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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: APRIL 10, 1877.
To Trust or Not to Trust.
[From N. Y. American.]
‘‘And, after all, you intend to mar
ry?” exclaimed Mrs. A , after.the
author of this sketch had finished
reading to her a book in whiciapery
skeptical views respecting wpmejj
were contained. i * \ j' £
“ Certainly, Madaitic;
know women too well to fear they
can fool me.”
“ Do you think so ? ”
“ Positively!”
“ Well, my dear friend, allow me
to relate an apologue I read, I do not
remember where ; it might be of some
advantage to you.
“At the beginning of this century,
& game of Arabian origin came into
fashion ; it consisted in not accepting
anything without pronouncing the
word 2'adcste, from which it took its
name. To forget saying that essen
tial word brought on the loss of the
game and bet agreed upon. As ydu
may imagine, tricks of every descrip
tion where played, and the utmost of
cunning was displayed to take each
other by surprise, and compel the
contestant to receive anything, and
forget saying Tadeste.
“A philosopher—a man just ll(&
you—who had compile 1 a large vol
ume which, as he thought, comprised
all the tricks our sex could play, and
used to carry it always with him, as
a talisman against the temptation 'of
trusting women, one day, while trav
eling in Arabia, came to an Arabian
encampment. As he was passing
among the tents a young woman whc
was seated under a palm-tree saw
him, and in a., outburst of joy ex
claimed, ‘ Good ! I shall have the
gold necklace to-day !’ Conscquctly
Bhe sprang up, and so obligingly in
vited him to rest awhile under the
tent that he could not well refuse
yielding to the invitation. The phil
osopher had scarcely sealed himself
on a thick carpet, as soft as a cushion,
when his fair hostess presented him
with fresh dales, milk, pure Mocha,
and all the other delicacies of the
country. He could not avoid notic
ing the rare perfection of those littl .*
hands, so busy at work to bring and
offer such luxuries to him, and admir
ing the purple of her lips, the shining
whiteness of her teeth, and the lustre
of her eyes; but, to divert his mind
from the impression conveyed by the
young Arab’s charms, the good man
took his book and began to read.
“The captivating creature, gifted
with the usual quota of coquetry com-
mon to the women of her nationality,
though meaning nothing wrong, was
singularly vexed that the stranger so
disregarded her beauty. What wo
man did ever wish not to he told that
she is handsome ? After a short si
lence, during which she went on lut
ing her lips, she said to him : ‘Your
book must be a veiy interesting one,
since it absorbs all your attention;
would it be an impertinent question
to ask you what mysterious science is
revealed therein ?’
“ The philosopher, still keeping his
eyes fastened on the book, gravely
answered : ‘The science of which it
treats is beyond the sphere of women’s
knowledge,’ and resumed his reading
with double earnestness.
“The philosopher’s refusal could
but excite still more her curiosity and
stir np her self-love, and she resolved
to have her revenge. She held oir
under his eyes the smallest and pret
tiest foot that ever left a transient
trace on the shifting sand of the des
ert. The book this time proved pow
erless against the attraction of that
pair of silk and gold-embroidered slip
pers, which would have aded grace
to a fairy’s feet; and the stranger’s
eyes from that foot traveled up
uutil they met her eye- in a long
steady glance.
“The young woman then asked
ogaiu, in the sweetest of her tones,
and with the most bewitching of her
smiles, what was the nature of that
book.
“ The poor philosopher now was
more explicit. ‘ I am the compiler
of it,’bo said; ‘it contains all the
tricks that women’s imagination can
play.’
“ Why! actually all ? ’ rejoined the
daughter of the desert, with surprise
A nd disbelief.
“ ‘Pretty nearly. It is the residt
of t wenty years’ studies and research
es.’
“ * You studied women lonsr enough
to know them well ?’ replied Fatine,
with an air of mockery.
“ ‘ Tlioi ouglily!’ was the presuming
answer of the philosopher—‘so thor
oughly thit I defy them to deceive
!* v
“The young Arab cast down her
long black eyelashes with charming
timidity; then, with an assumed sor.
row, and candidly as if truth itself
had spoken, she whispered: ‘You
should not forget that there are ex
ceptions to every rule; not all women
are deceitful. As far as myself am
concerned, for instance, I show you,
perhaps too plainly, what my feelings
“ It would he vain to attempt de
scribing the effect produced on the
philosopher’s mind by those simple
words. In a few seconds he had for
gotten his book and all the tricks
contained therein, and was telling
most warmly the fair woman that she
was right; he was ready to swear that
he had just met with the finest speci
men to be found among the excep
tions, when Fatme, hearing the gal
lop of a horse, starting, exclaimed :
“ ‘ We are lost! my husband is
coining! he is jealous as a riger, and
more cruel! In the name of the
prophet, and for your life’s sake, hide
yourself in that chest!’
