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TTOKNEYS at law,
i ]y Dawson, Ga.
i\ ji. hShip^i
UORNEY AT LAW,
BMVSOX, TERRELL iO., GA.
,1, gi , e prompt attention to all business on
'• rare.
jIMWiONS & COKER,
.t t < fi’iioysn i lUrcvv,
d.i i> 'so.r, heougi.i.
iniaoaa. f. b 23 ly w. u. c. coker.
JAMES SPENCE,
n IX^tiw.
n.r.i ■ <- eohgi.l.
pOffice at iiic Co* ft House. feh23 ly
3R.C. A. CHEATHAM,
D UVSO>. ia'ffUu!A,
, s n!:i West corner of Public square
\ ■ r; the practice of Motlicine in oil i’s
i ' h ittention ' the treatment of ail
..iT ( to.- >• of either sex ; and to the treat
of all secret riisnncpfl
tn-.'.T he cnT.suP.od by U tter, describing
iwctmtion* and habits ; and givii an accu
r-'T'pti >n of all tho duration of
i*-\ • o*e., At rl enclosing TV*’3 B?at m
k I!v tvtuni mail he will forward all of the
kr-v aiediciuea with full directions. 3 ly.
1.0. RAUSHENBERC,
' r ' i' i’rofcssionnl Services to the cit ; *
M.'Oi Daw-mil and the surrounding country,
i t’ I'i-.v' tn Hotel-—up stairs. feb23 6m
33. JJ. H. FARRfIER,
hf htfe tiesidenee of Cot . Tf'iJS.
!!• suits, near Han son, €*«.
."II an oxpori >nce of 20 years in the prac
dt*** of medicine, feels qualified to treat
fc'Mc,* in iv be called to attend. feb23 ts
. J. L. D. PERRYMAN,
rF.!l> Ids professional services to flip citi
'z' - .'.j D iwson and vicinity E*reser\h-
H **>'' -tsiviati . Office at his Drugstore
■ tlto Masonic Hall. Also takes this occasion
/'U old army friends, who are constantly
hu advice by letter, to apply to some rc-
B 1 physician personally, where they can
■' Ir cases properly examined, and so pro
■ marl 6,8 m
■ OSTJER HOUSE.
IT. FOSTER, I'ropriclor.
Kan, (allioun (omify, Georgia
Hch, 50 1 Sf.fi. 5m
I I\ AI, i, MIST,
■LYTUI JpLg AND
Buu e tv e l e r •
■ Dawson, Ga.,
to do any work in his line in the
hen style. feb23 ts
■ a, s. s'ivutu,
In smith and
■ Machinist,
Wf'ft.V,. Georgia.
'“D kinds of Guns, Pistols, Sewing Mu-
H etc., etc. 2 ly.
sitH'iJ..
Corner I’nblie Square
■dawsom, O A.
■ iu - KArsiIEIVKEKG,
H' ’ (,,n Proprietor.
I ATTENTION!
B ; I \(IE and wagon shop.
■'''''"•'f f- if nisnetr,
near the Depot, ready’
'itie of business. If vou
W* 11 HI AGES AND BUGGIES
■ -* AS NEW,
H,Vwill work at old pricea and
P. r ' cos . if preferred, but if I
■ p l ,r '“ent prices for provisional must
He w-th Pnccß for w °rk.
mc °nc of thc’bcst wagon maker,
■A
H 2m.
THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL.
New Livery ami Sale Stable,
STOCK BOUGHT
DAVSON, Gr A.
1 \lt. TV. W. FARHIIM, keeps good
• * stock, good vehicles, and good drivers, and
is prepared to scud passengers to nnv of the ad
joining counties. Hacks at the Depot on the ar«
rival of each train. f c b 23 ly
IF YOU WANT
SOWETIIIAG CiiOOf^
TO EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE,
fULL OX IVt/.Vf E .V IIIi(i. They
keep constantly on hand a good supply of
Fine Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco, Oysicrs, Sardines,
etc. They have, in connection with their estab
lishment, a well arranged
BiLLEARD SALOON,
Supplied with the most popular improved fixture?
l)aw?on, March 2,3 m
Cabinet Sbop I
ROGERS & BROWN,
fhclr (}!tl Sland on Efepol Street.,
VUE prepared to manufacture Furniture, such
as Ei( dsScetdS) Bureaus, Wardrobes, Ta -
bles, Wasbstands, etc. Wo are also prepared to
put up window' sash in the best stylo on short notice.
jksse roof.rs. aprl 3,6 m b. ii. mlown.
