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:,^e.chhist | w. j, ptsmt ®lkMj litiMll, Every j. K. CHIMSTIAN, ' K ’ EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS. n ,r« -SlrUtUj in .lUvutiee. T’"’ ‘ .'*.ll oo flitrt m °'" |2 00 S« ’ *;•.... ’ |8 00 Halt* of .4UtxrM*i*H/ t . squar** of ton lines for bite first # "' ndS.'Vontr-h>e Cents t>*>r sq.mre lor &nt insertion, not exceeding three lore three months.. re si« months 1-00 i"" n\ rear 20 00 '"’‘‘l three months 12 00 "Jlcs six months .... 18 00 ' Ihof *column three moths 30 00 ”ih of a column six months... e.... SO 00 IfcoUmo three moths :.**<*> If column six months v 7) 00 , johunn three months..: 1& 00 ,folnmn six months 100 00 ff»ork of every description executed *l,tuw»»n4 dispatch, at moderate rates. |7, r s«.v K rsi.yrss ( .titns. "WOOTEN ft HOYL, TTOKNEYS AT LAW, my Dawson,Ga. jp, n. jrOKNKT AT LAW, liinsos, TEaSELL c«., <ll. Will nnvnpt attention to ail business cn l.sed to liis »re. , . 21 v. SIW!?AOriS & COKER, Vi Lriieys at Law, n.t ;i \sfi.r, n F.oniii.t. j StUMO** M»23 ly W. B. C. CCKKR. JAMES SPENCE, Vtion Ley at Law. ;|T Ollier At. 'he Co* rt Hansa. fe’<2X ly Di?,C. A. CHgATH ARB, I>nv.s»s, UEORCII, : Went corner of Public rnnare ■ 1 »Y"INTES ih* practice of XecKcine in .".11 itirj tir.inr.lip?. i-mva 9->po’mT arfpnLton s o t.h<» trpa»m<'nt of hI! '■ PP*, ..nJtOsV,, irynk le nnv t»p tv>*v«ol»p»J Ujt aee. , iwmstfon, nut\ F\*l‘its ; *nrt fcfrvit sis »r> aeon -Btie*!option es all tliC sy»r»T>foTO«. rtiira?i"»T nf ic. o*r. t> pv., Ar rt pmrtps’re Ten #>o*- n Rv rptnni mail bo will forwprl all fct' the. rwrr? medicines with full directions. 3 ly. 3.0. RAUSHEKBEftC, \FKF.RA )i»h Professional Serviers to the cil»* ' 7t»r.fl of f)iws>on and fie sirrrtunrtin? country. "Tice a♦ D.iw.enn lloKrt—vip stair?. fH»2B fi'U* DR. D. H FARMER, Ithrlafc HesUicnct of (V. H’m. BS.SUUs, near Dawson, 6'«f. T l r tl an experience of fcO Tear? in the prae ’ tice of medicin*, feel* qualified to treat I ’.aip ha m*.v bt Salted to at'enrt. fel>23 <f 3. * . PERRYMAN, i- services s o the c't.i / 7,"t<i of r>i»v?on and vicinity a? Prfscrlh \fj Pit f/Hii lan. Office at his Drug Store tw the Masonic Hall. Also take® this occasion s, v to his old army friends, who are constantly ? his advice by leUer, to apply to some re ’Ttahle phrsician person'aTlv, where they can their cases properly examined, and so pre ihod for. marl6,Sm j. p aLlen, UATHI JjSLq AND E I’ A 1 It KB E W E L E R • Dawson, Ga., B prepared to do any work in his line in the very host style. fel>33 If j7«T«7 smTii, ;UN SMITH A.ND IVlacliiriist. : l Georgia. Kt'purs all kinds <jf Quur, Pistols, Bowing Mu aw*, etc., etc. 2 Iy . OAWSOX HOTEI, oulhtecst Corner Public Septare DIWSON,GA. t'H. KAVSHENBEKG, Üb. 23, dm Proprietor, Cabinet Shop ! ROGERS & BROWN, V their Old Stand on Df/wf Street* \ UE prepared to m.inufartwe Furniture, Pitch .* as tiedsteady Bureaus, Wardrobes, Ta • '■‘ 3 » Waahßtandß ? etc. We arc also prepared to Qt up window sash in the best style on short notice. 38E *Wwi, aprl3,6m b. H. brown. dO! j. martin, INFERS his Professional Service to the citizens ' of Chickaiatchalchec, Ga., and the Grounding country. A Pn' 14th, 1866. I, A W €A H I>. j IE UDdcrpicncd have this daj entered into a copartnership for the practice of Law in the 3 *nor Courts of the Southwestern and Pataula 'cans. Business entrusted to their care will be 'omptly attended to. ™ ißßßotroß, Atneticus, > Wilst G. Parks, 1 Goonr, Ga. f Dawson, Ga. jls THE DAWSON WEEK EY JOIIRN AL. New Livery and Sale Stable, xusaoa soots DiAWSON, GA. Dn. w. w. FARmns, wpa goo d siock, good vehicles, and good drivers, and is prepared to send passengers to any of the ad joining counties. Hacks at the Depot on the ar* tival of each train. f«.b 23 ly CHEAP DRUGSTORE! A VENT & ADAMS. . (Next to Harper & llarham’.) BAWSOA, . - CiEOUUVA. VUE receiving and offering to the public, a largo and complete assortment ot Drugs and .Tlcdicincs, All fresh and good. We are supplied with every article usually kept in a first class Drug Store. We will sell Drugs, Dye StuflV, paiuts, oils, etc. For Cash or Produce, tW" All orders and prescriptions will be prompt ly attended to. apr 13tf NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to the firm of Glass &, Whitlock will cull on M. S. Glass and close she same hy qoto. Uthcrwise all accoucis will bo immediately