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ilrofcssional (Carts.
u. »• menu y,
, E N T I 8 TANARUS,
covinoton, qkokoia.
- i| REDUCED Iirs:PRICEB, so
tliftt all who have been so unfort,u-
ITh yT> mite ns to lose »l«*si ■ natural Teeth
have their pieces supplied by Ait, at very
1 cost Teeth Filled at reasonable prices, j
n * or |j faithfully executed, Office north side
I Squuie- —1 "'" ,t
JOHN s. 0 AII ROLL,
dentist
COVINGTON, GEORGIA.
Teeth Filled, or Sew Teeth Inserted,ln
SSI, he best. Style, and on ReasonableTornu
ar of R. King’s Store tf
| jAM K S M . LEV V ,
fatchrnaker & Jeweler,
East side of the Square,
‘ GEORGIA,
Llre^iTiV’prepared to Repair Watches, Clocks
l Jewelrv in thebest style. Particular at.tcn
!n vlren to repairing Watcl.cs injured by in
M.feteut workmen. All work warranted.
DRS. DEARINC & PRINCLE
fiVIN'O associated themselves in the Prac
tice of MEDIC I NIC and SURGERY, offer
l, ir professional services to the ciiir.ens of
.Vton county. Tmv have opened an nth eon
..East side of the Square, (next, door to S
■wai r>'s Store,) an.! are prepared to attend to
1 calls promptly- They have also n caiefully
lacteii assortment of the
ery Best Medicines,
id will give their personal attention to Com
,unding Prescriptions, for Physicians and
hen.
Kieial attention given to Chronic Diseases
At nwlit Dr. Peaking will he found at, his
isidencc, and Dr. Phinolb at his rooms iranie
»Ulv over the Store of C. 11. Sanders & 1!ro.
cy If), 25tf
JOSEPH Y. TINSLEY,
Vatchmaker & Jeweler
I, fully prepared to Repair Watches, Clock,
id Jewelrv, in the best Style, at short notice.
11 Work Done at Old Prices, and Warranted.
2d door below the Court House.—6tf
FIRE INSURANCE AIiEVCY.
TJE represent, t-vo FIRST CUASS Eire In
i' suruiice Companies,
T.he Southern Mutual
Os Athene, Gc< rgia, an l
he Georgia Home,
of Columbus, Ge rgia.
ompani-s which have noSuperifes. and very
w equals, in the essentials of gotd manage
icnl, and good faith. We arc prepared to take
rid invi'e the usual risks at fair r tea.
. M. Pace, ANDERSON & PACE.
I’. AXMMtiff. #•#
INDERSON & HUNTER
Ar# constantly receiving
resh and Seasonable Goods!
All of which they propose to sell at the
OWE9T CASH PRICES!
re also closing out several lines of Goods
-At and Below Cost! —
AQENT S F O II
gricultnrnl Implements,
Clover and Grass Seeds,
And several of the best
TAND Alt D F K UTILIZE It S.
m. 14, —4Gtf
I woqkl respectfully inform the
citizens of Newton, and adjoining
counties, that I have opened a
ADDLE and HARNESS SHOP
i north side public Square in COVINGTON,
l ere I am prepared to make 'o ord-r, Harness,
ddles, Ac , or Repair the same a*, short notic',
'd m the best style.
' ts JAMES D. BROWN
EW WAREHOUSE FIRM.
j' w. doughty, (wh<>, f r tweutv-four
i • years prior to 18<>5, was actively engaged
•he Cotton Factorage and Commission btyi
>»l and WILBEUFORCE DANIEU, (late of
■ fi'm of If. F. Russell A 0.,) have entered
;o Uosaktsr.sSuip, under the firm of
£ YV. DOUCHTY, «t CO.,
and offer their services to their l-lends and the
hlie ns
OTTON FACTORS
asp
Commission Merchants.
I heir office and storage are in i he well known
'l uontmodiotis warehouse buildings formerly
I'tpied hy Bust in A Walker, on Mclntosh
set.
