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THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL
B) K, & J. E CIMSTIAV.
(Tijc gateson aatcckln lonnv.il,
Published Every Friday.
r & J."E. CHRISTIAN,
EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS.
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Halts of •Advertising :
One dollar per square of ten lines for the first
innerflon. and Seventy-five Cents per square for
rich tubsequent insertion, not exceeding three.
ooe iq u»rtf three months i *ti no
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Ooe square one year ‘2O 00
jvo squares three months 10 00
T»o squares sii months 18 00
T»oiquares one year. So 00
fourth of a column three moths 3o 00
fourth of a column six months... &o 00
Half column three moths 45 00
Jalf column six months 7" 00
(Inr column three months 70 00
Qnr column six months 100 00
Job H'ork of every description e»rented
,ith neatness «nd dispatch, at moderate rates
MAVOJT MUSMJTESS 1 .1 It OS.
UtTIE, SMITH & CO.,
IVXaf Oii, Ga,
DytLERS IX Saddle Bridles, Har
ness—Harness anti Saddlery Ware, Leather
dull kind-, Shoe Fading, Cariiage Tiinuniegs if.
■Jg-HARNESS MADE to order. 2 3m*
„o and tcrpin. J - » « KRT *-
TURPIN & HERTZ,
Wholesale and retail* dealers in
CLOTHING.
And Get"*' Furpishine Goods -Trim gnlar Block,
Cherry Street. .Hat OH , Ott. Clothing made
to order on short notice. 2 In.*
PATRICK & HAVt'MS.
WholfPale and Rcuß
IOOKSELLERS. STATIONERS.
And General Sews Dealers—Ttiaiigular Block,
herry Street, .Hacon, da. 2 ts
SKIS I>- FINOLAT. H. a. kknkick.
FINDLAY & KF.XUKK,
die fIfA.VI. £’ ns ./.I7>
jSSLercliants
AND
IE AL ESTATE AGENTS,
TriiinguHir Blink,
•2 Dm MACON, G A.
JONES & BURNETT,
AUCTION AND
Commission Morph ants
flurry Street, Macon, tin.
It the aid stand of R B. Clatter! Cos.
J. JOSES, J. C. C. BURN'gTT,
2 iki)
XKI H ANDCRSON, L(>tiS V. ANDERJUN.
J, 11. ANDERSON & SON,
FACTORS AND
OMISSION mhciiAsts,
Cornr-r ol Thitd and Popular Streets.
Lie n, : : : Georgia.
( r R arp *♦;!! £on»inu*‘ing tli.o
’ :uml Corikmission Bnsin#***, and *i»l
ovp un i t»< ll (’o:if»n and all Produce pnti listed
P"r carp. P ompi. re’urns of ail sal#»s will be
fc* We are .<lso prepared to fill orders for
lantation suitlii:s,
, ” 1 solicit consignments of ToLnoco, Pom,
ur, Bacon, L»rd, Sugar, Coffee, Iron, Steel,
D *, Sheetings, Osnaburgs and Produce eener
-2 3tu*
H. SHAW &. CO.',
DEALERS IN
I ATS, CAPS,
Straw Goods, Arc.,
lOtESALE AND RETAIL.
’Etnve constantly on band the bigest, stock
of ha's and cap* in the citv of Miron.
lulucenirnls Offered 10 Merchants
nknte's. We have hats which »" are off ring
W 9 ranging from sl2 50 to $l2O per dozen,
err* S' reel, AAtOI, «t«ii «I A,—
f store of T. W. Freeman. 2 Sin*
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
OCEIIY AND PROVISION
House of .
w. FREEMAN,
Uitrry Street , Jtlacon, Get.,
T4 KTS»"P'v f ererrthing in his line
8^„ B rF rTBR - CHEESE, FLOUR,
. LANDLESS, Powder and Shot,
IGa,{ . coffee, b vcon,
V«‘n ,v and Choice Con
«UU , V , S > a’i JO ' )8 "‘ ra - S,rdit ' ea *«•. to
a splendid assorimeut of
AND LIQUORS,
and Siloes,
1Ts ' c '*i‘s .i.vjj runs.
l *«iczl[? U ? W i. c * n ~:lve ,hpir filled in
kin. /l. 41 the u»ost reasonable rates.
