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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: SEPTEMBER 4, 1877. DRIFTING ASUNDER. “ How much Iong>w must this la-t? Great Hjavv'U be merciful; mv sin is driving the tn;ul !* She stood bv, the ,v., waicldug the wl»t- mrnivmin _ cm hills turn gray—n fair-iiaired, fi'.irM'accu woman, wliose beauty ferine bail gloriticd. “ Mad !” repeated tlte word, as if it held a Charm for her—repeated it until she felt it was killing her. “ Flow much belter it wWuld, be.” situ mitlmmtul, “if I could die to-day ; it would be a blessing to me; a blessing to us both!” Site swayed to and fro, great sobs ra<-king her body; swayed like a r, ed exposed to the relentless wind— BW.tved, iikea wotuun whose s.mi bad bc.ni lowered to mid t>aupied in the dust. She was Margaret Hazel now ; six years ago she h..d been Margaret But that one name never cross-d her li s; she darkened lmr husband’s life, but she would not pollute his name. HerUtory, her s n, were old, old top- ic—caused by one thing, and that the greatest curse that ever fell to. wo man—jealousy. She had been a happy wife tor three short years, then peace, happiness and love left her forever. Jealous of her husband and her maid, she had nursed the feeling until she was its slave, and when one night when al most mad she had tried to kill them both, but she had failed, thank God ; failed—and her husband cursing ihe day they met, turned her from his house. “Yon are no longer a wife of mine,” he cried—“ I renounce—I east yon off forever.”,. , w ' Those words were ringing in her ears to-day. Those words were driv ing her down into the dephts. She thinks of everything as she stands there at the window of the tenement house she called home. Thinks of everything that has happened to her during all the weary years she has been nameless—and then within her a strange, new feeling rose. “ Some how,” she whisjiered, her eyes grow-’ • ing dusky, «’ sotyfcliow I feel hegVcn is nearer me to night; somehow, I believe were I to pray God would listen—listen.’’ - All the tempest that had raged in her bosom was gone as she uttered those words; she forgot that she had ever sinned; forgot that she was a guilty branded woman, as she knelt at the foot of'the throne. “ Be merciful with mo just Heav en !” she prayed*; ‘.‘be merciful, and give me peace!” f^hc knelt still, although not a word I •• I.’s au idea of my own,” said ! Mrs. Howard, the hostess, smilingly, I “ an idea, which will be common be fore long.” Margaret .Bazoos whole soul seem- &1 thrown hi^o li&r task5 her lingers flew oyer th^gliriJjning k#ys.- Nev- Jjj Vr had she played as Well before; never did she play as well again. “It we hut could sec the lady,” said Colonel Growthcr, who had lis tened breathlessly; “if we but could g»-t a glimpse of her face.” “ Which you might not admire as yon do her playing/ 5 observed a lady. “Perhaps,’’ assented the Colonel “ But what say you, Risse ?” The gentleman addressed turned bis fine face toward the speaker. “ Beg pardon,” he said, “ I was enchanted with the music—what did Fighting: for Schipka Pass. tiallant Assault lij thr lurks—Thr Failure to Fol io* up the Victory nl Plovna—Two Immense Karins Fork Other. one of the natural tbu. tains, when a long line of ambulance wagons, en shrouded' intense' cfcthds of du.-t, ugust 25. — A dispatch states that the Turks Paposkein, after a se- ont, turned the Rus- wing. The Russians were repulsed along ife whole line, and stiff red heavy less. London, August 26.—-Advices from Horny Sliiden, dati'«| Friday, say the Tui ka in si rung three vio lently attnek<ed the Schipka Pass, Thursday, on three sides. AU of their onslaughts were repulsed. At 9 o’eh»ek in the eveniirg*rt rifle corps, which had arrived as reinforcement, stormed the heights oiHhc Russian you say?” • | r '" l,t fla " k s,, “ 1 desptyale fighting “Something that may not be asj«’o»hnued till midni^ when an the music, so go on I eclipse of the moon popped the entertaining as with your dream. But—’’ turning to the hostess—“ could you persuade upon the lady to sing?” “ I will try,” Mrs. Howard answer ed, and a moment later she was ploughing her way among the flow ers, gaining the alcove at last. “ Will you sing. Miss Bazel ?’’ she asked wondering why the girl should grow so while. Sing! Margaret Bazel had never sang since that fatal night years ago. Would she sing? Yes, she would sing the song he had loved; perhaps sometime he would know she had. j Perhaps ii Mould bring her peace, j “ I will sing one song,’’ she said simply, and the next moment Mrs. Howard was in the parlor again. Soft and low lire music of Margaret v l».. .1 !i lighting. The Ru-sians m untamed all of their positions, notwithstanding the Turkish numerical snjieriority and cross-fire. The Russians have now fought for four days the whole of Suleiman Pasha’s army without par taking of rest or warm nourishment. Considerable reinforcements arc ex pected during the night**- A late dis patch says that the fighting on Friday was confined to a lively cannonade. The Turkish left wing, threatening the Russians’ rear, has been driven from its position. Constant! xopT.i;’, Ajtgh-t 20.— Suleiman Pasha telegraphs under date of Thursday, confirming the report of Wednesday’s desperate fighting appear As the Lead • and halted without decisive result. The fight- Hazel’s voice filled the room; it was | *"S was resumed on Thursday. Ho that old English ballad she sang “ Coine l>aek to tap, my loved and lost, Wherever you may be.” , “Beautiful!'’ was the comment on every lip save one. The person whom Coptain Crowtlier addressed as “ Ross,” fell back against the wall, rigid and motionless. “ 1 am ill,” 1/c said finally, his voice quivering with suppressed ex citement ; “ excuse me.” T^p ard .the alcove he flew, tearing costly lace, trampling beneath his feet the fragrant exotics he gained the recess just as she was singing the final lines,— . j , “ Come back, come back and U- wrgiyoii, Come back before I die 1” ' passed the quivering lips; ki.clt, although the moments flew swiftly by, each one she felt bringing the only thing she asked for on this earth, peace—peace with the world—with herself Suddenly a quick, nervous rap upon the door broke the quietude of the room; slowly it brought her back to life; she arose, went forward,, and admitted a small, amber-headed fellow clothed in gorgeous livery. “ Mrs. Howard has sent the car riage,” he said shutting his hands, “ be ye ready ?” “ Go down,” Margaret Bazel 6aid by way of answer, “ and I will follow you in ajnoment.” * The man obeyed nintefy, and again Margaret turned to the window. ‘ ‘Can I go ?” she mused, a bitter smile resting upon her lips; “ can go there and amnsc a crowd of peo ple from whom I shall be hidden ? Yes, my life depends upon that piano —I must go.” The upper ten had long been in search of a cheap musician to amnse them at their “ soirees,” and in Mi«« Bazel they found that which they needed—a woman talented and pro ficient, glad to receive what many would call meagre remuneration. Through the long, dismal tenement halls, Margaret Bazel went down, flight after flight of steep, carpelless stairs. Out into,the pure fresh air, and into tho waiting carriage which half an hour later she exchanged ifor a petrfuraet^ furnished with claret silk tfd containing a piano, and nd exotics, secure]v bid- satin la iug Mu of tlicrg “Margaret !” lie cried, “I am here; forgive the wrong—forgive the bitter past. I love yon still; I searched for you nil these ■ f Ulu * •'! • * v /■*j 'file music ceased ; Margaret Bazel looked up and saw her husband white and,.motionless standing beforo her. “ I am mad I” she shrieked. “Your work is done!” ‘ ;j ‘ But he had taken her in his arms. “ It is your husband,’’ lie whisper cd; “ Margaret, my wife, forgive me.’’ . ; •’ . i r a f * 1 j- -i 1. Now she knows its .all real; knows that happiness i3 once more within her grasp, - 1* •' i, “ •" “ Do not ask fny forgiveness,” she said, slowly ; “let. us both ask it of Heaven.’’ . ■ In a little while the recess behind the flowers wa</ deserted, and the two ! r * fj . • r t • • ' . . souls that left it, did so with glad hearts. Margaret Rosse is a happy, honored woman to-day, her husband living in her love; but well they know that all the happiness that is then's, or nll that ever will be, most come to ^ them across tho grave of suffering. * I . :>>.