“ The disciple of Plato, frightened
to dea'li, seeing no other issue, en
tered and squatted down in the chest;
the woman, after locking it and put
ting the key in her pocket, went to
greet her husband.
“ After some caresses, which put
him in good humor, ‘ I must relate to
you,’ she said to her husband, * a very
strange adventure I have had to-day.’
“ ‘ I listen, my gazelle !’ rejoined
the Arab, seatingliimself on his knees,
after the Oriental fashion.
“ ‘ This morning,’ she resumed,
smiling, ‘a kind of philosopher came
and entertained me with words of
love.’
“ * Indeed!’ replied the husband,
bounding like a lion’s cub, and his
eycsdartiugliglitning*. ‘And you ?’
“ ‘ I listened, of course, coolly re
joined the woman. ‘ He is handsome,
interesting, and —’
“‘Fatme!’ roared the jealous F -
ronn, unsheathing his sword ; ‘if yon
care fir life, answer. Where is the
traitor?’
“ The philosopher, hearing every,
word, as it may easily l>e conceived,
devoted to Arimane his book and all
women and men of Arabia.
“ Fatme hesitated to answer.
“ ‘ Woman,’ added Faroun, almost
out of his senses, threatening her with
his sword ; ‘ tell ino where lie is, or
all is over with you in a second.’
“ Apparently frightened by the
storm she bad been pleased to arouse,
Fatme threw herself at lier husband’s
feet, and, with a glance, she pointed
to the chest.
“Quicker than lightning Faronn
was at the chest, hut his eflorts being
vain against the massiveness of its iron
lock—‘The key!’ he cried.
“ ‘ Forgive !’ implored Fatme.
“ ‘ The key, I say, the key!’ roared
again ihe Arab.
“The woman handed him the key,
trembling ; lmt, at the very moment
lie was touching the chest, she sprang
np from the floor, and burst into a
roar of laughter.
“ Faroun stood and looked at his
wife in amazement.
“ ‘ At last!’ she exclaimed, leaping
with joy. ‘ Give me your gold neck
lace ; you have lost the Tadeste.’
“ The key droped from Faroun’s
hand ; lie kneeled down before Fatme,
and uot only presented her with his
necklace, but offered to bring hei all
the jewels he could steal from the
caravans that would pass thereby
during the year, if she would renounce
employing such killing means to se
cure the victory in the game. Then,
as he was an Arab, and, consequently,
did not like to lose a gold chain, even
though it was to belong to bis * ga
zelle,’ lie jumped again on bis horse
and disappeared, to go and practice
the noble trade of a highway robber.
“ Assured that her husband was
away, the young woman opened the
chest, and said, laughing, to the half
dead philosopher: * Well, professor,
do'riot Torg6t*ld l®rtTIB to your col
lection of tricks.’
“ ‘ No, I will do better,’ replied the
stranger; * I shall desist from such
studies, ns I see that the more a man
presumes to understand women, the
less he understands them. I shall
simply marry, and implicitly trust
my wife /* *» M. M.
The Serpent’s Shadow.
A Narrow Excape In Infkm-j and a Tragic End In
Beyhood.
[Hartwell Sun.]
We have just heard of one of the
strangest, iauideula. probably known
to history. It seems that a farmer
by the name of Francis Massey, living
about three miles and a half from
Hartwell, was in his field plowing,
one day last week while his wife was
assisting in hoeing. The wife left the
child, about 1*3 months cld, at the
end of a row while the hoed around.
On reluming—horrible to relate—
she discovered a largo black snake
coiled around her child, with one of
its hands down the suake’s throat.
With true motherly affection, she
seized the child, not caring fi>r the
snake, when the snake uncoiled its
hold and dropped off. With a scream
the wife summoned her husband, who
dispatched his snake-ship in short or-
d-.r. It measured something over
five feet in length. The child’s life
was nearly gone and in a few minutes
more, no doubt, would have been
entirely extinct; but we are happy to
state that it has entirely revived.
We have heard of some men leav
iug black snakes unmolested, because
they catch rats, but when they get
to catching children, we_J,hink it high
time they were made short work of
This writer believes in killing every
thing in Ihe shape of a snake.—Hart
well Messenger June 1st, 1861.
A strange fatality seems to have
hung over this youth, which finally
cu minuted in his death in the follow
ing tragical manner, on Sunday March
2d, 1873: Ilis father, who is said to
have been very cruel to him, ordered
him to cut down a tree fora squirrel,
which the hoy declined to do, having
been taught by a -piobJrchchvr and
his mother to regard the Sabbath.
But his father compelled him to obey
him. The tree w as cut down, and in
its descent felled the boy to the earth,
injuring him so severely that he died
in four hours. The impression of his
form remains plainly visible to this
day, and, strange to say, nothing will
glow on the spo\ The father has
since forsaken his wife, taken up with
a disreputable woman, and left the
country. The mother, who is said to
be a good woman, still lives in this
county, and is doing better than she
overdid with her faithless husband.
Roek Bottom Prices.
