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BY JOHN W. BUBKE, Editor and Proprietor.
“BE JUST AND PEAK NOT?
TWODOELARS,
VOL. IV.
CASSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
NO. 33.
THE STANDARD,
13 PUBLISHED EVIRT THURSDAY,
AT CASBVU.LE, GA.
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lished until forbid, and charged accordingly.
Letters on business must be addressed,
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
CHASTAIN & YOUNG,
ATTOALZB* 3KTT8 AT XA*W,
ELLIJAY, OA.,
Will-practice in the counties of the Cher
okee circuit.
April 24.
ROBERT H. TATUM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TRENTON, GEO.
Businkbs entrusted to his cure in any of
the Counties of the Cherokee Circuit, will
meet with prompt attention.
Nov. 21. 43-tf
DANIEL S. PRINTUP,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ROME, GEO.
Also Agent for the Bank of the State of
South Carolina, and will make advances on
Cotton shipped to Charleston, only charging
legal interest for the time the advance is made
Sept, a, 1850.— tf.
JAMES MILNER.
JOHN E. GLENN
MILISraSIt fie GX.K3if3Xf,
Attorneys at Law,
.. CASSVILLE, UA.
March, 4, 1852. 4-t£
A T T O R N E Y AT LAW,
CASSVILLE, GA.
Will attend promptly to all business con
fided to his cure.
Muy 29, 1852. 17—tf.
J. D. PHILLIPS,
-ATTORNEY Al' LAW,
CASuYIliliE, GEO.
Feb. 19. _____
HISOLM & WOFFORD,
AiTORNEYS AT LAW,
£. 4J. Chisolm,
Cedar Town
Sept. 2.
1 \V. T. Woppoud,
Cussvule.
DAW SUN A. WALKER,
ATTOilWGY Ailil OOONSSLJ.OK AX LAW,
Spring Place, Geo.
Refers to Kerrs & Hope, Augusta, Ga.,
Wiley, Banks, & co, Charleston, S. C.
A. tv'ells & co-, Suvaunuh, Ca.
April 24. .42— 1 y.
JAMES Ik LUnGSlivEET,
A T TURNEY AT LA W ,
CALHOUN, GA.,
Will practice in the several courts of the
Cherokee circuit.
ituter to llo.N. Jojn l'. King, ( Augusta,
J4. c\ 1'oe, ) ua.
UlOUARD Be ruts, Esq., Atlanta, Ua.
W. Akin, Esq., Cassville, Ga.
April 24. 12—ly.
JONES & CRAWFORD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CALHOUN, GA.
April 24.
12—lv.
JULIUS M. PATTON. AUDA JOHNSON.
PATTON & JOHNSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
s 7
Cassville, Geo.
Will practice in the counties of Gass.
Cobb, Chattooga, Floyd, Cordon, Murray,
Whitfield and Walker. [Feb 12.
JOHN A. CRAWFORD.
F. a SHROPSHIRE.
CRAWFORD & SHROPSHIRE,
ATTORNEYS AT hAW,
CASSVILLE, GKO.
Business entrusted to their care in any of
the counties of the Cherokee circuit, will
tneet with faithful attention. April 8. 1
J. tft. FAKBOTT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
cAiEvmsyuo, <ba*
Match II. 5— ly.
im L KIU,
ATTOUET AT LAW,
CA8BVELLK, GBO
la engaged in the practioe of the Law in
the counties of Cum, Floyd. Gordon, Whit-
ieid and Walker, in the Cherokee Circuit,
addin Cobb. Cherokee and Gilmer of the
Blae Ridge Circuit.
■* t§ (ftf coUo&ing
[May 6, 1882.
JOHN A. O’SHIELDS,
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
Crthwa, On.
Skmmth* A W. Conner PubiieSiimi
ijAhWi 8-tfr
Dr. J. J. Mitchell,
" [ the practice ofUiFtofe.
Team be found at he
... i *•■•»
,Geo,May»7th, Wt
ADVERTISEMENTS.
To the Public.
.NUNN ALLY’S
CHEMICAL PATENT SOAP.
S INCE the introduction to the public of
this new and simple mode oif making
soap, but a few months past, it has met with
unusualsncccess
For cheapness, it at once addresses itself
<o the economy of every lioase-keeper, being
made at an expense of
ySf Lett than 'One Cent per Pound
For its fine and lively washing qualities, it
is inferior to no other soap ; indeed, it may
be said to be without a rival. It is admira
bly suited te washing fine clothes of ;very
desetiption—such as calicoes, muslins, rich
Lat-cSj'&c. ic., without the slightest injury to
fabric or color.
