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FfiED AND MAUD.
To say that Harvey Foster was
In bad temper, was to ? put.*lhc
ft
mildest form ol words to express
tho spvage rnaod in which he found
Iiimceif ofift winters%v«ni»g, as he
shot through the Main street-of tJie
town of Is—, ou liis Way homeWard.
Everything uad gr.no conlr.--.ry to
his wishes all the weqk, ,,
Entirely ignorant, of. the fact that
Harvey Foster w as a man of stand¬
ing in L--, pretip Josie all-owed
the minor fact, that he was insult
ingly free in "his addresses, to in¬
fluence her so strongly,Nliut her
dignified reserve taught him the
lesson he needed; and w'Ken ho
sought her for his wife shq refused
the honor.
To add to his discomfiture, the
heiress, Miss MaudNlhester. whom
he had held in reseryg/tkat his am
bition might win a wife if his love
would not, had coolly informedliim
that she was engaged to Fred
Holt.
Now, if there is^no man above
another who was utterly dotes table
in the eyes of Ilarvey Foster, it
was Fred Holt. They had been
rivals at sclfool, where both Etood
well in talents, application and so¬
cial position ; and Fred was ever
a little in advance in every study,
carrying away the ciutested prises
far more frequently than it suited
Harvey that he should.
And now, when Maud had been
ever gracious to the son of the
wealthy banker, Silas Foster, she
answered his love-suis by the tid¬
ings that, his life-long rival had
won her promise to be his bride.
‘And tha worst ox it is, it will
be just the match to suit bis uncle,’
muttered Harv'ey, savagely. ‘No
fear of him disinheriting Fred
now.'
For Harvey knew that Fred de;
pended entirely upon tha goo 1 will
‘ mother’s brother, James
of his
Rutherford, a wealthy and eccen¬
tric bachelor, for his income. *
Harvey Fo ster at odds in love,
would like to sP his rival refused,
disinherited, humbled, since nei¬
ther love nor money would accept
him.
He strode over the {lavement in
a savage mood, and started sud¬
denly to see Josie Onnsteml com¬
ing out of a shop a few steps in
advance of him. Iu her hand wc re
several packages, anJ her face was
pale and anxious.
In a moment Harvey was at hex
side.
‘Let sue Cnri-y-fioma ciS vow- i>
cels,’ he said, lifting his'-list as be
spoke. only few
‘Thank you. I have a
steps more to go,’ answered Josio,
hurrying forward nervously.
‘ You need not be afraid of me,’
Ilarvey said, noticing her nervous
manner. ‘I will not annoy you 1—
"Why will you not believe my., re¬
spect is as great for you as mjr
lovo ?’ ,j
And before he knew exactly
where his words were leading him
tho young man was renewing the
offer he had made before.
At the door of a small lodging
house, Jos:o stopped and faced
him.
■You have spoken bo before, Hr.
Foster,’ she said gently; ‘and be¬
cause I believe you sincere, I will
tell, you what I have kept seqret
for six months; I am already mar¬
ried;!’
‘Josie 1 Be quick 1 Why do you
stand tliere ?’ cried a voice in the
narrow hallway, and a man step
ped into tho bar of brown thrown
across the open door by a s£g£t
lamp.
‘Fred Holt V muttered Harvov,
starting forward. ‘Married! and
to Fred Holt?’
It almost consoled him in has
own disappointment to think of
the hold he had upon His rival.—
Engaged to Aland Chester, and
married to Josie Ormstead 1 Fancy
the proud face when she know she
liad been deceived for a girl who
worked. And sweeter still was it
to Harvey Foster to think of tho
wrath of James Rutherford when
the news reached liiru.
But in his triumph, Harvey Fos¬
ter had i esolved to be very cau¬
tious, to have strong proof of his
rival’s marriage before venturing
to accuse, to either his uncle or his
betrothed. He had noticed the
number of the house in the glare
0 f tho street lamp ‘No. 28 Ralph
street.’ This was the entry he
made in his note book, in case his
memory proved treacherous. It
seemed as if fortune favored his
plans- next day, happening to
Only the
go into a large fruit and flower
s bop, he saw Fred Holt selecting
tho contents of a large fancy bas¬
ket of choice fruits and rarest blos
soms. Nodding carelessly to Har
vey, bo wrote the address upon p
card and attached it to the pretty
basket. once,’
‘ You will scud this - at
ho said, ft»d thou he left tho shop.
