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VOL. I— NO. 34.
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lIAUIEN, GA.
CITY PIUECTORY. __
County Officers.
County Commissioners— T. I‘. Pease. Chairman. J.
P Gilson. James Walter, Jam- s Lacklison. 1,. L.
Morris. L. Mclntosh, Thomas Gignilnut.
Clerk rt. C. (7.—Dr. S. Kenan.
Clerk Superior Court - Isaac M. Aiken.
Ordinary— Lewis Jackson.
Sherif —fames R. Bennett,
Hep lily Sheriff— Alonzo Guy ton.
Receiver Tax Returns— Madison Thomas.
Tax Collector —S. W. Wilson.
Comity Treasurer— E. P. Champney.
The Commissioners meet fiist Wednesday in each
month. ,
Municipal Officers.
Ex-Off. Mayor— T. Y. Pease.
Er-Of Aldermen —.las. t*. Gilson. James U alker,
James Lacklison, ft. L. Morris, L. Mclntosh, Thos.
Gismilliat.
Clerk and Treasurer—Tee. S. Kenan.
City Marshal— Robert E. Carr.
Harbor Master— M. Steadwet!.
Inspector General— E. S. Barclay.
Police Oonvt every morning nt 12 o’clock.
■ Port Wardens. —Isaac M. Aiken, John H. Burrell,
oames G. Young.
Coroner. —John H. Burrell.
U. S. Officers.
, Collector of Customs Brunswick District —John T.
Collins. Headquarters at Brunswick.
, Deputy Collector of Custompfor Tort of Darien—
Uhas. H. Townsend.
Xf. 3. Mails.
Postmaster —D. W. Davis.
Tim mail leaves Baden every Wednesday .ands at
iirday St ft o'clock A. M.. for Mclntosh No. 3. A. A
<l. R. R.. making close connections with mails going
North and South.
The mail arrives from Mclntosh. No. 3, A. A: G.
It. R., overv Tuesday and Friday evenings at 8 o'cik
Mails close every Wednesday and Saturday at \ki
o’clock.
Religious.
Religions services at the Catholic Church every
Sunday morning, at the Rid re, at hall-past ten
O’clock.* Father Pope, officiating.
. There are religious services at the Methodist E.
Church every Sabbath evening at 3 and 8 o clock —
Rev. 12. M. Lockwood, Pastor.
Religious services at the Episcopal Clinch every
Sunday moining at II o’clock. Rev. R. F. Cliite,
Pastor. _
Religions services every Sabbath at 11 A. M-. 3 i .
(M. and 7 P. M„ uttlic colored Baptist Chinch—Rev.
R. Mifiin, Pastor.
Religious services every Sabbath at 11 A. M., and
4 P. M.. at the Methodist Church (colored)—Rev. S.
Brown, Pastor.
Masonic.
Live Oak Lodge No 137 meets first. Wednesday in
each month at their Gall near the Magnolia House.
E P. Champney. W. M. A. E. Carr, Secretary.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
GENE’L SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE. )
ATLANTIC ANI) GULP RAILROAD. >
SAVANNAH, October 11 1873. )
ON AND AFTER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12.
1873, Passenger Trains on this road will run us
follows:
EXPRESS PASSENGER.
Leave Savannah daily at 4:30 P. M.
Arrive at Jesup daily at 8:15 P, M.
Arrive at Bainbridgeelaily at 8:15 A. M.
Arrive at Albany daily at 0:40 A. M.
Arrive at Live Oak daily at 3:55 A. M.
Arrive at .Tacksonvile daily at 10:12 A. M.
Arrive at Tallahassee daily at 2:20 P- M.
Leave Tallahassee daiiy at 10:55 A. M.
Leave Jacksonville daily at..... 2;40 PM.
Leave Live Oak daily at 0:05 P.M.
Leave Albany daily at 3:40 I’. M.
Leave Bainbridge daily at 4:30 !’ M
Leave Jegnji daily at 5-oo A. M.
Arriye at Savannah daiiy at, N'2o A. M.
