Georgia Historic Newspapers

    YOL. 5.
the weekly
Cartcravllle E*pre*«
Smith & Milam,
n „Vl)'ll*r per square. 'often l.ne.or less.)
?o e r i K.r rt.on ; *ll other advertoemcnU
wII be charged Fifty cent on old pnees.
JONES & MALTBIE,
MTORNtYS AT LAW.
Cartcrtvtllt , Ga.
a «-ri! I attend promptly to alt bu« »<•*« en
(tie V .arts of lawr, and rquit/ n the Che okee
fecial .ttenuo.t^t^ccjue
tion of claim*. R Mallbie .
ohn J' Jonos-
S ti r g e o 11 and
Mechanical Dentist.
f f'lllE undewi*n«d re«peotfully offer hi* pro
-1 fessional service, to the crt.xen. of (ar
tctiville •'»! ficinity- H. j. FP™
J. .11 UnJ. »f W& ’p" r ,l 'tZ
to hi* profession. ... . ~
•»«'•?«* >»
•ranted. * * *
('ortersviile. F.di. 13,
DR. T. F. JONKS,
r B \ |U' Rst I ><• professional services t > the
l| ' rif KINGSTON and vicinity and
*,b *ta i p.-rtiou oft eir patronage.
June 2.
JOHN W. WOFFORD.
* Attorney at Law,
CARTERSVILLE. GA.
M,o. FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
•presents die best Northern and
Southern Companies. Can he found
al the law office of Wofford &i Parrott
April 10. 180 f- J
HI os w i>oi>i>,
Attorney at Law
AND COUNTY COURT SOLICITOR.
C'artcrNvllle. La.
Will wive particular attention to the
collection of claims. |M
John C. It ran *o n ,
ATTORNEY & COUNSEUOR AT LAW,
KIN .S I'ON, GA.
IVtAGTU'KS I. VW in the several coun
tie;, of the Cherokee Cirruit, *Lo, rwh
H irraU*u and Floyd counties. Prompt at
teiiti >ll given to liusinefl". XSov. ty
(Professional card* *lO eash per anmmt.J
W. H. PRITCHETT,
Attorney at law.
URTERSVIUf. L Gt!J , '
II \lt VC PICE« I.aw in *ll the courts ol the
I'ciwrokct r.rcuii and counties adjoining
B.irtOW. __ l! U— 1
JERE 1. HOWARD,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
C a RTEKSVH.LE.OA.
~~ Lani e r House,
MMU ETTA. LA
KY LANIER & D3833, Propriety
flAlilS H -use •* located >u a few steps of the
1 Kiilnv.d, where the cars stop Passengers
ti™ three meals a day here. Meal* Prepared
. *u hour*. -> u, - v24 -
IV. 1, GaijDSMITII'
%it orn ey at Law,
. . Gkokoia
A u v<T.\, • • ■ i
Vil! : -.mk FuUon and adjoining counties.
V,, in HariOW Superior Ourt.
over Ho:brook’s il -t Store, Whitehall.
March 20. __
JONES 4* MALTBIE.
real estate agents.
CARTtHSVIUE GA
.. <.«•*■ l> aii*l mavo on hnn<l several
H"U e.a l ; “ * AUo 1 n» ot var-
V.*,'Of Vj*'« »»'* parlies dedriug <o bu or
on* »i* * *'» l‘*;*‘*" cou , c „ „„U,l callous
•el vi Id v«»U.*v.u. *c*i; A «
promp 1*
James W. Strange,
Dealer in
STOVES
GRATES,
IRON,
HARDWARE,
PUiN AND JAPANNED TiN WARE, &C
CV\.i Linen and Cotton Rag* taken in ex
chauge so. G>o is. Rearin', Roofing and
fj it t ri ig don > with neatness and dispatch.
C‘.«rt. rsville. \ »v. I. al v
The Cartersvillc Hotel.
DR. THOMAS MILAM having K-a
. a irge ot this House, would he S |J J
pie <« -il t < act omin ulate af w Board 2| A g
*rs with'BOARD. with oa without flbnfor
Lodging. Ca t and see him at once for terms
Cart* rsvilte, Jan 17.
S. H. Pat till o,
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
U'l att* at pr.„u,< 1 1 Ui» C itti s. e «t'*^ta
ing .ml M ki-.g Boy’* and Meu’- Cio htug.
