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Newspaper Page Text®l)t <Iutl)btM appeal. J. P. SAWTELL,] [H. H. JONES, Proprietor*. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS Thre# monffia fl 00 Six nontbi 00 One jezr 00 vr Invariably in advakci. ff © IB ^ E Y. Have yc Sceu Her \ IlnTe yc accn a little lorric, With iwt eyca of daikcct brown! llave yc wvti her when she's smiling, Hare ye.Wo her wear 'he frown t Have ye seen her when she’s tender, When those eyes have shed a tear! Hare yc seen her when she’s bolder Than the wildest untied deer ! Hare ye seen*her when she's joyons, Have ye seen her when she's sad! Hare ye seou her when the roue-lips Mure with smiles and blushes clad ! Hare yc seen her iu the spriOf-Umc, When the violets nwukc? When the birds, the flowers and sundilne Happiness alone create ? Hare yc seen her In the sumtnrr, When all Nature wears a smile, Spirting like a little fsiry, Flowers and sunshine to beguile! Hare ye seen her In the autumn, \1 hen Nature’s face was growing sad, And the hills and sunny vullies In their travelling robes were clad ! Did ye see her In the winter, When the snow-flakes graceful fell, When her checks were like the roses - Which were sweetest, none could tell. Tes, I’ve seen ber in all seasons, In the sunshine and the shade j But her beauty, which is lusting, Seasons’ changes cannot fade. For her heart is pure and spotlea As the distant mountain mow ; But the shado of lily whiteness Now is written on her brow. And her soul is like the snow-drop, Ppollws as the pure white dove ; Hark! the angles now aie culling Her to couie and dwell above. Fannie Wildwood. THE CUTHBERT APPEAL. Vol. I. Cutlibert, Georgia, Friday, May 3, 1867. No. 27, For tho Cutlibert Appeal. The Mcddleton Soldier’* Aid Association. M M U K U 3. THE PARTY. Tho Treasurer reported the treasury empty, tho ladies were out ol work, except for knitting, and the "Mcddicton Guards’’ were needing new uniforms! What was to be done ? "A diuucr,' suggested Mr*. Langston. “Yes, and have nil the women In the country come, with tbeir forty dozen children to cat up all creation, nml then carry olf in meal' bags all that's left,” objected Miss Arnmint*. Clem pro* posed an evening party, nud it was at last agreed to, in spite ot Miss Arnmiula's objections. Mo na, Clem, Jennie and I, were appointed to solic it coiurlbutionn. Duly ‘•mined and equipped' with pencils and note books, we started out on our unpleasant mlwion. In the village, the la dies, aluiont w ithout exception, declared them selves “willing to give the last cent to the dear soldiers.” Tho next morning we started on our tour among the country members, Jennie uml Mona In one buggy, while Clein and I followed close behind iu another, as Clem ndvnnccd tin- very sago Idea that “the members won't bu half so apt to refuse four as ono, knowing how w will talk.” The flr->t house at which we stopped was the pretty nsldcncc of Mrs. Jenkins, a wid. ow lady, not “fair,” but, “fat, and forty.” Blie dressed very fashionably, lived in comfort, but bad the sobriquet of “the stingy widow.” Clein spoke of our projected parly, when the widow trrated us to a Jeremiad on tins terrible state of the country, the horrid blockade, hard times, etc wlAding up by declaring it to be “exceedingly difficult for a poor widow to obtain even the lire cssurics of life How.” Clem gravely assailed and rose, saying. “Under tbo circumstance* w« must beg pardon for having asked anything from one so much redueid.” ••Dear Miss Howard, pray be seated, yon must not take one .so literally,” said Mrs. Jenkins twirling the heavy tassel of her handsome morn, ing-dreas : “1 only meant that we all expect to suffix very much before the war closes. I have never felt It yet. Certainly I'll contribute.” “IVbat sba^l I put down !” inquired Clem,'tak ing out pencil and book. Hut Mrs. Jenkins could not tell precisely, •■some! htng handsome, of course.” With this un certain promise, wc were forced to content our selves. Most of the'ladic* we found very liberal, but now and then wc had n repulse. Among the ••hold cases” was Mis. Kirkpatrick, a. notorious scold. Wc hesitated about sloppingut her liouv. but os Clem said, wen.- olraid to pass her by ! Mo na pare ber proud bead a defiunt toss, declaring brrolf not at all afraid of Mrs. K., so, electing ber ipokes-woniuo we went into the bouse.