Sleeping Car rnna through to Jacksonville.
las-seugers for Brunswick take this Train, arriving
at Brunswick daily at 10:30 P. M.
Arrive at Brunswick daily at 10:30 P. M.
Leave Brunswick 2:30 A.M.
Arrive at Savannah 8:20 A.M.
Passengers from Macon by M. and B. 8:00 A. M.,
train connect at Jesup with train for Elorida. Pas
sengers from Florida connect at Jesup witn train
arriving in Macon at 4:30 P. M.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
(EASTERN DIVISION.)
Leave Savannah (Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) at 6:50 A. M.
Arrive at Jesup (Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) at 12:30 P. M.
Arrive at Lawton .Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) at 7,30 P, M.
Leave Lawton (Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday at 5:40 A. M.
Leave Jesup (Tnesday, Thursday and Satur- ,
day) at 12:40 P. M.
Arrive at Savannah (Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday) at 5:45 P. M.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
(WESTERN DIVISION.)
Leave Lawton (Sunday excepted) 7:25 A. M.
Arrive at Valdosta. *• 0:33 A.M.
Arrive at Quitman, “ 10:54 A. M.
Arrive at Thomasville •* 2:40 I’. M.
Arrive at Albany, “ 7;00 P- M.
Leave Albany, lf 8:15 A. M,
Leave Thomasville, “ 2:10 l*. M.
Leave Quitman, “ 4:15 P. M.
Leave Valdosta, “ 5:38 P. M.
Arrive at Lawton, “ 8:05 P.M.
Connecting at Albany with Night Train on South
western Railroad, leaving Albany Sunday, Tnesday
and Thursday and arriving at Albany Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
Trains oh Brunswick anti Albany Railroad leave
Junction (No. 0, A. and G. R. R.) for Albany
on Monday. Wednesday and Friday, at 11;00 A. M.,
and arrive* from Albany Tuesday’. Thursday and
Saturday, 2:49 P. M.
Mail Steamerl eaves Baiabridge for Apalachicola
every Thursday, at 8 A. M.
* H. S. HAINES, Genl. Supt.
Darien ffimbef ifiaicttc.
FALL AND WINTER 1874-S*
•-*. .
EDWARD J. KENNEDY,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
12C Broughton street, Savannah, Georgia ,
Invites the attention of his former patrons and the
public in general to his new selected stock of fine
English and French Digouals, Cassimers and Fancy
Vestings, all of the choicest goods adapted to the
season, which will he made lip to order in the most
approved fashions.
All goods warranted as represented. Seplft-ly
WALTER A. WAY,
ATT ORNEY
AND
Counsellor at Law,
AND
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
DARIEN, GA.
\\J ILL practice in the Superior Courts of thc coun
\ V ties of Mclntosh. Camden, Glynn, Wayne, Ap
pling. Tattnall, Liberty and Bryan. Also in the
Federal Courts in cases of Bankruptcy, Arc.
Particular attention given to the, collection of
claims, and the examination of Land Titles.
April 2(i—
NOTICE.
/CONSIGNEES ol the STR. CARRIE will please
V/ take notice that on and after July 2d, 1874, all
•mods MUST BE RECEIPTED on the wharf, and
all goods stored will he at the risk of the owners or
consigees.
. J. 11. SMITII,
June 25—tf. Captain Str. Carrie.
J. B. L. BASCEfL M. D.
his professional services to the public.
sJ Special attention given to diseases
O? CHILDREN.
Bill a presented first of each month,
July 11-ly. _
MAGNOLIA HOUSE!!
DARIEN, : : GEORGIA.
Af ANY additions have been made in this house
i'l during the past month, and the Proprietor taken
pleasure in saying to his old
PATRONS AND FRIENDS
and to all who desire FIRST-CLASS accommoda
tions, that he is ready to satisfy them at the follow
ing rates :
Board and lodging per month $30,00
Table Board “ “ 25,00
Board and lodging “ week— 10,00
Board ’• “ per day—J* 2.00
Meals each W
Lodgings “ ——— 73
. A. E. CARR, Proprietor,
M. CONWAY, Clerk.
Mclntosh County Hifli School.
