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i tRItRSTILLE EXPRESS.
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.PROFESSION A l CARDS.
fvXUßß.ljljlj SRO.|
resident demists.
OOice Over S. Clayton & Son,
CJRTEItS T'lL EE, GEOR&Ei
.. - n , permanently located here, and being provl
,' -I'l, t he latest Improvements In Dental Material,
i'-TWORK W ARRiNTED TO GIVE SATISFACTION
’ .-fr PRS. M. prepare a “Superior Vegetable Tooth
Vlrr. guaranteed to contain nothing Injurious to
exchange hotel,
Cartersvrille, Ga-
BY
gU ICE & HIL Xj.
Th , urders'gned have associated l n buaineaa. and
~t r r ,fli(ing and re-arranglng that COMMODIOUS
iml -E recently occupied by A. R. Hu Igens or a Fam
' Grocery and Confectionery, on the EAST SIDE
RAILROAD, near the late BARTOW HOUSE,
opened in the same a FIRST CLASS HOTEL
- tbe Entertainment of the TRAVELING PUBLIC,
-(eh will be kept upon lhe EUROPEAN PLAN.—
i th parties are experienced In the Business, MR.
ULLL having be.-n formerly Proprietor of the Ten-
Mce House, Dalton, but more recently of the Car
-r«ville Hotel, and Mr, BUICE formerlv Proprietor
p. ( rite Exchange Hotel, Cartersville, Ga.. but more
r of the Washington Hall, Atlanta, Ga., Mrs.
y W. Hill U General Superintendent, and Mr.
jc'j Lady Superintendent.
BUICE & HILL
my 20,-3m.
DR.F. M. JOHNSON
Dentist.
I MPECTFCLLY offers his professional w
IV srr Ices to the citizens ol Cartersville 3
and vicinity. 3eis prepared to do work , , eff
<i.o the latest and mast improved style.—
Teeth extracted -iit ' - g . |by means of narcotic
raray). tV a ...l warranted. Office over .T. Elsts’
► tore, CARTERSVILLE, Ga. Feb. 20, lS6Swf>m
JERE A. HOWARD,
Attorney and counsellor at law,
cartersville, ga.
PlilTCllE TT $ fVOFFOJi I),
Attorneys at Law
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
/ \FFICE O VER ELSAS STORE,
(j Oct. 17, 186 7,
Thomas v/, milner,
Attorney at Law',
' ARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA,
Will at'end promptly to business entrusted
;j L.scarf. Oct. 5 wly
JOHN 1. JONES
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Cartersville, Ga.
ITT ILL attend promptly to all business ety
trusted to his care. Will practice iu
:„« Courts oflaw, and equity in the Cherokee
Circuit. Special attention given to the collec
.un of claims. Jan. 1, 1866. ly
John J- Jones.
”T ohnTTon”eT~
REAL, ESTATE AGENT,
CARTERSVILLE GA
i am autho »Mv to sell, and have on hand several
, and '.jMpß l also numerous building lots In the
f CarterdPßV. Also several plaututions of vari
« s sir «(uB nr tow county. Parties desiring to buv or
srll will do well to give me a call. All communications
promptly answered. July 17. ISG6.
~sT 11. Pattillo,
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
nm attend promptly to the Cutting, Repair
ing and Making Boy's and Meu’s Olo’hing.
jitlce in back room of Blair Jt Bradshaw's store. ,P A
Cat tersville, Ga. ~ LtL -
The Cartersville Hotel.
nR. THOMAS MILAM having
charge of this House, would be 9j J »i
/('-.imml to accommodate a few Board-B , g,;
ers with BOARD, with oi without
Lodging. Call and sec him at once for terms
Cartersville, Jan 17.
W . R. JHOIJSTCASTLE,
Jeweller and Watch and
w Clock Repairer,
In the Front of A. A. Skinner 6c Co’s store.
Cartersville jan 25
"~S. O’SHIELDS, \
Fashionable Tailor ,
CARTERSVILLE, BARTOW COUNTY. GEORIG,
IS prepared to execute all kinds -ojUk
-f work in the Fashionable Tail- SA
ing line, with neatness and in du- . ILL.
table style. Over J. Elsas &Cos s store,
Cartersville, jan 2d.
EH. PURTELL!
MERCHANT TAILOR,
White Hall Atlanta, Ga.
/'ILOTHINIt made to order in the very
V/latafg style, and at short notice.
sf>, 3t.
1868. 1858.
AMERICAN HOTEL,
Alabama Street,
.ITt.t.VTJ, Ga.
'Nearest House to the Passenger Depot.
WHITE & WHITHCCK, Proprietors.
W. I>. W iley, Clerk.
TTA'VING re leased and renovated the above Hotel,
It we are prepared to entertain guests in a most sat
isfactory manner. Charges fair aad moderate. Our
eff-rt-, .vill be to please. , . .
Baggage carried to anil from Depot free of
charge. a P r 29>ry
£ P.. SABSEEN. E. W. YORK. R. T. JOURDAN
SASSEEN’S
United States Hotel-
Cor. Alabama and Prycfr streets,
ATLAHYa, GEORGIA.