— Mrs. Kirkpatrick mitered the room with a short clay pi|ie in her hand, evidently just removed from ber lip*. while her short homespun dress In a state of collapse revealed her clumsy ankle and rough shoes. .She bade tis good-day in a sort of growl, and snappishly asked whnl wc wanted with ber. Mona did not particularly rel ish this reception, but stated onr errand politely. After numerous questions ts to the contribu tions promised by others, all of which Monn an swered pleasantly, the lady said, “I ain’t so rich os some folks is, and I thank my stars) ain’t nigh so stingy. I’ll give jest as much as Mil* Grubti* will, and a lcetle more.” Something was said about the price of admis sion. “What,” she cried, “are you gals out beggin’ f^lka to fling In, and then gwine to charge mem, bers fifty cents to go In to : eat what they flung in' You cau't play no such Yankee trick on me. I cat my eye teeth too long ago for that.” 1 thought we should be obliged to leave ber In the midst of a sentence, the talked away so continu ally. She talked more kindly, however, and fol lowed us to the gate, where she took her stuud ou s^ile of wi th thrown out from an unfinished well, and coutinued talking, with the pipe iu constant use. 1 asked if she had any chickens to eel I. “No," said sbe, "1 ain't got nary chicken to sell. Mit« Anderson axed me to spar her all J could, and I've doue spoecd all I’m gwine ter.— What chickens 1'vo got uow, 1 'lows to eat my self. They 1s mostly old hens, but I'm bound tor cat'em, l c.m take any old settiu’ lien, that’s fat. jest give her a little sody, ami run her down, put her lu a pot w ill) a lectio rice, and bile her louder, and she's good cuough for Jeff. Davis his- •clf. I had a nice passe! of turkey's to sell, but the neighbors is doue stole ’em. it 'pears like uiy neighbors will steal anything. IVby, lust winter, somebody hud the insurance to steal a piece o' beef liver outon tbo frying pan, while 1 was down at the “cuppcn” milkin’. They’d steal your head if they could git it loose.” ••I blmuld not like to live in such a thievish neighborhood,” said Mona, ns Mrs. Kirkpatrick paused for breath. ••Thievish neighborhoodscreamed she, shak ing her red (1.-1 at tho astonished Mona, “thievish neighborhood, ia it! It's a great sight bvttor’n any settlement you ever lived in. you big black* eyed, impident ja to 1 1 'spent you think you looks mighty party with them lliIng-um-bolM In your poor little years, your milled fiock, nml your monkey jacket. I shouldn’t wonder now if stole that air sassy little hat witb all them chicken feathers Ilyin' round it; you moul 'u stole tho chicken's too, for all I know. You look* for ull the w orld like a show ’onion what ride* in u circus, Miw !” “Thievish neighbor hood! l'vu a good mind to set my dogs on yon; you're on tho king's highway, or I'd set ’urn on you. sure, 1 sec you other gals a laffin' you’ll laugh t'other side o’ your mouths directly ! I’m gwlue to set ’urn on you, anyhow, I don’t care whose highway it is ; h eire Ring, sic 'urn l’up!” But King fulled to overtake the rapidly retreat ing buggies. Ah !” laughed Clem, "how do yon feel, Mo no ! Do yon think of moving to Mrs. Kirkpat rick’s settlement, or will you join the circus!” We were stopping at Mr. Culluhan’s gate. The kind old lady came out to meet u«, with a cor dial greeting for each, quite refreshing after late skirmish. “Come in girls, come In. Take offyourhals— Callahan hand them turkey-wings to the girls, don't you see how hut they Is? Men is so Jlazy, this hut weather. Come in the buck piaxzcr, girl*, it's a heap cooler than this room. Calla han. git a knife and cut some water-uicllions l< r the girls ; don't you know folks always wants 'unt when they've been In tho sunshine ! Been to dinner, girls? No? Why. bless my soul, you must bo starved, (’ullalmti, now toll Nancy- no, I'd better tell her myself. You Napey, fly round uud ketch a chicken, uud don’t you let it be five minutes before Us on tho table. Hush up, child, ‘luin't ono bit of trouble, 1 kuoA* you are hungry. Nancy, run to the spring house, ami fetch that coolest milk nud butter. Why Calla- buu ain't yon got no manners t Where is them nice peaches, l seen you have this mnvuiu’! Eat 'tun ? Lawd-a-inossy, I wonder what doe* mukc men so mean 1 You might 'a knowed the girl* wanted them pouches! Don’t you never do such a mean trick agnln, Cullalmn.it makes memiga* ruus I” It was half au hour before wo could ex plain our object In calling, and when sbo heard us, the generous old soul was dcllgliti-d ut the prospect of doing more for tbo soldiers. "I'll carry all I can, and do my best. I'm a Luther an, nml it’s agin’ the rules, but cf Its fur tho sol diers, I'm houud to go. Cnllalmn belong* to the Baptist consent, but I'll carry him too. There's Nancy grlnnln' almut it, the thinks aboil go, and I Vpect she will.” . After Wc had lunched on the cool milk, bis cuits, jelly, etc., (the chicken not being popular with any but Clem, who hud a pi t kitten con veniently near,) we lose to leave. But the old .lady declared It wax too warm, so wo went out iu tin? oUMn-hioiied flow er garden where we load ed ourselves with huge bonquets of rose#, honey suckle, woodbine, lavender, four-o'-clocks, and the bursting buds of