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“A.Map of Busy Life—lts Fluctuations and its Vast Concerns.**
ELLIJAY, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1882.
THE SIGNAL GDN.
BY J. H. E.
Oh ! ask me not to sing mother;
Hark, how the wind doth blow !
There’s danger out upon the deep,
The wild waves madly flow.
Oh 1 that he had remained at home,
And spent the hours with me;
I cannot sing to-night, mother,
While be is out at sea.
All day I’ve heard the troubled waves,
With deep and angry moan;
Now, death rides out upon the storm,
To make the surge his throne.
Hark ! 'tie the signal gttu that sounds
Far out upon the wave ;
Full many a gallant heart, ere morn,
Will find a watery grave.
Then ask roe not to sing, mother;
To try would be in vain.
Etch hour my hoart more sad becomes.
My thoughts more full of pain.
Oil! that lie were but by my side,
From fear and danger free!
I cannot sing to-night, mother,
While he is out at sea.
How She Game to Have Him.
“So you will not have me, Nel
lie? You are sure you will not
marry me?”
Pretty little Mrs. Nellie Wil
lard looked meditatively out of
the window into the quiet vil
lage street, as if among tl.e leal
less trees and on the frosl-bound
landscape she could find the an
swer lo Horace Levison’s ques
tion.
Then, alter a moment, she
turned her face toward him—a
face as fresh and lair in its peat-li
ly bloom as many a young girl’s
ten years her senior.
“I—l am—afraid 1 can’t, Mr.
Levison.”
“You are ataid you can’t, Mrs.
Willard? Answer me another
quesiion—yes or no ; do you love
me ?”
She blushed and smiled, and
looked bewitchingly.
Why, Mr. Levison, I meam
Harry, of course I do—like you !
I always did ever since I first
knew you, years and years ago.”
“When Will Willard won the
prize all we fellows were striv
iegforl So you liked me, then,
Nellie, and you like me now?
Then why do you not marry me ?
You have been a widow for three
years now. Is not that long
enough to mourn for Will ?’’
“You wicked man 1 As if three
hundred years could ever teach
me to forget poor, dear Wilson.”
Her bright eyes reproved him
sharply, and he accepted with
good grace.
“Granting the truth, Nellie,
that your deceased husband was
a good fellow and a loving part
ner, I still cannot see why you
refuse me. That is (he subject
under consideration at present,
Nellie. Why won’t you marry
me ?”
Then Mrs. Willaid’s face grew
a little paler, and her plum, fair
hands trembled.
“Because, Harry—because Wil
son Willard made me promise
never to marry again.”
“Nonsense! What if he did!
A bad promise is better broken
than kept.”
Mrs. Willard twisted her ring
uneasily, and looked at the illu
minated shield of the stone.
“1 know it is,” she said ; “but
•I
Mr. L- vison iuok>'u earnestly
at her.
“Yes, bui what, Nellie? In all
respect 1 say n—poor Will is
dead and gone, and you have
been true to his menimy all these
long years, and what lias he to
do with yon now ?”
‘ I know,” she said again, m< <l
- “but—hut, Hurry, lie
made me solemnly promise nev
er to marry agaui under penalty
ot his everlasting displeasure.
And do not be angry with me.
Harry, will you ? But I almost
know he would appear to me.”
“So you believe he would
haunt you, Nellie, if you broke
your promise? A sensible little
woman like you to veritably be
lieve in superstitions folderol!
And after having to wait for you
ten years of your married life,and
iliree years ot your widowhood,
you condemn me to hopelessness
lor the sake of such a chimera—
for the sake of sucli a shadow as
your husband’s ghost.”
And Nellie looked imploring
ly at him again, and her lips
quivered, and the tears stood in
great crystals on her long lashes.
“O, Harry,how cruel you are!
You know I love you better than
all the word I, only—l dare not
mmy again ! Do not be angry
—please don’t be angry with
me.”
And Mr. Levison looked down
at her lovely face, and assured
her lie could never be angry with
tier, and then went away think
ing badly of the husband who
bad burdened bis lovely young
wife with such a promise.
