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An As3’s Appeal.
Pity the woes of a lmrd-worked ass—
Whose sorrows are far from being o’er;
Whose sides are mauled and thumped, alas;
Who heartily wishes he were no more.
Hard is the lot of my kith and skin ;
Like postage stamps, we’re stickedand lick
ed ;
Though we strive mankind’s good will to
win;
We are only battered and bruised and kicked.
Who marvels if we uplift our heels,
And, stung with anguish, brood assault,
As on we plod ’fore sluggish wheels—
Forever beaten—and all for naught?
Oh! thou hard-hearted wretch, wdiose craven
back
Would shrink with horror from the venge
ful whip,
Mcthinks thou wouldst the needed courage
lack
To seize thy human match with manly grip!
Down from ancient glory am I hurled';
My raee may mourn its desecrated sway;
Of old we bore the Saviour of the world,
And writhe beneath a carter’s goad to-day!
Is there no Power to listen to the cries
Wrung from the tortured creature of the
field?
Is there no Arm on our behalf to rise,
And e’en for us the Sword of Justice wield ?
Ah! man, but look within—thyself behold—
Is nought in thee that doth deserve the rod?
Can’stthou the record of thy mind unfold,
Nor fear the scourges of offended God ?
Oh, let the gentle warmth of pity swell
Within thy breast, and demon’s harshness
flee,
That e’en the brute may learn to wish thee
well,
And God, who made us both may pity thee!
♦
The Difference.
MAN.
If lie wears a good coat
Lift him up, lift him up;
Though he be but a bloat,
Lift him up.
If lie’s not common sense,
And boasts a five pence,
Lift him up.
If his face shows no shame,
Lift him up, lift him up ;
Though crime is his name,
Lift him up.
Though disgrace be his sport,
Let your daughters him court—
Lift him up.
WOMAN.
If a woman once errs,
Kick her down, kick her down ;
If misfortune is her’s,
Kick her down.
Though her tears fall like rain,
And she ne’er smiles again,
Kick her down.
If a man breaks her heart,
Kick her down, kick her down ;
Redoubling the smart,
Kick her down.
And if in low condition,
On, on to perdition,
Kick her down.
The Diummer’s Last Call.—Dur
ing Bonaparte’s famous march over the
Alps, he encountered a terrific storm on
the Splugen Pass. Among the fatalities
attending this st-orm the death of a cer
tain drummer was one of the most affect
ing, Mr. Headley, in his book “ Napo
leon and his marshals,” thus describes
the incident: “One drummer, carried
over the precipice, fell unhurt to the
bottom of the gulf, and crawling out of
the mass of snow which had broken his
fall, began to beat his drum for relief.
Deep down amid the crushed forms of
avalanches the poor fellow stood, and
for a whole hour beat the rapid strains
which had so often summoned his com
panions to arms. The muffled sound came
ringing up the face of the precipice, the
most touching appeal that could be made
to a soldier’s heart. But no hand could
reach him there, and the rapid blows
grew fainter till they ceased altogether,
aud the poor drummer lay down to die.
He had beaten his last reveille , and his
companions passed mournfully on, leav
ing the Alpine storm tosiu? his dirge.”
CRAWFORD, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 27, 1874
AN INTERESTING BRIDAL TRIP.
The train from Grafton due at Park
ersburg, Va., at 11.40 a. m., stopped at
one of the way stations, recently to take
on a couple newly married.
Both were young and both were ver
dant; having been raised in the wilds of
Western Virginia neither of them had
ever been fifty miles away from home.
They had heard of railways, locomotives,
steamboats and hotels, but had never
experienced any of the comforts of those
institutions.
Jeems and Lize had determined on
this, the important events of their lives,
to visit the city and see the world, par
ticularly that portion of it known as
Parkersburg. No wonder that they
were amused and delighted when the
locomotive, steaming and snorting, with
the train of beautiful crimson cars fol
lowing it, came in sight.
“Arc these your trunks?” said the bag
gage master.