primroses. We had difficul ty to excuse ourselves from the clusters of enor mous sun-flowers, the old lady insisted on giving o'. Marigold, bachelor's buttons, and prinoc't- fcathet* were not sllgeted. Mrs. C. apologized for not going to the gate with us ; she had taken off her shoes. “Them is the Is-st shoe* I ever seen anywhere. I've had 'urn bctUr'n eight year, and they're good yet.” ‘‘They must have been left to you by the children of Israel,” said Clem, “thelr's lastid forty years, you know.” •'No they wasn't—them was bran spnn new shoes when I got 'em. I bought inn ill a book store in Atlanta, when me and Callahan went to Tennessee.” On our way to town we met Mr. Watson, one of the richest men III tho county. * “There's old Hard limes,” said Clem. "1 shall ask him to con tribute. just to hear what excuse he can plead.” The old man was very sorry, but times were so liaid he could not possibly give anything. He had given n son L> the cause, (Ben had run sway to join tho Guards.) and had contributed five hundred dollars for Coiftderate bonds, which was all he felt able to do at present. Clem sug gested that he should not count that ns a dona tion, since it paid him belter than almost any in vestment, and she further urged, that Ben would get nsuit of the clothing to bn sent to the compa ny. (Clem did not know, as I did, that the old miser had thousands loaned out at twenty-five per cent.) The day for the party dawned, and a merry croud assembled to prepare the room, sot the ta ble, etc. Such chattering and laughing, such a display of white, round, dimpled nruv, as the girls looped up their sleeves to assist In washing plates and glasses ! Here a group of lively young people trimming garlands to festoon the walls, there a merry set wreathing with flowero and vim* the rude chandelier. On the table in the supper room, pyramids of frosted cakes looked down disdaiuiiilly at the pits, cookies, and loaves of bread ; while hams, fou ls, and pickles, were scattered promiscuously among bowls of cus tards, and jellies, and heaps of candies and nuts. Hampers of melons, bright red apples, and tempting peaches were under the tables. Busy flngrre food arrang'd the tables, and could “Old Abe” ham look’ d iu. lie would have tvithdra-u hi* blockading fleets, hopeless of reducing Gcor gin reliels to submission by starvation. In the evening the bouse was crowded. Old men and womca disemeed tho good old times ol pcaoc. Soldiers on furlough, bright-eyed maid ens, smiling matrous, and the "forty-dozen" chil dren were all there (it seemed,) with a back ground of dark faces, betrayed by the rows of shining ivory displayed. Deurahseul brothers, our brave soldiers, forgive us, If for your bakes' we made merry at home, while you were In deadly peril t Mix* Jemima wore n white paper- cambric dress, with long sleeves, nud high, close bo lice, while her hands were encased in white cotton gloves. With her nentrul complexion' the peculiar shroud like garb, and the while chalk on ber face iu Buch quantities tout Clem declared it made her sneer*every.Umo Miss. Jemima winked her eyes-all made her look tru ly ghastly. She danced, but without even the ghost of a smile on her face. Miss Kitty wus ra diant in a red tarlatan, that had odd* aud end* of old ribbons pinned on the skirl like butterflies of every hue mid size, White heads on lirr bead- wrists and neck, with blue, red, and yellow mli- licial flower*, ooinpleted her out’er costume. Mo. na looked like a bright rose herself in her soft pink crepe trimmed with nutur.il roses mid buds mingled with geranium leaves. Clein flitted about like a fairy, in her dress of diaphanous blue floating round her In misty folds, long golden curls dropping on her white shoulders like • gold-lined cloud-flakes,” while she wore no or- u:\mciits save soino delicate sprays of starry jes samine. Jennie wore pure white, relieved by a cluster of gay pomegranate flowers trimmed in her glossy braids. She nml Clem scorned almost ubiquitous- dancing with the bashful beaux, finding pibrtiicra for reluctant "wall flowers lending flic games for those who declined dime. ing ; giving kind word* to the old folks mid tsu- gai -plum* to tho children. Weilley looked n( Clem, whoso shadow he sicuied. mid Informed me confidentially Hint she resembled n hlue-jay and a "ynller-liainmer,’' but was lots prettier tlmn either! I danced with the young man once, when lie made havoc of my flounced tulle dress. The third lime we were ordered "chawix” he car ried off two or three yards of a flounce, uml ex tricating hi* foot said quietly, “Mi.