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GEORGIA HOME JOURNAL.
W. AIMMSOX KNOWLES, Prop’r.
VOLUME XL—NO. 42.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PURE AND FRESH
DRUGS, MEDICINES
AND
CHEMICALS.
Paints,Oils, Colors, Brushes.
XEiV GOODS constantly arriving. Large
stock WINDOW GEASS, all sizes
BXIO to 30x36. Full assortment LAMPS,
CHIMNEYS. CHANDELIERS, LANT
ERNS, TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY,
POM ADES, etc., etc. The best
harden Seeds,
ONION SETS, POTATOES. &c„ for
this climate from Robt. Bnist, Philadelphia,
lAc papers sold at 5c strictly—warranted
froth and genuine, crop 1882. FINEST
i HOARS in town. SMOKING and
CHEWING TOBACCO.
l$“j?” Physician'B Prescriptions care
fully compounded and dispensed.
JN3. A 3r IIFFIN,
GREENESBORO, GA.
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.
Georgia Railroad, Cos. )
Office General Manager, V
Augusta, April 28th, ’82.)
C COMMENCING SUNDAY, the29th inst.
> the following Passenger Schedule will
be operated:
PAST LIITE!
SO, 37. WEST DAII.T. | VO. 38. EAST DAILY.
Lve Augusta 7:40 am ' Lve Atlanta 2:50 p m
Ar Athens 12:30 am j Ar Gr’nslio’ 5:26 p tn
“ Gr'nsbo' 10:15 “ | “ Atliens... 8:25 “
Ar Atlanta 1:00 pm | “ Augusta 8:10 “
SO. 1 WEST—DAILY. VO. 2 EAST— DAILY.
Lv AugustalO 30 uin Lv Atlanta 825a in
“ Macon.. 705 “ “ G’boro’. 12 09 p m
“ Mil’dge. 910 “ Ar Athens 505 pm
“ Catnak.l2 29 “ Ar Wash’t. 255 “
“ Wash’t.ll 20 “ “Caroak. 157 “
“ Atliens. 905 “ t “ Mil’dge. 449 “
Ar G’horo’. 215 pm “ Macon .6 45 “
Ar Atlanta. 5 50 p m | Ar Augusta 3 55 p m
SO. 3 WEST—DAILY. NO. 4 EAST—DAILY.
Lv Augusta. 900 p m Lv Atlanta.B 50 p m
Ar G’boro’. .1 44 am Ar G’boro’ 146 a m
Ar Atlanta.. 640 “ Ar Augusta 6 20a m
C-rSUPERB IMPROVED SLEEPERS
TO AUGUSTA & ATLANTA.
Train No. 27 will stop at and receive
passengers to and from the following
points only: Rclair, Bentwlta, llarlcr.i,
Thomson, Oanmk, Crawfordville, Union
Point, Oreenesb >ro, Madison, Rutledge,
Social Circle, Covington, Conyers, Stone
Mountain and Decatur.
Train No. 28 will stop at, and recei vt pas-
Sengers to and from the folllowing stations,
only, Berzelin, Harlem, Hearing, Thomson,
Carnak, Crawfordville, Union Point,
Greeneshoro, Madison, Rutledge, Social
Circle, Covington, Conyers. Stone Mountain
and Decatur.
The Fast Line has Through Sleeper from
Atlanta te Charleston and connects for all
points Westand Northwest, Bast and South
east.
E. R. DORSEY,
G,;ueral Passenger Agent
Iso. W. Green, Gen’l Manager.
RISLEY’S
PHILOTOKEN,
A tried and reliable cure for the ailments
of Ladies. Will aid Nature, prevents Nau
sea, and Nervousness, and should be taken
during the critical period. Has saved many
lives. Endorsed by thousands of ladies as
the best remedy of its kind. Any druggist,
*I.OO
RI3LBY’S BUCHU. the best diuretic
and tonic. Cures most Kidney and dadder
troubles. Weakness, Whites, and Pain in
Back Supercedes all other kidney reme
dies. All druggists, *1 00 a bottle.
