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<y * K . &J. E. CHRISTIAIV.
i3.iv:on acilrckhi Journal,
Published Every Friday.
.. & J. E.
editors Asst) PUBLISHERS.
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jtaies of Advertising :
dollar per pquarc of ten lines for the first
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doe column six months 100 OO
Job tt'ork of every description executed
silk neatness and dispatch, at moderate rates.
.n.tVOJT MtUSMJYESS C All US.
LITTLE, SMITH & CO.,
Macon, Ga.,
raEALERS IN’ Saddle Bridles, SMcr
) neSS —Harness and Saddlery Ware, Leather
,ftll kinds, Shoe Finding, Carriage Trimmings, &c.
jf IIAItSESS MADE to order. 2 3m*
PATRICK & HAVENS,
Wholesale and Retail
BOOKSELLERS. STATIONERS.
And General News Dealers—Triangular JJloek,
Dherry Street, Macon , Ha. 2 ts
Chris i». findlay. a * kbnbick.
FINDLAY & KEN LUCK,
.ircTiihrmts a.vu
Commission Merchants
AND
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Triangulur Cloclt,
23m MACON, OA.
JONES & BURNETT,
AUCTION AND
Commission
Cherry Street, Macon, da.
At the old stand of It. B. Clayton & Cos.
.E. JOSES, J. C. C. BURNETT,
2 3m
IMM II INDBRSOM, LOUIS F. ANDF.USON.
J. 11. ANDERSON & SON,
factors and
!0M MISSION MRCII ANTS,
Corner of Third aud Popular Streets.
Ida-con, : : : Georgia.
IfE «re still continneing the WaftilOUSC
* and Commission Business all<l W,I J
oeive and sell Cotton and all Produce e ntrusted
our care. Pi ompt. returns ol' all sales will be
St!; 1 . We are also prepared to fill orders for
PLANT 71 ON SUPPLIES,
We **!>':i 1 i f >*o !u'nuw*nts of Tobacco, Corn,
our, Bk i Lard, Sugar, Coffie, Iron, Steel,
ims, Sheetings, Osnabargs aud Produce goner-
H. SHAW 8l CO.,
DEALERS IN
I ATS, CAPS,
Straw Goods, See..
IIOLESALE AND RETAIL.
V T E have constantly on hand the largest stock
» of hats and caps in the city of Macon.
Inducements Offered to Merchants
■i planters. We have hats which we are offering
prices ranging from Sl2 50 to $l2O per dozen.
Cherry Street, MACON, in BORO B A,—
ibe store of T. W. Free mad. 2 3m*
R. SINGLETON, W. C. SINGLETON, T. J. HUNT
SINGL TON, HUNT & CO.,
LANIER HOUSE.)
1./I IhV, : : GEORGIA.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
dots, shoes, trunks,
IIATU, UMLRFXLAS, ETC.
No2-3m
the ladies,
Hien visiting Macon will, find many KOVEL
' beautiful articles for dresfcand toilet at the
IOVELTY STORE,
Cotton Avenue a few doors above Mix
Kirtlands. No 2 Sin
LONGLEY & WALSH,
Auctioneers
AND GENERAL
Mission merchants,
* nerry Street, Jtluemi, tin.
“* Store formerly occupied by E. Bond & Cos.
RBFBRSKCES:
rtmore k Kirkland New York.
Mukire, Scott k Cos “ ••
I. ’ k Cos., Boston
s * R i * Anderson, “
• '■ Chamberlain, Memphis, Tomi.
,2 Wo «i..& Cos., Nashville, “
4 *'° New Orleans.
Ui. V• . “ 4 Cray bill,..Savannah, <}„.,
"IR R D mtl ‘ *Co Augn its, C,,. •
if:’T, tTS Columbus, “
«■ WaH.ee Atlanta, “
Lb r . U Ca U JC.* ttention K iv en to the purchase,
Shipment of Cotton, Cotton Yarns,
Sheeting., Ac., kc.,
• W*Ku GLF ‘ Y ’ f '* ,e rir,n of K- Bond, k Co.
‘h. luth l - linn ol Horne & Walsh
’ *° 68 ‘ Cm.
THE DAWSON .WEEKLY' JOURNAL.
SMA lI'SO.Y RCSM.YHSS t'AliilS.
j WOOTEN & IK) YE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
- ] y # l3awson, Ga.
F. M. HAKIM. It,
ATTORNEYIAT LAW,
DAWSON, TJ.IISEI.L CO., LA.
Will give prompt attention to all business en
trusted to his care. 2 ly.
SIMMONS & COKER,
AYttoriieys at Law,
mi a
R. f. sistiioss. feb23 ly w. n. c. cokkr.
JAMES SPENCE,
_A.ttoniey at Law.
UAU'SO.Y, GEORGIA.
Office at the Court House. fob 23 ly
DR. C. A. CHEATHAM,
DAWSON, GGOROIA,
Office, South West corner of Public square.