“Well, I sorter kalkilate them’s ’em,”
said Jeems.
The trunks —a spotted hair trunk and
a very old-fashioned valise—were soon
in the baggage car, followed by Lize and
Jeems.
“I’ll be darned ef railroads ain’t nice
things,” said Jeems, seating himself on
his luggage and carefully holding up the
tails of his light-bodied blue, adorned
with resplendent metal buttons, out of
the dust. “Lize, sit here by me.”
“Come out of that,” said the baggage
man; “you are in the wrong car.”
“The deuse I am! D’ye s’pose I don’t
know what I’m ’bout? These are my
traps, and I kalkilate to stay where they
are. Keep quiet, Lize; they say we’ve
got to fight our way through the world
anyhow, and if that chap with the cap on
wants any thing, why, I’m his man.
Don’t won’t any ofver foolin’ round me.”
Here the conductor interposed, and
explained matters, insomuch that Jeems
consented to leave his traps and follow
the conductor. What was his delight
when he surveyed the magnificence of a
first-class passenger-car, into which he
was ushered. His imagination had nev
er, in its wildest flights, pictured any
thing half so gorgeous.
He was aroused from the contempla
tion of the splendor around him by the
shriek of the iron horse.
“Jcwilikins ! what in thunder’s that?”
exclaimed Jeems.
“That’s the horse squealing when they
punch him in the ribs with a pitchfork
to make him go along,” said a sleepy
looking individual just behind him.
“Look here, stranger, said Jeems, “I
allow you to think I’m a darned fool;
maybe I am, but there’s some things I
know, and one of ’em is that you’ll get
your mouth broke if you don’t keep it
shut. I don’t say much—”
Just at this moment they found them
selves in Egyptian darkness, and then
was heard a scream, almost equal to the
engine, from Lize, us she threw her arms
around the neck of .Teems.
“I knew it ! I knew it!” exclaimed the
sleepv-looking individual; “we are lost,
every mother’s son of us. We can just
prepare now to make the acquaintance
of the gentleman in black, who tends the
big fire below.”
“ 0, great heavens ! what will become
of us! I felt skeery about getting on the
outlandish thing at fust.”
“Keep quiet, Lize ! hollering won’t do
any good now. Ef you know any pray
er, now’s the time to say it for both of
us.”
“What’s the matter here?” said the
astonished conductor, coming once more
into light.
“That’s just what I’d like to know,”
said Jeems, when he saw that Lize and
himself were still alive.
“We’ve just passed through Eaton’s
tunnel,” replied our polite conductor.
How far are you going?”
“Wall, reckon we’ll stop at Parkers
burg.”
“Show your tickets, if you please.”
“Sertingly. Lize, you got some with
you ? Let this gent look at ’em.”
Lize drew a piece of white paper from
her reticule, and, with a smile, handed
it to our friend the conductor, who read :
“The pleasure of your company is re
spectfully solicited.”
“What’s this?” said the conductor.
“Why, that’s one of the tickets to our
wedding, that’s what you asked for,
hain’t it,” asked the somewhat surprised
Jeems.
“Whaw ! haw I haw !” was the discor
dant sound that arose from the sleepy
individual.
A bland smile passed over the face of
the conductor, as he explained his mean
ing to our verdant friend. He had no tick
et, but willingly paid his fare, and the
train sped on towards its destination.
But wonders did not cease here.
Presently our pert newsboy Billy en-
tered the car, and, stepping up to Jeems,
he asked;
“Have a Sun, sir.”
“Wall, if I have my way about it, the
first one will be a son, sartain,” said
Jeems. Lize blushed.
“Don’t count your chickens afore
they’re hatched,” said Billy, as he has
tened on to the next car.
In due time the train stopped at the
big depot in Parkersburg. Amid confu
sion of strange noises, and a Babel of
discordant voices, our friends landed on
the platform.
