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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN; OCTOBER 30, 18/7.
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RETRIBUTION.
X ROMANTIC TRADITION OF HUNGARY.
Among the lotty Carpathians, where
they mirror their stern and solemn
beauty in the dear waters of the
Waag, linked together in a'long
chain, like the giant guardians of the
fair valley at their feet, may be seen
a detached and sterile almost
inaccessible, totally devoid of vege
tation, and leveled by the rapid river,
which hurries from beneath its heavy
shadows to dance again in the bright
ness in the sunlight beyond.
The Count Stibor was as brave as
lie was high-born, and riches had
had poured in upon him until he had
become one of the richest nobles in
the empire, it chanced that one day
he hunted with a great retinae among
the mountain festnesses, and glorious
was the report of the gallant hunt.
The lightfooted chamois and antlered
deer, the fieroe wolf arid ’ the g^zzly
bear, wei*e alike laid Vow, when, as
the sun was about to set, he formed
mtm i on the
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hie temporary encampment on 1
pleasant banks of the Waag,. ji
where, on the opposite sSe.ofl
the lone.pnd
rock wehave described turned iMjjj^q
the.glancing waXan. {
The heart of Stibor was merry, for
couch of skins “ The castle of Betzko
shall lie built.”
And it was built; and within a
year a festival was held there, and the
noble became enamored of bis own
creation, for it was beautiful in its
Strength, and the fair dames admired
its courtly halls as much as the war
riors priced its solid walls and com
manding towers. And then Count
Stibor bought the rock . fortress from
his jester with gold, aud made it the
chief place of bis abode, and he
1 feasted there with his guests, and
made merry with music and dances,
un^jl it seemed as though life was to
be to him one long festival. Men
often walk over the spot which after
wards opens to bury them.
Little by little the habit of self-in
dulgence grew upon the luxurious no
ble, yet still he loved the chase beyond
all else on earth, and his dogs were
of the fleetest and finest breeds.
He was one day at the table, sur
rounded by the fidiest viands and the
rarest wines, when one of his favorite
honnds entered the hall howling with
pain, and draggiug after him his
wounded foot, which dropped blood
a* he moved along. Terror seised
the hearts of the vassals, even
Jiefore the rage of their lord, burst
forth, and when it came, terrible was
the storm, as he vowed vengeance
wretch Who had dared
an animal that he
lasraifc upon ins lip to the light
-unities of the joyons company as th ~
“Hear me,** said the magnificent
noble, during a transient pause in the
-conversation, £ I seem to be the only
hunter 'of the day to whom the sport
has been without p blemish. It is
tone that all your misfortunes are
light enough, bat I wiil cast no
shadow upon my happiness; and,
therefore, to compensate yon for th
alleged mishaps, each of you is free to
form a .wish, and if it be witbi^ iny
power to grant it, 1 pledge you my
' wprtl that it shall be
A murmur of admiration ran through
the astonished circle, and the work
pf attrition soon began. Gold was
the first thing asked fcr—for avarice
is ever the most greedy of all passions,
and then revenge upon my enemy—
for human nature will soon sacrifice
personal gun to vengeance, and then
darting down, its sharp beak pene
trated at one thrust from his eye into
hishrain!
The agony awoke him, but he
awoke only to madness from its ex
tent. He reeled to and fro, venting
imprecations to which none were by
to listen, and writhed until his tor-
tued body was one convulsion.
At length, by a mighty effort,
striving to accomplish he knew not
what, he hurled himself over the
balcony, at the self-same spot where
the slave had been flung at his com
mand, arid as lie fell, the waters of
the Waag for a time resisted the im
pure burden, and threw him hack,
shrieking aud howling, from their
depths.