*“• 2 lui*
c °i‘le »• gs M.jjrso.r,
AUCTION and
.JIISSION MERAIIANTS,
_’ rp et, 4th door from Post Office)
Mac on , (4 a .,
** 9 '* “»*«<* So lietted,
ple(l 2e A _
)l r et Urn3 OUr P art of quick sales and
frr,i b *®' "Editors of the "Dawson Wcek
-2 6m
tv. K UINUl.rr N. W. C. SINGLKTuN, T. J. HURT
SINGLETON, HUNT & CO.,
(OPPOSITE LANIER UOCSE.)
m.ico.v, : .• .• at:until,!.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS,
hath, umbrellas, F.ro.
N'2-3m
THE LADIES,
When visiting Macon will find many NOVEL
and beautiful articles for dress and toilet at the
NOVELTY STORE,
No. ll Cotton Avenue a few doors above Mix
and KirHandfi. N<*2 Dm
BOOTS, SHOES, HAT S, AND
Shoe F'indinjrfci.
MIX & KIRTLAND,
•Vo. 3, t otton •! venue, Macon, da.,
“>ign of ilk* CU Bool.”
yiTIIOLRSALE and Retail Dealers—have on
VT hand, and are constantly receiving uddi
tions to, one of the finest assortments ol Boot
and shoes, fnr ladles' gentlemens’ and cl ildtens
wear, ip the South. They have nn'hing but the
very best elms of work, ah ol which is warrant' and
to give satisfaction. Tbev are determined to sell
as low as any nnc.in the market. H >ving had
rhirtv-five years experience they think they under
stand the business. Superior inducements offered
to country merchants. If ycu want good work,
give them a call. 2 3m*
Ok 13 T3 T3 IST JD ,
StA.NCFACIL’RKR k PEARLER IX
r‘rr^rrfliita^
Saddlery and,
Colton ,1 venue, Maton, Oeorglu.
A good lor of leather of everv description on
hand. AH kinds of repairing done in .best style
and with dispatch N0.2-Sm
LONGUY &" WALSH,
AN ucti o nee rs
AND GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Cherry Si reef, Cia .
A-t the Store lonnerlv occupied by E. Bond Si Cos.
REFERENCES:
We’more & KirkUnd, New York.
II Scon & Cos 44 44
E. F. Wood Si Cos , . ..Bo«»on
A A--i tin.son, 44
(’. F. (’hrttbberiain, Mt»m'hi?, Term.
S (L Wood. Si Cos., Nmshvii! •, 44
Il iunoir. Off •» & Go New Orleans.
* n»n#», J tLnaan Sc Gtm\bill,. S < vannah, Ga.,
B!ai r , S’fii'h Si Cos, August*, Gi.
L G Bowers Columbus, 44
J R Wallace,. .. Atlanta, 44
iST’P irfiriihr aH«*nMon er v n to the pn»-obase,
S.»e and Shipment of Cortot*, Cotiou Yarns,
Shee f inas, Ac.,
JOHN II LONGLEY. L ie turn of E. Bend & Cos.
W VI. WaLSII, Late him ol Horne A: W ilsh
F b. Huh. 1868. Bm.
M. L. ALEXANDER,
Former'y of Xaxheille, Tens,, with
JAKES M. CLARK f CO.
(SUCCESSORS TO ACTON, CLARK & C 0.,)
IMPORTERS AND JvrHBERS OP
Dll Y GOODS,
103 Pearl Street,
Bet oxen Vine and Hare,
CIN UliS" IST ATI.
The Commercial facilities of Ginciunati are
second to none in the Uuuiied States. 20 it
K. W. JENKINS. ) F. JENKINS.
JENKINS BROTHERS,
Grocers , Reeievtng, I'onvardtny
and GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
8.-oad Street, - . EU^AULA, ALA.,
KEEP constantly on hands general assortment
of Groceries, consisting of
FLOUR,
BACON,
LARD,
SUGAR,
COFFEE,
Cheese, Irish Potatoes, Onions, Candles, Soap,
Starch, Soda, Tobacco,
LIQUORS Ol' ./!,/, M.ms,
In fact evervtbing in the grocery line. Prompt
attention to the purchase and shipment of all or
der*. Orders strictly obeyed in the sale of our
friends’ produce. 2 4t
SOLOMON & PEARRE,
DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDIZE,,
AND *
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Simpson & Johnson a Old Stand,
. Euftiula, .Ala.