CHARLES F. HIS LEY.
sep7 83 New York,
NOTICE?.
I am prepared to insure DWELLINGS,
BARNS, MULES and HORSES, STORES
MERCHANDISE AND OTHER PROP
ERTY IN FIRST-CLASS Companies at
reasonable rates.
T.A.S. Tx.,
GREENESBORO, GA.
sep2B 83
CARPETS,
House Furnishing Goods. The largest sti>ck
south of Baltimore. Moquet, Brussels. 3
ply and ingrain carpets, window shades,
lace curtains,cornices and poles, wall papers,
chromos, cocoa and Canton mattings, rugs
and mats. BAILIE & COSKERY, Ma
sonic Building, Augusta, Ga. iunß
NOTICE.
OUDERED, That sealed bids will be re
ceiyed for rent of the Pauper Farm for
the year 1881, at the meeting on the first
Saturday in November next. The renter
will be required to act as Superintendent
and take care of the paupers. A true ex
tract from the minutes of the Board of
County Commissioners.
This, October 6, 1883.
JESSE P. WILSON, Clerk.
octl2 83
DAVID MORGAN,
MANUFACTURER OF AND
WHOLESALE DEALER
• —IN
SADDLES, HARNESS,
Eridles. Spurs, Collars. Saddlery-
Whips, Hardware, Etc.
80 W HITEHAT.L STREET,
ATLANTA, - - GEORGIA.
aug. 3rd, 1883.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
SAVE MONEY
E“2" BTT-!TX£T3-
MILK GROCERIES
—op—
MRS. MARY ROSSMAN
I HAVE JUST RECEIVED a handsome
Stock of IF’sm.cy <Sc jr
O-rocexies. and purchasers wishing the
liest Coffee, Sugar, Hams, Bacon, &c , will
do well to call on me. tJaTFine grade Flour
a specialty.
CANNED GOODS!
1 have on hand a fresh supply of CAN
NED GOODS, such as Salmon, Oysters,
Mackerel, Ham, Tripe, Green Turtle" Soup,
Peaches, Pine Apple, Eke.
I guarantee to Sell yon goods in my line
at Atlanta retail prices, and will give entire
satisfaction or refund money. Don't forget
when you want to buy Confectioneries and
Groceries I will sell them as cl cap as they
can be bought anywhere All kinds of
COUNTRY" PRODUCE bartered for. Call
and examine my stock and prices before
buying. Very respectfully,
MRS. M. ROSSMAN,
aug. 17, ’B3. GREENESBORO’, GA.
JIF TOlli
C3-OI3ST Z3r
WB©®
NORTHWEST,
—OR
SOUTHWEST,
be; su be;
Your Tickets Read via the
N , (I. & ST L. RAILWAY
The McKenzie Route.
The Firat-claas tfc Emigrant Ptutenger*'
FAVORITE!
ALBERI’ B. WRENN,
Passenger Agt., Atlanta, Ga.
W. L. DANLEY,
,Gcn. Pas. & TljJ. Agent. Nashville, Tenn,
sept. 1-ltli, ’S3
READY
Wttoaj
Hnaiijs
: 0 :
# I take pleasure in announcing to
tiie citizens of Greeneshoro and
Greene county that I have purchas
ed from Mr. H. F. Smith his saloon
on Main street, and I offer a full
stock of pure and well-selected Li
quors, Brandies, Wines, Beer, To
baccos, and Cigars. I sell the fa
mous Old
Manhattan Club ,
the purest and best brand of Rye
Whisky in Greeneshoro. This Li
quor has a fine flavor and delicious
“farewell.” Try it and you will
drink no other. I Lave other brands
of Rj’e Whisky, but none of them
of an inferior grade. I have also
as good an article of CORN LI
QUOR as can be found in Greene
county. You will also find at my
Saloon fine Peach and Apple Bran
dies, Cognac Brandy. California,
Blackberry, Port and Sherry Wine,
and the celebrated
ioinsitj t®it§
the finest morning drink and appe
tizer made. I keep all kinds of
syrups and bitters and make a spe
cialty of compounding fancy mixed
drinks. I have a choice line of To
baccos and Cigars. Give me a call
when you want good Whisky, To
bacco, or Cigars.
