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THE CARROLL COUNTY TIMES ~ VOL. XIV. SEEKIKG HIS FORTUNE. “I’ve got ray mind made up at lust, Fan, and Fill going away.” “Oh, Charley!” Only two words, but the tone in which. they were spoken held a world of entreaty. The speak ers —brother and sister—were sit ting on the steps of the porch watching the sunset. “1 can’t stand this plodding life;” said the boy. ‘‘lt’s nothing but sow and plant, and hoe and gather in, just to get something to live on through the winter; and when spring comes around—do the work all over again, and I’m tired of it! There’s no money in it, or fun either.” “I’m sure we’ve always had good times, Charlie, and enough for comfort.” “O yes; as long as we were chil dren it was well enough; but now I’m a man. I’ve got to think of the future, and I can’t be content ed just to walk in father’s tracks all the year round. It’s well enough for you girls to stay here, but its different witii me. I’ve got my way to make in the world, and it’s time I set about it, sure ly.” ‘•Well, I hope you’ll make as good a man as fathei is; you couldn’t be very much better!” “0, father’s as good as can be, but. he’s so awful slow and plod ding; he don’t seem to care to make money, and if he only brings the year around even he’s satisfied* hut it’ll take more than that to content me.” “You’ve been uneasy ever since Bannot’s boarders went away, Charley. Those big talking young .men set you wild, I guess.” “Well, they did open my eyes a httte, that’s a fact; but it was time I was striking out for myself any way. Guess I’ll go out West and hunt up a mine; there's one just waiting for me somewhere, Sir!” “So far? Oh, Charley! think how we'll all miss you, and you'll be gone years may be. How will father get on with the work?” “He can hire help as good as mine, and I’ll be back before you know it, Fan, and skxizj my riches with you all. You’ll see?” boys, let’s go home! They’re Looking for me, and I’m tired —so tired?” The sick man—.scarcely more u >bcy —raised Ijdmsalf from 'the hard puJJow with the strength of uelirium. “There, I’d wait a bit paid, a kindly voice. “We can't start jest yet, ye see, ‘cause it s come’ up for a storm. The speaker shook and turned the pjlow, and put the aching head back on At. “There new* ye jest go to sleep a bit, Charlie, Z«y boy, an’ the rest of us’ll be iixiif th’ng* to start when it clears up, ye know. It was Sunday, and tlw mincis were keeping it in an idle, restless ■ way, and in nursing their J comrade as well as they could wit.’ l | such limited means. “It’s jest the long home he’s a goin’ to, an’ no mistake; and not fur to go, neither,” said one; and isad faces of the others showed that he but voiced their own thoughts. Charlie Ward had been the life of the camp; always merry before his companions, for when he felt a fit of home-sickness coming on, he managed to get away by him self till it was conquered. He novel said much about his past life. Ina spasm ot boyish, recklessness had put it behind hint I with all its loving restraints - But since the fever came on, voices •which .he could not resist seemed •calling to him from a distance, and he wwtfld start up and cry: ’“Yes, ves, ITI l»c there! I ir coin ing!” And when soothed wtu'l /pljetcd ‘Out of his frenzy, he would •of komeMtenes and faces with such pathetic tendenaew that it brought ’tears to many a miner’* eye —tear* the boy dying so far jfnw hjs biithplaco and the burial—ground of his people; and also for ihe home-sickness that assailed tl if- Bclves. “Oh, what pretty, pretty ap .c --blossoins!” he cried, stretching mt his hands as if to grasp them. Ain t they sweet, boys? Father said we must set out a new orchard this year; it must be time, and he wants me to help. Let’s start, Jack!” .Jack was a gray-haired man and the one whom Charley had specially liked. And whoever of lhem all stood over and waited upon him now, he called no name but “Jack,’ and his friend was