Dli. F. J. MARTIN,
OFFERS his Professional Service to the citizens
of Chiekanmehetfehee, Ga., and the
surrounding country.
April 14th, 1800.
FINE BOOTS & SHOES!
.Tas. Fitzg-eraltl,
.SI Sharpe If lirotcn's, Depot St.,
TS prepared to fit up, on short notice, and at
reasonable piices, as fine boots and shoes as
can be put, up in this country. His long experience
and high reputation as a workman, is a sufficient
guarantee of satisfaction to those who maj patron
ize him. He lias on hand a fine lot of
ll'renrli Calf Skins,
which will be worked up to order. If you want
good work, give him a call. apr2o 3m
CROCKERY AND
TIN WARE!
\ 4 ’ E have just received, at our store in Dawson,
\v a large and splendid assortment of crockery
and tin ware, which we are prepared to sell at ex
ceedingly low prices. Come and buy.
apr27-2m S. Ks. BEIBEI & BRO.
TO THE LADIES!
Millinery Store in Dawson!
Mil S. C. E. nCVJUMI.V ha's just
opened a choice selection of Millenery
Goods. Her hats and bonnets are very beautiful,
and of the latest styles. She is prepared to Him
and repair hals and bonnets on short notice.
Ladies from the country are invited to call bes
fore purchasing, as 1 feel satisfied they cannot be
belter sui’rd in style-cr prices elsewhere.
I can be found, until I get iu my new store, at
the store of King, Crim & Cos. ap27-lm
GttEA pDrUGST ORE!
A VENT & ADAMS.
(Next to Harper fit Darham’s)
- - GEORGIA.
t RE receiving and offering to the public, a large
iiVund complete assortment of
isk’sigs sißitl i?Sc«liciiics,
All fresh and pood. We arc supplied with every
article usually kept in a fiist class Drug Store.
We will sell Drugs, Dye Stuffs, paints, oils, etc.
f'or Casti or I’roduec.
£sgp” All orders and prcscrip'ions will be prompt
lv attended to. opr 13tf
NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the firm of Glass &
Whitlock will call on M. S. Glass and close
tlie same by note. Otherwise all accounts will be
immediately placed in suit. The business of the
firm must and will be closed.
April 20-sra GLASS & WHITLOCK.
NOTICE.
VLB persons indebted to the estate of William
Keel, late of Calhoun county, deceased, arc
hereby notified to come forward and make payment
immediately, and all persons holding claims against
said estate are hereby notified to present them in
accordance with law, B. F. BRAY,
api 13,3 m Administrator.
LaAV NOTICE.
HiWORGAN will practice iu all the courts
• of the South western, in Irwin of the Sout
hern, Coffee and Appling of the Brunswick, and
most, of the courts of the Pataula Circuits.
Office on Washington Street, opposite the Ex
press office, Albany, Ga. mayll ly
XAW CARD.
riAHK undersigned will attend to unv legal busi-
I ness entrusied to his care, in Southwestern
Georcia. Office at Cutbert, Randolph co., Ga.
msyll.ly E. U. PLATT
D. S. BUTLER, JAS * LAMAR
CHEW ALIA HOUSE,
* EUFAULA, ALA.
mHE undersigned take pleasure in notifying the
I traveling public, that theCbewalla Hotel, (late
the Howard House of Eufaulp., Ala.,) has under
gone a thorough refitting, and is now open for
the accomodation of the travelling public.
The present Proprietors will spare no expense
to make it a
FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
A splendid corps of attentive Servants have
beer engaged ; and we flatter ourselves that wc
car please the most fastidious. Give us a trial.
BUTLEI* & LAMAR,
2 Cm. Proprietors.
DAWSON, FRIDAY, .TUNE !^S>,
ED. RANDOLPH HARDEN,
Attorney si t Lax% ,
jul,6m C V Tit II II It TANARUS, Ga.
T. 11. STEWART,
ATTOU3I2Y AT LAW,
Of thlurt, Blandofph County, Cer.,
All business entrusted to his care will be faith
fully attended to. June 1
E. L. DOUGLASS,
Attorney at L :t w ,
June 1 C VTIIIS I. IIT, G.I.