R, A. SOLOMON, E. E. PtARRE.
Dale oi Columbia, Ala. Cate oi Wood fine, Ala.
Strict attention paid to ell orders for the pur
chase or sale of produce of ail descriptions. Con"
s gnmeuts respectfully solicited.
Refers to Messrs. \Vm. A. McKenzie & Cos, ip.
alacbicola, Ha. ; Epping, Uapserd & Col, Colum
bus, Ga. ; S & J Schtffer, New York; Simpson
AJ*hneon, Eqfsula, Ala.
DAM SON, C*A.., FRIDAY, MARCH J), IHOOI.
St aiitlal on tlut Urain.
Os all the mint maladies
And manv human ills
That rack the frame and fire the blood,
Iu spite of drugs anti piils,
The one that takes the and epest roof,
And gives the greatest pain.
And makes the patient venomous,
I* seandtl on the brain.
Chorus —Bthig, bitting, trying, prying, seeking
spo' and s-ain,
These are gum rapid signs 6f scandal on
the Drain.
There's Mi s Fits Frv, the dear soul,
She never thicks • f self,
But keeps a record of h»r friends
Q'li'e hands on the shelf;
And when she's nothing else to do,
She takes the volume down.
And enter all the scraps and bits
Os gossip round the town.
Som<* people dress and go to church,
YV»*h f-ee. long and prim,
And ineekiv sav their morning prayers,
A"d sing the Sundgv hvmn.
Bit’ just „s sron as church is out,
Some shativ nook thev gain,
To ease their minds and treat their ftiends
To scandal on the brain.
Sava Beam to Mnt«, oh, have von heard
* The strange „nd sheckmg news
Ifow Mr. Miff And Mrs. Miff
Have taken separate pews.
And h..w the nr*fill Patience Gale
Was seen—now don't vnu tell
Out walking w|rh a married man,
I know him very well.
And there’s so much horrid talk
About that Nancy Boggs,
Thev sav she reallv went to ride
Wi'h E tenner Noggs.
And when the voting min started off
To leave tlie forward Miss,
The n< ijhho'S heard a faint report,
It must Lave been a kiss.
Now don’t von tl ink last Monday night,
When I went out to walk,
I m o X"d Huntlev’s wife, and we
II and “'leji a splend and talk ;
She told me all about the fair,
And I t'dd her, you see.
The awful case about the Flints
That live at number 3.
And thus vou’ll find where'er von go,
Th i' some will talk and nry,
And ° e*' to hn> e a fineo.
Some other hodv’s pje.
But never mind, fhev’re sure to feel
Themse’ves the sharpest piin
When stiff ring wi'h the dread dLeise
Os scandal on the bruiu.
STMrroMS.
Now when you see a person nod,
An.t wink, anij whi-ner on the Hr,
About wiiat. “they say," mighty ‘ they,”
And end it with a "igh,
Just set the man or woman down
As ralcd, for bis pi on
The've got the most malignant type
Oi scandal on *he brain.
Harness G > > Is,
T’lu* £>ik>l oil Ihe Dike.
It tvtiß.it fnir day on the rivet Ohio. The
grant! Rah urns of ihe steamer Kishieoi |tiihis
were crowded with passengers. The ln
’ les iii the after |iortion Imingetl upon lax
u ions tli Vitus,^ippi iif/ co lint/ beverages or
sleeping over recent literature ami in and
out uniting them played a dmlc eved child,
who tow and then cried petulantly for his
papa The latter sat in the dim, clone for
ward raiiin tit one of the many card ta
lilcr. fin was pale ami agitated for he was
nsin heavily Little by little Fortune had :
beckoned li tn on ad now Unit she was
race in' he gambled reck ess'v; hut the
cool, c ever gentleman, with curling hair.
sitting o posit*-, swept off the eng es with
out a smile. The los.-r was wild; at ea h
misfortune he doubled bis stakes; the win
ner always losing w itb him though care-:
essly ; and it was ty>t h nl o read in thm(
former's darkening i'aco that ho countji"
his losses seriously. It was a gnrneJTof
poker and there were many purticipj#>t-; i
HU th Be two divided all atteiitio-. Ms ivc i
were dealt to each, and the players #ager- i
etl upon the rela ive values of the jpiits of
sequences If the troubled in n liphl four j
tens the other was cert in to htgd font '
knaves; twice h-t held all tho kiitjgs; the
other called four aces
"I do not own a rime in tho world !''
cried the pale gentleman at la t. ' “Will
you p co t*o hundred dollars against rnv
watch ?”
