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pR 0 F_E SS!O NA L CAR os.
JOHN W. WOFF GR 0 ,
Attorney at Law,
CtPTERSVJIj.R.
OFFICR OVER CURRY’S STORE,
Oct. IT. 18CS. ,
Comra rclal Hotel, Cartersville, Ga.
BY JOHN C. MARTIN.
fIVXn.fiTOTY 1R cofpp t'f T*ppo
J i c n.iiiv nr-1 East Side of Railroad.
fwl nr>rt r^’ r, ’f n ' , ' l,| le.
Fn>-nf : aee and BeiVl’he new.
(1„„I f>o srd .„ac»n«« Dim** R<v*rn.
T. r -, n .rnplii'd vrltt, »lie best that the market,
ftfiVv’d*. nr» i mnderafe.
The T*rnp>-ie*er t-nnr*. hv sr-inl rttentien to
tn rere'vr- a llbenl chare of yintronutre. T)"e. 1. ttG^.
attAsheyTt law
TO. Ci PLACKPURN w’O vrn «r in
t the rpve ;ts of the 0 P f’ir
cn't. Pi-omnt at*on»inn rVm to the flolfoc
tion of mime. Office at EUHARUEE OA
Nov. 20, ISfiS. wly
R. W. MURPHEY,
ATTORHEY AT LAW,
Cartersville. €la.
WIT.Ti f a ftio tLo UonrH of Ch<"*oV o A *Cir- !
p
of c laHnii. Office Wltfi Col. Abda Johnson. Oe f . 1 |
DR. F. M. JOHNS ON,
Dentist,
T ASPECT PUMA' oTers his I*rofe<trien<>l
jl service, to the e’3zen* of C‘»rier*vll'e .
anil virlntty. _TM« tvvtMre* to do work *<li2SSy
on the latest and laoet improved s’y'c.
T-ftt e\trsrte ’ without pain, fhv means of narcotic
sorev.] W -k a.lt werrrr.ted. OfP.ce over .T. Fisas'
Store,C ART It Itt VI I,LF H Oa. Feb. 20,1868.—w5ra
im ft. HOWARD,
ATTORNEY ANO COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
C.tRTERSVIf.I.p;. ga.
THCBNft W. M I'fNE R,j
Attorney at Law,
f ARTFRStILLE. * GEORGIA.
Will at’eml promptly to liurincss entrusted
to his care. Oct. 5. ly
JOHN J, JONES,
Attorney at Law,
Cartcrsvillo, Ga.,
VT7IIJ, attend promptly to all business en
yV trusted to his care. Will pract'ce in the
Courts of ’ .aw, and Equity in the Cherokee
Circuit. Special attention given to the collec
ts >n of claims. Jan. 1, LSGG. ly
JOHN J. JONHS,
REAL ESTATE ICEST,
CARTERSVILLE. GA.
T am anthorir.ed to sell, nod have on hand several
Bouses a«d Lot.*, and ,•>■> nmawnf bulMlmrlot*in the
town of Csrtersvll’e. Also several plantations nf varl
»tiK sires in Barton- county. Parties desirfn* to hap or
sell will and , veil to jrenwa call. All enmmnnicanons
promptly answered. July IT, 1800.
S. H. PATILLO,
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
Oiftee \n '.new Biair & Bndrfiiw s store. 3
CartersviU*, •*“' “”*
1858.
AH SOB. ATI K'OT'Sij
Alabama Street,
Ga.
Nearest House to the Passenger Depot.
WHITE & V/H2THOCK Proprietors.
Y5 r . K. ‘STIlcy, Cleri.
HATINH re-'!ea?e<i and renovated the shove Hotel,
we are prepared to entertain guests in a most ent
hractorv manner. Charges fair and moderate. Our
•fleets A i'll he to please.
r'-riLiggage carried to and from T)erot, free of
Aarge. April 29. trtf
jamis raiuisn,
attorney at Law,
AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA.
TirlLt prar'ice In the Courts of the Cherokee and nd
vv joining Clreni*”, also the Supreme end District
Cov* . Piooipt attention given to buslnes* ontrusted
to Eiy ca;e, August 21 Ssl6. —wly
SAMVEL P. JOKES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Cartersville, Ga.
PRACTICE in the Courts of the Cherokee
Circirt. Particular attention given to
the Cos lection of Claims. OlFice with Capt.
J.J Jones, Nov. 2 ly
S- 0 ? S EC I "E3 IjXDS »-
Fashionable Tail if r,
CARTERSVILLE, BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA.
IS prepared to execute nil kinds
rl*i of work in the Fashionable Tail- fjY
“LT. oring line, with neatness and in
durable style. Over J. Elsas & Co's store,
Cartersville, Jan. 23.
J!% CALEB TOMPKINS, well
known for 20 years past, as a first
WkJif class W.4ITCIW MOCK,
M \ anti JF.WETjI.ER FEPAIRER,
M A NUF A CTI ’HER. has com
inenee.! work one door North of his former old
6tand. onthr East side of the Railroad, Car-
TERCVi.r.B, Ga. VViii veil Clocks and Watches
War:anted. Nov. 10. w'y
E. R. SABSEE N, R. D- MA^N,
Georgia. Tennessee.
THE CLD TENN. AND GEORGIA
Pi* f *'> «i» v> V'
AYLAXTA, GEORGIA,
SASSiiEN Cz MANN, Proprietors.
