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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
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OR. F. M. JOHNSON
Dentist.
•nKsrROTFOLLY offer* his professional
Jl services to the citlsens of Cartersville
anil vicinity. He la prepared to <lo work ryfTT
„i wie hits st »tnl most Improved style.—
ex traoteJ rttfie t '-.., (t>y means of narcotic
sijravl Wo a a.I warranted. Olflce over.T. Klsas
Store, CABTEBBVILI.E, Ga. Feb. 20, lS6Bwsm
JERE A, HOWARD,
H TURNEY AND COIJNSELLOFI AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
PRITCHETT Sr WOFFORD , *
Attorneys at Law
CARTERBVILLE, GA.
rvFPICE OVER ELSAS STORE,
I Oct, 17, 186 7,
THOMAS W. MILNER,
Attorney at Law,
P ARTERSVILLE, . GEORGIA,
Will attend promptly to business entrusted
~W c ere. Oct. 5 wly
JOHN J. JONES
attorney at law.
Cartersville, Ga.
•fXTILL attend promptly to all business en*
W trusted to his care. Will practice in
t!,,. Courts oflaw, ami equity in the Cherokee
Circuit. Special attention tfiven to the collec
tun of claims. Jan. 1. 1806. ly
John J- Jones.
" JOHN J.'JONES'
REAL ESTATE AGEXT,
CARTERSVILLE £A
I »n authorUsd to sell, and have on hand several
Urtu APB and Lots and also numerous building lots in vne
* uvn of CartenvUle Also several plantations 01 van
■ .lata mStoi MMty. Parties desiring to buy or
, »‘ui Jo well to give uii a call. A.H oo nmunlca*ione
n.oinptly answered. duly IT. ISMC
DR. O. PIXIiERTOX,
Carter smile, Georgia
Tenders Ms professional se*~.icea io the citizens o
irteravilie and surrounding country, and wilaU^nd
* s ,t nil hours Office up-stalrs In Dr. B*muel Uay
na’s New Brlok Building. May 10. lS6T,*ly
sT H. P at till o,
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
iiKoe In back room of Blair & Bradshaw s store.
Qkrtersvllle, Ga. _
The Cartersville Hotel.
1 \R THOMAS MILAM having
1 ) charge of this House, would be
pleased to accommodate a few Board-■ |g g J
cm with BOARD, with oi without ferfVk
Lodging. Call and see him at once for terms
Cartersville, Jan 17.
W . R. JIOI XTCASTLE,
Jeweller and Watch and
\iy Clock Repairer,
kihe Front of A. A. Skinner & Co’s store.
Cartersville, jan 25
s. O'SHCI'EX^IDS,
Fashionable Tailor ,
C&RTERSVILLE. BARTOW COUNTY. GEORIGA
IS prepared to execute all kinds dt
{Q of work in the Fashionable Tail
»-t£. ing line, with neatness and in du-. .»».
ruble style. Over J. ElsaS & Co’s store,
Cartersville. jan 23.
Errors of Youth.
A Gentleman who suffered for years lrom
Nervous Debility. Premature Decay, and all
»hc effects of youthful indiscretion, will, for the
.nke of sufleiing humanity, send free to all
who need it, the recipe and directions for
making the simple remedy by which he was
Sufferers wishing to profit by the
advertiser’s experience, can'do so by address'
i ig in perfect confidence,
JOHN B. OGBBN, 42 Cedar Street, New
Wk. ______
J. 11. PURTELL!
MERCHANT TAILOR,
White Mali Street, ttlnnta, «a.
/CLOTHING made to oidcr in the very
\ j latest style, and at short notice.
25, 3t. ■■ ■
Revenue Tax Notice.
1 ’.CTT.L RECEIVE, ttt my offic* In J. ELSAS' Store
J i ’ ti.coino Returns for 1867, autl articles iaSchea
.„ - fnr C . The above returns being new uue,
■ j Kp Immediately
.. i oe . e- -rncu g A MUEL T. AVDERSOS,
’ C. jg. Aral staut Assessor .
THE GARTERSVILLE EXPRESS.
YOL. G.
FORCE'S BOOT AND SHOE
House.
