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From the Atlanta Opinion.
Fnhtlr >l«oling In Uartou .
Ga., Feb. 5. 1808.
At a meeting of the Republican party
ol barlow county, held, in pursuance
of previous notice, at Cartersville
y 'sleriiay, (sale day,)
On luotior, Cupt. J. E. Sant’s was
called to ibe chair, and Ben. Sheals
appuiuied Secretary.
The Chainnan explained the object
of tl»e meeting 10 be the appointment of
deieyates ; u toe State Republican
-Nominating Convention, to meet in the
city of Atlanta on the 19th inst.
V.)t» motion, tlie following named
gentleman were appointed delegates to
the Convention to represent Bartow
county, to-wit: Aaron Collins, A. 11.
Collisicr, VV. K. Harris, and N. Beech
ain,
On motion, the ioilowing resolutionsf
were adopted :
Resolved, That we, the Republican
paaiy of B.irtmv county, having known
Col. IJenry I*. Farrow for a number of
years—he having resided in our county
for several years previous to the warns
si Union man, opposed to the doctrines
of secession and the war. and having
known him to he a reconstructionist all
during the war, and the unflinching
friend of the Republican party ever
since the surrender, and knowing his
course to be a consistent one, and
knowing him to be a true patriot and a
Christian gentleman, therefore, we en
dorse the call for a Convention, and
hereby instruct our delegates to support
for the nomination for Governor Col.
Henry I'. Farrow, of Fulton county.
Resolved, That the Opinion , and all
tuber papers tn the State friendly to
our party, be requested to publish the
proceedings of this meeting.
J. E. Sands, Chairman.
Ben. Siieats, Secretary.
Says our correspondent: — Jit. Intel,
t As I happened to be in Cartersville
khe day the above meeting was held,
curiosity induce# mo to attend. They
*vere under fuU he;# way when I enter
ed. A mixed company of-Ecgroes,
jiiulattoes. and whites, (so-called) were
inside ihe bar ol the court room, and a
large concourse ol people standing out
side the railing.
A Chairman, Secretary, and Com
giijfee to draft resolutions, had been
•appointed, and one Be-eham, a full
blooded negro, was on the floor, enter
taining the meeting with his idea of
negro rights, negro equality, and the
usual amount of negro gestures and
grimaces. AUer ne took his seat, the
Chairman ol the committee arose, and,
with tlie chstomarv additions, nominat
ed Henry P. Farrow lor the office of
Governor of Georgia.
I’he chairman of the meeting put ilia
question. It responded to, by a
fe w set tiering aves. “Those opposed
t“ it, no .” Wh ll !] a hundred 'Sices
shouted no. The Chni-man was con
futed arid hesitited. The crowd bent
o i fun, called loudly f, r Bob Parrott,
who like hi; form r master is some
what notorious. Bah stepped out and
rftt ved that “FTm reso'utions be laid
©1 the fop of the table.” Backed by
tfie outside pressure. B *b commenced a
violent speech. In vain the chairman
c lied him tn order; in vain, did some
of his sable brothers, tell him that he
vis “spiling ' ,o "'Mle ting.” Bob had
just hewrd n speech on equal rights, and
w\s determined to be heard, Hays he
-I go in for apoiming J, R. Parrott,
Gubner of Gorory,
W*»ar is de diffirenee, twixt de two
m*o ? When In war was a gwine on
Farrow g't all de men togedder, dat
xv is fraid to go ir.lo de light, and cut
down de timber, pile it up, bun it. got
de ashes to make de potash, to make de
saltpetre, to make tie powder, to shoot
tie irens, of stuiional liberty. Now,
look at Josiali R. Parrott—why Mr.
'J? mils, he is tie fuss man of Georgy !
Why before tie wat he owned me. —
While tie war was a gwine on. he went
to B-rginny with Mr. Lee, not as a
quarter but whole master, doing his
b -si to keep the sogers poor, who was
a shootia’ our frens, who was a trying
to come here, to set ns all tree, and
now where is he? at the head of the
venlion, who is goin’ to gib us all equal
rights, and social quality, thar ho si.s
above tloin ail and can even look down
on our good and great men —Aaron Ai*
peoria Bradly. De white rebs is als
ways a makin’ fun of tie smell risin
from de venshun. Why, Mr. Parrott
don’t rare lor dat, for he owns de only
fj »ek ob goats dat roam the streets of
Dartersvlile.”
Wiitt deductions the kinky'headed
orator intended to draw from the rela
tive positions of the two men, the writer
is unable to say ; just at that moment,
our spunky freedman’s bureau interfer
ed, ant! telling Bob that he was a d—n
f,» ,1. ordered him down. The resolu
tions were again put to the meeting.—
But a north Georgia crowd is notorious
l„r their love of tun, fighting and public
speaking, and the call was now for
••March.’