J. V.\ F. BRYSON,) r ,, ,
r Clerk 3. ,
18AA N. MAUN, )
January 1,1869.
THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS.
YOL. 7.
Ba-rJow Superior Court
tember Term, ISCB.
GEORGIA, BARTOW OQONTY.
William Solomon vs. Tires. H. Leak.
H'.-tf Si to Kroreclose JtZort
f«?e,
It appcarii.jr to the Court by the petition of
Wii!iamJs.jfoinon, (accompanied by Notes and
Mod aa re Peed) that or. the 17th day of July.
IHiM, Thoir.nA 11. Leak, made and delivered
!iia ccrta i promissory Note, in writing*, to
William Solomon, whereby, he promised thirty
day a., r t-.c date thereof, to pay WiHiam
BoL:jion, or bearier, the sum of Htfo thousand
dollars, for value received of him—Money loan
ed— and afterward* to wit: On the 17th day
of September, 186f», tho said Thomas H.
Leak, made and delivered to William Solomon
his certain other promissory Note, in writing,
whereby, thirty days alter the date thereof, he
promised to pay William Solomon, or hearer,
the sum of one hundred nnd fire dollars, for
value received of him, and afterwards, to wit:
On the 19th day of November. I&S6, the
said Thomas 11. Leak and M. A. Leak, made
and delivered to William Solomon their cer-
tain promissory Note, in writing, whereby,
thirty days after the date thereof they, or eith
er of their’, promised to pay William Solomon,
or order, one thousand dollars, for value receiv
ed of him.
And afterwards, to wit: On the loth day
of December I.SGG the said Thomas 11 Leak
and M. A. Leak,made and delivered to Wm.
Solomon, their certain other promissory Note
in writing, whereby, thirty days after the dale
thereof, they, or either of them promised to pay
William Solomon or hearer, the sum of one
thousand and fifty dollars, for value received.
Cash loaned. And afterwards, to wit: On the
31st day of May, 1867, the said Thomas 11.
Leak, made and delivered to William Solomon 1
his eertain other promissory Note, in writing,
whercbv, on or before the first day of Decem
ber. ISGY. he promised to pay William Solo- I
mon, or bearer, twenty-five hundred and
eightv-nine dollars, for value received. And
afterwards, to wit; On the 31st day of May.
ISG7; the said Thomas H, Leak, the better
to secure the said promissory Notes, executed
and delivered to said William Solomon, his
Deed of Mortgage, whereby, the said Thomas
11. Leak, Mortgaged to the said William Solo
mon, all that tract, or parcel of land lying in
the County of Bartow, fourth District, lying on
the Western side of the Western & Atlantic
Railroad, near the town of Cartcrsville, con
sulting of sixty-four acres, more or less. The
same having been part of the Estate of Joun
Leak, deceased, and part cf the division of said
estate to the sai l Thomas 11. Leak, and his
brother, Moses A i Leak, whose latter interest
was bought by said Thomas 11. Leak, with all
the rights, appurtenances in the same in any
manner belonging. And it further appearing tha
slid promissory notes remain unpaid; It is there
fore ordered, tiint the said Thomas 11. Leak, do
pay into Court on or before the first day of the
next term thereof, the principal, interest and
costs due on said Notes, or show cause to the
contrary, (ifanv he ran,) and that on the fail
ure of the said Thomas 11. Leak so to do, the
equity of redetnp’ion in and to said Mortgaged
oremises, be forever thereafter barred and
foreclosed. And it is further ordered that this
Pule be published in the Cartersville Express.
oice a month for four months, previous to the
r-’Xt. term of this Court, or served on the said
Thrfmas H, Leak, or his special Agent, or At
torney, at least three months previous to the
next term of this Court,
J. R. PARROTT, J. S. C. C, C,
A true transcript from the Minutes of Bar
tow Superior Court, 22nd Oct, T
T A. WORD, Clerk.
Oct, 30thlS3S 4rn 1 rn, (S3O)
MULES! MULES!! MULES!!!
I have jiist) received and will contin
ue to keen on hand, all ihe winter, a
fine lot of mules, which I will sell at
the very lowest market prices for Cash,
and Cash only. The mnles can be
seen at my p!a : tat ion, four miles west
of Cnrtersvi .e, on the Etowali Eiver.
Call and see my mules, I Avail charge
nothing for the sight.
W. P. Milam.
Dec. 16th, 186S—-w2m.
NEW HARNESS AND SADDLE SHOP.
IKFSP' CTKULLY notify tlie pttb’ic that I have
onenfd a regular Harness Shop In this place, and
request those wisliina to buy anythin* or wanting re
puirir. v in mv line to call on me. Lome awl rvurmne
mv “tuck and work. I am using none but the best
I? ittlm-vre leather. 'Ty motto is honesty awHndustry.
I will s- ll cheaper t va has been sold In this market
since the v. ar. I have always been too poor to marry,
consequently have rn family to support. Rooms in
Col. Jones’ Carriage Building—“ Temple of Industry’'
AV. C. EDWAR3,
Cartersville, Ga,, April 24-ls
last There Be More
TLj i §T li It !
JEstrella Oil
OR ILLUMINATING FLUID.
IT CANNOT BE EXCELLED.
WARRANTED not to EXPLODE.
VfJARUANTED to give a better light than tho Best
" kerosene, and also warranted to burn equally as
long, it not longer.