-* Million, 1 think I'vo trod on your dress, haven't 1! ’ With Mona'* nsdstance, I soon repaired damages mffi clently to return to the company. Wesley re joined us as we paused to apeak with Mm. I’ulln. ban. "Well child, did you mend your drees ? Why Wesley, you might 'u killed her if slic’d fell down and broke ber head, when you carried off that rutile so far. I heard of n young jiinn once what fell down stairs and liroko his skull. The doctors japanned it, und done all they could, but ho went crazy nnd had to bo put in u luminous 'sylum. Marion took it beautiful, she jest smiled like a seraphim all the time—some girl* would u made you see stars.” “IloW did I danfco!” queried Wesley, anxious to change the subject. “1 foU awful tired, I been so busy all day.” "Tired, was you?” Well, you looked tired at first - danced sorter hlpplty-liop- kinder liki you would, and then agin like you wouldn’t more like a di-h-rag than anything else. Colin bail, ho says, ‘ole ’oman, ef I could get close be hind Wes. I'd sorter fetch him a lick in tuc hack and I do believe he’d fly all to pieces like a glues snukc. Hut you got over your tired, by the way you jumped and covortcd about, you looked real cantuukerouF.” • Wesley took refuge in the supper room, width er we followed fc bim. Clem said, "just in time to help me.” * She showed mo the “wmetblng handsome” promis' d by Mrs. Jenkins, In the form of a doz. on hard-lioilcd egg* and a fried chicken. Mrs. Cnllalmn hud brought a number of nice cakes, pickles, a bam, and several large chicken pies, which she (minted out ns “fowl tarts.” Wesley saw me gdmisliliig u dish of salad, nnd with n smack of the lip* remarked, "llitm hog bruins looks nice,” At tho supper table, Mltn Kitty asked me who scut that peach-glue, pointing to n bowl of jelly, iny tUf d'ouvrt, All that's bright must end,” uud our parly room was soon deserted alter supper'. One tiling more before I say au revoir, render: A quantity of cake was left despite Mir* Armnln- tn’s prophecy, and some young men wished to purchase it for a “soiree dunsantc,” they conteii plated giving the next evening. A conmiltte of gentlemen, who chanced to ha—all p/iyiiaaiu -was appointed to tuke charge of the cuke. Wesley came up to know the result of the con ference. "Young Indies, wfmt did the doctors, agree to pay for your remains ?’ Wc all laughed at hi* wit*, though Clem vowed ! site fell like a skeleton, but Wesley beenme ex- I cc-ed.ngly augiy, nud could not be made to set tks wit. j And thus the "Guards” were soon arrayed in new uniforms. N Imvortk- (7b U eontinutd.) A Ci'Rlocs Cask.—Tlio Chicago hus band who wentawny on business Jnnuii- ry 31, nnd came home February 16, t<. find that hi* wifu hud got a divorce from him meuntimo, and murriod another mnn, was only o sample case, Tho only witness against him, tho charge being cruelty, was the new husband. As some atonement, this is the third cane noticed within a week where courts have sot aside their decree of divorce after one of the parties had married again — There is a fourth case, which equally illustrates tho looseness of our murriage laws where a man, as a more practical joke, obtained tho legal separation of a newly married couple, by acting as at torney for the geutiemnn, whom lie made tho pluintift in his absence on the wedding tour. On bis return ho found tho decree on his table, uud learned that tho latter part of bis honey moon he hud been illegally eohubiting with his former wife, at d was obliged to fake out a new license and'gct married again. Lord Brougham onco said in Parlia ment, not half the people knew whether or not ttiey were legally married,. Fairy Talcs, Legends and Fables. NO OOOO DKKD IS BVKR LOST. Them dwelt in Piedmont a rich nota ry, whoso only child, n boy of fifteen, had ft feeble intellect. The gotnry died, nnd in his will gnvo orders that this child, nnmod Bertucio, should inherit hi* whole property, to come into possession at the ago of thirty ; und that, at tho ago of twenty five, ho should receive throe hu died ducats, to bo employed in merchandise or other business, us should seem good to him. When Uertucio had reached this ngo, ho demanded uf his mother, who was his guardian, a hundred ducats, which she gnvo him, nnd charged him to em ploy them well Ho then started on a journey, nnd meeting n robber who had killed a met chant, aud who was still pioiciug him with his dagger, his pity wnu moved, and ho exclaimed : “Oh, sir, what am you doing ? Do you n< t f«j that the man is duud al ready ?” To which tho n liber, his hands drip ping with blood, replied, ‘'(Jo away from here, for your own good. Pass on your way, or worse will hnppon to you.” “Oh, spam tho poor body !” cried Her- tticio. “Sir, will you not sell it to mo ? I will pay you for it iu money—ull you. usk.” “What willypvkgive ?” asked tho rob ber. “Fifty duonts,” suid Bertuoio. “That is too little,” said tho robber. “The body is worth more. Hut if you will givo me eighty ducats, you cut. take it.” Bcrlnoio counted out tho money ; then, lifting tho dead body upon