“ Buss, sail ? buss, sail ? free for the
United States,” said the sable porter of
our up-town house. “Lady take a buss,
sah ?” X
“Wall, I rather s’pose she won’t from
any but me; reckon I’m able to do all in
that line she wants, and more too.”
“Go to Swan House, sah ? Right
cross de street—best house in de city.
This way, sah. Any baggage? Have it
sent to your room in a few minutes.”
In a short time Jeems and his bride
found themselves in one of those com
fortable rooms on the second floor of that
will-directed establishment, the Swan
House. The baggage was sent up with
the usual promptness, and our friends
were soon making their toilet for dinner.
Jeems had his coat and boots off in a
jiffy, and Lize’s hair fell gracefully over
her shoulders.
“That’s a doused purty torscl,” said
Jeems, eyeing the bell-cord; “wonder
what it’s fur? (catching hold of it).
Look, it works up there on some sort of
a thingumbob! I’d like to have that
torsel to put 011 my horse’s head next
muster day. See how it works,” said
he, giving it a pull.
Presently the door opened, and the sa
ble face of one of Afric’s sons was thrust
into the room, with the inquiry of “Ring,
sah?”
“Ring ! Ring what, you black ape ?
Ef you don’t quit looking at my wife
and make yourself scarce, I’ll wring
your head off.”
“Stop a minit,” said Lize. “What’s
the name of the man that keeps this
tavern ?”
“Mr. Conley, marm.”
“Well, tell his lady she needn’t go to
any extra fixing on our account, for we
are plain people,” said the amiable
bride.
“As they used to say in our debatin’
society,” interrupted Jeems, “I’llamend
that motion by savin’ you can tell ’em to
give us the best they’ve got. I’m able
to pay fur it, and don’t keer fur expenses.”
“Tee he ! tee he !” was the audible re
sponse from the sable gent, as he hurried
down stairs.
Dinner came, aud was dispatched with
a relish. Jeeips and his bride took a
stroll over the city, seeing the lions and.
other sights, until supper-time, which
being over, they retired to their room.
The gas was lit by the servant, who re
ceived a bright quarter for his services.
Jeems was the last in bed, and, accord
ing to the rule in such cases, he had to
put out the light, which he did with a
blast from his lungs.
The noise in the street had died away,
and quiet reigned in the Swan House.
The young man on the watch dozed in
his chair. The clerk (rather corpulent)
was about to retire, when he thought he
smelt gas. The guests (some of them)
woke up and smelt gas. Much against
his will, the clerk proceeded to find
where the leak was. It seemed strongest
in the room occupied by the bride and
bridegroom. Clerk concluded to knock
at the door.
“Who’s there ?” came from the inside.
“Open the door ; the gas is esc apings”
“Gas ! what gas ?” said Jeems, opening
the door.
“Why, here in this room. How did
you put your light out ?”
“Blew it out, of course.”
“You did a big thing.”
Our clerk came very near saying a bad
word ; but, remembering that there was
a lady in the case, or rather in the bed,
he checked his rising temper, and, hav
ing lit the gas, proceeded to show Jeeins
the mystery of its burning, as follows :
“You see this little thing here ? Well,
when you want to put it out, give it a
turn this way. Serious consequences
might have resulted if it had not been
discovered. Be careful next time.”
“Much obleeged. But how the deuse
did I know the durned stuff was escap
ing ?” responded Jeems.
“ Didn’t you smell it ?” asked the
clerk.
“ ’Pears to me I did smell it,” said
Jeems, slightly embarrassed.
The clerk, after further explaining
the matter to the newly-wedded pair,
turned off the gas, and all was dark, and
our friends were left alone in their glory.
A sound of suppressed mirth was heard
in the reading-room for a few minute-*,
and then all wa -till.
SENSE AND NONSENSE.
Butler Bitters—S 1874-X.
A fireside tail—The cat’s.
A thorn in a bush is worth two in
the hand.
The three ruling powers of to-day
are the Press, the Pulpit and the Petti
coat.
county: “Nobuddy hieh no husses 2
this fens.”