As a toilet soap, it is unsurpassed for
cleansing the skin. The. most delicate and
t fc ndcr female may use itwithout detriment to
the texl’tre of five skin ; and the most fastidi
ous gentleniim wili find it an exquisite shav
ing soap.
For l>eauty, sweetness and active washing
properties, it is equal to an/ and inferior to
no other soap. It combines at once, all that
is desirable in this useful and indispensable
article of household economy.
The great lac.lity with which it can he
made, is a desideratum, and recommends it
to the public.
FROM GOTO 5,000 POUNDS CAN BE PRO
DUCED PER DAY!
By purchasing and adopting the receipt for
making this soap, much time will be saved,
much treuble dispensed with, expenses nia-
rcrially lessened, and a good, cleanly and
pleasant soap obtained, adapted to the wants
of the people:
Family Rights to manufacture NunndUy's
Chemical Patent Soap, may be procured at
a cost of only THREE DOLLARS!
The undersigned confidently offers this in
valuable article to a discriminating public,
fully confident that it‘will give universal sat
isfaction.
Family and District Ifiahts for sale by
JOHN W. BURKE, Cassville, Ga.
Prop’r of the patent for Cass Co.
CERTIFICATES.
Having examined and tested a new article
of Family soap, gotten up by Messrs. S«W-
rie 4 Jones, of this place, called *• NunUaliy’s
Chemical Patent Soap,” we find it to be a
v^oy-bumwifur! loir Wash
ing and domestic purposes. It is made at a
cost of less than one Cent per pound, antf is
every way worthy of a trial bv a‘ generous
and liberal public. Messrs. S. & J. are the
sole proprietors of this soup for the States of
Georgia and F lorida ; and wo can confident
ly recommend their soap to the good house
wives of these States.
We have also examined a new and beau
tiful article of toilet and shaving soap, pre
pared by Messrs. Sawrie & Jones, called
Nunnully's Chemical Patent Soap. •.:• ■■■. ' up,
we are assured, at a cost of less than two cents
per pound, and we find it to bje a very supe
rior article of shoving cream, and can con
lidcntly recommeud it to the patronage of an
enlightened community.
Rome, Geo. April 14th, 1852.
M. A STOVALL,
Rev. J. KNOWLES,
W. B. JONES,
J. R. SMITH, M. D.
J II. PAYNE,
THOMAS J. PERRY, P. M.
Dr. B. W. ROSS,
S. C. PEMBERTON, c. i. c.
JESSE LAMBERTII, c. c. o.
H. B. ROSS, c. s. «.
E. F. STARR, M. D.
July 1,1852.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
COME AND TRY MAC.
AT ADAIRSVILLE, GA.
1>. 93. IlOOD,
W OULD most respectfully -inform the
citizens of Adairsville, the surround
ing country, the. people in “gineral”—and
the Ladies more especially, that he is now
receiving and opening a very neat and care
fully selected stock of
Spring anti Summer Goods*
Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, Bonnets,.Boots,
Shoes, Hardware, Cutlery, Drugs and Med
icines, Crockery and GlasS-ware, Nails,
Groceries, &c., ail of which he most respect
fully and emphatically offers at prices rea
sonable, and. Jo suit the times, 'which all
will agree must be low.
He docs not pretend to say that he sells
Goods cheaper than anybody in town—but
there’s one thing he will say,—that if yon
will only try him once, you will be certain
to come back and trade with him •’ some
more.” His motto is, and always has been,
Live and let live.”
lie would earnestly request the Ladies
and Gentlemen who trade at Adairsville, to
give him a call and examine his Goods, and
ask the prices, as he.consideis it no trouble,
but a pleasure to wait on all, whether they
buy or not.-
Job and Ben are always ready, and ex
trcmcly anxious to wait on you at oil tunes,
and under any circumstances, and thetfuth
is, these Boys,- -Joe and Ben. are mighty
hud to beat; and when Joe is not other
wise employed, he is what can do up your
“Tooth Carpentering’ for you. lie «aa
H jwN onf” your Teeth, or fill them up
either.
Adairsville, Ga., April M, 1861:
NSW GOODS.
' PATTON ft TRIMBLE,
ADAIRSVILLE,. GA.
fj AYE the pleasure of announcing to tb«ir
11 customers and the
that they are now rot
handsome stock of S]
Goods, selected with
the firm in New York, . .....