And is Retailing at 70 cents
GALLON.
Come one, come all, and give it a trial.
I Guarantee Satisfaction.
Them f* no on° but mvself having this Oil for sale.
I have the rlght to mannfactore and pell it.
p!The public need have no sea rs of getting it constantly,
Thou-nn ! s have tried it and are satisfied.
This Oil is fur sa e, at
THE OIL AND LAMP EMPORIUM
P. MARSH,
Sept. 10, 1808. Caitcrsville, Ga.
Georgia, Bartow County,
Whereas Robert L, Rogers, Executor of
Robert Rogers, represents to the Court in bis
petition, duly filed and entered on Record,
that he has fully administered Robert. Rogers'
Estate. This is. therefore, to cite all persons
concerned, Eindrcd and creditors, to show
cause, if any they can. why said Executor
should not he discharged from his adminivtra
tion and receive lotto's of dismission, on the
iitst monday in July 1869- This 6th day o
J any 1809 J. A. HOWARD Ordinary B O
Georgia, Bartow County,
WILLIAM D. WIIEELER of said county has
r.ppliedtome for exemption of personalty and
sotting apart and Valuation of Homestead, and
I will pc ..mi ttnon the .ay other; in Oar
tersvilie, on the hl»i tidy .1 Je.u.y, * v l, ; * at 19
o'clock, a :i, - 3C '• _
.i A HOWARD, Ordinary EC.
W T Wofford, att’y.
CARTERSYILLE, BARTOW COUNTY, GA.. JANUARY 22, 1860.
CarlersvilEc Academy.
AFCHOOL for the education of Bov* end Oir!«. wttl
be opened in the MALE ACADEMY BUILD
IMG, on thv SECOND MONDAY IN J AN CARY NEXT,
under the joint conduct of
Ronald Johnston and J. W. Pritchett.
The f.r't Session wiil consist of a Term of Sis Months
to be followed by a Four Months Term in the Fail.
The principals beg leave, In advance, to assure these
who may favor th**ra with their patronage, that thev
will use their utmost exertions to make this a good
school.
The. discipline will be as strict as is consistar.t with
proper humanity to the pupils.
Roys and Girls wid be kept in separate apnrtm<*ot«,
and no communication allowed betveea them, eitht-i
in or out of «ehnot.
The course of study wiil be compreh nstve ; inclu
ding Latin, Greek. French, and a fail course of Mathe
matics. together with f.i! other tranches usually laugh
in such institutions.
Arrangement* mad j for Music, if desired.
Tuition payable monthly in advance, or at the end
of the term, at the option of the teachers.
Hales:
Ist Class per month *4.30
2d “ u S.nd
8d “ “ 2.00
Contingent fee one dollar per sr=sion.
"* 'loard can be obtained in gopd families at mnd
erat< i t i-» . Cartersville, Nov. 20,15C8 2ra
Stilesboro 7<Ztx7.i> r.jvJ Female
IJNFSTITTJ'TIEj-
J. D. Collins, A. M.. Principal.
H. J. McCormick, Assistant.
THE next term of this well established and popular
Institution will commence Monday, January IStU,
1860, and c ntinue ivrenty-fonr week".
Tuition, which varies from f255 to f 1.50 per month,
of twenty days, should be settled in advance for either
a full term or a shorter period. When no shorter pe
riod has been previously agreed on, pupils will be
charged from the beginning of the week of entrance to
the close of the term, without deduction for absence,
unless occasioned by sickness protracted a week or
i> - : ,
>■ -d (every thing included except li<rht c ,) mnv be
Cl) ' j >d, in good families, at ftlo par calendar month.
I ,g boro Is nine miles f otn CaitersvilL, Bartow
j ’ Ga. dec. 10 wltn
MISS HASSELL'S SEMINARY
FOR
Girls and Young Ladies,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
JfTiSS C. .1. Zlanscll, Principal.
Jfliss Ji. r*. jSrtn&tronff, Music Dcp.
rfSTTV PTH«tT ANNUAL P73 5 810N nf this T««Tuttm
T will hcidn mi the PEoOJfD AVKDNESD.AY IN JAN
UBRY, 1869, and e.i-ntinne Six Month*. It will Dr lo
cated on Main Street in the Dwelling of .MRS. JOil..
S. BOW LAND.
iT.tics of ©ui'.ian per ivlouib :
• Art
"r f!
Preparatory “ J
Freshman “
Sophomore “ ; ; j,
JiiTiior
Music on Piano, Organ, or Gut tar. »•''
Vocal Music as a Science, ®
Latigusg**—«»ch, * Sr
pr. Wing, l’ai' tu g. Fancy AVork, at usual rat,
Stnelng taught dally to the : eh •A. free es charge.
T-’it'on payable half in Jin.usry, balance in April.
p,,pil s charged to the close of the Session, except in
cases of pro'rf.cted illness.
Be ports sent monthly, to Parents and Guardians.
December 2, ISfcS. vvlm
V:W. Bw
ATLANTA NURSERIES,
BY
HARDEN, COLE & DO.,
ATLANTA, GA.
rWE have a laro’e stock of Peach, Apple.
Pear, Plum,Cherry. Nectarine, Apricot, Mul
berry, Quince, Almond, and Pomgranate
Trees.
Also, Figs, Currents, Gooseberries, Risber
ries. Blackberries, and Strawberries. All of
best improved varieties.
