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ELLIJAY. GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1882.
AN. AUTOGRAPH.
I write my name as one
On sand by waves o’errun,
Or winter’s frosted pane
Traces of record vain.
Oblivion’s blankness claims
Wiser and better names,
And well my own may pass
As from the stand of glass.
Wash on, O waves of time !
Melt noons the frosty rime !
Welcome the shadow vast,
The silence that shall last I
When I and all who know
And love me vaisb so,
Wlmt barm to them or me
Will the lost memory be ?
if any words of mine,
Through right of life divine,
Remain, what matters it
W hose band the message writ ?
Why should the “err wner’s quest”
Sit on my worst or best ?
Why should the showman claim
The poor ghost of my name ?
Yet, as when dies a sound
Its spectre lingers round
Haply r my spent life will
Leave some faint echo still.
A whisper giving breath
Of praise or blame to death,
Soothing or saddening such
As loved the living much.
Therefore with yearnings vain
And fond 1 still would fain
A kindly judgment seek
A tender thought bespeak.
And while my words are read,
Let this at least be said :
“What’er his life’s defeatures,
fie loVed his fellow creatures.
“If, as the Law’s stone table,
To hold lie scarce was able
The first great precept fast
He kept for man the last.
“I hrough mortal lapse and dullness
What lacks the Eternal Fullness
If still our weakness can
Love Him in loving man ?
“Age brought him no despairing
Ot the world’s future taring,
Iu human nature stil!
He found more good than ill.
“To all who dumbly suffered,
His tongue and pen be offered :
His life was not bis own,
Nor lived for self alone.
“He loved the scholar’s quiet,
Ye', not ui)tempted by it,
Or poet's dream or lieauty,
He strove to do his duty.
“He meant no harm to any,
He sought the good of many,
Yet knew both sin and folly,—
May God forgive him wholly !”
—John G. Whittier.
FRED RADNOR'S PLEDGE.
“Only 9 o’clock ! What a long
evening it has been!” sighed
sweet little Maze Cranston, as
she sunk into the velvet cushions
of the lounge in Judge Ilainor’s
family silting room.
She had been exceeding rest
less ail the evening. She tried
to sew, but after taking a stitch
or two her work fell into her lap,
and she turned to a vase oil the
stand beside her, and examined
the rare flowers that it held.
“I do wish you would come
Charlie,” she continued ; “your
flowers worry me. Can I wear
them and accept his love, liis
wealth, and an enviable position
in society ? Such an opportunity
comes but once to a penniless or
phan. Now every time I attempt
to fasten the flowers in my hair
Ned’s image looms up before me !
I see ’lis to remind me that, you,
dear Fred, have for years occu
pied the place in my heart that
Charlie now wishes to fill. Why
can’t 1 do something to help
Fred lead a better life! Poor
auuti’s heart is breaking, and un
cle is no longer cheerful and hap
py, as he used to be. Oh, that I
might be the means of restoring
Fred to his friends and to a true
hie ! But uncle and aunt will be
here soon. I mast rouse maself
and not let them think they have
worried me. I will go to the li
brary and gel a book. Loutyjing
in this lazy way will surely ae-
complish no pood.”
Suiting her actions to her
words, conscience-stricken little
Maze left the room. As she pass
ed through the dim-lighled hall
she met Fred preparing lo leave
the house. Laying her hand
gently on his shoulder, she said :
“Why, Fred, you here? ]
thought I was alone. You are
not going out tins late hour?”
“Yes I am. Maze. What dif
ference does it make whether I
goorslay? Noone car>-s for me
now, not even lather ami mother
they never say a word lo me.
Nor will 1 keep you standing
here, either and he shook the
tiny nand from off his shoulder
and started on.
"‘Dear Fred, slop one minute.
Please stay in 10-nighl ; I am
alone. Hang up your hat and go
to the sitting room with ine. You
do not know how often I long for
your company, or how it grieves
me to see you going astray.
Don’t you remember, Fred, whit
good times we used to have? I
do, and I have missed you so
much!”
“Do you still like me, Maze?’’
“Indeed I do, as dearly as 1
could lov,e my brother.”
