getting four votes which are neces¬ sary to elect him. Columbus Cotton Market. Market dull—iuw middling 14o.j d j ‘ if iT-i >4J A DAILY SUN VOL. XIX. THE DAUGHTER'S DOVER. By Ernest Legouve. .. ,h* „/• /hr Aradrmipv nf i ari . held the UUh of last October the little Z subjoined ’ rea ' d aloud bo Us author ‘ I# There was a time when, according to onr old usages, a young girl’s dowry chaplet con sisted of nothing more than a of roses. That period is long ago. dower In these days, the question of is ,he niain pouitin marriages, and gives rise in the domestic circle to scenes, that may be droll, or sad, or pa thetic. It is one of these that I desire to bring here before you Dome in, if yon please, to the sanctum oi M. Desgranges, iu his house at Villen euve baint-txeorges. M. Desgranges, talk- a merc Uaut retired from business, is mg by the fireside with his wife and his daughter, and the talk is extremely ani mated, and it is all about a marriage. A yonnK architect. M- Henry Grandval ha-, listed the baud of Madeleine, with whom be is in love, and who is in love with him. bo far, nothing plainer. But M. Grand val senior will tec his sou many only a B' id two hundred thousand francs, and M. Desgranges will give his daughter on iy 006 hund,-ed thousand. His wife presses him to yield, his daughter tender Iy beseeches him, but he refuses point blank. A practical man and a firm moving one is M. Desgranges, and there is no him against nis will. Good Madame Des granges belongs to that can’t tribe speak of soft-na tured mothers who of her child without a certain choking in her ut terance. She insist, she prays, and then, finding her husband inflexible, she rises from her seat, and says to him, indignant ly: wish know “M. Desgranges, do you to just what I think of you? You have nei¬ ther heart, nor bowels !” “No doubt of that, my dear! ” g eir ; a: > ' Taut . Thy dnugll tor ter' mother S executioner,-twere shouidst right her thou now pre A pare ghostly festival!’” “M. Desgranges!” “Madame Desgranges!” “Do you kilbw, sir, that with your iron ical indifference you will end by putting me beyond myself, character!” by driving me entire ly out of iny “Provided, m.y dear, that you don’t go back into it again !” gently suggested M D “Yh ^ffis ‘Lough, is too much mamma, enmigh!” will said Mad eieizie, rising ° in turn, “I not be the canse of su h language between he my fa ther and yourself. And, since does not believe that he ought to do what we added she, beginning to cry, “ B in ce fi e refuses what we so much de wre> a n<i what would be the happiness of jq,. l]r y a)K ] n jy ge ]f.__” ., She iH ory - ng fcXc i al m 0 d Madame Desgranges-“0 V S mv child! my litMe dar hng ^ A nd this doesn’t move yo mon You cau Kee Ler t / au hear her Bay with that 8weet voic of he rs that |, er happiness is involved—and remain indexible ? ' “What would you, my dear? When I see a W(jLuaI1 0 ry, I’m always on my 6 ,.uard.” “How so?” “It’s not my fault that I remember it. In the early days of our marriage, wanted you used to cry so often when you to get something out of me, that I always look now upon femiuiue tears as a sort of investment,” “O pupa, papa!” exclaimed Madeleine, “how can yon mistrust my sorrow ? You don’t believe, theu, that I’m in love with p, enry “Of course I do.” “Henry is good ftnd clever. You say yonrselt that he has a fine prospect before him as an architect. “That’s true.” “His father, M. de Grandval, is a man—” “Of the highest honor.” “Well, theu ?” "Yes, well then?” chimed in Madame Desgranges. “Weil, then, her him, and let marry with my consent, and a hundred thuu sand tranos for dowry. But, as to the two hundred thousand that M. de Grand v ii asks—no !" “Why ?” replied Madame Desgranges. “Why ! That's charming. Because I’m not rich enough to give two hundred thousand francs to my daughter, without crippling myself.” “Yon will have enough, all the same.” “Enough! That’s too little.” “At your age, one bas no longer any wants.” “On the contrary, each advancing year brings a further want with it. There’s notan infirmity that is not I a source have of ex¬ pense: my sight fails, must spec- tacles ; my legs glow feeble, I must have a carriage’; my hair falls India-rubbers out, I must have and a wig ; and then the flannel! Why, the flannel alone will cost hundred francs pernunum. ” a “But—’ “No, no; let youth be poor. Thais just. That’s its lot Is it, in fact, in want of any thing? What matters a good supper and a good lodging, when one has rest? While, as for old age— ‘’You're not ofd, said Madame Des granges, amiably. “Oh, oh ! The ease is grave, if you re going to flatter me. “Come, come, let’s ^ see, ^ continued . she, in a coaxing tone. “Lei’s reason about it. After ail, what is the question? Just some slight reductions in our made of liv ing—our having for