-*■-...UtdXe i i isite The New York Times says there are indications of improvement in bu siness of every kind. There is a healthy growth in trade, and in some departments it is better than it has been for several years. The clothing manufacturers, boot and shoe manu facturers, and dry goods merchants are making good sales but with mod erate profits. It is to be hoped that these signs aro indicative of a return to more prosperous times. A comparatively small number of United State:! troops are now quarters ed in the Southern States. This is as it should • be. There is no need for (hem in the South. In fact there has been add wil l ebhtlnue tu be more need i&ferimm ifi jema.ot the Northern and in.the far west, to. protect says : “ The Russians arc completely surrounded. We,command their line of retreat to Gabrooa.' To morrow a decisive assault will he made, as the Russians have nut profitted by the darkness to effect a retreat—they risk being all captured.’’ London, August 26j— 1 The Turks have been'blamed fur.not following up their recei t success at l’lovna ; their inaction was thefl^l^oLipathy. They were waitiiig't^ttenijft a move-’ ihent en masse, deciding not to stir until all their forces were in position. over a hill in the distance. ’ if the line reached us the fountain, I learnt e Heavy battle fought the day before in front of the Turkish fortifi cations aronml Plevna. The ambu lance wagons gradually gathered, until the large space around the spring of cool *.vater was covered with these conveyances, filled with human beings, mangled in every conceivable form, wao gasped' forit drop of water. Some conld not drink,’as the attempts to swallow’ brought gushes of blood from gaping wounds in the throat and chest, which prevented them cooling their parched tongues, covered with the horrible dn-t, wliiclt rose at the slightest movement upon the roads. Weary with this sorrowful scene, I mounted my horse and pushed on. A short distance from the fountain I encountered a second ambulance train, loaded like its predecessor. For two hours they continued to pass me, and then came still longer trains of country transport carts, loaded with the less severe cases, intermixed with an apparently end less stream of ammunition wagons, surplus baggage carts and camp equipages, until finally the read be came completely blocked by the in discriminate mass of horbes, carts, wagons and mangled humanity, streaming toward Sistova. I was compelled to jead my horse to a hillock by the roadside and wait for an opportunity to pass on, as well as to allow my wagon to come up. For mot e than an hour I stood there watch ing the passage of this motley cara van and beheld hundreds of gallant fel lows roll by in open, springlcps carts, with a Hazing sun pouring dou’n upon their bloodstained forms, with choking clouds of dust parching their burning throats and settlirtg in masses upon their agonized coun tenances, until they ceased to look like human faces. Whiio waiting for the road to be cleared, we were off n asked if there were no troops coming to the rescue, and many were the bitter comments made on the folly of The present activity shows that all dashing those brave fellows against the Turkish army are acting under one supreme direction. A corre spondent at Bucharest writes that their forces now number 50,000 men at Rasgrad, 40,000 men atrOstainn Bascar, 40,000 with Suleiman Pasha, and 55,000 at Plevna and Loftsclia under Osman Pasha. To-day they arc faced by 200,000 Russians. Berlin, August 26.—It is officially announced that all the great powers and Belgium, Holland, Sweden and Portugal have adhered to the Ger man protest against Turkish crneltics. Vienna, August 26.—The Politi cal Correspondence has a telegram from Belgrade saying that the prepaj rations for mobilizing two army corps tire being hastened. . London, August 20.—Midnight.