I WORKING ON A CASH BASIS, j
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iFLOUR DEPOT !
The Monotony of Life.
The general character of life is that
of monotony. Whether we regard
the life of man or the life of beast, we
are struck by the same remarkable
fact, that life, to all outward appear
ance, is a monotonous succession of
scenes and^movements all but identi
cal. We wonder how the interest is
kept up. But we never tire of going
to bed at night, and we arc very sor
ry when we tire of getting up in the
morning. We never weary except
with regret, of breakfasting, dining,
and supping ; and yet these actions
are repeated incessantly three hun
dred and sixty-five times in a year,
with renewed excitement on every
succeeding occasion. We take off
our clothes once every day, and we
put them on once every day. We
do this at nearly the same hour in
daily succession and when health is
good, the pleasure derived from so
doing is not marred by tlie repetition
of the act; for the ebbing and (lowing
of our bodily sensations prepare ns,
without any effort oil our part, for all
the vicissitudes of our existence.
When hungry, food is agreeable;
when weary, sleep or rest is a treat;
when warm, the cool air is agreeable;
when cold, the pleasure. The excite
ment is kept up by contrasts; and wi
purchase the enjoyment of one feel-
ing by encouraging the reverse. With
health and youth and prosperity we
should never be weary. It is age and
weakness and poverty that prepare
us for deatli; and even that comes
easy upon most men at last, like e
sleep, and the heaviness of the heart
gives even tho last sleep welcome.
Competition Invited From all Quarters.
Regular Bulldozers Against High Prices.
Cash Against Time!
AND CASH ALWAYS WINS.
COME AND SEE HOW WE CAN SELL GOODS.
PLAIN AND FANCY
JOB WORK.
era? REDUCTION
IN PRICES.
Hhihb Secured the Services oi
-a- first-class
JOB PRINTER,
We are enabled to tmr out as gou<|
work as can be done
IN THE STATE.
We call the attention of all our cit|
zens to the following
Price List:
Talmadge, Hodgson. & Co.
PLANTERS’ HOTEL,
AUGUSTA, UEORGRIA.
INTES-W -A.3E = LIFL-A.3Xr GrESlMCDESlMT-
Rates Reduced to S33 per Say.
HAVING LEASED THIS WELL KNOWN HOTEL, I enter
upou its management by Reducing Rates, and asking of the Travel
ing Public, especially my friends of Carolina and Georgia, a continu
ancc of that liberal support they have always given it.
B. F. BROWN,
,ian23-5m FORMERLY OF CHARLESTON, PROPRIETOR.
Bill Heads, per Thousand]
Assorted, $5.
Canary Colored Envelops!
-FOR-
STANDARD FERTILIZERS!
THE EARTH MADE TO GIVE FORTH ITS RICHES.
Experiment* have demonstrated that of the ten Mineml Elements which constitute the ashes
of plants, the prexcnce of each and every one in essential to their perfect growth and develop
ment ; and, as crops extract them annually, no land can be permanently fertilo
UNLESS THEY BE RESTORED TO THE SOIL.
This fact is now eo patent to our farmer* that thousand* oftons are annually void in this mar
ket. Recognizing the importance of tlii* interest to our eection of country, I have secured the
Agency of the following old and Standard Fertilizer*, which the farmers ore invited to call, in
spect and price before buying elsewhere:
OLD CAROLINA STONO SOLUBLE GUANO,
SAM ANA GUANO, CHESAPEAKE GUANO,
PALMETTO ACID, STONO ACID PHOSPHATE,
CHESAPEAKE AMMONIATED ALKALINE PHOSPHATES.
COTTON OPTION FIFTEEN CENTS.
febia-sm s. MI, Hunter, Agent.
ZRiEiMicrsrA-Xai
THE ATHENS OFFICE FOR THE SALE OF
Singer Sewing Machine
Removed February 1st, 1877, to
Lester’s Building, (Upstairs) Over Talmadge, H. & Co.,
TEE SIEGES EEWt&FSABEE®.
2,000,000 in Use—Sales in Excess of all Others.
Till! SINGER MANUFACTURING COM PANT, 0. Q. HOPE, AGENT, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Ask your neighbors which Machine is the best; then buy the Singer.
J. B. Toomer, Agent for Singer Sewing Machines,
Lester’s Building, (Upstairs,) Athens, Georgia.
ju!y.4.1y.
Furnished to Merchants and
Business Men, with their
cards printed on them,
At $3 PER THOUSAND
LETTER HEADS
$4 50 to $5 Per Thousand!
CARDS,
Common 75c per Hundred]
—AND-
$4 50 to $5 per Thousand]
Fancy Work Proportionately Higher.
VISITING CARDS]
BLANKS, NOTES,
Peters, Circulars]
Handbills, Pamphlets, etc.,
Printed in any color desired, and
cheap as can be done in the State.
GIVE US YOUR ORDERS]
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And get good work, and siistai j
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