iustance one servant less/’ ‘Exactly so. !" “ W ell, so much the better “ho much the worse! lmiazy. I like to be waited on. "And you grow heavier, and are get ring fat, while, if you waited a little on y0 "' 8 ° lf ’.. } " OU WOUld re01 “ U a0t * Ve young— about that! j | -1 don’t care ,. But x care about «_for your sake! , qt’s the same of our table, suppose we * er6 J° retrenCh °“® dmh at OUr dla ‘ uor — ,';f‘. atal1 ' IWOU,t bf,VeU - rm 8 glutton. “That’s sin, paps! observed a ieine 1 bat * ™y pleasant sin and 1 have so few of that sort left me. My dear ; good appetite! Why I never notice the coining on of dinner-time without seeing oefore my eves as it were iu a dream— the bill-of-fare, without saying to myself, Ha. ha, what delirioo* dish of sweets will my wife have in,, uded for me to dav ?’ For I must do vou justice on that point; you have a good deal of imagine ‘.ion in the matter of sweet dishes.” “Yes, yes!” answered Madame Des granges, in gentler tone, flAtered by this compliment to her house-keeping abih ties, “but what happens? That you eat too ranch. You do yourself harm. You become all flushed. The doctor says that this will work badly for you ; while, with simpler far*, In keeping eober—” COLUMBUS, GA., SUNDA Y, DECEMBER 21. 1873. •£tJ3£ head clear—in short, you would lie really better.” “Yes, yes; ■ mens sana in eorpore sano “ That ,s to «*y, that, if you havei any «°““^-sens e , you ought to thank mine for the dowry that you are giving | her, for yon then prolong your life in this world, and insure your salvation in the other?” ”0 papa, papa!" ; “Come, come,” continuedjMadsme Des granges, imagining that her husband was , ! giving way, “I know you well. Yonr heart, after all, is in the right place. AU these little privations will be so much satisfaction to yon. Tell me, wouldn’t you be only too happy to shed your blood for your daughter ?” -Yes, yes, I know ; the pelican story I But it seems that it isn’t true.” At this moment the young suitor walks in. Seeing him, Madelein runs up to him, and takes mm by the hand. “Come, Henry, come! Unite with us. Papa is beginning to let himself be touched.” I? said DeRgraugetj. “Oh, sir!” commences the young man, with emotion; but ail at once M. Des granges “Zounds! turns sharply upon in him: right you come at the mo meat. You bring me back to myself, Why, you can’t have any heart, girl young man! What, to have so pretty a in love with you, bo good, so well-iuformed, so affectionate, and you're not willing to marry her if she has only a hunched thou sand francs?” * “But, !” papa yon.—Ah, when “He is bargaining for I married your mother, she was worth fifty thousand francs less than you are!” ‘‘‘What 1” exclaimed Madame Desgran ges had fifty thou “I meant to say that she sand francs less than you—and I hesitate, notwithstanding.” “Neither do I hesitate a moment, re plied Henry, eagerly. dear.” “It is bis father who refuses, my “Yes,” says Madeleine, “it is his ther. As for himself, he doesn t care the least for your fortune. He has told me twenty times that he would take me with out any dowry; that he would even pre fer my not having any.” “And it is true!” cried the young man. “Yes—yes ; one says all that—I said it, too, myself—but inwardly—’’ “What!” exclaimed Madame gas, petulantly, “it wasn't true then ?” “What is true is, that I hold the max ini to be an extremely stupid one, which says that fathers ought to sacrifice them selves for their childreu.” “Sacrifice yourself!” said Madeleine. “•Tust as if we would consent to that ! Why, wouldn’t the money remain with you?” can't ^ be “Ta, ta, ta! money in two places at once. If I give it to yon, I lose it; and if I don’t give it to you, I keep it. It’s clear as daylight.” “But, papa!” settled. “My views on this point are his chil¬ A father ought to be richer than dren.” “What does it matter who is the rich er?” says Madame Desgranges. “Will not their house be ours ?” “By no means whatever! A father never ought to put himself into a state of dependeuce on his children ; and this for the children’s own sake, to prevent their becoming papa,” ungrateful.” ejaculated Madeleine, “how “O can you dare to say so?” “Your good little heart, child, revolts ,it such a word.” -Yes, indeed; you hurt my feeliugs sadly ! ’ “I believe so ; I believe in the siuceri :y of your indignation ; but—” ‘ “For whom cau you take us, sir ?” ask od Henry. “For young persons of good heart and ight feeling; and it is for that very rea sou that I am unwilling to spoil you Did you ever near speak of a play called ‘King U « ? '” “hy Shnkempeare? , “Precisely. Well, do you know what he is, this King Lear? An old tooI, who only met with the fate he deserved. As or the lathes, his daughters, Shakespr-e all obskespeare mistake, as he is made one ■rand which was in picturing hem wicked from the outset. fiat ought to have been was to have shown hem corrupted by the absurd prodigality of (heir father and led on to ingratitude :.y wnat he did for them. TUac is tne ..ruth ; for, m fact, if you suppress tbe benefits conferred, there is no more in latitude. Now, as I have as much solic Hide for your perfection as my wife has for my improvement, I refuse out-and ut to impoverish myself for you, lest ' you should be exposed to temptation.” “But-” “There are no buts. My mind is made •,p.