And Harvey, taking tho place
Ail had just vacated, So. re 28 id -Jpti
cordt-‘Mr* F. Ilult, Tt
s’ 0 m m 7
m ,4- A Kt' in 1 1 m: : | (> n r & a
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k
S. B. #i urr
St.’
‘What proof was deeded now 1 It
wis not in tM||tMl#ire \#r!#o^?aly. erfc in Earvey
Foster to any
’ Blow Si dark suit¬
si^smo A the
ed iiku-better. Fe.Kng j|uro of his
positioO^.he^mwied liome. to
write two anonymouswhich
would, he fendiy hoped, disherit
and utt%ly coafutiu4.his long sue
cessful r! vX.
Ono i the venomous missiyes
dt-ry, and dreaming sweet drearim
of her love aid Fred Holts devo<
tiou. .jshe^ was'a handsome, digni
Sid girt offe^ieie'eb, ft^l of all wo
manly sweetness, unspoiled by her
great wealth. She loved Fred
Holt with, {ho whole strength of
her youngheaft, anti she was sure
that her love was returned.
Wondering who her unknown
correspondent could be, she open¬
ed the paper. The same strag¬
gling hand met her eyes. Only
these few lines were written:
‘If you would have a proof of
the falsity of ono yon believe true
go at 3 o’clock this evening to the
second floor -of Ho. 28 Ralph street-,
and you will find Mr. Fred Holt
and Iris wife.’
‘Anonymous 1’ the proud girl
said, her lips curling and her eyes
flashing. ‘It is a falsehood!’
She threw the note upon the
coals as she spoke, and watched
tlie Sanies curl and blacken the pa¬
per till it flushed out of sight up
the chimney. Then, * with all the
color stricken from her face, she
took up her embroidery.
Had Harvey watched her then,'
he would have thought that that
poisoned arrow had missed its aim*
But ifc’was not so. The work wo:-;
.thrown aside, the piano rung out
nuik-r her restless fingers, a novel
was opened, a room was put in or
der: bat while the calm face be
^k«fes§»^sal«r tortured till day by the t5ia words -
was
of the ‘anonymous letter—
‘Fred Holt and his wife !’
’ Ana while she was striving to
hidodrota any eyes the tortures
she c.ndured, Janies Rutherford
ifa.-s storming up and down his li¬
brary, holding the second of Hu-;
vey Foster's communications in
his hand. In the same awkward
hand - writing the same facts
were stated, the same hour and
place to verify the writer’s words.
But the popery old bachelor
made no secret of his wrath. To
have listened to him, one would
have supposed that making mince¬
meat .of his disobedient nephew
was the least ho intended.
It was with a chuckle of satisfac
tion that Harvey Foster, secretly
hidden -in a narrow outway, watch
od ntito ly figure leave a car.
riage at the end of Ralph street,
and walked to the door of No. 28.
In the quiet of the street he
heard a clear voice ask the servant
who opened the door :
‘Does Mrs. Holt live hare ?’
‘Yes, ma’am; second floor.’
‘Is her husband at home ?’
‘Oil, yes, ma’am ; you will find
them both there.’
Then Maud Chester entered the
house, just as short, panting
man dashed up the steps, and, ■ not
pausing to make any inquiry, also
entered.
In the passage, Aland Chester,
turning as rapid steps followed
ler, faced James Rutherford.
‘You here P ho said. ‘You have
hoard, too, then, of the trick this
houud has played upon
both of. u® ?’
‘I have heard,’ she answered, in
a cold voice, ‘that your nephew’s
wife lives in this house. I wish to
ascertain if it is true.’
‘"Wo will soon hear ! we will soon
see. Second floor. Here we are.
Now, then!’ And the old gentle¬
man’s raps proved the excitement
under which he was laboring.
A very pale, sweet woman, open¬
ed the door, her eyes showing that
she had boon weeping very recent
lj*
‘Docs Mrs. Holt live here ?’ the
old gentleman asked.
‘Tiiat is my name, sir.’
•Can I see your husband V
The soft eyes, full of deep trou
bio, were lifted inquiringly fb his
face.
•J, it on buain-ffla, sir 1'
‘Very important- business, was
nm very Try response.