JAS. INGRAHAM, JR.
GREENESBORO’ GA
sept. 14, ’B3.
—Over one hundred and eighty different
lines of Boots and Shoes tmbracing: all the
new styles from 25c to $5.50. Truly snki
we are headquarters for shoes.— Copeian,
Seals & Armor.
DEVOTED TO THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE.
GREENESBORO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1883.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FOR SALES!
ONE JERSEY BULL, “WICKFOKD”
3d, No: 6069, years old. Very large and
handsome and thoroughbred. Avery fine
stock animal. Price $300,00.
Jersey BuII—“VALPUS” No. 10160, sir
ed by Wickford 3rd 6069, Dam Pearl of
Beutah, 13062. 4 mos. old. Price $50,00.
Ayshire 801 l Prince Athol, registered.
He is 3 years old—price $75,00. Also grade
Jersey Heifers and Calves. Send for cata
logue.
C. E. STAPLES,
sept. 21st, 'B3. AUGUSTA, GA.
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PIANOS AND ORGANS
Selected from Ten of the
Best Makers, are so much Su
perior to others at Prices so
much less, (hat Purchasers save
from 810 to 8100 by visiting
or writing to
G. 0. ROBINSON & CO.
Save Money at 831 Broad
Street, Augusta, Ga.
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Augusta, z : Ga.
T am agent for the CELEBRA
TED LIGHTHOUSE COOKING
STOVE, the best, most complete
and most satisfactory stove on the
market. The
STAR CHURN,
A general household favorite and
the best labor saving machine
made, is manufactured and sold by
me. I heep in stock Tin, Wooden
and Crockery Wares of every kind,
and ask a share of the patronage of
the people of Middle Georgia.
g@“Send for price list.
D. L. FULLERTON,
sept. 14, ’B3. AUGUSTA, GA.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
GREENE COUNTY’
SHERIFFS SALES.
AVMLL be sold before the Court House
door, in Greenesboro Ga., within the
legal hours of sale, on the .first Tuesday in
November 1883, the following property
to-wit:
One hundred acre 9 of land, a part of In
man, Swann & Co's portion of the Dover
tract, situated in Greene county. Said 100
acres being bounded on the north by the
lands belonging to the Estate of O. P. Dan
iel; on the east by lands of Y. F. Gresham;
on the south by lands of .1. M. Storey, and
on the west bv the. of stud Inman,
Swann & Co.’s tratUGrid including what is
known ns the “SarM . : id,” the line cutting
Oft from rest of
The 100 acres, ha ' evied. on, running
parallel with the IjijuAufitling said Inman,
Swann & Co.’s tract da the east, whtcti runs
as follows : commencing at a red oak and
running south 8 deg. 45 sec. east 42 chains
and 55 links to a stake on the line of Y. F.
Gresham, said 100 ucres levied on as the
property of the defendants, Inman, Swann
& Cos., to satisfy a Superior court ft fa in fa
vor of F. C. Foster, Trustee, for the offl
eers of Court vs. Inman, Swann & Cos.
Written notices given tenants.
October 2, 1883.