Ihe charge for sol'i g Cotton wi Ibe ONE
41,1. AR a Bale f.,r all eu-toiners.
sities who hare Cotton In store, and desire
tison-ble advancs in cash will bo acconnno-
K. W. DOUGHTY,
WIUBFRFORCK DANIEU.
gusta, September 1, 1868.—lmSD
f * C. COURTNEY, &. CO.,
F ACTOR 8
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
'• Boyce's Wharf, Charleston, S. C.
c . COCRTNET, Roar, Murdoch, ja*. S MURDOCK
t(
CEO. J. HOWARD,
tOCER AND COMMISSION MERChANT
Marietta street,
Uu,a > Georgia.
h's tor ad descriptions of Groceries til ed
■ ’West Market Prices.
■'Onsigonse.jts „f C,u, try Prodase solicited
raa ' te returns promptly.—amso
THE GEORGIA ENTERPRISE.
DR. O. S. PROPHITT,
Covington Gbuhgia.
Will still continue his business, where lie intend*
keeping on hand a good supply of
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Dye SlutTs,
Together with a Lot of
Botanic Medicines,
f\ cent rated Preparations, Fluid Extracts. Ac.
He is also putting up his
Liver 3VEoc3.ioin.ets,
FEMALE TONIC, ANODYNE PAIN KILL IT
Vcrisiiftise, Anfl-BSliotiN I’ill*.
and many other preparations,
{■•gf Will give prompt, attention to nil orders
PARTICUI.AIt NOTICE.
Her.after NO MEDICINE WILL BE DELIV
BRED, or SERVICE RENDERED, except for
ITC SJ XX
You nee not call unless you are prepared to
PAY CaSII, fori wid not Keep Books.
Oct. 11 18C7. 0, S. PROPHITT.
Rail Road Schedules,
Georgia Railroad.
E. W. COLE, General Superintendent.
Day Passenger Train (S tin days excepted,) leaves
Augusta at 7 am; leave Atlanta at 5 a m ; ar
rive at Augusta at 8.45 p m ; arrive at Atlanta at 6.80
p m. , , ,
Night Passenger Train .caves Augusta at 10
p.m ; leaves Atlanta at 5.40 p m : arrives at Augusta
at 8 00 a m ; arrives at Atlanta at 7.45 a in.
Passengers for Milledgeville, Washington and
Athens, Ga„ must take the day passenger train from
Aimusta and Atlanta, or intermediate points.
Passengers for West Point, Montgomery. Selina,
and intermediate points, can take either train. For
Mobile, and New Orleans, must leave Augusta on
Night Passenger Train, at 10 p.m.
Passengers for Nashville, Corinth, Grand Junc
tion, Memphis, Louisville, and St. Louis, can take
either troiirnnd make close ccUMCtious.
Through Tickets and baggage cheeked through
to the above places. Sleeping cars on all night pas
senger trains.
MACON k AUGUSTA RAILROAD.
E. W. COLE, C.en’l Sup’t.
Leave Camak daily at 12.40 r. M.; arrive at M Pledge
ville at 4.20 p M.; leave Milledgeville at (>.40 A. M.;
arrive at Camak at 10.15 A. M. „
Passeno-ers leaving any point on the Georgia is.
R bv Day Passenger train, will make close connec
tion at Camak for Milledgeville, Eatonton, and all
intermediate points on the Macon ,C Augusta road,
and for Macon. Passengers leaving Milledgeville
at 6.45 a. m., reach Atlanta and Augusta tlie same
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
][. T. Peaks. General Snp’t.
Special mail train, going North, leaves Augusta at
855 am, arrives at Kingsville at 11.10 a'» : leaves
Kingsville at 12.05 pm, arrives at Augusta at <~5
p. m. This train is designed especially for through
travel. . . a
The train for Charleston leaves Augusta at « an,,
and arrives at Charleston «t 3.9 p m ; leaves Charles
ton at 8 am, and arrives at Augusts at op m.
Klfrilt speeial freight and express train leaves Aii-i
jrnsta (Sundays excepted') at 3.50 n in, and arrives at
Charleston nt 4.30 a m ; leaves Charleston at i.M p
m, and arrives at Augusta at 6.45 a m.
WESTKRN <fe ATLANTIC R. R-
Cm.. F,. ITn.nF.RT. General Superintendent.
Daily passenger train, except Sunday, leaves At
lanta at 8.15 am, and arrives at Chattanooga at T 4 >
pin ; leaves Chattanooga at 4.40 am, and arrives at
Atlanta at 2pm. W 1 .
Nijrlit express passenger train leaves At lanta at h. 45
p ni. and arrives nt Chattanooga at 4.10 a m ; leaves
Chattanooga at 5.50 p m, and arrives nt Atlantn at
3.35 a m.