faithful to him in his utter need, or no voice or hand had such quie ting power as his. He too had a far-off home, and in a mood of bitter resentfulness against his brother had left his home and all his friends; he had sent no address, so he had received no home news for years. But when Charlie answered an imagin ary voice,he felt at if some one was calling him also, and the fancy formed itself into this resolve: “If Charlie pulls through this trouble, we’ll start East together.” “Mother makes prime butter great golden balls. I’m so hungry, Jack, aren’t you? and thirsty too. I hear water running now! why, that s the old mill, and the water’s flowing over the mill-dam. How it glistens just like silver! The cold spring’s just above, andjthere’s always a cup on the stone ledge; I we’ll stop and get a drink, Jack. Wait a minute, mother—we’ll soon be there!” His voice rose to a shout in the last words, “Better give him another dose of that quietin’ medicine, Jack. It’s awful to hear him go on so. I’d gi’ r e all my pile if he was home with his mother,” said one of |hc men. “I don’t. see what scch tender hearted fillers wants to come out in these lough diggin’s for,’’ gajfl another. “But! wouldn’t be here, if I had any kin a-longin’ after me or’hum a-waiten.” It’s a > mighty hard place to live in, but a harder to be sick ap’ die in, boys.” Four weeks later Jack and Charlie started for home. Con trary to ail expectation the fever had burned itself ojjt. leaving enough of Charlie’s superb yonag monhood for a rallying force; but the longing for home was not a feverish fancy, and he counted the h<.Hir> i;JI it was safe for him to i start under efficient escort. Longing eyes followed them out of the camp; and the miners brush ed the tears away with their rougfl hands and turned silently to their work. On, and on, and on —over the trail ;ji)d then by stage and steam journeyed ti«,s and then by a short cut aero** the pleasant fields from the last station. “Hark, Jack! don’t you hear I jy/iter falling? That’s flowing over JtheoW and the eold spring’s j"* l *'Wi bnt wc ’ n ,10t stop for a <B - ink no*, 4^—no, no! Minier and home’s just ovej 1 the huir The doors and windows of the farmhouse stood wide open, Mid the flagrant summer air floated through every room. . 9 The tea- table was spread with a tempting meal. There were plates filled tfUb steaming white buisciut and boded dish heaped with lucious crowned with golden cream. niuf crisp radishes and dainty cake. ■» I in a pretty lawn dress was fliUlur around the table ad ding the ffnishing .touches, and thinking meanwhile Qt flear absent brother. “Foor Charlie*. I I wonder what he has got tor his supper to night?, The family gathered one after , the other, and father, mother and .daughters sat down to the table. SurcL it was a pleasant house hold picture. last rays of the setting sun came sir.cjjuuing through the open doorway, and CARROLLTON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1885. Nero, the dear huge pet, lay <] O2 , ing on the porch. Suddenly with a strange sound— a sound that was not a bark, but an almost human cxclamaiion he was off down the walk, over the gate ?*ith a flying leap, and speed’ ng up the dusty road. “Why. I wonder what ails the dog, and what started him so sud den? Is any one coming, Fannie?” asked her father. She and her si.-teis had hurried to the door. Two men were in sight; one a tall sti anger, and the other was down in the dust hugging Nero. ‘Oh, it s Charlie!” cried the girls, as the man raised himself and a hat swung in the air; “Charlie!” and flying feet went down the walk to meet him. The sweet surprise and rapture of such meeting can not lie put into words. It was not the home-coming of the rich man—the favorite of for tune, as Charlie had fondly dream ed and boastfully predicted; but it was the happiest hour of his life.