GRAPE VINES, ROSES, nnd ORNA
MENTAL TREES AND SHRUBBERY.
All stock warranted to name.
Catalogues sent to all on application.
Dr. W. P, Harden, M, Cole, N. B. Harden.
Nov. 11, ’OS. w3m
\<7holcsale & Retail.
CHAMBERLIN sis EOYIiTON,
Atlanna, Ga.
JNVITE the attention of Merchants and
Families to their
Immense Stoels. of
of every Descriptisn.
merchants can be supplied at rates as
favorable as in any other market, and with a
Igrge stock to seleet from, can be suited in all
styles of
domestic and fancy goods.
Our Retail Department,
Is supplied with every article of Dry-Goods,
Notions, Carpets. Oil Cloth. Shades. Curtains,
and HOUSE FURNISHING DRY-GOODS,
that is needed in a Family.
Orders receive OUT prompt attention
and visitors to the city are invited to examine
our stock. , ~
We show goods without charge, and sell
at lowest prices for CASH ONLY .
CHAHHBRUN & BOYNTON,
CORNER WHITEHALL AND HUNTER STREETS.
Nov. 1 ],«-3m Atlanta, Ga.
ATLANTA SICK FACTOR!.
BY MITCHSLL & BENTLEY,
ATLANTA, GA.
OFFICE at A. W. Mitchell & Bro.. rear
house,corner of Whitehr.il and Hunter
Streets. Are prepared to fill all orders for sacks
at the following cash prices:
49 1 flour Sacks, 12 to 12 1-8 cents.
c, s « « “ 181-2 cent?.
2 Bushel Shirting Sick*, 22 to 22 1-2 cents
2 “ Heavy Orb ling, to cents.
2 « ** Osr.atn **, to cents.
S « Burlap, lO to )C 1-2 cents,
a i.£« * 19cents.
3 ■* 5 <‘2l cents.
4 “ for Oits.
Dec. 16. ISSS. *10;v
NEW A DYERTISE.tfENTS.
JT* XU. Best,
Dealer In
DRUGS,
OILS,
P A.INTS,
GLASS,
PU T TY,
&C.,
Ifinln street, next door to r t’s. CMnnusviuE. Ga., Nov. 11
9
Agents Wanted.
573 to 5290 per Month! ! !
Or a Ccrrmiss’cn from which twice that amount ean
be made, by selling tlie
LATEST IMPROVED
coivdrxyEOdsr SEisrsEi
FAMILY SEWIN3 MACHINE,
PRICE SIB.OO.
For Circulars and Terms address
Ch BOWERS & CO.,
320 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dec 10. 1808, w3m
., Iteward!! !
WANTED BY
WHITEHALL STEEET, ATLANTA, GA.,
25,000 Mink Skins, case dried.
15,000 Otter Skins, “ “
5,000 Eed Fox Skins, “ “
25,000 Gray Fox Skins, “
25,000 Coon Skins,
5,000 Wile! Cat Skins, •' “
1,000 Beaver Skins, “ “
5,000 Bear Skins, <c “
5,000 Opossnm Skins, “ “
; 50,000 Rabbit Skins,
10,000 Musk Bftt Sldns,
For which the highest market price
will be paid in Cash.
Have your skins in good order—well stretch
ed and cased, and if the fur is good, you will
e;et the highest price, but skins cut and torn
and half stretched will demand but a poor
price.
BER7RAh D ZAC HRY,
Win be on hand to wait on his old
customers.
I would also call the attention of the
trade to my stock of
HATS & CAPS,
which is by far the most extensive ever
brought to this market.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS can bo
supplied by the case or dozen at Great
ly Reduced Prices.
Also, a fine stock of LADIES and
Misses FURS of all styles, Qualities,
and prices, TRUNKS, VALISES, UM
BARELLAS and CANES.
Remembek the Place.
J. R 2. HOLBROOK,
Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga.,
December 4th
/MEORGIA, BARTOW COUNTY.—John V. Hender
VJ son and E. T. Henderson apply to me for lettera
of administration on the estate of Ortr.ey E. Hender
son, late of said county, deceased.
These are, thereloro, to cite and admonish all and
singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
to be and appear at my office, within the time pre
scribed by law, and show cause, if any they have
why said letters should not be granted sail! applicants’
Given under my hand and official signature,' this the
sthday of December, ISG3. J. A. HOWaKD
Ordinary li.’c.
GEORGIA, BARTOW COUNTY.—W. D. Rowland ap
plies to me for letters of administration on the
estate of M. E. Thompson, late of said county, deceased
These are, therefore, to ci'e and admonish alt and
singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
to be and appear at ny office, within the time pre
scribed by law, and show cause, if any they have, why
said letters should not be granted said’applicant.
Given under my hand and official sicnarure, this the
sth day of December, 1863. J. A. HOWARD.
Ordinary li. 0.
Georgia, Barlow county,
OIXTY DAYS after date application will be made to
O the honorable Court of Ordinary of said count v,
fur leave to sell all the Real Estate ofJ. C. Elliot
ate of said county, deceased. Sold for the benefit o
he heirs aid creditors of said deceased.
Dec. 1,1868. J. K. WHITEHEAD, Adm'r.
Georgia, Bartow county,
fit HOSE who are indebted to the Estate of J. C. Elliott
1 late of said county, deceased, are hereby notified
to come forward and settle r.p ; and thoso having de
mands against s-.'.d estate will present them, properly
attested, within the time prescribed by law.