A UP! now reeelvlnp their FALL and
J\ WINTER STOCK of BOOTS AND j V
SHOES, the largest ever brought to
this market. These goods c-nie direct Vmt ■*4'''
from the Eastern manufactories, and will he sold to
Country Merchant* and the Trade at New York prices,
expenses added, consisting of Mens’, Boys’? Youths’,
n<l Childrens’Wax. Kip, Calf, and Buff Brogans and
Bulmorals—Boots of all styles, thick, wax, kip, calf,
dos the finest qualities Ladies’, Misses’, and Chil
lis’ .Boots and dhoes, of every style, and all made to
der «. H. FORCE.
B. W. FORCE, formerly of Charleston will be glad
to see hi* old cus omers. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10-ly.
A GOOD OPENING
F O R
BUSINESS'!
THE undersigned, desiring to change his
business, ofjjjrs to sell ail fcis stock, con
sisting of horsss, buggies, hacks, carriages,
wagons, harness, provender, &c. also, to
either sell op rent his stable, knowo in Carters
ville as the
ECLIPaE SALE & LIVERY STABLE,
to any oue desiring to engage in the Livery
Stable Business, no place in North Georgia
affords a better opening than Gartersville. It
is located in the very heart of Cherokee Ga ;
surrounded by a country rivalled by no supe
rior in the South. A central point for a great
area of territory, and Cariersville is one of the
most flourishing towns between Atlanta and
Chattanooga, having grown from about seven
hundred to near two thousand inhabitants since
the war, and is the principal point of trade for
thirteen counties and parts of counties. This
is the only stable in the place. For further
particulars address or apply to
J. G. STOCKS,
Gartersville, Ga.
Jan. 31st, 1868-ts.
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B. W. YORK. K. T. JOUR JAN
SASSEEN'S
United States Hotel
Cor. Alabama and Pryor streets,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Within 100 yards of the Passenger Depot. .
SASSEEN, YORK and JOURDON, Prop Fa.
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> Clerks.
R. T.JOURDAN, )
Dec. 20th, 1867-ts.
BL ACKSm ITHIBS
A. I °M. GOQDSOIi
TTAVING COMPETED THEIR NEW
Shop adjoining Strange’s Tin Shop, on West
side of Railroad, Cartersville, Ga.. are prepared
to do all kinds of work in the Blacksmithing
line. They Hatter themselves, that they can
do as good work, and at as low pticc, as any
like ettablishmcnt in town. They ask a rea
sonable share of the public patronage* and
promise satisfaction both in the character of
heir work and the reasonableness of their
charges. A. & M. GOODSON.
Cartersville, Ga., Jan. 31st, 1868-wly.
14 VfYtif for the "W"-A_(3'OltT,
&nd tee’ll all take a ride,”
XV iiii'On- .Mnl.ing
and REPAIRING, by
J. W. MANLEY,
CARTERSVILLE. EE4BGIA.
HAVING completed my new shop on
Main Street West side of the Railroad,
I am now prepared to put up to order
One, Two and Four-Mlorse
WAGONS, CARTS, "Wheel-Barrows and
Plow Stocks i also, REPAIRING of all kinds
of vehicles done at short notice. Owing to
the stringency in money matters mv charges
will be as moderate as circumstances will ad
mit. My work recommends itself.
Cartersville, Jan. 23,1867.
To Arrive.
I WILL have on hand, in two weeks, as
Agent of the Importer of French Glass,
300 Boxes of Glass of ail sizes. Contractors
and parties w ishing Glass will pleaee call on
me. us I will sell at lower prices than any one
in Georgia can. as I am satisfied with the
commission paid me by the Importer.
Feb. 7th, 18G8-wtf. S. R. KRAMER.
Cartersville, Ga.
GARTERSVILLE, BARTOW COUNTY, GA., MAY 1, J 80S.
PIANOFORTES!
FI WE undersigned would announce to the
I citizens of Carteret?!?** nml vicinity t hit
he ie fully pepnred to iuritiah
- si tS. «-
tTi/UTfl 70r7 1-a TB if ql
OCTAVES, with all tho very latest improve
ments, and most elegant style and vvorkmau
ship, one hundred dollars less than they can
be purchased elsewhere south. They will be
fully warranted.