Baltimore, which they are offering at unu
sually low prices. Thankful fa the liberal
patronage heretofore extended so them, they
would ask a continuance. «f the same, and
think they can make it tfct intawd of all to
give them a eaU before buying
We still coatume to take in
Good* Opts, Wheat, Pbaa,
M’Daniels. Mitchell & Hulsey
WAREHOUSE AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS*,
Ware-house conveniently situated on
Hunter Street, Strictly Fire-Proof,
AXDABUNDANTLY COMMODIOUS.
ALSO
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
In Dry Good*, Groceries, and the various
necessary articles, desire to return thanks for
liberal patronage heretofore, and will trust
a continuance. ' ’ I. O. Mf DANIEL,
P. E. McDANlEL,
A W. MITCHELL,
E. J. HULSEY,
Atlanta. Sept. 2. .30 lv
'{Mn}.
CHEROKEE BOOK STOKE,
AT CASSVILLE, GA.
T IE undersigned would most respectful
ly announce to the citizens of Cherokee
Georgia, that he has established a Book
Store at this point, and can supply on the
most reasonable terms:
Late, MedicUl, School and Miscellaneous
Books, Stationery, Blank Books, Magazines,
&c., &c. He will at all times keep a good
supply on hand, and any Book that may
not be found in the Store, can be obtained
in a few days.
He solicits, a share of the public patron
age—believing that satisfaction can be giv
en.
All orders from a distance will be prompt
ly attended to.
JNO W. BURKE, Ag’t
F/iMILY GROCERY AND
CANDY MANUFACTORY.
IN CALHOUN, GEO.
flMIE subscribers having opened a Family
JL Grocery and Candy Store in Calhonn,
Geo., solicit a share of the public patronage
They keep on hand and offer at wboteSale
and retail. Molasses, New Orleans Syrup,
Sugars,Stuart's Refined and Powdered; Mack
erel, Rice, Rio and Java Coffee.
Their Candy, which is a good article, will
be forwarded at 20 cents per pound. They
also have on hand a vm rely of Pickles, Pre
serves, Lemon Sgrup, Sauces, Tobacco, Cigars,
Snuff, Mustard, Matches, Raisins, Ac., all of
which will-be sold cheap for cash.- Cali and
see us. We think we can please you.
8. D EVERETT & CO.
Calhoun, Geo. April 15th, 1852.
Good News!
LYNN WEST GAINES,
NEAR EUIIABfcEE, CASS COUNTY, GEORGIA.
R ESPECTFULLY' informs his friends
and the people of the neighborhood,
that he may be found at E. B. Presley’s, al
ways ready to do any woik in the wagon ma
king line; also will stock Scythes at the short
est notice, and wiil make them run as well
and save as much grain as any in Georgia.
Euharlce, Jan. 22, 1852.—ly.
G. & II. CAMERON,
DIRECT IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEAL
ERS IN
Crockery, China & Glass ware,
NO. 145 MEETING-ST.,
Charleston, S. C.
HAVE always on hand a large and exten
sive assortment of the above Goods, (select
ed by one of the firm at the Manufactories of
England and France,) which they offer for
sale at as low rates as they can be purchased
in any citv of the Union.
Jan. 15| 1852. 49—ly.
NEW BOOK BINDERY
IN ATLANTA.
f J1HE subscriber begs most respectfully to
A inform the citizens of Cassville and sur
rounding country, that he has daily exspefi-
tations of first rate workmen and materials
from the North, lor a bindery, and flatters
himself that work can be done in Georgia
equal to the North, and will compare favor
ably with any other bindery, both in style
and charge. He respectfully solicits a share
of the public patronage, at the cheap Book
and Music Store,-by WILLIAM KAY.
Atlanta, Aug. 28, 1852.
T, A. BUKK1S.
C. W. DEMIKG
BURKE & DEMING,
Book Sellers, Stationers, Newspaper
and Magazine Agents,
UKadisan, Ga.
Jan. 15. 1852.
49—ly.
WM. H. & J. W. H. UNDERWOOD,
HOME, GEORGIA,
Will practice Law in all the comities of
the Cherokee circuit (except Dade.) ’ They
will both personally attend all the courts. J
W. H. Underwood will attend the courts of
Jackson and Habersham counties of the Wes
tern circuit. Both will attend the sessions
of the Supreme Court atCassville and Gaines
ville. All business entrusted to them wiil
be promptly and faithfully attended to.