MACON A WESTERN RAILROAD.
E. B. Wat.ker. Gen’l Sup’t.
Day passenger train leaves Macon at 7.45 a m. and
arrives at Atlanta at 2 p m ; leaves Atlanta at 8.15
n. and arrives at. Macon at 1.30 pm.
NU r ht passenger train leaves Atlanta at o.io pm,
and arrives at Macon at 4.25 a ill; leaves Macon at
8.30 p m, and arrives at Atlanta at 4.30 a m.
Hotels.
PLANTERS HOTEL.
JGt T BT A * GF/ORGI A.
furnished and refitted, unsurpassed by
l\ am- Hotel South, is now open to the Public.
T. S. NICKERSON, Prop r.
bate of Mills House, Charleston, and Proprietor of
Nickerson’s Hotel, Columbia, 8. C.
United States Hotel.
ATLANTA GEORGIA
WHITAKER <fc SASSEF.N, Proprietors.
Within Oue Hundred Yards of the General Passen
ger Depot, corner Alabama and Prior streets,
A M E R I C AN HOTEL,
Alabama street,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Nearest bouse to the Passenger Depot.
WHITE & WHITLOCK, Prc ,ctors.
\V. D. Wiley, Clerk.
Having re-leased and renovated ie above
Hotel, we are prepared to entertain nests in a
most satisfactory manner. Chare i fair and
moderate. Our efforts will be to .ease.
Baggage carried to and from Depot roe of charge
FAHE"b » 7CED
AUGUSTA HOTEL.
THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL t* situated a
Broad Street, Central to the business por
tion of the City, and convenient to the Tele
graph and Express Offices. The House is large
and commodious, and has been renovated and
newly painted from garret to Cellar, andjhe
bedding nearly all new since the war. The
rooms are large and airy : clean beds, and the
fare as good as the country affords, and atten
tive and polite servants.
Chabgks.—Two Dollars per day.
Single Meals 75 Cents.
I 1 ope to merit a liberal share of patronage
fiom the traveling public.
Give me a trial and judge for vourselves
S. M. JONES, Propr.
WM. H. COODRICH ,
sash, blinds, and doors,
On hand, and nia le to Order.
Augusta. 38&in GcoWjia
COVLYGTOX, GA., FEB. 12, 1869.
Reflections.
Ah me ! the Spring thnt is coming,
That stands hut ;t step away.
It holds no charms in its prodigal hands
Like the charms of a buried May.
Its skies may be blue and tender
Asa blonde-faced maiden’s eyes,
When they show to her lover the dawning lovo
That the virgin lip denies.
The hreutli of its million blossoms,
The song of its million birds,
Be sweet with a sweetness that puts to shame
The power of lifeless words!
But it eannnt restore the treasure
Gone down ’r.eatli the Past sea wave ;
It cannot return what another took,
Or give wluit another gave.
It may loosen the ice chained river,
It may waken the dreaming rose;
But the darling dead, who lie at rest,
From day’s gray dawn to close—
And close to the dawn, in the valley
And up on the windy hill,
Lover, drar mother, staunch friend and true wife
Who loved us through good and ill ;
Steadfast in sickness and peril.
Faithful through sunshine and storm ;
It cannot unseal their marble lips.
Or their frozen pulses warm !
Nor bring back the hopes evanished,
Dear dreams of haj pier years.
When Pleasure walked close by Sorrow’s side,
To kiss away its tears.
And so, though the Spring that is coming
Bn fairer than any before,
It cannot compare with the miracle Springs.
That have died to rise no moro.
Our Saturday Night.
How slow the hands creep over the dial—
how the brain burns and throbs as we work
and wait for the coming hour which will re
lease us from labor! Life is but a trial—a
sentence—an imprisonment for those who toil,
and were it not that the Angel of Saturday
Night, like some heaven-sent fairy, comes
each week to release us from over-taxing work
and lead us to rest with the loved ones, death
would be sweeter than life even without its
golden rewards for those who try to be good
and noble.