THIS SCHOOL WILL OPEN AT
The School House
oil the TUdgc, at ft o’clock a. m., on MONDAY, the
litth day of October, 1874, under charge of
GA RD.Y KK HI RGEES,
Piiiiciial.
M iss CEI FFO HD ST A N FORD,
Assistant.
The trustees desire the prompt, and punctual at
tendance of all pupils with such hooks as they may
now lmve.
For further particulars apply to the Chairman ol
the Board. F- S. BARCLAY,
Octl7-tf Chairman.
Savannah Machine Shops and
BOILER WORKS.
MONAHAN* PABBV & Co>,
MACHINISTS, ENGINEERS,
B©3 LE R M AKER S,
IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS.
Corner of Ray and Randolph Streets,
East: , n Wharves. Sayajutah, Ga.
All kinds of Castings made to order. En
gines, Boilers, Threshing Machines, and all
kinds of Machinery made and repaired.
Wrought Iron Pipe and Pipe Fittings, from
4 to 3 inches, constantly on hand. OctlO-3m
P. I. LOCKWOOD MO.",
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AND
PURCHABSSMG AGENTS
N0.404 NOHTII SECOND STREET.
St. Louis, Missouri.
.———♦ ♦ —■
Speciall attention given to the purchase, on order,
of Grain, Flour, Bacon. Machinery and Farming
Implements, iu all which they have had a long ex
perience. Scp2l>Jm_
GOODYEAR & HARRIS;
A TTOBNEYS A f LA W,
BRUNSWICK, - GEORGIA.
4 VFFICE—Corner Newcastle and Gloucester st’rs.,
' " over Drng store of J. S. Biain & Cos.
Will practice in all the counties of the Brunswick
Circuit and the city of Darien, Ga.
1 Aug. 1-ly.
DARIEN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12,1874.
WM. SHEKCK.
BOOT k SHOE MAKER,
DARIEN, GEORGIA.
IS NOW prepared to do any sort t f "ink in ti e
Boot and Shoe line, ’nstom-made .'•>••; < furnish
ed at reasonable prices. Shop at 15. Pfeiffer’s, oppo
site Magnolia House.
May 30-
Putnam's
LIVERY STABLE,
DAMIEN Sc BRUNSWICK, GA.
A. T. PUTNAM, Prt’r.
May—2-tf.
BURR \YINTOX~
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER;
BRUNSWICK, GA.
I)LANS and Specifications furnished on short no
1 ticc. Will contract to erect Buildings in every
style. A'so superintend Buildings at reasonable
prices. All orders left with the firm of Atwoods it
Avery, Darien, Ga., will he attended to with cis
patch. July 4 tf
W. Robert Gignilliat,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
DAEtEN, GA.
I>ROMPT ATTENTION given toalliegai blisilies
in the Eastern and Brunswick Circuits, and i
the United States Courts at Savannah.
April 25—ly.
L. E. B. D'LQRME,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
DARIEN, ------- GEORGIA.
YU-ILL practice in the Brunswick and Eastern Cir
'' cuits. Patronage solicited. Office next door
to Wilcox & Clinrchill’s store.
July 4-ly.
Dr. SPALDING KENAN,
DARIEN, GA.
OFFERS his professional sen ice to the. citizens of
Darien and vicinity. 11*5 can he found at cl!
hours dy and ni::ht. nt liis oflice on Screven street,
next door,to Mr. Wilcox 1 dwelling.
Aag. 8-1 y.
Game Chickens.
. t. PUTNAM, ha? at his stable in this place,
B • the pure lilack Sumatra Came Chickens, and
offers to sell Egg? to unv one wishing to raise from.
They are the best chickens for this climate, and are
better than other breeds for laying eggs. Call and
take a look at them.
THE PULASKI BAP.
—ANT)—
RESTAURANT!
BROAD STREET,
OPPOSITE THE MAGNOLIA HOUSE.