— Lillian Grey in Examiner. HEEDLESS NED. 1 esterday was rainy, very rainy indeed, for some time past there has been no rain, and the dust was so great that housekeepers declared it was impossible to keep anything clean. And now when this hard storm came diiving straight from the southeast, everybody welcomed it gladly. Once more the leaves showed their original green and the roads were passable without wading ankle deep in dust; but every rose they say ha? its thorn, and Mrs. Bush found her itlioi n the next morning when she threw open her parlor shutters. Such looking windows! All streaked and spotted with dust from top to bottom! “Dear me!” she exclaimed, ‘,those windows will have to be washed this very morn ing, and how I am going to do it I do not know. Janp will bp busv too, to-day. How helpful it would be to have a little boy around to no such little things ; say a boy about twelve years old, with curly brown hair and blue eyes,” and she nodded signifleanfly at Ned. stretched out lazily on the lounge, deep in “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea.” “What’s that mamma?” said Ned ’ifting up his head; “anything you want me to dq? f’m at your sef vice, but just wait till I finish this chapter - ’’ Time passed on ; the chapter seemed to be a very long one. At la-t the clock struck eleven, and mamma entering the room, roused £)ip p” lounge with, “Come, Ned, Is that chapter almost, finished? It will soon be dinner time.” “Oh, mamma!” said Ned, spring ing up with a penitential look in his face; “I am so soiry I forgot, .dpi you want me to do?” “I want you/’ gajd j-js mother, distinctly, “lo get the step ladder ’ and a pa’l of warm water and wash the bay window in the parlor. You will find a chamois skin in the LflJ«en closet ” “All and Ned went off with his hands in his pockets, whis tling, “See-saw.” , JJowii thp .cellar he went to get the step 1 added, forgetting that he 'had left it where he had used it In repairing the chicken-coop the day before. Not finding it, he went in to the kitchen and beat a roll on the back door until - his« mother in wh?’’ ho asked: “Mamma, where in the world u Uuu step-iad; per? I can’t find it anywhere.” “Who use* ’tlastf’ *aid mamma, quietly. “Your humble servant, Ned T. jjuslq” l#jjgl)ed Ned. -Then 1 think vant knows as much about it as I do,” replied his mother. So Ned sauntered around to the chicken-coop, and finding the ladder carried it to the front of the house, where a new difficulty confronted him. Which window had mamma lih’l to do? While he was con- i templating thi« mystery, he caught sight of Janey. “Jancy,,say Jancy, which of these windows do you suppose is the dirty one. “Why, they arc all dirty enough, but mamma meant you to wash only the bay window.” “Only!” repeated Ned to himself as he glanced up at the window.— And now he found it necessary to i exercise his lungs again. “Mamma, mamma,” he screamed, and the tired mother, in the top story, heard and had to come all the way down to see what was the matter now. “Do you wash them with warm water, or cold, and what kind of a coth do you use?” asked the little ; tormentor. The last drops of mamma's pa tience were oozing out as she ar.s swered: “I thought I told you what to use and whefe everything was; I imust sgy it is not very much help to me if I have to put every thing into your hands.” “1 didn’t hear you say anything about water or chamois skin either, mamma, and I think you must have been mistaken. “The mistake was rather on your part, Neddie; you heard, but did not heed, and you make mamma a great deal of trouble when yon might help her so much,” and she walked wearily upstairs again.” This is only a little incident in Ned's life, but I wonder if, after reading it, you can tell me if there is only one twelve year old heedless Ned, or if you know pf any ipore, —Advocate and Guardian. A Cheerful Face. Next to the sunlight of heaven is the cheerful face. There is no mistaking it—the bright eye, the unclouded brow, the sunny smile, all tell of that which dwells with in. Who has not felt its electrify ing