Dec. 1, 1668.40d .1. E. WHITEHEAD, Adm’r.
Georgia, Barlow county.
'THOSE who are indebted to the firm of Elliott & Tip-
F pin are hereby notified to oome forward and settle
up; and those having demands against said firm, will
present them, properly attested. w ; thin the time pre
scibed by law. We are winding up the affairs of that
firm, J. E. "WHITEHEAD, Adm’r
of J. 0. EiHott, deceased.
J. B. TIEPIN, Adm’r
Dec. 1, 1565.40d of W. W. Tippin, deceased.
G GEORGIA.BARTOW COUNTY.
J ISAAC LOWE das applied to me for ex
emptions of .Personalty and setting apart and
valuation gs Homestead, and I will pass upon
the same, at my office, in Cartersville, Ga., on
the 9th day of January, '69, at 10 o'clock, am.
This dec 80ih 1868.—w2t.
J. A. HOWARD, Ordinary.
W. T. Wofford. Att’y.
Georgia, Bartow C ounty,
Rosa G. Baker has applied for exemp
tion ofi’ersoimlty, and I will pass upon it at
pay office on the 15th. inst., at 10 o’clock, a. m.
Jan. t, 1869 J A HOWARD, Ordinary,
Y- . T. Wofford, Att’y,
Joka IfenU’era’s Trial,
]From an Ecgiish Magazine.]
One by one the charges were read
over. He, John Kciithoni, stood
chuTyyc* with having stolen a hand
senm gold watch, lour other articles of
jewck - T and some bunk notes, from
Fbenc :er Grant commercial traveler;
and ho was charged on the second
count with having the above mention
ed articles in his possession, knowing
them to have been stolen. He was
only a lad—just eighteen; he had no
friends in the great city which seemed
to him so hard-hearted, at that mo
ment, to be continuing its business
with the same eager roar as ever, v/hile
he stood on his trial He had no
Fiends? Yes, he had a dear little
friend —, his little sister. Lucy.—
Uhe was standing by, listening to the
person who read over these charges, in
a hard, dry, matter of style, and then
osked her brother—yes, though she
could hardly believe it, it wa3 her own
brother John, who stood thero in the
dock between two policemen—asked
her brother whether he was guilty or
not guilty.
She listened eagerly for John’s re
ply. She saw his mouth open and
make an ineffectual effort to form the
word; at length with a great gasp it
came—“ Not guilty,”
Little Lucy breathed more freely.—
Her little finger was upon her thin
lips; her thin face was paler than ever,
but her eyes were bright and anxious
—no, not so much anxious as watch
ful and eager. She knew now, for she
heard her brother speak—that John
was innocent; and thought she knew
—for she was nearly famished.—how
sorely John might been tempted by ne
cessity, yet John’s word was innocent.
John was innocent, but John must
be proved innocent, She knew that
the gentlemen ranged in rows before
the judge were all clever lawyers, who
could prove John had stolen nothing;
so she slipped down from the crowd
amongst which she wa3 standing, and,
being so small, she passed unobserved
to the comer of the lawyers’ seats.—
She watched all their faces for a long
time. Some of them were busily en
cased turning over great masses of
paper and parcnmwt; others were sit
ting moodily with their hands pressed
upon their foreheads, briefless barris
ters, were meditating upon the in
equalities of the world, and how it was
that “that densely stupid Frumbler
frump has his hands full of cases,” and
they “who would beat his head off at
billiards or any other gentlemanly em
ployment,’' were left briefless. Amongst
these unhappy and involuntarily idle
barristers, was one who had for four
teen years frequented the courts, and
never met with that treasure—a brief.
Ho had no connection—no one to give
him a start. His little fortune was
ebbing slowly away. He had managed
to pick up a few pounds in a variety of
ways, lie had sometimes communi
cated the first intelligence of an appall
ing accident, which he had been fortu
nate enough to witness, to some of the
daily papers, and had received a few
shillings for his trouble. But bit by
bit his little capital—the careful, hard
earned savings of a loving father, the
vicar of a little country living—dwin
dled away. He was thinking, with
his head between his hands—thinking
bitterly of his unprofitable life; he con
trasted his own position of compulsory
idleness and unavoidable gentility,
with the industrious and grateful toil
of the day-laborer. He pictured the
rough-handed man returning from his
work —tired, but not exhausted—the
merry faces and the hearty greeting—
the crowring children, and the radiant
faced wife. He then thought of him
self. Edmund Carew, returning to
his lonely chambers with pale face and
dejected spirits; and Edmund Carew
was about to curse the day of his birth,
when a light finger was laid upon his
elbow, and a face pale and sadder than
his own looked up at him.
“Will you make the judge let my
brother off?”
“Who is your brother, little wo
man?”
Now, by some means or other, Ed
mund Carew’s errs had heard the
charges against the lad in the dock, and
his memory had retained the out line
of the case, though his mind had been
occupied with bemoaning his own un
happy lot. He looked up at the lad,
and saw a fine, manly looking
young fellow confronting the whole
court. Xu an instant a lesson was
taught to the lawyer. Here was a
youth, friendless in a great city, and
yet keeping a good heart in the pres
ence of a most crushing and cruel tri
al, The sight lent fresh courage to
the briefless barrister’s heart.
The Judge spoke.