placed in suit. The businets of the firm must and will be closed. April 20-5 m GLASS & WHITLOCK. NOTICE. VLL persons indebted to the estate of William Keel, late of Calhoun countv, deceased, are herehv notified to come forward and make payment immediately, and all persons holding claims against stid ertate are hereby notified to present them in accordance with law. B. F. BRAY, apt 13,3 m Administrator. LAW NOTICE. H MORGAN will practice in all the counts • of the South western, in Irwin of the South ern, Coffee and Apphnsf of the Brunswick, and mos' of the courts of the Fatoiila Circuits. Office on Washington Street, opposite the Ex press office, Albany, Ga. mayll ly LAW GA!,!D. r undershroed will otfend to anv legal busi- I ness entrusted to his care, in Southwestern Georgia. Office at Outberr, Randolph eo., Ga. may 11,1 y E. n. PLATT ED. RANDOLPH HARDEN, Attorney at lx aw, J,il.Bm ( t iIIUVHT, <-.f." T. H. S TEW ART, it law, Cnlhbtri, rtuiutntph County, Oa., AH buuniws entrusted to his care will be foith fnlK to, Jane 1, LT. DOUGLASS, Attorney at Law, .Tune 1 C (JTSSrt f «T, G.f. !. E. HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTOIiTET AT LAW, .Tiuri/ct,, Cathonn County, G«., Will ptactio* in all the Courts of the South western and I’a*«uta Oi’c«irs. June 1 T.K.SISrJSED, ATTORNEY AT LAW, jul,2m* OGIETHOIin:, Ga. JS T otioe. VI.L persons indebted to the estate of John J. Simpson, deceased, are hereby notified to make pirment, mid those holding claims against said estate to present them in terms of the law. May 11-40. W. G. SIM PSOS, Kx’r. r. H. §HA€KELFOHB ATTORNEY AT LAW, CABILIA, Mitchell Cos., iin., AGENT fur purchase and sale of LAAD. June 1, 1866. HERBERT FIELDER, VTTORNEIf and Counsellor at Law, Cuthher f > Georgia—Will practice 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 Tor the State of Georgia. He will give prompt attentiou to the collection and paying over of claims. jul,lm Notice. SIXTY days after date application will be made to the Court of Oidia iry of Terrell county for lease lo sell the land belonging to tire estate ol Noah Walker, deceased. June ‘2.5, ’66. D. G. WALKER, Adni’r. Dll. S. G. ROBERSON, SURGEON DENTIST, May 4 Ciethberl, Georgia. J AS. LAMAR D. S. BCTLER, CHEWALLA HOUSE, eufaula, ala. mHE undersigned take pleasure in notifying the TtraXft pnblie, that the Chewalla Hotel, (late the Howard House of Eufaula, Ala.,) has under gone a thorough refitting, and is now open for the accomodatiou of the travelling public. The preseut Propfietors will spate no expeßßc to make it a FIRST CLASS HOTEL. A splendid corps of attentive Servants have beer engaged ; and we Hatter ourselves that we cai nlease the most fastidious. Clive ns a trial. BUTLER & LAMAR, 2 6m. Proprietors. DAWSON, OA., JULY SO, 1800. CEORGIA, <':i 1 lio mi Count j: "T Whereas, Martha Feutrcaa applies to me for letters of administration on tile ealute of J. T. i’en ttesa, l*to of.aaiil county, deceased— These ate, therefore to cite and admonish all per sons concerned to tic and appear at mv office with n the time prescribed by law, and show cause, if anv axiats, wliy s»id leiters should net be granted. Given miller my hand anil officialsienatur* this June 2U, 186 t». Y\ r . E. GKIKEIN, Otd’y. CIIOUGIA, Culhomi County. VI \\ hereas, ltuben MeCorquodule applies to me tor letters of administration on the estate of Win. 11. Martin, lute of suid county, deceased— These, aie therefore, to cite and admonish all persons concerned to he and appear at my office within tlie time prescribed by law, and show cuuse, if any exists, why said letters should not issue. Given under my hand ami ufficinl signature this June 19, 1886. W. E. GRIFFIN, Ord’y. _A-nd SOLD illlOKGl.t, Terrell 6'oiiuiy: VI \\ hereas, J. ii. Avent applies to me for letters of dismission from the estate of William Avent, late of said county, deceased, These are therefore to cite and admonish all per sons concerned tn be and appear at my office with in tlie time prescribed by law, to show cause, if any, why said letters should not lie granted. (liven under my haLd and official signature, this May U, IS»$. T. M. JONES, Ord'y. f GEORGIA, Terrell County : V_A Whereas, W. J. Parker applies to me for let ters of distension from the administration of the estate of J. M. F rarer lute of said ccu.itv, deo'sd, These are, therfore, .to cite and admonish aii peisons concerned to be and appear at my office within the lime prescribed by law, and show cause, if any they have, why said letters should notissue’ Given under my hand and official signature, this Aprtl 11, 1806. 