March is black as the ace of spades,
and is little and old, and crippled, and
h-oks vpry much like his ancestor, the
babSoon. But he is very well known
amongst the whites, and the call for
huu was loud and continuous. March,
ttHO 'S Veiy modest, was trying to
*.utak out, when he was caught bv the
i »llar by a brawny fellow, slightly
Ugiil, and dragged back to the opening
on the railing into which he was thrust,
Mid a friendly kick bestowed upon his
posterior, which sent him heels over
head into the assembly ol equal rights.
Fnvs the fellow ; “now speak for your
rignts, you kinky-headed son of a bitch.
March, who was now thoroughly
floored, cried out: ‘Gor a inity, ujassa J
how can a darky speak, when lie can’t
git up?” The irrepressible Bob Parrott
again took the floor, and in a stentorian
voice, bawled out: “I moves the prebi
ns question.” The outsiders could uot
stand that, and fairly shouted. The
game Bureau arose, in his wrath, and,
with one blow, smashed the claret from
Bob’s nose, apply iug the only argument
taat Bob cogld understand. ‘Go it,
lyobl go it. Bureau'/ was the cry. One
tall, red-headed fellow jumped on a
“hair and said that he looked upon all
.fiopipqsing the meeting a* jjrgrocs, and
Bob should have a fair fight. The
crowd rushed in, the Rads went out,
and if those resolutions were ever adop
ted, it must have been done at night, by
tlie light ofa dark lantern.
Bartow.
mr "t*" ~ r
gJftess.
I SAM Jj H. SMI J 11, Editor and Proprietor.
yartcmvllle fta, Feb. 21, IS6B
3lr. Waddell’s Spcccli on Fran
chise.
We publish on the first page of our
paper another most excelerit speech ol
this gentleman, before the Atlanta Con
vention, on the subject of enfranchising
the negro. 11 is arguments are tinan
| swerable, as every one who is acquain
ted with the character and habits of that
race can testify. He contends that il
the negro is capable of voting lie is also
capable of holding office, that the two
qualifications naturally go together.—
To fully demonstrate his incapacity for
either Mr. Waddell takes him in his
own country—free from the shackles
of slavery, unretsrained by the superior
wisdom and skill of the white man,
where his genius has a free and full
scope for development, and challenges
any man to show, in one solitary instan
ce, where the negro has ever made any
advancements in the sciences and arts,
in commerce and manufacturing, in tins
op his own country— Africa. But on
the contrary, wherever he is left to his
own resources, his tendency is to retro
grade.
The per (liem ot (he Convention
A tax of one-tenth of one per cent
be imported upon the property of the
people of the State of Georgia, and col
lected by the first of May next, to defray
the expenses of the Convention now in
session in Atianta. Until the tax is
collected a loan is to be effected at what
ever percentage it can be obtained, we
suppose. A good opening for a speck.
Why not charge a poll tax of one dol
lar upon every tax-payer in the State
so that tlie burden may be equally
borne by all?
The Grauf-Stanton Difficulty
The breach between President John
sn» and Gen. Grant, in regard to tha
reinstatement of Stanton into the war
office is about to culminate in the nom
ination of Grant lor the Presidency, by
the Radicals, and of Johnson by the
Democrats. It seems that Mr. Chase
is now to be overslaughed, as Gen.
Grant is evidently the 2.40 horse on
the track at this time.
Gen. Grant.
While Gen. Grant maintained hisre”
serve he maintained his respectability.
While he said and did nothing he was
wise, but as soon as he began to be ac
tive as the political agent ol a miserable
parly, lie lost his respectabilt y and ex
hibited his stupidity. His name is
likely to become a by-word to express
the character of a betrayer of reposed
cofidence. No character is so much
despised among men, as that of a sneak
and it will be a pity if tlie General in
chief of the U. S. army shall be bran
ded wtth that fame. His late “scrape
with the President” as he is said to call
it, appears to bring r.o blush of shame
to his own cheek on its exposure, and
indeed is abjut to be the stepping stone
to his nomination by the Radicals for
the Presidency. If all that is now be
ing said ol him in high places be true,
he is likely to develop innate qualities
in Radical estimation and fit him ore'
eminently to lead the Radical patty-
It was generally hoped that Gan. Grant
would not stoop from the lofiv place to
which his most lucky star had led him
to play the part of a political trickster,
and that therefore the Radicals would
be able to find no meaner man than
Butler for President. Perhaps the ter
rible exposure of his late piece of.in-
imitable strategy, and the conseqnet
outcry of honest indignation against
him may yet bring him to reflection so
that he shall be saved (rorn disgrace in
the eyes of the world. Should he
however accept the candidacy f.»r Pres
ident. the public will construe his late
movement as a bid for that office, and
that he desired to recommend himself
to the vote.oftho reckless and polluted
Northern masses by this bold and un
scrupulous betrayal of an important
trust.
From Montgomery.