DARIEN, GEORGIA.
rsHHE undersigned would inform his friends and
jt the public that he has titled up the above
House, and is now prepared to fhrnish Meals to the
travelling public at all hoars', day or night, at short
notice.
Special attention will lie given to private parties,
and Suppers furnished, such as
GAME; OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE,
FISH, PORTER-HOUSE STEAKS,
AND ALL AT
Tiie Lowest Possibles Prices.
The Bar is stocked with good
WINES, LIQUORS AM) CIGARS!
MILK PUNCHES and other FANCY DRINKS
made a specialty and served in first-class style.
T will in the future, as in the past, make every
effort to please all who favor me with their patron-
M. CONWAY,
OctSl-t-f Agent.
flew Store, New Goods, New Men!
ATTENTION EVERYBODY!
COLEMAN & COLLAT
Having just finished and equipped their new store
on Broad street they beg leave to invite the atten
tion of the people of Darien and surrounding coun
try to their well selected stock oi
SRI GOODS,
GROCERIES, HATS AND CAPS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
and everything usually kept in a general variety
store.
TIMBER MEN FROM THE UP COUNTRY
will find it to their advantage to give us a call when
they bring timber to this market.
OUR GOODS ARE ALL NEW AND FRESH
and families in Darien would find it to their advan
tage to buy their supplies from us.
WE GUARANTEE PERFECT SATISFACTION
to all those buying goods from ns.
CALL AND EXAMINE OUR GOODS.
COLEIVSAN k COLLAT,
Oct3l-tf BROAD STREET, DARIEN, GA
pKcINTOSH SHERIFF SALES.
FIRST TUESDAY IN JANUARY, 1875.
K
\\J Ir.l, P.C SOLI), ON TIIE FIRST TUESDAY IN
\ 4 J ANU A liY. 1875, before Delome’s Warehouse,
itosedas a Court House ) between the legal hours of
sate. b'llo'ving property, or so much thereof as
will lie sufficient to satisfy certain lax ti. fas. due
tne State and county for the year 1874, to-wit:
Z*Al l that certain tract of land in tlie 271st district,
and known as the Melville plantation. Levied oil as
the properly of Mrs. Mary llopkius.
ALSO,
Ah that certain tract of land in the 271st district,
and known as the Hudson tiact. Levied on as the
property ol C. 11. Hopkins, Jr.
ALSO,
All that certain lot and improvements in the city
of Darien, and known as lot No.—.
ALSO,
That certain lot and improvements in the city of
Darien, and known as the Magnolia Hotel. Levied
oil as the property of J. K. Clarke.
ALSO,
Ali that certain tract of land on the north end of
Sapelo Island. Levied on as the property ol James
Casiu.
ALSO,
2,500 acres of land in Mclntosh county. Levied
on as the property of Leopold Bernhelnier.
ALSO.
A certain house and lot in the 271st district, bound
ed as follows: North bv M. J. Tressart, South by
Duntvoody, East and Nortli bv lands of Morris.
Levied on as the property of S. E. Clark.
ALSO,
Certain lot in the city of Darien, hounded North
by —. West by Market street, East by lot Ne.
—. South by street. Levied on as the property of
Fanny Jackson,
ALSO,
all that certain tract of land in the 22d district, and
known as the Pern plantation. Levied on as the
property of the estate of John Thomas.
ALSO,
a certain liouso In Mclntoh county. Levied on as
the property of John Greer.
ALSO,
lots A and B, in the city of Darien, bounded North
street, South by Green street, East by Square,
and West by Market street. Levied on as the prop
erty ol A. W. Corker, trustee.
ALSO.
a certain house and lot at Jonesville. Levied on as
the property of Win. Yaruedore.
ALSO,
7,500 acres of land on Sopelo Island. Levied on as
the property of Thomas Spalding.
ALSO,
lots Nos. . in the city of Darien, hounded North
by Bay street, South by river, East by Writtenhouse
street, and West by lots Nos. (i and 7. Levied oil as
the property o! L. E. B. DeLorne, executor.
ALSO,
lot No. 250. Leviexl on as the property of Robert
CogdelL
ALSO,
1,800 acres of land in Mclntosh county. Levied on
as the property of P. H. Webster.