Within 100 yards of the Passenger Depot.
lASSEEV, YORK nnd JOURDON, Propr’s.
J. >V. F. BRYSON, )
> Clerks.
R. T. JOURDAN, )
tic. 20th, 1867-if.
THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS.
VOL. 0.
yiurtinige Kulc-
AGREKABT K to the coniUti-o. of a D-ed of Trust
made and executed h> J >hn It. Ruckiwan to
Satnuel H. Smith, on or abont the 15th of .January
1867, to secure the payment of the purcha.e money of
32 acres of land, lying In the 4th district and 3rd sec
tion of Bartow county, and adjoining the town of Car
fersville. and the place whereon John IT. Ruc>.man
row resides, will he sold before the Court H-tiae door
In the town of Cartersville, on the first Tuesday In
July next within the legal hours of fa e; tbe above
described lard containing 82 acres, more or.(er». BA'd
land is bounded North bv the town of Cartersville,
East by lards of Thoa. II Leak, South bv lard* of Dr.
W. W. Leak, and West by lands of J. A. Terrell. The
said Deed of Trust, provides that if the payments on
said lands are not tret within ore hundred and iss after
maturity of notes, the land may be sold and tit It ' per
fected by trustee, afibr advertising property thirty
day*, and in as much as iwo not»s have come to ma
turity and the additional lapse of time expired, and no
part of said notes have been paid, both amounting to
about fl2of>.oG ptinclpftl. The above described lands
will be sold under provisions of said mortgage or trust
Deed. SAM’L if. SMITH, Trustee.
May 3-30 J.
Georgia, Bartow County.
WHEREAS, D. W. K. Peacbck applies to me for let
ters of admlnistra'ion on the estate of Lewis Pea
cock, deceased, these a-e therefore to el'e and admon
ish, all and singular,the kiudred and creditors, of said
deceased, to file their objections, if any they have, in
my office, within the time proscribed by law, wbv said
I). W. K. Peacock should not be appointed admirdstr«-
tor as aforesaid, otherwise letters will b“ granted Idm.
Given under my hand and official sienature, this the
22d day of May, IH6S. J. A. HOWARD, Ord.
GeorgsJi, Bartow county.
WHEREAS, Thomas A. Word, Adminis'ratnr of the
estate of John .T. Word, deceased, applies to the
undersigned for letters of dismission from Ids admin
istration. Therefore all persons concerned areherehy
required to Rhow cause, if any they have, why »sid
administrator on the first Monday In December next,
should not be discharged. Given under my hand, and
seal of office. ThU Hth of May IS6S.
J. A. HOWARD,
Ordinary.
Georgia, Bartow County.
TTyHEREAS, Thomas A. Word, administrator Dt>
\ V bonis non of the of the estate of George Stovall,
deceased, applies to me for letters of dismission from
his administration. Therefore all persons concerned
are hereby required to show cause, if any they have,
why said administration on the first Mo-day in De
cember next should not be discharged. Given under
mv hand and seal of office. This 14th dav of May,
1863. J. A. HOWARD, Ordinary.
Georgia, Bartow County
WHEREAS, Thomas A. Word, administrator De bonU
non , of the estate of Thomas E. Franklin, deceased,
applies tome for letters of dismissor.v from his admin
istration. Therefore all personsennaer>etf are hereby
required to show cause, if any they have, why said
administrator on the first Monday in December next,
should not be discharged. Given under my hand and
seal of office. This 14ih of May 1868.
J. A. HOWABD, ordinary.
Administrator’* Sale.
TjY virtue of an order form the Oourt of Ordinary of
D Bartow county, will be sold, on the first Tuesday in
July next, at the Court House door in said county, be
tween tbe letral safe hours the following tract, or parcel
♦*f land to wit: One ar-divided half of lot of land No.
69 in the 16»h dis. and 3rd sec. of said county. Said
lot containing 100 acres, more or less. Bold as the
property of Isaac B. Gholston for the benefit of the
heirs and creditor® of t>ald deceased. Terms of sale
cash. G. C. GHOLPTON, Adm’r of
May Bth 1863-lm. J. S. GIIOLBTON. decM;
Administrator’* Sale.
BY virtue of an order from the Court of Ordinary of
Trirtow countv, will be s-l on the first Tuesday
to July next, at the Court House door In said cou ty,
b-tween the legal sa'e hou*s, one lot in the town of
Adatrsv'lie, and described as the Porttor lot, adjoining
G. (J. Gholston and others, a* the property of Robert
Elliott, deceased. Sold for the benefit of the creditors
of said deceased. Terms of sale cash.
A M. PENN, Adm'r,
May Bth, 1868 lm. ROBERT ELLIOTT', dec'd.
Georgia, Bartow County.
SIXTY days after date application will be mads to
the Court of Ordinary of said county, for leave to
sell all the real estate belonging to llie estate of Joel
Brswner, deceased. JOHN F. BRAWNER,
May 6th, IS6S-2m. Administrator.