Tho person with the flowing hair bowed
politely.
"I go the watch upon rnv hand !’’ cried
the pale man, -anguinely despera e
‘ 1 raise you two h ndn and dollars,” an
swered the cool person, gravely. "You
have a handsome emerald upon your fin
ger-will you stake it for that amount ?”
The pale man threw it down with a
curse
"I show four qu ens!’’
” Die ring atnl watch are mine,” replied
the other calmly. "I show four kings!’
The pale man sprat) • from his chair with
a howl.
‘ I ctd God to witness that I have been
swindled, ’ lie hiss- and. ‘I am disgraced—
milled ! The mon.y w hich [ have lost was
not mine. I hat man has made me ath es.
wild lie weu s my wifes wed .ingri g!”
In another instant he had scattered his
braitis over the nystauders The survivor
wiped Ins coat complacently and lit a fresh
cigar
1 he steamer was pausing at sorne sta
tion, and amid the haste and confusion he
stept pleasantly ashore The line* had
been cast adrilt; the w heels spun round
again; the boat moved on, when a shrill,
jiierciug scream arose from the throng.—
It wa-tho dark eyed child, and he had
fuun his pupa.
• Come he e. my little mns’r,'’ said an
old negro steward, lifting the boy nloftnnd
wiping h s eyes ‘‘Does ye see a gen’lman
yonder on the quay —a limn’ re-qiectable
gentleman awoyu in de h ok ? Dut man
has got yer pa’s golden jewels.”
The boy marked fiercely through his
tears the shapely limbs and long bright
r ngletti, and on tho stranger's wliitu hand
the glitter of tho dead tnari’H gent. A
gush of grief drnwoed out tho scene, anti
the steamer drifted away.
J Twenty y arsfollowol, and each year
witnessed upon tho Western waters its
boats of dupes and black-legs But among
, the latter c'ass there was one sigulurly ec
centric and Bucoesful. He never 1 st.
There were no impossibil ties in the
games which he played, lie was a neero
nia eer; with somo there were chance—
ho made all chancesa certa nty. He plun
dered jKior and rich, yet cast their purses
back again with scorn in his dark eyes;
and he was invariably tenrulting for a gen
tlemanly tourist with flowing hair, upon
whoso tnlck he seemed to be forever, yet
whom lie never found. At times ho would
leap fro in the gaming table, as a steamer
passed, exclaiming that he saw the object
of Bis, search ami offering the captain his
fortune to turn and overtake him. He re-,
marked h'pi upon raJis and landings and
in receding villages, m.d an ong the thous-'
and faces of busy cities. Vet with those
glimpses, the figure passed away and tho
■ years draggetf f»y, and the traveling public
: thought the young man crazy—though not
j upon the subject of cards.
I hev met one day—the pursuer and the
pursued—after all those twenty years. It
wuis a fair afternoon, upon the steamer
Kishicoquilas They sat in the forward
cabin at one of the many tables, and the
floor at the feet of the pursuer was da: k
with ancient * lond stains.
“I beg your pardon,” he said quietly,
bending his dark eyes up m his opponent ;
“tvill you change pla-es with me?”
1 he flowing hub of the otlief was very
grey, but lie w s calm as winter, and for a
moment only faltered.
‘Il you ifihjst ” lie atiswered quietly, “II
can give you no advantage.”
Jli y Were wonde fully matched, but
the young man won They w agered ex
travacantly. and they waited delibern ely ;
but the young man always won.
•T will play you my watch ” said (he
elder y person ; and the young man again
won.
1 Here are sleeve buttons, and here is a
h'ooeh 1 be suit! again, “let us go on;” and
the young man won
‘ 1 have nothing more,” smiled the pur
isued, as cold as stalagmite,
j 1 I see a handsome l ing upon your finger
—an emerald—will you hazard that?”