But he sank at last, and when his
parasites sought him on the morrow,
und only the couch on which
Iain and a few drops oif blood
to hint that he had died a. .death of
violence arid vongcance. . *7
They searched for him carefully on
all sides, and then, when they were
quite sure that he had passed away
uever, to retyrn, wluSpers grew of the
gray-headed slave and the mysterious
raven, until by degrees the fete of
the famous Stibor was. fashioned into
a legend through-
out, r the country, scaring the village
maiden in her twilight walk and the
l<|ne shepherd in Jus watch upon the
Kentucky Horses and Mules
Look out I On or stout the 15th of Septem
ber I will bo in the market with a fine lot of
horses and mules. All in want, can find me at
G “?tfltf. aVe8,6taWe ' jW. 6. HOLMAN.
w b. cox. w. b. mix- JOS. THOMPSON, jr.
COX, HILL & THOMPSON,
WOOLXSJ.1* Diaixbs in
Foreign and Domestic liquors &c.,
No 29 PHACfiTRtB ST., ATLANTA, GA.
And Distillers ottbS Stone; Mountain! Cora
Whiskey. > . -
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Manta and Augusta Undersold.
TOBWORK OF AttllBSOmF-
fj tion ueatlv done at this office
btbto bvah
Practical Watchmaker.
work done on Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry
All work warranted.
feb20-6m.
g Important to Cottoff Planters,
We have on hand a.targe lot rffiwtjdus
Gto, wfflM it to their interest
toTms^itbns, as we mean bnsmess to
* U Wehave n over twenty veers’ experience in the
Manufactory
power—autltonty—rule over their
fellow-men; the darling occupation
and privilege of poor, weak, self-
misjudging mortals. In short, there
was no boon within the reach of rea
son which had not been asked and
promised, when the eye of Stibor fell
upon his jester, who was standing
apart playing with the tassels ofjiis
vest, apparently uninterested in the
subject which made all around him
eager and. excited. t
“ And $hou ? Jpayfe,* ^aid the noble,
“hast thori nothing to ask? Thou
must bestir thyself; or thy master
wfii have little to give.”- --
“Fear ndt^fear riot^' replied the
fool, “the' claimants have been
courteous, for they -have nbt toadied
upon that portion of Ay possessions
which I covet. Theyhave demanded
gold, bldbfi, dominion, thb power to
enjoy themselves, arid to render ^oth
ers wretched; ibey are welcome to
all they want. I ask only for stones.”
A loud laugh ran through the cir-
V Stones, Betzko?” echoed the
tonished Stibor.- “Thou shalt have
them to thy heart’s content, where
and in what shape thou wilt.”
« I take thee at thy word, Count
Stibor. -I will have them yonder, on
the crest of the boldrock, that stands
Out like a braggart, daring the foot
of . man, and in the shape of a good
castle, in which I may hold my own,
should needs be,” was the unlooked-
for reply.
“Thou hast lost thy chance, Betzko,”
cried a voice, amid the universal mer
riment that ensued. “Not even
Stibor can accomplish, thy. desire.”
“ Who dare to S4y that Stibor can
not grant it, il* such he Lis will.? 5 ’
demanded the chieftain,JinJa voice of
thunder, as lie rose proudly from the
earth where he had been seatedjon’a
An sged slave flung himself at his
feet.
“Mercy, my lord, mercy 1’’ he ex
claimed, piteously. tt I have served
J " ‘SSWi$i «* tw« £$$
is gray with time, and -my fife
been one of hardship. Have mer-
upon me, for he flew upon me and
Would have torn me had I not defen
ded myself against Ins fiuy. I ought
have destroyed him, but I sought
only to preserve myself. Have mer
cy upon my weakness.
The angry chieftain, however,
headed not the anguish of his gray
haim, and pointing te.3> low balcony,
Which extended across the window of
the apartmeat and hangover the
precipice, he commanded that the
wretched old man should be flung
from thence into the river which
flowed beneath, as an example to
those caitiffs -who valued their own
worthless lives above those of his no
ble hounds.
As the miserable tools ot an impe
rious will were dragging the unhappy
victim to his fete, he rai-edAis voice
and cursed the tyrant whom they
served, and having done so, he sum
moned him to appear before the tri
bunal which none can escape, to
answer for this last crime on its first
anniversary. But the powerful chief
heeded not his words.