.Office next door to Hoopef & Mitchell,
“ Buena Vista House,” Rome, Ga., at which
plaee one or both will always be found, ex
cept when absent «n professional business.
April 24—12—ly.
FAMILY MEDICINES,
FOE SAL* AT THE CHESOKEK BOOK MOBS.
ri OWNSEND’S Sarsaparilla. Paregoric.
JL Comstock s Vermifage. Jttno CordiaL
Opodeldoc. Jndsooa’a Cherry and Lung
wort. Pepsin. Pain-Killer, Acoustic OU,
Thompson’s Kye Water, Hive Syrup, Bal
sam Coparia, Tooth Ache Drops, Nerve and
Bone Liniment, Langley's Indian Panacea,
Carlton’s Founder Ointment, British Oil,
Condition Powders, Oil of Spike, Godfrey’s
Cordial, Bateman’s Drops, Wis tars’ Wild
Cherry, Laudanum, No. G, &c., &c:
Cassvdte, April 22, 1852-
QAA different patterns of Fancy Prints,
mUU of all cofora and prices, just re
ceived by
PATTON & TRIMBLE
Adairsville, April 14, 1852.
s
Dutch Bolting Cloths.
NOWDKN A 8HRAR hove received
l frees New York, Dutch Bolting Clotha,
of the beat quality, Koe. 8,1,2, 3, 4,6,6, 7,
8,9 and 18, and to which the uttimtinu of
the pubiie Is itopsrllilly invitod:
Clfon and I. _
BY CHARLES MACK AY.
Cleon hath a million acres—
Ne’er a one Lave I;
Cleon dwelleth in a palace—
In a cottage I;
Cleon hath a dozen fortunes—
Not a penny I; „
But the poorer of the twain is
Cleon, and not I.
Cleon, true possesses acres,
But the landscape I;
Half the charms to me it -yieldeth
Money cannot buy;
Cleon harbors sloth and dullness—
Freshing vigor I;
He in velvet, 1 in fustian,— •
Richer man am I.
Cleon is a slave to grandeur—
Free as thought am 1; •».
Cleon feeds a score of doctors—
8
Need of none have I;
Wealth surrounded, care environed,
Cleon fears to die;
Death may come, he’ll find me rcady-
Happicr man am L
Cleon sees no charms in nature— .
Ri a dafty 1;
Cleon hears no anthems ringing
In the sea and-sky ;
Nature sings t6 me forever—■
Earnest listener l; '
State for state, with all attendants,
Who would change ? Not I. 4
‘ his ear—riieglass was at hie lips—the board j iihri. « Parson,” Sajs he, Fve changed, my
1 was covered with rich food-r-.they were' be- j minfli Here’s the six dollars. I’ll tie the
for?him, he corild see them all—he had but j knot.fo-nightwith my tttagne, that I can’t
to reach his hand and fake them—and tho’ undo With jny-teeth.” << Why" in nature is
the illusion was reality itself, ho knew that’i the meafiing_of all tl^is ?«says' the parSon.
he was sitting alone in the deserted street, 'Why; says Hngo,« lv© bee : n ciphering it
vatcliing the rain drojis as they pattered on
the’ stones^ and that there were none to 'care.
Tor or help him, - -
Suddenly b e started op in th% extremity
of terror. lie had hoard his o5vn Voice
sh’oiftift;
iwlfat
His senses
and incoherent words burst front his lips;
and his hands sought to tear and lacerate;
hisflesh. He wasgoingmad^ and He shriek
ed tHl his Voice, bailed .him 4
He raised his head and looked up the long
dismal street.’ Hc.recollected that out-casts
like himself^ condemned’to wander day and
night; in t tIiose dreadful streets, had some
times gone distraoCed with their loneliness.
Be 4 remembered tp have.heard many years
before, that js. homeless Wretch had once
been found in a solitary efirner, sharpening
a-rusty knife to plunge info Ida 'own heart,
preferring death' -to that endless,, • weary,
'wandering to and. fro; In an instant his
resolve was taken-; his limbs received new
life^ he,ran qdickly "from the spot, and
paused not-for breath until he readied the
river side'. ’ - »
He crept sSftly down‘the steep stone'
stairs that, led from the commencement of
.Waterloo bridge, dow’n’t(nhe water's level.