‘But .uitio the doctor said
tawnnst not have any mental ex*
oitonsnt He eos Tory
FORT VALLEY, AW ► G^ORGfA ^FRIDAY, iAPAIL 2 , , 1880 .
\vor#e to dig; ! T-?ni yi-itid he i
(Jying 1*Ana ahe’lSroke out'..eobini
"•‘‘Dyingf, :
‘Eying^Anr^c-idcut V rffesn
‘No, sir ; it is fever Over
work. ^
^Josse^—Jo^io If T’rodHolt-spokehe I spoke
ever
thsa from,the iriBer room, .and the
little wife, seeming to forget
sttapge yiaitor^' answered, quickly
SSIST
from . frhioh the voice came,
ag'&in "the two, listening intently,
heard Fred’s husky voice.
‘Bring the lastapordial, Josie.—
Ten drops! I am sure he knew me ;
but he is faint.’
A moment later, the same cheery
voice spoke”again,
‘Drrnk this, old rellow.
see! hers is Josie! Don’t you know
J°®ie ?
Then another voice—oh 1 so very
—said—
‘Josio—little wife !’
A moment of utter silence folow
ed, and then Josie said:—
‘There is a gentleman and
in the other room, Fred, who want
to see Frank. Will you see them?’
And Fred, appearing in compli¬
ance with this request, found his
uncle vigorously, fanning Maud
Chester with a newspaper to
her out of a fainting fit.
Before lie could frame a ques¬
tion, liis uncle said quickly—
‘Get some water 1’
He obeyed. Then, when Maud’s
blue eves opened with a bewilder¬
ed stare, the old gentleman contin¬
ued—
■ ‘We were sent here to see yoiu
domestic felicity, and we seemjto
be misinformed.’
‘Aly domestic felicity T cried
Fred.
‘Road that,’ said his uncle, hand¬
ing the riunonymous note. And
Fred -*Hamp-ETy^’’Eo%m- complied.
oorne to see Mrs. Fred Holt? Well,
that lady has made mo a- happy
man,’ and liis ttaes flashed merrily
upon Maud. ‘But I will‘introduce
you to ray cousins-wife, Mrs. Frank
Holt.’
‘Maud,I ho continued, with gen¬
tle gravity; ‘since you have come
here, it will bo an act of Christian
charity to remain, for’—and Ins
voice sank vei-y low—‘we are afraid
tho poor little woman will bo a wid¬
ow before morning.’
‘Poor fellow 1’ said .Tamer, Ruth¬
erford. “What is the trouble'?’
'‘",%ver work. He thought ho
could increase Iris small salary by
toiling over fine engravings in the
evening, and he broke down. I
never knew of his marriage till this
week, when he wrote mo a painful
ncto, begging me to care for Ills
wife if ho died. I come here at
once, arid was fortunate enough to
win poor little Josie’s sisterly con¬
fidence and affection, Maud, if tho
great trouble we fear comes—’
‘J will be her true sister, Fred 1’
interrupted Maud.
Here was a deep sileuco for sev¬
eral minutes. Then, Josie, very
pale still, crept softly into the
room.
‘He is asleep,’ she whispered.—
‘The doctor said if he slept he
would live.
And when she broke into histor¬
ical weeping, Maud held her close
in loving arms, whispering that she
must let her stay and comfort her,
for Fred’s sake.
Nearly 11 o'clock came, and still
Harvey Foster waited, half frozen,
in the dark courtway, to see the
discomfiture of his. rival. Then
his patience was rewarded by see¬
ing Fred and his uncle como out of
No. 28, arm-in-arm, evidently the
beBt of friends, enter Miss Chester's
carriage and drive away.
p,,„ BraCe U il P'
AA r e like that slang phrase- We
like it because there’s lots of soul
in it. Y T on never knew a mean, stin
gy, shrivel-souled man to walk- up to
a discouraged or afflicted neighboi
hearted, open-handed, whole-souled
fellow that comes along when you
are east down and squares off in
It |a he that tolls you a g- od story
and makes you laugh in spite of
, yourself, that Hfls the Curtain
darkens your soul ifnd tells you to
lonk out umlseotlia light. It i. he
tarill’iuiu .moset with-out cloud,
' He may not tell it in hist so many
w0 pta, hitt lie Will make you
’brace up’ mid sco tho silver
for ynuwclf.