his shoulders, ho carried it to the nearest church, where ho had it honorably buried, nml paid his remaning dueuts for musses for tho soul. His money spout, ho was obliged to return homo, ilis mother, hearing of his arrival, and thinking ho had made some good trade, ran to meet him, wel coming him, and demanding to know wlint hu hud done. “I have done well,’’ bo said ; “fur yes terday I gained your soul and mine, so that when they leave tho body they will go straight to pnrudiso.” Ilo then told her ull. Hearing which tho motlier was troubled, and bitterly regretted her son’s foolishness. It was not long before tho young man demanded of his mother tho remainder of the throe hundred ducats lelthiin by his father. Sho guve it to him, saying : “Here, tako your money and do the worst you cun with it. You will yet break my heart.” “Oh, mother, do not bo angry. T hope to do so well with it that you will be entirely satisfied.” Thus saying,he bndWhcr farewell, and departed. Having entered a largo for eri, ho met there two soldiers who hud carried off Torquinia, only daughter of lira King of Nuvurre. They were in h great dispute ns to which should have I er for ft wife, when Boitucio said tu them ; “What tiro yon doing, my friends? Would you kill ouch olhev fur this young girl ? (lease your quarrel, and givo her to me. 1 will give you u price for her that will satisfy you.” At these words, tho soldiers, putting nn end to their strife, demanded of him what ho would givo fur her. “Two hundred ducats,” he answer ed. At that offer, tho soldiers, who know not that tho young girl was a princess, delivered her to IJeilueio, took tho mon ey, nnd divided it between them. Delighted with bis beautiful merchan disc, Uertucio returned to his mother, to whom ho suii]: “Mother, you cannot now complain that I have not spent my money well, fi r I have brought you this charming gir', who will keep you company.” Tho mother was more displeased than before, and told her son that lie wns the disgrace and ruin of the liouso, nnd she wished him a hundred feet under ground ; but the young mnn boro ull patiently, and tried to comfort her. Tne King of Navatre mode great search everywhere for tho recovery of his lost daughter, nnd at lust heard that she was irntlir liouso of Uertucio. Ilo, therefore, sent to demand her, and Ber- tucio delivered her up. Before leaving, she told him, private ly, that when tho time came that she should bo given in marriage, sbe wished him to present himself among her suit* ora, with his hand mined to his head, that thereby she might easily recognize him, when, in gratitude for ull he hud done fur her, she would chooso him fur hur husband. Many months passed away. At last, it cumu to tho ears of Uertucio that the young princess was to bo given in mar riago. Ho immediately set out on his way to Navarro. But his horse was a worn out judo, (jo floshloKH that his hones might have been counted through his skin. Ho was met by u knight, mounted on u line animal, and followed by n suite of servants iu livery. The knight addressed him in u gracious tone: “Where are you going, brother, ulooe and iu such haste ?” Ucrtucia told hi in that ho wns going to Navarro. ' “On what business, I pray you ?” ask ed tho night Bertucm told him. •‘Boor man I” said tho knight, “I shall bo there beforo you, inasmuch as I mn belter mounted than you, and well at- tondod.” “Very well,” said Bertucio, ‘Tshall bo ns glrnl of your good fortune ns my own.” Tho knight then said, “Give mo your horse acd clothes, and take mine and go in tho tintno of heaven. But it shall bo on this condition—that on your re turn you shall give mo back what I have lout, with half of what you bavo gain ed.” This Bertucio promised. Arrived at the palace, the king wns silting in a gallery which overlooked tho city. When ho saw Bertuoio so well clad nnd mounted, and followed by a train so worthy, he said to himself: “May it please heaven that my daugh ter tnny choose this man lor her husband.” Leaving the gallery tho king went in to tho hull whoro wore assembled all the princes and groat lords who had come to claim tho hand of tho princess, and ho said to hor : ‘Look and consider well, Torqninin, which, among all these, is most agreea ble to you, and most worthy to bo de sired for your husband.” Tbo princess saw Bertucio bolding bis band high above his bond and recog nized him. Titen turning to tbe king, her father, aaid ; ‘Sire, I chooso this lord f->r my bus- band, if it seen good to you.” Tbo king most gladly gavo bis con sent, end tho nuptials were celebrated with great pomp und-ceremony. When Bertuoio was taking his bride to bis home, nnd had como to the place whore ho had belbre mot the knight, ho was suddenly arrested by him, saying: “Brother, take your burse and appar el, and givo mo back mine, with the