('tONTINUF.S the practice of Medicine in all ils
J branches.
lie pay** special attention to the treatment of all
chronic affections of either sex ; and to the treat
ment of all secret, diseases.
lie may be consulted by letter, describing age,
sex, occupation, and habits ; and giving an accu
rate description of all the symptoms, duration of
sickness, etc., etc., And enclosing Ten Hol
lars. By return mail he will forward all of the
necessarry me didoes with full directions. 3 ly.
DR. C. RAUSHE^OERG,
OFFERS his Professional Services to the cit«*
zensof Dawson and the surrounding country.
Office at Dawson Hotel—up stairs. fcl>2B Gin
DR. Q. H. FARMER,
At the late Residence or Col. f » 'in.
MI. SWts, near Biaicson, Ga.
\\JWI an experience of 20 years in the prac
v i line of medicine, feels qualified to treat
anv case lie may he called to attend. feb23-if
DR. J. L. D. PERRYMAN~ f
OFFERS his professirni.l services to the eiti-
of D.iwson and vicinity as Prescrlh
inf/ Physician. Office at his Drug Store
under the MajOnic Hull. Also takes this occasion
to say to his old armv friends, who are constantly
asking his advice by letter, to apply to some re
spectable physician personally, where they can
have their cases properly examined, and so pre
scribed for. marl G, 3m
DR. J. D. HOYLE,
MAY be fcn*nd at my offioe. In my absence
from office he will visit or prescribe for any
case that may require it, and will* in connection
with myaelF, treat any case that mav be entrusted
to our care. C. A. CHEATHAM.
Dawson, Ga , April Gth, 186®.
jTp-TallenT
hatch S..n and
WJW-,
R E P A I R KBjaSufclgJ E W E h E it .
* Dawson, Ga.,
TS prepared to do any work in his line in the
very best style. feL23 ts
J. G. i*. SiHITBJ,
GTJTST SMITH TYIsM)
IVTacliiiiist,
IMIFSQ.V, -• •• Georgia.
ilupairs all kinds es Guns, Pistols, Sewing Ma
chines, etc., etc. 2 ly.
DAW SOX HOTEL,
Southeast Corner r’ublic Square
1) /VWSOX, GAY.
t’H, KACSHEWISEUCI,
Feb. 23, fim Proprietor.
New Livery aiid Sale Stable,
STOCK BOUGHT
DA A V yO N , <3r Al.
Oil. W. W. FAItAIJOT, keeps good
stock, good vehicles, and good drivers, and
is prepared to send passengers to any of the ad
joining counties. Hacks at the Depot on tho ar~
rival of each train. fi b 21! ly
Xir YOU WANT
SOMETHING- «OGI>
TO EAT, MIKK, OH SMOKE,
s t Aftr. on vnijrcr: a into. They
V ! keep constiuniy oTt hand a good supply of
Fine Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco, Oysters, Sardines,
etc. They have, in connection with their estab
liahment, a well arranged
BILLIARD SALOON,
Supplied with the most popular improved fixtures
Dawson, March 2, 3ni
ATTENTION!
CARRIAGE AND WAGON SHOP.
. ii.mssi.ji.l . ft. it is nor,
I s at his old stand agVm* near the Depot, ready
to do all work in I>h lino of business. If vnu
want vour OLD CABUIAGES AND BUGGIES
GOOD A8 HEW,
bring them in. Tie will work at old prices and
take provisions at old prices, if preferred, hut if I
have to pay present, prices for provisions I must
have present, prices for work.
I have with me one of the bent wagon makers
ill the country.
April <kli, 2m.
DAWSON, (*A., FRIDAY, MAY 11, IS(iU.
ftKOIIGIA, Call9on;i Comity:
vl Thouius J. Biowit applies to me
f »r letters of Guardi uiship for the person and prop
erty of William A. Brown, late of said county,
deceased.
These arc tlimWorc to cite and admonish all per-'
sons coifcerned to be and appear at my office on
or before the first Monday in Jure next, to show
cause, if rfnv, why said letters should not be issued.
Given under my hand and official signature, this
April 22, 1800. W. E. GUI EKIN’, Ord’y.
/1 jLfil&tjilit, IviiiiiOuoCounty:
vT Whereas, Nancy Gray applies to me* let
ters of administration on the estate of Daniel Gray,
late of said county, deceased—
These a-o, therefore, to cite and admonish all per
sons concerned to be And appear at my office w ith
in the time prescribed hwlnv, and show cause, if
anv exists, why sard letters t-nruld net he granted.
Given under my hand and official signature, this
April 22, 1860. W. E. GRIFFIN, Oiu’y.
i W fcOßCrlit* CalSiomi County :
V.K WhereaS) B. C. Yon app’ies to me for. let
ters of Guardianship for the person and property
of Salemi Yon, minor orphan of Joseph S. Yon,
late of saul county, deceased—
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
persons concerned to be and appeur at my office
on or before the first Monday in May next, to show
cause, if any they have, why said letters should
not be granted.
Given under my hand and cffiricnl signature,
April 2, 18GG. W. K GRIFFIN, Ord’y.