“But, Maze,” said he, drawing
her closer to him, and gazing
earnestly in her cl t ear, dark eyes,
“there ,is but one thing that can
save me. A sister's love does
not satisfy the craving of my
heart. Charlie Lanes’ devotion
to you idfcddens me. Do you be
long lo him ? Are you engaged?”
“Promise me, Fred, that you
will not drink any more, and I
will give you these flowers that
Charlie sent me to night, as a
proof of my preference for you.”
As she spoke she took them
from her hair. Fred eagerly
held forth his hand to receive
them.
“Maze, dear,” lie said, “in the
preseace of God, 1 swear that, as
long as I retain liiese flowers, 1
will not touch a drop of liquor.
If I keep them and niv pledge
for one year, may I cla m you in
one year.”
‘ You may. Be true to your
self, and 1 will be true to you ”
At that moment the bell rang.
“Go to the sitting-room. Fred,and
I will join you in a moment, I
wish to go to the door myself.
’TisCharlie; lie was to call on
his way home. If 1 wear his flow
ers, lam his ; If not. all is at an
end between us. Can you trust
me!”
In a few moments Maze joined
Fred in the sitting room, where
we willy leave them for a time,
that Maze may (ell him of the
battle she had fauglit early in
the evening.
Though Maze called the judge
and Mrs. Kainor uncle and aunt,
there was in reality no relation
ship existing between them.
When she was scarcely six years
old her parents died, and, by
some mismanagement,during the
last, year of his life her father lost
his fortune. Judge Rainor had
always been his firm friend, and
when, upon his deafh-bed, he
asked him to take her and care
for her as his own, for the-sake of
the Iriendship that had always
existed between them, he readi
ly consented.
“God will reward you,” said
the dying man.
’•1 ask no reward, Cranston. 1
will doit for the love I bear you.
J will be a father to her.”
“I cannot speak my thanks,but
mark my words. God will re
ward you.”
That was fifteen years ago. He
had often thought of the dying
man’s prophecy, and considered
it fulfilled, for Maze had always
been faithful and given them a
daughter’s love, and frequently
he was heard to say that it Fred,
his only son, were half so dutiful
or loving, his cup ot joy would
be full to overflowing. Bat of
late Fred had been leading so
wild a life that they feared lie 1
would not only bring disgrace
upon them, but would soon be
lost to them forever. His mother
grew thin and pale with grief,
and there was a cloud of gloom
hovering over them that only
Fred could dispel.
.When Maze heard her ancle
and aunt coming she bade Fred
go to his room for the night with
out seeing them, but to be sure
to meet them the next morning
at breakfast. After kissing her,
lie obeyed with a joyful heart. A
few pleasant words having passed
between Mrs. Rainor and Maze
in regard to the evening that
each had spent, the latter pre
paired to go to her room.
•Don’t hurry, mv daughter.”
said Mrs. Rainor. “Yon are so ra
diently beautiful to night that it
cheers me to look at you. Are
von happy ?
“Yes, indeed, auntie, and you
and ancle will be, too, in the
morning. 1 am going to bare
company to breakfast, and I want
you to get a good night's rest, so
you will be ready to reeejve my
guest. You can never guess who
it is, and I won’t, tell you. so good
night;” and bestowing a loving
kiss npon each, the beautiful girl
left them. ■ ■ *. :
Bright and early the next
morning Maze was flitting Lack
and forth from dining-room
to kitchen, and from kitchen o
dining-room, giving her orders
for breakfast, the servants all the
while eyeing her in perfect
amazement, for sucli a thing had
nevpr before been heard of.
“I am going to have some
friends to breakfast,” she ex
plained, “and I want things ar
ranged according to my own
taste. I will also wait upon the
table myself.”
Fred was the first to respond to
the bell. As the judge and his
wife entered he approached
them :
“Mother, lather.” he said tak
ing a hand ol each, “through (he
influence of that dear little wo
man,” bowing his head to Maze,
“I am resolved to lead a better
life. Will you take me back to
your hearts as of yore!”