6in T. M. JONES, Ordinary. f ' I.OStGiA, Terrell County : V I WhereHS,-Abrah nn S ißS'ir applies to me for letters of dismission from the estate of R. jj. Hooks, 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 time presciibed by law, and show cause, if auv exists, why slid letters should not be granted. Giveu under my hand and official signature, this May 11, 18C(i.- T. M, JONKS, Ordinary. /' HOKGIA, Tyrrell, County: VT Whereas, Louisa Powell applies to mo for let ters of dismission from the estate of J. J. Powell, 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 time prescribed b-y law, and show cause, if ant exists, whv said letters should not be granted Given under iuj hand and official signature, this May 11, 1868. T. JI. JONES, Ordinary. -Notice. SIXTY days after date applications will be mede to the court of Ordinary of Tertell county by Haly Johnson, Administrator de benis non, for leave to Sell lands belonging tat the estate of fletb el Haynes, deceased. U AI.Y JOHNSON, ouiy 6th, 1866. Adm’r. TERRELL SHERIFF SALL ON THE FIRST TUESDAY IN AUGUST next will be sold before the Court House door, in tha town ol Dawson, Terrell countv, the follow in property, to wit: two lots of land Nos. (211 and 215) in the third district of or iginal Lee, now Ter rel Gout tv, Tevled on tlie ptoperty of Cornelius J. Tomer under a fifa issued from the Superior Court ofTerre) County in lat-or of Seth K. Taylor. Prop erty pointed out.by Plain tiff. „ JOHN R. TANARUS, GRICE. July 3rd.—iS6G Dept. Sltff. OIJTiI D L iiT II o tto, it; Outhbert, Ga , Hotel, formerly known as the ‘ Kiddoo I House, ’’ is now open and prepared to accom modate ail who may favor Us with a call. Tue nuhlic may rest as.sored that _no pains will be spared to i emler the guests comfortable, ijt rTTTt m \ 12>T ,T-C will he suppHtid with, the best the market ami the couotrv afford. An expeiiesced caterer it .a been secured, whose whole time will he devoted to tlie procurement of Cill&tiS Os Cl'fi'y lies* rrlpiittn. Polite aud attentive gervants, neat Rooms,’ Si>id Fair, and moderate charges will surely satisfy our guests V. W. BOISCLAI.T & ILKO., Cuthbert, Ga , May 11,ly Proprietors. MONEY ADVANCED ON COTTON. I WILL buy co«sn of the coming crop, and ad . ranee on it now—to be delivered in Dawdoo or Americus by the drat of November wit. maj 25,2 m K. &&• IsOYLI^SS* PLANTATION FOR SALE. rpilE subscriber cflors for sale his plantation, ly- I iug in Calhoun county, two miles tram Mor gan, containing six (600) hundred acres of land one hundred and fifty acres cleared and fifty dead ened. VVMI sell crop, slock, and provisions, If de sired. There is sixty acres in cottou—the balance in corn, Ac. The plantation is all fresh, and very healthy. W. D CHENEY, juntß,tf Morgan, «*. DR. C. T. KEENEY, RESPECTFULLY tenders liis professional ser vices to the pitmens of Dawson and vicinity. Prompt attention given to all cases entrusted to his eare. Particular attention paid to Small Pox Office in rear of Dr. Janes’store. june22,ltu PATRICK & HAVENS, Wholesale and Retail BOOKSELLERS. STATIONERS. And General News Dealer*—Triangular Block, Cherry Street, JtMucon * Ga» 2 ts MASSLNRt ru; fcisO.N. DRUGGISTS, JVlacon, - • • Georgia. r EE attention of Dealers is invited to this old JL and reliable houee. may 18,6 m FINDLAY & WIANCHAWS, Wholesale and Retail Dealers In Fauuy Family Groceries! WINES, LIQUORS, CIGAR. 3 , TOBACCO, FRUITS, NUTS, GANDY, G-enerally, Secoßd St., opp. First National Bank, May IS, Sm MACON, GA._ WAfiT WOOTEN, AUCTION k COMMISSION MERCHANT, Dawson, Geo. | LL business entrusted to hi» pare wifi refceive >\ prompt attention. References: E B Lovless, M H Baldwin, Dawson,.Ga ;J W Fears, Maroc, Ga Butler A Peters, Atlanta, Ga. t Irwin A Har dee,'Savannah, Ga. june2»,«nJ WIIAT Tin; RVGI.IRUK TOLD. lam an engineer. Ever sincollio road vus laid, I’ve travelled over it evei v dny, or nearly every day. of my life. For n good while I’ve hail the same en gine in charge—the Ban Francisco—'the prettiest engine on the road, and ns well managed if I say it, as the bush It was a foulh-western road, running we’d ray, from A. to Z. At A. iny good old mother lived ; at Z. I