J. E. HIGGINBOTHAM,
ATTORNEY AT TAW,
.tlore/etii, Cathemn Countg, Ga.,
Will practice in all the Courts of the South
western and Pataula Circuits. Juue 1
T 7 ILSNEEDr
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
jul,2m* OULETIIOnpE, Ga.
!N otice;
\LL persons indebted to the estate of John J.
. Bimpson, deceased, are hereby notified o
make payment, and those holding claims against
said estate to present them in terms of the law.
May 11-40. W. G. SIMPSON, Ex’r.
If. H. SHACKEtzFOKD
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CAMILLA, nitcliell Cos., Oil.,
A GENT for purchase and sale of LAND.
June 1, 1806.
HERBERT FIELDER,
VTTORNIEY and Counsellor at Law,
Cuthbert, Georgia—Will prnctice in the
counties of Randolph, Stewart, Quitman, Clay,
Miller, Decatur, Calhoun, Terrell, and Sumter, and
in the Supreme Court of the State, and the U S.
District Court for the State of Georgia. He will
give "prompt attention to the collection and paying
over of claims. jol,lm
LQNGLEY & WALSH,
uctioneers
AND GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Cherry Street, Alaeon, Ga.
At the Store formerly occupied by E. Bond & Cos,
REFERENCES:
Wetmore & Kirkland, New York.
Ilodgldfie, Scott & Cos “ “
E. F. Wood & Cos., Boston
Fiske, A Anderson, “
C. F. Chamherlain, Memphis, Tenri.
B. C. Wood, & Cos., Nashville, “
Hannon, Offut & Cos New Orleans.
Crane, Johnson k Graybill,..S.ivaimah, Ga.,
Blair, Smith k C0.,...’. Augusta, Ga.
L. G. Bowers, Columbus, “
J. R. Wallace, Atlanta, “
Col. Geo. P. Swift Waymansville, Ga.
Particular attention given J.O the purchase,
Sale and Shipment of Cotton, Cotton Yanis,
Osnaburgs, Sheetings, Ac., &c.,
JOHN 1! LONGLEY, Late firm of E. Bond, & Cos.
WM. WALSH, Late firm of Horne k Walsh
May 18th, 1868. 3m.
PATRICK & HAVENS,
Wholesale and Retail
BOOKSELLERS. STATIONERS,
And General News Dealers—Triangular Block,
Cherry Street, JT.rtfOJI, Ga. 2 ts
M. ffl. IIMTCO.
COTTOF FACTORS
AND GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
U» CvtnOJMEJLET ST.,
NEW ORLEANS,
M. M. Coper.ann, T. J Cannon,
Montgomery A1a.27 3m. Eufaula, Ala.
GUN AND SPORTING HOUSE.
D. C. IIODGKINS & SON,
.llaeon, .... Georgia,
Manufacturers, Dealers in and Importers of
GTTTsTS, PISTOLS,
FISBI.YG TrtCK.EE,
Pocket and Table Cutlery, etc.
Their stock of Pishing Tackle is unsurpass
ed iu the South, and they offer 111 greatest induce
ments to the trade in every branch of their busi
ness. mar 30 Smf
Dlt. O- H. MOORE,
lI'ESTO.r, Gel.,
TTrILL continue the practice of Medicine in all
W its branches. Having had extensive expe
rience and success in the treatment of “Diseases
of Females,” he will pay special attention to that
branch of the profession. March 23, 3m
DR. S. G. ROBERSON,
SURGEON DENTIST,
May 4 Cuthbert, Georgia.
B. A. PRATTK. J. F. KniVARUS. F. 0. RUDY.
PRATTE, EDWARDS & CO.,
COMM ISSION MEUCII ANTS,
Franklin Buildings, Alabama Street,
eltleinla, .... Georgia.
WE are prepared to execute all orders for plan
tation supplies.
C OJYSM GJYJtM E. VTS
Os Bacon, Corn, Flour, and Pork always on hand
MASSENBURG & SOI,
DRUGGISTS,
JVlacon, - - • Georgia.
r I” , IIE attention of Dealers is invited to this old
JL and reliable house. may 18,6 m
NOTICE.
rpWO months after date application will be made
L to the Court of Ordinary of Terrell county
for leave to sell the real estate of C. P. Huckaby,
late of Terrell county, deceased.
juucls A. SASSER, Ad mV.
.And SOLD
TOM UEHHIS, TIIE GA UHLIiK ;
Or Jli« Clerk’s Rescue.
A Tal* op Georgia Thirty Years Ago.
BV FRANCIS S. BMITII.