He crouched- inttf a' corner and Jielll his
breath ats the patrol ■passed. Never did a
prisoner's heart throb-witli the hope of'lib--
ej-ty and life Jial^ so eagefly as “did that of
the-wretched man at the prospect of death.
The watch passed close to him-, but he Re
mained unofiserved,'and-'after waiting till
the sound of fpoteps bad died away -in the
w BewsbMi4.it, .
“ I never undertook, fmt once, 4 said Tom',
«to set at nonghf the authority of my wife.
Ydaknow her’ way-Lcotfl, quiet,’hat deter
mined as ever. Just-after we wore.married,
out in.my* head. aM its cheaper than p ttb _- and a « ““'"‘'l.cozy, she'got tee iAthb
1* 1 • . . .. — * . - hlihit of (loinop'fklt tl)A Jtlinwninc* 9lia lumav
€|ir Jrtnnj-i'fHtr.
Tiie Fate of a Drunkard.
BY DICKENS.
When the dim and misty light of a win
ter’s morning penetrated into the narrow
court, and struggled through the begrimed
window of the wretched room, Warden’awoke
from his heavy sleep and found himself a-
lone. He rose and looked around him ; the
old flock mattress on the floor was undis
turbed ;'every thing was just as he remem
bered to have seen it last, and there was no
sign of any one, save himself, having occu
pied the room during the night. He had en
quired cf the other lodgers and of the neigh
bors ; blit his daughter had not been seen or
heard of. He rambled through the streets,
and scrutinized each wretched face, among
the crowds that thronged them, with anx
ious eyes. But his search was fruitless,
and he returned to the garret when night
came on, desolate and weary.
For many days he occupied himself in- the
same manner, but no traces of his daughter
did he meet with. At last he gave up the
pursuit as hopeless, and long thought of the
probability of her leaving him, and endeav
oring to gain her bread in quiet elsewhere.
She had left him at last to starve alone.—
He ground his teeth and cursed her!
He begged his bred from door to door.—
Every half penny he could wring frdtn the
pity or credulity of those to whom he ad
dressed himself t, was spent in the old way.
A year passed over his head; the roof of a
jail was the only one that had sheltered him
for many months. He slept under arches
and in brick fields—anywhere where there
was some warmth or shelter from the cold
and rain. But in the last stage of poverty,
disease, and houseless want, he was a drunk
ard still.
At last, one bitter night, he sunk down
on a door step, faint and ill. The premature
decay of vice and profligacy had worn -him
to the bene. His cheeks were hollow and
livid; bis eyes were sunken, and their sight
Was dim. His legs trembled beneath his
weight, and a cold shiTer ran through every
limb.
And now the long forgotten scenes of a
misspent life, crowded thick and fast upon
him’ He thoughrof the time he bad a home,
a happy, cheerful home—and of those who
peopled it, and flocked about him then, un
til the forms of his elder children seemed to
rise up from the grave and stand before him
—so plain, so clear, and so distinct they
were, that he could touch and feel them.—
Looks that he had long forgotten, were fixed
upon him ouee more; voices long since hush
ed in death, sounded in his ear like music
of village bells. But it was only for an in
stant. The rain beat heat.ly upon him;
and cold and hunger were gnawing at his
heart again.
He rose and dragged his feeble limbs a
few paces further. The street was silent
and empty—the few passers by at that late
hour, hurried quickly on, end his tranu-
lotis voice was lost in the violence of the
storm. The heavy chill again ■««* throegh
ha frame, audios blood serowd tB stagnate
lira rath it. He coiled himself *P i> a fro-
jesting doorway and tried to sleep.
» But sleep had fled from hi* dull and glss-
edeyce. IBs saind wandered strangely, hut
he was awake and conscious. The wel l-
kfcuwh about cf drunken mirth sounded in
lishing bans, nf fqr all. You see Sir,-if»s po
tato-digging time; If I wai t to be called in
church, her father will have her work for
nothing, and as hands are- scarce'and wa-
over £-jfor .there ajir’t a'man in all Cements
cSn (jig ami carry as many bushels in a day
as Gretclien can; And, besides, fresh wives,
like-fresh servants, work like smoke at first,
bill tlicy get sarcy and lazy after a while.”