influence? One glance at this face lifts us opt of the mists and shadows into the beautiful realms us hope. One cheerful fijice in the will kepp everything warm and bright with in. A host of evil passions may lurk around the door, but they nev er enter and abide there; the cheer ful face will put them to shame and flight. It may be a very plain face, but there is something in it we fee), yet canivt express; and its cherry smile sends the blood dancing through our veins for very joy. Ah, there is a world of magic in the plain, cheerful face. It charms us with a spell of eternity, and we would not exchange it for all the soulless beauty that ever graced the fairest form on earth. It may be a little face, but some how this cheery little tape ever shines, and the shining is so bright that the shadows cannot remain, and silently they creep away into the dark corners where the pleas ant face is gone. It may be a wrinkled face, but |t is all the dearer for that, and none the less cheerful. We linger near it, and gaze tenderly upon it, and say: “God bless this dear, hap py face!” We must keep it with us as long as ,we can, for home, will lose much of its brightness when this sweet face is gone. And fl ps gone, how the remem brance of it softens our wayward 1 natures! Who'i care and sorrow would snap oui heart-strings asun der, this wrinkled face looks down upon us, and the painfid tension i grows lighter, the way seems less j dieary, and tht sorrow less heavy ( God bless tlie cheerful face!— Whar a dre.u-y world this would be < without this leaven horn light! « And he who has it noL ehou’d nrav for it as Hr his daily bread.— Christian Index. fonrist —“l.thonght some exten sive improvt«iiteuts in Central Bark had been projected.” I’rpud New Yorker—Th«tß fOJ they wer?’ oy, I a most magniffent scale,” Tourist —“Why were they never carried ouh” Native— “Oh the rest of the country woildn’t subscribe the money.”—Bnoxlyn Eagle. { t | CUTHBERT’S ARTESIAN WEUL. N , A Disagreement With the Contract ors Leads to Trouble Atlanta Conatitntion. CuTHBERt, Ga., October 13— [Special.]—Recently the artesian . well at this place has been the source of considerable annoyance |to the citizens of Cuthbert. Un der a contract entered into in De cember last between Joseph Piief . fer <fcCo., of Cincinnati, and the proper an thorities here, it was agreed that they should bore a well here, receiving a stipulated amount per foot for every foot I wired and properly cased, they binding them Selves to goat least 1300 feet. Work was commenced in December, and for awhile things worked smoothly and the prospect for artesian water was flattering. Then “a change came over the spirit of their dreams.” The men worked on in a listless, indifferent kind of way, all the while obtaining goods from a number of merchants on credit. Last week an attachment was made by the sheriff upon their mechinery here in favor of the city of Bain bridge, where the same firm has another well in their charge, for nearly three thousand dollars. This was an eye-opener for those here ' who had extended accommodations to these men, and they were called 1 upon and requested to settle or make more satisfactory arrange ments. George Icenhower, the boss of the squad here and a brother of one of fbe jinn, felt very much aggrieved at the uncere monious manner in vjbich they were called upon to ante up, forth with proceeded to brace himself with a good supply of the “Q, be joyful,” and curse out the town. Proceeding on his rounds he finally planted himself in front of the store of Mr. F. M. Allison, to whom thej were indebted to a con siderable amount, and began to abuse that gentleman in a most offensive manner. Mr. Allison is on<* of Cuthbert's very best citi zens, and is always in favor of transacting business m a quiet and peaceable manner. At first he paid no attenfion to the violent attack of Icenhower, bnt seeing that flie man had no idea of leav ing. he walked out to see if he could not