Montgomery, Feb. 17.—Sergeant
Bates, carrying the United States
reached this eity to-day. He was met
by a large number cl citizens in car
riages, decorated with U. S. flags and
witli a band of music. Three thousand
people turned out to heai the reception
speech and to welcome him. The old
flag was enthusiastically cheered, and
hundreds of ladies from windows, bal
conies, and verandahs on toe principal
sireets waved their handkerchiefs to
him as he marched along. He was
escorted to one of the leading hotels as
the guest of the city as long as he rev
mai ns All l * ,e speakers and marshals
of the day were Confederate soldiers.
li ilK.Jux.--Mysteri,n wiil never ce.iae,
anv the vexed qesti <n of ghosts is stiff un
solved, Our Tonnessee and Kentucky neigh
bors are being greatly exercised by a general
Upheaval of the graveiy -rda which were made
during the late war,J from wh : ch emerge, at
the witching hour of midnight, the ghostly
forms of the slain soldiery. Suddenly ait o
ver the States above named, the grim visaged
warriors began their nightly visitntions of
earthly scenes, and up to this time have been
the cause of many a ludicrous incident. Blue
spirits and Grey mingle in delightful harmony
in the midnight dance, the only sound heard
being the curious word wh ch heads this arti
cle. In the mi might neve's, beneath the pale
light of the moon shining aero s the lields of
snow, these resurrected men of war have be
come the subject of many frightful stories but
they appear to be harmless to all except the
superstitious darkle, or the over-zealous Kad,
It is euriou3 to hear how the disembodied
squads of blue and grey haunt the footsteps of
the loyal leaguer homeward bound at the dead
hour of midnight, making his “legs grow long
and light” at the doub e quick. CulFee has
learned to have a mortal dread of these un
earthly gentry, and tbe hen-roosts and wood
piles, which were the places that knew him so
well once, now know him no more. It is sup
posed that the bones of these slain heroes
could lie quietly no longer in their graves.—
The blue-coatcd dead did not give up their
lives for Radicalism and Negroism, The gal
lant grey died in the effort to save his land
from such a political pollution as now defiles
it. In their lonely grav»s they learned to be
fraternal, and seeing that their battles had been
in vain, both are rising together to join their
strong l h to fight the battles over again.
Free School,
We understand that, through the en
terprise and benevolence of Mrs. Mad
ison Mc.Murry, Cassvilln Ga., a free
school is now in operation at that place.
This school is designed for the benefit
of the poor who are not able to pay tlie
price of tuition, and is kept up by Mrs >
McM., at her own expense. Let her
bands be held up by those who are able
to contribute a mite toward this most
laudable and praiseworthy object.—
Any amount, be it ever so small, will
be received by her and expended in
this way. This is> truly a noble work
and, we trust, will receive the counte
nance and assistance of the friends of
humanity all over the county. Who
will come to her assistance by giving a
little of what the good Lord has bestow
ed abundantly upon them in aid of this
enterprise? Who?
A Working Preacher! —We are
informed that the Rev. VV. L. Daven
port, now traveling the Jasper Mission,
Methodist E. Church South, on last
year, walked 1225 miles, preached 131
sermons, baptised 73 adults and 12
children, received 144 members into
the church, and received $82,54 lor his
services. He was then walking what
was known as the Etowah mission of
six appointments. But this year his
work has been changed and enlarged
into the above mission with ten ap
pointments. He is still walking the
rounds of his circuit. What a burning
shame! that a minister of such zeal
and energy has to walk and preach the
gospel, and get such a poor pittance for
his valuable services. Mr. D. has a
family—a wile and six children to
support. The good Lord will not
reward a people who so lightly esteem
his work and servants. The people
are, doubtless, poor and hard run to
make a living, but they should remem
!>er that “They tliatgiveih to the poor,
leudelli to the Lord,” and that they
will receive it back again heaped up,
shaken down, pressed together and
running
The Governorship —We clip the
following suggestion from the Atlanta
Opinion , in regard to a candidate for
the forthcoming Gubernatorial Election
If a member of the Republican party is
to be our next Governor, we know of
r-o gentleman in the ranks ol that party
that would be more acceptable to the
people of Cherokee Georgia than Col.
Josiih R. Parrott. He undoubtedly
possesses the requisite qualification for
the office. We will give him our hear
ty support, if the contest should be be
tween him and another member ol that
darty.
Col. Parrott for Governor. —We
have received a communication through
the mail, recommending Col. J. R. Par
rott, President of the State Constitu
tional Convention, for Governor, which
we shall take pleasure in publishing,
when the writer furnishes us with his
real nsme.
Mules Exchanged for Jewelly.—
A Ken Hickey stock reiser passed
through Nashville a day or two since,
literally loaded down with gold watch
es and every dies nption of jewelry,
which he had obtained in Georgia and
Alabama, in exchan .e for 160 head ot
ntules which he took South. In the
absence of currency, many people of
that section, savs the Banner, found it
necessary, in order to procure farm an
imals, to part with what few valuables
the war had left them.— Montgomery
Mail , 30/ h.
official proclamation was is
sued to-day creating anew military
division ot the Atlantic, comprising
Department of the Lakes East and
Washington, commanded by General
Sherman, with headquarters at Wash
ington.