I l lt e : y hist ornameut,” he muttered :
‘■l s a x i-.. 1; quo liM.”
j “And I: shrieked the dark-eyed youth,
j tossing away gold; table an I chairs ‘I
Jshow lour k ngs ! the ring is mine You
won it from my father, whom you murder
ed. His blood fell where you stand, and
where f wild have yours.”
J hey grappled a' once; knives flashed
in the dark, close cabin, and pistols snapp
c-l. 'I he boat s officers and bystanders
dashed iu and tore them apart, and thev
w uid have beaten the voting man for rais.
j ng his hand against grey hairs,
j "Give *e b y fair play !’’ c ied an old ne
i gro steward. "I knows ’em boflf! Dcse
| eyes saw the fa ider of de young Mars’s
isiret bed at the odder’s feet. .Set ’em
ashore, Oapt’u Give each of dem a
kmle, hihl let the boat go on.
'III"! placet I them on the slippery dike—
a marsh on one side, where slimv aligutors
lay basking, anti on the other the broad
turbid Mississippi. The passengers crowd
ed aft ; the great bulk of the steamer
swiftly drove onward. They fell upon
each nth rin tho clear light of the after-
noon, their knives g ittored a moment and
hen theaveugei stood alone, with tho grey
hairs at his feet.
j Ab at coining down the river, put in
( or the solitary touris . and the rival ves
sels It gan to men uro speed. Their crews
buoyed theln n w ith a wager and huz/ali.
! I hey sumrn nod every inch of steam to
whirl their gleaming wheels, and the tim
ber in either cr: ft trembled like shipwreck
Faci e was a boom mg crash—a gush of
and tire, so il shrieks i iorcing the sky
and the river—the hitidniost steamer burst -1
into fragments; the avenged and avenger
were equal.
The Tax Hill.
proposes tho following new
aramdroents to the Tax Bill :
F t kissing a pretty girl, one dollar.
Fir kissing a very homely one, two dol
lars; the ex'ra amount being added, proba
bly, for the man’s folly.
For ladies kissing one another, two and 1-
lars The tax is placed at this rate in order
to break up the custom altogether, it being
r garded by our M G”s as a piece of inex
cusable absur lity.
Far every fiirt i ion, ton ‘wonts.
For courting in the kitoboD, twenty five
ecu ts.
Ooutting in tho sitting-room fifty cents
1 Courting in the parlor, one dollar.
Courting in a romantic place, five dollars,
! anti fifty cents for each offense thereafter.
| Setiog a lady home from church, twenty*
: tivo cents etch offence.
Seeing a lady home f%tn the Dime Society,
! fivit c lit*,-the proceeds to be devoted to th /
: relief of di -ablcd army chaplnins.
F>r a lady who paiuts, fifty cents.
For wearing a low necked dress, one dol
j lar.
For each curl on a lady’s head, above ten,
(ive cents.
j For any unfair device for entrapping
young men into matrimony, five dollars.
For wearing hoops larger than tight feet
in circumference, eight oen'n for each hoop.
Od b ebelors over thirty are taxed ten
dollars, over forty, fifty dollars, ov*r tif'v,
sixty dollars, and sentenced to banishment
in Utah
Each pretty lady to be taxed from twenty
tivn eer 's to twenty five dollars, she to fix
he. t s:i jift if her owu beauty. I'is thought
that a verv largo amount will bo realited
from this prov si >n.
Each Uiy baby, fi'ty cents.
Kicb gill baby, ten eents.
Families haviug more than e : ght babes
are not to de taxed, and for twin*, a premi
um of forty dollars will be paid ont of the
fund accruing from the tax on old bachelors.
‘ Each Sunday loafer on tho Btrcet oorners,
or about ohurch doors, to bo taxed, at his
full value, which is about (wo cccf»i »*
■
Au Olit Tra|>|icr’» Ya.ru>
»Y NKWTOJ U. IVINS.