In tho yjar IS2O, before the iron horse
had been introduced to the Amerieau public
awl when a journey of any distance was
made by stag -coaou in whatever direction a
man might travel, there sto and on a post
road in the S atoof Georgia a rude tavern,
whero all sorts of people wero wont to stop
and where many an exciting scene was cuaet
ed, and ono of which it is my purpose hero
to detail.
Tho proprietor of the house in question,
though not absolutely dishonest, was not a
man of the most unexceptionable morals,
aud eared but little for the character of his
guests so long as they drank freely and paid
liberally. lufnet, his commence was of that
accomodating nature that it did not upbraid
him, if he sometimes outraged the law in his
greed for gain, and hence it was that ho did
not seruplo to set ono of his rooms apart
for any private party that might wish to in
dulge in cards dice or any other game of
e’lance. Uo therefore mado it a rule, that
all persons a' out to indulge in play should
leave their weapons with him at the bar,
for without this precaution hardly a week
would pass without tho shedding of blood in
the appartment devoted to tho followers of
tho blind goddess, among whom were some
of the most unscrupulous characters in the
whole State of Georgia.
On a dark night in the winter of the year
mentioned, while a motely croud of trappers
teamsters, and civillians,wcro regaling them
selves in the spacious bar-room of the tavern,
suddenly a door opening into a passage which
led to the gambling room was thrown open,
aud a well-dressed man walked somewhat un
steadily in, and approached the bar.
Ho was apparently about thirty years of
age,’and was what most persons call a band
some young man. He had finely ohis
sekd features, a high white forehead,
largo blue eyes, chcsnut hair, and a benev
olent expression ; but the expression of his
face was rather effeminate than masculine,
and a close observer would have seen at a
glance that ho was lamentably weak under
ten p’otion, and Lad not the slightest force
of character. As he stood at the counter,
his features wore a despairing look, and his
lips trembled with nervous emotion as ho
said :
“Landlord, I’ll take my pistol, if you
please.”
“Yes, but you’re not going back again,
you know, Mr. Ilcar lv.” responded the
landlord, decisively. “If you’re done play
in", it's all well and good. You can have
your shooting iron, but you can’t take your
pistol in th nr, nary time.”
“I don’t wish to go back,” replied tho
young man,in a tone which was almost
sepulchral in its huskincss “I’ve had
play enough to last mo as long as I live.—
I shall never touch another card.”
“Ha ! ha !” laughed tho landlord, as he
handed over his guests weapon. “I’ve
hemd men say the samo thing before often,
but T never knew of but ono to keep his
word, and that one was a fellow named
Tom Dennis, that used to play atNatchez
under-tho-hill. Tom was a great gambler.
What he did’nt know about keards warn’t
worth knowing, and he could give ee'n
amost any blackleg above good odds and
beat him at that. But once he cleaned
out a driver, a young fellow wh ' lnd just
got married, and who, in a fit of despera
tion, went and blew his brains out. Some
bow or another, this had a wonderful effect
on Tom. He found out where the dead
man’s widow lived, [gave up to her every
cent he had won from her husband, and
took an oath never to play again unless it
was for some good purpose.”
“Dennis did you ssy his name was?' 1
ashed }iis listener, and then lie added, with
a deepdrawr. sigh, “Ah ! how well I know
that name ! Dul I never knew a man who
bore it.”
He turned to tho counter, and walked
toward the door as he spoke.
“Where are you off to ?” asked the
lanlord. “You won't bo gone long will
you ?”
“If I’m not back by tho time you wish
to shut up ,” answered the young man
evasively, you may conclude that I’ve gone
homo.”
“Dan and Jem have clean'd him out I
expect,’’ rnu'tered the lanlord, as the door
closed behind h’s guest, ’’and they wont
show any of Tom Dennis's weakness, I
warrant what they have got they will keep
sure. But, ’shaw, he’ll get over it in a day
or two, and if ho can raise any more
money he’ll tako another tuin at them.”
The subject of these remaaks walked
hut a few paces aft r he got outside, and
then leaning aga’nstthe trunk ofa huge
sycamore, he muttered :
“Lost! loti Kuined heyon ! redemp
tion !I cm never look at Mary again !
Why should I longer curse tho earth with
mv presence? I will not. Thus, thus do I
end my ea r thly troubles!’’