Too happy to speak, his mother
laid her head upon his breast and
wept. His father walked around
the table to where Maze was
standing, and, taking her in his
arms, said: “God has, indeed,
rewarded me.”
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The Dangers of Buggy Riding.
From Check: An editor who
probably knows what ho is talk
ing about says that buggy riding
is conducive to the tender feel
ings. We don’t, lor our part, see
how it could very well help from
being so. When a young man in
a soap-dish hal and polka-dotted
socks drives up in his side bars
buggy in front of the house
where she lives, and she comes to
tire door all rigged out in things
which we haven’t time lo numer
ate, and trips down to the front
step, and the young man just
tosses her into the narrow seat
and gets in beside her and taps
the horse with the whip, while
the buggy quivers like a thing of
life and a joy forever, and the
young man beside, her doesn’t
know but every, rniuute will be
the next one, why we don’t sec
why buggv riding should not be
most conducive to the tender
teeliugs of anything extant.
Horse-back riding is cold and
distant, ridmg is the thing
and the longer the ride and the
more lonely the road, the better.
....
Love not the woman that is
vain ot her beauty, or the man
that prides himself on his wis-
I Join.
VOL. VII. NO. 40-
Fish Laws of Georgia.
Christian Index.]
The Act of 1875 taken in con
nection with the fact that its pe
nal prohibitions have never been
enforced, presents the anomaly
of requiring the Commissioner ol
Agricalture to proceed to stock
the rivers of the State with shad,
salmon and other migrating food
fish, while limiting the expendi
tore for this purpose to the asm
of SSOO per annum, while on tiw
other hand the market and other
fishermen of the lower counties
as well as from other States arc
permitted to fish when they,
please, as long as they please amfe
with whatever means un<l appli-1
anees thev may find most rffecHi !
al m getting all the fish that e*
months of the rivers fponu
the sea. We are told that fishing
vessels from other States are per
mitted to enter Georgia rivers,
stretch their nets so ss to capture
every merchantable fish and send
them to distent markets—ont of
the State—(or sale, tboa depriv
ing the citizens in. the interior of
the State and along the bank# of
the riven above these “eatcb-all”
contrivances of their nataral and
just right to a fair share of this
bounty of Providence. The
ia question provide* for a ‘closed
lime”—from sunrise on Saturday
morning of each week to sunrise
on the following Monday, during
which no migrating fish shall be
taken. Il provides farther that
no shad shall be taken by any
means whatever (except tor
sDawning' purposes, under the
provisions of the Act) except be
tween the first day ot January
and the twentieth day of April of
each year. It also prescribes the
size of the meshes of sent*, nets,
etc., they shall not be less than
five inches. We learn that this
law is violated with impunitv in
every detail, and calls loudly for
legislative or other xction.
Keep Ahead.
One of the grand secrets of suc
cess in life is to keep ahead in all
ways possible, if you once fall
behind, it may be very difficult
to make up the headway which
is lost. One who begins with
putting aside some of liis earn
ings, however small,and keeps it
up for a number of years, is like
ly to becntaq rich before he dies.
Oue who inherits properly and
goes on year by year spending
more than his income, will be
come poor if he lives long enough.
Living beyond their means baa
brought multitudes of persona to
ruin iu our generation. If is the
cause of nine-tenths of all the de
falcations which have disgraced
the age. Bankers and business
men in general do not often help
themselves to other people's
money until their pwu be
gin to fail uff, and Hie expendi
tures efficeed laeir receipts.
A uian who is in debt walks in
the midst of perils. It uaqpot
but impair a man’s self-aspect
to kuow that,lie is living at the
expense of-others. It is also vary
desireable that we should keep
somewhat ahead ip our wojrk.
This may noA be possible in all
cases; as, for instance when a*
man’s work is assigned
fixed hours, jifce
atives ma puli. -But titere jure
certain ulajaps qf pesjplg wfio gan
choose tljeir, time for. the Work
which they called to do,
among tbem,a£ loifg as possible,
and then come to ils performance
hurried, perplexed, anxious, con
fused—iu such. a slate of mind as
certainly unfits them for doing
their best work. Get ahead and
keep abeadg and your success is
Irdeesblysure. . tc