had the sweetest little wife under the sun, and a baby or two; and I .also had u dollar or to- put by for a rainy day. I wss an odd kind of tt man. Being shut up with the engine, watching with all your eyes tnd heart and soul, inside and out, don’t make a man talkative. Mv wife's name was Josephine*, and I called her Jo Some p ople thought me unsociable, and couldn’t understand how a yuan could feel friendly without saying ten words an hour. So, though I had a few old friends—dear ones, too—l had uot as acquaintances as most peop'e, aud dtd not care.to have. The house that held my wife and babies was the dearest place on earth to mu eAcept the other bouse that held my old mother up at A. I’d never belonged to a dub, or mixed myself up with strangers in any sneh way, and never should, if it hadn’t Jjeen fur Granby. You see Grauby was one of the shart-holders, a handsome, showy fellow.— 1 liked to talk *.o him, aud we were fiends. He ofen ratio from T. to A., and hack again, with me, and once he said : ‘‘You ought to belong lo tlio Scientific Club, Gudden.” “Never heard of it,” said I. “I am a member,’’ said he, -AVe meet 'once a fortnight, and have a jolly good t me. Wo want thinking men like you. We have some amongst us now. I'll pro pose you, if you like.” I was fond of such things, and I had id as that I fancied nrglit be worth some thing. But then an engineer don’t have too many nights or days to himself, and the club would take one evening a fort night from Jo I said : “I’ll ask her. If site likes it, yes.” “Ask wlnin ?” sad he. “J 0.,” said I. “If every man had asked liis wife, every man’s wife would have said, ‘Can’t spare you, my dear,’ and we should have had do cltfii at all," said Grandv. But I made no answer. At home I told Jo. She said : . ‘,l shall truss you, Ned ; bul you'do love such things, and then if Mr. Granby be long-', they must be superior in’on," “No doubt," said I, “It isn’t everybody who could he made a member, said Jo. “Why, of course 30U must say yes.” tie I sa:d “yes,'’ and Granby proposed mo. Thursday fort ight I went with him to the rooms. There were some men with brains there, some without. Tlie real bus iness of the evening was the supper, aud I'd alway-t UetMi a temperate man. 1 ac tually did net know what effect wine would have upon me; but coming to drink more of it thau I ever had before at tlie club ta ble, If and it put the steam on. Af er so many glasses I waited to talk ; after so many more I did. It seemed like somebody else, the words were so lofifiy My little ideas came out and wero listened to. I math; sharp hits ; I indulged in r partee; I told stories ; I even came to puns. I heard somebu ly say to Granby; ‘By Geo’go, that’s a man worth knowing ! I tliopgld liini dull at first.’ Yet I knew it was better to be quief Ned Guelden, with liis ten words an hour, than the wine-made wit I was. I was sure o£ it when, three hours after, I stumbled up stairs nt homo to find Jo. waiting lor nte, with her babe on her breast. ‘‘You’ve been deceiving me,” said Jo. T’ve suspected it, but 1 wasn’t sure. A scientifiic club couldn't smell like a bar room.” “Which means I do,” said I, waving in the middle of the room like a signal flag at a station, and seeing two Jos. ‘’And look like one,” said J 0..; and she went and locked herself and the baby in the spare bed-room. Oa club night, as I was dressed to go, Jo. s ood before me. “Ned,” said-she, “I never had a fault to find with you before, I’R say that. You’ve been kind, and good, and loving always ; but I should be sorry we ever met il yon were to go on this way. IXn’t ask mo what I mean. You know.'' ‘Jo.,” said I, “it’s only cn club nights.” “It will grow,” said she. Then she put her arm about my neck. “Ned,” said she, “do you think a a thing so much like a bottled-up and strapped-down demon us steam is, is fit to be put into the bands of a drunken man ? And some day, mark my words, the time wiH come when not only Thursday nights, but all the days of the week will be the same. I’ve often beard you wonder what the feelings of an engineer who has a! out the same as Inurdercd a train lull of peo ple must bo, and you’ll know ifyou don’t blop where you are. A steady hand and a clear head have been your blessings all these years. Don’t throw them away, Ned. If you don’t care for my hove, don’t ruin yourself.” My little Jo. ! She kpoke ftom her