Office lib ,o room f Bi*;r A Bradshaw's rtore. if 2
tltrunrliit, Oa. ■ ■'■■fci
s*
Dress Tailor.
IS prepared to execute al 1 kinds
of work in the Fashionable Tail
ing line, with neatne-s and
rebie style. Over J. Elsas 4 Cr'e store,
Certprenlle, jau 36.
THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS.
Livery Stable
By
J. J. JONES, JR.
CARTERSVILLE, GA,
IS p-epared, r.t nil to furnish the
traveling puWic with convevenre through
the country. Also to feed end shelter stock
at reasonable rate* of hoard. My rehinesand
•tork are kept in good condition. Meh. 16.
J3W~n • v’nr <-ot mv stock *>-<1 v- Mr’M In trrv <1 or
rjfp I <-*rnra?tjr solicit the public neerraHy to c*l an
ew,. me a f-lr trinl. H airs will he »s 'll e a' aa cap <1
afforded. J. J. J.. jr.b»
ECLIPSED saV
SfaVtc,
J. G. Stocks,
ry FPI-vr vKrM.T i.otP'y the Cubic get:erallv that
|{ If ~*tr* inst ~fe 'net h- New aid C,n.iuodi
•*.,.* Lit I-. y A.M'.di.h AULK, »r.4h.i u st-ca
«d wo'* e* •»! »i"r*es. hug ies, A<-., ft'.fl U ttl ••
ia, i,mi, ,u.ae ti-avellng into scro=* the e. u try
w 111 -, 0 K.1.,1 -I J> I >•" , , I,V yrui. c. «*"*■'*"
~ . to B .)rd oljclc in a y q,> .nti,;» • ceu.fo
•.»„* „ „ vo- :,ea eoun.'tfu, - »• r-v.nuHlPe r-te.
be ~. ... uci,t and a.,,.i at ilia a aides. Ilia ail
lie iag l.p-li in 1 ..quipage tear l»e «•'»•«' bin, elf wit
the ocb f thH. h, cn«. tar ih hi* cum m-n. adh *•
ne a an. c ... ~'*te an on' fi *. aoj •' wi*. ‘JhtV ii
in Upper Ueor. i . VI he »»*« »« vat hUh 18
- av ,l»l > Alt 1 EttbVIl.LK. 0A.., March U. I^l
JST ID
Rolling Mill Cos.,
Atlanta, Ga.
MANUFACTURERS OF
RAIL-ROAD SPIKES, CHAIRS,
BRIDGE BOLTS, BAR IRON,
NAIL ROD, AND HORSESHOE IRON.
Castings, ol all J«u?ripii®M, in
Brass or Iron, including
RAIL-ROAD CAR WHEELS. BOXES. PEDESTALS.
FRONTS. COLUMNS. AND VERANDAHS.
Mill Gearing un.l Machinery ol all kind*.
JOHN D- GRAY, President.
October s.tf
AMERICAN HOTEL.
Alabama Street,
ATLANTA, • G EORGI A.
Opposite the Passenger Depot.
WHITE & WHITLOCK, Proprietors.
fItHK public are respectfully informed that
I this House ha- been remocldlcd and re
fitted, and re- >j ened for the accomtnodetion
of the travelling public. Much time, labour
and expense has been expended in making it
worthy of patronage. Modern improvements
have been adile.d, and the public can re V ox .8
‘being equal to any in Southern citie*
WHITE A WHITLOCK, Proprietors
BiiVSON & WYLEY, Clerks.
UYiUi.
GASL'S A. USED
CASKETS.
By Erwin & Jones.
A SBORTED size* t ept on hand. Also
y\ WOOD COFFIN'S made to order. A
good HR VR'tR r a«ly at all hours.
CARTERSVILLc. Feb I, 1867. w>y
THOMAS W. MILNER,
Attorney at Law,
CARTERS VILIE. GEORG
Will at end promptly to business entrus
to his care. Oct. 5 wly
. n. «oi \msiLE,
£JeweSlot” ant! Watch and
w Clock Repairer,
In the F r >nt of A. A. Skinner & Co’s store-
Cartcrsville jan C 5
The Oldest Jewelry Mouse In
ATLANTA, SEORGEA.
ER LAWSHE,
A QloCkS,
J|2/ yyatches,
Jewelry and
Silverware,
Watchmakers’ Tools
and Material. a
All Articles Warranted as
[Represented, .
f Catches and Jewelry Repaired by
competent workmen and W arranted.