As he ceased speaking he drew his pis
tol and placed the muzzle against his tem
ple, but before he could puli the trigger his
arm was seized with a strong grasp, tho
weapon wrested from him, and a deep
toned voice exe'nimed :
“Fool! madman ! what would you do?
Would you rush, unbidden, into the pres
ence of your Maker, with tho stain of crime
I fresh upon your soul ? ’
I Turning, the young man encountered the
! gaze ofa person about his owrt ago, neatly
dressed, and hearing about him all the
marks of a gentleman. Abashed and re
buked, lie hung his head, and replied, in a
tone of deep self abasement :
“I know not who you are, sir; but you
have saved me from committing a fresh
crime, and I thank you. As fir as my
wretched life is concerned, it is of no ac
count; and I should far rather die than
live, if it were Heaven's will! But I will
not again attempt self-murder.”
“Your life taos much account,” replied
the stranger. “I overheard your soliloquy,
and can guess the reason which has driven
vou to desperation. You arc a married
man, and had money entrusted to you for
business purposes. In an evil moment you
were weak enough to enter into a game of
chance with tho sharpers who infest the
house from which you have just emerged
They fleeced you of every cent. You bin;
not only a beggar, but worse: you have
swindled your employers. Vou daronot
meet tho gaze of your purt-souled wife,
and so you resolve on self-destruction. —
Have I not given your s’ory correctly?”
“You have! you have!” srbbod tho
wretched man, giving way to n paroxyism
of tears. “Would—oh, would to Heaven
it were not so! How shall I enter my
house? How can I meet iny employers V”
For some moments tho stranger was si
lent, but at length he replied :
“You are not entirely a stranger to me,
although lam to you. I have heard of
you before. Your name is Philip Heartly,
and you are a confidential clerk in the es
tablishment of Wayne & Go., MiUqdgeville,
Georgia. I know your wife, aud have
some real son to like her. Now, on cn:
condition I will help yon out of your pres
ent troubles, and place you where yon
stood two hours ago, before you took part
in tho gamo which ruined you.”
“Name your conditions quickly ! Oh,
name them ! I will do anything which a
human being can do to gain my lost es
tate, and to stand once more erect a free
man 1” exclaimed the young man, who, in
his eagerness to regain his lost position,
forgot how singular it was that the stranger
should know both himself and his wife.
“The condition I would impose is,” re
plied the stranger, “that you take a solemn
oath, before Go ’, never again to gamble
under any circumstances. Place your
band upon your heart, raise your eyes to
Heaven, and swearthatyou will never again
enter a game of chance of any kind, even
though the stake to be played for were but
a penny.’
Willingly did Heartly take the oath, and
then tho stranger said,
“I shall need your pistol for a little
while, but you need not bo afraid to entrust
it with me. Go home to your wife ns
though nothing had hnpponed, and in
an hour’s time 1 will rejoin you there.”
“Mysterious man 1” exclaimed Heartly,
“I know not what your intentions are, nor
how you purpose to set me riglrt, butthero
is something in your countenance which
tells mo I may trust you. Farewell till we
meet again 1”-
Philip Heartly took his way homeward,
and the stranger, concealing the pistol in an
inside pocket of his loosely-fitting sack coat,
entered the tavern, and walking direcily
up to the bar, asked permission to join the
gamo in the adjoining room.
“You can do so provided you are willing
to lose peaceably,” replied tho landlord.
“You must give up your pisto', ifyou have
one!”
“Hero it is,” replied the stranger, taking
,liis own pis’o! from his pocket and hand
ing it over, while he said nothing about
tho one ho had taken from Heartly.
“There arc but two in there at present,”
said the landlord. “They have just been
cleaning out a flit, and unless you are pret
ty well up to snuff you bad hotter not tack
le ’era. Fact is, I think they’ve made
enough for ono night, and I must look out
for the reputation of ray house, but if you’ro
a mind to go in with your eyes open, it’s
your own fault, and you must take the conse
quences.”
“I guess I’m able to take care of myself,”
was the reply, and in another moment the
stranger had passed through the door lead
ing to tho gaming room.
“I wonder who that youngster is,” mut
tered the landlord to himself, as ho looked
after the stranger; “seems to mo I’vo seen
him somewhere before. In fact, I’m moral
ly certain I have. Well, ho may bo smart,
and lie’ll have to bo if be gets the best of
Dan and Jem.”
