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„E.AJ. E- €»IUI»TIA\. j|jiosoit cdlcckln Jjouru'jl, PublUhed Every Friday. c k J.~E. CHIiISTIAN, t- EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS. ~H S -Strittly in vMdrance. “sf" ™ »"t ' ta 00 *" Hairs or jdverlising : hnp dollar per square ol ten lines for the J insertion, and Seventy-five Cents per lor each subsequent insertion, note*- JJJfY three. three months M 00 K”are« three months 12 00 ,0 squares SIX months 18 00 fourth of» column six mouths 60 00 Half column three moths do 00 a,lf column six months 7t> 00 L column three months 70 00 column six months . -100 00 Joh iV'ork of every description exe cnredvith neatness and dispatch, at moderate WOOTBN & lIOVL, ifTORNEYS AT LAW, :My T)awaoni Qa, fTSTharplil iTTORNEY AT LAW Dawson, Terrell so., La. Will give prompt attention to all business intrusted to his care. SIMMONS & COKER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, jUirSO.V, - - GEORGES. ,r. SPUMOUS. feb23 lv w. n. 0 ookkk. JAMES SPENCE, attorney at T_.a\v, n.-nrsoir, georgu*. Office nt the Court House. fch23 1 v SR.C. A. CHEATHAM, Diwsoar, CIEUKCM, Office, South West corner Public equate. lOXTINUKS the practice of Medicine in all its branches. lie pa vs special attention to the treatment fall chronic affections of either sex ; aud to if treat ment of all aecret diseases. He may he consulted by letter, describing If, nex, occnoition. and habits ; and Riving it accurate description of ail the symptoms, lura'ion of sickness, etc., etc., And enrios it Ten Hollar*. Bv return mail he Dpwurl all of the necegaarry medicines with •!1 DR. D. H. FARMER, 41 fafr Itrsidenrr of Col . iri/t. U suits, near Dawson, Ga. 1I r fTH an experience of 20 rears in the ' t practice of medicine, feel« qualified anv case he may be called to attend. M. 23 »f T. P. ALLEN, HATCH q AND IITAIRER J&Je JEWELER. Dawson, Gra., prepired to do any work in his line in the very best style. feh23 ts J. G. K sniTß, iUN SMITH and IVtacliinist. 1.1 It'SO.r, : : Georgia. Repairs all kinds of Guns, Pistols, Sewing mines, etc., etc. 2 1?. LAW CARD. undersigned have this day entered into a copartnership for the practice of * in the Superior Courts of the South ern and Pataula Circuits. Business en wed to their care will be promptly attend to. J. J. Scarbrough, Americus, C. T. Goode, Ga. JlYley G. Parks, Dawson, Ga. j!5 t. mu o,; RESPECTFULLY tenders his professional A services to the citizens of Dawson and rinity. 'rompt .mention to all Calls . IAYING sold our Drug; Store under the Masonic ilall, to Dr. Keencv, were: eotfully solicit our old friends to give him E 't patronage. AVENT & ADAMS. i»m? .-trr: .? t.ti.r. tic fare Huying Elsrtclirrc. WICK SALES—SMALT. PROFITS.” "• Adama of the old firm will be constantly Itatui. All prescriptions carefnlle cora- Mod by myself. Dr. KKNN'F.Y. PATRICK & HAVENS, Wholesale autl Retail lOOKSELLEaS, ST.YI IONEBS, General News Dealers—Triangular Oherrv Street, Oa . HUROt druggists, ta-con, - - Georgia. of Dealers is invited to this L_°_ reliable house. mavlft.fim Mulberry St., Macon, iia. 59 D c. HODGKINS & SON, dealers inJ jpistols, rtßiMi.ru T.tCHI.il, ler! ammnnition, (tun snd pistol Sporting Goods of every Won- Also, one Steam Engine & Boiler, i, Cor »P'" t e-.t . Bargain—and one iUiS U "'- RiH '"£ Mdchioe. THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL, LAW .N O TIC K 1 HiWOKO AIN will practice in all the • courts of the South western, in Irwin of the Southern, Coffee and Appling of the Brunswick, and most of the couits of the Pa taula Circuits. Office on Washington Street, opposite the Express office, Albany, G». tnayll ly LAW CAHD. r undersigned will attend to any legal A. businoss entrusied to big care, in South western Georgia. Oifitfe at Cutberf, Randolph CO., Ga. mavll.lv K. 11. I’DATT ED. RANDOLPH HARDEN, Attorney at Law, jiiMm C lITIIREMI TANARUS, f..f- T. 11. BTEWAHT ATTORNEY AT LAW, Cnthhcrt , ItundolpU CoGa., All busiuess entrusted to his care will be | faithfully attended to. June 1 e7l. DOUGLASS, Attorney at Law, June 1 WTHRERT, Gut. J. E. [HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTORNEY AT LAW, .Tloryaii, Calhoun Cos., Ga., Will piaclice in all the Courts of the South western and Pataula Circuits, June 1 E. H. SHACKELFORD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CAMILLA, Mitckell Cos., Ga., A GENT for purchase and sale of LAND. June 1, 1866. HERBERT FIELDER, VTTOIXNEY and Counsellor at Law, . Cutbbert, Georgia^—Will practice in the counties of Randolph, Stewart, Quitman,Clay, Miller, Decatur, Calhoun, Terrell, and Sum** ter, and in the Supreme Court of the State, and the U S. District Court for the of Georgia. lie will give prompt, attention to the collection and paying over of claims, jul ,1 m DI *. S. G. IvOBLUvSON, SURGEON DENTIST, May 4 Ciilhhrrt , Georgia. C'sitlibcrt House, Cutlxbert, Ga , Hotel, formerly known as the “Kid 1_ doo House,” is now open and prepared to accommodate all who may favor us with a call. The public may rest assured that no pains will be spared to render the guests cow - sortable. THE T^YIATE will be supplied with the best the market and the country afford. An experienced caterer has