—Henry, go and talk to your father, uid try to make him renounce his proton .,on. What the deuce! it is easier to ab tain/rom asking a hundred thousand than it is to give them ” rancs “But,” said Madeleine, “if he does not succeed in convincing bis father ?” “It will be because he does not love • ou well enough. In that case I shall not .nourn for hftn.” ‘Monster! egotist! materialist! cried , nnsorM»i»ea /„ with you ! away with you!’’ “ Adi Henry!’’ said Madeleine. tlJS ^ademeiseUe, au. revoir 1 Your -. atberi. right. I shomd not be worthy vou not wm you f “Av, ay. young man, that’s well said, und repIa "c e s you in my regard. I won’t give you a sou the more for it, but I like ” Be off—and back ou tde better. come ' m j» mon th after the above scene the ?er, neople were married A vear at Madame Desgranges was godmother. ^ i.t.r the^’endof^th?ee llasuranwi wm mill ^q/ung At househo'ld vears we find and theffid, the par • the children installed in the pret j . a , Villeneu-e-Saint-Georaes. | • , ., ^ jq enr ,, Grandval was an architect ; bnt to speak of Rum/est a young 1 nartibus' t n( , nften alas ’all 1 to arrifts an ! uehitect ‘^^XtoCte in Of arch,! the | ' are certaiulv the Let a uoet be ever so poor dribble he can : always J find a pen wherewith to i .nnsieian sheet hisnS of ruled iinainter :^onWbffih“n^nr brush » and a of P ’ a a scrap canvas im’ ^"hflefi . nf doW n his tC metorai “ “ , mfa.ffi has a Iffft q” I ’ d plots of eround ; d „ h , nf . d stone an 1 ' i : tab j *' e tor'buildine. No one builds a ir t ^ e sa jj. e Q f t ^ e architect • and ,..^ t is intrusted, in this line, to a young , He is master of an art, and he has : ma *er‘ais for exercising it His pro ■ f ‘ ‘ 1(m js M coustruc t aud he has noth ^ ‘employment! g . tinR f or His only efi rntq ftre sma u proorietora. who having a crevice to he filled up, or a window to be p ierce d, or a wall to be propped, .end architect in a small one' wav. jus. as. ... ta .,es of indisposition, sends for an humble practitioner of medicine, with the view of getting The advice more cheaply. b U ob was condition of Henry Grand vah By way of compensating himself for these wretched little jobs, which he called his bread-and-cheeae work, he employed his rare talent as a draughtsman and wa ter-colorist in drawing piaus of country seats, in competing for all great public : reconstructions, and iu sending out, in all tuitttble directions, his designs to: out fi ce s of general utility. At the same . time, as he made very just pretension to being a practical no less thaD an artistic i man, he joined to his drawings emblem atic devices, sections, and models, : reflected the highest honor on the thor | ; oaghness of hia at adieu, but which had the one grand inconvenience of costing < him a great deal of mouey. He had to : „ ay the geometricians, to puy the meas urers, to pay the verifiers, so that he ex ‘ pended on these projects for construction all that the repairs brought him in. He laid out on poetry ‘ what he picked up in prose. j-lis budget was made up, as has been ! hinted, from his wife's dowry and his j own, which together brought him in an income that would have been amply sutfi eieat for a citizen of olden time. But an j artist! beautiful! a man It that is likes dear everything business, that this is a . u, ve 0 f the beautiful. There is a chance of getting a bit of antique tapestry buying ; how .canyon resist the delight of it? One reads the description of a remarka ble monument recently discovered; how can one help going to see it ? Artistic . pilgrimages But are what all bat an obligation for artists. is most ruinous for them is the reduced prices. Think of those immense advertisements placarded i upon the walls, setting forth, in huge red letters these cabalistic words: “A Month’s Tour in the North of Italy, with (Stops at the Principal Cities__One hnu dred and Fifty Francs!” Only a hnu • dred and fifty francs! It is so cheap! j Yet there is nothing that does so much ; mischief as cheapness. These enormous puffs are as immoral as the excliange 'shops; and you can just so much the ] aaf ; resist the temptation as vou have the | air of heiug reasonable in yielding to it. o ur young household, then, gave way pre Uy often; and if to this you add that ; ill,, husband was very much in love with j