(. i EORCUA, ColhouM Cot)lity l
V t Whereas, J. Brown applies to me for letters
of administration on the estate of Win. A. Brown,
late of said county, deceased—
Thesis are, therefore, to cite aud admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of said de
ceased to be and appear at my office on or before
the first Monday in May npx*, to show cause, if
anv they can, why said letters should not ifsue.’
Given under my hand and official signature, this
April 2, 1806. W. E. GRIFFIN, Ord’y.
EOH4£IA, Terrell Cotvnt} :
Whereas, W. J Parker applies to me for let
ters of dismi-rsion from the administration of the
estvte of J. M. Frazer late of said ecu »ty, dec’sd,
These are, theifore, to cite and admonish all
persons concerned to be and appear at my office
wiiliin the time prescribed by Lw, and show cause,
if any they have, why s.iid letters s! owld not issue.
Given under my hand and official signature, this
April 11, 1866. 6m T. M. JONES, Ordinary.
/ 1 EJOItdA, CaHiottsi County:
\ T Whereas, Isaac Coalson applies to me for
letters of Guardianship for the person and property
of Pauli.ill Slade, Thotna* Slade, John Slade, Ball
I>. Slade and Mary A. D. S!;i«le, minors and or
phans of William Slade, late of said county, de
ceased—
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
poisons concerned to be and aj pear at my office
on or b; fore the first Monday in May nexß to shew
cause, if any they can, why Said letter should not
be granted.
Given under my hand and official fignaturo, this
April 2, 1866. W. K. GRIFFIN, Ord’y.
G 1 £OKGLI, Caßioisn ComUy :
IT The estate of D. B. Ingrain, lito of said
county, deceased, being unrepresented, notice is
hereby given to the kindred and creditors of said
estate to be and appear at my office on the-fust
Monday in May next, to show cause, if any, why
1 ttera of administration should not bo granted to
W. G. Pierce, Clerk of the Inferior Court of said
county. Given under my hand and official signa
ture at Morgan, this 2d day of April, 1866,
td W. E. GRIFFIN, 0. dinary.
p EOIBCIIA, Calhoun Comity:
IJT Whereas, W. J. Taylor applies to me for let
ters es Guardianship for the poison and property
of Henry Richardson, minor heir of Henry b.
Richardson, la*q of said county, deceased—
These are shere{pre to cite and admonish a'l per
sons concerned to be and appear at my office on
or before the first Monday in May nex*, to sh:w
can c, if any, why said letters phon’d not be issued.
Given under my haul and officLl signature, this
April 2, 1866. W. E. GRIFFIN, Ord’y.
GEORGU, Terrell ( oimty:
Whereas, George W. Christie applies Vo me
for Icßcrs es administration de bouis nca on the
ea ate of B. G. Clristie, late of said county, dco’d,
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
poisons concerned to be and appear at my (.Dice
within the time prescribed by law, and show caus A ,
if any,'why Baid letters should not be grant and.
Given under my hand aud official signature, this
April 11, 1866. lin T. M. JONES, O dinary.
YT S'vORGJfA, Tyrrell County:
v>T Whereas, George S. Newnoa applies to me
for letters c f adminlsti kiion on the estate of Jo
seph Terrell, late of said county, deceased—
These are, therefore to cite and admonish all per
sons concerned to be and appear at my office with
in the t : we prescribed by law, and show e-.use, if
any exists, why s iid letters should not be granted.
tinder my hand and offici il signature, this
April 11, 1866. 30d T. M. JONES, Ordinary.
fIJSO X&GSA* Terrell, Comity:
VT Whpreas, Jaue Parrot applies to me lor letters
of administration on the estate of It- A. Parrot,
late of said county, deceased—
Thtse are, therefore to cite am! admonish all per*
sons concerned to be and appear at my oftLe wiih
in the time prescribed by law, and show cause, if.
any exist*, why said letters should not be granted
Given under my hand and offi i 1 signature, this
April 11, ISCG. Sfid T. M. JONES, Ordinary.
IN OTIUIE.
ALL persons indebted to the firm of Glass &
Whitlock will call on M. S. Glass and close
the same by note. Otherwise ad accounts will bv
immediately placed in suit. The business of the
firm must and will be closed.
April 20-stn GLASS & WHITLOCK.
jstoticjkl ~
J HEREBY forewarn all persons against. trading
or wilili IIIJ wife, Mv-
Wiliimns, on my account, as she has voluntarily
abandoned niy bed and board. I will not pay any
debts contracted by her, as I have made ath rpiaie
provision for hCr support and maintenance.
March 20, lm TIIOS. A. MCWILLIAMS.
IST OPICJL].
\LL persons indebted to the estate of William
Keel, 1 1 to of Calhoun county, deeeastd, are
hereby notified to come forward and m ike payment
immediately, and fill persons boldiugt*liim9ag;*iiirit
siid ertate are hereby notified to present them in
accordance with law, B. F. BHAY,
aprl3,:tin Administrator.
GUN AND SPORTING HOUSE.