May l, 1867. wly
CARTERSVILLE GA, MAY 17, 1807.
MCBRIDE, DORSETT CO.,
ATLANTA. GA.
To (he Merchants or Georgia
and adjoining: States:
TTI hav* already apokd:. throw** the paper, fc* mar
Vs Ineoda thr..a<b .ut lie S iO'lf. and aavised 'U a.
who were formerly our fell- w-aoiaiera In the i>»u he, n-
Army, 'hat we b.d undertaken (o apply, In Peace, 'ho
c tui- i.u of vigor, ei.e.gy and pr-niptneos, wuich had
ao oiten gained ua the day in War.
We have opened a
WHOLESaVLE Crockery
and
GLASS HOUSE.
in Atlanta.
(Jn a scale far beyond any brffrre knowri
in the State.
We *re backed by at, the advantage* which are de
rived fr-m abundant mean* and a thorough knowledge
of the t>u*iue**. A targe pen of our goods are shipped
DIRECTLY TO V§ FROM EUROPE.
via Charleston end Savannah.
Muf\ We confidently expect to supply from
StnSA) our depot in Ai'ant >, at, those aer
fL chants throughout this and adjoining
ajT Stater, who have heretofore made th (r
pu i-h res North.
We can < ffer as varied a stock aa can be found in
New York, aud we know that
OUR PRICES HERE WILL BE LOWER.
You will give FRKIOHTbv purchasing here,
Yu will g.ve liKKAKaIiK by put chasing bor*.
Yoll will c >nt lit* l« to the bui ding up of a home da
pod of supplier by purchaaing he r,
Wc have on hand and const ntly arriving
ASSORTED PKD’s OF CROCKERY,
~f best and mi*>-d grade. We-epack Crockery,China
(ilssaware, Looking tiia. tea, L imps, utlery, Plated
and Japan ed Ware, Cl cks, A to ord-r. W-ha e
J b lota of these goods fr in tin e to lime at very low
price-. We solicit yur laSH outer*, and will give
you la-ge advantage* fur CaSH IN U^kNU.
Y ur Jf'neuds,
April 19,18(51. McBKIDY, DOKShTT k CO.
T. M. & R.C. CIARXE,
Dx.vj.Eß3 In
ENGLISH AND AIkERICAN
Hardware Cutlery Guns Pistols
—ALSO —
Iron, Bteri, Nail*,
Bellow*, Xnvil*. Vice*,
Cor- Shelters, Straw Cutter*, Shovels,
Plow*, Hoes, Chain*,
Locks, Hinges, Screws,
Hammers, Hatchets, Axes, &c.
And all other goods usually kept in the Hard
ware line. Also Agents for Fan-banks Platform
aid Counter Scales, which we will sell at Fac
tory prices, freight added. At their old stand.
Corner oi Peach Tree and Line Street,
Atlanta, Ga.
F. M. RICHARDSON,
Msnufuctarer and Wholesale Dealer in
ALL KINDS or
Tin and Sheet Iron
fin,
House Furnishing Goods, Gen
erally.
COOK, COAL, WOOD AND WROUGHT
IRON •
STOVES.
Mis' 1 ROOFING done with neatness and
dispatch. Whitehall Stfeet.
GA,
Eeb. 15,
\\\ L. Kirkpatrick & Ca., Druggists,
CaRTERSVILLE, oa.
\\rit,l. keep constant on hind ewe
V V seeded stock of pure
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
64ISVA © I & 8 ,
Patent Medicines* &c.
Jones' Carriage Repository,
Jar. 17. 4 ’ •
J. A. E“ w ” &C°
e receiving their Stock of
SPRINU AND
Summer doobs,
COMPRISING every variety adapted to the want* of
the cußQity. which they s,s dtirnuml lo toll st
the Leweit Prices—
Cheaper
than the
Cheapest!
All art invited Is
CALL, EXAMINE AND BUY
bargains.
Terms: Cash !
•ad oar motto is
Small Profits.
CktOnTUb, #a- Afril It, Wit.
Family Groceries,
CONFECTIOIMSJC.'
iHb
a. a. ssiatsrsA s
At Moort 4" Co’s old stand—west side Pi,blic
square, CARTERSVILLE, GA.