PIANOS TUNED and REPAIRED
In the very host manner, and work warran
ted, and shall he pleased to give p.ll orders
prompt attention.
MU, S, TANARUS, ANDERSON will kindly give
further information a! present, and deliver any
orders-, or yon can address, by mail,
F, I*, PfiEQEK, Kenncsaw House,
Marietta. Ga,
He is also agent for the sale of all kind* of
ORGANS, Jan 25wtf
EDWARD HECHTOLDT,
a am 1 ie
AND CONFECTIONER,
GARTERSVILLE, GA.
LS PREPARED TO BAKE and h*ep* on
hand, BREAD AND CAKES ofevery
kind, also a fine stock of CONFECTION-CRIES, a gen
eral variety. FRESH LAGER BEKtt kep t on hw-I.
Parties und Wedding* furnished at short notice.—
November 21,1867.
M U Pin ELL & PRO,,
Resident Dentists,
OFFER THEfR PROFESSIONAL SER
vices to the citizens of Cartersvhlc and
vicinity. Having all the latest
provements in Dental Material, Drs.
Murrell are prepared to Extract Teeth with
out pain, (by means of Amesthe.ics), insert on
Pivot, Fill w;(h Gold, Os Artificial and Anial-
diVhVt' , Hin^ffA Vl 4Qt.,H 7w/e °f ar
and do anything pertaining to the proffession.
All work warranted to give satisfaction.
Oifice over S. Clayton <Sc Son’s Store.
References :—T. J Young, M D„ M H.
Thomas, M D and Dentist, WBR Hardman,
M, D., Monroe, Ga,
Gartersville, Jan. 23, ’67. wly
TO THU IiADIBS
mm'i e” aim's
PREMIUM FAMU.Y
SEWING MACHINES.
T HE best machine for every description ot
family sewing made.
Call «nd examine machine and specimen of
work over S. Clayton & Son’s store, Curters
viHe, Ga. S. 11. PATTILLO,
Agent for Bartow county.
Dec. 13th, 186 7-ts.
ifflll.
==/ /in nc iemov€</my d/oc/{
£
DRUG S, &C,
//e dto 1*: T renf/ l tnc
BARTOW HOUSF,
am/ am imtu /ocaFce/ <*«
MAIN ST,
ttt.ct t/00l so
GILBERT & CO., HARDWARE HOUSE.
tp attention. *4
rjuwn so /A* t/fd
UL EDIOI "ST "E S*
an*/ ant <te//tnp a// o»»
/tefed tn nty due A <W
MEDICINES, OIL,
PAINTS, GLASS, &C.,
AS CHEAP
c tan /’*’ potent/ej//A* dam*'
y*ea(it*p e/dctttAeie, <«-
do Ace/ ee mn/ /tw*
CttlCC /A*i Ac tlf/*icdd
ft aVC i*-C€C V 4 *f.
J*. IF. BEST* M.-D
Druggist and Pharmaceutist.
Feb. 7th, 1868-wly, Cartersville Ha.
N.CIJjTIBATH 6l SON.
GENERAL DEALERS IN
Hr»*Good» f»»S Groc«rl«9,
ALSU,
Produce and Provision Merchants. Orders
for Grain or Provision promptly filled,
N. UiLK&ATH & SON,
Feb. 7th, 186§ wtf. GaffCrsviHe, Ga,
SADDLERY AND HARNESS
MANUFACTORY.
FJIHE undersigned, determined to give the
1 people of Bartow and adjoining sound**
lro excuae for going’ abroad to purchase their
SADDLES, BRIDLES, HARNESS, &C.,
and for repairing the safne, have option}, In
the town of Cartersville, a regular.
SADDLE MID HARNESS NIANUFAC-l
TORY,
where they propose to put up everything in
their line in the neatest, most substantial and
durable minnot, and at priced that will
rtel'f competition. They fkttcrtbem
stdves that they can and will do work, which,
in every respect, will compare favorably with
any* work done Nottls or Mouth, botto In |
<|uaitty and price. Let no one ig
nore our vvprk because it is done in the Bouth,
nor our piiee#, before giving us a tiial, for that
is all we ask to secure trade. Our work is oil
V*iirrUDltd and that is a sufficient guar
antee to purchasers. Me are determined to
build up a name and l*uaiucas ut Cartersville
that will he a heritage to our children after
us, if prompt attention, good work, amtaaodo
late charges will secure that end, Rooms it.
the front of the EcffpahSate *nd Liven* HtaMe,
THOMPSON & STOCKS.