Minister to England. —lt is gener
ally credited that Mr. Johnson has
determined to bestow the mission to
England upon George B. McClellan, as
a reward for his eminent services to the
Democratic parly in the late war.
The following is the charge that
Bradley made, for which he was ex
pelled torm the Atlanta Convention ;
“I (Bradley) have a letter, which 1
could not find this morning, involving
the delegate from Gordon and the Pres
ident of the Con vention, and their fam
ilies in a like offence. Ido not wonder
at the gentleman’s being nettled, but he
should not murder me. lam not the
man.’
The following is the annonymous
letter upon which he based his charge;
A. A. llradly, Esq.:
Sir: Some men are trying to expell
you from the Convention. They have
r.o right to do it. Il you are guiltv as
charged, you are better than others who
have not been convicted. There is one
delegate in the Convention who, it is
reported, seduced his wife’s sister and
got a child by her, and if they try
to expell you, bring this up—call on
them to expel all who have seduced ne
gro and white women too. Ask your
President, J. R. Parrott, if he does not
know a delegate who has seduced his
sister-in-law. I suggest that you in
troduce a resolution to appoint a coiur
mittee to inquire into and report on all
delegates who have been guil'y of se
duction of either white or black women.
I refer you to A. M. Franklin, VV. IL
Pritchett, J. A. Howard, and J. J. Jones
all of Cartersville, Ga. as witnesses.
Atlanta, Feb. 14.—The Tenth
Section in the report of the Franchise
Committee was sirtcken out, whether
negroes be eligible to office or not, and
is left to the Legislature. It passed by
a vote of 125 to 12. The Convention
adopted seven sections of the Legisla
tive Committee’s report.
The Governor and Senators to be
elected for four years.
Insurance Against Bad Befits.
Insurance of many kinds is now
familiar to us, yet in St. Louis they are
anxious to get up a company to insure
against bad debts. The scheme pro
posed is to form what may be called a
“Guaranty Life Insurance Company,”
with the object of insuring all who may
enter into the combination against loss
from sales made on time. Upon the
formatiou of such a company, the Di
rectors should agree upon the rates to
be charged lor guaranteeing certain
classes of debts, say thirty and ninety
day bills, or sales at six months, as
also the rates to be charged for guaran
teeing number one debts and those of
other grades. It looks well on paper.—
Augusta Republican.
Auo! tier Case,'
Now that the II rad ley case is cleared
from thq docket, we submit to the Con
vention auother for its cosideration.—
VVe do not think itposible to purge the
concern entirely—besides, it would not
be policy so to jo, for a quorum would
not be left—but let action be taken iu a
few of the more unimportant cases. —
VVe think the time thus spent is far more
profitable to the people of Georgia than
in making constitutions. It the money
of the “sovereigns’'’ must be spent any
how, do give them something for it. —
Let the Convention resolve itself into
a sort of Justice’s Court and do some
good. Here is a matter for consider
ation.. We copy from the Montgomery
(Ala.) Advertiser:
Another Case For Expulsion.—
The Georgia Convention will to-day
discuss the resolution for the expulsion
of Aaron A. Bradley, he having been
for over two years in the penitentiary
of New York. We would call the at
tention of the Convention to one Geo.
Chatters, a negro who pretends to rep
resent Stewart county. Said George
was pardoned out of the Alabama pen
itentiary by Gov. Patton, in May last,
for horse stealing.
The following is Sherman's bill in
troduced to-day and referred to Judic
iary Committee:
Whereas, the people of the State of
Alabama have in strict compliance with
the sth section of the Act of March 2nd
i897, entitled an Act to provide for the
more efficient government of the rebel
States, formed a Constitution of Gov
ernment iu conformity with the Con
stitution of the United States, framed
by a Convention of delegates in com
pliance with said Act, and said Consti
tution has been ratified by a majority
of the qualified persons voting on the
question of ratification, and said Con
stitution containesall the guarantees re
quired by said Act.
Therefore be it enacted and declared,
by the Senate and House of Represen
tatives of the United States, That the
State of Alabama is entitled to represen
tation in Congress, and Senators and
Representatives shall be admitted there
from on their taking the oath prescribed
by law.
Congressional.
Washington, February 17. —In the
House to-day Mr. Bingham introduced
the following, which was referred to the
Committee on Reconstruction :
Whereas, a large majority of the
vutes given at an election held on the
sth of February 1868 were for the con
stitution presented by the Convention
of the people of the State of Alabama,
and, whereas, cettain combinations of
citizens within said State refused to
vote, with the intent thereby to defeat
the efforts of the friends of the Union
to restore said State to its proper rela
tion to the Union,
Therefore, be it enacted, sf c., That
the Legislature elect under the new
Constitution of Alabama be convened at
the Capital of said State as soon as
practicable by order of the U. S. Mili
tary Commander within said Slate of
Alabama, and that upon the ratification
by the said Legislature of the 14th ar
ticle of the amendment to the Consti
tution of the United States, proposed by
the 39th Congress, and the establish
ment by law of impartial suffrage within
said State as authorized by said Con
stitution of Alabama, said Stale shall be
admitted to representation in the Con
gress of the Uuited States in accord
ance with the law of the United States.