been secured, whose whole time will be devoted to the procurement of S'dibtcs of Leery Description. Polite and attentive servants, neat Rooms, Good Fair, and moderate charges will surely satisfy our guests V. W. BOISCLAIR & BRO., Cutbbert, Ga., May ll.ly Proprietors. .id. Ts i . rS rn.i TO BPS ML AGUE ABLE to an order of the com t of Or dinary of Terrell 6 r ountv, will be sold before the Court House door in the town of Dawson, in said 6'ountv, on the first Tuesday in November next—within the legal hours of sale, a house aud lot in the town of Dover in said County, known ns the place, whereon Abraham Dyson now Eves, also a Bar A /?il- Eardßaloon in the town of Dawson, sittuated on the west Gde of the Public Fquare, now occupied by Joseph K. Prince. Sold as tco properly of Robt. Dyson, late of said County. Term* made known on dav of sale, sept ‘26 1866 W. W. FARNUM, Adm. TERRELL SHERIFF SALES. ON the first Tuesday in November next, will be so’d before the Court House Door in the Town of Dawsor, between the usual houtsof sale, the following property to wit: Patt of Lot of land, No. 2, id the Pith Dis trict. One hundred and twenty-five Acres more or less know nas the place whereon K. D il, now lives, under a Fi Fa issued from the Superior Court of said County. Sold as the property of Kit eon Dail in favor of Henry A. Tarver Executor, and 0. C. Tarver Executrix of Paul E. Tarver tB. Kincon Dail, Former Sheriff. Also, at the same time and place, one Piano, sold as the property of VV. W. Blair, to satisfy one Fi Fa, issued in favor of Samuel Denton Ha 1 Justice of the Inferior Couit vs, VV. W. Blair, and B. F Byrd. Also, at the a *me time and place, one towu lot in Dawsoii, known as the Ish«m Thomp son lot, joiuing J. E Bozeman’s B ick Yard, two acres moie or less, under Justice Court F« Fa of said County. Sold as the property oflsham Thompson. Proper y pointed out, by Plaintiff. M. VV. KENNEDY Sh’lT. oct 2 1860 Terrell iUoi-tgugcJSlicriff’si Sale. Oil the first Tuesday in December next, will be sold before the Court House Door in the town of Dawson between the usuil hours of sale, the iollowii g property to wit, two fractional Lots No. 271, and 273, in the 3d. district of said County, eoutaiuing acres more or lets, levied on ag the property of John A. Freeman lo satisfy mortgage fi fa issued fom Terrell Superior Court, in favor of A. Sasser Adin’r of C. I*, lluckabay deceased, vs J. A. Fieeinan. Feinted out. by mortgage ti fa. M. W. KENNEDY, Oct. 2dJ 1866. She’ff. ADVINISTHATKIX’ SATE. HY virtue ofan order of the Court of Ordin ary of Randolph County, will be sold at Cuthbert Ua., outlie first Tu.-sdav in No. vember next, lotH of land, Numbers one hundred and one, (101) —one hundred and twenty three (123,) and twenty (20) acres eff of South Side of one hundied and twenty-four, all in the Tenth District of Kandolph County; known as all of the place on which Au t u Muliius deceased formerly res : ded, except that portion left of to widow as a dower. Sold as the propel tv of Austin Mullin’* e lite. sep2otds MAIUA R. MULLINS Adrn'r A DJI 1 S IfiTllATOU’fi SALE. BY virtue of ao order of the Court of Or. dinary of Randolph County, will be sold on the first Tuesday in November next, at Cuthbert Geo., North half of lot of land, number two hundred and five (205) in the Sixth District of Randolph County, belonging to the estate of Richard A. Mercer, sep 90 tda RICHARD A. HALL, Adm’r. .roTiti:. ~~ SIXTY days after date application will be made to the Ordinary of Terrell County for leave to sell all of the real estate of Willis Martin late of said County, deceased. For the beuefit of the legatees. JAMES W. WILKEIISON, Sept. 10, 1566, Ex’r. DAWSON, GA., FRIDAY, GEORGIA, Terrell County: If Whereas,J. B. Avent applies to me for letters dismission from the estate of William Aventlate of said county, deceased, Theseare therefore to cite and admonish all peisons concerned to bo and appearat my office within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, if any, why said letters should not be granted. Giveu under my hand and official sigua ure, this May 11, 1866* T. M. JONES, Ord’y. CN LOltliilA, Terrell Cotutly A Whereas, Abraham Sasser applies to me for letters of dismission from the estate of R. S. Hooks, late of said county, deceas ed These are, therefore to cite and admonish all persons concerned to be and appear at my office with in the time rescribed by law, and show cause, if any exists, why said let— ers should not be granted. Given under my hand and official signa ture, this May 11, 1866 T. M. JONES, Ordinary. l Oltfff B A,Terrell, C ounty : VX Whereas, Louisa Powell applies to me tor letters of dismission from the estate of J. J. Powell, late of said couuly, deceased-*— Theseare therefore to cite and admonish all persons concerned to be and appear at my office wiili in the time prescribed by law, and show cause, any exists, why said letters should not be granted. Giveu under my hand and official signature thisMav 11, 1866. T. M. JONES, Or’d. 4 \ liOßbilA, Terrell County: VJT Whereas, Jared Irwin, applies to me for letters of dismission from the estate of James B. Irwin, late oi Terrell county de ceased. These are, therefore, to cite ard