Cartersville, (is,
Tan. Tll l , 18Gfi-wly,
If GiLRSATH | soft
Are receiving * new pguk e\
Spring and
summer goods,
se’ecled by oue of the firm in pe p.a eon*l»tlnr' In
P*a, of
dents’ FnrnNlifVMC CflAdu,
ißdlps* Drew GoAtfn,
lleariy-Tftade (LOTM.I'C,
lasts’, iUi£siJS’ ani Giute'
Bouta and Bhoea,
Hardware,
QUEENSWABE.
Also, a well *elect«4 »to«k of
GROCERIES,
To which we Invite the attention of our friends, and
beg them to cal; and examine—especially to buy irom
uis, *a quick sale* aad *h«iA t* our motto.
hi. gilreath a son,
april 9, 1866. C'urteigville, Ga.
“ To Wheat Growers.”
On hand for the coming
Wheat Threshers and Fans,
Railway ana Lever Horse-
Powers,
Reaping and Mowing Ma
chines,
Grain Cradles,
And, In fact, every thing needed for harvesting *nd
Cleaning the coming Orkla Crop.
F. W. ,J. FCnOLP The llorge-power Tbrfflhers snd
Fans I bought of you for myself and neighbors, l»ut
year, gave perfect satisiaction. On the Railway pow
er, though working constantly, my mules fattened,
while my mule* that were id owing were falling off.
J. F.FHiri* Social Circle. Ga.
, u _ lclC r power and thresiier and cle*n
er. bougtoof V. W. J. Echols,ln 1567, we unhesitating
lv tcv i* the best we have ever seen. Though rather
late in the season when we received it, we threshed
over 7.000 bushels of & HUNNICUTT,
Coweta county, Ga.
Any amount of evidence given as to the quality of
these Machines. Call and examine or address
P. W. J. ECHOLS,
Georgia Agricultural Wnrohounc,
Whitehall afreet, Atlanta, Ga.
April 9,1669.
Hartlware Ac Iron
STG3H!
HARDWARE,
STOVES,
Iron and Steel.
AGH.ICTJLTARAL
IMPLEMENTS!
i
Plrect from Manufacturer*. LOW FOE Cif!B.
\V a GILUKIIT and CO
I C urtersvltle, Ga.
April 9, 1869 irTy
Gun-smithing,
Cartersville, Ga.
t TAKE AIM 1 ,
READY! pi
P-X-R-B!
Jn.. F 1 TTA.RI" I ’r3tL,Xj
Is still hammering away at Lie old tricks re
pairing Pimtoli and Gam. Thrcnli
en, Rdlttd. and all kind* of metalic ma
chinery , also any kinds of work done in Iron,
Steel, Gold, Silver, Copper, Br»t« or Ztuc,*«
Shop adjoiuing Strange’s Tin Shop.
* 4 ayrit 9th
SMITH a HICHMONJ),
Wholesale Tobacco
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Alabama Street, .If/ffltfA, Gfl.
PROMPT *tt*nt!n® given to AUtng order* aud th*
of merchikiidl**, produce, ete. M*reh ifwdai
DICK THOMPSON,
a EXOrNCKS to Ills f 'rmer putroni, end all otlier*.
th»* ft* h*» *«tnri»*g t*. t'aner*vlTle, and t» pre
pared to do *nytliing lu the line of
House, Sign and
OniißfDta! raintiug*
atth rhcftpaw*, aeatiK M and 61«pslr8. Only try «•
l 1 *ndt!* igt'gScd. Sauiatactea wa»ran*ed la esrvp in*
ftancy awll»,WW ?H
lUU ILL-nrtU LtM EOfi.
1 Trne Tale er fl»e Mohawk
Talley.
BY SANDY GM9WOI.U.