—Life in a Colony. * '*
From v t(ie Plive Branch,
No’ Fiction.
habit of doing-alt thp churning. . She never
a8kediheto.do .it, but then the way it was
done was just in . this way. She finished
j- breakfast before me one morning, and slip
ping away from the table, she filled the
and sot it just where I
seeing what was wanted. So I
■egularly euongh, and churned
till, the butter'll ad come. She didn’t thank
me, "but looked so nice and sweet 'about it,
that I felt wtll paid. Well, when the next
churning day came along, she did the sa&£
thing, and I followed suit and fetched the
butter. Again and again it was done just
so, and I was regularly in for it every titee.
Not a word, said, you know, of coursed—
Well, by-and-by,this j;gan to be rather irk-
Y lie-last ray of sunlight faded from Lilly 80me ' 1 Wanted Bhe Bhott,d ^ but
Gray’s attic window, as she folded the coarse! never did ’ and 1 codldn t 8 ^ ‘‘■ibg abottt
garment which'shc tad’foil^l, unceasingly, ? *’'»*»"* n ^ i 8onI 5 80 oa we went At
since daylighght to finish’. Leaning her ! 1 mSde “ teSolve ’ that 1 would not churn
head wearily‘upon the window-sill her eyes ! ° tUer time ’ ^ shc asked me ' Churnin *
were attracted ; to the large house opposite— I ^ “ and Wben “** breakfa8t - slM > » 1 ‘
, ,ii i , ., .. . , | ways got nice breakfasts—when that was
A servant had jOst drawn aside the rich CUr- I y , , , ■
... ,1, , ,. „ -nr-,, I swai lowed there stood the churn. I got up,
routs at the bidding of his mistress. With I * • r
j. . • , ; and staudin;
What a. queenly grace the lady Emnte re
clined upon that blue satin fauteuil! How
softly thfc light fell npon her braided hair,
.and fair-brow,* and soft dark eyes ! passing
welh thoso. rare -gems became her slender,
lingers! Lily s eyes noted it all, even to
4iie rich vases, glittering harp, and sweet
pictures’. *. Beauty, and wealth, and wed
ded loaeT she sighed, as she closed the
casement—that must be happiness.
Lily rose the next morning restless and
miserable; her little room seemed to have
distance, he cautiously ’descended ajld stood ' contracted, and grown darker; her work
beneath the gloomy arch that forms the
landing plaee frfim the river.
The tide was inland the Water flowed at
his l'eet-. The rain had ceased, the' wind
and quiet—so quiet that the rippling of the
water against the barges that were moored
there was distinctly audible to his ears.—
looked Coarser, and more repulsive. She
looked.'at her hand?, they were slender aqd
deUbate, ,^ 4 .ike lady Emilia’s;) her brown
hair was parted over as fair a brow; the
was lulled, and all was, for the moment, stiljg .coarse robe necessity compelled her to wear,
covered limbs as rquinl and symmetrical.
•< Oh! why not some of the pain to her,
and some of the joy to me '! she murmured,
The stream stole languidly and sluggishly j as rebellious tears forced themselves through
on. Strange and fantastic forms rose to the 1 her slender lashes,
surface," and beckoned him to approach ; j S^out-sighte* Lily ! 1
dark gleaming eyes peered from the water,
and seemed to mock liis hesitation, while
hollow murmur; lboiu behind urged him on
ward. He retreated a few paces, took a
short run, a desperate leap, and plunged in
to the river.
Not five seconds had passed when he rose
to the surface, but what a change had taken
place in that short time in all hiS thoughts
uiul feelings! Lite, life in any form; pov
erty, misery, starvation, anything but death.
He fought and struggled with the water that
closed over his head, and screamed in ago
nies of terror. The curse of li;s own "son
rang in his ears. The-shore—but one foot
of dry ground—he could almost touch the
step. One hand's breadth nearer, and he
was save-i; bat the tide bore him onward,
under the dark arches of the bridge, and
lie sank to the bottom..
Again lie rcse, and struggled for life. For
one instant, for one brief instant, the build
ings on the river's bank, the lights on the
it .s m.duiglit. The lady EmmaSits alone
in her mum, with unbonded hair, uugirdled
robe, and swollen eyelids. Costly gems,
and l-icu roues l - e there unheeded ; her small
foot .shall hurried in the thick, rich carpet.