heart, and T bent over her and kissed her. “Don’t'be afraid, chi'd,”X said; “I’ll never pain you ngmir” And l meant it, but at twJve that night I fell that I had forgotten the promise and try resolution. "l cWfldu't go home to Jo. I made tip my mind to sleep on the club sofa andleave the place for good next day. Already I fit my brain reel as it never bad before lb an hour I was in a kiud of stupor. It was liicrning. A waiter stood ready to brush my coat. 1 saw a grin on bis black face. My head seemed about to burst; my band trembled I looked atmy watch ; 1 had ju-t five minutes to reach the depot. Jo.’s wo ds ctm.o into my mird. Was 1 tit to take charge of the engine ? I was n>t fit to answer. * 1 ought to have asked some sober man. As it was, I only taught my hat and ru-hed ewtty. 1 was just in time. The San Francisco glittered in the morning min. The ears were fit rg rapidly- From my post I could hear the people talking—bidding each other good-bye, promising to write and to come again.— Amongst them was an old gentleman I know by sight-one of the shareholders; he was bidding two timid girls adieu “Good-bye, Kitty—good-bye, I.ue.” I hoard him say ; “don’t he nervous. The San I ranoise lis the safest engine on tlie line, and Guo’den tho most careful engin eer. I wouldn’t bo afrakl to trust every mortal I love in a hatch to their keeping. Nothing could htppcn wrong with tlie two together.” I said, “111 get through it somehow, and Jo. shall never have to talk to me again.’’ After all it was easy enough. I reeled us Isp ike. I hoitrd tlm sigmrl We were ofl. Five hours from L. to D ; five hours hack. On the last 1 should bo m j self ttgain, I knew now. I miw ,a led flutter, and never guessed what it Was until we were past the flag. I heard a shriek, nnd we had passed tlie down train at a wrong pluce. Two minutes more nnd wo slum Id have had a col inn in. Somebody told me. I laughed, 1 beard him say respectfully : “Os com so, M r. G uolden, you knew what you were about.” Then I was alone and wondering wheth er I should goslowor or fas'or. I did soine tirng, the cars rushed On at a fearful rate. Ihe same man who had spoken to me b fore was stundidg near me. I heard some question. II iw many ntilrs cn hour, were wo mak ing I didn’t ku tw. Baltic, rattle, rattle! I was trying to slacken the speed of tho Sun Frnneifco. I could not remember what I should do. Was it this or that? Faster—only faster. I was playing with the engine like a child Suddenly there was a horrible roar—a crash ; I was flung somewhere. It wag in to the water. By a niirracle, I w»s only sobered, not hurt. I gained the shore ; I stood upon the ground between the track afid the rivers edg 1 , anti stood tkere gazing at my work. The engine was in fiagmentv, the cars in splinters ; dead, dying and wounded were strewn around, m< n, women and ehiidren —old age and tender youth. There were groans and shritks of despair. Tlie maimed crcfd out in pain ; the uninjured bewailed the r dead; and a voico unheard by any other, was in my ear whisperring, “mur ; derer I” The news bad gone back to A n and people oatuo thronging down to fiud their friends. The dead wire streebed on the grass. I went with some of the distracted to find their lort ones. Searching for an old man’s daughter, I oame to this: a place under the trees,*and five bo ’ins lying in all their rigid horror—an old woman a voung one,a baby, and two tiny children. It was fancy-pure fancy, horn of mV, anc')ish.«t.fu>« my 01a mother, my wile, my littTe children : all cold and dead. How di 1 they come on the (rain ? What chanco had brought• tl.ir about? No oce oould answer. I groaned, I screamed, I tore my hair, I gazed on the good o’d face nf her who had given me birth, on the love ly features of my wife, cn my innooent ehiidren. I called them by name; there was co answer, There never could be, and as I comprehended this, onward up the tra <-k thundered another traiu. Its red eye glared upon tue ; 1 flung injaclf before it, and felt it crushirg me to atoms,! “His head is extrccady hot,” said some body. I opened iny eys and saw my wife. “How do you fesl?’’ she said, a littlo bet ter ?” I was so rejoiced and astonished by the sight of her that I would Hot speak at first. Sbo ref eated the question. I mu-t be crushed to prices, Ia aid, for the train ran over me, but I feel no pain. “There he goes abeut the train again,” b'-iid my wife. “Why, Ned.” I tried to move,—there was nothing ihe matter with me, I tat up. I was in my own room; oposite to me a crib, in whieh two children were asleep, beside me a tiny bald baby head. My wife aid uiy children were safe 1 Was l delirious or could ii be ? “Jo,” cried I, tell me what has happened. “It’s Bine o’clock, ratd Jo. “You came home in such a dreadful state from the olub that I could’nt wake you. You wasn’t fit to manage steam, and risk people’s lives. The San Francises is half way to A , , and you have been frightening tne to death with your dreadful talk !’