To-night we are too worn and weary to
write as we would like. We are like thou
sands who all the week have toiled beyond
their strength to earn comforts for the dear
ones, and who now feel to envy those who
sleep behind marble head-boards in the “silent
city’’—but for the good time coming when we
can be with the one who waits our coming, and
whose smile is ever tmore life-giving than
spring. The hours seem long as wo watch
the dial face—for the welcome that awaits us
has in it that love which lures us to tho hap
py eternal hy mellowing the heart, purifying
the soul and giving us confidence in cash
other.
Sometimes we think life is not worth the
living. It is not to many. It would not be
’for any of us but for the unspoken beautiful
which draws us captive to tho hearth and fen
der. As love comes to us, so we give in re
turn each to each with accumulative interest.
Smiles are born pf happy hearts. Happy
hearts are born of better natures. Smiles
brighten our pathway, and when the dearest
eyes in all the world look into ours so full,
strong, deep and earneat, wc could, should,
and would dare any danger, face any death,
or wrestle with any fate which stood between
us and the only earthly reward there is to
life.
We are weary, but only of toil. Others are
weary. Strong men are trembling in their
muscle to-night, for they have baffled severely
all the week to keep want nnd hunger from
the sacred circle where gather those whose
hearts day by day run more and more into
each other. Young men, with hearts full of
embryo happiness, golden dreams in which
warm lips, love-lit eyes, trusting hearts, and
future homes of their own are mixed floating,
as incentives to strive with earnestness —they
are weary. But the day comes when they will
be more so ; wheu they will go slowly to their
homes with bent forms, as do thousands who
will rest in their gravos before there comes to
any of us another Saturday Night.
And the watcher by the hearth i» weary !
She, too, has toiled all the week. That clean
floor, that well-kept hearth and fender, the
snowy linen, the clean dishas, the sweet, clean
shelves in pantry and cupboard, tho clean
doors, walls and windows ; that look of home
cheer which should mark every earthly heav
en ; that tidy, sweet, loveable look, no matter
for the years, toll that »ho too has labored
and is weary. Then, good man, working man
and brother in toil, be kind, speak kindly, act
kindly, lovingly to tho ono who has worked
for you as you have for hes.
She is the one who cares most for you—who
in heart is the dearest —she is to you as yon
arc to her—two silken strands weaving togeth
er to bless or to curse as you will. The world
cares not for you. Not one of us is of account
to the world, for it moves whether we do or
no t—it was here when we came—it will be
here with all its cold, selfish indifference when
we die, and centuries after we aro forgotten,
except the deeds we do are worth remember
ing. After a time will come the final Satur
day Night to all of us, and the only ones who
will weep and mourn, as we would for them,
will be tho ones who welcome us to the hearth
and fender—who love us far moro dearly than
pen or words of ours can tell—who have often
been weary, but always entitled to more rest
and happiness than any of us here below.
Lot us love best those who are dearest and
kindest, and most in sympathy. Ycry goon
there will he no going forth Monday morning
—no more use for the little tin puil—no more
need to walk with rapid steps lest wc be lute.
Instead of listening to the noise outside—of
looking closely with eve and brain upon the
work to do, instead of toiling for those wc love
and for ourselves, there will he a little room,
with perhaps a few pictures therein—a weary
watching of shadows on the wall—a nervous,
tiresome, reckless, turning upon a sick bed as
we lie like infants, helpless in the earc of the
loved ones. Then the hours will fly, oh !so
swiftly, as we are called to look with eyes of
life upon those who are left behind to weep,
and pray, and inourn. Then will like pano
ramas pass hy the work wc hare done, tho
plans made, and the results accomplished—the
streets of the city, with their staring and gla
ring walls will fade out—the changing scenes
of earth will melt out and flout down the tur
bid waters of tho past, the only pictures en
graved upon our hearts being tho faces, the
forms the sinileN, tho eye-whispers of tho loved
ones we hope soon to meet; and the only cre
dentials for Ills beautiful land and a borne
where none but loved ones enter, the good acts,
kind words, and noble deeds—great or small,
given by us to the ones who with us are ever
weary but ever needing the love and kindness
we who are strong at times fail to give.
When this day comes there will he no more
weariness, while the prayers of those who
will mourn our departure will bear us to the
land of the leal, where we can rest or return
in spirit to guard and bless those dear to us
now.