V Away with him!’? he said, stern
ly, as he lifted his goblet to his lips;
and there was a straggle—a shriek
of agony—and then a splash upon
the river wave, and all was silent 1
A year went by in festival and
prided arid the day on which the,mon
ster crime had been committed re
turned unheeded. There was a feast
in the castle, and ^Stibor, who month
afte r month gavetitfriself up yet more
to self-indulgence,' gradually became
heavy with wiue, and his attendants
earned him to a couch beside the
, s -lo wrc-ci .vu»r»ti
same window whence the unfortu
nate slave bad been hurled twelve
mouthy before. THe guests drank on
for awhile and made merry at tLe in
sensibility and helplessness of their
powerful host, and then they depart-
A Nice Talk With Grant.
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SCOTCH WHISKY AND BRITISH LIONIZING
IiOeSERN IK TONGUE/' -
[Fro® th* tendon World.]
General Grant is net so taciturn at
all times as the world ^generally aupv
poses. I know* at least that he kept
a friend of mine by the button hole
for two hours at a stretch the other
day while discussing a variety of
topics and getting through three ci-
garo. Among other things, he said
that the deep current of English
sympathy for America, as evinced by
the reception he had received, had
made a great impression jjn t the
this
American people. He
from the numerous letters that had
reached him, as well as from the
spirit of the press in America.
He appeared to take a lively inter
est in India and all relating to it, and
mentioned 4iis intention of visiting
that country on h|s way back to
America. He thought we need have
no fear about our silver currency, as
America could provide now more
than enough for the whole world’s
use. Comparing the Indian mutiny
with the rebellion of the South, he
said that they had to contend against
one factor which .we in . England
seemed never to have taken into
account. During the war they had
4,000,000 traitors in the North itself,
who required constant watching, and
were an ever-present element of
danger. * ; •
With regard to the present war, he
said that at first America, was with
Russia,*i)er old ally; hut that since
the war commenced, opinion had
ed, each to his business or his pleas
ure, and left him there alone.
The casement had been flung back
to admit the air freely into the heated
apartment, and the reveler had
scarcely departed, when a raven, the
sombre messenger of Nemesis—flew
thrice over the battlements of the
castle, and then alighted on the bal
cony.. Several of the guests amused
their idleness by watching the evolu-*
tions of the ill-omened bird, but once
having lost sight of it, they turned
away and thought of it no more.
Meanwhile, a work of agony and
death had been delegated to that
.dark-winged; messenger. It rested
but an instance from its flight ere
once more it hovered over the couch
of the sleeping Stibor,’ and then,
ARTHUR EVANS.
By ordering
factory reference,
selves
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94 BAY STREET,
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or Northern .ports. • . „ .
Mr. A. A. "w Inn, Cashier and Correspondent
late fifm of Groover, Stubbs & Co.,
of 'the late fifm of Groover, Stub'
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has
undergone a great change, aud it was
pow pretty equally divided the-
subject.
Mr a Vanderbilt, who dieitbp other
day worth £18,000,000, hejaid, oottld
ueither read noul write; yet he was,'
to looh at; a most polished gentleman,
HU chief pleasures were trotting
horses and whUt. He would think at the BhorU ^ t h °°^ t ^ d e “ t t the x ^Ta 1 ' 1 ’ 0 * 8 01
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BLACKSlITHHfG.l;
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iod by the late William P. Talmadge jnd
>yed competent workmen from the North,
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BlxoViurhith. XAne
nothing of staking 8500 dr 81,000 on
a rubber, as he said, “just to keep
away the boys.” His son, who has
inherited this colossal fortune, is a
comparative miser. Leaving him
out, the four wealthiest men in
America at the present day aro
Irishmen and Roman Catholics; they
have got airthe silver mines in their
hands, and no one can tell the amount
of their money. n .
The ex-President declared he
would have made very short work of
the railway strike, by a wave of his
hand, indicating he would have
brought the sabre into play at an
early stage, and so have nipped it in
the bud.
“Courtship is bliss,” said an ardent
young, man. Yes, and matrimony
is blister,” snarled fib. old bachelor.
Ohio gives mm. thousand major
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