D. C. HODGKINS & SON,
*flacoie 9 - G cor
<g3faim r acturcrs, Dealer, in and Importers of
GUNS, PISTOLS,
risize.vti is,
Pofkrt ;i:nl f nUerf, clc,
Their soxrk of Fishing Tackle ij unsurpise
ed in the S u f h, and they c.dlrr.lh.greatest ipducr*
nicn»s*to the trado m every branch of their busi
ness* war JfO Na f
DU. C. XL MOORE,
H’EsTf/.v, an.,
WILL eontinoo the practice of Medicine .in all
ils branches. Having bail extensive expe
rience ami I-t'CCS-i In ibe treatment of “Diseases
of I’. maliflie will pay spatial utlpjilion to tint’
biaUl’l cf the yiofx.aioit. alltcli 2.‘1, 'n
And cfiOUrT)
MV FIRST f.M) LAST REEL,
BY OATS.
“A slumbering thought is capable of rears
And curdles a long life into one hour.”
—fiyron,
I have rcrul a good deal on tlio snLjuri
of dueling. I Imvo heard n gooil deal of
t wad din, pro and con, in rcfarcnco to ils
morali y or immorality, and consider tteit
hath tlio friends and tlio foes of the system
have fallen into much bad logic in support
of their re?peotivd*vie\vs. ft is itnncces
wry, I presume, for me to say in the out
set, that f am opposed to the thing ill tolo<
although I am not prepared to endorse the
opinion that a truly bravo man will not
tight a duel. Cowards, and tneri of known
co&ragn, have both been led, by tlio pres
sure of circumstanced, to do so—doubtless,
will do so again, as long as public opinion h
so much divided in regard to the subject.
When the pure pr nciplee of the Gospel of
poaco shall prevail in our world, and not
until then, I fear, will men ‘learn war no
tnoio,” whether in the tented field, or in
single combat. But to my story.
I am not the man in many respects, that
I was twenty years ago. Possessed of a
high spiii f , quick to resent an insul", and
perfectly regardless of consequences, the
word and the blow, the former from an
antagoi.ist, and the latter from myself, had
made me somewhat respected, not ffarnl,
among the young men of my acquaint
ance.
Among tlm number of those with whom
I v,-as mo t intimate, I was proud to call
Granville Harley my friend. Wo were
near the same age, had been school-mates
hi mu' early boyhood, and as we advanced
in our studies, had occupied tho same
dernitory in old ‘'William and Mary.”—
Fiom the classic shacks of that venerable
Institution, wo went forth with our permits
as M. A s., “to give tho world assurance”
that wo had attained to a voiy respectable
degree of scholarship, and were ready to
choose our professions in life, Ilnrley de
termined to pursue tho study of medic ine,
while I, perhaps more ambitious, resolved
upon the law. A two years’ attendance in
tho Medical Coll go at was rewarded
with a sheepskin, and the door of a neat
little office in the town of was, a shoft
time after he received his diploma, orna
mented with a small black sign, with the
imposing inscription, in gilt letters, of
‘ Granville Harley.'’ Meantime I had not
been idle. I bad road all the law I could,
ar.d as collaterals to that agreeable study,
had gone through with ‘‘Robertson’s
Charles V.;’’ “Entherforth’s Institutes;”
“Vattel’’—besides tho more special works
pertaining- to evidence and practice.—
Blackstone had become ns interesting as a
novel, and Chittty was no boro In fine,
three Judges had pronounced me quite
competent to practice, and djo'ermining that
the. world should know that I was no long
er reading in the office of old Mr. G—— ,
I, too. stuck up my shingle, “Attorney at
Law,” with the addition of, “arid Notary
Public.”
I iviiig in the same town, our oflrcs ad
joining and neither of us blessed, ns yet,
with practice, the friendship between liar
lev and myself, begun in early boyhood,
became more intimate as wo sat together
smoking and chatting day after day, and'
mutually agreeing that that respectable
portion of humanity called “tho public,”
were deckled asses in not discovering that
wo were both gentlemen of fine profession
al attainments, and therefore should re
ceive a “share of patronage,” as the com
mon phrase goes.
AVe took lessons tog ther in ‘ tho mnn’y
art of self-defence,” and became quite
‘ cunning of fence,” under the tuition of
an old Frenchman, who had served under
tho great Napoleon, and who took pride
and pVasure in calling himself ■“Professor
of Calisilienics.” But these pleasures be
gan to pall by repetition, and it became
necessary to seek new sources of amuse
ment-, if not fresh occasion of recreation.
Residing in our vicinity was a widow
lady and her only daughter, Mary !y name
Mu*. Manderviile was a (shunning widows
and tiie young lady tho belle decidedly of
the town of . A young cousin,
Maria Fin ’lay, was on a visit of some
weeks to Ma y Mandervilfe, and Ilarley
and myse f being favored gnes's, would
frequently, after ten, wajk around to Mrs.