Mrs. Verdy thinks a Congressman
must be hard pushed for a cigar when he
“ takes the stump.”
What is the best way to kill
aunts? Hit your uncle’s wife on the
head with a hammer.
The “ headless trunk” of a young
lady was shipped to Lexington depot
last week, sewed up in canvas. It proved
to be a Saratoga trunk.
We are told that the “ smallest
hair makes a shadow.” And so it does.
It throws a shadow over your appetite
when you find it in your victuals.
A debating society had under
consideration the question—“ Is it wrong
to cheat a lawyer ?” The decision arri
ved at was, “No; but impossible.”
A Michigan man has hit upon a
happy expedient for getting rid of the
rheumatism. He crowded it down into
two fingers, and then had them ampu
tated.
“Please, mister, my father’s dead
and my mother’s runned away, and would
ye please let me and my sister suck eider
through a straw out of that ’ere barrel o’
your’n ?”
Chestnuts should always be cook
ed before eating, as they are more
healthy ; besides cooking imparts an im
proved flavor to the worm, and stops its
wriggling.
There was a man in Athens, the
other day, inquiring for Mr. Circum
stances. He wanted some changes made
in a book-case, and he had heard that
“ circumstances alter cases.”
An Illinois father offered his hand
some daughter a cow for every Sunday
night she would be without a beau, and
how many cows do you suppose she
earned in a year? Fifty-two? No,
bub ; she cow’du’t see it.
As a river boat was loading at
Augusta, a large gray mule refused to go
on board. The mate sung out to a deck
band , “ Twist his tail, and he’ll come.”
Like Cassabianea, that deck-hand obeyed
orders, and, like Cass’abianea, lie nobly
died.
—— A four-year old went to Tucker’s
blacksmith shop to see his father’s horse
shod, and watched closely the process of
shoeing until the blacksmith commenced
paring the horse’s hoofs, when, thinking
this was wrong, he said earnestly, “My
pa don’t want his horse made any
smaller.”
Mrs. Vibbard suggested, in the
Chicago Woman’s Convention, that the
danger of wearing corsets may be obvi
ated by the ladies having their husbands
rub them after taking off the garment
aforesaid. The idea is a good one. We
have sent Mrs. Vibbard’a husband a
ream of sand-paper.
A Milwaukie man having heard
that a piece of salt pork inserted in the
ear will cure the ear-ache, pickled a pig
and dropped it into the flap of his star
board auricular appendage. As nothing
was heard of it, he sent down a yearling
porker, and then stuffed in a salted sow,
with her unborn litter. At last accounts
he was inquiring anxiously for a pickled
elephant.
* ■We noticed Friday, in Athens,
an old darkey seated 011 the sidewalk,
and emptying the gravel from his shoes
on the street. Wonder if there is no or
dinance against this; not that it was not
right for him to get rid of his surplus
ballast, but we tfould suggest that it be
unloaded on some out-lot and uot direct
ly opposite where a pile of dirt had
already been thrown from laying a gas
pipe, and making the street inconvenient
ly narrow. Whose duty is it to look af
ter such things ? District Commission
ers or Board of Health ?
A bachelor thus impeaches wo
man : “ I impeach her in the name of
the great whale of the ocean, whose
bones are tore asunder to enable her to
keep straight. I impeach her in the
name of the peacock, whose strut, with
out his permission, she has stealthily
and without honor assumed. I impeach
her in the name of the horse, whose tail
she has perverted from its use to the
making of wavy tresses to decorate the
back of the head and neck. I impeach
her in the name of the kangaroo, whose
beautiful figure she, in taking upon her
the Grecian bend, has brought into ill
favor aod d’srepute.
VOL 1--NO. 8.
A Living Skeleton.