half • hat you have gained.” “It is right,” said Bortucio. And, alighting from his horse, ho guVfl it and his clothes to the night, with the half that he bad received in marriage. “You have not given mo all that be longs to me,” said the knight, "inasmuch ns you have not given mo tho half of your wife.” “And how can wo divide her ?” said Bertuoio. “Wo must cleave ber in two,” said tho night. “It would lie too grievous n sin to murder one so beautiful,” said Bertuoio. “Alas? I would ratlior you should tako her as she is, tlmu to consent to hur death.” Tbo knight then said to Bertucio : “Brother, take your wife, your clothes, your horse and your treasure ; for I give you all that 1 claimed. And know that 1 jun thi> spirit of him who was killed by robbers, and to whom you gave Christian burial; for whose soul’s suko, also, you had holy masses Bald. It is in recompense for your goodness thut I huvo given you these things.” Tim knight than vanished, and Bor tucio, with his bride, went joyfully on bis way. Something about Diamonds.—All the diamonds found in Brazil wero thrown awny, until a Portuguese merchant, who was visiting the gold washing, found a diamond of immutiso value among tho lamps of gravel and sand thrown aside. Keeping his counsel, be / ontiimed his search for a few weeks and found enough to bring him four millions of dollars when ho got homo. Pouring to return, ho (tent his brother buck, who was equal ly Buecussful, but being suspected of something w rong by the crown officer*, ho we* arrested and put in prison, upon which ho confessed his mission, gave up his booty, und was taken to Portngid. where ho was liberated by tho King. The w.liolo district wus now ordered to bo rcwHshed for diamonds. It yielded some fourteen thousand per annum, lit least four-fifths of which were of inferior quality, and used only in tho arts. From twenty thousand to sixty thousand hands have been employed. Not many years ago, some French chemist, in analyzing the ui/cotnpnnying minerals, found what arc culled black diamonds, now known to bo nnerystufized carbon, but so nearly pure thut it is vnlualilu as a polisher of other stones, und sel's fur seventy-five cents per carat. It was previously thoght to be nothing but iron oro or schorl. That discovery has led to the washing of tho ground over a third limy, which proves to lie profitable, as (lie product is said to ho abundant. A duel was fought in TeXasJlutely, by Alexander Bhott and John S. Nott. Nott was shot, and Bhott was not. In this cuso it was better Ip bo Shott than Nott. There was u rumor that Nott was not shot, but Shott swonrs ho shot Nott, which proves either thut tho shot Shott shot at Nott, wus nut shot, or that Nott iu shot, notwithstanding. ML A sago writer proposes tho fol lowing which wo commend to our read ers : What made Barnum rich? Adver tising. What sold tho Government Bonds? Advertising. What made Bon- nor’s Lodger ? Advertising, What made A. T. Stewart’s fortune ? Adver tising. What sold 110,000 tickets in tho Crosby Opera House scheme ? Ad vertising. What moves tho businofs world like an Archimcdian lover ? Ad vertising. “Mn,”enid a little girl to her mother, “do tho men war.* to get married ns much as the womezdo ?” I’shuw what are you talking aoout.” “Why, mo, the women who cuinn hero nro always talk ing about getting matried—the men dou’t.” RATKd OF A UYKKTISINU » 0ns dollsr ptrsqiurt of ton lints for Hit first ki asrtlon, tnd UsTinly-flTS Csnts par sqntrs for sssl subtsqusnt instrtion, out sxoeedinf thro*. f Ouesquare thres monlht .9 • M Ons iqiurt one ye»r. SO 00 Fourth of * column tik nioulbt SO Of Unit column tii monlhi u • • • TO W Oue column six month*...... 100 OS The Uud Lillie Hoy. A CALIFORNIA STOUT Mark Twain, tho California humorist, tel la the following story of the “Bud Little Boy Once there was ft bad little hoy, whoso name was Jim—though if you will notice you trill fiud that bad little boys nro Hourly always called Juntos iu your Sun day School books. It was very strange, but still it was true, that this ono was called Jim. Ho didn’t have any sick mother who was pious aud hnd tho con sumption, nnd be glud to lie down in tin grave and be nt rest, but for tho strong love she bore her liny, and tho anxiety si e felt th it the woil I wt u d bo hart-h and wild towards him, when she was gone. Most bad boys iu the Sunday books oro named James, nnd have sick mothers who teach them to any, “Now I lay mo down,” ete., and sing them to sleep with sweet plaintive voices, nnd kiss them good night, and kneel down by tho bed side and weep. But it was diiloront with this follow. Ilo wns nuinod Jim, and there wasn’t anything tho matter with, his mother —no consumption, or anything of that kind. She was rather stout than otherwise, nnd she was not pious; moreover, sho was not anxious