Although much has been written on
prairie life, yet many a wild adventurer anti
many a wild scene have been left undo
; scribed, 'i hero is so much originality
about manner and habits of the trappers
and frontiersmen, that one is struck with
thnr peculiar hr gunge or mode or ex
pressing themselves, as well as their fingu
lar dress They are, in fact, as distinct a
class as sailors, an I have as many odd say
ings. It is generally a commission of some
crime, a disappointment in life, or a native
love of adventure and peril that ni ke
those men dcser the comforts of civilized
life for tho wild iuinuts of tho led man.
W e can imagine tho terrible reacti' ii J
when ihe stonu of passion or wrick oftlis- j
appointed hopes swept over the a nsitive
soul, anil leaves a ruin of the former man
It is misfortunes like these, which scorch
an I drv up the filler feelings that drive
them from their homes, and they become
exiles in th far West.
I was at a small frontier town, not many
years ag >, spending a few weeks at iny
uncle's. These trappers and mountain
eers w ere coming iu daily, from the trapp
ing grounds of the w est and northwest, to
dispose of their fuis, which they had been
so long in procuring.
On evening my uncle's fami’y and my
self were seated around a blazing fire; our
meal was disp itch and and wo were enjoy
ing our pipes when an ddition to niir par
ty was made in the person of Tom Reid
an old acquaintance of my uncle’s and an
old trapper.
Tom was renowned, not only as one of
his profession, but as a capit 1 good fellow
ami one of the bravest men that ever drew
trig er. lie was reared on the frontier;
from his infancy he had been exposed to
danger a> and hardships in every form, and
quite naturally was full of personnl'tidvcfi
tm is and hair breadth escapes
J he signal of his appearance on such
an occasion as this was always, ‘•Come,
I orn, spin us a yarn ; ’ and Tom was inva
riai-ly ready vvi h some incident of his li'e.
■\\ all, boys,’’ h said, in r spouse to the
oft repeated request, us lie knocked the
ashes from his pipe; and tilled hi* mouth
" ■ h Tobacco, “I was th inkin’ a w hile ago
of an old chum of mine out west, who was
hrough uj> along o' mo. and who’s a’mo.-t
lieen a brother to mo. Somehow or’uulh
or we always go a’ trappiu’ togetiier.
“ W all, one fab, not man, years ago, we
got things ready and started for the trap
l>in grounds. Nothin’ occurred worth
speakin' about till we and got | retty -near
where we intended stopped for the winter
Ihe i it was that we came across a lag
tream of water, ruutiin’ through a reg'lar
wilderness. We had crossed it thu year
before, and left a canoe som -whar along
the bank, but we eou'du’t find it After
senrehin’ mini for 1t a eousidorabl spell.
Bill, (Bill Benton was iiis natiie), Jiill, I
sav, noticed a half rotten log layin p,r ly
in tltc water.
" I h ais just tho thing,’’Havs be; ‘why
it’s as good as the canoe itself.’
‘‘\Ve went up to it, and wu jist in the
act of shovin’ it in the water when I let go
"f it as if it had been pizeti Yo ked, bov-,
the minute I seed the log was holler, I had
my Vpicion.R that (hero might be s nn-thin’
or other in it, and I made up my mind that
we shouldn’t undertake to lilt it till I
knowetl lio‘v •it wan.
“Injin signs war pretty thick round there,
and I hud my yes open too. When I
come to look closer I knowed thnr was
somethin’in the log sure enough, for the
way the bark was scratched off at the
m uth show and that plain enough. It
won tin t do yo see, to stoop down and
peep in, for like as no* the Injin, ( or I was
sure an Injin was in there,) would blaze
away smack nto my face. So I jist drop
ped my cap, and, ns I stooped to pick it up,
I kind o’ slewed one eye round over my
shoulder, and as sure as blazes I seed his
big moccasin !
‘ I then pi-rceded tp investigate the ques
tion, and alter considerable discussion botli
in the affirmative and negative, I came to
:l;e ilnclusion that as I’d seen an injins foot
I’d lye prett- snre to find the Injin himself
‘AVhat’s the matter?’ asked Hill as I
dropped the log.
“I took b m one side and told him what
I!d seen. He looked knd o’ 'sprised ut
first, and tlieti lie said,
“ ‘W lint’ll we do Torn ?’
“ ‘We’ll have some fun,’ say* I.
“ ‘How V asked Bill.
