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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 mi r .I i ft IlKAMQUAltTERS FOB #fN§# #• GRAIN, MEAT AND 5 ■ A. -w-v-w—§ § ST" 1 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] SAVE MONEY, And get good work, and siistai j home institution. Call at the ATfij