Nothing else important presented
under regular call,
W ashington Items.
Washington, Feb. 17 —General
Steadman has resigned the New Or
leans Internal Revenue electorship,
the resignation to take effect on the
15th of May.
Mr. Sumner presented a petition
from the citizens of Massachusetts,
praving the abolition of the Presidential
office as dangerous to the Republic.
Trumbull’s bill, introduced to-dav,
defining the jurisdiction of Courts of
the United Stales, is, in effect, as fol
lows :
United States shall be bound by the
acts of Congress on political questions,
and it rests with Congress to determine
what government is tiie established one
in any State ; and it is declared that no
civil State governments exist in the
excluded States of the South, and no
so-called civil State governments in
such States shall be recognized by
either the Executive or Judicial power
of the United Stales, until Congress
shall so provide, or until such State is
re press ii ted in the Congress of the U.
S. The reconstruction acts are declar
ed political in their character, the pro
priety of validity of which no judicial
tribunal is competent to question, and
the Supreme Court of the United States
is hereby prohibited from taking juris
diction of any case growing out of the
execution of said acts, in either of said
States, until such States shall be rep
resented in tlie Congress of the United
States ; and case now pending
before that Court shall be dismissed,
and all acts authorizing an appeal writ
of error habeas corpus , or other pro
ceeding, to bring before said Court for
review any case, civil or criminal,
arising out of the execution of said
reconstruction acts, are hereby repealed.
The President has nominated Thos.
Sim for Marshal of South Carolina,
and Jas. VV. McDonough for Post
Master of Galveston.
Senator Sherman says that General
Shetman will not accept either the
brevet appointment or the command of
the new department, and if the Presi
dent declines to relieve him from the
latter, he will promptly tender his reg
istration.
THE LEG
In the fall of 1782 the celebrated sur
geon Louis Thevent, then practicing at
Calais, received an anonymous letter
vsking him to come or. the ftext day to
a country house near ine road to Paris,
and to bring With him everything »es
- tor an amputation.
Thevent was known at the time far
and wide as the most skillful man in his
profession. It would have been noth-,
ing strange if he had been called across
the channel to England for the sake of
his professional services, but still he
wondered at this letter. Time, hour,
place, were ali specified with the great
est exactness, when and where he. was
expected: but as we have said, the note
had no signature. Probably, someone
wishes to send me on ‘a fool’s errand,’
thought he and did not go.
Three days afterward he received a
similar invitation even more pressing,
adding that at nine o’clock the next
morning a carriage would stop at his
house, to convey him to the place des
ignated. In fact as the clock struck
nine, a pretty, open carriage appeared
and fhevent with no further delay
sprang into it.
‘Who has sent for me?’ he asked, as
he got in.
‘I don’t know,’ answered ihe driver,
‘and I don’t care.
‘A pleasant beginning,’ thought The
venet.
The carriage stopped at last at the
country house which had been diserib
ed in the letter, Who lives here? who
is sick here? asked Thevenet as lie gfot
out*
The driver gave the same answer as
before,and Thevenet, not verv well sat
isfied, turned toward the house. At the
ooor a handsome young man, appeared
to be about twenty-eight or thirty years
old, received him. and conducted him
up stairs into a large chamber. The
young man’s language showed him to
be an Englishman.
‘You’ve sent for me?’ said Thevenet
in English, after the usual salutation
hau been courteously given on both
sides.
‘I am much oblged to you for coming,’
answered the Englishman. ‘Take a
seat, sir; here is cliocolata, coffee, wine.
You had better take a lunch before you
commence the operation.’
, Thank you; but I must first see the
patient and decide whether amputation
is necessary.’
‘lt is necessary, Doctor Thevenet;
take a seat and hear me out. I have
perfect confidence in you. Here is a
purse of two hundred guineas. I prom
ise them to you as your fee for the op
eration which you are to perform. It
makes no difference whether you aie
successful or not. On the other hand
if you hesitate to execute m v wishes,
here is a loaded pistol, you are in my
power, and I will blow your brains
out.’
‘Sir, I am not afraid of your pistol.—
What do you want ? Only say* the
word without any more circumlocution.
What am I to do here?’
‘You must cut oft my right leg.’
‘Very willingly, if you wish it, and
your head too. But so far as I can see
the leg appears to be perfectly sound. —
You sprang up the stairs before me like
a rope dancer. What is the matter with
the leg?’
‘Nothing, but I want to be rid of it.
‘You are a fool.’