As the stranger entered the garni ig room
ho found tLo two gambler* about dividing
tho money which they had won from the
reckless Ileartly. They were somewhat
confused at his abrupt appearance, but re
covered their equanimity immediately when
he said, with much suivity of manner, and
in a tone of great carelessness,
“Good evening gentleman; I heard that
there was a little game going on here, and
feeling inclined to play, I thought I would
jHSt drop in, and win or loose a small pile
always providing of course, that you are per
fectly agrcable. If you do not feci like tak
ing a liana however, I will rctiro and there
is no harm done.” And he turned toward
the door as he spoke.
“Oh, dont go,” said one of the gamblers
throwing a significant look at the oth°r,
you are quite welcome I assure you, for
two handed poker is a dry game, an 1 wo
were just thinking of retiring, but if you
are inclined to play, wo will endeavar to
accomodate you ”
“Then let us begin at once,” said tho
stranger, for tho evening is already far
spent, and laying aside his hat, he took of
his gloves, threw them in tho bat, seated
himself at the table, and pulled a bell-conl
which hung within reach.
The landlord, smiling affably, soon made
his appearance.
“Landlord,” said the stranger, “bring us
anew deck of cards, please ”
“And, landlord,” chimed in the gamb’er
who acted as spokesman, “bring us a bottle
of your best brandy, and a bottlo of whis -
ky. Os course we can’t play without a
little refreshment.”
The required articles were soon Irougbt
and placed upon tho table, ami tho land
lord disappeared.
“Now, then gentleman make your
games,” s id the stianger, “what shall it
be? I’m not particular to shades n.y elf.
poker will suit me as well as anything else.
“Well,then, poker it is,,’ was tho re
sponse.
“And suppose wo make it a dollar ante,
said tho stranger, with tho pl ivedego of hot
ting as high as wo plonse.”
“Agreed,“was tho rejoinder, and theganje
commenced.
They played for about an hour, dur’ng
which time the stranger lost heavily, hut he
borchis ill-luck stoically, and never grumbled
while making his payments. At length,
however, tho opportunity for which he hail
been watching came. Ono of tho gamblers
raised the pack to deal,and as he did so,with
a quick movement ho ehangod the cards for
another pack which he took from theside
of his coat. It was neatly done but not. neatly
enough to escape the observation of the lynx
eyed stranger, who never for a moment,how
ever, changed countenance, but satasuncon
cerncdly as though nothing had happened.
Tho cards wero dealt, and upon raising
np his hand tho stranger discovered that
four kings had been dealt him, a baud which
four sees only would beat.
“1 will bet. ono thousand dollare on this
hand,” sa : d the stranger, at the same time
counting out tho amountand laying it on
the table. Thogambler next him refused to
cover this amount and threw his hand into
the pack, hut the other, whoso eyes glisten
ed with ill-eoncealcd satisfaction, said:
“I will soe that thousand and go five thou
sand better.”
“T will sec that five thousand and go five
thousand better yet,” said tho stranger, with
great imperturbability.
That is more money than I have with me,’
responded the gambler, but I have no doubt,
my friend hero will loan me the amount.”
“Willingly,’’was the rejoinder of his con
federate, so ho counted out tho money.
“Well, then, said the gambler, “I have no
more money, or I would run over you
again. As it is I shall be obliged to call you ,
and it is too bad, too, for I have four aces,
which you kuow it is impossible to boat.”
And as be spoke he swept tho money off
the table, thrust it into his pocket, and rising
from tho table ho intimated to his compan
ion, who had allroady risen and put on his
hat, tha’ as tho game was up they had better
be going.
lie was about reaching for his hat as he
spoko, but quick as flash the stranger was
upon his feet aud drawing the revolver which
ho got from ITait’ey, and covering 'lie gam
ble, as he fixed upon him a looklunder whch
he quailed, in sbite of all his efforts to ap
pear calm, he said, in a voice as calm and
collected as though ho were about seating
himself to dine:'
“One step toward that door, or ono whis*
per of alarm, and you will never move or
speak again.”
“Why, what do you mean by such con
duct ?” asked the gimblcr, Jwhoso cheeks
turned ashy pale, ami whose lips twitched
nervously. “Are you one of thorc make
believe gentlemen who arc very willing to
win but not willing to lose ? If so you can
have your stakes, and I will oxposo you to
every ona in tho hotel, in which case you will
be lucky if you escape a coat of tar and feath
ers.