JUST received, and for sale, at reduced
market price*, a very large iot of
New Bacon and Lard;
VIRGINIA SALT
SUGAR,
COFFEE,
SYRUP,
FLOUR,
Ideal,
RICE,
CHEESE,
MACKEREL
SUGAR CURED HAMS. 4-f
CJatr rlen Seeds, a full supply.
Onion Setts aiitid Buttons.
TobllCCO, Chewing anil Smoking.
Potware, of the finest quality.
Confectioneries, a No, l lot, i,-csh.
Powder and Sbot,
Kails, assorsed sizes.
Wooden-ware,
Washing Soap, unsurpassed.
To all of which, and much more, we invite
the attention of the public. Feb. I.
©aum
UA®@®Y. BWAl®@® A
AT ROARX’S CORNER, NEXT DOOR T OW. H, BROTHERTON, ATLANTA, SA,
I wilkba pleased to meet all my old friends at our urn pise* of buslaesv, wh-ri 1 am prepared to .how. them a large
tnd well assorted atock of . r "
purposes, and at very low figures.
R. J. MASSEY, late
{Kjasr.pv am) Hertv.
feb l ATLANTA, GAi
EKTEITSIYE
Wholesale and retail
OUR preparation* for the ous-nees of the approach
ing season art unusually complete. The extent of oui
sssortment in
READY-MADE CLOTHING
i
- Men »nd Boys,
PLAIN AND FANCV FABRICS
For Custom Work, and
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS
Er.ab’es •-o meet ail t e -.qo' emeut* oj ecot em
an<l elegance in Gentlemen'll dree*
Samples of Fancy Fabrics for custom orders forward
ed by mail on application.
HERRING & LEYDEN.
Whitcahil street. At’anta, Ga.
April 13tf,
m l€El¥i
ARD
Best Machine In the Wor'«l.
Manufactured by C. Aultman fy Cos.
CANTON, OHi*».
Por 1867.
WE have be*:n appoint AWh ■j/}?
ed agents for the Sale o f
■ tfV this celebrated Mow. JTicL . ?
nKk ana Reaper, for the conn -i
'ies of Bartow, Gordon. OhSrokeS; and Pl keoa, an
will sell to any parties who wish the M <chine deliverer,
to them here. The price* are low and terms res* n
able. Pie ise call at once at,d obtain clrenla s givlna
description and pi lees, or aidless
JOHK J. ROWAID.or
W. H. GIUSBT.
CartgnrllK 6a- April IS ISK, w«a
ISABEL'S CHOICE:
OB
THE RIVAL LOVERS.
Isabel Wyndham lay lazily back on
<ier soft-cuSliioued taoteuil, with her
bauds clasped behind her head, looking
dreaming!* out of tbe curtained w.u
dow. Slowly aud serenely sailed up
’the lull round room behind the misiv
Kentucky hill**, and the roar of a rapid
fiver Very near rose above the sighing
l of ill emel a tie tartly niglit wind. The
stars cleaving bright and keen through
the blue black arch, banked 1 bleak and
wintry, and a hard black frost backed
the earth.
But to .Miss Isabel Wyndham, nest
ling cosily among the rosy cushions
t»i her chair, the outer coldness and
desolation only made the comfort of
her pretty chamber more luxurious. It
Was the prettiest, the damiest of maid
en bowers, perlect from the mossy
carpet, where rosetffids bloomed, to the
plump, snowy bed and the oval pic
tures on tne fluted walls. It was all
Cliarmihg, but nothing there was more
charming than herself, as she lounged
with negligent grace ic that gold col
ored morning robe with its black belt,
and her trim slippered feet resting on
an minin.m* Her black hair fell, all
tumbled and loose, over her shoulders,
and her dark eyes Vere misty with
languid thought.
••I wish 1 knew what to do,*’ Miss
Wyndham was thiuking, rather rue
fully. '*l don’t want to be married
that I know of, and I am not in love
I’m certain; and yet it seems I must be
Mrs. Somebody before long, or my
di ar absurd old unc*le will go distracted.
I wish I could take to matrimony* in
the natural way like other gills, and
have doile with it. I’ve had the
measles, and whooping cough, and
scarletma, and the rest of the diseases
common to juvenility, but I can’t fall
hi love. The’ nearest approach I ever
fell to the tender passion was at the
age of fifteen. Now lam three-and
twentv, and—Come ill.* 4
Drugs,
Mefficinei,
Chemicals,
Fat, Med.,
Paints, 0.i1.,
(ilasa,
Putty,
Fancy and
Toil. Art,,
Soaps, Per
fumery,
Brushes a
variety,
Wines,
Brandies,
4*c.% 4-c.