Life is nothing—but for thoso we love it
would not bo worth the living. Then let us
all who are men be better, truer, more deserv
ing. Let us take more care of ourselves—of
our health—of our earnings, that those who
look with joy for our coining may be glad, and
by faith, love, kindness deserved, and trusting
sympathy, help us all to reach the Eternal
Island of the true, wlisre there will be no more
labor- no more oppression for poor— no more
robbing of those who toil for the benefit of
those who do not—no more vain watchings,
and no more Saturday Nights. — “ Brick”
Pomeroy.
A Lively Coou.
It is said that the following conversation
recently took place between a negro with a
coon, and a carpet-bagger:
“Is that coon lively?”
“Oh, yes, sir,” roplied the black possessor
of as wild aspecimon as eycr made tracks in
a swamp.
“Well, I want a real lively fallow ; put him
on that root,” pointing to the lower knob of a
very tall oak, “and let’s sec if he will stir
himself.”
No sooner said than done, and the coon
went up the tree like a greased streak of
lightning.
“You satisfied, boss, he’s lively ?”
“Well, yes; but I don’t wan’t a coon in a
tree top.”
The freedman looked tip the tree, whistled,
and scratched his head, for an idea, and said,
“Weil, boss, datcoon is like a carpet-bagger,
werry promising when he down, but when he’s
up lie ain’t no use to nobody.”
A Sermon to a ISaml of Robbers.
A letter from Colima, Mexico, gives the
translation of a sermon which a poor padre
was recently obliged to deliver before a band
of robbers, who could get no other coin from
him :
“Gentlemen, I cannot honor you bettei than
by comparing your life with that of our Sa
vior, while, on earth. He suffered much ; so
do you, being always fugitives. Christ went
with his disciples, and so you are always in
gangs. He visited the Scribes and Pharisees;
you also go to sec the people who are no better
than they. He often suffered from rain and
and wind, cold, heat, and insults; so do you
stuffur from the same inconveniences. Christ
went barefoot, and with but one dress sand it
seems to me that you do not possess more than
what you carry on your bodies. He carried
no silver and gold about’him ; I do not think
that your pockets are always filled. He fasted
forty days in the desert; I believe that you
often do tho same. He was tempted of iho
devil ; you are always in that condition. He
was carried to the pinnacle of the temple and
the summit of the highest mountain; tho devil
takes y- 'i to the most isolated places, where
you w„y! .y the traveler Christ suffered from
hungor and thirst; the same infirmities attack
you. He was scorned by all; so are you des
pised by mankind. The Jews wanted to hang
him ; so are the authorities after you for the
same purpose. He was sold by Judas; and
no doubt someone will play that part among
you.” The priest went on in this style till be
came to where Christ wont to heaven, in which
they certainly could not follow him.
“Mr. Jenkins, will it suit you to settle that
old account of yours?”
“No sir. You are mistaken in the man :
I am not ono of the old settlers.”
A celebrated member of tho demimonde of
Paris, received as a New Year’s gift an emer
ald necklace, composed of seventy-two emer
alds. and each stone was separately wrapped
in a 1,000 franc note.
Lieut. Brane not Pardoned. —The Wash
ington correspondent of the New York World
says : “The paragraph going the rounds that
Capt. J. C. Brane, ex-Confedcrnte Navy Cap
tain, has been pardoned ;is untrue. He is
still in prison. The President hae doso noth
ing with the ease.”
More Militia Outrages in Arkansas.
One of the most heinous atrocities yet com
mitted by Arkansas militia, says the Memphis
Avalanche, occurred last Monday in Mississippi
county. It was nothing less than tho cold
blooded mnrdor of Mr. Alexander Baugh, a tc
■ prctiihlc citizen of Aiknnsas, a gentleman of
some means, and a cripple, physically incapac
itated to do any one any harm. The facts, as
derived from unquestionable sources, aro
briefly as follows;
Mr. Baugh lived on Carson’s Lake, trn miles
from Osceola. Last Monday some prowling
militia, who had been robbing the neigh
borhood, insulting ladies, and frightening
children, got half drunk on whisky or wine
they had stolen, and made an attack on some
citizens, who escaped from them, going in the
direction of Mr. Baugh’s house. The militia
pursued them to the house, where they stopped,
and tho fugitives disappeared. Mr. Baugh
was in bed sick, but was taken out and requir
ed to tell where be had concealed the men.
He, of course, knew nothing of them, nnd
euuld make r.o disclosures. This so enrtigod
the militia, that they took him out a few hun
dred yards from tiie house, and shot him dead,
nnd left his bullet-riddled body by the roadside.