**- * * *
The last sunset rays were
flinging Iheir golden and scarlet
pennons on the pale blue-grav
sky when Mr. Levison ouened
the door of his cosy sitting room
at home to be met by the laugh
ing lace and gay welcome of a
younger gentleman who had
evidently' been making himself
at home while lie wailed.
“lleigho, Levison! Suiprised
lo see me? Mow are you, old
fellow —how are you ?”
Mr Levison staried a second,
then greeted him warmly.
“Fred Willard 1 Where in the
name of goodness did you spring
from? Why, I thought you were
not to sail from England for a
good six months yet. Old boy
bless you, lain so glad to see
you, although for an instant 1
confess 1 was startled. Y r ou aie
the living image of vour brother
Wilson. We’ve been discussing
ghosts, vou know.”
Young Willard's eyes gleamed
mischievously as he interrupted,
irreverently—
“•We’ is good, Lev. Y'ou mean
my liilie sister-in-law, of course;
I know she believes in ’em. 1
am impatient lo see her—for the
first time since Will's funeral.”
Mr. Levison had been looking
thoughtfully at lhe embers, glow
ing like melted rubies behind
the silver bars of the grate. Now
he had turned suddenly to Fred
and laid his hand persuasively
on his shoulder.
“Look here, Fred, you are a
friend of mine, and 1 am about
to put your friendship to a lest.
I want you to do me a great fa
vor ; will you ?”
Fred laughed.
“Will I? Of course I will
What’s up ?”
And Mr. Levison turned the
key ot the door, and the consul
tation lasted until lhe housekeep
er rang the dinner bell.
Five hours later the moon was
just creeping over the lops of lhe
trees, making a perfect flood of
silver gold glory on the quiet
scene, and Mrs. Willard, with a
fleecy white zephyr shawl and
her crepe brown hair, was stand
ing at tiie kitchen door on her
return Irotn a lour o' inspection
lo Tie song In>ie barn and car
riage house winch she had per
sonallv seen was secure ever
since her husbands death.
Her cheeks were flushed to the
nut of an oleander flower by the
keen kiss of the frosty air, and
her eyes glowing like blue fi.es
as she stood there one moment in
the broad hand o! white moon
light that lay athwart the door
like a silent blessing.
Then with a little involuntary
exclamation at the perfect beau
ty of the light, she went in and
locked the door after her, for the
three servants had all retired for
l lie night, and then gave a little
shriek, for, standing m the self
same accustomed place he was
wont to occupy, and looking as
natural as if it were himself in
the flesh, was her husband.
She stifled her shriek, and tried
bravely to feel brave, but liei
heart was tearing around undis
ciplinedly as she realized that
she was looking upon a bone fide
ghost—a veritable inhabitant ol
the land of eternal shadows.
“Will!’’ she cried faintly, with
hand tightly on the handle of the
door.
“Will, is it you ?”
Ilis voice was pre;:sely as it
had been in the old days—mel 1
low, musical, a little domineer
ing—Will’s undeniable, unmis
takably.
“Who should it be but me.
Nellie, and come on purpose to
communicate with you?”
“Yes?” she gasped ; “but what
for? I have tried—l have done
everything that 1 thought you
would wish. There is nothing
wrong, Will ?'’
The pale, moonlight face, the
peckless black suit, the spotless
linen, tlie \\ry same in which he
had been hurried, the low, fami
liar voice—it almost paralized
| Nellie, and yet, aided by the very
! material contract of the door
; knob she stood her ground and
listened.
“Nothing is wrong with you,
Nellie, but with me. I can’t rest
in my grave knowing the wrong
1 nniiiieiitioiiaily committed in
binding you to widowhood; for
ray sake I come to revoke my
decision, to give you my full per
nnssiou to marry again, and my
advice to marry Horace Levison.
Promise me you will do it, and 1
will rest peacefully forever.”
“O, Will! If you say so —it
you think it best—ves! yes, 1
will!”
Her face was pale enough now
to have passed lor a ghost her
self.
“Go look at the big clock iu
dining room, Nellie, and see if ii
is near the stroke of twelve.”
She went dumbly, mechaically.
at his behest, and when she came
back be was gone, and the moon
light streamed iu ou an empty
room.
Then the reaction followed,and
Nellie flew up to her Oedrooui.
locked the door, covered her
iiead with a shawl, and sobbeo
and cried hysterically until her
overwrought nerves tound reliel
in sleep.