Administrator’* Sale.
STATE OF GF.OROIA, 1 By virtue of aa order from
BARTOW COUNTY. ( the Court of Oirflnary of
sabl county, will be sold on the first Tuesday in July
180S, at the Court House door In said county, between
the legal sale hours, the following tract or parcel of
land, to wit: Lot No. 226. In the 6th dls. and 3rd sec.
of said county, containing 100 acres, more or less, the
same being improved wi*h good cabins, etc. Also. 100
acr.s of laud being off the east side of lot No. 245. in
the sch Ms and 3rd sec. of said county, the game be
ing tolerably improved. Also, lot No. 94, in the ?s'h
dig. and 3rd sec. of Gordon county, containing 80
acres, more or less, being part of said lot, and lot No.
97. in the 25th dla. and 3rd see. of Gordon county, con
taining 160 acres, more or less, the same being im
proved ami part in cultivation. Also lot No. 675 t in
tbe 19th dis. aad 3d sec. of Paulding couuty, containing
40 acres, more or less, ihe same sold for the
purpose of division amoigst the Distributee,-! of Jo
seph H. Jones, deceased. Terms of the sale cash.
LEVI IIKFNKE,
8. B. JONES,
Administrators.
May Bth, 1869-lm. JOSEPH 11. JONES, dec’d.
Georgia Batrow County,
W HEREA9, Thug. H. Baker, applies to me for letters
” of Guardianship of the persons and property of Vir
gil A. Brawner, Victoria Btawner, and Adella Braw
ner, minor children of Wm. B. Brawner, deceased of
said County, under 14 years eCsr.e. These are to cite
all persons concerned to show cause, if any they have,
within the lime prescribed by law, why said letters
should not be granted said appllcant,otherwise they will
b- granted. Given under my hard official signature,
this June Ist, 1868. J. A. Howard, Ord’y,
Georgia Harlow Coanfy,
TTTHEREAB, John N. Dobbs, Guardian of the person
V . ~nd property of Elizabeth A. Dobbs, a minor of
said c ounty, having fully discharged his trust,, applies
to be dismissed from his Guardianship, as aforesaid.—
Therefore, all persons concerned are hereby notified
and required, to appear at my office, on, or before the
first Monday in August next, and show cause, if auy
they have, why said J. N. Dobbs, should not bed ! s
miss»d from his Guardianship. Given under my
hm and & and official signature, this June Ist, 1368.
J. A. HOWARD, Ordinary, B. C.
F. At udieman. C. I Brown,
F. M. EDDLEMAN k CO.,
Wholesale Dealer* in
Boots, Shoes- Leather,
French and American Calf Skins,
LASTS, PEGS, LINING AND BINDING
SiKzinsrs,
SHOE FINDINGS, AC., AC.
Next door to Moore A Msrsh, Decatur Street
AtlaaTa, Ga.
Manufacturer* and Merchants will find it
to their advantage to call on us before making their
purchases. apr. 29, 1668.wtf
force's boot Imm
House.
ARE now receiving their FALL and KafG,
WINTER STOCK oi BOOTS AND
SHOES, the large* ever brought to
this market. These goods came i*rect
from the Eastern manufactories, and win be sold to
Country Merchants and the Trade at New York prices,
expenses added, consisting of Mens’, Boys’, Youths’,
mil Childrens' Wax. Kip, Oaif, and Uuff Brogans and
Bulmora s—Boots of all styles, thick, wax, kip, calf,
dos the finest q lalittes Ladies’, Misses’, and Chil
ds’ ,B >ots an I dimes, of evarv style, and ail made to
ie* G. H. FORCE.
B. W. FORCE, formerly of Charleston will he glad
to s£e his old customers. Atlanta, Qa., Oct. ltt-ly.
BZiAC2CSMZTZ2ZHoT
i.«"a. Gram
TJAtiNG COMPLTED THEIR NEW
Snop adjoinin'* Strange’s Tin Pliop, on West
side of Railroad, Gartcravrlle, Ga.. are prepared
to <lo all kinds of work in the Blaeksmithinj*
line. They flatter themselves, that they can
do as good work, and at as low pi ice, as any
like establishment in town. They ask a rea
sonable share of the public patronage, and
promise satisfaction both in the character of
their work and the reasonableness of their
charges. A. & M. GOODSON.
Cartersville, Ga., Jill. 31»t, 1668-wly.
CARTERSVILLE, BARTOW COUNTY, GA., JUNE 19, 1808.
pianofortes:
FI3HE undersigned would announce to the
J eitiyefis of Ciyriersvilie and vicinity that
he in fully pepefeiwto fiirni-h
PIANOFORTES,
rnni 7 or 71.3 rhm
OdTAI'ES, with all the very latest improve
ments, and most elegant style and workman
ship, one hundred (follars less than they can
lie purchased elsewhere south. They will he
fully warranted,
PIANOS TUNED and REPAIRED
In the very best manner, and all work warran
ted, and shall be pleased to give all orders
prompt attention.