‘That is none of your business, Dr.
Thevenet.
‘What crime has the beautiful leg
committed?’
‘None; but are you going to take it
off?’
‘Excuse me, sir, I do not know vou,
You must give ine proof that you are in
your right mind.
•Are yon going to do wiiat I ask, Dr.
Thevenet ?’
‘As soon as you give me a reasonable
grounJ for doing it.’
•I cannot tell you the truth now, per
haps 1 can tell you in a year or so* —
But I will tell you, Doctor, that vou!
yourself will say a year from now that!
my reasons ure the nobles possible.’
‘I will not bet sir for you have not
told me your name, your place of resi
dence, your famHv or your business.
‘All t*hat you shall know presently,
not now. However, I will tell you that
I an a nobleman.’
‘A nobleman does not threaten his
physician with a pistol. I have duties
even toward you, unknown as you are.
I will not maim you unnecessarily.—
If you wish to murder an innocent man,
shoot on.’
‘Very well. Doctor,’ said the English
man, taking up the pistol. *1 will not
shoot you, but I will compel you to
take oil my leg. What you will not do
out of kindness, nor for the love of' the
reward, nor for fear of a pullet you
must do out of pity,’
•How so, sir?’
‘I will break my own leg with a bul
let here before your eyes.’ The En
glishman sat down, and put the muzzle
of the pistol to his knee. Thevenet
was about spring forward and take the
pistol from him. Dont move,’ said the
Englishman, answer me one question;
will vou needlessly increase and length
en my pain?’
‘You are a fool, sir, but all right; I
will take off vour cursed leg.,
All was prepdred for the operation.—
As soon as the Doctor was ready to be
gin. the Englishman lit his pipe, and
swore it should not go out. He kept
his word. The leg lay on the floor;
the Englishman was still smoking.
Thevenet did his work like a master.
By his skill the patient was cured in a
tolerably short time. He paid the sur
geon, whom he prized more highly ev
ery day, thanking him with tears of joy
for the loss of a limb, and sailed back
to England with a woden leg.
About eighteen weeks after his depart
ure, Thevenet received a letter from
England, running about as follows:
‘You will find enclosed, as a mark of
my gratitude, a check for two hundred
and fifty guineas on Messrs. Panch?,ul,
bankers in Paris. You have ma.ueme
the happiest of mortals, in 'depriving
me of a limb which alone stood in the
way of my complete Jelicity.
Now you cart learn the cau.se of my
foolisbwhini, as you cal 1 it. You main
tained .then that their could be no rea
sonable ground for thus crippling one
self. I offered to bet with you, you ac
ted wisely and declined.
‘After my return from the East Indies
I became acquainted with Emily Har
ley, the most beautiful of women. Her
wealth and family connection delighted
my relations. I saw only her beauty,
her heavenly grace. I joined the crowd
of her "admirers, and was fortunate en
ough to become the most unfortunate
of her suitors. She loved me, alone of
all men. She did not deny it, and for
that very reason rejected me.
‘ln vain I sought her hand. In vain
her parents, her friends all begged for
me. She lemained inexorable.
‘I was unable for a long time to find
the reason for her declination to a mar
riage with one, as she confessed, she
loved to distruciion. One of her sisters
at last told me the secret. Miss Har
ley was a wonder of beauty, but had
one defect; she was lame, and, on ac
count of this deformity, she feared to
become mv wife. She thought that my
feelings toward l.er would change en
tirely when I discovered this. My res
olution was immediately taken. There
should be no difference between us.—
Thanks to you my dear Thevenet, there
is none.
,1 came back to London with my
woodeu leg, and my first act was to
visit Miss Harley. They had heard
already, in fact I had written to them,
that I had broken my leg by falling
from my horse, and I had had it am
putated. Everybody pitied me ; Em
ely fainted when she saw me for the
first time ; but she married me. On
ibe day alter the marriage, I imparted
to her my *■ eret ; what a sacrifice 1
had made in order to obtain her. she
loves me only more tenderly. My
dear Thevenet if I had ten legs to lose,
I would give them without hesitation
for my Emelv. All my life will 1
thank you ; come to London ; visit us;
see my noble wife; and then say if you
can that ‘I am a fool.’,
Charles Temple.’
Thevenet told the story and showed
the letter to his friends, laughing till he
was red in the face each time he told it.
And he still remaines a fool, said he.
This was his answer.