The Liverpool papers announce th
death of an extraordinary being in th :
Prescott Workhouse. The deceased ha 1
been exhibited in a caravan in varior.;
parts of the country. With a determi
nation worthy of a better object, he ha 1
voluntarily passed through a proce ;
which had rendered him nothing bu
skin and bone. ITe was exhibited i *
wondering clodhoppers at country fn
at one per head, and there is r.
son for supposing that, notwithstandir. ;
the misery and wretchedness, the pa! i
and weariness he suffered, his ambit io i
was satisfied, as wondering bumpkins h ■
his caravan acknowledging that they h . 1
never seen anything so like a corpse wi.
the life still in it. Shut out from t\ •
clear light of heaven, voluntarily dep. 1
ved of the enjoyment of sufficient f<> I
and raiment, with the certain knowleh
that his privations would hurry him* . -
the grave, this wretched creature consoY l
himself with the idea that he lived for ..
purpose. He was “ The Living Skele
ton,” and in that respect he has as
out-distanced all competitors as llu*
greatest warriors, statesmen, painto; ,
philosophers theirs’. With sunken e>.
and hollow cheeks, with arms and L s
which were mere bones covered with a nd: --
eased skin, with the grave before him
yearning to receive him, it seems imp< s
sible to believe that this miserable s.m
of Adam eould have any pride or sati -
faction in the condition to which he lud
brought himself. But he had. He had
spent his energies in wasting them, and
he received his longed-for remuneration
in the wonder nnd alarm which wen
exhibited on the countenances of tlu.se
who beheld him. The workhouse dead
house received the corpse of one whine,
ambition had killed him.
—i
Bearded Women at Court.—Beard
ed women are singular curiosities, no
doubt, though, if very much bearded
scarcely attractive objects. Two of these
accentrieities of humanity are at present
in Constantinople, affording a lively topic
of conversation in Turkish circles, a id
were presented at the palace of Dolina
babhtche to the sultan, who had ex
pressed a wish to see them. They came
to the capital, in fact, with their father
and brother Basorah, on the Persian
Gulf, where they were bore, for the ex
press purpose of presenting ape tition to
his majesty, craving that some provision
might be made for them. In other coun
tries they would exhibit themselves, and
make money ; but this, of course, Mus
sulman women cannot do in Turkey.
They are sisters, named Leila and Na
harm, the elder being twenty-four and
the younger twenty years of age, and
each has been strangely provided by na
ture with a full silky heard of considera
ble length. Otherwise they are short in
stature, with swarthy complexions and
small hands and feet, and are unmarried.
The bearded sisters speak the Turkish
Kurdish tongues, and are for the present
lodged in a house at Stamboul, at the.
expense of the government, by the min
ister of police.
—
A Numerical Paroquet.—A won
derful performance is done by a paroquet
in a street exhibition of trained birds in
Baltimore. The bird walks to the center
of this table, after bowing to the crowd,
and seats himself in a small chair near a
bell. To the clapper of the bell there is
attached a small cord, and any one in
the crowd is allowed to ask the bird to
strike any number of times upon tin
bell. If asked to strike ten times, he
leaves the chair, seizes the bell-rope, and
pulls it ten times, after which lit bows
and returns to his seat. This was re
peated a great many times, and with on.;
exception, the bird made no mistake.
The bird will strike twenty-seven times*
but after that he refuses, and his owner
states that lie has worked for nearly a
year to get this bird to strike up to thir
ty, hut it appears' that his memory gives
out at that point, and he is unable to
count further.
. A Cure for Consumption.'—A cor
respondent writes as follow? about thr
sanitary power of a well-known plant.
“I have discovered a remedy for pulmo
nary consumption. It has cured a num
ber of cases after they had com
menced bleeding at the lungs and tin
hectic flush was already on the chock.
After trying this remedy to my own .sat
isfaction, I have thought philanthropy
required that I should let it be known
to the world. It is the common mulieu.
steeped strong and sweetened with coffee
sugar, and drank freely. The herb should
lie gathered before the end of July, it
convenient.
“Speaking of the various ages of
the world, Jones thinks that none of them
have given more real satisfaction than
beverages.