“Have you any counsel ?”
“No, my lord,” said John.
Little Lucy pointed to the dock.
“Then, Mr. Fumbles ramp, I think —,”
“Pardon me, my lord,” said Edmund
rising, “the prisoner was not aware,
hut I am instructed by his fricuds to
undertake his defence.”
His friends! John looked around
in amnzement. Ilis friends ! yes, the
barrister had said his fxiends; but he
could not understand it; for he could
not see his little Lucy standing by the
barrister’s side. j§
The case then commenced. Trie
counsel for the prosecution called his
witnesses. Ti e claimant of the artic
les, the waiter, the boots, and the bar
maid at the inn, were all called up to
prove that John Hentliom must have
been the thief.
It appeared that John had been in
the habit of frequenting the “Blue
Boar,” in the hope of meeting with
some employment, as the “Blue Boar”
was a rendezvous for persons seeking
tutors, travelers, agents, etc. The
claimant of the goods was described rn
a commercial traveler; aa had met the
prisoner r.t th e inn, and had * ome con
versation with him. He and posed to
haring lost his watch and ether a: tic-*
les; he gave the number cf tho notes,
and identified the watch and ether
jewelry.
The boots, bar-maid and waiter were
called to prove that the first ..witnecs
had a watch when he arrived the Time
Boar.” Tho waiter not bed it “poiri ic
ier,” as the clock in the cenimcrcial
room had scomped, and lie asked
tho gentlemen to be so good as to give
him the “hexact” time.
The bar-maid proved that the com
mercial gentleman nnd the prisoner
' had talked a long time together at the
! bar; that the commercial gentleman
! had taken a few glasses of s; irits, and
| had gone straight to bed, after John
i Henthom had left the inn.
“Was the commercial gentleman in
toxicated?”
“No, sir, not that; but ho was care
less-like in his manner vriicn he bade
the prisoner good-night.”
“When did the gentleman first men
tion his loss ?”
“When he came down the nextmors
ing.”
Police constable 11 Z was called to
. prove that tho watch and other artic
les were found by him at the prisoner’s
lodgings, No. 187 Little Zcbedee
street.
While these witnesses were being
examined an old gentleman had made
hri way into the court. Ha now sat
beside Edmund Carew; he wore a
large pair of gold spectacles, from be
neath which there beamed a pair of
benevolent looking eyes. He never
looked about him, but kept his eyes
fixed on the witnesses, as one by one
they filed in the box.
Edmund Carew cross-examined the
witnesses for the prosecution. His A
teresfc was roused; he was working for
another; his own troubles were for
gotten; others besides himself were
friendless; it was newjoyto him to find
someone whom he, helpless and use
less, could befriend. He threw his
whole mind into the case, and ho cross
examined with keenness and vigor, and
the parchment-faced attorneys nodded
now and then at one another.
Mr. Eb*?uezer Grant lost his nonch
alant manner and his tone of super
cilous indifference, as the young -bar
raster pressed home a few pointed
questions. The bar-maid ceased to be
coquettish, and the waiter to be posi
tive.
Finally, the barrister declared his
intention of calling witnesses for the
defence, and began by calling upon
Mr. Blenldnsopp.
When M>. Blenldnsopp entered the
box, poor John Henthom gave way
altogetner; he leaned forward, buried
his face in his hands and sobbed; and
Mr. Blenkinsopp’s voice trembled a
little as he described himself as the
senior partner in the firm of Blerddn
sopp, Fussell & Fudge, attorneys.—
He identified the watch, and notes,
and other articles as his own. lie de
posed to having them given into the
charge of the prisoner on the after
noon of the day on which the robbery
was alleged to have been committed.
Would he tell the court the circum
stances under which he had entrusted
these articles to the prisoner?
Yes. He was summoned on the day
he spoke of to attend a largo ar.d iin
i iortant meeting in the city. He left
his office about noon, and on his way
to the place of meeting he turned into
the “Blue Boar” to get somel lunch.—
He met the prisoner in the common
room; got into conversation with him.
While there he discovered that he had
brought his watch, and notes of value,
and some few trinkets with him; he
had done so unintentionally, as he had
made it an invariable rule to leave all
articles of value behind him when he
attended public meeting's; he gave
them to the prisoner to take charge
of.
“Did you tell the prisoner your
name ?”
“No.”
“How were you to receive your
property ?”
“I agreed to call at the prisoner’s
lodgings in Zebedee street,” ,
“Did you call there ?”
“Yes; and heard from the landlady
that Mr. Henthom had been arrest
ed.”
The counsel for the prosecution
here asked a question. “Excuse me,
Mr. Blenldnsopp, was it not rather a
foolish thing to entrust such valuable
property to a total stranger ? ’
“Not" when you have studied men
and their faces as long as I have. —
An honest man carries liis character in
his face.”
The watchmaker was called +o prove
that he sold the watch to Mr. Bionm
sopp about a month previously.
A clerk from Mr. Blenmscpp’s office
was called to witness the numbers of
the notes which had been drawn from
the bank early on the day before Ibe
robbery, and the numbers entered m
liis private pocket-book, according to
custom.
Mr. Ebenezer Grant would glaaly
have closed the trial at this stage, but
liis patience was doomed to a further
trial.