MR, S. T. ANDERSON will kindly give
further information at present, and deliver any
orders, or you can address, by mail,
P, L, PREYER, Kennesaw House,
Marietta, Ga,
He >8 also agent for the sale of all kinds ot
ORGANS, Jan 25wtf
TO THE LADIES.
PREMIUM FAMILY
SEWING MACHINES.
T|IIIE best machine for every description of
family sewing made.
Gall and examine machine and specimen of
work over S. Clayton & Sou’s store, Carters
ville, Ga. s. h. Pattillo,
Agent for Bartow county.
Doc. J 3th, 1867-ts.
/tare ic»i<>ret/wy dtoc/^
«/
D R IT G S, &C,
f/ic j/oie looret t'n</e r t //s
BARTOW HOUSE,
fine/ am note* /oca/ec/ on
MAIN ST,
'nescF c/001 to
GILBERT & CO., HARDWARE HOUSE.
< — y//y attention id
e/iven to t/c f/ed ft ending oj-
MEDICINES,
am/ am dc//iny- a// ai
tie/cd f/i /encj due/ ad
MEDICINES, OH,
PAINTS, GLASS, &C,,
AS CHEAP
ad can /e jfounc/ojtt/c dame
y.rta/ity e/deiv/eie. y ie=
tincc t/c \adt /int/nedd
/five ie eei vcit.
J- IF. lETEST. CVL'.iD.
Druggist and Pharmaceutist.
Feb. 7th, 1868-wly, Cartersville Ga.
SADo™ m HARSESS
MANBFABTORY.
THE undersigned, determined to give the
jK'Ople ofßaitow and adjoining eounties
no excuse for abroad to purchase their
SADDLES, BRIDLES, HARNESS, &C.,
and for repairing the same, have opened, in
the town of Cartersville, a regular,
SADDLE AND HARNESS MANUFAC
TORY,
where (hey propose to pul. up everything in
their line in the neatest, most substantial and
durable ttrannor, and at price* that will
defy competition. They flattertbem
selyes that they can and will do work, which,
in every respect, will compare favorably with
any work done North or South, botll 111
quality and price. Let no one ig
nore our work because’t is done in the South,
nor ottr piices, before giving us a tiial, for that
is all we ask to secure trade. Our work is all
warranted and that is a sufficient guar
antee to purchasers. We are determined to
build up a name and business in Cartersville
that will be a heritage to our children after
us, if prompt attention, good work, and mode
rate charges will secure that end, Rooms ir.
the front of the Eclipse Sale and Liverv Stable,
THOMPSON & STOCKS.
Cartersville, Ga,
Jan. 7th. 1868-wly,
HfcitßiNG &, Leyden,
CLOTHING HOUSE.
Comprising all Brioche* of the business represented
in the
Custom anh JRpartmtnts o
Elens’, Boys’ and
Childrens’ Clothing,
With FURNISHING GOODS of every description, it
hOWER PRICES for HEADY CASH ONLY th»n ever
£ld in this inn ket. HEKRING k LEYDEN,
Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga.
ROCK
Manufacturing Cos.,
FINK ill-wool 9’PRfNG JE VNB.
on conslgnmeut, VERY LOW to W’hol, site buyer*,
klerchiala ire invited to cill and see Styles mil Price*.
HERRING k Lit DEN,
Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Gl.
Domestics
At wholesale only.
4 | Sheeting,
7-8 Shirting,
3-4 Shirting,
7-8 Drills
Osnaburgs,
Mripc*.
Yarns,
Burlaps,
For sale at FACTORY PRIORS bv
HERRING & LEYDEN. Agents,
Whitehall Street, Atlanta. Gj,
mar 26 »3m
llow he Found Out.
‘•lf Grrtchen only loved me ! II
I could ask—but I can’t ! 1 can’t talk
to women —to young pretty women —
| to her the youngest and the prettiest of
I them all—l can’t, 1 say ! If she were
| a man now, a tall, strapping young
, fellow like myself, I could say any
thing to her—but—oh stupid ! if she
were a man I shouldn’t love her, should
If It she wasn’t quite so pretty I
might say it, somehow, or if she didn’t
have such heaven-blue eyes, if her
hair were one shade less sunshiny, or
her lips not so red —-if she didn’t wear
such a rotfnd, small crimson laced bod
ice, or Such a white apron, or such be
wildering little ribboned cap. Oh !oh !
oh! if she didn’t—if she wasn’t—
I might—but I can’t!”
Poor Gottlieb threw himself on the
bench ol a little summer house in the
garden of his uncle, llerr Gartner the
vine grower.
A liquid voice, plaintive and soft as
the sighing of the summer wind
through leafy boughs, broke the wild
current of the voting man’s rhapsodi*
cal soliloquy.
•‘Oh, warst du nur mein eigen ”
sang the plaintive voice—
“Oh, wert thou mine own, love ;
How dear—how dear be !”
Gottlieb shivered and pressed his
hands Spasmodically to his ears.
“A-a-h !” lie groaned. “That is. it!