No arrests had beenmade at last accounts.
Several prisoners are still held in jail at
Osceola, among them Captain \\ illiam Bennett,
a prominent hut remarkably quiet citizen,
who lives on Frenchman’s Bayou, about sis ecn
miles from Osceola. The militia went to bis
bouse a week or so ago, and completely cleaned
out bis store of a large stock of goods. They
also destroyed considerable property about bis
residence, and then carried him off to prison.
It is reported that boats Imve been engaged
to carry the most of the militia away from
Crittenden and Mississippi counties, prepara
tory to beiug mustered cut of service at Helena.
These two counties are the only ones remain
ing under martial law. When it is revoked,
the troops sent there will be removed, but
those organized in those counties will be re
tained there for the present.
A Picture of Texas. —A man who has been
traveling in Texas, says:
“ It is the hottest and coldest, the wettest
and the dryest, the richest and tho poorest, the
best and the meanest, has the host woman and
the meanest men, and more pretty ladies, with
pretty little feet, and no calves to suit; more
sickness and loss health, more streams and less
navigable waters, more corn bread and less
corn, more flour and less biscuit, moro cows
and less milk and butter, moro hogs and less
pork, more chickens and less eggs, more gold
and silver, and less money, more deer and less
venison, more negroes and leas labor, more
Bureaus and less furniture, than any country
in the United States—and where houso flies
live and mosquitoes never die !’’
Gems from the Authors.
More is meant than meets the ear.—Milton.
The noblest mind the most contentment has.
—Spencer.
Days fleet by and make tho years.—Chaucer,
lie prayeth well who loveth well.—Cole
ridge.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.—Dryden.
He that is down can fall no lower.—Butler.
Our acts our angols are for good or ill.—
Fletcher.
’Tin beauty calls, and glory leads the way.
—N. Leo.
Order is heaven's first law.—Pope.
Virtue is her own reward.—Prior.
That life is long that answers lifs's great
end.—Young.
Blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds.—
Congreve.
Learning by study must be won.—Gay.
Soar not too high to fall, but stoop to rise.
—Massinger.
Just men alone are free, the rest are slaves.
—Chapmnn.
Stretch not too far the wide mercy of heav
en.—Schiller.
Who knows most, grieves most for wasted
time.—Dante.
lie tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.—
Stearns.
What learn we not within the school of lore?
—Tasso.
The weakest goes to tho wall.—Shakespenr.
Attempt the end and nevor stand to doubt.
—Herrick.
Dare to be truthful; nothing oan need a lie.
—Herbert.
The more we study, the more we discover
our ignoranfto.—Calderon,
Learn to make others happy.—Shelley.
One should know oce’s own ability.—Juve
nal.
A book's a book, although there’s nothing
in it.—Byron.
Lot the dead past bury the dead.—Long
lellow.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever. —Keats.
Necessity is mistress of the arts. —Pliny.
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to bo
wise.—Gray.
A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind.
—Germh.
Like angel’s visits, few and far between.—
Campbell.
Thsre’e a gude time coming.—Scott.
Cutting jokes have a bitter remembrance.—
Tacitus.
AH gifts thou can'st not in thyself combine.
—Homer.
The mind’s the standard of the man.—Watts.
Alas ! for tho rarity of Christian charity.—
Hood.
The best laid schomes of mice and men oft
gang a glc.—Burns.
Books cannot always please, however good.
—Crabbc.
VOL 4 NO. 13,
A Precocious Chas;
John Smith—you've heard of him, no doubt
—is very bashful : is too bashful, in truth.
He was born and raised in the country. His
father gave him a good education and allows
him plenty of money. But John, with all
other attainments, nover could accustom him-,
self to female society ; not because he did
not like the girls, hut because his shy natnro
would not permit him to nssociato with thb
fair sox. It once happened, not Vfc'ry long ago
cither, that John's father had some very imß
portant business to transact in tho city. He
also had some very particular affairs to attond
to at homo which demanded his personal at
tention, and not possessing the power of übiqui
ty, ho delegated his son John to transact that
in the city.
John, being tints coininixvioned, iflnflodintefy
proceeded to tbo city and to the residence cf
his father's old friend, whom he found to be a
very nice old gentleman, with a beautiful
daughter and gold spectacles,
John was ushered into the parlor, (a ne#
thing fur him,) and motioned to ti seat—no I tt
sofa, (another something new.)