* And Jo. began to cry. It was a drean;—only an awful dream. But I had lived through il as if it were re ality “Is there a Bible in the boose, Jo. ?” said I. , “Are we heathens ?” asked Jo. “Give it to me this moment, Jo. Sue brought ii, amd I put my hand os it and took an oath—to solemn to repeat hero —that what had happened Dover should oocur again. It never has. And if the j San Francisco ever cutties jo grief, the ver i diet will not he, as it ought to be so often | —-The eto/inrer teas drunk. The Latott or WojiKif.—A womnn has ho huturuf- gift more b witchii g than a sweet laugh. It is l.ke the sound of flutes on the water. It leaps from her in» clear, sparkling rill; *nd the bea t that hears it feels as if bathed in the cool, exhilarating s ring. II ve you ever pursue lan uufer ceeti fugitive through trees, led on by a fairy laugh— now here, now tl e c, m w lost, now found ? We have; and we are pdf suing that wandering voice to this dav Sometimes it comes to us in the midst of care, or sorrow, or irksome business, and then we tarn away and listen, and hear the evil spirit of mind. How much we owe that sweet faugh ! It turns pros* to poe try ; it flings flowers of sunshine over the dvrkness of the wood in which we are tra.v eling; it touches with light even our sleep, which is no more than the image of death, but ts consumed with dreams that uro the shadows of immortality.— Prentice. thij Last kcRRA-Tiaa wofxuu TU« Intrepid Lover uitd tin* Hash' Groeetjr. COPYRIGHT BISCt'RED. cuapthii onk. “I'll steal the heart of the old man's dsrlrr.”— (Oldfelluw. A young grooer of gord character aud oorreet habits, commenced business in n good and improved neighborhood. iTis Htock was small as Wore h’a means, and his stock of customers still muailor. . Jtiia sales hardly met his esper sts, and was evi denfly going “Juwn hill,” aud an old grocer on the opposite corner, predicted that ho would soon be at tha bottom. The young grocer had reason to regret this opinion of tho old grocer, as will ap pear. The latter ha 1 a daughter that had won the heart of tho former. Ho oft red himself to her and was done however, with tho assurance that he was the man of her cheioo. and that she acted in obedience to her fathera commands. Assured of the affections of the woman of his choice, ho set himself about removing tho obstacle in the way of their union—the fathor’s objection to bis pecuniary prospects. CHAPTER TWO. A “presto change” conies orcr them both. [Deservedly »nouvmou3 A year elapsed, and lo ! what, a ohauge ! The young grocer now going tip hill, with ilto power of a steam locomotive, customers flocked to his storo from all quarter-, nnd even many had loft the old established stand on tho opposite oorucr, for tho young favorite. There was a mystery übout it which puzzled the old grooer si rely, and which he could not unravel. He at length became uearly sick with losses and aggrtiva tions and with vain attempts to discover the secret of bis neighbors snceet?. CHAPTER THREE. “I’ll relent—come to my arms I" (Never written ) At this juncture, Angelica (for that was rbo daughter’s namrj contrived to bring about an apparently accidental interview be tween the parties. Alter the old man had beooma, through tb j intervention of the daughter, tolerably good humored, he in quired with great earnestness of the young man tow he had contrived k> effect so much ia one year, to thus extend bi3 business, oud draw off the customers from the older stand ? Tho young naan evaded an answer; but Inquired if he bad any further objections to his union with Angelica. “None," replied he, “provided you reveal the secret of your success to me.” This the young mai promitod, when his happintss was made complete. The old man commended his prudence on this point. Tho affair was settlcd,aßd the marriage soon took place. chapter vovjk. “A secret most misterious.” —[duller il- 01-uh customers of the two stores- Angelica and Thomas looked as happy and as well as could he, and the old gentleman was, if pos sible, happier titan they The weding take was about to be cut, when the old man call ed out for the cecret. “Aye, the secret— the secret 1" exclaimed fifty others. “It is a very simple matter,” said Tl.onias “I apVKBTWe!” Tlie old man was a very old fashioned man, and while ho shooK Thomas hourtily by the hand , and kissed Angelica fifty times over, he merely muttered, “Why the dick ens didn’t I think of that ?’ ! Tlie Mad Slone. A Ridhmond, Virginia, corespondent of the New York Times states that a gentleman iu opo of the iufccrior counties of the Old Do- recently, whil-t having a ditch dug diseftvered a quan'ity el’ stono resembling the Pouto or Mid Sit-no, Ho reHt pieces of it to a physician iu Halifax, with the re quest that he would give it a trial. No case of hydrophobia preset.ted it self; hut one day last week a negro man while gath ering hay in a fidd was bitteri by a copper headeg snake. ThoDegro immediately tied his suspender tightly around the arm, abovo the bite, and swiftly sought the aid of iho physician. When he arrived at tho office his amt was already greatly Swolcn and gave him great join, although but a very short time had elapsed since the bit©. The physician promptly applied the Mad Stone, wnioh adhered firmly to the arm for several moments when it dropped off. Tho pain of the wound was Oontlderahly assuaged. Tho stono was soaked in warm water aßd again applied. It was not long before it dropped off agaiD, and the third time, it ad hered but a moment, the bandage was re moved from his arm, atid the negro returned to his work, the bite was’ now hannhsi, al though less than tw«| hours after the snake had struck him. If the stone thus extrao.s tho poison from the bite of a snake as it does from that of a rabid and why may it not do the same tbiog iu other cases of poison, reasoned the physician. Experimenting further lie sub sequently applied it to venereal blossom with the same result. It is believed that ehlsidfSnMe quantities of the Mad Stone are to bi: feund wttere tost the Doctor, in this case,had, came from.' If this be so, steps ought to be takoa te place as much of it as pmsiblo in the pots sseub of tho medical fraternity. g[ eennsn» have beet) left with an eminent, chemist iu New York for an at »ly is. At an examination in the College of Sut geons, a candidate was asked by Abernathy, “what .would you do if man was blown up with powder ?” “Wait till he comes down,” he ctoly jre plied. “True” replied Abernathy, “and supnge I should kick you fortuch an impertinent an swer, what muscles would 1 put in rnotipu ?” Tbe'fLx rs and extensors of iny aims, for I wou'"d knock you down immediately ’:** He received a diploma. Why does a Man injure biß stainre by pn oouraging the growth of Lis whiskers? Be caueo bo lAgios to grow ioten VOL. I. SO. 24. A l'leMlEjt liu ifteot rtf flic War. Now and their a little smile brinbteo* War and ? rlru Yi» ; ag-\ like a flub of sunlight yi an angry Jay. 1 remember one that !iZ Li f i t? and ,ls g unrrß0 ‘yP’’- Ho ameni ° ’■/ Barc »o/ew, how prooiotn they .. L . k, 1 I :t m ° ?*ve you one apocitnou of that fttOe touch of nature, whioh iMikt* the whoJt world aii*.”" Dues on a time, the thiid Ohir, belong ing to Straights coniuiiud catered a towti. on route ror Itichinood, prisoner- of war \\ orn down, famished, hearts heavy and and kna pi sets light, they were herded like dumb driven cattle, to pare the night. A regiment of the fifty fourth Virgmaia, being camped near hy, many of tho men oatne st.roiing about to sec the sorry show of poor swpperless yankees. They di 1 not st y long however, but ha*tenci bnek to camp, aa4 returnod again with o 'ffeo kettles, oor.t ,ro . —.fye best they had, and straightway little lire* began to twinkle, ba con was suffering the martrydom of tb« Saint -of the gridiron, and the aroma of ooff e ~ ro . Be fragrant cloud of a thanks ofr ‘ring. Our huugry boys ate and wore satisfied; and for that one night our coni: mon humanity stood acquitted of the heavy citargerd total depravity with whioh it id blackened. N:g!;t ea ye on and otlr boys departed. 