“ A rap at the door disturbed the
current of her thoughts. Miss Wynd
ham sat erect, anil a tall, thin old
gentleman-, got up in faultless evening
costmiyk entered, and paused in the
dlflrwW aghast,
“M iss Wyndham, afe you aware it
is half-past six. and we dine at seven ?”
“Good gracious, uncle ! Half-past
six ! I never dreamed ol such a thing !
Has anybody come?”
‘ Our guests are all down stairs.—
Mr. Raymond and Mr. Warner arrived
this moment. ” 'l'his negligence on your
paT(, Miss \Vyndl;aus, is absolutely
disgracelul.” * <r *
Isabel-jumped up and rang the hell.
“Don’t be cross, uncle Tom, that’s
a darling, and I will be ready in fif
tefen utihutes. .1 know it’s disgrace
ful, and I’m dreadfully kshamed of
myself, but I—oh, Susie ! hurry and,
make me as pretty as .yfiu can. lam
afraid l shall bp late.”
a bright quadroon girl, hurried
through the boudoir into the dressing
room, and Iter mistress was following
her, when her uncle laid his hand on
her artn aid detained her.
“Isabel you will hare a proposal to«
niglu—in fact, two proposals.”
••Two proposals ! Now what on
earth—” Mr. Jordan gave his niece an
impatient shake*
♦•You understand very well, only
you are the most aggravating—Mr.
Raymond and Mr. Warner, have both
done you the honor of asking my per
mission to address you. Bom are
unexceptionable in point ol family and
fortune, both are young and good
looking- W hat more can any woman
in her senses require ?”
“Nothing,” replied Isabel, meekly.
“Am Ito accept them both ? Shall I
marry one first and the other after, or
both together or how 1”
“Don’t be absurd! Accept which
of them you please. Mr. Raymond is
more polished and considerably the
wealthiest, but piease yourself. I know
both will make you an offer to night,
and one or the other you must accept
under pain of my deep displeasure.”
Mr. Jordan 6trode with dignity out
of the chamber and down to the draw
ing moms where his guests were
assembled, waiting fur the dining bell.
Walter Raymond and John Warner
were waiting for something else—what
do young men in the la3l stage of love
caie tor their meals ? They fidgeted
and made objects of themselves, John
Warner particulaily, and watched the
door, and answered at random when
people talked to them, and sat on Het
ties generally.
Mr. Raymond, who was slender and
elegant, and had a beautiful mon-tache
and Parisian manners, managed to
conceal his anxiety tolerably, and tu
talk to a passe lady in red velvet ; hut
Mr. Warner could not. He was a
tall, fair haired young man, this John
Warner, who blusned when Miss
Wyndham spoke to him, and had a
ciazv notion that the angels in para
dise could not be much more beauti
ful or perfect than she.
Presently she came in, radiant in
bright blue glace and misty lace with
jewels sparkling about her, and her
dark curls flowing. Mr. Raymond
was beside her, somehow, directly,
with a flush on his cheek; and Mr.
Werner coloring up as if he had stolen
the spoons, stood afar off, aud looked
and h.naed.
The blunders that that young men
made ail through dinner were shocking.
Nothing, brt being hopelessly in love
with a young Indy sitting opposite
could posiblv palliate his atrocities
Mr. Raymond—oh, thrice blessed Mr.
Raymond!—sat by her side, aud poured
soft eloquence in her listening ear.
He could’i eat any inure vtam that
unhappy John; but Miss Wyndham
took tier soup, and hei fish, and her
desert, as calmly and with as good an
appetite if they had been at the anti
podes. Still she had rather liked it;
and Mr. Raymond’s eager rhapsodies
and Mr* Warner’s blunders and dis
tressed face am-used her. She was
inclined to prefer the former ; a husband
who would blush whenever she looked
at him to the roots of his whiskers,
and who drank frantically out ol his
finger-glass, and over-et the gravy,
was not desirable. Besides, he had
fair hair and no moustache, and Isabel
liked moustaches, and raven locks,and
men who knew how to use their
tongue. Yes, she decided belore she
rose she prelerred Walter Raymond ;
and yet —poor John ! He had been
her playmate long ago, her brave, true
hearted boylover, and she had always
liked him. It did seem a little hard.