ALSO, At the same time and place, one
thousand acres of land, more or less, excep
ting the widow’s dower (interest which lias
been assigned therein to Mrs. Mary S. Ar
mor widow of Reuben B. Armor), in said
county and state, said tract of land adjoin
ing lands of Rowland, Hall, Kimbrough,
and others levied on as the property of the
Estate of Reuben B; Armor, deceased, by
virtue of a fi fa. issued from the Court of
Ordinary of Greene county Georgia, in fa
vor ot Mary 8. Armor vs. Isaac U, Hall,
Administrator of Reuben B. Armor, deceas
ed; and one county court fi. fa. in favor of
Sallie Ammons vs. Isaac R. Hail, adminis
trator ot Reuben B. Armor, deceased. Writ
ten notices given tenants.
C C. NORTON,
October 3, 1883. Sheriff.
ADMINISTRATORS’ SALE.
BY virtue of an ortler from the Court of
Ordinary of Greene County, Georgia,
will he sold before the court-house in
Greenesboro, on the first Tuesday in No
vember next, six hundred aud twenty five
acres of land, more or.less, near Woodville
ami Bairdstbwn, adjoining lnnds of VV. P.
McWhorter anil others. This land will he
sold in three tracts, and sold art he property
of William Edmondson, deceased. Terms
of sale cash. October Ist, 1883.
W. Ij. MoWIIORTER,
R. E.'DAVISON,
Administrators with the will annexed of
William Edmondsi ■>. octu 88
SALE O ’ 1 LAND.
\\J ILL be sold he,tie the court house in
* Greenesboi.) .V'ne county, Georgia
dunuo til 1 tec. I :;,!! i/ t r, V.,., e I ,h t -
Tuesday in November, 1883. to the highest
and best bidder for cash, all that tractor lot
of land, including the houses located on the
same, situated in the city of Greeneshoro,
Greene county, Georgia, containing one ami
one-half acres, more or less, the lines there
of being as follows: Beginning at the north
west corner of the square on lot known in
tiie plan of said city ns No 28. and running
south parallel with Early street, 3fio feet;
tlienee east parallel with South street, 120
feel; thence north along Mrs. W. 8. Davis'
line 300 feet to Broad street; thence west
along Broad street 120 feet to Early street.
Said sale to be made under the power grant
ed to tiie Bank of Washington, Georgia hy
Martha J. Allen, in a certain deed of mort
gage dated 22nd of May, 1877, for tiie seeu
rity of a certain promissory note described
in said mortgage and on which there is now
due and unpaid a balance.
Titles to said property will be made to
tiie purchaser thereof by the said Bank of
Washington, in conformity with tiie power
contained in said deed of mortgage.
Martha .1. Allen, hy the Bank of Wash
ington Georgia through its President,
oct.*kß3 EDWARD Y. HILL.
STORE HOUSE
POB S^HLiE.
WILL he sold before the Court-House
door in the city of Greeneshoro on the
first Tuesday in November next—if not pre
viously sold—the brick store house and
ground upon which it stands, belonirii g to
the estate of.l. Y. Thomas. This property
is in Greshnmville. The store is 1 ] stories
high 25x50 and in good condition. This
is a good location for a country store and a
desirable place to live. It will be sold for
the benefit of tiie creditors of said Thomas.
Terms Cash.
T. J. SWANSON,
sept. 21st, 1883. ASSIGNEE.
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aup;l7 83’
SELECTED POETRY.
“GATHER UP THE FRAG
MENTS.”
What life art thou living ?
A life of giving,—
Not of mere golden store,
But more—much more ?
Is it a shelter ?
Doth it impart
Love, rest, and thankfulness
Unto one heart ?
Is it a wilderness,
Ilarsh and severe, —
Those who pass over it
Feeling “Ho# dear”?
Is it a simple life,
Soft to the touch, —
Not one of many words,
. But of “love much” ?
Or doth base selfishness
Lurk, as thine aim,
Through all thy usefulness I
Tremble with shame!
Is thine a grateful life,
True in its tone,—
Yielding in thankfulness
What God hath sown, —
Sounding an echo meek
(Heard through the strife—
Trembling, indeed, and weak)
Of the Great Life ?