1 he prisoneis in dtl* time were cxchang etl, and by and -by they oamped within rifleshot at Kelly Ferry, on tha bank of tlie ronnessco. But often around the oamp fires I heard th ft[n talk of the fifty fourth V irginia, hoard them wonder where they were, uni dismissed the chance that they might ever meet, When they diseu sod the damnable “Johnny rebs,” tho name of one regitnent you may be sure was tucked a-way in a snug place, quite out of therangh of hard words. And now comes the sequel which makes a beautiful poem of the whole of it.w On the day of the storming of Mission ary Ridge, among the regiments taken pris oners was the fifty-fourth Virginnin, and on Friday it trailed its way across the pontoon bridges gnd along the mountain roadg hino milts, to Kelly’s Ferry. Arriving there, it *e t’ed along the banks like wasp s , await ing the boat, heme of tho Ohio boys wire on duty at the landing when it arrived. “\\ hat regiment is this said they; and when the answur was given, they started tp tho camp hike quarter horses, and shouted as tbev rushed, the 54 h Virginaia is at the Ferry !.—the camp swarmed in three min ntes—treasures of oeffee, tobacco, ruga-; beef, preserved peaches, overy thing was turned out in force,, and you may beloivo they Went ladened with plenty at tho dou ble quick to the L-rry. The same old srßnd and yet how strangely changed—the tviink link fires, the greatful iueense, the bungrf captives; but hosts and guests had obuiigi 1 plaoes ; the starlit fold floated aloft fiftLii bonnie blue flag, a debt of honob was paid to the utmost furtLiog. And there it was that horrid war studied A human smde, and a groatful gentle 1 ghk flickered f. r a moment at the point of the bayonet* And yeb should the fifty-fourth Virginia rotura tomorrow, with atths in their in hand to the Tennessee, Ihb fid. Ohio would meet them on the bank, them foot by foot, aud beat them back with rain so [.ittiless the rim would run red. False Calves, tiosyus akd I’iami’Eß?. —A Mississippi "paper has the following; The Lise -calves tire rendered necessary by the now style of “tilting hoops,” which go very fur toward exposing what ad only elrpatued of, or existed only in imagi nation. In tiie language of an exchange . “These e«lve» are not a fleeting i-how, For mart’s illasion given, Tlrey're filled with brand, or stuffed filth tow* And swell about a fool 01 80, And look first rat", by bea veil.” I The ful e bosom- are made of fine Vl'iro |in tbo shape of a biros n et, with a sinall spring m them, teally look and foci quite natural The plumjiers are. fastened on the teeth in such a manner as to make the face lbok round and plump, and are calculated to de eivo tho unsuspecting. Voting gehtlemaii need have no fears us regards the Indian in this section—they are all right and nHed no artificial fixins—but we do ad vim them never to inarry a Yankee girl xvilhcilt a full inv sis gallon. OOBTOF War “Givt me," says a recent vogorows Writer, “ tße money that has been spent in wir, and and 1 will purchase every loot of land upon the globe. I will clothe every man, woman ana child in attire that kings and queens would be proud rs. I wilt build a school house upon every hill side, and every valbty over the whole habi table eaith ; 1 will supply that school house with a ccuipelaut teacher; I will build an acadamy in evey town, ard endow it, a col lege in every fill it with able pre professor*, 1 will crown every hill with a church consecrated to the promulgation of the gospel of peace; I will support in its pulpit in able tVacher of righteousness, sc that on every Sabbath morning the chime od one hill should aatwer the chime on andtk er around the earth’s brcajd ciremufcrencr, and the voice of prayer and the eot>g of praiso should ascend like a nniversil holocaust to llc*aveb.” “My wife,” Buid u wag tho other day “came near calling me honey last night!” Indeed I how wa^that? Why, she called mb tfld beeswax. “Como, Bob, how much have yoti cleared by your speculations ?” said a friend to hie eompanioh. “I loured answered Bob with a frown * why, i’ve cleared my packets.” A negro mm about dying, was told by his mini te- that he frtiwrt forgive a certauf dm key against w hom ho seemed to enter i tain very bitter fee ings. “res, gab,” be ; replied, “If I dies, I forgive dat Lig; hot if I I gets well, dat nig must take eare.” False Ueth are obj c iouable bnt not *d much s6 as fake tongue* behind them.