‘Wert thou but mine own, love!
And eveywhere Igo the same ! her
voice, her eves, her little har.d at work
—her little feet dancing waltzes on my
very brain—oh, Gretchen, Oretchen, I
am going crazy sll of thee !”
The vine leave filtered a warm gol
den radiance, less a real light than a
dreamy halo, upon the youth’s long
blond hair which he wore in negligent
waves half covering his wide turned
down collar. A student’s cap was
flung on the grass beside him, and as
his arm hung over the bench a heavy
golden ring glittered on one linger of
his white womanish hand. “Th<
dear mother’s betrothal ring !” he mur
mured with a sigh, catching sight of its
sparlke. “When will Grethen wear it
when shall I marry her ? Have her
all mine—oh !”
lie rolled over with such sudden ve
hemence of activity at the ecstatic idea
of ever pressing Gretchen, that he
went plump through the vine leavP3
off on the other side. As he fell in a
tolerably soft place with the fragrant
grass rising (tool and pleasant about
his flushed faec, he lay. there quietl- ,
as he had fallen, too indolent to get up
again.
Through the flickering shadow oi
leaves over head, ! e caught glances ol
the blue sky. “Likelier eyes!” he
said to himself. A white cloud, bil
lowy and bright, rolled between the
green of the leaves and the blue of the
heavens. “Like her shoulders !” he
said to himself again.
A bird flew upward from the vine
leaves toward the cloud, singing high
and clear. “Like her voice—but not
so sweet —notsosweet !” he whisper
ed.
Alter a 1 it*le everything grew confus
ed and indistinct. The village clock
chimed three ol tire summer afternoon
—he thought it was a marriage Chime
the river flowing near—the laiighter ol
the nodding trees, the tremulous drone
of insects in the air, the birds, call, the
warm sunlight—the cool shadow—
blended all together as one,
Gottlieb was asleep:
By-and-by he dreamed that Gretch*
en had come and put her hand in his,
and said to him with a charming frank
ness :
“I see that thou lovest me —although
thou hast not told me so, and now,dear
youth, I confess—”
But what site confessed he could
not hear, lor with the usual ill luck of
dreaming lovers, he awoke just at the
moment when he would have given
wotlds to have refrained asleep. But,
wonder ! —there was Gretchen in truth.
Grelchen herself, Gretchen the un
speakable—lhe heaven-blue eyes, the
sunny, flaxen braids, the small red lips,
the round fair shoulders, the little
crimson bodice, the snow apron, the
lithe little ankles, and the small swift
feet. There she ivas ! holding
his hand as in the dream, and certain
ly not talking to him either lor she sat
upon the bench he had rolled off from,
on the other side of the leafy screen in
the snmtner house, and she was talking
to hersell—a trick, the slurinc ancients
say, of all lovers, poets, and idiots. —
And Gretchen was undoubtedly in
love.
“If it were only with me !” thought
the unhappy Gottlieb, prone upon the
shadowy grass, so close to her feet,
and so invisible to her eyes.
She held a little locket in one hand
I and seemed gazing intently on the face.
••Dear face ?” she whispered, “I will
kiss the once, twice, thrice, for thy
| owner, end he will he none the wiser,
("or thou wilt not tell, sweet picture, will
thou ’ Ah —ah —”
And thru site sighed, and k’ssed the
picture, and blushed and shuddered at
what she done.
“I would not kiss him so. 1 warrant
me!” she said. “I’d make him beg
and beg, first, like a starving man for a
crumb of bread, and then I would just
let him take one at a time—only one*
if he died !”
She pouted her charming mouth and
shut the case of the locket.
Poor Gottlieb! he half strangle?
himself in the grass to keep from how
ling with grief and rage* He couldn't
help clinching his teeth togetl w r with a
vicious snap like a dog catching flies,
aftd unfortunately he did catch a wan
dering cricket in his mouth, and crush
ed its green knees and elbows down
hi? throat before he could stop him
self-
“Bftii,” lie cried, disgusted.
*»felih what’s that thou ?” scream
ed Gretchen, and too sacted to look
behind her. she darted out of the sum
mer house a? though the devil ItitnseU
were looking over her shoulder.
Gottlieb arose ruefully, and shook
off the adherent shreds ol grass from
his brown velveteen eoat, and ran his
finger 'bewtlderingly through his long
wavy hair.
“Who is it ?” he cried. “Who is
it that Gretchen loves ! Oh, let m e
find him, and I will crunch him, as I
did that grassh jpper ! I will grind
bis bones ! Oh, let me find him !
Great Heaven be praised, I can talk to
men and fight them, too l I’ll fight
him with swords and guns, pistols and
clubs, fidls ! Oh, let ine find him !
I’ll fight him with everything there is
in the world, and I’ll fight him any
where ! Oh Gretchen —oh love, death,
murder! Let me find him! only
one !”
Tie strode ofl frantically toward the
village, and his iuheorent muttering*
died in the distance.
There was a chapel in the village
which was so famous for the interces
sions in behalf of honest true love
which had been gained there, that all
the young people from miles around
came to pray and leave offerings at the
foot of the altar.