hia wife, and consequently desired that [ Hde should be charming and well got up; j i hearing in mind, also, that., in three years, jfie they had indulged themselves in j 1 daughter, luxury of will a little easily son understand and a little that, j you during tbe latter part of the quarter, they .,vere verv apt to be in difficulties_diffi j culties that broke the heart of tbe excel i ; erd Madame Desgranges, and drew up on Hie head of M. Desgranges a deluge I prayers and invectives. | “I beseech yon, my dear, to add some thing to their dower.” ; “j shall take good care not to do it," j was the answer of M. Desgranges. “I [congratulate myself too sincerely on the j course I adopted. My system is too j to t, e changed.” “Is it possible that yon have the heart to see them thus embarrassed, and to Joave them so?” "Are thev embarrassed?” “Frightfully, my dear." "Bo muet the better. My son-in-law will take all the more pains to find em players.” “But they don’t come, these employ a \n.’' “All the more cause for working hard to procure them." “They have additional burdens besides their own.” “Additional sources of happiness, you mean." And, as Madame Desgranges made a gesture of despair, Let’s “Come, talk come, wife, no outburst,. it over , Supposing that three years ago I b id given francs’more, my daughter a hundred thou h sn j as yon wished, what would have happened ?" „ u won2d uave ” replied Madame Desgranges, ® with mingled indig ' . , i(m afl(i atho o that instaa( , of hvjn iu a 8tat e of privation, as they have been c )mpe i Ied to live for thwe ,- e ars, instead , , dt , nyj!lg themselves evervtbiim—” “Stop, stop, my * dear, permit me. It twema io roe— “ It 8eeinH t o you, indeed ? Well, then, vou id you have me t-U yon? When I am v ith t fi em at their hoUl0 when I ht;6 their r hlUe modeBt table _j Uiit 8 Hingie . ; ,sh of meat, just one vegetable, and no s.veets whatever—aud when I come home - 8 :id find yon, yes, vou, seated there eom ; , rta bly ' with your’chiu almost upon the ( jW1 tu ’ with yiml , e xer-llent l.roiied t , lckeM a nd v our patridges larded-for , wugt ueeds have theui !arded now _” • >Vnat jwould . , „ t As you, my near one ”' Ve) • h ’ 8 hurtB “* e mn ' :h , ; * . >P~ myself at every good mouthful , , „ .7 “I hnd our conduct revolting. „ “’ e C1 “’ a>i good wife, which anu come '■*<*■ to the question from vou , “ lVe completely wandered off Follow « .y argument, if you are ume. We are. 1 - da Y, at the 15th of November. Our <. llI g hter > «on-.n-.aw, theu two chil «•-«>.. their tw<) f'’ants, have been ! »» f country-house since the 13th “ August-that is to say, three mouths 8 ' d two days; and they reckon on re . lining here they, their children, and ; :S “ servants—Until the period of our * aving, which will neon the 20th of ^er ” VVe11 ' would yon reproach them f -r staying with us now ? Are you going i> complain of wnat their presence cost ;? m ? Have you any idea of exiling them i om your home from my home ?-Oh, " 8It a moment, I beg “Wife, wife! “Depriving me of the sight of ray ohil iiren—my only consolation iu life 1" “Thank you!” “l'es—yes, I know you. You are capa 1 le of declaring that the children make « a. much noise! Foot pets, whose little jices are so sweet, and whose little steps «« 80 of grace !” “But who says anything to the contra r T? exclaimed M. Desgranges, unpa t-ently. “Do let me speak, and once ore f° do ' v U P my reasoning. Why ^e onr daughter and onr son-in-law een with UR for three mouths aud two “ ‘ys, and why will they stay with us until 1 of December ?” " A P rt,u y question ! —Because they 1 ns! ^oanse they are happy ,n being with ns! , b-eause they know how to make riieirstsy pleasant to us ! because they ere warm-hearted, sensitive— "la short, just tbe reverse of myself! 1 80 ? ” 8aid «■ Binges, laugh ^ addio «. 88 ^ " lfu ’ Gome, come, let me give yon a k,s8 ’ 1 c **u’t help adoring you, for you hre never 03016 ^ au tw ^ ive >’ ears °* < ‘ • "How !—I?— twelve?” 1 mean that you are and always will be the same good creature, simple confi <hng, credulous, whom I married with so much satisfaction. "Simple and credulous!” cried Madame Desgranges, somewhat hurt. * Would you pretend that our children are not ? “Yes. my dear they are all that, and still! But doyon suppose that your ! daughter, with her pretty face, that she 1 takes pleasure iu showing because it is a ! pleasure to look at it that your son-iu j few. ^ “is artistic taates and hi. .magi ! nation, would leave Pan* and the enjoy- month of its early winter; ami, portion lady, that he would go there for his busi ness every morning and return every evening, all for toe sole delight of taking a hand at piquet with a father who is be ginning to be a little deaf, and a moth er who would gain something in being partially dumb?” v “But what else can you imagine ? What motive can you assign for their pro longed stay with us?” “My dear,” answered M. Desgranges, laughing again, “when you were young, i and had very beautiful hair, you were enchanted at going into the country, so that .he parting might have a test. Well, our children aie delighted to stay here and give a rest to their purse!” “I’ve “Outrageous! Can you suppose—?’’ no grudge against them for it, I do not accuse them, either, of ingrat’tude or indifference! I am sure that, if they had an income of t wenty thousand francs, instead of ten thousand, they would love us always—but not quite so long at a : tone. In the same way, for instance, I ! don't koow any son-in-law the like of mine. France, It is impossible to show more de¬ to pay more attention. He m-v allows one of my auiversanes- -fet6~ ! day, birth-day, wedding-day—to pass, without hastening forward with an im mense bouquet.” “And you believe that interested nio rives only—?’ “Ob, no, my dear, not interest alone— no -no—an interest made up, half affec tion, half calculated—an unconscious cal nidation, of which one takes no account, hut the existence of which I surmise, originating profit, m a neiftssity by which I while it does not vex nm in the loasl !” “Ah, you are really too bad. You dis¬ enchant—you take the poetry out of everything! One most be capable of such sentiments, in order to imagine them in others! It is mostrottH !" “By no means! I: is quite natural. I TJW 1 bey people must make are very amends much somehow. in the w y. I ■ make amends by hospitality !” “Bay at once that onr children take onr house for an inn!” “All, just so ; the 'Golden Lion !’ Here ur « lodged and boarded certain embar fussed children, desirous to economize Have they spent too much upon theatres, Tails, concerts?—‘Let’s go and puss a week with papa !—Is one of the children oat of sorts ? Send him or her into the country, to pupa’s! And the child is '‘cut—and they all come at the sume time And, as they are received with open arms, a, «l as they are spared ail expense, and as papa has good quarters and a good table, and as they find there good capons’and 8'*>d patridges that the egotistical father is enchanted to share with his children, w b. v - they come, and return, and remain with pleasure!" “Ah, how disgusting! He invests everything love!” with egotism, even paternal ' But, suppose, on the other band, continued AI. Desgrangan, without q> pearing to have heard his wife, “suppose tost I had doubled Madeleines dower, according to your wish, what would have happened? That si. this moment oit ; hiidrun, considering that our son-in-law ■ somewhat of an enthusiast, would not perhaps be be much richer, while I should a great deal poorer; that I could not r - ceive and entertain them for so long a tone, nor sowed; and'bat ihoy would 0 would >m0 let* frequemly to us, because they be better off at home. Ah, my '' nr, it our children had more mouey 1 “an ourselves, our daughter would have discovered six weeks ago that ViUeutravo SMnt-Georgtw "'l is too damp in the atUmun. h would have feared for the children i iit > effect o' the fogs ironi the river, while W sou m-law would have declined that tease d uly trips to Paris were affecting his h<Jaltb - XinR !“«• iherefofe, to ‘ittsion, . which l dedicate to ah f-tners w ho have marriageable daughters: ‘ lVw » :d •'«“ keep your children f-k«ep >' mT Wonlt J “ave pleasure ip v ' ur Rrinidohilorcn ., /—keep your money ! tor .t is thantot to the money that the fu lne ot tbe fHiroly : Limt father’s htrase remains the domestic rallyiug-point—that is to say, au honora¬ ble and comfortable retreat for the aged ; j io, the young, k place of refuge and en .yiuent; for <h« babies, u nest, to which liey will come m search of health, aud I Kotiietinii s tor nurture more judicious their mothers itiejn-iclvcs; 1, “’ » 11 ' m »kori, a oeuln aim a sanctuary v «’eiu occur things to be remembereu -wherein successive generations grow up u> d grow old, ana wherein are perpetnu traditiotiH of respect and affliction! Call my foresight, it ‘my von wiil, calculation i.