The Iroquois am? ntflor lfi?H , 9
lunging to the Si* Nalioas. were CDin
luitiing terrible ug-predatiuo* in the
Mob awk Valiev, aa.J their fiirst itn
pedimeol was wlteu |hey arrived at
Murphy's Fort, situated on the
bank of the beanUJol olid
by a dense wilderness.—
lit re ihey luutid a diificuU obstacle to
overcome, for the little hand of hauiy
settlers collected within, were contu-
macious «nd determined tcv hold out ly
the last, and If possible connteracl
their astute foes, who were gathered in
l urge numbers around t lie rude log fort,
one summer evening us the sen was
gilding the iovironing tree t«»|»«, which
gently swayed in the stirrinf br«exe.
I'lie fullness of night soon enveloped
the. surrounding landscape, and as the
moon was new, it two but little light,
and soon vanished below the western
horizon, leaving all in total darknewa.
Tiui Mjtrphv, an did. and experi
enced ranger, after whom the fort was
named, was one ot the beaeiged set
tlers—in fact, by tacit consent, their
coinmainlvr ; and well mi {hg he be,
for there are few, if anjr, who have
read the history of the American revo
lution, tiiat have not heard of this eel
hope and a terror to the lavages.
“ Boys,” said he, “every one of you
remain at your station, and be most
powerful watchful, lor the reds are un
der the command of them two devils,
Brant and Tygautyagbe, and the lives
of your wives and childi.cn all depend
on your care and skill, so now while
I go and admonish the wimine folks,
you look out for Mohawk tricks.”
“ Never lear,” tgap the guieral re
sponse, as the ranger moved away, and
ascended the ladder, which led to the
loft where the women and children
were ordered at the first intimation of
danger.
“ Now, look t» heyer,” explained
group of white-lipped women and ter
rified children, “none of your schreeeh
in’; if thar is a little yellin’ goes on
below, keep docile ; nary red will git
at you till h# does it over the dead
body of Tim Murphy.”
They profited him that they woold
remain silent; and leaving the fright
ened children clinging to their mothers,
he w*a once more aiuong his men, and
ready for any finesse the crafty Mo
hawks might employ.
Soon the signals of the savages were
heard rising irom different points in the
woods, and ih« settlers saw that some
stratagem was about to be urougHt into
play.
Tim, rifle in hand, took his poition
at a loop-hole in the fort, and eagerly
strained his eves to detect the first
movement of the approachtng.enemy.
The Indian *ignal» ceused a* Uie
night advauced, but this was only a
more positive indication that something
would soon transpire, and the settlers
were on tbe ywi and ready lor
any emergency.
Tim Murphy wa» very ciifonaspec
live, and it was i*i his gr**l astonish
ment when he discovered a large hog,
grunting and walking toward the palis
ades.
•* Now, Thomson/' aaid Tim, to
the matt ne*l to him, “look, and I will
show you some rare pork—the kind
that this individual likes to rub out.’
The Hanger took a long aim at the
hog and hred. At the report ol his
rifle, the supposed hog raised oi» his
hitnl legs, and a stalwart Mohawk, ut
tering a death cry, tell lor word a
corpse. A howl ot rage issued from
the neighboring woods and reverbera
ted mournfully through the valley:
then silence reigned as profound as
before the death of the perfidious In
dian. m
“Thar, that’ll learn ’em a lesson
they’ll never forgit; and depend on it,
the hog trick will never be executed
again in this vicinity,” said Tim as he
chuckled over his shot, and loaded his
rifle with perfect composure.
•* I believe you ere right, Tim/* was
the reply. “Hot look! Murphy, what’s
that light mean away yonder t”
Tim applied his eyes to theapartare
and sure enugh, far awsy to the Nnuth
the heavens were illuminated, as if by
some Urge conflagration'
“Ah ! it’s all up with fx>oe Areher
and hia family, fur it’s their eahin. I
know ita enact location ; and. listen !
Can’t you bemr the red* yellin’! \ ea.
it nonet be Arehet’a cabin ; and the
inmate* hae« nil fell the tomahawk
•lore this.’*
•• Oh, don’t #ajr ‘that/’ exclaimed a
|young settler, whose marriage with
tho pretty Rdilh Archer had Keen post
poned because of these attacks of the
India^at*
Mr. Archer was * weatihy and re
puted setile'r, novaessinw the large? t
farm in the valley, which stretched for
mites atonff the right hank ol the mur
unurrinf river ; and his house, or cabin,
was located shqti* two miles from
Morphy’s fort.