Betimes next morning, and before
people had generally got wide awake
enough to be abroad, Gretchen tied
on her church going' cloak and slipped
out through the little garden gate>
turning her email swift feet toward the
village, A basket hung on one round
white arm, anu it was full to the brim
of flowers and candles, while upon the
top, tied to a boquet of pure white ro
res, was a little slip of paper, oh which
was traced iu tremulous lines.
“Holy Mother, pray for Gretchen,
and—” (and then followed the name
of Gretchen’s beloved)—for whosoev
er put such a basket as that, candles,
flowers, entreaty and all, at the foot
of the altar of the Blessed Virgin was
certain to meet with a favorable tide
in the “current of true love” which is
po inapt to “run smooth unless the
!ove were an unworthy one !—in that
ca*e. a million wax lights and all the
roses in the world, wouldn’t avail any
thing. and no intercessions would be
made. Otherwise, and if the suppli
ant were of good intentions, he or she
would receive an intercessory prayer
fur every candle or offering given.
Gretchen went on her way with a
beaming face and light footfall, Half
wav »P on her journey, she started with
a little shriek, and then held out one
pretty hand, timidly saying :
“It thon, Gottlieb ? Thou didst
startle me ! and thou art so pa’.e, thou
lookest ill! What ails the, my Iriend ?’
She spoke in soft, gentle tones, and
Gottlieb thought bitterly that she would
have spoken to a dog or a beggar—*
she could not help speaking softly, for
God had made her voice like a bird
song. He stood before her in the ear
ly dawn —the sun was only mellowing
the east, and had not yet risen, and all
the air was fresh aftd shadow-filled. —
He looked so haggard arfd v/ild eyed,
and his clothing was soaked wet with
dew. He was deathly pale except lor
a round red spot on either cheek, and
his lips were bleeding.
“Nothing ails me Gretchen,” he an
swered huskily, fixing his eyes sharp
ly on the basket she carried On her arm.
He divined where she was going and
the thought maddened him. To chap
el to make oflerings in behalf of his ha
ted rival—the unknown robber who
had stolen his love from him !
Gretchen saw his glance and fidget
ed with the corner of her cloak until
she got it over the basket, and. espe—
j orally over the boquet of white roses
with the slip of paper attached.
“But tell me,” she began again anx
iously. “where hast thou been Got
itliebf”
“In the fie,lds he answered shortly.
••in the fields? how long. I pray ?
| why thoti hast caught thy death of cold
| in nil this dew.”
“So much the better!” he cried
stung to desperation by the concealed
basket—the torments of his heart and
ihe rememberance of his dreaded riv
al’s portrait.
“Dear heart !” murmured (’retchen.
crossing herself, and harrying on with
her basket. Gottlieb stood undecided
whether to follow her or go and plunge
into the river. She turned her brad
and looked over her shoulder at him to
see whether or no he Were coming.—
A misfortune befell her on the instant \
a great grisly, gray puce of rock IV
! ing in wait in the pathway tVlpped the
; swift little feet, and she fell headlong
with a frighening shriek. Gottlieb
was at her side in an instant, bending
over her lifting her in his arms, but she
was stunned by the force of the lall
and could not speak. Alter ihe first
long shuddering breath had been
drawn, site cried excitedly
“Oh, my roses, my candles !’ and
tried to gather the scattered contents
of her carefully arranged basket.
“Sit where thou art, Gretchen !”
said Gottlieb, anxiously—“ Recover
thyself first , 1 |wi!l re-tore thy basket
to thee.”
“No, no, liri'!” she screamed, blush
ing violently, while her blue eyes fill
ed with tears, “Don’t, oh don’t, I im
plore thee.” And she tried to gather
up her fallen treasures, but Gottlieb
picked up the white roees with the
magical slip of paper. Gretchen burst
into sobs and hid Her face in her snowy
apron. To have saved his life, Got
tlieb could not have helped reading
those lines :
“Holy Mother, pray for Gretchen
and—Gottlieb !”
The young fellow dropped upon the
rock beside the weepitTggtil, as though
lie had been shot.
“My love—my treasure!”—he cried
and then, overcome with the sudden
ness of his joy, he flung his arms about
Iter and sobbed silently. As soon as
he commenced, Gretchen ceased to
Weep and recovering her ordinary pru
dent loot-out for propriety, gazed anx
iously down the road, and, woman
fashion, whispered nervously :
“Someone will See us !”
Gottlieb detained her in his arms
“Then,, tell me, is it tine ? Dost thou
really love me, Gretchen ?”
“ If tltou must know —yes —but let
me go quick now !”
Site struggled to disengage herself
from nis embrace, and a locket fell from
her bosom. Gottlieb started away
from her with a sudden pang of recol
lection.
The picture !
“Whose is it ?” lie asked.
Gretchen blushed, and held down
her head, and kicked a pebble with the
toe ot her little shoe.
“Whose is it ?” he gasped again.