on Jim’s account; she suid if ho were to break his nock, it wouldn’t bo much loss; she always spanked him to sleep, nnd sho never kissed him good night; on tho contrary,she boxed his cars when she] was ready to leave him. Once, this little lmd boy stole the key of the pantry, and slipped in there nnd helped himself to some jam, and filled up tho vessel with tar, so that his mother wouldn’t know the difference; but ull ut once a terrible feeling didn’t como over liitn, and some thing didn’t seem to* whisper to him, “Is it right to disobey my mother? Isn’t it sinful to do this ? Where do bad little boy* go who gobble Jip their good, kind mother’s jam ?” und then he didn’t kneel down ull ulope and promise never to bo wicked any more, and rise up with a light, happy heart, and go and tell his mother all about it, ami beg her for- givoness, nnd be blessed by her with tears of pride nnd thankfulness in her eyos. No; Hint is tho way with all oth er bad boys in the books, but it happen ed otherwise with this Jim, struugcly enough. He nto the jinn, and said it was bully, in his sinful, vulgar wuy ; and he put in the tar, and said that wus bul ly also, nuil laughed, nnd observed that tho “old woman would get up nnd snort,” when she found it out; and when she did find it out ho denied knowing any thing about it, nnd she whipped him severely, and ho did the crying himself. Everything about this boy was curious —everything turned out differently with him from the way it does to the hud Jameses in the books. Once he climbed up in Farmer Acorn's apple tree to steul apples, and the limb didn't break, and ho didn't- fall und breuk his arm, and gut torn by tho farmer’s great dog, nud theni languish On a sick bed for weeks and beconto good. Oh, no; lie stole ns many I apples an he wanted, and came down all! right, and ho was all ready lor the dog, too, and knocked him endways with a rook when ho cairn* to tear him. It wns very sirungo—nothing like it over hap pened in thoso mild little books with mnrblcd backs, and with pictures in them of men with swallow-tailed coats and! bell crowned hats, and pantaloons that* uro short iu tho legs, and women with the waists of thoir dresses under their arms, and no hoops on. Nothing like it in any of the Bundiiy books. Ouco he stifle tho teacher's penknife, nnd when hu wus afraid it would be found out, und tie would get whipped, ho slipped it into George Wilson’s cup—poor Wil son's son, the moral boy, tho good little hoy iff the village, who always obeyed his mother, and never told an untruth, and was fond of his lessons, und infatua ted with Sunday School. And when tho knife dropped from the cap uud poor George hung- his head and blushed, ns if in consuiuus guilt, and the grieved teacher charged the theft upon him, and was just in the very act of bringing tho switch down upon his trembling shoul ders, u white-huired improbable justice of tho pence did not suddenly appear in their midst nnd Btriko nn uttitudo und say, “Spare this noble boy—ther*stands the cowering culprit! I was passing the school door ut recess, and, unsooo myself, I saw tho theft committed."— And then Jiin didn’t got whaled,*and tho venerublo justice didn't rend the tearful school h homily, and tuke George by the hund and say such u boy deserved to bo exulted, and thou toll him to come nnd mukc his home with him, nnd sweep out the office, nnd rnako tires, and run errands, and chop wood, and study law, mid help his wife to do household labors, and have all the buinucc of the tune to play. No, it would have happened that way in the books, but it didn’t hnppcn thut way to Jim. No meddling old clam of n justico drop nod in to mukc trouble, and so-the modul boy, George, got threshed, nnd uim was glad of it. lie cause, you know, Jim hutud moral boy*. Jitn said ho wus "down on them milk- soaps.” Such wns the coarse languuge of this bud, neglected boy. But the strangest thing that ever happened to Jim wuh the time when be went bnutiug on Sunday and didn't get drowned, and thut other time thut ho got caught out in tho storm when hu wus fishing o*t Sunday, and didn’t get struck by lightn ing. Why, you might look, through the Sunday School books, from now till next Ohriztirw*, *Dd you would never com* across anything likethis. Oh, *o—you would fiud that all the bud boys who go boating on Sunday invariably get drown, d, and all tbe bad boj» who got caujfht out. in storms, when they are fishing on Sunday, InluTlibly get utrurft by lightning. Boats with bad boys iw them alwayH upset on Sunday, und k always storms When bad boy* go fish ing ob the Subbath. IloW this Jitn ever escaped is a mystery to mo. This Jitn bore a charmed life—thut must have been tho way of it. Nothing could hurt him. Ho even gave the elephant in tho motingcrio a plug of tobacco, and th« elephant didn’t