admonish all presoni concerned to be and appear at my office within the time prescri bed by law, and show cause,if any, why said lettersshould not be granted. Given under mv hand and official signature this August 3d ’66. T. M. JUNES, Ord’y. G 1 CORGI A. Terrell Comity: T Whereas, John It. L. Grice applies to me forletters of dismission from the estate of Felix Johnson, late of said countv, deceased, Theseare to cite and admonish all persons concerned to be and appear at my office with in the time prescribed by law, and show if any, why said letters should not be granted. Given under mv hand and official signa ture this x/uly 27tb, 1866. T.M. JONES, Ordinary. n EORGIA, Randolph Cos : VJT Application wil be made to the Ordina ry of said County, at the November Term of court of Ordinary for leave to sell lot of land 09 —6th District of said County-as the propertyof Benjaman Screw, Also for leave to sell one half undivided in terest inlots Number one and three and the east half of lot Number two, in square seven in the town of Cutbbert, as the property of Mary J. Bagwell, deceased E. L. DOUGLASS Sept 1866 Admn’r. .1 tA.III.YiS Til.t TOIIS S**L K. WILL de sold under an order of the Court of Ordiuary of Terrell County, on the first Tuesdav in No vernber next, at the Court House Door in the Town of Dawson,r during hours of sale, fractional part of lot of land No. 47, it being the east portionof said lot, and adjoining land to William Sam mins, in the 11 district of Terrell County. Sold as the property of Estate of Noah Walker, for the benefit of tho heirs. Terms made known on day of sale. D. G. WALKER. Sept. 14, 1866. Admit V. Georgia-Randolph Con ill y. I >UURKL Joiner, administrator on the es- A tate of Wiley Joiner deceased, having applied for leave to 8v 11 the land belonging to sail estate; Notici is hereby given to all interested, that his application will be con sidered at the next November Term of the Court of Ordinary for said Countv. Wm. D KIDDOO. Ordinary aug. 29th 1866. Wm- D. KIDDOO Ot’d. Gt*orgia-Raii(lol|di Connly. VU RELICTS Cordell administrator on the . es‘atcof Herman Kdhfleish having ap plied for letters of dismission; ail persons in* terested, are notified to show cause, why his application should not he granted by the next c_anuary Term of the Cour l of O. diua rv for said County, j* 57 1866 _ ___ Georgia— Randolph Comity. JOHN Matthews, administrator on the e - tase of Jerremiab Willis, deceased, having applied for letters of dismission, all persons interested arenotified to file their objec tions, if any they have,hv the next November Term of the 6\>urt of Ordinary for said Coun ty. Wm. 0. KIDDOO Ory. api 30 Georgia—KaiMlwlpli County. r IMI Mrs. Sarah Uuges, wife of A- M. Iluges I Wm. Jeffries, the children of W. 11. Jeffries, and otliei heirs at law ofMrs. Catha rine Hawk, late of Randolph County deceas ed, and whose names and residence* are mi - know n : You, will lake notice that at ihe November te' m, 1860 ol Randolph Court of Ordinary, I will under the order of said Court, offer the will of Catharine Hawk, late of said C’ouu'y deceased, for Probate in solemn form, aug 14 1866 W. M. SPEAR,Executor Gvorgin-Kandolpli County. CtU ARLES K. Brown administrator of 09tate ) the of William Newberry, haring a pphed for, leave to soil the land belonging to said estate Notice is hereby given to all interest ed, that his application will be considered at. the next November term of the Court of Or dinary for said County, aug 29 1 Stitt Wm. D. KIDDOO, Ord’v. Gtioi'Kla—Randolph County. W ILLIAM Dowd, administrator on the es tate ot William 11. Deshong, haviug ap plied for have to soil the laud belonging to said estate. Notice is hereby given to all in terested that his application will be consider ed at the next November Tenn of the Court of Ordinary of said Coui.tv aug 29. Wm. D. KIDDOO. O d’v. .1 :>.*/ t.Vt.S Fit. ITO Its S.tE VV’ILL be sold, under an order of the Court of Ordinurj of Terrell County, ou the tiroi Tuesday in November next, at the Court Houes door io the Town of Dawson, during the usual hours of sale, lot of land No. 78 in the 3d|district,|Terrell County containing two hundred two and ooehalf acres, more or less. Sold for the benefit of the heirs, Terms Cash. IT.l T . M. POWELL, S pt. 10 1860 *. Adntti’r- Cd EOItGIA, Terrell County: X Whereas, Maoma Cornell Japplits for guardianship of William Coxwell, minor. These are there fj-e to cite and sdmonish all persons concerned to be and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law, and show cause, if any, why said letters should not be granted. Given under nty hand and official signature, this Oetobei sili 1866. Oct. 6th 1866. T. M JONES, Ord'y. GEOBGI L—Randolph County. Sarah Miiehiuer having applied for letters of administration cum tettarsento ou the estate of W. B. Mitchinor, notice isjgiven to all interested, that her applies ion will be considered at the next November term of the Court of Ordinary for said county. Oct. 6th 1 $66. ' Win. D. filliHOO, Ord’y. Swei'llirarlx mill Wives. Though iho ever-licaving ocean Bear us from our forest-land, Through the rising waves’ commotion, To a far and foreign strand ; Still the heart, all space unheeding, Firmly ’gainst our progress strives, Lesves us, and with haste is speeding To our sweethearts and our wives. Ye may bind the eagle's pinion,— Check the deer’s impetuous course,— Ctirh the steed to vour dominion, — Quell the torrent’s headlong force, — But the spirit, fetters spnrnlng As our proud ship onward drives, Leaves us, in its joy returning To our sweethearts and our wires. Noah’s freed and wand’rlng raveo Toward the ark for safety flew ; Backward, to the spotless heaven, Spring o , at morn, the vesper dew. Thus affdctlon’s fond devotion, Balm and solace of our lives ; Flies, like incense, o’er the ocean, To our sweethearts and our wives. THE ADOI»TEI>. BY LOUiK GLBKN. When a rich and childless woman adopts the child of poverty, taking it to her heart and home, and sparing no ex pense iu the cultivasion of its mind in order to fit :t to nnvo in the high cir cle wherein it was adopt’d, the w< rid says, “how luckcy ! ’ and “how kind of them to take in the poor waif!’’ \V as it kind ! Yes, certainly, the act was a kind one and deserves to be ap plauded ; hut is the child the happier for the elevation ? Let nay experience an swer. My father was a mechanic- was sober and industrious; owned tiiecottagein which we lived, and had a snug sum deposited in the Savings Bank, and was happy as a king. My mother was a help mate indeed, keeping in order her lit le home and taking care of her babe, and whet evening came a bountiful repast was awaiting her tired husband, who forgot bis cures aDd fatigue in the rn j lymentofthe hon e comforts and bright smiles that were sure to greet him On one ever to-bc-lamented day my mother sickened and died, leaving me a helpless babe, wailing in my cradle. A yonng woman living near ins'sted on taking the “dear child,’’ as she called me, and my lather, knowing them to be respectable people, was glad to put me in their charge. Every evening he called to see his e’oild, and set ing tee so well cared sot made him grateful to her, Miss Elton; and by degrees his gratitude took a warmer turn, and, as she no doubt ex pected, an offer of marriage was tho re sult, Artful, and designing, she was, in my father’s eyes, a most devoted mother to Lis little girl. She had ever ready a story of my cunning ways, and petted me so much in his presence that he never doubted the wisdom of his choice, and congratulated himself od securing so exaellent a person to fill bis lost wife’s place. lie never knew the cruel beatings that fell to my lot, nor the frights of being shut iu dark eloset, to-gether with the thousand little vexations an ev 1 heart can invent. Ho did at last notice that I grew thin and pale, but my step mother accounted for it by attributing my pale face and sunken eyes to teeth ing, and proposed taking me out of the city. This met my father’s approval, and in a short timo we were left to re gain health at the sea-side. Under the eyes of strangers she could not practice her system of starvation and ill-usage, and I grew rapidly betttr. When two wc ks had elapsed she profes sed to have received a messige to return to the city, a s her husband was ill. In stead if g> iug home she took mo to an oldtlotbes dealer, and changed our ap parel for some shabby, ill made clothes, she took me iu her arms and hastened to a fashionable hou-e in—St, where slio ascended the marble steps, rang the bell end asked to see the lady of the tnan sioo. My step-mother was shown into an elegant boudoir where an amiable look ing lady sat sewing. Assuming a piti full tone, she said, — “I saw your advertisement in the paper, and I came to see if you wru’d adopt my baby. It will nearly break my heart to give away my darling, but I am u poor widow and must go out tt serviee, and to leave it in the almshousi I haven’t the heart to do.” The lady remarked my sickly look, and said she would not adopt an un healthy child ; bnt my s’epmoiher said I was always a bright, healthy baby un til my fatberdit and, then she wasoblidged to leave me with an old wouiau while she wont out to work, and ever since I hadn’t been like myself “It would get well and bright with you in one week,” said the heartless wr< tch The lady held out her arras ; I was eaircr to leave an unkind nurse for a pleasant one, and I put up a pair of plead ing hands to go. This decided her. She took me with the promise that I was never to know or hear that I was not her own child. My step-mother readily promised never to oh i u me, or even to look on me again; and, covering her face aud sobbing bitterly, she left the only and beloved child of her lu - band with an entire stranger. Assuming again her own eloth.vs, she procured a carriage,got her trunks from the steamer, and was driven home. With well dissembled grief sbe came into her husband's presence, and with cries and tears informed him that while with me in the surf she had beea taken off her foct hv an under-tow, bad nearly been lost herself, and in her struggles to re gain her footing, lest her darliDg child. This was a sore trial to my father, but be put by bis own grief to console bis nearly frantic wife. She bitterly up. braided herself, saying “she should never again be happy without her pet, Lcr sweet !” And her kind