-d peraonaiuy ; for part. 1 .rail it (be ,- l6 paternal love, that which consist i. m iking children happier and better! F t, note well, my dear, that mv son in : ,i had. I am quite willing io believe it, .... ,. r ythlng m favor of his becoming a ; ;ltern HOU . jB . ltlW . bnt , without this , eM hl of wi bja goo(l , iIla lltu-s . Aould ‘ ,,. rhupa j haV e remained in s l.ud „ ^ HU ni / J o whoill <io eH he owe , lh ha e bloowpd v Plaiu i v . to „f , hu fable: 1 shat) not add „ Me Holi fo daughter ‘ s dowry J” III | We have now reached the Both of No ,, , nbm< a fortnight inter, but still at Vil l> ueuve-Haint Georgeh; tor, if, in this sketch I have slightly violated the unity >! time, I have at least respected tbe uni¬ ty of p.ace. The house of M. Desgrau gos is all alive. Never has he himself appeared so gay aud so happy, It is the I •euty-fifth anniversary ot h:s wedding <i iy. “Wife,” said he to Madame Desgran g.,s, “this is a day that must be worthily celebrated. No economizing to-dav, spread all sail! give us a dinner—just as though I was an epicure! Madeleine, Ihaveparticu lady recommended who has been passing a day in Fans, I don’t know u ii what affair, to return with her hus band by the tour-o'clock train. She will nnd in her room a pretty new dress, which 1 would like her to wear to-day. As for you, if yon still love me a little m spite of my deficiencies, prove it; make y .uraelf charming also Foton fordin cer—and for the evening, for I have Hi¬ vited all the neighborhood—put ou. I say, j „ ;V poor mothers diamonds They rep r . we ni. in my eyes, all that I have most j I t j, ■ VP me d in for this you—yon world ly !-ber, yourself, who who gave them j worn than? for sake and h.rs-your .nighter, who will wear them for ml three of us!” And thereupon Mr. j g , -tin. a nges walked off to conceal some sught j » Why did not Madame Desgranges an S wer him? Why did she remain some time immovable and with her bend e-unk d>wu? Why did her daughter, coming carry her off to her own room, u , tears? Whv was the son-in-law so gloomy all . j Why did the dinner bell make mem , r nee start ? Whv, on entering the diu ; ning-room, her did husband? the mother Whv give did a tioublee M. Des a t granges on observing it, utter reproach.' * : words that were amiost a Why! I be words themselves explain all “You have. not got on yonr monds! oned the father. ply. the mother threw , ' " ; into the arm.i of her huabaui j j daughter look his hand, and Yntted it, NO, 9 6 his knees before him. You have not got \ our diamonds, what have yon done with them?” The wife and childreu were lent. “You make no reply?” tue father, in a haraher tone. “It is then who must speak out. Yon have them to cover the imprudence of your sou ia-law! Yes. because he was pleased associate himself with an ill-devised enterprise, because lie had the j Lilly to make himself responsible - camps who have deceived him, you have been obliged, in older to pay one-half his debt—for he still owes twelve thou sand francs—yon have been obliged to tear away from me the dearest souvenir of my poor mother, and the most voucher of our own affection, and you have even embitte the enjoyment of (his special day ! Au, it is too bad! Madame Desgranges endeavored to mut ter excuses. “That is enough !” said M. Desgranges, interrupting her. “Here are the servants. Go. take your places !” Mother and children went silently to the table; but suddenly, as she unfolded her napkin. Madame Desgranges uttered « loud exclamation. Her son-in-law did the same thing, and both leaned over to¬ ward M. Desgranges, their eyos filled with tears. Th« mother had found her case of diamonds under her plate, ami tier hon-in-low hail <lie twelve thousand francs l e needed. “Ah, my dear I” “An, father?” “It’s all right, it’s all right!” replied M. Desgranges, disengaging himself from embraces. “Y’ou willnothereaftercall me an egotist. It seems that there was some propriety in my foreBightjnndyou compre¬ hend at last that a father ought always to ionium richer than bis children, weie it o .ly—were it only, my dear ones, that be i" ay be abie to help them at a pinch, and save them from a catastrophe. Never¬ theless, Henry, don’t do the same thing again, because I shall not be able to re¬ peat my part." PRATT’S ASTRAL OIL Absolutely sate. Perth tly odorless. Always unifwiu. Illuminating without quaiitiee danger superior to g ploding uti. Borns in any lamp of ex¬ j.v displace or taking tire Manufactured oxpress to the u^e oi voiatiJeamd dangerous oils. h Its safety burning under qualities, every possible proved test, by and -4 ntinued perfect families. are its c use in over 300,000 Millions of gallons have been sold and no ac¬ cident—direotly or indirectly—has handling ever occur¬ red from burning, storing or >t. The immense yearly loss to life ami property, resulting in from the use of cheap appalling. and dangerous oils the United States, is The Insurance Companies ami Fire Connnis sionors throughout the country recommend the A STJEtAL as’ the best safeguard when lamps & eused. Somi tor circular. f or sale at retail by the trade generally, and a< wholesale by the proprietors, UJ.1AKLE:- York. PKATT & CO., 108 Fulton Street, New kU‘^4 i)5lw6iu Fair Warning. rf lO those indebted to iue I desire to say, If JL you don't p»y up or make satlstactory ar r.'.