An inspector in the detective force
was called, and he gave ev idonce as to
the character of Mr. Lbenezer Grant,
and in the course of it, a slight history
of the commercial traveler s career
came to light. Ee was a traveler, but
the firm for which he traveled was not
to lie found in the directory. Before
he left the court he.was arrested on
more than one charge, and there was
some talk of indicting him for perju
ry.
John Henthom was acquitted, of
course, and he and little Lucy, togeth-
NO. 20.
r with Edmund Carer?, were invited
o dine with old Mr. Blenlvinsopp.—
ind then John Henthom told his sto
ry. After receiving the watch and
notes, he remained nt the “Blue Boar,”
in the hope of homing of some employ
ment. While waiting, he met Mr.
Elienezer Grant, who had been most
iffable, and most prodigal of his prom
ises to get John employment. Jolm
admitted that he w r as very much taken
with his companion, and that he had
confined too much to him. He told
hint of the curious old gentleman who
h-ad entrusted his property to him; he
showed him the watch and the notes,
and Mr. Ebenezer Grant had taken a
groat deal of in forest in the story, and
md examined the watch and the notes,
and pronounced on the quality of both!
He had endeavo >od to pursutide John
to give them up to him to keep;
ho had declared ho know the old gen
tleman qtntA wed; and when he found
this tack was unsuccessful, he made
hints which John did not ’understand
then, but the meaning of which ha now
understood fully—viz: that they should
go off with the mousy and divide the
spoil.
John then told more of his own his
tory. How his mother had died when
lie was young, and liis father only
lately, leaving his sister and himself
totally unprovided for; how they had
sold the little furniture In the cottage
in the little country town where they
lived, and had come up to town to seek
their fortune, and how all their little
fund was spent.
When the little dinner party 1 woke
up, I think everybody wont home hap
py. Edmund Carew felt happier.—
It was not because li* had made a good
staiv in his profession, for he was hard
ly aware of that; he had been inter
ested in the case, and had forgotten
himself; it was not because Mr. Bknk
insopp had compelled him to take one
of the bank notes as a fee, declaring
that the case was his own, and Ecb
mund Carew his barrister; is was not
because he had made the acquain
tance of the senior partner of an influ
ential firm of city lawyers—l think the
happy faces of the brother and sister
whom he had befriended made him
feel happy; but this I know, that when
he reached his lonely chambers, they
did not seem so lonely as usual, a fra
grant memory seemed to l>e present, a
frail, fairy-like little form seeming to
move about them; and when he fell
asleep, lie dreamed that a light finger
was Bid upon his elbow and two
bright little eager eyes were gazing
into his.
Mr. BlenMnsgpp word homo happier.
He was a lone old man. He had a be
nevolent heart—but he was odd. Peo
ple thought him a stem old man, but
they did not know the painful story of
his life; they did not know of the sweet
home he had had when young, and
how in a week the old home had been
broken up, and lie had been sent to
the care of a stem old aunt, full of
precise kindness, and sharp, prudent,
and saving ways: they did not know
of the up-hill fight he had endured, ncr
yet how he had forsaken many a pleas
ure and many a gain, that, he might go
homo and watch 3iy the side of his sick
old aunt, who had been the making of
him; still less did they know the story
of the old Bible, which his aunt had
read so regularly to him when he was
a lad, and which he read so regularly
to his aunt when she was an invalid;
they did not know of that night when
! the sternness of the aunt had forsaken
hei’, and the story of a loving Saviour’s
death had laid hold upon her heart,
and he learned to see there was more
of reality in that word than he had ev
er thought of, and went to his room to
read and pray, but not to rest. They
did not know how the bright and hap
py truth had at length dawned upon
him, and how lie had changed in all
but the cold, stiff manner that he could
not change; for though the heart was*
warm and tender that beat within,
there was needed something without to
drawiforth the kindiier manner.
John and his ’• w; nt homo hap
pier that night ; for John’s misfortune
had proved his success, and ho was to
go to Mr, Blenkinsopp’s to-morrow,
and commence his occupation as clerk
there, at a fair salary.
*• John,” said little Lucy, as she bade
her brother good night, “I have thought
of a nice text for to-day.”
•‘So have I, Lucy.”
‘•What is yours, John ?’,
“No tell me yours first, Lucy.”
‘•When my father and mother for
ake me, /he Lord taketh me up.,
Aad now yours, John.”
•‘I have been young, and now am
old, yet never saw I the righteous for
saken,nor his seed begglngthoir bread.’
That’s the text came into my mind
when Mr. B!e*rkmsopp told me I
could go to him as clerk. I remember
ed our dear father’s life, Lucy, and
how he wore himself out in trying to
help others, and how ho always said
that he could trust the providence of
God, because he knew the praco of
God.”
Then they parted for the night, and
little Lucy knelt beside her tiny bed in
that dingy little room, and thanked
God for his care, and prayed a bless
ing on the good old man, and the no
ble young man who had befriended
them tliat day.-
* * * v * *
There was a wedding some yea® af
ter Bus, when Edmund Carew, Esq., Q.
0., was married to Lucy lieu thorn,
inly sister of John Henthom. Esq., of
the firm, of 'Blenldnsopp k, Henthom ;
and a very happy wedding it was- and
people remarked that, old 3s fr. Bknk
insopp looked the merriest of the party
till the bride and bridegroom went
away, and then it was noticed that, lie
coughed a good deal, and muttered to
himself, and wiped his spectacle glass*
very often. \V. B. C.
The Great Gi* valla** kit, tot of tU
War.