husbaud,though sorely bereaved in the loss of his child, beliived his wife tho greatest sufferer. ***» * • * * * 4 * * The lady that adopted mo was in eve ry way worthy, aud spared neither care nor expoasc iu rearing her adoptod ebild. You will say I ought to have beca hap pv, and probably 1 was during luy child hood. When I was a little girl I used frequently to hear the servants talk among themselves about a “ beggers brat,” and wondered why their mistress wanted such a nu-dancc abouttbe houso. I knew not what they meant, and iuno cently asked my rnoflnr where she kept her beggar’s brat, and if it was very bad addiug that the maids declared it was a nusiance. I saw that my mother was terribly angry, and I began to erv, when she folder m n he 1 aims pushed tho curls from my firehoud, and kissing mo fond ly, said, — “Diu’tcrv, Lorena. I’m not angry with you, dear. So I dried up my tears and ran off to plav, wondering what it was that had disturbed ray mother. I knew after wards, when I was sent to school. Among the girls there was one who had learned mv history from a grsaip ing mother. Idle and arrogant, she en vied my rapid advancement and promo tion above herself, and took every oppor tunity to mortify mo before my mates. “Gome away!” she exclaimed to the girls who were joining me in some amusement, “let the washer-womans laughter alone. Don’t associate wi’h the pauper. Mv ma s.ys Mrs. Howard took her from a poor wretch and adopted her, and now she must s’ick horself among respectable girls as it sho were our equal.” Some thore wero who took mv part, but others stood aloof, they would not associate wi.h the beggar’s brat. I knew now what thi servants bad meant aud why my mother was so angry with them. I told my sorrows to my dear moth er, who comforted me with the assur anoe that she loved me as her own child, and lest I should again bo sub ject to insult, she procure! a govern ess, with whom I studied until I was sixteen, whon I finished in a distant seminary, where none knew my bis’ory. I gradua’ed with all the honors, and came home to enter the society, where in I was so well fitted to shine. My mother’s wealth and position, added to my own nersonal attractions, drew a crowd of admirers to my side, and I fondly hoped that the bug-boar of my adoption was quite forgotten I had made choice of one, who not rich, seemed to be the ideal of wisbo-i, and as my mo’ber made no objection, we were affianced. Time glided on so smoothly and happily, and Edgar Tromiane was so devoted, so eager io anticipate every wish that I felt, that it was not so bad after all to bo adopted into wealth aud station; I t anked God in ray heart, that my lot was cast in such pleasent places, and congratulated myself in the bdeif that my sorrows were ended, and that hcncefi r h a sunny existence would be mine. A wise providence ordered otherwise, my darkest hours were yet to come. The gay season had just, commenc ed, and wc, Edgar and I were eniering into its gaie iis with a jor. that only the young can nndc stand, when an in eident occurjed, that openei my eyes, and blasted my early hopes. Our box at the odor, was adjoining that of a young lady, a very dear friend of mine. Wc wore all present, for Madame , was to sing. The lady whose hearing was impaired was very chatty, and knew net how loud a key she spoke in. 1 came in for a share if her critici-rn and comments. “Do you think Mias Howard will marry young Tremain ! v said a friend ia her box. “Bettor ask if Tremain will marry her; though John, my son was dread fully afreil that, some oil drunken hag, might turn up, and claim relationship. J. Itn s.ij’-t if Mrs. Howard dim witl - l ut a will, Miss Lorena will get noth ing, the property wi.l go to the llow ards.” I looked at Edgar ; his face was crim son. 1 saw at once he was guilty, he looked t.o mean and ashamed. ‘ Speak,” sai 1 I, looking him steadily in the face ; “is ii true ?” “You dou’t believe her, do you “Yo-t, ovory word of it, unless yoe g» with me this minute to their box aud re futo the calumny ” “l’-liaw ! no ; that would would make them tLiuk we were eavesdropping ” “Not so, for persons iu the next box to us must have heard it as well.” “Dou’t pray make a scene bore," ex claimed Edgar, “I will not., as you say, make a scgdo here or anywhere ; but 1 must know the truth of the story so answer me with out more ado. Did you tell John Brooks the wvrJa repeated by his moth er." “What persistence ! why, yrs; I sup pose you would make mo face them, so I must own it; but you needn’t be angry—true I said it, but it’s a’so true what l said,” “Good bye, Edgar,” and wrapping my opera cloak about me I loft him and jiiued some friends who were just going homo. They asked me if Tremaine and I Lad quarreled, but when I burst into tear* they questioned me no further He never called again. I suppose upon hearing of the possibility of my not becoming an heiiess, he was willing to give me up, I had thought bim sincere and hon orable, but when I found bim mean and mercenary I tore his image from my heart Wooers I bail afterwards in 1 lenty, but I had become suspicious, and would have none of them. My moth er pi'icd me, I know, for she mote find aud tender after my disap pointmeat. “Why do you discard all tho young men that call here, Lorena ?” Because I am afrail, as Elgar Tro main says, that s me horrid old hag will oome* up and proclaim uie hers.” “That is very unlikely. You are twenty, and she bus never come in all these years, m st probab'y she is long ago deid ” “May be so; bull shall never marry, I will stay with you always, dear moth er.” “And lam glad to have you, rov daughter, but lam growing oln, and you will me! a proterctnr.’’ “You distress nm, mother dear, in leed you do. What would beootue of me if [ lost you.” My mother seemed I'st in thought for some time, then sail, — “Beuio, dear, my will has been lying ready for in ’ signature a long time, and to-n : ght I foil troubled about it. Call tip Jane aud Thomas, I want them to witness the signing of mv will.” Thomas is aw y to-night. You arc not ill, are you mother ?” No, but I feol unsafe without sign ing and witnessing my will. Life is uucertain, you know, and I want to provide fur you my darling. I suppose I must wait uutill to morrow if none of our friends drop in.” No friends called tint night, and bo ftrcihe morrow’s sun shone on the church spire, my mother’s spirit had flown. Her unwitnessed will was found but it of course was worthless. I sooo wasiufirmcl by her relatives that I was only an adoptod child, I had do le gal claim on her possessions. It was true they offered me a mere pittance of all the wealth that she intended should be mine, but my proud spirit refuse 1 it, and I went out iuto the wide woild to struggle alone for try support. Seeing an advertisement for a gov erness I applied for the situation, and fortunately obtained it. Down in old Virginia wag now my home, and two dear little gills were my charge. The father was in Congress, and their moth er resided with him during the ses sion. Once a month I accompanied my charge to vi it their parents at their house in Washington. Many distin guished genttemen visaed them, and TANARUS, being treated as one of the family, was thus thrown into society. My musical talents were frequently exerted to please the friends of my patrons, and I found the task not at all irksome. A quiet, middle aged gentleman spent much time with me and the chil dren, escorting us everywhere, and of ten taking us to drive. My patrons insisted on my going, and yet ra’lied me unmercifully on my conquest of the “best man in Congress,” as they term ed him. I liked him exceedingly— yes, more than liked him, and I be lieved that whoever secured him lor a lifi partner was indeed fottunate; and yet, when he asked me to fill that sta tion I answered, no. Pressing me for a reason, for I suppose he saw I was pleased with his society, 1 told him my story. I was not willing that any ono should blush for me, and I know not who were my parents. My answer was thrown away on that t-uo heart; he vowed that vvere.the veriest hag on earth to claim mo, he would make the mother comfortable for the sake of her child. What could Ido but give him my band ? my heart he had long be fore. We were married, and I am the happy mii-Ire sos a home situated on the Potomac; but I have no little prat tlers to make the bouse lively. My husband says it is “a 1 the better for him. as ho will have no rivals in my ef fouli ms ” I tell him since Provid nee has so wiped it I wII be content; at 'cast I never shall adopt the child of a s'rangcr, to have it undergo the trials tint well nigh drove me mad Glancing < tie day o'er the’ Person als,” this advertisement met my eye. “If the adopted daughter of Mrs. Howard, who at the tune other adop tion wn° living on St., w ill Rend her address to A. 8., Counselor at Law, she will hear of something to her ad vantage.” I hand and Ihe paper to my husband, and pointing out the paragraph said, : “That moans me. No doubt my j beggar mother Ims reveu’ed to him my parentage, and perhaps has lo't mo u few dollars ” He laughed at my serous face, nnd answered the notice at once. It was indeed a clearing up of the mystery On her death-bed my step-mother, fill ed with remo'se for htr wickedness, sent lor this lawyer, and confessed the deed of giving me away. She madt ! restitution by leaving me her ill-gotten gains, which had accumulated all these years,— my father died years before— and was now no mean sum. I met at Saratoga and Newport in; nv of iny old school girl acquaintan cos who wove very anxiou# to upp.fr on on terms of intimacy with the wife of the Hon. Mr. C. They were civil'y, hut coolly recognized and passed by. I forgave them, but I could not for get that they t* unfed me as a “beg gar’s brat," and that I had been adop ted. "When Daniel Webster was a young man, about commencing tbo study of law, he was advised not to enter the legal profession, as it was already crowde I. His reply was, “There its room enough at the top ” A temperance editor in calling re tention to an article again-t the use of ardent spirits, in ore of his papers says: “For the effects of intemper- 1 Plicy see ou| inside.” For the Oaweon Journal. Battle of Molasnes «ap. “Good morning, cousin Anna” aajs Miss C as she calls to see bor. “I heard yesterday that yon wero going to marry Rube ” “Marry him! Not if he w re the Govenor es Dawson.” “Pshaw !You are crazy then.” “Crazy, 1 may bo, but I prefer to own myself, and disp re of myself, (what little there is left, of me) according to my own wi l, judgemet urid pleasure.’ “When you find a liulion——to pi we your matchless majesty upon, please send fir your cousin, (who is now addressing you) to cento aud see him, will you Anna ?” Anna raised her delicate bands to her lips without replying, and letting herself qniet.ly down in the the arm chair, resum 'd the amusemeut her live ly cou.in interrupted, with cordiality about ltubcn C irri'i s ood with watching eyes, and a perplexed air. “If You bad not shown such love for h : s socie'y all summer, I would not have thought s’rangj of you.’ “Oh ! botheration to you, C irric, why don’t you marry him yourself?" “Perhaps I might if I had never seen John G. S “Old conceitte, you forget that Mr. Ruben has seen me,and as you have flirted with him all summer, and now dismissed him. He called on me and is to be my beau to church, to uight.” “You are going to flirt with him, Ca- rie.” “I’m not a flirt like you Anna. If I tried to console Mr. Ruben for your cruelty, I should do so in the best faitb. That made Anna’s pretty little foot kiok over the ebuir, with aDger, Carrie was sitting on. Then came a battle one that history has n„vo ■ had chanoo to reoord. Carrie opene 1 the fir.t fire, on Anna with a pitcher of water as a reoounorsance in force. Anua drew up her force, tho Bible, and returned tne fire Then there was skirmishing along the'lines from the parlor to the kitchen. Gen’l Carrie made a gran I display cf her army, and threw out some light wood, coffee-pot, peker, and the cook’s shoes, in excellent position. Gon’l An na charged io gallant style, captured a ba; of solt soap, and took Gen l Carrie cabiff across tho countenance with a bumb shell of lard. Carrie fell back to see the enemy’s fac f ‘, then advanced and prepared fora heavy movement with a bucket of btttermilk, and dishrag holding her churn, washboard and grape pie in reserve. Anna retreated to mo'asses gap and got behind the sorgum barrel, took shel ter the for a moment, then fell back to Cupboards-vilc, and commenced a rapid, effective shelling of teacups, coffe-oups, cream jug, two dumplings, by way of a bumb. Carrie sallied Ler resetves and charged heavily on the enemy’s flauks with gnpe pi ", d' iug terrible exe cution, also with a fly brush which she soured Anna sore, then surrouded her with o tablecloth Anna was nosooner surrounded when she fired away at Car ries C aleetrjf , and brought her whole force to a lay down and rest. Then I left. Ell-os Layor. Tin: Fumily Opposed to Taking Acwspapen. The man that dou’t take th e paper was in town yesterday. He brought his whole funity iu a two horse wagon. He still bi l.eved that General Taylor was President and want and to know if the “KamschatkiaDß” hud taken Cubi, and if so, where they bid taken it He had sold bis corn f roned liar, the price be ing two dollars—upon going to deposit the money, they told him it was most'y c. uuurtjit. The only hard money he had was some three cent peiees, and those some sharpers had “run on him” for ha'f ditnos ! His old ady smoked a •‘cob jiif c,” and would not believo tbat anything else couli be used. One of the boys went i ito a blacksmith’s shop to be measured for a pair of sheet, an -0 h r mi.-t >ok the market for a church After hanging his hat no a moat, hods he piously took a seaton a bu'ober’s stall and listened to an auctioneer, whom be took to be the preacher. He left before “mectin” was out, aud had no groat opinion of the saruiiut! One of the girls tin k a lot of “seed onions” to the pout office to traid them fur a letter. She had a baby, wLicb she carried in a su gar trough,” stopping at times to rock it on the side wa k—when it cried, she stuffed its mouth with an old stocking, aud sang “Hirbara Alien.” The oldest boy had sold two “coon skins,”aud was on a bus’..” When last si’en, he had called for a glass of sody water, and stood soaking giogcr-bread and making wry faces. The shop keeper, mistaking his meaning, had given him a mixture of sal sodaand water, and it tasked strong ly of soap. But “he’d hearu tell r f soda and water, and was bound to give it a fair trial, puke or m puke." Some “city fellows"caaiu iu and called fir a lemon ade wi'b a “fly in it,” wbetoupin our “soaped” friend turned bis back and quietly wiped several fl es into bis drink. We approached the old gentleman aud tried to get him to ‘sub cribe,’ but be would not Paten to it, lie was opposed to “internal impiovemente,” aud he thought “larnin was a wicked invention, aud cultivatin' nothin’ but wanity and wexation.” None of his family ever learned to read, but one boy, and he “teached schooll awhile and then went to studying divinity.” A hard shell Babtist preached in Washington City lately, and took fur his text: “God made mao in bis own image. He thus commenced: An hon est man is the noblest work of God,” then he made a long pause, and looked searchingly about the congregation, and then exclaimed “Butt God almighty hasn’t had a job in this plane for nigb on to Sfty years.” VOL. I. NO. £3. iHt* South. A noble Southern woman makes # touching