‘Sir : I thank you for your valuable
present, for such 1 must call it, since I
cannot ct?nsider it a reward for my
slight trouble. I congratulate you on
your marriage with the most lovely of
your country women. It is true a leg
is much to give even lor a beaotilul vir
tuous and tender wife, but not too much
if you are not cheated in the bargain.—
Adam had to give a rib /or his wife.—
Other o/ us too pay for their wives with
a rib, some with a head. Nevertheless,
permit me to remain obstinately of my
old opinion. True, for the present, you
are right. You are living now in the
paridise of the honeymoon. But I too,
am right, only with this difference, that
the tiuth o/ what I say comes to light
slowly, as those facts which men hesi-*
itaie a long while t.« receive. lam a
fraid that in two years you will regret
having your leg amputated above the
knee; below would have done
just as well. In three years you will
be convinced that the loss of a foot
would have been enough. In four years
you will consider the sacrifice of the
great toe; in five years the amputation
of the little toe too much, and in six
years you will agree with me that the
paring ol the nail would have been suf
ficient. All this without disparaging
the worth of your amiable wife. The.
ladies may preserve their beauty and
their virtues as men do their opinions.
In my youth I would at any time have
given my life for my lady love, but not
my leg. The former i’would never
have regretted : the latter I would
certainly regret now. For if I had
done so, l would be saying to myself
to day, ‘Thevenet, you were a fool.’
•I have the honor to be. sir, your most
obedient servant.
, ‘G. Thevenet.
In the year 1793, during the Reign
of T trror, Thevenet, Temg accused’ 0
aristocratic tendencies, fled to Ldbd on
to escape the knife of that great level er,
the guillotine, From want of some
thing better to do, in order to renew
their old acquaintance, he inquired for
Sir Charles I’emple. He was directed
to the place, and sending in his name
lie was immediately admitted. In an
arm chair with foaming porter on the
sideboard surrounded by twenty news
papers sat a corpulent gentleman. He
could hardly rise, so fat had he become.
•All! happy to see you, Dr. Theve
net, said tiie Cat gentleman, who was no
other than Sir Charles Temple.—
*Don t be offended, if 1 do not get up,
this cursed wooden leg liiuders me in
everything. Well, my friend, you
come, 1 suppose, to see if vou were not
right V
‘1 come as a refugee, and seek shelter
with you.’
•You must stay with me, far truly
you are a wise man. Vou must con
sole me, Thevenet. I tell you I might
to-day be admiral of the blue flag if this
confounded wooden leg had not made
me worthless for the service of my
country. lam reading the newspapers
now to curse myself black and blue
that I can be of no importance.—
Come, console me.’
Your lady wife can console you bet
ter than I can.’
‘Not at all. Her lamenessUtept her
from dancing and so she has devoted
herself to her garden and her gossip;
there is no getting along with her. In
othei respects she is a very fine woman.
‘So I was right, then, alter ell ?’
*O, perfectly, my dear Thevenet.—
But don’t speak of it; 1 have acted
like a blockhead. If I had my leg back
again I would not give so much of it as
the paring of a nail. Between wnrsel-
Was a fool. But keep it to your-
The Arkansas Constitution enfran
chises females and negroes, and makes
them competent as jurors: disfranchises
those disfranchised by the recnoi truction
law, and those voting against the Con
stitution.
- ■
NEW AHVEJtTISEMEXTS.
H. L. BATTLE, M, D. '
HAVING been actively engaged In tbe #
practice of medicine for nineteen years,
offers his professional rervices to the
sens of CAKTKItSVILLE and vicinity.— « f
Strict attention given to Obstetrics and the jpfffisg
Diseases of Women and Children.. Office,
lor the present, at his residence on Erwin
Stre eet. Feb. 21,1868—*1y
OR. F. M. lOHNSOhT,
Dentist.
RESPECTFCLLY offers his professicnal
servicer to the citizens of Cartersville
and vicinity. He *g prepared to do work UTrfFffy
on the latest and moot improved style.—
Teeth extracted without pain, |by means of narcotic
spray). Work all warranted. Office over J. Elsas’
Store, CARTEIiSVILLE, Ga. Kcb. 2ff, l»6Swsm
FARMERS,
Look to your
Interests!!
Save money by calling on
Who is now Opening a General
Stock of
MetcWtttlise,
In the Store Room formerly occupied by
Merit t & Merit t ;
Consisting of
Staple and Fancy Dry-Goods.
Groceries,
Boots & Shoes,
Hats & Caps,
Hardware,
: ■
_ I jj . , $
Cutlery,
Queensware, &c.
and, In fact, everything asually found In a Retail Store,
to which be invites the attention of the public. They
were bought for cash before the late advance in cotton
and gold, which enables him to offer
UNUSUAL INDUCEMENTS TO
TO CASH BUYERS,
Call anft examine Goods and tearfi price®, And you
will be oonvinoed that you oan save money by buying
yonr Goods from him.
I have permanently located In Cartersville, and hope
by fair deali igs and low prices to merit and receive
a fair share of public patronage.
CT. Hi lEd
OABTERSVILLE, GA.
All Kinds of
COUNTRY PRODUCE
taken in EXCHANGE for GOODS.
February 30tb, IS6B.—wly or ts
I APTEBTISEMrv--.