BY JOBS ESTEX COOKS.
At daylight a hum thunder came up
from the woods of the Happahanuoek.
The greatest cavalry combat of the war
had begun.
At that sound Stuart leaped to the
saddle and road rapidly towards the
front. Fifteen minutes afterwards his
headquarters h A vanished. On the
green slope of Fleetwood not a tent
vu» visible.
Is the reruler familiar with tlio coun
try along the Upper Rappahannock ?
If so, he will-reme;.fiber that the river
is crossed in (Culpepper by numerous
fords. Xlio principal—beginning on
the left, that is to ary, up the river
are IVelford’s, the Hail road bridge, and
Kelley’s fords.
Stuart’s left, under Vfm. H. F. Leo,
was opposite Wolford’s; his centre, un
der Jones, opposite 15 ever Vs; ins right
under Hampton, towards Kelleys; and
a force under Robertson was posted in
the direction of Stevensburg, ter guard
the right flunk.
This force amounted to seven or eight
thousand cavalry.
The Federal column whuh new ad
vanced to attack it, is said to embrace
all the cavalry if Gan Hooker's army,
and must have r. am bored more than
twelve thousand sabres.
Stuart rodo on rapidly down .Fleet
wood Hiil, and was soon opposite Bev
erly’s Ford, where the enemy ln.cl cros
sed in force. Gen. Jones was heavily
engaged, and tho Napoleons of the
horse ariilcry wore roaring steadily,—
Every moment the round shot crashed,
or the -hell tore through tho woods
about three hundred yards in front of
the piecer where the dismounted cav
alry of tho enemy had ©hooted a lodg
ment. They kept up a hot fire at the
cannoneers, and the steady rattle of
carbines further up the river told that
Leo was also engage and.
In face of the bursting shell, the blue
tiraiP icurs could not advance; and Stu
art sent an order to Hampton to move
in and attack on the right.
The troopers of Uio Gulf States ad
vanced nt the word; their dense col
umns were soon vein slowly moving
with drawn sabre, across the plain;
tho moment of decisive struggle seemed
rapidly approaching, when suddenly a
heavy blow was struck at Stuart’s
rear.
I had been directed by him to as
certain if “everything had been sent off
from Fleetwood,” and to see that no
papers had been dropped there in the
hurry of departure. Going back at a
gallop I soon reached the bill, and rode
over the ground recently occupied by
the headquarters. Hot a paper was
visible. All that I could see was a
withered boquefc dropped by some
young officer of the staff—a relic, no
doubt, of the last night’s ball at the vil
lage.
I had already turned to ride back to
Stuart, when my attention was attrac
ted by a column of cavalry advancing
straight on Brandy—that is, upon
Stuart’s rear. What forco was that ?
Could it be the enemy ? It was com
ing from the direction of Stevensburg;
but how could it have passed our force
there ?
“Look!” I said to an officor of the
horse artillery, one butttery of which
was loft in the reserve of the hill, “look!
what column is that ?”
“ It must bo Wickham’s,” was his re
ply-
“l am sure they are Yankees.”
“ Impossible! ’ ho exclaimed.
But our doubts were soon term'.Bat
ed.
From the rapidly advancing column
two guns shot out and unlimbcmL—
Then two white puffs of smoke spouted
from, their muzzles, and tho enemy’s
shell burst directly in our faces.
The horse artillery returned the fire,
and hastened back with the intelligence
to Stuart.
“It is only a squadron, I suppose,”
ho replied with great coolnos . “Go
back and get all tho cavalry you can,
and charge the guns and bag them 1”
It is impossible to imagiue anything
calmer than tho speaker’s voico. I
knew however, that tho attack was
more critical than he supposed. Hast
ening back, I came up with two regi
ments, and then ascended the hill at
fall gallop, leaping the ravines and
darting towards the crest.
Suddenly it blazed with staggering
volleys. Tho Federal cavalry had rush
ed straight across the fields toward
the hill-—ascended its western' slope as
we ascended the eastern, and met us.
Coming in squadron front, they struck
the Confederates advancing in mJnpm
of foure, and in confusion, from tho
rough ground. They rc*joiled—-were
thrown in disorder, and with loud
cheers the enemy swarmed all over
Fleet wopd Hill*
The battle Wemed lost. Stuart was
cut oil and hemmed in between two
power!- , t bodies of Federal cavalry,
supported by infantry and artillery.
AH that saved us at that moment
was the “do or die” fighting of cavalry
and horse artillery.
On the crest of Fleetwood took place
a bitter and obstii ate struggle. It was
one of those fights of the giants, which
once witnessed is never forgotten. The
cannoneers of the horse artillery fought
as savagely, hand to hand, as the reg
ular cavalry; and the crest became tho
scone of a mad wrestle, rather of wild
beasts than men.
AU at once the form of I'avenant ap
peared amid the smoke. He hail come
rapidly from the front, rnd now threw
himself into the combat like Be blood
hound to which- Mtuhrt 1 ad compared
him. Leaping Lera iris km ae. he seiz-'
ed the sponge etad cf» gun, from which,
all the cannoneers had teen driven,
and ramming home a charge of canis
ter, directed the a column of
infers he could fire, a Federal cav
alryman rode at him, and cut furious
ly at las bare head with the fail-weight
of his sabre.
Davenant did not try to draw hi*
(Gm’inued on Second Pajc.J