appeal through thd Lotitslril » Courier, in behalf of the w.dows and or* phans of the Confederate dead, from? which wo extrflot the following . . They are over before you i* rags ••»* poverty ; they dome dnd asU your alim. The widows of the Confederate dead ap peal to you with broken hearts and tear ful eyes. They say to you, “Give ua of vour abundance : you, ® re "P*™ *. l 7 ed ones and plenty.” Ob !my friend* r s tho South,[will you ever rest mtts fied when lying on your beds of down/ while there is a child in want in all cm sunny Sou h, whose father gave hit.tor to gam the cause you loved - Thoit sands aro left wi h mutilated lirribs to earn their bread by the sweat of then brow. The government give to tbpiu no pensions. I know not trie number of Southern widows and orohaus, m*d« such by the late war. They would number several hundred thousand.— lint notwithstanding this, we have u suffie’ent number ot men of wealth whu could assist these orphans in business • give them homes in their families, and thus alleviate their sorrows Let every man of Southern birth, and who posses ses a Southern heart, select orae poor Southern boys or girls, and strive to el evate them by education aud sotherwiffw and God will reward such action. Afraid lie inigh 1 be Bead. “Gris,” of the Cincinnati Times, give* the following : Bocne at the counting room of a morn*" ing newspaper. Enter a man of Teuton io tendencies, eonsiderabiu the warso for last night’s spree. Teuton—(To a man at the desk) “If you bl-ase, sir, I vants de baper mit dis mornings. One vat bash de namei of de bcebles vat kills oholera aH dtr vile.” He was handed a paper and aftor looking it over in a confused way, said:- “Vill you pe so good ash to read do names wot dont havo do cholera any more too soon just noW/and see if Oarl 1 Geinsenkoopenhotfen hash got ’em?” . The clerk very obligingly r6ad the’ list,toe Teuton listening with trembling attention, wiping tbe perspiration from' bis brow meanwhile io great excitement.- When the list was completed, the nurao of Carl Gcinsein , well; no mat* ter abont the whole name, it wasn’t there The Teuton’s face brightened up, aud h»> exclaimed : “You don’t find’em ?” Clerk—“No such name there, sir.” Teuton— (BeiziDg him warmly b/ tho hand) —“This ish nioe—this ish some funs, that ish my names. I pin' trunk ash never was, and py tain, I van fraid I vas gone ted mit cholera, and didn't Luvno it. Mi no Out l X VfVT scart.” The Darlington, Wis. Democrat re-' lates the following very probable story : : “While one of our business men was* tikir g a quiet walk Hbt Saturday near’ the fair ground-, he discovered a beau-' tiful striped black kitten in his pfttb.—' He at once endeavored to make its ac quaintance, and had succeeded in get-' ting hold of it when he suddenly chaug*- ed his mind and came to the conobi sion that ha Wouldn’t. The kitten 1 went its way and the citizen started for' home. Eve y one ho passed held hi* no°e, and men, women and ohildren fled from him a° though he bad the chole ra. On Monday morning there will a 1 ‘now-made grave’ near bis residence,, in which wae deposited a suit ol ‘store* clothes.’ We understand he says he’ has no further curiosity about kittens. Beautiful Deaths. — A girl thir teen years old was dying. liifimg her' eyes towards the ceiling, she and softly,' “Lift me higher,” “lift me highc r l” 1 Her parents raised ber up with pillowy but she faintly said, “No, not that; bu.' there 1” again looking earnestly toward heaven, whither her happy ffm'l flew a few moments lat.< r. Cfn her gravestone these words are now eafved : “June 8., sgod i J, lifted higher.” A beautiful idea of dying, was if not t Lifted higher ! Another little girl, gtspirg for her* last ntur'al breath, sdd, “Father takes me.” Her father, who sat disolvcd in l tears by her bedside, KficJ into hi* lap She tmiled, thanked hiW>, taid, “I spoke to lletvenly Jather, tto4 died. A young lady while in the country some years ngo, stepped oft a ftmtjf nail w hich ran thro’ her shoe and fodt.- The inflammation and pain were of course very great, and lockjaw appre* hended. A friend of the family, how-' ever recnmmebd tbc applecation as a beet) taken fresh from the garden, and pound' ed fine to the wound. It was done an d the effect wee very beneficial. Snort in flam tuition began to subside, ai.d b.’ / keeping on the bruised beet, and change iDg it for fresh one, as its virtues seem' ed to become impaired, a speedy cures was effected. Simple bnt effectual retd ' edies like this should be 1 own to ever/ o e. ___ , All ion TUB Best.—Blessed are theif that are blind, for they shall see off gh°«t. . Blessed are they that are deaf, for they need never to lend money, nor listen udto tedious stories. Blessed are they that are afraid of thunder, for they shall hesitate about getting married and keep atvaj from po* litieal meeting*. Blessed are they that are ignorant, for they are happy in thinking tbaS they know everything. Blessed is be that is ugly in form and feature*, for the girls shairt mol. a. him. . , Blessed i* she tbwt would get mameo but can’t fir the consolations of tho (Os' are hers. Blessed »fe tbs orphan children, fwf they have no mother to spank tbslMi