have him removed or ar rested. Coming in reach he was at once assaulted., when a well di> rectei blow from Mr. Allison be tween the of Icenhower grounded him, and placed him at once hors de combat. He begged lustily for mercy, and after receiv ing a couple of black eyes and several bruises on his face, he was released and allowed to return in a lively rack to hig hoarding house. Since then the whole possecom itatas have “silently folded their tents and stoleaway. » They went pernaps back to Cincinnati, where they will no doubt a tale unfold into the ears of willing listeners, about southern showing "MARK YE HIS WORDS.” The Golden gate to wealth is labeled in gilt: FOR EVERY DOI LAR GET VALUE RECEIVED. A little volume would be requisite to explain to some, but “A WORD TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT ” There is a young man at Bremen, Ga., who searched dilhgqntly {and not in vain) the dull summer when all was nnifct, ta find the market that has the best facility so manufacture Ready-made CLOTHING NOTIONS, HATS, BOOTS and SHOES, and' all other articles coms monly called for respectively. He has purchased a handsome stock of goods at marvelous prices: the styles are so well selected that a competitor of twenty years expe rience is lost in surprise when he looks through the stock. " Therefore, a word to the ladies : Do you want worsted for 12c per yard, that you have been paying 17c for ; or Cashmere for 15c that you have been paying 22c for; or for 37c that you have been paying &>c for, or any thing else in Notions or fine goods 30 pey cent less than you evei bought? A.-d z cn .^2 n ’d e lh^uJ la V uuout a suit of clothing just from the factory, a l wool for $5.y5 that you have been paying $8.50; or a worsted suit stylish, at $7.50, that you have been paying $12.50 for; or fine cassimere for *13.25 that you never bought for less than *IB.OO, Ac; or boots for *2.00 that you never saw sold for less than $2.75; or Hats f 4v m 25c up; 40 per cent less than ever before known. To those who are wide awake and wonM save money I would say, do not fail to call on . . j ttlffl, ffilSffl & co., BREMEN, GA., Who are always glad to see you, And their great delight is to please yon. I’. S. Do not fail to read “TWENTY-TWO GOOD RULES FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE.” p.‘ N & Co * ' 1 a pair of soft black eyes and sev eml blue spots to prove their a saer tion. Russell Sage's Eye Teeth. A pretty girl entered a lawyer ! office. She was young, neat, and in her c}es was roguerr. She wa.- a swindler. She carried a bunch of printed tickets for the raffle of a watch, and she said in order to help her |M>or, dear, sick mother over a i sudden financial strait she was re solved to sacrifice her own golden timepiece by lottery. Would the gentleman please buy chances at one dollar apiece. zAll this was pro'> ious nonsense. She was a clever little rascal, who utilized her good looks and glib tongue to get dollars from susceptible men. An adept in flattery, she had learned how to kafoozle the kind of fellows who imagine that they are the deuce and all with the girls. Three inmates of the oflicc which she now invaded were adamant to her as sault. But it chanced that she in terrupted a discussion of Russel! Sage’s disposition. “I’ll bet ten dollars,” said one, “that this girl can wheedle Sage out cf some mon ey. And she shall have the stakes if she wins. He is an old fool in the hands of a pretty and auda cious artist.” “I’ll tell you what I’ll do, - ’ was the jeply; “you shall risk your money on the girl. I will *O - ” • put the same amount on the beggar down there in the street,” pointing . to the man against Trinity fence; l “if he gets from Sage more cents ; than she does dollars, then I . win; if the contrary, I lose. Is it a go? One of his clerks is an inti mate friend of mine, and from him we will get an exuet account of what happens.” The beggar in tatters was first sent in. Sane gazed at him critically