• Truth Worst c-i' A’i,
A maa*%hd said ho was trying to
get enough ugaev to leftch Toledo,
yesterday e*tte#ea an efnee-pa
S&ded^th^llhfe wold s&SigFi PifrflBl fl his afe&y, and
naxne wes 4S8tai‘.
‘Any rejuriior Pto Julius or Augus
*4?’ queried tl^g. citizen,
no, I'want to bo honest
md eqaflr0 about 1-hiS thing, and I
bell you honestly that I am not re¬
lated to cither.’ * „
pj a 4 and it won’t make any differ
atioo whether you ever got to Tole
do or not. If you ward related to
the gregt Julius I should feel in
duty bound to help you.’
Tho man backed out without an
other word, and/entering, {he office
next door he walked "up to the, oc
cupants - *ith the remark ■
.jjy name is Gsesar, and I am
closely related to Julius and Au¬
gustus. Can you spare me ten
cents to get to Toledo f
‘Sir, you are a base deceiver! ‘re
plied the other. ‘You are no more
related to the Gsesars than I am 1
Had you come in bore and told mo
a straight truthful story, I should
have given you a quarter? Y r ou
can go, sir 1’
The man went Out, and he deter¬
to tell the truth and nothing
the truth. Halting tho first
that came along, he said:
‘I have been tolling folks that
name was Ccesar, and that I
trying to collect money enough
take me to Toledo. Now-, the
truth of the matter is that I
named Clark, and I wanted the
to buy whiskey. That's tho
truth; and can you holp me
ten cents V
•Tori cents! Why, you aro a base
and deceiver, I’ll hand you ov¬
to the police!’ exclaimed tile
‘I’ve told you flic truth 1’
-‘-v/r ,
six monfcbs! Don't you dare
me for money!’
The tramp sat down on a cold
block, took his last clgfft of
and mused:
‘I’ve lied and I’ve told the truth.
told the truth au.i live bed. I
as ranch one way as the" cith¬
and nothing out of . either.,,
now as if I’d got to, pluy
and dumb or go to work!’—
Free Press.
Tho One Friend,
To ovary woman who holds the
name of wife her husband
he hoi- fri§nd. Between thorn
ono else can come, without ft
alienation. We once knew a
but young and thoughtless,
entertain an old friend with
laughing commentary .on her
peculiar weakness. lie
her, and, being a man of
feeling and fervid sensitive¬
it proved the beginning of a
wretchedness , for both.—
pannot believe that wives can
no female friends, for we
batter; but long experience
taught us that tho Woman who
of her * above
ono own sox
husband is on the sure road to
infelicity. ‘Hide one an¬
other's faults and bear each other’s
is a golden text, that
to bo hung upon the walls
cyery house. And - “My hue
band is my first and dearest friend,’
ought to be the language of every
married woman.
Alligators ,m /..vru Hatcned kii by a B Hen. Hon
A lady residing at G nv Island, iu ^
Louisiuna, and wishing to ‘set’ a hen,
went into the field adjoining her
residence, where some of her chick
had been-laying,’and procured
some pevonteeu eggs and. placed
them under the lien. When, lu the
couiso of ‘human events,’ the chick
ens were hatched, lo ! and behold,
there’came forth four
alligators. It isisuppoicd that alii
gators from an adjoining marsh had
dhpesited their eggs in the field, and
she, not knowing the difsmvnce,
placed them under the heu. And,
what- is mom strangrij the young ‘ hen al
li^ators fallow the mother
around the premises, in as happy patch-, as
a Colorado beetle a potato
mSsuqsSss*-* adjrist laws of that State -roi
to tne
alive to the qualification islon of jurors United to
tho rec&nt dec of the
for the purnosc by tho Attorney Gen
. ral and mtrodiioed in the Sam
Senate. All - the male .i.tns- 1
above twenty-five years ot
JiatilB U, “ dLtLtiof^uu
without any pi*o\
<,f race, color or tans condition,
—
mt umo w as Alam married.
««*■ Wing five. W
^peing Thfbuck Hunter’s Utory,
Ckmfl^r'sig^ed -g| duck’ #fdbting
St. an old
yeogera|F/‘I zen a's^pfixl: a e ajgjn’a g there m
don’t think"
isr mftf bird# i\p' tb re
was th^cli-myitia,,juseiJ fit,eon years ago? AVhy,
sis,- to bo
olack.j^i thfit ’em, could :lni knock they w'qrc ’em
t:auo yen on
the ftae*’
'Bvejwjdv^ighed A to thisk those
SSf
er comitaied :
‘I remember I was oat one day
in April. I got in among the bi
pods, afid ho# many 5 do yoa ; sup
pose I counted f
‘ThreBbuthdred,’ ventured cue of
the audience after a long interval.