Archer’s family consisted of his wife
and onty child, Edith : and we inieht
say that th#r African servant, Lip
Lsnffdon, also constituted one of the
family, for they considered him as sneh.
They hsd heen duly warned of the
movements of the savages hy the rang
ei, who admonished them to seek shel
ter within the confines of the stockade ;
hot Mr. Archer tarried Vo, see to his
home, little thinking that a foe seeking
scrips were in close proximity, and
had alrg-uK marked his cabin as a rich
booty.
The beautiful Edith, coneious of their
gre«t peril, nnd the great tax upon her
faher*# strength, vehemently urged up
on him ta abandon nil and take rsijige
in tire fort. But her efforts were vain.
The old settler could not be impressed
with the startling truth, that the attro
cious Indians would soon swoop down
upfrn them, like the on ths un
suspecting rabbit.
The night on which our history starts
iound the Archer family in a state of
of the horizon told plainly of the work
going on ; and the old settler, from his
look-out on the housetop, had detected
a body of Indian warriors, about sun
set, descending the Mohawk in a canoe
and they were already- between the fort
and his cabin, making him aware that
it wa3 an impossibility to reach the
stockade in safety. As flight was no
longer possible, immediate prepara
lions we**! made for defending the
cabin. The wfd settler and flip took
stations at the window, on each side of
the dwelling, while Edith and her
trembling mother stood ready to assist
their defenders in any way possible.
...A UaK bp.ur.of uaiyjfuJ »o*i
number of Indians on the edge of the
clearing, awaiting the command to
commence their work of death and
destruction.
The Mohawk Valley massacre had
begun, agd a portion of the infuriated
hordes had surrounded the Archers’
house, while other settlers were served
likewise, by other banusi of fiendish
savagee. Soon the mid-night air was
filled with burning arrows, which came
circling tpward and alighted on theilrv
roof ol the doomed cabin.
The inmates presently realized the
torturing fact that they were surround
ed by sheets of flames. Rather than
be burned alive, the settler opened the
door, as a token of submission, and the
dusky warriors soon filled the apart
ment. With demonise yells, the old
settler and his wife and nogro were
ruthlessly tomahawked and scalped,
while the unconscious Edith was drag
ged from the burning building, destined
for a still more shocking fate.
We will now return again to the fort,
whose defenders were on the alsrt to
detect and overthrow the artifices of
the cunning and relentless foe. Geor#c
Allen was painfully restless and appre
hensive, as he gazed out of his loop
hole and discovered the horrid glare of
the conflagration of the Archer cabin,
and to his attentive ear there came
strange unearthly wailing and cries
upon the night air. More than once
be was sure that the imploring cry of
his betrothed, Edith, reached him.
George would have rushed from the
fort to the rescue of his dearest friend
in the world, if the judicious ranger
would have allowed him, but he would
not, 3rJ the sad youth was compelled
to maintain his post, and live through a
night of the most unutterable anxiety.
I At the first streak of sun-light through
the trees, Indians were seen moving in
all directions through the contiguous
forest, and as broad day developed, an
Indian warrior was discovered making
toward the palisades leading a young
white maiden wh .im most of the set
tlers instantly recognized as the lair
Edith Areher. Gaining a point where
his voice could he-distinctly heard the
warrior stopped, shielded his body with
the young girl and exclaimed, ‘White
man, open door, or Hq,»n kill squaw—
open —no kill ; Ingin want to shake
bands w»U brother—good login here—
no kill—be freo wid white man. What
brother say !’ The Indian looked to
ward the garrison and awaited an an
swer.
•For Heaven’s sake I'im, open the
door,’ eried young Allen, as he caught
the ranker by t’ac arm and looked
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beseechingly in his face, ‘iftou don’t
Tim they will murder Edith.’ The
last sentence was littered in a fairing
tone, and the you##, man buried ins
face in his hands as the ranger replied,
•No, lad, she must die; if the door
opens we will all be tomahawked, ami
it is better that one should die, than all
ol* us. It’s hard 1 know, and if we
were the only ones in here the door
would open immediately, but look and
you will see that it cannot be done.’