If so, thy life may be
Humble, unknown.
Yet it is leading thee
Up to a throne.
— A. E, Hamilton.
IMPORTANT OCCASION.
THECENTENARY OF METH
ODISM.
ARRANGING FOR A CONFERENCE IN 1884
ORIGIN OF THE WORD “METHO
DISTS”—GROWTH OF THE CHURCH.
We have obtained some facts iu
reference to the Centennial Confer
ence of the Methodists of the Uni
ted States to be held in 1884, which
will be read with interest.
The first Methodist conference
in America was held in Baltimore
near Christmas, 1784, and the Cen
tennial Conference will be held in
that city. It is expected the ninety
two conferences of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, the thirty-eight
conferences of the Methodist Epis
copal Church South, and the va
rious other church orgauizations of
Methodism, would each be repre
sented bv one clerical and one lay
delegate,’ making in all probably
500 delegates.
The General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
iu 1882 provided for the celebra
tion of this Centennial of Ameri
can Methodism. A Central Com
mittee was appointed, with Rev.
E. R. Hendrix, D TANARUS)., President of
Central College, Missouri, as Chair
man, and Rev. Win. P. Harrison,
D, D., of Nashville, as Secretary.
There will be a Centenary Com
mittee appointed iu each annual
conference, composed of two min
isters and one layman for each Pre
siding district. These committees
will meet at their respective confer
ences and provide for the proper
celebration of the occasion through
out the conference. The Central
Committee have recommended that
a centennial fund be raised through
out the Southern M. E. Church, to
be devoted mainly to assisting the
educational institutions of the
church. Fraternal delegates have
been appointed by the Bishops to
the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church which
meets in 1884, at which time they
will unite with the Northern Meth
odist Church iu celebratating the
centenary of Methodism.
In this connection we have deem
ed it proper to give a short synop
sis of the origin and growth of
Methodism in America. The Wes
ley brothers came to Georgia in
1735, and, as is well known, preach
ed in Christ church, on Johnson
square. This was after organizing
in England, in company with Geo.
Whitfield, a baud of associates for
their mutual and moral improve
ment. The rigid exactness of their
lives attracted genial attention
among their fellows in England.
They were the objects of ridicule
and contempt, and received vari
ous designations, but the term
“Methodists” was applied to them
by a student of Christ Church Col
lege, Oxford, ou account of their
methodical life and work. Howev
er, after the departure of the Wes
leys for Georgia the organization
was dissolved, but the new relig
ions life enkindled manifested itself
in the forming of a “Godly Club,”
who were more zealous iu their
ministrations. On Wesley’s return
to London he pursued his great
object, that of bringing the church
to a pure and holy life. He was
soon debarred the pulpits. Whit
field took to open air preaching,
which was at first not approved by
the Wesleys, but who afterwards
followed his example. Their efforts
were continued until Methodism
had extended into Scotland, Ire
land and Wales through John and
Charles Wesley’s teachings, while
Whitfield came to America, and
aroused the religious consciousness
of the people from Maine to Geor
gia. Whitfield made other visits
here, aud afterwards visited Ber
muda, where he preached the gos
pel of the Methodists aud gained
many adherents. The nucleus of
the first Methodist Church in Amer
ica was composed of immigrants
from Ireland, who had been mem
bers of Wesley’s societies. Dur
ing the Revolutionary war the min
isters of English decent, except As
bury, returned to the mother coun
try, the English Church in America
was nearly extinguished, and the
dependence upon that church near
ly failed them. This caused a ma
jority of the Methodists to provide
for their administration indepen
dent of the English clergy, which
; threatened a disruption of the
[ peace and harmony of the chnrch.