In a corner of the long drawing-room,
something in a shadow, Isabel sat at
the piano, playing brilliantly, with
Walter Raymond turning her leaves,
and bending over her with such a rapt
face. The storm of music ceased, aud
then there was an idle strumming on
the keys, aud then —out it came—one
passionate, eloquent, impetuous appeal
She listened hall frightened, yet pleas
ed. too —u was so romantic, you
know. Toe Corsair never wooed
“Medora” more eloquently than this.
Poor John Warner, silling melancholy
and aloof, still saw and understood a
all. Isabel, lilting her eyes from the
piano keys, saw him 100, and the half,
sacred “Yes” trembling on her lips
died there. Poor John ! Her heart
fluttered a little, and then stood still.
She had come from a r.i<*e of heroes,
this dark eyed Kentucky maid, and
the blood of her forefathers rose in her
veins.
“Mr. Raymond, I—you are very
good to care lor me so much ; but I —l
am afraid I don’t like vuu ; you know
just as mqch as 1 ought, il you will
wait, il ou will give me lima—”
He (faught her hand anti kissed it in
a rapture. Give 4fer time—of course,
he would give her eternity, or anything
else, if he had it.
-„ “Thatrk you,’* Isabel said gratefully.
“Give me six months, and then you
shall have Vour answer.”
Mr. Raymond looked rather taken
back. Six months was longer than
'what he had anticipated. But no mat
ter; he would be gallant and wait.
“In three mouths l expected to sail
for Europe/’ he said ; “but your will,
fair lady, is my law. 1 will postpone
the journey, and whet. I go, fairest, and
dearest Isabel, 1 trust, 1 believe, >ou
will go wtiii me.”
That poor John Warner !—didn’t he
see and understand all this in his re
mote corner, and gnash his teeth with
impotent rage and jealousy.
“Tbe ligiits weie tied,
The garlands dea 1,
And the banquet hall deserted.”
But still iie sal there, silent and S'uiky
—that’s the word for it, Miss Vfyud
ham wrapped herself in a crimson
shawl and stepped out on the verandah
with a yawn that was notve rv encour
aging. He started up, graded to des
peration, and stood beside her. Ah.
how pretty she was! \ ou might have
fallen in love with, her yourself had
you seen her there, her long dark curls
fluttering, her eyes like stars, and the
moonlight lulling (ike a tender glory
around her. Thvre Air. John Warner
told his story —rat her incoherently,
rather hysterically, not at all as the
Corsair or “Count Lara” would have
ton! H.
Miss Wyndham listened and looked
at the moon, and lelt a liule sorry ior
him. poor fellow, hot the words were
eoid that fell from her rosy Bps. Still
there was hope m them, hope Air.
Warner had hardly dreamfed of. He
was to wait six inont-<—*ut the end ol
that t<me, sli a, Miss Myndliam, would
have made up her mind.
Mr. W arner rode home that night in
the silve.ry moonlight, an ecstatic man,
He con <dn't sleep, of course; he could
d.i nothing but smoke sugars and think
ol l-.abel’s black ey etr. Mr. Raymond,
mure sensible, Went to bed like a
(Jhnstian, and 1.-abel dreamed with her
rosy cheek pillowed on her white arms,
that she was being married to them
both, and likely to have a perplexing
time between them.
Five months had passed away, and
the great rebellion had broken’forth.
The war cry from Sumter had echoed
thiough the length and breadth ol the
land. Tne South cried aloud to her
young men to gird on the sword and
free their lovely land from the tyrant
yoke of the oppressor. With one heart
they answer—an army of braves, and
went foith from kindred and friends, to
fight for their Ireedom and their right.
In the tender twilight Isabel sat
alone, the shadows of the clematis
;limbinj around the optn window,
r ~ zsz .jpi*-**¥*■»*•*
cvinmg and going ou her thoughtful
face. Only one uintuu left uow and a*
tar from a decision as ever.
**ll doesn’t matter much,” she thought,
“tins is no time tor marrvtng or givn.g
in marriage. Now is the eppoituimy
of proving, what mettle they are matte
of, when their country calls. live
the South is freed from the Northern
yoke let them return, and my promise
will be kepi. “None but the brave
deserve the fair.”
While the thought was yet in her
mind the door opened, and W alter ltay--
round, elegant as ever, stood before her.
Miss Wyminam arose with a welcoin*
ing smite, and an inquiring glance.