She turned her face away, and put
the locket silently into his hand. He
opened it—it was his own face.
“My darlir.g.” lie faltered, overjoy
ed once more, “this is all 'a dream—or
heaven. I cannot believe it ; I dare
not trust myself to touch thee again,
lest thou melt in fry grasp like a vision
of the air f”
V'fhat’s the first sensible thing
thou’st said !” she cried w ; th malicous
mirth. “Keep that lear of touching
me. It is a wholesome cowardice !”
For answer, he caught her and kiss
ed her a hundred times.
“Tou’lt make me beg like a starv
ing man for bread, will thou witch ?”
“Oh !” she cried again # “how didst
thou hear me say that ?”
“I was lying f>n the grass, eating
crickets as John the Baptist ate locusts,
and now I have ray honey ? But
where didst thou get this picture ol
mine, beloved !”
“Thy mother gave it to me, Got
tlieb, before she went to Heaven,” an
swered the young girl tenderly.
Tears stood in the youth’s soft gray
eyes. The sun rose ami lit them dia
mond bright, and a beam ol light fixed
upon the betrothal ring on his left
hand. He took the ring and placed n
reverently upon Gretchen’s third fin
ger.
“She bade me give you this aleo!”
he said.
And then they went on toward tnc
chapel together, carrying betwen them
the basket of lights an J roses, and their
faces beamed with love in the light of
the morning sun.
NO. 50.
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L Story U»3 il 3-i* Ml i.
Those who don't believe in omens
will enjoy a laugh over the f *!!•»
story, am) those who and > n*t had b *t
ter pass it by il they fear to have their
iailli disturbed :
An old gentleman, whose style was
Germanized, was asko 1 wli it lu
though": uVsbrns ant! omens ?
••Veil, I don’t dinks much of drm
dings, uml l don’t pelicVc avery dings ;
but I ileHs you smnediincs dere is some
dings ash dose dings. Now.de oder
night 1 sits and *eads mine newspaper
und my frau she speak mid say
••Fiii/ de dog ish howling !”
• Veil, I don’t dinks mooch ol dem
dings, uml I goes on him Veai?3 nfcine
paper, und mine frau she say
“Friiz, tier is soniedings pad is hap
pen—der dog h!i howling!”
‘•Und dell I gets oop tnlt myself und
looVs out troo tie wines on de porch,
und mine leetle dog heshoomp right up
and down like everydings, und lie ]raik
a', de moon, (fit vak Shine so luright as
never vas. jjiui ash I hauled mine
bet in dc winder de old vomnii she
say
“Mind, Fritz. 1 delis you dc'rc ish
some bad ish happen. I)c dog is
wow fin
“Veil, I goes to ped, und 1 shleeps,
und all night long veil I vakes up dere
vas dat liowlin outside, und veil I
dream l lieai dat howl in vorser asli
never. Und in de mornin I kits up
uml kits mine breakfast, Slid mine frau
she looks at me and utid say werry sol
emnly
“Fritz, dere is somedings pnd ish
happen. lJe dog vas Tiowf all hijghr.”
“Uml shoost then the newspaper
came in, und 1 opens him—und by
sitings, vot you dinks ! dere vas a man
died in Philade/phiri.
A Good Joke. — Many years ago,
when chnreli organs first came in use
a worthy old clergyman was pastor of
a church where they had just purchas
ed an organ. Not far from the church
was a large town pasture, where afreat
many cattle grazed, and among them a
large bull. One hot Sabbath, Mr. Bull
came up near the church grazing, and
just as Rev. Mr. B. was in the midst of
liis serrhon —“boo-woo woo” went ‘.he
bull.
The parson paused, looked up at the
singing seals, and, with a grave face,
said:
“I would thank the mi.scicians not
to tune the instruments during service;
it annoys tne very much.”
The people stared, and the minister
proceeded 1 . ~
“800-woo-woo,* went the bull agattf
as lie drew a Utile nearer the church.
The parson paused again, aud ad
dresed the choir i
“1 really wish the singers would not
tune their instrument while I am
preaching.”
The congregation littered, for they
knew what the real cause o, the dis
turbance was.
The old parson went on again, and
he had just about started goo A When
“boo-vvoo-woo” come from Mr. Bull.
'Phe minister paused once riiore and
exclaimed :
‘ I have requested the musicians in
the gallery not to tune their instru
nfents during the sermon. I now par
ticularly request Mr. L that he
will not tune Hlsr double bass organ
while I am preaching.”
This too much, L got up,
too much agitated at the idea of speak
ing out in church;,* and stammered out :
“It is—isn’t me Parson ; it—it is
that confounded town bull.”
The Children’s Aid Society, in New
York, furnishes to poor boys good,
clean, comfortable beds, with the use
of bath r room, sitting room and clothes*
elosets for five cutis a night.
One of the lady attaches of Yankee
Robinson’s Circus is a daughter ol a
Philadelphia Banker, and a graduate
of a first class fashionable boarding
school.
In one week in April over thirty pat
ents were issued to Southern men.
mostly for agricultural machinery
Before the war, fewer were issued in a
year.