Manderville’s, and enjoy the society of the.
ladies. I cannot say what progress iny
friend made in the affections of Maria
Findlay; I only know that it was not very
long before l found out the state of my
own feelings in regard to Mary Mander
ville. She was a beautiful brunette, rather
small, with most roguish eyes, a little,
slightly wicked month—black hair, of
crows® —'led as.fidl of motile and .fun ns
any young girl of eighteen could well be. I
am, and always w; sos opinion, that if a man
loves a woman, he should tell her s> a!
once. None but a f 01, or a fool’s cousin,
would keep-tho matter to himself. Let
him know the worst at once, an ! not spen 1
months, or perhaps years, in following up
"atne that some more determined sports
man trees with less time, and less trouble,
100. Such, I say. are my sentiments. To
make short work with this portion of my
story, I wooed the fncinating little brunette
and ’thanks to my good looks fas I thought )
my pertinacity and importunity, I carried
my po nt, and an early day was appointed
for our "nuptials, splendid preparations
wore made for tho Occasion, and tardily
Hew the houra as the time drew near for
the consummation of my felicity, f had
paid the last visit to Mary previous tollie
one that was to nt ike her mine, and on the
wings of happiness, l ad down to my room
to ask Harley’s advico rehit've to rotne
trilling articles to b.- worn on the occtt ion.
As ho was not in w hen I entered, I throw
myself on the bed to await his return from
visiting a charily patient in the neighbor
hood. It was only !> o’clock, and I knew
lie,would soon be back, and we would have
a smoko ur.d chat before wc retired.
1 had not'been long on the b and when
Hurley entered,Mind threw himself into a
chair by the little table near the fire place
1 thought lie rn-'irit and l ather cm’ariassed,
if not confused, >ii hading me in Lcfei j
him, and my apprehensions of. something
wrong wese not allayed when T saw him
cntmpTng in his hand something which
seemed to be a letter, and which he put. as
bo thoughl, into his pocket, but which, un
prfeeivod I y himself, fell on ti c floor under
the fable.
At any other timo. perhaps, these little
things might have passed unnoti ed. but. at
a tnonien* when all mV thoughts wero run
ning 11 non Maty Mandorvillo, anything of
n suspicious character attachingitse’f to my
friend, involuntarily associated itself in my
mind with her.
a What coil’d lie in that loiter, which, it
was evident ho sought to conceal from me ?
I became anxious to olildn possession of
it. Strange, that IdW not pause to pon
der the meanness involved >n wishing to
pry info tho contents of a paper which my
friend had not thought proper to submit to
my inspeet’on.
Assuming as®iheorful an air as possible
I r quested him to step nml purchase some
cigars, as I wan too much fatigued to go
out anymore, and it was too early to think
of retiring.
Bo agreed at once, left the room for the
purpo e and in an instant I was in posses
sion of the letter. I knew ho would soon
return, so I lost not a moment in making
myself fullv acquainted with its contents.
It was from Mary MnnderviHo— my angel,
as T had called lu rn thou and limits-—my
betrothed one—mv pure and truthful Dia
ry—to Granville Harley, my intimate and
trus'od friend !
TT.'cl paralysis se’znd me. or tho wither
ing frosts of fourscore years settle) sud
(’only upon my brow, anil chilled the warm
current of rr y young heart’s feelings, they
c tthJ not have produced a Inure terrib’e
blight than that caused by the damning
confirmation which that letter conveyed to
nfy m'rtd, of the cold-hearted perfidy of
my mistress, and the unnatural villainy of
my fiend The letter ran thus :
‘ Dkau Hatm-ey:—You must continue
to impose tip ri the goodrmturod c cdulity
of our stupid friend, by pretending you
are rejoiced at his approaching marriage
T shall n t undeceive him ns to the- termin
ation of our wedding preparations, until
the very last hour. I will then ted him
that his friend has a prior claim, and there
fore he must relinquish his. W e will laugh
at his presumption-, and he imbed • our
selves. Won’t it he funny? And won’t
he be mad ? Whew !
Your own Maf.y.
P. S.--C mo over to-morrow.”
Ami th's coarse, ill-wr'ttcn effusion was
from Miirv Mander'dlle, my pur.e, true
hoar.ed Diary, ns I had so often called her!
And that, too, to mv frii-ndl To the man
who had -‘coined his cheek to smiles” when
in my presence, while in my absence, with
my cold-hearted, selfish mistress, ho was
plotting my mortification an) disgrace.—
My soul was stung to its innermost core.
r rßf*.t M ;-.rr Mrmtlv-i \ RTP Rflve tninw.l
all mv sincere devotion into farce—that she
should have professed so earnestly to rc
ci prof ate n»y love, while all the while she
was engaged to Harley, flaying with and
mocking the holiest and purest feelings of
!lie heart, and r wiih Tlarley’s sanction and
approval, manifested a mutual callousners
uni aralh led !
That Harley, regardless of tho tics of
friendship. *he duty of man toman should
agree with the woman to whom I had of
fered tho wild idolatry es an impassioned
spirit, wantonly and unscrupulously to tor
ture the soul of the man who had never
injured him, but always loved him and con
fided in him, w as a crime of sennalignnnt a
character, that no punishment might he
found suffi ientiv adequate to its turpitude.