‘“We'll dig a hole and put the log in it.
with the c and the Injin is in up’ard*,’ says 1.
‘ Bi I bein’ agreed, wo set to work to dig
a hole w ith our tomahawks. VVesoon got
it dug, and I got hold of one end of tho
log, and Bill hold of the other, and can ied
it and pu it in the hole.
“Boys, ye in ter been there and to hear
that Injin yell ? You had. by gracioti:;!
Jt wa iun, I tell ye ! Jil'it wusn'tUioii old
Tom Reid’s a liar! A ugh!
" Wall, kite kickin', scraiiiMin’ and try
in’ to get out a spel , the injin stopped und
bejun to mutable somethin’ to himself,
which I ’eposc was a k nd of death song
But the more he sung the more we 1 flhii
Pretty soon he stopped siegin' b cause he
could . t sing no longer, I ’spose. Ills
throat got full of ttio Kood and lie had to
stop. In a little while all was still,
"We were jist about to take tlio log
down to see it-the old fellow wasn’t play
in’ possum when ‘bang, hang,’ went sever
al rifles roin across the river, ami a bullet
' came so close as to cut off a lock of my
hair!
“‘By gracious ! that was pretty well
done,’ fa s I scratchfn’ ley head
“ ‘Look out!’ called Bill catchiu’ mo by
my hunter’s dress and jerkin' me down ;
sea, there they he, just ready to cross the
stream ’
“And lookin’ through the grass I sect)
about ad zeu of the roi varmint jist eu
t rin’ the water.
‘ ■ We'lPoest he mak'n’ trucks from here,
and that tmghty sudden, too,’ says Bill.
“‘Let’s give ’em a shot first,’ says I
‘•We took good atm uni firoi. Two
yells broke up.m the air, and two o’ the
painted heathens sprang up in tho water
and sank hack d<* td.
‘•The injins, tliinkin’ they was in pretty
I close quarters, gave a yell of iliswp oint
ment, ami took to tho woods iifri". 1 By
this time it began to grow da k, and cross
ing tho stream here wns out of the ques
tion But it find to bo crossed for all o’
that, an 1 Ore only way left was to chamo
our ourters to somo other place, hunt np
another log, and cross somewhere else.
P<> we crawled buck into the woce’s a piece,
like a e uplo of snakes, and after goin’
Some ways we got upon our feet.
“Wall, we travelled about a mile, wnen
il l of a snd len, jlst as I was going’ to say
somethin’ to Bill, I stumbled ker who Mop
over somethin’ and what d’ye ’spose it
was? Why, nothin’short of a bent, and
by gracious! Come to examin" it closer, I
found i» to be‘he identical canoe wo had
left there the year before ! A more
fortunate tiling couldn’t have hupp ned.
We pti-hed it iato the stream ami were
soon safely across; and that i& the end of
my story.”
lion. Chug. 11. friuitli—Alias “Rill
Arp.”
From “Legislative Photographs,” in the
Macon Telegraph, wo copy the following
brit f picture of Hon. Ohas. 11. Smith, Sen
ator from tho R -me District:
“ He is tho “observed of all observers.”
His seat is to tho ri«ht of the President,
about midway tho side wt*ll of <iv chamber
and directlv under the full-ling h portrait
of “Did Hickory’’—Jackson. He i>t the
first Senator ’he stranper a-ks to see on en
tering the gallery, and especially s , if the
aforesaid stranger be of tho gentler sex A
casual spectator at first glance, would bard'y
sin trio out a t mall, trim vet- grave aid dig
nitied person, the ei-own of wlose hi at! is un
adorned with enpillttry ornaments, to he the
veritable nnd ininrtrble “ Bill Arp,” of con
tinental celebrity. His stature is Ytpoleon
ic cert/ slightlylxagt/eratml , and bis pert is
Ohesterfieldinn. son* »he stflfs. Bat for hi-t
lm>gbiog blue ry->, full of lurking hnmnrsnti
quiet nii'fViicf and beaming with iDtelligenco
and hoti/innnnie. one w tlhl set him down for
another of Parlyie’s Ivirnest Men.” ! havo
not seen him on his 1 gs in the Senate, and
am therefore unprepared to form any opin
ion of bis ability rs a parliamt n'aty speaker.