‘Thrse hundred! Why, I always
killed a thousand every time I
Went ontijs jgtfeit £b, sir, I counted over
IGjOOO l>igq fat, plump, deli
cions duqp, and then I had only
counted chose on one side of the
boat!’.< Jp
‘Hoy? hfeg did it take you?’
‘I don’t k-jow, sir, I bad no watch
with inejs Tune is nothing to a
man cou ihting* ducks. I counted
aloud, aal when .the ducks'were
small Tcqpnted iot two fpr one. IBy
and by-1 tired of counting and
got ‘How readjpor niaiiy the did slaughter. kill ?’
yen
‘Well, aid iow, I suppose I could lie
it say I killed nine or ton
hut I'm getting too near
grave for that. No, I didn’t
a blasted one, and that’s where
strange mi'I part of the story comes
began to lift that gun
those ducks knew whatl'wasup
just ad well as a human being,
what,did (hey do? Why, sir,
209 of ’em made a sudden
swain under the boat, and ell
on her port side at once and
Yes, sir, they did, and
I was in the North channel,
^ v;
ciniiug on and T In my wet
1
‘Wc-11, 1 climpud up on the hot
tom of tiro boat,-floated five miles,
was picked up by two Indians,
We towed that unset b it into an
and hero another curious
thing-comes °2<51 in. Under the boat
wore largo, plump ducks. They
bom caught there whoa
toi-ial m: A and all we had to
’em out and rap ’em on
the head,’
-I ! Yi V __ Y. J' ^ 1 v .‘!‘Y
' maN;ir dm k ’ahjotmT
“’Vim, didn’t they, sir; why
didn't .they? Well, c.ir, I might
.-asked ’em why they <hdu t,
bul it "was lv.te, a Cold vend *’ s ";
talking ^ll'kny v islh-d Ecoun't
ed .over 116,000 duebi, was upset,
captured 264, and have affidavits
in my waltOo to prove o^ r eii
Sr
meats?”
No man did. They all looked
out of the windows and wonder¬
ed if they could lie that way when
they had t passed three-score years.
__.. .__
TAsram Determined.—T ho Now
York Tribune publishes interviews
with a number the of Tammany reunion leaders
in regard to attempted
u that State. Mr. ?Thn John i0 J Kelly a n li0n said * I" :
‘Under BO circumstances will Tam
many Hail consent to supnorfc Mr.
Tilden as the nominee for the Pres*
idericy. And and Tammany Hall of has
the symiiathy throughout support State many iu
Democrats the
its opposition to Mr. Tilden. Tam
many Hall will send a delegation to
Cincinnati opposed to Mr. Tilthn.’
General bpinolo said : ‘The feeling
against MS'. Tflden is very bitter
tbvoughmit the State, and'if hois
noiiiinatept candidate Cincinnati this tha State rival
Demoeratio in
will aweive a greater vole than Mr.
Kelly frt’eti be fan against Govern
m -Rhblui»ri* Should/: however,
A elefgyman ^---------— recently said . that
ma ini ny a owe, while mfght apparently U«o lio-s, smg
with >11 his
the whole realm of nature
mine that \v@ro-a present far small,”
was diligently engaged with .ous
hand in his pocket in scraping tile
edgo of a three cent piece io make
seme oth«- candidate tin.n Air. iiB
den receive the nomination them is
power that; can a “"y"
Julia If. Mumcy, and other lam
many loatfcr.s eud-'i-roil these
mouts. •
TT , -. ""’’ q'r _
ing I in-%£,rd rtvmudcd, i-Mit, it ;‘btrang J ou l ,
or, «rnam you « v
,, 0;
, shouh , 1 K' l 0 ‘
abilities^ 1.
$2,775.00 front.aten Mule
9 Gbiffes, March 11, 1883.
Editors News —I notice.!
days ago on estimate of net cash
trade on a fannjn South,vest
gia, wibielt was go id, and as the
;|*el3 of something much bettei
p-'feesstbn, I will give them
through you to the public,
13- S. Muse, Meriwether county.