“Despicable villain,’’returned tho Ptangcr
in a tone of ineffable scorn, “I intend not
only to have my stkes, but every cent on that
table. I knew you for a pair of precioue
scoundrels. I have met you at Natchcs-un
dei-the-hill, and am familiar with all your
pretty tricks. Your names are Dau Rock
well and Jem Irenton ”
“Well suppose you do know our names,”
returned the gamblor,‘that is no evidence that
wo have not played fairly with you,
“Miscrblc scoundrel !”exclaimcd thesfran
ger, in a tone of deep disgust, “do do you
suppose I am so blind that I did not, sac you
‘wring in’ your cold deck?’ Why, you
have the pack of cards which I ordered the
landlord to bring, iu your pocket at this mo
ment.”
Finding that he was fairly caught, the
gambler no longer attempted oonocalment,
but said wit h great effrontery!
“Well I have the money at all events,
and help yourself if you can !
“Mark me 1” said the stranger, as he de
liberately looked at his wat’h, and re
placed it in his pocket; “it now lacks exact
ly three minutes of ten o’clock. If every
cent of that money is not otj that table
when tho hand poinln tho hour, I’ll send a
bullet throngh your worthless head as sure
as I harve strength to pull tbo trigger. I
swear it and I havo never yet pledged my
word to a lie.
For a moment the gambler seemed d's
posed to put on a show of resistance, hut
when the stranger again pulled forth his
watch, and intiurn'ed that but thirty sec
onds f r oonsiderati in remained, ho reluct
antly pulled out tho money and kid it on
the table.
Deliberately placing the money in his
pocket, the stranger, wi'h tbo pistol still in
bis hand loft tbo room, and entiring the
bar r?cin walked up to the landlord and
said,
‘ You dent keep fair play in this house
Bill Dinger. They robbed a friend es mine
an hour ago of every cent ho had about him,
and it is but a few in amen's since they at
tempi ted to ring in a cold deck on mo. But
I turned tbo tables on them, and wm my
friend’s money back again. Look upon mc.
Do you know mc ?”
“I’ve seen you before sir, sure,” replied
the landlord, as be fixed a searching gaze
upon the stranger ; “who are you ?”
“T im Dennis, tbo reformed gambler,”
was the reply. “I've been knocking around
the world for pome years trying to undo
part of the mischief which I did when I
was a gambler 1 htrrrd a fi w dais rpo
that a sister of mine, whom I havn’t seen
for a 1 >rg time, Lad mnrriad a ycung clerk
named Heartly and settled hereabouts. I
was coming iu this direction to night when
1 overheard a coublc of your customers talk
ing about Rockwell and Ironton fleecing
youDg Heartly. Something told mo that
this man was my brt thcr-iu-law, and I ar
rived just in time to prevent him from com
mitting suicide. And, now, having satisfied
your curiosity, 1 will bid you good Highl
and | r.cccd to restore this money to its
rightful owner.”
It only remains to add that Tom Djnnis
at once visited his sister, and rendered her
and ber husband happy by a restoration of
the money, and that young Heartly relig
ionsly kept tha oath which be took never to
gamble again.
An Irishman, giving h e t stimor.y in<n
of our courts, a few days Finer, in a riot caso
said: “Bo jabbers, t’ l '' first man that Ij aw
cora ng at mc, ivbcr I got np, was two brick
bats.' 1
VOL. I. MB 21.
Jtew York I’rejiidice.
It is not many months since a colored
man rnmo to this city from abroad. A Now
York merchant had been in business connec
tion with him for sevoral wears, ami from
that business connection had realized a for
tune, and felt that he must treat him kindly.
When Sunday came, he invited him to go
to church with him. lie went and the mer
chant took him into his pew near the pulpit,
in a fashionable church. There was a prom
inent mernbPr of tho chnrch near the mer
chant who saw this with great amazement.
He could not be mistaken; it was a genu
ine “nigger,” and not counterfeit. Midway
in bis sermon tho minister discovered him,
and was so confuted by it that ho lost hu
place and almost broke down. After service
the man who sat near the merchant wont to
him. and in great indignation asked:
“What does this mean ?”—“What does
what moan t ” *
“That you abould bring a nigger into the
church ?”—“ It is my pew.”
“ Your new, is it ? And because it is
yonr pew you must insult the whole congre
gation !’’ “110 is intelligent and well edu
cated ” answered the merchant.
“What do I earo for that; he is a nigger!-
“But he is a friend of mine.”