-ligaments by the first of January next, I positively will .ot credit you further,’and will ,i -ooeed To those to collect by law. paid do by that i who have or pay up t,iii', will extend every accommodation in my p wer, and in order to induce settlements 1 w 'll pay my customers ou credit bill-, I5c. for Middling Cotton until the first of January next I have in store and to arrive a full stock of Groceries and Provisions, ! propose to soil as low as the lowest, FOR SH. Very respectfully, J* H, HAMILTON. Oolttmbus,G u m Deo. io. 1878. eod&wjal SILL ARP'S NEW BOOK l PEACE PAPERS,’’—Cloth— PRICE, $1.50. rj TESSA MINE,” by Marlon Hftrland,OJoth f price Buimlcafitle,” i|il 60. “ui'timr by lJr. J. G. Holland, eloth, price, ^1 76. ‘■ oik,” by MIrh Aloott, author u Llttle Wo “Old •en ” cloth, pi ice, $1 60. price. Kensimriou,” by Mias Thaci.ery, njicr, olden $1 00. *» - Lion ol GrHupora,” by Anthony Trol¬ “1 Two lope, Flung paper, price, for 75c. Fearl,” by Mortimer Col¬ h a ‘The ms, Maid paper, or Sker,” ice, 76c. filackmore, o r by paper, price. 76o. “ il«8 IloiOthi’H Uharge.” by Prank Lew Ben • del, paper, price Katharine ^1 00 ** mo Soon,” by Macquolit, pa, er, mdeent,” rice, 6oc. “J by Mrs. Oiiphaut, paper, price, i sc. • J.oiiehu Ubillifigly,” by Lytiou, payer, price f’U. ** \ f luip etoii,” by Uharle* Re.trie, paper, *‘: he rifle, 60c. Magdalen,’* by Wilkie (Jjliine, \ew p* . or, price, Bi'own’8 56c. School Days,” price, 60 • i 'in paper, c. “ : on Brown at Oxford,” paper, price, 76c. ./ ant. received urui for sale i >., J. W. PEASE 6 l NORMAN, BookhklIsBkb and Stationery, Onlutnbu*. <4.* VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY FOR HALF. ( ^ change the investment jgi i «outh «abt corner or Randolph and dijiL T< t’ray fch |g streets. the Tbe lot dwelling good kitchen, has tivc rooma irn. on a snuoi e h« . e and brick pantry, eervante rooms, and a nc >t an.J oomfortable sleeping morn detatched ;r oi tbe dwelling. A well of gt.od water cu. b o* with circular brick. The lot fronts 100 feet io Pi Eorsyth ^nd Tei 160 teot oat-h on Randolph street. ;ce >|j3,000. ins LSO, Immediately h Tne H »l SK AM) LuT sou >1 he above, at present, occupied by red W !S. fitly ide* W -ill. The lot i‘ fifty by one hun< and )e i. Hr 1 c<d *jl500 Terms cash. • ie3 THOS. Da WOLF Plantation for Sale ! ITU AT ED in Texas, “Dancy,»* Whar. dgjB O ton county, land, containing which ^^ I,. j 0 acres of <J00 of are 1 -tred, vily timbered an i i be with remaining Pecan,Beach 300 In t A-h, Vc. uid is one of the finest Plantations in tho S «.te oi Texas—situated about five miles if. 've the tone of Wharton—lron?Jn*r on tbe i lorado river,and tbe celebrated Caneycree ;, i'uming right through the middle of it. I'he jmproveriioDis cn the place consist of a Hi e two-story bouse wi b brick basement, con la'.ntng 8 large rooms, 20x20 teet. with closets, A with all necessary ouinuuses, a targe br k cieteru, Ac., Ac. Che lands are among tbe richest and most t»r >ductive In the State of T exas tfill be solo LOW for cash, or on favorable Urae-Jerms to proper parties who may be able to jontrol the ue- essary labor. QUIN Apply HILL, to A Nov 22 lino Galveefon, Texa s. FOR RENT. | t October.Mil. _ , ^ , R.dMinK. ForborbIod given the let Building, He , eieaplng roome in same « « room. In the Basement, suitable tor si A'liter eptnK rooms or work In shop. the house, and the Is furnished n im* well heated by a lurnace ihrorgboul the c id season Comfort guaranteed. Vpply to CHAs. COLEMAN. , Over the store of A hell A Co. , I aul2 ti lie Broad st. - ---- FOR RENT. rpHE lower ttory oi the Luilding lm J. n edtately eastot SUN Office. Alwao . j e oeilent room, s>uitable for an Office or Sleep „. K Ko om in nemit Btory ol ,an.e building, FOR RENT. T ~ VHE > -c NTA1NE HOUSE Is tor fllU ed. ^1 BUmae/ 6 !"*ft‘ boaKLING Immediately. HOi SF. Possession given ; Applj iu WILLIAMS. j deU u CHAS. U. The Jobbing Department AND Book-Bindery OF THE SUN OFFICE IS LARGE AND COMPLETE, Where all Description* of Work are Done at the Most Itraseu i ahle Kates. Central Railroad. jam! (3'tN’h SUTT’S OFFICE O. K* K. 1 Savannah, November 1, 187S. j / \N AND AFTEH SUNDAY, 2d lnatant, \_s Railroad, Passenger branches Trains and on tile Georgia Central wilt follows: its connections, ran as TRAIN No. 1,GOING NORTH AND WEST. Heave Savannah............ . 8:45 A X Leave Augusta............ . 9:06 A u Arrive at Augusta........... . 4:00 P M Arrive at Milled geville..... .10:09 P M Arrive at Eatonton.......... .11:55 p st Arrive at Macon............ . 0:46 P u Leave Macon fer Columbus. . 7:15 P M Leave Macon for Euiaula... . 0:10 P M Leave Macon for Atlanta..., . 7:50 P M Arrive at Columbus......... . 8:57 A H Arrive at Eufanla........... .10:20 A H Arrive at Atlanta........... . 1:40 AH COMING SOUTH AND EAST. Leave Atlanta.................... ..... 1:00 a M Leave tJolumbua................. . 7:40 P M Leave KuUuia................... . 7:26 P «t Arrive at Macon from Atlanta... . 5:50 A M Arrive at ivlacon from Coluinbud. . 