Site had seen neither of tier suitors tor
the past three weeks, and there was a
certain anxious expression in Mr. Ray
mond's lace now that told her, before
he spoke, ins visit meant more than a
mere lover’s call. A tew desulloiy
common place, and then he struck into
the heart of the matter at ouce
“Isabel,” hu said nervously, “the
business l spoke ol live mouths ago,
cannot any longer be postponed. I
must depart at once for Europe, hut
before 1 go will you not give :ne that
promised answer? On, Isabel! will
you not come with roe ?”
before Miss •Wy udhain could reply
the door was lluug open by a servant,
and Joint Warner strode into the room.
He looked eager and Mushed, and he
wore ttie gray uniform of the (Joiilcd
crate army. The liusti faded Iroin his
face at the first sight ol Isabel and
Raymond seated side by side, her hand
in his, iti.it down-cast look m her lace..
She hastily snatched her hand away*,
and stood up as tier tecoud suitor came
forward.
“Pray don’t disturb youseif, Miss
Wyudliam,” Mr. Warner said, coldly,
ana wild a very pate, stein hciv -4
shall not n main a moment. 1 merely
rode over to say good'bye.”
“Hood bye,” Isabel laiiered, “you.
mean you are going—”
“Where glory leads me, and alt that
sort ol thing,” trying to speak care
lessly. “1 ajn Captain Warner now,
very tnuen- at your service, anu off
lo'uioirow to luce the toe. Good bye.
Miss Wyndiiain—say Mr..
Jordan lor me.”
With a nod to Raymond, he was
goirj—standing over the moonlit lawn,
wnh las cap pul.ed over ins eyes,, and.
his heart plunging tumultuously behind
the (Joineueruie grey. It Had all passed,
so quickly, tins interruption,that Isabel,
scarcely realized lie was there, beh-re
be ivas gone.
Sue drew a long shivering breath
and sat down, white ami still,
“Isabel, deyrest, ymS? aiiSwer.”
She luoked up in Waiter-Ray month’*
handsome lace, wn.fi a searching glanco
in her deep dark eyes.
“iiuw long will you be away £”
“Months—a year perhaps. Voii wiUt
come with iy.e, Isabel - u*y love -jflv;
wile/’ He wouiu have taken bee liuimL
again, but she drew it away and aiwwd.
up.
••No,” she said; “uow, when brave
men arc hgUitng and dying, tor teets
dom~-whe.il homes are desolate u.ouml
us, there is uo time ior wed U»U)g
les'imuea. When the war ends, come
Vo me again and you shall have my
answer.”
With the last words she was out of
the room, and stood alone 111 the dying
ugni.
******
Four years ! The long weary strug
gle ol might against right was at an
eud—the end mat so ouen closes sued
struggles in this world. Might hau
conquered ; over-powered by numbers,
the heroes who hud loughi so twig and
so nooiy, laid down tnetr arms ai last,
and peace reigned again in ihe land..
bne was back in the old homestead-
Isabel Wyndham changed in these
years from a gay girl to a thoughtiul,
saddened woman, in the hospital s»he
had been a ministering angel; m me
prisons sue Hau o. e„ a cotumnei and a
friend ; bat it was all over now, anil
sue was back Where the old nets
waved, looking at the sun gu down
once more bemud tile misty, purple
hifis.
She sat under a heavy elm, dressed
111 deep mourning, paler, in inner, ami
with a sadoer ueauiy tr.auol uid. tier
uncle was dead, the old servants g**ue,
and sue sal in the lender spfmg iwi™
light, desolate ami a one.
lne gate opened. A man came up
the lung avenue, and in ne puie cite* *
a rosy light came. Handsome, well
dressed, more polished liuutve*.—
Walter Ray immd Had just retimed
houl abroau, with the oiu tove monger,
il possible, in ms heart, in all u‘i«
years tney Had inn met belore ; now
ne bent over as n they hau parted but
y esitrday.
“Isabel, 1 have come for my an
swer.” 1
A tall figure that had been walking
amongst me trees, drew near, but
stopped as he heard the words.
bne looked up, very quiet, and very
pale, “ihe answer is no, Mr. Ray.
mond.” 3
“O, Isabel! After all these years ?”
bhe smiled family. “You , re v
kind, out I cannot marry you ”
“And why, Isabel? is .t|or any one
eUef Is amr John Warner {am
jeqi?d '* ....
ah'; flushed op proudly. “Yen have
NO. 45.