Every wnere the eye sees luxury, and in
the midst—a kronen heart! fine has lived
to see nem who stood by her Side at God s
alter, and who promised there to >< protect
and cherish her,” persecute her with the
malice of a fiend. In no point of a 'wife 8
duty has she laiied toward hint-; but when
sue is present he is overlooked; he eaniwt
jorgtoe her mental superiority. Money,
that he thought would buy him respect and
delereneo, has but made more glaring his
mental deticieneies, and careless in his re
venge that the slanders ne sets m circula
tion, will, if believed, dishonor alike the
Cifculutor, as his victim, he stops short of
no underhand taseness to accomplish his
purpose.
lie would rob her, if he could, of what is
bridge under which the current had borne dearer tQ a wouuin than life itself— her good
him. the black water and tue last flvimr namc * f{ e W ouid make it (by* an unseen
agency) a gibe, a sneer; a taunt, wherever
her feet shali pass. For this purpose her
escritoire has been rifled in her presence—
private , letters unsuccessfully perused,
while before God he knows her to be spot-
him, the black water, and the fast Ilyin,
clouds, were distinctly visible; once more
he sunk and again rose; bright flames of
fire shot up from earth to heaven, and reel
ed before liis eyes, whilst the water thun
dered in his ears, and stunned him with the
furious roar.
A week afterwards the body was washed
ashore some miles down the river, a swollen,
and disfigured mass. Unrecognized and un
pitied, it was borne to tbe grave; there it
has long since mouldered aw ay.
A C:lcalati«2 Hniifgroom.
Fve known some very mean men in my
.time. There was Deacon Overreach; now
he was too mean; he always carried a hen
in his gig-box when he travelled, to p ch up
the oats his horse wasted m the monger, j ^"xnoW that K is the iufty oak in it* beau-
and lay an egg for his breakfast u the j , y aaj glor y } tUat is vivon by Uic lightning
lessiy innocent. Harsh words drive the col
or from her lips, as he enters the house;
the rough grasp of the dencate aim, con
tempt tii tiie presence of servants, and the
accursed sneer'in the presence oj a boon
companion, giving encouragement to. bandy
the sacred name of wife with treacherous
bps, have all oeett added. What human
ear is a safe receptacle for such fireside
treachery: And Inis is the lady Emmas
happiness !
Ua, dry those envious tears, sweet Lily!
a few minutes, just to give her
a chaqce, put on my hat and walked out of
doors. I stopped in the yard, to give her.
time to call me, but never a word said she;
and so with a palpitating heart 1 moved ofi.
I went dtfwn town, and all over town, and
my foot was os restless as that of Noah’s
dove- I felt as if 1 had dohe a wrong, I
didn’t exactly feel how, but there was an
indescribable sensation of guilt -resting off
me all the forenoon. It seemed as if dinner,
time never would come, and as for going
Home one minute before dinner, I would
sooner have cut my ears off. So I wefit
fretting and moping around town until din
ner hour came. Home 1 went, feeling very
much as a criminal must when the jury is
out', having in their hands his destiny for
life or death. I couldn’t make up my mind
exactly how she would meet me, but some
kind of a storm I expected.
«i Will you believe it! she never greeted
me with a sweeter smile, never had a better
dinner for me than on that day; but there
stood the churn, just where I left it! Not a
word was said; 1 felt confoundedly cut, and"
every mouthful of that dinner seemed as if
it would choke me She didn't pay any re
gard to it, however, but went on jist os if
nothing had happened. Before dinnerwasover
1 had again resolved, and shoving back my
chair, 1 marched to the churn and went at
it in the oid way. Splash, begun the butter
paddle, splash, splash; but as if in spite,
the butter never was so long, in c omming!
1 supposed the cream standing so long, had.
got warm, and' so 1 redoubled my effort*.
Obstinate matter—the afternoon wore aWay
while 1 was churning. 1 paused at last,
from real exhaustion, when she spoke fpr
the first time:—< Come, Tom, my dear, you
have rattled that buttermilk quite long
enough, if it's only for fun you are doing it!
1 knew, how it was in a flash; she ’ had
brought the butter in the forenoon, and left
the churn standing with the buttermilk id
it, for me to exercise with. I never set up
myself in household matters after that:”
,c; wluie the kuinoie violet breathes
is little day ol svveetucss in unmolested
Jwaee.
FANNY FERN.
morning. And then there was iiugu.ili.a
melon, who made his wile dig potai. es to
pay for the marriage Lceusc. 1 mast tell
you that story of Hugo,'for it s not a b.tJ
one; anl good stories, like potatoes, u.ii; so
plenty as they used to be waen i was a u>j.