Under these circumstances Wes
ley applied in 1770 to the Bishop
of London to ordain at least one
presbyter to administer the sacra
ments, but he refused. In 1774,
Wesley, assisted by Rev. Thomas
Creighton and Richard Waiseoat,
presbyters, ordained Rev. Thomas
Coke, L. L. D., as superintendent
of the Methodist churches in Amer
ica, with Asbury as assistant, On
Coke’s arrival a general conference
of ministers was held in Baltimore,
December 24, 1774, and approved
the appointments. This conference
also adopted the episcopal form of
government, made the episcopal
office elective, and held the super
intendents amenable to the body of
ministers aud preachers. Thus the
chinch firkt assumed organic form,
and from that time the progress of
Methodism -has been onward, un
til flow it is one of the largest re
ligions denominations in the coun
try, and wields a powerful influence
for good.
MOTHERS ANl> MANNERS.
Coming homo in the Fifth aven
ue omnibus this afternoon, I met
with a specimen of mother and
manners that will amuse you, and
perhaps it will point a moral if it
does not adorn a tale.
- The stage was full—six on each
side. A woman—observe, I do
not say lady—entered with two
ehild.ren, a ten-year-old boy and a
yqini;n?vjtirl. As she couldnot ti nd
a seaf, TTgaye her “rnlCerauu \he
two chilcTjen stood at her knee.-i
Piesently two persons left, and the
boy and I sat down opposite the
mother. Now two ladies entered,
and the mother instantly bent for
ward and said to her son : “Keep
your seat; I paid for you.”
This was a lesson in politeness
that would probably determine the
manners of a boy for life. The
mother had just before accepted
my seat, compelling me, a man
twice as old as herself, to stand up
in an omnibus ; but the moment
when her little son had an oppor
tunity to be kind to ladies, she in
terposed and bade him keep his
seat.
It offends the vanity of our peo
ple when one says that this want
of good manners is a national vice,
and I hold that it is not American.
It is Anglo-Saxon as distinct from
the Latin races. That softness,
gentleness, ease of manners, which
pertains to France and Italy is not
iu Germany, Britain, or America.
The manners of French cuildren
are beautiful. They are so well
taught in early childhood that po
liteness seems an instinct. No one
can tell when the child did not be
have properly. Mr. Nasby has
written a letter to the Toledo Blade
ou this subject, which seems to
have arrested his attention while
travelling iu France. Aud his ex
perience, like mine, was in a pub
lic conveyance. He writes:
“I was in a compartment [of the
rail car] with a little French boy of
twelve. He was dressed faultless
ly, but his clothes were not the
chief charm. I sat between him
and the open window, and he was
eating pears. Now, an American
boy of that age would either have
dropped the cores on the floor or
tossed them out of the window
without regard to anybody. But
this small gentleman every time,
with a ‘Permit me, monsieur,’ said
in the most pleasant way, rose and
came to the window and dropped
them out, and then 'Merci, mon
sieur’ [thank you, sir], as he quiet
ly took his seat. It was a delight.
I am sorry to say that such small
boys do not travel on American
railroads to any alarming extent.
Would they were more frequent.”
No, Mr. Nasby would never meet
with a boy of that pattern in Eng
land or New England, in Britian
or America. They are not raised in
any of those kingdoms or republics.
The fathers and mothers were
brought as they bring up their sons
and daughters. Children are what
they are taught to be. Just as the
twig, etc. I was coming up-town,
and entered the stage in which five
elegantly-dressed and fine-looking
women weie sitting on each side 6f
it. They might be the lady patron-
TERMS :—s2 OO per Annum, In Advance.
WHOLE NUMBER 542.
j esses of some society. There was
room for another person on each
side, but not one of thos6 tefl wom
en moved to make room for fne,
and I rode a mile or more, while
these ten women—l do not say In
dies—deejined to give me a seat,
as they could have done any mo
ment without rising or crowding.