I heard his foot-fail upon tho door step
ns ho entered with a luind’e of cigars in
hand, and folding up tho litter r.s calmly
as I could. I placed it in mv bosom, The
dark shadow of a dreadful thought came
over my mind, nor did I seek to dispel it
with a single prayer to Heaven. Ilnr’ey
entered the room and throwing tho ejgars
upon tho tnhl-\ flung himself carelessly in
to a chair, exclaiming ns ho did so, ‘ Wei',
what news from Msiiv V”
H<> had touched a chord which was fctill
vibrating from tho rude shock it had just
sustained. I mad •no reply to his quea
tion, but drawing the letter from my vest,
placed it open : n his hand
The smile that had lighted his cheek
died away, and was succeeded by a dark
and angrv scowl, and turning fiercely upon
me, be asked in a tone of thiind r, “How
dare you, sir, take a letter of mine, left ac
cidently in the room, and i.tjring my ab
sence, meanly pry into its contents?”
I recriminated, tic retorted, until, his an
gcr getting the mastery, he pronounced tne
a scoundrel and a fool !
For a moment 1 gazed upon him as if
my crrmm'jfTH nuvc iTCCI-ivert nrry mur irr
the next f seized him by the throat, and
hurled him, with the violence of rage, across
the room I was physically his superior,
and he knew it.
Recovering from hi* fall, ho observed pk
cool’y as ho could, ‘‘Wo must sct’lo this
with weapons,”
‘‘The sooner the belter sir,’’ I refilled,
“so if you «ill only name your time and
placo and your weapons, you will find roe
at your service; anti settled indeed it shall
be. un'ess you desire to sleep upon your
disgrace, before I close my eyes ”
Swords were agreed upon, and without
seconds, or any further arrangements, save
removing tho buttons (nun ottr foils, wo
started for tl.esf'oi Kj-jeefet for the coinbat.
It was near midnight lmv-rijr walked
slowly, fund f may add, silent!*,) >re we
reached th • place where tho d.rotly com
bat was to begin.
Ts was.a skirt of wood at'the side of a
hill whose base was laved by a little rivu
let which wound its way through b i a sand
furze iml king a nmitototipus sound us it
beat its t-inv waves into mclnnc.ho.ly tiuir
mars. The moon whotio out in her full
orb and, tranquil 1 « dines ; and the slats,
like volumes of bright poetry, opened their
gorgeous pipes of living lire along the blue
heavens, kindling in any other limit than
mine at that hour, thoughts <>f a better
land, “rtheriv the wicked c? e ■ fiom tr üb
ling and thy wear, meat lest,”
Without n word, wo throw off bur cloaks
and made at each other with mutual fury.
I was un excellent hand at fence —Harley
rath dr an indifferent oriel. T snjj’urod him
to exhaust himself with ineffectual lunges,
till his thrusts became more faint and irre
gular, and then making a /i <»h ns il to par
ry his attack, l plunged my sword into. Ins
bosom, and drew it recking from his hcai t.
A wild and nnhatu-al shrutk lose upon tlio
air, starting the bird from her brier, and
waking echo into fearful response , us ho fell
dead, dead, dead ! . >
Neve", never, can L forget that one wd !
cry of agony ! NeVer, lu-Ver. though I ;
might wander over the earth tike him of
old, of whom tradition has left a fearful
record that he smote the Havtour, and was
doomed to an rndletn pilgrimage— shall 1
eeic'o to romoulhol' the : lance from the dy
ing eye of Harley, as his heart’s blood
spoil'ed from his bosom! I hat shriek
soundi and in mv ears like the fierce wail of
a baffled fiend—Mint look, his features un
naturally distorted.in the.w hile moonlight,
seerifed lo concentratelho r ingled repre
sentation of Irate and despair!
I dropped my sword and felt about Ins
heart, but no pulse answered the pressure.
The blood came welling ov< r my ti ambling
fingers and in a horrible nuryiont, alone ,
with the man I had killed, tlio awhil sdll- j
ness was again broken, as 1 howled forth i
mv crime to tho car of midnight.
“Murder, murder, murder!” and the]
welkin rang with tlio cry. A tli usai.nl I
caverns seemed to catch tho sound, and |
give to it all tho variations of echo. |
‘Murder, murder, murder !’’ 1 hero |
scamp) a horrible fascination in the wo:d, j
;is it canto back and buck again upon my j
ear. I heard tlio trampling of feet— I left |
that I had betrayed ITiysclf—yet there I j
stood, heedless of detect on, by the corpse •
of poor Harley, my mind dwelling alone
on the born 1 crime I felt I had committed.
1 will not linger on this portion of my
1 was discovered, reused by the
officers, of j:t tiee, the uffa’r investigated
ly an examining eonrt, and I was sent for
flirt’ er trial 1 will not protract my narra
tive ly entering into the nsinutta of ov.
donee, tho eloquent speech of the prose
cutor.'the charge to the jury, tho verdict
of willul murder, and the sentence pro
nomiccd by the judge. Suffice it, the day
of my execution dawned upon ns forlorn a
‘yretch as ever the world had seen.
~af own, now, that there seem'd to be
much informality in my trial, tho evidence,
the manner of conducting tho proaeeuti n,
and tho verdict rendered. But I must
hurry on.