ALSO,
house and lot in city of Darien. Levied on as the
properto of Hagar Gant.
ALSO,
all that certain tract of land in Mcln‘osh county,
coutaii ing 10 acres, more or less, bounded North by
lai.sls. of s; Blue, on the Fast by salt marsh, South
by A. S. Barnwell, and West by Ridge Road. Levied
on as the property of L. E. 15. DeLorme, trustee.
ALSO,
150 acres of land in the 271st district. LeYied on as
the property of David Rosier.
ALSO,
150 acres of land in the 22d district. Levied on as
the property of the estate of McFail Hope
ALSO,
all that certain plantation in the 271st district, and
known as the Forest plantation. Levied ou as the
property of the estate of A. W. Wylly.
ALSO,
3:. i acres of land in the 22d district, Levied on as
the property ol A. J. Corm.
ALSO.
v
a hon e and lot at Jeruselcm. Levied on as the
property of Prince Elberson.
ALSO,
house and lot in the city of Darien Levied on as
the property of Ned Wliatsou.
ALSO,
house nrd lot in Mclntosh county. Levied on as
the property of Charles Williams,
ALSO,
one half of the Rhett plantation. Levied on as the
property of W. C. Wylly.
ALSO,
ICO acres of land in Jonesville. Levied on as the
property of Ben West.
Terms of sale cash. JAMES R. BENNETT,
nov2B-td Sheriff MclntOHli County.
Mclntosh sheriff sale.
FIRST TUESDAY IN JANUARY, 1875.
VC7ILL BE SOLD BEFORE DeLORME’S W’ARE
\ V HOUSE, in the city of Darien, used as a Court
House, on the first Tuesday in January next, be
tween the legal hours of sale, all lhat certain tract
of land in the 22d district of said county, known as
the Martin Ryals tract, containing 200 acres, more or
less. Levied on by Alonzo Guyton. Deputy Sheriff',
by virtue of a mortgage fl. fa. issued out of the Su
perior Court of said county in favor of George T.
Dunkan vs. Martin Ryals. Terms cash. Purchaser
paying for titles
ALSO,
lots 1,2 and 3, and improvements, bounded North
by Garrason street, South by a lane. East hy lot 4,
and West by North Way, to satisfy an execution
issued out of Ch. B. C- C. and ex-officio Justice of
the Peace Court, in favor of John M. Fisher vb.
Tobv Maxwell. Levy made by Alonho Guyton,
Constable, and returned to me.
JAMES R. BENNETT,
decl-td Sheriff Mclntosh County, Ga.
D7 B. WI NG,
MEASURER AND INSPECTOR
—OF—
Timber anti Lumber,
Respectfully solicits patron
age-
DARIEN, - - - GA.
May-2-6m,
T. C. BROSVILEY,
PRACTICAL TINNER, COPPER-SMITH,
Mill, and Steamboat Jobber,
Has permanently located here. With twenty-two
years* experience, (in the Canadas, and every
State in the Union, F.ast, West, North and South),
hi: feels confident that he can do any work that is
given to him. He has aloe had two years experience
in the jewelry business, before commencing the tin,
and will repair clocks, watches, &c.
T. C. BROMLEY,
Oct24-lt Next to Haws & Tyler’s.
JJAKGAIMS
-AT
0ct.31 3m PEASE OLD STAND.
How Ben Purtle Got His Wife.