’frith a ten-mule farm,
B' sr > *fter paying $405 for four
riding - voralcv.ogro
houses, (2,280) two thousand two
hundred and eighty dollars net.
Add 8405 paid for myles, and §90
for lumber and nails, and ive have
H>e handsome sum of (§2,775.00)
two thousand seven hundred and
seventy-Sge dollars net cash, made
on one farm, or equal to 8277.50 to
the male. It is true he had plenty
to start with, but lie made it on bis
farm the year previous, and replaced
the same for this year’s consump
lion. The amount, §2/289, is cash
from cotton sales, after paying every
expense for mules, lumber, nails,
etc., included. Who can beat it?
And who will daresay there is no
money in farming? It is truc,*Dan.
with that indomitable will
and energy which is u part of bis
life, will .makes money anywhere,
but-it «eaiaji he is pceillarly fitted
for a planter. ifrfr'Bya^aaoMj). every
thing is first-elass.andl bobeve no
good business liijbi will examine his
piste and say there is no money to
be niado on a farm. Ilis first rule
is to raise plenty at home, and feed
“not sparingly” but in abundance,
His mules remind me of days that
are past—large, and quick, and good;
hands -‘well paid" to follow them;
a thorough system in everything.
feven to the keeping of his stock’
hogs and cows. He has in use a
largo fmyjace boiler in which the
food fbr TliSs hogs and _cows is
throughly cooked, and I am told
h-.‘ U f-ct 3 -NXedon.
lb wriun^ tko above, wlneli is with
ont the consent or knowledge of my
friend D. S. M.., I was prompted
by a-desire to sco more in print
concerning facts about the most
honorable and independent of all
professions ; an 1 I will hero add
that it is my honest opinion that at
no very far distant clay we will lose
from cmr little city more of our
sterling business men, who will put
money in laad^aad for a qni««,
peaceful and independent life, move
(o a cottigo house on the banks of
sorao l^nutiful stream with a biajly
blessed with the rich blood of
health coursing through their every
vein, which imparts life, vigor and
i Je#uly to youth, case, patience, and
lo ago, and wnen God
presents that angel of Death to
claim its victim, what a beautiful
home to leave to those whose sor
^>- G your sorrows, whoso joys
your joys something never forgot
von— thf. uousr of my childhood.
&nu Jaxox.
Fierce Esoouimm wn» Rites.—
A remarkable and perhaps unprece
(li-ntcl combat took place at
m ;n. ", n. C„ Tlmesday morning.
,, , r .
ploaes, Andorra .. .u \Vayles,went o.^c ^ into
a °f U ' Ma 7 r C
,vith corn for a veer, and , it has been
cloas q fol . t! , u fongtb of time. Af
Ur getting . . in fi th „ rrt re they found that
the I'Dce «ni h u-il y a do »‘i“
rats, which began to attach fiercely
the two men, who in vain attempted
lo heat 3 them off. The rats came up
on 1 !C,n 111 \‘‘ J ‘ K!l _. _ “
°
hanos, face and . legs,
a! out the eev
era! actually getting under Way las’
8b ; rt . lfoth men cried for help, and
rescued from their perilcus
situation . lie v. . m.e , f r er ,
Bosticks left ear was eaten on, anu
his f.ico horribly bitten. Wavfeu*
nose tnd i,,, s were so badly bitten
,
’• ; ’ ". ..( 3
nize lum. and bis left . eye was torn ,
from its socket.
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Comino.—T he nervous mother of
a bright little boy was alarmed lest
jjo shtftdd ta-ko tho whoopiitgcoijgh
wl lh *
!l00 d. She talked so much about
aTW i y . in .; ; ] , ver it, tint slia had
'
infected the child to such an
her side. Ono ......• night rn afterThe littlo
follow had betgfput to sleep, a dlon
key wr -driven past the house, and,
! S. when ‘wi-!, inst owpnsilc, set nn hia
,
foww-ra nt of h d, s-raaming
j ( kt-top cf hl.i S^ire, ‘Tho v.-ht-op
ing emigh is coming, mamma !
w hm>.>in-r cough is corah»<j!*
V 0 I .-9 P?b. 34
THE CHINESE.
WHAT THEY / RE ASA NATION.
Social Codes end Prostitution—
What the. Official Correspondence
Reveals.