-r-j A special to the Times says the re ports it the engagement' in'Schipka Pass hitVc been much exaggerated. It was only one feature of the general advance of the Turks. . The villages in the immediate neighborhood of the Schipka Pass are now in Turkish hands, and heavy fighting is going on at various points, with evidences of brilliant generalships on the part of the Turks. The movement is tend ing in the direction of Timova. Reinforcements for the Russian army are pouring in, and many more are expected. The Turks must send 20,000 men from Plevna to meet the Roumanians. The Rushans are now as strongly posted at Tirnova as the Tnrks were at the battle of Plevna. Reports as to the bad comissariat of the Russians continue. It is said that the troops at Sectova, on Tues day, rioted because of the bad pro virions, and threw lOcijOOO moldy loaves of bread into the Danube. . . >,-• ■ ■■ The Horrors of War—.V. Plrluro of lho Ka«iUn Eoirnn from PIatm. London, August 25.—The Times correspondent with the Russian army at Sistova, sketches the retmu of the defeated army from Plevna: THE EEQRGM FOR i i , * ^»t • • '**' ' i i ^ v jp ^ * s j j * ^ t * y 1 . With increased facilities for carrying oh the publication of our paper for the New Year r the Georgian will be found, as heretofore, Strictly Democratic, And will endeavor to supply its readers with the most careful, com plete and trustworthy accounts of current events. It will remain its usual size, eight pages, and has Than any two weekly papers in the State. We nave the largest bona fide subscription list in Northeast Georgia, and wo intend to make it, as heretofore, an interesting . ■ .i.-ir/MXg.f'l '• * ’■ ■ FIRESIDE COMPANION. Connected with our newspaper, wo have a fi ’ v .ii [ Ur t. J Cottrell & Babcock Press, .* ■,.> ■> ^aif#4 “i »« - : b- »•.■; ' ■ ' • ■ ■’ ■Jir.-.y- ’ -i •»> : t <.{ kn.-.'rtV - ' v The finest Book and Job Press, together with the best selection of Job Type, all new, and ordered within the last six months, and are prepared to’ do all kinds of ill 1 »< aojt-h/.ii . V. * iVl fYlic - At three in the afternoon, after krW lit lit It 4 I Ti M* ^ : T _ Iflfl leaving Sistoy^ as' the new constitution. On the contra ry he is most heartily in favor of the J *n /tf tliA At\tHjQQ> ^ its ratification i Constitution. \tfi- !.jV tJJ' lirii'. l(*d. ith a new supply ot Rule% and Figures, we aro prepared to turn it, -iw»t • ft" ‘arcrq * • « lo ■ out all and every kind c* tiqr-'M • ■int mf <u { ! ' taq aq-Tq nutmcii is«j .'Uaoo !'• aoita^iuio - *0 '•utiuoy'*-. Abstracts, Tags, Hi ,rt! AJUU ‘.tfitlTQ TSff.S'I.Hi the vastly superior Moslem force, strongly intrenched on the height before PJeVna. One oflScer who was badly wounded, led the extreme a'd* Vance in the assault on tho Turkish inlferichmcnts. He Itad penetrated far into the Moslem lines, and said if he had been properly supported, they could have carried the positions; but the column' w as not strong enough, from the want of troops or general ship, and the Turks, finding this out, turned upon them and drove them back with fearful loss. “ Not more than half of that column came back,” was the mournful) close of the wounded officer’s statement. I learned hero that the battle of the previous lay had lasted from morning until night, the Russian attack being made on both wings of the'Turkish line, under the command^ of General Krudener, who led the right in per son, while the Rnssian left was commanded by General Prince Sclmkoffski. “We cohid not do any thing with them; they were too' strong for us,” was the universal re mark of officers and soldiert*, and their cruel wonnds told how wrath- fully they had endeavored to carry oat the senseless orders to carry Plevna by storm. A poor tailor, dunning for an old debt the other day, wrote as follows: “ Dear Jim, tins little account has been standing for seven years, and I think it is high rime it was paid.” To which Jim replied, on the same sheet of paper, while the boy was waiting: “Dear Sam, I don’t; and may a difference of opinion never alter friendship.’ 1 What a splendid' diplomatist ^mw^ufd hiw^adel r c > l , .. . U-JU “ ‘ SpteWp a 8 they^anibo dbne in any cifcy iA the^outh. 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