Turning, the ranger then spoke to the
Indian interpreter. ‘Red skin, you will
have to cyiiiqj* your bloody murder,
the door will not be opened, but mark
ye Tugauwaghe, lhar’s one that
revenged, and there soon be a stop
put to your bloody deeds.’
As Edith heard the ranger's closing
remarks, shtuttered a heart-rendering
and despairing ;iy and fqll insensible
into i fop arms of the koquoui chief, who
dragged her towards the woods, and at
its border halted in full view us the
appalled garrison. Then twisting the
long, silken braids ot the mnideq’n
around his fingers, he raised the fatal
tomahawk alolt musing it a
(hen with a wild savage yell, it descen
ded with lightning velocity, and sank
deep into the innocent girl’s head. —
After this inhuman act, he tore the
beautilul glossy locks, from the ill
fated Edith’s head* and fiendishly
waved them over his head and shook
at the almost stupitied garrison.
unharmed Iroquois stood grinning and
shaking the scalp in defiance.
George Allen, at this horrible specta
cle, uttered a cry of mortal pain, and
darted for the door. In an instant, and
before he could be hindered, he was
rushing the savage
like a bnrricane. |n his excited; state,
he had forgotten his riflle; but never
once thinking of this he was soon upon
the savage, and like a tiger he fought
with a wild determination, and at last
succeeded in planting his knife deep, in
the massive bosom of Tugawagbe, the
acough us the wilderness. Then grasp
ing the corpse of Edith he bore it to
mg, a random snot strucK me nome
young settler, and sinking be. expired
on the floor of Murphy’s fort.
The Indians hung around the fort for
several days after the tradgedv; but
finding the garrison tesolute, and learn
ing that there was some prp,%pect of
reinforcements for the settlers, they
quietly took their final departure in the
dead ol night. The ill-fated lovers
were buried side by side on the banks
of the slumbering Mohawk.
That Ram Ho tiring.
A young man went to see the daugh
ter of a P.esby terian elder lately, whose
house was near a mill-dam. It being
the spring of the year, the waters made
a considerable roar as they tumbled
over the dun. The modest young
gentleman tapped lightly at the door
and received no answer. Again and
again he repeated kis knoek ; but still
he was unheard. Mustering up cour
age, he proceeded to inflict some severe
thumps on the door, which brought the
staid old gentleman out.
“I suppose,” said the youngster,
who had become slightly savage, from
being compelled to wait so long; “I
suppose you could not hear me on ac
count of the dam roaring.”
“The dam roaring! What do you
mean, sir ? How you speak in
that way?” said the divine, somewhat
angered by hearing the^ young man
swear in his presence.
“I mean to pay thpt I suppose you
could not hear my knocking on account
of the dam roaring.”
“Dam roaring again ! You young
scoundrel! have you the impudence to
insult me with a repetition of those
words ? Begone, sir!”
•‘My dear sis,” quoth the nog? be*
wildered youth, “I intended to say that
I presumed I could not he heard on
account of the tlam roaring,” laying
particular emphasis on the last words.
“Insult on insult J” shouted the in
furiated old man, and rushed at the
popr fellow, with the evident intention
of ejecting him ; hut his daughter ex
claimed :
“Pa, I suppose the young man in
tended to say that you could not hear
him on account of the roaring of the
dam.”
“Oh, I beg vour pardon, sir—l beg
your pardon 1 ' Walk in ! Really-ah
I well, I declare ! The dam roaring !
Capital, come in. That is too rich !
It is needless to add that the young
man went in, and, in the excellent so
ciety of the young lady, soon forg<*
she ‘dam roaring,’
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A iimi*!r*iti Years Ago
The following pithy dcsrrjjHjqn of
young belles and beaux of a ccntqry
ago, will compare not unfavorably vyi'-J 1
their counterpart of the present, tiuy,
I who may qe seen, perambulating, froip,
morning till night. As this is, howev
er, more applicable toabridpj negation
it will not suit the present fashions in,
every particular. To begin with tho.
lady. Her locks were sjr^ine<J.upw 4
over an immense cushion that set likq,
nn incubus upon her head, and
cd over with pomatum, and then sprm"
kled with a shower of while powdei.