Speaker Randall laid before the
house to-day state department doc¬
uments upon the subject of slavery
in China. In alluding to these pa
pent Consul General Bailey says it
is neev neithai tint sL:v. iy
and ever has existed, as an cssen
tint feature of the Chinese political
and social system, and perhaps it jg
worth ivhile'to query whether Chi
mesa emigration to the United
States is not thus shown to have in
its every lineament the taint of hu
man slavery. The elder member
of the family, he says, the pater
familias, lias almost unlimited con
fcrOl and power over every member
of the family, and he is held to a
close accountability for the actions
of all members of his family. The
conclusions to be drawn from the
evidence are as follows :
First. That*slavery does now
prevail andJiaS.prevailed extensive
iy in China through her whole his
fcoric period.
Second. That the present Slav
fry of China famtlv- has grown out of {he
patriarchal orgauizatiga.
Tffir-i. Tint fee
Chinese tardily, gives the pStef
familias absolute power and control
over the members of the family.
Fourth. That this power and
authority is transferable by mort
gage and sale, and can be exercised
when so transferred ns by the orig
inal Load of the family.
Fifth. That the slaves of China
are divided into four classes,_ and
that these four classes comprise
one-sixth of tno whole population
of the empire.
Sixth. That judging from the
result of the ffie thirty-seven
experience Sy Brins^ autH6ri*
ties in Hong Kong, there is vitality
and strength enough in the Chinese
family law and in the system of
Chinese slavery to enable them to
defy foreign laws and courts even
in foreign countries.
The consul general adds: If
Chinese immigration into the TJni»
ted States is to continue and in
crease with slavery or quasi-slavery
and concubinage, inbred and per
moating its every feature and or
ganization, so that they may be
an iudissoluble part of its present
system, ia it not a subject to which
American statesmen should turn
their attention with some degree of
anxiety? Is not this Chinese sy>
tem of concubinage which is now
being introduced into America
through Ghinese immgration, but a
twin sister of polygamy, that other
“relic of barbarism,” now so firm
Iy rooted in the heart of the Amer¬
ican continent, and toward the ex i
termination of which the govern¬
ment is now banding its energic ; ?
lie then gives a special report, rsp
on which his observations as above*
,
nrc
It T acts 4 fortn - ,,,,,, thus, snuoiy ......., ex..st-e.l
q period of Chinese
cit , Jt , a! .; sing frolJl W ar
and e' quest or springing f entirely
*
orgmnzation . .. Ho Cm- ■
esefamiiy ^ Bystcm. Thepan**aioaal oi
• f
g ves t!le head of a
" .jbsoluto power over every
merm.er, am n . .-.i,,, ^ *
of t 1G llb3vS Y and lives of a.l t.e
-
members. Ho may chas!tnort
st .u and even kill any or all
0 f *N ’ ; . tt j s t'l-it “.is
°‘ ‘ ' ‘‘"
snonl.l have .
the emperor a <v -
a father fox- Ins pcop.e, No i.....mt
should lm© the power of a sever*
over his family." It has i»
' «
tuo i n
conls T
mortgage or sell tueir «dnklvc-n , - , , t,
the rich m great numbers. Von
Moltendorf, in an essay .J on Chinese
' "‘ ‘ ’ . j,. H i>r ,.
kor, of *„ the British oonsulai , ........ r-eivm-,
estimates that fifty per cent, of all
the families of China have children
that have been acquired from other
“ ,1 "
j Mr. Bailey la inclined to believe
I that-, though tho origin of Chinese,
may have been rapture in
: a-.-:-. ■ t - f’. - p-'.umrm tl fumdy sy ; -
j tem. A man aomihnrs s-dld lu» til
■ -i, <-v n ’-" -: -If and hi i wife,
! (1 moderate r.riee, 1ml if lie e.vi, he
taJfr «tr
There are four distii^t elaufies of
aJaven in China. First, th- shivos
of tho imp-rial houN.old t sec m i.
Lijicubinc- • c,;-i I,„M f „.
labor; fourth, slaves field fbSf'tnS*
purpose of prostitution. . The first
class are eunuchs, and are nsed-ei-
clusivety in the imperial families.