It he should speak there ns w- ll r» he talks
surrounded by fami iars—f r he talks as
will as lie writes—bis m-mtal and physical
conformation is n rare and happy one. lie
is. Chairman if'ho Cm mb fee oo Finance,
an i is winn ng an en'idde repu*a'i>n in
that difficult branch of Ijegis'ative science.
This is his fost term of seiv : co as a L gis
lator, and should tho meridian be as bright
as the orient promi-<js, his care t will be one
f usefuloe s arid fame. He is a Liny rI y
profe-sim, and, I have been i'll, ra» ks
among 'bo f remost . f the Cher kie Par
’lls strange ho should have chosen such a
iitig oos voet t'on i t view of his mitural and
recent If avowed 1 littvrnonizo g” proelivi'ies
and dispositions, fin pnxsant, he o mes hoc
fStly and not hereditarily by those ‘■harmoni
zing” elements of character and temper, if
Combe be authority. His father was * na
tive of B isten an ! his mother was a native *
o f Chai le-ton—the blood of Massachusetts
and Soa'ii Gun linaentiitoincdieg in hisviens !
Who el*o ean say as tnneh ? and nnuht. hm
not to do his “dunidext to harmonize, ’'ho
antsflronis'te sections ? This crude sketch
would bo icexfius'd-l / imperfect were I to
omit mention of Major Smith'» attractive,
companionable di»p sitiou. Frank, cordial,
generous, n i Indy finds a warmer welc mo
in any circle ; aui ahouuding in aneodotet
and story telling, no one can reoall a single
bitiug or bitter remark that fell from his
lifs. His heart is as tender as pity itself,
and his modesty is equal to bis merit.
Meanness —What is there more vpx : hg
than meanness? What is there which will
cause a more hitter feeling in fhehosom than
meanness? Is there anythtrg? No! for
real meanness is not so easily h>rgot as ihe
minor other discords of human life.
Weil, who is there but wh*f, at soma
time or other, have been tinctured a littlu
wi’h a mean streak? It is rather in tho
nature of all m u, women childr n, so to
act. It is true, them is no'hi g iK'ble in
being mean ; but, still, it gratifies the dir
position, where there is an euviuus, jedoue,
quarrelsome somebody, who cares fur jus',
nothing < n’y to get his or her ‘‘own turn
served.” 'ibtru is a good many of this srt
of people in the word, and they arc just
mean enough to right down aui down,
u.oau.
But, on tho whole, what ‘s really the use
of bring mean ? Is there any use at all t
Is ho:e anytl ing made in it, in a long run?
C rtaiuly not. Then, does it nit creato
mu h disturbance wuh those who, th ugh
not informied in tho matter, uro ;e*<ly to
mix n with the broil? D >es it not rnako
’ho bitterest enemies? D >es it not dietroy
iho warmest friendship? The chweat tics
are severed by it, and the most unforgiving
-*|krit is av.akened iu iho hosem.
Du not be tman, my kind readt-r, for all
the world. If yin haio been mean once,
scorn the idea of being mean again. There
is no use in it; if yon will only bring tout
mind to think so. Try the plau—you will
like it in tho tnd
To Bak.e a Turkey. —Lot the fui&ey bo
picked, pinged and wa-hetl and wiped dry in
sido and out ; joint only to the first j ints in
tho l.<g* ; and cut some, f the uitk • ts if it is
at all hi "dy ; then cut one drjon small
gashes i’i the fit* by part of the turkey, on
tho outside ami iu d.ff rent harts of the tur
key, and p’oss one whole oyster into each
ga-h ; rii'ii close the skin and fl/sbover eacU
oyster in tightly : s pos>ible j then stuff you*
turkey, leaving a little room for the"Stafiutf>
to swell When stuff (I, sew it up with a
stout cord, rub over lightly wish, flour,
a little salt and pepper on it. puV
some water in your dripping pan, put. in
your turkey, baste it often vri h its own drip
pings ; b ike to a nico brown p thicken your
gravy with a little fl ur and ■ Bo
sure an i keep the bottom, of the dr pping
pan oovered with water, or it will bum the
gravy and make it bitter.
I&y*lt is expected that telegraphic com
munication between Russia and AsnorivS
will bo established within a Tear.
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