The most of them were probably
mothers. But as the instinct of
good manners—that is of politeness
which is simply the law of kindness
—was not in the breast of one of
the ten, what is to be expected of
their children ? They cannot teach
what they do not know, and; as they
know nothing of politeness, their
children will bo boots, and the
mothers icill never bioio it.
. . . The spirit of the gospel
of Jesus Christ is that of self-deni
al and kindness. It leads the Chris
tian to prefer others, to put othsrs
ahead : to yield to age and position,
and to take the lowlest place. It
condemns self-consciousness, which
continually sits before a mirror,
where self and nobody else is al
ways in sight.
If mothers form the manners of
the children, they should feel the
burden, of responsibility. They
the inborn wayward
ness • D ihe child to go unchecked,'
while ufe glows to be a*pcrt, saucy,
forward, disagreeable, dreadful boy,
a terror in the neighborhbod ahd a
nuisance to everobody but his dot
ing mamma. She coddles him into
a curse that by and by will come
upon her own head. Just as the
twig, etc. Blood is great, and bles
sed are they who are well boru.
But more than blood, better than
pedigree, is culture. He will go in
it then. Teach him to respect those
who are older than he; to rise up
before the aged. It is a loug way
toward godliness to obey one’s pa
rents. Aud happy is. the parent
and happy is the child when love
is returned with lovo.—New York
Observer.
REAPING Til4 );HJ REWIND.
The richest man of onr town set
up one of his sons iu the liquor busi
ness. A temperance neighbor pro
tested earestly against it. The rich
father said : "Why, he can make a
thousand dollars a year.” “No mat
-[ISr temperance neighbor,-
‘me maybe ruined by it.” In tea
years the wife of the rumselling son
died a drunkard, leaving two moth
erless children. The rumseller for,-
ged his father’s name, and at length
involved his father so much that
the old man failed, losing the earn
ings of his life. The rumselling son
died a drunkard,and his poor broth
er, too, died a sot; and the poor
old father, who was one of the mod
erate drinkers, drinking enough to
plant seeds of ruin m his family,
died too. And now all that are
left of one of the first families of
the town are the orphan grandchil
dren. “Woe to him that pulteth the
bottle to his neighbor’s lips.”—Ex.
PERILOUS* WORK.
There were three or four of us
Michiganders at the same hotel in
Montgomery, and all were amazed
at the sight of so many colored men
loafing their time away on the
street. The man from lonia coun
' ty finally thought he’d make a few
! inquiries, and beckoning to a stal
! wart black who had spent the last
two hours on the curbstone, he
asked:
“Have you any work to do ?”
“Not jist now, sah.”
“Have you ever tried farming?"
“Oh, yes.”
“And how did yon come out?"
“Mighty slim, sah. De white
folks down heah doan’ encourage
de black folks ’tall.”
“How’s that?
“Wall, in de fust place, dar’s de
rent of de land. Dey might jist as
well flow of de rent, but dey won’t
do it. Den if I git de land an’ sot
out to borry a mule nobody will
lend me one.”
“Suppose you had a mule?”
“Deu whar would I borry at
plow? Can’t raise onless ye plow.
Den when I got de plow an’ went
ober to Kurnel White's to borry a
harness de kurnel would’nt be
home, or he’d be using all de straps
he had.”
“Culdn’t you make it go if yon
had land, seed, mule, plow and
harness ?” asked the Wolverine.
“I reckon I might, but I dunno.
’Sposin’ de mule expired or de har
ness broke, or some nigger stole
my plow ?”
“That’s so.” .
An’ de ole woman might die, or
oue of the chil’en git snake-bit, or
it might rain fo’ weeks widout at
break. Tell you what, boss, you
men from de norf think it looks
hard to see so many of us lyin’
’roun’ de towns widout work, but
you doan’ know nuffin ’bout de
perils of gittiu’ right down to hard
work an’ takiu’ all de chances. My
ole woman says it seems like ftyiu’
iu de face of de Lawd an’ I reckon;
she’s mighty nigh t’recL”