* ... - J . jo
The famous, surgeon, Dr. Nelaton,
lias lately left Paris for Stockholm, to
. operate for a tumor on Baron Uoepner
Mis fee is to be §22,000 and travelling
expenses.
Orders have been issued in New Or
leans for the establishment of quaran
line against all the ports of Nicaragua
America and Vera Cruz.
The ladies, twin sisters, both mar
ried and living a part, recently died on
the same d-y, in France, at the ago ol
v 100 years.
Somebody—We are unable t«» give
the authority—reports tbs following
childish “wonders,” each one of whic6
is suggestive enough for a text :
\Voiuler why mama keeps bridge! t
home from church to work all day and
then says it is wicked for roc to build
my rabbit-house on Sunday ?
Wonder why onr minister bought
that pretly sane with the yellow lioi-’s
head on lfie top, anil th’bn i sked m«
(or mv cent to put in the missionary
box ? Don’t 1 want jewsharp just as
well as he wanted a cane ?
Wonder vrhot snakes papa tell sm h
nice stories to visitors about his hiding
. liie masler’s plan when lie went to
I school, and about his running awav
! from the school* mistress when she was
going to whip him and then sl.iif me
up all il iy because I tried once to be as
smart as he was ?
Wonder what made papa sny that
wicked word £then Bct.*y upset the ink
all over Ins papers, and then slapped
ray cars because I said the same thing
when my hite-.string broke ?
Wonder why mama told Bridget the
other dav tosajtlyat she was not at home
when Tommy Day’s mother called!,
and then puts me to bed without my
supper every time 1 tell a lie ?
A cotemporary is of opinion, ceme
teries will he abolished and corpses
will be burned, when we become i lit
tle further advanced in civilization*. .
A Michigan physician has been ar.
rested for punishing his daughter, a.
woman grows, by dinging her with wa
ter while setruely fastened in a ehai
Croquet played at nisdit lias been
frodti'ctiVe oT rheumatism, and the re
port that is now played in the attics of
fashionable residences makes it still
more rhc-um-atic.
F'rince has'tafccrf a Seneos of her M
iots, but it would be impossible in this
country until after Grant has been de
feated for Presidency.
Dug James M. Grant of Bridgeport,
Connecticut, recently obtained a di
vorce from his wife Julia, who the next
day imormed the public, ihrougn the
collums of a local paper, that she was
not aware that a sfiit for divorce ’ had
been commenced until she saw the de
cree made public. But when, a few
days later she received intelligence that
a deceased reUi/e in England had
left h«r eighty thousand dollars, she
probably was content to let matters Ire
main as they were’
The papers in Illinofre and lowa are
Plied vvrth accounts of the great story
on the 2d instant Near Muscatine the
storm was particularly destructive. A
brick school house, a church and sev
eral houses, barns and stables, with
fences and other fixtures’, were com
pletely demolished. The country was
completely swept in the track rj the
tornado, which was about a half mile
wide. In Peoria.a boy named Charles
Nogle was killed by lightning the sarnfl
day.
fT ; —r : —-
Blufgcl," said O'Mulligan, to his
wife, its, a cuwld ye have. A drop ol
the cratlier’ud do you no harry.ft.
“Oeh hone,” said Biddy, “Fve ta
ken the pledge ; but you can mix a
drink, Jemmy, and force tneswally it.’
A joker in the New Jersey J>gj s iiu
lure presented the following bill on tfi *
day of adjournment, which passed on
second reading ; “An act to tncreass
Vie revenues of the State. Be it enac
ted bv the Senate and General Asserr *
bly of the State of New Jersey', that all
male citizens who shall remain unmar
ried after tin age of twenty-five years
shall pay one dollar per annum into
the State Treasuay ; but such tax shall
be remitted on on the person making
affidavit that he has made to bona fidte
offers of marriage during the year.”
A lady speaking of the gathering of
lawyers to dedicate anew court house
said she supposed they had gone “to
view the ground where they must short
ly lie.”
A Southern lady, who is the wife of
a prominent and extreme Radical, ret
siding ir» one of the Nnrf&rrn States,
while engaged in piuc.lci.rtg thfe gray
hairs from her husband’s mustache,
was asked by him : “What are you do
ing my dear?” Only carrying out
your own policy, sis f exterminating
the whites lor the bene fit of the blacks,’
was the replv.
A young buck, of the soaplock order,
who wore an unshaved face because,
as lie said, “It lookup foreign.” lately
accosted a Yankee as follows :
*1 say, fellow, some individuals think
1 am a frenchman, and some take ids
for an Italian ; now what do you think
I am ?”
“Wall, I think you’re a flafntd fool?*
replied Jonathan.
“I wish you wof/ld behave better at
the table,” saiil a boy to his little sil
ler, rather hast ily, one evenirtjr. Don’t
speak so,” replied bis mother; ‘She is
a good little girl, on the whole.* •*!
don’t see wliete the good comes in,*'
lie replied. “It’s right after tbs a,”
said liis sister.