The Very climax of ugliness was
Ben Puvtlel He was red haired,
and every hair stood as if it cherished
the most supr> me contempt for its
neighbor. IT> face was truckled as
the most bcspotted turkey egg; his
nose supported at the bridge a tinge
bump, while the end turned viciously
to oue side. His form was as un
couth as his face was ugly; still, what
was very stiange, ho had a most hand
some, bouncing, blooming wife, such
as only can be grown on a country
farm. “How the deuce,” said I to
Ben one day, “did you ever, get such
a wife —you uncouth, misshapen
quintessence of monstrosity ? Ben
was not at ail off nded at the impu
dence of my question, and forthwith
pioceeded thus to solve the mystery:
“Nil gals, what’s sensible, ain’t
eo'cited in your higldalnten airs and
quality dressin’ and cologne. You
know that Kalo was always called the
prettiest girl in all these parts, good
tempered, too, and all tho fellows
tried to catch her. 1 used to go over
to Uncle Sammy’s just to look on,
you know, and cast sheep’s eyes at
Kate, but lord sakes! I had no more
idea that I could get Kate than a Je
rusalem cricket could hide in the hair
on Sammy’s bald head. I oould’nt
help sighing, and my ears would burn
and my heart kind o'flutter whenever
I would talk to K ite One day when
Kate sort ’o ma ie fun of me like, it
almost killed me sure. I went home
with something like a rock jostling
around in my breast, and c’veu a’uiost
thought I’d hang myself with tho first
plow line I found.”
“Did you hang yourself ?” I asked
“No! Daddy blazed off at me for
me not taking old Ball to pasture in
tie morning and scared me so bad
that I forgot all about it.”
“Go on,” said I, seeing Ben pause
with apparent regret that he had not
executed his vow.
“Well, one Sunday morning, I
reckon, about a year after the hang
ing scrape, I got up and scraped my
lace with daddy’s razor, and put on
my new Jinsey coat and coperas
britches, mamy had dyed with sassa
fras bark, and fixings, and went over
to Uncle Sammy's. Now I’d got to
loving Kate by this time like all crea
tion, but I’d never told anybody
about my feelings. Well, when I got
there, I found Joe Sharp and his two
sisters were there, and that the order
of the day was to go a muscadine
hunting. Joe Sharpe was flying
around —Miss Kate this’ and Miss
Kate ’tother’ —by and by we came to
a nasty black muddy slough that we
had to cross on a log, and nothing
would do but that Joe Sharp should
lead Miss Kate across. They got
about half way when in went a tarna
tion big bull frog, and in went Miss
Kate to the waist in the nasty, black,
muddy slough. Joe ran backwards
and forwards on the log hallowing for
a pole to help her out. I was in
there, and had her out loss than no
time. Joe Sharp came up and says,
‘Miss Kate are you hurt V’ My dan -
der was up, and I couldn’t stand it.
I just caught him by the seat of his
white trousors and the back of his
coat collar and gave him a toss. May
be he didn’t go clear under when he
struck the water. I didn’t wait to
see him out. Me and Kate struck
right out for the house. By and by
Kate says: ‘Ben, just let mo hold on
to your arm; my knees feel sort ’o
week.’ i made a tremendous effort
to say something nice, but confound
the luck, I couldn’t get my mouth off
no how. But I felt as strong as an
elephant, and helped Kate along. By
and by Kato says: ‘Ben, that Joe
Sharp is a good for nothing, sneaking
cowardly nobody, and if he puts his
head inside our house again, I’ll
souse him with dirty water, sure.’ I
| made another tremendous effort to
' get my mouih off, but nothing could
I say. By aud by Kate says: ‘Ben,
i I feel that you are my protector, aud
: believe daddy about right when he
I says you are worth all tLe boys in the
1 neighborhood.’ I made another tre
| meudous effort to get my jnouth off,
and out it popped sure enough—said
11, ‘Kate if you are going to have me,
just say so, right str light up aud
down.’ Kate didn’t say anything,
but hung down her head and kinder
sighed. I felt encouraged; said I,
| ‘Kate if you are going to have me just
! squeeze my hand,’ and she squoze it
right straight. Great geemeny, how
j I did feel. I felt like a stream of sas
[ afras tea, sweetened with molasses,
was running through my bones I
cotched her right around the ueek
and kissed her square on the mouth,
aud she never tried the first time to
get loose.
Old Sammy was mighty well pleas
ed about the thing, and so was the
i old woman, and we got married the
very next fall after the muscadine
scrape. '
$2.50 A YEAR;
How a Woman Shut Her Eyes
and Waited to be Shot by
Her Husband.