Hugo is a neighbor of mine, tliougu cous.d-. , ,
f, ,. ° . , . i oaxi rel with Ins w.ie who nau scratched his
crably older than I be. and a clean uc. -"-
jjjr Aberneth-y, the clcbrated' surgeon,
is scut for to an innkeeper, who had a
bor he is too. Well, when he was g »mg to j
.-co with her nails, so that, the poor man
oieeding, ana niucu 'll. figured. Dr.
get married to Greichun Kolp, he goes aowu . • . .
„ .... , „ ’ ! Aoeruethy considered Una an opportunity
to parson Rogers, at Digoy. to got a i.Censj, | , J . . „ , - J
I . I not to be lost for admouisning tuo offender,
•« Parson,” says he, « what s tne price oi a . ...
a j i c ! uc. sh.d, .i Madam, are you not ashamed oi
license? «Six dollars ? says he. “ o.x • *
, |, , Uourscli, to treat your husoanu Uiua—the
dollars!” says Hugo? ntuats dreadtui; - . .. . . .. _ .
.... ! ..usoaCd Who is the head oi a U jmr dead
tight of money ! Couldn t yon take no less. j ^ „
-. No,” says he. That’s wnat they cost me. m.iMim, iu»
^ . .. rt oil, -doctor, fiercely retorted the vi-
‘ 6 ’ 1 ragu, “ and may 1 not scratch my own j caries * bi tS kettle on his tail to bile ’em
Head i”
to Secretary s office at Halifax.”
how much do you ax for publishing in the
church then i” .«Nothing,” says parSon.
Well,” says Hugo, ..that’s so cheap 1 can t
expect you to give no change back. I think
FU be published. How long does it fake!”
« Three Sundays. Three Sundays!” says
Hugo, “ Well, that’s a long time too. But
three Sundays only make a forthnight after
all; two for the covers and one for the in
side Uke; and six dollars is a great sum of
money for x poor man to throw away. I
must wait.” So off he went a jogging to
wards home, and a looking about as mean
as anew tosaved sheep, when nil at once a
bright thought came into bis Head and bask
he went, afi hard as his hone could carry
Fact ts. Fiction.
The saticfaction with which Pliny and
other writers describe the most improbable
marvels, says Bently s Miscellany for July,
and the coquetry they show in admitting
the truth of other things which are realty
facts, Nininds us of i certain elderly lady
who, dearly loving a dish of chat, never, lost
an opportunity of partaking of this luxury.
Silting on a bench on the esplanade at Way-
mouth, warming her feet in the sun, she ad
dressed a rough looking old tarwho was loun-
.g.ng near, and after asking his age,whether
no had fought under Nelson, if he was mar
ried, the number othis children, and Wheth
er they had been vaccinated, she proceeded
to generaiite*.
“ You must have seen some wonderful
things in your travels, MisterKaiior ?”
“ Yes, inarm, 1 tc seed a few.”
“I suppose you are familiar with the
wonders of the deep ?”
«i I beiieveyou, inarm. Why, I've knoweJ
it to blow so hard that it blew tbe very teeth
out of a handsaw, and l ye seen fishes as feig
—ay , as big as from here to that ’ere flag
staff’ ^rauier more than a quarter of a
mile).
•< Dear me! Hare you indeed ?- I sup
pose those are tbe leviathans that Solmuon
—no, David—mentions. And, pray, what
do these monsters feed upon!”
u Why, little fisues, to’ be
ii But do they eat them raw ?”
Raw, inarm ? No; every tenth big fish
families, whose hearts ami immUct are
harshly erodemnad by Northern pharisees
that abuss their apprentices and servants,
kill their worn out hones tor their skins,
and thank God that they are not as cthar
men are.—Boston Fast.
.1 La! Do they, indeed? And now te*?
me what else you’ve seen.”
“ I've seed oysters agrowin’ on tree*"
(alluding to the mangrove'trees in India;
which dip their branches deep in tbe water
and are covered frith shell-fish in eon*>-
prescating a singular appears; -'
Southern negros often live many years
after they are too old to work, and are kind
ly treated and cared for by tuuee tor whom
tney have labored. Tins is in fulfilment oi
the laws of the Southern States, as weH as
the law ofhumanity, and the Christian duty
is cheerf ully performed by thMfsands of when left bare by the ebbing of the tM*) '
.. Well, Mister Sailor, 1 supporoyoti
me for afoot; but it is not very tivil tf;
I thiak, to attempt to impose »natoin *’
manner. 1 wish yon good mmmmg, t .
and away she roiled with virtaouo int i v
tied:
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