'» * # « « *
I locked from my prison window. Ihi
road yvas thronged with persons who were
doming into town to witness my execution.
Even females—l cannot s'yle them ladies—
even females had wdked long red weary
mihs to g’ut a morbid curie t by in witness
inn the last cinvo’-ivp nynJiK-s of t.ho vie- ,
tim to the offended mrjthty of the law.
To the present day l have a vivid recol- j
lection of a large, redhaired, freckled faced |
h >y, in boots, with a f dt and wool hat an 1 a I
red calico blouse on, an or.rgc-oolon and wa’sf
■oat much too large for him. Tho wretch
had caught a little n gro under my wiiuhW
and, like C leridge’s unwilling wedding
gr.Ott. the din iuutive Ethiopian was trying
to get away j but the villain, like the An
cient Mariner, “held him with l»i glittering
rye,” and with his lmg, bony, freckled fin
goTs, will; be enlightened Ii u on tie num
ber of spasms I wceld have b- f re, a.i he ex- j
pressed it, f had fiyjshcd “pulling hemp,
and standing upon nothing.” 1 dropped a
b i k cut of c y window upon Lis ugly head,
and 1 short his part in the programme, by
tondiog Irrnnw.iy howling in pain.
The town bill rung oi t tho hour of olcv
tn, a"d tic s'n i.ii' i pni'd the door cf my
room—: ' 1 '.here was uoac-—and informed in
i’ was tiitt-r f-r me to get ready fer my de
par'ure fur ti e . Ifeld. Ass jr.iifeuiar fav
r to me, being a g.'-'-lcmao by birth and ed
tiention, I was told Hat my haud.sw'uld not
ha tiid, an) that 1 might wear my own
.•l-.t.hes without bcirg enoutnbered with a
sbr ui, F lito wa n’t it?
I was carried ly the ; oldiery to the p’aci
us esceyt’on, handed up to I he plasfnria, aud,
ptejara'ory to Li ving the fatal cap placed
upon my brow, turned to take a last farewell
fna'uro.
A ti ll man, with a while hat, arid green
g-ggles on, v.U i was <t'nding near (lie tseaf
f 11, told me he “di in’t like to hurry me,
bitt ho had b on waiting their several hours,
and was getting hungry, and therefore In.
w add be obliged to me to get tl,r' ugh "ns
q djhly as po. sible.; as, if L didn’t, ho would
be com pci bd to 1 ava, are’, under the cir
s'nr.ccs, ho would consider it unfair tfrc.it
ment.” I made him no artswi r, the calk us
wr tcl 1
v/n, strrvvryfiM inf rvti ,yc%,tu 1 f'
ly before, now that 1 was 50 soon to close
:u;i cyr. fun v’r upon ils beou'ics! It was
a brtgh% f.a.lniy day, and I could nntgivoup
my life without a struggle, when all, abow
, rod beneath, seemed to woo urc by their
gleribus spoilt of beauty !
The impulse and the act were one with mo
then, arever. With onelo.p I o cired the
platform, and w-a soon flying across the
fiddswitb the spec i of Iheught or ofsounl!
The mul itude seemed for a minute tpell
lirund by the boldness and defpcrali mos
Ihe mev n'.ni‘; that period passed, and then
contmrtvccd tho fc tilde chaso...
Away, aw y, away 1 Thou atids wi re in
pursuit, and the race was fi r life. They
wcingsinii"/ tqiMi me,r.r and I fill my strengtL
rapidly failing. I coul! almost fi el the
wind "f tho rur.’iing multitude, a.s they «-cre
heiiimieg mo in, and pie eng closer and
closer arc.uud «lc.
A deep ravine cros-i and my path—its width
was fearful; its depth unknown—an in; tai.t’f
pause, ands made thisleap !
I heaid tbc sheut id horror and surprise
that broke from my pursuers, as i hovered
ever the chasm 1 gained the iq Jjr shodmutt
ands -tight to cling to tfc-. bt: -hca wiiioh bor
dered itJ sides. They bout yielded—
Buapl !
I)own, down, down 1 went, my arms flung
couvul.-iv ly in the air. Down, down, down
— thought and t s !u to einss busy ii pHttii
ring the d-tadfid fall, when 1 ityi a vakout .l |
VOL. F. NO. lit
by H rley tiikling my noso with a feath
er 1 • .
I h id been dreaming !
Ho had ontered tho room just about thd
time I had fallen as'o’p, and after sitting a
half hour or so, bad determined to ttrousc
me, and, in a spirit of mischief,* had bicii
amusing himself at my twitches; as ho ap
fli'd tho father. I told him my dream, and
the neat evening after drawing my littld
M r/s glove as my first groomsman, he
ani-ol the little minx and her cousin
iviih ils repetition. So cuded “rtiy first aod
last duel.”