John Wilson has for more than a
year lived with his family in the third
story of lid Blocker street. He is 41
years old, and his wife is ten yeaie
younger, and pretty. They have four
children, the oldest of whom is a boy
of 7. Wilson is sober and industri
ous, but bis jealousy of his comely
wife amounts to a mania. The neigh
bors in the building say that he has
no ground for his jealousy, and Mrs.
Wilson says that she loves him too
well to be untrue. He has of late
been a night watchman on a steam
boat wharf. At one o’clock yesterday
morning he went home, and told his
wile that he intended to kill her and
himself.
“I was sitting in n chair,” says Mrs,
Wilson, “and there wasn’t any way of
defending myself. I was certain I
was going to be killed; and oh, how I
dreaded the shot! I seemed to think
of a hundred things in a second. My
husband took a revolver out of his
pocket and then I shut my eyes. I
didn’t scream or say a word, but just
-at still with my eyes closed, expect
ing to be shot. The revolver went off
once, and I was surprised that I could
not feel the bullet hit mo. I didn’t
know how I really was shot aud didn’t
feel it for some reason or other. Then
another barrel went off, and then an
other, tid five shots had been fired.
My oldest buy, who was abed, cried
when the last one went off, and then
I opened my eyes. I tell you it was
awful, waiting that way to be shot.”
Wilson had not shot at his wife,
but at himself. Quo bullet went into
his stomach, one into his hand, two
into the wall, aud the li th, striking a
knife in his pocket, glanced off and
wounded the boy slightly in the head.
Two alarmed females called a police
man, aud the father and boy were
taken to the Bellevue hospital. Mrs.
Wilson was with her husband yester
day, seemingly soiicitous for his re
covery, which is considered certain. —
New York Sun.
The Vegetable Bitters Man.
Josh Billings has this to say of the
vegetable bitters man:
Whenever a man gets ded broke,
and kan’fc think ov nothin to raze tfie
wind with, and hiz untie won’t hav
him boardin at hiz house enny longer,
and hiz boots want tappiu the wust
way, he takes sum rubarb root, fu
katuip blossoms, and sum black cher
ry tree bark, soaks them fourteen
hours in cheap whisky, and goes bed
long into the life-renovating tonik
bizziness.
He placters every fence, saw mill,
log, ston wall, aud cow’6 back, from
Portland, Maine, to San Francisco,
with red-yellow plakards, offering to
ht-al tbe halt, make the blind talk,
aud the deaf see, aud renew tho livers
of all kreation for one dollar and a
quarter a bottle.
He takes rooms at sum fust-clo-i.
hotel, drives four in band, and never
is seen only on the jump.
He is az phull of business as the su
perintendent of a Sunday skool on a
piknix day; and call on him when you
will to collect yure little bill of eight
dollars he has just left for Baltimore,
or won’t be home from Nu Orleans
until week after next.
Theze men are not all of them tin
skrnpulus; some of their kompounds
are too siipple to do any hurt or good,
and the worst perhaps that kan be sed
of them iz, that they knowingly prao
tiss upon the kredulity ov humau
natur.
The vegetable bitters man is a knn
niug critter, full of pomposity, fre
quently ucknmulafes a fortune, but
never kan entirely outlive a certain
kind of rubarb and katuip smell that
scents his reputation.
Forgiveness.
The mantle of charity ought to be
thrown around ihe faults of our fel
low beings. “Ihy sins be forgiven
thee,” should be the answer for us to
give to those who have sinned against
us, and wished to be taken back to
our bosoms and be as they once were,
pure and sinless. Forgive and for
get; memory will not let us forget,
but is iu the power of exalted human
benevolence. Saddening scenes will
often press themselves upon our at
tention, even when we do the beet to
prevent them. So scenes of inharmo
ny between ourselves and our human
relations will arise in the soul, hot
withstanding the presence and influ
ence of that principle Christian char
ity which should inspire every human
soul with its divine effulgence. Yet
memory, however, faithful to her
trust, will not prevent ns from being
lenient towards the faults and follies
of others, and even to forgive their
departure from a true life.