GfCcers and Produce Deal,.,:
Cartersville Georgia
pose to sell at as low price at any oIW P r »-
tersvl lie can Mil, confining ourselves .oh ?? Ut
branch or business, we earnestly solicit all. '* °“ r
patronage of tbe people generally w . * * l ‘*'« °f th,
lsfaction, both lu the price *«• '
Syrup,
GGoOc'N. SUGAR, REFINED AND MOLASSES
ROBERTS k BTOQCB,
fnffeP RIO AND LAGCYRA.at
VUUO °» ROBERTS * STOCKS
Sllfran As good a line of Sugars of ali mi« „
ou o ttll5 » can be found in this market, at
ROBERTS k STOCKS.
. ! < I<• ><!||: V ' A
Irihs Pnfatnt»S Just received* lot ofthavtry
ilillo XUtdIUCS, fittest uod earliest, at '
ROBERTS k STOCKS:
Flftlir The T,r F be * t Wrßnd * of the Empire an.l
1 mill* StUeaboro’Mills. Try It. We guarani**,,'
lsfaction. ROBERTS & STOCKS. '
Baffin 000 pounds very heavy, nice, clear aid*
■ u “ vun > ROBtRTS k STOCKS.'
fagrn LBS. Bulk Clear Ribbed Sides, at
ROBERTS k STOCKS.
>A A A LBB. Leaf Lard, choice, at
1 U U U ROB RETS k STOCKS.
Confectioneries, iKJS?’ cot ‘ £l,,in »‘>
CANDIES,
RAISONS,
FIGS,
CQCOANUTS*
NUTS,
APHLES,
ORANGES, &C.
to arrive at ROBERTS k STOCKS.
AND anything not named that you may writ in the
EATING LINE, can betuuumtt quantity und qmi
by to sun purchaser# and the lime#, at
go, 1868. ROBERTS t STOCKS.
COX * HILL,
ATLANTA. GA.
Have now in store, and will Sell vekt
LOW FOR CASH,
50 BSLS OLD BOURBON WHISKY;
50 “ “ RYE
25 “ GIBSON “
ioo “ RECTIFIED
50 “ WHITE CORN
50 i and j CASKS COGNAC BRANDY;
25 bbls peach AND APPLE "
20 “ AMERICAN GIN;
is “ NEW ENGLAND RUM;
3 PIPES HOLLAND GIN;
3 PUNCHEONS JAMAICA RUM;
30 i CASKS PORT, MADERIA AND
SHERRY WINE;
25 BASKETS HEIDSICK CHAM. WINE;
20 CASKS JEFFREY'S ALE;
100,000 SEGARS, fAARIOUS BRANDS.
Feb. 20, 1868.w1y
Economy and Home Industry*
SAVE YOUR RAGS.
The Chickastibogue Manufacfur*
ing Company.
ARE now prepared to purchase GOOD CLEAN Co»*
TON AND LINEN RAGB, in any quantity, ana *
pay for them the
Highest Market Price in Cash*
. ... . ■ j- .
They have established a Depot at No. 51 North * ‘
ter Street for the receipt and storage of lings ana IL
per stock of all aorta, under the iiumtdinie charge °]
Oapt. Thomas Baas, who U authorized to pay a liber*
price for all stock required for the Company’s j* ll *
and brought him in suitable condition.
Rags may be either white, colored or mlxsd,
they must be free of woollens, clean and well handle'.-
Dealers in paper stock In the city and interior ww
find it to theti advantage to communicate with u* ,e '
fore disposing of their stock elsewhere.
Newspapers will advance their own Interests “7
ending their Influence to secure the saving andeot'
lection of all the Hags to be found in their rSspecu
localities. We will credit them in exchange for
at liberal rates for all the merchantable rags w i
may send us. .. «.,i.
Rags sent by the rivers and Great Northern
road, should be addressed to the Company at mo •
AJI shipments i>y the Mobile and Ohio Rai“
should be directed to Beaver Meadow Station, tn
ertionoftbe Company’s Works.
ISF”For further Information apply to
ny’s Depot, No. 51, North Water street, or to “
designed, lu person or by letter, at tJfci Olhoe ■
Adwrtiner <h Reguler. MOBILE, ALA.
W. G. CLARK, President.
Feb. SO, 1668.—w1m
An Estray Bull.
STRAYED, front the undersigned, UtJd«
teraville, Ga., some months »lnm' a ‘ ri “ k ,
dull, with the tips of bis horns sawed off, “
marked. When last seen was In good order Any
formation concerning blip will be thanklully rsc ej
sbr*' /fSsyj&SK&t
Feb’v 20, ISM.wtf -
Two-Horse Carriage for sale.
ATHRKE-BBATED light two-horse (second-hand)
Carriage, in good running orde , wifi be sold cne*P
for cash, to any one in need of suol) avf hlc.e. aitv
to MOSEd A. LEAK, Br., CartersvUle, Ga.
JTeb’y 20,186b.wtf
HagT The Kansas State Senate l> aS
passed an act allowing any person,
without regard to sex or color, to prat
tice law in all the Courts, if posse s ~ stt
of the requisite qualifications.