6.00 A M Arrive at Macon from Eutaula ... . 6:45 A U Leave Macon...................... . 7:15 AST Leave au guuta..... . 9:05 A M Arrive ai Augusta. . 4:00 p at Arrive at Savannah . 6:25 p M TRAIN No.2,GOING NORTH AND WEST. Leave Savannah........... ..... 7 30 P M Leave Augua a............. .....8:05 p M Arrive at Aug si a......... .....6:65 A u Arrive at Macon........... .....8:20 a M Leave Macon for Columbus ..... 8:46 a X Leave IU»oon for Euiaula............. 0:06 a m Leave Macon for Atlanta 9:10 A M Arrive at Columbus..... 1:60 p M Arrive at Eutaula....... 6:40 P u: Arrive at Atlanta....... 5:48 P M Cuming south and east. Leave Atlanta..................... . 7:00 a It Leave ColumDua................... . 2:30 F M Leave Eufaula.................... . 7:20 a u Arrive at Macon Ironi Atlanta.... . 3:40 P M Ar.ite at Macon Iroin Columbus. . 7:30 P M Arrhe »r Macon from F.ufaula.... . 5:10 r U Leave Macon.................. . 7:36 P it Arrive at MilleilgevlUe....... .....10:09 P X Arrive at Eat. nton............ .....11:55 P It Leave Augusta................ ..... 8:05 P M Arrive at Augusta............ .....6:56 A U Arrive at Savannah........... . ... 7:16 A X Train No. 2 being a. through train on the Central Railroad, stopping only at whole sta¬ tions, ken passengers tor half stations cannot be ta on or put olf. Passengers lor Milledge villo and Eatonton will take Train No. 1 from Savannah and Augusta, and Train No. 2 from points The Mtlledgcville on the S. W. K.K., Atlanta Eatonton and Macon. and train runs daily, ‘ Sundays excepted.” WM. ROGERS, no6 General Sup’t 53 3-4 Hours to New York. N. Y. & NroTMail Line I Palace Sleeping Cars Run through from Opelika to Lynchburg. Western R. R., of Alabama. Uolumbcb, Ga„ Nov. 16, 1873 TRAINS LEAVE COLUMBUS BAIL 7 For Atlanta...........................10:40 a M Arrive at /Atlanta,..................... 6:4C p w For Montgomery and Selma.6:00 p M, 0.; 0 r n Arrive at “ .............10:40 p M, 6:28 a m FOR MEW YORK DAILY: (Time, 63 hour« ami 45 minute* ) Leave (Joluuibutj, 10:40 a. m ; arrive at Opeli¬ ka at 12:27 P m ; at Atlanta, 6:40 P. M.; at WttJJbh.yion. 7:20 a. m.; at NEW YORK, 4:26 p. m., via FniUueiphia and Baltimore. TRAINS ARRIVE ATOOLUMBUS DAILY From Atlanta..... ..........0:10 p m From Montgomery ,8:56 a m, 2:30 p M The 6:00 p. m. Western Mail train leaves daily, connecting Mobile, at Montgomery with trains fur New Orleans, Louisville, Ky.,and St. Louis j and >-t S luia for Vicksburg. Ou tnia train Sleeping OrlenuH, cars run through from (*pelika to New The :0:60a m.NEW YORK Express train, run» dally, eocnectJn^ at ATLANTA with Oeor^la Railroad and W. U A. K. K. The 9:30 p. m. train does not run Sunday. No delay at Opelika by any train Tickets for sale at Union P uHaenger Depot UHAS. P. HALL Gen’l Sup’t. R. A. BACON, Agent. no 21 STOVES, STOVES NATHAN CROWN j (Opposite Sun Office) COLUMBUS. CA„ \I7-()ULI) VV Mends rrap'eetfully Invite the his attentiun extern ol Ida anti customers to 5lve stock ot STOVES, HOLLOW ANii TAMUEI) WAKE, HOUSE FURNISH IF tool its, Ac. Also,TIN WAKE at wholes, i .rod retail. TIN, SHEET T EON and Mauuiacturer ol COPPER WORK. Roofing and Guttering done promptly ami In tho best manner Ho solicits a call, feelinir assured that he can irtve entire satisfaction Price ns low as the lowest, t’ome aud »..ro.-e yon ''iiv. oel8eodfitW flh-L. I ■ :W Carriages and Harness on hand, anil any style furnished to order. THE OLD CARRIAGE HOUSE la p« manentiy opeued. OGLETHORPE STREET, a few doorlfnorth ot tbe PoBtoffice. THOS. JE. WICKS, octll daaifcw2m] Aqkkt UAiXKIN HOUSE, Columbus, (iu. J. W. RYAN, PTop’r. Fbawk Gom>en, Clerk. Ruby Restaurant Bar and Billiard Saloon, UNDER THE RANKIN HOUSE. )a2? J. VV. FtVAN, PTop’r. Opera House Bar 5 Restaurant a. I hereby and notify the publlc\^\ \ ■ friends Awliy Hi iiri'irwnfi generally .opened( under that I the have Op re Ten-Pro e^a House) my Bvr, Restaurant and 4 lie,, ahh will beep the finest of Liquors and iur»i.«h the best of Meals (embracing hours. everv thing 1 he market affords) at ail BOLAND. 15 8IH A . J. THE RIALTO. T L HAVE nearly opened opposite at No. 24 the Broa.l^ /''S street, l.ar-r-omand Restau- ^Jj laf press uffir e, a always rant, where I will keep on hau.l a supply of fine Wines, Liquor, fcrnl CL vtars. Meals furnished at all hours. <AA if W. H. BLAKELY ! CUMBER! EUMBER I T“> BEASLEY has moved bis Saw Mill on _L>. the land* of S. M. Ingersoll, five miles troin the city, near the road leading to Craw. lord, and la preu ared to AU all cash orders ibr lumber promptly. Forty Thousand Feet of Inch Plank, together with a variety of Scantling, now In the yard from which he removed hie mills, for sale at reduced prices to elose out. Come and get bargains^_____ij9c tf Blank Garnishments and Bonds tor sole at the Sow Owic*.