The emperor has 3,009 in his ser*
vic'o. 'f he second class is ft nctmef-i
ous one, every man who is able to
buy or maintain them bavin" one
or more concubines. A writer ifl
the Chinese Review, volume 2,
.Tune, 1873, estimates that of the
entire number of female children
born in certain provinces, 25 per'
cent, are thus disposed oh Thd
ttSd class—gcneSd slaves--is also
numerous, females predominating.
Section 327 of the code provides
that a slave, guilty of addressing 1
abusive language to his master,'
shall suffer death by being strangled,
and a slave soliciting and obtaining
the daughter of a free man shall
be punished in the samo manner.
The fourth class, prostitutes,-is ft
large one, forming a considerable-’
per cent, of the whole population.-:
In another dispatch the consul-’
general transmits to the state de-*
partment the following translation
of section 255 of the penal code of'
translated by Sir Thomas
Stanton, baronet, of the It. S., re¬
lative to renunciation of allegiance:
Ail persons renouncing their
country and allegiance, or devising^ behead¬
the means thereof, shall be
ed, and in the same punishment of
this offense no distinction shall bo
made between principals and acces¬
sories. The property of such crim¬
inals shall be confiscated, and their
wives and children distributed as
slaves to the great officers of the
state. Those females, however".
with whom a marriage had not been
completed .though adjusted by con- >
trackball not suffer under this law.-.
From the penalties of this law ex-:
ceptions shall also be m^do in favoif
of all such daughters of criminals
as shall,have married into other
families. The parents, grandpar
ents, brothers and grand-children of
fnch crimiflaH whether haoit-ually
^
g with than under the same
banished mofaFTpte--r4»^i_ha distanceTJ1 r>erj:u«*nRlfe* 2,vWd
*tv The
lee. All those who purposely con*
oeal or connive at this crime shall
be strangled. Those who inform!
against and bring to justice cnmi
‘nils of this class shall bo rewardec.
with the whole of their property,
Lesser degrees of punishment are
provided for those who are^ privy"
to the crime and give no inform*
Ron of it. If the crime is contriv*
ed but not executed, the principals
shallbo-strangled and the accessor
.
-;d with blows and bap
ismnent. Inosd fcre pnvy to suen
ineffectual contrivance, if they do
ntot give information, shall be puri
ished with blows and three years
banishment. Those who refuse to
surrender themselves to the magia<
cealment, trates when shall required, be deemed and seekeon^ guhty of
intent to rebel, and shall sufrer the
prescribed punishment, Secretary
Under date of March 1,
Evarts inclosed to Ihmg AYing, thff
Chinese minister at W ashington, ft
copy of the foregoing translation^
and inuuivied whether rt oor
roctly represented tho law and if it
was understood to bo now in force?
in all or any part of the dominions
of Ms imperial majesty. In repl/
to Hr. Evarls, Mr. Yung Wing, nn*
der date of March 3, says that see*
tion 255 of the Chinese penal codef
referred to has no reference what
ever to Chinese emigration as con
tcmplfttediu and sanctioned by the
Burlingame treaty. Under the gener-'
al head of “Renunciation of Allegil
mice” tho specific acts so carefully
defined, with their corresponding'
punishments, points to tho pre¬
sumptive-existence of treasonable*
intent against the. government as !
being the logical sequence of re^
iiunciation of allegiance which an
tecedes them both in time and
existence, hence their classification:
under that head or section. Einri
gr.ition as sanctioned by foreign*
treaties is taken out of tho eatego*
ry of treasonable acts, and is there
fore beyond the scope of tho sec-
ticn.
A Methodist minister, tho Re* - -
Mr. H—, was a good man, but
in his ways and very loud of
■hewing tobacco.
Ono day ho was caught in ft".
shower iu Illinois, and going to a
cabin near by knocked at the
door. A sharp looking dame an-
sworod his summons, Ho asked.
for shelter.
‘1 don’t know you,’ she replied..
‘Remember tho scriptures,’ said
the Dominie. ‘Be not forgetful to
entertain strangers, for thereby
same liavo entertained angola una
waves.
‘You needn’t say that,’ replied
the other; ‘no angel would como
down with a quid of tobacco in his
mouth.’
She shut tko ^Qor in lus faco,
leaving the good man to tho mercy
f the ruin and his own reflections.
,AKTl.»S. . , . Si . Kt ... S
..owpaners, rodo fourteen mile*
ihtuugli a fierce snow atoriu to get
copy of the weekly; that spoke o£
Imn as a promiuont mizeu.-