The height of this tqwer is somewhat
over a foot. One suugie tfchile rose
bud lay on its top, like an, eagle on a
haystack. Over her neck and bosom
was folded a lace handkerchief, listen
ed’ in front by a bosom pin rather larg
er than a dollar, containing her grand
father’s miniature set :n virgin gold.—
Iher airy form wap.braced up in a satin
dress, tnjL sleevea..as tight as the natural
skin of the arm, with a waist formed
by worn outside, ifom whence
the skirt flowed off, and
at the top by an ample hoop. Shoes
ol white kid, with peaked toes and
heels of two or three inches elevation,
enclosed her feet, and gliUereu with
spangles as her, Utije pedal members
peeped timidly out. Now for tho
swain. His was
plentifully befloured, while his cue pro
jected like the handle of a skillet. His
\Vas a sky blue silk, lined wilhyellow;
his long vest of white satin, embroitU
ered with gold lacc; his breeches ot the
same material and Vied at the kn.ee with
pink ribbon. White silk stockings
and pumps, with laces ties of tho
same hue, completed the habiliments of
his nether limbs. Lace ruffles cluster
ed lp& wrist, and a portentous
frill, worked in correspondence, anil
fsaySome ludicrous are
made by vhoss who, wifhouf,
knowledge of the subject, attempts to
give military commands. Some ol us
remember a newly appointed cadet of
ficer, who (it was in the day of Casey)
by substituting ‘.‘,l\y tjhe lpft Hank”* for
“by file left.” marched half his squad
over the balusters on the staircase, near
“the and the. rest headlppg
down the stairs toward the washroom,
lijl such boysj always obey im
plicit}'. There are some other instan
ces still more remarkable on record.—
A captain in the late war, fresh from
Irom a steamboat ng tne loilowmg ori
gioual command* “Genselect
your partners, get into twos, march end
wavs as you did yesterday!” Neatly
as bad was the Kentucky colonel of
cavalry, who ordered: “Prepare
to git on to your critters, Git.” Tho
Wool Guards, of Troy, once encoun*
tered on the march through that city, a
town pump. Their captain, desirous
of passing the obstacle in the most ap
proved style, shouted out in a rich
brogue, “Wool Guards, ehpjit, tli£
pump!” He subsequently aligned
them as follows: “Advance one pace
backward, and driss by the gutter.”
Peppergrass to. \l\c, regi
ster office that he wanted a good girl
for general housework. About the lime
he expected ap applicant, he laid a
broom down in the yard, near the gate.
Presently a girl comes up to, t,l*e gnta
opens it, and strolls into the house;, the
broom being immediately in the path.
Miss Betsey strided over it. The olif
man was on the watch, and the first »a
lute the girl got was *1 don’t want you?’
The girl departed, and suddenly anoth*
er bullet-headed Nancy appears. See
ing the old broom in her way, she give
it a kick, and waddles up to the house.
“Ym\ tyon't suit me, Miss Mopsy!”
bawls Peppcrgrap. Finally 4 thiru
appears, opens the gate, in
to the yard, she carefully closes the gate
behind her, and walks up—the broouh
is still in the path; this she picked np,
and earned it along to the'house, where
she deposits it along side the woodshed.
Before the girl can explain her business
there, Peppergrass bawls out, ‘Yes, yea
come in; you'll suit me!’ And she did
for that girl lived with Peppergrass sev
en yeap§, and only quilted if to go to,
housekeeping on her own hook, and a
capifa} wife she made. Peppergrass
was right.
HKi.rnß on lIoi.nEN. —One of tha
“Helpsks’, (11. II ,) is making a terri
ble fight upon Holden, the renegade
seecsli, now the Republican eendulaia
for Governor ol North Carolina. Help
er is republishing all the old secesfi
articles and speeches of llolden, which
don’t read well now, and caricaturing,
him in pictures in all sorts of ways.—
The effect has been such, even upon
the negroes, that great effort* are be*
ing male to force hint off the track.—
Congress can hardly “qualify” him. if
elected, after fhpse Helper exposuroe.
jgj-The Pfotpstant Episcopal Con
vention, for the Diocese of Georgia,
will assemble in Christ Church, Savan
uali, on the first Monday in May, pro*
imo, *