The next day Mr. Levison sent
a little note over apologizing for
his seeming discourtesy in not
coming to bid her goodbye on his
sudden departure for an indefi
nite time, and telling her that
her cruel decision never to marry
again had been the cause ol it,
and that they might never meet
again, etc., etc.
To which Nellie, all pale,
alarmed, and crimson with con
fusion, penciled an answer, as
suring him that she had changed
her mind, and begging him to
come over to luncheon with her
to meet her brother in-law, who
had only just arrived from abroad.
Of course Mr. Levison came,
aud it did not lake two miuutes
io settle it. Nor did he laugh at
her when she solemnly related
her experience of the uight be
fore.
“For it was his ghost, Harry,
just as true as lam alive and
speaking to you !”
“A jolly old- 1 mean a thought
ful, painstaking sp ir it, Nellie.
Bless his ghoslship, we’ll hold
him in eternal remembrance.”
Nor did his countenance change
a feature even when he and Nel
lie and Fred Willard discussed
lhe marvelous obliging kindness
of Will.
YOL. VII. KO. 13.
Hat did p rall r *jQnnr>inCihl,’*h
ing Mrs. Nellie ever for a moment
dreamed that her visitant was
Fred himself, assisted by a wig
and false whiskers—nor was there
any need she should knew, for
her happiness was secured and
her conscience at ease.
Experimental Farms.
The policy of establishing at
least one experimental farm for
each State is being agitated in
most of the States that have, up
lo the present time, neglected
this important subject. We are
pleased to not a fact which prom
ises so much immediate good to
the agricultural interest of the
eountrv, and, indirectly, to the
general welfare. The spirit of
pogress is “abroad in our land,”
and every auxiliary to its success
that is within the control of the
people should be employed. As
agriculture is a fundamental in
terest, every citizen is beuefitted
by its advancement, aud should
regard with favor tins oroposilion
to cast light upon the culture of
the soi! through the medium of
experimental farms under the
State's control.— Er.
A New Enemy of the Peach Tree
In some portions of Illinoise
the peach tree 9 are being de
stroyed bv an unknown insect,
which bores into and under the
bark. Great numbers of them
will attack a single tree and ut
terly bleed it to death. The in
sec* is said to be very small, not
more than tire sixteenth of an
inch in length, and to be in the
form of the May beetle. Fruit
growers in this section should
look out closely for them, and
wage immediate hostilities
against them should they make
iheir appearance. They infest
she trees from the roots to the
higher branches. It is difficult
to suppress them. A gentleman
writing on the subject says he
made a wash composed of two
parts of lime and one of wood
ashes, in a pailful of which lie
placed two tablespoonfu! of
crude carbolic acid and two of
Paris green, with which he cov
ered the truuksof the trees. Yet
this did uot stop the ravages of
these insects, for they bored
through it into the trees and
came out through it without
inconvenience. He now pro
poses to wrap the trunks closly
with roofing paper, tarred on the
inner side. This we think will
prove effective.— Cultivator.
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Rescuing: the Drowned.
Now that the seasons for ex
cursions by water, boating patties
and bathing is at hand, it will be
well to republish some simple
rules for the recuscitation of
drowned persons. The method
practiced by many physicians
consists of a good deal of rub
bing, the use of plenty of warm
clothes, slightly rolling the body
while supporting the head a tri
fle higher than the body, and au
external application of the hands
in a way that will produce au ar
tificial respiration.
The people of the Portugal
practice another method, which
is said to be very effective. At
Oporto when persons are recov
ered from the water they are im
mediately stripped and rubbed
all over with salt, but more pat
ticuie.rly about the breast, tem
ples and joints. A sailor recent
ly fell overboard iu the river
Douro, and was under water half
an hour. When recovered his
body was subjected to (lie Por
tugal treatment, aud iu leas than
four hours he was up and walk
ing. Dogs and cats were placed
under water for two hours, and
then were covered over with
salt, the nostrils only being free
from the saline bath. Presently
they began lo breathe aud dis
charge the water from their
mouth and nostrils. v The strug
gling soon gvgw stronger, and in
three or four hours they all got
up aud ran away.