“What of that? Must you therefore in
sult the wholo congregation ?”—‘“But ho is
a Christian, aud !*elongs to the samo denom
ination.” “What do I care for that?
him worship with his nigger Christ
ians.”—“But he is worth five million dol
lars,’’said the merchant.
“Worth what ?”—“Worth five million
dollars!”
“For mercy sake introduce mo to him,’*
was tho reply.
Words in Use —The number of words
that were contained in Dr. Webster’s 'first
dictionary of tho English language was from
70,000 to 80,000. After several revisions
the edition of Webster’s dictionary published
in 1859 containing 99,798 words. Profess
or Worcester’s dictionary contains about
194,000, and the latest edition of Webster*
more than 114,000 words. Yet, in a lan
guage containing such a copious supply of
words, very few are used, The peasants in
many parts of England do not make use ot
more than 300 words out of tho 114,000 in
tl.c dictionaries. A well-educated person,
either American or English, seldom uses
more than 4,000 words for ordinary conver
sation. Accurate thinkers and clobo rcason
ers, who avoid vague expressions, employ a
larger stock, and eloquent speakers, who on
ioy a large command of language may some
times rise to the employment of 10,000
words. Shakspeare, whose variety of ex
pression is remarkable, wrote all his plays
with about 10,000 different words; Milton
used but 8,000; and in the Old Testament
there are put 5,012 different words.
A Little Romance. —The grandfather of
General Robert K. Leo waR a rival of Gener
al Washington in a love affair. The object
of their affection was the boautiful Miss
Grimes, the first love of Washington, and
whom he celebrated as “ the low-iand
ty. I,co was successful and bore off tho pri*o.
The sou of this marriage, “ Light-Horse 11
Harry Bee, was always held in great friend
ship by Washington, and Irving in bis biog
raphy, suggests that tho memory of this ten
derness for the mother was not without its
influence in connection with the son.
This friemdsbip eontinued between them
until the death of “the father of his coun
try. Major General Ilenry Bee was a gal
lant officer, the author of “ Memoirs of the
War iu the South”;|Governor ofJVirginia in
1791; an odvncotc of the Federal Oonstitu*-
tion in the Virginia Convention; a member
of Congress when Washington died; appoint
cd by Congress to deliver the eulogy on the
occasion, and rn hig eulogy originated the
classic words: “First in war, first in peace,
and fiist in the boarts of his countrymen. ’’
A Traveler’s Mistake.— A commer
cial travehr who happened to havo a large
amount of money in his possession, just be
fore retiring at a small country hotel ih tho
West, took the precaution to look under tho
bod to sea that no intruder was concealed
there. He was horrified to sec, by the dim
light of his candle, tl o proportions of a
massive human head and shoulders half hid
den among a pile of bandboxes and other rub
bish. The gontleman seized his money and
his revolver, and called upon the robber to
come forth. An ominou3 silence succeeded)
and it occurred to the traveler that the vil
lain was taking deliberate aim to shoot him,
and he instantly blazed away with bis pistol.
The report alarmed the house; the land
lord aud chambermaids rusbed in; the gUcsl
pointed out the place where the robber was
concealed; and an investigation discovered
the cause of tho alarm iB a brorze bust of
Daniel Webster, with a bullet hole through
the middle of the forehead.
The NE\v?rArßß.—There is no took sd
cheap as a newspaper; hone so
because It consists of a variety measured out
in suitable proportions as to time and quali
ty. Being new every week or day, it invite*
to a habit of reading, and affords an sgrci.
blc mode of acquiring Jknotvlcdge, *0 essen
tial to the welfare of the indivicual and tbd
community. It causes many an hour to
pass away plcascntly and profitably which
would otherwise have been spent in idleness*
if not in mischief. Particularly in a family
is it of immense impertanee, as inducing a
good taste among children, a fondness fol*
reading, and at the same time imparting largo.
ly cf instruction to their minds. W c are pic
rared to say that it is an easy matter at a
glance to say when you sec ycung people, and
even children old enough to read, whether
their home in mado pleasant, and themselves 1
improved by access te good readable paper#
or not. Bet heads cf familias think this-
At a rcligeons meeting among tho blacks r
a coh rci preacher requested that son o
brother should pray. Thereupon, half-wit
ted Mosc commenced a string of words en
tirely without meaning. At this tho pas
tor raided his head and inquired : “ Who
dat praying? Dat you brudder Mosc ? Jen
hold on, 1 1 udder Mosc, you let some blad
der pray dat’B better quainted wid de Lord !’•