Bat wo must use his own language : I took
my seat and made observations. . Everything
was fine ! Fiae carpets, fine sofas, fine tablet, *
fine curtains, fine books, fine pianos, fine every
thing, and especially a fine young ‘lady, who
was dressed in fine silk, fine satin, and who
had fine curls, and a very fino appearance gen
erally.
Astor chatting with the old gcntlemart a few
minutes, he took down his hat, told me to make
myself at home for an hour or two, and left—*
left me alone with his daughter and a small
mischievous boy, the young lady's brother. I
didn't relish the situation at all. The idea of
my keeping a city belle engaged in convorsa*
tion for two hours—perdition 1 Silence reign
ed in the parlor for a short time you may betr
I amused myself as much as possible with the
li°y—that is, I loaned him my knife and watch
key, and watched him cut holes in the carpet
with one, and spoil the other. I don’t know
what I would have done had it not been for
that boy—he was so good to attract one’s
tention, you know.
It is true that he asked some very startling
questions, occasionally, such as this, for liK
stance: “ Are you going to court sister Emily?”
but such things must be expected under such
circumstances.
Miss Emily, thinking, no doubt, that to be 4 '
good hostess she must keep her guests engaged
in conversation, asked me “how I liked coun
try life|” etc. She said that “it must be w
beautiful sight to see tho laborers, both male
and female, romping on the new mown hay oit
New Year’s day ; that she always did think
she would like to spend a Christmas in the'
country a nut-gathering with the village lade
and lasses ; that it had always been a mystery
to her how they got eggs off tho trees without
breaking them,” etc.
In return, I thought to kesp up my part of
tho conversation, it was necessary for me to
quote poetry and the like, which I did. Among
other quotations, I unfortunately repeated the
well known like* of Shakespeare,
“ There is a divinity which shapes our ends, '
Rough hew them as wo will.”
At this juncture, the boy, who had perchetf
himself upon my knees, looked very carnes t tj
in my face and said : “ Divinity shaped the
end of your nose mighty curus.” I’m certain
that I wished somebody would spank one at
his we talked of hills, mountains, vales,
cataracts—l believe I said waterfalls, when the
boy spoke up and said : “ Why, sister’s got a
trunk full of ’em up stairs — pap says they are
made of boss hair.”
This revelation struck terror into ms, and
blushes into the cheek* of my fair companion ,
It began to be very apparent to me that I
must be very guarded in what I said, lest saief
hoy might slip in his remarks at uncalled for
places ; in fact I turned all my conversation to
him. I told him he ought to go home with me,
and see what nice chickens we had in the
country. Unluckily I mentioned a yoke of
calves that my littlo brothers owned. Tha
word razees mined all. The little fellow looked
up and said : “ Sister’s got a dozen pair of ’am,
but she don’t wear ’em only when she goes up*
in town o’ windy days.”
“ Leave the room, you unmannered little
wretch !” exclaimed Emily, “ leave iraraedi*
ately !”
“ I know what you want me to leave for,’*
replied he ; ‘‘ you can't fool me ; you want to
set in that man’s lap and kiss him like yon did
Bill Simmon* the other day : you can’t fool
ino, I’ll jea’ tell you. Gimme some candy like
he aid ; then I’ll go. You think ’cause you’eC
got the Grecian Bend that you’re smart t
Guess I know a thing or two ! I’m mad at
you, anyhow, ’cause pap would a bought me a
top, yesterday, if it hadn’t been for you a get»
tin’them curls you’ve got on, doggone ye!
You needn't turn so rod in your face, ’cause f
can't see it for the paint. The're ain’t no um
in you winkin’ at me with that glasa eye of
yourn, ’cause I ain’t goin’ out'n here, noW
tdiat's what's the matter with the purps. f
don’t care if you are twenty eight years old,
you ain’t no boss o’ mine, you ole fool.”
That is all of the story that John related.-
He says he don’t know how he got out of the
scrape.
Tallevrand, when asked his opinion of a
ladv’* dress, which was very low in the neck
and very short, replied, that it “began too late,
and ended too soon.”
Dogs are said to “speak with tßeir tails.”"
Would it be proper, therefc+c, to oall » short
tailed dog a stump orator s