Fatk op Fast Men—The vioous die caw
ly. Th y fall like sbadiws, or tumble liko
wrecks atul ruins into (he grave—often wbil»
qui and young, almost always before dO.— 2
‘ Tho wicked livolli not half his days.” The
world at once ratifies tho (ruth and assign 2
the r ason, by describing the dessolule life
of “fast men ; 1 ’ that is, they live fast ;
they spend their 12 hours in six, get
ting tin - ugh the whole before tho meri 2
Atari, w and cropping into Uaikucss while oth
! ers uru iu the glory of light. “Their sun'go
etli down wliiij it is day. Aud they might
have helped it. Many a one dies he sere h«
need, i oung me nos genius like Burns and
Byron, to whom, when dissipated an profl
igate, d7 is so fatal, and your obscure and
nameless wandering stars, who wasto theif
I time iu libortino indulgence—they eanuo*
I live, ok* must uio early. They put on
j i-team till they blow up the bt ilcr. They
riu at such a rate that the fire goes out for
l want if fuel. The machinery is destroyed
for want of fuel. The machinery is destroy
;id by rap’d speed and reckless wear. No
j thing can save them. Their physical sys
tem cannot stand the strain they put to it j
while the ftato of their minds is often such
that the s:ul would eat tho substance of the
rat st robust body and make for itself a way
-f escape from the inccisaut hell of ita own
thoughts.
“Skool R00t,3 ” —Not many miles from
here a young lady of our city is teaching
school. She sends us the following, provi
ded her by the Trustees for tho or o vurmnent
of the school;
Nd sweafirt
“ quarrolin
“ nioknamin
II goin intu the water
“ rasliu and jumpin
“ goin iiitu any persons vinapiiaohofl at
orchards withuut tho oonsent of tho
owner
“ no pinchin
“ stick in of pins intu each other
“ pulliu of hair durin books
“ courtiri in skool
Not m.oro than one pupil must go out at a
time, Unless for wud and watef
No craehin of walnuts, unless dried
No whisperin.
Smart Boy.—We loam from tho Chaf*
lot BvilU Gkronicle, that the Rev. Mr. Liud
r.y of tho Methodist Episcopal Ohureh, told
a good story at the Sunday school celebra
tion cf his ohuroh the other day. He said
that the folio..ing occurred at a Sunday
-chool at the University of Virginia recent
ly, between a teacher ahd a bow scholar :
Teacher —My little boy, can you tell mo
who killed Abel?
Scholar.—Yes, ma’am.
Teacher - Well, notV, my littlo dear, don't
bo afraid ; who killed Atnl?
Scholar.—Tho Yan/eee*.
Teacher.—Oh 1 do, Johnny; we are not
talking about that ; don’t you know who
killed Abel ?
Scholar insisted it was tho Yankees.
Teacher.- -No, my son ; Gain killed abel j
now remember, think of sugar cane I am
going .o ask about it next Sunday. Think
of siuj:tr eunr.
Next Sunday the boy was attacked again.
Teahrr.—Wei’, Johnny, you know today
T.ho k'i'ied Abel ?
B y. —Ob, yes, marin; must I tell?
Tea her—Yes, my d.ar; who killed
Abe! ?
| Boy.— S rghurm
Au to gineer tells tho following story bt
Western life: “Wo had been bn-y during
iho day runrd.'g a Tine through ad- nso piece
<-f w ((dlat and. An dd worn: n ) azrd on us for
some time in silence. Wo all saw .he watt
led to cuter into coinersati n; andcone, with
the Xoeption ofmysclq wis! cd to gratify her,
1 so n comn.cectd a dialeguo on various
subj 'cfp tind thingj, and, as a rnat’er of
a nr e, Ipr my best foot forward. Struck
with my h.n il >ge she exclaimed, in a tolib
quite flattering to my vanity, ‘Hi, l or tarn-*
(•d you are 1’ Rut tl o ei mp im nt received a
death blow, 'll l was as high larucd a
»choh-r as you,’ she continued, ‘l’d quin
ingmeerin,’ and go o keejia’ a littb groe*
ory !' ”
Twenty Trunk Lady —Scene at Lion*
gross Hall, Saratoga :
“My dear Relic, who is that drowsy look;
ing woman on tbc corner, wi;h the hofild
red ro s • t”
“Why, Clara dc-r, that is ATrs. i)cCod'
fish, of mackeral Squire, New York.’*
“Dear tne 5 is she anybody in particular
“V, ey, ( love, most certainly j she is a
twer t -t.unk a ly.”
“Is it possible—do i.troduce hie. What
a f ji'cudid locking creature sho is.”
A Western (ditor once apologised to his
readers somewhat after this fashion;
“We intended to have a dealh and a mas.
ring- to publish this week, but a violent
storm prevented the Wedding; aud the dob
•or being taken sick himself, th® rniticct re
covered, and wc are accosdtngly cheated out
of bj'b.”
Somebody said of Buchanan : tho old
scamp; he sat at. Washington for four yours
like a bread poultice, and drew tho rchelf
iuu to a It n-f,
;T “>h lit I lings says, “when oUOtf axed if I
believed in ibe dual salvation of men, I sed
yes, but let me pick the Baett.”
The latest invention is a “palpitating hoe
om” f >t'the Tadics, Which is jet in motion
|,y a ooneei'hd spring when an extra cfi».
I 'ay et %'inoticn” i» required-