and said: “If you are as badly off as you say, you ought to be in bed. I will send a clerk with you to Roosevelt Hospi tal, with an order to charge the necessary expenses ta me, - anff I don’t floght that you can be cuied.” : There was no more the matter with I the man than he wished to preserve intact, ahd he withdrew hastily. The girl next tried. She did tremulous speaking, her Yny glanc ing and covert flattering as skillfully as she could in about six teen seconds. Then the million aire interrupted her. “Let me see, young woman,” he said; “wlpfl your errand the last you came arpigid herej Oh, yes, I remem ber. You had been accidentally left behind in the departure of your family for Chicago, and you wanted to borrow money enough to buy a ticket to follow them. AL, soui ea fraud. But I’d some thing for you. I'll pi,ay the fee for your entrance to the Home for I alien Girls, and I think you ought to go there.” “And I think,” the girl exploded, “you ought to go to the devil, you old chump.” Wlißt the two beggars could get from Sage was so difficult appraise that the Let declared off.— x<ew York Correspondence Chica go Inter-Ocean. siiai! jjwSi BEST TONIC. ? Yiiit ©nmblnfnj Imn wMt mk Vetetable tonic., qnlrkiy an d I urr. L<|| M L Un . a , KidneM fOF «««**«**• W»n I ln in ?' a l ua^ a l ' hr to It ioe» not injure the teeth. pr p <U '2 Ircm vrtnehesand purities the blood, RtiiMtatea l4 ’ the awhnflaUon ofmZl iw- UCk ,f -r^L Th S g u Ilu '‘ ne haM aboT ® mark and •tossed rvd lines cn wrapper. Take no other ■Soelxbr cnKaiCAl. CO. BAITIJtOKI. mF I , KOFK«l().\ai. AND LAW* w. 0. ADAMSON, Atto’ney a.t I*a,-w CARROLLTQJS, - - . tiansacts all business confided Homing the oflice of Ju Igo of the ;city Ceart ntCrfCre nUh hl9 Police in other b-tf. s. E. GR() w7 ATTORNEY- AT- LA W. AND REAL ESTATE AGENT. M on ini pro red farms la r^o2u"';id'” r ‘“ •“* . 3 inti iWtnei. n,,. in ' 33,1 Carr^ntoß,«». r ; J. W. JONES; ~“ ; Attorney at t;VOT } JCEL, - - ga., 14-IT-ly. A. J. CAMR Attorney at Z ia - V v ‘ VILLA RICA GA, : —t_‘. j" •I H * WM. C. HODNETT. ATTOKN E Y-AT-L A W, r ILLA RICA, ~ . GEORGIA over Dr. Slaughter’s Drugstore. Prompt attention gi\ * onto a J business intrusted to Into. _ W * KITTS, cfc _ CJ7?2?OZZ7’O2F, - - W. F. BROWN, ,j ■': *?«■ ’’’ :‘»xf» f ifkl A C. P. GORDON attorney-at-law, eHIM'&ALZCK, GROSWIA. <■' w. W, & G, w. MERREIX. Atto’ncys at?L»aw, CARROLLTON, ~ ~ GA. Records and land lilies examined. Will collect claims, larjje or small. Eipecial at- * tention giv«s to the business or mana<dni> esUte by Executors, Administrators, Gar-’ dians &c and othe r business Ueforaihe Or dinary. Will practice, in all 1 tile sifp/rjo? courts of the Coweta circuit, and always at tend at Haralson com l. /Kill practice any where and in any court where clients maw require their services: DR. D. F. KNOTT Is permanentlyJopated in Car rollton and tenders his PROFESSIONAL SERVICES to the citizens of Carrollton and vicinity. . ' Office, Johnson’s (Drag Store. Residence, Seminary street.l-tf. BARGAIN • AN ORGAN. We have for sale,'and can sell for leu than fa tory prices, an ESI 'EY &CAMP or-rnn « kuee -wells. height. 5 feet 11 inches? width 4Set 3 J? cheß ’ de oth, 2 feet; weight, boxed, 350 ibs Phis organ ts unexcelled tor purity of ton< ’■ability, and beauty, and is fuUy warranted to flv« years, Apply at on re to J B BEALL i. i- :* DR.D,W.DORSETT PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON TEMRLE, GA. Having permanently located at Toj»o> f „tTnr my professional services to the ciWaetw of St • roll and adjoining counties. SpeeUl attentiont< Obstetrics ; and diseases o r ..nm/.n Ont< Campbell &BTn’s Q Xre? a? WIIGKT SIKDIAK VEu ETABLE PiLLS FOE TUB ■ LIVERS And all EHlousComplaints w’- SELF-CURE. t \ favov’t® preaoription of one of tbe moat noted and sncc'.esful speciulUts inth?n <T r ”^ ire l' for H* cure of Loss TFeaK'newstand ' » plain scaled eri velope/ree. Dmg&uoMMaf Audrg,t DR ' WAR D CO,, Louisiana, Mg, NO 43. I