knock tho top of his bead off with bis trunk. He browsed around tho cupboard tiftor essence of peppermint, and didn't make a mistake und drik aqua fortis. lie stole his fath er’s gun nnd went u hunting on the Sab bath, and didn’t shoot three or four fin gers ofl. Ho struck his little wirier on the temple with his fist when he wan angry, and she didn’t linger iu pain through long summer day* and die with aw out words of forgiveness upon Lor lips that redoubled the anguish of bis bronking heart. No—she got over It, Ho ran off und went to sen ut last, nnd didn't come back and find himself sad and alone in the world, hi* lovod ones asleep in the quiot churchyard, nnd vino- embowered home of his boyhood tum bled down und gone to decoy. Ah no —he come homo drunk as a piper, and got into the station house the first thing. And ho grew up, and mniriod nnd raised a large family and brained them all with nn nxs one uight, and got wealthy by all manner of cheating und rascality, and now ho is the infernnlist, wickedest scoundrel in bis native village, nud i* universally respected, and belongs to tho Legislature. So you see there never wo* u bud James iu the Bundny School books that hud suuh n streak of luuk us this sinful Jim with the charmed life. Tut Alabama Claims—A Ntw Prot? osition ut Mr.Biward.—The American Government hnvo not received with any thing like cordiulity th# proposals of Lord Stanley for un arbitration on tho Alubumn claims. They ever objeet to our first proposition that tho preciso poiifts to bo submitted for decision to an arbitrator should bo first definitely agreed to by tho Americans nud our selves. Not only this, Mr. 8eward ac tually makes n counter proposition, that the fit st question to be referred should bo “whether the English Government were justified iu recognizing tbo rebel States us belligerents ? v This, of course, is a proposal so mon strous thut it is impossible to entertain it. Although, however, on the surfuce, tho relations between tho two Govern ments nro not apparently such ns wo could wish, never the less it is certain tlint the Uubinet at Washington neither design* nor is in a position to ussutne nn attitude of hostility. By leaving thru pending questions to the wearing influ. enco of time nnd the industrious firing- away of diplomatists, we tuny bo oar- tain that ultimately the matter* in dis cussion will be satisfactorily settled.-— London Owl, March 20. Mr. Davis Liahnino to Paint—Hts Opinion oi tub Government Potior To wards Him.—Fortran Monroe, April 0.—Piof. Thomas Chonftwotb, of Balti more, an artist on his travels, recently visited the fort, und commenced giving instructions iu painting to Mr. Davin, Miss Howell, his sistcr-in-luw, nnd oth ers. Tho professor had mnuy pleasant conversations with Mr. Davis. Tho lut- ter said ho had no complaints to make of what appeared to bo tho strickt meas ures of the Government to prevent his escape, nnd that ho entertained toward all the officers of tho fort none but the most kindly nnd friendly feelings, us they hud ever been ready nnd willing to promote his comfort lie suid bo was under mnny obligations to tho citi zens of Baltimore. As to bis trial, be expressed no opinion—be was in the hand* of tho Government nnd patiently awaited tho decision which would eith er place him bofore tho courts of justice or release him. Cuhioub.—During tho war a Confeder ate cemetery wa9 established uourUnck Quarry, Wuke county, North Carolina, and between eight hundred and n thou sand ‘rebels’ wero there interred. But tho rebel cemetery, iinfortunutoly, chanced to bo ft bountiful pluco, surpass ing in appropriateness for its purpose any location in the sumo neighborhood ; and tho great tnugnnoimous Federal Government cast its eyes theruou, and; wns graciously pleased to dcclaro that such u phice was entirely too good for Confederates—that none bat the loyal •should enjuy such eligible graveyards I Accordingly, notice bus been given, us we sue from the liuloigh papers, to. the poor rebels to remove their cold buds, and mako way for their onomios, who cannot even in death, Allow them t ori. The Sentinel of Saturday contain,* un earnost request to tho men of Buloigb to ootne forward and help ut once to. no move these poor bones to some humbler place, which will not exuito the envy of their masters I—Richmond Kr a miner. Faith.—A negro in Massachusetts lately gave his idea of faith in God’s promises in tho following wordig: “Dur is a brick wall, und do Lord ho stand dar and say to mo : ‘Now, I want you to go troo dnt.’ I ain’t agoing to say, 'Lord, I can’t.' I got nuflln to do nlNiut it. All I have to do is to butt against it, nnd it's do Lord's business to put me truo.”

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Cuthbert appeal. (Cuthbert, Ga.) 1866-1884, May 03, 1867, Image 1